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THE OsrRlCH.-The subject of Ostr ich
farming is attracting some attention in
the South. A herd of % arrived few
days ago at New York. The importer,
Mr.. Protheros, said to reporter concern
ing them:
They were brought to me to Buenos
Aryes from South Africa year ago.
have large farm about 500 miles from
Cape Town on the Orange river. l start
ed an ostrich farm in Baenos Ayres part
" because business and trade had collapsed
in South Africa, where tssey had just gone
through a grea: panic, ss1d l thought l
could make more money elsewhere. have
abnut $50 birds in Buenos Ayres, but con-
clrded TO try the experiment also in the
United States. Ten birds are males, and
IL females. All are about years old
Farmers in the United States have order
ed pstriches from me, but did not send
them, thinking they could not survive tue
passage. shall examins the best places
/ in this country to start farm. 1t is a
mistake to suppose an ostrich can't stand
cold weather and climate changes. In
South Africa Ice forms some nights near
" an inch thick, and We have snow also.
Both melt during the day. We leave the
ostriches out doors at night and never
feed them. They live ON grass, twigs of
trees aud the like, but will eat anything.
When they can't get food. however, they
die easily.
They swallow large stones to promote
digestion. and keep them in their crop I'M
til they wear out. Ostriches are Of no
use for anything but their feathers. Never
tried them for draught purposes. Their
feathers are picked every seven mon this
from the time they are 8 months old. The
average life Of AN ostrich is 40 years,
though in Africa they tell stories OF CEN
tenarian ostriches. We get'a pound
Of. feathers at each plucking. The pure
white are the most valuble, selling at $l75
TO $500 d pound. These are from the
wings. Next come the black, drab, fancy
aud tail feathers. A fair average would
be $50 pound, and at that price I could
make 100 per cent. more here than in At
RIGA, where everything is so expensive. A
camp there would cost 20 times as much as
here. have eaten the eggs from young
hens. They have delicious favor-Eggs
from old hens would be too expensive to
eat. These ostrictes have, would breed
in New York in summer time. but not in
winter. We use incuba5Ors in Buenos
Ayres, but not in Africa. I had enc camp
in Africa of l 100 acres. It was surround.
ed by wire 10 fierce feet 6inches high.
They won't fly, and won't jump over
fence higher than they can feel with their
necks. These ostrlches stand me In about
$500 EACH" concluded Mr.. Protheroe, AS
one Of them made dash at his last coat
button. Mr.. ProIheroe says that fabulous
profits have been made by breeders, and
cited the Case of a gentleman who made
So 600 a year out of two hens and cock
by selling ostrich eggs. besides keeping the
feathers.
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Turn Op1t,,u or THE TERm ..Hourv

THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM HONEY
Moon. "-rhe word honeymoon" is trace
able to Teutonic origin. Among the Teu-
tons was favorite drink called ''metheg-
lin. 1t was made of honey, and much like
the present mead Of European countries.
Tie same beverage was in use among the
Saxons, AZ well AS another called m rat, -
which was also of honey, but favored
with mulberries. The honeyed drinks
we're used in g, eat abundance at festivals.
Among the nobility the marriage was cele-
brated whole lunar month, which was
called a NON. during which the festive
board was we'll supplied with the honey
drink. Hence this month of festival was
called the "honam ,on," or honeymoon,
which means a month Of festival.
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poetry.
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Free-1885.

The following lines we're written on
peing a sketch of dead Confederate sol
lier lying amo G the pines in the moon
light after the last battles around Apo
nattox Court House.
Dark clouds had gathered DER the land,
For mighty was the foeman's hand;
The end was drawing nigh:
And human eye could not resee
But swift defeat aud miserv.
And but one hope was left the free.
One sad, fierce hope-to die!
Britht dawned the morning OF the light,
The dew drops RI tfered pure and bright,
The morning z"p,rs. soft md right,
Nights ,ap 'rs swept away.
The sun ros~ on those TO tile lines.
And ST Ell fl he'll TIN on h the solemn pines.
Each sword Cleaning ray.
The fOemen met-'rwere vain to tell
or that wi d fight hut Freedom fell,
When sank the setting sun.
