. y
i
i
A-
V
, Tlirro wur nt tljo Centennial Exrtosf
1 ion lbo rtoml of a woman cut in Imt
1rr, whirli attracted tonrh attention
from llio rural visitors. For this they
owed by the women painted on can
vas or curved in nmrblo ; they were too
like tho real tiling, and they probably
knew how difficult it is to mnke bntter
into moulds. For rtotno reason Malta
reminds you of this butter lady. It is
n rrnl city with real houses and ca
thedral a'licf streets no doubt, lint you
liHve a feeling thnt they aro not genu
ine, and thnt thouedi it is very cleverly
done, it is, after all, a city carved out
nf i-hccso or butter. Some, of tho
ehecso is mouldy and covered with
preen, and some of the walls hsvo
holes in them, ns has aerated bread or
Itoqucfort cheese, and the streets and
the pavements, and the csrved facades
of the churches and opera house, and
the earth and the hills beyond every
thing upon which your eyo can rest is
(during and yellow, with not a red roof
to relieve it ; H Is all just yellow lime
stone, and it looVs like Pnteh cheese.
l iH like no other place exactly that
you have ever seen. The approach in
to the cnnal-liko harbor under the puns
and tho search lipids of the fortifica
tions, the inonts and drawbridges, and
the glaring monotony of the place it
self which seems to have been cut out
of ono piece and painted with one
brush, Fiipgrst tlioso little toy for
tresses of yellow wood which appear in
tho shop windows nt Christmas time.
Of course ihe iirst and last thought ono
has of Malta is that the island was tho
home of tho Order of tho Knfchts of
St. John, or Knights Hospitallers.
This Order, which was tho most noble,
of those of the days of mediaeval chiv
alry, was tho band of warrior monks
who waged war against the infidels,
who kept certain vows, and who.under
tho banner of the white cross, becamo
honored and feared throughout tho
then known world. Their headquarters
changed from place to place during tho
four hundred years that stretched from
the Eleventh Century, when the Order
wns first established, up to 1530, when
Charles V. made over to Mnlta and all
its dependencies in perpetual sov
ereignty to the keeping of these
Knights. They hod no sooner fortified
the island than there began the nine
months' siege of tho Turks, one of tho
most memorable sieges in history.
When it was ended, tho Turks re-cm-barked
10,(t00 of tho 40,000 men they
hnd landed, and of tho 9000 Knights
, present under the Grand Master Jean
do la Valctto when the siege had
opened, but 000 capable of bearing
arms remained alive. Harper's
Weekly.
Missouri has 9301 school districts,
11,741 school houses, 13,677 school
teachers, 822,430 persons of school age,
und 610,550 in tho public schools.
SWELLINGS IN THE NECK
Or goitre, mnde m y
rieek fully twice it natu-.
ral size. For three years
all my strength seemed
to go Into the swelling. I
took Hood's Saraaparilla,
relieved distress In my fr-
tomacb, and best of all, y
entirelu removed ffirimaiti mhJ
the goitre. I am now Mra. ttwiaefara.
In the est of health." Mrs. H. O. Swim
roiiD, Union County, Mifflinhurg, Pa.
Hoods rm; Cures
I I w w 14 9 rmrllla
M Uhh otjwrrejiarat ion s fail.
Ilaod'a l'llla act eatily, yet promptly and nV
rlrntly, on the llrer and boweli. Kernta.
August
Jb lower
99
Miss C. G. McCLAVB, School
teacher, 753 Park Place, Elmira, N.
Y. "This Spring while away from
home teaching my first term in a
country school I was perfectly
wretched with that human agony
called dyspepsia. After dieting for
two weeks and getting no better, a
friend wrote me, suggesting that I
take August Flower. The very next
day I purchased a bottle. I am de
lighted to say that August Flower
helped me so that I have quite re
covered from my indisposition." d
N Y N I' K
jjflo You Bleep Peaceiully g
5 Tl -5
The good 5
thin;
An- eivrn us In order thut life may be u brlKlur
J.ml .nippy uk it terminal-It thing no he," but U
''"J". uii'iii itu wmii a Tiiiimuun rvllkti we niusiL
ft Die (it-mauds of nature fur aleon au'i-
Jrcal. OIMjiIU U
Spring
iBed
.ku kiHMtrp that peaceful 6leep which alone
. ufui moriaii tne lull leniwol the en
imnl nf u hfftlthy life.
I tu- " i'll.i.HIM " U niKdfl nf kihlv t
.!-red aicfl wire. Is the PF ki-'LcTloN of
'r rK, au.l Mll lam L1KKTIMK. IWwarr of!
iim-it. --miiiD wire limtaiiuD, fur "theji
.ir imh uai uwy ttuviu.
KvMt-iied nt No. 81 Warren Street New Yort:
m . lilllllllloll rUCt, ilOfltOD.
hvt kult by all reliable bealert.
irim Spring,
I V A,
1 W WW
Itf l:rns Ta Kegl&uretl Trademark on tVr
L-fllUIIlt' l'llkTlln...
S iuiii lor .Muuey t'avlug Primer. Free.
P Alln , Turk Corpornlion, ISuataa.
