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C O N S U M P T I O N delplila, the other to $L creamery which paid by test. The one sent 32,211 quarto of milk to Philadelphia, for which he received 3.1c. per quart, or $1,027.23, the milk averaging 4.3 per cent,, of fat for the year. The other sent 33,214 quarts of 5 per cent, milk to the cream­ ery, receiving $1,076.84. Had the Srst sent his 4.3 milk* to the creamery he would have lost $101.04, and had the second sent his 5 per cent, milk to the city he would have lost $49.63. "That is," says t)r. Neale, "in the city trade no distinction in price is made between a product with 5 per cent, and one with 4.3 per cent of butter, yet in 33,214 quarts of milk this difference on a creamery basis represents $150.67." Greenhouse Pests. W. D. Philbrick says: "The aphis, the pest of greenhouses and hotbeds, thrives best in a warm temperature, especially if fed upon lettuce and cu­ cumber plants. Smoking with fine to­ bacco dust frequently and carefully is the best remedy. The various'mildews and rots of lettuce and,cucumber plants are but4jttle understood. 'The preven­ tive comek first, says the Philadelphia Ledger. This is to clear the vacant greenhouse with a strong sulphur smoke, then till with 'clean* plants and keep them growing vigorously. The first crop jh a green house Is generally the best it ever produces. The most effectual remedy for ants is slaked lime, dusted over the hills and strewn about where they are. To pre­ vent worms and rabbits from harming trees, mix together turpentine 'and, hog's lard, and apply On the trees. This kills the worms'in the tree, and pre­ vents the rabbits from gnawing. The lard kills the rabbit and the turpentine kills the worm. Barley for Fattening HOJJS. In England much barley is used for fattening hogs, and a kind of barley that grows very heavy, but is not good for malting, is sown to be used for feed­ ing. It is the English substitute for Indian corn, says the American Culti­ vator, and we think not so good for fat­ tening as corn is. Barley is more car­ bonaceous than any other grain except­ ing corn. It is not so good for growing pigs as grown oats, and even for hogs that are fattening some oats mixed with it is an improvement. Ksss as Antidote for Poison. Eggs are found useful in many ways aside from their value as food. ^ gen­ tleman has a very fine hunting dog re­ ceive poison from the hand of some in­ human person on three separate occa­ sions within a year, and in each case by giving the dog a raw egg to eat, the counteraction of the poison was suc­ cessfully accomplished, and the life of the dog saved., -If you meet with the opportunity, dp not fail to try this sim­ ple antidote, Cutting Green Oats for Feed. The earliest crop that can be cut for soiling from spring seeding is one of oats or barley. It is good economy to cut oats/grSen just as the head is form­ ing anflT^ed it to cows. The stalk is thour^uicymid it contains the nutriment that a little later will be deposited in the grain if it were allowed to stand. The amount of green feed that will make a good ration for a milclf^.cow would produce less than two quarts of oats if allowed to ripen as grain. .-- r" - Vitality of Premature Peaches. Prof. J. II. Watkins, of the Georgia station, in his experiments with stones of prematurely ripened peaches, found them to be lacking in vitality. But the seedlings from such that he succeeded in growing produced fruit much earlier than did the parent tree, and, in most cases, of improved quality. Too Much Live Stock. Too much live stock is quite as bad for the farmer as too much land. Do not crowd the stock, and do not keep more than can be fed well, pastured well and housed well. If you "have more than this, sell off the surplus speedily. Boys ol the Farm. Nothing is so a|^couraging to the boys of the farm as to be obliged to do by hand the same work that the neigh­ bor's boys are doing by horse-power. Notea. There are ten "fruit schools" in France, wh*re pupils are instructed practically how to cultivate and hus­ band fruits. Permanent sod, without fertilizing, is an injury to the orchard. This has been proved in the experience of nearly every successful orcliardist. Over 100 acres are given up to pickle growing in the vicinity of tlie town of Camden, Maine. The crop a profita­ ble one, usually.yielding an income of $1<XI to $'150 an acre. String f>eans can lw» Lad throughout the whole summer by planting about' once a month for successive supplies. The s®«d germinates quickly, and the plants grow rapidly. The function of the queen bee. sayn a writer, le simply to lay eggs and thus keep the colony