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St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10

Arc your nerves weak
''Kidney Wort cured me from nervous weakness
&c, after was not expected to live."-Mrs. NJ M b"
Goodwin, Ed. Christian Monitor Cleveland, o.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10

Are your Kidneys disordered2
Kidney Wort brought me from my grave, 90 "
were after had been given up by Is best doctors IN
Detroit" w. Deveraux, Mechanic, Ionia, Mich
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10

Suffering from Diabetes?
''Kidnay-Wort is the most successful remedy have
ever used. Gives almost immediate relief"
Dr. Phillip c. Ballous MOnktons Vt
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

A LITTLE old woman, with a wri..
killed. face and lorid nose. rushed into
south end drug store the other after.
noon and breathlessly called for an
emetic,
lis it for an adult?' asked the polite
clerk, as he proceeded to put up the
drug,
"Phat's that You say2 For an adult?
IT'S for no adult that ! want 1t; tbs for
a medicine hat l want it for of course,
you g~ran'horn."
No, no: you don't understand. 1
want TO know whether or not it's for an
adult, because it is a very essential
thing to know"
"Phat difference does il make to you
90 long as I'm payin' me dacent money
for it," asked the old woman. growing
excited.
"Well, it makes all the difference ia
the world, and before | sell it to you /
must know whether it's for an adult
or n child"
"Phy didn't you say that before, you
ageot, It's for neither an adult nor a
child"
who is it for, then?" asked the clerk
in establishment.
"It's for me ould man, and for no.
body else"
The emetic was put up without fur
Their interruption.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Those of the present generation who
are fortunate Enough to have been
reckoned among the personal riends OF
the late Charles Dickens, no less than
his public admirers both in England
and America, vin no doubt be interes-
ted IN the following Characteristic ex-
ample Of the great writer's humor,
which, to the lest Of our knowledge, Is
printed now f2r the first time. The
circumstances which led TO the writing
OF this ~docufsent were as follows {:
some forty years ago a well-known
Royal Academncian, who was Just then
rising into fame, was commissioned by
Dickens to paint for him two small COM
panion pictures-one to represent Dolly
warden and the other Kate Nlckleby.
In u course of time the commission
was carried out, and the works were
hnng IN the dinlng-rOom OF Dlckens
mouse, In DevonshIre terrace, Maryle-
hone road. Some time afterward "hate
Nlckleby' was required for the process
oil engraving, and the picture was sent
TO Ireland for that purpose. Then, as
now, engravers declined to be hurried
over their work, and many months
elasped before there seemed any prob
ability of the return of the picture to
It's owner. Dickens became impatient
at last, and II morning the artist IN
question, to his great amusement, re-
ceiYed the following document III the
weli-known handwriting of the author
OF Nicholas Nlckleby." 1t was sent
without any word of preface or ex-
PLANTATION, and we print it exactly inthe
form IN which 1t was originally written:
fundamentally K--e Ny:
The Young Lady in Black. X. Mi
You will return to your d~isconsolate
friends in Devonshire terrace your
absence in Ireland will be forgotten and
you will be received with open arms.
Think of your dear sister Dolly, and
how altered her appearance and charac-
ter are without you. She is moi the
same girl. Think, too, OF the author
OF your being, and what he must
ieel when he sees your place empty
every day TENTH October, 1884"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Il method OF ~cultivating land by Il e
use OF dynamite powder was brought 10
the attention of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science as
its recent meeting in Philadelphia
MIR. G. W. Holly read a paper on the
subject. designed 20 show that tie ex-
plosion OF dynamite cartridges in the
ground was beneficial to the agricultu-
rlst in three ways: first by allowing
abundance of air to penetrate the soil;
secondly, by drying the wet portions:
and thirdly. by killing the worms and
insects injurious to vegetation. 1t wilt
be a long time, however, before this
explosive agent takes the place of the
pillow to any great extent, We imagine,
although it ought to be extremely SER
viceable in clearing new land, and espe-
clally in the removal of stumps.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

1Uo new poisons are described.
Both, it says, cause death by arrest
ing the hearts action. One of them
comes from Borneo, and is an arrow
poison. Almost all that scientists yet
Know of it lies in the number of unfort-
innate dogs they have destroyed sud.
denly with it. OF the other poison, it
is stated that an animal of medium
8 re, wounded with an arrow whose
point had been imbued with it. would
make u bound and then fall back
dead. Even an elephant will succumb
TO Its effect after running half a mile
or so. The composition OF the poison
IS moi yet known, as 1t is kept secret by
the Mois, from whom a specimen was
obtained by a subterfuge. The sub
stance is said to be innocuous when
taken INTO the stomach.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
"work, work. work.

