Decatur Democrat, Volume 34, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1890 — Page 8

DOMESTIC ECONOMY. TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE. Born* Valuable Information for the Plowman. Stockman. Poulterer. Nurseryman, and Everybody Connected with the Farm. f , t. THE FARM. Value of White Clover. Much more pasture can be got from a field well seeded with white clover among other herbage than its appearance indicates. It is a creeping plant, and does t not show for all it is? Besides, it springs up quickly when eaten off, thus making new supples of fresh,, rich herbage at times when grass roots are drying up. A white clover pasture is one of the very best for butter making, and from its blossoms the bees make the choicest honey. Where white clover is once seeded, it is very persistent, as Seed forms on uneaten heads all the summer, and spilled upon the ground is brought up with every new plowing, so that farmers used to think it grew without any seed from which to start. ; •• -? Rapid Decay of Post*. A farmer wno has long cultivated a 'andy farm remarks as off® of the expensive incidents of this (and the increased cost of fencing it. Posts set in sand rot out much more quickly than in heavier soil, mainly because, as with every rain the water settles dowq, the air follows, and it is exposed to constant changes. Sandy soil is through the summer generally warmer than other land, and this promotes speedy decay of anything in it. The farmers had once set posts that did not last more than eight years before they were rotted off, the decay occurring just at the surface of the ground. Posts of the same kind set on heavier soil, wet most of the season, were good after fifteen years of service. Weed Seeds in the Soil. The persistency of weeds in keeping possession where they once get a foothold is largely due to the fact that their seeds have great vitality, and reappear whenever a new surface is turned up. Many are also brought to the land fhanureor by winds and birds. The late Peter Henderson once said that if any , one could get rid of all weeds the market gardener should be able to do so with his thorough culture and repeated handlings of the soil. Yet after years of this treatment more or less would reappear every year. Enough if allowed to seed to speedily occupy the entire ground. On the f arm one of the best weed destroyers is a heavy mat of clover, sown eight ’ quarts per acre and itself free from weed seeds. N • ' ' I' Farm Hints. The shortest road to long prices is to have the best articles to sell. Poison next season’s crop of potato beetles now ifyou wish to raise a good crop of potatoes then. A small paint brush is handy for greasing harness. There is meat in grass for pigs, as well as sheep ‘■Clean culture”’ means keeping the ground clean, not making it clean. A light hoeful of earth on the melon vines near the end will keep the wind from » beating them about. A farmer is foolish to take six months to grow a lamb for market when it can de done in four, witha little extra food. You want early asparagus next spring? Then cease cutting early and let the tops grow the rest of the season. A spirited horse will in the end be made slow and spiritless by con-» slant nagging, twitching the lines, peevish urging and other wearing processes that fretful drivers practice. It you actually did sow rye. wheat or oats in your „ orchard, go now with a scythe and cut it away around the trees, and let the fallen grain lie as a mulch. This may save the trees from being stunted. It is a dummy who cannot keep his mower from rattling to pieces. .Watch your machine closely and use oil freely..-— Farm Journal. A.Few Shevp Wrinkles. ’ ■ Old, broken-mouthed, ewes are dear at any price. If they cannot be Sold to the butcher feed them to the crows in the .-.fall—they will get them anyhow before “the voice of the turtle is hyard in the land.” 5 All sheep are subject to both internal and external parasites.’ Fted them occasionally a little hardwood ashes or finely pulverized tobacco, which will free them from worms and improve their general health. Dip them thoroughly in some approved sheep dip.and there is nothing better than a.preparatioh of tobacco. Do not overstock; bet ter keep too few, rather than (do many. If a flock of 100 sheep could he made as profitable as a flock of ten. shepherds would be ‘‘clothed in purple and line linen.” • ' Mix a little sulphur with their salt; it enricl es the blood, and disagrees With Jjeks and Other parasites, Mark those ewes .that have disappointed you; don't be fooled twich by the jame Sheep. Keep a well-trained Scotch terrier in } . the sheep barn; he will elean up the rats andgivc noticeof the approach of prowling curs or thieving tramps. Tim sheep will soon become familiar with his presence,; and.he may run between their legs or ■'ver their backs without exciting them in the slightest. Give mixed feed, and always remember • thg;t oats should constitute a part of the food of the “golden hoof.” If you qre feeding a mixture of equal parts of corn meal, ground’oats, and wheat bran, and forget to exchange it for something else every thirty days, as, the books direct, don’t be alarmed, the sheep won’t be insulted, ' ' ; « If you arc-giving it to them as a warm slop,one pint of grain each, there times a day, stirred into enough warm water to make it into a thin mush, the lambs will \ dance and the ewes cry out for joy every time they hear the rattle of your pails. Fowls of any kind arc a nuisance about * the sheep barn, and should, be carefully excluded. Examine carcful.ly every ewe’s udder before deciding to retain her as a member of your breeding flock. If you find one side spoiled, reject her. After Weaning lambs, milk the ewes twice a week and keep them „on the shortest pasture until dry. Any breed of sheep is good if they have a shepherd;all breeds are poor if they are neglected.