A boy of fifteen tin nrroMod at
Richmond, Va., for hnvhifr in his poa
Sciwion $50,000 worth of Confedcrato
money. He declared ho had no in
tention of putting it into circulation
and was reloaded.
' The United States Army is said lo
Lave over 200 cases of scurvy every
year.
Pr. Kilmer's Swast-moot cure
oil Kidney and l'.la.lder troubles.
Pamphlet and CnnMiltntlon free.
Laboratory Hinglmmton, N. V.
AKirmTioMt'ong can be hoard nt a
distance of a mile.
Fon a roncih or !nrc Thmnt the bc modi
cine Ik Hale's Honey nf llorohmind awl Tar.
llke's T!jx!Qni1?!Lil,ini!.n' m,r,",
In IfW'Hmiin'n (Trmifhlnl lYnrhrt" w ore In
troduced, nn.l their purses. cure for i olds,
Couirhs. Asthma anil Hronchitis ha been un-
pera'lelpd.
Million's Cnre
I sold on a gnnrantoe. It ctirc Incipient Con
sumption; it Is the Hwl rough Cure: Z-k., 50c., SI
A Heaetltal Unevenlr Ppnon
Will . sent with every bottle of lr. fowl'
rain Lrovp Curt. Onlered bymnil. ljpst.
peld, Wets. Adilrww. HoTle. Bnffnlo, N. 1.
T. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, O., I Top of
SalP Catarrh Cure, offer f KM reward for any
cane of catarrh that cannot he cured by taking
II all's Catarrh Cure. Send for testimonials,
free. Sold by Druaglsts, 75c.
Emma A Mtn-tR
Band Beach, Pa.
After the Crip
Broken Down by Dyspepsia, Indl-
. gestlon and Headache Spells
I feel it my duty to tell wh it Hood'a Sarsa
parilla has done for my wife. She had the
j grip, and after the fever was over shs was
not able to do her housework, had dyspep
ela,lndlgestlon,constlpatlon and headache,
nella of dizziness, and hot flashes. I saw
In a paper what wonderful cures were made
by Hood's Sarsaparllla. After my wife had
used one bottle she realized she was much
better. She is now nslnj the fourth bottle
and has Improved In health so much that
Sarsa-parilla
Hood's
Cures
shedoesherownhousework. I am so thankful
for what Hood's Sarsaparllla has done for
her that I would not be without it In the
house." S.Jt.Mit.Li,P. M., Sand Beach.Pa.
Head's Pills ear liver Ills, oonitlpsUon, bll
lousness. Jaundice, sick beadaehe. indigestion.
W. I. DOV7G1.A8 3 SHOE
! CnrTTliigr Secret Anna,
1 In Mysore and Hyderabad tlio
hieh'hwa (scorpion) the double
curved miscrieordo of the Kant is
carried by tlio lower classes hidden np
Iho sleeve, and is made right or left
handed to suit all tastes. It is it fav
orite and effectual weapon of assassina
tion, being- driven downward from be
hind, inside tho collarbono, and is
lometimcsdouble-bladort and poisoned.
Iho poison being carried in a snitablo
hollow in the hilt. The double curve
of the blnde, detived from that of a
tow's horn, and resembling that of a
icorpion's sting, recurs in tho khanjar
and tho chilonnni and throughout
Afghanistan. With a variety of this
weapon Lieutenant Willis was killed
iu t he bazaar at Candahar.
Tho strangest of secret arms is, per
haps, the bagh nakh or tiger claw of
tho Mahrattas, with its two rings for
the first and fourth fingers and tho
three to fivo curved steel claws,
destined to wrotrndo from the closed
hand between the fingers and to rip
open or mangle the victim. Tho haud
half open shows only two bright rings
round tho fingers; the clenched list
becomes the armed paw of tho human
tiger. Mr. Egerton tells us how tho
Mahratta leader Sivaji murdered Ins
enemy, Afzai Khan, after invitinghim
to a conference, in which each should
como with one attendant only. Sivaji
wore a mail cap and coat under his
turban and cotton gown, had a
bich'hwa in his right sloeveand a bagh
riakh on his left hand. The Khan had
only his sword, and sent away his fol
lower to reassure Sivaji, who was of
small stature and counterfeited tim
idity. "In the midst of tho customary
embrace, Sivaji struck the bagh unkh
into the bowels of Afzai Khan, who
quickly disengaged himself, clapped
his hand on his sword, exclaiming
'Treachery and murder t" but Sivaji
instantly followed up the blow with
his dagger. The Khan had drawn his
sword, and made a cut nt Sivaji, but
the concealed armor was proof against
the blow. The whole was tho work
of a moment, and Sivaji was -wrestling
the vreapoa from tho hand of his vic
tim before tho attendants could run
toward them." London Saturday Re
view. Corral Use for HuniRltair.
