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AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
OAT MSAXi FOR TOCXG CHICKENS.
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uur experience wim ieeuing uato iu
hens is that they are too light to be
made a. main part of the feed. The
fowls will not eat them at the same
time with other grain. But we never
saw young chicks grow better than on
a diet of oat meal sifted so as to remove
most of the hulls, and then mixed
till nearly Bolid and dry with sour
curd cheese. This combination contains
just what is needed to make
rapid growth.?Boston Cultivator.
BOOTS FOB STOCK.
Farmers should at least grow roots
enough to make a change of feed for
the stock they keep through the winter.
Turnips and beets are the best
for hogs, and are especially good for
breeding bows before and after farrowing.
Carrots are excellent for
horses. Beets, carrots and parsnips
will pay better feci to cows than they
will to market. With a well-stocked
farm there is a home market for a good
supply of roots, and if any are grown
for marketing by the bushel the home
market may well take the place of any
other when the price is low.?New
York World.
fertilizer for potatoes.
The potato has rather a curious composition,
as thus, the ash of the tubers
contains sixty per cent, of potash,
ninteon per cent, of phosphoric acid,
and only two and one-fourth per cent,
of lime; while the vines have in their
ash thirty-nine per cent, of lime, fourteen
and one-half per cent, of potash,
and six per cent, of phosphoric acid.
Consequently, if the lime is applied in
excess and potash iu deficiency, there
may be a large growth of vines, but
few tubers, and this happens at times
when leached ashes have been used
with this crop. The dominant fertilizer
seems to be potash, and the
tendency of this is always to increase
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tne tuDers ana maise oat a ugni
growth of vine, which is exactly what
is wanted. But, as wood ashes have
much more lime in them than they
havfe of potash, it is not advisable to
use this, but to apply some of the
special potash sails, as the sulphate,
having twenty-five per cent, of potash
in it, or the muriate, lwing fifty per
cent. The chemical fertilizers are
preferable to common manure, as this
tends to encourage rotting in the crop.
It is also advisable always to spry the
vines early in the season with the
Rnrde&nx mixtnre. as a preventive of
the rot.?New York Times.
A STAJTD OP AliFAXiFA.
There is much inquiry as to proper
methods to be employed in the starting
of a stand of alfalfa. In reply to
an inquiry along this line from a
Nebraska correspondent Professor
Charles E. Bessey has written as follows
: In the growth of alfalfa it is
necessary first of all to take very great
pains to fit the soil for the young
plants. The ground must be rich and
mellow. Unless it has had legumes
growing upon it it should be treated
to a good quantity of barnyard manure
in order to supply the soil with available
nitrogen. Then when the alfalfa
has obtained a foothold it will thereAfter
snnnlv itself with all the nitro
gen it needs. Prepare the ground
with great care and have it like a garden
as to mellowness and freedom
from clods. Sow the seed as early as
possible in the spring, but do not sow
it on another crop, as we generally do
with clover. It is well to sow a peck
or so of oats per acre with the alfalafa
simply to afford a little shade to the
young plants. Since the field ought
to last many years when once a good
stand is secured it will pay to take
great pains with it. Do not try to
seed too large a field at once, but begin
with a few acres bo as to give these
the greatest care and add to the area
.each year. In this way success is
reasonably certain. But do not attempt
it without seeing that the soil
is rich in nitrogenous matter. Put
on barnyard manure freely.
IiABGE OB SMALIi COWS.
It is just a little difficult to see how
Professor Alvord arrives at the conclusion
that larger cows than those
usually accepted as "about right," are
the more profitable, at least it seems
difficult to make his conclusions and
the figures of the Chicago test, applying
weights of cows and results,
agree; and if we see clearly, the cows
under 1000 pounds weight have a good
working advantage, and one entitled
to consideration in making up a table
of conclusions, writes John Gould.
We have a doubt if the result of
averages could be kept as high with
the larger cows as smaller ones, for
we take it, the Professor is declaring
that fnnr f.nwa that weich 4500 nnnndfi
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are better than five cows -weighing 900
pounds each.
