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Is: jFOSFARB AND GARDEN^ i A Honne.Orchitl One of the most popular orchids ffrown for cut-flower purposes is Cypripediuui iusigne; and it is also valuable as a house plant, though possibly seldom so grown. Its spikes of solitary flowers on stiff stems make it the moat convenient orchid to have about a house; and the lasting quality of the flowers?from four to six weeks each?makes the plant equal to many that produce more flowers, but individually last but a short time. The quaint "ladies slipper" flowers open a brownish yellow iu color, turning quite yellow with age. When growing and blooming, an abundance of water is welcomed,provided the drainage be perfect They are usually grown in pots, packed with moss or% peat. During the summer, they may > >be kept barely moist and partly Bhadei?Meehan's Monthly. fjhS? 1 - *. . A Dry Summer. * .\ * This past season has shown to many farmers who scarcely need to have waited until now to learn the lesson, ( the importance of making preparation each vear for a season when the grass in the pasture will be short, cows . shrink in their milk, calves and young stock grow smaller, and in both ways a loss will be occasioned that cannot be made up by good feeding afterward. Wheu the price of milk aud batter was the highest they hadJ the least to sell. Those who had ensilage in the silo or green fodder to cut ard feed out were fattening their pocket-books, while the mau whose forethought did not come until afterward was growing poorer. It is as necessary for the farmer to prepare for a dry, hot summer as for a cold winter, ;or both are sure to come every year, sven though they sometimes are a little delayed beyond the scheduled time. , * Look to the Colts. $he farmer who will closely watch his colts at this season of the year and n see that all their wants are satisfied will make money by it Water should be supplied several times a day and always before feeding. By frequent watering they will not drink so much cold water at a time, which is sometimes attended with serious results. See that they have a variety of food and at regular hours, for they know when meal time comes as well as people da Oats and wheat bran and good clover hay make the best feed vc " " for young stock, as they supply mas. . cle and bone growing material. See that they are not exposed to rainstorms?but that in dry weather they have a run in the paddocks and fields. Have warm beds for them to. ^ ; lie upon when they sleep?Tor they need refreshing sleep like all animals. ' Keep them growing. Not a day should pass without some growth, or what ^: has been fed to them has been wasted. Xg get valne oat of the feed one wast get weight, growth, size, and if colts are well fed and treated every day's feed will increase their value.?Kocky Mountain Husbandman. sf* Worn File* and Scrap Iron. Save your cross-cut files, the threecornered ones, after you have worn ? ; them out. Old cross-cut files make excellent rake teeth for a garden rake. It takes only eight of them to fill the rake head, setting them in two inches ?p* apart, which is a good distance to have them. 'They will serve yon longer, and almost as efficiently, this . way, as at 'first. And, in fact, all roils, bolts, plow points, and sc?ap iron of every sort shonld be saved and j laid away in a convenient place for thein, ready for use, when anything of the sort is wanted about the farm. % , .Almost everything may be utilized in HgPf^ some way. Hjpgl Old horseshoes make good hooks for w,| hitching posts, and a wornont ax stuck into a block of wood serves well for a miniature anvil whereon to clinch nails, rixets and snch like work. Another ax, fastened securely, edge up, ?sjy is convenient'for clippiug wire, n^ils, old hoops, etc. Besides, since the p . late rise in iron goods, old scrap iron is in demand, and can be sold to advantage. Gather up the scrap iron raT V about the farm and lay it away. You will see chances to utilize it sooner or . Benefit * of the Dairy to the Soil. Professor W. C. Latta of Purdue t - experiment station, read a paper at an Indiana dairymen's meeting in which ? * he said that the persistent growing and selling of hay and grain without . making returns to the soil must sooner v. or later result in failures. It is necessary to concentrate the products gpfH". that leave the farm. Batter, cheese, cream and milk are among the most t highly concentrated products tliat leave the farm. A ton of butter, representing many tons of hay, takes from the farm only one-tenth the fertility that one ton of hay does. Comfi' paring the losses in soil fertility on a ; . - 100-acre dairy farm as against the * losses where the entire crops are removed, we have the following result: Assuming that a 100-acre farm, sub* jected to a five-year rotation, viz.: 20 acres of corn, oats and wheat, and 40 acres of hay and pasture, would raise 1000 bushels of corn, 40 tons of stalks, . 