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japan and its Resources

Japan is made up of a chain of VOL
canic mountains, and the arabic land OF
the empire is officially put at 1875, O0o
acrcs-less than one-half the area OF
the state of New York-and this is 80
fertile and thoroughly cultivated that it
feeds a population of 7 1000, 000-about
that of France. Rice is one Of the
principal crops. and of this ONE 200,
900, 900 bushels are raised annually.
Hand labor is generally used, and two OF
three crops a year are raised on the
same land.
Artificial irrigation is general, being
necessary over one-half of the cultivated
land, and frequently the water is taken
from streams from twenty to thirty
miles distant. The total number OF
horned cattle is 1,115, 900, and of horses
1905, 900. Wood of all kinds is cheap
and abundant. nearly all the buildings
being of timber, and wood constituting
the principal fuel; the area of forest
llnd is nearly three times as great as
that under cultivation.
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Beleaguered Chattanooga.

From General Grants paper in the
November Century, describing the CAM
paign and battle of Chattanooga, we
quote the following account of the con-
dition of the supplies that reached the
besieged city: All supplies for Rose
Grams had to be brought from Nashville.
The railroad between this base and the
army was in possession Of the govern
ment up to Bridgeport. the point at
which the road crosses to the south side
of the Tennessee river; but Bragg, hold
ing Lookout and Raccoon mountains west
of Chattanooga, commanded the rail-
road, the river, and the shortest and
best wagon roads both south and north
of the Tennessee, between Chattanooga
and Bridgeport. The distance between
these two places is but twenty.six miles
by rail; but owing to this position of
Bragg all supplies for Rosecrans had to
be hauled by a circuitous route, north of
the river, and over u mountainous coun-
try, increasing the distance to over sixty
miles. This country afforded but little
food for his animals, near ten thousand
of which had already starved, and none
were left to draw q single piece of
artillery or even the ambulances
to convey the sick. The men had
been on half ~rations of hard bread for a
considerable time, with but few other
supplies, except beef driven from Nash
Vile across the country. The region
along the road became so exhausted of
food for the cattle that by the time they
reached Chattanooga they were much in
the condition of the few animals left
alive there, ON the lift Indeed, the
beef was SO poor that the soldiers were
in the habit of saying, with q faint
righteousness, that they were living on
half rations of hard bread and beef
dried on the hoof. Nothing could be
transported but food, and the troops
were without sufficient shoes or other
clothing suitable for the advancing sea-
son. What they had was we'll worn.
The fuel within the Federal lines was
exhausted, even to the stumps of trees.
There were no teams to draw it from the
opposite bank, where it was abundant.
The only means for supplying fuel, for
some time before my arrival, had been
to cut trees from the north bank Of the
river, at a considerable distance up the
stream, form RATS of it, and float it down
with the current, cffectiDg a landing on
the south side, within our lines, by the
use of paddles or poles. 1t would then
be carried on the shoulders Of the men
to their camps.
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Destroy Offensive Odors.

