THE LANCASTER FARMER 



III 



Catalogue and preniium list, of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society for 1883. 



The American Agriciltukist for August opens 

 with a spirited full-iiape eufjraving of the two fastest 

 teams in the world. We allude to Maud S. and Al- 

 dine, belonging to Mr. \Vm. H. Vanderbilt, and Ed- 

 ward and Swiveller, belonging to Frank Work. This 

 picture, drawn from life for the Ainerica^r Afinadtur- 

 ist by Edward Forbes, is the only one ever executed. 

 The teams are in motion, and present a most ani- 

 mated, breezy appearance. Among the leading 

 writers are : Dr. Stockwell — The Racoon ; A. B. 

 Allen — Improvement of Jersey Cattle ; H. A. Haigh 

 — Avoid Farm Mortgages ; J. M. Stahl— Early Plow- 

 ing for Wheat ; Joseph Harris — Twenty Years in 

 Swine Husbandry ; Dr. Geo. Thurber — Various Hor- 

 ticultural Topics, etc.; Dr. B. D. Halsted— The Liver 

 Fluke, Black Knot, etc.; Orange Judd — Comments 

 on the Markets, etc.; Prof. A. J. Cook — Bee Notes ; 

 S. B. Reed— A Double ?2,500 Cottage, with four 

 Engravings ; H. A. Hammond — A Dairy Ice House, 

 illustrated ; F. Grundy— A Root Cellar, with eight 

 Engravings ; Mary Branch — The Six winged Butter- 

 fly ; E. E. Rexford— A Cabbage Cutter. Alfred 

 Trumble fully illustrates "Tropical Farming," and 

 G. R. Halm attractively presents "Summer Days in 

 the Country." Among the 100 original Engravings 

 are those of the Cotton Flower and Boll ; A Shoulder 

 Yoke ; New York Weevil ; "Club footed" Cabbage ; 

 Fruit Evaporator ; Wooden Bridges ; Chicken Yard 

 we find illustrations of the Mourning Iris : Snakes' 

 and various Farm Devices. Among Plants, Flowers, 

 Tongue Orchis ; Paper Mulberry, Coltsfoot, and Co- 

 coa Plum. "The Household" and "Boys' and Girls" 

 Columns are filled with interesting and valuable 

 matter, fully illustrated. Sundry Humbugs con- 

 tinue to find space given them in this sterling home 

 Journal. The prairie faomers have been favored 

 with a call from one of the editors, who writes at 

 length of his tour through many of the Western 

 States. Published by the Orange Judd Co., 7.51 

 Broadway, New York. §1. 50 per year ; single num- 

 bers 15 cents. 



Sparrows on Xoast. 



The English sparrows, which have been condemned 

 in this State to extermination, twitter as incessantly 

 as ever, and, notwithstanding the law which permits 

 persons to kill them by wholesale, there has been no 

 general onslaught upon them. " It is much easier,' 

 said a scientist, who has assisted In the crusade 

 against the sparrows, " to make a law than it is to 

 make away with the little pests. There are millions 

 and millions of them, and they multiply so fast that 

 it will require a hard and unceasing fight to exter- 

 minate them. However, in a contest between society 

 and the sparrow, society, backed up by law, should 

 certainly win." 



The farmers, truckers and gardeners propose to 

 make an effective fight by going at the root of the 

 matter. They do not propose to waste powder and 

 shot on the bird midgets, because that would be a 

 tedious and uncertain way of ridding themselves of 

 the pests. They propose to destroy the nests and 

 eggs at breeding time. Cruel as this method may 

 appear, it is said to be really the only effective one. 



A popular French cook of this city, who knows 

 something about sparrows, says the new law should 

 be hailed with delight by all good livers. The spar- 

 row, he says, is not only good to eat but is really a 

 great delicacy, and in France nothing enjoys greater 

 popularity among gourmands than the sparrow 

 when properly prepared in pot pie or fricassee or on 

 toast. It is a secret of the American kitchen that 

 young sparrows have not infrequently done good 

 service in the seasons when the tender and succulent 

 reed bird has been less plentiful than usual. A well 

 broiled young sparrow is easily mistaken for a Dela- 

 ware reed bird. All this to a French cook's idea is 

 worth considering when the slaughter of the little 

 birds really commences, if it ever does, and he thinks 

 that if the little pests must go they may as well be 

 put into the broiling pans of the kitchen as to be 

 thrown away. — Philadelphia Record. 



DR. JOHN BULL'S 



Smitlj's Tonic Syrup, 



KOK Tin-: ( LllK OK 



FEVER AND AGUE, 



OR CHILLS AND FEVER, AND ALL MA- 

 LARIAL DISEASES. 



