HISTORY OF OCEAN CABLES THE I.INKS THAT CLOSELY COW NECI TWO HEMISPHERES. rrlftfcnlt lo Encnnnterod In Inuring I, the II rut Atlnntlo Cablo Vca- ... tlvitlra (hat Cummetnortioil H 1 Tho first emrccstion of tho nrnctica bilitj of an Ailautic cable wns made bj Frofesor Morse in 1843, nearly two fears bcforo his first telegraph line wai a operation, and the first submarine cablo known to have been laid wai completed in Scpicmber, 1P5I, and con ocr.tcd Knglnnd and France. April l.", 1854, the icw York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company was in corporated, and on May (i the first meet ing of tho lionrd of Director was held, and preparations were begun for laying t cable octwecn Ainerwa unit I-urope. In July, iw."i(t, soundings wore madi in tho Atlantic for a calr'e route, and tho next summer tho work of laying it was begun, but on August 10 the cable end whs lost nt sea and could not be re covered and splired, and henre the first attempt proved a failure. 1 In the meantime, however, a second Atlantic cablo company, called the At' Untie Tclcgrnph Company, had been formed, of which Cyrus . Field was i prominent member, and ho became the manager of the company before the work wai completed, (m April 24, 18-57, tht steamship IS'ingara sailed from New York to assist in laying this second cable, and August 15 tho cable squadron, comprising the Niagara and the British navnl vessels, tho liorgon and Indus, sailed from Queenstown and commenced the work, which was pursued until in terrupted by winter and resumed again June 10, lS-'i. The end in mid-ocean was successfully grappled and spliced, but a few days later' tho cable parted again but was again spliced, and on August 5 tho work was completed. On the llith, tho shore connections bavin" been mado, tho President of the United States and the Queen of England ex changed congratulations over the com pletion of the cable, and New York bo gan preparations for one of the biggest celebrations known up to that time. The city and surrounding country went fairly wild over the accomplishment of the great undertaking and put in two days and one night making it memora ble. The city was overrun with visitors aud the streets were described as con taining "over half a million of jubilant people," and nearly every building was decorated. From the Hattcry to Union place, as it was called then, Broadway was so densely packed that the Seventh and Seventy-first regiments, acting m escort to a grand procession, could scarcely crowd thoirway through. There were services during the day in Trinity Church, whero Bishop Doane delivered an address, and there were services else where and a grand re eption to Mr. Field and the otiicers of the vessels at the Battery. During tho festivities tho net day the announcement was made that "a bug had got into the cable" and it was wisely concluded to postpone further rejoicing to celebrate the eviction of the "bug." It was never got out, however, and the cable was useless from that date. Mr. Field and his associates, although sadly disappointed, were not entirely discour aged, but the war came on before they could get to work again and the third Atlantic cable was not ready to lay until bout the 1st of Juno, 1805. On July 22 the shore end was laid, and the next day tho Great Eastern, which had failed to find any other Bold of usefulness, com menced paying out the cable. Ex perience gained from the two previous ventures proved valuable to the third enterprise, but even yet there was much to learn about ocean-cable laying, r- Ow ing to the immense size of the Great Eastern the work could bo done more perfectly, and as coil after coil of the cable was wound off the reels aud dropped into the sea extreme care was taken to make tho splices to tho following sections as strong as the body of the cable was, but, nevertheless, on Aug. 2, the cable parted and much difficulty was experienced in grappling the ends and splicing them. As the table was completed, section and sec tion, tests wore mado through it to the shore. After a few months' delay the Great Eastern resumed work again in 18(iti, recovered an end which had been lost and completed the cable, which was opened for business July Sli, the taritf being fixed at $100 a message. Four days later the cable parted in mid-ocean and the Great Eastern again grappled the ends. Communication was restored September 8, aud the cable worked twelve years, having been abandoned in 1878. In the meantime, however, other cables had been laid, and the tariff was reduced first to $J5 and later in 1870 to 1 15, and then cables began to multiply so fast that the rates got much lower. The difficulties encountered in the first lentures have to some extent retarded all efforts to lay Atlantic cables, but nevertheless there are now twelve of them in operation, ten from North and two from South America. Atlantic cables are usually constructed f seven small copper wires wound to gether so as to form ono conductor, and covered with a heavy coating of composi tion insulation, largely composed of rub ber and paratiine, around which other and largtr iron or steel wires are wound, protected by another coating of insulat ing mat Miid, and protected on the sur face by ctaer and still heavier wires, al though iumo have another coating out side the wires. The shore ends are about two and one-half inches in diameter and the mid-oceau sections from an inch to an inch and a half. t-i i . .... i no worn oi transmitting messages ucr me cames nas been materially re aucea of late years by improvements in the machinery. The first effort