AGRICULTURAL
SThe Day of Costly Silos
is Past
Me stock and the dairy.
Materials Required for Building1 &
Cheap Silo Raising Pullets
for Eggs Etc
The day of costlv silos is naat. sava
Director Wliitclier of the New Hamp
shire Htation. and it is this fact alone
which enables the rapid extension of his
system ot storage. A wooden silo keeps
its contents with less loss than a stone
or cement one cliu'liv wcaupo of tho
penetration of air through mortar and
4'ement. A silo limit independent of
f the barn can be built for $1 per ton of
capacity, if the capacity is above seventy-five
tons. If built in the corner of
burn, the cost of labor and material
will be about half that sum. A silo 16x
lOx'-'o feet will hold UK) tons.
As stated in a bulletin of the, station
above mentioned, if built in the corner
of a barn, it will require forty pieces of
studding, 2x8, twenty-five feet long 680
feet; four pieces basement sills, 8x8,
seventeen feot long 300 feet ; boards for
inside wall, 3,500. The boards should
not be over seven inches wide, planed
on one side, and the inside course made
xo uruiiK juiium wita me ouisiue course.
Matching the boards is useless. Com
mon covering boards free from loose
knots are good enough, and in many
cases vne barn frame and studding can
be partly utilized and the above quan
tity of lumber be considerably reduced.
A cement bottom, though not "necessary,
is desirable.
Among the advantages enumerated for
the silo are tho following: More actual
food material can be produced from an
acre of corn than from any other of our
common farm crops. Three times as
ranch dry substance may be produced
from a given area of corn as from a like
area of grass. The objection sometimes
made t hat ensilage is too watery is met
with the statement that it is not as wa
tery as pasture grass in June.
L'he farmer who has a silo is about as
independent of the weather as a man
can be. Aside from heavy rains nothing
interrupts this kind of harvesting. Light
rain and showers, while making the
work disagreeable, do not stop it, and
when once properly in the silo all danger
of imperfect curing is past, ine early
date at which the land can be cleared
makes it possiblo to either seed down to
grass or winter grain a month before corn
in the shock would be dry enough to
1 1 k At . i .. I l. V 1 1.
husk. Aiiuiuer uuvuuuigu in nuuu
is that varieties of larger and later
growth may be planted for this purpose
xnat will not ripen ireiuro lruow
Alfalfa.
.respects resembling clover, it lias long
beun known in burone. and its most ex-
'tensive cultivation in this country is in
j California and some of the Western and
Southern States. It seems esneciallv
adapted to dry climates, and succeeds
nest on a lignt sandy or loam sou with a
fuibsoil through which its long top roots
can penetrate and find their way to mois
ture, it nas been grown succeasiuliy at
" . - 1 . ! - - I 1
me u:nevn Bullion in iew iorK. uni in
experiments on farms in different parts
ot v ermont has wen largely winter
killed. It will not thrive among weeds,
but must have clean land the first year.
In reply to innuirii that have been
made no better answer can be given than
a brief statement of eome of its bad and
and good iiointe as discovered at differ
ent !tate stations throughout the coun
try and smmmarized by the central office
at Washington.
Among its disadvantages it has been
found less hardy than clover and not so
easily established. If allowed to grow
too long, the frtaiks become hard and
wood v. Cattle cannot bo safely pastured
on it except in dry regions. It requires
peculiar treatment to make good hay.
Its good qualities aro that, when once
well established, it lasts for years. It
withstands drought well, crows ranidlv
and may be cut early, and will furnish
peverai crops ol green fodder eacli sea
pon. If properly cured, it makes good
hay and is relished by all farm animals.
! In brief, wh'le valuable as a feeding etufl
land as a fertilizing crop, it reo'-ires ne-
culiar conditions of climate and soil for
its growth and careful culture and curing
to make it a profitable crop.
Raining I'ullnM fur KgB.
If you want good laying hens in win
ter, writes a correspondent of the New
York World, keep an eye on your early
hatched chickens, and select the best
developed and healthy-looking pulleU
lor furnishing you with eggs next winter.
