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w y / * tt TOPICS OF interest.^EL^xtyE il TO FARM AX-GARDEN. ; ]t -r -<, si ,oSfATOES AFTER A TEA CROI\ ^ ^ ' Wfth care to cboosc a mois* tjme tj 6f'jCky tomato plants may fo1 i0W a cr0p S( Ldt green peas. If the v' llCS arfi dried it fi is better to pull t than to plow them ti under, as tl''^ might make the soil too .1 ^rJ ^Ten for tomatoes. Few crops stand 'drought better than tomatoes, and they are less likely to produce dccayed fruit when the weather is dry. Early tomatoes ra cannot be grown after a pea crop, but st quite often late tomatoes have as good sale as any, except the very earliest, and even green tomatoe3 arc marketable f( most years at a fair price.?Boston Gulti- V; tutor. ' J- f SIL9 fOlt rOULTRt. t f r Sens will ta't.ehsilage. That^act is [ Vrell known to those win have used it t fof their j?oultcy. If they .^41 eat corn 1 j&silage. they "'will alscj/fc'at/that made f from grasy." In, storing ensilage the c wants of/the hens "should not be over- ^ looked^' A large hogshead, with green ^ food&resscd down with a pressure suf- a fijCient to exclude the air, has been pro- c jounced an excellent method by those c who have tried it, but in using such ma- \ terials the best results are obtained by t cutting the green food when it is nearly i mature, instead of using that which is I young and watery.?Fann and Garden. DE5IKABLE QUALITIES UUK5E5. "The thing that ought to be looked ? to in a laorse is his foot. For as a house would be of no use, though all the upper ^ parts of it were beautiful, if the lower parts of it bad no foundation, so a horse would be of no use in work if he had . tender feet, even though he should have ^ all other good qualities, for his qualities ^ could not be made of any available use." The Texas Lite Stock Journal, which ex- ^ presses the foregoing opinion, says also P that the craze for heavy draft horses for farm work is dying out. Farmers are learning that they are not so desirable J <as active, fast walking horses of medium size. A. three-horse team of quick-stepping, active, medium-sized horses will ^ do much more work and give much ^ better satisfaction on the farm than a team of two of the irreat unwieldv ani- f mala. For heavy loads on the roads the ? large animals are probably best, and for this reason there is a steady demand for ^ them at good priccs in the citits and c -wherever heavy hauling is to be done.? ^ Xiew York World. _ i . ' i p a simple test kor lime. p A chemical analysis wjII tell whether a soil has an abundance or a deficiency v of lime and other materials which go g toward supplying needed plant food. It I requires an expert chemist to determine d this, and no method has, as vet, been : ^ devised by which a farmer can analyze k his own soil. But a simple method has o been devised by which any farmer can fi tell whether his soil has enough lime or s< not. Take a few shovelfuls of soil from different parts of the field, and dry, p pulverize and mix them thoroughly, p Take a few ounces of fhis, powder it, it una burn it to ashes on an iron shovel ti over a fire. Put these ashes in a glass a' tumbler when cooled and mis with them L as much water as it will take to cover them. Stir this with a glass rod or wooden stick, but not with anything metallic. To this paste add an ounce of n -hydrochloric acid, which is commonly sold as muriatic acid or spirits of salts, the mixture being stirred all the time. ^ If a pretty brisk effervescence takes place it may be taken for granted that the soil ^ ' contains a fair proportion of lime; but if 0 little or no effervescence takes place, the soil contains little or no lime.? s American Agriculturist. v CCTTIKO TASSELS FROM CORN. c A decided effect upon the prolificacy k of corn is produced, avers Dr. B. D. Halstead, by removing the tassels before n ? they develop far enough to bear the pol- a len. This principal of adjustment in vegetable physiology was well brought T out by experiment at the Ithaca station, f Aueruaie rows 01 lony-iwo mus eacn j were tasseled and the yields in good ears, .poor ears, abortive ears, merchantable corn, poor corn, number of stalks and weight of stalks carefully noted. On the rows left with tassels the good ears n were 1551; on the same number of hills with tassels removed the number was t 2338, or as 100 to 151 in favor of tasseling. In weight of merchantable corn ^ the comparative result was almost the same as for good ears, namely, 100 to i! 152, and the poor corn was. 100 to 14i. t It will therefore be seen that there was g a gain in corn of nearly fifty per cent, v This difference was uniform over all of the twenty-four pairs of rows. This ^ outcome is striking and it now remains s to determine if it will pay farmers to a tassel their corn and also what per centage of the stalks (for some tassels must remain) can be treated with profit. As regards the above experiment, confidence . is expressed that from a commercial standpoint it paid. Production of pollen is an exhaustive process, and knowledge c of the ability of. a plant to turn its cur- r rents of nutrition from one place to an- r other is, to say the leuit, grati'yiug.? .ffieic.Tork Tribune. 