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330UT THEl FARM. Sints for Farmers and Busy Housewives to Appreciate. The old idea that plants gave o secretfons that were poisonous tothose of like cbaracter with themselves has been generously exploded by scientific investigation. There are no such secre. tions. Plants exhaust the soni, and when they require plant food, which i~ scarce, the supply soon becomes di& cult. That is all there is of it. The worst case of so-called poisoned land can be cured by applying the fertil izers of which the soil has been de" pleted. When you go to the fair or the ware house and see the improved elements for farm work, do not turn away with the idea that they were made to sell and make money on. New conditions require new methods, and while there are many kinds of implements in the market for each kind of work and each agent or dealer tells the best story he can about his own, it is safe to believe that either of them are better than the old method, and in many cases there may be but little choice between the new ones. The old spike-tooth harrow was just the thing to tear up the furrows of the original soil that was full of brake roots and would get sufficiently pulver iied by the time it was levelled down; but now with clear soil and smooth furrows, scratching the surface is not what is needed. The soil now needs to be pulverized and made loose as well as smooth on the surface, and some of these implements which work, below the surface, in a manner nearly the reverse of the working of the ancient harrow, is what we need. Too much glass in hen houses ex pose sthem to violent changes of tem perature. When the sun shines the house warms rapidly. At night and on cloudy days the window glass radiate; heat rapidly and produces extrem9 cold. Though no air comes in beside the windows, there is a constant radia tion of heat from glass, which loses its heat with astonishing readiness when exposed to cold air. But what shall those poultrymen do who have large expanses of window glass on their henhouses? All that is necessary is to double the glass or make double win dows, and thus interpose a medium of still air through which cold cannot penetrate. This double glass admits sunshine with no abatement of its warmth, and once in a poultry house it is not liable to escape by radiation. Whenever the belief of Dr. Co]lier, that sugar can be made at a cost of one cent nr nound. becomes realized, it -- u aemug 1 bLwer. in ract, were sugar as cheap as it was three or four years ago, before the trusts put up its - price, its cheaper grades and refuse syrup could be profitably given to fat tening animals. Sugar is nearly pure carbon, as also is fat. In the old days, when slaves performed all the work in shipping the canes, grinding them and manufacturing their product, planters always noticed that the negroes rapidly fattened at this time, though working more hours per day than at any other season. It may be urged that so much sweet food is unhealthful, but to this it can be answered that the starchy foods are in the month and stomach converted into sweets during the pro cess of digestion. Chew a piece of bread or cracker slowly, so as to entirely mix it with the saliva in the mouth, and you will find it becoming sweet from this chem ical change of starch into glucose sugar. It is not so sweet as cane sugar, and probably not so fattening. A& least it is more palatable, and animala fed all the grain they will freely eat may have their appetites whetted for more by the addition of a little sweet ening. Horses, when taught to eag - sugar, often become extrem'ely fond of it. A little wild oats will make the coat shine, but it is not good for fur. nishing muscle for horses at work. Turkeys will not bear confinement, and when at large they pay no respect to farm lines and but little to dis tances. In almost every neighborhood there is now some one cultivating small fruits, and a fiock of turkeys soon make trouble. The general use of par is green in the potato fields where turkeys frequently search for insects or green food endangers their lives to some extent. The rabbits and birds which are sought for human food de crease faster than beasts and birds of , prey, and the latter are growing more bold and ravenous. Another fact which is perhaps as important as any is that there are less boys and girls in country houses to look after such things, and1 there is too much travel needed in tending turkeys for the old folks to add it to their other labors. But with all these facts in opposi- -1 