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r -u J. :. I - -. -. . . r. -. . ' r-:'- . When Esb7 tra- jri, rre re her Castoria, tVlien rhe-sras a Child, siic cried for Castoria, IVhcn she liccamo Miss, sbc clung to Castoria, Wheal Eho ha Guldrca, sho gave them Castoria, CcttRtWHTiaao Can't be found the equal of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. If other medi cines of its class were like it, they'd be guaranteed. This is. If it doesn't benefit or cure, in every case for -which it's recomraeaded, you get your money back. It isn't a "cure-all," but it does cure all diseases arising from a torpid or deranged liver, or from impure blood. For all Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp Diseases, it's a positive rem edy. Even Consumption, or Lung scrofnla, is cured by it, if taken in time and given a fair trial. That's all that's asked for it a fair trial. Then, if it doesn't help you, there's no pay. We claim it to be an uneqnaled remedy to purify the blood and in vigorate the liver. We claim it to be lasting in its effects, creating an appetite, purifying the blood, and preventing Bilious, Typhoid and Malarial fevers, if taken in time. The time to take it is -when you first feel the signs of weariness and weakness. By druggists. OIVIS IVJOY Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant' and refreshing to the taste, and net gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation, feyrup cf i?igs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in ita action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. LOUISVILLE. Xr. NEW YORK. N.t. IP9 )& hmiveTo xo Bottle Cored Her. Carboli,, Iowa, July, 1889. I waa suffering ten years from shockB In mj head, so much so, that at times I didn't expect to recover. I took medicines from, man v doc tors, but did not get any relief until I took Pas tor Koenig's iXerre Tonic; the second dose re lieved and two bottles cured me. a W. rECK. Worth Its Weight ia Geld. Emvet, Dak., July 28, 1890. The young man concerned has not now the lightest symptoms of fits, since using Pastor Xoenlg's Xerro Tonic. I consider it worth its weight In gold. J. J. SHEA, Pastor. . Bev. John. Bedecker, of Wcsphalia, Kan., writes, Oct. 13, 1890: -There is a IC-year-old boy here, who suffered from fits about a year. I or dered a bottle of Pastor Koenig'a Nerve Tonio for him, and tho sickness left him altogether. Ho never had it since. FREE A Valuable Hook an Nervosa lIteue4 sent tree to any aaurees. and poor patients can also obtain uus medicine iree oi ciuunc Thlsremi rhas been prepared by the Reverend Pastor Koenft. of Fort Vavne. Ind.. since ISio, ana sow prepared underhis direction by the KOENIC MED. CO.. Chicago, III. few by Drosdsts at 1 per Bottle. 6tor5. T-nTcwSlxe.gl.75. G Bottles for 9. Free, a beautifully"il!ns tratcd book, contain ing over ninety pages of most important in formation about the ailments of women. Also a full code of established rules of etiquette for women and a perpetual by flail, to Ladies ladies calendar. Contains not a word of objectionable matter, and is crowded from m'rer to rover with information which every woman, young or old, should become familiar wun, anu auvitc niutu has restored many and many a suffering woman to perfect health and happiness. No woman should live without a copy of " Guide to Health and Etiquette," by Lydia E. Pinkhatn. aena z two-cent sumps -fi to rnwr nnstaire and af packing when you write. LuZ- , &uS Lvdia E. PinkhamX . ' s-, Mnx Co, Lynn, Mass. &,&J2& Tutt'sTiny Pills kstlmnlate the torpid liver, fttrengthen A 'the digestive organs regulate the . bowela, and are unequaled aaanaati- Miles medicine. Dose small. Prior, tf 5c Office. 39 & 41 Iark Place, N. Y. POLISH IN THE WORLD. sUd-IM I MMTIE DECEIVED with Pastes, Enamels, and Paints which stain the hands,injnre the iron, andburn off. TbelMsingSunStovePolishisBril liant, Odorless, Durable, and the con tainer pays for no tin or glass package with every purchase. mmmmt sale of 3.000 ins. e Bri-P rEESTE jE2ES KIV . VI &mm is we want 'EM, YOU know. IX we only bad things aa we "want n. you, Che world wouldn't go bo confoundedly atom j ' For there' many a Eklp, And there' many a slip. And there's many a flip, And a rip And a dip, Ihat makes ns quite weary and bleary nd blue. - Because we can't do aa we'd all like to dr . (f we had preachers who wouldn't grow Tozy. IX we only had deacons who wouldn t got dozy, If lawyers weren't fly. If drinkers weren't dry. By and by We'd all try , ro seo how unblushlngly good we could grow, 3ecause we'd have things aa we want em. you know. If only the world was built square, 'stead of.' tf only hard sense could be made of mere sound, ! ll we nau iuib ui twu, And similar trash. If without being rash We could mash, Like a flash. Any daughter of Eve when we cared to do-so, We'd sorter have things as wo want em, yon know. But when we get down to a mere business base, We find that we seem to have missed a fat place. The outlook is murk. And we sigh like a Turk, And there's no chance to shirk, Or to lurk. While wo work For our grub by the sweat of our brow hero bo low, aus things isn't just as we want em, you know. Yankee Blade. C- v-. THE FAQUIR'S CURSE. 3Irs. Richardson was tired; there was a pucker between her eyebrows that betokened perplexity as she bent ibovc the gridiron to turn the chicken. "finrtriulp." she called, '-what is H, :... 1...1C nftnr flvr3" 111U biuiu nun anvi -. "A quarter to six," answered a oicc from an adjoining room: and Gertrude Louis made her appearance, fair and fresh as a May blossom in ler evening costume of olive crepe. 