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AGRICULTORAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FAR31 AND GARDEN.
BOW TO BREAK A SETTING HEX.
One old and experienced breeder telb
that his plan of curing hens of the desire
to set is neither to coop them up nor
starve nor duck them in a water-butt, t
nor place them in a coop with a sparred t
bottom. What he does, and he finds it
an unfailing remedy, is to transfer the t
broody hen to another pen, with a differ- t
ent lord and master. In a short time the f
desire to set leaves her and she goes on 1
laying within a week or teij. days. By t
adopting this plan he has been saved the i
nuisance of broody hens.?Jew York s
World. s
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TO START A BALKY HOUSE. V
A correspondent of Our Dumb Animah c
says that the way to start a balky horse is v
to take up one of his fore feet and strike ?
the shoe a few times with a stone. He s
claims to have started sewral horses in t
this way which had stubbornly resisted E
more violent efforts to make them move. 1
tie also says that be has never .known s
this simple method to fail. It is not 1<
much trouble to test this plan, and if it ^
works there will certainly be a very great o
gain over the methods usually employed.
It will pay people who are so unfortunate ^
as to have balky horses to give it a trial. <3
?American Dairyman. a
THE FATTENING OP PIGS. ^
The most profitable manner of feeding 0
pigs is to keep them constantly in a con- s
dition for slaughter. The continu- v
ous growth thus made is the most profit- 8
able, as all the food is turned to the '
best use without any los? of time or
weight. The animal that is constantly
growing makes the most flesh in the
. least time, and thus turns the food to the
most profitable use. A pig of nine n
months may thus gain the same weight
as one of more than a year, and the feed- n
ing over the winter is thus saved, with
a corresponding gaiD. By the best feedt
ng the animal, if of a good breed, may
be made to reach a weight of 300 pounds
in less than a year, and -without bel
ng fed over a winter in which the food
is nearly all required to support it with- P
out adding to its weight. The best
breed for breeding for profit is probably tl
the Berkshire, but this depends somewhat
on the conditions and the locality, tl
It is advisable in making a business of
feeding pork to keep the pigs on a clover ^
pasture through the summer and finish on
high feeding with grain early in the
fall and before the cold -weather.?Nets
York Timet. c
RECLAIMING WORN-OUT LAND. n
The only safe way to make farming 0
profitable is to coustantly increase the
productiveness of land. Those who rely *1
on the profit from selling crops find that
beside the cost of growing them some
part of the farm itself has been sold, is
Production carries with it part of the ai
original capital. Unless this is restored s<
crops decrease, until finally they do not
pay cost of cultivation, and the farm is tl
only saved from being wholly abandoned jj
by being left to grow grass. Under this a]
treatment it may have a little value for
pasture, and in time gradually increase ^
in fertility, until the sod will .produce ^
one or two more cultivated crons. As
oon as possible oa such land get a
growth of clover, and the first crop thus
got had better be plowed under, as it is c'
impossible to make the first crop grown ^
thus pay for cultivation otherwise. By "
the time the land has been thoroughly
cultivated one year it should be seeded o1
with clover again. This crop may be ai
cut and fed on the farm, taking care to tf
return all tbe manure it makes, and as
much more as can be bought to grow ni
clover again. In a few years poor land J]
may be restored to its natural fertility o:
mainly by use of clover. But land that
was never rich in mineral plant food will c]
not be productive until it is applied, and q
it needs exceptional advantages of location
to make it pay to reclaim land that
is poor in every respect. It is better to .
begin with land that was originally !
good.?Boiton Cultivator. ^
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CARE IN J1ILKIXG.
So simple an operation as milking a ,
cow it would seem anyone might do
without admonition, yet from inat- n
tention to it a great injury is inflicted
upon the financial results of many n
dairies.
In the first place, the cow must be n
treated kindly. Harsh treatment scar- c'
ing her by loud talk or any ill treat- ^
ment, is sure to have its effect upon the ^
cow in diminishing the quantity of
milk, and 6uch a course will not pay. In p
;the next place, the cow must be thor- it
oughly milked. If milked in a hurry tl
and not thoroughly milked, she will not li
give so much by about a quart a day as
she would if carefully stripped till all q
the milk is removed from the udder; and tl
then if the milk is not all removed it S1
lenus iu ury up ins cow. aiuca lDjury ai
is done to dairies in this way. Few
hired men have interest enough in the ^
matter to thoroughly milk the cows, n
and generally doing this work before Q
the regular day's work, and after the r
work is done at night, they do it in a
hurry, without taking care to remove t
all the milk.
