A WOMAN 'SNERYES.
THE HTOHKII'A WOMAN TO WHOM
KOIHK WAH TOItTI UK.
Proif f i'n I td by l.ent fceltriiiriit
riiralcliina llilll.il lly Her t'uae.
(I'rom the flute City. Keokuk, Iowa.)
Mrs. IMon Meyen, whosn lioitni Is at 3515
fiTiioii iivciiue, VMfHifo, mill whom viit 10
Keokuk, I i., will Inntf he remembero.1, w:i
hi 0110 time urn i-tmt wilh 11 n-rvoui mul.i ly
which lit limes ilrovo ln-r nearly to ilistrao
tlou. " l'hosi! terrihlo lieinliielies are a Ihliiij
of thi pist," sho mii.l 1 ho other .lay to 11
Gate City re.re.-eiit ilive, "an I there isiiiitt)
uetory in eouneeiiou with it too.
"My in-nntis system Mi-litiii"'l.'ii;reiit shock
aoine fifteen ycrs ir.ro, I iroutf lit 011, I LiMv,
through too imirli worrying over family
milters, ninl then ullowiui; tny lovo for my
looks to (jut the ttottor of my .limretiou
wliero my health was eoneeruo.l. Wliy,
wheiievr my alTiirs at ho:m '114 not o
lou just as I fxp'xrto.l, I won! I invariably
becomo proslrat"d from tin) ex'itnmeiit an 1
I woulit ooiisMit mys -If foilunat" in l"tl 1 f
tile eirivts of thi' atta 'k wceihl not rennln
for a wi'i'k. I w is utli:.l 10 iv. up our
pli'asaiit homo not far Iron tlm 1. ike shorn
drivi', bivauso I .'null not ntnu.1 Hi" noise in
that loi'aUly. I0011I.I 1 1 1 1 i id pWi-v i:i tlm
city which Iil' i'iii 'l Mi;t:il)lo to otn whoso
nervous system was always on the point of
explosion. To.alilto my uiiahirtiiti . my
complexion nil lens'. 'lit a ehaii :" aii'l 1
lookeil ho yellow mil sillow that I was
uhiitti".l lo'viiiure fr-nn the limn. at i.ll.
' '.Ua.him,' s ii I my .lo.'lur In me n,.u a'ter
nu unusually wvt" nit.i.'i; of the mainly,
"unless you leave tlm eily 1111.I s ek some
Iilaeo of ipilet. you will 11. vr ri'eover.' So
ciiuelu.il I I ivou I I visit my iin.'V, who
lives in lalias Ciiiiuly, Iowa, mi l whoso
fHrm woul I surely 1 o a kuu I p a: for nun
111 tllV il I l t fell lit ion. I picket up ttH
Gulu it; i ll" ilay an l happ-iiel to eomo
(lerossan iiiieiestiiiu' p. 'it'll of the re'civ-iy 1
of some wo:i. an lu N' Vork Stain who WiM
lifllieleil in I 1 1 .1 1 1 lieen. This wo'iian hit I
bei tii'ure 1 1. Iir.Wiliiims' 1'ink 1'iHs for 1' ill
1'eople. tlioMirht tli.-it il 1'iiili 1'ills I'ureJ
that woman limy mirlit 1I0 the miiiid for 11m. '
1 I'l-Kau 10 tal; the pills a.'cor.liu.; to llreo-
tious 1111 1 I l.i aii ti feel leiier from tin) :
start. Alter J ha I taken several h.ocen of
thi'in 1 was r-a.ly 10 Im.-k to Cliie.'u,'o. .My
ni rvousiii ss wis c,n. an I my e'ii lexioa i
was as rivli as that of any sixt'-i'ii-yenr-ohl !
jrlrl in luw 1. aii'l 1'ink Tills is what put till i
co'or in my ch.ck. So u ler I .1111 in ueli I
hlk-h spirits an. I leel like a priss" lliitr. An I
no woii'ler 1 like to eome to Ii. oniik (or II it 1
binl noil een for 1'iuk I'iils Ihul;Iii inm 11 ,
Keokuk firm 1 woul.i not have Leeii itlivo i
Dow," IniU'liinitly conelii e 1 the laly. '
Dr. Williams' l'luk Tills eontaiu all tlm .
elements necessary 10 Kive new liie nn t rieh-
niss 10 fie Mo! an ! restore s Millirel j
nerves. 1 hey are Tor aiu I V (ill ilr'iiKlMii,
or may do hail by mail fmm IT. Williams'
Mille'ini) Company, S 'heneet.i.ly, N. Y., I01
CO cents per l i x, or ms box.-s for tJ. H).
FfTVi Is of llieyi ling.
Oliservatloiis mi the ph.vsluiugical ef.
feels of cycling, i'i nll.v iiililislni iy
1I. P.hlZllevlcIl of St. rcterslllllV,
h'iow that the play of the chest Imme
diately nl'ier ri.ling iliiuiuishes fnuu 1
to l .'i eeiiliiiietei's, especially In 'ho
cases of women and children ninl of
men racing, or beginning to use tho
cycle. The general effect of 11 summer' 4
riding on un-li as piactically nil; in
women ninl children the vital enpael'y
was slightly Increased. The arm po'v
or was found to have increased morn
than the leg power In young persons
nud in beginners, bin In the case of ma
ture men used in cycling this was ut
no evident.
Origin of a . line.