—Aniericon iFoof-Groicer. u £ THE STOCK RANCH. , * "* " J' — Pure Breeds for I*l gs. • The beSt way in pig breeding is to stick to one breed. It takes nearly a lifetime to find out how • t'oget tire best results from one breed, and if the time is wasted in crossing the breeds and experimenting with new ones, the chances are that time and labor will be dissipated unprofitably. It does not follow that purebred stock require better feeding or ‘ more expensive attention than the cross’ breeds and poor stock;' but they do require certain kinds of food at certain times. The farmers who-believe in keeping none but the pure-bred stock, the old reliable breeds which they have dealt with for years, soqff learn to know / wKat treatment is the 41st for the anij nials. They learn by experience how to ( handle them, and it is only when new breeds are introduced that they are uncertain or puzzled. In swine breeding the first cross between two distinct breeds .is generally good, but ih the next cross thß identity

of the blood or breeds Is lost, and they degenerate rapidly, losing the characteristics of the original stock. In crossing it should, therefore, bq understood that the excellency consists Only in the first cross, and where continual cross is practiced, degeneration must inevitably follow. In England probably the best swine are to be found, and this is due to the fact that they have improved upon two or three excellent breeds until they are nearly perfect. They know almost to a certainty what they can expect much better than any one who practices crossbreeding to any extent. The great thing for farmers to do is to breed swine of some particular breed, perfecting it each year, until experiment has taught them how to make the most of tho animals. They will in the course of time evolve a breed that will establish a name for some particular characteristics, and this will be reward sufficient.— American Cultivator. Breeding from Mature Animals. One law of breeding not often thought of is that to breed from very young animals tends to impair vigor, not only in themselves but in their progeny as well. Yet in some kinds of animals vigor of constitution must be subordinated, else the wild Texan steer would be deemed superior to the Holstein, Jersey or Guernsey, where milk and butter are more important than size, beauty or vigor. It is quite probable that the smaller size of Channel Island cattle comes from breeding very early, thus turning the digestive organs early towards making milk and butter, rather than to building up a large frame or laying much fat on it. The argument is often made that sows should not be set tosbreeding early, because (heir pigs are fe\er and less vigorous when the sow is yifnng than when she has attained full growth. Yet the early stimulation of milk glands is likely to make the early bred sow a better milker than one bred only after she has attained full growth. She is likely to be a more careful mother. Perhaps in such cases the best rule is to combine both methods. Breed tho sow young and fatten all her pigs early. When she attains full growth and her pigs are most vigorous, save the pigs for breeders, thus saving in the offspring both the qualities that are of greatest pigs for breeding. THE POI'LTRi-YARB.

Keeping Eggs for Winter. In preserving eggs for winter Use it must be understood that the whole secret is to keep the porous shell from admitting the air and moisture. If this can be done the eggs will keep for quite a length of time. There arc two good methods of doing this, which may be of Value to those beginning the work. The first method is to smear tho surface of the shells with oil or varnish of some kind, and then to pack them in bran, charcoal, or some similar substance. The shells of course WMI be discolored by this brocess, and they will not consequently meet with ready sale In the market. Gum shellac, dissolved ill alcohol, will not discolor the shells sff much as the above, and apparently answers the same purpose. Beeswax and olive oil, mixed In the ; proportion of one to two, will also make a good coating for the shells, and will close up the pores sufficiently to keep them for some time. But the best method is to lime the eggs. A pickle is first made as follows: One bushel of fine quality stone lime, eight quarts of salt, and about sixty gallons of water. Slake the lime well, and then add the water and salt, stirring frequently until all is settled and cold. Draw off the clear brine into a watertight cask, and then put the eggs in as soon as taken from the nest. When a layer of eggs about a loot deep are put in, a little of the milky brine, made by stirring up some of the very light lime particles, sheuld be allowed tfi settle over them. Then pqt in another similar layer, and then • repeat the operation. Fill the barrel with eggs to within four or five inched of the top, and then cover tho top with a factory cloth. On top of this cloth spread a layer of lime that settled in making*She pickle.’ The pickle must be kept above this lime, to keep it cool and moist. If the eggs are to be sent to market they should betaken but of the brine carefully, and after being thoroughly wiped pack away neatly. They must not be allowed to get warm in the summer time, nor too cold in the winter. . An equal decree of moderate warmth is best.—Practical Farmer. THE HAIitV. Ch vee-.Making. 