tumorous Jjcpartracnt.
QUEER MISS HATCH.
"Talking of queer folks," said white- <
haired Mr. Davis, as he sat with two
old cronies on the porch of the village i
store, "reminds me of old Miss Hatch. (
I guess she was about as queer as any
of 'em. Seems's though she didn't ,
have common sense, nor uncommon, ]
either, for that matter. I aint eddicated
nor nothing, and she was, pretty
consid'able ; but I guess I know 'nough !
not to make myself ridiculous, which
was more'n she did.. I see her often
traipsing down the street with her bon- '
net a-bobbin', and her head a-goin' '
backards with every step she took.
She was kind of limber in the neck, <
anyhow, and used to make me think of i
one of them circus camels a-goin' down 1
to water. And I don't want to see a
/foolisher-lookin' woman than she was <
them times. , <
"You recollect the Hatches, don't I
ye? Useter live down there in the hollow.
Useter be the bigbugs of the vil
lage in the old days, and had the only <
frame house there was. Marcus D. |
Lafayette stopped to their place when
he come up to these parts, as I've ,
hearn tell. J
"Well, the Hatches, they kind of j
died out till there wa'n't none on 'em
left but old Miss Hatch. She and the .
old house lived along together, so to
speak.
"Well, Miss Hatch was terrible *
'fraid of getting her feet wet. Nobody
ever saw her without rubbers on, nevwr' 1
She wore 'em, rain or shine,-didn't 1
make no difference. And she wore '
'em in the house, too^ '
"You might imagine her sloppin' a '
leetle water now and then onto the ]
kitchen 9oor,Ci moppin' or sutbin' once i
in a While, to kind of justify her wearIn'
on 'em about her work ; but it was I
pretty hard to see any sufficient reason 5
for her wearin' on 'em in the setting j
room, where there was a carpet, and <
everything as dry as a man in hay in:
time. 1
"Well, mother and me kind of j
thought then that Miss Hatch wasjust ,
a leetle overkeerful, and said as much (
to one or two, though we aint the kind
of folks that always 6ndin' fault with ,
the neighbors. But we didn't have no j
idee just how fur Miss Hatch was a (
carryin' on her notion. . j
"After a spell she took sick, and (
mother, she went over to nuss her.
After she'd sit there a spell, she reached
under Miss Hatch to kind of ease her 2
up in the bed a bit. Mother says she 1
never was so took back in all her *
borned days. *
" 'Good land of Goshen !' said she,
'What ye got them things on for?'
"Ye see, she'd diskivered that Miss
Hatch was a-wearin' them rubbers of 1
hern in bed. (
" ) no 1/1 MJOQ tind $
" VT ttlj y C 3CCj oaiu IUIJO jkAMwuJMSMM
of feeble, 4I didn't useter. But now the
selectmen have gone and bought that
new fangled firepump, ye never kin 1
tell where they won't squirt water, if i
the house caught fire or anything. I
And if it should ketch, and they should I
wet the floors, I'd be sure to ketch my '
death with pneumony, delicate as I be,
if I didn't have my rubbers. And if I i
did't have 'em on my feet handy, 'taint i
like I could fiud 'em soon enough, in ]
the dark so. I guess you'd better let 1
'em stay right where they be. I
"And mother, she couldn't persuade i
her to let them rubbers be took off. I
dunno but she left it in her will to bury (
her in 'em, for fear it might rain j
on the last day. Seems's though I ,
remember a codicil, or something to ]
that effect." ,
DRUG STORE ON WEATHER BOW.
"Speaking of Irishmen and drug 1
stores reminds me of a tale I heard in [
New York the other day," said C. D.
West. "An Irishman shipped as a 1
sailor on a large vessel which was .
<rot.finor renriv to PO to sea. The 80n
r?vv%*-0 *r -- o - -
of Erin knew no more about the duties
of a sailor than he did about singing i
in grand opera; but be said be could i
learn, and the captain decided to give i
him a trial. The third day out at sea I
it came Dennis's turn to go on watch i
part of the night. 'Now, Dennis,' i
said the captain, "if anything happens
or if you catch sight of anything, be |
sure to let me know at once. I will ,
be asleep in my cabin at the foot of
the stairSj and you must awaken me ,
immediately.' <
" 'I will, sor,' said Dennis, and he <
began his first night watch. About
midnight the captain was startled
from bis slumbers by a terrible racket. '
Dennis came falling down the stair- !
way, and landed with both feet against
the cabin door, shouting, 'Cap'n, j
cap'n, out with yez, or we're lost.'
" 'What's the matter, Dennis?' ask- '
ed the captain.
