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,1.1 ifbi- - I - h?. m- :'i "-- i 1 !- 1 r ! H-:.-:-..' --- -!; ..1 . :--'.-k?' - - " . m M: - iSfe KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to th3 needs of physical being, will attest thcvaluo to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in tho remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and levers and permanently curing constipation. It has pi ven satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medial profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Svrup of Fiirs is for sale by all dn-3-sisti in 50c and SI bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. onlv, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. August Flower" My wife suffered with indigestior and dyspepsia for years. Life be came a burden to her. Physicians failed to give relief. After reading one of j'our books, I purchased a bottle of August Flower. It worked 1 ike a charm. My wi fe received im mediate relief after taking the first dose. She was completely cured now weighs 165 pounds, and can eat ai!3'thing she desires without any deleterious results as was formerly the case. C. K. Dear, Prop'r Wash ington House, Washington, Va. tsn BB This Trado Starfc Is on the best WATERPROOF COAT SSSSS? n !c World ! ircc- A. J. TOWTR. BOSTON. MASS MEKD YOUR OWN HARNESS WITII THOMSON'S I SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. Ko tools required. Only a hammer needed to drive and dinrh them easily and quirUy; leaving the clinch absolutely smooth. Requiring tio hole to lie made in the leather nor burr lor the lUrU. Thi-y arc STRONG. TOUGH and DURABLE. 3I:ilion now- in use. All length, uniform or B5.'t'rtl, j.ut up In boxes. Ak. jiinr drain- for them, or Send 40a in stomps for a box oflOO; assorted sizes. MASLTACTCsnn r.r JUDSON L.THOMSON MFC. CO., IVallhnm. .1In.Bg. -WORLD'S- Columbian Exposition sis Souvenir-1 393 In beautifnlnnclbrighteolors, and the Designs liaruleouicly ctchrd on fill:, taken from OH Paintings nnd the calibrat ed, world -renowned models now cm exhibition at the World's Fair. On tho ton ?" I: in thn fnninnfl tnrtrriiti nffpr Moro, of Christopher Columbus, in tho center is an exact reproduction of the Santa Maria in fnll Bail, ehovrinc the brave crew that cssieted In discovering AMERI rZ&yr -',.' U SX1 "fcrC.KJ CA, on tho bottom is a desicn showing two Globes tho Ol d) . nndthenewv7orlds ononesida ; is Christopher Columbus, eur- rounded by his cnw, represent ing tho first landing on our chores, nnd on theoiheracom- plcto bird's eye Tiew of tho WORLD'S FAIR. Is pronouncodone of the lianri-Bomc-tand most attractive mementoes yet issued as a Souvenir of tho crent Exjmtition, Can bo aeed as a Madge, Hoox-Mark, or as an ornament for tho parlor. Adopted by Societies, Clubs, Churches, and f h vvblir in gtiiernh l'ricc. i:c.each,ortirofor3.'ci AGCNTS WAKTEO Everywhere. Price per Dor.. SI? Biecial terms for largo lots. Mailed and delivered fieo to any part of tho U.S. or Canada. J. McLEAN & CO., 157 S. CLARK St.. CHICAGO. OMAHA BUSINESS HOUSES. OMAHA SLATE & ROOFING CO., 'S&Z. llOOUNG. Slate Iloonng, Slnto Blackboards, Etc. ENGINE Second Hand. S3 Horse. Will be cold at a great Bar gain. Write H. C. AKIN. ,r.ll So. 12th St., Omaha, Neb. CASTLE CURE CO 403 No. loth St.. Omaha. Ifeb. Specific euro for uquor. aiorpnine. opi um and Tobco HablU Cano?r k Hbeumatlsm Cured or no pay. Insti tute at Omaha and Wymore. W. P. Clark and O. B. Parker, Mgra. EDUCATIONAL. V- OMAHA jAyry Fall Term oren Sect. 1. Board for S hours work. f i-r 11L Catalog. Addmi Rohrboush Bna., Omaba. Has. BROWNELLlAUi: This treat school is now In Its twentieth year under the fame Hector and Lady Principal. Fall tens trfdns ?cpt. 20. 1KB. For catalogue and partlcnlaia, rr. Bobkht noilEBTT. 8.T.D.. Beetor.Qwia.Ne Kso'a Kemedy lor Catarrh is the Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. Sold by Druggists or scnt bX maO. 50c . T. UaielUne, "WaiTen, Pa. Patents. Trade-Marks, Examination and Adrira at' to Patentability of Invention. Send for " Inventors' Uuide. or How to Get 1-atent." PAT2KZ 0TA2E2It. TiSSSB.VXS, S. C. INSUKK latha Varaien aa4 kterektnta lasoraaea temp n of Llncola. Capital andSarplas over t3M.. c. Ltil loasaa paid to Haknaka paopl siaoa ltU, HIGHLY ENDORSED. The Professor of rbvsiolocical Chom-1 , lstry at Yale College says : "I find Kick-. apoo Indian bafftea to oe en extract of J Boots, Marks and Herbs of Valuable Rem. ' edial Action, tctthout any mineral or other ( t htrrnnul admixtures. A Klckaooo Indian JSaa Is the graad fe,t J-lver, Stomach. Ulood and Nerve Heruedy Known. 0 Cleanses, Purines, T and Bcnovates every !rpaxt of the human flsrttem. All Druc- .jrisu, SI a bottle IfiBoUlcsfcrSJ. yW '$ iPte'i i "1 .1 Tl J1 vvMily 9tt9' IS" Bum HI W mt yp WOMEN. There arc women who arc comely. There arc women who are homely. But be carerul how the latter thin you say. There are women who are healtbjr. There are women who arc wealthy, There are women who will always have their way. There are women who arc truthful. There arc women who are youthful. Was there ever any woman that was old? There are women who are sainted. There are women who are painted, There are -Romen who arc worth their weight in gold. There are women who arc tender. There are women who arc slender. There arc women who arc larb'c and fat ana red: . - There are women who ore married. There are women who have tarried. There are women wh arc talkless but they're uad. A MODEKN ARDEN. George CroWley, cabinet maker of the firm of Wentworth & Myers, fur niture dealers, received his pay reg ularly the first Saturday of every month; and just as regularly the senior member, Mr. Wentworth, would say: "Well, George, shall I take out the life insurance?" And George would mutter a "yes," and then with the rest of his money hurry ecross to Jimmy Sullivan's, whero the boys were waiting for him. It could not bo said that he was much troubled by remorse, for his headache bothered him a good deal more. Still