A LOST FRIEND. Br Jons Botlb O'Keillt. Mt friend he wa : my f rleod, from all the mt, with childlike f ilth be ont'd to me his breast. N o door wat lckeii on al tar, erare, or grief ; o weakness veiled, bidden no disbelief. The hope, the sorrow.and the wrong were bare; And, alii the shadow only showed the fair. I rave him 'ove for lorn, but deep within 3 masnltl'd each frailty into slnt Ktch hlll-to:ite.t foible in the sunset (flowed, OlwurlnK Tales where riTered virtue flowed : Veproof became reproach, till common grew 1 he captions word at every fault I knew. le smiled uton the censorship, and bore With patient love the touch that wounded sore ; Vntil at lencth, so had my blindness grown, lie knew I Judged lilin by his fault alone. A lone, of all men, I who knew him best. :elusel the gold, to tike the dross for test) Cold Mrangcrs honored for the worth they saw; Ills friend forgot the diamond In the flaw. At last It came the day he stoid apart, When from my eyes he proudly veiled bis heart; When cumin? Judgment and uncertain word stein resentment in his bosom stirred; W hen in his r.ice I read what I had been. And with his vision saw what he had seen. Too late! too late! known O, could he then have When his l. ve died that mine had perfect tsrnwn ; That when the veil was drawn, abused, chaa- used The ci'iis,. stood, the lost one truly prized. Too late v.c learn a man must hold his friend L'njudged, accepted, faultless to the end. VI lea 0 server. TIIIXGS OK BEAUTY. BY DAItLEV DALE, Authr ( "The Yivngn mack'mtth," "The (ilu,y o the Sea,' "A thing i f beauty Is a Joy for ever," Keats. Then why is there so much sadness in this beautiful world? Suroly because of our blindness; we do not seo tbo beanty around n. Beauty is cheap; why not rejoice in it Let ns leave, our sordid cares and petty troubles lor a while, lot us turn asida from Bin anJ sorrow, and gaze for few momenta on some things of beauty We would rnn to and fro, and hide and seek. On I lie hi ii i.l sea-woUisin the crimson sh.-l!s hose silvery spikes are uluhest the sea. We shall Cnd plenty of beauty there to make ns pnuso and wonder.and love aud rejoice J.et ns join the water-babie under the clear blue sen, and look a Rome of ocean's toys with which they dully sport and play. I hose verv crim son shells with silvery spikes are some of the prettiest toys in the ocean nuts- err: they are the murexes which Keats described as "crimson-mouthe thi-lls ttitn htubborn cnrls of every size ami shape. Ko beautiful are they that even stern science lu.s given credence to tl.e preitv f.nev thut the Goddess of J'emity ci t:il el her golden locks w-tu the 'Vihrrv Kpiki s" of one critrsou- 1 i I pod rutin x, and has allowed it to it culled Wnm's Comb. .Vo shells are so beautiful in color so varit d in form as the murexe-i Notice the difference between the'r rouili, Fuiky exteriors, as quaint a ther are graceful, and the sniooti poliil.c 1, marble-like surface of the cones, n family of shells so named be cause of their cono-like shape. It n hard to ?av whieh is the most to bi admiii . I, tho ritiaint, toothed, spindle shnped Venus's Comb Murex tcnui jtiwt) or tho smooth, exquisitely mot tied surface of tho Field of the Cloth of (lul 1 i 'onus t(j tilinx), or t lie price lest, elia-tely-niarked Cilory of the Sen L'iniiK ijotia inarm). W ho painted those crimson months? Who df.-iyned those chaste patterns? We Icnow from whence tho Greeks obtain -il the Ureck fret (at leant those who krjt-W the story of Ariadne and Dfo lalii.s no ; wo know tliat a Binder r web was the model for that "thing ol lienntv. wliicu is tikoly to ;e "a jo. forever" to architects and artists nud designers of all kinds of things. Bu teillier lnstory nor mytn, science nor poetry enn tell ns who designed t lie- fretted ii''work of tho r leld of the i'loth of i.ld or of tho CHory of the S.-n. .No one can tell who tho artist wes who set tLe palette from whence to paiiit tbo red lips of the ilosebud Mur es, no ono knows from whence he got Lis piemen's; no Unman artist nas as yet produced such exquisite tints, not blended thorn so softlv as the tints which line tho Comb of Venus. And jtt wo fnin would penetrato thp mystery uhicli (-urrouuds these shell palacen, roofed as they are with mother-of-pearl, decorated as no royal palaco was ever yet decorated. Who built those spires? Who roofed those inner chambers? Wtio painted those walls? Science endeavors toanswer all thoie questions; but she cannot wholly solvr the mystery; much remains untold when she hns spoken and told us all sho lias to tell. Thank God, she can not solve the problora, she cannot pen etrate the mvtdery; but we Christians know thst God was the architect, do signer, and artitt, and we know, too, that '-!Ih ways are unsearchable aud past finding out." Each of these bountiful shells is in itself a porm, for it is tho embodiment of a divine thought; we can no more penetrate that underlying thought than we can discover entirely the way in which it was clothed. Surely it must be a beautiful thought, since the form which expresses it is so beautiful A litt'e wo do know about the mys tery; mui h remains undiscovered; but to nnderHlnnd even that little we must first learn something of the creatures which inhabit these beautiful shell Louses. At first it seems incredible that these hard sbelly substances should be formed by jelly-like, boneless crea tures; and yet it is a fact that the inhabitants of theso shells are soft bodied animals who need no other help than sntdtght and air to construct their beautiful dwellings. Molluscs, bs these strange beings are called, are lotieleFS, and tbougb not nerveles", their nerves instead ot being ievel ped in a spiual chord are dis persed about their bodies in groups called (.'iitiIia. it is perhaps rather a shock to find that the inhabitants of such ideal homes are so exceedingly realistic that their Ixniies consist almost entirely of the organs of nutrition. 