AGRICULTURE.
" Fkkdikgin Cold WKATHEE.-Whether
it is due to carelessness or to a want of
knowledge of the requirements of the
fowls we cannot say, but many who
keen and breed fowls adhere to the old-
time practice of feeding corn, corn and
nothing else, winter and summer, and
then expect their fowls to do well, to
lay plenty of eggs and to keep in good
health. They may, and no doubt will
get fat on such food, when given in lib
eral quantities, hut then that is not all
that Is required. In summer fowls re
quire food which will not cause a pro
i duction of much fat, while in winter
they require food of a more heating na
ture to successfully resist the cold, al
though' It should be given not too liber
ally, or else they will become too fat;
and the food should be changed at regu
lar intervale to obtain the best results.
During the winter months it will be
found to be a good plan to warm the
gram and other food before feeding it.
and not leaving the fowls run out in the
morn before the weather has become
warm. This latter' is very necessary
with Leghorns and other large combed
birds. A supply of. meat scraps, or a
mush made of corn meal with a fair
proportion of finely chopped meat,
should be given during the winter, to
supply the absence of bugs, worms and'
hoppers, which the summer affords.
Frosted Roots and Plants. If a
potato is frozen and again thawed, a
, porlion or the starch will have been
are ruined for culinary use. The freez
ing of parsnips and salsify in the soil
where they grow has the effect to con
vert an additional portion of their sub
stance into sugar, but those vegetables
are rendered better for- cooking. So
also a certain amount of frost increases
the solid matter of some plants, cabbage
for instance, and also increases their
sacharlne. Again, beets and carrots, as
the weather becomes com, or alter frosty
nights set in, largely increase in nutri
ment, and especially in suga-. If these
facts are borne in mind it will help the
farmer greatly in knowing the proper
time to gather root crops. Potatoes
must not be chilled at all. Beets are
injured by actual freezing. Thus varie
ties which grow partially out of the
ground should be gathered before they
are liable to be frozen ; those varieties,
the bulbs of which grow under the sur
lace, may be left longer ; carrots longer
still. Cabbages, turnips and rutabagas
continue to mature through freezing
nights and warm days, and parsnips
and salsify are not injured, but on the
other hand are better for being frozen
while in the soil.
Manure for the Garden. A eood
supply of manure for a garden may be
made from the refuse of any household.
A shallow pit may be made, and some
chaff, short straw, the contents of a
worn "Tmattr ess, grass, sods, weeds,
woolen rags, burned bones, waste from
the kitchen, , wooden-ashes, chimney
' sweepings, scrapings of roads, earth,
chip-dust, saw-dust, manure from the
poultry house, old , boots and shoes
chopped into shreds, and all such mat
ters may bejthrown Into this pit and the
waste slops of the house, soap suds, &c,
may be thrown upon them. (In the
course of a year a large pile can be gath
ered, and if a cow and a few chickens
are kept the waste from these may add
larsrelv to the heap. The heap should
be keptbullt up squarely and hollow at
the top. A bag of bone-dust aauea to
iri1 sir feet smmro nA .
garden, and help to produce sufficient
vegetables to supply a large family.
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To Relieve Choked Cows. My way
Is to open the mouth of the choked am
,mal and insert a clevis wide enough to
:keep the jaws distended, and give space
for the passage of a boy's hand. I hold
this clevis in place, while my boy passes
his hand through and picks out the apple
or other obstruction, Any boy whose
hand is small enough without crowding,
can easily remove the trouble with en
tire safety. I have tried to do it myself
but my hand is too large. There is no
difficulty or danger if the clevi3 is firm
ly held in position.
Scrofula in tows. in the advanced
state or tms disease, treatment ol any
kind will be entirely useless. The dis
ease, like consumption in man, is in
variably ratal. , uut its most serious
feature is the considerable period that
often elapses before the result is reached,
, and during which the animal becomes
loss valuable. Milk from such a cow is
aptto produce-phthisis or consumption
in man; and I would be suicidal to con
sume it, Knowing it to come rrom such
an animal. "
Potatoes can be kept from rotting by
dusting them with, lima, using abont
one bushel of lime to 40 bushels of po
tatoes.
DOMESTIC.
Thb Valuk of , Sod p. There are
hundreds of families in comfortable cir
cumstances who never have soup at
dinner (which without soup is always a
failure,) unless it be in a sort of ragout,
the product of what farmers call a
boiled dinner. They are not aware how
easy it is to procure ordinary soup, and
now cheap it Is too. It can be made of
almost anything, and a pot bf water
placed on the stove may be the recipient
of divers ' odds and ends of meat and
vegetables to excellent advantage.
After these have been boiled a few
hour 8 there will be found in the pot a
very good soup, wholesome, nourish
ing, appetizing, and its cost will be
nominal. If the experiment were tried,
many families would be surprised and
pleased at the result. They would have
much better dinners for almost nothing
than they have hitherto had any idea
of, and once accustomed to soup they
could not be persuaded to relinquish it.