made to transmit messages was by means of the .tiorse coae oi signals as used on ordinary telegraph lines, but owing to the intro- iiuciton oi trie current, which does not sltect aerial lines to an appreciable ex tent, it was found that only one or two woras a minute could be sent, hir Wil liam Thomson, the g. eat English elec- iiiLiau ituu scientist, men devised a men6 of signaling by the aid of a needle sou looking-glass. A small needle is vibrated to and fro by the alternate currents. Attached to the end of the needle is a siphon about ine nunareatn part ot au inch in diame ter, through w hich ink flows constantly. The point of the siphon or pen rests on t strip oi paper which is automatically nulled under it. ami m th n..,lu bratcs the pen marks the vibrations in '.igag lines i n tiie paper. The operator 'eads the signals off as they pas before o:m nou writes them on the usual blanks, k uue u oueiiuaiu cons up me paper urip ana nies u uway. the paper goes ilong continually and when the operator it me omer euit oi me cable has a tues uge to transmit he goes right ahead with t. The feuding operator sits to the iht of the receiver and manipulates ;wo keys side by side, oue for the posi- jve ana me other Mr mo negative cur eut. Xcw York Wurll. A citueu of Can tun, Mus., fit of pet bears jo a buegy. drives a FARM AND (3 A HOES'. The Oat Crop as a Fertilizer. Oats do not enrich the soil to a great extent, and it is not advisable to sow oats twice in succession on the same field un less the ground is previously plowed in the fall, and it is not always advisable to do this. Oats stubble grows excellent wheat, it is true, and it undoubtedly is truo that the wheat crop from oats stub ble is better than it would have boeir if sown a year previous, or before oats had been grown from the land. Given the choice of two fields for corn, one t timothy meadow of six or eight years standing, the other nn oats stubble of averago fer tility, and the oats stublilo is much pre ferable for the corn crop. Oats rather tend to prepare the soil for other crops, while clover enriches both for itself and other crops. A. to York Witness, Tho Carrot as a Farm Crop. The carrot can bo grown upon any good, mellow, loamy soil, but requires liberal feeding, and its cultivation should not be attempted in a soil that is ex cessively weedy, or tho labor at first will He so great as to becomo discourasrintr. as they must be kept clean in order to in sure even averngi success. The carrot is, however, when fairly rooted, a rapid and vigorous grower, and its spreading foliace greatly assists keeping down any growth of weeds. Several hundred bush els may be grown upon tho acre. They should be harvested 1 cfo:e they are in jured by frosts and put in a root cellar that is secure from freezing. With dry hsy they form a most valuable supple mentary food, and are especially liked by horses, which seem to thrive under them. Some farmers consider them fully as valuable as oats for horso, and will not be without them. They are also ex cellentfor milch cows, giving a rich, wholesome color to thn cream aud but ter. It is a crop worthy of cultivation. Spearmint and Peppermint, A Minnesota correspondent in Ameri- can Garden gives the foil wing advice and iniormntion concerning the culture of spearmint and peppermint: Select tho dampest piece of land you have, thor oughly cultivate, clean and dress it lib erally with fnrmvard manure, well rotted, and work it thoroughly into the soil to a good depth, tor mint likes a deep, rich, damp soil. Get as many roots as you require, then plow out fur roughs acro-s the field, or dig holes one foot apart each way and three or four inches deep: into those d ion the roots and have some one to follow and cover them immediately, so they will not dry. .DiaKO ail level, keep clean of weeds by hoeing, and at tho end of the two fol lowing seasons plough tho field. Th s cuts and separates the roots, which will soou start again and mat the ground completely with new growth. Keep clear of weeds. After you cut the green mint in July or August give the land a top dressing of well-rotted manure; do not disturb the root again aud you will have good crops of mint for many years. Mint can nlso bo grown in heated pit3, or frames under glass during the winter, u wen watered. When you have once cot a plantation of mint you can enlarge it to any extent by simply cutting the green stalks close to the ground, take them to tho land prepared, stretch a line across and dibble them in as you would cabbnga plants. Firm tho soil well to each cutting. Do this in damp or dull weather. The cut tings will soon root and eventually mako a better plantation than by the other mode of planting. Gninea Fowls. The guinea fowl is a native of Africa and has never outgrown its wild nature enough to be closely confined, when bred lor domestic uses. The white aud tho pearl are the two varieties most com monly found in a domestic state. With propriety the Guinea may be called the watch dog of the poultry yard ever watchful and on tho alert, it gives tho note of waruing on the first approach of dauger. Aside from the warfare they waje against various kinds of insect and ver min pests of the farm, they cannot be considered of much pecuniary profit to me iarmcr. iney are an ornament to the farm yard and often preveut the loss of other poultry, by giving tho alarm of approaching danger. Mrs. J. ii. Howe, in the Fitrmr' Jlccieir, gives a "chaf about them from which we tnko the following: The pearl or speckled guinea is rather more wild in its habits than the white, and delights