There is no means moro certain to
bring disease upon members of a family
than allowing infectious matter to re-
main upon the premises. The offensive
odors that arise from damp places, de-
caying vegetables in the cellars, un-
cleaned sinks. and privies, are almost GER
tain to engcnder some malignant disease
upon those who by gross neglect fail to
disinfect in proper time the atmosphere
around them.
Copperas, called sulphate of iron, dis
solved in water, one-fourth of a pound
to a gallon, and poured into a sink drain
as often as needed will keep it sweet.
A little chloride of lime, say half a
pound to the gallon of water, will have
equally as good an effect. and either of
these costs but q few cents.
TO purify cistern water take a pound
or two-according to the amount of
water-of caustic soda or 4 similar a
tity OF concentrated lyc, and put into
the %cistern; this will disinfect %stagnant.
odorous waters, and the cost is moth
ing compared with the benefit de-
rived. It is said that two grains
of alum to a pint of water that is not fit
to drink render it perfectly clear and
pure. and the taste of alum will not be
perceived. A little pulverized alum
thrown into a pail of water allowed to
stand for fifteen or twenty minutes will
preclpitate all the impurities and leave it
perfectly clear. A larger quantity put
into a we'll of impure water will very
much improve it.
A damp cellar may be rectifcd by
sprinkling coppcras, chloride of lime, or
even common white lime over the floor.
The most effective of anything that VIC
ever used to disinfect decaying vegetable
matter of any description is chloride of
lime. One pound may be dissolved in
two gallons Of water where it is desirable
to use it in a liquid form. Another cx-
cellent absorbent of noxious smells is
plaster of Paris, one part to three of pull.
verified charcoal.
The reason that there are so many un-
wholesome kitchens cannot be attributed
to the lack of means to purify them, but
to the %slothfulncss of those who have
become accustomed to breathing foul air,
yet they complain wonderfully when
called upon to pay natures penalty for
disobeying natures laws. A few pen
mics expended now for purifiers NAV
save heavy doctor bills, and will Ger
tainly pay in comfort when surrounded
by a healthy atmosphere. - Tribune and
Farmer.
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claimed by many breeders of Jersey and
Guernsey cattle, that partially skinned
milk from COWS of these breeds is better
for calves than the whole milk, and we
have little doubt that their claim is we'll
founded. No better calves were ever
raised than have been raised upon
skinned milk, when all the details
were properly looked after by a careful
feeder of good Judgment. The "bad
luck" in raising calves by hand comes
from too long intervals between the feed
ings, too heavy feeding, and especially
from giving milk at too low a tempera-
ture. Let a calf become very hungry
from long fasting, then be given an over
feed of cold mix, and n may warrant
the calf to be sick within a very short
time. An over loaded stomach refuses
to act, sometimes even when the food is
of the proper kind, but is sure to suffer
when the food is so cold as to chill the
animal. When a calf shivers after drink
ing it is safe to predict trouble. Milk
should be nearly at the same temperature
when fed from the pail that it would be
if taken in the natural way direct from
the cow, and the colder the weather the
more important does this matter of tenn
peraturc become. The milk should not
only be light when taken from the fire,
but should be right when it reaches the
stable. Blood heat, ninety. eight degrees,
is the right temperature, and for young
calves in cold weather it should not fall
more than a degree or two below. Milk
is best heated in a tin pail set in a vessel
of hot water, stirring the milk OCCASION
ally to keep it from sticking to the sides
of the tin in case the water is very hot.
-New England Farmer.
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Recipes.

APPLE SAUcE.-Stew slowly, with a
little water, three quarts of apples till
soft; then add one %teaspoonful of salt,
one full coffee cup of sugar, a piece of
butter the size of an egg and the grated
rind and juice of two lemons. Stir we'll,
cover and stew slowly a long time, till OF
deep red color.
ANGELS FooD. dissolve half a box
of gclatine in n quart of rich milk,
beat together the yolks of three eggs,
one cup of sugar and the juice of one
lemon, or orange, rs preferred. Stir
this to the gelatine and milk, as soon
as the first is thoroughly dissolved, and let
it just come to boil .ng. Flavor with a
little vanilla if liked. When nearly
cold whip the whites of the eggs to a
stiff froth and stir through the custard.
Pour into molds and set away to COOL
-BroOhlyn Magazine.
PUMPKIN Observation-Disclosures, core
and cut into small pieces a medium-sizcd
ripe pumpkin of rich color; take six
pounds of sugar, one pint of good cider
vinegar, a dozen cloves and one ounce of
best root ginger; bruise the ginger and
tie it with the cloves in a spice bag, put
it with the sugar and vinegar in an
earthen jar or porcelain lined kettle that
will hold two gallons; when it gets warm
put in as much pumpkin as the jar will
hold, pressing it down, and boil it until
it is we'll cooked ut will be quite trans
parent and soft); take it out with a
s%trainer and set it near the fire while the
liquid boils to a thin syrup, put the
pumpkin back into the jar and let it boil
for half an hour, crushing it as much as
possible the while with a wooden spoon.
boston Budget.
PoTATo MUFFISs.-Bake. with their
jackets on, four largc-sized potatoes un-
til they ore mealy. Then take them out
of the oven, cut them open. and beat up
the inside until quite smooth, seasoning
with a little salt and adding two ounces
of clarified butter and enough warm
water to make the mixture a thin bat
ter. Then add three beaten eggs and
three pints of the best flour. Mix into
a dough and then knead into it a tea
spoonful of soda dissolved into a pint
of luke-warm water, also o cupful of
fresh yeast. Let the dough rise over
night, and then put it into rings, baking
the mullins on a griddle to a light brown.
When done on one side they should be
turned. They should not be cut when
eaten, but first toasted a little, torn
open and buttered.-The Caterer.
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A New King on tho Throne!

