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The Buxom O ueen Of Tahiti.

1t is fete night on our arrival at
Tahiti, says correspondent OF the
Chicago Times, and band of music ls
PLAYING seductive airs in front OF the
Government house, over which waves the
tri-color of Ia belle France announcing
the protectorate. Pomare v, the native
king, preferrlng to indulge in his brandy
and soda and other excesses in smaller
edifice little distance off, gives up all
voice in the management of the govern
ment for a consideration of 30, 600 francs
per anpum. Her Ma esty, the Queen,
also receives a compensation for abdlcat-
ing the throne, although a much smaller
one, and lives quietly and unostenta-
tiously in snug little cottage adj Joining
that of her sister, who is married to the
United States Consul. Her tall, grace
full figure, clad in loose flowing gown,
may be seen as she moves among the as
semblage in the beautiful grounds dl-
rectly in front of the palace, leaning her
richly -ieweled, dusky arm, little heaV-
lily, perhaps, on that of her honored cav
alier, who happens to be CAPTAIN OF a
man. of-war now in port, as she strolls
hither and thither in the tropical sum-
mer moonlight with slow and unduiat-
ing motion peculiar to women OF her
race, and she every inch queen, although
withal, merry one.
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3 Summer Treatment of Azaleas.

Azaleas have become quite plentiful of
late years, and they are quite charming
for the greenhouse or window. Most Of
them exposed for sale by the florists
In the late winter months are imported
from Germany. They are exceedingly
nice if grown as little plants and are a
bouquet in themselves when in flower.
The summer treatment of these plants,
after they have done Towering, consists
in encouraging free growth, pinching
ont any OF the shoots likely to grow
out of size with the rest. A warm,
moist greenhouse, with the plants near
the glass, is just the thing for them.
Those who have only the windows had
better keep them there until the end of
June. The best place for Azaleas out of
doors is spot where they can be shaded
from the midday sun, and the pots may
be sunk in the ground, taking care that
worms do not get up among the fine
roots. A sandy loanl with one-fourth
leaf mould is good potting soil. The
plants, are raised from cuttings, which
strike readily from the half-ripened
young shoots, in the ordinary cutting
bench. Prairie Farmer.
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plants ana grain, but it is not likely that
it Will seD for enough to pay for the food
consumed.
Every sheep-raiser knows that green
grass is the cheapest food for producing
wool. The best grazing districts are the
most favored ones for the production OF
wool. There is much profit on that part
of the fleece that grows while sheep are
in the pasture, but very little if any in
the part that grows while sheep are kept
in pens and are fed on food that has been
harvested. Hay and grain will make
wool, but the chances are that it will
not sell for enough to pay for the food
that the sheep have consumed.
Grass is the cheapest as we'll as the
best food for producing flesh on cattle,
sheep, and horses. Most farmers are
aware of this fact, but in practice they
appear to forget it. They keep these
animals in poor or closely-fed pastures
during the summer, where they gain but
very little. On the approach OF cold
weather they remove them to stables or
wards and give them all they will eat.
The fall and early part of the winter are
the times when most farmers expect to
put their stock in good condition for the
market. They spend the entire season
of warm weather in raising crops to feed
the animals after the cold weather COM
mences. They neglect them in summer,
but seek to make amends for it by CIV
ing them most excellent attention dur
ing the winter. Cows, steers, and young
cattle that Jared poorly in the pasture
now fare sumptuously in the stable;
They receive hay from the NOW and
corn from the crib. Young horses have
their managers full of cured timothy cut
and their boxes are supplied with
thrashed oats.
, The best time to make flesh is while
the grass is growing. 1t is then sweet
and tender, and animals will derive more
benefit from it than they will after it
has attained larger growth and has
been cut cured and put in stock. Green
grass is as valuable for making flesh and
fat as for making milk and wool. The
farmers who know the best pastures
make beef, mutton and horse flesh at the
smallest cost. They aim to add to the
weight of their animals while the grass
grows and the weather is comfortable.
They do not keep their pastures over
stocked. If a protracted drought oc-
ours, they cut grass in meadows, oats or
corn, and feed them to their stock. They
aim to have their animals in prime con-
dition at the end of the grazing season.
If the season is favorable, they expect to
have some steers that are grass-fattened.
These will be the animals on which they
will make the most money. Next to
them in profit will be those that will re,
ouire but small amount of corn and
hay. Both lets can be disposed of be.
fore the snow falls. When this is done
there is great saving in ssable-room,
labor and food. Chicago Times.
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Household Hints.

