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THE F&BK AND GARDEN. . MILK. gf A Rood way to toll when to uie sow milk from the cow is to bring a sample to a boil and if it curdles then do not use it, bat if it remains limpid it is all right. This test should be used always before sending milk to the factory, though perhaps it is not so important when the milk is peddled on a route, though this oolostrum tends to ate the milk in warm weather.?American LHiry* man. APPLE BUTTER FOB MAUKUT. _ I' Why do not farmers who hare large amounts of apples that do not pay for drawing long distances to market try the tplao of turning some of the surplus into apple butttrf It require* considerable labor, as it is a branch of manufacture; but the farmer who has invested labor in this way is surer to get pay for it than bo is for most or bis woric on tne 'farm. As far as possible the farmer should put tbo product of his farm iu the form where it will brio# him most money, and if he thereby turns his farm at some seasons into a factory ho may bo none tho less prosperous.?New York Herald. AN ELECTRIC INCUBATOR. , A novelty in tho hatching of ojjtjs has appeared in the shape of an oloctric incubator. Tho spccinl feature of this machine is that tho heat of tho o^ drawer is automatically regulate.I to tho fiftieth part of a de^ieu Fahrenheit. it consists of a tank incubator, hcvoJ by ladiation from tho bottom of a water tank, which is constructed ou tho multitubular system. When tho am drawer reaches the temperature of 101 degices Fahrenheit an electric thcraioitat coutiects a dry battery with aa electro-magnet which actuates n (lainper, allow iug the heat to escape through the open air instead of passing through tho flues ol Ihe water tank. This entirely automatic device is said to client a saving of thirty per ceut. in tho fuel used for heating.? boston Transcript. cows IN WINTKn. Feed to a considerable extent determines the quality and quantity of tho milk and butter. It does not pay to keep u cow ou half rations and hardly get a good milking at any time during the winter. In most coses both the milk and butter arc of more value during tho I winter thau at any other time, and generally enough more to make it worth while to give the cows good treatment If* during the winter. They must be fed enough to live, at least, and thoy ought to have ounugu to keep them thrifty, as f there is no advantngo in letting tuoui run down during the winter an I then by obliged to take tho best part of the spring to make up what has been lost. A little additional fe?M will not only keep them thrifty, but in miny cases insure u good flow of milk, aud tins implies a protit rather than a loss, as is so often the case wiien the cows nro fed on the plau of barely keeping them alive through the winter.?St. Louis Itopublic. THE CISTEKN IlKSOUIICIC.^ ' flow much will your cistern hold7" I nsked a friend, relates I[ollister Sage. 'Oh, half a dozen hogsheads or more. It cost ige .y ..Tww?i>-,it.sv.vij'uc?oi ( infiiminufeii I>V soiI lcadlilltrs ! CIiMii enough if the cistern bo wo 11 ni!i 1c au<i lasts for t A'onty years, a reasonablo tiino frequently exceeded. How mauy farms arc considered almost worthless because poorly watered, aud if one or more cisterns wore put in?the work can bo done by auy farmer?drouths would be tided over and no trouble made. I bavo now in mind a place where the only source of supply is a well which fails on the tirst provocation. It is olT<*rcd low. Another place near it, and also poorly watered, lias a spacious cistern under a barn, kept full by its roof, and although the farmhouse has been burned, the place is still held at over $100 per aciv. A lane leads from the pasture to the farmyard, where a trough is kept lull constantly by use ot a pu n,?. The itM thirsty Jierd comes up for food and shelter. In the West, even in many cities, ctsteru water givos tt>e solo sunply. The cleanly house-owner pumps dry bis supply reservoir and has it cleaned thoroughly before the autumn or April rains begin. As soon as this is done the cistern is allowed to till, closed tightly aud kept so for the year. Fresh, copious water of spring lasts until the earth is sprinkled, the fall dust laid and nil the leaves blown away, when, if the supply bo short, the great distillery of the heavens is again allowel to pour iu a sutlieiency. ? New York Tribune. PI.ANTS FOU WtXTF.lt. l lie tail is ilie nine lor prcpiring those plant- that arc chosen to brighten the home with leafage uml i* during the winter. The first point to be considered is the choice of the plants. Young breathing plants are alwajs to be preferred rather than those that arc exhausted with blossoming during tlio summer. It seems almost heartless to leave tall, thrifty plants to the