mas rruotio Hittwo toNa
Mrs, .. leMmi Marshy sat
Her sTavarlte Fad.
A drawing -room entertainment U
hardly considered complete nowadays
unless It Include something by a guitar
or banjo performer. Among these (aw
r mora popular than Mrs. Jeannette
Robinson Murphy of New York, herself
, compos ir of not a few pleaalng Utile
aongs. Her unusual success Is the nafc
jural result of giving the subject of ne
gro songs a great deal of attention,
, 'Born and raised In the South, she early
Jtublbed a great lore for the peculiarly
plaintive airs with which the negro
snen and women lighten tbelr work.
(Like all other Southern children of well-to-do
parents she had a "mammy," and
It happened that this colored woman
was renowned for her ability as a sing
er. Mrs. Murphy recently said:
i "As a child I used to follow this old
colored woman about when she was
jbusy Just to near her sing, caring more
for the sound of her voice than for the
sweetest Northern music. As I grew
up I began to wonder as to the reason
of the strange fascination of the negro
songs for all classes of people. I found
It was not merely In the mode or words,
for the quaintest of darky melodies ren
dered by one unfamiliar with the ne
groes Instantly lost Its charm. I final
ly grew so curious about the matter that
few years ago, In Tallahassee, I set
About to solve the problem for my own
satisfaction. I found to my delight
that ths weird effect of the plantation
songs Is from ths observance among the
darkles, probably unconsciously, of cer
tain rules la regard to the accent and
breathing. They never take breath,
as we do, at the end of a line or phrase,
connecting their sentences with that
'peculiar wavering tone so full of pathos
and melancholy. Another singular
thing Is ths heavy accent on the Utter
bras, ninm nosrssos Mvararr.
part of every monosyllable word, thus
.giving twe musical tones for each word
Cf one syllable, with ths same, long
'drawn, wailing sound between the
itones. There are many other peculiar
Ities in the exact rendering of the plan
tation songs, but these are the most es
sential and the most strongly marked
that have come to my notice."
1 Mrs. Murphy does not confine herself
to parlor recitals, but gives her ser
vices gratuitously to prisons, hospitals
land missions.
lOnlv One Way to Get Vol
There had been a lack of men Joining
the ranks, and the colonel waa visit
ing a recruiting station, inspecting the
.workings of his recruiting sergeants.
Suddenly a terrible noise of shouting
and shuffling of feet came through the'
open window. Now it came from the
'stairway, intermingled .with sundry
joud bumps and knocks, and the door
burst open, showing a red-faced, pers
piring little sergeant pushing, haul
ing and tugging at a big country lad."
The latter was doing bis best to es
cape the firm grip of the soldier. "Halt V
cried the colonel. "How Is this?" be
aald to the sergeant "Is this the wsy
you secure recruits by force, sir J" The
red-faced sergeant looked np and down,
then at the colonel, and blurted out:
' Sure, air, the only way to get them voi
nn tears Is by force, sir." .
Trained. '
"Are you afraid, Lily, when you go
driving with Mr. Phillips, that the
horse will run awayr
"No, indeed. Mr. Phillips has train
ed his horse to drive without lines. "
Exchange. ' ; ' . "v" . ..
How mixed up divorced people must
get In their kin affairs I
When the planet Mara is nearest ths
. earth it Is 88,000,000 miles away.
AX APPEAL -OK ASSISTANCE.
The nan who la etaaritable to himself will
Caten to tha note appeal for aaslatea a nude
T bl stomach, or hla llTer, la tha shape el
diren drspeptlc qualms and nneasjr sensa
tions to the rations of the glands that secretes
his bile. Hostetter'a Stomach Bitten, my dear
Ir, ar madam aa the caw may ba ta what Ton
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that your skin or ths whites of jour eyes are
taking a sallow bus.
- Boms St Louis physician! insist that
ths anti-toxins treatment will euro ths
consumption as well aa the diphtheria.
