A row's Oninlveroii Appetite, Wont penplo are probably of tho npininn thnt 11m post nml tin; owtricli rank highest as oniniverous animals. It in not bo generally known, however, that ft row takes often very curious tliininf into her stomach. The United states epnrtinciit of Agriculture! has (riven space iu its exhibit in the Gov mmciit Htiilding to a collection of v a rious objects which lmvo liccn taken from the stoniftchs of cuttle killed for beef nt t lie stock vanl. The most nmar.ing of these objects in the iron tooth of a huge liny rake, wieh as is ilraun by two horses upon the Western prairies. This iron tooth is curved mid is four feet eight inches long by about a quarter of an inch thick. It was taken from the stomach mi a Texas Mi-er.whieh was to all external appear Hiiccs in the liest of health when killed. From the stomach of another Texas steer was taken an iron liolt, thirteen and a half inches long by five eights of an inch thick. In a rather small cow were found objects as fol lows : One Masonic emblem, one dime, one. roppcr cent, two watch rinps, one lin ger ring mid a number of stones. Iu another row's stomach were foil ml one silver dollar, one silver watch chain, one brass hair jiiu, a door knob and seven nails or pieces of nails. One of the most curious features of this re markable collection is a lot of twenty three hair balls. They were all found in the stomach of a Texas cow which was butchered at the stock yards only a short time ago. When she was killed the animal was iu good health, but small. She weighed when dressed for beef 3."(t pounds. These hair balls arc each ft perfectly solid, hard, circular mass. The largest one is five, inches in diameter, and the smallest about an inch and a half. The balls are formed by the animal licking itself. The hail comes off and adheres to the tongue. It is then swallowed, and once in the stomach is rolled up and compressed into the globular mass described. Chicago Post. A row in Adrian County, Missouri, which lately lost her ealf, has adopted and tenderly cares for a small pig. There t more Catarrh In tills section of the country than nil ether cIIkwm )' together, and until the last few years was supposed tit bo Incurable, t or a KroM many years doctors pro nounced it a local dlseane, and prescribed local remodlo. ami liy roitatnntly falling to euro with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven ouarrh to he a const llu ' tWmal disease and therefore require. const itn tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh fure, man ufactured by F.'.I. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only const it uilonal cure on the market. It is taken internally in doe from lndrops to a tvaspmnful. It acta directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the svntcm. Tbev offer one hundred dollars f..r any case It fails to cure. rVml lor circulars and testimuniaU free. Address ' t J. Ciiknet Co., Toledo, 0. tJr Sold by Liruicgists ec We i'nra Itapture. No matter of how long standing. Write for free treatise, testimonials, etc., to 8. J. Hollensworth & Co., Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y. Pries fel; by mall, $1.15. Hatch's Universal Cough Hvrup Is positively nmqualcd. Try it. gn tents at druggist. Beecham's Pills are better than mineral wo lers. Beecham's no others. 2f cents a box. THE TESTIMONIALS Wepxibltsh are not pur chased, nor written tip la our orarc, nor irom our employee 'I hey are facts. Drnvinif that Nood' 1 fiirrtt. "Korovert wen- C?V i;ithneuroli !5,IS!' t'ni and 'i V'75:' Ma"' """ ?iV-r" - turn in b Sarsapsrilla jywitU neurnltfla, rbeuma tiism and dysr-piwla. rimes 1 could not in hed. Hvf.' Mrs. Hint. SarMaparilla has done. Rood. 1 am 7 years old and enjoy wtoU health, which J attribute to Hoo!'s arnimrilla,' He sure to get HOOD'S Hood5ures Hood'a Flllw cure k'k ru-mluehe. ittoviita. " 'August Flower" I have been troubled with dyspep sia, but after a fair trial of August Flower, am freed from the vexatious trouble J. B. Young, Daughters College, Harrodsburg, Ky. I had headache one year steady . One bottle of August Flower cured me. It was positively worth one hundred dollars to me J. W. Smith, P.M. and Gen. Merchant, Towusend, Ont. I have used it myself for constipation and dyspepsia and it cured me, It is the best seller I ever handled C. Rugh, Druggist, Mechauicsburg, Pa. y n t':tt STHE KIND S M ISA miimmeI I MM I UUKtbn u h: ai ! fllAHI KS hlMMONS, ' M l j Culi,a, K. V ?? H A MARVEL IN COHOES ! i MKidney and Liver Diseases? M M 1 A N A A A lA l I I I, A t O . ; U PH Mf ttlltl lV lln it.,- ,,f j,, IF. HPN II., 1 .., .,, n r. ... .1 . . U "r nti I have t-iti tfout.1,.1 it;M ..ii.. . Hi. hiiiiuurh, ."Kld- . ...... , P1J11 Ll, , Uj ltlli 1 nave umU Itirv. b .iti. . .il 55 M b n til I r- like new niuu. W niMU. 1 n-fi.tn. l Hi U.KI.M of tin- fcto B -mi i; iu t v ('fin(.