The Chicago figures hardly warrant
this, and we doubt if one dairyman in
100 will consent to the practioe of
keeping 1100 and 1200 pound ones,
and the matter at last rests on this:
What does each individual cow do
with her ration ? And then it comes
down to this: Will ten small cows
consume more and make less than
seven other cows that weigh as much
as the ten?
If the large Jerseys at Chicago are
grouped, and the smaller .ones of like
number, there is but little difference
in the pounds of butter made on the
average, but it is suggestive that the
largest cow, weighing almost 1100
pounds, consumed 322.31 worth of
food to make 117 pounds of butter,
while the little cow, weighing 791
pounds, consumed $22 worth of food
and made 179 pounds of butter ; and
if another pair is taken, the large
cow, weighing 1079 pounds, making
199 pounds of butter at a food cost
$27.22; and the little cow weighing
776 pounds that made 188 pounds of
butter on $23.40 worth of food, we
think little cows are still holding
their own. This last makes the cost
of the butter of the large cow thirteen
and one-half cents, and the little cow
12.4 cents; while that of the first
mentioned large cow would cost 12.6
cents per pound, which looks as though
small cows were the cows for the
butter-making farmers. ?Practical
Farmer.
t.tvt: as a fertilizer.
Lime has long been used in Penn
sylvania with good effect, also in England
and Ireland and other European
countries. The reason why it is not
used much in New England is perhaps
due to the comparative scarcity of
limestone in most parts of this section.
That it exerts a beneficial action upon
peaty lands, and upon lands that have
been for a long time cropped and manured.
there is abundant evidence in
all places where it has been tried.
There are many places in New England
near our large towns and cities
where oyster and clam shells are
thrown away in considerable quantities.
They are very easily converted
into good lime by burning them in a
limekiln built of bricks for the purpose,
or where there is not enough demand
to warrant the building of a kiln
for the purpose, the shells may be imperfectly
burned in a heap, constructed
with alternate layers of
shells and firewood, and covered
over with a layer of sods to
retain the beat, leaving a smoKe
hole in tlie middle on top. It is not
necessary to nse very good wood for
this purpose. A layer about a foot
high is first placed on the ground, a
large part of which may be branches
and brushwood; on this a layer of
nearly a foot of slTells, then another
layer of wood, and so on until the pile
is about five feet high; the sides of
the heap should be slanting, so that
when the heap settles froin 'the burning
of the wood the pile will not fall
open. The covering of sods will need
to be replenished when the fire burns
too hotly. After the wood has burned
out and the pile hss cooled down, eo
that it may be easily handled, it
should be slacked aud M>:\?ad as soon
as convenient upou the land; any
lumps of unburnei shells that may
have escaped the heat of the fire
should be picked out and reserved for
another pit.
We believe that in this way a dressing
of lime might be cheaply prepared
wherever shells can be had, and the
labor would be well repaid in the increased
fertility of the soil.- Massachusetts
Ploughman.
FAKM AND GARDEN' XOTE3.
If the henhouse is crowded look out
for disease.
Let the ducks and geese be full
feathered before killing.
Cream ripened too soon will not
give you all of the butter.
The English and Germans are trying
moss as a bedding for animals, and
claim that in every respect it is superior
to straw.
To prevent hog cholera give a variety
of food, pure water, warm dry bed,
clean, wholesome surroundings and
vigorous quarantine.
A well fed healthy hog takes his
food quietly, goes 'to sleep when his
appetite is satisfied and converts his
food into fat or meat.
See to it that the sitting hens have
fresh water and plenty of fattening
food, and do not neglect the supply of
gravel and the dust bath.
While in some cases it may be advisable
to help ducks out of the shell
it will be an exceptional case when
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cmcjcens snouici De neipeu.
The beauty of the comb produced
and the honey-gathering qualities of
the bee are more important than a
bee -which is pleasing to the eye.