"'Hurry up stairs, quick, sor; it's
comin' this way, and I'm afraid we're J
goners. It's a big wan, too.' I
" 'Weil, wnai IS it mats sumug uui
way ?" i
" 'Faith, cap'n, I doan know, sure. '
There's a red light on one side of it <
and a green light on the other. I guess
it must be a drug store.' " * <
i ?
WatT A gentleman went into a gun ;
store for the purpose of buying a gun. |
He saw a fine sample of the stock on ]
the showcase and attempted to pick it ]
up for examination. The German l
storekeeper, woo saw tne movement,
shouted: i
"Mine friend, dots besser you look i
pooty veil out. Dot gun was loaded, ]
und vhen he goes off he kicks."
The gentleman, thinking to have
some fun with the German, replied:
"A gun can't kick ; it has no legs."
"Vat," said the storekeeper. "He '
don't can kick. Yoost wait. I dells 1
you somedins, und I gif you a leetle |
iuflamations. I vas in der pishness,
und I know somethings. A gun don't 1
kick mit its legs. It kicks mit its !
breeches."
How to Tkll Time.?"My father," i
said the small boy to the woman who s
was calling on his mother, "is a great '
man. He kuows what time it is with- I
out even looking at his watch." 1
"What do you mean Tommy ?" |
asked the visitor. <
"Oh, when I hollow out and ask him j
what time it is in the morning, he al- 1
ways says it's time to get up. And '
when I ask him what time it is iu the t
evening, he always says, 'Time to go to i
bed, Tommy.' " t
Wayside (gatherings.
VcB~ A boy baby is a thing that never
;omes amiss.
B8F Satan as a master is bad; his
tvork much worse; his wages worst
)f all.
9SF Why is a prosy preacher like the
middle of a wheel ? Because the felows
round him are tired.
86?" What a language we have ! A
nan "sits down" during the daytime,
jut "sits up" at night.
86?" If a woman is rich and has
:oarse features, they are referred to as
being "strongly marked."
8?* A dealer says there is more steel
jsed in the manufacture of pens than
in all the sword and gun factories in
the world.
8?" The smaller the drink, the clearer
the head and the cooler the blood ;
which are great benefits in temper and
business.
86?" From January, 1865 to January,
I Mtn frtr ornlH WAR
1 OUUj tuc UI^UCOV law ?V* gv.v.
234}, and the lowest 128}, during
the year.
1ST The death rate was lower last
pear in Great Britain than in any
Jther year since its mortality statistics
save bee recorded.
J?" Of course it is expected of us;
3ut nevertheless it is a mighty hard
:hing to be true to the dictates of
)ther people's consciences.
I^When fishing for fortune, attach
the hook of hard work to the line of
patience and bait it with Yankee
sommon-sense.
Russian scientists report that the
white poplar tree acts as a natural
iightning-rod, as the discharge seeks it
in preference to other trees.
IST A metal worker's magazine says
that platinum wires have been drawn
>o fine that two of them twisted together
could be inserted in the hollow
)f a human hair.
$GF "Hit am er great pity," said
Uncle Eben, "dat some men t'inks dey
s too good ter jine in politics, but
lobody ebber t'inks he ain't good
snough."
|?~A little more than a million
veterans of the Union, and considers)ly
less than half a million veterans of
.he Confederate armies, were found
iving in the United States by the
;eusus taker, of 1890.
tSf Robert Farris, who died in Vea:ie
recently, was one of the oldest
nen in Maine, if not the oldest. His
ige was given to the undertaker as 95
,rears, but it is said that he was really
106 years old.
fiGF A man was advertised to fly
rom a certain place, and someone
isked Doctor Byles, the old Boston
livine, if he were going to see the
ittempt made. "Pooh, no !" said he
'I have seen a horse fly."
I?" The longest night in Norway
asts three months and, when a young
nan goes to see his girl, her mother,
jefore retiring, tells her not to ruin
ier health by sitting up more than
avo months.
teTA cow has been known to recogii-7o
niot.nrp r?f a ralf. and the tiirer
8 said to be drawn to a trap by the
picture of a companion. The timid
borse, however, takes no notice of a
picture, and the cat will not spring at
i painted bird.
J?* No steamers other than American
arrived at Maracaibo, Venezuela,
in 1895, and the arrivals of American
steamers increased from 42 in 1894 to
50, besides which four American
3chooners put into the port.
PS" The world is always ready to
receive talent wtih open arms. Very
cften it does not know what to do
with genius. Talent is a docile oreatuer.
It bows its head meekly while the
world slips the collar over it. It
backs into the shafts like a lamb.