Human liair is in great demand in
some of the countries of Europe, and
the supply is said to be inadequate.
1 Our consul in Cores points out that
there is vlenty ana to spore in ine
hermit kingdom. "The Coreans," he
adds, "have remarkably fine heads of
hair, and they put their combing to a
use that I have never seen elsewhere.
A very large number of the saddle-
clothes placed under the packs of their
ponies are made of hair woven into
coarse mats or bags, and the halters
and head ropes of their animals are
largely couposed of the same material,
I believe that human hair is largely
exported from China to Europe, and
Corea could furnish a large and cheap
supply did the people know there was
a demand for it." Westminster Ga
zette.
jMtials ructom work, costlnff from
t 5.4 10 a), pesi Tliue iw uib money
1 in the world. Name and pneo
nped on the bottom, iivery
sviarta...- iff).
mi 1 11 1 "
I Srirrroft ut
l3!eaiutj,Nstui
m W . .arWVUL.t, v.' ' 'ILL -
JJKW KRTHOD OF rRKHKRVIHO) OOS.
The desirability of shipping eggs
from Victoria to England has lod to
the discovery of a new method for pre
serving them. They are first rubbed
with grease and then placed with braa,
flour, lime and pollard in small cases.
When opened they are fonnd to te
perfectly sweet and fresh. New York
World.
STTFTKESS IH A WOUKIJICI OS.
Overworking and exposure to the
weather afterward will easily produce
rheumatism, and this will cause stiff
noss of the limbs, with pains that
move from one limb to another, lhe
treatment in such a case should bo to
foment the parts with bot water, and
then apply somo strong liniment, giv
ing thirty drops of tincture of aconite
three times a day in some acceptable
drink, linseed or oatmeal gruel, for
instance. The animal must rest from
work, but moderato exercise will be
useful. It should be kept warm and
dry, New York World.
QrAUTV. OF E009.
There is a great difference in the
original quality of eggs, and this has
much to do with their capacity for
keeping well. Generally, the best-
flavored eggs are laid early in tho sea
son. Then tho diet is mostly grain
After the fowls begin to find young
grass growing, they will pick at and
eat it, Bnd of course consume less
grain. In summer much of tho food
is crass and insocts. Those aro not
good egg-producing loods, and tnougn
a larire number of eggs may be laid,
thoir quality will not be as good as it
is early in in the season. It is not the
difference caused by deterioration on
account of weather, for an egg cooked
tho same day it is laid in July is gen
erally not so good as one that is
cooked fresh in March or April. Hence
there is good reason why eggs should
be dearer in early spring. they are
better then, and for their pnoe fur
nish a cheaper and better food than
the same money invested in moats.
The fact may also explain one reason
why limed eggs are so generally unsat
isfactory. They are always the cheap
and poor quality summer eggs. They
are inferior when put up, and cannot
be expected to improve by keeping
five or six months, even when air u ex
eluded. Boston Cultivator.
beats, each foot boing plantod tn a
regular order of euooossion.
The trot has two aistinot peats , too
horse springing diagonally from one
pair of feet to tho other : between the
tops all the Icct are in me air.
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ttructions
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Brings comfort and improvement and
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 best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Svrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties ot a perlect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of tho medical
profession, because it acta on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowel without weak,
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
cists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any buusuiulc u. uuurcu
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SEED WHEAT.
