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" AGRICULTURAL.'
TOPICS OP INTEREST REL ATI VJ
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
SELECTING GEESE,
in thinning out th'i flock of geese, al
;"Vfays retain the old birds, as they wi
ioften lire and breed during the lifetim
/\f a V? < > a V?r nn Irrtrtm
VI C4 ^^uciauv/u. UCWC uavc uct;a auun
to hatch and raise their young whe
twenty-five years eld. The old geese ai
not salable in market, and as they at
better layers and more careful mothei
than the young geese, the latter can t
marketed with more advantage and prof
than by selling o2 the old birds.?Farj
and Fireside.
BEAKS AS GREEK MANURE.
\ Where beans are grown for sale whil
;green as string beans, they are harveste
about midsummer, and it is sometimes
question what to do with the stalks
They are then lull of sap, aDd if plowe
under after the last picking of beans i
made will rot rapidly. Farmers kno1
that stork fed on dried bean straw i)
winter make a very rich manure. A
this the green bean straw has, with tb
advantage of furnishing moisture t
make it at once available. The be*
growth of flat turnips we ever saw i
Igrowing this year where a lot of greei
jbean stalks were plowed under as the
grew about the 20th of last July. Th
crop promises an enormous yield, an
will turn those bean stalks into Dior
money, and quicker, than could be dom
iby drying and feeding them to any kin
of stock. Unfortunately, the bean is to
tender to sow or plant early as an earl;
green manure, but probably a crop o
peas might be sown in April and plowci
under a month later as manure for cori
;or potatoes. Pea vines are as rich ii
nitrogen as are those of the bean am
,will make as good a fertilizer.?Bottoi
Cultivator.
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WHIPPING BALKY HORSES.
Notwithstanding the fact that the pres
continually admonishes whom it ma;
concern that it docs no srood to whip o
pound a balky horse, almost every owne
or driver of one does it to-day. It i
probably the greatest piece of horse foil,
an existence. It is not a remnant o
barbarism, but it is continual barbarit,
and brings out what original and ac
quired sin there is in man. The brail
of a horse can retain but one idea at i
time. If the idea is to sulk, whippinj
only intensifies it. A change of tha
idea, then, is the only successful metho<
of management. This may be accom
plished in scores of ways, a few of whicl
will be named. Tie a handkerchief abou
his eyes, tie his tail tightly to the belly
band or back band; fasten a stick in hi
mouth, tie a cord tightly about the leg
unchcck and pet him awhile; clasp hii
nostrils and shut his wind off until hi
wants to go; unhitch him from the vehicle
and then hitch up again, or almos!
any way to get his mind on something
else. Whipping or scolding always aoe
harm. The treatment should ever bi
gentle. There are more balky 'driver
than horses.?National Stockman.
I "WELL LIGHTED STABLES.
Nearly twenty years ago we were look
ing over a fine herd of dairy cows, ownet
by a very intelligent dairyman in Nev
York. Tiie cows were standing in th<
yard, and we were much impressed b;
the strong indications of tone, vigor anc
thrift which marked every animal in thi
herd. On inquiry we found that thej
were not highly fed, yet they looked am
appeared batter than some herds tha
consumed a much larger daily ration
The owner explained the myBtery by Bay
ing that he ascribed the superior con
dition of his cows very largely to th
care he had taken in the construction o
the stable, to have it well lighted. Hi
stable was on the south and east side o
the barn, and the wall was filled wit'
windows with double sash. The stabl
was as light as day in every part of it
The owner reported that be had noticei
two peculiar effects: (1) The color c
the butter fces much higher. Sunligb
was the secret. One Drincioal reaso
why winter butter is so much whiter tha
summer butter is that the cows do nc
receive as much sunlight in the stable a
in the pasture. (2) He believed tb
light, and consequent increase of heal
decreased the consumption of food. A
any rate he thought he could winter hi
cows in the new, well lighted stable
with a considerable saving of food ov(
what was consumed in the old stable.Hoard's
Dairyman.
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( HOW TO FORM A PERFECT HEDGE.
To have a hedge do its best, wheth(
deciduous or evergreen, it should t
Eruned twice a season. The firet pruE
ig should be done before the growth i
stopped, the second about the close c
summer, after the length of growth ha
been completed for the suu>on. On th
method Joseph Meehan writes as follow
2- ? ?.* 7 E7 A V
Hi JTruCLloutj j-unncr. ?x. uvugc w u
perfect must be broader at the base tha
at any other part. Summer pruning
that is, the first one, is mainly to thicke
the hedge and strengthen the base. T
do this, the top aod most of the uppc
branches arc clipped off then, while th
lower ones are touched but little in a
old hedge and not at all in a young on
in which the shape has not been we
formed. As eoon as the tops are ci
away the sap flows to those remaining
s greatly invigorating then. In old hedg
where 6ap and bushiaess have be<
attained, the whole of the hedge may t
-trimmed back to thicken it, but let tt
severest cutting be at the top. F<
every branch cut off a half a dozen ne
ones form, so that in time a hedge bi
comes so dense that a bird can hardly fi
through it. After the first cutting the]
will be more growth made, and this
allowed to go on as long as it wil
iWhen all growth has stopped, which wi
be in September, in the Middle State
the hedge is gone over again and cut clez
into a good shape, which should neithi
be too rouud or too pointed. In coi
I section with this it may be said he:
that single trees should be pruned in tl
g*me way thpt the hedge is. Bushine
comes from stopping the leading shoo
before they are done growing. PruDir
in winter acts the other way, encoura<
ing an extra strong top growth.
