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Farm and Household.
Grass Lands in Autumn.
Mxicr farmer! are rrmla aomrtlmpt In
tfca mni(grnent of the mpudow lands.
They often food down thme lnt in the
rprlng, mow thftn when the ctms It quite
ripe, and, when it marts pun, cut a ce-
ona crop, or aown to tbe roots
till the snow preyenU ft farther tktnninp.
This is asking too much even of the best
oils, while it is ruinous to those oompsru
t1vcli(e.n or deficient In the mnsns of tvt
tillty. Meadow stripped of thrlr corcr
Ing during the scorching dsys of Anpust
re-clothe themselves) but slowlr at the host.
and it Is manifest! unwise to strip them
bare of the protection which the aftermath
Is Intended to gire them during the sersr
Hy of winter and the equally trying pe
riod of early spring. The after growth
meadows should be red in autumn but
sparingly, and, ind(5d, not at all if other
means hare been supplied for tarnishing
stock with fodder during the fall months.
Meadows, like cultivated fields, requira
some form a return of that which they
supply, and It is the opinion of many prac
tical men that to leave a fair share of the
after-growth of grass npon them in the
fall is an easy and efl'ectlve way of paying
what has been borrowed, while protecting
tne meadows nrotn the rigors or the sea
son. If. in addition to this, when the fall
rains are about to set in, meadows were
muicnea with rcluse straw, muck or scrap
inirs of the door and barn vards. the ef
fect would bo conspicuous the succeeding
season.
In some cases meadows have been
hardly worked and ill treated that much
of the grass has died out, leaving the sur
face spotted, caked and unproductive.
may not be desirable or practicable
break up, cultivate and re seed these
once, nor is this absolutely essentlnl
bring them back to a productive condition.
This end Is often attained by a generous
use of the harrow and the application
grass seed in me denctent places, followed
by a liberal application of fertilizing
agents, n oiicn nappens mat meadow
grounds are so situated that Irrigation
practicable from the roadways or other
sources Dy wnicn much invigorating mat
ter, which would be otherwise wasted, can
- be distrlbuied over the surface, caunlng
the ensuing season a vigorous growth of
grass for hay, and an after crop scarcely
less valuable. To secure these results in
favorable locations requires but little la
bor, but this should be seasonably done so
as not to interfere with the cropping sea
son. Formerly the opinion prevailed
very generally that grass seed should bo
sown early in the spring, and at no other
time. Experiments made at various times
by parties widely asunder exploded this
theory and established Its opposite that lat e
summer or early fall seeding was tho best.
It has another advantage in tho fact that
the farmer is usually less hurried with
other work soon after the close of haying
and harvesting than in tho early spring
season. Therefore if any portions of tho
meadow or pasture require to be re-seeded,
now or during tho month of September is
the time to do It. Scarify the surface well
with the harrow, remove otwtructions to
the free play of the scytho or mower, and
re-seed and top dress liberally, and a
great improvement in production will bo
tne consequence.
There is snother point in managing
meadows which is too frequently over
looked by their owners. Many of theso
have a soft, yielding soil under the carpet
of turf, which In autumn and spring, when
the ground becomes saturated with water,
gives way beneath tho pressure of tho
hoofs of cattle and horses, leaving holes in
the ground which it lacks the elasticity to
replace with the covering essential to veg
etation. Tho consequence Is that tho sur
face is left in a much state, and tho powtr
of production diminished by the amount
or quantity of the perforations thus ren
dered for the time being unproductive.
We have seen meadows sadly abused in
this way, where numerous cattle and horses
have been allowed to range over them at
unseasonable portions of the year.
Farming lands, and especially those de
voted to grassiave found a Btrong com
petitor may we not say an enemy T In
the numerous paper mills which dot tho
country. Before it was discovered that
straw would make paper, tho farmer used
his straw as food for stock or as a mulch
for his fields, thus returning to the soil
portion of what was taken from it; but
now the paper mills compete for and get
no inconsiderable nortion of it This di
version of a considerable fertilizing agent
to a new purpose necessitates greater care
fulness in the preservation and annUea
tion of those which formerly wero suffered
to run to waste because deemed unneces
sary. But a small portion of the farming
land 01 the country win bear cropping
several successive years without losing
much or its productive power, unless lu
vigorated by manurial agencies ; and es
pecially is this true of meadow lnnd,
Autumn is regarded as the most flttinir
season to make these applications, which
are too often deferred to another time,
not maue at all. uurai Aew 1 orker.
Putting in the Wheat Crop.
" Dkkp plowing Is always to bo recom
mended for wheat, and next in importance
in mere cultivation are the operations
harrowing and rolling to thoroughly pul
verize the top soil in which the seed is
bo deposited. In dry seasons on clay
land, the wheat field is often left in a lum
py condition at sowing, and H dry weather
continues long aftcrwardB a great deal
tne seed will not sprout, or II It docs start,
will make but a feeble growth, and finally
die out or winter-kill. Many farmers who
complain of bad seed or the effect of win
ter on their wheat fields, would be surpris
ed to find a preventive in a well pulveriz
ed seed bed. The grain sprouts quicker
and surer when the earth is so fine that,
like sand, it will retain some moisture
under the most burning sun. Another
reason for making the top layer of soil fine
is, that the first feeble roots of the wheat
plant can then readily find nutriment, and
ft will push forward rapidly and become
strong before winter. Some soils require
the use of the roller as well as tho harrow,
to finely pulverize them, but the best
usually follow early plowing and
subsequent action of air and moisture
the clods. It may be laid down as a rule
that manure brings more money properly
applied to the wheat crop, than to any
other ordinary farm product The best
time Is just previous to sowing, and
best method is the mixing of fine manure
with the two or three inches of surface
soiL As it is pretty laborious to haul and
spread manure on plowed ground, many
farmers first haul and plow afterwards,
turning the fertilizer under quite deep.
We have seen this tried many times, and
no accurate observer could detect in the
crop at any subsequent stage of its growth
the action of the manure; and we further
believe that In nine casea out of ten when
manure of any sort is plowed under deep
the farmer receives but a very small ratio
of its actual value.
But few farmers make barnyard manure
enough to top dress the whole ot their
wheat fields ; so the poorer portions
what there it, and the others must take
their chances. It would probably pay
use on the latter some more concentrated
fertilizers, as ashes, plaster, lime, salt, bone
dust, guano, &c Such substances tend
develop the first growth vigorously, stiffen
the straw and increase the weight
yield or berry In proportion to the straw.
As a general thing our manures contain
more straw elements than grain, because
more straw than grain goes into the barn
yard, and our special fertilizers should
chosen with the view ol aiding the devel
opment of the berry rather than the straw.
Guano, bone dust, ashes and lime will
this.
, An old maxim says "manure the up
land Tor corn and tbe lowland for wheat."
Thus, If there are low places in the field
and rather wet, where tie grain stand
winter badly, manure will give the plant
such vigorous growth and health as to al
most ensure a good crop. 8uch spots are
generally mad, 0f rich soil, andunder-
w WTld ri PllM manure.
Ne3? io? low Und the summits of knolls
need fertilizers the most
With the introduction of the reaper
wmea a tendency toward, Wing the sur
face of the wheat field as smooth as domI
ble alter eowlng. "But rolling In theau
tunin U a questionable
owiaslon of surface water furrows U ruta
ons to acres of winter wheat. Cut the
furrows where they will be needed, If, at
next harvest you are compelled to cradle
a swatn along tnem and nil witn plow be
fore reaping ; but defer rolling until spring,
when, if the ground gels in a suitable con
dition before the wheat prows too much.
ne both harrow and roller. Rural Jfea
Yorker.
Liebig's New Method of Bread Making.
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Tnis eminent chemist, who, to an ex
tent scarcely equalrd by any oilier pel son,
has turned Ills science to practical account
In rural and domestic economy, has re
cently announced a very simple process of
causing oread to rise, which, tnougn not
entirely new. Is vet likely to become ex-
ter'lvely introduced. In consequence of
tho weight of his name. Our readers aro
well aware that there aro two principal
modes of making doiik'h spongy and light ;
the one by means of a yenst ferment, in
which a portion of tbo substance is do
composed with tho evolution of gas; tho
Other, by introducing carbonic acid gas,
elthelr directly from without, as In what
Is called lerated bread, or by the mixing of
two or more chemical substances, which,
combining In tho dough, cause the same
result. lu tho last mentioned category bo
long tho various yeast or rising powders
of hluli so many are In use the simplest
of them and longest known consisting of
bi carbonate of soda and tnrtnrlc acid, and
others, however, having different compo
sitions. Tho method of Lleblg belongs to tho
class of tho yeast powders, and consists In
the employment of bicarbonate of soda and
hydrochloric or muriatic arid. The ro
sultory combination is simply our com
mon salt, tho carbonic acid being given
off in the process and furnishing tho rising.