Heavy weight seed wheat contains a
larger quantity of more valuable food
materials for tho young plant in the
form of nitrogen, phosphorio acid and
potaah than light weight wheat of the
same variety. Experiments nt the
Minnesota station by H. Snyder show
that this additional reserve food
supplied to the young plants and pro
duces a more vigorous growth. The
additional fertilizer material in a
bnshel of heavy weight wheat is worth
from three to Ave cents more per
bushel at the market prices of com
mercial fertilizers. Hellriegel in Ger
many has also proved that the- heavier
the seed the more vigorous is the
young plant,.and where there was not
an over-abundanoe of plant food in the
soil the difference in vigor of the
plants are seen even up to the time of
harvest. The Minnesota experiments
prove that the same characteristic
differences that aro noted between
heavy and light weight seed wheat
are observed between healthy ana vig
orous, and poor and sickly wheat
plants, both in growth and yield. The
wheat plant takes up over three
fourths of its food from the soil be
fore heading out. The soil should be
cultivated and managed m such a way
so as to supply the growing wheat
crop with at least three-fourths of its
mineral food, and seven-eighths of its
nitrogen compound before it blooms,
which occurs in June or early in July,
according to the latitude. American
Agriculturist.
TRAINING A HORSE.
In training a horse for the saddle,
says the New York World, the animal
is made obedient and gentle, ana his
good qualities best developed, by pa
tience, kindness and encouragement,
and, above all, fearlessness; punish
ment should be resorted to only when
absolutely nocessary. No punishment
should be administered to a horse in
anger.
Under harsh treatment he will first
become timid, then sullen, and at
length violent and unmanageable.
As one horse is apt to be governed
by the actions of another, well-traiued
horses that are indifferent to sights
and sounds should be interspersed
among the new ones until they are al
so accustomed to the sounds of trum
pets, beating of drums, tinkling of
sabres, etc.
Every action of a rider should tend to
induce full confidence that no harm is
intended and that nothing but kind
treatment is to be expected.
The horse s balance and his light
ness in haud depend largely on tne
proper carriage of his head and neck.
A youni? horse will usually try to
resist the bit, either by bending his
ueck to one side or by sett ing his jaw
against the bit, or by carrying his
nose too high or too low. Bending
lessons will serve to overcome this
habit and make the horse conform to
the movements of the reins and yield
easily to the pressure of tho bit.
The legitimate gaits of the saddle-
horse are the walk, trot, canter and
nallou. The manoeuvring trot is at
the rate of eight miles an hour, blow
trot is at the rate of nix miles an hour.
Trot out is at the rate of tiyUt miles au
hour.
The cantor is ot the rata of eight
miles an hour, and is generally used
for individual instruction.
Manoeuvring gullop is at tho rate of
twelve miles au hour.
The full or extended gallop is at the
rate of sixteen miles an hour.
The charge is at full speed, and is
regulated by the spued of tho slower
horses.
The walk is a gait of four dibliuot
ROt'FCR OP TUB UrTTRB FIiAVOn.
The butter aroma appears in tho
butter as the rosnlt of tho ripening
process. Sweet-cream butter does not
have this delicate flavor, and while
there is ft demand, in our markets,
perhaps a growing domand, for a
swoet-cream butter, it never develops
the delicate flavor known as the but
ter aroma. Ihiring ripening certain
chantros take place in the cream, some
of which we understand and othors
which are at present beyond tho
reach of chemical knowledge. Tho
composition of cream is essentially tho
same as that of milk except in vno
higher proportion of fat. It is made
up chiefly of butter fat in tho form of
fflolnilca. of casein in a parnai bub
pension in the liquid, of milk sugar in
solution, and of a small amount 01 ax
bumen, probably partly in solution
and partly in the form of an extreme'
lv delicate notwork of fibers which wo
call fibrin. Cream always contains a
largo number of bacteria, yeasts and
molds, which ore the active agents in
ripening. The sources of those micro
organisms are variod. inoy are not
present in tho milk when secroted by
the cow, but nnd tnoir way into 11
in a variety of ways. Somo como from
the air ; somo from tho hairs of the
cow ; somo from tho dust of tho barn ;
some from the hands of tho milker ;
some from the milk vessels, and others
from other sources of contamination.
The ohanoos of contamination aro suf
ficient to stock the milk with an
abundance of these organisms under
all circumstaucos. By tho time the
cream has reached the creamery it
contains a quantity of organismi
varying widely with temperature and
other conditions, and it is to tnosetuai
the subsequent riponing is due.
During tho period of ripening, tho
organisms are growing and produoing
profound changes in the cream. Bac
teria aro primarily destructive agents.
