record of the t'so of Tongrs.
Tongs wcio paid to bo invented in
CLinn about 1122 B. 0., but rcirrnen
tnliona of Ibem linvo licen frmnd on
tho Fpyi'tinn monuments 2200 U. C
In India tliry oro clnimed ns in nro
eiuco 1H)0 II. O. Tbcir prltiolrml cm
jiloyructit in that country, wbtro fires
tlnring tbo moft of tbo yenr Bro super
fluoun, was to facilitate tbo handling
of dend bodies in funeral pyres. Seven
ty tinirs of tongs, noma broDZo, eomo
iron, havo been tnkon from tho mias
of roiupoii.
m- Just think every bottloof Hood's fMrsn
parlllticontnlns 100 dose.. Thl'lMruootilyof
Sarsaparilla
The One True Dlond Purifier. All druaruttstfi. fl.
Hood's Pills cure btlioustic", liendnche.
A rorly-ciclit-Hile Tunnel.
"Colorado is goin;; to have tbo long
est tunnol in tbo world," paid liiebnrd
Jones, in conversation with a HL Louis
Ulobo Democrat reporter a few days
bro. "Within a few years tbo Mont
Couis, St. Ootbnrd and Simplon tun
nels under tbo Alps will not compart
witb tbo ono to bo coPHtructed.
"A company bas undertaken to do
forty-eight miles of tunneling under
Pike's I'eak and tbe territory near by.
It will begin at Sunderland Creek,
near Colorado City, and run in a
southwesterly direction tc a creek
do mo distance beyond Independence,
and Victor. It is to bo built for a
tloublo track of ruilnny and bavo tho
regulation dimensions of railway tun
nels, fourteen feet wido aud eighteen
high. A branch lino will lcavo tho
luaia tunnel at a point under Inde
pendence and run to Cripple Creek,
placing that mining center within six
teen miles of Colorado City. Tho dis
tance between tbe two is by rail at
present fifty-four miles.
"The two mouths of tho main tun
nel are to bavo tho sumo altitude, CS00
feet, and tbo grade of tho tunnel will
bo one foot to tbo 100, enough todraia
it well. This will givo tho divido nn
altitude of about 7100 foot. Tho sum
mit of I'ike's Peak is 11,000 feet above
tbe sea and Cripplo Creuk noarly 10,
000. The plan includes also laterals.
or cross tunnel?, at t evcrol different
points, Ono is to bo at or under;
Crystal Fork and another under Cam- ,
cron's Cove. Tbo longest ono will cut
tbe main lino not far from liuld Moon-!
taiD, and run under that peak in ono
direction and nnder tbe summit of!
1'iko's Teak in the other. This cross,
tunnel will U-ver fifteen miles long.1,
incnjjne, tuifSl4jtJ CMlUC6Ufe-Tltire
.?5Ss arm witb the main line, joining
the latter near tho eoutb and the
branch on the west side of Tike's Teak.
It will run under the mining camp of
Gillett and not far from Grassy.
"The amount needed for tho tunnel
work is $20,000,000. A contract now
in escrow in Colorado City requires
that tbe work shall bo commenced
within ninety days. The intention is
to have forty-eight miles tunneled and
tbe main lieo in operation beforo
March 1, 1900."
x A liar Harbor Summer.'
Mount Desert upon which island tho
town of Bar Harbor, Mo., is situated,
bas been cut nearly in two by tbo sea,
and tho tides rush into tho Burrow in
let with impetuous force, as if anxious
at every flood to complete its work of
dismemberment. But tho solemn peak
of Mount Desert looks down unmoved
upon tho fretful sea. Tbo mountain
rkes out of tho waters as an emblem
of eternal peace and quietude iu the
midst oi eternal restlessness. It is
this close combination of mountain I
and ocean that makes tho island ot
Mount Desert so inspiring and bo
popular a resort. Bur Harbor, where
tbo summer visitors chiolly gather,
was, until the last decado or two, a
bimple, primitivo village of fishermen,
and even now tbe artificiality of its
cummer life is a mere grafting upon
tho sturdy parent tree. Thero is not
much sea bathing at Bur Harbor. The
surf is too violent and tho water too
..cold and the shore too abrupt for the
favorite pastime of more southerly re
toil?. The duys are pusscd in rowing
ond yachting, and in climbing over,
elifla for the wonderful views of tbe
mouutain and the sea. And these duya
pofs quickly, as does tho Bur Harbor
Bummer. It is inteute und merry
while it lasts, but before the middle, of
September it is deud. In October
icicles begin to form on tho cl ill's, and
Bur Harbor goes to sleep. A goodly
proportion of thote to whom it bus,
extended its bospitulity bavo gono to
Lenox, tbe autumn social Mecca in
the Berkshire Hills, or are reveling in
the glories of tho White Mountains.
Demorest's Magazine.
I
I
Lydlu E. Piukham'8 Vegetable Com
pound. It speedily relieves irregu
laritv. suppressed or painful men
struations, weakness of the btomaeh,
indigestion, bloating, leucorrhita,
womb trouble. Hooding, nervous pros
tration. headache, peuerul debility,
etc. Symptoms of Womb Troubles
are dizzluvbs, fulutue&s, extreme lussi
tude, "don't care" and "want-to-be
left-alone" feelings, excitability, irri
tability, nervousness, sleeplessness,
llutuleney, melancholy, or tho " blues,"
and backuche. Lydiu, 11 l'inkham's
Vegetable Compound will correct all
thU trouble as sure us the sun
shines. That Hearing-down l eeling,
caesinf? pain, weight, und Luekuehe, is
Instantly relieved and peniumeiitly
cured by Its use. It is wonderful foi
tiduty Complaints lu ti'.her bcx.
ron milk fevrh,
A simple romody for milk fever in
its first stages is thus given by an ex
perienced dairyman: Bare, slico and
boil until soft about ono dozon good
sized onions in a pot of water with a
good handful of salt. Tako about cno
quart of wheat flour, mix with cold
water to a thin bntter, Btir gradually
into tho boiling onioBs, broth and all,
add water enough to mako n tbiu
drink, and givo it to tbo cow nt tho
temperature of blood heat. Never
givo a cow cold water as lonjr as tlicro
is danger of milk fever. Now York
Observer.
