FARM AND GARDEN
Breeding of Horses. .
RTICLE ON HORSESHOEING.
Best Results for Value of Grain
Fed to the Average Cow in
Recent Tests.
Slit-cp Hulniulrj-.
M. Humpus of IromUtpioit, near
sut, N. Y., sold his stit'Op lor itf
per iKHiml in New York city, and
i- carload Inst November cost . cents
.utul. the inert-aged price added to
.IS '
uer
jr ., i r weight aivo him a jrood protit n
i,' lenland labor. Mr. Humpus draws
"i ,is i-li.'i-p manure every feprinj;. tak
ii.' .: up jiint as the s-lieep have left it,
i tsnv compacted in the shedV, and tip-
I v 1 1 j r it to corn. On this t-umly soil
i i wed m not very deeply it quickly fer
ments. On heavier clay sod it would bo
l)i'tt-r to let the manure be piled up a
lay . r two and beirin to ferment, but in
tin i-i-ie especial care must be taken not i
t it the heap burn, winch would de
str t much of its value. The manure
I-' n sheep fed as Mr. Btimpus feeds his
i erv rich in nitrogen, and heatn veiy
1 liikly when placed in small heaps. If
ln'f urawn out until hot weather coined,
tii.s manure would dry up and miht be
vv ne damaged ; Mr. Iiuiiipus alwavs
. ic.irs his sheepfold early. In the soil the
lK-atintrof the manure k'ivi's oil' anunonia,
w.i.rh is converted into nitrogen, while
its mineral constituents are kept soluble
for the grain crops which follow.
IlorM'Hlioi'lnir.
Ir. Dickson has contributed an ar
ticle on shoeing that Senator Joe lilack
uurn says is worth $1,000,000. It care
fully examines tlie foot, shows just why
a horse is shod and how it is necessary
to go to protect the hoof, and lays down
a few simple rules that can be easily
learned and practiced. Dr. Dicksoh
cif-es this chapter with a suggestion that
it ;s nearly as important that black
smiths should be scientific in their train
ing as veterinarians, and urges that in a
matter of such vast importance to tho
national wealth too little attention is
paid by the State to the most useful of
all domestic animals. The novel hope
is expressed that chemistry will deviso
Dine preparation that may he safely ap
plied to the hoof in a way to harden into
i substance resembling horn and allow
tin- horseman to yank off the iron shoes
,md drive his beast barefooted. In this
way the lightness stiength and elastic
ity of the horse's foot would be regained,
.is they were once enjoyed in ttie wild
state. Uncle .lorry is not wholly con
tent to re-ton his laurels and stop with
his book on the diseases of iiorses. lie
ha mapped out another volume on
hm-ding, and hopes to be able to pub
lish it in the course of a year.
Tho Dairy.
The best results for the value of grain
fed to the average cow in recent tests
were from four pounds of bran or shorts,
two pounds of cotton-seed meal, in
two feedings daily. These feedings were
in the morning and at night. Grain
should always be fed with judgment.
Only feed the animals as much as they
will properly digest and assimilate.
When first beginnim: to feed grain the
rations should be small and gradually
increased until the desired amount is
given. The rations must be regular and
constant. The size of the cow and her
powers of digestion must bo considered.
The healthy cow of vigorous constitution
one pound of well-balanced grain will
profitably use as ration daily for every
100 pounds of her live weight.
A e are anxious to do a big business,
to spread ourselves, and we aro apt to
think that our capacity is equal to our
desire. Many of us make the big mistake
of undertaking more than we can carry
through successfully, anil in dairying
this holds good with more force than in
some other branches of farming.
A dairy of say ten cows may be very
profitable, anil the owner of it thinks
that twenty or thirty cows would bo pro
portionately profitable; and so they
would if they received tho samo amount
of care per cow as the ten, but this will
rarely bo the ca-o. If wo have the feed,
the labor, the customers for the larger
dairy and have the ability to operate it,
then wo can go ahead with a fair pros
pect of success. Hut for a beginner to
t-tart with a largo herd failure will be
the outcome for the first few years.
1 tin Itmeilinj; of Ilnrtps.
