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' 'AGBlCjiLTURAL. ON BS3AL.P OF HENS. Ileus like cover from winds, the same as do birds of the wool, and will always in cold, wet or rough weather be fouud huddled on a protected southern exposure v.. of groun^, As wucannok. supply Biddy i with maekiatosh, goloshes and '.unhrtgLfe I let us give her a dry loafing-placa toFi raioy days. A shed eau bo built of rough boards?the north sido made tight, the front open to the south. Boards aud Toofing-felt, tarred, will be good enough roof. Here, with plenty of loose, dry earth to luxuriate in, the fowls will? instead of catching disease or getting the 4'dumps"?cultivate that contented and opti mistic state of miud conducive to eggs. \ outside i:ows in onrn.\RDS. The value of sunlight and of free cir- i dilation of air is fully recognized by ex perienced orchard sts, and trees are now planted farther apart than ever before. i n? uu:t mat. "oiiiSKH' rows m or- j ehnrds bear tho finest fruit lias been seized u]ioti in certain sections, and . planters set their trees so that every row j shall be an "outside row." This is done | by planting two rows moderately close | together, and then leaving a s|micc of j about sixty feet between the second and ' ?rd.r<MV&?-ih ease of the apple orchard, i us we niivc alternately a wide space and a narrow one. This large amount j of "waste space" may he utilized, while ; the the apple trees are young, by growing dwarf pears, or small fruits, or both, and thus yield a continual revenue.?- ( Jfew York Tribune. KKMOVINO OLD IIKMOES. A great many farmers tolerate hedges where they are no longer needed,because j of the supposed great labor and difficulty | required to get them out of the way. K cut down they sprout again, and their roots arc too strong to admit of plowing them up. To dig them out seems there- , fore the only remedy,ami this involves such heavy expense that we can hardly wonder if the job is often indefinitely postponed. ! But there is a much easier way. During, the winter cut the hedges as close to the ground^as^^^u^^^mM?d the hedge leaf, pile ou a little straw auiL bum?fc2?K The hedge cut last winter will With VefyT Jittle help bgfi&rmd with it destrtiyTfito. | new growth. "The next season the roots j will be rotted sufficiently to enable a good team with strong plow to rut them I up and turn over the soil. It is then planted with potatoes, for which the , mixture of ashes and rotte i sod makes an 1 admirable preparation. 5?o inexpensive ! ' is this method that often the first crop of 1 potatoes on the ground redeemed Irom waste will pay all the cost. ?American < Cultivator. j i ! i v TAKINO CARE OK MACHINERY. Farmers should bear in mind the fact < that rust destroys and wears farm,<tir>a < chinery much more than the use in the i field. There are eleven months' rust for < one month's service, and as rrfsl wears , more than the friction of the soil, the j damage of use may lie multiplied twenty- i ( fold. It results Ihaf inaetiihel-y TTthl , cared for when storcal ijiay last twenty J | times longer than if it is neglected. Oil alone will not nrevent rust ti .ivn.li?? ! and really tends to rause riist by eontael | with the gum of Jhc oxodized oil. A thorough cleaning istirst to he mnde with kerosene oil. This removes the gum j and the dust which collects upon it. . This dust is apt. to eontrtin germs which actually feed upon the metal as others do upon vegetable and animal matter, alive or dead, and eat into it and waste the substance. The kerosene destroys ihtfte j nnd thoroughly cleanses the wearing parts, which should he taken apart for this purpose. A mixture of tallow, melted, with black lend and sufficient l"f>r0?P110 t.i vnftnii if thrtnl.l !..> ?.....li.i.l all over the wearing parts and all ex- I posed bright portions of the machines, ! and the machines covered up with sheets | as a^^ujjj^^^hold d be. , '*?- * -J SUGGESTIONS ON PEAK-GROWING. One of the great edible luxurip-t of life is a supply of first-rate pears properly ripened, and this a luxury which coil- ' duces to good health, than which nothing is more desirable. Furthermore, a good pear-orrhard is adclightful source of both j employment, and profit. A single tree often yields more profit with less labor than a half-acre of grain. BUt to get a bearing orchard of choice pears requires time, good judgment and ski 11 f(i 1 treatment. There is no great amount of hard labor required, after the I ground has been properly prepared and the trees planted, hut the right, thing must lie done at the right time; hen when the bearing-time comes, there is a "snap for the owner. In preparing a pear-orchard, we would be particular in having the ground thoroughly silbsnileil as deco iu* ltic li?l?? " whh-n the trees are. to be set, so there would he no basins under the tree-roots mr nomine wmi'r; ;in<i we wouut set standards only half as far apart -say about fifteen feet?as wonhl be proper for standard orchard trees when in bearing: and then would put dwarfs bet-ween these. The object of this plan is to get rears as soon as possible, from the