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KNOWLEDGE
Bring comfort and inprovemei And
tends to petsoocl enjoyment when
fightly used. The many, who lire bet
ter than others and enjoy life more trith
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world test products to
the needs qf thy?cal being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy. Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence iB due ta lis presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the ref reehing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fever
ani permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and $1 bottle, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig)
and being well informed, jrou Will Hot
accept any substitute if offered.
'August
Flower"
"What is August Flower for?"
As easily answered as asked. It is
for Dyspepsia. It is a special rem
edy for the Stomach and Liven-
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We know it will. We have reasons
for knowing it. To-day it has an
"honored place in every town and
country store, possesses one of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason is simple. It does one thing,
anddoesitrigfot. It cures dyspepsia
THEirXT WOR'lJG I FEEL BRIGHT ND
ML. AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER.
kt do-tor s v It octs ehtly on the stomach,llTeT
and fctdny. unit It a pleaunt laxMlrp. Thia
Giiux 1 made sm herbt. and Is prepared (or wo
3 esily ai t6. It it called
L&HE'SMEDICmE
All dnigcists se'.l It at 0c. and $1 a packaff. If
on cannot Ret it, pmi1 yonr adrtrpas for n free
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the bowel each Jur. Adiliets
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una. DyapepehOio Xaawa.No Pain. Vary Saaall
A Soldier's Story.
"Gi?ei np te lie" by the Itettn.
He Thanks Cod for Sagwa and
Prays for its Success.
LeayexwcJrth, Kaj?., Aug. 15.
I deem it my duty to tender thin my
testimonial as an offer of gratitude for
whet "Kickapoo Indian Sagwa"
hits done for me. I came out of the
army in the fall of '65, broken down by
chronic dyspepsia in its worst form,
and was also suffering enlargement of
the heart. I consulted the beat physi
cians, and visited institutions in the
East, and one and all told me the same
thing I never could get well.
By suggestion of an old comrade I
took "Kickapoo Indian Sagwa,"
and thank God for it. Sagwa has
changed my life from misery and pain
to one of health and gladness, and I can
now cat anything without distress. My
heart is all right and my friends, are
astonished.
The physician who knew of my case
and heard of my cure said that a medi
cine that is capable of making such a
cure, he not only endorses but cheerfully
recommends to anyone.
If this testimonial comes under the
notice of any soldier who is suffering,
let him take the word of an old com
- rade buy a bottle of Indian Sagwa at
once, and way God prosper you with
the success of this remedy is the grate
ful prayer of
James Wakktkeb.
KICKAPOO INDIAN 8ACWA.
The Incomparable Liver, Stomach,
and Blood Medicine. One Dollar per
.Bottle, Six Bottles for Five Dollars.
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I Women's Waefe.
In pursuit of a livelihood the hope or
ultimate intention to marry !s i. draw-
4 Jack to woman's feucceKs. She enters
ny vocation half-heartedly, not as n
life career, but as a temporary stop
gap. Abandoning her trade for mar
riage jeara altct ward, perhaps, she re
turns to it an invalid arid With depend
ents, her hand fobbed rtf iti tunning
and i&ettasl tifce her place at the
.bottom JI the ladder. Economically,
Indeed, she is yet an industrious make
shift, rarefy displacing man except at
half his pay. Again, dicing- unorgan
ized, woman caniWt.figlft. Such trades
union? as they dare fdrui are, for want
of leadership, seo'tched by hard-hitting
manufacturers at one blow, few associ
ations surviving one formal complaint
or strike. Shoe and tobacco unions
have obtained substantial results in
shortening- hours and raising pay.
It Was Ills First.
The tramp had managed to get into
the kitchen about 5 o'clock in the eve
ning and waS enjoying a very fair meal
In thft corner.
"It seems to taste good," ventured
the lady of the house, who had taken
him in and was pleased with his man
ner of appreciation.
"It does tafete goV)d, madam, he re
plied earnestly.
Then he ate on silently and thank
fully Until he was through.
"Do you know, madam," he said,
contemplating the wreck of the feast,
"that is what I call a genuine trinity
'meal?"
"A what?'' she exclaimed.
"A trinity mcal.'vhe repeated.
"And what is that?"'
"Three in one, madam."
And she understood that it. WM the
first he had had thatdny. Detroit Free
Press.
Too Can Tell Sometime.
You can tell pretty well how a girl
feels toward yoa by the way &hc takes
your arm. If she doesn't care a cent
you know it by the difference of the
muscles. If she 1ms gfeiit EpnHdence in
you the pnsfeul:e tells it; and friendship
is a dhslinct form of love in that mode
tjf expression as in words or looks. A
woman can take the arm of a fellow
She 1 ike's very much with perfect com
fort even if she is six feet high and he
but four. l!ut even if the two were
just matched, she can make him feel
disdain, contempt, discomfort, dislike,
anything- she lilies, by the Way she does
not hold on to hiih. 1 am told there is
a great deal of difference, too, between
he way a girl fits her waist to one
man's arm as compared to another; but
1 hardly believe it.