REQUIREMENTS OK YOUNG STOCK.
Notwithstanding the increasing use <
green soiling and its profitablenses, espi
cially in the case of dairy cows, o<
animals are so largely raised upou gra
gathered by themselves that of all othi
methods of feeding, this must always r<
main the most popular in its season
Usually the land that can b9 be^t d<
voted to pasturage is that portion of :
farm, which from its unevenness, is no
specially well adapted to tillage, and i
E it is supplied with springs or runninj
rivulets no better use can be made of it
Au English authority recently de
scribed a typical pasture for yearlin;
animals as one where the graiS is onl;
moderately rich, but where there is
U regular growth of young grass, a constan
te supply of running water, and ampl
n shade, either from trees or artificia
Q shelter. When young stock are placet
e under such conditions they grow steadil;
e and keep in good order. It is astonish
rs ing on how small a quantity of food thi
>e animals will keep up their growth in dr
it seasons, provided the pasture in whicl
i they are placed is watered by a runninj
stream, and nothing seems more essentia
to their welfare than a plentiful suppb
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ui wubcr} uuu lu jj> <*ii iuc uctici n iu *.
e in the form of a stream rather than of i
d pond. 1
a A fair range is desirable, but when
? space is limited it is an advantage t<
d have more than one enclosure, and usi
is these alternately, but the grass shoul:
^ not be allowed to get too large or toe
a old before the animals are put upon it
Yearling cattle are the most suitabh
e animals to feed o2 young or newly laid
0 down pasture, as they graze sufficient^
't low without biting out the hearts of th
>s plants as sheep are liable to do, and the;
a do not trample as heavily as do olde
y cattle.?New York World.
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6 FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
3 Never skim milk for cheese.
^ Keep the dead wood cut out.
0 Scatter your slops over the soil.
The real dairy farmer grows his owe
j feed.
a Sell as direct to the customer as posa
sible.
1 Pigs properly kept bring quick re?
turns.
If you want lettuce for winter, sow ic
cold frames.
Do not gather the grape3 until thej
3 ore fully matured.
p Mr. Hale told before the Nursery*
r men's Association that there is no pcact
s that can compare with the Eiberta ii
v hardiness.
!f Push the growth of the pullets now
j by liberal feeding so as to have them a!
j. well matured o& possible before cold
a weather sets in.
a One reason why corn should be fed to
I the iowls at night during the winter ii
t that it is one ot the very best material*
1 for making animal heat.
Some hens are natural fighters, and on<
1 such among a lot of hens will monopolize
t food and roosting quarters to the detri*
mentof all of the others.
Any kind of grease is certain death tc
* poultry lice, while the odor of certair
s oils, like oedar, kerosene or spirits ol
turpentine will dnve them away.
# Al L 4_ _1 13 1 -
I me size 01 me incuo:uor saouiu ue
T determined by the number of heas kept
j It is surely a good plan to depend upon
3 purchasing eggs for hatching during the
8 winter.
To secure the best prices for holidaj
poultry it must be of the best quality,
well fattened, carefully dressed, so that
* when placed on market the fowls will
1 present a neat appearance.
* While chickens may be hatched and
3 raised at all seasons of the year, the ays1
tem of management shohld be changed
I according to the season. No one plan
* will answer the entire season.
^ Winter layw3 depend upon early pul
lets, early pullets depend upon early set
ters and early setters depend upon win
* ter layers. A failure of one means, mon
or less, a failure of the others.
e The cultivated petunias of to-day em
f brace three well-defined forms, viz., thi
s ordinary small-fiowered, the graniflon
f or large flowered and the doable. Thi
h latter are usually grown from cutting!
e taken later during September.
;. With the earlier hatched turkeys
i whenever a good price can be realized
if it will be a good plan to sell now. Thi
.4 Af Irooninnp "i nnrooPD AO fKl
LW ui n?a iuvi^oov uj
n weather get? cooler, and in many cases i
q will be better to sell than to keep.
* While the guinea is a good table fow
a it is not a good market fowl, and it i
e only in exceptional caseB that they cat
'? be marketed to a good advantage
j-t Their meat is the nearest approach tc
is wild fowls in flavor of any known.
'* Some of the much-puffed "washes1
'r for peach trees by which the borer is t
~ be circumvented would no doubt b
effective on the larva if applied at jus
the right time, and to be sure of th
right time apply every day from June t
;r September. But aa examination of th
* tree and a search for the boarer with
l* hoe and a knife in April and October o
8 each year costs less and is much mor
>f effective.
lS Water the horses early and often thi
hot weather, and especially before feed
ie 115 the French breeders do. Ii
France some worthless horses were killei
n , ,, ?. __ .
ior uissecuon on purpose 10 uetermiu
^ the effect of caving water immediatel;
, after eatiDg, and some of the grain wa
found undigested in the intestine
twenty feet beyond the stomach, and i
had caused inflammation of the mucou
? membrane.
