Riding1 Wltlmnt a Hor
An ingenious mnn 1ms invented a
vmlille mnoliiiio for the ncqniroroon t
of a jierfoot sent and fcclf-oonfldenoo
as an equestrienne, wilhin ono's own
homo. It in unid t lint ninny Indies
aro overcoming timidity by menus of
this borne jTnetico ns a preludo "to
lenrning how to rido" tho veritnble
equine bnek.
Hy a skillful mechanical arrange
ment tho movements of n horso in
wnlkiup, trotting, enutcrinR or trnl
loping are imparted to a saddle, upon
which a lndy or gentlemen mny sit
with perfect comfort nnl safety,
blnndly confident thnt. alllnmgli they
are enjoying to tho full nil tho
jdensnro mid henlth-piviug motion of
riding on horselmck, there is no fear
of their mount renring, or bolting, or
kicking, or jibbing or behaving like
tho famous trick horse from the circus.
The motion obtained from tho sad
dle, as in actual horse riding, is verti
cnl, and produced by tho rider rising
on tho stirrups or footboards as if
sontod npon a liorse, and under nil tho
conditions, whether the motion bo
gentle or thnt of a trot or gnllop, the
rider is perfectly secure in his or her
seat, so thnt all tho Bdvnntses of renl
horso exercise enn be enjoyed with
noue of iU inevitable, risks. Chiongo
Mail.
The Kiggest (Joose.
I heard tho other dny na amusing
tale of of a certain well-known Kng
lish nobleman, who hnd imported two
emus with tho hope of breeding from
thorn, and on leaving his estnto for
town left also strict injunctions that
the greatest enre should be taken of
tho lady emu, if she produced the de
sired egg or eggs. The egg arrived
in due course, but, ns artists have
found before now, tho lndy declined to
"sit." The stewnrJ, howevefc, .JiJJWv
ever, was nn ingenious mnn, and
thought of a substitute, but his pow
ers of composition were by no means
on a par with his inventiveness, and
he announced tho interesting event to
his master in tho following terms :
"The emu has laid an egg, but we
were in a great difficulty, as she would
not sit on it. I did what I thought
was best, and in your Lordship's ab
sence I have placed tho egg under tho
biggest goose on tho estate." rail
Mall Gazette.
A Bank
Failure.
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AN INVESTIGATION
DEHANDED.
A fjeneral banking business is done by
the human system, because the blood de
posits in its vaults whatever wealth we may
gain from day to day. This wealth is laid
up against "a rainy day " as a reserve fund
we're in a condition of healthy prosperity
if we have laid away sufficient capital to
draw upon in the hour of our greatest need.
There is dansrer in fretting thin, because it's
sign of letting down in health. To gain
in blood is nearly always to gain in u hole
tome flesh. The odds are in favor of the
germs of consumption, grip, or pneumonia,
if our liver be inactive and our blood im
pure, or if our flesh be reduced below a
healthy standard. What is required is an
increase in our merm-nghling strength. Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery enriches
the blood and makes it wholesome, stops
the waste of tissue and at the same time
builds up the strength. A medicine which
will rid the blood of its poisons, cleanse and
invigorate the great organs of the body,
vitalize the system, thrill the whole being
with new energy and make permanent work
of it, is surely a remedy of great value. But
when we make a positive statement that 08
percent, of all cases of consumption can, if
taken in the early stages of the disease, be
Ci'RRDwith the " Discoverv," it seems like
a bold assertion. All Dr. Pierce asks is that
you make a thorough investigation and
satisfy yourself of the truth of his assertion.
By sending to the World's Dispcnsarv Med
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.. vou can get
free book with the names, addresses and
photographs of a large nutniier of those
cured of throat, bronchial and lung ilisenses,
as well as of skin and scrofulous affections
by the " Golden Medical Discovery. " They
also publish a book of 160 page's, being a
medical treatise on consumption, bronchitis,
asthma, catarrh, which will be mailed on
receipt of address and six cents iu stamps.
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Mrao. Marches), the famons vocal
teacher, speaks seven languages with
cose.
Blnet and Highland heather nro
among the popular new shades in sta
tionery. Old platod wnro relies aro sometimes
valuable as copies of designs in solid
old silver.
Mmn. Felix Fnnre, Ihe wifo of tho
new President of France, is an ac
complished musician.
Tlio averago wonua, it is said, is as
prond of the tronblo she has with her
hired girl as she is of her bonnet.
An intelligent face and a sweet
smilo will do more execution at short
range than features of merely physi
cal beanty.
Mrs. Margaret Poland, author of
"John Ward, Treacher," was born in
Pittsburg and now lives in a pretty
home in lSoston.
There is a great demand for silver
trays, the smaller the better. Thoso
are used for every purpose, but par
ticularly on the toilet table.