TREATMENT OF SrAVTN
This discoeo is an inflammation of
the covering membrane of the bonos
of the boek joint, and affects all farm
animals under similar circumstances.
Tho coubcs oro over-exertion, sprains
aud natural tendency by inheritance.
Tho trcatmtnt is to first rcmovo tho
intlammation by cold water applica
tions, as pounded ico in a bag tied
over tho part ; then to uso liniments,
and let tho animal rest. To locato tho
seat of ony in'dummatory disorder
apply cold wator, aud notice wbero it
soonest disappears by drying. Thero
may be inflammation without soreucsa.
American Farmer. .
DKSTBOnna SKUNKS.
Tho skunk is ono of tho most nsotul
of animals to tho farmer, and should bo
protected rather than injured. It is
certain that it is not an agreeablo ani
mal, but it is quiet and unobtrusive,
aud meddles with no ono who does not
attack it. It feeds on grubs, worms,
beetles and mice, all of which do moro
damage to tho crops than is thought.
Cutworms and tho whito grubs are
especial dainties to this useful ani
mal, and if one will examine tho corn
rows early in tho morning tho traces
of tho skunk's good work will be easi
ly seen, and, if duly appreciated, this
bumble although unsavory servant
will bo protected as it deserves. New
York Times.
PLANTING CORN IN PRILLS Oil IirLI3.
The old fashion of planting corn in
check rows is not practiced now, ex
cept where the laud is very weedy.
It is so much bitter to plant in drills
that all the best farmers do it. The
land may bo kept quito clean in this
the weeds appear, and keeping at
work at it until the corn is too thick
to get throngb. If tho land bo bar
rowed by a light Bloping tooth barrow
beforo tho youngorn is seen, myriads
of weeds will .be killed and tho bar
rowing may bo repeated saon after tho
young plants appear, as tbo barrow
will do no daniago to speak of. Corn
ttuuuiu never uu woraeu uy u piow, as
i. is . i . i , i
mis win surety injure mo roots, uniy
shallow cultivation is permissible.
Ciov lork Times.
WIIAT MAT BE MADE INTO EXSTLAOE.
Tbo first eusilngo evel mado was of
beet loaves, at tho groat bcot sugar
farms of Trance and Austria. The silos
were then mero pits, like graves in tho
ground, and woro covered with tho
earth taken out of tbo excavation
mis was tno lasuion thirty years ago
and before tho first silo was hoard of
on this sido of tho ocoan. The writer
of this saw tbo ennilugo taken out of
such a pit for feeding tho oxen that
wero plowing on a 400-acro field, to
bo sown with beets, in tho year 1855,
lnis Una been tho fashion for many
centuries, doubtless, in Eabtern Tit
rope. Tho next fashion was for costly
stone structures, in which the fodder
was pressed down by many tons of
stone laboriously heaped on a plunk
covering over tho fodder. This was
followed by the present method of
sweet ensilage, effected by permitting
tho ensilage to beat so as to kill tho
germs of decomposition by which the
acid was produced, tho ensilage previ
ously being sour and smelling Iiko a
sour whisky cask. Our present method
seems to be perfect, aud by it any
green vegetable matter whatever may
bo used for ensilage. New lork
Times.
ALFALFA AND t'LOVEH.
Alfalfa has been grown several years
at the Indiana Experiment titution,
und W. C. Latta, agriculturist of tho
station, speaking from experience,
says that although alfalfa cbd, when
well started, endure drought better
than clover, it cannot produce three
or moro crops thesimo season without
irrigation. This lnlormution is nec
essary to counteract statements made
by some enthusiasts, who may, unm
toutionallv, mislead somo into displac
iug clover with Alfalfa, on account of
the alleged immenso yields of tho lat
ter. At tho station it was'found that al
falfa is moro feeble than clover ,ftt tho
start, and is very liublo to bo choked
by weeds the first season ; that it in
creases in vigor until tho third year at
least, and thus maintains itself better
and longer in tho soil thuu a common
red, mummoth or alsiko clover ; thut
in very dry seasons (liko 18U5) it may
yield more hay thuu clover, that iu
normal reasons it sometimes yields
less thuu clover ; that but two cuttings
of ullullu may bo expected tho eauiu
bcasou without irrigation.
In any fertilo soil.huviug sufficiently
porous sultoil to peruiit it to strike
deep root into tho lower, permanently
moi-t eurth, tho ulfuli'a will probuldy
do well. It is said to Uu best iu light,
culcureous loams, uuderluid with u
porous subsoil. The luud should be
thoroughly and deeply druiued, and
may bo plowed to udvuutuge, Subsoil
iu tho lull, but sow tho teed in tho
bpriujr.
('lose pasturing by any class of htoek
is injurious to allulfu, und heep should
not bo ulloncd upon it, but if not
grazed too closo it will i iidnr-o pustur
iug iuiily well. It I.', however, best
for hny. ,
In uuy soil tlicro red clover thrives
it iii not wi-'O to di-.curd it for itlluli'u
without first ixperimeuth!. wilh th
tatter, it txpcm-uou pre'v it super
ior to clover as a ecod, a soil renova
tor and a yielder, then a change can
bo safoly made. Journal of Agricul
ture. FAUM AND OARPEN NOTES.