A simple soup benefits at once health,
appetite, and the purse.
To Bottle Cider. Put your cider in
a cool cellar ; add one pound of double
refined sugar to each gallon of cider,
Keep the bung out until the cider is
done working say one month; then
close the bung until the cider has ob
tained the flavor to suit; the sooner you
bottle it after it is done working the
eweetet it will be. I generally bottle
January ; it must not be bottled before
it is done working, or it will break the
bottles. Use champagne bottles only,
(it will burst any other kind,) and
straight velvet corks ; soak the corks in
warm water, compress them, drive them
in with a wood mallet ; set the barrel
up 16 inches, so as noC to disturb it
when you draw it In the bottles, as you
will ruin It if disturbed after working;
draw direct in the bottles ; add to each
bottle one teaspoonful sugar; cork it
up immediately after filling; double
wire each bottle ; lay on the side in a
cool cellar. It will keep for years.
HUMOROUS. j
Poking Fcn at Pepper, Mx. Pepper
was, riding by the door of Mr. Hash
meat when the latter who was conver
sing with one or two of his neighbors,
called to him, saying : .
"Hoi, Mr. Pepper don't be in such
haste; stop tell us a lie."
"Haven't time," responded Pepper.
"Bottle and Cork had a Quarrel ahnnt
their wives this morning, and Bottle
was killed, and I guess Cork will die
he's shot through the breast, and I'm
going after Dr. Probe." And he galloped
off.
"Bless my heart! How awful! Let
us go down, friehds, and pick up par-
And so they did. only to find Bottle
and Cork living, gound in body, Berene
in spirix, ana wun not an idea of a
quarrel. As they rode homeward,
Hashmeat reflectively said :
"Sold, by George ! We asked for a
lie, and we got it, and a. six mile ride
to boot. 'Taint safe to poke fun at
Pepper."
the mia-olled remedies of the thannacorxeia.
The atommch is strengthened, the liver regm-
1 - . - . . 1 . . . T. 1 . 1 V, .
uwa, we DOweis put in prup ucr, wiB moon
enncned and panned, ana ine nervous system
rendered tranquil and'vigorons by this inesti
mable family medicine and safeguard against
disease,, which is, moreover, a most agreeable
and effective appetizer, and a cordial peculiarly
adapted to the wants of the aged and infirm,
delicate females, and convalescing patients.
It is, besides, immensely popular' as an anti
dote to malaria.
Thk Commos BncProMS o f Liver Complain
are sallow skin, coated tongue, cosUveuess,
offensive breath, drowsiness, headache. Per
sons thus affected may be speedily cared by a
few doses of Schenck's Mandrake Pills. They
are applicable in all diseases where mercury is
usually prescribed, while they possess this ad
vantage over mercury; they are purely vegeta
ble and perfectly harmless.
All Druggists sell them.
Ir Troubled with Constipation, take
land's German Bitters.
Game Birds. Fine game birds are
always heavy for their size; the flesh
of the breast is firm and plump, and
tiie skin clear; and if a few feathers be
plucked from the inside of the leg ajnd
around the vent, the flesh of freshly
killed birds will be fat and fresh-colored ;
if it is, dark and discolored, the game
has been hung a long time. The wings
of good ducks, geese, pheasants and
woodcock are tender to the touch ; the
tips of the long wing-feathers of par
trtdges are pointed in young birds and
round in old ones. Quail, snipe, and
small birds should have full, tender
breasts.
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A pretty pattern for a sofa pillow,
for the benefit of Jadies who dislike to
try their eyes by counting stitches, may
be made by taking worsted of four
colors, dividing the length of the
cushion into four parts and making
each the base of a pyramid. Work each
row ia a different tint, and when the
four pyramids are done, turn the canvas
and till In the spaces either wun plain
pvramids in the darkest tint or with
dark garnet. , If the right colors be
used, the effect will be something like
that of a cashmere shawl.
Fashionable Preaching. As he was
ascending the pulpit steps, one of the
elders button-holed him to whisper an
additional caution.
"The liquor dealer has lust come Into
the church, and he gives us a lift some
times. I wish you would be particular
not to allude to ihe whisky business or
the temperance question."
the young minister, getting fairly
frightened to see the moral ground
thus steadily narrowine before him.
inquired :
"vv nom or whatshall I preach against
then?"
The elder's reply came like an air of
iriumpn.
"Preach against the Mormons; thev
naven t got a mend in town !"
The American Agriculturist, N. Y.
says: " 'From Dark to Dawn,' Kev. Dr
March's new book, published by J. C.
aicuuray s vo., I'ouadelpnia. is an
elegantly bound and printed work,
illustrated with tine, full-page, steel
engravings. These stories of notable
incidents of sacred History are written
in a very attractive style, and the work
has the endorsement ot prominent
divines for accuracy, purity of sent!
meat, and high moral tone. It will
nnd a welcome in many homes. The
work makes a magnificent holiday
resent. Agents wanted, everywhere,
to sell it.
