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V . -. , .? - -.- "&W. -N- vA,-" x. - i- r, IRST; ? r8?& sr-- itft- ;- 1-- . s . - . ." f . 1 . . J- f- "M . ' I&V- :w T zf .. . ivtrs: - x - NATURE'S BEAUTIES. PLANTS THAT MAY SB USED TO ADORN THE GARDEN. Catai The general title of water or agnatic plants covers some of the most laterest lag aae beautiful members of the vege table kingdom. For a long time they were unjustly relented to a partial ob scurity, bat recently, owing to the effort ef oar most advanced bortfcaltarlsts, the) have been brouf ht before the pub lic oyo through exhibitions; by betas moro liberally shown la our park and public grounds, and, above all, by being introduced into the pleasure grounds of our wealthy citizens. la the City Hall Park thoy are to be seen bow each sum mer, and the Jaded eye and wearied brain of the bnslnees Ban gets a short surcease from worry as he looks at the graceful papyrus aad gorgeous water fries in tho small poad at the corner of Broadway and Chambers street. Crowds of poop'e gaze rapturously at the small exhibit in Central Park and other parts of the city where they are grown. There are a great many not necessarily ornamental, but which are admlrab!o adapted to tho purpose for which thoy wore created. Tbo structural formation of all of them must excite admiration, and by studying them from this point of view we can duly appreciate the unapproach able harmony of nature, which gives to this oak and the vine the necessary rigidity to withstand th rude blasts which almost perpetually sweep the bleak mountain side; which gives to the towering palm the suppleness and ten sile strength which allows It to bead without breaking before the titan force of the less frequent tropical storm; which places In rholtored nooks In the forest the delicate fern and modest vio Jot. and which peoples our ponds, lakes, rivers, and seas with an Infinite variety of plants both useful and ornamental 8he glvos to theso buoyancy and flexi bility, enabling them to float and sway unharmed In the currents which would at thb soap's noon. othorwlfo destroy them were thoy moro rigid; she gives color and beauty to what would otherwise be but an offen sive marsh In many instances, and her wise economy utilizes rivor side and pond edge to grow plants which are of much use to man in many ways. Want of knowledge doters a great many from cultivating these beautiful plants who could ilo it successfully. There u an atr of mystery about their devolopmeat not to bo found in connection with plants which grow on tho earth's surface, and this it 18, porhaps, which causes many to shrink from attempting their cultiva tion; yet nothing Is more simple. Any ono with sufficient ground sraco for a tank, say 10x0 feet, and even less, can havo a fine display; or failing this, they can sink a tub In tho ground and 1 at least bavo fomo common water lilies and aquatic grasses. A gentleman of moderate means living In Flatbush shows the possibilities In this line by .having a grand collection In the rear of his house which attracts hundreds of visitors each summer. Ills tank is oval in shape, about 15 feet long by 8 feet wide. In which Is a miniature boat, goldfish, frogs which clamber up on the wator-UUy leaves and play tag for the delectation of the on looking white, bine, yellow and red water-llllles, aquatic grasses, water-pop-pics, etc., affording him and his numer ous visitors Infinite pleasure, yet the cost Is comparatively trifling. The labor to dig a hole 3 feet deep, cement to make It watertight and about $5 worth of wed has given him more pleasure than twenty times the amount expended In the ordinary search after health-giving recreation. One great point In favor of the culti vation of these plants which will appeal strongly to those who have to do their own gardening Is that once planted they require little or no care, no pulling out of weeds or perpetual scratching, no dragging of a water apparatus, nor con stant battling with industrious Insects; they are entirely outside the many vex atious annoyances to be met with In or dinary gardening. It must not be In ferred, of course, that they hi any way are capable of supplanting the beds of plants which do so much to brighten up the lawn and small door yard; but they are a pleasing distraction, and will repay the cost to procure them. . Suffice it to say that seeds of all tbo water-lilies can be had in any. well-appointed store, aad roots of most of the other plants can be procured from any specialist la this Una The tank having been prepared, pots, boxes or small tubs filted with good soil should be placed In It at proper distances, and about Hay 1 to May 15 the