1 _____ \ TO GET Kin or It ATS. a Toban:t-!? rats, take cayenne pepper, f -frrcund to a Ulc powder, and sprinkle plenty of it in their holes and runways. :It is an e'egayt article for keep ng rat? c ,iiUtof a place when you have once got * them out. It operates by ere ttiug :t vk?- 1 lent distuibnucc in the r breathing ap;u- ^ ratu?. IJon't be nfiaid of putiiug too J" lunch in their holes. Apply it liberally, ! nud renumber it n.mt by ground txcccl- { ingly tioc ?nd l-; very dry to produce tLe best result-. You might look around e it day or :o after iutrod .icing it to sec if v .thereare any rallying about with their i a Jj'-ads ?iir.?;vd o.T. v Here is another: ?>I:x crjxial p.irt? of |; .-cliior.dc of K'i'e with blue vitr'r>!. po-.v- i: dercd fine, ai?l rpnly it ti>c fame n.c I |>ep; cr. it is ;rather rough on their or-1 It is jaTc to jay that a coasuibp-1 ij tive r.it running over it a few time* i would tooa kick i..is little bucket. | c A pjtr.'icti'.arly acute little article for ? J.anishing rats and inice is moiet caustic p rota^h. It will be fovnd very usotul in j; tome p!area. Spread & thin layer of it a frouud their holes. It t<ic!;s to tneir f, ieet, eats off tho bark, aacj lajs them uj h shelf \ %Flien a hole is io the groua?, pla^e a f( JjoiJd with a hole ia the cenrre over the 0 the aiti^e the ^ oard. In passing over the ill annlv the corrective ^'.rolV n-i?r v?. j tt ueu. | ieir feet begin to,tingle, t^ey to 15^ olT, and get a dl0*,*u fully sore mouth. 1 is a very jeKrc medicine, and'pbys ! nasl^wit* the m generally. . ' r, u?ed in the saraei nianner, is nlso_ j ery good. It annoys rats sadly. Smear ! ieir iioles with it, and they will sooh j ?ttle their Xi'fls and go off mad. We^ ! nd it advisable to apply it three or f<j;''! mcs to insure their departure fof ^ood., [assachuselts Ploicman. / / ^ now TO FATTEN HOGS. ' The following is a rjUmmary of experilents made at tb'^ minois experiment :ation at Cha?"Jpaln.Q during the years SS8, 1889a*jdlg9ff. In eighf trials in which corn only was ?d ^si^g from salt and coal slack, pigs a?v_ ing in average weight from sixty.v'e to 200 pouuds and kept in pens or II l_i? : 1.1 ? of iiiiaii juia wituuui giaaa ^muwi t?v vmv ate of from 10.46 to 1-4.73 pounds per jushel, fifty-six pounds, shelled corn, he average gain being 12.36 pounds. The rate of gain for food eaten and the ood eaten in proportion to weight deTeased after four to six weeks' feeding vith corn only. The corn eaten per day raried from 3.41 pounds eaten by pigs iveraging 65.58 pounds to 10.71 pounds :aten by pigs weighing 311 pounds. The :orn eaten per day per 100 pounds live veight varied from 1.95 pounds eaten >y pigs fed eighty-four days and averagng 207 in weight to 5.19 pounds eaten >y pigs averaging 65.58 pounds. In four trials, pigs fed all they would at of shelled corn with blue grass pasure ate 4216.5 pounds of corn and ;ained 905 pounds, which was at the ate of 12.04 pounds gain per bushel of i corn. Pigs under like condiions, except that they were fed but half s much corn, ate 2190 pounds of corn nd gained 505 pounds, which was at he rate of 12.93 pounds per bushel. *igs in dry lots fed shelled corn ate 207 pounds of corn and gained 700.5 iounds, which was at the rate of 10.52 ounds per bushsl. After periods varying from six to nine reeks the pigs which had been fed a half ation of corn on pasture were given a all feed of corn, the others being fed s before-. In three trials, lasting four r five weeks each, the pigs which had ad a full feed of corn throughout ate 796 pounds of corn and gained 329 iounds, which was at the rate of 10.11 iounds per bushel. Those which had ieen fed a half feed of corn in the first lart of the trials ate 2075.5 pounds of orn in the second part and gained 462.5 iounds, which was at the rate of 12.5 icr bushel. Those fed corn only ate 624.5 pounds of corn and gained 224 iounds, which was at the rate of 7.44 ounds per bushel. Two pigs in a two-acre pasture in fKroo rwrlinor ofAPisi WPrA fed fiOm I " ained in twenty-four weeks 195 pounds, a a second trial two pigs with like conitions gained 231 pounds in thirty-one reeks. In neither case was the gain irgc. In each case the pigs at the close f the trial were in good condition for nil feeding and made large gain3 when 5 fed. A trial of apple pomace as food for igs resulted unsatisfactorily. The omace kept well; chemical analysis of ; showed an apparently good coraposi!ou for feeding purposes, but the pigs te very little of the pomace.? Chicago lerald. FARM AND GARDEN KOTE3. Onion seed for next year's sets may ovr be sown. -Flowers in porous pots require more rater than those in hard-burned pots. Reports show that grapes under a oard or even under muslin cover are aliost exempt from rot. Amaryllis Johnsonii provides a handome garJen plant that can be easily riutered in a cool cellar. Ducks are so much clumsier than hickcns that it is not a good plan to :eep them together in the same yard. Perennial phloxes in various colors, lassed together in a large bed, produce , brilliant effect. They are easily grown. Turkeys