he had some prido left, aud when he thought how his littlo wife, by washing and sowing, and Tom, by his work in a grocery store, supported the family, ho would bo troubled somewhat, but would com fort himself with the thought that he was keeping up a life insurance of which they knew nothing. That lifo insurance was his only redeem ing feature, and for it Mr. Went worth was mainly responsible. During tho month George worked hard and skillfully at his trade. Ho was a very quiet man, and always seemed, as in reality he was, to be merely existing till he could have an other drink. At breakfast one morning one of the children was unfortu nate enough to tip ever a dish. George promptly boxed tho child's ears and sent him howling away. Tom brought his list down on the table with a bang. "It's a shame," ho said. Instantly both men were on their foot The little wife ran screaming between, and George drew back as if to strike, but before ho could move Tom had caught him round tho waist and thrown him. The strug glo was short. The father, feeble with drink, was no match for tho athletic son who held him down and reproached him fiercely. Finally, Tom let his father get up, and whito with passion, George took his hat and rushed from the house. He tramped all day. The one thought that was always uppermost was that his son had "shamed" him, and he must leave. But he had no money; he had lost it all at Sulli van's. he always did. He couldn't remember the timo when ho had brought any home from there. He knew, however, that his wife had some, but could he find itr" He thought he could, and ho made up his mind that ho would try it that nighu A fiycnd gave him some dinner; for supper he smoked his pipo. About 11 ho sneaked into his house and found that his wifo. who had sat up to wait for him, had fallen asleep be fore tho fire. Ho blessed his luck and went upstairs. Fifteen minutes afterwards he sneaked out again and ran to the depot to steal a ride on the through freight. A week later ho obtained a situa tion in a big furniture store in Chi cago. He had wandered round the city for two days first, and when the clerk who enrolled him asked his name he had replied, for no reason which he could assign, "George Crawford.' He had also found a lodging place very cheap and hardly respectable, but it suited him. for it was over a saloon. In his new place he was paid once a week, and conse quently his former monthly sprees were superseded by weekly ones. It was six months after this that at H o'clock one Sunday morning a policeman heard somo moaning in an alley near George's lodging, and, on hurrying to the spot, found George leaning dazed ami horrified aga'nst a door post, while before him lay a man dying of an ugly stab in the breast. On the ground was a bloody knife. At the trial no outside testi mony of importance was produced. Georgo CrawforJ, as ho persisted in calling himself, testified that he had met the man, who was a perfect stranger to him, at a saloon that they had drunk together, that the man had insisted on accompanying him to his lodging, that on the way the man had tried to rob him, that they had fought, that the man had dravn tho knife and tried to kill him, but that he had wrenched it from him and struck in self-defense. Tho body was never identified, and as George refused to give any testi mony whatever concerning his former life, he was sentenced to six years at hard labor. When he first put on his prison suit he awoke to his situation; and day after day, as he mechanically swung his lammcr upon the stones, he thought of his life and to what it had come. A limited amount of thinking is good for a man. At the end of two vcars his mind was in a healthy state. He was repentant an 1 had won favor with his keepers by his industry and good behavior. At the end of tix years lie was many times as bad as he had ever been. His thoughts were murderous. What had wrought the change? An unjust accusation and punishment by a new jailer had roused the evil in him; stolen conversations with his com rades, more villainous and desperate than himself, had nutured it, and four years of .sullen meditation had perfected it He had lost the favor of his jailers, and instead cl getting I the usual allowance for good behavior he was obliged to serve his whole term. A week before the time for I his dismissal an epidemic of typhoid ' struck the prison, and 4 Crawford" , was the second victim. He was re leased and taken to the city hospital, where he lay for weeks, and no one knew whether he would live or die. At last the crisis came and he passed it safclv. He was conscious that ho 1 was no longer plunging and tossing, thjat he was sleeping peacefully, that ho felt rested and quiet: and then ho felt a spoon between his lips, and i opened his eyes. A sweet face, sur rounded by wavy hair and the white cap of a nurse was bending over him Don't speak," she said. -'Go to sleep again.' He felt very weak and sleepy, but liefore his eyes closed he saw that he was in a small, very plain room, J with tho curtains pulled down. ' When ho atfiiin awoke, they were up, and tbq room yas full of suo Besides the cot, a chair and email table, there was absolutely nothing but the picture of a man in a flowing robe, sitting on a stool, on his head a wreath of thorns, on his face a wonderful expression of suffering and resignation. Another day, when he was nearly well, she told him that in his delirium he had told many things, and she asked him to tell the rest He did, and she talked to him a long time, and finally made him promiso that when he left the hospital hb would go homo, and spend the rest of his life id being a good husband aad father. His story elicited substantial sympathy, and when he was finally dismissed as cured, he had 50 in his pocket Tho next afternoon ho stopped from tho train at his native village. It looked as it always had. There was a handsome building, evidently a hotel, which had been built since ho loft, but this was the only change. He walked rapidly