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bro\ I^^HH^^HHT I i-vcof water, wave* * wlf,,. tour! to ^H no ^ not i> ^ s no K'.itl (V! Calf I well's note ^pr;? ^i 0 (.,.,Ue value of oat straw 77 |>er ^li'ii 1>V "' 1',:i' average mca'low hay, )M.,,'wheat straw at 7'? per cat., fut ^T ?1 is'?' ?* '"sl V> ', ,! 's "<" 'I'* ' to an - .vet the wf .... Question why It in that sheep winter well r Jt,rson straw alone. As straw if umiilly fe<l J*0*'' more freely than tiay, the animals make *" up In quantity wh ti it lacks in quality. iM Besides cheapness, straw has this to rec omniend it, that hay toads to oonstipa tion of the bowels and straw duos not. Animals free from constipation do bettor on tho same amount of food than those afflicted with that malady. IV, noticing tho difference in the consistency of the dropping? of straw fed and hay-fed snoop one can readily tail thai straw keeps the bowels in better condition, and while sheep so fed do well it is evident that straw is the preferable she-p bidder. In this way, wintering sheep is reduced to a minimum.?X<tic York Tribune. THE OTHER SIDE OF SILAOE. ' The facility with which fodder may go into a silo is of les-> importance than the condition in which it may come out. There are many points to he considered and settled before the farmer.; of this State will be prepared to adopt the silo generally. Professor .!. W. Sanborn has always been opposed to the system. His eighth bulletin is devoted to the details ?- oL-Carefully conducted experiments in feeding silage against dry fodder and comparing results; Corn-fodder may be successfully dry-stored, and more rhf>unlv fltui* ? ? t )w. A "" rv "" given amount of <lry food stored lasts longer than the same amount put in silo. "Silage-fed s tee is made a lesa substantial growth than those dry-fed, and probably did net make really the great growth of solid matter.'' I by fodder for rows proved more effective than silage, producing the richest and best milk. "Dry food gave the best butter, which seemed to keen better." Dry food is more cheaply handled, and cows maintain their live weight best upon it. The air-drying method with dry storage in a good barn in a compact form is dc ciderlly the more economical method of the two. ? Ilartjon! Time*. CLIMBING TO *" * ; TOl'IN lltlKr.DIS'O. There are u. ,i(, farmers who have nuulft ulnrt in uifrOiuu in horse breeding. They have studied ovjer the matter and have concluded thai 'it paid to breed better In uses ami have aettd upon this inspiration, says the .Yation\it Stockman. They IwiivtS watered to piy ten dollars for the service of a right ganld stallion, whereas they heretofore kaie thought that three or live <!nlluu*.!*as enough for a eolt from; aqj^iorse.' t>'? far so good. it is the pylia^jifrp, ai^l they should be congratulated.jipo^ btkiiig it. It will be easier to ge? "(fgse xanle men to pay the service price,p liieh a puribred, first-class horse ran be offered :jt thereafter than if they had :b<&*n eittitcqt hi Mick to t.no i wo-lor (i ?'(> !<Hid. \V4jeh the marketable age arrives and tlVn*rr??>ne enterprising neighbors receive fifty or a hundred per rent, more f >r (heir young horses than they do, although thvy'havc higher prieed stock than thdv ever had before, they will be ready to'lYdl'hi line with the most progressive, aud breed and raise nothing but the best. It reijuires time to make n change of as much importance as a step from the mongrel to the pure bred indicates, hut it will he time well spent if those most interested can only abide it and wait the better day coming. The time is coining when the average breeder of horses will know as well as any one the advant ages derived from keeping at the top of the ladder. Asp \ HAM'S. There is probably no vegetable that 0 so absolutely superb to the delicate uppc tite of the epicure as the first delicious cuttings of early asparagus. Although a native of Europe and Asia, it ha . become common in this country as to he almost naturalized in many phit es, having found its way into the fields and sometimes being seen on beaches and marshy pi u? <_ > on the sea coast. Soil and location have probably more to do with the raising of fine asparagus than anything vise, cud of the many different varieties introduced, into cultivation at different times few of them have differed greatly from the Although asparagus grows very rcn lily from seeds, we have found that ihe spc ci.al characteristics of improved strain.' are not so certain of reproduction us wh"i the propagation is effected l?y planting the roots. Most of our prominent grow ers prefer to plant one-year-old roots, nl though two ye,i! and three yeai are oftei used. The asparagus bed should be tiv? feet wide and any desirable length, ar cording to the size of the fnniib. If should he well cidtivated, two fee' dce| and well manured. Three rows of plant' will suffice to each bed; tl;v plant.* should stand one foot apart in tlie row, and the crowns should be well covered four inches deep; a good deep soil witli a sandy bottom will be found m?