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The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-01
Hoods sis;:;''id'C Cures

pure blood TO try Hoods Sarsaparfiia. It VIII
,ure." MRS. WIN. SMITH. sis r ssth St., n. X, City
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-01

new fork Caty. tue weak strong and
gives a cheerful spirit. Read this
81 havo suffered more than tongue can tel
rom dizziness and severe pains In my bead. !
llso felt SO low spirited that / aftan said I wished
[ was dead. A friend suggested that I try hoods
'arsaparilla. ] gave It a trial and was more than
mrprised to soc what q great change came over
ne after l had taken the first bottle. ! felt bet
Ter right away. ] have now taken nearly ave
BOTTLES and am happy to say I am entirely cured.
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-01

A German scientist says; "The eye
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-01

Vanderbilt has a $4,000 piano stool.
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-01
CRUELTY IN n KID Glove.

1t has been estimated that out Of
1.-The e5, 600, 900 people In the United
States at least Id, 600, 900 r. grown
women OF an age TO wear kid gloves,
and yet, according to the Dry Goods
Economist, the import Is about TO-
yOO0, 900 pair from France, which Is
said to make "a. 900. 600 pair, When
we realize that one woman OF fashion
can easily wear a hundred pair during
the year 1t would seem that many OF
our women are still TO BIO converted
to the wearing Of that dainty neces-
sity, a kid glove Our large cities are
Immense consumers, New York stores
selling a larger number Of kid gloves
Ito the average woman inhabitant
than any other city, except Paris
which of curse does Q large trade
| with its floating populace-
~ IKE uIorn %rodo hos
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-01

blood Is rcd because it has
uritied 10 the lnngs.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
NOVEL MOUSE TRAP.
1t Is SO Simple That Each of Our B0
Readers Can Make One.

1t Is SO Simple That Each of Our Boy
Readers Can Mako One.
Mice are very knowing little animals,
and are often too shrewd to be caught
by even the best steel traps. To make
a very effective mouse trap take large
jar-the kind used for jam and preserves
and tie over the top piece Of sti4
brown paper. In the center of this cut
cross. Set the jar in d closet, and
suspend by string piece of toasted
cheese or bacon rind over the center.
If the mice cannot easily reach the top
of the jar runway may be constructed
by placing one end of board on tho
edge of the jar, and allowing the other
end to rest on the floor. II there arc
any mice about the bait will attract
them Just as soon as the first mouse
reaches the center of the paper he will
drop through into tho jar, and the
paper will fly back ready for the next
conner.
The same kind of trap may be used
for catching rats, only barrel must
be substituted for the jar. A rat will
soon gnaw out of such trap If not
prevented. The best way to avoid
this is to fill the barrel partly with
water. This trap is a great favorite
with country people. They lay good
sized stone or brick in the bottom OF
the barrel, and pour in just enough
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
.prIns, and streams that never .fAtl

springs and streams that never fan
Food is also abundant and cheap, CON
sisting OF all kinds Of gran, cotton seed
meal and bulls, blue grass, Bermuda,
johnson grass, and many other crops
which can be used for pasturage, soil
ing, ensilage or hay. Our winters are
short and mild, and the soft-eycd Jer.
sey and the Essex hog are at home In
our beautiful southland.
IL horticulture or truck farming Is
desired, the fields are here waiting for
the skilled hands of the husbandman
to develop them. The fine products
from the orchards, vineyards and truck
farms in Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas will
all bear me out, when / say we can
successfully grow fruits of aluiS,
every conceivable kind, and vegetables
without number, of the best quality.
One would naturally expect to find our
markets furnished at all seasons of The
year with fresh fruits and vegetables,
which is true only to limited extent.
The culture of tobacco as a market
crop is new industry for the gull
states, and from what have seen am
satisfied that cigar tobacco of a supe-
rior quality can be grown on any of the
sandy soils of the coast region.
The culture of rice as n market crop
is also a new industry for the gulf
states. 1t las been demonstrated in
southwest Louisiana, in the last few
years that it can be successfully grown
there, and pays large profits to the
producer.
The large sugar interest of the rich
and beautiful Bayou Tesche country,
which Longfellow has immortalized in
"Evangeline." And the finer sugar
lands of the Brazos river country of
south Texas, all bear witness to the
fact that money can by made clear
each year from the production OK this
crop.
A number of these interests can he
successfully worked together, and will
certainly give large returns to the
right man. The wonder is that SO few
accomplished, and made to yield them
a competency, and so many waste their
energies on a system of farming where
an educated man is forced to compete
with ignorant, unskilled labor. and
find himself discouraged, in debt, and
possibly financially ruined. - James
Clayton, Texas Experiment Station.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
Cut Straw and Eggs.