During their growth they are pulling
to pieces some of tho chemical com
pounds of the cream and reducing
them to a condition of groater sim
plicity, giving rise in this way to a
groat number of so-called decomposi
tion products. Chemistry has not yet
explained all of these changes. A few
of them wo partially understand. Wo
know that some of the organisms act
upon milk sugar, converting it
into lactio acid, with tho production
of carbonio acid gas as a by-product.
We know, also, that sometimes butyrio
acid is produced, and that sometimes
ferments, similar to rennet and tryp
sin, make their appearance in ripen-
ins cream. Alcohol is also a common
product, so muoh so that the butter
flavor has sometimes been attributed
to this product alono. Storrs Agr
cultural Expel unent Bulletin.
TEMPERANCE.
nt rona's w. a t. v. nnn.tu!t.
Tlio W. 0. T. XT. of Now York Is nlnnntna
to owt a Imlliliniron tlm Htntn Fnlr grnnmla,
with illnuiir room ronvnrtililn Into a hull (or
iKOturos ami PvniiKolistle mvtlnin, roponlnlly
for thosn otilliml lo romnln on Iho irrounds
ovor Sundny and lirivvl of Onapnl prlvl
loirw, as tlioso pncniriMl la tho can of stock
nro during Iho ontlro fnlr mwiii Tho luilld
Inn will Brrvo also n a hoadquartnro from
which to dlotrllmto lltnrntuni to tbo multi
tudes to bo roucuod at such places.
snr. knkw nun whakkkm.
s woman npponrod linforo a N"W York
Jiistlcx tlio other tiny and lold him that "ho
was drunk and dlsordoriy. and w ititecl to lo
sent totho worklnniHO. Tho .Tustlca was not
Inclined to entertain hr charge against her
self, Imt she Ix'irired him with learn in her
cyestoilo if. Nhn sal I she had A home in
lirooklyn, Imt was unlit lo iroto It. She hud
lost her situation a towr days lefore, nnd had
taken to drinkini?, nnd sho wis unahlfto
Mop It unless eonllnint lo jail, nil I was
wholly unlit to uo to her children III her
then oudillou. Thu Judgu gruutut uur request.
Trta ri'itmrrt orr Tim rutrrrn.
A few evenings nuo I nddrcasod a class In
flne of our putine schools mid was asked 10
Rive my opinion as lo how far tho lie: -o
rialoon should Iw from n sehoo'-house. 1 re
flected It was a question which rcou.rod
some thought, although it would not appear
0 nt llrot sK'ht ami Ihcn snhl : "Aliout MH
mile would ln a reasonable distance, nc
cor. Unit to my way of thinking." And frort
lite same reason the same dislauce should b
staked off between the saloon nnd tho hal
store, nnd tho millinery establishment. Th
child Is iu no more danger from the elosi
proximity of the saloon to the sehoo'-housi
thnn tho fnther of thn child is in llndint; tin
saloon close to Iho place where ho buys hli
own and that chilli's clotUinb-.'r. Y. I'ow
uerly.
Highest of all in leavening strength. Utest 0.8. Got. Food Report
H Poivdteir
itDSOWTStsV PURE
Economy requires that in every receipt calling
for baking powder the Royal shall be used. It
will go further and make the food lighter, sweeter,
of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome.
ROYAL BAKING) POWDER CO., 10 WALL ST., NEW YORK.
"oua rmoTnnn s KF.nrisn
A Inuinoss man was in tho habit of now
nnd then stepping into n saloon nnd taklua
Klasa ot beer with a friend. Ho did not euro
for the beer, and only drnnk it for tlm wiko
of being BOi'ial. Ho said ho did not ,mpposo
ho drnnk ir.oro thnn live or six glasses a
year, let, he was not a temperance man.
une any a ineixi naked nun 10 slop in a
certain saioon and take a kIiism of beer. Ho
did so. Rtnnding near by was a young man
who had nover drank a glass of be'Y. Imt ho
knew tlicso men wero regarded n't very lino
men, nnd thought that If they drank Iver lif
could. 80 Inter he went into tho saloon.
He found he llkod boer, and was easily
affected by it ; and thnt night ho was taken
home ta a carrlngn drunk.
When he wss sober he told his mother how
he oame to go into the saloon. The mother
told the business mnn what bis example had
done for her boy, nnd being a really goo 1
innn he said that should be his last gliisi ot
beer. He hnd not thought what lirtle he
drank would injure any one, but milled, "I
guess wo are our brother's keeper from tilts
time on I will let nil strong Uriuk nlouo.-'
The Q olden Censer.
l'reparlnir, In Time ol Peace,
'The British Government is forever
experimenting with its fighting ap
purtonances in order to ascertain just
what it can d in case of trouble with
some other country," Baid Joseph
Markoll, of Boston, at tho Ebbitt.