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The following eertiacata th.nld bo read by all Mm
efllictel; they are In very imet true, and taoaM
they be read by any oh who U not afflicted kimMlf,
If a ha a friend who ia a infferar, ho wll do a ha
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A HOST
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Gentlemen Please send me another box of
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tried many consumptive remedies and all have
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had some experience with your medicine before.
over twenty years ago, wnen aii our oest pny
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cured her. She has lived 20 years since, is well,
now and free from any lung trouble. Her faith
is so strong in it, that she thinks u any one
will go according to directions with the Syrup,
Pills and Ointment, they will be cared; and if
they fail, there is no use of trying anything
else.
Eeapect fully,
- MARKLE,
Terre Haute, Ind.
Ir YorB Liver is Disordered HooflawVs Ger
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Good Advice Better than Gold.
If yon are within reach of Philadelphia, and
suffer with Rheumatism, enquire of Captain
Carrie, Police Headquarters; A. W. Frick. Esq.,
of the Evening Bulletin or of M. Hartman,
Truck D, Phila. 1'ire Department, as to what
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PaiLADILraii, JB S, IMf.
Sxth HiJCt, Balthaora.ltd.-nwr Sir: Booing
yonr advertisement, I iu ind need to try yonr fcaT
leptioPiUt. 1 waa attacked with Epilepev tojnfy,
183. ImtmedUuly my ptivstcisa wa aammonod, bt
bo eonld gin mo no roUot. I then oonanltod aaotbor
physician, bot I eeemed to grow worse. 1 then tried
the treatment of another, bat withoat any good (Sect.
I again returned to my family physician: waa cupped
and bled aeroral tltrea. I wae generally attacked
without aay premonit tt symptoms. I bad had bom
two tofiTe flu a day, at loterrala or two week. I waa
often attacked in my sleep, and would fall wherever
I would be, or w hate tot be occupied with, and was
PTcrely Injured aeToral timet from the laua. I waa
affected to much that 1 loot all oonndenoe in myoelf.
I alao waa affected la my baaineaa, and 1 consider
that tout KollODtio PiUs en red mo. In Febmarr.
1866, 1 commenced to in yonr PUU), and only had two
attacks afterward. The last one was April a. 1869,
and they were of a loss serious character. With the
blwstug of Providence your medicine waa made the
Instrument by which I was cured of that distressing
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Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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'. My sun was twdl
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His case was a very bad one; he had flu nearly all his
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If Yoc are Dyspeptic
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Iloojlands German
Hon. A. II, Stevens,
The great Etatesman of the South, sayB: "I
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atism with great benefit" It never fails to
cure the worst case. Bend for circular to
Helphenstine & Bentley, Druggists, Washing
ton, D. C Sold by all druggists.
She Had Him Thkrk. One day lately,
one of our fascinating store clerks who
desires to be considered a "Beau-Hick-nian"
in politeness, rushed out to a
wagon that had just stopped before the
store, and with one of his sweetest
smiles addressed a rather pretty
'country gal" with "shall I help you
to alight?" "Xo, thank you," she curtly
said, "I don't smoke, but if yer' got
ary chaw'er tobacker' 'bout yer close,
young man, I'll sample it." He meekly
handed her his plug, which, after biting
a large chev? off, she complacently put
in her pocket with a "thank ye, thls'll
do me for a few days." "Phancy his
pheelinks." "But sich is life."
An experienced doctor in the west
says his Dills are cue uown in lamuies
in proportion as they eat fresh fruit.
Strawberries, .currants and tomatoes are
better than medicine, than calomel or
jalap, and rather better to take, Apples
etiveaten tne worK OI vermiiuge
?'SrtB; -jarcrr -Trtrtlror lwrfir has
P yrolign'eous acid may be used with
success In preserving leather from the
attacks ot mold, and is serviceable in
recovering it after it has received that
speoles of damage, by passing it over
the surface of the hide or skin, first take'
due care to.rernove the moldy spots by.
the application of a dry cloth.
Marking Ink for Parcels. Dissolve
asphaltum, grahamite, albertUe, or any
mineral of this character, in naphtha
or oil of turpentine, to a thin fluid, and
you will obtain an ink to answer all
your purposes, viz ; to dry quickly, not
to spread, and 4he markings to te
nearly indestructible.
. The Egyptian papyrus plant affords a
most lovely object for Irontyaru decora
tion. We have, Seen it, and if others
appreciated its beauties as we do, for
this purpose, the demand on florists for
young plants the coming season would
be large.
An old horseshoe painted in two
bright colors makes a pretty wall orna
raent. Red and blue is a very good
combination, provided it accords with
the other decorations of the room. Gild
the nails and fasten close to the wall. .
Music in Half an Hour.