Do not keep too many dogs on tbo
farm.
Don't forget tho vnlnc of tho homo
market for farm prodno.
Keep tho tobacco pipo away from
tho barn and tho milk room.
Seo that tho. lambs do not got
drenched iu a heavy aliowcr.
Do not forgot to water tho calves
and yearlings in tho back lot.
Rango bred caitlo now going to mar
ket are proof of the vaiuoof pure bred
bulls.
For aphis and eoalo insocts on all
plants uso keroscno emulsion or to
bacco water.
Do away with tho rigid etan?bIons;
no cow cau bo comfortable in ono. The
swivol stanchion is all right.
Black knot on cherries and plums
should bo cut out and burned as Boon
as discovered. Spraying is a remedv.
Havo plontv of ligbt in tho stable
sunlight is tho foo to disease. But
cover tho windows with bagging, at
night.
Good blood is all right, but good
quarters, good food and proper meth
ods mako success doubly suro in tbo
raising of hogs.
Tigs can bo fat toned more choaply
by feeding woll-mashcd boiled pota
toes, mixed with slops and bran, than
in any other way.
While thero is good pasturage is a
good time to push tho growth and fat
tening of undesirable animals. When
thoy are ready for market, sell them.
If yon havo fences on your farm,
seo that they aro properly kept up.
liroken fences and tumblo-down gates
arc sure indications of indifference in
the owner.
Feed a milk producing ration. Clover
boy, boiho good corn ensilage wheat
brau, a littlo cottonseed raoal or
ground oats, or linseed meal, makes a
good ration.
A eow ebonld havo about one foot of
cnbio spaco for each pound ot bor
weight. Tho stables should not bo loss
than ten feet high. Don't ventilato by
windows ; ventilate from sido by chutes
to tho roof.
Keep tho pigs clean and food them,
properly and they will not scour. An
attack of scours equals tho dropping
of about ono wock of growth, conse
quently it will pay tonse is the way of
better sanitary conditions and preven
tion foods.
A gardener claims- that when fivo
acros have been brought up to tho
highest stato of cultivation, when the
full extent of its usefulness is reached,
moro money can bo made from it than
from two hundred acres in cereals, as
usually cultivated.
Givo tho roosts a good washing
with kerosene, to which a gill of
crudo carbolic acid and a gill of spirits
of turpentino to each pint of koro
sene, has been added. It doesn't cost
much in timo or monoy, nnd it's
mighty comforting to tho fowls and
saving to your pocket.
A hard working animal is always
thin, and rcquiros moro lood to sup
port it than does one in idlonoss, be
cause the muscles and tbe fat aro con
sumed in heat production. This heat
passes off through tbo skin and leaves
tho body at a normal temperature. If
tins escape is arrested, fever follows ;
If it escapes too rapidly, chill and its
consequoncos result.
Tho best kind of boes for practical
resnlts, and for the comfort of tho
beekeeper, is the Italian. These bees
are as gentle as nonso-nios. Thoy are
much moro docilo to bandlo than tbe
black boes. They aro larger, stronger,
moro active und industrious, and have
a longer proboscis that enables thorn
to sccuro tbo nectar from some flowers
which is boyond tho reach of tho
black bees. This of itself renders them
much more profitable.
A New Gun.
If imagination is taxed to beliovo
thut by tho aid of certain rays of lic'ht,
managed in a special fusbiou, wo shall
soon be ablo to study every portion of
tho anatomy of tho living being, how
much more startliug is this announce'
ment of tho capabilities of tbo now
bommery gun: "Ihis gun uses no
powder or explosive, yet it discharges
200,000 a minute, with a raugo of
C000 yurds. Two men, working un
easy lever behind tho gun, keep it
charged. Tho propelling force has
been conjectured to bo oompressed
air. Ihis astonishing piece of moch'
ouism has been exhibited in Washing'
ton, aud is now waiting examination
by the Board on Fortifications. If
bul f of the stories told ot it are trne,
wur will bo an auuir of moments, in
deed of seconds, instoud of months or
yours, as tho balls from a number of
these guns would sweep an army out
of existence in uu incredibly short
spueo of time. Tho shot would come
like a cveloue, aud no living thing
could survive tho onslaught. Now
York Lodger.
Smokeless 1'owdei'.
"Thero uro many who imagine that
in the use of smokeless powder tho
United btutes uud other Xutious aro
seeking to do away with Eiuoko ou
bultlelields," suid a militury uiuu,
'There is no opinion more erroneous
thuu this, ai the binokolossncss of tho
now powders iu meroly n secoudury
cousiileratiou. Tho old black powder
was found to ba iuelllcient to produce
tho iieoossury velocity for tho now
gnus, uud experiments wero undo to
get u higher explosive. When this
nus put in use, tho discoverers of the
new explosives wero surprised to fiud
that very littlo smoke followed its ex
plosion. Smoke is ofteu very uiefulj
ou a buttlelield, ua 1 no deliberate at
tempt was mado to eliminate it,"
l'hiludclphiu C'lU.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIR.
tiipatmrvt Fon kew cnisA.'
Cliiun as soon as bought ehontd bo
placed in a vessel of cold water, each
piceo beiii' soparutod from anothor
by a littlo bay. Gradually boat tho
water till it in nearly boiling, then lot
it become cold. Tako tho china from
tho wator and wlpo, and it will bo
found that it will bo loss liable to crack
than if used beforo boing boiled,
to can STnAwnnnnn!?).
Crush ono-fourth of tho berries
selected for canuiug, strain out the
juice, nnd put in a preserving kettlo.
