TIIE ELECTJIICAL AGE.
Wonders of Electricity to Be Bealizcd Before
Many \cars.
The possible applications of' the
principle of the electrical transmis
sion of power are almost numberless.
Wo shall , I believe , at no distant date ,
hiivo great central stations , possibly
fiitimted at the bottom of coal-pits ,
where enormous steam engines will
drive many electric machines.Vo
shall have wires laid along every
street , the electricity tapped into ev
ery house , and the quantity of elec
tricity used in each house registered
the same as gas is at present The
storage battery will h'll a place corresponding
spending to the gasometer in the gas
system , "making the current steady ,
rendering the consumer independent
of the irregular action or stoppages
of the dynamos of the central station ,
nnd enabling the use of dynamos of
the highest tension i. c. , those which
produce the currents of the greatest
intensity. The electricity will bo
passed through little electric machines
to drive machinery , to produce venti
lation to replace stoves , and to work
all sorts of apparatus , as well as to
give everybody an electric light. So
lar heat will bo used to run the dynamos
names in the cloudless regions. Ev
erywhere the powers of the tides and
such waterfalls as Niagara are to be
utilized. Is not a millennium to be
anticipated when the water power of
n country shall be available at every
door ?
Steam , which in the last century
has conferred so many benefits on the
world , will give way before electric
ity. The dynamo will replace the
steam engine. This prediction seems
wild and visionary , yet when steam
was first thought of as an available
force its advocates were considered ,
just as the advocates of dynamical
electricity to-day are considered , mere
enthusiasts. But public opinion nev
er stops the march of intellect. After
it had proved the powers of steam to
bo enormous , genius never halted , but
straightway went on anticipating still
more wonderful discoveries in the
realms of electricity.
The prophetic ken of science was
happily exhibited by Dr. Lardner in
his treatise on the steam engine.
"Philosophy , " said he , half a century
" - directs her at
ago , "alreadjdirects fingers
sources of inexhaustible power in the
phenomena of electricity and magnet
ism , and many causes combine to jus
tify the expectation that we are on the
eve of mechanical discoveries still
greater than any which have yet ap
peared ; and that the steam engine it
self , with the gigantic powers con
ferred upon it by the immortal Watt ,
will dwindle into insignificance in
comparison with the hidden powers of
nature still to be revealed , and that
the day will come when that machine
which Is now extending the blessings
of civilization to the most remote
skirts of the globe will cease to have
existence except in the page of his
tory. "
To-day we are beginning to appre
ciate the truth of this prophecy. To-
dav we see dynamical electricity in the
forefront of the physical sciences. The
principle of the transmission of power
by electricity fast approaches its reali
zation. Wo are , in truth , just enter
ing upon a wonderful age. llobert
Luce , in Van NoslraivTs Magazine.
He Wanted One Suspender.
About a week ago a stranger en
tered a clothing store on Michigan
avenue and asked for one second-hand
suspender. The dealer looked at him
for something less than half an hour
and then broke out with :
"What blace do you dake me for ?
Oof I keep some second-hand suspend
ers do you suppose I cut 'em apart ? "
"Isn't it your object to oblige the
public ? " asked the man.
"I likes to sell goots , of course , but
nobody comes in here und asks me for
one pant leg. "
"Certainly not , but this is a differ
ent case. Some men wear two sus
penders some one. I belong to the
one-suspender class of humanity. So
did Shakspearc , Milton , Byron ,
Dickens , and others. Is it rijrht for
you to cater to one class and exclude
the other ? "
"I sells you one pair of suspenders
at cost. "
"I never buy what I don't want. 1
want one suspender and I'll not take a
pair. "
"Vhell , I don't sell 'em dot vhay. "
"I will give you time to think over
it , " said the stranger. "There is no
occasion for haste , as I am now wear
ing a clothes line around my waist.
