4 '"
Nome uf the titeairiHhip oompauiea
ruipluj more meu than arc eiilititflii in
the wccoikI-i'Iiihh iiuvH'k of Europe.
The C.'iuiiird line tiiiiilovH 10,01)0.
In the hint live yciii-n only nix jioliti
onl exih-H to Central Silirrin have unit
in petitions for mercy to the Czar,
(treat in the ilonghtineHH of t he 15tin
tiian revolutionary Hpirit!
It is one of (he duties of the Prime
"Minister of MailapiKcar to marry the
Queeli of the country for the time
lieiiifr. The present premier has lieen
marrieil to three iiiceus, one after an
other. A Miichlal nun in is nuiil to be pre
vailing in London ami Paris at the,
present time, many of the victims be
ing young nieu and women in com
fortable, circumstances who have no
apparent cause for putting an end to
thems-.'lves. It is attributed by some
to the long spell of hot, dry weather
which has visited Europe.
In the Horticultural College recently
established in Kngliinil, women 1ium
I'lHiio to the front. Two out of three
diplomas conferred at the first year's
examination were gained by two sis
ters, and this year one young woman
lias wrested the ilipltiiui from fort.v
two rivals of the sterner se, slid
each lady Hints an advantageous
post awaiting her as soon as .-he giad
mites. Women who want to many should
turn their eyes towards Johaunasvillc,
South Africa, think the New York
Sun. There are at least leu men to
one woman there. Every moderately
attractive woman marries inside of h
few months after lauding. It is im
possible to keep servants or feminine
employees of any sort. Typewriters
nurses, cooks, maids, gardeners all
mi lt iplieklv away before the warmth
of South African wooing.
Walter Hcsant, the Knglixh author,
has been talking to a Loudon reporter
about his American tour and here is
what he has to say of Chicago: "Yon
have not seen America at all until yon
have been to Chicago. New Yol k is
not America, New York is a cosmo
politan city ; Boston is not America,
liostou is old; Pliilu.b-ti bin is not
America, Philadelphia is asleep, lint !
at Chicago you are iu the very heart I
ot the country von are at the ci litre
of everything. Chicago will be to
America what lisbloii formerly was
to Asia."
In many New York houses the ar
rival or departure of a guest is music
ally announced by a small .Eolim
harp securely fastened inside to the
top of the front door. The harps me
about twenty inches square, finished
in either mahogany, or white and
gold. They vibrate for ft period, de
pending on the force used iu opening
or shutting the door, and probably
when it is slammed to shut out the
persistent canvasser, with the force
generally Used in such eases, it would
di-peli-e music to sweeten tile milled
inmates for a period of ten minutes.
A most interesting experiment is
shout to be tried ill Massachusetts.
With the consent of the Governor
and his Council, the warden of the
State Prison at Charleston has released
on parole a prisoner who has served
five years of a twenty-five years' sen
tence under the Habitual Criminal act.
This is a new thing in the Common
wealth, says tlie New York Tribune.
The man secures his parole under
strict conditions, such as that lie must
not lead an idle or dissolute life, nor
visit any barroom, gambling. house or
vile resort, nor associate w ith persons
of bad character, and that lie must
lead an upright, industrious and law
abiding life. If he violates the con
ditions he will be returned to the
prison to serve out the full ri mainder
of his sentence.
The gold mining industry in th
West has been greatly stimulated by
the deprec ation of silver, note the
New York News. Mines of steady
yield are worked at full force, some
abandoned ones are being reopened,
and prospectors, with pick and shovel,
are now more numerous than they
have been for many years. Itut while
this impetus has hi en given to gold
mining there is abundant evidence
that the silver industry is not suffer
ing to the extent that interested pol
iticians and speculators have tried to
make the public hi lieve. It has been
thoroughly demonstrated that silver
can be profitably produced ut the
leading American mines, as it is iu
those of Australia and the Argentine
Iu'public, at prices far below the cur
lent rates. The effort to bolster up
the silver interests for the benefit of
the silver kings has failed, and both
the yellow and the white metals will
now be mined for all they are worth.
Celer Fur liliciniiiitisin.
