THF POST OFFICE CLUB. 
Some of the land in our neighborhood is 
very poor It has been cropped for years. 
The British soldiers during the Revolution 
doubtless stole melons and fruit on the very 
ground upon which these crops are now 
raised Market gardeners have to crowd the 
land. Most of them think they have no time 
to wait for the effects of clover and other 
green manures, ho it happens that manures 
and fertilizers are always in demand. At 
every auction where manure is to be sold a 
good crowd of farmers can be depended upon 
to be present. At such auctions, stable 
manure is pretty sure to bring SI.50 per 
load and ben manure 90 cents per barrel. 
Great leads of stable manure are brought out 
from the city, and all the different brands of 
fertilizers are advertised every Spring. ! 
There are so many of these brands that farm¬ 
ers are puzzled sometimes to know what to 
get. Many of them end by getting the 
cheapest that can be got. Stable manure is 
taken for the standard. Farmers seldom I 
notice any difference in the yields from dif- j 
ferent lots of stable manure, so they get to 
thinking that all fertilizers are alike and that ' 
the extra price demanded for a high-grade fer¬ 
tilizer is like that demanded for an overcoat 
sold at a fashionable clothing house—for 
“ style.” Uncle Jacob gave us a talk on fer¬ 
tilizers at the store the other night. 
“ I beliefs in furtilisers effery time—ven 
dey vas used mit goot sense. Dere vas 
blenty off farmers dot seems to haf grippled 
demselfs mit drying to find out shust what 
nidrogen und podash und all dese oder tings 
vas. Bhust pecause dey cannot see der nidro¬ 
gen und dake it mit dere hands und examine 
it, dey vas make fun off it. Dere vas blenty 
off tings dot we knows all about dot we can¬ 
not explain mit. Dere vas fire, efferybody 
knows shust how it vas look, und yet who 
can speak mit a blint man so dot he can un¬ 
derstand shust how fire vas ? It vas shust 
der same mit dese furtilisers. Dese men 
dot vas make it dere peesness to study dese 
tings out vas know more apout nidrogen und 
podash und all these oder tings in a minute 
dan I vas know mit fife years. Dey knows 
what vas put mit dem, I vas know how dey 
vas come out mit der grop. It vas shust like 
der man dot puts up der tea and coffee dot 
I drinks. He knows what they vas made off 
und I knows how I like dem. Of they tastes 
goot, I puys more, of dey vas poor, I shanges. 
My head vas too tick to understand about 
dese allbumymodes und all dese oder tings 
mit der coffee. I knows ven it vas goot, 
und I puys mit dot basis. It vas shust der 
same mit dese furtilisers. Dis furtiliser 
peesness vas down mit such a fine boint dot 
values und brices vas fixed. Efferything 
vas haf its indrinsick value—shust what it 
costs to broduce dot ting. Of it costs so 
much to produce a cord off wood, I mustgon- 
clude dot it costs so much to broduce a pound 
off nidrogen. Off a man vas to dry und sell 
me some corn-meal for the marget brice off 
sawdust, I should gonclude dot it vas very 
poor corn-meal. Ven a man drys to sell me 
some nidrogen mit a furtiliser for shust apout 
half der price of nidrogen mit der yenneral 
market, I haf reason to belief dot it vas shust 
mit a par mit dot sheap corn-meal. Den dey 
tells about dese different forms mit nidrogen. 
Der vay I understands dot vas dis. Shust 
dake a whole corn stalk. Dere vas der stalk 
und der ear. It vas all corn—it vas all grow 
from der seed. Now den, dot ear vas der 
smallest part off der stalk und yet it vas 
wort seferal times as much as der rest for 
feeding. It vas all corn und yet der 
grain vas wort so much more dan der stalk. 
Dot vas two different forms mit corn, und it 
vas shust as likely dot dere vas different 
forms mit nidrogen. small pica. 
Dyspepsia 
Does not get well of itself; it requires careful, 
persistent attention and a remedy that will assist 
nature to throw off the causes and tone up the 
digestive organs till they perform their duties 
willingly. Among the agonies experienced by the 
dyspeptic, are distress before or after eating, loss 
of appetite, irregularities of the bowels, wind or 
gas and pain in the stomach, heart-burn, sour 
stomach,etc., causing mental depression, nervous 
irritability and sleeplessness. If you are dis¬ 
couraged be of good cheer and try Hood’s Sar¬ 
saparilla. It has cured hundreds, it will cure you. 
• Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Made 
only by C. I. IIOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 
* lOO Doses One Dollar ^ 
HOME STUDY-ON THE FARM. 
ISAAC PITMAN, the famous Inventor of Phonography, 
is now 75—active as ever—has two worthy sons Their 
business is vast. We supply all their books. The 
’‘Teacher”—the best guide to the art—20c. Address 
•PHONETIC DEPOT, Tyrone, Pit, 
A FAMILY JEWEL. 
Doctor David Kennedy, the famous surgeon and 
physician, of Rondout, N. Y.. has sent us a copy of his 
Medical Book—How to cure Kidney, liver and Blood 
Disorders—a work of great merit, apart from many 
elegant life illustrations of beauty. It is a wo k of 
exceeding merit, one which should be read in every 
home. In addition to the valuable medical lessons 
there are two articles from the widely-known author, 
Cdl. F. Z. C. Judson, (Ned Buntline), which add to the 
interest of the work The price is 25 cents, but any 
one enclosing this notice with the name of this paper, 
with a 2 cent stamp to the Doctor,will receive the book 
free by mail. 
Best 
Steel 
cj Wire 
N 
WOVEN WIRE FENCING 
Wire Rope Selvage 
80c. to S2 pet rod. 
All sizes and widths. Sold by us or any dealer in this line of 
goods. FREIGHT PAIR. Information free. 
Write The McMULLEN woven wire FENCE CO. 
158 A 160 West Lake St., Cl|ICA(iU, Illinois. 
ONE 
PACK May I C tJ Horn* Cards, On* Pack Escort Cards, On# Pack 
Flirtation Cards, On* Pack Hold-to-the-Ligbt Cards,Th* Mystic OracU, 
with which you can tell any person’s age; and large sample hook of Hid¬ 
den Nam* Cards. All for only a 2-cent stamp. Banner Cart* Co.,Cadis, 0. 
CANADA UNLEAGHED HARDWOOD 
A CU PC Supplied by the Ton or Carload. 
H O ■> C O Cheapest Fertllilizer in use. 
Through Shipment. Guaranteed Analysis. Price and 
48-page Pamphlet Free. Address 
CHARLES STEVENS, 
Box 34S, Napanee, Out., Tan. 
and poultry. 
IMPERIAL. EGG FOOD will increase Egg pro¬ 
duction,strengthen weak and drooping fowls promote 
the healthy growth of all varieties of poultry, and in¬ 
sure flue condition and smooth plumage. This is no 
forcing process* you simply give them the chemicals 
to make eggs, at a cost of less than one cent a week 
for each fowl. We mail packages for 50c. and $1. s lb. 
boxes and 251b. kegs delivered to freight or express 
Co. for $2 and $6.25. Ask your local tradesman or 
write to F. C. STURTEVANT, Hartford, Conn. 
THE NEW 
JMPRO VET) 
UNIVERSAL 
HATCHER. 
It is the best and most 
reliable heat regulator 
and the only moisture 
regulator in the world. 
Batteries, clocks, and 
all complications 
avoided. Universal 
Hatcher Co., 
Elmira, N. Y. 
THE BEST CATTLE FASTENING! 
SMITH'S 
SELF-ADJUSTING SWING STANGHION, 
The only Practical Swing Stanchion Invented. Thou¬ 
sands in use. Illustrated Circular free. Manufactured 
bv F G. parsons & Co.. Addison. Steuben Co. N. Y 
Next Monitor Incubator. 
Self-regulating Williams’ Im¬ 
proved Hydro Incubator Sim¬ 
ple, Low Price. Reliable. Also 
Brooders. Free Circulars. 
Albert F. Williams, 
Bristol. Ct. Factory near Depot. 
GUNS 
Our $15 Shot Gun now $10. 
