Instinct ltd ra rod Illm.
A rnrion utorjr is told by a Vienna
rorronpondont. A young mon, tho
rojireiH'iifntivo of a lrvrgo firm, who
rmrriod n Inrgo tmm of monoy with
lii in, recently spent tho night fit a hotel
nt l'rcslmrg. Asnsnnl, ho remained
some time smoking in boil. Suddenly
tho lmrningcignr fell to tho floor. Ho
bent over to extinguish it, whou ho
pbw n hand projected from nnder tho
bed to put the eigar out. It mndo
him very uncomfortable. Ho lay
awhile, nud then saying aloud. "How
very cold ; I shall get ray fur coat," he
jumped out of bed, flew to tho door
and cried for help. Tho would-bu
robber was caught. He confessed he
knew tho occupant of tho room had
money, which ho hoped to get while
ho slept, lie had been a fireman for
merly, and could not resist tho ini
jiuIko to extinguish the bnrning cigar.
Washington Star.
Hew It la llnnr.
The simple rensun why tho hurts of prize
fighters show no sign and disappear so quickly
Is tvnuM In thn treatment of training tho
flesh Is hardened. They can stand a blow
like the liiok of a horse a;ni not show a
bruise. Other men's bruises heal slowly, but
If tliev Would llsi St. Jure! Oil, thev would
llii'l there's nothing in the world like It to
heal and restore. It nets like ninirlo. All
athletes should use it. It's the (treat renovn
tor. Thi same with cuts and wounds, if
nsed noeordinir to dinvtlons. it will hoa)
suri-ly nud make the arts sound iip-Un.
Next year will lie the Inst leap year of the
Century.
Dr. Kilmer's Rwamp-Koot cures
nil Kidney and liladder troubles.
Famphlet snd ronsultntlon troa,
LalKiratory Pinifliiimton, N. V.
Thereeordsof Massachusetts are written In
Bii oflVlnl ink.
Rnw' This t
We otter One Hundred Dollars Reward for
rmyrAseof t'tttarrh that cannufc bo cured by
Hall's t'a'nrrli t'nre.
F. J. Chunky A Co., Props., Toledo, O.
We, the unilorslnned, have known F. J. Che
ney for I be last 15 year, snd believe him per.
feotlv honorable ri all business transactions
and financially able to oarry out any obliga
tion rand by their firm.
Vkst Thuax, Whulesale Druggists, Toledo,
,u,-
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, 1 irmrtrlsl s, Toledo, Ohio.
ITaM's t'Htarrh Cure la taken Internally, act
In directly upon the blood und mucous eur.
fiusewof the system. Price, 7.V. ner bottle, tiold
by all Drntrffists. Testimonials free.
Why Pay Doctors
A suaranteeil cure for Constipation without
tncdieine or injections, originally sold for Jl:a
permanent cure for Diabetes, costing 5; a Cali
fornia iSalve for Piles inves Instant relief:
and s ositive cure for Rheumatism. To se
cure these four home cures, and thus save doc
tor's bills, send H cts. (stamps) to Home Cure
Co., 1012 Walnut street, 1'hilndclphia, a.
Vol Wlcfc KdoukIi Vortlie Doctor,
but s little out of sorts, llipans Tubules would
serve In your case, it is well to have them on
baud for Just such occasions.
Mrs. Winslow's ssoothinii Syrup for children
toothine, softens the kuiiis, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pnin. euros wind colic. 26c. a bottle
I.auiks who possess the finest complexions
are imtrons of tilenn's Sulphur Soup.
Hill's Hair and Whisker live, fifty cents.
Pise's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many a doctor's bill. S. F. Hahdt, Hopkins
Place, Kaltiiuorq. Sid., December Jf, 1SW.
Spring Medicine
Is especially important to all who are
closely confined in poorly ventilated
offices and workshops. Hood's Bursa-
HOOd'S rar'n' k great blood
puritier, is the btandard
S3rSap3nll3HPrin8 medicine.
" I am n printer and lake a
' Vit3llZ6S l'''"1' n"''"-''ue because the
oloso confinement and smell
Thfl RlnnrJ ' '" onu0 my kino& to be-
I lie UiUUU coma impure, and dyspepsia.
