QUEER FREAKS OF NATURE
PLAINED PHENOMENA
THE ANIMAJL WORLD.
iHrtl Toll antl Dorr Horn That Arc
VspIpka to Tliclr roMrfmnrg Wan
ton Host nu l l vpiiom of Animals.
Nature abounds with unrxplninril phe
nomena. Of wlmt tiso, for instance, is
the long tail of the mnlo phoaiant to a
bint thnt has often to save itself by flight?
In some varieties (as in flip Chinese silver
pheasant), the problematic appendage is
nearly six feet long and makes it almost
impossible for its proprietor to take wing
nt short notice. In running through tho
tangled underbrush of a tropical forest,
tho tail is hardly less obstructive, and is
certainly not nrtinmontal enough to com
pensate its undesirable tendencies. And
again :of what benefit to its owner are the
enormous horns of tho Wapiti stag ant
lers with n spread of fifty six inches and
a weight of twenty-five pounds? Uo
sido stretching left and right almost as
far as a man of average size could extend
his arms, they send out n number of lat
eral branches forming n system of hooks
and prongs exquisitely adapted to catch
against every bush, as the encumbered
animal dashes along through the maze of
of its nntivo woods.
''I would not care for tho bito of a
mosquito if it wasn't for its whine,"' I
have heard many people ay, and it
seems, indeed, not quite easy to under
stand of what profit the oroning or bur
King sound of its wings can bo to any
blood-sucking insect. It merely serves
to warn or ftnnoy its intended victims, to
whom itcan hardly bo more aggravating
than to tho whining little vampire itself.
A still greater enigma is the deadly
virus of the African tsetse fly. In
Southern Nubin, there nro district
where herdsmen have to drive their cat
tlo hundreds of miles every spring to
avoid the bite of the little pest, whoso
private purpose is limited to cxtratioa of
a few drops of blood, aud whoso inter
ests have no imaginable connection with
the subsequent agony of its victims. A
day or two after a stout steer has been
bitten, strange swellings appear under
his jaw and about tho groins; the animal
shivers and twitches, as if in extreme
distress and finally dies iu convulsions,
often attended with outbreaks of fury,
similar to tiiosc observed in au advanced
stage of hydrophobia. The testimony of
such travelers as Dr. Livingstone and Sir
Samuel Baker leaves no doubt about the
actuality of tho described results; yet if a
wasp should be provided with mi appa
ratus to poison every pear it nibbles, the
arrangement could hardly appear more
preposterous. The gratuitous destruc
tivencss of certain carnivorous animals
presents a very similar problem. An
otter in a well-stocked lish-p md will
kill about fifty fishes for one it cuts,
and tho murderous instiuct of the
weasel and tho European pine-marten
far exceeds the needs and conccivablo
interests of tho littlo demons. Au ama
teur poultry fancier of my acquaintance
once lost twenty-eight imported chick
ens in a single night, all of them having
been killed by a small sharp bite into the
base of tho brain. ' In three or four
cases the murderer had gnawed the skull
of its prey aud torn open the neck in
quest of blood, but, with those excep
tions, the massacre seemed to have been
prompted by a sheer wanton love of
havoc. With a little more prudence,the
poultry-loving marten could have re
peated his visits and banquets for a long
aeries of nights, and have all his depre
dations credited to one or the other of
the half-hundred different disorders
fowls are heir to, for the Jiea-uoiiM har-
PO&SaU 6t feathered bipeds, somo
"of them always on tho sick list. But
that ono night's mischief ended the
game. Tho fiend was tracked to his
loop hole and trapped tho very next
evening.
As a rule, defenceless auimals are
dressed in the colors best adapted to
conceal them from their enemies, aud
kind Xature goes so far as to vary the
protective hue of certain creatures with
tho different seasons of the year as in case
. of tho Norwegian grouse, whose plumage
pockl')rown 'n summer but turns white at
same 16 all,roacn ' winter.
