MISSOURI'S MARBLE CAVE. rEATTTRES THAT HIVAL THE , GREAT KENTUCKY CAVERN. A Giant Stalnirmlte Containing a s Ctianibor oo by 40 loot, in Which in a Pool of Water. That Southwest Missouri abounds in caverns is well known, but comparatively few people are aware of the existence of Mich a mammoth system of subterranean pnssnges as are to be found in the Marble Cave, the entrance to which is situated on the summit of the Koark Mountain. in Mono County, eighteen milts southeast of Unlena, two miles from the Taney ('imnty line, and three miles north of AVhito Itivcr. It is true, nevertheless, that Southwest Missouri tan boost of a cave containing a chamber 150 feet high, a stalagmi.e ;?D0 feet in diameter nt the base, l;J0 feet high, inside of which, sixty feet from t he base, is a chamber thiity by forty feet, a lake fif teen feet in diameter, and a natural pctrophono (if a new word must be coined i, on which musical airs enn bo played ; a chamber tilled with the re mains of animals, etc The entrance to tho cave is at the bot tom of a bain shaped like tho crater of a volcano. The remnants are visible of au enterprise started some time ago for tho removal of bat guano, of which there are thousands of tons, from the cave, but wh'di failed because tho transportation to market cost more than the fertilizer was worth. From a windlass at the top of the crater a rope hangs down, liy noiainsr to the ropo we reached tho bot tom of the crater. Next, a twenty foot ladder, almost perpendicular, and not fastened at the top, leads to a platform. From this di.zy heiirht a ladder sixty five feet in length rests upon a hill in the amphitheatre, as the tirst chamber of the cavo is called. Tho ladder is mndo by splicing together four long pine trees, and, although it is absolutely safe, one cannot descend it without fear and trem bling, especially if ho allow his gaze to rest upon tho depths below. From the bottom of the ladder a further descent of one hundred and-hfty feet is made, which is so steep that the hands must aid the feet in going down. About thirty feet further to the southwest the bottom of the amphitheatre is reached, from which the scenery is sublime and indescribable. Two hundred feet above, tho roof spreads out like a dome, and yoo feet . abovo and to tho northcut the crevice in tho rocks, revealing the sky and admit ting a flood of light, looks like a rift in a dark, lowering cloud. The sixty-five foot ladder is plainly visible, and the visitor is thankful that in descending he was unconscious of tho great depths be low, but henceforth ho dreads tho do scent with an emotion akin to hr.rror. In portions of the amphitheatre the ef fects of an echo are startling. Tho con cave walls send back an echo many times louder than the original sound. The whole amphitheatre resembles a theatre in its general shape, the resemblance being heightened by a stalagmite called the Great White Throne, situated In the centre of whero the stage should be. It is 150 feet in circumference and fifty-five feet high. Tho ton is shaped like a dome, and two-thirds up there is a fringe of drapery extending around it, making a beautiful scene. The throue inside may be reached by a winding passage among the formations. The next passage to the right leads to a stream of water forty degrees in temperature, and a blast of wintry air. This ice water is pecu liarly refreshing after tho violent exer cise of a tour through the cave. The next passage Is a remarkablo one. It is 200 feet long, about the size of a barrel and almost perfectly round at the top. At no point of this passage is there room to turn around, and on returning one must crawl backward. The passage is as straight as an arrow. It leads into an animal burying ground. The exit was so choked up with the dust from decayed animals that the chamber could not be entered. The bottom of the cntiie pas sage is filled with dust which, when stirred up, is suffocating, nnd hence great camion is required when exploring this portion of the cave. The chamber is fibed with dried-up carcases of coons of all kinds, 'possums, foxes, and various other wild animals, some unknown to this zone, but no stench arises therefrom, the only inconvenience being the suffocation caused by the dust when stirred. There is a holo in a blutl down the mountain side through w hich these animals are supposed to have entered. No idea of the distance traveled over can bo formed, but the proceeding! everywhere are fraught with labor and peril. Now we are crawling fiut in the mud; next we are straddling with hands and feet achasm of unknown depth, and then we are descending a slippery scries of btones. After two hours' wandering our guide said we hud traveled two miles, but had not taken in half the explored part of tho cave. In one portion of the cave is the registry room, tho walls of which are adapted to the carving of one's initials. A passage from this is called Lost Hiver Canyon, a mile up which may be seen Springstead's Throue, a forma tion :to by 3.5 feet at the base, and com posed of beautiful statuary and drapery. Tho most wonderful feature of the ca-. e, and probably the largest crystal i.ed formation in the world, is lilondc's Throne, so named from the discoverer. It is reached ufter numerous and peril ous descents and ascents, terminating in a flat crawl through mud a lout thick. On account of the recent rains the tloor of the chamber containing this wonder is covered with water shoe-mouth deep. Blonde's Throne reaches from the tloor to the roof, a height of 110 feet. At tho base it is :M0 feet in diameter, but it grows smaller higher up, like a churn. At a height