NEWS  CONDENSER 
impt^mrnts!  anA  p:achitteri} 
Imptcmcntd  and  Ittarhincrv) 
There  are  1,409, 44s  slavea  in  Brazil. 
The  recent  census  Rrlves  these  Djfures; 
1,060,000;  Philadelphia,  800, (MM);  .St 
00;  chieaifo,  4io,ooo;  Boston,  310,000 
THE  OLD,  RELIABLE 
DOUBLE  HARPOON 
HORSE  HAY-FORK 
BEST  IN  THE  WORLD, 
I1STABZ.ISHED  1837 
all  the  pnhlle  achools  during  the  last,  two  months 
of  the  llscal  .y.^ar,  hwauso  the  stihool  fund  Is 
totally  exhausted. 
A  Lassen  Counly,  (;al..  farmer  recently  had 
two  thnusanil  sheep  starved  to  death.  His  feed 
gave  out,  and  the  deep  snow  prevented  the  sheep 
from  reaching  gra-ss. 
—  Pott4'r  Valley,  Mendocino  County,  cni..  Is 
proud  Of  a  female  physician,  who  during  the 
recent  storm  swam  acrosK  thret;  rivers  to  attend  a 
patient  with  the  measles. 
—  A  firm  In  Treves,  Uormany,  manufactures  fire 
blocks  of  refuse  Uin,  just  as  11  is  u, ken  from  the 
pits.  They  are  said  to  efpial  In  Hume  heating 
power  the  best  stone  coal. 
—  A  boiling  lake,  two  miles  In  circumference, 
ha.s  been  found  In  the  island  of  Dominica.  It  is 
on  the  top  of  a  wooded  mountain,  and  Is  2,600  feci 
above  the  level  of  the  sea. 
The  pix’ullar  bent  of  the  tiermau  mind  Is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  out  of  the  i2..6lti  hooks 
published  In  ifermany  in  iStS,  only  900  were  de¬ 
voted  to  fiction  and  t  he  dranin. 
—  K-  w  ill  cost  nbout  $.10,000  a  year  to  maintain 
the  hew  public  ImUdlnga  of  ButTalo,  N.  V.  The 
gas  alone  costa  $lti  per  hour.  The  oUl  t  iiy  build¬ 
ings  are  to  be  lorn  down  at  once. 
—  A  piece  of  scroll  Ivory  vcnemlng,  66  feet  long 
and  10  inches  wide;  nonUdnlng  nearly  r.Zi!!2 
feet  of  surface,  was  H.awed  from  an  elephant  t  n.sk 
the  other  day  at  Deep  itiver,  Ponn. 
-The  Kiitolan  estlmau^s  for  the  eiirrent  year 
are,  total  revenue,  f.Til.iM)o,(K(o  roubles;  c.xpcndl- 
tures,  6&1U14.000  rouhle.s.  According  to  Wilkins 
MIcawber  Ihlsis  “  bliss  for  KimMa. 
—  The  prosecutions  against  open  betting  for 
ready  money  on  race.cours*‘s  In  Kramm  h;i  vc  bcen 
abandoned,  and  the  book  mnker.s  were  in  os  full 
fonjo  as  ever  at  AuNujil  the  other  day. 
hunter  sliot  a  wild  turkey  near  Nashville, 
the  other  day,  and  when  he  went  fo  pick  it,  up 
found  lying  near  It  a  hair-dccay.sl  pair  of  .sad<llc- 
bags,  In  which  wt-ni  |;;i6,.|oo  in  gold  nnri 
MAY  HK  .SKHN  ,\T  I'KNTKNNIAI 
Descriptive  f 'Dialogue  Sent  free. 
PKXNOCR  CO. 
Kcnnctt  Square,  Chc.slcr  L'o.,  Pa. 
The  Farmers’  Favorite 
TAYLOR  RAKE 
nnhh,.”S?M.  M*’  “'’"y,'?  hriiiKl  of  While  Lea 
piihllc,  with  Ihn  positive  n.vHiiriitice  Itmt  it  Is 
For  sale  by  dcniern  generally. 
KC'KMTEIN,  A  CO,, 
PlNCIX-VATI,  onio. 