-, But the close study of that rule reveals
some curious exceptions. In the Arctic
regions where snow-white would be the
best possible protective color, several
species of seal are dressed in suits of
black and dark brown that contrast
strikingly with tho bleak surface of the
ico-fields, and attract polar beam and
other conuoibseurs of seal-skin from a dis
tance of many miles. Sparrow-hawks
ofteu puruse tauagers or sumnior-red-.
birds, that try their best to escape by
darting into a thicket of tangle-vines,
but are betrayed agaiu and again by a
color that "flames as if it was going to
set the woods afire," as Henry Thoreau
expresses it. Several species of tropical
finches are attired in even more rlBky
hues a glaring combination of white
and scarlet or of yellow and dark blue;
colors that cannot possibly escape the
utteution of even a casual observer. But
terflies fight the struggle for existence
under similar disadvantages, aud many
species of their helpless caterpillars seem
to have been colored expressly for the
couveuieuce of their chief enemies, the
the predatory ichneumon wasps, that can
hardly fail to sco a coil of red and dark
1 brown worms in a green tree. Seu York
Ltd'jcr.
A Diamond Is Useful.
A St. Louis drummer, 6ays the Qlobe
Ventorrat, says he has found by experi
ence that a small diamond woru iu the
necktie not in the shirt front served
as a badge of respectability wherever he
went. If he went into a restaurant aud
fouud that he hui forgotten his pocket
book ho was never asked to leave his
watch until he could pay his bill, and he
w us never asked to pay in advance by a
hotel clerk if he weut to the hotel with
out baggage. In short, wherever he
went that littlo $GU diamond proclaimed
that there was a man who was not
pressed ftr money and who could be
trusted.
A Peculiar FUli.
A tUh of most peculiar appearance, the
like of which hus never been seen by anv
of the many old fishermen who have iu-le.-ted
it, was recently exhibited at
1 Y.i.virohi, Kla. It was caught in the
gulf with hook and line and is about
live feet in length. The body is similar
to l'i;.t of a dolphin, and it hus a bill like
u needle fiu. The tall is forked, uud
hus two immense litis rising from the
bark. They are of a soft, bony sub-
i lure, uud are of such peculiar forma
tion that they give the fish the appeur-Bi.i-c
of having a fly wing mue. Chicago
, 2 1 ibuitt.
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
OltltEK FOOD FOR FOWLS.
Fowls want green food, especially In
the season for it, and where they have
their liberty they consume largo quan
tities of ffrass; also vegetables, if they
can get at them. When confined in lit
tle runs they should have a small mn.
ply with their other food dailr. f'lnree
is always welcome. There is nothing
iney line better than cabbages, both
heads and leaves. By sowing a bed in
the garden with cabbage seed, early and
thick, a plentiful supply of leaves can
be furnished them before the trans
planted plants head. Sew Tork World.
TAtfE OF SOAP Sl'DS AS A FERTILIZER.
The wastes of the domestic washing
contain some free alkali and somo alka
line solution of animal matter derived
from tho soiled clothing. The skin ex
udes a considerable quantity of nitroge
nous matter and some ammonia com
pounds. These aro dissolved by tho al
kali of the soap and becomo available
nutriment for plants. Hence all the
soapy wastes of tho household should be
turned to use, and either drained into a
compost pit.whcre they can be absorbed,
or run direct into the garden, where they
will bo very valuable for all garden
crops. Seie Tork Tribune.
crr-wonMR.
We do not know of any bettor way of
protecting cabbage, tomato and other
plants from the depredation of cut- worms
than to inclose tho stems of the plants
with paer. The paper may be applied
when the plants arc set out or afterward
when the cut-worms begin their work.
When the worms aro very abundant somo
such protection is necessary, but where
only a few appear we keep them in check
by examining the plants every morning
and killing all tho worms found. A few
years ago cut-worms were so abundant in
our gardens that all early vegetable plants
were soon destroyed if not protected, but
by persistent warfare on these pests we
have so much reduced the number that
wo set out our cabbages and similnr plants
without protection. American Agricul
turitt. FEEDtSO OATS IX TUB STRAW.
