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TIlE RACE OF LIFE. The course was open, lan1 th" yoting athlet With fo.de 1arm l st iut really there; No time hat h his gathorod frien'ls to greet 'Ibore lity tho ordo I ho lun t tlire. 111s well-knit framo spoko l. i,h for tealth n,o power - It!a teethl were Vot, 1w111 hit '0111 A purp00 fixed. th-It from tIe 'narltg hour Ills Wim1 Sliou'd bo It gilm; go it. Lov: want there, bitt ho woualtd not 11(1r lie volece: And fricnl xh1ip At rove hli h'"1rlt to keef): 'Twais a2ll lin 'ai11, his hell art haod 11' m 0 it, The worl-i h11 14rol<den flel< to re Ip. ie erlrtl: I I' b -ar no Iu,Il:,t inl this -"at' -- iIrf.'s loves n .'I a 11r 11, 11'p:-+ titlrn by -- Ton-lor1' is lte I z.". b,' it 1nn11 it) travo The menIsur"etl tiistune't'---r to die."' He eleft lt - fir wit'I soir t; a!I atinno l l 1 ,1 ' l;l'1'r e hlis con1p111 es: daI' i 1( 1 w'rn, 1n<1 yet 11 -y)' s p'-oelai i A swell i- lIw11r. :a I 'o)11 i n-11 i Ch '!e: for the 1-rn er (h.1 (I, Ie n ) helo sl;y; Ills --ouil.il:<isc<l i1111. f, r h'" k now Theyr w1y t hatye (11i:'r 11 bhim 11u1 h) we;nt t(: 2.1l(1 - .Allth:-t he ilr 1 d I'( r was in vl"'w. An, yo-, h; runn wll e 't wl-o runt "+Ior' ol-I; lIt''eft chioIl r l s lIlrect joy', Ih e- s I tlll., -111.1 he w ts Ir llo n I 1, l111 i ll1 he hea <1 1 ll h s'lelt's Vu < e Then Iann, Il - 1 :11 It c01 Ill r," ll Ihf Mtrifoe 1 i h l )t )I c 1 1 1 :k r e t ) . i n t h e r n'u' o f 'l i 1e , Anl thea. -he 1 i .c th" 14 11 i. - 1) i 11) I. - ll it. J'li /'h l o l ' 41ie JI rn')lul, Miss Abigail ltrr was a little brown old Ina;id, who lived in a litti t Ierownl otI onse with her cat., I)ohbV, and her woIn ;tall-wo urk, P'rle1nt"e, Sharp 1 tonue, long; of visag . b)r,)von(r :ndl Ob111"r tl:l th ' mistr'c-s lier-elf. 'I her) wa1s 11ohin. (f gral't', nor11. b1 eautyN, 14ol" 1;weetnless, aboult. Miss Ahigni's lIife': ex-very'tllin' was dry, alIl hard nd111( huI 1sky. l(lc'd. soni l(') >.et) w\'re so lli(hr11:aleAa os to sa\v that her h:1a-t wal like a vey' m'u drd1-111 upIl-Ill lr1n!i('! In a nultshell, :unl would1 rattle if she wr to he shaken IlIrdl enutih. lhltt I Ilcmver" <qit e belicye('l thlat. 1I always said Itlwerl' was a1 so1' t spot. int Alis Abignil's hevar1 , to be foud1 ieni the ti1nc eane to filn it. One s1)1 inn I wilig'ht a boy ople'il l M iss A i '111's lra'd A1"lgatte :U1111 wa1Lk111 111 the pu2t lh 1 'e1en I llh rt)w's of st:ra4' glilng llahs. i11 was 1>t a boy w liiv11d abu11t ('al'r,;townI or 11e w\'uh141 not hlav( d-'ld 4l1entu1re, I amu Sm-), for P'ru lc"'s s:tk<e, ))ciide.; h,avin+g.r nollh inlg l to \e ntulre for.. .1011 "a w 1a1sn 1111 kenlllt, starved1-l1udking 1:t1lle sp)et,iIn1 'i. of llnuanity. Illig (oat wa a wrb too long tn(1 latlm' : t the elbowvs; ndli1 lis troosr1'S w'e1(' 1 wrbl too short :1I'l 11:111h d at the k4 we1). Ili.; hat. a1 s 14iltless of b)rin. :nd thr)1ughI1 a h11 ill 11111 crown 1bbed a lit:] tufl of hai whith 4 111 ' itn( I) 1 1b 1 n> iw , 1 ut111 0w41 (4ow\" wofl11l' Iac(h1. 1He went S(raighlt upl) to Aliss 1 biW prcht steps. AIiss Abigail silting on the poreb in be' 16nfh-b:wkedl roc"kinne-cl:lr so intent oil hlindIing} off her st' ekint_-heel that slit hearn nithe r the clil"k of the ,_ate lat' h 11ur the footstep.