-J tt" u:nu.i sr-i-liosloii, New York. Philadelphia,
. , n'k'uo, itiiiiiinure, nun irant'lnt'o, l.vull.
ii.tm. 1. ami, .ti. Miti.: talrtluvuii. Mau.:
lillu.MU, iliiws.; lukuur'. Mum.; tlyUHjulli,
:n ruini ijrtjTru UTruruTrLriJirv1
5)
a!5 -
r V C i t to''tll' itiilM: made nioiitiily
?H ?'l I 1 1 I nuikiii r.n 11. K. J.ilin-.li ..
r waw s... .'t.nili mh sr..lti. hiii i.Vh
mm RECUSED Fzvvx&xE
DELICATE IftfOMEH
Or OeuiiiUlsd Woman, should ult
BRADFIELB'S FEMALE REGULATOR.
Every ingredient possesses superb Tonic
propcrm. and exerts a wonderful inHu
tuce in turiing up and strengthening hel
system, by driving through the proper
riianncls all impurities. Health and
suengih guarantee J to result from its use.
I'Myn Ifn.who wtl blrldd0B for alffh.
lartt luuullt, Mflvr ustjitf JiradUttti'o
ivMiil Jivilalur fur ihii uimuiIii la
KllUjf Willi."
J M JuBHtoif. K"lvern. aja,'
llH.nriRi o Tlatti'LATou Cu., AiUtW, Ua
kw.4 1 D.ui, al 1.W u kvlOf.
""
WHRK A SIIXJ IS JNPTRPKNHABI.B.
The silo in indispounnWo for a winter
tiniry. And tiiiH ninken uiMrssnry
pcrit's of crojiM must miitalile for the
jurpoft As tlir main rolianoo ia on
corn for the ensilapp, thrre will be
little cIho grown, lnt the Kiimmer feed
ing of rowa in n Kimjile matter. This
ahould 1h hy tnriipt, which is the
cheapest mode of feeding eowa and by
fur tho most convenient, as there will
bo no time taken up in driving them
back and forth, ns they will remain in
the pasture during the three summer
months. It is thus Been that the
winter dairy is moat economical in
every way, and more profitable than
ordiuary dairying as well. New York
Times.
TBrMVO GRArK vrvEs.
Many agricultural writers insist that
grape vines should only bo pruned in
the fall or beginning of winter, and
undoubtedly thnt is the best time, but
we have pruned in the spring, after
tho leaves were half grown, without
any injury to tho vines. We did not
cut back as closely as we should have
done in the fall, and sometimes one
or two of tho lust joints died, probably
from bleeding, but there was no ex
cessive bleeding, and the main vine
did not seem to be hurt by it, or the
fruit lessened in size or sweetness. It
was thought better than to allow a
neglected vine to grow too much
wood. But wo would not care to prune
between tho formation of the fruit
buda and tho ripening of the fruit, un
less to nip off tho ends of branches
that are making too much growth.
Boston Cultivator.
MAEV BEST BrTTKn.
If dnirvmen will bear in mind thft
the best butter pays a profit and tho
poorest iusnres a loss, they will have
one largo foundation stone of dairy
economy established. The average
grade just pays the cost of production ;
the poorest grades In 11 below and the
better grade rises above. The profit
accrues from tho better grades of bnt
ter produced from tho better grades of
cows. For while it is entirely prac
ticable to always make a high grade
butter from a low grade cow, it is not
possible to secure a profit, because of
the small quantity. Neither can a
profit be obtained by making large
quantities of poor butter. First we
need a good cow, then give the cow
and her milk good care and success is
certain. There is comfort in the fnct
that it is just as easy to make good
butter by good methods as to make
poor butter by the "old granny
methods, in fact it is very much easier
and ten times more satisfactory.
Orange Judd Farmer.
STEEL OB IRON NAILS.
Since the introduction of steel nails
the iron nails have been slow of sale.
yet the latter are often palmed off on
tho purchaser unless steel nails are
especially ordered. The wiro steel
nails cost a trine more than the square
cut steel ones, but are enough better to
pay, as the wiro nails do not split the
timber, or mutilate tho fiber of tho
wood, an docs the common nail. A
wire nail, if notched, clings to tho
wood, and for clinching is preferable
to tho common form of steel nail. As
to durability, both will rust away if in
an exposed position. Iron nails break
wheu uuder heavy (.train, or when bent
at right angles, while those of steel
hang with a most wonderful tenacity,
and for fencing, and liko purposes,
should always be used. For shingling,
wire nails Bro best. They do not split
or tear away the underside of the
shiugles, ns do the square cut nails of
both iron and steel. When driving
large steel nails into hard wood, they
are liable tobend unless struck squarely.
American Agriculturist.
HOW TO GROOM A HORSE.
Th few stable hands who know how
to groom a horse properly aro gen
erally too indolent to do it. It is quite
an art to clean a horse as he should be
cleaned, and it is no eusy job. For
that reason be is seldom groomed as
he should be. A groom must be ac
tive, strong and experienced. Every
inch of tho horse, beginning at the
head, should be gone over thoroughly
with brush, comb and rag.
A man who would not much rather
take care of his own horse, provided
he has the time, has not true love for
the horse. No nniiual will repay cue
for enre and attention like the horse.
He will show it not only in appearance
externally, but in health and spirits.