When shipping poultry see to it that
the coops are large enough to permit
the fowls to 6tand up and strong
enough to endure rough handling.
The man who makes a mistake this
year will be the one who neglects to
breed his sound, good-sized, courageous
mare to a horse fully her equal.
Producers who ship honey, ex-'
tracted or comb, should endeavor to
prevent leakage, which is a loss to all
concerned and an injury to the trade.
A cow that calves in September will
give milk all the winter, when butter
is most valuable, and be dry in July
and August, when butter is cheapest.
Saving a horse's strength without
reducing service is a great art. Trotting
through sandy or muddy places
and on rising ground exhausts a horse
rapidly. Drive slow through such
pitfalls.
"When the bees are building comb
or raising brood they must have water,
which should be placed in shallow
troughs with floats, that they may not
drown. If located near a small body
of water, that will be suffioient.
Bees never make an attack while in
quest of honey or on their return until
they have entered the hive, says a
writer. It is only in the hives and in
the vicinity that we may expect them
to manifest this irascible disposition.
Do not cease planting peas, but -as
soon as the first early plants are above,
grow plants for the second crop, and
follow with others. Peas can be had
in abundance through the season with
but little labor compared with their
value on the farmer's table.
It is useless to grow onions, no matter
how rich the soil may be. if the
rows are not kept perfectly clean.
Weeds and grass will destroy as onion
bed in short order as onions prefer
the land undisturbed by other plants,
hence the ground must be kept close
and fine.
Every time a bee hatches, it leaves
a very thin lining in the cell. There
will be several of these in a season, as
it only takes twenty-one days for a
young bee to emerge from its cell, and
in a few years there will be quite a
number of these thin linings, so that
the cells gradually get smaller.
When planting corn it should be
the object to secure not only the same
yield per acre as last year, but something
more. It will cost no more to
get an extra ten bushels per acre than
iV will the regular crop, if judgment is
i given the cultivation of the land.
Grass and weeds are the agents which
reduce the yield.
It is said that the sight of the bees
is affected by both a dazzling and a
1 dim light. A glaring light on the
snow dazzles them, while it is stated
1 that if they are thrown a short distance
from their hives in the dusk, the
effect is nearly the same. They will
| circle about and fall without being
' able to find their homes,
i
> Several of the electric launches
1 from the Chicago Fair are in operation
on the Boston Park lake.
A Coronation Chair.
Who can determine which is the
throne of Great Britain? Is it the ,
stone coronation chair of King Edward
the Confessor, in which every
sovereign who has reigned over Eng- I
land during tho last thousand years
has been crowned? Is it the gorgeone <
chair of 6tate which occupies the
rton+fa nf tVm f7nin in f.hfl HVyilSe of i
Lords, or that queer kind of musicstool
arrangement on which the j
Queen half sits, half leans, when she ,
presides at the Drawingrooms held at
Buckingham Palace? Or is it, perhaps,
the gilt armchair on which she '
takes her place when she accords 1
audience to foreign envoys at Windsor
for the purpose of receiving either )
their letters of credence or recall? <
Not one of these seats can claim the
exclusive right to describe itself as j
the throne of England, though were ]
they forced to choose, most people
would be inclined to accord the title
to the coronation chair in Westminster
Abbey. And yet it is only *
used once in a lifetime by each of the
English sovereigns, namely, on the '
day when they are invested with the '
crown by the Archbishops of Canterbury
and York, in the presence of the 1
Peers, of the Parliament and of the \
great officers of the realm. There is
only one sovereign in English history .
who has sat twice in that seat, and ]
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casion having been the jubilee anniversary
of her accession. The chair 3
COBONATION CHAIR OF ENGLAND'S KINGS.
is familiar to every American who has
visited Westminster Abbey, and the
venerable relic is, to my mind, infinitely
more imposing and impressive
in its simple grandeur than the somewhat
gaudy chair of state in the House
of Lords, surmounted by its highly
decorative canopy, which is panelled
in the most intricate and rococo man*
ner with roses, shamrocks, thistles,
lions passants, unicorns and, in fact,
all the heraldic emblems of Great
Britain and Ireland. This chair itself
is made of wood, gold, ivory and
silver. The royal coat of arms is
carved and gilded on the back, while
the arms of the chair are serpentine
creations terminating in a pair of
lion's maws. Some idea of its intrinsic
value may be gained when it is
stated that the cloth of gold with
which it is upholstered cost in the
neighborhood of $5000.?New York
Tribune.
