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Refriserators.
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ZINE FLAVORTD TABLE BUTTER, es-
peciav made refined FAMILIES can BE- had dlrec
from Beacon stock Farm NOrthpor L. L Address the mau
agor
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WASHING and IRONING.-By u rcspecta-
w bic coored by dozen Call or address
129 West ?6th ST, basement
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GEORGE HOTEL

AND FT~ IVVIftsE~.
BLACK ROCK BEACH. conn.
one and ha hours from opens une To- Locl-
ton uneVceed Long Island sound Bahing and fishing
flegant drives No mosquitoes malaria Attractive rates
Illustrated circulars anc ful Information AZ W. A. POND
COS - Union square Pa ties desiring
will ind MI II RRAL at Ponds Music address
GEO A. WELLS, Prop, Post Dnice. bridgeport Conn.
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HCRsCCM LODGE,

CLEvEEDALE ON LAKE GEORGE, Ny.
opens Jure Is. Nice shady grove fne view. crccllent
BOATING bathiuc and nshng Larse ptazzas mosquitoes
malaria All 81, smbOsgs stop dock Post Office IN
tins house Tea from telegraph ofce. Terms mod
or llta rDrc cir
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Cceturcs an1 tusetiul5.

MEXICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB
~ Regular meeting today Tuesday at 80 p NJ IN lts
room in CntOn Hall. colonel D. - T. Moore VIII lflYer an
d.re,s On Agricultural llterlture" Admission rree.
d. r. GA RD IN, Seey. Dr. r. NJ. HEAAM .k. Pretient
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TIE MEW GRGnl HOTEL,

CAFShILL NOUN fAfNS.
men from June i. 30 ober lawn OF hotel
Vi.h ut chance.
Personal annlca0n nav be d. at Windsor Hotel. New
Nork Monday. IgesI AMI wednesday each week to-
l.. \. GILLETr.
end % fascruffre orriFe book
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THE KENSlMCTOM,

CNIOS-AVE., Opposite CONGRESS SPRINGS PARE
SARATOGA SPRINGS, y. Y.
OPEN JUNE 10 To OCTOBER
Jas. Il IOOGEas Prop'r. Coleman House y. Y.
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Gin pror,rin for 5ale.
Brooklrn lJrcrertn ndnteo.

WANTED A small house, with stable and
w from two TO four the suburbs OF BrooS yn
Address X. Y. d. Tribune Once New 4 ork.
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~ p.rence with resent employer city country VIII
ing LADY AMI geni be IA the "a ~
Address ~ Il. Hastnsson iiusoh, NesiSAester county,
~ nov I
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FOREST HOUSE.

BI UU~ LAKE. NORRTI 90, Y. !
Forty nine miles from New York two miles from stan
hope ID l. and W. II. r. Delightful Resort Elevation l'o'
feet; pure malaria no mosquitoes 200 from
lakes Elack Bass ana PicErel Fishing Boating Driving
Lawn ennis. Music Dancing. VIII open June 2 Terms
Aoderate Stages all For partcuars address
W. III. BAKER,
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Remarkable Stroke Of Lightning.

The sGranite Falls Journal, Minnesota,
gives an account by N. O. Carle and
Christian Olson, farmers of Granite
Falls, of the remarkable results of a
stroke of lightning which struck the
prairie about a mile and half from
Olson's house. 1t occurred iu June last,
during heavy storm.
They say it made hole in the ground
between five and six feet across, and
nearly six feet deep, and from this hole
there extend six trenches two feet deep,
branching off in different directions.
and extending for distance of from six
to eight rods. And what was very singu-
lar, not particle of the sod and dirt
thrown from the hole and trenches was
to be seen. except now and then large
piece of sod twenty or thirty rods away.
Mr.. Olson says that by actual measure
mcnt the bitches plowed out by the
lightning from where it struck were all
of an equal distance apart; four of them
were of the same length, and the other
two six feet shorter. The report is said
to have been as terrible as if an explosion
had occurred. A lady sitting at a win
dow in house mile away scnsibly felt
the shock; two men We're sitting outside
another house mile away from the
scene, and so forcibly did they feel it
that they Immediately jumped to their
feet and went into the house without
speaking. Mr.. G. A. Bennett, editor of
the Journal, writes us that he vouches for
the truthfulness of the above account. -
Scientific American.
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Frontier Idlers.