'Hasn't Frank materialized yet?" ?hc asked, going to the door a mo ment to look out into the wild March night "No.. I suppose he is calling upon Miss Sharp, as usual," Mrs. Richard jon .said vexedly. "Call Genevieve ind Idalia, dear. We won't wait iuppcr any longer." Mrs. Richardson was just in the act Df pouring the last cup of pale, fra grant tea, when a lirm step crushed :he snow on the door-stone without, and the delinquent Frank entered, singing, in lugubrious tones "And your sins shall be counted in tho end." "Whoever counts yours will have lis hands full," exclaimed Genevieve I'crcy. "My good child, sins arc not count ed by the handful, especially in cases like yours. A shovel is used," Frank retorted, as he hung up his coat and hat and came to the table. "What, Gertrude! You here? Why did you aot telephone?" "I did," Gertrude replied, butter ing her toast, "but not to Edna." "What a sharp remark," said Frank, at which cxercrablc pun everybody looked painfully solemn. "Edna and I have been to the "Musee," Frank Tcnturcd attcr a brief pause. "There's a new attrac tion this week a genuine Simon pure faquir from the torrid plains of iistant India." "What is a faffnir?" queried Gcr irudc, forgetting to remain on her dignity. Frank favored her with a look full 3f commiseration for such ignorance. "A faquir, my unsophisticated maiden, is a very holy being, who performs no work, owns no superior, lespises everybody and everything, fnd benefits the community by tying ais wrists to his feet, spreading saw Just along his backbone, and trun lling himself along like a cart-wheel for a couple ot hundred miles or so. Df course every one is anxious to hate the honor of intcrtaining a man ;o holy as to roll into their presence doubled up like a hoop. So at a vast jxpense the proprietors of the Mu see' have secured this wonderful creature of whom I speak, and for positively one week only' he may be seen by the elite of Omaha, in daily exhibitions in the curio hall." "What does he look like?" asked Sencvievc. "Well, his personal attractions arc undeniable. His eyes are encircled by bands of white paint his checks ire a rich mustard yellow, a white streak decorates the bridge of his nose, and another surrounds his aiouth. He is dressed in a flowing ?rcen and yellow robe, none too clean, and he carries a pair of tongs, with a brass dish at the end of them for the jifts his admirers bestow upon him." "What did you give him, Frank?" dalia curiously asked. Frank laughed uproariously. "I had Genevieve's carbolic ball in my pocket, and I stepped upon a chair ind snapped it under his nose. He sneezed so violently that the tongs flew half way across the room; and as soon as he could speak he pronounced i curse upon me in excellent En glish, too." "What was the curse?" said Ger trude. "That I should be shorn of my rlorv or something to that effect that everything I most valued would be taken from me; that I should wither from the face of the earth, cot and branch." And the irrepres sible vounir man drew down the cor- aers of his mouth and tried to look jrrave. "Your glory! That means your latest acquisition, of course," Gcn jvieve commented, with a glance at the silky black mustache on Frank's upper lip. "What would you do, Frank, if that faquir should trundle nimsclf out here some night, and in the morning you missed your mus tache?" 5J "Advertise in the Herald," an iwered Frank, unhesitatingly. "Let the subject drop, mv son," said Jus mother, wearily. "Will you nave a doughnut?" "Do notbe cross, mothcrkin," the scapegrace "said, as he helped.himself liberally and passed the plate on to Sertrude, who bit her lips to keep from laughing. Pleasanter people than Mr. and Mrs. Richardson it woultt be difficult to find in all Omaha. Their cozy residence was charmingly located near Hanscom Park, the loveliest bit Df green wood in the city. Born and bred under the sunny skies ot Virginia, and inheriting all the warm-heartedness and genial aospitality characteristic of Southern people, it was no wonder the Richard sons were general favorites, and their beautiful home a gathering place for foung people, especially. Having no daughter of her own, Mrs. Richardson was never thoroughly happy without a houseful of girls, and made them welcome at all times. Gertrude Louis was a special favor ite with her, and frequently dropped in to spend the evening with the two boarders or adopted -daughters, for such they were made to feel them selves Idalia Reed and Genevieve Percy. As Gertrude was something of a flirt, on such occasions she ex pected Frank to be in attendance tvad relented any neglect on hts pair. XYTlJJgllU, IUJ 1UUI fUUUK 1U,1'"- were in the wildest spirits. Nothing would do but thcynjust visitthe Musee and see the wontlerf ul faquir, so Frank good-naturedly escorted them thither.. Idalia and Genevieve shrank back from the repulsive looking object whom the crowd, about the rostrum were admiring. Gertrude, however, favored the holy hermit of India with one of her most ravishing smiles, and dropped something wrapped in tissue paper into the brass dish. The scowl with which the faqjuir was regarding Frank: faded into a grin of delight as he unfolded the package. "I believe Gertrude would flirt with, a Hottentot," said Frank, indig nantly, to Genevieve. "Some onq should inform the Bruce. You won't be fi bonny Scotch lassie, after all, i( 3'ou re not careful,1" addressing Mis? Louies, who tossed her head con temituously and deigned no reply. Sot-in the slightest degree abashed, Frank -rattled on, ' 'The .Bruce sa ys you rem i nd him of a beamtiful swan, Gertrude Rather equivocal praise, that intimating you are nearly all neck. I don't think niui'h of Scotch compliments, do j-ou, Ge, ncvieve?". "Oh, do be quiet!" said Genevieve. "We shall -not catch the car unless we hurry and it is nearly 10 now." They did Not catch the caj, how cvcr.and were soon at home entertain ing Mrs. Richardson with an 'account of the faquir? ' Frank was late down to breakfast next morning, but when he Anally appeared the three girls gave three simultaneous shrieks, and