NEW9 AND NOTES FOR WOMEN. rwl-lily it the latest tint. Tho fnti-shnncd sachet is a novelty. The bonnets of the season nro small. Jot nnil-licfirts or cabochons are sure of boiug in style. Thcro is a woman's brass band in Glenville, Ohio. Dona Amelia Cardia is tho first woman doctor in Portugal. Hats trimmod only with ribbon de mand a generous quantity. Blenched cowd' tails are used for loop ing back heavy portieres. A single, woman rims a Ilearmont renn.) livery and boarding stable. Gold key rinjrs are among tho rittlo favors sent to brides and groom by poor but elegant friends. Urovrn University has decided to ad mit women to its classes on the samo conditions as men. Arizona has a woman mining expert in tlio pcrsou of Nellio Cashman, a beau tiful brunette, only twenty years old. Oscar Wilde says that tho secret of the charm of the American women is that they behave as if ihoy wore beautiful. A commendable tendency to lighten the weight of wool fabrics is noticed iu the importations of winter dress goods. A Kansas City man has been compelled to pay a fine of $31) for kissing tho hand of a beautiful lady who objected to the familiarity. ilino. do Valsyro, the noted French advocate of woman's rights, handle; the foils with great skill and is fond ol steeplechasing. 1 There aro 103 ladies now serving as poor law guardians in England and Scotland, aud the nurnbor of women elected to thfa position increases every year. I In London a new wrap now very fash ionable is the "mariuo cloak." It is made of blue, brown or black cloth, and lias threa tiny capes edei with gold braid. Some new traveling bags aro milo in fine Mackintosh cloth, appliod to Arm butlight-weight leather. Fire gilt and Mass trimmings aro used instead of nicHcl-plato. ' The now cult known as tho "Society for the Promotion of Spinsterhood" is flourishing in E iglaud, and is devoted to proving ttio superiority of tho single ovordoublo blessedness. ; Seven girls have passed the requisite examinations nt Brown Uuiversity, and will tako up tho Freshman studies thero under tho privileges of tho coeduca tional law recently euaotod by tho cor poration. I Miss May Collender, a shining light in K!w York society, enjoys in connection iwith her social distinction that of being the most gifted amateur singer in New York, for such competent judges have declared her to be. Jean Ingelow is now a gray-hairel little old woman of sixty-three years. She is a kind friend of tho poor, and at regular intervals gives them what she calls "copyright dinners'" from the pro ceeds of her books. I Among the women's clubs in New Jersoy is one thit has named itself "Tho Bparrows," becauso tho members live on the crumbs that fall from the big clubs' tables. They have the second reading of the papers from two or threo large 'clubs in the State. Young lady ushers were a pleasant in novation in concert room practices at jMaysvillo, Ky., for Mile. Mario Docca's concert. Mile. Decca was originally :Miss Mollio Johnson, a Maysville beauty, I and the pretty ushers were her young lady homo friend3. The indiscriminate slaughter of sea gulls which formerly characterized the jBhooting season at Flamborough, the .coast, is not bo common this year, ono reason assigned being that the fashion of wearing sea birds' feuthors is dyia ' out. Chili must be a very expensive place in which to live. A lady's board costs from $30 to $100; dress silk from $6 to the yard, and the modiste will charge you from $30 to $50 for making 'it. As much as $12 a dozen has to be paid for linen handkerchiefs and $18 foi pair of button boots. Women seem to have it all thoir own Way in a Sinaland puriah in Sweden. There is a female teacher at the school, a 'postmistress, a female organist and a fe male secretary at the saviours bunk. In addition there is a fomale tullor, a female bookbinder, a female shoo maker, a fo- rale butcher and a female baker. .'' . In Washington there is a youn rwoman who has a hothouse in which she flads not only play but profit. Last year she sold 100,000 violets, aud ob tained good prices for every one. This year she hopes to be able to give up her place as clork and to devote her whola time to raisin's these fashionable flowers. THE RECORD Of curaa aecoiiipllihed by Hood's Barsapartlla b&i MTtr been turpaased In tba hUtorjr of mod Iclna And the eoDstant stream of letter from peopla oo were almost to dea;lr, but were cure J by 1 Hood's Sarsaparilla Umj gratifying. Hwuh of these we urge all who uffer from S-.Tofula, Salt Rheum, or any other dleeaae caused by Impure ulood or low tlauj u the yUeni, to try Hood's SurHLparlllA, X. B. If you decide to take Hood's Far.niarlllada not be Induced to buy any oluer. Hood's Pllla Invigorate the liver, regulate the bowels. Effective, but ttfotle. I'rlce W5 Sheridan's Condition Powders fA II yon rait't get It m'tid to lis. W mm l - :v. Ui. At 1 Hi. cm 1 1 . '1 . fill, t. t.i i wilt h-ullru t.:n-,n,i;a, U f rw. .'hl ..rl-r. h. JuIiS S . r ... -j' !.:.. in HiisV. bU, h tou, ilmm. TAKE Tuffs PiSIs ha flri diM oftu avtoi..hfa the im alld, IsUk