ot 120 feet, a cupola connects with the roof, being a staluct.te formation, r-ixty feet from tho l-a-e there is a chamber inside about thirty by forty feet, and in the center a lake fif teen feet in diameter, containing water from two to four feet in depth. The water is clear and cool, and is supplied by drippings frra stalactites abovo. The only inhabitant of the water are white, eyelc-s water dos. The cham ber and lake are i cu bed by easy pass ages. Arouud the, chamber are numer ous leaf-like formations hauling down ward, which being truek gi e forth a musical sound, loud, 'or boft, according to size, and in a hi'h or low pitch ac cording to their length. By experiine.it ing a few minutes an octavo was ur langed on which various airs could be beautifully executed, the mils c rivalling in swet tne tho notes of the xylophone or !wij bells. No cave can produce a greater ci.riosity than lilon le a Throne. i h-iuU ti!v'.e lcnmrrat. Tho reports of the officers of the Afghan Ix.uuda.y s.iy that the Indian sol die. s are o uiueh larger than the l'.ussiuo Cossacks that it would take I'ji'.ouo of the latter to contend with oi', C'O Indians. There are several women in New York who ii akc a living going from la u use to lio.i-e, washing, combing and caring for the hair of other women who I ke it," but (au't atfird a lady's oiaiJ. tlt'L..u r FARM AND GARDEN. Ettraottng Honey. I have been a careful observer and find that when bees are at work best in boxes there will be s srccly a pound of honey in the body of the hive, if the hive has tho right sie of brood chamber, which is one having a capacity of about 1.100 cubic inches. If a hive holding 2-00 cubic inches is used, as was formerly rec ommended, of course some honey will bo stored in the brood chnmticr, but not to crowd the queen of any account during tho early honey harvest, but later on they may. F.vcn with this size of hive I would think it a doubtful experiment to use t lie extractor on tlic combs below, and believe thnt if any ono expects to get a large yield of comb honey and uso the extractor on the brood combs at tho same time, they will not to :lie their ex pectations. A ftcr the I ces get thoroughly at work in the boxes let the brood combs alone, and you need have no fears of the quern's being crowded. If honey accu mulates in the comb before the bees get fairly in the boxes, have no fears, for as soon as Ihcy get to work in the boxes they will carry it up into tho sections, and make abundant room for tho queen. For instance, I have repeatedlv hived swarms on nino C.allup frames well tilled with honey, all capped over, putting on tho boxes at once, and in from fourteen to eighteen days (if honey is to be had in the fields) had every bit of it put in tho boxes. O. M. Ih -little, in llural Home. Proper Care of Farm Tools. The main cause of failure of many fnrmcrs, as well as of men in other pur suits, is simply bail management, or rather no management at all, having no matured plans ahead and using tools in ferior for the purpose, doing twice the labor that should be done to perform tho job. How often we see men who work hard and constantly with their hands al ways behind and in hot water, work always driving them. Another great secret to suci ess is the taking care of tools, keeping them well housed when not in use. I do not allow my wagons, plows, harrows, cultivators, mower, harvesters, seeders, etc., to lie out, even over Sunday or over night in catching and showery weather when it can be avoided. Machinery and farm utcn.-ils of every kind lying out from time to time and year to year is terrible manage ment, and thrift is impossible with all these leaks of care nnd cultivation, nnd these same men condemn their occupa tion and show a coolness toward their neighbor who succeeds without seem ing effort. To sum up, get tools suitn bio for tho work, keep them housed al ways, keep your wagons and machinery well oiled, watch closely the burrs and keep them up snugly. A safe way to prevent danger of burrs convng oil and breaking ma hincry, I liae fonnd, is to upset slightly with a light riveting hammer every bolt to hold the. burr snug in its place, and always keep tdbdsinHie field ready fo these littio emergences. To have a set of harvest hands waiting while some one runs to the house or barn to get a wrench or hammer is costly business. Whenever you see your har ness giving way don't wait until it breaks down in tho field nnd stops tetvn and hands. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Virginia Farm Journal. Tree Borers. A late bulletin issued from the Ohio Experiment f-tatiou describes the round and fiat headed apple tree borers: gives a description of the beetles, their habits and methods of propagating their spe c es; also describes tho' well-known bark; louse, concluding with thu fol owing ex-1 tract, which we publish, as beingequally eliicacious in checking their ravages oil' the orange, fig, peach, plum, etc. : 1 Fortunately isavs the writer) the in-' juries not only of both tin su borers, but' also of the bark louse discussed, may be prevented by a a ngle, easily applied remedy. It consists simply i:i applying late in May or early In June, mid again about threo weeks later, a strong solu tion of soft soap, to wh'ch has been added a little crude carbolic acid. This mixture may be conveniently ma ie by mixing one quart of soft soap or ubout a pound of hard with two gallons of water, heating to boiling, and then adding a pint of crude carbolic acid. Tho solu tion should be thoroughly applied (a scrub brush is excelleut for tho purpose) to the trunk and larger branches of the tree. If