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By local applications, aa they cannot reach tha
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tmi
mnerfect bearioa
and
whan It 1 entirely eloeed deafnaaj la the remit,
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and tbii tube restored to Its normal eoi'dltlon,
bearing will be destroyed forcer; nine eaaea
out of tea are caused by catarrh, which la
nothing bni aa inflamed condition of tha
anncous surfaces,
Wis
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AQBICULTUfi AL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO
FARM AND HOME.
THS
realtrx aad Ksst Prodaettoa la Prof
table laflaoaoa of tha Karepsaa
Wksat Crsa-Workljs- Boreas afcoald
Hot Ba Fad Qraee Fares Notes.
Profit ta Cblckaae.
. But few realise how profitable poul
try and egg production can be made,
provided aa much time- and attention
is given to It as to many other less
important vocations. Some one has
decided that a hen can be kept for loss,
than fifty cents a year, aays feiile
Hawks In the Agriculturist It Is a
poor specimen of a hen that will not
lay ten dosen eggs a year. At the low
price of 10 cents a dosen, this would
leave a net profit of SO cents. At thts
rate It will pay every farmer to keep
a flock of hens and give them proper
care. There Is no danger or overpro
duction. As long as the United States
annually Imports millions of dosen of
eggs, the market will not be glutted.
Fowls to be profitable must be given
proper attention. Those running at
large will almost take care of them
seuves for a part of the year. They
are our gleaners and economlsers, for
they every day convert Into eggs what
would otherwise go to waste. How
ever, fowls In confinement need differ
ent treatment Meat food must be
supplied. The most satisfactory means
of providing this is to secure a green
bone mill and give them green-cut
bone. Thla meat food, or at least some
sort of a similar food, is almost an
absolute necessity for yarded fowls.
Tender green stuff Is also valuable.
Last fall I sowed a patch of rye for
early spring "greens." . Early - this
season a patch of oats waa put into
furnish green food after the rye bad
become too far advanced. ' Early each
morning and every evening a basket
of green stuff was cut with a pair of
shears and given to them. The results
have been most satisfactory. We have
had lots of fertile eggs, and nice,
thrifty, healthy fowls. It pays to raise
ehlckens a d to attend to their wants
and needs. ,
Tka Inftaence of tha European Crop.
So far as thla country alone la con
cerned the wheat situation would not
Justify the extremely low range of
values which has been the rule of late.
The winter wheat crop la certainly
abort, and the spring crop Is not likely
to be a large one on account of the re
duced acreage. But in Europe the con
ditions are quite different the outlook
being very favorable for a good yield.
We must remember,. too, that In wheat
production Europe means a good deal
more than it once did. Even France
has Increased Its production of wheat
of late years, while Bussla Is an enor
mous exporter as compared with five
or ten years ago. Evidently the abun
dance of wheat abroad, as reflected in
our light export trade. Is the chief
Influence which Is keeping wheat prices
In this country close to the low water
mark.
Ho Grass for Working; Horses.
It is a great temptation to cut some
grass to feed either green or partly
dried to the horses that have to work
bard every day on the farm. It should
be resisted, for grass will surely Induce
derangement In the digestive organs,
which will make the horses too weak
to do effective work. After the plowing
is finished many farmers think the
hardest work Is over, but a horse culti
vating all day will need good dry bay
and grain no less than when plowing.
The step Is quicker In cultivating than
in plowing, and requires quite as much
muscular exertion to -keep at It all day.
Lata Peaa for Home tJaa.
There Is not generally a very good
market for late peas, because after
the first new peaa have satisfied the
appetites of lovers of this vegetable
the price rapidly declines and It will
not pay to grow and market It But
a fresh succession of peas until fall
is very desirable, and It Is easily In
the power of every farmer to secure
it by later plantings. The farmer
ought always to bare fresher vegeta
bles and a longer season for them than
the average city resident can expect
It Is one of the advantages of country
life that be should not only not fore
go but make the most of. It is hard
work providing three palatable meals
through the summer for men at work
on the farm. A plentiful supply of
green peas win furnish food that Is
not only palatable bat nutritious.