860 bushels of oats, 500 bushels of wheat, 20 tons of straw, 4nd that the . meadows and pasture would yield two tons of hay or its equivalent in grass per acre,a little calculating shows that the total amount of feed grown and the amount of milk and butter that could be produced from these foods is about as follow#: Total food stuffs, 200 tons; to&i milk, 164 1-4 tons; total butter, #6 1-2 tons. Fertilizing ingredients: Food stuf? 5804 pounds nitrogen, 5877 pounds potash, 2114 pounds phosphoric acid; milk, 184 pounds nitrogen, 61 pounds potash, 66 pounds phosphoric acid; butter, 38 1-2 pounds P nitrogen. Cash value of fertilizing inii gredients: Food stuffs, $1429.24; milk, $379.26; butter, $2.94. These figures are believed to be approximately correct, and they speak volumes. Growfnjr Winter Cocamben. c Sow the seed for raising the plants in some warm place, and as soon as they are well iy>, transplant into Ginch flower pots, bury the pots in the Boil of the greenhouse up to the rim and keep well watered with water not too cold. It takes about five or six weeks to raise good plants from Reed. After the house had been prepared and properly warmed up, we set the plants over a trench 15 inches deep, nearly filled with fresh horse manure, 3 1-2 feet apart, one in a pot or hill. This ? was about April 1. In the fall and winter, when they make less vine, two plants to the hill is better, and at this time they may be set only 3 feet apart Now, having strung out our plants, we run a high" temperature, 100 de grees mid-day heat will not harm them for the first two or three days, reducing the temperature to 60 degrees or so at night. After they are well started, a mid-day temperature of HO degrees is sufficient. Water freely J and now watcli closely for lice. f As soon as the plants begin to run, we put up trellises, using# galvanized wire fastened to the supports with small Rtaples; placing the wires 8 or 30 inches apart from near the ground i to near the top of the house. We tie them to the lower wire loosely, so as not to girdle and kill the vines, nsiug I the same material as in handling j vegetables. They should be kept tied ! up as fast as the shoots get big euongb. | Fruning should be carefully atteuded I to. When the sun runs high and hot j it is easy to scorch the ends of vines. : When I have found, from any cause, vlants lacking the vigor and the : healthy growth of their neighbors, I have applied a small quantity of nitrate of soda, not more than two table j spoonfuls to a hill.?New England Homestead. Trimming the Orchanl. The late winter is probably the best time in the year for the trimming of the orchard. It most certainly is the best time in the year for the farmer jf his couvenieuce is taken into consideration, There is comparatively a lnll in his work at that time and he can give his trees the time necessary to trimming them in the right way. Trimming a tree is one thing that cannot be doue in a huny. A man can easily cnt off a branch, but he cannot grow one. He must cut. off only the branches that require cutting to benefit the tree, being careful to cut none that will leave the trunk of the tree exposed to the hot sun and wind of summer, or one that will detract from the symmetry of the tree*. No two trees are of the same exact shape and eacfl one must be studied individually before touching with pruning kuife or saw. This takes time. So many things must be taken iuto consideration that no set rules can be given in regard to trimming trees. Where there are heavy winds during the seasons when the trees arc full of leaves aud laden with fruit, the limbs should be kept trimmed so that' not too great a weight should be borne by the main stems. For the same reason the limbs should be closer to tbo grougd. In au exposed positiou the tree should be lather heavier upon the south side, and when yoimg should be inclined a little in that direction. This will tend to balance the heavy south winds and also furnish a shade for the trunk of the tree duiing the hot months of the year. Too great care cannot be taken in _*_i e a. x ueauug iuu siuus ui me cut, niuu.-. Many a tine tree is ruioed by the | checking of this stub. Waters will j run into the crack thus formed and j the wood surrounding will begin to | decay. This will in a very shoi t time reach the heart of the limb, weakening it The life of the whole branch, if not the tree itself, is bnt the question of a year or so. Its doom is inevitable. It should be borne in mind that the trimming business can easily be overdone. It is far easier to cut a tree than to grow one. Think well before putting the knife to a branch, and if you are in donbt as to whether yon should cut it or not?don't Be sore yon are tight and tl^eu proceed, but better to let nature have her own sway than to ruin a tree by over pruning. One can see and judge of the importance of the limbs and branches while there is no screen of leaves to interfere with seeing all of them in their relative position to each