tion, raising turkeys can be made I profitable in many places yet. Where there is room for a large flock to range it will pay to start a lot of them, and when they get old enough to let out of the pens, which will be in about a ' month from hatching, hire a boy or girl to keep watch of them and keep O damag or where their lives would ,e endangered. Fortunately turkey-breeding has wen kept down to solid business.. i rhere has been no attempt that we now of to breed them for fancy reathers, for lighting purposes or for dnging, but there are several varieties,+ hich, u with other things, have their rances. We think the bronze turkeys are as good as any, and are more hardy, than the black. In selecting females i for breeding look f9r long bodies and short legs. For Northern latitudes the Southern Dent corn,'which requires a long sea on to mature, is not best either for .odder or ensilage. Some of the 'arlier Northern varieties, which will 3it}.er mature or come into earing, are nuch better. It is not merely the ;maller amount of nutrition that is to e taken into account. Much of the sulky, immature corn put up in silos is not worth the labor it requires to handle it in putting it up and feeding it out. Try the fattening hogs with char coal. Ten to one they will eat it greedily, and will recover their appe ites if they have lost them by too heavy feeding. The alkali corrects the ascidity of the stomach. Possibly it might in time injure digestion, but the fattening hog has not euough fu ture before him to make this of much consequence. Breeding hogs should not be fed corn. With a diet of milk, bran and roots they will not need the charcoal. Louis Keller, a Detroit butcher, challenges the world to a contest in sheep-killing. In a recent competition he killed, skinned and removed the inwards of twenty sheep in thirty eight minutes and thirty-five seconds. His opponent finished fifteen sheep in the same time. The fastest operation was a sheep in fifty-two seconds. The contest took plade in a hall in Detroit, and was witnessed by a large concourse of butchers. The show was gotten up by the same par ties who two or three years ago got up a horse-shoeing contest, in which Mar tin Dunn overcame all competitors. It would probably pay farmers who do their own butchering, often by slow and tedious methods, to go to stockyards or other places where men who make a business of killing ani mals learn great expertness and quick ness in these operations. After seeing these they will certainly be able to make quicker time at home, and will get new ideas about convenience for doing this kind of work. Farm Notes. With the ordinary farmer a medium grade of sheep will probably pay best in the long run. In any event, use' a to year. The bane of the sheep business here tofore has been too much attention to wool and too little attention to mutton. The awakening interest in, and de mand for, good mutton are favorable symptoms, and point the way to future success in this industry. Plows that would dig the best among rocks and turn over the biggest junks of braky knoll were once in demand, ut now we want the furrow turned, over smooth and fiat so there will be' no turning back of the sod where the' harrow is put to work. The exports from the port of Boston for the week ending November 30, in cluded 26,818 pounds of butter, 818,2 563 pounds of cheese, 113,240 pounds of oleo. For the same week last year the exports included 8348 pounds of butter, 54,800 pounds of cheese, 90, t0 pounds of oleo. Do not forget to feed the chicks plenty of ground bone, oyster shells md an occasional feed of meat. Boil me small potatoes or other vegetables mixed with bran, adding a dash of red epper and salt every few days. Singer and sulphur may be fed in soft Eeed occasionally. The best of the young cockerels hould be selected for use next year, nn the rest should be forced for mar et and disposed of at once. They nll bring more now than at any time ater. An excellent feed for them is orn-meal, mixed with boiling hof yeet skimmed milk.] A swindler sold a farmer in Clinton ounty, Penn., a recipe for making us wheat weigh twice as much as it nght to, and the granger signed a ontract to divide the money gained >y the extra weight with the swindler. Ehe contract eventually turned up as a romissory note, 0 i the farmer paid1 30 for it. Bran is rich in phosphates, but it is food the hens do not Like unless it is calded. Never feed it to them in a aw condition, as it is liable to cause iowel disease. A mixture of equal. parts of bran, corn meal and ground hats, scalded and albwed to remains Lntil the mess~ is cool, is the best grain ood that can be fed. 