- onl th!e hardl-lrtrodde path, and she) did no( look 1u) u2nt the htv.'s li,_urv interpI)o-oed itself hv tw\'Oee 1141' w'irk :n1 1 the fading Sunse 1f)' dl!edl his tati Erod hallcru\wn. I ; 4 I s t ,leas , tu ':n, willyou m :1 4411 hae int hing to at i' It was I11(It' 1t :1 :I I ' 1' ir'ati1( o t(sl:ing; th're ':;1.; : 11')anlines ill t \Oice whi-h \lis, Ah!:il could not hel 1hut notice.. Perlhalls 1:1 hawas t he reatst, shte lookedi at the btov sharp ly forl mInu1en! I'01or she :mnstveni,t. ' 'in h2a moe1nt, 1rdnce, tall a:l( a44lu ar " YI'll have1' to gitl 1oa 121 rn>w:'s m-u4 1 toro l:: 0he1milki'"S sa1 she. 'i. en AI s "' :1 \ ''14 Jilt 1'' ; l I lret n 141' III not1like b(' s; and('l that 11 he srconwlteli':. nzuinert tinany gofl th'i' r-: 'o' t,i11y. Now, 1she sr -e th'i IlolI,l otan ai liy. I th . of-c 11t21 fr10 1 h4I'i2 bare1 hnmnl'' 14et ' to1his irown in-a4 ( ot for'gl ing12 the2 f:11ed litle luft, Ii ia htoWiSIl'.l(fi,hl le ih ) n11 iI 4'lgll t xoIIliIy,lr hi 112 hl ati. A121 ieihel in:i.5g(11 r- lr duiI pru I'it-l : lll I t b p i 'lI t<I $t A lt toiba, tor i. Ahal "Well,jyou fon ty lipt,' aid Pri. "ay bete'n Istb Nettu:t g:vr angh. Y.'' he' hwant a bvy o wohe kitch -o,m' "ob-ro 4t lukai, ihe Abiail, t 0Wu hay,Iwin> bo vdiwa t in ;o'':ah'nkizn cow ' 2 in th' : - o d r - - l ' n4 ral ce in h: h. .- -, r n I (gain of that frail little lifo which harj Iblighted in the blud 80 long beofore. '"low far are you gonSP" sho asked. '1 (on't know, ili am. " And where have vou come from? proceetdld Mli.s Ab gail. "'Treseot t, ma':an. lothcr died th('' Iiirieel m11ont1us a;ro." 'T'her''e was a e patlitc qla\"e' in his voice. And then, with little (lue -tioning, ho told his simple story. His ine was nirry 011msteadl, anl he was twe ve y ear.s old. lie had lived in TIrescott t lng tuimo -hi) andt his moth ler; they were very poo'. but they had kept a little home tog!ethlert. llis mot bort" haId takent in swinlg, an1 he had worked for the neighborino" Iarmers summers, amd gone to schoc winteis. And lie hail Ieen ha1pi)\, for ill they were so poor, until-mother ded. "'IT'hen I stop ed with Dlea'on Staples a snell; hlo sai(i he wanted to tr; Ime. 1iSt tney were going to hind me ot to himl, andl so 1 ran awa\." "None to blante, iuther,'' iinterpo (i1 Prudence, with ai great (eatl of em1pha. ig. "'r1' \e seen old Staples, down to '1'rlscott. Ile's that mean he'd skinl i m11oise for the hide an( taller:'" " 'e(! been trying along for a (haneo to work, contillue(l the hov, smilinr ai11y. Ito was very near to tears now, bt, lie held1 thent back sturldi!v. " Ptt there don't. an3bo(dy 8eilm to wat nle." liss Abigail was moved more tha sh would have e:iredi to own b. tlis reittl. E'-enk to her., who lad1 lived or self so Iong, there was soietliin<r inl1 8eribahiy pitiful in the tt i>.lht o thim little wanlerer 1hat ti1ng alone with the wor'tl. bull'eted by foril ne. drifting her r there, as tlban11ce might lictate. It Ii !rt"ow\"n dlar"k low\" - the l:mp111s lad long since been lighted; alt th'r10 were iutter;gs of distant, Iliuide' in lle air. " It's go:ng to ra;i n,' said Miss Abi. gtil. ''You neeln t go t.)-n'ight; you mtay sleel in t he sli ble loft.'' Ihirr\" Iii nkel ler. T'hl' .orml broke w\ithi ;reat. violen--e. And while Jliss bAbail listem-cl to the Sh re peals of thundler andl the p1t1rin-r of tihe ) ill agail-t the iviildbys ,Ito Iithiuht of the It.ne!