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Restorative K$rr Pills Kent free with Kcdlcal Book to prox, joer'.r, for" 2c stamp. Brug- i eios, sac . eoOP, Box w., iucine, n A Courtcooa Ct ' ' - A member of the ooogical society says: "I once ha'd a cat which always sat up to this, dinner table with me, and had his napkin round his neck and his jilata nnd ro5ie fish. : i ""Tie used his paw of course, but he ' "was very particular and behaved with ; extraordinary decorum. "When he had finished his Ban I Sometimes puve him a pie&i of mine. 'One day he was not to be found -when the dinner bell rang, sowebe 'gan without iiim. Just as the plates were pat round puss came rushing up ..stairs and sprang into his chair with twq mice in his mouth. -. : l$efore he could be stopped he drop ped a mouse on his own plate and then one on mine. lie had divided his dih . ncr with me, as I had often divided .. mine with him." London Answers. Deafnew Cannot Re Cnrrrl . ' fcy loca'L application us tticy rnnnot reach .. . " ' the diseased portion of the car. There is only ; .. one "way lo care Deafness, and that is by con- - . FtituUonal remedies. Deafness is cautcd by : :- "an inflamed, condition of the mucous lining of .the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets . . inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im " . " - ierfcct hearing, and when it is entirely chased Dcn'ncfs is the result, and unless the innuma tion can be taken out and this tube restored to. its normal condition, hearing will be de stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are . caused Ly catarrh, 'which is nothing but au iu-j flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. "'---. We' will give One Hundred Dollop fJ-any case of Deafnes-s (catifcd by (5TaiTh) that . . cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. r. J, nilENFA' & CO., ToteOo, O. . . , 13TSQU by Dggistt, 75c J Summer 'Travel. . 'The extremely humid weather made '- 3hc pat summer on the Atlantic coast -.an exceedingly uncomfortable one for sufferers from rheumatism. A gentle liian who had been completely laid up with it was asked by an acquaintance, on hisreappearanceon the street: "ilave you been traveling this sum- mer?' . TXot exactly," said the other. "You .'. . yes iny rheumatism did U llie travel :. , scg tliis time," -What do you mean?" ""Why one day it was in my neck, the "next it was in my leg, then it went to .". .-. my ;ack, and thence around to my hip joints. Oh it took a regular excursion fcvery day, I assure you." Tlicro is no poorer man than the rich man who never gives. ' The devil's sngsx-coatcd pills altrays hava zpison in them. The only jnyoplo who love right. who live right are those lierman Syrup" Regis Ieblanc is a French Cana .diau store keeper at Notre Da'fte de Stanbridge, Quebec, Catt., who was cured of a severe attack of Congest ion of the Lungs by Boschee's Ger man Syrup. He has sold many a, bottle of German Syrup on his per soaal recommendation. If you drop him a line he'll give vou the full facts of the'ease direct, as he did us and that Boschee's German Syrup brought him through nicely. It altvays will. It is a good medicine and thorough in its work. 9 CUE5 RISING . - BREAST . . a?. "yc-tTiia lor many years, and In each case . varre ".Mother's Fricad" hadbeennsedlthas acaonspjisheil -wonderg and relieved much wiSTeriRjp Itls tl:e best remedy for rising of ins breast iJiovn, ami worta the price for that . alone. Mcs. i. M. Drusteb, Montgomery, Ala. Sent by express, charges prepaid, on receipt i-T i-rice, $LTo jcr bottle. BRADRELD REGULATOR C0. j 7 : -.- !niggist3. Atlasta, OX. EDUCATIONAL. Jn'r mllonord inilrnrrn h.nj in thortate; ExivTKncea InrtrnctoFft"rti Xtm. Jnt C..rw- oim 12 months in the ven terra Urfn !. II. I!cc 5. Mar. 6 ami June 5; tnton. JI rwwofk; lxrit. SJ; room rent, 73c nppamtus nnil cquiTTUc.it" romilpHlriccarBroI.-iicolnfTCTyJt m,mit. Ff i?,tinr:nn,Vio" al'r? J. P. SBIor. lT.iridTjt.or M. 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And hope lies dead. fr-oAfc life and short lifc- The last word said Early in the evening, There lies tho bed. Br'f r.dj and bright day iud sunset red. Early in tho evening The stars are overhead. ,. , , .. Robert Louis Stevenson In Scribfier's ONLY A SEAMSTRESS. Tho young and reputedly wtsftlthy Mr. Willium Mowhi-rtr Vvas standing on tho doocBteria of tho elegant man sion o Mr. Green. A servant ushered him into the room, whore chanced, at that mo ment, to ho pitting Mrs. Green, her daughter Maty fnxi MIS& Emelihe May. The ttafroh received him with ft erftyie that was strangely Win&iiug for a lady of her & "and apparent dignity of rsaHher, and with an affec tionatcness of manner that she could scarcely havo exercised toward a son of her own. Mary, her daughter, rose to re ccive him likewise with a prtsump tiveness of attachment tha't she-had evidently been drilled into by Vhe as siduous teachings Wf hfef mother. Only Einhn3 May the orphan girl-appearcd to be for the time un noticed. She lookod up with a timid and saddened air, as Mr. Mowbray en tered the room, and quickly dropped her blue eyes again upon her work. Mr. Mowbray jrlanccd with a look of expreseivo inquiry at. the young girl, and tho plnn'oe was not un noticed by Mrs. Green; for it could not have been many minutes beforo she made some frivolous protest for dismissing her front the rdom alto gether. All the time that tho visitor had been ili the room she had re- 1 vi"?ed no introduction to him at the i instance of Mrs. Green. "She isa rally splendid looking girl," r&ciUiinod tho young gentle man, when she had gathered up her work anil passed out before him. 'Borne relative?" added he, inquir ingly. "No yes that is,'' answered Mrs. Green, hesitatingly, "she is A sort of Bccond cousin to Mary, and we suffer her to be here merely out of charity. Sho is only a seamstress, yon know!" 