AlliEAlnr Hard to Kill.
An nllipnti'n tenacity for life in re
markable. I luive no clonM Hint hen
itn bruin in jiirrcpd by a bullet the
animal dors not long mirvive, but m'nkn
nto deep water, where it oannot bo
noon. 1 have never piipopp1pi1 in kill
HiR and bngxiuR rn alliffntor by a shot
in tho brain. Tlio structure of tho
sknll provide to mticb, protection of
tho bruin, unci almllet miRht eanily be
deflected by tho hard bones. It waa
tint my vocation to go about killing
alligator, bnt oi one occasion I wag a
witnrM to thp preat difficulty of taking
the animal's life.
We were on a shooting party near
tho Pcintco Indigo Factory, on the
OanpeR, and ono day when we re
turned from our inoriiiiin'a round in
tho jnnplea after deer and always a
liofwible tiger or a wolf, we found that
some fishermen had brought in an
alligator about six feet long, securely
bound ou a bullock cart. The animal
wan still alive, but had evidently been
severely beaten to make him quiet on
tiie bullock cart, so tho order wan
given to tie a stout ropo around it
loina and to turn it into a Riiiall tank
to refresh and recover itself while wo
were taking our baths aud our break
fasts. Ureakfast over tho alligator was
hanlcd out of the tank, and was quito
lively, so that it hail to be fastened to
n tree. Then operations for killing
it began, but bullets from a small riflo
or an ordinary twelve-bore gun seemed
only to irritate it. A Sontal brought
A largo srear, one of tho lato venaliula
ferro which they use, and drove it
down tho alligator's throat into its
ritals, and this had more effect, while
another man got an ax and chopped
away at tho neck till the head was
separated from tho body. Tho body
was then cnt open, and the heart was
lying on the ground by its side, bnt
still the tail continued to move. But
here we withdrew, and the mob of
Sontals, who had been eagerly waiting,
rnshed in with their knives and cut
np the body and ate everything eat
able, so that in a short time tbero was
nothing left but the skin and bones.
jjgjngttuui's Magazine.
limiting Foxes With Dynamite,
A fox hunt with dynamite was the
novel sport of farmers near Toint
rieasant, Bucks County, a few days
ago. For a long tiruo the farmers
had suffered from the incursions of
some adroit thieves npon their poul
try reserves. The thefts were so dar
ing, yet so mysterious, that it was de
cided to set a watch. So when John
Bwope heard a racket in his hennery
he ran out. He was just in time to sei
a big fox, with a nice fat pullet in his
month, Bcamper away. The al-m was
spread, and a number of Farmer
Sswope s neighbors assisted him in
tracking the fox. They trailed him
to his den, under a huge rock, and
were then confronted with the prob
lem of routing him. They got some
dynamite, fired it, and in a few mi
nutes out came, not one, but four
foxes, half stunned and blinded.
The animals were killed as fast as they
appeared and then the den was walled
nn Hl'h1 Uiltilnhift Knonril
Rainmakers' Cars.
The rainmakers' -cars, used by tho
Bock Island Railroad Company, are
ordinary box cars. In one end of the
car the operator lwes. In the other
there are retorts, huge bottles and
jugs and various contrivances whioh
belong to the scienoe of rainmaking.
A battery of twelve jnrs capablo of
producing forty-five volts, the amount
of electricity required, is ranged close
nnder the roof. On the opposite Bide
of tho floor ore six largo jars arranged
in sets of two. From these (sheet
iron tubes extend through the roof
through which H000 gallons of gas are
shot into the air every hour. Three
cars are now being operated, oue at
Beatrice, Neb., one at Horton, Kan.,
and one ut Fawueo City, Neb. It
costs 9100 a day to operate a car.
Detroit Free Press.
Chemical Effects in Freezing.
It has been long known that frost
plays some part in the production of
maple sugar, that a peculiar sweetness
is imparted to potatoes by freezing,
and that persimmons do not lose their
astringenoy and become sweet and de
licions until after the first frost. A
still more striking instance of chem
ical change duo to freezing has been
added by a recent observation. Tho
oanaigre roots of Mexico contain so
much tannin that they are likely to
supplant tree barks entirely for indus
trial purposes, yet after being frozen,
it is stated, not the slightest trace of
tannin is left. Just how the frost acts
is a problem now to be solved. New
York Telegram.
Nevada shows iu ten years an abso
lute diminution of population of 26.51
per cent.
Dr. Kilmer's Hwamp-Koot euros
all Kiiluny nu t i)lul.r trouble.