? At the Mississippi Experiment Station t(
a test wus made with five cows. "Work- j?
man A, who was supposed to be a good
milker, milked them for two weeks, and ai
the milk was weighed each day. Thea
another workman, B, who was told the C!
object of thcexperimeur.iniiked the same k<
cows two weeks, with the same care and si
feed as before. tie obtained 244.5 i
pounds of miik more than the other man n
aid, an average of two aud one-halt ?
pounds per day for each cow. A differ- 6'
ence like that would make quite a difference
in the income from a dairy, ac- a
cording to whether it was thoroughly g
milked or nut.?HutiacJuisetla Plough' a
man. it
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CCTTIXC CORN FODDETt. J)
Good corn fodder is one of the cheap- Tl
est and best rough feeds on the farm, in
making the necessary grain the fodder ti
is grown so that the only item of expense a
is the cutting, shocking up and hauling h
out. Yet when there is a considerable g
acreage this is quite a task. So much so o
that in many case3 a sufficient quantity n
cannot be gathered at the right stage to si
be of the best quality without hiring extra
help. To a considerable extent the
quality or value of feed is largely de- "
termined by the age at which it is cut I
and the manner of curing and storing n
away. b
k Ab with much other farm work, ma- a
ihinerv -will not only lessen the labor, '
jut afford a much better opportunity of ,
retting the work done in good season.
iVith a corn harvester, two men and one
lorse will put from six to eight aires of
:orn in the shock, and iu this way a :
:onsiderab!e quantity of good feed can I
je secured in a short time and at a com- j
jaratively small cost. Too much fodder
s allowed to get too ripe before cutting.
>o far as is possible it will be best to
>egin cutting when the grain begins to (
rnrden well. .
The size of the shocks should be de- I
crmined largely by the management to 1
>e giveD. If, as it is often done, the |
odder is to stand in the field until it is
lauled out and fed to the stock, it will
>e best to put up in large shocks, while
f it is to be hauled in and stored under
belter as soon as it is sufficiently cured, I
mall shocks are much the best, where i
odder is left standing out there is always
more or less damaged fodder on the
lutside of the shocks. The rain, anow,
vind and sua, bleach and evaporate a
;ood portion of the nutriment in the ^
talks so that it is quit* an item to lessen j
he amount that is exp&S&^o these ele- 1
dents as much as possible, and this is j
he advantage in putting up in large |
hocks. Sixteen hills square is not too .
arge. But wheu it is to be hauled in
inder shelter as soon as possible eight
ir tea hills square is large enough.
With good shelter cattle, sheep and
lorses can be kept in good thrifty conLition
all -winter with very little grain
nd consequently at a low cost if the
odder is of good quality, or if the fader
is cut up fine and a small quantity of
il meal and bran added this class of
took can be kept thrifty duriog the
inter, and much feed that is allowed to
o to waste can be used in this way and
bus much grain be saved to feed to fatining
stock.?St. Iouia Republic.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Draining land is often better than insuring
it.
Peas are generally covered too shallow
rhen sown.
Put a lump of lime in the poultry
rinkinsr vessel.
Tea or twelve hers can be kept on
very farm with profit.
Boiled peas or beans make a good
oultry food during the winter.
Chicks do not need to be fed before
tiey are twenty-four hours old.
Plant and cultivate your silage corn
ae same as you do your held corn.
Cows and colts may be educated for
heir work without their knowing it.
The harrow is considered the best
sol for doing the first cultivation of
orn.
Mr. S. D. Willard declares there Is
\oney in cherric3, especially in sou:
nes.
Where a variety of poultry is kept on
be farms care must be taken not to win>r
too manv.
"With turkeys the best breeding stock
i two years old. When young fowls
re used the earliest hatched should be
jlected.
A Ventura (Cal.) horticulturist states
lat he considers a fifteen-year-old Engsh
walnut tree, in good health, worth
bout $400.
Turkeys are so restless when confined
hat in fattening the time should be made
} short as possible; ten day3 or two
eeks is ample. i
The only way to pick fowls dry and
lean without tearing them is to do the
ork as soon as they are killed, while
le body is warm.
Linseed meal brightens the plumage
f the fowls; it also regulates the bowels
id promotes digestion. Care should be
iken not to feed too much.
The acting horticulturist of the Geeva
(N. Y.) Experiment Station places 1
[oore's Diamond at the head of the list 1
t white grapes for quality and value. J
Geese can be fattened rapidly and (
aeaply, as they will eat almost anything,
are must be taken not to get them too
it, as excess of fat injures the quality.
Lack of variety in their food will somemes
cause the hens to lose appetite, so j
lat whenever they refuse their food il
ill be found a good time to change the
iet.
During the winter hard grain alone is
etter than soft feed alone; but the best
isults can be secured by giving soft feed i
3 the morning ration and whole grain at
oon and night. i !
If any defects are in the bird they wil] 1
early always show when the new feathers 1
'inn* nnt offpr monlf.inrr Snms HpppHh '
owever, moult lighter every year, and I
lis is not a defect.
It has been estimated that fully 1000
ersons are engaged in celery growing
1 Kalamazoo, Jlich., and vicinity, and
ley manage to make enough from it to
ve very comfortably.
There is a good market now for the
uills of all kinds of fowls, especially for
letail feathers of the turkeys. They
louldbe gathered up, carefully sorted
id tied into bundles.
The larger the fall growth of strawerrv
plants the larger the crop of fruit ,
uxt season. This implies plenty of ma- (
ure and cultivation now. A dressing of (
iw bone dust and ashes will do good. ,
Stormy weather is disastrous to hen9
lat are not in full feather, and it is best
> see that they are well protected by i
roviding them with a good shelter, i
ate moulting hens need good care if they '
re to be kept over. i
The President of the Indiana Horti- i
ultural Society 6aid at a recent meeting:
In regard to extreme cultivation of
;rawberrie3 I think that there is a
iedium. Too high cultivation might 1
ot pay, but a man 6hould spend from
25 to ?30 on an acre if he expects
access. I
Cultivation to produce the best fruit is
3 essential to fruit-growing as to grainrowing.
