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* -; AGRICULTURAL Z ^ TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE l< - TO FARM AND GARDEN. ? S fl DEHORNING DANGEROUS BULLS. Every hull should he dehorned. He j m&v never httvo shown himself vicious, o but It is not S?fc to trust him wun sucu . dangerous weapons as * pa>r of sharp horns. And after the horns an^off, loo? ^ a hare head may knock a man down and cause death almost as surely as goring'. The fact, too, that dehorned bulls are sometimes ugly, destroys the force of the argument that taking of! the horns destroys the nervous energy on which the value of milking breeds largely consists. It is the class of cows that are most sensitive to good or bad treatment that inakc the best milkers, and their bull calves need careful watching to keep them from becoming ugly when they arc old enough. POOR CONDITION OF A HORSE. Poor condition is commonly due to J malnutrition; the food is either not ! properly digested or it is not assimilated; that is, it is diverted in the system from its healthful disposition in nourishing the muscular tissue. The nitrogenous elements then pass off through the kidneys iti excess and cause disturbance of those organs; hence a poor condition is generally accompanied by some urinary digestion must be improved, and alterative and t6nic medicines should be given. Treat the auimul as follows: Give a brisk purgative, such as a pound of Epson salts; then give iu ;brau mash once a day one dram each of powdered j Peruvian hark, sulphate of iron, and ; iodide of potassium. I t STONE BOAT WITH I'OI.E AND BOX. I I use a stonchoat with pole to it for , I moving manure such seasons as this, and f in spring. 1 put pieces across each end ' long enough to extend a foot or more ' each side of the boat, then place rather 1 still boards a foot wide on the ends of the crosspicccs. The boards extend front even with the forward end to a foot be- ' hind the boat. Then 1 put two boards ( the same width each end of the sideboards; bolt the whole rig together, and ( you can take oil.or put on whole in a few minutes. Have worn out a number of > boats since making it, drawing stones, etc. Have managed to pvit it on all new boats in a few minutes. Can take as large a load as on a sleigh or wagon. I feed all straw, cornstalks and hay in the ] racks, and put the refuse under the sheep. Whenever there is sigus of the ; manure heating, it has to go to the planting-held, regardless of outside sur-t rounding*.;?Nrw York Tribune. VAUIATION IN SI BSOIL. There is much difference in character of the subsoil as in that nearer the surface, and the value of land largely de- ( pends on what underlies the usual depth \ of plowing. For the small grains^**;*.? t cially winter wheat, turniug up the sub- 1 soil is often an advantage, >as .iVwill, root ; good wheat lands, contain more of thrf' mineral plant food which this crop Ye-"' i nuires than does thnf. nnrtinn r?f ! >? c/-.il . near the surface which has been Hilled jto exhaustion. But for.corn is generally- unwise, as it turns vegetable ' mold too far below the for the corn roots to reach early in 5,tjje seasoij,. : unless the surfaicfc dressed with stable manure. The safer way for corn, and also for potatoes, is to c use a subsoil plow, \vhieiiv,tintilsp jup Slit, r hard undersoil, but dojfrfr nftftnpjy 'i [\ the surface. This alfdiws 1tiT'an<7 wafer " to penetrate the subsoil, enabling the * potato to witlistand drought.?American s Cultivator.. . ?.? ... ? . > y<f ^ 4 CARE OF STOCK. * ' " ? ''t As the season is now at. hand, after 1 the unusually open weather, when the | 1 utmost care must be taken of all live stock (I include all animal life on the f farm), the prudent farmer will not trusf. f his cattle ami horses to the care. of a . s chore hoy or a person who hasr^o capital t invested, and who cares norlilifg for the f well-being of the animals under his ^V*urfr*? fc>~. I c How many of vis have seen thc_miser- | , able condition of the farm yards of a j certain class of farmers, who from sickv-.i iiess or other cause are unable to person'-' | ally attend to their stock during the winter. Doors off tl.|Cir hints' jqhbvcla | and forks broken, manure almost "block ing up the entrance to stables and every'-" ' thing having a most terrible look to one , accustomed to order and puuetuajiiy. j ! If a farmer is too idle or too ill to at- 1 tend to the barn yard himself, cannot afford a proper hand to do so, he should not keep any live stock during ' the winter. It is iohntdiiKtif leave poor ? animals dependent bti bdys"or'ihorc tnen to attend to, as, with few exceptions, 1 they will not do it, and the" ^fesdlt is sc-' *' rious loss to the owners.* ,?|fc _ ^ I consider the winter management of . stocks as the of. the see the poor cattl#r'fflMdled in fence corners, stables untf&fr&rl nnd entire places bearing the t$j}&hince of desolation or poverty. Aside from feeding and taking care of buil(Ugg.s,aQd grounds. _ there is much to dcr ; Volfc i should be trained and calves taUgfet'tA l? lead.? Neto York itir*iff'.: < . - tc. 1W ,w wt ? -> WAIUB?K.