Not long ago a burly countryman
standing six feet in his hobnails, called
at the house of a teacher of music. In
answer to his rather powerful knock
the door was opened and his business
inquired iuto.
v" I see by this here brass thing that
the-lady teaches music," he said, in
tone which implied some doubt on the
subject. : -
He was told his surmises were beyond
question..
"Then what I want is just to take a
few leSsonS on the Tilano," he replied
selutoa .commercial speculation, he
added, cautiously :
, " Is she dcar in her charges?"
He was referred for 'information to
the lady herself, and was requested to
wait while his object was reported.
".Stop a bit," he said, with evident
mistrust of his resources; "you see it
is just this : I sings in the choir at our
church, and 1 don't know no music
like the rest of 'em; but-1 be come
down for a training in the militia, and
I thought as how I'd have half a hour
'with the lady at the piano, so as how to
know as much as t'others when I get
home." .
"You don't expect to k-arn the
piano Jn half an hour, do you?" ex-
ciaimeu ine servant who haU answered-
the door. " Why, the young ladies
: who come here are playing from morn
ing till night, and they come all the
'year around, and then can't play, all of
them," f r. ,:-.
The country cjiorister opened his
eyes.
"You don't mean that!" he gasped.
. 41 All the year round! from morning
. till nigliX J What a heap o' money it
mast cost, to be sure ! I don't think
I'll trouble the lady. Only to think,
strumming on a piano from morning till
.night, all the year round ! Well, well"
and pulling himself together, the
ifnusfcal militiaman went off in a fit of
abstraction, ,
A pinch of brown sugar added to
stove blackibz causes it to stick and
polish easier.
When making coffee,
salt.
add a pinch of
Ventilation.
We may. not believe it, but it is a fact
nevertheless, that we take better care
of our criminals than we do of our
school children at least as far as pure
air is concerned. The air in several
school rooms in New York, on exanii
nation, averaged twenty parts of car
borne acul in 10.000, while the air in
tha nrjan" nvprntrpil .nnlv 14.1 uarts.
is 'said that misery loves company;
it be true, we do not lack friends
this cause, for the following facts, ta
ken from an English newspaper, show
,1, . . 1. ! , . :
mui at mis time, (.iiere are. even in
England, places still in the dark, and
people not far removed from barbarism
as well as in this enlightened Amer
ica : A young lady who had been en
gaged as a teacher in the boar'ling
school at North Devon, found that, be
sides twenty girls, there were thirty
boys in the school. All the boys slept
in one room, the capacity of which was
not enough for Ave. The young lady
had to make the beds in the boys' dor
mitory, whicli was the only place they
had for washing; and, as there were
only four basins, half of them often
went down dirty. The sheets were
only changed twice in oije half year,
and, when measles and other illnesses
occurred, no doctor was called in. The
young teacher had to sleep in the same
bed with four others, and when an in
fectuous disease broke out they all got
it. Several pupils carried the infec
tion to their homes. Although the
household consisted of seventy persons
only one female servant was kept, and
sometimes there was no servant at alj.
The greatest benefactor of bis race will
be th person who will invent a cheap,
efficient, and perfect method of ventilation.
Even if we are not smart, we" know
what to do when troubled with a cough
or cold. No doctor bills for us. We
take twenty-five cents, go to the near
est Drug Store and buy a bottle of Dr.
liuii's Couen ISvrun. Une dose relieves
us and one bottle cures us entirely, it
ia pleasant to the taste.
Nervous old gentleman to watch
maker: "No, none of them will do. I
to hear a watch lick, for nrftrjepr me
awake, watchmaker: "Ah I I see, sir
You want one of the 'silent watches of
the night.' I don't keep 'em.
Swartz.yikyer to his Wife:. "Now,
sen here, mine lof, better as you had
Johnny let a leetle op von dat candy
eaten, obber der first thing you don't
know, he haf some toothache in his
teeth, und haf been skwallin' around
all night mit der cholera morbus in his
jaw don't it?" .
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CUREOFEPILKPSY; OB, FALLING FITS,
BI HANOI'S EPILEPTIC PILLS.
MoHTSOKIlT. Texu, Jun, JM7.
To S'th B. HaHcs: A perion in my employ had
been afflicted with Kita, or Kpili-psr. fur ttiirfcwu
vwi, bi had these att&cki at interval of two to foul
weeks, and oft-ntimi aereral ia quick lucceseaou,
omeiimee continuing foo two or three dat. On ievj
eral occaaiona they lasted until hi mind appeared
totally deranged, in which atate he would couuuna
for a aay or two after the flta had ceaaed. I tried aev,
eral remedies un-acnited by our resident physicians,
but without aucoeai. Having seen your advertisement
1 concluded to try your remedy. I obtained two
bozaa of yourPilla gave them according to directions
and they effected a permanent cure. The person 11
now a atout and healthy man, about 90 yeara of age
and ha aaM had a fit since hs commenced taking your
medioioo, urn years since. He waa my pnucipal
"Rgoner and haa, since that tune, been exposed to
octevereat of weathi-r. 1 have great eonfidenca it
vour remedy, and would like every one who haa Sitl
to give it a trial. . DkFkm.