Pamplilut Hint Cououltntiou true.
Laboratory Biiitiniiiloii, N. V.
Chima Is to have a new ttilegraph lino 3000
miles louc.
A llramilul ouvnitr poon
Will be sfnt witb every ttotlie of Or, HfjxtWl
Itrtain Irrap Cm, ontpivd liy mail, txist
it, .iO els. Ailitrc, llimni,., HulTalu. '. V.
JIhII' t'atHrr Cure
Is a Const it ut tonal Cure. prli;e 75 s.
Atokh, ViKiilisln, l'ulilif. hiH-akiTH jiraine
liult 6 Honey of llorelimmil ami 'irtr.
J'ike's Tixillnn hf I Tmi- 'nr.. in one minute.
Karl's (Mover Hoot, the u-renl lilool puritler.
pvtxt frealine met I'leuriit lo tile, rumplex
lou and i uiw conti i.it um, ru.. .'eu.. l.
Impure Blood
Manifest itself iu hot w:itbr lu liiv .-s, pi n
ples, boll an 1 other erupnom whl-li alnlU
ure the faee au l.-iiuse ur.ut miuoy.me. The,
;ur is louu l iu Hood's tvirutpuriliii wni-li
H
oocTs
Sarsa
parilla makes the Wood pure " 4
ami removes all bu.-h B II
diBllguraiions. Jt ttisu J
Kive Ktreuth, eretii, h as
u appetite uul mvigsrittui this whole ays-
Out Hood's.
Hoort'a Pill are prompt unci elll ient.
ijd Beat l uu u bj rup. Tau buu4. Uk tA
CHOP ROTATION.
Crop rotation should be practiced if
yon mean to improve the land. A crop
rotation of three, four, or five years,
with clover for one of the years, can
be so arranged that the land will be
continually strengthened by it. This
method, in connection with all the
manure which can be manufactured
and the turning nnder of green crops
as often as may be possiblp, is the way
by which many a poor farm has been
changed into a good one, and land
which barely paid its taxes has been
made to yield an excellent living, bnt
this has been done only by good,
methodical farming and not by hap
hazard methods Chicago Times.
RIPKNINO CRKAM.
In ripeutng cream, the temperature
should be kept as near sixty degree!
as possible. It will ripen iu twelve,
twenty-four, or thirty-six hours, ac
cording to cirourastanoos. It should
be stirred thoroughly at least twice a
day, anil every time fresh cream is
added. The cooler the temperature
the longer the time for ripening and
vice versa. If the cream ia kept too
long it not only becomes excessively
sour, bnt decomposition sets in ; that
is hurtful. When ready for the churn,
if cream is too thick, thin with water
or milk. If the cream is too oold yon
may churn and churn and the butter
will not come. If too warm, the but
ter is spoiled. Ohio Farmer.
8VACKVNO HAT.
Hay keeps best in a rounri stack. If
the stacks are to go up by hand, plant
a pole about twenty-five feet high and
stack around it to the top, trampin"
thoroughly near the pole. Then rak
the sides thoroughly after a few days'
settling, and ther will be no percep
tible waste. It is cheaper to put hay
up in this way thati to build barns and
haul it in. Cheaper because the hay
goes up faster and lessens the danger
of loss by rain ; cheaper because labor
is high and time is precious iu hay
harvest ; cheaper baoaiisj it costs
money to build bams. Some may
scout the idea of having to use a pole
for a guide. Better use a pole and
have all your stacks perfect than to
serve your false pride and have part
of the stacks lose their tops in the
wind, or lean over and leak water. If
the stacking is to be done by a machine,
still adhere to the round form, throw
ing each delivery on top of the former
and stack just enough to give the pile
good form. Build the sack about
twenty-eight feet Wgh And put About
fifteen tons in it. The hand-built
stack should have about five tons in
it. The small stack always cures best
aud makes the finest hay. Rural Life.
DAIRY CALVES.