Give the matter due thought and seri
ous reflection. "
"It's no use no use. I don't sell
coat-tails mitout der coat , nor some
west mitout a back. "
The next day the man returned and
renewed his application , and his list of
one suspender men bore the names of
Washington and Napoleon.
"Do I sells a coat mitout any
sleeves ! " indignantly exclaimed the
clothier ; and the placid stranger pla
cidly replied :
"Take another day to think over it.
View the subject from all sides. It
never pays to move rashly. "
Every day he returned on his er
rand , and yesterday a policeman was at
hand to give him the collar , walk him
around the corner , and say :
"Now , then , I'll give you a chance
-to keep out of the cooler ! If you
-come here again you are good for
thirty days ! "
"Ob. I'll go , of course , " replied the
man. "Does he exclude the one-sus
pender class ? "
"He does. "
"And has made up his mind to cater
to the other ? "
"I presume he has. "
"Very well , then. I have never
wore but a single suspender , and I'll
. be hanged if I can be bull-dozed into
buying anj clothing to pack away in
the garretMy ! motto is : 'One sus
pender or death ! ' and I never go back
- on a motto. What is good 'nufffor the
. crowned heads of Europe will fit me ,
even if they put shingle-nails in place
. of buttons"Goodbye , old buttons
-pne suspender or a. grave in the val
ley V > fdroit Free Press.
Too Mean for Hanging : .
The meanest man in all this land of
United America went down from Lin
coln , Nebraska , into Kansas , the othei
day. Mind you , ho wasn't a Nebraskan ;
bo was an inter-State immigrant com
ing from somewhere east of the Mis
sissippi. At Wymoro there is a mer
chant who carries his stock in a bas
ket , and he is famous all that land
over for his popcorn. Ho came on the
car with his wares , and this mean
man , who was traveling with his wife ,
little child of perhaps three years , and
lis father-in-law , asked the price ol
. "Five . "
popcorn. cents a package.
That was too much. Ho didn't want
any. After the merchant left the car
.he mean man said : "L want some o'
that 'ere popcorn , but I kin git it
heaper'n that. " Presently he went
out on the platform and said to the
dealer in the fruit that cheers but not
nehic-briates : "Say , mister , I want
some of that popcorn , but I hain't
got on'y three cents. Now , if you
cin lemmo have a paper of it fur three
ents , all right ; but I kain't give no
more fur it , because I hain t got on'y
that much money. " Well after some
dickering , the merchant linally let
lim have a paper of popcorn for three
cents , and the mean man came in the
car , sat down beside his wife and lit
tle child , and began munching his
> opcorn. Never a crumb did ho ofler
; o anybody. Ho was just enjoying it.
lo said "I had enough money to buy
lis whole basketful , but I kuowed I
jould get some for less'n live cents. "
As he munched , his father-in-law and
, vife seemed to understand they were
not in on that treat , but the child be-
to reach up its little dimpled
lauds , and in the sweetest childish ac
cents beg for some popcorn. Save to
told the package up out of reach of
the pleading little hands , the mean man
aid not the slightest attention to the
) ab\r , but kept on eating. Presently
he mother spoke to him , and said the
child wanted some of the corn.
Well , " replied her husband , "if the
ihild is any hungrier'n I am an' wants
; his popcorn more'n I do , he'd ought
o have it. " But he kept on eating it
limsclf , and never a gram did the
child get. Pretty soon the little fel-
ow began to cry for the corn. This
must have annoyed the father-because
soon arose , put the popcorn up in
he rack out of the child's reach , and
ivent into another car. While he was
gone the child continued to cry and
each after the banquet , and the moth
er took the popcorn down and gave
ome to the little one. While this was
; oing on the mean man came back ,
furious ? You never saw any thing like
t. He snatched the popcorn away
iom the child ana poured a torrent ol
abuse upon his wife for daring to touch
jis popcorn. Then he put it back intc
the rack , and at intervals got up and
ate some of it until it was all gone.
