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) 1t may be earthenware; it may be the fla
pancakes. called tortillas it may be fish
1t may be feather work. Whatever it i.
the quality will surprise you.
The traveller sees a good deal of the one
loea principal in other parts of Mexico
Going down through the heart of the
table land from Ell Paso to the CITY OF
Mexico he encounters it in striking man
ner. AT Leon he is beset TO buy the woven
wraps called serapes. The numerous ped
dlers have nothing but serapes to sell. A
few hours further down the road. at
the station of Queretaro the stock in
trade of the platform vendors is opals,
nothing but opals. At Celaya, fifty men
and boys thrust boxes Of "dulces'' in ones
face and will not take refusal to buy, as long
as the train stops. The dulces are sweet,
paste-like compounds, favored with pine
apple and other fruits They are offered
In little, round, wooden boxes, and are of
all sorts Of colors. The round boxes are
assorted, according to favors, and packed
IN long boxes of varying sizes and prices.
Celaya is known all over the republic for
Its sweets. Within two hours ride of
Celaya is lrapuato, where Strawberries can
be bought at the station every month in
the year. The peddlers have nothing bat
Strawberries, but they always have them
put up in quart two-quart and three-quart
homemade baskets of willow-great, lus-
cious BERRIES. Probably the fruit could
be cultivated with equal success elsewhere,
but it isn't. Irapuato has the monopoly of
Strawberries. Even Mexicans, passing
through and going 500 miles beyond, buy
a basket of Strawberries at Irapuato, Just
as they always get off at San Juan del Rio,
further down the road, to buy larlats.
There is little rope walk in front of
nearly every house at San Juan del Rio.
and the people do scarcely anything but
manufacture lariats the year round.-Corr.
Globe Democrat.
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Preventing Hog Cholera.

The Live Stock Commissioners of Ne
braska have investigated hundreds of cases
of hog cholera, and state that if farmers
and swlne-breeders should apply such rules
as are herein suggested they would be able
to reduce their losses to minimum and
cope successfully with the disease. If
there should be an outbreak, separate all
healthy from the diseased hogs as soon as
possible. The healthy hogs should be re-
moved to a new and uninfected pasture or
pen, and carefully watched by an attend
ant. Should any that have been thought
to be well become weak, or appear to be
sick, ailing or off their feed, take them out
and kill them. All diseased hogs should
be killed and cremated as soon as possible
If the hogs be healthy it is advisable never
to allow new hogs to intermingle with them
in the herd until after having them sub
Iected to a strict quarantine of not less
than seven weeks. Neither is it advisable
to allow any one to go into hog-pens after
returning from an infected place without
first changing their boots. There should
be but one attendant to look after sick ami
mails, who during such service should not
be allowed to leave the place. Hogs
should never be watered at a stream if it
should run from where the disease is
known to exist. Dogs or other animals be-
longing to infected farms should not be
allowed to roam about at will where hogs
are kept, as they may carry the infection
to them. If these rules be carefully OBJ
served there need be little fear of hog
cholera causing any serious loss or spread
ing to any alarming extent
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ABOUT POULTRY.
A Correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
Zette's" Experience.

Zette's" Experience.
| wish to tell the Gazette readers tina.
last year established hennery about six
feet square, with door and air windows,
made rat-proof. AS the hens left their
chickens we put the latter in this little
house, and closed the door every night.
The house was provided with roosts and
trestles, in proportion to the stock which
was to occupy it. No grown chicken was
allowed within it.
When hen leaves her brood they will
pile up where she left them. You can take
a covered basket little after dark and, by
working slowly and gently, gather the
whole brood into the basket and remove
them to the house. They will pile up there
awhile, but by little pains to drill them
they soon take to the roosts, and will
within few days repair to the house
themselves. This plan gives much better
satisfaction than having them piled about
the fence all summer, with all sorts OF
varmints after them.
| have houses for chickens and strictly
require them to roost within those houses
The keeper who suffers fowls to run into
barn, corn-crib, stable and wagon-shed will
soon run into disgust by finding every
thing he takes hold of covered with mites
no more suffer chickens to roost about
those places than l allow pigs in the gar.
den. Keep the chickens in their houses
and fight the mites there with fire and
boiling water.
did not say in my last that succeeded
in cleaning the houses of mites. but | car
say now that l did, after the hennerie.
had become the most intolerable nuisances
until (as the Ag. Ed. once said) it seemed
as though l would be obliged to burn the
barn in order to clear out the rats | nigh
have been driven to such resort, but no
| while | had roosts on cleats nailed on the
| wall. ] never would have them on tres
ties, and they some two feet shorter thai
the house, so there would be foot space
at the ends. My experience may be ad
| vantageous to some one.
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Enriching Milk by Feeding.