How many women there are working to-
day in various branches of industry-to
say nothing of the thousands of patient
housewives whose lives are an u~nceasing
round Of toil-who are martyrs to those
complaints TO which the weaker sex is liza
bic. Their tasks are rendered doubly hard
and irksome and their lives shortened, yet
hard necessity compels them to keep on.
To sue DIR. Pierce's "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" offers a sure means of relief. For all
female weaknesses it is a certain cure. All
drnggiSts.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
A nnrgaIn ln Cnrner 100

is what most men desire, but to keep from
filling a grave in a cemetery lot ere half
your days are numbered, always keep a
supply Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery" by you. When the first symp-
toms Of consumption appear lose no time in
putting yourself under the treatment of
this invaluable medicine. 1t cures when
nothing else will Possessing, as IL does,
ten time the virtue Of the best cod liver oil,
10 is not only the cheapest but far the pleas
ATTEST TO take. II purihes and enriches the
blood, strengthens the system, cures
bIotches, pimples, eruptions aud other
humOrs. By druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
A Popular Fallacy.

Many people think that rheumatism
cannat be cured. 1t is caused by a bad
state of the blood which deposits poi
sonous matter in the Joints and muscles
causing ~lameness, stiffness and swelling
of the Joints and ~excruciating pains.
Kidney Wort will certainly effect a cure
1t acts on the Kidney, Liver and Bow
els, stimulating them to a healthy act.
ion, purities and enriches the blood
and eliminates the poison from the sys-
tenn. Gro to the nearest druggist, buy
Kidney-W o and be cured.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
a Government sheriff.

Mr.. Edward L. Green, Sheriff, Auck-
land, New Zealand, writes: 81 received
an injury to my shoulder in June. 1882,
and from that date until July. 1883, !
could not use my right arm. 1 applied
to medical men and used all sorts of
liniment, without any benefit. 1 have
great plasure in stating l had occasion
to use st. Jacobs Oil for it, and / had
not used 1t more than ten minutes be-
fore l felt the beneficial effect, and / can
work with my saw or spade as well as
ever | did, and recommend it to any
one suffering pain"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
AGRICULTURE.

IN farmer who raises the best stock
of(Sl kinds acquires a reputation that
enablbs him to obtain the highest prices
for ali he may have tospare, The mere
namel Of his stock will command the
highest price. The animal with strong
constkufi anever nearly as liable to
conta'r 1'T'SFoths- diseases as the one
witsmursf system. Some farmers
a%rejvery careful to keep their cattle and
hotses healthy, while in a little yard
they have q large lot Of hogs, old and
young, weak and strong, in the mud
and filth up TO their bellies. their corn
thrown into the mud, their water into a
trough half full of filth, and these farm
ers complain that hog raising does not
payl Get the best stock, both male and
female, fully developed. Give them
good, comfortable and airy sleeping
places. with dry, clean yards in which
TO run and feed, and if convenient a
good pasture in which to run a few
hours each day. Give them plenty OF
good. clean water, milk or house Stops
to drink; in short give them good.
comfortable, healthy treatment, based
on natural principles. and n may be
sure of success. If otherwise, failure is
certain, Hogs need salt as regularly as
cattle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Ii the Winter cabbages are growing
so fast that they are likely to burst open
before the time comes to put them into
the cellar, or pit, aud there is no market
for them. their growth may be checked
by pulling them about half up and tip
ping them over on one side, leaving Just
roots enough in the soil to keep them
green. Do not do this until they have
made solid heads. Tip them toward
the north, to prevent scalding the top
of the head in the sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Ihas is how corn pops: When pop
corn If gradually heated, and so hot
that the OIL inside the kernel turns
to gas, this gas cannot escape through
the hull of the kernels, but when the
interior pressure gets strong enough 1t
bursts the grain, and the explosion is
so violent that it shatters it IN the most
curious manner.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