Good grooming will do as much in im
proving the condition of a horse as an
additional four quarts of oats per day.
In grooming a horso properly he
should be tied from side to side so that
be cunnot throw his head around and
work himself ell over the floor, which
be is sure to do under the comb if be
is not of a disposition too iildcpmatic
to feel the wruching. A good brush
and comb are required, an well as u
broomcorn brush for nine and tail.
Never use the comb
head. If he has any
will not endure it.
Tulie the brush iu
on the horse's
(pirit at ull he
the right hand
and the Ut iidslall in
the left, steady
his heud while brushing ieiitlv, and
then ith the comb in tho left hand
curry the neek from behind the eur
and the entire riht side, tio through
the samo process on tho left biile ;
leave no space nutouched. After cur
rying tirke tho brui:h and brush the
hair the wrong way, scraping the
brush nt intervals with the comb to
clesn it. Then fto the ritfUt wny with
the brush ; follow the brush with a
woolen rag rubbing the hair up and 1
then stuootlr ug it. lou'l spsvcilbow '
greaee, and the. Javise will i-l:o Ins
knaTi'ikL- nil nd ulut f . -1
' bo fuvls. Ku
Farmer.
(''.'MXlT.
Cribbing, otbei v.isn wi-.d : mking or
ewullowiui air, ev-B thn K'.bsh Live
Htock Jomuid, is a v;ce peculiar to
hor:;ea clone. It is a vice wbii?h may
be checked by luuclnu.cul iifidiunvca,
but is rarely entirely eradicated. The
removal of the manger and placing the
horse's food upon the ground will not
prevent a determined cribber from
swallowing air. The sides of the stall
ho will sometimes utilize for the same
purpose, and some horses will crib on
their own bodies. Others learn to crih
without any support at all. It has been
clearly proved that what is known as i
cribbing is not, as was once thought,
an act of belching and expelling gat
from the stomach aud swallowing ail
into it.
Horses killed after cribbing have had
the gases in their stomachs and intes
tines subjected to chemical analysis,
with the result that pure air has been
found. Moreover, other experiments
have been made which lewd to the same
conclusion. An empty bladder inserted
in the gullet in a prescribed way it
found to lie distended with pure ail
after the act of cribbing. Tho vice of
crib-biting, in the way it is most usually
performed, is destructive to the teeth
of the horse, and so interferes with
the proper mastication of his food.
Swallowing air, however, in any way
frequently results in serious intestinal
troubles indigestion, flatulency, co
licky pains and other ailments. The
owner of a cribbing horse is in posses
sion of a troublesome, undesirable ani
mal. FARM AXD GARDEN NOTES.
If pollen is kept dry it will last for
years.
Whitewash is a good purifier for tho
cow stable.
Keep the trees growing if you wish
them to succeed.
. The harrow is a grand tool to use
early in the corn.
Keep the cultivator going every day
possible in season.
If honey is kept in a warm, dry place
it will never spoil.
In starting an orchard it is, best to
have only a few varieties
It is suggested that catnip will repay
cultivation for honey alone.
Ad application of hardwood ashes
will supply the potash necessary for
the berries.
Ayrshire and Holstcin milk does not
cream as readily wheu set aa J ersey or
Guernsey milk.
i A good corn crop will produce more
than twice aa much food per acre as a
heavy hay crop.
The quality and quantity of the
milk will bo improved if cows are fed
and milked regularly.
Crowd the cultivation of corn now
on till haying and do not let the grass
get too old before cutting.
Fino manure, raked or cultivated in
near the surface, will add fertility to
the soil and make the plants grow.
At a late honey show in England a
large manufactured hive, which could
be taken apart, attracted much attcn
tion.
One German paper recommends dip
ping the new queen in liquid honey
and then dropping her among the
bees.
It is not too late in most parts of
the country to get iu corn and have it
make a pretty fair crop for silage or
fodder.
Two crops of hay from the slough
will give a hay better relished by stock
thnu one. Cut one early, the other
before frost.
Every sheepman should attend the
farmers institutes. II the fair asso'
ciations do not give sheep a fair show,
attend the meetings of the board aud
tell what they want.
Many peoplo do not liko the honey
gathered from buckwheat. it is
neither so white nor so delicate as
clover honey, which, however, it sur
passes in richness. Alsike honey has
a slight amber tint and is suid to t;iste
like basswood honey.
r.very mutton raiser, and nil are
poing to be who are not now, should
study the local trade of his neighbor
hood and then go to the city stock
yards, slaughter houses, and follow up
the carcasses to see where they go,
who buys them and who eats them.
No man can tell another how to do a
thing that will certainly make as much
as it did for him ; but almost anybody
can tell something that will suggest a
new idea that may be turned to advan
tage. This is what sheep raisers need
now a little more than any other class
of live stock men.
It is interesting and profitable to
know what is done with the fifth quar
ter, the skin, entrails, head, legs,
blood and manure of sheep at tha
slaughtering houses. It is a fact thai
this fifth quarter, so often a loss on
the farm, affords a big profit to the
trade even if there were no other.
War (iaines.