Remove stains from cups and saucers
by securing with fine coaliashes.
Cast iron stoves and iIonware should
be heated gradually the first time they
are used.
A polished floor can be kept looking
nice by wiping it over with cloth
saturated with milk.
Bent whalebone can be restored and
used again by simply soaking in water a
few hours and then drying them.
As dcntifrice, salt and water is very
cleansing and also hardens the gums. 1t
will also prevent the hair from falling
out.
A good substitute for buttermilk in
cooking is thin batter made of flour
and tepid water, allowed to remain long
enough to sour.
A bread -and-water poultice is made
by dipping piece of bread, after the
crust has been r moved, into water. Lift
out at once and apply hot.
Not only should mattresses be turned
and aired at least three times week,
but pillows and holsters ought to be
beaten, shaken and exposed to the fresh
air.
Mix starch with soapy water and you
will find il a pleasure to do up your
starched goods. 1t prevents the iron
from sticking and makes a glossy sur
face.
When potter's ware is boiled for the
purpose of hardening it, handful OF
two of bran should be thrown into the
water, and the glazing will never be in
jured by acids or salt.
When molasses is used in cooking it
is great improvement to boil and skim
it before using. The raw, rather unpleas.
ant taste of the poor qualities of molas.
ses is much improved by this process.
Ink stains are entirely removed by
the immediate application Of dry salt be-
fore the ink has dried. When the salt
becomes discoored by absorbing the ink,
brush it off and apply more; wet
slightly. Continue this till the ink IS all
removed.
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Making Flesh Of Grass

Every dairyman knows that green
grass is the cheapest as we'll as the best
food that can be used for producing
milk. Most persons prefer butter and
cheese that are made while COWS feed
entirely on sweet and tender grasses.
They think that they have mole agree
able flavor Grass is so much cheaper
than any other food given to COWS, that
dairying cannot be proftably carried on
outside of good grazing district. Eng
land, Holland and Denmark are the best
dairy countries in the world, chiefly for
the reason that the climate and soil are
we'll adapted to the growth of grass. In
parts of the world where the rain fall IS
limited to few months in the year, the
grass ceases to grow during the dry sea-
son, when the supply of milk immedi-
ately begins to falls off. The Northern
States have great advantages over the
Southern ones in the production of milk,
for the simple reason that they produce
more and better grasses. Cows will give
milk if they are ted on dried forage
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How to Cut Potatoes for Seed.

We can't help feeling a little queer as
we read the explicit directions given by
some of our excellent contemporaries as
to how to cut potatoes for seed. We
must begin at one end and "cut the
eyes according to the spiral bud arrange
ment," etc. Is there sane farmes.a the
land that does not know that if he
would secure seed that will give him the
fullest stand and yield he must be guided
In cutting his potatoes by the apparent
strength of the eyes! 1t very often hap
pens that all the eyes of apotato are i'm
perfect except those of the seed end, and
that only those will grow. In such cases
either we must cut in halves or quarters,
30 that each part shall have an e-bud,
or take the chances of missing hills"
wherever other portions are planted.
The Ruraps advice as to cutting pota-
toes might be summed up in these
words: '.Plant pieces showing one or
more strong, full eyes, and reject all
others. If this advice were followed we
believe that there would be compare
lively few missing hills, and that the
yield would be increased accordingly.
Rural NeW Yorker.
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Stacking Hay.

Bear in mind that dew and rain wash
out much of the best portion of grass
after it has been cured, or partly cured.
Prof. Beal. in his valuable work on
grasses, says very truly that it is almost
impossible to give definite rules in
writing about stacking'hay that will be
ofpractical use, and advises that anna
teurs in this work take lessons of a good
stacker by watching the same one sea-
son. The Professor, however, makes
the following suggestions: "rhe founda-
tion of the stack should be made on
boards or some 'timbers to keep the hay
from absorbing moisture from the
ground. The middle should always be
kept CHEST; it should be evenly trod-
den down on all sides; the hay should
be pitched on to the stack from different
sides, or near the centre of the stack. to
prevent packing the hay on one side
more than the other. The TOP should
be finished with long, straight, coarse
grass or sedges. In the old country
stacks are thatched. Hay caps are some.
times used, and farmers who have once
tried them as rule like them too well
to discard them ever after. They are
about six feet square and made of any
stout cloth or muslin. At each corner is
an eyelet for pegs to be run through into
the sides OF the haycoc;S, or stout cords
may be fastened to the corners long
enough to reach the pegs which stick in
the ground.-Nsto York World.
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A Cbeap Tramp In Africa.

DR.. Krause. who failed to get to Inn
buctoo last year because he would not
pretend to be Mohammedan, dls-
tinguished himself on that journey BY
making the cheapest trip on record. He
set out from Acrra on the Gold coast
with capital of Just $s7.5o, Travelled
north to within short distance OF Tim
buctoos, and wended his way back to
the coast, happy in the fact that he had
found a fever plant that kept him in
good health after his quinine gave out:
He journeyed alone, had no weapon OF
any sort, begged his way or exchanged
medical services for food and shelter,
and actually travelled about two thou.
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Blgging rs a Business.