Bead the testimonials. In an adjoining col-
. . a i
umn, of persons wno nave nsea nti ueeu
benefitted by Hance's Epileptic fills as a rem
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certainly convincing.
For Pimples on the Face, use UieskelVs Tet
er Ointment. It never fails tb remove them.
Cut This Out It May Save Tour Life.
There is no person Living but what Buffers
more or less with Lung Disease, Couebs, Colds,
or Consumption, yet some would die rather tliau
pay 75 cents for a bottle of medicine that would
cure them. Dr. A. Boschee's German Syrup
baa lately been introduced in this couutryfroni
Germany, and its wondrous cures astorjisljen
9-J-ery ouetuat try it. If you. doubt what we
' in prjtt aoi nr. A tuba ir. tn t-',u r
TI1.E, ASOTHEB CUBE. '
Road the following testimonial from a respectable
eitise-.i of Granada, Miss.
Beth 8. Hasce, Baltimore, Md. near Sir: I tak
treat pleasure in relating a cano of Spasms, or Fita.
cured by your invaluable Pilla, My brother, J.J.
Ligon, hasloug been afflicted with this awful disease.
He was first attacked while suite young. He would
have one or two spasms at one attack at nrst, but at
te grew older they seemed to increase. Up to tha
time he commenced taking your Pilla lie had then
very often ana QUe severe, prwuum ,'u," """
and mind. Hia mind had Buffered seriously, but now
I am happy to aay , he ia cured of these lita. He bat
enjoyed fine health for the iant hve moutha. H i
imud has alao returned to ita original brightness
All this 1 take great pleasure in communicating, bl.
it may be the means of directing otuere to the rsuieuy
that will cure them. , ,.,
Yours respectfully etc. W. P. Liooji.
Sent to any part of the countrr, by .malt, free of
postage, on receipt of a remittance. Address SKTe
SIhaNCB, 108 Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md. Price,
one I.. X, S3, two, &; twelve, $27. ,
WPltaao mention waare vo saw this Wsrtif
ment.
WE HAYB IT AT LAST.
Representative Business Houses
Philadelphia:
TO AAHKCtClMlETTEH.'!
3 BUTTON KID GLOVES.
FBEXCH AS1 BilrUin lusuiani.
AND ELEGAST SILK DRI3S FATTKkVSS
XIV PREJ1IU5IS
Tot Subacribers, at Cli) Kartee, to
m TTnmn Vnrrnmnn tfiB lUll 1
aillilc il-OaitUiij iui lQia:
Fo- so many yer a gu In the homrs andhearta
of the peop e.wlth whose nouaenoiu car i
?iea, ansScial hfe .Inter. and P1'""" J Aa."N
closely identified itaelf, the MuMk MAO A A IN ft.
come again, aa the new year approachee.' and ajika
for the ola piaw ubuhi uu H
'liTuTneW writers of talent will be added during
lsS to our already large ,.t of coutrii.uu.rs, wbtlu
auppllw of choice literary m .tttr wilt be drawn
FF .1-1.1 . aiilHM . in Ili.tr -In fit, the
HO Ml) M AUA1NK an interest aud valve roi tw
do periodical lu Uiecouutry.,
TERMS:
I Ceay, 1 rear. $US. : Crplejis I rr M.M.
The Premium to Ciub-GettiT for eithwof the two
Clubs will be l W worth of bnttertck's i'at.-rn ttt
Ladies' and Children a Droaaee. ,
e Coptn. and 1 tol'ltib-OettergT-lvw.
19 ajeps,anu i iu viu-,iHw-rejav.w
Premium on fl7J0 Club One piir
Button Kid Gloves aud $1 U) worth ol
Premiiuh on SXOO Club Two pair 1J Three
Kuttou Kid Uloves,and worth ol '-Uutlt-rick
Patterns.
I ARUER CI.ri.-ror thes- we offer aa Pre
mi urns lull lre PatK-rna of elegant b ack Silk or
flue Knglish and French Casliiu. re.
iT Full particulars in regard to these large a;"l
valitftKin I'remllinui wall uniuuiiu iu um
cular to flub Oett-rs. which will ltd mailed on
catisx u h Juln ujuk o CIiiIki fur
air SPECIMEN NUMBEti ! CEKTtt.
T. tt. ABTI11B4
m South SIXTH, Street. Philadelphia
1 (0 Th
of Sutler .ck
bells at sight, both
aeiuug iwo
A PERI
Shirt Bosom Stiietcher '
AND IRONING BOARD,
Beat selling article in Market.
in i u anrf mniitru Thm km AffAtlt
Dozen daily. It is Superior In every respect, and
more aaleable than anV other board. It waa Pat
ented November a), 1877. Large percentage paid.
