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A bad breath means a bad liver.
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SINGULAR WELL IN KAUAI.
Observers May Tell the Time o * Daj
by Watchinc Its Waters.
A most curious phenomenon has beer
observed in the flow of an artesian wel
on Kealia plantation , Kauai. Th (
water has regular variations In its
flow , being lowest at 8 o'clock In the
morning , gradually rising until it at
tains its greatest flow at 2 o'clock ir
tbe afternoon , and then as gradually
falling until 8 o'clock in the morning.
Manager George H. Fairchild of the
plantation thus describes the peculiai
phenomenon :
"The top of the pipe is thirteen feel
above sea level. At eight feet there is
ft flow of about 1,000,000 gallons in
twenty-four hours. By adding five feel
more of pipe the flovr stops. We have
Lad this extra five feet of pipe on top
of the well for a month ox more , wait
ing for extra pipe to conduct the water
to the mill where it is to be used. We
have noticed a peculiar action of this
column of water , and I have been un
able to find any explanation of it. If
the publication of the facts will lead to
an explanation I will be very much
gratified.
"The column of water in this five
feet additional pipe placed to prevent
the flow at 8 o'clock in the morning is
at its lowest point one and one-half
inches below the top of the pipe. Then
It rises until at noon it begins to flow
over the pipe. Tbe Mow increases until
2 o'clock , when there is quite a flow.
From that time it gradually falls , until
at 11 o'clock at night there is a very
Blight flow , and this ceases at 1 o'clock
Jn the morning , the water gradually
falling until it reaches the lowest point ,
at S o'clock , when it begins to rise
again.
"It has been suggested that this
change in flow is due to the tides or to
the rotation of the earih or to the in
fluence of the sun. It is interesting
and I should like a satisfactory ex
planation. "
Representative McCandless says re
garding this phenomenon that in his
experience where an artesian well is
influenced by the tides the water never
rises above sea level. Hawaiian Star.
His Measure.
A very slight knowledge of politics
will enable the reader to see that the
following bit of pleasantry , found in
the ludiauapolis Journal , is mathemat
ically correct.
"Pa , " said little Tommy. "wLat does
the paper mean by calling Mr. Jones an
eight-by-ten politician ? "
"I think , my boy , it means lie is not
exactly square , " replied Tommy's fath
er.
Depressing.
"I am told that he is her fifth hus
band. "
"Say , it must be awful to a ma * to
feel that his wife looks on him as a
mete habit. " Indianapolis Journal.
W'liai a Lirtic Faiti Did
FOR MRS. ROCKWELL.
[ LETTER TO MRS. nazji'v ro. 69,884 ]
"I was a great sufferer from female
weakness and had no strength. It was
impossible for me to attend to my
household duties. I bad tried every
thing1 and many doctors , but found no
relief.
" My sister adyised me to try Ljdi *
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ,
tvhich I did ; before using all of one
bottle I felt better. I kept on with it
and to my great surprise I am cured.
All who suffer from female complaints
should give it a trial. " MBS. ROCK-
WELI , , 1209 S. DA'XSION ST. , GBA2TD
RAPIDS , MICH.
From a Grateful Kevrarli Woman.
"When I wrote to you I was verj
sick , had not been well for two years.
The doctors did not seem to help me ,
and one said I could not live three
months. I had womb trouble , falling ,
ulcers , kidney .and bladder trouble.
There seemed to be such a drawing-
and burning pain in my bowels that I
. could not rest anywhere. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Sanative Wash and follow
ing your advice , I feel well ; ajan and
stronger than ever. My bowels feel as if
" they had been made over new. With
many thanks for your halp , I remain ,
L. G. , 74 AXN ST. , NEWARK , N. J. "
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She Just Threw Him In.
Mrs. Telfair ( interviewing applicant
* or position of "first-class cook" ) Can
you make all kinds of soups , entrees
and sweets ?
Cook Oh , yes'm.
Mrs. Telfair ( who , on account of pnst
experience , is incre.luluubj iio\v uo
you make if
Cook Oh , ; .ist like any one else does.
Mrs. Telfair ( persistently ) Give me
your recipe.
