The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, March 14, 1890, Image 4
^AGRICU LTURAL?^^
TOPICS OF IiVTK'HF.HT RELATIVE
TO FARM ANI> GARDEN.
Y WEED TEAS KHKK FROM WEEVIL.
For a long time it was thought that
only peas grown in Canada could be grown
free from weevil. Hut in various parts of
the States where peas have not been much
grown, the insect has died out, and until
it multiplies, peas exempt from its attacks
may be expected. The crop, if it can bo
got free from weevil, is usuull} a profitable
one.
/ niNDIKO A LOAD OF HAY.
ir hay or straw is to he drawn any distance
over hard roads, it is important to
hind it firmly. A windlass or tackle
fastened to the wagon-ruck will make this
binding much more easy, and also secure
h firmer pressure on the binder than could
otherwise he had. Uuless firmly pressed
down, the binder, when jolted over rough
roads, soon gets out of place and does as
tnucb barm as good.
j' 1NTHRIFTY BOGS. .
It is best to put the weakling pigs by
themselves to avoid the hustling around
which they get from the strong ones.
The most frequent cause of poor pigs is
overfeeding when they are young, and
they hardly recover from it. But if kept j
by themselves and fed carefully on sweet 1
food in moderation they will do far bet- i
ter and generally get strong and make a I
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.. uio jujj is scurry 11 |
should be well scrubbed with carbolic |
soap andy given some sulphur iu the |
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J FRESH HONES FOR FOWLS.
It is comparatively easy to procure of
butchers the bony pieces of animals they
slaughter, and which are worth more even i
than entire meat to make fowls lay. Break
the bones up with a hammer, after boiling
them so as to make them softer. It
does not matter if some of the pieces arc
as large as a chestnut. The gizzard will
quickly grind them finer if the fowls are '
supplied with gravel. It is the bone ma- i 1
ferial that is necessary in making both
eggs and shell. Fowls thus fed will '
make a much more valuable manure than i !
they will fed on any kind of graiu.
/ MEAT KOll LAYING HENS. j
There is no doubt t hut fresh ment is (
excellent to make hens lay. It contains j
much of the material of which the egg is ,
composed, and with ground bone for t
making the shell constitutes a perfect egg ,
food. But it is too heating for exclusive f
feeding, and unless mixed with grain, it j
will make the eggs strong, like those of v
docks and waterfowl. It is possible, by t
giving the hens wheat, oats and buck- j
wheat, with plenty of gravel and lime, ^
to keep hens in laying condition with*!
little and perhaps even with no meat ex- j,
cept insects they pick up in their range, i f
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/ VNDERGROUND STABLES. I Si
It is not every farmer who can afford a (
basemcut barn, but the next best sub.sti- i f
tutc is a stable partly underground, m nig ?
least banked up with earth. tuJ t/xcioiici:C
t:old. Out "West the settlers dig holes s
the banks, which aw protected Iw -Myu-,; t)
bers from falling in. f<<ri?heiii owp,<Awc.U-!j <1
tugs. These are called "diprijuts," and I
U1H |H'dlNLl\oli4 ^against blizzards j I
and cyclones than arc dwellings tibove '
ground. It is only natural tjuit the same , t
style of underground protection should ^
be devised for stock. It is comparatively *'
inexpensive to build such dugouts, cspc- ft
cially if sawed lumber is ^aice.or dcitt,., 1
A few poles cut from thfc 'wAofls will c
hold up the walls and roof, wUidrnwy 11
be constructed of equally? inexpensive
material.?Amfriotn Culticaldr.
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MANGE. . "
Jk j p
This disease may attack many of our j .
domestic animals. It is contagious, ayd ^
is caused by a minute insect' burro
under the skin. Live stock closely eun- i .
fined in winter quarters are more liable ^
to spread the disease. Animals thus;
affected should bo separated and treated ! ^
persistently till cured. The affected parte* , ^
should be thoroughy cleansed with soap . .
and water, dried, and have w'ell rrtl^t^l j _
in nu ointment made of lard Half ;A j
pound, flowers of sulphur four ounces, ,
nnd crude carbolic acid two "drachms.
This applied daily, after perfect cleans
ing, on the hairy parts of animals, t
"Washing is not a momentary work, but I ^
requires the free use of "elbow-grease.M
The. inse'-t must be reached to bo dc- j
6troyed, and nothing but a thorough j
scrubbing can expose the. little tor- j
mentor to the destructive application ^
of the remedy.- A>urri< n, .
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I'ltl'MNi; TIIKKS.
The growth of different, varieties of .,
apple trees is mostly so distinct that, any | ,
rule for pruning which tits <>n<? may he (
inapplicable to another. .Much depends t
also upon the thrift of a tree. If vigor ,
ou3, and making few limbs, common f
sense, teaches that these ought to he ,
headed back, to induce denser growth, j
On the other hand, unthrifty trees, as a |
. rule, incline to form numerous twiggy .
branches, nnd these should he judiciously
thinned oilt, although h good coat of
manure and wood-ashes at the loot might I
answer a octrcr purpose, rso, aiso, mucu
depends upon the direction of the limbs, j
Varieties of spreading habit may be iuduced
to tnlte a more compact form by
selecting an inside bud as the terminal |
point when pruning; and a tree with upright
formal habit, should invariably be
cut to an outside bud. Pruning orchards
in their younger years is preferable to j
permitting the branches to become I
large; the drain on the tree in the latter '
case is uiore or less in jurious. Itcgular i
annual pruning is an orchard duty.?
JVrw York Tribune.
, C.HAOISO I P TII.K IIKitD.
