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for them is to apply them as a mIlch to
trees in orchards where they will protect
the grounl from deep freezing, and thus
benefit the trees more than their manurlal
value.
In the Island of Jersey COWS are
MIXED in tall buckets, with astralner OF
fine cloth over the top, which prevents
impurities from going through. 1t is by
attention to such methods of cleanliness
as well rs by the excellence Of their
cows, that Jersey dairymen have
achieved their reputation as good butter
makers.
We have worse roads in this country
than in Europe, and narrow tires arc IN
part responsible for the fact. The
wheels of wagons used on the farm in
drawing manure and loads of produce
should be made - least three inches
wide. They O draw more easily,
and when used on rough roads would
really improve them.
While some hay can be fed to advan-
tacc to most stock in winter it is not
good economy to make it the staple
feed. Liberal supplies of cut straw or
cut cornstalks with grain or meal will
take the place Of hay, which may be
given once a day as a change of feed, and
to furnish the variety which even more
than heavy feeding conduces to thrift.
The question that each man must de-
eide for himself is the expense to be put
in his barn, stables, and fixtures. This
is a matter of taste. But the question
of.warmth is one of economy. The animal
heat must be kept up either by increased
food or by conservation Of heat in the
stable. Much may be accomplished by
tight walls if in connection with perfect
ventilation.
"A contcmpora states that ''there is
no weed known to botany that makes
good milk; they are natural enemies OF
every product of the farm and to dairy
products in particular" But all plants
arc weeds when growing where not
wanted. In the meadow nothing is de.
sired but grass and clover. Therefore
the advice, cut down the weeds, is al
ways in order.
DR.. Cagney calls attention to the in.
discriminate use of the tincture of arnl-
CO for horses. He says that it is often
employed in considerable quantities for
petty strains and bruises, and is kept in
contact with the affected surfaces until
they are swollen, heated, and often
b.istercd, thus greatly %aggravating the
original trouble. He also cites cases in
which erysipelas has been induced in
men from an over use of this irritating
remedy.
An excellent use for the coarse pieces
of corn stalks left from the cut fodder is
to make litter of them, or to turn them
into the gutter with the manure. To use
the stalks of the corn whole is to cumbcl
the manure with them in a most incon'
venient and troublesome manner, while
the cut stalks are easily handled and are
extremely absorbent and rot easily. An
excellent use for the waste cut stalks is
to mulch strawberries and other small
fruits with them, as they do not pack
firmly and are open and loose and hold
sufficient air to be a good o. -conductol
of heat and retain abundant moisture as
we'll.
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Trees and Lightning.

Percy Smith, writing on the liability
of trees to he struck by lightning, says:
"The suggestion that oak trees are struck
because they contain iron is both En-
roneous and absurd. If oak did contain
iron it would in all probability increase
its conducting power and act as a pre-
ventive. If oak contained an estimable
quantity of that metal the wood would
turn black on exposure to air on account
of the tarnin which Is present. The
blackening may be seen surrounding the
iron nails in any oak fence. The con-
tour of the ground, nature of the soil,
and the presence of water have more in
Auence in deciding the locality of IN
electric discharge than the hight oil a
tree. Add to this the difference in con-
ductility between the various woods, and
we have at once an explanation of the
apparent popularity of tall trees escap.
ing unframed while shorter trees are de-
stroyed."
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Stop Food for e

As an adjunct to some other foods
there is nothing better for pigs after
weaving than plenty of skinned milk.
Mixed say with wheat bran and shorts
or middlings-about equal parts of each
by weight--and permitted to stand a
few hours, it affords a combination
much to their liking. Corn meal in the
milk is not so good. Many q young pig
has been spoiled by overlooking with
corn or corn meal. 1t is impossible to
get a good growth on such food alone.
Clear milk would be better, but milk
would pay a larger profit when given in
connection with some grain. Milk alone
is rather too bulky for a sole diet; it
distends the stomach too much, and
gives the animal too much to do to get
rid Of the surplus water.
Many young pigs are spoiled by over
feeding. When first weaned they should
be given a little at a time and often.
They always will put a foot in the
trough. and food left before them a long
time gets 50 dirty that it may be entirely
unfit to be eaten. But one of the worst
methods of feeding mil to pigs is to
have it stand in q sour swill barrel,
mixed in along with cucumber parings,
sweet corn cobs and other kitchen wastes.
till the whole mass is far advanced in
the fermentation stage. Sweet milk is
good, and milk that is slightly sour may
be better-it may be even more easily
digested-but milk that has sourcd till
it bubbles, till the sugar in it has turned
into alcohol or into vinegar. is not fit for
food for swine of any age, and certainly
not for young pigs that have just been
taken from their mother.
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Originates in scrofulous faint in the blood. Hence
the proper method by which to cure catarrh. is to
purity the blood. It's many disagreeable symptoms,
and the danger OF developing into bronchitis or that
terribly fatal disease, consumption, are entirely re-
moved by Hoods sarsaparilla, which cures catarrh
by purifying the blood and also tones up the system
and greatly improves the general health OF those
who take 1t.
Ihad been troubled by general debility, caused in
part by catarrh and humors. Hoods Sarsaparilla
proved Just the thing needed. I derived an i'm
mense amount of beneft."-H. E. MILLETT, Boston.
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The United States half. dime of 1870
is a valuable coin. It is worth 1913.