Paleolithic Mnn in America. ,
In a leading article in Science W. H.
Holmes of the Smithsonian Institution,
discusses the theorry of n paleolithic t
man in Eastern American. He con- j
eludes that if there ever was such a '
man, or an ice age man. on the eastern
side of this continent the evidence so i
far collected in support of the proposi- j
tion is so unsatisfactory anil in such a
state of utter chaos that the investiga-,
tion practically must begin anew. That
it will fro begin is rendered certain by
the fact that geologists are now show- ,
mg a decided disposition to take up that
part of the work naturally belonging
to them, and that primitive forms of
art in stone are now for the first time
receiving the critical attention neces
sary to make them available in a scicn- '
tific discussion. '
Old Postage Stamp.
In view of the exaggeration which
the newspapers give to the prices of
rare postage stamps and the value of '
collections, it is interesting to note that
an estimate has been made by the Lon
don Philatelist of the extent and value
of existing pobtage stamp collections,
based in great part upon an actual cen
sus taken for the purpose. The con
clusion arrived at is that the 11. "J resi
dent members of the London Philatelic
society posesses collections of the total
market value of 125,000. The collec
tions of members out bf Great itritain
Are put down at S100,0,0. This is about
one-quarter of what the daily press ro
mancers give us as the correct figures.
Longevity of Scientific Men.
The scientific man is very frequently
represented to us as an indivividual of
mean physique, but the figures recently ,
quoted by Lord Kelvin at the anni-
versory meeting of the Iloyal society
show in the most unmistakable manner
that the puiuit of scicn e is by no
means unfavorable to the pro'oig.ition ,
of life. It appears that of the thirty
fellows deceased during the past year t
the average age was over 74. Only two !
died before the age of GO, while two '
others reached the age of (P. I
1 Car. Constipation and Ivxpepla. I
Dr. Snoop's Restorative Nerve fillt sent free i
With Medical Book to nrovp merit fnrai.m- t
Druggists,2.-c Dr. Snoop, Box W..Raclne Wis.
When the will is prompt, the legs are
nimble. ..
The public is wiser than the widest critic.
Lane's Medlcino Moes the IJowels Each
lay. In order to lc healthy this is neces
sary. Cures constipation, heartache, kidney
and liver troubles and regulates the stom
ach and bowels.
It is the troubles of tomorrow that make
people heavy laden today.
FREE TRIP TO CHICAGO.
To the first person Fending 50 words made
from the letters contained in the words
"Celery Kin,'' we will Rive a trip ticket to
the "Worlds Fair and f50. in rash. To the
57th rrson sending the same number of
words, we win give a inji ucm:i uu -.-, " j
cash. To the 1 loth person vre will give a ,
trip ticfeet to the ona s rair. tunc
name on list of words numtered, and in
close the same with 25 cents, and we will
mail you a package of the great Herbal
Remedy, Celery King, a sure cure for all
diseases of the Nerves, Stomach, Liver and
Kidnevs. Address
HERBAL REMEDY CO., Le Rot, N Y.
An honest man is the noblest work of i
Gcd. '
The Nile has a fall of ouly six inches iu J
1,000 miles. '
World's Fair Number. (
The Youth's Companion publisher this
week an Extra World's Fair Number of :G
pages, with 69 illustrations, and a cover in
ten colors.
This is the largest and most e'nlorate
number that has ever been published by
The Companion during the sixty-seven
Tears of its history. Whether you go to the
Fair or stay at home you should have this i
number, ltwill be sent thee to any new j
subscriber received iu May with SI. 75 for a
year's subscription. It can also be obtained
of news dealers, or by sending ten cents to '
The Youth's Companion. Boston, Mass.
Thinking right will keep us from doing
wrong.
If (he Baky I Catling Teeth,
Ba sure and use that old and well-tritdVetntdr, Mm
Wikilow's SooTBtnc Sracr for Children Teething.
The devil's bad news hurts none except
those who believe it.
9 Special Excarsleas Sonth. To Citro-
nelle. Ala.
Will leave Council Bluffs on April 10th and
May life. Six hundred thousand acres of
fine fanaiar and fruit growing land along
the liae ef the Mobile & Ohio Railroad for
sale at from fl.50 to $6.00 rer acre. Stop
OTsr priTileges at all points south of the
Okie river. For rates and descriptive land
pamphlet with full information for Home
Seekers, call on or write
J. R. Rice,
Agent Alabama Land and
Improvement Co.,Room01 Merriam Block,
Couacil Bluffs, Iowa, or lK)2Famam street,
Omaha, Neb.
1-A Prompt- Cure;
2--APenrianentCure.
3--A Perfect-Cure.
SPrtlfib NIGHT.