and guineas are very tender rhen first hatched and should be taken rotn the nest a short time after hatchQg There is quite a difference between the xrge aud small breeds of poultry and he roosts for the large breeds should be aade low. After the chicks are three weeks old he cake may be omitted, the food bong scalded instead, but the quautity of iran should be reduced one-half. During the summer, especially, there j no better grain to feed the laying hen3 han whole wheat. If they are given a ;ood range, however, only a ight feed rill be necessary. After the chickens arc old enough to ic given a free range the feeding coops hould all be gathered up and stored way uutil needed "another season. A ittle care in this respect will save cxicnsc. Spring plowing is always advisable, >ut there are occasions when the pul'crizer will not only serve the purpose if the plow, but also save labor in the apidity with which the land can be endered fine. A large proportion of the poultry sent o market from now on until cold vcather will be iii a very poor condition, md this is 011c leading cause for poor )riccs. A little better feed and carc vould greatly improve the quality. An importmt item in managing an inubator is to uss ouly t le best of oil and 0 trim the Jan;) regularly aid keo iventbiog vicar, especially thj lamp and urner. So far m in possible only suc'i oostcrs as are nee le i for breeding should ie kept. More thia this only a lis to be expense. Canker in the mouth of f r.vlj can ba orcd by wrapping a c'ot'i arouu I a mail stick and dipping in c'a!t<ra'e of p ?t?!: and washing out com. A hnuse iiti. an earth ti torches: fc>rdu"L--; supily f raw for Iittu" aa.l rem out r.?^uiriv to avoid g<r:tvi.j iiltiiw l?y jjf.jvidiig a ;;o :d dust b.il'i tic i'o .vla wil.'.jo a ;o>.d vork in rtddijg themselves of Ik-', ut it should be cli??a;;e I ojcarioaaliy. v | Weeds ?rc ccrt.'.iaiv >!\i3o:no t ) lliv' 1 are'ess fa-ni?r, but w^ci ri :hily cji- ( ideiel are j gentlo reainder by be- : e.lccnt na'ure that someone is neglect- j V work which should ba Jon". And t s virtue is itso^n re.vard, that of cire? nl attention to ^business opportunities [ Iw/iva pays -lie .farmer handsomely. | \7ceds are thii3 an inducement for tho irnier to do his whole uuty in the thorugh cultivation of tha land, which 1 tfwlii be apt to be neglected otherwise, j WORDS OF WISDOM The way to come out right is to start I in right. Wrong living is cair^d by wrong thinking. ^4? " . ,o> I .e Wnri?j8"which* cause ti* the most trO'iiOi'c P'ver liappPQv " 1 ^.0 man can beccniA, 'rich by neve^ giving away anything^ -There are millions'of taskmasters who never cracked a whip. If some of us would look up more we would see more sunshine. Siu is only limited by ability. A fl*a would kill an elephant if it could. When everything else seems to bo giving away, try standing on a promise. ml. in *\/ttVt?r>rr trliinS m?*n Qf* miipll liiCXC 13 avv-UiUj u utvu WW hates as to be told the truth about himself. As long as a man sees some other mrsu who is worse than he is, he feels safe. Teaching children to be stingy is only another way of teaching them to steal. There are no braver men than those who are never afraid to speak the truth. The world is full of people who arc very pleasant as long as they can have their own way. The longer a man has his own way, the stronger the probability that he will never give it up. Remember that an ounce of example with children will weigh more than ten pounds of advice. If some people could always be as prominent as the church steeple they would be just as fruitful. If some men took as much interest in their children as they do in their pig?, their boys would all be preacheM. There is a native savagery in every breast that loves to sit in the dry itself and watch those who are caught out in the rain.?Indianapolis (Ind.) Barn's Horn. "The Twelve-O'clock Man." The old "Twelve-O'clock Man" two decades sincc was familiar around the City Hall. Twenty years ago, before the green park in front ot the Hall was destroyed, an iron fence inclosed what is now the plaza. There wa9 one par' ticular place along it on the Court street side where an old man was always found leaning a few minutes before noon every day in the week during sev2n years. As soon as the City Hall clock struck twelve he would look longingly at the entrance to the Hall and wait expectantly, muttering to himself, "He's in there and now he'll meet me." It was explained by those who knew his story that some one owed him money many years back in the past and had agreed to meet him at the Hail exactly at noon to pay him. The debtor never came, and the old man had grown light-headed. He lived in Dean street in a tumble-down wooden cottagc, somewhere near Flatbush avenue, and he supported himself and a sister by shoveling in coal or by any small job he could obtain after twelve o'clock had passed, an appointment he kept Sundays as well as all other days. In summer he wore a soiled linen coat,in winter, a heavy, coarse coat. And in summer or winter he always had a black telt hat pulled down orer his eyes. With his coat buttoned to his chin and ' ' -J- -? -> * * -f Kn nis lianas cmspeu m uuui, ux uw 6tood waiting, like Patience on a monument. Professor P. T. S. Bojle made a sketch of him that was considered an excellent picture. It was hung on the parlor wall of the old Faust Club, where Brooklyn newspaper men congregated in the days of auld lan? syne. The old "Twelve-O'clock Man ' died in September, 1873, and the following day some one put crape on the iron fence where he had rested, with the in memoriam, "Noon at Last."