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. AGRICULTURAL TOPICS OF IXTKUKST I IK DATIVE TO FABJl AM) GAKDKN. SAVE THE LEAVES. W? sot frequently -so piles cf leaves raked up and burned because they disfigure the grounds. Leaf mould is valuable for iunuy purposes,- and is, especially so for azaleas, rhododonroas and halmiua, and if these shrubs are mulched i with leaves every autumn they will fill the BPPtimBllnftnrr nimil/1 * root* and repay the trouble with a thriftier growth and more abundant hlhom. All clippings from the shrubbery, old dahlia stalks, potato vines and nil rubbish of that kind may be used to advantage on small places by burying it around the roots of trees or shrubs.?Ntto York Herald. PLOWING. When the ground has been well plowed in the fall it is not always necessary to plow again in the spring before planting. A good cultivation will stir the soil sufficiently deep for planting and the harrow will work into a proper tilth for plauting the.seed. In addition to the saving of the work by th:s plan there is the advantage of having the rash buried so deep that it will not be disturbed cither in preparing the land for planting or in cultivating. With all cultivated crops it is quite an item to have the soil clean and in a good tilth so that the cultivation caft ho commenced a&soon as possible. Work is always pressing in the spring and it is not only an item to save time but also to get the work done in good sousou, and with the ground well plowed in advance by using the plow and cultivator a good tilth can be secured with much less work than would he necessary if the ground must first he plowed and then worked into a good tilth, while the results will he fully as satisfactory.?Nebraska Farmer. t?SE OK TUB Wllir. The whip should he utterly abolished as a weapon for compelling the service of trained draught animals. It is useful in the training when rightly used for the purpose of teaching subjection and directing the movements of young animals. A colt may be touched with it. but never punished or struck in auger. Anger should never be aroused in any animal, much less in the man who is engaged in teaching his colt to work. A colt properly trained from its birth will have no vicious propensities that need to be whipped ont of him. When it is first saddled or harnessed it needs to be taught that there is nothing to fear, and if mounted by a boy and led by an older person until it learns what is to be done, it may need to be touched by a light whip, if it has not already been taught to lead, or, if in harness, it has not already been used to the lightest work. It would fully double the usefulness and value of all our working animals if the whip were abolished altogether as a weapon of punishment and used onlj^for the purpose of guidance, and ^he tlr^ren understood their business as \veiL suafA till animals which have been properly trained to it. A trained driver is as necessary as a trained team.?New York Timet. * hen**' ,4,v< Years of experience have satisfied main that the best results "From setting liens art obtained when tbey are left to t|iymselves. The making of desirable tieStS is of much importance to successful hatching of eggs; there are various st^cs oj nests whicl| have met with the very bestf of results. We have had e|ce ll?nt rfc suits by making a nest with rvo . iuchrts of sand for the bottom, then place hay or straw cut short to prevent the feet from catching in it and linjuriujb the eggs; hollow the nest' only try prevent the eggs from reitlinp* ih front, sprinkle thoroughly witlT insect powder, then you are ready to give the hen possession. Place her on the nest at night, and if necessary darken the box by hanging a cloth in front mi?tl2?hc sets steadily. Do not forget tdj fatal* water and supply the setting henjkiw Ji. good dust bath, and sec that they are well cared for. * *\ If you intend to breed thoroughbred poultry get the best, for it. costs no more to feed, keep and house choice stock than it does the common mongrels, and there 13 a great difference in their looks and usefulness. It is a waste of time and money to breed and feed poor fowls, when good ones can be had at fair prices. Use every means to tame your birds; some breeds are more easily tamed than others, but if you keep your poultry as tame as a house dog they will lay more eggs, and will also lay on more flesh than if you had to chase them about every time you wanted to look them over.?Poultry Hcvitte, RAISr.NG HOItSKIi ADJSIt. . Here, where horseradish is grown largely tor market, we have deep alluvial soil, free from stone or clay?a good sandy^oam. The custom is to raise the crop on the same land year after year, as the soil is not easily rid of the rootlets that break off and remain, sprouting in spring sometimes from the bottom of the furrow where the plow cut them olT in the fall. We never raise the first crop on sod, but always after other crops. Moisture is necessary, but not a damp soil. We use horse-manure, ten cords per acre, plowed in fall or spring and harrowed well. Rows are three. feet apart and setts two feet apart in the row. The setts are obtaiued in this way : When a erop of radish is gathered in fall the roots are trimmed of ''spragles," leaving