Turning Rabbits Into Cash. The Australiens having been plagued with rabbits for a genamation, Are now trying to torn the plague to a profit. A cargo of ninety-six thousand rabbits, frozen, was despatohed to London a little more than a month ago. ‘lhe prospect thus held oat of turning rab- bits into cash stimulated the owners and holders of land to great exertions and now the rodents are arriving in Melbourne at the rate of from ten thousand to twelve thousand It is easier, however, to get them the cities than to get them shipped, and there is already far more bulk of rabbits in Melbourne than there are vessels with refrigerating chambers to take them away. Should the trade succeed another blow will be terest; Australian rabbits will sell at a with which the owners of British war- rens will be unable to compete. dead rabl in condition, and there are few more dangerous forms of food than rabbits out of condition. In 1786 Doctor Rickel, at Warzbarg, Germany, lighted his house with a gas made from the dry distillation of bones. He discontinued his experi- ments because he was suspected of sorcery, and feared trouble. “While I like to see a man who not afraid to stand up for his rights, said the Comminsville sage, ‘'still, I have noticed that this sort of a man usually thinks be has a right to any thing he wants.” —Cincinnati En- airer. is Lives in a Steeple. The only man in the United States who lives in a church steeple is Heze- kiah Brad the sexton of the Bap- tist church at Westport, a suburb of Kansas City. The room is small scarcely larger than a drygoods box. It is just under the bells. In that tiny room he cooks, eats and Through the small windows that fur- nish light in the daytime can see Portion of Kansas City. Above bi head the swallows twitter as they fly in an out through the lattice work. In his small room sare a bed, a dresser, a tiny stove and a table. He has been sexton for several years, and tLis room in the steeple left him. Some years ago a widow with a grown son. roy ved the bone of after fan crofis jusrrels the her husband, takix her. Then tl gested that little members {i ably, and lived a lomes He 1ds ¥ Ripona. 8 i he of the chureh has occupied since his wife he married conte 1 room iruil since ther ing brew be hot and the water b never by anv means let but info there is a change which is that of Ch ndis Japanese use water ti has boiled and bas then been allowed to elightly, and even then they usually discard the first infusion as too bitter. The finest Japanese ith water correspoadin der not to lo the tea. tea successfully the teape ling, a ten Lol, In Jay an WTAmIme, The only iat cool tea 1s made w rly less 56 the delicate t The most expeusive Japan. the Uji costs about fi a pound; but tea may be had down to a few cents, this cheapest tea being com pose 2d the leaves and stalks discar 1 preparing the bet ter quality « [ Dr a. Among the ‘te as” of Japan is an infusion of nge peel Xanth rylon, and one of ora and the seed of the also one of salted cherry of parched barley and beans. The famous ‘luck tea,” which all Japanese drink in ceremonial the last day of their year, is wade salted plums, seaweed and the seed of the xanthoxylon. d's I par ures when That 7 blossoms of roasted one of Hood's curative Harsapa peculiar and riginating impure blood. Hood’s the One Truss Blood Purifier power absolutely permanently cures all diseases in promoted Sarsa- he heat in fact 3 th heat family cathartic Hood s Pills and liver stimulant. Zw ! i 2 A MOTHER'S EFFORT, A Mother Sees Her tondition, but Duughter in a Pitiful Manages to Hescuo Her, Era, Ind, Nein Era roceatly had ap item regarding the onso of Mabel Stevens, who had just recovered illness of rheumatism and and was able to be out for The letter case ana her From the The St, Ni Ireenshuryg, Paul correspondant for the from a serious nervous trouble the £ st time in three months stated that it. was a very bad recovery was considered suoh a surprise to the neighbors that it oreated considerable gossly Being anxious to learn the absolute facts in the case, a special reporter was sent to have a talk with the girl and her parents I~oy were not at home, however, being ome distance away. A message was sent to Mr, Stevens, asking him to writeup a full history of the cass, and a few days ago the following letter w dived from Mrs Steven At rod Jan, 20, 1807 urg, Ind tier ortunity to 1 AND fireansh “St. Pari Editora New Era, “Dean Sima: Your kind k and [ am giad to have the og tell you abont TK DOsSs WE rb ry of Mabel, Wod ant any newspaper no t t Hike this where a fow MAY Mean I y roceivod the si mt w TARO of t ' pain wer Hm! {to walk al dny kinds of weather, She id and doing so wall od to take her fr it, ®ithd gel her Here she grew med that she ame beller wing nl inger at herw t Dr. Will i wante ivortised sr daughter with arse tl —— " Fooled by a Tenderfoot, Accor areaide nt who talked a Waal rep i seria contd Ceriall resiaen Aare Dow ling to with rier, onvinced that oot. manner man stepped Irink. where a lot haviog a good time of the tenderfoot was the half a doz just to scare the I'he stra Cry a0 Lure were for aril some nn, and were drawn the sintes ger s went uj The n d with bh at Lis lips, and without a trem at poe ket (drink was on the floor; he bad their « ap sistol from his time I 18t« 1s lay the awallowed shot every one of them ont of wher s around and the tenderfoot uot allo pay for anything that night es —— —— - Al word is always a safe word may or it may not be a d to the one who hears it hands They crowded nim, was wed to s wing It wor helpful to the 8 word afterwards of affec apprecia which we have given utterance finds a place among our sadly-remem- memory who speaks it. Many ionate cs True courage is shown by doing capable of doing in the face of In the former case, it ostentation has the is cer- no share in the effort. 