tho bark of tho tree is epc; ial ly rough it should be scraped before the wath is app'ied, and the soil khould be smoothed down about tho base of tho trunk, so that there will be no cracks for the insects to enter to deposit their i-ais. Of course the objo: t of this application j is i preveui me laying oi me eggs trom which the grubs hatch. As an addi tional precaution it is well to examine the trees during the late summer and early autumn months for eggs and young grubs, which are reidily detected, and can be easily destroyed with a kuifo. In this way one man can go over nn orchard of "iOD or more young tiees in a day. The soap and carbolic acid wash can also be sue csfully used in frceinir tree infested with the apple tree bark Ions', whose presenre is detected by tho pres ence of minute oyster (-hell shaped scales on the bark, of tho limbs. If one of these scales be raised early in spring there will be found beneath it a ma of yellowish or whitish eggs, which hatch about the middle ot May iuto small lice, which appear as mere specks to the naked eye. These move about over the bark a few days, when they fix them selves upon it, inserting the r tiny beaks far enough to rea h the sap. Here they continue to inciease in size, and by the curt of the season have secreted scaly coverings. As has been ment oneil ubove the soap wash recommended for the pre vention of borers also effectually de stroys this pet. Tho mode and time of application for the two kinds of insects is the tame. Farm and Garden Notes. See that pigs iu tho pasture do not lack water. "Dig early potatoe as soon as ripe" is the usual rule. A vicious bull without horns is still a dungerom creatuie. lleware how you get into debt. It is cot to easy to get out of it. Clean out and inspect sheep's feet to discover if rot is beginning. Fruit should be fu ly ripe and not ir tho least decayed when eateu. Au old farmer says: "Don't have thft eggs all in one basket." Diversified iuru.ing is whut pays. A crushed tomato b af rubbed up n the purl stung is now recommended as a remedy for a bee Bthig. Tho returns now show a total of 2.811,0011 hogs packed in lh Vc,t siuco Marc h 1st, against 2, s ,'"1,1100 a year ai;,j. "Stand by the sheep," urges llur.tl limn. A sheep comes up every iv months and pays its bills; it does not d.o iu debt. The report of the Ohio Kxpeiimeiital Station is that whole potatoes have in variably given better results than cut Ue. W. C. T. U. COLUMN. Conducted bg the Tionesta t'nt'on. The W. C. T. XT. meet th 2d and 4th Tuesday of wh month, at S p. m. President Mrs. Eli Holeman. Vie President Mrs. J. O. Dale, Mrs. W. J. Robert TecorJiug Sac'y Mrs. I A. How. Cor. Sec, and Treas. Mrs. 8. i Irwin, Wot unfo him that airrth hi n'ightor d,ink. that fiifff thy latHf lo him, and niakest him cininArn also. Hub. II, ir. 'The wicked worketh a ileeeitful work; hut to him that loweth rightou-uess shall lea true reward. Her, H, 1!. Alcohol Dulls t'lo Moral Sense I'otoriorntion of the moral obligation is, ns FerU lr. V. C. Towers, anions the earlior phenomena or alcoholism. It is iorvertd mul ptifwhled, niul sontimpiitii of hoior, ot reputation anil of ihv-encv are no lonffor rhensheil or tv ennlisl. Th responsibilities of social life and the proprieties of lvrsonnl conduct are no longer considered. Ho who was thoughtful now liecomes negligent, solf ihnnd inditrerrnt; gives himself up to in dulgences.nnd cares not for his reputation or that of hisfamily. The conceptions of duty, of honor, of jHsti'V are lost. These changes nre gradual and progressive, their evolution !einit largely influenced by the hereditary traits ana previous moral culture of the in dividual. The sene of obligation to his family is forgotten, and the responsibility of providing for and ciring for others is unfelt. The affections aie not only onfoebl'Ml, but perverted, and not rarely are they displaced by hatred and aversion." He who was calm reasonable and patient becomes excitable and perverse and intolerable of opposition alter a wdiile, the character tving more rhoni;ed, joys and sorrows fad to provoka real feting. At lat theeontirme I sot mani fests moral traits that are simply mfautilu. Father Mntliow'n Tabla. Father Mathevv frequently nsol the fol lowing illustration: A very fat old duck went out early one morning in pursuit of worms, and, alter being out all day, h- sue eooded in tilling her crop full of worms; she had the misfortune to be met by a fox, who at oiu proposed to take her life to satisfy his hunger. The old duck Rpiienl-d, argued, implored, remonsti ated. tshesaid totlm lox: "You cannot te so wicked nnd hard-hearted as to tke the life of a hnrnihws duck merely to satisfy the cravings of hunger!" iSdie ex horted him against tho commission of so great a sin, and begged him not to stain his toul with innocent blood. When the fox could stand her caul no longer, he said: "Chit U)on you, mudnm,with all your fine feathers; you're a pretty thing to lecture me for taking lite to satisfy my hunger. Is not your own crop full of worms? ou destroy more live in one dav than I do in a month.'' This was Knt'ier Mathew' reply to the makers nnd venders of liquor when they charged him with spoiling their trade and taking tho bread from the lips of their children. A Disease as Well as a Vice. A writer, in the .mfiV' tectorial says: "The fact that intemperance is often as much a disease as it is a vice has long been recog nized by such of us women as has given any study to this subject one which, 1 am sorry to ay, is of growing importance as regards our sex. A Iriend of mine, who has devoted Ifuich time to the re lamation of