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FA11M ANT ("iAIIDKN.
BEAUTIFUL LILY ADAPTED TO
INDOOR CULTURE.
A Woslrable Cow StuMe fr l imners of
Small Mi-mis An I iit;l t-nl ! Auto
mat iu (iutp That Win lit N til -Mow to
Trent Sli)liij Horn's.
Thesulijwt of self wmkin;,' union is an
important ont, .-sin'dally wlu-iv tri'tnnny
U ii necessity; fur patintril articU't uiv, as
a rule, exjioiisivi; luxurk's. and it is iut
often that lvally pH.l iliinu' is in it
patented. Spare is therefore tflwily nivcn
to n desc ription and sketeh of an nnpat
rnted HUtniiiatie Rate, fnrni.slied I'.v Mr.
William Newton, of Otsco comity, X.
Y., in resKinso to a request in Tarm
anl FireMilu. The ilescription is really
rendered nnneeessary ly the eki-tili, which
makes the arrangement plain to all who
may study it.
AUTOMATIC GATK.
It will lie scon that the pile opens either
way. The latch is the old fashioned mod
em spring, and is tripped by wires which
pass through pulleys on the heel post of
the gate and thence to the crank posts.
The opening is done by cranks, which
turn small pulleys, around each of which
a snuill rope (preferably a tarred rope) is
passed, the rope altio pussing around a
similar pulley fixed to the heel jiost of the
Kate. In order to give sufficient friction
it may be necessary to pass the rope twice
around the pulleys.
Shying Horses.
A horse shies, as n rule, licence he sees
fcomething which he does not understand.
It. mnv lw simft new or unusual obiect
that the horse sees, or it may lie an imper
fect view of one. hven a laminar onjeci,
brought to view suddenly and unexpect
edly will cause a horse to shy or jump,
just as an unexpected object or sound
causes nervous people to start. Harsh
treatment of horses only aggravates mat
ters and increases the habit.
The more the horse is scolded and
whipited the more nervous he becomes, and
cv'upv tinA Iia tuikkps t he nlace where the
fright and whipping occurred he will recol
lect the unpleasant atlair and pncK up ins
ears, fidget and get ready for another jump.
Vhvop strike or scold 11 sensitive, nervous
animal that Is startled. (Jive him ample
time in which to recover Ins scattered
senses; speak to him calmly and kindly
and make him feel that you are his pro
tector, not. his trant. When he has dis
covered for himself that all is right there
will lie an end to all further trouble.
Some of the New Apple.
Chester county ami l'le's lied Winter
Himles are from eastern Pennsylvania and
are nromisinu: varieties, l'.ower's Xon-
pariel is from the Shenandoah valley and
is lame and line in appearance, iseauiy
of the World and Guilford Hed are from
Xorth Carolina. Black Twijx is from
Tennessee, a supposed seed I in;.' of Wint'
sap, is good a keeper and superior in size
of fruit and habit of tree. Stuart's (Jolden
is from central Ohio, not a very large an
pie, but of choice quality, keeping until
Anril and Mav: tree a profuse bearer. It
originated in an old seedling orchard, near
a stump; and the children, now gray
haired men and women, called it the
Stump apple. Fink, another Ohio apple,
valuable for tine cider anil for Iodic keep
ing, should be la'tter known. Salome,
from northern Illinois, promises to be val
liable for verv cold regions; northern
Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc. Shia
wnssee Beauty, a Michigan seedling of
Fn mouse, without any of its faults, j
proving itself valuable in the north,
though it does not keep ull winter. Law
yer, Huntsman's Favorite and I Jen. Lyon,
from Missouri, are worthy of trial. Berg
ncr seems inclined to twig-blight, as does
also the tine variety from Arkansas,
Stevenson I'ippin.
A Well Arrungpit Cow MhIiIp.
An arrangement for a cow stable is de
scribed by a correspondent of The Iturol
New Yorker, who reports it as not only
simple but entirely satisfactory in its
workings.
As may be seen in the accompanying
cut, the feed boxes (A A) are nailed to the
outside of t hi
cover. This cover
or front can be let
down by means of
hinges (B15) when
a a a q
grain is to be ft
and raised again
for feeding hay.