?Brooklyn Citizen. The "Litjlitainsr Arrester." To the uninitiated it is a great puzzle how the dangers of lightning are arrested thorn ori> m.iiw conductors of WUWIO w ?..?J electricity as there are in a telegraph office. More than 2900 wires eater the big "Western Union Building in New York City; and from one to a thousand in other offices of that company throughout the United States. Each of these wires run more or less directly to the desks of the operators; this being the case, how do they guard against danger from lightning during times of great electrical disturbances? Even when less ?lectric attractions are wanting, most peopb confess to a certain feeling of insecurity when the elements rage and wake up terrifying flashes of forked fury. But scicnce h?3 provided an answer to the question asked above, as well as to almost all other puzzles which stand in the way of human progress. Every wire a9 it eaters a building passes through the bottom of a loug narrow board, and then I again through it at the top. This board I is the "lightning arrester." If the curI rent is heavy the first effect of the board I is to deprive.it of much of its force. Should the first contnct with the ''arrester'' fail to eliminate the lightning of its fatal powers, it passes on to the top ! of the board aud touches a spring which communicates with a ''drop," instautly shutting oil nil connectiou with the operating-room. The spring is called ! the "plush muguct," and beyond it no ! overcharge of lightning, whether prej ceediug from a storm or from contact i with other wires, can possibly go.?St. J Limits ItiprUic. Olirc Orilturc in California. The a.cu sxic.1 to olive culture in this ojuniry hai rover been accurately defined. In yrueral termi it may be said to include the coiiutry o;' the west-Ti I fci "c o." tha S.crru, be o .v fyr.r-t.vj d> ?rees of iaiitu.1.*, down :o and inilu lii,* I juris of Ariz. >ii.t ami Xca* .dexie ). Ds\on?l 1 "-.is territorial ar^i it is no: pr.j iabie that the oiivc will ni>ik-j nvuli of a ligiir?. Indeed, taere is a stro.Jg jir> >- , aiilitv that for at le is: a whols ge.:e:\i( tion tile o.i'y .^ta'c ia the Caioa trie > wij gvt nirtl piwuins.vjj for :!,.e j>voaUc:i'j,i of the oi;v? will I,a j C'lliCoral . Thr groweis w'ju? iuve already bjo j.ne producers lierj are piot rter.j. U.ivk ore jyds have; uesu pl.vj.e I 1 f.hajit i'r..*.-Iy c ui-u' ' so uva oi three xef.i'6 a> aprn.i #. pltrn orchard', 'i'ne jiret a.1" olives no: jco.v in .bsiria^j is gv^ca cr thai that in fraitfgr. The plaatiug\will gj oa imcorningseasous because ther*>is satisfactory evideaee that the business will be .n paying ons. The conTenti?a has" ^nov established the very conditions of asuccejtf?concerted action securing a perfect guarantee of the purity of olive oil producedsja California.? ,&n_-f!)qnjziwEuUstin* w., ?MM *?? HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. ^ PASTE FOR FLOV^fg. . I I I. To make^g-.iin-arabic paste foMV'r'ci-. ficijil nou^rs and ornamental nasteboard worlc, take a common-sizci- *leacup. of cold, soft water* and dissolve in it a large teaspoonful of the best, and cleanest powdered gum-arabic.. When the gum is entirely melted, stir in, by degrees, a tablespoonful 'of fine wheat flour, carefully pressing out all the lumps and making it as smooth as possible. Keep it closely covered and in a cool place. If after a few days it should appear spotted or moldy on the top,remove the surface and the paste beneath will still be fit for use.?New York Journal. CAULIFLOWER. This excellent vegetable is not used nearly as much in this country as it is in others, and is very rarely seen in the farmer's garden or on his table. While it is related to tue caooage, yet is is much more delicate in flavor and more easily digested. If once tried, it is quite sure to become a favorite vegetable. Before cooking cauliflower, the heads should be placed top down in cold salt and water and allowed to soak for an hour. This will drive out any insects that may be among the flowers. If you wish to boil the heads whole, as is a favorite method, wrap it in a piece of cheese cloth and put it into rapidly boiling salted water, enough to cover it. A little sweet milk added to the water will tend to keep the cauliflower white. Let it boil from twenty to thirty minutes, according to the size of the head. As soon as a fork will pierce the stem, take it up, drain and serve with a little melted butter poured over it, or, what we think is better, hot sweet cream,slightly salted. It is also nice served with a tomato-sauce poured around, not over, the head after it is in the dish for the table. The tomato-sauce is simply stewed tomatoes