'J ho headless jnolluscs possess but one sense, the jens.' of touch; they can neither soe I jjor hear, nor smell, nor taste; those which have heads, as the muret and cone, generally havo also tentacles by wliieii they feel their way, and organ" of sight nud hearing. Snd to say, they are not only very preedy rreatures, but they are not at U p-rliciilar what they eat; and while Jivinsi iu a pa'.nce decorated by the )iighist art, they will dino off any an imal or vegetable substance that comes au their way. We say advisedly, comes an llieir way, for they seldom go iu search of their food; many of them are moored to a certain rock by a bunch of 3hremls callel a byssns, and so cannot f;o beyond the lengtu of their tether; und ail of them are compelled to carry their shell-hons- s with them wherever j would make a lhev go, This in itself tnflieient excuse for not wishing t travel; hnt besides this their organ of iocomotion is limited to a broad disc 1 ailed tho foot, on which they crawl 1 from spot to spot. i.i mo vi ujuuuau o '"oy i vhich most concerns ns is the mantle Sa which nearly all the mollosca are j t uveloped, for it is from the mantle 1 bat the shell is formed. The mantle ' it a i outer skin or envelope from ; which exudes an albuminons liquid which hardens when exposed to the nr or water; from this liquid and the c arbonate of lime which it secretes the hall is formed in layers. The nucleus f f the shell is generally developed be fore the embryo leaves its eggs; fresh layers are then deposited on the inner surface from time to time; the place vhorai nn ! tia VutAn tiitai iuinir frequently visible on mature shells, where it is known as the line of growth. flow such lovely cellular tissues, to say nothing of the colors which decor ate them, are built up from the parti cles of carlionate of lime which the an imal obtains from its food, and the gelatinous matter the mantle exudes, science cannot tell us. We know the shape of the shell de pends upon the way in which the new formed layers extend beyond the pre vious layers; we know to that the col ors depend to some extent on the ac tion of light, for bi-valves are found richly colored ou the valve exposed to the light, whila the under valve is colorless. Tropica shells are always more rich ly colored than shells which come from colder climes; the greater heat and power of the tropical sun evidently having some etiect on the coloring, So we may say the sun is the artist who paints, bis rays the pigments which decorate these exquisite dwellings. The cones are all with one exception tropical; hence their great beanty. One species only is found in the Med iterranean; the rarest of all, Gloria mart, is found in the Philippine Islands, from whence also eomes an other magnificent species, jasty named "Magn'ficus." The Glory ot the Sea is one of tho rarost of all shells; even now, only twelve specimens, of which three are in the Xatnral History Museum at .South Kensington, are known to exist. For a lcng time only two specimens were known , one belonged to a French ninD, the other to a Dutoh naturalist, and the btory goes, when the Dutch man d:ed and his specimen was sold the Frenchman bought it and crushed it under his heel, saying: "Sow my specimen is the only one. ma " Theso twelve specimens are not like ly to be added to, for recent dredging operations in the Philippines have faded to procure any; and it is said the original birthplace of the Glory of tho ea has been dostoyed by an earthquake. Xo picture, noteven a photograph,over does the Glory of the Sea justice, the net work of the pattern is too fine to be reproduced; but the exquisite shape can be seen in a good print. The Field of the Cloth (Conui tex tiling) ts better known; but it is a very variable shell, in size, shape, color and pattern; it may generally bo recog nized by its triangular white marks, aud waving brown lines on a gronnd of yellowish brown, the cloth of gold of tho admiring oonchologists who named it. Then there are the episcopal cones, and the abbots.the golden cones, and the crocus cones, all from tropical seas, aud all capable of taking a very high polish. Ti e croens cones are easily recog- nizi d by thoir color, which is yellow. ofton shading into dark orange from the pn est primrose. hen discovered in their original locality, that is in coral reefs, or in the hsMiresof rocks, their smooth elabor ately decorated shells are wrapped in au epilermis, which is a horny envel ope or layer of membraneous matter, with which many shells are covereJ. Here in their rocky homes, they prey on other shell-tish, and collectors must be miry in taking them, for the bite of some species is not only very severe, but venomous also, their ton guts be- iU' armed witu very sharp, finely barbed teeth. T 'o cones belong to those molluscs whioii rejoi e in a head; and in their case; it is a very distinct part, Having two tentacles on which the eyes are seati'd; the body can be extended ltrgely, or compressed at the animal's pleasure; but the mantle from which the beautiful thick shell is formed is '! tr. Kuormons prices are sometimes 'iven for these favorite shells; (rorin murit has fetched ten times its weight iu gold, so highly do conchologists nrizu t ie symmetry of its shape, and the rLaste beauty of its pattern and color. Nature is nothing if not variable, she never wearies us with monotony, she 1 j es surprises and variety, so when we turu to tho murexes, as exquisito in i heir way as the cones in theirs, what a c a iing.; do we nnd! 1 he conos may be -aid to belong to the classical type of hell beauties, where symuietry of urn and subdued color are the highest iu i.tus, hut the murexes are the wiIJ couutry maidens of the sea, whose clii.rm lies in their brilliant coloring ind rii h curls, who scorn classical modeis and strike out in a path of their own. Who shall say these rustic m antics are less graceful and lovely i a i the more refined cones? If tho artist who painted Venus's Comb thought more of color and less of design than the designer of the Field of the Cloth of Gold, who shall blame him? If the sculptor who moulded the pikes and curli of the morex pre- b rred to let his fuuoy run riot in thorus end rough endive-shaped leaves ustca I ol conhning it within the Mrictly beautiful curves of tho cones, hull ho not also have his admirers? The outside of tfie shell of the mnr xos is alwavs rough nnd crinkled, it is he smooth ennmelli d surface of tho uterior that is so richlv Colored; the nmson month of Venus's CuId'i, the. link-tijijieil fringes of tho Snipe's lead u .d the Begal Murex: tho red lips of the ltosubud Murex these show ho mysterious nrtist s depth of co.or and