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Keeping Farm accounts.

The real practical value there IL in
keeping accounts with the farm consists
in this: When a farmer keeps such an
account in his operations he Is able by
annually casting up his balances to see
Just what crop and what line of his farm
operations have paid him best. If any
line of cropping in a series of years is
thus shown not to be so profitable as
some other crop, these definite data
enable him to correct his mistakes and
determine on some new line of proce-
dure. The most of the business men who
fail find on revision OF their transac-
tons, TOO losely kept, that in reality
they had failed months, and sometimes
years before the fact was revealed to
them. If they had kept correct accounts
and frequently reviewed the situation of
heir business, they would have dis
covered their sinking fortunes, and per-
haps been able to recover from the
causes.
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C0fNe EOOd.

Experience teaches us that cattle
thrive best on a mixed diet all hay or
all grain will produce less beef than hay
and grain. The animal structure of the
OK also demands bulk in food as well as
richness; the feeding OF concentrated
food being only profitable so far as the
animal assimilates it, beyond that simply
increasing the manure heap Mt cost far
beyond its value. The OK has approx
mately eleven and One-half pounds of
stom lch with only two and one-half
pounds of intestines to each one hundred
pounds of live weight; the sheep has less
stomach and more intestines, giving a
smaller percentage of digestive appara-
tus; while the pig for every one hun
dred pounds of his live weight has only
one and one-third pounds of stomach to
six pounds OF intestines. a steer would
thrive on bulk of straw with little oil
meal, that would shrink sheep and
starve pig. Pork can be produced
from clean corn meal, while mutton re-
quires greater variety of food, and beef
cattle would become cloyed and diseased
with its exclusive use.
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Bsrrtrn s.rr,r Il, The Eior,,a

The prevailing custom in California OF
burning straw in the field, after the
grain has been threshed out, is one that
it wasteful, thIiftless and even criminal.
In times like the present, when feed bids
fair to be scarce and dear, how many
would be glad if they had taken the
trouble to stack their straw last fall.
What numbers of cattle might have been
saved from starvation if the straw had
been harvested II may not be the
most Deurshing food for cattle, but on
the principle that half loaf is better
than none, straw stack for cattle to
feed from at times ike the present would
be better than nothing at all. The hay
itself In not much better than straw, as it
= only the same grain in less matured
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mad 11ogr TO LAUGH.

There is legend affirming that one
day nearly a hundred years ago. the snow
was seven feet deep on the streets OF
Detroit. On that day not woman was
seen down town, but next day, when the
snow had settled foot or so, they were
abroad as usual, They were out wading
through the slush and Jumping the pools,
and one of them fell "kersPlash J" as she
passed the soldiers monument A man
standing thirty feet away began laughing
uproariously He got red in the face,
tears came to his eyes, and his hat fell of
as he laughed and cried out;
Went right down like bag of sand
-slush foot deep, starched up to kill
never saw anybody look 50 cheaP-oh
no! no no p
You are no gentleman, sir = re
marked a man who had witnessed the
mishap.
Can't help that-hal ha hoP'
laughed the other, bending almost double
You haven't the first instincts OF a
gentleman, SIR" continued the other
growing very mad.
Il know it, but hol no! no" screamed
the other. know just how she felt as
she went down carrying all that style
and I-hal ha haw
1 don't see anything so very funny il
it," growled the other.
" No, you don't, but Il" And he
hung to the lamp-post and laughed till
his legs weakened. When he had re
covered his breath be explained to the
crowd
II was my wife, Tou see. She proba
bly, wanted pair 0t shoe-strings or two
cents worth of silk twist, and it tooE
her three hours to curl and twist, anc
powder and fix up to come down here
and wade around. Then to fall fiat witt
all her best duds on, a1d TO be helped III
by rag-buyer, and to hear the boys vel
out, why, it Just takes all the-ho! no.
no. muscle right na ha hout of me-
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sgannslia Ae..n.inata.