1. To.make cheese, ever, from a dozen cows, implements are necessary, consisting of a vat with arrangements for heating, a good press, curd-mill, knives, dippers, etc. These may be eheap and simple, but they should be suitable for tho work. . it. The milk, after being strained, should,be thoroughly aerated, which can be done with a dipper in the absence of other appliances, the object being to dispel animal odor. The nightls milk might be kept in cool water to prevent souring, adding the morning's milk after ing and aerating. 3. When ready to begin, the temperature of the whole must be raised to about .84 degrees, and to test this an accurate thermometer is needed. Care must be taken'to avoid scalding, if the heating is done by the use of a kettle or boiler. u 4. Rennet is then poured in, sufficient in quantity to produce coagulation within twenty minuses in tlie summer season. When the rennet is put in it should be well stirred a few minutes, gradually -slackening, and then allow it to remain quiet, keeping the temperature up until the curd is hard enough to cut. a 5. This stage of firmness is determined by its breaking smobthly when the finger is passed through Tho curtf is then ent with the curd-jknives into squares about one-quarter to one-half inch. Some break with the hands, buti the knives are better. After cutting,fit is allowed to stand from fifteen to twenty minutes, when the whey And curd are separated, the curd becoming quite firm. 6. The mass is then stirred. The heating process is continued till' the 98 degrees is reached. The whey is drained off by means of a whey strainer, curd basket, or perforated vat, as most convenient. Thfe curd being dry is worked j over with the hands to break tho lumps and make uniform. 7. Next it is piled up in the vat and allowed to remain in that state three or four hours, to undergo the action of the rennet, turning from time to time. 8. After cooling at about 90 degrees or 85 degrees tho curd is» run through the mill, grinding it thoroughly, and then salted, the quantity being about 4 ounces of the curd. Spine salt before grinding, to mix the salt in more thoroughly. 9. Half an hour later the. curd is put into the molds, well covered and allowed to remain fifteen or more minutes before [ adding pressure, which should be moderate at first, increasing from time to time till the full force, is given. After remaining in the press force three or four hours the cheese should be turned, then put to press again, allowing it to remain till next morning. In the foregoing we have attempted only to give a few of the essential steps in the process, without assuming to give minor details which can only be learned in tho school of experience. No two practical cheese makers, in writing upon the subject, would agree as to even the essentials, and no two follow exactly the same line throughout. That is the reason

there 1s such a wide difference in the product.

After the cheese is turned out of the press it must be cured, and in this there Is as much need of care and skill as in the making.—lnter Ocean. THE To Make a Home Out of a Household. The art in entertaining lies largely in not entertaining too much. The tact to leave a guest free to follow his own devices, and yet to feel that he is' surrounded by delicate thoughtfulness for his .welfare, is a very desirable gift, but is one, too, that can be to a great extent cultivated. If a guest finds an earthly paradise in the library, and loves to sit and read or write, and browse among books quite at his own sweet will, it is not the part of tact to drag him out to play lawn tennis or croquet If he is not a pedestrian by nature or grace, it is the reverse of entertainment to invite him on long walks, however interesting the scenery or pleasant the object. On the, other hand, the guest, too, may well cultivate a reasonable independence, and, if he has his little private fads and desires, carry them out harmlessly, without impressing his entertainers into service. He may like to go to a certain church, or go to an early service, or make a call, or attend a lecture, or a dozen other things in which the hostess feels no real interest; and if She accompany her guest it is merely for courtesy, and very likely at the cost of some inconvenience. There is no reoson why the visitor should not pursue his own way in these personal tastes, so far as can be done without absenting himself conspicuously from the household circle, and both hostess and guest will enjoy each other’s company all the better by treating themselves to intervals and interludes of solitude or separation. A guest definitely invited for a definite period has every reason to feel his welcome assured; to feel that his presence is a joy to his hostess, else, indeed, why should she have 4 solicited it? This entente cordial taken for granted, the will easily adjust themselves, and will fall out all the better for mutual freedom. The guest will be put at his entire ease to see that his presence is not interfering at all with the natural life and daily demands of his hostess; to feel that she pays him the compliment of believing him a, rational being, full of his own resources, andnot in the least dependent on her constant personal presence. The most delightful thing in the world is to establish one’s friends in one’s home, and see that the guest is supplied with every coinfort, and surrounded with all due attention, and then enjoy. the mutual freedom of easy intercourse, together when mutually convenient, or apart when most sqonvenient, each, meanwhile, feeling t^hb^ charming sense of the near presence and close sympathy. —American Cultivator.