DON'T make perches for fowls too
high, nor on an inclined plane. If low
down, they will be just as well satisfied
and be less liable to injury from flying
or falling down, No matter how high
The perch is, fowls will not be safe from
thieves unless the hen house is locked
every night.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

ONLY Two BOTTLES. Messrs. John
ston, Holloway & Co.. wholesale drug
gists of Philadelphia, Pa, report that
some time g a gentleman handed
them a dollar, with a request to send a
good ratarrh cure to two army officers
in Arizona, Recently the same gentle
man told them that both of the officers
and the wife of a w~ell-known U. s. A.
General had been cured by the two
bottles of Ely's Cream Balm. (Not a
liquid or snuff. Price so cts.)
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

TIE Fall is much the best time for
topdressing orchards, especially of the
year, If applied now it secures a heal
thy growth next Spring, while if manur-
ing is delayed until then the tree does
not get much benefit from it causing a
late succulent growth which is very
liable to blight,
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
Discussing DENTISTS.

81 tell you he is the most expert
nan in the professionalism haven't
time to howl before the tooth is out"
''Oh that's nothing to my dentist.
He's quite as quick, and the operation
Is so painless that every time he pulls
out a double tooth you have to thank
him and cry 'EncoreP"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

"WHAT is the meaning of that red
line above the fouth story of your
housed" asked a stranger of a man near
Pittsburg.
THAT is the water mark. That mark
shows how high the water was during
the great overflow about one year
ago"
Impossible. If the water had been
that high the whole town would have
been swept away"
''The water never was that high.
II only came up to the first story win
dow, but the cursed boys rubbed it out
three or four times. 30 | put it up there
where they can't get at it. 1t takes a
smart mar to circumvent those boys"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Young and middle-aged men suffering
from nervous debility. premature old age,
loss of memory, and kindred symptoms,
should send three letter stamps for large
illustrated treatise suggesting sure means
of cure. Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

For lawns, nitrate of soda is a clearly
and effective fertilizer; sprinkled broad
cast at the rate Of half to three-quarters
OF a pound to the square rod, it pro-
notes the growth of the grass, and i'm
parts a vivid green color to 1t. The
best time to apply it is just after a rain.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF spir-
lis and general debility in their various forms; also
as a preventive against fever and ague and other
intermittent feyers, the "Ferro-Phospnorated-
ELK Of Callsaya' made by Caswell, Hazard Il Co.,
New York, and sold by all Druggists, Is the best
tonic; and for patients recovering from fever or
other slckness, II has no equal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
Loss and Gain.
CHAPTER !
~ was taken sick a year ago
with bilious fever

"My doctor pronounced me cured, but
l got sick again, with terrible pains in back
and sides, and I got so bad |
Could not novel
/ shrunk
From 228 lbs. to 1901 Ihad been doctor
ing for my liver, but il did me no good. l
did not expect TO live more than three
months. began to use Hop Bitters. Di-
rectly my appetite returned, my pains left
me, my entire system seemed renewed as
il by magic, and after using several bottles,
/ am not only as souud as a sovereign, but
weigh more thar I did before. To Hop
Bitters lowemy life" II. FITZPATRICK.
Dublin, JGHe 8. 81.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06
Indian History.

The Indian of falcon glance and
lion bearing, the theme of the touch
ing ballad, is gone; but the Petroleum
they discovered, now made into Carbo-
line, the Natural Hair Restorer, will
live forever.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

aS"KEEP THIS IN MIND. In diamond
Dyes more coIoring is given than in
any known dyes, and they give faster
and more brilliant cOlors. 10c, at all
druggists. Wells, Richardson & Co.,
Burlington, Vt. Sample Gard 80 colors,
and book of directions for &c. stamp.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

The Coon PoINTs OF AN Ox.--A
broad, intelligent face, with head up,
small neck and horns; length # body;
straight back, heavy shoulders with full
brisket; broad loins, hips and stihe;
we'll thighed and fianked down: straight
leg and rather short; heavy arm; wide
gamble Joint; a good foot and small tail.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

GEoRGE-"Yes; l take up my violin
for my own amusement occasionally,
but l never play before company"
Tom-''Thank you my dear fellow,
til INK you, thank you"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