HueUnim was at Ir.st any Burt
cloth stiffened w iih gum.
II
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l."i:
f.ir roii-iini l:en iiM' l
ammer. Sir-. Ai.i.m
a, H' t -a. is-.'l.
r Ihre'.' -;je.."-ssivi crops
licriiiU'l.i 'anii'
In one year.
Scrofulous Taints
Iain, in tlm tiioo I of ainiosi every on-. In
many eases tln-j ar- inheriteil. Seroiula ap
pears ill lllhllihg -ores, bunches, pimpliS
mil eaaeeioiis growths. S rolula eai. 1 10
cutej by pun.yiu thu blou 1 with lluoil'i
ooct s Sar-
vtu'llla
8 irs'iparilla. This f -J Ari
great renin ly lias had Ml
Wen ierfal su ss in .'.;1Vi
curing this ilis-is-. ft thoroti 'lily ern ll
(ales tlm humor 11 en the blood. Hood's
Surs ip'irilla em . s 1 be seres nud eruptions
by removing III- i i i-uran-s in tlm bleo I.
Hood's Pills ' -O" al! liver ill-. ..... .
Ihrtircatcst ."ledital Uistovtry
of tho Aive.
KENNEDY'S
Medical Discovery,
DONALD KENNEDY, of ROXBURY, MASS.
Out ttus (..-Iter Jay liL-inre t".trr..l.i.
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Jhil nun- .'.in nil, ur . ( imru 101 u,.
Ain... 10' iin'jthhul ill hiy ...),', i I
til .'i.',.'.i in ir r."ii. ),,ii must (u.m
J CIS l.'l.i'. II !'.(.. it. IIS J ,,(('. c'e.s: lifn
M'.si l'.1 il illl le'i.r fo'i.',,r ll'l' tl
.V O.I.H 7 I l;t lit E. lint I o n;
l.ii re it tinij Inft kiiuu-it nf ih.ur
r. umlii .1 tin 'j tr, hi,, I hi iriil.ns cii.
I'.iii 1'. la ip nt'j 'it', rin hi.-i y,itirs,lt
mih tin ) ,li;,i it. Ilftt trioe. ii mmj
kui'W troii llir 'iM'i.i. iy Ana i.',.i,l ni
iim. imirs trnl
Mr. Si Ml Y C. A Yiu:s.
SniiiJ 11 fostal curii lor Ur. kcniK-d 'n Oouk.
Th.ccmpnrntlvrvaluooftheio tworn!
la known to most peraona.
Thy illuatrata that greater quantity Is
Hoi always inoit ta be UeaireJ,
Thcaa carcta expreaa tha baosflclat quaai
ity of
Ripans Tabuhs
An compared with any pre vioualy known!
ivsii:hsia curb.
Ripana Tahulea : Price, 50 centa a boa,
Cf itiuggiata, cr by mail.
nil'ANS CHEMIIAL CO.,. 10 if.wt St.,l.T,
4
FOB FARM AM) UARDEX.
ciiorPKD 'love ron hens.
liens liuvo too muck gritiu and too
muck of otker concent rated food in
winter. They are usimlly fed with
Koine recn vegelablo when niiytliiiif?
in tin; vegetable line is iveu to thein.
1'Lis is good in it way, but it is not
tke brht food. A head of cabluiee
litin iiiihere hens can iii'di at it will
soon be devoured, but th cabb i.ee in
not the Inst o-jU'oducinK food.
Chopped clover liny given in hiiiiiII
iiiiuiiiiits ilnily will bo greedily eaten.
Jt will furnish ni"io nf lime for the
t eg hlirliH than any kind of grain ex
cept wheat. It will prevent the birds
from fattening as they ate apt to do
if given nil the grain needed to satisfy
t Im-ih. - l!o-ton Cultiuitor.
I1KA V l-KIUHNli OK I'fl'KS.
The le 'dill',' of ducks too heavily
will retard tluir laying, and assume
of I in 111 will begin to lay ill January,
il is important to use care ill that re
spect. I on linieli glum win eniisi
4 lli-lll tn lose the use of their legs, llllil
this w ill happen to the females Inori
than In the drakes, us the latter will
Hut feed as eagerly as the others. The
fun I should be bulky, given t w lee 11
day. Cooked turnips, thicken. I with
a mixture coiiipo-ed of i ipml pin ts nf
bran, corn meal and ground meat,
will prove 1111 exc lion! diet, allowing
them all that they will cat. If turnips
(annul be (ihl.-iined, use clover tiny,
cut very liie mid sc-ilded, allow nig it
to remain over night to -nfteii. Weak
lees iielicM.- not only thai the ducks
lite ovi lied, bill when the ipmrlels are
1 hi In y they will soniiiiiiie.s git the
I heli'lialislil. It is best to allow thelll
to t un out lor ci rci.se w hen it can bi
le, 1 : 1 1 d their ill liters slmuM b
111, with plenty nf cut straw 0:1 lie
r. I'ariu and I'll side.