female, inebriates, tells me of two cases which illus trate the evil in thu two extremes of for in 1 life. In the one case a very poor woman had become such a slave to it that it was only by stepping into the road in passing a pu'hlie house and avoiding the mere smell of drink that she was able to keep the pledge. In an other case a lady of good position used to throw herself on a couch, close her eyes, clutch her hands, and literally tight against the craving when it came with exceptional force. Happily, she, too, conquered, but Ihe two instances show painfully enough how in tinreranee may grow from a habit into a well-nigh incurable disease in any class of society." To Bo Drunk is a Sin. To drink deeply to be drunk is, says tho great English statesman, John Bright, a sin; this is not denied. At nhat point does the taking of strong drink became a sin! We suppose a limn perfectly sober; oils glass excites him. and to some extent disturbs the state of sobriety, and so far destroys it; another glass excites him still more; a'third fires his eye. loosens his tongue, inflames Ids passions; a fourth increases all this: a tilth irialcSs Tiim foolish and partially insane; a sixth makes him stupid a senseless, degraded mass, but when does the sin begin! At the first step toward complete intoxication, or at the sixth, seventh or eighth! Is not every step from the natural slate of the system toward the state of stupid intoxication an advance in sin. and a yielding to the un wearied tempter of the soull Belgium's Menace. SI Fmile Lavelaye, writing with great earnestness nnd urgency ou the economic? crisis in belium, a lopts the lino of argu ment with which Hritain has been familiar ized by the lata William Hoyle, and charges his countrymen with wasting by far too large a share of their means in the consump tion of alcoholic liquors. There is a cabaret for every ten families in Uelgium. and within tho tast fourteen yeais the consump tion of drink has doubled. Whereas the drink bill of britain is declining, that of Bel gium is going up. M. du Lavelaye eom p'aius that the government encourages dram-drinking by not making "Ihe traue'' contribute sulHciently to the cost of gov ernment. Tlie spirit duty is only one-fourth of what it is in France, and one tenth of what it is in England. A'eio York (Jbaerter. Temperance News nil it Notes. Eternal temjieiance is the price of good health. Of 3(100 convicted criminals examined by a French medical man, M. Maralubet, more than half were drunkards. The Tojieka Cubital says: "Kansas hs saved nearly $l:i, 000,00;! since she turjied her back oa the whisky traffic." Last year !0 distilleries of this country produced T5,'.i74,:iiii gallons of whisky, with an average net profit of 74,401. Dr. Norman Kerr says one of tho effects of inebriety is "unblushing lying," and that in police courts it is carried to an alarming ex tent There are now eight mission vessels cruis ing in the North Sea, ech a combination of church, chapel, teiuperauce hull and dispen sary. That was a wise reflection of the philoso pher who said: "He who spends too much time before the bar is apt to bring up behind tbe bars." The population of tho Kansas peniteutiary has decreased sixty during the post year, and several poorhouses have closed for lack of patronage. The St. Petersburg iRussial Zeitunij says: "The race which proves unwilling to lie free from alcohol will be mercilessly trodden under foot.:' Out of the 200,1)01,00) natives under British rule in India, there aro 1."J,i.hj,oou whose religion reiiuires theiu to abstain from intoxi cating drink. Fx-Uovernor Berry, of New Hampshire, who is now in his uitiety-sccond year, organ ized the tirst Umiperaucu so.'i'-ty in the Smie, at Hebron, sixty-two years ago. Through the efforts of Mrs. E. H. Moffat. Assistant Superintendent for department of soldiers and sailors, a law has been secured prohibiting the sale of liquor within one lode of the Soldiers' Home at Uraud Hapids. Mich. t'urdinal Manning, the eminent represent ative of the lloiimii Catholic Church ia Eng land, i-uys: "The drink trade, which is grow ing every year, is our national sin, our na tional shame, and if uot arrested soou, will be our national ruin." Luther Iieiison, the Indiana temperance orator, is decrite 1 as a second Oough. lie was once a forsaken drunkard, but reformed and is now a consistent church member. He is an eloquent speaker. He is a heavy set man, with a deep baas voice aud ravuu black Lair. As the annual local consumption in Franco of brandy is l'i.o.Jil.UJD gallons and the year ly product only i:i.o.iU,Uuo gallons, American lovf rs of eau de vie are W;iu lering what tho btulf is which com ' ar js the Atlantic lul.eled a French brandy. Sciontilie exprls av tiiat most of it is cheap (jcrmau spirits, tiavort-d with cunningly devis.-d extracts and cordials. The Woman's Christiau Teiiiwiice Ciiion of i'hilipMjKj!is, Turkev, bus issued, in the native language, a small pamphlet with the title: "Ihrtiiseof intoxicating liquors: is it beneticiul to hoaltb!" und a ballet,; ."Taste ol Intoxicating liquors." NEWS AM) NOTES F0U W0ME.V. Face veils now drop below the chin. Ail jackets have very short basques now. Tho draperies worn arc niry nnd lightly ornamented. The women of Rhode Island psy tnxes on 70,000,000. 