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aalrbiraI.
EPITHELIOMA!
OR SKIN CANCER.

For seven years sunered with cancer on
my face. Eight months ago a frienu recon-
mended the use OF Switt's Specific, and / de-
tcrmined TO make gu effort to procure II. In
this WAS successful, and began its use. The
Influence OF the medicine at trst was to some
what aggrSvate the sorr; but soon the in
nammatiOn was allayed, and began 20 i'm
prove after he frst few bottles. My general
health has greatly improved, / am stronger,
and am able to do any kind Of work. The
cancer on my face began 10 decrease and the
uicer TO heal, until there Is not vestige of It
left-Only a little 90 7 marks the place.
MRS. JoIoIE A. MCDONALD.
Atlanta, Ga, August Ii, 1885.
have had a cancer on my face for some
years, extending from one cheek bone across
the nose TO. the other. II has given ne great
deal Of pain, at times burning and IL hing TO
such an extent shat IL was almost unbearab Q.
commenced using Swift's Specific IN May,
1885, and have used light bottles. II has given
the greatest relief by removing the inflamma-
ton and restoring my general be .lth.
w. BARNES.
Knoxville, Iowa, Sept. s, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases mailed
free.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., fDrawecs 8, At
lanta. Ga. New York, 1877 W. 23d 81.
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near MoVfslS -1<e Arr Plentiful In Eff
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lacked at Brunewlek.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-20
UN TIS FED sI!;]o ATTRACTION
Tooth Grand Monthly
AND THE
Extraordinary Quarterly Drawing

IN the Academy OF Music, New Orleans,
TUESDAY, March IS. 1885, under the per-
sonal supervision and management OF
GEN. q. II. BEAUREGA ARD, OF Louisiana, and
GEN. JUBAL A. EARLY. OF Virginia,
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To Be Used in Shipping Fowls.

What we propose to describe il
a very simple continuance which
not only prevents the ingress o.
dirt, but the egress of water. Al
most everyone has seen the con
trivance for carrying water55a -held
in barrel mounted on cart
where the barrel is fitted with
false lid, or rather float the size
Of the inside of the barrel, to pre-
vent loss of water from the violen.
agitation impaired by jolts. The
device is one which we can copy,
On small scale, to great advan-
tage. All that is necessary is that
a little float be made to fit the cup,
and a small hole, for inserting the
fowls beak, made in the center.
As the water in the cup is lowered
by any cause, it carries with it the
floating cover, and thus the water
is always accessible to the fowls.
tits often necessary to send fowls
quite a long distance to the shows
which occur in rapid succession in
different states, and one OF the
greatest difficulties to be encoun-
tered is that of dampness, and its
attendant, roup, caused by the slop-
ping or upsetting of the water
vessel. This vessle is quite often
a tin, open at the top, and fastened
to the perpendicular bars of the
coop. with the intention of pre-.
venting the fowls from depositing
| filth therein. And right here is
where our device comes in.
Not alone IN transporting bird:
to shows is this plan of use, bu
in any case, where the expense o
IA drinking fountain is too grea
for the purse of the breeder, thi
apparatus can be made to do duty
and is usefully adapted in tw,
ways. First, the cover serves t
+ keep the water, if it is put in hot
at higher temperature than coul
be preserved in cold weather wer
+, the water unprotected. Secon(
A the small aperture in the center
r while permitting the fullest libert
1 Of drinking, will prevent til
y breeds which have large SINCE
4 combs and long haavy wattll
t from stopping and freezing tn
), latter.
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Laying in Winter.

