TEMPERANCE.
Th lot f'nr.liiml Mrdilw iwirt: "Pninlr
mnw in th curp of th country, tlit Imne
of eociot v, the tmr of flip fnniilT.thi hrnrt
raUI of the w ife, the misfortuneof the chil
dren, the rhfime of parent, the M-nmlnl to
religion, the jov of rienion?, and the highway
thnt conducts to hell. The iinhnppy drunk
nrd drinks to others' 'pood health. Whilst he
Is robbing himself of henltl., corporal and
tpiritunl.'
AnvEjmHxo hvm n Africa.
The ingenuity employed by those who seek
fcnin, even at the expense of the phTsicnl and
moral destruction of their fellow-men, is
sometimes wonderful. We have before us,
as we write, mi illustration of this in a cot
ton handkerchief, of fine fixture and brill
iant colors, preiwred by the IScotoh export
ers as an advertisement for the rum and
other liquors wh ich these dealers wish to en
tice the Africans to ruy. These handker
chiefs are admirably calculated to please the
fancy of the rude natives. In the centre of
the handkerclii-f bottles are represented,
each bearing a label of "Fine old Jamaica
rum," etc. V. H. liioe, of Chloacn, who
sends n this handkerchief, says that it was
forwarded to him from Scotland as a speci
men of the articles which are piven awav to
the natives nf Africa by these Hootch dealers
in ardent spirits. Could anything be more
diabolical? When will ( liristikn nations
inite to pivvent such outrages against the
native races in Africa and India and the
Southern feasy .Vi'ssionnry Jlrrnlil.
A RAILROAD'S GOOD WORK,
The Delaware. Lackawanna A" Western
Railroa t Company not only forbid their em
ployes frequenting saloons, and require of
them abstinence from intoxi ts while on
duty, but they have recentlviretcd that
trainmen employed on the road shall not
sign petitions tluit have been put in circula
tion in towns along the line for signatures
to secure lictnse lor saloons. Several train
men at Scranton, IVnn., who signed license
applications, were suminnrrly discharged by
the company, l'lcsi lent Sloan is resn ted as
raying that this rule would govern every
section of the road, from Hoboken to
Buffalo, in the future. Thedischarset train
mon at Si-ranton were told oflicially that
they would be reinstated ns soon as they
withdrew their name from the license pe
titions, which they did promptly, and re
turned to theirtrains. The saloon is inimical
both to t ho economic interests of the railroad
company and to the safety of the traveling
public Salional Atli-ocule.
80METniXO NEW ABOfT DRIXKIXO.
An American doctor says: "Drinking men
are usually fine looking men, physically con
sidered. Nothing is tile matter witli their
stomachs. It would lie better for the un
fortunates if the disease did attack the
digestive organs but tils truth is that alco
hol, considered as a iiison, has, like other
poisons, an elective alllniiy for a particular
part of the body, and it selects the brain and
nerves. Taken into the stomach, in three
seconds it reach; s the brain, and rasps upon the
fine substance of the terminal arteries which
spread over tho convoluted folds of brain
matter like a file. This produces congestion
of the brain. Drinking, as a habit is due
largely to overwork, and a need for a stimu
lant. Liquor's effect is acute or temporary
insanity, while chronic drinking brings on
paralysis of the brain, and destroys the moral
character of man. Dipsomania is alwavs
accompanies 1 by loss of moral stamina, by
cowardice nn 1 falsehood. Kvcn the moder
ate drinker becomes debased."
FIRST FETITIO FOR PROHIBITION.
The first petition for prohibition in this
country came from rassacouaivay, Chief of
the Peiincooks, who lived on the Merrimac.
He was a sagacious ruier, and seeing the de
moralising effect of drink upon his three
thousand braves, besought the English Gov
ernment not to sell them fire-water. In
IMS an English "trucking house'1 was
, opened among the l'cnacooks, and the
"drunken Indian" lieeame so numerous that
a delegation of chiefs journeyed to Picata
qua to enter their protest in person against
the sale of spiritous liquors to their tribe.