other and tne tree. For that reason, if no ; other, winter is a good season few trimming the orchard.?J. L. Irwin, in Farm, Field and Fireside. Ponlir) Note*. Exterminate the rats before the ; young chicks are out A tablespoonful of salt should be addejl to the morning mash for laying hens. Do not put over 10 or 11 eggs under a sitting hen at this season of the year. Those hens intended for thi? season's breeders should be separated from the flock and confined in yards where special care may be given. ' Do not cross pure-bred poultry.. There is nothing to be gained, as a' breed can be found in its purity that will fill any one requirement and none will fill every one. An "American Duel" at Ileidelbertr. During my residence in Heidelberg a lamentable and terrible a2air took place that threw a profound gloom over the university and the entire town. Two German students haviug quarreled decided the earth was not large enough for both of them to live iu, and resorted to the diabolical prac- . tice called the "American due!." In a darkened room the two young men drew lots, having sworn that he who drew the black ball would commit suicide. The unhappy loser went to his room and discharged a bullet into his breast, but missed his heart and lingered for several days on his deathbed; his parents were summoned by telegraph and besought him on their knees to disclose the name of his antagonist, but he refused and died with the secret iu his breast. The students not only excuse I his conduct, but praised his courage, and when his remains were taken to the railway station to be transported to a distant city they accompanied the funeral cortege with torches and music. The students claimed he was not a suicide, for he was killed in an honorable duel, and the-- maintained that his opponent was not accessory to his death because he shot himself; I had. many arguments with them and neverScould convince the of their extraordinary tergiversation.?Science. Sapphires That Aren't Bine. "It is commonly believed that the sapphire is known only as a gem of a rich velvety blue in color," observed an experienced dealer in precious stones to the writer the other day. As a matter of fact the sapphire occurs in various hues. In Ceylon, for instance, where the finest specimens ol this gem are found, it ranges from the soft velvety blue to the peacock blue, graduated in the latter to an almost faultless white. It also occurs in whites, greens ana yeiiows, ice taiier shade being known as the Oriental topaz, and the green the Oriental emerald. The white sapphires are often found clouded or streaked with blue so that many specimens are "cut which are white when looked at transversely, but having a bit of fine blue tint on the under point. Then there is the red sapphire, or Ceylon ruby. It is valued as highly as the finest Burmese rubies. Those most highly prized are the red pigeon blood or j rose-red color. Some very fine sap- ' phiies have been found in Montana during the past ten years. The American gems are light-blue, bluegreen, green and pink, but the deep blue and red stones, which are chiefly in demand as jewels,have so far never been discovered in any part of this country. ? Washington Stan Stomach Troubles In Spring Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING, bad taste in the mouth, dull headache, sleeplessness, poor appetite. No matter how careful you are about eating, everything you take iuto your stomach turns sour, causes distress, pains and unpleasant gases. Don't you understand what these symptoms?signals of distress?meau? Tkair oi-a flm nf thp. stomach O. UVJ Ml V VUV V* ?VW w. - for help! It is being overworked. It needs the peculiar tonic qualities and digestive strength to be found in Hood's Sarsaparilla The best stomach and blood remedies known to the medical profession are combined in the medicine, and thousands of grateful letters telling its cures prove it to be the greatest medicine for all stomach troubles ever yet discovered. ? WONDERFUL -BLOW liCLZ." * Australia Has Natural Phenomenon Which is Unique. What-Is known as the "great blow hole" has recently attracted much attention among tourists. It is a singular rock formation of the Australian coast, says the Philadelphia Record. This promises to become one of the most famous as well as one of the most pleasant resorts in New South Wales; it is situated on the coast some seventy miles south of Sydney. Tbe centre of this district is Kiama, which is described as a picturesque and thriving town surrounded by a rich agricultural country, and which has been built upon an igneous flow of basalt that has solidified and crystal lized into huge columns of what is popularly called "blue stone." This formation is seen to perfection on the west coast of Scotland and north of Ireland at Fingal's Cave and other places and those who are acquainted with the rugged appearance of the coast in these places can form a good idea of the appearance of the New South Wales