>st suita ble, as the plants do not thrive well in a wet, stiff soil. As soon as the tops are rut down in the fall cover with a to; dressing of coarse manure, which may be forked early in I he spring. A partial cutting may he made the third year, but it will add materially to the vigor of th* plants if none* the got until the fourtl year. In locations away from the se ishon a top dressing of two pounds of conrst anlt to the square yArd will ho found ben etieial. The asparagus is naturally r maritime plant, this being the reason ?vh\ unit acts so bencliic ially.?Nao V<?i IhrttUl. BOWS KATINd THKIIl I'KJS. ' The desire in sows to devour tlieii young pigs Appears generally within the hnt three or four days after farrowing. F-'_. Hy^SWII lil: ' HT demons'.' ?jRutd uncut * v thing, >j when the sucking is fairly i olheij the desire gradually diminishes itii{K)i tjaj>|?cni-s. Several devices lmve been ttlo Kiojed with in??re or less success, f??r vii b purpose of preventing the mother ?riVto:u eating her offspring. That the defy sire for llesli may not be excited, the afterbirth should be removed a*'- soon as i it is expelled, awl the slime covering (ho young pigs should he wiped off, as any rough licking by the mother may wound | the young ones and cause bleeding, which, if it is started at the navel miirht liwiimA continuous, and probably incite devouring of the pig?. To save the young ones from danger, they niay "luring the first few days be kept separate froui the suspected morher, and be allowed to suck at intervals of three or four hours, while being watched. ; If during the second or third day the sow J is ijuiet and natural, the pigs may be left : with her; but, nevertheless, watch should be continually kept over her during a day or two; for it may happen that a relapse will occur. This wili be best prevented by giving her a plentiful supply of gruel. By way of remedial treatment, or rather as an additional precautionary measure, if close watching cannot conveniently be kept, a strong decoction of colocvnth, or a strong solution of aloes in water, may be applied to the hody and limbs of the young once or twice a day. the articles I are very hitler, and will disgust the sow. ; Because a saw has once eaten her little ' pigs, it is not certain that she will do it the next time, and it is therefore not necessary to discontinue her as a breeding sow, if she is otherwise a very desirable ' animal. But her having once or twice 1 evinced this unnatural appetite, suggests ; the adoption of precautionary measures in the future. Fur this purpose it will [ he indispensable to note the exact time when she will he due in farrowing. Sows i thai, have reared several of litters successfully may devour a following litter, while sows that destroyed their tirst or second litter, or both, may never do so agaiu.? Pr.iiric Former. - .. ' I FARM AND C. AK!?IiN *>OTE3. You mav> keep as manj* fowls as you wish, l>ut they should be in small flocks, j Be sure and store away turnips, ear- i rots and potatoes for the hens this w in- j ter. Poultiy reared with free range of orchard and incadow are the largest and | finest in plumage and symmetry, i Flas it ever been your experience that no ventilation makes stinking hen houses; ' and improper ventilation breeds disaster! j Ifas it ever occurred to you that building at five rents per pound paper on the inside of your hen house may save birds worth a dollar. There are few things that contribute more toward making a happy home than a good table, and*plenty of chickens, ducks, and eggs will always guarautec I this. If the floor of the hen coop is of earth, it w ill pay to dig out six ini lies of it and | spread it as manure upon any field that ! needs enriching, and replace it with fresh j sandy loam. The Pckin duck is without doubt the most popular duck for market breeding that we have. Its only rivals are the Aylesbury and Kouen, but it still maintains an easy lead of both. The solution of the difficulty In dairy- j , ing is to "know more" about the business, so that we may he prepared to re once trie cosi Hi production, arri sun . make as much prolit as ever. I A slipshod method will never pay, and the market gardener needs to turn over i ; new leaf, and do as is now done in otlici brunches of business, apply as far us pos; sible labor savin" machinery. Don't water your plants too often nor ' give them too much water. When the ! soil looks dry they need water. Good ! drainage at the bottom of the pot will obviate some of the danger of drowning the plant. Don't burn the leaves as they fall, j Gather tlieni Iroin streets or other places ; where their presence is not desired and use them as bedding in the stable for cattle or horses, as mulch, as covering in winter for tender plants and afterward as I manure. If you are feeding grain to your ducks | or ducklings, give it to them in their water trough under two or three inches of water. They enjoy hunting in the water for their grain, and, too, the plan will prevent th<di "gobbling," as they | will always do if the feed be thrown on 1 the ground. The average weight of Bronze turkeys i; thirty two pounds, some have reached forty pounds in weight at two years old. i A yearling Bronze should weigh about ! twenty u\? pounos. turkeys arc seldom marketed before the middle of Novem her and December. They should be penned up end failed for ten days before killing. This not oidy increases the weight but adds to the ipiality. Sometinn s when a very heavy grain crop has b- en grown the Held is more easily prepared for wheat seeding by , burning over the stubble. A few furrows should be plowed next the | fences, to prevent the tire spreading where not wanted. Oat stsibble, how: ever large, does not burn as easily as that j of wheat, its stalk is not so firm. In | burning wheat stubble many Hessian I fiies will usually be destroyed, thus mak: ing it safer to sow wheat after wheat. A Rival to Coffee. Th? diminishing production of coffee, in Brazil In. given rise to the suggestion 1 th ;l,'he cultivation of the kola nut as a ! sub IjAile for coffee should he undertaken in Ceylon. As a stimulant, and an .article of food. nos?cs>intr liic essential * (pialitics of coffee, it is f;ai?1 to he even I richer. The kola nut is indigenous in Western Africa, hut has been produced in otic r tropical countries, and is, in fact, ' J now growing in Ceylon. Hitherto this 1 product has been rhiclly put. to medicinal uses, but its acceptability as n beverage is grow ing (savs the Ceylon Mail), and it, ' has a high value because of its power of ' enabling men to sustain great effort or to ' iemlurc projonged fasting. Nothing is I ts lid as to the price at which this article k 'can be produced, nor as to its capacity to ' compete commercially with eofTce, prob ' 1 ably because the cultivation has not yet ' jbeen e-irr jed on iin<;n a large scale. The " '.!