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V .'lire-George Lewis ef BortMOllki
ae..iar-the youafest- sjraadsftotaer 1b
'- &aerlca per'.sgsHf S2 -years. -..-
. -Joka CHIver Hsbbs (lln. Cracle) fess
.--.bee,V'eleeted. president -of tae society.
.' ySt -. wom'en Journalists- of "London. .
"Sarah -Bernhardt Is to begin her .first
- .
;tour; At Germany next fall at the ex-,
"plrstlon of her Americas engagement.
.-. :-.. -Mlss-E. Thornton Clark, the sculp
."h)r:.la.sld;to be fond of pets of all
". -'"sbrt;n.i '.her- prime favorite "Is a.
V.:.-mouse. -.-.".- -".--"
" . .
V'.Tftr. persons were- recently saved
:".- ": J" earning at Hythei England; by
- - ?-.. -cdnjrageand -skill of :Mlss Evans,
- -- ;' . a glti.df 2h ".'.". .--.-.
f "' ' BerfhaWeich. of San Francisco,
"-. :' .H .felvei ."more than $160,000 In the
"".7i four years to. St Ignatius' church
.V-v'f:tBat.eUy:". V"
' " 7 U" Miss Alice French "Octave Thanet")
"-." :.A".,ltlfce bV birth (partly of Vlr-.''elnla-.
lineage) an'.Iowan "by adoption
-" nd-a.'sontherner" by-.cholce.
;; -An. -American woman -Is. 'about 'to
."."make a-tour of-the mikado's 'realm on
';". .a$ bicycle. -She will Dublish a book
: called VUnpunctured Tires in Japan."
"... r'Mlss'Dougras," the champion amateur
-. '. mfcrkswoman of England, recently
r vjre-fflfty-seven bull's-eyes' in suc-
- -".cession with a revolver at twenty yards'
V .ringe.'.. ;
-.-.-A"- bust of Charles Sumner, made by.
', -.Jths-celofed woman sculptor, Elmondia
;"' Lewis;-' win : be one ot the attractive
':' 'xfiiblte. of the negro "building at the
..' Atbinta.'.exppsitlon.. '
'-" ft ..is expected, that- Lady. Bettywife
: '6f.. Ch'ief-.'Secretary Balfour, wili do
'-her .beet to Wake hlr Irish admlnistra-.
. .Jtlb.n: popular. She, is a. woman of great
-'"talent , and social ..tact. - -"
"-.-o Lady Haber ton,. Inventor of the dl
.j'vided skirt. Is said to have a new fad.
.T-She. Veen tends- .that -female servants
.V should "wear 'knickerbockers, as-suoh
.'.;-'cos'tume facilitates movements.
:. .-:. Frank. Weldon, wife of Frank
--' -ycldon of the Atlanta Constitution, is
"':j.n conrespb'ndfl.Bce -with the Princess
zfxiu&S, .of Cairo; ".Egypt, in reference
'.- ;tf "exhibits- at -.the cotton fair next. fall.
;-.':-. . Where;DM It'Coaie rrem?
''-- -Unlike-most-other crams, fruits and
f "....""'.-'yegeJa'bleSt Indian corn'has no "native
-. . cqnntVy."-.. -Where it originated no one
-" jejin sayVnof ' has it ever been found
-'..- -irrotviriir' in anaxural state. Its history
V-;:-y"aniy surely and definitely goes back to
. "..VphereV'-whetf-it was found in cultiva-
- -lion by- the aborigines. V hue it had
,-. - Keen-'-, casually known at au earlier
.:..:&ite.-tfie .kindly gift of corn to the Pil
"" -.sTims'by.-lhe Indians, when no other
'"ifotii; -was- available, brought thispro
r'l -':. iific-raiu to the attention of the world
"-:-. .tlB.i'evcr before, and from that time to
" "; -. llie present - it has been one of the
.V-.Vpies,..- '. ' --
'.f. . y :.C'oncrMsional lll."
".-; Among the "bulls" complied bv the
";" '-Xtional Tribune as having been made
,'-" "bymembers of eongress in the heat of
" v'llebAte, are the following': A member;
".:".: in' referring to one of his colleagues.
" : yiid; '"The gentleman, like a mousing
"".-.-ow.Ji is aiway putting in iiis oar where
" : --it.;ij.'not wanted."' In another speech
'-- .iwctiired this expression: "The iron
-""s..h'eel.Tjf fctern' necessity darkens every
:.Wea-rth"stdnc." And another member,
. ".-in a-vpry forcible and dramatic man
" : iler,:.asked the house this startling ques
.; 'li'oaz '-"AVould you stamp out the-last
, '" ". -flickering- einliers of a life that is fast
; -. -; biting jiway Vn .
''tl. '' - A'uoiiiiuin'heel fijs are coming in vogue.
- - : ' .- -.-' ' -"' -r .-
.' . .Eastly, pleased the- man who is satisfied
"'.. " ""S"1 himself,
" '. " The.iuventar of barl on fence wire re
.. -. "j'S?iveh1..a.rpyilty of $iJO.00 a year.
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taHs f Their Wrk.CMMMi4
With
Fra;h Ceaatrtes.