coast at this point. The famous "blow hole" here situated in the middle of a rocky headland running out into the sea forms a truly wondrous sight. "Vptli each successive breaker the ocean spray is ??nt shooting up into the air sometimes as high as 300 feet to 400 feet descending in a drenching shower and accompanied by a rumbling noise as of a distant thunder, which can be heard for many miles around. This "blow hole" is a singular natural phenomenon and consists of a perpendicular hole nearly circular, with a diameter of about ten yards across, and has the appearance of being the crater of an.extinct volcano. This is connected with the ocean by a cave about 1,000 yards in length, the seaward opening of which is in all respects similar to Fingal's Cave in the north of Ireland, the same perpendicular basaltic columns forming the side walls of each. Into this cave towering waves rush during stormy weather, and as the cave extends some distance further into the rock than the "Blow Hole." on the entrance of each wave this cavity becomes full of compressed air, which, when the tension becomes too great, blows the water with stupenuous force up to the perpendicular. Oat For Handball. A Californian has patented a small bat to be used in playing hardball which has a curved wicker work basket against which the ball strikes, with a glove at the back which is drawn over the hand and fastened to hold the basket in position. A Perfect Fit Dealer?Don't your shoes fit, madam? 'Madam?Oh, yes, they fit me, perfectly; but they hurt awfully when I try to walk.?Chicago Record. Woman's Refuge when sfok is Lydia E? Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. Mo other medicine in the world has done so much good. Mo confidence has ever been violated. No woman's testimonial was ever published by Mrs. Pinkham without special permission. Mo woman ever wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice without getting help. No man sees these letters. Her advlco Is free, and her address is Lynn, Massm She Is a woman, you can tell her the truth. No living person Is so competent to advise women. None has had such experience. She has restored a million sufferers to health. You ban trust her. 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This will offer Its readers the : same privileges as those wealthy enough to be long to a fashionable club. Ask your newsdealer for Golden Hours No. 610, or send $1 lor special subscription covering the lessons to Golden Housa, 24 and 26 Yandewater Street, New York. TOR THE HOUSEWIVES. To Prevent Smoke from a Lamp. Soak the wick in strong vinegar and dry it well before yon use it; it will then bnrn both sweet and pleasant aud give much satisfaction for the tr.* fling work in preparing it. To WaMi Ilrunlies and Con>bi. To wash brushes dip in hot water into which a small lump of soda has been melted. Move the brush up and down until the b: istlos are quite clean, but be careful not to lot the wood - ? ? ^ i - ... ? I* * Vt ? oIav n ci f b n C'UIU t* 111 CUUIUCL \> 1IU IUC naiui, no iuc soda will remove the polish. * Hold under tho cold water faucet, then shake as free from moisture as possible, aud stand in an upright position to dry. It is best to dry in the open air, but not in the sun. To clean a comb dip a nail brush in hot soda water, soap it, and scrub the comb thoroughly, liinse in cold water, and dry with soft towel. Hini;In|? l'ot of .Maidenhair. Procure an ung'azed pottery carafe or water-l'ottJe, place a little earth carefully nrouud it, and stick in close together many roots of the maidenhair fern, aud cover with a wire nettin r; this is to keep the earth and ferns in their place. The netting must be coarse enough to allow the ferns to grow through the meslies, and must not be put on too tightly. Now fasten around the top of tho carafe somo fiuo wire to hang it up by; when hanging np nearly till the carafe wiih water, and always keen it so; for the vessel, being porous, allows the moisture to dampen the roots and keep them alive. If properly attended to, the carafe will soon be nothing but a ball of maidenhair fern,and very beautiful. ? Harper's Bazar. A . . , . rnipnur a* a r um i^<inu Tlie fumigating properties of sulphur have long made it a valuable household remedy, aud the sulphur handles now 011 the market till a longfelt want. Not only are they a convenient disinfectant, but they are almost sure death to flies, red ants, roaches aud moths. The room to be fumigated must be tightly closed,even the keyholes stopped with paper; then closets, trunks, drawers and all infected receptacles must be opened, so the fumes of the sulphur can penetrate every nook and cranny. The caudle is pat in a metal candlestick and set in an earthen or iron vessel? a coal hod will answer quite as well as anything else. The only requisite is that it shall be deep enough to prevent the flames setting fire to anything. Care must be taken not to inhale the flame wheu lighting the candle. The