V An Accomplished Spider, A writer in the Mftdsnscftr News speaking of tho spiders o! that lslnrnl rofors to largo one th.it "strctohca it wob from bunk to bank of fnir Hired streams. It forms tho forma tion Jines of its huRO web of a bounti ful golilon-yellow silk, -which is Tory atiotiff. He has tnken some of it mid "twisting bix or eight strands togeth er found it so strong I could not break it" The same kind of spider may be met with in the open forest glades; itc web when perfoot being a most won derful sight. The writer does not at tempt to deseribo the spider, but it i probably A speoies of Xepliila, agonns of large, beautifully marked spiders, which spin A web in forests, composed both of golden color and silver threads. One American species oc curs throughout the Southern States. w lork Independent, The valne of Irish exports in 1803 was $1,622,235, and of imports, $11, C91.730. Ilnrd Times. It Is not merely tho fact thnt a million men are said to be out of work with conse quent loss ot time, pluos an 1 mon"y, thnt fnnkes the times scorn so totrrh, but thora are other aggravations siiporniHort, crowln r out of the willful nouloot of so many, that maks ths times senm hard. imleo.t. If bet ter time were nt linml nni eoo.l places oprni to all thnt are now Mle, there nre thousands who would bototnlly unfit to go to work by rensoa of the nnglwt of so'iis Infirmity which totnlly unfits them to accept n prof fered chnnoe. Whnt better opportunity could there be to get their phvsieal condi tion In (rood shnpe thnn the enforced Mle. ness given them V To do so is milking profit out of misfortune; not to do so is mnking hai J times so much harder. It Is poor logio to make anything bnd grow worse, and It is no economy at nil to save exponse by sacri ficing henlth. A mnn wants brawn, muscle and brain in as nearly a perfect condition ns Is possible, to gain a Victory in the battle of life. It is mostly from a beginning In little things thnt tho greater ones accumulate ntvl finally overwhelm us. There is hardly one mnn who lnbors with his muscles, from the killed mechnnlo down to those who work with pick sa l shovel, but has so:n bo Illy Aliment neglected. Whnt costly trifling tt Is, looked nt from results. For ex unple : the bones, joints, llgnments, tendons and mus oles are all under constant str.iia from the nature Bad demands of their work. Aches and pains must ensue. These, neglected, oon roach tho chronica stage of stiffened limbs from contracted muscles. How many , pld mecbnnlcs have bont backs and back aches we know. This is simply a condition of neglected lumbago, which had It boen treated in time could have been cured In ten minutes by St. Jacobs Oil. This is also lure of all the minor aohos nn 1 pains. So certain a cure ought certainly to be in every workingmon's house to muko hard times lighter. Only twelve of the States have sufuolent oanvas to oovei their militia. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root enres 11 Kidney and Bladder troubles. Pamphlet and Consultation free. Laboratory Binghamton, N. Y, The United States army may be Increased by 6000 men under existing laws. :. now' This i I W offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for Any out of Catarrh that cannot be cured bj Hall's Catarrh Cure. i ' F. J.Ohenkv Co., Props., Toledo, O. T We, the undersigned, have known V. J. Che. bey for the lant 15 years, and Iwlievoh'iu jier 'fectlr honorable In all business traneaetlnns and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made by t neir firm. .West A Tauax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio, WAxpiso, Kir-taw Marvin, Wholesale , Druggists. Toledo, Ohm. ' Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act in directly upon the blood and muc.ius sur faces of the system. Price, T.le. per bottle, bold by AU Drurcrit-. ''V'mminln free. I A Reprieve of Ten Yen re. An average business mnn's life can easily be lengthened ten years by t he occasional use of Htpans Tahules. Iioyou know any one who Wants those ten years? Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gum, reduces inflamma tion, allays naln. cures win. I -,n.