Coloael Robert G. Ingersoll gave ut
terance to a few striking educational
truths in a recent address delivered be
fore the surviving soldiers of his regi
ment at Elmwood, I1L Ue said:
"We spend more for schools per head
than any nation in the- .world. Great
Britain spends $11 30 per head on the
common -schools; France spends 80
cents; Austria, 30 cents; Germany, 50
cents; Italy, 25 cents' and the United
slates-over S2..10.- I tell you the school
house is the fortress of liberty. . Every
school house is an arsenal, filled with
weapons and .ammunition to destroy
the monsters of ignorance and fear.
As I have said ten thousand times, the
school house is my cathedral. The
teacher is mv preacher. Eighty-seven
percent of all the people of the United.
states over ten years of age can read
and write. There is no parallel for
that in the history of the wide world.
Over -iS,0.N),000 of educated citizens, to
whom are open all the treasures of lit
erature. Forty-two millions of people,
able to read and write! I say, there is
no parallel for this. The nations of
antiquity were as ignorant as dirt
when compared with this great repub
lic of ours. There is no nation in the
world that can show a record like ours.
We ought.to be proud'of it. We ought
to build more schools, and build them
better. Our teachers ought to be paid
more, and everything ought to be
taught in- the public schools that is
worth knowing.
"I believe that the children of the
republic, no matter whether their
fathers are rich or poor, ought" to be
allowed to drink at the fountain of ed
ucation, and it does not cost more to
teach everything in the free schools
than it does to teach reading, writing
and ciphering.
"Have we kept up in other ways?
The postoffice tells a wonderful story.
In Switzerland, going through the
postoffice in each year, are letters, etc.,
in the proportion of 74 to each inhab
itant. In England the number is CO,
in Germany 53: in France, 30; in Aus
tria, 24; in Italy, 1G. and in the United
-States, our own home, 110. Think of
it. " In Italy only 1!5 cents paid per
head for the support of public schools,
and only sixteen letters. And this is
the place where (Jod's agent lives. I
would rather have one good school
master than two such agents. "
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
Few things are more ludicrous than
bogus dignity.
As we grow old we become more fool
ish and more wise. Rochefoucauld.
Petticoat rule has come to be a mean
ingless phrase nowadays. New York
Evening Sun.'
Chinamen should make good pool
players. They all have their own cues.
Philadelphia Record.
The devil loves the man who takes
better care of his mule than he does of
his wife. Ram's Horn.
I w.IU uiter what I believe to-day, if
it should contradict all I said yester
day. Wendell Phillips.
If it hadn't been for tho hot winds
Iowa might have "had corn to burn this
fall. Philadelphia Record.
It is to be noticed that the foreign
policy hns net unrolled its pants un
reason of the accession of Olney. De
troit Tribune.
The latest trust unearthed is the
trust which the President expects the
people to place in him. New York
Mail and Express.
A Wisconsin couple have been di
vorced on a train of cars. This Is get
ting to be a rapid world, my masters
Boston Transcript.
JETSAM.
A new locomotive near Wishington
made thirty-five miles in thirty-three
minutes, and lor a part of the distance
ran at the rate of 102 miles an hour.
The map on the north wall of the
-Broad street station of the Pennsyl
vania railroad in. Philadelphia is fifteen
feet wide and 126 feet long, and is said
to-be the largest map in the world.
The incomes from the London daily
papers are thus put down: Daily Tele
graph, 130,000; Times, 120,000; Stan
dard, 70,000; Morning Post, 45,000;
Daily Chronicle, 40.000, and Daily
News, 30,000.
It is estimated that 30 per cent of
the iron manufactured by Tennessee
is sold outside of the southern states. It
is said to be the favorite iron with pipe,
plow and stove makers in the east and
north. .
The total wheat crop of New Zea
land for this year is 3,613,000 bushels,
or 1.C00.000' less than for the previous
year. It is estimated that the colonv
will have to import 500,000 bushels to
supply if own requirements.
Of the four nationalities making up
the population of Great Britain and Ire
land, the Scotch are the heaviest men,
the average weight being: Scotch, 175.3
pounds; Welsh, 168.3 pounds; English,
155 pounds; Irish, 154.1 pounds.
Marrying for wealth should ho called
matrimonev.
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adapting the world's best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest.
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy. Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due'toils 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 fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has piven 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 f 1 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, yon will not r
accept say substitute if offered. .
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INTERESTING CHAPTERS
OUR RURAL READERS.
FOR
Hew 8acceasfal Tmrmmn Oywaf TBI
Department ef the Ftra A Few
Bfata as to the Care of lire Stack
aa Poaltry.
OMB of the calcula
tions presented to
show dairy profits
seem to us to omit
important ele
ments. One writer
says a cow which
annually produces
300 pounds of bntter
that, is sold at 20
cents -realizes 0 to
her owner. Assum
ing the' yearly expense of keeping her to
be fio, 120 of this sum remains as prom,
and this represents the interest at 6
per cent on an investment of $333. But
such.a cow Is rarely sold for $100 and is
frequently purchased for $75. Assum
ing $100 as her value the operation
gives 20 per cent, and this is compared
to investments in city real estate which
gives a 10 per cent interest on invested
capital, and is thought to be twice as'
good as'the real estate investment, be
cause $20 is 20 per cent of the price ot
the cow.