As all bread requires salt. In even larger
degree than that produced by a proper
proportion of this mini tiro, there Is no
taste of freo soda left, and nothing In
any wny Injurious to health, or disagreed
bio to tho palate. Tho proportions used
In an extensive bakery In Munich where
this Lleblg method Is employed is to 100
pounds of coarse Hour add 1 pound of bi
carbonate of soda; 4Jf pounds of hydro
chloric acid, of tho specillo gravity of
l.lHWI, i3s to 2 pounds of common salt,
and 71) pounds of water; with ordinary
flour tho water should not exceed 70 to 72
pounds. Tho proportion of the soda to
tho acid Is so graduated that 0 grammes
(about 77 grains) of the alkali shall be
completely neutralized by !I3 cubic centi
meters (about 0 fluid drachms wino meas
ure) of the acid. The bread should huvo a
slightly acid reaction.
In tho actual manipulation, tho flour is
first mixed with tho bl-ciirbonnto of Boda,
and tho common salt dissolved in tho
water, which is then used for mixing tho
dough ; a small portion of the flour, mixed
with the soda, is set aslilo before tho
kneading. When the dough is ready tho
hydrochloric acid Is worked In, little by
little, tho reserve flour added, and the loaf
formed. This is allowed to stnnd half to
three quarters of an hour before being
placed in tho oven ; the dough then rises
and becomes lighL It requires a little
longer time for baking than common
bread. Tho yield, after baking, is about
1.10 pounds, II v aiUlini; one or two parts
of vinegar to 100 pounds flour, with acor
responding diminution of tho water, bread
of tho tasto of baker's bread is obtained ;
if a quarter to a half pound of old cheese
is added to tho vinegar, tbo taste becomes
more that of yeast bread. Kxcltantje.
Importance of the Potato Crop.
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Tint wldo sprend fail uro of tho potnto
crop this year, from tho amount of rain
in tho spriutr, tho scarcity of it during the
time when it was most needed for tho
growth of tho potato, together with tho
ravages ol Insects heretofore tuinnown, r
known only in small quantities, should In
duce farmers to put forth even greater en
ergies to secure the needed supply of this
most useful vegetable, rather than to cause
them to give a preference to crops that are
considered more certain of profitable re
turns. Tho truth is, tho cultivation of tho
potato in the West, Is, and has long been
neir octeil. Instead ot lurmcra Uikine
pains to select tho choicest and best seed,
as thoy do in the case of corn and wheat,
they aro generally satisfied, to take up witn
whatever is letl in their cellars in the
spring, whether tho condition of tho tu
bers is good or poor, sound or decayed.
Again, tho choicest and best acres on tne
farm are selected lor tno stapio articles, as
corn and wheat are ordinarily reckoned,
while whatever remains, bo It a badly
turned sod, or worn out stubble land, is
planted to potatoes. So too, in relation to
tho time of planting and tho means of cul
ture, tho preference is always given to
other crops, to tho exclusion of this most
excellent and most healthful esculent.
Who ever heard of a Western farmer put
ting off his seed Bowinir, to put In a pota
to crop 1 Was It ever Been that a tiller of
tho soil In the West left his hay field, or
his corn field, liecauso tho potato patch
noctled cultivation?
It is, and should bo no marvel then, that
the potato, after having been consigned to
a sort of Botany Bay, and treated with
such cruel neglect lor so many years,
sheuld at length fail to produce here, as it
does in localites where more pains are
taken in the selection of seed from which
to grow a crop, and more care is taken to
put it on laud suitable to its successful
production, and whero it receives the de
gree of cultivation which its importance
entitles it to. No, tho wonder is that wo
have been supplied with a tolerable
amount of potatoes as long as wo have.
If corn and wheal had been treated as po
tatoes have beeu, they would have rebelled
long ago.
This vear. however, will nrobablv serve
as a warning to Western farmers, not to
neglect in the future, the culture of a crop
which, if it adds less dollars to their pock
els, Is, after all, when a healthful article ot
rood is taken luto the account, one or tho
most remunerative crops which tbe farmer
can raise. In southern Illinois, the failure
of the potato crop this year is almost
universal, if we except a few planted for
summer use. In all parts of Wisconsin,
as far as we can learn, there is a great
scarcity of potatoes; while Iowa, which
has an abundance of almost everything
else, requires potatoes grown outside tho
State to supply her large towns.
The failure of the potato crop In Ire
land is always loooked upen in the light of
a public calamity, causing as It docs, wide
spread misery among its numerous popu
lation, and sometimes resulting in a fam
ine, as In the year IS if. It is truo that wo
are not dependent on potatoes as the Irish
are, for the chief article of food for tho la
boring classes : still, with us as with them.
potatoes rank among the cheapest kinds of
diet in common use. 1 heir bealtlilulness
too. as well as their nutrlllvo qualities.
commend them to tho consideration of ev
ery one ; for uuliko vegetables in general,
they may, with care, bo kept lu condition
f.r l In, tulitn ilurlnir tint entire vear. Tim
almost absolute necessity for this article of
food was shown during tne late war, as it
had previously been shown in long voy
ages at sea.
Let the farmer then, in making his calcu
lations for the divisions of his lands next
year, set apart a larger quantity of space
for the cultivation or this vegetable than
formerly, and select that which U of better
quality. Other things being equal, a
northern exposure is best for this crop ; a
southern slope generally causes the foliage
to become shriveled, while an eastern de
clivity Is subject to too sudden changes be
tween the coolness of the night aud the
heat of the day.
New laud is always preferable to the
culture of the potato, not only as far as
producing a large, but an excellent crop is
concerned. Uenides this, there is no crop
equal to potatoes to prepare freshly brokeu
land for the growth of plants that require
the soil to be in a more mellow and sub
dued state. Potatoes are much less liable
to disease, and are freer from the attacks of
parasites when grown on new land; and
their value as food when grown on such
oils, is much greater than when produced
on sous Impoverished by irequent crop
pings, or enriched by fresh stable manure.
If the farmer wishes to secure a good
crop of potatoes for home consumption, or
for market next year, let him immediately
prepare his land for it, by turning under
the turf about the depth of six or eight
Inches. This land will only rtqulre to be
gone over with the cultivator next spring,
Vo be ready for planting. I'ravU .farmer
The True Financial Question.
Tim responsibility for the debt we con
sidered last week. It rests with the Dr-mo-cratlc
parly. Has the Bepubllcan party
shown a disposition to increase or to di
minish the national ex penses r This Is tho
real financial question of the campaign.
The Uepublicans were compelled to mske
a debt to save the Government Tbe
country of course means to pay It It can
not pay It, however, without taxation and
without a spirit of economy In tho party
that controls tho Government Yet even
If that party evinced a recklessness that
can not bo proved against the Republican,
It by no means follows that the country
would find relief by throwing Itself into
the hands of the Democrats, for reasons
that wo have suggested. What, then, are
the facts f
The receipts for tho last fiscal year were
1 100,.10O 000. What becomes of this great
sum Tho mass of It goes to pay the nec
essary debt For Interest, tM1.ll;W,.Vil.
For prlnciplo paid, T:i4.74ll,77. For
bounties, pensions and other war claims,
h:i,08:i,81. Hero aro about $200,000,000,
Including Iho cost ef the Freedmcn's Bu
reau andlteconstructlon expenses. How
could a Democratic administration reduce
this amount? For the Bureau Is how to
end, and tbelteconstruclloncxpcnsesbave
mainly ceased. Besides this sum, however,
there aro tho ordinary expenses of tho
Government, Iho Civil list, the Interior,
the War and Navy Departments, and tho
Engineer Bureau, all amounting to a little
more than $14(1,000,000. This absorbs the
rcvsjmo, and Senator Sherman, who is es-
riccntlly conversant with financial matters
n Congress, says: "I can not recall a
single item of appropriation, except for
tho Freedmcn's Buresu and Reconstruc
tion, that was not supported by all parties,
both In the Senate and House."
