Wdaj r^shi ' *h r Baxtd the Coapin. The captain of» bark recently ar rived in the Boston harbor toid me pretty good story the other lay. He said at . our port he shipped a green hand, being Short of : seamen. As a sort oi preliminary he asked ths raw recruit if he thought ho could “box the com pass.” “Olf, yis. sor,”' sild the newly fledged seaman. * ‘ - ‘-'- '* 4 “Well,” said the captain pointing to t!}e binnacle, “let’s see how well Tdd Wdo it”; w : , ' Whereupon the raw recruit stepped up to the binnacle, and fetched the unofending compass a mighty whack with his big hard hand, and then went on cuffing the binnacle in a not unscientific manner, until the cap tain pulled hi n away and told him that was not the kind of boxing that was required on board ship, and if there was any of it to do he would do it himself. In n Mile Mhnv. A side show attached to a cirous which showed in a country town in West V irginia last summor had a big sign: “Only ten cents to see the most wonderful thing in the world.” Persons curious enough to pay the dime, found a man sitting on a chair inside whittling a piece of wood. As he cut away, with an out ward sweep of his knife, he re marked: “Gentlemen, always whit la tie like this, and you will be in no danger of cutting yourselves.” This ” ' was the whole show. People who had been duped were so anxious to have company that they went out and advised their friends to go in, and it is claimed that the side show did more business than the circus. So Greater Proof I’o.elble. Miss Fastelle—It’s too bad! I love you and I’ve promised to marry you, and yet there isn’t a bit of romance about it. You have never once saved my life. Adorer—1 haven’t eh? Don’t you remember the first time you saw me? “Yes; I was walking down the ave nue and you passed me on your bicycle. ” “Yes, and I rang the bell for you to get out of the way, didn’t IP”— Puck. A New Botanical Discovery. The Wonderful Kava-Kava Shrub. —Nature’s Cure for Diseases of the Kidneys, Rheumatism and other maladies caused by Urlo Acid In the Blood.—A Blessing to Sufferers. SENT FREE TO PROVE ITS POWER. A few weeks ago we told our readers of the new botonical discovery, the Kava-Kava Shrub, or as botanists call it, Piper Metiiysticum, found on the Ganges River. East India. This won derful shrub hds proved to be a true specific cure for all diseases caused by . jUrie Acid in the lllood, such as Kidney #and bladder disorders, Rheumatism, fete. It was no doubt used for centuries by the natives as a specific remedy for jungle fevers, miasma, and other mala dies, when it was required to clean out the poisons from the lllood through the a - a action of the Kid neys. European physicians pro nounceitthe great est medical boon since the discovery of quinine, which, like the Kava-Kava Shrub, was first found in use among the ... natives bv TiiEKrfrA-KivJiBHRUBpitrptMMi mission - (Piper Hcthytticum.'i ^ries. It is a most wond'erftil diicovery^wilh/a record of nearly'3,ooo liospital cures in Iocs than two months. lho strongest t.‘«timouy J* Jfiren by ministers of ike gospel doctor*, business men and ether* who have been restored to health by the use of Alkavis, the new remedy prepared from the Kava-Kava Shrub. The Now York Christian Witness of Feb. l#th, tells the story of Rev. John li. Watson, of HuDNt, Texas, stricken down by Kidney disease ! softer thirty years’ service a* minister of the gospel. I Clean up to die by two excellent doctors, and finally | mured to health and to bis religious duties by ' Alkavis. Rev. A. C. Darling, of North Constantia, i N. Y.. whose case is described in the Christian j Advocate of Jan. JO, had lost confidence, as he says, 1 In man and medicine, and was preparing for death, when be learned of this wonder: ul remedy, took it,; stud was healed. In his suffer!tigs hfe was often j compelled to rise l en times during the night from weaknes. of the Bladder, but Alkavis quickly cured him, Many cases of Brights' Disease have been promptly cured by this wonderful shrub, as testified i to in the New Y rk World, of March », by Hon. F. D. j r Jackson, Governor of Iowa, and others. Many 1 ladies aim, including Mrs. Alice Evanf>, of Baltimore, ; Md.; Mrs Mary A. Layman, of Neel, West Va., twenty yoars a offerer; and Urs. L. K. Copeland, KU River, i Minn., join in testifying to it* wonderful curative power in various forms of Kidney and allied diseases, stud of other troublesome afflictions peculiar to i womanhood. It is truly a wonderful discovery and i fraught with blessings to afflicted humanity. | Up to the present the Church Kidney Cure Comps vj, 4VS Fourth Avenue. New York, are the only im- ! porters of