Threshing did not use to cost so much
as it docs by modern methods. The
steam thresher does the work quickly and
well, but that is about all that can be
said for it. Counting cost of coal, help
and other expenses, doing the work with
the flail in winter is quite as cheap. If
the oat crop is thus left much of it will
never be threshed, but fed to horses and
other stock in the straw. There is not
waste enough in this oats to pay cost of
threshing, provided the oats in the straw
are fed to animals having good teeth and
good digestion. If pigs have access to
tho manure piles they will root over and
cat nil the voided oats. Practically tho
largest pnrt of the oats fed to horses in
winter aro fed whole. After tho thresh
ing has been been done tho farmer thinks
he cannot afford time to take the oats to
mill, and the toll for the advantage of
feeding them ground. It is the opinion
of most farmers that they cannot afford
tho cost of grinding oats, except they
have the facilities for grinding them at
home, without carrying them several
miles to mill. Botton Cultivator.
PROFITABLE WOODLAND.
Cattle need some shade in the pasturo
fields during the hot days of summer,
and nothing is better for this than to
have a small pieia of woodlaud tacbp.d
to the fields. Such a piece of woodland
can be made profitable in various ways
and prove a valuable adjunct to the farm.
If the trees aro properly attended to all
of the fence posts needed can be grown
right on tho farm, and tho wood pilo
kept stocked. New bean poles could bo
made from the young saplings, and in
fact the woodland would be of value in a
dozen different ways. To do this, how
ever, tho underbrush must be kept down
by thinning out occasionally. If the
stock is kept out, young trees can be
trained every year by giving them more
freedom. If the woodland is used for a
pasturo the succulent grasses should be
sown among the trees, and if the. under
brush is kept down well they will thrive
better during the hot days than if ex
posed directly to tho sun's hot rays. The
animals should not be turned into the
woodland until the grasses have a good
start, and are thoroughly rooted in the
soil. If after a few seasons the wood
land becomes depastured and the trees
begin to look old and withered, the nui
nials should be kept out for a season to
give the growths a chance to regain their
lost vitality. Sew York Voice.
now to build tjp nortsES.
Many flat-sided, long-backed, slack
loincd horses are receiving liberal
patronage on account of their defects
being considerably masked by layers of
fat and flabby muscle. Condition does
not simply mean the presentation of a
good appearance, but signifies the ability
to endure work .and maintain health.
The two latter abilities cannot be pos
sessed without liberal feeding and plenty
of exercise. Good condition requires time
to proluce. The work of conditioning
ought to begin fully two mouths before
the season. The daily exercise and
quantity of food should bo increased in
like ratio, until five miles a day is given
a draught horse and eight or ten a light
horse. Drags are detrimental to the pro
cess of conditioning. A great invigora
tor of the horse is rubbing. Nothing,
next to good feeding, gives him more
vim. A plentiful supply of good, clean,
thick cotton rubbers should bo ou haud,
aud the horse should bo vigorously
rubbed after his exercise until he is per
fectly dry. Groom while tho circulation
of the skin is active, as after exercise is
fur m )ro beneficial than at any other
time. Tho death rate among heavy
stallions during the season is much
higher than need be, which is largely
the result of abruptly putting horses into
tho trying ordeal of heavy service and
constant excitement, without building
up the system in the manner indicated.
Canadian Lice Stock Journal.
poultry house oh wheels.
The chief cause of disease among re
strained fowls in hot weather is close
confinement. Even if allowed au earth
floor it soon becomes contaminated, aud
its corruption emits death-dealing gases.
jiusv --movauie poultry nouses are
prettier in theory than available in
practice. If built to move thev are sel
dom moved, because too heavy and un-
nanay. iney aro frequently b too
high, increasing their wej' o i ufV-
saniy. jitynioUel i jt "A't.X.
Having an o'.iimon 'f ifc
alielteriug, I clingy
t
axle spliced by a blacksmith, making it
ten feet long. The best wheels wen
placed on this and a light house built
over them. The highest part just allowi
the wheels to revolve, and the roof slopci
rapidly to the eaves on either side.