1'crcnlo and challics in small patterns are much worn. With gowns of wash fabrics come parasol to match. Itlouse and pleated waists aro in great favor just at present. A young la )y of New York city keeps humming birds for pet. London and I'aris costume, are re markable for tho prevalence of green. The mother of (Jcnernl I'oulnngor is a Welch woman, and eighty-four years of nge. Miss Ftt.t Ingalls, the daughter of tho President of tho Senate, has becotuo a journalist. Very small black birds nre seen among the other trimmings of black lace hats nnd bonnets. This year the graduating class at tho Harvard "Annex" far women was larger than ever before. Several Now York drugstores employ young women ns clerks, aud aro teaching them the business. I'pprr-ten young ladies in London society have adopted photography as their pet diversion. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has learned to speak French, Italian and modern Greek since her marriage. The world of dressmakers and design ers havo becomo h story crazed in tho matter of new costumes. The I!oyal University of Ireland re cently conferred the degree of master of nrts on live young women. Kentucky was tho first Stato in tho I'nion to give school suffrage to women. Tho law was pass -d in ls.V.'. I.adics who find a veil trying to tho eyes are w earing a veil with a line esprit star on the very thinnest ground. A new shado of tawny yellow is tiger lily. It is seen in new tulles, gauzes, aud piece laces for evening gowns. A pretty sleeve for a houo frock is a rather long single pull gathered into a band of embroidery just below the el bow. A golden bronze straw hat trimmed with hop blossoms, clove, and diis.dclion flowers run to Seed is a fall offering of millinery. Mrs. Maria E. l'easlcy, of Philadel phia, is a woman of extraordinary me chanical genius, and ho made a fortune fiomhcr invention. Some of the new impirtcd gloves nre delicately perfum d, and a London mil liner has set the fash on of perfuming choice hats and bounets. Tan colore 1 shoej are the "fadM of tho fashionable on tho other sido, both men and women wearing them on occasions when they look out of place. It is well to remember that blouses of washing silk must be ironed nlway ou the wrong side, and care tnken that tho iron be warm rather than hot. Steel lace, as fino as cobweb, nnd in any color, makes collnrs and cutis for women that will not wilt in tho warmest weather, and aro winning favor. A late fancy in Paris is tho wearing in the hair of tortoise shell combs nnd pins with ho ids of faceted tteel flowers that look like diamonds by gas light. Sleeves grow loose and looser and nre aftcn ornamented at top with a separate braided bit, to match which there ate braided shoulder pieces and collar. Flannel is still the favorite stud fot tennis and yachting costumes, but serge and Jersey cloth are preferred by the best drqgiers, if expense is no object. Woolen gowns are made of special material which his a satin foundation worked nil over in .gold and colored silks. They nre dressy but inexpensive. The dresses culled and worn as Kmpirt gowus look very little like those worn bj the F.mpress Josephine, formany of thei aro parodies of that tasteful woman's at tire. Yokes of all kinds, square, round, nnd pointed, smocked and tucked, plain and braided, nnd half yokes, nre all fashionable on children's dresses and coats. Pale-colored gloves of dre?sed kid are the latest fancy. Corn-color, shrimp, teal, and pearl are ornamento I with stitching one shade darker than tho kid itself. Tho average yearly income of the working woman of Lostou is $201). 07, nnd her average expenses are reckoned at tr i'il.liO. There is certainly not very much left over for incidental items, such as doctor's bills, amusements and books. A Loudon hostess in starch of novelty has given a dinner with a "green velvet table cloth, with wreaths of Alpine poppies." Another used a white satin cloth, on which were placed "large tackl of white satin tied with silver cord, from which a wealth of white llowers was tumbling out." Among tho oddest developments ol New York's haberdashery is that shop whero under-linen may be l.iicd fot trousseau puipose and whciu tlm finest of garments may be had for the honeymoou only, if the intending weaier will lay down cold cash Mitiieicnt to buy outright a moderate outfit. nan'l KIM Ihe Old Urns. vYhen hens are shedding feathers they often stop laying and grow fat. Most jsjople consider fat a sign of health. The fiittcniritf of moult ing hens, however, as with home isjople, pro duces debility rai her than health. Miuiy of the worst cases of roup are contracted, while the hens are moulting. The io kI of moulting hens, if larsrely vege table is fat-forming, and not lequired for grow ing feat hers. Therefore corn-fed hens get very fat. They need more nitrogen and phosphate elements ill their food when uioulting.which if not supplied they stop laying, because the growing feathers have used all, and left no ni trogenous matter to form eggs. At this season, killingold hens and relying on young pullets is a great mistake, where people have a few hens and lute pullets. Because, if properly fed, the hens will have their new plumage and lay well all winter, while the puileU unless specially treated may not commene-e laying until spring, when high prices for eggs havefullen onu-hulf. A fin n an old hen's egg will hutch a more vig orous chickens than a pullet's egg. John K. Jones, Sultield, C'onu., a breeder of prize winning ruottted Javas,suys: "I rind Sheridan's Condition I'uwder.fed once daily in the food, very valuuhle for moulting hens. 1 have used it two years for exhibition birds. It assist in growing new feathers, makes the combs a bright red, and gives a rich gloss to the plumage. It will also make hens lnyand the eggs hatch well. 1 find when the other egg-foods are used in quantities to tore egg production the eggs do not hatch." Theabove is the experience of many