Marina- Apples la Boxes.
Square boxes with open tops and
separated by cleats nailed across the
corners so as to allow air to circulate
over them are better than barrels to
store apples In. We saw some recently
In the fruit cellar of Dr. Fisher,' of
Fltchburg. The apples are put In these
boxes in the orchard, loaded into wag
ons, and are then drawn to the cellar,
where they are piled one above the
other, nearly to the celling. The boxes
are made to hold a full bushel each.
and can be easily bandied without
disturbing the fruit There Is great
Injury to fruit even from the most care
ful handling. When the bloom is off.
it can never be exactly what It was
before. The square boxes take less
room than the same quantity of apples
would In barrels, and are much better
than if put In bins, where the natural
heating of the apples plied one upon
the other induces rot which once start
ed quickly spreads. The boxes are
made of solid boards, and are there
fore heavier, as well as more costly
than the boxes used In harvesting pota
toes. Cultivator.
Horseless Carriages Mot Tat TJsefuL
Ws once knew a man who worked
for many years trying to solve the
problem of perpetual motion, and be
finally completed a machine that would
run down hill. Those who have been
working on horseless carriages seem
to have met with a little better suc
cess, for their machines will run down
bin and on the level, bqt on the op
grade they are useless. A recent test
in New York showed conclusively that
these machines are not yet adapted
to road work, as they cannot climb
even moderate grades without the as
sistance of horses. There has been
great improvement In them, however,
and they may In time be further Im
proved so ss to be useful But It does
not seem likely that they will soon be
mi 19 f?4 dis-
place horses, and ths bors 4 breed
ers who now go ahead as If they had
never heard of a horseless carriage
will probably not regret It Exchange.
Pla, Not Hogs, Waatsd.
1 Almost every body now agrees with
the little girl who said that clean little
pigs are nice, but it waa such a pity
they would go and make hogs of them
selves. Nobody nowadays wants the
large hogs even for pork. As the hog
Is fattened largely on corn hla diges
tion Is Injured, and the body becomes
feverish and unhealthful. Thla, of
course, affects not only the palatable-
ness, but the healthfulness of ths pork
that the animal makes. Pig pork Is
more generally fattened in a reason
able way, feeding so aa to keep the
pig growing and its digestion good.
For this reason pig pork Is generally
sweeter and more tender than pork
from older hogs. But let a pig be stuut
ed on corn feed, so that It fattens with
out growing, and Its flesh though fat
will lack the fine flavor that the flesh
of a UUrftlly growing pig ought to
have,
Tkoa and Now.
In an Interesting article Mr. Ingham
concludes that farmers might succeed
as well as they did forty years ago If
they would be content to Uvs as plain
ly as they did then. We do not Uke the
Idea of farmers living as they lived
forty years ago. Comparison should
not be made that way,. but between
farmers and other classes of people
then and now. We presume that forty
years ago farmers lived aa well as aid
other people of the same resources,
and they should now. The luxuries of
those days are the necessities and com
forts of to-day. Farmers aa a class do
not and should not deny themselves
these things, and when It Is necessary
for them to do so to a greater extent
than those engaged In other Industries
something Is decidedly wrong. Strict
economy Is now a necessity with a
great many farmers, and other people,
too, but It does not and should not ex
tend to the plainness of forty years ago.
Farmer and Stockman.
What Kind of a Maa Art ToaT
We were recently shown some re
plies from local banks received by a
large manufacturing house that waa
inquiring Into the condition of farmers'
credits. In all parts of the country
Some of the comment carried with It a
world of suggestion, aa will be aeen by
these extracts: "Sensible farmer." "A
good man, makes money." "These are
all successful farmers." "Bubetantllal
man, Interested In all that advances
the community.' "These men all make
money every year and could name 100
others who do the same," aays a re
port from Warrenton, Oa. "This man
never renewed a note." "He haa a
fine looking place, but heavily mort
gaged, la a good deal of a blow." "This
farmer's word Is aa good as his bond."
