is
fThc (antllevor Uriilcf.
A rnntilrvrr lvridpp is ono in jvliirh
ho apnn in formed lv lunokot-slmprd
Irtiwcn rtrndinr inwnrd from the nop
portH nnd riiiini-ctod in llio middln
cither diroi-tlv or lr mentis of n third
trims. If the. fnippnrt nro piers they
ure placed nenr or nt tlio oe'.itro of tlio
bracket Iinss, nnd the oitfcr ends nro
mndc. to rotuiTcrhnlnnrc tlip weight of
the innpr ends. You ran ninko n rrntln
onntilpvpr vonrcplf. Vliiccttvo lionrdu
pml to pud ovpr enrpeittcrs' horses m
thnt thrir inner cutis slinll lip nomo
1i8tnnpp npurt. Iiiy a lonrd ncruss
tlip inner mils nnd fttsten thp outer
nuls bo 1 lint they will sustain weiifhts
placed on tho cpntrp board. Thp phipf
KilvnntaRp of n emit ilpvpr bridirp is
thnt it can bo built without ft sentVold
bciiiR used ti got thp pputrnl truss
into position. The two iirins nro
pushed out, onp from pithrr pier or
bank. When thpy are mado fust tho
cpntrnl truss is pushed out on ono
nrm, until spanning the interval, it is
made fiint to thp other arm. The word
romps from thp Latin qunntu libra,
mcnniiiK "of wlinl weight." It is said
thnt n Jnpnnc so devised thp bridge ;
certainly rii ignorant Mexican Imlinu
lind used ono on his form ns long ago
HsltSW. Probably the "Jap" had an
ticipated him, however. Xew York
Pispntoh.
How thp X'oso Works.
! In o'rdiiinry respiration tho noso
Yecoguizes only pronounced odors,
sinco tho filaments of tho olfactory
nerve are distributed only in tho up
or third of thp liuing mcnibrano of
its fossae nnd in ordinary breathing
the nir passes directly through tho
lower half of these, envitips. Heuoo,
b modiliod resiirntory effort a quick,
forced inspiration or "sniff" is usu
ally necessnry in order to bring nir
carrying odoriferous particles to the
olfactory nerve endings.
Nevertheless, whenever nir mixed
with odorous gnses nnd noxious par
ticles is inhaled through tho noso
during n few successive ordinary res
pirations, tho olfactory sense is
awakened to n knowledge of their
presence through tho law of diffusion
of gases, in virtue of which tho odor
ous particles are convoyed to tho
superior fossiv of the nose, and thence
to tho terminal filaments of tho ol
factory nerve. Thus, to a certain ex
tent, the sense of smell is preservative
of health. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
i Over G00.C00 cattlo nro nnnunlly
slaughtered to make beef extract for
soup.
Tariff iiud Taxation.
I Tariff duties nu.l internal revenuo taxation
On iccomes and corporations aro exulting
public interest, bat of quito as much interest
are those things which tax the system nnd
require at on an external remedy. On this
subject, with special recommendation, Mr.
Pierce D. Brown, Brldgowator, Mass., says:
"In accidents from nil kinds of nthletio
ports, to roduce sprains nnd bruise?, I hsvo
used St. Jaoobs Oil, and always fouu 1 it to
be most reliable. Also, Mr. C. II. Sands,
MaUKum, Okla., writes: ' I hivo used St.
Jacobs Oil for sprains and rheumatism and
would not bo without it for anything." Mr.
It. I,eJbetter, Denton, Txas, says : "I hava
used St. Jacobs Oil, and it is tho only thing
t ever saw that would cure toothache in ten
minutes time," nud it is usually prompt and
sure for frost bites. All ofthego communica
tions aro ot recent date, showing unabated
Interest.
There Is more C aiarr'i In this section of the
country than nil jlivr discuses put together,
and until tiie last few years was suppost d to be
'incuralile. for a uront many years doctors pro
nounced it a locai d:ieaH, nnd prescribed local
remedies nnd by o islxntly fnilinz to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable,
science liss proven riifarrii to bs a constitu
'tiouul disease and ihcrcfore requires constitu
tional treatment. Hail s C atarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. .1. Cheney 4r Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cureoa tLe market.