A transition stage from new to skim
milk may commence at one, two or
three weeks old, according to the
vigor of the calf and the strength of
its digestion. With very robust calves
the change may commence when they
are a weak old, but generally speak
ing it would be better to begin later
with the skim milk. Only a little of
that is given at first, then more with
every meal. The new milk ration is
gradually decreased until the whole
ration is skim milk. The whole transi
tion period need not cover more than
two weeks. As soon as the new milk
ration is withheld in any degree, some
substitute shonld be given in its stead,
to supply, in part at least, the butter
fat that is thus withheld. There is no
better substitute than flaxseed. It
way be prepared and given as follows:
Take a quart of flaxseed and im
merse it in six to eight quarts of
water; soak for six hours, then boil
for oue hour. Of the jelly thus made
feed the calf enough to answer the
purpose. Commence by giving half a
teacupful and increase gradually. Two
indications will tell us when the calves
lire getting too much ; one is that they
will become too lax iu their bowels,
and the second is that they will get
too fleshy. When either of these in
dications manifests itself, we can less
en the amount of flaxseed given in the
milk.
It is imperative that dairy calves be
not allowed to get too fleshy. Just
as soon as they become too fleshy, a
bias of the system is given ia th-tt di
rection, and this interferes with best
milking qualities. Inattention to this
matter has brought injury to many a
dairy cow, and has injured her per
manently ; that is to say, through the
whole of the period of milk giving.
Those habits of the system begotten
in early calfhood become, as it were,
au inherent part of the Animal, so
firmly do they cling to them. New
York' World.
A VERMIN PROOF POfLTRY HOUSE.
Home years siuoe when removing to
a new place where there was a scarc
ity ot outbuildings, writes B. W.
Jones, of Virginia, in the American
Agriculturist, our poultry was put into
a cellar to roont. Tho house was an
iiauieil kitchen, and the basement
walla were of brick. The interior was
dry and with a temperature quite uui
forin the year rouud, beiuq; warm in
wiuter and cool in summer. Alto
gether the basement proved a very
good place for poultry, and after a few
months I couelude l to fix it up per
manently. On removing the former
roosts and nests to provide better
ones, i was surprised to find that there
was no vermin upon auy of the tim
bers, nor anywhere withiu the cellar.
The poultry must have had vermin
when they were first put into the base
ment, for the old house from which
they were taken showed it pluly
enough. I now put the basement in
thorough order, everything tidy, with
new uei-U ar.d roosts. From that time
on 1 watched the cellar closely for
veruiiii, but none were ever observed
there. I kept poultry iu that base
ment for al jut six years, a time long
enough cerUinly to test thoroughly
the matter, aud lroiu begiuuiug to end
no vermin was ever seen thereiu. I
am sure of this fact for the discov
ery was ao remarkable that I made re
peated examinations to aee if any ver
min could bo found, And to discover,
if I could, the cause of its absenoe.
It certainly was new to me to have a
poultry house without vermin, and 1
never had poultry in heathior condi
tion, or 'aying letter, than during
those six years. I found the poultry
business both pleasant and profitable,
let I never could decide what it wae
that kept the parasites away from the
fowls and the house, except it may
have been the brick walls, that were
always a litle cool And moist to the
toueh of the hand, and probably not
suited to the life o( the vermin. What
ever the true cause may be, the fact
remains that this basement poultry
house, with walls of brick, surrounded
bv earth nearly to the top on the out
side, with a good roof overhead, and
kept clean and dry, ma do a roosting
plAce where no vermin would come to
feed upon and annoy the fowls.
WKKt9 AND RASPBERRIES.
In a paper upon weeds and weeding
prepared for tho meeting of the
Pennsylvania State Board ot Agricul
ture Mr. Cummiugs, ofSnnbnry, said:
"The plantain was called by the
Indians 'tho white man's footstep,' as
it was abundant in or near hard
trodden paths, and not much else
where. It is especially abundant in
places where poultry is kept. Some
entomologists o'.aim that an insect
parasite destroys it in the field, bnt
the parasite is itself destroyed around
man's dwelling by poultry. A further
reason why plantain does not grow in
fields is that it is a plant hardy enough
when grown alone, but easily
smothered when grown surrounded
by clover or other plants, and usually
does not infest clover fields unless its
seed was mixed with that of the
clover.
"Some years ago I put out 12,003
raspberry plants, and the summer
following the sprtug of plauttnj it
was a question whether berry plants
or weeds were being grown. When
the plants were put out they were
pretty close to the ground and proper
horse cultivation could not be given
them because the rows of plants could
not be seen for the weeds and briars.
Finally men were employed and weeds
and briars were pulled out by hand.
A number of rows were disear.led on
aocount of their growth beingstunted
and smothcrel by weeds. The first
year there were not enough berries to
make it an object to market them.
The seoond year fifty-five bushels.