dwarfs, which come uit?) Bed ring . much Miotic; than standards; then root the, dwarfs but rt'rf they get. old arid the standards mpiire the space. When the standards bej-otne of ' eariftg age. root out the least desirable of these. In ease of there being trees valuable enough to preserve, left too close together, remove alter tale ones in wintei, with a hall of earth adheri ig to the fcjwtfe fjfi C?ch to soa>? desirable placy; rf.KASINO W1HDOW-OAIIDKN PLANTS. ; with spccMl attention, wUt prodn.ee a fair , amount- of bloom while nature ouU.de is I at rest, but, which arc not suite I to the conditions for plant growth nK . forded | by the average flower lover at. this ti re. ' To do satisfactory work as a winter bloomer, a plant mast have stcrcd up a stock of vitality, ready to burst forth into bud and blosson iron the | ro|ier condl- | tions for such being given, rather than be exhausted by profuse floweri ig during the summer. A walk through a flori?t's grounds at midsummer teaches this Irs j ton well, when we sec quaLtitics of carI nations, rose*, begonias, bouvardias, etc.,1-}* tifte, stocky growth, without u bud or flower thereon. Tho Chinese primroses stand at the head of tho list of l?cst winter plants. They come in many colors and shades, and tho new kinds show very pleasing stripes, and, being dwarf in habit, may be placed in front of taller plants, which " CalTas an?Indf^n3ffll^n th " winter house"garden. To secure best results, the earth should be liberally supplied with fertilizer, in the shape of well-rotted cow manure and well-drained pots?so that the liberal supplies of hot water given may readily pass oil?should l?c provided. Begonias seem specially fitted in some of the more rugged, strong-growing kinds to withstand, without complaint, the heat and dust of the ordinary livingroom. (Jive them a light, porous soil, and the top shelf. Rely mostly on the varieties recommended in tho florists' catalogues as being the best wintcrbloomers. Fuchsias are sometimes satisfactory, but are not always reliable in the novice's hands. If they arc tried, encourage them by frequent applications of manurewater during their best, irrowth. and keep the leaves free from red spiders. Cyclamens. In these plants you have something delicate, always choice ami pleasing, both in the bc'autttul rottago and flowers and in perfume, though it is not strong. The most common color is white, with a rosv'tip, hut new shadings and stripes are being produced constantly. This plant should have considerable leaf-mold iu the soil, anil little or no manure. Place the crown of the bulb above the soil, and remove, by means of a wet sponge or cloth, the dust as it. accumulates on the leaves. This plant cannot fail to give satisfaction.?American Agricultvriet. PA KM AND OARDBN NOTES. (Jive animals pure water daily. Feed well, but waste no f jrago. Arc you ready for the icc crop? lie punctual in caring for stock. Avoid foddering on the ground. Money well invested in fertilizers pays Sj^If ych hnvC ai abundance of straw, do not be afraid to use it liberally as bedding One who has tried it finds a mixture of copperas and glue the best for keeping rabbits and mice from trees. Dairy salt store ! in the vicinity of codfish or kerosene, or turpentine, is apt to ontract flavors that injure the butter in which it is use 1. The man who starts out. to l?muir .. -oil with a whip in his hand makes a nistake. Me also makes a mistake if he lays with tlx* colt or teases it. Every lost, broken or worn-out screw >r holt should he replaced with a new >no before spring, so that each implement ivill he ready for work when spring o:iie:<. When paths are constantly trodden hey are kept clcau, but when abandoned tefS? rfhsftnlW <rtfe [>loymetit. Every barn roof should have a gutter ?o as.to send the rain water out of the barnyard. In addition, the old fashioned | harir.'rttsV itse'.f < an sometimes be abolished with profit to the owner. One of the best cultivator.) of fruit in Michigan never permits his orchard to hear any other crop than the fruit, after the third year, previous to which he raises hoed Crops only among the trees. The good row is a wonderful machine ?almost a creator; for, feed her $40 worth of appropriate foods per annum, and she will furnish a family with more j food than they can buy in other as pala- | table forms for $100. a i i : / - * ! i\n mciiiirti whs Muiunu^ iru u it wci subsoil-. The growth was stunted, and then* was little fruit. The orchard was tile drained deep be> lie i^n^et^^^^w^^w^Ucr, so fowls will often a bandog their drinking vessels and slake their thirstHt some dirty puddle. With them prohibition is the only safeguard. Dry lime is too caustic to be given alone. Keep a vessel of lime water convenient, and mix a small quantity with soft food and also with their drinkingwater. Lime water is n corrective of bowel diseases, and it is also a remedy for soft-shelled eggs. To keep apples in winter, spread buckwheat chaff on the barn tloor, and on this place the apples, and then cover them with chaff two feet, thick. Fill the I interstices with ehatf. Other