Now , in a case of this kind and the
above is a truthful narrative of an
actual occurrence is not lynch law
ustifiable ? Is not that kind of a man
iiore valuable and useful as a fertilicl
than anything else ? Isn't he a curse
to society as long as he lives ? Anc
might he not prove a blessing to UK
medical student and barren land
where he dies ? Then why not kill hin
and make a blessing of him ? The
world has no use for a mean man. A
drunkard , a liar , a swearer , a thief ,
tramp , a swindler , a murderer , may
have some sphere of usefulness in this
world , but a mean man , pure and
simple God wasted inud when He
made him. Burdett , in Broobli/n Eagle.
Fishes in Hot Water.
A stupid old story relates the pro
fane language made use of by the lishf
es "when Sol's perpendicula'r rays il-
luminated the depths of the sea. " A ;
to what really happens on such occa
sions. some experiments just made pj
the secretary of the National Fist
Culture association , and reported bj
The Fisli Culture Journal , gives results
curious and possibly practically use
ful. The object was to discover the
highest temperature at which fish car
exist in water , the competitors beinc
crabs , gudgeons , dace , roach , perch.
golden tench , common tench , trout ,
salmon , and minnow. Net till tlu
water reached eighty degrees did any
sign of languor show themselves , anc
the first that gave in was a perch al
eighty-two degrees. Then followed
retirements in the following order
Koach , salmon , minnow , gudgeon ,
dace , common tench , golden tench
until the crab was left winner of the
prize for endurance , holding out till
91 degrees , 3 degrees better than the
best record below him. Having taker
the hot water neat with what lookec
like fatal results , the natural corrective
was exhibited in the form of brandy ,
which to the dismay of teetotal prac
titioners , presently set all the com
petitors swimming about in theii
normal condition just as if nothing
had happened , with the sale exception
one dace , who died a martyr either to
science or to the somewhat heroic
remedy. Some surprise is expressed
at the endurance of the minnow , and
also of the salmon , considering his
special need of oxygen , and even at
that of the perch" who is know If
have an exceptional and characteristic
antipathy to warm water. It remains
to be shown , of course in what way pis
ciculture is to be practically benefitec
the experiment. London Globe.
False Prophets in Egypt.
London letter to Toronto Globe
It is related that when the prophe
Mahommed lay dying an angel ap
peared to him "with the cheering in
telligence of the assassination of hi :
rival and enemy Aihala , called Al As-
wad , and that upon the founder o'
Islam predicted that , ere the day o :
judgment , the world would be trou
bled by thirty other impostors , anc
' "
that no't until" after the rising and set
ting of all these should the true Mahd
proclaim himself. Since that day s <
many pretenders have arisen tha
Mahommed Ahmed , of the Soudan
may reasonably assert that the fielc
is by this time open , and that the pro
phecy rather supports than oppose ,
his declaration that he is indeed tin
man who is to lead the whole uui
verso to a knowledge of the leaching
of Islam' and whose enemies shall , ii
the near future , be cast from the nar
row bridge Al Sirat , into the bottom
less pit.
How to Overcome the Love of Liquor.
A novel idea in the use of intoxicat
ing stimulants came to the notice of a
Call reporter yesterday in the case of
an old friend , who some time ago was
the living personification of the old ,
old story of iv brilliant mind clouded
from the eflects of intoxicants. Ho
rapidly went down hill , and all efforts
to rouse him to a sense of his degra
dation were futile. The reporter last
saw him in this condition over a year
ago. One day last week he met a
spruce and well-dressed man who bore
a" remarkable resemblance to this
friend , but whom he did not recognize
until the individual threw out his
hand and called the reporter by name.
"I suppose you hardly know me , "
ho said , a smile wreathing his health-
blooming face. The reporter admitted -
ted that he at first had hardly been
able to , and then becoming confiden
tial , as old friends do on meeting , ho
soon learned the cause of the change.
"Yes , " said the old friend , "I used to
be a very hard drinker , as you know.