In reply to several inquiries about
this beautiful shade and ornamental
tree, we would say that we have found
it HARDY in this latitude. With Judi
cious care in transplanting, when once
established, it is one of the most desirable
trees for the lawn. It's superior state
lines of form, the size and richness of its
foliage, and lavish yield of fragrant flow
ers, entitle il to a place in every lawn
and 20 large farm yards; planted in
groups, they are grand, and their effect
In early spring is charming beyond de
scription. illuminating the whole land
scape and loading the atmosphere with
their rich perfume. They succeed best
in warm, rich, dry soil.
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prscorERr or eoLD IN rERsIl.

A London paper says: Some little
time ago, one of the shah's Pish khed-
ments personal attendaRts), riding in
the neighborhood of Zenjan, about
one hundred and eighty miles from Te-
herau, on the Tabriz road, found piece
of gold ore. On inquiries he heard that
one OF the inhabitants of the village
close by had occasionally been seen re-
turning from the mountains in a mystic
rious manner The villager was found
and his house searched, and the pish
khedment discovered q small crucible, a
forge and appliances for smelling and
nearly $50 worth OF pure gold. The
man, nearly seventy years of age, said
thai he had found this gold at different
times, and by stealth during the last
seven years, but he affirmed that there
existed very rich mine of gold whence
he had obtained it. As the mountains
were covered with snow, no further in
vestigation could be made at the time.
The man was taken to Teheran and has
been Intercepted by the shah himself.
He, of course, is perfectly willing to chow
the spot where he found the gold, the
more 50 as the shah has given him the
village in which he lived, close to the
mine, as free gift. The pish khedmet,
who was the cause of discovering the
mine, will receive the long-promised
5000 tomans Gel. 200), for the first per
son who discovered gold mine. After
few days, high functionary, the amin
sultan, accompanied by the old villa
ger, is going to Zenjan, with some assist
ants who know little of mining, and
work is TO be commenced at once. The
shah has already made promise TO the
effect that he will present his people with
one years revenue, a sum 4,000,0 900 to.
mans (e1, 6O0,O0O). His majesty will
probably himself go to the mine in the
spring to see the treasure. Nobody here
has the least doubt of this rich gold
mine, which is to regenerate Persia with
its millions and millions; it is, however,
not at all certain whether n rich mine
or even q poor one exists.
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In poultry keeping, as in the rearing
of any kind of live or pet stock, what
ever you undertake to do should be per
formed thoroughly. 1t is not worth
ones while TO attempt TO raise good fowls
unless one attends to the business well
and has love of the vocation.
Men possessing this determination and
this sentiment always breed fowls more
or less TO profit, whether they devote
themselves 10 the fancy" or simply to
raising stock fer eggs and marketing.
five essay to raise sheep, cattle, horses,
hogs. swine, pigeons, rabbits or what not,
we want TO turn out the best of their
kind and with poultry we can only ac-
complish this laudable aim, and have
good ones, through proper care, attention
and labor proportionate to the yaluab e
interests involved.
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Pear Culture.

Throughout most of the western coun-
try pear growing for profit is a failure.
There are, however, few favored local
tiles where pears grow and bear well,
and are of course profitable, but the in
evitable blight is a great drawback to
successful pear culture, but that should
not prevent every farmer from planting
pears enough for the family use. The
pear is one of eur choicest fruits, most
delicious and palatable, and if we can
not raise them proftably for market, let
us not give them up, but keep planting,
and with a little care always grow enough
for home use. Plant the trees in poor
soil % keep the strong growth in check,
do not cultivate, but SOW to grass and
get heavy sod around the trees. Judi
cious pruning is beneficial to fruiting.
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DoIIAs rIC RECIFEs.