I can imagine no life more utterly blank
than one of idlcness in little frontier
settlement, says J.W. Hitchcock, in Out
ing. Yet I have never ridden into a
mining-camp or cattle town without
recognizing the lack-lustre gaze and
slouchy pose of the confirmed loafer.
Once at Ash Forks, collection of a
doxen shanties west of Flagstaff, the
coatless ruffian who served q mockcry OF
dinner brought me glass of milk. 1t
had turned little sour-no wonder, for
in that desert land the sun beats down
with tropical heat. Quite conscious of
possible unpleasant consequences, 1 OBJ
jected to my milk The bearded
waiter, arms akimbo, started
defantly, then slouched to the
door where sat the bulky landlord, and
made known my complaint No less than
four idlers followed that landlord to my
table. The unfortunate glass of milk was
passed in silence down the line. felt
the situation to be serous. ''Blanked if
it amt souri," spoke at last the portly
host, and every loafer echoed, ''Blanked
if it ain't!" ''Blanked if we don't make
that ranchman drink the milk" was the
verdict of Ganymede; and the four muir
INJURED. "Blanked if we don't p" can eff
he kicks we'll hang him!' And echo
answered, "Cuss us ef we won't!" That
aeranged milk was the event of the day
for six men. 1t furnished them material
for thought and speech. Doubtless the
matter is treasured now as a precious
memory.
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Kohl Rabi.

The kohl rabi, or the turnip-rooted
cabbage, writes correspondent of Tlcks
Maga:ine, may be properly described as
8 vegetable somewhat intermediate be-
tween the turnip and the cabbage. At
first sight the leaves bear a considerable
resemblance to the latter vegetable, but
on closer inspection we find that the
stem just above the ground swells into
a bulb, resembling turnip in size and
shape, from which circumstance the pop
ular name of turnip-rooted cabbage has
been derived. 1t is a vegetable that is
highly priced in Europe, and as it is fast
becoming popular in this country few
: marks on its cultivation may not be out
1|bf place. In order to obtain tender ana
teucculent bulbs it is essential that the
plants should be grown quickly. on a
rich, deep soil, for if grown slowly, and
on Door soil, the bulbs will be tough and
inferior in quality; so, to insure, II pos,
sible,a successful crop, the ground should
be properly and thoroughly prepared by
giving it a good dressing of well-rotted
Stable manure and working it in thor
oughly with either the plow or fork.
Every care should be taken to lncorpor-
ate the manure with the soil as deeply as
possible, when the seed can be
sown in drills about two or three feet
apart. Sow thinly, and as soon as the
young plants are strong enough TO
handle thin them out to about SIX
inches apart. Keep the plants we'll cul-
tivated at all times; hoe frequently,
taking care to leave the chief part OF
the stem uncovered, and as soon as the
bulbs are from three to five inches
in diameter they are ready for use. A
sowing should be made about the first of
May, and again early in June and July,
in order to obtain L succession OF tender
roots
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Household Hints.

A bag for soiled linen is made of fine
crash and has a hornets nest embroidered
upon it in outline stitch in the natural
colors
The holes around a lamp-burner should
be kept open to admit air, and entirely
free from dust and grease. The Wick
should be trimmed very evenly.
Avoid the cheap tricks of hotels and
restaurants in the arrangements of nap
kins and table utensils. Simplicity is
never ridiculous, while pretension usually
is.
Lay piece of thick canton flannel I'M
der your tablccloth. Even coarse napcry
will look much better quality with a
sub-cover than if spread directly over the
table top.
Easily made porticrcs of peacock blue,
double faced canton flannel have nine
inch braids. of crcam-c -colorcd felt. with g
design of conventionalized pomcgranates
in applique.
A few drops of ammonia in hard water
will not only soften it but will remove
dirt better than soap. 1t is always &
good article to use when bathing the per-
son, and the water in which it is diluted
makes an excellent stimulant to house
and other plants. 1t is the slight trace
of ammonia absorbed by summer rains
which makes these showers SO helpful to
all kinds Of vegetables.
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Recipes.

