DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
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TOPICS Of INTEREST TO FARMER
AND HOUSEWIFE.
WlMaw Baaket Pot fur I'lault The le.
unilin Buffalo Bug (heap lit Ling
C'oatrirmnre High (intdc I'rrtilluTS are
Ch put flriml Farm Xotes.
Willow Basket-Pot.
When the large I.taododendrous and
other plants arrived at the WorM's
Fair from Europe, they were found
In a basket similar to the one shown
la the illustration, from the Orange
Jndd Farmer, which Is an Evergreen
Id such a receptacle. These baskets
are roughly made of ozier or other
THK WILLOW BASKET-POT.
willows. The green shoots nf the
willow were springing out, giving the
baskets quite a pretty effect, also
showing that they were m;id' when
wanted. Plants grown in the open
ground c;in readily be transferred to
these baskets which will keep roots
and soli intact and at the same time
will bear rough treatment which no
other material coulil be expected to
stand during transportation. If ever
our nurserymen, or florists prepare fine
specimen plants or Evergreens, and
shrubs as they do in Europe, this
basket will com mend itself to ensure
safe delivery. Heside-; the basket for
the roots, each bush was enclosed in
different si cd hoops brought to a
point by :i or 4 uprights, and the
whole wrapped with bagging. In
this style of packing no injury can
come to top or bottom and soch
bundles can lie packed in so as to take
up the least po -slide space.
Itet'M ami Fruit.
I have often seen bees at work on
fruit that had been cracked, says a
writer in the American lice .'onrnal,
or had been punctured or bitten by
other insects, but 1 have never seen
a bee puncture, or try to puncture,
the epidermis of a sound fruit. Iam
a fruit-raiser as well as an apiarist.
In mv orchard I have apples, pears,
peaches, plums, dice lies, anil riuinccs,
as well as a good list of small fruits.
Bees are kept in all directions from
and within forty rods of this orchard,
and yet I do not believe 1 have ever
been damagcu to the extent of 10
cents by the bees working on my
fruit My vineyard jf two acres lies
Just in front of the apiary, and comes
within about 100 feet of it. The bees
bare to pass directly over the vine
yard to reach the alfalfa fields just
below, but I have never been able to
detect a bee at work on the grapes;
nor have I ever seen any sign of such
work. Sometimes, when the bees
are booming on the alfalfa, the mow
ers are set to work, and In two or
three days all the alfalfa in bloom
within reach is cut for hay. The
bees are sadly demoralized, and may
be seen searching in every nook and
and corner for something to carry to
tbe hive. And yet no evidence of
their attacking the grapei has ap
peared. True, all this is negative
and circumstantial evidence, yet it
does raise the presumption of the in
nocence or our little pets, and In the
entire absence of any affirmative tes
timony, It carrle all the force to
positive evidence. So far from being
an injury to the fruit crop, bees are
almost an essential aid in securing
the perfect fertilization of fruit
bloom; especially is this true in cer
tain unfavorable seasons.
Hone Hadlsh for Spring Use.
Horse radish is always left in the
ground over winter, but it starts to
grow very early, and the quality of
the root Is much Injured after the
green shoots appear. What Is still
worse, the root allowed to grow a sec
ond season becomes tough and stringy.
By ( learlng out the whole of the pre
vious season's plants, and replanting
each spring with new sets, the finest
and best roots are produced. It is the
only way to grow hoi so radish to
make the crop a paying one.
The Buffalo Hug.
The destructive bug which does so
much damage in many sections of
the country is the grub of tho
buffalo beetle. It is a minute hairy
creature which largely devours wool,
and Is said to eat cotton, papers, or
anything else in its way. It Is gen
erally found in dark corners or
cracks. It always appears next sea
son, If the eggs and grub have not
been destroyed, In exactly the same
place It did before. The beetle
emerges from the pupa state in
April, files out the window, but. soon
returns to lay its eggs which soon
hatch into the little pests that
feeds pon your carpets. The beetle
It a strict vegetarian, and feeds on
the spired and other plants. It will
only feed on wool while it is a grub.
The State entomologist, Prof. Lint
Mr, has found benzine very effective
In destroying this grub, In fact, more
io than anything else. Treat all
parte of tba carpet where the but;
,has wear thoroughly tu
benzine early in Apiit, and again in
July and Auirua if there are any
mkiis 01 11 reapjearauce. it is with
out doubt the most difficult of all
househ ,ld pests to get rid jf, becaus
it entirely disappears from the hous
whiie it is a bettle. aud oue can
never fed sure whetner it has gone
forever or only for the season.