How to make hens lay in win
ter is question of the most
practical Importance; but, after
all has been said, the problem re-
solves itself simply into this
provide a warm roosting-place,
and furnish an abundance and a
variety of food. If you allow your
poultry to roost in the orchard
during the winter season, you may
not loose your chickens, but you
will certainly have dearth of
eggs. Give them warm quarters,
where they can keep comfortable
during the coolest nights, and you
will be well repaid. Few persons
know how to feed chickens in
winter, and this is the main point
after all. Indian corn may well
be considered staple article OF
diet, as it furnishes the requisite
amount of fat and keeps up the
heat, but the bill of fare should
be varied with grain and vegeta,
bles. Try the experiment of Civ.
ing them one hot meal day, con
sisting of vegetables and mea-
cooked together, and you will fine
that under these circumstance:
they will do their very best. L
you have milk to spare, add it
they Will give it back to you IL
eggs. 4 little reflection will sug
gest many scraps that can be fee
to the chickens with advantage
such, for instance, as cabbag
leaves, turnip taps, boiled potat
skins, refuse from the butcheo'
cart, etc. Do not fail to give you
poultry free access to guavel o
chrushed oyster-shells, which the
use in grinding the grain and fol
ming eeg-shells. BY followin
thesa directions yog will hav
abundance of eggs at time whe
eggs bring the highest price.
Farmers Magazine add Fair
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velvety softness to the water and
at the same time invigorate and
rest the bather; persons troubled
with nervousness or wakeful nights
will find this kind of bath of great
benefit. Boston Budget
In making pickles use only the
best cider vinegar. If you do not
make your own vinegar buy it of
some one whom you can trust, and
De willing to give fair price for
it. Much of the so-called cider
vinegar in the market has never
oeen near cider-press, but is
either diluted sulphuric acid or
some other equally pernicious
compound Indianapolis Journal.
All who have tried oiled floors
cordially recommend them for
kitchen or other rooms where car
pets are not used. These are pre-
ferred to painted floors, because
the color does not wear away and
leave bare places. Some use
burnt lumber with the oil, and so
give darker color to the wood.
Others use oil alone. Boiled lin
seed oil is used, and it is applied
hot, with paint brush, scrub
bing brush, or even with a cloth.
Rub it in well and hencefore have
no fear of grease-spots on the
floor. Farewell to all scrubbing
hereafter. The oiled floor needs
only washing Cor mopping) with
clear water.-Toledo Blade.
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Dynamite cartridges are now
used for telling trees. 1t has tn
advantage over the old method Of
leaving no stump.
Churning sweet cream is not
considered a good method by
many leading authorities be-
ter plan being to allow the cream
to ripen somewhat.
Clean fences add greatly to the
appearance of a farm, as compar-
ed with one having its fence cor
ners crowded with weeds, briars
and tangled grass.-Troy Times.
An honest dairy farmer suggests
that manufacturers of oleomarga-
rine and butterine be compelled to
give their products a color dlstinc-
tive from butter.-Chicago Jour
nal.
There are farmers who are con-
tent with one crop of hay from a
timothy sod. They believe that
the aftermath is worth more to lie
on the ground as a protection to
the roots than it can be aspasture.
N. Y. Post.
If every farmer would make it a
rule to pay no money without tax
ing a receipt, buy no property
without having title examined by
competent authority, and to sign
no papers for strangers, sharpers
would have fewer victims. Alba
ny Journal.
Ornamental trees actually en-
nance the pecuniary value of a
farm They decorate and beautify
homesteaas and make fit habita-
tons for the intelligent and cult
waited. They bind the children to
their country homes, where they
NAV be more serviceable to them
selves and their country. Nash
vile American.
To prepare an invigorating bath.
A teaspoonful or more of powder
ed borax thown into the bath-tub
while bathing will communicate a
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POULTRY AND FARM.
What q Cow Should Yield.

Something depends, of course,
upon the kind of cow, but no COW
is a good one that does not yield
$500 quarts of milk in one year,
or about seven quarts a day for
the 1856 days. She will be dry a
portion of the time, and of course,
will yield more when fresh than
when toward the end of her milk
ing period, but she should not give
less than seven quarts daily for
every day in the year. The milk
should produce about 200 pounds
of butter, or a pound to every
twelve and half quarts of milk,
which, at twenty-five cents a pound
the whole year, would yield $40.
The value of the calf depends up,
on its breeding, while the skim
milk fed to pigs, and the manure
should realize at least SIS more
making S75. We may safely take
off one-half for cost, leaving $3.50
as profit. This sum, fixed as profit
however, may vary, as the price Of
food is cheaper in some localities
than in others. Dairymen ditfel
as to the amount of profit COW
should give. Some claim as mucl
as $50 year, but such dairymel
sell the milk directly to the con
sumers at fair price, The safes
estimate is made upon the practic
of skimming the milk and raisin
pigs, which will increase the prof
especially if good breed of hog
be used in connection with frs
class lot of dairy COWS.
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SHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION.
Sarah bodson,
James y. DodSon,
Ell. PITS. ex part,

