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 JOLLY JOURNAL 
 
 -JLNT)- 
 
 Rejidy ♦ Ref ereoce ♦ PooH. 
 
 CONTAINS: 
 
 ANECDOTES.AND FUNNY SAYINGS. 
 
 TELLS WHAT TO DO IN 
 
 I 
 
 EMERGENCY CASES, 
 
 And How to Cure Simple Oilments. 
 
 GIVES A LIST OF THE PRINCIHAL POISONS AND HOW TO AN- 
 TIDOTE THEM ; ADDS A LONG LIST OF RELIABLE RECIPES 
 FOR COLORING s TELLS ABOUT THE FIRE Ai.ARM AND 
 WEATHER SIGNALS, AND CONTAINS MANY OTHER 
 ARTICLES OF USEFUL INFORMATION. . . . 
 
 PUBLISHED BY 
 
 JUDSON. B_ TODD, DRUQQI3X, 
 14 N. AURORA ST., ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
 7 PRIOB, as OBNXS. 'Xj 
 
JUD60N B, TODD, Druggist 
 
 14 North Aurora St., Ithaca, N. Y., 
 
 -DEALER IN- 
 
 j|^igh=^nade l^nugs. -jj^edicines. 
 
 ..,..< , 
 
 GH EMIGALS, SUNDRIES. Etc 
 
 (Er>ery tiding (Budranteeb as 2?eprc5cnteb. 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF 
 
 Beef, Iron and Wine. •.; 
 
 Spring Bitters. ,' ' 
 
 Everett's Dyspepsia Cure. 
 
 J. F. Drake's Reliable Remed3(. . 
 
 Bronchial Balsam. 
 
 Active Liver Pills. 
 
 Tooth Powder. 
 
 Hair Lotion. 
 
 German Cologne. 
 
 Asthma Powder. 
 
 Forest City Foot Powder. 
 
 Phosphorous Pasie. 
 Liquid Death. 
 -Flea Killer. 
 Mange Cure. 
 Rex Corn Cure. 
 Flavoring Extracts. 
 Baking Powder. 
 Oral Liquid. 
 
 Aurora Bouquet Perfumery. 
 Chicken Cholera Powder, 
 etc , etc. 
 
 Prescriptions and Family Recipes a Specialty. 
 
 THE LARGEST LINE OF 
 
 SOAP^, PERFUMES, BRUSHES a TOILET REQUISITES 
 
 —IN THE CITY. — 
 
 A Pull Assortment^ of Nursury Goods. 
 
DRUGGIST TODD'S 
 
 READY REPERENCE BOOK, 
 
 .... CONTAINING . 
 
 Anecdotes, Tables, Signals, Recipes for Simple Ailments and 
 
 Emergency Cases, Poison Antidotes and 
 
 Coloring Recipes. 
 
 OOPYHIGHTBD ATIQUST, 1894 
 
 PUBLISHED BY 
 
 JUDSON B_ TODD, 
 ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
_4 — 
 
 — ' People show their character in nothing more clearly than 
 by what they thiiik laughable." 
 
 , "Mirth is the medicine of life, 
 ' It cures its ills, it calms its strife, 
 
 It softly soothes the brow of care. 
 And writes a thousand graces there." 
 
 Doctor — " My good woman, does your son stutter all the time.?" 
 Parent—" Not all the time, sir. Only when he attempts to talk." 
 
 What is the difference between opium and Abraham ? j 
 
 Opium is the juice of the poppy, Abraham is " poppy" "of the jlws. 
 
 Whether it be Friday or any other day, buy your 
 
 Fish, Oysters ^^ Clams 
 
 OF 
 
 — ^^' - F R A N KS, 
 
 CORNER AURORA. AND SENECA STS. 
 Byerything Right. o o Prices Low. 
 
 Bruises. — Bind with cloth and saturate with equal parts witch hazel 
 and tincture arnica, also use in same way a decoction of wormwood herb, 
 or saturated solution of ammonium chloride. 
 
 Black oe, Bruised Etes. — Apply leeches, weak solution sugar lead, 
 raw beef, or saltpeter and rain water, or strong solution of muriate of 
 ammonia, taking care not to get them in the eye. 
 
 BiLDNBSS.^Todd's Hair Liquid. (See Dandruff.) 
 Cramps in Lkos. — Rub with No. 14 liniment and give Hoffman's ano- 
 dyne or 30 graiu doses of bromide of potash in water every 4 hours. 
 
 Chapped Hands and Lips. — Tr. Benzoin Co. 1 oz., Glycerine and Rose 
 Water of each 2 oz. Mix and apply often. 
 
 'Cholic or Cramps (babies). — Dewee's carminative; essence of anise 
 with a little paregoric added. 
 
 CoNSTiPATiON.^Todd's compound licorice powder, igs and senna. 
 i teaspoonful doses of fluid extract of cascara sagrado, two or three 
 times a day in a little water. Todd's Active Liver tills. 
 
 Croup. — Give a teaspoonful of syrup of ipecac or compound syrup of 
 squills every 20 minutes until vomiting is produced. Send for a physi- 
 cian. 
 
 Crick of the Back. — Take 5 grains of quinine four limes a day or a 
 5 gr. salol and phenaeetine tablet every 3 hours. Put on capsicum 
 plaster. 
 
 Chills and Fever. — Kirkendall's fever and ague pills, made by J. B. 
 Todd. 
 
Chilblains and Peost-bitbs. — 1 oz. sulphate zine, dissolved in pint of 
 water applied on lint, or apply every day until cured a strong solution 
 chloride of iron. 
 
 Cholera and Diarrhcea. — 10 to 30 drops of Sun cholera cure ; 20 to 
 40 drops Squibb's diarrhcea mixture in warm water every 3 or 3 hours. 
 Keep person quiet and if possible in a reclining position ; keep stemaeh 
 warm. 
 
 Cold and Sore Throat.— Take teaspoonful doses of solution of triple 
 mixture every 2 hours; cubeb and ammonia lozengers, Todd's bronchial 
 balsam; Dover's powder at night and gargle throat with oral liquid. 
 
 Chafing. — Mix i ounce each of lycopodium and Chubbuck's oxide of 
 zinc and dust on parts ; Fuller's earth or Talcum powder. 
 
 Cold Sores. — Apply strong spirits camphor or essence peppermint, 
 after which use Todd's Cold Cream. 
 
 Cough in Adults. — If in throat, use Bronchial Balsam or Todd's No. 
 14 cough drops ; if on lungs, take J. F. Drake's Reliable Remedy. 
 
 A LARGE (DEATWtG 
 
 Is held every day at Wortman's Market, on Aurora street. 
 Starr Wortman is Permanent Chairman, Secretary and Treas- 
 urer; but he is ably assisted) by a competent executive com- 
 mittee. The sessions are largely attended and there are many- 
 things brought up for discussion; but when the subject is not 
 settled (by the member taking it home), it is generally, laid on 
 the table (to be delivered). 
 
 Some days it's Beef| sometimes Pork, other times Veal or 
 Mutton. No matter what, the subject is always well handled. 
 
 Wortmin has overhead fans to keep out heat and flies, and 
 it is very interesting to see and hear what is daily before the 
 house. 
 
 Drop In Some Day. 
 
 — Tie a string in the corner of this book and hang it up for 
 ready reference. 
 Epitaph. — 
 
 Here I lia and my three daughters. 
 Killed from drinking Vichy waters; 
 Had we stuck to Epsom Salts, 
 We wouldn't been lying in these vaults. 
 
— 6- 
 
 — This is the first and only book that ever published the N. 
 Y. State game laws in a condensed form, i. e., the open season 
 for fishing and hunting. 
 
 A DISCORD. 
 
 " Pa, can you tie a knot in this cord ?" 
 
 " Yes, of course." 
 
 " Can you tie a knot in any cord ?" 
 
 "Yes." 
 
 "Can y6u tie a knot in your spinal cord ?" 
 
 "Johnnie, go to.bed, and keep still." 
 
 A S^Wf ]BET COR.NBR.. 
 
 Is the one occupied by 
 
 Tfie Aurora Street Confectioneru, 
 
 (Formerly Candy Kitchen.) 
 
 Home Made Cakes, Ice Cream and Soda Water. 
 Candies Fresh Every Day. 
 
 F. D. PULLKE, Manager. Cor. Aurora and Seneca Sts., Ithaca. 
 
 Cough in Children. — i teaspoonful of Brown Mixture every 2 or 3 
 hours. Bronchial Balsam. 
 
 Colic and Cramps.— Take teaspoonful doses of Hoffman's anodyne 
 and essence peppermint. Children should take elixir of anise. N. 
 Formulary. Castor oil and laudanum taken internally is good. 
 
 Caked Breast.— Rub well with tablespoonful of camphor spirits 
 mixed with 3 oz. fresh lard. 
 
 Cuts.— Sponge with 10^ solution of carbolic acid and use Barnaby's 
 Indian ointment or Swiss salve. 
 
 Cracked Hands.— Wash in corn meal water and apply at night a mix- 
 ture of mutton tallow, 1 oz. and aristol 10 gr. 
 
 Cankered Mouth.— Use dyspepsia powder and rinse with solution of 
 chlorate of potash or oral liquid. 
 
 Dtsentery.— Slippery elm tea, gum arabic water. Kepp stomach 
 warm and mject by bowel, flax seed water with a few drops of laudanum 
 added. 
 
 DlAtiRHCEA. — Look at Cholera. 
 
 Deafness.— Olive aiid camphorated oil, of each one ounce capuput and 
 sassafras oil, of each 8 drops. Drop on cotton and put in ears This 
 IS only good when there is no organic trouble. Consult a physician, 
 
 Dyspepsia.— Everett's Dyspepsia Powder, 25 cent bottles. 
 
 Dandruff.- Tr. (iantharides J oz,; Hydronapthol, 10 grains • bav 
 rum, i pint; apply every morning. Or use Todd's Hair Liquid. 
 
^7 — 
 
 DlARRHCEA OR SUMMER COMPLAINT (in children). — Aromatic syrup of 
 rhubarb, 4 to 6 drops, followed by i to l teaspoonful- of fresh chalk 
 mixture with one drop of paregoric. In severe cases always consult a 
 doctor. 
 
 Eye Lids (granulated). — Sulphate zinc, C. P. 1 grain, boracie acid 3 
 grains, camphor water 2 ounces; mix and drop in a little 3 or 4 times a 
 day. 
 
 Eye Wash. — Biborate of sodiu.n, 5 grains ; Pi^ice's GlyceHne, l dram ; 
 mint water and rose water, of each one punce ; mix and bathe occa- 
 sionally.' 
 
 Ear Ache. — 2 drops of 4^ solution of cocaine repeated until easy, or 
 10 drops laudanum mixed' with tablespoonful of sweet almond oil' and 
 put in ear on cotton ; apply hot poultice over ear on which a little 
 whiskey has been poured. 
 
 Erysipelas.— ^Dissolve l oz. sulphate of iron in pint of water, apply 
 every 2 or 3 hours ; take teaspoonful 3 or 4 times a day of equal parts of 
 sulphur, salt peter, bicarb soda, cream tarter ; rochelle salts and powdered 
 licorice root, or take 10 drops of tincture iron every 4 hours in water. 
 
 t^eal Estate. 
 
 If you wish to Buy, Sell, Rent or Exchange 
 REAL ESTATE, See 
 
 M OBOROE L. PRICE. ^ 
 
 SIMPSON BLOCK, ITHACA, N. Y. 
 B®" '■ A specialty in sale of business propeFty. -®g 
 
 " The doctor's son is engaged to the druggist's daughter." 
 " Yes, it's a sort of chemical affinity." ■ 
 
 A HARD PRESCRIPTION. 
 
 This was the way the letter ran : 
 " Oh, Doctor, tell me, if you can. 
 What will insure me sleep at night — ■ 
 What things are best ? Be sure to write." 
 
 He answered by return .of mail : 
 "I found the following seldom fail — 
 An empty stomach, a conscience clean. 
 The healthiest baby that ever was seen. 
 And a jolly,- good husband. Try these four. 
 And I'll never be needed at your door." 
 
 Teacher — " In the sentence, 'The sick boy loves his medicine,' what 
 part of speech is ' loves ? ' " 
 Johnny — " It's a lie, mum."' 
 
— Patronize the advertisers. 
 
 Little Mabel (to druggist) — "Please, sir, have you dot anyfin' dat's 
 good for havin' swollered 5 cents ?" 
 
 Once the man ate the cream, now they, cremate the man. 
 
 The doctor pays visits, and the visits pay the doctor. 
 
 Young iVlan — " Put some ' Hair-Renewer' on my mustache, please." 
 Barber — "U'm! Hadn't you better try some of my 'Hair Originator' 
 first ?" 
 
 The medical student differs from his wash woman in that he collars a 
 stiff, while she stiiTens a collar. 
 
 rOR DRY G00D8, 
 
 Both Foreign and Domestic, 
 . . . go to . . . 
 
 HAWKINS & T0DD:S, 
 
 They always have the best. 
 
 .i^^ IXHAOA. 
 
 Byb Lids (babies). — Wash them open with warm new milk and bathe 
 in atternoon with Eye Wash diluted with water. 
 
 Pace Ache and Nkuralgia.— Rub Todd's No. 14 liniment, chloroform 
 liniment or liquid menthol to aching parts. Take internally acetanilide 
 5 grain tablets, one every hour until 3 or 4 have been taken.. Crush 
 them between the teeth, swallow with water and keep quiet. 
 
 Flatulenck, or Wind on the Stomach — Soda mint tablets, rhubarb 
 ginger and soda tablets, pepsin and soda mint tablets, Everett's dyspepsia 
 powder. 
 
 Peet Sweating. — Todd's, Forest City Foot powder, 25c. per box. 
 
 Fevers. — Put 4 drops tincture aconite ; i teaspoonful spts. nitre in 
 cup of water. Give children teaspoonful every 2 to 4 hours until 
 physician arrives. 
 
■9 — 
 
 HOWES, 
 
 r 
 
 Family artist and photographer 
 to cornell university. 
 
 Superior Work, Low Prices, and Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
 GALLERY OUER RANKIN'S GROGKERY STORE. 
 
 Freckle Lotion. — Bathe face often with solution of epsom salts, or 
 lotion made of |- oz. chlopde ammonia, J oz. cologne, water 1 pint. 
 