PS" Another use of the Rontgen rays
is to examine a suspected parcel to see
if it is an infernal machine. Such an
application of the new discovery was
tried in Paris recently, and revealed
sails, screws, a revolver cartridge,
and even grains of powder.
The diameter of the sun is 880,000
miles. If the earth were at the
centre of the sun, with the moon revolving
about the earth at its present
distance of 240,000 miles, there would
still be a shell outside the moon 200,[)00
miles thick.
t8T Country roads in China are
sever bounded by fences, but are
entirely undefined. While the farmer
bas the right to plow up any road
passing through his land, drivers of
vehicles have an equal right?and
they exercise it?to traverse any part
sf the country at large.
86TA pedagogue told one of his
scholars, a son of the Emerald Isle,
to spell hostility. "H-o-r-s-e, horse,"
commenced Pat. "Not horse-tility,"
said the teacher, "but hos-tility."
'Sure," replied Pat, "an' didn't ye
tell me, the other day, not to say hoss!
Bejabers, it's wan thipg wid ye one
lay and another the nixt."
W&T It is currently whispered that
Mrs. ?, while cleaning house, asked
ber husband to nail up some [ ]. He
refused. She looked at him, told
bim his conduct was without a II. then
beat bim with her BeiF uDtil he saw
**. He now lies in a , tose state, and
may soon be a fit subject for disg. A
man must be an * his life in that way,
ind put a . to his existence.
6?" The experiments in shoeing
horses with shoes made of compressed
paper, at present being carried out boarder
of the German minister of war,
ire interesting. So far, the usual way
sf fastening the shoes with nails has
seen found not to answer with this
material, and recourse has been bad to
i kind of cement for attaching the
.1 iz i.. * 1 t
)uuc iu tut: uuui.
USB* "I don't know how I'm going to
nake out," said the agricultural
statesman who had been retired.
'I've got to depend on the old farm
'or a living now, and I'm blest if I
'eel any certainty about making it
>ay." "But you used to pake your
;onstituents very proud of you by
showing off what you knew about
arming," said his wife encouragingly.
'I know it, Maria. But don't forget
.his: Farming for votes and farming
"or crops are two mighty different
hiugs."
gm the ?mnt tfiwte.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, SECOND QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL
SERIES, MAY 10.
Text of the Leuon, Lake xviil, 9-17?Memory
Verses, 15-17?Golden Text, Lake
xviil, 13?Commentary by the Rev. D. 3L
Stearns.
This Is called a lesson on prayer, bat It
might bo better called n lesson on how to
enter the kingdom of God. The kingdom
Is inontionod at least seven or oight times
In this chapter and tholast part of the prooedlng
one. The Pharisees were told that
It was among them or in their midst, not
within them (chapter xvli, 21, margin or
R. Y.), for it could not in any 6onso bo in
such Christ haters as they woro, but it was
in tboir very midst, in the person of the
King, whom they wero watching their opportunity
to kill. Chapter xvlii, in which
our losson is, tells us who can and who cannot
enter this kingdom, which is yot to
be set up on this earth. Solf righteous
Pharlsoes and rich idolaters, however
moral, and all who love this present world
cannot enter thia^kingdom, but holpless
blind bQggorrfffid snub us have the spirit
of arlittle child, they can enter. The condition
of things on earth will bccomo more
and more liko the days of Noah and of Lot
till the Son of Man shnll come.
9. "And He spake this parable unto certain
whloh trusted in themselves thnt they
wero righteous and dcspisod others." The
previous part of the obnptor speaks of the
* * At? O ?# n 4.|.nA
OOIUlDg Ul LUO OUU UL 1X1ULI uo u tiuiu vvuuu
God shall avongo His own elect?that Is,
His elect Israel, for His elect church does
not cry for vengeance, but tho redemption
of Israel Is always associated with vongoanoe
upon h<jr enemies (Isa. zxzlv, 8;
zzzv, 4; lzlii, 4). In vorso 8 Ho asks if
there shall be any faith on earth or the
faith when this time comes. Tho church
having been taken to moot her Lord boforo
He oomes to avenge His olect Israel, it will
bo a dark time. There will bo many trusting
in their own righteousness, but there
will also be an afflicted and poor people
who will trust in tho Lord (Zoph. lil, 12).*
10. "Two men wont up into tho temple
to pray, the ono a Pharisee and the other
a publican." The Phariseos trusted in
their own righteousness. It in written of
them in Horn, z, 8, that being ignorant of
God's righteousness, and going about to
establish their own rigbtoousncss, they did
not submit thomselves unto the righteousness
of God. Our Lord said to them that
they would soo A braham, Isaac and Jacob,
all the prophets, and many from north,
south, cast and west in the kingdom of
God, but they themselves thrust out (Luke
xiii, 28, 29). Ho also said that unless one
had more righteousness than that of tbo
6cribes and Pharlseos it would bo impossible
to enter the kingdom (Math, v, 20).