The vice of such calculation lies in
the fact that the cow will in a few
years either die or go to the butcher
for a nominal price, and the original
cost will be wholly lost, where as, in
the case of the real estate it is not
only making 10 per cent, but instead
of dying or going to the butcher it is
or ought to be annually increasing in
value.
There are, however, some calcula
tions that can be advantageously
made. Mr. Abott, in the Practical
Dairj'man, gives one of them He
supposes a dairyman to have 20 cows,
10 of which make 160 pounds of butter
per year, and the remainder 300 pounds
per year. The uniform cost of keep
ing the cows is placed at $40 per head.
Here the butter product from the en
tire herd is 4,600 pounds, which sells
at 20 cents, yielding a gross income of
$920. The cost of keeping the cows is
$S0O, leaving a profit of $120. The
difficulty of such a herd, however, is
that 10 of the cows not only fail to
produce any profit at all, but eat into
the profits of the other 10. The cows
of least- production do not repay their
keep by $S per head. Those of larger
production make a profit of $20 per
head, it would pay the owner of such
a herd a larger net return to get rid of
the 10 cows which yield 160 pounds a
year per head and not replace them,
for the 10 making the larger .yield
make a net profit of $200 while the
entire herd, as the calculation shows,
makes a profit of only $120.
It is heie that the importance of
knowing just what every cow in the
herd is doing comes in. Tbose tnat
pay their way and something more
should be ascertained and kept.
Those that do not can not be weeded.
out a day too soon. They
treated just as a guest at
treated who will not pay
namely, gotten rid of. Es.
should be
a hotel is i
his ' board, !
Cochin.
Manly Miles in a recently published
book has the following to say on the
Cochin breeds:
No breed of poultry ' has ever at
tracted so much attention or such
high prices for so long a time -is the
Cochins on their introduction to this
country. They were introduced from
China about the year 1847, and created
a great sensation at the time, which has
been humorously termed the "poultry
mania" or "hen fever."
So great was the desire to possess
them that fabulous prices were paid.
In England a hundred guineas -was
often paid for a single cock, and equally
high prices in this country. A reac
tion must of necessity follow, as a nat
ural result, and the breed is not now as
fully appreciated as It deserves, for it
possesses really great merit. It is in
the main now superseded by those of
greater merit, the Brahmas.
The mania attending its introduction,
however, absurd a3 it was, resulted in
great benefit by awakening a general
interest in the whole poultry subject,
which has never since died out They
come next to the Brahmas in size.
The cock will weigh teSf'or twelve
nounds when three or four Fears of a?c.
The hen will welch from eight tauten
pounds. The principal varieties the
breed are buff, blackwhite, parjjridge,
pea-combed partrida and silkyochin
or emu fowl. Thj(y are of gesRle dis
position, more hurray thanymy ether
breed, except Brahmas. hey grow
fast and areolific layeB, especially
in winter, Raring conflement well.
They cannot fly and cA thus easily
be kept -within a smaUfnclosajft. The
chickens feather rather slowly.
Buff Cochins.
The buff Cochin is one of the most
popular varieties of this breed. Its
color, as the name indicates, is a clear
uniform huff, sometimes light in shade,
and often deeper, the deep buff being
considered the more desirable color.
Black penciling in the hackle Is .con
sidered very objectionable, and a dis
qualification in a poultry exhibit But
we often find birds with a darker mark
ing about the neck where it is not con
sidered a grave fault though the
greater the uniformity of shade, the
better.
annvKaBseAw-
Merita'and Dsfjeta of Cochins.
Cochins are jsftd layers,
In winter, wsfs eggs are most
They make excellent, careful
and in this respect, are jBBBMrpassed,
though perhaps the Brahmas are their
equals. The chicks grow rapidly and
are soon ready for the market. They
fatten readily and are not so particular
about their food as are' some breeds.
In consequence of their fattening
propensities', it is better not to feed
them too much corn during the laying
season, as they will then fatten to such
an extent as to interfere with the lay
ing of eggs. Sometimes the deposits of
fat are so great that death results.
They are extremely docile in disposi
tion, quiet and we might add lazy in
their habits, are naturally gentle and
tame, consequently easily- domesticated.
They 'seldom quarrel. They are very
large and heavy, and as their wings
are proportionatehr small Ihey cannot
fly. A fence
keep them wi
little tenden
the damage fromnis source
They bear confinement welliffd will
thrive when some other brfVds would
droop and die for want? extended
range.
As to their defects: Though they
make most desirable mothers in all
respects, the serious objection is their
frequent and persistent inclination to
sit. This fever generally comes on
after every dozen or twenty eggs laid.
It requires about three days' absence
from the nest to break np this propen
sity each time. Although this is usual
ly considered an objection, yet when a
regular and constant succession of
chickens is desired, it becomes a great
convenience, as chickens can be
hatched with great regularity.
The flesh is not regarded as equal in
SHINE STALLION VULCAN (4-14-5.)
quality with that of some other breeds,
though when qtiita young it is good.
The breast meat id not abundant,
which affects its popularity on the mar
ket Cochins are considered valuable
for crossing with other breeds, such as
Dorkings or Crevecoeurs.
MxtMMi Slip'op on an Acre.
An experiment is conducted by Prof.
Shaw, at the experiment farm, which
certainly means a great deal, not only
to the northwest but to all the United
States. He has undertaken to pasture
6 sheep and 10 lambs oil an acre of land.