Among the conspicuous novelties
nro tho long silver chains. Many of
them are punctured here and thcro
with turquoise and pearl ornaments.
In tho country districts Japanoso
women work in the fields like thoso of
continental Europe This goes fur to
account for thoir strength and good
health.
Soveral towns in Russia have elected
women for Mayors, on tho ground
that they wore best fitted to be in
trusted with tho interests of the oom
wunity. Tho Girton team, of Cambridge,
England, played a match of hockey
with Alexander Colloge, the woman's
college of Dublin University, and the
game was a draw.'
A cooking school teacher says that
there is no better, manicure than
kneading bread. It develops, whiteus
and strengthens the hands, and goos
far toward beautifying thorn.
Among the novelties recently im
ported are ready made accordion
pleated China silk skirts, with gradu
ated pleats arranged bo as to give very
little fullnees over tho tips.
Black laoe over white moire or satin,
white lace over black, or white over
white, are favorite trimmings foi block
gowns, but rarely it is that there is
seen lace trimming upon a white cos
tume. During tho past year Lady Henry
Somerset attended 115 meetings and
twenty-seven conferences ; she traveled
upward of 8000 miles, and spoke in
twenty different countries to abont
200,000 people.
In the Pioneer, a woman's club in
London, members are addressed by
their numbers, and this is thought to
be a wise way of obliterating social
distinctions. It generally has thut
effect among oonviots.
The fashion of doing away with bon
net and hat strings, brought about by
the high chokers the women wear,
renders two hat pins neoessary. On
these there is no limit to the richness
of matorial and workmanship.
One of the most noteworthy con
tractors of Boston is Mrs. D. Henry
Cram. She is Boston born and bred
and is a young woman of charming
personality. She is a member of the
Professional Woman's League of that
city.
Bibbed, striped, heather-mixed, and
fancy checked woolens will bo shown
in greater variety than ever next sea
son, and the color-scheme will bring
out new shades in petunia, pinkish
fawns, rosy violets, grays, greens and
browns.
A braoelet "wool holdor" in gold or
silver is among tie latest novelties.
It consists of a chain attached to the
bracelet, on tho other end of which is
a hook through which a ball of wool
is thrust, thereby preventing its roll
ing away.
No fabric is so popular as cropon,
and this, fortunately, is within reach
of the many at moderate prices in very
good quality. It is combined with
velvets and silks and often used entire
ly for bodices, with accentuations of
silk and velvet.
An accomplished woman whoso
ittories are popular Cuds comfort ia
the fact thut if it were neoessary for
her to earn her own living, she could
do so either as a stenographer, type
writer, a photographer, or, best of
all, she says, as a cook.
Wellesley girls may add lacrosse to
their list of outdoor sports. Miss
Hills, the director of physical culturo
at the college, favors tho idea, and has
invited the manager of the Harvard
lacrosse team to confer with her on
the advisability of the innovation.
Bluck satin, silk or moire gowns are
fashionably trimmed with ruches that
are lined with white, amber, tun, fawn,
rose or other colored sutin or silk.
One or three ruches muy edge a skirt,
and a similar ornamentation may bo
applied upon the waist and sleeves.
Mary N. Murfree, whose pen nume
is Charles Egbert Craddock, is a native
of Tennessee, where the scenos of hor
stories of mountain life have been
laid, and has always been a cripple.
Her first story, "The Danciu' Party at
Harrison's Cove," appeared in 1878.
The very latest feather boa is much
shorter than those that have been
worn, reachiug only to tho waist. It
is attached to a collar formed of little
ostrich tips graduuted in size and
turning outward from tho throat,
where thsy are attached to an invisi
ble ribbon.
A novel way of earning a living is
uflorlod a certain number of youug
girls in one or two places of business
iu tho east cud of London. Their sole
duty is to tost eggs by holding them
between the eye and the light. From
skill and experience they are able in
stantly to determine their conditions
in this way,
Bo fai as can be judged the indica
tions are for quiet, rather neutrul
tints for round huts, toijnos and bon
nets, leaving the milliner plenty of
scope to use the brilliant trimmings
of llowers, ribbons, spangled gurui-
turos, lace and fuathers which are al
ready adorning the windows and
bhclvcs of luudiut; luiuortiurf houses,
TEMPERANCE.
rru rias t mux.
Ohnrlroi l.amh, nno of thn brightest Splrlf
ovtr extlniruislu'd by drink, wrotn mourn
fully, looking hni'k upon his rhiMhood:
"t'ould tht youth to whom tin flavor of tin
llrst glass was dolh'fous look into mv desola
tion, and !h nindo to uiuh'rstand what n
ilrrary thing It Is when a mnn fiiM.s himsolf
going down a proclph'o with on eyes and
passive will; tosiv Ids destruction, nnd not
nave the jwiiver of will to stop it, and yet to
feel It all tho way emanating from himself;
o perceive nil goodness emptied out of him,
and yet not le able to forget flu time when
it was otherwise, how he would avoid the
llrst temptation to drink."