his mothei stared at him. "Shorn of his,glory!" gasped Gene vieve. "The faquir's curse ful filled!" "Ah, young lady, that remark ha betrayed you!" exclaimed Frank, tri umphantly. "How?" asked Genevieve amaz ed ly. "Why,- some one cut ray mustache with a pair of scissors, last night, after I had fallen asleep upon the sofa in the front hall. 1 could have sworn I heard the rustle of a silken gown and felt the cold steel touch my face. When I awoke the outer door stood ajar and there vas silted sleet all over the hall carped. I went up stairs to my room, and found a va cancy on my upper lip. Confession is good for .the soul, so make a clean breast of it, Genevieve Percy." "There is a greaterHoid in your head than on your lip if; you think I had anything to do wittt it," retorted Genevieve, scornfully. "Iwasaslccj! before the cloclr struck 11. Beside, I am not fond of having freaks around me, and you are more of a curiosity now than the faquir himself." "It serves you right; for that habit of going to sleep on the sofa instead of retiring properly is most absurd," said Idalia, her beautiful cyqs alight with laughter, asshc marked Frank's rueful expression. "Johnny did. it, perhaps or Ritchie. You and Ger trude played a hateful trick onjiim once. " "No, it was the faquir," Genevieve, clapping'her hands, has fulfilled his own curse and cned "Ho taken revjengc for that sneeze." The whole family joined in her merry laughter and the room rang with peals of mirth. . "1 advise a shave, Frpnk," said Gertrude, maliciously. "After lunch we'll go down to the Musee and look, for your mustache." "On my soul, I believe you -wcrq all in the conspiracy!" exclaimed Frank, as he swallowed his coffee, and then, seizing his hat, rushed of to the nearest tonsorial parlore. The usual throng surrounded the rostrum that afternoon as the quar. tcttc entered, the curio hall. -But the faquir was evidently on the lookout for them. K smile made his paint besmeared face more hideous tha n before, as he extended the tongs toward Frank. The girls pressed close behind him, and, looking over his shoulder, saw two jagged bits of black hair rcposingcalmlyin the brass dish. Frank turned to look into Ger trude's crimson face, and an expres sion of enlightenment dawned in his eves. "Ah! The flirtation the inno cent package I think I understand,' he said in her ear. "What will the Bruce say?" "You won't tell?" gasped Gertrude, her self possession deserting her in this crisis, and her eyes drooping be neath the astonished gaze of Gene vieve and Idalia. "I'll hear your confession firsts" said Frank enjoying her confusion. "Will you, indeed?" pluckily. "Then you'll wait a long time, and I have nothing to fear. A promise is a promise." Not a syllable could Frank get out of her, although he tormented her with questions all the way home. As for Idalia and Genevieve, never having been in her confidence, they were utterly dumfounded at the denouement, for they had be lieved some of Frank's madcap friends the perpetrators of the joke until they looked into the faquir's brass dish. Gertrude told them all about it that night. In the supposed faquir she had recognized a vagabond quarry man who used to blast in the quar ries near Dysan Hollow some years previous. The scheme had instantly flashed through her brain, and, snatching a moment when she was unobserved, she scribbled a few lines on a leaf torn from her note book, and wrapping it around a gold dollar dropped it into the dish. Obedient to instructions, the faquii had entered the house by the un latched door, and finding everything as represented Frank sound aslcef on the soia, ana a pair or scissors on the hat-rack lost no time in per forming his appointed task and tak? ing his departure. The trip to the Musee next day was a part of tho plan, but Gertrude had not counted on such swift detection. The Richardsons enjoyed the joke, when it was made known to them, although Mrs. Richardson was com siderably horrified at Gertrude's im. prudence in giving a vagabond like that access to the house. Frank loses no opportunity of tormenting Gertrude and threatening to tell the Bruce. But it is simply talk, for "the Bruce," a tawny Highlander, and one of Miss Louis' warmest admirers, is still in blisssful ignorance of the faquir's curse.-r-Waverley Magazine. A Horse Tradn. The man had a horse for sale. "Wnat's the price?" asked the dealer. "A hundred and fifty dollars," said the owner. "I'll give you $50," proposed the dealer. The man laughed. "I guess," he said, "you take me for about as big a fool as I took you for. Youcan have him for 8100," and the horse was sold. . - ' AGRICULTURAL TOPICS. aasaaBBBBBaaaBaeBMHB A PEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Hew Cera Should lie Planted Selecting Beads Combined Boiler aad Marker Plea for the General Purpose Horse Maculae for Creaslaa: 1'oaltry. About Corn. HE number of stalks in the hill unusually regu lates the size of the ear. Ordi narily there are 3,240 hills in an acre of checked corn. Allowing for about 7 per cent, of loss, 3,000 hills, with two stalks each (counting 100 cars to a bushel) produced sixty bushels to the acre. This is the best way toplant if one expects to shc.l the corn for for feeding or for market, providing one is sure of good seed and that the ground is not so foul as to require harrowing during the first two weeks after the young corn is out of the ground to keep down the weeds. If the corn is to be cut and shocked into fodder and fed to cattle withoutThusk ing, three stalks in the hill are more satisfactory. Three thousand hills would produce sixty bushcls'of 150 cars each to the acre. The stalks would be flncr, too, and would furnish a greater quantity and better quality ot fodder for feeding purposes. There are cases where the unsoundness of seed and foulness of the ground, with insufficient time