The Potato. so-called oognao which ia England from France is the potato. Throughout some uses are common, the manufacture of spirits otato ia a most extensive ittin brandy," well known tie largely imported into is sent from thence to foreign possessions as the te grape, and is placed on of England as the same, idies perfume themselves it of potato, under the de Cologne. But there which this esculent is After extracting the is manufactured into or es, suoh as picture frames, 1 several descriptions of ater that runs from it in >f manufacture is a moat r. For perfectly deans id such hke articles it is s panacea, and if the happens to have ohilblaina lured by the operation. Sara Tear Children* In Worm Destroyer is the known that effectually de worm, the most troublesome It also destroys all other Is. There is no remedy that worms from the stomach or nes Steketee’s Pin Worm De ‘b by all druggist.: ant by mall os U. 8. puotatr*. Addrou GEO. 0, Id f. 8. jiuktaM. Rapids. Mich. the earth is controlled by :on race. go.d depends on weight, not [OWLEDGE ifort and improvement and ' sonal enjoyment when The many, who live bet* i and enjoy life more, with ■ure, by more promptly [world's beat products to hysical being, will attest ealth of the pure liquid tiples embraced in the jiof Figs. > is due to its presenting _ st acceptable and pleas* e, the refreshing and truly Ope r ties of a perfect lax* tally cleansing the system, ilda, headaches and fevers ently curing constipation. I satisfaction to millions and he approval of the medical {because it acts on the Kid and Bowels without weak* i and it is perfectly free hom ctionable substance. _ Figs is for sale by all dm j j and $1 bottles, but it is man* [by the California Fig Syrup those name is printed on every Vo the name, Syrup of Figs, E well informed, you will not t substitute if offered. IWt WILL MAIL POSTPAID | • Sna Panel Picture, entitled “MEDITATION " I In exchange for It I«rge Lion I Heeds, cat from Lion Coffee I wrappers, and ft 2-cent stamp to I par postage. Write for Hat of I oar otter fine premiums, Indad* | lug books, a knife, game, etc. Woolsom Isiet Co.. 450 Huron St., Toledo, Ohio. ' have been a from catarrh. f Cream Balm, arances am ble headachee I had lone «tf -W.J.mteh Major United ten and A. A. falo, N. T. CREAM BALM ebanses the Nu&l Passages, Alleys Pain Ration. Heals the Sores. Protects the >in Golds, Bestores the Senses of Taste be Balm is quickly absorbed and gives • applied Into each nostril and la agree* 0 cents, at druggists or by mall. S, M Warren Street, New York. ’s Emulsion in consump ofula and other forms of ry disease is due to its il food properties. Marked Success tfs Emulsion creates healthy flesh— weight. Hereditary develop only* when the becomes weakened. 'thing in the world medicine has been successful in dis ies that are most macing to life. Phy ians escribe it. I by Seott k Bo tree, H. Y. All dromrlato. RUN Model 1893 MO ,nd 83-55 calibre*. Tto onlr repeater rket' —— fleet tor there «rtrldge*. REPEATING RIFLES Side ejection. Hade In **T&*e Down.” aento 1 huertuf Auv«aiMmeau r 1 HeuUvu title Xvypt, THE TRAVELING CALF. It was a festive little salt That left his home behind. And went a-travellnr to Improve Ula aomewhat bovine mind. Be walked Into his master’d home, And took a glanoe about: But not a thing did he see there That he could quite make out. And when he felt his appetite Beginning tor to grow, Be tried to eat the bud* that on The papered wall did blow. . But finding that this diet was A disappointment sore, Be tried to taste the carpet greens Upon the parlor floor. But these he found were quite as vain: And so it oame to pass Be saw twas better far for him To go again to gross, And leave to other creatures, quite Distinct from his own kind. The task of traveling to Improve A somewhat bovine mind —Harper's Young People, A Passive Crime DI ••THE DEC HESS.” CHAPTER II—Continued. Penruddook, sitting in the oriel window of the library that looks out upon the garden, watches the chil dren at their play with moody brow and lips compressed. Upon Hilda more especially his gaze is fixed. What a frail life—a more breath, as it were—to stand between his and (what is far more to him) the boy's ^advancement! That this baby should inherit what, but for her unwelcome birth, would by law have been his. embit ters and makes wretched every mo ment of his life. What a little, fra gile thing she looks, flitting about in the sunshine, in spite of her mer ry laugh and joyous disposition—a thread that might be easily snapped! At this moment he sees the children leaning over the bank (perpendicu lar and utterly unprotected), at the base of whioh the water runs so rapidly. The boy’s warning to stand back comes to him upon the air. What if the child, stooping too far, should overbalance herself, and sink into the foaming depths be neath—swollen with last night's rain—and be carried onward to the cruel ocean P Whose fault would it be? Who would be to blame? Sucb accidents happen very frequently. Idly the awful thought presents itself, bearing with it a fascination hard to combat Heart and brain it fills, to the exclusion of all other thoughta Meantime, Hilda has stopped short, and in her shrill, sweet treble has ordered Dick to go in-doors and bring her out the dolly that shall represent another unhappy captive to his powerful and daring arm. Dick, engrossed in the reality of his game, departs for the fresh prey, nothing loath, leaving her alone in the quiet garden, with no eye upon her save his who watches with disfavor her every movement. At first, when left alone, she stands, her little finger in her mouth, as though uncertain what next to da Then a butterfly, blue as the skies above her, crossing her path,* she gives chase, and runs until it is beyond her reach, and she herself is once more close to the fatal bank before described. one is singing softly a little gay song all about that silly Bo-peep of ancient memory, and the song is borne inward, even to the ears of Penruddock. as he sits behind the curtains, cold and motionless, wait ing forjhe hardly knows what. Hilda, with all the youthful longing for forbidden fruit, gazes eagerly down -upon the water-lilies that are rocking two and fro on the dis turbed breast of the agitated river. Scooping over she examines them minutely, longingly, her eyes in tense, a faint smile of pleasure on her lips. Presently, kneeling down, she suspends half her small body over the sloping bank, as though to gain a nearer knowledge of the cov eted flowers. Penruddock, shrink ing back, with one hand grasps the curtains, and trembles violently, whilst great drops of dew lie thick upon his forehead, that already in anticipation seems red with the cursed brand of Cain. Eagerly he gazes on the little one. She is barely balanced; the slightest touch, the faintest motion, may send her over into the river. Prompted, it may be, by his good angel, he makes a step forward, as though to stay the catastrophe so imminent Then he suddenly stops. A wretched memory that but belongs to his vile desire, comes to him and crushes all good within him. Has he not heard somewhere that to speak, or call or cry aloud to a child when in a dan gerous position is but a swift and sure means to cause its sudden de struction? Therefore will he not speak. a And, as though virtuous feeling alone prompts him, he holds his peace, and tries to believe that his noninterference may yet save the child. The little heiress creeps still nearer to the brink, always with her soft and tender song upon her lips. She sways suddenly, seeks to recover herself, and then the poor baby_ filled with her childish longing for the unattainable, and with all her little soul rapt in admiration of the fata! lilies—falls forward. For a moment she clings convulsively to the slippery bank, then with a sharp and bitter scream, rolls downward and is instantly snatched to the bosom of the greedy rivpr as it rushes onward to the sea. The whole awful tragedy has occupied scarcely more than one short minute. Penruddock, rousing himself when it is too late, springs through the window, out into the garden, past the roses—that still smile and tremble coquettishly beneath the touch of the fickle breeze, as thougn . 1 .no. horrible thing bed juft been done—and ('aim the fatal apot. Gazing with wild and too late re morse into the river, he fails to see sign of white frock, or whiter limbs, or small face, pale with terror. The river has caught tho little body and hurried it along, past the curve of the rook, through the meadow perhaps already—so deadly swift it is—out into the open sea No tiny, struggling mass, still instinct with life, can be seen —nothing but the turbid waters. Penruddock, .with a groan, sinks upon his knees, and falling each second lower, soop lies prone, an inert and unconscious heap upon the grass. How long he re mains there, prostrate and merciful ly lost to time, he never knows, but a voice sweet and loving, rouses him to life again. “What is it, papa?" says Diok, bending over him. “Are you iUPn You will catoh cold. Nurse is al ways saying that Hilda and 1 are sure to catch sore throats if we lie on the grass. ” As the little one’s name passes his