people in using Mieridun's I'otfder. If fed lo yoang pullets uow as tbrecud, lliey will U-gia to luy bciore six months out. Commence at once Using Sheridan's iJowder. It helps old hen througn inoiiliing, and gels Ihe pulleta in lay ing trim before lite seusou of high prioee. Kggs V, 111 sell verv liiU tins full und winter. There fore be ready to get all yon can. I. S. Johnson Co., 2i Custom House St.. Boe. ton. Mtt.ss..sele makers o( Micridan'g Condition Powder to muk.e heus lay, will send to any ad dress for one two cent slump. testimonials with full iiitormut ion how 10 make a few hens pay well; also how to obtain biioriduu'e powdor. A (Jllmpse of LI in a. Lima, Tcnn., was, before tho last war, a rival of Madrid In art treasures, but thero remain only two statues Colum bus banding a crucifix to an Indian gltl, and llolivnr rearing his horse in front of the Inouisition liuilding. Thn Presi dent of Peru lives in tho residenco of the lato Henry Meigg.s, and a grocery store is kept in the corner of this palaco. Tho Lima women aro beautiful and dress accordingly. Homo of their mnn ts, or shawls of China crnpo, cost f "i00. Tho mania is square in shape, nnd two ynrds in extent, folded triangulnrly, and tho center of tho fold placed upon tho forehead; one end of it fnlU down In front of the dress to the knee, and tho other is thrown around tho neck nnd fastened at the breast with a pin. Tho women, consequently, enn look with their very rich eyes out of a littio fold of this concealment; in youth tho wo men are slender, short and grarclul. At twenty-five they nro fat. No woman with a bonnet is admitted to any Catho lic church on tho west const of South America. Cincinnati Eii'jui)r. A Simian Mlcrocephnlist. A microccphalist, aged eighteen, has arrived in Vienna, Austria, from t!nliciii, and has been placed under the charge of Professor Notlinngel, of Vicuna Univer sity. Tho head of tho youth is extraor dinarily small, lint on tho sides, nnd coming to a point at the crown. Tho unfortunate isan idiot, but possesses a great power of imitation nnd repents words without difficulty. Ilo has to bo ten .led like a baby, nnd is very fond of dolls nnd other toys. In showing him to his hearers during n lecture tho other day, Professor Notlinngel said that the man in nppearanic nnd in habits greatly resembled n monkey, from which nni mnl. however, ho was distinguished by his power of speech. l!eidcs, tho Pro fessor added, nothing lies been found in' microcephalic brnins which would point to a closer allinity with the monkey. Cincinnati Enqutrer. The BrM TrM of Mnreens In HncrtB. Tested and piov. d hy over twenty-tlve ye irs' uo in all pattsof the wor.d. Ai.lcock's I'oit ors 1'i.astehs have tho Indorsement of th 1 highest medleil and chemical nu'horiticsnnd millions of grateful patients who havo leen cured ot distressing ailments voluntarily tes tify to their mer is. Ai.i.coc'k'8 I'onors Pr.ASTF.ns aro purely vogotnb'e. They are mild bu. effective, sure and quick 4a their action, and absolutely hariyleav Beware of Imitation', and do not bo.dero'.vcd by misrepresentation. .Ask tor Aluym'k's, and let nt explnnat'nn or solicitation Induce ou to ac ept a sub. stltute. A;in"crow firm has finished a brass wire for thelilasgow exhibition sixty-live miles hn jd a copper wire lit ml'cs long. A Narrow Kncape. "Yes, I lmd a very narrow esraiie," stld a prominent citizen to a friend. "I was con fined to my bed for a yearand my friends gave me up for a consumptive's grave, until 1 began nsing Kemp's Balsam for tho Throat anil Lungs, and here 1 am, sound and hearty." Yon will find it for sale by nil drngglsis. l'rico We and f I. HamyU nmttt Fret. Theyaeht Coronet met but a single vessel during lis trip. iN-cupving likj days, from New York to Sau Hiego, Oil. The Longest Wor.l In the IXrilanarr Is incotnjHMont tneommunicato the inexpress ible satisfaction ami incomprehensible eo ise queuccs resulting from a judicious adminis tration of lir. Pierce's Favorite 1'rcscript ion. a prepaiation designed especially for the sint'dy relief and permanent cur. of all Ke 1 ale Weaknesses, Nervousne-s. und diseases pecu liar to the fem -lt sex. Tho only remedy for woman's peculiar ills, sold hy drui-glsis under a isisiilve guarantee to give satisfaction. See guarantee on wnipner of b itlln. 'I hi- guaraii tis' has lecn faithfudy carried out formany years by the proprietors. California expects a wine crop nf 2".00ii,i,) fiallous this year, an Increase of tMMi.uu ov er ast year. A Large Knlnte. A hrond land is this in which we live, dotted so thickly w.th thrifty cities, towns and Vil lages! Amid them alt. with ever increasing lKipularitv ami hclptulucss, is lir. I'ien-e's (oildeli Medical IHno ovry giving hope and cheer where there is disease aud despair. Wherever there is humanity 1 hem issu ti r ing: wherever thero is sintering there is tho best held for tliis greate-1 American Kem-de. Consumption (which is luug-scrof ulu, yields to it. If employed in Ihe etriysages of tiin d seuse: Cnronio Nasal Ca nrrh yields toil: Kiiluev and Liver di-e ise yield toll! If you w.nt the best known remelyfor all dlseas -s of 1 he blood, ssk for lr. Picroo's Golden Med ieal Discovery, anil lake no other. 1.. 1 1 f-.