"Malaria," as q popular ailment," has
given place to a new po%tentate.
If you have Rheumatism now. the r"dica!
wiseacres exclaim-"Uric Acidr'.
If you have frequent headaches, they sage.
ly remark-"Uric Acid!m
If you have softening Of the brain, they in
sist that it ls-"Uric Acidw
If Sciatica or Neuralgia make life misera.
BILE, it is-"Uric Acid"
II your skin breaks out in Boils and PIN.
pies, it is-"Uric Acid"
II you have Assesses and piles, "Uric
Acid" has set your blood on fire.
If you have dull, languid feelings, back
ache, kidney or bladder troubles, govt, gravel,
poor blood: are i'll at ease. threatened with
paralysis or apoplexy, vertigo; are bilious,
dropsical, constipated or dyspeptic-"Uric
Acid" is the key to the situation, the cause Of
all your dif1cultiesl
take kindly to this Masculine Usurper, but
he has evidently come to stay.
"Uric Acid'-this Monster, is the product
of the Observation-Disclosures
taking place within us, and unless he is every
day routed from the system, through the
kidneys, by means of some great blood speci-
fc like Warmers safe cure, which Senator Is.
K. Bruce says snatched him from its grasp.
there is not the least doubt but that it will
utterly ruin the strongest human constitu
ton!
1t is not a young fellow by any means. It
has a long and ~well-known line Of ancestors.
It is undoubtedly the father ola very great
family of diseases, and though it may be the
fashion to ascribe progeny to it that are not
directly its own, there can be little doubt that
if it once gets thoroughly seated in the human
system, it really doss introduce into it most
of the ailments now, per force OF. fashion, at
tributed to its baleful influence.
A JERSEY farmer has three acres in sun.
flowers.
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FACTS FOR TILE CURIOUS.

According to the Medical World, every
farmer wears out, on an average, two
| wives and a half in his lifetime.
The Parliament oak was an ancient and
famous tree in what was once Sherwood
forest. 1t derived its lame from the
tradition of a parliament having been
held there by Edward l.
On the morning after the celebration
of the marriage, it was formerly custom
airy for friends to screnade a newly
married couple, or to greet them with a
morning song to bid them good-morrow.
Submarine telegraph cables depreci-
/ ate very rapidly, which nccessitates the
setting aside every year of what the
Anglo American company calls a renewal
fund. This fund o amounts to 50, 941,-
$50.
A Gaelic verse says: "Thrice mans
age, age of deer; thrice aeer's age, age
of eagle; thrice eagles age, the age OF
oak tree" If we take mans age even
at the promised three score and ten, VIC
! find the eagles age to be no less than
315-rather a respectable age and
probably giving rise to the idea expressed
in the Book of Psalms that the eagle
renewed its age.
The term handkerchief" is not found
earlier than the fifteenth century, when
in the wardrobe accounts of Edward Nv.
of England Nv dozen hand CONVEX
chiefs" arc named as having been made
by one Alice Shapster, to whom a pay.
ment had been made. A handkcrch.e t
was formerly the siuarc OF fine linen en-
ployed by women for covering the head.
Few people are able to calculate the
distance at which objects may be seen
at sea; but it is not a difficult matter
when their respective elevations and the
elevation Of the eye Of the observer are
known. For instance, an object five
feet high may be sen two and a half
miles geographically; fifty feet high,
eight miles; 100 feet high, III miles;
200 feet high, 164 miles; $40 feet high,
25t miles, 1000 feet high 364 miles
away. AS an example, a tower 1870 feet
high will he visible, to an observer whose
eye iselevated fifteen feet above the seven
teen nautical miles.
A hot climate is not necessarily a re-
laxing climate. The element of moisture
in the atmosphere must be included to
make a truly relaxing elm tie. The
great heat of Arizona is often com
mentcd upon as relaxing and inducive
OF mental imbeciiity. This cannot be
shown by facts. Let a person come to
tins climate from the East, the South or
the coast of Mexico, in the summer, says
the Arizona Arat!!, and though our
thermometer is ranging aiong above 1O3
degrees the climate will be celebrating,
because it is so perfectly dry. We never
hear complaint of heat till a fall of rain
gives us a temporary moisture.
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Bermuda Grass.