the marketable root ready for sale; this is done in the tieid usually, or it can be done under cover and shelter i/ the weather be cold or stormy. These small rootlets, one-half to one-fourth inch ? through, setts for next season's crop, \?re kept over winter by burying in the 'ground, where only they will preserve the freshness necessary to perfect growth. . A sett is a root three to eight inches long, and should bo dropped in a hole made with a crowbar of the right depth to icaVe the top of the root two inches below the surface; till the noil around the $$tt, and leave it to start, which it will do in four to six weeks. This work of planting in spring is sometimes q*pedited by laying the setts along in every third furrow, and then plowing the soil upon them. The large roots should not be used to propagate from, either by slicing, quartering, or even by planting the crown; the root when grown takes ?- '' it* shape from the sett; and a root dug after one season's growth should ho about ten inches long and two inches ft \ through, with the smaller roots (used for setts) at the sides snd below.?jf?u> York i Tribune. I'KEP ARINC. ROD GROUND FOR CORH. Lea ring out of consideration the quesj tion of plowing sod in the fall, if it is I plowed in the spring, it is best done as | soon as the ground is in good condition. Bod ground can be plowed earlier than fallow, stubble or corn-stalk ground, and the sod will have none too long to partially decompose before the corn is planted. A good plow for stubble or fallow land is one that moves the furrow-slice with considerable force, breaking it up; but such a "plow is not a fit one for sod ground, for it will leave parts of the furrow-slice lying with the grass up, and other parts standing on edge. The harrow will then leave many pieces with the grass up, to grow again. The best plow for sod is one that turns the furrow-slice completely upside down, and no more, without breaking it. Then the plowed ground can be fined without bringing grass to the surface to grow again. Bod requires more work than stubble to put in good condition for the seed, and the loss from planting on sod not well prepared is greater than on stubble. Unless the ground is thoroughly worked : there will be crevices among and beneath the sods, which will aggravate the effects of both drouth and flood. The pieces of sod will constantly interfere with cultivaj tion, and if one of these pieces is beneath . a hill the corn will likely be torn up by the cultivator. Neither will the sod be ! so well decomposed and feed the crop. Another reason for Careful preparation 1 i_ i i ui i nr. sun is tutu it. is oucn iniesieu ; with cut worms and other worms. The | more the ground is stirred, the more of ' these will be destroyed; and planting J may safely be deferred until the cutworms have passed their voracious period aud will do little damage. Quite frc| quently sod ground, and especially clover-sod ground, contains so many cutworms that it is not advisable to plant it until quite late. Only a poor stand will remain. Last spring I allowed n fortyacre clover-sod Held to lie a month after it was nlmost ready for the planter. One of the employes became very impatient, 1 and thought I was wrong not to plant at once, as some of my neighbors had done. ' Bnt much of their corn was cut off by the worms, and they had only a poor stand, , w ith some hills a month Behind the others. When I planted I had a most excellent stand and the field averaged eighty bushels, shelled, per acre. On j sod ground thoroughly prepared corn grows so fast that it is safe to defer i planting until quite late, and this ground i is not npt to be hardened by rains as is | other ground.?American Agriculturist. FAUX AND GARDEN NOTES. It has been demonstrated that spirits turpentine is oue of the best remedies for ' roup in fowls. Rust ami rot do more for the implej merit maker iu winter than wear and tear i , do iu summer. 1 ! Have coops provided and yards arranged in- -readiness for the young chicks and ' tUehynuthcrs. I ITo not crowd the fowls, especially as warm weather comes ou. Close quarters ^ iuvited disease. The secrets of large yields always and are rich soil, good seed and thorough tillage. r.J. More attention ought to be paid to the 1 ) teeth of our domestic animals. They often suffer from neglect. ! The farm may not yield big profits, yj.but is there any other calling so sure to pligivc a man a living? -4- The fruit orchard wants no fresh and , | fermenting manures. Give it mauure , that is well decomposed, i The farmer who makes hi3 own pork and beef puts another bond on health and i' pays himself for so doing. A small amount of easily digested food is preferable to a larger amount that is more difficult of digestion. Sour swill is oue of the sources of disease in the hog. Much of it is kept until : it becomes too acid for even a hog. | Clean earth is a good absorbent, for the 'poultry house, hut should he removed without fail before it becomes foul. - Use but do not waste or abuse the gifts of nature. She supplies enough for all, if 1 we have the intelligence to use them , rightly. ; It is a great luxury to live on a good roatl. It pays every one living along a road to do his share toward making it