An old farmer who secures eggs all
through the winter, when asked for
his secret, replied that he gave his
hens plenty of cut straw. For awhile
there was much unbelief in the reply,
as it was supposed that the farmer
was feeding cut straw to his hens (ac-
cording to his statement); but when
the facts came out it appeared that the
cut straw was really the secret, but it
was used, four inches deep, on the
floor of the poultry-house, in which
millet seed and wheat were scattered,
the hens thereby being provided with
warm place to work. The cut straw
gave them scratching-bed, and il
kept them in exercise, prevented dis
ease, and promoted the appetite.
1t will pay better, if the matter Of
profit from returns is considered, to
use straw in the poultry house than in
the cow-stalls. Many cold poultry
houses can be rendered comfortable
with straw, cut to three-inch lengths,
on the floor; and if the hens are warm
and can exercise, the cost will be less
and the number of eggs greater
Southern Farmer
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
HERE AND THERE.

The market gardeners in the
vicinity of Charleston, S. c., are rapid.
ly increasing the acreage of late seed
potatoes for northern planting. This
seed is now acknowledged to be the
best for early planting in the north.
Now that common stock horses are
SO low that in places they are being
killed for their hides, it is good time
to consider the subject of mule breed
ing. The bicycle may run much horse
flesh out Of business, but the mule is in
no danger from the pneumatic wheel.
What the farmer of moderate
means needs is a small farm, all OF
which is under fence and in actual use.
The desire to possess large landed es.
tate so as to show up we'll on the tax
rolls, is very handsome in theory, but
it is bad in practice.
No doubt the open winter weathe,
in the cotton-growing states consti
tutes an inducement for the working
farmer of the south to keep so con.
stantly at work with his hands, that
he reads too little, especially one OF
more good agricultural papers, He
ought to work more with the head.
The unification of the work of the
experiment stations in testing new
fruits in the fruit-growing states, SO
that each years experience can be
summarized and the information dis.
seminated. is likely to prove of ines
Unable value to the horticultural in.
terests of the nation.
Must southern farmers continue to
grow Improbable crops of cotton sim.
ply because other nations may do the
same foolish thing if we curtail pro.
duction? We can reasonably be held
to account for our own sins. Must we
of the south ruin ourselves financially
through fear that foreign countries can
raise cotton cheaper than we can?
Stock raising in South Carolina
especially in the Piedmont or the
northwestern section, ought to b.
profitable, owing to the luxurian,
growth of clover and many grasses
common to much colder climates. Stock
growing, when successfully conducted
in the locality indicated, invaria bly, re.
suits in an increase of capital ut ver3
little appreciable expense.
Pure bred fowls bring tine best re
suits when the sattention of q pure
bred poultryman is given them. bui
when this attention rs withheld tine
beautiful, symmetry and uniformity
and consequently attractivcness. de-
clines to semblance of the dilapidatet
and threadbare appearance of ths
pedestrian tourist who "has axa hat
ter days" IN such case 1t u sst.es !.
hare qply full.ble0d Esrpp&
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
CLEVER PICKPOCKCT.

Tho Grand Duke Won HIS bet, But lie,
Too. Lost His yalusbles.
1t was curious thing tc brag about,
but 1t Is said to be fact, narrated by q
foreign journal, that upon -he occasion
Of q certain dinner given ty Russian
grand duke to the French ambassador
the Frenchman ventured to shy that in
picking pockets no people could surpass
the thieves Of Paris.
II should not wonder II the st.
Petersburg piclspocl1ets could give thcr,
start" replied the grand duke. And
seeing a smile of unbelief playing
around the features of the ambassador,
he added: "NNill you wager that be-
fore we rise from the table y,ur watch
or some other valua Bile will not be taken
from your persona"
The ambassador accepted the wager
for the fun of the thing, and the grand
duke telephoned to the chief constable,
asking him to send at once the clever
est pickpocket he could lay his hands
on. The thief was to receive the frf)l
value of every article he managed to
steal, and be allowed to go unpublished.
The man came and was put into
livery, and told to wait at table along
with the other servants. The grand
duke told him to give him q sign as
soon as he had picked the pocket of this
ambassador. But he had to wait long
time, for the ambassador, whose watch
was the article to be experimental
upon, always kept on the alert, and
even held his hand to his fob when con
versing with the most distinguished
guests at the table. At last the grand
duke received the signal. He ut once
requested the ambassador to tell hin,
the time. The latter triumphantly put
his hand to his pocket and drew forth
a potato instead Of his watch. There
was general burst of laughter, in
which the ambassador himself joined,
though with a wry face, for he was un.
mistalSably annoyed. To conceal his
feelings he would take pinch of snuff.
His snuff-box was gone! Then he
missed the seal-ring from his finger,
and, lastly, the gold toothpicls which he
always carried with him in little case.
Amid the laughter of the guests the
sham lackey was requested to restore
the articles; but the grand-duke's merri-
,nent was changed into alarm and sur
prise when tho thief produced two
watches, two rings, two snuff-boxes,
etc. His imperial highness made the
discovery that he himself had been
robbed at tho same time,
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
To Eradicate Nutcrass.