\y !itle war\"arer in I he st able lol' w't i Ia new, si range tirob of 11:y. loini iug c:ulne. lerr\- wit hi bin song :il glisteniir witlI iIy.:t:uili or rain drops, l'rudence wa- ui hle Iis, but. e'aI'ly ats it was, sho I1u'ard I Ith souit) of an mIx in tIh' woo-l shed; mnl whenI she o1pente I the dloo; IthtrIy% siiilmil :It her from h:s 11st bv the chop. SI don't think patid eunlugh for my slipp'r -1 cat, such-1 a lot." he saidi, "'so I'\" split somet k'indllinu , and I'll mlilk for youi thismnornuing if \out w\:mt,mte to." I ritlenc brought tie iinlk-Ipail with out a word. Bilt wiien she hd:iil p re1plaredl \liss Abiia T's mlornil miea', she :male ready1v : d subi s: ai rill Ibreakl:as 1 for itur,. :'si . W hen I( l:tl eaten it lie took up his hat crown. " (11) ot the i a;I gou comle in.' sai I P'rullcnm-e, .'r cle you'll brill ba,t pa r :1 :nW a little inu'rtdtlIti !n- 0)g , Il I w \cnt outi >Ii the peilrhil. ; i s: Ahll.-asthre taik:ing lice 1 br1e:th1; (tI t1he iin I1 air, antl she I 1-. 1' him11 a lhii I "( l itm lii" 41a he wni' ' t th e ! e :111l 1II'w n thin- :tl :1!h :ll- lin lt iw e ii 1. h a i exlb rt , in row il Sbut ulw:I: r 'l i Ill. t l "w ! in e r i . I' hl t4 :1:11- s A b i i . 4 u-ry h'. 1. :nii l o -,. 4 .d4il il ee I ed tos I m vlio-k t 4 p ikui the i bl 4m,o' ( ne li ear, i' I \n ed:45.s. Iiun Il 444 4* all -i:~i ii ibii him.4,' ie aluni 'h- \Ii a . b o- ig w . 24: I 31~i s Ai ii i, lo ing t er l-'y ,i me.on e . 14' l iever 'o I l le 4h- a .' \ l "u, IV4 li 1t. ml .lbi .\ j..l, (it .ll 1t44 y.4oiikis -- I m 1,t (utoff al i.'li ow 114 k-n'j I k': uI'l a iau -eo m14 i)ii lo ilk. t i h ki ile: a it Iiub h ' <b>ns ro --i ul11 lh :i wil l! :ui l 'ru ( I4k.tih at iet i-lde liii;lusjit lj ( e hill . \n'-brinthn' ifn' cietters2 frmIlkh is4d o ii ' 14r4k- eded f l rnt e n .( -- ili. itt44 ii,''- li '\lssAbutEe.h ed ro ieiyn alongk 'them rs:il.w' 't414ad Irpei'' e, 4(mtIIthe hlt le hainle 4 ni nmiaway liarr w4444 4i limbIi ~ 'n..- ) - '4 'o '-riji Miul , ' ( ki - -i sp e 'i i)i t 1an~ -e a(4 he( wias a meeeI4I in l Ih A -::ulhct g>ioeW ili tIl i 5t'ii it n I i illl to lae y it. putl' i n14 ill. The' ito womein lookie~ d sno l;o-h ai kiiznouvedh mat i in-tt~a,"te Ii>l adlid:Ist'llt au kn( tl:tlkI02(A - I: 11801Wi 18!olJiOneii:" n . I' '(4 the lil' fg r te o n. watlh. wao-ki wfhrtI , aei( thouht, oftIkl ht (/udimc '.'-.he p- d r USEFUL AND SUG ESTIVE. -I know one poultry raiser who feeds hens a little cooked meat every (Ity, and I thiink it pays. Where one has A p'enty of milk for the hens, no meat will be nieeded..-!i((1.ws F"'rrmIer. -''he general 'e(et of lime is to * render availile the phiiit fo of alre:Idy in the soil, witlout itself supplying any significant mn1111i1t. I.ining c:i not, therofore, be su(eessftully r'epeatedl ex cept at considerable intervals.-C'hica go Jou rna'. A goodI wt'ay to remove dust from a carpet is to fatt,ten a damp cloth over the broom; with this the dlust, mnay. bo literally taken u1). This wi\l be found o useful in the sick-room, and also inl any T room1 wlere there are m1aliy small Iai cles to catch dust. It brightens a car- 11 pet to wi pc it oil' in this way even after the usual swceping has be'n done.