Last winter I had the grip, and when I re
covered I was n mere skeleton. I took
Hood's Saraiparilla and in a short time my
appetite became better, and by degrees I
could see I was gaining flesh. I can now say
there is not a medtcine on the market equal
to Hood's Karsaparilla. I weiph 100 lbs.,
against 1 11 when 1 beun taking Hood's Kur
fill'iinlls." O. A. HjLmttTH, Perry, Mich.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is tho Only
Truo Blood Purifier
And Spring' Medicine. Now is tho time to
take it, because now is the time when it will
do you the most good. Get Only Hood's.
t!nnrl' Dill set harmoniously with
nQuU S r HIS Hood's Sxrsnpurllfn. :'.!:
Is It not aurprtallia,
Tliut a rt'iiitMy
Tuat ha Ix-cll
Tiie I'b) i lun' Trump Card
Fur a i-eimiry His m- of tmmpa
hhtiulil now,
Kt ilit) tint time,
141 Kit I f liUI t d HA
1 o nmkr ll Mit.lbl
TooH. ril to the uhllo
In a fiTiii
Avuiliihlf fur liiinif"lit use
AikI c.tjjjtl.lf of )'ititf i-rt-fccnred
Without Ions uf virluia
For .li . H.Je ?-
it uiiill iit invasion srls?
biiL'h n lurpriM! -iU(ln
Ripans Tabucs.
Jill:! Chemical Co., h S;rucv&t., Kw Yo:k.
I'rU'o, t-j ct iitt a box, f i!riiKKlHi it ly malt.
SALESMEN WANTED !" Lm'i".r Tome
nkLViriLll Mli.:.le ami reiail iritdt-i
fctll nu i-ljlil u evury UuHlUfM inati or ririit, lib
t-nil iiilur , inout'.v al miii etl for ul vr lining aul
i'4lci.ix'k; p-'i iiiMifin poftitli-u. Ati lrt-M, wiHi
klhino, K I Ni Ml i. ( (!., D 41. 1 l.l.'uo, III.
Ill ff Vtr Nt-WNiain'r CliniintfH of
Iff Em t i dt-M rii-ium. hih! lor the
- mi it if ttt mjui" nt'inlilMtrs. frum
f Y f rlu t"'. iliouaiiit. Wriu-
firnl Iiir lui rl ii-tilni'M. iiu liiK.itu
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THE FEAST OF THE DOLLS.
A PICTURK8QT7E SPRINi3 CUSTOM
IN JAFAN.
Then Yonnji Men and Street SlaMen
May Mlnjtlc-.U All Other Times
They Are Kept Apart.
rniXO istbe most lelihtful
season of tbe year in Japan.
It is a perfect paradise, this
(.1
smi-risme country.
It is at tbe bejrr.min.a- of this season
that one of tbe prettiest and c.luest
customs of tho Japanese people is ob
served. It is the great holiday for tho
pirls. called the "Feast of Polls, or
the "Feast of tho l'oaehos," because
it occurs at tbe time wbcu tho peach
trees are iu bloom. Although held
particularly for the young; Rirls, the
pleasures of the day arc shared by
their friends of tho sterner sex.
Tho "Alomo no-Seliktt" oocurs on
tho 3d of March or really begins on
the 1st and reaches the clim.tx on tho
3d. This time is looked forward to
with great expectation and prepara
tion. The origin of this custom dates back
nearly twenty centuries and some of
the details are rather obscure. For
instance, it is not known why it occurs
on the 3d of March or why it is ob
served exclusively by unmarried girls.
About twenty centuries ago Japau was
governed by an Emperor and his wife.
This Emperor was called Nin-toku
Tenno, and ho was a great aud good
sovereign. In memory of their be
loved rulers, tho people niado dolls to
show thoir respect and aftection for
the dead, and dedicated them to their
memory. This is the generally ac
cepted origin of the ".Momono-Sckku,"
or tho "Feast of the Dolls." How
ever, with the lapse of time this, idea
was done away with and the flay is
now dedicated to tho "Glodde3s of
Love."
Vntil thirty years ago, during the
feudal time, it was one of the National
holidays, but is not now one. From
the end of February to the 3d of March,
every family having an unnarried
daughter or daughters, is extremely
busy making preparations for this
holiday. In the first place, a room is
set aside in which the dolls are to ba
arranged. This is decorated with
poach blossoms in a very pretty man
ner. Against the walls of the room are
arranged a scries of shelves, covered
withbrightred and embroidered cloth.
On the first tier one or two pairs
of Hina (dolls) are placed splendidly
dressed in gold brocade of ancient style
and which represent the Emperor and
Fimpres3. On the second tier ore two
royal guards and three court ladies ;
one of these is standing-, wl ile the
other two are sitting. The one stand
ing holds in her hand a small table on
which is a ceremonial wine cup. Sit
ting on tUe next tier are (i re dolls
dressed as boy musicians in line court
costume, one singing, one playing the
flute, one the drnm and the other two
the large and small tauznmi (a kind
of drnm). After these on the next
and remaining tiers may be seen many
dolls, sometimes over 100, all dressed
very finely, representing Borne histori
cal or mythical character relating to
women.