.p,”*  ^;-~t’pii'"iiners  will  consult  their  INTKKKST 
**  hjIpO  tlijit.  II  Inrue  piotiortlon  of  tho 
rllcle  hoHi  us  Pl  IlK  WHITK  l.KAO  ii  ,u|,u,;r“ 
'*1.1  ."‘r  Client  of  freiii  .'ill  10  yip  pi  r  vent  ■  and 
uch  of  It  does  not  nontulii  a  pititicle  of  liciid.  ’ 
Himes  to  nc  uni'uiiitl  d.  Tiirnn  a  fur. 
*  I'.ivwi  r  sj  SAiAf.l,,  Hostos,  Mash. 
CENTENNIAL  DRILL 
'I  hi*  Drill  is  an  advance  on  nnylhlUK  we  have  ever 
before  pri'scntcd  to  the  inihllc  It  Is  uhsolntely 
PERFECTION'. 
Sows  <-v(‘ry  rarlety  of  Meld  craIn,  plants  corn,  dls- 
trlhulcs  nianiiro  ".r  liroam  asts  srass  seeds.  The  at- 
leehinents  are  entirely  indopendeni  ot  oich  otinir 
hut  so  pprfeci.ly  iinrtttr  control  ilmtthoyure  thrown 
o  or  out  ot  itear  liv  it  single  lever.  Its  construction  Is 
Ightandsuh.stHniial.anfl  In  short  II  Is  iitnipproac.hed 
ov  aiiv  (imin  Drl'l  heretofore  known.  T/r-Hp,„j 
Mttiu’u 
CENTENNIAL  MEDALLIONS, 
struck  In  Boiiii  Alhala  Plate,  ei|unt  In  iippear- 
Heiid  for  Illustrated  t'utaloguo.  Six  years  before 
the  public.  16,1100  In  use.  Address  on  Postal  Card,^ 
KOKKit'r  iiKuvm.s, 
tiBNBUAL  Aornt  port  Nkw  York  City, 
1H.V  A  I.S7  Water  St..  N.  Y. 
Agrlciiliural  liiipleiiienlH,  Fertilizers,  nnd 
Keeds, 
ttr  Seed  ('utalogHo  mailed  free  on  application. 
tulrlviiiiir  BOW  still  cuUivAlH  sll 
Mb  vcgi-iuhIpR.  Dn  work  of  in 
till'll,  lli  tt  mill  vlii'apviit. 
1 1  iisi  li2,C0  cuiiibiilcd. 
Boxed. 
•7.00 
Stool  T««lh. 
Allen’s  Planet  Jr. 
SILVER  ^ 
MEDAL 
ClrcnUrRFreo.  Mido  by  E.  E.  LUMMUS  k  00.,  Boston, Uass. 
A  Whr^'l  IlfifiA,  p0rffr(fd  /or  '7S.  Pinrii  fluiw.  Thcr 
'  ((Mr.  a  c/iarm,  "  adiJ  hfv  hettrr,  rasttr  ifiC  Ct»  ftiT/va 
f/mr#  JxiAttt  tluu  Lh«  hurtfl  hot* :  oflffii  biivin/iC  $l(Ml  In  «  iica»ouI 
iiiir  SKW  polUhrU  blmlit.  riOUAK  IIUK,  p<*rfpct<'(l  iph 
jrtMof  ♦xm'flitiFiit,,  tuU{i\t(rA,  plfnff$  and  kVU  ftdttiiriibly, 
»n.|  «hoTii<l  DO  owupfl  liT  rrt>rj  furinors  Ciroulnm  rnnuion 
}«.  L.  Abf.RK  U  Ci\.ho\o  IVJ  H.  FotiribHU 
I'UiiiA.,  1*11.  »•  mutt  bate  a  Ut«  In  «ver/  toffn.  « 
1h*fo  li  MONEY  IN  THIS 
iiiid  my  oll'Of  now  Novultios, 
'I'lie  „I.atJle.8  Favoplt^i” 
Rectangular  Churn 
AJSU 
BUTTER-WORKER, 
WUMlllllg; 
lllMhcM  anil 
CENTENNIAL  SCALES' 
gs^sjiy  imill  i*fty*i,!rVfi!L,. 
piiP|iuseH. 
'i.  J.  (  Ai’KWKLI 
To  Krii‘iii«MV  of  or  ifiurv,  offer 
Our  Ccnteillllal  j Henlos.  oaeh 
HKNT  ON  TRIAL. 
Sf/oor/’.v  rn(4>),i  fiuhhi-r  Sin-tHij  plaV'inn,  scales. 
m-Vin m’"  tl6«'  F'dh/  warm ulrd.  30  nor  ct. 
stoni.t.  frrr.  I'ounly  Agonis  wuntml, 
_  OMIOTll)  1%.  ♦  O.,  Htnghniiilnn,  N.  T. 