O'er the trove ia wild coat usIqb,
Birds of aaaaaafe flatten 1st.
is ewers, wna say wrecosioa,
I on weedlaaas far aad.aJca.
kow say heart pasta fall el yearalaf
. Oh, 1 fear i?lx?L mm
wfthtMltooB amy tkotgfcts te thee,
And the moon the stars are telUat
What in murmurs crooaa the piae,
Z'en the nightingale u awelUag
ShetetMae.iX.BhelfJM,.. - .
-From the Geraua.
THE ESCAPE;
The last palisade over! and limbs
long stiffened felt lissome once more
with the life of 25. Now for a slow
and cautious creep along the gully by
which water came into the township;
later on he would bethink him .of
that narrow escape at the third door
way. Whist! a man's head in the
road, and he bent down once more be
hind the earthridge, and pushed his
way upstream with difficulty, show
ing as little of himself as possible. It
was an officer coming into town late.
probably been at some Indian hut in
one of their villages near by, too near
the fort to dare vengeance on Span
ish gallentries. John Tisden had
often heard the Spaniards talk of the
Indian rirls white he worked in the
fofVi plaza.
Very silently; the moonlight was
troublesome to one just escaping, but,
praise the Lord who watches over
bold Englishmen, the guard had not
yet discovered their loss- and the
water1 was bearably cold. Never re
turn thanks too soon! The officer
felt a romantic wish to look back on
the spot where lately he had satisfied
his heart's latest desire. He reined
his horse on a rising slope, and, turn
ing in his saddle, glanced back over
the shadow-dappled lend so that his
ey8, running up tHe shiny ribbon of
stream, suddenly saw the black dot
laboring away against its current.
Instincts of destruction ran along
the nerves of his hand; he drew a
pistol and fired, sending a splash of
water over John's hoad, while the
echoes smote the fortress walls and
lost themselves in the wdddland be
hind. A low clamor rose out of San
Jago; John rose out of the stream
and ran into the cop-.es. The Span
iard spurred after him with drawn
sword, eager for the pleasure of
slicing him when caught up. In a
few moments he was alongside, but
this being a shadoflred spot he stayed
his hand overhead till the stroke
should be sure. In that moment John
doubled like a hare and rushed des
perately at the soldier, who reined
up all at once and brought down his
blade vainly. For the cunning
Englishman ducked under the horse's
body, then popped out, seized his
foe's leg and foot, and with a sudden
fierce heave shot the soldier sideways
out of his saddle and on to his head.
There he lay broken-riecked, while
the victor grasped the bridle, bent
to earth and snatched the 6Word,
mounted the animal and stuck the
weapon's point into its haunch; off
shot the horse with a snort of pain,
while the clatter of pursuers arose
behind, finally sinking away as the
pine trees flew by. Then, as the
moon entered a thick cloud bank,
they came to an open prairie, and
onward into darkness they went
without more than the slightest of
stumbles. Several miles; the horse
began to breathe hard and sob, then
settled into a slow trot.
More miles. The trot became a
walk, and the walk more difficult;
more miles yet, very long ones, and
the earth wont up and down as the
darkness became gray there were
low hills and shallow 'ravines, then
came rocks and ledges and cliffs; the
gray speedily thinned, the horse
stopped at a cliff wall.
To the right, to the left, John
looked for an opening; there was
none. He raised his hands, licked a
finder of the cleanest, thought he
felt a faint freshness on the left side
of it, and so turned in that direction.
After some hundred yards he came to
a crack in the wall; he pushed into
it. There was hardly room at first.
but it widened into a chasm, and
wound along in darkness with a band
of light at the top then came a sud
den descent, and the wearied creature
he rode stumbled and threw him into
a pool of water.
The shock of the plunge brought
him together again. He struggled
beneath the water, came up at last,
half choked, and pulled himself upon
a rocky ledge with the sword still
hanging from his wrist Looking
for the horse, he saw nothing but a
violent commotion on the water sur
face, which presently ceased; a few
air-bubbles came to the top and
broke; that was all; his rescuer had
ended its life in the depths from
which he had escaped.
Then he sat for a space and thought;
he could not stay there, they would
track him to the rock wall and cleft;
was there another way to the other
side? The cold, shut-in lake was
quite still now, the cleft by which he
had come in was dimly visible across
the dark level; the cleft continued
there like a narrow road upward.
Then he knew that he had come to
the hidden source of the stream that
passed mysteriously underground,
and came to daylight in the country
where the Spaniards placed Fort San
Jago. Ho went along the chasm, and
after an hour or two stood on the
platform; bare rock and nothing
else; ho went on higher still, with
hunger asserting itself, miles and
more miles yet The sun came out
and sent yellow rays across the pin
nacles, casting purple shadows as
queerly shaped as they. He climbed
the highest of these rock-teeth and
eaw a vast upward plain, with an
orange-tinted rim; here and there
gray twists, where a slight valley
came, and a few lonely stones really
great boulders of a primeval sea. He
looked behind and only a faint gray
tinge on that horizon indicated the
grass country of San Jago. but he
felt that even now they might be at
the cleft in the rock wall, those Span
iards who treated captives so hardly,
so there was no course but forward.