Senator Stanford in speaking the other
lay of horse breeding said : "There are
13,000,01)0 horses in the United States
according to tho recent census. Imagino
what a value we could create if we im
proved each one of this vast number o(
animals bo that the individual was worth
$50 more than he is. This is surely jos
eiblo. 1 am President of a street rail
road in San Francisco, wi.ero we have
hundreds of horses. The average life of
our animals was three years. But one
old horse stood that hard life nine years.
Ilis service was so exceptional 1 looked
up his record. I hired detectives to trace
him irom one sale to another back to tho
man and the farm that raised him. I
found that his sire was a pedigreed horeo ;
his dam was of good bio-!, though not
i i mi.... i . : .....l . i.
Siailllrtril. llllll epi.uneu nil) oujKruui
usefulness of that horse to my mind. :
He hud better bones in milistauce, form I
and length, better muscles, better nerves,
lietter heart, lungs and digestive organs, ,
and he wan worth $100 moie on those ae-1
counts than any other boree wo had. I
Now I guv that, whether we raise horse
for the plow or the track, blood will toll
and i8 worth money. Electioneer earned ,
20J,000 a year for me because he waa a ,
gotxl horse. The old street-car hore '
earned three times a much for u as his
follows because ho was a aood horso. ,
ISuch in his place proved a great truth,
mid it is time wo all knew it. I think i
the secretary's book is splendid in its
tioope. himiilicity and comiiucuieas. I
hope he will succeed as well with that
on branding. It is quito ns much needed
us the other. Both mean the addition
of millions to the aggregate wealth of
the country, which, of course, in turn
means unto'ld increase of comfort, Intel
lifonco, rest anu progress to man."
PORTLAND MARKET.
Sucar 1lrii llnlf n Out Vi'trlnlde rr
Jiilft-Str.iw lrrlf air I'leotlfiil.
The inarkpt are in all line fairly act
ive. Fruit, butter and poultry are in
demand, and the trade in staple jiootls
is brik. I'anaiiHS aro scarce. Oranges
arc plentiful and in ooil demand, and
Sii'jJv lemos are )rowin: scaicer. Straw
berries are plentiful, of jirpntly improved
quality and in fint-elass demand. Cali
fornia cherries are scarce and not of the
best quality. The vegetable market is
quiet. Poultry ia weak. llv far tho
most lnterestim; feature of the inarket is
the iinexiiected decline in sti"nr. All
grades fell lav per pound.
THK WIIKtT SI KKF.T.
There is very little, if any, Vallev be
iiiK offered and' not a jrrent deal of Valla
Walla. The demand is slow and hardly
any business doing. Quote: Nominally
if UK) for Vallev and $1.30 for Wallit
Wulln. "
l'riidure, I'rult, Kto.
Flouh Quote: Standard, f5.25; Walla
Walla, ?5 ' t per barrel.
Oats Quote: u7(niSc per bushel.
i Hay Quote: !fltirl per ton.
I Miixstukks Quote : Hran, $22('Ju,
: Shorts, $24vi2.": Uround Harlev, iflW.O.M
o4.00; Chop Feed, 2j(rf2ii per ton; liar
i pi v. i l.'SuttlM percental.
15ut run- Quote ; Oreiron lancv cream-
ery, 2'2c; lancy dairy, 22'ac; fair to
good, 17lstf20i!; common. He; Cali
fornia, 2:i1s(n2oc per pound.
Ciikksk Quote: Orcein, 13loc; Cal
ifornia, i2ti2i.;c per pjund.
Finos Quote: Oicgon, 18i20c pet
dozen.
PotTi.TKY Quote: Old Chic.kens.$fi.OO;
young chickens, $4.00rt l.oO , Ducks,
!S..'U('9 00, liees", nominal, $12 per
dozen, l'urkevs, l.Sc pee pound.
KiiKTAHi k Quote: Cahhiure, $1.75(3
2.00 percental , Kat ly Yoi k. $2.00 ; Cauli
Hoover
1 1 - ) per
OnioiH.
lo.eu . Celery, 0 )e pet
doen
t'ac per pound , Cali-
forma, 'J'c; IJeetg. 1 .50 persuck, Tur
nip, H r0"t2 per sack . Potatoes, oO'jiTOe
per cental, .Neiv Potato-", H.jil'c per
pound; 1'oinatoej, $2.o0i' J.C0 per box;
Asparagus, Ambc per pound, Oregon,
10'jt l-V per pound , Lettuce, 16ft 20( per
dozen , fireen Peas, " per pound . String
Ueans. 1 2c per pound, lliiub.irb. 4c per
iiound , Artichokes, 40c per dozen , Pars
ley. 2f)C per dozen ; Hadishes, 10c per
dozen bunches, oung Onions, 10c per
dozen bunches.