To each pint lof juico add ono pint of
grauuluted sugar aud one-half pint of
water, let simmer twouty minuted,
and romovo tho Fcnm. Till glass cans
with tho remaining berries and set on
riieks or rests in a boiler containing
sufficient warm water to cover tho
racks. Fill the cans of fruit with tho
prepared syrup and sorew on tho caps
loosely. After all tho cans havo boon
filled, add hot wator to that in tho
boiler until it comes half-wny to tho
top of tho cans, put tho lid ou tho
boiler, let tho water boil half an hour,
then screw tho caps tightly on tho
caus, cover them with a towel to pro
tect them from exposure to cold air,
remove from the boiler, and set away
to cool. When perfectly cold tighteu
tho caps, if nocessary, wrap tho cans
in paper, and keep lu a oool. drv
closet. Other berries may bo canned
in a similar manner, cither with or
without sugar.
ooosEnriiinrF.s and tiieih tmei
The objection to tho uso of tho wild
gooseberries is their prickles, but
theso may bo largely removed by roll
ing tho berries, Ja few at a time, iu a
Uno-moHbod wire sieve, tho hand pro
tected with a thick towel or old leather
Glove.
Caunod Gooseberries No. 1 Romovo
ths'staim and topi from groen gooao
borrios, wash tho fruit iu cold water.
drain on a towel, fill sulf-scaling cans,
and shako dowu well. Cau boiling
water, when cold pour it over tho ber
ries, shako tho cans to facilitato tho
csoapo of air, ull with water to tho
brim, and at ouco screw on tho covers.
Canned Goosherrios No. 2 Allow
for each quart cau a tcaciipful of water
and a tcaonpful of fgrauiilated sugar.
Avoid using eu.ar which bas a bluish
tint or tho fruit will not keep as well.
Fut water and sugar in a granito or
poroolain-hned kettle. When a syrup
has formod put in tho cherries aud
cook twenty iniuutes, or nutil they nro
soft and broken. Fill cans aud screw
on the covers. In ten iniuutes opon
tno caus and fill them to tho brim with
hot boiling fruit and seal at once.
Cans of any kind of fruit if thus ro-
fillod will bo full when coldt ani
uioiu win not lorm on mo top.
UoseberrT Jam l'reparo tho ber-
rties as directed ond woigh them. Al
low two and a half pounds of sugar to
overy threo pounds of fruit. Tut six
tablcspoonfula of water in a ketlV,
add tho homes aud cook twonty min
utes, stirring occasionally, then add
tbe sugar, cook and Btir three-quarters
hour. Now test, audit thick and
firm, fill jelly glasses. When cold, fit
a circlo of paraillno paper over the top
of eaoh before putting ou tho cover.
Driod Gooseberries Tut in a kettlo
four pouuds of goosoberriei, scatter
over them ono pound of sugar, add
another four pouuds bcrrios, aud an
othor pound of sugar. Hot them on tho
stove griddle, and heat them slowly
till tho skins commico to break, then
tako oil the kettlo aud set it aside till
tho fruit is cold. Bcpcat tho process
throe times, then skim out tho berries
carefully and spread them ou plates.
Boil tho syrup until it is thick, and
drop it from a tablespoou over tho
fruit, and dry iu the nun, covered
with mosquito netting. Tack in boxes
with oiled paper between tho layers.
Gooseberry Hoy lo six pouuds of
gooseberrios add two teaoupfuls viue-
gar, tnreo pounds sugar, ami boil
thirty minutes. But in pint caus or
wido mouthed bottles and seal hot.
Gooseberry Shrub Slightly crush
tbo berries iu a jar aud pour cu boil-
infT water to cover. Tio a cloth over
tho top of tho jur aud leave twenty
four hours or uutil cold, then pour off
the liquor, heat it und return to tho
jar. When oold strain, und' to each
pint add two toaoupfulu of sugar, boil
five minutes, bottle and seal.
Marmalade Cook ripe goosohornes
until, when cold, a littlo will ruu
readily from a bottlo. A fow whole
elovos dropped in tho mouth of tho
bottlo bofore seal iug will prevent mold
from formiug. Bottlo aud seul while
Lot.
Goosoborry Cheese This is uso.l
with cake for dessert. Mush and heat
ripo gooseberries aud rub through a
colander, add bulf tho weight of augur,
boil until when cold it cau bo turned
out of cup or glass, aud cau bo cut iu
slices liko cheese. It will need about
twenty minutes' cooking.
Bpiocd (looseberrios Coil together
until soft iu a very littlo water, then
rub them through a colander. To
every pound of null) add tho juico oi
a lomou (or four tablespoonfuls ot auy
sour fruit juico), threo-quarterj of a
pound of gruuulutod sugar, cook ten
minutes, with constant stirring, that
it may not adhcro to kettlo uud sooreh.
Gooseberry Catsup l'laco in a kot
tlo tho pulp from four quarts of ripo
gooseberries, two pounds brown sugar,
one toaspoonful good vinegar, tablo
spoonful of ground cinnamon, table
sponful (seaut) of grouud cloves and
bulf teaspoonful ground pepper. Cook
live pounds goosuberry pulp tripe),
four pounds sugnr, two teucupfuls
vinegar, ono lablcspoouful euch of
ground cinnamon and ullHpieo. When
a little dropped upon a pluto U bhiuy
aud docs not sproud, it is uoue.
llso of Court Plaster.
To prepare court plaster for uso,
first, fold tho pieeo leugtnwiso direct
ly through tho middle. Tho planter
should bo considerably larger than the
wound, to keep well over the edges
Then slash tho plustcr lougthwiuo near
lv to tho edge. Htraighteu tho court
uluster out Hut aud cut tho slash
nieces at opposite ends. l'laco the
straight edges of the court plaster t
the tlesh on either sido of tho wonud
briuging tho stiipi across tho woutil
Moisten thorn, and, tuking a ntripjfroai
each side, draw thorn together geutly
closing tho cut, aud stick tho pbistei
in placo. Continue with all tho strips,
and tho cut will bo dre.-Bed iu a tu.iu
uer to insure a perfect healing, uud ui
well ua ary dpetor could do it,
TEMPERANCE.
o!o or th nt ik
I wnllo In tho I.ortionn bowl,
And pmrfrom ltd npnrkllna brim
At tlin ilonth of a ruhmrt !,
At thn wrrrk po Khnstlv nnd Krlrn.