room should be kept closed for about four hours, during which time the purifying fumes of the sulphur will thoroughly do their work. These candles must not be nsed where there is gilt paper, picture rails or picture frames, as they will be tar* nished. Taking Care of Blankets. A great deal of labor is saved by taking proper care of blankets. When blankets are first purchased baste a hemmed strip of sheeting over the top edges. When this is soiled replace it by another, so that the edges of the blanket do not come against the hands and face or accidentallj touch the floor when the bedclothes are turned back. Air blankets very thoroughly. At least once a month, on a clear day. when no wind is stirring, hang them on the line to air foi twelve hours, turning them and shaking them free from dust at least once. Cse a little cotton counterpane ovei the blankets at night; this is easilj washed and doe% not attract dust as the loose meshes of a woolen blanket do. Use another counterpaue foi . ? 4 "? A 1 1 xJ. covering tue oea in tne daytime ovei that used at night. By these meant bed blankets may be kept aired and will not need to be washed oftener than once in two years. It pays to use light, inexpensive blankeis in summer, replacing them by the heavy, more expensive all wool blankets designed for winter, or whenever the weather demands it. When not in use wrap up tine blankets carefully in cotton sheets and pack tbeni away from moths. Sachets oi lavender scattered among blankets and bed linen are a warniug to moths to keep away when they are put in the closet, as well au inducement to azure lidded sleep when they are spread on the bed. Recipes. Baked Beef Heart?Wash it carefully, open it sufficiently to remove the tubes, then soak in cold water uutil free from biood; wipe it dry and stuff with a good dressing as for turkey; steam for one hour, then rub with butter, dredge with well seasoned floor and bake for one hour, basting frequently with hot water and butter. Curried Eggs?Slice two onions and fry them in butter, and a tablespoonfill of curry powder aud one piut of good rich stock, stew uutil onions arc tender, add a cup of cream (if uot thick cream thicken with rice* flour), simmer a few minutes, add eight or ten hard boiled eggs, cut in slices, allowing the eggs to become hot, bul not to boil. Mayonnaise of Celery?Add onethird of a cupful of beaten cream tc three-fourths of a cupful of mayonnaise (which is best to keep made up in a stone jar, well covered), two cupfuls of sliced celery, three-fourths of a cupful of English walnuts. Arrange in nests of lettuce leaves, garnishing with sprays of celery between the nests: delicious. Walnut Wafers ? Many delicious cakes are made with the addition of nut meats. Among them walnut wafers make a pleasing variety, and something odd. The rule calls for one cup of chopped nuts, three tablespoonfuls of flour, one cup of brown sugar, two beaten eggs and a pinch of salt. Add the nuts last Drop in small quantities on buttered tins. Baked Yeal and Macaroni?Take two pounds of veal, without bone, boil in salted water until teader, then ihop fine. Break twelve sticks of nncaroni into small pieces, cook until lone and drain. Put the veal and nacaroni into a buttered baking dish, idd pepper and salt, one-half cupful butter and two cupfuls of sweet nilk and bake in a moderate oven. i Peculiarity of Snakes. A snake tamer who had trained a serpent to follow him around i;he ** -i # 1 i iiou>e auti even out 01 uoors, nappeued one day to take it with him tc a strange place. The snake,unused tc the locality, suddenly seemed to forget all his training, and, escaping into the bushes, resisted capture with bites and every indication of wildness. When caught it at once resumed its tame habits. This tendency to become wild immediately upon obtaining their freedom, aud to again become tame when caught, is said to be a peculiarity of snakes.?New York Tribune. The eyes of horses and cattle, equally with the eyes of man, are cured by * Mitchells Eye Salve which was favorably known in this region as far back as 1849. You may place great confidence in this remedy. rrice cents. All aruggists. HALL & RUCKEL, New York. 1848. London. Her dogs. Summer in Dawson, says the Independent. is delightful, and even the winters, declare those who have stayed tlnere in that season, are glorious. Many are the stories told about the wondrous beauties of the trail over the ice and the White Fass, where j even women have gone, handling their , dogs, from day to day, as the men handled theirs. Every man and woman there has a story, all interesting I and some thrilling. | "I used to like to start out first in I the morning," said a Detroit woman. "Once, as I hurried my dogs down the i trail in the gray dawn. I saw three stray animals romping on the way. ! Now, if you catch up with a stray dog { on the trail, he is yours; so. my heart fluttering with joy. I began whistling to the half-wild creatures. "At first they paid no attention to me. but kept romping and leap-frogging up and down the trail. I slowed up my team and put myself in front, the better to make my peace with the renegades. "When we had come within a hundred yards of them they-stopped playing. sat down and stared at us. I whistled again and they all ran. How foolish I felt when it suddenly dawned on me that I had been trying to harness three wild wolves!" Colonel Henry Patterson Chef. "Years ago, when 1 belonged to a coterie of gay young cavaliers in ..ew C!tv colrl Pftl T-Tpnrv WattCT 1 Ui 23l VyllJ * OW4V4 vv?? MV?