a good one. | When only one ingredient is lacking in ' the soil, that one when applied will pro; duce just as good results as a complete ; manure would. Use salt as a fertilizer at the rate of about one barrel to the acre. In some ( ' cases double the amount, as a top-dressi ing, would be better. A particular fertilizer may be benc! ficial on one farm or field and of no value ! on another, because that particular in| grcdient is not needed. ; A tree planted in a poor, barren soil will not thrive much by filling the hole ! with good earth or manure. It wants i good soil and good care. Corn cobs contain more potash than ' wood. If they are used for fuel, and the ashes saved, it will be the most economical mode of disposing of them. Give your farm credit for furnishing you a home rent free and for a thousand and one necessaries and luxuries which you would have to pay cash for in a city. ) Recipe for vicious horses?patience, | geutleuess, firmness and petting, one i pound of each. Mix thoroughly with one half a pint of common sense, and give to the horse every day. Itnnniii'' a d.-iirv without ji tliermnm. eter is as inconvenient as running a housc| hold without a timepiece. Tiie good workman must have good implements to I produce the best results. Grafting is an old art not sufticiently ' appreciated. By it any old fruit tree that i I* healthy but unproductive can be soon I changed jn its character. Thousands of 1 fanners do not know how to graft, though it is easily learned. Nltro-tilyeerine as Medicine. The use of nitro- jlyccrine in cases of j emorgency instead of alcohol is rccom| mended by an English physician. A | drop on the tongue rouses a fainting man, and it may restore life in the case of apparent death, as from drowning. | It has quickly relieved headache, heart j pains, and asthma, and strengthened weak pulse in fevers. One oft c University of Pennsylvania'* ; newest courses is that in statistic*. ' ' ./ s.i. v TEMPERANCE. T . < n \ SALOON KIN NEVER SLEEP. A bill Is pen ding in the New York Legislature to amend the liquor law by inserting a clause making it unlawful for any Sheriff or other officer, or any agent of any society, to . f*ntov a saloon and offer to. purchase drii is at an hour during which 11 sbon|d berkept 1 oloeod. The oblect. of course, is to make it I impossible for those charged with the duty of enforcing the law to procure evidence or its ] violation. The saloon men evidently act upon the Pinkerton motto?"We never sleep." It behooves the temperance people to I keep wide awake also.?Chicago News. ] NO MIDDLE GROUND ON THIS QUESTION. A mail might as well try to wipe the I Rocky Mountains off the face of this oonti- ] uent with a school-boy's sponge as to try to < eliminate the liquor problem from the issues , of American lifo with auv sort of measure short of its total, altsolute national prohibition, It is the gigantic evil of the age, and the issue of its future life or death as a traffic >o litu i i repress* bio conflict mat is nop upon the nation. The lino of division upon this question is radical and inflexible. There is no middlo territory where the man of conscience auu iiai.rini.ism can stand, pro- < fessing a love for God, country and fellow- i men on one side, and practising friendship with the liquor truffle on the othor hand. He that is not against it is for it, by the unavoidable logic of tho situation, and no manner of argument or vohotnonce of pro- i testation to the contrary can over change the fact. Tho nature of liquors and the history of the trafflc in all lands convict it as the most stupendous curse of humanity, tho enemy of all righteousness, the robber of all prosperity. the disturber of all peace and the deepoiler of all phases of individual and national glory. No priest or publicist, no rite or sacrament, no phi losophy and no legislation have ever been able to transmute it from a curse into .a blessing. Your own common sense repudiates any man or argument that seeks to teach vou that the liquor trafflc is a personal or public good. If I were to say to you that ?ts tendency and aim is to produce sober, industrious and thrifty citizens, instead of sots, paupers and criminals, not a man or woman among you would leave this hall to-day with an atom of respect for my veracity and honesty. If I were to say to the vivos of Evansvillo that tho liquor trade is k blessing to them, yioldiug them loving, tender, provident and Christian husbands, they would repudiate mo with scorn, as they retnember their sorrows, their toars, their thatne and their ruined hopes. By my hope in God, by my past experience, by my loyalty to the truth, I would die a dog's death in my place before I would so outrage and insult you!?Iter. Sam Small. NATIONAL TEMPERANCE CONGRESS. A National Temperance Congress will bo held in tho Broadway Tabernacle Church, at Broadway and Thirty-fourth street, New York city, on May 14. A circular signed by many prominent men lias been sent to all toniperanco organizations, irrespective o? 1'vnnv.o, ait tuo wuuu j, asKiuj^ mat uoicgawra be sent to the Congress, and it promises to be one of the largest conventions ever held in this city. - The circular states that the liquor traffic Is still on the inci ease and is more