 Faintness. — Take every one or two hours i to 1 teaspoonful of equal 
 parts aromatic spirits ammonia and Hoffman's anodyne. Inhale smell- 
 ing salts or take internally Eau de Melisse des Carmes. Keep head low 
 and feet high. Loosen collar. 
 
 Hives. — Take a teaspoonful of cream tarter in water every morning, 
 also take 6 grains salicylate of sodium between meals. Bathe with 
 diluted solution of liquor sub acetate of lead. Keep blood cool. 
 
 Headache and Neuralgia. — Take 6 grs. quinine at night and 5 gr. 
 aoetanilide tablets every 4 hours during day. Apply menthol. 
 
 Heartburn. — Chew dry magnesia, or soda mint tablets ; rhubarb, 
 pepsin and charcoal tablets. 
 
 THE DRUGGIST'S ALPHABET. . 
 
 A stands for Alum, which puckers the mouth ; 
 
 ■B stands for Blister, which draws north and south ; 
 
 C stands for Camphor, a gum we all know ; 
 
 D stands for Drugs, which sell very slow ; 
 
 E stands for Ether, which escapes in the air ; 
 
 F stands for Fetty, its smell makes us stare ; 
 
 G stands for Glycerine, so sweet it draws flies ; 
 
 H stands for Hops, which make the bread rise ; 
 
 1 stands for Iris, it grows in damp soil ; 
 
 J stands for Juniper, either berries or oil ; 
 
 K stands for Koosso, all worms it dispels ; _ 
 
 L stands for Lobeha, a cold it soon quells ;" 
 
 M stands for Magnesia, in the toilet its found ; 
 
 N stands for Nitre, which comes from the ground ; 
 
 O stands for Olive, a fruit from a tree ; 
 
 P stands for Pills, from bile set us free ; 
 
 Q stands for Quinine, whose price has gone down ; 
 
 R stands for Ftheum, a drug of renown ; 
 
 S stands for Store, a clean one to see ; 
 
 T stands for Todd, with name JudsonB. ; 
 
 U stands for Utensils, used in drug-stocks ; 
 
 V stands for Vaccine, which prevents all small-pox ; 
 W stands for Willow, where salicine arises ; 
 
 X stands for Ash, with berries all sizes ; 
 
 Y stands for Yarrow, grows late in the fall ; 
 Z stands for Many Things— Give us a call. 
 
10 — 
 
 — This little book seems to be an embodyment of Multum.in 
 Parvoism. 
 
 " I'm putting up a prescription for your wife's milliner," said the drug 
 clerk to his employer. " What shall I charge her ?" 
 
 " What is the usual price foi; what she is getting ?" 
 
 " Fifty cents." 
 
 "Charge her jf2.7S."' 
 
 Watts — Doctor, do you believe that the use of tobacco tends to 
 shorten a man's days ? 
 
 Dr. Bowless — I know it does; I tried to quit oncfe, and the days were 
 about 80 hours long. 
 
 Cholly — " Doctah, do you think that smoking cigawettes impairs my 
 mind ?" 
 ' Doctor — " Nonsense 1 Nothing could impair your mind, young man." 
 
 MEN Op- 
 
 Education, Culture and Experience smoke the 
 Ithaca Journal Cigar \fi Sizes) and pronounce it 
 one of the best smokes extant. 
 
 Like the NABOB brand, STEWART'S 
 CHARMS are always found in every complete as- 
 sortment. Manufactured by 
 
 D. B. STEWitRT I CO,, Wholesale Grocers and MaBBonisls. 
 
 Hair Tonic. — Todd's Hair Lotion, 50c. bottles, or 10 grs. quinine, 8 ozs. 
 good rum. Apply twice a day and rub in well. 
 
 Hemoe;rhage frqm the Lungs.— Get a good physician, keep person 
 very quiet, put feet in warm water and give 10 drops of elixir vitrol in 
 cup of water, or give salt and water after spitting. 
 
 Head Lice. — Bathe scalp with benzine. 
 
 Hard Corns and Bunions. — ^Todd's Rex Corn Cure. 
 
 Mosquito Bites. — Apply equal parts ammonia and essence of penne- 
 royal, or use Todd's Witch Hazel or Marsh Mallow Cream ; or apply a 
 little aristol powder. 
 
 Heart Failure. — See Paintness. 
 
 HiccouQH.— Take a tablespoonful of sugar with as much strong 
 vinegar as the spoon will hold, while swallowing press finger firmly in 
 each ear. In case it does not stop in 3 hours consult a.medieina man. 
 
 Indigestion (babies).— Cows milk, 3 ozs. ; water 3 oz.; lime water 3 
 oz.; mix warm and give in place of food until better or give Everett's 
 dyspepsia powder in milk. 
 
 Itch.— Apply benzine and bathe in warm water for 30 minutes or 
 apply ointment of sulphur 1 oz., anguintum 1 oz., carbolic acid and tr. 
 iodine each 1 dram, lanoline and vaseline, of each 4 ozs. Or seft soap 
 8 ozs., salt 4 ozs., .water one quart. Apply warm night and morning. 
 
[^ 
 
 — 11 — 
 
 Inflamed Bladder. — Take fluid extract buohu, 2 drams ; acetate 
 potash, 2 drams ; sweet spts. nitre, 6 drams ; simple elixir to piake 2 
 ounces. Teaspoonful every 3 hours. 
 
 iNGROwmG Toenails. — Always out nails square across, elevate sore 
 edge by packing wool under it, and wear large shoes. 
 
 Ivy Poisoning. — Take Todd's blood cooling powder and bathe with 
 equal parts, fluid extract lobelia and alcohol. If a bad case, consult a 
 physician. 
 
 Moles oe Liver Spots. — Take 10 drops of diluted nitro-muriatic acid 
 in four tablespoonful of water three times a day. 
 
 Nervousness, — For adults take a teaspoonful very often in water of a 
 mixture of 1 ounce each of aromatic spirits ammonia, tincture valerian, 
 spirits lavender compound and tincture cinchona compound. Take aro- 
 matic elixir of the hypophbsphates to build up the forces. Take S drops 
 spirits camphor in water every 2 or 3 hours. 
 
 J. M. SHAW^, 
 
 Agent for the 
 
 Equipoi&e Wai&t for Ladies, Mi&ses and Cfiifdren, and 
 the Jenne6&-/1iffer Modef Bodice. 
 
 ^ "^ Kast State St., Ithaca, T3". Y. 
 
 — This is no dime novel, neither is it an encyclopedia^ but 
 its a very handy book apd will no doubt be carefully preserved 
 and duly appreciated. 
 
 Doctor — " Well, Pat, have you taken that box of pills I sent you ?" 
 Pat — " Yes, sur, be jabers, I have, but I don't feel any better. May be 
 the lid hasn't come off yet." 
 
 Medical Examiner — "What did your father die of ?" 
 
 Applicant — " Oh, just^te« death." 
 
 " If ever a problem appears difficult to you, go to a druggist." 
 
 " What good will that do ?" 
 
 "Why, his store is full of solutions !" 
 
 Reporter — " I've a good item here this morning. 1 found a person 
 who had been confined to one room his entire life." 
 City Editor—" Good ! Send it right up. Who is it !" 
 Reporter—" Why, a three days' old baby down at our house." 
 
 Doctor — " I guess it yaint so serious, aunty ; wid a little care 1 reckon 
 de ole man 'II pull through all right." 
 
 Aunty — "Tank heaben, doctor! I was awful skeered, 'kase dar 
 warri't a cent in de house fo' to buy enny mournin' wif." 
 
— 12 — 
 
 Nervousness (for children).— See your family physician and let him tell 
 you what to give. 
 
 Nose Bleeding.— Snuflf up alum water, apply ice to neck and keep 
 •head back ; hold arms over head for some time and bathe face with cold 
 water ; loosen clothing about the neck. 
 
 Neuralgia.— See face ache, &c. ■ 
 
 Nausea or Vomiting. — Soda mint tablets or 5 grains of oxalate of 
 cerium 4 times a day. Take a seidlitz powder. 
 
 Natjsba and Vomiting. — Give children lime water ; for adults nux. 
 and pepsin tablets, one every a hours. Ginger tea is good, also bicarbon- 
 ate of soda dissolved in water. 
 
 Piles. — Bathe parts with cold water and apply rutgall ointment, 
 night and morning. Take Todd's Active Liver Pills ; get the stomach 
 In. good condition, as bad assimilation cause them sometimes. Use 
 Todd's Pile Ointment. 
 
 Pimples. — Equal parts rose water, glycerine and aqua camphor. 
 
 Prickly Heat. — Take teaspoonfol every 3 or 4 hours of Todd's for- 
 mula, given for Erysipelas; bathe in solution- borax and cooking soda 
 water. Don't heat blood; keep bowels open. 
 
 Quinsy or Tonsillitis. — Get a physician, spray (with hard rubber ato- 
 rmzer)'throat with pint water and permanate of potash, 10 grs., or lister- 
 ine diluted; dissolve guaiac tablets in mguth. 
 
 Buy your Seeds and Grain of 
 
 F. DAVIS & BROTHER, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 
 
 Flour, Feed, Grain, Baled. Hay and Straw, 
 Clover, Timothy and Garden Seeds. 
 
 No False Promises. Everything Exact. 
 NO. 10 SOUTH CAYUGA. STREET. 
 
 A physician was relating a curious case to a lady., Her grand-daughter 
 was present. -• 
 
 " Just fancy ! " said he, " last year in one of the Paris hospitals two 
 old people were married, and this morning a son was born to them." 
 
 " How old was the husband ?" , ' 
 
 " Eighty." 
 
 " And the wife ?" 
 
 "Sixty-five." 
 
 " Andtthe child ?" asked the little girl. 
 
 " My dear," said a frightened husband to his wife, "where did you set 
 that bottle of strychnine ?" ' ' On the shelf next to the peppermint." 
 "Oh, Lord!" he groanedj "I've swallowed it." "Well, for goodness 
 sake," whispered his wife, " keep quiet, or you'll wake the baby." 
 
 -This book is copyrighted. 
 
— 13 — 
 
 When a prize-fighter dies we say—" He threw up the sponge." 
 
 Of a voter — " He joined the great majority." 
 
 Of the admiral— " That his life ebbed away." 
 
 A milkmaid—" Kicks the bucket." 
 
 The gambler—" Passes in his checks." 
 
 The shoemaker — " Gives up his sole." 
 
 A dancer— "Shuffles off his mortal coil." 
 
 A street-cleaner—" Bites the dust." 
 
 A bank-cashier^" Departs for parts,unknown." 
 
 " Is that a funeral ?" 
 
 "Shure, sir, I'm thinking it \i." 
 
 " Anybody of distinction ?" 
 
 "I reckon it is, sir." 
 
 " Who is it that died ?". 
 
 " The gintleman in the coffin, sir." 
 
 "Hello, got a new set of teeth, eh? How long have you had 'em?" 
 " Oh quite awhile. Ever since the last decade." 
 
 JOHN B. HOWE, D. D. S., FRED B. HOWE, D. D S., 
 
 SPECIALTY, "SPEOIALTT, 
 
 Preservation of the Natural Crown and Bridge 
 
 Teeth. Work. 
 
 DRS. J. B. & R B. HOWE, 
 © V DENTISTS. ^— © 
 
 1 and 11 Bates Block, Ithaca, N. Y. 
 
 Rheumatism. — Inflammatory, send for Doctor. Chloroform liniment; 
 No. 14 Liniment. 
 
 Ring WoiSm. — Use Citrine Ointment twice daily, or paint with iodine 
 or tincture iron ; or ointment of vaseline and oleate of copper, lOjg. 
 
 Scalds. — Sprinkle soda on the parts and cover with wet rag; keep 
 moist. See burns. ' 
 
 Sore Mouth. — Todd's Oral Liquid; sure remedy. 
 
 Sore Nipples. — ^Paint "them with glycerite of tannin; if very tender 
 begin by reducing i with water. Oral Liquid is igood. 
 
 Sore Throat. — Chlorate Potash tablets; Todd's No. 15 tablets; cu- 
 bebs and ammonia tablets"; Oral Liquid. 
 
 Sprains and Bruises. — Arnica and witch hazel for former, or bath with 
 cold and hot water alternately. A cooling liniment. Or mix vinegar, 
 cooking soda and alcohal together adding a little laudanum,- apply with 
 sponge. 
 
 Soft CORNS.^Apply oxide zinc ointment over night and dust on dry 
 magnesia during the day, or dust with tannic acid, and keep fresh bits of 
 absorbant cotton between toes. Be sure to keep them dry. 
 
 Sore Breast. — Apply Hebra's Salve, freshly made at bedtime. 
 
— 14 — 
 
 Stiff Neck, — Rub with camphorated, oil and hartshorn liniment 
 mixed together, or rub Todd's No. 14 liniment ; take 5 gr. tablets anti- 
 kamnia every 4 hours. 
 
 SuMMEE Complaint. — See Diarrhoea. 
 
 Sun Burn. — Solution Epson salts, or borax and glycerine. 
 
 Swallowing Pins, bto. — The " potato cure" has been much recom- 
 mended in oases of swallowing foreign bodies, especially pointed or 
 angular ones. It consists in feeding the patient exclusively with roasted 
 and mashed potatoes with a little liquid, until the object is found in ^he 
 stools (which should be carefully watched) or is considered to be irre- 
 movable in that way. Purgatives are also recommended under some 
 conditions. A doctor should of course be called as promptly as possible. 
 
 SuNBTJEN — Wet with solution of baking soda and water, or rub Todd's 
 Cold Cream or rose water solution. 
 
 Stone Bkuisb. — Apply yeast poultice and send for physician. 
 
 SoBE Tongue.— See sore mouth. 
 
 Salt Rheum. — Equal parts of oxide of zinc and tar ointment. 
 
 Soke Gums. — Use oral liquid or paint with tincture iodine. 
 
 56 East 
 State St. 
 
 CLARK&JWILSON, 
 
 Eyes Examined and Spectacles Accurately Adjusted by the 
 Latest Scientific Methods. 
 
 Anxious Husband — "I am afraid, doctor, that my wife is a very sick 
 woman. She hasn't spoken a word all day." 
 Doctor — "Then you don't need me. You want an undertaker." 
 