Alkavis and they are so a nxious to prove its value ibai for the sake of fntrodut tion they will | a nd a free tieatinent of Alkavis prepaid by mail to 1 •very reader of this paper who is a t offerer from any j form of Kidney or Bladder disorder, Bright's Disease, : Rheumatism, Dropsy, Gravel, l'aiu In Back, Female i Cevbplalnts. or other affliction due to improper action i k of the Kidneys or Urinary Organs. ! We advise all Sufferers to send their asmea and address to the company, and reeeive the Alkavis free. It is sent to you entirely free, to prove its wonderful curative powers. Increase Id Divorces. Tboro has been an increase of 157 per cent in the number of divorces granted in this country from 1897 to 188(1 In tlie same time there has been an increase in population of 60 per cent. ' A package of PERUVIANA, the* best kidney cure on earth, sent FREE to any sufferer if written for promptly. Peruviana Remedy Co.,aj«Fifthfet., Cincinnati, Ohio There ere very few pearls picked up in the road. * Do not dispute with every person who wants to. “STAR TOBACCO.** As you ehew tobacco for pleasure use Star ft is not only the best but the most lust lot and therefore, the cheapest. Do not waste all your time giving; good advice. . - Things sometimes fail to go even by jV'ompsrison. 'fi«s«asa’s Camphor lee with Olynrlac. • vru Cktpncd Hums and Knee. Tender or Sore Fees t-hUblaie*, Wtes, *<-. c. 0 Clnrk On., Nee Hun. Of. Anybody can ride in a hack at an election or a funeral. Te Cure Constipation Forever. «»rwS Cssdy Cathartic. 10c or Me. P* **»"C fad tccure.drwiht refund mousy. DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS POR | OUR RURAt RfeAbBRS. ,r j __ 1: ' i w How Hccwltnl lunm * Opormto TUi Dtputawl mi thm- mum - M’ row' HI»U as ta-tlie Casa or Siva Steak sad Poaltry. ’ •<*. M. D. GRANT writes as follows to Utica Produce Review: Below I hand juu couuiaico the stocks of cheese compiled from my own observation, with the assistance of reliable and val ued correspondents. foil will note the striking deficiency In stocks compared with January 1, 1896. The large export movement from the States and Canada from the 1st of January, 1896, until the 15th day of May, 1896, certainly proves that the actual stocks of cheese on this side of the Atlantic Were underestimated by fully 450,000 boxes. Possibly you will recall to mind that the decided im provement which set In In Liver pool and London In April, 1896. was very short lived, on account of the very large and unexpect ed shipments of old cheese which went forward from Atlantic ports at that time, and which completely para lyzed the trade. Taking into consider ation the conceded shrinkage of 25 per cent in the English make from the to tal production of 3,000,000 boxes (750, i 000), which is undoubtedly correct, on I account of the exorbitant prices now being paid for English Cheddars and Cheshires, and adding the shortage as given below, 667,000 boxes for America and Canada, makes a total shrinkage of 1,417,000 boxes. In addition to this enormous shrinkage, the trade will also receive a decided benefit from the non-production of lard cheese In the State of Illinois, which was estimated for last season by the government In ternal revenue department at 16,000,000 pounds, equaling 428,571 boxes of 35 pound average cheese. It is reasonable to expect that In this filled cheese dis trict therfc will possibly bo made the coming winter months 15,000 to 20,000 boxes of balf-sklms. Not since the year 1879 has the total crop of cheese been so deficient and it Is reasonable to expect 12)4 cent cheese in New York and 60s. cable In Liverpool before the 1st of April, 1897. Latest advices from New Zealand state that the cheese crop of that country is estimated at 25 per cent short of last season, the shortage being explained by the fact that pro ducers have been discouraged by the low prices ruling the past few years. 1897. 1896. New York City. 65,000' 154,000 New York State. 30,000 125,000 Canada..>...190,000 425,000 Londqn.130,000 140,000 Liverpool . 65,000 . 125,000 Afloat . 30,000 43,000 Chicago. 25,000 66,000 Wisconsin . .. 20,000 40,000 Ohio . 30,000 40,000 Boston (including other large eltles .-r ln Mass.). 22,000 65,000 ; Philadelphia .. 12,000 37,000. Baltimore (mostly' picnics) ........... 10,000 16,000 Pittsburg. 6,000 . 