The experiment is succeeding beyond
his expectations. The food is at the
present time nearly two mouths ahead
of the sheep. They are doing splendid
ly on the food, and have kept in per
fect health from the first. His plan is
to sow a succession ot foods, so there
will always be something for the sheep
on one or the other of the plots. The
acre is divided into four plots, and the
sheep are pastured on these in succes
sion. The harrow is generally used on
each plot after it has been pastured,
and in some instances fresh seed is
sown.- The season has of course been
very favorable, but to offset that, in part
at least, the land is not so good as the
average prairie soil, and it has not been
manured for several years.
Prof. Shaw says he has not exhaust
ed all the resources in this line, and he
is hopeful that :is large a number of
sheep and lambs can be kept on an acre
of well-prepared land in a dry year.
Let it be borne in mind that the sheep
are pastured none of the food is cut
for them. A bulletin will be issued
giving all the particulars at the close of
the pasturing season. Northwestern
Farmer.
Growth of the Hoof.
The growth of horn takes place by
the deposition of new material from
the secretiug surface, says a writer in
Horse Breeder. This deposition is ef
fected at the commencement or roots
of the fiber, when the horn is yet soft,
and its incessant operation causes these
fibers to lie mechanically extended or
pushed downward toward the ground
in a mass. Once formed they arc sub
mitted to other change than that of
becoming denser, harder, less elastic
ami dryer, as they recede farther down
from the surface from where they
originated.
So regular is this growth generally in
every part of the hoof that it would ap
pear as if the secreting membrane is
endowed with an equal activity
throughout. But this equality in the
amount of horn secreted over so wide
a surface is an undoubted fact, yet un
der the influence of certain conditions
the growth or descent of the materin!
jy haasffected in an irregular manner,
eithers portion of the secretory appar
atus assuming a more energetic ac
tivity, or being imparted or hindered
more or less in its functions.
For example, the way the foot is
planted on the ground has a marked
influence on the amount of horn secret
ed, also on that subjectec to wear.
When the weight is eqesii.- distributed
over the lower ce or the oof, the foot
may be said to be properly placed as
a basis of support to the limb. But
when, through mismanagement or de
fectiveJbrm, this basis is uneven one
side Wgher than the other the weight
must f&YlqaK lower part to a degree
greater fj0Rt does on the higher side,
thus caunng not only disturbance in
the direction of the limb and its move
ments, but considerably modifying the
growth of the horn.
This growth is diminished at the part
most subjected to pressure in all prob
ability from a smaller amount of blood
being allowed to pass through the se
cretory surface; while to the side sub
jected to less weight and wear or pres-
twsTfeet hues will easily 2r
rlsnrYt hnnnsV Thar hJUBSW CiUBU
aeaai uaaeaawa a at4r im
pfto sflswtch;-and iChce.
lsarmall.
sore the blood is stars absssaatly asp-
aad the fsrsjatkm ot ins fcsrm Is
y Increased or augments. This
Is a fact of much, importance, ana
should bo of Interest to the mas wsees
vocation U shoeing. It proves that any
irregularity Is tho distribution ef
weight of the body os the foot has a
bad effect on the secreting portion of
the organ, and as a result shows Itself.
In the form of the foot
'Reason 'a Kattag Xattea.
Sheep are subject to very few dis
eases from which harm can come to the
consumer. Tuberculosis, for example,
is almost wholly absent in the sheep,
and the recent report. of the Royal com
mission in Great Britain in relation to
this disease points out the superiority
of mutton over many other kinds of
meats with respect to the risk of com
municating it to mankind.
There are few statistics available in
ctWntry showing the relative prev
ce)f tuberculosis, but the statis
tics of Denmark and Germany throw
some light on the subject In the
four years from 1890 to 1893 inclusive,
there were slaughtered at Copenhagen
132,294 cattle, of which 23,305 showed
evidence of tuberculosis. In 185,755
calves, 339 were more or less tubercu-
. w A AAA !. f....WC..d 4 IIW
IOUS. in B,9 BW1UC NW1UKRU -1,4 46a
were tuberculous, whlIeJl7,014 sheep
slaughtered there wasJJR one injDeUch,
tuberculosis was xouna.
The figureaAt BejHn for one
covering parts OZJB92 and I
to a similar Inwfiunity in
142,874 cattle slaugh
signs of tuberculosis. In 108,348 calves
125 had tuberculosis. In 518,063 swine
7,055 were tuberculous, in 355,949 sheep
slaughtered there were but fifteen in
which there were any signs of tubercu
losis. These figures tend to prove the
practical immunity of the sheep from
this disease, and to establish the whole
someness of mutton as compared with
many other kinds of meats. Indiana
Farmer.
Butter la Copenhagen.
The variations Jp. quotations made
by different mayiacwers of buUer in
Denmark led tjrn. caablnatlonJltween
a large number o&ananurac-STers. and
resulted in the appointinsvt of a com-
mittce of eight members who meet at
Copenhagen every Thursday and fix the
wholesale price for the ensuing week.
Their quotations are official and on
their figures the whole trade in butter
in Denmark depends, and not only that, I
but tho prices paid to the patrons who
furnish milk to the various factories
are governed by the butter quotations
made by this butter committee at Co
penhagen. Most of the milk is bought
upon the basis of the price of a pound
of butter for so many pounds of milk,
ranging about twenty-five pounds. In
this way there is practically a uniform
price established for milk furnished to
the creameries all over the country.