populous. This she dues with considerable energy. A goo.l queen, when at her besft, will kiy 2.000 or 3,000 eggs in a day. A patented method to raise asparagus under a newly-invented cap, to bleach it and draw It up, can be tried on a smaller scale by putting empty flower­ pots over the shoots. Asparagus sho»vs an immense latitude in the degrees of tenderness and toughness; it all de­ pends upon how it is grown. The original snow apple tree, now 70 years old, is a production of Oakland County, Michigan. It .still bears fruit. The tree wasplanted by Apollie Dew­ ey on his farm-between Birmingnain and Pontine, and brought forth a new apple, which for lack of any other name, was styled the "snow apple " v The Germans have lately been ex­ perimenting upon the effect of copper on potato vines. They found-that a'2 per cent, solution of blue vitriol (sul­ phate of copper/ in lime water, sprin­ kled on the plants, increased the amount of chlorophyll in the leaves, and increased the number and size of the potatoes. All who have ever picked fruit from a step-ladder have experienced a sense of insecurity when leaning towards one side for a hold. The whole thing.may topple over. There is a new invention, Where the beam which holds the rounds in place runs in the middle, aud, to bal­ ance the rounds straight across, a twist­ ed, strong wire is run up both sides, making the ladder light and more se- euro by this middle hold. BICYCLES AND THEIR COST. Interesting Facts for the Study of Pur­ chasers. •' To the doubting "Thomases" who are ever asserting that the cost of a bicycle is inconsequential compared with its selling price, the following brief sketch of the material that enters into the in­ tegral parts of a wheel are here enu­ merated. , - A» machine was recently "dissected" and in the bearings alone 160 miniature steel balls were found. The chain pos­ sessed 138 pieces, comprising links, riv­ ets, nuts and bolts. The two wheels had sixty piano wire spokes, each of which was fastened to the rim by a nipple and" washer. The saddle contain­ ed eighteen parts, exclusive of the riv­ ets that help to fasten the leather to the uietal eanfle. The valves in the pneu­ matic ti^es contained four individual mechanical contrivances. Each pedal had ten! separate, parts, and the brake and connections ten component parts; add to those already mentioned sprock­ et, wheels. crank shafts, chair adjust­ ments, gvtips, handle-bars, tires, rims, frame, f-onks, hubs, axles, cones, wash­ ers. etc., aWrand total of over 500 parts is easily arrived at. Iii' • a '• thoroughly high grade bicycle each one' of the integral elements is made by a costly piece of machinery, operated by skillet) artisans, whose at­ tention to detail and accuracy are as­ sured facts. The machinery employed in the majority of cycle factories to-day is of an automatic nature and the cost of some runs up into hundreds of thou­ sands of dollars. Then take into con­ sideration the capital invested In build­ ings and material in conjunction with the necessary expenditure for the prop­ er marketing and selling of the pro­ duct, such as advertising, clerk and salesinan<hire, depreciation of machin­ ery and tools and other Innumerable facts. It will be readily seen that a first- class machine costs far more than the average buyer Imagines. Highest of all in Leavening Powers Latest U. S. Gov't Report tfHINGS PERTAINING TO THE -FARM AND HOME. Crops Properly Planted May Be Culti­ vated Diagonally--Have a Place for the Fowls to Roll--Good Datry Cows A«i Always Salable. - THE RISING STOVE POLISH in \ J cakes for general blacking of a stove. THE SUN PASTE POLISH for a quick LABORafter-dinner shine, applied and pot- ' islicd with, a cloth. Morse Bros., Props., Canton, Macs.. U.S.A. Cultivating: Diagonally. If the planting has been properly done there is often much advantage in cultivating diagonally between hills. This will cut corners which arei left untouched when the cultivator J* has been run only as the rows are planted. It is well when this is done to have the outer teeth of the cultivator made smaller, so that the cultivator next the plants should not run so deeply. It will require a'-careful horse and a man to run the cultivator who has a steady eye to do this work without occasional injury to a hill; but it can be done. Such thorough cultivation will leave lit­ tle or nothing to be done by hand labor. In Southern Qalifornia. . There is nothing here to. remind one of winter except" the snow-crowned mountains--the mighty uplift of the Sierras. The broad riyer_glides past grass-lined banks and nodding flowers. The hills are clothed in summer gar-\ ments, the great