If celery were eaten freely, sufferers
from rheumatism would be compara
tively few It is a mistaken idea that
cold and damp produce the disease
they simply develop it. Acid blood is
the primary mid sustaining cause. If
celery is eaten largely, au alkaline
blood is the result, and where this ex
ists there can be neither rheumatism
nor gout. It should be eaten cooked.
SENATE PAGES.
Bright I Am Who Get Good Pay Had Ht
r.my Work.
Of all the 110 appointments under
the Serjeant-at-arms of thi I'nlt -A
States Senate, those of the page only
ran be said to tie nonpolitical. With
the beginning of the extra session
sereral of the pages will go out of of
fice owlnu to the fact that they havo
reached the age limit. No hoy can
be appointed a pase of the femite
who Is not 12 years of age, and no
boy can continue as a pajfe wh; Is Id
years of age at the beginning of a
lesslon of Congress. It is a lucrative
i position, and few of the hoys are not
sorry when their term nas enaeu.
Usually four of the boys who are
graduated from the page's position at
the beginning of a session are ap
pointed riding pages. Their selec
tion depends upon their records for
ertlclency and faithfulness. The page
on the Moor of the Senate draws l'.S0
a day during the session of Congress.
The riding page receives a day
the year round and has a horse to
ride. Mis duties keep him out of
doors a great part of the time, car
rying messages between the Capitol
ami the department The position
Is considered more desirable than
that of a page. Speaking of their
work the Washington Star says: "The
page's life is a p'ensant one. Ho
must be on duly at ! o'clock each
morning, but the serious business of
the day does not beg n until noon,
when the Senate meets. He fore that
time he arranges the tiles of the Con
gressional lice rd and the bills ami
reports on the desks of the Senators,
who havo been assigned to him.
These are sixteen pages an 1 eighty-
eight Senators, so n me of the piues
has very much to do. The morning i have used the same principle effect -hours
are not all working hours. 1 itx,.v jn mMi ,.I(I1S ,v Htting over them
There Is a gvmnasium in the base- , , , .' , . . . , .. .
. . .if i t i i .... I blanket jackets and pouring eold water
inent of thetapitol, furnished spe- J 1 "
dally for their ue. They exerc se j the jackets until they vcre tlior-
thcir arms and their chests there uughly wet.
every mornin
their legs get enough
exercise through the day."
An rncertaln (iroum.
Many characteristics of the Seotcn
art uninai nu! v 1 isnt.ivprl In .1 ser ,.4
of stories published In Edinburgh
some years ago uuder the title of i
"Scotch Folk."
"Have you brought anr witnesses?"
i j .u ii i it- i ii .u
sneii uie uev. ,ii r. mihui, oi iwiui- ,
gate, of a mlddlc-agcd couple who '
had come to be married.
"No, we ne'er thocht o' that Is It
necessary:1"
"Oh, certainly," said the minister, j
"you should have a groomsman and
bridesmaid as witnesses."
"Wha can we get, Jen, do ye
think?"
The bride, thus addressed, sug
gested a fenrile cousin who n tne i
bridegroom had never seen, and, j
after consultation a nrin also was '
thought of.
"Step ye awa' alang, Jen. an' ask
them, an' I'll walk about till ye come
back."
Jen set out as desired, and after
some time returned with the twe
friends, the cousin being a blooming
lass considerably younger than the
bride.
When the parti' s had been p op-T-ly
arranged and the minister :n
about to pvoceed w.th the ceremony,
the bridegroom suddenly said:
"Wad ye bide a wee, .sir!'"
"What is It iiuw?" asked the minis
ter. "Wee!, I was just gaun to sav that
If ft ivnrl tie the atiiiiit.i run t uv.l
rather bae that ane," p nnttng to the
bridesmaid. '
"That's a most extraordinary state-
tuent to make at this stage!" ex
claimed the minister. "I m afrai l
It's too late to talk of such a thing
now. "
"Is it?" asked the bridegroom, in a
tone of resignation to the inevitable.
"Weel, then, ye maun just hang on. "
It is not recorded that there was
any feeling of elation on the part of
the bridesmaid, or of jealousy on the
part of the bride, and the ceremony
proceeded.
CnnnlhaN of (hi Ocean.