Cook ( hesitatingly ) Well , I. Just
* Jf
make a good , fine soup. and then I gets
the little mock turtles and I throws 'em
Jn. Tit-Bit-
CHAPTER III. ( Continued. )
Quickly turning from the desk , Roberi
placed a baud on the shoulder of Unch
Duke , who knelt moaning at his old inas
ter's side.
"Uncle Duke , " he said , "you kno-n
where Detective Sellars lives on Princes
street. Surely you do not believe m (
guilty of your master's murder. Can yoi
take Mr. Sellars this note ? The assassir
of your master must be brought to justice
Are you strong enough ? "
"Yes , yes , Mars Robert ! God bless you
I can't live long ; but I can't die till th <
murderer of ole master stands on the gal
lows , and Mars Lang is the man to brinj
him there. "
The old man arose to his feet and hast
ened out the rear door of the hall as tht
front door opened.
Hurried footsteps were heard , and ITer
man Craven , bareheaded and in his shirl
sleeves , as when he had left the house ,
rushed into the library , followed by Silaf
Cobb , the sheriff of the county , and twc
of Jiis deputies , Lanniug and Spears.
Dr. Norcum and Coroner Field follow
ed them , and behind came several of the
neighbors , who had been roused.
"He has not fled ! " cried Herman ,
"There , sheriff , there stands the murderei
of my uncle , caught red-handed in the
act ! "
A heart-rending moan burst from the
breast of the banker's daughter. "There
is some mystery here , " she cried. "Though
Robert was standing over my father's
lifeless form with the bloody weapon in
his hand that bereft him of life , when my
cousin and I entered this room , yet do I
feel assured that he is not guilty of my
father's murder. Oh , God ! My own dear
father murdered ! It seems incredible ,
yet there lie his remains , " and poor Hattit
burst into a fresh paroxysm of grief.
Mrs. Morwin and Miss Steel , neighbors ,
accompanied by two other ladies , here en
tered the room , and the weeping girl was
borne frqrn the library. f
Dr. Norcum had advanced and was ex
amining the body of the murdered man.
"Spears , let no man leave the house , "
said the sheriff. "I declare , " he added ,
"this affair is terrible , and to think that
you , Robert Campbell , should be charged
with the murder. "
"The charge of Herman Craven is ut
terly false , and he knows it to be so , "
said Robert. "Surely , you , Sheriff Cobb ,
who have known me all my life , can
scarce believe me guilty of the murder of
the father of the young la'dy who will be
come my wife. "
"Your wife ! " exclaimed Herman. "The
wife of her' father's murderer ? Never !
And believe me , neither had my uncle
lived , would his daughter have become
your wife that is , with his consent :
but "
Here the tall form of Lang Sellars , the
great Southern detective , stood in the
doorway.
Like a flash his keen eye took in , not
only every person , but every object that
the room contained ere his deep voice
broke upon the stillness that pervaded it.
"Not since the murder at Mulberry , " he
observed , "has there been as atrocious a
crime committed in the old North State ;
nor did I believe that a scoundrel , with
the malignity of Ward Lennox , yet cursed
the commonwealth with hjs presence. I
was clearly mistaken. "
"Great work was that of yours on that
case , Mr. Sellars , " said the doctor. "Gods !
You rescued Herbert Russell , even from
the gallows trap ; and even then Ward
cheated the gallows. "
"To dash his brains out at the abutment
of Hilton bridge , " said Sellars , "and sink
beneath the turbid waters of the Cape
Fear. But this is a bolder deed. A sail
or's knife the blade thrust home to the
victim's heart. Have you taken any steps
here , Sheriff Cobb ? "
"I was aroused and summoned here by
the murdered man's nephew , who de
nounced Robert Campbell as the murder
er. He assures me that he caught him
red-handed in the act ; but may I ask what
brings you-here , Lang Sellars ? "
"If Robert Campbell is the murderer of
our old friend here , then I am summoned
by his murderer. In the Mulberry case ,
It was the murderer of Dr. Taylor who
engaged my services to ferret out the
criminal , and in the end I brought the
crime home to his own floor. "
"I think there cau be no doubt as to his
guilt , " said Herman. "It could hare been
QO other than Robert Campbell , " and here
Herman , uninterrupted by Robert , made
a statement of the facts , as already relat
ed , in so far as his entrance into the room
was concerned , and as to what met his
horrified gaze as he crossed the threshold.