“ $15 Breechloader “ $9.00 
All kinds Gunsguarantsiilowc.-tha i 
elsewhere. Send stamp Cot illustrated 
catalogue. POWEL . cl CLEMENT, 
1 SO Mnln St.. OlnelT>''«tl. Ohio. 
Jarvis-Conklin 
MORTGAGE TRUST Co., 
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 
Capital Paid-up ..81,OOO,000 
Surplus »...100,000 
Reserve Liability.1,000,000 
Offers its 0 Per Cent. Debenture Bonds of 8500, 
81,000 and 85,000, running ten years, to Trus¬ 
tees, Guardians, nnd Individual Investors. 
Secured by First Mortgages on Real Estate worth three 
times the amount of the loan, and held by the Mer¬ 
cantile Trust Compuny of New York, Trustee. 
Secured also by the entire paid-up capital of $1,000,000. 
It also offers GUARANTEED SIX PER CENT, 
first mortgages on Kansas City business property and 
improved farms in KANSAS and MISSOURI. 
Call at office or write for full particulars to 
Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Trust Co., 
New York City, 239 Broadway. 
Providence, R. I., 27 Custom House St. 
Philadelphia, Pa., 144 South 4th St. 
London, England, 95 Gresham St. 
FA RMS and MILLS SOLD 
and exchanged. Free Catalogues. 
K.B.CHAFFIN&CO. Richmond,V» 
FARMS FOR SALE 
IN MICHIGAN. 
New Price List just issued for Free Distribution. 
Over 30U of the finest farms in the State fully describ¬ 
ed. 
|3f“ Also a map of Michigan, showing railroads, 
towns, cities, etc., furnished for 10 cts. in postage 
stamps. GEO. W SNOVER, 
REAL ESTATE AND LOAN AGENT, 
103 Griswold St„ Detroit, Mich. 
Swnnvr Knn f li Good Land, near the sea, cheap. 
Oullllj OUUUl. Fine climate, excellent markets 
Circulars free. E. C. Lindsay A Co., Norfolk.Va 
MARYLAND FARMS. Book and Map FREE. 
C. E. SHANAHAN. Attorney, EASTON, MD. 
G oto FLORIDA For cheap rates 
free Guide Books, Maps, or truth about )>and 
Write O. M. CROSBY, 99 Franklin St., New York 
FOR SALE—A BARGAIN. 
Nursery and Fruit Farm of 45 acres, one mile 
from Springfield. Illinois. 13-room brick house and 
new Barn. Business established by the undersigned 
(who wishes to retire) in 1857. Apply to 
JOHN McGKKDT. 
Hazlewood Nursery, Springfield, III. 
Will rent if not sold. 
HO, FOR THE SOUTH. 
I offer my fruit and stock farm for sale at a bar¬ 
gain; D9 acres vineyard and large orchards, well 
fenced two story house, 9 rooms. 2 cellars; 2 fine cis¬ 
terns; large pond Barn 54x58. two story, and other 
outbuildings. Convenient to Schools, ('hurches, Post- 
office, Depot and Creamery. Only 22 miles from Mem¬ 
phis. Tenn., a rapid growing city. Health unsur¬ 
passed. For price and terms, allso reason of selling, 
apply to J OSEPH GOOBM 4 N. 
Hernando, Mies. 
Do You Want an Elegant Southern Home 
and a magnificent Stock Farm? Or an unexcelled site 
for a manufacturing town, with nearly five miles of 
very fine water power? Or a very valuable gold prop¬ 
erty? Address 
J. H. NICHOLS, Nacoocbee, Ga. 
PROSPEROUS 
North Dakota never 
had better crops than 
those just harvested. 
Many opportunities to secure fine Government lands 
recently surveyed, near excellent coal fields, and ad¬ 
jacent to railroad. Maps and full particulars free, 
upon application to C. H. WARREN, General Passen¬ 
ger Agent, St. Paul, Minn. 
POULTRY AND FRUIT FARM 
• FOR 8 A IiE, 
Near three railroads. Forty minutes from New York. 
Inquire of C. S. COOPER, 
Schraaleuburgh, N. J. 
LAST opportunity; 
For CHEAP EXCURSION To 
A LIFORNIA. 
