The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, May 09, 1890, Image 4
. 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*. '
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TEMPERANCE. T
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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
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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
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I R| nr?*>ly ky*> w? b*vo old mg plot
Vnd^^M^UriJtJLI*. Boldb/PraMUi4,
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