'She is certainly beautiful," added he, to see the effect of the remark, more than from any single desire to compliment the poor girl. "I wish you had introduced me, Mrs. Green." "Indeed, I should havo done so, Mr. Mowbray," replied she, with a simpering laugh, 'had I thought her worthy of your attention. But she is only a seamstress, you sc'o; and sho is so poor and dependent, too, in fact, I do not- know what she would do were it not for our charity. She has no home in the wide world to go to." It certainly argues very much for your goodness. Mrs. Green,'' said he. that you have voluntarily befriended a poor girl In her situation. I must be allowed to say, madam, that I hold you much higher in my esteem since you have told mc this. " Perhaps it was a week after this, when Mr. Mowbray determined to pass another evening at the residence ot Mrs. Green. On the evening in question Mr. Mowbray rang at tho door and was shown in as usual by the servant. After saluting Mrs. Green with the cordiality wh'ch was his wont, he likewise greeted Miss Mary and after ward Miss Emclinc. Mary's mother looked all tho astonishment of which her several features were capable. Mrs. Green sat perfectly motionless for a brief moment with astonish ment. Sho looked first at Mr. Mow bray, then at Emeline, and then at Mary. Her oyes met the meaning look of tho latter, and her proud lip instantly curled add quivered with scorn and rage. Sho ruled hor temper, however, as well as she could, during the stay of the younar man, but determined that he should enjoy no moment alone with the hum bio seamstress. And laboriously did she engage herself to take upan herself all ths conversa tion, trusting to kcr dwri art and de termination to provent the possi bility of such an occurrence again. Mr. Mowbray sat between the ladies, passing a word now with tho one and now with the other. Yes it was no very acutely perceptive fac ulty of Mrs. Green that induced her to believe in a very few moments that the young man was more pleased with Emclinc than with Mary. The evening was exceedingly long to Mrs. Green; and sho inwardly re joiced when Mr. Mowbray took his leave. And as soon as this happened she said to Emeline: You had better retire now, Emeline; I think I shall want j-ou to rise earlier than usual in tho morn ing." "Now, mother," instantly began Mary, "where do you suppose she has ever made the acquaintance of Mr. Mowbray? Where and when could it be?" "Heaven only knows, my daughter!" replied the mother, her cheeks fairly blanching with the tempest that was passing over her heart "The deceitful jade! This is what comes of my charity. " "Sure enough, mother," chimed in the daughter. "But I will have no moro of this. I will see that it is stopped just where it is." "What will you do, mother? I am sure it perplexes and mortifies me enough." "What will I do, do you ask?" "Yes." "There are many things I should like to do, and at once, too." I wish I might never see her again," said Mary. "Then you need not," replied her mother, with more than the usual force of her accent Why? How can you prevent it?'' asked the daughter. "I will send her off to-morrow morning," said Mrs. Green. While the mother and child were engaged in this conversation the subject of it was on her knees by her bedside, praying Heaven to send more pity to the hearts of her rela tives toward her a poor, helpless orphan. She rose from her knees, tho tears coursing down her cheeks. Well enough had she been able to see the reason of her aunt's displeasure and the motive that had prompted her to dismiss her from the room to bed. When she arose in the morning her aunt was at her door, and di rected her to proceed to pack-her trunk immediately, for she had ar ranged for her to pass a little time -with relatives in the'eountry. Breakfast over, she was just de scending the steps to enter the car-riage-that was waiting at the door to curry her to tho cars, when Mr. Mowbray made his ipparQce a$ the jToot of tae stfeps. Ho was on a. morn ing Walk; and being attracted by the Bight of the ladies at the top fit th'a steps, he stopped to wish Inem a igood-mcWltig. t .. He politely handed Emeline inU the fcarrbe,;,ncl slopped a. moment 0 exchange & few words with her. . l'Was ever anything more provok ing?" exclaimed Ma.'y. ,.. . ., ' "I never, certainly, saw the like I it!" muttered the reHy angry Mas. Greetu While Mr. Mowbray stood talking with Emeline he inquired of her in what what Visit direction she was going and VOuld be the' length of her He seemed greatly surprised that Emeline should not have apprised him of her intention the evening BofdrSj and in fac't.sbfcssdred' hr;oDut sh'e answered .him . i'n'the only way she could,., and Inat. was, sue "did H6t snow nersoii inc. sae was going. ' A tiuw thought suddenly seemed to cross the mind of the young man. Bidding her adieu, and in a low Voice assuring her of tho deep pleasure it would afford hinl to" visit tier in Hat? new abode, he turned again toward Mi's. Green and her daughter. , , , . f The former, hjrgntly invited ,liim tp etit'er the . HoWe; but her invita Vicri do repeatedly yet civiily de clined. He touched his hat politely to them, and walked on. It was several days after this oc currence that Mrs. Green asked Mr. Mowbray, with an air of mudh scri ousneas both Were sitting In the parlor of the forine!4 where -and hdw it was he first made thoacauftintaneii j Of Kmeline"; for," said she, "I was really astonished at what I saw- I sent the girl out of the room the first time you saw hor here that you might not think I wished to intrude such Creatures into your presence." "I assure you, Mrs. Green," replied tho young man, "that you need not have been at that, pain on lay ac count; for 1 ttnl &auk to confess that k was very much pleased with her appearance. And I really think, madam," continued he, "that you havo great reason to feel truly proud of such a relative" Tho lady looked very blank for tho moment, yet she dared go no further in the publication to Mr. Mowbray of her prejudices ftgairist the poor seamstress. . 