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U Manure may be spoiled by either c
jt two extremes?by being keep too wet o
too dry. By the former it will barn, o
^ fire-fang, thus losing a large portion o
?n its nitrogen, and by keeping too wet i
)e will leach out, losing all elements c
ie plant food. It is best (when not appliei
3r directly to the land) to keep it jus
w moist enough to keep down the heal
?_ One or two buckets of water thrown up
y on the pile each morning will accomplisi
re this*
is Take the seeds of apples, pears an
1. cherries, and others desired to grow
ill plant them and give good culture, re
s, moving the first year and setting ther
in thefcecoud year into the orchard wher
er the roots will never be disturbed. Whe
a- the first fruit comes top-grafting can b
re employed on those trees which do no
ie have ^ood fruit, and in this way a hardy
ss permanent orchard can be had. Man
ts of the trees will bear good fruit withou
ig grafting.
V Do not forget that sheep nre S'-ibjec
to internal as well as external parasite;
In addition to the dip they should hav
a little hardwood ashes or finely pulver
of ized tobacco occasionally in their food
e- which will usually be sufficient to kee]
ir them free from worms. It is of the fire
5s importance in sheep-raising that th
it health of the animals should be closel;
looked after, and we advise flockmaster
i. not to neglect aDy item, however trivia!
! that will help toward this end.
; PITCAIRN ISLAND.
' LIFE AMONG THE PEOPLE OP
THAT LONELY KOCK.
y The Homes and Occupations of the
y I &OI1.S ilUU i/uu^iiicva ui a arnuua
a | Mutineers?All is Peace
t and Happiness.
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,1 All those who have read the romantic
1 and remarkable story of the Pitcalrn
p Islanders are always glad to hear of the
- prosperity and happiness of this simple
3 and pious people. Their fathers were
j the band of desperate sailors of the ship
l Bounty who set their captain and a part
j of the crew adrift in a small boat on the
1 Pacific Ocean and then sought refuge
j from the vengeance they feared upon the
s almost unknown rock of Pitcairn. The
1 islanders of to-day sprung from the union
of the mutineers with the women of
5 Tahiti, whom they took from their na3
tive island when they sailed into the un2
known. When news comes from Pitcairn
1 the names of the people who are men)
tioned never fail to recall their unhappy
. ancestors?Christian, Young, McCoy and
3 the others who perished, all but one of
them, in their priue, most of them by
/ violence, the victims of their own strife
i or of the treachery of the few Tahitian
) men whom they had taken with them.
i Only one ef these was saved, John
Adams, to be the redeemer of his people,
says a writer in the New York Sun.
With the wives and helpless children of
his brothers in crime all around him,
John Adams discerned the noble mission
before him and eagerly embraced the opportunity
to wipe out his past. He pored
over the books that had been saved from
the Bounty, adding to his own meager
knowledge that he might the better instruct
his little people. He taught them
to read and to love morality and religion.
As he grew in years the graces of perfect
simplicity, unselfishness and loving kind*
i ness more and more possessed him, and
were reflected in the characters of tht
?J ?t- - J ?j
( Utile Danu wuu revereu uuu uuciuucu
him as their father and guide. But- foi
his nurturing hand Pitcairn Island
would never have become the "Garden
of Eden," as it was described by the
early visitors there after the world had
heard the story of the mutineers.
Sometimes a whole year elapses without
any news from Pitcairn Island,
though the inhabitants always watch
their chance to send letters by the ships
which happen to be passing. The Overland
Monthly publishes a number of letters
written by Miss Rosalind A. Young
to a friend in this country. They are
very interesting, because they picture in
the language of an educated young woman
the present life of the islanders, of
which we have had no detailed account
for many years. The islanders are said
to be fonder of Americans than of the
British, whose protection they enjoy.
They, however, have good reason to entertain
the kindliest feelings toward
Queen Victoria.
Miss Young is the school teacher on
the island. Her ancestor, Edward
Young, wa3 one of the two mutineers on
the island who died a natural death. He
succumbed to asthma in 1800, leaving
Adams as the only survivor of the mutineers.
Everj one, Miss Young writes,
addresses the others by their Chris tain
names. "For that matter," she saya, "we
[ are like one family. Thus my father is
Simon, my mother is Alary, and so on.
[ All are like brothers and sisters." Then
L she describes the way in which the
, islanders spend their time, speaking first
of the Sabbatb. "Un Bunaays," sn?
say3, "after family prayers,all the young
people prepare themselves for Sundayj
school. The teachers are five in number?my
father, V. Young, Miss Marj
Ann McCoy, [McCoy -was one of the
" most ignorant and depraved of the ma3
tineers. He found a root from which
1 he was able to distill an intoxicating
3 liquor, and his last years were spent in
3 almost incessant intoxication. In a fit
of delirium tremems, in 1798, he threw
, himself from a rock and was killed],Mrs.
