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. From Saa FnAcisco Exaaaiaer.
CoL BelloB of the Fresco, artillery
abserred not long1 afro that if a tele
phone was in sufficient proximity to,
although not in actual contact with, a
telegraph line, it would be influenced
." -bj the current of the latter. Certain
sounds were produced in the telephone
whenever a message passed along1 the
. telegraph line.
"lie has now succeeded by 'long con-
tinned experiments in perfecting a sys
tem showing the phonetic impression
produced by each letter of the Morse
.alphabet, thus enabling anyone with
some practice to read by the sound of
'the telephone any message circulating
in a neighboring line. It will be read
. ily understood that this discovery may
be of great importance in war time, as
:.! this way a telegraph line might be
.. tapped without in any way interfering
witn toe current circulating in m anu
; hence without the slightest indication
to the stations connected by the line.
5 Rev.P. J.Bcnr, pastor of the Swedish M.E.
diurch,l)es Moines,lowa,on March 4tb,lRW,
i write?.: "Last year 1 was troubed with a
. bad6uzh for aLout five months. I got
.medii ine from ray family pbjhiciau and I
"tried other remedies without'reHei'. "When
-.I first mw Dr. Kay's Lung Balm advertised
I thought 1 would try it and I am glad I
' ".'.did. I lourbt a I ox" and took a tablet now
; and then without any re-u arity, and a ter
. . a lew davs to my great surprise the cough
' Was gone. 1 en "da s a?o I bad sore throat.
' 'f was out o tiie tah'ets and could not get
them in Pes Moines, and I sent to the
' -. Western Office of Dr. B. J. Kay Medical
. Co., Omaha, Neb., for 6ix I oxes, and as
ioon as I took it a few times that soreness
and hoarsenc-s all j-assed auay in one
J iik-bt. I I e.ieve it is also good for sore
throat"' Dr. Kay's Lung Balm does not
raue sickness at the stomach like manv
remedies, and is more effectual than any
other we know of. Sod by druggists at
25 cents or ent by mail.
, In Chooalnp Green.
.Though-pale olive and other shades"
of green are mucn used lor wail cover
ings of paper and in woven stuns, as
well as for draperies.they should never
be decided upon until they are seen by
artificial light, as some of the shades
of olive that are rich and beautiful by
lijrlit of day, have .a gloomy brown
shade that no amount of artificial light
will change.
TO CURB A COLD IK ONE DAT.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggist refund the money if it falls to cure. 25c
The man -ubo earns his bread finds a
sweetness in it that the loafer never
knouv
Cascarets stimulate liver.kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe.
Everyone is looking for sonio one who
will think he i- always right.
Enrich
Your blood at this season by taking Hood
Sarsaparilla and you will not need to fear
pneumonia, fevers or the grip. Bemember
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
' the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
HOOd'S Pills ?.ct harmoniously with
1,200 BU.
CRIB,
$9.50.
1. H. BLOOMER.
Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
RART PIIRVIQ ""InK htea In the produce
IIUUI rUlllld !usinr :.T, eir, am well ac-
ComralFslon Mrr- quaintrdwlth Hie wantsoftlx
chant. Omaha. lradf:ron-equrntlyc'anobtaIi
WAMEB! thclilclKhtprlrc. Ampromii
Hotter. Kcks l'oul- In making returns, and respmi
try. "Same. Veal, tilde. UcferenccN: An baul.
Hides Ktc In the state.
PATENTS. TRADE MARKS
Examination and.Adrice as t. l-atoiilaM!lly of In
dention. Send for "Inventors' (inide.cr Hok toUeta
ratent." O'FAKRELL i SOX. Washington, D. C.
OMAHASTOVE REPAIR WORKS
S4 Brpaln for j lla r tm ataSr. -!
BODOL&S ST.. OMABU, XEB.
GAME WANTED.
muter. Tpgf. I'oultn.
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Highest I'rlcc.
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lommli-vlou Merchants,
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ENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
JOHN W MORRIS, WgWCTW.OC.
lata Principal ExaaUacr D 8. tailoa Bareau
3)a. la but war, li adjudicating claiu, att. m
fni HaMt Care. lift, in 1871. Thousand
lirHlsV curwl.Chcapet.taad best cure. Free Trial
1 State cav.
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PESH OYSTERS
Klnjt Cole Anti-Monopoly
Orstcr Uuue
Omaha. Neb.