in hiding its nest in some lonely and sequestered spot, in which it deposits a largo number of egg-, it un- uisiurucu, uui ii mo nesi oi eggs are meddled with, it deserts the nest, and seoks a new one. Its eggs require four weeks to hatch, and the young have all the shyness of young prairie chickens or quails. The flesh of tho speckled guinea is dark colored and inclined to dryness. On the other hand the white guinea is quite domestic in its habits, especially if reared by chicken hens, and in such cases runs with the chickens aud lays in their nests, the same as the hens. They never forget the hen that reared them, but will lollow her through thick and thin, until they are fully grown, and if separated from her they show a marked preference for hens of her color. Its young is also shy and ten der, until say a couple of weeks old, wheu, if handed properly, they become as hardy as any ot the fowl tribe. For the first week or two tho young should be fed upon coarse oat meal slightly scalded and salted, or crumbs of stalo bread soaked in milk curd, and maybe a little hard boiled egg. All food slightly salted and fed ofien. Gravel and green tender stuff, such as lettuce, onion tops and the like, should also be mixed with the food. They thould not be kept too long confined, as their wild nature, like that of the turkey, demands a certain degree of freedom and liberty to search for insects. The flesh of the white guinea, unlike that of its speckled rela tion, is yellow and very tender and tooth some. In color they are pure white, ex cept the head, which is red. The legs are yellow. Guineas aie very sprightly aiiu wa:cn:ui lowis, spying a hawk, bkuu k, weasel, or mange cat or dog before any of the other fowls, and setting up their peculiar din to frighten the intruder and to give warning of his approach. They aUo observe if any of thelowls get beyond their accustomed limits and fearlessly attack them and per sistently keep after them until the wrong is r.guieu. i no w uue guinea, especially, is a very fine layer, almost rivaling the Leghorns. They bcglnearly aud continue on until many of the hens have flopped to rest, i i:ey ure quite interesting fowls, and for many reasons amply repay the pains required to rear them. Their odd looks and voice, together wiih their pretty piurua&e, attract many admirers. J he male and female are similar in appear ance aud plumage, but are easily dis tinguished by their different manner of speaking. The hen calls in what has often beeusaid t resemble trie cry of "buckwheat," w hile the male makes sort of w hining sound, all in one syllable and with oue intonation, tiuiueas grow and mature rapidly and for broilers tyjual young ciucfcene. W. C. T. U. COLUMN. Conducted bg th Tionesta Union. Th W. C. T. U. meets the 2d and 4th Tuesday of each month, at 3 p. m. rrmident Mrs. Ell Holomsn. Vice President -Mrs. J. O. Dale, Mr. W. J. Roberta. Recording Bec'y Mrs. L. A. Howe. Cor. Sec and Treaa Mrs. B. D. Irwin. IFos vnto him thnt girvth hi neighbor drink, that putt$t thy bottle to him, and makt.it him drunken also. Hub. IL, 15. The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but to blm that towel h rlgbtaousniwa shall be a true reward. Rev. 1 1, IS. Tho Testimony of Science. In a recent editorial til these columns, un der tho heading ""A Common Fin1,'' wp dwelt upon the fact that the liquor trallle has brought itself inUt open ntul direct antagon ism with a t the nmrnl lon-es of modern civiii.atiou; that it is the declared enemy of everything that ton U to the uplifting ami cmmMint; of the human mob. t o cited it as sicmttcniit mid riK'tmrninnir fact that in nearly all the preat ns-4'mhiics cf the- presont year, religions, (iliirndonal, philanthropic and political, the evils of intcmpt'i-nncp. have been a suhiect of discussion, and thnt in ninny of thorn firm nod decided action has boon taken with reseet tothe suppression of the m e of strong drink. To all this wo may add that tho voice of modpi-n science is being rnised in stronger and stronger pro test against the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage. Kcientirie research is bringing more and more facts tothe heht which tend to disprove many old ideas and theories in regard to the e:Vects of Rtmiulanrs upon the numan sysroni nnn ineir gcnernl meiuclnnl value, rroin the nme direction, also, come the most powerful and convincing testimony as to the relations between the drink habit and crime nnd disease. n thoir own calm and dispassionate wny, with irrefutable facts and figures, the scientists are showing how tho liquor tiatlic is weakening and destroying the race, how it Is tilling ui the hospitals anil asylums, nnd how it is entniinz woe and misery upon generations yet unborn. As others an' able to show that the trafllc tends to industrial paralysis, to the complete de generacy of mind nnd morals, so the scientist (an bring forward evidence to prove that alcol-olic tieverages are the deadly foe of the physical being, that they enfeeble itaencrg.es and destroy its lite. It is evidence or this character which !r. E, H. pltzknprespllts in his article on 'Tho increnseot the Alcohol Habit, ' m the iSop tember numlier of the Forum. Dr. Spitzka is a well known ami universally respected authority in the medical world, particularly on diseases of the nervous system, and his testimony in tho case nn ler consideration is worihv of serious att-ntion. "It is an in controvertible proposition," ho says, "thnt the increase ot insanity in our lnrga cities aud industrial communities is due to two fac tors: the increase of paretic