'l wilt inform you in a few words, Mrs. Gredn," said he, where and how it was that I became acquainted with your niece. I had seen and noticed her at your house one ovening when I ha-1 called. I was evon then deep ly interested in her appearance; arid should have been glad of art introduc tion from yriii. .Y'ou gave mo none." "You know, Mr. Mowbray," inter rupted tho lady in her most artful tones, "that I did not know whether sho might be agreeable to you or not, and of course I was altogether un willing to suffer her to be intruded upon you." "I understand and appreciate your motives, Mrs. Green," replied he; yet it so happened that I was pleased with her, and was not loth to avail myself of the first opportunity that offered .itself to become acquainted with hor. I happened to meet her one afternoon at a House in street, and -" "What was sho doing thcre.pray?" eagerly interrupted tho aunt 'Giving of her scanty means, mad am, to relieve the distresses of a poor family," answered tho young man most firmly. "I recognized her beautiful countenance instantly, and with no further ceremony mado my self known to her. I have a habit of hunting dut siifferors and the deserv ing poor in our streets, and of. re lieving them as far as I can judi ciously. Some people, perhaps, may call it eccentricity. I call it duty. I have ample means, Mrs. Green, and I intend not to throw them away." This interview was drawn to a speedy close after this free and foil disclosuro on tho part of the young man. Manj months had gone by. Spring had returned, and the grass sprang up everywhere on tho lawns and hill sides. A neat billet-doux came to tho door of Mrs. Green by the hands of a footman on a carriage that waited at the bottom of the steps. Mrs. Green took it, broke tho seal impatiently and read with perturba tion: Miss Emeline May is at home to htir friends on Thursday evening.May the 22d. "Mr. William Mowbray, "Miss Emeline May. They were married. Mrs. Green at first was enraged, but time soft ened her resentment, and she finally acknowledged her folly, and Mr. Mow bray avowed that her prejudices first interested him in the character of Miss May. Tho lesson Mrs. Green will never forget N. Y. Journal. luroiigru3u Name. Verbal consistency and the cterna. fitness of things have met with small respect at the hands of those who have had tho bestowal of geographi cal names in this country for the past century. Tho early settlers wero content either to accept mu sical Indian names where they found them or to repeat tho geographical names of thoe countries they had left behind, but tho map of the United States now is a memorial to a thousand things in which the people of this country have little or no in terest A few sample inconsisten cies are Soudan as a village name in Mississippi. Walhalla as the county seat of Ocones county, South Carolina; Nevada as tho name of a county in Southern Arkansas, where snow must be a rare sight even in the coldest winters; Freeport in West ern Nebraska, miles from navigable water, and Fairhaven in Northern Kansas, equally removed from any thing that could be called a harbor -Chicago Herald. Picket Wire River. There is a stream in Colorado calico Picket Wire river and it derived its name in this way: Years ago, when the first gold fever drove men wild, a party of Mexicans made their way up the stream in search of the precious metal. Months passed, and wheirthe little band did not return their friends mourned vhem as dead, and called the El Rio de los Animos Perdidos (the River of tho Lost Souls). Soon a French colony mado its home on the banks of the stream, whose name was freely translated into Le P'irgatoiro. Then came the American cowboy. He saw the river, heard its name, and translating (?) it into his own tonsme dubbed it Picket Wire river. A Niche for Him. Father You have been at the foot of the spelling class all week, have you? Dull Boy Yessir. Fasher What's goir.fc to become 01 yon when you grow up? Dull Boy Iwa3 thia'dn mebby I might get a job as secretary, or some; thing in pnUin Reform asapciation- ' willing to. excuse: A lamtr.Wko Said Parhapa .ta row were Saa-Warpedl . A certain eminent clergyman, who is greatly loved for hi gentleness and forbearance with offenders, ro- cently told a Boston Transcript man that an experience of his own, in years long gone by, taught him. the. grace of ready excusing. Wlipii; hi was a poy.nq was a very poor ooyi but he had already a strong theolog ical bent, and was studying hard dur ing the winter and working even harder during the summer trying to get a preparation for college He wanted to be a preacher, and the fact that he didn't scam to be good for anything else tended to convince hint .that he had dot mistaken his call ing. One spritig he vas StUirely dut 8f. .monoyA ,and ?nad.,t get put of school arid go to work: Nt being able to tind anything to do in the small college town whero ho had been studying, the youth call him Richard Vernon went out among the faffflers to sec lf ho Could get work frolii the"m. lib found a mad who Was very busy' with Kis spring's w'orli and in .a hurry to get the furrows' fdowcd.in a big. field for potato plant n JClig wSatlie'r wBs favorable, fpt planting; the farmer's boys would bo home from school the next day, which was Saturday ,'(to do the dropping and covering. Ho told Richard that ho might mark out tho field with tho plow for the plauting and if he suited ho rhight be hired for" two of thrcd months. Meantime the farmer saw that the boy was very anxidus td stay arid that.hb Had evidently a very good disposition". . , So the young theologian "went tq -rt-l ?4l, f,t.tntorlM,i2 Mnt T-fn did riot stop to lake breath until ho had marked off a large tract of ground with deep fun'bws. Then came his employer from his work