 We know a woman so cross-eyed, that when she weeps tears from her 
 left eye, they fall on her right cheek. 
 
 An editor puffing up air tight coffins, said : "No person 'having once 
 tried one of these coffins will ever use any other." 
 
 A dog jumped across a well in two jumps. 
 
 An Irish cook, when asked to boil the eggs three minutes by the clock,, 
 said : "How can I do that' when the clock's a quarter of an hour fast ?" 
 
 A southern slave bought a new hat. As fain was falhng, he placed the 
 hat carefully under his coat, saying, " De hat's mine; bought him wid 
 my own money ; head belongs to massa, let him take keer of his own 
 property." 
 
— 15 — 
 
 Worms in CniLDRBN.^-Take 30 drops every three hours of a mixture 
 of fluid extract of spigelia and senna until bowels move. 
 
 Sponqby Gums. — See sore mouth. 
 
 Tape Worm.— Counsel with a physician. 
 
 Tonic. — Cinchona, wild cherry, pfickly ash barks, l ounce of each; 
 port wine 1 pint ; let stand two &ays and take tablespoonful before 
 meals. ' " 
 
 Toothache. — Todd's Toothache Drops if decayed. Take acetanilide 
 tablets (5 gr.) every 3 hours. 
 
 Toilet Powder (for adults and babies). — Rice flour, laundry starch or 
 talcum powder. ' 
 
 VOMETING. — See Nausea. 
 
 Cold Facts from Frost ! 
 
 Store, State and Aurora Sts. 
 
 First Class Groceries. 
 
 Produce in Exchange. 
 
 Special Rates to Hotels and 
 
 Boarding Houses. 
 
 Ever Deal There.^ 
 
 Drop in Some Day. 
 
 Eve.rything from a Nutmeg 
 
 to a Barrel of Sugar. 
 
 Fruits in their Season. 
 
 Good Butter a Specialty. 
 
 City Orders Delivered. 
 
 Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
 
 Entrance on Each Street. 
 
 Yours to Serve, 
 
 GEORGE W. FROST. 
 
 An English jury's- verdict was: "Guilty, with some little doubt 
 whether he is the man." 
 
 A man in Chicago was arrested for swindling. He dried snow and 
 then sold it for salt. 
 
 "Aunt Kate, little Mattie has swallowed, a button." "Well, child, 
 what good will that do her?" "Not any good. Auntie, unless she 
 swallows a button hole." ' 
 
 A mother down east was so kind that she gave her child chloroform 
 before she whipped it. , 
 
— 16 — 
 
 VoiHETmG (babies).— See Indigestion. 
 
 Weakness.— See Faintness, etc. ; talce Todd's Beef Iron and wine with 
 calisaya. 
 
 Wind on Stomach. — See Flatulence. 
 
 Whoopino Cough,— Mix together 1 part of powdered cochineal ; 2 
 parts of carbonate of potassium ; 16 of sugar ; and 138 of water. 
 Shalie well and take a teaspoonful three or four times a day. This mix- 
 ture does not keep well and should be freshly prepared every few days. 
 
 Make a tea of chestnut leaves, and drink while warm at bedtime. 
 Also rub the neck and chest with liniment made by mixing together 1 
 part each of refined oil of amber and oil of cloves, and 8 parts of cam- 
 phor liniment. 
 
 Worms.— Give santonine tablets containing 1 or 2 grains each, accord- 
 ing to age ; followed by castor oil. For pin worms inject a decoction of 
 quassia wood, or an infusion of valerian root once or twice a day. 
 
 WfiOe¥eKYOUfiEe! 
 WHeRe^eK Y0H GO ! 
 
 WHeNe¥eR IT IS ! 
 
 Please remember that the place of all places to get 
 your Clothes made is at .Geo. Griffin's, on Tioga 
 Street. ' . , 
 
 Why? 
 
 Because long experience, large assortments, com- 
 petent help, cash discounts and few misfits, enable 
 him to serve the public in a manner highly satisfac- 
 factorily to all. Cloths always in season, garments 
 cut in any style, made upon honor and satisfaction 
 always assured by 
 
 GEORGE GRIFFIN, 
 
 ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
 An Irishman closed his eyes in front of a looking glass to see how he 
 looked when asleep. 
 
 A man said the first time he saw a locomotive, he thought it was the 
 old boy on wheels., "Oh," said Pat, "I thought it was a steamboat 
 hunting for water." 
 
 An Irishman said he wore his stockings wrong side out, because there 
 was a hole on the other side of them. 
 
— 17 — 
 
 — " A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market." 
 
 — A man was once crossing a body of water on a swift boat 
 when his hat blew overboard. He took out his knife and cut a 
 notch in the rail saying, " There, I've marked the spot where 
 the hat went over and when we come back- I'll get it." 
 
 — "A j'est's prosperity lies in the ears of him that hears it." 
 
 A Virginia paper describes a fence made of sucli crooked rails, that 
 every time a pig crawls through, he comes oiit on the same side. 
 
 Take your soiled linen to 
 
 . McCORMICK'S 
 
 STEAM LAUNDRY 
 
 On Aurora Street. 
 
 GOOD WORK, LO,W PRICES 
 AND PROMPT SERVICE. 
 
 Two twin brothers in Camden are so much alike, that they frequently 
 borrow money of each other without knowing it. 
 
 An Irishman told his physician that he stuffed him so ' much with 
 drugs, that he was sick a long time after he got well. 
 
 An absent minded man remarked at a wedding : "I have observed that 
 there have been more women than men married this year." 
 
 "James, my son, take this letter to the post office and pay the post- 
 age on it." The boy .lames returned highly elated and said : " Father, 
 I seed a lot of men putting letters in a little place, and when no one was 
 looking, 1 slipped yours in for nothing." 
 
■18 — 
 
 POISONS AND ANTIDOTES. 
 
 POISONS. ANTIDOTES. 
 
 A cids : v 
 
 Acetic. _ _ Alkaline Carbonates. 
 
 Hydrochloric or Muriatic. Patash or Soda Carbonate 
 Nitric. solution. 
 
 Sulphuric. Magnesia. 
 
 Chalk. 
 
 Soap and Water. 
 
 Oxalic. 
 
 ADJUVANTS. 
 
 Provoke vomiting and give 
 Anodynes and Demulcents 
 (oils, barley or rice water, 
 starch, milk, etc.) 
 
 Lime or chmlfc (tooth powder) Same as above. 
 
 Carbolic (Phenol). 
 
 Epsom Salts. 
 Soluble Sulphates. 
 Ammonia, 
 Albumen. 
 
 Chlorine, or Ammonia (inter- 
 Hydrocyanic (Prussic). nally and by inhalation). 
 Potassium Cyanide. Iron salts and potassium 
 J carbonate. 
 Alkalies: 
 
 Ammonia. Acids diluted (Vinegar, lem- 
 
 Potash (lye.) on juice, etc.), fiyed oils. 
 Soda. . 
 
 Alcohol Ammonia (especially spts. 
 
 Mindererus). Cider Vine- 
 gar. Attopiae or strych- 
 nine hypodermically. 
 
 Strychnine ( Bromide of Potassium, 1 
 
 Nux Vomica. , _ -< Chloral (per rectum). > 
 
 Ignatia (arrow poison.) (. Chloroform inhalations, ) 
 
 Arsenic Hy drated oxide of iron(fresh- 
 
 (Cobalt, white arsenic, Par- ly made.) Dialysed iron 
 
 is green, Fowler's Solution, solution. Magnesia. Fet- 
 
 "Rough on rats." ' ric salts for Fowler's solu- 
 tion. 
 
 Antimony (Tartar Emetic). , Tannic acid. | 
 
 Copper Salts* ._ Tea, coffee, catechu, etc. V 
 
 Corrosive Sublimate Albumen (raw eggs). Milk. ) 
 
 Silver (lunar caustic) Sodium chloride (table salt). 
 
 Zinc Salts , Sodium carbonate. 
 
 Lead Acetate Dilute Sulphuric acid. Ep- 
 
 (Sugar of lead, lead water. som Salts. Sulphate of 
 Goulard's Extract, etc soda. 
 
 Phosphorus (rat paste) Copper Sulphate. French 
 
 oil of turpentine. Magne- 
 sia calcined. * 
 
 Iodine Starch and water. 
 
 Opium .' Belladonna (atropine hypo- 
 
 (Morphine, laudanum, par- dermically), strong coffee 
 egoric, "soothing syrup." or tea infusion. Caffeinby 
 rectum. The latest is Po- 
 tassium Bromide. 
 
 Chloral Strychnine injections. Ex 
 
 ternal heat. 
 
 Chloroform Ammonia.or Nitrite of Amyl, 
 
 by inhalation. Nitro-gly- 
 cerine (i-ioo) hypodermi 
 cally. 
 
 Wash out stomach and give 
 castor bil. Promote action 
 of skin and kidneys. 
 
 Cold douche to si)ine. Arti- 
 ficial respiration. Stimu- 
 lants and counter-irritants. 
 
 Encourkge vomiting. De- 
 mulcent drinks. Milk. 
 
 Wash out stomach. Give 
 enemata (containing tur- 
 pentine with soapy water.) 
 Artificial respiration. 
 
 Wash out stomach. 
 
 Draw off urine with catheter. 
 
 Morphine hypodermically. 
 
 Provoke vomiting, and wash 
 out stomach. Give demul- 
 cents (oil, barley water.etc.) 
 Morphine hypodermically, 
 to remove pain. Stimu- 
 lants (Ammonia, etc.) 
 
 Same as preceding. 
 
 Same as above. 
 Same as above. 
 Same as above. 
 
 Same as above. (No fats or 
 oils.) 
 
 Same as abovi. 
 
 Wash out the stomach. Make , 
 patient walk about. Main- 
 tain respiration (by rnanip- 
 ulation and electricity.] 
 Keep patient warm. 
 
 Same as for opium (except 
 walking the patient about.) 
 
 Artificial respiration. Invert- 
 patient(r^ elaton's method). 
 Electrical stimulation _ of 
 phenic nerve Percussion 
 over heart. 
 
 — The several concerns, whose advertisements appear in this 
 book, are rated among the most upright business men in 
 Ithaca. 
 
— 19- 
 
 CONTAGIOUS AND ERUPTIVE DISEASES. 
 It will often relieve a mother's anxiety to know how long 
 after a child has been exposed to a contagious disease that 
 there is danger the disease has, been contracted. The follow- 
 ing table gives the period of incumbation — or anxious period — 
 and other information concerning the more important diseases. 
 
 Disease. 
 
 Symptoms 
 
 ' usually 
 
 appear. 
 
 .Anxious 
 
 period ranges 
 
 from 
 
 Patient is infectious. 
 
 Chicken-Pox C 
 
 Diphtheria 
 
 a Z4th day 
 ' 2d day 
 ' 14th day 
 ' igth day 
 ' 14th day 
 ' 4th day 
 ' 12th day 
 ' 2ist day 
 ' 14th day 
 
 10-18 days. 
 
 2- 5 days. 
 10-14 days. 
 16-24 days. 
 12-20 days. 
 
 r- 7 days. 
 
 1-14 days. 
 
 1-28 days. 
 
 7-14 days, 
 
 Until all scabs have fallen off. 
 14 days after dissapp'ce of membrane. 
 ♦Until scaling and cough have ceased. 
 14 days from commencement, 
 lo-z^ days from commencement. 
 Until all scaling has ceased. 
 
 Mumps 
 
 Scarlet Fever 
 
 Typhoid Fever.... 
 Whooping-Cough . . 
 
 Until diarrhea ceases, 
 tSix weeks from beginning to whoop. 
 
 BUILDINQ 
 
 nATERlAL5. 
 
 Doors, Sash, Blinds. 
 
 
 Patent Plaster. 
 
 Steel Roofing. 
 
 
 Glass o£ All Kinds. 
 
 Tin Roofing. 
 
 
 Barn Door Hinges. 
 
 Paints of All Kinds. 
 
 
 Sheathing Paper. 
 
 
 Builders 
 
 ' Hardware. 
 
 TREMAN, KING & CO. 
 
 HOaSE FCIRNIJHINQJ. 
 
 It is our aim to carry in stock every article in this line which 
 will prove of real value to the housekeeper in the Une of labor 
 saving as well as all stock goods, such as 
 
 Clothes Wringers, Carpet Sweepers, ' , 
 
 Tin Ware, Wash Tubs, 
 
 Agate Ware, Wooden Ware, 
 
 Baskets of All Kinds. 
 
 *In measles the patient is infectious three days before the 
 eruption appears. 
 
 fin whooping-cough the patient is infectious during the pri- 
 mary cough, which may be three weeks before the whooping 
 begins. 
 
 Adele — "Would you marry a man simply because he's rich?" 
 
 Mabelle — " No ; but I would try very hard to love him."- 
 
— 20 — 
 
 OLD FASHIONED DYEING EBCIPBS. 
 
 4 LBS. Yellow on Wool oe Cotton. — ^Take 4 oz. sugar of lead ; 2 oz. 
 bichromate of potash. Dissolve the sugar of lead in hot water in a brass 
 or enameled kettle ; then dissolve the bichromate potash in cold water 
 in a wooden vessel j dip the goods first in the lead water , then in the 
 potash water, alternative until the color is full. 
 
 4 LBS. Oranob on Cotton.t— After the goods are taken from the above 
 yellow dye and before rinsing, dip them in a weak solution of lime water 
 until the desired shadc^is abtained, then rinse well. 
 
 4 LBS. Scarlet on Woolen Goods. — Take 4 oz. powder ooehineal ; 
 4 oz. cream of tartar ; 8 oz. solution of tin (ipuriate of tin) ; boil the , 
 above in sufficient water to cover the goods, then enter goods and let 
 remain until the color suits. 
 
 Blue for Cotton, 4 lbs. — Take 3 oz, prussian blue ; 1 oz. oxalic acid ; 
 pulverize together and dissolve in hot water sufficient to cover the goods; 
 dip the goods in this until they are the desired shade, then wring out 
 and rinse well in alum water ; use an enameled vessel. 
 