wliMiit'tl j tf Uiltttl, buuaut')ru( imm! GOOD DIGESTION, regular buwala auil aultu UuaU. IT ice, iio. 4 THE FARM AND GARDEN. THB BB8T tAWB FOn BRANS. Brans roquiro less moisture, except to germinate, than any other grain. If they come tip evenly a few showers about the time the pods are forming will make a crop if tho land has been well cultivated. A wet soil, or one containing much hu mus, is not fitted for this crop. Either a clay well drained or a gravelly sur. faco is bettor than loam. The soil must be permeable to moisture, so that if heavy rains come, water will not stand on the surface. Button Cultivator. rURSLASB. Thi low, creeping plant, commonly called purslcy, seems to grow in rich garden soils almost as if by magic, so quickly does it spread over the ground. It Is quite easily pulled up and if left upon the ground where it grew will soon take root again, especially if the soil is at all wet or moist. While it is ono of tho most common weeds, it is by no means as bad a pest as many others. Tho best way to dispose of it is to scrape out tho entire plant with a hoe,-' and carry ,hcm out of the garden, unless one has chick ens orpins, when it may bo pulled up and thrown to them, with a certainty that thev will soon eat it up. iVtoe York World. . orowivo mors I! SUCCESSION. The practice of rotation of crops Is not now followed as it used to bo before the use of fertilizers became so com mon. It is now possiblo to feed tho land with just what it wants for any crop, and it is not now considered as tho actual means of feeding crops so much as a vehicle through which the food is ilivcn. Consequently, we do as we wish in this respect, and if it is desirable to grow and special crops we .do "it, only taking care 1 3 provide all the plant food thut the crop needs in the right form. This has mado it possiblo to suit our products to the best markets and to tho "pecial locnlity, and has greatly relioved armors from intolerable competition. Hut, under these ntw circumstances, it becomes necessary that a farmer should be nble to know what any particular crop needs and how to npply it iu the right manner. This goes to show tho change that hns occurred in farm practice, aud why a farmer must bo well educated iu the details of his woik, and also in tho srience of it, U a largo extent JYtio York Timet. HOW TO TREAT ITORSE9. The great Axtell, who sold for $105, 000, the greatest price ever paid for a horse, is an example of tho keen sensi bilities of tho noble animal. His driver tellH us ho will not even move when hitched up if his harness does not fit perfectly in every respect. Horses know as well as people when they are kindly treated, and when used in a harsh or severe manner, and, like people, they possess the spirit of revenge. They re member people and voices, as is shown by the wonderful mare Goldsmith Maid, who, after a separation of several years from her groom, kuew his voice when she heard him talking, although she did not see him. The Maid at this time had a little colt by her side aud had been so ill and cross that no one hardly dared to come near her. Her groom hid himself and called her. She whinnied joyfully, and when he came from his place of con cealment she seemed in every way pos sible to be trying to attract his attention to her colt. Ho said that her joyful whinny was as friendly a welcome as he ever cared to receive, for it plainly showed that the royal old mare consid ered him her friend, and also that she had not forgotten the kind and gentle treatment ho gave her when he took care of her. People should never be cruel to horses, and it seems to me that one of tho greatest cruelties horses have to suffer is reining their heads so high. People say they do it to make them look stylish, but in reality it only makes them act aud look awkward, and besides we should consider how tired tho poor animals get with their necks in such a position. When you treat a horse harshly and se verely can you expect him to be kind and gentle! Clark't llorte Iieciew. SUBSOIL PLOWIXO. Subsoil plowing, which by many is considered as greatly improving the chances for a crop, has nevertheless as yet not come into anything like general use in farm practice. This arises, no doubt, from the fact that the benefits to be derived from it are not common to all soils, and also largely to the double cost of preparation tfblch subsoiling im plies The theory is that it is beneficial iu both dry and wet seasons iu the former by creating a sort of reservoir for water in the loosened soil below tho ordiuury furroxr against a timo of need, whru the plants may be supplied with moisturo through capillary attraction thut would otherwise have drained oil from tho surface; in a wet season, through a breaking up of the subsoil, which allows an excess from rainfalls to pass downwaid, where it would other wise remain too long on or near the sur face to the injury of plants. Whatever view may be taken of those proportions, it may safely be said that its advantages, or the opposite, cannot in all inses bo predicted without putting it