22,000 ToUI .....635.000 1.297,000 FMhtom In Kggi. There 'are styles in eggs Just as there are In garments. The fashionable in New York Is that which bears the label of Long Island. An egg dealer there is, however, responsible for the statement j that If all the hens on Long. Island should lay liberally every day for a month the total product would not equal the number of alleged Long Island eggs that are sold every week day in New York. “You see,” said tbe dealer. In explaining the popular pref erence for eggs that come from the other side of the East river, “people have got it into their heads that, Long Island being so near, the eggs are fresh er. So we have to humor ’em. Most all the dealers buy some Long Island eggs and mix ’em with state eggs and sell ’em for Long Island. The fact is that eggs shipped from central or eastern New York or Jersey get here about as soon as the Long Island eggs, but people don’t think about that. They've got hold of the name ‘Long Island,’ and that’s the go, and we sell them for 2 or 3 cents higher than if we labeled them state eggs.” Fashion also favors eggs that are laid by white Leg horn bens, because, like the hens, they are white and handsome. They are by no means the best eggs, dealers say. The dark ones that the Plymouth Rocks, for Instance, furnish are heavier, richer and better. “Boston people like Plymouth Rock eggs,” said the dealer. “They’re close buyers, you -.know, and don’t want anybody to tell ’em how to get the worth of their money. The New York folks go in more for looks ar^ a name." Hatching and Bearing of Chlckcna. The hatching and rearing et chick ens may now engage our attention for a while. I have spoken on this sub ject before, but I wish to say something that Is especially suitable for farmer poultry-keepers, writes D. L. Orr in New York Farmer. The subject of hatching and rearing is one C?at is cer tainly very important as the duality of the stock depends upon it, ar.d I think the majority of farmers are lacking In the knowledge or else careless. In many places this Is usually left to the women of the houtdi and where they are intelligent and anxious to make their poultry pay no one could be more suitable. In many places the farm hand has this part of the work to do after all his other work is done, and in that case the poultry gets no care . | mnrrT***mW%Wf^lorw every tenner should not himself know .hpwtoihanagehls poultry as well M hie other stock, and then he can bare I personal supervision over it and see that It ,U prop. .ly and thoroughly done. Hatching on a farm is usually done In a Very loose manner. One or two bun-, dred bens are allowed to run with about ball a dozen cocks and when batching season begins eggs are taken without any choice and set until a suf fleent number ot chickens are batched. The result Is: Many eggs unfertile, many chicks die on account of weak germs, and of those raised many amount to nothing, oWing to the man agement. Often is the case that they are hatched out so late they do not lay before spring. I have previously auggested there should be a selection made of the pullets and hens that are known as good layers during the win ter, and these should be mated with pure-bred, not necessarily prise win ners. The Leghorns, Minocras, or Wyandottes are very good varieties to get. If table fowls are what you want, a gooa mate oi oreeas sucn aa trij~ mouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Langahans, Dorkings. These are also very good tor laying stock. In selecting hens it Is not always the biggest hen that Is best adapted for table purposes. Get the plump, good-breasted, fine-boned hen. Having made, the selection for egg or table purposes,each cock should bo penned up with about eight or ten hens. This should have been done be fore, but it Is not too lato yet. The smaller or more active cocks, such as Leghorns or Mlnorcas, may havo 12 heps, the larger cocks, eight is plenty. It Is better to mate cockerels with hens, and cocks with pullets. 1 have found that this will give better results. This breeding-stock should have a place by Itself, with runs for exercise. Poultry netting can be had now for $4 a roll of two-inch mesh, bIx feet high, and it will pay to invest In a few rollB. These birds as separated and mated should be kept this way till the breeding sea son Is over. Hatching should com mence In February and be over about May 1st. It Is not profitable to hatch them out in June or July, as they would cost more than they are worth. The breeding pens may be broken up In May, and all the fowls run together on the farm. This will make them strong and healthy; the few months of confinement will not hurt them. Give the breeding hens a good run on grass, if you can; this will make the eggs more fertile. Many think the sitting hen is best left to herself, to make her own nest as when they lay away or steal their nest and hatch their own eggs they usually come off with a fine brood of chickens. But this Is not always the safest