' It. is in regard to this matter of extra
feeding thAt the superior value of some,
of the pure breeds of cows become iin
portant. A race of rows that has been
bred to high feeding and an excessive
tisposition to'mgcst ami asMVnllate' food
rien in fat, which is a physiological fune- '
tiou that may be perpetuated and even
inc-nrtised by breeding, may bo made i
much more profitable than the native
rows which have never been cultivated in
.tins way. Cross-breeding of the two
races may develop this faculty in the
progeny; hence the frequent recommendation
made to dairymen to gra !e up
their herds by the use of pure bred bulls
of good family is worthy of adoption.
No other breeds than the Jersey, the j
Ayrshire, or the Dutch have been so well
bred "in this diiertion, and, so far as p. j
perimcnt has proved, none has excelled
)
{^Jersey in thiMBspect, and the Dutch,
(or Ho-enlled flBbtein. or HolsteinKri4ao)
hue ^iin the Jersey. A few
native cows hare exhibited this peculi- i
arity, and when any of these are found
with this valuable proclivity they would
pay well for breeding to a pure Jersey
t>ull for the production of butter cows.
?Jietc York Titnta. ? *
ItlOH-PRICKD SBt*t)9.
As a rule high-priced seeds are the
cheapest, because more care has been
taken in selection of stocks to produce
them, which incurs additional expense, j
There are many instances, however,where
farmers are paying high prices from the !
mistaken idea that they are getting a |
better quality for their pw^osC. This is
particularly true in fttg i to sced-pota- i
toes, an article which the farmer thinks
necessary to "change" occasionally, if '
not ummally, because of the liability of
the "stock running out." This is a
costly error that to farmer should com- j
mit. The facts in the case arc, that if ,
the farmer wisely selects from his own I
stock for seed purposes, it will improve (
rather than degenerate. Let him first
find out what varieties do best with him
-and some varieties do far better iu a
given soil and situation than others.
From these; seed-potatoes should be
selected before any arc sold or consumed.
Every farmer has noticed that some hills
yield more than others; that some vines
are stronger, more branching; are short
and stocky. From these the best should
be saved for seed, and the best are those
of medium to laege size, of uniform shape,
and smooth, and where there arc the
most in a hill. Follow this practice up,
and in a few years there will be a marked
improvement in the type.?American
A'jricult urfct.
IIOG-HOUSES.
There are so many different plans of
hog-houscs that any one which is presented
to farmers who wish to build, is
sure to find some oif who thinks it just
meets his wahts?: The writer saw a house
built something like the one described in
this article years ago, and for economy
of space and general usefulness it is seldom
improved upon.
It is not necessary, and indeed is often
unprofitable, to construct large, expensive
houses. A dry, warm shelter for
winter, and a eool retreat for summer is
ill that is needed.
This house is twenty feet wide by 1
wenty-five feet long, making room for '
light pens six feet wide by eight feet
n leugth, or four pens twelve by eight,
nnlfine u clf?nr?inrr.i?r>r? lit.'! o f.-tni'l*..??
"7" O . f"fc> """ " .vvu.ug-ireu |
idjoining. The sides are but four feet
ibovc the floor, the centre-posts eight
ect hidh, aud placed eight feet npart.
,'nder Jhc upper roof arc small windows
vhich Jidmit light and air directly into
he pels. The partitions arc movable,
ike gltes, and can be all taken out after
he slring-breediug season is over, giving
go/d, large feeding floor for little pigs.
ia<*i pen lias a six-foot panel for its
ropt, which can be opened directly
<ifoss the alley to guide one of the broodpws
into the pen designed for it.
The yards outside extend beyond the i
inds of the building sixteen feet high, so j
is io give all the room possible for exerise.
The doors into these yards aro
ituated nt each end, and for tho two
aiddlf.- pens are placed one on each side '
if middle. J
When fall conies the wide center can
>c converted into a corn-crib, holding at
east live hundred bushels of corn,enough
0 fatten fifty jugs, the number the house
? supposed to aeeommodate. One liunIrcd
dollars will put this house up in
;ood shape, all shingled and painted. If
he farmer does his own work and uses
omnion boards for the sides and ends,
t need not cost as much as this sum.
IJut vrp want a huikkiig which is
$hd -procu in March, so dff sheeting and
[rop-siding for the outside, and make
he roof warm also. The large doors at
ach end remain closed most of the time.
1 small door 011 the north nnd double
,oor on the south furnish access for fcedng
and care. Water is pumped into
he milk-tank and conducted into the
og-house. 111 pipes, into a tank which
emains full, being governed by a floatalve.
This makes feeding quite easy,
'he oats, shelled corn and meal for feed
i stored in a granary near by, so no proision
is made for room for such feed.?
1roirie Fanner.
Counterfeit. Coffee.
There arc two kinds of bogus coffee,
11 imitation bean and the ground article,
['he beau is the most difficult to produce,
nd it is only recently that actual success
11 this direction has been attained. The
logus bean must not only look like the
jenuine berry when raw but it should be
apable of taking a proper color when
ousted. A very good specimen is now
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iinnuiuciureii in l-iiiiaueipuin juhi nuon,
being composed of rye flour, glucose
mis water. The soft, paste is then
nmilded and carefully dried. To the eye
>f an expert the presence of this imitaion
is easy of detection, and it cannot bo
jsed to any great extent among wholesalers.
llut when coffee goes to the retailer
obliteration begins. Sometimes "The retailer
is deceived, but nine times out of
ten he is the one who introduces adulteration.
The ground article is very
easily produced, for then ?t is only necessary
to give the material a proper color
and infusing an aroma by strong decortions
of cotTec essence. When mixed
with real coffee even the export eye and
tongue may be deceived, while to the ordinary
consumer it seems to be the genuine
product.
Bogus coffee beans have only a slight
resemblance to the natural berry, for
though they possess proper form the cicatrice
on the inner face is too smooth.