BEEF OR VEAL STEw.-Cut two
pounds of cold or raw meat into small
pieces and put into just enough cold
water to cover; add one pint canned or
fresh tomato, and one onion chopped
fine. with salt and pepper to the taste.
Mix lump of butter the size of a wal
nut with a very little flour, just enough
to make nice gravy, and pour over slices
of evenly Drowned toast.
Pics FEET.-Wrap each foot in cot
ton bandagc, wound about it two or
three times, and cord it with twinc.
When all the feet are ready plunge them
in boiling water, and boil them for -four
hours. Let them remain in the bandagcs
until they are needed to fry, boil or
pickle. The skin will hold together
while cooking, and when eaten they will
be tender and delicate as possible.
WAFFLEs.--One quart flour, one-half
tablespoonful salt, one teaspoonful sugar,
two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one
large tablespoonful butter, two eggs, one
and half pints milk. Sift together
-four, salt, sugar and powder; rub in
butter cold; add beaten eggs and milk ;
mix into smooth batter that will run
easily and limpid from mouth of pitcher.
Have waffle iron hot and carefully creased
each time; fill two-thirds full, close it
up; when brown turn over. Sift sugar
on them, serve hot.
BOILED RICE DUMPIINGs, CUsTARD
SAUCE.-Thc Cooh, says: Boil half Il
pound of rice: drain and pound it mod
erately fine. Add to it two ounces OF
butter, three ounces of sugar, half Il salt
spoonful of mixed ground spice, salt, and
the yolks of two eggs. Moistcn trlf1c
with tablespoonful or two of cream.
With Toured hands shape the mixture
into balls, and tie them in flourcd pud-
ding cloths. Steam or boil forty min
utcS, and send to table with a custard
sauce made as follows: Mix togcthc! four
ounces of sugar and two ounces OF butter
(slightly warmcO. Beat together the
yolks of two eggs and gill Of cream;
mix and pour the sauce in double sauce
pan; set this in pan of hot water, and
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Potato Rot-Best Varieties.

D.N. Kern, of Shimersville, Penn, says:
'Thirty wears ago my father raised one
of the largest potato crops it was ever his
fortune to possess; but unhappily the
whole crop rotted, which so discouraged
him he would plant only small plots OF
one-eiehth or one fourth of al acre. lie
also avoided the use of manure. When
began farming, sixteen years ago, l
tried the following plan with potatoes ::
Early in April plowed my soil about
eight inches deep and narrowed it very
fine. Next drew furrows three and
one-half feet apart, laid the potatoes
about eighteen inches apart, and then l
followed with wood ashes, scattering a
small handful around each potato and
covered with hoe. Some years l mixed
plaster with the ashes. One year mixed
ground limestone with the ashes.
Another year I mixed bran to the wood
ashes and this gave the best result, and
I do not believe that got a dozen rot
ten potatoes in the sixteen years.
Some of my neighbors talked about
potato rot. Oftentimes some would put
the potatoes in a corn crib. Others had
them in open sheds or on the barn floor
for week or ten days before they put
them into the cellar. There were others
who sprinkled Stacked lime on the pota-
toes when they put them into the cellar.
I always store my potatoes in a dark
cellar, in barrels and boxes, as fast as
dig them. For the last ten years l dug
my potatoes with a potato fork. Last
year 1 used shovel plow in one OF my
patches, but according to my ideas it did
not work satisfactorily.
The kinds of potatoes I raised are as
follows: Early rose, BROWNIES beauty,
early Vermont, early Ohio, peachblues,
Peerless, Blue mountain yellow and Lees
favorite. This last is my favorite also.
It is very early potato. and in rich soil
you can obtain potatoes in sixty days
from planting. This potato is very
good right out of the field, also in fall
and spring. 1 raised them at the rate of
400 bushels per acre. In the spring of
1884 1 got $1.T5 per bushel for them, or
IS per barrel.
Last year was very poor season for
potatoes through Lchigh county, Penn.
planted five kinds, and Lees favorite
was the only kind that yielded a fair
crop. I made contract with a man for
lot of wood ashes next spring, and then
I will mix ashes, ground limestone and
bran together and try my best to raise a
wonderful big crop of Lees favorite
potatoes. 1 would advise all those who
are troubled with potato rot to avoid
manure and use wood ashes.
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Leaves as q Fertilizer.

