August, tyoo. 
AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL. 
"hero ilii' people sia ml m work- -men, 
women unit children. each with a tag 
tied ring n nnmlxr about tin- neck anil a 
'I'*' In* nil If it I* »|.,t .,iu 
tlii'iv when* I lie Indigo sky I. Mills In ii< t> ■■ 
rivalry <•! color with III.- -pn-adlu : .riiui 
ll Is holler In the •'lo-lls. null He smell nf 
l In* aprlcota mni of Ho pd. - ( .f -tom* i- 
OVellii.WerlHtr. The wot I. people u-enr I- 
few ('lollies ns allowed; their mo -I - nr* 
hull am! I Ill'll- sleeve* roll. v| to II. *1,11111 
il'T- The white, thick innwlwl .irui or n 
IJciiuiIItiii vino lahorer moves in in,,„,,i wit|. 
the t bin, swarthy, hairy (trio of the ,\|« t 
I'lin next him: next I* n tr urn. shrunk of 
yellow -hill nml hone laiofil. with a 
Breen Jaile linn del slhjiiie ii|i iiiel ili.wn 
ll. ll looks -einvelj h II tin* n III fa. i |i I- 
the arm of a rhlnaimiii. 
PINEAPPLES. 
This exeellellt fnill IllirU ll* hnir|.- in ton 
one Ntille of I he union. Him I I* Mol Ida. It* 
mill ve I'liiinlry’is sal. I I.. h. Soil III Amerhn 
nml privsihl) some of ilie \V, a In. In ,-i- 
ninls, where climate mill -oil .-ir- . nudlielv. 
to ns growth. Pine apples i|o not hear hum 
shipment*. or even long keeping, >• i . well, 
sa.is I 'noil nml Drink, ll' they are allow*'*) 
to approach rlpeliess Pcfur, l.einis giithrivil'. 
while if plucked loo soon tiny are of in 
lerkir flavor nml untmtlsfiielory in i-nndl- 
(lit lou. 
I Tom a hygienic* fitun<l|mlnf II i.« ilotihl 
fill If we have in the entire vegetable K 1 1 . c - 
ilom a more healthful fruit than the pine 
Ilpple. 
The sharp, pene I rating, hot wholly palnt- 
ah'e acid or the ,jnlee has must valuable 
remedial i|U?illtles. and is espeeully ciHca- 
eiuus 111 clearing the mouth throat Hid 
Mnmueli of morlihl disorder, At On value 
tilin' it slimillales digestion, and Him- eu- 
i (Mirages the s.VNlem to .uneel Itself, with 
out the ahl of drugs and dosing Main of 
nut lire's products- fruits an ! nuts *h> this 
hut none in more marked degree or more 
I'llieleiiily than the pineapple 
TO PEACH GROWERS. 
The Importance of the pea eh Industry 
and the evident need of a catalogue with 
full description of tin- iHi'leiies grown in 
America lends me In ii*h llu* I o "pc:, ill. Ml 
of pouch grit went In a ay stoutuib -nidi 
the Mihjeel . Samples .oiii.nuing ' I nee or 
four Kpeelniens of each t nrici* of , ip. 
fruit, together with a twig and a few 
leaves are neeessar.i la order in earn on 
the work. Such samples will I-' greatly 
appreciated if sent io I he undersigned. 
They should he lU'eom punted hy a <*>iicl*r 
history and diaierlpthiii of tin* inv from 
which they wore liken and a lepml o( 
Hu- mn-co** or I all lie* of •■a*-?i variety m 
the locality fora unrulier of wars h-iek. 
It « Irish. 
Mo. Itoinulcal (larilen, Si I oni Mo 
• ■I - 
THE BEST GARDEN TOOL 
Auicilciin I'rulf and Vem liihle Journal 
If Ihe Ijliestlon were ,iskei| wh.H tin 
hem garden tool, man* would answ.r win. 
mil heltla I lull the hoe With » !>••• ■ i. . ml* 
of ihi 1 hoe llu’ writer do*— itoi .igo*. I- 
eailse lie- hoe Is the host garden loot old* 
In (hose who do u**l reallzi lion pi t-s enl Inn 
Is helter iloin emv the writer Inv* In 
mlml a garden ■ *ii>»i*iiug of ahum utm 
roll llll ol' mi acre in r* that was kept 
perfectly lice from Mini* wllhotll till io-' 
ol hot*, or hoc i-xerpl iu preparing Hie 
'"il and sowing the y«-<-d. 
flows w ere made ••••nsideralily . J..-**'r tn m 
if a horse wa- eiuplniid \ . ..«,n a- •* ed 
iiegllli hi entile lip the sMVfm • wa* ear*' 
f. I,v >lirr**d with a lomnmn garden rile : 
while plant* wen sitmIJ U.e ral*e was inn 
over .1* Wtll ll« between the mW«. WUh.mt 
Injur* to the plant rid* ’ ,*„* o- d if 
f*T every rain a* >■*•!» «» soil »»- dry 
cuniigh. \ man ran s*'t owr more groan I 
in rin hour with a ml.- 'min b»- i"Ul-l in 
a day with a hue 
Tin weeds 1 ' * k died nl He lion* of si-ri.i 
ili.’illiiii lllil tllll* are llot allowed In get I 
foothold Another advantage of The rak" 
It that ll furnish.* <i mnlrh of loo-' mel- 
low earth that I* greatly Is-U U1I.1I i.» plant 
Brow Hi Edwin I! Rich). 