to the test of actual experiment on the farm itself. Iu discussing this subject in a monthly report of the Kausos State Board of Agriculture, Mr. M. Mohlcr, the Secictary, recommends the follow ing easy method of determining whether tubsoiliug does or does not possess, in whole or in part, the merits often claimed for it. The plan proposed is to plow and subsoil two or more strips, about two' rods iu width, from sixteen to twenty inches deep, acioss the field selected for the experiment and let the balance of the field be plowed the usual deptu aud not subsoiled, and let the surfuee prepa ration of both be the tame be! ore the planting. Then plant the field across the S'ibsoiled strips so that thuro can be no difference in the time of plunting, end give exactly the same cure and treutmeut to tho entire field while the crop .s growiug. Keep a record und note ev.ry ten days the varyimr condi tions of the weather and the differences, if auy, in growth of the plants, and after harvesting hi dillemice in tho yield and quality of grain. Iu this man ner the question of its uiefuliiew f jrsuch u suit uud uuder such conditions uiuy be quite eatinfactorily determined. While the suevtions of Mr. Mohler are intended pri warily for the considera tion of fa.-mt rs iu his ovu (State, tho method pro used is equally applicable else heie. It in ay thus be used by any 'aimer iu umv ljcuUtv as a couiptuuUvcly easy and Inexpensive way of learning whether on his own fiolds subsoiling will produc ; a sufficient increase in his crops to compensate for the additional ex pense. BCCCK98 IX KRRPINO PCtTLTRT. It is comparatively an easy task to pro tect poultry from both lice and mice. A little fresh, strong Insect powder dustod among tho feathers will quickly dispose of tho ono, and kerosene splashed or sprayed on tho roosts will do away with tho other. Hepeat two or three times during the summer, and onco or twice during the winter, and tho thing is done. The next thing of importance is a constant supply of fresh wator. Nothing is better than a running brook, but if it cannot bo had, tho supply in tho drink ing vessels should le replenished several times a day during the heat of the season. An adtnirablo plan of drinking fountain is one that can bo mado and usod by every farmer, and consists of an old bak ing pan uuder a box, with one und pro truding. Tho drinking dish, of what ever form or material, should be fre quently washed, preferably with boiling water, ana a arop ot carbolic acid, or a little piece of copperas bo added to tho water. Stagnant pools, especially of manure water in the barnyard, should never be tolerated, especially where hens could got access to it, as when thirsty the foolish hen will take a drink out of tho stinking pool as readily as out of the purest running brook or oooltMt spring. During tlio summer we should not bo very lavish with the grain. Free roam ing fowls will need very little, and that may consist mostly of wheat or oats, corn beiug given but very scantily, if at all. Make some new nests in new places Irom time to time, ami rcnow tho litter in the old ones ofteu. Gather the eggs regularly every afternoon. Catch the rats, skunks and weasels. Cure scaly legs by dipping them iu kerosene oil. That is nbout nil there is to it. Only a word needs to bo added about tho breed. Any good breed, under such condi tions, will or should give you good re sults. But 8omo nre better an others. Tho Leghorns, either white or brown, Will fill the egg basket. The Brahmas are fair layers, and give you a large, plump table fowl besides. Crosses of the two are excellent. Plymouth Hocks make a good fowl, and you can cross them with any other pure breod, espe cially the Leghorns, for good results. I like my fowls to bo all uniform, conse quently prefer a single, pure breed, and none has ever suited me butter as a farm fowl than the Black Laugshan. Set the hens as fast as they wish to set in spring. Make the nests on the ground, in barrels, boxes, or nooks, etc., whero the bird will bo hidden and un disturbed. Do not fuss much with the setting hens. After the chicks aro hatched, put them with tho hen in a coop for a few days; then, if possible, set them free. To break up the setting hen there is no better way than to let her set a week or so, then give her a few clucks to take care of. t cea her well and sho will soon bo in laying con dition again, and all the hotter for tho rest and change enjoyed fur a few weeks, i This farm management of poultry, and ; it will seldom fail to be profitable Practical Farmer. FARM AND GARDES NOTES. Allow each hen three square feet of room. Pekin ducks are best where there aro no ponds. If kept dry and clean, earth makes a good floor for poultry. Ventilate your collar Into your kitchen chimney or one in which a fire is kept. Hens must be provided with warm shelter if they lay eggs during the win ter. Eggs are easily chilled, and when thoroughly chilled are unfit for hatch- r Using milk to make soft feed for poultry will be found muoh better than water. Bins should bo thorouchlv