Tha Care of tbe Flano.
The temperature of the room in
which the piano is kept Is one of tht
most important things to be consid
ered."""' As moisture is absolutelj
necessary, see to it that the air in
the room is not allowed to become
too dry. The growing plant will
prove a gcod test: if it thrives you
may be sure that the atmosphere is
su b a one your piano needs, and 11
on the other hand, the plant does not
thrive it would be we 1 to find out
the reason. Aliout seventy degrees
Is the proper temperature for the
room in which the piano is kept lie
not a low it to stand where the sun's
rays can shine directly upon it, and
be careful to keep it closed and well
covered while the sweeping and dust
ing of the room in which it stands
i are in progress. To prevent the case
of your piano from becoming sruoki'
in appearance wipe a small portion
at a time with a fine sponge wet in
tepid water and a little Castile soap.
Dry with a moistened chamois cloth
whi-h has been wrung until almost
dry. When this has been done apply
some reliable piano polish with a soft
Can el cloth.
Drainage Cheap and Eafty,
Make a V-shaped scraperout of two
heavy planks, and on the lower ridge
of one bolt a straight piece of steel
to act like the land side or a plow.
On the lower edged of the other bolt
a steel share, B. After having driven
stakes where the ditch is to be, cut
a furrow with a two-horse plow on
either side of them but Ave feet from
ihcni. Have the V-shaped scraper
follow the plow and shove the soil
DITCHING NCMAPER.
further out Let the teams go down
and back until the center is reached,
which remits in a deep dead furrow.
Then let the plow begin, this time
only three feet from the stakes, and
repeat the process. When the trench
is finished it will be fifteen to twenty
reet wide, slipping easily to the cen
ter, where it should be nearly three
feet deep. Land laid off in this man
ner can be easily seeded and surplus
water will flow away quickly without
tearing the soil. During summer
mowers reapers, and loads of hay can
easily cross the ditch without incon
venience. (row More Parsnips.
The parsnip Is a root generally
liked, and should be always grown.
If more are planted than needed for
table use the surplus makes excellent
feed raw for cows or horses, or cooked,
even fo.- hogs and poultry. It is a
root more easily grown than carrots,
as its wider leaf when it first conies
up makes it easily distinguishable in
hoeing between the rowa But even
inf advocacy of the parsnip we dislike
to say aught against the carrot Both
roots should be grown, and the carrot
may be sown thickly, so that if some
are cub out in weeding enough may
be left to make a stand.
Farm Notes.
Your stable as well as your house
should be built on an elevation if
possible.
Plant peas every two or three
weeks if a succession of crops is de
sired. The dwarf varieties require
no sticks or supports.
Wood ashes make a good fertilizer
for potatoes. They can be applied
broadcast over the surface when there
is a full supply, or they can be ap
plied In the hill with benefit
Shkep kept on farms in small flocks
are more profitable per capita than
those kept In large flocks, for the
reason that they are more easily han
dled, and are consequently better
cared for.
Some farmers believe that sheep re
quire but little water, and neglect the
flock in that respect The fact is
that sheep require water regularly,
and should receive an unlimited sup
ply at all times.
i Tub Horticultural Times says that
no orchards or gardens should be with
out toads, as they are great insect
killers. They feed on flies, ants,
snails, caterpillars, moths, beetles,
grubs, worms, etc.
Ik lime Is broadcasted liberally over
the poultry yard, or grounds occu
pied by poultry, It will serve as an
excellent preventive of roup and
gapes, and when dusted freely in the
poultry house at least once a week it
will drive lice away.
A good cistern, made with a filter,
and large enough to hold all tbe
water that falls from the barn, is the
safest and surest dependence that you
can have for water for your stock.
It will be pure and of the right tern
perature for use summer and winter.
Lamvs may be red in sinau pens,
which will permit them to get at the
' food without allowing the sheep to
' enter. A me-s of ground oats, given
twice a day, Is the best food for pro
moting rapid growth of the lambs,
and they should also be kept dry at
night
None but Royal
Baking Powder is absolutely pure. No other
equals it, or approaches it in leavening
strength, purity, or wholesomeness. (See
U. S. Gov't Reports.) No other is made
from cream cf tartar specially refined for it
and chemically pure. No other makes such
light, sweet, finely-flavored, and wholesome
food. No other will maintain its strength
without loss until used, or will make bread
or cake that will keep fresh so long, or that
can be eaten hot with impunity, even by
dyspeptics. No other is so economical.
