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WILLAMETTE FARMER: SALEM, OREGON, JANUARY 13, 1884. 6 If ' r j k V i M i I 8 I V s i f Whit Polled Cattle. Among the evidences of the great in terest recently being taken in the rais ing and improving of cattle is that of in troducing now breeds,' or races of eup iwscd Hiipcrior points of excellence. Within a very few years tho absenco of horns on cattle has grown into a question of no little consideration. This country has had mulcy; or hornless cattle almost cvor since tho introduction of cattle into Iho Colonies. No effort, how6vcr, lias ever bomi made to improve and raiso them ns a distinctive breed; although not infrequently nn animal .of very superior beef or butter qualities of thoold"mnloys" has put in nn appearance. It has been Nffliow.iat different, however, in K up land, and especially ho in Scotland. Thoro they havo at least two very distinct breeds of Tolls tho lied Norfolk and tho black Aberdeen or Angu, and theso almost an exact counterpart in tho Gal loways, also black. And now comes the white Polls, until leccntly almost un known outside of their native heath. An inquiry having recently been mnilo through tho London (Kng.) Agricultural Gazetto for infoimatiou as to white Pol led cattle in Scotland, lias brought forth tho following from a correspondent of that Journal, which will, no doubt, be interest!!!!,' to most cattle lirceilor.", and norhajis new to nearly nil of thom. The iirticlo roads : "Although the farmors in thonoith pastern counties in Scotland havo for a long timo paid great attention to the breeding of cattle, I believe thoro nrofow districts whoro leu attention is givon to pedigreo or tho hMoiy of cattlo. If an animal ploases tho eye, little further in quiry seems to bo thought necessary. Tho native cattle in all tho lowland counties noith of tho I'oith appear to havo been black ; and tho evidence that they were oi iginally honied is at least rqliully as stiong as that in favor of any Polled tribes (whatever tho color) known but this is now n diflicult point to deler mino; but in no instanco havo I eor hoard of any white Polled cattlo being Itiiown'until after thointroduciion of Tccs watcr, llolderness or Short Horn cattlo Into tho country. "It is quiteccrtain that originally tho most numerous and most valuable breed of cnttlo in Abordeenshiro were black, with whito horns, and theso wero fre quently Hat, not round. At least as early as 17Jo they wero in some casos crossed w.itli tho Falkland breed (a local Fifeshire sort which hail boon tho result of a eioss betwixt tho native I'ifesluro cow and home EnglUh bulls, sent there by James 1., after ho wont to Lngland) ; but of what Inood these bulls wero is not known. "It is now more tnan iw years since Hhort Horn bulls wero introduced into Abcidenshiro ; and at the same timo cows iiresumably of tho same breed, although mown then bythonamo of llolderness or Teoswatcr wero kept by some of tho moio enterprising farmors, I beliovo '(!,' will find that any whito Tolled cattle now to bo found in the north of Scotland and they compaiatively common arc tho prodlli'o of tho tho imlivo black biocd of thocounliycrnsM'd and rocuisml with Short lloins and black ' coloied Tolled bulN. In a))o.iraiieo IIum) while Tolls K'cm toroM'mhle tho cattle refeind to as having been known in Norfolk. Tho native Orkney cattle won- until loity or llfly yeais ago, black and horn id, and of a wry poordcrcription. Since then Short Horn hulls have been largely unpolled into the Islands, and tbcio are homo Short I torn herds now in uist ence; a few black Tolled cnttlo hao iiIm) licon imported, Wo now get a number of white and neatly white Polled from Orkney, and this in hoiuo degree would IMiint to these white Polls in the north of Scotland being tho result of tho ero.