<~ u These arc so in pp-i'vus, to the ht'VtesVf' ? rattle as to lessen tneir value tanner from one to three cents p^T pound. They arc of the j pad-fly, which deposits its eggs off thei backs of cattle from Mav*'rth 't 1 umraer. These are batched into larva', a very small grub, which then bores a l? hole into the hide, (ioSefy conccafiri'' it?"^ self. As if grows thi? hole, and in j^pclng'.;'^ creeps out from uadar Olia. in Vpr;*j pupa state, and iH% ' into a gad fly, and tfi'eVr he^fns W "la/"' , - Bu * 1 , , ft ?1V I thua it goes on from jeaT to year to great injury of the hides.of cattlev' ThesA ^ larva should be carefully lookfed'rfftterirAd'L destroyed. They form a sfnhll Miireffing f! of the skin which is easily' VfetelhiM* by passing the hand over the back. It .u^..ia ?i? i 1 ?? i KiiuuiM i'ii* ii uv g*|ucc/.vu inn, or rciiiDvrii . with the sharp point of a n;irrow blade of j the pen-knife. They removal of this gru'> not only relieves the hide hut also the j I rattle from the irritation it causes. This . sometimes become a dangerous inflam- < mation, and then suppurating badly ? J disgusting matter, oozing out of the hole ! ft ,v*r T iade by the larva. Cattle "ought to be Hiked over carefully at least once, a | -cek for these grubs, and when louud ,t there Ire no delay in thoroughly reloving them from their hiding place, several remedies ?re given to nrevcut the leposit of the eggs of the gad-fly on the tacks of cattle, but they cannot be detended upon entirely, so let the farmer attend well to their detection and rcnoval.?American Agriculturist. TtMB TO TBAKSrLANT. spriug, as larch, willow, and most small fruits, would better be moved in autumii; but if this work was neglected at that time, then attend to it soon after winter rrost is out of the soil. After vegetatiou once becomes active in any plant the risk of removal is greatly heightened. This is the cause of death of the larches and of so many of our hardy herbaceous plants moved late in spring. The other extreme is represented by the conifers and mag. nolia family. Their buds start very late in the season, and we reasonably suppose i considerable amount of heat requisite to rouse vegetation. Consequently, all Midi trees and plants may be removed ifter much of our spring work has received attention. Indeed, practice has demonstrated that late removal in all such coses is a benefit ; success is then much more certain than if attempted earlier. The peculiar fleshy roots of magnolias will not emit new fibres unless the sap is flowing freely; this lack frequently causes decay in these organs. As a julc, all evergreens evidently riuUikti-lflTftaaasi* *? l transition state between active growth *nd a season of rest, when recently removed to new soil. Taking everything into consideration, autumn is preferable lo spring for transplanting most deciduous trees. Stone fruitjS, however, seem to be in exception, unless moved in early fall, is it is imperative for them to form fresh lores to he enabled to withstand the sc rerity of the following winter. Generally, nore difficulty is experienced in trans unnting cherries lhau any other of our ruit trees, and more than usual care should >c taken not to mutilate the roots as a argc proportion of the failures result from his cause alone.?New York Tribone. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Always hatch cj.>gs from healthy fowls, !ggs of fair size. The clematis is a favorite climber with :vcrybody who has grown it. Provide good, dry quarters for the rwes during the lambing season. Plenty of good feed and fresh air is better than carding for the cow. If your pullets do not lay they are probably too fat; feed less grain. In four-foot rows it will take about 3000 asparagus plants to the acre. Hay for horses ought to be of the juality; it should neverlie overripe. Equal parts by weight of corn and rits grouud together make a good grain ration for a cow. As no two animals arc alike, it is wise Lo consult their specinl appetites and desires'when feeding them. 1 Tiexsiue. that there are no cracks or knot-holes in the hen-house through wl>iob the.cold winds can whistle. No matter about the tine points of the ow for the dairy, if the milk-pail and iie churn show that she is all right. The general opinion is that cows improve until they are seven or eight years >ld. It pays to take carc of the heifers. Lay. oyt "your garden while you have f'iviiBO Juirl uri\in<rj> to t?nf ororpfhinrt i? . "m if?j 4 r a o " ? J Vnv^et rfitfch as possible, so "that the ultivator will do the work. Hogs hayc. their place in farm economy; ?