-N. T I. I'>st. t --Oid-fashioned Spouge-cake: Four 2' 'ggs, well heaten, two elup: of gratnu- o lated suar:i, then one cup of sifted 11 f!ouir, a little at a tinle, then ant her ill ' whi ih two teaspo:uifiii of hakin pow- 1 dt'r have be enl mixed, flavor, Ind pour cl in one-half ct:t f ahunost uoiilir witter. i y it will tlhink it need., m,-ore flour, bu', i (o not add any, or yotu will spoil the cake. --- I i JIo11s1/;ot'. -President Cla'lhoirne, who has a heenl a tealhot all his be t days, ad- I vises farmers not to s,:no tleir sons to college: home on land is lot only the best. piae for' a boy to live, bn! best for' leaur.nn. 1:neounra're the sitldv of the innumerable Ihings to be seen anl oh- I st r; edl I hore. But it 'oundl to im det er d rinned to ac<luire more of aspoecial colle(o-i. n!e know lede., it, is we l tben, and only 1 thei, to lt'ist h:S oing--N. T. ' .. v "-Fall whent. enn b)e easily changed in-. to sprolg wheat. I frve or ivheat i"; sown 1 late inl the fall, so that it dloes not I )I,ear at all, it. will grow in the prin<rg anil mature the crop. If it. i. sow'n l very early ill the sjprii;., so th:t it will ' I e Iroz.en after it, has sp'roiteI, it, will f do t.he ame, and I he raini thus grown will i;( a sp r:ll whe1(at. ( at; and] wheat t tanIl not he sownl t,)r'ether very we.ll: thue oats m11aka :s -tiSi)r gll"it :111 1 crowd the wi heat out.- Iol/> Tr-uscii t --The ".i i'i/ic AIer('coiln, a very 1'e- ' liahl1 pa1e1, grives the followinr r0i p a Ia s11e ct'e for cor'n1-;. As the 1m'le-t dy is very simple, if anui\ of our readm-.s a e aillited with orn1-; it would proh ahly he well for theuii to give it a trial. "'1'ak:e onc-fourthi c11, of strol1-r Vinl' gar: crmnlle into it somne bread'. Iet Y st:ud half an hour, or until it, I'ten io a rofd Oultice. 'Ihenl aply (1 n I ti iri tl at nig_rht. In the mlrniim. ' i c S')r,'nless will b ;'o11 :tllt the cotl tn:i Ile p)icked out. If tlie corn is a 've t.b I stinate one it. rily reqiuir')w ino Moro ' applical:Onl- to e.le L a cure." r -Imoss of Mane :li 'l'til: The f'i n r a Out ofe h I7:1i ri uatlly caulsedf by ;t O iOeae Oie skiii hrv which the hi-lir I fo'lieles i I l(-t epiderinis hecomte' inne- t t ile. To resoro Itheml the s'k i n1 lai to . w a-he'd with warm water :1( Soonp andl I ru11'hed g('ntly with at rough Ih>th O1- at p lesh-btrish. As so('nl a s the 'its ( '11 1 dried tIponl.-e the skinl withi abhlit one If 1)otnue of the folm in lixtue: tter, one l'iut; ton1'11re of c:ultharbhIt, ,neie t h e h o r s e a p i n t o f l i n s e t 'd i o . a n,I k t " 1p 1 the d liestive organ's ie good orderc1'.- c -VA. 1'. ' tund,s. ilThrd Librar.i~fa ofWlIia Ithl)litsandrinahi Ligyat ithlC)ome,tt ui Profsso Dt isei e . elalm tnow liv) tidenetoii that areat f o .aigyian obeisk, 111a buied lin i the vicinit othe Piae.ii'di a ug iFac, neari th sid enract the S ena*t i .i THEl( tim tees'ium as been liLt 1scr ofLI 211 all islae citi byio v (etit chemS Ist,hIer su etterbiges rItise ttina I to i h s a siler-whi1 til muIe t' ree i.' -r Iiume i andl piotasseitunl in general he tatl eiforts tolgsepaat i('t'foilts com-1 Aretierous to P. h L.1(1 Seltfr F.' RIl S. t naewl to 'ne,isemlydtoia(tie' iindicate 511 aneimls hchwlsoldntualye poetr toundeet bth dorno0fin line'.talin in artat of tho(i(earth.l IFor isstIance Wy . (f nie F.arot1Vll.e S. litae tat nr ths Ie xposionh oft ai catm> th e hlLi -d -' ato,a istan<e:1 ofh' twent toII 1lI twenty-Itive II the adment( of(1 ai tow has been l(' hear tll' ial a dstac istIl (00 m ili tt ill ger's (Ifll known, heti thlinkis, tht'i te roa tif ahe gun pla Wateloo ws heaileu 