-s-iug, and not the remains of any special breed, l.may add that some of the cat tlo iinjiorted from Ireland for grazing are whito Tolls, so that the distiibutiou appears to bo pretty general." Jowa Homestead. Bhou'd Oow IUtb Any Rett? Muny brceilorri, eager to secuie the tailiest possible letnrns from their r-took, brood their cattle, slunm, swiuo mid other animals long befoie' they havo got their growth. Many heifers drop their Hint calves before they have themselves reached the age of two years, and several instance in which heifers ery little more than a year old have given birth to calves have been recently reiwrted in thesd columns. From tho time of tho birth of her first calf many n valuable cow is required to support throe lives during a large part of her ex istence. She must woik to supply her own Uidily needs, those of tho calf she ih-.iih, and to some degrees tho wants of the calf by her side, If she is a butter moducing cow, like the Jerseys, for ex umiile, fhe may not be called uiion to HU'kloH calf, but she will U required to gio a large quantity of milk, rich in butter. If such a tremendous task is to ho iniKed uimh it cow from tho time hhe diops her first calf until she shall have ceased brcoding. will it not ik well to prepare her for her life work by por tnittiiis hw to reach ninturity, or to at' huHtmuke a growth of two years or rven mom betoro setting her at work? The charge is mmlo that tho Jeixy caulo are little rats, which arc of no use as beeves; that tboy havo littio or no constitutional vigor i OmtdtUu from milk fever are becoming alarmingly fre quent among them, and that tho race is not gaining in site and vigor, as all other breeds gain, under the Influences of American climate- and treatment. This may lw true of eomo Jcrseys.it cer tainly is not tmo of all, for the brcod has improved greatly in butter making capacity under Amorican management, and tbero arc reasons for believing that undor rtrotrcr method? it will gain in vigor and hardiness; but prematurely breeding and constantly taxing to tho utmost the powers of the cows cannot be the best way for reaching the bst and most lasting" development of which tho breed is capablo. The extremely fine bone, tho almost entire absence of fat, tho smallneB and Foeming weakness of the calves of Jer soys, arp cited as proof that bleeders mako a serious error in taxing their cows so severely as they do. And, in deed, it appears more reasonable to be lieve that this is true than that those faults result from in-brecdiiig ; for, if like produces like, then by tho selection of animals havo exceptionable size and Vigor, even though they be closely re latod, there is apparently no reason for supposing their vigor and size would not appear in their offspring intensified and increased, as tho butter power of the Jorsoys has boon developed to a wonder fill extont by a judicious use of that two edged sword, in-breeding. Wbnld it not lie well to prevent the cnunliuir of cattlo until the male and tho feiualo shall havo leached the ago of two venrs. and to trivo brcediuir cows a rest of at east three months after calv- iii beforo renuirinc them to bej;in sup nortinif another life? Not a few cows of tho bettor class are almost continuous milkers ; some never go dry, and so never get a rest. Uy keeping mem from the bull for three months after calving tho strain upon them would be considerably lessened and the vigor of tho calves increased. Chicago 'Jnhuiip. Tho Shropshire Sheep. The Shropshire hjiecp descended from a breed which has boon known to exist for about two centimes in tho county of Shropshire and part of tho adjoining ono of Stafford, hut no attempt at its im provement seems to havo been made un til within tho last half century, sinco when it hns received greater attention fiom the more extensivo farmers on tho cultivated districts of tho county. The present de eloped perfection and uni formity of character is tho result of im provement by soloction from tho best of its own species, and not from the intro duction of any other brocd. Some breeders havo tried an infusion of the Southdown blood, but tho result was a total failure, the produce being animals of a nondescript character, and which had to bo entirely removed from tho Hocks practised upon. For several years tho breed was called or known by tho namo of "Grey-faced sheep," and it was not until tlio year J8W that it was dis tinguished by tho title of "Shropshire." Tho