seed sown hi these, then covered with an Inch or two of clean, coarse sand and sufficient water let la to Just submerge them; as the plants de .velop more water should be added until the tank Is full, ard provls'on should be made to drain off the water whenever necessary: aa overflow pipe should also be supplied, and occasionally a fresh supply of water sbou'd be added to pte . vent stagnation. As the surface of the water becomes filled with leaves this win not be necessary, because the plants In growiag keep down all scum aad maintain a freshness In the water. There are some Insect parasites which prey on aquatic plants under tho water, and some of these larvae settle on the leaves of the water-lilies, but fortunately they are easily combated. An abun dance of goldfish In the tank will not only get rid ot these, but will also help to keep the water clean. In addition to thcs3 some ot the common spotted sun Ish should be added, as they are vora cious feeders and destroy any and all la- sects bold eaoagh to make the task their BEQsBwvb I The water Illy, of course, occupies the most prominent place la floweriac aquatic ptaats, aad for geaeral utility ,the common wkvte variety easily ranks first Who that has ever caught a glimpse from a car window of a batch of these pearly white blossoms, with their goMce-yeilow centers, floating oa the surface ef some roadside pond, has failed to took back at them as they were whirled past, aad felt a longing to llager aaa at toe nsa 01 a wetting gather a haadf al of them? Or who that has been lorscacrun: fertaaate eaoagh rartlealarly a woxaa to be rawed throagh a mass of them caa ever forget them Ihe grandest of al water lilies Is thz Victoria Regit, in troduced from South Amiri a, and rawed la honor or Queen I -torta For ft oaxtlmslt was suppov-d that this magaiaceat sp.cic3 could not be grown mnVeaea nYaaAeaBa Asps afnaJ amm BebiA' i a "jlssTsasasssic iananailnvVBBBe. v AvusaaySa leBBsssenL fri J aneeaBneaannBeaaaaaaaaaniAsH EEE) jgkKEEeEMT v. 9 cr eV '.fBBSEm BmBBmiBBEEEmE-- ft the opeaalrlBoaryortheraUtttadts ami receat expsnmeats aave w strated the falsity of this, as it has crawa to aerfeetkm for several as at Bordeatowa, N. X, aad last year a toe specimen was awacesafallT grows oatakle at New BoeheUe, N. Y. The fflastratloa, taken from a photograph, shows this variety la a poad la North Carolina, where It waa grown by Dr. Bahbsoa, who le aa enthusiast la the culture of aquatic plant. The leaves are from Ave to six feet In diameter, bronzy green on the upper surface and deep purple underneath. From tho renter stalk radiates strong nerves, which are connected transverso- ly by lighter onos; all these are hollow aad give strength and 'buoyancy to the great leaf. Around the edge Is a per? pendlcular fluted or frilled rim, from four to six Inches high, so that tbe leaf Is a floating dish capable of bearing quite a weight When the photograph was taken one' of these leaves was occu pied by a little girl, 13 years of age, weighing 65 pounds, yet It easily sup ported her, and when she was lifted from It her pretty summer drees was not even moist. The flower, when. It first opens. Is pure white, over a foot In diameter, and so fragrant that it per meates the air for rods In Its vicinity. As tho flower ages the color deepens to a delicate red tint, becoming more beau tiful In Its changes until It dies. A new variety of this has been lately, intro duced In which this coloring Is more pronounced, changing to a deep crimson color, dazzling In Its intensity. Next In importance comes the lotus (nelomblum speciosum), recalling as It does Egypt's sensuous queen and her band of sirens. This beautiful flower Is Interwoven with the history of Egypt from the earliest times and plays an Important part in the mythology of that country long before tbe Ptolemies ruled It also enters Into the mythology of India, China and Japan. Little wonder, then, that as the busiest among us gaze on Its robust yet gracefully languid green leaves and great rose-pink blossoms, a sense of dreamy rest steals over us and In fancy we hoar lutes keyed to love tones, voluptuous song and the rustle of silken sails as Cleopatra drifted lazily down the Nile to meet and enthrall Anthony. In 1892 waa introduced Into cultiva tion the royal purple water lily from Zanzibar. This Is considered by many as the most gorgeous of the whole family. The flowers are frequently 13 inches across, with leaves 8 feet in diamo- a vxcxoBxa aaoia ter. Tbe color Is such an Intense blue that It Is called purple and the fragrance Is exquisite. Since Its Introduction a rose-colored variety has been obtained which Is equally attractive, and lately these two