Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1874 — Page 4

Rats as Reasoners.

I HEARD the narrative first from the lips of a® old sea Captain—* man of unquestionable veracity—and I have not the slightest doubt of its entire truthfulness, although the reader is not obliged to believe it. I will give it, as nearly as I can remember, in the narrator’s own words : “I sailed from New York for Liverpool, with an assorted cargo,” said the captain, “in a ship terribly infested with rats. I tried ever/plan I comd think off to lessen tMnr number, but all without effect The more I caught the more there seemed to be, till I became almost disheartened and well-nigh resolved to let them alone altogether. “At length one of the sailors suggested a new trap, which struck me as ingenious, and which I thought would be likely to prove efficient Acting under the advice of the old sea-dog alluded to, I took a barrel, which I half-filled with water—then I took the head belonging to the barrel and trimmed it on the edges till it was small enough to fit inside the barrel—across this head I nailed a stick, the ends of which projected about an inch on each side, which ends I had whittled roundthen I bored two holes, one on each side side of the barrel, near the top, and inserted the ends of the stick therein, so that the head, while apparently covering the barrel, swung free of it—now I fasten ed a piece of pork on the exact center of the cover so that it would swing neither one way or the other unless touched on the edges, and my trap was complete. The reader will readily understand that when a rat leaped on the edge of the cov. er, to get at the pork in the center, it would go down with his weight and drop him into the water below, after which it would swing to its former position and be ready for the next customer. “The trap succeeded admirably. On the morning after I first set it 1 counted thirty dead rats in the barrel—fine fat fellows, who had been plundering the ship’s stores till they had swelled to aldermanic proportions. On the second night I caught twenty—on the third night ’ twelve—on the fourta night two—and on the fifth night none at all—and vet strange to say, the pork was gone. I baited it again and again, but each time the pork was gone and no rats toere caught This puzzled me not a little. How could the rodents secure the pork without get ting a free bath » The subject worried me. I called a council of war consisting of the entire crew and officers of the ship, but nobody could suggest a solution oi the mystery, and in the meantime the rate were thicker than ever. My curiosity and my combativeness, were both aroused. I resolved to solve the mystery at any cost I determined to watch. “Accordingly at about seven o’clock one evening, while it was yet light, I took a binnacle light and went down into the hold of the ship where I had fixed my trap. I hung the lamp on a nail and en sconcing myself behind a cask of beef in as easy a position as possible I settled myself to await patiently a solution of the problem which had so puzzled and vexed me. “An hour passed by and yet np sound save the Diash of the waves as they parted from the ship’s bow, and the straining of the cordage fell upon my ears. My eyes had become accustomed to the darkness of the hold, and the ‘dim religious light'thrown by the binnacle lamp made everything around me distinctly visible. “At length a slight scratching noise, followed by a squeak, startled me, and the next moment two grave-looking and obese old rats ran to the cleared space whereon the barrel stood, and snuffling —the air as. they- looked around, began to -reconnoiter. “Seemingly satisfied after a brief investigation that no enemy was at hand, they scampered backhand in the course of some five minutes returned with an army numbering some thirty or forty ol their companions at their back. “I watched with breathless eagerness to see what would follow next. “After apparently consulting together awhile the rats divided themselves into two squads, and one-half remained on one side of the barrel while the other half went round on the other side. Then the party on the side nearest me ascended the side of the barrel one after another each placing his forward feet on the edge of the cover to hold it down, and then the party on the opposite side ascended, surrounded the pork, loosened it from the cover, dragged it to the ground; and then the whole party surrounded it and began greedily to devour it. The mystery was explained, and I concluded that from that time forth it was useless to attempt to circumvent the rodent thieves. Grasping an old belaying pin, which somehow had found its way into the htffd, I let, it fly full force at the crowd, and succeeded in knocking over some three or four of them, but I bothered myself no further about them. ‘When but about two days from port my ship began to leak badly, and al though we had no storm I found it necessary to keep the men at work at the pumps constantly to keep her free. This was a great mystery to me. I could not understand it, nor could any of my officers or crew suggest a possible cause. We reached port in safety, however, and then I had the vessel hauled up for repairs. The caulkers could discover nothing wrong at first. Even the paint on her bottom seemed to be intact, but on a closer examination ft was found that in Pj aces the planking was a mere shell. The rats had gnawed their way downward in spots till they had reached the water, and had left nothing but the laere crest of paint between us and eter- • nity. . Had a storm overtaken us before reaching port, nothing on earth could have kept us from going to the -bottom, for there were many places thfSttgh which a strong man might easily’have/ forced his You may well believe there was not a rat on board that ship when I started on my homeward voyage, for I smothered them with sulphur while the vessel was on the stocks, and took their dead bodies out by the basketful. “To conclude, I may say that I have read natural history not a little, and have heard of and read a great deal concerning animals and their habits. I have known dogs and horses to do wonderful things—l concede the ingenuity of the beaver, the cunning of the lox and the sagacity of the elephant, but I have never yet met with any incident which seemed to have in it so much of reason as the one which I have above narrated ” Francis S. Smith, in N. Y. Weekly.

Hasting to be Rich.