, Sarah Young, my sister-in-law, and myb
self. Father has a class of the oldest of
J the young people, and V. Young the
t larger boys and Miss McCoy the young
girls in their teens. Mrs. Sarah Young
] ha3 the younger boys and I have the
s youngest children, boys and girls. Tha
! average attendance is about forty."
In speaking of the work on week days
> she writes that the men are usually employed
in field work, planting, weeding
, and supplying the food thus produced
Q lor Home, w nea tne weatner nas continued
for a long time dry, and after the
t rain has come to water the ground, the
women generally help their husbands and
0 brothers in field work, as that is sometimes
heatry, and also it is necessary to
have your crops planted before the
j ground becomes dry again. IjJuch work
e iB always healthful, invigorating and
mostly pleasant.
The women employ their time doing
s housework, sewing, washing, ironing,
cooking, and all like to spend a day
Q fishing now and then. If you want to
^ be properly tanned the most effectual
e way to do it i3 to ipend a day on the
f rocks fishing in the hot sun, and having
3 a salt water bath after you have done.
s Sleep after a day so spent comes natur1
ally and is refreshing.
s The little island where this young
woman 19 spending her life is only a
>f mile and a half long and a mile wide,
r and yet she finds unending pleasures in
r the varying aspects of the little rock,and
f in the different moods of the ocean which
t stretches away on every side.
'f The island is full of hills and valleys.
3 The trees are not many in kind, but
;t there are a great many of them. Flowers
? are few, and what they have are mostly
?- Bent to them. Now and then they reh
ceive newspapers from passing vessels,
sometimes only a month old. So they
d have a very fair idea of what is passing
- in the outside world. The arrival of a
. ship is usually a holiday time,if strangers
Q from the vessel land on the island. All
c the people on the island go barefooted,
n and they never catch cold and are harde
ened to all sorts of weather. They have
,t never had any contagious disease? and
seldom have dangerous sickness. Most
J ?
y of the people die of old age.
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Artificial lioney.
In the city of Veronej, capital of the
u Russian province of the same name,there
e have recently been established two fac..
tories for the production of artificial
honey. The manufactured article is
p said to be thicker than the natural
t product, though, while the taste is
s equally pleasant, it has almost no odor
y whatever. It sells at wholesale at from
3 four and a half to five rubles a pood
(forty pounds), and at retail for fifteen
kopecks a pound.?Nb'jo Turk ficcorder.
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CURIOUS FACTS.
The Vatican contains 208 staircases and
1100 different rooms.
A twenty-eight pound turbot contained
14,000,000 egjj8.
j Every second a clock ticks some one
of the earth's inhabitants gives up the
ghost.
The words in common use by the ordinary
individual are estimated at from
1000 to 3000.
In Africa, when the weather prognostigator
fails to bring rain, they cut him
up and eat him.
In Bali, an island in the Indian Archipelago
east of Java, the burning of widows
still goes on.
There is a cat in Belfast, Me., which,
during the green corn season, eats each
day half a dozen cooked ears.
One of the latest novelties advertised
is a masticator, which cuts up children's
food, preparing it for the mouth.
Out of the letters in the sentence
"Let charity arouse your. zeal," a St.
Louisian has formed 29,059 words.
When a Frenchman marries, under the
law he becomes responsible for the support
of hia wife's father and mother.
Ia Corea, sheets of paper pass for
money. One sheet brings one quart of
rice, or twenty 3heets a piece of hemp
cloth.
The education of Russian children is I
said to be conducted in four languages? i
the native, German, English and French
?which they learn to speak fluently.
The Czar speaks English remarkably
well.
A Swiss engineer, backed by the Swiss 1
Government, is just now seriously con- 1
templating the construction of an underground
railway up Mount Jungfrau to its
summit. It will be completed early in
1695, if everjthinggoes well.
At the birth of a child in lower Brit- <
tany the neighboring women take it in
charge, wash it, crack its joints, and rub
its head with oil to solder the cranium
bones. It is then wrapped in a tight
bundle and its lips are anointed with
brandy.
Belgium has a population of 6,030,043;
Kansas has a population of 1,427,096,
Af ie fl/v 1 o CQTTQn linfinOQ I
JtU OUC iO OU W UU w Bbiwu vuuuvwvu
the size of Belgium could be laid down
wilhin her border, and yet she would
have 400,000 square miles of unoccupied
territory.
The hamlet of Foust, situated ik the
lower Pyrenees,belongs neither to France
nor Spain. It has over 10b citizens.
They have no Mayor or other civil
official; they have not even an established
church or priest of their own, but attend
at a neighboring village.
It costs something to live and a good
deal to die. Some one estimates that
getting born costs the people of the
United States $250,01)0,000 annually;
getting married $300,000,000, and
getting buried, ?75,000,000. It might
be added that getting drunk costs the
people of the United States more than
$'900,000,000 annually.
Chinese Detectives.