A man who makes their ways a study
"a paid insect detective, devoted to his
duty-might, says writer in the New
York Tribune, do great service in a
neighborhood by keeping down apple
and peach borers, clrculios, currant-
worms, rosebugs and slugs, and other
such pests. Knowing when and how to
meet them, he could, with a little aid
from the families he makes engagements
with, do very much 20 preserve the
beauty and the produce of the plants
surrounding our dwellings. In Europe
there are professional mole catchers, rat
catchers and vermin- -destroyers, and they
stand we'll in the community as doing
special service, and having qualifications
and knowledge not generally possessed.
Professional ct-controllers would be
even more worthy of support and regard,
not only for their service in preventing g
the destruction of valuable crops and
plants, but as a means of acquainting the
youth of the country with some of the
leading facts of practical entomology,
and as being watchmen, prompt to detect
the. first appearance of any new insect
enemy, and to suppress in time what,
with delay, may prove very difficult OF
impossible to get rid of.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Mayonnaise Dressing.

mayonnaise dressing is often thought
to be very difficult to make, but accord
ing to these directions it is quite an easy
matter. The materials are the yolks of
two eggs, the juice of half lemon,
three tablespoonfuls vinegar, half a tea
spoonful salt, one teaspoonful dry mus
tard, a small pinch of Cayenne, and half
teapcupful olive oil. Put the eggs IN
an earthen bowl with the salt and mus
tard, stir with a fork, drop in the oil
slowly until it thickens, then add the
vinegar and lemon juice, continuing the
brisk stirring until all is we'll mixed and
quite stiff. Keep in cool place until
wanted, then pour it over the salad
Prairie Farmer.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Profit in Upraising Barns.

J All farmers should know that the
cheapest room they can get in ba-n is
in the basement. On many accounts 1t
is the most valuable, especially for keep
ing the stock comfortable during cold
weather. But there is a further profit
in raising barns and putting cellars un'
der them. A barn that has stood for
years close to the ground, has been dur
ing that time, not only the harbor for
noxous vermin, but the occasion of seri-
Gus waste of valuable manure. Much of
the liquid excrement of stock stabbed
above will be found under the barns
absorbed by the soil, which it converts
into the richest nitrogenous manure.
Nitre was formerly obtained from the
soil under old buildings, and it so i'm
pregnates earth under stables and barns
that load of it drawn upon the fields
will do more good than an equal guam
tity of barn-yard manure as usually
made.--American Cultioator.
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While running line recently through
Southeast Georgia into Florida. with a
view of connecting some point on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
RaiLoad with Jacksonville, the engineer.
ing party killed more than 100 large
moccasin snakes, some of which contained
in their stomachs large numbers of fish,
while in one was found squirrel. More
than fifty alligators were also killed, and
bear and panther.
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becomes

The official report on Russia for 1885
shows that the population of the empire
is 100, 600. 900. There were 46, 1854 deaths
by violence, $4,000 fires, 2377 dis
tilleries, $4,000 wine and beer shops
245 sugar reineries, 8 universities, 80,
531 Orthodox churches, 1887 Catholic,
7Os Protestant, $40 synagogues and 1857
mosques.
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COPYRIGHT, 1887.
indescribable feeling Of dread, or Of Inn

indescribable feeling Of dread, or OF I'M
pending calamity -
If you have all, or any considerable
number of these symptoms, you are
suffering from that most common OF
Torpid Liver, associated with Dyspepsia,
or Indigestion. The more complicated
your disease has become, the greater the
number and diversity Of SYMPHONIC. No
matter what stage It has reached, DR..
PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
win subdue it, If taken according to d.
rections for a reasonable length of time.
If not cured, complications multiply and
Consumption Of the Lungs, Skin Diseases,
Heart Disease, Rheumatism, Kidney Dis
ease, or other grave maladies are quite
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They are having hard work finding
hard pan for the foundations OF the new
bridge across the Thames at East New
London. Conn. They have put spiless
down 113 feet, and have not got to solid
earth yet. 1t is thought that bottom
will be reached at about 130 feet.
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sand miles, much Of it through un::
known country. It has been supposed
that Africa was poor place for tramps,
but the exploit of DR.. Krause, who, by
the way is very competent explorer,
may be commended to the attention OF
any of the brotherhood who find the
pickings poor at home. e.-Ne,o York Sun
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Princess Beatrice Battenburg is taking
variety of internal and outward methods
for the reduction of her obesity, which
threatens to become abnormal.
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The value of the annual output OF
butter in Ireland is estimated at not less
than $50, 100000.
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ARE YOU SICK Z