11, 12. This is the rooord of tho Pharisee's
so callod prayer, as givon by Him who
reads our hearts, whoso eyes nro as n dome
of flro. Thoro is not ono potition in it. Ho
did not ask God for a simplo thing, but
just told God what a good follow he was
In his own estimation and how thankful
ho was for it. Ho mentioned four things
that ho did not do and two things that he
did. There wore thus just 6ix things in
his little talk with God about himself,
and six is tho number of man, ns GGS is
tho number of the boast, tho mi\n who
will bo satan incornato. There was no
humility, no senso of sin, no knowledge
- * ri-J S LI 1J 4. L?
ui uuu uur ui juiiuouii, juu uu uiuu^nt
ho prayed, and no doubt wont away fooling
woll pleased with hlmsolf. Ho is a
picture of multitudes of religious people
today who attend ohurch regularly, but
are no more saved than he was. In their
own estimation they nro not sinners, never
were. They were born childron of God by
natural birth, or if not then, tboy think it
was all made sure by Infant baptism, and
now tho.v can tell you of whut thoy are
glad thoy are not, and of somogood things
which they do, and vainly think that all
is well. They aro followors of Cain, who
despised God's way and loved his own.
13. "God be merciful tome asinnor."
This is tho substunoo of tho prayer of the
poor despised publican who would not lift
up so much as his eyes to heaven, but
smote upon a truly contrite breast, as he
stood afar off and uttered these words
from his heart. He had no righteousness,
and he know it, but ho had plonty of sin,
and he knew that too. Ho needed mercy,
and he asked for it, and ho pleaded nothing
but his sin and God's redumption.
His prayer might be rendorod, "God be
propitious to me," or "be reconciled to me
because of atonement." Ho, iiko righteous
Abel, acknowledged his sin and
looked to a sacrifice.
14. "I toll you this man wont down to
his house justified." Tho man who wanted
nothing and asked for nothing received
nothing and wont back to his houso a
poor, 6clf righteous, lost soul, but tho
penitent publican who confessed his sin
and asked for mercy received mercy and
was instantly justified from all things
from which he could not bo justified by
fho Inw fnr hu rinnrtanf thn lnw Tin line
oan be justiflod. But the righteousness
of God, even Christ Himself and all His
merits, is freely given to evory ponitent
sinner who comes to Him (Acts xiii, 88,
89; Bom. ill, 19-24; z, 4; II Cor. v, 21).
15. "And they brought unto Him also
infants that He would touoh them, but
when the disciples saw it they rebuked
them." The disciples did not know Him
even though they dwolt with Him. Even
James and John had to bo reproved moro
than once, and the night boforo Ho was
crucified He had to say to another, "Have
I been so long time with you, and yet hast
thou not known mo, Philip?" All of
them seemed to consuro Mary's apparent
waste of precious ointment, but Jesus rebuked
them and commended hor. We
need fear no one's censure if only we have
His approval. Therefore let us covet that
above all things.
16. "But Josus called them unto Him
and said, Suffer little children to come
unto me and forbid thorn not, for of such
is the kingdom of God." It is not their
innocence He refors to, for all are born in
sin, but they are helpors, dupendent,
empty, self unconscious, confiding, clinging.
They aro not wise and prudent,
liko tho Phariseos, but thoy are utterly
helpless, like the publicans, and the leper,
and the blind men. The heirs of tho kingdom
are such as those. Thoir nood is
thoir strongest plea, and the great heart
of compassion opens to them. Seo some
of the prooious words to all who, by faith
in Christ Josus, havo bocomo God's true
little children, in such passages as I John
11, 13, 28.
17. "Vorily I say unto you, Whosoever
shall not receivo tho kingdom of God as a
littlo child shall in no wisoenter therein."
Unquestioning confidence in the word that
is spoken and complete emptiness nud
need?these will open the door for the fullness
of God. The blind men In tho end.of
tho chapter uro tho littlo children who enter
in, but such as the rich young rulor,
who is full to overflowing of his own possessions,
these cannot en tor in.
floyA Western man has invented a
thing which he is pleased to call a
"saluting device." The fortunate
wearer of this new invention can, by
merely pressing a button, be sure that
his hat will be raised (5 inches from his
head, twisted from side to side, and
restored to the head again.
/arm audi /irroidr.
CULTIVATING WET GROUND.