There is a great natural difference in
COWS with regard to the richness of milk
they give, and this is only partially modi-
fed by feeding. Jersey cows make yellow
butter and coed deal of it, according to
the quantity of milk, even in winter If
the feed be dry and poor they will not give
so much. A COW that naturally gives thin,
poor milk may be made to give some
what better milk by giving her rich food,
as corn meal or oil meals. Probably If
this was continued while the cow is bear
ing calf the progeny will inherit this
tendency to put more of the milk into the
cream pot. In this way our large mixers
may in time be bred as equally remarkable
for butter production. There is hint in
this fact also against neglecting the feed OF
COWS while they are dry and near dropping
their calf. 1t might make trouble with
their bags to feed rich or succulent food at
this time, but this is undoubtedly the best
way to develop good animals for the dairy
either for milk or butter-American Cult
r0fOT
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Hints on Cooking.

When we wish to extract Juices from
| anything we put it in cold water and let it
gradually reach the boiling point, so when
We wish the viands to retain their juices
and use the water only as medium for
them the opposite course must be pursued.
| Starch enters largely into the compost
ton of many vegetables, and on the prev
alence of this element depends the digest
| Utility of the vegetable. To free this ele-
ment and have it thoroughly incorporate
| itself with the other elements in the vege-
table great amount of heat is necessary,
and hence it is that all vegetables should
| be put down to cook in boiling water.
Some authorities claim that even though
| the water is boiling it extracts considera-
bic of the starch, and therefore the nutri-
| tive element, and that steam is the only
agent that should be employed in cooking
many varieties, potatoes for instance.
| this method, and while it undoubtedly
seems probable, still equally good results
have been obtained from the older method
Chemists say that pototoes should al
ways be boiled in their jackets, as there
are various elements detrimental to the
| wholesomeness of the vegetable that are
| absorbed by the skin, and that potatoes
that are peeled before boiling retain some
! of these elements.
Those who are accustomed to have the
potatoes peeled before being boiled think
they have peculiar taste if boiled in their
skins. OF course it is all the effect of i'm
agination, but no amount Of talking will
convince them of that fact, so if the pota-
toes have to be peeled see that quite
thick skin is taken off, because there is
very bitter acid lodged in cells quite near
the skin, and you must get rid of as much
of this as possible. The water, of course,
draws most of this out, but it is not as ef-
feetive as the absorbent nature has pro-
vided.
Soft water should be used in cooking
vegetables, and the only way city folks can
soften water is to add little salt to it.
Six or eight potatoes will need a teaspoon
full of salt added to the water turnips and
| parsnips require about the same-that is a
teaspoonful of salt to quart of water. If
any scum should happen to rise to the sur
face when the vegetables are boiling it
must be carefully SKINNED off.-Brooklyn
| (ygi-en
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DROPS.