ANOTHER POTTO) TKST1FIKS.
Dr. Tteniumin Ward Richardson is acknowl
edged to lo one of the bewt niedieal aulliori
th in Kngland on the nntiire and efTieu- of
aleoholies, nnd hesnys: "A man may lneon
sldenvl lv his friends and neighbors, nswell
as by himself, to Ive a sober ami temperate
mnn; lie mny truthfully say thnt he never
wns tipsv In the whole course of his life; and
yet it tsiiuitepossllile that such n man mny die
of disease caused by the alcohol he has taken
and by no other cause whatever. This Is 0110
of the most dreadful evils of alcohol, thnt it
kills Insidiously, ns if It were doing no
harm, or as if it were doing good while It
wns destroying life."
HEREDITARY AFTETITE.
In answer to a New York reporter Mr.
Chnuney M. Depew illustrates hereditary In-teni-raiiee
by referring to the best lawyer
he ever kuew.
The lawyer came from a family where tho
men hnd many generntii'u died drunkards at
an early age.
I his young lawver had enioved poeulinr
educational advantage, lie hnd planned to
make n change in the family record.
His process was to give his davsanu nights
to the most r-xhnustiug lnlor In tho prosecu
tion of his studv.
VVhon fortv-llve, he enjoyed the highest ro-
spet and honor of his profession. Not a
eao within two hundred miles of his homo
was had without him.
A supreme judgeship was to tie his at the
first vacancy. He hnd an Interesting family.
His friends thought he had outlived the dls-
enso of his family but before the ageof forty
seven he gnve up the long struggle nnd be
came a drunkard. His clients deserted him
and he deserted his wife and children. Uti
died In two years.
SAVED BY KINDNESS.
Tho following nvital was recentl v made bv
stalwart temperance man:
"l nan men a urinkliig man lor twenty
years, had ruined my .chances .n life and
made my family wretched. I did not bolievo
in God or humanity. A whisky soaked brain
is not adapted to any noble form of faith
either for this world or that which is tocome.
One day about seventeen years ago, when 1
returned from the shop to my little home,
which was bare of almost every comfort, to
ay nothing of luxuries, my wife told mo
thnt a lady had been to see us and left an
orange apiece for the three children and
some pretty cards, with a "Merry I'hristma'
tor us all.
Nobody ever came to our house thoso
inys, nnd I was surprised, for this lady was
tho wife of one of the trustees in the great
university, a business man who stood vory
high, and" she bad plenty of money, postion,
education ami occupation. Indeed she had
everything that wo had not. 80 I sat my
self down to try to reason out some bad mo
tive for her coming, as it wits my custom
then to look for bad motives in people
rather than good ones.
nut as her husband was not in rtolltics
and could not dost re uiy vote, and as he was
not in any business where I could by any
means be of service to him, and as neither
he nor she could gain anything from us, al
though I racked my brain to find something
that they could gain, I was obliged to say to
myself: 'It must have been what Christians
call the "love of God," ' and when I had
come to this conclusion my heart melted a
nine, ana 1 saiu to myseii: 'It it Is true that
there is such a thing as the love of God, I
shall reform,' and from that day I have
never tasted intoxicating lii)Uonf." Cuiou
STBONO FLIA FOB TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
What difficulties lie in the wav of total
abstinence? None others than the pleasure
of palate, and the exhilaration of animal
spirits which the alcoholic potion produces.
These, we repeat, and none others. St range
weakness of men I speak particularly of
men to whom position and responsibilities
counsel total atutineuce strange weakness,
whore so little Is to be lost, and so much to
be gained! The most skilled medical science
affirms that alcoholic drink Is by no means
requirea ny man s physical organism, thnt.
Indeed, alcoholic drink bevond lightest
doses Is Injurious to it. The so-called
moderate drinking of social customs does a
harm to mind aud body a harm which is
none the less real because a strong constitu
tion overcomes it. or years are needed to
bring It to an observable degree. The
momentary excitement from alcohol is an a
peal to the body's reserved forces, and the
penalty exists In the reaction which is Buro
to follow. The most untiring soldier, General
vi olseley testules. Is tho total abstainer. The
total alistainer, 8ir John lions writes, best
endures the cold of the frigid eone. Life In
surance companies more readily Issue
policies on tne lives 01 total abstainers than
on those of moderate drinkers.