The third year ninety-seven bushels,
and this year the prospects are bright
for over a hundred. The berry patch
was located on a piece ot gronn l that
was grown up with briars, burdock,
sumach and all kinds of weeds, and
the great mttike was in not cleaning
it out, and putting it in some summer
crop in the preceding year. This
hint is thrown out for the benefit of
those intending to plant berries or
other small fruits, which need regular
cultivation to give a good return for
money and time expended."
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Never overfeed young heifers.
Chopped barley is good food for
lambs to make bone and body.
It has been remarked that the cream
of experience is skimmed from spilt
milk.
Salt is necessary for all vegetarian
animals, and aids :n the digestion of
the food.
Skill and brain work get better pay
in dairying than in aay other branch
of farming.
It will not hurt any animal that ii
kept for dairy purposes to have a calf
at two years old.
All dairy room doors and windows
should be provided with screens that
will keep out flies and other insects.
Beets, or mangels, whioh are A spe
cies of beet, may be sown any time up
to June. Tuese plants need very clean
land.
Many persons regularly raise two
crops of potatoes from the name soil,
which can be done ou most farms
when managed properly.
Balsam seed should be sown in boxes
or pans iu early spring for summer
blooming; in ear ly July, for flowers,
and in September, for wiuter blooms.
Spray the young potatoes in June
with Bordeaux mixture, mixed with
Paris green, for the double purpose
of preventing rot and killing th.
beetles.
It is not well to be too hasty in giv
ing grain to a young colt. The teeth
must be advanced sufficiently to grind
the food before anything more than
milk is given.
The nitrogen or ammonia of ma
nures and the potash are easily lost.
The former is volatile aud goes off in
the air and the latter is carried into
the earth by water.
Don't be in a hurry to see a calf
grow, and try to make this growth by
giving it all the milk it will eat, for
you can easily, by overfeeding, spoil
a mouth's growth.
Bordeaux mixture, wheu properly
applied, pruetieallv protects tlio foli
age of apples, quinces, dewberries.
raspberries, blackberries aud goose
berries from fuugiis attacks.
A commuu kitchen pautry is no
place for open milk settling duriug
summer. There are too many variable
odors, and there is too much of open
ing of doors aud the letting in of heat
ed air.
Hot water, if applied early, will re
lieve cike I u 1 let-. If tUit fails, try
vaseline or sweet oil. Hub frequently
with the ha nil, using first each time
the hot water, hot as the hand can
bear it.
Sulphur should always be kept iu
handy reach ot the sheephouse. It is
a preventive of mauy ills. A few
pieces of roll brimstone should always
be fouud iu the horse aud cow li u hs.
Insects and vermin do not hie sulphur.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
CAHR OF STRAW MATTTNfl.
Where a really good article wm
originally pnrohased, it is frequently
tho rase that colors fade, and the
straw get a shabby look before the
fibre in broken or the economical soul
can bring herself to rcplaoe it with
new.
When brought face to faeo with
this njw difficulty, remove the taok
so that no broken edges will mar the
matting, and then, roll after roll, let
it be thoroughly beaten. Oreat care
is again needed to prevent cracking
the straw grown brittle with ago. II
is adviRable to pin an old dust-cloth
over tho brush of the broom, aftol
which that implement may bo used
with effect.
When the boating is done, lay the
strips down aud sprinkle aith fine
common! ; and be not sparing of thi
flour, for it needs to fill every craek
and crevioe. Now nso A perfectly
clean broom, and brush with greit
rigor, for every particle of meal must
come away. New York Journal.
HRALTUFVL COOKRRT.
When we reflect npon tho depend
ence of the mind upon the bodily con
dition, writes Fauny L. Fanchor, we
cauuot escape tho conviction that a
good cook is a benefactor, and the
caterer who feeds his fellow men
wisely, is as groat as ho who rules a
nation.
The ntirnorotis writers npou this
subject, and the cooking schools, or
clubs, springing up here and there
prove that it is gaining the interest
which its importance demands. From
this we opine that the twentieth con
tnry maiden mar boast of her ability
to render Beethoven sonatas; but
her skill in tho culinary art will be
her greater pride. Then, indeed,
will dyspepsia be routed, since im
proper diet will not bo from iu fancy
the regimen. When the appetite is
not depraved, its cravings will often
be a guide to proper diet. Sugar, so
often craved by children, was former
ly considered a luxury, bnt now it is
deemed a necessity sinoe it furnishes
calorie, lor those whose weak digestion
forbids much fat or oily foods.
I he rigor of winter demands meat
and other hoat-prodtiuiu: material.