!It Is taken internally In doses from Mdrops to
U-aspoouful. It acts directly on the blood
nd mucous surfaces of the symem. Tuev offer
one hundred dollar f r any case It fails to
cure. su-tul for circulars and testimonials
tree. Address
, j ,K- J- rnr-'"T Co., Toledo, O.
IV Sold by DrunRists, t.k-.
Thiioat Dkgasks waiinmoe wit'i a Cou'li,
I olil or Sore Throat. " Hroicn'i MroncU'V.
JrorKu" Kive iinui -linte relief. Stid ei'y in
Price 'J', cuts.
Dp. lluvsie'n C ertain ( rauit Cure
Is the mother's delight bi-enme it cures consths
iiil colds quicker tiiuti suv r. tnedy known. A.
I'. Hoxsle, Hutfulo, N. V.. M'f'r.
,CfluK' ""t'.hlH V n Koine to bed take ft dose
OI liatch's t nlversal Couyii Syrup.
Beeham' Pills correct bad etfeeu of over
eatlnit. Hiwhatn'.-.io otiiers. Scents a box.
IN MISERY WITH DYSPEPSIA
" I WHK ill loipel'V With llvrilUOlvtn Clma.
times I had no n it .. mid when 1 did eat a
hearty meal 1 felt mm h distress for lioiirn af
ter. I did not seem lo ime any ambition: was
restless at nitflit, and in the morning tired and
nervous. My iIik. -iioii was irrek'tilnr and un
utlsfM'tory. My wile utved to take Hood's
BarsHimriilH. and the le.im is that I have
never felt b.-itcr in all my life thau nuw. J
Hood's53 Cures
have itained nine
id?, and am free f nan all
I e.ni cut a bear v inenl
l.oris If. riiKi, 1U
New York.
nystsiaic n in i t , mi
with a Ko,d reli-.li
Atio-terdani A Venn
Ilonil'a Hills an pr .i mi l t ni. t.
August
t lower
95
' 0e ft my neighbors, Mr. John
Gilbert, lins been sick for a long
time. All thought him past recovery.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
It is difficult to describe his apnear
Buce and the inferable state of his
health t that lime. Help from any
bource seen-L-d impossible;. He tried
your AiiKut I;!uwer and the effect
upon him was magical. It restored
Lira tu perfect health to the great
astonishment cf Lis f,,mily and
friends." Jchno -ibell, Holt, Oat.o
ml
PRKVT.NTIOS OP BCOl'Itft.
The cnlf should not be permitted to
oat more than its fill of food, ns the
gorgino; is liablo to result in scours.
Filthv surronuilintfs in another canae,
ami if tho nnimnl in exposed to (lamp
wenther he mnv unceeed in catching
tho disense. As there ia no positive
cure, prevention is tho best thinfr for
tho farmer to nso. American farmer.
CARR OF ORCHARDS.
The only way to keep up an orchard
is to plant some trees every year.
Most people neglect this, and when
they do plant, the trees they set them
too close together, so that the roots
intertwine and fruit production is
checked.
Apple trees should be set at least
thirty feet apart each way. It is a
mistake to imagine an orchard will
take care of itself. Trees require tho
attention of the owner just as well as
stock or farm crops, and neglect, will
be repaid in the Bame fashion. If you
are not willing to give proper care, it
is better to cut the trees down and
plow Tip the land. It is useless to ex
pect to get something for nothing.
Xew York World.
BRAS AS rOttTRY FOOD.
One Advantage possessed by bran is
that it contains a fair proportion of
tho phosphates, and for that reason
may be used with the ration in order
to render it more complete. We do
not approve of feeding it in the soft
condition if it can be used by sprink
ling it on cut clover that lias been
scalded, though a mess of scalded
bran and ground oats, early in the
morning of a cold winter day, is very
invigorating nud nourishing. Even
when the food is not varied some ad
vantage may be derived, by way of
compensation for omission of certain
foods, by the use of bran and linseed
meal. Two pound.i of bran, mixed
with ono pouud of linseed meal and a
pound of ground meat, fed to the hens
once a day, allowing half a pint of the
mixture to ton hens, will greatly add
to the egg-producing materials. As a
food for chicks, bran should always be
scalded and allowed to stand an hour
or two in order to soften. As a ma
terial on the floor of brooders to ab
sorb the moisture, it is excellent, and
for packing eggs it serves well as a
protection against breakage, Farm
and Fireside,
INTER CAMS OF IMPLEMENTS.