boy’s lips, Penruddock starts and shivers, and after a few seconds by a supreme effort, raises himself to his feet. Never shall the boy know how evil has been this deed he has committed, lie moves feebly indeed toward the house; but Dick follows him. , ••Where is Hilda?” he asks, stand ing on tiptoe to bring his faoe nearer his father’s. “I oan’t find her any where, and I left her just here. She is a little imp, and is always hiding from me; but she will come back when I want her. Hilda," raising his voice to a shout, “I shall pick the eyes out of Miss Maud (the doll) if you don’t come soon. One would think she was dead, she is so silent Why, papa, how pale you are! and how ill you look! Has any one been vexing you?” “No,” says Penruddock, harshly; and pushing the boy, for the first time, roughly from him, goes indoors. Many years afterward Dick Pen ruddock remembered how that day his father, for the only time in all his life, treated him harshly, and without the aocustomed tenderness. CHAPTER IIL At the Opera It Is the height of the London sea son. Ail the world Is alive and eager in search of amusement, and to-night, as Patti is to sing, each box and stall in the Italian house is filled — oversowing, indeed. One boa alone on the second tier is empty, and toward it numerous lorgnettes from the stalls beneath and boxes opposite are anxiously directed. The diva has appeared, she has sung her first solo, has been rapturously received and applauded to the echo, and the house is now listlessly paying attention to a some what overdone tenor, when the door of the empty box opens, and a wo man, pretty and with a charming expression, if slightly passe, comes slowly within the light of tho lamps. She is followed by a girl, who, coming to her side, etqqds for a moment motionless, gazing down and around with a careless calm upon the fashionable multitude with which the vast building is crowded. So standing together, the elder wo man sinks into insignificance, whilst the younger becomes the center of attraction. She is of medium hight, with a clear, oolorless skin, and large, blue, expressive eyes. Her hair is not golden, but light brown, through which a touch of gold runs brightly. She is aristocratic, almost haughty, in appearance; yet every feature, and, indeed, her whole bearing, is marked with a melan choly that seems to check even a smile that on rare occasions seeks to dissipate the sadness of her lovely countenance. one is dressed in a somewhat strange fashion for so young a girl Her gown is of black satin, relieved by some heavy gold chains about her neck; she wears black gloves to the elbow, and an enormous black fan flecked with gold. Upon her fair hair a tiny Indian cap of black satin, embroidered with gold, and hung sequins, rests lightly. - “What a success you are, Maud!” j says the elder woman, fondly. “Even royalty has taken notice of your entrance! Did you observe that?” “Royalty, as a rule, is rude!” says Maud, slowly, after which they both fall into line and turn their attention to the divine Adelina Two young men in the stalls be neath, who. up to this have been en grossed with the new beauty, at this moment turn to each other. “Who is sheP” asks the younger, eagerly. “I have been in town some time—quite three weeks—but any thing like that has not—” “Dear child, don’t—don't say it!" interrupts his companion, sadly. “It isn’t like you. Not to know her, argues yourself unknown! I thought better of you! She is our beauty' par excellence, our modern Venus, and licks every one else into fits! She is the very cream of the cream, , where beauty is concerned, though somewhat shady, I am reluctantly I compelled to admit, in the matter of I birth. ” | “Birth!” repeats the young man a start. “But look at her—look at | her hands, her prolile! Who can . dispute the question of birth?” | "No one! It is indisputable! That I charming girl up there, with the most irreproachable nose and the ! haughtiest mouth in Christendom, | was picked off the street by her chaperon, Mra Neville.when a baby, and is probably—at least, so I hear— the daughter of a woman, poor, but strictly honest—they are always strictly honest—who lives by infus ing starch into limp linen! I really don’t like to say coarsely that she was a washerwoman, it sounds so vulgar.”