The boxes are
made by nailing
four si u a re
boards toetls-r
The Kit torn of the
manger is show n
nr. ('. wilh the
stanchions at F.. n'i: im.an i r .w.i.k.
The cows stand with their front
feet on I), which is a gravel lhur
two feet four indies wide. The founda
tion is of cobblestone with nearly a
foot of gravel on top, well pounded
down. F is a double floor; inch boards
are laid double so as to break joints. It
is water tight. The lioards are laid on
2x4 scantlings bedded in the gravel. This
platform has a slope of three inches. The
manure gutter t(j) is water tight, nailed
together with 20-penny nails. II is a
gravel walk next to barn. When the
feed box is raised it is fastened by a catch
helrt to the f-tudding.
Ilpt Varieties of I'onN.
"What variety shall I breed'-" is an
ever recurring question that receives each
season ever varying answers. A verj
sensible reply is thai of The Southern Cul
tivator, which is, in brief, that no one can
answer the question better than yourself.
If your yards are small your common
sense ought to tell you that large breeds,
such a light or dark Brahma, buff or
partridge Cochins, white Cochins or
Mni?shns may suit you. Hither stand
confinement well but need close attention
to keep '.hem from getting too fat. They
are all good winter layers, hatch and rear
their young, and when fully matured are
of enormous size.
If, on the other hand, your runs are un
limited, the leghorns, (Janied, lloudans,
Sp&nUti and Hamburg are all good.
A(M
fi,n.. nni .1. .!,!. .ill i- nrtlviv !ictter when
roaming at large than when confined, and
In rai t are luuil to Keep sum up. a uiey
fly over fences ten feet high. They will
knock a uanleii crazy in ten minutes, stir
up the flower Ik1 in line style and assert
lights on all occasions. Of the medium
.l.iss l lie Wv niiliillesalidl'lvinoutll Hocks
hold uudi-puteil ground. They seem to
do as well on small runs ns large, will la;
,,)i.,,.t tin. v.uir i lirr.iii'h with ljihxI treat
meat, and lire large enough for all pur
It'.. .1 ... ...1... .1,... 1 iVmul i ll.f fill
JMISes. lO I ItUSL- lw H". v ii.. nib -
IiI'.iiii.v in.iiit'l tin) 1M 1 1 II 111 I ll lilM k
...ii. j ....... . .... .
i n- linn it 4 rival, the Wvan
dotie. Both are the product of crosses,
but the Plymouth 1!m k has been bred so
long that but little trouble is experienced
in securing good standard specimens,
while in the Wyandotte not more than one
in ten will do to breed from. But above
all in lueeding pure stock select the kind
that suits you best.
Oil unil Cotton Seed Meal.
Oil and cotton seed meal are now so low
that there are many places where they are
the cheapest foods for stock. They are not
adapted to feeding any stock exclusively,
as their nutriment is too concentrated. A
very"litt!e oil meal costing at wholesale a
triile more than a cent a mhuk1 will make
a good ration of any kind of well cured
straw, which away from market is often
considered to lie worth little or nothing.
If by the use of concentrated foods with it
the surplus straw, now mostly wasted,
could be feil to stock, this alone would
effect a revolution in farming and do ninth
to put it on a profitable footing.
I'ot Cult urn of Lum-ifolliuii Lilies.
Few tiersons seem nwaro that the
varieties of lily, called lancifolium, are
admirably adapU-d for pot culture in the
house oi on piazzas; while the trutn is,
that with such cultivation they are far
finer than when crown in the open border.
For the decoration of terraces, porches,
windows, conservatories, churches and the
like, lilies grown in pots are invaluable
for, treated' in this way, the plant, and
blossoms attain a magnificent size and
form and are most beautiful objects, as
may be concluded from the cut given.
From a dozen to thirty blooms on a
stem and six to twelve stems in a pot may
lie obtained, according to n k, who is ex
cellent authority in all such matters, if
giod bulbs are used, good care given and
the following motif of procedure observed:
Take of well decayed sods, which should
be from medium loam and as fibrous as
possible, three parts; good fibre iK-at, one
part; or, if iieat is not at hand, leal moid
well decomposed, and one part thoroughly
rotted cow manure. If those who have
not access to all these soils live near the
woods and can, by first pushing slightly
to one side the top and least decayed sur
face leaves, obtain some good, light, top
soil and leaf mold it will answer almost
equally as well. If a little sandy so much
the belter; if not, a little sand may lie
added to give it the porosity which light
or medium fibrous loam naturally has. If
none but heavy loam can be obtained, use
less of it and more leaf mold and sand, or
decavi-d hops from a brewery may be sun
stituted form leaf mold. In any case, do
not forget to add a fifth part of well ik
composed cow or hotbed manure.