Fiturr.- Quote: Los Angeles Oranges,
$2.25t2.50 ; lliverside, !M.00.f;l.2: ; Na
vels, $4.5ii(iA5.r0 per box; Sicily Leniona,
$7.U0; California, $4J0(f'-w VUT MXi
Apples, $1.00(cJ2.50 per box; Bananas,
$-50o.50 per" bunch ; Pineapples, $5.00
8.00 per dozen ; Strawberries, 15c per
pound ; Cherries, 25c per pound.
Muts Quote: California Walnuts, 11'
12,lc; Hickory, 82c; Brazils, 12c;
Almonds, 16(ttl8u; Filberts, i:i14c;
Pine Nuts, 1718o; Pecans, 17l8c;
Oocoanuts, 8c; Hazel, 8c; Peanuts, 8c
per pound.
Fish Salmon, 8c per pound ; Halibut,
12lac; Cod, 10c; Soles, 10c; Flounders,
10c; Shad, 12c; Carp and Catfish, Cc;
Canned Salmon, Standard No. 1, $1.35
per case ; No. 2, $2.55.
I
Rtnplo OrocorloK.
Coffek Quote: Costa Rica, 22c;
Itio, 23c; Mocha, 30c; Java, 25!c; Ar
buckle's, 100-pound cases, 27c per
pound.
Bicans Quote: Small Whites, 3J-.(c;
Pink, 314w3l2c; Bayos, 4,'.ic ; Butter,
4J$e; Limas. 4'oC per pound.
Sun Aits Quote : Golden O, 45bC ; extra
O, 4e; dry granulated. 5Jc; cube
crushed and powdered, (ie per pound
confectioners' A, fi'c per pound.
Syiiui'.s Kastem, in barrels, 47fc55c;
half barrels, 50(u5So; in cases, 55('80c
.per gallon; $2.20(5(2.50 per keg; Califor
nia, in barrels, 40c per gallon ; $2.25 per
keg.
Diubd Fiiuits Quote: Italian Prunes,
10)12c; Petite and German Prunes,
10c per pound; Raisins, $1,752.25 per
box: Phnnmer-dried Pears, 10llc;
un-dried and factory Plums, ll12c:
evaporated Peaches, 1820c; Smyrna
Fies, 20c; California Fins, lie per pound.
Rick Quote: $G.00(i.75 per cental.
Honey Quote : (J18c.
Salt Quote : Liverpool, $16, $10.50,
$17: stock, $11 per ton in carload lots.
Canned Goods Quote: Table
fruits. $2.23, 2'..s; Peaches, $2.50;
Bartlett Pears, $2.25; Plums, ,$1.!5;
Strawberries, $2.50; Cherries, $22.50;
Black berries, $2.25 ; Raspberries, $2.75 j
Pineapples, $2.75; Apricots, $2.40. Pie
fruit: Assorted, $l..r0perdozen; Peaches,
$1.03; Plums, $1.25; Blackberries, $1,115
per dozen. Vegetables: Corn, $1.35
01.05, according to quality; Tomatoes,
$1.153.60; Sugar Peas, $1.101.00j
String Beans, $1.10perdozen. Fish : Sal
mon, ; sardines, 85cG$1.6o;
lobsters, $2 253.25; oysters, $1.50
3.25 pet dozen. Condensed milk: Eagle
brand, $8.1:5; Crown, $7; Highland.
$0.75; Champion, $0.00; Monroe, $0.78
per case.
The Meat Market.
Beef Live, 404 tc; dressed, 78c.
Mutton Live, 4j5c; dressed. 10c.
lloga Live, 55lc; dreasoJ, 7Q8c.
Veal 5(8o pur pound.
SMOKED MEATS AND LAUD.
Quote; Fstern Hams, 12?.(C18c
Oregon, lO'fCSlJgc; Ureakfan ilnconj
1213c; other varieties, 8llc; Lard,
04lVlic per pouud.
MIscolIuiHiona.
