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StrviiiS Fruit
U1" or itself, then to vjfrtriis'am
tnal until it -eta thin pintiidfcrei.it frohi
loss i of flesh and sttenjxll'iUt is qnit
probable that the hi&ianJ t&ciety would
1X3 ft".er j,im ytHh nroje&y deserved
imniehment. Yet tkitt is precisely what
thousands of furm . (e Itloius with
tiieic fruifworclmrds?8a'Meed Time
mid Harvest. Like the uif&l. the tree
is chained to one localiy,f and cannot
fro abroad for foodj but fortunately it
has no sense of sufferi or at least
none that we can rtpprecfrife. And yet
even for a tree thers mmba something
ftKin to pain in the procf Mof slow star
vation the seeking' by i i&ansted root
lets of food that cannotJ,b found. It
takes an enormous ami.urit of various
manures to form fruits nid eeds. The
leaypartof the tree m ; F fnoatly come
from carbonic and ?as pi the atmos
phere, but the stone fru fsfneed a great
deal of . potash. Ornpea wd pears re
qmro considerable amf J rfts of phos
phates in addition. Tlpre is perhaps
no place on the farm iwere a good
dressing of manure will io)rrcw.:j good
than m an old apple ore vd where the
trees seem to be running' out.
I I.
The American Cejreal.
Of maize or Indian com In the United
states. Mr. J. H. TtW'sIvs: "A brief
comparison may give a Partial view of
the immense value of this crop, which
next to rice supplies fool directly or in
directly to the largest niijmber of the
human race. In 1880 th ?orn crop was
, lf7o4,871,535 bushels, rhjs was more
than two and a half Urines the next
greatest crop the whert . It had 767,
C47.119 bushels more thrall our other
crops of crrain combiredrthe wheat,
the rye, the bailey, thi pats, and the
buckwheat. It is quit! probable that
this ratio of production, or nearly so,
will continue." 4
44
A ff urm for Ltrhmy,
A cure for leprosy :'ia'B been found,
says Mr. Clifford, the hstf European to
visit lather Damien. M Is guriua oil,
it -
tne product of a nr tn3 rwlncn grows
plentifully in the Andartai islands. It
was discovered by Dr. I'pigall, and Mr,
Clifford was "assured -iyf Sir Donald
Stewart, who was then arosrernor of the
islands and who has sen't ne the official
medical report, that eveiyfsingle case in
the place was cured by at The lepers
. were convicts and it wa therefore, pos
sible to enforce four hor a day of rub
bing the ointment all cvf r their bodies
, and the taking of two snail doses inter
nally. In some of the )aies the disease
was . of many years' stinging, and the
state to which it had relnled its victims
was indescribably drtdf ul, yet after
eight months the suffejbrs were able to
C run and to use a heavy pokax, and every
, ymptom of leprosy hid disappeared."
J Father Damien tried it.1 bfit too late.
I New Orleans Times-Deiacrat.
s , The Oerum f Coiisamptlon.
A member of the Lndon Epidemio
logiical society states ta$ the bacillus
of tuberculosis, or ccnlnmption, may
enter ine uody oy inoculation turougu a
or wound; by means ;o the genito
urinary mucous membiuie: by the pro
duct of conception, anc by direct hered-
nary transmission: Dy cio'mucous mem
brane of the alirnentar canal; by the
mucous membrane of jtlie respiratory
tract, and by the air-ce lspf the lungs
The danger from swalxnvinsr the eerms
with tlie food makes it Htdly important
to avoid milk frcm tiberculous cows.
and possibly the flesaVof tuberculous
4
cattle, fowls and other animals.
On a Lon sJntnmj.
Tramp "Plense, mirtf, I can't git
work at me trade now 4ntwhere around
liere, and wnd you W! so kind as ter
Jeljvie along on nie jsurney to a place
wliere 1 can hnd.workrt 1
Lady "Poor ; man ! : 111 didn't know
business was so dull. 1 Vhere do you
expect to nnd worK? ;
"Uonsiderin tne ti nefo year, mum,
1 m afraid 1 11 have 'o co a long ways
conn o Ji ere. i f
'Indeed! What is yoni trade?"
1 m a snow
Tork Weekly.
shovel hJ mum." New
Myriads of cases oil rheumatism and
neuralgia have already finicumbed to that
-wonderful remedy Sal Nation Oil. Price
only 25 cents a bottle, i i
anny
declaration of Bryan ,V Proctor, the
poet. So were lota of o Ji folks, who are
now telling people in decided nasal tones
"Got a toad in my had." But there is
still happinpss to be icOred; a bottle ol
Dr. Bull's Cough Byrup wUlacure any Cough
or Uold. j
"Giye me the arth,"cie the farmer,
or I won 0 work. IS
i-4
I For two two-cent stamps we will send
"you one of the handsnmt almanacs in
yrthe country. "HomeabaA" Omaha, Neb.
New York bricklayers "get $4.50 for nine
hours' work
4
Slier I ma sWIe.
8moke the Sheriff SalcSear. A straight
10 cents Havana Cigar or5 cents.