A LANi IrOLH'M I.II.V.
The pols must be well drained with
liroki'ii Tiolsherds or the like, then a
double handful of the roughest of the soil
which, bv the wav. should be well broken
up and mixed but not sifted, should be
added. Then fill the pot about half full
with compost. Put in the bulb with a
little sand under it. press it down firmly
and fill the pot. to within an inch and a
half ot the rim, water sutncienuy to
settle the soil and set in the shade till
shoots appear. (Jive just enough water
to keep the soil nmi-t until the bulbs
start, then more will be required. When
the flower buds start, weak liquid manure
may lake the place of water. For a six
inch po one strong bulb will In- sufficient.
1 url.py i;nily Maiiiigptl.
'Turkeys are verv easily managed, ''
says Henry Stewart. The flock may be
diiveii about qii-IU' easily, and if dealt
with gently and quietly, they are the most
docile of al! poojtj. I have seen thicks of
them driven to market in Kentucky, num
bering several hundreds, one man on a
mule following, with two boys and a dog
tn help. ll is in this way that I he enor
mous number of these birds, .JiiO.lKHl it is
said, are gathered in Bourbon county in
that state for i la New York market every
season, bringing in a haud-oine sum lo the
ladies who nuke a special business of
rearing them, and are very successful
at it.
The Moilerii ( tilcli's s,,lj.,i,ii y.
iuekaol, turn lj;ukur.l, oli, lam- in your i'lxl't;
M:tk in-- an i-g n:;:iin. smooth, elean and hite
I'm lume-siek mi l lin.-lv, uii'l l.f.-'s lull a Un-nm,
I'm a pi"r ehiek'-n born in a hatching muchim.
Conieli.-.I in this eoU worM to roam -No
iimi tier lo -iirlor, no plai to rull home.
No mother lo t.-aeli me to si-rat. li or t" cln- k.
1 can liardlv o il uetlier I'm cliiek- u or duck.
1'arM rainier Wunt lo Know.
A New England experimenter finds that
feeding apples to milch cows invariably
lessens the flow of milk.
In planting a new orchard some grow
ers plant jH-ach trees ln-tween the apple
trees. The (K-ach grows and Wars quickly,
yielding largely before the apple trees
need the space.
Meat for the use of a small family can
be smoked by suspending the hams from
bars laid across a large barrel open at
both ends and set above a smoldering fire.
Corn cobs make a good smoke, and bay
leaves and junijier lierries give an aro
matic flavor. Cover the fiarre-l while
smoking. So say s The Iowa Begister.
The Louisiana orange crop proves to le
less than one-trnth of an average crop.
Mr. Louis, of Wisconsin, a noted Po
land China breeder, says it pays to fewl
cooked food. He believes in breeding from
matured parents, as they bring strong
and healthy pigs. He used to kerp bops
until H months old for making pork, but
found that a mistade 10 months is M
long as is profi'bIe.
COVENANT WITH AP.IIAM.
NOTES ON THE INTERTATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL LES50N.
Tor Sunday. I'eli. l.'l I.pssun Text, den.
IT, 6-18 (lohU-n Text, ien. XV, 1
Critical ami rruelleal Note by Samuel
Ives Curt in. Th. 1 I. I)., of Chicago
Introduction. Ood had promised Abram
that he should liecoine a great tiuUoti; that
If., viool.l nmke his seed as the dust of the
earth, and that He would give him the land
of Caiman. As yet mere was no iiiiuiuueuii
if either nromise. Abram had no son, ho
did not own a foot of land (compare Acts vii.
.1), and the years were supping last away, it
w f,,p this reason that (!od apuoars to him in
a vision and comforts him with the assur
ance that II" i h's shield and that his rewanl
'shall bo exi-eedmg great (revise.l edition,
11 it vcrit iV Ahrnni at once thinks of nil in
crease of his itossessious, and usks (Jod why
. . ... ....... i.