I tried several times lo quit , but could
not. The appetite for strong drink
was too much for me. If I went with
out it for a while I became a nervous
wretch. 1 hail to drink or die. A
thought was suggested to me one day ,
and L made up my mind to make one
supreme effort to rescue myself. I
reasoned this way : A man takes
liquor into his stomach , and the stim
ulant , through the blood , afiects the
brain.- Now I thought if I could sat
isfy my appetite without the liquor af
fecting my brain I would be all right.
If I could get the taste of the liquor ,
the aroma , the essence of it , without
taking it into the stomach , I knew I
could drink at pleasure and not get
intoxicated , as drunkenness could not
ensue if the liquor did not enter the
stomach. I say this idea was sug
gested to me , and it was in this way :
I had noticed that men who made a
business of buying and selling wines
in large quantities sampled them , and
ascertained their quality and bouquet
by taking two or three niouthfuls in
succession , rolling it around their
tongues , as one might say , bathing
their palate in it in short , subjecting
it to the severest tests by the organs of
taste and then ejecting it from the
mouth without swallowing any. The
remembrance of this came upon mo
one day when I was perfectly sober
but terribly despondent. I resolved
to try it. I did , and met with the
most gratifying success. You ay
laugh , but it is the solemn truth. I
took a large drink of liquor , but in
stead of letting it pass into my stomach
ach I checked it in my throat and gar
gled it for a minute , and then spat it
out To my joy I found my thirst for
it almost as much appeased as though
I had swallowed the liquor. I tried
again and again with the same effect.
I was not iiiade drunk. I have fol
lowed this plan ever since , although
I have gargled the liquor , never swal
lowing a drop , as many as a dozen
times a clay the same number of
drinks I used to take. The plan is a
very simple one , and is , I believe , the
only one for a slavp of the cup. "
"Has your aopetite increased ? "
"On the contrary , it has decreased.
By the means 1 adopted , niy brain has
become clear and strong'again , and
my will power is as good as it ever
was before I became a hard drinker.
In gargling the liquor I get all the
benefit of the flavor , and all the satis
faction ; of my appetite , without losing
mv senses. San Francisw Gall.
"I Wonder. "
If you wish to write an essay , or to
begin a conversation and are at a loss
'
for'something ( to write or talk about ,
only write or say "I wonder , " and
something will be sure to follow. But
"show me the man who never wonders ,
and I will show you the man whenever
never thinks , " said Voltaire. Asses
never wonder , they take everything
for granted and seem to be complete
fatalists. They receive the cudgel as
patiently as if it were preordained and
essential to the harmony of the uni
verse. The intellectual people ! those
who are not asses , investigate , think ,
wonder and cease to wonder , but they
have no sooner ceased to wonder at
one thing than they begin to wonder
at another. I am willing to grant
that there is nothing new under the
sun ; but for all that we live in a very
wonderful world , and are constantly
surrounded by a world of wonders.
In fact , everything is wonderful , and
the greatest wonder in the world
would be to find anything not wonder
ful. Wondering is the peculiar facul
ty and privilege of human and intel
lectual beings. I have said above
that asses do not wonder ; they have
not wit enough. I was going to say
that wondering may be applied as a
distinctive epithet of the human spe
cies , and that Plato might have amend
ed his definition by this addition , but
I fear I should be wrong. Plato de
fined man as a featherless biped , upon
which Diogones , who was what the
world calls a wicked wag , stripped the
feathers from a poor unfortunate ban
tam cock , and exultingly exclaimed :
"There is Plato's man ! " Now , if
Plato , in order to render his definition
more definite , had defined him to be a
wondering , featherless biped.Diogenes
would still have been down upon him ,
saying : "Look at Plato's man a
featherless biped , wondering what has
become of his feathers ! " Brooklyn
Eagle.
Foreign Owners of New York Property.