. "It sounds as horrible as it Is Im possible,” says the, younger man. still gazing dreamily at the box that holds his harmony in black and gold. "Most impossible things are hor rible,’’ says his companion, lightly. "They grate; thoy are out of the common. Perhaps that Is their charm. Miss Neville charma Yes, that is her name; her adopted mother wishes her to be so called, Pon’t look so excessively shocked, my do^r Penruddook; it is rather a romance, if it is anything at all, and should create in your mind interest rather than disgust.'1 "It is not disgust I feel, it is merely a difficulty of belief,*’ says Penruddook. vaguely. "Is that her adopted mother?” shifting his glasses for just a moment from the balm and beautiful blue eyes that have so be witched him, to the faded pretty woman who sits near them. .... "Yes. She is all right, you know —quite correct. She is George Neville’s widow, son to Lord Dun more, who broke his neck or his head, or something you may remem ber—I don’t know exactly what— when out hunting. ’’ "Yes, I remember. He was a friend of my father’s. By tne by. 'that Mrs. Neville must bo a sort of connection of ours—at least her sister married iny uncle. But all friendship there ceased with my aunt's doath. I don't recolleot any thing about it myself, but I believe a coldness arose after my poor little X uu o uuuopj/ji UVUJUCIU. heard all about that, of course?” ••A very fortunate accident for you, all thing’s considered. Other fellows' cousins don’t drop off like that," says Mr. Wilding, in an aggrieved tone. ••My father was awfully cut up about it,” says Penruddock; "he has never been the same man since. Moody, you know, and that; and goes about for days together without speaking a word. It preyed upon him. And the Wynters—my aunt's people—say ugly things about it; that sufficient care hadn’t been taken of the poor little thing, and all the rest of it. Hut of course it was nobody’s fault." “Of course not! Some people— especially law relations—are never happy except when making themselves disagreeable. That’s their speoial forte. The . faot that your father minds them be* trays in him a charming amount of freshness.” "And so she adopted that beauti* ful girl!” says Penruddock, present ly. returning to his contemplation of Beauty’s box, and referring to Mrs. Neville. "There isn’t much of it. It is a romantic story, certainly, and a very Quixotic one, but it can be told in a word or two. Brevity is the soul of wit To begin with you must try to master the fact that Mrs. Neville adores dogs, and driving in the park one day about fifteen years ago, she drew np her carriage at the railing and proceeded to gratify the appe tite of her Pomeranian by bestow ing upon him a cracknel. . - “ECen as she broke It a faint cry from the world outside her carriage attracted her attention, and glancing up she saw a lovely child in the arms of a tall, rather peculiar-look ing woman. The child was gazing at her imploringly, its little hand extended as though desirous of the biscuit the dog was devouring. Mrs. Neville is tender hearted. The child, as I said, was beautiful; a perfect model for an angel or a love. Mrs. Neville, who even now is nothing if not emotional, gazed entranced; the pretty baby pouted, and cried again for the biscuit. The cry went to her listener’s heart ” ‘She is hungry,’ ” she said to the woman, who leaned against the rail ings in a picturesque attitude. •• ‘She is often hungry, madam,’ returned the woman, stolidly, yet far from brutally; indeed, the appar ent hopeless resignation in her tone must have been very perfectly done from all I have heard. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Paper Horseshoes. When paper horseshoes were first introduced into the cavalry service of the Get man army a few years ago they excited a good deal of interest. Several cavalry horses were first shod with the paper shoes and the effect observed. It was found that not. only did the lightness and elas ticity of the shoe help the horse on the march, making it possible for him to travel faster and farther without fatigue than horses shod with iron, but - that the paper shoe had the property of being unaffected by water and other liquids. These new sheets of paper are pressed closely together, one above another, and rendered impervious to the moisture by the application of oil of turpentine. The sheets are glued together by a sort ot paste composed of turpentine, whiting, gum and lin seed oil, and then submitted to a powerful hydraulic pressure. Paper horseshoes are also male by grind ing up the paper into a mass, corn bin. ng it with turpentine, sand, gum, litharge and certain other sub stances, pressing it and afterward drying it. But these shoes are less tough and elastic than those made of thin sheets of paper laid one upon another. These shoes are fastened to the horse's feet either by means of nails or with a kind of glue made of coal tar and