have been crossed so that now we have an Intermediate shade, There are numerous other varieties In water lilies embracing yellow, pink, and other shades, an extended notice of which Is unnecessary. Before leaving these, however, tbe night-blooming section must be noticed. These come from Africa and India and have been domesticated here. One grand variety (nymphea devonlensls), has rosy red blossoms, with brilliant scarlet stamens and tbe effect of this coloring under gaslight Is gorgeous In the ex treme. There are other varieties In tbo same class producing white and light yellow blossoms. In a pond of gener ous proportions aa effect unequalled by anything In the floral line may be bad by .suspending Incandescent electric lights over a mass of these, which will bring out their colors in their full brilliancy, aad tbe enterprising hotel man who will attempt this will attract and hold many a guest who otherwise he would never see. The most wonderful of all aquatic plants la not only a wonder among these, but Is unquestionably alone la Its strange formation, and deserves to rank first among the wonders of the vegeta ble kingdom. This Is the dack pleat or pelican flower. So close Is tbe resem blance to a duck that an amateur gunner might well be pardoned should he blase away with both barrels upon catching sight of one of these wonderful flowers for the first time in some quiet nook. The "duck" when fully developed meas ure from fifteen to eighteen inches. It Is attached to tho pa:tt by a good sized vine which joins the "Mack" proper in the place answering to tho beak In the live bird. The Impression created on looking at It Is that the "dack" is en gaged in a determined effort to swallow a argo worm, and this heightens the nat ural effect. Tbe color throngaoat Is a light green, tinged with yellow. The open flower is a deep wine purple, mot tled with rrcamy white, tho center be ing an intense purple, soft as the finest velvet truly a rare species. Sew York Hcr..lL A Kw US.Bfelb A self-ex andiug life belt is the lat est addition to the list of life-saving apjiararus. Thi- contiivaooe is made of e'atit. mates ial a d its interior is divided into iaatescctitms, coniaia- jEjgEJi.'iyHtiifciygy, BvaUamBllBsBiBvMiMHvJ'? w?H umrs roan kbab bobdbhtowit, h. . fl?S3BBlslBr SSSffillinmgfcmf HfcEmWii- fZJggL !!iiElEmismfl!mayf f jffoss iiaEMssgill II BsmBEjawaBBBsTRfSmw9 IJ a "Bw BBwBBmBBmBBmBjQmBBuacsmBBBaCp B; toff alternately aaiis aad aftaHea. After befaf aopHed tkere is a cord at eaeTsfcUot Unperson, which, beta palled, allowa tha ilwirsls to come together, prodnemwagaa which gives DvoraiKrrtotfeebelt. a of this invention eoaawta of a belt with two metallic hemispheres held togeth er with material soluble in water, the intentkm being to throw this belt overboard to tho renew of pataon drowning. Aa aoom ac it etrikea the water the hesnispherec spring apart; and the gaa being rapidly generated the belt is expended. Another font of belt of the latter variety can be so arranged aa to be fired by a rocket to ships in distress, inflating shortly after striking the water. THBOSOPHY IN MISSOURI. A Tmfw 9t 8ter-0xr IUlM M Vttj, aad tfc FdJ 8Ur. He waa an .eavesdropper, but one noon whom the office had been thrust. says the Kansas City Star. Be had leeoonsed himself in a corner of the vine-clad veranda to smoke tho cigar of reflection when these theosophical lovers strolled out to sniff the evening air. They seated themselves, on the topmost step, and, while his 'arm en circled her waist, she remarked: "Ipertioulerly love that star. Which one? "That one," said she, pointing to the outermost lower star of the dipper's bowl. "A very natural preference. Why? "Two thousand years ago that was the north star," eatd he, "and doubt less in your life that you then lived yon were wont to refer to it as you now refer to Polaris, the present north atar. Who knows," continued he, in his growing enthusiasm, "but that you were an Egyptian trader, and that aa your caravan wended its long-drawn way across the trackless desert you looked to that atar for guidance, and that the habit thus formed has pene trated your present life in the form of an indefinable presence." "But where were you then?" she tremulously inquired, as she seized his disengaged hand, she being but a re cent convert to the doctrines of Karma, and her feminine soul, with its pleas ant dreams of wedding finery, suffering usao aa boas. a alight shock at the thought of anyj condition in life in which there was neither prospect nor propriety of a husband figuring. But the lover was now lost in the as tronomer. He was a teacher, and, true to his pedagogic instinct, he pro oeeded, while he looked