According to the correspondence of
the Troy Times , the oflerings of real
estate in New York City this season
are less than in former years. This
arises ] from the general depreciation
of ' stocks and railway bonds. Real
estate is held with increased tenacity.
The . uncertainty prevailing in Europe
leads to extensive purchases by foreign
capitalists \ , including some of royal
. blood. Among these is an extensive
landed estate owned by Eugenie , and
including some gilt-edged property
whose rental is between § 50,000 and
$75,000 a year. The King of Sweden 1
owns ' an estate valued at § 500,000 ; the 1 \
Grand Duke Alexis is also an extensive 1
property-holder , and large purchases 1
have been made for Queen Victoria.
The titles arc taken in other names ,
but the true ownership is well under
stood.
THE DIAMOND'S VALUK
It Depends More Upon ( ho Cutting Than
Upon the Bite.
"The first point to be considered
about a diamond is its fire , " said Mr.
Charles K. Giles , "by which I mean
its reilccted light , its brilliancy. The
white and bluish-white diamonds are
the most oxpensive.and the steel-white
are the sharpest. The latter has a
kind of hard , light-brownish look , just
like newly broken steel. They are all
kinds of shades. In fact , they are in
numerable , since no two stones are
exactly alike in color. The bluish-
"
white "is the costilesc , because the
rarest , outside of the decidedly brown
diamonds , which are very rare , very-
hard and very brilliant , and which a
good fancier will prefer to any other
except the bluish-white. Then there
are the slightly brownish , the slightly
yellow , the straw color , the greenish-
yellow , the rose color , and the canary
yellow. The greenish-yellow are the
least desirable , but even a little tinge
of yellow , not noticeable to the pur
chaser except by comparison with
others , will bring down the price of a
stone one-half to one-quarter. You
see those two sparklers , for in
stance , " and Mr. Giles , exhibited two
beautifully brilliant stones intended
for ear-drops. "Well , they are only
worth § 500 , because they are a little
oft" , ' what we call 'by-water. ' If of a
line bluish-white they would be worth
$2,000. The so-called rose-colored
stones , which some ignorant people
suppose to be very valuable , are only
the "result of their being cut llat , such
stones being generally the clearings
from larger stones , the * refuse , so to
speak. Now , as to shape , there are
different opinions. Some prefer the
cushion shape and others the round
shape. The latter is an American in
vention , and is at present the most
popular shape. The cushion shape is
of English taste. The old Dutch
stones , cut in Amsterdam , are getting
out of. date , in this country at least.
Ton see , there in Amsterdam the
dealers buy the rough diamonds by the
bagfull , just as they come from the
mines , and they have a system of ex-
uhanging cut stones for rough stones ,
500 carats of rough for 300 carats of
But ones , for instance , so that it is to
their interest to lose as little of the
stone's weight as nossible in the cut
ting process. Here thiugs are quite
different. Wo are just now recutting
i good many of these old Dutch stones.
Here is one , you see , " and the expert
unwrapped a very fine stone , "which
weighed 9 1-61 carats when it went
up-stairs to our cutters , and which now
weighs but 7 carats. Yet its value
ias been increased by this procedure ,
although its size diminished , so that it
s now worth $2,500 , while before that
t was worth but § 2,000. There is a
sjreat deal in the cutting of a stone.
L'he old English single-cut , where only
one side had facets , while the lower
one was left in straight lines , is out of
demand now. A stone is cut in pro-
) ortion to its shape and size , there be-
ng valuable stones of all numbers of
acets. You see , there is a grain to a
diamond , just as much as there is to a
slab of wood. An expert diamond-
sutler will see that grain and cut the
iiamond accordingly. The shape of
he stone must be made so that the
angles throw the greatest amount of
ight toward the gazer. Some stones
iave their angles cut so that the rays
} f light converge before they reach the
3ye. That is a point which even a
jreat rnanv experts overlook in pur-
ahasing. They will hold the stone six
l nches from their eyes , instead of look-
ng at it from a distance. And yet the
alter is the proper way , for diamonds
are intended lo show brilliancy from
some dislance. "
"Where are the largest diamonds
bund just now ? "
"In Southern Africa. The mines
here are , however , pretty old , too ,
and are getting fairly exhausted. I
ihink that among our undeveloped re
sources in the United Stales diamonds
will loom up largely before long. The
olher day I bought a 17-karat stone of
a man who had bought it for § 1 , tak-
ng ft to be a topaz. It was found near
Vaukesha , Wis. It had much the ap-
jearance of the South African stones.