11nt theIl Engih colati mof thn 100at m il I from Tilt sandkI oif thon h ara11l Deer WisiI I to0 dgrees FahireneifIt biy thle iertIical hic Isl roend(eredsi me.A"'l itrribl' hv l along, . I 1rI's, I lllggl st recrd iiat I ll tdegre at t4f1li lidt ii the ti -a-ut' b lenc dofisi le tileil ib'ast. im"ssi re tory fise tol)o the famouslie Ger l! berofe hlar tubes ion, wbde aobo-y e'l wasn ul*ed , eisr ced t en u i TILE LOST CHILD. FATE WORSE TIHAN ABDUCTION low Paraf/, by is, trhk or Prccnirflor , nd 'are, nre- Itewpoanl ble fo it 1enlht of 'Tlclr Ct1l'(lrca.. The moral and legal responsibility of r.rents, in the care of their chiliren iM, >lituately,attraLt.ing the seriots attentiol r the better portion of tie entire colti'rv. lie naoUy inl t tleel of chibl.beatin[, op. resion, andl other fornis of cruelty Which aVe e ine ttl light.< l'iniI that. s lething Ii dlone; and it il gratifyinqi to know that e peole are becunitig thorough!y ronils .1. Whether the cruelty be in tlu form f Ihysical vilienet or lhysic:al iieglect intter!s not-tht printil)11! in both ISIS is thw same. 'I'he i an or wonlan who eglecis hi i or her own heattlt may he i r "I'd 's the con iilttres(l ti fall tipol th i;hv"ilu:ll altlne; but the parent or etiardl li who perntits the inroads of <iselse i,t,II ihe lin len it (if's bIble til n-nt upon In f,- rolcti n. is crinlinally' liable lw h ight f hiI. hfwever ie may Ipp1ear' iln the eycs Ilf nibl. Tiere are. tw\VI''rI, p:atent$ that internl to car,' for hifl ir Ilillren, but Vi, t rllbi h calreles e1': "11 1h" I'+ill' f "ihei dillies. perniit !: 'n to> i, c ,inlt th]e itii,orent.\i in s o i>rae. 1 u h l'ltn lus In1y be gnIlieleis ,f ieni,l ti l'f~11' t, I11110 li' tH 'l i te 11 l w lb ii IV t t li-astru s :IIIs UI ln their chillel art' jtst as i''se are trut's \'hiebi nnsl he nian Il Iry worthy parent ar!l e :f l I .illb Ill'. ici lit w here th1, illln i i ("lm . ", i,il, i n .i l lp h l r e . I l le w :v a leri : u l 1 i , ( ,i i r :. 1 t f b ln y Iti II I:arI tl ire it i lilea' Th ' lb tl y f (nii '""f i inl thl is l it ly wh 11\ een Catl ld 11pon to,tnou.n ,i inc ";I,.r V ri when the g-reIt<t emi 'a b i ut.tu e iperimn-' o- f WIll' 11 i I I t: if t is that of 1 m14! 1- .W i 1" he chi til ' re ll nmoet l,r,.111i.:ilil;,n l,l' i soi ne unex lain:l'il reasont 1'fi1l il ti till Stren,-'il .,e inI;d t' i l ntil lllIl i 'i .' li i' i I I I '.:t' i l t h r fr .n,i fcar,' 1 i I \\',rib he Victiilus of cin,b il ii l). (I I. Ii n l t illy :"Icll il 'I i1 l' I it S A Cit l,r l !1,i 'tIi' Ii '!'l an I 'ill' [I I - rili\l" i , r: iir, I.i ( Ii " I bIl - iili i iit IV''i it ' 11''b't>ntlb'I. l'1 I,"'I, !. '1. :"! ."ef lt,;I'i I g I II' I to Ii nit :" I l~i \ i a l l'Iv1 I'i-. i l \' l bIi j tIli .! l I!'flh t : :'n I 'I ! I wh ' 1 b b l"11 f:iinailn i It, :b bi i w m ' ':- ' it -(1 ,ll' n - I i l' l " ii tl' (I ''rb' 1< 1,,: 'nl,pt,nly '.e'e t.rnbh-! ! 1" i.u i ii : i ll 't u ' r," li 'i.' i l I" :p l :p' \ ' l'tl 'll t,: b' rI ,il i(' (l I II f', II:. i t . iII not :ia Its, n il' I i t h, i iliil ll l ir : ini ly e.,n,ii,le ,b a tf' l a I t a - \V 'y'. A\ 1 that te :e b llet Ir th rs, artvo1d alnlo i o .h- ii o e-er ' ititn by tce ithIs 1 in h i recen 1 i (''i '1'e'If.bi 111'11 iii I 1 ' I hI' f-ill t l il i the fa e, r l' ,v ! tli I:iIe the r;' in heir ow 1011 i 'd. i They i; rorinlb i i! lb tif nn d a .ni-'y that -s bein l ers: ly\ t i , an gb - i i t it it, liint is eiert at i i t anv bill rt'\eretl I : l n i i ia i l sv'I IIIl iy i . I I: te iull ril-<d - hw \\-. ii t i, t:I \ih a I,tii', ti wal: abr 'i I hou1 -: - 1 111i ' i!y b n i : i it if .l-t t 1 :111 :I t lr :ngtlh. T hle b't, '\I, > -'. r )jIl l i,\er his reeoVer' 'that11 ny ni'I I I' I ie e lit ' r , Is l ruI-, :r w,ntl 1 befr I . 