orange orchards hold ripening harvests. The brown vine­ yards are bursting into leaf, and the gardens are richer than Eastern con­ servatories in,the gay coloring of bud and flower. Like a vast billowy sea of green stretch the long, wide valleys. The merry beetle crawls amid the white sands. The ants are building their hills, and the. gopher eyes them from his hole. The soft, breezes come laden with the scent of rose gardens and Illy patches, and like a crimson banner the bright polnsetta sways to and fro in the tremulous air. From their lowly beds the violets look up-open-eyed, hold­ ing the breath of summer fragrance. The winds are hushed, 'the sky is a ten­ der azure which clouds but seldom come to mar. Dawns break in crimson glory, and sunsets melt in gold and pur­ ple splendor. The white snow of or­ ange blooms Is falling upon the orch­ ards. The pink rain of fallen rose leaves is drpoping on the sward. Bird calls to bird ,from tree-top to tree-top, and we feel tne pulse of suiihper athrob In climbing vines, in fnagr\nt ama­ ranth, and all the beautiful. Iplossom- ing, smiling world upon our shores. And this is a California winter. Wisconsin Resorts. • Excursion tickets are how on sale fey the Chicago, Milwaukee1 and St. Paol Railway to Burlington, Elkhorn, Del»- van, Milwaukee, Pewaukee, Hartland, Nashotah, Oconortiowoc, Kilbourn, Spar­ ta, St. Paul. Minneapolis, Lake Minne- tonka. Tomahawk, Minoequa, Elkhart Lake, Ontonagon, and all resorts of Wi)>- cousin, 'Minnesota, the Michigan Penin-» sula and" the Northwest.' Special low rates made on Friday, Saturday and Sun­ day of each week to Wisconsin resortifc* For rates, time tables, and further Infor­ mation apply at ticket office, 95 Adams street, -or Union Passenger Station, Ca­ nal, Adams and Madison streets. ! The Remedy. Mistress--I don't know what I'll do^ The cat Is always jumping on the sofa and I.can't keep her. off. Bridget--Spiedr paint on it.i- ma'am. •All cats do|>s hate the shmell of paint.-- Philadelphia Record. "Stomachic - means a medicine that strengthens the stomach, or. to be'brief, it means"Ripan® Tftbu'Ies. If you are troubled with a weak stomach and cannot digest your food use R|pans TabuieS. One gives relief. Much of It. from America. Great Britain pays over $500,000,000 a year for imported foods. The__nniversal verdict . is that "Ali Baba" is now presented in a more at­ tractive form than ever before at the Chi­ cago Opera House. Undimmed in all its , glories of scenic investiture and its rich­ ness of costuming, the great extravagan­ za goes merrily on toward its 1,000th per­ formance, with every prospect of reacb- •"* Jng that mark before its course is run. It ..would be hard to organize a company of greater capacity than that which in­ cludes Ezra KendaH,.J.ohn Burke. Arthur Dunn,. Ada Deaves, Frankie Raymond, , •_ Maud Ulmer, Allene Crater, Xelly Lynch and a,score of others connected with the big organization". They furnish an infinite variety of pleasing entertainment, bur­ lesque, comedy, farce, light opera, ballet-- . indeed, all that could be asked for in a Bummer "show is'thero. This week a great novelty in bicycling is introduced, it is a' combination. of electricity^ and wheel- ing never before a t te in p t e.d. "Six young ladies give an exhibition of fancy riding, each carrying forty incandescent lamps lighted by means of- an ingenious connec­ tion with the main Service wire;- The gflect is bewildering"and beautiful, and a *j' vast amount of interest has been excited among local cyclers. A very pretty ex­ hibition of fancy' riding is also given by two baby riders, the Valentine sistefs, • aged 4 and 5. William Broderiek, the eminent singei% Signor Biancifiori, said to be the most skillful male dancer lirrng, and Eunice Vance, a celebrated vaudeville singer, have been engaged by Manager Henderson and will shortly appear. f Capped the Climax. An exchange tells that a good story was heard the other day of a father and mother who were trying to find names for their twin babies, who, by the way, were girls. It was decided that the father mufet name them. After casting about and finding no names that ex­ actly suited him he determined to end the strain on his mind and-named them Kate and Duplicate. In the course of time another pair of twins came and they were boys. This was the hus­ band's opportunity to get even and he wanted his wife to christen the boys. Imagine his feelings when the mother one day told him she had named them Pete and Repeat. But when the third pair came the father grew frightened and named them Max and Climax. He Was Very Sensitive. A man who had never traveled on any but dirt.roads, spent a month in the East not long since, and while there did some driving on a macadam road of the first class. He did not like that kind of a road, he said. It was too solid and top noisy.