Beside the dolls, there will be vari
ous kinds of doll's ornaments, furni
ture and decorations, such as table
Bets, bureau boxes and many kitchen
utensils, of small size, corresponding
to the bight of the dolls. These orna
ments are all made of finest laoquer
and are very expensive, sometimes
costing all the way from 810,000 to
$20,000. Of course, only the wealth
ier families can afford so much.
The dolls are from two iuches to a
foot and a half in higbt, and are also
quite expensive. People pay as high
as $50 to $100 for a pair of them.
These dolls are made by professionals
and are of very fine workmanship.
Their sale begins sometimes in Febru
ary, and the market where they are
sold presents a very busy appearance.
When everything is in readiness,
the young ladies send out invitations
to their relatives and gentlemen
friends to come and visit their dolls.
This is the only opportunity during
the year for young people of both
sexes to mingle in a friendly way, and
they are not slow iu taking advantage
of it. The gentlemen send presents
to the young ladies on receipt of the
invitations, consisting of dolls, orna
ments or a kind of cake nsed as an or
nament. All these presents must have
peach flowers in them. On the feast
day the next room to the one in which
the dolls are is arranged as a banquet
room. This is artistically decorated
with peach and cherry blossoms and
other flowers of the season. Iu it is all
the furniture belonging to the young
ladies, and also the gifts sent by the
young men.
On the arrival of the gaests they
are welcomed by the young ladies,
who are dressed in their gayest attire
of tho color of peach blossoms, and
who wear peach blossoms in their
hair. After the salutations are over
the guests are led to the room where
the dolls are arranged, and are shown
the dolls by the young ladies. This
part of the programme over, they are
escorted to the room where the ban
quet is to be held. The guests then
sit down at small individual tables,
and the feast begins. There is no re
gulsr meuu, but rice cake, cut iu the
shape of a diamond, sweets and other
dainties are offered to the guests.
Usually there is a kind of liquor called
"dhiro-Sake" (a sweet liquor made
out of rice and resembling milk). All
the cakes auu other things are painted
with figures representing peach blos
soms. After the banquet, which does
not last very long, the company is en
tertained by musicians and dancers.
This banquet sometimes takes place at
noon, but more ofteu in the evening.
This is tho only day of the year set
aside for the mutual amusement cf
youug people, for there is alwuys a
kind of restraint between tho two
sexes. However, ou this duy the usual
customs are thrown usi.le, nud the
Buxes miuglo together uiiroslraiBcd by
bteru parents. Detroit Frco I'l'Cbs.
raiipi'i- on hlnke.
The paupers iu the Milwuukco alias
house orguuized a strike against being
compelled to work. Tho almshouse
committee lias settled the strike, by
expelling nil tho inmate but one blitd
luaii. New Oilcans l'tcayiiuc.
'lit': gluVu it first luuiitioiiu l as i
cuiuuiou niUelu of ilrcsn iu 1010.
s
SELECT SIFTIXtJ.S.
I rrdsscls, liclgium, will hecomo ft
j seaport.
Americans pny $1 0,00.1, 00!) a, real
f.,r nnno.
Buckram was at first any sort ol
cloth stiffened with gum.
Tho standard Chinese work on coin
age is in twenty volumes.
Roman gentlemen wore a Gold ot
ivory crescent in their shoes.
London manufactures $-,500,000
worth of umbrellas each year.
Tho number of hairs on tho adult's
bead usually ranges from l'JS,(K)0 to
lu:,0(W.
F.-anco has 201,000 kqnaro mUo., a
littlo smaller than Colorado and Idaho
combined.
Italy's population is very dense,
there being 270,000 people to overy
sqnnro mile of territory.
While Orooeryinau Fortuan was
cleaning a large-sized salmou at Lex
ington, Ky., he found iu its stomach
a big, old-fashioucd revolver.
Tho cat was domesticated iu Europo
shortly after the Christian era, and
the first speoimens brought into Eng
land were very highly valued.
A gigantic and singularly perfect
black pearl is to bo exhibited in Lon-
ilou. It was discovered in Tasmania aud
is three-quarters of an inch long.
There are forty-eight different ma
terials nsed in constructing n piano,
from no fowcr than sixteen different
countries, employing forty-fivo differ
ent hands.
A fellow has just beon scntlencod to
one month's hard labor iu Etuglaud for
begging i-x a cap belonging to tho
navy, and "bringing Her Majesty a
navy into contempt."
Though our language contains, ac
cording to Max Muller, fi0,00uVlistinct
words, t je chaste and modest Milton
used but 8000 of thorn in his works,
and even Shikespeare did not draw
upon over 12,000.