The ridge is directly over the axle and
tho eaves only eighteen inches high and
six fcot from it. This makes the house
ten by twelve and the wheels are pro
tected from the weather. V hen com
pleted it rest on the wheels. It must
now be raised two or three inches and
supported on a frame which rests on th
axle at each side near the wheel. It will
not quite balance. Under the end which
rubs place a flat runner. This arrange
ment can bo moved easily and the fowli
kept always on fresh grass or plowed
ground. Tho samo plan would make a
prime movable yard that could bo much
larger because lighter, but would have
the disadvantage of not sheltering the
wheels. Sew York Tribune.
FARM AXD OARDRX NOTES.
Spade up yards ; keep the fowls scratch
ing.
Protect animals from flics and the
beat.
Sco to tho cucumber and melon
vines.
Good soil and culture make good
crops.
A tight barn Is better than an open
one to keep hay in.
Twenty-five healthy fowls are worth
100 half sick ones.
Too steady feeding on one kind ol
grain has a bad effect.
Ripo grass loses nearly one-half its
value when cured as hay.
Cut early and grow a second crop of
orchard grass and clover.
Provide shade for your poultry yards
these hot days. It is necessary.
Beware of that innocent, measley.
abominablo pet cat around chicks.
If your hens lay soft-shelled eggs they
are perhaps too fat. Put them at work
scratchiug.
Keep your chickens tame. They do
better in every way; besides, it is a great
deal of satisfaction.
Forcing chicks too hard in their feed,
where they hovo a limited range, will
lop over the combs of cockerels.
If you are searching your flocks for
tho good layers, select the pullets that
have large coiVis and long bodies.
Give the birds chopped onions occa
sionally. They are among the best of
foods and aro ofteu a preventive against
disease.
Give the growing chicks a variety of
food and dou't allow them to bocomo
stunted iu tho first two or three months
of growth.
Do not allow your chicks to remain in
a coop on tho damp ground, for roup
will be sure to follow such experiments.
Every cure should bo taken to avoid
colds.
If possible young pigs should be kept
in out of tho cold rains; also from run
ning in tho grass that is wet from rain or
dew. Many bowel troubles arise from
such exposure. This is truo of all young
animals.
A diet of gruel made of pure potato
starch will soon cure scours in calves
when all other means fail. No milk is
given. A Massachusetts farmer says he
lost many calves annually until he found
this out.
Any grass land that will not yield a
Vm aud a half ot hay per acre should be
broken up at once after mowing and
planted with something; even a crop of
millet will pay better than neglect and
no late crop at all.
It has been discovered that a few heni
with young broods kept and fed in an
onion patch are an excellent remedy foi
the prevalent maggot. A hen turkey
cooped with a score of young ones will
clear all tho flies and young maggots
from an acre of onions.
One ounce of alum dissolved in one
quart of water will bo sufficient as a
remedy against squash bugs and cucum
ber beetles. It is also an effective rem
edy for the cabbage worms. It should
be sprayed on the paints by means of a
syringe with a fine rose nozzle.
A bundle of straw for tho young
chicks to scratch in is always welcome
among a brood of growing birds. Tho
activity indulged in brings in play tho
muscles that increase their sizo and vigor;
this always benefits and assists, when
they want to feel sick and ready to fall
out of rank.
A sprained hock will swell consider
ably and should bo treated without de
lay or spavin may ensue. Cold-water
bandages should be applied until the
swelling iB reduced, when some active
liniment well rubbed into the skin will
be useful. Rest is advisable, and fresh
cut grass with u bran mash once a day
would be helpful.
A sieve is a very useful as well as nec
essary article, to keep about the coops.
The pail of ashes may seem to be fiue
enough to please the daintiest ben, but
sift them and the sharp cinders will come
on top and can be usefully used about the
runs. Tho finer ashes are of course used
for dusting. If the ashes are mixed
with dust or fino dirt, some claim they
are better, claiming that wood ashes are
too strong thut tbey mar the luster of
tho plumage
A Statue of Col ambus.