'C "If I saw a woman arowning I ouldn't try to save her," said Jenks. "They are seldlom grateful; I saved woman's lie once-well, now she'u iy wie." ' Do you call that ingratitude?" "O, but you see, she often tells me Lie =i2shes Ta l.et I her. drmorn."2 HOUSEROLD. Pr'EAPPLEADE - After removing he skin of a pineapple, grate or chop t, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Pour a quart of boiling water over.it, ind sweeten to taste. Strain, and set )n ice to chill before serving. RASPBERRY CORDIAL--CruSh one >ound of raspberries and stir into them me quart of water and the Juice of two oranges; add a sliced lemon, cover, and let the mixture stand two hours, then train, and add one pint of sugar. Cool on ice before serving. Cherry,grape,Or blackberry cordial may be made in the ame way. BLACSBERRY CORDIAL-Cr ish ripe blackberries, and to each gallon of juice add one quart of boiling water; let it stand twenty-four hours, stirring it a few times; strain, and add two pounds of sugar to each gallon of liquid; put in jugs and cork tightly. This is excellent ror summer complaint, and can be taken by delicate invalids GRP$ J>UIcE--Seect not-too-ripe grapes, and put them into an agate pre serving-kettle with one pint of water to every three quarts of fruit, and slowly bring to a scald,stirring them occasion ally. Then dip out into a cheese-cloth bag and drain over night. Strain the expressed juice through another bag, and add sugar to suit the taste; then bring to a boil, skimmirg frequently. and Eeal in heated glass cans, like fruit. This is pure, unfeimented wine,suitable for communion wine. It is also re commended by medical men as an invaluable and unstimulating tonic. Other fruit-juices, for flavoring and beverages, can b9 preserved in the same way. Tea, cofli e or cocoa are three ad missible drinks, but not in excess. For the voice the Amrican Druggist recom mends cocoa as the best. A cup of thin cocoa, just warm, is more to be recom mended between the exertions of sing ing than. any alcoholic beverage. Tea must not be taken tco strong, nor when it has been drawn too long, for it then becomes acid and has a tad Influence uponi the mucous membranes of the throat. There is always a sensation of dryness after taking a c:p of tea that has been allowed to draw too long. To make a cherry-stain mix together by stirring one quart of spirits of tu? pentine, one pint of japan, one pound of Venetian red ground in oil and two ounces of dry burned umb'r. Apply with a brush and wipe off with a clo'h. Finish with one coat of shellac and two coats of varnish. BROTLED KwNEYs-Split the kid neys through lengthwise and run an iron skewer through them to keep them fiat; pepper and broil over a clear. fire. Sprinkle with salt, put a bit of butter on each and serve on a hot dish. CHOCOLATE MERINGUE PUDDING Boil one pint of rich milk, add ibalf a teacupful of butter, one teacupful of sugar and tbroe ounces of grated cho colate; let it boil, and when cool add the whites of four eggs; pour this In a pudding dish lined with dices of sponge cake and bake; -cover with meringue and let It brown. Eat with leman sauce. BEEKSDIRE COOKIEs - One cupful of mola-ses, a teaspoontul of soda;dissolve in a half cupful of cold water, a des ' ertspioonful of salt; a tablespoonful of wa muu wu~??WtrTorrom-.4, IUU thickness of an inch. Bake in a quick oven for about ten minutes. SAUCE FOR FIsH-Take the yelks of hree eggs, one teaspoonful of sugar, quarter of a pound of butter, a little slt. Stir over a slow fire till it thick ens. To arrest hiccough Dresch directs that both ears be closed with the fingers, with pressure, while a few swallows of liquid are taken. The Coraican Vendetta.)' Should a Corsican in revenge for in jury done to himself or his relations,. or even to his dog or his horse, kill another with knife or coup defu&sil, public sym pathy sustains him, the hills shelter him, his relations feed him, and justice in the shape of gendarmes winks with- both eyes unless the murderer be very un popular. True he is termed a "bandit," and has to take refuge in the macqui, as the natural bush is called that clothes the mountain sides. Well-informed Cor sicans tell one that there are at this moment in the island over 1,000 in hiding. But please understand, the ban dit is no brigand. Should you, defense less, happen to fall in'with him he will not take your purse, but, on the con trary, offer you food if he has it and shelter in his