JoHxNy AKE,-Three cups sour
milk, three cups Indian meal, three
tablespoonfuls molasses, one egg, with a
little flour, salt and salaratus.
To CLEAN SILvER.-Whiting applied
with soft flannel and polished of with a
chamois skin, IS the simplest and best
possible manner for keeping silver bright
and clean.
s;oFr observation-disclosures pint mo.
Iasses. one cup OF butter, half cup oil
milk, two eggs, one teaspoonful cream
tartar, two teaspoonfuls soda, one table
spoonful ginger, four cups -four.
USEFUL LINIMENT.-One of the best
Iiniments for lameness, rheumatism
sprains, etc, is made OF three ounces o.
sulphuric ether, one ounce alcoholic, bal
ounce oil lavender, two drachms laud
anum.
REGULARTTY.-Itisn not only necessary
that our diet should be wholesome..lD<
afs6 that it should be taken at regula
periods Some persons imagine that
long fasting will atone for excess, but 1t
is not so; it generally makes matters
worse.
PAINT For durable and cheap paint
for house floors, dissolve one ounce OF
glue in quart of warm water, thicken
it with paint. After being put on, 60
over with coat of boiled linseed oil
1t will dry in ready for use in two honrs'
a NUTRITIOUS Commemorative
equal quantities of sage and cocoa, mix
them, put tablespoonful in pint OF
milk, add half pint of boiling water
and boil the whole together for a few
minutes, with constant stirring. Add
sugar according to taste.
SALARATus.-There can be no doubt
but that the free use Of salaratus, SC
much consumed in bread, is excessively
injurious to the human system. 1t i
particularly liable to induce muscular
| prostration or paralysis, and Is sure to
iniure the digestive organs. OF course
| it is most fatal to children, whose deli
cate organization il more sensitive than
/ that of grown persons.
ToMAKE EXCELLENT MINCE MEAT
Take pound of lean beef and boil it enc
hour, then chop it as fine as possible
suet, raisins, currants and apples, one
pound each two ounces of candied lem
on, two ounces of ca9died citron, a quar-
ter OF a pound of almonds. Chop each
separately until you can not distinguish
what they are; then mix the whole well
and add ore pound of sugar and a gill Of
brandy.
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EARnERS. bny FIsHER's PATENT SICKLE
L GRIN DERS. Hay Fork : and Farm I'M, Bells: soid
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a REMARKABLE INTENTION.

a remarkable clock, or time globe, ha:
been invented, which, according to the
description given in the Jeweler, exhibits
the time, longitude, and latitude of any
place in the world, as we'll as the differ
ence IF the same between two or more
places. The device consists of globe
on which IS complete map of the world
A large dial encircles the globe at its
equator, at which the time of the vari-
Gus meridians is indicated At the
north pole is smaller dial which shows
the mean time at the place where the
globe is located. The remarkable feature
of this device, however, is the fact that
by the mechanism inside of it, this min.
iature globe actually revolves, as does
the earth, once in every twenty-four
hours. The actual time at any part of
the world can be easily and quickly as
certained by reference to the large dial
encircling the globe at the equator. It
has a sliding vernier, divided into three
hundred and sixty degrees, by means Of
which the latitude of localities can be as
certained, or the proper degrees of incl.
nation of our own or any other heavenly
body illustrated. By setting the globes
at the proper angle of inclination, giving
the poles the proper direction north and
south, and letting light, properly ap-
piled, fall upon it, it will give not only
the amount of light and darkness such
country has, but the very time at
which it has it. The time, Longitude
and latitude of any place in the world
as also the difference of the same be-
tween two or more places, are thus
given.
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Scene in Court.