mercy of the frosts, but not only their prolonged blossoming has weakeno 1 them, but their rapid growth under summer suns has rendered them less hard}'. Feeble plants should never he taken into the window garden unless it be to save some favorite .species. Examine the earth carefully and see that it is tree from insects and grubs. It I is a good plan lo put "panfuls ->f loamy | garden earth and loaf moM mixed into the oven, and bake it half an hour. This will kill all insects, and when the earth is cool is is ready to use. (Jut I n oil all water-soaked roots, and then press itho earth lirmly around the plants, using nhvnyai the couuuou red earthen pots with separate saucers for each pot. Keep repotted plants in a shady place for a week or so, until the roots are well settled in their uew homes. Do not let those plauts bloom for a month or two, hut pinch oil all buds, that the strength of the plant may be cooceutr.itcd in the f roots, in order to produce a new, vigorous growth of brauchcs. In choosing the windows for plants during the winter those with gay-colored jLblossoms need all the sunlight they can ' have, and for them a south wiudow is the best. A southeast window is the next most desirable, then ft western i window, while a north light is worst of all. I'here nre a few plants, like pnnsios, Ipri'iiti as an i Cornelias, that like t lie shade land thrive io northern lii^lit. and a north|*ru window i* usetul to place blooming plant* in from time to tL-i" p.v ?-^n ?uori life of the spray* ol flower*. The beet succe** la lodoor pUot growth come* from a uniform temperature ol fifty to sixty degree* at night and from sixty to seventy-lire degree* duriog the day. A higher temperature is oalj ueeded by semi-tropical flower*. Plant* not only need a cooler temperature in the night, but al?o darkness, and it i* neglect of this fact that is one of the cause* of the lankv j??-1- ? ' uooso onield plants with newspaper* | la the evening if the gas in the room is | lightod. The paper will keep both beat ! and light from the plants. Another cense of spindling growth Is lack of air. Plants shut up in the bouse irpt MmitivA. and are liable to suffer if tbero U a sudden fall in temperature, but if tbey are given plenty of fresh air daily, unless tbo day is very inclement, the plants will thrive and be sturdy. Do not open a window directly on plants in winter weather, but rather let the fresh air titter in more uradually through a distant door or window. Plants in winJows should bo turnc 1 ouce or twice a week. A fiuo form, which is half the bounty of a plant, cannot be attained without this. Plants should also he shielded from the dust which arises in sweeping and dusting rooms. A newspapor is suitable to prevent tho settling ol dust over them, but this ca o is not enough. Knob plant must, be washed thoroughly and frequently to keep its pores uncloggod, for plants breathe through them. They cannot grow if their means of inhaling carbon and exhaling oxygen is taken from them. Showering plants over a tub or sink is a good way to romovo dust, but hold tho plant sidewise, oo both sides of Mm leaves will lie reached by the water. Large plants which cannot he easily liovcd should have their leaves washed gently with n spongo on both sides.? Boston Globe. FAIIM ANI> OAI1DRN NOTF.S. Hons that aro crowded will not lay, llous will not lay when shivoriug with cold. Do not chantro all tho old hens for young pullets. Disposo of any old hnm you do not wish to winter. Tho size of the shocp should bo gaged to suit the pastures. Coriimoal and brau with milk is n good food for dtioks. The mnnuro from tlic pig is valuable in proportion to tho foo I consumed. Use nothing but pure bred male", no matter how your docks may Ire made up. Fruits and Mowers have boon rightly called "children of tho light woven from sunny air." Hear in mind that the sooner the hens pass the moulting season the sooner they begin laying. Do not risk too many lloeks togother. Small Mocks earelully tended will give the best results. You cannot nlford to buy all your homo supplies, no mailer how big crops you grow to sell. No one can ulfofd to buy manure until he lias first made use of every pound produced at home. !?.?