This committee does not act as a
board of trade, excepting on the basis
that-the product for the week is fur
nished by different creameries, and the
sales that have been made giving to a
certain extent an idea of the amount of
stock on hand and likely to be ready for
the next week's shipments. The prac
tice of shipping every week, as in the
Elgin district, is held to be the only
way to handle the product, and in that
way the consumer gets his goods prac
tically fresh and in the very best possi
ble condition for consumption.
The members of this committee
are all connected with practical operat
ing creameries and the result is that
the prices are kept very uniform and
at the best possible figure for the pat
rons of the factory at which the butter
was to be sold in the markets to which
it was shipped. Elgin Dairy Report
Early Maturing Cattle Win. In
reference to the class of cattle now
winning in the fat stock shows, Bell's
Messenger of England, says: The type
of animal now winning in our fat stock
shows is a very different one from the
one seen twenty or thirty years ago.
Then the big. bulky animal, with lots
of size, and patchy with fat, carried the
day. The winner now has to be short
legged, broad and deep, full in the
flank, well sprung ribs, and good twist.
His bottom lines should be as straight
as his top lines, and as wide, and he
should have no thick, patchy fat any
where. Experiencoias shown that
thick-bodied, shojalegged steers,
full flanks, pay jhe feeder best,
give best profio the butcher.
ones are noyWhger needed.
sizes are belt, with pientyAf qualit
and with youth on their sit
is juicy and tender. Age is counted
in months now, instead of years, and
tho change is for the better.
Demand for Butter. The people of
the United States eat on the average
about four pounds of butter for each
bushel of wheat consumed as food.
From this it is easy to sec that so far
as the home market is concerned butter
brings the farmer more money than
wheat, and yet there are some folks who
think the dairy industry, which in
cludes the sale of milk for food, and
the manufacture of c-neese as well as
of butter, is not of very much import
ance as compared with wheat raising.
The "witch tree" of Nevada and
southern California exudes or exhales a
phosphorescent substance which makes
every branch, leaf and section of Its
bark visible on the darkest night
Old Corks. These should not
thrown away, as they are useful
lighting fires.
be
for
sear, n
R9BT nnint uUSaaerl
Uafflnieep. In-rfrguess
A- jrw .a
tesetr21,603 shosfea
W
uu - rAvs
S"'K lnjsr
JHnall 4T
k the masx
LAUOHINQ OAS.
tae tret thing Tom told yon
sbent his laaose was that she was 'aw
fully emsibier He Tea. She That
settles It she's plain.
"I don't see why people grow so ea
thastastie ever these old comedies
said Mrs. Corker. "I went to see en of
'em last sight snd it was full of old
Jokes."
"They tell me these big sleeves are
going out "Well, I'm glad to hear it
I live In a flat snd when my wife snd. I
spend aa evening together. I have to sit
out ia the halt"
"Ton look dreadfully battered. How
Is that?" "Wife has been pelting me
witbyjptowers." "Why, that wouldn't
martyou in thst fashion." "Oh! They
were is the pots."
Patient The heat is so oppressive,
doctor, I feel like committing suicide.
Doctor-TOh, that .would never do. .As'
I said before, my friend, what you need
is a change. Life.
"That woman dispenses a great deal
of social lemonade." "What do you
mean?" "Simply that she is always
saying sour things in a sweet way."
Indianapolis Journal.
Nibbs-What a perfect poem - the
cqprat's rich wife is! Dibbs Yes; the
count Is the only man I know of who
r.wxu .
can mt
year-'
make poetry pay him $30,000 a
New York World.
She Oh, my! there's something gone
back! He It's one of those
ng bugs, I suppose. She-rNo;
It's one of. those lightning bugs,
George. Yonkers Statesman.
"Papa!" "What Is it, Johnny?" "I
read a poem in my school reader which
spoke of 'dogs of high degree.'"
"Well?" "Papa, does that mean Skye
terriers?" Pittsburg Chronicle.
Mrs: Enpec I can't understand how
a man can love a woman who has a
physical deformity, can you? Enpec
Oh, I don't know! I shouldn't think less
of a woman who was tongue-tied.
Leatftiadly) I don't know what to do
wiUrthat son of mine. He's been two
years at the medical college and still
keeps' st the foot of his class. - Perrlns
(promptly) Make a chiropodist of him.
Puck.
No Results. Clara I wonder If it is
true that one is likely to catch some
thing from being kissed? Maude Of
course not You've been kissed enough,
but you haven't caught anything yet,
have, you?
Conditional Forgiveness. Young Mr.
Hunker had stolen a kiss from -Miss
Kittish, and she had scolded him very
properly. "You'll forgive me, won't
you?" asked he. "Wili you promise
never to do it again?" "No." "Then
I forgive you."
"No man ever obtained anything
worth having without working hard for
it," said Mrs. Bickers to her husband,
.who was in a discouraged mood'Thafs
so," replied Mr. Bickers, reflectively. "I
remember that I obtained you without
the slightest difficulty."
Master Pat, I've a suspicion that
either you or I was drunk last night.
Pat Oi've a suspicion av that koind
mesilf, sor. Master Well, Pat, you
rascal, which one of us was it? Pat
Will, sor, 0111 not be casting any re
flections, so 01 won't say, but Oi do be
sayin' that Oi invied ye.