The war games best calculated to
yield really useful results are those
which are sometimes pluyed in antici
pation of some field day or series of
inunumvres. It is surprising how
often there is total disagreement be
tween tho probublo issues arrived at,
severally, by real men ou real ground,
and those brought about by lead pieces
upon the map or model. ( round fea
tures, so apparently iusiguiticant that
their existence is undiscovered even
upon the largest scale maps, will some
times su (lice to alter the entire situa
tion. Bpeuking generally, the com
mon result of much playing of war
gullies is to iueuleuto the mistaken idea
that, given certain dntu, a combat has
a tiled issue. Au ounce of practice is
worth a ton of theory. One of the
Iirst things which it is thsential to ap-
r eiato is tl.Lt iu wur there is no such
thing as certainty, und that it is the
unexpected which very frequently hap
pens. All that tho best general can do
is to insure the desired result as fur as
ho is able, and make proper prepara
tions for meeliug the ditlioulty iu case
of failure. llroud Arrow.
The mahogany boards produced from
a single tree recently cut down in Hon-
J duras were sold in Europe for 11,001).
TEMPERANCE,
.i A rmrtu. FAT.
ITnvs we an rity for th poor, mlsmhl
ehllilronV Ik tlioro no voli'e strong enough
to ploiwl "like angels, tnimpot-tongud
agniust thfl deep diminution of thnir tailing
off," of thn ohllilren, who.ln tho Inngungn
of Bouthy, are not so much born Into the
worlil ns iimirstineri, It wr, to live livna
of (IIkpiwo nud dngrnilntion Iwfaiise of tho
drink In tho mhlst of which they are drought
tip nml of which they hnvo the hereditary
taint In tuoir very veins. Canon Farrar.
rntNK utM.feor mo nnrs.
It has W shown thnt the cltv of CMcauo
alono consumes '40,000, 000 worth Of henr 111
a single yenr. rittslmrg spends HR.OOO.OOO
lor drink. Mew lorn apcmis not loss than
fiO.0O0.OO0 to 70.000.0(i0 for beer alone.
There are In New York City aliout 9000 Illicit
efltntnisnments where drink Is sold without a
lkense, and the drink ostnhlinliments swing
wide their doors day and night and seven
days In tho week.
a tmmr rt run or CHIMK.
The New York Mivlleal Tlmca nolo the
fnct thnt In 1.V) thcro wns one crltnliml In
8500 of our populntlon, hut thnt In 18'JO thnrs
was one In iHs.5, ft stnrtllng Incroaso In forty
yonrs, nnd adds, "Thnro must bo some wny
to stny this mad rush of crime i some remedy
for this bacteria whloh Is poisoning the fonn
tnlns of nionil nnd physical strength." We
venture to suggest to the Times, thnt ehlef
among tho fnctors of the crime nnd deterior
ation which It deplores nro intoxicants. We
Invito its help in our contest to abolish thorn.
National Temperance Advocate,
a nsnor's tlea ron total abstinkkcs.
At tho World's Temnernnco Contrrom at
Chicago, a very remarknblo pnper by Arch
bishop Ireland was road, in the eourso of
which lie gave his reasons In fnvor of total
abstinence. Ills views upon this point are
interesting, and Practical nnd in brief are aa
follows :
"The mero uso of intoxicants la not a
moral wrong. Tho wrong is in the abuse,
the immoderate use. but the line between
tho moderate nnd immoderate use is very
vngue nnd shndowy. rhilnsthroplsts, re
alising the extent of the drink evil nnd tha
vice and sorrow It onuses the world, have
called for a spell with which to put down the
iiomon. x ne spell nns been louml and It Is
total abstinence.' Millions hnvo been killed
by alcohol who were never drunk in their
lives, ns tlio word is commonly understood.
Tho efTocts of alcohol are so insidious, there
aro so many opportunities for tho acquire
ment of the hnblt of intemperance. Let
good men, men of strength nnd power, be
total abstainers nnd the weak will follow.
Oh, for tho charity of a Manning who said
he needed tho pledge beeuuso a poor dook
laborer needed 1L" . . -
UOnllUTI DBIXKINfl.
That there may be errors in tudgfnent
among medlenl examiners of life lnsurnnee
oompaulog in pronouncing upon a risk if
probable, especially In enscs of what nro
known as moderate drinkers thoso who, la
reply to tho question in tho application In
that regard, say truthfully that they drink
alcoholic liquors moderately at night. And
yet cases of thnt kind have been affnetod with
pronounced delirium and delusions.
Humming up nn nlilo nrtlclo on tho subject
of the relation of life insurance to inobriety,
Dr. T. D. Crothers says : "The object of all
companies, to minimize tho uncertainty and
risks of all policy-holders, nnd make tha
question of the mortality of its insured a
reasonnblo certainty, is a reality when the
faoti of alcoholic degeneration aro studied
above the lovol of opinions and theories.
The greatest peril to life Insurance to-day is
the confusion of theory relating to the nature
and action Of alcohol. Every policy-holder
bos to pay for this ignornnco in increased
rates. Tho companies aro periled and a de
gree of uncertainty exists which a larger and
more accurate study of alcohol would remove.