"You state that you entered the house
at ten o'clock , " said the detective ; "that
you found your uncle in this room , and left
him seated at his desk when vou retired ? "
"Exactly , Mr. Sellars. "
"Were those windows , opening on the
lawn on the east side of the house , raised
at that time , as they are now ? "
"They were , Mr. Sellars , to admit the
air. "
"One moment , gentlemen , " said Lang ,
is he stepped to the door. "Calban ! "
Thd' black face of a powerfully built ,
but deformed and curiously constructed
negro appeared.
"Look for footprints under the windows
on the east side of the house , " said Sel
lars. "You have your dark lantern ? "
"Yes , Mars Lang , " and the negro was
gone.
"Follow the nigger and see what you
can learn , LannSng , " said the sheriff. "I
cannot understand , Lang Sellars , " he con
tinued , "why you always bring that de
formed erebus into your cases. "
"I can , " said Sellars , quietly. "For fol
lowing a trail , be it either of man or
beast , his equal cannot t > e found in all
HIP Sumy Pouth. Well , Herman , you
etute that you retired at ten o'clock ? "
"I did , and my uncle's cries of help
aroused me. I h'astlly sprang from my
bed , pulled on my trousers , thrust my feet
Into my slippers and dashed from my
room. My uncle's cries had aroused his
daughter. I knocked 011 her room door and
callfld her , She joined me , and together
we descended the tairsr"
"You believed his life was being as
sailed ? "
"Far from it. I supposed one of hi
acute attacks of rheumatism had seizei
him. "
"When you retired you left no one be
low with your uncle ? "
"No one. I think the servants , even
had retired. "
"Your uncle was expecting no one ? "
"Certainly not. He stated that h
should soon retire. "
"Herman Craven , " said Robert , lookin ,
him full in the eyes , "did not your uucl
inform you that he was expecting m <
here after ten o'clock , and that I woul <
bring with me money with which to tak
up a note of ten thousand dollars ? "
"He did not , " said Herman.
"He informed me that he did , when hi
admitted me to the house. Did you no
hear my summons at the door ? "
"Your summons ? You made no sum
mons. "
"Did you not hear the door bell not fivi
minutes before you descended the stairs ? '
"The door bell has not been sounded to
night. "
"Mars Lang , I I "
The voice was Hannah's , but she haltec
as suddenly as she had commenced , am
stood , an ashy pallor on her countenance
quaking as with fear.
All eyes were at once fixed an the trem
bling negress.
But one person in the room had caugh
the quick meaning glance that Hermai
Craven had -cast in her direction , and not
ed that that glance had sealed the lip :
of the negress.
"What were you about to say , Han
nah ? "
"Nothing , Mars Lang , nothing , " anc
Hannah went weeping from the room.
Robert Campbell now told of his call ai
the bank that afternoon , and related th (
subsequent events , as he had to Hattie.
"Twelve thousand five hundred dollars
is a considerable sum , " said Lang , "anc
this money this bag of coin ? "
"There is no evidence that he had
bag of coin in his possession , " said the
sheriff.
"Certainly not , " said Long ; "but it is
evident that this note was this day paid
If you are familiar with Alvin DeRo
sette's signature , you will recognize it
here. You can establish the fact that yoi ;
left the express office a few minutes be
fore you entered this house , as you state ,
Robert ? "
"Certainly. "
"Mr. DeRosette , then , to-night had con
sented to the marriage of his daughtei
and yourself ? "
"He had , Mr. Sellars , and expressed
much satisfaction at the prospect of out
union. "
"I know that statement to be false ! "
cried Herman , "for this very day at the
bank my uncle said to me : 'Herman , I
am getting to be an old man. My fond
est wish is that I may live to see you and
my loved daughter united.1 You may
judge , gentlemen , if a few hours later he
would have consented to his daughter's
marriage with the wretch who has mur
dered him. "
"Liar ! Craven by name and nature ,
you know you lie ! " cried Robert , and but
for the strong arm of Sellars he would
have felled him to the floor.
"Perhaps , " said Herman , shrinking
back , "you will deny that Hattie fainted
after we had entered this room , and I
had denounced you as the murderer of my
uncle. You would have slain me also , had
I not hastened from the house with the
cry of murder. "
"You yourself best know the falsity of
your charge , " replied Robert. "I only
pray that the perpetrator of this bloody
deed may be brought to answer for his
crime on the gallows , and I have an abid
ing faith in Mr. Sellars' ability to solve
this mysterious murder. "
"And I , " said the doctor.