 93 East State Street. 
 
 The only House that makes a specialty of Oysters Opened from the 
 Shell. Box, Blue Points and Sand Clams. The 'only genuine Clam 
 Choiyder in the City, The best New York and Baltimore Oysters by the 
 pint, quart and gallon, at retail and wholesale. Meals at all hours. 
 
 THE OLD WOMAN TALKS. 
 
 Pat on the kettle, Molly, an' make the fire burn, 
 
 While I'm a studyin' polities an' tryin' for to learn 
 
 What makes 'em so attractive, with the flghtin' an' the strife — 
 
 Why the man runs fer the office an' the office runs fer life ! 
 
 The old man's sold the oxen, an' mortgaged half the mule; 
 He's give up his religion, an' the children's took from school ; 
 An' he's fordin' of the rivers, an' he's runnin' round about, 
 An' a chasin' of the office, an' the office hidin' out ! 
 
 Put on the kettle, Molly — though all the coffee's out; 
 It's still a comfort jes' to see the steam come out the spout; 
 There ain't no bread for breakfast, an' there's little hope o' bread 
 When the old man keeps a-runnin' an' the office keeps ahead 1 
 
 I can't make out these politics — no matter how I try ; 
 
 Fer every day the candidates go dashin', splashin' by ; 
 
 An' the old man don't say "howdy." an' I'll wonder till I'm dead, 
 
 Why he still keeps on a-runnio' an' the ofiBce keeps ahead ? 
 
— 21 — 
 
 4 LBS. Madder Bed on Woolen.- Take 2 lbs madder ; 4 oz. madder 
 oomp. (muriate of tijn) ; let the madder soak over night in enougt 
 ■water to cover the goods, then add the compound ; wet cloth well in 
 clean water, wring out and put into the dye ; bring the liquor slowly to 
 a scalding heat, keep at this heat from ^ to 1 hour, then rinse in clean 
 water occasionally; raising the goods to the air with a clean stick will 
 improve the color. 
 
 4 LBS. Orange on Woolen. — 8 oz. quercitron bark; 3 oz. lac dye; 
 soak well in hot water then add 3 oz. taadder compound, boil 10 minutes, 
 put in the goods and boil one hour, air, and rinse well. 
 
 QUESTION? 
 
 W^i// you have a Made Shirt, or a 
 Shirt Made? 
 
 When qualitjy and fit are questioned it would 
 be well to try 
 
 Craven, ^ Practicaf 8fiirt flafer, 
 
 High Grade Underwear and flen's Outfitter. 
 
 NO. 9 TIOGA ST., (Up Stairs). ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
 — About thirty different kinds of business are represented in 
 this volume. 
 
 Mr. Gaily — " You know man proposes — " 
 
 Miss Waitlong — " No, I don't ; I've only heard that he does." 
 
 He — "The worst of you Americans is that you have no 
 'Leisure class." 
 She — " Yes, we have. We call them tramps." 
 
 — Ithaca's labor unions have a membership of nearly eight 
 hundred. 
 
— 33- 
 
 "Jane, it is eleven o'clock. Tell that young man to please shut the 
 front door from the outside." 
 
 A boy wants a situation in an eating house. He understands the busi- 
 ness. 
 
 What is the difference between a tube and a foolish Dutchman ? One 
 is a hollow clyinder and the other a silly Hollander. 
 
 Why is a mouse like a load of hay ? Because the cat'Il eat it. 
 
 Why is the map of Turkey in Europe, like a frying pan ? Because it 
 has Greece at the bottom. 
 
 Why is a lady's chignon like a historical romance ? Because it's fiction 
 founded on fact. 
 
 "Pa, whats the use of giving our little pigs so much milk? They 
 make such hogs of themselves." 
 
 " You can't do that again," said a pig to a boy who had cut off his tail. 
 
 , ' Loaned on Watches, Diamonds, and all kinds of collateral 
 security. 
 
 T have for sale', daily, many valuable and' elegant articles, such 
 as Diamonds, Gent's and Ladies' Filled and Solid Gold Watches. 
 Coin Silver and Nickel Watches, Finger Rings, Revolvers, Guns, 
 Drafting Tools, Singer Machines, Overcoats, Ulsters, Mackin- 
 toshes, Full Dress Suits, small musical instruments, and hundreds 
 of articles such as accumulate in a first-class broker's office. 
 
 The sale price upon these goods is the amount loaned thereon 
 and brokerage added, which is less than one-half value of article. ' 
 Date of payment cheerfully extended. Office open from 8 a. m. 
 to 8 p.m. 0. A. SAGE, Broker. 
 
 Room ji, Savings Bank Building, Ithaca, H. Y. 
 
 A Good Black on Wool ob Cotton, 4 lbs. — 4 oz. extract of Ipgwood ■ 
 (or 3 lbs. of chips) ; 2 oz. blue vitriol ; dissolve the logwood in boiling 
 \jater, then add the vitriol ; wet the goods and put them in the dye, and. 
 boil one hour. In dying cotton, add to above 2 oz. acetate of lead and 
 3 oz. copperas. 
 
 4 LBS. Brown on Cotton. — 1 lb. cuteh ; \ oz. bichromate of potash ; 
 dissolve in separate vessels containing hot water enough to cover the 
 goods ; enter goods in the eutoh liquor and steep one hour ; then take 
 out and enter into the potash liquor 20 minutes; if not full enough repeat 
 the process. 
 
 , 4 LBS. Salmon on Cotton oe Wool. — Dissolve 4 oz. annatto in water 
 enough to cover the goods, also add enough soap to make a suds ; enter 
 goods and boil gently for 30 to 40 minutes, take out, rinse and dry. 
 
 3 LBS. Dark Green for Cotton. — 1 lb. chip fustic ; 3 oz. chip log- 
 wood ; soak separately and strain through a cloth together, add one 
 ounce ol blue vitrial ; put in goods and boil gently one hour, then dry 
 and dip in weak soap suds. Use enameled or br^s vessel. " ' 
 
4 LBS. Green on Woolen.— 1 lb. alum'; 4 lbs. chip fustic; 4 lbs indifjo 
 compound (chemio blue) ; steep the fustic until strength is out, add the 
 alum and steep the goods in this until it is a good yellow, then remove the 
 chips and add the indigo comp. gradually until the color suits.' 
 
 4 LBS. Pink on Woolen.--1 oz. Po. Cochineal; i oz. alum; boil thepo. 
 cochineal in enough water to cover goods, for half an hour, then strain 
 through a cloth to remove sediment and put in goods, having previously 
 been soaked in the alum water ; let them stand until you have the 
 desired shade. 
 
 ♦ 4 LBS. Purple on Wool or Cotton. — Dissolve 3 oz. cudbear with a 
 gentle heat, in sufficient water to cover the goods ; first dip the goods in 
 soda water, wring them and put in the dye, and let remain half an hour. 
 If you wish a dark shade, wet again in the soda water and dip again into 
 the dye to which has been added 3 oz. alum. 
 
 4 lbs. Cinnamon Brown, on Wool or Silk. — Steep the goods in a 
 strong solution of blue vitriol, then run them through lime water ; this will 
 give a sky blue. If you then run them through a weak solution of prussiale 
 of potash it will be a cinnamon brown. 
 
 
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 QC 
 
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 liiliiili»ti; 
 
 'ITHACA, N.Y 
 
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 " A splendid ear, but a harsh voice," as the man said of the donkey. 
 
 A Connecticut girl drank a pint of yeast at, night to make her rise 
 early the next day. 
 
 " Pete," said a mother, " are you in those sweet meats again ?" "No, 
 ma, them sweet meats is into rtie." 
 
 A Jew said to a piece of nice ham, "Almost thou persuadest me to 
 be a Christian !" 
 
 A man refused to take an emetic because it never would stay down. 
 
 Why is a dead doctor lilce a dead duck ? Because they both have done 
 quacking. 
 
 What confection did Noah have in the ark ? Preserved pears. 
 
 What is the oldest piece of furniture in the iworld ? The multiplica- 
 tion table. 
 
Two young Irishmen, to cheapen expenses, agreed that one should 
 board and the other should lodge, 
 
 "He enjoys poor health, but this morning complains of feeling better." 
 
 " Morgan, did you ever see the Natural Bridge of Virginia ? " See it I 
 1 calkilate I hev; my father helped to build it." 
 
 In Missouri there ire trees so large, that it takes two men and a boy to 
 look to the top of them. ' One looks till he gets tired, and another com- 
 mences where he Igft off. 
 
 A man said his house would have blown down, but for the heavy 
 mortgage on it. ^ 
 
 Companions in arms — Twin babies. 
 
 A grave digger who buried Mr. Button, charged in the bill : " To mak- 
 ing a button-hole, $2." 
 
 If yofi want Framed Pictures, 
 
 Call at CAMPBELL'S. 
 Call at CAMPBELL'S. 
 Call at CAMPBELL'S. ' 
 
 If you want Artists' Materials:, 
 
 If you want Fine Stationery, 
 
 If you want your Pictu'res Framed, 
 
 Call at CAMPBELL'S. 
 If you want Anything call, and, if we do not have it, we will in- 
 form you where it can be had. 
 
 L. A. CAMPBELL,- 
 
 '74 E. State St., Ithaca, N. Y. 
 
 1 LB. Royal Purple for Woolbn. — Boil 4 oz. chip logwood in enough 
 water to cover the goods ; add 1 oz. alum and J oz. muriate of tin ; 
 work the goods in this until shade suits. 
 
 1 LB. Crimson fob Woolen. — ^ lb. lac dye ; 1 oz, madder compound ; 
 dissolve lac dye in a brass or copper kettle of water; then add the com- 
 pound, wring out the goods in warm water ; enter and steep from one to 
 three hours as to color desired. 
 
 UP TO DATE DYEING RECIPES. 
 
 Todd's Past Black foe Wool. — 1 to 3 lbs. of'goods. First dissolve 3 
 drams bichromate of potash in enough water to cover the goods ; boil 
 the goods in this one hour ; rinse well, and enter into another kettle in 
 which 8 oz. Todd's Past Black has been dissolved ; boil one to two 
 hours ; take out, rinse and hang up to dry slowly. This may then be 
 washed in strong soap suds if a very clean color is desired. ^ 
 
 Todd's Past Black for Cotton.— 1 lb. goods. Dissolve 3 i oz. Todd's 
 Past Black in enough water to cover the goods ; enter goods and go to 
 a boil for one to two hours ; then rinse off in another kettle containing 
 i oz. bichromate of potash to each gallon of water ; dry slowly. 
 
— 25 — 
 
 Todd's Past Black for Cotton and Wool Mixed. — 1 lb. goods. Dis- 
 solve 2 oz. Todd's Past Black in half enough boiling water to cover the 
 goods ; when well dissolved, fill up the kettle with cold water ; enter 
 goods and keep at a hand heat two hours ; then bring to a boil one 
 hour ; take out wash and dry ; use only enough water to cover the 
 goods. 
 
 _ Bright Blub for Wool. — 1 to 2 lbs. i oz. Todd's Bright Blue ; \ oz. 
 sulphuric acid (or teacup of strong vinegar) ; 4 oz. glauber salts ; dis- 
 solve in boiling water ; enter goods ; turn with clean stick 30 minutes ; 
 wash and dry. 
 
 Navy Blub fob Wool.— 1 to 3 lbs. i oz. Todd's Navy Blue; \ oz. 
 sulphuric acid (or teacup of strong vinegar) ; 4 oz. glauber salts. Pro- 
 ceed exactly as for bright blue. ^ 
 
 CHA6. INGER60LL'6 
 
 Hack and Livery Barns, 
 
 SOUTH TIOGA ST. 
 
 Good Rigs. Gentle Horses. 
 
 MODERATE 
 CHARGES. 
 
 PERSONAL 
 ATTENTION. 
 
 INGERSOLL'S 
 
 Transient i Boarding Stables. 
 
 . , ENTRANCES, 
 
 South Aurora and Tioga Sts. 
 
 Some land in Kansas is said to b4 so poor that one cannot raise a dis- 
 turbance upon it. 
 
 CURIOSITIES OP THE BIBLE. 
 
 The Bible contains 3,566,480 letters, 773,746 word?, 31,173 verses, 
 1,189 chapters and 66 books. The word and occurs 46,377 times. The 
 word lord occurs 1,855 times. The word reverend occurs but once, 
 which is in the 9th verse of the Ulth Psalm. The middle verse is the 
 8th verse of the 118th Psalm. The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra 
 contains all the letters of the alphabet, except the letter J. The longest 
 verse is the 9th verse of the 8th chapter of Esther. The shortest verse 
 is the 35th verse of the 11th chapter of St. John. There are no words 
 or names of more than six syllables. 
 
— 26 — 
 
 Bright Blub for Cotton (very .bright but not fast.)— 1 to 2 lbs. i oz. 
 Todd's Cotton Blue ; 1 oz. alum ; dissolve in warm water ; have goods 
 well wet in warm water ; enter both in dye and handle occasionally' lor 
 one hour ; take out, rinse and dry. 
 
 LioHT Brown for Cotton, Wool or Silk.— 1 lb. goods, i oz, Todd's 
 bismark brown ; dissolve and dye at one dip. 
 
 Cardinal Red on Wool (very fast).— 1 to 3 lbs. 1 oz. Todd's Past 
 Wool Cardinal dissolved in boiling water enough to cover goods and add 
 ■i oz. sulphuric acid (or strong, vinegar); entSr goods quickly and, stir 
 well for 30 minutes ; wash and dry. 
 
 ' Scarlet foe Wool.— 1 to 3 lbs. i to 1 oz. Todd's Brilliant Scarlet ; 
 i oz. sulphuric acid ; proceed as for carditjal. 
 
 FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS ^~ 
 
 We have had the reputation of selling the best quality 
 of China, Glassware and Lamps. 
 
 Our White and Decorated China, Dinner, Tea and 
 Chamber sets look well and wear well. 
 
 We sell Lamps that stand straight, give a clear white 
 light, and do not easily get out of order. 
 
 Our I^earl Glass L^mp Chimneys seldom break with 
 heat, and. our Lyons pure glaze Stone Butter Jars, at 
 lo cents a galjlon, are the best in the market. 
 
 You'll find no better pla:ce to trade 
 . . . . than at' . . . 
 
 Scarlet foe Cotton.— 1 lb. goods. 1 oz. To.dd's Cotton Scarlet; 
 2 oz. alum ; dye at a hand heat. 
 