tine ehnlY will answer. The chart will exclude c?Jd ! currents, and absorb incipient decay. ( A grime-'smwvr in Central New Yor'c set lus vines twelve feet, apart in the row, and afterward grafted every alternate one with another sort. The grafts art j died, thus having the vines twenty-four I feet apart. The ample room thus afforded gave a heavier crop, and of better I scrappy, than before. Two neighbors set out strawberry l?o?Is at the same time. One had f mrtcen rods, did not eniieh his bed, and had three bushels of fruit, or at the rate of thirtyfour l ushels per aere. The other planted only four red;;, a id heavily mulched the bed with manure in autumn and in spring. He ha 1 seven bu-.hel of berries, or at ' t.i" rate of 2^1 bushels an acre. M -.ke iresh dust baths and sprinkle j them with carbolic acid. Provide a p'cntiful supply of grit or sharp gravel. Keep feeding-troughs and drinking-vessels clean and wholesome. And toward the close of the moulting season make a KeO^it its best 7 r * OTerei Ills Queue. Doc Adams, of the Ord ranch, near (Jirlley, Cal.. wanted to tic a hog. - - nrjn. Hill IV II I" III, IliiUII , but a ('li jose b.ov connected with the ftiVr 1 his ?|;ieue. The offer was i |>;?* I, t i t|'.ic:ic cutoff ;ind the host's lc,* tic I toother with it. The littlo iic.:tiica has been anxious to have hishirsvteenidal appendant removed, so ho < >uld he "all same Meliean," for some ( time past, and he is no.v the happiest youag Celestial in the county. TEMPERAKli/ ' - ? ) 1 THE nLUE RIBBOJt tUjMft. V ' The Blue ltibbon Bannor waves on hi~h, Tho young men to its shelter fly, s_ ?_ J To escape our tyrant foe;- f\ . . j | And every arm is nerve J wm. ste^Q'I# To make his hosts of spirits feel The vigor of our blow, ' And round the stotndard ^f our mls.li4,f < mW^lgJ?FZ'<g&' And snap tho chairi that has around Our better reason long beon bound, And gain our liberty. On every breeze that fans the cheek, The voices of our fathers speak; Bid us not bs dismayed; But stem tb.e strong opposing tide, And plant our banner far and wide, And trust in God for aid, Then let tho pledgo our brea-st-plato be, Tlie very birthright of the free, Aivl temperance our shield; With reason ami with truth in hand, A solid phalanx wo will stand, And nought shall mako us yield. But by our efforts we shall see, Liko chaff l?cfore tho wind to lice. This monster from our land; And like a rninlww in the skios, We'l soo til) great blue ribbon rise n'o cheer our faithful band. -O. ir. Coo!:, in Ilalllr A.rc for Temperance WANT TO MAKE WHISKY FOR CS. A special despatch to tho New York Herald from Chicago states: "What, the Rn?ll?li capitalists who are formed into syndicated now want is a chance at the distilleries of tho U uitnd SLiitc'o. Thev thipk there U mora money in whisky now than in anything else, iviih the exception of beer. They have obtained possession of most of tho big breweries of the country, and their representatives are now looking into the condition of the distilleries and will make some purchases ?oon. "It is true, as reported in the despatches," iai<l Livy Mayer, attorney for the syndicate, litis afternoon, "that the Englishmen aro after POUIO distilleries. Options havo been secured ami tho Imsinoss is being examined into very carefully. If this class of property s dually taken, a large amount of money will >e put into them and a large number will bo tecured. " There is 110 certainty, however, that tho distilleries will lie taken. Tho internal revenue laws of this country are an uncertain piantity. They may lie changed at any time. "Another fnct that has been taken into consideration is tho agitation by the Prohibitionists. This hn.s kept tho English investors from purchasing many breweries and distillcrias, notably the breweries in Omaha. On the establishments there options had already Ik>oii secured. In probing thoroughly into tho matter we found that threoof tho States j?artially surrounding Nebraska had already vutod in favor of u prohibitory amendment CO thefr constitutions. ThO would doubtless nSve considerable iuduanco onUy^ieople of Nebraska, we reasoned, and round xi be the case, for tho propos^^^^Br a prolihitory amendment will lie BHKtcd to tho ;>oople of Nebraska in less tliM^pyvar. Tho ipltous on the Omaha lirewoffls were therefore thrown up." TEMPERANCE IN EDHOPK. The Bluo Cross Temperance Society, which originated ten years ago in Switzerland, and now has its branches in nem-lv- ovor.r in Europe, has recently held n great national festival in Switzerland. Over 1300 delegates from that little republic ulone were present., and Germany sent her earnest advocate of Gospel Temperance, Lieutenant-Colonel Von Knobclsdorf. together with several clergymen, to study the principles of the society. The meeting was full of interest. Saved i drunkards testified jtersonally to the efficacy of Gospel temperance methods, and men far from their mountain homes in Northern Europe, and even as far east as Jerusalem, tele- i graphed their sympathy with the work of the society. Notwithstanding the language ' difficulty, there was no confusion