The Italians of New York city have
raised over $5000 for a statue of Colum
bus and are to hold a fair for the fund in
the full. It is expected that their com
patriots throughout the country will con
tribute about 10,000. The design for
tho monument includes a pedestal of
Italian granite fifteen feet square, a
column of Curiara marble four feet in
diameter, and a bronze statue of Colum
bus in the uniform of an Admiral with
his right hand extended. Bronzes on the
base will represent Italian genii hovering
about a globe aud Columbia pointing up
at the navigator. The sculptor is Gaetano
Kusso, of Homo. The monument will be
erected, probably at the Battery, in 1892.
Picayune.
A Famous Palm Tree.
A prized palm tree in Rome was blown
down during a recent gale. It stood in
the gardens of the British Embassy, and
was perhaps the tallest tree in Rome. It
was historical as having been pierced by
a canuon ball during the attack on the
city iu September, 1870. It was strapped
with iron where the ball had pierced it,
and was the only object in the vicinity
which showed the traces of the attack
which opened Rome to the Italian army.
i1cayune.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
BDAW BOTTF.
Soak over night one pint of good dry
beans; throw off this water, parboil
fifteen minutes, and put to boil in plenty
of cold water with half a pound of fat
pork cut in slices. Simmer slowly till
soft, adding mote water as needed.
There should be two and a half quarts of
it when dono. Cut the pork in dice,
and rub that and the beans through a
coarse sieve or colander. Have ready
one pint of cooked and thinly-sliced car
rot; if very large cut the slices in quar
ters. Mix, and heat up with ono quart
of new milk, adding water if too thick.
Just before serving add two ounces of
butter, and pepper to taste. The pork
may be omitted, and more butter, or a
cup of cream used in its placo. The
lloutfvife.
COOI.INO AMD SERVrXQ MELONS.
If there is room In the ice-box and
plenty of tlmo put tho melons there.
Otherwise wrap a wet towol around them
and stnnd them in a draught to cool by
tho evaporation of the water on the cloth.
To keep watermelons over night in a
large tub of cold water is an excellent
way to cool them. Do not lay ice upon
th" cut surface ; it makes the fruit watery
and destroys the substance.
Of course tho ordinary slicing of mel
ons is generally understood, but a little
ingenuity applied to tho matter greatly
improves tho appearance of the fruit and
increases the enjoyment of eating it. Cut
off tho top of tho melon and then, using
a fork and tablespoon, take up conven
ient sections, letting the seeds drop out
as they will, but do not break the pulp
apart to reach thorn. This is a much
more acceptablo way of serving than in
great slices or wodges, always providing
there is no stint in quantity. When
watermelon is frozen as an ice the flavor
is much improved by tho addition of any
such acid fruit juice as currant, lemon,
cherry, or lime juice, with a palatable ad
dition of sugar. Chicago Sewi.
nousEnoi.D hints.
Coffee boiled longer than ono minute
is coffee spoiled.
Never put tea leaves on a light col
ored carpet; they will surely leave a
stain.
Boil clothespins iu clean water onco a
month, and they will be much more
durable.
In packing bottles or canned fruit for
moving, slip a rubber band over the
body of them.
Warm dishes for tho table by immers
ing them in hot water, not by standing
them on a hot stove.
To beat the whites of eggs stiff, with
ease, they should bo cold, with a very
small pinch of salt added.
Cut a pieco from tho top of old kid
shoes and insert it insido the ironing
holder you aro going to make.
Never slice apples for making pies;
quarter and core, and if an apple is
largo cut each quarter in two pieces.
Open canned fruit an hour or two be
fore it is ueeded for use. It is far richer
when the oxygen is thus restored to it.
Add two tablespoonfuls of kerosene
to tho pail of water with which you
wash grainod or other varnished furni
ture. Sift a tablospoonful of pulverized sugar
over the top of two-crust pies before'
baking, and see how delicious it makes
them. - - - .
. ,Mix stove blacking with spirits of tur
pentine It will take off tho rust, polish
easier, and stay gloisy longer than when
water is used.
When you are hurried and a postage
stamp will not stick, moisten it and rub
it on tho flap of au envelope, and then
quickly put it in its place.