 Cardinal foe Cotton (very fast). — 1 lb. goods, i oz. Todd's Fast 
 Cotton Red ; 1 lb. common salt ; dissolve ; enter goods and boil one 
 hour. 
 
 Oean&e on Wool. — 2 lbs. goods. 1 oz Todd's Past Orange; i oz. 
 sulphuric acid ; dye as with cardinal red. 
 
 Orange foe Cotton. — 1 lb. goods, i oz. Todd's Cotton Orange; 1 oz. 
 aMim ; dissolve, enter goods and turn for 30 minutes. 
 
 Yellow foe Wool.— 2 lbs. goods, i oz. Todd's Brilliant Yellow ; 
 i oz. sulphuric acid ; dye as wim wool scarlet. 
 
— 37 — 
 
 Yellow fob Cotton. — 1 lb. goods, i oz. Todd's Fast One Dip Yel- 
 low ; 1 lb. common salt ; dissolve and dye at one dip. 
 
 Pink on Cotton, Wool or Silk. — 1 to 3 lbs. goods, i oz. Todd's 
 Kose Pink ; proceed same as yellow on cotton. 
 
 Gkben for Wool. — 1 to 3 lbs. goods, i oz. Todd's Acid Green j i oz. 
 sulphuric acid ; dye same as for cardinal. 
 
 Dark Green on Cotton.-:— 1 lb. goods. First prepare the goods by 
 steeping over night in water in which has been dissolved 1-16 oz. Tannic 
 acid ; rinse off in a weak solution of tartar emetic ; then in a clean ket- 
 tle dissolve i oz. Todd's Brilliant Green ; enter goods and dye 30 
 minutes. 
 
 Dark Wine on Wool — 1 to 3 lb. goods, i oz. Todd's acid magenta ; 
 ■i oz. sulphuric acid ; proceed as for wool cardinal. 
 
 RURCHASE YOUR ^ — — s=^ 
 
 RAILWAY TICKETS 
 
 AT 
 
 [^PHILLIPS' TICKET OPFICN 
 
 . . . ITHACA, N. Y. . . 
 
 Be&t Routes. Lowest Rates. Baaoaoe Checked. 
 
 GAME LAWS OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK, 1894. 
 
 OPEN SEASON. 
 , Deer. Aug. IRth to iSTov. 15th. 
 
 Black and Gray Squirrels, Hares and Rabbits. Sept. 1st to Jan. 1st. 
 
 Ducks. Sept. 1st to March 1st. 
 
 "■Quail. Nov. 1st to Jan. 1st. 
 
 *Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse. Aug. 15th to Jan. 1st. 
 
 Snipe and Plover. Sept. 1st to May 1st. 
 
 Meadow Larks. Nov. 1st to Jan. 1st. 
 
 Brook Trout. Apr. 1st to Sept. 1st. 
 
 Lake Trout and Land Looked Salmon. May 1st to Oct. 1st. 
 
 Black and Oswego Bass. May 30th to Jan. 1st. 
 
 *Tompkins Co. Quail are protected for five years from May 5th, 1893. 
 
 *TompkiDS Co. Partridges or Ruffed Grouse, from Sept. 1st to Dec. 
 1st only. 
 
 A complete and revised set of Game Laws may be seen at any time at 
 the store of S. R. Tisdel, 15 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, N. Y. 
 
 —It has been computed that the death rate of the globe is 68 per 
 minute, ,97,790 per Say or 35,717,790 per year. The birth rate is 70 per 
 minute ; 100,800 per day, or 36,817,300 per reckoning the year to be 
 365 I days in length. 
 
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 RATES OP POSTAGE. 
 
 Postal cards, 1 cent each, go without further charge to all parts of the 
 United States, Canada and Mexico. " Reply Postal Cards," with card 
 attached for paid reply, 2 cents each. Cards for foreign countries (with- 
 in the Postal Union) 3 cents each. 
 
 Letters to all parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico, 2 cents 
 for each ounce or fraction thereof. Local, or " drop" letters, that is, for 
 the city or town where deposited, 2 cents where the carrier system is 
 adopted, and 1 cent where there is no carrier system. 
 
 Letters and all other written matter, whether sealed or unsealed, and 
 all other matter sealed, nailed, sewed, tied, or fastened in aqy manner so 
 that it cannot be easily examined, 2 cents for each ounce or fraction 
 thereof. 
 
 A Sure Cure for Corns, Bunions, Swelled 
 Joints or Tender Feet. 
 
 ■VVT'.A-LL Ssc' SOlsT'S 
 
 ^] poot |-orm ^l|oe5 I^ 
 
 For Everybody . 
 
 They ARE Comfortable. To be had 
 . . only at . . 
 
 WAI^I> Si SON'S 
 
 AURORA STREET SHOE STORE. 
 
 Newspapers and periodicals (regular publications) can be mailed by 
 the public at the rate of 1 cent for each 4 ounces or fraction thereof. 
 Publishers and news-agents only, 1 cent per pound. 
 
 Printed matter, in jinsealed wrappers only (all matter inclosed in 
 notched envelopes must pay letter rates), 1 cent for each 3 ounces or 
 fraction thereof, which must be fully .prepaid. Limit of weight 4 lbs., 
 except for a single book which may weigh more. 
 
 All mailable matter not included in the above, which is so prepared; 
 for mailing as to be easily withdrawn from the wrapper and examined, I 
 cent per ounce or fraction thereof. Limit of weight, 4 lbs. Full pre- 
 payment compulsory. 
 
29 — 
 
 Retorwarding letters will be forwarded from one post office to another 
 upon the written request of the person addressed, without additional 
 charge ; but unclaimed packages cannot be returned to the sender until 
 stamps are furnished to pay the return. 
 
 Foreign postage. The rates for letters are for the half ounce or 
 fraction thereof, and those for newspapers for 3 ounces lOr fraction 
 thereof. 
 
 To Great Britain and Ireland, Prance, Spain, all parts of Germany, 
 including Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Russia,, Norway, 
 Sweden, Turkey (European and Asiatic), Egypt, letters, 5 cents, news- 
 papers 1 cent for each 3 ounces or fraction thereof. ., 
 
 . ESTABLISjEED 1852. 
 
 Thomas J. Stephens, 
 
 Dealer in Foreign and Domestic 
 
 /1ar5fe and Granite Monumente, 
 
 nflNTLE6, fiRE GRATES, TILE5, COPING, Etc. 
 
 Office and Yard, 13 S. Tioga St. 
 
 ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
 To Australia, letters, via San Francisco, 5 cents ; viaBrindisi, 5 cents; 
 newspapers, via San Francisco. 1 cent for 3 ounces ; via Brindisi. 1 cent 
 for 2 ounces. China, letters, via San Francisco, 5 cents ; via Brindisi, 
 10 cents ; newspapers, 3 cents for each 2 ounces. British India, Itailian 
 mail, letters 5 cents, newspapers 1 cent for 3 ounces. Japan, letters, via 
 San Francisco, 5 cents, newspapers 1 cent for 3 ounces. 
 
 He attacked the cucumber with greedy zest. 
 Which the cucumber beheld with dismay ; 
 But, the cucumber was youug and would' nt- digest, 
 And, the man digest-erday. 
 
 — Some people say that a lack of sulphur is indicated when light hair ■ 
 turns gray ; also that iron is wanting when the hair grows light. 
 
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 VALUABLE INFORMATION. 
 
 7.92 Inches make 1 Link. 
 
 320 
 
 Rods make 1 Mile. 
 
 25 Links " 1 Rod. 
 
 5280 
 
 Feet " 1 Mile. 
 
 16 50Peet " I Rod. 
 
 10 
 
 Sq. Chains" 1 Acre. 
 
 4 Rods " 1 Chain. 
 
 160 
 
 Sq. Rods " 1 Acre. 
 
 10 Chains " 1 Furlong. 
 
 640 
 
 Acre? " 1 Sq. Mile 
 
 8. Furlongs " 1 Mile. 
 
 43560 
 
 Sq. Feet " 1 Acre. 
 
 A section is 640 acres. A township is 36 sections, each a square mile. 
 A span is loj inches. A hand (horse measurement) is 4 inches. A 
 knot (nautical) is 6160 feet. A fathom (nautical) is 6 feet. A stone is 
 14 lbs. 
 
 — There are those who claim to have been cured of rheumatism by 
 wearing a copper wire around one ankle. 
 
 LENT & MOORE, 
 
 Successors to J. T. NEWMAN, 
 
 PIANOS, 
 
 Sewing Machines, 
 
 Banjos, 
 
 Mandolins, 
 
 ORGANS. 
 
 Violins, 
 
 Guitars, 
 
 Accordeons, 
 
 Sheet Music, Music Books, and All Lines Musical Merchandise. 
 
 PiaHos, Organs and. Sewing Machines Rented or 
 
 Sold on Easy Installments. Tuning^ and 
 
 Repairing a Specialty. 
 
 33 I^TORTH JLXritOJEtA. ST. 
 
 ITH-A^CA., N. Y. 
 
 Rules for Accidents on Water. — When upset in a boat or thrown 
 into the water and unable to swim, draw the breath in well ; keep the 
 mouth .tight shut ; do not struggle and throw the arms up, but yield 
 quietly to the water ; hold the head well up, and stretch out the hands 
 only below the water J to throw the hands or feet up will pitch the body 
 below the water, hands or feet up will pitch the body head down, and 
 cause the whole person to go immediately under water. Keep the head 
 above, and everything else under water. 
 
 How TO Dbsteot the Effects of Acid on Clothes. — Dampen as soon 
 as possible, a,fter exposure to the acid, with spirits ammonia. It will 
 destroy the effect immediately. 
 
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 THE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. 
 
 Fifth year Wooden Wedding 
 
 Tenth year Tin Wedding 
 
 Fifteenth year Crystal Wedding 
 
 Twentieth year China Wedding 
 
 Twenty-fifth year Silver Wedding 
 
 Thirtieth year Pearl Wedding 
 
 Fortieth year Ruby Wedding 
 
 Fiftieth year Golden Wedding 
 
 Seventy-fifth year ; Diamond Wedding 
 
 How Do You Do? 
 
 Beg pardon, but may we ask you a question? 
 
 Who does your Plumbing? We mean Gas, 
 Wafer, Steam, Etc. 
 
 JAMIESON & McKINNEY are the pioneer 
 Plumbers, Steam and Hot Water Heaters of this 
 city. (Shop just north of Lyceum.) If you have 
 some Faucets to pack, Closets or Bath Tubs to 
 put in, come and see us. 
 
 When you need Rubber Hose, Ga§ Fixtures, 
 Shades, Water, Gas or Steam fitting, or in fact 
 anything and everything that a first-class 
 PLUMBING and HEATING HOUSE is sup- 
 posed to keep, step into JAMIESON & McKIN- 
 NEY'S. Large Assortment, Competent Help and 
 Low Prices. Agents for Pasteur Water Filters. 
 
 -^ 9 South Oayuga Street. 
 
 THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD. 
 
 The " pyramids" first, which in Egypt were laid ; 
 Next " Babylon's garden," for Amytis made ; 
 Then " Mausolo's tomb" of affection and guilt ; 
 Fourth, the "temple of Dian," in Ephesus built; 
 The " Colossus of Rhodes," oast in brass, to the sun ; 
 Sxth, " Jupiter's statue," by Phidias done ; 
 The " pharos of Egypt" comes last, we are told, 
 Or the " palace of Cyrus," cemented with gold. 
 
 Remedy for Bad Breath. — Bad breath or foul breath will 
 be removed by taking a teaspoonful of the following mixture 
 after each meal : One ounce liquor of potassa ; one ounce 
 chloride of soda ; one and a half ounces phosphate of soda, 
 and three ounces of water. 
 
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 TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE VELOCITIES OP VARIOUS 
 
 BODIES. 
 
 Per hour. Per sec. 
 
 A man walks 3 miles, or 4 feet. 
 
 Slow rivers flow 3 " or 4 " 
 
 Rapid rivers flow 7 " or 10 " 
 
 Ahorsetrots 7 " or 10 " 
 
 A moderate wind blows ' 7 " or 10 " 
 
 Sailing vessels run 10 " or 14 " 
 
 Steamboatsrun 18 " or 26 " 
 
 Ahorseruns.-. ." 20 '.' , or 29 " 
 
 A storm moves ..,.". .... 36 " or 52 " 
 
 A hurricane moves 80 " or 117 " 
 
 Sound moves , 743 " or 1142 " 
 
 A rifle ball moves 1000 " or 1466 " 
 
 Light moves 192,000 miles. 
 
 Electricity moves 288,000 miles. 
 
 We Manufacture and Sell 
 
 THE BEST FOOT BALL SUITS IN THE MARKET. 
 
 Yacht Sails, Awnings, Tents, Flags of every descrip- 
 tion. Stack ' Covers, Wagon Covers, Horse , Covers, 
 Truck Covers, Trunk Covers, Boat Cushions, Wide 
 Cotton Duck any width. Oiled Duck, all widths, Awn- 
 ing Cloths, Sail Duck and Sail Twine, Canvas Ham- 
 mocks, Rigging of all kinds made to order. 
 
 CHRIS HANSEN, - - - Bates Block, Ithaca, N. Y. 
 
 How TO Keep Flies from Horses. — Procure a bunch of 
 sma'rtweed, and bruise it to cause the juice to exude. Rub the 
 animal thoroughly with the bunch of bruised weed, especially 
 on the legs, neck, and ears. Neither flies or other insects will 
 trouble him for twenty-fiour hours. The process should be 
 repeated every day. A very convenient way of using it is, to 
 make a strong infusion by boiling the weed a few minutes in 
 water. When cold it can be conveniently applied with a 
 sponge or brush. Smartweed is found growing in every section 
 of the country, usuajiy on wet ground near highways: 
 
 How TO Exterminate Red Ants.— Grease a plate with 
 lard, and set it where the insects abound. They prefer lard to 
 anything else, and will forsake sugar for it. Place a few sticks 
 around the plate for the ants to climb up on Occasionally 
 turn the plate bottom up over the fire; and the ants will fall in 
 with the melting lard. Reset the plate, and in a short time 
 you will catch them all. 
 
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 ..^^1^. 
 