towards his homo. Presently a grocery, wagoll drove by, with a tall, fine-looking man on the Seat. It was Tom. George started to shout, but one of the men who wcro walking in front said something that made him stop. "Big thing for Tom and his mother that the old man got out of the way." Yes," said tho other, "good rid dance, and that lifo insurance gave 'cm a good start, too." Lifo insurance! lifo insurance! Georgo was stunned, aad like a wounded animal instantly ran to cover. He summoned all the self possession he had. and then, thinking that he was so changed that no one would know him, he turned and went back to the hew hotel and went in. Thank God! the landlord was no one whom ho had ever seen and was alone in the office. Georgo made a remark or two about tho trains, and then asked the landlord if ho knew a fellow named Tom Crowley. Why, of course, who don't?" "What sort of a fellow is he?" "Fine, finest we'vo got, and he's going to be taken in partnership with the biggest grocer in this sec tion of tho country next week. Yes, fine boy." "Didn't lib used tohavo a father?" "Yes; I never knew him. but I've heard ho was a regular bum, never did but one good thing in his life, and that was to take out a life in surance and then die." "Die?" "Yes; ho disappeared ono day, and about a month later they found his body in a gulch up by tho mill road. Then Wentworth, the man ho worked for, came forward with a lifo insur ance for $5,030 that, it seems, he'd got Crowley to run, and with it Tom and his mother got a fine start, and have done well ever since. Did you know Crowley?" "Yes," said George. "I used to know him," and he walked out On tho crest of a bluff overlooking the villago he spent tho afternoon. Should ho make himself known? If he did, ho supposed tho lifo insur ance would have to be paid back, and tho fact that ho had been a felon would soon be found out, and Tom would be disgraced might not be ablo to get into that partnership. Maybe, also, if Tom had to pay back the insurance he would not have enough to enter the firm. In his rudo way Georgo reasoned it out that the right thing for him to do was not to discloso himself. He knew that he was a wreck, and he. saw that noth ing but unhappiness would result No; he would go back to Chicago that night The sun setting over the western hills made the windows in the village houses glow liko coals. George saw his own little cottago glisten with the rest, and the sight unmanned him. He concluded that there would bo time enough after dark for him to steal up and take auotber look at his home, and still catch the 11 o'clock train, and with this plan ho went back to the hotel for supper. About J o'clock, weak from his fever, his disappointment and the struggle he had gono through, he stole up to a window of his house. There was Tom reading at tho table, there were tho other children, all more or less grown, busy at different things, but his wife was not there. He had time to note the general air of comfort and the happiness in their faces before she came in. Ah, there she was! The same sweet, pale littlo woman, just as he had left her, only he noticed with a pang of remorse how happy she seemed. He felt that he must rush in and throw himself at her feet, and tell her that he would never abuse her again, that he would never drink again, that he loved her even moro than ho did on that day, so many years ago, when ho told her for the first time. Ho was almost in the house, but his resolution held him back. Then a fierce wave came over him and he reasoned with himself. Why shouldn't ho go in? That was his house, that was his wife, those were his children. Who had a better right? Hadn't she promised to love him? What if the money would have to be paid back? Tom was big, and ho himself could still work. They could soon make it up. He had had a hard time, he had been sick. He was weak. Ho needed care, aud comfort, and sympathy, and it was her duty to give it to him. He sprang upon the porch and seized the door-knob. At that in stant a girl in the next house began to sing and ho paused instinctively. "What!" he said, "that tune, the one tho nurse sang to mo!" Then ho turned, and tip-toeing off tho norch went to the end of tho ! yard and sat down in the grass and wept Half an hour later Georgo Crawford bought a ticket for Chi- ! cago. Harvard Advocate. Fairy Ring. The pasture freaks usually re ferred to as "fairy rings" or "fairy circles" are generally composed of ono or more circles of tall, green grass, separated from another circle equally as luxuriant, by an inter mediate strip of earth destitute, or almost destitute, of vegetation. A second class, and which is by far the less numerous, is a "fairy circle" of healthy-looking grass which gradu ally enlarges year by year, always in the form of a perfect circle. Their cause is attributed to the spread of j the spores of a species of fungi which proceed by an annual enlargement from the center outward; for, in the other species, a gradual encroach- l ment upon the center of the circle. In flrltlcet'a Interest. James." said Mrs. Meckins. "What is it. my dear?" "Are wo going away this summer?" Why, yes; I suppose so." -When?" "I can't say exactly. Are you anxious to know?" j "No; but Bridget is. She says she ' wants to know when she can "nvite 1 her relatives ft coraq gnd visit hor.' WORLD'S FAIRS. They Were All Small When Compared With the Chicago rshowr. The first great international expo sition was held in London in 1851. It lasted 144 days; the buildings anil grounds covered twenty-one acres; there wore 17,000 exhibitors and 6,039,195 visitors 41,933 daily. The receipts were $2,530, 000 and the ex penses $1,460,000. In 1855 the second world's fair was held at Paris. It continued 2U0 days and covered twenty-four and one-half acres. There were 21,779 exhibitors and 5,162,330 visitors 25,811 a day. Tho cost is conjccturally stated at $1,700,000; the receipts wcro $1,280, 000. Tho third exposition was held in London in 1801, says tho Chicago