caoutchouc. Iho Fill geometer* The latest thing out is a pulseo meter, by which the life insurance examiners can tell to a fraction the exact condition of an applicant’s heart beat. An electric pen traces on prepared paper the ongoings, baitings, and precise peregrinations of the blood, showing with the fidel ity of science the strength or weak ness of the telltalo pulse. , ., ! Vr ■J.' ... -V • Officially reported, '■ after elaborate com petitive tests made under authority of Congress by the Chief Chemist of the United States Agri cultural Department, Superior to all other Baking Pow ders In Leaven ing Strength. ,-4:S 1 ne most careful Housewife will use no other. t ; - ROYAL BAKING POWDER 00., 106 WALL ST., NEW-VORK. The Eskimo Bad the Walras. To the Eskimo the walrus is the some all-in-all that the buffalo was to the Indian, that the camel Is to the Arab, and the reindeer to the Koralc. Its flesh feeds him; its tough hide covers his boats, his shell-like kayak, and his big, clumsy bidarrah, and cut into strips it makes his harpoon lines and dog-harness; its oil furnishes him light and Are, its ivory tusks nre legal ten der for all sorts of civilized luxuries, such as iron end steel for spear-heads, knives, and even guns; certain tissues make good mackintoshes for Mr. and Mrs. Innjiit, and the flipper-bottoms of the walrus make good sole-leather for the hunter also— St. Nicholas. The infra no Hone. Of the roses grown for cut flowers in the open air on the Kiviera nine out of ten are safranos, although this variety is rarely grown under gluss. The capital merits of the safrano is that it 'will bloom and develop buds at a temperature which is too low for any other tea rose. We have seen old plants of this rose grown out of doors in the latitude of New York which have pass ed through several of our severe win ters unharmed, with no protection be yond a thin covering of straw, bound about them. —Garden and forest An Ample Fond of Pleasure and Health May be derived from an ocean voyage and for eign travel. But before one gets one's “sea legs" on, as the sailor says, the abominable qualms, begotten of sea sickness, have usually to be gotten over. Delicate people suffer, of course, more than the robust from this ailment, but few sea travelers escape it. Against the frightful nausea it produces, Hostetter's Stom ach Bitters is s reliable defense, and is so esteemed by tourists, commercial travelers, yachtsmen and mariners. An ailment akin to sea sickness often afflicts land travelers with weak stomachs. This is often brought on by the jarring of a railway train. Disquietude In the gastrlo region from this cause Is always remedied by the Bitters, which also prevents and cures chills and fever, rheumatism, nerv ous and kidney trouble, Constipation and bil iousness. _ Grand Army Statistics. At the rate at which the Grand Army lost members last year, it would take only about ten years to disband the or ganization. Tne gross loss in member ship was 07,801, which is reduced by accessions of 30,601 to a net loss of 28, 150. There were practically as many members dismissed on delinquent re ports as were mustered in, and more than twice as many suspended as were reinstated. Taking suspensions, delin quincies and discharges, honorable and dishonorable, together, and nearly 53, - 000 out of the 67,000 lost members are aosounted for. Only 7,283, or less than 2 per cent of the total membership, died during the last year. The total mem bership is now only 360,683, as against 397,223 a year ago. This is the smallest membership reported for many years, but it is quite likely to be as large as it will ever be again. In the nature of things the death rate will increase, and the causes which have led to so many delinquincies and suspensions are very probably permanent—Springfield Re publican. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, »„ Lucas County. (“• Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he la the senior partner of the firm,of P. J. Che ney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONB HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that can not be cured by the use of Hall’s Catabbh Cube. FRANK J. CHENEY. | SEAL | A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Send for testimon ials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sola by Druggists, 75c. s Family Depression In Wall Street. A cigar dealer on Wall street, whose customers are mainly stook brokers and other money men. says he does not sell half as many high priced cigars this year as he has sold in former years. Until recent times he had never kept