-. "v., a bottle PL1ASANT. Whole-tune, Spceiiv, for coughs Is Hale's Honey of Hcireliound and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Karl's Clover Hoot, the great blooj purifier, fives freshness and clearness to the complex ion and cures constipation, SS cts.. diets., ?1. HOOD'S IS THE BEST "PaU" Medicine, beoscsc !t purines, vitall7.es and enriches the blood, and therefore gives Strength to resist bnd effects from Colds, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Pneumonia, Malaria, the Grip, eta. Take it now and avoid tho danger of serious illness. It mar save you many dollars iu doctors' bills. Be sure to get Boon's and only Mood's. "I oon truly parilla recommend Hood's IsC Barsaparilla as an ex ures cellent medicine. have taken four bottles ,M"r r?aAj and I am better than I have I ueu lor iviO years past, I was nil run down, my limbs welled and my blood was in a very bad con dition. Mow I am free from ueuralgia and better In every way." Mas. H. Cohlekih, Hume, K. V. Be sure to get Hood's. I Haaa's fillacure alt l.ver ills, liiliouimens. Jaua titee. Indigestion, sick r.ea1a-tie. US cents. liAbuM-I, Alljlfl', Ktilwlia, luScHI Ihm "LIN P.N K" seethe Best and Mot Eroooml ni Ueiiax and (.tins worn: tttey nre mad or tin atltoth. Im1 h aiiiM fiiiiAbfil iV. ami ht-'nir it v arm me, on coiiar u equal loiwuoi any other iidil . - . - , - - Van ColUnor JTitd Ftur wX Cufis ior Xweuty-i ive Imv nl totftt. umr veil anl loie welt. A be A boi of Sample Ootlar ani Pair of Cuffs hy mall for Six Ce&U. Kama atyla and ate. Audrtsi KKVEUSIBLK COLLAR COMPACT, ffl FmnkltB St., New York. tf Kill.y St., Boat EASTMAN I COLLKofc. ForOatEMWiB, h. Y.t ofTer b'th erxea ti.t ln-tt tHlucat ttmul ad van lav attbtuwettoiAt, Hffcltlif ul; bfni inrluruc-; t-JH'tlv atudiea. uprior lufttruciion. iJeparimi-uisof ioi b4t'itf anil hutintAM StwiUt; Mnn thund and ? tvriting; n(jUh and Mmirrn Luriudyr-; lenman Kip and Ih-au-ing- the tlfiDfiiltry t.raochra. e a 0 VACATUR . l'atitan. biuiui fui -vi r. i I'.uAisMii n ldcnt, SO WaatilttKtun hin d, COLLEGE Treated free. itb ftAbl iretl BtAIIV ttlota. AfaTMad hopelcn. From first 4.1st ivmptnmt ra;.idly diipucif, Uy. at least two tin 1 in i ill ,nii' If BM TttATMENT FURNISHED FREE by mrii " FREE, II 1 1 UPAntl-Rhenmatic nALIVlJAiiti-l.at:.rrri7 .ChewingGum 4 Curtsst nil J l"rul-. l.bcniiia(iin, ludmcsliuu, ' m UyntH-iMtla, Itettrlburi., l alurrn au-X AttUma. 4 loath U1 Froiuolux Urn Ainnttltt, wwf litn 'J T tlbrutU,CuritUTtjbccu ll .bit. bu'tnn A eDt pciKf. bitver, btamtt or i oaJ .o't, A f ikQ. K. ilAl.U, liu K. .nii hi., .New Yurie, f faijccesbfully Prosecutes Claims. nninsa "r',b,,',,b" "" I 1 H 1 1 I J.I " Mo H ru.d, Wi IWlSl Dh. J. SitentNS. Lebanon. Oma. I Unit Wntrtt kiL .Lit UilS. t iviLga ejrup. 'itotM Vae F f Mood JL AVVfVW mwm UleLJ ll ll SI III I l I I - A irrST TO FBUIT GROWKTtS, The lesson for frnit growers to lesrn Is that quality, not quantity, is want ed. Tho markets, in tlioir season, are generally glutted with socond class fruit, bnt the supply of ft first class article never equals the demand. Stand in any good commission bonse and watch tho sales. The best goes first and speedily the last to go is tho poorest stock, which bnyers who rannot do better, or who have s cheap trade, must use. As in everything elso, there is room at the top. Ameri can Agriculturist. STB FOB GRAZraCl. It is tho general practice to r.ytr rye broadcast for grazing, but experiments it the Arkansas Station show that trhon planted in drills and cnt and fed preen it affords a very mnch greater guantity of food in a better condition, and injury from cattle trampling the roil in wot weather is avoided. It is best to have the seed in a nar row drill for two reasons first, rye is Inclined to spread flat upon the surface of the soil in its early stages of growth, and second, when planted in a nar row drill it is mnch more easily cnt ty baud, not only on aoconnt of its more upright growth, but because it jnn readily be grasped with one hand and cut with the other, thus keeping it free of trash, sand, etc BEDDDia FOB FARM AKTMAIA A great variety of bedding ma terials are employed in different lo calities, and eaoh farmer will, of course, select for his own use such of theso as are the cheapest and most available, writes M. . Perkins in the American Agriculturist. In lumber ing districts, where saw-mills abound. farmers find cheap bedding in the sawdust and shavings that are pro duced in so large quantities. Saw dust makes clean, tidy bedding, bnt the impression is quite strong among farmers that its etloct upon the soil is not desirable. Certainly it decays very slowly. The common beach sand near the seashore possesses, when dry, good absorbing power, and affords a comfortablo bed for stock. It is, however, very heavy to handle, and its application, in the manure, to laud already too sandy, as is much of the land bordering upon the seaconst, is not a good practice. Meadow and salt hay, and the straw of onr small grains, supply excellent bedding, and by their decay return a large amount of humus to the soil Their use should be supplemented by the employment of some dry material, such as loam