It takes a pretty heavy summe
shower to so thoroughly wet down th
field of hoed crops that the surfac
cannot be cultivated within one or tw
hours after the rain has stopped fal
ing. In light showers there is an ac
vantage in putting teams and cultivt
tors to work as soon as the rain stop
enough, says The American Cultivt
tor, to allow out door labor. The?
light showers, which wet only th
surface, are dissipated by one or tw
hours' sunshine, and do scarcely an
good. Covered with two or thre
inches or less of drier soil, this mou
ture rises through it and fits the whol
mass for the rapid growth of root!
The moisture or light rains in summt
holds some traces of ammonia, an
this, with its carbonic acid gas, make
a very stimulating solvent of fertilit
and a positive plant food of itsel
Every one knows that rainfall helj
plants much more than artificii
water. It is warmer, for one thinj
and has the ammonia and carboni
acid gas that the artificial irrigalio
does not supply.
It is the greatest advantage of thoi
oughly drained land that it nev<
for more than four or five hours aftc
the heaviest rainfall becomes unfit t
work. Even though the rain may n<
be enough to start deep drains to rui
ning, yet the effect of the drainage i
deepening the soil and enabling tb
lower stratas to hold more water witl
out stagnation relieves the surface so
very quickly.
Hence all farm operations on draii
ed soil are advanced in wet spring
two, three and even four weeks earli<
than is possible where surplus water
disposed of by evaporation or by rui
ning off on the surface., In either cai
it is slow waiting till the land is fit I
plow, and often such land is plowe
while so wet that water runs in tb
furrow rather than wait longer. N
crop can grow well under such oond
tions, unless it is grass and weeds, mo
of which thrive in comparatively lo
temperatures. The farmer who thi
begins late falls in the rear, and worl
to the greatest disadvantage througl
out the season.
How different it is with the farmi
who has wen-urainea iana. it.
warmer earlier in the season, and cai
not only be plowed earlier; but ever;
thing planted will grow.
The first cultivation of boed cro]
can often be done before the farm*
who has undrained land is ready 1
plow. Weeds can be far more easll
destroyed while small and before tbt
have done any injury. The barrov
ing of corn and potato ground aft*
planting serves better than cultiv
ting.
If the farmer has to wait until 1
can see the rows before doing anytbir
to destroy weeds, those in the hill eai
not be reached except by hand labo
and that adds greatly to the cost.
The true purpose of cultivation
rather to preserve moisture in the sc
than to destroy weeds. Indeed, thei
ought never to he any visible wee(
destroyed. If cultivated as often as
necessary to keep the soil moist, tl
weed seeds will perish as fast as the
germinate. At that time they hai
taken nothing from the soil, and the
germ rotting in the soil is worth mo
to it than it could be if they attaine
larger growth. Cultivating thus, thei
need never be any deep cutting of tl
soil. Frequent stirring of the surfa<
keeps the soil beneath moist and witl
out injury to the roots, which in a dr
time often makes the deep cultivatic
do far more harm than good. If tl
cultivator is put into the corn or pot:
to field quickly after every shower,
very small amount of rainfall wi
make a crop if the preliminary prep
ration before planting has been all th:
it should be.
THE HOME DOCTOR.
Olive oil saturated with camph<
makes an excellent application for ii
fiammatory swellings; also for rubbic
rueumauc juiuia.
"The soothing effects of hot wati
are not fully appreciated," said a ph;
sician the other day. "I recommec
it to a large number of my patien
who suffer from insomnia produced I
nervous irritation of the stomach, an
also for certain forms of indigestioi
Many of them object to it at first, bi
soon come to like it and are generall
much benefitted by it. A glass of b<
water now and then will work no a]
preciable good, of course, but a stead
habit of hot water drinking one
formed, and sustained regularly for
few months, works wonders with ce
tain constitutions. I generally recon
mend its use just before going to be<
It is a great soother."
A celebrated nhvsician declares thi
be can name seventy differently di
eases, some of them incurable, whic
are the result of the use of tobaca
This may be an exaggerating, but it
absolutely certain that many an ol
scure affection of the nervous systei
is the result of its abuse. While w
deprecate the excessive use of tobacc
in adults, we condemn utterly its usei
growing boys. The evil effects are a
ready showing themselves, and in
few years we shall hardly find room i
our asylums for feebleminded youtl
It behooves every father of boys t
put a stop at once to the practice, an
since the State has an interest in th
health, both moral and physical, of it
' " * """f Unlinun cnmo nnun
I UbU re 11U6CIJO, >VC UCI1UVV QVUiv vuwvi
inent by the legislature to forbid th
sale to or use of cigarettes by minoi
would be looked upon with favor. 1
is the duty of every family physieia
to explain to those over whose healt
be has supervision the evil consequer
ces of the use of cigarettes by thei
children. It is the duty of the inedica
secular and religious press to denounc
the use of tobacco by minors. Wi
they doit??Pacific Record.