Forward then he went, and the
sand became thick and soft underfoot
so that he had to use the long, Span
ish blade to help him in walking. At
last even that became an encum
brance, and he would have cast it
away, only the knot had become
twisted and would take a little time
to undo, so he kept it out of indo
lence and ebbing wits. Here and
there came a harder surface' which
was restful to the feet, and then he
would sink for a space and try to
hope he might get across this place;
then he went on and on, with the
glare in his eyes from below and a
hot. gray sky overhead.
The sun heated his wet rags; they
became burning moist; they blis
tered his back, sore already from the
payment of yesterday's forced labor
in the fortress; he had to turn round
at times and give his back a relief
bv beinff roasted in front.
At last the whole place swam round
hira, there came momeuts when he f
teoid trtftdinf over a criraaon
I waste under vermillion sky, and
with the first pains of thirst deaden
ing the abhe of hunger he lay down
in the shadow of the first rock he
reached.
As he lay there witfi his battered
old hat over his face the stillness
came terribly on him at times. He
thought he heard distant voices call
ing, and fancied some foe had crept
Up to the oilier side of the stoqe and
was stealing round on him then it
seemed as if he was lying on English
sand and the sea was foaming round
Plymouth breakwater hard by then
he raised his hat for the fortieth
-time to think for the fortieth time of
this great thirst land, before his
lightheadedness began once more, to
gether with the burning ache for
water in every flesh-atom.
The shadow lengthened, the Band
in it cooled, the relief was grateful,
inouga smaii. Abater on tne sun
went down, a red globe in a purple
base; the stars appeared, and he fol
lowed one for a long time till he got
among rooks and bruised his body
against them in the dark. It was 6f
no use going on till moonrise; he lay
there on the stony floor, and his
thirst "kept him from feeling the hard
ness of it for awhile;
At last ho could bear it no longer,
but rose and ran on, then presently
struck against one of the stones and
fell, stunned, as he had fallen before
out in the sand tracks. Still the
man was not beaten.. When he had
recovered he wiped his heavy eyes
with the back of his hands and felt
his way along through that rooky
maze, tapping his sword on each side
and following the passages, holding
on to his star with the bulldog in
stinct of his race. At last the moon
camo out and lit the plain, showing
it mounting up and up in a long slow
slope till the eye lost it in darkness,
but covered so far with stones,
stones, stones, like the graveyard of
the whole human race. So he went
on, rattling his tongue about in his arid
mouth, wondering why he did not lie
down and die at once, why he did not
at once fall on his blade and end his
portion of life, yet persevering all the
time, no unworthy man of his coun
tryside and yeoman name. He had
no visions now, in the night; thoy
were reserved for the treacherous
day, when the guiding star should be
hidden.
So through tho iong hours he
traveled, and at last shuffled out into
places whero tho stones, that dread
ful multitude all exactly alike, stood
in groups only. Tho moou sped oa
her course, and the ground under foot
sent a ring from his steel staff it
was rock.
Then the stones ceased altogether,
and a series of low ridges came; they
taxed his shaky legs and arms to
their full, low though they were, so
that he lay down to rest on each its
he got upon it Then he came to the
long ridge, highest of all this hugo
inclined land, and saw its edgo wind
ing away to right, to left, for milo3
in the hard moonlight, and the rock
floor sloping downward far below
him, for miles and miles more.
Looking behind, the sight of the
fearful maze of wilderness ho had
wonderfully come through filled him
with terror, and he fled away from it,
down and on, only to fall again like
a child. Then for awhile his tor
tured frame could carry him no more;
there he lay. deliriously mumbling
about streams and lakes and foun
tains, till the 6un came and struck
his bare head with its hot rays. Still
he lay there, now awake and, strange
to say, not mad, though very weak,
sorely suffering, and hardly able to
think at all.
Indeed, he did not think, but mere
ly followed up his instinct when he
crawled upon his feet and staggered
along, swaying one way for many
paces, then the other) hanging his
hands and head, moaning in a dry,
broken way, like cut bellows, yet
still going on. And then his dim
eyes received a refreshing moment
ary coolness a plant, growing green
at his feet!
Down ho sunk upon it, seized it.
chewed the dusty leaves; there were
little driblets of earth here and
there. Another bit of green caught
his eye; ho raised his heavy head
and saw that 100 paces away the
plateau on which he stood broke off
shear. Ho had crossed the dosert,
for down there, 3,000 feet bolow, were
groen plains, palms, and a river, and
beyond the blue Pacific.