dust, sifted coal ashes, or land plaster. so that all the gases and liquid manure may be saved. It is a Bimple matter for every farmer to lay by a supply of dry absorbents. By stirring the Boil frequently over a small area, the earth rapidly dries out, and beoomes dust under the heat of a summor's sun. All that is left to do is to gather the drv material and store it in a dry pluoe. Every antumn our shade and forest trees shed their leaves, a wealth of the best of bedding, that, having ab- soroeu manurial substanoes, decay Into the best of manure. MONEY IN APPLES. The failure of the English ande crop and the somewhat reduced suu- ply at home have sent prices np and caused such an aotive demand for ap ples that the farmer has begun to re alize the possibilities of profit to be obtained from his orchard. Indeed. from present appearances it looks as if the apple crop might be made the best on the form. But befoie th can happen the farmer will have to go through his orchard and cut down or graft many of the trees now found there. In setting out the orchard in many cases very Jittlo Judgment was exercised in the choice of trees. Many of the varitics are almost worthless as market apples. There ore too many inferior seedlings, too many summer and early fall varieties, and too many kinds nusuited to the various locali ties. The early apples, which often predominate, are perishable and al most unmarketable. The fruit whioh is in demand is the kind that possesses keeping qualities. It will puy every farmer to find out the varieties that are most desirable in the home and foreign markets, and that are suitable to his climate and soiL He should then go in and im prove his old orchard, regrufting those trees which have sound, vigorous stock but boar poor fruit, and remov ing those with decayed trunks, lie should also set out an orchard of young trees. liut it will not do tj stop here. Most orchards ore half sturved. A crop of apples is .taken off, the trees grow in size, limbs are removed, nuJ vet the soil of the orchard is not fed. If we expect lurgo returns wo must supply the necessary food, either by cultivatiouor by the application of fertilizers. If food is necessary for the produo ti i of apples, spraying is requisite for their protection against insects and fungous diseases, which have, un fortunately, become very common. and thinning, by reducing the strain caused by the production of seed, will aid in the greater development of the fruit. It cannot bo too often repeated that there is always a surplus of com mon fruit, uiij a scarcity of the bent The profit comes from the first-class article. This is only to be obtained by proper thinning and spraying. Now York World. WINTEB CA8E OF COWS. To give an idea of nhut I believe to be not only a sensible but also humane method of enrieg for cows in the winter, says H. B. Mntteson, I will give my way, which is this : My stable is seven feet sit inches in the clear; the stalls are six feet wide, eaoh hav ing two oows fustened with a chain around the neck ; the manger is eight eeu inches wide ou the bottom and can be cleuused eaaily from an alley in 1 fxout v( tho cows by (stepping iu be tween them ; the stalls front the south, and on that side of the stable are win dows so that there is an abundance of light enough so that any moonlight night In winter one can see without a lantern whether the cows are all In order. In the stable I have a well with a two-inch pump and the stock is watered with pails twioo eaoh day, Tbo first thing in the morning they have a feed of hay and then nre milked, after which they are watered, then tho grain or carrot ration is fed and some more hay given. This feed ing is all they have until the evening chore-time comes, when they are wntered and fed again ns in the morn ing. The stables are cleaned both morning and evening at.il tho manure from horse stalls pnt behind the oows and a sprinkling of plaster thrown on it and around the stalls, if any are soiled or wet. The stalls are fillod with stone pounded up and eoverod with clay loam, with a plank for the hind feet of the cows to stand on. Behind the stalls is a spaoe seven feet wide filled from the ground with stone and ce ment, with an eight-inch drop. The partitions between stalls reach baok as far as the drop in the floor and as high as tho cows. In the middle of each pleasant day the stock are all let out in a dry yard for a short time. The yard is never muddy nor should it be for either stock or men to trample around in. If the yard gets soft scrape it up in heaps and draw it out on the fields for a top dressing. I never put the stock out in the yard and go away and leave