. V- 1 tit, c W 4 - Naturalist are still in doubt a to whether the sponge is a plant or an an imal. The saline matter held In solution in ea water comprises ontt-thirtietti of its weight. There are springs of fresh water in trie Persian gulf that furnish supplies to Teasels. The sea-nettle stings its pre; to death by means of a poison secreted in its tentacles. it WORLD'S-l-AIR ! IIIG1IKHT AWAKD I THE VV ED I I ISjyvL His justly acquired the reputation of being The Salvator for Invalids he-Aged. A Incomparable Aliment for the Growth and Protection of INFANTS and -CHI LDREK A superior nutritive 'r continued Fevers, And a reliable remedial agent In all gastric and enteric diseases ; often in instances of consultation over patients whose digestive organs were re duced to such a low and sensitive condition that the IMPERIAL (IRANUM was the only nourishment the stomach would tolerate when LIFE seemed depending on Its retention ; And as a FOOD it would be difficult to conceive of anything more palatable. Sold by DRUGGISTS. Shipping Depot, JOHN CABLE A SONS. Ntw York. VIKFCTIOHH fr , ing CUE AM IIAl.M. Apply n pnrliele of the Malm well up into the nnt triU. After n mo.tienttlrav lining breath thrmirih the nt$e. Vfe there, time a liny, a fter weatl pre ferred, and heftre reUrinrj. CATARRH I I.Y'S fHKAM II I.M Open a ml H-hhm-h the Nh1 i'n-oiwet'., AUbv f 'at i ii mul Jiillumrna Knii, MchN tit; .-tjrp, f'fuii ihf M-mtriuit? (mm f.nili-, Ki'-tcirt-B the -mmim" f lait; mul rmi,i.. 7!) Halm i tiii( k wlurletl mnl gives A jirtrlirie i (p!l''rl into each noinl Mid In t'ri'Cl! I'rlte .0 ceril l liriiKKIrm it by leh. KI.Y IIKOi 1 1 hit. M Warren Street, New York W. L. Douglas (9 CUAt ISTMtBEST. Ut) WltVLriTrOR AKINO. 3. CORDOVAN, rmncfc a cnamillkd cnif. 4.3.M F'Nt CALf &KANGAWM1 3.P POLICE, soles. t,sO2.W0RKINGMENV. ' -1XTRA FINS' 2.I.7-sBOYS'SCH0(11SHO1 'LADIES r SEND TOR CATALOGUE W'L'OOUGLAa' rawocK Ton. mas jj. Over One Amnion I'copU wear the W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes arc equally satisfactory They give th bait vnlue lor the money. They equal custom ho In style nj fit. Thfr wearing qusittttca r unurnaicd. The price are uniform,-ftrimp-a n bciIc. From ? i ti ? v?i rr n'rte-r mpkrn. i . t w .uuiwf ar MILL G liKsTia tijYvurl(L 1 -ntaud un tor well filled p'kfrs. Send names for I'ret tiest Froo t'atnlojruo ever lYinUd. Bin lot ol KXTK AH KKKt with t-Tfry onlcri R. H. 8HUMWAY, Rockford, lit. Ul NTl.f THtH r A KICK warn w I T tmllTlHM. No Styfe Excels . Id silks or in satins In linen or wool In trills that ar milled, In folds tlmt are full; AtallsocShl functions Where (hhIiIoii does lurk, Thertt ih iiHU(?lit that exceln Our Fine Laundry work. New Pearl Steam Lanudry, iforlx., Nolo. Agency Work a Specialty. hm POULTRY ILMXfiC FOK fW Js)-'(ltm 1 1 r w.rh -t it.- k'n'l Fr i,,ii ll.tii a (hrr ticrliw ii fliwt ' It'it Itt Intra not tfiii it J. If j"tt wt-.l s-.-fiiet blny ihut ta Ut h-M-f, 'ti t. gt II l.r ri'l"s ).irr t.r t'n.. I 1'tl'iVK 1 CI.Ull U o 1 I'lllli.g A huu. I'iitt xl;.rt4, l' , writ "It li a t: i ' I of htt Mil ih"l porr. tr fM( ptttnn nstfT(nr i 'tit UrT-M (xnil'rir l ni n tli. Vitti A1ii thr Hfw nrrsjvlnii, lilu-(rlHti f 4'. -.f l Inartlnff arttle (. Iur Itfl V'-wU, whit f.'l . 'rt u ' d tinrwa tf Ittrrtj. nwt il fn tl l.-4 Vmw. ti.ii.Jjtl'm I'qwdsr. if rtm1i" f"f H k-ti mn fi.wtt, la pilhi with HIOiriil'ii t" (it.'l -hi n.vl ronvntlMMl I'-miI-ft llfn-ra H.