The poor, wasted creature raised
his bony, cracked claws and gurgled
with triumph. He had cheated the
Spaniards and the Thirst Lands; hur
rah! And there were more plants nearer
the edge; to them he hastened, with
the blade still dragging from his
wrist, to fall prone on a little group
of them, and on a huge puffing adder
lying almost invisible along on the
earth-grove. Instantly the beast
drew back its head and struck him on
the bare leg and then fled.
A rage filled him; he seized the
sword in both shaking hands, brought
it down on the merked back, missed
it, fell forward, and tho steel bent
and broke under him as the enemy
glided away. But after it he panted
with the strength of revenge; caught
it up as it twisted by a largo stone,
pushed the stone over its neck by an
effort, and, kneeling, cut its writhing
body into long strips with the frag
ment of his blade. Then he got back
somehow to the green tufts, and
while the poison worked its way to
his heart, sweetened his last moments
of life with those leaves, till a stupor
came over him and he slept with his
destroyer the sleep of death on the
border of the Sweet Palm Coast, as
the Indians called it in their tongue.
Such was tho escape of John
Tisden, whose bones have long
become dust, the only man who ever
crossed the Terra de Sed Black
and White.
A Contented Mind.
A gentleman traveling in the
country at Stoddard, N. H., whore it
is all rooks and bowlders, saw a boy of
14 hoeing it a corn-field on the side
of what would be( pasture land on
anybody else's farm. The corn was
"rather poor-looking. The traveler
reined up his horse and spoke to the
boy. He said to him: "Your corn
looks rather small." "Well," said
the boy, "we planted dwarf corn."
"Well, it looks yellow, poor, and
thin." Well, we planted yellow corn."
"Well," said the traveler, "I don't
mean that It don't look as if you
would get more than half a crop." "I
don't expect to. I planted it od
shares. Argonaut.
Steam-Baked Bricks.
In parts of Central Asia bricks are
baked in cylindrical ovens about three
days and then burned in an atmos
phere of steam, which is produced by
closing the heated ovens with covers
of wet felt. The bricks are turned
by the steam from red to dark grey,
acquire great hardness and become
sonorous. They are said to resist
weathering better than the fire-burnt
bricks.
HOW fcETA WAS SAVED.
A Xegro Bey la as Eleptrsnt's Stomacb
After Piece r Irea.
Apropos to the death of Zipp, the
big elephant at Bsraboo, Wis., from
having swallowed a chain weighing
ninety pounds, A reminder was called
up and related by Dn Hume of Den
ver, to the" St. Louis Republic man.
"Just prior to the demise of the
much lamented Phineas1 T. Barnutn I
was touring in Connecticut, and
called upon the great showman at
Bridgeport, who invited me to see
the circus animals in winter quarters.
On arriving at the great caravansary
where the wonders that tour the
country year after year are stored,
the illustrious owner was informed
that Beta, the prize trick elephant,
was ailing. All the symptoms of the
poor beast pointed to the fact that
she was suffering from acute gastral
gia, and many means had been tried
to relieve her without avail.
"It was finally discovered that Beta
had by some means wrenched off an
iron bar from her stall and as it
could noc be found it was surmised
that she had swallowed it, and which
accounted for the gastric irritation
of the valuable pachyderm.
"Mr. Barnum eaw that poor Beta
must soon succumb to the inflamma
tion caused by such a large foreign
body and with ready wit resolved on
an unique plan to remove it. At
tached to his large winter hotel was
a small colored boy who went by the
name of Nigger Joe. Ho was but
little larger than a full-grown 'pos
sum, and P. T. sent for him and ex
plained that he must take a rubber
tube in his mouth to breathe through,
and with a rope 'round his waist must
go down into tho elephant's stomach
and get out that bar of iron.
"Joe rolled his eyes and demurred,
but he knew his employer too well to
refuse. Accordingly Joe was an
nointed with a potind of vaseline and
Beta being safely gagged he was
gently pushed down the giant
acsophagus head first; a smooth
stick well oiled landed him at the
bottom. According to instructions
the boy soon gave three tugs at the
rope, as he had been instructed, to be
pulled out again, and sure enough,
tightly clasped in Joe's hands was
tho offending and indigestible iron
bar. It is needless to 6ay that Beta's
life was saved and that Nigger Joe
was handsomelj rewarded for his
cure of the valuable elephant's indi
gestion. KHORASSAN CARPETS.
Something- of the Extent of This
Orl-
ental Work.
Consul-General Elias of Meshed, in
a roport recently issued, says that
carpets are made all over Khorassan,
but the localities whero thoy are
specially produced are tho cities of
Meshed, Birdshan and Turshiz. All
Khorassan carpets are piled carpets,
or kali, a word that is not applicable
to any other kind of floor covoring.