Mlccuc' Wiikt.
This handsome design has the full
waist and sleeve puffs of pink crepon,
the ripple skirt, bretelles, belt, collar
and lower sleeve portions being of
pink and black changeable brocade,
trimmed on the loose edges with black
guipure insertion over pink satin ribbon.
It is also suitable for pretty
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cotton wash fabrics, batiste, chambrav,
lawn, etc., tneruraes oeiug eugeu. wnu
narrow embroidery or lace.
Girls aud Boys Compared.
Dr. J. A. Gilbert, of the Yale psychological
laboratory, has been conducting
a series of very interesting
experiments touching the mental and
physical development of the pupils of
the New Haven public schools. Many
of his tests are entirely new, and important
results have been reached.
The tests were made on 1200 boys and
girls, aged from six to seventeen.
The professor has embodied the results
of his experiments in a number
of charts, which 6how that boys are
more sensitive to weight discrimination,
that girls can tell the difference
in color shades better than boys, and
that bovs think quicker than girls.
Altogether the charts show that boys
are more succeptiole to suggestions
than girls. The charts show also that
both boys and girls between the ages
of twelve and fourteen years are not
so bright, quick or strong in proportion,
nor do they develop as fa3t as
they do before an 1 after those years.
The object of the test is to enable
teachers to better understand the
mental requirements of the pupils.?
Detroit Free Press.
Inspecting Horse Meat.
In France and Germany there are
many shops where horse meat alone is
sold. In these countries when ahorse
is injured it is sold to those making a
business of slaughteiing them. All
animals are inspected by Government
officials before killing, so there is littlo
danger of any diseased meat being
sold. ?American Farmer.
A spider web is constructed according
to the best mathematical principles.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
A little woman goes a long war.
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It is good to love when you are
poung, to be loved when you are old.
We pity a man "who goes to the
Jogs," without a thought for the dogs.
Absolute contentment is absolute
rest, and absolute rest is annihilation.
Marriage is like a cold bath. The
longer you will look at it the less you
will like it.
When people recklessly impair their
awn credit thev must expect their cash
to grow scarce.
A. man with one bad habit always
aas two?one habit itself and the habit
3f lying about it.
Every day a man submits to soma
injustice, which he vowed yesterday
le would not stand.
What has becfome of the old fashioned
woman who set the bread before
joing to bed at night?
The milk of human kindness isn't ft
jit improved by diluting it with the
;ears of sentimental pity.
Whenever vou find a man who savs
ihat honesty does not pay it is a sign
;hat he has never tried it.
It is with charity as it is with money
?the more we stand in need of it, the
[ess we have to give away.
Never offend little people. The great
;an afford to forget. The small cannot
even affect to forgive.
Humanity to animals is a duty reposing
on the same foundations as the
claims of man to humanity.
If people would only stop talking
where they stop knowing, half the
svils of life would come to an end.
Don't depend too much on popular
sympathy. There are more tears in a
pealed onion than in a public calamity
The Cat and the Canary.
A ladv who owned a larere and hand
some cat, received from a friend a
present of a canary, a beautiful singer.
The canary's cage hung in her
bedroom, and, when the cat was not
there, the cage was opened, and the
canary allowed to fly about the room
as it pleased. One day when the cage
waB open, the cat somehow got into
the room without being noticed, and
when the mistress came in she was
surprised to find the cat and the bird
the best of friends. The canary was
riding about the room on the cat's
head and looking very dignified, and
the cat was nurrinc with delight. Af
ter this they often passed hours together.