of tongues. > Songs and speeches were given both in French 1 and German, so that all might participate. One of the speakers at tho banuuet told of 1 German, WTKT tmetv noTWifg tvt hitch nrw*r*- language, wanted to express their common 1 faith. Great wns the mfllculty, till at last tho German hurst out "Hallelujah," whereupon the Frenchman answered with a joyful "AUeluiu," and tlieir hearts overflowed. Upon this the vast assembly broke out Into a rapturous "Hallelujah," giving glory to God for all His wonderful works to tho children of men. Cl'RES KOR DRUNKEN NICKS. About the most deceiving advertisements in tho daily or weekly papers are thoso announcing sure cures for drunkenness. Nono of these "sure cures" ever cure. Tho only one that might have cured was a fraud. Tho advertiser told the people who wanted to bo cured or cure others to send him ten cents and he would send it. His cure was a card with tho inscription "I>on't Driuk!" Another cure was much talked of for a time, hut the medicine wns so costly that it was almost impossible to make it a substitute for 1 , ..Sn t..ia.l n. IKIIIUI. AMI JlllllIK "If I had enough money to buy that 'Cure,' I don't think I'd want to stop drinking.". . Another drunkenness specific tried by a bibulous St. IxHiisAii was described by him ns a, lint failure. "Why, the stufT tasted so bad^ self of mmffrous oxivriments has tntttmt tn iliu uputnegtn: "Ttie onty Way to quit drinking is to quit." In other words, there is nothing on earth that will knock out the demon rum but will power.?-St. Louis Star-Saijinys. BTTINEV SPENT FOR DRINKS. Tin actual amount of malt liquors con sumed in 1H8S was 767,587,05b gallons. This iDcludesnot unite three million gallons of im- . ported Itecr and nlo. The manufacturer's price to the retailor is above rather than below twenty cents per gallon. At twenty cents the cost to the dealers would lie $153, 517,111. The retailers get an nverageof sixty cents j>er gallon, which makes the cost to the consumers $160,522,233, which the American people spend annually for malt liquor, principally beer. The most careful estimate nuts the cost of wine to the consumer at $72,570,- | 136, and of distilled spirits $370,220,660. Thit gives us a grand total of $012,440,120, nearly one billion dollars spent annually for liquor by the people of the United States. How few people real zo the enormous exjiense the use of liquor entails on the people. Aside front the tax imposed by the General Government the local tax on the trade is not flvo percent of the cost. The cost to Ohio is nbout $60.ooo.oou |n-r milium; tne loeni tax rse-,':oir,tiou, which is but a tritlo over four per eent.?> Sandusky (O.) Meyister. TKMPKRANOk J KWH AND WOT KM. There are in Txmdon alone 13,993 public Uouses and beer shops. Fifty cases of California wines and brandies were sent to Omaha for the use of the members of the Fan-American Congress. The arrests for dunkenness in Great Britain hiring the part ten years are said to have cached a total of nearly two millions. A St. 1/ouis saloon keeper, angered at a nan who had ordered and drank and refused I n iiav fur upvoimI (flitmac nf Iiffc killrvl liini Oormany spends 430,000,000 innrks for its irniy annually, but not much less for its i loon olio drinks, which cost 400,000,000 narks. Elton A. F>?y, of Janesvillo, Wis., was found nearly dead in a low Bowery lodgingnouse a fow days ago. A little more than a year since ho was a prosperous young chemist n Chicago. Now lie looks like an old and liroken-ilown man?cause, cocaine. The Ministerial Union, of Philadelphia, have adopted a resolution providing .for the r^jm?)int.ueyV of ft cftwnilMtiln the ov ine law relative to the introduction of liooks into the schools giving instruction as to the elToet of intoxicants on tho health. Carson Parker, a Methodist preacher, was found dead in a south-side saloon at Puehlo, Col., on a recent Hunday. For years he was one of the most eminent preachers of the Methodist Church in Now York Htate. lie Itocamo a drunkard and outcast, wandere<l to Pueblo, reformed, and again joined tho Church. Ilis reformation lasted a year. Ivate Midler, a baby two and a half years (ill! uSw. 4 T? 1-1 ... - ' I -i ; in i.nx-Kiyn, uie<i rrom drink* ing whisky. AVhile her parents wore out, Katie and hor brother John, five years old, Kot a 1 Kittle of whisky out of a closet, and the little eirl drank a small cupful. Sho became sick almost immediately, and little John took her donn stairs to tho apartments of a Mrs. Callahan, i-the became unconscious and never revived. \ . ; i \ ... ' ' ' SUNDAY SCHOOI,. WTKRNAnONAb LBl^O.M FOIt m FEBRUARY* O " , nt IieiwonT?*xt: K'fcill(Ui"0(l an:l Yi nth ol pi LUke ll., !0-5i|-Clol(lciiTeiti n? Lukr, nUry on ^ . 8t 40. "And the ??