to harrow it thor oughly before planting, necessitates persistent harrowing to suppress the weeds while the young stalks arc shooting from the ground, and this makes it advisable to plant three grains to the hill for crowing corn for shelling, and four grains for pro duction of fodder corn. Orange Judd Farmer. A Preventive of Cut Worm. At the planting season we were badly troubled with the cutworm on our tomato fields. Of the plants put out in the day we lost 2." per cent, in the night. We tried hand-picking every morning, but with unsatisfac tory results. To wage successful war we too tobacco stems, cut in half inch lengths. After the soil had been cleared away from the stem of the plants to a depth of half an inch, a small quantity of tobacco was taken between the lingers and thumb and placed 'round the stem of the plants and the soil replacea over the tobacco to the depth of from one-fourth to one-half an inch. The juices of the tobacco, saturating thc-soil, made it very obnoxious to the cutworm, and thus protected the plants from its ravages. Out of 700 plants so treated only one was destroyd by the worm after the tobacco was applied. But wherever the leaf of the plants touched the ground at a distance from the tobacco it was attacked by the cutworm and cutoff. Thcamount of tobacco placed around each plant was about one-half ounce. The total cost of the experiment on the 758 plants was 50 cents for tobacco and 4 for labor. Altogether the experi ment was entirely satisfactory, it will be understood that thejtreat ment was not pursued with a view of destroying the worm, but simply to protect the plants. This method is highly recommended. Bulletin 15, Oregon Experiment Station. ORCHARD AND GARDEN. About Sent. Many farmers have an exceedingly oad habit in regard to their annual supply of seeds. They wait until spring is upon them and then go to town and buy from their grocer a quantity of whatever sorts he happens to have. These may or may not be good. One thing is certain, they can not thus keep abreast with the pro gress in the agricultural world. As a rule, reliable dealers do not sell their goods on commission in this way. Nothing is saved by buying cheap seed. Nearly all dealers send their catalogues free and thus you can not only have many kinds to select from, but often valuable information is given as to varieties or methods of cultivation. It is a good plan, in some cases, to save one's own seeds. When this is done, only the very best and earliest specimens should be used. Unless this is a rigorous practice, de terioration will certainly follow. For certain kinds, the seed-growers have so much better advantages for saving the best seed that it pays to buy of them. A young man recently tried to get a club for seeds, buo in many instances was met by the response that they could get them cheaper. If some of these cheap seeds should fail to grow, very likely it will be be cause the moon was not in the right quarter. Comb'ned Holler and Marker. A neat attachment to a garden roller is the following: Bore holes eight inches apart lengthwise and put in pins. To mark the garden make these pins each hold a small rope en circling the roller by driving them into the holes beside the ends of the rope. More than one row of holes can be used to change distances. Tack strips lengthwise of the roller to marknlace in row for setting plants. Hollister Sage, in Practical Farmer. STanurlnsr Fruit Tree. To place manure at the trunks of trees, is very much as if a man were fed by placing food at his feet. The feeding roots of trees always extend farther than their branches. Long before the branches meet, the roots interlace. The proper way to feed such trees is to deposit manure in the middle of the rows between the trees where the feeding roots are, rather than at their base where the roots are too large to assimilate nourishment UVE STOCK AND DAIRY. The Best Farmer's florae. No farmer can afford to keep a one-purpose horse The trotting bred horse is strictly a one-purpose horse. He is too light for general service on the farm and not one in 100 of us is able to develop a trot ting bred coltf we have the marc of approved breeding to start with, and but few have. We cannot pay a high fee to breed our common marcs to a developed stallion, with the Idea of getting a trotter. None but tht wealthy can pay from $45 to SCO Ez5k-raT i-A l a month to have their colts trained. TI.c draft horse is for one purposo only to draw a heavy load. Life is too short to draw grain or hay to market a dozen miles away and then go home on a walk. This pace has to lie taken or the draft horse goes to pieces in short order. Put him on a hard road or soft ground and see him give out and rest. It is difficult to bring him to three years old without a blemish. I have had experience with all breeds and can sec from a farmer's standpoint. I have no ax to grind and can therefore see all sides of tho question. Looking over the field carefully 1 am satisfied that the horse that will come the nearest to a general or all purpose horse is the one to raise. I consider this horse to be one that when developed stands sixteen to sixteen and one-half hands high with handsome and commanding appearance, and to weigh from 1,200 to 1,500 pounds, with high knees and back action, legs and feet well under him, denoting readiness for action at all times; long neck, short back, well coupled, well sprung ribs, good chest, deap oblique shoulders, well set long hips, well developed stifles, clean legs, plant of bone and no feather to catch wind and water. Sunshine for Stock. The necessity of sunlight for ani mals cannot be too strongly empha sized. The following experiment re lated in the Rural World shows this richt well. A man took two calves sixty days old, weighing ISO and 182 pounds, both deep red in color, and placed the heavier one in a