vefleotively toward the east: Tea, indeed, and in 12,000years that star Lyra, in the constellation at th.i Harp, that you see just rising through the trees, will be the north atar? for the earth's motions, you must know,' are precisely like those of a top. 1 revolves on its axis, and at the same time this axis describee a wide circle of its own. It is this latter motion that causes the change in the north star, since the orb so named is always the one toward which the earth's pole is pointing. She sighed, and after a little pause said in a discouraged tone; "I wonder what you and I will be dc ing when Lyra is the north atar?" Promptly the professor quoted : "I tsk as not irtth broodmg oa th yaws That NNn I taw tmatn ; way saonM I tfcee untrue tne amamm taat may mo sg When UfoU doner Fehano in othar "Poetry, and theoaophie poetry at thatl" muttered the eavesdropper. "This is too much." There was a loud rustling among the vines. The professor's qnotetion ceased abruptly, and his arm took a more con ventional posture. Is Call The whole point at istne is whether there is a casual relation between the cultivation of the mental faculties and their development; in other words, whether the increment gained by their exercise is transmitted to. posterity. Protestor Wetsmann and most of his followers, constituting what is gener ally known aa the Softool of Neo-Dar-winiana, deny such transmission. If they are right, edmeatiosi haa no value for the future of mankind, and its ben efits are confined exclusively to the generation receiving it. Solar as the new individual must begin at the be ginning and acquire aUknowledgeover again for himself is sufficiently dis couraging and has often been deplored. Bat the belief, though vague, haa been somewhat general that a part at least of what is gamed in the direetsmlef devaio; log andstreegtheniagt ties of theaund, throagh their Hfe-1 exercise in epeewl fields, ssi ly preserved to the race by transmission to posterity of quired increment. We have 1 all the facta of hvrtory and of observe' ion sraetsia" teas comfoc mler belief, and untQ the doctors ef science ah Jl cease to differ oa this point a:.d shall reduce the laws ef he redity to a degree of exactness which shall amount to something more like a demonstration thin the earrent peem lations, it may perhaps be aa weu to continue for a time to hug the delusion. inculcation of the knowledge is con cerned, this has always been admitted to be the case, and the fact that each REAL RURAL REAPING WILL BE FOUND IN THIS DEPARTMENT. ilMWa Sn4 Wheat Tap Wans sa THE FARM. steetlajr HENIarstbegaa growing wheat I ran my wheat through a mill, grading It so as to take out about half, which would be large, plump kernels. T,he smaller grain was sold at the milL At present, says T. B. Leroy, in Rural New Yorker, my practice Is to se lect, when cutting the wheat, a half acre which prom ises to yield moro than any other notico particularly when the wheat is part of the lot I whore this Is and drawn to the barn, this is taken last and put by itself on top of the hay. Then it Is thrashed first snd. my own seed saved from it. My soil Is not uniform In qual ity. One could find spots yielding at the rate of, say, from twenty-live up to fifty bushels per acre. Seldom Is there a year, I think, when I can not pick out a half acre that will yield at the rate of from twenty to twenty-five bushels, or twice that amount per acre. But, now, where docs the plumpest wheat grow? Where do I find the larg est berries? In the thin spots every time. Where do I find berries of large average size, and more or less shrunken some years? In the richest parts of tho field, where the growth is great, and the crop more or less lodged. If we thrash the grain and mix it and then grade out the largest berries, we shall be likely to get most of our seed from the parts of the field that yielded the least Is the plump individual berry the best one to sow, without regard to the. conditions under which it grew? This is what I would like to know for a certainty from a series of careful experiments. Prof. Plumb is just the man to find this out for us. I take the wheat from the best half acre and run it through the fanning-mill In such a way as to take out merely the screenings tho very small and badly shrunken grains. In most seasons these would amount to one bushel out of from twenty to forty. All grains of fair size are left in the seed. Perhaps you ask: Why not grade tho wheat from the best half-acre? Well, which heads contained the largest grains tho small ones with a few kernels, or the longer ones that had twice as many? I have thought for some years that the former did, and I do not care