aggressive and destructive than over, and the only way to fight it with any possibility of doing*away with it is by an organized effort. The mass meeting is for the purpose of effecting a permanent organization that will embraco the whole of the United States. The Committee of Arrangements consists of Charles T. Deems, Albert Grifiin, I. K. Funk, T. B. Wakeinnn, J. A. Bognrdiu, Mary T. Burt and A. S. Bacon. The Congress will be in session two days. Mass meetings will bo held in the evening and conferences during the morning. Among those ir*o have signed the circular are Noah Davis, the ltev. Dr. R. S. MacArtlnir, John Lloyd Thomas and Edwin P. Ide, j of New York city; George E. Reed, PrestI dent of Dickenson College, of Carlisle. Penn.: | J. IV. Lee, of Atlanta, Ga.; Amos Briggs, or . Philadelphia; William Daniel, of Baltimore; I Bishop \ lucent, of the Methodist Episcopal ; Church, of Buffalo, N Y ; Elizabeth S. ! Toby, President of tho Women's Christian i Temperance Union, of Boston; Edward P. Ingersoll, of Brooklyn; Ellen J. Phinnez, President of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, of Cleveland, Ohio; Congreao* man Elijah A. Morse, W. C. Stilea, oFlUcn mond, Yn.: J. B. Gnmbell, of Meridian, ! Miss., and Neal Dow, of PortJand, Me. THE ANNl'AL ENGLISH DRINK BILL. Dr. Dawson Burns, upon whom the mantle of the late Mr. William Hoyle has fallen, j has calculated the annual drink bill for the I year 1889. As compared with 1888, the fig1 ures are by no means creditable. In the j former year the drink bill was ?124,615,346; in tho latter, ?132,213,270. As the prosperity of the nation has revived, the expenditure ! of the nation in drink has increased bv over i seven and a half millions, or about >1% per | cent. In round figures, half a million is due to increased expenditures on wines, and half i a million more on foreign and colonial spir its, six and half millions being the increase on beer and British spirits. This points to I the fact that, as wages have increased, a ; large jiortlon of the industrial classes have been more lavish in their expenditure upon drink. The annual expenditure |>er head has gone up from ?3 0 shillings 8 pence to ?8 0 J sh llings 11 pence. Ono satisfactory feature of tho case is that, bad as we are, we have been worse. In the decade ending 1871? the j annual average drink bill was nearly ?136,! 000,000; in the last decade it was ?125,500,l 000, and this in spite of the increase in the population.?.London Echo. THE CI11KR DANGER. A correspondent of the Michigan Chrislitin Advocate writes: 1 Liquor dealers will have little fear of losing their business ns long as Christian people favor eider. Cider fosters the taste for strong drink. If not, why then will a poor | drunkard t>og for just a little cider at a : farmhouse, when he has no more money to , buy liquor in town? I believe the devil I laughs when ho sees a father pouring out | cider for his little boy to drink. There is no doubi that many boys and men first acquire an abnormal taste for other alcoholic intoxicants through the use of cider. Neither is there any doubt that . in rural communities, as in tho lato amend* | meat campaigns in Massachusetts, New \ i Hampshire, Connecticut and elsewhere, it is o great stumbling-block in the way of securing tho prohibition of tho liquor traffic. The cider pledge is no less important than i tlint against beer, wine and whisky.? I Temperance Advocate. dity of the church. Of the duty of tho church a temperance writer urges: "She must disdain to partaka of the intoxicating cup at the lord's supper; she must refuse fellowship to all who are engaged in the business?the distiller, brewer, shareholder, the saloon-keeper, and tho licensed grocer; she must deny herself a t.huro in the ill-gotten gnius of the accursed buaj iness; she must suffer not a joist, not a brick, ! not a nail, even, of her sanctuaries to lie supJ' ilicd at the px|hmisc of the wrecks of humnnty which tho trade is making; she must, in i a word, throw the entire traffic overboard as I a pest to societj', n scourge, an iaflMMy of in| famier." temperance news and notes. There is said to be one saloon keeper to ! every forty-four voters in Chicago. I jy 11 jiiiempr is i>?in^ maue 111 Ireland to re! rive Father Matthcw'a.lieroic crusade against I intemperance. It is stated that forty-one per cent, of the sriines in Ueriuany last year were committed by intoxicated j>erson.s. The Southern Star, of Atlanta, Oa., says that on one street in that city there areelevon stores vacant and four others used as saloons, which were all occupied by merchants doing a good business during prooibitlou times. Rev. Herrick Johnson, of Chicago, is author of the famous sentence that closes the reeolutionn of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church for 1889: "80 far asths liquor traffic is concerned wo would welcome its annihilation." Notwithstanding the population of New York is rapidly increasing. t-W re lias been no increase in the number of drii king places for several years. The report oi the Excise department, just made, shows that there are seventy-eight less liquor salo* ns than there were Inst year. Hamuei White, sen tent' "J to.the Ohio penitentiary in 1871, for n murder committal while drunk, wa^psffflonod in IHSI on rofisid I oration thjUU-tatTwould never drink aguiii^^ WhifaVri^il liis pledge until his dsu^Jl^H j -'.tlsi ri.cl last -mum ?r, wlien lie He was jiromptly sent hack tcj^sffon to serve I out ids sentence, but lio lim^yioently been re I leased, audgiven nu^sKPehance to braoeup* &. 