/ outier m an a largo otio that jus I "pulls through." Young hens and the early pullets will bring more money now than us "old roosters'* next spring. During the winter it is quite an item to arrange so that the fowls can have as much sunlight as possible. What is a good sheep? It all depends ou what the .sheep is wanted for and the man wuo takes eare of it. tjiick to the breed that you have done well with. Improve and build it up rather than let. i. tail luck. When a sheepman tin Is occision for grumbling it would lie well In quit tuo business and try something else. Give the young pigs plenty of succulent food. A slop made of bran and potatoes makes an excellent food. No mercy should he shown to tho dog that rushes out and l>ark? ?? ? team, no suouiu be shot at sigut. If you have no extra fee 1 do not liny a lot of stock this fill because it is cheap. It will be dear (to y >u) before spring. Do not wait till you are obliged to give full winter feed before you begin t,\ -i.l.l itvt.liiii - In licit -rotten Irnm lite pasture. If tho Cowls get too fat give then some grain not rich in earlv: hydrates. Oats us a -ingiu foo l will ton*I to lessen the fat. If you have late hutched turkeys it will he well to see I hit they do not got out into the grass until the dew is od', even though the sun is bright. I'sing ewes that have home twin land is, raisin g young owes from twins and using rams that were twins, iiavo given good results in increasing Uic pro. ficiency of the docks. The Wisconsin experiment station says that 100 poinds of sweet whey is worth seven cents as .a promoter of lies'.i an I health in ca'ves, out sour whey is n >f. worth anything. This is a pointer ti.at may he followed to advantage. Oklahoma's Water Tee. The people of Still a iter, Oklahoma, are greatly luysidi. 1 over a re uarka'dc pheuotucuou whieh exists neat that town. In tin Held ot It o'oeu t.'oppcr, south of that place, stands a large eottouwood tree, with its in.niches leaning out over the hod ol a little creek. A few week ago a party of picnickers st ?.??.? I no ler the tree and were startled by finding water fulling from its leaves ami braurhos. It is la tiie shape ot a tine mist or drizzle, but can be plainly felt ami seen at all times. Although it had not rained in that part of the territory for weeks, tho fall of water frotu that treo has kept u ? contiuu illy, and crowds of people court from a distance every day to view the wonderful curiosity. Tnosescientifically inclined speculate, theorize and give it up, the superstituous ones shake their heads ominously, but the tree keeps right on sending down its shower, ami whenever the sun is shining a beautiful rainbow can be seen under its brum 'lie*. Who can explain the mystery.?Lnicag'j i lerald. Tbo morning star, or spiked c'ub, I came into use in the Eleventh Century. JIOU&EHOLD APFAIUH. r BAKE BREAD DURIBO DATMOHT. All kind* of raised bread or cake rfae much quicker in a kitchen in the day time when the kitchen ia warm, than at night, when the tire is out. Therefore five or six hours in the day are cijual to twelve hours at night, in cold weather anything made with yeast should bo made early in the eveointr. th?* s? iiet ti . .-to oerore the kitchcu is cold. Borne housekeepers keep a picco of an old ironiug blanket, kept cloao, to fcld and lay over the cotton or linen bread cloth, to keep the bread warm while risiog.-? Boston Cultivator. TO PKKSBItVK PKPPBHS. Take a mixture of red, green and yellow peppers, cut off the tops aad remove the Heeds, throw them into brine sufficiently strong enough to float an egg, and Htuud aside for twenty-four bourn, then drain and wash the n, put the peppers carefully into stone jars, sprinkle a layer of salt over each layer <?f peppers. When the jar is full put two or three cabbage leaves over the top, then a small saucer to keep them in tbe brine; stand in the cellar until ntniel. Too day before you wish to uso them take a sufficient number from t'ie brine and ( soak theiu over night in cold water. They inay then bo stuffed witii a inixturo ( of ineat and rice or rice and tomatoes.? New York World. COlirOHTH KOIt SERVANTS. Certainly the hardest working woman ( in the house should have at night as comfortable a bed as anyone, but very often this is not the case even in lux- , urious houses, a spriugless cot being thought good enough for the girl's { room. Though in a cify home, the ( room of the maid-of-all-work is a small hall bedroom on the top floor. This may still he neat, even fine in its appointments, with dainty spreads, cou- ( vonient toilet articles and a whole looking-glass. There should be a bureau of some description, with a draw reserved for her towels and boil linen, so that site need no! call 011 the inUtress for thoio | things common enough in the rest of the chambers, but luxuries here. A vory good way to appreciate a girl's weariness by thoso who seem never to drcain that she can got tired, is to try some day to take hor placo. After gcttiug thoroughly tired out with half tin? work undone, tho mistress begins to understand what Jay after day of domestic toil means. When on Tuesday { an ambitious girl is hurrying to complete u large ironiug in one day, it is { hardly fair to call on her repeatedly to do something else, as often happens when there is only one servant.?Detroit