4i1 i lce hari r l .. l t!ir l i na de0''ii oath tot thiie I:iv hf wiia ''s ' till t p rfl,i' he, h hv 111use tiof -s Warn 's Illli;li,i s ts. hil th y h e I tu iol hi<t -fll -ll h'< iu hfllyb'foril thef wa1r1 Jil t ii ii aldren;il andbi ye'5(1't the b seesf is :e Wt hs hien ideep root. Thebirl s:ile iin lirt' - rebi ot in anoIlwr. To-heir ldovwti 'hubl-i haveh kiiwn that (ihiri areu' '.'w1 ibp I tilph-.1 Wu ly h to iItk f: lit'o iihlt'l dlltisa Se of. fhe vkhinersiy j t a Ii 1t 'lnin 'l,'. h it ib to In I as withk 'y gI - i l I)' 'i e fe i i fr m .;j t i e flI inabh-t'it ii hibr (1)( reii haSr Inw hi-u'. Nilos .t 'i l'b f bIlh-ra ifn ium -a i, Ilrl' ina, I r tfd'biphlIlthe wailb er ill t l til he if ehgi's tihn-v :i' ani Ir weeIl ly Isi iii' t w1 oni ni th.ein buylii .noi:uGEnso 'I ,bii'- 111 nIIi' It i n li bi ibi :m. i- t h15 tliufrow I hi fil: I an ( l t bbnii 'liih 1st iit uibles fo the cib . aniL' -i' yt1 s letng te k io.ne Composting Manitr. Ono of the ittiportant questions whiell )vory farnier h:ts t') decide Is the best alethod of conipostitig natturo. Farm Mra do not agree on this stibjent; while ionic hold that It is best to apply nit 'tare in its grUett st'ate and coipost it with the soil; otler; believe it.. best to tolu1post it in the y:trd 'y tiixinl with it ei eqtl quantity of itick or Ioun. Ad vocates of the last metcot claim that the ntittre is thus decoinposed and brought into plant food that is imnic<li tttly available. Tho advoOatei of com pOting dircc'ly with the soil dl:tii that it saves a large amount of labor of hauli ilig int material to cotupo. t with, the pit cling of it all over, anl til eart ing ut1and slreadinIg twice the <pintily; tuti they alo climii that, dluing the pro r.ess of 1 'mitto i it tI a cott,ost heap, nter ordinary conlitions, a porti:,n of he fertilizin-r elemni ts is lost.; while if pplied <irectly to tie soil the pr oess If d ceomn o,it'ion iiprot'es the c(omli 'iom of the soil atnl preparc it for plant rowth much hehe:ter h:an if applie< at 'erl <eeomposition ha- n pIkttn :t -e. While it is p robab ly t il t for iost of erop<; to :ayply the n :auu e in tihe gree:l i:tte, the'e are sonle croithat need f-o'irtl with nir itre ala :ly well ( e compiI osd. I or ex::n u)le, Strti )te rri.ie h:tt, ila(c been ;et one ye:a- sonletintlu;' reipire a fertilizer th:t t will a t atoce. ('r:tss lanI.if Itm- ('eileIte thl irs ta i teeom crop, sho111'.1 have weil t e T i l tritn r inl e n'iniotin it' i manlue Shoul never f">rg et ti:t till of the ml -k, h>:aln or said whicth he nlii,1 wvitIh hi; n11,111re, abo,v' tha:tl wh'1 h 11 l; t''c' arIy 4o ;ib -' rbI the( !I(::hIis :t'!