them to take a chanco of a storm coming on while I am gono. In fact, they are never al lowed to get wet from fall to spring and are never let out in astorm if they have to be kept in for days at a time. lLnoh cow always has the same place in the stable as long as she remains on the farm, and always knows enough to take her place, which does away witu any trouble at time of putting in the stable in the way of hooking and yelling of the ono who puts them in. Sow as to whether my methods are sensible and reasonable I will give my experience for a long term of yoars. So far I have never had to call a vet erinarian to attend a sick cow and have never lost a cow from disease of any kind. Abortion is a thing un known in my dairy. True, I have cows with caked adder and other slight ailments, but have never yet had anything that I have not success fully treated myself. Every animal I have was born on the farm, and bay cows or horses I will not, for if I can not breed and raise one better than I can buy I will leave the farm and take a book agency or something of the kind. Hoard's Dairyman. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Breed the kind of fowls you like best. Except in the severest weather let the fowls out for exercise. Where you find a superior breed of horses you find good pasture. Wheat, cracked corn, peas, rioe and oatmeal make good feed for pigeons. A goose can not bo at its best unless in olean quarters. What fowl or ani mal can? Look to the mares as yon wean tho colts that they do not become ferverish. Better late than never. Got np some earth for dust-bath purposes before it freezes up. If beginning in the poultry business be sure you get healthy stock or eggs from healthy stock. Give the ducks an airy coop even if it is low, and give them an occasional fresh bed of olean straw. Tempt the appetite of the fowls yoa have shut for fattening. Give them a variety ; vegetables, grease, oorn. Plaster or slaked lime sprinkled on the poultry-house floor when cleaned will help in cleanliness and health ful ness. A little chopped fresh moat or a lit tle oil meal mixed in the morning feed will help through the moulting season. Heavy wire is the best material for supporting Lima beans and other run ning vines. A four-inca wire mess. such as may be used for hen yardd, answers wen lor supports. Where rats are plenty a rat-proof hen-houso is a necessity. To make one sink twolvo-inoh boards their full depth around it, and see that no trash ocoumulutes near or is piled against it. If you are crowding poultry at fat tening time clean out the troughs each time after they have eaten. Foed three times a day if you wish but do not keep food before them all the while. If yon havo an idea that tho noultrv business will run itself you are mis- tiiKen anil it you go into it with that umtuken idea you will find to your sorrow that you should have paid at tention to it. Well-cured corn fodder is more fully digested than timothy hay, and is nutritious aud palatable. It is roasted, however, if loft iu tne fields to be exposed to rains, wiuds and frosts during the wintor. Cure should be used not to feed the colt so liberally at weuuiusf time or afterwards as to cloy the appetite. It is better of the two to keep them a little short than to overfeed. They should bo fed often and should have all thoy will eat up clean. The Pueblo Indians are on the point of establishing an independent terri tory. Ou their vast reservation they boast of 800.0U0 sheep, 250,000 horses and 300,000 goats. Their wool aver ages 800,000 pounds annually, Reoontly, when a very young couple were being married iu Hungary, the priest, instead of the usual nuptial benediction, ouereu up tne appropriate praynr, "Patiier, forgive them, for I they know not what they do," HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS, TBI VBSt SAKP DIJHTKR, A large soft sponge maVes the best damp duster. It should be moderate ly fine and perfectly free from grit. Boak it in a pan of water and then wring it as dry as possible never try to use it with ranch water in it. When yon are dusting free the sponge of tho dust by rinsing thoroughly in clean water. When you have finished using, wash it free of all dust and grit and hang it in the sun to dry. If sponge is not cared for it soon got! soft and squashy and fall of partioloe of grit, and then it will not be fit for anything, Borne housekeepers alwayi wash windows with a sponge. It is an excellent cleaner if (it ia kept clean itsolf but it will streak the win low glass unless you wash it out evory few minntes. New Tork Advertiser. CLEANING WOODWORK. It often happens that the woodworV on doors, particularly