Who would think of growing 1
crop of corn without cultivation? Yet
: is almost universally the case that the
ichard takes care of itself. Fowls and
igs running in an orchard at proper
imus is beneficial to the orchard.
The free application of lime and ashe3
3 the entire pround and the use of salt
round the tries will assist greatly in
eading off insects and worms that
reatly injure the orchard. Feed the
rchard?keep the soil mellow and it will
eward the effort with an abundant
upply of perfect and healthful fruit.
One dollar a minute is the charge for
sing the new telephone line between
London and Paris?distance about 280
liles. Forty cents a minute is the pries
etween New York and Washington?
bou; 2i0 miles.
WOMAN'S WORLD. I
PLEASANT LITEKATURE FOR
FEMIXI.VE READE413.
SUPERINTENDENT OP A COAL MINE.
Since the death of her husband, several
years ago, Mrs. Francis Woodring has
held the office of superintendent ot a coa1
mine at Ashland, Penn. She employs
ISO men and is liked by all of them. At
an early hour in the morning she appears
at the head of the shaft, and she remains ,
there until the men have all gone to work.
She keep3 a close supervision over the
propping of the mine and the air supply,
and is actively benevolent to the wives
and families of the miners. Not a single |
accident has occurred^n the mine since
she has assumed charge of it.?Chicago \
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TO REVIVE THE CHIQNOIT.
The chignon, that abomination which
it was believed had gone out once and ]
for ever, is to reassert its baleful sway if i
the gossip of the fashionable hair-dressing ]
circles is to be believed. The ladies i
have begun to talk of it, too, and before 1
long some of the advance guards of <
Fashion?with a capital F?may be seen j
with the bunch stuck on at the back of <
her head, thereby spoiling its shape, t
The only scrap of comfort to be derived t
at present from the announcement is the
tempering news that the overgrown
monstrosity is not to maintain its former
Brobdinpnagian proportions, but ?'will
be modified to suit individual beads."?
New York News.
WOMEX WHO CAN WEAR BLUE.
The question of the becomingness of
blue is one that is continually arising.
Napoleon blue, a grayish tint, is only
adapted to brunettes, and the peculiar
shade of blue which is sometimes called
sapphire, sometimes called robin's egg,
sometimes electric blue, is also best suited
to ladies with dark hair and clear dark
complexions. These shades are very apt
to make a blonde look colcrless. A pure
blonde with clear eyes can always wear
baby blue in the evening, but if she
wishes the whiteness of her skin and the 1
blueness of her eyes and the yellow of j
her hair to be brought out most effec- J
tively she "will choose rose color. All
the dark shades of blue are suited to a
her, and she will be wisest if she chooses
them in preference to all other shades of [
the color.?Ladiei>' Borne Journal.
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SEW PATTERNS IN SHOT SILKS.
The prettiest of the new shot Bilks are r
scattered over with chine flowers and tiny
garlands. These make ideal garden party
toilets. Crepe de chine also is figured c
with exquistely tinted flowers as effective
as hand-planted clusters. Delicious s
China silks are dotted with petit pois
spots in color, and dresses made of these \
silks are trimmed with old po;nt Alencon
or draped with panniers and flounces ^
of lace the color of the gay dot in the r
rilk. The lace also forms the deep Stu- 1
art collar and transparent sleeves. An
elegant toilet worn at a ball in the
mountains recently was made of cream
crepe de chine dotted with lilac, with
flounces of lilac silk lace festooned at c
the foot of the sheath skirt, with all the 3
fullness plated in the middle of the back
and slightly trained to lie a number of \
inches on the floor. The almost seam- e
less bodice hooked invisibly on the left
Bide and was cut slightly open in the r
throat and finished with a turned-down 4
cape frill of lace that completely covered c
the shouldere. A ruffle of the same lace
fell over the arms to the elbow, meeting
Suede gloves of pale cream color stitched
with lilac silk. t
MAIDS IN LIVERY.
Almost as great a movement is in pro- t
gress in England, In the slow and con- .
servative fashion of most movements over
there, as is the dress reform crusade .
which is gathering force for its concerted .
effort on this side the Atlantic. It is the ,
abolition of elaborate livery for men servants,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. For
generations the flunky in padded calves, *
powdered wig and silk small clothcs has f
been the correct adjunct to all well regu- *
lated households of the upper class, and E
his number in each household has been *
in proportion to the importance and
wealth of the family. And not only is j
the gay livery going?the men them- a
selves are being put aside in favor of ?
women. Many good families have en tire- ?
ly given op employing men servants, ana i
have parlor and waiting maids in their j
Btead. These wear a distinctive livery,
one lady putting her women ip plain E
gowns of gray, with red aprons, and s
courier bags worn at the side; red caps a
made like the white ones were also worn. -]
Another woman preserves the dark green a
of her men's liveries for the maids, with ^
red caps and aprons. These are donned
after 12 o'clock, when the heavier work j,
of the day, cleaning, etc., should be
over. For morning wear, black dresses
with white apron and caps are used.? j
Boston Herald.