A Berlin couple rocsutly cclebratod
the twenty-fifth nuniverse.ry of their
engagement by marrying. Tlie bride
had been waiting all that time for tho
death of a rich aunt, who threatened
to cut her off without anything if she
married her lover.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, like many a
student to-day, worked his'way through
Harvard by waiting ou tables at the
boarding halls and tutoring younger
pupils. He gradnatod at eighteen,
with a greater reputation, for clever
ness than for diligence.
Umbrellas on tho ISatllo Field.
One of the funniest things in the
eyes of the foreigners during the war
ha been tba fact that the Chinese
generals curried umiirallas aud fans
wheu they went into battle. This is
also a matter of law. Each ofUoer has
his own rank, and this) is indicated by
the number of umbrellas and banners
which are carried iu front of him when
he goes out to ride. Even the smallest
mandarins whom I saw going through
a Chineso city, unites Frank Q. Car
penter, had one or morp dirty rod um
brellas carried on a higji pole in front
of them, while a FalitaflTs army ot
servants carriod red banners upon
which were the Dutnejo characters in
dicating their titles. An officer of tho
rank has tho right to two fans, and
every great man as he goes through
tho country has men in front of him
who beat gongs to warn the common
people to get out of the way. These
umbrellas and boomers are always in
rod. The fans aro of the same color,
aud officials have carried fans in China
from the remotest antiquity.
The Chinese havem way of ennobling
men after thoy aro dead. When a man
does something great he not only gets
honors himself, but his dpad grand
father may bo made a marquis or a
count. Memorial arches are ofteu
erected on acoouut of good conduct
and for deeds which have caused the
death of the doer. Widows wh have
committed suicide ouUf grief for their
husbands havj sometimes such arches
erected for them, and, young girls who
have cut pieces of t'lctir own flesh out
ot their bodies in order 'to cook them and
give them as medicine; to thoir dying
iriends have been so honored. Chi
cago Times-Herald.
Fur ol the Weasel Family.
The fur of the weased family is iu
great demand by the dealers because
of its beauty aud adaptability in many
classes of wearing apparel. What is
known as ermine is produced by a
little animal called the stoat in Eng
land. In winter lie changes his red
dish brown skin to a white one.
Savage and bloodthirsty is this littlo
creature, preying upon everything
that he can overpower. His chief
food consists of partridges and rabbits,
but many other small animals aro dis
posed of in the same way. Tho pine
marten, a member of the weasel tribe,
has a brown akin and yellow throat.
Stone martens have a bluish brown
coat with white throat. Thoy ara
larger than tho stoat aud more de
structive. The other is the king of
easels. n can whip anything of
his weight in the world. He is hunted
with hounds in England, and can give
six or seven dogs all they can do to
kill him. Like the mink, he is very
fond of fish and water fowl.
All of the weasel family are very
lleroe and strong for their size. The
skunk, with his black and white coat;
tho badger, with his beautiful silver
gray fur and blaok dashes, and the
sable are all of the same species and
valuable fur-bearing animals. Chicago
Timea-Herald.
His Idea ot Perpetual Mellon.
A young inun of the name of Martin
Keelor, of Fultou Couuty, Indiana,
says that he has invented a perpetual
motion machine with power enough
to drive a sewing machine and which
will never wear out. Keeler has had
castiuga made under his personal
supervision aud lins put the invention
together so that, according to wit
nesses, it is propelled by mysterious
l'oicu and runs steadily. Keeler de
cliaes to shore his see i el with any one.
lie says that he is prtpuriug to de
velop his wonderful device, ou a large
seulo.--Ko'.v York Buu.-
WliittUw Kei 0, of tho New York
Ti ibui.c, who after a lengthy visit to
thv Unite I 1'rosbvtoriau Misjiou iu
i:r:y,t, left cho.'k for 5(J0 as hii
voiiti'ibutloa to their work.
TEMPERANCE. i
Tn somen or rovmrr axo J-Atriais.
Tlie mvatery Is solved, how It Is that we
find in America pauperism and want. No
country on the frlol is as rich aa ours in re
sources and rewards so liberally toll and
talent. There should be no poor, except
from unforeseen accidents, in America. Yet
the plague of pauperism has broken out In
our oltloe past soomlnif enrt"; waifs and
vagrants linn streets and highway; institu
tions rear in all dlretlous their massive
piles; economists are alarmed. The prime
soine of pauperism snd of all Its attendant
social evils Is the saloon. Thither the
laborer and the mechanic bring their hard
en rned dimes, to be afterwards pennilong
whan demand for work slnckensi their
fortunes are wrecked, the ruin Of which pre
cipitate mberr.lements and fraudulent
bankruptcies, their energy Is paralysed and
idleness is consecrated. In a saloon men toss
off their money to purchase shame, while
wives and children at home cry for bread,
and when the wretches have been murdered
by the poisonous draughts, the doors Of the
county poorhouso or of the orphan asylum
must oiien to shelter their families from the
biting blast of winter, to save them from the
fanirs of cruel hunger.