/<?// is of op'iliieti, lh.it the plant piny l? nude nun li more productive than 1 [ it now is, little cllort having hitherto ! | been ni'iile to raise it above the state in which it found growing wild in the conntric,s \vhc:' it i;indigenous. Since the successful introduction of tea into C'evion a strong desire has been manir Tested in the island to promote the cnlti> vat ion of new products.?Pall Mali j (J otitic. J ^ SUNDAY SCIIOU-D. T I? i INTKIiNATlONAli LESSON FOR. , NOVKMBKK 24 liPKMiMi Text: "Solomon's W Isb Choic,' , I Kings, >iK. 5 1 A.-Golden Text: Prov. vilf, II.? Commentary on the Lesson. The last (lays of David wore devoted to gathering together materials for the Temple of the Lord, to bo built by Kolorfion, -his son, , nt Jerusalem. Because ho had set his affection upon the house of his God ho gave ami gathered in great abundance wood, iron, . brass, silver, gold and precious stones, aud 1 gave to Solomon a solemn charge concerning ' the house and kingdom. David also purchased a site for the house, the very place where Abraham had centuries before offered ' up Isaac (II Chron. iii., I; Gen. xxii., 2, 14?, ' p.nd there he built an altar unto the Lord and , offered sacrifice, the Lord answering him by , fire from Heaven (I Chron. xxi., 22-2f?). "So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David; having reigned over Israel forty years; seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem (I Kings, ii,. If), 11.) v?{ai?viav v*i III01 WIWJ I C" reivwl is always most appropriate in all our approaches to God. Our highest plaoo is laying low at our Redeemer's feet, realizing our own weakness, but rejoicing in His wisdom and strength; glorying not in wisdom, might or riches, lnit in knowing Him who is m Himself all wisdom and wealth and power. He that glnrieth, let hint glory in the Lord. "He walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, nttd in uprightness of heart, with Thee.'' This is his testimony to God concerning hh father; happy the fathers who can have such testimony given concerning them by their sons. "I inn but. n little child; f know not how to go out or come in." This G his testimony concerning himself, and his tinlitness in himself. for tho high position to which he had teen called. "Thy people which Thou bnst chosen." They are the Lord's people whom lie has chosen to iiihko Hiin a name, and Solomon is the Lord's representative among them. David said in his last words that "i-'e that rulet h over men must bo just, ruling in the fear of God,'* and Solomon seems to detirn In V?> jvwl tweh ? ml?r iivsr (lort's rhmsa people. "Give tiierefc.ro Thy servant- an understanding heart to judge Thy people." In the parallel passage of II Chrcn. i.. 1 -1". his j request is stated to be for wisdom and knowledge that he may go out and in before tho people and judge them. That. Jesus Christ Himself is the Wisdom of God we aro plainly told in I Cor. i.. ',M, :io. and that Ho is uuule unto us Wisdom; but while wo trust Him to save us, how very few seem willing to let. Him bo their Wisdom in tho everyday life, preferring rather to lean upon their own understanding and g.> their own wav. i 10-14. '"And (lie m?w!i pleased ihc Iiord, | that Solomon had nsked this tiling.'' It was wisdom for judgment that Solomon asked for. that lie might discern between good aud had. as is manifest in tho record which follows our lesson and in the Inst voiy" of thia chanter. "Understanding to discern judgment." It plea-nl the Lord tlmt he had not asked riches nor long life, but this one tiling?the power I to discern right and wrong nnd to do tho I right, or in one word, "Kighteousne&-." This j is on? peculiar feature of the character o? Jehovah that "The righteous Tjord lovet'n I righteousness" (Ps. xi., 7), and above all places I is this desirable in a ruler. I "Behold. I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given thee a wise and an ] understanding heart."' In chapter iv., 20-29, we read that Judah nnd Israel were mnny as the sand which is by tho sea in multitude, and that Hod gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand which is on tho seashore; which certainly indicates that, though the people were so numerous, Koiomon would have wisdom given him for every case that might come before him. "1 have also given thee that which thou ' hast not asked, bot h riches and honor."' How diligently people seek thnt which may get them food and raiment and have little or no time left to seol: (tod, while 11" keeps saving: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, anil lfix j righteousness and all these things shall ho i added unto you;" offering to do for us exceed I ill" abundantly nbovo all we ask or think j (Matt, vh, Vlph. iii., 20). "If thou wilt walk in my ways, o ?> ? then I will lengthen thy days." Wisdom is given him for the asking, riches and honor without being asked for, hut length of days is promised only on condition of obedience; provided lie will keen God's statutes nnd commandments and walk in His ways; otherwise it would not be a blessing either to himself or his people to have his days on earth lengthened. 