Tribune It continued 171 days and covered twenty-three and one-half acres of ground. There were 28,653 exhibitors and 6,211,103 visitors, a daily avorago of 36,325. It cost $2,303,00 ), and tho rccoipts wore $2,010,000. Tho fourth was in Paris in 1867. It covered thirty -seven acres and continued 217 days. Tho exhibitors numborcd 50,236 and tho visitors 10,200,000 17,470 daily. Tho cost was $1,003,000; the rccoipts wcro $2,100,000. The fifth groat world's fair was in Vienna in 1873. The buildings cov ered forty acres, and were occupied by 42,0 rj exhibitors. Thoro were 7,254,687 admissions during lS6days, an average of 39,0.13 per day. The cost was $11,000,000; the receipts were $1,030,000. The Philadelphia exposition of 1876 was tho sixth great display. The buildings covered sixty acres; there were 60;0D0 exhibitors and 9.910,996 admissions, a daily average of 62,323. The cost is stated at $8,500,000; the receipts arc said to have been $3,800,000. The seventh international fair was in Pari.? in 1878. Tho buildings cov ered sixty acres and the exhibitors numbered 32,000. There wcro 13, 00", 000 admissions during 191 days, a daily average of 67,010. The olll cial report makes no mention of cost or expenses, though it is bolicvcd tho ontcrpriso did not pay. The eighth fair was at Paris in 1889. The buildings covered seventy-five acres and were occupied by 60,00 J exhibitors. The exposition remained open 183 days and was attended by the astounding number of 32,351,111, a daily averago of 181,170. The cost was $11,000,000. Tho receipts wore $8,3S0,000. ALMOST A TRAGEDY. Dramatic Interference In n KelicaMal of 1'rivato Theatricals. Old Kobinson had returned from the club the other evening, says Truth, when as ho hung up his over coat on the hall hatrack and prepared to go upstairs, he heard such strange ly excited voices in the parlor that he paused to listen. A voice, which he recognized at once as bolonging to that young Prettyman ho had, warned Maud to be careful about, said contemptuously: "Peace, woman, and weary mo no longer with your reproaches. I tell you the day of my wedding with Mabel Kockcrbilt is fixed, and noth ing shall prevent our union." Could theso words be addressed to his own daughter? Yes, it was in deed Maud's sob-choked tones that replied: "This, then, is the reward for my sacrifice, my devotion. Forsaken, you taunt me with your latest wealthy conquest Monster! Coward'" It required only a second for Rob inson to rush upstairs and get a re volver out of the closet 'ihe next minute lie burst into the parlor with blazinir eyes, and, hurling tho black hearted jilt to the floor, ho placed the muzzle of the weapon to his tem ple, hissing: "Villain! swear to mo that yon will marry this poor, duped angel, or I will strew the floor with your brains!" Hooray!" shouted young Pretty man, sitting up and clapping his hands. "Magnificent! Splendid!" "Beautiful. papa! Encore! Bravo!" added Maud, delightedly. "I novcr saw anything better." "Eh? What? I-er-cr" stam mered the bewildered parent. "We were afraid you might object to my taking part in tho private theatricals. Ma said you'd never listen to it But you act better than any of us doesn't ho, Jack?" "He does," replied Jack fervently. "You must have been an amateur Wallack once, sir." Then Kobinson coughed and wiped his forehead, mumbling something about having seen a good deal of that sort of thing when ho was young. Considerate. It was out West, and they wer holding up a stage in the regulation fashion. One of the passengers was a lluttery sort of a girl. "Oh, gracious! what in the world is happening?" she cried when tho order to "throw up ycr hands" was given. "Don't be skcorcd, miss," said tho4 man wnn ino revolvers. "Aiiis is just a new game." What do you mean?" "We're jes' playin' school. Wo ask questions 'bout watches an' rings an' you folks holds up yer hands ter show ycr knows tho an swer." -. t . 1 .. This Isn't DarwinMm. Ono of tho strangest, if not tho very strangest, instanco of the gener al prevalence of an absolute fallacy is, indeed, the idea that monkeys and apes have a penchant for imitating the actions of their two-legged rela tives. To say that of the 200 odd known species of monkeys not a ' single one exhibits the slightest ' trace of imitativencss would be un derstanding tho facts of tho case. Alios not only evince no natural dis- ! position to "ape" the performances of their Darwinian kinsmen, but ex haust the resources of ingenuitv and malace to maintain their reputation for originality of impulse. Catching Cold From n Fan. "The church fan cold," is the latest ailment of well-bred people. "It is all very well." said a woman tho other morning, "for tho occupant of a pew behind me to fan herself. Sho gets the breeze in her face, but with me it is different I get it down ray back; anl a breeze on my back, whctlur it be July or January, a natural breeze or an artificial and a perfumed one. is fatal. I have tho fan cold' in the worst form." Bos ton Journal. I.i4t IliaiiKinilx. "Paste diamonds" are artificial diamond?, made of what is known as "French paste." a mixture of glass and oxide of lead. Beal diamonds are very successfully mitated by the use of this material. FABM AND HOUSEHOLD. THE PREVENTION OF IN THE APPLE. DECAY Care Must Begin With the Blossom The Object of Boots In the Spring Needs of Potatoes Poultry Picking! and Household Helps. Decay of tho Apple. No ono likes to eat decayed apples, but in the present stato of sin in man and in naturo apples axo suro to rot, and it has seemed as if there was no way to save them from speedy destruction, says a Boston exchange The ordinary way of treating fruit, if its decay is to bo prevented, is to pick it carofully, without bruises, and toplaco tho barrels in a dry, cool room, where tho natural ten dencies to decay may bo resisted as long as passible. This sub ject has been studiod scien tifically by a professor in Hutger's College, Dr. Byron D. Halstead. and his paper in tho Popular Science Monthly is