five-cent cigars in his place, but now they are smoked by hundreds of people, who often ask if they can get six for a quarter. Several other oigar dealers in that part of the city tell stories of the same kind. A Reasonable plea. Judge—Why doyou wish to be re lieved from jury duty? Citizen—I wear a gold watch, and I don't like the looks of three or fbur of the fellows you have already accepted.' Partial Insomnia. It has been noted that sleep la at first heavy and gradually becomes lighter us the usual hour of waking is ap* proached. Now in some cases of in somnia refreshing sleep is obtained for a brief period, which is followed by most wearisome wakefulness. This condition may sometimes be overcome by talcing1 a light meal after the first sleep, the blood supply being drawn from the bruin to the stomach, and at the same time the blood is replenished by substances formed in the process of digestion which have a sporltlc effect. That this is probably the case is illus trated by the ease with which animals : and human beings fall asleep after a heavy rnoal.—National Review. V «_ _Karl's CloTcr Root To*. Tn« Wood pui'iditt-rKlveft rm>hn«*m< anil (HrnMft to U>*> UomplMiuu anti uurtm Coiifitipatlou. JBo.sflOo A Universal Falling. ••What’s old Swizzlos, the million aire, looking so pleased about I* Ho just lost #10,003 in stocks." “Yob, but aftorward he managed to get a free tlokat to a seventy-fi ve cent show."—Chicago Record. • Coe’s Cos|h Balsam Is the oldest and best. It will break sp a cold aulolt-. tr then any tfalag else. It to always reliable. Try It, The Way It (Jena ly Is. ••I soe by the papers that the pres ident and his wife are expected to be 1 In attendance at the Swellheddes* wedding." “Yea They’re expected to be there by everybody except them solvea"—Chicago Record. It the Baby is Catting Tooth. Bo sort andnsotbstold and well-tried rsmsdy, Has. Wuslow’s Sooraisa Srnur (or Chililrsn Teething. Amblgaons. He—Wasn’t that an absurd rumot they started, that I was losing my miudP She—Well. I should say sa ' i " Hanson's Slagle Cara Halva.** Warranted to cum or money refunded. Ask your druggist for It. l-riue IS uenl*. The deepest wounds are those Inflicted by a friend. _■ There is more heavenly music In one good a?t than in 100 hymns. TAW and PRICKLES warranted to bo removed by Wo. 877,840. Bent by mall with Instructions, on receipt of price, 90c, by SNOW, LUND * CO, Omaha, Neb. No amount of cultivation can make a thistle bear fruit. Billiard Table, second-hand. For sale cheap Apply to or address, H. C. Am, fill 8. 13th St., Omaha, Neb. How ready some people are to sell theit souls for spot cash. ASSIST NATURE a little now aud then in removing; offend ing matter from tlie stomach and bowels and you thereby avoid a multitude of distressing de rangements and dis eases, and will have less frequent need > of your doctor's i \ service. • \ \ Of all known Magenta for this pur I Vpose, Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the best. Once used, they ate at* ways la favor> Their secondary ef fect is to keep the bowels open and regular, not to far ther constipate, as is the case with uiucr pins, nence, uieir great popularity • with sufferers from habitual constipation, piles and their attendant discomfort and manifold derangements. The ‘'Pellets" are purely vegetable and perfectly harmless In any condition of the system. No care is required while using them; they do not interfere with the diet, habits or occupa tion, and produce no pain, griping or shock to the system. They act in a mild, easy and natural way and there is no reaction after ward. Their help lasts. The Pellets cure biliousness^ sick and bilious headache, dizziness, costiveness, or constipation, sour stomach, loss of appetite, coated tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings, “heartburn,’' pam and distress after eating, and kindred derange ments of the liver, stomach and bowels. In proof of their superior excellence, it can be truthfully said, that they are always adopted as a household remedy after the first trial. Put up in sealed, glass vials, therefore always fresh and reliable. One little “Pellet” is a laxative, two are tnildy cathartic. As a “dinner pill,” to promote digestion, or to relieve distress from over eating, take one after dinner. They are tiny, sugar-coated granules; any child will readily take them. Accept no substitute that may be' recoin- ■/ mended to he “just as good.” It may be better for the dealer, because of paying him a better profit, but he is not the one who . needs help. If It’s a Sprain, Strain, or Braise St. Jacobs Oil Will Cure It