THcn again the gray color of the raw beau
is not (piite up to the mark, but when
these manufactured beans are roasted with
live per cent, of genuine eoffee they find
n ready sale. These bogus beans call be
made at a cost of $.'10 jwr 1000 pounds,
and when mixed with fifty pounds of
pure roiicr in'1 ivnoir nw pounds cosi
!?< ?T. 50 or three and three-quarters cents
per pound, so that n profit of nearly 100
per cent, is the. result.?Nac York World.
A Peculiar Coincidence.
A coincidence that is very remarkable
is, reported from Boston. A teamster
whb h^tl been hurt by a ear running into
his wagon brought suit for damages
against the railway company. The ca?o
came up a few days ago, and the jury
decide 1 t'? visit the scene of the collision
- i stec;? hill. . They embarked in a car
belonging to the defendant, and had just
reached thejiill when the ear ran into a
furniture wagon, breaking two of the
wicdov.gjjijd shaking t^c jurymen
The team i re ived \ yerdi.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTFrilNATIOKAt* LEMON t\>t*
MARCH !?.
Lcaaon t(??: "the DretiRht of Fikhei,"
Luke i 1-it? Golden Text: Luke
V., 10.? Commentary on (he
Lewwh.
. 1. "T)m beople pressed upon Hint td hear
the Word of God " Our last lewon
On HU (tour through Galilee preaching the
Gospel of the kingdom, add healing all manner
of Btaknees and All manner Of disease
among the people (Matt, iv., 28). We now
And Hun again by the sea of Galilee, or, as
It is in our lesson, the lake of Genneearet,
and probably at or near Capernaum, where
Peter lived. Most of our Lord's public life
was spent in the neighborhood of this sea,
which was also called the sea of Tiberias. It j
is about thirteen miles long and six broad, |
and in His day there are said to have been no
lees than nine cities on its shores. It is 800
feet below the MediterraneanJ its waters are
clear and sweet, and are said to abound in
ttsh now as in the days of Jesus. The Jordan
flows into it, through it, and out of it. See
Jesus standing on the shore, He created
this sea and everything living in it, the river
that flows through it and the hills that surround
it; by Him and for Him were all
things made, and He upholdeth all by the
word of His power (Col. i., 16; Heb. i., 8).
2. "And saw two boats standing by the
lake, but the fishermen were gone out of them,
and were washing their nets." Two or three
of these fishermen had already been with
Jesus some time, had seen His miracles and
heard His words, yet had not wholly left
their callinc to follow Him. How manv i
Christians there are now who aro truly the '
Lord's have heard gladly His word, seen some- j
thing of HiuigKcr, and vet while the multitudes
for the word ut ..God, L
they aremHRBg neU that have taken noth- i
Jug.
J. ''He sat down aud taught the people out
of the boat." Having stepped into Simon's
boat, He meekly asks him to push out a little
from the land, and sitting down, He from
the boat teaches the people as they stand, an
eagerly attentive crowd, upon the shore.
4. "He said unto Simon, Launch out into
the dcop and let down your nets for a
draught." Simon having kindly given the
use of his boat, Jesus will now reward him
for it and teach him at the same time many
things. Simon had for a little season cheerfully
given himself and his boat to the Master |
for His work, and now this gracious Lord i
and Master is about to give special attention
to Simon's work.
5. "Master, wo have toiled all the night
and have taken nothing." So replied Simon,
confessing their unavailing toil and their |
present need. So also after the resurrection,
after a night of fruitless toil, in reply to the
question of Jesus: "Children, have ye any
meat?" They answered, No (John xxi., 6). It
is a good thing to find out that all our efforts
are unavailing. There were plenty of fish in
the sea aud they were no mean fishermen,
but "toiled and taken nothing" describes_the
result of their labor. "Neverthc'.es-, ni. iby
word I will let down the net." Jesus is now
the Captain, and they are simply obeying
orders; He is responsible for results.
6. "And when they had this done, they inclosed
a great multitude of fishes, and their
nebs brake." W hethor it be a great fish to
swallow Jonah, or a smaller fish to bring a
piece of money, or multitudes of fish to till
these nets, all aro obedient to Him who
created them, and who also created Adam
and said unto Him, "Have dominion over
he tisli of the sea." The one before us is
none other that the last Adam, who shall remove
the curse and restore the dominion.
Let us be as obedient to Him as the fishes
and birds and beasts. Let us yield all to
Him, for only in His sorvice is there rest.
7. "They came and tilled both the ships, so
that they began to sink." We are told in the
tenth verse that James and John were partners
with Simon, and finding that he had
more fish t inn he could manage, he called iiis
pirtuers and they found fish enough to fill
both the boats to overflowing. Our Lord
Jesus loves to have empty vessels, and not a
tew, that tie may nil thenj. When the woman |
with the pot of oil begun to pour into the
empty vessels the oil kept coining till every
vessel was filled. When Jesus fed the thousands
they did nil eat uud were filled. Both
tabernacle and tenhple when finished were
llllwl with UnjWejTr" ntrmw.w? ... u^um and
again the disciples were filled'with the
Holy Spirit. In Him dwelleth ull tWe fullness
of the Godhead bodily; and His own words to
us are: "Blessed are they that hunger and
thirst after righteousness, for they shall be
filled."
8. "Depart from me for I am a sinful man,
O Lord." This is the language of Simon Peter,
as seeing this great miracle he realizes somewhat
in whose presence he stands, and falls
at Jesus's knees with these words. This is
part of th3 emptying process; a deep conviction
of sin as we see ourselves in God's
sight.
9. "For he was astonished, and all that
were with liim." The Revised Version says
that he was amazed. So Saul of Tarsus,
when convinced of his sin on the way to Damascus,
"trembling and astonished," said,
"Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?" We
put forth our best efforts in most approved
fashion, and labor unwearyingly for the salvation
of souls and fer the quickening of believers,
but how often we have to confess as
to the result, "nothing." In some unlikely
way, and perhaps through some waak but
empty vessel, the Spirit of God works, and
we all staud astonished. Our wisdom is confounded,
our plans upset, and it becomes
gloriously manifest that this is the band of
od.