Cwo or three months ago a party
> rought me one from Central Iowa. It
was a very good stone and I should
say that there must be more where
that one came from. I believe there
are many spots in this country where
diamonds are to be found. Only when
bund the general public wouldn't
mow them from rough diamonds. "
"How does a rough diamond look ? "
"Generally , it is a little six-pointed
crystal , or it may look like a roundish ,
semi-transparent pebble. In its rough
stale it generally doesn't look as pret-
; y as a piece of quartz. The opinion
of experts ought to be had whenever
stones are found suspected to be dia
monds. Search , besides , ought to be
made not by individuals but by com
munities , for diamonds are scarce
wherever they are lodged , and many
eyes looking for them are more likely
o find Ihem than one pair , however
keen. "
"What qualifications must a good
expert in diamonds possess ? "
"Experience. A judge of these
stones must have a constant experi
ence in order to enable him to adjust
> roperly and recognize the various
joints that give a diamond its value ,
shape , cut and color. Not one in a
housand knows enough about diamonds
mends to tell if a diamond is worth
§ 1,000 or § 200. There are very few
experts. There are , of course , quite
a number of them among the dealers ,
nit very few outside ol them. The
value of a stone , depends of course ,
after all , a good deal on individual
; astes and prejudices , and reallv ils
market price is governed more by its
relative scarity than by anything else ,
if , for instance , some prolific mines
were discovered now yielding lots of
) luish-white diamonds they would de
cline in price , and those off color , the
yellowish and brownish ones , would
rise. Only 10 per cent of the dia-
mends found are worthy to be set in
jewelry , you know. The rest are re-
fuse stones , which are bought up by
sharp dealers , who palm them off af
terward on an unsuspecting public as
great bargains. Lots of men are ta
ken in in that way. People think thai
"
they have struck"a good thing anc
will keep quiet about whore they
bought it and how much they paid for
it. If they went to an hon st expert
lie would point out to llumi the Haws
in the stones they purchased so cheap ,
and show them" that they had boon
swindled. Diamonds have always a
market price , and if they are good ,
marketable stones no dealer will sell
them below the market figure. " Chicago
cage Ncivs.
A .Nation of Egg Eaters.
"There are at least fifty million eggs
consumed daily in the United States , "
said a wholesale dealer near Washing
ton Market to a reporter. "That is
over four million dozen , and at an
average price will amount to at least
§ 80,000. Think of the outlay and
business activity required to handle
this enormous quantity. The Ameri
can people are egg caters. As a gen
eral thing the supply is equal lo the
demand , but about three years ago ,
late afler January , wo ran ashore on
domestic eggs. What was the result ?
Europe began to ship us pickled eggs
by the millions. Shiploads came over.
Prices went down , and the European
pickled eggs at fourteen cents per
dozen became immensely popular.
This almost mined' our homo eg < jr
market. During the months of April
and May the eggs are pickled by
means of a solution of lime water.
They are kept until November and
December , and then come in to lower
the market. Fresh eggs , though , are
worth thirty cents a dozen. "
"Where do the eggs in the United
States principally come from ? "
"From Jersey , Delaware , Virginia ,
"orth and South Carolina and Mary-
and. The Western Slales of course
Burnish large quantities , but not so
much as the States mentioned. Nine
teen million two hundred thousand
eggs were shipped from Europe to this
country since the 1st of April to Sep-
: ember. They como from Belgium ,
Copenhagen , Hamburg and the great-
st egg market in the world , Antwerp.