in another part of the farm and looked at the boy's work, and leaned up against the fence and laughed until he shook. The potato fiold had been scraped and scalloped all over with the ridiculously irregular and wabbly little ditches which Richard had turned. Thera was not u clean, straight furrow in tho lot, the ground looked as if an insane clophant had tossed up tho earth; the -furrows were of all depths and at all dis tances from one another for Richard lihd flrivcri the hb'rsb most of the time at a smart walk, and he had been too much occupied with keeping up and maintaining a precarious grasp upon the plow han dles to bo ablo to pay any attention to tho regularity or evenness of his work. Richard Vernon iaughed, tod; as ho stood and looked over tho field. He wiped tho sweat from his brow and looked very anxious at his em ployer. There was no chanco for regular work there: that was ovident His laughter faded away, and thcro was a certain faint twitch in tho corners of his mouth as tho boy said: "1 guess you don't want any more of my work sir?" "Oh, yes yes, I do," said the farm er. "Maybe 'taint your fault that the furrows arc crooked. You sco, the sun's pretty hot to-day, and J reckon the heat warned 'em i " "FLICKERTAILS." flow the Natives of North Dakota Got Their Odd Nickname. Whenever an intelligent Dakotan and, according to the Fargo Argus, all Dakotans arc intelligent goes away from home ho is surprised at tho familiarity shown by strangers with the main facts in tho statos his tory. He hears conversations on tho trains, in the hotel lobbies and among his distant friends .which show a degreo of information con cerning Dakota for which he is not prepared. Our peculiar political methods and gatherings and their unexpected outcomes have assisted our wheat crop, our climate and our magnificent cities in making the state famous, until shrewd obsorvcrs in neighboring states declare they can tell a flickertail Dakotan "just by tho bat of his eyes." But one thing has always puzzled tho best posted of strangers. That is our name. It is said a "rose by any other narao would smell as sweet," but it would bo hard to convince a denizen of tho effete East that any Dakota product was genuine unless the "flickertail" was blown in the bottle. The Illi nois man is known as a sucker be cause he is. The Connecticut man is a nutmeg. Tho Kansas man is a jayhawker. The Missourian is called a puke from tho facility with which ho can unload during the fever and ague season. Tho North Carolinian is called a tarheel, because a soldier of that state when called a "tarheel" by a Virginia comrade, retorted: "Yes, we've got tir on our heels, and that makes us stick in the fight, while you fellows run away." Ohio ans are called buckeyes on account of their nuts. Minnesotans arc called gophers on account of their animals. But why North Dakotans are called flickertails is something entirely be yond the imagination of the uniniti ated. The name originated at the first session of the legislature after state hood in a bill introduced by Repre sentative Frank J. Thompson of Fargo. The following is a full text of the resolution, which passed by a large majority. The joko was after ward expunged from the records of the house, but never expunged from the brains of Dakotans: Whereas, North Da!:oti Is now placed in tho galaxy or states destitute of a fsimtthir cognomen by which those born upon her fertile soil can be known: and Whereas, Those born In the other several states or the union arc calieJ by some charac teristic appellation peculiar to the stato of his nativity: and Whereas, Bountiful nature in her kindncs3 and prodigality, and in tha eternal fitness of things, has placed atnonr the numerous deni zens of her broad prairies an antmal of the order rodenti. ramily scinridaj known as tho spormophilus richardsoni, called vulso, the flickertail gopher, as "a thing or beauty" and "a joy forever," except In certain-cases: and Whereas. The spormophilus richardsoni, or flickertail copher. is a creature endemic to this land or the Dakotas: therefore, be it Resolved, That we. the house of representa tives or the state or North Dakota, do by this resolution christen every child born or who may hereatter be born within the boundaries or this state with the name "flickertail," which christened name shall be applied in the same manner as the word "sucker" is applied to children born in Illinois, -'wolverine" to those born in Michigan, "badger" to thoso wrnin Wisconsin, etc. Why He Wi Unnir. Two New York gentlemen "were standing on a corner when one of them called the attention of the other to the queer antics of a police man. "1 wonder what's tho matter with him? He acts so uneasily." "1 gues3 ho must hear a saloon keeper tapping a fresh keg of beer.' Texas Sittings. Freakdom Scindatlzed. He There's a terrible commotion at the dime museum. She What's the matter? He The human snake was caught hugging the fat lady after paying the dog faced boy to run off with her husband, the ossified man. -Truth.' CONSIDER WELL BE.FQRE MAK ING CHANGES: 0 Sara Yoa Caa Do Better Before Tfoa Go .the id Br-l'roJucts or tho Ditlry Grease on Fruit Tree Horticultural Hints and Ilouiohold Helps. Slititl its fctHdse . T. R Terry in Practical Farmer replies to some" inquiries of an Ohio man as follows: Twelve years ago you went into dobt mostly for a fifty-acro farm, which cost you $2,80'.). You havo paid out nndbuilt a largo barn and a ?1,53J houso, and paid for them cash dowd. and this by what you call mixed farming: You havo done well, very well. Rut you say you ar5 thinking: of changinsr and keeping cows, making butter, building a silo, etc., and askinj whether you would bettor and how many cows you can keep, lihd also Whether I think tho berry busihos.i would pay better. Fir'3t, mv friend, be slow to chango at all YOil ft 6 doing very well. Re quite su'rti you can do dccltldaly bet tor before' making any cllango. If you 2aR g'i ?:ry '-5 cents st podrid the year round, or'morc, ioV your' befttej;; dairying couid be mado t9 Paywe11 Rutit will be very confining business, seven days in a week. It will cost you a good deal to get well fixed. YoM will want at least tfood selected conlmoll CoVr's fcikl n first-class Jersey male, then you can work lip. You shoiild have" a separator, a good dairy houd, iCD bcfitsc, H power of some kind fo. run your clxtrrri and separator; pump, water, etc., a milk test, nnd a silo will be nice to save your corn in. You cari got along without this, however, for a time, by ta'cing good cave of your fodder and cutting it by hirse power in the win ter. 