-ot to 't1rrf.' H it. iHtp.ild, Alila C.C. 8M01MAKEK, Bon freewill. U. ft. A. I'ATEHTS. TRADE-DARKS. Kiialaafam wd vvto u to WUnubMllr . In MBtlou, MfMl for InvMilorp' Ouhln. or How lu (M PManl PATams O'fiiua, Wuhiustun. I. c. GREAT In Hie iiiiiiie of a fcteariiHliip haihnif from llouolulii is I.lkelike piu. nuuiicel "IrHky leaky " A lris newspar is organiiNg a eomeiition of Kclf-tnoving wagons, to take place on June 1. Ar.aivsi proves that white corn lias about one per cent, more muscle-form-injf element than yellow. l)urinir the past thirty-five years more than one thousand Tanetles of postal cards have been issued. THE MODERN INVALID H Iatci rneilicinully, in keeping with oilu-r luurn-s. A re e iy munt be plrus anilv Ht'c -ptable in form, pnrrly whole some in foiiipoHition, truly bcni-ricial in elli-ct snil entirely free from every objec tionable iiiilitv. If re illy ill he coiiMults a physii'ian; If constipated he uses the gentle lurnily laxative Bjrup ol Figs. Water for cows iu winter should be warmed to 7j or 80 decrees Fahr. Itack with ltirli 'Irophieit. I.UNt Kprlni; we inaile notice In thi-se roluiuuM that Mr. Henry A. Sal.i-r, of the John A. Salzer Seed Compaiiy, I.a Cnmse, Wis., America's lending Seel Growers and Merchant, was In Luro)M In Hea rcli of rare Mh and novelties for the American farmer and citizen. JwlKlnir from their new catalogue, his trip wan an eminently successful oDe. It Ih brim full of rare things. Of especial merit we name the Hlsmarck A ple, hearing the second year; the Giant Flowering Star Phlox; the Ger mau Coffee Berry; and for the farmer the Victoria Uape: Germanlca Vetch; the Lathyrus sllvestrlsr the tJiant Hpurry and Giant IncarnaU? clover; Kacallne; and dozens of other rare things. This wide-awake firm Is in the van, and their catalogue, which Is sent for 5 cents postage, would be cheap at $1 per copy. Tobacco water will destroy bugs and worms In rosebushes. Has your loan expired, or will it soon Do you want to renew it at a lowet rate, either farm or city? You can gel It by addressing liox 3:iT, York, Nebr Salt sprinkled in the ground around them Is good for quince trees. Would Have to Learn Over Again. "I believe It would be harder to learn to use the weed again than it was the firttt time. I shall always he ready to say a good word for No to hue; 1 have no more desire for tobacco," Is the text of a letter written to the Sterling Rem edy Co., of Chicago, by II. .1. McMullen, of I-arkin, Kansas, after taking No to bue, purchased of his druggist, and be ing cured of the tobacco habit. In the orchard, as elsewhere, do not try to spread over too rm'ch ground. I canr.ot speak too hiirh'y of 1'iso'f Curi for ('oiiMiimpi ion. Mk.i. I'rwk Moiiiw i!l.r) W. ':M fit., New York, On. -.H, IKA. As soon as a tnau la dead, he be comes a great man . Dr. PIERCE'S PLEASANT . PELLETS CURE SICK HEADACHE, BILIOUSNESS, CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA. POOR APPETITE, and all derangements of the Slomaeh, Liver and Bunch. Of all druggists. OA'CC VSLl) ALWAYS l. FAVOR. tyiece (tsl YOUNO 5IMMT5, a vivroroti I m k ! v awl mbu.t Mreiiglli l'o. low v it t lu'illtll. Km .ill fail wlun the v 1 1 n I Miv-rs arc wi'.'ibrnrfi Ncivous d.-hiltty and loss of'IS-, matilv power result Itomi had hMhits.eon traetcd by I lie young through itrnotance of their i union eon .(( li e n t e s. I.ov spirits, melancliolia. iin p:ii rt-tl nieniorv. moro-ie or irrilahlc tenipcr. fear of impending rnlaniity and a thousand and one derangements of body anil mind, result from such pernicious prac tices All these are perm nieutly cured by improved methods ot treatment ithout the patient leaving home. A medical treatise wrilten in plain hut chaste language, treating of the nature, ftymptoms and curability of such diseases, sent securely sealed in a plain envelope, on receipt of this notice. with tocents in stamps, for postage Address, World's Ijispkn sakv Mmiicai, Association, buffalo, N.Y. The Greatest Medical Discovery of the Age. KENNEDY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERY. DONALD KENNEDY, Of R0X3URY, MASS., Has discovered In one of our cn;nmo;i pasture weeds a remedy tli.it cures evcrv kind d Humor, lrom the worst bereft l:i dovn to a common I'minle. He has Ii ,e-J it i:i . . cr tle'cn hut J re J . Cases, ,inJ ntver l;n!ed c. c. t in tv... -s ' (both thunder litimo'). I lei.; shoh i;i I, s ! possession ov.r tv.o liunJieJ te:t.tn;ites ' of its value, all within tv.ei.ly mi'-s or HoS'oii V'kl pv-t:i' i.iul l'ir hi ck. A benefit Is always exotrienc-d from the first bollle, anj a'lvrlect cure Is war ranted when the right quantity is taken. When the lungs are affected it cause! shooting pains, like needles p.issinij through thrm; the same with the Liver or Bowels. 