UMiop Hendrtokson, of Trovldenee, ap
pealing for ohnrity in favor of the hundreds
of inmates of his orphan asylum, Was not
nfmld to say that those helpless children, in
the far greater number of eases, are do
pendent upon alms because 'saloons murder
their parents." A similar vordlct will be
rendered by those who examine Into the
sources of all forms of poverty In America.
Five-sixths of tho poverty in this country
comeo from Intompcrance, and mere idle
babble are all discussions of social reform so
long as alcohol retains Its present sovereignty
and despotically exacts In tribute the ll(o
blood of tho people. Archbishop Ireland.
facts and rnirnrs.
Judge Kimball, of tha Washington CD. O.)
ToHeo Court, In a recent temporanee addres,
gave some suggestive facts and figures, as
follows:
For the fiscal year 1894, the United States
Government Issued 228,000 liquor licenses,
which Is equivalent to one licensed saloon for
each 299 poople, not to mention the unlicensed
liquor sellers. Ia Washington there are 605
licensed barrooms, one for eaeh 448 people.
Deducting women and children and temper
ance people, and there are loss than 100
drinkers to support each saloon. The esti
mated annual consumption of Intoxicating
liquor in the United Htates Is por capita:
whisky, four gallons; wine, one gallon, and
beer forty-eix gallons. This nt the lowest
wholemlo price amounts to 88S,000,OOp,
spent directly, but the iudirect cost by loss of
wages, loss of health, position and Urn, Is for
greater. "We are all, ''said Judgo Kimball,
"individually and collectively responsible
for this state of affairs, and we must not
shirk the respouslnlllty, but fight tho battle
of temperance until we win, always remem
bering that we have God on our side, and
that God and ono is a large majority in any
fight. The tempornnco organizations are
doing a great work and will be victorious in
tho end. I may not lie here to see It. but I
will wait for the glad tidings at the gates
above."
A WIFE'S SAD MISTAKE.
Mrs. Chapin, one of the W. C. T. U. work
ers, was oneo entertained In Mississippi at
the home of a young married couple, and
the wife said to her: "Now, Mrs. Chapin,
I'm willliigtoeutertaln you, but I don't want
you to talk temperance, for If you should
convert my husband then I'd have to banish
wine from our ti:hle. and all my friends would
call mo a crank." Mrs. Chapin spoke at the
nubile mooting and then made her way
through the nudience trying to get signers to
the pledge. She begged the young husband
to slgD, and ho was reaching for the pencil
to do so when his wife objected, and with a
smile he shook his head and said, "No."
Six years afterward Mrs. Chapin passed
through the same place. 8he was the guest
this time of another family, but after her ad
dress was over a weeping woman and a gib
liering drunken man came up to greet her.
It was tho same couple who had entertained
her six years before. "Oh," said the wife,
"try to get my husband to sign the pledge."
"No," he cried, "I wanted to be saved once,
but you wouldn't let me. Now no one can
save me, not even God iu heaven!" St.
Louis Q lobe-Democrat.
WOSEX ARK MOI1E IKTEMPEBATE.
Intemperance among women Is Increasing.
The metropolitan police returns show that
there has boon a doclded advance during tho
lost two years In the number of women ap
prehended for drunkenness. In 18S9 the to
tal was less than 3000. In 1891 it was nearly
8500. There was a corresponding growth in
the number of "drunk and disorderly" oases
during the same period. Last year H873
women were taken Into custody on this
charge in London alone.
Inquiry of magistrates, olerks, jailers, mis
sionaries and others whoso daily duty obliges
them to frequent the metropolitan police
courts and petty sessions has resulted in the
accumulation of information which unfor
tunately leaves no room for doubt that the
recent magisterial comments upon the fre
quency of feminino intoxication are more
than justified by tho (nets. The statements
from the bench are corroborated, too, in other
quarters. London Telegraph.
NOTniSQ BEUABKABLK.
An item is going the rounds of the press to
the effect that whisky Is now manufactured
out of old rags. We see nothing remarka
ble about this. Every one knows that nearly
all the old rags now iu this country are man
ufactured out of whisky, and tiioro is no
apparent reason why tho prootws of conver
sion may not work as well one way as an
other; from whisky to rags, and from rags
to whisky. What a beautiful business it is.
A BIACTION AOA1NST ALCOHOL.