A COMPLICATION OF DISEASES is the
decision of incompetent physicians when
a patient has been "killed by dru s."
Yes; a complication, indeed, originating
IN indigestion, dyspepsia, kidney or
liver complaint, all Of which yield as
readily to VINEGAR B1TTERs as does the
autumn leaf to the gentle breeze. Com
plications are quickly solved by the BIT
TIERS.
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Catarrh i'm the Head

For many years, beginning 60 far back I dontrs
member when, 1 had the catarrh in my head. It con-
sisted of an excessive flow from my nose, ringing
and bursting noises in my ears, and pains on the top
of my head. The hawking and splitting were most
excessive in the morning, when the back part OF my
tongue would be thick with a white FUR, and tnefs
would be a bad taste In my mouth. MY hearing was
affected in my left ear. Five years ago began 10
use Hoods Sarsaparilla. I was helped right away
but I continued to use till I felt myself cured. Ny
general health has been good ever since the catarrf
left me. - E. n. CAuLFELD, Lowell
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AND HOUSEn0 D.
Corn CobR for Cows.

Corn cobs, coarscly ground, contain
considerable nutritive matter, and in
some sect;ous of the country this cob
meal is fed during the winter to milch
COWS. Its value is increased by adding
a quart of corn meal to a peck of cob
meal. This, served night and morning
with half a bushel of cut hay or we'll
cured corn fodder, and with say fifteen
pounds a day OF long hay. will not only
keep q cow in good condition, but if she
be with milk will increase its quantity as
we'll a improve lis quality. If such a
course of treatment were to be observed
toward those generous creatures. there
would be less falling oil of their milking
properties through the winters. AS to
fault in short milking, l have never laid
it to the COW, but to the neglect of her
owner, for I have ever laid it dawn as q
s%elf-cvident proposition that he who ex-
poets a COW to give any considerable
quantity OF milk i'll winter, must provide
her generously with sufficient food, as no
COW can secrcte milk unless she receives
such material as will enable her to form
the delicious fluid which 50 delights the
human palate and contributes so largely
toward human sustenance. Culticat0r:
Animals as Factors
Animals should be factors on the farm
for something beside consuming food.
This question comes home to us as we
look forward to the winter with its
months of foddering time. How many
farmers really work all summer to store
up food to carry out in winter, and when
spring comes they look into empty mows
and grain.bius, and look at stock which
are lean also. Half Of the stock Win
tered are worth no more than they were
the fall before. This is because the fat
and marketable condition they were in
then, has been blown out of them by the
winter blasts coming around the corners
of the barn, and the want Of food to
make up for this drain, and the wants OF
the SYSTEM. This is a down-hill system,
and in these times a steep down hill. II
won't take a great while to get at the
bottom. We had better hold on and
think things over, and sec how some
thing moe can be gotten out of tho
summers work. This is it: Sell half OF
the stock and invest that for a 'rainy
day." Then sell half of the fodder and
take the money and make warm stables
for everything, and keep everything in
them. AS compared to the old ba'n'
yard protection, there will be a saving OF
one-half the fodder for the same coudi'
ton, and with the protection of warm
stables the same amount of fodder will
make a growth all winter. Growth is
gain, gain is profit. An animal vel
wintered starts with the season, and time
is gained.-New York NcaoS.
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Facts for Families.

In order to cook your hare, you must
always first catch it.
1t is much easier to catch a cold than
to catch a hare.
To get rid of a cold, always use Red
Star Cough Cure.
To get Red ctar Cough Cure, only re-
quires twenty-five cents.
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When you visit or leavo New York city, save baggage,
e1presssgB aud So carriage hire. and stop at the Grin1
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central depot. $500
GOV elegant rooms. fitted up at a cost OF one million
vator. Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cars.
stages and elevated railroads to all depots. Families
can live better for less monsy at the Grand Union
Hotel than at any other first class hotel in the city.
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In China mechanics receive from $3.50
to IS per month, while common laborers
receive no more than $3.50 for the same
time.
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KENTUcKY's heaviest pumpkin this year
weighed over III pounds.