VVltiioiit  tiinits  nr  agliiitors 
Of  any  kind.  5  S’l/es  niade. 
Aucritn  W{iril«'(l  wlieru  we 
liuv'ct  nfiiie.  Snnri  I’nri'lmi- 
loi--  CORNISH  &  CURTIS, 
tort  Alklnson,  \Vis. 
C  AGENTS  WANTED  FOR  THE 
EWTEiyiMIAL 
UlCTflDV^ - II  e\ 
HARDIN’S  IMPROVED  METHOD 
MAKINGBUTTER 
HIOOAHUM  M'F’a  COMPANY, 
Manufacturers  of  Agrlculuii-ol  Implements,  ’ 
_ iligUHIIMIII.  I'oilll. 
CIDER  PRESSES. 
Kyriieure,  N.  \..and  26  Hoekman  Hi.,  N.  V 
HlattlieHs’  Garden  Seed  Drills 
and  iTIanliews'  llund  (hllti viHui'h  are 
tho  niOBt  reltnhie.  dumhi”  ’ 
p<i(MilHr  and  salable  oyer  iiro-'j. _ 
dmied.  Sold  sepurnto  i>reom-/iC^i®.3^*^ 
hintd.  Head  for  Pireiiliir  (OBSeEgg^ 
Mann f aetu red  o n I v  I, v 
KVKRKTT  iVfVlAJ.I., 
llostoii,  .VIhhm.  dUSS*-— 
Agents  for  the  besi-sell- 
Ing  Stu I  lotiory  I'ui  kiiges 
in  ilie  world.  ItcoiiLuln.a 
i^n.a'u  rancr 
TO  COLOR  BUTTER 
KVKHY  DAIltVM/VN  PII()tJl,Ii  (fSii; 
WELLS,  RICHARDSON  &  CO.’S 
ay  at  home.  Hanqilea  worth  $l 
STiN.so.v  Afo..  Portland,  Me. 
AGENTS 
•it  page  Illnstnitod  < 
•  Roslon  iNovelty  l'o.. 
'ataloguu.  Frii 
Uoston,  .Mass, 
Till  hcsl  Colorliifj  f„r  hfiih  iiiilh  r  ami  ^  •||t-l'.-^l> 
cevr  iiiiiilc, 
I*'  K'vos  a  perniniientgoldoii  color,  exactly  like  th 
stnen,"^  butter,  and  Is  wit  non  t  Bediinent  ,  tasto  ' 
Arnold,  Willard.  C'aldwel 
Lnll'HV,f^’:rue;lcal  pnpcrs.and  by  tho, 
WKIiliS.  I(  iniA  KI>.S()\  iV  t  o.. 
l•^•o^»rlel^ua.  ilMclingion,  Vt. 
Pim  “-li  meadow  iHnd.  and  to  any 
iiTil  .^btmiiuetured  hv  STHA'l''ro.\  &('UL- 
CHAmpioN  or  THB  won  1,0 
VINI-LrrAR  HOW  .>1/ 
yvjue,  Molarses  or  Horghiiin.  ii'iihjni 
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Thousands  of  Alagieul  Ulnus 
out  of  this  wonderful  B.ix*?** 
.  "  jbj'idlessttoiasnjneMtrortlie 
)  any  address,  with  full  oirectlonB 
.«ri  ‘‘L'^UhlUGB  A  wl, 
23  Dkv  Bthkkt,  Nkw  Vohk. 
'  »»d  Morptifna  hnhit  alwilutdy  «|A 
Msidily  fund.  Pall, If.,,  i.onubllcit^ 
ilS'Vli’  *';r  purticulsrs.  Dr.  Carl- 
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hnvelcd  boards,  $1 
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i  1  otasH  mouth ly  at  .HO  cts.  per  ycar.^Fuii  o 
Gstliig  rrading  matter;  hints  foreiieh  tnonih 
niorc  tliAii  HiiUMCfiptiori.  ^hucIiiii'ii'a  fri«n 
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7m  rtiiane  M 
HO  FOR  THE  BLACK  HILLS 
^*^t0Th  ttuil  poultry 
oomptle'i  infornitttKiii :  ml 
C.  Ac.;  sent  for  .‘■11  rx'ikts.  A 
l.ofk  Box  ;ih6,  t;inci 
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