Companies whoso managers nnd medical ad
visers are moderate drinkers are on the road
to failure. Companies who assumo that this
question is settled and the lines of health
and disease can bo mapped oat are failures
already. Companies who regard this Dorll
from alcohol us one requiring the most care-
iui sc.ientiiio study ami cautions application
of tho appnrent facts of to-day will arrive nt
some rational lines of successful solution of
the problem, i inally the nleoholio question,
from every point of viow, demands a new
and more exact study to lift it out of the fogs
and moss-covered superstitions 0( the 0011-
turica. M.UU ana express.
THE TEBDICT OF SCIENCE.
That alcohol makes for the brain, when
taken into the system, has been proved on
the strongest possible testimony. Dr. Kirk
tells us thnt on one occasion he dissected a
man who died in a state of Intoxication. "In
two cavities of the bruin was found the usual
quantity of limpid fluid. When he smelted It
the odor of whisky was distinctly nereeDtlble.
nnd when he applied the oandle to a portion
In a spoon it actually burned blue the
inmlient blue name, characteristic of noison.
playing on the surface of tho spoon for some
seconds." We havo similar exnerlenoe re.
lated by Dr. Ogston, of Aberdeen, in the case
of a women, who, it was believed, had
drowned herself In a state of intoxication.
"We discovered nearly four ounces of fluid
in the lateral brain cavities, having all tho
poysicai properties oi aiconoi."
Dr. John Percy found thnt by distilling
the blood taken from the system of one in
toxicated he eould reproduce a percentage
of alcohol ; and, by submitting the brain to
the same process, thnt the percentage was
much higher ; from which he concluded that
"n kind of affinity exists between alcohol and
tho cerebral (or brain) matter." The lost
experiment on this point I shall relate Is that
oi in. i' igg, wno neid a post mortem exam-
million on mo oouy oi John Matter, a young
athletic man, who drank a pint of rum at
onn cfTort. "The mouth, stomach, cardiac,
cavities and lungs presented no appreciable
traco of the rum. Kvn on opening the
cranium we found nothing to warrant a sup
position oi its preacnoo. on making, ho
ever, a section Into the lateral brain cavities,
mo ruin iiuweu oui in cousmerauie quanti
ties, nltered in oolor, but with its character
istic odor. From all which it follows
clearly, that alcohol has a spoclal affinity for
tho bruin, and, as a Hocossury consequenoe,
works its saddest and most deplorable re
sults in una me scut oi reason, u henever.
therefore, you see men struck down In de-
limm tremens In the midst of their drunken
debauch ; when you seo men who were once
strong, quivering in every limb, writhing in
agony on their bed of pain, with features
contorted, mid wild nnd sturing eyes, scream
ing aiomi in tne mneieu approach of the most
loathnome eruwlilig creatures ; when you
hear men, who were wont to be wise, gibber
ing nud chattering like u luiroel of demented'
maniacs ; when you seo those of the weaker
sex costing aside all modestyand self-respect
and acting the pait of the demoniacal and
Insane, you will In future be able to give a
reason tor sur.n conduct, ana ascribe it to
that deadly poison which has entered their
brains, and stolen awny the one great gift of
nod, which alono elevates lUeiu above the
Jackal aud tuo uic.
TEMTEBANCE NEWS AND ROTES.
Stockholm has the highest death rate from
drink of any city in tho world, ninety in
10,000.
Hhetlnnd is the most tomporate county and
Cork tho most drunken town In the United
Kingdom.
Iu eleven cathedral cities of England there
is an average oi ono puuilo house to overy
i p.i j..,...i i.
at iiiuuiJiiiiitiis.
Carter Harrison. Mavor of Chicago, has
Issued an or.li-r thut no drinking man will be
rciuiucu on tue ponce lorae.
Queen Anne, of Englund, was extremely
fond ol brandy, uud her face became so
bloated thut among the populace she was
kuowu as "llruudy raced Nau.
Consider whether thore is any real advan
tage In shorter hours or higher wages for
worKiui,'uien, u umir earnings and unem
ployed time ure both spent In the saloon.
Ol tho 51.000 breweries ia the world Oer-
muuy has 2ii.210. linglaud has 1J.874 and the
Luitdd hlates have IWUO. In the oonsump-
u'ju oi ueer iiiu (lemma province OI lluva
ria leads the world, with au annual average
ol tti litres per head. The inhabitants of
the I'uitud btutus average thirty-ono litres
per lieu I.
Would men nnd women, adults and youths
be Halo beyond all peradventure'- Aud why
should they not wish to be so, when so
much, when all. Is M stake' Thu let them
be the faithful oliservers of total abstinence,
l'ru.leu -M Is a viituo prescribed of God and
man. "He who lovol h the danger, shall
peimli therein.." Ai'jhbishop Ireland.
The Ulggest Egfr.
'Wenow eome," said J. O. Stephens,
at his auction rooms In King street,
Covent Garden, "to tho egg of tho
Aepyornis maximus, tho biggest bird
living or extinct It has been extinct
for some time, and only two of Its
bones have been found. According to
tho cataloguo tho bird was moro than
ten feet high and was flightless."
"I should think so," said a prospec
tive egg buyer. . .
'It wouid seem to me," said Mr.