Oinrplninui) 1 rutlilnssly'lilonr
With wluo p tmnptlnir and iril(
Tho sdnu of Krlin eonwIiMido I wur
Till hope, liko a phantom, has fluJ.
I hood not tho madmon't Rrln,
Nor tho toatu that mortals saod.
I Hvo In my palaco of sin
Whoro hope Is otornully ilea I.
I nilo with n tyrant' nwtiy,
My peoptora morelles
I wiMp earthly honor away
Y(li only a toiunter't nod.
I know no moroyi with n rireo Kp'-ll,
t turn all nn-n to brutes;
Mv rolxw nro p-d ns tho II ro of IkII,
Tlmt roars and upward slmols,
Prownlng tho toul's lost cries
With roinorso that come apace,
Till tho worm thut novor die
Is tho leor ou a dovil's fu.-o,
ItoVo Is a strnnfjiT within my drear Wall
When all tho ilnrk shadows of wo i
Ilrur over tho shroud ul a funeral pall,
I.Ike mournors thut nnn-Uully ko
To tho di ath of horror nnd shiiiuo,
And mourn for tho liolploss lot
rilmiins, wluiso naniolt'ss namu
l roul God's record Is toanully erossM.
J. H. HtMiips(o:iil.
HFrl.ISB OK ALCOHOL AS A MEM, INK.
Thoughtful olisorvers ri'Oo;;iih:o t lint alco
hol iu a nu'dirlno Is rapidly lnvomlni; n
thlhirof tlio past. Ten yniH uuo Iriullna
mo.lioul moo und toxt-hoofc spok.i of stimu
lants ns osscntin a of ninny diwiimv, an 1 rio
fended their uso with warmth mi l po'ltiv v
noss. To-dny this Is oliitnuril. Mo,n-nl mon
sol uin rofer lo spirits as reme, lies, nnd when
thoy do express nrvut conservatism and cau
tion. Tho text-hooka show tho sumo chance.
although voinn (I, "-mill In nuthorn reluso to
reeoinih-.e thn ohniiiro of i.nictioo. und still
cllnirlo tho Idea o tho too I value of spirits.
lmi.'i;lsts who sunnlv mdillsio thn i,r, ,fes.
ston recounlzoa tremendoiii dropping off la
tho demand. A distiller, who, ton years iii;o.
sold many thousand nullens of choicti whls-
Koyi niluost exclusively io medical inon, Juts
lost hlB tra lo iiltoiMiicr nnd irono out ol
Imslncvs. W'no men, too, recount') this
cliaiiKc, and aro making every effort to lmvo
wuio usea lu mo place ol spirits In tho sick
room. Proprietary modk'iu i don'ors nro put
ting nil sorts of compounds of wino with
iron, bnrk, etc., on tho mnrket with tlmsnmo
Idrft. It Is doubtful It novel thoso will lo
ali o to secure any ii'riiiuueiit placo lu thorn
pontics. inu met is, alcohol is p isslivj out of pra
llcul thorupoinlcs tii eaiisu lis real action Is
boconilnn known. Vncls tiro ii.-ciiuiulatiiut
lu tho Inherilorv, In tho ntttop?.y room, at
tho bedside, and lu (lie work ot experimental
psycboloi;lsis, which show that alcohol Is a
depressant und a narcotic; Hint it cannot
lealld up tissue, but always a -Is us a do
Rcucraltvo pOAcr; nnd that lis apparent of.
fects of ralslnir the heart's action and iptlck
cninn functional activities aro inlsleu 1IK
aud erroneous.
Trench nnd German spreinll: t i havo de
nounced spirits both us a hovenrjo und a
modieiue, und showu by net mil demonstra
tion that alcohol is u poUon und depres-uiit,
nu J that any lh"t.ipcuile netiou It Is r.-sui-ied
to havo is opou to tpicr-llcu.
All this Is not ibo rc-sult of limitation nn 1
wild condemnation by persons who feel
deeply tlio sad coiim ipienccs of llio nbiiso et
spirits. Ii Is simply tho ouleiiuo of tlm
gniduidjiccipmiluUrtnwJ CwJtt4tt hTiTo Co,Tr
pfivTTT' wltliTn tho ol sorvailon of every
thoughtful person. Tlio exact or appro. vi
inntu facts rclutiuu to alcohol can now lu
bsted by Instruments of precision. Wo can
weiKh uud incisure tho effects, uud It is not
OBM'ollul to tlu-orixu or rpoculutc; wo run
test nnd prove with reuse tiiihlo eertululy what
Was beforo a mutter or doubt.
Medlenl men who doubt tho vntuo of spirits
aro no more ounsldered fiumlle.i r extrem
ists, but ns lenders ulotpt now ami wi le
Hues of reseireh. Alcohol In medicine, ex
cept as a unrcotlo nn j niuodhotle. Is rapidly
fHllbitr Into disfavor, nnd will soon bo nut
aside uud furgottou. Journal of .Inebriety.
LWl'On 1IIITHUKTII-.
"Hoy nt tbo head ot iliu -die-s. what nn)
WO puylnsr for lliHor as a NutluuV"
S'juu.o; u ooo ttnmiullv.
".Stop to tho blackboard, mv b.iv. First
tako a rule nnd measure this silver dollar.
How thick Is It'"
Noarly uu eiulilh of an Inch."