Hostess (who has made the usual
preparations for a fine dinner): "I tell
John that if he will bring people home
unexpected to dinner, they must take
Just what we have." Guest (wishing to
put her at ease): "Oh. that's all right,
j Mrs. Subbubs! I'm an old traveler; used
t to roughing it now and then, you know,
j Several men were talking' about how
they happened to marry. "I married
my wife," said one, after the others
I had all had their say, "because she was
differenvAirom any woman l bad ever
I me' "1
oJners.
How was that?" -chorused the
She was the only woman I
ylver met who would have me," and
there was a' burst of applause.
SHARP POINTS.
People never tell the exact truth.
Modesty will earn a man more than
ability.
As a rule, when a story is funny, it
is not titoe.
A plcnfl Is not a success unless there
is pie to throw away.
HCaa nli 4a M nlnoo- until It
is time for them to die.
A laugh is an awfully good bluff to
make when troubles appear.
A man never knows what is coming
until it gets right on to him.
There is one thing to the credit of old
maids; they accumulate no kin.
When a man" stops smoking, and bv
gins again, he feels mighty sheepish.
A man with a futurSklsn t as interest
ing to people as a wman with
If you ask a boy how his
will take off theTmndage an
u.'.Jr
BUUW J MU.
Some people imagine that as soon as
they get married, they must kiss in
public.
If a man expects to amount to any
thing, he must accomplish it in spite of
hard luck.
Marrying men are bsglnning to re-
mark that women nave too mucn idle
time on their hands.
ThAro nro tnta nf mon who nr nrpttv 1
in AAtv hut who are as absolute! v '
ate hww-waT - -
useless as dried currants.
No woman should give way to grief;
let her keep her hair frizzed, and every
thing may come around all right.
Nearly all the women recite -these
days. They will simply have to quit
it; the men are shy enough as it is
Much as people like to hear secrets
they have the greatest admiration for
the friends who have never told them
any.
We have noticed that when a man is
approached about advertising, he says
he will "think about It," or "see you
again."
The people should
eating, that Death
bore ready witfths
remember when
eeps his white
arness on in this
t weaaper.
Other Victim Cajpeirlier.
occasional contributor walked ;
the oflice of the editor and bowed
that dignified but busy personage
gravelv.
"I would like to see the proofread- ;
err," he said. "I have a trifling at? air '
to adjust with him.'
Very Eorry," the editor replied,
"but several other gentlemen have ap- ,
plied ahead of you for.the privilege of
shooting the - proofreader." Chicago '
Times-Herald.
Golden opportunities do not iiy in circles.
The
bicycle has
destroyed the -ale of
even the electric road
more horses than
has done.
4 a
DR. J. C. AYER'S
The Only
SARSAPARILLA
Pemitted at World's Fair.
Hiffcertofank
Km
iSBSounrrocv pure
Bee'a oa BabjtTa Heart.
Two children of John Fehr, residing
near siraustown. uermany, had a
thrilling- adventure with a swarm of
bees The. insects - left the hive in a
large, black, and variegated ball, as
usual when swarming1, and alighted
upon a 2-year-old child who was play
in? in the yard, totally unaware of the
danger. Another child, Merton, aged
14 years, fortunately realized the dan
gerous condition of affairs, and having
learned that swarms will vacate cer
tain places when noise is produced, at
once secured tin kettles and hammered
upon them with great energy. The din'
and confusion caused the bees to leave
the child unharmed, and in a few mo
ments more the swarm alighted upon a
pine tree, where the owner subsequent
ly captured them 'in a hive. Neither
of the children, singular to relate, had
received a single sting.
'Small Fry Swindler.
Sonic of tho meanest ot tlioouro they who
seek to trade upon and mako capital out of
the reputation of the grcatc-t of American
tonics Ho-tc iter's Moinach Hitters. y imi
tating Itsoutv.anl siiIm-. Reputable clrun
giaUv however, uill never folt upon you as
jzenulno spurious Imitations of or substi
tute for tmMereixii remedy for ma aria,
rheumatism. dyspe-Ma, consumption, liter
complaint and nervou-nes;. Iiemand, and
If the dealer lie lione.-.t. you will set the gen
uine article.
Wliol Wlimt Itrruil.
A New York physician gets around
the eating of bolted wheat flour by
eating unground wheat. The objec
tion to the bolted flour is, of course,
well known that it is deprived of cer
tain necessary - nutriments to the
human body. Hence the reason for
eating graham dour. This physician,
however, does not stop with graham
flour, but eats the grain whole, and
says his family does not tire of it after
its use for three years.
If the cooking is well done there is
an agreeable nutty flavor of the wheat
which corresponds to the bouquet of
grapes. This flavor seems to be lost
when the wheat is cracked, crushed or
ground before cooking. If this flavor
is not desired, the cleaned whole wheat
may be pounded in a, mortar or run
through a coffee mill. This will short
en the time of cookin; to four hours or
less, the time required for whole wheat
being cight'or ten hours. tJood House
keeping. Ve will Ktve JUO rrirard for any case of
catarrh that can' not bo cured with Hull's
Catarrh Cure Taken luternallv.
'. J. CHENEY & CO., l'roprs.. Toledo. O.