Which of such opinions would be ex
pressed about you? Farm and Home.
Poaltrr Remedies.
A farmer's wife gives the following
remedies for the worst troubles the
poultry has to contend with cholera,
roup, lice and diarrhoea: Plenty of
room, healthy food, and at Brat sight
of disease, for cholera, give one tea
spoonful of carbolic add in a gallon
of water; dlarboea, one teaspoonful of
tincture of Jamaica ginger in a gal
lon of water; for lice, one teaspoonful
of sulphur In four quarts feed or mash;
for roup, mix boraclc acid with water
so that It can be poured down the
throat give teaspoonful, and they will
be cured.
Tbe Beat Boll for Rhubarb.
It requires high manuring to make
rhubarb growing profitable, especially
aa most of the money to be made Is
from the very early cutting, and these
must be grown on warm, sandy land,
which Is not generally very rich. Tbe
plant Is a great consumer of nitrogen,
and this Is not supplied early In tbe
season by coarse manure. Either the'
manure applied must be well rotted, so
that it will have available nitrates, or
these must be applied in tbe form of
commercial fertilizers. Tbe rhubarb is
eaaily grown with coarse stable man
ure, but Its price Is always very low.
Well-Balanced Ration.
About one-fourth sheaf oats run
through the cutter with the fodder
makes an excellently-balanced ration,
and will make the latter keep better In
bulk when cut a little green, and solve
the problem of early gathering, says
Western Plowman. In the spring this
feed can be wetted and mixed with
bran, and makes a feed equal to en
silage.
Odds end Ends.
White spots upon tarnished furniture
will disappear If a hot plats be held
over them.
Half a pound of broiled beefsteak
twice a day Is the best tonic for nervous
or rundown women.
A hot bath taken on going to bed.
even on a hot nignt or summer, is a
better cure for Insomnia than many
drugs. ,
A little powdered borax added to cold
starch tends to give the linen extra
stiffness, and a little turpentine put
into tbe boiled starch adds luster.
If an upper pie-crust Is brushed over
with a little milk or egg before placing
in tbe oven It will brown quickly and
have a better color.
A handful of carpet tacks will clean
fruit Jars or bottles readily. Half fill
the Jars with hot soap suds, put In the
tacks, cover, give vigorous shaking and
rinse well. ; '
Tbs correct way to drain a wet um
brella Is to stand it nanaie down. If
pnt tbe other way the dampness re
mains In the center, where all tbe water
collects and very soon rot tbe cov
ering. A raw egg swallowed Immediately
win generally carry a fish bone down
wbich cannot os removed rrom tbe
throat by tbe utmost exertion and haa
gotten out of reach of the saving fin
ger. Some people suffer very much from
their eyes when peeling onions. It Is
said that if a steel knitting-needle Is
held between the teeth during tbe ope
ration this discomfort will cease or be
very mncb reduced.
A heavy flatlron, weighing seven or
eight pounds, will do better work If It
Is passed over ths clothes ones with a
firm, steady pressure than a lighter
Iron hurriedly passed over tbs clotbea
two er three times.
Ad EcMtbeTrnckee Smash-Up
Many Will Recall This Sad Affair
Which Happened In 1892,
Mr. U. W atklas, of This City, Whs Was
Injared la tha Wrack Tells sf HIS
Terrible Sufferings aad
flaal Cure.
From the Xxamlnet, Saa rranolsoo, Cat
Mr. H. Watklns lives at 8008 Geary
street, Ban Franoisoo. He is a railway
postal olerk, and has been in that
bnslnesa for years. When seen at his
horns he gladly told his experience
with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pals
People. He narrates the faots leading
up to his trying them, the benefits bs
has enjoyed by their nse and tbe re
suits of recommending them toothers.