-i i V ,l.r. r. .... i -li.H. N. V tllAltl'.KH SIMMONS. ILv Uuta ut u. it- it ct ftirt.il ti ,y Ft I A I K I , : P Never purchata of I oUHSTIIUlER, fSi pa Peron h 1'i's to tell (ou iomething pf eie anep ,u till tor Dine ,j Our bot M j, tit. ere I, tinB tilled llh tOUhltHrEllM MRHCLE by kubslilutur.- Uu of the" Q MOaEil l)ElEK ho wilt )ou hl ,ouj k lor. mo il )ou receive no bench! he B nl 't'tuin joui mont). aj Otnt iarMpariiu Ca., DeltMt, Main, y a m v . . v- I m WAsirm ron tbkes. Tbo niiplioHtion of wahIivs to Veep the borer frotn troon may bo ofTeetunl, though we never knew of ore that was invariably , ami we should jrtif?r to tniHt to making a eareful inopeetion from two to four times a year, anil thrust a wiro up the hole where tbe borer lia! entered than to anvofthem. In six month it will not pet far enough beneath the bark to do any in jury, and its presence should not ea capo observation more than one inspec tion. If washes are used, tho examin ation should not be neglected, as there may bo Home Iaco that was not touched where tho moth can loilgo long enough to deposit her egg. Bos ton Cultivator. iNsr-EonoN ix cattle. Among the result of long-continued dry weather and an absence of green food is impaction of tho omasum or third stomnch in horned cattle. Obsti nate constipation is indicated by a grunt as of pain, loss of cud, persistent refusal to Ho down, more or less tympany, grinding of teeth, staring coat and dazed look about tho eves. I Thero is so much accompanying fever that the grunt is often mistaken for pleuro-pnenmonia in the early stages. Iu treating tho disease, plenty of drinking water is essential, ami nn aperient should bo administered and tho fowl should bo of a laxative na ture. Bullocks once affected by this disease should not be exposed to its causes a second time, as they would then probably develop chronic indi gestion. New York 'NVcrld. CLEAN THE WAOONR PBBQl'EyTLT. Any vehicle that is allowed to remain spattered with mud for weeks and months is wronglv treated. The luster of the varnibh rapidly deadens, the oil is absorbed from the paint, and when tho dirt is removed by washing, the vehicle presents a grimy appearance. Driving a wagon covered with mud when the roads are in good condition presents to tho observer that yon either are shiftless or extremely busy. However if you are busy with your work, and of course attending to it, for tho money or profit to bo gained thereby, you would find it ft paying in vestment to spend an hour's timo in removing the mud, also properly oil ing tho axles of both heavy and light vehicles. In washing a wagon it is best to apply water to the muddy sur face several moments before the sponge is used. If a force pump or hose can bo used most of the dirt can be thus removed, and will not scratch the sur face, as tho sand on a sponge or rag will do. American Agriculturist. IS SALT NECESSARY FOR CATTLE ? The first thing to be said in favor of common salt is that it is nature's ver inifugo and very destructive to all, or nearly all, intestinal parasites. All herb and grain eating animal ore preyed upon by such porasites, espec ially when enfeebled by hard work, ex posure to cold storms, or want of nourishing food; in fact, anything that enfeebles invites tho attacks of internal parasites, for, while they are always present in somo form, the healthy and vigorous auimnl is able to resist their attacks. It is true that horses, cattle, sheep, and other do mesticated animuls may live and thrive, apparently, without receiving salt in its crude form, but this does not prove that they have been benefited in any way by being deprived of saline rations. What animals may endure and live no doubt is of greater interest to some men than the opposite conditions, and they are usually prone to make exper iments in the way of exposure to cold storms, and short rations when shel ter and full rations would trreatlv con duce to the health and happiuess of their stock. Salt gives sapidity and relish to hay, grasses, and other kinds of raw food. It acts universally as a stimulus to digestion, renders ooarse food more nourishing, and mixed food less injurious, and often recalls the appetite more speedily than any other tonic. Wild horses, cattle, and sheep, as well as all other herbivorous uni mals, seek salt-licks and saline marshes and ponds where they can satisfy their natural desires for salt. When uuimuls are kept in confinement or removed to localities where they cannot get to salt springs, they should be given an equivalent in the form of common dry suit. New York