When farmers can get only fifty
three cents per bushel for wheat that
was tho amount received by some of
our St. Louis County farmers for good
winter wheat it will not do to leavo
the mower or reaper at the end of the
last round of last season's harvest.
Nor will it do to leave the plow and
harrow where last used, either in the
furrow or turned np on the handles.
Timbers bent by steam will loae their
artificial form or shape when exposed
to all the weathers of the season. Al
most all farm tools or implements have
thus received an artificial shape for
the better adaptation to the labor for
which they were constructed. This
being the case, no farmer can afford
to leave his tools and implements with
out protection.
If no better means can be afforded
by way of a regular tool hout e or shop,
a few poles and crutches can be
placed as to receive a covering of
marsh or swamp hay or of rye or
wheat straw. Often this can be made
as a sort of "leanto" to a stable, and
it can be made tight and secure from
wet and affording additional warmth
and support for general stabling.
There is no time to lose to make
things snng in this direction.
It is granted that nowadays a good
farm wagon or a reaper or mower or a
Lay rake can be had for about half the
cost of the same article a dozen years
ago, but that is no reason why" they
should not be taken care of. "A pen
ny suved is a penny earned," or, as
Poor Richard has it, "Take care of the
pennies and the pounds will take care
of themselves. "St. Louis Republic.
IMPUOVINa COMMON C0W8.
The first effort nt improvement of
cows is to feed them in the best man
ner. If they are kept for dairy pur
poses the feed should be of the best
clover hay, with from four to ten
pounds of mixed cornmeul and bran
daily in two feeds. The quantity of
food should be gauged by the appetite
of each cow and its perfect digestion.
If the Rrain is wasted in the manure
the ration should be reduced until the
point of complete digestion is found,
and then the digestion should be cul
tivated by gradually increasing the
food as it is seen to be fully digested.
If butter is the desired-product the
food may bo enriched with a propor
tion of oil-meal. As the food is re
turned in quantity of butter, it may
be slowly increased until the ultimate
productive point is reached, and this
should be extended, if pessible, by
gradual steps. Thus the cow will gain
it habit of feeding and producing
well, nnd then comes the breeding for
progeny of improved kind. A pure
Jersey bull is to be. nued if butter iH
wanted, and if milk a pure Holsteiu or
Ayrshire. 'Jhe calves should be
wenued from the first, and fed after
the fourth day on warm sltiiu milk ;
when a month old a little of the grain
food of cow is given, as it will eat it,
and this gradually, but slowly, in
creased. The warm milk is fed five or
six months, by which time a tine,
lurge eaif will bo made. In every way
possible the calf should be encouraged
to eat the best of food, that it may lit
come a strong, healthy animal, able
to turn tho most food into growth
while young, nn'l into null; afterward.
Then, iu tiu;o, this young uuiniHl be
comes aeu ", and the sumo pluu is fol
lowed up. In v. few years the herd
will become at vuluublo as a pure-bred
one, nt only a fourth or less of the
cost. This is how furmers make their
work most profitable by improving all
things o the farms I'mciicul Far-
AMONO TTTR Pom.TRT.
Too heavy feeding and want of ex
ercise tend to barreunesH.
Keeping fowlR on hard runs or floors
will causo swollen feet or legs.
Hens in confinement need to have
egg-shell material supplied to them.
Chickens will keep healthier if they
can have loose ground to scratch over.
Any kind of poultry may bo im
proved by a careful selection and
breeding.
When fowls are closely confined the
runs need spading np occasionally to
prevent them from becoming too foul.
Early broilers usually prove very
profitable. Tush the growth until they
will average two pounds and then sell.
Even in winter, if the hens are ex
pected to lay regularly, care must be
taken not to let them become too fat.
The principal reason why cooked
food fattens the fowls more rapidly is
because it is much more easily digest
ed. A small quant ity of sunflower seed
given occasionally will add to the gloss
of the plumage ; a handful to a dozon
fowds will be enough.
If early broilers are to be raised,
especially if they are hatched in an in
cubator, a good brooder will be found
almost indispensable.
It will pay to sell all the common
turkevs and make a new start with
some of the better breeds like the
Bronze or Narragansett.