The economics housewife prepares her
meat by roasting or boiliug; in lee.l,
the frviug pan is said to be the curse
of American cuisine. Haste surely
makes wasta in the cooking of meats..
The writer's formula for roasting beef
will be found profitable.
Having secured a good roast the
dealer booq learns where ha can s-m.l
poor cuts proceed as follows: Bub
over the surface a scant handful of
salt to three pounds of meat ; place in
shallow kettle, the kind used by mo.st
housewives for frying fried oakes;
cover with inverted pie-tin and place
in a piping hot oven. After baking
fast for teu minutes to preserve the
juices, lower the temperature. When
partially done, turn over the meat.
In this process no basting is necessary
and the geuerated steam prevents
overoooktng. This is the principle of
the patent baker which all cannot pro
cure. When ready for the oven do not a Id
water, as is tue ctntom, in opeu pans.
When baked, however, an I removed
from the kettle, water and flour tnty
be added to the meat broth for the
desired gravy. Try this way, And you
will never Again roast maat in An open
dripping pan. New York Observer.
Sweet Potato Pie One onp of sliced
cooked sweet potatoes, one-halt onp
of rich, sweet cream, a good-sized
lump of butter. Sweeten with pow
dered sugar, add A half teaspoou of
grated nutmeg, bake with two crusts
until slightly browned.
Salad Dressing -Beat yolks of two
eggs thoroughly, a id one teaspoonful
of salt, two of white silar, one of
mustard, on9.tablespoonful of butter
and four of vinegar; mix together,
and put in double kettle over the fire :
stir constantly until it thickeus; set
in ice box until vry oold. When
ready to serve, pour over the cabbage
and mix lightly.
Peach Cream Put throuj a sieve
enough soft peaches to maku one
quart of pulp. Put into a fredzer ono
quart of cream and oue colfeecupful
of sugar. When about two-thirds
frozen add the peaches, aud continue
to freezo until firm. The amount ot
sugar for this cream should be in
creased or diminished, acjording to
the acidity of the peaches.
Economy Pudding Lay thick slices
of stale sunshine or sponge cake iu
the oven until delicately browned, an 1
line a glass dish with them. Whip
half a tumbler of apple, quince or
strawberry jelly with an eg beater
until light; stir in the boatea whites
of two eggs aud pile this over the
cake, decorating with - fresh straw
berries or with fresh or candied cher
ries. Baked Hash Put a pint ot un
cooked chopped potatoes in A sauce
pan, with a half pint of boiling water,
stew five minutes, aid the meat and
stew ten minutes longer, add gravy, if
any is needed to moisteu ; take from
the fire and stir in two beaten eggs
and season to taste; half a cup of
stewed mushrooms is a great addition.
Turn into a buttered dish and bake
twenty minutes.
Crumpets Scald a pint of milk in
theeveuing; wheu lukewarm, stir in
three cups of flour, a teaspoonful ot
alt, four oiiacas of melted butter au 1
half a cake of co upressed yeast dis
solved in lukewarm water ; beat well
aud let stun I over niht. At break
fust time grease muttin riugs au I
place ou a hot grid lie ; fill eaun riu
half full of batter, bake ou one side,
then turn aud bake ou the other.
After the crumpets have beojuie cold
they are very nice toasted.
Railroad Up the Juaglrau.
The project to build a railroad to
the top ot the Jnugfrau, 13,7 16 feet
high, is likely to be carried out if the
Swiss Government approves. This will
be the most ambitious sehoiue in
railroad building ever undertaken.
The promoters oiler to apeud 820,000
to build an observatory at the summit
aud man it if the Government will
grant the concession. Chicago Her
ald. Cock rose ne are sacred imtecta
among the Chinese,
TEMPERANCE.
AH EXPERT DtCLAAATION.
Mr. Jam M. Alxancfnr, Vico-rresldont
of the Equitable Ufa Inrurnntw Company of
Nsw York, deelnree that more persons die
from alcoholism than from any other ontise,
with the exoeptlon of pulmonary dljenso.
Why such a death-seeking K"ncy should
be legalised, Is a mystery to those who have
carefully studied the matter. Witness.
ITAT.T Attn At.roa-oi.tM.
At the International Medical Congress re
eeatly held In Home, the suhlmit ol alcohol
Ism was Introduced by Dr. Far.loo. Naploo,
who presented a lare series of atatlntirm,
showing that exoeeMve oonaumptlon ol alco
hol was nowhere prevalent In Italy to any
thing like the exteut whloti prevailed in the
northern countries of Karon. Curiously
also It appeared that alcoholism wo more
common within, the bounds of Italy In the
northern provinces, LomDardy and Venice,
than In the southern provinces of t'mlir.a.