Hun. BOMEMAUQ FERTILIZER. A fertile soil is one that contains, in a soluble and available form, all the needed elements of plant food. Of these, potash, phosphoric and sul phuric acids, silica, nitrogen and car bon are the soonest exhausted by cul tivation, and therefore the most neces sary to be supplied liy artificial means. If the fitrnu-r will take good caro to return adequuto supplies of these iu his soils, nature will, iu almost every case, furnish an ubuudunce of the others. The art of maintaining a soil fertile, lies iu returning to it annually euough tit least of humus, potash and phosphoric acid to make up for the loss of these elements occasioned by cultivation and cropping. Thefurme'r can do this much for his soils by sev eral economic un'thoils. Humus, or dt caying and decayed organic matter, is most readily and cheaply supplied by growing upon the soil aud turning tinder such green crops us clover and field peas. Every fanner knows the value of these. Hut it is not every one that utilizes them to the extent that he should. Iu place of the green crops, or us an adjunct thereto, let bun ulso make liberal use of forest mold and litter. These should form he bulk of every compost heap, and the bedding fur all his live stoe. f potash uud phosphoric, acid, the best mid richest home source is woo 1 ashes. Only npply a moderate, tiresa :ug of ashes uUmt one every tcu years, and any soil, ,t li.-r thing's be ing favorable, will remain fertile. Auv farmer, if he will, can obtain, byhunfe jcuus, cuuuyu unhueheJ ushus to top-dress at least one field annually, and so rotate around until finally all arc thus treotod. Wherever thero aro logs and dead timber, and turf, sods and rubbish generally upon a farm, thero nro the materials for the ash supply. It is a fsct not as well known as it should be, that burnt aud smoke impregnatod soil, turf, peat, clay or muck is, of itself, n valuable and last ing fertilizer. During tho leisuro spells, when tho woods ara not so dry as to render tho escape of firo proba ble, the farmer should be burning tho waste material of tho farm, in order to increase tho stock of ashes. After the logs and largo timber are well on fire, let him throw on whatever turf, sods or leaves mav no convenient to tho pile, making the fires with that end in view. Of courso this burnt dirt sub stitute for ashes is not as good a for tilizer as pure ashes, but mixed with ashes, it is a good and lasting manure, and it increases tho bulk of ashes, enabling the farmer to get enough an nually to top-dress at least one field. This form of ashes makes a capital top-dressing for clover, grass, small fruits, vino vards, orchards and fields of grain on any soil needing potash. American Agriculturist. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Cooked turnips aro good for ducks. Mix a little charcoal in the soft feed. Langshans do better if permitted a large range. Half a dozen chicks are a fair hatch from thirteen eggs. Never get your stale eggs mixed with your fresh ones. If yon wish your eggs to sell well, sort them as to color. It is better to give tho milk to ihe chickens before it sours. Light Brahman, like all great scratchcrs, aro a hardy fowl. Spray tho poultry house occasion ally with the Bordeaux mixture. It will pay to thoroughly fit tho ground before you put in tho seed. Draughts aro very apt to bring on attacks of roup iu the poultry yard. Fowls need as careful and intelligent breeding as sheep or any other kind of stock. Give your poultry plenty of fresh air and clean, cool water during the hot weathei. It costs just as much to keep a poor animal (and sometimes more) than it does a good one. Do not attempt to raise chickens in a breeder unless you oro going to see to the temperature regularly. . Fowls are very fond of mustard, which is one of tho best and cheapest green foods that can be grown. A person does not get rich very fust by running in debt for everything. Cents make the dimes and dimes make the dollars. If you want eggs you must not per mit your hens to get fat, neither must you keep them hnugry. Keep to the golden mean. Ducks allowed to swim in cold water become stiff and rheumatic. Pckin ducks are considered peculiarly sensi tive to cold and dampness. Tho greatest loss of young turkeys is due to the large gray Jice, which work on the heads and throats, but which cannot be seen except by a close examination. It is not necessary to have a palatial residence on the farm, but it' is neces sary in more ways than one to make your house and home as pleasant and attractive as you can. " There is a kind of sheep that the more a man has of them the worse off he is. It is a pity that a man can't buy a share of sheep Bense as easily