William, look-telI us, William, who
made you?"
William, VINO was considered fool
screwed up his face, and looked thought
full and somewhat bewildered-
"Moses, | s'pose!'
"That will do, said counselor Gray
addressing the court. The witness
says he supposes Moses made him; that
is an intelligent answer-more than
thought him capable OF giving, for il
shows that he has some faint idea OF
scripture | submit that it is not suffi-
Gent to entitle him to be sworn as wit.
ness capable of giving evidence"
Mr. Judge" said the fool, may |
Ak the lawyer on 'stion?'
Certainly" said the judge.
"Well, then, Mr.. Lawyer, who dye
s'pose made your
Aaron. s'pose, said counselor Gray,
initiating the witness. After thes mirth
had somewhat subsidized, the witness
drawled out:
"Wall, meow, we do read in the
book that Aaron once made a calf, but
who thought the darned critter got in
hereI'
The judge ordered the man to be
sworn.
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state. In one case it is cut while the
grain is half ripe, in the other while it as
quite ripe. In an eastern farmyard the
farmer has his stacks of hay and straw
equally preserved against the weather,
and would as soon think of burning one
as the other. There straw IS a market
able produce. Why should it not be so
in California? it could at least be used
for littering down the horses in their
stables instead of using hay for that pur-
pose, and thus the farmer could make a
considerable saving in that one partic
ular direction. But there are many
uses to which straw might be applied il
it were only obtainsble.
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1GRICULTURAL.


And now, dear farmers, such OF yon as
are tired of the old tools, let us give you
a bit of advice. IL you don't take it bet
ter than advice we have given you on
former occasions, all right will he no
great loss to us; so here it IS: DO not
rub Iinseed oil on your fork and shovel
and rake handles; do not paint your
plows and mowers; do not use any rust
preventive on the iron and steel parts
and above all, leave everything out Of
doors. You really have no idea h1w
quickly you will possess new set o.
tools, provided you have a balance al
the bark.--Journal Of Progress.
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VIOLIN STRINGS i!

Sew IfoOtg. refs % OF, s -, 49, b.
H. the book that out sells cry thln- ~ NM a
fIis live book send for circular g. u EhlNAE ~ a.
CO. Hartford. Conn.f Chicago.ll lns ,nl--s-
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ivy 4 ArNIT1Io sieu and women cat Vi woLA %
w AN i GOwriie for the extFaor nary induce
rsuts 10 agents emily parer with It's four Eus
YsrR premiums. JssiH Earle, 20 s~ icy Sos besfea'
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Prof A .Corbett,ofNo7 Warren ST., n. Y has
received the Centennial and several gold
medals, also IL diplomas for his new process
for Matching eggs and raising poultry by
means of horse manure This valuable dis
covery will give $500 yearly profits from l2
hens Catalogues, circulars and testimonials
sent on receipt Of postage.
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A FTFR an experience of over TWEEN

FIVE years, many leading physicians acknoW
edge that the Grpsfe1tJerg IarstGlFs Uterine
Cotboljcon is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject. The
GrGGenberg Vegetable Pills. the most popular
remedy of the day for biliousness, headache,
liver complaint and diseases of digestion. Sold
by all druggists Send for Slmanacs Graefer-
berg Co, New York.
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Isrr POSSIBLE. that one will be so foolish
to suffer from Catarrh, Cold in the Head, bad
Smells in Nose and Throat, when by this new
antiseptic principle, DIR. J. II. McLean's Ca
tarrh Snuff, yeu can be cured. Trial Boxes,
By mail, only 90 ots. Dr.. J. Fl. Mclean, Sl4
Chestnut St., Sc. Louis, No.
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WE have heard recently of several Sc
we're cases of spinal disease cured by John
sons Anodyne Imminent; one case of a man
forty-fve years old, who had not done a
days work for four years. The back should
first be washed, then rubbed with coarse
towel Apply the Eminent cold, and rub in
well with the hand
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For ten cents we will send scientific
tions from the poetical works of Byron, Moore
and Burns; also fifty selected popular songs
and other writings. The poetry OF these au-
thors IS true to nature and the finest ever
written. Desmond & Co., 9l5 Race St.
Philadelphia. Pa.
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n IN N day at home. Agents wanted o"' Maine
0tZ terms free. iKUE CO. Aus.-,-, -
vrrHEN WRITING TO ADxE4t1.s@s,.
ia fhia paper. = -
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rRor. rYpALL.s ,YAnN,no-

