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AGRIOULTURE. LIME N AGRiouLTuRE.-All writers on agtioulturAl subjeot# s.em to agroe that the use of lime on clayey sofl Is of great benefit, crops thus treated showing the advantage of its mixture with the soil. A corresnondeitio6thW Farmer's tevieto writes from France that the,, 3uropean . farmiers Coinqide with our.agrioulturists in thfi respect, and concludes as follows: The ex tending use of ilme is excellent for clay Boils. Argil augments in volume when moist- diminishes when dry. Carbonate of lime possesses iolther-of these properties; applied then to cold clay soils it enables the air and heat to penetrate more readily, thus mak ing the land friable. On light soils the action of lime is weak,and on those very light the use of lime is misplaced. But as the action of lime rapidly trans forms the nutritive c ipital of the land, its success cannot be permanent unleastrationally siipplemented by d' root fertilizers, as farm yard manure, etc. Ijence, the adage, Lime enrIchos the father, but ruins the children. If the soil have excess of acids, lime "sweetens" by neutralizing them; all cultivated soils are slightly acid, 8uch being necessary for vegetation. Too much, however, acts directly on plants, and Indirectly by the formation o1 soluble and noxious salts of iron. GATTINo RID OF RATs.-Many farms are so infested with rats as to cause serious loss to their occupants, and various remedies are resorted to for their destruction. None will prove so effectual, however, as to make a simul taneous attack upon them 'all along the line,' by setting steel traps, dead falls, triphead barrels, delusion traps, together with a poison box, or box in which you have continued to feed them on clicese, buttered bread, &c., until they will almost come for call ing, when saturate the bait with dead ly poison, and they and their neigh bors will cone focking in to enjoy the repast, which, as soon as partaken of and resolutions of thanks passed for the kindness, will cause them to re tire handsomely to rest forever. This and keeping a throughbred rat terrier or two trained for the purpose, will soon make the place too hot for them. But to render their extermination the more complete, concert of action must be had by all interested. Every farm er shoul take ihis own premises in hand, and then, after so arranging his outbuildings as to shut the destruc tive aimals out, Ie can make use of the above means with every prospect of success. ARAD H1OnEs M AxIM5 .-Letyou r colt be dolesticated and live with you from his tenderest ago, and when a horse he will be 81mple, docile, faith ful and inured to hardship and atigue. Do not beat your horses nor speak to them in a loud tone of voice; do not get angry with them, but kindly rc prove their fatilts; they will do better thereafter, f1or they tinderstand the language of iuani and its meaning. If you have a long day's journey before you, spare your horse at the start; let him frequently walk to recover his wind. contitie this until lhe has sweated and aried three times, and you may ask of him whatever you please, he will not leave y6u in dif loulty. Observe your horse when lie drinking at a brook. If in bringing n vi head he remains square, wi1out bending his limbs, lie posseses ster=fng qualities, and all parts of his body are built symmetrically. Four things lie must have broad-front chest, loins andis limbs ; four thingis long-neck, chest, forearm and croup ; four th~I ngs short--pastcra, bac k, oars and tail. Tue CANKEn Wonmu.-As soon1 as the frost leaves the surface of the ground, and we have a few days of warm suan shine, the grub of the canker worm will leave its winter quarters and take upn its line of march for the trunks of apple trees up which, tt. no obstruc tion preven ts,.it will climb to dleposit, on the s.ualler branocees, its eggs. Apple trees in locationis wheire this destructive enemy is found should be at once looked after ; if they are not proteecd by p~atent, protectors, a strip) of tarred pasper a loot in width should be tied around the trunk anid kept well covered with tar, printer's Ink, or a preparation made by melting tour par ts of' roseni with one part, lnseed oil The greatest car~e should bi taken to keel) the paper covered Eo thick with sticky substanice thiat. no grub can pass5 over it. A (00O> ithing to give a horse after he hats been drivens is a quart of oat mecal stirred into a pail of water. it refreshes amid strengthens imn, relieves his himediate tirmst and prepares lis stonmach ior more solid 10ood. It, is like the piate of soni p before dinner satisfying and apipetizhng together. 