Flee Press. I OIIRM18TRY OF TUT. IIAKKD POTATO. ( Usually tho lir*t vegetable proscribe 1 | I?y the physician for the sick person >vn > , is hogimiiug to use solids is u bake I | potato. A hakc<i potato, however, m ly ( he no better than a hoilo I unless it li > ( lone iu so high a temperature that the starch is alTected. boiled potatoes cauuot be subjected to a higher temperatuie tiiau L'L'i decrees Fahrenheit. Itaked potatoes may be done in such a way that llicy are little better than boiled?for Instance, done in a slo v ( oven. On the other hand, if they are , l>l|| intn n -f. "Oi' w| hot oven*" tlioy will be done ill such a , manner that the conversion of starch < will in n degree tako place and the po- | tato be consequently palatable and easily j <1 i ested. Potatoes roasted in hot o.n- | hers arc delicious and for the same rea i son. The high degree of heat cooks ( I lie starch properly, hut it must not he ( understood that hy cooking potatoes in ( a high toinperaturo the starch which they contain is all changed into dextrine. This does not usually take place except in slight degree; however, hy the high temperature it is better prepared for tins change in the processes of digestion. Probably what does take place is a sort of hydration of the starch, insulting in the complete swelling and final bursting of the granules. .lust, at the in >ment when this takes place the potatoes are douo and should ho immediately taken from the lire and served at OIICC St. I?OUt?l lf-"<nM_in URcincs. Ooldcn Ouko?runv eupfuh of (lour, | , oho cupful of butler, one cupful of uulk, j | two teaspoon fills of baking piwder, two ( eupfulsof su-pir, the yolks of uLjht . ami (lie whites of one. , Cabbage Jhilrtd?Select a solid hea l, nu<l one taut is white after the outsulo leaves are taken olf; lay on a board, ami with a sharp knife cut line; set in ice , box until ready to use. Canned Salinou ? If you prefer it heated, immerse !t in a kettle of boiling water until healed through, <>r je.st it in the rieamer over a kettle of boiling j water, open ami drain oil all the li.juid, I then remove to a platter, taking out any skin or poor pieces, tf iruisii with parsley. Pop-Overs?Three ejf?s, throe cups of flour, three cups of mila, a lit tie salt, butter half the size of an e^^, two teaspoonfuls baking powder. ll.Mt tlio whites an 1 yolks of tl.c e?^s separately, ami add last. Hike in small inullia pans in hot ov< u. Milk Hi>euit ? Two eiipfuls sifto 1 . lion.-, add two teaspooufuls baking pow- I der, mix an I ml I one heaping teu<poou- | fill of eold butter, cut in bits, mix : i through the ll >ur, then s!o vlv all suf- i j iicienl sweet milk (>> nt ike a soft dou^li; loll and rill mil . bake in a very muck oven. Floating Islan 1 of Viplcti ?Hike nine apples; wiii-n e >1 i sifl. 15-it in mi.1114 s sn^at t>? sweeten. A I 1 lite whiles of live llavor witli ro*e iv.i'.er, nuv until I it'llt atul heap on e? 1<I hoiie 1 custar I made from the live yelks of the e_^s, a cupful of Miliar, a piue.i of salt ami ono cjuart of milk. .Mushroom Sauce for Fowls ? Peel About a pint of yo.in r inu-iiroo us or ipo II can of caimcil mushrooms; put the u into a saucepan with a little salt ami pepper, a wry little mace, a pint of rich, gaeot cream ami a "ill ot butter rubbed up with a teaspoon I ul of Hour; boil up ouceuiel serve in a yrivy boat. The house where the poet Longfellow | was Inn 11. com'r ol Fore and Hancock | r-ueots, Poiiiatl'l. Me., has been purchased I?v .I0I111 Mu-^rave of that city, who is renpeh !in'^ the inferior. He is lint 1 cfo?l a oihhI deal t?v rc!i? hun'ers ( < i iiiurer >1 Longfellow ijoino so far j tin* o'lier 11ay as in walk oil with a man- j teipiece. A "KOUMMP' OP CATTL I vwoxrtihm! rall obsikoh r o: WmiB> BAHOHJSS. Ttio Op?Mll|t ot BnuuHnx the Cm ti<' -CnHatMlfi* ot Broiui*?Htc.il tiiff CMtl* vjr CliMffinK Mark T I ro^-?5fl uie. tnot.tb4 of Oct< ' I * ber Jw^JNcvember a peculii I cercmoay^Wroiag on at tl ~(J~ hundreds */.^fcdo ranches < the ?fortb west. It is ?hefill ' round up, when the stock is driren to the "hom ranch" or headquarters for ''cuttin, out" the marketable rtsers and brandiu, soy aoimals that inay have esca|>ed th irou in their day? of calfhood. Lon: days of riding oil the part of the rancl assistants precede the gathering, anwhen the thousand or tnore head of cat tie that have been feeding all summer o the plains are collected ia the big corra it is h splendid sight. On the hip ol every grown animri it :? ?? ?? .? -i.?.,a.... *Vw.: llll TL' 19 n OUI I?;a ui oi.ai o, ?uy vssvt healed surfaces through the sleek haii It is the trademark of the praries. B its perfect system the cattle cau be ideu titicd as if by name, and the buyer i Chicago, Omaha or Kansas City know exactly ?s he sends a mixed carload of