<?y can givte .profit when well managed ; mt it is a hoggish way when the highvay is made the grazing ground for wine. Farmers should invest a few dollars in m^c-lxred fowls for the benefit of their ioys, if they have a fancy in that direcion. A boy needs something that he an call his own. It is said that rats are so fond of sunlower seeds that they will, if plenty, lock into the wirc-cage-kind of a-trap in uch quantity as to neaily till it. Hut hey should he fed awhile on the seed heore introducing the trap. It is a waste of cash product to feed a ;a\f whole milk after its tynnct stomach hanges so as to call for solid food, and it is a mistake to so feed it after it. is ten lays old. Warm skimmed milk and a little oatmeal are considered much better. Is your cellar frost proof ? Kerosene lamp-stoves will keep the frost out of wvere nights, and there are usually hut a few nights when the freezing point threatens. Ho not hank the cellar with itannre. -Use muck or sawdust, or even mow instead. The small potatoes that arc so little, fulugd op rutpiy farms can he turned to tjood account in the poultry department. I'hcy make- the best kind of material for i? warm breakfast, and can he served to the. ftrvrts -after mixing skim milk, bran or mid tings with them. \ farmer was rather noted among his friends- for a complaining disposition. ' ? ~ *u- were exceptionnllv onw cur.city was fait to SCO how he-Would meet the ease. <?T ttm rtffftwi," said he, "that such a great crop wptrfdbe a powerful strain on the land." Because the weather is mild do not ^ha^the roads may become frozen at any time, and that they may be slip,)ft+yi\vhf*n'lfust, expected. The shoes on Should be regulated accordingly. It is better to have the horses rmkjh' fobod at all times during the win.wr*'* ' * ^ *?- --Looks Like a Gigantic Lion. Whrn immediately abreast of it, the jWliUWV> Jihynst perpendicular, rock called '. Hjp-V Horn, at the extreme south of the American continent, rises out of the wild g|s^c of (wtf(prs like a sea Sphinx. It Wi* oyi.Jfe^V and nark against a back eri??nd pf snfliw-cl&d mountains, as. from AiiariJ'Mtte'jjneSS, rcscnilding the face ft the' Afatterhorn, the snow cannot lie upon it, argl its elongated outline, I Uprising in n rounded form at o^rtjrihIr -hmqII J-/>_ srrtlbhmce to that of a lion in repose, so Mfni^fully attributed to it by sailors. Kwmi.jpirvcy.has discovered it height Wrtr^Hn'fer't1, though it. had hitherto stood at .100 feet in the Admiralty charts. Out of a population sot down nt 253,891,821 in British India, there arc no fewer titan 20.938,626 widows, of whom Horn bay claims 1,975,763, Madras 3,250,lilI, Northwest Provinces and Oudb 3,670,787. the Punjab 1,503,233, and bengal 7,401,629. - ' % ? , "7^^ V & . "V ' ^ SUNDAY SCHOOL. x INTER NATION A!j LESSON FOR MARCH 23. 11 ; ^ LfMon Teit: "ChHit Forgiving Sln/'j j Luke vi 17 20?Golden Text; V., aiX-Commcnt*?jr oo the I - Lesson. J| \ 1 17. "And it came to ivass on a as He was teaching." Our lesson I Josus nUel^ltli people, and such a cri^wd about (he door that no one ran come near (Mark if., 1, 2), and Jeeus is preaching the Word unto them. Just what tie talked about we ! may infer from His discourses, which are j more fully recorded; let each one search and sec. "There were Pharisees and doctors of the ' law sitting bv, which were come out of every town of Galilee. and Judon, and'. Jerusalem " So that here was gathered n contention of all Ihe hading and influential religious people of I (he land, and they were beinj' addressed by j this humble cariienter of Nazareth upon topics with which (hoy ought to bo very familiar, and of which the wonder in their eyes ) was that lie slictild know anything. "And the ] tower of the Lord was present to I heal them " But they had come for no such | purpose; physically they were not sick, and I spiritually w ore tliey not perfect, nod did not I nil (teonle look to tlicm for wisdom and light? } AVIiy should it l>o written that there was healing for thein? The answer is fully given in the eight woes of Matt, xxiii., whore the | Great Physician deserities their ease as He raw it. Hut they are deaf and blind, they will not hear nor see, the/ come seeking no favors from Him. and they go as they came deriving no beueflt from the power of the f/ord. 19. "And, behold, men brought in a lied a mail which was taken with a palsy." Mark 1 say. that four n ill?ail il 1 I . Ilia trouble , I ha was utterly helpless, all un1 done, not a thing could he do for himself. I Aim inev sought to bring him in, ami to lay him before Him." They realized their j friend's helpless condition, they were sorry ] for liiin, they believed Jesus could heal him. | ! their sorrow for him took a very practical . turn and they determined to bring him to Jesus. 1!? -'They went upon the housetop, and I let him down through the tiling, with his i touch, into the midst before Jesus." The ( discouragements were many and great. It seemed simply impossible to"get their friend 1 lo Jesus, audit would not bo strange if some ' , of the four urged a return, hoping for an- | ' other opportunity. but some one or more of ! the four had the rijrht, spirit, the spirit which | I laughs at impossibilities and cries: "It shall > be done." Tlie way to the flat housetop was ' not blocked, and this grand soul says: "If ' we can't get there in the natural way, I through the door, we'll get there in an unnatural way, through the roof." When wo attempt to come to Jesus or bring any one else to Him, how otten we encounter what seem to be insuperable hindrances, and how seldom we sec the perseverance of these four; but their's is llie right way. 20. "And when lie saw their faith, Hesaid unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.'' The great people present may have fell like 1 objecting very decidedly to this rude inter ruption, or some hateful ones may have laughed