8HoVjc4sjR'8 EXPERIENCE rhra? Incident* From the Life of a 8ki vV Female Tllle'* From a cm Is source two or three incidents in the Vfe of a professional thief may b6 set d??n here. They might be termed coijlfcssios of a shoplifter. Stores iivbothUleghcny and Pittsburg tuive suffcyed bj the depredations of a remark a thief, who is a woman. 3W^pridfsIO;rwilion her skill in shoplifting, and it is freun her mouth that tho following narrative originally camo. Once she visited aVirge store in Allegheny and asked to be shown some expensive cloaks. The goods were brought out, and the stylish looking shopper took off the jacket she ivore und put on a clonk. 8he wns not entirely satisfied with it, she said, and the saleswoman who wns waiting upon her went off to mother part of tho 6tore to get some more cloaks. This was the thiol's chance. 8ho walked awny, leaving her jacket as a token of her regard.. On the stairs? the cloak department was on the second floor?she met ono of the owners of the store. "Ilavo you been waited upon?" he asked politely. "Yes, thank you, and I am very well satisfied with this cloak," she replied, and sailed on. bhe escaped. Another time she visited a shoe store in Pittsburg It was no easy matter to please her the affable young salesman found. The stock, of fire ladies' shoes was lausnckcdjto suit her taste. It was all ,in vain,?she departed without buying anything. Under her dresss were two more shoes than a woman can wear, however. When she looked at the stolen shoes after arriving home she found that they were not mates. !Shc was very much annoyed ; in fact, the discovery took away her appetite for supper. The next afternoon found her in the shoe store again. "The shoes you sold rue the other day." she said to the salesman, who was not the one who had tried to suit her fastidious taste the day before, t'nre not mates, and will you kindly exchange them?'' The store was crowded?shoplifters -..1.1 , . i.. .....i nuiuuui VUIIlurt' IIIIU .III oiwn; ?u<t the young man hurried off at once without further inquiry. In another minute lie returned with n pair of shoes properly mated and gave them to the supposed customer. She did not. stay to give thanks for the gift. Once only did her confidence, some would call it impudence, desert her. She visited a store one morning with the intention of appropriating some ostrich plumes. As usual, sho was particular ubout the quality of the feathers; she would look nt none costing less than $fi or f>7 apiece. But, although tho best feat hoi's in tl t ttorc were brought out for her inspection, s/,e found none that were long enough, heavy enough, or black enough to suit her. She apologized sweetly to the young woman behind the counter for the trouble she had given her, and promised to call again when the new consignment?which, of course, was coming next week?should arrive. As she was leaving the store she became aware tlmt she had dropped something, and she looked behinu her. A line ostrich feather lay on the floor; it had slipped from under the cloak where the thief hiil concealed it, or, to l>e more precise, it had not gone into the deep pocket of the cloak specially designed for its reception. 8he hesitated for a second, loath to Ioavji ^ ofntid 4r> stoop down and take it. iter assurance was not great enough to carry her through the second theft, and she left the store. The feather was not noticed till she had goDC.?[Pittsburg Dispatch. lfe Was Exact. ' "Driver," said a portly gentleman as he crawled inside the conveveanee, "can you drive me to the corner'of 11th and J streets?" "Can I drive you there?" "that's what I said." "My doar sir. 1 wouldn't be guilty of such an attempt, even if I had any susficion that it would meet with success, t will, however give me great pleasure to drive the boreea to whatever point you may select and stop the vehicle promptlv upon its arrival." An Upright Man. e An upright man may he one either of sterling qualities of character, or one of an erect carriage and stiff hack hone. Dealing with the latter, it is something worth knowing how to preserve this physical uprightness, or to bring it ahout as a relief to a backbone that has become Hexed. In this condition a man is the most useless looking object tliut w<? 