Shropshire has exterminated all other breeds of sheep in the counties of Salop and Staffoid, and many other parts of the adjoining districts, and lias been adopted by tenant farmers general ly in the niHilaml Goundou ol hngiand. Several Hooks have also been established in Ireland, where it thiives remarkably well as a bleed, and is also used for doss ing purposes. It has also been most successfully indoduccd into Scotland, where some fine Hocks aro now being hied by the IJitrl of Stiatlunore, Mr. Orawfoul, Lord Tolworth, and other en terpriiing agricultutists, andfroiu its higldy prolitahlo and rent-paying quali ties, it is ceitain to lival, if not entiiely Niiperhodo, most other hieeds. where the pioduction of liibt-cla-s mutton and wool at an e.uly ago is a dccidci.uum. It is a lecoguicd fact, that the hrop-hiio is hardy of constitution, and prolific; tho fall of Iambs areiaging dxrnt lilOper cent. The owes aie goil i ui-ses, and a well kept Hock will imuivje a clip of wool, of tho best qualitj ad qiteil to gen eral purposes, of about eight pounds per Heeco, and wethora at foiuteen months old will produco a carcass of mutton weighing SO pounds and upwards, free of otl'al. It is also acknowledged that tho Shropshiie is n light consumer, with great powers of assimilation, arrives at early maturity, renders a heavy amount of flesh in. proportion to rough offal, and that it" mutton cannot bo excelled in value by that of any other sheep. The gieatest determination and spirit is exorcised by tho leading flock-masters to maintain the high character of their sheep, having hired rams for a season at sums varying from -10 to 2,"0 gs., and purchased thom. in some instances for as much as 500 gs. Kwes from noted Hocks hau also boon purclmsbd at sums reach ing to Jill guineas each, uiul when it is remembered that these high prices are given by inou who hiecd for profit, and not for fancy only, and whoso selectioui are backed by sound judgment, it is an indisputable criterion that no means are being spared to make the Shropshire the most prolitahlo, popular and perfect of all bieods of sheep. Farmers Ad vocate. (WMrriMN (TBEIs. Ait oM ph.tsUlsn, retired from practice, imlugliad !tcJli hit hands by ai East lihllt lulaalonarr the formula ct a liil xeUtde renwd) tor t lio apecdy and rnnauent cure ol Consumption, ProacMit, Cat nli, Aalhuia. auJ all throat and Luiuj Affeitlcns, also a posmiv and rauireieuie lor bviious ucoiiit) aud au Nervous CotuidalnU. aitr hitltif tet.-d Iti woodaiful curaiua mwtn in inouaou 01 caaca iiaa . . . . i . . - ....... talt U hta dui iOr la mat H anoam to hla auKatliir Idloaa. Ailu m liy I hla uMiUa and a dratr to rl liuinan ul ((ring, 1 lll Knd Imi ol cl arm, to all a ho drain It, Ihla m-liM In litniun. L'i'klUh or Krviuli. lih lull dlnMlMia for vrtkarlu)r and ualiv, Sant tynall by dd.rakliia: alili ataMiiand iiamiiiir thla ptprr, W,A. nut ej, la ivocr a uiova, aooicaiar, .N.v, ttrat V.ICAT V A !, A Urcej .amnuut o( vort land my b foand iu the Willow Crck oountry, Umtilr county. Tt town ol IIppar it ia th midat of tkb Mctioa. Tho lUppner Qautlt, pub- U htd tkr by J. W. Kadiartoo, caa b had at 12.60 a ytr, f 1.80 (or ix moatbt, f 1 for tan moolha. 8ubMtiptioa may bo left at t'i KAkataa otLio. FAUiia ud Oauttt H 00 a year. jlonltriK KEEPING POULTRY. Exactly at the station on tho east side of tho StaYk street ferry, Portland, is a man engaged in small trading who came from Douglas county. About the holi days we saw that he had a large lot of turkeys and learned from him tliat ho bought in all 400 of thom from n man who keeps a large number of pigs and fowls in the gap just boyond Oakland. The turkeys averaged 10 pounds weight at 18 months old and avwaged to bring 15 cents a pound. Tho turkeys ran on the place and picked up the grain other stock left on tho ground, so they did not cost as much for keeping as if they had been fod by themselves alone. Here we have 1,000 this man received from this flock of turkeys. Our East Portland friend paid him 18 cents for. some of thom and they averaged $2.50 each to tho man who raided them and the retailer got $3.50 