A good housekeeper's hdtto Never beat
a carpet when it a down;
Magnificent dining ears and meals at
75 cents, perfect serrfci, quick time,
and luxurious travel ! aie the leading
characteristics of the. 'solid vestibnled
Union Pacific trains j fifom Omaha to
Denver. f ' '
Man kills time all his 'life, and thinks it
hard that time should In ally kill him.
1 i : - .
Summer Yours tjie IVabath.
Round trip tickets rei ;iow on sale to
the summer resorts of "fjichtsan, New York,
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Mary
land, Virginia, and all te principal resorts
of the United States Canada. Also
one way and round trip tickets to Liver
pool, London, Paris, 'ad all parts ol
Europe via all lines at iowest rates. Write
to or call on the undeici,,! fn full not..
ticulars in regard to rowtei, rates, etc.
G. N. Clattox. N. W. P ahd Ticket Agent,
1502 FarnamstreeVoaha, Neb.
AThe smaller the pocietbook, the more
aportant a dollar willake it look. '
- graduates of the Lm30in Business Col
, 'Vge readily obtain provable employment.
' jusiness men select theM their fitness.
r'atalogueandspecimeilre. Address
LlLLiBRiDGE & Lio ,M Lincoln, Neb.
Boston has lost $28,0 0.000 bv the eol.
lapse of the copper truvi."! ,
The president is said j-0 Jbe a physi ogno
mist. We thought he v as a Hoosier.
There is not much mk0I human kiikd
ness in the pale ol civil Ration.
Queen Mary, ol BfrVaria, ia dying of
dropsy and cancer ol tip liver.
Everything bites
in thia
world but the
fish. 2
In a girl's room, al
looking glass. .
rpads
i . -
lead to the
Most things that a. "Baid to be smart
Trill not bear analysis. I 1
There are more beatjifui feet in poetry
than there are in fact. ,
' The smoke is always found more dis
agreeable than the fire. ,
No man was ever strong enough to con
quer his own prejudices.
t ' '
DR. L. L. G0RSUCH. Toledo. O.. savar
I have practiced medicine for fortv vears.
t liave never Been a preparation that I could
prcacnue who so much conndence ol sue
cesj i as 1 can .Hall's Catarrh Cure." Sold
ft JSgl8tS, 75c,
MR THE FARMER.
If rlmltarsl ftt?.
Oniameni)5it i and shrubs should
be planted en rlyv"'"
Farm horses sliould have plenty
of grain while working, k
Values should not always be meas
ured by bushels '.ami - acres, but by
cost of production and not returns.
For ticks on sheep use ; snuff or
tobacco smokei Dips and washes
are not fit to use in cold weather.
A close observer is credited with
the statement that shoddy in Ameri
ca dispenses with theemploymVnt ol
not less than fifty million sheep.
In buying birds or eggs, go to
some reliable breeder who ha his
reputation at stake. You may have
to pay a little more for birds, but
you can depend on what you get. - -
It is poor economy to feed a cow
largely. Every quart of milk extra
is a clear gain over the usual amount
and only the best cows should tx
kept.
Save the old pieces of oil cloth tc
throw over the chicken coops in wet
weather, and keep the surface of -the
ground inside dry with coal ashes.
A farmer so busy that he cannot
find a little time to read, say one
hour of the twenty-four has a wrong
somewhere in the management ol his
business. ' ' " "'.'.
The city of New York consumed
last year about 800,000 barrels o:
poultry and 200,000 dozen eggs
The city of Philadelphia used about
half that quantity. -
Mix cut straw with the cut hay
and the straw will be eaten ana s
portion of the hay saved. Moisten
the whole mess and sprinkle bran 01
meal over it. jj
When an intelligent farmer is once
convinced that poultry can be nad
a paying branch of his businesshe ie
usually not slow to take stepf to
ward improving his flock and pro
viding good quarters lor thein.i
When an animal appears to a fuse
certain foods to which it has bed ac
customed, change the food andkivc
a varietv. which will improve! the
nonet ite and induce the animfel tc
eat more. I
If the cow is sick do not be afaic
to give her a pound of Epsom skits
If she indicates a teverisn condoor
Hvft her the salts before calling
This simple remedy will often preifent
milk fever.
Keen vour tools sharp, now fiai
the work is Dressing. A man
in titt
k a : a
- A '
sharp t ools can do more wor
day than can two men with
tools. It may take a little time
sharpen the tools, but it will be,
bor saved. .
One of the ' best fertilizers
house plants is land plaster. Spri
-around the stem, and then -iipi-ir
carelully around the roots witija
table fork. Geraniums and fusclias
are especially benefited by an appli
cation once a week. K
If you are feeding cattle for beef tc
market, secure a beef breed and thee
feed them so that a strong thrifty
growth can be secured. As with ho?
a quick growth and an early matu
Ity is necessary to secure tne large:
; nrnfita... ' : ' 'f: v-' - I
c
loung colts will soon learn to e
oats when in stalls with their dame
and an excellent way to make the
young lambs grow is to keep ground
oats where, they can eat whenetei
ji j ; 1 j ll c J ,1 1 j it
so placed that the lambs can get ba
it while the old sheep cannot reach it
If "Firm the Seed in the Soil"
conspicuously printed at every croi
roadand railroad station'througho
the length and breadth of the lan
andthe advice acted upon,the mour
ers for loss or failure of crors by gi
mination would be very low. Pop
lar Gardening. . ;.;
Good tillage is the strongest wea
on with which the farmer can fig
hard times and gain success. Imper
feet culture, on the other hand, wj:
scarcely enable him to gain a livin
from the richest soil will deteriorate
rapidlv in quality from such tre;
ment besides.