Tuscany and Home, and least ot all in the
provlnoe of Naples ami Blelly. London
Christ Inn.
i.ioro i hickukss.
Pr. N. 8, Davie says "I have been fully
enirnged In the general pranllne of medicine,
including mu.jli hosplml an I dispensary
work, eontimioiisly for a period of fifty-six
years Dunni; the Inst forty-five ot those
years I hav.) pree'rlle I for Internal use no
forms of either fermented or distilled liquors
in the Imminent of either acute or ehronlo
.ilsensei, simply because I hail previously
proved to my own satisfaction that their of .
li-ets were a positive lilu Iranca to the re
covery o" my patients. During nil thoso
years I tirivta embraced ovary opportunity
presented by consultation." with other practi
tioner, to study tho clinical results obtained
by them, and 1 nm nertnin that there Is no
disease that euntiot be treated more suo
oiwsiully witho'ut alcoholic liquors than
with."
WOHSE THAW WTn.
Altogether, not taking stock of tho money
we expend for champagne whose sparkling
bubble burst about the brimming goblet,
and the other Imported and native wines
whioh drive away oarking oare, the people
of the Cnlted States spend annually for drink
ind tobacco the almost Incomprehensible
inn of tl,fi4l,903,40.
The mind is Incapable of grasping tlio
largeness of the total, but when It Is remem
bered that this is more than the circulating
medium of the United States ; that Is, 27
per head more than the rter capita circula
tion; that It proves that the head of every
amny, supposing ne naiuues the curse
string, pays out 1M annually tor drink
and tobacco, and thnt every dollar In the
united mates goes each year over tho bar or
the counter of some tobacconist, some Idea
ot its magnitude can be obtained. Atlanta
toastltutlon. "
DRINK AND I KIM.
Word ami Work says "There Is one small
village In the south ol Ireland, with 1W0 In
habitants, In which there are actually fifty
two licensed public houses for the sale of
strong drink. It requires thirty-two police
to keep the Inhabitants of that village iu or
der." The last census shows that the only Stat
where crime is not increasing laster In pro
portion than the population, are prohibition
States.
New York Btste has three thousand six
hundred and seventy-five Inmates of Its
Juvenile reformatories, Kansas only two
hundred and eight ; Now York has eight
thousand oue huuJred uuj ninety convicts
In Its penitent inries, Kansas only nine him
dred and eighteen.
The Grand Jury of Cornels County.
Georgia, sometlmo-slnee, made the following
report: "We note with sorrow the marked
Increase of crime In this county, un I that
the same Is traceable almost invariably to the
iafluenoe of whisky."
Alt CARLT lKOHItirTIOlC LAW.
The Lewistowu (Me.) Journal priuls tho
following i
"It seems there was a prohibition law In
Maine much earlier than Is generally sup
pose.!. In a paper read by Judge Hall be
fore the Kennebeo Natural History and An
tiquarian Soolety this week alteatlon was
called to a law passed by the government ot
Gorges at Kittery In Jfitfl which provided
that -. 'Any man that doth sell his neighbor
strong liquor or wine ; snail suffer his neigh
bor or servant to continue drinking In the
house, except men Invited or laborers un
working dnys for an hour at dinner, or
strangers or lodgers, shall lorfeit ten shil
lings.' Fifty years later It was ordered by
the same government 'Thenceforth no
mm, strong liquor, nor flip shall be sold to
any Inhabitant of the town directly nor Indi
rectly by any ordinary keener except In
eases of great distress or sickness.' Before
this a very brief prohibitory law was psssed
by the Duke of York's government, embrac
ing the East Kennebeo region at Pomaquid.
It was lu these words ; 'Ordered : No ruin
'.o be drank on that side the bank lands.'"
A TOCSO MAN'S DISTORT.
I Drat saw him In a soolal party. lie took
hut one glass of wine, and that at Ibe urgent
solicitation of a young lady to whom he bad
been introduced.
I next saw him, when be supposed he was
unseen, laklng a gloss to satisfy a slight de
sire. He mocked at the thought of danger.
I next saw him lute in tbe evening, In the
street, nnable to walk bom. I assisted him
thither, and we partod.
I next saw him reeling out of n low grog
gery. A oonfused stare was on his counte
nance, nnd words of blasphemy were ou bis
tongii", and shame was gone.