near th handles, will beoorao quite dirty and badly stained by the frequent running back and forth of careless children. In theso cases it is sometimes found impossible to romove the marks with cold water or without the use of soap, however undesirable. If this oconri throw two tablospoonsful of pulverized borax into a pail of hot water and wash the paint with it. Do not use brush, but if found impossible to re move the marks in this way, then eoap must bo resorted to. Bub the soap on the cloth, and then sprinkle over the eoap dry boras and rub tho spots faithfully, rinsing with plenty of water. By washing woodwork in this way the paint will not be injured, and the borax will keep the bands soft and white. Borax is not half as freely used in domestio labor as it would be if all its usefulness were better known. Its help in increasing the cleansing properties of soap, and at the same time correcting its oorrosive tendency, is one of its most valuable properties. QT7BSTIONS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS, Did you ever clean vinegar bottlee with crushed eggshells in a little water? Did you ever use an ovstor for bait ing a rat trap? Yoa ill catch him, sure t Did you cvor try to disoover the easiest methods of accomplishing the household tasks? Did you ever notice the difference between old and new flour whon used for pastry? The old is always pre- lorrea. Did you ever brash pie crust over with the white of an egg before put ting the fruit in? It will keep it from becoming "soggy," Did you ever realize the importance of salting the steak after it is broiled, not before? Every houaewife should know tho reason why. Did you ever have ocoasion to olean paint brushes in which the paint had partially hardened? First soak them In turpentine, then clean with soap and water. Did you ever havo baking dishes or cups spoiled by remaining too long in the hot oven? The brown disoolora tions may be robbed off with a flannel dipped in whiting. Did yoa ever want to tint the cake frosting? Lemon juice will whiten it, the grated rind of an orange strained through a cloth will give it a yellow tint, and strawberry or oranberry juice will produoe a pretty shade of pink. Did you over make excellent iron holders and at the same time utilize the tops of a pair of worn out boots or shoes? Cat tho leather into squares and cover it with some suitable mate rial, using as many thicknesses of leather as dosirod, and whipping it closely in place. Theso will prove very serviceable. BECIFE3. Beefs Heart Cut in squares. Stew ten minutes in salted water, skimming often. Take out heart, strain liquor, add meat, one sliced onion (if liked), one tablespoonful of sauce, parsley, chopped head of celery, cayenne and one tablespoonful of butter. Stew tender, add one tablespoonful of wot, browned flour. Orange Float Add the juice of three lemons to a quart of water 2 put in a saucepan with a cup of sugars set on the fire until it boils; stir in three tablospoonfuis of cornstarch, and set aside to oooL Peel six large oranges, slice, and lay iu a deep glass dish ; pour the mixture over. Spread the top with meringue, and aerve very cold with sponge cake. Cocoanut Tarts Dissolve half a pound of sugar in half a pint of water; add a pound of grated cocoa nut aud stir over the fire for five min utes. Let cool. Add the beaten yolk and the white of one egg. Line little tart pans with puff paste ; fill with the mixture and bake. A lemon or almond mixture may be used to fill the tarts in place of oocoanut if desired. Corn Stew Cat one chioken as for fricassee, put it into the stewing pan, cover with boiling water, stew gently lor about one hour, then add four peeled tomatoes out iuto quarters and the corn out from six cobs, one green pepper and one onion chopped tine. Stew twenty minutes, add a tablespoonful of butter and one of flour rubbed together. Season and serve. Bice Dumplings Boil one cupful of rice until done, about thirty min utes, then drain. Take a square of cheese cloth, put the rice, the size of a sauoer, iu the center of the cloth, put the apple iu, the center of this, then fold up the corners of the cloth, so as to fold the rice over the whol evenly. Tie tightly and throw into a kettle of boiling water, boil rapidly for twenty minutes, untie, and they are ready to serve. Shrimp Pudding Wash two cans ol shrimps iu cold water; drain, and with a silver spoon mash them, add one cupful soft bread crumbs, one tablespoonful chopped parsley, on teaspoonful salt, a dash of cayenne, mix and add four well beaten eggs; turn into a pretty, suitable mould, stand in a pan of boiling water, cover with paper, and oook