But Congress has materially lightened
tho expenses. It opposed the enormous
pressuro for extra civil and military pay,
Involving millions of dollars. It lutsabol
Ished that temporary but most Indispensi
ble institution, the Freedmcn's Bureau.
Nothing has been more malignantly op
posed by the rebels and Copperheads than
tbo Bureau, because nothing tended more
to secure finally and absolutely the victory
of the war. The Democratic orators have
made the loosest statements of tho enor
mous expenses of the Buresu, devoted, they
declare, to the support of luzy able, ne
groes. M r. D. W. Voorhees lately asserted
that it spent for that purpose ten or fifteen
millions a year. The truth is, according
to General Howard, tho unimpeachable
chief of tho Bureau, that, deducting the
pay and allowances of army olllccrs and
tho commissary stores from army depots,
the total actual cost of tho Freedmcn's
Bureau has been less than six millions of
dollars. It has been no less the friend of
the poor whites than of the poor blacks,
and its service to tho country has been of
tbo noblest anil most invaluable, character.
In the other departments of tho Govern
ment there has been a similar reduction,
so that tho aggregate appropriations for
ordinary expenditures have fillen from
114(1,000,000 to II1,0()(),000. With all tbe
drawbacks the expenses of the Govern
ment this year will not exceed 1 100,000,
000, exclusive of the public debt and boun
ties and pensions.
Now how is tho money raised for theso
expenses? In other words, what is our
system of taxation? The subject was
comparatively new to us, and wo began
with a cumbrous complication, levying
taxes upon a multitude of articles with tho
aim of equalization. Gradually, however,
the system becomes simple. The taxes on
food, clothing, and tho necessaries of life
have been repealed, and upon manufac
tures except spirits and tobacco. But tho
customs duties aro laid upon Imported
goods, and yield about $1(15,000,000. The
taxes on spirits and tobacco nave yielded
as much as f 55,000,000 In a year. But tho
frauds were so enormous that tho rate was
reduced, and a return of $100,000,000 from
those two sources is now estimated
There aro besides these tho income tax
on all incomes over $1,000; tho license
tax ; tbo stamp tax ; tho tax on railroads
and other corporat ions, and miscellaneous
taxes upon such articles ns billiard tables,
carriages, and plato. Tho expenses of
collecting tho internal revenue last year
wero less than throe per cent, which la a
smaller rate than that of customs collec
tion, or of any local State or city tax In
tho country.
This may not be a periecl system ol tax
ation. But It is constantly tested by ex
perience, and Is rigorously modified to
moot mo necessities ol tno country, liavo
tho Democrats, who so vehemently de
nounce tbo tax-gatherer, proposed any
method more effectual ? Looking at the
facts nnd figures, is tho Democratic party
likely to stop tho visits or the collector ex
cept by refusing to pay him ? If tho party
of which tho Hoiithern chiefs have airain
taken tho command Bhould come into
power, will It probably Insist upon paying
the cost of suppressing tho rebellion aud
decline to consider the pensions of rebel
soldiers and compensation for rebel losses?
Certainly not. It will cither say, pay tho
whole ; or It will stand by Its platform aud
repudiato tho whole. Harper HVtAy.
Nasby in Trouble.
From the Toledo Blade, Sept, 10.
Orn readers will bo pained to learn tl
learn tl t
cmed c(l
, Nasby, ra
our venerable and highly esteemei
respondent, Key. Petroleum V.
lu I rouble.
We were becoming alarmed at his pro
longed silence, and wero ou tho point of
telegraphing to bis "friend llorasho See
more" for some information concerning
him, when Just as wo were going to press,
we received tho following telegraphic dis
patch in tho Parson's familiar hand :
KltlitUr IWtxto lihul: I am lua friteflil
stall uv trubblu and tribulashun. Wile In
bo peeceful persoot uv my onest avoca
zhun uv organlziu Seemore aud Blare
clubs among tho degrudld cullercd popu-
lasuun ot lenncssce; who i wub iuus a
aetln the benevolent role uv mlshenerry,
accordin to tho inslruckshins uv the
Nashncl Dimmlcrattio Commltty, I wuz
suddenly sot upsn by a hull rlgimlnt uv
Brownlozo raddiclo cusses uv all cullers,
who completely surrounded me, lade vilent
hands onto my venerable person, bruzed
and battered uto In a fcorful mauaer, and
then, wuas than all, compelled me to taik
the oath uv allejance with the ojus Ameri
kin flag a wavin over my veunerablo hcd.
This wuz more than I cud bare, and I
swuncd away, and tho retches left me
fu' ded, a lyiu onto the public hyway. I
wus piekt up by a nipple uv niggers
and tuk to Uier mlzzable cabbln, ware I
now ly.
Tellegraf immejitly to A. Johnson to
call out the army aud the navey. The
rites uv a free born Amerriklu sltir.cn
(wlch is me) hev bin fritefully outraged,
and his person (wlch is miue) lies been
feerfully bruzed. Tell hi in to Isboo his
firoclautashuu to wunst, calllu out three
mndred thousand men to vindicate the
rites uv the aforesaid silizen. For tbe saik
uv effeek they mito be Instructed to siug
ex they cum,
' Y are rumnilu. Amly Johnton,
Tutv huudrod tbouMutl strong."
F.s soon ex I am able to travel (which I
hope under the stimt'aUn intloovnce uv
this mountiu are and these niggers'
whisky will bo in a few days) I will re
pare to wunst to heuquarters to tako com
mand uv a nipple uv brigaids. Tell
Johnson to her my commishun cs a
Major Ginersl reddy made out, so Iher
shall tie no delay in gillin the forces into
the field.
PETROLEUM V. NASBY, P. M.,
(Wich is Postmaster
P. 8. (wlch is Poscript.) Send me about
twenty-one dollars to pay my expenses
to Washington. I cant borrer nothin uv
these degraded niggers. He return you
the amount with interest es soon ei I get
Mslor thnerui couimisiiun.
V. N., P. M.
t?f A Uichmond correspondent of the
Boston IVattllt writea : " If you tail to
elect General Grant you may prepare to
receive largely of the negro population.
It will be impossible for them to live here
In peace. I have already been told it sey
niour Is elected I will have to leave Kich
mond. Loyal men have not bten so badly
used since the war as now;
IS" The savings' banks of the State of
New York hold one niuein oi tne national
debt lu the shape of bouU.
A Literal Turn of Mind.
Tim Irish bnll Is the result of a fog In
the mind. There Is another humorous
method of expression, which Is the result
of too much llteraloess and acute bibs of
mind.
Human thought and language have come,
of course, from much use to run In grooves
or ruts, but there are occaslona'ly people
who presistently refuse to be Influenced by
anything that has been done before them,
and who are consequently all the time say
ing grotcrque and unexpected things.
Of such a character was a particularly
practical student, who, at the examination
of the College of Surgeons, was ssked by
Ahcrncthy, " What would you do If a man
was blown up with gunpowder?" He re
plied, " I would wait till he came down."
"True." replied Abernetby, "and suppose
I should kick you for such an Impertinent
answer, what muscles would I put in
motion?" "The flexors and extensors of
my arm,"i plied the Btudent, " for I should
immediately knock you down."
"My son," stid an anxious rather, " what
makes you chew that nasty tobacco?"
Now, tho son was a very literal sort of
person, and, declining to consider the ques
tion In the spirit in which It was asked, re
plied, "To get the Juice, old codger."
A lady was once conversing with a Bailor
who had Buffered shipwreck ; and, as she
took great pleasure In tho analyzatlon of
feelings and emotions, she asked him com
passionately, " How did you feel, my dear
man, when the cold waves broke over you?"
But the seaman knew nothing of meta
physics, and answered simply, " Wet.
nu'in ; very wet"
A i-tn all child being asked by a Sunday
school teacher, " What did the Israelites do
alter they had crossed the Bed Sea?" an
swered, ' I don't know, ma'm ; but I guess
they dried themselves."
Queer hnswers are very often received
by (Mwn people who talk lo children, for
the reason that ilia latter have not jet be
come accustomed to tho subtleties and
tlgurate meanings and roundabout ways of
words, amt, therefore, look at things very
practically. " Sam," said a young inolher
to her (tailing boy, " do you know what
tho difference is between the body and the
soul? The soul, my child, is what you
love with; tbe body carries you about.