The Nashville Imerican'* agricultural
editor, speaking of Bermuda grass,
says:
cit is easily restrained and will not
cross over rail Or q pole laid on the
ground. This is a decided merit, show
ing that though it has vigorous life it is
ca Iily confined within limits"
The 7ribune's agricultural editor has
seen this pest crawl over the ground pole
of a worm fence six inches in diameter
and taking root on the other side, so
lash it to the earth from end to end that
four men could not tear it loose.-Knor-
pIIe (7enn.) Tribune.
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HOuSehOld Hints.

Matches should always be kept in a
stone or earthen jar, or in tin.
Soaking calico just previous to the
first washing in a strong solution of
ether salt or alum, is excellent to pre-
serve the color.
Many good laundresses advise soap
ing linen into warm water the night
previous to washing, as facilitat' ng the
operation, and less friction being re-
quired.
Save tea leaves from the table, and
steep them for half an hour. Strain,
and use the water to wash all vanished
paint. It removes spots, and gives a
fresh and new appearance.
When putting away the silver tea or
coffee pot. which is not used every
day. lay a little stick across the top
under the cover. This will allow fresh
air to get in and prevent mustincss of
the contents, familiar to hotel and
clearinghouse sufferers.
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Til HOME DOCTOR.
Iedicinal Virtues of Hot Water.

Here is what the great disciple of hot
water drinking says about it: The water
should be taken as hot as possible. 1t
is often taken in a wooden goblet. 1t
should be taken on an empty stomach
half an hour before meals or two hours
after. Hot water as a remedial agent is
a comparatively new discovery. 1t was
found that rheumatism, govt, ETC., were
cured at the hot springs of Arkansas by
the patients drinking quantities of the
hot water of the springs. Experiment
showed that any hot water was as good
as that from the springs, the diuretic ef-
feet being what was required.
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E0ur Firm EnrtS.

No one can take morphia OF other
poisons without injury.
No morphia or opium is to be found in
Red Star Cough Cure.
No case of cough that cannot be cured
by Red Star Cough Cure.
No remedy is cheaper; it costs only
twenty-five cents.
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AMONG CHILDREN there is no plague
that eats away life's energies so rapidly
as that of worms, which are the out
growth of blood impurities. They are
detected by nervous restlessness, I'M
natural appetite for food, hollow, sunken
eyes, and a general bodily uneasiness.
Parents should note these symptoms, and
relieve the little ones by the use of VINE
GAR Buffers.
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Three hundred and ffty-e:ght cr;mi
nails, who have escaped from Georgia in
the course of the last thirteen years, arc
s'wantcd" in that State. The rewards
offered for them aggregate 800, 900.
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On the island Of Marago. at the mouth
of the Amazon, there is q four-tootcd
bird. In its growth one pair of legs
change into wings by Il process similar
t, that of a tadpole into the frog.
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important
- 1aa-a Now Vprk