W. N. U., OMAHA 45 1896
When writing to advertisers, kindly
mention this paper.
Tsstcs Good.
BMiMglaWIBlSsWIglg.
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"The Old Soldier's Favorite."
RattiiMis
PLUG
A little bit of pension goes a long
way if you chew "Battle Ax' I
The biggest piece of really high- P
grade tobacco ever sold for 5 cents; U
t s. i i A- t M
z aunosu twice as large as roc omer ak
0 fellow s inferior brand
Sssssi
Deaf mm Caaaet Be Carea.
by local applications as they caanot reach
tie diseased portion of the ear. There is
only oae way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an Inflamed condition of the
mucous lfnlnr of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube sets inflamed you have a
rumbling sound, or Imperfect bearing, and
when It Is entirely closed deafness Is the
result, and unless the lnflamatlon can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, bearing will be de
stroyed forever: nine caes out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but
an Inflamed condition of the mucous sur-
We will Rive One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F J. CHEXhY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 73c.
Mother Goose.
Mother Goose was a real character,
and not an imaginary personage, as
some people suppose. Her maiden name
was Elizabeth Foster, and she was
born in the year 1CG5, in the colony of
Massachusetts Bay. She married Isaac
Goose in 1C93, and a few years later
became a member of the Old South
Church, Boston. The first edition of
her melodies (which were originally
sung to her grandchildren) was pub
lished in Boston in 171G by her son-in-law,
Thomas Fleet. Mother Goose
died in 17.17.
Birmingham's I'arks.
One feature rather surprising to an
American is that every park is made
for use. thercis no fear lest the grass
may be injured, but in every ground
adapted for them are cricket and foot
ball fields, picnic grounds, croquet
lawns, tennis-courts, bowling-greens,
the nse of which is permitted for a
merely nominal payment. Every park,
large or small, has one or more con
certs each week during the summer,
paid for by a neighborhood subscrip
tion. The Century.
Cent lessee Spit ans Smoke Yssr Life Amy.
If vou want to emit tobacco usine easily
and forever, regain lost manhood, be mads
well, strong, magnetic, mil of new lite and
vigor, take No-To-Bar, the wonder worker
that makes weak men strong. Many pain
ten pounds in ten days. Over 400,0u0 cured.
Buy No-'Io-Iia from yourdruzgist, who will
guarantee tu-ure. Booklet and sample mai ed
lree. .Address Ster.ing ltemedy Co., Chi
cago or New York..
The following stories will be pub
lished in Harper's Hound Tabic on Oct
t'Tth. "Mr. I'arks' Obstreperous Sign,
by Hayden Carruth (this is a Hal
lowe'en story and is full of humor);
"Texas," a tale of the early war troub
les with Mexico, by A. G. Canfield;
"Mv Adventure with Dacoits," bv Dav
id Gilmore: "The Hoy in War." by C.E.
Sears; instalments of Mollie Elliot Sea
well's serial story entitled "A Virginia
Cavalier." and of Hayden Carruth's se
rial story entitled "The Voyage of the
Rattletrap." There will be the usual
department of Interscholastic sport,
photography, bicycling. Stamps, etc.
lie Was No Fool.
"Are you a single man?" asked a
lawyer of a stolid-looking German on
the witness stand. "Now you look,"
was the indignant reply, "bud don'd
you try to make no shoke mit me
shoost because I vas green. Do I look
like I vas a double man? Do I look
like I vas a Simese dwin? Huh! I am
no fool if I am not long in dis guntry..'
Harper's Bazar.
The woman who marries a man to reform
him has no time to take i roper care of her
complexion.
'When bilious or costive.eatacascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c,
25c.
You
ta!e.
assist the liar if vou Le ieve hU
Stand Still.
Every ono is either growing better
or worse.
How is it with you ?
You are sumeriag from
KIDNEY. LIVER
or URINARY TROUBLES.
Have tried doctors and medicine with,
out avail, and have become disgusted.
DON'T GIVE UPZ
WILL CURE YOU.
Thousands now well, but onr liko von.
say so. Give an honest medicine an hon
est, cuancc.
Large bottle or new stylo smaller ono
at your druggist's. Write for free treat-
meniuianK io-aay. Warner's Safe Cure
Co., Rochester, N. Y.