in their hearts at the meeting being j thus disturbed; but the quiet calmness and dignity of Jesus would overawe them, and as all was still again, the holpless man lying on hiscouch in their midst, these most unexpected words fell from the preacher's lips; "Man, thy sins are forgiven thee!" As trie skillful physician seeks carefully the source of the more manifest symptoms, the seat of the disease, and attends to that knowing that if the cause is removed all will be welh so Jesus goes at once to tlie cause of all sickness ami suffering and death, and in the caso of this man grants him first his greatest need, the : Miiniveiie>s?n ins sins. ai mrsauie lime uc j indicates to the Pharisees their need. 21. "'Who is this which sj>eakcth blaspheI imcs'' \\ ho can forgive sins but God alone7" ! Thus these sill-sick Scribes and Pharisees be (Can to reason in their hearts, not knowing that God Iliinsolf stood in their midst and uttered these words. T?. "Jesus perceived their thoughts (R. V., I reasonings) said unto them: Whatreason ye in your hearts?" They must have been startled at having the thoughts of their hearts thus told out before all, and one would think that this would convince them that Jesus was more than man. 23. "Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee: or to say. Rise up and walk*" i I I5aeh was equally easy to God manifest in the I | ilesii, but from i'neir standpoint simply to heal the man of his sickness would not imply I the same power of God as -to^raiit forgivc1 lies's of sins, and would not havered to ' accuse Him of blasphemy. Trf'iromove the i source oT the;di(Ro1iil$^V*ii ^rti^ffQhijgtfra ; dilliciilt'tban M.refhrivesome Jp>a <*j3ar<l syiuptOfiLis. 't TJie'RhariseiA tl^p?u(l.a^!^ro ; w ell content to let the inward fottennpsS tiofp timie If only tlie sepulchre is kept well wlutgfc washed, bvit God's way is, giye lifti^iihar^ there has lieen death and cleanse tne tomb of its foul content*. I'M. "Tlie Son of Man tint H ' povw* ?M)on earth to forgive sins.'' And He/yMil.'Jigve them to know it. But w-ho-'tv Marl' ' This:is the first tipie wejhttt -ttWrptle in this Gospel, bitt we shall And it snout ; twenty-five times as we go -op. .It is at .least j thirty jimee iii Matthew, fourteen t,iiptyi. UL.; Mark and ten Iimes in John.' It' seataii .to be.; i Mil1 bird's fiiVorite title of Himself.' (?ild is'! founiioutfUde of the Gospels only inActsyii, .VI: Hob. ii., ft; Rev. i., 18; *iv'.. l4.' .Of ue eighty1 times Ho irsos it" in thq foUr OpajAlh: He uses it in inference to''HI# maui'-.. rectton and future glory alioiit' , thlrry^ times,' and' -that reminds ii* tit" Pv.'1 viii.. d. Ixx*., 17; Dan. vii., 13. whefc the?K>n' of Man is the one to whom dominion" 6h' earth is given. He lias power to yemovesih" ' and sickness, and does it even now in-the case of individuals, lie removes sin as t'o-'its-cousequences and power from every one who truly seeks Him. He removes sickness and suffering whenever it is for our good and His* glory, hut not until (he resurrection willdfo| give HfcfMOple bodies forever fro.^frpui ,od iii!h-iiYif,y The 'time will >01110 When' Ho i-bqjl j haV6 removed from the earth forevpr nil traces of si|i and (ho curse; mid He stu?l|jt ' iti 8i)h of Man, David's Hon. Abraham's I in association with redeemed Israel and'lne' gh>rjfied church. J 'AY "And immediately he rose. Uii beForO I theAi. and took up that whereon lie Ijiijf, and departed to his own lions?, glorifying (Sod " The Word of the Hon .0/ Map, (,'pd , manifest in tlie flesh, did it. Jlofocgave h4# sins; He healed his hotly. We. wotnd," rule, have healthier bodies if wehadheinltbfci>M soulic 'purer- heartc, hear IK 'in *hieh" Whrd'of God dwelt richly "<i. "Amnzed--glorified God?filler! with fear?we havo seen strange things to-day.'' u me lord (?otf of tliQ holy propi.oi? l(ltev. xxll., (5, Wh; aiuMfthir hearts loolrio*-' up to llim iu childlike iaith should My "Ah. fiord God! lleliold, Tliou hast made the Jieaveu and I lie earth hy Thy groat power and stretched out arm. nnd there is nothing too hniii for Tliee" (Jer. xxxii., IV), wo too would he amaze ' ' the alls of fait , and should be compelled to glorify God every day because pf the strange tilings we would see The empty would he tilled, hut the rich and sslfsatisfled would still go empty away. The Don I gives us to sec our paralysis, that wo limv ill finr linlt?fii!??/w? r?ru?*/? iu,l rr #,? ?!?? Jdiglity Olio. ? Li'xsoh Helper. FLAMES IN DETROIT. 'Wfvcrnl MAnnfartarlii; KiObll?h> nifnU Are llr?lr?.rcil. f l-'iro was discovered in tbn rear of (?ray A Baflfy's six story Brick furniture factory, on . C<ww<1 Atro^t.' The lira, was tKe fifth fl x r, anil Before the dopartirp.'.t ?0t fc >. work . fmd gained lieadwny among \?ef'4ry mot?r-; oils. Although n general elfttm was turned in soon nfier, the II noes spread rapidly to tlift roof, arid .then .downwnrd,' notij thornof And upp?r floor fell, carrying t.b? flr?i tq .til ' jfcrQunri. Carroll ? lluni'.i Cjtsjr Company t(* In III imhmgnt. QD tlio west- iriii'f .tie*! ?n.l 1 if.fi.fffJHi I! |J*i i ^|T WiT f'niyocS^ C'(t?r MjM?'uiOrt.orj,ogciipyi?