One day in the middle of
their play, the cat seized the canaay
in her teeth, jumped upon the bed
with it, and looked as if she were going
to eat it. Her mistress thought
the bird was certainly lost. But when
the cat stayed there for some time
with the bird in her mouth, making
no attempt to kill it, she wondered
what it could mean; looking round,
she saw there was a strange cat in the
room. How it had come there no one
knew. But this explained why puss
had caught hold of lier friend the
canary. It was to protect it. When the
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strange cat was unveu uut, sua ici ms
canary go, and they played together
happily once more.?Home and Farm.
largest Lighthouse in the World.
The distinction of owning the most
powerful flash light and the largest
lighthouse in tha world belongs to
France. This monster light has been
set up at Cap de la Heve, near Havre,
in the centre of the most dangerous
section of the French coast. For the
past year the French Lighthouse
Board has been making some curiou3
experiments at the Cap de la Heve
tower. First they used oil lamps with
fixed lenticular apparatus which
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yielded iy,uuu canaie power ana. couiu
be seen 49J miles. The next trial was
that of the fixed lenticular in connection
with powerful eleotric arc lamps,
the light in this case being equal to
24,000 candle power, and capable of
being seen fifty-seven miles. The
next trial wa3 that of electric arc and
flashing machinery yielding 24,000,000
(twenty-four million) candle
power, and which could be seen no
less than 130 miles on a clear night.
The light now in use at this Titan of
the lighthouse has power equal to 40,000,000
candles, and its reflection can
be seen 243 miles.?St. Louis Republic.
He Could Throw Some.
"Several years ago," remarked Oliver
L. Westbrook, of New Haven,
Conn., "I knew a man who lived on
the outskirts of my town who could
throw a stone with more accuracy of.
aim than is displayed by most sportsmen
with a rifle. The man was a perfect
giant physically. He was a good
deal of a hunter, using stones as his
only weapon to bring down the game.
He had a large leather pouch attached
to one side of his coat, in which he always
carried a good supply of carefully
selected missiles. With these he
bagged every year no small quantity
of game, such as quail, rabbits and
squirrels. He could kill a bird ua the
wing or a rabbit at full speed almost
as easily as at rest. One of his favorite
methods for displaying his skill
was to set up a scythe-blade with the
edge toward him at a distance of about
100 feet, and by throwing potatoes
against the edge cut them in half. He
could almost exactly halve two out of
every three potatoes he threw."?St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
A "Pig" Smasher.
A hydraulic "pig" breaker has been
patented by E. P. Martin, General
Manager of the Dowlais Iron Works,
in conjunction with Mr. James, of the
Dowlais-Cardiff Works.
Fifty years ago the "litters" were
broken into fragments after the cooling
had been completed by a process
that was exceedingly laborious. Two
strong men were selected for the purpose,
and by great exertion would lift
a double-handled sledge and bring it
to bear upon the iron.
But this new hydraulic process
seems to render the breaking a comparatively
very simple matter. A
crane lifts thirty "pigs" at a time,
carries them to the breaker, where
they are duly pounded by the dydraulic
ram, and a wagon underneath
it sent away expeditiously full of
fragments. Three half-pence per ton
is the estimated cost of breakage by
this method.? London Inventor.
The Sionx Dinner Pot.
"There is a very peculiar custon
among the Sionx Indians," said Eman
uel French, of Bismarck, N. D. "The
Indians take kindly to European cook
ing utensils and aids to comfort, anc
it is quite common for an exploring 01
picnic party to trade off kettles, fry
ing pans and the like for skins or cuii
osities. A cooking utensil thus ac
quired becomes practically the com
mon property of the tribe, on th<
general understanding, however, tha
whoever borrows it shall pay for iti
i 11QA hv loorinnr in i'f o nnrfinn nf
food cooked. As the Indians seldon
waste any time in washing or cleaning
eating or cooking vessels, this prac
tice has some conveniences from ?
red man's point of view, and oftei
a saucepan is returned with quite ?
large quantity of meat or potatoei
clinging to the bottom, and perhapi
covering up some of the remains of 1
preceding and entirely different preparation.