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
(low SucccMfal Farmers Operate This
Department of the Farm A Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Ponltry.
ROM the Dairy
World, London, we
reprint the follow
ing report of the
market for Austral
ian butter during
the past year:
The past butter
season has wit
nessed the first
check to that ex
traordinary de
velopment which has characterized the
importation of Australian butter into
the United Kingdom since its com
mencement in 1887. For the previous
five seasons the import had gone on
with marvelous rapidity until it reach
ed the large total of 29,000.000 pounds.
The severe drouth, however, which
lately afflicted several of the Australian
colonies, has temporarily retarded this
development, and for the season lately
closed only 17,000,000 pounds were re
ceived. This shortage was foreseen in
Europe early last August and produced
two important results. The Danes, who
have been watching with great anxiety
the growth of the Colonial butter trade,
were advised from Australia of the po
sition of affairs, and believing that
they had the winter's trade very much
in their own hands, in October rushed
ip the wholesale price of Danish butter
in Copenhagen to 133s, which was high
er than it had been for years, while in
London it rose to 142s. The Copen
hagen committee overreached itself, for
the rise in values speedily brought in
larger imports from other sources, no
tably from the States and Canada,
which together in October and Novem
ber sent 3,340 tons against 62G for the
corresponding month of the previous
year, the shortage from Australasia for
those two months being only 396 tons.
This great influx of American and Ca
nadian butter reduced values rapidly,
and Danish fell 25s per cwt. in Copen
hagen in fourteen days, but not before
the rise had done great harm to the
SUFFOLK STALLION
genuine butter trade by giving an im
petus to the sale of pure margarine and
margarine mixtures. Thus, owing to
the action of the Copenhagen commit
tee, the deficiency of the Australasian
supply, instead of benefiting the Danes
by raising the value of their product
all through the season, did them irrep
arable harm. Colonial butter nn
Danish very close in values, the differ
ence for the whole of last season aver
aging only 5s 4d per cwt. The quality
of Colonial butter, on the whole, has
shown an improvement on previous
seasons, more especially in the choicest
grades.
llnlldinc a Poultry House.
It is very difficult to give a design of
a satisfactory poultry-house, as so
much depends on how much one de
sires to invest, says American Poultry
Keeper. Of course, the "best" may
cost too much, and there is a disposi
tion to economize. Then again, a win
ter house may not serve for the sum
mer. It is as difficult to suggest a plan
of a poultry-house as it is to attempt to
please all with a plan of a dwelling,
owing to individual preference being a
ractor. There should be plenty of room
on the floor, to enable the hens to work
and scratch in winter, and also because
the hens detest a dark poultrj'-house.
For 100 hens a house fifty feet long and
sixteen feet wide would not be too
large. It should be built on a founda
tion, which need not extend more than
six inches or a foot above the ground.
On this lay a cement floor to keep the
rats out. Make the house eight feet
high in front and seven feet in the rear.
of rough boards, placed perpendicular
ly. On these boards place tarred paper,
with strips on the paper, the roof to Lo
of tarred paper also. Have four win
dows, the larger the better, and divide
the house into four apartments, with
twenty-five hens in each. Make the j
partitions of board?, running to me
ceiling, and have all boards above four
feet nicvablL, so that wire netting may
be used in summer. Place two roost
at the rear, with dropping-boards under
the roost, and nests under the boards.
It is better to have no passageway,
allowing doors to open into each apart
ment, thus securing more room. Cover
the floor with cut straw, and scatter all
grain in the straw. A water-trough
may be of weed and kept in the sun
light A dust bath should be near the
ivindow. In summer, ventilate by leav
ing the windows open, covered with
wire netting. Such a house will cost
from $50 to $100, according to labor,
location and price of materials. There
should be a yard in front of each parti
tion, 12 by 100 feet, and one at the rear,
"hanging the hens from one to the
other, as necessity demands, which will
permit of growing something in the un
occupied yard, and will assist in keep
ing them clean by turning under the
top soil. A ventilator may be placed at
the peak over each partition, but it
should never be opened unless in sum
Tier. The object in suggesting board
artitions is to prevent the possibility
drafts on the fowls at night. The i
?uth or southeast is the proper dl
;ction for the house to face. A flat
3of is the cheapest and where tarred
iper is used, the boards need not be
100th. But for the expense we would
vise plastering also, as it better pro
mts against lice. If the tarred paper
.s placed on the outside, instead of on
the inside, it prevents the boards from
becoming' wet and keeps the house dry.