Stephens, "thnt the bird thnt laid this
egg must have been something like
thirty-fivo feet high about as high ns
n house. Yon will see by the cata
loguo that it nioiiHures ,14j inches iu
its longest circumference nnd twenty
eight inches in girth. This egg is
several inches larger than tho egg wo
sold last year. It is, of course, a great
rarity, and not moro than thirty of
these eggs aro known.
rlus, I think, is tho finest egg ol
tho lot. It should bo remembered
that thcro nro sixty known eggs of tho
great auk, and they sell for a couple
f hundred guineas each. I don t
mean to say that this egg should bring
s much as a great auk s egg, but wo
sold ono not so good as this last year
for seventy guineas."
Tho egg was passing from hand to
lmnd in n wooden box while the
auctioneer was speaking. It looked
o large for nn egg, though In othet
respects It seems natural enough. It
wits not dillieult to understand how n
bird thnt had laid such an egg had be
como extinct. Tho strain must liitvd
been equal to tho horse-power of an
Atlnntio liner, and the cackle that fol
lowed the arrival of the egg must have
made tho welkin riug until its head
ached.
Tho egg is of a brownish gray color
nnd sounds liko porcelain when it it
drummed on with the knuckles. The
bird that was accustomed to lay this
sort of egg lived, it ib said, in Mada
gascar, nud burled its eggs in the sand.
It is only possibly to find tho egg by
digging iu tho snnd, nnd more eggr
may yet bo found, as a good deal ol
the senshoro of Madagascar has not
been dug up yet.
The egg was nnnllv sold for sixty-
even guineas. Fall Mull Gazette.
Persian Xeedlc-Work.
The difference between Persian and
the needle work wo are accustomed to
see seems to lie. in the thoroughness
sincerity.au artist would call it
of the former. Every Htitch ia taken
with mathematical precision, nnd there
is no slighting at any point. . The
wrong side of the woto is as admirable
iu its way an tho right side. In some
specimens tho stiches cover tho design
ou both sides, the needle being carried
across underneath, as it is in tho em
broidering of t'liiuu crapo shawls. On
other pieces tho needle is put back
toward the wrong side close by tho
placo it was drawn through, thus
throwing all tho work up on tho right
side and leavlug what looks liko beau
tifully regulnr outline-work on tho re
verse, ibis is tho met hod . used In
working sofa pillows, table covers, or
anything which only exposes ono side.
Hut for curtains, handkerchiefs,
shawls, etc., the double-faced cui
biidery is invnrinbly used.
A favortto method of this 1 erBiun
worker is the introduction of texts or
sentences upon the border or centre of
her pieces. Tho lettering isso ipiaint,
angular, and disconnected that nt the
first look it seems liko a geometric,
pattern. On one white linen table
cover, heavily worked in flowers and
foliage with gray silk, was a border of
lettering wrought in gold thread. Tho
characters were about four inches tall,
and tho sentiment they conveyed,
"God is great ; Good is good," took
up a very snort spaco ; out tuo text
wiih repeated again and again. Har
perS Bazar.
I ran heart ilv sav to anv vonnir man
who Is wanting good employment, work for
,ioiinM)n & i:o., roiiow ineir uiMructiniiM and
Jou will fuieeeed. So writes an agent of H. r .
ohnson & Co., Richmond, Va., and that's the
way all of their men talk.
We Cure Kupiare,
No matter of how long standing. Writs
for free treatise, testimonial, etc., to s. J,
Hnllensworth A Co., Oweco, Tioa Co., N. V.
licetl; by mall. 1.15.
E. B.Walthall Co.. DruguiKts. Horse Cave.
Kv.. say t ' Hall's Caiarrh Cure cures.everv
one that take it." tSold by liruggUts, uc
Inventors of anvthiniz matte of wood assisted
financially or otherwise to patent or place on
market. ni. Matlison, Hex U17V, Tsew xork.
Hatch's 1'nlversal Cough Syrnn costs no
more than others and benehts more.
Heecham's Pills correct bad effects of gyer
tliiK. beechain's no others. 25cenlaauox.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement nnd
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world's liest products to
tho needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of tho pure liquid
laxative principles embraced iu tha
remedy, Svrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to ils presenting
in the form most aeceptablo and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing nnd truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling coldi", headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with t! approval of tho medical
profession, because it nets on the Kid
neys, Liver and Uowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in otic and If 1 bottles, hut it is man
ufactured by the California Fig hyrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
pncfcujje, also the mime, .Syrup of Figs,
aud boine; well informed, you will Uot
accept any substitute if otlcreu.
fun rely new jmlenlf
nrl cie. No Cuiiiiwniun.. .oiumv mrrimr.i
Mic Hnlc-a. t'.piial K-quirt-(L rihi-t
1'ffitfrretl Hertn Kx Hi an cert Addr.. ,
Til. 1411 IMTr U .,
Dandles in (lie (Jermnn Army.
Tieferring to tho recent order of tho
Herman Emperor with regard to the
dandyfied irregularities which had bo
eotno common in tho Gormnn Army, a
correspondent at lterlin cnlls our nt
tention to tho fact that the Kaiser him
self is not altogether free from affecta
tion of this kitul. Inasmuch as ho him
self seta tho fashion of "banglo" wear
ing. In most of tho tunny portraits of
tho Kaiser tho banglo is brought into
special protninenco by tho position of
tho nrm. Hut though addicted to tho
banglo ho never condencended to tho
earring, which formerly was very com
monly worn among his officers.