Ho saidt "I have suffered from
rheumatism for years. At times I
have been so bad that I could not raise
mr arms over mv head. No one had
worse rheumatism than I had. I got
it first in ths Truokee smash-up. I
was laid on ths mow in ths wreck and
then taken to ths railroad hospital.
Ever slnos then I have suffered at times
terribly, that ia to say, up till a year
ago. Onoe at Redlands, in Ban Bern
ardino county, I thought I should die,
and at Promontory I was so crippled
that I had to be carried to the mail
oar. Ko ess who b.M not had it can
understand the agony. I was not able
to get out of bed at times. I had to
orawlon hands and knees from the
bedroom to the kitchen.
" Occasionally when I tried to rise
in ths morning the pains would seise
me snd I had to bs caught to prevent
my falling. I tried every kind of medl
olne. Ths only thing that helped me
at all up to a year ago waa some tear
ful stuff sn old Mormon gave me when
I wss taken down in Utah. It was
horrible stuff to take and only eased
me for a short time.
"About a year ago I went into the
No Percentage Pbannaoy,' on Market
street While I was there an old man
named Cowen, of Vallejo Junotion,
came in. He told me he was going to
get Pink Pills for his rheumatism. I
told him if they oould do him good
they might help me too. Be had been
up to Byron Springs and was nearly
doubled up with rheumatism. Tbe
doctors told him Just aa they had told
me, that medioine would do him no
good. Well, I didn't give up. I am
a young man and you would not expect
me to give myself up ss a hopeless
rheumatio at my age. I waa ready to
try anything. , I bought two or three
boxes of the pills snd began to take
them. Tbe way In wblcn they took
bold of me waa simply wonderful. I
did not take many of the pilla either,
and of oonrse, I am careful not to ex
pose myselt I have never been lame
since and have never lost a night's
sleep from rheumatism. I recommend
ed ths pills to my friends and I have
yet to hear from the first one who has
not been benefited. As for myself, I
would gladly make affidavit to the
good they have done me, in f aot I am
only too happy to do so, for I cannot
say too mooh for the benefit I have re
ceived. "Going through Vallejo Junotion
on my train one day I saw the old
gentleman, Mr. Cowen, and I called
out to him 'how are the Pink Pilla'
He replied they are fine.'
"I waa down in Los Angeles and
called upon a postal olerk, a friend oi
mine. He told me that his wife was a
great sufferer from rheumatism. I told
her to try the Pink Fills, and now
there ia no one in Los Angeles wbc
thinks more of the pills than Mrs.
Can, that ia her name. I don't think
she had rheumatism quite so badly ai
I, but the was Just as anxious to get rid
of it, and she is just as grateful to bt
well again.
"I always keep a box of the pilb
handy just in case I should need them,
though my wife will tell you bow
rarely I use them now."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla contain, is
a condensed form, all the element!
neeeesary to give new life and riohnesi
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific
tor such dlsesses as locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, St Vitus' danoe,
sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv
ous headache, the after effect of la
grippe, palpitaiton of the heart pale
and sallow complexions, all forms oi
weakness either in male or female.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent postpaid ou receipt of
prioe, 60 cents a box or six boxes for
13.50 (they are never sold in bulk or
by ths 100), by addressing Dr. Wil
liams' Medioine Company, Sheneotady,
N. Y.
Bs Was Wot at Gettrsbarg.
"People sometimes ask me," said an
Old soldier, "if I was at Gettysburg,
and when I tell them tbe fact that I
waa not, do you know that I sort of im
agine that some of them think that then
Ioouldn't have been very much of a sol
dier? I suppose it's natural enough too.
It is perfeotly natural that people should
bs most impressed by the greatest bat
tles of the war, and natural enough to
get an idea that tbe greater the buttle
the greater the danger and the greater
the call for bravery, bat as a matter of
fact a man can be killed just as dead
in little fight as in a big one. "New
York Sun.