power of delicate gradations of tCU". The on'mnl of Venus's Comb pos sesses the powtrof dissolving the spiky curls which surround his shell when i) wishes to enlarge his honse, anil is No capable of crowing them again when ho has enlarged it. 1 lie mantle of the mnrex is large, ud ringed soiiK'tixes on both sides, ut cener.dly ou tho right fi le oulv; is from this frin e that the spikes and curls are developed, each row of spikes ii arkmg a tresh growth. Un like the cone, tne Huitnal of tho murex has no jaws, but tho month is armed with barbed teeth, and the head has tvo long teutiielet; the rounded foot is short. Tho Indian Ocean is tho best hunt-ing-gronn 1 lor these exquisitely col ored shells; hero, pasturing on tho sea-weed, Ave, or ten, or twenty fathoms deep, they may bo found; not content though with the food the sea weed odors, but feeding oa other mol luscs. Very neirly related to the beautiful mnrex is the Fastis or Sptndlo shell, which, though of very beautiful form, cannot boast tho f ich col riug nor spiky curls of the mnrex; but some for eign speci' p are prettily marked with orange lin-s on silTron-oolor. d ground. 'Ihese shells nr ttirroted an !, though thick and knoltv, th.v are smooth to the touch, while the interior j das the same smooth enamelled surface ns iho interior of tho murex. Fretty toys for tho weter-babieg ara ' tho spiudle shells, and less liable to 'prick their baby fingers than the thorn v mu exes, which seem to verify A ,he proverb, "no r .M without a', morn, ior tue mm ex is to otner sheila what the rose is to other Bowers. It is good for land-babies, as well as water-babies, to toy with these lov. ly creatures sometimes, to admire their beauty, to rejoice in it. for it is tho shadow of the smile on the faoa of the Creator. "Hull-fill s the rial k-lilue sky Vaulted over the riarlt-tiltie sea; I. nth i tin. en. I (if life; hIiI why Shout. I hie r.ll labor tie?" Not all labor: there is time to rest for the busiest, and there is no greater rest in the hurry of life than to pause ' for awhila and elance at the works ol ' nature whioh surround us, from which there is so much to learn as well aa to' , a inure. A GREAT FOX STORY. Dow Judge Cnlbenon's Bruno BroafM DUnc to His Vaster. Congressman Kllgore tells an amus ing story about Judge Culberson's log. The Judge owns a big beaglo bound which be thinks Is the finest fox hunter la Texas, Mr. Kllgore lays it can't bunt a little bit. "Wizy, I was down at Judge Culberson's one time," he said, "and he took me out to look at this dog. When we got to the kennel he was gone. ' 'Bruno's out hunting foxes,' ex plained the Judge. 1 said nothing. 'I'll bet he's over in the woods, he sontinued. 'ind If we walk over that war we'll find him on the tralL" "We went over and wandered around for nearly an hour. There was no trace cf the dog. We were about to return to the house when we heard a dismal wall in the dis tance. " That's Bruno,' said the Judge, with much animation. 'He's on a hot trail. He's after a for, sure.' "We hurried away In the direction of the sound, and the wailing be came more distinct but dolorous. " 'Let's hurry,' eagerly exclaimed the Judge. 'If we don't we'll be too late to see tho fun. That dog's right up with the fox. I can always tell by that sound that he's nearlng the game. Come on,' shouted the Judge as he tried to run. A few minutes later we came to a clearing by a lit tle stream, and just across it stood an old mill. The sound of the bay ing seemed to come from within the mill. " 'lie's on the other side of the mill,' explained the Judge, looking a little doubtful himself. 'The fox must be over there. He never howls that way unless he's got a fox." "We crossed the creek and went around the mill. The doleful baying Df the hound came from the Interior af tho old mill. -I'ts there,' shouted the Judge with great glee. 'Let's go in,' and he pushed open the door and hurriedly entered. I followed him. No fox was In sight, but Bruno stood in front of a little tin spout that af forded an outlet to one of the hoppers: A tiny stream of meal was coming out from the corn that was slowly ground as the big mill wheel outide was turned by trio water. J Initio was speedily consuming the meal as it ran out, and was dismally bowling for more. The thought of foxes had nevor entered his head; be was merely intent upon tilling himself up with corn meal. Judge Cultiorson walked up to him, and, deliberately kicking him ac oss to the door and clear ou: side, exclaimed with some petulanc'4 'Dod rot my soul, if somo infern:.i cuss hasn't taken my dog off a bo' trail and locked him up in this milL Just let me catch the. man that did It and he'll never interfere with tun more fox hounds. Aud tt. 1 Judge, to further relieve his fc lings, went outside and KU'Kcd 1. ratio onci more." IombH That Dive. in the recent aiming trials on ttt Vesuvius some of tho darts afttl striking close befoic the target dived under it for forty feet, then Jumped clear of tho waves, then dived again, playing the game of marine leap froj for 300 feet. The great bombs, fly log for a mile aud a half, rarely missed the object aimed at by mor than a few feet, and if a vessel had been in the target's place It assurcdl would have been Llown to atoms. A new exploding device was ucd at these trials, and it did not work well; but as their are fuses which never fail, the system of throwing guueotton, ot dynamite, or gunpowder by cjni pressed air is a per .'eel success, cve:i in a high cross-wind. What amount of damage will be done to a vessel when one of tho 500-p und charge is exploded on her deck It is impossi ble to stale, s.tire it never yet ha; occurred; but it Is reasonable to sup- jiose, from the e;!cct on rocks anil earth in land trials, thai the shit must be torn asunder aud sank o.i the instant. It will not always be the ob.'cct ol the air gumic s, however, to destroy a vessel completely, for It Is oftcii more desirable to disahlc a vessel aud capture the crew. To test this po. sibility trials have bec-n orde.cd in which a ship's boat while being toweu ty a long line from a steamer iuov.n I! f teen miles au hour will hc tired at by the Vesuvius also going at full speed, and approaching it lrom oru side. This will be known as tht "moving target" trial, and will U very interesting, for