Probably the best practical remedy
for eradicating one of the worst pests
of southern agriculture, the nutgrass,
is the following one: On every twenty
or twenty-five acres keep not less than
fifty sheep and seventy-five head Of
hogs, or proportionate number on a
smaller or larger tract. The keeping
of both kinds of stock is necessary.
The hogs root up the nuts and expose
them to the sun, and the sheep keep
the growth, whenever it occurs. con.
tinually cropped, SO that this trouble
some pest is soon entirely eradicated.
For the above amount of stock, addi-
tional feed obtained on adjoining land.
or furnished otherwise, will be neces
sary.-Farm and Fireside.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
March
April
May

Are the best months In which TO purify you,
blood. During the long, cold winter, the blood
becomes thin and impure, the body becomes
weak and tired, the appetite may be lost. and
gust now the system Graves the aid OF reliable
medicine like Hoods Sarsa parilla.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiarly adapted to
the needs Of the body during these months. 1t
thoroughly purifes aud vitalizes the blood
creates good appetite, cures biliousness and
headache, gives healthy action to the kidneys
and liver and imparts strength to the whole
body.
Now ts the time when you should give Hoods
Sarsaparila fair trial. That scrofulous faint
which has been in your blood for years. may be
thoroughly expelled by giving Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla a fair trial 1t really is a wonderful blood
purifier, and buildng-up medicine.
Merit Wins, and the fact that Hoods Sar-
saparilia actually accomplishes what is claimed
for 1t, is what has made IL the medicine first In
the confidence Of our countrymen, and given
70 Hoods Sarsaparilla O popularity and sale
greater than that OF any other blood purifier.
1--WE have Hoods Sarsaparilla in the house
most Of the time and when we are not feeling
well we use It Last spring my little boy had
o bad breaking out and his face was a solid
scab. began giving him Hoods Sarsaparila
and he is now well and there are no scars left"
MRS. J. NJ GILLETTE, Goodwine Illinois.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
SPORTS AND PAsTiMEs..

In France there are far more female
than male bicyclists.
THERE were 600 persons injured by
bicycle accidents in the streets OF Lon
don last year.
In Australia the law compels .
cyclist to carry a light in the rear as
well as in front of his machine.
JAMES p. JUMP is the champion egg
eater of Owen county, KY, and proved
his right to the title the other day by
deyonring twenty-five eggs To wants
@ eat eggs againat any man N sbo STATE
tvf 80.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

p.ocA in anv white soup.

IAPIocA in any white soup.
USING boiling water as soon as it
boils.
BRoILINa the larger pieces of lobster.
RUBBING steel knives with a very lit
tie oil on cloth to prevent rust.
FEW stalks of celery in any small
birds that arc roasted without stuffipg.
CUTTING piecrust in narrow strips,
winding them around smooth sticks to
bake and then filing them with jam or
jelly.
COOKING dried peaches by soaking at
least three hours, cooking slowly, add
ing sugar when nearly soft, and setting
away till the next day.-Good House
keeping.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
a TROUBLESOME CHILD.

NV Maud Louise Is o Parisdoii
with tho cunningest turned-up nose,
And four whito teeth, nnd parasol,
And lace all over her clothes
And. goodness. Isn't she just the worsts
She's never q moment st1i
She sucked my red balloon till Il BURST
OF course she was deathlyrll.
She's always running away TO hide
On purpose to mako me search:
She jumps on wagons to steal o ride,
And giggles aloud in church,
Shc broke tho blade of nv pockotkniiet
haven't q dish uncrackcd
Why, every day of her naughty Ito
Sho has to DO simply whackodi
I'm lust discouraged. Won't some Of you
whose dollcs arc good and mild
Please write mo. telling me what to do
To manage this dreadful child1
Juliet w. Tompsins, in Harpor's YOUNG
Pooplo.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
FREE

To Christian EndeavOrers-Pocket Guide
and Map of Boston. the Convention
City.
The Passenger Department OF the Big
Four Route have issued a very convenient
and attractive Pocket Guide to the City of
Boston which will be sent free of charge to
all mem bers of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor who will send three
two-cent stamps to cover mailing charges
to the undersigned. This Pocket Guide
should be in the hands of every member of
the Society who contemplates attending the
l4th Annual Convent on, as it shows the 10
cation of all Depots, Hotels, Churches, Iu-
stitutions, Places Of Amusement, Promi-
nent Buildings, Street Car Lines, Etc, Etc.
Write soon as the edition is limited.
E. 0. MCCORMICK,
Passenger Traffic Manager, Big -Four Route,
Cincinnati, o.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
Profanity and Pain