For several weeks after hatching the
young chicks should be fed a little five
or six times a day ; after they are half-
.rtYiurii trtn nr fmif ( Imnu Hut n4 ,1
flatten them, but to make them grow. I
Lvrould give out little grain, and that
should be mostly wheat, oata or rye,
eome buckwheat and very rarely a little
tracked corn. Two rations out of every
three should be soft food made of wheat
bran, shorts, mashed potatoes and a lit
tle cornmeal, all well stirred together.
If mixed up with milk instead of water,
It will be greatly improved.
Uive the scraps Irom the table through
he day along with their other ratlone.
Pee to it that they have green food of
ijome description and plenty of freeh
water, ureen clover and cabbage leaves
ill bo excellent : also a little bonemeal
iii their mash, and gravel should always
bo within their reach. Hv forcing the
.llest pullets in this way you will be quite
Mire to set them to laying in the fall,
lyhieh, if properly housed and fed, they
gill continue through the winter: when,
1 left o shift for themselves and mako
slifA' and scanty growth until cold
feather, they are not likely to lay at all
mii nuxi spring.
Klihu Thomson, the Boston electrician.
who is rogarded as Kdison's most formic!-
fcble rival, is a Blender young man of
"akar-ait features, small brown mus-
wo he and wavy brown hair, lie la a
j-iifin laiuer. u L'rwKi lismnttr. ami m
ry popular among the electrician of
e Kttat,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Insect Have Done Great Damage to tha
cereal Urops or Canada.
Large sums of money are being sent
West to move tho crops.
Michigan's wheat harvest yields 1,000,-
wj or more tnisnois above the estimate,
The damage to the cereal crons in
Canada by insects has been estimated at
j8,0O0,000.
The sugar-beet fever is breaking out
in coum western .Missouri, and seems
likely to become epidemic.
During AurM8t the receipts in Chicago
amounted to ..uuo.UW bushels of wheat,
again.-t 1,W5,000 bushels in 1890.
A Russian immigrant astonished the
ieuie iiuititt turn uyBiiow
ing them a bag containing $10,000 in
goiu.
Jay Gould is said to have authorized
the expenditure of H.000.000 for a Mis
souri Pacific display at the World's
i-uir.
St. Paul and Minneapolis, it is re
ported, have no street cars run bv horses.
Cable and dectric lines are rapidly com
ing into use.
A county in Iowa which navs a bounty
on wolf scalps has been swindled out of
$000 bv rascals who manufactured scalps
out oi won macs.
A Missouri physician, iust returned
from Europe, estimates that there are
200,000 Americans now eight-seeing
across me ocean.
Thojnterstnte Commerce Commission
at Chicago is investigating tho charges
oi uiscrimimuion niaae oy lumbermen
against the railroads.
Hundreds of cattle are dvinc in In
dian Territory from the effects of poison
thrown into the river by Indians for the
purpose ot catching fish.
Between 15.000 and 20.000 Jewish fam
ilies, newly arrived from Europe, have
eeu eu oeiow lentn street in lew iork
during the past five yvara.
The new Chilian tariff law. which re
peals tho customs lawof May 5, provides
lor the gradual substitution of panel
tuiiciiuy u v opecie uuiiura ior uuiies.
. 111 r . i i
l'he anchor hiieged to have been used
by Columbus when he landed at San
SalvacT has been opportunely found bv
Commissioner Ober on the coast of
llayti.
The number of leisurely citizens in
this country is quite large. It has been
estimated that the permanent tramp
population of the United States number
UO.UOO.
A prominent lumberman of Galveston
Tex., has in contemplation, it is said, n
unique project, nothing less than ship
ping a huge raft of logs from Galveston
to London.
Governor Jones has sent twenty mem
bors of the Wilcox Cavalry Coinnanv of
oaiwien to i-urmen, Ala., to nssist the
Sheriff there to protect live negro pris
oners in danger of being lynched by a
moo.
Scarlet fever has broken out among
the children in the Wisconsin State
School at Sparta. There are iifty cafcet
of illness. The schoollwuse has been
turned into a hospital, and the teaclierf
have become nurses.
A large proportion of the traders and
mechnnics in the Brazilian cities arc
Germans, and the number of them there
Ib steadilv increasing. Within the pres
ent year Brazil iias received about 10,000
German immigrants.
President Ignatius Donnelly of the
Minnesota All'ance wishes it understood
that that organization has nothing to do
with tho wheat circulars sent out from
St. Paul, urging farmers to hold their
grain for the highest prices.