Their wishes were not heeled. One
more attempt was made, when tho chiefs
carried their plea to the general court. All
were disregarded. The aborigines of Xorth
America, the natives of India, and the deni
lens of Africa will rio up iu judgment to
pronounco the "woe upon him that putteth
tho bottle to his neighbor's lips to make hiui
drunken," against tha English-speaking
nations that have debauched them. U'. (,'.
T. (,'. Bulletin.
TVHAT WE BRINK.
TVe are using more and more beer; are
teady in our useof distilled spirits and wine,
and use rather less of coffee and tea as com
pared wit h past years. This is an important
study, for it has a direct bearing upon the
physical and sociul condition of the people.
A simple presentation of the figures is so
forcible as to requiro little comment. And
here they are:
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION.
Jttrr. Spirit: 7rn. CoJTrr.
Yrnr. t-ulr. iil. .(. !.
1. l:t.l 1.40 7.!) l.SM
i9 n.:-i i.aa .'jo 1.30
1SSS I2.no l.'Jfl ti.xfl 1.3(1
iSK7 is. S3 l.'.'i i.4t
1I-K0.... 11.20 l.CK (1.20 1.05
15 HUW 1.2(1 11.45 1.15
1NM 1(1.74 1.4S flirt 1.10
118 10.27 1 40 8.M 1.2
1H2 10.(1.4 1.40 S.jri 1.40
lfM f.f,5 1.H8 8.23 1.54
The decrease in the per capita consumption
of coffee during the past four years, as com
pared with the four years, 1 is due to
the increased oot of the article. Notwith
standing tea has been cheap, it is not as freely
used as it was ten years ago. On the other
band, the Ur-evjf beer steadily increases from
year to year, leaping within ten years from
e.lio to 13 tai gallons per capita. "This meant,
in Ih'M, the use of s5.7!2,3:i: gallons, all, ex
cept 2,710,6'H gallons, of domestic manufac
ture. The present consumption of foreign
wines is only about one-half the quantity, ns
compared with the quantity used during the
fieriod of 170-74. The useof domestic wines
ias advanced from an average of atiout 20,
UXi.OuO gallons in lh7H-2 to about 30,(100,000
gallons annually for the past three years'.
The consumers of the t'nited States paid
at retail, for the year 18!), the following sum
for drink:
Walt and spirituous liquors. . . . $:WO,000,000
An increase of y,UW,000 in
four years.
Coffee . . 1 22. 30(1, 000
Tea 30,000,000
1, (J.-, 2, 500,000
Here is spent for beverages over ono bil
lion dollars annually, or ubout the amount
expended by tho last Congress. Think of it
two thousand millions per annum for beer,
whisky, coffee, tea and a C'ougress. Truly
we are a great people 1 I
The Government derives a reveuue of $107,
000,000 troui liquor, which is 2(l,ooo.ooo less
than is requirtd to pay pensions. It looks
like robbing I'eU-r to pay l'aul. .4iirncuii
Urovtr.
TEMPKP.AXf I NEWS AND NOTES.
Mr. bin mi ii was a consistent and earnesl
teniperuucj man and opponent of the liquor
tratlic.
It Ik said that the consumption of im
ported b;-er m Xew Yurk City bus greatly
ilHTeu.-fd of latj.
Tho Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal School ha
exp-lli-d u doe.i students for visiting sulooni
and playing pool.
Mrs. Helen limigar says she has kupi a
record of the accounts of wife murder by
drunken liu-1 an Is published in the daily
papt-i-s smee January 1, lssu. Tue agreat
iiunil-er is '.Vrii.
A "blue bi.ok" issued by tho English (i jv
. eminent shows thai l"m! driuk thops are
owned by peers of the realm. The "Kight
Hev.M-oiid" bi-.io;j of Linn luff is the owuei
of I wo "piae -s.'1
Ill Add, (l.i., they 6ell ahoer which is called
rice Le r. lis eti'eeu are peculiar. A mar
may drink it and not feel its effeeln lor t
week a'tcrwnrds. when he is liul.le to sudden
ly Iweollli hllnrlilUS.