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THE GIRL WHO TEACHES. *
Sound health is a prime necessity for
any worker in the world, no matter what f
the line of work may be, but it becomes
of the greatest importance if the work is
to be carried on in the school-room,
write Caroline B. Le Row in the Septem- ,
ber Ladiet' Borne Journal. There not
only the physical, but the nervous and
mental forces are taxed to their utmost. "
The young graduate has hitherto gone to ^
school to sit comfortably at her desk; to 1
stand occasionally for recitations; to use v
her voice but little; to have constant 0
variety in her work; to enjoy her recess
with perfect freedom and in congenial
companionship. As a teacher she goes 8
to school to stsftid upon her feet all day h
long; to use her voice incessantly, per- ?<
haps, too, in a large room filled with the s
tumult of the street; to keep noisy, and, a
very likely, rebellious and disobedient : (l
children not only quiet, but interested, ; ?<
and to spend the recess in care of them J
:.n the hills and the yard. Besides this ' s
j'ne is to stimulate their brains, and a ' f(
certain amount of time?usually pre- p
icribed by a Board of Education, the b
members of which know little of the ca- ! r
parity and possibilities of the youthful e
mind?is allotted her, in which she must, i<
somehow or other, succeed in teaching
them a ccrtain number of facts?no al- j,
lowance being made for the slowness, ^
stupidity or disorder which increases the a
friction of the work and delay9 the do- | gj
ing. No matter how complete the ed- I f,
ucation, or how enthusiastic the spirit, | f,
the power for physical endurance is ; s:
absolutely necessary. a
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THE SEASON'S BODICE. J(
The season's bodice bids fair to be a p
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thing of variety and splendor, says a
fashion writer. Foremost in the ranka
of novelty is the Enslish corselet waist. 1
It is aimed' to make this conceit, the
corselet portion buttons or hooks over a
loose blouse, as quaint and rich-looking
as possible. The endeavor succeeds co
well in some instances that it would seem
as though the corselct was copied from
some old portrait painted in the
medieval times. The idea is aptly illustrated
in a freshly imported tea gown.
The corselet buckles, with a rich, antique
silver clasp over a blouse of pale,
sea-foam green chiffon, and is itself made
of hunter's green velvet, wrought curiously
with silver threads and encrusted
with cut stones, simulated emeralds,
pearls, and just sufficient rubies to lend
brilliant color. A favorite way of making
in-door bodices is to cut the material
on the cross and to fit it snugly to the
Sgure without a single dart. The lowcut
neck is ruffled generously with wide
lace that narrows and curves its graceful
way into the waist line. And what a
lace season it is, all grades and patterns
ire used in lavish profusion. A new
French lace called Lyons, showing a rich
silk embroidery raised on a stout net, is
winning aamirauon, ana win db useu
jitensively on haudsome cool weather
jowns. Jetted lace is the trimming, par
;xcellence, for black faille and lace toil;t8,
and the winter ball-rooms will be resplendent
with laces, black and white,
powdered with glistening stuffs and
itudded with tiny jewels. Quite novel,
Lnd as expensive as it is new, is a rich
:ream -white guipure, sprinkled with cut
iet. This makes a peculiarly striking
;rimming for tea or reception dresses,
fortunate owners of rich black Brussels
joint are using it with great effect cn
vhite ana pale-toned silk gowns. A misake
easily made and one that is mvariibly
frowned upon by the connoisseur,
s the misuse of lace. This usually oc:urs
by reason of too much generosity, i
^.n over-abundance of lace on a c-ostume
:he&pens it sadly.?Dttroit Fret Press.
FASHION NOTES.
Paniere will be seen more frequently.
The newest color in Paris is cinnanon.
The corselet bodice will be worn verj
generally.
Old fashioned brilliantine collarettes
ire in favor again.
There are many jet and chenillo comjination
frames on view.
Waists will be shorter, but not defilitely
short for some time.
Hats trimmed only with ribbon denand
a generous quantity.
Among the novelties are jet bonnets,
:henille and ostrich frames.
Fancy stiff wings and birds are extenively
brought out by the importers.
Sleeves will remain full at the top and
rill be drawn in tight from the elbow.
The Louis coat will go out, and then
he short jacket resume its uninterrupted
>opularity.
Hats will continue flat, but will retrain
their ambition within less expen
ive brims.
The widening of the skirt at the bottom
loes not mean hoopskirta. At least not
ret awhile.
The bustle will be worn again and
rery generally, but will be, for the presmt,
of very modest size.
Those old olive green tints are not so
>asse but that we may find them sprinted
among the designs of the newest tea
jowns.
Ruches of green leaves are being introlucefi,
and with them a new kind of bos
sailed the moss boa, which is manufactured
of ribbon ends fringed.
Batln linings of rich color are toe
atest thing for traveling ulsters. Tht i
hrec-quarter length Eton ulster is mode
vith large buttons and a wide collar. 1
A new style of short sleeves for even- 1
ng dresses gives them long ends of rib- '
tons which fall from the shoulder to the 1
tern of the skirt, both back and front.
Broadcloth is being used for all varieies
of wraps. It is one of the specialies
of the season. Jackcts are made of
t and faced with chiffon and laces and j
ometimes there are eurah sleeves.
Everybody is wearing it.
White wool gowns are popular and
iromise to remain with us until the late
.utumn. A favorite material for these 1
jowns is Bedford cord trimmed with !
guipure lace. With these white gowns ,
3 worn a white hat, shoes, gloves and a i
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mrasoi.