"For somo timo past it has been try
ing to find out just how long it would
take to got its meu and supplies across
tho American continent in cane of a
difficulty with Russia. A short time
ago a snooial train, carrying arma
ment and supplies, was diRpatohod
from Halifax to EsquimauM, British
Columbia, with instructions to stop
onlv to take water and change ongines,
and the trip was made iu less than flvo
davs. Mrs, Guolph pretty nearly
kuows to a corhunty jusi wuat cvory
department of her empire can do in
any kind of au etnergonoy." Wash
ington Htar.
At Eddy, in tho Tocos Valloy, Now
Mexico, tho farmers aro cultivating
cauaigie, and are gotting 810 per ton
in its croon state for all they can
raise.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
If the bees are restless givo more
air and water, and sweep np the dead
ones.
Etrgs stored in a damp place will
often taste musty even though the test
be clear.
A safe rule with peaches is always
to set them on au elevation, tho high
er the better.
Good prices and increasing demands
are reported for high-class heavy
draught horses.
Lameness always indicates soreness,
stiffness or weakness, and domands
immediate1 attention.
Unless you are giving up breeding,
do not be tempted by a good price to
sell off the good mares.
There is no reason to fear that eloo
trioity will ever be able to take the
place of good horses of any breed.
A hen will eat about a bushel of
grain a year. At that rate she pays a
big profit on what she eats if she does
her best.
When the dairyman has learned how
to produce June butter at any time of
the year he is getting up to tne art 01
butter making.
Br keeping the trash in tho garden
or orchard cleaned up a large number
of pests that injure the fruits and trees
may be destroyed,.
In nearly all cases the earlier the
fruit is thinned the better. It is not
a good plan to allow the trees to ma
ture too much fruit.
After an orchard has come into full
bearing one of the best plans of man
agement is to seed it down to clover
and use it as a hog pasture.
Boot pruning is done by taking a
sharp spade and digging a circle
around the stem ot tlio trees deep
enough to cut off a portion of the
roots.
If the farmer does not like poultry,
let the wife have charge of it, and let
her have all she can make out of it.
She will soon develop the business into
paying proportions.
Farmers who are now using hay will
find that some will bo more highly rel
ished by stock than other portions.
This difference iu quality is due to the
Bta-'a of growth at which it was cut,
aud also iu the manner iu which it was
cured.
A good crop to help out poor
pasture is the oow-pea, that can be
either cut or pastured. Are you plan
ning to sow sumo? It makes a splendid
crop for emergencies because it can be
either pastured, cut for hay, or
allowed to miture aud the peas
threshed out. There is no better cow
feed.
While whoat and other graius have
f'dleu iu price, there is no complaint
that egs lire not fully up to expecta
tions in prices. Ega are always "cash
on sight," aud those who make a
specialty of supplying customers with
strictly fresh eggs are affected but lit
tle by biiNiiiesH .leprcsbious W sudden
chauges iu value,
SClENOK AND At.COHtW.
There Is a common belief thnt alcohol gives
now strength and energy after fatigue sets
in. Thn sensation of ftuiguo is one ot the
safety valves of our machine; to stlflo the
fooling of fatigue, iu order to do uioro work,
Is like closing the safely valve so thnt the
boiler may Ik overhented nnd explosion re
sult. It is commonly thought that nlcohollo
drinks old digestion, but In reality the con
trary would appear to be the ense, tor It tins
been proven that a meal without alcohol is
more quickly lollowed by hunger thnn a meal
with alcohol, in connection with the sant
lation ot armies thousands ot experiments
upon Inrgo ho lies ot men have boon made.
and have led 10 the result that Jn peace or
war, in every elimnlo 111 neat, cold or rain
soldiers are belter nble to endure the
fatigue of tho most exhaustlug marches when
they nro not nllowo 1 any alcohol at nil. Thnt
mental exertions of nil kinds nro better un
dergone without alcohol is generally admit
tod by most people who have mndo tho trlnl.