10. "And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear
not." When convicted of sin we fall at
Jesus's feet in our helplessness and unworthiness.
Then it is that wo hoar His "Fear
not," or when we, all unworthy, are willing
to be ve-sels lor His service (I)an. x., 12, 19;
Rev. i., 17; Luke i., 13,30). It is only the
willful mid rebellious who have cause to
fear, or the proud and hard of heart, for
they shaU be broken and brought down, and
made to know that t:?o Most High aoeth
according to His will both in heaven and on
earth, and those that walk in pride He is
ablo to abase (Dan. iv). But from the first
"Fear not" in the Bible (Gen. xv., 1) down
to the last in Revelation there is no place
where the penitent and broken in heart are
taught to tea)-. All is for tfcem comfort,
and peace, and joy, and strength, ana
prosperity in the Lord.
"b rom henceforth thou shalt catch men,"
or, as in Matt, iv., 19: "Follow me and I will
make you fishers of men." Hero we see the
"f npftnhppv most marked: listen to
Jeremiah (xvi,, 1H): "Behold, I will send for
many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall
fish them.'' And again, to Ezekiel (xlvii., 10):
"The fishers shall stand upon it, from Engedi
even unto La-ezhmii, Each passage refers
to the King^^W^Wfcrael In its glorious future.
ff wo would hasten that kingdom, wo
must follow Jesus, that He may innUo us
skillful and successful fishers of men from
among all nations, that so His marriage day
may l?e hastened, and the time of His return
for Israel's restoration.
11. "And when they had brought their
ships to land, they forsook all, and followed
Ilim." "If any man will come after Me, let
bim deny himself, and take up his cross, and f
follow Me." "Whosoever he he of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot he
My disciple" (Matt, xvi., 24; Luke xiv., 38).
Jesus does not ask us to drop what we have
without showing us something better. When
Peter one day spoke of their giving upall for
Him, Ho told thein of the throne of His
glory and tho thrones that awaited thein.
When Paul saw His glory, he wns able to
:ount all earthly glory hut dross. Stephen,
seeing Him, thought nothing of K'ing stoned
to death. Let us only get our eyes upon the
Glory of His Kingdom and the Thrones which
await the ovorooniers. and we shall have no
heart for aught else but to follow Him, and
for llis sake be made all things to all men,
that we may by all means save some (Matt,
xix., 21; Jonn xii., 20; xxi., 19-22; I Cor. ix.,
22).?Leaton Helper.
OIL IN WEST VIRGINIA.
A t'upiniu Flow ?l I'etroleum Htarteil
by u I.ami Nliile,
An immense laud slide occurred on the
(arm of Andrew Toothroan, four mile* east
of Purk< rsburg, W. Vu., tho other morning.
Hundrods of tous of earth and rock tumbled
into the creek.
A few hours later a heavy strewn of fine
petroleum began pouring from a newly*
open <1 crevice In the rock and ran down ton
bank, collecting in large pools. The land is
on a line wuli tae Kureka oil belt developed
uorlh ot Parkersburg.
Aii imiucnsj^tmount of oil his escaped and
thlHtreaiu is still U>winj uuclitcked.
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TEMPERANCE.
'*" OX A ^WIWXOLAM.
A K*>htt cot with a diamond on his own
winggkMS thtmt awful words:
" Within this cup Destruction rides,
And in its depth does Ruin swim,
Around its foam Perdition cUdsa,
And Death is dancing on the brim P*
tax nun num or amuca.
l!he great elites df the liquor traffic rests
upon Africa, civilized nations aTe
mainly respoo Jstenoe. Nearly
-trrrtrl mfllionT*V .^"ous of spirituous
liquors gd annually CroiH the leading Civilised
natiods, and the native rSces are fast being
demoralised and destroyed through its influence.
It is a gratifying fact that at the
Berlin Conference In 1884~the United 8tatee,
through its representatives, united with
I Great Britain, Italy and Belgium in an effort
to save the Congo country, but the eleven
other powers overruled them. Great Britain
lias an able and effective organisation in the
"United Committee for the Prevention of
the Demoralization of the Native Races by
the Liquor Traffic," and the National Temperance
Society and Publication House is
doing what it can to secure action by the
United States Government in the same direction.
The English House of Commons in 1888
Uuanimously adopted the following resolution
i
That this House, having regard to the
disastrous physical and moral effects of the
liquor traffic among uncivilized races, as well
as the injury it inflicts on the legitimate
commerce, doth cordially support the Iml>orial
and Colonial Government in their endeavor
to suppress the traffic in spirituous
liquors in all native territories under their
influence and control. i
In 1889 the German Reichstag adopted the
following: v
That the Reichstaf rescues to request the i
Federal GdWernmen to tttslatu uw Maraftnn
udrl hnv t.hs trarlA In
spirit* In ibe German colonies can be effectually
opposed either by prohibition or
limitation. i
The correspondent of tb? Now York 7V?- |
bune at Brussels, in reforring to the Inter- .
national Anti-Slavery Congress recently in
session in that city, notices the movement to
prohibit the traffic in Africa, but seeks to l
turn tho movement into a "high-lioense" ]
channel, but the Native Races Committee, \
as will l>e seen by their recent memorial,aims .
at the entire suppression of the liquor traffic.
Why should the Africans bo currad with the
high-license system? They would not only
have to pay for the liquor, but for the privilege
of selling it, and the trade would be
more open, more respectable,more abundant, *
and more deadly in its effects upon the people. }'
The National Temperance Society has me- ?
morialized both Houses of Congress to take t,
prompt and vigorous action, Jaiid will pres3 p
this question upon the committee now hav- b
ing it in charge, with the view of securing B
some action by our own Government iu the c
matter. ?