iu the oven twenty minutes. Turn out and garn ish with parsley and slioos of lemon. Serve sauce in a bo.it. Seventy thousand pedestrians and eight thousand teams cross London Uridj;9jjty twelve hours, TEMPERANCE. WaTTTttlt'g t.AMKftT, IOW bowod thn mnlsn Its tsssollad limit, Antl ultfhsil, "Ah, wouM thnt I wnradnadl Ptinshlne anil showor hsvs bnen In vain. For whisky claims my gokloa grain." "Oh, my I oh, mv I" erled out th rva, "To serve thsttriinksr.l shall I din? I hoped to bleas the world with bread, But poison I must yloltl Instead." The araonral hop-vine qnske.t with faar, tost they must holp mnkn nle and beer, And all thnlr henrt wns fillod with pain Tbnt they should swell the brewer's gain. Ths grnpp-vlnn and thn apple-tree Orlpved over what tholr fate nilslit bs Must rosy frnit and clusters fine Fill elder ensks snd vats of Wins? Youth's Temperance Banner. PHI TO SAI.OOKS. At a (mtherlna of rrotestsnf olenrrmen and lnymen, nsnnlly called the minlstors' moetinit, hold t Hnrstoirn, N. Y., a short time afro, Mr. Jamns P. Dsdlpy, of tho Thll adolphla Public Lodgor, ssld that he hail for six months been Invnstlifstlnif the eon ilit Ion of tho poor In thnt city, and that hs hnd found the chief factor In tholr degrada tion to be the saloon. ItKKS AKD ALCOnoL. Ths St Louis nopnbllo savs that "cxporl mcnts have been made by ,r. Buchnor In submitting working bees to a reulmon ot alnhollsed honey. Tho efTwt Is astonishing, aud much ths same as in mnnklnd. Not only do ther loss tho Inborn hereditary In stinct for work, but tlicv will steal. The hierarchy Instinct Is quickly lost also. Thoy tovolt airnlnst thnlr qumm nnJ commanders, and give themselves over to Idleness, brtg- CndAire and plllaire nntll they are ost out y their follows. Alcohol makes veritable anarchists of them." "canned rsAcnKS." A highly respectable ami widely respected, flergyman living iu a country pnrlsh not far from Doston received a communication from a New York house dealing In wines and liquors not long airo, sayingthat they would be very glad to furnish him with anything he needed tn tholr lino, and as an lnduoo jaent for his patronnge addod that thoy were awarethat the arrival In a country place o( Wines and liquors for the use ot ths olergy tnen was apt to orcnte oomment, If not scan dal. And they offcrod, In case he purchased goods from them, to have them- securely packed In a wooden box, where they would be free from exmilnntlon, and to have the box marked "Canned poaches." Boston Uerald. Btsnor WATTEBSOS'S TWO FICTtTIlES. "If there Is a sacrel thing on earth, mj dear friends, tt lsthe Ohrlstlnn family, where father and mother and children dwell to gether, sanctified by fnlth, up-borns by holy hope and united .'with Ood and one another by tho blessed bonds of Christian charity Bnd If thero Is one thing that wrecks and ruins the Ohrlstlnn home, it Is excessive and habitual Indulgence In intoxicating drink by any member of tho household, and psrtlon larly bv the fnthor or mother of tho family. "Where such a state of things exists, ths bcusa is a Christian home no longer (the grnca of Ood Is lost, and His blessing for feited the benefits secured by united human effort are undone ; prayer, sacraments, deeds of oharltv and benevolence to the poor are overlooked ; spiritual reading, attendance at Instruction and divine worship on Sundays and all the duties of religion nre negleoted. Love and Joy anil peace and happiness are gone ; and In their place are 111 lumper and misery) and this not only tn the bumble dwellings of the poor, but often too In the rich residences ot the wealthy; not only among our laboring classes, but often In the families of our business and professional men, who once gave promise of rising to honorable positions, whence they might have wrought and might still he working a Wholesome Influence on social)- around them. Where onoo was edification, there now Is scandal, and the abode of Ood be comes the home ot satan. The once Chris tian horns Is turned Into a very hell on earth, with drunkenness and strife and pro fanity and obscenity, the demons ot dis order. Who has seen or felt the baneful In fluence of drunkenness and will not bear witness to the truth of what I have but feebly outlined?" A IIAB'S DRINK BILL. Americans are accounted a fairly sober people In the hurly-burly of nations, bnt ths figures ot the Internal Revenue Commis sioner for the past year are enough to make a temperance man stagger without a drop of whisky or beer. We distilled Inst year 87,848.834 gallons of liquor, not Including 1,4:90.853 gallons ot brandy, making In all 8S, 177, 187 gallons of alcohollo spirits. Expo.1 bartonders