Cover the paper with coal-tar and sand
two or three times, and It will last for
years. It may also be whitewashed
whenever it is desirable to do so.
Sneezing and SwsUed Head.
Both these are symptoms of roup, hut
not roup in themselves, says a writer
in Poultry Monthly. Sneezing more
properly belongs to distemper, or a
cold in the head, and in itself is only
a slight ailment, and common among
young chickens when exposed to sud
den changes of the atmosphere. In
quite young chicks the trouble is best
treated by putting four drops of tinc
ture of aconite in a half pint of drink
ing water. Use the homeopathic acon
ite. For older chickens, tie a piece of
asafoetida in a piece of muslin and fast
en it in the drinking fountain or vessel.
Use a piece about the size of a hazle
nut. Swelled head very often comes
from a draft at night while the birds
are roosting, such as a crack in the
wall. It also accompanies roup when,
in treating the disease, the face and
head is not daily washed with warm
water and castile soap suds, so as to
remove the matter. When neglected,
the virus of the matter poisons the
face, causing lumps. Bathe the head
and face with strong castile soap suds.
After wiping dry bathe with a lotion
made of ode part spirits of turpentine
to six parts of glycerine, and well
rubbed upon the head and face. Also
take a tablespoonful of clean lard, half
a tablespoonful each of ginger, cayenne
pepper and mustard. Mix well to
gether and then add flour till the whole
has the consistency of dough. Roll
into slugs about the size of the top joint
of the little finger, and put one down
the bird's throat. Repeat the dose in
twelve or twenty-four hours, as the
case may require.
Shredding Corn Fodder.
Newspaper bulletin 35, Indiana ex
periment station: During the past few
years unusual interest has been taken
by farmers in the subject of shredding
fodder. Many have hesitated to shred,
thinking that the shredded corn would
not keep well in the mow or stack.
When shredding was first practiced,
mora or less fodder was shredded in a
somewhat damp condition. When
such corn was used it invariably heat-
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cd in the mow, became musty and
.gave unsatisfactory results. A knowl
edge of such unsatisfactory preserva
tion has restrained some people from
shredding their fodder, although had
the crop been properly handled there
is little doubt but what these same per
sons would have become indorsers of
the process. Fodder that is shredded
should not be run through the machine
until it is entirely dry and well cured.
It would be better overdry than not
dry enough. Last season at the Indi
ana experiment station we shredded all
of our corn fodder (stover) and with
the most satisfactory results. It kept
well in the mow. and was free from
mustiness. The cattle and sheep ate it
freely, and it was used well into the
spring with the stock. This fall we
will shred nearly all of our 1S96 crop.
Shredded fodder presents several im
portant points in its favor:
Firsts-It is more economical to feed
than the uncut corn. Second It is
eaten up cleaner by the stock than
most cut fodder is, there being less
waste, due to the absence of the hard,
sharp-edged, short butt pieces of stalks
usually found in cut fodder. Third
The refuse makes better .material for
bedding than does whole stalks or cut
pieces, being finer and softer. Fourth
It handles far better in the manure
pile than does the entire stalk. Fifth
It does not make the mouths of cattle
sore, while that of coarsely cut fodder
oftentimes docs. Sixth It packs more
economically in the mow than does un
cut fodder. The feeding value of
shredded and cut fodder is practically
the same. SLvedding is coming mare
and more into practice, and many
farmers are making use of the process.
Shredders and buskers combined are
I made, or the shredders may be bought
separately. Baled shredded corn hay
may now be found in the hay markets,
and it furnishes a valuable class of
coarse food for horses, cattle, and
sheep. A ton of shredded fodder con
tains over three-fourths of a ton of
digestible food for the animal bedy. In
these times of low prices, the farmers
of the country cannot afford to allow
their fodder corn crop to go to waste,
so long as it can be used instead of
other rough stuff. Shredded, it may be
handled and fed to the greatest advan
tage. C. S. Plumb, Director.
Flxln;? the Poultry House.