Alton. I1L 
AMUSING SPEECH OP COL- FULKERSON 
A( Hu* recent meeting of the llllnota 
Stale Ilortlenltural Noelctj fV>L j'ulkrrson 
I'tulllrat of it»e »l.vle hoard of agrt. tiKn - 
wan eiilh d nil for a •pee. h. when lie Hill* 
fi spimded 
Imdles and fh-nileiton I «m vi-ry well 
nware that when a U'.iu * ' ?lkl»c in p*-, 
pie that know- won* than lo do*-* ahont a 
Sllhjfd. he hud h. liter .'lit Ills sp. , eh . lo.H 
1 win roilfess that lids "IMle nit.’ hurl 
tTlHirt 1 . nverenni.r * uic with perfect an 
Win a I hear hortu-nliui i-m lulking al uur 
lb*' hlllai'lf. lull "f ro. k«. that will grow 
this and flint, when 1 in nr "f h-. tr -pnn 
Ing with lh|Rld llBhininu m kill ihing* that 
nr*' too little to bear or ur then I tli'nk 
I had lietter >klp mod* rt» horticulture I 
think I had hotter any saimethlug ii i*out 
ancient horthtjltur*' When l mu a i«»y 
• her?* wn» no »il> h thing kte-u n n • i hmi 
ded peach;" If a tiirnii-r wan'rd u peach 
tree, hr got a pnolt «v | und piuni-d Ii 
lie knew when he plnmen uppli*. In- won hi 
gel a tree that would H-,.r jipplcs -,m,i 
I'U ougli and hitter i-ntMigli I.I unite the pig- 
"ducal. Hoftu-ulture 1* mu h nklrl tlinn 
anything else, liiiil nmde u horn. tiHur - 
iiml pill him In the H neden **f 1 d. tr lie 
said. "Eat all llu- I fruit Ini* M the 
cider apple alone .” lie -.-ild Utlln them 
both. “ICat all Hie g-iusl fpwit hut U-t that 
iMm» apple aliinv." 
Niuv you Vic, Ada ni had u corner •>« all 
the good tlllnga of Ule earth; he had a g-K*l 
wife and n» Titr n* we know he bad no 
ti l .'»*le». mumpa, or u h.» -(>lng cough la le* 
family tttii Vilniu s wife troipt.al I* i ru yn 
ki ow mid he n I e the apple. .1* y.m i«H 
r.MieinlMr. that angel mn*e ami -hut him 
out of the garden; nml Hist n»s the vti.l n. r 
the ltr»l hull leultiirul v. nt tire, a ml I *iv 
0 wa* a tint failure N Tt-r Him* family 
hud been l*ill out of |h, U.nlrU ..f {Mi-n 
llu l were oMigi'd Vi live sir, Hy ,u. a in.-ii 
diet and then nil luentuv hllioim Du*' <• r 
1 lie h.iys got tii.iie hiliotis than i he wthera 
and pit kill up ■ ehih uini killed h s br.ittn i 
Abel. Tl '• I, "lsl I. vigi l tin tn lm» 1 1 , farm, 
to raise writ* ll and i irh v und He ,-.*m 
them some vliio* and lig ii. , . and us .,»ii 
n« they g»l all Hi.o. tilings ih< * Ug-in 
to Improve ih. m. " nii ,i ii.. ) • sp.. 
Ilm mor*' hHciiHmii Hi*> paid v. b. rt.nl 
t tits' nhd agl h ilHtir- -thd lie- hrsf cutun 
sinioli* mil In Iwild Mlef the «■(*.. *i. m.uit 
Intelligent i enl nr* I Up w orld hs< ever 
known, lu this Inxtauts, le-tld. Iihur* was 
n. siaii.l *urei'« Isviiuw i| weiH haud III 
ltd lid with iigrleullilre, >\ . Miy'il. Io ink' 
warning by Huh ' mm ••unj,..| h. a w- ll 
rontnli .i fnrmer wuh « 
f, •( lit t i v r?tl| 
and a man egnuoi hr- i 
iwrisi who |s n“< big 
r-rioiij-h 1 m « ItOw t Ivrt r 
att'arf ftttll* Is a I o-tt * 1 
tun* than ih* former r 
"M h.,£* and hi i in lay 
Ada.n s'-.* Hi*, ar-at 
>h silt it r* and | want r 
II teas ll ehtrr apple n 
nitsi-d 
a «es all 
I fear rbnn 
h «tnl br 
II is lio r.i 
r! of loirti 
w-s his fsi 
lln ‘li- 
lt h .f t 
gt- frin 
llll > canning fur 
pea* in msc-t <s 
i all ..r -he hater p. 
ich feels iipm the 
ml mul'ipbes an r. 
in a day 
A «.-*-rr.' -i .ra. |iu-*..t ihv"ih 
dd In har* ;teslfo*»s| plus. • 
■ ■ . |rl I - turlluc -c 1 M hi 
ne i.h'or* of frail 
This 
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Silver 
Spoon 
I doz. $7 
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t.iprra* kh-rges 
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W hen mil C. rt 
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prcst *harc *. 
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Chains, 
Scarf-Pins, 
Rings a d 
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