the object will be to hit as near as possible without actually striking the boat. It h claimed that if one of these boruta explodes near the side of a ship it wil create such a concussion of the al: that the ship's plates will be loosened, her guns upset, her machinery thrown out of place, and her l-oiiers started leaking And no doubt her crew will gladly surrender before a second such visitation. St. Nicho as. Sewed Up His Pockets. There is a younij marriel woim ol my acquaintance whoss firet wifely exper ience with the needle rsviltol in a doi ts! joke oa her. Sue found what ap peared to be two immense rips on tho inside of the tails of her nusbtnd's frockcoat, and when he was down town she carefully se.veJ thein up. When t io youu j man ca no homo to lunch hid wife met him, coat in hand. "I've just mcadei it," sho said; "there were two awful ripj la the tiiU of it." "Let me see," said tho husband of the industrious young woin.io. "Ididu't know there was a teat in it." "Yes there was; right thore." "But those are the '' The young man caught the look ot innocent doubt on his wife's face and stopped. "Yes, those were fearful rips; thiaji were getting in them all the time." And the young man went down to his office and picked out the threads in or der to get at his bank book and a few letters that he had iti those tail packeU. A'aiudi City Tinm. THE L REAM-SHlP. A Mil and golden ocean, a sky. blue and goldei A shin with while sail flliltiKas til SuiiiniPl ship that n at Kri'J urze uiowa iiy. la-l-ti with p'eisures. with hopn fatiiiNh aiol fund. from the ixirt (if Nowhera and b ooutin lor tne great ife-yond. (In board are lovely worn in and nobis and clever men. Who nver heloro were together and never will meet aitatn, 'eir f ices fade and alter with the tbcughts of hi in mini r-holils. As the penn hi at tl.o uixtt liead is shifting Iu airy fold; I ut in th-.r nildit. more distinctly, are evei visib.e two A man ln for o ice. Is happy, a woman, fo onct. wim lit tru. An i.f:ruuii atoleu iro.n fr.tc-Laud this radi ant vuyaiEc iniplu rafiu, Uul tlic ship and nix man and the voman an but mil of a aklne dreaiu. M. U. (J., in August iaprmcoTi's. PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOB OUK YOUTH. BT ID1TB MAXWEI.Ii. There are none for whom we should have more sympathy than those who have had to learn from sad experience Low to preserve their health. What t struggle they have had with their pam pered appetites, against custom and all their preconceived notions of living! Alas that we never think of giving this Bubject any attention until disease and suffering force it upon ns. li there any thing else that we so much neglect as our health, or that we seek for with snob diligence when lost? There are few indeed that give any thought to the laws that govern health nnless compelled to do fo by the crioa of outraged nature. It seems strange, but even persons otherwise well edu cated aro often as indifferent to the causes of disease and the means of pre venting and curing them, as the most ignorant. How very sid it is to see a young person jnst budding into manhood or womanhood at the very time when they need to hnsband all their forces physi cal, mental aud moral to meet the in creasing responsibilities of life to have all these weakened by a diseased con stitution! We see evidence of this every day, which might doubtless have been avoided by correct living, plainer and more wholesome food, and, for girls, healthful dressing with more exercise. 'I he moans for the preservation of health are within the reach of all. Hut many err from the misdirected and ia temperate nse of that wbteh was in tended lor their good, lake lor in stance the food which we eat. It shonld go to repair the waste of the system, lhat is the object of eating. I think if we could get this fact clearly before us we would have loss trouble about the quality and quantity of foo l we should eat. ISecan'e then we would aim to provide suju food as our stom achs could properly digest and assimi late. We can ouly speak in a general way abont what is best to eat, for each person must learn what he can digest. Another person may diged perfectly what wonld be an impossi bility for my stomach to digest. But then it is often through ignorance thut we err, it may be that even and in childhood stomach or bowel troubles which lust through life are sometimes contracted. So it i necessary that parents should teach their children not only by pr 'Cept but by example to eat nehtly, and at proper tiuios; to drink only wuea thirsty or when through eating. We wonld hardly say never drink while eating as it causes the fool to ie wished down vithoat being thorough ly masticated, bat we would say that great mcderation shonld b.3 ns id Teach the children to use their teeth to thoronghly grind or masticate their food. Gladstone asks his family to chew each mouthful thirty-two times, "once for each tooth." It is a g oil plan to allow on onr tables little of the kinds of food "that pint melt in ore's month," for theso sorts eheat the teeth out of theii proper work. If one will insist on eating hot bread, tnince pies, sweet cakes, pickles nnd other indigestible things, at least we .shonld not let onr children eat at the tame table. Of a winter morning while we take onr hot rakes and syrup washed down with couee, let ns see '.bat the children have plenty of cat meal or cracked wheat, and milk with bread and fruit.and they will Ve happy nnd free from illness. Many people fail to notice the wrong combinations of food which are often on the table at the same time. Certain vegetables at cabbage, turnips and beans shonld never be eaten together with eggs and fruit. Nor should two kinds of acid fruit be eaten at the same time. They form a chemical action which causes gas in the stomach or flatulence. While acid fruits liko lemons, shonld not be eaten with milk and cream, raw clams and a class of milk are sometimes fatally poisonous lee cream and lemonade are often served together, bnt few ndeed are die stomachs which can si and this combination. There is no more prevalent disorder .ban constipation and there is none to ho more dreaded, for it In indeed at the root of almost every disease flow many chronioand complicated diseases might we not trace to this? Children should be carefully