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Tongue antl Doctor f Jot tlet.
".My doctor," said a somewhat vol
uble lady.'"v;is writing ine a prescrip
tion ycsffrtlay. 1 generally ask him
ail sorts of miestions while he is writ
ing theiuul. Yesterday he examined me ,
and sat down to write something. I
kept talking. Suddenly he looked" np
and said:" 'How has your system been?
Hold out your tongue' 1 put out that
member knit he i.e;;an to write. He
wrote anal liclil out mv tongue, and
when he trot tiirouirh he said: 'That i
will do.' 'l.ut." said 1, 'you
haven't
I didn't I
I'avrd With MolasM-.
I'erhaps the oddest pavement ever
laid is one inl completed at Chino.
f a. 1 ft mniln msMltt, nf nfil,wcjt2
and if it prove all of the success it is
,.i..;..i t, i. ;.- ,K- r;nt r. v.v- r
,. ... l-tAftiMthnrAfit.'
blv to disnosc of the millions of gallons
.. ouut ............. v.. ... .JU... J..
of useless molasses which they are said
to have on hand. The molasses used
is a refused product, hitherto believed
to be of no values. It is mixed with a'
certain kind of sund to about the con
sistency of uspliuli and laid -like as
phalt pavement. The composition dries
quickly and Iccomcs quite hard, and
remains so. - The peculiar point of it is
that the sun only makes it drier and
harder, instead of.softeningit, asmight
be expected. A block of the composi
tion several feet long, a foot wide and
one inch thick was submitted tp severe
tests and stood them well.
atir:ictory to Him
.Mr. 2sorthsidc." said Miss Du-
So.
1-.. ! ..l.wtTc??Ai ? a.innnt naintit i
-.,'' .-..... ......wv uv.v
von. lo ue periectiv
frank,
yon are
'world I j
,
' rcallv the last man
in the
would think of marrying."
"That suits me precisely," replied
the suitor.
How so. sir?" demanded the girl,
with some asperity. "Did you propose
from a sense of duty, hotiinjr 1 would
reject vou, or had vou
subicct?-'
a wa"cr on the I
"Neither, I
assure you. Yon said I
looKCttain. -o, saw ue, i .U"M lam entirely cured of heiHiiiorrhaKe .f
care to. I only wanted to keep it fctill '., ,v iWs Cure for Consumption.-,
while I wrote the prescription.'"'- Louisa LiNnvMA.VNvBethnnjV-Mo., Jari:.S.-
- 1MM. - " -- . - V -.
nteregt- as, the last mat
aast JjFould Ufink of m
1 is, hvTno reason in the w
the last
man . in tne world you
marrying. Now I see.
orid why you should
think of marrvin.r anvbodv else after I
----., .--..,
mi.-. . 1
This cheerful view of tlie matter so
charmed Miss Dukane that she accept
ed it herself. The two will be married L
in September. Pittsburg Chronicle-j
Telegraph.
Tomato oti.
i inc can of tomatoes, one niut of soun t
stock or ocei tea, two teaspoonsfuis of .
flour, one cupful of milk, one.tcaspoon-
ful of butter, sugar, salt, one-half tea-.
spoonful of soda.
Melt the butter in
the soup pot, add the tomato and Stock, j
I Soil untilthe tomatoes ars thoroughly !
cooked, then
I 'tit back over
strain through a sieve,
the fire, and when boil
ing hohadd the milk, flour, sugar, salt
and spAf! rubbed perfectly smooth to
gether. As soon as thickened take
troin the stove and serve with small
I ; qua res of toasted bread.
Had to Draw thr I. tin-.
11'oole, the. tailor, wai an siccoramo-datinj,-
gjciitloman. and was often in
vited fo the houses of "the great." ,
i W'lw.ei ctot'imf it-itli ttkn tiAiltiitton
h was -,." ;ornin.., bv lushest
what lie thought of the party tvi:o had
::ssctnoic(l tnc mgiii oelore. "Wliv.
verv pleasant indeed, your grace, hut
perhaps a little mixed."' "Ilangitati,
Pooieyjajrcsponded the jovial peer, "1
.ouldfrt have all tailors!"
The doing riht alouo teaches tho value
of meaning ri -ht
rebster's
biictc.itiirvf the '
m
?rccc:.a jysci.
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t .? . ia
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o ihe blood.
Tlie
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a
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Baking
Powder
Uee.rroM Mark. . ":'
The department of agricUure,for--estry
division, Washington, has' a col-'
lection of rare trees and -'plants only
second to that-belonging to the faaKu
Kew gardens, London. -A recent a'ddi-'
tion to this deadroio.fical. 'museum' jn'a-.
"lace bark tree" front. Jamaica. The.
inner bark of 'this queer tree' is . com
posed of many layers of fine and intri
cately woven fiibers which iriterlock
with each other in alLdirections. Caps,-;
ruffles, and even complete, suito of this-'
curious vegetable lace have been' made.
It bears washing with common laundry,
soap, and -when. bleache'd in the sub aS"
quires a degree of whiteness seldom,
excelled by artificial laces made of cot-'
ton, linen and silk. ' This intricate web
of this unique bark makes it' compare -favorably
to the last mentioned proV'
auctions for both beauty, and -dura'-bility.-'
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Ilegea
a'cCaaqii
Ic With Oljrceriaie.