Bran, ground onU and cornmeal
make one of the best rations for grow
ing chickens. It may be improved
somewhat by baking and then crumbl
ing.
Poultry is generally cheap at this
season on account of the large quanti
ties of it sent to market. Often it will
pay to keep and feed until a little
later.
The nests should be dark, warm and
snpplied with good nesting material,
which should be changed regularly,
even in winter, to prevent its becoming
too foul.
In selecting out the hens, if there
are any that haye proved themselves
exceptionally good mothers, it will pay
to keep them over if they are past two
years old.
Setting hens are scarce in winter, so
if early chickens are wanted a good in
cubator will be necessary, the size de
pending upon the number of chickens
to be hatched.
Leaves or chaff make a good litter to
scatter on the floor, and by throwing
grain among it the fowls will be kept
busy scratching it over, nnd in this
way take exercise.
One of the principal itenisin raising
chickens iu the brooder is warmth. If
they get chilled they will crowd to
gether in a brooder so closely that
some will be smothered.
Wheat is one of the best grains for
laying hens. It is rich in material for
growth, while stimulating to the egg
functions. At present prices it can
hardly be considered an expensive
feed.
With good treatment pullets hatched
in February will lay in September ;
those hatched in March will lay in
October, while those hatched in April
will usually begin laying in December.
St. Louis Republic.
A Double Fish.
A double fish, or rather two fishes
joined together by a growth similar to
the connection between the Siamese
twins, was caught at Creve Cceur Lake
recently under peculiar circumstances.
William Kchaefer, of the Grand Bill
iard Hall, and his friend Billie Ben
nett, before going on a fishiug trip to
Creve Coeur, made a friendly wager,
by the terms of which the one who had
the least success should, on their re
turn, entertain the other at a dinner.
The score stood fifty-one to fifty in
Billie's favor, when Schaefer's line
tautened and he landed a jack salmon.
On examining the fish he was astound
ed to learn that his catch was a freak.
There were two fishes, perfect in every
way, between whom there was a
growth which bound them together.
The growth was just below the gills.
"That ties us," said Bennett.
"I guess not," Sehaefer replied.
"I have two fishes here. This makes
me fifty-two to your fifty-one."
"But you only caught one," argued
Bennett.
"How's that? I caught them both,"
urged Sehaefer.
"Hod" Stevens, the superintendent
of the lake, was asked to decide
whether the piscatorial dual should be
counted as a unit or more. Stevens
listened to the arguments of both and
acknowledged his inability to satisfy
them on the point, and suggested that
the matter be left to old John Morgan,
who had been a firherman at Creve
Cosur Lake since '49. Morgan, after
hearing both sides, decided in Schae
fer's favor.
"But," said Bennett, "we were
only to count fish caught with a hook.
Now, only one of these fish bit at the
bait. The hook was only in one
fish's mouth."
"Makes no ditferenee. T'other one's
hooked on to the one Sehaefer hooked
and he won." St. Louis Republic.
Archbishop anil Crank.
The New York Times relates the fol
lowing anecdote of the late Archbishop
Hi'ghes: Di. Hughes was once visited
b a crank in his Mulberry street res
idence. It was at night, and the crank
entered the bedroom, and, waking Dr.
Hughes from a sound sleep, drew a
dagger and threatened to kill him.
With wonderful pretence of mind the
prelate cried out : "Are you an Irish
man?" "I am," replied the crank.
"Then go out," said Dr. Hughes, "and
gel a blackthorn stick and kill me with
that. No Irishman ever yet killed a
man with a dagger ; only Italians use
that weapon." "The crank put up
his knifo and went out for the black
thorn," said Dr. Bi anu, "and the pre-
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS,
BTTS OF LAMP MRR.
Lamp wicks should have the charred
part rubbed off with a rag kept for
that purpose. They should very sel
dom be cut. They should not be used
so long that the webbing becomes
tight and non-porous.
Lamps should be kept filled with
oil. It is bad for the wick and burner
when the oil left over from one even
ing's reading is mndc to do duty a sec
ond time.
The tank should be filled again.
About once a month the wick should
be removed, the burners unscrewed
and boiled in a little water in which
common washing soda has been dis
solved. This will remove the almost
imperceptible coating of dust and
grease that forms on tho brass.