Alfred Koebele has sailed for Australia
as the agent of the Department of Agri
culture in search of a parasite which will
destroy the grasshopper pest of the West
ern States. lie will visit New Zealand,
Australia, the South Sea Islands, and, if
P"P8ible, will make investigations in
China and Japan. k
SPORTING NOTES.
Iteddy (laUncher Arretted at Hautaltto,
Charged Willi Vaifrancj.
McLean defeated Hanlan in the hand
icap rowing race at New Westminster,
H. C. The odds against Hanlan were
too great.
Alex Greggains is very anxious to fight
Mitchell, and has already challenged
him. Mitchell pays he will not fight
again for rt least a year.
In the bicycle contest at Peoria, III.,
Zimmerman of New York made a mile
in 2:33 4 5, two miles in 5:13 4-5, three
miles in 7:41 2-5, four miles in 10:27 and
five miles in 12:53 4-5, thus breaking the
records for three, four and five miles.
Young Mitchell pays Gallagher the
compliment of being a" hard hitter and
a gume fighter, but it is doubtful whethei
he reallv thinks Gallagher is made of the
right "stuff." The general opinion ie
that Gallagher is a good man for alouf
t"ti rounds, but loses heart in a finish
affair.
Notice is given in all tho German
pporting papers of the following rjiee,
open to the horses and riders of all coun
tries: The distance is from Berlin to
Frankfort on the Main and return 1,200
kilometers. The date is not fixed, but
the race is to come off in the winter ol
1802. Fifteen thousand dollars and a
gold inn will go to the winner; the sec
ond will receive $11,000; the third, $2,
500, and the fourth, $l,2o0.
Keddy Gallagher, the well-known pu
gilist, has leen arrested at Sausalito,
Cat,, by Constable Creed, on a warrant
sworn out by Dr.Crumpton, on a charge
of vagrancy. Gallagher was taken be
fore Judge Simpson, but was released on
his own recognizance. It appears the
people of Sausalit have Income so ex
asperated at the lawl ss acts of this clase
of visitors that they have determined to
make it very warm for them in the
future.
Trainers sny the season now drawing
to a close haa seen more good hnrees go
wrong than any peaon in the meinorv
of the oldest turf frequenter. Tristan ic
at Iing Beach, laid m with a bad iiiub
clo in rig' t-hui.d leg; Potomac mavra'-e
next year, i.i . - l are in Imd condi
tion; TournmneM in a rripp'e; TninyU
lame in be for j from Ills race in the
first special -tti r' v; 1niL't-t reet ha
been turned mil ; I mv and inuv
not be peen ugitin . mrf. and K'nir-
ii ton will y irai'.d .. iwn or llin-i-
more rue" and tlinu K to the mml.
The lint is n Uiiv . , 'i,. uHae II, Fable
Mi'Clelliuid, Vii lo.v .,iher good inif
in tint U) Hmi- 'nnle. hiiiI Dih
found rare )w.r- v that am itudW
Of hhjh clan urn ii
SOME DAY OF DAYS.
Bomo QflT, somo Any of ilaj-s, threading tho street
Willi line liitMtew iwive,
Unlookln.c for such Rnico,
I shall Miolri your facet
Somo day, somo day of days, thus may wo meet.
Terchanco tho sun may shlno from skies of May,
Or winter's ley calll
Touch whitely vnlo and htlL
Wliat matter? I shall thrill
Through every vela with summer on that day.
Once more life's jerfect youth will all como back,
Ami for n moment there
I shall stand f rush aud fair.
And drop tho Raiment wire;
Once moro my perfect youth will nothing lack.
I shut my eyes now, thinking how 'twill be
llow faco to face ouch aotil
Will slip Its long control,
Forget tho dismal dole
Of dreary Futo's dark beiarating sea;
And glaiv o to glance, and hand to hand In greet Ing,
The past with nil Us fears,
Its silences and tears,
Its lonely, yearning years.
Shall vanish lu tho moment of that mooting.
Nora Perry,
TOLD IX A DREAM.
"It was madness and fully 1" And as
Julian Blair gave utteranco to this excla
mutum he brought his hand down upon
his desk wltli tremendous force.
The young man in his excitement rose
from his chair and paced the lloor of his
office.