^ son, "I designed the dish now generally known as lobster a la Newberg. I gave my idea to Charlie Delmonico and he saw that it was carried to successful execution. John >JcCullough was one of us, and to John is due the appearance of broiled live lobster in the East. He had caught on to that epicurean way of preparing it during his stay in California. In after years I attained some fame as a manipulator of certain dishes, terrapin perhaps being my masterpiece. "Curiously enough, all the newspaper stories have given me credit for being on artist in the preparation of oyster stews, but my experience with the bivalves is limited. i always left them to John Chamberlin, while he would not allow any one but myself to attend to the diamond backs. "I can't begin to tell you how much of this ingredient or the exact quantity of the other to put with the terrapin, but I know how to blend them all in an instinctive" sort of way, and I've never yet' found the man who didn't admit that my. cooking was of the highest order."?Washington Post Chronic Tetter. Dr. James C. Lewis, of Tip Top, ?y., writes: "I have an invalid friend with me from Florida, who has derived great benefit from the use of your Tetterine, in Chronic Tetter. I wish you to send him a box to the above addross. Money enclosed." 50c. box at drug stores, or by mail from J. T. Shnptrine, Savannah, Ga. The Difference. * "Did tou go to the girls' college benefit supper, major?'* "Yes, little gal." 'They say it was a circus, major?" "No, it wasn't, little girl. If it had only been a circus I could have bought a bag of rancid peanuts for a nickel, instead of paying 50 cents for a burnt ball of popcorn."?Chicago News. The Evidence. Doctor?Well, I consider the medl-al profession very badly treated. See how few monuments there are to famous doctors and surgeo s. The Patient?Oh, doctor? Look at our cemetery! . Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to shake into your shoes; rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or light shoes easy. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmstt^I, LeRoy, N. Y. An Aged Subject, Gy?r?Saw you out riding with your girl yesterday. _ Myer?Ye Did you ever meet her? Gyer?No; but fa: her says he was once a pupil in her Sunday school ciass. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Tnke Laxative Bromo Qcimnb Tablets. All druegh-ts refnnd the money If It falls to cure. E. \V. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Too Funny For Anything. Bacon -I see the Western Undertakers' association had a dinner, and one of them gave a funny toast. Egbert?What was It? May we each of us live long enough to bury one another. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrnp for children teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation. allays pain, cures wind colic. 23c. a bottle. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.?Mrs. Thos. Robbins. Map e St., Norwich, N. Y-, Feb. 17, I860. Tommy?Pop, a stag party la a party of men, isn't it? Tommy's Pop?Yes, my son. Tommy-Then stagnation would be a nation where there wasn't any women, wouldn't lt?Pblladelphla Record. Putnam Fadeless Dtes do not spot, streak or give your goods an unovonly dyed appearance. Sold by all druggists. in liangcruiu xrauv. "My son Is learning to be an electrician." "Well. I suppose he knows pretty well what to do by this time." "Oh. no; he isn't half through yet learning the things he mustn't do." * How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. f. J. Cheney jfc ro . Props., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe hlra perlectly honorable in all business transactions ai>d financially able to carry out any obligation made l>y their firm. West & i rcae, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Wilding. Kinnan Jb Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the Mood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. -Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials tree. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Literary Ornaments. "What is a library, pa?" "A library. Jimmy, is whatja man has when he gets together an awful lot of books that h never has tlmo to read." IBS ... - -, v . >j|&. THE WILY FILIPINO. Row He Mikes Smokeless Powder Oat of Japanese Matches. An Ingenious way of getting a smokeless powder out of the heads of Japanese matches has been disclosed in the Pilipplne Islands. A report received at the War Department, Washington, from Panay, VIsayan Islands, says: "The roVber bands which are now devastating are badly armed and are arrant cowards, but cruel and take no prisoners. An illustration was given a short time ago in the fate of three soldiers, who, having made them selves stupidly drunk on tuba, tlie distilled sap of the cocoanut trees, were left behind by the command. Their throats were promptly cut by the bolomen. "A patrol party of ten of twelve men sent after the stragglers, we teamed afterwards from native sources, ran Into an ambuscade of some two hundred insurgents, who did not even dare to attack, for they said the country was open and they would be hurt Eight or ten Americans can go anywhere, but a man alone is in greater danger of being shot from ambush. "The natives of the Visayas have not many guns, but a greater need of ammunition. A curious trick has been discovered, which shows their rascally ingenuity. For a long time we heard of quantities of Japanes matches coming into Iloilo, and nobody could guess why so many millions should be received.. Finally it was suggested that the heads of these matches made a good explosive. "Experiments were made here, and we found, by rubbing the compound from the stick, that a practically smokeless explosive was obtained, of higher power than black powder, giving a velocity so great that the lead bullet stripped but even entering sideways'penetrated about five Inches forther into sand than was the case with black powder, the bullet entering point on. "As the rascally Insurgents slip out of what uniform they wear, hide their guns and bolos, and come in dressed in the usual white skirt and trousers as amigos, smiling and friendly, they could easily obtain all the matches they required for the next attack." The Secrets of Planets Revealed. The Immense telescope which Is now in process of construction Is exrected to bring the moon wltbln a mile's eyesight of this world, and to revral the secrets of all planets. It may cause as great a change in the world's thought ns II< 8 etter's Stomach Bitters does In the physical condition of sufferers from dyspepsia, conalpatlon. liver or kidney troubles. The Bliters strengthen the entire system, and a'ao prevents malaria, fever and ague. Try it. Not Quite. Jeremiah?Bryan thinks he resembles Lincoln. Joseph?Oh, no. Lincoln's fame went all over the country?but he didn't have to carry It himself.?Puck. The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever Is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It Is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure?no pay. Price 50c. Ask the Milk Man. "Mamma, do cows mare raUk out of green gr ss?" "Yes, dear." "Then, why Is the milk blue?" Carter's Ink. Good Ink Is a necessity for good writing. Carter's Is the Lest. Costs no more than poor Ink. He Wondered Why. A speaker at a large public nfeeting recently held in a London suburb had occasion to refer to the good public work performed by a popular magnate who was upon the platform. After stating the many and excellent results of the worthy gentleman's energy and perseverance he remarked: * "It is a great pity that pvery other idle and indolent man does not follow his example." Then the speaker wondered why it was that the audience smiled audibly. - I THE B Grove's 1 The formula i know just what yo do not advertise th< their medicine if yc Iron and Quinine pu form. The Iron malaria out of the s Grove's is the Orii Chill Tonics are im that Grove's is su are not experiment and excellence ha only Chill Cure so the United States. . An Ensign's Narrow Escape. When Commodore Deeatnr, in 1815, dictated to the dey of Algiers the terms of a treaty with the United States, Lieut John Subri'ck was dispatched to Washington with a copy for the approval of our Government The brig Epervier was detailed for his transportation, and he was accompanied by O.nt.ln Tairto onH T.iontonint KolII I \japiaiu uv TT AO uwu of the navy, who had married sisters a few days before sailing with Commodore Decatur for the Mediterranean, and by Lieutenant Drury and Lieutenant Yarnell, who had fonght with Perry in the battle of Lake Erie. Just before the brig sailed Ensign Josiah Tattnell, who was a watch officer on the Epervier, succeeded in inducing an officer on one of the other ships to exchange places with him, as he preferred to remain with the fleet A few days later, as the Epervier passed out of the Straits of Gibraltar, sbe signaled "All well on board." Since then she has not been heard from. It is an interesting fact that Ensign Tattnell, who escaped the'fate of his comrades, lived to command the ram Merrimac of the confederate navy. Since the Eper-; vier went down we have lost a num-! ber of vessels, but each of them can be accounted for.?Chicago Record. i m : - ' -a -'-v : ; i . you on se Bpr Nerve E The troth of the mitter is, H soned and weakened with the ii jjB thing for you to