3 “I ean sincerely say that | owe my life to Ayers Sarsaparilia. Forseven years I suffered, with that terrible scourge Scrofula, in my shoulder and my arm. Every means of eure was tried without sue- cess. 1 had a good physician who fried in every way to help me. 1 was told to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I immediately be- gan its use and afler taking seven bottles of this remedy the serofula was entirely cured.” Mra. J A GEN TLE, Fort Fairfield, Me,, Jan. 26, 1596, WEIGHTY WORDS ee FOR Ayer’s Sarsa NOTES AND COMMENTS, According to statistics of the United States of Labor, there are 27,000 me men in New York abty who are supported by their wives To be salon meant California owns up this sands of tons of the crop, care who knows it. rried is an expres- reproach, but VOAr thou and doesn’t “full of prunes’ to convey to that '«¢ into an out The Louisville Times reports frog in Graves County has got ordinary Jug cannot got Probably a closer examination that that jug contains a of a frog and be ] wiil prove Bnaki instead of Africa will tiful supply of wild plet ther in the do well to take a umbrella according 0 Prof. Pes piorer, toction COn- has Years rye crop is advance what it will exceed, it ishels, breaking 20 00 00 bush- in of the BOON bt giderably been, and computed, the record, ISSZ. Hye is crop which was used extensively in particularly total rye used els in many punt in Russia, about haif the in Europe and America being raised in Russia. An enormous quantity of rye is raised in Germany, and a con- siderable, though smaller, amount in Hungary. Sweden and France are two other European countries which pro- European « ries, 100, being used for bread more extensively there than in the United States, While Peary, Nansen and Andree have been striving for laurels at the North, the South Pole is not neglected. A large scientific exped!- tion for the Antarctic Sea has been fitted out in Beigium. Lieut. De Ger- lache is its commander. a steam whaler, bark-rigged, the Belgica. craft, registering 250 tons, and capabla of making seven knots "under steam alone. She does not go out for ex- pioration purposes primarily; she is a whaler, and will attend to business as such; but she will convey the Antare- tic expedition, land it, succor it if necessary, and bring it home--if all goes well. Her hull is sheathed with ironwood, and she carries a powerful for cutting throug will modern scl instruments, with suitable food, ghoes and saries for extended journeys continent, effective tee] or The ex the spur, ram, iee-floes pedition he § choicest of vided with entific clothing, NOW other over The Valu- Southern but clad modest tne ice outfit is ing this unknown region 8 cone idently polar expects d the exodus ng made the nat- Preparations for to bel by syste; organizing parties in many of the country. One of the yndicate which has make the Horn £500) pou are ically BOC ~ tions notable is most char- nship to vy Of C trip to the Yukon by wi ape 1.06) idely H philosophical in explanation of this apparent Appleton’s Popular Sciench most many reasons ound paradox Monthly. American Corn in Europe. The very causes which are work- ing to create a demand from abroad for American wheat will bring abou! Not without substantial result has been the missionary wok carried on in foreign lands on behalf of our Indian We exported no less than 178. R17.417 bushels of corn and corn meal in the last vear of record. Now that there is certain to be an advance in the cost of wheat food products abroad the of Indian corn, much cheaper than wheat as it will be, can- not fail to find special appreciation. The larger the use of our cornabroad ting, and this, as a matter of course, will mean money for American farm- ers. There is no doubt as to their ability to provide a generous corn sup- ply. More than 2000000000 bushels were included in the nation’s output of this staple crop last year. Boston PEER NEINE000000000 0000 TI0000000000000008000000000RsRe AN Patient Farmer. The patience of the sas farmer is abnormal, AVOTRZE He is are bound to come right if he waits. He accepts with believes that the man and make circnmstances and implicity man may and The writer in passing through the hills of upper Arkansas ly flowing river. Toward the centre of the river was a team, a wagon and a man. The team was stationary and the water eddied and foamed wnround it. The man was complacently smoking a pipe. Pushing his horse ont into the current, the writer approached the tenm and the man evinced a languid interest in his approach “Why don’t yon move asked. “Can't “Why not?" “Wagon's locked. Back part swung back with the current and here we are, Can't move a “What are it? “I was thi “How ing?" since afte raoon. The rider rope to the tongue of the the nd to the poms i saddle The vehicle sira out and the horses sprang f« der the the farmer his team were landed gs t ur to you to unhich for help was asked on?’ was locked wagon. yon going to do about " nking. long have you been think early morning It was now fastened one end of sa wagon other « Was ightened srw ard 5 g lash In i wou Fale ly itoce d go if I'd was the Press. Detroit Rill TERPOLEE, wet wet, i Free a CANCER: STRAYER'S COLLEGE 2 A KouwTax oF coLD! MES. PETERSON'S BTORY. 1 have over fifteen years, womb trouble nflammation, with I hadi suffered woinb, The doctor wanted me to take treat- ments, but I had just begun taking Mrs. Pinkham's Compound, and my husband paid I had better walt and see how much good that me. I no sick when I be; med hor was an wi ardly be feet. I had ti backache cox on m Uy, ais was so dizzy seemed as ET RIC H FF Wante IS JUST ASCOOD FOR ADULTS WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. 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