'i' is said( by careful meni that it is most proiltabie to grow for beef thiose animals that can be turned oil' at two years oldi.-Greater age will give welght, but at a much increased cost. No MAN wvill ever get a llrst-rate, even or prolltable stock of sheep), whlo does not make a practice of yearly cull lng. .Experiment~s have lately been made on one of the priniplal French rail wvays,to (dertemine tihe slippmig by loco motive driving wheels, at speeds vary ing fromi forty-three to lifty-six miles pea' hour. For this piirpose, six loco motives of three dlillerent types were employedl, five of them having four cotupledh wheels, while the sixth was a Crampton e~pgine, with a single pair of drivers. The circumference of the wheels was obtained by mleastiring tihe rails traversed by one revolution. I'he utmost carefulness aippears to have been exercised to insure entire accui aey of observation and1( data, at these trials; and the results sh oed that, under the condulons of these expermimnts, no slIpping whiatever occuiired-the Iimi portant conclusion being arrived at, consequently, that ay doubts-in re gard to the partial slipping of driving wheels utuer the ordlinaury circumi stances of locomotive working may be set, at rest, and that aniy such supposedi action naeed not be takeni into accountm, as a cause of' wear. .Eschni( has comilrined by a new sta tistical table-showing the dluration of life in-the various p~rofessionis in Ba viarla-the general improssl(on that medibal men are shiorter lived than anmy otheeiass. Out .of every 100 indivi dualb; fifty -throe Protestant cerigy 111en, fort,'-one professors, thIrty -ineiilaw yers or ngi~stroits, thirty-fouar Caho .lie priests, but only twently-six doctors reach the age of nIfty. It is not expected that It will be pos sible for tihe ltaliani Antartic expedi tion to start before 1883i. In the mean time it is intended that Lieut. Bove, thie originator ot the scheme, should make a preliminary voyage In a whaler to the Southern seas. THE HOUSEHOLD. 'ARRAGON SAUC.-MIss LesIle ad VIses to plant a tarragon bush, even in a'amfll cily garden, as it Is as -ustful for seasoning as the parsley, and al most as much so as the bay leaf. The -oliea.eat meat; it cannot be too often said, Is so improved by a dash of'1lav oring,that all good husekeepers should eep plenty'6f -aVory horbs on -hand. Tarragon loves are in perfect ion in July and August, and are Used fresh, as you would piarsley. 'I'arragon vin egar is only good older vinegar that has had a double quantity of leaves steeped in it, throwing away the first set and adding fresh ones to the same vinegar, p'reciselv as you make rasp berry vinogarz with a double infusion of raspberrioe. 'You can buy tarragon vinegar, but it is cheaper to make it. Tarragoa mustard is made by adding two wineglasses of the vinegar in two ounces o1 mustard seed that-you havo pounded yourself into a line powder. Add a glove of garlic, also pounded, and mix it smooth with a bit of butter. I' for immedits use in cool weather, or with equal quantities of salad oil if it Is to keep for a long time. BEI OMELET.-Lima beans, as all -other canned vegetables, are cheap now, but In the following recelpt you can use the dried Lima beans,by soak ing them all night, if you choose: Half-pint df beans, two tablespoon fuls of bread crumbs, four eggs, Y oz. of parsley, half a teacupful of milk, and a tablespoonful of olive oil or but ter. Boll the beans and mash them with milk, and rub them through a sieve; add the bread crumbs, the parsley chopped fine, the eggs well beaten,tho oil or butter, salt and pop per; pour the omelet Into a buttered dish, bake It for an hour in a moder ately hot oven, and serve with brown sAuce. Bro wn sauce is made of a quarter of a pound of sugar put in a pan to brown without burning. Stir It until it grows a rich brown. You con add to It for a sweet sauce a luip of but tor and the juice of a lemon (wilne if desired). For a tart sauce add cupful of vinegar and you want a thick sauce brown some butter and flour in a pan, putting in the iour its the butter froths up, and add hot water gradual ly with any seasoning you like. The neatpest of ai] brown sauces is mo lasses. Fo those Who wish to keep the hn agination fresh and vigorous, choco late Is the beverage of beverages. However copiously you have lunched, a cUI) of chocolate immedialely after ward will proluce digestion titrcc hours after, and prepare the way for iL goo[t dinner. It is recommended to every one who deyotes to brain-work the hours he should pass in bed ; to every wit who 1inds, he has become stiddenly dull; to all who find the air daip, the timo long, and the at iosphere lityspportable; and, above all, to those who, tormented with