In Wyoming, if a man takes t
carcass of a beef to market, he has!
to take along with it the hide which
came off it, so it can be ascertained!
if it had his brand, or was stolen
That would be a good wav to dd
when a sharper steals a farmers note
compel him to take the farmer alo
to the innocent purchaser" to proii
that it was not stolen. r ; . II
There is no doubt that when Dk
ons are as persistently and carefuf
put before .the public as has b
done for other breeds by met.
wealth, and their good qualities JI
front rank as the farmers
naruy, goou rusiiers, easy hff1
T 1 J-! '
ana aocne. - M
It is well to keep a sharp lookio
on the currant bushes as scon aS'H
leaves begin to start. The curi'
others, and if not checked in toil
may do srreat damage. Powd&ici
hellebore dusted on the bushes v&h
tne leaves are wet witn aews leiJ
vjj j.i mi j I
no danger of its poisoning the frr
The stable is best made inthebm
ment of thbarn, arid then it shdV il
water lime. This cannot leak. P
,1 iita lira. iatiMLjaxuci
wnicn is wortn as much as the so 4
excrement, it not more. The cost
reDiacinsr clank floors, beside the m
of liquid manure through them, insj
soon more than pay the expens0iej
putting the barn on walls and si
ping these wastes. 11
Hay, fodder and other feed shc 1
always be run through the cuttsr
box. A great waste arises from feed
ing it any other way. A mixture of
cut hay well ministered in connection
with more concentrated food, aa
cornmeal and bran, is especially ben
eficial, thus uniting the large quanti-
!e.a?tyoijtrJeff!LJiutritious with
the ricTiltwtiTTmiCT tec-nplete as
similation of the who!, nt y bo bet
ter secured. -
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The system of bonuses f r encour
aging agricultural;!' development,
adopted by some of t ; ie J Australian
colonies, is held by raa iy lird-work-ing
farmers to be cfl 10 ad vantage
to them. They hav( jone forward
with a suggestion th it tne govern
ment organize a farm rs bank with
a capital of $30,000,0f 0,ii be loaned
on farmers' improved reaf estate at
for four or five perlt a erest per
annum, for fifteen r ';wevy years.
As it is now, many farmers in Vic
toria and elsewhere; iy from eight
to twenty per cent, m d to advance
them the money attVe rote quoted
would enable tnemto 'ay tJieir mort
gages and have soijiethiEg to work
ou. L
'5
Norwegian H( nesty. t
One winter's day, some, years ago,
a couple of young mc n were sitting
in London talking c f their travels
during the summer.8 One of them
had been in Norway an? could not
sufficiently praise tho honesty of the
Norwegian peasants and their readi
ness in jiidging. chanijtter If 1 am
a well-dressed person and look like
a gentleman I can travel through
the whole country 11'; .my chariole
without paying & ; Denny for the
horses. I need only say: 'The one
who comes on behind will pay.'"
That was too much fols the other,
and it ended in a hea ybtthat they
should go together through Norway,
buy their own charidbs,i,and travel
through the countfy, the first ot
them half a day in udvnce of the
other, without a sinsle 4iennv in his
pocket; the other : sLould follow be
hind and pay. 1 I
The following summer! they went
to Norway, got their( charioles, and
started on their trip. But at the
very first station the Englishman
who had expatiated upon the non
esty of the Norwegians! got into a
fax; he had forgotten what the mag
ic words were in Norwegian. He
could not pay thet p ostfcoy. neither
could he say: ' I he, one who comes
on behind will pay,'J , x onunately a
merchant from Chris tiania came to
the rescue. The lE?aglish.man told
him about the bet,Efcponj which the
merchant . informed, hnig what the
w ords were in Norwegian The Eng
lishman repeated them td the post
boy and they nad at once the desired
effect. The'boy was ; saiisfied, and
said it would no doubt 'fee all right
about the money. XThJl merchant,
however, thought it woold be best
for the credit of the i coUti y to let
the new postboy, vi ho cwas to go
with the Englishman ;to the next
station, into the . secret, and re
quested him to pass t on from sta
Ticm to station, thpt whi the first
Englishmau arrived andsaid, "The
one coming on behin'I wm pay," no
one was to trouMe Ijim about
money, for on being illowed to con
tinue his journey iti t ?iWay he would
win tlie bet. The bW undertook to
do this, and all the postboys and
station-keepers on' tl e roa d enjoyed
the joke immenseljr, without betray
ing that they knew inyf hing about
the affair. And sdPif happened that
the Engflshman 'tnveled through
the country without paying a penny;
and thus the two ':Eugiishmen go
about telling this &try,trhich again
is told to a thousand others, that in
Norway you need; not pay at the
posting stations- !but only say:
,'The one who comes1 on behind will
pay." Harper's laazie.
WashInsrtoi as a So it or.