"I made a fool of myself," he said bit
terly. "Hero I am, a youtitr lawyer, with
out practice, in a little country town, and
with no none ot lettering my condition
Instead ot waiting patiently for .something
to turn up 1 have had the audacity to fall
in love with the wealthiest heiress in the
place, and to-night I forever disgraced
myself by asking her to marry me. To
morrow I am to see her father. There
am be but one result. Mr. Howard is a
millionaire. He will ask mo about my
property and my prospects. Well, I have
about in mv pocket and I owe $rUU,
The old gentleman will regard me as a
fortune hunter and request me to discon
tinue my visits. Yet, the lord knows I
love Alice, and I would devote my life to
uer."
Ulalr looked around the office and took
a survey of his scanty possessions. A few
articles of furniture, and perhaps a hun
dred law books this was all.
"It will be useless," he said, "to tell a
man like Mr. Howard that I will wait for
his daughter. He will simply show mo
the door, and all will Iks over."
The young fellow's frank and manly
face wore a look of pained embarrassment.
He luul taken a leap in the dark and was
already regretting his hasty action.
The town clock struck the hour of mid
night, and Hiair retired to his chamber ad
joining his office, and made an attempt to
sleep off his trouble.
lor some time he was wide awake. His
eyes burned and his brain was in a whirl.
At last he fell into a feverish and dis
turbed slumber.
In the course of the night a strange
thing occurred. Just how it happened he
did not understand, but he had a late visi
tor, who introduced himself as a lawyer
from Loudon.
The stranger made profuse apologies for
his untimely visit.
"Mr. Hiair," he said, "l will not detain
you with any preliminaries. You are the
heir to the estate of John Illalr, one of
your uncles who ran away from homo
when a mere boy, and settled in Liver
pool. Your uncle was remarkably lucky.
Ho found friends, went into business, and
in the course ot time made a fortune. Ho
died a month ago and left you $500,000."
lulian proceeded to ask for further in
formation, but the Ijoudou lawyer pleas
antly remarked that good newa would
keep.
"I must leave in half an nour for New
York," lie said, "but you may expect me
back in a week or so, aud then the neces
sary arrangements will lie completed for
placing you hi possession of your inherit
ance." With this the strange visitor vanished,
and Julian lilair, as he raised himself on
his elbow and looked about tho room,
asked himself whether ho was awake or
dreaming.
A sudden drowsiness overcamo him,
and when ho again opened his eyes it was
morning.
'Was It a dream?" ho cried, as ho
drossed himself. "No, it is impossible.
There is the chair the man sat in. I re
member his features distinctly, and every
word ho said, anil even tho tones of his
voice. Thank Godl It was no vision; it
was a reality."
Julian found, after making Ins toilet,
that he was still a IHtle feverish, with a
strange fullness in his head, but a glance
at tho mirror showed that he was looking
unusually well.
One thing startled him not a little in
the course of tho morning. After a brief
interview with one of the bankers of the
own, ho walked out on the street with
$500 in his pocket.
A sudden doubt struck him as no readied
the sidewalk. Had he made a mistake in
telling the bankerof his good fortune? If
the whole thing was only a dream, as he
sometimes suspected, ho had done u very
bad thing.
'Pshaw!" he said to himself, "I am
elck aud nervous. How can it be a
dream?"
By degrees his confidence was restored,
and later in the day when he saw Mr.
Howard his manner was well calculated
to impress the millionaire. Ho told tho
story of his legacy, aud the rich man took
him by the baud and told aim that no
man in the wide world would suit him
better as a feoii-In-law.
A week passed away delightfully. Blair
found himself the lion of the town, but ho
spent most of hla leisure timo with his
affianced.
One morning the young lawyer arose,
cool and clear headed, without a trace of
ferer. He looked back upon tho events
of the past week in amazement. He no
longer had any belief lu In visit of tho
man from Londou. It was a dream, and
nothing else.
"I am lu a disgraceful llxl" ho groaned.
"I Lave lied to Mr. Howard and to Alice.
I have borrowed money under falso pre
tenses. Nothing will ever convl"co peo
ple that I am not a swindler."
As tho days rolled on, Julian grow thin
and pale. lie could not bring himself to
tho point of a confession to Mr. Howard
and Alice. Then, too, some of hla obli
gations wero coining due. There was ap
parently no way out of tho trouble. The
thought of suicide took possession ot his
mind, and he began to nerve himself for
tho deed.