15. "And Solomon awoke; nnd behold it was n dream." It was however, a dream to some purpose, for the Lord was in it as IIo was in thi dreams of Jacob, Joseph his son, I Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Joseph, husband or Mary, Pilate's wife, nnd others. God does sometimes even to this day reveal His will t in a dream or vision of the night, concern- | inn. special guidance on nmis-uil I bnt ordinarily Hi docs not reveal Himself except by 11 is Word, and never in c ?ntli'-t with if. Whatever i; not in perfect ngrc"nient. with the Word of Hod proceeds not trom (Sod hut from the prince of darkness, dsn viii., 20.) 'die cnine to Jerusalem and offered up burnt offerings and penea offerings." Tlte burnt offering typifien our Txu-d .testis offering Himself wholly to (Sod, evrrythought, word and deed acceptable, and appreciated only by (Sod. The peace offering was partly burnt and partly eaten, lmrtakonof both by God and man, and shows now when we truly believe in Jesus we have fellowship with God.?I.cason Hclner. . ??? I ? A CATHOLIC CRUSADER. Miss I;alha A. Moore, of Philadelphia, President of St. Malachy's Ladies' Total Ahstir.'we Society, has the honor of l?eing the first Catholic woman to address a public assembly iii the presence of a bishop and priests. This was at the Inst annual eonven tion nr the < -<tnotm total Abstlneme Union held recently nt Cleveland, Ohio. Miss Moor*' srnds this nsxurann* to Miss Wil|gnb "1 nni with you heart and sou) in the grand motto, 'No sectarianism in religion, no sectionalism in politics, no sex in citizenship; I.nt each and all of us for Cod and home and native land."" A NATlONtt. STRIKK AGAINST tttr.?. Th? MHn.x - Acics calls upon the millions of Hughs-h, Irish, Hootch and Welsh people to join in 11 monster national strike ag-jinst the tyrants ale, wine and spirits, crying: "Wnfce up! One hundred andtwentyt hrao millions of pounds were taken from the jionkets of the British public last year by the robber Drink. Who can estimate the poverty, the crime, and the misery the liquor produced? Join the drink strikers!"' "Then Solomon sat on tho Throne of tin Lord os Kins; instead of l)?vid, his father, and prospered, and nil Israel obeyjd Him." (I Chrou. xxi.v., 2-1.1 5. "Iu Gibeon the Lord noneared to Solo men in a dream by night." * The ark of God ? was in a tent which David had pitched for it ' in Jerusalem, but the tabernacle and altar of ' burnt offering were at Gibeon (II Chron. i . 3, 4), nnd thitner Solomon and all the con gregation had gone to offer sacrifice. The I Tjord bad appeared to Samuel at the taber- 1 n.yle in Slnloh and to David at the threshing ' floor of Arnnnak (ISam. iii., 31; II Chron. 1 iii., 1), but we do not read that He ever nplwared to Saul, for Saul was thoroughly diso- I bedient nnd rebellious, but David nnd Solo- J ir.on, though great sinners and often overcome, sincerely sought the I^ord. The Lord ] appeared to Solomon a second time on J another occasion, and these great favors ' should have drawn and kept him very close ] to God (I Ki ix.. 3; xi., 9). The Lord fre- ' quently revealed Himself to His servants iu- I visions and dreams (Num. xii.. 0; Job xxxiii., ] 15), hut Moses was honored above all others ' in this respect (Num. xii., 7. 8; Dent, xxxiv , 10); God now reveals Himsslf to ns by* His ' word and Spirit as really as lie di'lto Moses, 1 Samuel, Solomon aud others. "And (ind said: Ask what I shall give i 1 thee." It is written that Ahasuerus sain to j Queen Esther: "What is thy request? It J shall be even given thee to the half of the ^ kingdom." And that Solomon gave unto J the Queen of Sheha all her desire, whatsoever she asked (Esther v., 3. (i; 1 Kings x., ^ 13); but here is the King of Kings saying to 1 King Solomon: "Ask what I shall give ' thee." This same Lord said once to a poor blind beggar: "Whot wilt thou that 1 shall 1 do unto thee?" (Luke xviii.. 41) und is saying 1 today; "Ask nnd ye shall receive;" "All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, be- j lieving, ye shall receive" CMat. vii., 7;xxi., 2"!.) fi-9. "And Solomon said: Thou hast showed unto thy servant David, my father, great mei-ov " ..f ? i TEMPERANCE. --?? ? : . ' BLUE HI HBOX BAND. _ ? Bark cloods hung Jbeavy o'er our land, i v Ice (stalked abroad, wit h powerful haul I Laid low the pood aud wise; . 1 rhe hearts of wives aud mothers bled < ro kuow their cherished ones had fled ( From virtue's soared ties. , From 'mongst these clouds a star appears, A gleam of nope eaoii hosoni cheers, *- 1 It sheds a heartfelt ray; Rath made jLhrtghter prospect known, . the light hath ??ihe drunkard shone, ? He's dashed hi* cup away. J i rhe Christian's hop*, the Christian'* theme, ] At length has come. The matchless scheme . Hath been proclaimed around; It doth the mother's hops rcotore, A wife's complaint* are heard no more, 1 There's rapture in the round. Advance ye now, Bluo Ribbon band, And scatter blessings through the land, Oh leave no path untrod: r. et not temptations tbeo allude, From purposes so wise, so pure. But place thy trust in God. ?U. IK. Cooke,in Bottle Axe for Ten>2'.:ran ce. BTATtSTICS AND COMMON SENSE. The statement is matin that a committee, appointed by the British Medical Association, reports tho average age of total abstain?rs to be fifty-one years and twenty-two lays; habitually temperate drinkers, sixtythree years and thirteen days; careless drink?rs, fifty-nine years and sixty-seven days, uid habitual drinkers fifty-seven years and fifty-nine days. According to theso remarkable figures the Iiabitual drinker may reasonably expect to live six years longer* than the total abstinence man. while the temperate or moderato Irinker aiiay count on outliving his coldwater neighbor some twelve years or so. No doubt, these statistics "will impress a jreat many people. -uvt it should be recollected that statists are" not always reliable. iVe must exercise our common sense in passng judgment upon