Corea Chapped Bands and Far. Trader or Sore Tr,
r sorer.',
Haw.n.Cf.
CDJiDtauu.i-im.ao. c.u. ciarkCu..N!W.
Charges .! the Same.--Clerk
Mr. I'etersbc's watch that he .
brought in to be' fixed. I find has since-'
begun to go all right of its own accord.-"
Jeweler When he comes tn tell hfm.
the mainspring is broken and-' the fly
wheel is off its" lever, but tha.t-we can :
have it ready by the end of the.' week. ;
Charges, S'i.'iO. Judge. .
Fery letfcer abeeM Imi have at hoed'
a bfttf tr arker'.itJin.erT.'nlc." downing el-c&i.-ia
I fur ialn. weakness colds, ai sletrrK-ssueiv "-
AmeauNUlea W.aatetl..
Hogan Oi have a joke on lloiighlig-v
ban. They was a -felly-hem -into liij "
place an' took three drinks in rapid s'c-;
cession av his whisky an' thin pulled a -gun
an' shot himself.
Grogran Oi -think the joke is on" the."
man. Fwat for did he" go to tho trouble"
av usin a gun" aftlier three -drinks ay-
Ilou'ghlighan's whisky? Cincinnati' ,
Tribune.
w It IketlaMt UtarMrl'r
with llin'terc rnv It takrst .'cm o it perfwtljr.iiWe
.ciMiifort to tint -ftvt'. -A.k'juurtlr'ogfclM for It. lie.
.-. The Tables Taraed.
A Scotchman onco neatly turned the
tables on an Englishman who: hud been
"alluding to the number of Scots in
London. yW ell," replied the Scot; 'l
know a place in Scotland where. there-
are SO.ooo 'Englishmen who -.never gVi
' back to their" own country." "Wiry.
. wherever can such a crowd, be?" said
j the Englishman, to whom the Scot'dry
' ly remarked "at Itannockbttrii." -
FITS All Pltsstopnnl frre by Dr.Kllar'a Ores
vrve Keatorer. No I'ttaiittrrttie first daic-A.
ManUouscurcv TrratiMsandtStrtalbottle.rrwt -.
titcaM.-. twudtolr.KllneKUArchbt.,l'l)UA..tv
Ignorant Interviewer.
Speaking of the ignorance of some,
newspaper interviewers. Henry Wait
tcrson relates an incident that happen
ed in .New ork, when a young man
was" sent to the Fifth Avenue" hotelto
interview Rutherford 15. Hayes oil some .
matter of prison reform. W'hc n the in
terviewer had gathered all ,the -"facts, -lie
shot a last question at .Mr. ..Hayes..-'
"Uv the wav. Mr".. Hayes," ho said...
"what were you president of.'
- Overenthasiastir.
1 Advertising extremes, don't- always
work. One enterprising " restaurant
kwPer " tow" surprised his customers
and many, others a few weeks agnrby
displaying in "his window this sign
"Utir ice cream is not .stun. lie;
worked in his slang" all right, but won-..";
dered "why trade fell off. :Syractih;
Test. - - -'-".
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'a Vaarle Gent Salve.'! "
Warranted t cure or money refamled. .A.k jo.ir
dniKgistrorlt." 1'rke li cent.. ";-." . . . .
- Working for the koimI of otheer's imH-
ret-tly lirinps about our own .pood.
Jteta! Wheel .for Tour Wagoaa.
The se-ison for cutting corn fodder
being close at hand, it may be well for.
farmers to get a set'of these low metal
wheels with wide tires. They can be
had any size wanted ' from 20 to 5
inches in diameter, with tires- front -1
to 8 inches wide". By' having low' wheels'
enables you to bring the wagon box'
flftnm lnt C?ll.Jtiflr aha man In lAnMlnm "
--- -." -"& """" . ....--
ioticier, etc. it is also very convenient
for loading and unloading manure..'
grain, hogs,' etc., and "will "save in- la
bor alone their, cost in a very- .sbort
time. These wheels are made of best,
material throughout, 'and -have .every,
possible advantage over the high wood
en wheels with narrow tires, and will. -
outlast a dozen of them. There-will
also be no resetting of tires necessary, "
and consequently no blacksmiths'-bills
to pay. Wide tires save your horses
and prevent cutting up your fields.
- For- further information write" The
Empire Manuracturing .Co., uuincy.
HI.
who will mall catalogue-free upon
application. "
A erfect jam that made of plum-.
billiard take, second-hand, -for ' n:e
cheat). "Apply to or address, H.'C. Afciv, .
Jll SlUh-St., Omaha.N'el1;. ;
'j-jie man is very poor who can put'his
riches in an iron safe.
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and ,you .thereby
avoid a multitude "
.of distre.-witJg chs .
rangctnents and dis
eases, and will have;
less frequent--need '
of your doctors
service.
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agents for this pur
pose, Dr. Pierce's -
Pleasant Pellets are
the best. Ohcc
tised, they are nl
ways ia favor. --
The Pellets curt:
biliousness, sick
and bilious hcad'
ache, dizziness, cos
tiveness; or consti
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ach, loss of appetite, crated tongue; "indi
gestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings.
"heart-hum." pain-and distress after eat
ing, and kindred derangements of the
liver, stomach and bowels".
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