11 i.n r.i'. of s ai i k.
his crop is ijnilc it ptoiitald.' nie-,
as it
keep
a pr.
crop
The
nud
Jane
is in regular ib-niaitd by lioiise
ls. It reipnres rich soil to give
dital'le yield, us does, iu fact, any
grown for s -11 ing in the markets,
-ecd i-sown iu April iu seed beds
tin- plants are 1 1 iinsnlaiiti d in
or Jnlv into fowsof twelve inches
iipart, and eight or ten inches apart
j ill tin.' fows. The Mill is kept Well
j eiillivalcd, an I, by tie- middle of S p-
1 (ember, the harvest is begun by cut-
j ting out each alternate row, a plant
making at this tune two hunches. The
i-o.s hit grow quickly into thick
bii-hes, mid arc again cut as before,
leimii", I he l ows lour feet apart. These
plants are cut before the wmt r. wh 11
they make a thirl crop, altogether
vie! ling a s itisfuetury pi-'dit. Tlie
last crop Heed led be Mild at mice, but
may be buii'-lo 1 and hung up for Mill
iliter, of it may be pressed into small
sipiare pacUaues, and sold iu bulk III
this way to I In- doilers during the
winter, or even 111 the spring. N, w
York Tim. s.
1.1 ui'i.rn Tin.i'S.
The rabbit-, mice. 11, d oth -r rod'-iib
Usually inj ire tr.-e- in Hie winter so
that by sp. ing it is 11 , -s n-to re
pair lie in 111
1,1. r. I'lil.-s
wav before sum
p. -Is h ive I .Hell the
inner bark nil aniitu I tie
will I'I .- .Vet' With pl'ope
The lu st reined'.' to nppl;
trees, tlley
treatment,
is to make
a still' pla-ter out of el iy mid cow
111 inure nddiii.r a little w iter t 1 m ik.,
tl in. ire plastic. If su -ii 1 p i.ter is
placed over tin- b:rii d portion nf the
tree and secured into portion by a
coNel ilig of old lugeing or cloth, tie
woniid is likely to )ieii up in a hleo l
time. If tin- weather is very dry it
will be necessary to wet the baudii-e
iii'casinnally.
The great object of the application
is to keep lh- wound moist while na
ture heals up th. injury. If in,, wound
is a l ir -e and sel'ious nae it wav be
necessary to cut oil' m my of the top
lilll lis nf I iie t I CC. This is to 1 1 11 li '.e
the llow of lh sip, which is neces
sarily ditiiinislicd l.v the wound.
I : ln r ii nieilies for girdled trees are
II comm. tided, but for a simple mid
ell'cctlM- device, which any niehiild isl
can apply this one cannot ),.. Mir
pnssed. Il is 1111 old -fashioned remedy
but is as good today as it was in the
ilavs of our forefathers. New -ling-land
I'nriui r.
i'aiii: m'' nu: 101.1's fi i-.i-.
On the sh np, IVoeu ground the
colts may break their hoofs especially
if they ale not kept trimmed down,
and unless some attention is given to
the mutter a misshapen hoof will de
velop that can never be converted into
II well sli apell one. Sometimes ft hoof
is so broken oil' at one side while it re
mains long at the other that the ten
dons of the leg are strained. A badly
misshapen hoof is almost Mire to make
the animal awkward, and perhaps ill
gaited. The way to prevent annoying,
nud possibly serious results, in to keep
a close watch on the colts' hoofs mid
shape them up as often iih occasion
demands. It is important to use care
and good judgment in this work. It
will very rarely, if ever, be necessnrv
to pare oil' the sole of the hoof; and
if ev -r this work is done, it should
be done w iih the greatest cue, and
'he frog should be cirefully avoided.
Except in p laubly v ry rare emeu nil
that is in eessary is to cut nil' the edges
of the hoof. This is bent done by net-
ting the hoof on a solid plauk or other
smooth, level surface, and with a
chisel cut down nud through tho edgo
cf tho hoof, cutting off excessive
growth, and leaving; the edgo of tho
hoof as regular as possible. This trim
ming of the hoofs is a good training
for the colt. It will soon learn to
1 1 r. 1 11. ..1 .... 1 I..;,.,
ihiu tin mtxjia imiiiiM-11 im iniiiiii'.'i
... ., .
without objection. uilo 0110 must
be firm, the first point is to exercise
kindness. The colt is afraid; reas
sure it. On no account lose temper.
The ir n that cannot control hia tem
per is unlit to handle a colt 011 any
occasion. American Agriculturist.
LAND KOH (IAKHKMMI.
Truck farming or market gardening
calls forth the highest skill. Tho
laud must be made ''fat," as t!m
Scotchman would nay, and then kept
so by applications of live or (en cords
of good manure per acre or even iiioru
every year. For some crops for a
M-iir or two at 11 time it is olt. n found
profitable to substitute coiuniereial
liltilizeis wholly or initially for sta
ble manure. Until' e iiirnerclal Ina
nines me used exclusively the supply
of liituins iu the soil will soon be
( vhaiisl.d and must be supplied by
the plowing iu of green crops, such as
clnver. Ol'eipial impol'ta Wlthln-ll
lertiliatioii is high and i ntensive cul
ture. Keeping down the weeds is not
enough, bill the pr.sctii f a perpet
ual mulch of tine drt i-ei ih an inch
deep upon the entire surface of the
ground is to be worked nil'. To this
end tlie onions, beets carrots and tur
nips are to be repeatedly hoed, and
the cultivator is to be mil between
rows nf cabbage, celery, potatoes,
coi n, etc., once 11 week or ol'lem r.
lo prosecute trucking with great
est satisfaction the op. r it..r must not
d. petid upon supplies of moisture as
they naturally occur. II- must be
re independent of the ilitluelice of
variable seasons.