Teiritort.. aud Betall Awcnta WntI, 8T ATK
AND COUNT! RIGHlo lOK bALK. Send foi
circulars aud terms to
A.. W. SMITH,
SleKecaport, AUevlsemw Costntw. Pas.
( Say in what paper you saw this advertisement!.
A Profitable 'Businua for a man with small capital.
PRICKS GKEATLY BKDUCKD.
Those auuwenng n AdTeraeement will
infT a favor anon the Advertiser and tb
Publish r by tta tint; that tne saw the arlT ert-
MHfimna In lata tonrnai inainio uie painsr
LANDRETHS
ARE THK BEST.
D. LAXDRETH k HOS8, SI at SS 8.
. PHILADELPHIA.
SEEDS
SIXTH 8W
C3. GAIJTSCHI Ac OO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF MUSICAL BOXES,
HieskeWs Tetter
form of Tetter.
Otritment Will core every
Young man, keep away from Boston.
The treasurer of the belting company
had been there only a few years when
he found himself $800,000 behind.
Think of his working day and night,
yet losing at that.
"How quiet and lovely !" remarked
the tourist. '.'Surely, this might be a
spot the poet had in mind when he said :
'Silence reigns.' " Guide : "Ah ! and
ye may say that same. And thunders,
too, yer honor!"
Commend us to the woman who cheer
fully adapts herself to the reduced cir.
cumstances of her husband, and whose
affection fits closer than a French corset
or a number six glove.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is a purely
vegetable compound innocent in nature
and wonderful in effect. For children
it is invaluable, curing Croup, Whoop
ing Cough, etc., in a few hours. Price,
25 cents per bottle, or five bottles tor
81.00..
With Edison's new machine you can
see a man a "hundred miles away, but
you cannot see with it the man owing
you a little bill who dodges around the
corner when he notices you coming.
New York citt has twelve aldermen
who can't spell the word "achievement"
as the rest of us do. Take courage,
brother the dawn is ahead.
Comets have heads and tails, and we
bsm read somowhere about "coma
toes," which leads us to presume" that
they are provided with feet.
A great big ripe tomato, if well
aimed, will do more to make an orator
forget his subject than all the cheers a
mad crowd can utter.
"Why are the men of genius so often
bachelors?" asks Miss Kate Sanborn.
Is it possible that it is because they are
men of genius.
A practical joke is poor fun, because
the laugh doesn't reach all ihe way
round.
When a man goes on a tear it is but
natural he should rip out an oath or
two.
Comment is unnecessary, and so is a
boil on the back of a bridegroom's neck.
It's a very bad eggs sample If six of
them out of a half dozen are rotten.
What is needed is a five cent
that will consume its own smoke.
cigar
"Mcsic hath charms"
gay st-ort's watch chain.
-and so hath a
Cartload, of Medicinal Rubbish
Are swallowed by invalids, and their physical
troubles thus, kept alive for years, when that
peeriew tonic stimulant and corrective, Hoatet
Usr a Stomach Bitters would speedily set the
disordered and worn out mechanism of the
system m actiTe and healthful opeaation again.
It has been demonstrated over and over again
, vlf r6?QJem,e.nt8 of 010 " answlred
far better by the Bitters than by a majority of
VEGETINE
Will Cure Cancer.
PE00F! PR00FZ PROOF 1
Mr. H. R. Stbvens:
Dkak sir, About two yeara ago, a cancer
made its appearance on my face, left side of my
nose. When I nrst noticed It, 'twas about the
Blze of a plnhead (very small). It Increased In
size, and spread on my face until It became as
large as a common cent. I tried all kinds of
remedies aud advice from a physician. It was
spreading and eating into my flesh very fast. I
was very much alarmed. 1 went to see a physi
cian Who cured Cancers; be did not give me
much encouragement. It pained me very much;
I mffered night and day. It would bleed at
times very profusely. Everything was done
that could be, to try to cure the cancer. My
brothef had a Cancer on his Up; he submitted to
an operation, being iwell discouraged. I was one
day In Mr. Woodberry's apothecary store.of this
town. He gave me your pamphlet containing
many cures by the use ot Vegetlne. I found on
page 18 wnere Vegetlne had cured a Concer on a
lady's nose. I then bought a bottle ol your Veg
etlne, and It proved a great blessing to me; 1
could see good effects from it right away. After
taking three bottles it stopped the spreading of
the cancer about the edges; It checked the eat
ing Into my flesh. I could see it was gradually
healing. I kept on taking Vegetlne, the cancer
slowly disappearing, until I had taken sixteen
bottles and it completely cured It. It has left a
large scar on one side of my nose; and I feel it
my duty to recommend Vegetlne to all like suf
ferers, as It Is certainly a great "Blood Purifier."
I am now sixty-three years of age, and Vegetlne
has greatly improved my general health.
Yours, most respectfully, WE P. CLEAVES.
M Federal St., Beverly, Mass.