A fairv-like fabric which is a favorite (
aaterial for garden party dresses is Brasels
net figured in bright-colored biosoms
that look as if done by hand,
rhese dre33CT are mounted on silk and
,re much trimmed with delicate ribions
and lace.
Very graceful house dresses are made
n princesse fashion and finished with
lassementerie or silver chatelaine, or j
rirdle, that encircles the hips and assists
n holding the slight but artistic folds
hat break the too-straight ellect of the
irincesse gown proper.
Persian net, a wide-meshed material,
phich hangs exquisitely, is much used
or afternoon gowns. These gowns are
auch worn in princess shape, and on a
cry slight person grecque draperies are
dded. Broad bauds of velvet are used
or the bottom of these gowns.
The cheviot plaid keeps its place in
letropolitan favor; the most elegant ;
lesigns are shown in poplin and silk,
lany plain materials are trimmed round
pith bands of cheviot plaid. For women
f medium height the plaid is very eflecive
and gives a tall appearance.
The beautiful wash silks are sold at
uch suprisingly low prices that they
ave in a great degree taken the place of
ephvr ginghams, etc. Dresses of these
ilks are simply made, with belted waist
nd slightly gored skirt, with full back
r with a sheath skirt and pointed bodL-e.
A useful gown of pa'.a gray silk is
trewn with violets ard leaves and has
or trimming gray surah set in three-inch
ows from waist to hem on the left side
rcadth and in shorter loops on tHe
ight 6ide. with a square bow on the
nds. The front breadth between this
j draped. The back is quite straight.
A new feature in fall dresses is the
icket waist of silk forming a part of
lie dress. The jacket is made with
vest aud quite wide at front. It is
bort and square cornered like an Elton,
ailing open to show a full gathered
ront of contrasting color, often the
bade of the dress. The back is full
nd long enough to extend below the
,-aist line and is belted there by a fancy
jathern novelty in the shape of a ser>ent
in deerskin.
Milk in a Paper Ba?.
A merry-hearted lad,who is often sent '
on errands of household needs aud necessities,
discovers a new method of "bringing
home groceries and sich." "Here
are two pounds of chaps, good scant
weight." said the crocer to the 50un<r
man of the family who had brought in
an order from his wife; "now for your '
milk?where's your can? The young i
man of the family protested that he
hadn't read the order, and had not been
equipped with a can. "Never mind,"
said the grocer; "here, hold on to it," j
and he dexterously slipped one paper
bag inside of another and filliped the
corners into place. The two quarts of
milk were poured into the inner bag.
"The grease in the milk prevents its going
through the paper, as water would,"
explained the grocer. "Ihad hard work
to get people to believe that they could
carry milk in a bag at first, and let it go
at my own risk. . I've sent it so half a
mile by slow transit; still, I'd advise j
you not to stop to tell long stories on the I
way home."?Amtrican Dairyman.
The Man-Faced Crab.
One of the most singular-looking
creatures that ever walked the earth
or "swam the waters under the earth" is
the world-famous man-faced crab of
Japan. Its body is hardly an inch in
length, yet the head is fitted with a face
which is the perfect counterpart of that
a Chinese coolie; a veritable missing link,
with eyes, nose and mouth all clearly define.!.
This curious and uncanny creature,
besides the great likeness it bears
to a human being in the matter of facial
features,is provided with two legs,which
seem to grow from the top of its head
and hang down over the sides of its face.
Besides these legs, two "feelers," each
about an inch in length, grow from the
"chin" of the animal, looking for all the
world like a Colonel's forked beard.
These man-faced crabs fairly swarm in
the inland seas of Japan.?St.Louis Republic.
Bismarck's Gallantry.
In spite of his old age, Prince Bismarck
has lost none of his gallantry. To
a joung lady who lately asked to be allowed
to kiss his hand, he replied, "Oh,
no! That is not good enough for so
charming a damsel!" Whereupon His
Excellencv. without further ado, gave
the young lady a kiss. The Prince is
very active in business matters when at
home on his estate. In his brick-kilns
at Friedrichsruhe he is producing a newkind
of brick and tile. In place of his
saw-mills, which were burned down not
long ago, he has erected new ones,which
are busily engaged in executing some
large orders for wood pavement. The
Prince's income from his mills and other
industrial works is reported to be upward
of $50,000 a year.?Hew Tork
Tribune.
An Oddity in Painting.
The provincial cities of France are just
now being entertained by a remarkable
artist, one who displays wonderful skill
in her own peculiar style of painting.
With plates of various colored sand
before her, she takes the sand in her
right hand and causes it to fall in beautiful
designs upon a table. A bunch of
grapes is deftly pictured with violet sand,
a leaf with ereen sand and relief and
shadows with sand of the colors to suit.
When this has been admired by those
artistically inclined, it is brushed away
and is soon replaced by a bouquet of roses
or some other object, all done with great
dexterity and delicacy. Eveu the finest
lines are drawn with streams of sand, all
as distinct as though mado with an
artist's brush.
Two huge redwood trees, growing
Bide by side, support the timbers and
rails of a railroad in Sonoma County,
C'al. The limbs have been sawed off
seventy-five feet above the surface of a
creek, and at this height the railroad
crosses a ravine.