"It is not long since that an exploring
party I was out with lost its kettle,
which had evidently jolted out o
the wagon on the bad road. Afte:
considerable hesitation, one was borrowed
from a friendly squaw, and
after the water had been boiled in i
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mree or iour umes, ana ic naa Deei
well scoured out with sand, it an
ewered its purpose admirably. Whei
we were through with the kettle,
we thoroughly cleaned it agair
and returned it, and it was not unti
an Indian guide explained the custom
that we understood the look of su
preme contempt which came over thi
red lady's face when, on looking int<
the inside of the kettle, she saw tha
it contained no relic whatever of ou
evening feast."?St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Enormous GroiTth of an Industry.
Few persons realize the enormou
increase of our wool product, whicl
has resulted from proper breedinf
and good management. In 1810 th<
number of sheep in the United State
amounted to 10,000,000, and 13,000,
000 pounds of wool were produced
In 1892 our wool product was 244,
000,000 pounds, while the number o
sheep had only increased to 44,358,
865. The average weight of fleece ha(
risen from 1.9 pound in 1840 to 5.1
pound in 1891.
The efforts to improve the weigh
and quality of the fleece have no
been confined to the United States
In 1891 the number of sheep an<
lambs in Great Britain was returned a
28,732,558, and in 1893 at 27,280,334
The wool clip in 1890 was placed a
138,000,000 pounds, and in 1892 a
153,000,000.
"While wool is cheaper now tha:
evef before, it is also more largel;
used, so that the increased productio:
is not so disproportioned as it wouli
at first appear. In 1860 the world*
product of wool was 955,000,001
.i? i OOA :A i eofl nnn nni
pUUUUB, 1U inou II, was l,UiU,UUV/,W
pounds, and in 1889 it was 1,950,000,
000 pounds. Europe is decreasing it
wool production. North America in
creased from 110,000,000 pounds i]
1860 to 630,000,000 pounds in 1889
The largest increases were in Aug
tralia, from 60.000,000 pounds ii
1860 to 450,000,000 in 1889; Ri
Plata from 43,000,000 in 1860 t
360,000,000 in 1889. -These statistic
are interesting, for they show wha
competition American wool-grower
have to meet. ?New York World.
A Diminutive Breed of Cattle.
The Dexter Kerry is a diminutiv
treed of cattle, but they are very we]
in their way, and not merely toys, j
cow standing thirty-nine inches hig
and owned by the Earl of Roseberr
j gave sixteen quarts of milk in one day
i which yielded fifteen per cent, c
cream. For one month she gave fiftee
quarts of milk per day. For city am
village residents who wish to keep
cow the Dexter Kerry has much t
commend it.?American Farmer.
Unknown Dead in a Great City,
Albert H. White, keeper of th
morgue in New York City, testified i
a murder trial the other day that 140,
000 bodies have passed through hi
hands since he has been the keepei
He added that he knew many ease
where mistakes had been made as t
identity of dead bodies, and cited th
I case of a woman who claimed a bod
as that of her husband and had th
body buried in Calvary Cemetery. Scientific
American.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton, N. Y.
The play of color in tho opal is due t
minuto Assures in the stone.
A. M. Priest, Druggist. Shelbyville, Ind
says: " Hall's Catarrh Cure gives the best c
satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonial
as it cures every one who takes it." Druggisl
Bell it, 75c.
A Bcnnlilul Souvenir Spoon
Will be sent with every hottle of Or. Hoxst?'
Certain Croup Cure. Ordered by mail, post
paid, 50 cts. Address. Hossie. Buffalo, N. Y.