Well, sir, how uiuuy of them can vou put
In nn iu-h?"
Hot ween cli?ht nnd nine."
Givo the beuellt of ths doubt i call it nine.
How many Inches would It icqulru to pile
these J,iO. 00,000 tnV"
"100,000,000 inches ,
'How ninny feet would that bV
'8,83.'1,3J8 feet."
"How uinnymlks ls-tkntV
"107S miles."
"Miles of what?"
"1578 miles of silver dollar, laid down.
racked closely together, our National liipior
bill would ruake. This is only ouo year's
gr,K bill. '
Header, If you neod facts about tills torn-
pernueo question, nail Hint to a post uud
rond It occasionally. It would tuku tea incu
with ecoop shovels to throw uway money ns
fast as wu nro wustiug it for frog. Christian
Observer.
A YOCNQ MAN'S OHEATEST KAN0711.
When a youuit man coos out from his
homu clrelu the dumrors thickouuround htm.
He Is compHintlvoly Bate uo to sixteen vcars
of uko. but tho timo conies when be must
leave homo and go Into tho life beyoud. Ho
becins to enter part of the Journey which Is
aptly represented by the wild mountain
region botweeu Jerusalem aud Jrtrlcuo. of
all tho duiiRers thut beset Ills pathway, tnert
is uouo io uu comparea lo Intemperance
which lies in lurk for his footsteps to sproua
lis delusive attractions beforo his oyca and
wiu ililn. If It cau. lo lis service. Kurriwl
Hcalt liuvlow.
4 COLOXt OP TEETOTALERS.
n,'ln I Meuier has comoloted Ids nurchnsA
of tho Island of Autleotl, ami Is seriously
ut work upon the proparnliou for plantings
colony ttiure. M. Louis (.', unci hint has ifl-
reudy I ecu scut out wilh ull his family, uud
a lurito trmllnir steamer, tho rinvoy, Is ljoin
iieiguiuuut iiavrowiir.au tuo necessarlvs
aud comforts lor thn fuiuro hettle.-s, who
must bo slrlot teutotulors aud idediro them-
solves uot to ludiilio lu shootluu. M.
Meuier will spend three mouths of every
yonrou his propuity, uud stilotly icsurvoj
ull BiHirtlu.'t rluiils.
1STEMPEUAXCB UAS BECOME PISllErUTAULE.
Intel, iperancu Is no Ioniser lonkod unou us
a pnrdoiiuldo wcukui'ss, says tho St. Louis
Ulubu-Ucinoera, but as n uruvo fault and a
uixuruco. 1- luu ccuscd to bo permissible.
us it ouoo was, for public men to'bo Bueu iu
n ilrunkeu eouditiou. Hocit-ty dood Uot ex
tend its former indulgence to poraoua who
fail to coutrul their uppetito for Bironij
drink. Tho practice of "luiiiiimr tho thiiuo
of friendship with tho win ot couvivtnllty"
oy uo menus so prevalent as It ud to be,
for the simplo reason thut It bui become dis
lepulublo.' ALWAYS QUIET AND OllDEBI.T.
Thero Is not n llcousod liiiuor shop (a
Piiuco Kdwnid Isliiud. As a result, mjuord
I ii '-t lo u writer lu tho Now York ludepi-nd-eiit,
"stinuHcra nro ulways impressed with
thuipib t uud orderly spirit fcoou ou our pub
lio sircetsj uud the siKht of a uiuu or woman
'judor Iho lullueucu of uu intoxicant Is n
most uncuuuuou ouo. Our pnuelpal hotels
uro free from tuu tul'( of Honors, uud no lielv
or Kouiloman coming 10 our cciwudo wulei-
iux-plucus will bo shocked with tuu too
common night olbewuore.
STAIIVEU 1IEU EALy.
A pltlnhlo case lllustrullvu of tho awful
rosiills. ol tho driuk Uublt In dcdtioylmr uvun
tho love of u mother, euiuuboforo allrooklyu
police court a few duys info. A woman was
charged before tlio court with uturviuit her
Beveu-year-old ilauKhtor. Tho crlua of thd
littlo one. who waa III, had kept the noluU
bois awako, It w,u bubl, for buvorul umhts.
uud Dually nu nuonymoua letter was sent to
the Society for tho I'rovenliou of Cruelty to
Children end nu luvot-tlaliou was ordered
ut ouco. The ollleer touud tho child lini
upou u bundle ot ruin's. Tho mother was
drunk, mid tho little ouo bnt not tukeu unv
food for several days. Hho was removed to
bt. IVlet'B Hospital, wliern it iu lennxl nie
will die. It is aliened that thu child was
deprived if drink for two days, tho mother
What It Costs to Make lllcrrlrs.
In a letter to tho Now York Sun tho
writer say.:
Whilo iu nuflulii recently I ran
neros" nn employe of ono of tho bi
cyolo work iu that city. Doing per
sonally known to him, I asked what
waa tho nbsoluto coat of production of
a $100 bigh-grndo wheel. II o began
to figure it out.
"Tho best way to got at It," bo said,
"is to tako tho highest prices paid to
mechanics to produce pertain parts
nutil tho wheel is conipleto and ready
for tho mnrket Taking tho wages
paid tho mon to manufacture all theso
parts, tho absolute cost to tho bosses
to put upon tho market a $100 bigh
grndo whocl is 818.(10. Tho bosses of
the shop whoro I work sell their
wheels to retail dealers for $.r0."
"Now, ns an employe," I nuked,
"what would yon lmvo to pny your
employers for n if 100 wheel?"
"Oh I they pell them to ns for 820,
but wo cannot resell them unless wo
want to got discharged."
"IWt you think a 100 high-grade
whcol can bo pold for 850 with profit
to tho manufacturer and still inniutnin
tho present rato of wages paid me
chanics who mako thorn?"