It is expected that 500,000 bushels of
wheat will be harvested from the Dalrymple
farm, near Casseltown, North
Dakota.
The Elixir
Of life. Is what my wife and I call Bool's Ssrsv
parllla. She was la delicate healta two yean, at
last oonflned to her bed, cao*ed by dy*pepjla and
neuralgia. She has taken three bottle* of Hood'*
SarRa parllla, and ha* regained her health C.nd
strength, can eat anything without distress. S.
Stover, Ex.-D. S. Marshall, Charlestown, Je.Tersoa
County. W. Va. N. B. Be suse to gat
Hood's Sarsaparilla
rhe beet blood purifier, the best nerre helper, the
best strength builder.
HOOD'S PI LI S? Invigorate the liver, regulate
the hnwli Effective, but eentle. Prloe 'JOo.
KjliUUl|P^Hj|
when applied Into the LnV\ 1
nostrils will be ah- <^/w AR"* . nl
orbed, effectually I^SyCQ |(j I
leanslng the head of BP y-? Jjt, *o -if A
. atarrhal virus, eaus- FHAY FEVER ?M
inn healthy secretions. UM V^VSl
it allayB Inflammation, flfe** v & flW
protects the 111 e m Br / _ ftjH
jrane from additional
olds, completely fflflBB
aeals the sor-s and restore.-*
sense of taste PKe? 50C|
%r:i;, hay-fever
A particle Is applied Into each nostril and is a^reevble.
Price .'*1 cents at Dru-igist or by mall.
KLYJHKOTHKRS, 5fi Warreu Street, New York.
QADWAY'P
n PILLS 0
Tic Great Liver and Stomacli Remedy
V.rthecur' of all disorders of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys, bladder, .\crv..iis ULst-ascs, Los- ot
\l petite. Hi*ad;iche, Constipation, Costiveuess, Inligestloti.
Biliousness, tever, Inflammation of the
3 me s. Pile-and ail derangement* of t.ie iutrtinl
,'.s<-era. Purely v getalile, coutalulug no mercury,
nlnt ral-?, or de.t terlou* drugs.
PERFECT DISESTION
viy's Pill* every morning, about leu o'clock, as a
llnner pll. Hy so doing
SICK HEADACHE
dyspepsia. Foul stomneh, HllIousnei?s,wlll l>e avoided
ii'ul ttie I' od that ts eaten contribute :ts tiotirisiiiu;
>roi erties tor tue support of the natural waste of the
HMiy.
Sir Observe the following symptoms resulting
rum Disease of the Digestive Org.tns ; Constipation,
n?ar.l Pile*, KtiHw** of the Blood In the Head,
Velditv of the Stomach. Nausea, Heartbuin, Disgust
if Food, Fullne-s or Weight til the Stomach. Sour
Jruetailons, Sln%!ng or Fluttering of the Heart,
."lioklng or Suffocating Sensations when In a lying
lO-ture, IMniness ot Vision, Dots or Web* before the
iluhi. Fever and Dull Pain In the Head, Deficiency
if Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes,
3alu In the Side, Chest. Limbs, and Sudden Flushes
>f Heat. Burning In the flesh.
A feiv doses or HA DWA Y'S PILLS will free
:be system of all the above named d sorders.
Pr;"ce '25 cu. per ?.ox. Sold by m!1 druggists.
Send a letter stamp to OR. KAPWA 1 A CO.,
Ko. 3!i Warreu street, New *ork. 1W Informa:lon
worth thousands will be sent to you.
TO THE PUBLIC. Be rare and ask for RADWAY'S
icd see that the name " RADWAY " is on what you
?<iy.
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Grasshoppers In California.
Professor Coquillct of the Entomological
Section of the Agricultural Department
of the Government, who has
been investigating the grasshopper invasion
in California, is credited with the
statement that the most effective remedy
for the grasshopper plague would be to
I burn over the breeding places. To do
j this before the little hoppers swarm in
I the early summer could hardly do any
| good, as the females deposit their eggs
j nearly an inch below the surface or me
I ground, where Are would not reach them.
I The pests might be destroyed by fire be- j
fore thny are able to fly, but in the foot- ,
hill aid valley sections of California this
procedure would be full of danger, as 1
fires could not well be controlled in the 1
dry grass. It is true that plowing around (
the fields might render it safe to start
fires, and if all farmers would do this in
the locality where the hoppers are known <
to breed, the young ones might be de- <
stroyed. Ife is a noticeable fact that ?
grasshoppers are not bred where the '
ground is frequently cultivated, there- 3
fore, if the virgin plains in the eastern <
portion of the country were torn up oc- j
casionallv by the plow and harrow, thus
exposing the eggs, the grasshopper
nuisance in this section might be disposed
of. 1
'mi
San Francisco's cable system is greater
by fifty miles than that of any other !
city. * ]
J. S. Parker, Fredonla, N. Y., says: "Shall
not call on you for the fclOO reward, for J be- ,
lieve Hall's Catarrh Cure will cure any caso
of catarrh. Was very bad." Write titca tor
particulars. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
t he supply of natural gas at Pittsburg, <
Perm., Is becoming exhausted.