Hi dying rays " 18th Grim sou stained,
A hopeless land for aye enchalned-
The foes Of Right had won.
Night wrapt her mant.l DER the trees.
And through the lie ives the c 'ol night breeze.
Whispered the mystic spell.
The light in silver mo0nbeams played,
Down each mys erious col0nnade,
And wlerd and wonirOus shapes were made
Wher e'er the shadow fell.
Amid the dead the soldier lay
White on his face the moons pale ray
Shone sweet and tenderly.
The strife is over, the pang Is past,
The prayed for bnon Is his at last
Free! free! forever free!
Gordon Mcdonald.
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THE SUN.
NEW YORK, 1883.

year just now passing than ever before since it was
nfst printed No Shss published
any, year by SO many men and women
We are crsditly informed that people buy read
and IKE e+, The SUM- Tor the following reasons,
Bee use its news columns present in attractive
ever has interest for humankind; the events. the
deeds and msdeeds, the wisdom. the philosophy.
nonsense all the news Of the busiest world al
present revolving in space.
Because people have learned that in its remarks
concerning persons and affairs al he Sun" makes
practice Of telling Them the exact truth to the
best Of its ability three hundred and sixty days
in the year, before election as well as AFTER abORt
the whales as well about the small fish, in the
face of dissent as plainly and fearlessly as when
absolutely no purposes to serve, save the nforma-
sn OF its readers and the furtherance of the common
Because it is eyerybody's newspaper. No man is
so humble that The SUM- is indifferent to his vel
allow injustice to be done him. No man. no asso-
citation of men, powerful enough to be exempt
from the strict application OF its principles Of right
Because in politics it has fought for dozeAt
years, without iniermissiOn and sometimes almost
alone among new papers, the fight that has resulted
kobesonism and for honest government. No matter
continue TO s. and like a rock for the Interests Of
the people AGAINST the ambition of bosses. the en-
croachments Of monopolists, and the dishonest
schemes of public robbers
All this is what we are told almost daily by our
friends. One man holds that THE SUM- is the best
religious newspaper ever published, because Its
Christianity is undlluted with cant. Another holds
because has areadv whipped half of the rascals out
of that party. and is proceeding against the other
half with undiminished vigor. A third believes it
to be the best MAGAZINE of general literature in
existence, because its readers miss nothing worthy
Of notice that is current in the world of thought.
So every friend of the Sun" discovers one of its
many sides that appeals with particular force to his
individual king -,
Ii You already know the "Sun,n you will observe
that in 1888 it is little better tnan before Ii
TO DO be n mrror Of All h s VIII nnd
house Of the choicest products of common. sense
and macinati0D, mainstay for the cause of hon
est government, sentinel for genuine Jeffe rsonian
Democracy, a scourge for wickedness of ev ry spe-
cies, and an uncommonly good inyestmenetfor the
coming year.
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A BEWILDERMENT.-D you ever
think, asks Paris paper. how many male
and female ancestors were required to
bring you into the worldY First, it WAS
necessary that you should have father
and mother-that makes two human be-
lnes. Each Of them must have had father
and mother-that makes four human
beings. Each of those four must have had
q father and mother that makes eight
human beings. So on we must 60 back for
fifty six generations, which brings US only
to the time of Jesus Christ. The calcula'
ton thus resulting shows that 100 2S5 OF, !.
4sO. 5s4 O76., births must have taken place
in order to bring you into the world !-you
who read these lines.
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nant little face looked d,wn upon h inn
from an upper window, and pair Of child
lsh eyes that had watched the scene grew
fearful In sympathy. and then frightened
with hope OF comforting. Lily hurried
away and was back in few minutes with
an outerown cap of her brothers pack
age of sand wiches and cookies that she had
coaxed In the kitchen, and bright silver
dollar OF her own. She put the other arti
Giles into the cap. fastened string to it,
and lowered it softly toward the hoy on
the steps, dropping the end of the string
as 1t reached him.
why, Lily. what are sou doing ?n ask
ed voice as she drew back.
Lily shook back her bright hair and
looked up at Der brother.