WniSKY FOR CHII.nRKV. c
Rev. C. H. Rust iu The Western Christian "
AdvomtegivcK the followhigstateuientabout
a "nickol-in-the-slot'rw8f?)'"r.aliis which ho
says is in use in Cincinnati: I
"This infernal machiue is locatod upon 1
some thorouglifure. where children pass to
and fro, as the adjunct of a saloon. It hears
the inscription, iu large and distinct charac- "
tern: 'Put Two Nickels in tho Slot, and Get n
a Bottle of Whisky.' The Cincinnati police
authorities have unearthed this conspiracy
against our homes, and it is to be hoped that <
swift and heavy retribution will overtake 1
these human ghouls. When tho Aforesaid !'
nickels are dropped in tho slot., a small bottle j;
of whisky, containing al>out a gill, falls into j
the hands of the expectant children, who aro n
the chief victims of this sort of traffic. ?
"When the saloonists are confronted with t
tho facts, they effect an injured air of in- 1
noccncy and claim protection, with brazen ! 1
effrontery, for the so-called freedom of a free 8
land. 'Tneso mnchiner. are tiuite nlentifu) ! L
'Uver-the-Khine.' Under the very caves of I ?
our churches these human vampires ply their o
pestilential trade."1'- - - - - c
DRUNKENNESS Iff GREAT BRITAIN. *
The official returns recently published of
the convictions for drunkenness in England ?
and Wales, during the C6ur years from 1885
t<x 1888 inclusive, show (hat the total conT&Vg'Yhiflttgtttwri
T^iixi' rrg
in 1887. In 1888 there w:is a rise to 1.16,8011. I
In Wales 4he proportion^ is about ono convic- t
tion to every 157 of tlio people. Liverpool 1
had last year 15,000 cases of drunkenness
from a population of a little over half a (
million.
A DELUSION.
Among delusions the alcoholic is one of tho !
most harmful. Dr. Normau Kerr says: "All j 8
alcohols are poisonous. Tho least poisonous
are the alcohols of wine. More poisonous are
Iho alcohols of beet-root. Still more deadly
Are the alcohols of corn (all kinds of grain); f
and the most potent and pestiferous are the ,
alcohols from potatoes. Cider inebriates are !
usually more heavy ahd stupid than alert
and offensive. Amylic alcohol is nearly
four times as poisonous as ethylic." It is
better to let the poison in either form alone.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
An Inebriate's Home for Women is about j
to be provided in or near Manchester, England.
The London City Mission has twenty-flve
missionaries onguged in visiting publichouses.
Sixteen petitions liquor evil
were lately presented to the legislative
Council of Cape Colony, Africa, during one
session.
Tho Comte do Flrtndro, heir-apparent to
the throne of Belgium, is Honorary President
of a Brussels society called "The
. ? r - a a i?/.i.Aih..? 'i
j Mil tuur ivra^uc rv^aiuM iiituuuinui.
The New South Wales Alliance ha.'; pledged
16,357 persons during the i>ast five years.
They have a hall that cost nine thousand
pounds, where they carry on vigorous
work.
A prominent business man in New York
city recently drank too much wine, wended j
his way home, brought up in the gutter, and '
street thieves relieved him of $750. A costly I
drunk.
The policemen of England and Wales, if !
brought together, would form a great army. |
They number 37,296. Nine-tenths of this j
army could bo discharged if the sale of
liquors were prohibited.
The widow of Chief of Police AVatkins, of
Parsons, Penn., killed, while intoxicated, by
a passing engine, was recently awarded $2,
500 damages, which the saloon-keeper, who
sold him the liquor, must, pay.
A Milwaukee eduyasi-^savs that in the i
diati iuU in tluiL city w her,'- wluuiib ar? most, j
numerous, teachers complain that many of 1
the scholars are so stupid from drinking l>eer i
that work on them is almost, useless.
The Union Pacific Railway lias decided to ,
allow no more liquor to ho sold in its hotels. I
lu view of the fact that the company owns a j
largo part of the principal hotels along lis!
route a great, deal of practical prohibition is 1
sure to result. It is thought that as tin '
revenue of a number will be curtailed in con- j
sequence they will have to close and dining !
cars take their places.
Purifv Your Blood
When spring approaches, It Is very important that
the ltloi.1 should lie purified, as at Uils season Impurities
which have boou accumulating for months
nr rvoii i-oh aro liitilai t.i mnnifesl themselves Slid
seriously r.tfeet the health. Hood's Snrsaparllla I*
nndoubledly the best blood purifier. It ex|>cl* every
taint, drives out crofulous humors, and Rives to tlie
lilooil the quality and tone essential to food health.
Kow Is the time to tnko
Hood's Sarsaparilla
"My daiiRhter suffered terribly with sore eyes,
caused hy scrofula humor tVejvere obliged to keep I
net out of Ktiool j3" tVo had nredlcal
attendance, but she fallel to gain relief. At last,
knowing that Hood's Sarsaparilla bod cured mr
mother of rheumatism, and tailoring It must ta good
for the blood, I concluded to have my daughter try
It, and It ha; entirely cured her." ComaEUtm Ykaokr,
413 East Main Street, Marslialltown, Iowa.
Purifies the Blood
"Hood's Sarsaparilla hai cut od me of salt rheum,
which I hare had for years. I do think It Is a splendid
medicine. I a:n 40 years of age nnd my skin Is
just as smooth and fair as n piece of glase." Mas.
UlU Class, South Norwaik, Conn.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists, fi; six f<Sr $r. Prepared only
hy C. I. IIOOD k CO., Lowell,Ulaas.