<fX grow and waxed strong in spiiit, filled wMtfjnadnm." Having performed all things ^according to the law, Joseph and Mary returned to their liumbio tr homo at NuzariAn, there to abide. And thero grew tip this wonderful child of whom k. the angels sang and the shepherds testified, and whom the wise moil caaid front the east to see and worship; whose advent hod tl troubled the King anil nil Jerusalem, and for ni whoiii many little cliildron had already laid down the lives (Matt. ii? 1} 10). This verse tells nil we know of Ilis life after the return to Nazareth until Ho wns twelve years of ago. As to His body Ho grew Aid waxed strong (the Revised Version leaveanutthe words "in spirit") as any healthy clild would. His w l>ody was flesh and blood, list like ours; Ho took such a body that in it lie might die and thmulustroy him that had llje power of deat h, m that is, the devil (Hob. ii., ll). He was born cc that He might uio, that welieing l?orn again through Him might nover clo, but have eternal life for both soul and lody. He was n wise child-ono of llisnntnes^s "The Wisdom J* of Ood" (I Cor. i.. 34) aiulas a child some- le thing of this wisdom was teen iu Him. In fc what way it was manifested wo are not told, 1,. hut wo may imagine from what we often see in children who arc thoughtful beyond their years. "ThaJtraca of Qad Was* wop, Hidi," The tr. manires ulessin^^wH power ofliod wm Pf unou Him even nsu litllo boy; He was a holy child, and the same grace will be upon every 1,1 boy and girl Unlay who earnestly desires it, tf that they may glorify Cool. cl' 41. ".Now, llis parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of tho passover." It is written in the law of Moses: "Threo times thou shalt keep a feast unto Me in the year. * * * Three times in tho year ali thy f males shall appear before the Lord Ood'' i_ (Ex. xxiii., 14-17). The passover was kept in the first month of the year, to commemorate 9C the deliverance of Israel from the bondage tl of Egypt (Ex, xii., 1-7); and not only points ci backward to that deliverance, but also forward to a greater deliverance from all nations of the earth, when the passover shall " be fulfilled in the kingdom of God (Jor. of xxiii.. 5-8; Luke xxii., 15, 1(1). The pass- a over lamb was a type of this vory Jesus, tho pi truo passover sacrifice (I Cor. v., 7). It is [ evident from our lesson and from I Sam. . r i., 8, fl, that tho women as well as the men 'll went up to at least soino of these yoarly tl: feasts. pj 48. "And when He was twelve years old f j, they wont up to Jerusalem, after the custom .< Of tho foasfc." This was nrnluililv (lis flt-s#-. visit to Jerusalem since lie had been there as- po an but often bad til the eveiu^jT^^Wft-^P^eal pnssover been of talked over at h.Tno, at well as the inoro an- l . cient history of Abraham, Isaac ami Jacob, nnd the later eveoteuudcr Joshua, the Judges and the Kings. ,'^t tic 43. "And when they had fulfilled Hie days." |y The passover was on the fourteenth day of the month at even, and the next day began tho feast of unleavened bread, which continued seven days, s.. that the full time of the , feast would be eight days (Lev. xxiii., 5). "Tho child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusa- ir ieiu." It seems strange that they should |p start for home without being sure tiint. their boy was with them. They probably hacl such confidence in llim that they relied upon His keeping near them, not knowing or not un- ^ derstauding the higher call than theirs already dawning upon Him; or perhaps they did not think enough of Him, and their care- ? , lessncss causes them to lose Him an;l gave them throe days' anxious search .. 44. "They sought Him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance." Here is another "' strange thing that His parents should think that such a child would prefer the company ? of kinsfolk or acquaintance to that ot Ilis 1 own mother. Thero is evidently some neg- ftn lect here en the part of Mary of the precious th trust committed to Aier, which is all tho is mop strange at suc^^tima as this when slio 'V seeking Him." tlatu^faileitYo ITiict" llim or obtain tidings of. IMnVmiong their kinsfolk, they next retract tliei^ steps to Jerusalem, in fulf, no doubt, of anxioVra. thoughts concern- to ing Him. A day's journby tlioy had gone without Him carelessly; a day's Journey they i ar retrace their steps sorrowfully. Do wo ever go a day without fellowship with Him nnd wander away from Hini, our hearts filled eu with other things? If so, let us not wonder if it takes more than a day's sorrowful seeking ere we againre.joico in llim. 4fi. "After three days tbcv round film in at tho temple." A day's seeking in tho city, 1,1 nml finally they think of tln? temple, and there they find Mini. Why did they not go q right to the teuiple ns suon ns they reached p, the city? It looks as if Mary had forgotten tl Gabriel's words concerning this child, as if If she did not know just who her child ronlty V was; rs if, though outwardly keeping the ^ feast of the liord, she was, uot in fellowship with Ilim. ? 47. "Andall that hcar.l Him wcro astonishes! nt His uihlerston ling and answers." They probably found one better versed in J grttny things i'.itua law than they were them- , salves, able to answer all their questions ami , to ask them many questions which puzsledf 'them. He did n<>t v ole Ids timo like the (J of tho Law. the Prophet* and thePsalnis. \ ? 