"This bag of coin you state that you
placed "
"On the desk , before Mr. DeRosette ,
when I left him to attend the door , Mr.
Sellars. "
"Well ? "
"When I returned to the room I found
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the banker gasping his last and the bag
of coin gone. "
"What evidence have you , " asked the
sheriff , "that you had a bag of coin ? "
"Yes ! Yes ! " exclaimed Herman. "What
evidence have you of that fact ? "
"None , " said Robert , "save my word
and this cancelled note. As I have stated ,
there is evidence that I left the express
office with a bag of coin. "
By directions of the coroner , the body
of the banker had been borne to his cham
ber and laid on the bed.
"The inquest will be held at ten o'clock
to-morrow , " he said.
"Until which time I shall hold Robert
Campbell in custody , " said the sheriff.
"I approve of your course , " observed the
detective. "Circumstances would indi
cate that he is the murderer. "
"You , Mr. Sellars ? You believe me
guilty ? " exclaimed Robert , for the first
time alarmed.
"I know a murder has been commit
ted , " said Sellars. "If your statement is1
true , a robbery also. You are in the cus
tody of the sheriff. "
"At least I can give bond for my ap
pearance to-morrow ? " said Robert.
"There is no bond admissible in this
case , young man , " observed the sheriff.
"Come , you must accompany me. You
must forego your trip to Baltimore. "
"I had abaandoned the idea of making
it , " said Robert. "You can scarce believe
me so heartless as to leave my affianced's
side in her affliction. "
"You will be at no great distance from
Miss DeRosette while you are in my cus
tody , " the sheriff said , as he linked arms
with his prisoner.
Robert cast one glance at the detective ;
but in his stern face he read no hope , and
moaning : "My love ! my Hattie ! My poor
old mother and my sister , " \rith bowed
head he accompanied the sheriff from the
room.
Sellars followed them , and at the outer
ioor the two deputies joined the party ,
the dark figure of Calban , who was
sitting 9s the lower step of the yiazu
arose.
"Any footprints on the grass nndej
those windows , Calban ? " asked Sellers
"None , Mars Lang , none. Leastwise
none that I can see. "
"You found none , Lanning ? "
"I was not quite sure , sheriff. You see
there has been no rain recently , .and ii
was hard to determine. I thought I woulc
.examine at daylight. "
"It is useless , " said Sellars ; "there ar <
none there. "
"Robert ! Robert ! " The cry came fron
the white lips of Hattie , who had de
scended the stairs.
"Yes , darling ; be brave , and have faitl
in the one who loves you , for until thi
inquest shall have been held , I am a prls
oner in the hands of the sheriff. I an
deemed the murderer of your dear fath
er. "
"It is false ! " moaned Hattie , as sh <
twined her arms about his neck.
"God bless you , dear Hattie. Mr. Sel
lars "
The detective took her half-unconscious
from his arms , and , with the words : "D <
not wait for me , Sheriff Cobb ; there ar <
other links to this chain. We yet know
but that a murder has been committed
presumably you have the criminal in cus
tody. Calban , remain where you are
Ring the door bell if any one save Dr
Norcum and those who entered the housi
since you have been here pass out , " con
veycd her into the house and closed th <
door. *
As he turned from it with his senseles :
burden the agitated form of Hannah , th (
uegress , confronted him.
"Mars Lang , I "
"Not a word , Hannah , not a word , " saic
Sellars , quickly , "not to a living soul. DC
not leave the house. Never be alone. ]
know your secret. Silence , and wait ! "
( To be continued. )
BOOKKEEPING IN BABYLONIA.
Imperishable Records of an Ancieul
Business Firm.
Paper and ink are perishable things ,
like certain ther "modern improve
ments , " but some of the clay tablets
used by earlier civilizations still sur
vive. In the buried city of Nippur
American explorers have recently
found ioi one room more than seven
hundred of them , the business records
of a rich firm of merchants , Ulurashu
Sons.