In the winter your poultry is com
pelled to be under shelter much of the
time, and you should sec to it that the
poultry house is put in proper condi
tion for them before severe weather
pets in, says an exchange. Put on the
whitewash wherever it will stick
walls, roof, nests and all; see that the
perches are in gcod condition, free from
sharp edges, nails or any other thing
that might injure the fowl. Have your
perches all on the same level to avoid
crowding at the top. Don't have them
too high, one and a half or two feet
is sufficient. Where perches are' too
high, fowls, especially the larger va
rieties are apt to injure themselves in
flying up or down. See that the nest
boxes are all right, easy of access and
clean, with good fresh straw in them
occasionally. It is a good idea to place
iest boxes in the darkest part of the
house, as it is a hen s nature to hide
her mst. and tue more seclusion ycu
can sve her at the laying hour, the
better she fiiies ft;
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Dr. If. K. Robinson of East Kent,
England, was recently requested to in
vestigate a sudden serious outbreak of
illness in a religions house containing
five sisters, a cook and a housemaid,
says Hoard's Dairyman. Although no
fatal results had accrued, the symp
toms were severe and convalesence pro
tracted. Five out of the seven inmates
were attacked within a short period of
each other, thus indicating some com
mon origin as the source of the mis
chief. Suspicion was attached to the
milk supplied to the household, which
had been taken alone, blended with
tea, and in the form of blanc mange.
To the morning and afternoon supply
the cook had added a preservative
which was found to contain, as its
basis, boracic acid. A sample as de
livered by the dairyman was analyzed
and found also to contain a similar
substance. Thus, for the same purpose,
a preservative had been added both be
fore and after its arrival at the house,
by which treatment an overdose had
been administered, permission was
obtained to give the portion of uncon
sumed blanc mange to nine fowls. Five
devoured the food with avidity, and
thus secured a larger portion than the
remaining four, and, although vigorous
pullets, they all died. The remaining'
four suffered badly, but ultimately re
covered. Dr. Robinson quotes the opin
ions of Fere, Sir Andrew Clark, Sir
Henry Thompson and Dr. Lander
Brunton as to the poisonous character
of the admixture and urges that the
presence of the drug should be recog
nized as an injurious adulteration. If
such results, he says, can be produced
in the case of adults it is not unrea
sonable to presume that infants can
not take with impunity long continued
doses in their staple food.
"Sotun Dont's" for Honey Ilnyer.
Don't buy honey that has stood in
the open air, especially in a damp cli
mate, says Bee Keepers' Review. Tht
cappings of comb honey are very por
ous and affected by all strong smelling
and damp surroundings; consequently
do not use honey that is kept near to
bacco, salt or smoked fish or meats,
candles, etc.
Don't buy honey in which any comb
is immersed, for pure extracted honey
does not need comb in it to deceive the
eye, for it appeals to the palate as well
as the eye.
ENGLISH SHOWS.
Don't use strained honey, as it is
squeezed from the comb in which dead
bees, larvae, pupae, the bee-moth's
larvae, and even worse, are present.
Don't think that honey is expensive,
as one quart of honey is equal to five or
six pounds of butter in lasting anu
food results.
Don't forget that cheap syrups (and
some expensive ones) bring you twe
unwelcome visitors first the doctor,
next the undertaker.
Don't buj'ioney without the label ol
some apiarist, producer, or reliable
firm.
Don't stay without honey when you
can get a pure, ripened and wholesome
article at a fair price.
The KMiulIy Horse.
A horse that is difficult to find, and
one that is in constant demand, is one
that can be guaranteed to be safe foi
family use, says a writer in "Horn
World." At any place where horse
sales are held, one cannot but be im
pressed by the large number of search
ers after horses suitable for family use.
For this purpose a horse must not onlj
be sound and good looking, but he must
be absolutely safe in the strictest sense
of the word. He must be afraid oi
nothing, and must be possessed ol
sense enough to behave under circum
stances which to the average horst
would mean. a runaway. He must be
safe for a woman to drive, and in manj
cases the woman will know little aboui
driving and absolutely nothing about
what should be done in case of an acci
dent. In view of the dependency that
must necessarily be placed on the fam
ily horse, it is ncj to be wondered al
that horse3 suitable for that purpose
ae scarce, and also that they com
mand a high price whenever they arc
offered. The only wonder is that some
enterprising man does not make a spe
cialty of high-class, reliable faniily
horses.