cave, and most probably re fuse any payment for hia hospitality. It i.s only his foe's family against which he wages war, and of course in self-defense with the gendarmes. These latter he ill shoot with as much unconcern as a voodock. And yet, though the Corsji can will not rob you, it is not because he does not love money. For a very few francs, both Corsican gentlemen and English residents aver, you can find a nan who will do your killing for you id.rid you of -our enemy with knife or bullt. And while this utter contempt ror human life provails there can be no hope of the extinctioni of the vendetta. [National l(iview ~A lodal dottor had an 6xpe'rience eot. lecting a bill which he niill- not soon rorget. The .cccount amounted to $18, md, after sending monthly .statemlehts ror three years. the debtor, a Lmerchant, )y the way, sent a check which, on pres ntto a he bank, was found to be vorthess. - It happened about this timo hat the physician's wife wished sors rticles for the house and visited the ner-chant's store.' She was unknown to he pr-opricitor-, who was all suavity and >liteness, and although prices were a ittle high, she purchased a bill of goods mounting to $21. When she gave her mie and address and ordered the goods et to the house the courteous proprietor early fainted. He had gone so far, hnw ver, that he was- ashamed not to send be goods, which were delivered in good me.- Promptly he received his worth .s check by mail. Then -he began mdiig bills for the balance of $8. When id he get the balane? The calendar ud his books will show that the $8 were ~mitt?d just three years after the ac mt was contrmeted, and the doctor ~ughs in his sleeve whenever he thinks -HyOOL.TAND C)iUROH.' -T e oldest college dormitory In t:i United States is the one known as Southl iMiddle at Yale.. It was erected in 175. --Bcoa has nbw thirty Congrega. tional Sty.ght Baptist and twen. ty-sevea tp1scopal ch-,rches -A a I 'ntof members of the United and Refdmed Presbyterian churches was bold recently in Pittsburgh, -i rhicb a: committee was appointed to nrge ton of those two branches be. fre t higher courts of both churches. . '- ifvoluntary contributions for the ssppejn the Anglican schools ot En. gland ounted' to over $50.000,000 is the pe lod between 1870 and 1888. Diocesan *nspeotors cl;ss the Anglican school; this: Excelent, .10,969;.. fair, 3,85 i: fn d i s e r ,e 9t, 2 84. ' --it thas 1be the custom0 t'Yale when assisting, needy students to give help irrospeciyve of scholarship stand ing. The faulty have now concluded that assistance will be more worthily bestoyed if given to nd stu~ents falling belov the second of the four scholsrshiy divisibn of the several classes. --bis. Gore -Cuthbert has successfull introduced a new branch 6f industry 11 her .ndustrial School at.Blaokrock, Ire. land, in addition to the knitting and other worlC cprried on there. This is silk hand-e;mbrqidery, adapted to dresses, and ehiegy carried eat In Celt ic designs from the Book of Kells. I Is said to be very beautiful. --The statistics 6f New England col leges given out recently by the Young Men's Christian Association at its meet lug at Middlotown, Conn., show tha Wlliams CoLlege has the jargest per centage of church members in attend ance next tp'esleyan and Middlebury. .Out of three hundred and ten men, twc hundred and eighteen are members of the dhurch, ad over forty are training for the Christian ministry --The attendance at Boara schools, am the publio non-sectarian schools of En gland are called, has increased in six teen years froni 8,726 to 1,378.00t. The attendance a Church schools has alsc increased in the same period, but in nc such proportien. The Church of En gland 'chools report an attendance o i,664.076, which is larger by about 286, 000 than that of the Board schools; Dig senting schools (Protestant), 384,799, ai increase .of upward of 88,000; Dissent lug achools (Rotnan Catholic), 18,080 an increase of more than 108,000. .