it fixed idea, haVe lost their treodom of thought. To make chocolate (it must never be out with a knife) an ounce and it half Is requisite for iL cup. Dis solve it graduay in hot water, stIr ring I timo while with it wooden spoon; let it boll for a quarter of an hottr,and serve it hot witt milk or without, ac cortiing to taste. MurroN STEAKs bTEWED. - Take some mutton s;teaks cut from the leg. Beat them a little with a rolling-pin, and season with Pepper and salt. Put them in a stewpan wIth sliced potato, turnIp, onion, sliced or grated carrot, eIther or all, and plenty of sweet mar Joramn or swveet basIl leaves. Pour on sufilicent water to cover the stew, and let it cook slowly untIl quite tender. A tablespoontul of tarra~goni mustatrd wvill Improve the stew. Or you can cover the mutton steak with cannled tomatoes, wvhen lno watter ill be re quired, as the moeat wvill cook in theIr liquid. A scrapi of onIon improvesl these. 11AM OMELE.-'r-TwO eggs, one table spoonful ci' mIlk, smitl pi0ce Of' but ter, a plich of salt. Beat, the eggs lightly ; stir' In mIlk and salt. .Heat the onmelet pan, and put in thec butter; whietnhelte, turni in the beaten eggs; shake the pani. Cook util a light brown. Fold the omelet, and1( serve Onl a hot dish1. Before folding, put ila thmick layer of 11am1 chiopped Iluec; aniy kInd o1 meat oi' chieken can be usedt in the placee of ham11. Rt'JAin Otn "PiI PAN' CUS'T'ano, -A small bundle'of rhiubarb), one pint of cream or mIlk, Otto stick of' clina mcii, a small piece of' lemoen pel,si f ted sugar to tatste, four yolks of egs a lhttle flour to thicken, ntutmeg to flavor. P'ut the rhubarb, cut upi in small pIeces, ituto a stewpani wvith waL tot' to cover it, at sufllcient sugar to sweeten; when quIte soft, draint away the water Iromt it and press It through a1 coard'o cloth. IFJ1?./..ED PoTATOES. - Steam your potatoes over unighit; cut them inito elices and frizzle them in warm butter or dripping, or melted beef suet or bacon fat, but not ini lard. T1h row them also on a cleant sheet of papei' for aL mInute, strew stalt over' and dIish tip. A very fInely chtoppled onion amiong the potatoes ias savory. Scor'cu CAKts.-Thiree quarters of a pound of butter, 0one pound Of stugar, one poumi1( of flour, one gIll of mIlk, one larige tablespooni of powdered clin naimon. Stir the butter, thien' add the cinnamon, flour and mIlk ; roil out the dough into sheets, cuit it in cankes, anti bake thtem in a moderate oveni until they tire brown. Sr:NAcu.-Cut oil' stalks, wvashi weli, place im a satucepani with vety little warm water, add a lIttle salt, and bol qutickly. Chop very fine when (dotte and1( add aL piece of butter, pepper andl salt. Shi~kc up agatin ini a pan12, andl dish upl wIth poachied eggs cii top) If you like. STEzwEDI l'1UNE5. -Place the pruneis in at covered pan wIth at little warmt wvater and1( sugar, sonic ground cinna'ti mon01 and a lIttle lemoni peel; stew gently for otto hor', andl shtake now and1( thent. The~y mutst not be stewed in too mutch wvater, 80 thiat when they ar'e quiteso't onily a rich Syrupi1 i'e STEKAMED Rica. fut rice (hayhing wvashedi it) in a pan with warmt water stand it asIde, let thto water' be soaked up, and again, anid again till the ricai is quite dotne. Now shake with a small piece of butter atid 80end to the table. The rice shiouild replace the rathier in, different potatoes we haiye now. TONoUE.-Buy a pressed whole oX tongue, or a cooked tongune. Let themi steam thoroughly through before dish ing tip, anid trim wIth parsley. Use rest of tongue for supper or break HUMOROUS. A 0ANDIDA ER for the stage, early in the present century, applied to one of the proprietors of a London theatre for an engagement. After he hau exhibited specimens Of his varlogs talents the following dialogue took place between the manager and him: "Sir, you Rutter." "So did Mrs. Inchbald." "You are lame of a leg." "So was Foot." "But you are thick-legged." "So Is Jack Johnson." "You have an ugly face." "So has Liston." "You are very short." "So was G arriok." "You squint abominably." "So did Lowls. " "You are a most monotonous man nerist." "So is Kemble." "You are but a miserable copy of K emble." "8o ts Barrymore." "You have a perpetual whine." "So has Pope." "In comedy you are quite a buff.on. "So in Murden." "You sing as ill as you act," "So does .Celly." "But you have all these defects com bineul." "So much the more singu ar." [Troy, (N, Y.) Morning Telegram and Whig.] ituubing the Midnight On1. In the Philadelphia Times of recent late, we notice an Item referring to the miraculously quick cure of a promi. nent druggist of that, city, Mr. J. M. Higgins, Germantown Road and Noi ris street, who had an