LIi L 100 Va tui - : ~ SA'iOii
Whereas, at the October torn 1855. OF the
Circuit Court of Adair Coun ty, Mo-, an orde
of record was made in the above entitled
cause, ordering the Sheriff of Adair
county to sell at public sale the following
described real estate. situate in Adalr county
Mo- to wit:
South east south west. Section twenty two
-. township sixty two, g., range fifteen, Is
and the northwest southeast. and southeast
northwest dissection twenty six, 26. and the
west half, southeast, northwest. section thir-
ty six. Sc, township sixty two, 62, range six
teen, IL and lot two, ,, block five in town Of
Willard in Adair county Mo,
Terms of sale. cash in hand, deed to be
made upon final pay ment Of purchase money
Now Il erefore. by virtue and authority of
the order aforesaid, will on Thursday the
18th day of December 1885, before the court
house door. IN the town of Kirksville, in
Admir- county aforesaid between the hours
of oclobK a. III. and O. clock p. IN
of that day. while the,
Circuit Court for said county is in session
expose said property to public sale to the
highest and best bidder in compliance with
the requirements of said order Of sale
Witness my hand this 10th LAY OF Novem-
Der 1885. J. H. KINNEAR, Sheriff Adair
ounty,
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The "Poland-China" Breed of Swine

The Poland-China is breed of
pigs of exceeding composite pedl-
gree-using that term in its appll-
cation to the breed, and not to in
dividuals, which of late have each
their own complete pedigrees, run
ming back through several genera
tons of careful breeding. We do
not need to inquire into the histo-
ry of the origin of the breed to
recognize it as one of great value
1t is regarded by great number
of the best and largest swine raise
ers of America as the very best
pork-making machine in the coun-
try, and by all who know much
about pigs, as the best of the many
distinctively American breeds;
Any one can see, by its general
form, color and markings, that the
Berkshire breed has contributed
largely to its formation, and the
butchers know very well that in
the quality of its flesh, it closely
approaches that of that admirable
English breed. The qualities
which especially recommend it to
American pig raisers, are its hard
mess, rapidity of growth, large
size, and the favor with which it
is regarded by buyers, pork-rais-
ers and curers. 1t has excellent
hams and shoulders, and very lit
tie otfal. Its bones are small. 1t
is prolific breeder, kindly and
docile in large or small herds,
though particularly adapted to the
former. 1t is fit for slaughter at
any age, and at six months old
ought to weigh two hundred
pounds, or over. At year old,
three hundred and fifty pound pigs
are not rare, and at eighteen
months to two years old not a few
turn the scale at five hundred to
six hundred pounds. The color,
which is black, or nearly so, with
some white in fecks or spots upon
the body, and usually with white
face and feet, adapts it to our hot
summers, and fits it for the great
Western and middle pork-raislng
belts of the country.
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There is no live stock on the
farm that needs warmer quarters
than hens. Have the hen-house so
arranged that the hens may have a
well-lighted room for protection
during the very cold and stormy
DAYS. Keep the floor covered with
fresh dirt.
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Winter Care Of Fowls