-An official report zAhows that ther are 883 Indian schools in the Dominior Of this number 84 are managed by tb Church of England, 80 Roman Catholic 33 Nethodist, 10 Pre:,byterian and 1ur denominational. The funds for thei support are divided as follows: Roma] Catholics, ,257,600; Church of England $186,101; Presbyterians, $58,439; non-de nominational, $51,941; Methodist3, 821, 541; total. $54,2S5. The Church of Er gland, the Presbyterian church and tb Methodist church slipplemented Lb government grant quite materially, bt the Catholic church is not known t make any expenditure for the achools. One Thousand Dollars. I will foi e b tue above amnoui, if I fail prove that Floraplexion is the best medicine existence for Dyspepeta. Judigestion or Biliot ness. It is a certain curu'. and affords imme ate relief, in cases or Kidney and Liver Co plaint, Nervous Debility and Co,nsumpth Floraplexion builds up thme weak system a cures where other remedies fail. Ask ye druggist for It and get well. Valuable be "Things Worth Knowing," also, sample bor sFrnaklin aar. ,5 Wsarren Siree. New ork. Into a solut.ion of gum arabic Si plaster of Paris until the mixture. s sumes the .onsistency of cream; app with a sh to the brokeni e4IteS p, -. '-i t e "Tlhiswuak If youba ade up your mind to buy Ho-" Sarsaparil do not be Induced to take a other. Hoeo S Sarsapa mla is a peculiar me clne, possessing, by virtue of its peculiar cc bination, proportion and preparat en, curati power superior to any other article of the kil FRUIT BEVERAGE -To the juics twelve Jemons add two poundsof sugs three q&rts of water, one quart of ri raspberries, and a pineapple, sluced. Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Pis4 Remedy for Catar rh. By druggists. 50,c. A rich mellow soil and frequent cu tCng out of the'old wood Is necessary grow a good crop of currants. FITS: Afln FN pped ree byDr. Kmnes UrC 1Eerve ltestorer. No Fits afaer xas day's usme. Ma veoue cures. TreaiJe and 5s.U0 trial bottle free )lncases, tiend toDr.Kiune.DStArcal S. Plhaa.,F hirs. Mary J. Holmes is one of ti most Indefatigable travelers amoi wome-n authors. She has recently cot pleted a year's tour of the world, and now going to Alaska. CONDUCTOR E.D. LOOMIS. De'roit;liel says: "The effect of Hall's Catarrh Uure wonderful." Write him about it. S5old I Druggists,'75c. Fine fringed towels,doilles,tidies.etc look best when the fringe is straigh ened and smoothed out with a e eai coarse comb after ironing. Iuupruure cureguaranteed I; Dr. J. B. Mayer, 831 Arch St., Phil'% Pa. Eiase at once, no operation or dE ay from business, attested by thoL sands of cures alter others tail, advic fee, send for circular. A case of common mu-lin sheeting that can be removed and washed cer sinally, will keep a mattress clean long tiire. Cann'ai Kidney Cure fo] Dropsy, Gravel, .Diabetes, Brighc'i Hear,Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv oneness, &c. Cure guaranteed. 83 Arch Street, Philad's. $1 a bottle, for $5, or druggist. 1000 eertificates o cures. Try it. "How far back ca~n you remember Bobby?" asked his uncle. "Well," said Bob, "I can remsembe when I didn't playr marbles." "No further back than that?" "Oh, yes; I can remember whlen couldn't remember at all." Electricity can now be used to opei ate a mrachine for mining coal. falricted with screeyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp, on'sEy-water. Druggists sellat: c. per bestig ArrLE TOAST-WATE-Toast: slice of bread very brown and crumb] into large pieces. Mix those with tw or three~baked apples, ar.d over then pour a qnart of boiling water. Suga to taste, and strami. Vinegar Improves by keepIny, there fore it is best to lay in a large supply. Rain-water and soap il i rem'v machine grease from washaWo-I fabrics Russia has orderedi a large quantita of namunon In France. Ho d's Sarsaparilla Is Peculiar To Itself. 100 Doses One Dollar - Itso's Eemeay lbr Catarrh Is the Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest Sold by druglbts or sent by mail. 5. E. T. Eazeline, Warren. Pa. PENSION~ DO YOU WN PENSION.PENSIONN Invalid, Widow's or Minor's, or are you drawing iaa than $1200 per month ? Have you a claim endtng but want relief-no D Write as and receiveb return sail appropriate blank 1 and full instructious for yansurca e, with a copy of the new and liberal Law. LONG.HAW & BALLARD, References given. Box 46, Washington, D. C. - oSpoIHIolder rEW PATENT. Saies ilneand trouDO. Aa in u.ispeniiable article for A.s very household. No lady -oud be withoutCit. sampL' can be seen io at u,i6 olace. NSgIOWOH*". O . I*T S-oesfl Proseute Cams. 5 -ra in last war, 15adjudicatlngclaima, atty since. ppa TO0$230 A MONTHr can be made working i/s v for usn. Persona preferred who cau furnish a horse and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be pruStab y employed as A few vacancies n towns and cites. R.P JO"N sOx a o.. lom MaIa St. leieu-4. Oa PENSIONS"' a ' to Pte-" 'V'Xaaitt Pen.lun A, ent, Washington, D. C DOS NEW LAW CLAIMS. Sif B, tB,yens&C. F. A. LZIUM ANN, ATE NT119FS Wahlgeon, D.C. PATENT*ib naarALOn KIDOER PASTL .. C '.: TED A CANVASSER for this town and vlOialty. Solmethng sure 9 to take. Write for fuil rticulars to MiS. $. D. ARMBRtl.iE, 2E, ua,ileLpi, Woman's Ex change. 