>K two number* On the east (o) la wo. I. At midnight tl.e fire w?? undercoirtrol hutstlll harning furiously. Thjiis t hb laiVfrs/Jlr* Detroit Oas e< per teheed'., line* tHe'Jl >k Ferry send store tire in Jan-, nary, 18S0. when the loas ran into the million*. Tha total lew* is es" invite I at f'iV),000. i>nrtially covered by insnrenoe. Th" nurnea miUding* were the property of S-nator JmuM McMillan, and valued at $70,000. Oenernl Hhermaa confesses that he likas the band* to play "Marching Through Georgia" in hi* honor. He vraa surprised by hearing the tune as a sorenado wtion he visited Ire'and, an I w is surprised to learn that it was an ancient Irish nlr. , I v. ~~ AHOiNn^^^^^Hj^l I ' Thprerfwe frOT?i^R??& jfno leaves/n^^ deer, but instead a faeH^tgolden-haired, I oiuc-eyeu, now-line uriH^iri, apparently about six years old. He only saw her for a moment. Then she ran, with a startled cry, directly toward him and the tree and vanished. Not more than a doien feet separated them when the fairy-like apparition disappeared. The puxr.led hunter spra*g over the spreading roots to find the spipte. There was nothing in sight. Suddenly his wonderings were interrupted by a soft voice behind him: \ "Good evening, sir." i He turned and saw in the dafk hollow of the big tree a woman, holding up a deerskin curtain. The gray skin was so near the color of the mossy trunk that he had not noticed it. Now ho saw that the curtain hid a big hollow, from which the woman had come, while from behind her dress showed the faces of several children, among them th?\t of the pretty child that had so startled him. He answered the greeting, and, to cover hia Mimriio alkufbii/a Wink nt dipping looked around and hw that the place was as nicely fitted up ?s any rancher's cabin. When the hunters returned to town they reported their find, and the , f>an FrnnciBco Examiner correspondent , went out to see thfc family that lived in a ( hollow tree. He had no difficulty at all , n locating the big redwood from the di ections they gave him. A thin line of smoke rising from the mrc of the tree helped toguiaethc news- j paper man to the spot. It was all as the hunter had described it, and before the curtain of deerskin stood the mother of the family frying venison chops on a little stove on a wheelbarrow. The tree in which their home was , made was the largest in the clump, i Thirty or forty feet above the ground it j forks into three branches, each of which t Is h tree hv itself. At the ground the J main trunk is probably 60 feet in circumference. y Some time a fli \WfFfl^Ued among its J roots, and this fire ate into the redwood and burned out the hollow. It was perhaps 14 feet wide and 0 or 10 feet deep. An axe had cut its corners smooth and cleared the walls of charcoal. Shelves of redwood stakes held cook- ( ing utensils, and a looking-glass and a rough bed and crib, also of redwood, made up the furniture 6f the room. Out- ^ side was a home-made table?a big slab of < redwood on stakes let into auger-holes? j with lipnrhr.Q mnflr in similar fucltinn How Policemen Walk. i A St. Louis policeman said to a Globe- i Democrat reporter : "I saw a man laugh the other day as he stood on the sidewalk nod watched a I heavy policeman stop deliberately and with great caution from the street to the curbstone. Tha ?Mtn Wis laughing at what be thought tVns txnjrfnddlenec of the 1 policeman. The policeman had been on a walking beat for years jhad experience in walking and was avoiuug an ankle or toe 6prain Little troubles like that with the feet lay up almost as many policemen as disease* . They don't hurt their feet when they .Arc chasing a man or running to somebody's assistance. ']"hen the muscles and tendons of the feet arc tightened and as elastic as rubber, llut it is in the slow wnlking of the beat that the mischief is clone to the feet. 1 Muscles and tendons are relaxed and unprepared for a strain. A step on a rolling Btoue. too heavy a wcicht on a hie toe as the man mount# from the paving to the sidewalk, and crack goes something in the foot. Pain and swelling follow ; the shoe ennot Ik; worn, walking is agony, or even standing or sitting with the foot low enough for the blood to rush into it. Liniment is used by the bottle, and it may be a week or two before the policeman can take After one experience of this kiiiohc is generally very careful and sees where his feet arc going every time lie puts them down. That Tire fla? never been more prevalent and more nmstrat- f Ion (ban now. The winter baa been mild and un- 1 healthful, influenza epidemic and fever* have < lulled I | n^nrlv all nur homos loavln? nhonf ovorvhmlv < weak, tlred-out, languid condition. The usefulness i of Hood'* Sarnaparllla to thu* made greater than i ever, for It to absolutely unequalled as a butWTng-op, strengthening medicine. If you hare never tnken i flood'* Sareaparllla try It aad you trill realise It* re- 1 cuperatlro powers. < That Tired Feeling "My health * < very poor last spring and seeing I an advertisement of Hood's harsapmilla I thonght I I would try rnjt havtotdlfli n" me as H i ha. built my VjVvwr 'Tiara taken foug.hn.u., and am on the dfth. Freoommend tt to ray acquaint- i a noes." Johm Matthew*, Oawego, W. y. i "I was very much run down In health, bad no < Mrengtli and no Inollnntkin to do anything. I have 1 _-?t_ iaklbg Hood's 2 ..oaparilla and thai iur-d teei- < ing ha* left me. my appetite has returned. I am like i a new mnu." Ckagmcct Latham, Morth Columbus, I Ohio. Hood's Sa fold by all druggtots. $1; six for $5. Prepared only | I uf i . i. nwuu <c w., uowrii, simh. I I IOO Doses One Teller m To euro Blllooanaaa. Sick Haadieha. Conatlpailoa. MalarU. Ll?