to 1.00 from tho consumer. It is an interestincr question as to how much profit thfre is in keeping fowls. We do not know of anyone who makes a business of it but we know that no department of tho farm is ns pro ductive and profitable ns the poultry yard when well attended to. It f-eems that no one has gone into it systematical ly on a largo scale. It is probable that poultry can be much easier kept in small lots than in largo numbers, though ono woujd suppose, again, that with enough of a business to require constant uttnntion it could bo carried on with more certainty than on a small scale. Thoro is littio expense in keeping a small band of fowls that forage around ond save what other stock loso and what the kitchen would waste. Too many fowls cannot be kept togother but wc havo seen plans of a great French poultry farm where the houses wero in the centro and tho yards widone'd out in circular form. la this way the business was compactly kept though the fowls had abundant room. If some ono with practical experience would givo us a sketch of their methods with fowls, both to raise the flock for market and havo eggs to sell, it would start an interesting topic. Eastern Statos have moro diseases among fowls and cold weather. Hero the worst evil seems to be tho mites that destroy the little chicks, a inonci says tno use ot com water will kill thom if dashed about tho roosting places and also destroy their eggs. This remedy is eo simple many will not bo satisfied with it, but ono who had tried everything difficult and ex pensive and fiaally used cold wator with completo buccess. It is ccitainly worth knowing. Wo remember that tho East Poi tland man, Mr. Misner, told us how tho Ump qua farmer managed his pigs nud poul tiy.' Ho sowed ryo and allowed his tur keys to nest and hatch their bioods in among tho growing grain. After the bioods were off, tho grain was in shape to feed them and thoy helped themselves and when faiily ripe ho turned his pigs in and tho pigs and turkeys lived-on the rye as long as it lasted, by which timo both wero in good order. The turkeys would eat what tho pigs trampled in the ground so all the ryo was savod. Theso turkeys wero so tamo that when they heard tho horn blow they would como trooping up to tho house to bo fed and it was a pleasant sight to boo tho pigs and tho beautiful bronze turkeys march ing up together. Tho bronze turkey is larger than the common kind, small boned and takes on flosh easily, being a grass feeder. To put a bronze gobbler with a Hock of common hens will great ly improve tho chicks. Turkeys do not answer for eery farm as they go protty niuch where they please and sometimes do damage at homo or annoy neighbors but there are many farmers whoTaro well fixed for turkey raising who can make it very profitable. Tho ahovo is the result of a chat with a ioultry dealer at East- Portland while wo wero waiting ono evening (or a delay ed train. Our readers do not know the many ways and means wo havo for get ting information for them and howcaro fully we improve every opixirtunity of the kind. Now as they know the great quantity of poultry a city needs for its supply. This Sir. Misner has many coops under the trestle work whore his house is by tho railroad and lets his poultry sometimes run ou the fiat Ho is only ono of many in the business. Mr. Houston, who has his card in tho Farmer sends down hundreds from hero Salem every week, and, a glance at our market reports will chow that at jobbing rates chickens full groa n bring $5 a dozen on an average the year round. This is a fair price and should encourage our farmers to increase their attention to poultry raising to keep up with tho de mands ot our cities. It is a strange Uilng to read ia our masket reports that ' eastern eggs aro sold here but such is the case. In tho west eggs are sold by the barrel at 5 cents to 10 cents a dozen : ' and somebody must think there is profit i in it. In 1849 wo used to clerk en a j steamer running on the lakes and bought eggs' by the barrel up tho lakos ai o cents a uozen io sen incm again in Buffalo for 6 and 7 cents a dozen. Management of Poultry. "We