 WHAT A DIFFERENCE 
 
 There is in coal. Some fills the grate with clink- 
 ers and others with slate. But the coal that 
 burns entirely up, throws out lots of heat, and 
 fills the pan with ashes only, is the kind to buy. 
 
 Hard as it might seem to get that kind it is ob' 
 tainable. Where? Did. you ask? At Cornelius 
 Leary's Coal Yard, near the Seneca street bridge. 
 He wholesales and retails all kinds of coal, be it 
 hard or soft, and as to wood, you can find any 
 kind in his yard. 
 
 All the hard coal sold by Mr. Leary comes di- 
 rect from the Scran ton mines; but he also keeps 
 the so-called steam coal and supplies for the 
 smithy. 
 
 You have no doubt heard of Cornelius Lef,ry, 
 but, did you ever buy there? If not, suppose 
 you do. Orders Sent by mail or ^ telephone, or 
 left at his residence, No. 63 North Albany St., 
 will receive prompt attention. 
 
 ..,^^,. 
 
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 GOVERNORS' SALARIES, TERMS OP OFFICE AND STATE. 
 CAPITALS. 
 
 Terms of Office. States and Territories. Capitals. Yearly Salaries. 
 
 One year Massachusetts .Boston $ 4,000 
 
 One year Rhode Island Newport 1,000 
 
 Two years Alabama ....Montgomery 3,000 
 
 Two years Arkansas Little Rock 3,000 
 
 Two years Colorado .Denver 5,000 
 
 Two years Connecticut Hartford 3,000 
 
 Two years Georgia Atlanta 3,000 
 
 Two years Iowa Des Moines 3,000 
 
 Two years Kansas Topeka 3,000 
 
 Two years Maine Augusta 2,000 
 
 Two years Michigan Lansing 1,000 
 
 Two years ..Minnesota St. Paul,... 3,300 
 
 Two years JS^ebraska Lincoln 3,500 
 
 Two years New Hampshire Concord 1,000 
 
 Two years Ohio Columbus 4,000 
 
 Two-years South Carolina Columbia 3,500 
 
 Two years Tennessee Nashville 4,000 
 
 Two years Texas Austin 4,000 
 
 Two years Vermont Montpelier 1,000 ' 
 
 Two years Wisconsin Madison 5,000 
 
 Three years . . . ^. . .New Jersey Trenton 5,000 
 
 Three years New York ' Albany 10,000 
 
 Four years Arizona Territory Prescott 3,600 
 
 Four years California Sacramento 6,000 
 
 Four years Dakota Yankton 3,000 
 
 Four years Delaware Dover 3,000 
 
 Four years Florida Tallahassee 3,500 
 
 Four years Idaho Territory Boise City 3,600 
 
 Four years Illinois... Springfield 6,000 
 
 Four years Indiana Indianapolis 5,000 
 
 Four years Indian Territory Tahlequah 2,600 
 
 Pour years Kentucky Frankfort 5,000 
 
 Pour years Louisiana Baton Rouge 4,000 
 
 Four years Maryland Annapolis 4,500 
 
 Pour years Mississippi Jackson 4,000 
 
 Four years Missouri JeflEerson City... . 5,000 
 
 Pour years Montana Helena 3,600 
 
 Pour years Nevada Carson City 5,000 
 
 Pour years New Mexico Ter Santa Pe 3,600 
 
 Pour years .North Carolina Raleigh ". 3,000 
 
 Pour years Oregon Salem 1,500 
 
 Four years Pennsylvania Harrisburg 10,000 
 
 Four years Utah Territory Salt Lake City 3,600 
 
 Pour years Virginia Richmond 5,000 
 
 Pour years Washington Olympia 2,600 
 
 Pour years West Virginia Wheeling 3,700 
 
 Pour years Wyoming Ter Cheyenne. ^ 3,fi00 
 
 How TO Remove the Smell of Onions from the 
 Breath. — Parsley eaten with vinegar will remove the unpleas- 
 ant effects of eating onions. 
 
■35 
 
 TURN YOUR THOUGHTS 
 
 a moment in the direction of furn- 
 ishing your home satisfactorily. 
 Some room may need Carpet, Matting, 
 or one or more Rugs. Some article of 
 Furniture may be needed somewhere. 
 Windows may need Shades or Draperies. 
 Walls may need decorating, or a 
 choice plant or bouquet of beautiful 
 Flowers might add to the attractive- 
 ness of some room. Any or all of 
 these goods (and more) furnished in 
 any quantity, at competitive prices, 
 
 by 
 
 THE BOOL CO . , 
 
 Culver Block. 
 
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 NEW YORK STATE WEATHER SERVICE. 
 
 2 3 4 5 
 
 P P ^ H 
 
 No. 1 — White flag, clear or fair weather. 
 
 No. 3 — Blue flag, rain or snow. 
 
 No. 3 — White flag, black center, cold wave. 
 
 No. 4 — Black triangular flag, temperature. 
 
 No. 5 — Blue and white flag, showers. 
 
 No, 4, when placed above or before Nos. 1 and 2, indicates warmer 
 weather ; when placed below or after, colder. 
 
 When any number of flags are exhibited from a mast,, read the "Indi- 
 cations" downward : giving to each square flag its meaning, as above, 
 and using the words : " foUowed Jy" between the meanings of the square 
 flags ; but when the triangular flag is used, connect its meaning to that 
 of the other flags by using the word " and." 
 
 EXPLANATION OP WHISTLE SIGNALS. 
 
 BLOWN AT 12 O'CLOCK, NOON. 
 
 The warning signal, to attract attention, will be a long blast from 
 
 fifteen to twenty seconds duration. After this warning signal has been 
 
 . sounded, long blasts (of from four to Six seconds duration) refer to 
 
 weather, and short blasts (of from one to three seconds duration) refer to 
 
 temperature; those for weather to be sounded first. 
 
 BLASTS. INDICATE. \ 
 
 One long Fair weather. 
 
 Two long Rain or snow 
 
 Three long Local rains 
 
 One short Lower temperature 
 
 Two short Higher temperature 
 
 Three short Cold wave 
 
 INTERPRETATION OF COMBINATION BtASTS. 
 
 One long, alone — Fair weather, stationary temperature. 
 Two long, alone — Rain or snow, stationary temperature. 
 One long and one short — Fair-weather, lower temperature. 
 Two long and two short— Rain or snow, higher temperature. 
 One long and three short — Fair weather, cold wave. 
 Three long and two short — Local rains, higher temperature. 
 
 A WOMAN'S CHANCE TO MARRY. 
 
 1-4 of 1 per cent., from 50 to 56 years of age. 
 3-8 of 1 per cent., from 45 to 50 years of age. 
 
 2 1-2 per cent., from 40 to 45 years of age. 
 
 3 1-4 per cent., from 85 to 40 years of age. 
 ,■ 15 1-2 per cent., from 30 to 36 years of age. 
 
 18 per cent., from 35 to 30 years of age. 
 52 per cent., from 20 to 35 years of age. 
 14 1-3 per cent., from 15 to 20 years of age. 
 
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 THE ELEVEN GEBAT WONDERS IN AMERICA. 
 
 Croton Aqueduct, in New York Gity. 
 
 City Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The largest park in the 
 world. 
 
 Lake Superior. The largest lake in the world. ' 
 _ Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. 
 
 Niagara Falls. A sheet of water three-quarters of a mile wide, with a 
 fall of 175 feet. 
 
 Natural Bridge, over Cedar Creek, in Virginia. 
 
 New State Capitol, at Albany, N. Y. 
 
 New York and Brooklyn Bridge. 
 
 The Central Park, in New York City. 
 
 Washington Monument, Washington, D. C, 555 feet high. 
 
 Yosemite Valley, California j 57 miles from Coulterville. A , valley 
 from 8 to 10 miles long, and about one mile wide. Has very steep slopes 
 about 3,500 feet high 5 has a perpendicular precipice 3,089 feet high ; a 
 rock alinost perpendieular, 8,370 feet high ; and waterfalls from 700 to 
 1,000. 
 
 PAT, WATER AND MUSCLE PROPERTIES OP POOD. 
 
 IC30 parts. Water. Muscle. Fat. 
 
 Ciioumbers 97.0 1.5 10 
 
 Turnips 94.4 1.1 4.0 
 
 Cabbage 90.0 4.0 5.0 
 
 Milk— cows 86.0 5.0 8.0 
 
 Apples 84.0 5.0 10 
 
 Bggs,yolkof. 79.0 15.0 27.0 
 
 Potatoes 75.3 1.4 23.5 
 
 Veal... 68.5 10.1 16.5 
 
 Eggs, white of 53.0 17.0 .0 
 
 Lamb. V 50 5 11 35.0 
 
 Beef.. ;.... 50.0 15 30.0 
 
 Chicken 46.0 18.0 32.0 
 
 Mutton 44 13.5 40.0 
 
 Pork .- 38.5 10.0 50.0 
 
 Beans 14.8 34 57.7 
 
 Buckwheat 14.3 8.6 75.4 
 
 Barley 14.0 15.0 68.8 
 
 Corn 14.0 13.0 78 
 
 Peas 14.0 23.4 60.0 
 
 Wheat 14.0 14.6 69.4 
 
 Oats 13.6 17.0 66,4 
 
 Rice... 13.5 6.5 79,5 
 
 Cheese 10.0 65.0 100.0 
 
 Butter'. 100.0 
 
 STRENGTH OF ICE. 
 
 Thickness. 
 
 Tvyo inches — Will support a man. 
 
 Fojir inches — Will support a man on horseback. 
 
 Five inches — Will support an 8o-pounder gun. 
 
 Eight inches — Will support a battery of artillery, with carri- 
 ages and horses attached. 
 
 Ten inches — Will support an army — an innumerable multi- 
 tude. 
 
— • 38 — 
 SECRET SOCIETIES IN THE UNITED STA:TES. 
 
 Societies. . Membership. 
 
 Free and Accepted Masons 650,000 
 
 Independent Order of Oddfellows 594,000 
 
 Grand Army of the Republic 375,245 
 
 Knights of Dabor 397,418 
 
 Knights of Pythias 330,000 
 
 Ancient Order of United Workmen 211.570 
 
 Independent Order of Good Templars 210,000 
 
 Knights of Honor... ,. 138,000 
 
 Royal Arcanum.!* 85,000 
 
 Improved Order of Redmen 70,000 
 
 American Legion of Honor 63,000 
 
 Knights and Ladies of Honor 55,000 
 
 Sons of Veterans 50,000 
 
 Knights of the Golden Eagle 45,000 
 
 Daughters of Rebekah 45 "lO 
 
 Ancient Order of Foresters 40.000 
 
 Order of Chosen Friends ., 37,000 
 
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 30,000 
 
 Independent Order of B'nai B'rith 27,000 
 
 German Orde* of Harugari ■. 35,000 
 
 Order of United Friends ; 21,187 
 
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen 18,000 
 
 Knights of the Maccabees .- 17,000 
 
 United Ancient Order of Druids j 16,000 
 
 Royal Society of Good Fellows 15,000 
 
 Brotherhood of R. R. Brakemen 15,000 
 
 Order of American Firemen 15,000 
 
 Order of R. R, Conductors '. 12,000 
 
 Independent Order Sons of Benjamin 11,000 
 
 Brotherhood of the Unionj 9,000 
 
 Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks 8,650 
 
 THE WORLD DIVIDED RELIGIOUSLY. 
 
 Christian 441,000,000 
 
 Non-Christian , 1,059,000,000 
 
 Total 1,500,000,000 
 
 The Christians are divided : 
 
 Eastern 95,000,000 
 
 Protestant 141,000,000 
 
 Roman Catholic ., 305,000,000 
 
 The non-Christians are divided : 
 
 Jews 8,000,000 
 
 Mohammedans 180,000,000 
 
 Heathens. 871,000,000 
 
 ■'« 
 
 Total . . ; 1,059,000,000 
 
 How TO Purify Water in a Cistern. — Two ounces of 
 permanganate of potassa thrown in a cistern will render the 
 foulest water sweet and pure. 
 
39 
 
 DIGESTION. 
 
 Average time required for the digestion of various articles of 
 food : 
 
 Hours. Min. 
 
 Apples, sweet (boiled) 2 30 
 
 Barley (boiled) 2 
 
 Beans, Lima (boiled) 2 30 
 
 Beef- (roasted) 3 
 
 Beef (fried) 4 
 
 Beef, salt (boiled) 3 . 45 
 
 Bread 3 30 
 
 Butter ; 3 SO 
 
 Cheese 3 30 
 
 Chicken (fricasseed) 2 40 
 
 Custard (baked) '. 2 45 
 
 Buck (roasted) 4 
 
 Eggs (raw) 3 
 
 Eggs (soft-boiled) 3 
 
 Eggs (hard-boiled) 3 30 
 
 Bggs(fried) 3 30 
 
 Fish, various kinds,(raw, boiled, fried) 2 44 
 
 Fowl (roast) .' 4 
 
 Hashed meat and vegetables (wdrm) 2 30 
 
 Lamb (boiled) 2 80 
 
 Milk(raw) 2 15 
 
 Milk (boiled) 2 
 
 Mutton (boiled) ' 3 
 
 Mutton (roast) 3 15 
 
 Oysters (roast) 3 15 
 
 Oysters (stewed) 3 30 
 
 Pigs' feet, soused (boiled) 1 
 
 Potatoes (baked) 2 30 
 
 Pork, salt (stewed) 3 
 
 Pork (roast).... 3 15 
 
 Rice (boiled) 1 
 
 Sago (.boiled) , 1 45 
 
 Soup, barley 1 30 
 
 Soup, chicken, etc. (average) 3 15 
 
 Tripe, soused (boiled) , 1 30 
 
 Turkey (roast) 2 
 
 Veal (boiled) 4 
 
 Veal (fried) -.4 30 
 
 To Remove Warts. — The best way to remove warts is to 
 wash the warts with the juice of milkweed. Caustic 
 applied will effect a cure more speedily. Another : 
 Make a roll of spider's web, lay it on the wart, set it on fire, 
 and let it burn down on the wart. This is a certain cure. 
 Another : The bark of a willow tree burnt to ashes, and mixed 
 with strong vinegar and applied to the parts will remove aU> 
 warts, corns, or excrescences in any part of the body. 
 