dark room where the feed could be deliv ered by a spout The other he placed in a similar room, where it had plen ty of sunlight, and both had the same feed three months. At the end of that time the one in the light room weighed 430 pounds and was appar ently healthy. The other weighed only 360 pounds and had faded to a dull dirty red, and for a week or two after restoration to light, kept its eyes closed most of the time. It never recovered its former bright color, or from the other effects of its three months in darkness. Tnerc may be some advantage in keeping fattening animals in dark ened stables, for it keeps them quiet and they do not worry off flesh. Growing animals, milch cows and all other animals should have plenty of sunlight and pure air. They can both be obtained in the stable with out letting the cattle run around a straw stack or leaving cracks and windows open on cold days and nights! How often do we sec pigs and hogs shut up in a small pen in one end of the barn away from all light What arc not carried out dead during the winter come out in the spring looking pale and faded and like the "last rose of suminci." THE PuULTRY-YARD. The Pou!torr's Fricnil. Among the many enemies with which the poult ryman has to contend none are so subtle as the parasites which suck away the life-blood of his flock, depriving them first of grace ful motion, then of glossy plumage, growth, activity, and finally of ex istence itself if they be not removed. No flock is exempt from their attacks, however well-bred and handsomely housed it may be. and whether owned by lalwrcr or lord. These insect foes are no respector of persons and will creep in and multiply in unlooked-for ways. Worst of all, the amateur seldom knows what causes his flock to droop, and administers drugs and condition powders without effect. The old poultry-keeper notes the flrst symptoms; in fact is likely to at tribute any difficulty among his birds to these insidious pests, and to get out the lard and kerosene with which to rub the heads and inder the wings of his charges. But the ownor of several hundred birds dreads the task and, although knowing well its im portance, is prone to put it off, be lieving himself unable to spare the time required to catch and anoint every individual in the yards. Not. infrequently it is a process of several days, during which time other things must wait and suffer. Anything to hasten the work he should regard with interest. It was with just this object in view that the simple foot power contrivance shown was in vented. By its use and the aid of two attendants a hundred fowls of any age may be thoroughly "doctored" in a few minutes. It is light and portable, and may be carried from one roosting room to another, over all the premises in one short evening. The machine may be quickly constructed by any person at all accustomed to the use of tools. A carpenter's horse is the flrst requisite, to which two pieces of four-inch board four feet long are nailed. Next a disc of wood eighteen inches in diameter is made with a grooved edge, and after being centered is attached to the horse. Then two other discs three and a half inches in diameter are made, one having a grooved edge. These arc centered on a wooden shaft long enough to allow them to play either side of the upright boards, in which notches are cut for the shaft to run. A belt connects the large and small MACHINE FOR GKEASIXO POULTKY. grooved wheel and a simple treadle turns the large one. In the flat edge of the small wheel numerous gimlet holes arc bored the size of a lead pen cil, in which bristles arc inserted. These are held in place by melted sulphur or hard tar, as 1 have seen maiy larger flat brushes made for common work. The bristles must be inserted into the wood an inch and project at least two inches to be soft enough to spare the skin of the birds. A small pail of lard, scented with kerosene and thinned with cotton seed oil, is suspended just above the whirling brush, and drops its contents slowly upon it through an orifice near the bottom, the stream being regu iatcd by a spike. Hollister Sage, iu American Agriculturist. THE HOUSEHOLD. Tated I eclpe. Cku3t Fon Tahts. Rub eine tea cunful of lard into three tcacupfuls i of flour and a pinch of salt. Beat the white of one egir slightly, add live tablespoonfuls of water to it, and mix it into the flour. Do not mix more than necessary, and it will be a flaky crust A MOST GRAPHIC STORY. IT IS TAKEN DIRECT FROM REAL LIFE. A Charming New England Lady Telia Ilcr Experience Both Abroad anil In AmeV. lea. Tho unwritten romances of life aro nioro vroudcrlul and far more lnterestinx than tho most vivid works of Action. Thoono wo are about to relates occurred In real life, and is both Interesting and instructive. Mrs. Jcnnlo Ray formerly lived in Man chester, N. IL Her homo was pleasant, her surrounding comfortable In tho year 18S0 she visited England, and while in that country began to experience strange sensa tions. At first sho attributed them to the change of climate, but they continued and Increased, until finally, like many auothcr woman, sho becamo utterly discouraged. It was whllo in this condition that Mrs. Ray returned to America and her home. Thousands of women ho read this story can appreciate tho condition in which Mrs. Kay then was, and sympathize with hor iuirerlng. Two prominent physicians wcro called and endeavored to do all in their power for her relief. In spite, however, of i heir skill Mrs. Ray grow woaker and more depressed, whllo tho agony sho ciidureJ ccncd to increase It was at this time that a noted physician who wa called de clared Mrs. Ray was suffering from cancer, said thoro was no help, and told htr friends she could not liro mora than a week at the farthest. And hero comes tho Interesting part o( llio story, which wo will endeavor to tell In Mr. Ray's own