to the packing house* frjm which r.mci cacti came. Branding requires one or two me with lariats and one man with the bran l ing iron. With hands tin lassos are thrown, catching the steer 01 cow by horns aud bind foot. I'crhap the victim is tumbled on its back, per haps not. At aoy rate, in a moment tin assistant has run from the fire witti tin red-hot iron in his hand, preyed it i moment on tho shrinking tlauk; there 1 a little pulF of smoke, n smell of burn ing flesh, and beneath is a mirk tha will remain until the creature's death It seems cruel, but it is a necessary plan )f identification. Hard as it is to capture and hold th animal it is almost equally dillicult to ic L>o. At the instant the ropes are looseuc the frightened beast,never before touchei by human hands, leaps to his feet cage for an object upon' which to wreck ver geauee. For u man on horseback th Itcer has tho utmost respect, but fc man or horse separately absolutely n tear. Either is helpless in a herd o 1'exas steers. Tho marking system is tmod upot registration of brands. Every man win awns stock on the great prairies when fences are unknown must select a brain ?letter, figure, fanciful dusigu or com dilution ? and register it with tin ;ouiity and Stato officers as well as witl jattle associations. His brand must b distinct from all others, hence the steei that lias strayed during the su time from Southern Wyoming over into Ne l>ra>ka or Northern Kansas is quickly ideutilied at the annual round-up. In jpectors are stationed at the shippirg points to iuterce|>t and seize for the l?on> idit of the cattle associations any nuiuii not described in the bill of sale. The old-time brands are note 1 foi their intricacy and fancifulness. Soiik of them almost cover the H ink of tin cattle and make the hide worthless, Letter brands arc common, raauy stock men using their own initials. The dilti culty of securing a braud not previously used has led to bars over aiul under tin lAomuiiy?knowii as iarJy*' letters?am similar devices. Flying letters arc written with red hot pokets and continue the lottcr proper iuto long, straggling nourishes. Of late yeajra the tigun brands have become the favorites. Out lines of axes, shears, bootspeggs, arrows, etc., arc likely to be found on the stoct of small owners, though the brand o tho Sidney Dillon rauchcs is a rude mit ten. The thousands of crttlc owned l>i the Earl of Freund are marked 447ti,' und the braud is almost as familiar ir Europe among cattle owners as on th< ranges ol Nebraska and Wyoming. Sen ntor C'arey brands his herds 44C. Y.' Tho Oelrich ranches have the 44 bar If,1 or this, 44?II." Occasionally a inn with a short name will put it in full oi his stock, but it is needless cruelty. A few years ago it was uot uncommr.i for poor, but energetic, young men t start in life on the plaias^with no capita fixed in the world's goods. By pationtf Inssooing one unmarked animal aftci another and leaving a tra lomark on it Hank, a respectable herd was soon ac piired. A violent attack of hoinp fevei vuis also acquired it the "rustler'' wu caught. Changing brands was also a favorit pursuit with the rustler. Adding a let ter, figure or device, or by some mean obliterating the mark already on wa common. The story is still told in No braska of the Napoleon of Cattlcdoiu who invented the spade brand, formei by heating a spade red hot and slappm it on the creature's tlanks, obliterating all previous brands, lie was invited t a necktie parly and never returned Changing O (J cattlo into B O < was reported by the papers last year,an the Three Ones Kauehc found that it brand "lit" was being transformed b some unknown depredator into "it 1. The only method by whT^h a brand ca be legally wiped out is by "venting" it which means placing the original bran upside down under the one tirst burned A steer that has changed hands seven times thus often comes to prcsout a craz patchwork appearance. At tin* fall round-np there are foun ina'.y e.iltic nit irout a mark. They wei inissp l when calves or were born afti tl.i s; rin ; branding and are tenno 11 ....... .e. j " Tlw. iv..ri! i-i .-.in. iioenbi t.i tii.- \Yi-m ami has come to mean at loiic<i? ue individual owned lie noborl ami e ;t 1111* 1 i 13* uoae. Tiio mavericl are 4at iere I liv tln-inmlves ail I soi l 1 auction, tui' pioceeds i?oin^ to t ic catt a**oeiat ions to help p ly lor inspccto ami registration. ? Detroit Krco I'ress. I UK OM.V 1 K I'. Sister- What! Do you mean to ! that you have cti"aoeil yourself to tl Ill-lie III hi lie, am! intend to luiajtt I horrid tiling into tin family' * lirotlu-r- ll-nrid thinU^pM"V.Vnrd y ti ll her yon loved her dearly. Sister? 