Hides Quote: Dry Hides, selected
prime, 8)jj i9o, 5c less for culls; green,
selected, over 53 pounds, 4c; under 65
pounds, 3c; Sheep Pelts, short wool, 30
50e; medium, 0080c; iong,00c(3$1.25;
shearlings, 1020o; Tallow, good to
choice, 3a35c pGr iound.
Wool Quote: Willamotte Valley, 18
20c: Kastem Oregon, J3i419o per
pound, according to conditions and
shrinkage.
Hoi-s Nominal. Quote: 20c per
pound.
Nails Bago quotations: Iron, $3.00 j
Steol, $3.10; Wire, $H.76 por ke'.
Shot Quota: $1.75 por sack.
Goal Oil Quote : $1.05 per case.
A memorial has been presented to the
Pope that Catholic ISiahopa in the United
States nominate priests to look after im
migrant of the Catholic laltn who do
not know the languages sjKjken by the
immignuim, and thus the church loses
many of its subjects,
Attorney-General Miller has appointed
Henry Gage of California special Assist
ant ynited States Attorney for the
southoru district of California, to assist
in the prosecution of the owners, oilleurs
and crew of the schooner Robert ami
Minnie, charged with violating the neu
trality Jaws,
1 L'HOMME MASQUE.'
I'xrttlni: AVr'llp ll-lwi'"ii Tom Cimnnn
mill tin- Mj lei Inn MriuiRt-r.
The "Man with a Mask" has finally
met his match in the sturdy person
known a-- Tom Cannon.
Those two redoiiM.-ible wrestlers dime
together the other evening at the Flles
Bergere before nn audience several times
too large Tor the accommodation otTered.
The unusual crush was oocaMoned by
the announcement that America's for
midable wrestler was to be pitted against
a mysterious individual of wonderful
strength and skill, who up to the present
has proved a victor against allcomers.
This eccentric athlete caused a great sen
sation in Paris last ear by appearing on
the stage with his face and head entirely
hidden by a black silk mask, behind
which no one was able to penetrate. He
appeared in the same way last evening.
lie arrives at the Folies Bergere in a
private carriage only a few minutes be
fore he must apH'iir, and is immediately
shown to a private room, from which he
conies out only to go on the stage. He
leaves in the same manner.
Before the struggle last evening I was
standing In-hind the scenes talking with
Tom Cannon. Said he:
"1 know absolutely nothing about the
man 1 am going to wrestle with. I have
a suspicion, though, that ho is an old
time professional who has reasons for
concealing his identity. Hither that, or
he is some rich chap who doesn't want
to be seen here."
"Do you feel in good condition?"
"No. indeed, and that is the worst of
it. 1 have been wrestling here for
thirty-four nights in succession without
any rest, and sometimes 1 have met two
men in a night."
Finally tin' curtain rose, and tho two
giants came hounding forth in front of
the footlights. Giants indeed they were:
Tom in red tights, the other in black,
and both naked to the waist.
A moment's glance was enough to
show that the "Man with the .Mask" was
in perfect physical condition; indeed, ho
appeared in every respect the better of
the two. His skin was of satiny soft
ness, and as white as that of a woman.
His chest, thighs, and arms were of Her
culean dimensions, and his carriage was
that of a gentleman. A significant de
tail was the singular smallness of his
feet and hands.
Xo time was lost. A grip of two
powerful hands, a moment's hesitation
before the initial spring, and then they
went at it arms, heads, legs, and bodies.
It was about as lively a wrestling match
as one could possibly see.
The "Man with the Mask" took tho
offensive from the start, and' for the first
five minutes it looked as if bo was going
to vanquish Tom Cannon with ease.
But the man who vanquishes Tom with
ease or without it has not yet put in
his appearance at the Folies Bergere.
In the very first set-to the Unknown
forced Cannon over on his back, and to
save himself, the latter was obliged to
form a bridge with the back of his head
anil his heels as bases. On this bridge
the masked Hercules threw himself with
tremendous fury, hut Tom held firm, and,
watching his chance, slipped from be
neath, and with a hack "handspring"
landed on his feel.
As the struggle advanced the tables
commenced to turn. Now it was Tom
Cannon who was doing the attacking.