We, whose names are annexed, can testify to
the above, as Mr. Cleaves Is an old resident of
till Wwri. C. WOODBERRY. Arothecarv, RICH
ARD PBDRICK. HERBERTS. SMITH. ANDREW
L. EATON, A. GL1DDEN, GEO. S. M1LLKTT.
Votin, For eradicating all Impurities of
the blood from the sys'em, It has no equal. It
bas never failed to effect a cure, giving tone
and strVbgth to the system debilitated by dis
ease. '
VEGETINE
Cured after 20 Years' Suffering.
Rbadtillk, Hass., Feb. is, is;,
Ma. H. B. Stevens :
Dxaji 8re. it gives me great pleasure to give
In my testimony to the good effect the Vege
tlnd has had on me. I have been troubled tor
twenty years with an eating Ulcer on my shlo
bone. During-' mat time I bave tried many
remedies, but have not had It cured till now.
Some t hree months ago It was very bad, so that
the flesh was eaten into the bone, from a place
as large as the palm of your hand. 1 was r
commended by Mr. TUton to try your Vegetlne,
and I did so. In taking the first bottle, It com
menced to heal:, and I have only taken flve bot-
t es, and It Is all healed nicely, and I woul i :
cheerfully recommend it to all alike afflicted. -Respectfully
yours, WILSON sKARh. j
Vegetlne thoroughly eradicates every kind of :
humor, asd restores the entire system to a ,
healthy condition. '
VEGETINE
A Valuable Medicine. !
ClNCIKKATT, 18TT. j
Ma. H. R. 8ts: !
Dear sir I have used yonr Vegetlne In my !
family, aud know It to be, and can recommend j
it as a good purifier and cleanser of the bto-d. j
I have used several bottles; It ia a valaabl I
medicine. Respectfully,
D. B. 8TEBBrTT, Grocer,
H. B. Cor, Main and Franklin Sta. j
Thousands will bear testimony (and do it vol- j
untamy), that Vegetlne is the beat medical ,
compound yet placed before tne public for j
renovating and purifylngthe blood, eradicating :
all humors, lmDuritles or poisonous accretions
from the system, invigorating and strengthen ,
lag the system debUlt&ted by disease; In fact, '
It is, as many have called It, "The Great UealU
Restorer." VEGETINE
H. a COTTOS, Prescription Dm
PERMANENT
INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION.
CENTENNIAL OBOUNDS.
ay- OPEN EVEBT PAT. jf
ADMISSION 15 Cents. CHILDREN, 6 Crats.
Splendid array of Exhibit In departments of
Science, Art, Education, Agriculture, Mechanics,
SPECIAL Ml'SICAL .ATTKACTIONS DAll.V.
Also, Ihe Largest
ROLLER SKATING RINK IN THE WOULD.
Open each WeekJay from 9 A . M. to 12 M., nii
2to4JUP. M.. anl on W nlnestlay end Stuni
euu.gs fnm 7 to 10 JU o'clock.
HE BUILDING IS HEATED.
.ii:KD CONCERT EVERY SLND.4V '
ree-
Aossra Minted ros Ph. MARCH'S NEW BOOK,
From Dark to Dawn.
In thla new volume, the pop'ilsr .author of Natht
Sc nea in the Bibleportra)awlih vivid and th'iHin
r ik. uvunt. ..f flupn.1 Truth. n.nd aritla freah i -
limrnyto the beauty, pathna and ubllmity of tht
Stories of th Bible. Agenla will lind thla Book,
with Ita sparkling; thoughta. beautiful engravings
nnd rich binding, the best In the market, lerrns lib
eral. Ciicuia,.fie. J.C.McClKDV A CO ,
Philadelphia, I
Tha new eon fat
roiuMiu. UtadachM. iysra. .aod all
Ohrrmls Pluaaai, by a rsnJoMata? (mean.
wtacbaraamvMt.
8TR0N6LY ENDORSED
Ln.T.8. ABTHrjaJHoa Momioomcki B lata, and
others who hava naed this Treatment. .
Brocbnra pp.) wita man
teatlTjarjtilala to atojf rtmmrkahlt
kuiin k Pau. UU (Urard 8U Phila
REMARKABLE CURES
aay IA witUM olMnM'oa.
STRONGLY E
m T. 8. ABTHtraJ
othan who hava naw
SENT FREE I
ara, ira. UTAUXl
Sea
Geneva, .Switzerland
The cits it snScess attending; our sale in tbia city last winter, induced na to make a . largaimaortatloaJ
of the fluejt Miisica Boxes aoeciany tor rniainiarKm.
We call a anlion to our following apeolaltlea.
Musical Boxes," with elegantly inl 'id tables, playing from 24 to 120 aire. These tnitrnmeutt perlorm
the most el borate and difficult pieces of munic with a brilliancy nnd accuracy truly Burprininff,"wlth an
eftect so melodious and perfect ns to be absolutely wonderful. They are ffl with th HanH-ZlUier
attachment, thereby producing at will the most charming imitati n of these prettT instruments. Thette in
Ptruments are self-acting; they are wnnd.np by a patent le-er and kept in motion by powerful sprinni.