'J hen you want entirely com fortable quarters for your cows, where you can save all the manure, and, raav I say it? You want to be just the man f ;r the business. To make thn most in thi ; line you need to bo quiet and gentlo with the cows. always; you want to love t'leirt. fco when you arc around the ftublo tilOy will give more milk just from looking at you: And you want to ho around the stable daily ihld constantly". Then if you dj your pdrt all arodrid'yod may work up to $80 or 5.100 per cow. You have gocd land evidently and you "can" keep twenty or thir ty or even forty cows in time, buying only bran and oil meal or cotton seed ileal. The kaf corn grows on. the bottom land in your country, you ought to raise enough corn on an acre to keep a cow nearly two years, winter and summer, except that she would need a little clover hay or nitrogenous food. I would raiso the best calves and thus improve my stock. And you can raise your farm, too, or keep it up. Butter takes lit tle value from tho soil. A con has but forty-eight cents of fertility in it, and not that, probably, if you are very clean about milking. A ton of butter should bring you SoOO. A ton of timothy hay may sell for 10 and it takes from tho soil on tho same basis So. 33 worth of fertility; The berry business is a good one, if yon work to the top and got extra choice lino fruit to customers in nice shapo. I don't mean that j'ou work the nice berries to the top of the package, but that you have unusually fine on top and just tho same all through.- Great caro and skill will pay just as well, perhaps in this lino as in butter making, if you are situ ated so that you can readily lure pickers enough that live near by, and have tho market within reach. Lots of money can be made from fine strawberries, but you have got to lovo them, tho care of them as well as to cat them, and never tire for one day of waiting on them any more than you would waiting on the cows. C'lppins: Oaoan'. Wins1;. Dr. C. C. Miller says: I think I shall always keep my queen's clipped, at least as long as there is danger of queens Hying away with swarms. Some object to clipped wing?, and it is only fair to give ho objections. One is that a clipped queen raav crawl oil on tho ground and be lost, iro she may, but that is not so bad as to have a queen fly off and bo lost for in the latter ca&o the whole swarm may be lost with her. Another objection is that where queens arc clipped, if several swarms come out at tho same time, or in close succession, it may happen that instead of returning to their own hives sorao of them may unite. True again, but aga'n equally true that it is better to have tho bcos in the wrong hive than not to havo them at all. For although it is belter in most cases to have no swarms unite, still tho refractory bees may do nearly the same work wherever they are. Even if I followed tho plan of hiving in a now hive every swarm that issued, I would havo all queens clipped as soon as convenient after they commenced to lay. Then when a swarm issued I would find and cage the queen, reinovo the hive from which the swarm issued to a new lo cation, set tho new hive in its place, put tho caged queen at to hentrance, and when one swarm had fairly re turned liberate the queen. For mc this would bo much easier than to climb trees or saw off limbs, or even to try to get bees to settle on some thing made to imitate a cluster of bees. But there arc good bee-kecn-ors who don't agree with mc in this, and you. must decide for yourself. Journal of Agriculture. Greaso nn Fruit Trees. I have at various times heard and read that it will kill apple trees lo put much grease on them. Now I want to say that I have put grease on trees several times and my trees seem to grow as wcli as any trees I havo ever seen. Last fall a year, I hauled in 900 trees. I greased thera heavily with hog's lard and sulphur which kept tho rabbits and mice from them all winter. Only seven out of the '900 died last season. About the first of September the rabbits set in on tho trees, and I greased them again. The rabbits were so hungry for the bark that in two months 1 had to grease again. I greased some of tho trees twice with hog fat and twice with axle urease. My trees are alive and flourishing. I havo great respect for the experience of others, but a long ways more for my own. I feel like saying to all those who would put urease on their trees, if they were not afraid, just, try a few and try them thoroughly, then report ISy-l'roilucti or tho ituttcr Oairy. Mirror and Farmer says there ehould be an income from the butter, and butter should be the main ob ject. It can bo easily made at home; it can be sold at high prices without the" intervention cf middlemen or danger from storing. k The 'standard butter of prod ;tfor- shoiiid ntit be' loss ihan 399 poana per cow per year, arid the1 p'ricd not less" than 25 cents per pound. . Afi. income frotn ,th calves of twenty cows of a w&l bred variety of cattle should noi bo. less thari $50; at least, I have no difficulty in selling high grado Jersey and Hol stein calves for $5 apiece. Each year in the dairy of twenty cows it will be found noccssary and profitable until wo acquire moro skillj to dispense with