These documents are dated In the
reigns of Artaxerxes I. (465-425 B. C. )
and Darius II. (423-405 ( B. C. ) . The
tables are of various sizes , some resem
bling the ordinary cake of soap of com
merce. They are covered -with cunei
form characters , clear and distinct as
when the bookkeepers of Ulurashu In
scribed them , twenty-five hundred
years ago.
Among them is this guaranty for
twenty years that an emerald is so well
set that it will not fall out :
"Bel-ahlddlna and Bel-shumu , sons of
Bel , and Hatln , son of Bazuzu , spoke
unto Bel-nadinshumu , son of Morashu ,
as follows : 'As concerns the gold ring
set wltli an emerald , we guarantee thai
for twenty years the emerald will not
fall out of ring. If It should fall out
before the expiration of twenty years ,
Bel-ahffldina ( and the two others ) shall
pay to Bel-nadinshumu an Indemnity
of ten xnana of silver. ' "
Then follow the names of seven wit
nesses and of an official who is de
scribed as "the scribe of the Concord
ance o * Proper Names. " The docu
ment concludes with the thumb-nail
marks of the contracting parties.
There are also leases of various kinds
and contracts for the sale of sun-dried
bricks and other merchandise , and for
the loan of seed corn and oxen for plow
ing.
Queen's Dress Old-Fashioned.
Queea Victoria has a horror of velvet
and cannot bear to touch it. None of
the furniture In the royal palaces la
covered with the fabric , and all her
Majesty's gowns are made of the rich
est silks and brocades , but no velvet Is
ever permitted to be among them. Forever
over thirty years the Queen has never
changed her cut or style of dress. She
wears the same fashions as when the
Prince Consort died , and probably noth
ing would persuade her to alter the
custom now and don fashionable rai
ment At the last jubilee her daughters
were able to moaify the sleeves of their
mother's "procession" dress and to get
her into a bonnet that was actually be
coming , but now she has gone back to
the old styles , and no one can make her
budge. The materials used to make up
these dowdy clothes are the richest and
finest to be procured in London shops ,
and , when ornamented with the splen
did laces and embroideries in the
Queen's possession , Victoria does not
look otherwise than queenly , even if
her figure has been wickedly described
as a feather bed tied In the middle. But
then she Is privileged to go without any
shape.
Warsaw Barracks.
The barracks at Warsaw , erected by
the Russian Czars to hold in check the
unruly Poles , are by far the most spa-
clous In the world. The guns in the
walls facing the city could easily level
the capital of old Poland to the ground ,
while the garrison maintained , num
bering nearly 40,000 troops , could over
awe any rebellion , unless the conspira
tors bad aid from outside. The barracks
cover some 5,000 acres In the highest
portion of the suburbs. The barracks
at Aldersiiot , England , are the second
largest In the world , having accommo
dations for 20,000 troops , and covering
4,000 acres. The Curragh barracks , at
Kildare , in Ireland , are in ten squares ,
each of which has sufficient space for
an entire regiment and its officers.
According to M. Aduemar Leclerc ,
French resident In Kratia , Cambedia ,
the Phongs , a wild-people of that coun
try , have the type of the North Ameri
can Indians. They believe In a Got ? ,
whom they call Brah , and in another
life and In ghosts. They eat almost
every kind of flesh , and make an intoxi
cating drink from rice. They smoke a
wild tobacco In wooden pipes. Their
sense of smell is so keen that they pro
fess to know individual animals by it
They have neither muic nor daaca.
THE COMING VEHICLE :
Very Uncojaplimcntary Opinion of Au"l
tomobilea fcy an American l < ady.
The motor car , or automobile , as it la
called in France , where it Is most popu
lar , has not yet been brought Into general -
oral use ia America either for pleasure
or for convenience.
First impressions of tfce early steam
boats anil loceinottvM'inake odd enough
reading to-day , and possibly a few
years hence'-first impressions of the
" " sound less
"coming vehicle" will no
quter. But certainly it did not please a
recent American visitor"to Nice , where
there is a particularly flourishing and
fashionable automobile club , wkich
even held , not long ago , an automobile
parade , in wEich flower-bedecked motor
cars and motor cycles competed for
elegant priee banntrs.