#r Complaint* taka tha aa/a and carta In ramertj, SMITH'S BILE BEANS M 0r# J, r. SMITH loo.. Makwi of ins Bona.'' St. Lonta. Ho. Mill W IIJ..1AVK 1 imr. fain, Traakla U^CVJfilj RkLn^ji nnd will CCMII CATARRH-IfiM Apply Balm Into each nt*trll w jmtf r m-< six miles long and three miles wide was literally stripped of every green thing by the insects in their caterpillar stage of existence. Now the limbs of all the trees ' in tKia iliatn'rt ... ??, ?....v. ...V mm cjif;!', I hundreds in a hunch, protected ly tho | e coverings common to this stage of insect production. The. details of last season's ravages have bceu made matters of rccortl at the meetings of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, and in the presentation of the affair for legislative consideration. The extent of the danger 1 threatened next season was disclosed dur- " ing a visit of several members of the Legislative Committee on Agriculture to Medford and the edge of Middlesex Fells. These visitors were escorted about tho devastated crea and through the eggladen woodland by a large number of the citizens of Medford, and arc reported "astounded at the 6ighta.''?[Worcester (Mass.) Gazette. To Neutralize a Mad Dog's Bite. Dr. "Arapad Bokai, Professor at the University of Klauscnburg, has. according to the Pesthcr Lloyd, compounded a solution which neutralizes the poison introduced into the System by the bite of a mad dog. This solution consists of ltd chlorine water, salt brine, sulphurous tl?< icid. permanganate of potassium and rel eucalyptus oil. ? [Public Opinion. JE A 6TCAMOKR tice chopped down by , qq Tames Collins, of Gulcsburg, 111., split acl t>pcn as it fell, showing a deposit of honey qq wcighirg over 1.100 pounds. The l?ees pq ivould huve tilled a barrel. co 99SOO Reward for r Lost Cn(. The equivalent In English money of ? SOT was once ottered by an eld lady In London for the return of a favorite cat which had strayed t>r peen stolen. People called her ft "crank," . and perhaps she was It Is un nrtunate thHt . ' ?ne of the gentler rex should ever gain this tl- HI' lie, yet many do. It Is. ho* ever, freqontly not pfc their fault. Often functional derangements of will apparently clian re a woman's entire na- ? ? ture. Uon|t bfame sueh^ sufferers if they are tiniiar, uui icii mem to use ur. ncrc?'8 irft- j" vorite Pieecrintlon, which is an Infallible rem- "* cdy for "female weaknesses." It will Boon re- *lu store them to their no>mal condition, it Is sp< warranted to give satis fact ion In every case, or or money paid for it wll^bore uraed^ flu Dr. Pierce's Pellete. the orlglna' and only genuino Little Liver Pilie; 25 cents a vial; ono co! a doe?. ne . CO 'I h?*r a-tho-ew o n ver reason on what 0f ibty should do, lutm what they have done?l<!0 UElVAklt #ltH). ~ Tlin tender < of this paper will be ) [ Iohsc'1 to -tarn that thete s at ! a : J one dreaded disease t-at science hisbeen ? ?b e to cure'n all .1 - sta<. a, mid that is C t- 5 tarrh. Ha I'a Catarrh Core la ih?oniyio<l- # live cure now snown to tIt nvdical frntern- ) It v- t a'arr.t bung a consHtutlo ml rtl?aas \ J requires a constitutio.t-1 twalmenl. Haifa > C.itarrh Cure -s taken Internal y. actbg ?li- { recti? upon the utuud and mucus surfaces of j ilte system, thereby destroying the founda- ! lion of the disease, and kiv n: the patient j strength, by building tipthe const tution and , ass sting naturo tn do.ng ita work. Th pre. f prietors have >o niuctt taith In ita curative | powers, that they offer One Hundred Doilnra J lor any case lb t U tails to cure. Bind for J list of testimonials Address, F. J. CHENEY <& CO.. Tol. do. C. ( |2f-So!l 1 y H.u.g .ats. 75c. | | ( 1 h* re t? nothing In life so earnestly tabs 1 loughtfor ae rharac.er and prob ty. Kyrnp at Figs. Produced from the laxative and nutritions j juice of California figs, combined with the 1 medicinal virtues of plants known to be most j b.neflcial to the human system, acts gently on i Ihe kidneys, liver and bowels, effectually | cleansing the system, di-polling colds and | headaches, and curing habitual constipation. ( To have what *? want is riches, I ut to be < able to do w.lhout it is power. j No soap in the world has ev*r been Imitated _ ns much as Dobbins's Electric Soap. The market is full of mitntlons. He careful that you n are not <fc?Wr?f. "J. B. Dobbins, Philadelphia ^ Rnd New York," is stamped on every bar. M.. U'K.I .? t.H? .1 -11 - l-< (intend np>rt fo", pet? L ictl/ Dot-I's lookin* for huge. Jlsflltfted with sore eyes use I)rI?aao ThomplOTt'e EyeWater.DriiKainta sell at.2xj.per bottle An undertaker's favorite exercise is bog'nr^ 1 he U. K. Government makes regu'ftr purchases of " J'ansl I's I'unch" for the army. . No wonder ships ollng to the water. They have a strong holdd Feeling j The marked benefit which