1 his is caused by the ducts being stopped, and always disappears in a weel after taking if. Head the label. If the stomach Is foul or bilious It wil cause squeamish feelings at first. No chance of diet ever necessary. Eat the best you tan (ret, and enough of it. Dose, one tabfespoonfuljn water at bej- time. Sold by all Dniffcists. 1 FV.j 07 I;-. TO TH t -.r.TiiT NO AIU A irlf .-U r;r't-Dilrnt fcy the lc. jeiacr Are lrom the Kural !r , rit i';'mefi.v Ag&iiiht L'uquali Ht i "School (JliiecrM Nuteb. .oi. from the Country. i ." ru r,.,t., enUsial'itl of the flty e ... o i, pilnclpalrt aud tvo jt iree asslsluut teaehers, the lei. -her. of ;-iosie, uml one of the Board of K J'ication, hi the riNiui of the tirst nan..-. I, on n Saturday which was the welcome Sitlur.'.uy of the month be cause it was "pay-day" a line of con versatiou was smarted that was of the greatest interest to one w ho was (ires eiiL A eei tain Miss I) had Junt drawn her pay and had none out. The bourd nieiiiher remarked, "That is the fourth woman we have had from that part of () County. 1 wonder why It Ih they are all Kood tern-hern from down there. We jpit Mr. H (the principal of the Hi-hool); he Kpoke of a teacher he knew, we j;ot her, and, ua I have mild, now we have four, besides II., uud tfll are Hueces.seM." "Dtir best teachers are from the coun try; If we get one from a city It will turn out that he started In the coun try and lauded In the city because of higher wages." (This by the city sup erintendent.) "Does grude teaching tend to make a good teacher? or rather, does not the teaching In the country school tend to develop the Ingenuity that Is needed In teaching? I haTe three country-bred teachers and five VK!' HISTORIC LOO "Temple of Learning" An old-time Farm and Home. city-bred teachers, anil the lirst three are much superior. They are scholarly, they are full of self-Improvement, they arc readers of educational literature. Besides, they seem to understand life much better, and tnat Is no unimportant thing." (This by principal No. 1.) "I was brought up in the country; I taught a small district school at five dollars a week; I went to the Oswego normal school, 1 went Into n district school again, this time tit twelve dollars a week; then Into a village school, and now 1 am here. All my labor until I came here dciiiiimlcd the exercise of Judgment, of planning. I hud trouble lit every slep: I had no apparatus; my pupils Were dull ll.'ld needed stimulus. All this reacted on me." iThis by the brow ii-haired assistant. I "It may seem a ipiecr place for a music toucher to conic from, but the best I have known started In the coun try." (This by the music teacher.) "To make a teacher you must proceed as you do lo make a man of any kind Hi? must be thrown on his own re sources; he must have been a success and have known that he was a success in some small school, He must have felt he had grounds In him for mold ing anil ililllletieitig character. I don't doubt, a man may feel that he knows a gooil many things In books, and that Is valuable, but the teacher must feel that he Is going to mold the little band that look up to him dally with hopeful eyes, into a nob manhood. Now I think the country Is the place to arrive at settled convictions, and a teacher without con victions is a nobody. iThls by the youngest principal, a new appointee; he wits regarded with considerable at tention. .Meanwhile two or three more teachers had come In and had been paid, arid waited to hear what was be ing said.) The teachers of this city, as in any other, divide themselves Into two great classes-those who teach as a trade, and those who teach because II Is an ex pression of the force that is In them. Now, In the city, a young iiuiii or a j