The lamp chimney should bo washed
in warm, soapy water eaoh day, a mop
mado especially for such work being
nsod. When dried it should be pol
ished with soft newspaper or chamois.
Philadelphia Times.
BOW TO COOK OAMW.
A great many housekeepers aro
chary about cooking game, a though
there were some mystery in its proper
preparation, and a good deal of non
sense has been talked about "rare"
game which has perplexed and warned
off tho ordinary person, who has no
appetite for raw flesh. As a rule, all
dark-fleshed birds, like ducks and
grouse, should bo cooked about as rare
as roast beef, so that tlio blood runs
from the knife. Birds with white
flesh, like partridge, should bo as woll
done as a barnyard fowl. A simple
rule for time allows eighteen or twenty
minutes' roasting for either canvas
back or redhead duck, fifteen minutes
for teal, eighteen or twenty minutes
for grouse, twelve or fifteen minutes
for doe-birds, ten minutes for either
plover or woodcock, and eight or ten
minutes for English snipe. Tender,
plump quail require from fifteen to,
eighteen minutes, and the average
plump partridge from thirty-five to
forty minutes. This implies the brisk
est heat the range oven can give, a
heat that will turn a sheet of writing
paper dark brown in ten minutes.
New York World.
PONT 8 FOR TIIB WINDOW GARDEN.
Don't forget that the plants will re-
quiro plenty of fresh air on sunny
days, or they will resent tho chango
from their summer quarters.
Don t leave the door or window
open too long, unless the weather is
very mild, or the plants will become
chilled.
Don't allow a direct draught on the
plants, especially if the air is cold.
Admit it through a door or window at
some distance from the plant shelves.
Don't give too much water or try to
force tho plants. Give them time to
become accustomed to their winter
quarters.
Don't forgot to search for the cracks
that will let in the keen air. Stuff
them with folded newspapers.
Don't bo sorry to give your only
rose or geranium bloBsom to yonr
sick neighbor. It may do her more
good than medicine.
Don't fail to keep a kettle of water
on the top of the Bitting room stove or
the water pan filled in the furnance.
Don't worry about the moisture
being unhealthy when it is necessary
to sit in the room with tho plants.
You will be benefited as well as the
flowers.
Don't fail to use stimulants on your
calla, and plenty of warm water if you
want quantities of the beautiful lilies.
Don't forget to look at the bulbs
which have been placed in the dark to
form roots. Some of them may bo
ready to bring into tho light for
blooming.
Don't be discouraged if you can't
make tho plants bloom while the days
are short and there is little sun. Yon
will notice a great change in a few
weeks.
RECIPES.
Potato Ronlettes Mix a pint mashed
potatoes with atablespooniul of cream,
salt and pepper to season, and the
beaten yolk of an egg. Form into ob
long roulottes, dip in beaten egg, roll
in bread crumbs and fry in hot lard to
a golden brown.
Cranberry Sauce Wash and pick
the berries, removing all imperfect
ones. Put them in a porcelain kettle ;
to a quart of berries allow a pint of
sugar. Boil ten or fifteen minutes,
taking care not to mash the berries.
Ponr into a deep dish or a mold.
Pumpkin Pie One quart of stewed
pumpkin pressed through a sieve, eight
eggs beaten separately, two scant
quarts of sweet milk, one pint sugar,
a teaspoonful each of butter, cinna
mon and nutmeg. Beat together and
bake in pie pans lined with rich pastry.
Black Bean Soup Take one quart
of black beans, boil well in four quarts
of water with a little salt and pepper.
When well boiled, press through a
colander into the water they were
boiled in. Add not quite a teaspoon
ful of allspice, mace and cloves, well
pounded. Buil again for half an hour.
Have ready three hard-boiled eggs,
chopped fine ; put them with a table
spoonful of butter in a tureen, and
pour on tho soup.
Scalloped Oysters Butter a deep
pan or baking dish, cover the bottom
with rolled crackers or bread crumbs
slightly toasted. Over this put a layer
of oysters seasoned with pepper aud
salt and a little butter, then another
layer of crumbs and one more of oys
ters, salt, pepper and butter. The top
layer should be of crumbs seasoned
with pepper and salt. Over this put
small pieces of butter. Bake about
half an hour.