people In run down or weakened state of health derive from Hood'* Saras- ! parllla conclusively proves the claim that Ihls medl- ! line "makes the weak strong." It does not act like I J" ? stimulant, imparting fictitious strength from I which there must follow a reaction of greater weakness than before, hut possession just those . plemcnt* which the system needs and readily seize*, i ? Hood's Sarsaparllla builds up In n perfectly natural . way, all the weakened parts, acts upon the j That I Tired Feeling ? UM riood a* parMer and vitil!r#?r. and asaIaIa to oui real thy action thoae Important organs, the kidneys era Mid liver. "Hood's Sarsaparllla baa renewed my grtp. I atr un H yilH M age and was all ran down and dta- Hu rouraged. I have taken Hood's Rarsaparllla and ^ in looking myself over And that I am much ael lietter, In fact quite a chap. Of course the medl me will not discount my years, hut It comes >(l'| nearer to It than anything else." C'has. B. Logo, iA Shrewsbury, Mass. !t. B. Be sure to get only Lrsaparilla I I 01 I told by all druggists, ft; six for #5. Preprred only try C. I. HOOD ft CO., Lowell. Mass. SI a nn _ sz.ii I W m* UBOl vn? K/UMHr Q|| "%jFor Coughs ?g Colds I DOKHS 9 There U no Medirlne like I !<? I DR- SCHENCK'S | plJpULMONIC , World For 8el? by ell Dr iiftriet*. Price, f I T>0 per bottle. Dr. Retrench' Rook oo <'onesbit"Inn end ite Core, mulled free. Addreee Or. J. H. Bobenok * Bon, Philadelphia. .j, J| I preenrlbe end fn'ljreii. " dorie RIk i) m th< only iH wjrwiB ?p?cin< mrineifrwi euro ar ' "Tl.* of thin dlwuf. T ^Ci?1 "1 O. U.INURAHAM.W D., A mm Anuttr&m, N. Y. ,u IB Kfl?tj *7 fta W? bare told Big G for fo l&teHdkHtallk many yaara. and It haa fo aivao tba boat of aavla- cc OMaudJI^H fartlM. n< CradU^Bt^^irtltl.W. Sold by UroggUl* VI A BAD 8 A merrhant'a dork wrote a check for f jective " f-o-u-r-t-y." His employer di o remark, "You seem to have had a bad i plied, " Sure enough ; I've left out the ' rthcr amend his orthography, meanwhil ell " of headache, superinduced by consi n, let that nerson ask his druggist for I >cy are entirely vegetable In compositi lion. They are specific in all derangem ley are strongly cathartic or mildly lai ualed as a Liver Pill. Smallest, cheap ated Pellet & dose. WHAT AILS YOU? >> you feel dull, languid, low-spirited, 'less, and indeserihably miserable, both ' ysically and mentally; experience a sense fullness or bloating after eating, or of oneness," or emptiness of stomach in th? irning, tongue coated, bitter ~r bad mouth, irregular nppqtite, dizziness, fro?nt headaches, blurred eyesight, * floating jcks " before tho ey#. nervous prostration exhaustion, irritability - of t*r.iper, hot shos, alternating with chilly sensations, irp, biting, transient pains hero and them, Id feet, drowsiness after meals, wakefulss, or disturbed and unrofreshing sloop, nstnnt, indescrilwihlo feeling of dread, or impending calamity ? If you ho ve nil, or any considerable num cain ?NE POUND , a Day. A gain of A ROUND a pay in the j case of a man who has become "all j RUN down," and has begl'n to take 5 that kemarka11i.e flesh producer, 3 SCOTT'S F WILSIDW OF PURE COD LIVER OIL WITH I Hypophosphitesof Lime ASoda 5 j is nothing unusual. tlils feat ) , has been performed over and over j j again. Palatable as milk. En- | dorsed by Physicians. Sold by all f i Druggists. Avoid substitutions and } ! imitations. 5 .a Grippe has Left the System badly debilitated in millions of Cases. Take . ' Oyer's Sarsaparvlla and restore Tone and Strength. It never fails. Prepared by >r. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. | Q HATEFUL-CO VI FDR PINO. IPPS'S COCOA BREAKFAST. By a thorough ku <\vle.1iie of tho natural lt*i Jcu govern th > operation of dlgottlon aui nntrla, mad by a uurofui nppll in Ion of the Aq? propsrI of well selooted Coco?, Mr. Kpps has provided ' breakfast tables with a dollcatelr fiarou d \j*>ge which ma/ save us ninny heavy doctors' bl Is. a by the Judicious use of such arUel-s of diet d a constitution may be gradually i.iu.t up uet.l oof encuph to resb.t every teudcncy to dl.esse. uiucui ui uum inaiau.es are floating iroiufl oj >dy to attack wherever there te a week point. ? may escape mauv a fatal shaft by keeping ourvee well fori I tic I with pure blood and a properly arUlird frame."?"Clidi ffurrtw OiwH#. lade klruply will, bulling water or milk. Sold ly In hnlf-p>und tin', by (Irooors, labelled thus: i.Hi?8 KIN'H iV CO.. Ho nfeopaihlo CUe.uUta. LoauoK, trautD. I0RTHERN PACIFIC.! LOW PRICE RAILROAD LANDS AI REE Government LANDS# 1.1.IONS OF A ('It KM In Minnesota. North iota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. . 