It appears certain that from seventy to eighty
per eenr. 01 crime, eighty 10 ninety per cent,
of all poverty nnd from ten to forty per oent.
of the suicides in most eivillz-vl countries nro
to be tiseribed to aleouul. Westminister lie-
view.
How (Joltl Loses by Abrasion,
Gold whilo in circulation is handled
loss than any other medium. It is
usually kept in tho vaults of banks for
demands rarely made, aud for this
reason the loss by abrasion is about
one-half of ouo per cent in any
twenty year. In a $20 gold piece,
the standard weight of which is 510
grains, tho Government allowanoo for
loss by abrasiou is 2. M grains, but,
oxcopt in cases whero the coins have
boon tampered with by "sweaters,
tho loss rarely exceeds this limit.
New York Journal.
'Smallest Book iu the World.
Tho smallest book in tho world is
said to bo a New Tostamout. It was
printed with typo of very small size,
which could bo used but once, as it
was fonud to bo impossible to distrib
ute thorn after tho impression hod
boon printed. The pago is an inch
long by throo-quartera of an inch
wide, and tho volume, including covers,
is exactly a quarter of an inch thick.
Chicago Times.
life- f
TKUrERASCK CONVENTION.
The Catholic Total Ahstinenoe Union of
America, nno of tho strongest tompcrnnof
organizations in the world, will hold its
twenly-lourth annual convention in Ht
l'.iul, Minnesota, August 1 to S, next. lit,
Itev. J. II. Colter, llishop n Winona, Minn.,
is President, nnd ltev. A. V. Doyle, C. 8. l
of New York, is Secretary of the I'nlon.
As U. Paul is the home of Archbishop Ire
lnnd. ouo of tho most eloquent, devoted aud
powerful advocates of tempernnc In thll
country or in the world, a convention ol
more than ordinary interest may lie looked
for. A locil committee has been appointed,
nnd the most complete arrangements are be
ing made lor giving the delegati and visit
ors a royal welcome to the Northwest. Cer
tain sections of tho country aro nlrendj
promised railroid rates much lower than
those usually secured on such occasions, and
It is believed other districts will yet tnr
equally as well. The nltendnnoe will be
large; not loss than ounthoutaud prominent
tompernuce workers from all purls of lhe
United Htntea and Cnnidn beiug expected.
Iu fact, t is tho Intention to make this the
groateet and most representative gathering
of Catholic total nbstaiuers ever brought to
gether. I.ocul excursion an) being plunned
to all points of interest, so the trip may be
ninde one prolltaMo in iu:uiy ways. Sacred
Ucurt Kevn.iv.
TUMrrlUNCE NEWS AND NOTES.
Great Iiritain's drink bill is attracting
world-wide atteution.
Hosts of young folks would never drink
liquor If there were no saloon to go to for
the drink.
The exportation of French wlnea to tha
United btatee bus fallen oil considerably la
late years.
Tha W. C. T. V.. ot Fromont. Nob., has
paid in full for its Temperance Temple which
was built at a cost of tlO.OUO.
School teachers say that the children are
neuter and better dot hod and go to school
more, where there are no saloons.
The W. C. T. U., of Delweln, Iowa, has
closed up twelve of the thirteen saIoous, and
the proprietor of the last one is on trial.
Nobody believes In the saloon except
those who make money out of it, and many
of them wish they were in other business.
Although five provinces gave a majority of
150,000 for prohlbitioL in the plebiscites re
cently held in Cunada, the Dominion Gov
ernment bos refused to euast a prohibitory
law.
The temperance cause In New South
Wales la advancing. The totul expenditure
for intoxicating drinks has decreased In a
marked degree and also the total consump
tion of alcohol.
There Is so little call for alcoholic liquors
in liurliugton, Vt., that the drug stores do
not ilud it necessary to keep more than a
quart of whisky iu stock. That quantity
usually lasts six months.
Francis Murphy, thetempernnce reformer,
appears to be ns popular and effective as
ever. lie has been uouductlng a most sua
ceeaful series of temperance meetings In tho
People's Church and Berkeley Temple, Bos
ton.
A minor In Wales received the prlzo of
fered by the Woman's Signal, for the best
rost-enrd answering the question "Why am
a Tolal Abstainer?" "Nino hundred and
eighty-one replies were received and this
man received tho books.