Apple Dumplings reel, core aud
cut up six ripe apples. Prepare a rich
pastry, take small pieces of it, roll out
and cut into slices about tho size of a
breakfast saucer. Into each put a tea
tpoouful of butter, two tesspoonfuls
:f sugar and two or three tablespoon
fuls of the minced apple. Form into
balls by drawing the edges of crust to
gether, l'ut them in a pan aud
priukle over the top a little sugar and
some tiny pieces of butter. Cover
with boiling water and bake, adding a
little more water if it gets low before
the dumplings are done.
Paris has the largest and roost com-pk-to
ugwrage system ia the world,
rVV ri)LM) 4 XTiU
TBS RtTM TRAFFIC JN AFRICA.
Ths rum traffic Is a fright ml sourneof erlmi
In Afrloa. In an Illustrated leetnre by Ir
Hoy, the Chairman ot the Afrlenn t'oiiftross,
a pyramid of mm lioltlos, empty of course
was shown, before whleh In profound wor
ship were prostrate spore of the nnliappj
natives. They mado a Clod of the riirn bot
tle which was dovlllring themselves.
NRAI, DOW'S BIRTHnAY.
Thr temperanee people of this country,
('Blinds, and .Knirland are already making
arrangement for tho observation of Neal
How s ninetieth birthday, Mareh 20, 1894, in
Ilia Interests ort temperanee reform. Temper
aneo societies In nil parts of the world are
asked to co-operate, each one condtli'tllitr f he
celebration Hi-cordlng to Its own Judgment
and opportunity, but all to seud congratula
tions to Ueueral lint..
AI.0OHOI. IN Tn HOPS.
Awful thought that woman should learn
the power of appetite through doctors' pre
scriptions! Above all elso we should keen
tho home pure. Mothers should see to It
that no llnuor ever colors the home,
"Twenty-threo years ago," said Archbishop
Ireland. "I began temperanee work with the
men. I tun glad, most thankful, that I be-
fnn In any way ; but If I were to begin again,
would orgauis-.e the women. Not becauso
they need it more than, or nearly ns much,
ns the men In the worldly view of the ease ;
but because of the good that would be dons
in their homes and to their families,'-
woblu s ria award.
The Educational Exhibits at the World's
Fair were so extended that the Judges have
only recently had time to report upon the
largest group, (I roup 149. No single ex
hlt.lt In that group nor In all the Educa
tional display at the White t'.lty attracted
more nttuntlnn or excited moro interest
than that of K.-icntlllo Temperance Instruc
tion In the Public, School. The Exhibitor,
Mrs. Mary It. Hunt, of Boston, has Just been
informed that this exhibit has been assigned
live highest awards.
1. For legislation requiring physlologl
esi tompernnce Instruction In public schools
in forty-four Mates nnd Territories iu the
United Ktntes and in Canatta aud In Sweden.
It. For graded sorles of text-books on this
subject iu the English lnngunge.
8. For translations of these books, now la
use. in five different languages.
4. For methods of pupil or school-room
study In this science.
5. For exhibit of pupil-work In this
branch, from various States in the United
States.
A TIRPNKAKD' AFTEAt
A young man entered the barroom ot a vil
lage tavern and called for a drink.
"No," said the landlord ; "you have had
the delirium tremens once, and I can't sell
you any more."
lie stepped aside lo make room for a
couple ol young men who had just entered,
and t he landlord walled on them very politelv.
1'he other had stood silent and sullen, and
when they had finished ho walked up to the
landlord and thus addressed htm
"Six years ago, at their age, I stood whero
those two men are now. I was a man ot fair
prospects. Now, nt the age of twenty-eight,
I am n wreck Imdv and mind. You led nm
lo drink. In this room I formed the hal.lt
that has been my ruin. Now sell me a few
more glasses and your work will be done ! I
sunn soon Do out of the way ; there Is no hope
forme. But they can be saved. Do not sell
It to them. Sell It to me and let me die, and
tlio w jrld will be rid of mo ; but for heaven's
lL-e sell no more to them."
The landlord listened pale aud trembling.
Setting down his decanter, he exclaimed,
'T.od help nie, it Is the last drop I wi1! soilto
any one 1 Aud lie keit his worit
IKsrilAN'CK AM TKUTERAM F.