1 k< Hut it is so chkv a thine to help his liolplrRHnPce, that the wonder is why any remain so for any length of time. Mr. Krancios Maurer, of Chicago, 111., says that he suffered five months with lame hack, and that he was conlined to hed and could not walk. The doctors could not help him, he says, hut St. Jambs Oil cured him, and he has had no pain for five years, up to the time of'hiOlatcment. Tiie story of the discovery of a gold mine of astounding riches in China is supported by many specifications. The gold hearing quart/, is reported to be on a peninsula across the Corcan Sea from the peninsula of Corea and directly west. The mountains are very precipitous, and the outeroppings of rocks ricn in gold have been traced for sixty miles. Don't Get Caught Ttta spring, ai yo \ mir litvj kn.i before, wiU yonr blo?1 full of Impurities, your dlldtlo i lm" (uklro'l, appatltf ytor, kl'ln jy.4 and Mrer torpid, so I whole *ynl4<n llahlo to be prostrate) by dlnii!?'Jil get .yourself into goal condition end realy for th? changing ta l warmer weather, by ta'cln j Hood's Haroaporllla. It stands uncinate I for purifying Mn blood, giving an appetite, and for a spring medicine. Hood's Sarsaparllla "Eoc flr# years f was slok every spring, but last year began In Es'.wiwy1> ta'te IIoo)'* Sarsiparills. I Mt flvo bottles an) hava not seen a sle'x day since,"?V. W. *10a*, Milton, Mass. "My son was ndUcta 1 with the worst typo of scrofula, and on the recommendation of my drag gist I gave him Hood's Mtsaparills. To-day ho sound awl wall, notwithstanding It wm tald Mm was not enough me Jiclstt In ntlaols to offeot a cur*." ?J. OSWITUS, IlllpolUJin. Dizzy^P'ad Feeling "f?r? frjioMffjjiaj msllclas my wife and I #KlmV ear.' Iaa.4'* flaviantsllla I* mivad my vrlfo f'laohs an4 relloro 1 mo of <1 laay, f. BL P***7S, Hupt. Uraolto ?f. H. rs Sarsapnrilla r j (In*. $1; ?tz for |*. Proporofl oal; H Ai! M j* ?? ' t?w?n. m?M. |pr f oso? On? Dollar if ' Cruel, bat to the Point. Miss Bored?"Mr. Dolley, you seem to lead an inactivo life; why is it that yon never do anything 1" Mr. Bolley?"I'm waiting for an im? pulao." Misii Bored (looking at the clock)? "I wish you could have one now." Till-. I/oliey longer ty;?"Why?" Miss Bored?"Because people - are usually carried away with impulse."? Philadelphia Press. A Clear Statement efTratha That Sheald he Carefhlly Head and Remembered. A tew years tjo It was very rare Indeed to find any bnt old or middle aged people afflicted with Kidney or Bladder Dtfflcultie9.bat to-day not only are these troubles yjreva'ent to an alarming extent among the matured, but even our children between 5 and 20 yearn of mar*, are attacked and die suddenly from that Insidious destroyer of human life, Hrlghts Disease. It Is but a step from the ordinary, common Kidney iiUnrder to the more advanced Bright': Disease, and It is the slight and ea> ly symptom when neglected that leads to the fatal end, honce extreme watchfulness Is essential in or. der to see that the Kidneys aro performing their function (work) in the right manner and to detect the first departure from health. Therefore it is the manifest duty of all to investigate and know what course to pursuo and what means to use. A noted Phj/? eian wrl'tt. I have prescribed the great specific "Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Rest Kidney, Liver and Bladdei Cure," in a great many very, very bad casei (acute and chronic) and in every instance th? result was highly satisfactory. I have found it to be a wonderful Invigorating tonie in cases of broken down constitutions; in inuipient stages of Bright'? Disease. diabetes and ui inar i troubles in general. In fact-, in all my experience of tvenly-Jtre yen ? as ah active physician tn City and Country, I have never prescribed any preparation that can compare with it. If taken occasionally it will keep the Kidneys in s healthy condition and insure one against a sudden attack. H. C. McCormick, M. D.. Ph. o., Jan. 2d, 1800. Pen Argyle, To, The above remedy has a home and world wide reputation for true merit. It is prescribed and recommended by thoverv best Ph vsiciuns, and has the largest sale of any special kidney remedy that we know of. It is sold in two sixes, 60c. and 91, being guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. AgentB wanted in every locality where the above remedy is net sold by druggists. Willi a little effort, you can insure for yourselves a liberal profit and extend a helping hand tc your tick friends and neighbors. AVe send fret six beautiful Cards, sheet of Music and "Guide to Health," to any address. When writing foi Ag?ncy mention thin paper. Dtl. AU.MKK 6c Co., Binghauiton, N. Y. Even the hum Meet tin er in t .o mini cat resolve to I<ve lur a hire lu'po-e. The l.aily Next Door. Mrs. W. envied the lady next door beraust she always seemed fo well end happy. "$h< enjoys life and I don't," said the disc ontcntcil woman. "How I would like fo change places with hcrl" At las', she made the acquaintance of the object of hev envy, and '.his is what tin lady told her: "Happy# Of ronroo I am. for I eujoy jwirfect health. My dear Mis. W., yoni face tells ine why pen are not happy. Yon art sniveling from functional derangements. I was a marlyr to 1'oiualc weaknesses fee jeer." brt Dr. Pierce's Favorite I'rercriplion com me, as it will yon if >o:i will try it. Itispti.ti aiitte i to give t p.Olfaction in every ease oi prlco \fl) returned. Dr. Pierce's I'ellctr, one a dr.ro. Cure lu-ad ache, const irnlion'rnd indigestion. "The dear o'.d times'' - When a grdcnbncl wss worth about O'ly cent . ' fito Woneta FVea, sent by Crajrfn A Co? Phlla. Pa., to any one in U. P. or Canada, imst pal.' npon receipt of 23 Dobliins's Electrical Son' wrappers. See list of novels on circulars ammo each bar. This soap tor sa'.e by all grocers. Sword hwallowors ou.hl to try suw awhile. '1 iiey wou d lie more toothsome. HALI/S CATARRH CURE Is a liquid an is taken internally, anil acti direct.y npo the I lood and mucous curio c s of ti.e cyst, n H> nd for testimonials, tree. Sod ly Diut gist*. Too F. J. CHENEY & CO, Proprs.. To'cdo. C A lobrter can't l.e styled "well roo" unt It has been boiled. FITS Mopped free by Dr. Kim's Gmr Nbkvk Hkstohkh. No Fits after first day' use. Marvelous cures. Treatiso and JkJ trls bottle free. Dr. Kline, Oil Arch St.. PblU.. P? An eariy spring- Jumping out of bed t 6 o'clock. A Pocket Ciger Case nr.d live oT "Tonslli' Punch," all for 2 Mystery lends a charm to a most everj thing exc.pt ng imnce pie. |||j* ON? ENJOY? Both the method and results when Byrup ot if'igs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta ?>ntly yet promptly on the Kidneys, iver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Byrun of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to tho taste ana acceptable to tho stomach, prompt in its action and truly hcneneinl In its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60o and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to tiy it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAM FMAMCI8CO. OAL umvitiE, tcr. tew roAK. t.t. Mow She Helmed. The negro makes us laugh lx-cnii he will eay things which he shou have left unsaid, and say them wit ho the least intention of giviog offons An admirable illustration of thn rc of humor in given in the "Edito Drawer" of Harper'*. Briefly told, in as follows: Bamaon, the colored janitor of i apartment house in which Mr. ni lira. Robinson occupy, a flat, in n treated by their Irish cook with t deference which he thinka due to 1 position. One morning when, at the going i and down of tne coal-scuttle, Bams had been worsted in a wordy cncon ter, his wounded digoi^ could stand no longer. Stopping Mr. Robinson the front stairs, he complained to h of his sharp-tongtied servant. TIT 1 A fcj * - J A _ _ nou nainson w ihiicu 10 say ? that the girl assumed as much auth< ity an if she wero one of tho ladies the house. What he did ray was th "Mr. Robinson, that girl of yours 1 ordered me round, an' 3 oiled at 1 down th-? elevator shaft, an' b!o? me an' jawed me until you'd lis thought it war Mrs,' Robinson li self. I " I ; PAT'S DII 1 Bhure, docthor. this nnli ' Do Jabbers! I'm all c ) I hope you will thry to r For bclave mc, I can'i . Well. Pat, T will try and relieve you. (duocd). B i (With a Btnllo wulcb Pat's speech nod ln| And If you can't "lay" nor "set" either, I t ^ Perhaps you bad better Just roosf.' For Liver Disease, Biliousness, Indices- t? , I tion, Scrofula or nny blood-taint or dis- E 1 ' order, the "Ooldon Medical Discovery" is I the only remedy j>nsscssed of sueh .w/rn'oi' ti > curativo properties lis to warrant its manu- st , faeturcrs in selling it, through druggists, st ; ! under a positive guarantee that it will P I either ljcneflt or cure in every case, or v\ i money |>aid for it will lie refuhde<l i It's o legitimate medicine, not a bover- tc k age; contains no alcohol to inebriate, no e* J syrup or sugar to derange digestion. As P , wonderful in its curative results as in its n r peculiar composition. It stands alone,-- tl ! incomparableI Therefore, don't bo fooled tl into accepting something instead, said to bo a I " just o.? f/ooa." because the sul?stitnto rvnvs ? the dealer a better profit it 1 The equal of the "Oolden Medical Discov- i> erv " has not been invented ; if it over is. it lc won't be sold for n less price than what the ni 14 Discovery'' costs, viz: $1.00, or six bottles JY J for $5.00. It's a concentrated vegetable ex- fi 1 . \ ?_\$500^ HTmrroMH or catasiiii. KT i falling into throat, sometimes I ly \ 4 tenacicus, mucous, purulent, bl CT \ ^ y deafness, difficulty of clearing r // breath offensive; spicH and to: . S* few of these symptoms likely result in consumption, and out By Its mild, soothing, nntlseptle, cleansing, i cures the worst eases. Onlv 50 cent*. Sold * "Oh, So Tired!" j is the cry of thousands 8 every Spring, i For that Tired Feeling " _ take >. Ayer's Sarsaparilla " and recover t Health and Vigor* a It Makes ? ? . t me weaK strong. | Prepared by 1 j Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. : Ttay hire beea tried f r orer fifty yaari, and ar? to-d>y ts.a ir.rst pcpalr.r la wo. Tcmr falters r.nd mother. u.?d them. Thay ar? the Safest, Furert, saJ Beat BomoJy for Llrer and Bto-iaoh Dlseatea ever compounded. Tor Sale by .11 I>-nggt*ta. Price 2S eta. per bo*; 8 boxes f"T M c??.; or i ?nt l y in.ll, roetnge free, on ? n. | 11 jl B?n pk|MV 1v top wish n i _ i "v. fSWTN k mssotI nr.voi.VKR *wX ROb.ee one of the eele- ?VZJa Jjwr ted SMITH k WESSON \u i >aJRigy anu. The ftneatBin.il.rma if \y~+/ Nflje ever manufactured anil the l\ 1/ )) flmi ft ret choice of a'.l experts. lP FBI Manufactured In calibre. 33, M and ?4-l(Si Bin- BH leordouble action. Safety Hammertoe* and VSV Target model. Conatmeted entirely of beat ,?nl. Ity w rouakt atari, carefully Inspected for workrnanehip and atook, 1 hey are unrivaled for flat eh, durnblllty and acearacr. l>onot Iwdrcrlttd by cheap mnllrable cnaf-lion laallntloaa wbteh are often eold for the genuine article and are not rmlv unreliable. but daiiKeroua. The SMITH A WESSON Rovofvera are all atatnprd w<on the barrels with Arm'a name, address and datm of patent, and are guaranteed perfect In . very detail, loalst upon baring the genuine article, aid If roar Xnntn* onnn/it anntiltf waii an nr.lue a..nS tex aiMnaaa fePT, JV! rnoBlvn prompt an I < *r??i 1"*?t't.TnVloaT 2? 