these matters. The Britsh Medical Association may Issue its reports >y the score?, but nc. perfectly sane man rill believe that a fellow, who is all the time ull of liquor, stands abetter chance of living .0-a good old age than a man who lias never touched alcohol. The thing is not reasonable. But there figures may be accepted wbhouA ?ny damage to the causo of total abstinence. Let us take a common sense view of them. Admitting that the average total abstinence nan dies nt tho age of fifty-one, ho has enjoyed, after reaching manhood, thirty years bf" his life, in the full jmssession of his faculties, and with a continuous capacity for work and pleasure. On the other hand, the Iiabitual'diriiiker, after reaching tho age of twenty-one, it is fair to say loses about half nf his time, and really lives only about eighteen years, for the time passed in inebriety, and its resulting illness, and the consequent loss of employment should not be counted as a part of a useful, enjoyable life. Viewed in this light, the total abstinence mail actually lives fifty-one years, but the habitual drinker lives onlv thirty-nino years. It will take something besides statistics to convince sensible people that alcohol is the genuiue elixir of life.? Atlanta Constitution. IN TUB ENEMY'S STRONGHOLD. Tbo women of the Salvation Army have taken to visiting the liquor saloons of New York and Brooklyn in order to sell the War Cry, the newspaper of the army. Two of the very pretty army girls were in a notorious saloon not a thousand miles from the Svn oftice, on this mission the other night. leaning against the bar were gamblers and pugilists, and one or two who have been jailed for using their pistols too freely. They seemed to be shocked at the appearance of "the girls among them. The nioaest dress and red ribbons ou the ugly straw bonnets easily told tbom who the visitors were Several papers were bought, when a strapping pugilist strode up and paid: "Young women. I'll buy the whole bundle if you promise never to romo here again.'' The proposition was not considered fin- a second. They said they Itelieveil it to be their duty to visit sueh places, adding that the nuns of t h? Roman Catholic Church did so. "But, don't you know that somebody might insult you," "the big man almost pleaded. "No, sir," replied the speaker 01 the two. 'iol in y.nilx touched with scorn, slio added: "No man will insulins; the remarks of others would not hart us." It was only after persistent entreaty from the proprietor that the zealous women v?v.? induced to lea\o the placr?Xciv York Sun, THE BLACK 1UVKH. "The Cities of tho Black llivcr," is the title of a vivid lecture recently delivered "n different, parts of England The river is alcohol with its three dark tributaries- wine, beer and spirit*. "LasJ y ear,'' said the lecturer, "the English people actually swallowed 20,000,000 gallons of wine, 065,000,000 gallons of beer, and ?6,000,000 gallons of spirits, tho whole being sufficient to form n i lake fifteen feet deep, 1*20 feet wide and ten ' miles lonrr. In sitendincr cio.->. 'KNUfH) unon I this,the country Ita.s created 1 lie 'city of iv?!ing men,' with 1,000,000 inhabitants and 100,(XX) licensed houses to increase their ntimlier; 'the city of the bloodstained hand,' with its 700,000 criminal inhabitants; 'the city of the iron doors,' with its 30.000 human beings confined in prisons; 'the city of the men in blue,' with its 51,000 j>olicemen required mainly through drink, and costing more than ?8,000,000 every year; 'the city of the pale cheek.' requiring 18,- I 000 doctors in tn? United Kingdom, when 4000 would be sufficient tint for alcohol; 'the city of the restless foot,' with its roving nrpiv of 50,000 vagabonds, and not a dozen teetotalers amongst them; 'the city of the tireless grate,' and nil the misery which helped to raise tho hitter cry of outcast !/>?; ' don; and 'the sad city of tho midnight ! street.' with 40,000 ruined girls; 'the city of the starving poor,' with its million of pan- , pers: and 'the city of the drink-slain dead,' with its daily average of 830 victims. Shall il he said of litis 'Mack River'? ' Men may come and men nin3* go, Rut. I flow on for over.-' TEMTKRANCK .NEWS AND NOTES. Let an end he made of this idea that drunk enuess is an excuse for crime. Statistics show that the CDnsnimtiou of alcohol in Franca doubled between 1875 and 1885. Want of work does not drive men to drink as often as drink jdrive3 man to want of work. Tho Pennsylvania Woman's Christian Temperance (Jnion elected Mrs. Mary H. Jones, of Philadelphia, as State President. An infant organization of the W. C. T. U. in Falcon, Colorado, has already banished two saloons and compelled the rest to close on annaay. A prominent. Chicago physician, says the f>crr, has opened a private hospital for the treatment of professional and business men addicted to the drink habit. A noticeable growth of temperance j-entlmont amorg the Indians of 8outhern California is reported by local superintendents of \V. C. T. U. work among thein. One year's work of one woman, Mrs. Helen It. Bullock, has brought?m ore than ttfOO active nrnl nearly 700 honorary nvtnbcrs iulo the W. C. T. U. of New York Htatc. The British Women's Teiuporancs Association recently ontcrtainud at tea three hundred traveling showmen and their families. A (tospel address and sougs followed the ten. J??e Tuck field has discovered on the Upper Yukon, Alaska, a breed of powerful native? who have never tasted liquor. They will keep themselves unspotted from the Christian trader about four months. It is better to be singular than to wreck your own life or ruin some other soul; better to be singular than to let n shrinking from criticism or ridicule induce you to take a cour.'io that will