as he can buy some good sheep. If you are so made that you have to have a dog on the farm, take pains to have the sheep so well acquainted with it that they will not bo scared at tho presence of a dog in the yard. There are lots of sheepmen that are "not in it" when progressive breeds aud methods are sought for. They talk progress and look for progress in other men, but do not practice it themselves. There has been an unusual activity in importing Dorset shoep into this country this season. The importers are all men of high character, and their selections are exceptionally good iu every respect, It is found that the finest fleeces grow in the wannest climates as often as otherwise. This is in marked con trast with the old theory that cold is essential to the growth of fine wool, and that warm climates aro unsuited to any but the coarsest fleeces. Kust Iniliaii Henna. Henna is the East Indian name foi a shrub of the genus Lawsouia. Tho shrub is from eight to ten feet high aud bears abundantly white and very fragrant flowers; the leaves are smooth and oval. It is cultivated in India, Egypt and other Eastern countries, where it has been in use as a cosmetics from very eurly times, the yellow color on the nails of tho Egyptian mummies being supposed to be derived from henna. It is used by tho women to color their fingers aud toe nails, tho tips of their tiugers, the palms of their hiiuds aud soles of their feet ; tho men use it to color their beards, and the manes aud tails of their horses. Women also apply it to their hair. It produces a reddish-orange color, which, it is said, the subsequent ap plication of indigo will turn to bluek. The leaves aud young twigs are re duced to a fine powder, made into a paste with hot water, and spread upon the part to bo dyed, where it is usually left over night. The shrub has been naturalized m the West Indies, and is culled there the Jamaica mignonette. -Courier-Journal. One of the I'aris restaurants celebra ted for novelties iu gastronomy servea duily u boup biuivd upon grasbUoppcrs. j HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. TArtocA irnniNO. Thrpe ounces of tapioca, puo quart Of milk, two ounces of nutter, qnarte of a pound of sugar, four eggs, flavor ing of vanilla or hitter almonds. Wash the tapioca and let it stew gently in the milk by the side of the stove for a quarter of Bn hour, occasionally stir ring it ; then let it cool; mix with it tho butter, sugar and eggs, win should bo well beaten, and flavor with either of tho above ingredients. Hut ter a pio dish and line tho edges with puff paste; put in tho pudding an bake in a moderate oven. If a quart of fresu applo souco is added before baking t his will be tho queen of desert s. cw lork World. MACARONI CROOfETTES. PTeok into small pieces six ounces of inocarom ; throw these into boiling water and boil rapidly twenty minutes. I say rapidly, because tho motion of tho water prevents the macaroni from sticking together. When done, drain in a colander and throw into cold water to blanch for fifteen minutes. Put a half pint of milk in a farina boiler ; rub together one tablespoonful of but ter and four even tablespooufuls of nonr; stir into tho milk, and cook and stir continually until a thick panto is formed ; then add tho yelks of two eggs, cook a moment Ionizer, take from the fire, add two tablespooufuls of grated cheese, n palatable seasoning of salt and pepper. Drain and shake the macaroni, cut it into half inch pieces. stir these into tho mixturo and turn out to cool. When cold, form into croquettes ; dip first in egg, and then in bread crumbs, and fry im smoking hot fat. This quantity will make eighteen good-sized croquettes. Household News. OYSTER SALAD. Flump and mllle ono and one-half pints of small oysters, by stirring them over a hot fire for five minutes in a fry-pan that has been previously heated. Skim out aud drain. Season while warm with salt, white pepper, ono tablespoonful of oil, ono of vine gar and two of lemon juice, aud place them on tho ice two hours. Cut enough white, crisp celery in small pieces to make ono pint, and when ready to serve, mix this with the oysters, and tho following dressing : Put tho yolks of two eggs into a cold soup dish; with a fork break them slightly, and add one-half teospoonful of suit. When light, add half a teaspoonful of dry mustard, and beat again. As soon as it thickens, add drop by drop a gill of salad oil, then half a teaspoonful of lemon juice, then five of oil (ono at a time), one of viuegar, and so continue alternating lemon juice and vin egar until another gill of oil has been used. When ready to serve, mix one half of the mayonnaise with the salad, pour the remainder over the top, and