seasoned, strained and tmctenea wim a tablespoonful of flour. If curry powder is liked, a small half teaspoonful of it may be added to the tomato-sauce.? Farm and Fireside. HOW TO CLEAN ENGRAVINGS. ? According to the American Art Printer, you should put the engraving on a clean board and cover it with a thin layer of common salt, ficely pulverized; then squeeze lemon juice upon the salt until a considerable portion of it is dissolved. After every part of the picture has been subjected to this treatment, elevate one end of the board so that it will form an angle of about forty-five degrees with the horizon. From a tea kettle or other suitable vessel pour on the engraving boiling water until the salt and lemon juice are entirely washed off. The engraving will then be perfectly clean and free from stain. It must be dried on the board or on some smooth surface gradually, not by the fire or sun. Immerse the print for an hour or so?or longer, if necessary?in a lye made by adding to the strongest muriatic acid its own weight ia water, and to three parts of this mixture adding one of red oxide of manganese. India ink stains should m the first instance be assisted out with hot water, and pencil macks should be taken out with India rubber very carefully. If the print has been mounted, the paste on the j back should bo remoTed with warm water. Another recipe is: Lay the engraving down on a smooth board with ft clean sheet of paper underneath, and with a clean sponge and water wet the picture on both sides, and then saturate it well with a soft sponge with the following mixture; A quarter of a pound of chloride of lime, two ounces of.oxalic acid, a ad one quart of sort water, RECIPES. ' Fried Apples?Slice large, tart apples, dip in sweetened batter and fry in butter. Beaten Biscuit?Sift one quart of flour, mix with it a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of lard and sweet milk enough to make a dough. Beat hard for twenty minutes, cut out, prick with a fork and bake in a very hot oven. Boiled Fish?Clean and rub with salt, sew up in a thin cloth, put in the bottom of a large kettle, covcr with water, to which add hall a teacupful of vinegar, a tablespoonful of salt, five pepper-corns, one onion and a blade of mace. Boil very slowly until done; take up carefully and serve with egg sauce. Garnish with sliced lemon. Mayonnaise of Sweetbreads?Clean and parboil one pair of sweetbreads, throw them in cold water for half an hour; remove the fat and skin and cover with fresh boiling wat jr; add a teaspoonful of salt and simmer gently for half an hour. When done, stand aside to cool, and when cold, cut into thin slices. Rub ihe bottom of a dish with an onion and - ? n winf rtf mOTTAnnflieP pour ill flcwi u jiiui/ ul Place a thin slice of onion in the middle of the bowl, arrange lettuce leaves around it; mix the sweetbreads carefully with the mayonuaise and put in the center of the dish. No Doctor's Kills In Japan. When a rich mau calls in a physician he does not expect that he will be presented with a bill for medical services, says a Japanese doctor. In fact, no j such thing as a doctor's bill is known in Japan, although nearly all the other modern practices are in vogue there. The doctor never asks for his fee. The strict honesty of the people does not make this nccessary. When he is through with a patient a present is made to hi:n of whatever sum the patient or his friends may deem to be just compensation. The doctor is supposed to smile, take the feo, : tow and tljauk his ua'.rv;^. I J /?"% Ofitrrrh Ci're N i in 1 fa'cn j I fM? n alJv. mid direct Iy ?n tbo lilnod nii'l j n.unms Mirf.-troM of the axiom. Write lor . ti'istin oniu!>, iroo. Mminfnotntetl bv _ 1 ' t "y VKV * T..5?K 'X j ! Trir rnjsi' c r.f o- trirlir^ has l;cr?n bi".;nn in j ! New Zealand wl.h conh.diT.tMc sUftvs?'. | A i li'*t>l<*ian icovntly sai?l. "probably l.yili-% ! I'. J'iukii.-tm lifts (lom! for \Munnnkiti<l j , tlmn sill the dortrrx ro:nl.i:iOi!;n wo una m., icrMnnds llio- <? ni.ittri-- 1 cl'cr tlnn wi> !? .** | Can You Eai j rpjirtny, wltb roHsb, and without fltoren afterv (urlf If r.ot, no ,r<V;>:un:etnl to J"t>u li:>i:<S's .Sap- ; e.ii^ar.tla, w:ilcU creatcs a apprt.tr uud al ii<o Ktmc IIicb fo Invlgor&tp-s the * onnc') a'id b mrpla .thji the f.Kxl Is propcrl* digested aud all IU fKrcujit* astfimllaW. "I have U on taking t?i botftkn of noort'r. Sa-** aspurllla for weakness Htxt noappet't*. Wit i filoosai* 1 will iwy that f tlilaX U baa ilnoe me niue!j good becaufo 1 am no^^bV? u; eat liie a rota.* J. C. d CiiTOoniu, Bicbardsoir Jtetel, Mixauvu-o, Li. N. & Whca you uk tor Hood's 8arsapirMla\ Don't be lndaoM to bay any otb?