Bints to Housekeepers. Hard woods should simply be wiped off with a soft cloth or sponge wrung from clear, warm water aud dried, at once. Wash ink stains frqm carpets with milk, and afterwards with hot water, when fresh. Old ink stains must first be wetted, then rubbed with salts of lemon and washed quickly. Brighten your silver by boiling it up in soapy water for a few hours, cover with whiting moistened with some spirits, dry in the oven, and rub off and polish with chamois. , 4V The best way to wipe the walls of a room is to cover a broom with a piece &of cheese cloth, and beginning at the ceiling draw the broom down in lines, changing the doth as it becomes soiled. Keep celery fresh by rolling it in brown paper sprinkled with water, then in a damp cloth, and put it in a cool, dark place. Before preparing it for the table submerge it in cold water and let it stand for an hour. It will be found very crisp. How many women know how to prepare a perfectly fresh egg so that an afflicted stomach can eat it? Pour boiling water over the egg in its shell,det it stand omthe tank in the water fOr\ five minutes.? The egg will be dearly as smooth as custard, and is almost as easily digested as a raw one, while its flavor is something delicious. To brighten gilt picture frames take suflicieiit flour of sulphur to'give a golden tinge to about a pint iind a lialf of water, and in this .boil four or five bruised onions, or garlic, which will answer the'same purpose. Strain off this liquid, ahd with it, when cold, wash with a soft brush any gilding which requires renewing, and when dry it will come out bright anew. In washing very fine muslins, they should be soaked in tepid water in which borax has been dissolved, one tablespoonful of borax to a gallon of water being sufficient. After half an hour they can be rubbed gently in soapsuds made of fine white curd soap, and boiling water then poured over them and left to cool. They should be well rinsed and squeezed rather than wrung out. To preserve the crispness and flavor of green vegetables for salads.throw them in ice water for an hour, then dr* carefully on a soft towel, being careful hot to.bruise-them, and then put in a cold place until wanted. Never mix any sala,d with the dressing until you are ready to serve it. JTse the coldest of dishes to serve it on, and if garnished properly, it is one of the most attractive and wholesome dishes on the table.

THE KITCHEN. Tested Recipes. Oatmeal Gems.—Two cups of the finest oatmeal, two cups milk, two eggs, one tablespoonful butter, one tablespoonful sugar, one salt-spoonful salt. Delicate Biscuit.—One quart of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, half a cupful of best butter, one teaspoonful of sugar, and flour to make a soft dough. Roll an inch thick, and cut out ■ tiny biscuits with a small baking powder can. Bake in a very hot oven. * Foamy Sauce.—Beat the yolks of two eggs and one cupful of powdered sugar well together and set the bowl into boiling water and stir until quite hot, then add the whites beaten stiff; add a small picca’of butter and a- tablespoonfur of branwy or extract after taking from the stovije and serve immediately. Scalloped Cod. —Two cupfuls picked codfish, one cupful drawn butter, with an egg beaten into it, one teaspoonful minced sour pickel, one tablespoonful Worcestershire sauce, fine bread crumbs. Have the drawn butter hot, stir the fish into it, add the pickle and sauce, pour into a buttered baking dish, sprinkle with crumbs, dot with bits of butter,and bake. Raspberry Short-cake.—Rub three tablespoonfuls of butter orolard into a quart of flour sifted with three tablespoonfuls of baking powder, until it is fine, then add milk until it is as soft as it can be rolled out. .Roll it about half an inch thick, and bake. InveiWtlie bottom of the cake for the layer of berries, Rile them on about an inch thick, with bits of butter, dredgo with sugar, and put on them another crust, made and baked like the firsts When cut for serving pour over each piece sweet cream or whipped cream; or, in place of it, use a sauce made by creaming together three times as much sugar as butter, then adding an egg, white and yolk beaten stiff, and then stirring in slowly half a cupful of rich milk.