II has always been a problem in large
lumber producing districts what to do
with the sawdust. In some places
they throw it into the stream, but this
may be stopped by a complaint from
people down the river, who use the
water for various purposes in which
cleanliness is a requisite. In others
there have been arranged boiler-fur-
naces IN which the dust can be used as
fuel. Various processes have been In
ftroduce for sohdifyins the dust, SO
that it a be nodded into pictul q
frames, ornaments for furniture, and
other articles where stucco work is
practicable, to dispose OF some OF the
refuse. The latest idea is to make gas
from it, aud this, it is said, is carried out
at a village in Ontario with excellent
TesaltA
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

No PROCESS for gathering apples has
improved or fastened the old and slow
one OF careful head picking. With self
sustaining ladders and low heads most
Of the fruit may be easily gathered.
One advantage of low heads is that even
if the fruit falls much of it will not be
seriously injured.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

The RESTORATION to health of our
child we considered uncertain. When
two weeks old she caught cold. For IS
months was not able to breathe through
her nostrils. Upon using Ely's Cream
Balm her difficulty Is removed; she
breathes naturally;-MR. & Mrs. J. M.
SMITH, Owego, N. Y. Price 80 cents. |
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

A NEW IDEA embraced in Ely's Cream
Balm, Catarrh is cured by cleansing and
Dealing, not by drying up. The appli-
Ietion is easy and agreeable. 1t is moi
\ liquid or snuff, Price so cts.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

A writer says: "How 1 hate a selfish
woman. She occupies the whole at
mosphere. She breathes up all the air;
and leaves n gasp1ng, for lack of
BREATH"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

If SUCCESS be the true test of merit, it is
a settled fact that "Brol0R's Bronchial TrO-
ctes" have no equal for the prompt relief of
Coughs, Colds, and Throat troubles. Sold
only IN b0Ies. Price % cts.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

HAY in the stack may be measured,
an agricultural paper says, by the fol-
lowing process: For timothy, square the
diameter, multiply by eight, and that
product by the height of the stack,
reckoning up to one.third of the dis
lance from where it begins to taper off,
to the top or apex; cut of the right
hand figure, and divide by seventy-fiye;
the result will be in tons. Should there
be a remainder, multiply by 1000, and
divide by seventy-fve; the qnotient will
be pounds. For clover hay, square the
diameter, multiply by the height of the
stack, as for timothy, and that product
by seven; cut off three Iight-haud fig
ures, and all on the left will be tons;
then multiply the figures upon the right
400, cut off three from the right,
and all on the left wall be pounds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

The administration of government,
like a guardianship, ought to be direc-
ted to the good of those who confer,
and those who receive the trust,
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

THE Mason u Hamlin Upright Pianos
are pronounced to be, like the organs of the
same company, the best Of their kind. The
refinement and purity of tone attained in
them are especially commended.-BOstoa
Journal
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

To quarrel with a superior is injuri
Gus; with an equal is doubtful; witt
an inferior, sordid and base; with any
full of unquietness.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Snow PUDDING. Dissolve one-half a
box of gelatine over night in II and
one half pints of warm water. The
next morning add the whites of 4 eggs,
2 scant ~teacupfuls of powdered sugar
and one teaspoonful of extract of van
lila, Beat the mixture for an hour,
then urn it INTO q mould and set it
upon ice. Serve with golden sauce.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Many people take no care of their
money till they have come nearly to
the end of it, and others do the same
with their time,
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

INcoRRlaIBLE-Fair Philistine-"Yes,
we've just returned from a Visit to Ant
werp, and of course we saw Reubens
great picture at the Cathedral, I DOM
like it a bit. l never saw q picture by
him l did like"
Artist (more in sorrow than in an
ger).-"Perhaps you have not come
across the best examples of that great
master"
Fair Philistine-"Pehaps not. By
the-bye, there was one 'Reubens' there
l liked"
Artist (much relieved)-Ah, there
was one. I'm glad of that"
Fair Philistipe-"Yes it was a pic
ture of his death painted by somebody
else."
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

lie WAS THERE, JUsT The SANE
The remains of al English traveller
had been exhumed for interment in the
family vault. When the coffin was
opened the spectators started back in
alright. why, these appear to be
the remains of a lion" Eyes" replied
a nephew of the deceased, with a sigh,
that's the lion that ate him up; uncle's
inside of him."
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Happy is the man who finds what
his work is and does i'll To find Il is to
find our profession, and to do Il is to
find cur highest good and peace.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