(1 s es is :L w:t)i oi o.b !, :mi onglt mtke ( his -t.It, Inre he1 al l ption 'which hoit asle, w-il! iitrelyi Ilh wa.. \\'hilte it is impt or lit tlnat et'I' :itrmer sho I alway"s h:tv al h:d u!li bn!. eh;orbwntk 't ) prevdnt the a It of the li'inie-, 1 tt. few !arns ti o (,rkc I the h.t. atIv:ntage thnt they h:1 l into th h:irn vardt as litn.ty ht,l of mt,ii(' e( 1(':tt or san<d wes ti}i -M have of Innr;ft. TI h ie a t i loi It.ial c('' t o t 'iovinl .wice (, t hr1e I lim0, surh h ge qtuantiti'l of thet Cri:ti!, btt littu he:ter, i t a a : h sic ! uoln which it i spr : , n ve!r (,'nte bahi tihtit tC i te1e of e rs.g t- -1/ wt'i. (c''m,s(Ps 1'(:t(u -n 1. hi1 olo il lie nowlitti O Fi<ly irrninv before his <u'It, lMr.It Jwll awroke fromn a mo snelleip and itr tiire1 i t was the natter at the t'e,iclence oft the 11(on. \\'1!l':11n E. lI) d('( his <laughter'.s fa'ther in-I:1w, the famlouls Ne York \') nl 1r!elt;n ' ). AIr. Jewell'. f:anily h:lt - it e aiv, i :i tele graintnntrncing h ( t Mi<hle(ll wn looked for death of liMr. i). dg,e, but it was not deemled be t to let him know that anly such thing l(urh happened, am he was thlere-(.n 1 t~!hi that ;ill wa, well in All. t ifo ga 'i fmitiy. lie sai<d no th:tt it emI!<cl not !":i lly be; that Somle thing 'er'io ; hatc11(pi e:t, ; the f n lily wer'e in g,'reat tn.b,e, if not :ttually" in aiiettile he knew1 it, iln a way wit b, if not eien ,w neverthless as cletr andh certain a if h si' i:. I - si;tin lpnit this, :ul refusing g t nec(pt his f:tniky's d "ials,he at lngi b induced 2tem0 tt Iel. ,i'rph t'o New i'ork to see whtat t na; the m itter. i it AIrs. dewe ll:s wo'red the t' e r:ln ast to instruct tho(l.,Se Vh rliv.\ lt i to answeri. , ti . tit - thn wa ll riehl. Whe htas nn the t ohl ai it, to ~ ir i M d we ll,wh el t o ii' belive it a tt tt ls ask'tf i b ni o lt ini 'ee 'i hei me' a it sl. Thi r<NiuANt eige gran t<i, td havn thpep rccular pofoef bor hiigis eyesr inuth i'haptJ)Jeiat a t conflitanableo \\ikig Uion tee!raph n miessatgi,ihe lion.. q iem na l:ll forll it. di esn dyeem tou b so;vbut itcistveriosiange;l fom ko eier shsoetnr the ultter--h:ttnornethoine hourain Nerwork."r An< d th:se par iplrlsh> if rliinedro ulmoon :orn-r w:mi,ts habe, to,zndd hi Cen rorietors,f INw York vived by rgIstd 4ny bu .!iyeih he iis 1ii ' iii . ii iig i't t s b; i \iitli''N r ii (.'n . u 240tuiles 1' li resti<''lt in Nitiw*u Ytrork SOLM SILVERARK. 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IfitRiNU hW rutlet'i thi e.eaon, our Mr. M. hal trikon ttil',t lirrr+elf tht lt.sk of ratisfyltu our nan eroitm te*tilt f h:t whaltever g')od are mnuftacturecd 'l our ybodlly city of Roger Williatm, aro of at high a Rradao mt I a4 lu; Ill titality I can bo uroduced is ally btp:it ott the glob . EAliciatlly is this so whoe tho itllt' Plarnmatct of many yert4'i' experienc 6'Milvea to xtract fIront tho iii htrttncattl epeel. n u,101 ;(f !t''vY :-Vablo wortl' h the antt p:roe t cl(ri tro ulde,ipe'i:'l r1 tI'.n. [it proof it Ih1 assri'tlob th:a( 1ih tvbee. Ii. I.. tiff-,"L/ the hent, he relatea alI rinterv'.w: wit ht aut a-'t aitrtt , tftyen himt w"hilo Ito. )tIla ttint;tetrITltur.ifly at het re,itw'e, Sho sIayn: .Ilott it yo'ir I sttTe-tt sovertily with liholltmnatian in Ilny !inttly 1o 1 Netatbula in thit hea<l, which I en. tire< two or thro hio,aths wtith tot mth l>atiote. as pIossil,l, beling Ittiller t 'e t rient tt of all excel. loIt <toetor, antl trying tnatty kiutle of tnodicite withot any tu:trkoll effect. At last a lelictl friend r tolvieo mu to try ltitnt's Itnmtliy. beCttalo ho nt. Iribfit t! !ry ,eYero slffering to the a<l contdiitiont o1 my kitnoyt, vllti )t wore not performing their prope finctions, anti