plan, especially If a large number of chick ens is needed. It Is best to supply the hens with nests in an old barn or out house, away from the other fowls, thereby not being molested. A Critical Time. Under the above heading the Cream ery Gazette has some timely and sound advice regarding co-operative cream erles: A number of new cooperative cream ery companies haye been organized the past season and 'the critical time for many of them will soon be here. In .many cases these companies have been ^organized and the creameries equipped through the Influence and under the auspices of some supply companies, .and perhaps before the community was really ready for the undertaking. Such companies are always weak for the first year or two, and a season like the present one, when the products of the dairy sell at very low prices. Is ah un usually hard one for them to tide over. - We sincerely hope, ;’ about two feet in length, with a tall somewhat exceeding two feet Tho disproportion between the’; fore legs and the hindlegs is not nearly so great as that of the ordinary lean garoo and wallaby;, the toes are strong'and Curved; to enable it' to* climb tall add straight trees, on^the leaves of which it exists. Horrid Tartars. This Is often felt In every Joint and muaoM of the body by turns, by people who, experi encing the earliest twinges of rheumatism, neglect lo arrest the malady, as they may easily do. with Hostetler's Stomach Ritters, a professionally authenticated remody foi the agonizing complaint. Recollect that rheumatism unchecked often lasts a lifetime, nr abruptly terminates It when the mnlady attacks the heart. The Bitters also reive lies chills and fever, dyspepsia and liver com plaint. __ , A thick tongue and a thin pursp are likely to be the poverty of the same man. Dropsy treated free bv Dr. H. H. Greeh'g Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Read their adver tisement in another column of this paper. Beware of the man who has in him no family pride. PITS PtrmntnU/Uiiml. No tit. orntmunaiialU. tint day's ot Dr. Kline's (treat Nerro Restorer Hand for FRGK 14.00 trial bottle and treaties Da. R. H. Klim a. Ltd., 031 Arch SL. Philadelphia, Fa With many vain mortals notoriety is the spice of life. , ltd a cat a Your Bowels With Can carets. Candy Cathartic, core oonetlpatlon forever. 10c. If C. Q. C, fall, druggists refund money. No opportunity amounts to much until it is improved. ” ALFALFA SEED FOR SALE. Scud for samples and prices to Hershey Ele vator Co., Uernuey, Nebraska. One is sometimes badly sold by the peo ple whom he buys. I shall recommend Pisa's cure for Con sumption far and wide.—Mrs. Mulligan, Piumstead, Kent, England, Nov. 8, 1885. A starving man will not find any fault with the tame cloth. SATE TOUR EYES. Columbian Optical Co. make Spectacles of all kinds and St them to your oyaa. 0! 18.10th St. Omaha Bad legislation is the easiest means of' robbing a free people. Ho-To-Bse for Fifty Cents, Guaranteed tobaccohabit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50e.lt. All druggists. One of the best ways of getting along is to stay where yon are. Warsar’sSafeGwa IN L4RQB OR SMALL [rot BOTTLIS. ■If t-.i •l:-« i- s'-' ' ( Owing to the j many requests! from Its patrons, I Warner’s Safe j Cure Co. have pot • on the market a j smaller a(*e ; bottle of Safe ( Cure which can i now be obtained • at all dru(gists at ( half the price of i the large bottle.; •! 1* not onl y a scientific v«|ttibl* | preparation and do— all thatU dalmed for It, bat It I* the Only ( Kidney and Liver medicine used i by the best people of foegr contl- j nente. A medicine that bears t ■the stamp of the world’s op- ' proval, and maintains Its posi tion for a fifth of a century, most necessarily culiar merit. DOUGLAS« SHOE5 BEST IN THE WORLD. ror u utw ■hoe, by merit alone. Hu all OOltlMtiUrK * :l ‘ M m 55 HiJaraetf If iMNliMrHi the beet hi Hill end dm^llity aamr .It It made In aIt the lateet SHAPES niw| H jlee tnd of a.'^ •* One denier In * town given exutoa* sale i lit aale and UraiV it Red In local i*« . papei on reeelnt df reason Jtide older. Writ* or catalofne to w4 1,340,000 CONSTANT WEARERS SEED FUX Works, Omln, X«k. RaWIM ' V»»lfety; fluett Brown; wrltn for prior*. Woo*, nu Umw( Oil W. N. U. OMAHA. No. 17.-1807. When writing to HorUitri, kindly moil, Uonthli paper. Is’tio? Don't idle and ask* BUT USE iai I.NEURALGIA. and you'll find out how quickly and nndy It SOOTHES and CURES. ALABASTINE. IT WON’T RUB OFF. w>iir»Mr ‘■I’mwMuT’ KAuwim n TEMrOBAKV, KOTtk, BIJBM Ol'i' ADO HCALES. ALABASTINE is a pure, permanent and artiatio waU-coatiofr, rcoiiy for r‘ -- bv mining in rnld wiIm. [pw l?bSd