My own observations in mercantile life, of more than a century, have convinced me: - 1. That eagerness to amass property usually robs a man ana his family of much rational enjoyment; tempts to doubtful and disreputable acts; enslaves a man to business and corroding care; injures his disposition and temper; makeshim selfish, unsocial, mean, tyrannical, a bad neighbor, and but a nominal Christian. 2. That it destroys that calmness of mind and that sound judgment which are requisite to success in business; that it tempts men to take hazardous risks which often involve themselves and others in perplexity and ruin; that it leads to suretysnip, which produces inquietude and often, results in bankruptcy. 8. That it leads to neglect of domestic, neighborly obligations; neglect of children, neglect of prayer ana the scriptures, and neglect of one’s health of

4. The men of this description are seldom, if.ever, spiritual Christians, however talkative they may be on the subject of religion, or however lavish they may be in occasional charities; and, on the other hand, 5. Men of modern views, as it respects business, and diligent withal; men of caution, industrv, economy, contentment ; men who are faithful in all the relations of life, as husbands, fathers and church members; men who seek first and habitually the Kingdom of Heaven, and givefreely and cheerfully to good objects, as the Lord prospers them, in obedience to His commands and in faith in His prom ises, are the men who have the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.— Tappan. . 1 t >1

Making Wax Flowers.

Our lady readers will find the imitating of natural flowers in wax a very agreeable amusement for long winter afternoons and evenings. The work is not difficult, and with a little practice ornaments of great taste and beauty can be made. The materials can be obtained for a small sum from any dealer in artist’s materials. Some knowledge of the general form of flowers is of course necessary to begin with, nor should a little artistic skill be entirely lacking. Forms of various leaves, of tin, to be used as patterns, may easily be obtained, but the best imitations of nature we have ever seen were made directly from the natural flower. A handful of blossoms may be purchased from any florist, ami carefully-dissected; then by tracing the shape of leaves, etc., on paper, quite a collection of patterns may be gained. The British Trade Journal says that the best white wax is required for the art—pure, and free from granulation. The consistency may need to be modified, ac cording to the state of the weather, and the part of the flower to be imitated; it may be made firmer and more translucent by the addition of a little spermaceti, while Venice turpentine will give it ductility. In preparing the wax for use, it is melted with Canada balsam, or some kind of fine turpentine, and poured into flat tin molds; these give it the form of quadrangular blocks or slabs about an inch thick. These blocks arc cut into thin sheets or films, in one or other of several different ways—by fixing them flat, with screw and a stop, and slicing off layers with a kind of spoke, shave; or holding a block in the hand, and passing it along a carpenter’s plane, having the face uppermost; or causing the block to rise gradually over the edjre of the mold, smooth edged knife. The coloring of the wax is an important matter, seeing that in some instances the tint must penetrate the whole substance; whereas in others it is better when laid on the surface, as a kind of paint. The choice of colors is nearly the same as for other kinds of artificial flowers, but not in all instances. The white colors are produced by white lead, silver white, and one or two other kinds; for red, vermilion, minium, lake and carmine; for rose color, carmine, following an applicatioirof dead white (to avert yellowish' tints); for blue, ultramarine, cobalt, indigo and Prussian blue; for yellow, chrome yellow, massicot, Naples yellow, orpiment, yellow ocher and gamboge; for green, verdigris, Schweinfurth green, arsenic green (the less of this the better), and various mixtures of blue and yellow. For violet, salmon, flesh, copper, lilac, and numerous intermediate tints, various mixtures of some or other of th 6 colors already named. Most of these coloring BU l )B t ances fire employed in the form oi powder, worked upon a muller and stone with essential oil of citron or lavender aud mixed with wax In a melted state; the mixture is strained through muslin, and then cast in the flat motds already mentioned; or else a muslin bag filled with color is steeped for a time in the melted wax. The material dealers sell these slabs of wax ready dyed, to save the flower-maker from a kind of work which is chemical rather than manipulative. Some flowers require that the wax shall be used in a purely white bleached state, color being afterwards applied to the surface of selected spots. The wax. is, of course, the chief material employed in wax-flower making; but it is by no means the only one. Wire bound round with green silk,tinting brushes and pencils, shapes or stencil patterns, molds and stampers, flock or ground up woolen rag, and many Other implements and materials, are needed.

The. patterns of leaves and petals are made from paper or thin sheet tin, copied frdm the natural objects; and the wax sheets are cut out in conformity with them. Only’ the smaller and lighter leaves are, however, made in this way; those of firmer texture and fixity of shape are made in plaster molds. The patterns are laid on a flat, smooth service of damp sand; a ring is built up round them, and liquid plaster is poured into the cell thus formed. Generally two such (molds are necessary, one for the upper and One for the lower surface of the leaf. Sometimes wooden molds are employed, into which (when moistened to prevent adhesion) the wax is poured in a melted but not very hot state. Occasionally the entire mold is dipped into molten wax, to produce petals and leaves of peculiar size and shape. The stems are made by working wax around wires, with or without an intervening layer of silken thread. By the use of flock, down, yarnishes, etc., the leaves are made to present! glossy surface on one side and a velvety surface omhe other. A singular mode of preparing films of usual thinness is by the aid of a sift al 1 wooden cylinder, like a cotton reel, or rather a ribbon reel; this is dipped and rotated in melted wax until it takes up a thin layer, which layer, when cold, is cut and uncoiled; the difference of smoothness which the two surfaces’ presents fit them to represent the upper and lower suffaces of a leaf or petal. The combination of all these materials into a built up flower is a kind of work not differing much from that exercised in regard to textile flowers.—Scientific American. How To Make Grafting Wax,— Thomas Matteson, McKean C.oiinty, Pennsylvania, writes: “Take two parts mutton tallow, three parts beeswax ;’ melt the tallow first, and put the beeswax and resin into it. When it is all melted, stir it all up and pour it into cold water and work it over. If there are lumps in it, mash them with your thumb and finger. The /longer you work it the more sticky it grows. When it begins to stick to vour hands put some tallow on them. Work it till it is all sticlq? as you want it. Put in a tin pan with a cover to it, and it will keep for a number of years. I think it is as good ag,sticking salve to put on any sores. Some people put in more tallow than they put in resin or beeswax, to make it softer to work in cold weather; but if there is too much tallow in it, it will meit and run out in warm weather. I have had about forty years’ experience in grafting, and used a number of sorts of grafting wax. Some people put in hot Water, and make more trouble than there is need of I wet my finger with my tongue, and don’t find any ..difficulty in putting the wax on.. I put a little wax on the end of the graft.”. - A remedy for catarrh, effective in some cases, consists of equal parte of finely-pul-verized borax and white sugar used as snUff. Another simple remedy is snuffing up warm salt water—a teaspoonful of WCto a plot of water. i y