The different kinds are known some
times by the different patterns and
colors of which they are composed,
but usually only by the names of the
places where they are produced, such
as Kaini, Meshedi, Baluchi, and Tur
shizi. The carpets of certain local
ities have always some distinction or
superiority over those of other places,
says the Pall Mall Gazette, and the
carpet industry is in a more flourish
ing condition in some localities than
in others. Though carpets ore
woven all over Khorassan not only
in tho towns and villages
but also in the tents of the
nomad tribes--a largo proportion
are made for tho use of tho people
Luuuisuivt-s mm nut lor iraue. at
present carpets of fine quality are
manufactured for trade iu tho two
districts of Kain and Turhiz, but
good carpets are also made in Meshed.
All the different classes of carpets
are made in varying sizes. Large
ones measure up to forty by sixteen
and two-thirds feet, and small ones
from five by two and one -half feet up
to six and two-thirds by three and
one-third feet. A good quality of
carpets, measuring ten by three and
one-third feet and even smaller, are
woven by tho nomads, and especially
by tho Beluchis. All indigenous
dyes used in the manufacture of car
pots are obtained from vegetables.
Aniline dyes imported from Europe
were used formerly in Meshed, but
were discontinued when it was found
that the carpets containing them did
not sell well. Carpets of inferior
quality, made atBirgand. contain an
iline, but those of better quality,
which are made to order, do not
SHS SAW THE TMPEROR,
Ilia Victory Over Franca Had Coat Hor
Two Son.
At the Women's club in Washing
ton the following touching story was
recently told: "I was in Berlin .in
1871 when tho Emp'eror William re
turned from Paris, the war over and
Gormany victorious. I sat in a
barouche opposite tho entrance of tho
palace. Around was all Berlin all
German', as it seemed to me. Yoii
could have walked on the heads of
people, but you could not have moved
in such a crowd. The emperor came
and stood silently before them, and
thoy were silent at first; then the
shout that went up was almost awful
in its intensity, and tho emperor,
with a military salute and a few
words of thanks, went in. But that
did not satisfy them; they cried out
again and pressed up closer. A peas
ant woman who had been standing
near my carriage said: 'Oh, let me
come in let me get nearer! I must
see him! I have lost two sons in
this war!"
"I opened the door and she climbed
in and stood up. I passed my arm
around her to 6teady her and then
we turned to the balcony of the first
floor. In a moment the emperor ap
peared and stood, the center of all
eyes and hearts. The peasant woman
folded her hands and said: 'Pray for
him pray for him and all those in
his position! They have so much'
there she paused, but I knew she
meant blood; she was thinking of her
boys so much on their hands!'
The emperor again thanked tho peo
ple for their welcome and asked them
to disperse then, and they did. Al
most before I could recover myself to
look around, they were all gone, and
the great place in front of the palace
had only a few other carriages, liko
my own, waiting to drive off." i
What He'd Had.
"Boys," ho frantically cried, as Le '
rushed frantically among them. "I '
tell you I had a close shave just now!" ,
"Where at!" they gasped. j
"At my barber's," was the response;
a dozen heads bowed and wept. Sun
ny South.
Bnilt the First Cable Rillroad.
It is recalled that the late General
Beauregard built the first cable rail
road in this country. The road was
constructed jut after the war, and ;
extended from the city of Xer Orleans (
to tne suouro oi -jen-outon.
Aa Aatl-Weddtag; Freaeat Leagae the
Lateet Saa-aestloa.
Why is there no Anti-Wedding Pres
ent League? asks London Truth. Surely
the time has long since arrived for such
an organization to be started. Wedding
presents arc a far more serious and last
ing nuisance than, let us say, crinolines
are ever likely to be. The nuisance has
been aggravated of late by the perni
cious practice of publishing in the news
papers lists of wedding presents re
ceived, and I have been driven to air
this question by a list of some two or
'three hundred flames of donors of wed
ding presents published the other day
in counecticn with a "fashionable" tra
ding in the North.
This is, in fact, a highly ingenious
method of stimulating tho generosity
of friends of the happy pair. The snobs
arc induced to giveinqre'lavishly by the
knowledge that their names and their
gifts will be proclaimed to all the world
in the newspapers. People who might
otherwise, cither through common sense
or common stingincts, refrain from giv
ing, arc intimidated by the fear that
their names will be conspicuously ab
sent from the published list. It has
become the practice to advertise in con
nection with deaths, "no flowers." How
popular will that bride arM bridegroom
be among their acquaintances who first
dare, in announcing their wedding, to
advertise, "no presents."
- Jack the Incorrigible.
Jack is the name of a monkey that
a New Yorker owned for five years and
has recently given to the menagerie in
Central pork. Jack used to have ex
cellent manners, and, as monkeys go,
was a gentleman. He had a good home
and had never staid out alter dark.
The complaint against him was that he
flooded the lower floors of the house and
ruined several hundred dollars' worth
of furniture. His master left him one
day in charge of the apartments, and
Jack took a bath. He forgot to turn
off the water and the tub ran over.