words. She said: 'Unknown to all theso physicians, I had ujen Uiing a preparation of which I had heard much. I did not toll tho physicians because I feared they would ridicule me, and perhaps order Its discontinuance. Iiur ing all tho while that tha physicians were attending mo the preparation was steadily and faithfully doing its own work In Its own way, and I had faith In its i ower. At last tho doctor said there was no use of his coming, for he could do mo no good. I liftd -uITcrcd so much that I was quite willing tj die, but it seems I was nearer relief Mian 1 knew. One week from tho day tho doctor last called a fabo growth, as largo as a coiTco cup, and which noKcd as though It had been very largo. left me. I sent for a doctor, and lie declared it was a flbr.ml tumor, but s-alrt ho had never known one to coino away of Itself before. I immediately began to gain health and strength, and I unhesitatingly tlcclaro that my re cue frotn death was duo solely to tho marvel lous effects of Warner's Safo Cure, which was tho remedy I took unknown to tho physicians and which certainly rescued mo from the grave. It Is tny linn tclief that many ladies who aro said to die ot cancer of tho romb aro case? liko m no. and If they could bo induced to uso War ner's Safo Curo they, liko mo, might be aved." The abovo grapl.ic account is perfectly true in every resp-ct. Mr-!. Jennie Ray Is now living at 112 West Ct-h street. South Iloston. Mass., and if any lady doubts tho above statement sho can address Mrs. Ray, who will gladly answer all questions or grant an Interview of a confidential naturo to any lady who may chooc to call upon her. It Is said that "truth is stranger than f U!oii.n and when the thousands of suffcringThclp less women who are upon tho road which physicians s y leads' only to death, consider tho story as above given, there Is reason for hopo and joy, even although they may be now In tho depths of ilcspoudoncy and misery. To such ladles tho abovo truthful account Is willingly ulvcn. Devil's Lake, Missouri. Thoro la In Missouri a lnko, perched on tho top of a mountain, its surface from 50Mo 100 feet below tho level of tho earth surrounding it, fed by no sur- faco streams, untouched by tho winds, dead as tho Sea of Sodom. There is no point of equal altitude from which water could flow within hundreds of miles, and yet it has a periodical rise of 30 feet or over, which is in no wny affected by the atmospheric conditions in the country adjacent. It may rain for weeks in Webster County, and tho return of fair weather will lind Devil's Bako at its lowest point, while it may reach Its highest point during a protracted drought. "Why continue the use of remedies that in!y relict e, when Ely's Cream Halm, pleas ant of application and a .sure cure for Ca tarrh and cold in the head, can be had? I hatl a severe attack of catarrh and be ame so deaf I could not hear common con versation. I suffered terribly from roaring n my head. I procured a bottle of Ely's (.'ream Halm, and In three weeks could hear as well as ever, and now I can say to all ihnsc afllicted witli. the worst of diseases, catarrh, take Ely's Cream Halm and be cured. It is worth Sl.000 to any man. wo man or child suffering from catarrh. A. E. Newman, Grayling. Mich. Apply Halm Into each nostril. It is quickly absorbed. Gives Itclief at once. i'rice SO cents at Druggists or by mail. ELY BROTHERS, 50 Warren St., New York. A Unique Political Spot. Perhaps there is only ono place In the world whero tho flags of four nations, eoch en its own soil, may bo seen waving in friendly rivalry or in defiance accord ing to tho condition of European poll tics. Midway In the narrow channel at tlio southern entranco to the Bed Sea is tho dark gray island of Perim, abovo which floats tho union jack of Britain. Surmounting the steep cliff on the neigh boring shoro of Arabia is tho crimson banner of Turkey, and on tho opposite coast is tho border line between tho Bed Sea territories of Franco and Italy, whoso flags aro flung to tho breeze within half a mile of each other. If theso four nations should have a serious falling out, It would be interesting to watch tho corner of tho word where frontiers moet. Mow' This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for ijiv case "of catarrh that cannot bo cured by iking Hall's Cataprh Cure. F. J. CHENEY CO.. Prop.. Toledo, O. Wc. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney or tho last fifteen years, and bcliovo hiai pr 'cctly honorablo in all business transactions, and rtnaucinlly abls to carryout any obligations male by their firm. West Treat. Wholesale Drngcists. Toledo. O. WaJiling. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholojale Drug- gis'a, TolMo, Ohio. Hall s Catarrh Curo is taken internally, acting lirectly upon tho blood and mucous Burfaoes of the system. Brico. 73c per bottlo. Sold by all Druggists. IIf.xky E. Boi'KXK of Norwich, Conn., has accepted the chair of history in the 'woman's college or Western Unserve University, anil 31i-s Ehima 1J. Perkins !of Clcvcla id the chaff of Latin. ProL .Bourne declined some time ago a posi tion in the University of California. 'Miss Perkins was valedictorian of her Iass at Vassar, and is widely known as a very able teacher. Coughing Lends to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop tho Cough at once. Go to your Druggist to-day and get arc sample bottle. Large bottles 50 cts. and $1. Thk Queen regent of Spain refuses to touch a penny of tho S10O.000 a year jointure, to which, as tho widow of the late King, she is entitled. CnAfiix.t Co.. Philadelphia, Pa., will send, I ostpaid, for 2 Dobbins Electric Si-ip wrap pers and 10 cent-, :my volume of "Surprise .series," (best authors), 15 cent novels. alKiut -'00 pagc. cnd 1 cer.tstainpiorcatalogue. HuxnitKDS of imported song birds were turned loose a few days ago near Kcaverton, Ore. COUGHS. HOARSENESS. SORETIIROAT, otcqulckly re!ie e.l by Hitows? Hro.xcuim, TnocnES. They surpass all otlicr prepara :Ions in rcimn ins hoarscne-.s and as a cowjh t-cm'dy are pre-eminently the bt-t. A giiii. burglar, G years old, was cap tured at work the other night at Mil ford, Mass. Mn. C. D. Paine, publisher of tho Union lgnal. Chicago, IIS., writes: I never saw inytlilng that would curo hearta he like your liradycr tine. Of all DruggUts. 