Ifone wants plenty of fresh eggs
from his hens in winter, they must
not only have warm shelter, but
plenty of nutritious food from
which to produce the eggs.
All hens do not give Us eggs in
winter time. No fowls will thus
oblige US unless they are kept
housed in good quarters and are
kept housed in good quarters and
are properly fed daily. Under
these latter mentioned conditions
in the coolest of weather hens of
proper age Will lay, more or less
and some Of the varieties will give
us eggs generously at this season
Fowls that can have the sun 6
few hours each day, with plenty Of
food, clean water, and dry dusr
bath, will often continue to lay
through the winter; and as eggs a
that time is equal in value to three
in summer, will give their owner {
much larger annual profit, while
the additional care necessary i:
barely appreciable.
One of the most essential thing:
in winter is to have warm hous'
for fowls to roost in. The best wa,
to have a house constructed, TO
winter use, is to have it PARTIAL.
ly underground, facing to tn
south, with slanting roof. reach
ing within three feet of of tn
ground on the north side, and tn
front or south side covered wit
windows, so that the fowls may en-
Joy the warm rays of the sun with
out being exposed to the piercin
!, winds and freezing cold.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary upon the estate
of John Lankard. deceased, were granted tc
the undersigned. on the 18th dBy of Nov
1885, by the probate court of Adair county
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance
to the executor, within one year after date Of
said letters. or they may be precluded from
any benefits of such estate; and IL such claim
be not exhibited within two years from the
date os said letters, they will be forever bar
red.
This % day of December. 1885
JOHN MILLER
Executor.
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THE INVALID
THE CAPITALIST
ILLlNOIS-IOWA
Executors Notice.

Letters testamentary upon the estate Of
William A. Rogers, deceased. were Eranted to
the undersigned. on the DIST day Of Noyeu-
Der. 1885, by the probate court Of Adair coun-
ty. All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them for allow.
ance. to the executor, within one year after
the date OF said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any beft of such estate: and !;
such claims be not exhibited within two years
from the date Of said letters. they VII be for
ever barred. This nth day Of December.
1885. FRANK 1. ROGERS.
Executor.
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HARNESS: f; ;: =: a. ;., ; ;;a:$:
must preserve an even frame of mind. You
cannot do that unless you buy first class gro
ceries at the bottom prices. You cannot get
them that way. unless you buy of the famous
o. p. c. G. H., Pollock & Thompson are hav-
ing big rush as any one can see. The 3 and
10 counters are loaded down with big bar
gains in glassware. All kinds OF canned goods
l0c. Another car load of the best flour Just
in.
POLLOCK e. THOMPSON.
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SHORT STORIES

BY Frank R. Stockton, Mrs He'en Jackson I'll III
\. RS Mary HallGck Foote, Joel Chandler Harris. II
II Boy. sen. A Janvier, Julian Hawthorne,
Ric ard NJ Johns ton. and others; and poems BY
leading poets. The depariments.-''OpenL Let
tiers, -Brsc, ETC., will be July sustain
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SERIAL STORIES BY
W. d. HOuelh, Mary Kall0ck Fo0ts,
and GsOyge ". Gable.

Mr.. Howells's serial Will be in lighter vein than
"rhe Rise of Sias Laphan,, Mrs. Foote's is a
story OF mining life, and Mr.. Cable a novelette,
OF Tie Acadians of Louisiana. Mr.. Cable will also
contribute series OF papers on slave songs and
dances, including negro serpent-worshp, ect.
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ATURE'S VITAL
POWERS.
HEALING

employed though AIR, WATER FOOD
HEAT, LIGHT, ELECTRICITY, MAGNE-
TlSM, VITAL SPIRIT aided by The wonderful lit
tie Giant Electric Battery and the New Patent IL
ectric Vapor Path
z olson extracted from the system and the blOi-i
purified. The stem cleared mercury. toba Geo,
and other deleterious substance and the who man
PLACED Il position to be reached and Gu ed BY
natures remedies. have opened an office or TN ,
teatment of the afflicted my residence two
blocks northeast of the square where am full pre-
pared with the appliances of this new, won eriul.
and potent system tor the relief ard cure of all
X inds Of CHRONIC DISEASES, Scrofula Ri uma-
I sm, DrOpsy, Cancer. Neuralgia, Dyspeps , and
a. female diseases OF every Kind. All sease
c"n be successfully ire tied by this system. Tnos
who have failed to find relief. By tbs sgt matt
| treatment are invited to call and see me. Consul
tations free, Apply % 9. ID: HEARY,N. p.
L IRKSvILvILLE.
.0ftice and Residence, BLOCKS northeast corne
| lie SQUARE
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The INDEPENDENT.
The Largest, The Ablest, The Bes
RELIGIOUS AND LITERARY WEEKLY.