110 SUllllIU fci'c nun iiiiiiii u -
has no child. Cod therefore renews the
promise that he shnll have a son.
thk i.tsso.-v.
HU TWeritv Uke tho Stars (v. .'0. He
then leads him out and bids him hnik toward
heaven, and count, if ho is able, the stars,
which are sparkling witn all tin- nruinmey oi
an Oriental sky. What an inspiring simile!
Ills seed wan to lie as numerous as iue siars,
and many of them were to shine as the stars
until they should pale before the brightness
of tho star of Bethlehem. (Compare Num.
sxiv, 1" and Rev. xxii, 10.)
Justification by Faith (v. d). This verse re
cords two great facts: 1. Abram lielievcd in
Jehovah; 2. Jehovah counted or reckoned it
to him as righteousness. Abram's life, as we
shall see, was one grand example of faith.
He left his father's house liceause he U-lieved
in Jehovah. At the most trying periods of
his career, when other men's faith would have
failed, his triumphed. Abram did not have
t i i f u 1 f - It.,
God s written wora; nut. ne ionowvu ..
will, as far as he knew it, cKsely. Whatever
might bo his failings, ho had tho spirit of
obedience. In this particular instance he be
lieved Jehovah's promise that ho should have
a son. God accepted his faith as righteous
ness, that is, right living. But Abram's faith
and works went together (James ii, 'Jl-A'-).
He did tho things which Jehovah commanded
because- he believed in Jehovah. He was
feeding, as tho I'sahuist says, on faithfulness,
and wus one of the just, descrilied by the
prophet, who live by faith. His life fur
nishes tho illustration of theapostoliedoetrine
of justification by faith (Bom. i, 17; iv, It;
Gal. iii, ; Hob. x, CK), w hich became the key
note of tho German Ilefoi ination.
TheSin of the Covenant (vs. 7, 8). Al
though he believes that bo i to have a son, ho
is still in doubt about the land. But God tells
him that he has brought him out of Fr of the
Chaldecstogivebimthe land. Abram asks
a sign. God' condescends to give it to him, as
he afterward condescended to give si ms to
Gideon (Judges vt, 17, !;iV4(D, H- zekiah (U
Kings x., 8-11) and even to Aha. (Isaiah vn,
11-14).
Vs. 0, 10. The sign wlii' h God gave Abram
was a covenant. In commercial language it
was a contract that he cutt-red into v ith him.
It was as though two people should make a
deposit of a large amount of money, to be
held by some trustworthy orson, and should
agree by a written contract, properly signed
and seahsl before a notary, that in case either
of them should fail to fulfill the conditions of
the agreement he would forfeit tho sum of
money to tho other.
Life, however, is more preciou ; than money.
In this covenant Jehovah condescends to
stand on equal terms with Abram, and thus
really promises, as if he were a man. that if
he does not fulfill the conditions of the cove
nant he w ill forfeit his life (compare Jeremiah
xxxiv, Vi, lS-i50). Covenant in Hebrew sig
nifies something that is cut. Tho Hebrews
speak of rutting a covenant where we spenk
of making a covenant. Abram was to pre
pare the prelimina.ies. Ho was to take a
heifer, a she goat and a lamb, each 3 years
of age, and was to divide them into two equal
parts, putting one-half on one side and the
other half on the other, leaving room to walk
lietween the rts. He also took a turtle
dove and a young pigeon, but he did not di
vide them. The contract by which the land
of Canaan was to be conveyed to Abram, as
we might sav, was ready lo be signed and
sealed, but before this takes place he must,
understand its provisions.
Conditions of the Covenant (vs. ll-P'.).
These are indicated in the following verses.