How much money is snent in the r.ur-
chasa of alcoholic beverages It is so much
money thrown away; so much money em
ployed to purcnase lor one s sett weakness
and hurt of body and soul. This money
would bring comfort to loved onee at home;
it would be a safeguard against the days of
sickness and old age; poured into channels
of beuetlnenoe It would call down upon the
tflver blusBinga from men and from God.
How fur will total abstinence. Drenched as
I preach it, be serviceable in removing from
humanity the terrible drink-plague? I am
not an unreasoning optimist. I do not
account total abstiuence the sole method
which is to be Drenched: nor do I expect from
It, however much it may be preached, a
millennium of sobriety. I know men's pas
sions and prejudices. But I am certain that
in practicing total atistinence 1 am myself
safe, and that I bring others to be safe; and
I choortully practice it. I recommend It to
others iortne motives upon wmcn I base my
own predilection for it. The number of
tliowj practicing it is large, and it is daily
lucrea-iing. The total abstainers exercise a
sulutiiry Influence beyond their own ranks,
by forming publlo opinion in favor of
tcmerance. and reducing even among the
drinkers the indulgence in drink. The more
extended and the continued growth of total
ubstlnence deiends In the largest measure
upon the conquest to its reigu of men of
position and social influence, and especially
of the minister of religion. History, It is
objected, does not show the practice of total
uLttitineiice to have beuu a normal coudition
iu the life of peoples. I do not discuss its
history. I stand to-day in presence of a
tlreadful evil, before whose pestilential
breath multitudes of men aud women are
going down to ruin and sin. That the power
of total ulwtinence Is waging war against
the evil is undoubted, and I invoke at once
Its aid." Archbishop Ireland.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
A movement tins been inaugurated in
Michigan University against the liquor habit
among the student.
George I'lceru, of Hhamokiu, Penu.. drunk
u quart of whisky on a 650 wugor, fell into a
stupor and died.
Twenty-two thousand men, or one-third
of the entire number of British troo iu lu
diu, belong to the Army Temperance Hociety.
Hon. John M. Thurston, the new United
Htutes Honutor from Nebraska, recently de
clined uu iuvitutiou to a buuquet iu hi honor
at Lincoln uuless wine and liquors were
banished from the tables. They were ue
conliuly banished.
Brigadier General John H. Broach, who
has squuuderud a fortune of iiuo.000, hu?
been scut to juil iu New York for drunkuu-
liesa.
Hard times In the colony of Victoria have
hud the ellect of reducing the drink bill
from 4:ii.700,0oa In lb'Jl, to ia, 700,000 iu tht
laat your.
The Communder-iu-Chief of the British
aruiy in India says that "nearly all the crimt
iu the British army is directly or indirectly
traceable to excessive dnukiug."
The Governor of Syria has refused u liccusi
to auutive of iinuiuscu to outublit-h a brew
ery iu Jerusalem, out of deference to tie
scruples of Jewish uud t'hristiuu residents.
The Chief of l'olice of Bultituore made u
startling alatcuient when he said he "Ntnoi
found boys in the saloons uulil lager bcci
waft introduced and games prepared to en-
The Coldest Winter.
Tho most notable thing about the
r,iell of cold weather through which
wo have passed is its widespread in
tensity. All Europe has been in the
grasp of the ioo king, and his nuties
are more talked about thau thoso of
any other monarch. In far Asia Jap
anese sailors wcro frozen to donth
while training their guns on the Chi
noso forts and fleet at Wci-Hai-Woi,
and cveu in Northern Africa snow fell
for the first timo in so long a period
that grown men gazed at it with won
der. What does it nil mean? Scientists
have been at work for years to fl-turo
ont a law of climatio and weather
changes, and their conclusion is that
it tukos between thirty and thirty-flvo
years to get from tho extromo of bent
to the cxtremo of cold. Just why this
is so they can not tell, but their delv
ing into tho old records convinces
them that there is some natural law at
work and that sooner or Inter it will
be discovered.
Five years ago a Swiss professor,
Brneckner by name, published a book
called "Climatio Oscillations Siuce
1700," and, strangely enough, his cal
culations made it appear that one of
tho culminating periods of extreme
cold would come nronnd about this
time perhaps in this vory year to
bo followed by gradually increasing
warmer weather, which is scheduled
to roach its highest point abont tho
end of the first quarter of tho next
century.
While wo think of our sufferings,
wo may, therefore, turn for consola
tion to 1925 or 30, and revel in the
anticipation of tho mildest winter
that we can secure iu this latitude.
Kow 1'ork News.
To Clean Clothes.
According to tho American Analyst
tho proper way of restoring old clothes
is as follows: Take, for instance, a
shiny old coat, vest or pair of trousers
of broadcloth, cassimoro or diagonal.