dementia nnd I he increase of alcoholic insnuitv. Leavini out cf consideration tho fact that alcoholism is an inq ortant ccntril utory factor of the former disease, the figures ihowing the increase of the latter are sut- ticiently alarming." Dr. Sniukn then proceeds to quote from Lunier, a distin guished German statistical!, who shows that w I, ere the consumption of alcoholic beverages has doublet per eajii a of the population, the alcoholic insano have increased in a simi lar ratio. A corresponding incrensj in tho suicide ratio is also observed. There were in France, in IMS, one hundred and forty-two suicides attributable to the excessive use of ' alcohol, and in 1M 8, without any gror.t in crease in the general population, there were lour Hundred anil seveuty-one. "the total propirticn of the insane in France who owed their insanity to alcohol in wns a little over ten per hundred. In Germany to dny it is over twelve per hundred." And yet we have it constantly asserted ns nn argu ment in favor of moderate drinking that the use or wine and beer in the two countries just named is not productive of serious re- suits. Most alnrmintr are the statements which Pr. iSpitka makes in regard to intemper ance and heredity. In introducing this phase of the sub.iect he raises the qup-tion whether the tate is not bound in beif-pro-tection to antagonize a vice which blights the offspring of mankind, and largely re cruits the weaker element in tho community, which includes the criminal and pauper classes, and which, in part, tills our asylums for the insane, the id otic and the deaf-mute. That the dritik hiibit produces the results here ascribed to it is proven, Ir. Spitka odds by abundant statistics and by oberva tions so numerous that the counter allegation Df accidental concidenee will not stand. Of seventeen children of drunken parents observed by Yoisin, tbres were idit.t;, two confirmed epileptics, one suffered from a rouemtal spin il disease, nnd the remainder died in early lifo with convulsions. An analysis of the alcoholic habit in the depart ment of Kinisterre, where alcoholism is the curse of 1-oth sexes, showed that it produced weakmindeilness, iito;-y, hydrocephalus, epi lepsy and criminality to an almost incredible extent. A French physician, Govard, is authority for the statement that the women employed in the hospitals in that country in variably recognie the children of nleoholie parentage by their emaciated, shrunken laced appearance, ami their continual crying. Ho notes that tbey are the first to succum'.i to epidemic and endemic diseases. Mmiy Dther facts of the same character are sub mitted by Dr. Kpitzka, showing the fearful results of intemperance upon the young. The nrticle closes with the following 'signirt pant sentence: "With the present rale of increase of inebriety and resulting alcoholic. Insani ty nnd degeneracy, the races which are thebearerscf modern civilization will largely owe their degradation and extinction to it md its inseparable concomitants." Aew l orfc Closer rer. How Homos are Wrecked. A brief dispatch in the Dailu Sew throws another high light on a social evil which, while it works untold misery, is almost en tirely disregarded or ignored. A prominent citizen of Kansas City applies for a divorce from his wife and the mother of his children on the ground of confirmed and incurable drutik-nuess. The unfortunate woman ad mits the justice t the action. an 1 only pleads in extenuation that she "contracted the love for liquor by taking it at first as a medi cine." Tne physician who so prescribed it has a heavy account to render at some bar, either here or hereafter. And there are numbers of others equnlly culpable in every com munity. In Chicago hundreds of homes have been desolated through this medical crime, which is not hm ted to prescribing whisky, but all forms of stimulants and in toxicantseither chloral, hasheesh, mor phine, bromidia, etc The dipsomaniac is bad enough, but the slave of the opium habit or chloral is in finite y Mors j. There is nothing too de grading, no trick or art which human in genuity can invent, no crime even, too monstrous, to which the devotees of these infernal drugs will not resort to obtain the stimulant, narcotic, cr intoxicant. And in immensely the greater proportion tbey have been led to their terrible fate by the pre scription of the family doctor. A writer in the 6-eptember number of the Paintltir Science Monthly, describing how the opium habit is acquired, su-gesU certain means of preventing the spread of that form of this social evil. We wruld extend his sug gestion so as to include alcoholic lipuor, as well as opium, and require that no pre scription calling for any of this class of agents should be filled more than once by a druggist without having the doctor specially renew the prescription. This would un doubtedly do much to check the spread of these enslaving and iusidious habits. L'liica'jo At it's. The Saloon Itloi-ks the War' . Father Couaty, in th eoursi of an address batoie the Catholic Total Abstinence I nioa in Huston, said; "Thesulooii bio -ks our way, intellectually, morally and politically. It blasts intellect, sap morality and defiles polities, it is the one thing m our community which cannot allege man s goo 1 as a reason for Us exisleu'-e. WeuregulUercd in Boston, in the home of the greut uuti-slavcry move ment, under tie; ilia low of Ih-s great shaft of iiUu-iy, proudly boast mg of our title of Auieruau freemen. M'v are here as the rcpiefeuiitalive of a still higher form of liberty battling against s'avery wor-m than that of while over black, or ciur over serf, in tl e name of liberty we appeal to all men loenterour ranks au.l be tree. We appea; to all who love home and would save it from thu linnd that threatens it; we apeal to labor in the great struggle in which it is en gaged: we appeal to woman, who sutfurs Uiure thun any ono in the hoiao curbed by m tuuiperance; we appjal t ud lover of tm hU-rtiw of our glurioas country; we appa.il to ail who value humanity. 