Naturally, but fittingly, the birds of prey,
who foreshadow what is to lie revealed to
him, light upon tho carcasses, and he drives
them away. As the sun is going down a
deep sleep falls upon Abram. It is tin same
kind of sleep that Adam is said to have slept
when Eve was created. The birds of prey,
which mav le regarded as a symbol of evil,
are followed by the horror of a gn at, dark
ness. Through these natural portents his
mind is prepared for the unwelcome an
nouncement regarding his posterity. lbs
seed is to lie a stranger in a land that is not
theirs. They are to serve tho ow ners of that
land, who will oppress them loo years. But
on that nation God will visit sore judg
ments. Afterward Abram's de ndants are to
come out with great possesions. Abram is
to m.i to his lathers in ;aee. In this passage
there is an intimation of existence after
death. Ho is to enjoy the greatest of tem
poral blessings, according to the Old TV .la
ment nana-iv, that of long lifeil'.x xx, !.';
I'rov. iii,:.'; Ia. Ixv.'Oi; In- i to U- buried
in a good old ag. I" the. fourth generation,
or in fol years, reckoning the word genera
lion in its wid.-st signiticam-c of I'M years, his
children are to return to Canaan, l our huu
dred here is simply a round iiiimln-r, the ex
act miml-r 1 in'g W years i Ex. xii, -i'Ml;
17). One thing is men
tioned which stands, in the way of Abram's
iumieliate possession of the land-the in
iquity of the Amorito is not full. This is sig
nihVant lanuag". Cod is slow in executing
his judgments. He does not sw.s-p man from
the earth through the tl'SNi until n is iuu oi
violence. Punishment visited by him cannot
lie hastened by a day, nor can it ! delayed
when on-e the hour ha struck. Thus the
provisions of the covenant are made clear to
Abram.
The Coveuunt Sealed (v. 17).- The covenant
of Jehovah with Abram, sjieakinz of it as
though it were a contract, was now ready V
be signed. This was done by a smoking fur
nace and a flaming torch, which were sym
bolsof the divine presence pacing between
the pieces.
V. H. In this verse the substance of tho
covenant is announced, aa well as the fa':t
that God signed it. He gave Abram the
land fromtbe river of Egypt-by which we
are not to understand the Nile, l ut the Wady
el Arish. which dividesthe l.n-eof theSinaitiC
peninsula into two rt.s to the great river
the Euphrates. It was the fault of Abram's
heirs that they did not enter into OMession
of this domain until the time of Solomon , I
Kings iv, 21 j.
POINTS TO BE !UM MEF.RED
1. God accepted Abram's faith iu bits m
sjhUousntfss.
2. Abram faith was manifested by Lia
btdinca U GoU'i lomjnaDds. . .
3. We honor God w hen we lielieve what La
Las said.
4. God has covenanted to save the soul that
believes in Jesus, and to bring it to the heav
enly Canaan.
5. If w-e enter into covenant w ith God,
there can be no failure on his part. It is ini
jiossible for him to lie ,Hcb. vi, hi-l-).
The wnil that on Jesus Luth leaned for rcjxw,
1 will not.l will not llescl't to Us fix s.
Thut soul, tlioiifti oil hell should eud-avor to
sliake,
I'll nevi r, no never, no never forsake.
Sunday School World.
I oast iui; in t iv itv.
Sled after sled came down and skimmed
past like iiuU-ors with feathery tail of
snow. Men, boys, girls and children in
arms were on them, and all apj wired to have
perfect control of I heir slipi-ry slissls, avoid
in,' the teams and sleighs with a facility born
of long practice. As 1 Mood there enjoying
the scene a big. heavily loaded team hove
suddenly around the corner. It was under
full headway, as the horses had been urged
to their utmost preparatory to starting up
tho steep grade. Just as the team were
fairly around tho corner a slisl on which
were a girl of fourteen and two small chil
dren was two-thirds of the way down the hill
and making straight for the team. The larger
girl had evidently lost control of it and the
children were screaming w ith terror ns it
darted swiftlv under the horses' feet. 1
closed my eye to shut out the horrible scene
which I felt was coming, but ojiened them
again as a shout of relief and joy went up
from the bystanders. Jncrclioie as it may
seem, the sled had iiass.-d Is-tween the hoi-scs'
legs and tho wheels of tho wagon and the
children had esraou w ithout a seraicu. i ne
driver, let on" his tient up excitement by
swearing at them. Tho crowd applauded
and two ivilieemcn appearing on the scene
scattered the coasters in every direction like
a flock of sheep. Brooklyn Eagle.
A Woman of Corfu.