Moreover, he scalded himself, and did
not look even respectable afterward.
The master returned in time to catch
him in the act of wiping himself with a
crash towel. Being remonstrated with,
he appeared penitent, but in less than
an hour was in front of a mirror, razor
in hand, trying to shave oft: his mus
tache. Jaek simply had to go. There
was no living with him after that.
New York Tribune.
Love is best known by what it suffers.
Why not, indeed?
When the Royal Baking Powder makes
finer and more wholesome food at a less cost,
which every housekeeper familiar with it will
affirm, why not discard altogether the old
fashioned methods of soda and sour milk, or
home-made mixture of cream of tartar and
soda, or the cheaper and inferior baking pow
ders, and use it exclusively?
Rev. H. P. Carson, Scotland, Dak., says:
"Two bottles of Hall's Catarrh Cure complete
ly cured my little girl."
V. H. Griffin, Jackson, Michigan, writes:
"Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen years, Hall's
Catarrh Cure cured me."
Albert Burch, West Toledo, Ohio, says:
"Hall's Catarrh Cure saved my life."
Conductor E. D. Loomis, Detroit, Mich.,
says: "The effect of Hall's Catarrh Cure is
wonderful."
E. A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio, says: "Hairs
' Catarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen
years ago and she has had no return of it. It's
a sure cure."
E. B. Walthall & Co., Druggists, Horse
Cave, Ky., say: ' Hall's Catarrh Cure cures
every one that takes it."
J. A. Johnson, Medina, N. Y., says:
"Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me."
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If IN CHILDREN
For over two years my little girl's life
was made miserable by a case of Catarrh.
The discharge from the nose was large,
constant ana very offensive. Her eyes
became inflamed, the lids swollen and
very painful. After trying various reme
dies, I gave herRSKKSjThe first bot
tle seemed tofcaa5aS8a&ravatethe
disease, but the symptoms soon abated,
and in a short time she was cured.
Dr. L. B. Ritchev, Mackey, Ind.
Onr book on Blood and Skin Diseasat mailed
free. Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta. Ga.
This Trait Vark is oa the best
WATERPROOF COAT
niaatrated
in the World I
Gataiea-n
A. J. TOWER. BOSTON. MASS.
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arizes for Poems
rrrok'a Pea.
Rental for circulars to
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IfaSleted
aoraeyei,
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Wlty Omaha, 18 2893
The Betetereu Atlaatle
Is a tener to UmM Teyaffenearealy leas ea a
eetmtef tie perils of the 4eep thaa the almost
certalatyerseatfekaew. The beat curative o(
mal 4e mer Is Bestetter's itesftMh Bitten,
-ahleh settles the stemseh at 6bm aai preveau
lu Siatar aaaee. TaaU usvalerassi teariats.
whether hy sea er lead. It freeeife a happv
medium hetweea the aaaaeotas f mtffeetaal
resources ef the mesMae cheat, aa the
problematical heaaflu derivable froat aa tin
medicated alcehvlicatf muleat, ae matter hinf
pure. The JerrlBf ota railroad ear eMeapve-
dacea stomachic disorders ahla te that
eyiaeroiuaf eta ship. Fer this theMters is
a prompt aadcertaiaramedy. The use c( a
brackish water, particularly oa loac voystC
ia the tropica, inevitably braede disorders oi"
the stomach and bowels. Hostetter'ft ftotnaoh
Bitters mixed with impure water nullifies Its
lmpurltiea Similarly It counteracts malaria
and other prejudicial Influences of climate or
atmosphere, as well as the edeott of exposure
and faticue. Use it for kidney complalats
rheumatlam and debility.
Pleasure in Peanuts.
A man who has a generoits quantity
Of gray in his hair, but none at all in
his heart, says that he finds occasion
all great satisfation in eating a pint of
peanuts. He docs this after dark, buy
ing them at a street stand and having
them not put up in a paper bag,. but
emptied right into his pocket. He
knows of no pleasanter reminder of
youth than peanuts.
Mothers! Mothers!! Mothers!!!
Mrs. IVissiJbw's Soothing Strcp has been
used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS
of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN while
TEETHING, with perfect success. It
SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the
GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND
COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIAR
RHCEA. Sold by druggists in every part
of the world. Be sure and ask for ''Mrs.
AVinslow's Soothing Svrup'' and take no
other kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
A man with a quick temper is unsafe as a
ship loaded with dynamite.
Cemsrhimsr Ieals) te Cemamfcam
(lem. Kemp s Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist today and get
sample bottle free. Large bottles 50 ceats
and 11.00.
He who errs in the tens, errs in the thou
sands. .F1TS-AH flts Mopped free by SS. KlXnrS SBUT
KRRTK aBSTOasa. Ko St after dnt day's use. !
Teloas cure. Traatiae sad SB (0 trial bottle tree to 1l
ocnaioor. Kitae.tsi ArcbSt..Fblladelp!ita,ra.