"I met tna horrid thins first , " she
writes , "throbbing and pounding along
the Corniche road , wtuzziug through
the loveliest scenes in the world at an
absucd speed , and raisicg small private
cyclones of dust for the del ctatlon of
their passengers , who did ot look
happy. -
"My carriage raised ao dust at all ,
and there iras none to trouble the
cyclist or pedestrian. The first of the
monsters gave warning of its approach
at some distance away , before it ranger
or tooted , by a curious whirring , pantIng -
Ing , drumming naise which puzzled me
grttitly ; then came a blast of the horn ,
and presto ! round a curve of the road ,
In a cloud of dust , spun an automobile
with four passengers.
"Talk of the 'bicycle face' of the
scorcher , whose wrinkled brow and
staring eyes make him a laughing
stock the motor fa.ee , when you see it ,
is much more fixed and tragical ! You
do not alwayssee much of it. Several
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of the men wore huge dark goggles to
protect their eyes , and some of the la
dles fcacl on ghastly black half-masks ,
which were even worse. They may
hare been enjoying themselves , but
none of them looked as if they were.
"As for thair automobile * well , I
can say truthfully that the things go ,
a'nd go faat , and go easily , if ponder
ously , and go up or down mounUin-
ously high hills without difficulty , as
required ; but they struck me as smelly ,
dusty , rackety , and wholly uninviting.
I would no more care to own one than
I would to keep a small private fire
engine for pleasure cfriving. "
This is vigorous language. But per
haps Mr. Edison or Ms son , or some
other brilliant Yaniee Inventor , will
modify the motor car Into something
more attractive before we organize our
motor clubs and tours on this side of
the wator. And it remains the fact ,
meanwhile , that in France not only
men , but women , are enthusiastic ama
teurs of the new amusement.
No one is allowed to propel an auto
mobile unaccompanied by a properly
licensed engineer and stoker , or chauf
feur ; but on presenting proof of com
petence the amateur may acquire such
a license himself or herself , for It is
an amusing fact that duchesses , count
esses and fine ladies of Paris are emu
lous to earn , and proud to display , their
licen&es as accredited and responsible
chauffeurs , or stokerosses !
To Test tlie Tools.
A grand international competition
will be held in Tasmania in November
next , when the merits of Swedish ,
German , English and American axes
will be submitted to a series of strin
gent tests and gold medals and money
prizes awarded to tbe winners.
Can Wear Shoes
One slz * smaller after ustcs Allen's Foot
Ease , a powder to be sbak H Into the shoes.
It makes tigUt or new shoes ffd easy ; sires
instant reiif to corns anil biimo&s. It's toe
greatest comfort discover/ the age. Cures
BtroUou fe t , blisters ami callous spots.
Allen's FoOt-Ease is a cortil' : cure for In-
growiiLg uU , sweating. hot. aching fe t.
At sll druggists and shoe stores 25c. Trial
package FKKE by mail. Address Allen S.
Olmsted , LeR y , N. Y.
Palmistry in China.
A Chinese traveler applying for a
passport nmst have -his palm brushed
ovar with fin * oil paint , and then press
It oa thin damp paper , which retains
an ox et impression of the lines on hia
hand.
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Hall'c Catarrh Cur
Is a constitutional cuie. Price 75 cents.
m Uspardoiiable Jnnnlt.
"I nevw : u auy of the batter
in th * mafkoU dfe.tny table , " remarked
the landlady. "This butter came from
ray uncle's dairy In Wisconsin. "
"la it possible ? " said the Irreverent
boarder. "And did it walk ? "
Piso's Cur for Consumption has saved
me lar a doctor bills. C. L. Baker , 422S
llesent Sq./Philadelphia , Pa. . Dec. 8 , ' 95.
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"Pa , " said the small boy with the
Inquiring mind , "what is an optimist ? "
"An optimist , " replied the sallow-
faced parent , "is a man who never had
dyspepsia. " Puck.
FITS PennanemLj CnrsU. No flts or Dcrrousnea
alter flm d yt use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Beer -
or r. Send for P HEE S2.0 0 trial bottla ana treatise.
Da. B. H. KLTAI , Ltd. . 051 Area St. Philadelphia , Pa.
A Clean Larder.
"Ambrose , do you fast during Lent ? "
"Yes. My wife and the cook go to
church so much that I have to. " De
troit Free Press.
Mrs. Wln lpr > Boornro SSEOT ror Children
teething : sotUoa the earns , reduce * iafl animation.
allays pals , cures -wind colic. 25 cents a bottle.