WEATHER PROPHETS.
Almost all field workers are "weatl
wise," and their conversation on thi
head has no town conveutionalisi
about it. The farmer has been s
beaten about by wind and weatbe
that he himself is scarcely sensible t
changing atmospheric conditions but
that does not prevent his observiuj
its influence on the things about him
Before rain his dogs grow sleepy am
dull, the cat constantly licks herself
geese gaggle in the pond ; fowls and
pigeons go early to roost and the farm
_ horses grow restless. Abroad, the
ants hurry and skurry, rushing hither
)r and thither; spiders crowd on the
e wall; toads emerge from their boles Til
:e and the garden paths are everywhere
0 covered with slugs and snails. When
j. the chaffinch says "weet, weet," it is
[. an infallible sign of rain. As the rain
k_ draws nearer, peacocks cry and frogs
)8 croak clamorously from the ditches.
These are signs which almost everyie
one has heard who lives in the coune
try, though one of the surest ways of
0 predicting weather changes is by oby
serving the habits of snails. Snails
e never drink, but imbibe moisture du- ?
j. ring rain and exude it afterwards, m
e They are seldom seen abroad except ^
3 before rain, when they commence
,r climbing trees and getting upon the
d leaves. The tree-snail is so sensitive
jg to weather that it will commence to
y climb two days before the rain comes,
f If the downpour is to be prolonged
)S the snail seeks the underpart of a leaf;
.1 but if a short or liuht rain is coming it
? stays on the outside. There is anoth- pj'^,
ic er species which is yellow before rain are t
D and bluish after it. Others indicate can
change by dents and protuberances j( h
r. resembling tubercules. These begin f^r
;r to show themselves ten days before tor]
,r rain, and when it comes, the pores of
,0 the tubercules open and draw in the 8
moisture. In others again deep inden- ram
j. tations, beginning at the head, between has
q the horns, and ending with the jointie
ure of the tail, appear a few days be- DO!
fore a storm. Aut
, , inat:
Farm Notes.?The best work in
i- fighting insect pests is done when they ^
rg first make their appearance. . fi.-j
it To have pigs in the orchard is not will
j8 only good for the pigs but also good No.
j. for the trees, provided there is good ?0^
3e pasturage. trou
M It is a safe rule not to expect or ald
low a tree to bear more fruit than its 777
ie branches will sustain. I/I
o The tree wants solid ground to take 11'
i- hold in and be firm and solid, and it
st will make a rugged tree,
w In fighting the curculio on the plum
is the trees should be jarred daily in ores
der to make thorough work.
Ii. The black walnut is perhaps the
most profitable of the timber trees to
-- nlnnf in n Hnmn deen soil. V"
ci Kil"u% ? r7 r
is It is a safe plan at all times and
a- under all conditions to cut away any
<f. dead or decaying wood.
An economical and easy remedy for
ps many of tbe ailments and enemies of
sr fruit trees is a good application of I
to wood ashes.
iy : ?? N
: I
a" Baking KWder ope
ie Abftolotoly Pure toJJ
)g witl
ROYAL '
Baking Powder p *
AbsoloTcfy IVmm*? witl
i ROYAL ?l
>e Baking Powder Uw
% Ab?olirteIy Pu r?
jr col<
re THE ELECTROPOISE
| I'AS passed the experimental stage F
re XX and is now endorsed in all sections
ie of the country by intelligent people. Appended
are a few testimonials from South
-e Carolina people:
u" nervous rrostrarion.
7 Summervillk, S. C. Sept. 19, 1895.
>n Dear sir?I am very much pleased with ^
ie the Electropoise. I used it by your direcft.
tions and my nerves have greatly improv- |M
ed as well as my digestion. Can now ^9
a stand twice as mnch mental work and
ill am growing in physical strength daily, -y-j
a- Wish I had gotten an Electropoise at an J3
nt earlier date. Yours truly. fri r
at (Rev.) w. asbury Wright. [j;e
a Cure ail
Orangeburg, S. C.. June 17, 1895. ufa(
Gentlemen?We purchased one of trai
5r your pocket Electropoises in December,
3- 1893. We have tried it on every member t^e
ig of bur family and found itall thatisclaim- 25 c
ed for it. We have treated successfully Gfl-e
with it, severe cold, chills, fever, diarrhoea, taj|j
3r etc. Its effect on teething children is wonf
derful.- Our family numbers seven and retl
id we have not used a dollar's worth of med- gu
ta icine since we had the 'Poise. npp
18 Respectftilly, J
y Mrs. I.-W. BOMAN.
d
Catarrh.