Doing what that speaker-man said this
morning. He said, let some Of your bless
ings fall into the lap Of those who haven t
50 much;' aud did. 1t fell right straight
i.ito his- lap, aad l guess he didn't know
whether it came from window or from
heaven. for he looked up real Quick and
queer and said, Thank you. Amen 4 and
then he ran away
Gny laughed, but Lily's face was re-
proachful.
"You were there by the bonfire all the
time. O. Guy, don't see how you could
do it,
why, didn't knock his cap off, said
Guy. 1T was Jim Gregg; he's rough
fellow anyway. didn't do any thing or
say any thing; and the other fellows didn t
either.
THAT was just the trouble said his
aunt, gravely. II, too. watched the whole
thing from the window. Guy; and il 1
were gong to talk to American boys on a
day like this. should care far less about
urging them to join this or that political
party than about warning them against
belonging to the great party in this world
those who only stand and Look on.
believe they are resposible for the larger
share Of its evils. They do not help an y
good cause the only book on and do '.oth-
ING. They never hinder wrong cause ;
they only watch it aid say nothing. o,
Guy, did you ever think bow our Lord g
iTable makes the final condemnation rest,
not upon actual transgression. but upon
j omission ? Il was stranger, sick and in
prison, and ye did it nft to me- They only
looked on and did nothing. MorninQ
Star.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.

DAIRY NorEs.-In all cases COW
should be MIXED regularly and strip
ped clean. No doubt this has much
to do in forming good milking tribes
of cattle, by encouraging full de-
velopment of the milk glands.
Cattle undergoing fattenipg process
ae well as those kept for the production of
milk, should enjoy the greatest possible
amount of rest All Violent exercise must
be guarded against, as it greatly increases
the decomposition of fat.
The value of ch-eese as f0od is not un-
dersto ID to-day in America. Beefsteak
free from bone is very similar in compost
tion to cheese. Both are musele-produc-
ing matter. Beef, however, contains more
than double the water which cheese con-
tans, and besides the latter requires no
cooking.
Disseminating on the factory system is
about to be undertaken on large scale in
Canada by Mr.. George Motion, who Is said
to have apportioned out 22f farms into
holdings of SO acres each, each of which be
will stock with 80 cows. A narrow-gauge
railroad will run through the entire estate
and station be built on each farm. BY
these means all of the milk can be carried
to one central factory twice in each day.
This is tue largest undertaking Of the kind
which has ever been projected.
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ANIMALS IN Non wAY.-There is sa-
lisnt feature in the Norwegian character
which ought. think, to be recorded-viz
kindness t. domestic animals. which in
that country are treated as the friends
rather than the slaves OF man. As re-
suit, vicious horses are unknown; fOals
follow their dams at work in the fields or
On the road as soon as they have sufficient
strength and thus gently accustom them
selves to harness. heard of foal try
ing to force Its head into collar In imita-
til OF its mother. Horses are trained to
obey the voice rather than the hand. bear
ing-reins are not used. and the whip, it
carried at all, is hardly ever made use Of.
Great care is taken not to overload carts.
especially in the case of young horses, and
consequently broken knee is rarely seen
and the animals continue fat, in good con-
dition and capable OF work till the ad-
vanced age of twenty-five or thirty. So
tame are the Norwegian horses and COWS
that they will allow casual passers-by to
caress them while they are lying down.
Even domestic cats will approach q boy
with confidence, knowing that no CHI 4sing
or worrying awaits them. One very hot
summers dav met a woman holding up
an umbrella to carefully screen what !
supposed was little child at her side from
the scorching rays of midday sun, while
her own head was covered only by hand
kerchief. In driving by tried to gain q
glimpse. of her charge and found, to my
great surprise, tnat the object of her care
was fat. black pig. The question Of hu
name methods of slaughterlng animals
has lately been prominently brought for.
ward in England In this the Norwegiant
show us good example; they never use
the knife without first stunning the ami
NAL. In the above remarke am abiding
to the country districts of Norway; in thu
towns the natural characteristics become
modified, even though under these condi
tions kindness to animals is still remarka
BILE.