When you visit or leave New York city. save baggage;
e1pressage and So carriage hire, and stop at the Gran1
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central d spot.
sO elegant rooms, fitted IT ted, up at = rS cost OF 0 one m'' Els.
yator. Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cars.
stages and elevated railroads to all dspOGts ..nd FAMILIES miles
Hotel than at any other irst-class hotel in the city.
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An owl with his eyes wide open met a
crow, who said, "Go into the light, and
you need not strain your eyes so large in
order to see."
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"BEEsoN's AROMATIC ALUM SULPHUR
SoAP," beauties and softens Face and
hands, heals and cures all skin diseases for
VIM. Dreydoppel, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Young or middle-aged men, suffering
from premature decline Of power, however
induced, speedily and radically cured. Illus
trated book for 10 cents in stamps. Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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According to the recent census Green
land contains a population of 10000.
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Frazer Axle Grease.
One trial will convince you that it is the
best. Ask your dealer for it and take no
other. Every box has our trade mark on.
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MENsMAN's PEpToNrzED BEET TONIC, the only
preparation Object c~ontainingits entire nu!ri-
iiouS properties. 1t contains blood-makin3
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms OF general debility
result of exhaustion, nervous prostitution, over
work or acute disease, particularly il resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard &
Co., Proprietors. New York. Sold by druggists.
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seVenty-sl3 mlIIlOH Sheep.
Can consumption be cured2 Yes. One
man only, discovered the laws of gravitation.
One man only, discovered the virtue of vac
cination. And one man after years
of study and reflection, has discovered the
cure for consumption. Dr.. Pierce's "Golden
Medical Discovery is its spe"ifc. Send two
letter stamps and get DR.. Pierce's pamphlet
treatise on consumption. Address. Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
THE English sparrow is voted an intolerable
nuisance by the majority,
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" .SWeCL IIltHI VIMIT1r'"
Whittier's beautiful ballad contains a
touching illusion to the many cares and sor-
rows which wear upon the "heart and BRAIN
of a wife and mother. Thousands Of weary
suffering women have found Dr.. Pierce's
"Favorite Prescription" q marvellous recup-
orator of wasted strength, and of sovereign
efficacy in all those arrangements and mala-
dies peculiar to their sex. by reason of which
the vitality is gradually sapped, and the
cheek robbed prematurely of its bloom.
Price reduced to one dollar. By druggists.
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Bsckache, Sharp Pains, Rheumatism, Kid
ney Diseases, Torpid Liver, Lung Troubles or
Lameness in any part quickly cured by the
Hop Plaster. The %bestporous plaster made. 25c.
PREVENT crooked boots and blistered heels
by wearing Lyons Patent Heel StLlfeners.
If q cough disturbs your sleep, take Piso's
Cure for Consumption and rest well.
The rice crop of this country is unusually
large.
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ssS wect Mani 1Iuller., -

IT takes nearly {, 5000 policemen to protect
London.
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SCrofuIa

Turks in tho blood Of nearly overy one. IN many cases
inherited. It's severest form Is chat Of running sores
on the arms, legs, or feet. Banches in the glands OF
the neck, pimples, cancerousg ~rowths. swollen joints,
and thickening of the upper lip are other symptoms.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has had wonderful success in cur
ing ~scrofula. 1t thoroughly eradicates the humor
from the blood. and gives it new vitality and richness.
Albert Estes, % East Pine Street. Lowell, Mass.
had been troubled with s%crotulous humor from boy.
hood, aud in the summer Of 1884 had a large running
sore on his leg. On taking Hoods Sarsaparilla the
sore gradually disappeared. and he has had no indica-
ton of the humor since.
Mrs. VIM. Mcdonald, Wooster. O., for IS months
suffered with scrofulous swelling Of the glands in this
neck. Hoods 8 lrsaparilla gave INN sdiate relief, the
swellings being largely reduced. She thinks there is
nothing equal to it,
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In the Au~stralasian colonies there arc over
seventy-six million sheep.