— 40 — 
 
 FACTS WORTH KNOWING. 
 
 There are 2,754 languages. 
 
 America was discovered in 1492. 
 
 A square mile contains 640 acres. 
 
 Envelopes were first used in 1839. 
 
 Telescopes were invented in 1590. 
 
 A barrel of rice weighs 600 pounds. 
 
 A barrel of flour weighs 196 pounds. 
 
 A barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds. 
 
 A firkin of butter weighs 56 pounds. 
 
 The first steel pen was made in 1830. 
 
 A span is ten and seven-eighth inches. 
 
 A hand (horse measure) is four inches. 
 
 Watches were first constructed in 1476. 
 
 The first lucifer match was made in i'829. 
 
 The first iron steamship was built in 1830. ^ 
 
 Gold was disco^vered in California in 1848. 
 
 The average human life is thirty-one years. 
 
 The first horse railroad was buUt in 1826-7. 
 
 Coaches were first used in England in 1569. 
 
 Modern needles first came intp use in 1545. • 
 
 Space has a temperature of 200 degrees below zero. 
 
 Kerosene was first used for lighting purposes in 1826. 
 
 The first newspaper was published in England in 1588. 
 
 The first newspaper advertisement appeared in 1652. 
 
 Robert Bonner refused $100,000.00 for the famous trotter 
 Maud S. 
 
 Until' 1776 cotton-spinning was performed by the hand- 
 spinning wheel. 
 
 Measure 209 feet on each side and you will have a square 
 acre within an inch. 
 
 The first sewing machine was patented by Elias Howe, Jr^ in 
 1846. 
 
 The first steam engine on this continent was brought from 
 England in 1753. 
 
 The first knives were used in England, and the first wheeled 
 carriages in France in 1559. 
 
 The national colors of the United States were adopted by 
 Congress in 1777. 
 
 The cost of coal burned by an ocean steamer on a trip will 
 average $13,000. 
 
 The sun is 92,500,000 miles from the earth. The latter re- 
 ceives only one two-billionth of the solar heat. 
 
 The nearest fixed star is 16,000,000,000 miles distant, and 
 takes three years for light to reach the earth. 
 
— 41 — 
 
 ITHACA FIRE ALARM. 
 
 1 6 Cor. Aurora and Pleasant Sts. 
 18 Gor. Stewart Ave. and Seneca St. 
 
 23 Cor. State and Cayuga Sts. 
 
 24 Cor. Clinton and Albany Sts. 
 
 25 Cor. State and Plain Sts. 
 
 26 West State St., at No. 6's House. 
 
 27 at Lehigh Valley House. 
 
 28 Esty's Tannery. 
 
 34 Cor. Albany and Mill Sts. 
 
 35 Cor. Cayuga and Cascadilla Sts. 
 
 36 Glass Works. 
 
 37 Clock Works. 
 
 42 Cor. Mill and Linn Sts. 
 
 45 Cor. Aurora and Yates Sts. 
 
 46 Cor Aurora and Railroad Ave. 
 
 47 Cor. Seneca and Tioga Sts. 
 
 One stroke denotes a break in the line. Three strokes, fire 
 out or under control. 
 
 HOUSEHOLD MEASURES. 
 
 A teacup is one gill. 
 
 Ten eggs are one pound. 
 
 Two gills are half a pint. 
 
 Four quarts are one gallon. 
 
 Flour, four pecks are a bushel. 
 
 A tablespoonful is half an ounce. 
 
 A large wine glass is two ounces. 
 
 Wheat flour, one pound is one quart. 
 
 Eight large tablespoonfuls are one gill. 
 
 A common sized wine-glass is half a gill. 
 
 Fifty drops are about equal to one teaspoonful. 
 
 Loaf sugar, broken, one pound is a quart. 
 
 Butter, when soft, one pound is one quart. 
 
 A common sized tumbler holds half a pint. 
 
 Four teaspoonful are equal to one tablespoonful. 
 
 Indian meal, one pound two ounces are one quart. ' 
 
 White sugar, powdered, one pound one ounce is one quart.. 
 
 HOW TO PRESERVE EGGS. 
 
 To each pailful of water, add two pints of fresh slacked lime 
 and one pint of common salt ; mix well. Fill your barrel half 
 full with this fluid, put your eggs down in it any time after 
 June, and they will keep two years if desired. ' ' 
 
— 43 — 
 
 DYING WORDS OP NOTED MEN. 
 
 It is well."— Washington. 
 
 I have peace." — Parkhurst. 
 
 I must sleep how." — Byron. 
 
 Thy will be done." — Donne. 
 
 Is this your fidelity?" — Nero. 
 
 Then I am safe." — Cromwell. 
 
 Let the light enter." — Goethe. 
 
 And is this death ?" — George IV. 
 
 Independence forever." — Adams. 
 
 God's will be done. "-^Bishop Kerr. 
 
 God will save my soul." — Burghley. 
 
 Lord, take my spirit." — Edward VI. 
 
 Lord, make haste." — H. Hammond. 
 
 Lord, receive my spirit." — Crammer. 
 
 The artery ceases to beat." — Haller. 
 
 Don't give up the ship." — Lawrence. 
 
 It is the last of earth." — J. Q. Adams. 
 
 I go to God and Savior." — P. Heylyn. 
 
 I am about to die." — Samuel Johnson. 
 
 God preserve the Emperor.." — Hayden. 
 
 Independence forever." — John Adams. 
 
 Give Dayrolles a chair." — Chesterfield. 
 
 I shall be happy." — Archbishop Sharp. 
 
 Don't let poor Nellie starve." — Charles II. 
 
 I have endeavored to do my duty." — Taylor. 
 
 Refresh me with a great thought." — Herder. 
 
 Pray to God to take me soon." — John Kitto. 
 
 I thank God I have done my duty." — Nelson. 
 
 This day let me see the Lord Jesus." — Jewell. 
 
 I feel as if I were myself again." — Walter Scott. 
 
 An Emperor should die standing." — Vespasian. 
 
 A dying man can'do nothing easy," — Franklin. 
 
 It matters little how the head lieth." — Raleigh. 
 
 Clasp my hand, my dear friend, I die." — Alfieri. 
 
 I'm shot if I don't believe I'm dying." — Thurlow. 
 
 I loved God, my Father, and liberty." — De Stael. 
 
 I feel the dasies growing over me." — John Keats. 
 
 My beautiful flowers, my lovely flowers." — Richter. 
 
 The best of all is^ God is with us." — John Wesley. 
 
 Many things are becoming clearer to me." — Schiller. 
 
 James, take good care of the horse," — Winfield Scott. 
 
 What, is there no bribing death ?" — Cardinal Beaufort. 
 
 Taking a leap in the dark. O, mystery." — Thos; Paine. 
 
 Let the earth be filled with his glory." — Earl of Derby. 
 
 There is not a drop of blood on my hands." — Frederick V. 
 
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 NEW TOEK. 
 
 ' One of the thirteen original states, " Empire State." Ex- 
 plored by Henry Hudson, Sept. i6og. Samuel de Cham- 
 plain discovered and named Lake Champlain. Holland owned 
 the territory. The Dutch settled on Manhattan Island, 1614. 
 Country called " New Netherlands." Manhattan Island pur- 
 
 ■ chased from Indians for $24, 1636. Indian troubles 1640-45. 
 Swedish, settlements on the Delaware incorporated with the 
 New Netherlands, 1655. England claimed the country as part 
 of Virginia, captured Manhattan (New Amsterdam) Aug., 
 1664, and named it New York. New York the battle-field of 
 the French-English war 1754, was prominent in the Revolu- 
 tion. West Point fortified 1777-78. New York city capital 
 1784 to 1797. Slavery abolished 1817. Union soldiers 
 furnished, 448,850 ; number counties 60, custom districts lo, 
 first railroad Albany to Schenectady 1831, miles of railroad 
 7,812, miles canal 900. State officers elected every 4 and 
 senators (32 in number) every 2 years; representatives (125 in 
 number) yearly, on same day as presidential election. Legis- 
 lature meets first Ttiesday in Feb. yearly, congressmen 34, 
 presidential electors 36. Election betters and bribers and con- 
 victs excluded from voting. School system superior, includes 
 28 colleges. School age 5 to 21 years. Legal interest 6 per 
 cent, usury forfeits principal and interest. Population 1880, 
 5,082,871, male 2,505,322, female 2,577,549, native 3,871,492. 
 Indians 819, white 5,016,042, Chinese 907. Extreme length E, 
 and W. 410 miles, extreme width 311 miles, area 47,620 sq, 
 miles, 30,476,800 acres, water frontage 900 miles, surface 
 varied. The Hudson, rising in the Adirondacks, and flowing 
 south over 300 miles to New York bay, is the chief stream. 
 The Allegheny and its tributaries drain the S. W., and the 
 Susquehanna the southern central division. The Mohawk is 
 the chief affluent of the Hudson. The state is noted for the 
 beauty of its lakes. Long, Manhattan and Staten Islands form 
 important divisions of the 'state. The soil is also varied, and 
 agriculturally the state is very rich. Cleared land averages $60 
 and wooded $40 per acre. Considerable forests yet remain. 
 The production of corn, wheat and dairy products is very 
 large. The state ranks first in -value of manufactures,, soap, 
 
 ' printing and publishing, hops, hay, potatoes, buckwheat and 
 milch cows, second in salt, silk goods, malt and distilled 
 liquors, miles railway and barley, third in agricultural imple- 
 ments, iron ore, iron and steel, oats and rye. Climate diverse, 
 mean annual temperature for the state 47 deg. In the Adi- 
 rondacks the annual mean is 39 deg., in the extreme south it is 
 50 deg., average rainfall 43 in. including snow, the fall being 
 
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 greatest in the lower Hudson valley, and smallest (32 in.) in 
 the St. Lawrence valley. Range of temperature 10 deg. below 
 to 100 above zero. 
 
 LENGTH OP TIME SEEDS EBTAIN THEIR VITALITY. 
 
 Vegetables. Year. 
 
 Cucumber 8 to 10 
 
 Melon 8 to 10 
 
 Pampkfh 8 to 10 
 
 Squash 8 to 10 
 
 Broccoli 6 to 6 
 
 Cauliflower 5 to 6 
 
 Artichoke S to 
 
 Endive . : 5 to 
 
 Pea ' 5 to 
 
 Badish . . . . ; 4 to 
 
 Beets 3 to 
 
 Cress 3 to 
 
 HERBS. 
 
 Anise 3to 4 
 
 Caraway 3 
 
 Sumnaer Savory Ito 3 
 
 2 to 3 
 
 Vegetables, Year. 
 
 Asparagus 3to3 
 
 Beans 3to3 
 
 Carrots 3 to 3 
 
 Celery 2to3 
 
 Corn (on cob) ' 3 to 3 
 
 Leek 3 to 3 
 
 Onion ..,.3to3 
 
 Parsley 3 to 3 
 
 Parsnip 3 to 3 
 
 Pepper 3 to 3 
 
 Tomato 3 to 3 
 
 Egg Plant lto3 
 
 Lettuce 3 to 4 
 
 Mustard 3 to 4 
 
 Okra... 3 to 4 
 
 Rhubarb 8 to 4 
 
 Spinach 3 to 4 
 
 Turnip 3 to 6 
 
 VALUE OF DIAMONDS. 
 
 Diamonds averaging one-half carat each, $60 per carat! 
 Diamonds averaging three-quarters carat each, $80 per carat. 
 
 Diamonds averaging one and one-quarter carats each, $110 
 per carat. 
 
 Diamonds averaging one and one-half carats each, $120 per 
 carat; 
 
 Diamonds averaging 6ne ^.nd three-quarters carats each, $145 
 per carat. 
 
 Diamonds averaging two carats each, $175 per carat. 
 
 In other words, the value of the gem increases in the geome- 
 trical ratio of its weight. Four diamonds weighing together 
 two carats are worth $120; but one diainond weighing just as 
 much is worth $356. Stones weighing over two carats are 
 about the same price per carat as two-carat stones; they should 
 be dearer, but they are not, 'simply because the demand for 
 them is limited. If the demand for diamonds were as impera- 
 tive as the demand for flour or beef, the geometrical ratio 
 would again come into play, and five-carat stones would be 
 valued in the thousands. 
 
 —Frank E. Tibbetts, Att'y-at-law ; office over Phillip's R. 
 R, ticket office. State Street. 
 
■45 
 
 SUMMER'S COMB. 
 
 She's here — yes, sirree, Bob — that's what she is ! 
 Summer's come, an' life's worth livin' once agin ! 
 
 Whee I the air's as sweet an' sunny 
 
 As if it was cream an' honey, 
 With a dash of old Catawby dirowed in 1 
 
 The hopper- toads' s pantin' in the grass ; 
 An' the road is most ankle deep in dust, 
 
 Where the hens goes promenadin', 
 
 An' the shanghai rooster's wadin'. 
 Proud as Lucifer, an' crowin' fit to bust. 
 
 The water in the troft is bilin' hot ; 
 
 An' tbe bosses an' the heifers hunt the shade 
 
 Underneath the wilier branches, 
 
 Layin' on their lazy ha'nohes, 
 While they chaw their cud, er flop their tails an' wade. 
 
 ' It's most too hot fer even mumbly-peg, 
 So the youngsters stays in swimmin' all the day, 
 
 Where the water-bugs is curlin', 
 
 An' the dragon-flies is whirlin', 
 An' the river rifles laugh along the way. 
 
 There's oceans of blackberries in the bresh ; 
 An' the boys is runnin, barefoot on the hill, 
 
 Where the brier-rose is swingin'. 
 
 An' the cat-bird is a-singin' 
 " Glory, glory, hallelujah !" high an' shrill. 
 
 I'd rather live a single summer day 
 
 Than a fortnight in the spring er in the fall. 
 
 An' you kiu sing the winter's praises 
 
 In a dozen diff'rent wayses, 
 But there ain't no time like summer after all ! 
 
 The Salvation Army publishes thirty-one v^eekly news- 
 papers and five m'onthly magazines in thirty-seven different 
 colonies and countries, with a total annual circulation of 45,- 
 000,000 copies. 
 
 " And would you die for me, George ?" 
 
 "A hundred times !" 
 
 " Oh, if your life is insured once will be enough." 
 