r.Wnml and scrubbed before now grain is stored in them. If eggs are to be kept any time thev should be washed clean as soon as they are gathered. Much loss in eggs is otten occasioned by allowing the hens to lay outside tho poultry house. One advantage in feeding tho scraps from the table to poultry is that it sup plies them with a variety. When fowls purchased for breedinsr are brought to the yards, keep thorn soparato from the other poultry for two or three days. While the crops that are held back for higher prices may soli to better ad vantage later on, do not loso sight of the fact that every day causes a loss of weight. All crops are composed largely of water, and a portion of this wator is constantly evaporating. This is made apparent by the fact that old seed is drier than that which is new. Speciul fertilizers for potatoes have given wonderful yields on potatoes this season. Sandy soils havo been found capable of giving largo yields when the seed is properly cut aud special fertilizers used. It lias also been noticed that by the use of fertilizers there is less rot aud disease compared with poUtoes wherjal uuruyaru manure inn been applied. The Castor Oil Plant. "Theie is," says a horticulturist. "hardly an incident in natural history of a plaut so universally detested by the animal world as the castor oil plant. No sort of bird, beast or creeping thing will toucu a castor oil plant. It seems to be a rank poisou to all the auimul world. Even a gout will starvo before biting off a leaf, and a horse will suilf at it and turn up his upper lip us though it had the most detectable odor on tho face of the earth. Army worms and the locusts will pass by it, though they may eat every other green thiug in sight, and and there is no surer way to drive moles away from a lawn than to plant a few ca.stor beans here uud there. Even the tobacco worm will refuso to be fod on its leaves." .Yeio York. M'itnett. Water Lily and Snapping Turtle A snapping turtle not much larger than a trade dollar suns his spotted shell uud saliuou-colored neck on the leaves of tlie Sierra Leone water lily in the Union Square fountain, New York, and divides public utteutiou with the sparrows thut hop down there to bathe. The lily leaves are fully fourteen iuclie-s iu diameter aud easily support tlie turtle's wniht. t'A kayo Timet. TEMPERANCE. tnit rnvRiCAt. harm by rotten. TV. Rr.rot M. llnnt Miniinry editor of tlm New York m.'vmenf, says in a recent number of that journal t "Ihitsiilo nil questions of home nn1 of rooraln, tho physical harm lieing done by toer is nppRllin;. Even Otrmntiy has Imwu romelpd to raise its voi.-e aitins'j it. Hitm, who is an advocate for alcohol as Bit w tioniie factor in Hioltnw-t, expresses his pro found conviction of tho terrible evil it is inflicting on the health ot the nation." PniNKINO, PAST AND TIIKSKNT. Instead of drinking beitijr the rule now among tmtivo Americans, it is the oxep tiou. It is rnruiy soon on our diniiir-talilis. Church iiifMiilterc Holdout make a practice of drinking. It is never heard of at ordina tions, ami not otten at lunernlx. Thousands of children have grown up without ever taking a gins ns a bevoracrt. Tot-al absti nence hns become respectable, and drunken lirsr. a disgrace. And yet sensihlo eopla se riously tell ns that our reformatory methods mint be given tip, because we Imve made no progress. They say there is more drinking per cnpita now than when we Ix'nii this tem perance work. Will they ploasa tell us it this means more whisky or more beer? Hut suppose it menus more alcohol, will they please tell us how much we would have been taking nt the previous rapid rate of In creased initnigrntion of drinkers, if it. had not been for temperance work and leaching. 2in)rroiicf 2pficirr. i .RELATIONS OF ALCOHOL TO FOOD. ElishaChctrcry, M. D ot Boston, author of "Alcohol Inside Hut," iu an able paper on "The Physiological Helntions ot Alcohol to Food," rend at the Me lical Temp?nnel'on gress, Rtnten Island, and published in full in a Philadelphia tno.licnl Journal, the 2 im e and Jteaistcr, says: "I had an uncle who niRdtj a fortune from an apple orchard. He never ourid cider on tho ruota of the trees, though that cider originated from the apples, and might bo rich in albumen from the wormy ones. But he did dress the trees with nanure and guve them water ns they needed. For mien reason able enre he was rewarded witlt Hbitndnut lruit. "Has any one a plant, valued almost as an only son, who is foolish enough to break bol ties of beer, wine, or whisky nbout itf Should this be done, the fig-tree by the wav side, with tho curse up.m it, would illustrate the mistake. Why, then, wet down this higher organism with such unnatural fluid? Can it quench thirst or dissolve nutritious siilistnnoes better than wat r? Kuy, verily, water water With the acids and nUalles o.' the body is the universal solvent of the bo ly. There is nothing ak-oliol can do but oppose and hinder, since it is in direct an tagonism to the various elaborating tor ments. Therefore, as a fluid for tho body, it in