Richmond Dispatch. '
The letter, of wpicli the following
is a copy, yellow wit i ag and worn
apart at the edge of theffolds, is in
the possession of Go . Lee. It is a
missive in which Washington speaks
of love, and it goe$ i o shjow what is
well known to history; jHhat he who
was "first in war, first injpeace, first
in the hearts of hiei untrymen," was
aot a ladies' fa vorjltc. It w as writ
ben when Washington was 20 years
Of age.- ; ;
According to man accounts this
modest vouth made three attemnts
before he could getxr- iaay to aaccept
dressed Miss Betty Fanitleroy, Miss
Mary Gary Ambler, and Miss Lucy
Grimes, and finally. lound success and
happiness, too, in lis courtship of
the AVidow Custis.4 I ;
The father of his Country, as he
turned out to beiap6ing as was
his character arid ' presence, was
rather a solemn-loc king personage,
and at the date when Miss Fantleroy
declined his attentions was lonfr and
lean and red from ,3peii-air life and
sxercise as a survey or and Indian
hunter; but he ha!d )eeibred in excel
lent society, andasla well-mannered,
courteous. ; mdgentle' man,
though if he was at' thfrt age that
most youths are hi feet and hands
stuck out with top : nucji bigness and
prominence. His h. iir approached a
shade not very ia removed irom
3andiness. ; ; l t
Whether this lett.T was to the fa
ther or some others near relative ot
the girl; W'hetheiyVashington ever
renewed his suit, as lie wrote he
would do, and wha j5 became of his
lady love, are all? interesting ques
tions. - I
I May 20, 1752.
Si: I should hs.m h n tfown long before
this, but my buHinesa h " Tradericksburg de
tained me 8omewhat,lingetthn I expected,
nd immediately Bp-m S.v return from
thence I vrna tfcfcjfeii jiolent pleuriy,
m9pji.umllmmmm ry low, but purpose
a soon as 1 recover wy strength to wait
jn Mies Betty in hopes of reconsideration of
the former cruel sentence, and to see if I can
aotobtain a decision in my favor. I have
iiclosed a letter to her, w hich I should be
nuch obliged to you for the delivery of it. I
lave nothing to add but my best respects to
rour good lady and family, and that I am,
rir, y'r ob't, humble servant,
; G. "Washinftost.
William Fantklbot, senior. Esq.. in
Richmond.
PROHIBITION.
The Constitutional
In Massachusetts
Amendment
Sustained a
Crushing-Defeat. ; "
The effort to inaugurate constitution
al prohibitioD , in Massachusetts has
sustained a crushing defeat. . The ad
verse majority is little less than the
highest estimate inade in advance of
the opponents ' of the amenement.
Many conservative persons had predic
ted a majority of 15, 000. The moat
sanguine of its opponents hoped for
50,000. The majority exceeds 44,000
on a light vote a defeat so emphatic
that it seems to have completely dis
concerted the prohibitionists. The
lightness of the vote is in itself a sur
prise, following a campaign of extraor
dinary earnestness. It would seem to
prove that a largo number refrained
from voting who could not support the
amendment and yet were unwilling to
oppose it openly.
A significant feature of the canvass
was that many fought the amendment
who, nevertheless, were on record as
favoring prohibition in their own
localities. The great majority of
these doubtless disapproved it because
they believed universal prohibition to
be an impossibility, and not because
they were opposed to that policy under
conditions where they thought it could
be made successful. This fact is strik
ingly shown in the returns. For ex
ample, Cambridge, which voted pro
hibition for itself under the local-option
law not long ago by 4,483 to 3,819,
voted against prohibition for the state
by 4,621 to 1,983. In other words,
nearly 2,500 voters in the university
town who voted no license did not vote
for constitutional prohibition. Pre
cisely the same result was seen ia a
number of other cities, which lately
voted no license and now vote against
prohibition. Almost every city in the
state voted no and only one congres
sional district out of twelve voted yes.
The strength of the opposition was not
seen only in the cities, but in many
small towns and rural districts ae weil.
The adverse majority was one-fifth of
the total vote. This result is the more
significant when it is remembered that
the campaign against tne amendment
has been confined to the newspapers.
Its advocates have held hundreds of
meetings, but not one has been called
by the opposition. It i3 also to be
borne in mind that the verdict cannot
be charged to the "rum power." A
large proportion of the opposition
came from the most intelligent and
moral classes in the state, including
those who believe in high license, as
well as those who believe in local but
not general prohibition.
This unexpectedly decisive vote, fol
lowing the defeat of the prohibition
amendment in New-Hampshire, and
the vote to resubmit it in Rhode Is
land, must be taken as increased evi
dence that the policy of general pro
hibition is losing ground in N"ew-Engr
land, in iNew-Mampsnire, aitnougn a
law prohibiting the sale of liquor has
been on the statute-book more than
thirty-four years, an amendment to the
constitution to forbid its manufacture
as well as sale not only failed to secure
the requisite majority, as New-Hampshire
majorities go. In Khode Island
the vote to resubmit, after-three years'
trial of tne system ,is an even more
positive reverse.
Massachusetts is the seventh state to
refuse in the last two years to adopt a
prohibition amendment, following
Michigan, Texas," Tennessee, " Oregon,
West Virginia and New-Hampshire.