Such flereo carnivorous fNht'S an
exist In the depths of the orean are
unknown at the surface. Them It a
"black swallower," which devour
other finny creatures ten times as
big as itself, literally climbing over
Its victim, first with one Jaw and
then with the other. Another
, , in .
species Is nearly all mouth, and,
having no power of locomotion, it
lives burled In the soft oo.e at the
bottom, its head alone protruding,
reiwy 10 engiiii any prey trial may
wanuer into us eavernoui jaws.
There Is a ferocious kind of shark,
resembling a huge eel. All of these
monsters are black as ink. Some of
them are perfectly blind, while others
have enomous goggling eves. No ray
of sunlight ever pierces the dark, un.
fathomed caves In which they dwell.
Each sjiecles Is gobbled hv the species
next bigger, for there W no vegctihlu
life to feed on. San 1'rai.clsco Ex
aminer. Hood'ssy Cures
Htm MitTctvd scmi
ti'im ) )ir with Momarli
' i-miiilrtt Itnuitfltl nu hy
VerheHt hit; 1 19 Mnod
tin) I lien (lnnUni oM
vHl-r, I IWiiim' rr-.t-ii-sH
Ht nik'M ri il my
ttrpw worn nittl dm-
torn (Ifclrtretl my ra-
in ural'U-. Mfdiiium
fiiilt'd to lit!p me uiiti! upiwi rt-c intiii'iitlnt itn
1 took H lnd'a arainrilU. My UvAVt tr.mMn
hiiHsutis d il an t 1 am frer frmu pain. 1 i'an
now eat heartily without dimr, thanks to
Hood's Sarsaparilla
T'w en t irr I have l;-i-n 'Oil ? to work, nniiie
tliiiiK 1 In.l not ti-cn ahlo to ilo f ir two years
I'rt-i iiius. I uldd y rm leniiu-ii 1 II I's Snrsa
iar IU." A. V. I'ocu.SY, Kneiklin Fall", N. H.
X It t sure t cut H'r Snrs;iiarilU.
IIOOU'M IMI.I.S run-Viu-. Kirk Hi aU'-liM
lii'Ueatiuu, Itill.tii4iii'.s!(. Sot I by all li iUKt-tit.
Do Hot B Vtc9ii&
with Paro. Cnamtlt uil PWnu wblch nam the
bands, Injur the iroa and horn ml.
Tbe Himnf sun atova rnnan Brilliant, OOor
a. Durante, and Ui oobumr cars for no tin
or flaa paokaca with o.ary oroliu.
iii...Mmauiiwi1,
FOB FARM ASD GARDEX,
HOW TO KBEJ.
The proper way to feed a horse is to
give first a pail of water, then four or
five pounds of hay and then the graiu.
A horse requires from fifteen to twenty
pounds of hay, four quarts of oats ami
a ipinrt of bran daily. If any extraor
dinary work is required of him he
should bo supplied with morn food to
make up the waste tissues. Extra wa
ter should be given at intervals during
work.- New York World.
TO KKKI' Hl'TTEK TOOL.
We have tried with satisfactory suc
cess the following simple device for
keeping a plate of butter cool and firm
iu the hottest of weather with the mer
cury among the nineties, says the Jer
sey liulletiu.
Take a large deep plate, place
in it on inverted saucer, pour in cold
water until the saucer is nearly cov
ered ; on the saucer set the plate con
taining the butter; take a common
ituglaed (lower pot, wash it thorough
ly clean ami dry it, soak it iu clean
eold water, then place it over the but
ter so that the edges of the pot shall
coiiie down into the water; Met the
w hole apparatus w here it will be in a
current of air.
The evaporation of water from the
pot will keep the butter hard and cob).
Jt is n very simple thing to try. We
itlti nu or rui: I'asitii i.ii.v.
This beautiful and Mutely plant is
one of the easiest of all (lowers to
manage. Indeed it will take care of
itself if planted in good soil, with a
Jil, r"1 quantity of sand in it
lint of
late it has been attacked . a disease
that causes the I, aes to wither .list
, , . , . . , , i t
before the Hotter expands, ami ot
course this loss of foliage kills tin
plant. The best wnv with this plant
is to move it to fresh ground as soon
as the early fall, the most suitable
time being in October. The soil re
quired is a deep tine I ' t-ii w ith plenty
of decayed cow manure in it, ami a
quantity of s.iml is placed around the
bulbs. The soil must not be permit
ted to in the summer or become
caked around the bulbs, nor should
water be allotted to st.-ilid oil the
ground in the winter. A mulching of
sand is therefore useful at all seasons.