the first one we have seen in which light is thrown upon the treatment of apples. Ordinarily no attention is paid to them until thoy are grown, but this writer takos us back to tho timo of the apple blos soms, and shows that if good fruit is to be secured in a healthy condition it must bo protected from the begin ning. Tho small specks that dot tho surfaco of an apple that is just springing from a blossom are one of tho low forms of plant life belonging to the molds called spores. Theso spores arc produced in great abun dance, and being carried by tho air, alight upon the fruit, and there ger minate into specks which feed upon the substance obtained from the skin of the apple. Whenever these specks arc observed it is certain the apple will decay. Another defect in apples is known to fruit dealers as the "scab." This is due to a mold which is as different in its real structure from tho specks as the two arc unlike in general ap pearance. It is as much a distinct kind of plant ." the apple tree upon which it thrives. a.PPjcs are first attacked by tho scat fungus, whilo the tree is in blossom or shoi'. ly after, and this fact is what makes' it necessary that the fruit shoufd be treated as soon as the apple tree is in blossom. The germs which gather in tho form of a scab are the germs of bacteria, and as soon as the skin of the apple becomes broken in any place, the coarser decay germs enter, and quickly overrun it with a motley vegetation of various molds. All these products rot, and the question of saving tho apples is transferred to the matter of doing something for the fruit while it is yet untouched by bacteria that aro floating in tho air. What Dr. Halstead suggested is that this de cay of tho fruit shall be anticipated. Nature tries to protect the apple in all tho processes of its growth, but the bacteria are sure to appear wher ever they can find their way through tho tough skin. The only way in which the applo can be saved is by protecting their skins by the use of fungicides in tho orchard while the fruit is growing, then by picking tho fruit carefully and by placing it in a cold, dry room, where it is free from fungus germs, and whero it will keep indefinitely until chemical change ruins it as an article Of food. There Is no absolute protection for tho ripened fruit, or for the keeping off the specks and blotches where bacteria lodge, ready to prey upon tho fruit at its first opportunity. Each of these spores feeds upon the ruptured pimples in the skin of the apple, and the only way to keep the harvested fruit effectively is to spray it with fungicide, and even this will not do it excepting under the most favorable circumstances. Tho only sure way to keep fruit is to cook it until the germs within it have been killed, and then to can it to prevent the entranco of those without If the fungicides are used freely in tho orchard, while the fruit is growing, tho result will be fairer f: uit and the prevention of it from decay to a large extent. Use this "prevention, pick the apples so as to avoid bruises, place them in a dry storage room, and you will have fruit that will last as long as tho chem ical substance will allow. This is in substance tho only treatment that will prevent the applo from decay. lVeiliiix Dairy Cows. It now seems to bo a generally ac cepted fact that tho per cent of but tor fat in milk is always a matter of breeding and of individual peculiar ities, sas a writer, and that it can not bo controlled in any considerable degree bj the feeding or treatment of the cow. Professor Farrington.of the Illinois station, has made some experiments recently to test this point, and tho results arc interesting. He finds that tho butter fat was the most changeable constituent of the milk. Tho per cents of solids not fat was quite uniform. Both were higher in the last part of the period ol lacia- f ;n fh :., filp fi..st. wncn the cows , w.w.. v..- ... -..., -, wore frcsh'and the maximum quan tity of milk was produced. This was especially true of the fat As the activity of the milk glands gradually decline until the flow of milk ceases, tho formation of the fat scorns to hold out better than tho other constitu ents of mils. A gradual incrcaso of tho grain feed from twelve to twenty-four pounds per day per head, and the change from stable to pasture feed each increased the yield of milk, but had very littlo effect on its quality. In some respects tho results obtained by Professor i'arrington are contrary to the generally accepted belief in regard to the production of butter I fat. and will serve to reopen a ques ! tion which has never been definitely .! mivniil if AtriMnllltllrf SUILIUU. uum" " "ra """ - - In the Apiary. A writer in an exchango says in regard to ants in tho apiary: Ex amine tho hive and see if it is not decayed. If the hive is sound then look for decayed wood under and around it or for an old log or stump standing near. Ilcmove to the wood pile all decayed boards, chips, etc., and clean out from under the hive. Build a foundation of brick, four inches high at the back of the hive and two inches in front This in clination towards tlu front, causes tho moisture to run out, and makes it easy for bees to drag out intruders or debris. Provide the hive with an alighting board of sound wood. If tho ants are still troublesome, track them to their nests, and destroy tlcse with kerosene oil. Bees and other insects dislike the odor of ker osene and avoid it The foundation, edges and under side of the alight ing board might be smeared trith it I have been troubled at times with red ants in the kitchen cupboard, and ut ono timo in tho cellar alter bees had been wintered there. I sweetoncd a vessel of wator, putting in some sulphuric acid, dropped bits of paper over tho surfaco and placed it wherefthe ants frequentod. In a short time its surfaco was com plotoly covered with them and many died. Those which lived to roturn to their nests, carried homo tho poisonous food and very soon aftor the ants wcro gone. The Object of