M. Victor Duhasse, a French surgeon
stationed at Tonquin, China, says: A ,
Frenchman naturally thinks the Parisian
detectives the best- The Engligh swear
by the shrewdness of Scotland Yard
men, and Americans, of course, by the :
New York detectives. After three years' j
residence in China I do not think either
of the three bodies are entitled to the
credit given. The Chinese beat them
alL They are at one time the most exnert
thieves and at another the most
skilled detectives in the world, A
Chinaman can steal jour watch while
you are looking at it, and he can catch
the man who stole it, if it happened to
be some other than himself, when a
French detective conld not, I have seen
evidences of detective ability among
the Chinese which would startle even
Zola, It is impossible for an evil doer
to long elude the Chinese detectives.
They scent a crime and follow it to the
last before civilized detectives would
know of it. In a country of so many
people, who all look alike, this is remarkable.
I heard of one case which
will serve to illustrate their shrewdness.
A family in Tonquin was murdered
and there was no apparent clew to the
murderer. The entire detective corps of
three provinces were placed upon the
case and in three weeks the murderer?
none other than the chief of the secret
police who handled the chasc for the
murderer?was arrested and beheaded.
Think of that. The Chinese detective
lores is a secret ooay ana tne Dest organ- j
ized in the world. They have an eye ]
npon every man, woman and child, foreign
or native, in China, and in addition
watch each other. Informers are encouraged
and collusion is impossible.
The head of the Chinese police is not
known, but there is one. and a very active
one, too. I have heard that the
present head was once an ambassador to
a European country, but really do not
believe that any one knows who is he.
There are said to be over 600,000 men
under him and his assistants, who control
the various districts.?St. Louit
Glole -DcraocraL
A Bottomless Pit
If the bottomless pit has not been
located before, the Maine Central Railroad
officials are willing to wager that
they have found it at Lily Pond, on the
new Dexter and Dover branch. The
track began to settle at this place about
two months ago, and since then trains
have been run .-.round the spot on a temporary
track, while efforts have been
made to obtain a aolid roadbed by dumping
gT.ivcl into the swamp. The more
gravel used the more appears to be
needed, aud now, alter 1500 carloads
have been dumped inu> the hole, there
j is still room for as much more. It is
i said that the waters of the swamp are
inhabited by strange lizards and eveless
j fish.?Detroit,.Free Pro*.
How's
Your Liver
If sluggish and painful, invigorate
it to healthy action by
taking
Hood's
; Sarsaparilla
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A Curious Missile.
A curious missile was recently <
of the limb of a prominent citi
Mount Sterling, Ala., who was w<
in that member in the first battle 1
nassas. The citizen, Major Jamc
rison, has suffered from periodical
incr out of the wound, which was si
in the calf, but, though prob
several times, all attempts to find t
proved unsuccessful. On last Frida
ever, the doctors succeeded in disc*
and removim: the irritating body
it was found to be no bullet, but
gold button. This was cleaned a
found to be inscribed with the
"E. to R. Mizpah," in Bmall (
lettering.
The button is perfectly rouu
about the size of a buckshot, ha
small link attached, by which
caught to a garment or watch chi
which it was in all probability wo
charm. In all likelihood it was
crammed into the owner's musket
out of ammunition and in an emer
Major Morrison naturally prize
memento which he has carried for
one years, but says he will retun
the man who fired it if he still liv
can relate the circumstances under
he made use of it, which circumi
were such as to impress the Majo
cannot have 1ailed to have remaii
the mind of his assailant.
The button was in all probabili
loving gift of some fair young swe<
Dr faithlul wife to her beloved I
blue, who will be glad to recov
pretty trifle, which is none the wo
its long hiding in the Major's leg, t
the latter is decidedly the better
removal, and is rapidly healing sir
operation.?Philadelphia Timet.
Blind Japanese Shampooei
To this day all towns and villa
Japan have their blind shampooen
go about alter nightfall with a st
musical cry. The less skillful
the musicians become professional
tellers. The higher official grades,
were at one time openea 10 me
were eagerly sought after. Tho;
held them were provided with
marks of their office, and dunn
wars blind musicians were fret
employed as spies. The art of shi
ing as practiced by the Japanese
take nine years to learn. The pi
the first three years practices on h
tcr; then be spendB three years ao
the art of acupuncture, and for
maining three years he is on pro
his master receiving half his ea
Blind men sometimes distinguish
selves outside their regular occuf
One was a famous "go" player; a
recorded that, having beaten a pi
the game, his antagonist, in a fit
ous anger, killed him, and was '
executed for the crime. Another
famous author, and compiled a v
repertory of information in 635 vi
The blind also practiced usury, ?
quired much unpopularity from tb
way in which they treated their d
?London Timet.
Firing1 Shells at Ularb Ang
The new armor-piercing shell
tested at Sandy Hook, N. J., on ?
afternoon. One shot was fin
some success, inasmuch as the pr
knocked out a corner of the
steel instead of piercing it as it
This is probably accounted for, h<
by the fnct that the gun was sigl
that portion of the plate so as to
' + Vina anofo
I or iuruicr ?uvu auu >uiu
cessity of putting in a new shield
shot. The shell, which weigh
pounds, went through the plate ai
exploded in the barrier of sand ii
ately in the rear of the shield. T
jectile passed through a second 1
target about 100 yards behind th<
and was found 8U0 yards from tl
The firing-velocity of the gun is J
per second. This experiment wa;
termine if it is possible to put
through the deck of a steamsh
system of firing known as hig
firing, the shell first piercing th
and then exploding in the Ilold
vessel. Fifty-one pounds of pow
used. The large pieces of the pla
fou:id 100 yards Irom the gun.and
Navy Gazette.