IQO Doses On? Dollar
. I
w
Her Resolution?.
In looking over ft woman's list
good recolutions for the new year,
fail to find the following:
1. Never to stop a horse car o
cnrve or on an inclination.
2. Always to signify to the drivci
conductor in some way save by an
lifted eyebrow that she wants the
to atop.
^ 3. Never to get into deep conve
tion with a friend, and forgetting
street till she is a b!ock farther, bit
the oond actor for not stopping n
qnicklv.
4. Never to lav her wet umbn
down on the silk-goods counter i
store.
6. To carry the samo umbrella
and down and not in and out.
6. To buy more than two post
stamps at a time.
7. To mend her old clothes bel
she give3 them to the poor.
8. To refrain from joining any m
committees.
9. To refrain from telling every <
she meets what her grippe symptc
were and what she did for them.
10. To refrain from writing 1889 i
farther than into March, 1890.?L
ton Salurdav Evening Gazette.
Morsels of Gastronomy.
Since the prodigal banquet to I
Kaiser Wilhelm economy is believed
have reigned in the Sultan's hou
It is more and moro the faahional
affectation toprofess not ffiftliJ.e i
Lnemm; poBtrfWythla is owlllj^lb 1
parngraphers' pnn.
80 much talk about horseflesh
sausages has in some fastidious Iocs
ties affected the sale of the breakfi
articles.
There is not a Queen all over I
rope who will acknowledge that e
knows anything ?H>out the "qtieen fi
ters" enumerated on the hotel bill
rare.?New York Mail and Exj>re
The 1'rldr of III* Clans. '
He was a brig .t. hand ome boy of sixte
nnny- emporeu, brilliant an! engaging,
lolignt of his parents, the joy of his home, 1
ho prido of his class. It it a shadow 1
cross his bright prospects. It began wit
rilling cough; soon came promoniti ns of ci
umptfon. his strongth fallen, his ohealts gr
lollow, and he soemed doomed to an ea
:ravo. Then a frlcni advised I)r. Pierr
rollen Medical Discovery. Ho tried its
ras saved. Hoilth and strength returned,
iheerful voice rang out aga n across the sch
layground, his csdek* again xre v rosy,
yes bright. He is still ' the pride of his cla
>nd he graduates this year with highest, h
>r?.
OhronIo Ma'at Catarrh positively cured
lr. Sago's Catarrh Remedy. CO cents,
Ira .'gists. s
An exchi n io says that oysters ?r* roI
ip. 'I hey nre coin;; In the opposite direct
,t our table.
There is more Catarrh In this s >ction of
ountry t Iiaii h I other diseases put toget h
in<1 until the Inst lew y< nrs was supposed
10 in-.*iirah e. Kor n great many y.'nrs I?
ore pronounced it a local disease, and |i
cribed ocal remedies, a'd by constan
ailing to euro with lo a' treatment, |>
>ounced it ii.curaole. Science has proi
ntarrh to bo a ion-titiit muni disease, ?
herefore iccjuires constitutional treaim
iali's C'atairii Cute, mnnufscturcd by F
ilieney <fc Co., Toledo, Ohio, is I he on y c
tltut tonal cure on ilia market; it is tni
nit rnally in doses from 10 diops to a t
pointful. It nets directly upon the bh
nd mucus surf at o of the system. They ol
me hundred dollars for any case it fail!
ure. Send for circular* and testimonii
iddrets, F. J. CHENEY & tO., To cdo,
S^Sold by OruwRisls. 75c
A Chlcato barber is worth 8125.000. T
hows thai b lenco is not always go.den.
A FOaD tha* in so't is fu'l of watrr. halteven
or eight cents per r> una for wat
>ohbin?*; Electric Soap is all soap and n ad
-ration, therefore the ehtaput and b**t. '1
Jubbint't.
When a man Is under a c oud the silt
ining is generally on tho oihcr s.de.
Watch for '"Murray" Buggy adv. next wc
The p'g who gets into c'over thinks I
waid mightier than the pen.
O.d smokers pre fer "Tanslli's Punch."
Tho chief symptoms ot a co d In tho hi
sa hnndk.rihiif.
Ill
ENJOYS
Both the method and results whe
Byrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasar
and refreshing to tho taste, and ac
gently yet promptly on the Kidney
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sy
tem effectually, dispels colds, hca<
aches and fovers and cures hahitui
constipation. Syrup of Figs is tf
only remedy of its kind ever pn
dueed, pleasing to the tn6tc and a
ceptable to the stoiunch, prompt i
its action and truly beneficial in i
effects, prepared only from the mo
healthy and agrecaole substance
its many excellent qualities cor
mend it to all and have made
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for wile in 5<
and $1 bottles by all leading dm
gists. Any reliable druggist wl
may not have it on hand will pr
cure it promptly for any one wl
wishes to try it. Do not acce
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP C
san frahqi8c0, cal
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mm lloot OrnftA?'Everything!
fl aJP t |L In riter stock In I . s. Nr.
|l r r ?? ! . no rhrnpri'. TIKI
W NURSERIES,
Freeman a money, Winiiinjion.
Tatknt, I'kssio*, Ci.aim and I.and Arron
II. 1). Money, 10 ye?rn Member of I'onj
A. A. Freemen, N years Aas'l U. 8. All'j
nnil 111 IIA IIIT. Only Ortnin
BIHIBSIM vH*y Cl'ltr. In the WorW.
V JL" iwi J. L. mtilPiieka, ubu
a 1 t-rerertho nnrt fn"
Aiieelflr tot tliecerta.
jflWl TO t DiTB.W of thin (llwnw.