Kools. In a recent address Dr. William Anderson states that "the popular belief is that plants aro nourished through their roots.which for that reason aro bcliovodito bo tho all im portant parts, whtl'o tho leaves are moro orllamcnts,"enjoying tho upper air and sunshine and profiting by tho work dono-j underground. But a j uster knowledge, ono of tho fruits of abstract investigation, tells us that the roots aroynainly useful in holding the tree orcet, and havo com paratively little to do with providing tho materials for building up its structure. It is the leaves which form tho great laboratory in which tho main components of the plant aro extracted from tho region where superficial observers would least ex pect to find them namely, the at mosphere," and there is enough of truth in what tho doctor says to war rant observation and experiment; but when ho has deprived tho tree or other plant of roots and still holds it in place as they would, he will yet discover that all the element of the atmosphero will not sustain life. Column's Rural World. Ilcnu ulreinent of Potatoes. The man who jrfShts a field with potatoes has seed involved expense. He, eady in labor and" self in considerable as to tins ex lost, at. least, place himself under obliga- tions to givo and promptly, promptness than it is thc crop thOrtScst caro With tho potato crop is more important with any other. A single day's neglect may involve the loss of several dollars per acre. Wo understand now that both the size and quality of the potato depends on the foliage. It is through the leaves that the crop gets the carbon which in the juices of the potato turns it to starch. Beetles and their ' -va may bo killed to-morrow or next fu ' J,lt aftcr tno foliaS has been l.aff ch'1' lJ10 CI""' cant amount to much. ,me lo?s .ls.ln; ovitable where entire rcllu?e lb jjj"J on poisoning the larva. They iu..' cat some of thj; leaf to get sullicleiit poison to kill thorn. American Cultivator. Poultry Pickings. Fresh eggs are heavier than old ones. Buttermilk may bo fed to hens with profit. Disease results from crowding fowls in large flocks. Millet seed is a good grain feed for young chickens. Crude petroleum will destroy scaly leg. It is a good liniment for sores on fowls. Chopped steamed hay, mixed with bran, is re ished by hens and isjfa good ens 'producer.' Jf Ducks will rclisli and -do wtjfl on corn meal and wheat bran made into mush with sweet milk. y Fowls should bo marketed in decent condition. Marty people will not buy fowls from filthy coops. When hens arc confined they should hot have more than an ounce each of chopped meat two or thrco times a day. A red comb and ah active, restless disposition is said to bo an indica tion that the' fowl is in perfect health. Bees arc a benefit to fruit trees. In extracting the nectar of flowers they collect the pollen and carry to other plants and fertilize them. Useless roosters are like hens that lay no eggs. They eat but pay noth ing for what they cat. Keep no moro roosters than aro necessary. If poultry aro given the run of the orchard they will destroy a great many insects that will injure the trees, and the fowls enrich the land. A poultry writer says that if you suspect rats near where you have young chicles, keep a liberal supply of whole corn near by. A w-oll-fcd rat is not so apt to bother the chicks. The Poultry Yard says that there is just as much difference between eggs of fowls allowed to roam and forage for themselves, and those which are fed regularly on good, nu tritious food, as there is between a leg of Southdown mutton and that of a common, half-starved sheep. llousfhoM II lp. Iron closet hooks that arc annually given a coat of enamel paint will never injure damp clothing with rust When lemons are plentiful and cheap save the peels and make your own supply of extract and candied peel. If window frames aro wiped off with a clean, dry cloth when dusting a room their appearance will bo greatly improved. A towel rack, made with several arms fastened to a half-circular cen tre, which in turn fastens to the wall, is a convenient place for drying dish towels. To relievo pain from bruises and prevent discoloration and subsequent stiffness, nothing is more efficacious than fomentations of wator as hot as can be borne. Fancy china toast racks aro cer tainly less serviceable than silver ones," but they arc quaint and dainty additions to the breakfast table, and aro fast gaining in favor. Flatirons should be kept as far re moved from the steam of cooking as possible, as this is what causco them to mst When purchasing new ones be sure and get those with movable handles. The stains and discolorations made in marble basins from tho dripping of tho faucets can bo removed with pulverized chalk. Dip an old nail or tooth brush in water, then in the chalk, and an instant's rubbing will do the work. Strong carbolic acid is sure death to bed bugs. It is also one of the very best disinfectants. A bottle should be kept on hand out of tho reach of the children, and a few drops occasionally put down tho sink drain and in slop jars. Grass stains on white goods can usually be removed in tho following way: Wet the fabric, rub in some soft soap and as much baking soda aswill adhere; let stand half an hour; wash out in the usual manner and the stain wi 11 generally bo gone. A convenient articlo for tho sick room is a long, low shelf, supported at either end by broad stanchions. It spans the invalid's lap without touching her, and enables her to eat, when propped up in bed. with the bame convenience as though she were not deprived G dining room comforts. She Knew Why. A tall girl and a short girl were seat ed in the rear of an elevated car. Both were pretty. Both were tastefully dressed. Another tall girl and a short andrery fat girl boarded the car and took seats opposite tho other girls. The fresh arrivals were pretty, but their style was hard-faced and asser tive. 