lead you to sorrow as surely as the word of Oral standetii. The Washington (1). C.) W. C. T. U. has two "homes" under its pitron.ige, "The Na tional Temperance Home, '' lor soldiers, sailors anal ciyijfartf. and the "Hopi and Help Mission, "tor poor, unfortunate women, lut briates and opium-eaters. An English guk)K wbU? slwr.ving thelwau tloa'of the little town Haltaire, wh-we no liquor is allowed 8r> ho sold, explnined that the "rajo of.morality" was remarkably high while that of mortality woa vary low, being about thirteen to the thousand. . The Supreme Court, of Iowa ha* decided in favor of the constitutionality of tlie pro hibitory law of that State in authorising the seizing of liquor kept for eale, even though it is aent from another State and is owned by persona living in ouch other State. CkIyimb raiiwftv buildings ha* come toon i.i'l, b.wanabtho Ffeaoh CoverumTnt inolsts r> ni VaefiUfff. ^at'o* th ) ""io.icdn treaty, by ' .vhich FrJhco wan to supply the personnel i!ld mst Jidl of all Cbiueao railroads. L 1 \.. ;/ COMPOSITE NOVEL WRITING. Jne Author's Stoiy Wound t'p StulUenly by Another. Major Calho-in, one of the most prolific of modern storv writers, and Louis Neuman, who is the author of three composite novels, adapted fiom the Herman, Spanish ard Italian, were comparing experiences a few days ago. "I once hiul a rather exciting passage with Nod Buntlino," said the Major. "Ho was writing a story for a weekly paper, on which we wore both frequently engaged, when he took a sudden vacation. The publishers were in a dilemma, as they had but a singular installment ahead. I was sent for and told to read the chapters already printed, and then to sot to work and finish up the storv in one or two installments. "The multiplicity of characters puzzled m^ Finally 1 resolved to get ri<l of some of tlienr, and I adopted a very original method. I put a number of them on board an excursion steamer|aud then exploded her boilers, sending them to kingdom come. With the rest I worked out a plot to a climax, and wound up tho story." '"lhat reminds me," said Neuman, "of a somewhat similar incident that occurred in Paris. A highly sensational story was running in one of the daily papers, and the chief had a few iustaliments on hand when the brilliant young author took it into iris hea l to go off and get married. Then he sot out on a wedding tour, which was to last a week. H'ko inuinll mon i a h x no laoiuiiiiicuin n CIU rui'U UDCU ,,I*> and another member of the Btaff wan dirocted to wind up the story. He tent the heroine to a watery grave in the Bivor Seine; he poisoned tlie hero; slew the abbe w ho was the sole witness of the niariiage, and closed the tale in a most trogie and harrowing manner. It was a daik and weird success, yon may believe. At the end of the week the author showed up. He had with him several installments which ho tendered to his chief. " 'Your story is finished M ' said the editor. " 'Pardon me,' said the undaunted novelist, 'it is not finished. I have here the continuation, and there is more to c.mc. Indeed, tho best part of it is here.' " 'Tcliut,' exclaimed the chief. 'Why insist? J sav it is finished. M. had to do it in your absence.' " 'I am aware that he wrote several chapters,' said the unblushing romancer; 'but if you will kindly read this manuscript, 1 am sure you will agree with mo that I am right.' "The manuscript was pns ed over, and to the chief's surprise it was a remarkably dramatic sequel to the story. The heroine, instead of bring drowned, was re eued by some fishermen on the river below Paris; the hero win saved by a medical friend who applied the stomach-pump in time, and the abbe re covered from bis wounds and was on hand to bless the nuptials of the happy pair. "My friend." raid the eompo i!e novelist, as lie turned to the contemplation of a Portuguese book on shorthorned cattle, which lie was translating for a Mexican :nnchero, "there is no obstacle that true genius cannot overcome." PiSiih" Oilier iiiinie. A man with his left arm in a sling w as telling a | asserger on a Port street car what ailed liirn and how it happen ed. Said he: "All- linir H lllo, 1,??lmn nnd so last Hoonday I takes mv pun nnd goes omit by der Norris road mit liim to kill some S'Hiiriels. Pootv soon we '.has separated, nnd I goes along by a thicket, nnd Henry shoots roe mit his shotgun." "Accidentally, of course V" "(If course. He sees me creeping along, ui d takes nie for a wolf." "A wolf! Why, there isn't a wolf within 5<M? miles of Detroit." "Dot vhns j.o, hut Henry dnnn' know it until we comes back home. He feels werrv bad nbondt it. Henry x has n good boy, nnd next time he doan' make soorh a mistake he shoots me for a wcodchuck." Detroit I'ree Press. * M g Time Changed His Notions. Mrs. Youngwife (three months after marriage)?Charlie, dear, let roe shave you sometime, xxill you? Mr.* Youngwife?No, my darling,! can't trust you with a razor; you might cut your dear little fingers. Mrs. Younwife (three years after marnage) -Charlie, let 1110 shave you, will yon? Mr. Youngwife No, old woman, you'd be suro to cut my throat, let alone sj oiling the rarer, 'fake the carving knife and go practice 011 the butter. " O tc lxs dead an<l done with trouble That fillfl Anr.ll rtnv with n dreiro otf> ?? This Is tho moan of many a woman Who t 'Inks she can never ho woll a;;nin. " It wero better for me antl l>ctlor for others If 1 worodcad," an<l tlieir tears fall fait. Not so, not so, O wives and mot hers. There's a bo v of hope in tho sky nt last, and It tells you that the storm of disease whd has sprood Its shadow over von will give way to the sunshine of renewed lieal li, if you an wiie, and try Dr. I'lerce's Favorite ProHcrip tion. It can ar.d will efTce'.ually ctiro all female weakness s and derangements, and m woman who has n t tried it ne -d despair, for a trial will convince her that it is the vert thing she needs to restose her o tho healtt she fears forever lost. To clea se the stomaob. liver and systorr generally, use Dr. Plaice's Pullets. 