^, Inslat apeais j Rood 'I ?arwp*rlll4?100 Dote* Quo Dollar. i ' TVhy Derelicturn Orcf, Nearly everj Incoming vessel whicl leaches this "port reports having passec some derelict tossing about the Xortl Atlantic. The peculiarity of the reports lies in the fact that nearly every one o the wrecked vessels is reported a3 float ing botiora up. The causc which in duces a craft which is built to float kee! downward, to assume the unnatural atti iirlp nf nriiritinrr it: tn tllf> skies .13 SOOC as abandoned, is a point on which seafaring people widely differ. It is easy enough to comprehend hov an abandoned and helpless vessel, drift ing at the n;<rc of wind and wave, car be thrown on ner beam end and ever entirely capsized when struck broadsidi on by an Atlantic wave. But why sub sequent waves do not send them back tc their normal floating position appear to be a vexed question. An old sea captain, who is too modes to have his name mentioned, account for the persistency with which derelict insist on floating about bottom up wit) the reason that the bottoms of vessels an always watertight. When suddenly cap sized be thinks that a quantity of ai is caught in the vessel's hold, and, bein< confined in that space, has a tendency tc keep the craft in an inverted position. An eminent naval constructor, whei questioned on the subject, explained tha the phenomenon is caused by the vesse filling with water, and 6ays that an, shifting cargo changes the ceutre o gravity of a vessel t?nd affects its stability. Experience has proved this true ii colliers and grain-laden ships. Sea wate is said to be worse than either, and thi influence on the stability of an abandonee hulk, combined with excessive rolling ii the trou gh of the sea, is often sufficien to carry the derelict beyond the safe angli of keel. Oncc beyond that point, thi constructor says, it will never return.? New York Times. ( Mosos lu China. In no other part of the world has th culture of roses been brought so nearl to perfection as in China. The rose gai dens of the Emperor of the Flower Kingdom are gorgeous in the extreme The revenue obtained yearly from the o of roses and rose water is enormous, an a great addition to the imperial coffers Only the members of the royal famil at d the noliility, hurh military officials m; n larins, etc., are allowed to have an of the attar of roses in their dwelling! Very 6cvsre punishment is meted 01 to the ordinary citizen in whose posse; sion even a drop of the precious essenc is found.?Philadelphia Timet. For Moulting Hen*. Many people have learned by experienc that Sheridan's Condition Powder give once daily in the food, will supply the neede material to strengthen and invigorate sic chickens or moulting bens aud get tb young pullets tolajinz earlier than an3 thing else on earth. Mrs. Edwin Browi East Greenwich, R. I., saye: "I could n< do without Sheridan's Condition Fowde when hens are moulting. I use it whe chickens are small as tbey often droop an die young. To a pint of clabbered milk, add a teaspoonful of the Powder, mix wel and let the chicks eat all tbev will once i Hor- it rir>r>c e/iom to hfl iust what thev need they soon become vigorous." I. S. Johnso & Co., Boston, Mass., will send further par ticulars to Rnyone free. Tbc Convenience ol solta Train*. The Erie is the only railway running epll trains over its own tracks between New Yoi and Chicago. No change of cars for any cla of paeeengera. llat-eo lower than via. any othi first-class line. FITS stopped free by Dm Kll.ve'3 Gre.a Nerve Restoiieo. No nta after tlrdt day's uss Marvelous cures. Treatise and fcitrUl bottl tiee. Dr. Kline, -*31 Arch St.. Phila., Ha. sTSTJ is the most pop for boils, pimples, i FWaiKfv while it % cure, % It acts gently, m builds i % incr \ and improves % instead of sub % for another,; % potash, and M Books on Bloi % THE SWIF1 DADWAY'S II READY RELIEF INTERNAIjIjY? A half to a teaspootiful I half a tumbler or wutcr will la a few mluutes cm ?<< > I Mn. ClIOLtltA illlFUiii/i:. v ... . ? hOUIt 8TO>lACII. NAUSEA, VOMI1 1NG, HEARTBURN, DIARRHEA, l>yi entery. Summer Complaint, Colic, Hatu leucy. Faiuting Spells. Nervousness, Sleer leanness, Sick Hendacbe, and all Internal pain Mr.larla In its var.ous forms cured and prevnte< There Is not a remedial a^ent in the world thi will curc Fever and A?uo and all other ferei aided bv IIA I)\VA Y'S I'lLLS) so quickly j EADWAY'S K.EADV ItELIEK. ACHES AND PAINS. Forhcadachcfwhetherslclcor nervous), toothach neurai/la, nervousness au 1 sleeplessness, rheum tlsm, luinbuKO, pains and woaknesB in the bad spine or kidneys, paliw aroun l the liver, pleurls, swelling of the Joints and palusnf nil kinds, tie a; plication of Railway's Heady Relief will afford Imjii d late ease, and its continued uso for a few days effe< a permanent cure. 50c. Per Bottle. Sold by Drnsirlsta. BADWAY'S PILLS. An Excellent and Mild Cathartic. Purol vegetable. The safest and best mcdicine i the world for the cure of all disorders of lb Liver, Stomach or BowHi Taken accord Ins to directions Chey will restoi tieiilth and reuew vitality. i'rlcc.asi;. a i?)x. iw>ld by nil drtHTKlsts, or mailt by K All WAY & CO., XJ Wurrcu Struct, New Yorl on receipt of prlun. i i <i ini,i t M litrn idio .Nosir.i.t id jtiic.cly .fy\ *?/, ;; ftf- ,< .-1,-1...Ml, Uva..^ lue iUMJ. ^C^VARB'a U.O a., v.um, &C<JL2tH 0aTA8RH.|*"? otets Turn* no 1 Smell, inn: {. O JwiltVi'o Coi.i in .ir.ii t.i t ijfeSJ V-VW iniviacui-. UH.at ' i.j.> ..no .. .?Uair,u ,u. x K Mftm&Lii aresrot every sufferer in tl Si*. i:Av) u 32a?81u i lfcrcicriayrs..!.?. lissno li! tik-Jk- a tH A'fcft, tVUt?lL.JU W 03 &> >? tf i? Ifr' vior cnc \jf*nu ma OOJU trvervwintt* PATENTS Fir%A| ?i v??y <ii iui. l'ju.o. a 11II HI 1li.utua.ioks, Con .re i nlnie. 