Slake boiled starch with a weak soap
suds made of white soap, instead of
with clear water, and you will have no
difficulty with its sticking.
Egg shells are somewhat porous, and
like butter and cheese absorb unpleasant
odors. Therefore, eggs should be kept
in a sweet, cool, clean place.
A small teaspoonful of powdered borax
added to a bowl of cold starch will give
more stiffness to linen than any of the
numerous things 1 have tried.
All floor and whisk brooms should be
thoroughly wet in scalding hot brine be
fore using them. It will effectually pre
vent tho straws from breaking.
Add a tablcspoonful of borax to a pan
of hot soap-suds; put your table silver in
it, and let it stand two hours. Rinse it
with clear water, and palish with a soft
cloth or chamois.
Beat au egg thoroughly in a bowl and
add one teacup of cold water to it. Use.
enough of this to thoroughly moisten
coffee when making it. Keep in a cold'
place, and waste no more eggs by dry
ing. After thoroughly sweeoincr a din?vi
carpet, wipe it with a damp cloth par-
tially wrung out of a mixture of water
and ox-gall in the proportion of two
tablespoonfuls of the latter to a gallon of
lukewarm water.
Do not wring woolen underwear!
through a wringer. Use the hinds and
shake it thoroughly before drying. When
perfectly dry fold it smooth, but do not
iron. See if tho odor is not more agree
able than when a hot sad-iron has passed
over them.
Granulated sugar is the purest brand;'
consequently the cheapest. Do not use'
quite as much as of other kinds one-half
inch less for a cupful. Cake batter made
with granulated sugar requires longer
beating than usual, as the sugar is longer
in dissolving.
Save the small paper bags carefully
which groceries come in; they are useful
in many ways. Slip the hand in one
when you black the stove, and you will
not soil it. When flies abound, slip
them over tho clean lamp-chimneys dur
the day. After fruit is canned draw
them over the can , and label them plainly ;
the action of the light causes more fruit
to spoil thau any other one thing.
American AgriculturUt.
A White Raccoon.
William Jones, of Philadelphia, has
received a white raccoon, which w a cap
tured in the eastern part of Ohio. It is
said to be the only animal of its kind
and color in this country. It is not more
than a year old, and the coat is as white
as that of the whitest Spitz dog.
'Whitey," as the raccoon is called, is
quite playful and rather affectionate.
J taiyune.
The Argentine Republic has an area as
great as alt Central and Western Europe
combined; abevt 1,620,000 square aiilus.
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
The English dolight in feathers.
Long plumes are more frequently tccn
than flowers.
An attempt is being made to introduce
perfumed gloves.
Mrs. Frederick Vanderbllt has never
becn.photographed.
Two more cooking schools aro to bo
opened In Boston, Mass.
Vice-President Morton's daughters aro
accomplished horsewomen.
Blondes are said to bo disappearing
both in England and in America.
Queen Victoria is said to entirely lack
consideration for those about her.
Queen Victoria's dinner hour is not
until nine o'clock in tho evening.
A well shod foot is as necessary to
beauty's outfit as a well gloved hand.
Outdoor garments for children aro
much ornamented with gold braiding.
Kato Field says that the term "old
maid" has become obsolete in America.
Gauze is used In warm-weather sleeves
instead of embroidered or velvet sleeves.
Female typewriters abound in Wash
ington, and find their profession very
lucrative.
A Boston woman who Invented a shoe
sewing machine sold tho patent for
$130,000.
A Cincinnati girl is said to have eaten
twenty-seven dishes of ice cream in ono
afternoon.
Tam O'Shantcr crowns of volvet or
silk are put in ladies' straw hats and con
sidered very novel.
Reefers and blazer jackets aro mado in
silk, serge or flannel and aro the favor
ites for outdoor wraps.
For girls of from six to nine, tho
blazer in tartan plaid or fancy checked
cheviot is much worn.
There still remain in Michigan two
women who draw pensions as widows of
Revolutionary soldiers.
Queen Victoria presented Mils Ten
nant, Stanley's fiancco, with her minia
ture and a lock of her hair.