awful attack of rheumatism of the knee. He applied St. Jacob's Oil at night, and next morn lug was well and in his store as usual. A WOMAN living on Tenth street en bred a grocery on Michigan avenue Detroit the other evening with her %pron at her eyes, and when asked the cause of her trouble she replied Il" "Poor Mrs. Brown I" "What about poor Mrs. Brown?" "Why, she's (lead I" "Since when?" "Siho dropped off last night. My husband said she was found dead in her bed. Oh, sir, you don't-don't know- I" She sat down on a barrel of crackers and gave way to her feelings. but as soon as the grocer had recovered from is surprise he said: "You might as well cut that short, for Mrs. Brown was in here not half an hour ago, in the best of health." "is that so?" "I assure you that it is a 'act, and you have had a big cry for nothing." "No I haven't either. If Mrs. Brown isn't (lead then it will do just aR well for any one else in the neigh borhood who dies within a day or two. I am not inean enough to want to take it all back." JoNKG was eating dinner at his boarding-house, and during his Inves tigation of his plate of hash, he ran across a piece of postage stamp. The landlady saw him pick it out and look at it, and she began to get mad. But Jones said nothing, and, laying down his knife and fork, began to dig with a spoon in the dish from which the piece of stamnu had come. Finally when the the lady could stand it no longer, she said: "Well, Mr. Jones, w hiat is the matter ?" "Ohi, nothing," replied that philoso pher. "What are you playing In the vituais for then?" "Why, you see the piece of stamp remlinded inc of a letter I was expect ing, and I Just thought I'd prod around this dish a while, and see if I couldn't find the mail-carrier, and ask him about the letter without walking lowvn to the office." TIhe mail-carrier was not found, and J ones has ehanged his boarding-house. Lbt. LOmeS Ohroniolo.j Advice is cheap,-dreadfully cheap. But we must be true to our instincts of hi umanity and tell ou r auffering friends to use St. Jacob's Oil, and surprise their rheumatism und themselves also at the resuit. J. Db. L. Ilarvey, Esq., of Chicago, says: I would be recreant to my duty Co those aillicted, did I not raise my voice In its nraise. Tuxmi Eel River Road shows up the Inalest smash-up of railroad material. Recnthy a train ran oflf the track be tween Auburn Junction and Cedar Creek, smashing several cars badly and destroying aquantity of flour and grain. TIhe most prominent sensation connected wvith the smash-up is as fol lows: A young man from Butler, dressed in a suit of black broadcloth, and lis "mug" adorned with a spring plug-hat, was on h.is way to see a girl. The condluotor wa's on the engine when it Jumped the track, and, walking along to the rear end( of the train, lhe spiedl some object crawling out of the tmil and water that accumlated along the ditch. it arose, and there before himi stood the woulid-be lover. "Hiello, what's up?'' asked the con duc tor And emptying the water out of Ils plug, lie remarked: "I'm a nice looking to go and see a girl, ain't I ?" "IIEL~ro," said a New Ihaven man the other noan1. "How camne this win dow broken?" "Wh y," replied his wife, "I he ard a crash and I thought somebody had fired a bullet at it." "Nonsense. Some boy threw a stone, more like." "Oh, no. It wasn't. I looked ouit of the winidow and all around right away, and I didn't see a sign of a boy any where." Singular, wasn't it. A N exchange says : "The average need of an Indian boy for twvo years is found to bo ten coats and, nine pairs of pants, ten pairs shoes,elevon shirts, foil rteen piirs sock, nine neckties, six pairs suspenlders and eight caps. No wonder thecSlobx wanted six millions. jihe Dootors DI)sagree as to the best methods and rreedies. for the eure o1 consti patlonl ahid di,.ordered liver and kidneys. lUnt thoso that have used Kiudno5 W~ort, aaro titat it is by far the boat mooecino knowni, its notion is prompt, thorc ugh and lasting. Don't tako pdmis, and other miercuiriais that poisoni the syntoml, but by using Kiney Wort I estorn the niatual action of all the organis.-NMw C'ov:NAWr. ""Faxcls, is your master at homre?" "'No, sir.'' "Whein wvill lie return?'' "lie gimmo ordlers to say lie wasn't at hionme, but lie d idn't ginmmo no orders about when I was to say lie would~ be at home." "A us you a good rider?" asked a hlveryman. "I am," answered the eustomier, and Just then the horse reared, then stoodi on his fore feet and the customer finished his remark from the dung heap, saying, "See how easy I get ofl'." THEn bad oyster plays a dead openl and shut game. STRIKINg near home-.knocking a NElRV 018 DEt~lYV Nervous Debility ants ileeplesse ness. In almost ao e ltom of some Other dn Wre medied by the removal of the latte.1 frequently, however forms so prominent a feature as t render it necessary.to be treated as sp orjginai disease.