The next to be heard from is the great
state of Pennsylvania, which will vote
on the 18th day of June. At the time
the date of the special election was first
fixed, . predictions were rife that the
amendment would be adopted, but is is
apparent that the tide of expectation
has turned, and its defeat is now looked
for. Sixteen years ago forty of the
sixty-four counties voted against
license, and twenty-four for it the
latter, however, including the large
cities wnicn are expected to record a
heavy verdict now against the amend
ment. In Pennsylvania, as in Massa
chusetts, the amendment will be
opposed by a large body of temperance
men, because thev believe it does not
embody the best method of dealing
with the liquor problem. Ihe great
reduction in the number of saloons,
and the diminution of crime, under the
Brooks high-license law, will make
many unwilling to exchange a tried
and successful system for an experi
ment of doubtful issue. inew York
Tribune. ' . .
An Aged War Horse.
"Old Fly" was born in 185 and was
reared on the farm of George A. Bar
rett, near Stewartsville, llobb Town
ship, Posey county, Ind. On the en
listment of the First Indiana Cavalry,
ia the month, of June, lobl, Mr. .Barrett
presented Fly to his son, George M.,
under whom she was mustered into tne
service of the United States in Compa
ny B. First Indiana Cavalry, at Evans-
ville, Ind., July 21, 1861. Ridden by
her owner, Fly was in the following
battles of the war of the rebellion:
Frederickstown, Mo. ; Round Hill, Ark. ;
Helena, Ark. ; Oakland, Miss. ; Little
Rock, Ark.. Pine Bluff, Ark.; Mount
Elba, Ark. Mark's Mill, Ark., and in
numerable skirmishes. She was in
the army three years and two months,
having been mustered out of service
at Indianapolis, Ind., in the month of
September, 1864. During her term in
the service she was ever ready for
duty and did her full share. Mr. A.
W. Barrett, of Stewartsville, Ind.,
writes: "Old Fly is still living at
ber home, near Stewartsville, Ind. Al
though she is thirty-four " years old
and has not lain down by herself for
three or four years, she is seemingly
full of life and vigor, and is ready for
duty at any time." Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Politeness in Mexico.
Speaking of the universal politeness
in Spanish lands, F. Hopkinson Smith
tells a story of an incident in Mexico:
"An old woman, barefooted, ragged and
dust begrimed, leaning upon a staff,
once preceded me up a narrow,
crooked street. She looked like an
animated fish-net hung on a fence to
dry, so ragged and emaciated was she.
A young Indian one-half her age
crossed her tracks as she turned into a
side street. Instantly he removed his
hat and saluted her as if she had been
Queen of Sheba. 'A s pies de usted,
senora (at your feet, lady), I heard
him say as he passed. 'Bese usted los
manos; senor' (my hands for vour
kisses, sir), replied she, with a bow
which would have become a Duchess."
No Shamming' There. ,
Bagley I understand your wife is
sick? - " . , . , .: ,.
Bailey Yes, she hasn't spoken a
word for three days.
Bagley By gracious! ' She must be
a pretty sick woman! Epoch.
THE "ARIZONA KICKER." """i
How Its Town Is Booming The Ed
itors AnnexA Jealous Contem
porary, The last Issue of the Arizona KIckef
contained the following :
Explanatory: The absence of our
society column for the last three issues
seems to call for an explanation. The
trouble was jealousy among the bon
ton. If we happened to make a five
line announcement that Mrs. CoL
Dash expected her brother-in-law di
rect from the California penitentiary
on a certain date and only a four-Une
item to the effect that Mrs. Judge De
boto imported her bustle direct from
Zanzibar, there was an ill feeling which
stirred up the entire community.
w e Jioom. While the towns about
U3 have been bragging of their pro
gress we have kept quiet and got in
our work without kicking uo anv
cloud of dust. Brag is alright in its
way, but we don't propose to come out
with a double-leaded, scare-head, arti
cle every time & citizen hangs a new
front gate. Booms are good enough
in their way, but there must be merit
behind them. With no disposition to
claim th!B as the only growing town in
Arizona, and with no desire to kill the
growth of rival towns, we humbly call
attention to the fact that since Jan. 1
fourteen new saloons, three poker
rooms, and four retail tobacco 6tores
have been opened in the place, and at
the present moment eignteea men are
engaged in building a jail capable of
accommodating thirty prisoners. We
have done all this without any brag or
bluster, and we propose to keep right
on in the same quiet fashion, leaving
tho ontside world to judge for itself as
to where it shall seek new homes and
invest its capital.
It Pays. Several months ago we es
tablished a grocery and feed store in
connection with the Kicker. The
effete dailies of the metropolis predict
ed a dismal failure, but the result
shows that they were mistaken. We
figured that this other business would
be just what was needed to distract our
minds from the harassing thoughts of
editorially nunning this country, and
that we would be all the better and
brighter for being occasionally inter
111 1 1 m.
rupteu in our literary laoors. xne re
sult has justified our predictions and
more. We were never in as good men
tal condition as now, while our sales
have kept increasing week by week
until we have been compelled to hire a
clerk to assist us. Ihe editorial en
titled "Advice to the President" was
written with more than a dozen inter
ruptions to measure corn, draw mo
lasses, and sell clothes-pins, and yet
we will put it against anything which
ever originated from the pen of the
stuck-up and exclusive New York edi
tors.