Iuiadne, for example, this lady clad in a
voluminous gown of blue satin worked with
flowers, with a white lace covering over her
shoulders; an enormous headdress of white
muslin irirt by a vast wreath of natural lunk
roses and orange blossoms, with ponderous
cold earrings road tins to her shoulders
necklace and bract lets of gold, and a thor
ough breastplate of antique goldsmith's
work. She is a marvelous siectacle, anil
sits still with her brow n eyes in a fixed stare,
moving only when absolutely necessary, and
then with the utmost Care for her decora
tions.
Other ladies have towering coiffures of
white and crimson; dresses of blue, scarlet
or green, and silver buckles in their shoes;
and thev are all dotted with hits or goi.i.
Another picturesque detail is the old Greek
feminine headdress of a crimson skullcap
wilh a gold coronal from which a thick gold
to1 haul's at one side. Civilization has
ousted this pretty and becoming headdress
from Athens and the (.n-ek cities. Corfu
merits tho more praise, therefore, for pre
serving it. Nothing could better harmonize
with the regular features which are still a
characteristic of the nat ive G reeks. The Cor
liote women, however, seem to have more m
common with the southern ltaliansthan with
the Hellenes, All the Year Bound.
A Vixlt to Mine. I.urrn.
A fonilloti'iiist of Tim Vii-niin Allgi-nn ino
ZfitniiR (li-si-rils-s 1 1 La-; visit to Jinn-. T.tu-ca,
now n "luilo, ii iiiiintii liuly." llur liowlirir
is fillcil with triipliii-s un.l pn-scnts. Tho
tlixr is covt-ri-il uilh tin- skinof u huge polar
Is-ar, "which wus inti'iiilml for tl.e c.nr but
whi'-h sonit1 t-iitliiisiust liotiht for h-r." In
a writing ili-sk stainl tlm iilintorniilis of thn
Gorinan eniH-ror, tho crown in-ini-i1, tho
l'rincess of Wulcs anil Histuarck, each wear
ing tho signature of the donor. An album
contains uutograiilis of many of the artistic
celebrities of KuroK, .uln-r signing hiniM-lf
iu ltHilt, at the agent Si, "votiv ainotireuz
Aubcr. " She still retains in convcr-ation
the slight Viennese accent which, as she
thinks, would always have jireventeil her
from becoming a tragic actress, though it
did not frighten oil' Iiiiigelsledt, thti late
director of the Hurg theatre, who often told
her: "Just lose that stupid voice of yours
and I'll engage you on the spot." Lucca's
father, a hearty old gentleman of NO yearR,
lives with his distinguished daughter, whom
lie treuts "as a baby." Chicago Times.
Alleged Si-ns of Itrtln ami Snotv.
On a very cloudy morning the writer met
an elderly aciiiaintflnco and saluted him
with the remark: "It is going to storm, but
I don't Know whether it will lie rain or
snow." '-Why, rain," was the ready reply,
"and I will tell yon how I know. If there
is a bank iu the west, south of the sun wln n
it. sets, look out for snow; if I hern is a bank
north of the sun look out for rain. This is
a certain sign lor storms in winter, i.asi
evening at sunset there wasa.iaiikin the
north, so we are going to have some rain
today." And sure enough it did. Jf the
storm cloud extends both north and smith of
the sun the heaviest part will indicate tin
kind if storm to follow. Kighti-en years ago
there lived in this vicinity an aged man
iiaineil Amos IVt'T"ii, who had ijuite a
lo' ;il reputation as a weather prophet and
thi above weather ign he Ic-h tn-d by long ,
and l Uieful observatioiis of the change in !
the Heather - Salem Standard.
SI eel siciiinera fur I lie Nile. !
Now Steel st. .liners for plea-llll' tuivcli
have ln-en iutrodiii-cd on the .Nile. They are (
built somewhat on the plan ot Ane-i iian
river steamer unh n,p-r, main and lower
dei-ks. The lid I.CS aee. ijnluoi l it kill, '
whieh is .1 new I'.-attll e nil the Nile -I. .'liners, I
I (111 t III- I" A el . I 1,. Kmi ll ste;ilue 1 1 I nil
sine l"d to ' iin ihnlv-two ..iloiiu ..i ,"ti
gels in:'. .i,,l lhiity .-.eioinl i l,i-.- l iank
- I
Almost n I lung will he lorgiveii -ooimt
tbeu ' Ihinkin oiieelf L-tter thun olhvr '
fo:ki."-E. I'. lV;e. ...