Comparing statistics of the last thirty-two
years, the London Lancet comes to the eon
elusion that there appears to bo "a distinct
and steady reaction setting in against gen
eral alcoholic Imbibition a fact which lends
support to the view that the evil of intem
perate drinking, as its wretched consequences
become more aud more painfully manifest.
Will finally work out Its own remedy."
USE THAT IS ABUSE.
A man can not use what is called the best
of wine daily for ten years anil be free from
disease. Whatever is In the least harmful to
the human economy, when taken Internally,
whether it irritates the nerves, or only rend
ers them more sensitive to external Impres
sions, or accelerates the degeneration of cell
tissue, Is Incompatible with healthy growth,
and therefore Its use is abuse. Jcurnal ot
Hygiene.
ALL THHOL'OH DBINK.
At Liverpool lately a young man drowned
himself, aud in one of his pockets was found
a paper on which he had written: "I havo
done this myself. Don't tell my name te
any one. It is all through drink." Within
a short time, on the matter becoming put
Holy known, the coroner received letteri
from 246 parents of young men who ha:
been lust, and who thought that possibly
this youug man might be their son. ChrlsJ
tian btandard.
TEUTEBANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
Mrs. Henerletta Hkeluton has organized
eight new W. C. T. L'nious in Ohio, where
she has been for several weeks engaged iu
work. ,
A peculiarity of all good machines is that'
they can not bo managed by drunken menj
liy a process of artlllclal selection, all tlnj
good places in the world are naturally pass
lug luto the hands of the solier men.
The sale of drink is thesule of disease; the
sale of drink Is the sale of poverty; the sale
of drink is the sale of lusauity; the sale ot
drink is the sale of crime; the sale of drink 1:1
the sale of death. Sir Jl. W. ltiehurdson,
M. D.
Five distinguished physiologists of Ger
many, Drs. liimgi), Uaule, liolTiiian, Forel,
and l'K'k, are total abstainers.
The "home salon" started by Bishop Fal
low, iu Chicago, is succeeding bo well that
it is the intention to open three others on the
emne plan.
Omaha, Neb., is being supplied by
tho W. C. T. IT. with fifteen automatic foun
tains lor penny touiperunce uriuks.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union sent
out during the Lenten season nearly 600,000
Haered Thirst cards, to encourage the prac
tice ot total alstluuec during Leut.
Kuhions ara the davit's tobogguu slides.
Tliey start on eurtb aud laud In hell ; and all
the way down their apeud luereasw, and the
longer tho slide tun le lliu possibility of
stopping, Chrlsi iuu Nation.
Ilindoo women are forbidden to
read or write.
Tho Queen of Madagascar always
dresses in European fashion.
A tonoh of light green vies wKh tbi
inevitable pnrpllca-red note Been.
It doesno, take rntioh material 'heso
times to make an evening bodice.
The first Berlin gymnasium for wo
men has opened with sixteen pupils.
For street and outiug wear the walk
ing hat will rival tho perennial sailor.
Tho Dowager Duohrss of Sutherland
is tho "director" of a mining com
pany. There aro thoso who say it is only n
question of time when colonial wigs
will come.
It wonld Boom to bo tho fashion for
women to wear whito kid gloves upon
all occasion J.
Lady Frodoriok Cavondish has taken
the field as n lecturer against Welsh
discs tablishmen t.
Hussitt has Gvo female astronomers
who havo submitted papers to tho
Aoadomy of Soionce.
Parisian hats inorease in size from
day to day and are laden down with
flowers of all kinds.
There is a rumor afloat in tho world
of fashion that long, heavy earrings
are to be worn again.
There is a now button made, ap
parently of twisted wire, with a large
(tone ball in tho renter.
Bodicos of elegant street dress are
in blouso form, or clso are Eton
jackets worn over a blouse front.
The Empress of Japan is using all
her influence to have her countrywo
men adopt tho Amorioau costumes.
Girls of the period hide thoir ears
with straight hair and curls as if thoso
features of the head wera malformed.
The Bank of Qonoa, Neb., got into
the hands of the examiner after run
ning for ono week with a woman as
President.
Having saved up C0,1,000 crowns
Binoo 18i)J, tho womeu of Norway are
going to present thoir' Oovornmont
with a torpodo boat.
Some of tho Boston beauties, who
aro fond of athletic exorcise, array
themselves, just after breakfast, in half
gymnasium costume and run foot raocs.
The idea is being considered to units
all the women's clubs in Kentucky in
a stock ooinpany for tho erection of a
handsome woman's buildinj in Lex
ington. Miss Edith Van Buren, a New York
girl, won tho first piize for carriago
decoration in the parade at this year's
mid-Lenten flower festival at Nioe.