Young mothers, who regain strength but
slowly, should bear In mind that nature's
greatest assistant Is Lydia E. Pinkhara's Vegetable
Compound. It has no rival as thousands
testify. ' ,
ItH Excellent Qualities
Commend to public approval tho California
liquid fruit remedy Sjrupof Figs. Itispleasing
to the eye and to the taste, and by gently acting
on the kidneys,liver and bowels,it cleanses
the system effectually, thereby promoting the
health and comfort of all who use it.
Prevents Pneumonia.
Dr. Hoxsie's Certain Croup Curo positively
prevents pneumonia, diphtneria and memDraneous
croup. It has no rival. Sold Dy druggists
or will be mailed on receipt of 50 cis. Address
A. P. Hoxsie, BuffalQ. N. Y.
The Convenience ot solid Trains.
The Erie is the only railway running solid
trains over its own tracks between New York
and Chicago. No change of cars for any class
of passengers. Rates lower than via. any other
drat-class line.
r 113 stoppea ireo uy uk. i\li^ c. 3 vtutai
Nerve Restorer. No aCs 'if tor ardt day's as a.
Marvelous cares, treatise and 3^ trial QjttU
tree. -*Ur. Kline. '<31 Aroh Su. ^hlla^ t*a.
For a 2c. stamp, sent with address to Lydia
E. Hiikham Mcdiclne Co., Lynn, Mass., ladies '
will receive free, a beautiful illustrated book,
'Guide to Health and Etiquette."
HOW TO C
is a question of vital importan
but it is
use some harmless remedy;
many people cor
by taking mercury and potash
for pimples ai
? r* r*
trivial disease, a. 3. a. is pi
vegeta
or poison of any kind. And i
same time an infall
Treatise on Blood and
THE SWIFT SPEC1F1
"German
Syrup"
We have selected two or
Group, three lines from letters
freshly received from parontc
TV Via Viavp criven nprmati Svrtirj
to their children in the emergencies
of Croup. You will credit these,
because they come from good, substantial
people, happy in finding
what so many families lack?a med- ,
icine containing no evil drug, which *
mother can administer with confidence
to the little ones in their j
most critical hours, safe and sure
that it will carry them through.
Bd. L. Willits, of Mrs. Jas.W. Kirk, ,
Alma, Neb. I give it Daughters' College, : j
to my children when Harrodsbure, Ky. I h
troubled with Croup have depended upon |
ana never saw any u in auai knui v.iuup i preparation
act like with my little daugh- | \
it It is simply mi- ter, and" find it an in- | i
raculous. valuable remedy.
Fully one-half of our customers ?
are mothers who use Boschee's Ger- man
Syrup among their children, j
A medicine to be successful with the
little folks must be a treatment for I
the rudden and terrible foes of childhood,
whooping cough, croup, diph- L
theria and the dangerous in flam ma- '
tions of delicate throats and lungs. ? g
m i ewis' 98 % m
I Powdered and Perfumed, j J
! (PATENTED.) I }|
Strourjsstcnd purest Lye made, j .
A Makes the bat perfumed Hard ; 1
"Soap in 20 minutes io?Y/?otu&oi? "
jH ing. It is the best for softening j
mH wntcr. cleansing waste pipes, j
sga disinfecting sinks, closets,wash | _
I ing bottles, paints, trees, ate j 1
IJL^ PENNA 'SAi.! (HFS. CO., ,t
ifflWItl Gen. Agents, Phila.. Pa. *
HAY FEVER?"* to Stay Cured, j ?
V.T. want ilie name and addros;
_ _ oft-very Rii:Tersr In tlie U.S. mid
V, A vTjJM A Cau.i i.-U AlJicvr, I'. Harold
(X no I I1111/1 linycx, .>!. I).. umralo. X. Y. _
TTftMP l?I) Y. RoOK-Kr.crMG, Businrs* formt, _
U unit Jtniitfiiu/it/>. Arithmetic, Sliort-'tarvl,etn. _
11 TltOROl'OltLV l AtMilT BY .HA 11.. Circular.! fro!. f
Bryant'* Collect*. 457 Main sr.. l>iittalo, X. S. | I
RUPTURE CURED!|fl
Positively Holds Rupture. : <
/aKrr /Tern inll n0,,s Nlcir' lS~ IUV*
K? ELASTIC ^fl|Hasan ACJuaUfalrI'..A*MeL car IJ
T_R P S 5 bg nmlr largtromallartcanlt |
cha?jl?g?oa<lltton "niplurt. (,'
Illi Uriltd tau!((H* ? - ?
o. V House Mro. Co. S
(TATT.Xl ALLOWtD.) T44 BROADWAY. N. V ClTT fn
nff "" " 7, I, ,r
yfflfi if y?waM]
Ea Best Couch Medicine. Kcc<
BmI Cures where ?ill else fails. Pie:
Cfl taste. Children take it withom
psmsE!
' --Mm
* i -(ty
Nothing can he said
in favor of the best medicine in the
world that may not be said of the ^
most worthless. In one case, it'a
true; in the other, it isn't;?but how
:an you distinguish ?
Judge by what is done. There'?
only one blood-purifier that's guarinteed.
It's Dr. Pierce's Golden %
Medical Discovery?and this is what *
is done with it; if it doesn't benefit
or cure, in every case, you get your
money back. Isn't it likely to bi : ^
the best?