Bervo garnished with whito celery leaves. Now York Observer. CANNING. TOMATOES, Tho following recipe is given in Good Housekeeping, as a reliable method of canning tho "unreliable" tomato : Wash tho tomatoes and re move tho stems. Hove a wido kettle or agato basin of boiling water on tha stove, plunge iu as much fruit as is conveniently accommodated at one time, and remove with a long-handled skimmer as soon as the skins crack. Dash cold water over the tomatoes and they will almost pare themselves. Slip off tho skins and lay tho fruit in an earthen dish. When ready to fill tho jars, set ono in a milk pan and slico the tomatoes into it. With a wooden masher push down tho fruit as tho jar fills and turn off tho juice and seeus wnicu will rise to the top. Cook ing will render the fruit quite juicy enough, and this discarding of tho seeds and liquid part appeurs to bo necessary to success. When all tho jars are filled to with in three inches of the tops, lav on tho covers and set the jars over the fire iu a boiler of lukewarm water, placing a rack or support of some sort beneath them. A sufficient quantity to com plete filling the jars may bo stewed in an agate kettle, or one jar may bo emptied for that purpose. As the fruit rises in the jars in boiling, push it down occasionally to release tho air bubbles from the interstices of the fruit. Keep boiling for an hour. At tho end of that timo lift the jars out on to a dry board, fill each till it runs over, and seal immediately with a new rubber. Store in a dark place HOUSEHOLD HINTS, To remove tar from cloth, rub tli cloth well with turpentine. Rubber should bn cMrefiillv l..i,l away from oil, as oil softens and makes it unfit for use. Alcohol is a crood remedy for burns if applied immediately. Keep tho burn moist with it for two hours. Ink stains on linen can bn taken mil if tho Btuin is first washed in strong salt water uud let it stand over niuht. Meat should never be plueed directly on tho ice, as its juices will be ab orbed ; put it on a plate and set in a cool place. For bites and stints snolv nnirita nt hartshorn, if you have it ; if not, make a poultice of fresh wood ashes, mois tened with water. To remove berry stains from naner. books, eto., hold a lighted brimstone mutch close to them and the fn lues re move tho btuius. Never sun feather bods. Air llmm thoroughly on a windy day iu a cool pluoe. Tho sun druws the oil and gives the feathers a rancid smell. After the juice has beeu squeezed from lemons tho peels may be utilized for cleaning brass. Dip them in com mon suit and scour with dry brickdust. Clover tea is admirable for purify ing the blood, for removing pimples and whitening the complexion, uud lias also good repute as a sleep inducing draught. An excellent lotion for imparting a rosy glow to the cheeks by calling tho blood up to tho surface consists of tincture of beuzoiue, one tablespoon ful ; rose water, three ounces; apply to the cheeks daily. l'ursley is entirely effectual iu re moving the odor of onions ufter a incul. The green sprigs should bo eaten us celery is, with thu onions or with the potato salad ; not left W be VuUlu uJtt-r dinner or biipper. TEMPERANCE. wnitnr do yor stajhi? In the worlcl-wMe conflict, VVIwn nil tlm hosts of (loil, And nil the ppvil's minions Ju iMittlc-lInn nr drnwn, Where do you slnnd? WhiMi tho world Is full of evils, Anil everywhere we g-o, We're enllctl upon to fltflit cr yield To soin; relentless foe. Where do you stand' When every llvln i isie, And every Krent reform, To you tor help Is enlliiiK, And Kety nres on. Where do you stand? - When every hour wo live. For Hum nml Krror s Might We must tnke sides, or else For (lod nnl Truth nnd ltluht, Wlwro do you stand? Tho Ten. WHAT I'HINK Will. lf. A mnn In Liverpool went home to Ills house, drunk. A Utile child, two venrs old was crying, lie said, "Stop your crtlng!' The little girl knew nothing hut thnt It wns trlglitc netl, terrillod : nnd the chili! cried on What did the father do? Took up thnt hnhv. two years old. nnd laid It on the lire. Can vou show me n mnn in the world who would ho guilty of such liorrllile hrtitnlity ns thnt, ex cept wnen no was drunk.' a hopeless I u untie, nt lnrge from nn asylum, would scarcely do It. It is only the iiindncsi caused hy liriUK mm produces such results. uuu:;u. imiNKiMi on siurnoAnn. Tho London Stnr is nuthorltv for the stnle. ment, thnt the passengers of the Cuimnl stenmors shine, nnnunily consume 844,000 I sit ties of spirits, nlmut 10.000 of chnmpngne, 1S,X of clnret, WOO of other wines, nn i 4S9.S44 of ale nud porter, ns well ns ovet 80,000 pounds of tolmeeo, lil.HIII cigars, nnd M.N78 cigarettes. The CuDnrd Is hut one ol the several popular linos carrying