1, euro tr.""J ?v > . s w.l.f. < ' ? lilCIHMII. .N. J. ?L JlU.UV l.> CU1CAK.N4. J tM t'or ? > ) >K>x. jx >y., j) ffn win^ " u'" ?jgj TIM^* .yeart it Uiaoutu uovt to detoai 7rf ajMlouredlaeaiei; to food for oj{. and for fattening! whlab fowUiJ tare for breeding. Ac., Aa. Addreu ffousi; 134 Leonard dL. N. T. Clt* - . . - 1irj' ( ratifying lo All. j The high position attained ancl the universal J acceptance and approval of tlic pleasant liquid 1 fruit remedy Syrup of Figs, as the most excel5 lent laxative known,illustrate the value of the f qualities on which its success is based and arc abundantly gratifying to the California Fiy Syrup Company. 1 The good hen 1th of every woman depends . greatly upon herself; delays, through false modesty are dangerous: Lydia E. Pinkham'i 1 Vegetable Compound will cure nine cases out . of ten. ; L g V>PYPI0Hri69l ' f ? yjl 9 a The smallest is the lest e in pill9, other things being eaual. - But, with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pelr lets, nothing else is equal. They're ; the best, not only because they're > the smallest, and the easiest to take ?but because they do more good. 1 They cleanse and regulate the liver, 1 stomach and bowels in a way the !l huge, old-fashioned pill doesn'1 ? dream of. Think of trying to regielate the system with the ordinary pill ~ It's only good for upsetting it. r These are mild and gentle?but 3 thorough and effective, no pain?nc i griping. One little pellet for a laxa 1 tive ? three for a cathartic. The it best Liver Pill known. Sick Head 2 ache, Bilious Headache, Constipa s tion, Indigestion, Bilious Attack; - and all derangements of the liver stomach and bowels are prevented relieved and cured. Put up in sealed vials ? a perfeel vest-pocket remedy, always conven ient, fresh and reliable. y They're the cheapest pill you car .. buy for they're guaranteed to giv< il satisfaction, or vour money is re d turned. It's a plan peculiar to Dr i. Pierce's medicines. 7 You pay only for the good yot get. Can you ask more? \ EVER#*** Should Have * 'lin The House, Dropped on Sugar, Children Love to take Johxbon'b Auodtnx Liniment ror Croup, Ooidi Sore Throat, TonjslUtls, Colic, Cramps and Halns. He !0 Ueree Summer Complaints, Cut< Bruises like magic ? THINK OF IT. d In use over 40 YEARS In one family. k Dr. L S. Johnson & Co.?It Is sixty years sinoe 1 flrg a learned of your Johnson's Anodyne Limvxnt. tor mor ' than forty years I have used It in my family. 1 rearan it as one of the best and safext family remedies that cat i be found, used Internal or external, In all cases. O. H ri IN'GALLS, Deacon 2nd Baptist Church, Bangor, Me >r Every Sufferer atlca, Neuralcra, Ner n Tons Headache, Diphtheria,Coughs, Catarrh, Bronchitii j Asthma, Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea, Lameness. Sorenes In Body or Limbs, StilT Joints or Strains, will find ll I this old Anodyne relief and speedy euro. Pamphle II free. Sold everywhere. Price 35 cts., by mail, 8 buttles 11 Expresa paid, 82. I S. JOHNSON & CO.. Boston. Mam |. ABOUT East Tennessee's FINl ' A|B CXUIATU and ukkat hesouocesu n 11 KNOXVlLUi SKXTlNliL; dolly lux* 30c.; weekly 1 year. <1; samples & iTutPsPHls j enable the dyspeptic to eat whatever he wishes. They cause the food to assimilate .T and nourish the body, give appetite, and S DEVELOP FLESH*j Office, 39 & 41 Park Place, New Yocfc * \ ular remedy \ blotches, etc. \ never fails to \ 9 \ ip the system, \ eases the appetite, \ the general health, \ stituting one disease \ is is the case with \ mercury mixtures. \ od and Skin diseases free. \ ' CDC/MCIP rn Atlanta r? \ 9r bvinv wv>f niiumuf |-'TheFutureGreat.-' Neve T\ T| 1 11 I wfore has the futures-real ' i I'll J iH'ssof a young city oeeu * J LJ J.' U J apparent auJ assured. Al n|| I -"tntes huve their large ell I g I I les, and l'lerre Is the Cnp fc I II I tui and the Commerela . !_?mm??mmmm?^J.Metrojolls of the Xe\ 1 State, South Dakota. I guarantee my patrons a protlt n Goo<l UesiUence f?ot* s73 each. Write for partlc * ulars and references. (HAS. 1,. HVI)b, In |< vestment Itrokor, l'ltrre. Sontii Dakota t Harvest Excursions ? At LOW RATES a via Missouri Pacific Ry, a and Iron Mountain Rou*e. To Missouri, Kansas. Arkansas, Texas and at points West and Southwest. Aug. 25, Sept. 15 and o, ay. Good for 30 days, with stop-over privileges. J W. C. TOWNSEND. G. P. A., St. Louis. Mo. ?- i p 1 J An/ The .>1 lit mil Investment Company 9 ! Minneapolis Minu., with a Pald-u CI I O /0 ^"pluil "f V'W declared a d Ividen I a i qff t[Us rate for tile past six months on tliel Aariii^s ifoti'K Wr.te lor particulars. Puld-tt l'-otid, par value ot $.vt at ninturlty, $!BSu Installmen Jioiul, 5?i cts. per mouth until maturity; par valu $;Vi. We cstim.-.tcslx years will mature these Ootid! as we have six distinct M.tirce* of protlt: Inferos:; line.