11 till! You never heard fell iinv otu- eDe so. I New York Week TKItY KKW CAN. Alov There iroea the?aw? nu??t ti ll- ' " :! ii.iii in otiah itt. ( I. Ii\ \h! A It;. !! can dbtio.'uish the dif en 'iri-oni this \i hi' Derby hat ! last ytaii'M Derby hat.?-[Good iiovvs. I g Abrat PI Hews far Ms. The um of pillow is not a wslfsr of I more blia<l usage. I' has a physiological basis. We sleep for the mat port on the side, and without a pillow the head would be uncomfortably and harmfully ~ lower than the body. It will be to* J numbered that Jacob. <?" .'nm ' V.\...t mot a stone for a pillow. Ha j- needed something for the porpoee, and ir nothing better than a stone presented it* ie self. Such practices are common la if Africa a< the present day. Some peoples " rest the neck Instead of the bead oabard 9 piltOWS. g In Africa extraordinary headgears g make this practice necessary, and many ? a civilized woman has been compelled by * a somewhat similar coiffure to forego i both the pillow and the recumbent posi ture. A consideration of the physiologal reason for pdlows will suggest their u projiar thickness. They should merely I tiring the head to tho natural level. Some pillows arc much loo thick. By bendJ ing the neck unduly they interfere with r the outflow of the venous blood from the head. The pillow that just fills up the y space above the suoulder best suits its i- end. n Again, pillows of feather* are objech tionable. While they furnish the needed T support for the head, they are too heati ing. as they have a remarkable capacity (or holding and accumulating heat. ? It should ho remembered that more blood, and hence more heat, goes to tho 3 head than to any other part of the body. r Head-heating pillows are against the j wholesome maxim, "Keep the feet warm, but the head cool." There is nothing ? better than the hair pillow. Further, the pillow t? .or tho head, not for the t shoulder--. 1 o rest the shoulders on the 3 ' pillow defeats the very end for which it is ti?ed.?New York Advertiser. Tho Musim. i i ho Muses were dorai-gods, or, rather, demi-goddesses, the patrons of lileme ture, music, poetry, dancing and the t lino arts geuerally. They dwelt upon d the three sacrod mountainHelikou, d Parnassus and Pindus, in Greece, and ir there were nine of them, i. Clio was the muse of history. She is o generally represented carrying a roll of >r manuscript. Melpomene was the muse 0 of tragedy and is mado to wear a mask ,f and sometimos carry a sword or club. Thalia was tho muse of comedy and bnr3 lesque. She wore a mask and carried a > shepherd's crook. Then came Calliopo, 3 the muse of heroic poems, sometimes 1 called tho chief of the Muses. She carried a writing tablet and a stylus. u uraiua presiueu over wie siutiy 01 iw, tronoiny. In tho lcprcseatations she u sits beside n globe, iiolds a compass r with one baud, while with the other r she points upward to the stars. Euterpe presided over music. She was tigurevt r as playing the tlutc. The muse of song and oratory was Pol}liymnia, or Polyinnia, generally pictured in an attitude of contemplation and wearing a laurel [ wreath. Love and marriage songs had Erato lor their inspiration. Erato wore r a wreath and played on a large lyre with u many strings. Terpsichore was the last fl of the muses. She presided over daucing, and is represented as wreath crowned and carrying a lyre. Mnemosyne, nicauiug memory," was tuc "mother of the r muses." . The muses occunied.a iwnminoni ?*i?^a } Home, and ure tho subject of very fro. qucnt allusion iu literature.?New York 5 Voice. ' IJiiIms Her Own Tea. Mr". Increase Sumner, of Starke, Bradford County, raises her own tea and | lias treated her guests to cups of the j homemade beverage, which was pronounced delicious. She savs that owing to rapid growth she has to cut oft the ' bushes every three or four years, while in China this is done only once in seven 1 years. She gathers three crops a year; L the finest t?a costs .$15 a pound, but will * not stand a sea voyage, and never gets ? further than Russia; but her bushes fur nish it to her for the picking.?Florida I Dispatch. a ?_ Siberia is said to be a country of enorII mous natural wealth, which no effort j has yet been made to develop. Y iW.'n.r Jons U. Uh kkv Urug Co.. ?risl?>l, va. r g Boise City, hl-tho, will use the boiling water from artesian wells near the city r to beat its homo;. * HEF.cnAm's I'ilix cure bilious and nervous illness. Heechain's I'ills sell well because lliev rnri' cent* a bow The pine tree is said to attaiu an age of s* Irom 500 to 700 years. S If afflicted with sore eyes use |)r. biiiicTlwinnron': Kye-w ater. I trttiorisl-- sell at ? V. per hot t lo The moose in Penobscot County, 1 Maine, are getting so accustomed to the sj Canadian Pacific's trains that tltey gaze i* calmly at the locomotive an 1 are not disci tnrbed in the least by whistle* or hissiug |, it cnia ieu. 0 A \ ..hi \\ nrU iii I.lie. j A series of I > ai l ieleg ]?y successful men in as many jiur-uil? is one m" I ic* mam si cm r croups S of alii' ies wine i are a.nio I n Th )* ! llh'-t .? I' miihiii mi for l*<".' '. "'I'lie Hiv.vcsl Dee 1 I Kver y Saw'* is the lo|ii< of :iii"t her series bv I nited Stale - < ieiieral-. I oc pi' open; lis for I lie cummn torn /"'ii ?i < >' is more varied and yenere is 11 in ti ewr. 