* 81 n 4 Delicate diseases in either sex
however induced, speedily cured. Book, II
cents in stamps. Address, i'll confidence
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, GG;
Main Street. Buffalo, n. Y.
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IT suffered three years with catarrh, and my gem
eralhealth was poor in consequence. When I took
Hoods Sarsaparilla I found had the right remedy
The catarrh is yielding, as Hoods Sarsaparllla Is
cleansing my blood, and the general tone OF my'sys'
tenn is improving. My case is Of such long standing
that I did not expect to be cured In an Instant
FRANK WAsHBURN, Rochester, \. Y.
II suffered with catarrh fifteen years; tried all the
catarrh remedies without benefit, and was about to
try a change Of climate, when I took Hoods sarsa'
parilla. Iwould not take any money consideration
for the good one bottle did me. Now am not
troubled any with catarrh."-L. W. LILLIs, chicago
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SCrofu|a ofLungs.

lam now - years old, and have suffered for the
last fifteen years with a lung trouble. I have spent
thousands Of dollars to arrest the march Of this dis
ease: but temporary relief was all that obtained aimed
/ was unfit for any manual labor Tor severei yeata
spocidc Is. s. s.. claiming that he himself had been
greatly benefited by Its use in some lung troubles.
9reaoived to ry It. The results are remarkable. Ny
cough has left me, my strength has returned. and l
weigh sixty pounds moro than lever did IN my nie;
medicine, but I have had no return OF tho disease,
and there are no pains or weakness fels II my lungs.
I do the hardest kind Of work. I'd. holt.
Montgomery, Ala, June Is, 1855.
Swtft's Specific Is entirely vegetable. Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 5, Atlanta, Ga,
or t57 ". Odd 81. N. Y.
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Overwhelmingly Defeated.
THE king Of Denmark has a wart on his
chin, to remove which he has offered SlO,OO0.

MENsMAN's P%EproN1zED BEEF TONIC, the only
PREPARATION Object containingits entire nu!rt-
iious properties. 1t contains blood-makinz
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether tbs
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. CasweD, Hazard 6
Co., Proprietors. New York. Soldby druggists.
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A Scotchman is suffering from q pain
full disease of the hand and wrist,
brought on by the pressure against the
palm of a round-knobbed cane. The
surgeons say that the thing to carry is q
stick with a plain, smooth, cylindrical
honalo
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There are innumcrable instances where cures have
been effected by Scovill's Sarsaparilla, or Blood and
Liver Syrup, for all diseases Of the blood, when the
patient had been given up by physicians. 1t Is one
Of the best remedies ever offered t o the public, and
as | is prepared with tho greatest care as q specific
for certain diseases, it Is no wonder that 1t should he
moro %efrcctual than hastily written and carelessly
prepared prescriptions. Take S~covill's Blood and
Liver Syrup for all disorders arising from Impure
blood. 1t s endorsed by allleading professional men.
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Catarrh Cured by Hoods SarsapariIla

Martin Shields, a successful marketman OF Chicago
derived help from, Hoods Sarsaoarilla. He says: "
have been troubled with that distressing complaint
catarrh, and I want to say that I have been USING
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and I find 1t one OF tho bestrem
edies I have ever taken. Ny trouble has lasted ton
years, and never before could I get any relief, never
until I commenced to use Hoods Sarsaparllla- ]
would recommend its use to all suffering with that
complaint. 1t is truly an excellent medicine"
IT took Hoods Sarsaparilla for dyspepsia, which,
had for nine or ten years, suffering terribly with II
It has entirely cured me, and I recommend it II
others who suffer with this disease Mrs. A. Non
TON Chicopee, Mass,
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4 Trick on Inn keeperS,

Said a friend to the editor of the Dan
Vile IN. Y Sun: II met o couple OF
'fakirs' who take in county fairs the
other day on a train, and n of them
put me on the latest hotel racket. 1t
was like this: Tom, a rather slouchy
looking fellow, goes into q hotel. pays
for dinner, and enters the dining room.
lie is shortly after followed by John,
who is we'll dressed and wears a nobby
hat, which he is careful the clerk shall
see. Tom comes out, picks up the new
tile, and leaves the hotel. Then follows
John with the most disreputable hat
ever seen. With blood in his eye he de.
mands satisfaction from the hotel pro-
prietor. He generally gets five dollars,
divides with his partner, and they are
ready to work another hotel"
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TIE Fourth Presbyterian church, New
York, has had but seven pastors in 100 years.
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All plasters are not alike. Hop Plasters give
relief and cure when other kinds are utterly
worthless. Try one and see. 25c. dealers.
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Lost Faith in Physicians.

If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc.
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Tho Old and tie New.