Mrs. Mackay’s Manifold Waea. Mr. Edmund Yates, understood to be s cockney writer of some note, is the London correspondent of a New York paper, hiajetters consisting principally of society gossip. He recently said that Mrs. Mackay (wife of the millionaire Californian), who resides in grand style in London and Paris, is the object of “cowardly persecutions** Some time ago it was aDeged in a London so* ciety paper that in her early life she had been a washerwoman at a mining camp in California, and her indignation was unbounded. There was some talk then of a libel suit growing out of this newspaper allegation. The recent “cowardly penecuticn,** according to Mr. Yates, consisted of a “fresh batch of type-writtea libels sent broadcast to nearly all of her friends and acquaintances." Probably the atrocious charge that in her younger days she had soaped and scrubbed the soiled’ flannel shirts of the mining population is revived. But Mr. Yates reaUy alarms us about the matter. He says that detectives have been employed, and that “a dew 1 * has been obtained. Then comes the startling announcement that if the clew leads to the offender “a criminal libel case of extraordinary interest on both sides of the Atlantic may be confidently expected.” In mercy Mr. Yates should forbear. On one side of the Atlantic (this side) Mrs. Mackay and her troubles are of as little interest as possible. Nobody cares for Mrs. Mackay, nor for her “cowardly persecutions," nor for her libel suits. Do not cause the echoes of the coming scandal to be heard here, for the disturbance and distraction of our peace of mind!— Chicago Journal. They Both Snored. Hotel Clerk—Good morhing, Colonel, how did you sleep? Colonel—l did sleep some, I suppose, but I was awake most of the night listening to the snoring of the man in the next room. He is a good one at that. He makes more noise than a steam whistle. , Another gentleman approaches. "Hotel Clerk—Good morning, Major, how did you sleep? r ' ' . ' Major—l got asleep occasionally during the night, but there was a fellow in the next room to me who snored as if he was filling a contract to saw forty cords of wood before daylight. At least, that’s the way it sounded. Colonel—That’s just what I had to listen to all night long. What is the number of your room? Major—Number twenty-two. What is the number of yours? Colonel—And mine is'number twentythree. Tableau.— Texas Siftings. In Town and Hamlet. The seeds of intermittent and bilious remit* tent fever germinate and bear evil fruit. No community has altogether escaped it. In populous wards of large cities ba 1 sewerage causes it, and in their suburbs stagnant pools in sunken lots breed it. Therhis at onge a remedy and a means of prevention/ Its name is 'Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, which. is, without peradventure, the most potent antidote in existence to the malarial virus. Fortified with this incomparable, snving specific, miasmatic iaflueSces may be tfiicourjered with absolute impunity. Disorders of the stomach, liver anti bowels, begotten by '.ntasma-t<untod water, or any other cause, saecumo to the beneficent corrective named, and rheumatic, kidney and bladder troubles are surely removable by its use when it irgiven a persistent trial. is The Horse Blew First. A x-eterinary surgeon told his assistant to give a powder to a sick “You take the powder,” he explained, “put it in a tin tube, ogfjn the “horse’s 9 nrouth and blow the po'Wder down his throat.” Not long afterward the assistant came back, looking as sick as people ever get to be, ‘•Did you give the horse the powder?” “1 tried to. I put the powder in the ! tin tube, forced open the mouth, put the tube between his teeth, and “Did you blow the powder down his throat?” “No; I was going to. but the horse blew first, and the powder went down my throat.”— Texas Siftings. HALITS CATARRH CURE is a liquid and is taken acts directly upon the }.lood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Not So Stupid as He Looks. Jane—You seem to be unhappy, Emma. Emma— I have been deceived in my husband. When I married him I supposed that it was not my money but myself that he loved. “And now you have found out that it was not you at all, but only your money he was after.” “Alas! That is what I know now for a certainty.” “Well, there is one consolation for you, and that is that your husband is not as stupid as lie looks.' r <3 A ore mistake perhaps was made when Dr. Sherman named his grbat remedy Prickly Ash Bitters: but it is presumed that at that time all reinedigs for the blood, etc., were called Bitters. Had he called It Prickly Ask “Regulator.” “Curative,” or almost anything but Bitters, it undoubtedly would have superseded till other preparations of similar character. The name Bitters is misleading; it is purely a medicine, and cannot be used a beverage. She Knows the Market. American Novelist (of the realistic school) —Well, Maria, there isn’t a penny in the house, and as for writing, why, I haven’t an idea in my head. Maria—Goodness gracious, Edward, then don’t wait a minute! Sit right down and turn out a novel; you’ll take the country by storm, and make a fortune. — Life. Three Harvest Excursions. The Burlington Route. C.. B. and Q. R. R.. will sell from principal stations on its lines, on Tuesdays, September 9 and 23. and October 14, Harvest Excursion Tickets at Half Rates to points in the farming regions of the West, Southwest and Northwest. For tickets and further information concerning these excursions, call on your nearest C., B. and Q. ticket agent, or address P. S. Eustis, Gen’l .Pass, and Ticket Agent. Chicago, 111. A Considerate Maiden. The Visitor —But why become engaged if you never meant to marry him? In the? Hammock —Because he is so sensitive. You know it mortifies a man much more to be refused than to have an engagement broken.— Life. Xo Opium in Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Cures where other remedies fail. 25c. A stitch In Time must make the old chap feel sew-sew. The Census May Not Please You, But, You Will be Fully Satisfied With Hood’s Sarsaparilla II I ’ ' ; 7 . V ' .