'I'lios** w'iio siibseritie a' one i , > :i receive flu* pan r ire.* i>? 'an. I. lStD, I 1 i n i lull veai I r"'0 ' int. da t < Mily Sl.i >a \ e u*. Address TiirYiil i hM'umi* \ si ox,Bo. ton,Mass I. ^ t| \\ ater cress contains much sulphur :y | ami is otto of the best remedies for i | scorey Auown. It should be eaten raw y with suit. jr d ir >y llcwnrf of OlnlmrnM for Cnfnvrh Thnt |y * 'Oil I l III >1 el i ll ?x a As mercury xxill ?' "? 1 > (Ir-i roy I In* M-itsp of Pllii'll ??. ! t > 1: 11 I t 1 v it'in; '< thcxvhnlc s\ s. It I?> :> when i i .11 ' ! micu t lie iniiroiis siirtg lm Such illicl< kIimiiIiI nwrf lie u-cd ex cc|it on pr? m i ijsi?' ' i urn it -11 ?i I ii I >1 ? jlixsh rs cillllH, IIS f III- IIIr!illI-, ! i,< J xv ill til) Is tell toll! Ir the com I xiii c. ill jios-iiilx dcrixe from |lu>m llail H , atarrli I'urc manufactured l>> I*. .1 Cheiicx ,V ; 'o. I'lilciln U..contains no inoreury ami is taken internally and nets directly upiit the hloiul iiinl iiiiicoiis surfaces of the .system In buy i!ik llail s i iitnrrh ( urc he sura you net .... the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toi' di'. i lhto, by K. .1. Cheney A- Co. ml Syid |>> DriiKiiists, price tin-, per bottle. 'tui mp ????? ^ [. A in in is e illcil i roniirinud liar when t.i a ilii' lie -ays is i on irtueJ. Tlir tlnlj fine Kvrr Printed. CAN I or FINfx rilK woun' Theic a : inch di-phiy advor Keniant ir to I Ids pHp- r, l In k. which tills 1I? t xxo xvordi Ii i e xeejit one xvord Tne -a n*' is true o fn I. I.exx ol|e AI*P* III' n.' Oll?'h xxock. fiotll Till I1 I* li ter .Medicine I '<?. I'lli- Iihiiw |i lie ? r-r " i s io" on ex ervi inn 4 (lu x nmk n?l i-ul. i I I no . ti.r it. send them the n nil" of In word iiiel tliey xx ill return you n ok. bkauti ri'L li j H"<< k a e us or sa-MI'Lls r ha a. 9 A CUM bjm The pleasant lever, gentle action ud soothing effect ot Sjrrup of flf*. when la need of lautln, end If the father or n. ^er be oostiveor bilious, the moet gratifying results Co!* low lie use; so that it le the best b?"r medjr known -* uuuijr should have a Mr?. i nn Of 1<V> Tremont St., Boston, was in very poor health, from bad circulation of the blooa, bavins rush of blood to the head, numb spells and .chills.and the physician said the veins were almost bursting all over her body. A collision with a double runner brought on neuralgia of the liver, causing great suffering. She could not take the doctor's medicine, so took HOOD'S SAR8APARILLA and soon folly recovered, and now enjoys perfect health. She says she could praise flood's Narsapurilla all day and then not say enough. Itood'a Pills arc baml-maitr, and are perfect la composition, proportion and appearance. r???#?#e??oe?seeewew?s*w?ee??e MOTHERS'? FR2END" | o To Youn? | Makes Child Birth Easy. | e Shortens Labor, 5 | Lessens Pain, f Endorsed by the Leading Physicians. | ? Jloofc to "Mothers" mailed FJtSJJ. J S LSRADFIELD REGULATOR CO c 2 ATLANTA. GA. C g SOLD DV ALL DRUGGISTS. % int? . uvtvrr ME Bile Beams /Small. Guaranteed to cure Bllloua Attacks, GIckHendache ami Constipation. 40 iu eacb bottle. 1'rlce J.'c. l-'or sale by drugglgLa. Picture "7, 17, 70" and sample dose free. J. P. SU/TH A CO., Pro/vUtorM. NEW YORK. Flower" " For two years I suffered terribly with stomach trouble, aud was for all that time under treatment by a physician. lie linally. after trying everything, said my stomach was worn out, and that I would have to cease eating solid food. On the recommendation of a friend I procured a bottle of August Flower. Itseemed to do mc good at once. I gained strength ami fle-.li rapidly. I feel now iike a new man, and consider that August Flower has cured me." Jas. K. Dederick, Saugerties, N.Y.? V t * A w -^jrOu/v Kloocl?I had a malignant breaking out on my leg below the knee, and was cured sound and well with two and a haif 1>*>tties of Other blood medicines hail tailed to do me any eood. V\ ul C. 15eaty, Yuikvittc.S.C I was troubled from childhood with nnnsgravuted case of Tetter, nml threo b ttles of gSfcirSI cured nioi>crmnneiitlv. Walla f. Mann, " "f M.ir.nvillc, I. T. Our book on lllood and Skin I>isra?ea mailed free. Sivut Brccuio Co,, Atlanta, Oa. It is better to take Scott's Kmulsion of cod-liver oil when that decline in health begins?the decline which precedes consumption ? rather than wait for the germ to begin to grow in our lungs. "Prevention is better than cure;" and surer. The saying never was truer than here. What is it to prevent con' sumption ? Let us send you a book on j careful living ; free. So*ri & Bownk, Chemists, i ysSouth cth Avenue. New Yuri.. Vo.:i druggist heep* S. oil's Kmiilsion of cod-liver oil?oil tlriiyglst. every win r? do. $i. ?9 I'lso's Remedy for Catarrh In the Bri Hi-s|. I'nsleM to l>p. nm) I heapest. S n)l<l l>v <li ukui.hIb or .sent liy mail, Hi SOc. K. I llnielllne. Warren, r? I LUXURIES?LEAKSVILLE BLANKfTS Hi>u?i'kee|i, r? ! ' "* *?. 