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Bago Gruel.—Take three tablespoonfuls of sage and wash in cold water; thenadd one quart of boiling hot milk and’ boil for twenty minutes; sweeten and flavor -with lemon peel, or a tablespoonful ofbrafldy. » • Tapioca Jelly.—W’ash a teacupful of tapioca—soak it for three hours in cold water—turn oft the water and pour over it one quart of boiling water. Add the grated peel of onelemon; sweeten to taste, and boil for one hour. Linen that is placed immediately after being ironed near the stove or in the hot sun is stiffer when dry than if it is permitted to dry slowly. It is a good plan to lay collars and small articles on a waiter, and then set them on a kettle or other support on the stove till they are quite dry. An excellent cement; we read, may be made from rice flour. It is only necessary to mix the rice flour intimately with cold water and gently simmer it over a fire, when it readily forms a delicate and durable cement. When made of the consistence of plaster, models, busts, relievos, etc., may be formed from if. Thick, greasy hair should be well and repeatedly washed, and dried by friction with warm towels and by fanning. Do not scrape the scalp with a fine comb, but gently remove the loose dandruff with a soft brush. Avoid puncturing the scalp with hair pins, and do not confine the heat of the head by wearing dead hair, jute, or any other abominable contrivance. As soon as any soreness is felt in the ear, .let three or four drops of the tincture of arnica be poured in, and the orifice be filled with a little cotton to exclude the air, and in a short time the uneasiness is forgotten. If the arnica is not resorted to until there is actual pain, then the cure may not be as speedy, but just as certain, although it may be necessary to repeat the operation. It is a sure preventive against gathering in the ear, which is the usual cause of earache.— Exchange. Treatment of Gold Fish.—ln cases where gold fish are kept in vessels in rooms, etc., they should be kept in spring water. This will require to be changed according to the size of the vessel or the number of fish kept therein, but it.is not well to change the water too often. A vessel that will hold a common sized pail of water, two fish may be kept in by changing the water once arfbrtnight, and so on in proportion. If any food is supplied them, it should be a few crumbs of bread dropped in the water once or twice a week. Borax— fok in theHedical Record cites a number of cases in which borax has proved a most effective remedy in certain forms of colds. He states that in sudden hoarseness or loss of voice in speakers and singers, from colds, relief for an hour or so, as by magic, may be often obtained by slowly dissolving and partially swallowing a lump of borax the size of a garden pea, or about three or four grains, held in the mouth ten minutes before speaking or singing. This produces a profuse secretion of the saliva, or “watering” of the mouth and. throat—probably restoring the voice or tone to the dried vocal cords, just as “wetting” brings back the missing notes to a flute when it is too dry. Skillful French cooks have discovered, it is said, 365 methods of cooking eggs. Surely American ingenuity should be able to devise something near, an equal number of different w-ays of cooking apples—a kind of fruit which is healthful, appetizing and nourishing. There are scores of recipes for making apples into puddings, pies, tarts, cake and preserves; for mingling them with flour, etc-, and forming thus very agreeable compounds; but perhaps there is no more palatable way of serving apples on the table than by baking them, and adding sugar and cream when they are eaten. Each family can easily choose its favorite method of cooking apples; but in some form they will be round a most desirable substitute for preserves, sw-eetmeats and other condiments. The first office of food is to supply the wear and tear of life, and to build up the body of animals when they are growing. Growing animals naturally appropriate a larger portion of the-nutriment given to them than other animals whose growth has ceased. A full grown animal requires about the same amount of daily food to maintain it in store order as would,have served to keep it growing up to about the period-of full growth, which suggests the inexpediency of delay when that stage has been reached. While the work of building up the body is going on the material employed is rigidly economized and devoted to the object of enlargement,Tfhd when 411 the parts Of the body have gained growth one source of profit to the feeder is at once closed. It is always desirable that young animals which are expected to get through the business of their lives in less than two years, and to keep in good health so as to make the best use of their time, should be kept in spacious apartments.—W. Y. Herald.

Working Cattlc—Yokes and Bows.

With working cattle, one of the most important requisites is that they be as well housed and fed as you would horses. It is true they need not be blanketed, neither need they be fed so much concentrated food as horses, but good care and feeding pays as well with work oxen as horses. Another point for consideration is the desirability of yokes as compared with harness. While we concede the value”!)!' harness for the wagon, the yoke has so many advantages in other directions, as in logging, plowing, etc., that we think it will not be soon superseded. The proper shape, length-and construction, therefore, of the yoke is of importance. For medium-sized oxen, the whole length of the yoke should be three and one-half feet; the distance between the bow-holes inside should be twenty inches; the distance between the outside and inside bow-holes six and one-half inches. This would give as the distance from outside to outside of the bow-holes thirty-three inches, leaving four and one half inches on each side of the yoke beyond. The bows, as to length, must be proportioned to the neck of the oxen, being somewhat oval in form, the swell about one-half of the way between the bottom of the yoke and the bottom of the bows, or where Jhe ox’s shoulder’s come; the bows When formed to lie not.l ess than one and a Jialf inches thick. The staple and ring should be placed in a direct line with the holes for the bows and equi-distant bet ween the inside holes, unless one of the oxen is much the stronger, when it must be varied so that the weaker animal may have the longer end of the yoke. The proper form for a yoke cannot be described in words. The'workman must get a good model to work from. Yellow birch, beech or maple make good heavy yokes; for ordinary work, basswood (linden) is both easily worked and makes a good light yoke. If thoroughly. oiled after being made, and this be repeated occasionally, it will last indefinitely. With basswood, six inches should be allowed from outside holes to end of yoke. When a yoke is to be made for particular, animals, a good rule is t<x stand them squarely together and so that their bellies are six inches apart. Then the distance from outside to outside of the necks is the distance between the outside holes; the inside holes to be at such a distance inside ui to give free play to fbe neck