At one point the stranger nearly lost his
mask, and retired to rearrange it. Dur
the brief intermission Tom htepped on
one side and said to me:
"He is the best wrestler I have met in
France, lie is pushing the fighting, but
I shall have my inning pretty soon. I
may be mistaken, hut I think lam going
to heat him."
And Tom was not mistaken.
How he did it it were impossible to de
scribe; hut he did it. The masked man
fought like a hero: hut ho had a hero to
fight against.
Now one is on lop. now another; now
the' are both down on hands and knees,
and presently they are locked arms,
legs and bodies in a desperate embrace.
Then everything gets mixed up very
much mixed up until suddenly the Un
known goes bailing through the air, im
pelled by Tom's combined strength nud
science. He lands on one side and tries
to rise, but Tom is upon him, pinning one
shoulder to tlie floor, and slowly, slowly
forcing tho other into the samo position.
Tho "Man with the Mask" squirmsand
kicks with the energy of a lost angel.
Tom Cannon, relentless, with flashing
eyes, presses that other shoulder nearer
nnd nearer to tho carpet. Tho crowd
goes mad with excitement. At last it is
all over. The mysterious giant struggles
no longer he is vanquished.
AH this, which takes a long time to
describe, lasted only twelve minutes.
Paris Herald.
ICji'H or it St-icri-il 1 1 call Oprn.
A Negannee special to The Detroit Free
Press says: A brakemau named Thomas
Iliggins slipped between two freight cars
on a moving train near Maple Ridge
yesterday morning. The signal to stop
was given by another brakeman who saw
the fall and tho train stopped and backed
up to where Iliggins lay. Fivo cars had
passed over his body, which was fright
fully mangled. The head was completely
severed from the trunk and W.y several
foot from tho track. Fireman ilyo picked
up the head and was horror stricken to
see the eyelids cloe and again open, then
partly clone again. This was been ;v En
gineer William Whitney and tho irako
man. and all three were badly frightened.
This sign of coutciousncss wua given
several minutes after tho head was sev
ered from the body
Tlio riuiiiKil Shirt Dooiik-iI.
Lottqrs from lingland fetato positively
'that tho flannel shirt is doomed. The
flat has gone forth For tenuis and
outings next sealon a ctuivas material
will bo largely used, and the striped
pantaloons, or bugs as tho Kuglish cull
them, will bo made of flannel as before.
For ironoml wear tho whito shirt resumes
its old position, and will becomo again j
the only proper thing for morning, as it
always has been for evening dress. j
Chicago Times.
Hon Hot Water Saves China.
Tho entire absencoof sanitary arrange
ments in Chinese towns and villages
being well known, it gxs without saying
that the laws of hygiene are utterly ami
entirelv neglected There is no isolation
of infectious diseases, and no attention is
paid to causes of death unless there ia
sup)osition of violence According to
our ideas, therefore. Chinese cities ought
to lie hotbeds of disease, subjected regu
larly to terrible epidemics which, with
us, are invariably associated with tho
neglect of sanitary laws Strange to sav
such is not the case Epidemics cotno
and go without any apparent reason, ap
pearing, perhaps, suddenly, causing a
heavy mortality for a short time, and
then as suddenly disappearing again,
thus atfording an endless Held of specu
lation to the foreign savant. But, speak
ing generally. Chinese towns enjoy an
immunity from these dangerous out
breaks almost as complete as that of well
drained European communities, and the
cause of this puzzling and curious phe
nomenon has been variously explained
The fact is all the more striking when
taken in connection with the contamin
ated water supplies of Chinese towns, tho
ellect of which on Europeans has been
manifested over and over again in tho
heavy mortality which overtook them
previous to tlie adoption of precautions
enjoined by modern sanitary science.
The healthiness of Chinese cities has
been ingeniously attributed by some
people to the universal habit of fanning,
a practice which is said to keep tho at'
mosphere in constant circulation. How
far this explanation can he deemed to
suffice we must leave to experts to de
cide, but, so far as contaminated water
supply is concerned, we believe the real
secret of immunity from its evil effects
to lie in the universal custom of boiling
all water intended for drinking. Asa
matter of fact, the Chinese never drink
cold water The national beverage,
which, in a true sense, may be said to
cheer but nol inebriate, is tea, and this
is always "on tap," even in the houses
of the very poor. The native aversion
to cold water is undoubtedly carried to
extremes, and certainly induces diseases
which might easily be avoided by a
judicious system of outward applica
tion. In the matter of ablutions it must,
however, be admitted that the Chinese
enjoy facilities which, however little
they aro taken ad vantage, of, aro far in
advance of anything within tho reach ot
tho poorer classes of our own favored
land. Every little hamlet in China has
a shop where hot water can bo bought
for a trilling sum at any hour of tho day
or night. Even in a small fishing vil
lage on a remote island in the gulf of
Pechili, where the writer sjient six
weeks under very iipnleasant circum
stances during a seve " 'w inter, this was
the case, and a great convenience it
proved. The National Review.