I saw him onct more. He was cold and
motionless, and was carried by his friends to
his Inst resting place. In the small proces
sion that followed every head was oast down.
His father's gray hairs were going to the
grave with sorrow ; his mother wept that she
bad given birth to such a ohlld.
I returned home, musing on his future
Mate. I opened the Bible and read- "Be
not deceived. Drunkards shall not Inherit
the kingdom of Ood."
This Is a sad story. Alas, that It should
be true! When a boy, our poor friend waa
as happy aud bright as any of us. Mora
than onue, when students together, did he
sueor at my teatotalisni. When I urged him
to sign tho pledge, he laughed at me, and
scoffed at the bare suggestion of danger.
Poor Fred I HI father bad the glass on
the table, and tuexe the appetite was formed.
Young men, beware ot the first glass. Fathers,
banish the glass from your table if yoa
would not bury your sons as drunkards.-
Manchester Time.
TEHPEI1ANCE NEWS AND MOTES,
Abstaining Is favorable both tothelioad
and the pocket.
The Catholic temperance societies ot the
United Htates have more than 100,000 mem
bers. Talking loud about your religion while
your breath smell of whisky does no good
ut all.
An ordinance in Waldeot, Germany, for
bids the granting of a marriage license to A
porson addicted to the liquor habit.
Tbs London Times Bays: "Drink barrios
us, coufoundB us, shames us nnd mocks us at
every point; the public house holds Its
triumphant course.''
The annual drink bill of the United Rtates
has made a gain of U:iS per cent, lu the last
lltteen years that is, more than two and
one-third times ns much was paid for liquor
lu 1H-J3 ns in 1878.
An English woman physician, Dr. Ander
son llrown, has established an industrial
larm for inebriate women, which will be
carried on under the auspices oftus Woman'
iciuberauce association.
It Is announced thnt Dr. Rainsford, of
New York City, Doted as the advocate of the
"church saloon," has recently been con
verted to total abstiiveuce through bis study
of the social temperance problem.
If three or five or more men are asleep la
a room and oue of them is Intoxicated, the
Hies will gather on the tipsy man, and avoid
the others. The reason Is that insect revel
In the odor of alcohol and sometimes get
drunk ou it.
Miss Netta Ilaworth, one ot the teachers
ol the Kiekapoo mission, Oklahoma, write
that there is a strong sentiment amoug the
lndiaus there agalust drinking ttiat the
more white men have come about the
Indians, the more whisky they have In their
camps,
Abraham Kerulla, a Hyrian missionary
now lu this country, says that lu Hyria aud
also in Egypt, there is no open saloou, and
Very little luioxleatiug driuk Is use h and il
It is known that any one has once been
drunk In his life, his evldenue will not b
accented In court.
Take no Substitute for
Royal Baking Powder.
It is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum or ammonia.
UUtAf .UWK-MAvaM(.
Foolhardy Occupation.
A young woman lies in a critical
condition at Conoy Island horribly
manglod and disfigured by tho lion
she was supposed to hold nnder an
absolute upell. Tho other day an
aeronaut fell fron a pnraolinto out
Wpst and was picked tip a lifeless and
shapeless max. Kecently A noted
Spanish matador waa gored to death
in a bnll ring noar Madrid aud in the
sight of multitudes of spectators. Not
long ago in New York a woman anako
charmer was bitten by a poisonous vi
per during a publio performance and
narrowly escaped death. Similar in
cidents are of frequent occurrence.
It is improbnblo that men and wo
men expose themselves to Ritoh deadly
peril purely for tho snko of kr'u
Thoy might bo excused if necessity
drove them thus to trifle with their
lives. Thin, no doubt, is often tho
motive in the case of hazardous pur
suits. But in many instances tho rul
ing cause is a love of notoriety and ap
plause. It is tho same morbid craving
thnt prompts men to jump from the
Bridge or to attempt to stem tho Ni
agara rapidn.
Nor do thcBO notoriety hunters gen
eral gnin-the end they strive to obtain.
The world is too busy to keep in mind
the name of every reckless adventur
er. Often tho reputation these peo
ple seek only cornea with their death
in tome violent form, and then it is a
reputation for foolhardiness that few
intelligent persona envy. Atlanta
Constitnti3n.
The mother of Mario BasUkirtscff
said, in a recent interviow, thnt alio
Ht ill had much of her daughter's diary
that had not been published, and that
the journal would not appear in it en
tirety until sho herself was dead.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort nnd improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. Tho many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world's last product to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the yalue to health of tho pure liquid
laxative principles embraced, in the
remedy, Syrup 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 of a perfect 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 cf the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver nnd Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Fip is for sale by all drug,
gists in 60c and $1 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by tho 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 substitute if ottered.