In-. Lorn. H. Mas,n, of the Inebriate
Asvilllll, r'-'ft H'i'lliltoll, New Yor,i, de -lurel
thai pui-eiiis who are drinkers will i roluce
ph Me.il ai; 1 nieit-al degradation, weakness
I1U 1 'll-eJr-.J ill tile r deseemlaliLs.
M,-. ( ' l;i-'-.f-ie Lah mid, in words uhirli
li:v e i ' ie -'V pr - vi li. thai Hid int.- ipoc
itle c i' til ' I nit'- 1 Kiiiden I Klilaiul, lre
lai. rvolla el aud finest is the bouiee of
(nolo evils than war, pestilence and ta:uiue.
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN,
The new hats are quaint.
Long trains are do rigour.
Brocades are all tho style.
The veils are of plain tullo.
In Paris skirts are worn long.
Capes are in great assortments.
Stylish jackets are of blue cloth.
Emery bags come in quaint forms.
The new skirts are perfectly plain.
The new dross bonnets are smaller.
The chatelaine, bouquet is the rage.
Black lace drosses are being recalled.
Covered sardine dishes are a novelty.
The large round hat is being called in.
Gloves arc being worn with four but
tons. Bonnet pins are more popular than
ever.
Tho toque is rapidly coming to thf
front.
Tho new poekctbooks are awkwardly
large.
Pearl grays mid gray blues are most in
vogue.
The newest egg cups have saucers at
tached. Light woolens are still tho very height
of fashion.
Pearl-gray gaiters over low shoes arc
considered very chic.
Very many of tho evening bonnets
have no crown whatever.
Vassar College girls consume forty
I bushels of onions in a year.
Newport, It. I., is to havo a "yachl
manned entirely by women."
.Mourning tea gowns are made v.itt
croiiu dc C'hino front and Watteaii back
China-lined teacups of solid silver are
used by fashionable people at five
o'clock. Wcdi.itig dresses are of whito satin,
trimmed with orange blossoms and point
d'nngeleterrc.
All thu little girls in Mrs. Hamilton
Tvrombly's family havo Vandcrbilt foi
their middle name.
Terra cotta, modified to old rose, pale
blue and greens of every shade, are pel
colors in millinery.
Altupnd green, trimtted with bloo 1
red roses and real rose leaves, make n
charming confection.
Tho mutton-leg is still the popular
stylo of sleeve for toilots and coitu nei"
ef every description.
Black rough straw hats will bo ths
fashion for young girls with grcat-grcat-gratidmothers'
bows of satia ribbon.
The newest colors are turquoise and
peach-pink; yellow aud green of many
tones have been most worn hitherto.
A Sioux City (Iowa) belle wore such
narrow-toed shoes that one of her toei
became so injured as to require amputa
tion. Ninety-nine per cent, of all of tho
brides '-go away'' in gray gowns, which
gives them away quicker than their new
trunks.
A fashionable hairdresser observe!
thnt it is work to dress the hair of a girl
of fifteen, pleasure for one of twenty-five,
and art for one of thirty-live.
Miss Mary E. Byrd, teacher of astron
omy and director of the observatory at
Smith's College, has been elected a mem
ber of the British Astronomical Associa
tion Dr. Helen L. Betts was the first woman
physician appointed to visit Dr. Koch's
laboratory, and enjoyed equal advantages
with the other doctors in investigating
the cue.
Recently tho Princess of Wales ap
peared in a long white lace boa, em
broidered with real pearls, tho cost of
which London society papers give as
over iJ-'jOO."
When you construct or order your
next gowu. see to it that the sleeves
come cjuitu down to your knuckles. If
not, your gown will stand a chance of
looking old-fashioned.
Ithoda Broughton lives at OxforJ,
England, where she took up her abode
just ten years ago. In all she has written
about thirty books, but she has allowed
only half of them to be published.