To ken- the laud in good condition
ind raise good crops tear after year,
rotation must be followed. It is md
tlie right thing to grow one crop tear
in and vent- out on the same land.
lake the land at the sod, plow and
pi mt col li or potatoes. 1 he net veal
It will be ill good shape for beets,
turnips, carrots, tomatoes, win- unci
the other ..I' good gird-11 crops may
thus be 1a1s. d--S.111 l'raiici.-eo Chron
icle. l'tilM AMI HAIII'IIN mht.
Keeping the nests dark will often
prevent tin hens from eating their
eggs.
Air-sl ik I Iim freely used iu tho
poultry quarters will destroy unpleas
ant ..dor-.
Two Weeks is loll,' enough b Ill-ike
11 fowl fat if highly fed with a fatten
ing rat io!l.
If mchards ate to bo mad- profit
able, they must receive as good euro
as ot In r crops.
(i .o l tilia.'e itici-i ases the available
food supply of th - sod nud ids 1 cmt
s. rsc: its moisture.
(ioo 1 dr. linage, natural or nrlilicial,
Isess.nlial to -iiecess. Trees an; illl-
P'ltii'tll of Wet feet.
Tile late h itched t II I' k e V s c I II neat ly
always be ' : s .-n a f n sli r.ill -,e much
young, r than tliose hatched cirlior.
Alt r the chickens are m weeks old
tin-re Is a stca ly gam nu the part of
the large bleeds over the small ones.
Wh.-re th poilitiy are allowed to
shift I 'i tin nis Iv s and nr.- given the
fall '.-e nf tie- farm lin y nlleu prove 11
llUlslllCe.
Iry earth is the best deodorizer
kllOW II. It is also t lie best llhsnl hl-llt
to preserve the manure in the h ast of
fensive way.
We U-.lrniucd lauds mv drier in wet
spells and ne o..-tet' in dry spells than
nth r 1 III I:.. I'iiey can be Wol k. ll
earlier ill slu ing.
The mulch should not h removed
until the danger from heavy frei .nig
tins nil pissed. Then the sooner it
can be removed the better. Tins is
generally quite early iu spring.
I'lees should be made to selld their
loots deep into the soil, ill older le
fortify tie unelves ii-aiu-t drought.
fins is done by drninili the soil, nud
by plow iu ' t he orch ird 1 at her deep.
Small trees lire easily injured by
high w inds if the soil is made very wet
by t Ac- ssive rains, as they will bo
shaken and loosened in the ground.
fo prevent this they should be staked.
both for summer nud winter, mulch
ing is extremely valuable, and by
studying the eiuses to which it can be
put we are but imitating nature iu her
In nelicciit Work of protecting the
plants from an untimely death.
In the dry season mulch prevents
many plants from dying and prolongs
their life iu a thrifty way fur future
fruit bearing. Stirring the Htirfaco
mil of plants nets as a mulch. This
is one of the best warn of applying it.
His Sole (iirt.
"Can you point out Wicks to me
the one who is bo terribly stingy?"
"Vi s ; there he is just across tho
room, giving some one a piece of his
mind. " Chicago Ilitel - Id-all.
Although on laud a clumsy aiiiinal,
the seal is wonderfully quick in the
wnt.-r, and iu a fair race can generally
catch almost any lisli.
FOB THE llOl'SEWIFE.
WASIIISO CHAMOIS LEATHER.
To wash chamois leather dissolv
iiltlo soda in warm water, and after
rubbing some soft soap well into tho
leather, soak it for two hours covering
1111 tho pan. Movo tho leuthcr about
.111 .1 , 1
atid rub it gently, w hen it is clean
1
riiiHii with a slight lather of soap iu a
weak solution of soda and war 111 water.
It requires no other rinsing than thin
iih it is the small quantity of puro son)
adhering to the leather that helps to
soften it. Wring tightly in a rough
towel and dry quickly in the huh or
near a tire,
RKSTOHINO Ll'STIlK TO FflW.
Here is a recipo obtained direct
from a ltussinn lady for restoring
bistro tn furs. Ilwcllers lit cold cli
mates wear so much fur that their ex
perience m preserving its beauty can
not fail to be useful. Heat a quantity
of rye flour as hot as the hand can
bear. Spread a sheet upon the Hour,
lay the fur to bo dressed upon il, cover
the giimo-nt with the heated Hour, let
it rem 1111 lor half an hour, then shake,
11 id finally go over it with a long
haired brush. It will will take home
time to nu. ove all the rye, but this
tn itlde will be repaid by the improved
nppcuraiiee if the fur. Coarsely
ground 1111 nl probably would answer if
rye Hour is led obtainable, llran is
inure easily dealt with, but its cllicieney
as a resturer would probably be infe
rinr to that of llour. New York I'ost,
rl.Kts i t-: t mens in mmk WATF.It.
A new and satisfactory way to ch nu
white hat feallieisls to dtp them ill
blue water. Make the solution quite
thick and allow the plumes to remain
in the wash fur some time. When
thoroughly soaked, lift them gently
out of the bath so the mixture will
partially adhere. Next lay the feath
ers mi a rough cloth, letting' them re
main until dry. Then shake thor
oughly and softly bent against the
cloth until all the particles of drt
lime have fallen oil'. A sun bath of a
few minutes will restore their irish-111-ss,
nud the Usual amateur pro ess of
holding them over steam to leg liu the
curl will result iu their being almost
as good us new.