without; allowing it to twist under the yoke. The bows are made by first forking out strips of hickory or elm to the proper size, leaving a strip of bark on the outer edge; then steaming the wood thqroughly in a box made for the purpose, and then bending, while hot, round a form cut for the purpose, in a block of wood, say the stump of a tree, ami properly securing them there until set. We should never advise the farmer to make his own yokes or bows where it is possible to buy them, since they are far more perfectly made than can be done with' the tools usually at hand to the farmer or village blacksmith. Both yokes and bows are now easily procured at the agricultural stores in Our large towns and cities. There are many places, however, where yokes and bows cannot be procured, and in this case it is well to know how to make them. This can be done by any one handy with tools, having a pattern to work from. It will not be out of place in conclusion to say that in training steers they must be taught to submit quietly to be yoked and unyoked. It may take sometime and require some patience, and a judicious feeding as a reward, but the driver will be well satisfied in the end, when either steer will come at the Word to be yoked or harnessed. Another point is to make them work equally well on either side, and in this there is no trouble. A yoke of one-half or three-quarters bred Devons, that are well matched for activity, will do fully as much work at plowing, dragging and other like work as an ordinary team of horses, and are worth fully as much money; nay, more, for when unfit for work they may be fattened for the butcher .and will bring fully three-quarters of their original working value.— Rural. —Cleansing Clothes. —Dissolve Two pounds of soap in three gallons of water as hot as the hand can bear. To this add one tablespoonful of turpentine and three of aqua ammonia, the mixture to be well stirred. Soak the linen clothes ia this two or three hours, taking care to keep the boiler tightly closed. Then wash and. rinse tn the usual way. Add for the second use of the preparation, half as much turpentine and ammonia as at first. Both of these possess strong detersive qualities without any injurious effect. The smell of both will disappear by the time the Clotbeswre dry. The use of this mixture makes-rubbing on the board unnecessary and will not remove the color from calicoes.— Seto York Tribune. Hannaford & Thompson, Subscription Book Publishers, Chicago,-have in press- an ••xnaustive History of the FarmEi:-’ Move ment, by Hon. J. Periam, Editor Western Rural, one of our ablest and best known agricultural writers. Its title is The Groundswell. It will be the standard work on Granges, Clubs, etc., and is certain tn prove & great hit. Book Agents, and Farmers especially, should read the publishers’ advertisement. It is bound to sell. —lt is stated that an excellent way to purify rancid lard, is to try it over in a kettle with about one pound of raw, sliced potatoes to every five or six pounds of lard. The potatoes seem in some way to absorb whatever gives the lard an impure taste, and leave it clean and sweet. Don’t Tamper with a Cold.— Perhaps in the whole category of diseases to which humanity is susceptible, the cough is most negleeted’in its early stage. A simple cough is generally regarded as a temporary affliction — unpleasant and nothing more; but to those who have paid dearly for experience, it is the signal for attack for the most fearful of all diseases —Consumption. A cough will lead to con sum; i tioi i—if not checked—so sure as the rivulet leads to the river, yet'it js an eaayinemy to thwart, if met by the proper remedy. Aden’s Lvng Balsam is the great cough remedy of the age, and it hascarued its reputation bv merit alone. Solti by all good druggists.

Scientific and Safe Treatment.

When applied with Dr. 'Tierce’s Nasal Douche and accompanied with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as constitutional treatment, Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy produces perfect cures of the worst cases of Catarrh and Ozaeha of many years’ standing. This thorough course of medication constitutes the only scientific, rational, safe and successful manner of treating this odious disease that has ever been offered to the afflicted. So successful has it proven that the proprietor has long offered a standing reward of SSOO for a case' of Catarrh which he cannot cure. INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE. Tnos. J. Bishop, of South Brooklyn, N. Y., writes that his wife had suffered since a child with Catarrh until it had resulted in what eminent physicians pronounced Consumption; that she has used Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, and they have worked wonders with her case. STEALING OUB THUNDER. People should beware of those impostors .who not only try to imitate Dr. Pierce’s ’Family Medicines hut also copy his original style of advertising, by offering various sized rewards for cases of Catarrh and other diseases which - they cannot ejire. Those who do not possess sufficient intelligence to enable them to write an original advertisement are not likely to have made great and valuable discoveries in medicine. Look out for them.