The small bulbs are set two inches
deep, and the large out s six. Some
professional growers transplant the
bulbs in August when the plants me
dormant, but if great care fs exercised
to preserve the i ts from injury, the
bulbs may be moved safely
spring. - j New York Times.
VAiivrsn cosr ok HFi:ii.
That the farmer needs to be n
the
all-
,,r""1"1 practical business man is seen
in nothing more clearly than in the
management and especially the feeding
of his stock. Ue cannot set out with
otic unvarying ration if In- would pro
duce milk, butter, beef or mutton at
the cheapest rate. There may be the
same kind of nutrition required, but
it must be procured in different forms.
according as the market varies.
. it t i u i r oi years ago gram was
much cheaper food than anything
Is,
Oats mid com gave more nutri-
inent for the same money than did
miy. I lie result was that wide-awake
fanners chopped up straw, and with
: K,-, ,,ts mid com made a food
: ,t, . r ,. ,., , .,
L" '" ,r ' , -,tl" ,,,,,,,T
1 '"lv w,t" """'1 less expense, (iraiu
is leaiei- now, but linseed meal and
i c..tton-s I meal an- scared v dearer
.1,, ,,,.,. , , , .. '
than thev were when grain was ut its
1 '
,'I"'"I"'M' t""- w,n '
'the ration that the good businesi. fur
' mer w ill pr.n ide for his stock.
,,
UK'.! oats were extientelv
dear. A farmer of our iieipiaiiitanee,
who had used oats to mix with corn for
feedillir sheep, substituted a feed of
ntaiiit-d and broken beans for both the
oats ami coin and put with it twice or
thrice the bulk of the beau ration of
bran, in order that the sheep miht di
jrest it bctbr. It is tins Imlut of
1 1 1 i ti k i it -r that the farmer's business al
ways recpiires that makes it impossi
ble for an unintelligent man to make a
piod fanner. Instead of being as if
may have been oliee, the business in
which a man could M into a rut and
plod along without thinking, it is the
bio-bu ss above every other in which
(dear thinking is csseiitiar to success.
- liostou ( 'ullivator.
OltAIUNii I I' A OAII1V H KHI.
1'or the b 'iietit of others uhn would
like a better gra le of dairy cows and
iv ho ca.niot atl'ord to buy them out
right, I would like to give my experi
ence in grading up, writes F.. Itoek
wood. I had, to begin with, a herd
of native cows. Perhaps tiny vw re
rather better than the nveiage, as I
tried to keep only good ones if -
were scrubs.
I began by buying a khare in a thor
oughbred (inernsiy bull. Where two
or time tieighborsnnite in piircliaHing
sueli an animal it reduces the cost and
answers every purpose of sole propri
etorship. All my cows were bred o this bull
with very satisfactory results. I dis
pose of the bull calves, keepiug onlv
the heifers, ami they are invariably
good ones. The color in nearly ulways
the same, orange and while, giving a
uniform appearance, which is consid
ered desirable in n herd.
1 have had some of these heifers now
in milk for two years. They are good
milkers without an exception, showing
a good per cent of butter fat, and they
have the linest udders I ever saw on
heifers of the same age. As H result
of this breeding I shall have in a few
years u herd of cows vv hich, although
not thoroughbred, are just as good
and even better for butter-making
than cows which would cost very much
more, and all at no expenso save in
the purchase of the bull.
I would like to say a few words iu
regard to heifers' calves. The idea is
ipiitu common that a heifers' first calf
will not amount to much. My experi
ence proves this to be a mistake. Homo
of my best cows were sueh calves, and
I have never known an instance where
a well-bred heifer, one that made a
good cow, failed to produce a first
calf that was not fully as good as m
she afterward had. If it is not ipiitu
so large at birth, by judicious feeding
and Hood care it w ill attain as good
size as any calf.- -j New Vork Tribune.
ooon iioiiTii't i.rruAii ui i.i:s.