In concluding an address to the students
of University College (London) Prof. Tyn.
dali, who is unquestoDably ole of the most
indefatigable brain workers of our century.
said, "taSe care OF your health. Imagine
Hercules as oarsman in a rotten boat
what can he do there but by the very force
of his stroke expedite the ruin of his craft
Take care of the timbers of Your boat" The
distinguished scientists advice is equally
valuable to all workers. We are apt TO de-
vote all our energies to welding the OAR. our
strokes fall firm and fast, but few OF us ex-
anime or even think of the condition of our
boats until the broken or rotten timbers sud-
denly give way and we find ourselves the
victims OF a calamity which could have
been easily avoided by little forethought
What began with a slight fracture, or per
haps even careless exposure to disOrgau-
izing Influences. ends in the complete wreck
/ of the lfe-boat. The disease which began
! with a slight headache or an undue exposure
/ to cold terminates in death, unless Its pro-
/ gress be checked, and the disease remedied
/ The first symptoms, the heralds OF disease
( give no indication of the strength of the on
4 coming foe, and the victim trusts that his old
/ ally, Nature, Will exterminate the invader.
/ But disease is an old general and accom-
piishes his most important movements in the
/ nighttime, and some bright morning finds
him in possession Of one of the strongest
/ Notifications; and when he has once gained
/ a stronghold in the system, Nature ignomn-
[ iously turns traitor and secretly delivers up
( the whole physical srmory to the invader.
/ Like the willy politician, Nature is always on
the strongest side, and the only way to insure
her support isto Ike ep your vital powers in
/ the ascendant. Keep your stroU gest forts
the stomach and liver-wel ga rded. DO
not let the foe enter the Grtc-j } highways,
for he will steal or destrryV % lchest mer-
chandise and improve Il 1oue kingdom. To
repulse the attack @! ilr iae you can find
no better ammunition tlAa DR.. Pierce's
Family Medicines. (Fu!l directions accom-
pany each package.) His Pleasant Purgative
Pellets are especially effective in defending
the stomach and liver. His Golden Medical
Discovery for purifying the blood and arrest
ing coughs and colds If you wish to become
familiar with the most approved system Of
defense in this warfare, and the history OF the
foes method of invasion, together with com
plete instructions for keeping your forces II
martial order in time of peace, you can hn'
no better manual of these tactics than 9TH,
I Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,
by r. V Pierce, 81. D., of the Worlds Dis
pensary, Buffalo, n. Y. Sent 10 any addres
on receipt of $3.50. 1t contains over min
hundred pages, illustrated by two hundred
and eigh, y-two engravings and colored plates
and elegantly bound in cloth and gilt.
D,frrv.r -r-1s,,T .,,r rod az once bv Durauor'
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When YOU visit or leave New York stop atthe
Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central
depot. $50 elegantly furnished rooms Best
restaurant in the city; prices moderate. Bag
gage taken 70 and from said depot, free Cars
CITY
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eeHoRsE.MES. p and others who pretend

I" HoRsE-MEN, aud Others who pretend
to know, say that the following directions had
better be observed in using Sheridan's Cav.
airy Condition Powders: Give a horse Ia
biespoonful every night for week; the same
for mich COW, and twice as much for an
OK. The addition Of little fine salt viii be
an ADVANTAGE
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30. 600 copies sold ira Tico MoItI'S
MARK TWAIN'S

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UNBLEACHFD muslin is the latest nov
city for bedroom curtains, instead of
chintz or cretonne, IL is trimmed with
Turkey-red cotton, or blue or yellow
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VEGETABLE Pulmon airy Balsam, the great
New England cure for coughs, colds and con-
sumption. Cutlel, Bros. & Co, Boston, only
genuine.
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BURNETT's FLAvoRING EXTRACTS are used
az dorsed by the best hotels, confectioners
grocers and the first families IN the country.