--Exchange. . Fruits of Excellent Highways. The people of'Tar is and Bordeaux were treated to a new sport the other day, the occasion being a race from the one city to the other and back of road vehicles propelled by gas or vapor generated from petroleum. A great va­ riety of these "horseless; carriages" were on the road, ranging from bicycles to heavy drags. One of them made the entire distance of some 730 miles at frhe rate of fifteen miles an hour. Another carrying four persons fell a little short of this record, but was awarded first prize because of Its greater commodl- ousness. Not a single accident marred the occasion. The success of these ve­ hicles is clearly dependent upon the smoothness of the roadway, and it is doubtless due to the wretched roads in the United States that no attempt has been made to perfect like carriages here. However, the result of the Paris and Bordeaux tests, establishing the practicability of independent carriage motors, should add to the force of the already vigorous demand for better roads in America. A Place for Fowls to. it,oil. The trouble that many farmers have In keeping fowls out of the garden is because they do not provide a substi­ tute. It is natural for hens to seek a dusting place where they can clear off any vermin that may , be on thim, or without regard to this to take a dust bath, which is their way of keeping skin and feathers in healthy condition. A small place near the hen' bouse should be plowed and sown with grain. It need be only a few feet square, and may be dug with a spade in a few min­ utes. Then scatter and lightly cover enough grain to keep the fowls busy. It is astonishing how much of the time this rolling place will be occupied and the garden w ill wholly escape. When the hen goes to the garden she makes directly for the beds where the choicest seeds have been sown, for here the ground has been most thoroughly pul­ verized. Give the hens as good a place outside the garden, and there will be no trouble in growing garden truck, no matter how many fowls are kept. Bu]t the strawberry patch must be en­ closed. The fowls go there for a differ­ ent purpose, and when they get a: taste of the fruit it is hard to keep them out, however high the enclosure. A Paying Business for Farmers. The most salable farm animal to-day Is a first-class dairy cow. We of­ ten wonder how more farmers back on the hilly, rough pasture farms do not make a-.business of raising heifers of good milking strains to supply milk­ men in the milk-producing counties. Let the milch cow pass the first two years of her life on cheap land, and not try to pay interest on costly land until she is able to give milk. Last year we told of a Massachusetts farmer, says the Rural New Yorker, who takes his heifers by rail to cheap pastures in Maine every spring, wintering them on grain, hay and oil aud cottonseed meals. These heifers are sold to milk­ men with their first calf. .-We believe that a man could, in a few years, estab­ lish a reputation for good milking stock, and be assured of a steady- income. Some men can make this pay better than ordinary dairying. Devon Cattle. In choosing his breed of cattle the general farmer wants--if not a "gen­ eral purpose" animal--at least a com­ bination animal; that it is to say, one yielding a satisfactory flow, of milk and its products in butter and cheese, "and at the end of her usefulness in this di­ rection, a carcass for which the butcher will pay a good price, says the New York Times. In these respects the Dev­ on cattle are entitled to first considera­ tion. Even with ordinan care and feed, a milking Devon will hold her flesh well, and she is a good i&ilker, giving a satisfactory amount of milk that, in richness of cream, is only a shade below the Jersey product, and where rough pastures and the ability to subsist largely uptm rough forage is a consideration, the Devon takes first rank. She is admitted by the best au­ thorities to require less food than any other thoroughbred known, and to be almost as capable of. taking care of her­ self when pasture is short, as the cele­ brated Highland cattle of Scotland. She is what is known in the West as a good "rustler." The Color of Fruit. Northern fruit growers know that the color of fruit is largely dependent on the amount of available potash which the soil contains. This with sunlight aids in the development of both color and fine flavor. A California orange grower has found that iron heightened