A writer iu the Country ( iciitlemiin
oilers the following good advice:
Apply Ihptid manure to force rapid
and full maturity id' choice crops.
I,et the sheep and poultry run in jMh) a blast furnace of It.nOO years ago,
the orchard and consume wormy fruit which was probably arranged for hot
aud insects. blast work.
I'se hard-wood ashes liberally on the j ()m, ,,,, )10 Mississippi,!!! a
garden truck, small fruits, and '- g()l ..g,. f Wlller, cun take from St.
chur l trees. I l.ouis to New Orleans a tow carrying
Htir the soil t nserve moisture , ,,., 1()lrt llf ,,,-; R .mautitv that
and promote plant growth, as well as
to kill w
lie sure and
fruit upon tree
the s.iniet hi fr
'oniuieiici
and v iiu
''v.
early to thin
i that have set
Where fruit is thinned the parent
plant is evli oisted far less than when
the entire crop is permitted to remain.
Sort all fruit very carefully and send
same to market neatly packed iu at
tractive packs'
Hot be sll'eliled
This point must
Live oil' the bi st your land produces.
Io imt stint yourself for the sake (
having more produce to sell. (Set all
yon can o
Set out
of life.
ung fruit plants ami I rees
every year. ho vmir share toward
making' the earth to blossom and be
tilled with fruit fulness.
A good mulch keeps down seeds,
and renders the soil looc, moist and
porous at all times, and that, too, with
lull,, liiliiu- ,,f cultivation.
i ;,,,r ,., ,.M r ,i... ...,.
sinner as possible. Many commis
sioners' and middlemen's profits leave
little for t ie producer to receive for
his products.
lb -member that oftentimes by the re
moval of fully halfthe fruit the remain
der piodiicesas much bulk and sells for
more money than the whole would if
all had been left on.
FAHM AM' liilll'KN NOTI'.S.
Salt the cattle regularly.
Keep all machinery in perfect re
pair. iood fruit w ill always bring good
prices.
Never expose your cows to cold in
w inter.
Sorting of fruit intended for mar
ket always pays.
Take pleasure m vmir work. Cheer
fulness is a great lubricator.
The Brown Leghorn lays the small
est egg, the Black Spiuiish the largest.
The imricot is m delicious fruit
winch ripens bet,,, ull.e cherry and I
the peach.
liive the fowls fn sh wnter twice a
tlav in hot weather, mid see t hat it is put
ill the simile.
Mo not allow any glass (o grow
around the young trees, ,h it hinders
their growth.
i'Ved evt -rytlrng well, and if the
supply runs low s. ! m part of the held
if necessary.
For fruit trees the soil should bo
dry, as they do not thrive on laud that
is constantly saturated w ith water.
Sitting hens should have food, wat
er, some exercise and a good dusting
evcrv ilav, an t if they won't get oft
the li. -t take tin m otV.
The I'efll.-e holies should all be sa
ved from the table and broken up in
to small pieces for the fowls. They
will eat them greedily.
hipping the sheep rids them of par
asites which lodge in the wool nlel ex
haust the sheep by the loss of blood
and e nist. tut irritation in which they
are kept.
Turkeys wii! come home to roost if
they are fed levularly in the evening,
(train may be fed entirely, but if
mixe I with bread crumbs and scraps
from the table, the turkeys will like it
much better.
The Cochin. Hi ahliias, I'ly mouth
Bocks and YA'v itmlottes are the breeds
of poultry niot subject to apoplexy.
The reason for it i that they are not
of active habits, nud apoplexy is din
to overfeeding.
Tlit'great seen t in improving a (lock
lies directly in persistent culling aud
selecting. I f from a bad cross or some
local cause the la tubs nre below the
mark, st 11 thtm. as they cannot be ex
pected to make or produce whut is
QUAINT AM) CURIOUS.
The Egyptians kneaded their bread
in a wooden bowl with their feet.
Perspective was first scientifically
studied and taught by Uccello, who
died in 1432.
Tupil teachers in British board
schools earn at first fifty cents to a
dollar a week.
