The Corvallis gazette., July 16, 1896, Image 4

HAS STUDIED NEGRO SONGS.
Mrs. Jsannette Robinson Mnrpby and
Her Fai-orlte Fad. -
A drawing-room entertainment la
hardly considered complete nowadays
unless It Includes something by a guitar
or banjo performer. Among these few
are more popular than Mrs. Jeannette
Robinson Murphy of New York, herself
t composer of not a few pleasing little
songs. Her unusual success is the nat
ural result of giving the subject of ne
gro songs a great deal of attention.
Born and raised in the South, she early
Imbibed a great love for the peculiarly
plaintive airs with which the negro
jmcn and women lighten their 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
ler. Mrs. Murphy recently said:
i "As a child I used to follow this old
colored woman about when she was
'busy just to uear 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 murlc 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
a few years ago, In Tallahassee, I set
about to solve the problem for my own
satisfaction. I found to my delight
that the weird effect of the plantation
songs is from the observance among the
darkles, probably unconsciously, of cer
tain rules In regard to the accent and
jbreathing. 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 la the heavy accent on the latter
una. xbasettb bobihsox mubpht.
' part of every monosyllabic word, thus
.giving twc musical tones for each word
' 5f one syllable, with the same, long
; drawn, walling sound between the
tones. There are many other peculiar
' ,ttles In the exact rendering of the plan
,: tarion songs, but these are the most es
' sentlal 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
' Wnd missions.
t
.Only One Way to Get Volunteer.
There had been a lack of men joining
the ranks, and the colonel was visit
. lug 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
loud 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 his best to -escape
the firm grip of the soldier. "Halt!"
cried the coloneL "How Is this?" he
said to the sergeant. "Is this the way
yon secure recruits -by force, sir?" The
red-faced sergeant looked up and down,
then at the colonel, and blurted out:
"Sure, sir, the only way to get them vol
unteers Is by force, sir."
Trained.
.-. "Are you afraid, Lily, when you go
driving with Mr. Phillips, that the
horse will run away?"
"No, indeed. Mr. Phillips has train
ed his horse to drive without lines."
Exchange.
How mixed up divorced people must '
' get In their kin affairs!
When the planet Mars is nearest the
earth it is 86,000,000 miles away. '
AN APPEAL FOB ASSISTANCE.
Tbs man who Is charitable to himself will
listen to the mate appeal for assistan e made
by bis stomach, or his liver, in the shape of
. divers dyspeptic qualms ana uneasy sensa
tions in the re? ions of the glands that secretes
his bile. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, my dear
sir, or madam as the case may be is what yon
reqnlre. Hasten to nse, if you are troubled
wlih heartburn, wind In the stomach, or note
that yoar skin or the whites of your eyes are
taking a sallow hue.
Some St Louis physicians insist that
the anti-toxine treatment will oure the
. eonsumption as well as the diphtheria.
. DEAFNBSS CANNOT BE CURED
- By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
way to care deafness, and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is rane'ed by an inflamed
Condition of the mucous lining of Eustachian
Tube. When this tube gets Inflamed you have
a rumbling sound of imperfect bearing, and
when it Is entirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it normal condition,
bearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed corfdltlon of the
mucous surfaces. - - , -
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
'case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
' not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Care. Send for
circulars free. -
F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
Bold by Druggists, 760.
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
I believe Piso's Cure is the only medi
cine that will cure consumption. Anna
M. Boh, Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 12, '93.
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Grist Nerve Restorer. No fits after tfce first
day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 2 00
trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline,
to Arcb Bt., Philadelphia, Pa.
' Tbt Gkkxia for breakfast.
gratntaTly, have a good appetite, keep your
lood pur and your nerves strong by taking
Sarsaparilla
Ths but In fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Hood's Pills cure biliousness, headache. 25c.
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING- TO THE
FARM AND HOME.
Poultry and Egg Production la Prof
itable Influence of tba European
Wheat Crop Working Horaea Should
Not Ba Fad Oraaa Farm Mo tea.
Profit In Chickens.