Hut all these European eggs are pick
ed , and although not half so good
as the fresh , yet they have the effect
of lowering prices. All of the peas-
tntry in Germany , Belgium and Hol
land raise largo quantilies of fowl.
Hut in the United Stales a few : farm-
TS only pay allenlion to the indtis-
ry. "
"What is the reason that the farm
ers in the United Scales do not raise
more fowl ? "
"Simple enough. They have been
n the habit of making large prolits
iroin stock and grain and ofhpr prod
ucts , and thought egg raising too
slow. They see their mistake now ,
.ind in less than ten years eggs will be
exported instead of imported. "
"How will the increase como
about ? "
"If this new experiment of hatching -
ing eggs by means of heaters proves
successful , Iheu bacon and beef as life
uslaining foods will perhaps be sup
planted. Thus far The resuils on a
limited scale have proved successful ,
and Ihe old hen , inslead of wasting
days over a dozen or so eggs , can be
putting in her time laying fresh eggs.
Thus a double saving will be made.
Every farmer with enterprise will
have an egg farm or hatchery , just as
the rich have hot houses now , and
send millions of eggs to market. New
York , perhaps , will be the greatest
egg center in the world , and ships
will be chartered by the wholesale lode
do the export business. New York
Mail.
Work for the Spring1.
A later spring we have not known
for a long time. The weather still con
tinues cold , though the grass is begin
ning to turn green. There is yet , how
ever no pasturage for stock. We see
the plows are beginning to run. There
has been no rain at St. Louis for
months. Cisterns are dry and macad
amized roads are dusty. Farmers
should be ready with strong teams and
plenty of good men to put in crops at
the earliest moment that the ground is
in good order. But by all means have
the soil in good condition and well pre
pared , and the seed the very best.
Turn over a new leaf now , and put no
more crops in cultivation than can be
well put in and receive the best atten-
lion. Put the balance of the land in
grass , for it is the most profitable crop
the farmer raises. At the low prices
the cereal crops command , it is better
to devote more land to rearing stocker
or to dairy farming.
The farmer should took ahead and
try lo raise such crops or such stock as
will pay best. Don't do just as your
father did unless jou are sure that it
pays best but keep up with the spirit
of the age. The time has already
come when the old fogies are being
left behind. The men of progress , of
enterprise- brains are taking the
lead , and the laggards have all Ihey
can do lo keep body and soul together.
And every year the difference between
the farmers of progressive ideas and
the "stand-stills" will be more mark
ed. There are so many farmers , there
is so much competition ; there is so
much overproduction in certain lines ,
that only the intelligent farmer can
succeed. It is on the farm as in the
learned professions ; there is plenty of
room in the upper slories but the
ground floors are crowded almost to
suffocation. It is brains that carries
one to the top. The farmer should
bear this in mind , and do all he can
to improve his mind , that he may get
Ihere. Rural World.
Bold Women Defenders.
The valor with which the women of
S.aragossa aided in the defense of their
city against the French still lives in
the hearts of Spaniards. Two thou
sand wives and maidens of Madrid
have shown what great things can yet
be accomplished by the women of Cas
tile , in holding a tobacco factory
against the armed forces of the town
military and civil to say nothing ol
the minor feats of insulting the gov
ernor and smashing the furniture and
machinery of the factory. The cause
of this outbreak was the introduction
of machinery into the factory. The
women employed there , knowing the
excellence ot their own handiwork , re
sented this attempt to lower the qual
ity of the cigar. Sochester Democrat
and Chronicle. .
The Old , Old Storj.
Why do wo hoar so much about dys
pepsia ? Simply because so many people
ple have it. Why are so many people
talking .about their euro from this dread
ful disease ? Simply because thov have
been taking Brown's Iron Bitters.