50c "Rock,' a hog butchered the other day at Yardville, N. J., weighed 973 pounds. m Fob a Cocon or SoitETnnoT tho best fceui ;Ico by far is Hale's famous noxtv op Hoiu: uoundaxdT.b. .... BiKE'n Toothache Dbops Care In one Minate. Ax Albino lobster was t:aptured re cently in the Atlan ic off Eastport, Maine. If ycuwlll bo truly happy, keep your 'o,;d pure, your liver froju&ro . !... t rpld, iy usin I'eecbam's Pills. V25 cent, a box. ' Xf.w Yoi:k citv's area is less than one third of that of ( hicago. IF atnicted with Soro Eyes, use Dr. Isaaq ruoxapsea's Eys Water. Druggists sell it. 25c Vailing Over a Preclplc Is a terrible thing even indrsami. Tho victim ot this frequent form eft nightmare awakes wi h a start and a cry ; his limbs bathed in cold perspiration, his heart thumping tremendous ly. Moral: Don't sleep on yoar back, particu larly if you aro troubled with dyspepsia and nervoasness, and use Bostetter's Stomach Bit ters to care theso joint troubles. For sleepless ness, tho inseparable attendant of chronic dys pepsia, and Its offspring as weU, the Bitters is a surpassing remedy. Tho disordered stomach is tho progenitor ot numberless harassing synrptoms. and tho organs of thinking aro a faithful reflector of Its disturbance. In w hich the liver and twirls also share. If wo aro to lestore quiotuJo to tho brain and nervous system, we must re-en'orco tho stomach and regulate tho action ot tho digestive, secre tive, and evacuatlvo organs Trevent and rem edy malaria, icactlvi'.y ot tho kidneys and llddcr, debility, heartburn, e'ek-heauacho and la grippe with this remedy, which has roccived the unqualified sanction of cmit-out physicians. SCOTCH PROVERBS. Bnvrn's good, but breeding's better. A qude word Is as soon said as an ill. HE ia worth no weal that can bido no woo. Bn tho samo thing that yea would bo called. The- Only One- ETor Printed Can .Toa Hud tho Word? There Is a .1-Inch display advertisement In this paper this week, which has no two words allko except one word. The samo Is truo of each new one appearing each week from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This houso places a "Crescent" on everything they make and publish. Look for it, send them the name of the word, and they will return you book, BEAUTirnu ixriiocitArns, or 6AMI-I.CS IllEE. Somk people can never bo pleased. It has boon pointed out that if Belvar Lock wood wcro compelled by unfortunate circumstances to bring a libel suit sho would at once bo confronted by the dif liculty of securing a jury that would be cntjroly satisf.ic.tbry. Hr. Warren D. IVentz of GenovayN.Y., Is given tho highest indorsement for honesty and integrity by all who Know htm. For yoara ho has worked for Sir. D. 1'. Wilson, tho harness-maker and mouiborof tho Geneva lioard otlltaltli. ltnd tho following statement o his terrible buffering from Dyspepsia And his cure by Hood's Sirsaparilla: "I wan tafcen tick last Oc'obor with gastric fevir, and my recovery wns conewortil nloiout hop lest. Alter 7 weeks tne lever siowivien. n e, but I could not eat tho simplest fool without Terrible Distress It seemed thnt I luul recovered from tho fever trxlio or start ntion. 1 took j-opsin compounds. ' isiuuth ebarceal, cod-liwroil an I limit until mvpliy iciau coufSKod tb'it h did not know wlat, else to try. Evcryihiug I took bt-emo I Like Pouring Melted Lead into mv stomach. I happened to think I had part of a bottlo of Hold's Snr-aparill thit had ucou in tho house for two or throe years, that I found had iK-ncfitwlmoproviorsly for dyspjpsia. 1 Legan taking it and aoon lo,'an to feel lxttsr. I have now taien a Iittlo over t-vo Iwttlci and can truthfully say I to I woll ngaln. and can eat anything wituout distressing me, even to pie and cheese, which I havo been uniblo to touch for years. Tho Knglish languao dcs not contain words enough to permit mo to oproF8 tho praise I would liketogivj to Hood's areapa rilla." W. D.Wkstz, 132 La3tleSt.,Gonova, N'.Y. A Good Voucher "I have known Mr. Wrrren P. Wonts for many years, and cau vouch fi r him as n mini r racily and ono well Known about here. I havo sold liim several bottios of Hood's Sarsaparilla during tho past few months.' Druggist, Geneva. X. Y. ST. H. FAimilDGE, HOOD'S 1'IZ.L.S Cure T.IVKIC ILI.S. rffjniTirniT3 aJillrflJKllKl ""his GREAT COUGH CURE, this success ful CONSUMPTION CURE is sold by drug gists on a positive guarantee, a test that no other Curt can stand successfully. If yoa have a COUGH, HOARSENESS cr LA GRIPrE, it will cure you promptly. If your child has the CROUP or WHOOPING COUGH, use it o- ick.y -nd relief is sure. If you fear CON SUMPTION, don't wait until your case is hope- vour uruccist If your lungs are sore or back lame, use CV.ilot.'r 1nm,,o Ploctarc WUiUU 3 A U1U1U A 1IUUI4, A Sample Cake of Soap nnu lric Hoofton Bernn- oloey and Jieniilr.T lllm- trjtrd. Onfckin.Sealp, NVrTous-aml HI.kxI I)i eaM. Pont eea!ed lor lOr.j nleo DiefiRiire nientnlike Rirth -Mark. li!er, nrti, India ink and Powi1t mark. Scnrt rittirt'-i,i:.iliii-ciji fO Siiperfliiom Hair. I'im nl.Wrfr tOIlN H. cfSWOOUIIVRY, r:?i;iL50v.c- el 42l sfrcrf. A. . CI It. CoDAiiltHtion free, at office or br let t to PILES AN AKEsISBlte inMant relief, and in aa INFAIXI III.E CUKE for PILES. Frlce. i; at dniKBistH or liv mail. Samples free. AddrChS "ANAKKSIS." Iiox.Mi6. New Yoiik crrr. CHEAPER THAN BARB r?fiW5iS2S23 l JrL loss, but take this Cure at once and receive immediate help. Price ;oc and $i.oo. Askvour drueeist for SHILOH'S CURE. tfQuDBDRYVaBk aS'-aBBBHBSBBBBBv Mtfll SnxniaMas Zav ssanawFpnBaal WSM I BaBSa .