Few people are eictnpt from I'.ot hachc, j
ari l even poets have written ou it terrors. ,
lint this ache and every other iicl.e yield to
St .Incohs (Ml, which siiiijlj loicpiers jvim .
A man in Iowa, coiimi a hi,; disoovery in j
flu. wav of fnpl uhieli eelioses wool UU 1 '
pales the ineffectual fresof coal. It i pruir-.
le nav, cotiifiresseii into mock atom long ,
.ml four inches thick A lh V will ktep a
stove red for n hour, and it costs but
per ton. This is all right, but, whern is our
pr.kirie hay'.'
I)ear Sir: I bouzht a ilfty cent buttle of
-. S'tii Antolitf 1'i,jU KilUr of I'r. Koot,
an I it cured tne of a severe couh. It i the
lt meiieine for a cough I ever saw. T. W.
Rntid, blysian, Mino.
A dilinguihe l frologisl tiurea ii out it i
faclonlj, to himself al leMt. (hat .lam. J
twentj five feet high at IJ'.ack Rock. nerj
Buffalo, would throw the water of the nk
throngh th Illinois river into tbe Misci
ippi, annihilate the St. Lawrence river, an I
Buffalo, the creat head of the lake navi?
tion and Chicago tb foot! All that i. wanted
it tbe dam. We know a gentleman in Oitawa
who for putting up stupendous irnt ha no
superior. Let him go to Buffalo at once,
aail tet Black Rock sol Jam it.
Money to Loan.
1 lim e money to !oh In umn to mlt. on fiinu lnniln.
it t nt rent wul " per cent lliter.nt, owing to f. oi
Un n. niiioiiiit of wiirity unil tiuir to run.
I ujiuli ur aililli'M
i kvi vr. noon.
slieniUn. i:i:ii'l.
Pv. ll-ftnn
GEO. 17. RAVENS,
Passage Tickets,
Foreign Exchange,
Insurance Business
T MIIMUY TO J-.OAI.
inth"t eorner rootfllce Mock. Ottwllluel
Lippert's Meat Market,
South Me of Muln St., ft-w ilir w--t or
M. Kuenvl'i drug utore, Olt. ill.
nil- nuMir will 1wk nn.t my tinulc t well
with tin- chilli-tut Krci.li mm s:t m.-hik. uini w wri
Million, VchI. l'urk, Cornel Heel, IH KU-n rirK, uioica
lUiim mill Sim, Ac. Kbiwc:! mtculloll pull tu ult
nl floloinm saiwmn.
I w nee nc ivcry to mi pni inri-nj.
March 1. ISM. l.hoKUK UI'PKKT..'l.
H. O. STRAWN'S
Lumber Yard
AND PLAXINU MILL,
iJftar tho niinolfl Rivor Rr1t1iy.
FOR SALE.
I H KK Von SALE SOMF OF TIIK "NKST r'AKM
I I Mi LANDS IN LASALl.ht(HM.
M) acre In D(Hr 1'nrk.
ljicri- In Ili cr l"irk.
iai rc In Deer Dark.
'joi-ri't In 1h ton.
liii crc in Dayton.
1M acres In South Ottawa,
alien- in Wallliain.
imtih lu Kill Itlvi-r.
Hlai-rw In Kill ttivcr.
liXl acri-a in South Ottawa,
Hi iii'tvi. ill alien.
41 iiitch iu ItriMiklU'M.
1J0 acri-a In Karl,
si) acri-a in r arm Tllilge.
All well Improved farina. Alaonthpr furin landa le
Iji Salk, Uviugi-tiiD HUU Kuril ciiuMlc". ( oinc aim '
mi- it you mean tiuiiu- ami wunt a baniuln.
II. K. MM'OI.N.
augJS-tf Oitawa, 111.
Were Never as Cheap
as they are now at
West of Court House.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.
Standard Works of History,
HiotrranliVt Poetry and Juvenile
Hooks, &r at less than one-half
GOOD BOOKS
nil ; mm
All 1ooks are perfect and no
trash.