Our Jealous Contemporary. The
dyspeptic old excrescence who claims
to edit the milk-and-mush publication
at the corner of Catfish alley is jealous
of our advertising patronage, in a
labored article this week in his poorly
printed old apology he says we prac
ticed bulldozing to bring advertising.
What a liar! The Kicker practice
bulldozing! The idea is laughable,
and if he was worth minding we should
walk down to his shanty and choke
the assertion down his brazen throat
There used to be several firms here
which didn't believe in advertising.
We couldn't make 'em believe in it
until we went at it and found out that
they were composed of gentlemen: who
had skipped from the east for barn
burning, horse-stealing; bigamy, em-
beazlement, etc. Then we wrestled
with 'em and they came to see that the
life of trade was in using printers ink.
We simply convinced not bulldozed.
The efforts of our knock-kneed oon
temporary to smirch the fair fame of
the Kicker will simply call forth smil?
of pity. Detroit tree Press.
Old But Good Ones.
An old joke is as good as a new one
to a person who never heard it. More
over, a good joke is worth repeating.
even if it is old. Our readers may
recognize some of the 4 following as old
favorites:
What is the difference between a fog
and a fallen star? One's mist on earth
and the other is missed in heaven.
Why is a man called honorable who
is upstairs beating his wirer lie 13
above doing a 'mean act.
What are the greatest6tronomers?
The stars, because they have studded
the heavens for ages.
What is better than God. worse than
thedevil, the dead eat it, and if the
living eat it, they would die? Nothing.
What is thieving in the outskirts?
Picking ladies' pockets.
In what place did the cock crow
when all the world heard him?" In
Noah's Ark.
When does the rain become too fa
miliar to a lady? When it begins to
pat her (patter) on the back.
W hy may carpenters reasonably be
lieve their i3 no such thing as stone?
Because they never saw it.
Who are the best men sent to war?
Lawyers, because their charges are so
grea no one can stand them.
Why is featan always a gentleman."
Because being the imp of darkness, he
can never be imp-o -light.
If a church be on fare, why has the
organ the smallest chance of escape?
Because the engine cannot play on it.
Why are the makers of the Arm
strong guns the greatest thieves in her
majesty's service? Because they rifle
all the guns, forge the materials, and
steel all the gun breeches.
Why was Goliah surprised when he
was struck by a stone? Because such
a thing never entered his head before.
What color is a field of grass when
covered with snow? Invisible screen.
If vou had to swallow a man, what
kind would you prefer? A little Lon
don porter.
Why is a solar eclipse like a mother
whipping her boy." .Because it is a
hiding of the son.
W hat is the most difficult tram to
catch? The 12:50, because it is "ten
to one" if you catch it.
"Ah," said the fly, as it crawled
around the bottle, "I have passed
through the hatching age, the creeping
age, and now I am in the mucilage"
then it stuck. Yankee Blade.
Four Degrees in Drunkenness.
There are four degrees of intemper-
ence, and before l finally gave up
drinking I had taken them all. Tho
first is the lamb degree. This is taken
by men who drink simply for sociabil
ity, and is usually of a mild nature.
The second is the monkey degree.
When a man takes this degree he usu
ally can tell a better story and amuse a
larger crowd by his pranks and antics
than he can when in his normal condi
tion. The third is the lion degree.
When a man is initated in this degree
lie becomes bold and disregards every
one's will but his own. He beats his
wife and wants to fight his neighbor.
When he is admitted to the last degree
he becomes like a hog. Sam SmalL
XoMMtUa? Politic at HrjblC Hva
President Harrison has auietlr "set
down upon" all suggestions as to Sun
day conferences at the white honse.
When he first took possession of the
oflice he now oclmues some of his
friends, with the habits of his immedi
ate predecessor in view, and forgetting
President Harrison's character, asked
to have interviews on Sundays. The
president admitted some of them for
social intercourse, but : when they
broached , politics , there was an end to
the conversation. General Harrison
has never discussed politics or business
on Sunday, and he is not inclined to
oegin it at this time, especially when lie
has to live on it six days and nights in
the week. Those who have had the
hardihood to attempt to speak of official
matters when they caught him on the
street, going to or from church, hare
not mentioned their rebukes to their
friends. Quito a number of times poli
ticians have been received at the white
house on Saturday nishta to talk poli
tics, but their conferences have invaria
bly ended with the week day.
It is not the troddan worm that tnrns
but th bare footed boy who steps on it.
Even the day is prettiest when it is new.
In 1850 "Brown's Bronchial Troches"
were introduced, and their success as a
cure for Colds, Coughs, Asthma, and Bron-
emus lias been unparalleled.
Still a Puzzle.
It is rather surprising that we cannot
yet positively answer the old question.
Why is the sky blue? Trof. Tvndall
explained the color as dne to the small
ness of the solid particles in the air,
which are thus able to reflect only rays
of short wave length; but a later investi
gator, Prof. Hartley, believes that the
mysterious ozone exercises some influ
ence on the rays, as a small quantity of
ozone gave a sky blue in a tube two feet
long.