All the year round, as well at one ^
time as another, it cleanses and pur* M
ifies the system. All blood-poisonf
must go. For Dyspepsia, BiIiou?- ^
ess, Scrofula, Salt-rheum, Tetter, h
Erysipelas, or any blood-taint or dia- /|pj
order, it is an unequaled remedy.
It's the cheapest, too. With this, . ^
you pay only for the good you get. (
And nothing else is " just as good." h
It may be better?for the dealer. .Jf
But he isn't the one that's " to bt
helped.
EvebvMotheb^I
Shonld Hare It In The HocM*
Dropped on Sitfjar, Children Love gi
to take Johxson'b Ajiodtkb Leoxbit for Croup,Cold*
Sore Throat, Tonslll tls, Colic, Cramps and Pains. Believes
all Summer Complaints, Cuts and Bruises Uk?
mafdo. Sold everywhere. Price 85c. by mall; 6 botttof v ,0/3
Express paid. (2. LS. JOHNSON* CO., Bostoh. Ma*
To cure costlveness the medicine must do ,
norothnn a purgative; It must contain. ..%
tonic, alterative aLd cathartic properties* . . ''
Tuft's Pills I
ponsess theso qnalltle*, and speedily r?? Syjj
store to tho bowels their natural peristaltic .j. i'SfL
motion, so essential to regularity.
PATENTS^Ssar^k %
w 40-page boo it lr?.
o a | ESMA.N WANTED, talary and expenses
^AL paid. BROWN BROS. CO. Bochester, ST.
A HPlffTCat*,I00ra*5IWT?^wtaWW8?M?*- w -1
A Mil i If OL m-i Corwu. Balu. 3n?h? tad jfitiiM ;
~ tocvic. itj*. itrrJom Or. Irtdiman, *s *Jf ;a
SET WELL I
SAW
equally important that you
npletely yrreck their health . ,|j
mixtures, '
id blotches, or some othe!
ible containing no mercury Jl
is at the
[ible cure for skin diseases. ' If
Bkin diseases free. "
C CO.. Atlanta, Ga.
i
a iBigau Afii f ' :5
UWtxAUtLLCM !
APPLIED EXTEItXAI.LV
fon
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pain? In the
Limbs, Baci or Chest, Mumps, S)rj
Throat, Colds, Sprains, Braises, . J
Stm?s oi Insects, Mosquito Bites.
TAKEN INTERNALLY
( nrlM like n chnrin lor Cholera >Iorba?,
)iarrlia-a, Dysentery, C'olict Cramps, Nw
eu, ?lck iteuduclie. iVc.
Warrantedpcrlcctly liarnilen*. (Meeoatk
iccompanylnc cacta bottle, aluo directlou
or use. Its SOOTUI.SCi aail I'ENETRAI'lNU
qualities arc icli Immediately. Trx
t and Lie convinced.
"?!? 'iA *nd .10 mutt. Sold I17 all ^rar.
)K1MIT. 40 HHKKA V *T., NEW VOttK
^nd^-Oqi
Witafcs
2 5QS225 P?3T w?BDYa,
*2 DO A^%^5175(
N. L DOUGLAS |
$3SHOE CENTLEMEN.
he BEST SEOZ is the Y.'crli for tie Money.
(;ENTI,E.1IKX sip<! I.Ai'Ii.S, mvc your dolus
tivwoarili'! V.'. 1. Ik'U^luittiiocs. Tcey .-ru'eitht
nuts of all clajso/. j.aa ;?ri* i'iu most oronomical
iuWvcor ever oir<-:co lor ti e money. I'ewaio of
-aicrs v.-iio ui'tr o". tcr nu:kos a- bclug just as
H>U, and be M:rc you ban- V,*. L. Douglas ihoe^
it'.i na>n<; nu-'i j.rU-i1 btainwl on bottom.
W . 1_ I/o:!gluS, l'PM'UtOt", Musi.
Ur TAKK M> >C;?STITL' TE. .^3
Insist on ioc.il I'.'Hutis.'U ?!talcr> supplyinjj yru.
> v .%
wEAvnn; should se.vd at onc*
J b\\S FCI: 0U/'. LARGE CATALOCUEor
^ ; lyixo- J\ d n C"T Loons. > <: hav?
Sorrrt-r \^M n " C. I 200 tcnimooial*
d 25 sworn Hlfldavlti! inat KXCKKL* I Anil
IPTY VAROS PER DAY. Addrrcc I I 9 9 1IV1
C.N. Hi.wCoMU. Oj.ve::ro<fr. Iov7.u LUU(VI*
Il.tSTKIi. I'a|?rr iniiifi.T*. IViinu rs. !l
U met ??} l>0.'.y ;U^t K'XYrs V. or.K or t" mtiko
" tuuuev. u, MiKij.-cfcU! cwd wttu iuIi *d.!re">sto
.11. t A l? V. 30j High St.. :fj\\(ierx?. V.T.
v/tAs, .\r.J.rua, *u?h.-ax3 awm jet
.[(' n'cu ..a: ? >?,) wjii. ntzH\ llclptr
)(Ui? tcii4.?!?r. N.n<. * rjir. ox cow
f-e. Op. .1. tJ. i)YK. CM:or. Ju.ralo, .S. if.
ornraended by Plivsicir.ns. Byl
isant and agreeable to the
t objection. lJy druggists.