the color of his product and made it more salable. His oranges were origi­ nally very pale, but by using five pounds of iron filings around his trees the. color has been changed to a dark yellow, with increased quality of fruit. So much iron filings probably made the soil more open and porous. If the iron served as plant food a small quan­ tity would have been sufficient. Crimson Clover and Potash. Analysis of crimson clover shows that It has a large proportion of potash. Some of the failures to grow it, espe­ cially on sandy soil, are probably due to a deficiency of potash. The common red cl&ver frequently fails from the same cause. A dressing of wood ashes, or where this cannot be had, of muri­ ate of potash, will secure a seeding where without it there have been re­ peated failures of clover to catch. Heavy soils have usually a considera­ ble amount of potash, but even on these a potash dressing often gives beneficial results, for it presents the mineral plant food in available form. An Old Boiler. A. tubular boiler, 1,800 years old, has been discovered at Pompeii. Jt is made of sheet metal, probably copper, In the shape of a large amphora, or two-han­ dled jar, with a hollow space running half way up the center of the jar. In this space was placed a cylindrical fire­ box resting on five fire bars, which are tubes three-quarters of an inch in di­ ameter, connecting with the water space. The fuel seems to have been charcoal. Be Will Not Drown Himself. (From the Troy. N. 1'., Times.) R. W. Edwards, of Lansingburgh, was prostrated by sunstroke during the war and it has entailed on him peculiar ind serious consequences. At present writing Mr. E. is a prominent officer of Post Lyon, (.i. A. R., Cohoes, and a past aid d« camp on the staff of the commander-in-chief of Albany County. In the interview with a reporter he said: "I was wounded and sent to the hospital at Winchester. They sent me, together with others, to Washington--a ride of about 100 miles. Having no room in the box cars we were placed face up on the bottom of flat cars. The sun beat down upon our unprotected heads. When I reached Washington I was insensible and was unconscious for ten days while in the hospital. An abscess gathered in my ear and broke; it has been gathering and breaking ever since. The result of this 100 mile ride and sunstroke was heart ^disease, nervous prostration, insomnia and rheumatism; a completely shattered system whj,ch gave me no rest night or day. As a last resort I took some Pink Pills and they helped me to a wonderful degree. My rheumatism is gone, my heart failure, dyspepsia and. constipation are about gone and the abscess in my ear has stopped discharging and my head feeis as clear as a bell, when before it felt as though it would burst and my once shat- >y?Tod nervous system is now nearly sound. Look at those fingers," Mr. Edwards said, "do they look as if there was any rheum­ atism there?" He moved his fingers rap­ idly and freely and strode about the room like a young boy. "A year ago those fin­ gers were gnarled at the joints and so stiff that I could not hold a pen. My knees would swell up and I could not straighten my leg out. My joints would squeak when I moved them. That is the living truth. "When I came to think that I was going to be crippled with rheumatism, together With the rest of my ailments, I tell you life seemed not worth living. I suffered from despondency. I cannot begin to tell >?ou," said Mr. Edwards, -as he drew :i long breath, "what my feeling is at pres­ ent. I think if you lifted ten years right off my life aud left me prime and vigor­ ous at 47 I could feel no better. I was an old man and could only drag myself pain­ fully about the house. Row I can walk off without any trouble. That in itself," continued Mr. Edwards, "would be suffi­ cient to give me cause for rejoicing, but when you come to consider that I am no. longer what you might call nervous and that my heart is apparently nearly healthy and that I cam sleep nights you may real­ ize why I may appear to speak in extrav­ agant praise of Pink Pills. These pills quiet my nerves, take that awful pres­ sure from my head and at the samp time enrich my blood. There seemed to be no circulation in my lower limbs a year.juguu... my lcsrs being cold and clammy at times. Now the circulation there is as full and as brisk as at anv other part of uir body. 1 used to be so lightheaded and dizzy from my nervous disorder that I frequently fell while crossing the floor of my house. Spring is coming, and I never felt better in my life, and I am looking forward to a busy season of work." People call Rev. Dr. F. E. Clark, who originated