4?. "Son.why hast Thou thus dealt with us? "Behold, Ttav father Hind I have sought 1 Thee sorrowing." This wits ihc-salutatlonol 1 Mnry when they found Him in the temple. ^ Ho might have replied: "Why did you go off without mef But we cannot think of Him | ' ever saying anything impertinent or luiduti- p fill. In all His life lie did no sin. 4'.?. "And lie said unto theni, How is it 8 i.? iv;,? rlinl I must iiuii yv mju^uc tuo; M i.n j *-> ? ?? - . -. ? - . Ih> about my Father's business?" (II. V.): "In t my Father s house," or literally, "in the things of my Father." This is the first recorded utterance of the Lord Josus Christ, and tho ono solitary recorded utterance of ] thirty years. ' Thirty years, unknown, He i | trod Galilee's sequestered sod, yet lie was i tho Son of God. Gaily life, at Joseph's call; daily duties howe'er small, yet lie was tho ( Lord of all." Aud is it not ail summed up in that ono statement. "About my Father's business." "I do always thoso things that ] lease Him" (John viii., 20) covers the thirty years at Nazareth ns well as the three and a half years' public work. 50. "They understood not the saying." Unless we aro walking very close with uod, we ?Ul nnl uiuiidsuiM ills. tt?ry IumI said, "Thy father and I have sought Thee." He replied, "I must bo about my Father's business," but He spake not of Joseph; from first to last Ho sets aside the paternity of Joseph. This is said to bo the first "My Father" of human lips in referenco to God, although there is something very near to it in Isu. Ixiii,, 16; Ixiv, 8; Mat-. II., 10. 51. "He wont down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them." Having acknowledged His surrender to God and to His will. He goes aside for eighteen years more and la subject to Mary and Joseph, and in all this Ho is still about His Father's business. If youug people could only see that to be subject in all t kings to father and mother and to those whom i iod has placed over them, how much happier they would be. 52. "And Jesus increased In wisdom and staturo, and in favor with God and man." Verse 40 describes His life from His birth to the ago of twelve, and this verse includes His life from twelve to thirty, wiiilo tha word "Subieoty' covers the wnolo period. "Ooing and growing" (II gem. v., 10, m&rg.) shoula describe the life of every Christian, and will if we earnestly sock to grow in grao* dud in the knowle Ige of our l?rd ana BavlooWegu* Christ, (U i'et. iii., 18.)? ??tt?n -t tun ey* ' ' ' " " Thq Standard "t regard Mod'* laraaparMla aa having paired above IhX grade of what are commonly celled patent ?i^Pproprlctory me Uclnes," aatd a well-known pliywtlk^Jecently. "It-a fully entitled lo be considered iNhet^^rd medicine, and has won thia poslt on by ltd,. Knbtrd merit and by the many remarkable It baa eJectel. for an alterative and tonks (Ljhae neve.' beau emate I, and pliyr.c ans are glad toVhavo their patient* take ao rt liable and tnntw/ST t v a medicine." X. n.?!f you deo f" 'take Hoot's t'arraparilUt do not he in -need ttA'1 N>i?ny other. Hood's ( ^rsapaHlla f old by all druggist*. 1 *1;at*forfi. I'reparedoaVy by C. I. HOOD 4 CO., 1 Vtbecarlea, Lowell, Malt, 100 Dos<A. Ono PoMorv \* No Angels Tor Them. Early last BUmmer a New-Knglander oved out to r small town In Arizona xd announced his intention of opening p a first-clans grccerv. He had- ? imber of bills posted up, dwelling srticularly on the fact that the buti?ss wan to be square and above board. isfc as lie was getting ready to open idp a deputation of citizens waited on in and asked tile new-comer if the atement on tiio placards were made good faith. You mought an well give us the hull nth about this thing," said the leader. Cou mean to say there hain't goin' to 3 no water in the vinegar?" "That's what I mean, sir!" replied le stranger, a little surprised. "JSor i sand in tlio sugar!'' "Ain't there goin' to be beans in the >ffee?" "Most decidedly tldt, sir!" "Nor chicory, nuther?" "Never, gentlemen; I give you my ord for it." The crowd seemed nonplused for a oraent, and the loader held a short >nsultntion, at tho end of which ho irned and said: "Say, stranger, we've concluded that 3u air a suspicious character. But first it me ask vou if vour dears are coin' > be loaded ? with cabbage, you now ?" "Not while I " "That's all wo wanted to know. Wo ive you twenty-four hours to loavo >wn," an* yon better leave. When we're i need o' angels wo'll drop vou a pos-' il card. Good day strangor.'' And tho cputation filed out. Pretty (llrls in ('ages. One of the pretty sights in tho reasnry is fifteen or twenty handsome dies in cages. Pretty women are not > scarce in the department that when icy get hold of one thoy put her in a ige, but tho ladies referred to ocipy their little prisons in accordance ith an old custom. Tho Comptroller ' the Currency has decided to rovivo system in vogue some years ago by utting a safeguard around the counrs of money and isolating them in ttlo iron cugea. They are put in icir prisons in the morning, large les of notes are given them, and iero they 6it all day long counting io currency as fast as their