-i n iiin iiiiiiin 000 inirr nun 11 enn not Is' torn, and which takes the pluee of win dow jjlass. I'opnlnr Preparation ! Pure, Potent, Powerful! Pall d Peopli Praise. Progressive People l'urclias ! Positive ly Pierce's Plea-unt Purgativ e Pellets, Proper ly Purtaken, Preservo Physical Powers, Pr -duce. Permanent Physical Perfect. oj. Pur chase, Prove! The electric arc lights In the I'nithed States now number nearly al,ol and the iiicuudee cenu uuiuber over l.lun.iiu. "The Ciods give no great good without labor," Isan old proverb, and a true one: the hardest lutsirisnot always that which is best paid however. To those in search of light, pleasant and prolltable employment, we say write to ii. F. Johnson Co.. itichmond. Va. It seems that the discovery nf a sure cure for baldness, claimed to have Ihsii made by H. A. Fechtcr, of New Haven, Colin., is genuine, home of the results it has uccomplishcd are really wonderful. Mr. Keehtcr has printed a circular describing it,whicU he distributee free to alt whoapply for it. Why Don't You tat Hood K&ruparlUa if yow hate fmpnr blood. Lave loatyour ann-tibe, have that tired fel lnr or ara troubled by lick kt-ailarhe, dyr(ia or billomnMA. It ban aocoinpUhfi wonders for thoo aanda of afflicted jxople, and, it irivon a fair trial, ia ivaoonably certain to do you trood. "I have been troubled a nn at deal with hea.lsvha, had no appetite, no itreiiKth. and Mt aa mean aa anyone could and b about my work. Sincatakmir Hood's Kraparilla I have not bad the hearia he, my food baa rt'lifhfd and swined to do me irood, and I have felt myself trrowtnflr atrouirer evr.ry day." M. A. Bteimmam, 19 Grand Avenue, Grand Ha j idt, Mich, Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by oil druroinls. 1 ; ill for s. Prepared only by a L HOOD CO., Aiwthtcsrlo, Lowell, Mu IOO Doses One Dollar Every Farmer's Wife L J. .PA. TttiiaW I a I IH. Iti if BOOK Kit ii. tin; i- p.Ti-in'w of apru. ln ,il r.iuiirv K.tl.-.. r mnl uti amatt'ur, but ft nt u vvorkuiiK fr I-lUr und fiiiM iluriinr a n-rh 1 "f V'ir. 1 1 lem-lica yuu biiwto Deterl it ml Curt kiH-ttrt liuvv lo 'td fur Kuu ii "d hIi.ii lot- Kit 1 1 en i uu MiiiWl 'ivtT lor lirerduiu I'm-. tomi aud iIiiub, Indeed, ou htulU 1 3 M.ruiturd i i , . V. d'lly. $100 to S3 00 irt ua. Ag'-ms prefer i i wti ran furuuh their uwa nrtt iid stive, their vtml tim u the buln b(i.ra motueDia muy 1 1 proiiiurtly employed & A few va-ttui'tf 4 la l,i wu" unit cul-a. 8. r. JOU b jN ft co., l'JU um ku, Ki hru nd. Va. nUl-V D.l! Great Enqlish Gout anil Dldll 5 lllISi Rheumatic Remedy. Oval Hoy, It I i i ouiiiI, M Pill.. 0 DIMM II1RIT rlnl"lr enr1 In 10 to rium nMDII Phm. nnari'im or lloma 1 i.-.om.-nl. lual ii,-,.. Norur... No Pav. Tbo JjjniiHiieJtt euirdlf t i., l a Fntrilr. ln,. RE HERBRANO FIFTH WHEEL. LTffi: linpru'cineiit. 11 Mt UK A Ml ( U rt-jiiui, u. ('h'Yflttlld, .. HfUMi-Op:itb:r H-.i-piUH 'oil k' Kef imi lrv-'i; elvuiu-.( ill IM'j: til riiilual t-. Ki" riita- Wiic- mUii-nn .iluiu 1 . .Milii-r, M l.,u.i huM nor M. S5 t H it duy, HamiJ'i worth l.5n KUKE. I Uu 11.. I I. inf. r th.- hHw'n b . t. Wllto liri'WKti-i'Kati-iy H-m IMd rl o.. HolU-y, Mii-b. Cf W I.t at S ran and idaXc mor anoaf worklujf ror oa f h itiMHk. AaoiMt a aui( Jtt 'Jy-'J kv s knoHiiiKwImi Inv rimttor ttvJ gk-. -1 km r how if. fii-.i a PUkV S J rt iiu Uv If he d.- r.nix- AA ff- m- th I'lM dait. Ti.i I L At V i not riiiln, i.n nt au n Vf.-'tv rif:i lf-iif of I'fuln liti rr" f?i? w& m , John C. Hfrssrs. rcicr & Cam!!c: "The sample of Ivory Soap recci'ed from you is an excellent Laundry Soap of more than average cleansing power. The soap is also very well made, no greasy fats being left in it, while the alkali is thoroughly combined so that it will not injure the most delicate fabrics. Very respectfully yours, II. B. CORNWALL, rroftssor cf Chcmisty. A WORD OF WARNING. Thcr are many white soaps, each represented to be "Just as pood as the ' Ivory i" they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities if the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it. Copyright 1VK), by Procter It Gimblo. HEADACHE The Ftomnch 1 dUnrrlcr. nl. Cli-amo and settle it with Dr. Schenck's Manilrake 1'ills. HEARTBURN Food f. rmrntinp. not diiicstir.);. Correct tfie Stomach lr Uiing Ur .Schenck's Mandrake Tills. INDIGESTION.-Stnrt the secretions of Ihe Stomach with Dr. Schenck's Mandrake Tills. INFLAMMATION Con rjestlon run m.ul. Reduce instantly bv free use of Dr. Schenck's Mandrake Tills. JAUNDICE niood poisoned hy bile. Correct the Liver l.v using Dr. Schenck's Mandrake Tills. LOSS OF APPETITE. The stomach is failing. Kirst cleanse it : then tone with Dr. Schenck's Seaweed Tonic. NAUSEA Reaction of li!e. Correct Stomach nnd I.iver with Dr. Schenck's Mandrake Tills. PALPITATION. Pypeptie condition. Cure by mine; Dr. Schenck's Man drake Tills as directed. TORPIDITY Inaction ofl.lvrr. Start it up with Dr. Schenck's Mandrak Pills. Pr. Schenck's new work en the I.unp, Stomach nnd I.iver sent free to any address. Address Dr. J. II. Schcnck & Son, ThiladcU phia, l a. CAUTION tU wari'of Krmitt. aj my n.iui atit tU rtv tM rtititixt on thf IhiMomi 'f nil my ! vtrtii. hnrst I "In it' lt-H nitf l li factory, m hn h pntltvt thv wenrvra afv'AiliHt hiwh tn.f aiiil inft rmr inNvla. If a l'lr ll-n , I,. Iiitln pIkk-h at a ri-tiicM pru-, or aa h hit llit-ni w ithoiit tn y iiainr anl prion atauipvxl iu th.- bo I tun i, put Unit tluw avt Uaua. J 5-.