the Christian Endeavor movement, "Father Endeavor" Clark, greatly to his disgust, for It gives people the impression that he is an old and withered patriarch, while as a matter of fact, he is only 44 and is in the prime of his strength and vigor.. Does He Chew or Smoke? If.so, it is only a question of time when bright eyes grow dim, maniy steps lose firm­ ness, and the vigor and vitality so enjoyable now will be destroyed forever. Get a book, titled "Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away," aud learn how No-To-Bac, with­ out physical or financial risk, cures the to­ bacco habit, brings back the vigorous vitality that will make you both happy. No-To-Bac sold and guaranteed to cure by Druggists everywhere. Book free. Ad., Sterling Rem­ edy Co., New York City or Chicago. A department store in New York city has rented an old, unused church edi­ fice, and has converted it into a riding academy for purchasers of the especial makes of wheels in which the firm deals. Broad Tires. It has been discovered that, in locali­ ties where a considerable portion of the inhabitants use the broad tires, the decreased tax keeps the road in better condition than the whole tax did when the narrow tires prevailed, and it is be­ lieved by men who are in a position to know that when broad tires are uni­ versally used, the highways (all kinds, from the city pavement to the poorest dirt road), may be kept in better condi­ tion than at present with one-fourth the present cost. The greatest improvement for the least outlay is what the present gener­ ation is most likely to realize on, and while I thoroughly believe in all the good work now being done to the roads. I believe that no road will ever be built that can stand narrow tires under heavy loads, and to improve the roacKfirst is beginning at the wrong end of it. Legislation lookiug toward the forced general adoption of wheel treads proportioned to the maximum load to be .carried is the thing to be first pushed. Such a law made univer­ sal would greatly improve present roads, and as fast as roads were made better, would tend to keep ..them so.-- Sterling Elliott. In aJ recent examination some boys were askeu to define certaiq words and to give a seutence illustrating the mean­ ing. Here are a few: Frantic means wild. I picked some frantic flowers. Atnletic, strong; the vinegar was too atmetic to use. Taudem, one behind another; the boys sit tandem at school. And then some single words were fun­ nily explained. Dust is mud, with the wet squeezed out; fins are fishes' wings; stars are the moon's eggs; circumfer- enc is distance arouud the middle of the outside.* AND BEARING-DOWN PAINS f» early Drove Mrs. Martin Hale "Wild, Dow She Obtained.Relief. Old Heads and Young Hearts You sometimes sec conjoined fn elderly in­ dividuals. but seldom behold an old man or woman as exempt from Infirmities as in youth. But these intimities may be miti­ gated in great measure by the dally and regu- lar use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an in- vigorant, anti-rheumatic and sustaining medicine of the highest order, which also removes dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness and kidney trouble. It is adapted to the use of the most delicate and feeble. The serpent moves by elevating the scales on its abdomen and using them to push the body forward. The wind­ ings are always horizontal. The artists who represent the sinuosities as verti­ cal have never observed the animal in motion. It is impossible for it to move in that way. [BPZCIAI. TO OCB LADY HEADERS.} "Nearly all last winter I was sick in bed, and was attended by different phy- aCQS sicians ; none .<11 cured ine, none | J | helped me^very must have help right away. I resolved to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com­ pound. The results were marvellous, I have gained in every way, and am en­ tirely cKred." -- MRS. MARTIN HALE, Oakdale, Mass. Every druggist has it. A Good Story. I looked around and saw a man car­ rying under his arms a number of small whips. lie was surrounded by a number of boys who, not having money to pur­ chase, were looking on with wistful eyes. . Curious to ascertain whether the man could earn a livelihood in this occupa­ tion. I watched him for nearly an hour, at the end of which time he had al­ ready sold,six. _ The first was purchased by a woman of pleasing appearance for a little boy about 2 years old, whose first employ­ ment of it was in striking his mother. Another child, walking with Its nurse, also bought one, and immediately be­ gan to whip a little stray dog that was looking for its master. Another, rather older than tin* others, after