MedicAi, Advertising.—The medical profession are outspoken in their denunciation of the system of medical advertising, and declare that any medicine that is advertised is a fraud. 'How- thoroughly inconsistent and unfair is such an argument. The men who are so loud in their criticisms, are those who aflttrtite themselves as medical Havans by ostentatious display; splendid residences with massive fast horses and mostlytarriages. Dr. J. Walker, of California, an old practitioner, respected alike for his -skilland conscientious- independence, dares to differ; and having discovered in his Vinegar Bitters a purely herbalistic medicine, free from all spirituous poisons —a wonderful specific tor numerous disorders, advertises the same for the relief of his fellow man, and is borne out in his declarations of its many virtues by thousands of invalids,who are being cured of disease by its use’ . 27

M E understand that the whooping-cough is quite pi evalent in the towns around us; but that no cases have proved fatal. Some families use nothing but Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. Our Doctor, however, says a little .ipecac, to produce vomiting, would be an advantage. There are more than one thousand different kinds of pills in the United States. Some of them are worthless and injurious, others are good and beneficial. Old Dr. Parsons’invented the best anti-bilious pill we ever saw or heard of. They are now sold under the name - of Parsons' Purr/aiwe Pills.

The Little Corporal for February isont, and, of coarse, the number lean excellent one—good original stories, poetry, etc., and attractive and appropriate illustrations. Every sub scriber to this handsome monthly who pays $1.50 for one year, or SI.OO for six months, will have a choice of either of the beautiful chromo premiums, “Writing to Papa,” or the pair of chromos, “Mother’s Morning Glory” and “Little Runaway.” The chromos are mounted, ready for framing, and sent post paid, without extra charge. Address John E. Miller, Publisher. Chicago, Godey.—“A Happy Party” is the title of a handsome steel plate in the February number of Godey's lady's Book, representing a company of young folks enjoying themselves on the ice. The other embellishments are a beautiful colored fashion plate, a Valentine engraving and a large extension-sheet of the latest fashions, besides numerous illustrations in the Work Department. Speaking of the beautiful chromo—“True to Nature’’—given to each subscriber to this magazine, the Thißidel'phia North American says: “When the Book began, the most sanguine hope could not have anticipatedso much merit in » preijiium picture, and it is very encouraging that

the possibility is reached." Published by L. A. Godby, Philadelphia, Paat $3.00 per year; four copies SIO.OO, and the chromo to each subscriber. • Thirty Years’ Experience of an. Old Nurse. Maa. Winslow’s Boonmro Bravr is the prescription of one of the beat Female Physicians and Nurses tn the United States, and has been used for thirty yean with never-falling safety and success by millions of mothen and children, from the feeble Infant of one week old to the adult. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind colic, regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health, and comfort to mother and child. We believe It to be the Best and Surest Remedy In the World In all cases of DYSENTERY and DIARRHIEA IN CHILDREN, whether it arises from Teething or from any other cause. Full directions for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine unless the fac-aimlle of OUIHIS & PERKINS la on the outside wrapper. SOLD BY ALL MXDICINX DeALBRS. . Children Often Look Pale and Sick From no other cause than having worms In the stomach. ’ <7 BROWN’S VERMIFUGE COMFITS will destroy Worms without injury to the child, being perfectly white, and free from all coloring or other Injurious ingredients usually Used In worm preparations. CURTIS & BROWN. Proprietors, No. 215 Fultonstreet, New York. Sold by Druggists and Chemists, and Dealers In Medicines, a Twenty-five Cents a Box. Tlie Hout hold Panacea and Family Liniment la the best remedy in the world for the following complaints, vlzz Cramps in the Limbs and Stomach. Pain in the Stomach, Bowels or Side, Rheumatism In all Its forms. Bilious Colic, Neuralgia, Cholera, Dysentery, Colds, Flesh Wounds, Bums, Sore Throat,Spinal Complaints, Sprains and Bruises, Chills and Fever. For Internal and External nse. Its operation is not only to relieve the patient, but entirely remove the cause of the complaint. It penetrates and pervades the whole system, restoring hcalthy actlon to all its parts, and quickening the blood. The Household Panacea is Purely Vegetable and All-Healing. Prepared by CURTIS & BROWN, No. 215 Fulton street, Now York. For sale by all Druggists. Best ant. oldest Family medicine.—Nartford's Liver Invigoj-alor— a purely Vegetable Cathartic and Tonic— for Dyspepsia. Constipation, Debility Sick Headache, Billons Attacks, and all derangements of Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Ask your Druggist to' it. Beware of imitation*.