Iu curling feathers wil'i steel, it
should be remembered that only the
blunt sid" ol the instrument should be
Used.
A w ise recipe to follow in preparing
feathers, fur beds is this: Water jN
saturated with quicklime; the feathers
are well steeped and stirred for three
or four days; they are taken out,
drained mid unshed in clean water,
dried 011 nets or dry cloth, shaken oc
casionally while (Irvin, Hint liiiailv
beaten to expel any dud. This is for
amateur treat. ueiit ; th most efficient
method is to h ate t in u steamed by
machine.
In dye whit 0 or c;. .ini feiilhers it
will be found that tie take easily to
all dyeing mute rials. S.illloWer and
lemon for rose color or pink, Jtra.il
wood tor d"i p red, Ur,iil wood and
cudbear for crimson, indigo for blue
and weld for yellow. It is safest to
bleach t heni before d.llig. The man
lier nf t rent lueilt is t It.- satin! as that
cloth. Xew York 1'ivss.
M I KM I KM' S( HATS.
Tim's of a 111 inn in. .t Ii have, been
found of 11 length of nine feet, meas
ured along the curve.
'I'll.- heart ordinarily bents about
seventy times a minute, and throws
about two ounces of blood at each con
traction. There wi re two total eclipses of the
urn in 171'J nud iu ls.s.,1. This Hire
phetionii in 111 will lint happen again
until lIiioT.
Ant. mull ic machines h ive been de
vised for use on a moving train which
liiei'linnicallv record the Condition of
(Very loot of tlie track.
A municipal laboratory win re bnc
t. rial c inn 1 mi 1 1 . hi may be conducted
in cases of suspected cholera and diph
theria is about to be established ill
London.
Systematic cviviso is an ninn.iiig
cure fur tiervoitsii, m, languidiiess, in
somnia, and indigestion, and inciden
tally fur awkward fig urea, dull eyes,
and muddy skins.
A Mexican professor of physics pro
poses to foretell earthquakes by Con
necting telephones to the pipes of deep
ai t. sin 11 wells and to met il plates sunk
ill deep 111011 11 til 1 11 crevices.
'I'he head and face have eighty-threu
musclca; the nek has forty-nine; the
thorax seventy-eight; the nbdomeii
tlrrty-three ; the back seventy-eight ;
the upper extremities niuiet y-eighl ;
the lower extremities 1(IS.
liy using at a measured distance in
front of a photographic camera an ink
or mercury dropper liberating drop
in rapid succession to one another. ('.
U. Warner of Wormley, nenr Hro
bourne, England, has curiously illus
trated an exceeding interest ing method
of estimating the duration of lightning
Hashes. Mr. Warner Iiiih made a nega
tive showing the Hashes, t he images of
which are dtslorted, by refraction due
to rain drops lulling close to the pho
lugriipliie b us, the npi ratiirn of which
was, presumably, of biuall diameter.
QUAINT AM) i TKIOl'S.
An Atchison (Kan.) woman's poodle
dog sports a glass eye.
Chicago has twenty-two general and
sixteen special hospitals.
Kleveu hundred hoitd of horses were
bought iu Oregon recently at an aver
age price of . l-HO.
In the year 1081 tho English Hepoy
army iu bengal consisted of twenty
men under a corporal.
liismnrck has 1(IU different orders of
knighthood and as many uniforms as
would set up a small army.
A 'Jiio-otmco gold nugget in tho
shape of a horseshoe has been dis
covered at Hargraves, Australia.
A Noriiiiiii-l'ercheron hol'sc, owned
in Pctroit, Mich., and weighing 12,500
pounds, iH tho heaviest equine in the
world.
Tlie oil wells of Uaku, I'russiti,
cover a distance of country tweuty-livo
miles long by over half a mile in
breadth.
A loaf of bread supposed to have
been leavened and baked lib. ill hlil) It.
C. has been taken by a French ex
ploier from n tightly sealed Assyrian
sarcophagus.
A Clarke ('.unity, (lorn-gin couplo
recently Celebrated their golden Wed
ding in the house in which they ttcro
married nud which Ins been their
homo continuously since.
Nut ui'iil gas has been Used ill '111 1 1 11
for many centuries. It issues from
lissttres iu the earth near c ml mill, s
and is led through bamboo tubes to
the poi:.t where it is cou- umed.
II irry Spies, a Cinciniiat tinner, is,
led death recently by having a very
heavy watch-chain, which caught a
scantling and held 1 1 tit Hum pitching
oil' a high scalVol.liug to the street.
The prize of .i0 oU'erid for the
druggist who, at the next session ol
the Missouri rharmicists, shall cor
rectly inline must drugs by (he smell,
lias set the doctors training their
1IOSIH.
(ias lamps were introduced iu the
I'aris streets iu JXI'.I. Their employ
ment caused no litte remark among
the coiinlry peiqile, who got an idea
that there was mine magic about the
matter.
tjueeii Victoria's footm-n wear wigs
w hich have eight rows of curls, w h -reus
tlmse of the I'riuc.) of Wales aro
allowed seven rows and those of the
Lord Mayor of Iemdoli are allowed
six only.
Mrs. Ann Adanii Spear, who died at
(.liiiney, Mass., receullv, was born in
Unit town M uch I, 1 V'.'T, on tlie hiiiii
rei I where she has since lived, nud a
stone's throw liolii the house iu winch
she died.