If you want the Best Food,
Royal Baking Powder
is indispensable.
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Oh, by the ivny, Mr. Snid .1 il l yon
take snail".'
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if i-uii pli line. lioston
Transcript.
The ancient ! os "soil a ppe ies of
limestone S ii. i.mi as ftiriOliHj,iit in
making Co'.li-iN. The J -prill itr quality of
sarcopha -us consisted in 1 lie lin t th. t
it would cot. Miiiie the human litnly with
In a jierioil nf u few weeks. It is said to
have leen f niml at Assos, a city of
Lvcia.
A Curious Vvt About llriin Injtirlr.
Speaking of unconscious e i fence r -minds
me o; a curious point -n mental
physiology re'at ng to the bran's pnvtr
of registering its in pressioiis anil
memories. t is n faui liar fact that
when a person receives u severe blow o i
the head, inducing hr.iin concussion and
temporary insiMf-ihility, he entertains
no recollection on awiiki ning out of this
sta'e of the event"! which tr. nspir d
during a cer.ain period just before hif
accident. My friend, Dr. Joseph Bell o'.
Edinburg, once it, on record a series of
eases of head injury in which the p'l-iflr
of brilin action was clearly demonstra e 1.
A man for instance, fell dow n the slial'i
of a disused conl pit and sustaine I brain
concussion. On recovering lie had in:
recollection of the accident or the event0
jimt preceding it, although his mind
was (juite clear as to antece lent occur
rences. ,
What appears to he demonstrated
here, as explained by some authorities,
is the fact that a curtain interval must
elaps" before onr impressions are "fixed''
in the b ain and capable o being after
ward printed off as memories, the effect
of the concussion being to dislodge the
impressions, as it were, or to interfere
with their natural and complete tegis
tration. Dr. Andrew Wilson in Lon
don Ulus'iated News.
The flagstaff upon which the first
gecesion flag was hoisted in South
Caroline when the sta:e seceded in 1800
is still standing. It is fastened with
iron cuffs to the gable end of an old
storehouse at Skull Shoah poatoffice.
The king of Italy, like his famous
father, Victor Emmanuel, only takes
one meal a day.
It is not commonly known that when
the Prince of Wales visits a thea er he
invariably pays 10 guineas for his box.
This is a fixed rule.
The German emperor recently issued
an order that no' sermon preached lie
fore him by a court chaplain must ex
ceed 15 minute in delivery.
Abu Baker, sultan of Johore, is an at
tractive looking man of medium heigh
and rather heavy set. He is about 64
years old and has been on the throne
since 1866.
"A legal fence" has been defined in
Kentucky as one that is "pig tight, horse
high and bull strong." ,
The legislature of Jamaica, to put
down the "obeah" practice, has passed
a law authorizing the infliction of 36
lashes on persons convie'ed of practic
ing the black art and 16 lashes on any
one found consulting an obeah man.
Tapioca, used in puddings, is eUracte 1
from a deadly poisonous plant.
Whitabait is served at London din
ners curried, and also deviled like crabs.
It is said that those who do not wish to
be stout should eschew the yellow of
egga.
Raw clams are served at dinner par
ties prior to soup in the inside of small
lettuce hearts. ,
Doubt Changed to Faith
"I used to read testimonials with doubt,
but since my little girl Kitty has beon,
wonderfully cured by
Hood's Piiivtmrilla, I
am ready to believe
all that ia said in favor
of this good medicine. J TaA
She had eci-ema caus- r jrj
Ins her great agony 1
with its intense itching Iltty Fox.
and burning. We tried Hood's Sarsapa
rllla with the result of a perfect cure."
William Fox. Fair Haven, Vt.
Hood'sCures
I rUI Onro all Liver Ilia.
An fc.ui4.rp luing Cook.
Near Oxford, during tbe absence ol
her professional employer and his wife
the cook tupied several dishonest pen
nies by serving afternoon tea on the
gr .unds. As sh used the family brand
f tea, the old Dresden china and the
cruasted silver, her venture was a great
hu.-cvih until a friend of the family hap
pened by. London Letter.
The alleged Henry Starr, now in
rison t Denver, claimes he was driven
t crime by unjust persecution of of
ficers.
Voting on Principle
There are in the world at this epoch a
vast number of men who have no other
thought, with regard to their political
position, than to oppose and destroy
iome liing. Tiie e is a familiar story of
xn immigrant who landed in New York,
ind hearing there was an election in
nrogrets imined ately expressed a wish
to go and vote.
"But what are your politics?" he was
isked.