to plant them to the exclusion of the others. If it were practical to select the best heads from the best half-acre, and then the best berries from them, I would like to do so; but, as far as my present knowledge goes, I do not care to grade my seed from the best of the field, except to take out the very poorest. I have not jumped at this conclusion as a matter of theory, for it is tho result of a good deal of observation, and still I pre sume that nine farmers out of ten who go out to buy seed wheat would select fine, plump grain, from a field whichhad yielded twenty or twenty-five bushels per acre, rather than an inferior-looking article somewhat smaller and perhaps a little shrunken, from a field which they knew had yielded thirty-five or forty bushels per acre. Cheap Clod Cm Take five or six or moro bard wood saplings of uniform size, 4 or-5 inches in diameter and straight, G or 8 feet long; 18 inches from each end, bore an inch hole; then take a chain and run it through as represented in the cut; fasten it at the outside pieces, and tho float is ready for business. You can hitch so as to work It straight or catering. Prac tical Farmer. Tho Needs off tbe Farmers. The enactment of a law by which a liberal increase of endowment is made to the agricultural colleges, is an evidence' that Congress appreciates fully the im portance of technical education for farm ers. Farmers, says Henry Stewart in Practical Farmer, are to bo considered in the light of public servants in a great measure. Their industry provides food and clothing for the people. It is the most important of all arts, and it is based upon scientific knowledge which is not afforded by ordinary means of educa tion. It Is an accepted principle of our free and liberal Government that the educa tion of the yopng Is a public charge and duty. This was a fundamental princi ple of tho ancient republics, and Is un questionably the basis of any free and popular government in which every citi zen Is at once sovereign and a public servant This idea has been recognized in the establishment of agricultural col leges and experiment stations, and under our present system of protection to na tive industries it becomes a right that agriculture, should receive its share, which cannot be given in any practicable way in any other manner than by giving every facility to farmers to make their industry as productive and- profitable as possible. The greatest need of the farmers of the present time is a thorough education. Agriculture Is based on a vast system of scientific knowledge which is to be -acquired not only through well conducted agricultural journals but by means of technical schools for the young. Tbe school lay the foundation which the ag ricultural press must be constantly building upon and enlarging; and the ex isting colleges need be made more effi cient The new appropriation of 815, 000 annually for each college, with an Increase of $l,ooo yearly until the amount reaches 925,000, Is thus a just recognition by the Government of , what Is' a pressing need of the farmers. THE STOCK RANCH. Tape Wens la Reports from tbe West indicate many sheep, especially Iambs, that are being killed by tape-worms. The writer lost several sheep from this cause before it was generally known that sheep were troubled ia that way. Lambs sometimes die in a few days af ter the first symptoms appear, but sheep that have got their growth swill linger for months and sometimes a year. They appear dull and stupid, stand with their eads up and eyes wide open, hut show no desire to keep with the flock, They grow poor and weak and finally die with the appearance of ,havia& starved to death. As there is bet little hops of saving a sheep that shews these symp toms from aay cause the best way Is to kill them and see that they are deeply barled; or. If medicines are to he tried, pat the patient la a pea where the excre ment caa be scraped up and destroyed. Turkeys are frequently troubled wth tape worms aad show aboat the symptoms aa sheep, tut they are likely to get rid of them aad recover, aad if they ran over the sheep pasture may spread the trouble ia that way. n w 1. ea a aaawfia'f Br. Touag, the Secretary ef the State Beard ef Health, haa recently had sent tohimferaaalysls. water from a weU near the barayard of a Malae dairyman. From It cornea the water supply for ail the stock on the farm. The water ap peared clear to look at, yet when an alyzed it is found to be by.all odds the worst specimen which has yet been re ceived. Flve-oee-thoaaaadth parts ef ammonia would ordinarily be eaoagh to cause a water specimen to be looked upon with suspicion, aad this specimen coa taiaed one aad three-teaths parts