-f- k - ILXAHB .ilV WsaDHRaBaV'' HARTMAJ WIRE PANEL FENCE. Double the Ftrcnsth of anv otlicr fence, will not ctretcli.Mjr.or;ctoiit of shape. Il.irtnrcss to toefc. APrtei t Farm 1-iikv. r, t Hand-oiuo enough to uruarii nt a I-awn Write for Prices. D, scrip t Its Circular and 'let moniaN. al-o t'at-il- cue of Hart man buel 1'ickrt I-ann Fence. Trie and r lower Cuardi. H- libla WireV t ".. iii'"t -r..t-nt HAICTM N HfUl .. Kcawr l-'lla. fa! T. D. GANSKt enor;it Western Sales Ascent, 5II.H St.ilo Street, CI1ICACU. LKE, Clvuk, Andiikksen IlAitDWAiiK Co, Omolia, Ne', Gone si Agents for Stato of Nclraska. u 'Always mention this pftrcr. J. I. CASE THRESHING MACHINE GO, MAKUFACrUKERS OF Ironsides "Agitator" fUlUl TRACTION PORT M$) ' ' jjjIgkL ft fsffr ajayi Oatalcetio Ssnt Froa to Any JLdLcLreaa. C3-SVME tnxs rjrna wiirx wkit-si mi ntl3 CiS..5.I..rJS3 S..S.T..EJ! miui Tor. omos resales uaa em mcr:-area itcli Ileadaclict 3MOCsCaBiplezeasCBaresCostaUpatl9SW -SCraillsaMW " x' nf slW --J- aaE.saXPKn. t . 7 I jf?Gns& lift ' 1 ff Ll La CARRE aValbx "German Syrup" Two bottles of German Syrup cured me of Hemorrhage of the Lungs when other remedies failed. I am a married man and, thirty-si-c . years of a.qc, and live with iny wife and two little girls at Durham, Mo. I have stated this brief and plain so that all may understand. My case was a bad one, and I shall be glad to tell anyone about it who will write me. Philip I. Schenck, P. O. B0X45, April 25, 1890. No man -could ask a more honorable, busi- n::-Jik crntpmpnt. aUsaTaSvBMaAaJKSSSa It Cnrea Cnll. CovrIis. Sor Tliroat. Croup, Influenza. Wlioopliu: CoiiIi. Ilronrhltu nd Asthma. A crrulu rnre fur C'iiumtln lu rlril S'sitcH. anil a Mir- relief in ailv.wu-i-.l HtiifC . U stiB--. You. will atliexrlIorenctan taming Ilia tlriitlme. Mold brUearseteuwaitra. Large bolte.-. Ju cruta nd I IJ LITTLE LIVER PILLS BO HOT CBIPK HOR RICKKH. Ban tun for SICK HEAD ACHE, lmimlr"! nsiio,couiu- ilttl organs. irinoT rut. dlj- Hnr9. pisfficai cncv un ntu- ....waanrttllllllllar. CunOtMt billons nrnnm uif nnlm. K.tbllh nat oo ural UAILT ACTIO. Benntiry complexion by purifying blood. l'osnLT VCURABLK. The tloe ! nicely IJuiLil totult ra. ai one pill can ncTfrbetoo much, hachirial contain! .fmcl irne noekrt. like 'rail pencil. luiiie man's trat ConTrnleiirr. Taken elcr lSn auRar. boMCTerj vhrie. All Rfnutno gooJa N'af'Crttctnt- Bcnil S-ceiil atainp . You gtl a: rRe book h iu ramp M. HARTEI IIEDICINE CO.. St. Louis. Y THdfe AREJUWr FEWEFT. w,n -nn ilratzn and trim Chil dren' OirnnKea that ill eompars with ours f-r l-eanty ami treneiri. Weeiijorllie reputation ifhain the liantl-wx-jr't d.MCin 'f nT l'-rri.ir. .M.HIUt.l. IIUW III " United ttat-. npon tl. rr.ee torn." "er o i.J.ul trtm i Wo are al-o niinuf.ieliirer of. lilprrlM K-fricrriJorn. IIo- elitiiiieanil Invalid Ilollinc Chair. Koller T.rp I'eaka. etc. and ofler liliTald!a roiinl' to thn trade. Nam poo.! dt-Aired and catal.tjus wilt tie feat. LUl'Ul'U HH'. CO., 321,323. 323 X. Sth St., Philadelphia, l'a. lind run can nrrernVT 11V IIIIIIUI'I !"" mil all li i. fixlAto. I. t..t .t.i.ijn.1 WELL MACHINERY. J 'f Scad for lllaatrated Catalopae, stoma Well lasers. Bock Drills, ujaraaiic aaa jciiibst. aacoiaerj, Wind MIlln, etc. Have been tested for rears, aad fally warraated. The Pech Mfe. Co., IN fOITIETl ST. SIOUX CITr. iow. .aw RIPANS TABULES nvilttej BV the utomarh, liver and bowel. I'ltrl-f) .BfT thebloott. are Mifeand eue tiial;! 5 AtAKiaW tuo U-rt uititloine known for Mll.iu- c- iiP x.iirs. nmstipntlon. dTPIeRlA. foul iMMMMaaeoaaaaa. I lgTU painful dice'tlon. bad Cbiupleiion, J W and all diware caused by failure of Z ala the stomaeh, llveror bowels toitT-J form their proper functions. Person iciren to orer-T eating aro benefltid by tafclnjr one after eneh neal" Priee,;: sample, 15c. Atlirw.-c'-'ts.orKent bj malLZ KIPASS CIiLmICAL CO . 10 Spruce St.. New York. J breath, heailaeho.mentaf ileprcslon,S MMUMMtMIMMllla"'"'""" ICYCLES OF THE HIGHEST GRADE Kacera and Koadstora , Ladies' and Gents. Finest Line in the Wet Vr.te for Catalupie Agenta Wanted. Exclusive. Territory- Manufacturers Pncea. T. . GASSE, Importer niMlMIrB. Agent, 50S State M., CHICAGO. BORE THE "OHIO" WELL DRILL WELLS with our fniiioiix ell .llnclilnrry. Th only Kxlect Fcir-ciesninn jt-droppmatooNin use. LOOMIS & NT MAN. Tims. omo. talon FICEK. WANTED The aiMrrfws of all noldlers nhn ai(iiiiestcailrl a le4 a aamaspre rnicroi acre man luiana SOLDIeKa 'maiSetinal proof on the am a a btore JunnZJ s-,l V E. ,inniicrol screnthan IGOand nUHlKo I C A LO.IM. IXnvtr. Colo. $125-0 Month and Expenses To Atrents to Sell CIUAllfe TO DKALKICS. MB?AS!1Eca' SIMPLES FREE! FAT FOLKS REDUCED .-. alt.. tfnT OraffAn Mn wrltMaa i "M vAitfht wan 320 POundt).no ltMl.& reduction or HS lnm." or circulars iarn. wun k Ur.O.W.KSNYDEU. aeVickaraThaatre. Chicago. ILL. --a' ;r ;.. .- . i.b.- M iSjrz2cijl i .mbs B n g K LLMaEsW ratlVsaKCSaCa & s&C9JaClaftl-In:V W.ITIOHICIS, EribanlOlU W VaIiln:;lMi, D.C. Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Lnto Principal Examiner V 8. Pension Bureau. , 3jrln last war, 13 jiljiulicatLusdaims, attr since. -ij PVttSXOIfd-Oae all SOf.DIEsMI 'A disabled, fi fee for tncre-iae. 25 yers ex parlence. Write for I.awa. A.W.McCoamca A Sons. Washisutok. D. C. Cikcimmati. O WIRE. HUMANE. STRONG, VISIBLE, ORNAMENTAL. (DI.N-GEE) Woodbury Powers, Treat! Powers and Saw Frames, Swirg'ng Straw Stackers Self Feeders and Ban J Cutters, Porfeb'e Saw MILLS, AND SKID ENGINES. C. N. U. iTaa ,Tr Cocsacaptli i and DeODln onave weas moss or Asth . saoulduse. ixi'irnrsfn. r - Consumption. It has cnr.il K' tkonaanda. It has not Injur- Up i.i.u niuaxuijnip. 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