This is your bedy (louchlng tho boy's
shoulders and arm.-), hut t here Is something
deeper In. You can fi-cl it now. What is
It ?'' " Oh, I know," said he, with a flash of
Intelllgeiiuv In his eyes, "that is my flannel
shirt." '
' A passive verb," said a teacher, " Is ex
pressive of tho nature of receiving an ac
tion, as Peter Is beaten.' Now, what did
Peter do ?" ' Well, I don't know," Bald tbe
scholar deliberating, " unless he hollered."
A youth, who was being reprimanded
for playing marbles on Sunday, was asked,
'Do you know where little boys go who
play marbles on Sundsy ?" Ho had not
been tulUcienlly taught in regard to a
future stale, and answered quite innocent
ly, "Oh, yes. S ime on 'em goes to the
emmon, aiul some on 'em goes down to
the river."
An unexpected bit of lnfoimation is
sometimes elicited by this literal under
standing of questions, as when a Sabbath
school teacher was attempting to teach a
very unall hoy tho meaning of wages in
the passage " The wages of Bin is death,"
and asked him, ' What does your father
get ou Hat unlay night?" " Drunk, ma'm,"
answered the boy, wilhout any hesitation.
A lecturer in Portland, Mo., or some
where else, was explaining to a little girl
how a lobster cast his shell when he had
outgrown it Said he, " What do you do
when you have outgrown your clothes?
You cast them (ff, do yon not?" "Oh.no,"
replied tho little one, "we lot out tbe
tucks."
Again, a teacher was explaining to a
little girl the meaning of tho word cuticle.
"What Is that all over my face and baud,"
said he. " It's freckles, sir," answered tho
little cherub.
This same literal turn of mind is some
times used intentionally, and perhaps a
little maliciously, and thus becomes tbe
property ot wits instead of blunderers.
Thus we hear of a very nolite and impres
sive gentleman who said to a vouth in the
street, "Boy, may I inquire where Hobin
sou's drug store is?" "Certainly, sir." said
the boy, very respectfully. "Well, sir,"
said tho geulleman, after waiting awhile,
" whero is it?" " I have not the least idea,
yer honor," said the urchin. There was
another boy who was accosted by an ascetic,
miildle-agtid lady with, " Boy, 1 want to go
to Dover street." " Well, ma'm." said the
boy, " why don't you go there, then ?"
ana uuuixg.
A Carpet Tack Alphabet.
Knv C. II. Wiikei.kh. the Turkish mis
slonary, took back with him, to Harpoot.a
suppiy oi carpet tacKs to make books tor
tho use of the blind Armenians in his field.
A letter to 27ie Chrintian Mirror describes
tho curious device by which they are made
to do nibsionary work :
A very small, round-tonned tack, thrust
upright into a pieco of pine board, repre
sents tno nrsi letter. 1 ho same tack in
clined to tho top represents tho second.
and leaning to the bottom, the right hand
and tho left by turns, the next three. For
the next four letters, one side of the tack
Is then cut off, and the cut portion made
to face by turns tho top, tho bottom, tno
rigni ar.d me leu band. Tho half headed
tack inclined to the top, the bottom, the
right aud the left hand again by turns
represents the next four letters. Essen
tially the samo courso is then pursued with
the next two stvles of tacks, and our
alphabet is ready. Othor sorts of tacks
and variations of them then furnish points
for punctuation aud tho numerals, and
with a good supply of tacks and a piece of
soft pine board for a page, we are ready to
writo a chapter of the Bible or a hymn for
one blind reader, whose sensitive fingers
will soon learn to run along the line of iron
and copper with almost as much speed and
assurance as our eyes in reading the
printed page. The page once committed
to memory will be passed along to a second
reader, or tno tacas withdrawn, and like
your printer's typo, used for printing
another page. In this way two or three
dollars' worth of tacks may bo made avail
able for printing, if ho chooses, all tbe
chapters of the Bible, and the hymns of
the hymn book, or anything else which is
The Josh Billings Papers.
INK BRATS.
I thank Tleaven for one thing, that
thare Iz not in this wide world a human,
or inhuman being, that I would not rather
help than hurt I find this sentiment in
ml conscience, or 1 wouldu't dare claim it,
aud 1 know ml own cosclence better than
enny boddy else duz.
Better lend yure dimes to a stranger
than yure affeckshuns. Bettor lend yure
diillurt to enny boddy than yure dolors.
Silence iz venerable; if there iz enny
thing older than the Creator, it must have
been sileuce.
The buty or gratitude is that a beggar
kan be ax grateful az a prince, and the
ptXMr ov gratitude ix that " I thank you,"
makes the beggar equal tew the prince. A
good conscience iz iho best friend wo kan
hav. a bad oue tho worst, because it never
deserts us.
Put not oph till to-morrow what can be
enioyed to-day.
Married lilu Is too often like a game ov
checkers the grate struggle U tew git
into the king row.
Fear maks every thing and every boddy
masters over us ; it ix the wust slavery
thare is.
How common it Iz tew see folks laff viv
idly, without meaning euuy thiug; this i
kail heal llghtulng.
I say, owe no man; owing iz.but little
better than stealing.
We are governed more by opinyun than
we are bi conscience; this iz giving up a
noble prerogative, aud playing a very poor
seckond nddle.
The man who U striktly honest, and
nothing over, haiut got anything nin'e tew
brag on than a pair of steelyards haz.
Sum ov the meanest cusses I ever kuu had
got to be so honest, bl long praktlss, that
they could guess at a pound.
If a man haint got grit enuff to stand
the temptashuu ov a gin cocktail, how kan
he fight a real ditllkulty when he gits a
chance ?
Awl pletrure are lawful that dou't eud
in making us feel sorry.
The man who kan be proud In the
presence qy kings, humble when lie cow-
mnnes with himself, sassy tn poverty, and
polite to truth, Iz one ov the boys.
Nstur das awl her big and little Jobs
without making enny furse ; the earth goes
round the sun, the moon changes, the sun
eclipses, and tbe pollywog, silently and
talllessly, becums a frog, but man kant
even deliver a small 4th of July orashun
without knocking down a mountain or
two, and tareing up three or four primeval
forests by the bleeding rules.
Duties are privileges.
Liberty Iz a Just mixture ov freedom, re
straint and protection.
Advice Iz liko castor He, eazy enuff tew
give, but dreadful uneazy tew take.
A good conscience u a forctasto ov
heaven.
Thare Iz few, If enny, more suggestive
sights tew a philosopher, than tew lean
agin tho sido ov the wall and peruse a
clean, phat, and well dislplincd baby,
spread out on the floor, trying tew smash
a hammer awl tew pieces witn a looking
glass.
Kvry man can bonst ov one admirer.
If yu would be successful In correkting
tho iniqiiitys ov the people, fire at their
vices, not at the people ; the trew way to
abuze a drunkard iz to brake his Jug.
Life iz a punktuated paragraph, dissea
zes are tho commas, sickness the semico
lons, and death the full stop.
No man U ritch who wants enny more
than he haz got.
Don't give outward appearances awl the
credit, the spirit ov a handsum boot Iz the
little tut In it.
I don't bcleaf In bad luck being sot for
a man, liko a trap, but I have known lots
ov folks, who if there waz enny fust rate
bad luck lying round loose, would be sure
tew git one foot In it enny how.
The man who wrete, " I would not liv
always, I ask not to sta," probably never
had been urged sufficiently.
Thare iz a kind ov acktive lazyness, it
works on its viktims lust az the wicked
Ilea duz on the feelings ov an old house
dog, ho hops up quick, but drops agin
sudden in tho same spot.
History of A Diamond Pin.