I'ioqiiinto Miranda of Columbia,
Central America, is living, blind 1111 I
helpless at the age of I'Sl. Hun of
his neighbors is It (5 years old and
still able to work at knitting with
coarse thread.
Mrs. Joseph Monarch of I'eshtigo,
Wis., is the mother of four genera
tions. She was burn iu Sil5 and re
cently was photographed with her de
hi'eiidants, the pictures representing
an interesting nud wholesome family
group of live generations.
Huge Shells.
Among the largest bivalve, shells
known is the geodncli, a huge clam ol
tho Alaskan const, that attains 11
weight of live or six pounds, one tdicll
iittoiding f I for a huge family.
The concha, especially those known
as queen and trumpet coiiehs, are
nmiiiig the giants of the univalve,
shells, weighing, iu the latter instance,
sometimes tv Ivo pounds ponderous
objects as they move along on the
sandy bottoms of the lagoons of their
choice.
flic method of locomotion anion
these large concha is singular, partic
ularly when observed from above.
'I'he shell reaches out its foot, which
is iu 111 . I, ill t he c Ise of the common
slroinbiis, with a sharp-pointed, saber
like operculum, thrusts it into tho
sand and gives 11 powerful wrench,
w hich forces the shell along in a aeries
of jerks. Tim re-tl giants of the mob
liisca are few and are confined mainly
to those described. Ledger.
How To ;o To Sleep.
When you turn out your lamp at
night mentally drop a heavy purple or
green curtain oil the a-titities of lite.
Let go relax muscles and nerves,
l'laeo the hands alongside of the body,
or on the pit of the stomach. If you
lie upon your buck, turn the head
slightly to one side, llroathe deeply,
but tranquilly, while mentally watch
ing the breath Mow from tho nostrils
out into the Moating clouds, like steam
from tho nozzle of a teakettle, 15o
fore you know :t you will be asleep.
Stuart.
Mr. Itichniaim I don't demand
that my daughter hIuiII mnrry wealth,
but I do insist that tho man sho
marries shall have brains enough to
get along in the world..
Young Hlinipursu Well, I think
I've shown pretiy good judgment in
Hcleeting a fntlier-iu-hitv ; don't you?
X.-w York Weekly.
The outer layers of the alligator's
skin are said to contain ft large per
cent'! ;e ef silica, henco the hardness
of U10 uiniual's hido.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Absolutely pure
Fxpenslve (Stamps.
Tho riillutelle world has been flut
tered by a recent Important event, for I
tt Is nniintinced thnt the vice president
' the Loudon I'hilntellc Society has
lold all bis stamps. The affair certain
le l,,.e.....u llilei-esllll- wllell tV IlUU'll I
the price commanded by the few thou-
land little hits of paper.
: A linn which deals iu these light and
airy tritles secured the vice president's
nit ire collection, and gave no less than
r.oO.iHXi for It,
This, we understand. Is the largest
price evor paid for a collect lou of
filainps, though It Is said that tho
Ireiisures In this sort recently bequeath
rd by 11 ineiiiber of l':ii-lhimcnt to tin)
Itrltlsli Museum would have fetched 11
higher tig me if put up to public auction.
A London establishment Is just now
advertising a single stump, valued til
d .',."ii h 1, Imt whether tiny Intended pur
l-hfltt-r will be found willing to receive
It 111 exchange I'i - Hint Mini remains to
tie seen. 'I'he Puke of York, already
knout) us a keen cotimilseur. Is said la
lie imxloiis to ptirelui.se this great
SUimp.
Kxerts declare that there Is 110 better
Investment for money nowadays than
Stumps. If that be so I hey w ill beeoni.!
an oblei t of fascination to ninny who
lit present take little delight in them.
Wnck nud While.
Haliy Needs ,ir anil llglit.
A luiitlier whose children are the ml.
miration, physically as well as other
wise, of her friends, tvritine; for "The
Voinan's Hook" on the subject of the
nursery, says: "lo not be 11 f raid of
plenty of fresh air ami sunlight. Let
carpet and pretty iniisliti em tains fade,
tint let the sunlight stream into the
6ooin. Whether the ilay be warm or
liot, open the windows, and do not fear
to open them really wide. You will
have less ilramdil than bv oneiiinr a
slit. Manv doctors will forbid a little
infant to be (akei. out iu winter. This
is undoubtedly a bale precaution In n
severt; climate, bul.
de, but. 1 iiltle babv loligt) ! "ess, nr constipation, sent stomach, loss of
r quite as much as VOII do. I IM''''. coated loimi.e, in.liK. stio,, 01 dy.
'.. , .. ., pepsin, windy Ix IcIiiiiks, luait burn,"
l-i. if lie llii'ou-intr 111. ininiiii : ! 1 1: ..... r. 1 ..:..i 'j
for fresli air
Let him have it by throwing wideopen
jour nursery winnow, uress mm as
though for gointf out, and put your
bassinet or cradle, or, for lack of any
thing; better, a clothes-basket with
pillows in it, close to the window in
the sun, anil cover him warmly. You
will be surprised to find what, a restful
Bleep titiil what rosy cheeks the little
erealtiro will have after ita sun hath."