Frnurs In ntr.
How many times we make a mistake
in not feeding the mother properly,
and the pigs get to scouring, and the
are put back ftr a whole week or morj.
We must feed her very lightly and, il j
the pigs do commence to scour, give
her a teaspoonful of copperas; dissolve
it in her slop; that will regulate the
whole business. After the pigs arc
two or three weeks old, provide a place
for them by themselves, and begin to
feed them. Here again, don't make the
mistake of having one of those V
shaped troughs, unless you want your
pigs to have long noses and to wrangle
over their food and spill swill all over
themselves. They want to be clean
that is their nature but you have pre
vented them from being so. Let them
have a little trorgh by themselves, and
have the feed i near like milk as we
can make it. We use cilmeal and
corn. I had rather use middlings than
anything else, with a little oilmeal. i
think that is the best pig food that
we can get. Make the food thin; use
water if you haven't milk. S. H. Todd
Go round your fence and tighten il
ip before the cattle break in and com
pel you to do it. Good fences make
good neighbors.
The dairyman who understands how
to feed and care for bis cows knov.
two important essentials in dairying.
INFANT ELOPERS.
A Three-Year-Old Casjale Foaad est Tfcssr
Way to a Minister's.
The youngest eloping couple on rec
ord spent several hours In Allegheny
Central police station yesterday after
noon. They were Charles M. Douglas,
aged 3 years, and Margaret Carpenter,
aged 3 years and 6 months. Both tots
are flaxen-haired and blue-eyed. They
appeared much in love with each other,
and were somewhat indignant because
they were prevented from going to a
minister to be wed. Miss Carpenter
had her arm linked in that of her boy
lover, and they were hurrying along
North avenue, headed for a minister's
bouse, when a lady met them and
asked them where they were going.
"Marderet and me's doin' to det mar
ried," spoke up Charles, while Mar
garet hung her head and blushed. The
lady laughed and asked Margaret if it
was true. The would-be bride nodded
her head and tried to pull Charles past
the inquisitor. The lady turned them
over to a policeman, who learned their
names, but they did not know on what
street they lived, so he sent them to
central station, where they were placed
in charge of the matron, Mrs. Mary J.
Kellogg. It was amusing to watch the
tiny couple. Charles is a gallant and
most affectionate lover. His arm
would steal around Margaret's waist,
and be wasn't a bit pleased when she
made him remove it At the station he
again asserted his intention of marry
ing Margaret He admitted that he
was rather young, but said that did not
matter. When asked what he wanted
for a wedding outfit he said: "A
wagon with 15 wheels to haul his wife
and her doll that can cry and laugh,
and "a parasol to keep the warm off."
Charles was asked by Mrs. Kellogg if
he really and truly loved Margaret,
and he replied, "Yes," promptly. When
a like question was put to Margaret
she blushed and said "No."
"Say 'Yes,' Margaret," Charles said
coaxingly, as he slipped his arm again
around her waist, and she obeyed him.
"Do you ever kiss Margaret.
Charles?" Mrs. Kellogg asked.
"No, he don't!" Margaret put in. "I
won't let him." "
"I do when it gets dark," Charles ex
plained. "Will you kiss her now if I give you
a cent?" was asked.
"Yes," Charles replied, and, putting
his arms around her, he kissed her as
though he was used to that sort of
thing.
Their parents took them home abo.tt
6 o'clock and explained the children's
behavior. There is to be a wedding in
one of the families soon, and the babies
had both heard a great deal of talk
about it Pittsburg Post.
Tore Down a Fine Opera House.
Butte, Mont., Special: Maguirc's
opera house, erected at a cost of $50,
000, and opened to the public seven
years ago is a mass of ruins. James
A. Murray had been decreed by the
supreme court to be the owner of thr
building. Numerous judgments for
mechanics' liens were entered, and thi
Grand opera house company was given
the grounds under a mortgage. Tht
company refused to buy the house and
also refused to sell the ground, and
Murray put a big force of men to
work to tear down the building.
Worse Than French.
"I cannot understand ze language,"
said the despairing Frenchman; "1
learn how to pronounce ze word 'hydro
phobia,' and zen I learn zat ze doctor
sometimes pronounce it fatal."