fingers .n move. The only communication ie ladies have with anv one outside their cages is througii a speaking ibe connecting them with tho Chief the Bureau. The ladies, naturally, >n't take to this arrangement very kind.?Pittsburg Commercial'? IVaslii a Ion letter. A FiRK-pnooF pocket- book is one of ie latest inventions. It is probably itended to prevent money from burnig holes in the pockets of the owners. IIis lan'-guage is the best guage to tcasure a man's character. Kissed Another Man's Wife. ITou scoundrel," vt-l.ed young Jacob Green, At Ills good neighbor. Brown? Vou kissed my wife upon tho street? I ought t > knock you down." That's where you're wrong," good Brown repliod. In accents mild and meek; I kissed her, that I've not donied, But kissed heron the cheek? id I did it l>oeauHe she looked s ? handsome? e very picture of U>?uty and health. What tho secret of It?" "Well," r plied Green. ?t.v?o Jira ima IV, 1 will H(l' JUUI Hilt) TlneS Ur. ni" n TBu 0Tnv frrniT<Ty 'iifr my miwtog uw> iigoment-< ana weaknesses of females, aolrt druggists. under a potUive #i?ifYi?iworctT? t nstisfao: ion in every case, or money paid r it returned. For biliousness, nick headache, indigestion id conalipution, take Dr. Pierce's Pellets. A sheet of cork one pound in weight will ipporttho lody of i man .n water. How's This! We offer One Hundred Holla's reward for iy case of catarr.i that cannot be cured by iking HhII'h Catarrh Cure. V. J. Chunky A Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersign tsl, have known F. J. l*eney for the Inst 15 years, anil believe him crfectly honorable in nil business trnnsaoons, and financially uble to carry out any obgat ions made by their firm. Vest A Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Valiling, Kinnan A Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ol io. H. van Hoc?en. Cashier Toledo National Hank, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous suraces of the i-ystcin. -Testimonials sent fit*. flrfcteTSc. per oottlc.- bold hy all Druggists. A good marble saw cuts about two anile natter Inches o. oidinary man-ie evetj itnule. Tourists, Vhethor on pleasure bentor business, shouin akeon every Dip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, ai t acta most pleasantly and effectually on tbs ildneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers, leadaches and other forms of sickness. Foi ale in 50c. and (1 bottles by all leading drug For a time the first Russian newspaper wn ulited and managed ty l'otor the Ore at. If yon wish todolhe easiest and quicker week's * ashing you ertr did, fry Dohh r.s' Klcctric Heap next wasb-dny. Follow the di rections. Ask your grocer for it. Been on th market '<U years. Toko no other. When a woman wants the earth, it i? w.t Ihe view of g.ving it to sotne man. Oregan.the Pit ratline at I'nrmtr*. Mild, equable cltmat.1, csrtain and abundan crops. Best fruit, (train, grant and stock conn try In the world. Full Inforinatl >n free. Ad dress Oregon Im'iirrnt'n Hoard. Cortland. On Theootnlntt man will fly when thecomln \ room is alter h'm. llafTilctetl with sore eyes use Drltaac Tltomt son'sKy?Wafer. Druggist* sell at2fc.p>r bottl The boy who Is 1 ft unmohaled In tl pantry is like y to St. ike a pit id nr. Rich, flagrant, fine, "Tanslli'a Punch." Necessity is the mother of conventions. THE COOD OFFICE OF: jTj Is well lllu?trntod In LSVaf.1 ' . the cure of neuralgia 5W1 I/ll llIK? the chief symptom oi W\V|AUU1I2S which Is, an Intermit f J 1*1 AX ting pain which follow." L y M \sl the course of the nervr J I II nffccted. St. Jacobs Ol ^ w?JAM.* by gentle rubbing and applied frequently, will euro JVEUltAL (r I A, lWSackctt St., Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan.81,1889. I wob taken with neuralgia In side ant suffered 6 months. I was given up by doc tors, but was cured by St. Jacobs Oil. MICHAEL McOINX. At I>ri'ooists and Dealers. THK CHARLES A. VOUELER CO.. EeRWWe,* AFTER ALL OTHER* FAIL OOHSUI DR. LOBE S*ilF North Plftrrnlli Nr.. Philadelphia, Po., the treatment of Blood Polaona, Hkln Kruptlo Nerroua Complalnta. Bright'* Ktrletni Im potency and kindred dlaeaaea, no matter of b lout atendliiK or from what cauae oiifttnatli UrTtn day*' medicine* furnished by mall raa Seed for Book on HI* EC I A I. IHaenaee. ? lit m ; prMcrtba and fu"y > dorae Dig ? a* tb< specific for the ceriat c jVl TOtDATI.oi of thla dtaenac. 0|?uu*H4 bm mV O. II. IN (111A IIA M, *! 99W aaaa* Ikkhi* Amsterdam, N. . H *rd*ety kyihe Wo hare aold Bl* O !!!m- - ?I?