not needed, lis usa is positively harm ful." St'llK OFATFI. A man cannot drink intoxtcitins liquors and live long on the earth thut fact is net tled, nnd there aro verv few exceptions to the rule. Nelson, of England, investigated the case of 71 11 tipplers, its ascertained troin their experience that the death r ite of Kng lisb tipp ers was lllty-eight in 100 1 per un- mini. This is a startling fact when we know that the death rato for nil England, in cluding the tipplers, is but nineteen in 1000 lersons. Among the tipplers between twenty-one aud forty-live tho death rate is ten times ns great as Itetween abstainers of the same nge. lr. iiiard Parker, in his estimates for the Unite ' .Stales, was hardly more mtcour aging in his r-ratoiuents. For ten temperate persons who 'lied between twenty-ono and thirty he devlare I that tlt'ty-one intemperate persons would i.ie. Tlint is, if tho mortality tor tho former w.is twenty -ono in l''(X!, it would le flltv-ono iu 1000 for tho latter. That is a wol ul picture and it means murder in a wholesale degree, i'hero is almost ono constant procession to tie? Ne-v York City Morgue .5000 has bwu the average for a few ye rs past; 417 each moiuh; nearly fourteen persons each day; more thau ono for each liour of daylight; and of the .VH) den t, 40m) come as having in.' 1 trout drink. It Is a terrible record. Sacretl fleurt Iteciew. THK POWER OF BXAMPLE. A well-known Christian merchant of this citv, not long Ro had an urgent telegram calling him to see an old friend residing in a suburban town. When he arrived at tlio house of his friend, ho found tho latter very ill and only expected to live a few hours. This friend aked to see him alone, and when by themselves, said: "My doctor tells mo that I can lire at the most but twenty-four hours. 1 wnuted onco more to see you, and to say to you something that I have never told you' In etriy life, as young men, they bad met iu tins city, in business rela tions, and it was at that period that tho close bond of personal friendship was formed. Tboy went much together in society, and had great happiness in each othor. The ono who was about to pass away, had in their J'oung manhood, a cousin, a beautiful youn a ly, in this city, iu whoso society both thoss friends passed mucii timo. On one occasion sho gave an elegant pirty, at which both were iu attendance. During the evening when refreshments were served, she came to tho friend of hor cousin and asked him to drink with her a glass of wine. Very fond of her, tho young man was sorely perplexed, but tlually declined, saying, "I will do any thing for you that I properly- can, but I can not drink tho ginss of wine. Turning from him with somewhat of an air of displeasure, sho said. "Well, I will go to " iher cousin), "ho will drink it with me." IShe crossed the room to her cousin, extended tho invitation to him with tho air of conlldont expectation, but he also declined, greatly to her astonisbmeut, aud not a little to her cha grin. Iu this lnst interview, many years alter the party in question, one thing which passed between these two old friends was tho statement of the one who was about to die. which he wished to make as some thins o a confession to the ellect that he was at that timo an obssrvor across tho room of what transpired with his cousin, and though ho had never before thought of abstaining from intoxica ting beveraires, to the social use of which he had always been accustomed, influenced by the example of his friend in declining, he also determined to decline. Ho wished now to make acknowledgment of his gratitude for this eventtul incident iu his life, which he had no doubt had saved him from ex cesses and ruin which, in bis case, would have almost certainly followed tho continu ance of the drink habit. In this incident may b3 seen a practical illustratiou of the power of right example. Its influence is sometimes more potent aud far reaching than words of counsel alone, however good they may be. Alay every one, young and eld, realize in the light of this dvuig statement of ono friend to another, the great value aud importuned of the at stiiierIs exa nple to others. A'cui York Tenv .eruiioe Ativoeute. TEMPKllANCK NEW AND NOTES. Pennsylvania W ('. T. U. held sixty county convention, this full. ' In Cincinnati there are 1.100 inhabitants to every church and one saloou to every 1j0 inhabitants. Trying to drown a sorrow in drink is about as wine us cutting olf a sore linger to make it stop hurting. Dr. Norman Kerr, of Loudon, has treuted 1500 coses of inebriety, und of these ho was utile to trace a family history of intoxication in 740 cases. in lb'JU thcro was an increased expenditure for alcoholic liquors of Jti.ou i,0 I'l over 1MV.1. One-half of this was fur beer, one-third fur spirits, oue-uiuth for wine. In a late debate iu tlio (iurman Keichstag, it was stated that there are at present 11,000 persons iu hospitals an I in&aue asylums who ure sutt'ering from delirium tremens. Mendon Centre, N. Y., a small village near Rochester, has a marblo monument at its four corners winch Ulis tho passer-by that no liipuor has been sold therein siuce 1S45. Sho Neinota, a Japanese who is greutly interested in teiniierauce uud VV. CT T. if. work iu Japan, has translated into the lan guage of thai country the paper that was written by Dr. Charles Duvis, of Chicago, Uoii the "Nun-Use ot Alcoholics iu Medi cine," and which was real ut the uiediud convention recently held ut Karatuga. Tho Woman's Christian Tem(Hrunco Union of the Cuitel Stutes, it is said, got up a petit on to the Chief ot tSiiungay, on the west coast of Alric.