A Massachusetts life insurance compnny'f
Instructions to its medical examiners contnh'
the following t
"In conildcrat Ion of a risk nothing is mort
important than the habits ot the applicant
respecting the use of stimulants aud nar
cotics. Intemperance weakens body nnd
mind, nnd increases the fatality of acuto dis
ease by lessening the powers of resistance,
while many forms ot chronic disease take
their origin in the excessive nso of alcoholic
liquors and tobacco. Moreover the statistics
of life insurance show that intemperance re
duces the average expectation of llfo nearly
two-thirds. The most definite information
on this subject is therefore retfulred. and tho
examiner should see thnt the answers to the
questions relating to the use of stimulants
and narcotics am clear and specific. The
company does net knowingly insure an in
temperate person.
"Present habits of intemperance or im
morality invariably disqualify au applicant
for any form of insurance. P.ist habits dis
qualify for a term of years, varying accord
ing lo the nature of the c:ise. The dally use
of any alcoholic beverage iu the excess of an
amount representing one and a half ounces
of absolute alcohol (Annie's limit) is not
lightly regarded by the Home Ofllco. '
dom't todch liquor.
If you are the father ot a family, do not
touch Intoxicating drinks. Why? Because
your example may be the means ot causing
misery here and hereafter to those who look
up to you as their guide and example. If
you are a mother, do not use it yourself nor
allow its use in your home if you value the
manhood of your sons or the womanhood of
your dnughters. If you aro a yount; woman
do not olfer it to your gentleman friends,
and if tempted to do so just think for a mo
ment ot tho terrible responsibility you as
sume. The glass you offer may be the means
of Blurting the young man ou the downward
road to ruin and death. lie may know his
weakness, but from anxiety to appear well In
your oyes, or from Inck of moral courago to
refuse anything proffered by the hand of
youth nud beauty, takes that which, under
other ciremnstauocs, he would shun.
Many a young man dale his downfall
from the social glass taken under the par
ental roof or In the house of somo friend ot
the family. Do not try to indues the man
who, from s id experience knows his weak
newt, to brdak his pledge or resolution to ab
stain. This is often done thoughtlessly,
from a mistaken Idea of friendship or socia
bility, nml without a thought of the possible
uonst-q lienors that may follow.
Do not, however, fall into the error of
nssumlug thnt every man who takes a pledge
is necessarily a reformed drunkard, -or one
who needs any special restraint on his appe
tite for liquor. Ou the contrary, many re
el rain themselves iu that way simply as
example for others to follow, hoping thereby
to save some weaker brother.
Do not keep liquor in your house on the
specious plon of necessity for use In case of
sickness ; that necessity is rarely experienced,
and but too often is merely an excuse for
over-ludulgonce. Do not imagine you will
be unable to sleep without a "ulght-oap" or
nwake without uu "eye-opener." Sacred
Heart Ileview.
TKureBANce news and notes.
Only eight of se only-live counties In Miss
issippi license saloons.
Drink upsets the emotions aud makes
devils of naturally good-tempered people.
One-fifth of the annual increase ot the
wealth of the Nation ia devoured by the sa
loon. bishop Taylor tells of a distillery In Africa
culled lion Jesus flood Jesus so associated
are ruin and Christianity iu the minds of the
natives.
Count Leo Tolstoi, who spent his time and
fortune n year ago In alleviating the suffer
ings of the starving Itussiaus, now asserts
that drunkenness was one of tho great
causes of tho famine.
A writer iu '.he Leeds (England) Times
says: "It is calculated that the people of
Leods spend ut least one million pounds per
annum on intoxicating liquors, half ot which
belongs to the working classes."
Forty-live counties in Prohibition Kansas
possessing poor-houses and farms, are with
out n single pauper, and in thirty-seven
counties at the lust term of the District Court
there were no criminals for trial.
The thirty-fifth report of the Reformatory
aud ltelugu Union states that in Ureal Brit
ain and Ireland U5.000 persons are every
year committed to prison as drunkards, ot
whom 112, Quo are men and the rest women.
The British Home Secretary, the lion. H.
H. Asquith, speaking recently iu reference to
the (iladstona Government und the liquoi
queollon, said: "We mean, gentlemen, to
strike a blow, nud I trust aud believe it will
be an effective blow, at that which is, altei
all, the-greatest of the plagues and curses
which uOlict us as a social community I
BlvUM the curse o! lutempefiyice."