'That's a nice roil she's got," said the Bhort fat eirl, referring to the tall girl on the other side. The other girl sniffed. A few stations further the first two girls rose to leave the car. The taller reached tho door, and put her hand against it to brace herself for the stopping jerk. It came. Her com panion was thrown against her, step ped on her dress and said, "Goodness!" "Why doesn't she pick up her trail?" asked the short, fat girl of her friend. The friend merely sniffed. As the train moved away the short, fat girl said: "Why, she's going down the steps, and she hasn't picked it up yet I wonder why?" "Because," replied the tall girl, wisely and with some acidity, "she wears a number seven shoe. I saw it" Ills Wants Were Few. Tramp Please, mum, would you be so kind as let me have a needle and thread? Mrs. Suburb Well, y-e-s, I can let you have that "Thankse, mum. Xow you'd oblige me very much if you'll let me have a bit of cloth for a patch." "Well, here is some." "Thankee, mum, but it's a different color from my travelin' suit Perhaps, mum, you could spare me some of your husband's old clothes that this patch will match." ""Well, I delare! I'll give you an old suit, however. Here it is." "Thankee, mum. I see its a little largo, mum, but if you'll kindly furn ish me with a square meal, mebbe lean fill it" Almost Bigamy. At a recent dinner in New York City a prominent southern woman present remarked in the course of a conversa tion touching upon the famous states man, that it "was almost wieked in Charles Sumner to have married. He was so deeply in love with himself," he continued, "that his marriage niismtivsiiviiiui "( V" The New Bread As endorsed and recommended by the New-York Health Authorities. Royal Unfermentcd .Bread is peptic, palatable, most healthful, and may be eaten warm and fresh without discon,ort evcn ky those of delicate digestion, which is nottoift f brcad made in any other way- Vft to make One l?f of RyaI Unfermented Bread: l . t l -- , ,.''l salt, half a teaspoonful sugar, vf I quart flour, i teaspoo . , pjJJ,. coId boiIed 'J 3 helping teaspoonful ltoK eggand water. T potato about the sue of Iw haking wdcr. reb in th8 . Sift together thoroughly flour, salt, sugar ,fiA -nto a stiffbatter - potato; rtdd sufficient water to mix smoothly and a quart of flour will about as soft as for pound-cake; about a pmtof watef to J1 of flour be required more of less, according to the brand and qW. ,tef mto a used. Do not make a stiff dough, like yeast brcad. Pour the b., , .., o :!.. , --.1 . m'ki.; i1.n filHnir ntmiit hTf full. grcaseu pan, 4; uy u.ura. ."" .....i.. - 0 . loaf will rise to fill the pan when baked. Bake in very hot oven 45 mmutet placing paper orcr first 15 minutes' baking, to prevent crusting too soon on top. Bake immediatelr atter mixing, uo not mix wim mn.. Perfect success can be kzd only with the Royal Baking Powder, because it is the enlyftKvderin -which the ingredients are prepared so as to give that continuous action necessary to raise the larger bread loaf. "' A- The best baking powder made is, as shown by analy sis, the "Royal." Its leavening strength has been found superior to other baking powders, and, as far as I know, i ? l 1-. ....l-...l.IK ...Ml .?. trrm Iirpnfl nfrf(rtv -. it IS UlCUUiy JJUWUtl VHiK-i yrus xiasori, in. u. -. ConTr ol Health, New-York City. " I Brcadmakcrs usincr this receipt who will write the result of their experience will receive, book published, containing cooking. Address . ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., Fooling the Babr New Girl Please, sir, the missis is out, and I can't do a thing with the baby, lie cries all the time. Mr. Winks Humph! Soincthingmust be done. Let me see. There is an idiot asylum a few squares away. Send up for one of the female inmates to come here at once. I'll pay all the charges. 'Iiut what do you want of such a creature as that?"' "I think may be she will be able to talk baby talk to him until his mother returns." New York Weekly. I Care Iyppl and Constipation. Dr. Shoots Kcstorative Ncrro 1111a ent free wlin Medical Hook to prove merit, for 2c stamp. Urug lUU, 25c U. Suoop. Box W., Kaclne, WB. Itovr It Is Donu in Japan. The Japanese carpenter planes to ward him instead of from him. The Japanese horseman mounts his horse from the right side. The address of a Japanese letter is arranged in strict ac cord with tho progress from the gen eral to the particular. Thus, a Jap writing to a countryman in Chicago would place on the envelope: "United States of America. Illinois, State, Chi cago, Clark street 323, Hoc Yank." How's This 1 We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Fropi., Toledo, O. We, the undesigned, have known F. J. CLci. y for the last 1.1 years, and btlievc him perfect Iv honorable In all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their firm. West A: Tkcax, Wholesale Dnijrgist. Toledo, O. Wildixo, Kinnan fc Makvik, Wholesale DniKMs, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all DniKRlsts. Testimonials free. Atrial Navigation. A Londoner has made some success ful experiments with a new aerial ma chine of his own invention. The ma chine is built on an entirely new prin ciple, being sustained in its ilight by means of induced currents acting upon slats or laths of wood, arranged simi larly to those of a Venetian blind, in stead of the unweildy plane to which designers of Hying machines have usually had recourse. Cor'i Cough Balaam IhoMtain! b"t. It nill lr-ak upaCoIJ quick ertlianaaj thine le. It Is always reliable. IrylU Juno was uotaMo for a very low death rate in all parts of the country. "Hanson's Majtlo Corn Salrc.' Wrrnt-t to rnr. or monejr refunded. Ak jour ilnicsU; lorlt. l'rr o IS cent. ' Of the .11.000 breweries estimntod to bo in tho world -l',000 are in Germany. 950.000,000. I It has been demonstrated that tho ! farmers of Iowa, ebraska, Kansas, j M.chigan, "Missouri, Illinois and Wis consin would receive S30.000.000 more money for their wheat crops, pro viding th-v would seed their land to Salzer's World's Fair Winter Wheat. 