AIMpoaraateel om mW o.II. lNCiRA HAM, k
Wflf wmBukuii*. Amsterdam, I
ur? o?ty by th? We tanvo r.olil Rig I
ai.ii- m. . ?. many yen re, nnrt Ir
f'T" lU<" 1 01 '
A, Ohio.^7il P. R.'iiYCITE A t
W Chirk#'
1.00. Bold by Uril*
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL P!U
nto cross diamond brand
.-'/ iL'TN hofk and alway* rillahio. I.?4I< >,
f' II t -^11 a<k firux.l.t for IHatmonH Brand In
f;'4 M"lalllo hex.., ...led wuh Mu. i
r-v ?rtnbeo. Take no other. All pill. N
?H S^ eVV ' p."**!*0.r'l box.., pink wrapper., are
I / <T<li.|tro?. rn..|?rfrlta Krvl 4r.
I (? JP (.tame.) fi r partknlar., te.unirulal
I M B "Relief foe lAidleA," In Irflcr, by r<
\ Lf moil. ,Vnm? r-iprr.
^S*r-r (kkkaater (hrm'l (?. ltihoe &V, FkU
c)j
. I
"MY WIFE IS A TERROR
ist said a mild-tempered man 111 our li?m
" She snaps and snarls and spanks
children, and finds fault continually
J, can't bear it any longer." Don't hie
severe on her, jny friend ; you little re
it- her sufferings. She ha* lost her foi
of sweet disposition, and ill health is the c
,of it all. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrii
will make her well.
| As a. powerful, invigorating tonic, it
parts strength to the whole system,
to the womb and its appendages in
en. ticular. For overworkod, " worn - <
tho "run-down," debilitated teachers, inillii
"j hossmakers, seamstresses, " shop-gi
I?" housekeepers," nursing mothers, and f<
an. women generally, I)r. Pierce's Favorite
ew scription is the greah^st earthly boon, b
rlv nnequaled as an appetizing cordial anc
re's ttorative tonic.
n 1 As a soothing and strengthening r
ool m'>, " Favorite Prescription" is uneqti
and is invaluablo in allaying and su
. t lonly attendant upon functional
'.rganic disease of the womb. It ind
refreshing sleep and relievos mental a
tty and despondency.
JCATARR
l't)| mnnontly cured by DR. 8AGE'8 CATAI
<- '
on- Jo Ctire milousnets. Sick Headache. Constlpi
(en i Malaria. Liver Complaints, take the sa
in- ' and cortnln remedy, SMITH'S
S BILE BEAN
, (}. Use the 8MALL SIZK (40 little beans to th
tie). They are the most convenient: suit all
Price of either slse, 25 cents per bottle.
|iis IflSSINn "* ' 17' 70- fhoto-pra
IVIOOIIHVi panel stxo of this picture
cents (coppers or 6tanjps).
I J. F. SMITH A CO..
AT _ M.lmr. nf ?.<- ? is IB??I
;;; |g*TARR()es|
L!lc | Price .-.Ot VnwTJ |1L ^
\ ppIyBulm tntoeacli nostril
:tl iikor.. It Warren St.. N. k".
' |F TOU WI8H A/->. .? .
iiF.v?",v"tt
? Hircliase one of the cole- s*
>rated SMITH & WESSON r?sJW
iiroa. The flneat small arms [| iVrl \|
iver manufactured and the VV/f )) t
I rat choice of all cxperta.
ifauufactured In calthrea 32. 38 and 44-luO. Stn<
lie or double acttou, Safely Hammertoes and
('argot model* Constructed entirely 01 Iichi <
I Ity wrouuht at eel, carefully tnspe~te<i for
' mansh:oand storV, they are unrivaled for fl
liirtiblllty nnil nccuracr. Douot bedeceb
ineap tniillenble rasi-lrnn Imitations
ire often sold for the Kenvine article and ai
?nlv unreliable, but danweroua. The SMI'
WESSON Revolvers are all stamped upon tb
rela withfirro'a name, addreea and dates of p
ind are cnnranlesd perfect In t-Tery detad
list npon having the genuine article, and If
lealer cannot aupply you an order e.-nt to *
mJow will receive prompt and careful attei
t>?ecrptlvecataloirue an t prices f urn Who 1 upo
S?58"- SMITH & WESS01
VTbaHM this MMf. HirinilleUi It
I >5^ JONES
IfcrHr FREIC
jm W ? 5 Tim Whuoh Heal
?H^/f Iron Levari 8toeT 1 teari ng*,
Torv Beam and Beam Bo 1
_ SCO?
BHVvlnlK T^E^ary daa Scale. Forfreapi
Q VxSwpl, ncntloa tlila paper and ad
it xT3FJ0NE8 OF binqham
! BINGU4MTO.N. N,
: FRAZER9$J
J" BE8T IN THK WOItI*D UllLHl
UT Get tli* Oenulno. Bold Ercrywbt
in ' iiAiic NTiJl?Y.noo*-ft<?piB(r.nutiii???i
^ UUmC Penrnanalilp, Arl'hm<-tlo,short ban
r>- II iliorougbiy Uuxht by MAIL. Ctrcxiun
Hrraul'a C'*ll*ce, 457 M*ln BL. Buffalo,
C
_ CJOI.ID SILVER PINS with odd antique fnot
lu O dlred. For fcentlemeu or ladles. ItlfTcrt
fq signs. Kent by mail on receipt of 20 cent* In !
H. LEONARD, 152 Sixth Avenue, New York
9t ; __ _ . .
pt M&rtl DR.
0- DR. S^tENCtC S Man]
1 A STANDARD I
!*,"?' SEAWEED jTmiu.'