young woman often loses sight of the i ne groat end of life there are so liiltli.V ohleels- I hey collie In leaching without convictions. They are lold thai some ltillueiitl.il person will get them a place it tlio.v get a eertilii-nle; they work ,ic coriliiigl.v. In the country they begin si low down that the salary Is no In diiceineiit whatever. They have to be come skillful If they wish to go to an other place." (This by the city super intendent.) "1 am constantly turned aside from my old moorings by I he at tractions lu the city. I Hud few teach ers who want lo do anything more than run their grades decently and draw their pay. I taught n a country acad emy, and iny whole belnjr was stimu lated that I might be of benollt to the public. I do most certainly think the teaching lu he.ter In the country; only the cities draw away the beat talent" MA' sltV .L, . ' y . ii i:, ist remember that some I of tie- ;' s. 1U New York. Hrookljn and 1 mladdj.liia. wi'l not allow unj but their own people to teach in the schools. In that way some of the good teachers are left hi the country." (This by the board member; and his remarks seemed to eud the talk.) New York School Journal. EHtimute of Childhood. No man succeeds In any science, art. or profession who does not have a hb:h appreciation of the material upon which he works. No artist of distiue tloti will put uny great skill or patient endeavor uiou a piece of marble 'n which there Is the suspicion of a daw. He has to believe that the block Uxn which he works will add every natural attraction to his art, and that it will make it as enduring as time Itself. In the same spirit must the teacher carve character, Intellectual and moral. In the child. He must have unswerv ing faith in the possibilities, probabili ties, and permanency of whatever of high art he puts Into his work. No teacher ever does, or can do, the best work who openly or secretly distrust the child nature. A classic Incident that cannot be too familiar to parents and teachers tells bow Autipater de manded of his conquered enemies, the Spartans, fifty children as hostages, but they begged him Instead to select 1X) men of distinction as being less of a national sacrifice. What a change would come over the pedagogical world If the teacher could rca!! that the fifty children In his room were of great er value to the nation than a hundred men of distinction! Listen to the home talk, street talk, society talk of a teach- .SCIIOOUfOUNE. near .Mount Mansfield, Underbill, Vt. er when he refers to his pupils, and see what estimate he places upon child hood. Court Offers a Remedy. The Wisconsin School Journal says: 'We have Just received the decision of Judge C. V. lhtrdcen, removing from office K. A. Strupp, Superintendent for Schools of Mart lion County, for in competency and willful neglect of duty."' The Importance of this lies In the judicial Interpretation given to "incompetency," which is made by this decision to cover any kind of "incapacity or unfitness to perform the duties of ollice," ami which may include " l.-t - - k of conception of the duties uud obligations Imposed by law. ! want oi siiiiii'icnt ouiicai ioii.ii require mi-ins or uial administration in ollice. If this deci.-ion Is good law, as we must assume that it is until reversed by the Supreme Court, a. high legal standard has been set for the county snperiu tendency. This decision is far reaching ti ml important. "Want of sulliclent ed ucational requirements" is a matter easily proved. The apparent lack of an educational standard for county super intendents has been frequently coin plained of. We have now a judicial In terpretation of the law, which shows a remedy, perhaps not so effective its a statutory qualification for the ollice, but still a remedy against unqualified superintendents. Vertical Writing. After an exhaustive consideration of the question the Hoard of Kducatlon of Boston decides In favor of vertical handwriting, and ordered Its Intro