-i, asking him to prohibit tlie saie of hp'i'll s in bis dounuioiiM. Kor u while he ht-Mt.h'd, l,ut ut last ave iu und i-sue 1 a pr-H-iaiuatiuii ar.-urdm'.'Jy, that no lepiois nhould lie sold III Shuligay. 1 lie lirst oU'elihe is punishable by a line, uud the tuculld by cuulisca'tuu und banishment. In Menial Rntn. "The monotony of certain tinea of business and slight use of the mental factiltitf consequent upon a familiarity with a siinplo, unvarying routine," said an observant gentleman, "soon givos a stolid, apathetic, half idiotlo rast In the human countenance. Take the average elevated railway tickot agent or gate man, or park official, or theatre door keeper, or anybexly else who has little or no variety In his dally life, and in a short time his face Is as blank as a piece of putty. A woodon impassivoness of feature takes the place of what we term expression, and tlio intellectual powers relapse into that dormant stnto that char acterizes allko the snvugo nnd tho idi otic. You will seo the same thing in tho idle, listless man about town, who is too lar.y to work or think, and hasn't enough energy or eve;i Inclination to be bad. It is irritntinir to talk to such peo ple. Tho restless, nervous man of keen intellectual edge who comes in contact with them chnfes Inwardly and some times outwardly. Half the trouble nnd friction that nrisea between individual members of the great, active, hustling public and officials of various lower grades is from this very fact. Neither the olTuodcr nor the offended under stands the seat of the difficulty in deal ing with each otl cr. Thcro are theatri cal officials in the" box office and at the . door whom the average man of intelli gence can scarcely address without the itching desiro to club. The hotel olerk generally arouses the same animosity." A'eit York Herald. Tho Story of Dresden China. The first hard porcelain made In Eu rope for majolica, Palissy ware, and others of the sort are pottery, and not porcelain was the lovely Dresden ware; and in that lino nothing has ever been made to exceed its beauty. Its flowers, its ribbons and ornaments, are perfection in design aud color; there is a rumor that real luce Is put into tho clay before firing for the parts representing lace, but how that may be we do not know. It owes its existence to an accident. The chemist, who had been imprisoned by the Elector in order to find tho secret of making gold and of the elixir of life, having come across some substance re sembling porcelain in the bottom of a crucible, was unable to get it of a pure tint, till a rider one day found a peculiar white clay on his horse's hoofs, which he had dried nnd sifted nnd sold for hair powder, nnd the unfortunate chemist, using it nud observing its weight, exper imented with it, mid straightway the Dresden ware or Meissen, ns it is moro correctly called became a success, the first sculptors and colorists of the day lending their art to its perfection. Cru elty, or rather ty-unny, has often attend ed on Dresden china; for Freder ck the Great, having scut great quanU ios of this white earth to Berlin, took captive tho best workers in the Meissen and sent them after it, never allowing them to see home again; and presently he obliged the Jews in his dominion to buy the china he thus manufactured by refusing them ninrriage licenses till they Imd procured a service, thus gaining an immense annual revenue. llarper't liatur. Causes of Fires. What causes the (ires? "Probably tho work of an iue'endiary," say the repor ters. But statistics say tho losses by tiro during tho past five years have averaged $110,000,000 annually. The principal reported causes of lire, nnd tho numbers ol lircs from each cause last year were as follows: Incendiarism, 1928; defective flues, 13011; spurks (not locomotive) 715; matches, U3G; explosions of lamps aud lanterns, 43'); ctoves, 42'J; lightning, SU'J; spontaneous combustion, 320; forest and prairio fires, 2S0; cigar and cigarette stumps, 203; lamp and lantern accidents, 238; locomotive sparks, 211; friction, 179; gas jets, 176; engines and boilers, 150; furnaces, 135; fire-crackers, 105. Thero were 4350 fires classi fied as "not reported," and 2072 as "un known.' ' liu jf'alo Com merciat. The salmon fishing by nets in most of tho Scotch sulinun rivers is just ended, and has been tho most successful for many years. This was particularly the case in tho Tuy. HELPLESS. bottles of ST. JACOBS OIL cured me. No return in 5 years. FRANCIS MAURER. "ALL RIGHT ST. JACOBS OIL DID IT." DONALD KENNEDY Of Rcxbury, Mass., says Kennedy's Medical Discovery cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep Seated Ulcers of 40 years' standing, Inward Tumors, and every diseaso of tho skin, ex cept Thunder Humor, and Cancer that has taken root. Price, $1.50. Sold by every Drurrist in the United States and Canada. 