prefer to sec the faculty of good management in our better halves and in ourselves put to a more practieal test and better use in the poultry yard. To our view nothing looks worse than a lot of antiquated and decrepid cocks and hens dozing about one's premises. Old stock of any kind is useless, unprofit able, untoothsome. and no knowing how- soon they will leave us forover, for old aso and infirmities are usually linked together. There is no sense or use about keeping old fowls, their days of usefulness havo gone by and their places should be filled by young and healthy birds that will be prontablo, pleasureablo and orna mental at the same time. o suggest at this time to weed out every fowl that is over two, or at most, tin co years old. Do not spare any over two, except thoy arc extra layers, or pos sess somo transcendant or well defined quality that you wish to perpetuate in the offspring. Young hens are superior to old ones, their flesh is moro tender and lincy and ahvo or dressed for mar ket they will always command a higher price. Alter a hen has past her third year her laying capacity becomes dimin- lsneu. as a general rmo sno is not as acti e as a younger fowl. Her appetite may be good and her general appearance healthy, still she cannot bear tho heat of summer or tho excessive cold of win ter liko younger birds. Old hens moult later every year, thus diminishing the chances of gotting eggs in cold weather, and increasing tho chances of becoming victims to disease, for it is observable everywhere that cholera and other con tagious diseases first select tho old and infimi birds of the flock. Tho Poultrv Monthly. Exg Eating Hens. One of tho bad habits to which hens aro addicted in winter, is of eating their own eggs. There arc several causes that lead to this. One canto is that ot oggs freezing and cracking tho shells. When hens aro confined to the coops by bad weather, they aro apt to ransack every nook and corner and if there is a broken ceg thoy will hie sure to find it. A frozen egg is to them, at such a time, a tempt ing bait, .besides, eggs may bo broken by being scratched and knocked about. Once let tho shell be cracked and soon the hen will fall to eating what is inside. All of this trouble, feather eating in cluded, arises from an abnormal'condi- tion of 'their appotitos brought on by being deprived of tho variety of food. necessary to their nature, and which they roadily obtain during tho seasons of vegetable and insects. Every person having chickens should have nest eggs of a material that will not freeze in win tor, nor addle in summer. Those near cities can obtain ehirili eg'gs at very small cost, and those who choose to go to a littio tioublc and not much either can, by making a small hole in ono end, empty out tho contents, and then filling with a mixture of plaster of pans nnd witcr, which will soon haideu and mako a fairly good nest egg. Hons must bo kept busy by giving them plenty of green food. Exchange. How to Preserve Eggs. The biniplo plan of storing eggs in dry nshdshas been used for sometime by a correspondent of tho Live Stock Jour nal with very satisfactory results. Though rather fastidious about their quality, he reports having enjoyed thoso thus kept during a period of more than four months, and in ono instanco a whole year. Tho only precautions seem to be (betides, of course, sound eggs to begin with) to see that the ashes are quite dry and.to see that the eggs do not touch ono another. ITEMS ON POULTRY. Those who wish to raise poultry prin cinally for the flesh, should breed tho Light Brahmas, Plymouth Rocks, Dark 1) rah in as, or somo of tho Cochin breeds. Don't breed too many fowls upon ono place, and never attempt to keep a dozen varieties wilhin tho space that should be properly devoted to only ono kind. A srood lavimr hen will lay from 130 to 200 eggs annually, say fifteen dozenr which, at an averago oi twenty cents per dozen, will net $3. This will pay a good profit over cost of keeping in moderate numbers. AVhero eggs average 20 cents jwr dozen, wheat Jand corn aro propor tionately cheaper. Eggs packed in well dried ashes, and