'Ufa CAD publication* whb niepe describing the Rll rUll brat Agricultural, Qraalng and Tim bands now open toMdtlern. >enl free. Addreat ; IAS. B. LAM80RH, FTER ALLOT* FfflrNflUI.t Oft. 1.11IIIt. 3'4R North Plfteenlls rrrt, I'hilnilrlphlM. Twenty yeara' exparlenoe special tllseasiM: cures the worst rases of Nervous mplalnla, Blood Poisoning, Blotches, Kruptloaa ea. Catarrh, Ulcers, Hores, Impaired Memory, pendency, Dlninees of vialoe, l.img, I.lvan imsclt, Kidney Brlgbt'e Dleeeaek confidential "Call or write lor question list and II nJi'TS ffT It In nn ointment. of which r nostrils. Price, M>r. 8nh11>y<lrn Address, K. MURRAY" S55.95 BUG( HE BIST IN THE WORLD JL] II good* Hold direct to the coniomt. Ifo "Pools" or "Trusts" r as. Wo stand on onr own otlrij, and sail ths " Murray " ods solslr on tholr world-ro- VIVV \/M9fT\7 >wned merits and low prices. vLx VlJr V BUT or THS MAKIir 4CTC1RM A*t> HATH 7 'flUfamtafeguoBnd NotC?th Prk#?. WILBER H V;^ PELL. orty dollars, and spelled the numerical reciea ni3 attention to tne error, with tpell this morning." To which the clerk lg-h." Let us hope the clerk will still c, if anybody is suffering from a " bad tipatlon, over-eating or other iudi9cre)r. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets, ion, and arc prompt and effective in cnts of the liver, stomach and bowels, tative according to size of dose. Un?cst, easiest to take. Ono tiny, Sugarier of these symptoms, you are suffering * rom that most, common of American malalies ? Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated with Dyrjicpsia, or Indigestion. ? rbe more complicated your disease hue be* ome, the greater the number and diversity >f symptoms. No matter what stage it has cached. Dr. Pieree'3 Golden Medical Dk ? ~.n ...v-a.... If toK.-M according to Mreottotis for ti reasonabto lihigth of time. }no or two of Dr. IMerce's Pellets taken laily with the " Discovery " will add to its fflcacy in case the liver is vory torpid and ho bowels constipated. " Golden Medical Discovery " is the only nedicine of its class guaranteed to do all ft t s represented to accomplish, or money paid M or It will lie refunded. World's Dispejc- ^ iary Medic a 1. Association, Proprietors, 1 503 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. EVERT 111DOCTOIL By J. UamlHon A vera, A. .11., M. D. ^ TUI* It a most valuable book for the household, teaotitng as It dooi tlio easlly-dlstlii rulshed ijrmptointot different diseases, tbo causoi and moaaaef iirevenUu c suoh dlisuai, and thn soup tost reme Ilea iThl-h will alleviate or cure. ADM pages profusely IllU'trateX The bookie wrltloa in plain everyday A i {lists, and it rreo from the technical terms whiak ran ler most d00tor books so valueless to the aaaer* adiy of readers. Only (J lie. postpaid, dives a oom* plete analysis of everything pertaining to oourtshlpy morrlage au-1 the production and rearing of healthy famlll-e; together with valuable roclpoe and prison pllone. explanation or botanical praotlcsy correct use of ordinary horbs. With this book la tha house there I* n.? evmtse fnv not knowing what ta do la aa eaierseuo y. Ssnd postal notes or pott mm* vw stamps of any denomination not larger than S caste ^ L' uh run. sons ut kaH eu&l. tttej ?7"r ?roKssR*ut,'/* (St* J^r- Sr.nMsmiyr:<snTirit?\^ ? PLLA^Ti^* Itt^^WrURNITURe^ I' UniDXfl KTO. CO, 145 H. bth U, '"*sJ?Jl> Money in Chickens If you know how to properlv oars I f for them. IVr j.I contw la stqmjs I I A ) 11 < >n rrociiiea WO-1'AOK BOOK II / X KlvinK lli- < xiierieure of a prscttI / * ral I' ullry I.uiwr?not on sma> / \ leur. but a man worilnw for do!? t ^ Into and cent ?during a period of i-h * year*. It teaolra you how to .i^ Lftect and Cure Dlsraws; to Fe d 1 1' i- i Krt"> and alio for F. ttentngt | 1 wliii li > ow ls t--> Have for BieedlnS I I J'urjoe. s; and rvorything, ndeed, >-on should ksow rn (his subject to make ft pro(lt? able Sent pc^tPnld fo liio. HOOK PUK ' IkOlBK. 134 lconurJ titieeti N. Y. ClUf. FRA2ER Sffcf 1ST IN TI1K WORLD U II LHUb fW Oat U.a Genuine. Sold EverrwhTa. ADIIIII kksjs E IrlUm W ATLANTA. Oa" dOlca Whitehall SC IMPROVED EXCELSIOR INCUBATOR ffsClBb. ' ???' frrfMC aa4 itlf lifililhf. Baa. BUHldtcrib in ncceuf nl opei atlon. liimnHIll to lietch larger percentage ot fertile ?ircT (| Cina I n at Ihi ooct tli.ni any other hetcher Send "ilu J i?n h~| jo tor 111 u? Cata UtU, KAMI* dalaar.UI. Bm mTOMrl.fO A MONTH can be marie working for u?. Person* preferred who can riunlsu a horse and give their whole time to the btiMnrsa. Spare moment* may be profitably employed also. A few vacancle*ln towns mid clips*. B. r. JOHNiOX A CO.. UHO Main St., ltlclinioiid, Va. , STANLEY'S STORY. l>arl. Continent, ft Colored Plate*, aw Engtn*Inge. 100 inaeaive yuarto Page*. Elegant Outfit KRHE for 3D cent* to prepay cypres*. M. W. < HA/.KN CO., ?4 dk HUW. URd HI., New Yortu W JEFFERSON DAVIS booh published. fbrrc trillion* In three trrrk*. Pcnuttfiill* tllusireteC. t ocej end Crnrrol . lent* tven ted. Com Did out Jt Jl.Cfl. R. n. in OLWARD, Baltimore, Md. WinVVA foot Graft*?Everything No V BJ Ba k larger stock In If. X. No bet. RlLCtl ler. no cheaper. PIKECO. NURSKRIKS, Louisiana, Ma* IA8THM A'fiMRSg-FREE I | ky well te eettrere. tr.R WHIftltH,H. PwI.NIm, | OPIUM ' 3DO YO"D" to leorn ai] o?*>ut Hor*e I How to Pick Out a Good Oao f Know Imporymmr^ . the Ago bj the Teeth I What to cell tlio / Parte of the Animal. How cuy, small particle fo nppllotl to jri(l*t? or sent t.y mall. \UR t. Ha/k.I.tink. Warren, r?.4/; MHi licrc Wis ok uirniiPAft su,^n?nntoa THIIEtTIMTHIWORLOijfef v P?ICT JT** Ji0** "M?r?*y" Bu?(t?a *n4 _ / rr*M "old last yttr than aay It* IB other two makes combine*, " which proves that their superior quelltlea are appreciated. j p r ' h ^ j