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The le .din< Scientists of friday agree that most
diseases are ,ed bv disorde ed kldneysor l.yrr
II The eforr the Kidneys and Liver are Kept -
perfect order pr,ttc health vii bs The ie>ni, THIS
Truth has ouiv been kno%D a .hoft HE ana lei
years peune suffered eat agony W; houi being able
to And relief rhe discovery OF Warhe'' sale
kidney and Liver cure rks a new era In the
I If atmemt of thee troubles Made from simple
tt pica elf OF rare vaue 1t nta,ns !us' me err;
these great organs and sats,y rest TM AM KEEP
fhe disc lses it cause rains in the lower part Of the
bldy-f0r To nd Liver Headaches-Jaun
Dzziness-tir Agie-. alarial Fever.
and all difficulties Of lhe Kidneys. Liver and Urinary
II is an excellent and safe remedy for females dur
ring Prgn nry 1t will cont Of M.nstralion and T.
invalu ,ble for Lencnrrnga or Failing OF the Womb
As Blood Purifier it is uuequaled, Tor it cures the
organs that make the blnot.
up in the LAR iESr SIZED BOrr,.E Of any medi;
cine up IN the market and i. sold by Druggists and
ali dealers al 81 - per b,ttle. For Diabetes, en-
ouire for WARMERS SAFE DIABEfES CURE. II
is POSITIVE Remedy.
h d. WARNER CO..
Rochester. N Y.
tan17tf
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SEX OF EaGs Science and experience
have sufficiently demonstrated that every
thing that bears must possess both the
male and the female qualifications; but
pei haps it is not generally known that
such is the case with eggs. | have found
by experience that it is, and by the fol-
lowing rule: raise as many pullets among
my chickens as wish TO, while some OF
my nelghbors complain that their chick
ems are nearly all roosters, and they CAN
not see why there should be difference.
| will tell you here what told them, and
for the benefit of those who do not know
that the small. round eggs are the female
ones, aud the long, slender ones are males.
This rule holds good among all birds. So
If you wish TO raise pullets, set the small,
round eggs; if you wish to raise BOOSTERS,
set the long slender ones. In this way you
will be able to raise which ever sex you
wish to.
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WHAT FARMERS WANT TO KNOW
London purple is better adapted to light
ing the canker worm on apple trees than
Paris green. 1t dissolves in water, which
IS not the case with green. aud the former
is, therefore, more enyenly distributed.
There is IA danger in stimulating too
large flow of rich milk by feeding highly
of meal aud grain, 10 fresh mich cows
Those dairymen who boast of enormous
yields of milk frequently lose cow or
have one rendered worthless by caking
her bag or in the loss of one or more teats.
Scions cut now will grow when grated.
if kept in cool, moist place. The dirt
floor of cellar is as good place for sto-
rage as any, and is improved by little
moist, loose soil, in which the cutting may
be buried. 1t is better. in fact, to cut
them early, if carefully kept, than to wait
until just before grating time.
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TERMS To MATT s1rpscp1prps

TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
The several editions of the SUN are sent by mall
postpaid as follows:
Da1LY-55 cents month, Sc so a year: with Sun
day edition, 81 20.
SUNDAY-Eight pages, 81 90 year.
WEEKLY 81 a year. Eight pages of the best
matter of the daily issues an AGRICULTURAL depart
ment of unequaled merit, market reports. and lit
erary scientific. and domestic intelligence make
the WEEKLY sun The newspaper for the farmers
household. To clubs OF ten with $40 an extra
copy free,
Address Nv. ENGLAND Publisher.
THE SUN, N. Y, City
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so1 N. Fremont ST., Baltimore
During the war / was in
juredin the stomach by apiece
of a shell, and have suffered
from lit ever since. About four
years agoit brought on paraly-
sis, which kept me in bed six
months, and the best doctors
in the city said l could not
live. Isuffered fearfully from
indigestion, and for over two
years could not eat solid food
and for a large portion Of the
time was unable to retain even
liquid nourishment. / tried
Browns Iron Bitters andnow
after taking two bottles / am
able to get up and 60 around
and am rapidly improving.