JOSH BILLINGS' PHILOSOPHY.
I don't suppose the biggest phool haz
been born yet, but tharo iz time enuff
yet to surprize us all.
The strongest intimacys seems to ex
ist, not between two hartes, but whare
the hed ov one controls the harte ov
the other.
Thare haz menny a woman married
a man just for the sake ov getting rid
ov herself; this iz a sad waste ov the
raw material.
The single wimmin, if they only knu
it, hold the ballanse ov power; but, at
a general thing, they don't seem to kno
how to uze it.
Absolute sincerity may exist, but ml
trade with human naiur haz taught me
to be satisfied if i kan find sincerity
that will pan 45 cents on the dollar.
If man would only follow hiz reason
az clussly az the animals do their in
stinkte, he could afford to take the
chances ov the hereafter very coolly.
The man who is allwuse anxious tn
bet 5 dollars on everything, either haa
grate doubts about hiz judgment, or
haz got a kounterfit bill he wants to
get rid ov.
I hav finally konkluded to take all
things just az they cum; the most bit
ter disappointments I ever hav suffered
hav cum from having mi most ardent
wishes gratified.
It kosts more money, reckoning time
worth a dime an hour, to learn any
kind of a game, so that yu kan beat
enny man playing it, than yu kan win
bak if yu liv to be 97 years old.
I have known men and wimmin to
bekum thoroly disgusted with thr
world, and all that thare waz in it, and
not understand that it waz themselft
they waz disgusted with all the time.
An illustrious pedigree iz a grate
burden, and responsiblity. To lug
around the bones ov a distinguished
great-grandfather and do justlss to the
bones and kredit to ourselfs, iz a ciuss
transackshun.
The world eeldum makes a mistake
when called upon to decide between
what iz positively false and waht iz
positively tru; abstract right and
wrong are reached bi instinkt, and in
stinkt iz not only honest, but iz smart.
Old bachelors are apt to think that
they are very Important fellows, when
at best they are merely ornamental
sumthing like a tin weather kok on the
ridge pole ov a barn,
fast, and kan't even
the wind bloze.
that haz rusted
sho which way
BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.
There are 2,750 languages.
Envelopes were first used in 1839.
All moths produce some form of silk
There are no fewer than 11,000 room.
In the Papal palace, and many of them
never receive a ray of sunlight.
Luminous inks may now be used tc
print signs to be visible in the dark
Zinc salts and calcium are the mcdiumi
generally used.
The corridors of Farnham Castle.
England, the Episcopal palace of tht
Bishop of Winchester, are 1,794 yardi
in length, all told.
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal church
New York city, maintains a missio
among the Chinese of the city, who:
Sunday School "numbers 275. There i
a Y. M. C. A. of thirty-five member
and a guild whose work it is to a
Chinese in securing legal rights und
the American laws. There were 4,89. J
tucli cases last year.
Tk Battsr bm Caltcs) matlsw
Cost determines price. When the
two metals were at a parity before at
15 to 1, Germany and Aastria were
on a silver basis, and the saints of In
dia were open and the Latin Union and
the United States were bimetallic. By
and by the silver began to be rained at
less cost, better processes, struck rich
er veins of ore and the price of silver
fell. v
We caanot keep batter in the rela
tion to calico which it bore fifty years
ago. We remember when butter was
at 5 to 1 as compared to calico; but to
day calico is at 5 to 1 as compared to
butter. The changed ratio of butter
to calico is due to the fact that the la
bur of man now has more to do with
producing a pound of batter than with
producing a yard of calico. Steam and
water power now weave cloth, bat
they can't weave cows. Lewiston
Journal.
Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in ray house. D. C.
Albright, Miffliaburg, Ira., Dec. 11, t5.
In an article on "Why the Confeder
acy Failed," contributed to the Novem
ber Century, by the son of a Confeder
ate officer, the first cause is laid to the
excessive issue of paper money. He
says: "The government acted oa the
theory that all it had to do to raise
money was to print it They did not
seem to realize that, being the largest
purchaser in the market, it was nec
essary for the government to keep
down prices as much as possible; that
every issue of bills must inevitably
raise prices and render a new issue
necessary; that every rise in prices
must be followed by a new issue, nntil
the buble must collapse of its own ex
pansion and redundancy."