esti mate sixty-three drinks to the gallon. There fore there were 5,604,062,8111 drinks pro duced In this oiuutrv. A conservative estimate of how much was Imbibed across counters Is about 87,000,000 gallons of whisky, brandy and other dis tilled spirits, or In other words, we drank 1,090,000,000 glasses of whisky, for which we paid over the bar C09,OO0,0O, or (50,000,000 more than all the annual appropriations of Congress combined. Tbla represents a consumption of 100 glasses of whisky eaoh year for every man, woman and child between the rock-bound Pacllla and the storm-tossed Atlantic, or, counting only ths male adults, 600 flosses per week eaoh. Of beer the figures are equally astound ing. The consumption was 81,902.043 bar rels, that Is, 18,785,169,200 glasses, represent' lng an expenditure for this mode of the Teu tonlo hilarity ot 1 617,258,460, or about ten oents for eaoh Inhabitant. Intbe neighbor hood of 220 glasses are charged up In this calculation against each of us as our annual allownuoe; therefore, If ws do not averags our dally glusa we may be sure that out neighbors are getting the benefit of our ab stinence. By estlmnting this year's Intern il revenue receipts from spirits on the basis of last year's product, with the Inoreasod tax of (1.10 per gallon, the Internal revenue re ceipts will be (37,674,1(05. San Franoisoo Exuminor. TIMPKBANCI HEWS AND NOTES. Mr. Edison gives as one reitsoo why hs does not drink liquor, that he has a better use for his brain. It is an uncommonly good head and he bud bettor take oare ot It . flood Templars of Indiana at their recent annual session passed resolutions of co-operation with the W. U. T. U. In its efforts to se cure a scientific teuiperiuioe Instruction law. The W. C. T. U. of India publishes a f taper called the White Klbbou. Mrs. Phil ips, President, suys that the orgnulzntlon In that count! y "Is springing Into brighter hie." Rev. J. M. Cleary, President of the Catho lio Total Abstinence Union, hat given his en dorsement to the great petition to Govern, ments of the world for the overthrow of the opium and liquor traffic. To druukenness as a fruitful source may be traced much, If not tho most of the crime thut dlagraoea our beloved oountry, and much, if not the most, of the poverty and misery that we see around us. bishop Wat t arson. Citizens of Canton Url. In Switzerland. have made a law requiring auy liquor seller Who gives bis customers enough drink to make them unconscious to provide them Iree lodging and board until completely ro Xivered. The number of "hard drinkers" In onr louutry to-day Is estimated to be 2,600,000. tnd an average of four other persons are af fected by each one's debauchery aud shame. I'oial number aiTaoted, twelve aud oue-nslf aulllon persons I A Kentucky Midget Dead. Abner Astron. the midget. Is dead In his mountain home tn Johnson County, Ken luoky. He was fifty-two years old. Astrop never weighed more thuu forty-live pound?, and at his death bis weight wns but thirty pounds. He was two feet ten inches tall. Astrop was bora in Johnson County. He was of ordinary size In bubyhooJ, but ha grew very little after his fifth year. Ills strength for a dwarf was remarkable. His parents established him iu a small cross roads store when ho was tweuty years old, and hs spent his life in ll. Museutn managers ma le flattering offors to bi-n. but he refused them. He ille t worth (lO.OJO. He never married aud Wis never ouisiie his native county, . 1 l ne latest investigations oy the United States and Cana dian Governments show the Royal Baking Powder supe rior to all others in purity and leavening strength. Statements by other manufacturers to the contrary have been declared by the official authorities falsifications of the official reports. 201 ftOVAt BAKINfJ FOWDtn Uiant Horned Idsards. Some years ago several hundred thousand, perhaps a brackish or fresh water lake existed which ex tended for 800 miles along the east- era flank of the HoeVy Mountains, and many strange monsters wandered np aud down its shores. Frofossor Marsh named one the Tri eeratops, whioh means that it wore three horns on its face. Its sknll was euormons, measuring in an old indi vidual seven or eight feet in length, was somewhat wedge-shaped, and the baok and sides ot its nook were pro tected by a huge fanlike ruff or pro jection of bone, extending from the sknll and forming part of it. The brain was smaller in propor tion to the size of the skull than in any known animal. The mouth was a kind of beak, like that of the turtle, and similarly sheathed in horn. Its food was of the luxurious tropioal veg etation whioh flourished along the borders of