Mo. WW-the Stomach
1 ,i?rrhrW?t PI
D. O, ma ill Congestion,
Tflrali: ii?M.?ch??f c
[rest. | Ulllll <lcr i ng I'llni
den. and Mil blset
. Sluggish Li'
? ?4 I* a I'oeitlve Cure for rotlt, tnlan
I t Ions, break
M DYSPEPSIA store free, he
j give the syi
y "J1* ' And *11 Disorders of the Dl- end strength
?J*iC ' gestlve Organs. 'tis likewise
n Oorrobornlive or Strength- PUREL
I-, I enlog Medicine, nnd mny he eraic
ft. y' i tnken with benefit In ell esses ? "?*
r. Ifr ! of Debility. For Ssle by ell ?ndAE
"hna I Druggists. I'rlee.fl .00 per hotMkliC
i "o. Dr. Sclienck's New Dook For Sele b
| on Lungs, Liver and Stomach per t>ox ; 3
O . i mailed free. Address, mail, puetaf
>. 111. ; Dr.J.H Schenck A Son, Phila. Dr. J. II. Sell
ls ApJrggi
A j Kl CouRh" odic
A\ | Kr-*w Cures where all else t
an.I IRlK^e^n WO
e^rs, 1 JHei
J? Dr. Pierre's Favorite Prescription is .
legitimate medicine, carefully compounded x
ring, by an experienced and skillful physician,
Tier and adapted to woman's delicate organise.I
tion. It is purely vegetable in its compoeitoo
tion and perfectly harmless in any condition
ftlizo of the system.
rmcr "Favorite Proscription" is a positive
auso euro for the most complicated ana obsti)tion
nato cases of leucorrhea. excessive flowing,
painful menstruation, unnatural suppres
im- sions, prolapsus, or falling of tho womb,
and weak back, " femalo weakness," antoverpar
sion, retroversion, bearing-down sensations,
>ut," chronic congestion, inflammation and ulcerriers,
a tion of tho womb, inflammation, pain and
rls" tenderness in ovaries, accompanied with
>eble " internal heat."
Pre- It is tho only medicine for woman's peeu?ing
liar weaknesses and ailments, sold by drug
I re- gists, under a positive guarantee from the
manufacturers, to give satisfaction w every
ierv- case, or money paid for it will be promptly
11'd n fiiri'l'Nl.
ror an lllustrnted Treatise on Disease*
DOfii- of Women, 100 pages, (sent pooled In plain
find envelope,) enclose ten cents, in stamps,
uccs to World's Dispensary Medical Asso,nxi
ciation, No. 003 Main Street, Buffalo,
N. Y. (
h 1m the heap,
? do matter of bow long standing, is per1RH
REMEDY. SO cents, by druggicts.
t$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN.
BEST IN THE -WORLD.
OTHER SPECIALTIES for GENTLEMElf,
-utA , LADIES, MISSES and BOYS.
None genuine unless name and nrice are
stamped on bottom. 8old everywhere.
Vk rSP^Send addrese on postal for valuable information.
W. I,. Dourflna. Rruckion,
I ^'MOTHERS
i M.RIEHD"
E-fS J^AKES.oTH&ASy
ib Child b'&ss&i
r LESSENSRAIM.L TO ufe.
j***" OlMINISHESDAMGER'" t0p
3 | ^Wm)WzH\Lp
<ht. .
k AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL
CONSULT DM. LOB II, 3J9 North Fifteenth
E Street, I'hilntlrlpliin. Twenty yearn' experience
in special diseases, cures tbc worst canes of Nervous
1 Complaints, Iilooit Poisoning, Motclics, Eruption* '
p P I 1'lles, t'ntnirh, I'leers, Sores, Impaired Memory, atf
\ f* i Despondency, Dimness of Vision, Lung, Liver, J|
v v ' oionincu, i\ mui-j ihhruv ? ",?",idu/i V7. VL
w*, 1 s # "Call or write fur Question Hat *utl book.
1 M.(i WHISKEY IIABI
fr*V 1 ^mBJi a IBmB ITScorcd at home withN
Y H H r S I Hlwl ollt l?>lo. Hook of jxir?1
isrluiYi"cn,?r*FrD> free.
?g; oxl- I IB H. M.WOOLUCY, M. 1).,
nt <io-' v mnmnnr wiut?tuu st,
Box Y. I ~ M N If IO
- IJtj' ]h
oMiPy^JS^
rnn nurn iiai c a rrtiYiiDv CPU ???
nation, Bonr Stomach, rtenrt- B^ll i I?r;?t8?5Lf
ency.Colic,and all UiacMace of B
; Ooetivrnees, Inilntmnutioii,
ilea,and Piaeaaeeof the I towel*; ? .
It|litaiinof .?*, Jnmidice, Nanaea, SAAfKlfl 11%
iddinrM, Nerroueneea, Wan- ^^WUjtJIU
, Malaria, Lirrr Complaint. 10 | ||$Jd
!?>'.< iu nin x from a Gorged ami ???, .
irr. They clean tho rnuroua _
a gorged or coDgeeted eondl- Will Cora
nnatnhhorn complications, re- COUQHS. COLDS,
althy action to the organa, and i,j in nimotn-ii..
item a chance to recover tone _ *' a^H'i wn*
i. They ate THROAT AND LUNQS.
' _ It la pleeaantto the tnate,
/ VEGETABLE, and doea not contain a particle
>yi v on iaoi c of opium or anything Inlnrl.
? LT HEklABLE, |t Ufl.e Bret Cough MedJSOLUTELY
SAFE. Iflneln the Wotld jv.rBal.
by all Prugglate. Price $100
y all Drnggiata. Price 2S eta. per bottle. Dr. ftehench'a Book
lioaea for f>8 eta.; or Bent by on Consumption and iU Care,
re free, on receipt of price, mailed free. Addreaa '
irnck A 8on, Philadelphia, Pa. Or. J.H.Schenck & Son.PhllA.
ffigB
BEQSHa^i
ino. Rflcominended by Phvslciftnn.
Ails. Pleasant and agrccablo to the Km
it withont objection. Dy drupsiats. 1*1
I