But few realise how profitable poul
try and egg production can be made,
provided as 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 lessj
than fifty cents a year, says Nellie1
Hawks in the Agriculturist It is a
poor specimen of a hen that will not
lay ten dozen eggs a year. At the low
price of 10 cents a dozen, this would
leave a net profit of 50 cents. At this
rate It will pay every farmer to keep
a flock of hens and give them proper
care. There Is no danger of overpro
duction. As long as the United States
annually imports millions of dozen 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 economizers, 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. This 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 was put into
furnish green food after the rye had
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
chickens a d to attend to their wants
and needs.
The Influence of the European Crop.
So far as this country alone Is 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 is certainly
short 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 Russia 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.
No Graaa 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
hard 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 hay
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.
Late Peas for Home Use.
There Is not generally a very good
market for late peas, because after
the first new peas 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 have 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 he 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 will furnish food that is
not only palatable but nutritious.
Storing; Apples In 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
Fitchburg. 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 handled without
disturbing the rruit 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 piled 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 Not Tet Useful.
We 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
hill and on the level, bqt on the up
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 as to be useful. But it does
not seem likely that they will soon ba
fade so good ori2 Jiaj) as la 'dis
place horses, and the horse breed
ers who now go ahead as If they had
sever heard of a horseless carriage
will probably not regret It Exchange.
Pigs, Not Hogs, Wanted.
Almost everybody now agrees with
the little girl who said that clean little
pigs are nice, but It was 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 his diges
tion Is Injured, and the body becomes
feverish and unheal th fill. This, of
course, affects not only the palatable-
ness, but the healthfulness of the pork
that the animal makes. Pig pork Is
more generally fattened In a, reason
able way, feeding so as 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 stunt
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 thlrftily growing pig ought to
have.
Then 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 live as plain
ly as they did then. We do not like 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 as well as did
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 as 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 Man Are Tout
We were recently shown some re
plies from local banks received by a
large manufacturing house that was
Inquiring Into the condition of farmers'
credits, In all parts of the country.
Some of the comment carried with it a
world of suggestion, as will be seen by
these extracts! "Sensible farmer.' "A
good man, makes money." "These are
all successful farmers." "Sutwtantiial
man, interested In all that advances
the community.' "These men all make
money every year and could name 100
others who do the same," says a re
port from Warrenton, Ga. "This man
never renewed a note." "He has a
fine looking place, but heavily mort
gaged, Is a good deal of a blow." "This
farmer's word is as good as his bond."
Which of such opinions would be ex
pressed about you 7 Farm and Home.
Poultry Remedies.
. A farmer's wife gives the following
remedies for the worst troubles the
poultry has to contend withcholera,
roup, lice .and diarrhoea: Plenty of
room, healthy food, and at first 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 life, one teaspoonful
of sulphur In four quarts feed or mash;
for roup, mix boraclc add with water
so that It can be poured down the
throat give teaspoonful, and they will
be cured.
The Best Boll for Rhubarb.
It requires high manuring to make
rhubarb growing profitable, especially
as 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. The
plant Is a great consumer of nitrogen,
and this Is not supplied early In the
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 the form of
commercial fertilizers. The rhubarb is
easily 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 and Ends.
White spots upon tarnished furniture
will disappear if a hot plate 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 night of 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 the boiled starch adds luster.
If an upper pie-crust is brushed over
with a little milk or egg before placing
In the 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. .
The correct way to drain a wet um
brella is to stand It handle down. If
put the other way the dampness re
mains In the center, where all the water
collects and very soon rots the cov
ering. A raw egg swallowed immediately
will generally carry a fish bone down
which cannot be removed from the
throat by the utmost exertion and has
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 the ope
ration this discomfort will cease or be
very much reduced.
. A heavy flatiron, weighing seven or
eight pounds, will do better work If it
is passed over the clothes once, with a
firm, steady pressure than a lighter
iron hurriedly passed over the clothes
two or thrao times.
An Echo of the Truckee Smash-Dp
Many Will Recall This Sad Affair
Which Happened in 1892.
Kr. H. Watklns, of This City, Who Was
Injured in the Wreck Tells of Bis
Terrible Bufferings and
' - Final Oure. - :
From the Examiner, San Francisco, Cal.