-... r--.4 W.L.DOUGLAS (53 SHOE. FOR GENTLEMEN. The only fin calf tl Sp.iinloa Rhra In t world radc lt liotit iJicka ur nutl. A athh aai I lnicthlt uh tlio i-.,t iriK $i or , and hivlnv no tackn or Diilla to wear tht lontf or hurt tueTtta i.Ufi them At f'HiforiHble and well Attlnc aa a , tun 1 acwrd mho: hnv ih t-Ht. Nona fpuum ua , m aiamiH'4 va bjtiom "W. L. Lkjua'l.ii aVJ Hhu 1 WarraBicu." V. 1,. )On:i.4H9t HIIOK. thaorlfflnal &tt4 lily haul arvvf I lt $1 .!). , Mctt Bjuait CtUUHa Biade liue eofttiutf from $ U) $'J. W. I,. IKM (il.AS Si. 50 rIIOB Is una tcllid for heavy wmr. W. I. MOl til.S SJHIIOE Ii won by ail Du Mi And U thu bcal cat ftUiMi iu Uia wurlj All thr aiove r nil art" mad Id C-tgrt Buttoa I'm! Lcr, ;n I tf nt a dt tv your tlw der, wrua U . lOl (il.Af. Hi oc Utn. Ma.i. MEN AND BOYS! Want to learn all atvout Hone ? How to Tick Out a (ioodOne? Knoirjipt-rfec tiooi and ao Ouanl aKaluat Fraud ? Detect l'laease and tfletat ur when tame t foaihle? Tell tho ak' hy tlteTei-th? Whut torall the IHITprfnt ParU of the Animal? Howloh-ln a Horaa 1'roporly t All th!a and other Va ual.le Inforniatlou can I e obtained by readtnir our 1 0O-PA; l,. STIt ATKI lldlOfc: liOIIK, whbh we will forward, poH j a d, on ivc. p.t of only -.. rcula Iu atHinpa. BOOK PUB. HOUSE, 134 Leonard St., New York City fiSEMARUM DCD EATING 1 ai!W ,v m,i mo II oil 4rffr eatiridu. 4irvinjtr,liytUrr, tkan uu u other. ""-1 15! A Mi lltl) t t 1114. T' U iba OAlUlf, MUNTINQ AND TARBIT RIFLES. t-.i.-l 1 r I ' .I--...! (-.,...... MAiLIN f IRE ARMS CO. i fc-z kv l. Ml W HAVFH. CT MERCHANTS, BUTCHERS Tit All K US AMD We want iowio has in your locality lo ylcti up CALF SKirslS for sa. I'hcU r uruir-hi-d on na)ifaciory guaranty Add ea t. ti. Paue. Uvdv I'ark. Vermont, V. H. "1 01. I i wortU fstt i-.r lb. pfttit Kye Halve U , Shot Cunsbg sfev R,FLES fTV 1 5 A 'or fr,' NSf1"' " d' U i Illu.tr.led Nj2S. E 1 J I OtalKu. 2V r S 'h3 S ldonlri,rgCo.sVrrr t! fjii 1 Bum 1IM4 V, hew li.v. u, toaa. Gri-.f.n School or Science, "cienck, ,'n. J. J COLLLGE OF NEW JeRSUY Trinc'eton, THB CHEAPEST AND BEST ME0IC1HE F03 FAMILY IT IN THE WORLD. CURES AU PAIRS, InU-ntaJ or EiU-r It wu tho Ant nr1 la th only I'tin roniwiv I-'-tAiitly t"i th mt crtu iAlinK phik, InfliiHiiiiatiKli mnl cun-n t;Mifr'UI'n. vrlvH " No mitliT how vn'liit or irttci.tnir 1ti. . tin Idit UMial.i-, lU-ilrtit t. n. I iiltrnt. t 'riiti( , Tin i n, NoUiaitftC UT (UualllaUil WllQ dlkcWMj1 uflrr, RADWAY'S READY RELIE! wilt afford Instant oaa BOWEL COMPLfillli Thirty t .xty ilmr In half a twrnH-r f t will In a fi-w iituiut' ruri' I'ramn. Himatii". Htonif It, N !. Vtnnlliiir. r.)iitM-n ct H-r.. i ainliii-HK, tlcarthurn, Hu-k MU -h. 1 lira. t'wlitrr, Hal ill HutSfU.m iiiurnal I'M in. It 1 luortt rfinliiuif aul I than n-iRli ilranily ir ltitt-r aa a aUiuuuUitL Tlir la not a rmHal ant In tha r' ? will urf Kvr ant Auw, an t all thr U-. IiIhmi aiitt olht-t fi-vfr. auit by ilailtta' a 1 quick a I;ai1hh 'h Krmty Itt in f. Fifty ct-uta it-r tinttlf. hol.l by dnuriclaU. RADWAY'S PILLS, Fnrtheenra nf all t1lnrt1-r of th Rtnmarh, I.' Ilitwrla, Kultipya. ltialt-r, N-rvt' lUiM-am-n, lv-c Appi-tiL, H.'t.fa lif, l inipati n. stixt U !a, ti rci.inu, Itilitui'-iit'M, tt-vrr, InrlMtuuialiou of iopa, l'ti.n and all il. rmif.'in. nt ot Uwlhtf Vw-rra, lnr:y v- -lullf. ctnitaiuiua lo Uiwivu. . tuiuii als, ur licIcUii iuun dni . A FINE, HV KB 3IKi!( INC. RrWAT ft Co. Ofiitb-mrn: Y"ur I'MIa hav of' wr.tfs n aickncnit in my faintly. I P -cr ltnt aff io f m iilioitt tti- ni; th' yaiv a Uuc. aumn. cuts. Moat luaiwclluU) yiuim. HI NURY KKNWORTM. ChcbuiH!, Iiutjuoia Count) . 1 Whnt a Phyalrlnn Hya af II nil way Pill I am iiKlna your H n lt li. f arit! your It ani!a( 1 TilU. ainl hav rtnfnmriulM th i alovr ail and -tl a Krmt many f I lit-m. I have th -m hand alua M. and iim' tln-in in my pra -tict and in : on fatml . and -ipfsrt to. iu pr.trrrti.-e "f all I'.: Vourareapucuuily, 1IL A. C. JkllUld t llltooK XuravUi, l. DVHPEPJ?A. PR.RADWA V P I t.i.H ar a mm for tl CT'iHplaint. 1 hi-y rflw in iik-lh tn th Ft'Mi: i ami fiiaiw ii io prin trin n iniictioiin. j n t I toina of iyi-ia di4pp-ar, and with tUeia l uaimuy oi iu ) icm io cuiraci u IyMpaln mt n( Maodlna; Carr4. Tr. UiwT- 1 hav for yt-ar Nr-n troublort with PyrpctHia and I.ivt-r (XMiiplaint and found but Iltfl rvdi-! uniil 1 irot yuur PiQa. and thy maln a inrf i rura, Xb.y ar thn Uit im-dicin I vr had iu suy Ufa. Sour ftieud foie r. VILXHM NOONy, . illaucharU. alitik PR, RADWAY & CO., N, Ya If T S U-'Mt 'CHEAPEST ANiBESr GERMAN DICTIONARY OF 624 PACES FOR ONLY ONE DOLLAR. A FIRST-CLASS DICTIONARY ATYKUY CM A 1. 1. 1'ltlCK. II kIvm Fu',-U h Wnr la with thn fiermrm E'pilva I nih a id l'roniitii'ltttioti ant liirnuii Wor.la wltn Lu3lih UcUuitiou. bcui potpuid uu rixfipt ul 81, It E All WHAT TlllfH MAN SAYSi Rvi.fm Mhs., May 31, IJrak Pith, flmitt. Ml Leonard Si.; Tut' (it't inaii Dl tin nary 1h it cei v,-d and I am much plc.i-t d w.ili It. 1 did not t-Apcct tu und nuch l!ir pt lilt I i ho cIm-a i u l '&. I'ic.Lau t' il 1 ii c-py In aitU lUcloatd hlld ft to auiuu. M. il. ilAatXU OOK PUB. CO., 134 Leonard Street, New York City. MARVELOUS DSSCOVERY. Wbnllv unlike nrttllciiil avaieuia. 4 uif ul niliul wiiudfrinii. Any btfiilt Icurnf il iu unt i i-adlnir. Cla. ,- .i 1 tl"7 h I. .n. i . ltlo ui DiMnitt. 1 300 at rini.t.l. inlil.i, U l U'a,nn.-t .n, 1 i I 4i at l'ui iii. larju chtwhoi ' 4'rni.ia l.:t xiudt-m ul alf, U'clhl.-y, ( Hn-riln. t ' ci ni ut iVini.. Micht- rau rtiivcr-iiv, t h.nil;iiipti, .Vc. c. Kiidond by Hi ilAiti I'Iuk'Tok. tl.' hfl.-nt'-t, Ihnid. . W. AsTuR, J i P.H I, lit A J - Mis, J ll'l im.', !r. Ukih H, E. II. o.jK, Hrlu. V Y. M:tt- Ninn.d t'ol!. K". Ac. Tuugut by corrt'aptiiid.-ncu. j'r-t tus i-..-r i- utt. tro n Pl;tir". IdM l IK, -i n FKUi Ae., S. Y. u , Dutchcr's-:- Lfghtning s.nily brrpMrd aq I. 4- 1 uKrd ; no'iamiar ; Iticil I I uouh to u. l awitv. I'm It cm nr. iiun i ma lung f frrvly ; rli iSc liuia ot thria aa 1 ba at ..(. Iiuu't laka Mnythlnf "jul a ixd." Thr ! notMnx Mi no g:i mna UuuU -r I It Kir K i TI 111 It. . AK -ana. Vu FRAZEB 1 1 KMT IS TIIK IVOR I.Ik AXLE GREASE OHH'THA I I'Ul i.H - (in nt TurVich Cr-uifh Hyrupt p iia bvuajki lui L'uuUa, Cvia, iibUla, 4 , IE1SRY
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