Tim Hartford (Ct.) Courant tells this
story :
" Wo have recently heard a bit of his
tory connected with a diamond pin, which
is so peculiarly remarkable that wo give
tho circumstances. In 1801 the wife of a
Main street merchant in this city pur
chased at one of our prominent jewelers' a
cluster diamond pin, as a birthday present
for her husband. He wore it until May
last, when, on election day, after witness
ing the election parade in New Haven, the
wearer took tbo steamer Continental ' for
New York. Ho wore the pin when ho
went on board the boat, and on the pas
Bago he cither lost it or it whs stolen from
him. Nothing strange so far. No traces
were found of tho pin for a long time, and
It. wnn irlvi'n n n ns surelv lost. A few davs
ago the gentleman's wife, desiring to mske
her husband another birthday present,
visited the samo jeweler, and asked to
look at diamond pins. Some were shown,
and she selected one for its resemblance
to the one lost. She spoke of this re
semblance, which was so remarkable that
she finally called her husband's attention
to it. He examined it, and from the shape
of the diamonds and other features which
had become familiar to him, he expressed
confidence it was the pin he bad lost The
ieweler did not deem it possible, but rjro-
ceeded to a thorough examination, which
disclosed the number, one thousand three
hundred and seventy, corresponding with
the number of the merchant in 1801, as
billed to tho jeweler from New York at
that time. Tho proof was positive that
the pin was the one lost by tne merchant.
It was found that the jeweler had pur
chased the Din of a merchant in New Haven,
with whom ho had dealings, and it was
traced through two or three hands in mat
city, one being a diamond sitter and
another a pawnbroker. The purchase of
the nin. its loss, return to the jewelry
storo from which it was originally pur
chased, and its re-purchase by the same
parties who bought it seven years ago, ana
lor a birthday present, as in tbe first in
stance, afford a chain of circumstances
very remarkable and entirely unparallcd."
A Warning.
Wkitiho of tho death of General Hal
pine "Miles O'Heilly " the Examiner
and Ctironide utters these cautions to
young men :
llalpine was a man of strong frame but
ot exceedingly nervous and sensitive tem
perament. Ho was always apt to allow
his impulses to drive him to overwork. It
was his familiar claim that there were but
one or two men of his profession in the
city who could turn out as much "copy"
in the same time as he. And during the
past winter and spring, urged by literary
and other labors, he used up his vitality at
a tremendous rate reanimating its over
tasked energies, not by rest but by i'mu-
I to. Ah I here was the fatal step. What
was tho result ? He lived on at this kill
ing rato, burning his candle at both ends,
and tho brilliant career ended suddenly,
sadly, but with inevitable necessity, in
complete extinction. Pressed with labor
and temporary anxiety, inflamed by the
terrible heat of the past two months,
weakened by long exertions, unresting but
held up to working power by continued
stimulants; he was seized with intense
neuralgic headache, administered to him
self chloroform to force his excited nerves
into a sleep, and overcome by the undue
quantity of the dangerous ana'sthctic, did
sleeps the sleep of death.
fiO I young men, beware of that perilous
aud easy descent. Here were a noble
physique, fine talents, great modesty, true
patriotism, honorable distinction, unen
vied popularity, real success engulfed in
an hour by tho dark abyss that yawns at
the end of that pleasant road which gives
excitement wilhout recuperation. The
laws of body and mind cannot be violated
with impunity. Suun alcohol as you
would shun poison, for poison it is ; not
immediate but deadly ; and all the more
dangerous because delusive. If you are
weary, rest But in the face of this sad
history do not daro to stimulate your
short life into a rapidity which is not
natural and cannot bo sustained.
Singular Sagacity.
The best dog story we have heard of for
some liino, and which is vouched for to be
true in every particular, comes to us from
Robertson county. A few nights ago Mr.
Williams, who resides about four miles
west of Springfield, let a neighbor, Mr.
Pettit have the use of his dog, to assist and
rrotect him from chicken thieves. About
'i o'clock on the same night, a burglar en
tered the stable of Mr. Williams, and stole
therefrom a young bay mare, with a saddle
and bridle, and was riding along the road
past Pettit's house, when the dog com
menced barking, and breaking his chain,
bounded over the fence and dashed after
the horseman at full speed. The chase
continued for four miles, when the horse
stumbled and fell. The dog rushed up and
Immediately attacked.it is supposed, the
daring thief, who tired three shots at the
animal, but missed him, as no marks were
found on him. Whether the dog closed in
upon the thief, or whether the thief took
to his heels across the country, has not
been definitely ascertained, but the dog
caught hold of the bridle rein in his mouth
and led the horse back three miles, where
he was met by Mr. Pettit and his man,
who were aroused by the furious soends,
and were following in the direction whith
er they went Mr. Pettit immediately rec
ognized the horse and dog, and at oucesur
ntised what had happened. The whole
four, the two men. dog and horse, returned
to Mr. Williams', whom they f.iund fast
asleep, altogether Ignorant of what had
taken place. The next day several people
in the locality testified to hearing three
distinct shoU fired about the place where
the dog brought the robber to bay, and
one of the bullets was found on the road
about four hundred yards from the spot
where the scuttle tok place. 1 he dog is
about four years old, and weighs about for
ty five pounds. Mr. Williams would not
part with him for any money. .YjAii'
tn;.
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W Photographs are announced of
"Gov. Seymour at Home." Why not, a
we have got "Shakspeare and his friends,"
and "Irving and his friends," give us "Sey
mour aud his friends," witn a blazing
orphan asylum In the background. Ilrt
fcrj j
Singular Sagacity. A Detective's Experience---A Touch of
Singular Sagacity. A Detective's Experience---A Touch of Romance.
" It was Just before the war," said the
detective, " that a qneer trick was played
me by a young fellow accused or forg
ery." " ITow was It ? Let me bear the story."
" Well, I have no obiection, but don't
Interrupt me with questions."
Tbe reporter promised silence, and the
detective elevated his feet to the table and
thus proceeded.
"The Chief called me Into the office one
morning, and told me that a check for
$4,000 had been drawn by the confidential
clerk of a well-known commercial house,
and had been cashed at the bank whcie
their funds were deposited. It was a forg
ery, and tho clerk had left, as soon as tho
money was obtained. His name was
Henry Harding, his parent lived in one
of the Interior parishes, and it was snn-
poeeu uv nan gone mere neiore setting
I 1 1 I . 1 . r. '
out eisewnere. i couia oniy team that
he was very young and of rather effemi
nate appearance. This was all the de
scription I could ascertain. The affair
bad not been blown abroad, and the U liter
directed me ' to work up the case.' You
know that S and I always work to
gether. I called him and we had a consul
tation, tie prosecuted researches nere,
while I went to the country. This ar
ranged I was soon on my way. I had
found out where tho family of young
Harding lived, and I had hoped to reach
the house before night, but in this I was
disappointed. Long before dusk, dark
clouds began to form along the verge of
the horizon and climb rapidly to the
zenith. The thunder and lightning came
at intervals, and I was soon assured that
one of those semi tropic storms, which are
so frequent in the summer, would ere long
burst upon me in its fury. I hastened
forward, therefore, looking eagerly around
lor some place ol shelter. 1 had proceed
ed but a little distance when I saw lust
belore me a woodman's hut. I got into
this as soon as possible. I had hardly got
comlortably sheltered before a gentleman
and lady dashed up to the door and dis
mounted. Like myself they were seek
ing shelter from the storm. The man
was middle aged, and exhibited in his
Ecrson the strong athletic frame, the open
row, and genial, pleasant face of the
Southern planter ; but there was in his
countenance now a touch of sadness, a
seemingly exquisite sense of sorrow,
strangely out of keeping with what the
man should nave been, uis companion
was a voung girl of exnuisite beautv. with
dark, soulful eyes, and hair black as night
She looked, indeed, a daughter of the
tropics, and the tall, splendid form was
regal in lis majesty, sue was such
woman as a man could wish to live for,
and, if need be, die for. They were both
in traveling costume, and, from their con
versation, I Judged they were father and
daughter, just setting out on a Journey, and
endeavoring to reach the river in time for
an up-going steamer. Shortly after their
arrival a negro boy drove up in a cart
containing trunks. On one of these was
the name of ' Mrs. Harding, La.' You
may readily conceive that my eyes were
wide open, now, and my ears too. Here
was something that I must needs observe.
I walked out of tho hut and went around
to where tho negro was standing. " Boy,
where's your young master?" I asked the
question abruptly, looking the negro in
the eye.