. Mr. H. Watkins lives at 2008 Geary
street, San Francisco. He is a railway
postal clerk, and has been in that
business for years. When seen at his
home he gladly told his experience
with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
People. He narrates the faots leading
up to his trying them, the benefits be
has enjoyed by their use and the re
sults of recommending them to others.
He said: "I have suffered from
rheumatism for years. . At times I
have been so bad that I could not raise
my arms over my head. No one had
worse rheumatism than I had. I got
it first in the Truckee smash-up. I
was laid on the snow in the wreck and
,then taken to the railroad hospital.
Ever since then I have suffered at times
terribly, that is to say, up till a year
ago. Once at Bedlands, in San 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. No one who has not had it can
understand the agony. I was not able
to get out of bed at times. I bad to
crawl on hands and knees from the
bedroom to the kitchen.
"Occasionally when I tried to rise
in the morning the pains would seize
me and I had to be caught to prevent
my falling. : I tried every kind of medi
cine. The only thing that helped me
at all up to a year ago was some fear
ful stuff an old Mormon gave me when
I was 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 Pharmacy,' on Market
street. While I was there an old man
named Cowen, of Vallejo Junction,
came in. He told' me he was going to
get Pink Pills for his rheumatism. I
told him if they could do him good
they might help me too. He had been
up to Byron Springs and was nearly
doubled up with rheumatism. The
doctors told him just as they had told
me, that medicine would do him no
good. Well, L didn't give up. I am
a young man and you would not expect
me to give myself up as a hopeless
rheumatic at my age. I was ready to
try anything. I bought two or three
boxes of the pills and began to take
them. The way in which they took
hold of me was simply wonderful. I
did not take many of the' pills either,
and of course, I am careful not to ex
pose myself. I have never been lame
since and have never lost a night's
sleep from rheumatism. I recommend
ed the 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 fact I am
only too happv to do so, for I cannot
say too much for the benefit I have re
ceived. "Going through Vallejo Junction
on my train one day I saw the old
gentleman, Mr. Cowen, and I called
out to him 'how are the Pink Pills.'
He replied they are fine.
"I was down in Los Angeles and
oalled upon a postal clerk, a friend of
mine. He told me that his wife was a
great sufferer from rheumatism. I told
her to try the Pink Pills, and now
there is no one in Los Angeles who
thinks more of the pills than Mrs.
Carr, that is her name. I don't think
she had rheumatism quite so badly at
I, but she 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 pill
handy just in case I should need them,
though my wife will tell you how
rarely I use them now."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in
a condensed form, all the element
necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific
for suoh diseases as locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, St Vitus' dance,
soiatioa, 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 on receipt of
price, 60 cents a box or six boxes for
$3.50 (they are never sold in bulk or
by the 100), by addressing Dr. Wil
liams' Medicine Company, Shenectady,
N. Y. -
Ha Was Not at Gettysburg. 7
"People sometimes ask me," said an
old soldier, "if I was at Gettysburg,
and when I tell them the fact that I
was not, do you know that I sort of im
agine that some of them think that then
I couldn't have been very much of a sol
dier? I suppose it's natural enough too.
It is perfectly natural that people should
be most impressed by the greatest bat
tles of the war, and natural enough to
get an idea that the greater the battle
the greater the danger and the greater
the call for bravery, but as a matter of
fact, a man can be killed just as dead
in a little fight as in a big one. " New
York Sun.
It is now claimed that foods stored
in an atmosphere of carbolic aoid gas
are preserved indefinitely, the fresh
ness and flavor being retained better
than by the use of dangerous antisep
tioes or of ice.
Oxalate of lime is found in the bark
of trees. The strange discovery has
recently been made by Dr. Eraus, 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 opportunity to knock at his
door will need a thick cushion on his
chair. ' - i
The trouble with the man who is al
ways talking about what he'd do if he
had plenty of money, is that he never
has any. -
Over 800,000 specimens of fossil in
sect have been collected from various
parts of the world. Of these, butter
flies are among the very rarest, as leu
tbaa twenty specimens all told, have
been found.
FACING. A GRIZZLY.
A Boy Kills am Angry Bear with
- Blow of an Ax.
It was in September and the CokP
rado sun had done Its duty and made
Phil as brown of face and stout of limb
as any of us that the geology class
consisting of the professor and ten pu
pils, made an excursion Into the range
with the object of taking a practical
lesson among the limestone beds at the
back of Lincoln Peak.