- ntense mental excitement contInued Up to the period of going to rest. sedentary hnbits, the habitual use of coffee, also weakness Of the digestive organs, are frequent caises of this trouble. The Uet and simpl ot remedy is VEoETINE; and any person who cannot sleep nights should make it a duty to keep a bottle of this King of remedies always in the house, and to take a good uose of it just before retiring for the night. It will be sure to provo Nature's sweet restorer. and to eivo to the patient that refreshing sldep which every wearied framo stands so much in need of. For small children al1itci ed with wind, undue excitement, and the agonies which accompany diflcult toothing, nothing will be found safer or better than a few drop iof VEORTINE. It will at once restore quiet to the nervous system, and give rise to a natu ral and easy slumber. Although ViOETINE con. tais niot one particle of oplum or other narcotic in any shape or form, it yet has a most soothing effect, on the whole system, and works in con junction with Nature to give relief. See testi monials. NERVOUS I)EBILITY. Rev. O. T. Walker says: PnovivDENco, It. 1., 164 TRANSIT STREET. MR. 11. It. STv ENs, EsQ.*. I feel bound to express with my signature the high value I place upon. your VZoRTINH. My family have used it for the last two years. In. nervous debility it, is invaluaole, and I recon mend it to all who may need an invigorating, renovating tonic. 0. T. WA LKER, Formerly Pastor of Bowdoln squaro Church, Boston, siiepepsta, Nervousness and Getieral Debility. CINcINNATI, 0., April 9, 1877; MR. H. R. STEV ENS : Dear .r-I have used several bottles of Vege. tine for Dyspepdfa Nervousness and General Debtlity, and I can truly say I never had a remedy so sure in its effects; therefore I may recommend it to all sufferers. W. L. BELL, Walnut Hills, 41 Court Street. VEGETINE, PREPAUnD BY H. H. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists, IRS. LYDIA E. PINKAM, OF LYNN. NAML. LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND. Is a Positive Core ter all thoo Painful Complaints and Weakngesse so common to our beat female population. It will cure entirely the worst form of Female Ooi. plaints, all ovarian troubles, Inftammation and Uloera tion, Falling and Displacements, and the consequent Spinal Weakness, and is particularly adapted to the Change of Life. It wifl dissolve and expel tumors from the uterus in an early stage of development. The tendency to caw verous humorathereis checked veryspeedily by its use. It removes faintness, flatulency, destroysall craving forstimulants, and relieves weakness of the stomach. It cures Bloating, Hleadaches, Nervous Prostration, General Debility, Sleeplessnees, Depression and IndE gestion. That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight and backache, Is always permanently cured by its use. It will at all times and under all circumstances act In harmony with the laws that govern the female system. For the cure of Kidney complaints of either sex thip Compound Is unsurpassed. LYDIA E. PINKIIAM'S VEQETABLE ClOX. POUND is prepared at 33 and 335 Western Avenue, Lynx, Mass. Price SL. Six bottles for $5. Sent by mail in the form of pills, also in the form of lozenges, os receipt of price, gi per box for either. Mirs. Pinkhass treely answers all letters of inquiry. Send for pamph let. Address as above. Mcntion this Piop.r. No family should be without LYDIA E. PNK HAMS LIvER PILIJ. They cure constipation, biliousneeq and torpi lity of the Uiver. 25 cents per box. Sr old by all D~rugglete. M's THE ONLY MEDICINE IN ElilEl LIQUID 01R ILY FORM That Aeta at thre anmoe rime oni TE LIMVER, THIN DOWZ LS, AND T HE XIDNEY"S. WHY ARE WE SICK? Because wce allow these great organs to becomre cloggedt or torpid, and poisonous humorsare therefore forced into f/he blood that shousld be exvpelled nraturally. WILL SURELY CURE KIDNEY DISEASES, LIVER COMPLAINTS, PILES,* CONSTIPATION, U tINARMY DISEASES, FEMALE WEAICNEMSES, AND NERVOUS D1501tDEhii, by causinrgfre'e action of these orga~ns and arestorin g their power' to throw cf disease. 