of am monia, or la other words was as much worse thaa water ordinarily suspicious from excess of ammonia, as five to 1,900. The question arises whether the milk from cows who drink this Impure water can by any possibility escape its contam ination. Knowing the condition of this water supply one would scarcely feel able to vouch for the wholesome ness of such milk. This Is a matter which Is open to discussion. It will Illus trate the fact, however, that many farmers are prone to look upon any kind of a water supply as "good enough for the stock." Nothing could be more fallacious. If a bad water supply Is a source of disease to men, one need not expect that It will prove other wise with cattle. The stock on a farm should have as pure water as that used by the family, yet how often it is that we find wells dug as was the one above mentioned, closo to, or even in the barnyard, and receiv ing a large part of its drainage. Can it be expected that cattle drinking the pro duct of such cesspools as these will be healthy? Maine Farmer. POULTRY YARD. ' Plum f Peltry-Hei A plan of a poultry-houso has been sent us by Mr. S. Johnson, Indiana the cost of which Is $18 for lumber and $5 for labor, or total of $23. It holds 100 fowls. It is 10 feet wide, G feet high in front and 4 feet feet at the rear. Tho house is 32 feet long, having two rooms, each 8 feet wide, and one 16 feet wide,-tho room A being tho laying-room; B, the feed-room; and C, the roosting-room. D D shows steps for reaching the floor. Underneath is lattice railing, enclosing the under portion as a resort in rainy weather. WW are windows. E E Eare ventila tors. The house can be made of any size or height Farm'and Fireside. mistake la the Foaltry Boslaess. .The author of the following should have due credit, but it is going the refunds credited to an "exchange:" To think that a man who has never been able to make a living at anything else who has failed in everything else can go into the poultry business and make a "grand success" of it To try to keep 100 fowls through the winter in a house that is none too large for half that number. To neglect to provide comfortablo winter quarters for their poultry. To waste food by throwing it on the floor instead of feeding in troughs or some other vessel. To dose well fowls "1th all sorts of stuff to "keep them well." To think that any "poultry powders," or any "egg food' in creation, will make your bens lay unless they have proper food, comfortable quarters, and good care besides. To cram 50 cents worth of drugs down the throat of a sick chicken that wouldn't be worth even a quarter if it was well. To ventilate the poultry house through cracks in the walls and floors and holes in the roof. To put off until "to-morrow or next day" the things that ought to bo done to-day To feed one kind of food 365 days In a year. To keep a lot of old hens that are 3 or 4 years old. To allow the poultry droppings to ac cumulate in the houso for weeks at a time. To neglect to supply green food regularly throughout the winter. To give all the waste milk to pigs. To buy an incubator before you know enough about poultry to set a hen. To hatch out a lot of chicks in mid winter, or very early spring, unless you have a suitable place in which to raise them. THE DAIRY. Hew to Make Milk Par. If money making is the object In keep ing cows, there are times when more can be made in other ways than by making butter.. During the hot weather when butter is cheap It is often better to find other use for the milk. I have in my mind ono woman who makes smearkase,' or cottage cheese, thus using both milk and cream. She delivers it to her cus tomers in shining palls, and she cannot make enough to meet her demand. On another farm near me the milk Is all made into ice cream and delivered to regular customers. It is put into cans holding a pint, quart half-gallon, or more; each can put into a pail and packed in ice, so it keeps nicely for. sev eral hours after it is delivered. I do not advise every one to rush Into this kind of work, but every small town will have numerous families who do not keep a cow, and consequently must buy these things or go without Many of these families are only too glad to make arrangements to take such things on certain days of each week, and by so doing they know what to depend on for the table, and the one who prepares it knows just how much he has sale for. To the one who delivers it in neat shapo and promptly according to agreement there are good prices to be bad in almost any small town. Those living near tho large cities or towns, of course, havo their regular "marketdays" to help them disposed of such things. While on the subject of