Away we went feeling very hilari
ous at the Idea of. making an Independ
ent expedition, even with. Blinkers for
a general scrambling over rocks and
fallen trees, chasing squirrels and chip
munks, throwing stones at birds and
rabbits, and behaving generally just
like what we were a parcel of school
boys. Presently we 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 Httle, dark-colored,
short-legged animal, which looked
like a woolly pig If there be any such
thing in nature.
Away it scuttled, and away we all
went with a shout, In pursuit
Phil happened to be some distance
behind at the moment, being busily en
gaged in digging aAarantula's nest out
of the ground with his knife; but as
soon as he saw what we were doing, he
came racing after us, shouting, "Look
outl Look out! It's a "
We did not hear what we were mak
ing so much noise ourselves.
But the little animal, whatever It was,
was too quick for us and disappeared
into some willows, while we were still
twenty yards behind. The next moment
the willows waved and bent and out
bounced a great she-bear a grizzly I
With a yell of dismay we all turned
and, scattering like a flock of sparrows
when a cat jumps Into the midst of
them, fled for the nearest trees. Bunk
ers, quite forgetting that he was the
general of the little expeditionary
force, made such Use of his long legs
that he was safely up a tree before any
of the rest of us had reached one.
As for me, I never reached one at all.
In turning to run I tripped over the
ax, and though I was up again In an in
stant the check made me the last of
the fugitives. ..
. The chase was 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.
This last circumstance was a good
thing for me; I could not have moved a
musde if I had wished to.. Consequent
ly the bear supposed that I was 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 and
began to growl, and I heard Blinkers
up In his tree call out "Go backl You
can't do any good. YouH 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 was beginning to recover my breath
a little by this time, and in my anxiety
to see what was going forward I made
a slight movement with one arm, and
in an instant the bear had that arm be
tween her teeth. It hurt me so horri
bly that I fainted, and all that happen
ed afterwards I gathered from the other
boys. ' "
Phil, when he saw me knocked down,
instead of climbing up a tree like the
rest ran back to where I had dropped
the ax, and, picking it up, advanced
to my. rescue. ,
It was a mad thing to do, there Is no
doubt about that; but Phil did It-and
without a thought of his own danger.
It was in vain that Blinkers called to
him .to go back; he did not seem to hear,
but kept coming on slowly, with his
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 lips until
all her great white teeth were exposed;
but still Phil came on. At six feet dis
tance he stopped. The bear took a step
forward, and then another, and then,
with all the strength of his body- dou
bled by the intense excitement of the
moment Phil struck at her with such
force and precision that he split her
siull 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 her great claws,
tore away the front of Phil's coat vest
and shirt, and made three deep cuts
all across his chest from the left shoul
der diagonally downward. . Another
inch and Phil must certainly have been
killed. As it was, he stood for a mo
ment swaying to and fro, and then fell
forward upon the dead body of the
bear. St Nicholas.
Imitation Seed Packages.
There seems to be no end of trouble
to the Agricultural Department from
the distribution of seed this year. The
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 and
printed In simulation thereof. Acting
Secretary Dabney has sent out notices
to a large number of seedsmen In re
gard to the matter, stating that the
department cannot permit the Govern
ment seed contractors or any seeds
men to sell seeds In packets bearing the
name of the Department of Agricul
ture, or any words which might cause
the receiver of the packet to believe
tlat 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 The act
of March 3, 1875, confines the franking
of seeds by members of Congress to
those seeds which they receive for dis
tribution from the Department of Agri
culture. Flower Perfumes."
It Is claimed -that the perfume of
flowers disappears as soon as the starch
in the petal Is 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 be at once resumed. .
Every thoroughbred is able to make
his own salad dressing, ' - -
BOITT'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
(Tibk Comkiscbs Apotjst 4th.) -"An
excellent institution, beautifully
situated at Barlingame, San Mateo Coun
ty, Cat Having had occasion to investi-
fate the management and methods of
Coltt's School, we are satisfied that for
oareful supervision of boys and thorough
moral, mental and physical training it has
no superior. It has fairly earned its in
creasing popularity." 8. F. Evening Post.