The card In Julian's hand lxro tho ad
dress of Henry Mnrley, solicitor, Middle
Temple, IOiidon, and an the owner of tho
card was ushered Into the office, tho young
lawyer looked at him In blank mirprlse.
It did not take lon for Mr, Morley to
utttUa hU biulnt,
"My youuj; friend," he yaid, ratlu
pompously, "It Is a genuine pleasure to
nio to bo tho bearer of good tidings. I
liavo been two weeks in the country look
ing yon up. Your uncle, John Blair, died
recently m Liverpool, where he left a
large estate, aud there is a cool half mil
lion for you."
"Is it another dream," whispered Ju
linn.
"I don't understand. " said the English
man, somewhat mystified. "This is uo
dream; it is business."
Then he went on In his matter of fact
way to make everything clear.
"You have never called on mo before,
have your" asked Julian.
"Certainly not," replied tho visitor:
have Just found you, and It was no easy
matter, l can tell you."
"All this is very hard for mo to lc-
lleve," replied Julian, "and It will take
time to convince me of its reality."
"Well, money ought to be tangiblo
enough," said the lawyer. "If you feel
like drawing for a few thousand now I'll
arrange it for you."
Such a proposition was not to bo re
fused, and in the course of the day Julian
Had iu,uwto His credit In the bank.
And then he broke down under tho
strain. For lonir weeks ho lay either un
conscious or iK'lirlons, and tho watchers
by his IhMlside wondered at his talk.
"His good luck turned his brain for
the time," said old Mr. Howard.
And this was the view people took ot
the case. The sober business men of tho
town refused -to believe that a penniless
young man, with nothing to back him
but a dream, had secured almost unlim
ited credit and a rich heiress in tho bar
gain.
"Dreams don't pan out that way,"'sald
one of them, aud this was the general
opinion.
But Julian, warned by tho tricks his
imagination had played him, lost no time
in obtaining his legacy and converting It
into substantial investments.
When this was done ho led sweet Alice
Howard to the altar.
Once ho said to her that ho was indebted
to a dream for nis greatest misery and his
greatest happiness.
This was all that ho could bo induced to
say.
Ho had passed through a terrible crisis,
and during tho remainder of his life his
greatest desire was to forget nil about it.
Wallace P. Heed in Atlanta Constitution.
Hunting Alligators lu Florida.
The best and most common mode to
hunt them is by flashing their eyes at
night, tho same as deer stalking. Two
generally hunt together in a cauoe, one
sitting in the stern paddling, the other
standing at the bow with a bull's-eye fast
ened to his head. They move on cau
tiously, the one in front coaching tho
course by slow motions of his hand. Hist!
a warning hand is upraised, the motion of
the paddle ceases, and tho cauoe glides on
almost imperceptibly, the slight ripple at
bow being the only sound heard. The
one with the riile, a -l-l caliber Winches
ter, slowly raises his weapon, peyrlug ex
pectantly forward, now to one side, then
another. Suddenly a gleam is seen
ahead like a coal of tiro shining
through the darkness, and the upraised
rillo belches forth a stream of fire. A con
fused thrashing and, perhaps, a deep bel
low follows; then all is still. If wounded
the 'gator makes oil to deep water, aud If
dead ho sinks at onco. The hiujters do
not stop for their game, unless in shallow
water and the 'gator is killed instantly,
but go ahead and search for fresh victims.
The next day they begin their lookout for
their game. When killed the saurians
sink at once, but the gases lu tho body
bring thein up in from six to ten hours.
Hundreds aro undoubtedly lost by being
wounded and dying in some inaccessible
creek or bayou, but tho pot hunters care
not. The skins aro carefully taken off
and the carcasses left for buzzards and
other scavengers, though tho teeth are
generally secured if there is time. St.
Ix)uis Globe-Democrat.
Inspector Ityrui'N on Criminal.
Professionals aro very clannish; they
run in gangs, the bank sneaks together,
the hotel men, and so on through nil
classes of work. They all grouped
and classified. Tliero aro, of course,
some general thieves, but not many.