R. R. I
DADWAY'S
II READY REI
CTJRKB AND PREVENTS
Colds. Coughs, Sore Throat, Inf
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Swelling
Joints, Lumbago, Inflammatic
Rheumatism, Neural
Frostbites, Chilblains, Headacl
Toothache, Asthma,
difficult breathin
CtTRES THE WORST PAINS In from one I
minutes. NOT ONE HOUR after reading
vertlsoment need any one SUFFER WITH j
Riidwuy'M Koudy Relief it* a !*ure C
Every Fain. Surnln*, IJrul?e?, Pa
the Buck. Cheat or Miitbn. It v
ilie Eir*t huh is tbe Only
PAIN REMEDY
That Instantly stops tho most excruclatli
alluys Inflammation, and cures Congettiou.of
the Lungs, Stomach, Bowels or other i
organs, by one application.
A holt to u teiiapuonful In half a tumbler
will In a few minutes cure Cramps, Spas
Stomach, Heartburn, Nervousness, Sieej
Sick Headache, Dlarrhcea, Dysentery, Col
lency and all Internal pains.
There 1b not a remedial axent In tbe world
cure Fever and Ague and all other Malarlou
and other fovers, aided by RADWA Y'S*
so quick as RAUWAY'S READY RE
Fifty rent* per bottle. Hold by Dri
V BE 81'KE TO <;ET RADWA
JOHNSON'S
Anodyne Liniiru
m ORIGINATED IN 1810.
TEINZ OP ITI ALIIOST A CE1T!
Every traveler, Kvery family should keep it
for the fnmmiin Ills of life liable to occur to
It In Soothing. Ilenllng and Penetrating:. Onc<
ways wanted. Hold every where. Price 3Sc. six
particulars free. I. 6. JOHNSON & CO.. B<>8T
R-JO01J
Send at once for our Catalogue, i
monials. C. N. Newcomb, Davenp<
-STTi nAAn (There arcS<i?00(),000
nAILnUAU led Wi.ros due to R. R. If
ruDI nvrrolc. S. We collect claims.
LIY1 r LU T t-LOjems & CO.. Box 80, CIct
PATENTS
**a || t HT I'DY, Book-kezpcto, Butinei
UUmC Penmanthip, Arithmetic, Sliort-k
11 Thoroughly taojht bt .via 11? Clrou
Brynnt'w College. 437 Main St., Buff
Tower seeds
1 MOT5 -? 100 OB CIHT .-4 I7U 0 A
AUMrliUoa ?- CorwU. tWu. IhuVm w4
ri&MCjit Sm. iwraaq. Or. ftrldgman, n J
...... Aj. A
I The forest areas, of Germany are returned
as follows: Prussia, 6,000,000
cut out acreg. Bavaria, 2,300,000 acres; Wurzen
0 temberfr, 470,000acres;Saxony, 416,000
nin' acres, and Baden, 235,000 acres. The
\r Det revenue derived from these forests
s Mor- woui(j apnear to be considerable. I
break
' Scotland contains thirty towns of more
1 , than 10,000 inhabitants. Seven of these
_. t number more than 30,000 inhabitants,
nine have between 20,000 and 30,000,
jvering the remaining fourteen have from j
a small j 10?000 to 20,000.
nd was ** ~~
lpfTpnd ' Hall's Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
jet,cnu internally. Sold by Druggets, 75c.
* It is estimated that 100,000 Americans visit a
Europe every year. n
id and T
o 1 Ladies often compare notes on health, and 0
.ving a while they may differ on many points.thev al- .
it WB8 : ways agree that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- 13
I table Compound is the standard female medi- t
lin, on cine. *
m as a Commendable. ^
hastily _A.11 claims not consistent with the high char- ^
' wucu J acter of Syrup of t igs are purposely avoided "
geocy. t]
3 this ! Syrup Company. It acts gently ^
thirty- on Sidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the
l it to system effectually, but it is not a cure-all and ?
pr and makes no pretensions that every bottle will
, . , 1 not substantiate. '
which e
stances Don't Let Them Die.
r and Many children die annually with croup that 1
' , . might be saved if Dr. Hoxsie's Certain Croup J
oca in Cure was promptly administered. Remember ?