The ruler of Uenures iu India Is conduct
ing a great temperance work among his peo
ple. He is au euthuslust in philanthropic
work. His temperance addresses lo the
thousands of pilgrims who Uock to the holy
city are remarkable in elleet.
l'rofessor Tyndull, though not a total ab
stainer himself, once gave a young man wno
declined the wine ollored him, this teett
mouy : "All youug people especially should
not touch alcoholic drinks. People who are
strong aud lull vi Vitiuf uo UJl uuwl tueiuj"
From away up In British North America
renins the following (jreeting to Dr. K. V.
Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at
buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Allen Sbarrard. ot
llnrtney, Belkirk Co., Manitoba, whoa
portrait, with that of her little boy,
beads this article, writes ns follows:
" I take great plea-sure Iti recommending Dr
Pierces Favorite l'rescr.n'ion for 'falling of
tho womb.' I was troubled with bearing
down twins and pains in r.iy back whenever
1 would be on mv feet nnv length of time. I
was recommended to trv Dr. Pierre's KavoriU
Proscription, which I did with happy result.
I feel like a new person after Ukiug three
bottles of it."
At w have just beard from the frigid
North, we will now introduce a letter
received from the Sunnv (Smth. Tho follow
ing is from Mn. J. T. mitb, of Onkfuskee,
Cleburne Co., Ala. Fha writes 1 "I was
otilicled and sulTered untold paint and
misery, tueh as no pen can describe, for six
Teal's. I was confined to bed most of the
time. I expected tho co':d bond of death
every day. 1 was eltlictsd with leucoiTiiea
with excessive flowing fr.Uiug of the womb
bearing down sensation pain in the small
of my back my bowels costive smarting,
itching and burning in tho vagina, also pal
pitation of the heart. Wheu I began taking
your medicine I could not eit up, only a few
minutes at a time, I was so weak. I took
Dr. Pierre's Favorite Prescription three
times per day, I also took his ' Uoiden Medical
Discovery ' three times per day and one of
Dr. Pieree'l Pleasant Pellets every night. I
have taken seven bottles of the ' Discovery,'
seven bottles of the ' Prescription ' and five
bottles of the ' Pellet.' I took these inedi
rinH seven months. re?ularlv. never missed
a day. Tbete medicines cured me. I feel as
well at I ever did in my life. Four of the
best doctors in the land treated mv case four
vears. They all gave mo up as hopeless
they tald I could not be cured, end could not
live Through the will of God. and your
medicines, I nave been restored to the best
of health." Yours truly,
Mm W. O. Ounekcl. of No. ltt South
Seventh Street, Teri e Haute, Indiana, write;
" I had been suffering irom womoirouuioiui
eight yeart having doctored with the mosi
skillful physicians, but findmg only V-
mry relief from ineuicines iirwcnuro vj
them. I was advised by a friend to take
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which 1
did, and found, in taking six bottles of the
Prescription' aim two 01 im v-we,
Medical Discovery, that it list effected a
uositive cure, for which worus cannot
press mv grnuuiua ir m.
great suffering that 1 to long endured. "
A a powerful, mvigorating, restorativs
tonic " Favorite Prescription improves
digestion and nutrition thereby building up
strength of the whole system. As a soothing
and strengthening nervine " Favorite Pre
scription" is unequaled and it invaluable in
allaying ana iuuuuihb . Jt
Irritability, nervous exhaustion, nervout
prostration, neuralgia, bysUria, spasmt.
Chorea, or St. Vitus's Dance, and other dis
tressing, nervous symptoms commonly atten
dant Uon functional and organic disease of
the womb. It induces rcnoouing .w
relieves mental anxiety and despondency.
Eveu insanity, when Uepeudent upon, womb
disease, is cured by it.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Preecription it
scientific medicine, carefully compounded by
an experienced and skillful physician, and
adapted to woman's delicate organization. It
i purely vegetable in its composition and
perfectly harmless in itseiTect in any condi
tion of tht tyitrm. For morning sickness, or
nausea, due to pregnancy, weak stomach, in
digestion, dyspepsia and kindred symptoms,
ite use will prove very beneficial.
Dr. Pierce't Book ( 10S page, illustrated )
on "Woman aud Her Diseases," giving tuc
cessful means of Home Treatment, will be
mailed tn piain envelope, eury ualed
from obtrwtion on receipt of ten cents
to pay postage. See the Doctor's adureet
1 near tie need ot thit article.
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