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS, n please say you saw the advertisement In thia paper. Cure for Coisiiwif, Bronchitis, Asthma, and Croup. As an Expectorant it has No Equal. It la composed of the active principles of roots and plants, which arc chemically extracted, so as to retain all their medical qualities. jiLffl’S LM BILBAM. I -.-—l—. This Great Medicine was First Offered Fcr Sale Ten Years. Ago, Its good qualities were soon made known at home, and very soon Ils fame was noised far and near : now it is sola in nearly every drug store in the United States. No similar medicine stands higher with the people. It is well known on the Pacific coast, and even from Australia large orders are received for It. And throughout Canada It is well and favorably known, ana sold everywhere. - Ministers and Public Speakers, Who are so often afflicted with throat diseases, will find a sure remedy in this Balsam. Lozenges and Wafers sometimes give relief, but this Balsam, taken a few times, will insure a permanent cure. Will all those afflicted with Coughs or Consumption give thia Balsam a fair trial? They will be pleased with the result, and confess that the SURE REMEDY IS FOUND AT LAST, a What the St. Louis Journal has to say t Read and Reflect.—To such as may desire a remedy for this curse of humanity. Consumption. Allen’s Lung Balsam gives the anchor of hope. Allen’s Lung Balsam has been tried oy thousands, who give evidence, not only by writing testimonials, that they have been cured, but by their physical appearance. The recommendations this valuable remedy has received from those who know the good it has done for them, place Alien’s Lung Balsam In the front rank of the healing and life-restoring remedies of this century. CAUTIOJf.—Be not deceived. Call for ALLEN’S LUNG BALSAM, and take no other. garDlrections accompany each bottle. J. N. 11 ARRIS & Co., Cincinnati, 0.. Proprietors. For Sale by all Medicine Dealers. CONSUMPTION .A-ixca. Its Cure. WILLSON’S Caibolated Cod Liver Oil Is a scientific combination of two well-known med, clues. Its theory is first to arrest the decay, then -build up-the system. J’by.s’clans find the doctrine For rect. The really startling cures performed by Wttl son’s Oil are proof. Carbolic Acid ponUtnelg arrest* Decay. It Is the most powerful antiseptic In the known world. F.n taring Into the circulation, It at once grapples with corruption, and decay ceases. It‘purifies the sources of disease Cod Litter Ollis Mature's best assistant in resisting Consumption. Put up in large wedge-shaped bottles, bearing the inventor’s signature, und is sold by the, best Druggists. Prepared by J. 11. WILLSON, 83 John St., New York. „ (HI’RLBUT&EDSALL.CinCAGO WesTbsx Autst 1 RICHARDSON ft CO.; Sr. Louis. rW»HTHEOrCTfIR ls A PURE black tea. the Green Tea flavor. War ranted to suit all tastes. For sale everywhere. A nd for sale wholeonl£hy the Great Alantic & Pacific Tea C0.,35and37 Vesey street,N, Y% P.O. Box 5506. *■*’ Send for Thea-Nectar Circular ■ITA AITW SHO™ EAlLtoxead DR. 11l 11 I ill L* A - G * OLIN’S great work, 111 9 f ■E |w | a “Thirty Years Among the 11 V VAbJw A filleted.” Thousands saved from an early death. Thirtv Lectures, especially to Gentlemen, in book form, delivered before the CHICAGO MEDICAL INSTITUTE. Price 25 cts., postpaid. Office, 68 Randolph St., Chicago. Consultation free. Call or write. Pleasant home for patients. PAYING EMPLOYMENT For all having spare time,in selling our Newßook. Xo fancy or transient work, but a necessity to all classes of people, actually saving money to buyers. Book Agents seeking something useful and fast-selling, aud all having any spare time for pleasant work, without risk, write at once for complete 16-nage descriptive circular and liberal terms to F. A. HUTCHINSON & CO., Chicago, 111. SEWING MACHINES CHEAP. A. W. PERCY & CO., Chicago, 111., are selling all kinds of First-class Sewing Machines at about half-price. They repaid, japan, silver-plate and refurnish sewing machines in nest manner. Late Improvements putln old machines. Send stamp for circulars. THE GOLDEN EGG For Agent.. Large Income guaranteed. Enclose stamp for circular. K. Allison, 113 Chambers Street, N. Y. (3*o E PER DA Y Commission or S3O a week Sab Chit) ary, and expenses. We offer It and will pay it. Apply now. &. Webber dt Co., Marlon, Q. MOO Invests. .n Wall-rt. W M iif IJj g 11 i.ten .cads t<» a fortune. No EB Jrisk.:<’-puge pamplil' tfree. Vab mine Tumhrblgvw Cc K^-IFinlWßankers aud Brokers. 39 Wail-si, N.Y DR. WHITTIER, 12-ncest engaged, and mos t snecesatul rnpUctau of th. MW Consultation or pejnphlet free. Call or write, IOtIITQ Send 25 CU. for sample of greatest MUEH IO novelty and be-t selling article In this country. 300 per cent, profit. Now or never. H. W. WAVERbEY, 77 & 79 Jackson St., Chlcago.lll. A II V sending us the address of ten persons, with It HU I cts-will receive a beautiful Chromo anS n 11E instructions how to get rich, post-paid. CW» UNt Abeefiy Co.. 108 South Bth St-, Phlla., Pa. * Sv P" for a full course of Telegraph!ng, whef lln taken withJRUSIXESS COURSE. Fot • a ■ circulars address Jones Commercial Col AV lege, St. Louis, Mo. Open Day and Night UAN E V Made ratdelu with Stencil & Key Check lYlw R E I Outfit -Catalogues,samplesand'Mrpartlcnhirs mrx. S. M. Spexcsn, 11, Hanover St.. Boston Send statue to Army Rxcobd, Aurora, HL, for sample copy of best soldiers’ paper in the world. QTOCK. POULTRY, SEEDS. PLANTS, O die. See Delude Journal, Chambersburg, Pa. ft 1 £ per day. LOGO Agents wanted. Bsnd stamp ©la wa. a. jJlaui* co., sl mo>