The scourer makes a strong, warm
soapsuds, aud plunges the garment
into it, souses it up and down, rubs
the dirty places, aud if neoessary, pnta
it through a second time ; then rinses
it through soveral waters and hangs it
up to dry on tho lino. When nearly
dry he takes it in, rolls it np for an
hour or two, and then presses it An
old cotton cloth is laid on the outside
of the coat and the iron passed over
that until tho wrinkles are out; but
the iron is removed before the steam
ceases to rise from the goods, else
they would be shiny. Wrinkles that
are obstinate are removed by laying a
wet cloth over them aud passing the
iron over that. If any shiny places
re scon, they aro treated as the
wrinkles are the iron is lifted while
the full cloud of steam rises and
brings the nap with it. Cloths should
always have a suds mado specially for
them, as in that which has been nsed
for white cotton or woolen cloths lint
will be left in the water and will oling
to the cloth. In this manner we have
known the same coat and trousers to
be renewed time and time again, and
have all the look and feel of new gar
ments. Good broadcloth and its fel
low cloths will bear many washings,
and look better every time because of
them.
A Dog Who Was Not to Be Dared.
A dog story has come to the writer's
ears, which, though not within his
personal knowledge, is vouched for to
him in an entirely trustworthy way.
A certain dog, which was growing old,
was in a barn one day with his master.
The two were up on a haymow from
which a sloping ladder led down to
the barn floor. Tho master walked
down tho ladder, but tho dog went
around by another way. When the
dog reached the barn floor his master
began to say to him somewhat taunt
ingly, "Poor old fellow! Daren't
walk down the ladder any more !
Daren't walk down the ladder!"
Whereupon the dog, with a quick
glance at his master, walked clear np
the ladder to the top, and then turned
aronnd and walked down it again.
The proceeding looked very much like
a deliberate demonstration on the
dog's part, to his master, that he was
still capable of walking up and down
a slanting ladder. Did the dog under
stand tbetaunt, or did he merely catch
the words "down the ladder," and
take the utterance for a command,
which he dutifu'ly proceeded to obey ?
No one will ever know, probably, sinoe
the dog himself can give no aoooant
of the matter. Boston Transcript.
Ingenious Thieves.
Thieves of Upper India are gener
ally very smart when it comes to the
squeeze of capture, nud the care whioh
native burglars take iu the way of
precaution against surprise is
phenomena', writes a cerrespondent
of a contemporary. They are usually
most painstakiDg.and a friend of mine
one morning awoke to find that he
had been "looted," and at given inter
vals tho places of exit had been laid
out with broken bits of bottle so that
if the niuu had been disturbed and
pursued the glass would have in all
probability brought the pursuers up
smartly.
They, themselves, knowing its posi
tion, would have avoided it aud got
away comfortubly. House burglars
all carry a wallet of fine sand, and a
handful of this thrown over the
shoulder into the face of a would-be
capturer is warranted to postpone the
pursuit. In tho case above mentioned
the highwayman was a little extrava
gant to part with his blanket. They
generally bring the enemy up with
the ample folds of the turban, which
rarely fails if the lassoing is done
adroitly. Bombay Ouzette.
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What Can Bo Don With a Cent.
A few years ago tho Episoopal ohuroh
of a small Maryland town was in want
of an alms basin. The congregation
was for tho most part poor, and few
in numbers. Tho minister in charge
appointed a young girl a committee of
one to collect subscriptions. The
amount needed was 85, for an alms
basin costing that much had boen
heard of for sale by a more prosporons
parish, that had outgrown the one
with which it started in life.
Tho young woman's first call was at
the store of a well -to-do merchant
Asking something from him for hor
fund, she reoeivod tho following ro
ply, spokon iu a very grull voice: "I
ean givo you nothing;" lull as alio
turned to leave, ho added: "Thoro,
you mny havo that if it will do yon
any good," and suiting tho action to
the word, threw down on tho counter
a cent Mortified and abonhnd, her
first impulso wis to leave it whore he
thrown it, but bettor judgment pre
vailing she piokod it up, thankod him
aud left.
Without going further she roturnod
homo aud told her mother that she
would not ask for anything more and
run tho chauco of such treatmont a
second timo. "Take the cent, my
dear," tho mother said, "aud show
what you can do with it." She fol
lowed this advice aud bought a small
china doll, nud, dressing it in some
scraps which she had, sold it to a
friend for her lit-tlo daughter. Hav
ing increased her oapital 400 por ceut. ,
she iuvestod it in a spool of crochet
ing cotton, with which she worked
several small articles, ami tho sale of
these brought her in $l.'2t). This was,
in turn, used to purchaso cotton ma
terial, out of whioh worotmade sovernl
dresses for small children, that netted,
when sol;!, the desirod $5, when the
alms basin was duly bought.