'SMITHr& 'Wmhmr 8arlu?iaU. !Uaa?. /ton scales\ $60 BIN6HAMT0N vrS.iz.Tj ^ v * / ; yfM'jay DETECTiVES ZZfiAl?r ?"T **'"4 ? ?* ? ?<? lami HMrSMrflirvIe*. RittriHN dm M#cci*ry. Partkolar* firm *i raau aa DoUeUvo tartaa Co. it Ami*, CUdiMU.Oi b3?T CATAWHH " BEMEDJT y}W S chil7ren?I%?J r'j COLD in HEAD jfc* / " ai ^ 1 ? a onvr r i.e.3 " "" 1 ot CATARRH VlAY^reVER | llO A pa*i Icle >A anplie I Into ei3h n >Mril ?nl la **rj* . _ able. fnom * ci>. At dtU44<4W; >/ W|i ie*.et*r#L *4 114 ?.?*. fcl.f UHtintKIM, ^ (*?iha_ 8i.t da# Vara, ? mME im To our* Blllontnett Slek Headache. Conatlpatlott, Malaria. Ui?r Complaint*. take the aafa and certain remedy, HHJTH'S 5 BILE BEANS is Can tba SMALL S!7.H<40 lltUa baana to lha bottle). Thar ara the moat convenient: ault nil maa ins Price of either alee, '4* cent* par boltie. r juMiHOto&iWSsrBn C" aanu (aoppara or atenpa). INO ^ J. V. SMITH h CO., or- Makara of -Bile Bean* R LonM Mot - , "jj, 'Mt . m Cxj<xvl j^'V, ,EMMA. n is jist awful I >f a sweat I <v relavo it, t lay nor Bet I ' v' *+ * ' i ut, Pat, for the pain you complain of. Simply roosting alone might not do, think I would try Dr. Pleroc's Golden Medical Discovery, too. act. Dose small and pleasant to the taste. dually good for adults or children." To invigorate the livor, sharpen the nope to, improvo digestion, nnd build up both rongth and (lesb, whon reduced below the /lTli(ilfrl r\t linnltii If. womWa m*m ? 4 - ????? ? v? Mvtwvii, iv nuiM vrrrrnmrnti '(I. t'>e largest sale of any medicine in the or Id. without a single deception ! For all itching, scaly, festering, burning, irmonting Skin and Scalp disease*, it m " ipccially efficacious. 8alt-rheum, Tetter, soriasis, Erysipelas, Eczema, and all hulors. from n common pimple or eruption to io worst Scrofula, vanish under the use of lis world famed remedy, if continued for reasonable length of time. Scrofulous ores and Swellings are cured, and the lost tainted systems are, by Its' somewhat crsistont use, cleansed from the most rlrunt blood-poisons and completely renovated nd built up anew. World's Dispensary [epical Association, Proprietors, BufJo> N Y-\ 'Tarmurp for an incurable eaae pi Catarrh in th* Haad by >prletora of DR. SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY. ?Head ache, obstruction of nose. dischargee profuse, watery, and acrid, at others, thick, oody and putrid: eyes weak, ringing In cars, Rt\ throat, expectoration of offensive matter; sto impaired, and general debility. Only a to be present at once. Thousands of caars I in the grave. jnd healing properties. Dr. Sage's Remedy bv druirristA everywhere. S3 sft8?J&SfaA? And Other Advertised Specialties Are the Itent In the World. None genuine unless name and price are stamped on bottom. SOLD EVERYWHERE. If your dealer ?elll not supply you, nenrt postal for Instructions how to buy direct from factory without extra charge. W. I.. DOIim.AS, llrechton. Illaw. _i 1 . AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL CONSULT 1>H. I.OIIII, Til Nerth Fifteenth Html, Philadelphia. Taeutyyesrfexperteoos lu apeclal diseases; cures I bo worst cases of Nervosa Complaints, Blood Poisoning, Blotches, Krugtloa* Files, Catarrb, Ulcers, bores. Impaired Memory, Despondency. Dimness of Vision. I.ung, Stomach. Kldnor iBrlght's Disease)) confidential. MT'Call or writ* for question list and hook. ., . st .v ?' 18 Ptso's Remedy fbr Catarrh Is tb? HB Beet, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest Bl Bold by druggists or sent by malt 50c. Jfc T. Haseltlne, Warren. Pa. . Jg flDIIBUB iSX5JWL??. IfHym^gfr W XtlUJTa. Oa. omc? **h WhitafeaitsC FRAZERe?M VEST IN TI1K WORLD URSMOC tr U?t ilia Genuine. Sold KraryWImfc. PATENTS?PENSIOMS"iJ!".lI?k'siirS (IIkoh( of l'cnaiou nml Uountjr law*. Scud for In- -* ventora' tiulde or How to Uet a latent. Farmic* O'Taiuieu, Attorney at Law, Waablnartoo. D>U, QFiuM"is?^a Money in Chickens If yon know how to property M Vf for them For>iS rmla In ?Umr| I | A yr.n ran procure a WO-FAOk. HOOjC lit /V airing the * yerlenoe of a praotW / / % cal I' tiltry italaer?not an anaa/ S tettr. hut a tuan working for do:. I hlara and cent -during a prri'd of -I7* yeara lt tcaoiea you how to Detect and Cure Dleoaaea: to F#tn IT" for&rira and alao for f ttenlagj 1 I which Fowl* to Kara for Hreading I \ Pwrpoa a: and . vary thing, ndewt, yott thould know On fid a aiihject to ninlajfl woAk SoUBb'l!t4' Lcouard'ru.eet. Wtfl ^MOTHERS ggfRIEND; I DIMINISHES ( wuLuna ? -iQU*? L.nlLU 1 BRADFIEIJ RKUUTOR Ca ATlAlftro, pennyroMTRiif " I'll Dfiidtl fr>r IHmmmmi brand. In rri, nnnllls bate*. nM with U? )IV\ VOTrllhw. Tut* ? Mliin All pHU \\sSF kwfe?^t5i5r?sr /P "IIW") ht pnrdMluw, Mitl>iiit?l? h| JS "Hbllrffar l-ndl**," In Uttmr, briTtnr* If mall. APWma fbjar ^ T - ~? in ti mi n m 1 pr??crltf and lB'<y '>d'?W? Rl(t <J M th' only *y2 #Plw?SS; *. I R| nr?*>ly ky*> w? b*vo old mg plot Vnd^^M^UriJtJLI*. Boldb/PraMUi4, ' jC<k ^ y ' .1 _. vS<?i *"*- '. ? {/" * T'* * .? 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