Just how valuable leaves are as fcrtil-
izing agent it might be difficult to say,
as the few books that mention the SUBJ
ject seem to differ considerably, but that
they are valuable for specific and man
urial purposes there is no question.
Their special value lies in the fact that
thev combine in themselves all the min
eral constituents IF plants in proper pro-
portion. Through the laws of adaptation
they nourish growing plants without the
disadvantages arising from al excess or
deficiency of one or more ingredients
Every particle that is found in Il leaf is
capable, when decaycd, of entering into
new combinations, and of again rising
into tree for the purpose of contribut-
ing to the production of more leaves and
flowers and fruit. 1t is patent that the
less we rob the soil of the perishing men,
bers of vegetation which furnish the
means of annually renewing its fertility,
the better it will be for future growths
Leaves contain the carbon or humus,
together with the alkaline substances es-
sential to the support of growing plants.
When dry they arc said to contain about
six pounds of inorganic matter, suited for
plant food, in every one hundred pounds
This is incloscd in vegetable tissue,
which rapidly decays, and during decom-
position various gases arc evolved which
further supply the want of growing plants.
All other manures are more expensive
Leaves cost only the gathering, usually a
light and pleasant work. They consti-
tute perfectly safe manure. They may
be applied to plants, or when decomposed
may be brought into contact with seeds
without any danger Of injury, Applied
to the roots of trees or growing plants in
the form of mulch leaves are valuable
in preventing the rapid evaporation of
the moisture in the soil, holding it in re-
serve for the use of trees or plants, while
by their slow decay they are constantly
supplying their fertilizing elements.
The greatest value of leaves is probably
found in their use and mechanical infu-
ence when incorporated with tenacious or
stiff, clayey soils, in rendering them por-
Gus, holding them open to the air and
the showers, keeping them in more fit
ting state for the free admission of mois-
ture to the roots of the plants, as well as
to the general promotion of various crops.
In Scotland leaves arc allowed three to
four years to perfectly decomposc, occa-
sionally being turned. Here this would
be regarded as impracticable. But
though bulky in proportion to their
weight, leaves should be utilized where
ever they are available, for the reasons
indicated. Even their very bulk and
lightness, in certain cases and for some
purposes, give them a special value
New England Farmer.
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Dogs that Weigh a Pound.

Every Mexican owns at least one
Chihuahua chiquita dog, writes corrc-
spondcnt of the Philadelphia Times.
They arc beautiful little creatures and of
two varicties-one with long, silky hair,
the other with short. smooth coat that
is soft as velvet to the touch. [ have
seen full grown specimens that weighed
a trihe over a pound and young puppies
about the size of field mice. They have
large, expressive eyes and the best of dis
Positions A fashionable Philadelphia
lady, with one of these diminutive crea-
lures as her companion on a promenade
down Chestnut street, would attract as
much attention as did Barnum's Jumbo.
NV first introduction to the Chihuahua
chiquita was in Preside del Norte, Texas,
little town on the bank of the Rio
Grande. I reached there late in the af-
ternoon. with a letter of introduction to
the principal merchant, an American
named Russell. He received me very
cordially and gave me the keys to his
corral and feed box.
''Put up your, horse" he said, "but
look out for the dog I'd send one of
the Mexicans around, but they're all busy
now"
I was bitten by dog once and have a
wholesome respect for the smallest and
most inoffcnsive of the race. As led
my horse around to the corral gate ex-
amined my six-shooter to see if it was
properly loaded, and when I entered the
enclosure my trepidation was not dimin-
ished when 1 saw staring me in the face
an enormous sign with the legend, ''Be-
ware of the dog" painted on it in great
black characters. A cold perspiration
began to ooze from every pore of my
body, and if the sombrero that I wore
hadn't been so heavy I believe that my
rising hair would have lifted it off my
head. I walked on the lee side of my
horse, my cooked six-shooter in my hand,
with every sense alert to warn me of the
approach of the ferocious monster, who
was no doubt sleeping in one corner
of the corral. With trembling fin
gers T unsaddled my horse and my
knees knocked together as I meas
ured out his feed. So far I had escaped
the notice of the dog, and I was backing
toward the corral gate, inwardly con-
graduating myself on my fortunate
escape; when I heard a yelping bark,
about as loud as the chirp of an English
sparrow, and one of these Chihuahua
chiquitas came bounding across the yard,
making leaps that measured at least six
inches in length. He looked so ridiculous
that I burst out laughing, whereat he
stopped barking and began to wag his
liliputian tail and frisk about like rat.
I learned afterward that he was the only
canine about the place and his owner has
the reputation all along the frontier of
being a confirmed practical joker.
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THE HOME DOCTOR.
Dancer in Damp Carriages.