milk, let me say to those who cannot churn as often as it should be done, that every time you milk add a cup ful of new milk to your cream. It seems to freshen the cream, and the butter will be far better and come easier. THE HOUSEHOLD. SeaMthteg About Carpets. Unless carpets have been woven la breadths of the desired length and width for a room, nearly every one getting them ready to put down finds it a diffi cult matter to keep the edges from fray ing as soon as they are cut To prevent this, measure the breadth to be cut off, and before cutting it run a double row of stitching, with the sewing machine, on each side of the line where it is to be cutoff. Cut it between the rows of stitching; it can then be bound, or hemmed, as desired, and it will not fray or ravel at the ends. A durable and nice-looking stair-carpet may be easily and cheaply made when one Is maaing rag carpet by hav ing a pretty stripe 01 aanc colors woven, as wide as von wish your stair-carpet to be, alternating with a stripe, say two inches wide, using siring, warp, w um yarn instead of rags for filling. When enough to make the length de sired has been woven, stitch with the sewing machine twico across each place where the twine or warp has been woven In, cut the stripes apart between the rows of stitching and hem the warp stripe down; then sew the ends of the stripes so formed together, and you will have a stair-carpet that not only looks well but that will wear as long as two ef the ordinary kind. HaaaehaM Hlata. - Kxs, boiled very dry, is acceptably served with fish Instead of potatoes. ASMAixbag of sulphur kept la a drawer will prove an absolute preven tive to red ants. So.vxn spoons and forks in daily use may be kept bright by leaving them in strong borax water several hoars. The water should be boiling when they an put la. .stnflnTmn I u Tfull I 41 IhTHnTnTssil D)iB!w H!i 1 11 IReDnnm ,v Oamdueter, to aaseeager with stthttd ajgan "Ne amoklag allowed em this car, air." Petite messenger, cheerfully: "All right. I won't smoke akmd; IT1 pufl away In an undertone." Mm. Gxabstoxk haa net yet given any opinion of the baccarat bnsiaset, has taken me part In the denunciation ef the Prince of Wales or In his defense, and liar avoided any allusion to the case of Gerdoa-Cummiag. ' Bis slagdlar silence Is explained by his relations with roy alty, h ambition to be again at the head of the government, and his desire to control parliament once more. He Is a faithful servant of the queen and he will do nothing that might give offense to her majesty In a delicate case of this kind. SSractava. A system watch chronic imHamtlea has ptotea aad leaihiwt aw mas aadtsaNeis, dees, a very fragile tractate, a tanemeat tappnag lata inetriavable demy. Irritability of anxtsty, hypochondria, hysteria, aad slespless- reaome of the saaatteatatioasor That gmad, mvsjomtlag msrrlasy Boatettars Stomach Bitters, treaqailMsM by treagthealag the aerres, acconpnshtiig the doable ratatt through tbe maUaaio reaeved digestion aad asshailatioa. No toaio la exist, ence erhtWts each taorottghaeM. pxodaces snch peedilvaBSiedableeffeBta as the Bitten. It is a perfectly reliable safeguard agilnit malaria aaa oaaiceroas money irooDia, aaa remcai.a eonipletelv Uvcr and bowl i jaottrltv and dis order. Nerroes Invalids saoold not fail to for- tlrytaelr systems with this benign protectlT amah rnsa 1 persistent trial. Dr. Neax MrrcBEZX, of Jacksonville, Fla., has recently returned from Berlin, where he was present when Prof. Koch announced to the world his discovery of lymph. Dr. Mitchell says that since the subsidence of tho feeling against Koch aroused by the failure of his discovery to prove a panacea physicians have been treating tuberculosis with the lymph ia a conservative way and have found that it does all Dr. Koch ever claimed for it At least it has attained a success In cur ing eases of the disease that no other medicine or method has attained. The ambitious little town on Puget Sound has in view a great business pro ject There Is a proposition on foot in Seattle, Wash., to establish there a plant for drying the codfish caught in Alaskan waters and making Seattle the great distributing point for fish oa the Pacific coast HALL'S CATARRH CUBE Is a liquid and Is taksa internally. Bold by druggists, 75 cents. He "They put off their bridal trip until two months after they were 'mar ried." She "Where did they go then?" He "He went to the Yosemite valley and she to tho White mountains." Be cautious, and brave. It requires a great deal of will and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have got it it requires ten times as much to keep it Whea Baby was sick, we gave 1 fraaaaaswasaCaild, she