making a similar purchase, laid it on the back of some sheep which a butcher's boy was driving to a slaugh­ ter-house. , A fourth quickly forced a poor cat to take refuge in a shop from which she had just ventured. The fifth, a bad-looking fellow, bar­ gained for one, and then refused to buy it because it would not give sufficient pain. I was disgusted with this cruelty, and was just turning away, when I saw a kind-looking man, who was holding a little bov by the hand, stop to purchase one; but a sign from me made him change his purpose. He passed on and I followed him. "Sir," said I. "excuse the liberty 1 have taken. I think you have done well not to place a whip in your little boy's hand lest it should have produced in. him a love of giving pain, to which, judging from his countenance, he is as yet a stranger. "I^ook," I coontinued, pointing to the end of the street, which made a rapid descent, "at those two wretched horses which can hardly keep their footing on the slip­ pery pavement--see how cruelly the coachman is flogging them--see with what effort th^y move, and how they are covered/^with sweat. You may be £nix\tl)<Mr driver had a whip for his first toy." ... vj^You are right," he said. o 0 "Yes," said I, "a man, naturally harsh and cruel, becomes still more so by his education. He begins as a boy by flog< ging his wooden horse, and afterwards flogs the real horse and all the animals put under his power." "I am resolved," said he. "never again to spend a penny in placing a whip in the hands of a child." John Bunyon made himself very pop­ ular among his people by remembering them all. He said a face never left him. Sirs. Wlnslow's SOOTHING STROP for Children teething: sottens the Kumi, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 23 cents a bottle. To,,COLORADO AND THE YELLOWSTONE PARK Beecham's pills are for bil­ iousness, sick headache, diz­ ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste in the mouth, heartburn, tor­ pid liver, foul breath, sallow skin, coated tongue, pimples loss of appetite, etc., when caused by constipation; and constipation is the most fre­ quent cause of all of them. One of the most important things fo» everybody to learn is that constipation causes more than half the sickness in the world especially of women; and itcanall be prevented. Go by the book,free at your druggist's,or wi'ite F..F. AllenCo. ,36sCana' [St.,New York. Pills, io<£ and 25$ a box. Annual sulea more tljan 6,000.000 boX&a. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR SAPOLIO F O R Dyspeptic,Delicate,Infirm and AGED PERSONS I* JOHN CARLE & SONS, New York. <• Hall 's Catarrh Cure. Is a constitutional cure. Price 75 cents. Not Sudden. "Alas!" exclaimed Mrs. Suitewun, "when I tola Charley 'This is so suddeh' I had no idea that married life was so awfully slow."--Boston Transcript. AFTER physicians had given me up, I was saved by Piso's Cure.--RALPH EKIEG, Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 22,1893. I ^ 1 The woof of life is dark, but it is shot with a warp of gold. 98% LYE Claus mast have ran oat J o'Soap when % he left you/' J Even the children recognize Santa Claus Soap as one of the good things of life--and why not ? It keeps, their home clean and makes their! mother happy. Try it in your home. Sold everywhere. Made only by^- The N. K. Fairbank Cojatfany,, CHICAGO. / Potato Bu«s on Tomato yinea. Many people who are nOt botanists do not imagine that the potato, and the tomato are at all related. But the potato beetle is a thorough botanist, at least so far as members of the solanum family are concerned. The egg plant is included in his depredations, and gar­ deners who grow either tomatoes or egg plants near where the potato is grown inu'st look out' for the ravages of the beetle. The early potato vines die down early ih July, and the horde of beetles from these are oblged to seek' other plants on "which to feed. --- A Good Appetite Everlasting. Aluminum-lined cooking utensils are made from a solid plate of strictly pure aluminum inside, superimposed under pressure upon a sheet of steel outside. They claim the advantages of being strong, stiff, light and everlast­ ing. This ware, they say, can be used against the bare flame without scorch­ ing. Thomas f. Simpson, Washington, D. C; No ntt's tea untilPatentob- talued. Writefor Inventor's Guide. fATEHTS So. 30-9S A Dairy Test. To prove which is the more profitable market, the creamery or a milk associa­ tion in Philadelphia, two dairymen re­ ported to Dr1; A. T. Neale, month by month--one sending |iis milk to Phrla- A good many people would never be heard of if they did not occasionally misbehave.