2b cents. Lilt's pitchers m met-nio* command biy salst ies. Stat* of Onio, City of Toi.kpo, 1 Luoas County, I ' Fran* J. Chunky makes onlb tbnt he Is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chunky & Co., doing bUHlno?s In t e City of Toledo, County nnd State nforcsn d. and that snt<l llrin will pay the sum of onk iiundrkii ijoixaiw for eaen and every cane of Catarrh t lint cannot be cured by the use of Ham.'s C'ATAnKit Cum:. KltANK .J ClIKNBY. Sworn to before me nni subscribed In mv presence, tills Cth day of i ecembor, A. I>.,J(WJ. t?J A. W. (Jr.KAsoN. <SBAi, > Notaril PuWe. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taV Interna'ly and acts directly upon the blood ..nd mucous ?nrfnces o the system. Rend for testimonials. F. J. Ciiknky A Co., Toledo, O. rtr Sold by Druggists, 7 c. It is tetter ioiiivvaov.cn tlmn 10 receiv medlcinp. TheYOI fCOMES ^nrr^TsTORif every bythI WE EK & tvl0000 tlBtsTAUTH / 'Wil "WMt'j * v See the larpc advertisement in n pi< j H I 71 To ?ny Sfw Kuti Offlrt flddrPK* ?n<l ?| fl in I MO. mid for n fn ? ||| If IIOI.IDAY NUMllI W 1 4ft Ati ' \ S y t ' I .'you have ever rood Dobblns'sElectric durinn the Jt<i > euro It htm been sold, you frrtoic t lint it ft 11 l?t aDd pur nt family sonp made. II ioi' haven't tried It. ask your grocur for it note. LKh'i tako imitntioo. There are lots of tliem. 1 lie game is never won until thq umpire I,as spoken. Orrttn, the Paiatliae of Farmers. Mild, equable cllmat .csrtaln and abundant crop*. Best frutt. grain, grass and stock country In the world. Full Information free. Address Oregon Im'tgrat'n Board. Portland. Ore. None but the suave conductor deserve tlie fare. fiOOO for a Wife. One of the greatest stories (founded on fact) ever published, commences In the December (X-mas) number or Oodey's I>adv*s Hook, published at Philadelphia. Every woman should read it. Ready Nov. 15. All Ncwsdealeis. Talkisclfnp.lt y?ti don't do It through tl.e lob phon-. . Th- smokers de ight -"Tunsill's Tunch." niorscd are the p ace-makers, but not by those between whom they mediate. Danger from Catarrh Catarrh Is nn exceedingly disagreeable disease, Its varied symptoms?'llsebarge at the no3e, had hreath, pnln tietween the eyes, coughing, choking sensetlou. ringing noises In the ears, etc.?being not only troublesome to the suflferer, hut ofTeuslve to others. CatArrh is also rtanntroas, because It may tend to bronchitis or con sumption. Being a blood disease, the true method of cure la to purify the blood by taking Hood's Sarsnpnrllla. "For several years t had been troubled with a kind of asthma or catarrh In my throat. My wife wanted me to try a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparllla. 1 must say I was very much benefited bv using It and would recommend It very highly."?EUA^ P. DsvKlt-s Omalin, Neb. Hood's Sarsaparilla -!WIU UJ nil f I. M.\ "?r fj. ricpuun uui/ by U. I. HOOD it CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mas*. IOO OQIOI One Dollar SI QSI0NE dollar si, -as-* SOUD BOLD WATCH /4ffiS||EJJyv ?"*" OX73R Ci-*CT3a OTOTEM. fiftSBGIKjfck WHITE FOR mice LIST AND CINCULA* W g& It. HARRIS 4 CO. ?23S,s&. XbIIBP^ 108 E. Fayette St. Baltimore, Md. Ccpyruhl IWO. Mention ths p?pr when writing. Ely's Cream Balm nlVRS HKLIir AT ONCt FOB COLD IN I1EA1>. ??^XaHfAQ| - | t:i: it hs i - WFEVERjta CATARRH.i/^i Apply Maim tntnencli nostril H.? niiiR.. M W.trr?i It., N. V. SMITH'S BILE BEANS Act on tlicliver and bile;cle?rtliocomplexion; cure biliousness, rick heiuliiebe. eostlvcnese, malaria and nil liver and stomach disorders. We are now making sinnll size Mile Deans, especially adapted tor children and women? very small and easy to take. Price of either also25c per bottle. _ . A panel size PHOTO-GRAVURE of the above picture, "Kissing at 7-17-70," mailed on receipt of J.V stamp Address the makersol the great Ami Mile Itemedy?"llllo Deans." J. F. SMITH A. CO., St. Louis, Mo. Here it Is! Want to Irnrn all about a A* Ilortc ? How to PloL- r>..? A V. CoodOne? Know iniperfeo liens and so Quart agalnet ^ Fraud? Detect l>Isea. o and 'J lain 'f \ I'ffact a Cure when aanieU, y V / V pO'a.blc? Tell the ago by' 0 V / \ he Teeth? What to call the DliTerout Part) of tile A i, ileal? IIow to Shoe a Morso Properly/ All tills and other V? ualdo Information can hoobtnhiel b.< reading our lOOd'AIIU 11.I.V8TU % TKI) IIOKSK IIOIIK, which wo will forward, ro t paid, on receiptor only vents iu clamps. BOOK PUB. HOUSE. 134 Leonard St.. Now York City. JONES JE*57 r*5?.T?F,fPSHMTIk*on Uien Steel ltearlnjf** Brui W Taro Beam ani Boom Bos for ^ boo. RlnaVvdSBf v tin Scale. For free price IM " PS \ J/L>AP"r-A mention thia paper and oddraM I I Wir JONES OF BINGHAMTON. BINGHAMTON. N. Y._ mater >i ?" ^ i ?=? ILVfHWAHC ^TALOGUtOr^oOOllliW^flnMS V^LA +P 8i Co.12*20 LUJEF\Ty?T)lE)fiYoRK. QACr Dfll I CHADWICK'3 Mann.tl BASE BALL C--,.T r~oc r on application M ioloitK u? 3LN I I" l\ 11 (^c. ) ntamp, l.y a litrom.w THtO HOLLAND, P. 0. Eox 120. l'hilv, Pa. ilPIIBI HABlinTr^irr ofticc \\ mu'hdii si] FRAZER^I BKST IN TflK WORLD U? LHOI* tlf- Ut-t the Genuine. Sold Everywhere. 1 Dv.k-Voi In*. Thialneaa Korma. UvJIIIC prnnixne'i p. tri ton-tic, short luiul,etc.. ? 11 llioipiifli y t-uiri.t l v MAII.. ('Ircillare free. Ilrtmit'ii Collric 4"?7 Malu Ht.. Hnffxto. N. Y. ; flfllRIRA HABIT. Unlv Ormlu and llf'EC'ilwa puny CI: H i: lu the tVorlil. Dr. VI IWITI J. L. bTfcl'llhNtS Lebanon,O Money in Chickens > If yon know how to property ?M T* 7 fiiriVm For'il rfntJl? I I A vnn ran procure a KW-l'AftE HOOK If /V kivliiK the experience of practl/ -V / w rat I*. ultry lUiwr-not ?n amv ' w S t.