SACOBS OIL
P CVRE8 arjRELY.
SPRAINS.
Ohio 4 Mix. Rail way.
Office President and
General Manager,
Cincinnati, Ohio
"My foot suddenly
turned aud pave me
a very severely
sprained ankle. The
applies tion of Bu
Jacobs Oil resulted at
once in a relief from
pain."
W.W. PssnonT,
Prest. A Gen 1 Man'irr.
BRUISES.
"lit Dolphin Street,
Baltimore. Md
Jan'y 18, 1890.
1 was braised bad
ly In hip and side by
fall and sulTered se
verely. Bt Jacobs Oil
completely cored
me." Wm.C Habdek,
Member of State
legislature.
THI CHsRLts a V0QCI E C0 Huaw. M4
"August
flower
99
" I have been afflict-
Blliousness, "ed with biliousness
r "and constipation
Constipation,.. for fifteen years.
Stomach " f'rst one and then
another prepara
Pains. " tion was suggested
" tome and tried but
"to no purpose. At last a friend
" recommended August Flower. I
" took it according to directions and
" its effects were wonderful, reliev
" ing me of those disagreeable
"stomach pains which I had been
"troubled with so long. Words
"cannot describe the admiration
"iu which I hold your August
" Flower it has given me a new
" lease of life, which before was a
" burden. Such a medicine is a ben
" efaction to humanity, and its good
" q u alities and
"wonderful tner- Jesse Barker,
" its should be
"made known to Printer,
"everyone suffer- Humboldt,
" ing with dyspep
"siaor biliousness Kansas. 9
G. G. GKKEN, Sole Man'fr.Woodbury.N'.J.
SICK
Wr.AK. NrtRTori, W hitched mort&li free
well ait.i it-,-1 wt-U. Jteulth lieifr
11'llH flow. tAtMM a vtnr KamblaiM.iii
$1 00 per month and ixpnna in hU NnrsAt-T hiack.
llut.tlt.-rk MuuU'il uuw, u. li. Uttciut, MyrtuiUaM, N..
I
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TO COOK SPINACtt.
To cook spinach wash in two or throe
waters, as the grit adheres very closely
to spinach; when well washed boil it
one-half hour in clear water; add a littlo
soda, if it does not look a nice green.
When soft drain it well and chop very
fine it cannot lie too fine. Add butter,
salt and popper to taste, garnish with
hard-boiled eggs cut in fancy shapes, or
in early spring it is nice to poach two or
three eggs and lay on the freshly cooked
spinach. This will bo found a most
acceptable dish. Chicago A'eiet.
HON CAKE.
This is tho real Southern hne cake.
The recipe was given by a Tennessee lady
who makes it to perfection. Tho meal
of the North is said not to be as sweet as
that of the South, but if you will send
sweet corn and field corn half and half
to the milt and have it ground I think
you will not complain of tho meal. Mix
a quantity of the meal with water until
it is too thin to be called a dough, and
too thick to be called a batter. Grease
the griddle and spread the hoe cake upou
it rather thicker than a batter cake.
Brown on one side and then turn over.
Eat hot with butter, and break off the
pieces; don't cut it Ameriran Agrieul
turist. now TO PnKPARK A P0T-AC-FKC.
Remove the bone from the meat, crack
it with a cleaver and put it in the bottom
of the soup pot. Holl the moat into a
nice shape, and tio securely with strong
twine, lay it on top of the bones and add
the water and salt.
Just as it conies to a boll, skim, add
about half a gill of water, which will
hasten the rising of tho scum, which
must lie carefully removed. He peat this
operation two or three times, when the
stock w ill be found quite clear.
N put in the vegetables, etc., and
who t l ogins to boil again remove to a
corner of the range, where it should bo
allowed to simmer gently four hours at
least five, if a stronger and better flavor
is desired. Wlken it is do:ic, remove the
meat, strain, add more seasoning, if re
quired, and serve. The meat may bo
used as one course, surrounded by the
vegetables, or, if preferred, the broth
need not be strained and can be served
with the vegetables. In cold weather the
jtook, after it is strained, will keep for
several doys. Sea York Journal.