There is a family iu Morgan Coun
ty, (la., consisting of father.motlierand
three sons, whoso combined weight is
only 272 pounds.
The first carriage in America was
ordered by the original Virgiuia Com
pany, only five years after the found
ing of Jamestown.
Kars, the lobes of which run straight
down into the cheeks, arc rarely found
save ou persons of a thievish disposi
tion; all kleptomaniacs have such ears.
Broken down horses intieriuany are
restored to perfect health by giving
them infusions of roasted coffee and
(.'.round coffee beans mixed with
honey.
Palindromes, words or Kcnteiict's
which spell or read the same back
ward as forward, iu superstitious
l';es were supposed to possess magical
v irtues.
The hot blast is a very new thing iu
smelting iron. Mr. F. .1. Pliss has
found at Ti-I-el-llesv (ancient Laeh-
' tt(llM n,(1jr,. flltv rilroad trains of
ten cars each.
Soil in Fgypt is tilled by exactly the
same kind of a plow that was used
there o. Oi 10 years ago. The furrows
made are extremely shaliow and the
clods are further broken up with a big
Wooden cud;;el.
Tramps who have once visited a cer-
tain farmhouse near liiiclmnnn, (hi.,
I never call there a second time. It
is protected by a tame rattlesnake,
vlioui vigilance is eipial to that of
the best watch-clog.
The belief is prevalent in the F.ast !
j Indies that both the viper and the asp
I stop their ears when the charmer is",
uttering his incantations by turning
I one ear to the ground and twisting the ,
' point of the tail into the other. j
I In manv pints of Kngland a custom !
i ' '
has for manv centuries existed of eat- I
I"g' pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, the
day before the Commencement of
Lent. The custom is believed to have
originated in the Greek church, the
adherents of which make pancakes a
favorite diet during Lent.
In Tyrol the mother of a female in
fant makes during the tirst year of its
life a beautiful lace handkerchief.
After it is finished it is laid away to be
brought out and placed over her head
as a bridal veil at her marriage. After
the marriage it is again laid away to be
seen no more until her death, when it
is again produced aud laid over her
face iu the cotllti.
The l'urthN Millions.
The human family living on earth
today consists of 1 , i,"0,(lllll,IH10 souls
not fewer, probably more. These are
distributed literally all over theearth's
surface, there being no considerable
spot on the globe where man has not
found a foothold. Iu Asia the so
called "cradle of the human race,"
,lll'rt' re now about S(lO.OOO.OlH) pe-
pie iletiseiy crow tleil, on an average ol
about 1-0 b i every stpuirc mile. Iu
llurope there are It'.'O.OIIO.OOO averag
ing 1 00 to the Hipiare mile, Hot so
crowded as Asia, but everywhere
tb iise, ami in many plafcsovcrpopula
ted. In Africa there areapproxiiuate
ly, :! 1 0,1100,1100, ami iu the Americas
y.irth, South ami Central 1 10,000,
1100, these latter, of course, relatively
thinly scattered over broad areas. On
the islands, large and Htimll, there im
probably 10,000,000 more. The ex
tremes of the blaeksaud the white s arc
as five to three, the remaining 700,000,
1100 intermediate, brown, yellow and
tawny in color. Of the entire race
,",00,000,0011 nre well clothed - that is,
they wear ennnetits ,, (iuit- kind that
will cover their nakedness- --'J."iO,()00,
000 habitually go naked and 700,001),
000 only cover the middle part of the
l.ody : ,'ill0,l)0O,lllli) live iu houses, 700,
0110,000 in huts ami caves, the remain
ing J."i0,0in,000 virtually having uo
place to lay their heads,
(lass Curtains,
(ilass curtains are a novelty in art
industry for house fiirnishiiieH. They
are in colored glass, and have the ef
fect, when closed, of stained glass.
They consist of a scries of little
squares of colored glass, each set in a
small zinc frame, the squares being at
tached to e.tcli other at the four cor
ners by little S-shapid hooks. It is
stated that they can be as on ilv taken
down and inoveil ns any other curtains,
and, in the case of changing from one
sine of window to another, can be eas
ily enlarged or decreased by the addi
tion or subtraction of a certain num
ber of stpittres. They are also easily,
cleaned, and one of their particular
attractions is said to be cheapness.