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l uclcToiirsl aliin '
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A I I ' t I Aim-rlcan I'iolicirs i I
America IlliiMrati-il -5(1
Colonial Pay ' ' ''
Heroin oft vulry I "'W)
lloaof til, hy ( lias. Carlfton t'otlln 1 !' 1 i
Hunts iiml sailillea. Ii) Mi h. ( loti-r I 1 V
lien 1 1 nr. Iiy !. Wallnci- It- I '
Kiiir li'iU, tij I. Walla. II" 1 '
'siarlet Letter " I '
1 ,500 Volumes
of
Standard works of Fic
tion, Travel, Biog
raphy, &c,
At 35c; Regular Price 75c.
New and Ileum il'ul liit'i Poim-nii- ! erjr
low pi icei.
A lure lot ..f luveiiile 11. ma- it !.-- t li.au
half I'rice.
Call early, wl.ile the -t m k i- i-otn '. e.
ANo, a hiiye Mock of FAM'V 1 1 1 . 1 1 A V
tilMlllS, whi' h will In- fold at roitc-"ii iinj:
low jirii---..
Kfir''t f ii , ! .
Hapeman ft Graham.
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n ni J n n fl For the
BALoMIVl
Cnre3 Coughs. Colda, Pneumonia Con
sumption, Bronchial DiHiculties, Bron
chitis. Hoarseness, Asthma, Croup,
Whooping Cough, Influenza, and all
Diseases of the Breathing Organs. It
soothes and heaU the Membrane of
the Luniks, inflamed and poisoned by
the disease, and prevents the night
sweats and the tightness across the
chest which accompany it. CON
SUMPTION Is not an incurable mal
ady. HALL'S BALSAM will cure
you. even though professional aid
fails. Frire-JSct.., sum. ai.oo.
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Thei WMhboardi are mads 1Hi
Itent-Wood rim. The Ctrang.
et boardi and bet watt-en in tk
world, for ial br all dealers.
Take na ether.
AUIXAW MT-G CO.,
Saglaawi Mlchljriir..
r SI MILK l
Dc'JbLZ, If
THREE GREAT CITIES iVEST
KAKSaS CUT
L1MKKD TO0KTI1EB Bt THE GREAT
CHICAGO & ALTON R. R.
The Short Line and the licit Route to
KANSAS CITY ST. LOUIS
And a'.l polnta via And all pcli.u via
KANSAS CITY. 8T. LOUIS.
CHICAGO ?nn.dEAST and NORTH.
Tbe 1'opulnr Line lo California.
PALACE RECLINING CHAIR CARS
rrceoi r.iira tuarge.
PALACE DINING CAR8,
Pullman Palace Sleeping Ctrs,
An cqu'l'ine nt not equaled by any other llro.
tnMre train run inrniiRii a.m rmnp-,
ncctloin aie liimle ltu other lluea al tvaauoati.e
uZlVn "bat "tfxi rnsioN koi tr m .
mcr toi." WaicrliiK flai-ca In llm Fast, W rat aol
If I la 14. .11111 Wl.lln Vl'"l.i ' w t
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orVu h ml 1 l.roul Tick to all .polul. Ka.
Wt Nrt ll n,1 soil.1!., are on aale at all llu.f at
KffiSSl Mweat rate., apply l.
itf Titlet lltent ( IIK iOO ALT05 B. B.
crto JAMES CHARLTON,
ticr.i ral l'.-nift-r ami TlcWf-t a y i lit.
M lieartM.ru Slrcct, CUlV. AC 0, ILL
X OATE8,
Of nera.Vrave;ir.g Atjctn Cuvo j
J. C. WcMMLa-H. "iw rret-WcBt
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Th Line selected by the U.8.0ev't
a u Al. a sP a. a Ail
19 carry mo r aa n
i
til
gfSDENVER
Eithi b wiy ot Oniilit. Ptcfie Juneti". AtcKum at
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St. Louis and Rock Island,
Kansas City and Denver.
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At (titi ot Ml iiwil EIU" i"d W,t.r, tjwini H
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and licm H point! m lh Unitod StiHi tnd Cumoo
h) it lh Pnne ptl Lm to I'd t'O
San Francisco, Portland and City of Keiico
Fi T clitl, Rl'. Gn,'l InVmition, '"
th Bjil.'gton Roulo, call on iny Ticht '
Vr Kit oi C.rJt, 0 Hd'til
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