/$72 from St. Louis via Iron Amin tain Route 
$60 from Kunsiu City ,1a Mlsnouri I’ariHr Ity 
Tickets are good for six months, limited to sixty days 
for going passage with stop over privileges at pleas¬ 
ure within limit of west-bound passage. Special ex¬ 
cursion trains leave St. Louis via. Iron Mountain 
Route, February 16th and Kansas City via. Missouri 
Pacific Railway. February 17th. |3jr All coupon 
offices in the United States and Canada will sell tick¬ 
ets to Los Angeles. San Diego and San Francisco 
for this 
Best in the world. See last week’s advertisement. 
Centennial M’Pg Co., Box !150, Bye, N. Y . 
HOLSTEINS. 
Records of Foundution Cows 
COPIA 1067 .97 lbs. 1 day, 2,747% lbs. 31 days. 
ONLINE 828.90^ „ 2,545^4 ,. „ 
JOHANNA 344....88 „ 2,i0lH „ 
EMPRKSS 539.19.714J4 lbs. in one year. 
Oescendants of above Cows for Sale. 
THE STANDARD 
REIN HOLDER 
-AND- 
Automatic Driver 
If you have a carriage, 
send $1.00for one. Is small, 
neat, and works perfectly. 
B!C PAY TO ACENTS 
NOVELTY CO.. Cheshire, Conn. 
RAISE NO MORE WHEAT 
But make your money out of tbe Barn and Poultry 
Yard, as the Dairy, Poultry and Doctor Book tells. 
For five 2-ct stamps. C. G. Himev, Allentown. Pa. 
’HOBOUGHBBED 
POULTRY. Ducks. 
__ _ -Geese, and Turkeys, 
om the best strains. Bred for Health, Meat and 
ggs. Standard Birds. For prices of Eggs and 
rus. address I)R. B. BURR, POCASSET. MASS. 
TANDARD 
GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING. 
For Poultry Fencing. 
1 3-4 OF ONE CENT FOB 2 INCH MESH NO. 19 WIRE 
I EVERYTHING FOR THE POULTRY YARD. 
Illatchers and Brooders. 
Send for Circular. Brockner & Evans, 
JEKSF.Y ItEI), rOLANIMHINA, 
Chester White, Berkshire it York¬ 
shire Pigs. Southdown, Cotswold 
and Oxford Down Sheep and Lamb* 
Colley Shepherd Dogs and 
Fancy Poultry. Send for Catalogs* 
.ATLKK BUBPEK k CO.Pklla.Pa 
IinijP’O DEHORNING TOOLS. 
11 Hill 1 U Saw and two blades, out cutter 
and gouge and full printed book directions $3.00. 
H. H. HAAFF, Box 193, Chicago, Ill. 
POULTRY SUPPLIES. 
Fresh Ground Beef Scraps, Granulated Bone and 
Fine Bone Meal, Oyster Shells, etc. 
Send for Circulars and Samples. 
C. A. BARTLETT, Worcester, Mass. 
to 88 a day. Samples worth $1.50, FREE Lines 
not under the horse’s feet. Write Brewster 
Safety Rein Holder Co., Holly. Mien. 
Newton's improved prtUU TIC 
thousands in use. vUrl lib 
Pushes them back when standing, 
draws them forward when lying 
down, and keeps them dean. Cir¬ 
cular free, if you mention this pa¬ 
per. E. 0. NEWTON, Batavia, HI. 
BONE MEAL 
For Poultry, Granulated Bone and 
Crushed Oyster Shells. Send for Price¬ 
list. York Chemical Works, York,Pa. 
A NEW BUTTER PRESERVATIVE. 
KELLOGG’S 
ROYAL SALT. 
POSITIVELY PRKVENT8 BUTTER 
FROM EVER BECOMING RANCID. 
Endorsed by the Leading Agricultural Papers and 
Dairymen throughout the United States. Send for 
Circular: 
BUTTER PRESERVATIVE SALT CO., 
Office and Factory; 
Foot of West Eleventh Street. New York City.N.Y. 
“OSGOOD” 
7. S. Standard Scales. 
Sent on trial. Freight 
paid. Fully warran¬ 
ted. 3 TON $35. 
Other sizes propor¬ 
tionately low. Illus- 
Agents well paid. trated book free. 
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