ORIENT SAFETY LAMPS. These Absolutely Non-Explosive Metal Lamps Have within the last few years become se universally known that a full description la unnecessary. I | J Why is this Lamp Safer than Other so-called |b I Safety Lamps? This question, bo often asked, ia easily answered. The Orlent Safety Lamp Is the only lamp which has —-J U MW* The FULLE R PATENT DOUBLE JOINT above the surface of the oil, which prevents the possibilityof being Injured by accident, or of leaking. This u a ]g o (he only lamp which uses Fuller’s Patent Safety Wick Chamber ' or t u,H ’ —* 11C OU, .V device yet discovered which prevents ' i tlie Are from getting into the body of the lamp, thus i rendering it 3k ABSOLUTELY NON-EXPLOSIVE These lamps are compact, simple and substantial, and adapted to all domestic uses, the FAKLOR, the DRAWING-KIN>M, the HALL, the BED CHAMBEB the KITCHEN. ’MMMSMMBHMMmuuiujiiiiiiiiiiiiiliuUllMlUfc They are also adapted to Stores, Hotels, Factories, E B™ is Shops, Churches, Halls, Ac., FITTING ALL THE JMSji GAS and KEROSENE CHANDELIERS, BRACKETS, UffllMlhlijlPENDANTS, Ac., in use. They w are finished in the ' most elegant aud substantial manner. Our lampe ' JMMiliiwßT », with bronze figures, for parlor use, arc the most elab11^g orate and beautiful in design and finish ever manufaeI lured in this or any other country. They are as Clean and Easily Managed As a common glass lamp, and the light is Intensely Brilliant, Pure, and Steady. As further evidence of the popularity of the Orient Safety’ Lamps, we submit the following editorials from the many,'we have leceivcd: Fixmi Moore’s Rural New Yorker, Nov. 11,1871. “Since the Introduction of petroleum oils and fluids, many attempts have be<n me de to produce a lamp which will eficctu- ~ ~ uHy slop the terrible dt stftfctlon of lifownd property caused by theej-plodibi/und break ng ot (ilcM lamps. 4 “A lamp, to meet universal demand aud give satisfaction. mur<t be capable of burning, a Ith safety, allKindsrf oil. good nnd bad. it mvsLbe made of metal, without seam, joint or soltTer, bo that It cai never break or leak. It must be simple, but Hcientifieal'y constructed, and so nicely finished as to be sa well as and must pe sold at a price within ihe reach of ell. Such is the Orient Safety JjAMP, manufactured by Wallace & Sons.” From American Agriculturist, April 1,1873. “Kecently we have tried a new lamp, called the Orient, and several weeks’ trial has failed to show* any fault, in It. Tnc Jainp is a naat pattern, as shown in the engraving. The flame is pleasant, bright and steady, and the lamp is not a rapid consumer of oil. We do not see now any one can get a better return in light from the amount of oil consumed than from the Orient, manufactured by Wallace & Sons. ” _ From the New York Independent, April 10,1873. We have been exceedingly well pleased with the light given us by a pretty Orient Safety Lamp, manufactured by Wallace & Sons, New 1 ork. It has a metal bowl with partition inside, so constructed that if overturned or accidentally upset (though filled with kerosene), it will not explode, and the oil cannot get on fire. The Wick is circular, also the Glass Chimney, and with the shade on it gives a most pleasant and brilliant light. It seems to us just the thine for families to use who are not supplied with gas, and it is, as far as we have seen, the cheapest of the various lamps which ice believo to be safe. i _ ———. From Hearth and Home, February 8,1873. “Good Light.—We have used, in this office and elsewhere, for more than a year past. Orient Safety Lamps, manufactured by Wallace & Sons. They are safe, simple in construction, easily managed, well made, give an excellent light—in short, are Juul the lamp we like, and are glad to recommend.” Make SIO sl Day s:six*x.xvrcsr *x*zxxiaDEi Lamps. AGENTS WANTED In every Coiinty In the United States. For terms, etc., address t WALLACE & SONS, 89 Chambers Street, N. Y.

NEW SCHEME OF EASY PAYMENTS FOR MASON & HAMLIN CaM(f)oiw The MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN COMPANY have arranged a new system, under which they now offer their welt known Organs For Rent, with Privilege of Purchase, at prices and oh terms extraordinarily favorable. Payments may run through one to *our years. All Rent which has been paid allowed and deducted on Organs purchased and paid for within one year. An Organ may be returned, after six months at cost of only reasonable rent, if for any reason it is not wanted longer. If an Organ be retained and rent paid four years, it becomes the property of the party hiring, without further payment. Organs will be rented on this plan to any part of the country accessible to our warerooms or agencies. Only knowledge of the unrivaled excellence of our organs, and practical experience that they will be found so attractive in use that scarcely any of them will ever be returned, warrant this offer to supply them on such terms. of Renting, oontaining full particulars, with descriptions of Styles, Rent s and Prices; also, Illustrated Catalogues and Testimonial Circulars, sent Free. Address, Mason & Hamlin Organ Gfc Boston. New York, or Chicago.

MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL The Standard Liniment of the United States. IS .GOOD FOR Burns anil Scalds, Rheumatism, Chilblains, Hemorrhoids or Piles, Sprains and Bruises, Sore Ripples, Chapped Hands, Cak ed Breasts, Flesh Wounds, Fistula, Mange, Frost Biles, Sparins, Sweeney, E-rtemal Poisons, Scratches or Grease, Sand Cracks, Stringhalt, Windgalls, Galls of all kinds. Foundered Feet, Sit fast. Ringbone, Cracked Heels, Poll Evil, Foot Rot in Sheep, Bites of Animals, Roup in Poultry, Toothache, Fame Back, g’e, <ffl. Large Size tl.oo. Medium 50c. Small 25c. Small Size for Faintly Use, 26 cents. The Gargling oil has. been in use as a liniment since 1833. All we ask is a fair trial, but be sure ami follow directions. Ask yournearest Druggist ordeaierin Patent Medicines for one of our Almanacs, and read what the people say about the Oil. The Gargling Oil is for sale by all respectable dealers throughout the United States and other countries. Our testimonials date from 1833 to the present, and are unsolicited. We also manufacture Merchant’s Worm Tablets. We deal fair and liberal with all, and defy contradiction. Manufactured at Lockport, N. Y„ U. S. A., by Merchant’s Gargling Oil Co., JOHN HODGE, Secretary. , n. Attention, Agents! Ready for Agents, the GROUNDSWELL ; a History tub FARMERS’ MOVEMENT, By Hom. J. Perum. Editor Western Rural. The People versus Monopoly; Farmers' Clubs, Grange*, etc.: Transportation and Other Grievances; What has been Aovomplished ; ifon* yet,and How to Do it; Industrial Education; Railroad Kights and Wrongs; Livft 06 Prominent Leader*; eto;. etc. 100 Engravings; Original Portraits, etc. Loir in Price. Farmers, Book Agents, Ladies, and Others, Wa'utcd to Sell this Great Work. Send for Terms, Territory* ®te.. at once. Address, HANNAFORD A THOMPSON. Publishers, 193 ,F. Wosh u Str. ( hicftgo. CAUTION pushed Do not be Imposed on. —Mr. Pcrrain s work ia lull and aacthorjUatcvc. None other is, CINCHO-QUININE is as effectual a remedy FOR FEVER & AGUE as the SiSphate in thesame doses, while It affects the head less, Is more palatable and much cheaper. Send for descriptive Circular with Testimonials of Physicians from all parts of the country. 63?“ Sample packages for trial, 25 cents. Prepared by BILLINGS, CLAPP & CO.. Chemists, Boston, Mass. New York Office, 8* 9 College Place. One man just cleared SOO In 4 days, sellingthe COM PL.ETE DOMESTIC BIBEK, just oat. N«W fits and takiso features. 800 Engravings. superior piper, zxosts every way and sells quick. Big te iuts s o Agents. Outfit Free. Fo» full particulars address dUckbuni Bros., Pubs., 171 Grlswold-st, Detroit, Mich. SretJ E ACJI WEHK. Agents wanted. Partlcn- © I is lars free. J. Wosth A Co., St. Louts, Mo. bnniz AAFiiT£* ett>>eb s' M >? sk &be ß t Kl|||K AUER I O terms. Send for circulars UVUn ol ‘•Cyclo.wdla of Things W.rth