-, cuiicullutloii, tram firs withdrawals aud rt tliseotintii. A-<etits waut'sl. Ilnil' STl' f) Y, CoOK-KKKPISO, limitless Fnm> m H URIv I'ltiiniinslif/i. Arithmetic, Slwi-lmn l, I'll'. ; 1A Titouoi'oitt.v I'Ai'oitr my *1 VII.. i:trcul.?ri i>ei> y j llryiiut'H Ctillrvt'i > '>'7 JfiOiii M., ludalo, X. Y V'When slovens ge! j . (? bottoms of tt i fc mi never tired o $ mr7 Two servants in two r c But cifiVreatly their ch - Jaded and weary of h< Always at work, and y The other walked out But th~n sin cleaned h r . r. ' . i t: -J - gg "German I !| Syrup" I G. Gloger, Druggist, Watertown, x Wis. This is the opinion of a man who keeps a drug store, sells all ; medicines, comes in direct contact : with the patients and their families, and knows better than anyone else; how remedies sell, and what true' % merit they have. He hears of all' the failures and successes, and can therefore judge: "I know of no r'M medicine for Coughs, Sore Throat, / or Hoarseness that had done such effective work in my Coughs, family as Boschee'i , Sore Throat, German Syrup. *fj ! winter a lady called _ jGsl Hoarseness, at my store, who was suffering from a very gj|| i severe cold. She could hardly talk, i and I told her about German Syrup - 'J i and that a few doses would give relief; but she had no confidence in , patent medicines. I told her to take ! a bottle, and if the resu1ts were not i satisfactory I would make no charge for it. A few days after she called,, , and paid for it, saying that she "J would never be without it in future as & few dn^es had eiven her relief." <D 0?TOMAS UNEXCELLED! APPLIED EXTERNALLY ^ FOB a Rhenmatism, Neuralgia, Pains In the J Limbs, Back or Ghsst, Mumps, Sore Throat, Colds, Sprains, Braises, Stings of Insects, Mosqnito Bites. TAKEN INTERNALLY It net* like n charm for Cholera 3forba% Dlnrrliorn. Dracntcrr, Colic, Cramps, Nu< > sea, Sick lleatlaclic. Arc. Warranted perfectly harmless fSee oath l accompanying each battle, also direction* - for use.) Its SOOTHING and PENETRA TING qanlitlea are lelt immediately. Try it and be convinced. Price tU aud 30 cents. Sold by all dray* DEPOT, 40 lUt'BHA V ST., NEW YORK > Y X 0-33 4* ArU iny agente for W. L. Douglaa Shoe* If not for sale In yoar place aah your denier to send for catalogue) secure th* agency, aud get them for you. Or TAK^NO^SUB^ITUTB. JkI csiliLte WHY IS THE ' ^ . W. L. DOUGLAS I S3 SHOE GENfP^VIEII THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY? It Is a seamless shoe, with do tacks or wax thread to hurt the made of the best floe calf, ftrlllb and easy, am: brraiue we make more thoet of Ihi* grade Vian any o'. itcr manufacturer. It equals handsewed shoes costing fnmi 84.00 to $.100. ffie 00 Gcuulne Hmul-neivcd, the finest calf i]Fwi shoe ever offered for S-'-'J"; equal* Preach * Imported shoos which cost from S^.t' < to 112.00. 00 Iluud-Sewcd Welt Shoe, fine call* ?J> * stylish, comfortablo and durablo. The bees shoe ever offered at this price ; same grade as cueto in-made shoes costing from $6.00 to #9.00. CQ ,50 Police Hhoei Farmers. Railroad Hem ?POa and Let tor Carriers all wearthem; fine calf, seamless, smooth Inside, heavy three sole*, extension edge. One pair will wear a year. 30 fine calff no better shoe ever offered ! this price; one trial will convince tboat who want a shoe for comfort and service. (A 25 nud 82.00 Worklnfftnan'a shoef 9?i are very strong and durable. Those who have given them a trial will wear no other make. Dnuc' ?2.00 and 81.75 school shoes an D UJr o worn by the boys everywhere; they seB on theTr merits, as the increasing soles show. I orliae ^i.00 Ilnnd-ncwrd shoe, beat kdlllCS Dongola, vervstyllsh;equals French lmDorted shoes costing from &I.OO to $ww. '.?.50. 82.00 niul *1.70 snoe ror Hisses are the best fine Dongola. Sty 1UU and durable. Cniition.?See that \V. L. Douglas' namo and prlcc arc stamped on the bottom of each shoe. \V. I.. DOUOLAS rtmckton. Matt. m | ewis' 98 % m I I Powdered and if erfomed, HLfff la (PATENTED.) : hVTXi Strongest md purest Ljcm&da, 1 QChF A Makes the ?>es? perfumod Hard Soap in 20 minutes without boili jESm ing. It is the best for softening #9Hb water, cleansing waste pipes, Hi disinfecting sinks, closets, waahttm ing bottles, paints, trees, et& IJL PENNA. SALT MF6, CO., - nM.iJm'J.a Gen. Agents, Philfu ?a.. 1 iRUPTURE CURED! 1 ^Sai Positively Holds Baptur* i B?r r a e?r. W01Ui 5,161,1 ^ DA1* I la m By Hs:xi AdjmuMe P>d whlriif J be aide larger or smaller to 6?11 M Illiulratcd Calliope 5?nl m> \dr G.V House MFO .Ca - (fATEXT ALLOWKD.) 744 UnOAOWAY. N. V.ClTT f' THE NEW METHOD ; for ALL chronic dUciaes. iyapcprla, ieblltty, catarrh, 4c. No patent medicine*. Send '.or pamphlet, free, Hundreds of testlmonlAlo. The New Method is worth its vrolph: infold. Lou? lire Dr. Ki.rcvt J. U. Shcbis, H?*tor Ff r-t 1'rrsh'nChureli. Carthage. N.Y. lnOnltetr better than the Hull System. Agouti wAatoa. HEALTH 311TL* CO., UG bp. HAD WAV, 3. X. A ^ ->di:vujj, ?< tiKrcmo uw.-uu* *JJ ^ Si Sift W0,i tvutl. .Ijisie uovn leiu ,>ow. uocj. a y j w. ^4 a^lj ;_>// fee. Dr. J. tl. I) V K, tvliuir, bu falo, .N. i. f Hdy they polish the lepansV-When leighboring houses dwelt, ri!y labor felt; cr life ivas cnc, et 'twas never done. nightly with her beau, iouse with SAl'OI TO* Rccornmeudcd by Physicians. jPjfl Pleasant and agreeable the jrTJa hout objection. By druggists. KE