It is now olalmed that foods stored
in an atmosphere of carbolic aold gas
are preserved indefinitely, ths fresh
ness snd flavor being retained better
than by the nse of dangerous antisen-
vtioes or of loa.
Oxalate of lime is found in the bark
of trees. Tbs strange discovery has
recently been made by Dr. Kraus, in
Germany, showing that there is a
steady loss of these crystals during the
winter season.
The man who sits down to wait for
a golden orportunlty to knock at bis
door will need a tbiok cushion on his
chair.
Tbs trouble with tbe man who is al
ways talking about what he'd do if he
bad plenty of money, is that he never
has any. . : : - - - -
Over 800,000 specimens of fossil in
sects bav been oolleoted from various
parts of ths world. Of these, butter
flies are among ths very rarest, as less
than twenty specimens all told, have
been found.
FACING A GRIZZLY.
A Boy Kills aa Aagry Bear wltk
Blow of aa Ax.
It was in Septemberand ths Colo
rado sun had done Its duty and made
Phil as brown of face and stout of limb
as any of us-that tbs geology class
consisting of tbs professor and ten pu
pils, mads an excursion Into the range
with tbs object of taking a practical
lesson among tbe limestone beds at ths
back of Lincoln Teak.
Away we went feeling very hllari
ous at the Idea of making an Independ
ent expedition, even with Blinkers for
a general-scrambling over rocks and
fallen trees, cbaslng squirrels and chip
munks, throwing stones at birds and
rabbits, and behaving generally just
like what we were- parcel of school
boys. Presently ws emerged from the trees
and came out upon another little open,
park-like stretch of ground. Half-way
across It our attention was suddenly at
tracted by a stir among some high
grass, and out Jumped a little, dark-colored,
short-legged animal, which looked
like a woolly pig If there be any such
thing In future.
Away It scuttled, and away ws all
went with a shout In pursuit
Phil happened to be some distance
behind at the moment, being busily en-
gaged In dlKglng a tarantula's nest out
of the ground with bis knife; but as
soon as he saw whst we were doing, he
came racing after us, shouting, "Look
out! Lookout! It's a "
We did not hear what we were mak
ing so much nolHe ourselves.
But the little animal, whatever It was,
waa too quick for us snd ulitappeared
Into some willows, while we were still
twenty yards behind. Ths next moment
tbe willows waved and bent and out
bounced a grca.t she-bear a grlaslyl
With a yell of dismay we all turned
and, scattering like a flock of sparrows
when a cat Jntnpa Into tbe midst of
them, fled for the nearest treea. Blink
era, quite forgetting that he was ths
general of the little expeditionary
force, made auch use of hla long legs
that he was safely up a tree before any
of the rest of us had reached .
As for me, I never reached one at alt
In turning to run I tripped over ths
ax, and though I waa up again In an In
stant the check made me the laat of
tbe fugitives.
Tbs chase waa soon over. In six
Jumps, it seemed to me, the great beast
caught me, and, with one blow of her
paw on the middle of my back, sent
me, face downward, to the ground, with
every atom of breath driven out of my
body.
, Thla last circumstance waa a good
thing for me; 1 could not have moved a
muscle If I had wished to. Consequent
ly the bear supposed that t waa dead,
and Instead of tearing me up Into small
pieces, as I expected, she began sniffing
me all over and turning me about with
her claws.
Suddenly, however, she ceased snd
began to growl, and I beard Blinkers
up In bis tree cell out "Go back! You
can't do any good. You'll only get
yourself killed, too." From which I
concluded that Blinkers and the bear
had one thought In common; they both
supposed me to be dead.
I waa beginning to recover my breath
a little by thla time, and In my anxiety
to see what was going forward I made
a slight movement with one arm, and
In an Instant tbe bear had that arm be
tween her teeth. It hurt me so horri
bly that I fainted, and all tbat happen
ed afterwards I gathered from tbe other
boys.