"The woman question" shall
trim lit?
In politics, clark horses" often have
red noses. L
To make cider keep-Store it in a locked
attic room and lose the key.
Tn nu orthography should most GER
tainly give us new spell of weather.
The juniper smells sweetest in the fire.
So afiiietion often brings out the loveliest
characters.
Advice thrown away-Telling a person
how TO keep money who doesn't know
how to get it.
Not displeased- young man sitting
between two pretty girls, when asked by
the conductor to make room for one more
on that side.
Unfair-Fair ladies at The church fair
who never show any change except change
of countenance when you don't buy, even
after you have no more change.
"Good mornin', Mrs. Wroiley, an how.
Tommy this mornin p cob, the dear
choile, who was dat disturbed wild the nei.
of his cryin', he didn't shape wink"
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national election-and after talking over
some of their needs and desires in the
Legislature of the State, they adjourned
to await the action of the State and the
National Conventions of the Republican
and Democratic parties Then they will
meet and issue an address to the farmers of
Missouri, asking cooperation at the polls
in November, in order that there may be
elected men who will give just consi4era-
ton to the desires of the farm-owners.
The Farmers Alliance is being rapidly
organized throughout the State, and has a
membership now of about 5000 The
constitution of the Order prohibits any
Lodge or members of Lodges from taking
sides with any political party, except when
a political party pledges itself to support
and carry out the wishes of the delegate
Conventions of the Alliance Then men,
bers of all the Lodges are to vote as unit,
the object being to control legislation in
their interest by the use of the balance of
power at the polls.-Globe- Democrat.
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Physician" If child don't thrive OF
fresh milk, boil it." How many can stand
boiling?
Counsel" What is the plaintiffs atti
tude on this question:" Witness" Re
cumbent lying"
Old Lady" Did you lose your leg in 90
ing up in that balloon? % Young man
" No, madam; 1 lost it coming down."
Wife" You know most everything
George. What should be done in case o
drowning?" Husband" Have a funera
Of course"
Boarder-" Whatkind of duck is this?
Landlady-" The butcher didn't tell me. ,
Boarder latter trying his knife on it again
-" l should call it a 'decoy duck"
Wife" 1t would be an awful thing i
that ceiling at Albany should fall, John p
Husband something of lobbyist )-"Ye s
particularly if it should fall at night wher
the place is empty"
She-"I hear that you have lost Won,
valuable little dog, Mr.. Sissy" He
1a'as, in railroad accident. l wa.
saved but the dawg was killed." She
(shocked)-"W What PITY"
Minister dining with the family
You were a nice little boy in church to
day. | noticed you kept very quiet
Bobby" Yes, sir. l was afraid woulC
wake pa up.".-New York Sun.
Customer (at railroad restaurant =
"Here, boss, this coffee is cold" Proprietor
=" es, sir; you see the train stops only ;
few minutes, an if the coffee was hot vol
wouldn't have time to drink it,"
Census taker-" You say your HUSBAND
is sick, madam ?" Madam es. sir. he
is very low indeed" Census taker-"I Ii
that case l think had better wait a da,
Or two before putting him on the list"
Dakota lady (returning from church,
DO you know how the thermometer is to
day, John?' Husband: 'Sixty-eight be
low" Dakota lady: as that all, John.
Why, / feel real chilly IEd-Bits.
Reporter: Flows business ?" Presiden
insurance company: "Immense. We hay,
never in the history of the company baC
SO many applications to act upon" Re
porter: "Ah, applications for policies p
President insurance company: "Er-no
blotting paper"
What's the matter, Jake? You lool
terribly excited. Anything new?" Eyes
sir; some one has poisoned my wife's pc
cat, and I'd like to get hold of the man.
wv hat are you going to do, prosecute hin
to the full extent of the law ?' 'No,
want to give him fve-dollar bil."-
Judge.
An Ohio clergyman who has been visit
ing here asked lady who makes
point of keeping abreast of the tim
something in regard to her religion
belief, and was shocked at tn,
unsatisfactory answers received. But
ne said at length, how can you be happ,
without faith =? Doesn't your womanl1
nature demand belief in something p
"Oh, as to that" she replied. 81 give abso
lutte belief to each Boston craze as long a
1t lasts, and that not only satisfies the de
mand of my womanly nature of faith, bu
| also for variety."-Book Buuer.
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Fashion NOTES.