The most influential religious organ
in the States.--We Sberttr, L0ndon
Eng,
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SPECIAL FEATURS

Include "A Tricycle. Pilgrimage to Rome" illus
trated by Penneli: Historical Papers by Edward
Egglestoon, aud others; Pap RS on Persia by q W
benjamin. lately United states minister, with nu-
merOus Illustrations Astronomical Ariicl S. pr C.
teal a. d popular on ''sidrreal Astronomy; pa
pers Christian Unity by representatives. of vari
Gus religious denominations. papers on Manual
Education, by various experts etc, etc.
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0Hl0-INGiAH.S, 1ilCHIGAA
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ness trip, and consequently tatss n,
popular Wabash Route, ieeiiug iI.at IA
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THE ILLUSTRATIONS

Will be- kept up to the standard which has mac
The Century engravings famous the world over
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-22

The newest weapon of war is an electric
sword. Run foeman through with it and
death comes from the shock.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-22
ANN: tic s:cpuh::can s,enNcaticn

Monmouth REVIEW.
Mike Mccarthy the low comedian in
the Comedy OF Errors troupe from
Rock Island was we'll up in his lines,
but displayed distrust in his part, by
watching too closely prompIcr Cary
The manner IN which he eyed right
toward the pFomptcr's wing eyinccd as a
doubling Thomas concerning his in
gcunity to please the manager, yet it
gave premise Of his military genus at.
tanned at t!.c Arsenal. In the cast Mike
Was particularly strong bit the play al
fordcd no field for his incxbaGsliblt fun
Of humnr- However his MAKE M and
Dialect Rate t,,:,i fur the bows. aud fun
FOR tire bald heads ~ the front row. Be-
tween acts Mike was called before The foot
lights, and after the drop She manager
appeared 10 return thanks for the honor
done linn through Mike, and the other
artists Of the aggregation The troupe
returned to Rock Island to hcgiu Il cam
Pai4u season with O'MArs's parody of
Loves Labor Lost" entitled Loved
Laborers Found" If they find them in
sufficient numbers the manager will re
pair to Washington next March, via the
Denncpin canal, to play subordinate parls
during congressional engagement.
The child-like and bland statement
made 10 the republican congressional
convention by Hon. Michael Horulio
Mccarthy, at the urgent request of the
rendiDg to escape the tender and sym
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-22

How do vcu account fer the chcapness ot
the drug at this time}n was asked
"Quinino, as you ere aware, is derived from
Peruvian OF Jesuit's bark, obtained from va
rious species Of cinchona which gro,. in the
Colombian, Ecuador, Bolivian and Peruvian
forests of South America. The Countess de
Ia Cinchon. wife Of Peruvian vicerov. was
cured of fever by its u'e, and when She re-
turned to Europe introduced the medicine
there about the middle of the Seventeenth
century. 1t derived the name cinchon1 from
her This bark used to he gathered bv the
Cascarill1s Indians chiefly, who obtained it
by cutting down tho trees that produced it.
This of course soon thinnei out the more
valuable trees, and such was the reckless
stupidity of the Peruvian government that
though it put every obstacle in the way of the
tree being planted elsewhere, it never at
tempted by n system of forestry 10 renew the
riches thus iniprovidently wasted Tho re
sgilt Was that GEinine haClmc s,,;trscT ard
scarccr every year; the price of il went mp to
an cxtravaGant figure, and ct on" time it
seemed rs if this most important drug was
likely to become understandable.
1t was at this time that the East Indian
government determined 10 try to naturalize
the cinchoni tree in India 10 obtain seeds
and young plants was q difficult task, but
Professor Clement r. Markham, DR.. Spruce
and others accomplished it, and in short
time a flOurishing plantation was yielding
large quantities Of quiainc on the Neilghcrry
hills of southern India The tree has since
become natural2cd in Java, the mountainous
regions Of Jamaica and many other places, SO
that We are alIaGSt, if not entirely iEdcleEd-
cnt Of the Peruvian forests for this Sreat
fchFifugc Ii is this increased production of
it Il! OVER the world, one might say, which is
making the drug cheaper and cheaper every
year rs tho demand fer II becomes mora T.iC-
spread New York Tribune Interview.