taught ihe importance of regularity in this respect. -aruro nas regular timos lor per forming uer functions and neglect it ion form to her rales always bring (rouble. Khe has proper times for lecreting the fluids and juices for digesting food, and irregularity on meal times, together with improper sombinations of food are the causes of rery many of the stomach troubles. have fonnd from experience that where food ferments, canning wind or gas on the stomach, the dryer food is taken. and more thoroughly mixed with laliva, drinking nothing while eating. the less tronblj I had. I often make in entire breakfast of raw rolled oats ur wheat. It does not ferment where oatm at, unless cooked very dry will i!o. Mdk, nnless taken very slowly, in sips, will can so fermentation. , Exercise that will bring the abdom inal mus les into action is very bene fioial. It is well not to eat fruit at the same time with vegetables. Let the frnit be eaten for supper and break fast anl vegetables at dinner only, doing entirely withont supper is often one of the best measures that could be adopted for those who are suffering from headache or any of the other symptoms of indigestion. Often the diuner has not been quite digested, and adding snpper seems to upset the whole, even though it be ever so light. How very important that parents shonld see the necessity of a "physi cal education" for their children as well as mental training, when we seo the sickly and melancholy forms of those around us I Persons many of w! om are endowed with splendid men tal faculties that wonld make them pre eminent in the world, shining as bright lights to guide and instruct others are thus deprived of usefulness. They And that in the straggle for ex istence it is the one that has not only brains bat health who makes any head way. They may, at times, attempt to forget their bodily ailments and in con centrating the mind and heart upon some useful and noble work may for a time at least succeed. Bat how much easier wonld be their work with the health and strength, which should be theirsl Life becomes merely a con flict with disease; a straggle between hope and despondency. But dear af flicted one the mind can rise superior to disease, it takes perseverance and patience but it can be done to a cer tain extent at leas. As we look at the picture which we all know is not overdrawn, does it not load as to this conclasion, that the mods of living of most ot us is not calculated to keep or preserve oar health much loss to build up that strength of body which all should possess 1 Then let parents think and plan for the future health as well as wealth of their children. If we leave them no other legacy it is our privilege to see that they start out in life with healthy bodies. They may not have beauty but if there is a good digestion, they will have a clear and rosy complexion free from pimples, and bright eve. If teeth are carefully brushed after each meal they should last a lifetime. May this appeal for a more thorough physical education for onr boys and girls by one who has learned from ex perience, enable some parents to set their duty ia this respect mor clearly. I Indlcna with Money Enough ! I was at a mission in Idaho, one Saturday afternoon, when two gov e nmcnt o&cia s arrived bringing funds with which to pay the Indians for land which the United States had bought of them. T-acb Indian re ceived a draft fori 1.254. They could hardly believe that the little slips of paper would be ex changed for gold. The town where the drafts were to be cashed was eight miles from the mission, but at six o'clock Monday morning a large group of Indians had gathered in front of the bank. When 9 o'clock came and the doors were opened, they quietly entered, presented their drafts and counted the coin. They would not take bills. Then they started out to make pur chases. The first desire of the men was for fast horses. For several days the town presented a gala dav appearance. Men were trotting horses up and down the streets to attract an offer from the Indians, who paid the sel ler's price if the animal pleased their fancy. Most ot them already owned wagons; so, after getting their horses, they bought carriages and farm im plements. One dealer told me that he sold In one day S5.000 worth of agricultural implements and vehicles. 'a he squawas hurried to the stores, where they selected dress goods. shoes, blankets, and tho like. The children's eyes were attracted by oranges, candy, nuts, and cakes. One young girl paid 38 for a pair of kid shoes, $15 for a black lace hat with a red rose, and 81 for chewing-gum. Late in the afternoon, I drove out of town to meet the Indians on their return to the mission. They made a strange procession. Most of them were iu new carriages with shinin ' harness, and with packages stowed all about them. Others had wagons loaded with plows, furniture, cooking-stoves, trunks, wash-tubs, boys' express carts, and nearly everythinj you could think of. Their old caruse ponies were fol lowing behind this newly acquired splendor. Several stopped mc to try to buy my brightly colored buggy-iobe. When I shook my head, one squaw held up lioth Iniuls full of gold and sa'd. "Heap money, me pay." The la t one on the load was an old squaw, contentedly seated in a stylish cart, driving a spirited horse for which she ha I paid $20a A new blanket was tucked about her, and her tired little i pony, on which she had ridden to town, was tied behind. Tne poor cayusc was trying to make his little fee keep pace with bis sleek-coatcd-rivaL lout li s Companion. We Car It pi are. .Co matter of how loni standtuc. Write for five treatise, tcetimouiaK etc to H. J, Ho!!eitworta A Co.. Oweo. Tioga Com N. Y. I'nie ii; by wail. ILLi. 1 ha fatten in the various alphabet. o the world vary from twelve to 202 iu number. Charles Allard of JllsHouri has 100 butlaloes on the FUthead reasrvati in 'he only live herd ot auch magnitude a the world. FUSTaLGllUK FOR 1893 rontalninlnv all the post office arrancd al PlialH! leal ly. Ill States and t'ountlet. with al other matter rrUuni; to v"t otllce afTiirj can O Ollleieu iroill It. AI.IN(iEK, 1 . u. I'kix. IIH' Philadelphia, l'a. No Iniiniem man should be wi'iHiut it. I ricef.' im pap r cover with monthly t-.;o cloth cover with mouilily. T..ere Is an apply tree n'ar Wilson, N. YM phinteJ In 1815, that once yielded thirty three full barrels of fruit. liev. It. P. rarson, Scotland, T.ik., says Two b.