All the young debutante blondes wear
bonnets of poppy-red tulle for calling and
afternoon teas.
For waists that are too short braces
or bretelles of ribbon are used to give an
appearance of greater length.
Corsages with full fronts are in great
favor for dresses of various materials, from
heavy silks to the thinest gauzes.
Double-breasted corsages are becoming
too long for slender figures. as they have
the effect of making them appear shorter
in the waist.
For evening wear in the way of wraps
the plush long coat is giving way to one OF
red cloth, or preferably of poppy -colored
cashmere.
Some elaborate French gloves are en-
broidered on the backs with gold or sill
yer thread in designs of feur-de-lis and
sometimes with the monogram of the
wearer.
Priscilla slippers are very popular for
evening wear with women who have pretty
feet. They are like the shoes seen in pic
lures of Puritan maidens.
On the new bonnets all the trimmings
are lowered, but they are by no means fiat.
but very thick aigrettes will be used again,
and are as high as ever.
There has been this winter fashion of
placing on the right shoulders of decollete
corsages rosette, like bow of ribbon, of
shade that sharply contrasts with the
pale color of the gown.
There is at present fancy among women
who can afford to be fanciful for handmade
underclothes. These are marvels of beau
tiful stitching and needlework done di-
rectly upon the material.
A pretty walking dress is made of bright
golden brown ladies cloth, with very
high finish. The skirt is edged with little
cording of sealskin, above it being many
folds of the material in pink scollops The
long curtain draperies are corded with the
sealskin, as are the edges of the vest,
which is composed of rows of the pinked
materials. A pretty little cloth and seal
skin toque and sealskin cape complete
the costume.
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Metaphors a Little Mixed.

A speaker at financial conference in
England is reported by the London Spec.
tator as abiding to certain sum as "a
nest egg for us to take our stand upon"
Another described projected economy as
"a mere flea bite in the ocean of Indian
debt" An Irish medical man outdid the
famous exordium of the Western legis-
lator, beginning, "Mr, Speaker, | smell a
rat" etc. Some change was contemplated.
of which he had expressed the most vehe-
ment di,approval, declaring that it would
throw "an apple of discord in their midst
which, if not nipped in the bud, would
burst out into flame that would inundate
the whole country"
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Right Choice of Words.

The right choice of words is the highest
art of writing. 1t is rare accomplish
ment. Few writers, even of those who have
achieved distinction and won enviable esti-
nation, have anything like perfection in
that art. Most writer's are satisfied if they
present gracefully their meaning to the
reader. They study style, practice to be
elegant, and if they beget certain ia
cility of expression, do not concern them
selves with precise meanings in selecting
words. Enough attention is not given to
the fact that words have soul as well as
beauty, and that there are different de-
grees of word soul. One word will not do
as well as another, simply because the two
have the same general meaning Not
many evils of lax writing are as grievous
as the indiscriminate Use of synonyms
CHICAGO Inter Ocean.
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MY LOVE.
Not as all other women are
Is she that to my soul is dea'
Her glorious fancies come frou
Beneath the silver evening sta
And yet her breast is ever n

Is she that to my soul is dear;
Her glorious fancies come from far,
Beneath the silver evening star:
And yet her breast is ever near.
Great feelings hath she of her own,
Which lesser souls may never know,
God giveth them to her alone,
And sweet they are as any tone
Wherewith the wind may chance to blow
Yet in herself she dwelleth not,
Although no home were half so fair;
No simplest duty is forgot;
Life hath no dim and lonely spot
That doth not in her sunshine share.
She doth little kindnesses.
Which most leave undone or despise:
For naught that sets one heart at ease
And giveth happiness and peace
Is low esteemed in her eyes.
She hath no scorn of common things;
And, though she seems of other birth,
Round us her heart entwines and clings
And patiently she folds her wings
To tread the humble paths of earth.
Blessing she is: God made her so
And deeds of weekday holiness
Falls from her noiseless as the snow;
Nor hath she ever CHANGED to know
That aught were easier than to bless.
She is most fair, and thereunto
Her life doth rightly harmonic:
EeeliDg or thought tnat was not true
Ne'er made less beautiful the blue
Unclouded heaven of her eyes.
She is a woman-one in whom
The springtime of her childish years
Hath never lost its fresh perfume,
Though knowing well that life hath room
For many blights and many tears.
l love her with love as still
AS a broad river S peaceful might,
Which, by high tower and lOWlV mill
Goes wandering at its own will
And yet doth ever flow Alright.
And yet on its full, deep breast serene,
Like quiet isles, my duties lie;
1t flows around them and between,
Aud makes them fresh and fair aud green
Sweet homes wherein to live and die.
james Russell LOloeH
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How a DyiingChild
Was Saved i!