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PUnt irllNuo Co., Phlrndolphila, Pa. !lA 1 The ilest anti Ohoapest Pianns in PIJ1L~~ the nmarket. We are not dealers ibut snaner tuicgrer, and, soil direct from our facitry. Wu have been, esaublisheod slice 1850 andI re'prsenedl ini every large city. We invite correspoenenuce, andi will acnd tour nloW, hand some llustrired cataliogtun, with spec'haily lowy prices to partics wiro wIll ghamreisaso froni us ~3ent on TrIal to OGo0 <1.Ptles. CH-RISTIE & co., .209 to 221 West 86tha street, New York. .jELGIN WATCHES I 11, All styls Goeld, Silver anti N ickel, 3 ' 'be examined. Write for Catalog no to bTANDARID AMERI0AN WA TOll 00., Pittsburuh. Pa V70UNO Mi EN Learn Telegraphy I Earn $10 to 1 $100 a ment i. Giradnatles gnuarantleedu paying e ccs. Addreas A L NNTIN IE IROS.,* Janreswlhe. Trhose 'answer it an adverty '. eonter a fuvor uo thre adW. . abisebyta;ll- ment al or pidh p men a ot or lah'dlooed salmon of 0ind was re cently made to Germany by Mr Fred eTick Mather, of b . alt the eggs were consigned'to t e Berlin Fishery Association, and the rest to the SoCO.6 d'AcVjimatation, of Paris. Mr. Mather has recently adopted a modeof packing for shipment which differs materially in detail from that employed last year, in the course of whloh he shipped 700, 000 eggs with a loss of only 7 to 8 per cent. It was the earlier praotice to place the ova in shallow trays com posed of a wooden frame with a bottom of canton flannel. The trays were placed one upon another in a vertical position in a compartment directly be neath an ice box, from whicli water a little above the freezing point and well charged with oxygen constantly pe; colated. In the now method the trays are put into tin boxes one upon the other until each box is full. A well fitting cover is then placed over them, and the box-s, thus nearly hermeti cally sealed, are packed in ice. There it no percolation of water upon the eggs in this mode ot packing. But as the box detains and condenses all moisture arising from the trays, and the supply of air is suffielent for a number of days, it is believed that It will save a larger percentage of the eggs than was possible under the old method, besides occupying somewhat less space. rbhrewduess and Ability. Hop Bitters so freely atlvertised In all the papers, secular and religious, are having a large sale, and are sup planting all other mediclines. There is n - denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of thise Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters, whose virtues are so palpable to every one's observarion.-Fxchango. Aa ingenious method has been devised for producing a brilliant 'metallic de posit on glass, When nitric acid is added to a concentrated aqueous solution of tartar emettc solution as long as a precipitate is pro duced, then filtered, and precipitate stirred into tresh water, the liquid fornied is essentially a basic nitrate of antimony in suspension. On diluting a portion of this milky liquid and boll Ing, tile precipitate dissolves in the hot and acid liquid. If, now,a little of this hot solution be poured into a hol low glass vessel, and cooled as rapidly as possible by shaking or holding It under runninig water the liquid be comes milky, and deposits a very thin film of the antimony salt on the sides ot the glass. On washing It out with cold water, and passing sulphuretted hy drogen gas into it, or pouring In a solution of the gas, the glass appears of a uniform faint yellow color-the sulphide of antimony formed adhering very firmly to the sides of the glass after washing and drying. By repeat Ing this operation several times, the fim can be increased very considera bly. within certain limits. Such glass appears of a beautiful golden color, with a green retlection. No poisonous (Iruigs enter into the composition of' Oarboti .e, a deodorized extract of petroleum, the natural hair restorer and dreising us now improved and perfected. It Is tihe perfection of the chemist's art, and will, beyond a peraidventure, restore the hair on bald heads. Farmers should be careful not to be in too close competition with each other, and above all things not to com pete with themselves. We once knew a farmer who, not wishing to trust too much to one man, consigned three lots of a particular .produet to each of three different commission houses in the same city. [t happened to be the only consignment of the kind offered. Un fortunately for him he proved to be hia own competItor. VEoEiINE.--The great silccess of the Vegerine as a cleanseor and purifier of the blood is shown beyond a doubt by the great numbers who have taken it, and received immediate relief, with such remarkable cures No branch of husbandry furnishes more agreeable occup~ation than forest cuiture. It affords pleasant diversion from the protracted-labors of the fIeld, and empnloymenit for long winters that without it might prove monlotonous. Intelligently and systematically mian aged, our forests ill yield profitable returns, not only to our own, but to all succeeding generations. TAKx Lydia E. Pilnkham's Vegetable Compound tour times per (lay amid 3 ou wvill have no doctors' bills to pay. We have noted, Irom time to time the constantly decreasing area in Ureat Brrtain devoted to cereal crops. Th'le agriculture of' the country Is gradually Dhanglng from grain growing to stock feeding andi dairying. From the in valuable agricultur'al returns of Great isrltain,pubmlshedl by Mr. Giffen, it ap pears that sInce 1870 there has been an Increase of 2,000,000 of acres in permna nont grass. slaine newsa. Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, bilionsness and kidney complaints. Those who use them say they cannot be too highly recommended.* Those aflicted should give them a fair trial, and will become thereby enthuaiastic In the praise of their curative qualities. Portland Ad. It has been discovered that a minute fungus will cause fermentatIon in a solution of glucose, while it dose not affect flhat of cane augar. Advantage has been taken of this fact to Aeparate cane sugar from molasses, the glucose undergoing fermentation, andi thus al.. lowing the cane sugar to crystalize out. The Popular D~onnd. So great has boon. time puilar demand' the celebrated rememdy Kidney-Wort. that having an lmmon-o sale from uune t i fornia. Bome have found it ineonvo. prepare It from the dry compouidi. F oC the proprietors now prepare it in lign' or sue Tis can be [procurocl at tihe drumggito u precisoly the seine eifoot as the id forrm very conicentratod so thmat the do 1" Thi smallor.-Lotoel MaR ^dry. but i _________________________________ o is mm ei RUP E RT TU very4, Celobrat4 Dreeek V4 .'$t xB .n R in in d hunent Sd ar r as ei etuqfiaa .uu a a ie".f7~ fppo Deleria Meium orkl nin oUU DUI LEs 090'." GREAT GERMAN REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, LUMBAGO, BACKACHE, SORENESS OtT a CHEST, PI"uI"""" SORE THROAT, H6IlluMb QVINsy, n lng ,SWELLINGS AND SPRAINS, FROSTED FEET EARS, AND Generl'8Bodlily Pains, TOOTH, EAR AND HEADACHE, AND ALL OTHER PMNS AND im ACHKEB. Ne Preparation on earth equals Sr. JAcoMS O31, &sa$ArE. evi SIMrLE and CHeAP External Remedy. A trial entails butt te comparatively trifling outlay of W Cuar. and every one suffering with pain ca have cheap and positivo proof of iocme' liRECTIONS IN ELEVEN LANGUAGES. SOLD 5V ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE. A. VOGELER & CO. .Daltimaore, Md., U. S. A. OSTETJEi CELEBRATED STODIAC SrrTERS Why Suffer Needlessly With the convulsin g, spasmodo tortures of fever and ague an bilious remittent when HostOtter's btomach Bitters acknowlcdged to be a real curative of malarial fevers, will eraal cater (l10 cause of 80 much Btlfferitlg. No loss effective is this benignant alterative In cases of constipation, dyspep'lla liver complaint., rheumatism, and in gnera debility and nerv ous weakness. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally. I f yoarern foao of "0n swak man f l ceta cued by time strai of te rsto ves tmulat ta nd u se tore b lu n erve and dife yo are oun and sufforIn from any In. podrhealthorl'anguitsh ngo bd of sick Woever y e areo Thouands die an whenovor y oue fce nually fro o m some wfouth moxcatIgg, by a tiey use of Bitters. Have youi dy pies ,st ilsaneo an risata lie l ornP ueofim , You will be obacoooun wek ans st. Snd for t t ma EE iclr i ife. it hane I.*F'O Co., saved hun P'ehester, N. Y. dreds. -- TorontoOct, A LLEN i s FGs res NervTous le ni Ic rougus t Avei for circular to Allens P unr RUPTURE selieved and cureB wtlout the injury trusses inflme hkoeses of bad care bo k an hoter cueai for l0o. Beware of fraudulent ImItators. Card Collectors I 1st. Buy seven bars Dob bins' Electric Soap of your Grocer. 2d Ask him to give you a bill of it. 3d Mail us his bill and your full address. 4th. We will mail YOU FREE seven beautiful cards, inl six colors and gold, repres n ing Shakspeare's " Seve ,, . 1 Ages I. L. CRAF IN & CO., 116 SoyFourth Street, PHIILAIIDEIHIIA, PA, R MEfl 1r. METTAUR'S TIEADAC1IE P short ilmo both ShICK and NERLVOI thme nervous stem, cleanse thme st regaslar health acuion of the boiv A full sIze box of these valu~ale stamps. Jor mbZ by ala rugsts DRIOWN~ 01 6*e PON D'. EXTR ACT. THE GREAT VEGETABLE PAIN DESTROYER and SPEC1FIO FOB INFLAMMATION and HEM ORRHAGES. BPAeumatism, Neuralgia No tion inea cured so many case of these distr s nr l itits as (he Extract. Our Plaster is Iivaus ale in thesod iseases. Lunbago, Pains in the aok or Side,&oc. Our Olsutment cents rusew ennr6 novalof Clothing to inconvenient, isagreat help in relloing icllainiuatory cases. pleeding from the Lungs, Hemorrhages. *tomac",* Nose orfroman cause, is Speedily controlled and stopfed. Our Na. Sal fyriges (25 ccnt e . and e(1 great aid