"I don't know," said he, "but have
you k government in this country?"
"We have."
"Then I'm agin it!"
This anecdote is recal ed by the ac
count of a dialogue between two work
men in Paris, pending an electoral cam
paign.
"Whom shall yo i vote for in your
district?" one asked the other.
"I don't exactly know. You gee,
there are two candidates in our dis
trict, and"
"What parties do they belong to?"
"Well, you see, there's the trouble.
I heard them talking in the cafe about
these two candidates, and it seems that
they're Antagonists both of them!"
"Indeed! Well, then, I'll tell you
what I should do."
"What?"
"I should find out which is the more
Antagonistic, of the two and vote for
him." Youth's Companion.
They increase the appetite, purify the
whole system and act on the liver. Bile
Beans Small.
Defined.
It is said that the people of New Zea
land look down copper coins and will
never use them if they can help it. An
English clergyman who had one day
taken the place of another preacher in
Auckland says that in the collection of
something over 8 there were 266 three
penny p'eces and only four coppers.
It is so well understood that these
smaller si! t coins will be used in
church ccLvaona that the threepenny
pieces have received a name.
One day a young lady wanted some
small change from a Chinaman, who
was the family grocer, and he drew out
a handful of coppers.
"Oh, no, I don't want that!" she said.
"Ah, I see what missy wants," said
he. "Churchy money!" And he handed
over a quantity of threepenny pieces.
Youth's Companion.
M. L. THOMPSON & CO., Druggists,
Condersport, Pa., say Hall's Catarrh Cure
is the best and only sure cure for catarrh
they ever sold. Druggists Mil it, Too.
Something In Mama.
An Englishman, traveling on the con
tinent, engaged the services of a smart
cou ier, and on arriving at an inn one
evening he sent him. for the traveler's
register that he might enter hit name in
accordonce with the Austrian police reg
ulations. The man replied that he had
anticipated his wiihea and registered
him as an "English gentleman of inde
pendent means."
"But how did you write my name?"
"I can't exactly pronounce it, but I
copied it faithfully from milord's port
manteau." "But it ia not there. Bring me the
book."
What was our traveler's amazement
at finding, instead of a vary plain Eng
lish name of two syllables, the following
portentous entry: "Monsieur War-ranted-solidleather."
Petit Liegeois.
N. K. Brown's Essence Jamaica Ginger
will core a cold. None better. Try it.
Only 26 cents.
Clara That Gussie Gush ought to be
ashamed of herself, the bold thing!
Dora What did she do?
Clara 8he'i accepted Jack Jewel, and
he hadn't proposed to her bat three
time. New York Weekly.
"6ay that you will be mine, dearest
Angelina."
"I will upon one condition."
"Same it, my adored, and if it were
to get you the moon"
"It iseasier than that in brief, sim
ply this that you will invite me to
spend a month in your father's house
previous to our marriage."
"Of course, certainly but why make
such a strange request?"
Well, I wish to learn to cook like
your mother." Boston Courier.
Presence of Mind.
The lamentable and fatal accident
which occurred to two persons through
the bolting of the horse of Sir Algernon
Borthwick's brougham illustrates the
advantage of presence of mind. The
horse, driven by a most careful and ex
perienced coachman, took the bit be
tween his teeth and bolted at a terrific
pace. Sir Algernon did what every sen
sible person who is possessed of pre
sence of mind would do under like cir
cumstances he let down the windows
of tbe brougham, so as to remove fie
chance of injury from the broken glass
in ease Uk carriage was overturned, and
sat still.
Many persons would have opened the
door and jumped out, insuring their
violent injury and possible loss of life.
Near St. George's hospital two women
were seen in front of the carriage. One
instantly stepped out of the course ; the
other wavered for a few seconds, which
were fatal. She was struck down and
killed. In endeavoring to avoid this
woman the coachman pulled the horse
on one side, and it came in violent con
tact with the refuse near the hospital,
the coachman was thrown from his box,
fell upon his head and received injuries
which caused his death in a few hours,
The horse was thrown down by the con
cussion. His career being arrested Sir
Algernon stepped out ofjthe carriage in
perfect safety London Queen. , ,
WEEN TKAVEWrO.
Whether on pleasure bent, or business,
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs,
as it aota most pleasantly and effectually
on the kidnevs. liver and bowels, urevent-
lng fevers, headaches, and other forms of
sickness, jror sale in 60c. ana si bottles by
all leading druggists. Manufactured by
tne uaiuorma u ig syrup vo. only.
Mad Englishmen.