' Lancaster, S. C., August 1, 1891.
1 I consider the Electropoise a most won- ,
'y derful discovery. I have applied it in my
?f. familv for la crinDO. acute sore throat.
p. neuralgia and nervous headache with aAC
K perfect success. I am also treating a scr
y severe case of chronic catarrh with the fi
3e Electropoise as the agent, and it has given ine
a great relief, and if treatment is continued rat
_ I believe it will effect a perfect cure. An
intelligent use of it carries conviction with Wl,
a* it. " Yours truly, ani
J. B. J. WITHERSPOONV a"
wh
. For All Ailments. ...
11 McClellandvillb, S. C., Aug. 14,1895. ac<"
3" Dear Sir?I purchased a'Poise in Feb- en
:h ruary '93 and it cured mo of a chronic bad me
0. cold, and now I hardly ever take cold.
:* It also cured me of lumbago and a dis- Vlt
ordered liver. I use it in my family nuin
J* bering nine persons for all ailments. ?2n
Have only paid in physics and physirg
cians fees during the time $1.50. Would
not be without it for many times its cost.
;0 Respectfully, A. W. LELAND.
n II
1. Rheumatism. CRM
a Yorkville, 8. C., January 15,1892.
Dear Sir^In reply to your inquiry will iro
say my wife is delighted with the effects riI
of the Electropoise, and has improved
? mnnh fmm f VtQ frflotmnnt Tho Si
(j rheumatic pains have been very much Titi
reduced, and the swelling in the limbs -IHI
e disappeared. She had no faith whatever
a in the Electropoise when she began, but
t- is now fully convinced of its beneficial 1
e powers; and eventually looks for a per- ?
mauentcure. Yours very truly,
s J. E. LOWRY. DRI
it ed a
n Catarrh, Piles, Dyspepsia, Etc. pies,
h MILLETT8VILLE, S. C., Feb. 14, 1895. BAi
, Gents?The Electropoise has done all ?ry^
that you claimed for it. I had a compliIr
cation of diseases, catarrh, rheumatism, 1 ani
1, piles and dyspepsia. I was nearly gone [?es,
!e up, had the knife used on the piles, and kard
,1 soon after got the Electropoise, used according
to directions and am still using it.
I was without energy or appetite, and am
now a new man. Can eat three hearty
meals a day, enjoy and digest the same, ?cal]
Almost relieved of catarrh. I cannot sav jJSJW
1- too much for it and recommend it to ail "jot
is that are sick. May God aid you in retiev- *"E"
ing the afllicted. I have been a great J
sulfererand know how to appreciate the No*
0 Electropoise. Very truly,
r IIENR* BLACK.
r, For further particulars, apply to \\}
W. M. PROPST, Agent, TT
J V Yorkville S. C. city.
g lisoti
b FIRE INSURANCE. TAh
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3 X1 CIDENT or LIFE INSURANCE equa
; call on SAM M. <fc L. GEO. GRIST.
THE AUTO HARP.
BEWITCHING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
SY TO PLAY! EASY TO LEARN! EASY TO GET!
diet tbe^statemeut that there is
stnicted that, with the use of
the chord bars, those without
knowledge of music whatsoever can produce beautiful harmonies and play any
e of music desired. All the latest music, sacred, operatic and popular songs
arranged in the Zimmerman System of Figure Notation for the Autoharp. It
be read at sight and does away entirely with the complicated system of notes. .
le simplicity of the Autoharp is its most remarkable feature. Any child can play
ut at tbe same time it is essentially an instrument for the musician, as is evinced
1 the interest which such leading artists as Richard Arnold, John Cheshire, Vio3erbert,
Xaver Sharwenka, Robert Thallon, and others are showing in the inment
by recognizing it in their compositions as a solo as well as an ensemble inment.
le Autoharp is manufactured in seven sizes, ranging in price from $4 to $23, and
ring in the number of strings, chords and bars, from the No. 1 Autoharp. which
21 strings and 3 bars, producing perfect chords, up to a No 6. which has
trings and 6 bars, with 10 shift keys, producing 16 perfect chords. If you are
rested in the Autoharp and would know more about it, write to ALFRED
jGE & SONS. 110 and 112 E. Eighteenth street. New York, for their book: "The
obarp, And How It Captured The Family." With every instrument therein an
ruction book, 21 pieces of music, tuning key, music rack and two picks.