" ' Golly, massa, dis chile dunno ; hain't
seen him for mos a year.' My resolution
was taken on the instant I would follow
these people. I was satisfied they were in
search of Henry. He could not come to
them, and they were going to him. The
whole matter was as clear as day. I did
follow them to the river, where tho daugh
ter embarked on an upward-bound boat,
and tbe father returned home. I took
passage on the same steamer. I would
not lose sight of the girl. I was satisfied
she was going to her brother. I insinu
ated myself into her presence, and at last
got into conversation. I was one-half in
love with her already ; before wo reached
St Louis I was wholly so. I learned that
she was going to New York for some ob
ject she did not reveal. I thought I knew
what the object was ; but it had become
of secondary importance now, for I was
deeply, unmistakably in love. Had her
brother stood before me, and she had asked
me to forbear, it is doubtful if I would
have arrested him. I could not exist out
of her presence. She had become tbe one
object necessary to my happiness. At last
we reached New York. I could contain
myself no longer. I sought an opportuni
ty and told her my love told my name,
occupation and present object I reveled
everything; I only asked to share her af
fections. I would leave her until tbe next
day. This was the forenoon of Monday
Tuesday afternoon I called for an answer.
The servant who answered my summons
Informed me that the young lady had left
the evening previous on a steamer for the
West Indies ; but she had left a note. I
tore open the letter eagerly. It contained
these words:
" 'Sir For your preference, I am much
obliged ; but the laws forbid gentlemen
marrying each other. By the time this
reaches you, I will be on board the West
India steamer. Very respectfully,
"'Henry Hardiko.'
" It took no more to show what a trick
had been played me. You may believe I
have seldom told that love story." Sew
Oilcan Picayune.
POLITICAL ITEMS.
Every member of both branches of
tne rebel congress was a Democrat
tW " The first pop-gun of the campaign
Vermont" Btmton Post. Vox iVpulL
UiUHmort Antenean.
CB" On the 7th Inst eighty-five work
men, all Republicans but two, and among
them four one-legged and three one-armed
soldiers, were discharged irom the i'orts-
moulh navy yard by the new Democratic
Incumbents lucre.
tW Governor Curtin thinks that Penn
sylvania will give Grant a heavier majori
ty than was ever before cast for a Presi
dential candidate, and that Seymour will
not get a single Northern State if the tide
keeps on rising. He believes the vote of
Vermont will be tho key-note of the final
result
tW Senator Fowler, of Tennessee,
who was one of the seven Senators who
voted to acquit President Johnson, and
whose position in politics has been doubt
ful, has finally taken the stump for Grant
and Colfax, declaring, after viewing the
situation in Teneessee, that the election of
Grant is essential in order to preserve
peace.
ryinthe Deluge in Vermont, the Dem
ocrats found a Mount Ararat upon which
they could rest, l hat is the town ot uas-
tenbury. It's but a small and barren spot
of earth, as its vote indicates. The can
vass showed nineteen Democratic to one
Republican vote, and yet even here there
wasn't vitality eneugh among the Demo
crats to elect anybody, for the sole Repub
lican in the town was elected Its Repre
sentative to the Legislature. Albany
IW Among the many good hits made
by the Hartford 1'oM the following is the
latest and best: "The great 'reaction'
so often referred to by our Democratic
orators, and which was to have been illus
trated by the falling off of Republican ma
jorities In the late election in Vermont
proved somewhat like the cannon which
was exhibited before a military committee
at Washington, by its inventor a very
sanguine old man. i rom its very peculiar
construction, it was objected to by the
committee as likely to ' recoil ' badly when
fired. .' Oh I no, gentlemen,' said tbe old
man, not so ; u anyimng, it ncvai a let-
r-The New York Sun, 5th Inst, thus
resurrects the almost forgotten Pendleton
Escort: "This immaculate crowd of
Western ' carpet baggers ' carried out their
tnaory ol repudiation with a vengeance.
While at Masonio Hall they drank any
amount of whisky, but when the time for
leaving came tnelr exchequer was ex
hausted, and the bill was never paid.
Over $500 remains due. One of the pro
prietors of the Masonic Hall is now after
Mr. Pendleton with a sharp stick, expect
ing that he will foot the bill It is cer
tainly hard on that particular proprietor,
who was a most ardent Pendlptonian, and
during the convention labeled himself
with a Pendleton badge,"
Of Richardson's new life of Grant con
tains the following incident of camp life
In Virginia: One afternoon along, gaunt
civilian, wearing garments of rusty black
and a stove pipe hat, walking up in the
rear or headquarters, was accosted Dy a
hostler:
Hostler (gruffly). "Keep out of here."
Visitor. "Isn't this General Grant's
tent?"
Hostler. "Yes."
Visitor (striding forward). "Well, I
reckon he will let me Inside.
Hostler. M You will soon find out!"
As he nearcd the tent a guard mistook
him for an agent of tho Sanitary or Chris
tian Comniisslon.-
Guard. " No Sanltnry folks allowed In-
side !'
Visitor,
me."
" I guess General Grant will see
Guard.
"I can't let you pass, but
I'll
send him your name. What is it ?
Visitor. "Abraham Lincoln."
lie was allowed to pass In.
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Educate for Business—Go to the. Best.
The Bryant & Stratton Chicago Busi
ness University is the great business train
ing school of the country. While smaller
schools can afford only from one to three
teachers, this Institution has from ten to
fifteen first class and experienced profes
sors. Mr. Bryant, the founder of the Chain of
Colleges, now gives his whole time to the
Chicago Institution with a view to making
it the great model Institution. Mr. B. is
the publisher of the Chicago Courier,
the best Commercial paper of the North
west Business men should send for a
sample copy, and young men should send
for Paper, Circular, &c Tho Chicago
Business University Is a sound, reliable
Institution, and under the management
of Mr. II. B. Bryant, is bound to be the
leader In this department of education.
1.
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"The Lamb Knitting Machine."
persons sro swnre
tncee Mnrnlnvs now in ore. vte sre ssfiuvn int
the number sold reaches S.roo Annually, with s
constantly Increasing demand. This 1e due solely
to Its merits and excellence. They have frequent
ly come under our direct notice, and we heartily
recommend them. The rapidity with which the
various fabrics are made by them le abnolntely
marvelous. Ana nere ier. us correct tne mitttasen
Idea Indulged in by many, that the Machine will
knit nothing but hosiery. It will turn out s
Breakfast Cspe, Comfort. Leeelng or Mfttcn, as
readily as a plain sock or stocking. The Honlery
made Dy this Machine is an exact prototype of the
hand-knit sock. It widens In the leg, forms the
gore, knits tbo heel, and narrows oft" the toe com
plete. We understand the Machine la warranted
and that satisfaction is vouched for. We would
advise all to see It In operation or send for Clrcn-
inr and sample stocking, addressing tne Agent, .
mtiNSON, ri nasmngiou u, imcugo, lu.
Sedentary People.
Eminent men of onr country assort that there Is
no remedy liko Mlshler'e Herb Hitters for diseases
ecunar to persons or sedentary nanus, it nas
ong been claimed and Is now an established fact
ttiat a combination of certain herbs, roots and
5?
arks will cure their Ills. Such a preparation le
ishler's Herb B iters, for It has never latled
For all diseases arising from anv Immiritv of the
blood, or derangement of the digestive organs.
including l.lver Complaint, Coughs. Colds, Sick
Headache, (leneral Debility, Dyspepsia, elc.il i
now proved beyond all peradventnre that no
man, woman or child, however pale and ema
ciated, can nse Mit-hler's Herb Bitters regularly
tor iwemv-one aavs. witnont tne retnrn ot tno
rosy cheeks and fair complexion, characteristic of
goodncaitn. boio ny an druggists ana dealers.
ir. a. it. iiuriman & to., croprieiors, Aancastcr.
If You Are on Fire
With Rheumatism,
Put on 8ery liniments,
Or Blister Plasters,
Add all the fire yon can.
If yonr honse Is on Are,
Throw on turpentine.
If your brain is on lire,
Bundle clothes over yonr bead,
Keep the beat all in.
Brutes having heat or pain.
Wade into the water.
Folks have more wisdom.
Brutes dilnk cold water.
If burning up with fever,
Folks drink physic
Wounded beasts shun heat,
.Men seek more Are.
' Folks swallow pills.
Brutes don't know how.
l'nin Is Inflammation,
Inflammation Is heat,
Add Are to tire,
And put It oat,
Never mind tho smart,
Pile on the fuel.
If you have a fever,
Beware of cold water,
Kat plenty of mercury.
Swallow pills fast.
No matter If you vomit.