A singular story is told of a party of
gentlemen who arrived at Naples re
cently on their wav home from
Australia. One of the paaty was Mr,
Lionel Rignold, the popular comedian,
and it was agreed to visit the great San
Carlo Opera House during the day
They did so, and as they could not be
present at the performance in the even
ing it was suggested that the acoustic
properties of the building should be
tested by Mr. Rignold singing a song.
Finding his friends would take no
denial, Mr. Rignold warbled forth that
pathetic love ballad, "Mrs. 'Enery
Aw kins," which was received by his
traveling companions with unbounded
applause and with great astonishment
by the Italian attendants, who, after
accepting a generous gratuity to soothe
their feelings, ungratefully exclaimed
as the party left the building:
"Ah, these English! They are all
mad!" London Tit-Bits.
Ovkb twenty years of experience and ex-
Eeriment in making Dobbins' Electric Soap
as enabled us to bring out now a new 5c
soap, the best in the world, Dobbins' Per-
tect soap, ask your grocer lor it.
"Did you see William?"
"Yes, I met him."
"Did he want to borrow money?"
Yes. Why?"
"Oh, I thought he would. He said
he had a good story he wanted to tell
you." Detroit Tribune.
Sample Package Hailed Free.
Address Small Bile Beans, New York.
"You have seed my life, my brave
fellow!" said Jimpson to the fireman
"Here's a quarter for you."
"I cannot take it," returned the fire
man. "It is fail too much. Your life is
not so valuable." Harper's Bazar.
Ir you will be truly happy keep your
blood pure, vour liver front growing tor
pid by using Beecham's Pills. 26 cents a
box.
The managers of this periodical have
entered into a treaty with a considera
ble number of wealthy heiresses, both
spinsters and widows, who have
solemnly bound themselves to bestow
their hands on no one who is not sub
scriber to our paper. Tribune.
Sick-Headache relieved by Small Bile
Beans.
"They amputated his leg after all, eh?
What made the doctors wait so long?
"Judgin from their bills it must have
been to give 'em a chance to pull it be
fore they took it off." Buffalo Courier.
Before 1866 there was no trial by jury
in Russia.
It i i i i I I I
MAKSB ITSELF FS1T
the great, griping, old-fashioned pill.
Not only when you take It, but un
pleasant, from first to last, and It only
gives you a little temporary good.
The things to take its place are Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One of these
at a dose will rtgulat the whole system
perfectly. They're tiny, sugar-coated
graaules, scarcely larger than mustard
seeds. They act In Nature's owri way.
No reaction afterward. Their help lattt
and they do permanent good. Consti
pation, indigestion, Bilious Attacks, Sick
or Bilious Headaches, and all derange
ments of the liver, stomach, and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured.
They're the cheapest, fbr they're mutr
sari:
v sanaf action or money is re-
an be "jastasceea.''
Caught Ut.r Ha rah.
Sister Sarah belonged to a literary
club in which they had two critics. She
tried very hard to carry a good example
home and to correct her younger
brothers and sisters on everything
bordering on slang. Becoming very
much annoyed with them one morning,
she carelessly addressed them as kids,
whereupon one of her younger sisters
cried: "Ah! Sister Sarah said 'kWs.'
I'm going to tell the eriekete of the
Whittier club to correct he." Y&th's
Companion.
"German
Syrup"
My niece, Bmeline Hawley, was,
taken with spitting- blood, and she.
became very much alarmed, fearing;'
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds of medi
cine but nothing did her any goodJ
Finally she took German Syrup ana
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. It
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and a good appetite. I
had it from her own lips. Mrs.:
Mary A. Stacey, Trumbull, Conn.!
Honor to German Syrup. 4)
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FEMALE
REGULATOR
has proven an lalkOlbto
epeclSo for all darango
nenu paeaUar to tie
femaleaex,iucaaackmal
womb and ovarian dis
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regulates and promotes
healthy action of all func
tions of tha faaaratiT
organs. Young ladies at
tha age of auosrty, and
older nnaa at the meno
pause, will find In It a beallnfr, soothing tenia.
Tbe higheet recommendations from promi
nent physicians and those who have tried it.
Write for book "To Women," mailed free. Bold
by all druggists. BaaDtutLO SaocLaSoa Co,
proprietors, Atlanta, Ga.
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PATENTS. TRADE-MftRKS.
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vention. Bend for Inventor Guide, or How t Get
Patent. Patkiok O'Fajwkll, Waaiiingtn, 1). C.
PATENTS
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ma, aaonld ase Ftso's Cure (or
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