7w The above is a portrait of the famous novelist, tho late Rev. K. P. Roe, which is to appear as the frontispiece to the special "K. i'. Hoe Number" (October) of Lippin eorf'n Miifjnzine, This number will contain a story by Mr. Roe, "Viteen ot Kpades," nnd an autobio graphical sketch entitled "A iNative Author called Roe." The title is a quotation from Matthew Arnold, who, in ono of his articles on American civilirMion, had written this sentence: "The Western States aro at this moment being nourished and formed, we hear, on the novels of n native author called Roe.' Hoe insists that Arnold was ridiculously unjust to the Western States, "where the works of Scott and Dickens are more liberally purchased and generally read than in his own land of 'distinction,' "and where tons of pirated works nre soldannunllv, "a thousand to ono of 'the author called Roe.'" "The simple truth in tho case is that. In spite of this immense and cheap competition, my novels hnve made their way and are be ing read anion multitudes of others. No one buys or resds a book under compulsion, nnd if any one thinks that the poorer the book the iettr the clinnce of its being read by the American people; let him try the experiment. When a rritio condemns my books. I accept that ns his judgment; when another critic and score of men and womon, the peers of the first in cultivation nnd intelligence, commend the books, I do not chnrge them with grnt nitons lying. My one aim has become to do my work con scientiously and leave the final verdict to time and tiie public. I wish no other esti mate than a correct one; and when the public indicates that they have had enough jf Hoe 1 shall neither whine nor write." 1 ho whole article is written in the same tone of honest and manly self vindication without any self-assertion, and on the other hand without any L'rinh-Heap-like "'umble ness" and self-deprecation. It gives a valua ble insight into an exceptionally charming ind gentmis character, and will warm many hearts toward the dead novelist. The autobiography has a curious and touching history. It was promised nearly two or three years ago; but the natural luslesty of the man restrained him from be ginning it. and it was only about three weeks liefore bis death, at a meeting of the New York Authors' Club, whiun rtus kindly rentleman had invited fo his oheery home, that ho informed the editor -of I.ii)nncnlt's that he wns at work on the autobiography. Two weeks later the manuscript arrived in the magazine office. On the morning of July ft) the managers of l.ippincntt' received a letter from Mr. Roe. They little thought that the hand which had penned' it was at that very moment lying still in death, that at thnt very moment' the electric wires were Hashing the sad news all over the country. NEWS AMI NOTES FOR WOMEN Red and violet do not accord. Washington girls are taking up fenc ing. Oriental combinations of color are ir voguo. Hussia leather in all colors is worn foi house shoes. Loose blou.-e aro worn by young girh and children. Mrs. .Tolin Sherman la a student of horticulture Silver for personal adornment in creases in fashionable favor. Queen Victoria has hnd wicker basketi mado for her cats to travel in. Miss Mary Anderson, tho actress, hat celebrated her thirtieth birthday. The fall colors will be pe irl gray, olive, absinthe green nnd reseda. Edith Thomas, tho poet, will assist in editing St. Nicholas next season. White enameled sticks are seen upon some of the p ettiest whito parasols. Queen Margherita, of Italy, is popu larly called "The Queen of Hearts." Mrs. Laura A. Kussell, of Uluffdale, 111., is ninety-one and loves to work. Lacn flouncincs aud ret are about equally popular for costumes this seasou. Thirty-five women are students in the London School of Medicine for Women. The fancy of the hour in jersey pins is along rusty-looking nail of oxidized sil ver. Miss Ella Transom Las challenged Mrs. Shaw to a whistling match for $ 00 a side. Gr!n and blue produce an indifferent effect, but better when the colors are deep. Somber-colored costumes may be re lieved with lucifer red or absinthe grceu. ' Draped bodices of soft wife silk, with black Swiss belts and braces, are in high favor. Novel white parasols are composed ot large petals of muslin overhanging each other. A new sliado of green, rather dark, is extensively used iu combination with white. Mrs. Livermore is engaged to give her Fourth of July oration one year in advance Coiffures are worn higher than for merly, although the 1'syche knot is still in favor. In fancy woolens and gauzes pure white is preferred to cream by young la dies this season. A pretty hat for a little girl is a wide brimmed leghorn, trimmed with a curl ing ostrich plume. Mrs. George Westinghouse is credited with an income of $7ou0 a month from natural gas stocks alone. When two colors accord badly to gether, it is always advantageous to separate them by white. The ex-Empress Victoria talks ol donating a large portion of her dowry to German charitable work. Tho long, loose-fitting tan suede glove, with its wrinkles and generally rumpled appearance, is again in style. Mme. Fatti's castle in Wales will be sold because its fair owner has been robbed right and left by her neighbors. Pretty, cool-looking white dresses are made of the sneer linen lawns, wbicb may be procured in various degrees of fineness. . .. : A club of society women in London if going to start a large poultry farm near London. Bee culture is also included in the scheme. At an Indian wedding in Bombay re cently every guest received a splendid bouquet on which attar of roses had bceu poured. Fashion has settled that body "linen" is to be of foulard silk, and iu the case of a blonde it must be of black, tender blue or pink. There are in England S47 female blacksmiths who actually swing the be-tvy hammers, and women em- I ployed iji nailjnalcing. - .