at least ono fifth of tlie dairy annually. These discarded animals should not bring less than $33 apiece, or $120. Tho cow that produces SOD pounds of butter will produce 6,000 pounds of milk, and this, when skimmed, at one-fifth of a cent a pound, brings in an income from this by-product of $12 per cow. Summing theso all tip, we fiave $75 for butter, $5 J for calVcs, $12J for beef and $12 from tho skim milk of each cow, making a total income from a'dairy of twenty cattle, $1,90 J. It is not too much to say that tho manure from those animals is worth $100, making a total in round num bers of $2,0 JO, or $103 per cow,-per year. Wc somctimos think that the dairy does not pay, and it dees not if little or' nothing is secured from tho by product, which aro often worth, when well utiliz'c'd,- qillte as much as the buttot pon which wd i&y so much storo. Cipl Iar ty. Capillarity is a vital functionary in tho soil and can only work where tho soil is maintained in a condition of "the finest possiblo division. Tho hoe, the harrow, or the" scarifier disturbs the soil iidd v?idens ts interstices to an extent which i'gndefr's the proccs.s of capillarity impracticable. Or, to pit it more plainly, the pores through which the v'ator is drawn, upwards for tho nourishment Of plants aro en larged so as to check its pTojp'ess. and the same loose condition of sur face soil protects what is under from tho hot sun and drying winds. The moisture is thus retained within the feeding area of the crop, and the elects of excessive heat or dryness are mitigated, if not wholly averted. This is a matter of great importance to the arable land farmer of every country, and should bo made a sub ject of special bsorvation and prac tice in tb.9 colonics. Coleman's ltura) World. Hortlciiituf il Ntiies.- The soil cannot bo mado o"o rich fo tomatoes. Deep cultivation of tho orchard frequently injures the roots of tho ticei It is of no uo to lei tattle run among young trees and expect theio! to d? anything. An exchange recommends the fol lowing as a good wash for cherry trees: A pailful of common white wash, a pint of soft soap and a pound of sulphur. Lots of orchards are failing to yield fruit because of neglect. Trees full of sprouts and dead limbs need not be expected to yield bountifully. They need judicious pruning. If you plant seed of an old variety that will not produce as much by fifty per cent a- a new vaiiety would produce, it is pretty plain that it would pay to buy now &ccd, is it not? Beforo an inexperienced man goes into horticulture too far, lie had bet ter profit as far as possible bj' the experience of successful fruit-grower.-. Such wisdom and precaution will save many a fatal blunder. Tho big red apple and tho big red strawberry aro the fruits that sell. Better apples and bettor bcrric? may stand along side ol sudt fruit, but they are not as handiorae, but they will rot while the others aro selling. Tho early bird catches the worm. The grower of the earliest vegetables and fruits gets the biggest price for his products. If wc are growing fruits or vegetables for the market, we should strive to have them ready early. In taking up trees lor transplant ing they should never bo pulled, but instead should be spaded at a suffi cient distance from the body to leave the fibrous roots in a good clump of dirt. Common sense is required iv transp'anting. Itoutpliniil llcl'M. It is said that a spoonful of grated horse radish in a pailful of milk will keep it sweet for several days. ('rape fruit is almost as good as quinine for malarial troubles, and pineapple is a sure cure for sore throat. Tomatoes aro perfect liver regulators they contain a very small portion of mercury. Oranges act on the kidneys very beneficially, while lemons and grapes arc efficacious in curing and preventing cancerous troubles. A delightful mixture for perfuming clothes that arc packed away, and which is said to keep moths out also, is made as follows: I'eat to a powder one ounce 'each of cloves, caraway seeds, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon and Tonquin beans, and as much orris rcot as will equal the weight of the foregoing ingredients put together, little bags of mulin should be filled with this mixture and placed among the garments. Watcrcrcsscs act on the lungs, and are said to bo a cure for incipient consumption. They certainly have marvellous tonic power, and refresh ono after' great fatigue. A diet of grapes as a cure-all has been proved valuable in hundrnls of caes. and, if taken in time, a case of jaundice can bo cured by eating nothing but lettuce and lemon juice, in the face of this, can one not almost dispense with doctors? A dermatologist of high standing says that the proper way to shampoo the head is to use some pure soap, such as castile of the best quality, or glycerine soap, made into a "good lather on the head." with plenty of warm water, and rubbed into the scalp with the fingers or with a rather stiff brush that has long bristles. When the icatp is very sensitive, borax and water, or the yolks of three eggs beaten in a pint ol' lime water, are lccommcnded in stead of soap and water. Very IZn'iih. Mr. F. Hopkinson Smith gave a reading tho other evening at a fash ionablo Rochester club, and several men were asked to remain after tho audience had departoj. eat a rarebit, and make the acquaintance of tho guest of the evening. When the cigars were lighted, says the Detroit Fvec Press, Mr. Smith, in response to a request, read his inimitable de scription of the carving of the canvas-back, from "Colonel Carter of Carters ville." There was a burst of applause when the reading was finished, followed by a moment of silence. Then spoke a gilded youth jl the circle, who akod: Mr. f;mith. have vou ever published ony- tt'uing in boolc-fonn?". - Care- af Ewes. C 8. Smith, a Wisconsin flockmaster, speaking of the care of ewes, says he feeds corn for a grain ration