The works are euclused in beitu'itul inlaid rosewood and French walnut Case. We give printed instruc
tions with each instrument. They are Tery simply ma ag d. With our new mechanical construction, two
and three sprii gfl, and double m chauism, th"y will 4ast as long as a ood waich. Only an occasional
cleaning is needed. Dull times h tve prevented the employment of any other than the mo t skillful work
men. By purchasine now, direct from the manufacturers, you will not only ft t a fine instrument, bnt you
will also save fr "in m to 60 p t c-nt The entire ptock, over 7UU pit cos must ho cl sed out during the iloil
daya. We offer each insmunent at th present low
SWISS FACTORY PRICE,
or coat of manufacturing with small advance of expens 'a and import duties leaa than half the price paid
for infi-r or good in this country. We also hav a larg stock of Musical Box-a with Bella. Drama,
Caataneta, OTertarea and Vclatial Voiea. Alao, a la ge stock of small Mnaical Boxea. VV's
invite an examination of our stock, which will prove the facta above atated to be true.
SALESROOM, 929 CHESTNUT STEEET, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Inserted in ANY OR A IX of the Newspapers named in their Direc
tory for OAK TIME, , or for ONE YEAR, in the best
positions, which are carefully watched, at the
LOWEST PRICES, on application to
S. M. PETTENCILL & CO.,
at either of their offices in
IVew York, JPhilradelpliia, or Boston.
ESTIMATES MADE
For Advertisers without charge, for insertion in a CHOICE SJXEC-a
TION of Newspapers, or for the BEST Newspapers m
ANY City, Town, County or Section.
Advertise mtuis in (be Best Positions, at Very Reasonable Bales.
APPLY To
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lew Style Estey Organ.
CANNABIS IND.CA
POSITIVELY CUBES
CONSUMPTION.
Dr. H. JAMES preparation of E lodlx
Hemp hai become as famoui l" till co'inlrr
as Id India for the rare of Conauraplloii
BrtBaiItfs and AatKinia.
penae and trouble, made permanent a'rnnv
meBts in. India for obtaining -Pure Hemp.''
garnering I' at. tha right Heiuton, and having
It extracted upon lis own oil, we know tba'
ire have the qknuini aktiulm
In II It rnrllr and FerTectlun,
nd are enfl'twl to credence when v- e aay th it
annabis In Die a will do all that Is claimed rn
It one bottle will aallsiy ihe .mutt nkpptlcui
THERE IS BOT A SINGLE
JYMPTOM OF COB SUMPTION
.hat It doi not at ones' take hold or and
pate. Night Bweuta, peevlghnewi. Irritation ol
the nerveit, failure of memory, dlfllcult cipw
toratlon. sharp palna In the lungH, wire thruai,
chilly sensatlorig, nausea at'the stomach, lua
lion of the bowel and wasting away of Ine
inuscli s.
Askr- H' rtrtipsrHfj for far. JAM KM' CAK
HABIM IHIIII A, and If they tall you. aeuil
to u direct. 'J.lt per bottle, or thr-e hottli-i
Cor M. 60. Pilla and Ointment, VI. it5 each.
Address. CRADDOCK & CO.,
lOSa Rue St., I'tilladelphla.
N. B.-C1RCULAKS KKKK.
QC TESTS FOR PRELIMINARY INTRU"
Ltf tiun in Muaic CaclliaI edition of Burrows'
Frimer an indispenaalile companiun fur Music stu
dents; In bd. IS cu.; handsnnoly buond iu cloth
(lit. SO rts. G"ins of Aiurriran Sons, In M., ttt.ua,
cloth, 92.25; cilt, J.5I). All (ho atamUrd anil i.nn
lar intriictin t.ixiks ami miisir. 1, KK 4 WALKfcK,
1113 (JHkSTM'T Street, l'liiladelphia.
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VKGETINE,
Prepared, by
H. R. BTEYEX8, Boaton, Ham.
Vegetlne Is Sold by all Druggist
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stuck uf OrgaDS cm hand, whicli wt art selling lorn than aver btfon, at tk eld ataad,
18 Jfortli Seventh Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
E. M. BRUCE & CO.,0 General Managers.
B f" call or writ is anaww to thia advertlMiaaat, flaaa gaeatloa tha fact of havig aaea kt la taia afar.
Central Fire Breech-Loading Gun. ain?i
Barrel, from lis up. Double Barret, from I'Zl.m.
up. Oona, Hides and Pistols of most approved
English and American make. Paper and Km
Shells, Wads, Caps, etc. Prtcea on application
Liberal discount to dealers.
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bound music, each ootaininf 3J to Jilair ptn
of tb trot sonts or Birwa. HisClml'r ismf.-d
with rath-r difiicalt Piano Mn.ic, and 't;iark'a"
with tb. beat arranged Ueed Organ tauaie txtaut.
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