I
use the "Royal." It will make the
' food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor,
more digestible and
wholesome.
"Wc recommend the Royal
Raking Powder as superior to
all others." United Cooks
and Pastry Cooks slssoci
alion of the United States.
An aireeable laxative atifl Vtwt Toino.
Bold by PruinTUitsor sent by tnall. 85o.(ftte.
and 1.00 per packsire. Pamplca free.
Tfrt TTr The Favorite T00T8 tOWIal
i Wl llU for the Teeth aud breath, o.
MN U--T
RTHE KIND
THAT CURES
H
M
MRS. P. J. CROMWELL, K
Kp ranee, N. Y.
A WORLD OF JOY IN
y FOUR WORDS ! a
S"Ti o Bottles Cured MeF'S
an Dana Haraapariixa Co. B
Dear But: fr'-ir rmr 1 have
witli HhrHinattiin.ilw ltver 'h1 lalft-
nejr i runirii-. rwunof muim to nciy uu
m
it"
TixruiaaenUjr until I Uiwl
n DANA'S
a SAIlSAPAltlLLA
tnd two Lot tie. tVEEU MK. UM
Ertutt.N.V UtiS. P. J. CROMWELL
r Tint certiltt-t that I Vnow tli tbov Mr. F- J. -4
L Cromwell to b trtul worthy t awl ouc upon
BtfiioM word you ran riy.
A if MUUai,Juuoto thiFeaca. -1
jpi Jutprane, H. Y. M
M Dona Sinapirllli Co., Belfast, Maine.
YOUR OWN HARNESS
WITH
THOMSON SM
SLOTTED
CLINCH RIVETS.
Ho tools rf'io'.rt'd. Onlr a haimntr neaUed to drive
ami cHnh tl-ai easily n,i quickly, loviiig ilto clinch
ntiBAiuttlj amuuth. Ke.niitlng no hu to b nutle lit
thf leailier uor burr (or Ui Kivett. X h- arc at ron r,
I on a It and tlurablr Alilltortt nuw in uau. AU
leiutli-i, uniform or astortct, ut up In bozan,
Aak your Uealer lor iltnu, ir icud 40o in
itauiiti fur a vi iuu, aturtcd iuvi. Aluu'lU by
JUDSON L. THOMSON MFQ. CO.,
WALTIIAM. mash.
Ian ideal family medicine!
fllradarae. i'antlatlun. Itiid
I' t'ooualeilaa. Offrulv Itrenlh.
(AJkii Hal disordiM uX Ua flummfh.
Liter md l)wrl,
I RIPANS i ABULES
? a-t (ffntlyyt-i pruiui.ny. Fvittrt
iJigt'siion follows thor una Hoid
by drutfh'ixU or nnt by mall. ht
i (C vlMlB),7bo. I'ackKtfi- it (ye),ai
I b'ur i rrti iuiniiitt-fl .iUiviu
or IndlgMlloa. llllluaut-t
! Itll'AN UKUIfAL CO.
If any ona dooliti tlml
wa oau cur tha uu tt ob
kliD,i9 caa in 10 to 60
day, let htui writ for
tiaiUculara and lnMtl
g al our rlia.t:lltr. Our
tinnnolsU bftcklnK it
i tw.utio. Whii mrieurT.
BLOOD POISON
A SPECIALTY.
Ixtldepotaiiam, aarvAparillaor Ii.-tpnrnr (ml,
fruuranioe a euro ami our Ua?lo t philfna i the only
thirwr thut wiilctire vurmant-nlly. IVt-Uivn proof acufc
a altti. frw. t oot 1 v.MKi'T Co., CMongo, 111.
CAI.IFOHMA INHM'T TAHLKTH la t-o'i
crt'tin, (tlllrls; ilnt'M not injure huttd. Itirntturt',
fhhric imiiniHl r J'ltnit lift-); killx all lnMH:tx. ih)
Uu, IU juntu, I'w. lneu Ivxe, Al.''j. hfiul iimtn-y
onltT, Klltiii-luiin t o.. Ill h.nst Hlh St., N . Y. Uv.
FIENSIOM-Wft
'Successfutly Prosecutes Claims.
Lt Print. IpAl Exftimnwr U 8. Pauaioo bureau,
iVI'rtlU HUI, linljllJl('lfctlIlg4:lMilU. tilly 1UUU.
WHAT IS HOME
'.. ,?.l.i,.il .".:f!
H If. 1
B ll "fm B
N -Ikf B
MEND
1
!
WW. -
1.1 jrf"1-!? YSZSriti luiji tliuu barbail win-,
F4-"2-Vj?' W 4 V' ur Hti-i'l Plol:. k ia'.-s, Trco and Flower
i- -"?-M-9JHFkhauhTl, and Tlfxll-lo Hv-i Wire Door Mala ara
M'Czy -Vt1!" ff" uuc'iiuilud. Ao-)iaa illuatrauxl catalogue of
t-MErjSM HARTMAN SPECIALTIES
. . r.iL DM a ril .l n.;.-. Vic. i a .....I t .mi r...-nlri I
R' -'v -: 'K-
B.