- -.,-,- The Fatest Train In the World. The Mail and Kr)rr$ declares that no train in tho world averages a mile a minute, Including stops. There are many that average much higher than a mile a minute, between stations, over long distances. There is no train that ran be called the fastest In the world, because some trains develop their re markable speed over short courses, while other expresses, traveling hundreds of miles, show even greater speed at points, but do not present as high an average over the entire distance. Tho fastest short distance expross in the world is what is known as the forty-five minute train, between I'nltimore and Washing ton, over the Baltimore and Ohio Hail road. It goes over from Baltimore to Washington in the middle of the morn ing ami returns in tho middle of the afternoon. It is a veritable thunderbolt, and usunlly consists of engine, two first class passenger coaches and a parlor car. Tho 45-minuto train covers tho 40 miles of its journey, from station platform to nation plntform, nt an averago speed of l5:'.H;l miles per hour. Tho real speed sverage in tho cle.ir couutry, between the two cities, is about 70 miles per hour. A Horse Commits Suicide. A remarkable story of tho death of f horse by suicldo is told by Mr. Peter Cumacr, a reputab'e citizen of l'oit Icrvis, N'. Y. He owned a handsome brown mare, notably intelligent, kind and fast, for whit h bo had refused an Jllcr of il(M0. The marc was suHering with a painful nnd fatal disease. One day leccntly two veterinary surgcorf visited her. and their treatment appar ently nngmented her pain and suffering. When she was again turned loose in the field, whero she was kept sho immcdi ttely trotted of to a shallow str. am of water that rau through the lot, and, wading into one of the dcepei pools, she plunged her head under water and held it tlicte until she sunk down, first upon her knees and ther. upon her side, nnd was drowned. Her owner ins sts that the sagacious animal knew what she was doing, and that it was a clear rase of inicide to escape intense physical sutler ings. JVtir) York Smi. A (tellable Remedy. Anyone's l'oinics 1'i.astehs never fill to lve spi-edy p-oof o? their etficHcy as the best ?xternal lemedy for Weak Hack. Rheuma tism, Lumbago, Sc'atica, Colds, I o;igs. Soro Throat, Pulmonary and Klilneylllttlcu t-es. Malaria, lvysepsi.i. Heart, Spleen, Liver an I Stomach 'Affections, Stains, and nil Local Pans. They have leen In nso for over thirty years, tnd their value has been attested by the high est medical authorities as w, 11 ns by voluntary nd unimpeachable tis'lmunals from thou lands who have used them. Ask for Ai.l.cocK's.and let no explanation or solicitation indie e you to accept i ultituto- .T. K. Knimott, the actor, has Just purchased for $vv tl the St. Hi muni doit l'linlimtnon, bald to be the llncM of the breed in the world. The Kxclieiiirnt Not Over. T he rush on the druggists still continues and laily scores of people rail for a bottle of Kemp's Halsnm for the Throat and Lungs for the cure of Coughs, Colds, Asthma. Rronchitis tnd Consumption. Kemp's balsam, the Hall iard family remedy, is sold on a guarantee and never fails to give entire satisfaction. Trice Vic aud th Trial sire free. James McMillan, tho Michigan millionaire, at nineteen was a clerk in a Detroit hardware tore alf 15 a month, - - - " Jat Hear That t'hiM Hrrenmt" Snid Mm. Smith to her sister, Mrs. Davis, as the sound of a child's shrieks came across tho garden from a neighbor's house. "What kind i. f a woman have you for a neighbor? Does she tiii9rio- cbiUlrr-nr "No, indeed," replied trft. Tlavts. "Sho is one of the inoet tender mothers in existence. lint you see, she believes in-the old-fashioned styles of doctoring. When a child needs physic, she tills a )oon with some nauseous dtise, lays the little victim flat on her lap, holds his nose tilt ho is forced lo open ins inoutu Tor ureath, when down goes the dreadful mess. Then come the yells." "No wonder," saiil Mrs. Smith, "Whv doesn't she use Dr. Pierce's l'leaj-ant Purgative Delicts They are effective without being harsh, and areas cat-y to take as sugar plums. 