Now, a man must bo acquainted not only
with the thieves themselves, but with tho
moflus operandi ot the different chisses ot
work. These fellows all havo their
specialties they are bank burglars, or
hotel men, or pickpockets, or forgers, or
belong to some one of the many distinct
classes of professional thieves. Some
havo rather limited specialties, like
WMllam Ii. Toule, for instance, who
works doctors' olllces only, stealing valu
able Instruments, or James 1ao, alias
Ilartmann. alias Coleman, whoso regular
scheme is to act as custom house collector,
giving bogus orders for packages ai the
custom house after tho victim has paid
the supposed charges on tho same. The
method cf procedure of a given class or.
thieves Is about the same In all cases;
variations are easily recognizable. Occa
sionally, of course, an ingenious fellow
turns up with something new, nut not
often. Now York Cor. Cleveland Leader.
lMsiidvanliiui-s of 1 lunging.
Hanging is no good.
In tho first place, It requires a vast
amountof perfunctory preliminaries. Feet
have to bo bound, arms must bo tied, a
noose must be adjusted, the cap must be
drawn, the rope must bo cut or a trap
must be dropped, and with it seems to bo
an essential train of jKissIblo accident.
Sheriff's, as a rule, tue simply successful
politicians, rewarded by their party for
exceptional work in tho party's interest
with a good, fat office, if they are men or
sensitive organization they naturally
shrink from any duty that brings them
into dlBagrccablo contact with their fel
low men. If they are thick skinned,
opinionated, brutal, forceful fellows, they
will quite as likely shock their leuow citi
zens by displays ot their brutality. Joe
Howard in New York Graphic.
Filling a Lonir l elt Want.
Cows' hair, which hitherto has been of
little use except in mortar for walls and
ceilings, Is now made into a heavy felt,
which Is used for tho soles of slippers,
farmers' snow IxKits, wrapping for steam
Pines, etc., but it has to bo mixed with
something kinky to hold It together. For
this piirioso tho hair or certain breeds oi
KiiHsInn cattle is used. Cattle breeders
will soon catch the trick and raise woolly
'critters," and Scotch terriers and other
Khaggy and fuzzy styles ot dog may como
to bo of some possible uso In tho world.
Springfield Republican.
Golo mine all 'rotin ef yer des dig deep
noimh fur to find lilt; Iuantwuyn, yo'll git,
t-r crap er 'tutors whlUt yes look fur tin
mine.
A firm of rtbntttii In London wJvoi Um
tlmttliey will rebubt old wfcuof utll
Iklal twO.
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Miiorj.ftc.tte i
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tt t'rrtllriiia f Hit Unlttl HUtM, from Whloton to
lUrtlaon, wlih coitrtlt anil ethtr llluitratlooi, 1o Itrtt and
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farm tmplftnrntt 1 livtatook rtUlDg, Including tht irtttmtnt ef
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treatment of tlitat autijeeti It eomptttt and eihauittra, and
render tht work ef great practical uat to far mm andilockmtn
IIOUTICtTLTUIttt. Iltrtln It glftn tht moil ui.ful Matt
togrowtrtof all Mnda nf tefetabtea and frulli, at gatbtrtd
from tht tiptrlenot ef lit luoal tuccttiful bortloutturliu.
AUCIIlTnOTlTllE. Dnlgni and plant for houMi.eottigti,
harm and other ouibulldlugt, with valuable tuggtatltni te
tholntnding to build.
IIOtlPKIIOMr. Thltworkeootalnatrltd and tetttd reelpti
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thlt department alont being worth mora titan nlnt-ttnthi of
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work tmbrodtry, tte.; blotton florloullurt, t tiling how to bt
luoccttrul with all tht varloua plaatt f tolltttilntt,ttl1Ilng how
to prritrre and btautlfy tha complexion, btndi, tttlb, talr,
eto.,to.
MEIHOAT. Many doll art In doe ton' bltlt will be tartd i
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Information herein contained. It telle how to euro, hreltnptt
Set reliable liorat rtmtdlta, available In tvery houethold avtry
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hardly be computed tn dollart and ceoti,
INVENTION AND lUKCOVKUW nemarktbty tutor
tiling deicrlpiloui of great Invention!, Including t a Steam
Engine, thtTttejtrai'h, the Printing Prtee, tht Rlto'..e Light,
tlit Rtwlng Machine, the Telephone the Type Writer, the Type
Setting Maeblue, tht Cotton Oln, eto.