If you wish something in outdoor
wraps exceptionally pretty get a flannel
reefer with gold or pearl buttons.
Valerie of Austria, Archduchess, etc.,
has renounced all claim to the throne in
order to marry tho man she loves.
In garments fot rainy days thoso of
striped serge surface, in Russian circular
and Lonsdalo shape take the lead.
Mrs. Houghton, a real estate dealer at
Spokane Falls, Washington, is said to
have mado 250,000 in four years.
White alpaca braid, the quite narrow
or wide Hercules braid, is a favorite
trimming for children's fancy drestcs.
The profilo on the standard silver dol
lar is that of Miss Williams, of Philadel
phia, who appears to be a school teacher.
Ladies' shirts are in greater variety as
the demand increases. Dotted muslin,
percale and linen are used in neglige at
tire. Jessie Carson, a plucky girl, has for
several years been driving a stago be
tween Osage and Park Rapid, iu Minne
sota. Butterfly bows for hats are made of
everything lace, velvet, filigree work,
metalic and bullion gauze, jet, pearl and
tinsel cloth.
Now the swagger girl has adopted the
dude silk sash, and with her blazor,
shirt and f our-in. hfui'l looks too swoct
for anything.
Miss Fannie Edgar Thomas, whose pen
now earns her a very handsomo income,
says sho was working for only 1 a week
a few yeais ago.
The modern corset was introduced in
the twelfth or thirteenth century and
was worn by men as w oil as by womin
until the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Ono of the newest shades of color is
pucy-blue, which is charmingly effective
combined with gray. It is said to be the
favorite color of the Empress Eugcnio.
One of the most noted of Kansas bolloi
is Miss Clark, of Leavenworth. She is a
blonde, with blue eyes, a peach-blow
complexion, and a beautiful mouth, which
reveals pearly teeth.
The only protection for the redundant
letter-writer it notepapcr, three and a
half by six inches. Onion and porcelain
blue, robin's egg green and shell-gray
are the tints most admired.
Tho Empress of Germany dresses so
simply and so inconspicuously that sho
might easily be mistaken for some young
country matron on a first visit to the
city rather than tho wife of tho Emperor.
Women have recently been admitted
into Greenwich (England) Observatory,
and four have joined the staff of the
Astronomer Royal. Their duties will re
quire attendance at all hours of the
night.
The delicate, soft shade of brown called
blondine with ivory white is one of the
newest and prettiest combination, both
for gowns and millinery. The color is
also combined with the popular pumpkin
yellow.
Measures are on foot to open female
medical colleges next full in St. Peters
burgh and Moscow, and a plan of estab
lishing commercial colleges for women
in various large cities of the empire is in
preparation.
Oxford College, England, has thrown
open its medical examinations to women.
This, to be sure, does not give to women
the certified right to practice under
English law, but it is one more step
toward opening educational advantages
to women.
Summer
Weakness
Loss of Appetite,
Sick Headache,
Quickly Cured by
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
M Y N U-31
3DO TOIT
WsyrttoWasiUabtvBttfUfMi How
to Pi. Out m Good Ou I Know Itiipsr-
iw wibi atuts bjo (um KCSUUS3 sTTftUd I
i)UotI))M4M4iid eitttH-t rum I TUl
th bj Jmth I WtuU to C.UI Ui
lnffitsft Fswlsi of Ihm Aatml. fj f
U IUio. Ail thut suid otiiar nliu him
ftMrtpsid on pwii f o-.j 1 llitrt In 1111.
jnuaLaa ! auf 1J As9l 1LLI h rkilll M it stAstkUksi
No wwn In the. wnrlrl tins erer been Imtte-tacl
M mnrh a I)nMiln Electric Hoi. The mar
ket la fiiunf Imitation. He, careful thM too
re not fferetrrrf. J. B. Dnbhlnir. Vhllannl.
lhl and Mnw Yurie," Is stnmpon on svery bar.
A nKTTtla rnwhnr hA been adilfld to th
New York police force.