TO RENOVATE BLACK 00008.
An excellent cleansing fluid, esp ecially
useful when men's garments require
renovation, is prepared as follows: Dis
solve four ounces of whito castile soap
shavings in a quart of boiling water.
When cold, add four ounces of ammonia,
two ounces each of ether, alcohol and
glycerine, and a gallon of cloar cold
water. Mix thoroughly, and as it will
keep for a long time, bottle, and cork
tightly for future uso. This mixture will
cost about eighty coots, and will make
eight quarts.
For men's clothing, heavy cloth, etc.,
dilute a small quantity in an equal
amount of water, and following the nap
of the goods sponge the stains with
a piece of similar cloth. Tho grease
that gathers upon the collars of coats
will immediately disappear, and the un
diluted fluid will vanquish the more ob
stinate spots. When clean, dry with an
other cloth, and press the under siilo
with a warm iron. This fluid is also useful
when painted walls and woodwork re
quire scouring, a cupful to a pail of warm
water being the proper proportion.
When washing black dress goods,
soap must never under any circumstances
be applied diroctly to the material. In
order to obtain the necessary suds, it
I must be shaved and entirely dissolved iu
j a basinful of boiling water, aud then
tui own into the wash tub.
Black Lawn Wash very quickly in
hot suds, for this material must not lie
wet; rinse iu deeply blued water and
hang in the shade; iron upon the wrong
side while still damp. If stiffening is
desired, dry thoroughly, and before iron
ing dip the goods into very thin and very
blue starch; hang once more in the open
air, and iron when nearly dry. Black
crape requires careful treatment. Re
move the dust by gently slapping it be
tween the hands. Steam small pieces by
holding them over tho spout of the boil
ing tea-kettle, and larger ones over a
dish-pan of boiling water. Lay the moist
pieces of crape between two layer of
sheet warding and press beneath a heavy
weight the slab of a marble-topped
table or the pastry board weighted with
books or flat-irons. It is well to place a
width of soft cheese-cloth both above and
below tho crape, in order to prevent the
cotton fluff from adhering to it.
Black Velvet Brush carefully, and
steam to raise the sunken pile. Two per
sons, their hands protected from the
steam, are required to do the work.
While one holds the heated iron with its
smooth surface upturned, the other,
throwing a very wet towel over it,
presses the wrong side of the velvet dowu
upon the iron, so that the rising steam
iorces the pile into place, and contiuue
this as long as possible,. Lastly, the
wrong side of the velvet is drawn quickly
across tho surfuce of the iron itself.
Black Silk Purchase a few ounces of
soup bark at the drug store, according to
the amount of silk to be cleaned. Steep
two ounces of the bark In a quart of
warm water for a few hours. Kip and
brush the silk, aud remove all the threads
left by the former stitches. Spread the
pieces upon the lap-board or a clean
table, and after straining the infusion,
spouge on both sides with a scrap of the
silk. A lather will form, and this is then
to be wiped away with another piece of
the silk. Do not wring the moisture
from the silk; spread the different pieces
upon a sheet laid over the carpet, and
pin them at the corners. When dry, the
silk will look like new.
itlack Cashmere Wash in hot suds,
and riuse twice iu lukewarm water well
blued. If a clear day, haug iu the open
air, aud iron upon the wrong side when
nearly dry. Long, steady strokes of the
iron and even pressure throughout will
restore the original silky sheen of the
material.
Black Alpaca Proccod as with cash
mere, and add a little guinamblc to tho
last rinsing water.
Black Lace Spread out the lace upou
a towel stretched over the lap-board, and,
using an old black kid glove or a soft
piece of silk for the purpose, spongo
thoroughly with a solution of borax a
Uaspooulul to a pint of wurni water. To
retain the shape, direct the strokes from
the selvage outward. Cover with a piece
of old nilk, uud iron dry. JIurKr'i
Illtt first ltoar.