and all the clover hay they will eat up clean, up to about two months of the expected lamb' erop. Then commence feeding bran and oafe mixed in small quanti ties at first, but generally increase the" bran and oats and decrease the shock corn so that at about two weeks before' the crop you have them on bran and oats abottt one pint each morning and evening with all the elover hay they will cat up clean. A chaftge to straw or other kinds of hay is good, aild e&ea with a relish. Keep their sheds well bedded, a. chunk of rock salt within their reach, and plenty of good, cool drinking water, uif c them the run of a good sized yard, or better, a few hours in the fields or pasture when the snow is not too deep. It docs the ewes lots of good and we think makes strong er lambs. Goed shelter, that can be closed up in stormy weather and cold nights, should be provided, and sec to it that the sheep are under it, and es pecially during a cold, wet storm. A Monster Advertisement. The largest advertisement tha- has ever been thrown out for wondering humanity to gaze upon is that of the Glasgow'News, made of flower beds on the side of a mountain back of Arden lce, Scotland, The words, "Glasgow News," can be plainly seen and read at a distance of four milc3 The length of each letter is forty feet, the total length of the line 323-feet, and the area covered by letters 14,845 feet. The bor ders of the bed are sown with white flowers, the centers with red and pur ple. The effect from a distance is said to be very grand. isssm B use the "Royal." It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome. "We recommend the Royal Baking Powder as superior to all others." United Cooks and Pastry Cooks Associ ation of the- United States. -lwJ'53' 0Si r- 7 H TT ' y . V . -r- . -. Acquainted Wltli :rlef. "I think Hie Pilgrim mothers had a harder time thari the fathers," said llicks. "Why?" queried Dickson. "Why, they not only had to endure the same jft-lvat'ons as the Pilgrim fath ers, bat they had to getalong with the Pilgrim fathers as well.' Life. If you are coiutipatod, bilious or" troubled with sick headache, Heechaiu's Tills afford immediate reliof. Of druggists. 5 t-euts, In Ireland it is not as. cold as in many parts of tho United States. Away Ilehlnd, Lag all competitors with tlio Chicago, Un ion Pacific & Jsurth-Weotern Line. This is tho popular route for passengers destined to the World's Fair. Mice sts of Money. While running through a lotof boxes latelj the employes of a. Pennsylvania drug storccanic upon a nest of mice which pi-oved to be a valuable find. The nest, which was neatly arranged, contained among other things, one ten dollar bill, two rives and three one?. All the bills were in good condition, except one live, which had the corner eaten off. How the mice came in pos session of their hidden treasure is a nrystery, as the proprietor never missed any money. Feainle TTeakneas Positively Cored. To TDK ElilTOlt: rioa.e Inform jour ivailers that I have a ios!Uve iviutdy lor the thousand anil oua ills which ari.-e from derenped foranle organs. Not a prcriptlon to be HHed. hut I will M-ndtwoIiottles of iny remedy F rec of oil cost, for the medicine, ready for use. to any lady if th?y will send their ex press and P.O. address. 1 hold cor.vspondenc strictly conrMcntia! and forward my replies and remedy In plain wrapper. Dr. J, ilarchisi, Utlca. 3 V. Ii I.eUs nre now being made from steel, not from tell metal. Tho right kind of a mnn never loses by defeat. There are too many peoplo who lifco to tell Lad nowf " The World's Fair FaYoritc Hotel. The fireproof BA2f CROFT HOTEL, Cnln met Av. and 29th St.. Chicago, 214 largo rooms, is the place for you to stop. Rates ono dollar, meals 50 cents. Near "World's Fair grounds. "Vrito for circular to reserve rooms. Men on an averago weigh twenty pounds more than women. PITS-All nts Moypod free by r. M-Hr CECIT CKKfk. KKTUBKK. No flt attrr flit dy' Uf. H;r Telous cures Tratlcaad COO trial bottle Ire to Kit cue. Sena to Dr. Kl'r.e.Kl Arch St . I'hilodelphia. tsu Every gem known to jewelers has Leen found in tho United Statos. If the Baby l Cittllnz leh Be Btsre and uj that old onil well-tried remedy. Has. Wisstow's SoOTatsc Srncr for Children Teething. Black tea and green tea aro tho product of the samo plant. Hanson's lagir Corn .Sttlvc." Warranted tj rue. or money refunded. Ask yocr drujrsiatforlt. rrlce 25 centd. South Carolina leads the world in phos phates. Cliauncey M. Icpcw, The other day, in speaking o tho improved facilities for luxurious travel in this coun try, said: "'Wo aro abandoning tho old system of lighting the cars with kerosene lamps, and more than half the coaches have already l.een equipped with tho most improved and the safest system of lighting known in this country orEurope. With the newPintsch lamps there can to no possibility of danger from explosion or otherwise, as the appa ratus is all outside of nnd under the car, nnd in the event of a mishap, the lixtures Income detached and tho gas escapes into the air." The brilliant Pintsch Light, the finest car illuminant in existence, now in use on the Union Pacific system, fultilLs all the requi site conditions so happily noted by ilr. Depew. "Wolves annually devour Russian domes tie animals worth $0,000,000. TO STOP THE riiOGIiKSS of Consumption, you will find but oao guaranteed rnmoiiT Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Tn edvenced cases. it brings comfort and relief ; if you haven't delayed trm loner, it will certainly euro. It doesn't claim too much. bat it will mako diseased ones sound acd healthy, when everything else has failed. The scrofulous affection of tho lungs that'3 caused Consumption, like every other form of Scrofula, and every blood-taint and dis order, vields to tho "Discovery." It ia the most efTectivo blood -cleanser, strength -restorer, and flesh-builder that's known to med ical science. In all Bronchial, Throat, and Lung Affections, if it ever fails to benefit or core, you have your money back. A parfect and permanent euro for your Catarrh or fSOO in cash. This is promised by tho proprietors of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy." At -i- Price TTsirim, Gaa, tliwjtn, Utnr, Srnlay 3klw.OrtmOT,Kr;.U, Fans Taatv farn.rU. Ihl HK. CHICAGO art IX u., (.tint, IU. INSURE Inth Tmrmen b4 MareluaU Iasuranc Company of Uneola. Capital b4 Surpltu ow .'