1 always Kite ineiiiio uiy cunureii. aiiu au uo l, taid Mrs. Davis A club hies tieen established In France the memliersof which iutend to go ubolll lighting for Houiangcr. The 1. title Here". A little seed lay in the carter's path; A little shoot bowed in tho strong wind's wrath; A little shrub grew, by Us roots held fast; Thun a stout tree braved all the winter's blast. A little couch started twos only light; A little chili shivered the hours of night; A little pain came and Ih-kivh to l-i-ow. Then consumption laid all his brave strength low. T'e wise in time. Check the little cough.enro the little i lull, dispell the little pain, ere the little ailment tieeomes the strong unconuiior nble giHiit of disease. Dr. Pierce's tiolden Medical Discovery, taken in time, is a remedy for thest ills. Kepresentative Heed, of Maine, Is a fine clas sical scholar and reads French with eaae and pleasure. The cleansing, antisoptlo and healing quail, ties of Dr. Sage s Calurrh Keuiedy are un equaled. ' The Prince of Wales Is still growing fat. and to make mailers worse he feels mad about il. Now that the rush of the summer work Is some what over, we desire to call attention tn some natters looking forward to prolllnble work lor the fall months.nnd through the winter. Wi itt to B.F. Johnson & Co., lout) .Main St..ltichmnnd, a., and they will show you how to do a grand work, which c an be made a periiiuiitnt tuing. Most, easiest to use and eheaiM.-st. l'lso'i Remedy for Catarrh. By ririiKL'ists. Me. $UiaCOBSOU Tfwot 5? BREAf REMEDY FOR I j. I N . CCRKS Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Hr.tatlra, f .liniltagn. Mnrkaehe, Tool liacba, hme Throat. Kwelilnga, Hpralns. llruUes, llurui, Scalds, Frol-l)ll. SoMfcv DrnrfliUtni ptftltrt !rrwhtr FitlyCfMs. The Charles A. VorelerCo.. Hull".. Mil. LouCaiunb ran hardly be considered handsome orelcgmt, but tbey were fit habitations for the rugged pioneers of Amer ica. Cur ancestors were rugged speci pens of noble OLD manhood, complete in health, strength and eudurauco. Theii wholesome remedies are reproduced to this later age, in Warner's Log Cabin Saapurillaaud Warner's "Tippecanoe." i3 CATARRH ELI'S CREAM BA1. COLD IN HEAL ELY EKOB.. M Warren Pt K Y 0 DIIIU UIOIT Finlely cured In 10 to rlUnl nAttll l'y. bsuuttuutm or llomi 1 ifaUmriit. 1 r:ai tr--, oi nif o I'ay. Tbi lluiiiunc Kiinrriy Cm.. I.h '' if i tr. I n t n..i,.i;a..i.WMTiTKram u ft U C I 1 Y . Uonk-kf piDsr. nuiii-f F&rni. Il DtorttiivLlv lnirht tiV MAIL, i itcnlarai frtr vmk p-imiawin:p, Ariiiiuuiic, baori-Uavna, tru P ryant'A i allritc, 4 U;nSiu jbuOk IS. V. VKnt wanted, flan hour. Wnw article. Cat'Uni' and nauiiden fi'tt. V. K. MarfhallL'w kiKirt. N Y COLO."""' hois and taakfl man mamty worluo; for at fbna hliiff elsi In tbr worlfl I.Hltrt C'nt''(iiitil I&si. 1 IkLb. AJJo:a, Ulla I t , AuJiU. Ktiu. BlSSr'S Pills Kheumaiio Remedy. Ova liu, silf iB4, 4 fill. 1Wrvj.rW; MARK to. .1 I F.3- r.eH Nri. TRESERVE YOUR COMPLEXION. TIIE combination of the Oils and Alkali (Soda) must tie com plete to form a perfect or true soap, such as will not burn, or rccklen and irritate the skin. The Ivoky Soap is oofa pure, which insures its being perfectly harmless, and will leave the skin clear, white and velvety. A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps, each represented to be " Just as good as the ' Ivory ' thoy ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, l.ick the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for " Ivory " Soap and insist upon petting It. Copyright 1"". by Procter Gambia, CAUTION Itrn-Arrnf Kriiit). n my ninm nnd ih pri, art tumrHtl on tin- littm of nil my advert ih I ntu- t.Hotv lavhiK Oi rrttry, w hitii i-rottvt Wn n tK.nnt uikIi ruvn mul u.fVnor kikhK if Hrlir piifM XV, I,. ttivln h at a rMn.tM prnt r t.iyi liohiMhemwstlu'Ut my u uirHtil hrloeatuuLwd. oil the LkiUuui, put In ui down a a fraud. W.L.DOUGLAS S3 SHOE. GENTLEMEN. Ttionty flttocilf HfMinli-n Mh" In tli world ralfl witiioiif tHi kn or unlia. A ivhh aat lurahle ax (lime roml-itf $' i.r $ mi l hiving do f let or anllt to wrat t'i Mt-k iiy or h n I t 'r Teat, sake tlioin ixmtiVrf-ihla an J Htll fitting i a taj wrt ho. Hny the t Nona (. nitruf un a atniH-d om bjitum "W. L. Ltouglaa t4 &bu varraBicd." W. t.. IKH :i.AHS miOK, thacrlirlnAJ ia oly hand wwwl welt t.h . 'vi.K'h aijua otutooy tiatfa shoe 0OitlDjt fio.u $o to $t. XV. I.. nM ;i,s 8J.50 HIIOK U ana eUrd fur heavy wtar. w. i.. norm, Aft tvj miior u won by u Bo j at aud la lh beat kK'Uool anoe Iu the wurM All th atxve rid ara mvta tn C'ngrn, Butta lid Luc, and If not ! I lit your ite dr. writ IV.L.UOIUI.AM, H.orUtun. Mi.. a. DR. SCHENCK'S SEAWEED TONIC has no rqual In nature as a toning and puri fying agent, 1,1 It help the work of the Mandrake nils, jj I Sustains systems weakened liy disease , I U'reserves tho lone of stomach, liver and mf ) bowels, 2 Purifies and enriches the blood, ! , l .ncouragcsapiietiiennd liclpsnulrition m I Braces the organs till they act naturally, Uuilds and strengthens ihe whole man. Do not fail to send for Dr. Schenck's new and admirable treatise on the Lungs, the Liver, and the Stomach, with their diseases and cure. It abounds in excellent informa tion, and will give you ideas about these vital organs and the laws of health you never had before. Sent free. DR.SCHENCK'S MEDICINES Pulmonic Syrup, Seaweed Tonic, Mandrake Pills, PURELY VEGETABLE, are for sale by all Druggists. Full printed directions with each package. Address all communications to Dr. J. ii. fschcuck & Son, Philadelphia, Ta. FLORIDA riMvrtni-'-N. 1 .m ii- l'mr-ai-jil''. Hit--: 1'otultN-a aii'l imnlrli Truck to m il ii nan Kl t'uM'lM'rrit-ii. in Jan., tf and Mar.-h; Kiimd plav lorttih'knHauil rxfts; Pii'iiiy oi ataiuc utid tiMi . lav hvlit ; noiualaria irood HiU r: rliur. li oikIm IiooI fu-ilit:rri. If youran't fHiifii(iw, wvmt KooitJumi ii ar ittiiroati: nidi or in atalnii ntft: all iAr.ii-iiUiK in "The oknuk ttuovH' monthly, ai a war. r a dime for h.innl'. i iood land in hi-Hhhy loratH iiM at rruMiiMrl' irirt . lloutwrUuiii Ui1lN h vt-ry reaooiiattif. lir-lviviiti-a m t n. J. i. KOH, Manutrt r 'J he Oruiiire Grow Awi nry, l.ivri puul. He oio t o. I- I.OU I IIA SIP EATING Tava RIFLE SH . 44 ml H im VVr cartridge. ?