Herrings.
More herrings are eaten than any oth
er kind of fch.
CENSUS OF INSECTS IS
There Are Good Bnd and Indifferent ,
and Comprise 300 Farallica.
An Insect census has Just been taken
on purely scientific lines with a vieTT
to determine as far as it is possible
which insects are a boon and a , bless
Ing to mankind and which are tut re
verse.
Although the statistics quite upset
the old idea that all Insects and lower
animals were created solely for man's
benclit , yet It Is conclusively proved
that while some insects are rightly
termed "pests , " there are others that
render us considerable service , and
fortunately for our crops and vegeta
tion the latter are In the majority.
According to the census insects are
to be classified aa good , bad and In
different ; the good Insects number 110
families , the bad Insects amount to 113
families , while the Indifferent Insect r
who could not for one reason or an
other satisfactorily answer all the
questions on their census papers , and
must , therefore , for tne present ba
looked upon as doubtful characters
reach a total of seventy-two families.
No fewer than 112 families of the-
bad or injurious Insects feed upon cul
tivated plants and crops , doing dam
age to and devouring thousands of
pounds worth of vegetable produce
annually , gobbling up our spring cab
bages and succulent young peas , etc. ,
In the most ruthless fashion , while the
hundred and thirteenth family Is para
sitic upon and causes much harm to
warm-blooded animals.
Of the good or beneficial insects , sev
enty-nine families devote themselves
to the destruction of the wicked , vege
table-devouring brethren , which they
accomplish in a most satisfactory and
wholesale manner , while of the remain
ing useful insects , thirty-two families
act as scavengers , clearing away with
great rapidity all sorts of decaying
vegetable and animal matter , two fam
ilies aid us as pollenisers and three
form food for our eatable fishes.
London Mail.
Carpinc nt the "Weather Man.
"Your Chicago climate is unique. "
"Isn't it , though ? Nine months Jan
uary and three months July. "
"For the Sake of Fan
Mischief is Done. "
A vast amount of mischief is done , too ,
because people neglect to keep their blood
pure. It appears in eruptions , dyspepsia ,
indigestion , nervousness , kidney diseases ,
and other ailments. Hood's Sarsaparilta
cures alt diseases promoted by impure
blood or tofw state of the system.
Keeps koth rUer and saddle per
fectly dry in the hardest storms.
Substitutes will disappoint Ask for
1897 Fish Brand Pommel Slicker
It Is entirely new. If not for sale In
your town , write for catalogue to
A. J. TOV/ER. Boston. Mass.
Arold drying Inbalaou ,
use that which c'eansos , CATORH
and heals the meubrine.
Eli's ' Creai Bali
0ATARR
easily and pleasantly.
Contains BO injurious
drug. It is quickly ab-
prbed. Gives relief at !
once. It Opens. and
Cleanses tbe Nasal
Passages. Allxvs Ini i
Qanamation. Heals and fftB f Ih.
protects th.meinbrane.laULU * 1
Kestores the Senses of Taste and braell. Keguar :
size. 60 cents. Family size , 81 at Druggists or by
mail. Trial si7 , 10 cents , by mail.
ELY BROTHERS , 5 Warren Stre ti 2f w York.
W. L
$3&$3 .50 SHOES
1 - fYlADE.
s Worth S4 to $6 compared with
% . other makes.
/ & Wa Indorsed by over
l.OOO.OOO wearers.
ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES
THE CE3CISK hire If. L. Dongfu'
nine acd price stamped on bottom.
Take no rabsdtnte claimed
to be as good. Largest makers
of $ and t3JM shoes In tha
world. Your desler hould keep
them If not , -we win Eend you'
, . . apalronrecelptofprlce. Stat
and or leather , size and width , plala or cap toe.
Catalogue O Free.
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO. , Brockton. Mass.
rM RtW ! & ! % ' ' & ' H TOTV
AHTIIfiSlHtL
Is what all the great railvrays use.
! ? W.ItZORRIS ,
, .
p-'SuccessfuIIy Prosecutes Claims.
I Late Principal Bxuntaer D.S. Pension Bureau.
1 SjrsinciTil war 15 a4Jndlcatia2 claim * . ttj inc
S. C. N. U. - - 34-09
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