, The man who falls in love with his head
only, never gets a wife to suit him.
"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to mr. or monajr refunded. Ask yonr
druggist forlt. Price 2S cents.
The taste of pie docs not depend upon the
size or shape of the piece.
There are forty-eight varieties of tho
common fly.
PERMANENTLY CURED or NO PAY
"Wo refer you to 2,."fl0 patients. Financial
Ttcfercncc; NATIONAL BANK OF
COMMERCE, Omaha.
OMAHA, KER.
Jo Populist Press and People.
I take pleasure in announcing:
that I have made arrangements on
behalf of the National Reform Pross
Association, whereby plates and
ready-prints containing- Populist
matter officially approved and rec
ommended by the National Reform
Press Association and Chairman
Taubeneck, In any quantity desired,
will be furnished by
The Western Newspaper Union.
Write to the Western Newspaper
Union for Samples and prices. No
other house furnishes authorized
matter. W. G. MORGAN, Sec. Na
tional Reform Press Association.
Address
WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION,
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
MEND YQUn OWN HARNESS
THOMSON'S
SLOTTED
mm
CLINCH RIVETS.
No tools reqaired. Only a hammer needed
to drive and clinch them easily and qriokly;
leaving the clinch absolutely smooth. Requiring
no Bole to be made In the leather nor burr for the
KlreU. They are STH0KG. TOUCH and DURABLE.
Jlillioai now in aee. All length, uniform or
aasorted. pat np In boxee.
Aak yoar dealer for Ihrm, or send 10c.
ta f tanpt for a box of loo ; aworted ii mi .
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ABOVE EVERYTHING
Dr. Tierce's Goktaa
Discovery purifies tha MaedL
By tki3 meds, it reach.
builds np, and i-mgerataat
every part of tho system.
For overr blood-taint ae
"disorder, and for every dis
ease, that comes from an iaaa
tivo liver or impure blood, ifc
is the only remedy ao aura
and effective that it oaa fcai
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It it fails to benefit or care,
you havo your money back.
Theso diseases are maay.
They're different ia form. Ml
ttevro Hr-e ia treataaaat:
Rous up the torpid liver iat
tealthful action, thoroughly
TJJTV purify and enrich the blood,
I f)JE r RsJ there's a positive car.
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imsm. CM it es:. T r$tt itt Oa t-oatal
tree, istr e io aM- sua sy ac.-n mr
mltn. Lut-ib-ttl:s!3estiuSI.C0. H
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE howt'Wp.
Do you wear Iht m7 When nexNn need try a pair, (hey
will give you more comfort and service for the money
Best in the won.
W. L. Douglas Slices are marfe In all thi
latest Styles.
If yeu want a fine DRESS SHOE don't piy $6 to $8,
try my $3.50, $4 or $5 Shoe. They will fit equal to cus
tom mado aitJ fock and wear as welt. If you wish ta
economize In ycr footwear.you can do sa by purchasing
W. L. Dcuglas sV My n3m3 and PrIce is stamPe1
en the bottom, Icoft IV ' whea Jou ' Taka n0 -uh
stltute. I send shoes N' n51 "P0" ""'P- Prlr
postage free, when Shoo Criers cannot supply you.
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Can?. Ladies or OerO ..
hummi or open ace, t ""
wind and set. beautifully fc.
craved, Eltrtn or Walthnra mor
mrr.r. full Jeweled top plat.
lyuDle jwtl-n expansion ot
RJict.'. patnt liati rprlnjr.saf.
f pillion. ijuick irain. omi.
prooi oanu. ruuj- wnrrnni.
leu. manujaciuirr pur-
antro accompanied enew
vawn Ketall pnwa-
Vrholesjiopriroau wtir
von cu t thio ou t nnd Mndi
to u- w e iill send by ex
pres a &mple watch C
wholeralo pried subject
to examination. IfsatU
foct or j pa v ex pref aonr
Sll-Mami watch layours-
or paTviiarite. State fct jle-
.th..iMitnn t Arrenc IX
wdf,(Mi. If !iih accompa
nied orrier an cletrant chala
ulllbe'ent. I f not a repre-
ernteil. money rerunaed. .
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cnod f ifa. AiMrfVvi O
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Tha Dav" Hand Croam Separator and
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rpietest of outfits for a dairy farmer. Thft
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has been taken out, is dropped into the Separator sa
that a belt can run to the churn. Write fer further
particulars. Oarh Rankin Bids', and MTj-v
Co.. 210 to 3t W. I.ake St., Chicago, 111.,
Manufacture all kinds of Creamery Machinery an
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BICYCLES.
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If any one doubts thl
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Plso'a Kemedy for Catarrh la tlO
Beat, Eatteat to fee, and Cheapest.
&
Fold by DruRjrMs orient by mall.
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, "".rvjceo
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