n lnrge number of ocean passengers. If thero Is the saiiio proportion of drinking nnd smoklim upon the other lines ns upon the I'unsrd. the aggregate of liquors consumed on shipboard must niiiocu ne very large, mere Is a great icril Involved to the traveling puhllo on land iv the use of Intoxicants, but their use on shlptmird is exceptionally hazardous. Many of the disasters at sea, on naval vessels ns Well ns In the pauenger service, hnvo lieeu due primarily to the use of alcoholic liquors. Thero should le a vigorous nnd earnest cru sade against the use of Intoxicants by nuy wuo go uowu 10 cue sea in sntiis. either pas sengers, officers, or sailors. National Tem perance Advocate. Tim iakibs niiMONns. There was a new face among the fakirs on the water front yesterday morning, the faoe of a mnn who mado diamonds, rubies and other brilliants out of old bottles. Tho color of the bottles seemed to be the factor that determined the nature of the stone ; the Im plements were a small hammer, a little pol ishing wheel nnd a couple of boxes that con. tainod n powder. ine tnlitr Had a rndinnt portable stand somewhnt Inrger than the coiitrivaucethnt a sctssors-grlnder carries, nnd nt that lie did a thriving business. Water-front glasswnre was sacrillcixl for diamonds, the accomnanv- Ing sncrlllce of silver varying with t lie sire of the tlnishcd product. (Ilnss nuggets as big as the Kohinoor. and unite ns brilliant as the sun, wwo plm-ed within ths reach of tho niuititiiii.i at nuy cents, and a modeet -sired diamond big enough for a water-front en gagement ring could be bought for twenty cents. Through tne crowd an old man pushed his way. ''Heros a bottle!" ha exclaimed. Hreak that up Into rubles for me." "No rubies in that." rculled the fakir. It's a diamond Uittle." "Diamonds, then !" shouted tho old man. Break it anvhow ! I've earritfd that same boitle for twenty years back, an' many's the diamond an' ruby It's cost me. Drcak It un and keep I he cMnmonds ' for your trouble !" nan r runcis.-o .xamiuer. TBEATlXrt. You sec that man at the bar? Yes. lie is a respectable man, is be not? As men go. Hut how intoxicntod. Surely. Po respectable men knowingly get Into that condition? Sometimes : but this particular ono is not so much to blame after all. Why not, pray? Ho met some friends about nn hour ago. Is that tho same as saying th.it he was forced to drink more thnn was good for him? l'retty much the same. But could he not have stopped at a proper time? He might have, but It was scarcely prac ticable? Why not ? liecause it is hard to refuse to drink when one is asked. Hut accepting once would not havo blni In- oxieated? No ; but thero were live of his friends and each one Insisted on "setting 'em up" in urn. and then, of coiirs", ho reciprocated. vas each one obliged to "set cm tip? Certainly, and probably more than once. Why certainly? Ihvauae no American citizen is allowed by ociul wistoin to drink alone. Never? No. never, unless he does It on tho sly. Do many do it on tho sly? Very few comparatively. Then every American citizen who drinks It liable at any timo to be compelled to got drunk? That is about the size of it. What is this custom called? Treating. Why do nut sensible Americans try to dis courage it? A few do. Duly a few? Yes, only a few arc brave enough. Then the majority approve of It' It would appcur so, but they do not. They submit, then, to a social custom that nltcner makes them Intoxicated, and forces hem to spend much more money than they ought? Yes. they submit, am! upon tho whole quite cheerfully. Are all American citizens fools? Iu the matter of treating most emphatically they arc, every time, now and forever, and In II probability always will be. Brooklyn Life. TEMl'ERASi E NEWS ASO NOTES. The annual beer production of Germany is l.i7l.0iii:.105 gallons. The Christian Endeavor Societies ot Illinois' are preparing to light tho saloon. New York lias 44.001 acres Iu vineyards, uud produues annually Z,S2S,000 gullons ol wine. Tim aiiuual average quantity of beet It wed Iu the United States Is 830.t)6,H15 gilllnuy. t'nlilorni.i lins 155. 001 acres in grupes, which yields uu uuuunl average of 14. 