St. Louis Kepublio,
Highest of all In Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
I
ABSOLUTELY PURE
HIS MONEY'S WORTH.
Ho Company Could Maha Him Par fott
Mora than He Sent.
A man rushed into a telegraph
office, seized a telegraph blank and a
pen, and by propping himself against
the counter managed to write the
following message:
"Kate: 1 won't be home till morn
ing. IlARKY."
"What'll that cost?" said the man,
handing the message through tho
porthole to the manipulator of elec
tricity. "Let me see; eight words, 25
cents."
"Twenty- D vc cen ts, eh? ITow much
for ten words?"
"The snuic price; anything not ex
ceeding twelve will cost you a quar
ter," answers the operator, making a
spring to muzzle an Instrument that
was sputtering as If It hud delirium
tremens.
"I'm bound to har tho worth of
my money out, then," said the man,
bracing himself against tho counter
as he traced on a blank this clear
message:
" 'Incomprehensibility, manufactu
rers, transcendentalism, Constanti
nople, coneavoconvex, Massachusetts,
assassination, Pennsylvania, rhinoce
ros, hippopotamus, imperturbability,
phlloprogcnltlven ss.'
"There, string that on your wire,
and send her," said tho man, with a
look of vengeance in his eye.
Tho operator counted tho words,
but volunteered the Information that
there was no sens In the message,
and that the dictionary must have
been ninsacked for the longest words.
"1 know there's no sense In It, but
Kate'll understand it, all the same.
She'll know I'm on a spree anyway,
when I send a message at this hour,
whether It's sense or not. 1 made 'em
long on purpose, to break the back oi
your machlno. Shovel 'em in and
start the crank. I'm fi.r a good tlmo.
Nevermind the expense. Here'Byour
Quarter."
And the man ran out and hailed a
passing cab. Tld-Hits.
How'a This f
Wd olTor line Wanilred lMlars nVwuril 'r
nyi'a-rof I'alai-rli llal cuiiiiut bo cure J by
llall'i) Catarrh Cnri'.
V. .1. Oipnkv .t- Co.. TnVilo, O.
'iV, tln unilersiuni'il, have know n K. .' I'hr
Iiey for I he last IT, year-, ami ln-lleve him (n-r-fei'tlv
lioiiorHhh iu nil lmsini'SH truiucl ioiia
nii'l lliiani: allv nlil" lo carry out any ohli.v
tutn math' hv tht'ir firm.
Wtsr X I'liL AX, Whuii-siile Drus-lsts, Tuktlo,
Ohio.
Wai.iiim). Kix'AM Maiivin, WLoW'snlo
liruuk-ism. Told". Oh o.
Ha 1'h ( ularrlt t 'lire is taken Internilly, nct
Iiik directly ukiii Iheliloo.l it ti . I iiiiicnii sur
faces of the system. Test innnnl- sent free.
I'rUe, 7ic. 1'it hull le. Sot I hyall DriytfisU.
JSC aympatliy ut It-It fur ttio muu who Is a
fool twice.
For In pnro tr th'n Blood, Wraknsw. Mala
ria, Neuralgia. IuilititioD and lllliiusnea,
telte Hrowit'd Iron Mut'Ts it gives tttreiiKth,
3kln old pi-nun feel young and youog
pcraou troni;; pleasant to take.
At th beginning of the Christian era the
relative, valet of gold to sliver wore as one
to uinu.
Wa fare Rttalur.
No matter of how long standing. VrlU
for free treatise, testimonial. el., to S. J.
Hollennworlb & Co.. Oweuo. Tioga Co., N. Y.
Price SI; by Qiall, ll.lo.
Traces of j rohlstorie city luive been dis
covered not far Irom ZaiiKihar, in Afriea.
For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Siomai-h die.
orders, w-e Krown'g Iron Hlttora the Hect
Tonic. It rebuilds the H ood and strengthen
the musi 1-s. A eplenuid medicine tor wtak
tnd debilitated persona.
There nr in the world 2flt Mind nsyliims
and training' schools, with 11, "so inmates.
A Wonderful stomach corrector - neerham's
rills. IteecharuV-no others. cuius a box.
Cupid never shows a n riakle.