-ttle of ll.iir C'a arrli Cure complete ly cured my I. tile Kirl. ' Sold by Drumiau, Toe An inker of the Brazilian Army e irs the name of Captain Autnniode Attn querque O'Connel Jersey. Im ialrrd dlcetion cured by Bercham't rills. oceLiiani no otners. z cents a box. The iirst white child born In tLe '"olonl.es was Virginia Dare it lioan- o'se Island, August 18, 1587. Frazer Axle Greaae. . ne t-lal will convince you that It l the tet. a-k your dealer lor the rrazer Axle tirer. 'lid t ike uo other, tvety box has our tradt- uiai uu. The largest log-slide in the world is t Aiprach. la SwitzerJard. from M tunt i'ilatus to L .in i.uo rne. If not oft r bi'ln? taurht bv a man .take this Bond adv.ee. Try DuliHnt' Electric Soan next Muiritiu. It won't c itt much, and vou will then know i r jiourtrlf lust how good it is. lie sure to net no imitation. 1 here are lots of them. The island of Attu, tho most west ern pclnt of our territory. Is 21)00 luilei west of Sen Franclso. Don't you know to have perfect health you mutt have pure blood, and the best way to have pure blood ts to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, the best blood puriner and strength builder. Hood's I'l l mny be had by mall for 25c of C. I. liood & Co., Lowell. Mm. The L.ife-eavlng service in 1893 cost f 1.000.000 aDcl saved 800 llres aud i5.00ii.0J0 of property. Cnnn'ii ItitliM'V Core Tor Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright', Heart, Urinary of Liver Diseases, Ner vousness, Arc. Cure puaranteej. 8.31 Arch street, Thilad'a, $1 a bottle. C for $5, or druggist. 10J0 certificates of cures. Try it. There Is a man In Griffin. U i . who Is boarding a million dollars of Con federate money. "German Syrup" Just a bad cold, and a hacking: rugh. We all suffer that way some times. How to eet rid of them is the study. Listen' ' I am a Ranch man and Stock Raiser. My life is rough and exposed. I meet all weathers m the Colorado mountains. sometimes take colds. Often they ire severe. I have used German Syrup five years for these. A few loses will cure them at any stage, rhe last one I had was stopped in 14 hours. It is infallible." James Iee, Jefferson. Col. D w fuw per pw-ragq. namwioa iroo. fiono tot UwOtoUud atrmtt,r... mSqrOff CH IT-WltL NOT CUPC. I m I Could Not Walk an l was boJf ist most of the time because of rheu matism. I ate but little and was reduced to a skeleton. A Hood's Sar saparllla bad cured my brother of rheumatic trouble, I also took It and have Improved raphdy. I have rained mv appe tite, sleep w-ll, am beavier and walk long distances. Hood'a Sar aparilli is worth its weiKht In Bold." H- A. Bukkktt, Currj villo Pa. Get only UOVD . Hood's8" Cures IlooU'a villa act eadly yet effectively. Do JTct Tecci wlf Hi't' Fnnmets and PalnU which BfAla tho ban!, la lure itw iron and hum ip1. Tht Risiu Sun store Polih is Hrllllnnt, Odnr ten. Durable, ami the consumer pavs (or no tin or fdaM packav wltn every purchase. DZl. KILMER'S MM CURED ME. GRAVEL! GRAVEL! GRAVEL! LARGE AS A GOOSE EGG. Dr. Kilmer Co.. Tlinfrhaniton, N. T. Gentlemen:-"! was under the care of different physicians for nearly two years; tried every doctor in our town continued to suffer and decline until I was a physical wreck. , The moot learned physio Inns made examinations and pronounced my case one of (irmvel or Stone In the Bladder, and raid that I would never bo any better until It was removed liy a eurirical operation. OhI I thousrht what next? Every oncfeltsad;! myself. (rave up, aa an operation neemcd to us all certain death. I shall never forpet how timid ly the trood news of your SWAJIP-KOOT reached n:e. I send you by this aamo mail a asm pie of the stone or irravel that wns dl kolvcd and extxlled by tho uso of your S V A .Tt P-1IOOT, It must have Iwen ai larpo us a iriKMl sized uose efrjr. I am feeling as well toxluyas I ever did. I kept riirht on usinir SM'A.TlP-ItOO'r, and it saved my life. It any ono doubt my statement I will furnish proof." Lauornk Roweksxitii, Dec SCth, 1S92. MarysvUlc, Ohio. Dropsical Swelling, Cold as Ice. 44S ampRMtM saved my life after 1 had sulTcrvd evcryitiinj? but di-uih. I send you my ho- Drops of the lower liinbs: could not button my alio1. Lxcrtion com pletely cxhausr,Hl me; death mrmtl so very near. The ttwell Iriin have irne nnd all my trouhle- Imve disupjcarod. My health is letter now limn it mil iwcn lor vearn. "SIVA n l-KMT" mnde the cure. Tell douhllu ones to write I wi.l tell them all about it." Mum. It. J. CiTSixr.Ert, Jan. IS, 1SU3. Marietta. Shelby Co.. Ind. tl nruzsUta, SOc. K. $I.OO. Tluiile to Health" Free. Con sultation Kree. 1)11. KILMER & CO., IllXIRAMTOK. N. T. Mt..- '( Dr. Kilmer's PARILL LIVER PILLS. jr Art tht Best t ii l'illa. Zj cents. li.!? f'S S!PC3 isvi Vr fnnvatiiifr the cntiro nvstom. ' rii;;.::iutinc all l'nisonn from the '4tKl, wliflli'.r t wrofiilotis nr malarial origin, this i-n i'artion haa no ejual. "Forricl.tpon months I hail an eatin pore oa my tonpu. I was trt-au'il lv Iwst local i'hvlrians. Imt otiaiiHfl n.i ivlief ; tho snre prautialty jrrT: wuriw. I tinaltv t'.ok. S. S. S , ami was entirely cured after using n frw In r ties." f. It. McI.fmoui:, Henderson, Tex. Tnati-o on IHnod ani Skin Dis eases mailed free. TuESwiKTSrrr'irir Co., Atlanta, Ga. A Skrn of Cauty Is a Joy Forever. DBIEKTEL CEEEHI, Dr PI3&IC3L EEHUTIFIEB .S X --w r-vin-i Tin. 3S '-.'7 Tl 1-i.t We. P'ra- - -Hra - Mot ii- Ch-3 IT'rICS le tter ita-n J O , Skin dis- fv-ry hlm h mi bauty and iteries de tect urn. o a its virtu x his Kitwtd th test") T1 tio other tia. and in no fntrniifMi) w uHti it to b urett in prop erly mad. Accept no cniintf rfWiof llnllarriuma Tli ftMinguiftlifd lir. L. A. Havre said to a lady of the Amr ffi in pulient : -A vnUiiUetriU ufthrin I rrrrtmmpHt Uh.uritwC Oim' t tht Unit htmfd nf alt thr Skin pnrittiim$." One hot tie will hint monthi, mine tt rvvry day. Also IVtiidre Siihtiia rrmovpi8ni.