Dobbins' Electric Soap has been made
for 24 years. Each year's sales have in
creased. In 188S sales were 2,047,620
boxes. Superior quality, and absolute
uniformity and. purity, made this possible.
Do you use it? Try it.
Massachusetts co-operative creameries
make 00,000 pounds of butter yearly
When Baby was sick, we gave-her Castorla.
When she was a Child, she cried for Caatoria,
"When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla,
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla,
One straw hat does not make a summer.
Move in the highest circles Eagles.
During a hard winter the clumber and
tne coal aeaier usually nave a soit thing.
Oregon, the Paradl ot Farmer.
Mild, rauable climate, certain and abundant
Beet fruit, train, era and stock couutrv In tt
world. Full information free. Addrea the Oregon
Immigration Hoard, rortland, Oregon. .
The right wav to drive an ox is not
learned from a study of gee-ology.
Don't Dos; the Cows.
Everv one who has anything to do
with a cow should learn thoroughly this
fact: that every annoyance and thing
that excites and frets her takes a pro
portion from both the amount and rich
ness of her yield, and in just so much
takes money from her owner s pocket.
A man who will permit it to be done,
much less, himself dog the cows home
from the pasture or kick and clnb them
about the barn or yards, is not a fit per
son to own or have charge of cows. It
is not only cruel to the defenseless cow,
but is ruinous to his own finances, a
reason that on slit to appeal strongly
enough to his avarice to compel proper
treatment of his property if humanity
will not. Western Farmer.
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Cures all Oissasts Psculiar to Woman t
Bo to "Woman" Mailkd Irk.
MADFJXl.W KUCLATVB CO, ATLAMTA,
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DETECTIVES
Wanted In eVery county. Bhrcwd wen to act under
Instruction in our Scret Service. . Kxperlence not
ncesary. end ic itamp. tirannan Detrcilra
Bureau Co., 44 Arcade, Cincinnati, O.
LOHORT.
CARRIAGES
Kvetr Bea-a-V sold
Aollar aodad to tns
1. Far at Harness.
1 1 H
We ara manufacturers, ana nave No
Areata. For 16 vra. have dealt
924.50
with the consumer, we ship anywhere,
a 9 a
wiut jnnuf of txamtnmg itrjur tu
We oar frflht aAareM hMk wav if
satisfactory. Warrant everytnlac
9 yearn. Any one that ean artte eaa
aer a Bun or Harneas f roca na a well
nav S10 to IM to
lor theta. We
ONE PRICE, ONLY.
Platform. Caaaklaatlaa, and
8-Hnrlaar Waaaaa. MHO I aaane
aa ouiers sail at Stib.
Sne aa some sold at
are Una as sell for
eameasaold atSlfia.
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Wemake
ruuvns n aajvBt trg f J
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full hoe
Oar Haraeaa
I,eatarr. Nlacie, sj I x to sku.
Light uaaaie, mo to atu.
04 pace Catalo-: Free
Address fi. A. PRATT. Sfi&'f.
ELKHART.
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ft A 1H IT ITT "W. I. DODOLAS' nme and tlie price are stamped on
I II 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 J bottom at all Khoe advertised by liim before Irar ng his
VtlU al allaf AS fartorv: this protects the wearers against hlxh prire and
Inferior food. If your dealer offer you hoe without M . L. IOl I;A!' nuroe
and price stamped on them, and says they are hU hoea, or lust a jrood, h not le
deceived thereby. Dealers make more pront on unknown b1ik- that are not war
ranted by anybody; therefore do not be induced to buy shoes that have no reputa
tion. Buy only those that have W. 1. WOlJtlL.AS' name and tlie prlee
siampea on tne oottom, ana vou are inn w i i i" ,....
Thousands of dollars are aved annuallr in this country hy the wearers of
If your dealer will not et you'the kind or .tvleyon want, send your order
direct to his factory, with the prlee enclosed, and they will be sent you by
return mall, postage free: corneo.uently.no mailer wnere you live, you
can alway Jret wfl.. DOUGLAS' SHOKS. Be ure and state Uo
asa wrain you wear; 11 not sure, aenu iur au
(tvtac lull Instruction bow to get a perfect flu
We L. DOUGLAS, Brockton,
'P Ktmppr Messes. , ; ' .
Here's a health to the wives sad jth isett-j
Who sit ia our households to-ffat '"
Who are glad when they brighten for oth
ers .........
101 oouri tail D oniuni awi, ;
May their eyes keep the light ot the glad
nees.
Their hearts hold the fulness ot bliss.
That banishes shadows and sadness.
And what need we ask mors than this?
Buthow can this happiness be kept?
What shall protect tjoe we love, those
I . . 1 & ! ... f
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who make a Heaven of the Home, Iron
the ravages ot disease that ie often weres
than death, that is, In taet a lingering
death? The question is easily sawered:,
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Preecription thej
standard remedy tor all those peculiar)
diseases to which women ars subject, is
what must bs relied on to preserve the
health ol wives and mothers. It prevents
those dii eases, and it enres them. It is a
blessing to women and therefore a national)
blessing, because it gives health to those;
about whom the happiness ot home cea-(
ters, and the strength ot a aatioa is ia its
happy homes. ' j
Dr. Pierce's Pellets, or Anti-bilious Oraa-
ulee; la vials, 25 cents; one a dose. Drug-i
giats. 1
Evil is talked of, but good is taken as a4
matter ot course.