Oicans of Milk.
"There are $2,000,000,000 invested in
the dairying lmt.ine.-s in this country,"
said a citizen with a predilection for
statistics. "Tluit amount is almost double
the money invested m hanking and com
mercial industries. It is estimated thai
it requires lo, 000, 000 cows to supply the
demand for milk and its products in the
United States To feed these cows 00,
000,000 acres of land are under cultiva
tion. The agriculture and dairy ma
chinery and implements in use aro worth
over 200,000.000 Tho men employed
in the business number 750.000 and the
Iiorses over 1.000,000. Tho cows and
horses consume annually iJO.OOO.OOO tons
of hay, nearly 110.000.000 bushels of corn
meal, about the same amount of oaU
meal. 275,000.000 bushels of oats, 2,000.
000 bushels of bran and IIO.OOO.OOO bush
els of corn, to say nothing of tho brew
ery grains, sprouts and other questiona
ble feed of various kinds that are used
to a great extent It costs $150,000,000
to feed these cows and Iiorses. Tho nv
erago price paid to the laborer necessary
in tho dairy business is probably $20 a
month, amounting to $180,000,000 a year.
"The average cow yields about 4."50
gallons of milk a year, which gives a
total product of 0,750.000.000 gallons
Twelve cents a gallon is a fair price to
estimate the value of this milk at, a total
return to the dairy farmers of $810,
000,000, if they sold all their milk as
milk But fltr per cent, of tho milk is
made Into cheese and butter. It takes
27 K)tmds of milk to make I pound of
butter, and about 10 pounds to make one
of cheese. There is the same amount of
nutrition in N) ountlsof milk that there
is in 1 pound of beef. A fat steer fur
nishes 50 per cent, of boneless beef, but
it would require about 21,000,000 steers,
weighing 1.500 pounds each, to produce
tho same amount of nutrition as the an
nual milk product does." Philadelphia
Press.
MuitUfta uinl llujom-U in h Trea.
One night, long since, II. T. Huff, a
well known coal dealer of Atlanta, while
cutting down a bee tiee on his farm, five
miles from Atlanta, on the Saudtown
road, made a strange discovery. The
bees were in a hollow tree, and Felix
Jackson (colored) was put to work with
uiiax to hew it down. "Lawd a mercy,"
exclaimed the negro, as ho dropped his
ax mid peered into the opening ho had
made by the light of a torch. Tho negro
had discovered an arsenal whoso imple
ments of war were like the gun of Rip
Van Winkle after Ids sleep of twenty
years. In the hollow tree were elghtnld
army musket and two bayonets, which
had iM-eiihtoreduway by holdiers twenty
five yea in ago The stocks of the guns
had nmu ly rotted away nud the barrels
were rusted. The tree had grow n alnjut
one of the bayonets and made it immova
bleAtlanta (liu.) Hpeciul.
Tlfu MoJiirn I lira.
Mrs. YounghuubMiid Oh, Charlie, tho
cook got angry this morning and left,
bag and baggage. What are we going
to do?
Mr. Younghusbarul Why, my love, 1
thought you attended cooking school for
bcven months?
Mrs. YoungliUBhand So 1 did, dear,
but that was merely to leant cooking u
an accompliahinunt, Burlington Free
Press.
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liu m m! t in iht rmtory of !i nation, chronologic.)
litmrj , t 'c , rtr
IMtMJIt I'll V. Tl irrmt wrlc contain lh I.lrf f l
( I't.tlttii r th TnltM Mt. from Wtiln(tri In
It. m.m, w itti i "mull mil othfr Utu'trntlftn', lo lire fttwl
i tut -r N i.0 ott Poimi'ftrif, Shake) fre, Ityron. AVMIUm
I in ltt ittt.itt I tmikUii, t If n ft Out AtM WrMtrr, nJ
i ti. in.-it ntithoM, l-ofti, gritfiftlt, Clftfjturtlt tit,
rt ) to f lie prtPi iit dr.