- rl!u.u hair without Injury to the skin. MtlT.HrKIN. rroi.. 374 treat Jnnst..N.Y. FurMlahvall rnL-lMs and KunrviiiNMUDfuiH throngliitut the I, s.. Miiada. and t-'iirop. mr iwwre or iimm imitation. tiui Rvrrd fn ariRMt und proof of any one eiliiie the saiue. EWIS' 93 IT LYE (PATENT!!) Thtitrongfif and pa rest T.ye maiia. . inuo tuner i.trn, it, uviiif a flua powder aud t4-kex In a ran wittt renioTablrt 11J. the content! are always ready for . Will make the brat Mrftimed Hard 9oap In 20 minutes without hoi Una;. It la lit beat forr ieanilug waa: Vlpa. uiMiiieciinir iitiaV cioteta, washing buttles, ialm, treea, etc. - PEN HA. SALT MT'O CO. Gou. Agts., rhiia., l'a. 1,-OOO.QOO ACRES OF LAND for ule by the Suit Pan, A DiLtrrit Railroad CoxraHT In Minnasota. Send for Map and Circa- Ian. Tbcy will be tent to yon Jlddreu HOPEWELL CLARKE. LaadCommissioDer.St. Paul, Minn. Ian ideal family medicines Por T.JIccllo l.lllou.nr I I llr.4.(..r, C'on.tln.lla I' 1 1 C.Mplexl... Offm.e lire, , P uid liU duorder. ut fcb. Btoli.fc-n. lUTeruid Vowel. I . MIPANS YABULES VOTICETOSCHOOLTEACREnS: SCHOOL 11 leaciiers wanted as ageim to Introdni-o ins Miise oyvein ot urawtng into Public Schools, good pay. W rite at on for particu lars. Alt HITK'.TLKAL 1L UL1SU1NO COMPAST, Willlanuport, l'a. 2t. 'mnklla ollee, fw Athna. e. Total ror, ;u2fi per week. Catalog-fr . W. A.WrLLl.iia. I're BUI I nC U-;.1L J.N.KIIn.Bellevtlle..V.I KIPPER S PASTILLES. m.".c"i,filli dti.rlestown. 3I.aa. Hamad tor catarrh k the FaMft to Vm. and Cheapen. I tooUl br IA S.T- dru crista or seal by mail. There U a three-toed rhinoosroa. te- lie ved to be hnndreda of thonsands of ears old. in thA AmArimn Tf naAnm nf N'atoral History. The relio, according hi Iiaiiuontoiogiais wno nave reau its history, ia the only one of his herd who escaped mutilation by the croco diles ana aligators of his time, when he was deposited after death ia a lake which existed in boath Dakota, near what is now the Tine Kidge Indian Beeerration. lit SWi DOT uirruili and titutues criptioti tf ir.y case and you can Uae it if Jj t-V 1 youwtsli. If f My bands were ns I ij cold ax tire would W 3 V. not wurm them. .f. 3 y ical swellings J lrfX r W i i wr 1 J. J tisr j--i diKmloii follow, thvir nw. Bold . Viyy I f by dnunrl't nr sent liiakil. Box f Til.,1ac, tVkuiiioiei),t Imt t I fui frr. Mmr.lti. ai1 drew I KIPOit UKMICAT. CO., TTcwTot. 1 iuUSUllOOMS. WDEUE FOUND A'D HoW TO ISOCLSII TilEM TBOM POISONOUS FD.-OI. MTJ8nB001f3. As mnsnrooms are very often need an article of diet in this country, it "ay not be nn.nkreating to learn perlaps a little more about them t th n wa already know. In Iranoe mnn rrns are grown and eaten more than iTany otheV country. Mushroom caves are found there mils in leng n; a cave at iterv is mentioned as containing in Llrw.n miles of beds, and prodnng not less than three thouswl ,1. daily. Another cave at FtepMon contains sixteen miles of beds, urew quantities of mushrooms are vred from tne catacombs and qnrie. of Paris, and those in tho neighborhood of tat city, as well as from tt. of Moulin de la Jtoche, Sou Jitcttre and ll ijucuse, all these being nnder government supervision, and inspected like mines. . . The Chinese are well known to be Btown a great deal of care upon esc l-wn-rptation. an 1 in their country large nuanties of edible fungi are con sumed. These are chiefly imported from Japan and Tahiti. Concerning the mushroom culture in Japan, it is said tnat "Ttie best of tne edible spe cies are known as 'matsntake and shii take.' The shn-take species have this peculiar excellence, that while they are all but tasteless in their raw state, when they are dried they havo an ex tremely fine flavor." Different varieties of oak appear to be the trees most in favor with the Japanese for cultivation of mushrooms, the trees known to natives as "shn, giving the best ref-nlts. Mushrooms are obtained in the following manner: Abont the t egiuning of autumn the trunk, anont hve or six inches in dia meter, of unv of thes- trees is selected and cut op into length of four or five feet; each pieco i then split down lengthwise into fonr, and on the outer bark slight incisions are either uiaU-j at once with a hatchet, or tlie cut logs are left till tho followiug Spring, an I then deep wounds seven or eight inches Jong are incised on tliem. As suming tho first course t havo been pursued, the logs after having re ceived several sliglit inctsiona.are placed in a wood or grove, where they can pet the full benefit of the air an 1 heat Jn about throe years they will be toler ably rotten in parts. After the more rotten parts are removed, they aro clnced acainst a rack in a slanttDg posi tion, and abont tho middio of the en suing sprin;? the mushrooms will come forth in abundance. Kew Zealand exports a grett deal of an edible fungus 10 Sun Francisco and Hon Kong for the cjusnmption of tho Chinese, who use it as they do tbo edible swallow's nest as an important ingredient in one of their soups. It is also used as a medicine, and a dyo for filk is procured from it. Tho Spht.eria llolit rtgix is another edildti fungns of New Zealand. This fundus grows out of the body of a large cater pillar, thus practieullv converting the latter into a vegetable substauce. The Caterpillar has us lumo underground, and the mantis rings upwards through the eurih nntil it is eight or ten itches in height. The Maoris like it and eat it, employing it also as a coloring mutter. Tho north-eastern tribes of Asia nse fnngl very largely as food, one species when pounded also forming their tnutT, while another, named the Fly n(ar; is regarded by them as very poisonous. This same fncgus is nsed in Knroj.e at a fly-killer, 'ill above named tribes have discovered that it has intoxicating properties, and thev use it as a sub stitute for btrong spirits. Mnshrooms are much eaten in Italy, and in Home all that are brought to market ure inspected, those which are worthless or i oisonous beincr thrown into the river. The common mushroom h is become a very importaut brunch of gardening industry; there are many market gar deners and even specialists who live and thrive chiefly, if not entirely, by the production of mubhrooms. The principles ot mushroom culture are n--t dillicolt, but much skill and attention are needed for their pructiL-al work ing. How to distinguish the mushrooms from those fungi which are pouonous is a matter oi importance manv serious accidents often happening from mis takes which a little knowledge on tie subject might hj.ve obviated. A good test lor an edible mishroom is its nlea- sant odor and its agreeable taste