EVERV FARGXft
living at a distance from a physician I
a a 1 A a. ?
snouia at au times d prepared vo ire
such common but by no means tlmpU
complaints as Diarrhoea, Cholera Mor
bus and Cramps. j
Tho Bost Romody
for such disorders is Perry David
Pain-Killer, which never falls to afford
relief. A single dose will do mora
to drive away pain and promote th
natural action of tho stomach than any
remedy you ever tried.' Tho virtues of
are not confined to the human race
it is used with equal success either ex
ternally or internally for
HORSES 0 CATTLE.
It cures Lameness. Sores, and Cuts,
whlit for Colio it is the best remedy la
the market.
Sold by all Druyglsts at
95e., 50c, and $1.00 COTTLE
tfsltlvelyetirl b
these Ultle PHIa.
Thar alao relieve Die
treaa from Dyppala.Ia-
dlgaatioaandtooHcart;
Eating. 4 perfect rem
fftdy Cor DUziDM.Kaual
UrowalnM. lima xaat
In tha Mouth. Coatm!
Tongtia.Patn In the Bt.la !
TOKPID LIVE 11. TnT
regulate the Bowela
Purely Vepatablo.
Prloe 2ft Centei
CASTES mSICQTE CO., VlX7?rzg
Small Pill: Small Dose. Tll
CbhbsbbsZsmbZZiZbZssbmism
It dJd nve for 2
sod eoL-aed rae oZ
bod fot s rhole ,J
during wtlch tia
could not even rt to
hoods to my hUL acS
for 9 months coull boS
hav. mvulf In tiAtt ma
reduced in fleas fran
lOStoBdiba. Woe trees.
cd by boat physicians
owy to grow
Finally I took Swift's Specific, and aoon bpyj to
improve. After a while wae st my work, and for tb
past Are months havo been aa welt ss I ever was eU
iron the effects of Swift s Specific.
Jomr Rat.
Jan. 8. 188. Ft. Wayna, loX
Books on Blood snd Skin Diseases mailed free.
Swire Srscirio Co.. Atlanta, Qs.
JEl O DP S
TREATED Fit EE.
Positively Cured with Vegetable Remedies.
IJare cured many thousand cat. Cure psttanta
pronounced hopeless by tba best physlciana. troaa
Dm doae symptoms rapidly disappear, and la ua
days at leaat two-tblrds of all symptom a reason
ed. Send for free book of testimonials of miraculous
ores. Ten days treatment furnished free by nail.
If you order trial, send 10 rents In stamps to par
postage. DH.U.U.UKKJt A bU.Na, AUanta.Ua.
d2i
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE f AILS.
Best Cough Syrup. Tate good. Use
in time. Hoiqnyn ruygiata.
-ijr?iii;--wnsT
tIR On 1 CORA OO A MONTIIraobemali
) lOsIO sVCOUsworklng fur us. Agents
preferred who can furnlr-h a lioraa and (five their .
lima to the business, hpar moment luay t pitltu,f
employed also. A few vacancies in tow ns and ctitoa.
B. t. JOHNSON A CO.. I0U Main Ht., Rit-Imemi. Va
N. K. Plea slata aa and biisine apet ii tic.
er mind about st-udtntf stamp tor reply. B. J. A Caw
PENSION
j on n w. irro it n i s.
I -ate rrinclpal Kxamtaar.
V. 8. Pension Bureau. Att y
at Law. Wssklsilas.
D. C, eucoeaafully prosecute claims or Urinal.
inaresvie, re rating, widows', children' and dp-
Inorease. re ralln
year la Ponalon Bureau, and
dent ralaUve .
Experience : S year la last war.
a attorney etAoe utaa.
5
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l.wies not under horses' feel. VVr.te Brew
ster Safety Rein Holder Co-llollr. Miou.
Lincoln X. U.
64-23
HARNESS MANUFACTURING CO.
br tmli has aareral
manulaeturar' price.
eocne middle men to urd
give no eredifc. aad bate
TepJfawlei
Sill). Our at I
S10. faaetaae. S 1 If JI a
Road Carta. SI 7.
eats ia Elkhart, rm ar Wfe.
are all Na. 1 Oak
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$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN.
Beet In tha world. Examine hi
5.00 OEMJINK IIAND-SRWED SHOE.
S4.00 1IAN1-KVK.I WKLT IIOK.
S3.50 POLICK AM) FA KM Kits' SHOE.
2.50 KXTKA VALUE CAf.K SHOE.
2.25 tVOKKINlMAN,S NUOE.
2.00 GOOIMVKAK S1IOK.
2.0O and ni.TS HOYS' SCHOOL. SflOES.
All madu In Congress, Button and Laco.
W. L. DOUGLAS
03 & 52 SHOES lZS,1.
Best Material. Beet Style. ltrt Flttln.
W. I. IoiiRlaa a.l.OO Shoe, shown la rut lrl.w, I
made of fine Calf, on lasts modelled for the foot : smooth
inside as liand-vjwed ahocn, and no tarks or wax thread
to hurt the feet. Kvery pair warranted.
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