Pbil, when he saw me knocked down.
Instead of climbing up a tree like tbe
rest ran back to where I had dropped
the ax. and. picking It up, advanced
to my rescuo.
It waa a mad thing to do, there Is no
doubt about tbat; but Phil did It and
without a thought of bla own danger.
It was in vain tbat Blinkers called to
blm to go back; be did not seem to bear,
but kept coming on slowly, with hla
eyes fixed on the bear, and the ax held
In readiness to strike.
The bear dropped my arm and ad
vanced a step, standing across my body,
growling and turning up her Hps until
aU her great white teetbwere exposed;
but stIU Pull came on. At alx feet dis
tance be stopped. Tbe bear took a step
forward, and then another, and then,
with all tbe strength of bis body dou
bled by tbe Intense excitement of the
moment Phil struck at ber with aucb
force and precision tbat he aplit her
situll clean In two.
But even In dying, the bear succeed
ed in doing some mischief.
With a last convulsive effort she
struck out, and, with bcr great claws,
tore away the front of Phil's coat, vest
and shirt, and made three deep cuts
aU across bis chest from the left shoul
der diagonally downward. Another
inch and Pbll must certainly have been
killed. As It was, be stood for a mo
ment swaying to and fro, and then fell
forward upon tbe dead body of the
bear. St Nicholas,
Imitation Reed Packages.
There seems to be no end of trouble
to the Agricultural Department from
tbe distribution of seed this year. Ths
department has learned that requests
have been made on commercial seeds
men for seed put up In papers similar
to those used by the Government snd
printed In simulation thereof. Acting
Secretary Dabney has sent out notices
to a large number of seedsmen In re
gard to tbe matter, stating tbat tbe
department cannot permit tbe Govern
ment seed contractors or any seeds
men to sell seeds In packets bearing the
name or tbs Department of Agricul
ture, or any words which might cause
tbe receiver of tbe packet to believe
uat It was a part of the Government
seed distribution. No seed can be dis
tributed free of postage through the
malls except that delivered upon the
orders of members of Congress by the
Department of Agriculture, or sent out
directly from the department Tbe act
of March 8, 1870, confines the franking
of seeds by members of Congress to
those seeds which they receive for dis
tribution from tbe Department of Agri
culture. Flower Perfumes.
It Is claimed tbat the perfume of
flowers disappears as soon as the starch
In the petal la exhausted, and It may, It
Is said, be restored by placing the flower
In a solution of sugar, when the forma
tion of starch and the emission of fra
grance will bs at once resumed.
Every thoroughbred Is able to make
bis own salad dressing.
"hOITT'I BCHOOI. 'Oft BOIS.
(Tssm Coiiiibbcbs AooctT 4tn.)
"An exoellent Institution, bseuttfnlly
situated at Btirllngams, Ban Mates Oottri.
ty, Cel. Having bad occasion to Jnysstl
gate ths BiAuaicsment and Methods of
lioltt's Sohool, ws sre sstlsHad
careful supervision of boys and thormiRh
moral, mental and physical training it has
no superior. It has fairly earned its in
orsaslng popularity.''- r. tytning iVt
A temperature of 4,000 to 6,000 de
gress can be produced only between tbs
carbon points ot an eleotrio arollgbt
Ths next hottest plaos in the world is
in ths crucible of an eleotrio furnaoe.
The highest
tobaccos
good ss
Every
knows there
aa
nsnnn n
each two ounce
pons inside
was. an
msoi uiarawcus uurnam.
Buy s bag of this cele
brated tobacco and read tbs
eounon which aives a list
of valuable
to get
3
3
R one
increases every year. Try it and you
S will see why.