1i 5. 13th stre,t. MHILT HER HOLT." . AumnJinisey's t'i'st and Only Ride on i Railroad Train. - She never bad any 'children of .ber a own; but to several generations of a sandy Ridge young folks she has been 0 "Aunt Jinsey." Her life has 'been o narrow, and her experience limited in its range. Until last year, the events which mado epochs in Aunt Jinsey's to experience were the completion of her i first quilt, her baptism In Tussahaw s- creek, her slighting of Deacon Barnes a three-months' widower--when she was 1. sixteen, her marriage four years later te 'Jabes Golightly, and the winning ofa k blue ribbon on her fortieth bli'thday b) le her Jersey heifer .at the contry fair. uit last year she saw a wonderful new 'phase of life. In July. Uncle .Tack be Jr gan to get ready for their annual visi R ob his brotjier David, who- lives Afteem ly miles distant. However, instead 6 >f driving there along tee- chaining cou a s try road, as has been tbfir want fo: ing, beneath .jer.uuJAJ~arlMo.4"i Salong past dewy fields and just awaken. .l ing woods, arriving while the morning n. glories yet held out their red and blui ye cups, the old couple decided to mnake -. the trip In a way novel to them both This decsion brought to both of theni much tre.pidation, but more eagerness. r,On the appointed day, they drove, with Squickening pulso-beats,- the long ten miles to J--, a small station on the railroad newly constructed through this 's seqtion of tho East. There they tooki the oars for a ride of seven miles to a tank, where an obliging conductor was In the habit of letting passengers off. This tank was only two miles f rorw David Golightly's.' Aunt Jinsey lived through it, though, from the moment when the locomotive Qsere#ched and pulled oft at J- until "it stood stono still at the tank, she did notexpect to. e. "Yes, Dave," sid Uncle JTabe. a few gdays af'ter. "wo'l..be obliged ter you ter "send us home bebirig yoro 010 mare. 1 IS. ain't or honin' so powerful pertickcler ter be whizzed inter)turnal Icyos by thet thing." -And h is good woman added: "Yes, y, Dave; the ole mare's sartainly a prop erer critter to pull us home than thel whoop:n: Injino." 'lBut It was an experience that actual. ly enriched existence for these twdl 'klindly soils. 'Whein the apple-ckoeked Sandy Ridge 'girls and boys cluster around Auns Jinsey now to hoar her tell the marvelobs story of her tour, and when she has graphically described the hooting and the roaring, the whirring ,and the buzzing, the shaking up and the shooting wildly through spaco, they slways ask breaLthiessly: "And what did you do, Aunt Jinsey?" Sheo *ipes her faco with her clean Schecked apron and, dra'ving a de breath, replies: "Law, law, my precious uins, I jist hilt my holt an' promuased the Lord ez fast ez I coulId thet ef Hec'd git me off safae I'd nuver be kotched agin e itched onto no ongodly,scritchn' lokoer m lotdr!"-lietroit F'roe Press. A Dangerous Location-First Tramp (pointing to a scarecrow in a cornfield) --Look! Lookee there! rSecond Tramp-Myl My! We must gitout o' this, donble qlmeck. .They've ('tnl1ht one of na fellers and nailed him to a pole. The first bank of deposit of France -was founded ifl 1QOO, of Hamburg in 16i 9, of Venice in 1171, and of St. George, Genoa, in 1407. A soap that is soft is.ffull of wcc&r, half or two thirds its weight probably thus you pay sevenU or eight cents per pound for water. Dobbins' SElectric Soap Is aflsoap and no a-illt'ration, Stherefore the cheapest and bes!. Try DobMn's. Carry religious principles inti comn - mIon life and conimoni ufe will lose its F raaer Axis Grease. The Frazer Axle Grease is the very best. A trial will prove we are right. Receive.l tirst premium at North Carolina Stt Fair, SCentennial, and Pariso Exposition. Every Christian is called to be a preacher of somne k'n I, but only a few are sent Intta the n,tInit And Yet he Was Not Uappy-City Visitor-What make9 litt!e Tommy cry an Mr. Leeks? Farmr Leeks-Wall, the fact is, be went out this morning to find a hornets' nest for his natural history collection, and City Visitor- And the poor boy couldn't find one? Farmer Lees-Naw; the poor boy found one. - MAKING A REDUCTION. - "Straw berries, ma'am?" queried the huckster. as she stood in the door of her house in Jersey City. "How much?" she cautiously in quired. "Twelve cents a quart. ma'am, or two quarts for twenty-five cents." "Oh! Well, I'll take two quarts." "Exactly, ma'am." ie measured out the