CICERO, HAMILTON Co., IND, Sept, 10, 1851
The following is a true account Of what your
S. S. s. has done for our little daughter, Hazel,
now four years old. When IL months old
lump appeared on her heel, which slowly grew
larger. The family physician thought 1t was
caused by piece Of broken glass or needle.
but failed to bring anything to light. The
child became feebler all the time seeming to
lose the use OF her leg, and finally quit walk
ing entirely The middle finger and thumb
of either hand became enlarged, the flesh be-
coming hard. The hip joints became involv.
ed, so that when seventeen months old she
could not stand having lost the use of leg
and arm. Partial curvature of the spine also
followed. The nervous system was wrecked,
muscles contracted, and there was general
wasting of flesh and muscle. At eighteen
months of age she was placed under the
treatment of q prominent physician of Bos-
ton, Mass, but at the end of ten months she
had declined to such degree that she was in
dying condition. This was in April 1886
We took the child away not knowing what
to do. In this dreadful dilemma we were
9ver-persuaded by friends to try lone bot
tle' of SwIFT's SPECIFIC, which we did, and
"
for the better in her symptoms. We kept it
up, and have done so to this day, and will
keep it up, If the Lord wills, for many days
to come, for it has brought our dying Hazel
TO life, TO vigor, to strength and health again.
The ashen hue of her cheeks has changed to
arosy tint. She is able to walk anywhere,
her languor and melancholy have passed
away, and she is now blithe, cheerful, hap
Ply romping child. Should you wish to in
crease your testimonials Of proof of the
virtue of S. S. s., our names and what we
have said Is but portion of what we owe to
you, should you wish to use them.
Kindly yours,
BEN. +. SWIFT.
GERTRUDE E. SWIFT
P. o. Box &C..
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free
THE SwsyrSPEcIFIcC Co. Drawer 3.Atlanta. Ga
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Ii DIDN'r JoLT-An old negro went
into the barroom of hotel and asked for
drink of whisky. When he had swal-
lowed the drink he stood for few moments
as if waiting for something, and then,
turning to the bartender, said: Look er
we're, dat ticker doAn jolt" "Don't do
what?" the bartender exclaimed. "Doan
iolt-doan hit me. Wen l drinks Ticker
l wants it ter be ticker sho huff" Why
you old fool that whisky is six years old y
sole age, den, dat makes it SO weak
Gimme some o dat gin ober dar, an mix
in er little suthin' dat Il make it hit.
may be sorter cuts bout my driRbin', fur |
tell you whut's er fack, eff er drink o
Ticker doan jok me l amt got no manner
O use fur it. rs ulster breakin' colts, sab,
an doan like ter fool wild sucklin' calves.
-Arkansdlr Trdee(cr.
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LOOKING AT THE FUTURE" Yes, a
pretty good-looking carpet" she said, as
she stood off and surveyed it, "but -
" Are not the colors all right, ma am ?''
They seem to be-" And you like the
pattern ?' avery much7 And I'm
sure the price is very reasonable" ayes
1t wasn't that SO much. but l was wonder
ing how this carpet would look after my
wood shed had got on fire and the engine
had filled the house with water, and fire
men had tramped through all the rooms
and twenty reporters mad come around to
ask about the insurance. guess I'd bet
ter get something of mud color"
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Farmers Discussing Politics.

There has been in secret session in st.
Louis for two days past delegate Conven-
ton of the representatives of some 200
Lodges Of the Farmers Alliance of Mis-
souri,. The Convention was composed of
fiity-six delegates, representing the auxil-
larry alliances of as many different counties
of the State. The Convention was called
for the purpose of discussing, in a general
way, the interest and action the farmers
belonging to the hody shall take in the
coming political CAMPAIGN. Nothing def
mite was determined upon, but after full
and free review of the tariff question
which it was agreed would be of the most
interest to the farming classes in the
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Give books, SAYS wise contemporary
but do not lend. To lend book is to bid
it farewell forever. 1t Is the law and the
prophets. II is not in the least that the
borrower does not intend to return it. He
does intend to. There is not an act OF
thought of his life which is not honorable
and he would never dream of defrauding OF
annoying anyone. But there is a special
fate that prevails over the borrowed book
1t is under spell. 1t is no more amena.
bic to ordinary human laws The moment
t is lent it is enchanted, and forever il
must so remain.