Chemistry oj" Ill-Temper.
rrof. iluies, of Washington, has en
tered upon tin almost unknow n domain
of psychical Hcleiiee. He claims to
I111 vi made the discovery that the emo
tions produce a physical reaction which
discloses 1 1 self to chemical tests, ami
that the benevolent sensibilities, such
ns kindness, cheerfulness, etc., exert a
good ell'.'.-l 011 the bodily health, while
the malevolent tVi'llngn exert a enrres
pollillngiy bad effect.
A II llie Siuiie.
"Many days you liavn li!i,'ern l about my
ciibl 11 ilor; bard times, hard times eoiiui
ii;;iiin no more." Ail tin. sain" Merry CliriMt
inas ,'1111! Mi..y New Year pissed ns tlioui;lt
the land was tloivlinf with nitl's and honey.
Hoam l oiiht 1. ne t It 1 itLT and s.nu" bioihl au
nt her, Inn inn- ol tlie 1 .-si v- stnienis for a
small sum eu I wll. It was n. -t lor nt'lirisi
m.is l.iisli, but t'loiis in, Is go: it nnlthoii
sin. Is who ha I saTer -.l long and wearily
with rh. uai.ilisin xv. r.- m ule d.ni ly happy
in being lire. I by SI. .I ieolw Oil. It leave
no Ira.'.. I .chin I, .111 I all ill r.i.n',thh.ir 1. r
tunes will co;t,K no mote lo thein. 'I'll" lux
ury ol health Is worth a loruum.
Tho inbhlie-ela-s
fin-e 0 or Home, is th.
ci.-ly to dny.
n.iiel." unknown In
dlieeling tun? 1 ill ao-
C'litm-rli Cannot lie Cured
vVlthlnral i.'. ie. 1I1. .ns, us llcv r.uinot reaeti
llieis, it of lli' ili-.'i-". Calali U Is 11 bl.Kid or
i-eli-l II nl ihs. ise, anil 111 order to euro
It oii ui'i-l ta... liii.Tii.il r.uiciles. Mall's
fatal-ill 1 'are N ink. 11 Internally, nud acts di
rectly ..it 1 1." blend iiiel iiiaci.ns suiface. Hull's
Ciilairh 1 "urn is no' u tua. K ine.l n-oie. Item
ireserili."l bv n 1. .of I lie b.-t .liysieiiis in this
count ry for years, nnd is a regular i.rc-erletlon.
It is eoni.'i-.-1 of the best Ionics l.niiwii, ciun
liine.l wiUi 1 110 Is st b.....l piiriliers, lifting ill-r.-i-tlv
en llni nun mis siirlae s. Tlm ierfe. t
I'ouibinat ion ef th" I vn luicri'dleiils Is w hat
produces Mi.-I. woa.lei'iiil ifsiills in curiiii; 111
larrb. Sen. I lor testiinoiiliils free.
K. ,T. 1 -iiknkv I'o., I'rona., loleuo, O.
Hold by dt uiiH'isIs, 1'i ico ".'ic.
'Ihere's no merit in I ho tfoti-i-tetiey that
keeps a man c. ti-taet to his mistake.-.
Tliu Slol I'lenaniit War
Of prevciitiiiif the rfi..n-, folds, lieailaehes,
mid fevers is to use Hi., liquid la x i i ivtt rem
edy, Syiuii of l'us, wli-iiiver the sy-lem
tnclsii ; ni I", etr.'i- Ivo ileniisiiw. T.
lie beiiell e l one nni-t net the trim ruined'
limniniicturi-il by 1I10 California Kig Sy ruji
Co. only, l er mi'o by nl ilru;g.s a iu UK.,
and il bottlia.
Iln lues a Ihniild. s.s llfn who call ox lei;
cllio. 111. hi s euler. rises 11 11. 1 not his own.
It. Kilmer i I ami'-lloor etir
til Kidney nnd llln.lder tioiibliii.
1 n:i;ililet nnd Constiltiitlon Iron
ljitK.ralory liim;luiiiitoa, N. V.
When cvim ybo.lv cua icform evnrybody
else tlio Isov o. 1 iuiiiIm- will be a fixture.
If aftllete.l with aoreeyes use Dr. Isnae Thorn t--on's
K.n-water. UruuiCisUsollHtic is;r bottle.
Il is never Worth wlnb 1 to lm discouraged
list been use our iutuiiat-s pnv "Ho-h!"
Scott's Emulsion
of Cod-livor Oil, with IlypojihoBiiliitos of Liruo anil Soila,
it) a coimtrut'tivo food that nourishes, enrichoa tlio lilood,
croato.4 uoliJ llciih, btopn wastiug nud gives utruuoth. It ia
for nil
Wasting Diseases
like Consumption, Scrofula, Anamia, Marasmus j or for Coughs and
OjIJs, Bore Throat, Bronchitis, Weak Luugs, Loss of Flesh and
General Debility. Scott's Etuuliiioa Las no equal ns
Nourishment for Babies and Growing Children.
Buy ouly the geauiuo put up iu salmon-colored wrafptr.
S.nJ for famflet tn Scott' t Emulsion, FREE.
Soott A. Bowne, N. Y. All Drugglats. B0 cents and .
Powdter
No man is fo old that ho car not run upon
n nv wny of liciug a fool.
Tho (iri-cks lm I oats It. 0. 2)1, hut used
them only 119 food lor their lurmw.
knrl'e Clovpr Knot, tlio iiroAt blood purifier,
Klv freslitii.su suit rlcarniM lo tlia riimplux.