 When Aunt Jemima came to town 
 
 In all her Sunday clothes, 
 Upon a fence she saw an id. 
 
 Of rubber garden-hose. 
 " That's just the thing for me," she cried. 
 
 ' ' A pair or two I'll get ; 
 For when I weed my posy- bed 
 
 My ankles get so wte." 
 
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 AMERICAN MIIiLIONAIKES. 
 
 There were .seventy- two men in the United States whose 
 wealth equals the National debt-. Following are the names : 
 
 P. T. Barnum 
 
 John T. Davis . .... 
 Charles McClure . . 
 Bx-Gov. English . . 
 Andrew Carnegie . . 
 
 D. W. Bishop 
 
 George W.Westinghouse 
 
 W. D. Sloan 
 
 George Lauf er 
 
 G. G. Haven...... 
 
 George S. Croker. . 
 W. H. Bradford . . . 
 Anson P. Stokes . . , 
 
 Brajfton Ives 
 
 J. "W. Maokay.... 
 James G. Fair... . 
 Leland Stanford. . 
 
 Charles Pratt. . 
 
 Samuvl A Scott... 
 George W. Ghilds. 
 
 D. W. Bruce 
 
 John Wanamaker. 
 
 Warner Miller 
 
 W. H. Windom... 
 
 Sidney Dillon 
 
 David Sintoti 
 
 John Hay 
 
 J. H. Wade. 
 
 Senator Gorman . . 
 
 Weston Dobson . : $6,000,000 
 
 B. B. Goxe 20,000,000 
 
 L. Z. Liter 10,000,000 
 
 L. P. Morton .10,000,000 
 
 Cauldwell Cole .......... .6,000,000 
 
 A. M. Cannon "5,000,000 
 
 Bx-Senator Palmer 6,000,000 
 
 A J. Drexel 30,000,000 
 
 Glaus Spreckels 20,000,000 
 
 Phihp Armour .15,000,000 
 
 J. J. Hill 15,000,000 
 
 John I. Blair . ; 40,000,000 
 
 •Robert Bonner 6,000,000 
 
 James McMillan 10,000,000 
 
 The Astor family 200,000,000 
 
 C. P. Huntington 40,000,000 
 
 Moritgomerv Sears .... .12,000,000 
 
 George M. Pullman 5,000,000 
 
 B P. Hutohinso^ 8,000.000 
 
 ' George Ehret .5,000,000 
 
 Russell A. Alger 5,000,000 
 
 John P. Jones 15,000,000 
 
 Marshal Field 15,000,000 
 
 John D. Rockefeller .... 60,000,000 
 
 H. A. Flagler .15,000,000 
 
 John J. Jennings 5,000,000 
 
 Cornelius Vanderbilt . .110,000,000 
 Wm K. Vanderbilt . . . .85,000,000 
 
 F. W. Vanderbilt 16,000,000 
 
 Geo. W. Vanderbilt. . . . 15,000,000 
 Jay Gould 75,000,000 
 
 CpST OF CHILDREN. 
 
 The average cost of bringing children to maturity is $600. To bring 
 a child to the age of five years requires' on the average $300. In the 
 United States 35 per cent, of the males fail to reach the age of 20 years. 
 Of course, the mortality among infants is much higher than among older 
 children or adults. For every person dead there are two persons sick. 
 It costs less to develop a ISforwegian than to raise to adult years an in- 
 dividual of any other nationality. There is less general sickness in this 
 century than in the centuries past. Where the average age of a citizen 
 is now 50 years, in the days of ancient Rome the citizens lived but thirty 
 years. As many live now to be 70 years old as three centuries ago lived 
 to reach the age of 50 years. 
 
 VALUE OP A TON OF GOLD OR SILVER. 
 
 A ton of pure gold is worth $602,799.21. 
 $1,000,000 gold coin weighs 3,685.8 pounds. 
 A ton of silver is wortb $37,704 84. 
 $1,000,000 silver coin weighs 58,929. 9 pounds. 
 
 combined 
 
 . 5,000,000 
 
 15,000,000 
 
 .5,000,000 
 
 .5,000 000 
 
 40,000,000 
 
 15,000,000 
 
 20,000,000 
 
 18,000,000 
 
 15,000,000 
 
 12,000,000 
 
 12,000,000 
 
 10 000,000 
 
 .8 000,000 
 
 . 5,000,000 
 
 30,000,000 
 
 20,000,000 
 
 40,000,000 
 
 .6,000.000 
 
 10 000,000 
 
 15,000,000 
 
 13,000,000 
 
 15,000,000 
 
 .5,000,000 , 
 
 .5,000,000 
 
 15,000,000 
 
 30,000,000 
 
 . .5,000,000 
 
 . 5,000,000 
 
 .6,000,000 
 
-47 
 
 WEIGHT OP EGGS. 
 
 The foUowing table of the weight of eggs per pound of various breeds 
 of fowls, and the number of eggs laid in a year, is approximately fair, 
 though it may vary under exceptionally adverse or favorable conditions : 
 
 Varieties. Eggs No. Eggs 
 
 Per lb. Per year. 
 
 Creve Coeurs 8 145 
 
 Varieties. Eggs 
 
 No. Eggs 
 
 Per lb. 
 
 Per year. 
 
 Light Brahmas 7 
 
 130 
 
 Dark Brahmas 8 
 
 139 
 
 Partridge Cochins. . .7 
 
 130 
 
 Black, • White, Buff 
 
 
 Cochins 7 
 
 120 
 
 Plymouth Eocks.... 8 
 
 150 
 
 Houdans 8 
 
 155 
 
 La Pleche 7 
 
 135 
 
 Black Spanish 8 155 
 
 Leghorns 8 160 
 
 Hamburgs 9 150 
 
 Dominiques 8 135 
 
 Games 9 140 
 
 Bantams 16 90 
 
 FOOD IN AN EGG. 
 
 An egg contains as much nourishment as a pound and an ounce of 
 cherries, a pound and a.quarter of grapes, a pound and a half of russet 
 apples, two pounds of gooseberries and four pounds of pears, and 114 
 pounds of grapes, 127 pounds of russet apples, apples, 192 pounds of 
 pears, and 327 pounds of plums are equal in nourishment to 100 
 pounds of potacoes. 
 
 A GOOD WASHING FLUID. 
 
 A very good recipe for washing-Hiiid: One lb of concentrated lye, 
 one oz. of borax, one ounce ot salts of tartar, one ounce of ammonia 
 (lump, not fluid), one gallon of rain water. Dissolve the borax, salts of 
 tartar, and ammoniaj put the lye in the gallon of water, and when cool 
 put in the others when well dissolved. Be sure and put the lye in cold 
 water.' Put in a stotie crock to dissolve, and when done, in a gallon 
 jug. Allow one tablcspoonful to a pail of water. Have the water very 
 hot, fix your suds in the boiler, and add your fluid and clothes. Stained 
 clothes should be first washed out in cold water. If very dirty, put 
 the clothes in two tubs, and pour your suds over them and let them 
 soak till you get work done up or till cool enough to rub. You will say 
 it is the easiest washing you ever have done. 
 
 The teacher asked her class to put the nouns " boys," 
 " bees," and " bears," into a sentence. The scholars thought 
 intently for a few moments, when one ragged youngster, with a 
 look of victory on his face, raised his hand. " Well, Johnny," 
 said the school-teacher, " what is your sentence ?" " Bqys 
 bees bare when they go in swimmin'." — Boston Traveler. 
 
 Simple Cure for a Felon. — As soon as the parts begin to 
 swell, get the tincture of lobelia, and wrap the part affected 
 with cloth saturated thoroughly with the tincture, and the felon 
 is dead. An old physician says that he has known it to cure 
 in scores of cases, and it never fails if applied in season. 
 
 George — "Vou would marry the biggest fool in the world if 
 he asked you, wouldn't you ?" 
 
 Ethel — *^0h, George, this is so sudden !" 
 
— 48 — 
 
 RULES FOR THE MA.NAaBMBNT OP POULTRY; 
 
 1. Good dry houses, well ventilated but void of drafts. 
 
 2. Keep your hen-houses clean and the* floor covered with 
 ashes. 
 
 3. Whitewash inside monthly from March ist to October 
 ist. 
 
 4. Feed regularly, but never over-feed ; cease feeding when 
 the fowls cease to run for it. 
 
 5. Scatter the food on the ground when the weather will 
 permit. 
 
 6. Feed mixed grain, or alternate, as corn one day, oats 
 next, wheat next, etc. 
 
 7. Allow adult fowls freedom as early in ,the morning as 
 they desire. ' 
 
 8. Keep hens with chicks in small coops (well covered and 
 dry) until the chicks are three weeks old. 
 
 9. Feed chicks morning, noon, and afternoon. 
 
 10. Mix ground black pepper with the morning food. 
 
 11. Grease the hens well under the wings, breast, and fluff 
 feathers, as soon as the chicks are taken off, with ointment 
 made of lard and carbolic acid ; i tablespoonful of lard to, 10 
 :drops of acid. 
 
 A Horse's Age. — Every horse has six teeth above and be- 
 low. Before three years old he sheds his middle teeth ; at 
 three he sheds one more on either side of the central teeth ; at 
 four he sheds the two corner and last of the foire teeth. 
 Between four and five the horse cuts the upder tusks ; at five 
 will cut the upper tusks, at virhich time his mouth will be com- 
 plete. At six years the grooves and hollows begin to fill up a 
 little ; at seven the grooves will be well nigh filled up, except 
 the corner teeth, leaving little brown spots where the dark 
 brown hollows ^formerly were. At eight the whole of the hol- 
 lows formerly were. At eight the whole of the hollows and 
 grooves are filled up. At nine there is very often seen a small 
 bill to the outside corner teeth ; the point of the tusk is worn 
 off,_and the part that was concave begins to fill up and become 
 rounding ; the squares of the central teeth being to disappear, 
 and the gums leave them sma^ll and narrow at the top. 
 
 ' How TO Mend Rubber Overshoes. — Rub the patch and 
 shoe thoroughly with sharp sand paper. Smear both with 
 liquid rubber five times, every time letting them dry. Do this 
 once more, and before they dry, apply the patch, with pressure 
 if possible, and the boot is mended. If liquid rubber is not 
 obtainable, dissolve small pieces of pure rubber (not vulcan- 
 ized), in warm spirits of turpentine, to the consistence of syrup. 
 
KfairTotion. 
 
 A vegetable preparation for 
 cooling the head, removing dan- 
 druff, dressing the hair and 
 promoting its gro'wth. . 
 
 This is not a dye, yet in many cases, where 
 t}ie hair is dry and faded, and scalp diseased, 
 % brings about a healthy action, thus stimu- 
 lating a new growth having a natural color. 
 
 Dahdruff indicates ah unhealthy condition 
 of the. scalp, which if not removed, will 
 eventually destroy^ the i;oots of the hair, 
 flumors on the head often injure the color 
 of the hair if not the hair itself., unless pre- 
 vented by a timely use of TODD'S HAIR 
 POTION, or asimikr preparation. 
 
 DIRBrOTIONS. 
 
 As a dressing, apply to the hair with hand 
 or small sponge once in two or three days, or 
 opener if diluted with water As a scalp 
 censer or hair tonic, moisten head well 
 every other morning and rub in Vigorously 
 ffitth the hand or soft brush. 
 
 MANUFACTUI^ED'BY 
 
 JUDSON B. T©DD, DRUGGIST, 
 
 iTH^c^, :isr. Y. 
 
 ORAL LIQUID,! 
 
 AN AGREEABLE LOTION FOR THK i 
 
 Teeth, Mo^thi^^hroat | 
 -o- = 
 
 This Harmless Preparation Is Strongly Antlseo- • 
 
 tic and well adapted for a Tooth and Plate ; 
 
 Cleaner, Mouth Wash and Gargle, ? 
 
 X)IREJCTIONS. \ 
 
 For the Teeth. — Moisten the brush with \ 
 water, sprinkle on a few drops of the cleanser \ 
 and apply in the usual manner. i 
 
 As a Wash.— With one-half to a table- ; 
 spoonful,, rinse mouth thoroughly after* ^ 
 meals, or of tener if necessary. = 
 
 For Sore Throat.T-Gargle clear or diluted \ 
 with aliuie'w^ter every three or four hours. : 
 
 JUDSON B- TODD, 
 
 DRUGGIST, ITHACA, N. Y. ■ 
 
 ^^i^^^: 
 
 TODD'S 
 
 I -^Branchial Balsam 
 
 A sovereign remedy for 
 Coughs. Colds, Hoarsenessi Bron- 
 chitis) Influenzal Whooping Cough, 
 Sore Throat, &c. 
 This preparation is also particularly rf 
 ' adapted to the relief of Choking *J 
 Coughs, with asthmatic or 
 bronchial complications. 
 
 DIRBOTIONS: 
 
 Ofie iemspaonful every (4) hours^ 
 or oftener if ntcessary^ in propor- 
 tionate doses. Children according 
 to age.. ' (Jn troubles of this sort^ tt 
 is imj^ortant to keep th* bowels open 
 and feet war m.) MftNUPAoxuRED-av 
 
 fil JUDSON B.TODD, Druggist, 
 Ithaca, N. Y, 
 
 h^. 
 
 Rex Corn Cure 
 
 REMOVES 
 
 Corns, Bnnions, Callouses, &c. 
 
 Easy In Use, Specific in Effect. 
 
 With small brush apply Corn Cure 
 night and morning for 3 or 4 days, 
 then soak the foot in hot water and re- 
 move corn with finger nail or dull 
 pointed knife. Do not pare corn 
 before applying. 
 
 (Keep bottle well corked). 
 
 Manufactured by JUDSON B. TODD, 
 
 ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
 TOOTHACHE 
 
 DROPS. 
 
 Saturable a little cotton 
 and apply in hollow of 
 tooth. 
 
 Prepared by 
 
 TODD, THE DRUGGIST, 
 
 ITHACA, N. Y. 
 
Bortoo'5 
 
 Electric Printinsf 
 
 Office 
 
 Is a good place to go when you want Printing done. 
 The prices there are not exorbitant, and the work is 
 neat and tasty. Suppose you try this place when ypu 
 want a book or a pack of fine visiting cards printed. 
 
 Coroer 
 Siiit \fii Aurora $ts. 
 
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