A Unsninn officer at one of tlie military
itntions in the C'aurnsns hearing of the
prcsenoo In his ncijhloTl0ol of two
jcntlomcn in pursuit of boar, sent to
;hem an invitation to loin him on the
following day, when ho would give
them a tasto of real sport. 'Willi ninny
thanks they accepted tho kindness, anil
it the appointed time, set off.
During the day mnny shots were fired
it ono thing and nnother, though nt lenst
ono of tho party lmd seen no boar. As
tho afternoon wore on ami tho daylight
began to disappear, one of tho Uussian'a
pivsts, who lmd wandered away from
iiis friends, found himself rather fagged,
ind felt that it wits time to stop.
Jtist'theu ho heard tho dogs baying
lomctliing not fur from him, and after
creeping up to within thirty yards of
them, ho crouched behind the bolo of
a lingo oak, and waited for his eyes to
get used to the darkness. Ho was soon
1I1I0 to make out the dogs' tails wnving
to and fr3, and then, under a leaning
tree-stump, tho indistinct outline of their
pnemy. Meantime, tho boar kept up a
half-grunting, half-growling noiso, while
tho dogs barked their loudest.
"Suddenly," says the gentleman, "tho
mnss moyed, and a dog went flying, and
his yells were added to tho discord. Hut
this movement of the boar's was fatal
to him; it brought him into a more open
position, and I rolled him over wilh my
'express.' No rose and tried to charge,
but though I 11 red agnin, I believe it was
unnecessary, ns ho was too hard hit ever
to have reached me
"This was tho first really lurgo game 1
bad killed, and I rushed up to him with
tho delight of a boy. I had never seen
a wild boar before this morning, and
now, as I contemplated my fallen foe, a
strange uueasiness beset mo. There was
something so homely in tho inno
cent face of that dead pig that I
my heart for a moment misgave me; but
I banished my foolish qualms, thu re
action after my triumph, probably, and as
I heard the tootlo of my friend's horn ap
proach, I sat dowu on tho broad sido of
my game, and indulged in a victorious
whoo-oop.
"Tho bushes parted asunder, and my
host burst into a cheer aud loaded mo
with praise. Butnlasl What is this?
As my friend approached nearer, slowly
the gay smile fudes; tho applauding voice
is still ; tho horn drops from his nerve
less grasp, and tho merry littlo visago
lengthens out in a telescope fashion truly
uncomforablo to behold.
" 'Moe domaschno haban!' Those
were his fatal words. Oly own house
pig!' "Tho blow was too painful and sud
den. Jly prido fell, and gradually
tho fact was borno in on my alrtady
half-awakened mind that wild boars are
black, but this beast was white. Tho
fact was, this wretched animal had
broken out of his sty some time before,
and gone to the forest to take his fill of
chestnuts and other pleasant things, and at
tho limo of beiug shot had been battling
with one of his black-skinned brethren."
i'outh'i Companion.
Haklnir Live Wires Dead.
A Bostouinn has invented a device to
insure tho safety of people and animals
traveling along streets aud roads from the
"live" electric wiro when it breaks and
falls, putting life iu jeopardy. It is an
attachment to bo connected with the
wires at intervals of about 130 feet, and
consists of a piece of rubber about eight
inches in length, iu tho centre of wtiich
is a spiral spring, to ono end of which is
attached an iosuluted wiro connected
with a piston is the centre. At the
other end of tho mechanical devico is a
copper wire. The idea is to connect it
with the electric wires attached to the
trolley poles. When attached to the
wire tho spiral spring is pulled back to
its full extent, and in case a wiro should
break tho end upon which is the piston
portion of tho device recoils instantly to
the other end and shuts off all the cur
rent on the wiro, thus making the wiro
which has fallen a "dead" ono. It is
also claimed that if a broken electric
wiro falls upon a lire-alarm wiro with the
new construction attached it will not in
terfere with the working of the Are
alarm. Xeie York Commercial Advertiser.