1 Send at once for our Catalogue, joo tert- im uiuiiUU. C. N. Nvwcuuib, LUvcnport, low o a K s.MAN WA.MhU Hilary ana -xK.nM AL WJ,. HHuWN lUttW. i t. )Kii-ater, V Y h x a u 45 n A Lbiiniest. liclli'I Is Imuiedmla. Void u lire lleau It has uo equal. I 1 U is RD Ointment, ot whlrli a small purtlcle is applied to the I IS nosuila. i'ricj, six-. Hold by driiiojists or sent ny mail. I 1 Adilrcas. Ja. T. 11ki.timc. Warren, i'a. L-S fX CHiCHesTira f ei,, Rc o Onosi Diamond Brand a 0i VEHtWtHWMi VUJ.US A a V j. rHI """ WOHIIUIIII TU. Q.l, Umfr, Hans. n M.U. fill tor nfe Ty die. Ui.t.i l'tol, itotfM lnmHj H.U 10 Kd .i.a u-.id inri,!!. V tl) U... .it. i mi.,. Tk. .ih.r H. Jh.i..i,(l aj ;..,, V tl . ill I. iuui. t4 twiU.Ll wi,i.,.ii w. riirru.i i-ouoU-rrrlt. A, Ur...L,u . If l.0H,.,lm.,.,W. ,.faP.r. CHICM I ft ChIMICAI. Co . W J I " Tc ' r ,m t) ,u tacid Unwia I'Ulnun.i'iiu "I A Roadbed la the Rlrpr. A section of the leree, 910 feet In length, at a polut between the Moblne Lumber Mill and the box factor) in South Helena, Ark., suddonly gave away tho other aftornoon nnd sunk to a depth of about ten feet. At the point In ques tion the levee Is used by the St. Louts, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad as a roadbed. The theory of the olvil en gineer is that a bod of quicksand lies some fortj feet below the surface and that tho action of the water upon it and the running of heavy trains over it gradually caused tho quicksand to wash out that In course of timo and that the leveo collapsed. A similar cave or col lapse occurred in tho leveo about two yeais ago. Xeio Orleant ricayunt. .1 A .Tntinartn Medtnn V. V . ijin "it .IP. Catarrh Cure curod mc." riold by Druggists, 75c. Tnttntt aro nearly WOO grocers In Philadel phia, i'enn. Tried and Nut Found Wanting. Manook, Ma. Dn. TontAS For soma time pnat I have been subject to severe attacks of Rheumatism. I have tried every remedy 1 ever heard of, tint failed to get relier, unlit a friend r-tiirircstod your Venetian Liniment. I acted on his Ad vice and sent for a Inrgo bottle: my log was so bad that 1 roll lit hardly stand on It! with little faith, I commenced to apply tt. In two minutes 1 was relieved; this gave me Cnnraito. 1 made a vigorous ami tlmrnimh application and went to lied, sleeping nil iduht; on waking In the morning 1 found myself transformed from a i iticri.it to n happy man. nlde to Jump a Ave rail fence or dance a roi.KA. I write you lids letter to express my gratitlcattnn in nndinff so rnluahlo a medicine. 1 shall never be w ithout IU D. K. W. Htoks, gent Oranrt Trunk R. It., Cnads, The Mother's Delight. A remedy that will cure croup In a fow mo. ments, prevents piietiinoula aud diphtheria like Dr. lloxale's Certain Croup Cure. o in. mm. Sold by druiiglsts or mailed for 80 ot. Address A. 1 . lloxsie, luinaio, is. x. KITS stopped free bv Dn. Ki.iki'1 GitKAT Kkuvs Kkstohkk. No Ills after first day'ii use. Marvelous cures. Treatise nnd t'i trial bottle free. Dr. Kline. K11 Arch St., l'hlla., Pa. If Afflicted with nore eves use Dr.lsaao Tliomn son's Eye-wator. DrugiilaU sell at 20c. per bottla. OIVJS BNJOYS Both the method and results when 6yrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant and refreshing to thetivHte, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sy tern effectually, dispels colds, head, aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to tha stomach, prompt in Its action and truly beneficial units effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable rubstances, its many excellent qualities com mend it to all aud have made tt the most popular remedy known. Pvrup of Figs is for sale In 50o and $1 bottles by all lending drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute, CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. 8 AH WANGI8C0, OAL. ttmtim. Kir. HEW ton. A Ely's Cream Balm IjriCKL. (THEM COLD ik HEAD k rs: in ' . c 1 Apply lialui luto each nontrlL ELY mtOS U Wttnva 3r N. Y. tw. ALL AKOrT Knm TemrMffl'i FINK t'l.l tlATK MUt (iltKAT ItKMrUHl H IM KNUXVJU.E KKNTINKLj ttally, 1 mix. jH; N tuy, 1 year, t aainpltM. 5a PXJPXC3Wa - Dae all ftUMMfr.HH; M disabled I'J fee for Inert. JH years ax prtrnce. Write for Law A. W, M( I'ohmick Son. Wahiiinotom I C A- Cittikn T-r . i,ijf . r" y .-1.7 tT VIJfM V1 4 Chicago, 111. 