Ion uud cures constiputton, ii eta., U) cu., If.
You enn worry over n yo.ir s work, but no
do It la an hour.
Mr. Wlnslow'b Hi.otlilng Syrup for rhlldtn
teething, loMens tlie khiiis. ii luce Inltitnimn
t loll, nlln) 8 1'iiln. euros win. I colic, jtfic. tt bottle
'I lie 111 11 11 who can talk about lilinsedt and
Le inteieilliig Is a gonitis.
A ;lnmnv Outlook
Is that of tin- ilsie,lV, bul liis face will
laiejiii'ii wlii'ii lie knows lliat Itij.ans Tubulin
ciuetliat lei n. le iIimii. ler anil will uiaku Uiia
ui lni'llill ami ln'j'tiy man.
C'eltio Tradu.
Tho value of Irish exports hint year
was ?l,i'.L"J.i'lo, uud of Imports) $44,
CUU3. '
A Gentle Corrective
is what you need when your
liver Ixcoiihs inactive. It's
what yen K1 1 win 11 you take
Mr. l'ii ice's I'Uasant lVllets;
IIk j- ic free Item the violence
and me kiiU"K tone
cotne with the ouliimry
pill. 'I'he last medical
aiuliin ities ngiee that
in n Kiilmiug the bowels
mild methods aie? pref
erable, cur every de-l.inci-inuit
of llic liver,
stomach anil bowels,
these tiny, snuat coateil
pills ate most effective.
I'hey iO about tllcir
wink in an easy and
ii.iIiii.iI way. nud their
(noil mis. Once used,
liny aie nl ways ill fa
vor. PciiiK composed
of tlie choiei si, coucen
tinted vemiablc ex
tiacl.s, tlley cost timrll
cm. e than other pills
found in the maiket,
yet from forty to forty
four nie put up in eacb
sealed iclass vial,
s,,,1 "'""'R'i diupRiits, at the pi ice of the
j V-Xasant Peli! ts-' cure biliousness, sick
and bilious headache, dizziness, enstive-
; ,,a!ii and disticss after eal'iuir, mid kindred
li rauui 111-iils of the liver, slotmicli and
bowels. Put up in sealed ulas vials, there,
fotc always fiesli and reliable. Whether
ns a laxative, or iu k.igcr doses, ns a neatly
nctinir hill searching; eathaitic, these little
" Pellets " are imi-uiiaU-il.
As a "dinner pill," to iiioinote digestion,
take one each day after dinner. To relieve
the distress ansing from over c;iliupr, noth
ing equals one of these little " Pellets."
They are liny, stiuar-coalcd, nnti bilious
granules. Any mild readily takes them.
Accept no substitute that may lie recom
mended to he "just as j-ood." It may he
tirttfr for the dealer, because of p.iyiiiflr
him a lietter profit, but he is not the oue
who needs help.
A free sample (.1 to 7 doses nit Irinl. in
mailed to any address, post paid, on receipt
of name ami addiess 011 postal card.
Addiess Woiil.li's Disi'kNSAkY MKDICAt
Association, Hulfalo, N. Y.
WALTER BAKER & GO.
- -s, llie Largest Manufiictiirrra of
UJi PURE, HICH CRADB
.COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES
On thia ('"itlitunt, htve rec.Tl
'highest awards
in hi tha griil
ndiistilal and Food
EXPOSITIONS
t:ln EuroneandAmerlcsr.
t'nlile Hi. ll.ilrl. I'iitcm. no Alki
II . ..tlx r 1 lit mi. ..I. . 11).-. na
d-ii-. "' no' "I lli'll ir..'lllm.
1IIO 11,1 A-I' I Oi ill Is l. lullT
u nud luLI, ai.il .....o I, ''.i'. cm' roa n cuji.
eOLt) BY OIIOCLI13 EVUHYWHtUE.
WALTER PAKLR&CO. DORCHESTER. MASS.
S3 smE FIT FOR AKINS
3. COEDOVANi
f RCnJiluiLNAMLLLLU CALF.
W-i? Ftric C.".if JiKahoarou
3.FCLICE,3 SOLES.
trOs-'S.WUUMNG,,' ,
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2.' I."7-? DOVS'SCHOOLSHQEX
bAiuna
Jr c-.rwis rnn r&rai nrur
f'W-U'DOUH LA3.
isuci;tom.i''Us3.
Over Ont Million a'cepta wrar tha
W. L. Dcus:i:i3 $'i & $4 Shoes
Ail out shoes aro cquaily eatisf actory
They give tho beat vi!:ie for 1 t-e money.
'I hi-y e.iial cuitom a!-..;ca I 1 at-1) anil lit.
I li:lr weurlntf oiinlitl.-s oro iinsurraaacil.
1 lie prices are 1 iKornt, st onpcil an aulaj
l-'romfl to f ( rnv t rv.T other n -kea.
Jf your dcakr cannot supply you vucaa.
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M il' A I K to all
funis . 'M rt-arala
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; I rx t iiilm ci MHitt rrm In tli
wr''i. itf iiinaiioit uf our n ciM sooa l tn
iiiiiHv 'a ..( -flue inaltt d firt. Lurtfor mint
U T'f iiniriv'il vmi' i. h ( ihiii'mu .-e fuund
la. IC Alt I. A N I) fKI- IM :O.llji.rt,Halift0o.,Vft
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C3 In lime. S.l.i tv trni.'iilti.
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