duction In a limited number of schools. A report on the subject says: "It Is a generally admitted fact that whenever excellence In slant writing has Ihhmi obtained, it has been at a sacrifice of comfort on the part of the pupils, and of time and strength on the part of the teachers. The -velght of evidence seems to show thnt good vertical writ ing can he obtained at much less cost. In the primary schools the children seem to be inclined to write a round, upright hand, and are with difllculty forced Into the angular, slanting style. To develop ami perfect this natural hand has been found In practice to be easier than to change It; so much easier that competent Judges have ex pressed the opinion that with vertical writing there need be no special in structor In penmanship after the fifth or Rlxth year lu school." There are 3K) secondary schools lu New York State. There are eighty-five colleges in the State. The State aca demic fund amounts to $KK),fWK) a year. President R. H. Jenae, of th.i Missou ri State "UnlvenUty at Columbia, la In favor of entabllshlng a school of jour nalism lo that Institution. Highest ci uA in Leaver.i: g i rWv of Absolutely pure Cuae for Suspicion. "We bad better watch the book keeper a little," said the senior part ner. "He bas been buying a bicycle." "But you can hardly call that an ex travagance," said the junior partner. "N'o;but it is likely to make bira ;rooked." And the junior partner, who had entered the firm by the son-in-law route, dutifully laughed. The forrr- of the skull may be changed is in tho case of the fiat beaded I ndians, without injury to the brain, because this body adapts itself in shape to the cavity it is designed i-o lill. Men who have had their arms or legs cut off often seem to feel these mem bers, because the nerves, from long habit, locate the senBation at the tips or extremeties, or where these would be if the missing members were actual ly in place. The spinal column is flexible in order to accommodate the position of the body to the movements of the limbs. If the spinal column were not capable of bending all the motions of the limbs would be exceedingly awkward and un graceful. Objects in a dark room cannot at first be seen by one going in from the sunlight, because the pupil of the eye has been contracted during the expos ure, and cannot at once enlarge to ad mit sufficient rays of light to enable the individual to see clearly. If it wre not for trouble, most peo ple would soon get too gay. 2112 flu. Ounvera Yellow Onions Were grown by John L. Hath. Kast Saginaw, from one pound of seed. This tremendous yield, at the rate of 1.IJ1S bushels per acre, Mr. Kuth says was only possible because he used Sal.er's seeds. We understand that Mr. Sal ter's seeds are the earliest in the world, especially his beets, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, onions, peas, corn, radishes, tomatoes, etc., and that he sells to mar ket gardeners and farmers at lowest wholesale prices. If You Will Cut This Out mid Send It with $1 money order to the John A. Sal.er Seed Company, I.a Crosse, Wis., you will get 'fee thirty-live packages earliest vegetable seeds and their won derful catalogue, or for l.'i cents in stamps a package above I'rb.e Dun vera Onions and their catalogue free. CNU There can be no success in the dairy unless the herd is a good one. That is the first thing to look after. By Trihlinu with a Co i. d, hi any a on p allows himself to drift into a coinl'tion favorable to the development of some latent disease, which thereafter takes full pos session of the system. Better cure your Cold at once with Or. I). Jayne's Kxpec torant, a good remedy lor Throat-uils and Lung affections. Artificial coloring matter for butter is best put into the cream. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Con tain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mu cous surfaces. Sii'-li articles should never he used except on presi-ripi ion.s from reputn.ilc piiysiciiins. as the I ri 1 1 1 a tr c Ihey will do is ten told lo the g.tod vmiran possibly derive from tiiein. Ilrii st'atanh Cure man ut nctt i r.