G. DECKER.
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STRENGTH

to vigorously push a business,
strength to study a profession,
strength to regulate a household,
strength to do a days labor with
out physical pain. All this repre-
sents what is wanted, in the often
heard expression, "0h! wish |
had the strength" If you are
broken down, have not energy, or
feel as if life was hardly worth liv-
ing, you can be relieved and re-
stored to robust health and strength
by taking BROWNS IRON BIT
TEkS, which is a true tonic-a
medicine universally recommended
for all wasting diseases.
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BROWNS IRON BlTTERS is
a complete and sure remedy for
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Weakness and all diseases requir-
ing a true, reliable, non-alcoholic
tonic. 1t enriches the blood, gives
new life to the muscles and tone
to the nerves.
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FLAT IRoNs.-A good way to make fat
irons smooth is to rub them with clean
lard and rub dry.
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N7OTICE TO SETTLE!

We have placed our accounts In the hands OF Mr..
NJ r GILKFS ~ tor srtt em"nt and we urgently
.aonast rers ms win us 10 call him at once
He can be found at the store Of Berkeley. Allen 3
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AD1VEfz1. rsINa RATE
REM EDIES.

Ss, For Dyspepsia,
Co tive n 9,
SlkAkAA1Ae1AG0A Sick Headache,
Chronic Diar-
IA WXSN rhoea, Jaundice,
&&S Impurity of the
A%NeA - Blood, Fever and
49, 80 Ague, Malaria,
Izz!lz:zzaiY sss al DISEASES ss S:'
rangement of Liver. Bowels and Kidneys
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVEK.
Bad Breath; Pain in the Side, sometimes tns
pain is felt under the Shoulder-blade, nistaRen
generally costive sometimes alternating with lax;
The head is troubled with pain, Is dull and heavy
with considerable loss of memory, Accompanies
with painful sensation ofleaving undone somethlnS
which ought to have been done; slight, dry coagn
and flushed face is sometimes an attendant, 0i:en
mistaken for consumption: the patient complains
of WEAKNESS and debility; nervous, easy s.a.a;u
feet cold or burning, sometimes prIckly sensauoh
of the skin exists spirits are low and desPondeht'
and although satisfied that exercise would De pens
fetal, yet one can hardly summon up sort,tude g
try it-in fact, distrusts every remedy several
of the above symptoms attend the disease but cases
have occurred when but few Of them existed, yet
examination after death has shown the Liver 70
have been extensively deranged
It should be used by all persons, old ana
young, whenever any OF the above
symptoms appear.
Persees Travelling or Living In I'm.
IN Ses iaVs aeon ~ aSOd
all Malaria, Biaa0cs attacks, Dizziness, Maui
sea, Drowsiness, Depression Of Spirits, etc. II
will nyigorate like giass Of wine. but is no In
toxicating beverage
If You have eaten aaything hard OF
digestion, or feel heavy after meals, or Sleep
less night take dose and you will be relieved
Time and Doctors Bills will be saved
by always keeping the Regulator
in the House!
For, whatever the ailment may be, a thoroughly
safe purgative, Alternative and tonic can
never be out Of place. The remedy is harmless
and does not interfere with business or
pleasure.
IT Is PURELY VEGETABLE,
And has all the power and efficacy Of Calomel or
Quinne, without any Of the injurious after effects.
A Governors Testimony.
Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in my
family for some time, and satisfied it is
valuable addition to the medical science.
]. GILL SHORTER, Governor Of Ala.
Hon. Alexander 81. Stephens, of Ca,
says: Have derived some benefit from the use OF
Simmons Liver Regulator, and wish to give it
further trial.
"The only Thing that never fails to
Relieve."-1 have used many remedies for Dys-
pepsia, Liver Affection and Debility, but never
have found anything to benefit me to the extent
Simmons Liver Regulator has. l sent from Min
nesota to Georgia for it, and would send further for
such medicine, and would advise all who are SIM
iarly affected to give it trial as it the only
thing that never fails to relieve
P. NJ JANNEY, Minneapolis MINI.
DR.. T. ". Mason says: From actual ex-
perience in the use of Simmons Liver Regulator in
my practice have been and am satisfied to use
and prescribe it purgative medicine
psy" Take only the Genuine, which always
has on the Wrapper the red z Trademark
and Signature Of j. H. ZEILIN & CO.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.