so as to not touch each other, havo been kept perfectly sweet for twelve mouths. Fowls will eagerly eat a great many bones if cracked fine enough so they can swallow them. They will cat bones of any age, but give preference to fresh ones with adhering meat, Bones with marrow in them aro also a delight to them. Among tho thousand-and-ono reme dies recommended as cures for Bo-calta! chicken cholera, the following is one given by a correspondent of one of onr exchanges, who saps be does not believe the disease will ever appear epidemically if the following remedy is used: Take one gallon of water, two ounces of sul phuric acid and one pound of copperas, dissolve and mix thoroughly. Of, this mixture put a tabrrspoonful to every gallon of water given to fowls to drink. It is not said how long this drink is to be continued. horticultural CODLIN MOTH. While we look on with indifference and see the Godlin moth spreading over Oregon our neighbors in California aro using all the means in their power to get rid of these and other insect pests, but mest particularly they object to the Codlin moth. A meeting was recently held at Hayward's, Alameda county, to hear remarks from F. A. Chapih, chief inspector of orchards, under the laws of that State. We quote as follows : Dr. Chanin dwelt largely on the dan ger of permitting the codlin moth to secure a foothold in our orchards. Although tho first year they do but littio damage, the next season they injure the crop fully 75 to 90 per cent. He believed that bands placed around the trees were a most successful means of entrapping them, tho bands to be changed at least onco a week. A question was asked as to the Iongth of time it takes for them to hatch out. Mr. Chanin stated that from personal observation ho had found that around Sacramento they appealed in about ten days ; at San .Toso, nineteen davs, and Suiun valley fourteen days. In fighting the red scale he found con centrated lye tho best, the proportions boinfr a nound of lve to a callon of water. The question was asked if tho liquid would injure young cherry trees. Mr. Chapin replied that ho had never known a tree to be in hired by it. Ho urged the f ruit growers to keep agitating this ques tion until a public opinion was created that would cause every one owning an orchard to see to it that he is not breed ing thousands of dangerous insects to destroy tho-futuio income and livelihood of his neighbor. We have the codlin moth here in Salem in town gardens and orchards. We found it in the country, over the fence from our own Bartlctt pear orchard, and tho neighbor says they will havo to go tho way they came. We are certain to have, in a short time, a full assortment of in sect pests and in a few years wo will bo wondering how it came that we have permittod them to take possession of tho country. The only cure will be to do as California does appoint oflicers and compel all orchard'sts to keep their orchards clear of vermin. Method or Raising Potatoes. I often sec in your paper that thero is a great variety of opinions in regard to raising potatoes, sizo of seed and cul tivation. Some advocate large, while others piefer small potatoes for seed thinking that they aro as good or better than large ones. They may raiso good crops from small seed for one or two years, but if they do not obtain their seed from thoic that do take pains to select large seed, I think they will soon find thoir potatoes run out and become small. Why do we select a nice, well-shaped ear of c"rn for seed, not always tho largest but the lcst developed. Also, why 3rcon wncai, oats, etc., to secure tne plumpest and b.st seed to plant or 60W? (At lcat wo should if we do not.) Wc thereby raise a bettor quality of grain, and moro of it, from year to year. I do not wish any ono to infer that wo should take the largest potatoes for seed, but those of a good marketable size, of nice shape, free fr"m warts, scabs or other deformity. Having my seed selected, I cut them to single eyes, or at most two, and plant them in drills 3 foot apart and 15 inches apart in the drills, having the drills, deen, in woll plowed and thoroughly