-x aewMieuitfis. Works eniier. it timpttr. ttrvnger.litjtUer. thun any .... WR T Pit TII4. t)U ML IT. lltl.liAKI) IAIIEIT, HUNTIHt AND TASOET Ilfttl. tWhJ fur M.i,lf.i.rf r-.i.i.,.... tlAlUN fllf ASMS CO ,B- ton.NrwNAVtN.CT MERCHANrS, BUTCHERS"9 Wi want a uoo mam in your locality to plct up CALF SKINS for na. Cash Furuithed on t-a(iiftctory iruaranty AddiHtC. H. i'Aue. Hyde Park. Vermont. U. 8. $100 to $300 itJTJM UA Agcata prelerrai who can furmah tliulr own horaea And Wa Uieir wbola tlm u ttia buin, SMr momeuta may i prulllably rnixlttyed mK A few vtvaai i tu towua nd ciilr-. B. r. iOUS uN A CO.. UiU Maio al, Klchia ttd, Va. FRAZERqacI JT" Oet tho Uenuiud. BulU K very where. J I 111 ! f f i 'J lie ui.in aiio ttttai invi kU'd lruui ttm o to five tliUari in a llubUr -'t, and at hia flrfct half hour a FxHTifnc in a norm Uuda to hn nmw Uitt it la hardly a belter pruiectioii llmu a inot quito iK'ttum, not only Utlb chataimd at btjinif AO badly t tkrn in, bui also Iteli liJied-H-a not U-ok earily liKe Akk tor 1L FISH IHiASL)"' SLIt KrH dot nitt hC tl.tr k I Sit BKAKD, hfnil urdtjCl tpllV .3- .- V i 6 4 10.000 AGENTS WANTED to supply FIFTY MILLIOhS people with BEW.HARRISOW m Ln W ilUft, tUM firiniit aVutUot. bttMU0, llIait. AUii t "N' ""i mJ... is I u II.. V. ..mH ai.ll.. KkIUi.j mi Olaucy JlKklUtf bou4 . OBiUl. oUi'M, Uf TH CHEAPEST AND BEST med!c:ms - r03 FAMILY USS IN THE WORLD! CURES ALL FAINS, Interna) or Kutarnai It wa th ftrnt And la 1h onlv 1'ain rni1vtttl ln lanily t"j.tt tlo' mot fxi-nit'iatiu (-ulu. Iiitlfiiiitiition and riiifn 'onwtui jot, titltt-r of lit llllr'K -Moll. A' II. IMIWI'il, or i im r k lAO'lN T nrTU- Nj iiiHttt-r lii'w vi.Mf.l ft t At-niiiNtinir th i" ' thn U1imiimI u ll.itriildrn, liitlt oi. ilniiolnd, S-i "lf. iStjUl Alatltl. Of lrl. ski I'd itll tilaK.aKa Ba Atlfll r. RADWAY'S READY RELIEF will aiTntU tutant SOWEL GOfaPLAINTi lliirtrto flitrdronaln lialf a tumMr of wn'- will tn a fw nunutiM cur frami. Koaaiup, h' Sfnmat-li. Nauacm, tnn!lniA I'alpiiatiou ol ' Itrail, r Atmii-, Htnriiiurn,Mt-A itfaian, ll 'A, i Cflllrrj. O.U', llltl III 111 HOwflU, Mllll H ntrinal osoins. Il i iiioio n-frflnntf and aK-tt- than 1 itii lU Itiaady or liitt-r a a atiuiuiaut Tlira tn nol rmn arnt tn the wtM th ill t-tirs l-'vr ami Atrtio aixl Sill t)ir hlltlariMi, IMIhmh nnd otht i ffvs-i . a 'U by Itilay 'a till. quirk a ItadwAV ltaly R ii-f. nn wins mr iiisiv. (toau ojr uiuKiatts EADWAY'F PILLS, Kortharura nf all rtla.rum of th Stomach, PoukIsi kl1(ttvsi Mail lr XorvitiiM I Hai'asiM. I fi Apl'llta, ijr-ailfu he. ColiKlipAtu n, t'oKtlvrnoni, in ' Kchttou, HilioiiF,nA, I c vpr, lnflAiniiiAtioit of t kiowlH, I'lU-itand All dcranprmi'iiti of Iholntir: , iwYii, iur iy viKetntiir. t'iiUiUiua' uo luofuaj miucralA, or dclrunoua drua. A KINK, HIKE MEDICINE. lUnwAY k Co.(Vntlmrn: Your IMMa Iiata of W Ai'dilon aifkiisfta in ni family, I nvr thin'--tf to Im aithmit ihriu; l- ara a Hue. Aura Ho . una. Muat rt,K;L'Uully yoin-w. Ch liana, lriKjtuia County, 111 WfcM ft rhyalrlnn Haya af H a 4 way's P1IU. 1 am ii!ni Tour It 11 llfllcf nnd vnur Ktnilatitiu PilU. and l.av i'oojnninds-l tto-iu at-ova all jnUf. and twll a ;rfAt niaur of tlitm. I liav thm on Land nlKayit, and u-w tlu in In m fratuf And m inr own faintly. And rkiMx-t to. In invfcrt-nr of All Filuv YuuraixaiKkLlluHy, I'lU A. C. M1UD1 P l!IHM)K, ix-ravilia, tia DYHrEI'MtA. Dn.KADWAV'M PI l.l.H iriimni for iV ronpiaint. 'lUy tftor H'r-mrth in tli utoiorv ii AUii fiiani h io fti-rionn u iiim uon. inn my hm tmiiH of l) tiH-!t.a duu ar, ad I Hlt tUaw tu liability cf tlij njrstrto W oi Ulia-H UiacAJioa. Drapapala f Lant Htandl Care4. T. Kadwat I Lav for vara hcii tmutdM wltV. rvvH',A ami! Ltv r cuiipUmt Antt found but litf." rl. f until 1 trot yuur PilU. and tn y iua-I a ,rf i cura. 'lUeyarutu Inmk mrdtuaa 1 avar uad iuusy Ula. ioux irtaoa lvr cr. immi lilauciiard, Mua. RADWAY & CO.. N. Y. y r .v u-3T '" DR. CUiUS Will HE AU IlS fAHS. BcstC-ouKh hyruu. TafteM giHxl. V9 n. roi-i iy (irmjixir. I believe I'iso'a Curs for ('oii8umt)titn savwl mr life. A. II. Dowkll, Kilitor Knqiiirer, Kden tou, N. U., April 23, 1B67. The bi:bt Couifh MetU rine ih i'lHo's C'ukb fur Consumption. I'hiMron take it without ohjwtiou. liy ull druggUu. Zoo. CUKiS rViirhf ALL iLSi lioatt'ouifb Hynin. Tate khh1. Uae iu limn, mini iy unikwu. MARVELOUS DISCOVERY. Auy benk lnrnad In one rr a dinar. ,1 1ih t a ud cr in u ciiri'd. Huct ti iiibj w ii tiitui uuiri Whollv iinliltit urtitii-iul Mvin. Piracy couitviiuird by inirctn (Hurt (M-At ilidui ' iiiriittt to cm ip;-"inliii'tj rhi-.-J. l'rokiMM'tiia. wlib oi'inii'iiM of lr. W in. A llam uioimI. tho witrld-tiiiiovl SNvlal;nt in Miul diititnjA, Duiilcl (i't-tiulciif Tboiiii mom. tl.f Kivul I'sy. b'U Oj.'t.J. M. o- l.lcy. I. ) Kditorof the ri.a tftit A'ttoi a'-. It till ill- I I'cjclor tile bciwU tut, and 'itlc in. sunt 1' i.t ii ftt hv 1'IIOK. A. lJlM.ri K. ii7 Fifth Ave.. New York. S5i lo a tliiv. Hditinl.-H wonti 1 ftOFUKE. I.nu ut iiudt r tin- hi rMt-'n tfct. rite brt wntri S.il. t licin 11 l.i rt'o.. llolh y. Mich. "I h "h "I ph "l k v b t " W o i.ltif Um iu.ui wlio w.uiti hcivica (nut ktvlt ) a tcurmciit Unit uiU kcup him dry In tl- h.iidtst nt-Tui. It it CAtUd 'iOWKhS Uhll KRAN 1 .sl.lt'KKH," a name Unuliar tu t-wi y Ciw-U y ull over Hit- lumL Witli tlicta tli i h!y (ii Tl. rt WiikI jti.d V:.t itriof i'nul : " '..wi-r' Ji-n lirjnd ,l.iler." and t.ik it' oth'T. If v- nr Kiorrk.ti'r A.J.I1 iV.K. "i" Mil I 111' 111 .. 1'H By tho author of BEfJ HUR. of tion llArrtrv-.n. im writing L'C'V. V T-!. H.1A. UU iUll llUUS , 7 i l li.--.tBUl BI-, 1 Iu-- ft tuaJ 111 III pi hntfflUKY
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