Walter Baker
Si
"Knocks Out
rrMi n
I r.f-il II I V-.aVVJ foss
il 1 vy I IV vJ u I ' ' 3-
The Large Piece and High
Grade of "Battle Ax" has mjurc3
the sale of other brands of higher
prices and smaller pieces. Don't
allow the dealer to impose on you
by saying they are "just as good"
as "Battle Ax' for he is anxious
to work off his unsalable stock.
Uthenamsof Woman's Friend. It I.
rullulngthebackaches.hewh.i
which bnrden and shorten a woman's
woman taaf fw ! Is T. -i
. . -- sui kits saaiui
ana mate life
. . . . . j
leature. For sals br
ULUMAUB-FJ
K DBTJQ CO., Pobtlamb, Agents,
AGEKTS WANTED, UiaCcta
In every ' fownw oneof the best selling articles
umi uj mwmrj nan, woman ant eniln,
rradarlehe Ksnltsrjr Teoth Brash with
Tonga. Cleaning; Attachment.
Endorsed br all lha leaiUm
dentists. Send I Be. lor samr
nr an ine leaning phrsiclaue
Send lSe, lor sample. HeUflslor 2Ao
aiM linn. urrr t j. ,mv
suvsw Market Street, San rranoiaoo, Cal
... "a..... r 1 I. A UU.a
fOTmn.lTHTflI SICK er
iyuf.f jl't real Wsll,"
LIVER Miu
ere the On Tains to asa.
,P"J One or a Doss.
Seia br Droaaiste at SSo. a an
SK." free. i
Of, Seasake Med, Ca. Phlla. fa.
sjsbsswi iiiiiv-vil aj OTnVJ-
- rOH CHILORIN TVITHINO -
X.tf'wfiUt
awajs VVI" B PJI1
L I m iirr.e, pioir,
TF SJfa s-wrj-. , kbjp 4 :.yc
K. P. V. V, No. .-!. F. JT. U. Ko. 7$f
a r.S Mraaly tim
'asa a spally a .
fplleps:
donbt ti
ad mora oas,, ha ,
living Physician, 2
sncueea la aatosl,V2?
We have heard of oa.Ii
of sa rears' standi-
er cared b!
lalfara. .
ho tnur Mni th(r K U mnt AirJZ
Wel sailVlIM ft
raf.w. a. ntn.v..
'iviw a 'M 'ir" " ssvuia, ip sianr
autvi
rsu law vara
claim for other
is "Just as
Durham."
old smoker
Is none just
good as
I poo
bag, and two cou
earn four ounca
presents snd bow
them. 1
WW
mem
rv
hundred and fifteen K
-4
abas silk &4sW
if'-a Ja
xmmm.
UUJrtlkvU I
- i . A
years Walter Baker & Co.
have made Cocoa and Choc
olate, and the demand for it
& Co Ltd Dorchester, Mais.
o
o
Others."
9
n or
Ths very remarkable snd certain
relief given woman by IfOORK'S
-r J' ZtoJ
TTOT? IndVkZTT,
W iurE2Z2B
. Ill a. InOUSanOSOt
all dnimrlatn.
ana airanetn
Tstbis tytoit ails your
aes res a
sf ssisM Is Iks
Steaeck SlMUsf
anac rtea ana
lB ! VeaiHV
lsf t4 Wales,
brash Maarrkara ,
nae Tarts la the
Msaib Is lbs Hens,
latrslsi
UMSMrMssteOls-
UaalM sf Steauteh
CasbarsS Heath
Oas la ths Sewels
Use af '1Mb
riskls AsaetlM
Psynnsia, Irritable
CeeaiUea af the
Ceaatle.
Tbse rs bars
DYSPEPSIA
Mcr'i Dvnwila tablets, '
I br Bitl, meals. s ranM af sa easts i
CJwf,V t.v. Hotel Imperial, Wew TmH, i
I bar'' ."J S'iBWl Borriblr frrtia drijpt, boil
. AcaarltTable.issaBalMiSMaaa.bsireoursdBM.''
, aCIIB HBDICISICO., at a is Chassbsrs St, S.T.S