K&RTrili!. HijiUFACTilHiiiQ CO. iXXttj:
11 A Fair Face Cannot Atone for an Untidy Home."
Use
SAPOLIO
In tho time of Frederick William II.
when tho (lerman Army was renting
on tho laurols of the groat Frederick,
dandies flourished in great numbers,
among the officers, in spite of severo
ofllcial condemnations of foppery. Tho
monstrosities and extravagance differed
but slightly from tlioso of to-day
sharp-pointed toes, ridiculously high
colors and short overcoats without
seams. I,atter-dny exquisites have also
adopted tho plan of crowding on the
linger as many rings as possible he
who can carry tho largest number on
the ring fingers nnd at tho same tiiuo
bend his finger being considered to
have the bluest blood. London Globe.
i
N EVERY Re
ceipt that calls
for baking powder
I
ran-
Do Hot Bo Dooeivod
with Piurt, Kntmelt and Plat which Btmim too
band. Injur thr Iron and hnrn red.
The rinIimc Bun RUt Folmh Hrllllant, Odor
1M, Durable, and tha conmimer rayi fur do Ma
or glaai paraa with erj purrhaaa.
............. T .... . .........
Delicious Drink.E
M M A ' tMMtr
EA5ILYMADEC
sunriER
CW-D.
. tWINTER
MOT.
PURB
FRUIT
JUICES
Ida Mifttlca.
ravanta ln.
Ou
Coolft 9 in.
Qunnohea Thint.
Temparanca Crlnk.
Pnl ub In rnnilrnwil form. 10. tft tnd 40 cnl
btiltirt. A.k yiiur uaiH-.a or ItRCUUI.r. Tub.
hi. vtm ff. llh. t.nuii,. .how .vour lttr Ihl.
J..itln-ii,piil i or .rnil 41 III If. tit n4 V. will
.n't ty .xii.i., pr.p.iil, .tmuga to lutk. rcv.1
tiluufl. At vkotrMi. on! ry
FR AN K E. MOU3M & CO.
tSB WA.hlncton St., Boston. Mat.
AOFNT w.ntrd In wirli lown.
C7"Si.d 6c ia tampo lot toopaf
illustrated cataluj(u ol bicycle, fwaa,
and Bportlnf gondi nf every dVact4pio.
Jahn 0. Laal i Arm Ca. Imm. IMaao
UW MM HIS OWN DOCTOR,
lly J. llRtnihn Ayrrx, A. M..M.P.
TliU U a iihl Valuahlf IttK.k
for ihu HoiiM'hol.l. tfut-hiiiK nit It
i1 en thu eimllt -:tl-o lUKti'xhitt
hyuiltltuiiM nt tttflrrtMi l).wr'ii,
llu CaiiHi ami Mraus of lro
vftillitK mh'Ii IX chms and tho
Simple t Ki'itifillch w hlcli will at
IfvtHlc or cure.
Ci's )'jitf'n, rriifu-uHy lllu4(-ntfMl.
'i'ho lHik l written in I'laiu
cvt-rj-duy Knllnh. itud Ik tiej
fnnii tin trr lntlt'itl It rum wnlt-U
repilrr nioitt lot lt.r Jiookn rxi
uliU'h'S!i to the tft'iit rnlity of
rMlt-i. 'Mil Huoli ia lu
te ml rH In lit ol Ftar l,r In
tlit I' Hliiily, i ii'l It mi wi-nle l
to lit rt u'lity uudcrnlttotl by nil
O.NLV till i ta. I'OHTl'AIII.
roHtJit;)' Mninpii Taken,
hot only di.fn thin I'tMtk ron
tiiiii mi imu-li Itifoi inaliou KHa-
ly Klvrw u t'oniitjte Analyulf f
I'vervlliuuf ierialtitnir to Court- &
Miiii. (ariitt;e aud the
nr.
tloii nnd IteariiiK ff lleahhy
ruintlle,tiKelher with Vtiliiitnle
HecleH and I'retnTlptliHiK, Kx
ilHHttonof ltot.uiit'iil l'ntct're,
Convct tiM-of tirdluury Ht'rbp.&."
t'OMI'l.tTK Ishkx'. tW
IKIOH IT II. IIOI SF,
131 l.tonuid M,t N.V.l lly
AXI VVVF.iT.
Pleo'a RtmcCy tor fctarrh la I ho
Hpri, Vftsiest to l'-e. nnd rheanert.
bold by UnuiKisU or bent bj nuul.
Wc. K 'J'. Maudlin. Warren. Pe.
I
dhNrnra. A
JK
ml
Mr Uf
m kv WW.
wliliouC a lawn? Almorit aa forblddlDa' aa
ona without a "mother." Protect It from
treapassora by areotiiig- a HARTMAN
STEEL PICKET FENCE.
IVonoll more I.awn J"onclnT llian all oMie
mnofufiwiiurura couibiuoii. bucauso it la ilia
HANDSOMEST AND BEST FENCE MADE
CHEAPER THAN WOOD
Thfl now ll.VK'I'MAN WIUE PANKL FENCE
n 'M la Jiuiaaau.
mailed free on appllcatKm. Meution tills papea
Trancliei: IIIU l.ainb..r Kl. K Tn.w