Have You?
t tf f on t
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suits you, for it will suit you
Beware
Teddlers and
thing in place of Pearline, do the honest thir.p; sen J it inri. rs JAMES PY1.E, New York.
UOHN P. LOVELL MS
Boston, Mass.)
HAH JUST KKt'ElVEU TIIE
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SAPOLIO
Ainnmons mr fine t ninns.
The first ambition of every Chinese
is to Iinvo a splendid coffin. A poor
mnn will stnrvo himself for years to
have one. It is nlwnys received with
great ceremony on its nrrivnl at the
honno and ia regarded ns fho most vnl
nnble piece of fnrnituro in tho estab
lishment. It-is kept in tho place of
honor. No ouo i ever buriod till
there is ready money enough in the
honno to do ao with out tho family
running into debt.
There are many strnngo customs
connected with tho funeral rites. Ono
of these is tho burning nt tho tomU of
paper horsea, idols, umbrellas and
clothes. "TIioro aro supposed to be
necessary an I useful to tho mnu when
ho gets to heaven. By being burnod
they undergo some material resurrec
tion nnd meet liim there.
For over quarter of a century. Doctor
Pierce's (old n Medical Discovery ha been
effecting eurrs ot Bronchial, Throat and
"bung affections. Weak Lungs, Bleeding
from Lung, Ilronchit is, Asthma, all linger
ing Coughs, Consumption, or Lung Bcrofula
and kindred maladies, are cured by It,
REDUCED TO A SKELETON.
Wr. MlRA Mux, of Sen din. JNfl Stone Co.,
jvinn., writes:
year, ago 1 was given up
by my fsmily physioian
land friends: all said I
tlf must die. My lung
w wrm (inmy inmni, ana
ikiu rriiiK-ru it, a isrw.
ton. My people com
nienoed to give me your
'Medical Discovery"
and I soon began to
mend. It was Dot long
before I became well
enough to take charge
of my household duties
gain.
I owe my recovery
to Dr. Pierce's Golden
Mas. Mill.
Medical Discovery.
W. L. Douglas
cunr ttTMt hit,
OllwCa HOgaUCAKIMO.
5. CORDOVAN.
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LADIES'
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BROCKTON, MASS.
run mt money by wrarlnr th
W. K. Jloattaa 9J.OO Mioe.
Recanc, w ar tha Inr"! manDfactarvni o
this ffreaeof ahofi In the world, ami ruarant tbelr
lu by stamping the naim and price on the
bntiotn, which protect yon against hirbprtcsa&a
the mldillrman p rutin. Our aboea equal cur-torn
work In ty; eay flitiii and wearing qtialltl.
Vehathm -U Trr where at lower pria for
the value aiv?n than any other matt?. Takenotub
atitute. if your dsnlcr cauaut supply you, w can ,
ii
LIN EM E -
COLLARS and CUFFS.
lh It' at Mini uuiat rninnminal t o lara aurl I iiftn i
K-Trilbi. Luk well, r .l well. rar well.
A !& of Tra (Milan or pair of ruff 3 c(f.
8aniile collar an-l pair ol run, by aiall Ur e) oauU.
amc Ui it" anl t If iieairrtl a id fe1ilru tua
Never I bl llnr
t! KIH.yai , ,!. n or i7 r lanfc-nn at-, Nrw York.
successfully prosecutes uiotm
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f tti)tvati.t'urtiitlTitii( t ii 4b!t. Kmlorncd W
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I V3
Many Millions Have
accepteil James Pyle's invitation to
try his wonderful discovery, Pyle's
Pear line; for easy washing and clean
ing. You couldn't count them in a
lifetime. Some of the twelve million
housekeepers in this land must have
accepted very often. That's the way
with Pearline. The wise woman who
investigates, tries it; the woman who
tries it continues to use it. A daily
increasing sale proves it. The truth
is, there s nothing so acceptable as
Pearline. Once accept its help, and
you'll decline the imitations thev
1CP yu- wascs clothes or
house. It saves labor and it
saves wear, it nurts notning, out it s
suited to evervthincr. Try it when it
when you try it.
some unscrupulous grocers will tell you, "this i
as gooil. as or loe same s Pennine. ITS FALSE
Pearline is never peddled, and if vour erocer sends vou some
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