HE WAY TO GET AIV AUTOHARP
?get np a club for THE ENQUIRER. For SEVEN YEARLY subscribers at
H EACH, we will give a No. 1 Autoharp, worth $4. For NINE subscribers, we
give a No. 2J Autoharp, worth |5. For THIRTEEN subscribers we will give a
2j Autoharp, worth 87.50. For EIGHTEEN subscribers we will give a No. 3 Auirp,
worth 810.' For TWENTY-FIVE subscribers will be given a No. 4 Antoharp,
th 815. Go to work today to get an Autoharo. It will pay you for your time and
ble. It is easy to get subscribers for THE ENQUIRER.
Address, THE ENQUIRER, Yorkville, 8. O.
dim mm, milium m_ mm
# 9
^OR ENQUIRER CLUBMAKERS.
EVER before, in the history of THE ENQUIRER have we been in a position
to offer to clubmakers sucb magnificent premiums for a given amount of work,
selecting our premiums it bas been our one purpose to offer only sucb articles as
e a standard money value, and witb tbis end in view we bave made a contract 'N
i LYON & HEALY, of Chicago, who are the largest musical instrument manuurersjn
the world, by wbicb we are able to offer some most magnificent musical
rutnents to clubmakent, and we will say just here that our premium offers are
u to everybody. That means you and your neighbors.
OR NINE SUBSCRIBERS will be ^iven a Violin of the German Conservar
Brand, of the Stradivarius model. It is reddish-brown in color, and is fitted
ti ebony finger board and tail mece, and retails in Chicago at |7.75.
OR 13 SUBSCRIBERS will be given a Violin of the aUainer model. It isredi-brown
in color, swelled top ana back, and has ebony finger board and tailThin
ingtmmentM wort h SI I at rptail.
OR 25 SUBSCRIBERS will be given one of the very popular Guarnerins mod'iolins,
and is a very fine imitation. It is reddish-brown in color, oil varnished,
a rosewood pegs, and ebony finger board and tail piece. It is worth $25.
OR lO SUBSCRIBERS will be given a Marquette Guitar. It is made of maple,
shed in mahogany and is claimed by the manufacturers to be the best guitar ever
red for the money. The price is $10.
OR lO SUBSCRIBERS will be given a very handsome Banjo. It has an 11l
nickel plated shell, wired edge, handturned birch neck, raised frets and fitted
S 39 nickle plated hexagon brackets. The price of this Banjo is $10.
OR 25 SUBSCRIBERS will be given a Mandolin that is worth $22.50. It is
ie of 15 rite of curly maple and ebonized wood with red inlay between, orange
>red top, ebonized finger board, celluloid guard plate, pearl inlaid position dots,
.id oblong soundhole, celluloid inlaid edge, nickeled tau piece.
ine pocket knives
to be given away.
a three
bladed
^i^anir 8^^*. knife
for only
two sub
wbpmj* scribers.
Y an especial contract with one of the largest Knife manufacturing concerns In
a u o tiovo h?n nlnced in a nosition to offer as Dremiums lor subscribers
rHE YORKVILLE ENQUIFER, a Pocket Knife^fiat will, we believe, meet
requirements of all who want a FIRST-CLASS, HIGH GRADE POCKET
IFE. These Knives are manufactured by the MOST SKILLFUL WORKIN
OF THE VERY FINEST STEEL, and are represented by the mancturerstobe
first-class in every particular. The Knives are gotten up with a fancy,
isparent handle, underneath which will be inscrihed :. "Compliments of Thk
quiRER to . ," (the receiver's name.) On the reverse side will be placed in
same manner any society emblem or other design desired by the receiver, or for
ents extra we will have a miniature photograph of the receiver inserted.' We-are
ring two Knives, one a 3 and the other a4-b)aded Knife. The 3-bladed Knife, resat$1.60,
and will be given for TWO SUBSCRIBERS, OLD or NEW, at |L75
h, which are not now on our books. Each subscription to be paid for when '
lrned. The 4-bladed Knife, retails for $1.80, and will be given for THREE
BSCRIBERS, under the same conditions as above. These Knives are manu&ctd
by the Novelty Cutlery Co.,. Canton, Ohio. If you want a Pocket Knife.
cannot get one easier than to procure two or three subscribers for THE
QUIRER.
CONDITIONS FOR CLUBMAKERS.
Hie premiums that are now being offered by THE ENQUIRER
for clubs made up during the spring and summer. No subiption
entered before APRIL 1ST, 1896, will count for one of
;se special premiums. Every name must be paid for at regular
es?$1.75 per year?when entered on our books. The premium
11 be delivered when the required number of names are returned
I paid for. If any person has in view a particular premium
ien the making of a club is commenced, and does not succeed in
airing the required number of names to get it, there will be givany
premium which is now or hereafter offered during the sumx,
that the number of paid names calls for. Everybody is invied
to-make una club. THE ENQUIRER, Yorkville, S. C.
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