GUM MAKER 10 VAssAR This Is a
peculiar advertisement. Listen to IT.:
Wanted One thousand bushels of old
overshoes. rubbers. &c. Fancy prices
paid. q. NJ. t. V. O." yes, he's
beginning early this year." HE?
Who2" why, the gum maker to Vas
eaT UolIeas."
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

We should endeavor to purchase the
good will of all men, and quarrel with
no man needlessly; since any mans
love may be useful, and every mans
hatred Is dangerous.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

TINS recipe for ginger-cake comes
from an English cook noted for the en-
cellence of her work; Put one pound
of butter into one pound of flour; add
half a pound of finely powdered sugar,
the rind of a lemon grated, two table,
spoonfuIs of ground ginger, and one
grated nutmeg. Mix them together;
then heat one gill of sweet milk, or
warm it rather, stir into it half a tea
spoonful of bicarbonate OF soda. Roll
ont, cut in square cakes and bake IN a
moderate oven.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

HARD TINES PUDDING.-One half pint
of molasses or syrup, n half pint of
water, two small tesspoonfuls of soda,
and one teaspoonful of salt. Thicker
with sifted -four until the pudding bat
ter becomes as thick as cup cake batter.
Pour the pudding batter INTO a mould
or pudding boiler, half full, to allow
for enlargement. Boil 3 hours, and
serve without sauce. 1t tastes nicer
dressed with butter or cream sauce.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

"WmL you have some butter OF some
oleomargarine?" asked the facetious
boardeT.
"What did we have yesterday" asked
the thin boarder.
81 don't know
well, if we had butter. give me
oleomsrgarine; and if it was oleomar-
garine, I'll take butter"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Prot. @. +. Wright, treating on the
Niagara River and the glacial period
infers that the river itself has worn to
whole of the gorge from Queenston to
the Falls, with perhaps some little as
sistance from preglacial erosion above
the whirlpool. rhe rate of erosion
calculated at about three feet q yea
would make the time requisite Tor
work so performed not over 10000 O
1000 yesSs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

BOILED INDIAN PUDDING.-One pint
OF meal, l tesspoonful of salt, or one
quart of milk; mix and sweeten. Put
it in a strong cloth. leaving room for
the pudding to swell; place in a kettle
of boiling water and allow it to remain
three hours. Serve with sweetened
cream or sweet sauce.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

There should be as little merit in
loving a woman for her beauty as in
loving a man for his prosperity; both
being equally subject to change.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

The ignorant man hath no greater
foe than his wi ignorance, for it de-
stroyeth where it liveth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

The latest teleph ne dispenses witt
electricity altogether. Its diaphragm
is silt willow or other wood closely
woven, dried and Vanished. The
drying contracts the fbers and F7odu
ces a very high tension. In the teen.
ter Of the diaphram is a strong copper
plate, to which the wire is attached
For distances less than WI miles tn,
new telephone conveys sound bette
aud more distinctly than the Bell. rht
6ihoulty ia ''sSltahing" the wires
however. limits its use,
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

Charity excuses weakness, extenuates
miscarriage, makes the best of every
thing, forgives everybody, and serves
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

SOME farmers find benefit from spread.
ing dry straw over wheat fields, espe-
cially where they are much exposed to
severe winds. To do the most good the
straw should be spread early, SO that it
will be beaten dowh into the soil by
rains and prevented from blowing away .
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

YouNG orchards, where it is desired
to have a good growth of wood, may be
treated to manuring this month. but
care should be taken not to leave much
strawy manure piled against the trunks
of the trees as it may form a harbor for
mice, which will gnaw the bark and
often entirely ruin the tree, if a deep
snow happens to prevent their getting
ont to procure better food. The bios
som buds having already formed, ma
nuring 0 will not increase their num-
Der, although it mayIncrease the ability
oil the tree to mature the blossoms into
fruit. As it Is desirable to increase the
size Of young trees and not to force a
large crop upon them, 1t follows that
manuring now is better than it would
be in Spring or Summer, when the
strength might go to make blossom buds,
and thus induce oYerbearing, to the
future weakening of the tree
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-12-06

AT the approach of Winter, all the
poor cows, old horses and otherwise
DEPRECATED stock should be disposed of.
They cost as much to winter as stock
that will increase in value, besides the
danger OF Losses in winteriug.