Too often go together. Refrain from
swearing If you are suffering the torture.
of rheumatism, and seek the aid Of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which will expel the
rheumatic virus from your blood. Kidney
and malarial complaints, dyspepsia, consti
patton, neuralgia and biliousness are al
relieved by this sterling and comprehensive
family medicine, which should be kept al
ways on hand for emergencies.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Ia a
blood or constitutional disease, and in. order
to cure it you must take internal remedies
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quacl
best physicians in this country for years and
is regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
of the two ingredients is what produces suci
wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists, price TIC.
Halls Family Pills, 25 cents.
A POODLE can do a great many thing.
that baby can't, but baby is worth reg
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

water to come level with the top 1T
this. The first rat which tumbles IN,
Of course, climbs on the brick to ret
out of the water. As soon as another
victim arrives there Is fight for pos
session of the only dry spot. The
noise attracts other rodents, so by
morning dozen or more may be swim
ming and squealing and fighting for
dear life.-N. Y. Recorder.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

THE JUDaE-'I will sentence you thirty
days in the workhouse and a bath" Woe
full Smithers-"Say, jedge, couldn't You
make it sixty widout de wash?'-1ndian-
apolis Journal
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

"TEErH inserted without gas" rs the fel
low who owned a savage dog inscribed OF
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

ELLA-"You ought to have seen Jack
when he proposed" Stella (meanly)-"Oh,
I've seen him. boston Courier.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

McSwATrERs-"It's very funny" Mrs.
Mc5watters-"What isl" McSwatters-
"Why, when the doctor treats me always
have to pay for it. "-Syracuse Post.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

elbow DID you get along with your new
chief of Department." ''Oh, only so So
He causes us many sleepless-ofllce hours"
La Tribuna.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

FATnER-s'Didn't I see you strike your
little brothers" TOMMY guess not, or
you'd shut me up in a dark closet now
Inter Ocean
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12
Didn't Like to he Called Nam~s.

Didn't Like to He Called Names.
"How do you like that little French
girl next door, Polly?"
Don't ike her at at all" said Folly.
"She calls me names. She called me
maamselle yesterday. and aint"-
Harper's Bazaar.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-12

.'YoUR brothera did not know that you
had q brother" "Oh, yes; or, what is the
same thing, have two half brothers. "
Life
The advocate., 1895-09-18
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.

the Garden of Eden and as fertile as
the valley of the Nile. The people there
have raised such fabulous crops that
the story would not be believed If it
wer told. These crops have enriched
the grain dealers, the speculators, the
railway companies and all the class Of
idlers who settle down upon the coun-
try like swarm of locusts. And then
came the usurers. Ten years ago there
was no such thing as wolf in Brown
county. But one by one the settlers
fell victims to the usurers. Some were
driven out Of the country by the sheriff.
Others, who escaped, were chased into
other states and brought back to an
swer to the crime of trying to escape
from the bondage of debt by short
cut. Some Of these latter have been
followed to Manitoba, some to Missouri
and in one case the tax payers have paid
$40O sheriff's expenses for chasing
poor devil to Michigan. And so this
mockery Of civilization goes on. The
dogs of usurers have chased, our settlers
out until this beautiful valley is be-
coming once more a. wilderness, show
ing only here and there the scars OF
civilization, and the prairie wolves are
multiplying and destroying the scattered
flocks of such settlers as have been
able to maintain al precarious foot
hold in the fierce struggle with the
human wolves who have destroyed their
And still we boast that
we dive in a progressive age! And
still the car OF Capitalism rolls on.-Da-
kota Ruralist.
The advocate., 1895-09-18

The reason that the price of gold
Is so staple all over the world Is due
primarily to the fact that 1t is fxed by
English law. The bank Of England Is
compelled by the Peel act OF 1874 to pay
$3.50 an ounce for all gold brought to
It's counter. As the bank has prac-
tically unlimited resources and Is COM
PEELED by its charter to pay a. stated
price for all gold, 1t is easy to see
why that metal never can or will be sold
below that price. Supply and demand,
intrinsic value, condition of the mar
kets nor anything else has aught to do
with It, 1t Is purely and only a matter
of law
EXACTLY the same thing will happen to
silver under similar conditions. Let the
United States pass law commanding
the treasurer to pay s1.2S cents an ounce
for all silver bullion and that will trIl-
mediately become the fixed and uT-
changing price of silver all over the
world, barring expense Of expressage,
insurance, ETC., where those features
enter in. The idea that gold has some
inherent or intrinsic value making 1t
superior to silver is nonsense. 1t is law
that does the business, American Non
conformist.