- many year*, and It I w>uaniaiMBMua^^^K,vrn ti,a beat o4 ne \^tClaol*iailiR|V <ID'l?'iJTCIf ? k ffl 'oht'rafo, 80:1' hi UfP6Jl T " i THE HEAYY EN " Manr," snicl Farmer Flint, at tho 1 cup of coffee, " I've made a discovery." " Well, Cyrus, you're about tho las what is It?" " I've found that the heavy end o Cyrus, with a grin that would tiavc ad< Mary looked disgusted, hut with ar got a discovery, too, Cyrus. It was in 'Golden Medical Discovery.' It drives blood, tones up the system, and make; Cousin Ben, who had consumption, an Before ids wife began to use it, she was a rosy-clieekcd and healthy, and weighs on Cyrus, is a discovery that's worth mcntio The farmer's wife was right, for the the only medicine for purifying the bl blotches, eruptions, and other Skin an Swellings, and kindred ailments, posses as to warrant its manufacturers in selli gists, under a positive, guarantee that case, or money paid for it will be refU and Lung diseases. Even Consumpti its marvelous curative properties, if tak For Weak Lungs, Spitting of Bli Asthma, Severe Coughs, and kindred a Don't be fooled Tuto taking somcth the dealer may make a larger profit. r cry. It coutuius no alcohol to Inobrint tion ; as peculiar in Its curative effects s vegetable Dose small and pi adults or children. World's Disi*en Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. CATARRH moncntly cured by DR. SAGE'8 CATARRH I |J A T A R R 1 ESZSZE SI Apply Halm into each nostril M Y unit.. N Wmrrmi S. t\ ' DETECTIVES WibIM in ttert Ceailv. Shrewd n?a U met a* er iattrociient r fp>?. ihfohma i ran inna*.)..? oa* mild climate, variety <>I crops. liaprticT"circular# tree. THOf. KhsL\, I.mid t'sn'r, l.ittlo ItocU, ArUutimt. IO 0 GUARANTEED. AYi-v. I # /. MOIITCAliK, It A N H AMI INI / 0 VE8T.11 EST CO.. iarao. N. Dakota. PILtb 1 Known over Ui yearn? UruuKlHa keep It AilDcn I or will innll von u ImiIIIc for ?J rente. uUnCII i u. iiansom. son a co.. imrraio. n. v U Aye >T I.1It Y. IUx.k V. ei-ing. Ilualnea* Forma. HUlflK. Penmauahip. Arl hm He,short hand,etc., I thorough'* tsiwlit l>y MAIL. Circular* frao. Ilryant'a College. 437 Main HL. Unffrlo. N- T. nnillU IIA BIT. Only Certain ?4 IIHIIIm finrCniKIn (lie World. D% Wl III1*1 J. L. M tl'llENH, JLabenoat,0 Newspaper Readers* Atlas. Colored Mam of each Statu and Territory t fi aluo Maya of every Country In the WorlJi .AA, give. tlir apiare mile a of each State, arttla JX"> nient, |v>pn>atton, chief cltlea, average tern>7 V perature. (alary of nmcUln, number of oti' i.rms, tnelr productions, the value ; manufarturre, nuinher of employee, rtc. : also V A V area ?f each Foreign Country, form of ^ m. inav ".".".'.r.-i.'srti- ?sst1- is Money in Chickerfs ?/\ If jrou know how to properlv caw 1 V / for them. iVr'43 rent* in Btainu I I A you can procure a 10O-PAUK BOOM 1 /># X Hiving 1bn.?xjwrIeuceof a practl X V / T|-<al I' ultty Haliwr?not an ama X >/ Notour. bap* man working for dot . t "Wlain anorent ? during a perlrd o: 'J'** yearn. 14 tract,*? you how t< W,t?'t and cure Diaraara; to Fo- ( 1 1'* l..r Krkh and also for F. ttcntng 1 1 which >'o? In to Have for lireediuj I % Purpon*n: and < very thing, ndeed . you ehould kn^w on thin nutiiect to make it proQI able. Kent pontpaid for U&c. BOOK PUB, UOI'KF. 134 l.eonard Mien, N. Y. City t yH piSO'S KKMKDY KOIt C. f 1 t'hoHpont. Kt'llef It imii I- Coltl In the Head it has no cqiu It Is an Ointment, of which ? nostrils. Price, Che. Sohl l>y < 1 Address, - " EVERY MAN : HIS OWN D0GT01 B; J.HAMILTOh AVERS, A. M., H. I ? This is a most Valuable Book for Household, teaching as it does t easily-distinguished Symptoms ( different Diseases, the Causes and Means of Preventing such J Diseases, and the Simplest Remedies which will Alleviate or Cure. 598 PACES, PROF i * Tho Book fa written in plain, every-ds which reader most Doctor Hoo ts ko valueK intended to be of Service in the Family, a - ONLY 60CEN ^ (The low prlce only being made p L No* only doee thia Book contain so much 1 P erly gives ? Complete Analysis of eve & ? the Production and Hearin; ^ Vrfluafolo Itooipon and I*roe ml- lOxpliiniillon ol nw * ? New Edition, Revised and an- ' nljr ' uro With this Hook in the house there is i n.t emergency. Don't wait uutil you hare Y. at once for this valuable volume. hno ORTIjY OO OIEJI Bend postal notes or poitige stamps o iii BQQK PUBLISHING HOI *' ' V- '-mm * . ' r 'jyWS' , * ; JjaJlllsi | sc\' ?-^. F^lsa % B OF A MATCH. break fast-table, as he asked for a second t ono I'd suspect of such a thing; but f a match is its light end," responded >rncd a skull. i air of triumph quickly retorted, " I've ade l>y Dr. If. V. Pierce, and is called away "blotches and pimples, purifies tho ? one feci brand-new. Why, it cured id was almost reduced to a skeleton. . pale, sickly thing, but look at her: she's c hundred and sixty-five pounds. That, ining." "Golden Medical Discovery" is in fact nod mid cnriiiir :i 11 mntiiim-nf nimnlrxr (1 Scalp diseases. Scrofulous Sores and scd of such positive curative properties ng it, as they are doing, through drugit will either benefit or cure in every nded. It also cures Bronchial, Throat on ( which is Lung-scrofula ) yields to en in time and given a fair trial, ood. Shortness of Breath, Bronchitis, flections, it is an efficient remedy, log else, snid to be "just as good.7<ddint rhere's nothing at all like the " D'?lP)V,c ; no syrup or sugar to derange ingests in its composition. It's a concent rated easant to the taste. Equally good for /'? , sauy Medical Association, No. 063 #V \ f B IM THE HEAD, 110 matter of how Ions standing, ia perREMEDY. CO ccnte, by druggists. ORATEFUL-COM?ORTINa EPFS'S COCOA breakfast. 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