"Certainly. What is more, sales
would bo increased nlso, nnd moro
men employed to produce them. Tho
big end of tho profits goes to tho re
tail dealers, whereas if tho manufac
turers bad thoir own selling agents
they could well afford to sell $Ullt
wheels for $50, yoi, nnd 810, with
good, profit. They pny low wages.
Thoir routs nro small, tho shops boing
generally located iu country places.
Asa mechanic, I know tho parts of a
wheel aro not nearly so intricate or
dolicato in mechanism ns those of a
sewing machiuo, yet I am told by
brother mechanics who make sewing
machines thnt it costs but $11.75 to
produco a $00 tunehino for tho mar
ket. To produco an $80 bicycle, wo
flguro it out in tho shop that tlio almo
in to cost of manufacture is but a tritjo
over $10. Of cotirso, when ns a work
man on bicycles I givo you tho cost of
their production to our bosses, I meau
tho cost of their munufneturo by tho
hundreds. Tho making of bioyolos is
generally regarded by mocbauics as
tbo simplest kind of mechanical labor,
with loss loss to manufacturers by im-
fierfectly constructed wheels through
ad workmanship than is tho case iu
tho construction of a sowing machiuo
with its finer tnochuuisn)."
'ITo isgood-nntured.is bo?" "Good
natured? Why, I havo known that
man to wear u smiling face when ho
was speaking of taking olTa porous
plaster." Doston Courier.
Ayer's
V SS s N J y s V '
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If there is nny reason why you shouhl usa
any sarsaparilla, there is every rcaxon why you
slioiihl use Ayer's. When you take saisaparilla
you take it to cure disease ; you want to be cttml
ns quickly as possible and as cheaply as possible.
That is why you should use Ayer's? it curd
quickly and cheaply and it cures to stay. Many
people write us "I would sooner have one bottlo
of Ayer's Sarsaparilla than three of any other
V J J3 K1" , lr"!IKist writes mat " one bottle of
f Ayer's will give more benefit than six of any other
W)l kind." If one hottlo of Ayer's will do the work
of three it must have the blrenj;th of three at tho
K J I cost of one. There's the point iu a nutshell. It
(fts) Pay3 every way to use
g; Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
'IF AT FIRST VOU DQIi'T SUG'
CEED," TRY
SAPO
tf VI li . "SSK t
PILL
Always Reliable, Portly Vegetable.
Perfectly tantf Ipu, eltnntly roattil, tturup,
itt imrlfv. t-Umiiki Mud Htn-nillicii. itAHU'
rriru-
bciwfltt, KitiuofM, li.Hftilur, Nrrvuiitt lUtasts,
Oish, Vertigo, i'uDllVL'ut'.iH, 11 lea.
I'ii.ui rur me euro or uu iin
nl r of tlio Moiiiocti
SICK HEADACHE,
I-1 MALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS.
INDICESTION,
DYSPEPSIA,
CONSTIPATION,
All Disorders of tho LIVER.
ObniTvo th f,,llciwlie Byinplnins, reHulllinr from
atreuHes of the illiientlve nraaii: roicalpntlmi. In
ward piles, lullU' rlol l,l,x In il,e heiul. ui l.lily of
tlie Btianuch, tiHUHeii, lieiirlluira. uli-itut i( tl
IlllllU'HSur Welullt of file (.tollmen, tuiiii- ern.-i
UikliiKor Uiilterlniriif lliu ht urt, choking or woTu'
.iMiH miuhuiieui. wneu 111 a lyniri posture, dimness
ofvlHl'Q,ilutntirwelii Ix'fnr tno ulir, lever hih!
dull lialll III Ihn llell. ilellelel.ev ,,f au-ri.lpi.il.., . ..e
llowui-M of tliu skin lire! ioc. Milu III the nlilit. eh'i-.i
lllulssiftuil HUiMeu rtilUe-,if tle.t,uurillliK 111 tlltl Ue-U.
A fl'W dnHfR nf HAPWAV'K P1I.1.S will fr., . it...
y.teiu uf ull uf Uiu uii-jvv-U'4iiie4 ,llorl'r. -
Hriee KJ rl. bux. sold l,y UrurnL.u or Mut
by miiii.
S,-n.l to It. l A IllV.t V X. CO., IcH-k box 30.1.
ew Vurk, fnr InhiK of A'l.lee.
CltlPPI.E KliKh .!. It M'lll lis. Wrlle.
Vo lell you hew lo limk" l-l,- nioliev lu Hold hti ,, k
on un.ll liive-lnn.nl-. lleliiil.lt, mr; Tiimihaiuialli-d
;ll'e.. AiUlrii-4TliuOol,INIoek I lltlulmeut l'u.. !',,).
null, hprliiKi.. IV. lo IM). Hx 1V.17. Agents wauled
Of course it's imitated
anything good always is
that's endorsement, uot a
pleasant kind, but still eu.
dorsement. HIRES Root
beer is imitated.
.t KIT DJ Tin- ( bulri E II In, Co.. fblUtlNhU
RiOM'T YOU 2m
imj.i uua udum wuion you dou t lully uudorstund, uud wuloU you woi! I '
Uko to Ioulc up If you had bojio coupiot boii waluli wjiII .vi t'uli
formation iu it few liuoj?-uot bo ouIIl-oI to liau lta a t ,,..' ,
euoyclopaillu costing US or tSX tm
50
LISHINC HOUSE 1 34 Leon
lurulali you, postpaid, with Just sucU
. uuvuk luo.,,u,1 uUa wueur
WUnt Is tho lonRCSt rlvor lu tUu worldV XUn, Mar., To.o Invoutul ,U, o u
...id l,o Mnrco I'olo ...y Wtut tlio Gordlan Knot Tbo Look couttiin, Jbou'uud'
50c-
..jo.uuwuu ui juai
abouu liuu it at
holy a Uullur and
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rrontirr Etlqiielte.