THE WOIIMV8 WONttEKN. Orapklt deecrlptloni, i
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A Great and Wonderful Wirt,
2,176 Pages
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620 Beautiful Illustration!
Tni Mammoth CTCi.or.iniA hu bn pfe
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halted complrt" In four lance and Inn i1iim
Tolume. comrrUltiir total ot 2,17ti raa, mA
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k wotk ior PTfrinoar man, woman ana aiid
In ererr occupation or walk In life. The
atanceand practical utility of twenty ordinary
rolumea ar comprlard In theae four, an mm
replete la the work with knowledge of every
kind, Ri Alletl la it with unelul liluta and helpfel
URRestlon. that we fully bellere that In rr
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come to be retarded aa worth Ita weight In
r or wani oi apace we can oniy urien enma
Iza a tntatl portion of theeontentaof tlila arraavfc
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Turae, Uexlcane.floulh amerleant, American Indlaat,
liana, Slameet, Abyeelnlane, Norweglane, Hranlarda. wia,
Kalian, Oreeki, Rutalani, Siberian!, Afhaoa, rteaaaflav
Moaltme, Auitrallaae, Itutgarlaoe, Sltlllaat, tte., eto.
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printing, piano making, 'Match making, paper wakla, iba
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ttamre. tavtloret. rent, rinell!, nttdtot, and maav
thlnge, all ef wbtek will bt found peculiarly IctireeUa i
Initruciivt.
FOHKMJN ritODlTOTH. Interttllog dteerlpUene. tlta.
iratta, orine eunurt ana preparation rermaritter tea, m
ebocolatt, eottoa, flat, hemp, eugar, tlet, nutmege, alw
glngtr, cinnamon, aiiapiet, pepper, ooooaautt, plnttppice. -ante,
prunet, datee, ralilui, figt, ellvtt, I adit-rubber, Jte
percha, cork, camphor, caitor ell, tapttea, tte., tte.
NATUHAf HlRTOltV. Inttrtttlng and IntirwaetT
dMcrtptlene, aceompaniej dv iiiueirauoni, or numerone n
blrdt, Qibea and Inaecti, with much eutleui laformatloa ret
Ing tbtir Ufa ana Dablli.
LAW Tat Uawhotn CvcLeraoult alae a com plate laa
book, telling every man bow be may bt hli awn Uwytv.aaktf
containing full and etneiat etplanatltnt of tht general ftswav
and tht lawt of the itvtralfftattt upon all m altera whkrh m
mbjtctto Ullgalloo, with numtroui forma ef Itgal deeuaaewta
MINING. Deecrlptltniand lUaetratlont of the mlnto eT.
gold, tllver, diamond!, teal, ealt, cepper, lead, ilae, U aatea
qulekillrer,
TfONDKItft OF THE SEA. Herefa aredtMriboeTtaaet
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tt ton Mint eetan.tnt piante, nowtrv, tneni, Diotf, tw i
wilt ptati ailing, oorai nioiog, tic, tte
HTATI8TIOAI ANII MIRCELLANEOnH.
laglvtnavail amount ef uatful and Inlereellng loforwalleaa,
come of whtch lithe population ef American eltlea, artttaaat
population o the eontlotnta, or tbeRtatee and Terrlterrtw, aawl
of thoptlnclpel counlrlei ef the wtrld, length of tht prlatpt
:lvcrc,ktialdeiitlr) vote for ililT year!, Preildtntlal etaUiea
area &nC depth of teat, laktt and octane, height of moutfrtwee,,
locomotion oi animal i and velocity of bodltt, height of aaewaa
menie, towora anO ttructurti, dlitancet from Waihlngte. alaat
from New TcrL, te Important polnti, chronological hUlofyeedte
covcry anu progreii, popular tonriquttt or American mum
cltlca.etc, common grammatical erron.rulei for tpellln.
uuneintion nimuie or ctpttaia, naiiDtrttipnraaee, pommta'
of tho world, eurlout faott In natural blitory, longevity 4
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planta, dying word! of famoul ptnoni, fate er the AantAaat
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BARNABY RUDOE AND CHRISTMAS
STORIES,
OLIVER TWIST AND GREAT EXPEC
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES, HARD
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