the groat lake. The animal was about twenty-five feet in length and eight or ton feet in height, being considerably larger than the largest existing elephant. Cincinnati kuquirer. Alaskan Indian Canoes. In the Sitka distriot tho canoes are eaoh cut from a aingle log of wood. The log is first dressed and hollowed out, and then steamed and spread open. Many of the oanoes are models of form. Oreat care is expended on them, and if the maker were paid good wages their prioes would be fabulous. A good new canoe able to oarry three men (and 100 pounds of baggage is worth $150. Au older canoe of the same size may be procured for $70. Borne cost 8200 and up to $700. The Indians have abandoned to a great ex tent the old method of paddling the canoe, and they are furnished with oars and sail. This is made possiblo by having a rigid body, unlike the bark or skin canoes of other places. Intor-Ocean. Mr. Fukuzawa, a private Japanese gentleman and author, has contributed 10,000 yen to the exponses of the war. lie saved the monoy by domostio economies. GIVE AWAY A Sample Packaf (4 to tloaas) at Dr. Pierce's- a Pleasant Pellets 7b any on tending nam and addrtst to at on a postal card. ONCE USED THEY ARB ALWAYS IN FAVOR. Hence, our object in tending them out broadcast ,- " ON ""' ' They absolutely cure Sick Headache, Bil iousness, Constipation, Coated Tongue, Poor Appetite, Dyspepsia and kindred derange. tncnts of the Stomach, Liver and Bowela. Don't accept torn tubstitut said to b "just as good." The subslituU costs the dealer lest. It costs yon ABOUT the same. HIS profit is in the "just at good." WHERE IS YOURS f Address for Fail SaitPLa, Warld'i Dlsfttaury Medical Assoclallei,' Ala, 6J Mtlm St., BUFFALO, ft K clean It, either, half as well play with the fire." If your be honeat send it back. "Saw lw H.i and Ye'li fuse 111 Our SAPOLIO ! CO.', M WALL IY.J rfEW-YofttC." TT ii, TT h .T,S rrir.e monoy is still awarded the British navy for the capture of slaves. Lnst year the tot,.l was $11510. The prioe for tho oaptnro of a single live slave is $50. The now regulations for the British army state that a knowledgo of short hand is ot great advantage to staff offi- KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and Improvement mi tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. Tho many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditun, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the valuo to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced iu the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting tn 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 ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid nevs, Liver and Dowels without weak enlng them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Byrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 60c and $1 bottles, but it ir man tifactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the nnme, tjyrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if oQered. W. L Douglas? WilUb no eauEAKiNQ. 5. CORDOVAN, .FfUNCH&tMAMEUXDCALT - J.s-FlNECAif&KAj;SAR!l 3.WP0UCE.3 Soles. iosy2.W0RKINGMENs " EXTRA FINE. w' 2.l.yBOYSSCHO0(iKOEi LADIES BesTP0 SEND f0 CATALOG US W.L-DOUCLAS: BROCKTON, MASS." Taa eta savs money fcr wrarlac lh W. I.. Donslaa S3.00 tikee. nrcaaivt w mwv u irnr niBuuiariuivi this grv.of Uoe Id Hid worM,udurftat tht l villi by tarn plug tha nm anil prtc oo in button., which protoet you against high prliaaan! lb middleman's pruflta. Our shoe's tj,ul cuiiom work la at., fitting aud wearing qualities Wa haT ttifra sold everywhere at lower prices for lha value Klven than any other make. Take bo sub etltnte. If your dealer cannot aimi-lv you, we can FACE TO FACIL The pleasure of a conrMentihl cliat la doubled by the sweet breath tbat sues with a well-onlereU system. bd tbat Is always insured, by Pipans Tabules. Bweet breath, bright eye, clear complexion, Ripans Tabules. $3 iff! What to do with Milk Pails! Clean them with Pearlinc. You can't ret them so thoroughly sweet and pure in any other way. besides, it's easier for you quicker, more economical "The box and barrel churn are not hard to keep clean. A little hot water and a little Pearline will clean any churn or do xway with any bad odor." The Dairy World, Chicago. Perhaps you think that some of the imita tions of Pearline, that you'd be afraid to use in washing clothes, would do just as well in work like this. They wouldn't hurt tinware, certainly. But they wouldn't as Pearline besides, "don't grocer sends you an imitation, 400 james fyle, New York. Ne'er be Married." Don't Re- Advice to Use il If
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