It. Sold by druggists or mailed on receipt ot CO
? eta. Address A. P. Hoxsie. Buffalo, N.Y. i
ty the L
.theart 1 h? Convenience ol ?oua l'ralna. a
The Erie is the only railway running solid g
Joy in fraina over its own tracks between New York
er the ' *nd Chicago. No change of care for any class r
. of passengers. Rates lower than via. any other
ree for Elret-clasa line.
hough mi's stopped free by Dr. Kline'3 Great
for its Nerve Restorer. No dts after drat day'i ui?. 8
*u0 Marvelous cares, Treitlseaai JMcrUl ojocU ?.
ice tne Ur. Kline, 1131 Arch SL. Phlla., Pa. l
"A Savior of her sex," j'b a title bestowed
upon Lydia E. Pinkham by the women of the ! ?
world, millions of whom are indebted to her |
*" for health. | j
3%ho i Vnur I
;range, 1%VSV/?S VMI I
among
story
bund1 ^ Sma^ quantity of prever
je who of cure. If your blood is in
g^dvll t0 any disease ^ much reduc
luently its wasting influence is tenfo'
^Hnd y?ur blood, by taking Swift's
ipii for few months. It is harmless
quiring delicate infant, yet it cleansc
the re- an<j builds up the general he<
bation,
rninprs. <'0 O O cared me sound and
taem- O. O. O. M i dlaoover
>anon8. commenced taking Swift's Specific (S. ?
nd it lfl Mntly cured."
lnce at Treatise on Blood and Skin
of jealhimself
was a | MBBH-ely's cReAj.EA
aluable
ac- k ^L| i W
S ?8
1 XJHLSJKJ^A
^^H^CJives Belief at one
Apply in*0 '-to Sottr. it, ?
&0a Druggists or by msil. KL
les. u?" YOTJ lidt. A V
no appetite, Indigestion, Flatnlcnce, Stck5
were Uexlcahe, "all run down" or losing ilesh,
i recent yoj^iuflnd ^ 1
6 Tuff s Pills
BnOUia. Jmt what you need. They tone up the weak
jwever, utonaach and build np the flagging energies.
Lted for m a m ABOUT East Tennessee's FINE
mvp it III I CLIMATE and Great Resources in
7^ ill I KNOXVILLE 8ENT1NEL; dally. 1 mo.,
the ne- " ? ?.tOo.: Weekly, 1 year, SI i samples. 5c.
at each ,
ed 630 AVIWI O
uci iiiaii
he prowooden
J 9
as Syrup
3 ^lfTi well-read ohysa
shell [cjans now believe that Consump'h-an
1* t*on *s a Serm disease. In other
e ^deck wor(^s' instead of being in the con- j
of lhfl stitution itself it is caused by innu- ?
der was merable small creatures living in the
te were lungs having no business there and ji
-Army eating them away as caterpillars do i
the leaves of trees.
_____ A Germ The phlegm that is j
~ coughed up is those *
Disease. parts of the lungs
* whichhave been
gnawed off and destroyed. These
little bacilli, as the germs are called,
are too small to be seen with the I
naked eye, but they are very much '
Ifcli alive just the same, and enter the f
body in our food, in the air we
luenza, breathe, and through the pores of
of tha the skin. Thence they get into the .
* - " " ' i
",8? blood ana nnaiiy arrive at wc iujj6o
where they fasten and increase with \
ie, frightful rapidity. Then German
Syrup comes in, loosens them, kills
C. them, expells them, heals the places
to twenty tkey leave. an(* so nourish and
t> u.n aU* S00t^e ^at? *n a short time consump- i
ui e'ior tives become rrerm-proof and well. @ J
1118 iU ??^
NY N D?41 F
?-? ^
* whether HAY FEVER ^Ur8^ t0
i'laudH or WE wont the name and address
n |*T||||| of every sufferer In tfce U.S. und ~
ofwafcr Jh A yTUIyl A Canada. Address P. Harold I
ms, Sour (X nu I llllin Hayes, ? !. D., Buffalo. X. Y. I
ue&snesa, [
ie, flam- WORN NIGHT AND DAY I I
that will |* Holds the worst rup- I
a, Bilious ? ture with case un- >
i'lLI/S. * CTWTf r A c >n ? wtI der all c reumsi Knees.
II.IKK. o K y (ADJI'stsevt o
?r?l?t?. U. Perfect] t;oj|KOHT, j
I'S. E New I'atentwl Iroi rove o
' ft ^ m went 1 lu tiitfd a
V Ky M l<vue an i rule* lor -elt- 4
r l u meoi-urvmtnt scwrely
a W TT, , ? ,TSr wal d. U. V. MOI SE a rc
*n P?t. Jnly 28.1W1. CO., 744 Broadwsy.N^T. Uiy*
|k KANSAS FARMS SH ;
I Ik good prices. Farms for sale At bargains. List free. I
ITU CHAM. K. WO.H.I.EV. Owborae, Kail.
'I ' niArf# Wituc, .ssarou^ <vHKKtucD ajruu? ge* r,
% \|!"|? welt <tnu Jiooj wou. titait\ Htlper
__ WHUffm tellaoow. tojc?. * yaw. da.apl* co,>/
TU2 I . tree* ,,r* J ?1. II YE, ft.ilujr. uutaia, N. if.
.38 m I EWIS' 98 X LYE
uk?'Mass! JW I Powdered and Perfumed.
A|.? BMbpy ! (PATENTED.)
||U Strongest&ndpurest Lye made
|J |f| A Makes the best perfumed Hard |
^BHrW Soap in20 minutes withouiboii g
ioo test!- XB&m inp. It is the best for softening i
jrt, low? Mfiw water, cleansing waste pipes,
? V disinfecting sin Its, closeta, waahteuofthe
WW *"8 bottles, points, trees, etc.