(Jt:HTI. ITtti:. VnimMf I.lntt n1 mm ful iifrrMttons
1 . I it nt' i . ti"i t tf ft-l X rrop. ftatt tn Unttn, (rtlltllfr.
I m hi iuii WiienK . Iufiirlt tnlMitx. I ltd il l t ti ft 111 Itf t infill of
.1 ci 'f t.iintj nniinftl , p.iiiltrr ktplti(, nn i how tnmto
n i ful nn 1 i itltaM , l kvfplnit. itnlrf farmlnr, t. Tlio
i nun m it M,. n 4iil-jict romp Me ati.f nhauillft. anl
i Mid i Itir uoik f hi rat practical ue to far met anilatockmtli.
linitTM't'l.Triti:. lutein I Ciren tnmnt uvful hlnti
I inn pi 4 r iitl itin-l tf trfftatil anl fruit, a yatbtreJ
fi.'in the ftrrl-ti" of Hie too! a leeftiful dt'ttltiultiirlsta,
Aliening' iriii:. ivulent an.t .lamf. r hotiac. rfttC
liMi aril mli' r oiitbulijluit, with laluattt auggettiona to
ti o-e intruding f tullJ.
II nrai:il OI.lt, TM woiknUln trio I an! IftM rrelr
for itmot cvt-rr tutagliiaWo dlh for tffaklat, illnnrrarnl tta
(liu 1 pnrttii'M atoho Wln worth moie than nine tenth a nf
ti Mnk liookt mtj , almott lihuiimMit Mitt, hvlpt and (
ciiioni uiipuekfpM. ilMl(tnanl augfrtitfM for making
fnaiiT l''Miltfit1 ililngi for Iho adornment of home, u needle
work, enihroi lr;, eio ; WnHoti fljMtfultiire. telling how to be
iK-cenKful with all the ratlou lant ; toltt lilnttt, tell ting how
to pre Dorte an leamlf tt.e coinj letlou, banji, tcelli, Lair,
rto , ete
Mi:iIC.I.. ManrflUn In doctor MM will le htM
nmnmily toetrrr poisesnor f thl twtk through the valuable
Information hfrrlu oonlalttfJ. It tell liotv to cure, It almtite
et rfllaliloliomo remedle, a? all able In et ery homfhol I, erery
ilieai anl ailment that U curahle, ttil iSt partmf nt forming
rotnpiei me Ileal hook, tha Iti of wulcb lu auj Loiuo can
hard); 9 cowputeJ la Jollara an.l etnii,
INVI:NTI.V AM) IMrOVi:UV. lUmarkaMy lu;:r.
eilni? dr ncrlntlon of great Intention, Including; (bo Steam
Itnglue, thelelegraph, th Ttlntttig Iret the P.lectile Light,
lhe)lna: Machine, tho Trthone, th Tjpo Writer, tba Tjpa
Neltlng Maohlur, the Cotton Uln, etc.
Till: WOltl.O S VOMi:H. Orarhl dcirrlrllona,
teauttfiillT llutratet, ofthe Yellows ton 1'ark, Voemlte
Valley, N'lagara l'alli, tho Alpi, l'arla, Vtiuftii, Venice,
Vlennn, tho t'anon of Colorado. Mammoth rare. Natural
Urldgc, U'atklti Ulen, tho M'hlto Uouulalna, etc., etc.