France.
A colored women in New Orleans is
about to take her degree in medicine,
and will be tbe first vcmau to prac
tice in that city with a degree won in
Louisiana.
The emblems of royalty of tho
Queen of Madagascar oonsiat of four
scarlet umbrellas, which are held over
Her Majosty when she sits iu her palan
quin of State.
Mrs. W. B. Brown, of Washington,
N. 0., has given to tho State Council
of King's Daughters a boautiful home,
which is to bo used as a homo for im
becile children. Tho Legislature of
the State will bo asked to mako ap
propriations for its support.
The late Lord Riudolph Churchill
had six sisters, each oue of whom mar
ried remarkably woll, although thoy
were by no means beauties. There is,
perhaps, no record of six sisters, aud
plain girls with extravagant tastes aud
no money, having boon thus happily
married.
Tho late Parisian dressmaker,
Charles Frederick Worth, is described
as "a tallish man, with a big, clever
head, brown eyes aud very prominent
forehead." Ho used to say: "It I
had my way all women should bo slight,
graceful aud pretty. Then dressing
them would bo nu artistio pleasure."
Mrs. Wnyno MacYcagh, wife of the
American Ambassador in Rome, whoso
residence is tho maguitioeut l'ulazzo
Plombino, is extensively quoted for
tho magniflceuco of her wardrobe. At
a rccont reception nt tho Embassy she
appeared iu a gown of lilno brooado
with ornaments ot diamouds aud black
pearls combined. Mrs. MaoVeagh has
qmckly won favor at court, and has tbe
social background of the several Ameri
can women of titlo iu Home.
3
orD EXJOYQ
Both tho method and results when
Byrup of Figs ia taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to tho taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, clonuses the sys
tem eflectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Byrup of Figs ia the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on Land will pro
cure it promptly for auy oue who
wishes to try iu Do hut accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP CO,
UHwiut, r. - i ttm re k
lOYAL BAKING POWDER
received the highest award at the U. S.
Gov't official investigation, and at all
the Great International Expositions and
World's Fairs wherever exhibited in
competition with others.
It makes the finest, lightest, sweetest,
most wholesome bread, cake and pastry.
More economical than any other leaven
ing agent.
tlOVAL BAKINQ POWOt CO.,
The Elephant Moved the Cars,
An clcphaut pushing a long line of
freight cars was tho unusual soono wit
nessed by a party of visitors to the
quarters of Lemcn Brothers' circus
over at Argentine. Frank Fisher,
trainer of Itajah, tho big elephant
which tho circus carries as tho foatnro
of its monagcric, was using tho beast
in moving heavy wagons, aud while bo
engaged a workman from an elevator
uonr tho winter quarters complained
that ho oould not got a switch eugine
to move ompty box cars to tho olovator.
'I'll move thorn for you with Rajah."
said Fisher.
Ho was not quito sure that tho big
boast could move tho long lino of
thirty-two box oars on tho Santa Fo
Uailway track, which runs by tho
quarters, but he resolved to havo him
try it. The brakes wero released, tho
elcghant put his head against tho end
car, and after a few moments the lino
began to move slowly. Tho track was
perfoctly lovol, and soon tho cars had
rolled down to tho elevator.
What an ordinary man eats
nnd tbe way be rats it would
be enough to give dyspepsia
to nn ostrich unless Uie os
trich were wise enough to as
sist ma uigesiiou
from time to time
with an efficient
combination of
vegetable ex
tracts. Such a
U br. Pierce's
I Ef Pleasant relicts.
-k-fl-S - They are tbe pills
nreiiitrfltinii i
par excellence
for those w h o
sometimes eat
the wrong things and too much. They
stimulate action iu all of the digestive
organs. They stop sour stomach, windy
belchings, heartburn, flatulence and cure
constipatioiij biliousness, dyspepsia, in
digestion, sick headache and kindred
derangements.
Once used they are always in favor.
W.L. Douglas
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Over One Minion People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
All our ahoes ara equally Mtlsfactory
They five th be-t value lor h money.
Thy i)ual cuitom I hoc In etyl end fit.
1 heir wearing qualities, ara unaurpaaeed.
The pricee are uniform .stamped on tola.
Fron $i to $3 eaved over other makes
XI your dealer cannot supply you vm can.
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in doing ' it, and it's a great deal more thoroughly done.
Dairies and dealers use Pearline extensively. Just try it
once, on your milk-ware or butter-ware and then say if it
isn't the most satisfactory way of cleaning. Pearline is the
most economical thing you can use, too. You get so much
more out of it. i,p
fPt1 H r'W1 Snd omo unscrupulous grocers will tell you " this is as rood as"
elAUor 'tho same s 1'earline." IT'S i ALSE l earline is never peddled.