This story was told to a lady of
Socialiatio viows, who was constantly
complaining that she was not rich,
and saying sho could lay so little by
it was not worth while to save; the
answer was: "Yes, Bhegother $5, but
what a lot of work she had to do."
Kate Field's Washington.
Compliment to the Dog.
A very delicate compliment was
lately bestowed by a dog lover npon
tho intelligence of his bkye terrier.
The owner of tho dog was sitting in
his oflico apparently alone, when an
acquaintance entered.
"(Had to find you alone, said the
visitor, "because I have a confidential
communication to make to you, which
no one else must hoar."
"Hold on a minute!" criod the
other, chocking him. And then he
called out :
"Here, Spot !"
A small terrier crawled out from
under the table, wagging his tail.
"Go out spot 1 said his master.
The dog went out.
"Now then," said tho owner, "you
may go on with your confidential
communication. Now we are alone."
Detroit Free Press.
A hundred head of sturdy ranch
horses were recently sold iu Denver,
Col., for 00 and the freight.
Na Bach Thins.
The quality of endurance of or indifferene
to what in other men produces shock or ro
pulsion is said to Ivlong to men without
nerves. There Is no such thing and cannot
lie. The liner the physical development the
keener perhaps is the sensibility to pain.
Let neuralgia put on ltx harness for a raid
and get after such men, the nerves will Ih
found all qulveriug at once. And so this
malady works, a creeping ugly foe to health
bent on torture and misery, until It meets Ita
antipathy, Ht. Jucolw Oil, which euros and
conquers, quickly, surely.
Scotland's Homin Catholic churches have
(52,000 members.
Dr. Kilmer's hw a ut- Boot enrol
all Kidney nnd Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Lalioratory Blnghamion. N. Y.
Jnva Is the Malay word for land of meet
ings. There Is mom Viarrh in this section of ths
country than all other diaeaMes put together,
and until the lost few years was supported to b
laouraiue. ror a, great many yours uocwr pro
nounced It a locai disease, and prescribed local
remeilies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Bclenue has proven catarrh l be a cunstliu
tlunalliseaneand therefore require! constitu
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F.J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is theoniy constitutional cureoti the market.
It is taken Internally In does from lodroi to
a teaapoonful. It acts directly on the blood
andlmuonus surfaces of the system. Tboy offer
oneihundrvd dollars for any case It falls to
cum. . Send lor circulars and testimonials
'free. Address '
F. J. CHKffKY A. Co.. Toledo. CI.
CRT" Sold by Druggists, 7ic
Mot an Kxaerlineat.
The use of Kipami Tubules for headaches,
dyspepsia and other stomach disorders Is not
auxperimenl but au assured success. They
will do all that we.sny they will.
Xtrs. 'WinslowVSootbing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduce inflaiiiiiia
tlun. allays pstn. cures wind colic. Hop, a bottle
KarrsOlover Root-;tne groat blood purifier,
f jives fresliuosa and cleartiuss U tlia complex
on amf.cures colntijiation. 2a cts., TiUcls., ljt.
Actohs, VooallHta, Public Speakers praise
Hale's lliwiey irf tlorvhound and Tar.
i'lke's ToothnWie Drops Cure In one minute.
Wiriest Canal in the World.
TheChttnab.Irrigution Cuuul iu the
Northwest Provinces, India, is said
to be tho widest canal iu tho world.
It is 110 feet broad and will bo in
creusod to 200 feet broad when fin
ished. Tho, head works are at Kanki,
where a shutter dam about ono and an
eighth miles long extends across tt'o
river. When finished tho main chan
nel of the annul will be 45'J miles
long, while the principal branch
channels will have an aggregate
length of 2000 miles, uud the village
branches will be about 4000 mites
long. Already 250,000 acres are sup
plied with irrigating water, and the
oompleted work is expected to bring
in a revenue of about sixty-five lakhs
of rupees per annum. New York Ad
vertiser. Government offi
106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK.
.-r w r . i w- r . . Tr v -
Is so important that you should bo sure
to got THE PEST. Hood's Barsapa
rilla has proven itsuuoqualled merit by
its thousands of remarkable euros, and
tho fact that it has a larger salo than
any other sarsaparilla or blood puri
fier shows tho groat oonfldonoo the
peoplo have in it. In faot it is thn
Spring Medioino. It cures all blood
diseases, builds up the norvos aud
gives such st rength to the wholo system
that, as one lady puts it, "It seomod to
make me auew."
If you decide to take Hood's Sarsa
parilla for your Spring Modloine do
not buy any substitute. Do sure to got
HOOP'S
arsapairiSlsi
Home, Sweet Home.
"IIoniK, Sweet Ilomo," Tayno's
song, was originally a number in tho
opera "Clari, tho Maid of Milan," a
production brought out in 1823. The
opera was a failure, and nothing is
now known of it save tho one song,
whioh became instantly popular.