-nr. I.nt ? man v.orkIn* for dol; I Hiai* ami rout ?rliirinvf a period of -> yearn. It trachea yon Uow to ^ J;.f.? t ami i'tire Dim a?en: to Fad 1 X for Kyyn nml aim fo- K ttenimr; 1 4 which KowlntoHave for Breeding I \ fMirpon n: on! vorythlmr, nil?<*L yon ahontd know on thin anhirct to maVe lt profit, able hept |? at paid fo \l.iv. ItttOK PI B. IIOI'KK. 1 ill l.p'iiia ril f 11 cell N. CllFU .S iJ |4I ItifS Dost Cotipjh Modiofno. T [v*a On' or. wlioro all olso follj. ] j taiitr, Children toko it with vfouii Jtsne of ihii? paper. R?nd for Colored Annnt Tree t6~jan7 i, isso. lacrllx-r who will r??t out And ?nnd n? thin ?lip I.Tn. w? will KriiO Th?? l'onth'i Comp?nl ill yrnr from that dntr. Thin offer lnd((ll|l ?ITIS, and nil Ihn fLLVITllATKD WKEKf.Y Rl tlrett, THt YOUTH'S COMPANIOI . JOA,. c ... yjAcoBSo^/ft Fox? Stiatica. U Crippled AT PnrnoiPT* AND DE.M.RM. , I THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO.. BHWmwt. MB. V ' , ^EAMSTERS. ^ ^ You wnik in a'l wcatlur. You war.t nn " !{- .^E v.catlicr" coat. In fact, the bett vaitrpmbf c-f? in the world. No (rail rubber affair that ni.l rip before the wk id.out. Kubber cost* ir.or*. H and lasts but a short limb. Four tearr.sters f tit ui B Are wear the " Fish BranvV Mcrrroof c'othiitj. B The* are the oivy teamsters' y* ' ere li^ht. strong, durable, "It III, I 1 very litt e, and last a lor|; time.1 J Jf/p st i. ky or peel off. 1'ho buttons are wire-la-1cn,<J, ^H| ard never come off. Ylicy ate nbso'u'c!/ sstrrproof and wind-proof, t/ntil you own one you'Sti * never know the comfort of a rainy day. - llewate of worlh'css imitations, every parrru rt stamred with the "Fish Hranri" Trade Matk. IVn't / "t my inferior coat when yon ran have, tha f. _ Itrand Slicker " delivered without extra coet.\?r5flM^^B ticulars and illustrated catalogue free. * A. J. TOWER. - rioston, NT as*I've Got It! ^ /H\ iQv t 5?S? I CHEAPEST FAMILY KNOWN. -M 0 3NTLY 12 O OX3 3NTT0I j|l 191 Panes, 91 Full-Pago Maps. ^ Colored Maps of each Stale and Tenltnrr lu tba United Stat--* Alto Mh|>m of every Coon try In tfia World. lie letter preen jrlvea tho p<piar* nillraof I ???h State; time or pel I lament; population: chief rltlrn; averacro temperature; nal.irv of clUdal* anil ' the principal uoslniastorx in (he Slate; number of TV famie, with their produ-lionsand the value thereof; I different manufactures mul number of ciniiorra, I M etc., ete. Also the niea of each Foreign Country; f'-M form of government; jK-pulatlon; principal product* ( fl ana their money value; amount of trade; roll At on; !, aiac of army; nillea of railroad ami trlerrrrpli: nura- ( her of horeee. cattfn, ptirep, mil a vtaf amount of In- I formation valuable to all J'oatpnld far '25r. IV HOOK Ptnt. HOUSE. 134 Leonard St.. ff. V. City. \ j f YOU it 1H1I A *. H ln ! piiroiiane one of the ce!e- 7*to<3rr:_r. bra to.) SMITH A WESSON > \ ' arm*. Tho Anestetna!! anni N yVy? vMn 1 ever manufactured and the VV JJ )l fn\ 'i first choice of all expert*. W?l , 1 Manufactured In c?lihptf> :i.>. 3K an t 44-1(0. S!n- HMH j fie or rtouhlo action. Safety II- lerlrna and J 'argot model*. Constructed o .vlrnrhpni ?na|-. , Ity wrought uteri, carefully !;i*po-tod for worac*--^ I manah p and stock, t hoy are unrivaled for finish, durability nn<l nrcurnrv. Do not hodecrtvod by cheap ntnllenhle mat-Iron Imitation* which , a-e often eold for the trenn'no aitlrle an-l are not 1 onlv unreliable. but dnUKi-mne. Tho SMITH A WESSON llevofvers are all etamixd ni>on the barrel* with Arm'* name, addm*a rip) <latn of rnb-nta and are nun rn ill red perfect In vory dotal!. Inalst upon having the genuine article, and tf your J dealer cannot aupply yon an order sent to address j l?-lo\v will receive prompt anl careful attention. 1 Deacrptlvecatalorue an I nrlc >? furnlahnl noon anpiicaton. SMITH & WESSON, Pf-Mentlon tills paper. M.>rlim Held, m*aii? ?Bp)FlEL0'S FEMALE.REGULATOR MENSTRUATlONcCa lr vxjsBRE KT. 0 NH6LH SUT FEWH0V.UL Bt MOUSB \N JSOOK TO"WOMAN'^?^7^. X, SKADF/ELD HEGULATCH CD. ATLANTA BJL saw tr ALL iuium:i3T*. ~ a AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL CONSULT DR. LOBB I 1 ."WW Nnrtli I'iftreuth Ml., Philadelphia, I'n., fw I Ihe treatment of Wool PolMtrn, Skin Kruptlnna, I Nervous Complaints, t>rl<?ht's Disease, Stricture., . ' Impotcncy ami kindred diseases. no matter of liow Ioiik standing or from what rmir.a originating. t?TTYii days' uiedlelnos Inrnlslie.l by mall rnrp Send for ilook on MI'Kf'lA I. Dinea.px, rtlCE. . WHM HAB IT." A Vnlliable TroutGlvtnfl full Information of an Easy and Speedy cure/kxtQ the afflicted. Dr. J. C. HorKHAN.Jcfterson,Wisconsin. >1 ?*crse i.tic t; as th 't'ltly /wjlr C?re, Id j^ay apeetflc tnriheecrtm cura TO Of till. disease. #|P?Dltrfr - < b?? JLi. l^UnA II AN. II. P., mJo clo?* flirisuvt. * Aai5ti rdam, N. Y# 25H yrdooljbi ^3 Wo havo fold Wg O for 'VSPAJWji,. Roldby DruggUm. CHICHC ST EH't! E.NOLSSH PENNVROYAL PILLS niO CROS9 DIAMOND BOANO, ej 4 A Kiifp *o?l ilny* riliiMo. Indira. A A I'ru^ilii f?r JHimord Braid, In /l\ .red. nninlllo t?ni, .i-jlnd ?nh llur A^V\ 5'*^ rli.?n T.U na olhfr. All pill \\Jy In pkt'tbr.nM h i ?, pink atiynn, >i* YBy Hnngrrcai countrrlXt*. P'ikI dr. V |>i?ni|i?) lor i^rilculirt, ilinr nlilk .nd^V^k "ltall.r for l.utilr*," i? Itllrr, 1" rtimrmW mull. Snmr Pai'r. W -S lkUli~-,r l?.,,o-| I , <ln.1l--.-,^,ri.H...?. ?| Ploas&nt and njjroenblo to tho KB lout objection. By dniffKiata. KpT] uits_faiP 189? ^ ^fejpfiiaQnsI f(^ta I $1.75 111 ^ '-& ^jjfl iinccment ami Specimen Copksj, IVen. . -- - .1 ... w?? . with onmo and Poat Ml |T|l >n FRRR to Jan. 1. mw u w wm ;* the FOIIIt DDUIII.R UPPI.KMKNTS. SKL/h Boston, TVlass. w?b?w