Next to sitting in damp room in it
evil effects is riding in damp carriage
and yet it often happens that this is done
Strong persons, perhaps, may not be in
jured by it but delicate ones may. Ow
attention has been called to this subject
while staying in distant town and 60
ing out in the evening in q carriage with
friends to visit other friends. During ou1
trip it raincd, and our carriage was
dampened by it, so much so that it would
hardly have been safe for an invalid tc
ride in it. Public carriages are often out
in weather more or less wet and become
damp as we'll as dirty. and in this condi:
tion cannot be safe place for the invalid
to ride.-Duy Star.
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Singular Deception by Butterflies.

1t is we'll known that birds do not cs-
pccially care for hairy butterflies. So in
Central America Belt found a curious
beetle that was tidbit foc The birds,
clothed in a coat of long brown hairs,
closely resembling the thick hairy cater
pillars. In the same localities spiders
have been found that looked exactly like
ants, and were thus enabled to creep
upon their prey, the real ants. Wallace
observed q butterfly that, though an ac-
ceptablc morscl to the birds, deceived
them by mimicking the flight of apoi-
sonous butterfly. If bird chased it, il
at once assumed the curious and labori-
Gus flight of its poisonous model. and
the bird, noticing its evident mistake,
would always give up the pursuit. -'so1
Fruncimo Gull.
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A gigantic engineering scheme is to
connect the Caspian sea with the Persian
gulf by way of the valley of the Eu-
pirates. This would make Asia an
island, and would change the tides OF
travel and business throughout the east
cra world,
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TAKE THE TESTIMONY of seven out

TAKE THE TESTIMONY of seven out o1
every ten men you meet, and they will
all complain of annoyance from "consti
patton" and its attendant lassitude,
headache, fatulence, &c. WALKERS
VINEGAR BrrTERs is specific for this
ailment. 1t acts gently, but surely, and
will regulate the system, cultivate q
natural appetite and digestion and insure
relief.
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A Few Long Words.

A correspondent has asked for the long
est word in the English language. There
have been large number of answers,
some of them quite amusing. Here is a
list of words, with the number of letters
in each:
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In the Hospitals.

Baltimore and Philadelphia hospital
physicians are prescribing the new pro-
prietary medicine, Red Star Cough Cure.
1t contains neither morphia, opium,
nor any other injurious ingredients. The
price is only 25 cents.
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Mans inhumanity to woman makes count
rendering of Pope's line, in view of the indig-
mites she has suffered and pains undergone at
the hands Of unskillful physicians and quacks.
Naturally modest she suffers on until forced to
Gcuy GGsaf wRch she we l5g IS saeng Re
strength. All this embarrassment can be
avoided and cure effected by purchasing
DR.. Pierce's 'Favorite Prescription'' of your
druggist. and taking as directed. Price re-
duced to one dollar.
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SCROFULA,

Whether transmitted from parents or acquired Is
solvent. &c.,
Cures have been made where persons have been
and 40 years of age. by DIR. RADWAY'S SARSAPA-
RILIIAN RESOLVENr, remedy composeed OF PIN IN
tal to purify heal repair and invgorate the broken
down and wasted body. Quick, pleasant SAFE ana
permanent in its treatment and cure.
Sold by ali druggists. One dollar bottle.
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Only the first three words are to be
found in the last edition of Webster's
dictionary, and disportionablenesss un-
doubtedly is thelongest word in that vol
umc. The correspondent who originated
honorifcibilitudinity defines it as honor
ablencss, but it certainly has not honor
ableness enough to entitlc it to nest in
the unabridged. Vclocipedestrianistical
likewise lacks age and respectability, but
it may find its way into Webster in time /;
it certainly has good locomotive powers.
Suticonstitutionalist is doubtful, and we
do not believe even mandamus would
get it into the dictionary. Transubstan-
tionableness might get there if Web
ster wasn't looking. The man who in
vented NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. says
it is good English word 'derived from
short and simple Latin root, and means
one who tGssents from the doctrine of
dogma of the so-callcd real presence" "
That may all be, but he ought to be con-
dcmned to pronounce the word twice a
day as long as he lives if he tries to in
troduce it into the speech of honest
men.
But speaking of long words. what is
the matter with Llanfairwllgvngyllger-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. :
liogogogoch. the name of a village in
Wales. .--Rochester Post ant Express.
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What sadder sight can be imagined than
that of noble man, whom the world can ILL
afford to spare, stricken down in NTH the prime OF
yearly filling consumptives' graves who might
be saved by the timely use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" which is pos
tive cure for consumption in its early stages.
1t is the best Alternative and pectoral in the
world. All druggists.