. C60. tut 1omc palil to Xetraska ppl itnc l&tt. V3 ITtaiMM's Eft Wittr. I Ifare Teased, Sea sfcS voyajcers suffer unspeakable tor turps. Then if Hosteler's Stomach Bitter Is resorted to the tortures- cease. Yacbtlaff parties, ocean fcshcrrEwn nervous; sickly peoplo, whom tho jarring cl rTalIway train afTects much in tho saruo wathe tossing: of tho surges do ono ho crossetne" Atlan tic for the first time, should be ifi"Jaiul or this and be provided with an adequtfisup ply ot the Bitters. Thlslncomparablo sffm acnic will promptly settle a stomach cftfc: raucously disturbed. Is a capital antidote to malaria and nervous complaints, remodies constipation and bllliousness, and counter acts a tendoncy to rheumatism. Besides this, it compensates for a loss ot energy con sequent upod undue exortion or nervous anxiety, and averts ihe effects of exposure in inclement weather and tho wearing of damp clothing. Both appetite and sleep aro pronuned by it. and general health rapidly fmprovesthroughitsuse. A Jastlfiable Charge. "We ain't no Columbian robber here," said the country landlord, cheer fully. ' 'You ain't charged no ten cents for the use of a plate in this house." The drummer sawed away at his fried steaK lor two or tnree minuies m si lence. Then he spake. Said he: ''Mebbe you don't charge for the use of your plate, but I don't think any man would be justified in kicking if you charged him for the wear and tear, on your knives." W1IEX TRAYEUNG. Whether on pleasure bent, or busincssv take on every trip a bottle of Syrup ot Figs, as it acts most pleasantly antt effectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50c. and SI bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only. It would take a very largo hotel to board a train. N EVERY Re ceipt that calls for baking powder 1 x irMW 1- oJ5 Jo Populist Press and People. I take pleasure In announcing that I have made arrangements on behalf of the National Reform Press Association, whereby plates and ready-prints containing Populist matter officially approved and ro ommended by the National Reform Press Association and Chairman Taubeneck, In any quantity desired, will be furnished by The Western Newspaper Union. Write to the Western Newspaper ' Union for Samples and pricss. No I other houso furnishes authorized j matter. W. S. MORGAN, Sec. Na f tional Reform Press Association. ' Address WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, OMAHA. NEBRASKA. 1 Mjamsn ww ft HllBZS 3:&rg 3 B W ,M ittfiCs ffUVLMMMJ Positively enre Bilious Attack, Con- -stipation, Side-Headache, etc 23 cents per bottle, at Drug Stores Write for samplo dose, free. t.f. SMITH & C0.S""-New York MEMD YGUR OWN HARNESS WITH THOMSON'S lO & SLOTTED CLINCH rivets; No tools required. Only a hammer needed to drive and clinch them easily and qnicbly; leaving the clinch ab-olntely jmooth. Ileiulriny 1 eo hole to be made in the leather nor burr for the KiveU. They arc SI RUNG. TOUCH and DURABLE. Millions now in use. All lengths, uniform or ' assorted, put up in boxes. Attc your dralrr for them, or end -Wc in staiaps for a box oflOO; a-sorted sue?. JUDSON L. THOMSON MFC. CO., V.'althKrn, Jlusa. L EWiSJ 98 LVE (PAT.NTKD) I TVl tfrtvnnrtt nnd XtUTttt I.TO made. Unlike other Lye, it beins a fine powder nd picked la a cam irito remorable Ifd, the contents: are always ready for n.c. Wilt make the Irst perfnraed Hard Soap in 20 minutes without boiling. 1 1 1 t h fur cleansing waste pipes, dkinfectinz sinks, closets, washing; bottles, paints, trees, etc. PEliN'A. SALT MTO CO. Ucx. Acts. I'hifa.. l'a. Better Dead than Alive. DUTCn EM'S FLY KI LLEIt is sure death. F.Tery sheet will kill a, quart ot Bins, insuring peace whilo you eat and the comforts ot a nap In the morninp. Insist upon Dutchcr's and secure best, results. FaED'K Dotcheh Dhu3 Co., St. Albans, V? 3. It any ooe doubts tLuS wo can euro them stub-, stlnate cao in S3 to to days, let him irr tc for paiticulars and Inrirti sratoourreIIl Iltjr. o-ir financial backing 13 S;od.OOO. When mercury. Iodide potassium, sarsap irilla or Hot Spring fall. wt (ruiranteo a cure and our iJarrlc CypliHene Is tho on'r thlax that will cure, permaarntly. Pastllr proof nt -Ied, free. Cook Kexept Co., Chleipo. III. VSKoSZ FromlJIoMIU a mooth. tUna- trritmmt (by I rc- rU tMtcrTi&Ttlrhnl. NoltM'toi. a- Tbootnd.TrJ. Sf J e !o lUmrH O. IV. K- MNTDKIT. 31. I M.ill I)enr. 1. McVlekorVThentor, OliferiRO, 111. Are You Goingto the World's Fair? CAfin FnrnlhM loom In prirata families. II to OUUU K'.Wjerdiy. Ereiy rocra soldi two pop'e wall In n ili-fnncr & t 11 mlnu'es ni!f to Kair l.roun 1 lc fare. IRKS A ro.. WrMa Fair KMt Bralhc itat;. AsentsWanted-5H Cottage GrcTeaT.,Clilegi,llI IP D 1 1 O C P Lanreaker. i B Klitiu world (in bos- I l. B. Seeiey & Co.,85 &&& & fClllOlara U'ahli!Cton,.l.C. Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Iate Principal Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau. 3 jralnhut war, 15 adjudicating clauaa, atty eincev YAIISJC MEM Learn Trleeraphr and Railroad lUUrla mCn Agents' Bamnrss here and twurw food situations. V.ntcJ. D. BROWN. 8r4atla, Ma. flitatniMiliM and Deople who have weak lunsrsor Asth ma, should use Piso'scureior (Vinminntlnn- It has eared tfcoaaanda. It has not Injur- ed one it is "' "au iu iuu It Is tlie Dest couan jrup. Sold CTerrwnorp. oc. JeJirl -r"J 'JW HI i-.fctJ3S?J I blood roisoii a j A SPECIALTY. I && W HI U Omaha, 27 1993 TTTT t c rf f,Sr 1&L.? " m -i.- .,i-- Jga-. msnu..