KNOWLEDGE
IWnps comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world's best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Svrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to Its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is erfcctly free from
every ohjectionahlo substance.
Svrup of Figs is for sule hy ail drug
gist in 50c amffl bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, yon will not
accept any substitute if offered.
A N I oTa LIT "m i'T ITm f B 701 N t
For Irtllgeatloa, Dltiousaras,
t'.rlcil, USTraal'r Kerala,
I and all disorders of tb Btvuedl,
Uvrrsnd Bowels,
set ffxntlr vet nmmr.l t. Cerfset
tdttreU"ti foiluws their u. sold I
by dniKSlsU or sent hy nis.il. Pol
( Tlalai. ..vo. !.'-. Is.ies), at.
: rrse samplssaiiarew
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TRUSS
UAKII tit HHRRa
Send for book oa
Mrrbaalral Treat.
Baking
Powder
Doesn't Idke Colored Stncklnfffl-
Queen Victoria always had a mania
for whlt stockings, and when col
ored hose first came to bo generally
worn she actually ptohibiled them
In court circles. On one occasion a
royal princess was dismissed from the
presence chamber because she wore
a pair of black silk stockings with a
colored gown. The venerable lady
was obliged to give in at last, how
ever, and colored stockings have
been generally worn In the Queen's
household for several years. Now,
however, that white Is so much la
fashion, white stockings have ap
peared again, which so pleases the
lovereign that she herself ordered
twenty-live pairs for Princess Ways
trousseau. Vogue.
Tlio Colossus of 1'liotlcs w:.B cast iu ovel
lliO pieces mid fitted together.
A baby Is a blossom on which thero itret
ew thorns.
DR. KILMEirr.
SWAMP-ROOT
CURED ME
Of Kidney and Liver Complaint,
Inflammation of the Bladder.
Dr. Kilmer & o., Dlnchnmlen, N. Y.
Gentlemen: "It affords me pleasure to give
you a reeoinmciidiitinn fer r. Kllnirr's
fcWAlMl'-ltOOr, of which I linro taken 3
small iiottie. It hits
neatly returned tbo tl
fect of tho
RHEUMATISM
of about 7 yfarBtntul-tn-,
ulso a severo weak
ness of my bnek and
kidneys ef about 10
Tears' ftanilliur and
has hclmd a severs
'attack of
INFLAMMATION
of tho bladder, which
I am sure sWANP
w. It. i tlllios. ntlOT Will entirely
cure mo of in a short time. I purchased tbo
medicine of S. 0. Ftone, tbo Dniizni.-t hero in
llutlor, Ind." W. IL Cbilson. March,, "93.
At Urnjrslsta SO rent and $1.00 Size.
iDToJhla' CtiMe to Health " free -CotwiltAtlull free.
Dr. Kilmer ft Co., - liinirluimtoti, N. T.
Or. Kilmer's PARILLA LIVER PILLS An th. But.
41 Fllla, 25 centa. All lrugel(a.
'August
Flower
99
" I am happy to state to you and
to suffering humanity, that my wife
has vscd your wonderful remedy,
Augast Flower, for sick headache
and palpitation of the heart, with
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she lias been a great sufferer, has
been under the treatment of eminent
physicians in this city and Boston,
and found little relief. She was in
duced to try August Flower, which
gave immedaite relief. We cannot
say to much for it." L. C. Frost,
Springfield, Mass. 9
"Mothers
Friend1
MAKES CHILD BIRTH EASY.
Colvin, La., Deo. S, 1886. My wlfs used
MOTHEIt'3 FRIEND beforo her third
oonflnement, and says aho would not b
without It for hundreds of dollars.
DOCK MILLS.
Sent by expreM on receipt of prir.", 11,00 per bot
tie. book " To Muthers " mailed I tee.
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ngES
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ihf iraii.rr nor i.urr dr t'io It i vet. Tlir arc Irvnf,
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iu-iin, unilonn ir am-.rtcil, put m lit Uixcit,
Aftk rour dmlrr lor them, or n'tt'i 40c. In
tttmiK fur a inix of ftkcurtoil not. Mdu'ld by
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loflda potaaalam, aartaptrtMaor HotBprinira AU w
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