Keep drinking medicine,
A dose every hour,
tend for the Doctor,
If he tells yon to stop
Taking medicine,
Discharge hlra,
And send for another,
Don't employ a Doctor
Whn ft,.,, .luff v.n
Full of medicine.
Don't pay yonr Doctor
Unless he gives yon frequent doses,
Make him earn his money.
If yon die, make your will
In favor of
Hngar coated pill-makers,
Cayenne pepper lluimonts,
Koothlng syrups.
Pectorals or plasters.
Bitters and cod liver oil.
If any one tells yon to nse
Wolcott's Pais Paint,
Just call it humbug
Before you see it.
If they say It curea fever,
Tell them they lie.
If they try to nse It,
Fight against It,
Just be contrary.
If It costs you yonr lite.
Stick to your prejudice,
Ycb. suffer death
Before you yield ;
And use Are to quench Are,
Burn, scald, blister t the last.
All who debauch aud prostitute their stomachs
by swallowing medicines deserve their fate ; it Is
a tin against their Dctior nature ana an rigni
reason. I will pledge my word and honor, know
ing the truth of what I here assert by experience,
that all who will swear eternal opposition to swal
lowing medicines will in every case enjoy better
health, longer life, and possess more means, and
be forever grateful for the timely advice here
given. AH physical pain arises from Inflammation,
be It a simple headache or toothache, neuralgic or
rheumatic, pain in liver, lungs or any internal or-
?ran, a simple itch or any breaking out on tbe sur
are, ulcers of everv name aud nature, be it s
Irightfnl cancer or a fever sore.
Inflammation causes the pain In all and every
instance. Inflammation Is heat. Put out the Are
and pain must cease absolutely. It can be done,
and Wolcott's Paim Paint can do it. I don't
ask yon to believe it until you try it, free of cost,
on any part of your body, whether pain be inter
nal or external, acute or chronic, lameness or
aches of the longest standing. I Include all pain
of everv name and nature, and promise relief
within Ave minutes at the very first application of
Pain Paint, and by following directions perma
nently cure millions who have been pronounced
hopeless Invalids. The way Is clear, the road is
plain, aud a wayfaring mau, though a fool or a
skeptic, can try the remedy without money, with
out price, and wilhout fallu. at No. Ii0 Chatham
square. New York, Ueneral Depot.
Call and free of
I. N. IRWIN & CO.
Wholesale and retail agents. No. 1541 South Clark
St., Chicago
Has the Summer Enfeebled You!
Nine out of ten to whom thla question Is ad
dressed, If they answer It candidly, will answer It
In the affirmative. Borne may reply to It from s
sickbed; others, of s stronger constitution and
grcator powers of endurance, may only experi
ence a slight lassitude at the consequence of the
torrid season. Bat some portion of the vitality of
all unman beings ooret out of them under the
pressure of great and continuous heat, and the
sooner the lota la completely repaired, the lest
susceptible will the system be to the unhealthy
Influence of the Fall malaria.
The moat genial and wholetome tonic that hat
ever been offered to man aa s meant ol recruit
ing his exhausted strength, and fortifying him
agalnat the attacks of disease la UOSTKTTER'8
STOMACH BITTERS. Taken at thia season It la
a perfect safeguard against Intermittent fever,
btllont affections, and all the epidemics which
follow close upon the expiration of the Summer.
It it an lnvlgorant and alterative, without any of
the drawbacks which attach to mere stimalanta
and la the only preparation of the kind which a
cooscientloua phyilclan would feel Inclined to
prescribe for ladlet In delicate health. Nothing
can be more pare, more harm lets, more certain to
nature the vigor of the lyttem permanently and
thoroughly, wilhout txcit'ng the pulse or the
brain.
'I'll ft BKsiT Til INI. Y KT. Full printed In
I .tructluus for IrMppiue Beam, Wolvea, WiM-Cau,
l aiaruoiinia, roiea, coon., biuiiu, ooinmuiii. im-.tv.,
Ollor, Mink, Marten, Muk Kali, Owl. aud H.wks,
with recti- f'- taitnlbg (ur .ktos, taut to uf aililrwr,
Jttr tl- 1 sell no recliea out air own, ami warrant them
to aire aail. taction or retuiid Uia luuaey. Addjeaa
J. W. CAMHtUD, Shelby, Ohio.
Twlnea, t'oratac.
Cilt.nF.ur itTiiMHi co.,
T TVVlNh.8 AN" CUKDAOK. tollon tanvaa a'l
widths TKSTA, AWNINGS, WACinK tOVKKS.
Tr Fitch, Pakuui. Tackle blocks. KLAdli vitliut
Silk or Huntlna. iui and ltJ ouuih nur bu.
i'hU'"j. immJia
. . nil A.Mnttt WMHted an oanvaas lor. and tell by
s W r ipUov oulj.r am touABiairrtixauikroirt bait.
yrulH.SKi.Kr. Kimeiiilua eutlrely Ucw aiiu pruoiauiv
AJdi4 J. F. VaaajAJi, UlaUiat)(,CUicuuuU. ouo.
Ft.OJV-l?! FOR TI1K M!t.Mn.-fd to
WM. WKIIhTHl, 14", fulf lnf'. 1i hmtT, N.
J.forhl.r.11 ( at. login or Dull ml IUf Mailed
irrn to mil .pulli
I1,."' wild Iron i rirrlun Una
Made from Iht
ne and thre-
All romiili-i
- no
lltlcal cllllis, ct le-
a. a n. Nk
ror trA
w nu n r, Cnx.ackte. H. Y,
.nd M n . Kir ' H.lon,
. ; V. . J " f. "'"innrr trt Him t nil.
at rllr1. ror . snd olroulur. ..."7.rVr'.,I
frit, wnntpfl evrrj wherp.
Uato at feoiale
VINEGAR 1 sicWT:.:
pnrUT, dtmii-th, snd pamt.hlpnr... war,,,.,. t
rssKiHTi rimm. Kikht I HKmii m wmii
Oie t'.S. Fair, 111. Btstf Knlr. snd Oilmen cut t air
l,rr-t worM In U.S. 3.10 811 Sun--t., Chicago!
intlKTUINfl KNTIRFI.Y NFW. rn. rtnl.
lar I'ockPt Tlmelceener. Send fnr term to Afenta.
K. 8TA KK1 Co., 13 Reynold! Ulock, CUtcao.
MARKM'T. I,I.If
WIIOLKSAI.K HARDWAUR AND CirTl.KKr.
I-ake Sireet, Chicago, Illinois. Manufacturer ol
wirb cloth, siavs. HinnLIS, an.
Uoimott Colletr
OF ECLECTIC M KPICIXE S I RQ EB T,
rnirAoo, u.l.
Thla ColleM n(Ter (arlllllea lo .Indents for acnnlr-
Inn a medical educnllon nnnilrpawd by any Collt-ee In
the t'nlon. Lecture, commence
on .xi
Sovenilicr :!nd.
announcement, with full particulars, andreM rrof.
.IOIIN KOI1MAN. M. P., Iean, or Prof. K. A. til NN.
II., Secretary, iki Mjnin nam street, mu-wgu. in.
f'r-T tut a f.T'T run ps-virnpvcR.
4 NT.W DISC OVF.KY I-nil. ""'" ?
J KAI.LODOU remove. Moth, Tan and Freckle.. It
aafe snd sure: doe. not cover the face with ft chalky
wash, but UKMOVKH tho spots. Bent, on the receipt
II , securely packed, by Express. Club rate, S
bottle, to one adore, for fl. (rulers supplied t
Wholesale rates. Atinrew., ri . r .1 1111.1.U o, wi u
Auent. J 1 Btate street, i. nn-Ko.
ENT9 WANTKO to sell hy subscription only.
5V.n t
siNr'tCAL Hlnrotti UP rnr.r.APvniii
;urope, and oilier nsetui anu vaiuamo
asonio Hooks. Andrew J. r . hkknkab.
P. Am n. 1H Main Blcincinnao,
A WATCH FR KK.Otven gratis, to any live man,
who will act as airent In a new, light, and honora
ble business, paving :0 per day. anre-. no girt enter
prise; no humbug, and no nion.v wanted In advance.
Addreea It. Mohboi Kinnsut 4 Co , l'mstuirnh, ra.