when raw, for most of the dangerous species are highly disaareeable to the nose and puDgeut to the ualate when firat gathered. Some act in another way. and cause speedy constriction or the turoat Cooking often causes tho more serious poisonous properties to pass away from dangerous fungi. It must. however, be confessed th t snmA ,f ths most dangerons and insidious spe cies are almost scentless and tasteless, both when raw and cooked. Added to these hints wa maw nni, what appeared in a medical iourrmi r.n this subjeot: "In actual mirket cus tom we recognize but a very few forms euiuio inngi, moughit most be al lowed that even ia these we are liable to deception of a somewhat dangerons kind. It is, therefore, a matter of some importance that the public min i should be informed as far as possible of the qualities which distinguish the edible from poisonous varieties. To give a precise definition, whioh wonld be also comprehensive, is, however, no simple matter, and as a matter of fact the edible fungi, even in this country, is much Greater than in derstood. It may be said, however, that a high color, a scaly or spotted surface, and tough or watery flesh are usually associated with poisonous properties, while the edilI p,wi,. bnt seldom highly colored, scaly or spotted, but usually liita or ish, and brittle on fracture. The com mon mnaliroom ia known by iu mink nymemniu or gills. Fungi which have a bitter or stvrjtic tastn nr 1 the fauces, as well us those wbioh yield a nnncront milt i. .. j ' rrp iuuso oi a nvia color, and those which on bruising assume various l ues, ought to be avoided. I shonld be remembered also that all plants of this kind readily undergo composition, and should therefore --.ii oa jteuu us possible. A farmer In Etten. Kj., owns a yourg cbick which has four legs and five wins. The first Cavalry regiment raised in England wns the Horse Guards of Edward YL. 15".0 The Island of St. Helena, where Na poleon was held a prisoner, hum of forty-seven square miles. Its popu lation is more than four thousand but 200 emigrants leave it annual ! 7. 'The whale fisheries there are nnder Ameri can management and amount r -k a S'JO.000 a year. In a cutlery factor in Ki,flritj EnRland,i3 a knife with 1890 blados, to which ten blades are added everr 1 n years. Jn the same factory aro threo pairs of scissors, all of which can bo covered by a thimble. A Handful of Dirt May baTHmefuT Keep Your House Clean With SAPOLIO KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement an4 tends "to personal enjoyment when rightly used. Tho many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products t"r 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 to its prewnting 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 given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it nets on the Kid neys, Liver and lJowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substunce. Syrup of Fip is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $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, you will nut tcccrt any substituUi if ollered. HEADWAY'S PILLS. rurely Tegetable.niilil and reliable. Caaii perfect Digestion, complete absorption and healthful regularity. Kor the cure of all dU orders of the Stomach. I.lver, KoweK Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Constipation, t'uj Iveness. LOSS OF APPETITE SICK HEADACHE, INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS, CONSTIPATION, DYSPEPSIA. -Observe the following ymptoms result ing from disorders of the lilirestive (ireaiis: o i t pttlon. Inward I'ilrs. Fullnraaol Blood In the Head, Acidity of the Stomach. Nausea. Heartburn. Disgust for Food. Fullness of Weltht in the htoni.iCh.four Ei uctation. Milk ing or Fluttering In the l'it of the htoinaeli. swimming or tne Head. Hurried or D llieult Breathing. Fluttering at tlie 11-art. linking or siiiff.icauiig Sensations when In lying posture. Dots or Wen before the sialit. Fever or Dull Vain in the Head. Deficiency of Perspiration. Yellowness of the Skin and ryes. Pain In tlii Side, I reast. Limbs, and Suddm Fiushej ot lietr, Burning of the Flesh. A lewaoSHgof KADWAY'S PII.I.S will frre the system from all the aboTe-namtd disorder!. 83 CENTS FKK BOX. Sold by DruggtitS. Send stamp for poslaire to RADWAY & CO.. New York, for our book of advice. I Co Yoo tleep PeacefjHy Z Z " "ITISJ J ZIAUD TO FIGHT Z OTifVirajlTO tt. make a fortune out or nottt- Z ..'- Si 1,1. 1,,,-u have d"le ft fit. tt tfAilv; bixl It Is to be done lv txrr-ve-incly tearing litiently rebukea for tnex(crteuce uulll jixtu m wtMlmu from expeik'nce." Z Hut thoie who " urt!i the tmirrle " "ill? juliiitt that their sure,- I. lancet to l- attrlhu- l,d to tlie peremptory disc pllue they hate fu forffd utM'D tbem-U'ef ft uiiHlfratloo, exvrkbM Z aad boUMl bLJW. 1 wr auuud aicep jlPilgrim I Spring I iBed I J I the prime rfjumrn ne-dt enly to nm 9 for a tru Mprt-ciutltn if tla peculiar quaiitlM of SoMNoi.K.hCfcNCK. m It i rna1e of btKbly tmrrrd tel wire, la tha PKKl-ECIlON of EASK. an.i will lt ft Lli'R mt TIMK. Beware of cheap tnft1e c-minoB wr linlUiUou. fur the are not wbai lb m." F-rimrrl at Xo. 31 Wrrn Sua!, w taift, No. '4 Hamllion Plac, Boatoa. ft I ur ftftic bj ail reiiabW taiers. ( Mn t;ni rteeBraaa Ti HagUtarrd Tradaraatk m all Z Oenulna rMlirrlma, J bood lor Mou.y Mvrag Prtmar. rr . lllaiTaok Caritrilltm, tl, ' a KiRHocm-Itoaton, Kew York. Philadelphia. ! I hu-tLgo. BalUmors, Ban Franolaco. Lyoa. I ric-roam Taunton, llua; ralrbaTao. Mia.. Whltnmn Urn mm 1, .,. m, . L., TTTT'I Wbltouui, Maaft.; ilfcxlyuryt M aaa.; Plymouta. TUB Best! faterprool Coat In the WORLD I C'-,'.7'".',.Jr';,I,.ry'nUiohanJe.tiora. a-tK it a perfect riding coat, anjl poT.rilhentlraddl. liewareca' ImluUonaT , i ; " 'v .utinu unotonit. j tuktra. MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS I- WITH THOMSON'S US SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No toon rrqalred. Only a ham mar Beaded nd ellnch then, eullr and w?ZrT.to?j!. lZ lh ieaihtr nor burr t..r U. Riv.ta. Ib.r arr ...ii ssff 0mJi"r"b"- ,Mu" is? a JUDS0N L THOMSON MFG. CO.. WOODWARD & CO.. FBA2E8 AXti Best in tha World! t trie Genuine! Sold Everywhere! Get the Genuine UUk fllfC Tall I 1 Mttl UU ato. wfoarV TSS 17.J'",."'. but t.a.
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