berries, got his quarter, and drove off, while she disap peared in the house. She came out again after a couple of minutes, how ever, looked up and down the street. and not being able to see him anywhere she shook her fist in the direc.ion he took, and exclaimed: "I'll know him by the wart on his nose, and I'll get even with him if it tares a year!" A Woman's Reas.,n-relegtine -Why didn't you take that seat the gentleman offered you? Ernestine-Because I woulc have had to sit next to that woman whose dress doesn't harmonize in cok r with mine. Mrs Hayseed (in Markdown's Grand Central Dry-Goods Emporium)-"Will you please tell me how to get out of this store? All the doors 'art marked 'ej trance,' and 1 don't see the way out." After a rroposal-Ile-Tou weep, madomoiselle; have I offended you? she-Oh, no,my dear, the:+e are tesrs of jay. But yesterday morning mamaa said to me: "You are to silly that not even an Imbeci'e would marry you,' and now, behold, you have asked me for my hand. EASILY IDENTIFIED-Mr. Suburb Where on earth is our hied man? I can't find him anywhere. Mrs. Suburb - There is somebody over in Farmer Hayseed's meadow, but I can't tell whether it's our man of not. Is he standing up or sitting down? Standing. It isn't our man. AN INDUSTRIOUS BOY-Mrs.Fangle -How industrious your boy is. I :a him digging In the garden just now. I wish I could get our Freddy to worl like that. ,Mrs. Cumso (with a sigh)-He's dig ging bait to go fishing. Both the method and results when IIByrupofFigsis taken; itispleasant and refreshingto the taste, and acts j~tlyyetpromptyon teKidneys, *ver and Bowels, cleanses the gyg. terneffectually, dispels colds, head. ahsand fevers andcureshabitual constipation. S~'u of Figs is the dcdplesng to the taserd~ captableto the stomac, rompt in effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, Its many eieellent qualities corn. mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Fisis for sale in 50s and l botle alleading drug. giss Any relible druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute, CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP C4Q -a5 St-ra.nge in s like8SAI 'ma.ke everyl *A needle clotes na&ked'.'Try in yos :e What folly it would be to cut gr ledo galyilythings every d: from the hooked sickle to the swin mower. So don't use scissors! But do you use SAPOL10O? If 3 age as if you cutL grass with a dinn Then one snap served all purposes. in the toilet, another in the tub, one tor all scouring and house-cleaning. EYERY W A T EHPROO4 BE UP p.(Yt tC THE MARK - B NEEDS NO L.AUNDEINO. CAN I THE ONLY LINEN-LI COLLAR IN21 'Too zong deluded - the unhappy victim of catarrh in the head. He's been told that it can't be cured. Don't you believe it. It can be, and it is-no- matter how bad or of how long standing. It has been done for thousands-by Dr. Sage's Ca tarrh Remedy. Other so -called remedies may palliate for a time; this cures for all time. By its m soothing, cleansing and healn properties, it conquers the worst cases. Its makers oEer, m good -faith, a reward of $500 for a case of catarrh which they cannot cure. They are able to pay it. Are you able to take it? The symptoms of catarrh are, headache, obstruction of nose, dis charges falling into throat, some times profuse, watery, and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody, putrid and ofen sive ; eyes weak, ringing in ears, deafness; offensive breath; sml and taste impaired, and general debility. Only a few of these symptoms likely to be present at once. Thousands of cases termi nate in Consumption and end in the. ve, without ever having .mani fested all these symptoms. - Dr. Sage's Remedy cures the worst cases. 50 cents, by druggists. Ely's Cream Balm is the best remedy for chil dren sufferag from ' COLD in HEAD on CATARRH. g ApCIyBa?m int:o each nos trii.LYBO,f Warren St., N. Y. - 0MUM ay M eR WC.ttt. sH%f i~ .x*."Lrx3Ei6. ebn BEECHAM'SPILLS ACT I..IKE . MAG-IC - 0 A WEAK STOMA00. 25 Cents aBox. OF ALL DRUCCISTS. - T r:elbe sad tti dorse iG aaoasj 1 -Otor. "peieC orbeenm aea " 1'0 bT. ot tbis di. Yse. enmg' G.1L DHA.3 xrea by We have sold goa 191PA the of aad& OhiG. D. P. DYC TE k C. own.icago.Eaco :sd ]at S1. Z".' by ~ NERVE RES RBR W ITCH &5CO 102. cororan uiling Wang, DJ~u. c.. Ipossi:e time aeN det.Ao Fd soccs FRAZERLb I~d,~ank alIyts G qen nae t es a e gaa~ rp aecto otwreedat. GEA TRE1415' GENU7 TheGresE St Indi ad. e Img:oted y CRDDoc & C.,elteN Racs t l'hle lphRia, a. I ar ant aed ao t Ccsumt on,ronchtis AEsthma? 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