621!, QUO gallon ol wiue. Tile State of Illinois will use this year mora than 4.000.110'.) barrels of beer, or enough to lloat u uavy. Tint mini who built his house on the sand was a wise man in comparison with tho one wiio thinks that moderate drinking won't hurt him. Natives of darkest Africa, ignorunt of the firewater nt tile whites, make their owu beet out of bananas aud wiue out of palms. They ui.iu ige to exir.i -t jaii of tho civilized sort OIK of tin s ) beverages. Alcoholic iiiMinitv istwico M common 111 France now a. it was lllteeii year ago. and III ' uii'iiher of person- placed under restraint on account of it lias iie-re med twenty-live per cent, in the last thr year. T ic iiu.iniinoiw notion of ilio Supreme. Lo Il?h ol the Ancient Workmen lit its meet ing recently held nt Torouto, Canada, in ex em ling liquor dealers fro:u thu order, is uu other decide! victory for the temperance can-,.. Tae iiiont a--'-ur.n.e available sources of In tor.ii.itiou diw losu that IIJO.OOJ.OOJ gallons ol distilled spirits were consumed in the Tutted St ill's last ye ir. uu 1 that lucre was puld fol In'.oX'catiuc; drink iu this couuiry 4 u ring th b i n f perio I. tl,lii)(),0.li),00i. A iiontae ucut Interesting features of the V. C. T. T. exuibit iu the Wuiuuu'a itulliliuu ai lie- W orl'l ' Fair is tiie original petition to tuo lio. m n-ie'ii'.- ot Hi.) world iu Invor ol 1-- lip -rate le.'lnltltioll. It uow couluiU'4 mor t r.ii ::. 0)1, Oil mgu-itiires, an l opportunity is giv ii i j a'l W io aiu-ud too t a'r add lueii Highest of all In Leavening rower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report u II W W ABSOUreiy PURE Spontrlnir on Two Continents. Iu Mediterranean spotipo fishing divers aro employed, says tho Cineiti uati Triliuno. Tho diver is carried down liy a hroail, flat slab of mnrblo of about twenty-five pounds weight, which lie holds at arm's length in front of him, nnd which he uses to guide his flight, to protect his heod when lie. first strikes and to keep him down when ho walks ou tho bottom. Fifteen to twenty fathoms is the average depth, while two minutes is tho usual duration of tho dive. Kaeh diver puts tho ponro ho pulls into a net bag that hangs from his neck. Wheu ho is ready to ascend ho jerks a ropo and is quickly pulled to the sur face. In Florida a sponging crew is divided into twos, each pair consisting of a "sculler" and a "hooker" supplied w ith a small yawl known as a dingy. Tlio former stands in tho stern of the dingy and sculls it slowly and steadily forward, being prepared to stop it and hold it exactly in place nt a moment's notice, from tlio "hooker," who, kneel ing amidshipa, with thu upper half of his body projecting over tho side, semis tho bottom for suitable sponger-. In order to assist in this scntiuing a spongo glass is used. It consists of nn ordinary wooden bucket with a glass bottom fixed in with putty. The handle is placed around tho neck of tho "hooker," while tho glass itself is placed flat upon tho water, whilo the "hooker's" head is thrust well down into tho bucket. By this means ho can seo very small objects nt a con siderablo depth. And ho has liis hands froo to plunge tho hooked polo down nud pierce tho sponge, sometimes at a depth of thirty-fivo feet, ns soon sighted. After landing a catch tho sponges aro beaten to cleanse them ; afterward they nro dipped into a weak solution of lime nnd seawater, to give them the yellow color so well known iu tho markets. Bicycles Not Available lor War. Tho hbo of tho bicycle for military purposes, after having developed with great rapidity iu France, has suddenly received a check. General Loi.illou, the Minister of War, has, it appears, little fuith iu it. Ho him issued an or der that tho cyclist corps Bro only to be used ou prepared ground. Ju timo of war, ho says, their use. even if no account is taken of tho lia bility of tho machines to break, is like ly to cause serious miscalculations. and they con only rarely be substituted for j men ou uorsenucK. i.no cyclists Hence forth, therefore, or utitil somo succes sor to General Loizillou more favor able to them is appointed, will bo reserved, by his instructions, for gar rison duty, for the great manu'tivres, nud in timo of war for certain easy communications at the rear of the forces. Loudon Xews. A Town Without Ieservin(r Poor. There is a town in Ontario, Canada . of about 4000 inhabitants, which, if it was located in Jersey, would bo the Mecca of tramps. It seems that a big fair was held there some mouths ago, nnd in order to havo uu object it was decided to devote tho proceeds to the deserving poor. A snug sum was netted, uud tho committee were in structed how to portion out tho mouey. The next thing was to find tho deserv ing poor, and this proved by far the hardest task tho committee had ever tackled. Tho town was rausacked from ono eud to another, but not a single deserving poor person was found. Tho search was kept up for some time, but it proved utterly fruit less. New ark Cull. KNOWLEDGE Brines comfort and Improvement and tends to tieraonul enjoyment when riglitly used. Tlio many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of tho pure liquid luxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting iu the form moBt acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a jierfect lax ative; effectually clemming the system, distielling colds, headaches and 1 evert ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and llowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substunce. hyrup of t lirs is for sale bv all drusr- gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is inun ulacturea Dy the California ig byrup Co. only, whose name is printed ou every packuge, also the name, Hyrup of Figs, aiiu ueiug wen iiiiornieu, you will Hot accept any suosiiiuie ii otlerea. i t boia i- uiukbIkiu or M-nt by uuui, j fc1 r,,ir. j.; V. !I-.'H... W-rn. . Xj "Where Dirt Gathers, Waste Rules." Great Saving Results From the Use of SAPOLIO Poivdteir An Indian's (Jtioer Title. Quin-ne-mo-se, formerly chief of tho Cmnr d'Alenn Indians, is ono of the most favored of men iu Hpokano County, (jiiin-tie-mo-so has a farm of 1(17 acres lying on the south side of tho Hpokano Itiver, about fourteen miles above Spokane. When Assessor Leg horn was putting values upon farming property in this county lie put ljuin's land at a good round sum. (Juin pro duced a Government patent' for the land, iu which occurs this clause : "This patent is issued upon the express con dition that the title hereby conveyed shall not be subject to alienation or incumbrance, oilher by voluntary con veyance or by judgment, decree or order of any court, or subject to taxa tion of any character, but shall remain inalienable and not subject to taxa tion for the period of twenty yesrs from tho date hereof, ns approved January 18, lHl." Everybody apolo gized, and the Hoard of 'Equalization wiped (Ruin's name from the books. This is tho only title of the kind. in tho country, the Commissioners say. Spokane (Washington) ltoview. nit, kil:ti KIt'S SIWP-R CURED ME AFTER TWENTY YEARS SUFFERING, WITH Chronic Rheumatism. Dr. Kilmer & Co., llliighnmton, N. V. "Vwr the pHst awemy years I bn.l born troubled with H lie m nt I sin ,nil doctored Knui ii.hi wiwiolil rcallrlng Hny Is'llettt. TWO years ngo my attention wn rtillrd to Ilr. HOOT, which wnsfrl iiigiuy i-ccomincnibvl to nic. I thounht I would try n W.tllo and 1 uwil foiirt.vn bottles. It has dune me more mintl than nil the Hectors anil nil t lie other initl-11-111111 I have ever taken in tho past twenty ycurs. The HUt year has Ihh'ii one ot comfort in place of siillerlng. A rreui manv sre using lye vour Nil AMP- JVV HOOT In Van Wert. CL lours n-Kvt fully, liuj. Calvin Farlct, l ib. llttb, ISO. Van Wert. Ohio. At ItruicglaiM SO rents and 1.00lE, " lumll.!.' iiulde to Uuutli " frro twliiu,.B trrr. Ir. Kilmer i Co., . ltitivhumton, K. Y. Dr. Kilmer's U & 0 Anointment Cures Piles Trial Bo Frs. t Druggliti, BO cssli. An sjrreeable laxative anrl Nibvs Toswi. Bold by Druirirlsts or sent by mall. t&,M snd $1.00 per package. Pumplos tree. i TTf TSf The Favorite TOOTH F0WCT1 11.U ilUxorUMlNMtAiwdlireaUirSfe MEND YOUR OWN'IarIeSS fWITII THOMSON'S P SLOTTED ' CLINCH RIVETS.' No tooit ffiti.nd, Onf a )mntrar nwxtctl t Uiivc rn-t riln h thuil c-aitly anl quirk.)-, kuruiff tho r-ttneh ligctlutrl Muui'lli. KtuJrlhff mi ho e to b insula lu ihu leather nor burr for III vet. They Am trnff. louirli ami durable. Million now m um. Au -enwthi, uniform or rt .rtf.1, fiui up lit iKtxrtt. Ak your dmlcr lor litem, or twn.i 40a in iUiui, for a box ol luu, ftnoritiJ .uc. Muii id by JUDS0N L. THOMSON MFG. CO., I WALTIIAll, MM. Hoi Be Deceived i with tuAt, KnnmolF win Tnlnfe which stain the UarvK tnjiitv thr iron and Imru r1. )l'h Kitting Nun Klnvr Pultun la Hrlllfant. H1ot -OS. DuraMr, ami tho (nntunmT imvi fur lu. tin oj kI(uu iHH'kaKo with I'vcry purrniu. iAN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINI IKor IntllgcBllo. Illlluu.ni-U It'uiuiilvilon, tia-u.l,c llrrulli, and aU dlortii-i ut Uie buuuclk Uvi-ran1 ll.w-la, ! RIPANS TARULFA r art fn-iiuy y-l Mn.iuiuj. IWaotl iri'ft'Hlli.u follows Hu ll um H"ld 1 E iiy liruiftflHU ol- m-lit liy rtiitil. lies i (6 vlttl. ', ta. 1'iu-kai; i- -1 Uxua: fi. Lrorir.'riiipoui.iit-w Ull'AMt HLUirAIC-O., ew York. FRAZER AXLE Best in the World! Get the Genuine! Sold Everywhere! REASE fIENSlONr-.r.Kr;., Successfully Prosecutes Claims, Lattu l'rtin iiittl EaiiiM- U 8 lfiietlou Burttttu. j j m lu Ittnl h .ii" U tnjiuiu ulln;t umit ult sluua. jtAHktiiiftcriit Ncwl-riiiiu i prist lit I iauu ll l'uiii'tt('lo I'l'it'f, "K.; Kti tr.tutH-tl; lurrf tnl: .littlulf. l-itltlt lt, 1 :.' W iM . rtl M., .Now V'irk. Ff3 llf-flt. lUiMest to IVe. nnd ,hc.-prf.-t. . I buld by Ui UKKl&tu or h!it by wiul. W- Mr. f. V. M .rolll..... V' " V . X( DOT WW MS50 r" case it will not cuhi:. t, Jk 1 C&y ft J I. B. Seeley &, Co.,- fciS-ftTiJ.""-
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