isg Dr. J. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters are a purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly from the nati’. e herbs found on the lower ranges of tue Sierra Nevada mountains of California, the medicinal properties of which are extracted therefrom without the use of Alcohol. The question is almost daily asked. “ What is the cause of the unparalleled success of Vinegar Bitters?” Our answer is, that they remove the cause of disease, and the patient recovers his health. They are the great blood purifier and a life-giving principle, a perfect Renovator and Invigorator of the system. Never before in the history of the world bos a medicine boeu compounded possessing the remarkable qualities of Vineoar Bitters in healing the sick of every disease man is heir to. They are a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic, relieving Congestion or Inflammation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious Diseases. The properties of Dr. Walker’s Vinegar Bitters are Aperient, Diaphoretic, Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter-Irritant, Sudorific, Alteratire, and Anri-Bilious. . ■ . . K. H. MCDONALD & CO., Druggists and Gen. Agfa., Son Francisco, Californio, and cor. of Washington and Charlton Sts., N. Y. Sold by all Druggists and Dealers. HOMES IN THE_NEAR WEST! Better Lands at Cheaper Prices than can be fetind elsewhere. A choice out of 1,500,000 acres, on the lines of the Chicago & Northwestern and lllluolsCetf tral Railways,in lowa. Averageeredit price $5 and $0 per acre. Title clear. No fever and ague. For Land-Exploring Tickets, or a Map and Guide giving full descriptions, prices, terms, or any Information, Callon or address JOHN B.CALHOUN, I * tn CoMMiasiONBB lowa R»,i trad Laiw Co Orricks,VOlundolph-st,Chicago.*, tcuai nsplds.ia. >oWoiisEiioLTM®“ THE BEST DOLLAR WTBtY. - v Ma r> A DAY MADE BY CAN vk IDA VI K vASKING for this MagaftO T 0 MO te’ h °r^ n o! tBI4thVoFTHE YOSEMITE VALLEY, 14x20 Inches, in 17 OU Colors. Masrnzine, one year, with Mounted Chr0m0....52 00 Magazine, one year with Unmounted Chromo 1 50 Magazine, alone, one year 1 00 Examine Our Cluhblnu and Premium Lists. Two FirettClass Periodicals for the Price of One. We solicit Experienced Canvassers and others to send at once for terms and Specimen Magazine. Address S. E. SHUTES, Publisher. 41 Park Row. N. Y, City, or Newburgh, N. Y. CRtin per < * iv ■ Agents wanted 1 All classes 4>vr LU 4>£U of working people, of either sex, young or old, make more money at work for us in their spare moments, or all the time, than at anything else. > Particulars freq. Address G. Stinson A Co., Portland, Maine. INSTANT RELIEF and A CT LI ■■ A Radical Cure tbr the nO I si IVI A Immediate relief guaranteed by iwlngmy Asthma remcdy. IsuHered U years, not lying down for weeks at a time, but am now entirely cured. Sent by mail on receipt of price, SI ner box. Ask yqnr Druggist for It. CHAS. B. HURST, Rochester, Beaver Co., Pa.

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@»FXTFRMINfIHHS INSECT POWDER FOR Rats, Mice; Roaches, Ants, Bod-bnvs, Moths, Ac. J.F. HENRY, CCRRAX A CO., N. Y, Sole Agents. DR. WHITTIER, Longest engaged, and mo* t snccewfal Physician of the age. Consultation orpampirfet free. Call or write. AT I AftT w e have foundioftethlngNTW for R I Ls? V I agents. It will sell better than anyth Ing you ever handled. Samples 25c. EUREKA MANUFA JT UR’G CO-445 Clark or 114 Madison St. .Chicago Da * gu a r*nt®ed > ' r^ r ®Z5weHA u « c A. N K. - 442-11. P. fTHIB PAPER U Printed wim uamtoturea JL by O. B. KANE A CO.. 131 Dearborn St, Chicago fit sals by A. N. Kmovv, IT Jackson BU, cw««<?