cried for Castoria, Whea she became Mies, she ctaeg to Castoria, bad Cbfldrea, she caret This Is the time of the year when people are willing to say: "God made the country and man made the town." Don'T lose sight of an honorable enemy; he'll make a good friend. mm ----- ITJs-aBrWslof9e ftee ay Dr.aaiae'e Great Jferra Kestorer. Mo If if alter fxst ds aee. Mar- muMua KjeansiBoawinew I to Br. KUae. auarsh St. nil, fa On the move Liver, Stomach, and Bowels, after Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets have done their work. It's a healthy movement, too a natural one. The organs are not forced into activity one day, to sink back into a worse state the next They're cleansed and regulated mild ly and quietly, without wrench ing or griping. One tiny, sugar-coated Pellet is all that's needed as a gentle laxative; three to four act as a cathar tic. They're the smallest, cheapest, the easiest to take. Sick Headache, Bilious Head ache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all de rangements of the Liver, Stomach and Bowels are promptly relieved and cured. DONALD KENNEDY OfROtaiataaesIS avaaayaae ap eweaewwep wsajw Kennedy's Medical Discovery cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep Seated Ulcers of 40 years' standing, Inward Tumors, and every disease of the skin, ex cept Thunder Humor, and Cancer that has taken root Price i.5o. Sold by every Druggist in the U. S. and Canada. The Soap that Cleans Most is Lenox. a.CLH.17. V ,Sahr ,JfKr 3a "W S Lr - Hawklds: "Ton were on the Jury tm the murder trial, weren't you? What was the verdict? Lamhson: "AcqaitUL" Hawkins: "In spite of such damaging evidence! What excuse had your" Lambsen: "Insane.' Hawkins: "What! All of you?" BATIFTIIH3 TV Al. The high poattloa attained aad the nal- versal acceptance aad approval of the pleasant Itgald trait remedy, Syrup ot Figs, aa the moat exeelleat laxative known, lltaa- traaM the vane ot the qualities oa which lta access la baaed aad are abundantly grati fying to the California Fig Syrup Company. Eorrom Wattebsox says that the Prince of Wales Is not the only man In high position who carries an outfit of chips about with hum when he goes on pleasure tours. Mr. Watterson knows several United States senators and rep resentatives who never forget to store their poker boxes safely away ia their trungs wnen tney go to me mountains and seaside. To "go up higher, he has known cabinet officers to do the same thing, and at one time a president of the United States. "A suan-sAwis agoodthiag.butaette shave with." It Is ao falsehood to say ot sommoa washlag soans that they are act mteaded lor aoaseCManlas UseBAPO uu. "Ah, my friend, creeds are nothing. The actions are everything. We Judge a man by what we see him do." "Not always. ' There's the lazy man, for in stance. We judgo him by what we don't see him do." . Tan best cough medicine Is Fiso's Care avrtxmsamnuoa. bom evecrwaere. sac. Therb is plenty of iron In the north as well as In the south., sixty million tons of Iron ore are in sight around Iron Mountain, Mich., more than can be mined In twenty years. Don't Feel Well. an! re yon are aot sick enough to eeatatt a doctor, or yoa retrain from so doing for tear yon will alarm yourself sad Meads wo will tell ron jat what xoa need. IttoBoodrsSarsapsriUs.wbichwiUsooaUft rea oat ot that aaewrtsla. eacWgortaMe aad daa seroas eoaaWoa. late a elate of good aealtb. conn deeceaaa cheerfahMss. ttfaToao idea aow potent this peeaiiar awdleiae is ia each cases as years. V.B. It yoa decide to take need's SsnaparUIa do set fee Seduced to bar aayttUsc else Instead. Hood's Sarsaparilla SoUkyaaaraattoaL fl.-rtrfcrlO. Prepared ooly v v. a. uvw m nu. bewail. 100 Oosjm One Dollar The Soft Glow of The TEA ROSE Is) Aoquired by Ladle Who Itao POZZOHI'S MCOICATKO COMPhEXJOff E2W Twvrr. aou Hgjtm. aVevna Tiitt's Fills Jealejaal maaiiij Thev teste as the weak Thev teste apt the BtttidapuM THIS IS THE ONLY SCALE Reliable ;; Accurate, Dura9l. BrnaQASSEAMHRON-LEVER ADDRESS'eJONESntfS. teniGrnr-oR terms;, binghamton; N. y. -ACENTS WANTEDS BICYCLE aeavet at tfet Bens. STYLES. -TH SO, Souo. Cushion ea acusMTicTiaKa. hwm rkU, RntaaktrUisud WwkBMVitp. ntowpMllh'i. IHmmn rrmmtfmr 9m. Pr rramsl 1U r Cnts. CuloMfre. rlnuTcrMafin4Mtu.UiiMci. ixacaa ara.es. uawaawaaatst, FOR SALE A FAY PLANING MACHINE That wiU plane sixteen inches wide. This machine is in good order and will be delivered on board the cars for 17a. For farther particu lars address TV. H. ROGERS. 812 Pearl St. Sioux City, Iowa. FOLKS KMCEII nr&rfwls to aMbaesrBMeta by aaratleas herbal sremeill HoatarTtaK.nolaconai:ic 'mi Mhdilitti K.i.l. 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