English officers are aghast at the pro
position to abolish the cocked hat and
feathers worn by the superior officers of
the army. Major James, of the Sixteenth
Lancers, started the idea.
When So Many People
Are taking and praising Hood's Sarsaparilla aa
their Spring Medicine, having become convinced
that it ia by far the best, the question arise.!
Whv Don't You Take
It yourself. Possessing just tlioso blood
purifying, building-up, appetite-giving qualities
which are so important in
A Spring Medicine
It is certainly worthy a trial. A single bottle
taken according to directions will convince you
of the merit in, and make you a warm friend of,
this popular medicine.
Hood's Sarsaparilia
Sold by til drugglsti. lilxfor5. fraparsd oal Sold by all drawUU (Is six for ft, Preparado
bjr C. L lltxjD a CO., Apolhocarles, Lowell. Muiav I 1 C L HUOU a CO. Apothecaries, Lowell. Mau
IOO Doses Ono Dollar I IOO Doses One Dollar
t -jaiiii'" i i -w -v
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WWORTH A GUINEA A B0X.-
For BILIOUS & NERVOUS DISORDERS
Such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Fullness and Swelling after Meals,
Dullness, and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite,
Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Scurvy, Blotches on the Skin, Distuned
Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Humous and Trembling Sensations 4c.
THE FIRST DOBS WILL CIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES.
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For Sick Headache, Weak Stomach, Impaired
Digestion, Constipation, Disordered Liver, etc.,
plaxion, brlnnluK buck thujfee mat Jf uppttitt, anl anmelnfi with Hie HUSt BUU Of (&
hlALlH the uifloe physical tnnrgy of Uih liuuiun frnirie. One of tlif hfMt Kuar&nUt
1.1 the NunnuH and U,tim,,ud l Unit BEECHAM'8 PILLS HAVE THE LARGE! SALE Of J
ANY PROPRIETARY MEDICINE IN 1HE VVUKIO. f
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. BI,hUIIA N 1II.1.S on KKihllT ol
Tnrf Cutting In Ireland.
Among tho chief characteristic feat
ures of Ireland are tho extensive post
moors Hint occupy a principal portion of
tho center of tho island, the most im
portant of which is tho great bog of
Allen. Ita original extent comprised
1,000,000 acres; but by cultivation its
si 7,0 has been considerably diminished.
In tho form of a table-land, it rises 270
feet above the level of the son, extends
within twenty miles of Dublin, through
Kings County, reaching oast nnd west
beyond the Shannon into tho counties of
Gnlway and Hoscommon, and spreads
through Mealh and Westmeath north,
and south into tho Queen's County an i
Tipperary. Two important towns oc
cupy tho center of tho bog Tullninoro
and Philipstown and the arteries by
which tho turf is conveyed to tho city of
Dublin aro tho Oniud Canal and tho
Hoyal Canal.
A. weird spot for tho wayfarer is thnt
wild rajorland; here and there ho comes
across a primitive attempt at a habita
tion, half burrow, half hut It is tho
miserable hovel of the turf cutter, the
tenant of a few acres; he selects a dry,
sheltered nook, burrows a floor, erects
a few boxwood stakes and forms a roof
with heath and rushes, leaving A hole
that serves for a chimney. From this
wretched shanty ho and tho various mem
bers of his family issue forth to their
daily toil of preparing tho turf for tho
various markets.
Tho saving of tho turf consists of six
operations cutting, spreading, footing,
rickling, clamping, and drawing home.