What One Woman Can Do. “My own firm convictian is that /no education can make a writer,” sjhys Amelia E. Barr. “The heart must be hot behind the pen. Out of the abtindance of life and its manifold experiv ences oomes the power to touch life.) Before I lifted the pen I had been half ; over the world. I had been a happy wife seventeen years. I had nursec nine sons and daughters. I had ifrank the widow’s bitter cup. “I had buried aU my children but three. I had passed through a great ' war; been on the frontiers of civilized life in Texas for ten years; as the Scotch say, T had seen humanity in a’ its variorums?” . Its Excellent Qualities Commend to public approval the California liquid fruit remedy. Syrup of Figs. It is pleasir g to the eye and to the taste, and by gently acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, it cleansea the system effectually, thereby promoting the health and comfort of all who use it. Wanted Things Brought to a Climax. “Have you been reading the serial: The Scout of the Sierras, that has been running in my paper?” . , “Yes, I am very much interested in it.j Who is the author?” / “I am the author.” “You are, eh? Well, I want t</ tell you now that unless the hard-hearted adventuress comes to grief and the brave scout rescues and marries the captive maiden pretty soon, I’ll stop njy paper.” —Texes Siftings. Good wives grow fair in the light of their works, •specially it they use S APO LIO. It is a solid cake of Scouring Soap. Try it in your next house-cleaning. , ; A Case for Arbitration. Mrs. Fussy—l wish you would either shave yourself or let your whiskers grow; it is frightful for you to be going around with a week’s beard on your face.. Mr. Fussy—My dear, you make my life a burden. If I shave you say that I look like a dried mummy, and if I don’t you declare in two weeks that I am a wild beast! What's to be done? — Texas Siftings. Mokx diseases are produced using brown and perlumed soaps than by anything else. Why run such risks when you know Dobbins* Electric Soap is pure and [perfect. Dobbins’ prevents hands from chapping. The Man with a Mighty Full. A. —Who is your friend? B. —His name is Mr. Smith. He’s got an awful pull. ~ , “He’s a politician, is he?” , . ‘ “No; he is a dentist. — Texas Siftings. Emerson said: “ There is always room for a man of force.” He had probably met Sullivan in a crowd. — Kinderhook Kotes. Db. Bule's Worm Destroyers are not ffew and untried.. For thirty years they have stood the test of usage, and their large sale is due to merit only. There is talk of lynching the man who evolved this toast: “Our fire-engines, may they be like old maids —ever ready, but never wanted.” ? , Ir they take' the tax off whisky it will go down. The kind they make now shows an occasional disposition to some up. Beecham's Pills cure Billious and Nervous Ills. The balloon that will not go up is not good for ascent. -

PURIFY YOUR BLOOP. But do not use the dangerous alkaline and mercurial preparations which destroy your nervous system and ruin the digestive power of the stomach. The vegetable kingdom gives us the best and safest remedial agents. Dr. Sherman devoted the greater part of his life to the discovery of this reliable and safe remedy, and all its ingredients are vegetable. He gave it the name of Prickly Ash Bitters! & name every one can remember, and to the present day nothing has been discovered that is so beneficial for the BLOOD, for the LIVER, for the KIDNEYS and for the STOMACH. This remedy is now so well and favorably known by all who have used it that arguments as to its merits are useless, and if others who require a corrective to the system would'but give it a trial the health of this country would be vastly improved. Remember the name—PRICKLY ASH BITTERS.) Ask your druggist for it. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS CO., ST. T,onis< Ma Ely’s Cream Balm WILL CUKE® KPATARWYoI CATABBHfaII (Price 50 Cents. I Bf / IK I Apply Balm into each nostril. ELY BBUSm 56 Warren St.. N. Y. tuft’s Pills The dyspeptic, the debilitated, whether from excess of work of mind or body, drink or exposure in MALARIAL REGIONS, will findfTutt’s Pills the most genial restorative ever offered the suffering invalid._ 0L 0 FAT FOLKS REDUCED. " B - Swvmb— Ow Str. When l bewail your ' 5 J| • W tmtaent two nMOths ip I«u ainoc belpleM. V ■?/ \r- Os weighed IM Ibe. My feMaadlMtapaiMAMMl could not do my work. .Z Z \ < ** W ** * ! **P- 1 |OM ,n a»Mh* ( \ \ A / f ] wdtHi! 1 feoiaoweU Ida my work with e»M now. < \ W I f / teaoehaer*.n> NraMiMadallMfteviat withMDMtW 1 ill ’ iwautoyou. 