Do you feel dull. languid,. low.spirited,
physically and mentally: experience a
SENSE of fuiiness or bloating after eating,
OF Of "goneness," or emptiness Of stomach
in the morning, tongue coated, bitter or
bad taste In mouth, irregular appetite, diz-
illness, frequent headaches, blurred eye
nervous prostration or exhaustion, irrita-
bility of temper, hot flushes,. alternating
with chilly sensations, sharp, biting, tran
sient pains here and there, cold feet, drow-
siness after meals, wakefulness, or dis
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liable to set in, and, sooner or later, In
dlce fatal termination. e.
DIR. PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DJsCov:
ERY acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying organ.
cleanscs the system Of all blood-taints and
Impurities, from whatever cause arising.
It Is equally efficacious In acting upon the
Kidneys, and other cxcretoryS organs,
cleansing, strengthening, and healing their
diseases. As an appetizing, restorative
tonic, it promotes digestion and nutri..
tion, thereby building up both flesh and
derful medicine has gained great celeb
rity in curing Fever and Agle, Chils
and Fever, Dumb Ague. and kindred
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The President and Mrs. Cleveland cele-
brated the second anniversary of their
marriage on June 2.
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Worth Knowing.

That ALIcocK's Porous PLAsTERs are the
highest result of medical science and skill, and
in ingredients and method have never been
equaled.
That they are the original and genuine por-
GUS plasters upon whose reputation imitators
trade. O.. -s
That A1LcoCK's Porous PLAsTERs never
fail to perform their remedial work quickly
and effectually.
That for Weak Back, Rheumatism, Sciattca,
Colds, Lung Trouble, Kidney Difficulties, Ma
laria, Dyspepsia, Liver and Stomach Afec-
tions, Strains and all Local Pains, they are in
valuable. s.., ,... , o..
That when you buy ALLcocK's Porous
P1AsTERs vou Obtain the best nlasters made.
Schiller. before composing, always put his
feet in cold waite.
A Prominent Merchant in Trouble.
Old money bags mopes in his office all day,
AS snappish and Cross as bear;
The clerks know enough 10 keep out OF his
Lest the merchant should grumble and
Even Tabby, the cat, is in fear Of a cuff,
Or kick, If she ventures too near;
They all know the master is apt to be rougn,
And his freaks unexpected and queer.
What makes the old fellow SO surly ana grim,
And behave 80 cUnfoundedly lean? 81,
There's certainly something the matter with
him :.rC.
Is it stomach, or liver, or spleen?.
We've guessed this liver is sluggish and bad,
His blood is disordered ,nofoul.
It's enough to make any one hopelessly mad,
And greet his best friend with groWi
The worldwide remedy, DR.. Pierce's golden
liver and purify the blood tone your system
and build up your flesh and strength. s,.
Mrs. Hicks-Lord, of New York, has a dia-
mond necklace worth s25O,oO0.
What 1t Means.
To the man or woman who has never been
Ill, the word health Is meaningless. But TO
the one who has suffered and despa1red,
health appears as priceless boon. 10 the
thousands of unfortunate women VINO are SUI
fering from some of the many forms or weak
nesses or irregularities peculiar to their sex,
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the promise Of a speedy restoration OF this
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AN $500 watch has just been imported for q
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The spooks and goblins that delight
To fill with terror all the night;
That stalk abroad in hideous dreams
With which dyspepsia's fancy teens,
Will never trouble with their ills
The man who trusts in Pierce's Pills.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets:-
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The ex-Empress Eugene has developed a
tendency toward Spiritualism.
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meat recommended to the old lady who had been 30
She taking at
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medicine enect change
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notice an taking about dozen bottles sne
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enjoyed excellent health that day to this Sad has mao nc
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BILIOUS
ATTACK.

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which Is
the fountain of health, by using DIR.
PIHRcE's GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY,
and good digestion, fair skin, buoyans
spirits, and bodily health and vigor win
GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY cures all
A medicine possessing the power to GU
certainly be credited with possessing PROF
obstinate or difficult OF cure than Salt-rne
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humors, from a common Blotch, or Erup-
tion, to the worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum,
"Fever-soIes," Scaly or Rough Skin, In
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"CoLUMBUs, ONO, Aug. 18th, 1887.
WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL AsSoCIA-
TIoN, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y:
Condemnation several years have felt It
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Lungs, Splitting Of Eiood, Shortncss OF
Breath, Bronchitis, Chronic Nasal Catarrh,
Severe Coughs, Asthma, and kindred anec.
tions, it is q sovereign remedy. Whlle u