Thus it is with Mrs. Taylor , of Lynchburg -
burg , Sumler county , S. C. , who says ,
"I have used Brown's Iron Bitters for
dyspepsia with most favorable results.
I believe this medicine is all that is rep
resented. " Dyspeptics , nnd sufferers
from neuralgia , weakness , etc. , should
try it.
Malda want nothing but husbands nnd when
they et them they want everytLIiif. ( A'A tfc -
ntare.
THE GREAT
RE
CURES
Rheumatism , Neuralgia , Sciatica ,
Lumbago , Backache , Headache , Toothache ,
, Mcalcl * . front JQUUcK ,
JCCD AU , OTIIFIl J10DILY IMIS8 1SD HUES.
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THE CIIAULIH A. vouKi.Eit co.
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This medicine , combining Iron with pnro
Vegetable tonka , quickly and completely
Cure * Dvcpepsltt , IniHscntlon , Weakness ,
Impure BlooiIiTIalarIuCliiII uiiiH'"cver ,
and Neuraluln.
It Is an unfailing remedy for Diseases of tha
Kidney * nnd lAver.
It is invaluable for PUea rs peculiar to
Women , and all who lead Fedentnry li\es.
Itdoes not Injure the teethcause headache.or
produce constipation other Iran medicines do.
It enriches and purifies the blood , stimulates
the appetite , aids the assimilation of food , re
lieves Heartburn and Belching , and strength
ens the muscles nnd nerves.
For Intermittent Fevers , Lassitude , Lack of
Energy , < S.c. , it has no equal.
f&r The genuine has above trnde mark and.
crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other.
M . lrbr BKOWK CHK3IC1L OO , . IULTH10HE. HP.
" -Zfte majority o/thtilliefth * human
bjdu arita from a'dffangement of th *
JL.lTCr , affecting both-the itomaeh and
totreTx , In order to effect a cure , it it
i&cetidry to remove the cavte. Irregu
lar and Sluggish action of the Soicelr ,
Beadach6t/Sf1tnei at theStomach.Fain
4nthe BacUandZoinsetc.indicatethal
the Liter i * at fault , and that nature require - ,
quire * ataiMtance to enable thl * organ to1
throtf ofimpuritiet.
Priclcly Aali BItteraor e p efairjf
compounded for this purpote. Xheyare
mttd in their action and effective as a
cure ; arepleatant to the tasteandtaJcm <
easily by both children and adultt , Ta-
Jcen according to directiont , they are
gafeandpleasantcureforTDyBfGVBlar
General DebilityHabitual Con *
stlpation , Diseased Kidneys,1
etc. , etc * 4 * ° Blood Purifier they\ \
are superior to any ether medicine ) ]
eleanaing the system thoroughly , an1
imparting new life and energy to t he inj j
valid. Jti a medicine C iEOt an
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CREAM BALM
Cleanses the Head ,
Allays Inflammation.
Heals the Sores. Re
stores the Senses o
TasteSmell , Hearing. .
A POSITIVE CUKE.
Cream Balm
has gained an enviable repn
tatlon wherever Jcnown.dls
placing all other prepare.
Uons. A panicle Is applied ! | \r Tflll
Into each nostril ; no painU ; A y mtt k Ul
agreeable to n e. I1/\L 1 &
Price SOc. by mall or at drug jsta. gaud lorclrcnlar !
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CONSUMPTION ,
I hare a pisltlre remedy for the aboro < Unu ; bTts
me thoasitcs of cases of the wont kind and of foe ?
tandlnshaTe been curd. In Je d. to troiel mrfillli
InltsefflcacT.thatlwlJl lend TWO BOTTL.E3 PREK.
tojretherwltn aTAUTABI.ETREATISE on this dUe j
fferer. GlTO xpress ndP O. adtr-st.
DB. T. A. SLOCCH.IU FearlS : . , New Tort.1
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Men Think
. -
they know all about Mustang Lin
iment. Few do. Not to know is
not to have.