Tlt VI'.IS. Peaortrtlooa. r-roraMr llluitratrd, of the lire,
man urn, ouitorui, peculiar form, tltet ul cctemoolea of th
Trom llin ahnre brlpf oummarr of In content a aoma diet of what a ramarltably Intrreitlnc Inatrticllve aptl
rfiItmhItwork tlirt Mammoth rTCi.ur.vm a la may he trained, yet hut a fractional part of tho tnplra treated rt
thla iirt'at work liavo been named It la a raat atorehnuae of ufitl and entortnlnlng knowlfdce iinqtieatlon
ably ol" tho heat and tnnat valuablo aoika fver puhlUhPd In any land or InncnnRo. No honioahould b wllh
out I Cilt la a work to tacnn.ulted ovary day with ronardto tlio variona perplexlnit rineallona thatroiiNgantlw
arlao , i wrlllriK mil ronveraatinn, by ttm farmer am) hoitRewtlt) lu their dally (lulled aud purautts, nud for con
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A W' i K V p nl.ntly man, folium and ohlM,
In ptftt i iMMipm ion or walk III !if. Tdr ab
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r p''iH ia llif work wttli kimwtrthro nt nfery
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lining to Hli'-ii It phall flii'l It ua it will anon
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I?" a mini) portion of tliecoutftitaor thla grfat
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Serria, Koffiann, Tariary, Cahmerf ant Tuni. the Arab.
Turk, Mexican, Ponth American. American Indlau, Kgyn
llai.a, htainre, Ahtaiinlan. Nofweglina. Hnanlarda, Hlia,
Italian, tlre ttutant Mtierlan. Afghan, reralaoa.
Mtlem Australian. Ilulgarlan, Slelllan. eta , etc.
.M.M'l,.rTlTltr.. In tM great work la ! ilficrlhei
ami Illustrated tho art ami proceaaea of t tinting, atrrcoijplna;,
Itwokht tiding, wool engtatliig, llthngraj hy, photography, ealteo
plnttng t'Unn making, atoh makltiK. paper makliig. lh
luaiitifvciute of ilk. iron, aieel, gla. eldna, perfumery, aap,
leather, ataroh. wnll aper. tiirreniine. potal ord, otaga
tamp, enrelopea, pen, pencil, needle. unA many other
thing, all of uhlch lll to touuJ, iceullarly lulerilDg aul
loatructiTf.
rOltl'.KIN IMIOnrOTfl. InterettngdevrlpllAn, IHu.
t rated, f tho culture and preparation for market of lea, colTe.
chocolate, cotton, flat, liemp, angar. rlee, tititmeg, toter
ginger, cinnamon, alliplee, pepper, cocoauut. pineaiiple. ban
ana, pi tine, date, ratilu. fl. olive, lndU rubher,.guU
perrha, cork, catupbor, caator oil, laplooa, etc., ete.
NAITUAIt IIITOUV. Inlereallng anl lnlrficiTo
dcacilt'tinti. aocompanled ! lttuirailon. of iilmierou leaat,
tfrda, flihe and lnerta. wliti much curloua lulmatlou tegatd
lug their life an l Lablti,
LAW. Ttta Mammoth CtfiepjtPM'la aUo a complete law
hook, telling every man how he may ho hi run lawyer, anl
containing full and rncl eiilanailona of tho general lawi
anl tho law of the everal Htatea upon all mailer which at
uhject to litigation. iih numeroua form of legal document.
MINING, Peactlpllon an I lllmtratlon of Iho mining of
gold, alher, dlamuudi, caal, aalt, copier, leai, iloc, tlu and
quickallrer.
WONMKim Till: SIM. nerelnralerlletUiv.l
lltuttraied the manr wonderful and heautlfnl thing found at lb
tot ton ofthe ocean, the iinnt, tlowera, aliella, 0h, eto., lika
wlee pearl (lit Ing, coral flahlng. eto etc.
NT AT I NTH AI. AMI MlMri:i,IAM:oiTS. ITfrelr.
la given .1 tait amount of meful and Iniereitlng Information,
to mo of Tihkh la Ihe population of American cltle, area ant
populrtlon ci the continent, of IheHtalea and Terrltorlea, and
uf fir c Indpal countrle of the world, length of tho principal
.It rc, .ilde:itii ' rote for alxly year, PretMentlal atatltlca,
nrc. znf depth ei'aest, lakei and ocean, height of mountain,
ncoro Hon u? r.nlmat and velocity of hodlei, height of monu
mcnta, towjant1 alructuret, dlatancea from Wafhtngton, ala
from New V rL, to Important point, chronological hUicry of dis
covery itio progren, popular aobtlqueta of American State,
clllca, etc., common grammatical error, rule for apelllng, pro
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of tlio worlti, enrfoua facia In natural hlntory, longevity 4
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work, popular fable, familiar quotation, of gentua and ot
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atatlatlcaof tho globe, leading garerunienta of tht world, et
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