A temperature of 4,000 to 5,000 de
gress oan be produced only between the
carbon points of an elecrrio aroligbt
The next hottest place in the world is
in the crucible of an eleotrio furnace.
The highest
tobaccos
good as
Every
k.- JS- M
knows there is none just
as good as
Smiling Macco
You win find
eacn two ounce
pons rasiue eacn tour ounce
bag of Blackwell's Durham.
uuy a Dag of. this cele
brated tobacco and read the
connon whirb o-ivm a lief
of valuable
to get
HI
irxrrmtim ptjptv vf. TVv ft antl vrai
T"
g will see why.
Walter Baku
J
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o
"Knocks Out
The Large Piece and High
Grade of "Battle Ax" has injured
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
it the name of Woman's Friend. It is
fol in relieving the backachee.headaches
which burden and shorten a woman's
women tesiiry ior it. it will give health and strength
and make life a pleasure. For sale by all druggists.
BLTJMAXJEB-FBAN& DBUG CO., Poktlakd. Agenta.
AGENTS WANTED,
In every town, for one of the best selling articles
made, Csed by every man, woman and child,
Fredericks Sanitary Tooth Brush with
Tongne Cleaning Attachment. ,
Endorsed by all the leading- physicians and
dentists. Send 15e. for sample. Retails for 25o
and 60c. WILL A FINK CO ,
818-820 Market Street, Ban Francisco, CM.
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK or
Juat Don't Peel Well,"
mtIuyer pills
are the On Thing to use.
Only One for a Dose.
Bold by Srnmlsta at 8Se). a box
Samplas nailed free. Address
Dr. Bosanka Med. Co. Phila. Fa.
K, P. K. TJ, No. F. N. TJ. No. 7
MRS. WINSLdW'S nWu'r?0!
' - FOR CHILDREN TCKTHINO -
' ,'"1?y-llP!-?j: ??
I I Best Cough errapTTaMM Good. Use 1 I
I I to Mm Bold byjarnaslsts. f J
WKm Rajosrsal JTaaMM
rref. W. S. reeks, who
makes a specialty of
it. has without
doubt treated and cur-
etl more cases than any '
living Physician; has
success is astonishing.
We have heard of cases
of so years' standing
carta or
him. - Ha
publishes a
valuable
work - on
this dis.
ease, which
he sends
with a
mrat. W.
tie of hts absolute care, free to any sufferers
ir'no may send their P. O. and Express address.
We advise any one wishing; a core to address
nttYW. H. FEEKE. F. D.. a Cedar St, Few Turk
claim for other
is " Just as
D urham."
old smoker
one coupon inside
bag, and two cou
presents and how
xxxcm
MB
ansa V. aV -Jsl sff aW --,
OR one hundred and fifteen &
years Walter Baker & Co R
have made Cocoa and Choc- g
I olate, and the demand for it gr
- - - gr
Sc. Co IM, Dordiester, Mass.
All Others'
The very remarkable and certain
relief given woman by HOORE'S
BSVlflT.lfTl T?vxftrriv ho
- . nn;fni-
j I 'C 3 Hg, and weakness
" " "" Hf Thn i
T$ tbi$ iPbat iil$ you?!
to yaa stellaf '
I weight Is
Stoaacb Bleanag (
sRereatus Bern-
laf efWiod V.tt- i
lsf ef Fees Water,
trash Hesrthsrs .
Bad Teat as the
Heath Is the Me
! Palpltattes ef'
the Heart, do. CDto- i
tnelea er stesuch
Ceakend MestB I
Gmj Is the Bewela i
lees ef
Pickle Apeettte .
Pfsieeml, Irritable 1
Cesdiues ef the ,
Mlad
Beadai sties er Diarrhetsr I
Thcs yas han
DYSPEPSIA
la m f Its many forma. Th m fMlttr aim
or QwrcMiag crapiauc m
Actor's Dyspepsia tablets,
by mall, prepaid, ea ncelpt ef S4 ceats ,
- Chabx. BxatssT, Hotel Imperial, JTew Tort. 4
sa2" I inffertd horribly from dyspepsia, bail
I MBDICIKI CO., r e IS Chan hen St, H.l