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a
ere unnecessary In House Cleaning if you Use
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The Conlcdpiatp IJuttlo Flag.
Speaking of GoneralJohnstou, I am
rominded of tho explanation ho onoo
gavo mo of tho origin of tho Confeder
al brttle flag : "At tho battlo of
Bull Run," said ho, "tho 'stars and
bars' proved a failure beoauso they
wcro so much liko tho Union colors.
Indeed, both armies mistook their
enemies for friends, and vico verso.
After tho battlo I resolved to discard'
this flag and called for each regiment
to procuro its State colors. This they
wore not able to do, and I asked tho
army for now designs. Among thoso
presented, ono by General Hoauregnrd
was chosen, aud I altered this only in
making it squnro instead of oblong.
This flag was afterward adopted by tho
Confederate armies generally. It was
a Greek cross of blue on a rod fiold,
with whito stnrs on tho blue liars."
This flap, by the way, was dosignod
by a Colonel AVulton, of Louisiana,
nud by him presented to Gcnoral
Ucnurogard. Kate Field's Washing
ton. Wa fur
nlsh steel
with cavers.
rvanlzftri nfr.r riimnliiilAnl
'in neata af tan. a tn I o ful
fhlch and 30 to 33 Inches Inl
fdlameter. at 2So. nr oallnnJ
I taste to water, nor allow forin ub
ig in. iniv con Dm puii
I in a arret or barn and thus ara protected
'iw.. uin. may jumm no aeTiinvj
i-ri arv Kiieipir man vvooa. isnwj
i uuatructuror an sues mid to.
, oraar. nana Tor once I let and
. uiittii toraupauuoiure onrj M t
naniemai water supply. J .1
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l 1 TO fr llrB In t'uik how rw.nl.i.l. ah.
C Aiavt Ut n. 'Wrn sic t t.il! Iiutinml How M hw wioitop
oiunl ttiit snirr lui of (t.nufctur beta" t tU hirst,
lUvrnliu'is, (Istmns, autiitift mrut $ticn ot Cole! othrri
nJ I ti4 4 i-oils lBiulin Wiiueu itl
wh), bar. til punt,,-. U tr.fH r .
mll. th ttssl lowrr. flaJ aitil Iting. cslrsaU'Rl
wri'tk after r.mpMioii, h frutdrr ea(ifUl frd,
h tni.rvs4 ir)iftTi.i kuj i.thsr f !, th all trl
pol mm --vita of tit most popular thln wt . OB
-tha tti-aca an4 stock Ui.ht. Kvrri thing i w
tur!.l wt..vs LHt-r.,i ai.d e:Mtoutl. ft ii tta thing
tMiadtlta-htadi lit an I it fa. putt. V kat sta.lthrt a arora
of branch iioii'M, as to hva alt t)i $ ji ir thnta wbc
want thm. Tha Arriootoi- Vo. has. til ona mot 9 .nililif tv 11
want to build. aid mi ona wort nw builijins-. It baa 2 acrti
of 1 !) si ita ptMsitft Waller, unoccupird by tulldinga. It
i-aris to cotuuiaura in Ju. to cover that t um mutt a atoll
Mi bi.ii. tttuiiaa K.ah. Pus willsrtratt It raor. aw, of (W
liea. Thru whin tha I'ublia demand rrauiraa anora fotdt
Utan ran ba rodurd with litis ddt tat, t will rrfuaa la
airu.t fu!nr or .k any -ft it. It n ill havadon til ihart
to.. 1, pit th . ,t. Mian I. It :lt ih. n turn away aU now f nrra
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Tli "I.INKNR" Rrttth Dont anr Mont Eoonomf.
cl (?ulUta aiid Cuffs wnru; thy urn ina4e of An
cloth, Iwtlt aw Ins) fititnlird nk and Win nviriv
bltx on collar ia exiuil to two of any oMwr atn4.
Thtu ftt trtll, wear trttt nni look uK. A Ixti of
Tnn ColUnior t ivarauia ol Cuffs (uf Twoty-i
Cfi.la.
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iu parftvtion vt ntai-liiiir fur (sirotraru
I'NI
Slmplloltv of Construction
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Working Oualftio ,
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Thoroughness of Workmanship
Thrr-r ill ht found unltnl Iu tl new
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Milk Pans,
and pails, and cans,
and bottles (even
baby's) or any
thing that you want
particularly clean,
ought to be washed
with Pearline.
j You'll save work
j umsiiung m puce ci rearlinc, lie
3W JAMES FYLB. New York.
Work Hard." Greal Efforts
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