The old-style pills! Who does not know
What agony they caused-what wee?
You walked tho fioor, you groaned, you sighed,
And felt such awful pain inside,
And the next day you felt so weak
You didn't want to move or speak.
Now Pierce's "Pellets' are so mild
They are not dreaded by a child.
They do their work in painless way,
And leave no weakness for next day.
Thus proving what is oft contest
That gentle means are always best.
KENTUCKY's heaviest pumpkin this year
weighed over III pounds.
The Ruddy River.
Of life is the blood. From it the system re-
ceives all its material of growth and repair.
1t battles every tissue of the body. How
necessary. then, that tho blood should be
kept pure and rich. DR.. Pierce's 'Golden
Medical Discovery" is the great blood food
and blood purifier: 1t is a sovereign remedy
for all diseases due to impoverished blood,
CONSUMPTION, bronchitis, weak lungs, scrofu-
la, influenza. and kindred diseases.
TOBACCO grows wild in various parts Of
Nevada.
* s. n 4 Delicate diseases in either sex,
however induced, speedily cured. Book, 10
cents in stamps. Address, in confidence:
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, GG3
Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
THE widow of Baldwin, the great locomo-
motive builder, has So, QUO, 600 to live upon.
Two weeks ago we published the annual
announcement of the GOuTH'S COMPANION.
No other illustrated weekly paper attempts
to present it's subscribers with such a variety
of attractive and entertaining reading. This
is the reason why it has 100000 subscribers
the largest circulation in the United States.
Every family should take it. By sending
your Subscription now, with s1.75, you will
receive it free to January /, 1856, and a full
years subscription from that date.
Now is the time to prevent and cure Skin
Diseases, and to secure a white, soft and beau
tiful complexion use "BEEsoN'S AROMATIC
ALUM SULPHUR SOAP" 25 cents by Drug.
gist, or by mail. VIM. Dreydoppel, Phila., Pa.
All plasters are not alike. Hop Plasters give
relief and cure when other kinds are utterly
worthless. Try one and see. 25c. dealers.
ASK your shoe and hardware dealers for
Lyons Heel Stiffencrs, they keep bootssand
shoes straight.
Tht best Ankle Boot and Collar Pads are
made of zinc and leather. Try them.
The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. PC.
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ASK your shoe and hard ware dealers for
Lyons Heel Stiffencrs, they keep bootssand
shoes straight.
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Now is the time to prevent and cure Skin
Diseases, and to secure a whita, soft and beau
tiful complexion use "BEEsoN's AROMATIC
ALUM SULPHUR SOAP" 25 cents by Drug
rist, or by mail. VIM. Dreydoppel, Phila., Pa.
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THE widow of Baldwin, the great locomo-
motive builder, has Sc, 0J0, 600 to live upon.
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Important.
cybo, INN v;slf ~ les % Nav YUrk CITY save n,

JOAQUIN MILLER says the only book he
keeps in his cabin ut Washington is a Bible.
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Tht best Ankle Boot and Collar Pads are
made of zinc and leather. Try them.
The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
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Twill buy no other Cough Medicine as long as We
can getPiso's Cure."-C. 3. LAnIMER, kirkwood, LII.
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Hood IS SarsapariNa
100 Doses One Dollar

"Piso's euro for Consumption saved my hfe."-
IL. Wg1PLE, Druggist, Kintner. Mich.
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cPIENDID HOLIDAY PRESENT.-Rarest
chance ever offered. Something new. Ladies or
Gents. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
Send 81. LATTING & CO., Box 3, MaSpeth, ,. Y.
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':Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best medicine
we ever used."-O. L. ROPER, ABILENE, Kans.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-01

"De crosset man In Alabama lives daT,'
said the dryer as We approached . way
side home, near Selma, Ala, TO ask ac-
Communications for the night. At supper,
and after 1t, d mine host" scoWled At
every one, found fault with every thing
earthly, and ] was wondering II he
would not groWl If the heavenly halo did
not fit him. When Incidental mention
being made Of the comet Of 1882, he said :
II didn't like lis form. its tail should
have been tan shapedP'
But, next morning, he appeared half
offended at our Offering pay for his hos
made him accept as q present q sample
from his case Of goods.
Six weeks later, drew mp at the same
house. The plsnter stepped lithely from
the porch, and greeted me cordially,
could scarcely believe that. this
clear complexioned, briRhteyed, sni-
mated fellow, and the mOFose beng OF q
few weeks back, were the same. He In
quired after my companion Of the for
mer visit and regretted he was not with
me. "Yes," said his wife, 1--WE are both
much indebted to him.''
"HoWf' asked in surprise.
"For this wonderful change IN my
husband. Your friend when leaving,
handed him Q bottle Of Warmers safe
cure he took II, and two other bottles,
and now" "And now" he broke in,
"from an ill-feelIng, growing old lear
am healthy and 30 cheerful my wife
declares she has failed in love with me
againp'
It has made oyer again thousand
love macthes. and keeps sweet the tenn
per of the family circle everywhere.
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