1 was confined to bed ; could not walk from lame back; suffered 5 months; doctors did not help; 2 GRATEFUL COM FORTI NO. EPFS GOGOA BREAKFAST. -hf thorough kriowlptixe t the natural lawa which uuveru the it,t-rtitfiiui nf lli'tioii uud nutrl tl n, tuul tty a I'ttru ui upiUc att.i:i of the Hue in er tlMof Mett- lvtM I'ocua, Mr. fcpps ha provldtd our break ftut Ublot with a tk-Ucately llavuurtxl br eratto wuluh may iitvt u many uoavy liouira' Lit la. It la by th Ju llciaj uw of iiiOU arttoloa u dU-t that aoouatUuituu may U ar dually built uu until troll euouyh to roaUt every leudADcy to dUaie, Uuuirudiiij tubtio laaliuttoa aro lluailutc aruuud Ui rvady u attAok wuervr thert U a weak point. S' may eacapa many a fatal nhafi by keeping our flvt wttl fortlile 1 with Jpura I.Uk1 a ii u properly nourished frame." "lm Strvio Qatt. ,r Ude limply with boiling water or milk. Hold onlv In half-p ound tliiH. i (truer, labelled thu: JA.UfcS k.l'k'r & CO., Uotnteopaiulo Chemist, London, Enoland. WOODBUBY1 TACIAL B0AP. ur the bkiu, bcalp aud Coui pillion. i(MUlt jI ) yrr pertetirv. f 01 Rie t LrivKitF or ty mull, bw. Haiupia Cult ji4 las p. book on I'ermatnloyy sutd lUuiv, (lllutO; on ftkiu, HcaIp, Nvrvouo ami Illood Mmum and tiieir lrt-tttiiu nt, Mnt lesiled !ur ltic.i &lw LliVureineut llk.0 B1KIH iH, UoUsi Vs.rrn lndL Ink uid I'uKilnl iJgalfJ Mar-, rV-ariL 1'ltUnir. Ksxtne of No Jr Suprrflut'im Iltiir, I'lmp;, Ac, rmoe-t JOItff H. WOUUblkV, 9lkHAT01(tfll(U mm it. k mi I. (11. ConaulUtlon fra, at offlc or ty lelUr. atrcnt waruwd In swta pitua. HOW TO SAVE 00 per cu r muro In (!AHII and Kt tree, plaafea, etc, with trill rw effort FlttK. Agent waouxL )wr oUtl'KUt wlfh valuable lufnrrnailuu, tddteai J, HaMMo.NH, Ni'stfeKiiYMAH, Geneva, M. V. A curt) is toi'UiilL but n tW 3 Ml J li goes bach i all tho money you've spent for tt if there' neither benefit nor lure. That's what ought to be said bf every medioino. It would be If the medicine wero good enonib. iut it i eaid of only ono medicine; of its kind Dr. 1'ierco's Golden iledical Discovery. It's the guar anteed blood-purifier. Not only in March, April and Mar, when the sarsaparillas claim to uo good, but in every season and in every case it cures all diseases Brining from torpid liver or from impure blood. For nil Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp Diseases, Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Biliousness, it is a positive tcmedy. Nothing else is as cheap, no mat ter how many hundred doses are offered for a dollar. "With this, you pay only for the ooff you get. And nothing else is "just as good." It may bo "better" for the dealer: but yon aro tho one that'e to be helped. . K Y H U4-t "August Flower" I had bon troubled five month with Dyspepsia. The doctors told me it was chronic. I had a fullness after eating and a heavy load in the pit of my stomach. I suffered fre quently from a Water Urash of clear matter. Sometimes a deathly Sick ness at the Stomach would overtake me. Then again I would have the terrible pains of Wind Colic. At such times I would try to belch and could not. I was working then for Thomas McIIenry, Druggist, Cor. Irwin and Western Ave., Allegheny City, Fa., in whose employ I had been for seven years. Finally I used August Flower, and after using just one bottle for two weeks, was en tirely relieved of all the trouble. I can now eat things I dared not touch before. I would like to refer you to Mr. McIIenry, for whom I worked, iiwho knows nil about my condition, and from whom I bought the medi cine. I live with my wife and family ot 39 James St., Allegheny City.Pa. Signed, John D. Cox. 9 G. G. GKEF.N Sole Manufacturer, Wooillmry, New Jersey, U. S. A. GARFIELD TEA H v ftoawi tiUK;t uri hick Iieflarte raiwrDttmplex tun (cureaConett lotion dDNM-MAjkE! o FUUUY WARRANTED 5Ton Scales $ 60 Freight Paid Al0NESBlNCHAMT0N.NY. HAY FEVER Cu"d ( sta? Cured. aridraaa & ASTHMA of every aufTerer In the IT. 8. and Cnnaata. adiliva I', Harold llnyea, M. RufTnlo, M. V. FENSIONAVIir.Kwt.,a 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Lata Principal EiSmtiier U.B. Pwuaton Buraau. Sjrr.lulant war. aiUudlvaUlul claim, all atuea. Iff I llt-frDAVOAl BV"M! Tik rn u rt a. i AiKTrt m or trom en. V'lk hTf.ADV. HlU PAY for W part tlm. tMAt Pre. j.xMrlciio6 nut ueei d. J, Kuuene WhUitrr Hwohrairr N. V. SICK WrAK, NKMVnca, Wn,T4'HKn mortal, irai well aii.l kn-p will, lltnlll. tttlttr tt-ll. 1jw. .'K.-tn. a iear. halnple ouvt in e. Ir. J. II. ir v., Kintor, utiirum, r. PUlllTAIirtlll HOtlK IIKAOIM1 (IH. llHAU I AUiUX ( .K. Aluvrl.ail Year. Writ to t haulaunua IMIIre, Uiaaer I1W, Uultalo, N. Y. ci nwrn cct n? ihki:. tpiip. aic. nam. rLUHtn act U h. hukt, launion, liaM. J jurat ure, hold by ladtiiff merobaDta iu prlooliiaij -llloa IUlllritti-l ruiuloiriin ntsill.xl 1 rM on siiii.ll.' jcatuin to llarderfold Fabric t'a., Trf, N X "A woman best understands a woman's ills." This is why thousands of women have been benefited by Mrs. Pinkham's advice, and cured by her remedies after all other treatment had failed. This is aluo why Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound hntbeen more succebhful in curing Female Comulninla than any remedy the world ha ever known. All DruitgLt it. or Mit b, (nt'l. In bnn of PlIU ar l.li.(ea. i.t nut of It I I.l.cr Pill,. Ac. Curr.liiiiliK' her., i.. rtA. AudraM III ciiflilpnca MliU X. 1-lSKlJAil Ut.l (.u., Li'MN, AlanS. (' mm UEMTILATEO I i t CLOTHINPf I X X IN TEH-AIR-SPACE X X II
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