Over 100,000 copies were sold in the
first year of its publication, and the
sale in ono form or another has been
constant ever since tho first appear
ance of this benutiiul theme. The
melody is a Sicilian folk-song, and
was adapted to the words by l'ayne
himself. St, Louis Globe-Democrat.
gyftjPfRlSS
Both the method and result when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it ia pleasant
and refreshing to the tarte, and acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. (Synip of Figs ia the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt ia
its action and truly Leneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable subetanoes, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to ail and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one vrho
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
" ' -''.- FRANCISCO, CIL,
lowsviut, nr. new tORK, m t-
RUPTUREGured
PttMTl vn,y
nu,i hi n i Rit
Vr unj 11 1Kb t tsDil day. )iu
an AlJu-ibU'lol wlik'i.
OAn be niata lamer or
oiitallttr i null c ban art nt
imiullll.innf ItHfllMiL"
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DAVIS HAND CR POWER
CREAM SEPARATOR
Onn-thlrtl mora buttor and of hiyliar
quality than by othar known ayalt-ma
AVtt MONEY AND LA BOH
Rite front I to 1.000 Oowa. Fasihlft
Mntled Prm. Acnts Wanted
1AV1RA RANKIN Ul lHi. ANtlMfM.
CO., Hole MsYBufaMnrora, 1'blraro. Ill
There's
FOR
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vures wnete All Else Falla.
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B.llltll. I ssvss" fl,sv
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Hard A'
Iiv and
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Spare
Don't Put Off Till To-morrow the Du
ties of To-day." Buy a Cake of
SAFOLIO
"I was all brokon down in healths'
so weak and nervous I was hardly
abto to bo up. I had sevora pains iiv
my side, and hoaduohn. I would oftou
have to stop when goius up-stair on
anoonnt of pulpitatiou of tho heart.
I hnd no appetite and a distressed fool
in ir in my stomeh. I resolved to try
Hood's Sarsaparilla. I took two bot
tles and havo not had a spell of siok
headache for (our months feel wall,
work all day and oat bonrtily. My
friondi remark how woll I am looking.
I think all nervous, run down pooplo
ought to take it, espeoially nursing
mothors." Mrs. 8. Asuworth, Eaton, O.
WH fMr ro otatir1 in ttatsnr-ifa plan r ArVmt1
tot tx-f..r Iialf lhrttHh. IH K A tT r KTISH It M
ftlHlt riaHfrn. hv HMtmr H RK (HKRvf HM BUI
WITH III HI k MM. f hrr ai hut on thing to dot withdraw
th jtr1nf arifl nol rttf wtiarf r to fllllisfl h vnlcra
nh which war Hoojsxl Tta w dMi, svnt handlr. wiUt
twna?'l fifsmtdhm a m nni-fYXwiTrntsxl yra' lv)rt. .
with Im un 11 rn ncToittrt, im Hrtn rtrii iurv
lit) TIVTI HIUMI-II IMMHtJ ntO W Hit it TO IMS.
TiiiiMTR ui 11 uooim, mm vah haw um run u. t no
Cull. ttl JT ravld tmt rvdur ("nfn rxwaaaa wa wr
wapsHrt in mhiii mj lt limil ttiaxUntajiii fur Awrmotnr ntfl.
W would have tifn aftlifV with lr prr. hut mbf rratr
diHtid which eoitld Bo titlf bat ntyd the
toati 0rehaM nf atl and mat rial fermiM in asnai r thl
7Mr, nd t ttnprwrttortl! pmM, and hnr tosyl lrM IV
jwsncrt rnirn itaui mrn 10 imm nrwvint'i frir
In wuahty, charkrtvr, tariaijr, tuh, and rrtaihtht t
wvii ttvi at matm ana rMtr. w t wiirtfHii torn ii hat.
In ont plan nf ndrtrttsinf Ut frg, tftnaid to forma
ftd utlr under twiiatn mndtltnM fr fnt f n altd
svbuv w did not mni tr 4tdvHtaiiif , and lh Iwd rut
tor wm not put wit. Wi now krtmi Is mall mnd ia
Ihr- full" win i tfmntivr Wawll atmo'inr tn (lilt - our
REM sVLit-VTKEi IBM fit rBHIOR rU4l Ct TTEK. MUR1H
$40 at $10'
taih with rdvr.f tv b. citirafe Only on I wr, h(v
Nrnrth ddr mt ton nuhrrn who eitgM to har aem.
tt'n tn onr I in Cl. dscifriio wtd full laferntUHM i
rirf n win .'pr Mn.
M 4asvMt llj stoMrw r
( ntstMon wm apwhaof payim
Aosiii M(is. rw.