The rarasol Ant,
The fact that the "parasol ant" of
the West Indies has grown to lie such
a pest that the Government of Trini
dad has had to adopt appropriate legis
lation Against its ravages, draws atten
tion to the remarkable habits of tho
little creature. It has been definitely
determined that they do not cut tho
circular bits out of the leaves that they
bear away so liko a parasol over their
heads, for tho purpose of rating them
or for nest lining, as has been suggest
ed. Theso bits of leaves aro simply
wanted as tho soil on which to culti
vate a certain sort of fungus that they
feed upon ; nnd tho ants aro as expert
in its culture ns is any market gardener
Of Paris in tho growing of his beloved
mushrooms. A nest of theso tiny agri
culturists has thus been described by
the director of public works in Trini
dad who has had them on his table:
"Kaeh forager dropped his portion of
loaf in tho nest, and it was taken np
by a small worker nnd carried to a
clear space to be cleaned. It was then
taken in hand by tho largo workers,
whieli, after licking it with their
tongues, reduced it to a small black
ball of pulp. Theso bnlls were built
on the edge of the already formed fun
gus bed and slightly smoothed down.
Tho new surface wnsthen planted with
portions of the fungus brought from
other parts of tho nest. Each piece is
put in separately, and the ants know
exactly how far apart the plants should
be. It sometimes looks as if the bits
of fungus had been pnt iu too scantily
in places, yet iu about forty hours (if
the humidity has been properly regu
lated) it is all evenly covered with a
mantle aa of very flue suow." When
it in remembered that most persons
wh-i lravo tried the cultivation of edible
fungi have failed because of tho diffi
culties arising from the handling of
the spores and the maintenance of tho
needed humidity, it almost seems that
wo must coneedo to these tiny crea
tures a greater degreo of agricultural
skill than is possessed by the average
farmer.
Tho Tea Road.
Ke-gn, tho half-way halting place on
the famous tea road between the
Chinese border town Ta-ohieu-lu and
tho Thibetan capital, is tho centre of
the tea trade, and, accordingly, the
residenco of numerous tea merchants.
It is the Chinese who chiefly bring tho
tea here, to sell it to Iho Thibetan
merchants, who forwnrd it to Lhnssa.
The currency in this trade ia tho
Indian rupee, which, however, is ofteii
dispensed with, and then the tea is
bartered by tho Chinese for wool,
hides and furs, gold dust, mercury and
other Thibetan products, for importa
tion into China. Tho tea (branches
ns well ns leaves) is parked in
pressed bricks, about fourteen inches
long, ten wide and four thick. Eight
of theso bricks aro sown in a akin, and
a yak enrriea two skins. All
Thibetans drink tea. They boil it,
brauches and all, iu water, with a lit
tle soda and salt, and before drinking
add butter, barley flower (which is
called teampn) aud dried native cheese.
1'ho solid part of this mixture, when
merely moistened with a little liquid
tea mado lip into hard balls, is called
ha, aud forms tho staple food of
Thibet.
The chief meat consumed is mut
ton, upon which the black tent people
almost live. Shei-p are cheap. In tho
interior of tho country they cost from
one rupee to two rupees. For winter
consumption, they are killed early in
the cold seasou, and tho meat is
frozen. The- National Review.
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Its excellence is duo to its presenting
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It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
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Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
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One
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Twelve bottles for one
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The King's Death-Clock.
In tho courtyard of tho palace of
Versailles is a clock with ono hand,
called "Li'Horlogo do hi Mort du Bed."
It contains no works, but consists
merely of a fnco in tho form of a sun,
surrounded by rays. On tho death of
a king the hand is set to the moment
of his demise, and remains unaltered
till his successor has rejoined him in
tho grave. This custom originated
under Louis XIII., and continued till
the revolution. It was revived on ths
death of Louis XVIII., and tho hand
still continues fixed on the precise
moment of that monarch's death.
Chicago Herald.
The caves or grottoes discovered in
Carnioln, a province of Austria, in
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M. W. t-OTT, KM)., of the U. P. Marshall's
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mm Indigestion, sick headache, nervoue pros
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remedies and dootors
with but little or no re
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