pulverized soil. I prefer a piece that had corn on the previous year, well ma nured and plowed in for that crop, and kept under good cultivation during the season. On potatoes I use somo good commercial fertilizer that has plenty of potash in it, and use it liberally, 400 or 500 pounds per acre. This will help keen tne wire-worms away, and will in crease the potatoes in size and quality, J am quite certain. I harrow, as soon as i I see the first plants breaking the ground, witn a smoothing narrow, to kill all the weeds that may iiave started. I culti vate ofton, whether there ore any weeds or not, until they are in blossom. I have never failed to raiso a good crop of nice smooth potatoes, and there was always a ready market for them. I often get considerable more than mar ket prico for them, which is quite an ad vantage in a season of plenty liko this. My crop averaged about 500 bushels per acre this season. Country Gentleman. l'ill b mailed n?. d FBPF to a" applicants ud to oi last inii,Teariihntitnntwn.T If utuaafn . ...- ...wMamwia, pnera, acscnncwns finj i.TcKcia (or plaatm all Vegetable and Flowir vuit. Plants, etc Invaluable to all. O.M. FERRY &C0.5& .a.i.u. :n....M.i. - j j . ... ... 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FOFRIPlf'S Ufl DDtreoaVe are sent anyirUere on trial to operate against allotner Ing the one that suits best. No one has everda red show &,J?'L.,l?w Pna Dcdcrlck's Press Is known to be hcrond corapetltloi, and will balo at less expense with twice tho rapidity and lond more In a car than any other. Theonly wayln'erlor machines con be sold Is to deceive the Inexperienced by ridiculously falsa stste- ,iltl.,B,UU .nUOBQll WHI)UQ, Bight or seeing, Slid swindle 'the purchaser. Working 'any other Press alongside iof DedcrlcK's always sells the purchaser a Dederlck wen kj biiuw up. Auuresa xor circmarana loeauwB of Western and Southern storehouses ana Agents. . P. S. DEDEEICK ft CO., Albany, V. X Or HAWLEY BROS., San rral.cisco'. . ;r ,-o i"w uiu. i. ,uu RUSSELL &COS PORTAILE SAW MILLS. FARMxi SAW MILL ENOINES, THRESHING MACHINES, ETC. Circular and Price-List Sent Free. RUSSEL & CO., Portland, Or. ED. HUGHES, Manager. InoTom Sawing Made asy wonarcn Liining sawing Pschlnel A Great 3avfnsr 09? J-oibor A Money Mrl'tEl "Mjrr Mw ol FAC-T anrl E V?Y Mile Ml7BTrtjLRv,Mj(h . iri- Ai m 1. lilftaM writ!. ft "QABCH .UtMCTIKQ SAW1MQ K&0HZMZ. of lofocattln?, it iafweileAst unliim-val-ti Into BUI table leiigths for fnn.liy to e- wood, on 1 all Horta iuuiukuj, r rop, auiin tb . v A AQENTS. 'WANTED. Mention thli mR&!!FfleTUH,No Illustrated IX 163 E. S250 WILL BUY Tlxo Best Pony SAW MILL Ycl Offered for the Money. 9 Send for Clrcnlnr. RICHMOND MACHINE WORKS. BIOHHAND, 1 I WeakNervousMen YThort debility, exhausted stower-a,, prematura decay and fsilura to perioral lire', dullr. propsrlar. eauawl by eifcsjei error, of youth, etci will dad a berfMt MiA luitinr restoration is roknsi kealiS and wlcor. anamfcood ia XHB MAK8TON SOLUS. Neither atomacn dragging nor instrument. Thistrstiasntof Nervous Dekllltr and rh 1 tl.alll.iia. 1 1 IT lw neesaaful because baaed an perfect diagnosis, aew sansl direct metstoataj and absolute thor auikscM, Full tnfornianoB and Treatise free. Addreaa Consulting Physician of MAItSTON REME0YCO..46W.UUiSL. NewYork HVJ i. i smaTsrl eVaCiMflUSaUlINfaMBfll aiajasMBjBjBjBBaBOT7WTWnaBBjafWau laaVTSSSBBBBBBBWVl DaoaVS Wtdto HetalUo Ear Marking Label, stamped to order wltb name, or name and addnaaasd anas Iwra. It la rsllsbto.risaspanrt coorentaat. Sell, at sight and fire, perfect aeUafecilon. Uluetistaw, RtoJJtt and .amplea foe. Agent vtato-4. C H. DANA, WaMaXMBSMv. H.B. Plffl&IQJP lucre.!. I'lurre. of JVwruoi for tiT dlaUfaiUt 141N to rJort., Cblldrenal and bounty obtfnwl, btfnc truon ramot txl t IMfchtrctl Pirenla. FMiUOD Duw Hon cUtm now paid. Mi ampfurA'sU-iatKlbluki, Col, I. BiNOIiiM. sKi'aUK iMi iorUa.au 4k laatfcwaaiintnon.u. SHAY FEVER I TIEnUISEIIIMK. KMieMTNsMbraOOK BMMXrMMJt. tMrm.Ul.Miin.H.-ITIHIIL.CmUtiTl.O-& USE ROSE FILLS. mmffiH k . Tort Trial. M w uyl .JLABEtj I 9 V .javiiii'flji,jaijn iiwijissiaiaisiiiiiiiu.M.j,j.jui..u.ui q.