uarrestinglIteul Abloig. Diphtheria and Sore Throat. Use thieExtract pi-ontptly. It is asure curs. Do lay is dangerous. Catarrh, ThoExts'ratld the ond",pflefor "Catarrh Cure," a ociall y prepared to meet se one cases contains ill Iie curative propertie of Extrudl .mor Nismall tdyqimage is Invaluable for uso in catarrhal affections, is imple and inexpensive Sores, Ulcers) Wounds, Sprains and Bruises. ofeartsn. "se our a nent In connection with the Extract It i aid in healing, softening and in kooping out he air. Burns and Scalds. and galna i n valed, ~ 0 bndslol !et In eveiry fa.mily ready for use i, case or ucl1 t. A droisin of our Out. asent will aid in healmg and prevent scars. Inflamed or sore Eyes, u a ito the slightest fear of harm, quickly allaying all in. ilunatuation and soronoss without pain. Earache, Toothache and Face ache~o, h s,*19 Ex'r"' is llid aornl,1'nto Blind. Bleeding or Itching. It is the giles, test known, remnedy :rapidly curinic whelncit ,'"c mmeillclos Iavo failed. PolkaM Ey - tract MIediented Pnpese for closet use. is a pro yentivo against Chailng aid PIles. Our Ointment isi. great sorvice where the ronioval of clothiug is incnonventiont. For Broken Breast and sore IThe Extract Is so cloanl and efi Nipes. cecious that nmothers who have oice usefit will nover ho without it. Our Ointuent is tile best enollicist that can be applied. Female Complaints. lo*d'idi,"ortis majiority of fen -*'sases if the Extract be used FelI dit uctions L. pany each bottle. CAUTION. Pond's Extract gn ieo ha,,Ito -Th" - 1PondI Extsract" blow i in the glass, and our etiture I madc-imirk o.n surrotudmmg i)uil* wraiper. uo thor I t geume. Aliay Insist 0i haviig Pondl' Extract. Takn no other preparation. It is never sotd in b'slA, or by measure. Pirlce of P1ond14'1 Extract. Toilet Artoele ansit Speciatites: P1OND'S EXTRAOT ....50c., $1.00 and $1.75. Toilet Cream...... 10 Catarrh Ouro....... 76 DentricL.......... O Plaster .............. U~P Sal1vo.......25 Inhaler.......$1 0pt Toilet Soap (3 Oka; to Nasal Syrine...... 23 01ntinent.............. &) Medicateil Papor.... Prepared only by POND'S EXTIRACT CO., NEW YORK and LONDON. For s1le by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers. Orders for 42 worth, carriage free. on raceipt of 42.25 Orders f..r $5 worth, carriage free, oi re. c'. pt of ,5., if addrossed to 14 West 14th Street, New York. kor Sunday Schools. The Beacon Light.SgDNo B O J. H. TENNEY and B. A. HIOFFMAN. Speci men copies mailed for 30 cents. Liberal reduo. tion for quantities. DITSON & Co. respetiully call attention to thu marked improvement which is apparent in theti neWer publications for Sunday Schools. The beat talent in the country has been employed in compiling them, and they have been received with marked la.. Vor. TUN BEACON LIoUT Is the work of two of the best hymn and tuno composers in the coun try, Is a carefully "w innowed" book only the best 100 out, of e0o manuscripts havin been re tained. We have not many Sun~ School hymns better than "Love of the Saviouir, tender and precious, Deeper and broader tihan ocean or sea, Strongor than death, no pure and so gractoug. Oh, 1n thy fullness flow aweetly to me." or "lHe who conquers wins a crown When lhe lays hIs armor down, 'For we bear the cross no more, WVhen we reach the Golden shore." Attention is also directed to WhIte Robes ts. b Abeyandi Mungor; and to Good . ews c-.) by U. M. Ac ntosh. These ex. cellena booksa are still In demand. Their au thors have also new books In progress, which will soon be announced. Any book mailed, post-free, for retail #rico. OLIVER DITSON & CO.., Boston. J7. E. DITSON & CO., 1229 Chestnut St., Phila. YOU CAN BUY THE BLATCHLEY ?nug.PUMP Ulinedu,or with Copper Porcelain ,or Iron Lit .Each one ,stencrled with myname as mnanufacturer is warranted in material and con stuto.For sale bythe best hsouseis tid ta.Ifyou do not know wheres, ('~ this umwrito to me as below-.efiwi wil send amy 1 entperes uli will supply yol) OHAS. 0. BL ATOILEY, Manufacturer, S0 t .. Philadelphia, Pa. Payne (utomatic Enginfea. I elale, Duable tand Fcoomi, to.. any other Iflegno bsuil no~fltte& wth an Aultoma. ~uioff. Seti for Ilfustrate Oatalolu o" lor Information and 1'rlces. Ii. . PAYI'J &or 5ng, . O()LY 26 00nt for a whiteoriandiesd Two.Dladed K nife. MIniature Battery Co., P'hilad'a, Pa. IRtTlIFUL MloRSELS,'a splenudid Humorous P'ap'rerntrial 3motso~.Mnaueh 'ry Co., Phiad'a. P'a. ILLS euro most wondlerfully in a very IS 11EAD)ACilly; nind while acting on m) h-*of excess of bsloe, producing a is. WDACHE PILLS, with full directions for a on on receipt of nine thsree-eent postage at 2/5c. lBolo Proprietors, . IEMICAL COMPANY,13laltimoro, lind. 'PILLS