I coinnited t:l tking it, an'1 in a fott l:ys tIn neuratlgia bad diletti,l 1ty loatacho had h cIiliippeareid, th owellitlf; ti My Iimn>s and Joints had goue, atit I havo not hal i touteh of 11 etee. Moro recently I was troble with iurtirity of tl l,locd, whtticl itiowul it'lf in Kevero ertption, oi lifla -: I. 1I; It' )'r'ortcl to lIInitn lientotly,and atlr ttr i tl it a sI it't ti lli a (oititnloetly cured of tl;tt ('ot1l:lint. t1inrt'4 I ltetti'tlv lty i proved verl b'enefleial to me in a1t:arla of ui'"k headlathe, which it dlw:a>t allevi:te+, litll I notice the improvontloltI at ton as1 I t:\ko li'" ih"nuily. 'Titis Iitien dy JIM etrt"nxlhenin": eh1Ct'tt. for it h:t.'tnrulo meo feel iluelt s .i tl 1 ', ant iirr: i 't'r n iry ile'ilveial to ing t:tnera,t hea l. 1u1 st h.tr ily reiniiniiend it to ,Il ylilih i'rvr liku n )relf. Mits. l,. (1'. TANsr.v, No. 134 1' -artstti AInlitI (1. M1A.N\. of C ttt:;r 1tr~'", Ill., ay': " li.iC' hi i f'rortrait-il or Ithr e ' ior ll .'tr K with dh m i is :t " I at lite I ,vais nut able tlo pl it Off 'll L,'' - -, I' : i!t" h1 .% r t" trt t'uilh: t" bint nn tor m et(. I n tu it I l'h t h ' a1lt l 11 i . [ kumI whtl.11 it waR 101h."-.:. et AI l Iy h,Nl 11Nil re'ltns nWe',l Iisite: lIttIf; lt' t"' rtc, 741111 1 lr,":at to ta:," 1f0II Iivt - i bIit'r .' t tI trrrn all pa aI' tak' itr o : lit it el lv ith .t itnal eiR, ne 11 1 ha ,"" r k Sc i tl,o :Vi ver IliU. IMa ,4 i . I JIhl t:v a t T ii t H E OEOA T G E R M A N FO PI I . 311 'lium lteuoev ande enres Allll; R111EUMIATISH, Sciatica, illmbago, i Illl,,~ptm,>l H1EADACIIE,TO0THA'NBEt SORE THROAT, ilitun tinl So :. BruIs6S, uulkht -*-- '(A L1%S fI i ntlli''h.runet t i y ach rI:TY ENTS A BOTTLE. 1 :,.1 I! I: .I a Ilt 1I :r ,h u llruggl-,41nntb1 I f u I' Hpli l ll fl i t . : ttrrn tions ini 11 The Clrea A. Vogt:lt Co. illt,.....n:i ," . O TTT :Chit the great rn tor: tive, ulstetter'e stolinech BIlt:ere, will CELEBRAT ED di1,, . heftntered frollo2 lift it h:13 done. It bil,40ted radical viures. In Ihbot TOMACit ra:ds of c:sesof dys ppla, hlilona dis o'rr, i nternIttent -- fever, aervonuK affee itons, generl !It' Ptak heaathe, me1n < tal epondnny, and the prenllar rom-" pk:"1nt8 annd disabil" IrI mI 1 aS Dutl PrT E R .Is gIt IRnty. F ~b rw Inf Ceit r .. C hPILbyPT!-:tI . r e I u ' ist b k.wn i iik li- ' n hi 'lii I n .It a g .p , 1:.ait li - t6 9 a \ e r e iliv ( l rIfiN r UjiJS5 - Ome.fltiiieu in t. Newark, Ur A U N. e (lat r ite..1 winr Cttuta.. . I ( J Sto t' Sanatve Pirills sAl inW.H.FAoY & re 'ttlg a N.t.i r te for itiiI Caa o le I' ' .i'i ' . ' ie s o - I i n ml he s . -'re, A " '". l . i o'e.' i t .tiU i i , i.k. i tain A p rfect enrefor t ea te, o or~PowUM HRSHRS E" E __________________h UtiIeto entLLr K.DW. 1 I.2aLTING0 dOSlre, Ind. 'A THEG OILS, IS HALEST." ms.It' GAHURESH ERS~ OEROS uied f l s onr I'ri it .s . I DLpt INGA'rit Th AnOt., &4 Taore, Lns IS . to 0 fJ A WEEK in hyoure owpoo en n DUU8ouAit fre i Ad t r.Halot & 0..Prland.M -ATING CILT,PUOP ANTEII TEGAUNES ENGINEUTORNR c. Snd.for ric Lit. Wpe. tH DIL INGHA & 00, M3 aitee, L yrUgI ILLE,I KY."t 5et. wateper ywathe . fuple wrth pi4 W.. 1M C . SMITH: &iana Ce ., P.1 Soxt 1600, - -N.W ARLAN, LA. 9n .ra. lt , l igi. ' o fl COT TON lR ESN/, fl ,A e l iii r;s E\ .tn i! at. iA*.\ Mi l.1 . \ * A tti c- \ l' . . 'em a, JON[?-, OF BhGATON, ev . e.f-nm 5IOeM lirTi e o . . ' iv folso -ot,