K. A. Rood. Toledo. Ohio, navn: "Unit's Oa-
tnrrh Curernrprt tnywtfoof rntarrh fifteen
years o ami slut ha had no return of it. It's
a sure cure." Hold ly Kniitulsis, ine.
A cnit.n was born In St, Louis roccntlr with
out eyeballs.
4'nnflrmeil.
The favorable Impression produced on the
first appearanoe of the agreeable liquid fruit
remedy Syrup of FIk a few years ago has been
more than confirmed by the pleasant experi
ence of all who have used It, and the suocens
of the proprietors and manufacturers, the Cal
ifornia Fig Syrup Company.
FITS Btonnod free, hr lilt Kl.im'a Rntit
Nxnva Kkstokkh. No Fits after llrst ilny's
tie. Marvelous cures. Treatise and $4 trial
bottle fro. Dr. Kline. Kll Arrh St.. l'hlla.. i-a.
For a disordered liver try Iteerliam's Pills.
Don't read! Don't think I
Don't believe ! Now, are you
better?
You women who think that
patent medicines are a hum
bug, and Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription the biggest
humbug of the whole (because
it's best known of all) does
your lack-of-faith cure come?
It's verv casv to " don't " in
this world. Suspicion always
comes more easily than con
fidence. Cut doubt little
faith never made a sick
woman well and the " Fa
vorite Prescription " has cured
thousands of delicate, weak
women, which makes us think
that our " Prescription " is
better than your don't believe.
We're both honest. Let us
come together. You try Dr.
Pierces ravontc Prescription.
If it doesn't do as represented,
you get your money again.
Where proof's so easy, can
you afford to doubt?
Little but active are Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Best Liver Pills made ; gen
tle, yet thorough. They rcgu-
ate and invigorate the liver,
stomach and bowels.
Instnntlv is ton Pain
ff,.'"DsnioiiYeuRtAii
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LUIfC O LHuUn O LUO I to pteass her household and
wortt herself to death in the effort. II the house does not Iook as bright at a pin, she
gets the blame it things are upturned while house-cleaning goes on why blame her
again. One remedy Is within her reach. II she uses SAPOLIO everything will look
clean, and the relqn ol house-cleaning disorder will be quickly over.
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urn of pain.
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I w hurt Iu the Ion 111 n ami tried k
rrsl phyatrMnns without nhtnlnlnn relief. Ieaa
tbau a halt boltlo of HI .lnf,.l Oil cured ma.
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N N V 3 1
WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS.
That Dr. Tobias
Liniment is the
Venetian
Greatest
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while for stints of insects
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infallible.
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published, at lh irtinu-kahly low prtue i
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thomuiriily familiAx with KiiRltnh, ir to
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eleratlOoa. renrectWe deaalntlona, wner
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onrecelot of S 1 bound in cloth SiO -
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tin" u re. or every man a eumpleta bulMer. irerja
, 'PanCr. Vallum A C .. the well known whltectj,
Hiera la not a Duii.ler or any oua luteoiW ;
tmll.t nr ntl,.rlu l,trated that can affuM to o
wubwtit. It la a practical work and everybody buya
burned on Bulldm. Nearly I )Ur (nunKed drawlne
A St book in alu aud atria, but wo hale determined M
T. 1 . .- .....S.7rt.maiid. toault the llmaa.
and luitnictlone ll.w to OmIM W Uo". 0 '"Mt
l'ouble Uouaca. Brick Block iloii.oe, Jiiltabla fol
rlty auhnrha, town and couutry, l'.o,'"M.!u!iL?fTV,"
ul workloVmen'a home, for all a-JI" '
country, an! coatlnnfroin M)to,W 1 alio ,
u..i. a, .i.i ti...... T..,.n nan. inun u" nu
o her pnblle bmlillun, together with rfiBu"Pi
form o oontract, and a lr-a amoun t of InforrnaOoa
on the erection of buildliijre. .election of alte, ei
4 Wi v
hair in hhe lihl-of
purposes. All grocers Keepir.
THAT CAN BE RELIED ON
TNTot to Qrllt!
Not to Discolor !
BEARS THIS MARK.
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