1 .irolln i * ) i Mr . II. ' ftfi |? r |>illi I, iiksx lllr M'.nrst l? -|i;- - I i ;n I' * i and Itla.-k : .V . IIIp. .mil Mllr. |w r *;ti?l K. i . llrn>. ,T.* l-.r. Ili-.wn. Ill ;> Mini. >i'rv m?? > Wn'.l \ nri nil i o!"|s -5r. > lumk If your jleali doe. u<il keep three ir-h ilr order of .1. . M IIT Ok CO., B|>*Cl?l Sailing A*LA, (iirniilioio. > 1 mmmmmrnrnrnrnm sSi i Iwjvj* ???a ;SS5"E!=1v^. MM. DwMkble, Ud the fonm.ner payS t?C 0? Ok | 7*** WUwrMU^wtUWMlriwifftMs. r?> | J* HAVING IMVENTEO^NAVICABLE BALLOON I wish to And Hnr i-arty with CAPITAL to d#*?lop It. For particulars address II. I. I.AZEBttOOK. iia J.nl. ISt..Toronto, Vmmmdm. . nervous & Chronic Diseases Treated by mall by the Lalliuer Medicine <Vimpiinj t consult In* physician, IU) North Tenth bt , Fhllad.i. Pa. All letters confidential. Advice t'rrr IF-Sria tOo. In stamps for sample of Hit. I.ATMIKK'S HEADACHE dk XEI HAI.UIA TABl.BTX. Cures Consumption, CouclR, Croup, Sors Throat. Sold by a]l Druggists on a Guarantee. THE ONLY TRUE fisF IRON 0TONIC Wilt purlfv BLOOD, rcgulatd WM KIDNEYS, remove MVEB a disorder, build strength, renew A suit A Vluorot youth. Dyepcnsin. ^ Indigestion, that tired feel, lmc absolutely eradicated. Mind brightened, brain ?? power increased, | I this1 A bones, inrves. rant* | lllll t clcs, receive new force. I niJir 1 sintering Iroui complaints noL Kl If 11 si cullar tothclrsex, ublugit. And _____ u 6ale, speedy core. Return* rose Moom on cheeks, beaut Itles Complexion. Sold everywhere. All genuine goods bear "Crescent." Scud us 2 cent stamp for 32-page pamphlet. M. HIRfER MEDICINE CO.. St. Louis. M?. I I o A Choice Gift Y Y Y v!> o A Grand Family Educator Vo o A Library in Itself Y Y Y<> ^ The Standard Authority y^ . i: % 1/ W^7i j: \J>*' >/ | o NEW FROM COVER TO COVER. < Fully Abreast of tho Times. J < Suece8Sor of tho authentic "Tlna-^ o bridged" Ten years epent in revising, < 100 editors employed, over $300,000 < expended. " \ \ SOLD BY AI.L B00KSELI.EUR. ?X < Send for free icilin I.id .-.no on ii;.' <-] < linen A < ? pen*** and I'll r. i'Ali'lll II. AH< O. & C. MERRfAM CO., Publishers. ? j 4 Springfield, Mass., U. S. A. > i A WOMAN HAS verr little dw.lio to enjoy the pleasures of life, and ta eotlroly unfitted for tho rarcs of houvkccplng or ear ordinary duties. If afflicted with SICK HEADACHE DAY AFTER DAY and yet there aro few dl.va.s4-s thai yield more promptly to proper medical treatment. * It Is therefore of the utnn.Ht impoi lance that a rellnlde remedy Should always be at hnnd. During a period of ruore SIXTY YEARS hw been no instance reported where sa-jfc eneee hi\Te not been permanently au<l PROMPTLY CURED RV DR. G. McUNE^ LIVER PILLS. r.uich may be procured st any t'rag Store, or will be mailed to any addreaa on the receipt of 2J oents In postage stamps. Purchasers of these Pills should be careful to procure the k'O iiulue article. There arc several counterfeit* on the market, well calculated to deceive. The Kenulne Dr. C. Hi fano'i Olebratcd la.er fills are manufactured ouiy by FLEMING BROTHERS CO., PiUaturgh. Pa. S. N U. ?s IF YOU OWN CHICKENS YOt? WANTf^> \ ^\r THEIR THEM TOi X WAY even If you merely keep thorn a* a diversion. In order to haiidlo I'iiwIj judiciously. you int kuow aomelhlnK about loiinrt ilils wont we ore oiniih' ? book Ktviiiit Iho experience / |ln|u OCM of a practical poultry ruber for\"ltiy tuwi twenty-Itvo years. It was written by uinaii who put all bis mind," nn.l time, mid n.<>iiey to p.nting a success of ( hh-lci ti inbuilt ?not ns a pailine. I ut ns a business-and if you will pi.-lit l>y his twenty-five fears'work, you cuu suvu many rbh-ks annually, I \ 6fl4l I m t-imr MM W:W IR*< I" H ill I flt-fPIS . "Raising C'.?vArnt sua male your Fowls cs<n for yot' * point la, that you nm*1 i <? *?i V (. tr^f the Poultry ^ ukI ii*? its it 1.1*| i'. ij|., bow torcin^lv li Ji>!siii -u\% f- ?* y#in j It tells how fo d"to?*t .'U?l * urt* > *o I eggs sn<l ftl*o f'?r fnifeill" -. w iilrlt fo\\ is ?? s t>r?(adiiiK piir|-ose-?; ami ewtvp I . I. ? " ah<>ut(1 know on thin *ui jert t?? inuKa It j .roll* v Sent poMpal I f? r twintyil\<# en!-* In :* 1 lt*o)[< J, Book Publishing House, J " lja Lbomako si- N. 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