(tn M tts pmri f I
P J iO fww- P
atxtisw. To wrv ajnxf
imtt awn ff M
fnmr Mswrfa 4 ami A
rv, ann iiann rtav nnn
Itorau of ixodtaiou
ar nfttid to hav at"!
Ihua rMur tht hind labor
Ih mat trial nd Uyinf it
beom th xt of labor toil
on ll to moroly ptriin
toolt mt oarn otoro.
down eaain. Roaiuall ha
I on th malarial whKh w
awl I thai M hi ant worth
Hfntiomnf. W hav bty
a air rial In h eountrr;
In mad op In Ih form nf
torn th larfrat doaVrra In
th matorial, of enirt, h
atoal ialaniad-aftr tm
ll innf and UMr, tanks
eatont haw tin tseotr
Ih pric of or comVa (antl
niriiwa w ma a nit, owrtj
ipnHi. aie , to awrn an
urn of nf buiu rn
aitiial. that Fl ll la It air
nn thl anont th i
uti 10 iiitr an atmi na
rilRlft TIIHIH4 ir I H TMW HKtH THVT frs IT
rils-V W BaaR THR Oil T cftMOM TRl V NEUiPtll i
rR rnwtciii ami yhvt n miorn iNitnti
TMtH THRT Can HI ILH, atlllKIt WR AtMM A El raV
raKKB TO al.ViIZR VMTHIfl iFTKR IT IR Ctl
rLRTKD, A HO ItllPUtTI KVFItf TIIIIvD Rl.t TtT RUtHl.
Th rrna ar wia. !. n thoafh uf mj aot
Nmiah tho tal of whotla, th wtvotH wll hav I ha aort of aow
port. Rond to na nor naoa atid ddroaa, and Ihoaoof rr
naiahhora who may ni aniMothlna In our (tn. and Iharotv do
thm a food torn. Th Arnittsr Co. la on of th moat ux .
ni noaiuota nttiria whirri haa toon laonrhod In roroot
Haaoa In tnwiiJim adrti4linta will ho t iar tiatsxl and amad
iloar th lino nn which thai BMoroaa has hotn wortad Out. H
waa dn hy a f arr hoy, A orf fnltowinR of tho ad
tortiaomonta ma gt to antn othor faitHor a hr a ror
RtrniOIOr VOM oaw.i ruiaooronu .V
N Y N U-1 1
W.L. Douglas
S3 SHOE riT roa akino
O. CORDOVAN,
VHXPtVHoVLNAMaUJUl MLTt
.3 ? FiNC CAIIKAMAMIi
3WP0LICE.3SOLM.
t2Bja2.wORKINSj,V '
V' . EXTRA riNC-
2.I.7BOYS'SCHNLShOI1
LADIES'
iwiJW-l- D Oil GrT- AA
'r itran ram rTf nciir
OvarOM MiHUai Paopla war tv
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
AH our ho r equally atatUfactory
They flv tha baat aloa for tha mntr
They aqiial cuatoaB ahowR la Rtyla and fit.
Thalr waaHnf qulltla mrm nawrpaaaa.
Th price ara unl(ortn,Mtampr( an aa4o
Prom to $3 aaed over other anakeo.
II your deaior CAiuxut supply you wo can.
ltaphaU AMio, Kubrita, laaaa
Vita "LmrNR" aratha Baat and Moat BxMKmi
eal Oollara aod Cufla worn: Uyy ara niada ot ftoi
f loth, tMitb aid Aumljrd alila. and boutK raverat
baa, noa collar la agiial to two of any t har Kind.
Thsv Jit ri. traar vlt mnd loot pll. A boi
Ten Coiianor FnaPBiraot Uufis for Twwnty-Kfr
Vent a.
A Hanpla Collar and Vmr of CnfTa hy mall for Ul
Cauta. Kama Hydatid si. Addr,aa
BBvaaaiBLR collar compakt,
Tf rramliUo Bt.. Waw York. tT KUby Bt.. Poauiax
FtENSIONroVA
Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
Loito Prtnolpavi Bsssiolnor U S fanntoii BurMil,
iyralaiaat waa, iuuiMUugawMt. a4iy
Work on Hand
when you try to wash
without Pearline. Youi
hands show the hard
work ; your clothes
show the wear.
Pearline is harm
less to the hands or
fabric. It saves the
Rub, Rub, Rub that
wears : it saves the work
that tires. It is cheap, safe
convenient. Get the best
you get something to wash
Soap has been but
3.
Pearline
Spoil the Wash
" Wethink Piso'sfilTUR
forCONSUMPTION is tha
ll
1 , .
M 0"'T medicine forooucba'
JENNIE I'INCKAuD.
Spriugflold, 111. ; Oct. 1, "J4
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