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TtMruriKlnalaDdonl) genuine. CwesChapbed Handa
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A Hint or the Millennia.
If ever the happy time shoutd arrive
when we are more interested to dis
cover the excellencies of our neighbors
and friends than their defects, and
more anxious to study their ideals than
to insist upon our own, a great impe
tus will be given to moral progress and
to the true a'nd cordial brotherhood of
man. New York Ledger.
3frs Wlnalew's Soothlam Myrwp
Firilul.. in teething, softens tltesuiua. red iKteintlam
mat ion, alia s pain, (.arcs wind colic. S cents s bottle.
Many a man is screening gravel who
might Le dressing diamonds had he rrop
erly improved his time.
It is the medit ine prescribed- by circum
stances that hurts.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the '
transient nature of the manv nhvs- '
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef
fortsgentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simplv to a constipated condi
tion of tho system, which the pleasant ,
lamuy laxative, nyrupoi r igs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millionsof families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when yon pur
chase, tat yon have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system 'is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual diseas. one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, bnt if in need ot a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere. Syrup of
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not properly represented in our vicinity, let us know.
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A simple and excellent nlaa to
strengthen and preserve the eyes ie te
to follow this rule: Every morning'
poar some cold water into a bowl, at
the bottom of the bowl place a silver
coin or some other bright object, and
then pat yonr face in the water with
the eyes open and move yoarhead
gently from side to side. This will
make the eyes brighter and stronger.
Mtad Kradtas;.
You can read a happy m nd In a happy
countenance without much penetration.
This Is the sort of countenance that the
quondam bilious sufferer or dyspeptic re
lieved l r Hostetter's r tomnch Bitters wears.
You will meet many such. 1 he great stom
achic a-id alterative a st provides happi
ness for the malarious, the rheumatic, tli
weak and those i roubled with Inaction of
the kidneys and bladder.
Tae Carpenter Bee.
There is an English insect something
like our bee, except that it is a rich
violet in color, which deserves its name
of carpenter bee. By the aid of a chisel
provided by nature, this bee excavates a
home in any piece of timber that suits
its purpose. This house consists of ten
or twelve rooms, and in them are
reared the bee's young. ,
Jnst try a 10c box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
The devil always runs on schedtf e time
and always keeps an ap ointment.
Bicycle fire brigades have teen organized
ia several villages re.eutiy.
A Little Child
With a Little Cold.
That's all !
What of it?
Little colds when neglected
grow to large diseases and
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CURES COLDC.
Comfort to
California.
Ki cry Thursday moral nr,
tourist sleeping car for ben
Ttrr.fcalt LakoClty.ian Fran
clsco.and L.04 Angeles leaven
Omaha and Lincoln via tlie
Burlington ISoute.
It iscarpetetl. upholstered
in rattan, has spring seats
and backs and Is provided
with curtains, bedding, tow
els.?oap,etc. An experienced
excursion conductor and a
uniformed ulliuan porter
accompany it through to thu
I'acltii: Coast.
Willie neither as expen
sively finished nor as tl e to
look at as a palticesleeper.lt
is just as good to ride In. Sec
ond class tickets are honored
and the price of a berth. wide
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The best fruit section in the West. No
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olild climate. Productive soil. Abundance of
good pure water.
Fur Maps and Circulars gUing full descrip
tion of the Kith Mineral fruit and Ajnicullu
ral Lands in J-outh West Missouri, writ to
JOHN M. lT'KI'Y. Manager of the Missouri
Lard and Lic Stock Company, Neosho, New
ton Co., Missouri.
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BUCKET SHOPS!
TRAOS WITH A
RESPONSIBLE FIRM.
E. 8. MURRAY & CO..
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
122, 123 and 124 Eiuto Bulduif . Chrago. I1L
MeMbera al the Chicaes Bear ol Trade in a
standing, who will lurnlsh jou with their Latest
Boek on statistics and reliable information re
garding the markets Write lor it and their Bawy
Market Letter, both FREE. References: Ax Ex
National. Hank, Chicago.
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SHIP YOUR GRAIN.
INSTEAD of selllntr your irrain at home send it to tu
and aave mUtlleman's profit. We hare S)aYve4
Otter Farera- ThawU o Ballara. Why
don't TBIT try it' Address for fall particulars.
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cycle experience. It is wise
economy to purchase the
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