1 This variety has the quality of with standing any kind of weather, as diouths, r.ins, frosts, aad makes the acre produce from ten to thirty bushels more than it now yields. It is not uncommon to nave larmers report, from thirty to sixty bushels per acre. His fall catalogue tells all about it. as also what grass and clover seeds should be sown now. Cut this out and send 4 cents in stamps to-day to the John A. alzer Seed company. LaCro-se, Wis., and receive free, a puekacre of World's Fair Winter Wheat and catalogue. Osr Rapid Transitory Existence Is fojMof enough without our shortening It by anov'nv- medical aid, when wo aro somewhat unwell, r -om sources whero it la only ob- ..in.M Jif.. Rreat risk. Evon if the old doctrine were t;uo that violent diseases re- . qulro violent rc&..cdIe3- U d?5 t'"w that drastic pursativ- narcotics, powerful "sedatives" of tho ncr.0" ad visable in cases where sllsh. disorders man ifestly call for the use of mt.;"""'"; " recovering, involving no sulwcqn ,?"; but equally efficient. Hostettcr's - ? ;' Hitters not only relieves. butultlmaU. .". completely relieves disorders or the a, ach, liver, bowels and nerves. It Is a ges uine tonic, healthfully stimulates the kid-. " neys. Is a thorough alterative, and a most effectual preventive of chills and fever and . bilious remittent. Tho utmost confidence can be reposed in tho purity and safety of its medicinal ingredients. Perpetual Motloa Reward. I am often asked the question: How much money do the different govern ments offer for the discovery ot perpet ual motion? To all such I invariably give this answer: There is no patent law relative to the perpetual motion machines; neither is there a fixed sum of money offered by any government for the invention of such an unheard of contrivance. As early as 1775 118 years ago the French Academy of Sci ences refused even to consider the claims of the so-called perpetual motion inventors. A valuable reference work before me, in making mention of thoso who are experimenting in that direc tion, says: "They have an idea that some immense government reward has for years been laid aside for the suc cessful invontor. Unhappily this idea is as fallacious as the grand delusion itself." St Louis Kcpublic. Beecham's Pills will cure wind and pain in tho stomach, giddiness, fullness, dizzi ness, drowsinoss, chills aud loss of appatito. Fires Caused by Water. Two cases in which fire was caused by water are reported. In one a flood caused tho water to rise high enough to reach a pile of iron filings in a fac tory. The filings oxidized so rapidly as to become so intensely heated as to set fire to the neighboring woodwork, and tho factory was burned to tho ground. In the other case, during a lire, water from tho engines found its way into a shed containing quick lime. The heat generated by the lime set tire to the shed and the flames spread to other buildings. 1 ! "V- .... .-i x-. j . r-j ir rt -JfA free, the most practical cook iooo receipts for all kinds of & '- -y 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. Next to nctpiirinff good friends, tho best neiiuiMtion is that of good books'. Tho Uulf Coast of Tfiai Has tho Lest and cheapest land in tho Uni ted States nnd more even climate than Cal ifornia. Kain enough to raise four crops a year. Plenty tiiuLer nnd prnirife. Lumber $0 to $7 per thousand. For further informa tion, write to Gulf Coast Land and Improve ment Co., 1324 Faruam, St., Omaha, Neb. A hundred-nnd-ten-ton guu has a range of fourteen miles. FITS-AH Ms stopped fr by DB. KIOTI MA1' nVlt BBlTOtlR. Ku Ht after first dJ s u. M.r Mloui cures Tre.tl.. ud K .00 trial bjttls ttm to Kit cue. S-ndtoDr Kltne.Ml ArehSt..Milllelpll.-s. The first paved street in America was Stone street in Now York. ir the Hnby I Csttlasf Teeth, Be sure ami me that old an4 wrtltrltd remsdr. Mas. Wisslow's SooTnt"j Smcr for Children Teething. One-third of tho people who gp mad aro said to recover their senses. Garfield Iteach Tho Great Interior Salt Water Bathing re sort near Salt Lako City, reached via thc Union Pacific only. No description can convov any idea of" tho splendid luxurv of a bath In Great Salt Iako at Garfield Beach. To sink is impos sible, so deuso is tho water, and tho bather is sustained on its calm surfaco for hours without offort. A freo ticket will bo given to Garfield Bench nnd roturn to all holders of tickets readinp via tho Union Pacific between tho Missouri river or Denver and points west of Odcu. Tho numbnr of members of tho house of lords, England, varies from .HO to 070. Three Harvest Excursions South yIss tho Wabash Railroad. On AtiR. 22nd, Sept. 12th and Oct. 10th tho Wabash will sell round trip tickets to all points in Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee (except Memphis), lissixsippl and Louisiana (except Now Orleans), at one fare, plus 12.00, food returning 20 days from date of sale, or tickets or folders giving a description of lands, climate, &c, call at Wabash office, 1502 Faruam Street, or write G. N. Clayton, Northwestern Pass. Agent, Omaha, Nob. Jo Populist Press and People. I take pleasure fr announcing that I havo made arrangements on behalf of the National Reform Press 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 Wistern Newspapir Union. Write to the Western Newspaper Union for Samples and prices. No other house furnishes authorized matter. W. S. MORGAN, Sec. Na tional Reform Press Association. Address WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, OMAHA. NEBRASKA. It ajr oou doubts tut wo can euro the mjjt 1 k stlaato cane In SO to to day. let hira write far paiticularj and iavotl gat our rallab llty. er Hnnrlal backing- Is :0,00O. When raerenrr. lodl.U p.t.vlam. j.rii.rilI.or Hot Spring fall. ws rii Tsnt?" a cure and our CtIo CyphUeno Is tha only thmi; tht Till euro permanently. FosIMts proof sect -!.-., lice- Cook UEtT Co.. Cklcago. UL Ifaffllcte.1 with )Tt- ---- Cw Wftlaw sore eyes, 1 , UIO I saimW w BJ xanwil W H U Omaha, 34 1893 i BLOOD POISON I ' I A SPECIALTY. I . i . -