1 will anawcr all kMan with Mm*. MCLUCAS.Mend Sprite Sta.. Qnbaey. ill. OATIFNTRI Dv BaTDka, Spectaliat fcc the earn of Obesity. Km ** *rm CL w.V. tWH, OUcmfto; The“Llttleßeautv”Ass.ooScalefarsl.Do IXpaelt- 14 u. 1.4 lb.. St«l Bearings. Bru. Scoop mil Beam. X —For Housekeepers, Offices or Storm. sWKu!I ——eddffi, S 5 vQ Weight packed.S lbs.Sentby ezprem > I I- A $<15.00 Sewing Machine SIB.OO bwALC A 000-lb. Platform Scale... 15.00 Z-A A $125.00 Top Buggv .... $5.00 *A 2-To. Wagon Scale4o.oo ■FORA Sifts I A Mo. Scale and Stock Rack 55.00 Mfa/ A »<O.OO Read Cartls.oo | A $15.00 Single Harness ... ".50 i A 240-lb. Platform Scale.. 1.00 I Mee U.t Free, CHICAGO SCALE CO.. Chicago, HL New pension law. THOUSANDS NOW ENTITLE® WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ENTITLE®. Address for forms for application and full information WM. AV. DUDLEY, ItATIZ COMMISSIONER OF PKNSIONSL Attorney at Law. Washington, D. C. (Mention this Paper.) i i.' r. lbby CHILI> Il rlN*** <’lll Ll* KEN. Thousands of ►young men and women in this country owe their lives, their health and their happiness to Ridge’s Food, their daily diet in Infancy and Childhood having been Ridge’s Food. 35 cents up. Vy Druggists, WOOLKICII de CO., Palmer, Ma— PENSIONSr«&2t«S Law. Soldiers, Widows. Parents send for blank applications snd information. Patrick O’Farrell, Pension Agent. Washington. P. C. olbcl John w. morris [llalwOlUni Washington, I>. ( . ■ 3 yt« in last war, 15 adjudicating claims, atty KIDDER'S pisnuisrSS™ F~~ REEMAN £ MONEY, Washington. D. CPatkkt. Pension, Claim and Land AttorneysH. D. Money, IO yean member of CongressA. A. freeman. 8 years Asa*t U. 8. Att'y GenPENSIONS —ldaws.nd isfftlreamWlea. I PATENTS SPSulISretmUM, J

Women are not slow to I comprehend. They’re quick They’re alive, and yet it was a man who discovered the one remedy for their peculiar ailments. The man was Dr. Pierce. The discovery was his “ Favorite Prescription ” —the boon to delicate women. Why go round “with one foot in the grave,” suffering in silence—misunderstood—when there’s a remedy at hand that isn’t an experiment, but which is sold under the guarantee tiiat if you are disappointed in any way in it, you can get your money back by applying to its makers. We can hardly imagine a .woman’s not trying it. Possibly it may be true of one or two—but we doubt it Women are ripe for it They must have it Think of a prescription and nine out of ten waiting for it Carry the news to th mi! The seat of sick headache is not in the brain. Regulate the stomach ?and you cure it Dr. Pierce’s Pellets are the Little Regulators.

> WORTH A GUINEA A For BILIOUS & NERVOUS DISORDERS < Such as Wind and Paig in the Stomach, Fullness and Swelling after Meals, (. 1 Dizziness, and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite, ( ? Shortness of Breath, Costireness, Scurvy, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed < ( Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, Ac. / ) THE FIRST DOST WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES. 2 ) BEECHAM'S PIUS TAKEM AS DIRECTED RESTORE FEMALES TO COMPLETE HEALTH. 2 < For Sick Headache, Weak Stomach, Impaired < > Digestion, Constipation, Disordered Liver, etc., 5 $ they ACT LIKE MAGIC, Strr-Tthemng the muscular System, restoring long-lost Com- S ( plexion, bringing back the Aeen edge of appetite, and arousing with the ROSEBUD OF C / HEALTH the whole phusical energy of the human frame. One of the best guarantees / S to the Nervous and Debititefed is that BEECHAM’S PIUS HAVE THE LARGEST SALE OF ) < ANY PROPRIETARY MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. __ \ ) Prenured only by THUS. BEECHAM. St. Helen.. Lancashire. England, f S Sold bi/lyrutnristsgenerc-lly. B. F. ALLEN CO.. 365 and 367 Canal St. ; New York, ) ( Sole Asrentsfor the United .States, who (if your druggist does not keep them) WILL MAIL k 2 evert WATERPROOF COLLAR or CUFF~ ITHAT CAN BE RELIED ON TSTot to Shalit;! JNTot to Discolor! O BEARS THIS MARK. ■fV TRADE mark. NEEDS NO CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT. THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF HOLLAR IN THE MARKET, ■ ID I SO’S REMEDY FOR CATARRH.—Best. Easiest to use. x cheapest. Relief is immediate. A cure is certain. For I Cold iu the Head it has no equal. a a VH JEM I ■ It is an Ointment, of which a small particle is applied to the nostrils. Price, 50c. Sold by druggists or sent by mail. Address E. T. Hazkltink, Warren. Pa. MM UNACQUAINTED WITH THE GEOGRAPHY OP THE COUNTRY, WILL OBTAIN MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM A STUDY OF THIS MAP OF /M ONT Az/jf A V 5 , C 7-- 'V- 4k /i Y wK a Ly Missouri xA- /iTk T . » ! —a LLz — Great J...