Shiloli's Cure
Is sold on a guarantee. It cures Incipient Con
sumption; itisthe Best Cough Cure:'Joe.. 50c., 3
Dox't Neglect a Cough. Take some Hale
Honey of Horeliotind and Tar iiwlanler.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minuti
"I Could Not Walk
Because of a running sore on my ankle,
was not a'oie'even 10 do anything. After th
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Sarsaparilla I felt a I lii C2
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now after taking I am
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walk several miles without feeling tired.
Mas. Be.ncii Box 83, Willsboro, N. Y.
Hood's Pills cure a?i liver ills. U5c.
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f A iteuiarKauie i&ierpuiur.
In New Zealand and Australio tliey
, have an animal which, from all act
counts, cannot be equaled by any
1 other animate or inanimate object
upon the earth's surface. It is the
x queerest of the many antipodean won,
ders and paradoxes, and, for the want
i of a better name, has been called the
1 "bullruBh caterpillar" or "vegetable
i worm." The native Tasmanian name
for the oddity is "Aweto-Hotete."
9 The above ground portion of this veg3
etable worm is a fungus of the order
t sphaeria, which grows to a height oi
r 6ix or eight inches. When pulled up
* by the root, this fungas is found to
consist of a large caterpillar, showing
head, segments and breathing holes?
every detail of the grub being pera
fectly preserved. On examination oi
h the interior of the caterpillar it is
5 found to be composed of a "punky"
a looking substance, really the root ol
s the fungus, which has cremated every
- fiber of what was once a living, breath.
ing creature's anatomy. In all the in
stances which Buckland records, the
f sphaeria had made its attack in the
- fold of skin between the second anc
1 third segments of the caterpillar and
5 had replaced all the animal substance
of the creature's body with a hare
t brown vegetable growth resembling
t the fungoid growths on blackberry
' and other vines.?St. Louis Republic
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t Yirtues ot Salt.
* Common salt is one of the mosi
' I valuable remedial agents the worlc
* contains. Used as a tooth powder,
alone or with a little prepared chalk,
1 it whitens the teeth and makes th<
7 gums hard and rosy. It is a good gar
!j gle for sore throat, and if taken ir
* time will benefit, if not cure diphther
? ia. It will stop bleeding of the
? mouth, and in warm water is a gooc
^ emetic and remedy against several
" poisons. There is nothing better foi
s sore feet and hands than salt anc
" water, and for ordinary sore eyes,
a though a painful operation, will ofter
' effect a complete cure.?Indianapoli
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rightly used. The many, who live bete
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_ less expenditure, by more promptlj
adapting the world's best products tc
the needs of physical being, will attesl
18 the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
13 remedy, Syrup of Figs.
o Its excellence is due to its presenting
e in the form most acceptable and pleasy
ant to the taste, the refreshing and trulj
e beneficial properties of a perfect laxative
; effectually cleansing the system
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dispelling corns, neauauueo aim ic??i
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions anc
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
o eniEg them and it is perfectly free fronc
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
ii gist3 in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man
[jj ufactured by the California Fig Syruf
Co. only, whose name is printed on everj
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
j and being well informed,"you will no!
t- accept any substitute if oflered.
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The Virot Bow.
The Virot bow, either made of wide
ribbon or bias silk, is always placed
against the back of the hat, with the
jet or rhine stone buckle that confines
it resting its edge on the hair. It requires
an almost inimitable deftness
r and surety of touch to make this
Frenchy little bow. The fashionable
ribbon is watered. It requires about
a yard to make a stylish Virot bow.
The ends of the ribbon should be
sewed together into four loops, two on
either side; the upper ones should be
! a trifle longer than the lower ones. To
i tie these together the loops are held
firmly in the fingers and the left ones
: are turned over the right ones, forming
a knot in the center, which is
either fastened with a buckle or with. (
: ornamental stick pins. A frontal
i bunch of flowers or a low buckle of
' rhine stones is usually so placed in
i front of the hat as to preserve the ar
tistio balance when the Virot bo\r
spreads its silken sails at the back. By
the way, this pointed efiect of the loops
i is acquired by drawing the lower edge
i of each loop tighter than the npper. ?
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