-d M- I . .1 . 'hci.cv A Co.. Toledo, o , contain:- no merctii--,-, atid i t :i i en int'-rmill v, net i ng d inc I -.- up m ti,r blood uml mil m sui-hi's s of tic- i-n-.! -m. Ill Inlying IhiM' t n ' ;i rrh ' lire l.i- hi;,,. gi'l t.ie gi-ti'Upc- It ii tnken u.li-ni.-illv. mid mud.-in i 'o.edo. ( iloo. by I . .). i hem-v V ' o. rest iliiuiiiali t i-t'. SSJs,,d by lirimjii-ts. price 7."te per hot lie. Tin milk pails me much belter than wooden. GREAT Re :MTHE It Was Before the Day of SAPOL They Used to Say "Woman's Work Is Never Done." , Coughs and Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Weak Lungs, General Debility and all forms of Kmaciation are speedily cured by Scott's Emulsion Consumptives always find great relief by taking it, and consumption is often cured. No other nourishment rcstorea strength so quickly and effectively. Weak Babies and Thin Children are made strong and robust by Scott's Emulsion when other forms of food seem to do them no good whatover. Tho only genuine Scott's Emulsion is put up iu salmon' colored wrapper, Kef uso cheap substitutes! Send jor pamphlet on Scott' t Emulsion. FREE, Soett lownt, N. Y. All Druggist. SO oenta and tl. owcr. LaicU U.S. Gov't Report mm A Krihl Buy. A guest hurried up to the hotel- clerk's counter Ha hud iufit. ten min utes in which to pay his bill, reach the. sttuoii and catch his train. "Whew, ( he exclaimed, "I've forgotten bome-, thing! Here, boy, run up to my room.' B and see if I have lett my tooth-1 brush and sponge. Hurry I've only five minutes now!" The boy hurried away. In four minutes be returned,' out of breath. "Yes sir," he pauted; "you lett them." To California iu Tourist Kleeper. The Burlington Route's Personally Conducted Excursions to the l'aciiic Coas1, me just the thing for people of moderaie means. . Cheap, respectable, comfortable, ex peditious. From Omaha and Lincoln every Thursday, through to I.os Angeles and San Francisco without change. Ex perienced Excursion managers and uniformed Pullman porters in charge. Second-class tickets accepted. Cars are carpeted and upholstered and have springs seats and backs, mattresses, blankets, curtains, pillows, towels, etc. Onlv $5.00 for a double berth, wide enough and big enough for two. The route is over the "Scenic Line of the World," through Denver, Salt Lake City and Sacramento. All the wonder ful canons and peaks of the Rocky Mountains are passed during the day. If you are going west you should ar rang'e to join one of these excursions. They are the best, the very best, across the continent Information and ad vertising matter on application to J. Fkancis, Geu'l Pass. Ag't, Omaha, Neb. 1,OO0 llu. Potatoes J'er Acre. Wonderful yields in potatoes, oats, corn, farm and vegetable seeds. Cut this out and send Tie postage to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., I.a Crosse. Wis., for their great seed book and sample of Giant Spurry. CNU Mrs. Winslow't H-'Othini; syhup for child ren teethitiK. softens the gions. reiiuces inlluiu lnft lion, nil 'ivm jiHin. eu ri-s vvi nd colic, .--'ki bottle. Sir. Franlc Jfc.-U luster All Run Down Hearty and Well Since Taking' Hood's Sarsaparilla. "1 became enfeebled and run down from 172 to 132 pounds. I then commenced taking Hood's Sarsiipurilla and now I am hearty and well, can work hard and cat. my meals with relish, which I could not do previously. Formerly my food distressed me. now I can e;tt heartily. Hood's 1 1. is Cured Me, built up my Mem, given me renewed lien!! h ii nd birrcascd my weight to 158 pounds. 1 p.-a e iioi-dV virsapurilla highly to all." Khvm' M cA i.lastkk, liieh Hill, Mu. (let onlv Hood's. H.mmI'k IMUn curi' nil liver ills, lii!leiniiess, jSUIeliee. iil!i;e-t!"ll. sii k lieiuhielic oc. ;" -'. nv.o h CURES PAINS of ME 0 1MAN & BEAST J XJ O J i we-r ir M. tl. V. Mo. ftt--7. York, .N.b 1 r J