- N/IFW TEBBY- hmmi p ecLRLNO I ’J 11 E1 P 3 . Jk L* FASO « THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAHO & PACIFIC RAILWAY, Including* main lines, branches and Extensions East and West of we Missouri River. The Direct Route to and from Chicago, Joliet, Ottawa, Peoria, La Salle, Moline, Rock Island, in ILLlNOlS—Davenport, Muscatine. Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Des Moines, Winterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council Bluffs, in lOWA—Minneapolis and St. Paul, in MlNNESOTA—Watertown and Sioux Falls, in DAKOTA—Cameron, St Joseph, and Kansas City, in MISSOURI—Omaha, Fairbury, and Nelson, in NEBRASKA—Atchison, Leavenworth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson, Wichita, Belleville, Abilene, Dodge City, Caldwell, in KANSAS-Kingfisher, El Reno, in the INDIAN TERRITORY—Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, in COLORADO. Traverses new areas of rich farming and grazing lands, affording the best facilities off , intercommunication to all towns and cities east and west, northwest and southwest of Chicago, and to Pacific and transoceanic Seaports. MAGNIFICENT VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS, Leading all competitors in splendor of equipment, between CHICAGO and DES MOINES, COUNCIL BLUFFS and OMAHA, and between CHICAGO and DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS and PUEBLO, via KANSAS CITY and TOPEKA or via ST. JOSEPH. Through Coaches, Palace Sleepers, NEW AND ELEGANT DINING CARS, and FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. California Excursions daily, with choice of routes to and from Salt Lake City, Ogden, Helena, Portland (Ore.), Los Angeles and San Francisco. Fast Express Trains daily to and from all towns, cities and sections in Southern Nebraska, Kansas and the Indian Territory. The Direct Line to and from Pike’s Peak, Manitou, Cascade, Glenwood Springs, and all the Sanitary Resorts and Scenic Grandeurs of Colorado. VIA THE ALBERT LEA ROUTE. Fast Express Trains, daily, between Chicago and Minneapolis and St. Paul, making close connections for all points North and Northwest. FREE Reclining Chair Cars to and from Kansas City. The Favorite Line to Watertown, Sioux Falls, and the Summer Resorts and Hunting and Fishing Grounds of lowa, Minnesota and Dakota. THE SHORT LINE VIA SENECA AND KANKAKEE offers facilities to travel between Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lafayette, and Council Bluffs, St. Joseph. Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and St. Paul. For Tickets, Maps, Folders, ox desired information, apply to any Ticket Office in the United States or Canada, or address E. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN, General Manager. CHICAGO, ILL. Gen’l Ticket & Paw Agent wm. fitch & co., DFNQinNQ PENSION ATTORNEYS of over B 5 yem’ experience. Successfully prose onto -- j 7 ‘ ‘ —r ■.'■- i ' ' . .

I TF YOU WISH I L'II— I GOOD fqimi L ekdJffer-mlfrgfc RKVOLVKR MircbM. one of the calebrated SMITH * WESSON I anna. The fineat email anoa g ever manufactured and th. U# U WWi first choice of all experts. SHE Manufactured in calibres 33. stand 44-loa Binor double action. Safety Hammer leas and Vet model*. Constructed entirely of beat Ity wraaikt Meet, carefolly inspected for woe*, manship and stock, thoyara unrivaled for Saleh, darability and aecaracr. Do not be deceived by cheap malleablo cast-iraa imitatiaaa whitA arwoften aold for the genuine article aad are hat only unreliable, (but dangerous. The SMITH * WESSON Bavolysrs areaU stamped upon th.baa* tela srithfirm’a name, addrem ana dates of pateMa aad are gaaranteed perfect in every detdL Insist upon having the genuine article, aad if yoaa dealer cannot supply you an order senttoadanaa below will receive prompt and careful attenuate. Descriptivecetelofrae and price* furnished upqa SMITH & WESSON, WManttan this paper. Springfield. Mim PENSIONS! The Disability Bill is a law. Soldiers disabled sines the war are entitled. Dependent widows and parsata now dependent whom sons died (rom e&ctsof asms service are included. If r»nyourcljim sne«<JANES TARIIEK Late Commissi oner of Pensions, ■ISIIKTM. I. C. Ask Him! Who? JONES OF BIMHMTM, BINGHAMTON, N. Y. | What T Why on Scales “ He Pays the Freight.” Want to Know few teassiMPsms Jfore to forms sf Stessau i Ift)* to FMswstt, Ms- 11 LBawtosndQfM2toa <■'■srHaps sad haw fo*. SaM^. aBEDICAL sense and nonsenses. M. mu. PVB co- Its East teth fiU New Tot* PENSIONS - Vfofi I ■ Habit. The only rsrbsSa . r'fipw|l l|W| and easy cure. Dr. J. L. J I w ■■■ steohens. Lebanon. Qhla.