do is to get i m Soon as yon can. ?8 You want a blood-purifying ?j| rilla,?that's what you want H is tbe strongest ana best nerve I That's k 13 "The only Sarsaparflh made vn ? three graduates: a gradual 5| In chemistry, and a \ 19 $1.00 a bottle. gts? " Daring last year I was suffering from gjjfl worse, became thin, could sot sleep, had dition. After taking several kinds of n gOT Sarsaparilla with more than pleasing result fli my strength and weight increased, and t EMl slightest trace of my old trouble. # Indee* bH medicine to bring about such a change in) mE Hill, Somexrille, Mass., Dec. si, 1899. Sources of Family Names. There is a considerable number o! family names like those of colors, as White, Black. Green, Bine, Pnrple, Violet, Scarlet, Browu and Gray. Like names of various members or features of the body are Ha: id, Haire and Beard, and there is also a family named Man. Like thoso of name*borne by animals are Bull, Bullock, Lamb, Kidd, Colt, Badger, Hogg, Hare and Wolf. There are many fami-, ly names that are exactly like or similar to things in plant life or their productions, as for example, the names Plant, Bose and Flower, Budd, Bice, Wheat, Oates, Cotton and Flower, Bean, Plum and Cherry, and Oakes, Ashe, Pine and Maple. A familiar family name is that of Boot, and others are Branch, Stem and Twiggs.? St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Preliminary Arrangement. "These photographs are my souvenirs of travel." "All these? Well, Miss Julia, you've been an extensive traveler." "No,. I haven't traveled at all. These are souvenirs of the travels I'm going to travel when I marry rich." TALJ /S?X Don't allow IvT/ /\a//T i ingashod< I j \ h / ? for some p I! SCC 00* MKIT 0* WWW Dieter. itia, Chills ^ EST PRESCRIPTS rastelessChi s plainly pnntcd on' every u are taking when you take :ir formula knowing that yc >u knew what it contained, t up in correct proportions ai acts as a tonic while the * < ;ystem. Any reliable druggist gSnai and that all other : itations. An analysis of othe: iperior to all others in "ev< ing when you take Grove ving long been cstablishe< Id throughout the entire c No Cure, No Pay. Price, NO crop can grow with- j/SF* out Potash. | Dvciy uiauc ui T*m? j j mSV Grass, every grain BIeM of Corn, all Fruits and Vegetables V| must have it If L-JHK enough is supplied you can count on a full crop? " 1*.-1 _ .1 Ml 1 u too litue, uie growtn wm De " scrubby." Send for our books telling nil about composition of fertilireh best adapted for all crops. They cost yoa j nothing. , GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. . OPIUM - MORPHINE habits cured at homo. NO CUBE, NO PAY. 1'orrespondenco confidential. GATE CITK SOCIETY, Loch box 715, Atlanta, Ga. nrjjjr^^ e Mtbe blues"? Then you B Hour dark everything looks, n u ire completely discoufiged B and cinnot throw of tkit tern- B ble depression. A little work B looks like a big mountain: t B le noise sounds like tke roar B .. J - i:~i- -1 L.(t I nnon; ana a uiuc sjk^ ?j w h cure, sight after night 9 j xhaustion I your serves have Been poi- 9 '--A npurities in your Blood, lie 9 rid of these impurities just as :9 I medicine,?a perfect Sarsapa- 9 You urant a Sarsaparilla that 9 tonic you can Buy, too. K WEB'S [ dcr the personal supu'fbton ol 9 e in pharmacy, a graduate 9- ^ [raduale in nwfldnc." 9 nervous prostration. For weeks 1 grew no appetite, sad was is s wretched coosedicines without result, I took Ayer's flfl u My appetite returned, I slept soundly, >ow 1 am well and strong without the J, I would hanDy before- It powtble for BB lay penoa."?Cuula, Mxalxt, Winter ^B * TYPEWRITERS. f Write for oar bargain 11k. Rebuilt machines good as new (for work,) cheap. Machines shipped for examination. Largest best and cheapest stock In the oonntry. We rent typewriters. THE TYPEWRITER EXCHAXOS, SOS North 9rh St. :i AGENTS, Ifii | and all his best speeches. Whips and colored people are riving advanced orders. Abonansa for agems. Writs toiay. We wooldltke to engage . a fow able white men to snoei Intend ageats. ?T. Zj. NICHOLS ?S OO ^y? Ao. 914-924 Ansiell Building. Atlanta. Ga. Binigfe STOPPED FttiX B C* PefisassaUy Csrtd hf r I V NEAVE KITUER HLm ? N.au?lt?8m4?vom?. IF . B>?w? wawn?wn>rwii ley. M AraweU Omr*, m< o?ly rrikf. Or XWB.w> jswiiw. ?>ugw. ?iw?. n.Th?vniia kMto.UM?ta DE.B H ULI JIE.M. 931 Arth Stmt PhUsdelphla. r?e-isn. LEABI HYPSOTISM Sgj Mention tins hper'""^^SSSS"* <ED IINTO IT. I yourself to be talked into boy- I ; 3y job to save a dollar or so when B ' s oil sale in every town in the B id you ever think how easy it Is B ec ple to be talked into a thing? 8 I" p?"cr ION IS illTonic. M bottle?hence you * Grove's, Imitators >u would not buy Grove's contains id is in a Tasteless Quinine drives the jBgjj ; will tell you that so-called Tasteless r chill tonics shows ZTJ TCSpctW :'s?its superiority 1. , Grove's is the nalarial sections of Malsby & Company, 39 8. 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