The propi-iet<ii- of tlii.** t'elel)ratod niodk'inc jvistly 

 claims for it a supiTiority ovt-i- all renu'dit-s ever olVcred 

 to the i>uhlio for the Safe, Certain, Speedy and I'eruui- 

 iient eiire of A^'uc and Fever, or t'hills and Fever, 

 whether of slK»rl or l»)ns standing- Ht^ refers to the 

 entire Western and SouUiern eonntry to bear him testi- 

 mony to the trnth i»f the assertion, that in no ease 

 whatever will it fail to cure if the directions are ytrictly 

 followed and earried out. In a ^rt^at many eases a sin^jle 

 dose has been siillieient for a cure, and whole families 

 have been cured by a sin^lB bottle, with a perfect resto- 

 ration of the ijenenil health. It is, however, prudent, 

 and in every ease more certain to cure, if its use is con- 

 tinued in smaller doses for a week or two after the dis- 

 ease has been clieeked, more especially in ditlieult and 

 U)ng-standuig cases. Usually this medicine will not re- 

 quire any aid to keep the bowels in good order. Should 

 the patient, however, require a cathartic medicine, 

 after lui^injj taken three or four doses of the Tonic, a 

 single do.se of HULL'S VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS 

 will be sufficient. 



The genuine SMITH'S TOXIC SYRUP must have 

 Dr. John Bull's private stamp on each bottle. Dii. 

 John Bull onlv has the right to manufacture and sell 

 the original JOHN J. SMITH'S TUNIC SYKUP. of 

 Louisville, Ky. Examine well the label <>n each bottle. 

 If my private stamp is not on each bottle do not pur- 

 chase, or you will be deceived. 



MArPACTURER AND VENDER OF 



SJIITH'.S TONIC SYRUP, 



BULL'S SARSAPARILLA, 



BULL'S WORM DESTROYER, 

 The Popular Keiuedies of the Day. 



Principle Office, 831 l^ain St., LOUISVILLE, KY. 



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1840. 



1883. 



S. S. RATHVON, 



\jlerc[)apt Tailor^ 



— AND — 



idz^-^:e=e:e^. 



No. 101 NORTH QUEEN ST., 



LANCASTER, PA. 



Fruit, Shade and Ornamental Trees. 



Plant TrecH raJKed in thin nHuity and nuiti-d tn tliiH cliniate. 

 Wrde for prices to 



LOUIS C. LYTE. 



Bird-in-Hand P. O., Lancaster co.,Pa. 



Nursorv at Kmoketuwu, nix lUlk-H east r>f LancaHtpr. 

 7'.i-l-l'2 



CLOTHING MADE PROMPTLY TO ORDER. 



1840. 



1883. 



WIDMYER & RICKSECKER, 



UPHOLSTERERS, 



And Manufacturers of 



FURNITURE I^ND CHAIRS, 



'wxnv.mtnns : 



102 East King St., Oor, of Duke St. 



■LANCASTER, PA. 



79-1-12] 



Special Inducemenlsat the 



NEW FURNITURE STORE 



W. A. HEINITSH, 



Pffo. XS X— 2 E3. XX.XrS'G^ STm.:E:3E!T 



(over Bursk'8 (Jinrery Slx>rei, LaiK-aet^-r, I'a. 

 A general assur'ineiit of furuimreul all kiuda couBtautly 

 ou hand. Don't lorgel the nunibei'. 



XS 1-S XlAsit ^xxig Str-oet, 



Nov-lv] (over Burhk'H Gifc»Ty store., 



For Good and Cheap Wor k go to 



F. VOLLMER'S 



FURNITURE WARE ROOMS, 



No. 309 NORTH QUEEN ST.. 



(OppoFite Nortli**rii Market), 

 Also, all kinds of picture traiues. uov-ly 



GREAT BARGAINS. 



A large assortment of all kinds of Carpets are still sold at 

 lower rates than ever at the 



CARPET HALL OF H. S. SHIRK, 



No. 202 Jrest Kinf/ SU 



Call and examine our stock and satisfy yourself that we 

 can show the largest assortment of these Bruesele, three 

 plies and ingrain at all prices— at the lowest Philadelphia 

 prices. 



Also on band a large and oomplete assurtmeut of Rag 

 Carjiet.: 



Satisfaction guaranteed bath as to price and quality. 



You are invited to call and see my goods. No trouble 10 

 showing them even if you do not want to purchase. 



Don't forget this notice, i'ou can save money here if you 

 want to buy. 



Particular attention given to customer v ork. 



Also on hand a full assortment uf Counterpanes, Oil 

 Cloths and Blankets of every variety. | nov-iyr. 



C. R. KLINE, 



5ATT0F(Nf:Y-/.T-fjAW, 



OFFICE : 15 NORTH DUKE STREET, 



LA.NCA.STEII. PA. 



Nov-ly 



SILK-WORM EGGS. 



Amateur Silk-nrowers can be .supplied with superior 

 silk-worm eggs, on,reasonablc terms, by aiiplyiiig imme- 

 diately to 



GEO. O. HEKNEI,, 



niay-.3in] No. 2:?.s Ra.sl Oranpre Street, Laiieaster, Pa. 



LIGHT BRAHMA EGGS 



For Imtclunj;, now ready— from the be.Nt strain in Ih© 

 county — at the uiodemte price of 



^1,50 for a setting of X3 XSsSfi** 



L. RATHVOX, 

 Ne. 9 North Queen st.. Examiner OfHce, Lancaster, Pa. 



WANTED.— CANVAS.SERS for the 

 LANCASTER WEEKLY EXAMINER 

 In Every Township in the County. Good Wages can be 

 made. Inquire at 



THE EXAMINER OFFICE, 



No. 9 North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. 