A day's work Is called a "dark." Ono
mar. generally goes beforo tho cutter and
levels the banks, if necessary. Another
man attends to tho barrows nnd wheels
tho turf to tho spreading field. Tho
spreading is generally iccomplished by
women and children; in favornblo weath-
er it lies for about a week, having been
turned in tho meantime ti dry tho other
sides. Then it is ready for footing a
process of setting in small sUieks of
about twelve sods each. In this condi
tion it is left for a period of about ten
davs, after which tho turf is ricklod
liiekling consists of placing abjut twelvo
footings on their sides, ono turr deep,
and about two feot high. Having ro
inaincd so till it is thoroughly dry, it is
then stored in damps or stacks ol from
twelve to thirty feet long and of piopor
tion height and depth, and in this form
it lies on the batiks of the canals till it is
removed in the barges to tho city market
or brought in tho smaller turf cots to be
vended in tho streets of Athlono and
other towns on the river Shannon. Some
enterprising firms havo with'n the past
three years engaged in tho manufacture
of pent litter in tho bog of Allen, and
speculation in this direction has so fat
proved profitable to the speculators.
Vail Mall U,uttte,
Indian Songs In tho Phonograph.
Tho first paper read nt tho scconl day
of tho full meeting of tho National
Academy of Arts utul Sciences was ou
tho uso of tho phonograph in tho study
of tho languages of tho American Indium
by Professor J. Walter Fawkes. Ho said
that a phonetic menus of studying the
liingungo of tho Indians nnd some meant
of making a record of what is said with
accuracy is much desired. I he phono
graph is such a means, not perhaps,
wholly perfect as yet, but still it serves
the purpose. Indian songs, prayers,
ceremonies, rituals aud speeches by this
wouderf til instrument arc recorded. With
tho encroachments of whites it is qui to
certain that iu a short time tlieso would
bo lost wero tt not for tho phongraph.
Professor Fuwkcs then illustrated what
ho had said with a phonograph, showing
tho preservation of tho songs, etc., of
various Indian tribes. Tho first wus the
song of tho Pussamaquoddics, on making
war on the Mohawks. J Ins song was
sung by an old man whose veracity could
not be qucstioniicd. Tho song of tho
corn dance was the next. This was snug
by tho Zunisupon bringing the corn from
the fields and presenting it to the squaws,
The next was the war cry of the Pueblos,
who, though they wcro never a very war
like people, formerly had n war cry. A
rain song was then reproduced, then a
sacred song used in dedicating u house,
which was very hard to get, because the
Indians feared tho phonograph, thinking
it was bow itched, aud its manipulator
they considered a wizard. For all that,
the talking instrument reproduced it with
wonderful accuracy aud distinctness.
liotton Irattlur.
Be sure to get
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HcK'IS. u. A BOX. I M KM nun THU Vtt t
Astontshlng Fecundity of Codfish.
U is said that between 60,000,000,000
and 100,000,000,000 codfishes are taken 1
from the sea around the shores of New
foundland every year. But evon thnt
uantity seems small when fO con
sider that a single cod yiolds something
like 8,61)0,1)00 eggs each year, ana that
over 8,000,000 egga have been found In
tho roe of a single cod. A herring of six
or seven ounces In weight is provided
with 80,000,OQ0 ova. After making all
reasonablo allowances for tho destruction
of eggs and of tho young, it has been
calculated that in threo years a stngle-
pair of herrings would produce 154,000,
000. BufTon oneo said that If a pair of
herrings wcro left to breed nnd multiply
undisturbed for a period twenty years,
they would yield a llsh-bulk equal to the
sir.o of our globe 1 St., Loint Hrpulilu:
AVhrn an article has Ix-on sold for St rcars.ln
snitoof cnniic(l(iiin ami chesn liullaf Inns, It
tnnit havo superior (jusllt y. liolihins's Klectrlo
Konp ha hi'i-ii contaii(ly mailo anil nolit slue
!. jk -.tir Qiixrr for if. iicsi oi an.
Kansas Citv Is nronilscil lee at, five cents a
humlrtMl, as a result of conttictilion.
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tiK directly umiu t h blood and mucous sur
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Tr voit wnuM l enrrort In iminomirinff
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and, although it costs-a trifle more its durability makes it
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reasonable price. '
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But there aro women who cannot
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They are sufferers from weaknesses
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