Address ML. PENNA. SALT MFfi. CO., i
frland-?- Q?n- Agents, Fhila_ Pa. ?
herald, "? ?
n. o. c? mm
?U tree. flHaHauHMaBVWBj
is Form i
ani, ?li.
aJa'sfv |x| Best Cough Medicine. Reco
?? Cures where all else fails. Plea
9c. Doe. |i| taste. Children take it without
on, Maw.
apriM ^^^ SfSi^lciVlAI
H?dlda?
wv,
::-x. ' . _
COPVRlGKT l$*\'y// ^
A sense of fuUruss 4
nd other trouoies alter eating r j-ja
?hen you need a "Pellet." Not ; ' /4
ne of the ordinary, griping, tear- ' 'M
ag pills?it's a sickness in itself to
ake them. But one of Dr. Pierce's
feasant Pellets?the original Liver
'ill, the smallest and the easiest to : Jf
ake. The easiest in the way they ;/< '?
rork, too?they're mild and gentle, >-i
>ut thorough and effective. Every ^
>art of the system feels their health* iff
ol influence. They cleanse and
egulate the liver, stomach and bowls.
Regulate, mind you. They
yrevent disease as well as cure it. ^
they're purely vegetable and perfect- ^
y harmless. Sick Headache, Bilious ^
leadache, Constipation, Indigestion,
nd all derangements of the liver,
tomach and bowels are promptly
elieved and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can I '?4
my, for they're guaranteed to give
atisfaction, or your money is re- . /J|
You pay only for the good yon /Jf
This is true only of Dr. Pierce's . %|
aedicines. j
Blood Pure. . ;i|
ition is worth many pounds ; | ^
good condition the liability
:ed and the ability to resist p-M
Id greater. Look then to %
c c C 's Q1,anr - ;M
OpCClllU Tji
in its effects to the most %
:s the blood of all poisons
ilth. '^jg|
l well of contatfoo* Blood Poison. At l- $|
ed 1 was afflicted with the disease 1
i. S.) and in a few weeks I was peraut- ' ')
George Stbwixt, Shelby, Ohio. V ^Vas
diseases mailed free.
Swift Bpeciflo Co.. Atlanta. Q*.
phobias .
UNEXCELLED! I
APPLIED EXTERNALLY
fob
fteumatism, Neuralgia, Pains in
Limbs, Back or Chest, Mumps, Sora - 'A
Throat Colds. Sorains, Braises, 'H
Stings of Insect8,'Mosqdlto Bites. M
TAKEN INTERNALLY
It nets like a charm tar Cholera Morba*
Dlarrbcea, Dysentery, Colic, Cramp** Naa? ! j
ico. Sick Headache. ?fcc.
Warranted perfectly barmleiia. tiesnatk '
accompanying each bottle, alio direction*
lor uae.i It. [SOOTHING and PENETKA?
PINU qualities ure lelt tin mediately. Try
land be convinced.
Price '-?<> and iu cents, bold by all drar>
tl*tS. ' )
DEPOT. 4? IWrKIMV ST.. NEW YORK. j
. 1.75
'^|0aZ25j^Sr
ft. L. DOUGLAS ,f|
fio cunc fofj_
?{y^ On Wb Utn l i_e.nnc.iv.
[he BEST SHOE is the World for the Money.
GENTLEMEN and 1. A DIES, mvd your dolars
by wearing W. L. Douglas Snoea. They meet tho - <
vaots of nil clarees, and are the most economical
oot-wear ever offered^ for the money. Beware ot
lealers wno offer other makes, as being Just a*
:ood, and be sure you have W. L. Douglas a hoes,
vltli name and price stamped on bottom.
W. L. Douglas, Brockton. Mass.
tTTAKE NO SUHSTlTlf I'E, ja
Insist on local advertised dealers supplying you.
DlOPSYl
'osltlvclj cured with Vegetable Remedies
Hate ca rod thousaudsuf esse*. (Jure patient* proounced
hopeleabv best phr-iclsos. From Inl dan
rmptoma rapidly disappear; in 10 days two third* of all
rmptoms removed. Jviifl for iree book of teetininmall
r miraculous cures. 10 d*y?> t rent meat free If
ail. If jroa orde- trial, nd lie. In 'tamps to par postf.
I)K. II. H. (iilF.KNA SON8. Atlanta. Ot.
HOW TO SAVE
10 per cu or more In CA8H and get tree', plant*,
tc.. with trtfl:nt? effort FREE. Agents warned.
:or catalogue with valuable lnforma loo, addiew
J. HAMMOND, XcbsebykilM, Genera, N. T.
> Jfc | n A.MKU : ularv una zpense4
z ** 5z fil l. B KOWN BKOS. CO.' K?cl-?*f<>rt N.Y
I X X INTER-AIR-8PACE X X H
Adapted to all climates ana var atlons ot tern-*'
^erature. Sold by Leading merchants In principal
:)tlci. Illustrated catalogue mailed iree on appll- ,
:at en to Hnrderfold Fabric Co., Troy. N. V.
mmended by Physicians. Ijij
sant and agreeable to the ffSI
objection. By druggists. El