Rich Photographs from Life I
lOccntu nrh: 8 for rrntu : 7S cnti wrdnrcn. CMll
loKiifa nd circular of 100 Wnnrtcrful ami Corlnui
Arurl'dnrnt rrc mr two red inif A'1'irens jab.
M. CKAWFOKD, 407 Walnut St., St. Lonln, Mn.
TANNERS' UNIFORMS !
Flfiffw, Hnnnpr. Cflps, CftTMt, Apron, Tnrriiwt, &c. Th
nt Knnrtn. niftd'1 in H'lilcaK'n at the rwi".t pr.cr, hj
K. H. HOWES, Military (iooiU Store, HO Clark Street,
np-dtnlra. Postottloe Box KlH.
T
Lrrinii i -iMiir'-w;-7i.i . l thh iKtfiapiiwrii. run n 1
Kvery Wood-worKerBtiouhl nave one ol uieae MncUiuea
THE PAH1MAN PI.ANCHKTTs: la the greatest
noveltv of the ace Do von want to he mytlt!cd and
amused ? Then buy none'but the Parisian Planchetle,
With the new l'entagrapb. It will draw profiles and
write for all. We furnish at New York rule... 1.YM AN
It ALOW I N ft CO., Manulacturerfi. umce Itoom 4, If -l
Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois.
. H. BALL.
C. D. rXASLKT.
HILL'S MAGIC (Mill.
45 irvprcv linrRFKFF.PKH
' HAVE A BOTIXK.
J, flrnrral nrnot, JVo. 74
Jll adlton St., Chicayo.
' State and County Rights for sale.
Agents wanted. pi. II. HAM. efc CO. .
jA.istlxxxi.es, Cured. !
HEMKF Ol'ARANTF.KI) IN FIVE MlNt'TKS, and
lPKHMji.vi5Tri-ti effected hy the use of "I'imiam's
Asthma CTrk." I'aaca frini ten lo twenty years' stand
lnp yield at nn'-e to Its Intlucm-e. Price ti. Sent powt-p.-ild
to any address, hy 8. C. I' I'll AM. lift South 1th St.,
Philadelphia, l'a. Circulars tree. Sold by all druggists.
All. VIRF1VS fe ro.
Miinnfa',titrf tho niont rompieto nnnortmTit of
SCHOOL AM) OFKICK Kl'KNll IjKK, pni)trclnir the
NRW PATKNT (iRAPUATItn Hi NO It SPRINO PRAT
Pkks. Nkw Glohkb, al' nlzea ; all klmta of Must
tivp Apprntim. Holbronk'K Liquid Siatlna. for ltlaek
boftrrttt; Mitchell's Outline Mups; Arutrt-ws' Talent
Ink WelK &r , ft For anything pertaining to the lur
niuhlng of schools, ad' reH,
A.H.AJCmtFWS ft CO.,
(OmRhy'n Opra House.) tili Washlneton St.,
gyCataloguca sent on application. Chicago, 111.
An Antidote for Tobacco
for TkjjWc-, and is tntirtly vtgeUtble and haryiui.
It Is aitonn excellent appetizer, it puriflea tha'blotid,
Invlg-oruWatho system, possesses great noiiHfTiini? and
strenittuenTntf power, enables the etonmaSJto digest
the heartiest tSI, makes sleep refreslr, and estab
lishes robust hesNUi. Smokers and Gfcirerafor Fifty
)(ir Cured. l'ie Fiflr Cent-iicr Box. post free.
IS Brent remei V Invnrlnh V rMttnM nil r.r.
A Treatise on the Injurious EOfou of Tobacco, with
lists of testimonials, reivnc!. eta. bent kiies.
Agents wanted. Addri(rtJr. T. K. Abiiott, Jersey
A Clkkovxan's TjsSriMoufNr-Oine Ro of Aim-
bot cured my t.rojncr and my.-itf. It hives tails.
ev. i. w 6iioe)iakkr. KclXv'a Station, i'a.
l,1iT".A'TH"'"0T,, fAi!trn.S2rnf eleren
Wl. fftehn am restored to xmind hllh hy using
d. it. uowles. rrosnect mil. Mo.
reasi tit . IT a Tsttiin -
i-ioase sen.i a sunniv of Amtidotk. Tha on. ..Vi, a
urao l ICUI A-- si-belt. o. T. dua
Copyrighted
Farms & Fruit Lands.
The niinoln Central Railroad Company lmve for !
In tracta of 40 acres and upwards, 7T0,u0u acres of cnolro
farinlBg and fruit lands. aillylnKadlacent to their road.
For jraln-(tTowtnf, stock-raising:, and every purpose ol
For Kraln-frrowtni
nrofliable auricula
protuauie agriculture, tneseianas possee every requi
tlte of toll and cUmaw.
THE FRUIT KECIOX
of Southern Illinois It noted for Its wonderful fertility
In the production of apples, pears, peaches, and
kii
Krult Express Train brought over 6(10,000 holes ol
if fruits, liurinz the season or wi, tne fcpeciai
peaches and 80,000 bushels of strawberries to Chicago
alone, n-om thence fnmlahinir the tlret fruits of the
season to all the northern markets. 800,000 acres of
these fruit lauds are now onered for sale on favorable
terms.
Title In Fee from the Stale.
All Station Agents are provided with plats, showing
the lands for sale in their vicinity.
IW Information given upon all points at the office ol
tho Land Department, S Michigan avenue, Chlcaeo,
or a descriptive pamphlet, with maps, allowing the
exact locality of all the lands, sent to any person writ
ing for the same. In any language, to
J0EN B. CALHOUN,
Laud Commissionib, Chicago.
Notbs From letter and reports received :
I. Your Axe Is bound to be Tns Axs
II. It will cut at. per cnt. better.
Til. My brother lost one anu tn the war, butwlth your
Axe he can co as well as any one else can.
IV. ff I could not get another, twcnty-Ove (f'-Jfi) dol
lar would not buy It,
V. 11 will cut hoop-poles better tan any other Axe.
VI. I wmld not be without It for anything.
For sale by all responsible dealers, and the makers
LIPl'lNCOTT 4 BAKWKLC
Pttthbv ho it. I a.. Bole owners of the Patents.
O. Oe. X.
American Wallliam Watches.
In new of the many frauds perpetrated on tbe pnblle
by dealer In baie metal Bwlsa Watcbe, which are
inslnly tbe refuse of the lottery and (rift enterprise
swindlers, the undersigned desire to -call attention to
the very low price at which he will send genntne Walt
bam Watches, now universally conceded to be the best
madeaiMl at the same Umt iho cheapest watch lo Ui
world.
Hunting Watch In Jos. Colo Silver Caae 18 W
The same. Extra Jeweled ItO.OO
The same. Extra Jeweled. Chronometer Balance.. Zi 00
For either of the above, InSoi. cane (extra) 2.0ft
For either of the above, lnoa. caae (extra)
The Watches to be seDt by Kxprwa, ACCOMPAMKU
WITH AMERICAN WATCU COMPANY'S CfcUlUI
CATK OK UKNU1NKNKSS
TUB H 17 YK 11 TO HAVK PRIVTLROB ! OF RXAMI
NATION IN POSSESION OK KXPKEbSCOMPAS V.
Address must be plainly written. "d1Pu1l,r,ulwst
Bur exDreas chance. ml. K. CHA1 MAN at CO.,
W 4T Llrwty Blrwt, New Yorfc.
Circular Sawa of one temper over the whole plate
Mill.y, Mill. Orona-t ul and lianr Kl"l ' ma
lu Uu) world. I-or ule by all dt.lenj "'i,,!!?nh.
LU'I'INCOI T a. UAKt a iOJ, ruu.burah. Pa
50 CTS
J J In tUiaata O
WILL BUi- A CanllHI
WU1TLMO CAXSV. contain-
Uumnieretal Note Taper, fca-
oo recalpt of
s. ' . t i Kkii ii n
l at l
Agtuii want'
Kr circular.
U- U. W OOLUKUH.B 4 CO..
IIM imieall. tun.
Medical Illumination.-
talulu luiKrlant ittlukflcJ IiiRtriuatloa lor Stett
tu.ll Woiueu, Ix-slit tr ou receipt uf 4j CriuS.br 4-
drtsttiuj- UK. JofiN VAhDJUlVOU Ka. JfO CMuum
t-Sn.w s'uA Oil. M U
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