According to tho lato Engono Field,
Senator Hornco Tabor was oneo dining
with lloscoo Colliding. When tho
fruit nnd nuts wero brought on, Tabor
endeavored to eruek n largo pecan be
tween his back teeth. "Why, Ifor
nco I" exclaimed the amazed Now York
Senator, "whnro nro your oraokorsl"
"I nto them in my soup nu hour ago,'
wns Tabor's reply. Argonaut.
Uny H.Kl worth PohMnl rifMnMr Sop ot
four irrecor, solid wmim1" tit lieMilm Heap Mr
Co., riill'l-lhli, T. Tl'r will print jimi li
of rhnrint, pimtiwn puld, a Wiir,'r'nf I'o.'lii't I!e.
tlnrmry, piw, Ixnind In eletb, prohiftely U
lilotratod. Oflcr frond until Ausnftt 1-1 only.
Hiissla nnd Japnn hnvo nreed to net In
Ihn unison In maliitaliiliiK tho pcuoo of Ko
rea. Catarrh nnd Colds ltellrvod In 10 to 03
M I lilltl'A.
One short puff of the breath tlironelt iho
Illower, suppled vtilh each Uitllc of 1 1 1.
Atfiinw's Cnlan lolt render, illlTieeit this Pew
der t,vrr ll,c Mirfio e of the meal eic :e.M',
I'lllnh'ss mid dellL'lilfal to Use. It relievo- in.
plantty nnd prrnuiticnl ly cures t 'at o-rh, I lay
I'ever. t'nhb, Ibntlnche, here TliroMt, Ton.
siMllsnnd licafm-F-s. lr your itrii!i:l'-t liuu,t
It In Btis'k, link him lo procure Ii fov ou.
The IMiMlern lloanty
Thrlvoi on polfool nnd fTunslilii", with
plenty of exercise lu tho opon air. Ilrr form
lllows with health nnd lior faeo b'oomi with
its lieauty. If her sy item needs thn rlcandnt
nrtlon of a biX'itlvo reiundy, she uses the txcu-
tlennd pleasant Syrup nf l-'Lrs. Mado by thn
Otillfornlu I'Ik Syrup t'omiviny.
. .
Aro Von Patlsllcl With M li lt Veil Knnw,
Or would vou uhidly improve your stoe'e nf
knowlcduc? Vou in ty not have fti or I you
cau spare for a l'.i-voluuio euevcopie tip, but
you can nlloril to p,iy lllly cents for a Hand
Ittsikof liencrul luloriii'itlo-i. You won't want
to pnv even th s unless vou are desirous of
Improving your mind and believe thai a live-huiidrcd-pnu-o
Ismk. tilled wilh a condensed
muss of ValU'thlo klioulcdtrc, will be read b
you. 'I'lds vatuahle t'ncclopielia will he sent
t,isltiniil Tor llt'tv cents in sinmp-, l,v the Itonk
ilhllshilef llon-e. Ill I.ennnrd .- t., X. V. fit v.
Kvery p.-rsoti who Ims not a lerc vnci clepusllii
shoulil take ndvantatre of this i;ieid oiler nt
ouco nnd store his mini vHh thu valuuhij
facts collated lu this Isiok.
Heart Illsrnse llelleved In .10 Minutes.
Ir. Aunew's Cure for tiie Heart irlvcs perfect
relief in nil c.iscs if Oraalu or Sympatlicliu
Heart Dlsenso lu .'II minutes, nnd speedily cf
feelsacuri'. It Is a pis-rlns remedy lor Pal
pitation, Shortness ol' llreath, Moot hermit
Sls'lls, Pain I,, la ft Sid'i and all nvinutouis of
a IMsellssl llenrt. Hint li'Mo eoliviuces. If
your druir-.:t Inisu't II lu slock, ink hitu to
procuro it lor ou. It will save your llfo.
FITS stopped free by lm. Ki iNr's (InrAT
Nkiivk Kknimiikii. No lltsnfler Hi d dnv's use.
Marvelous cures. Tl-ent l-e aicl SXI"' trial lsl
tlo free. I ir. Kline, wi Arch St., I'hila.. l'u.
P. K. r.ibnrn, M :r.. t'l irlo Sc itt, writc-n " t
find Hall's ( 'utarrh I uro a valua'iiu nnnj.ly."
lirUKtiUturell It, IV.
Mrs. Wlnslew's Soothinit Syrup for children
teething, sortens the villus, reduces inilamlna
lion, allays pniu. eures wind colic. "m'. a ladllo
After x years' siifTerlrir 1 wiis cured l,y Pi
rn's arc. Maiiv Tiiooon, lio (iu:o Avc
AlliKla iiy.J'a., March s".'.
If nllllcted with f oreej es use Dr. IsaacThninn
011's Ke- water. lirii'A'Kt.sMdlat -." iht I ol lie
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Insect Exterminator
alh on rotate liars nnd nil Insc-ts. l!or 11, a
l elle. tusl work Mllli tile I, j-t U!.,r un,l mimII
eoi,l li. any l url-ivei, , !',., ,.r I , ,t re.ui . r
,'!' ellere.l. I' lllty (rminilO ee-l . .li , Ull' ilea In ,,r
II receipt ill 1 '., m.iiI in eipre-ft-auv aildre-ia.
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DO N'T DRINK IT!
i-.nnii,l l.y foul itmcr tl.uu hv ,nv other laa-e
Our v.l. piniLlMl Maciii:.! itv ehvlulei ltu illlll.
ull y ami ilnlu wclla l.elnw .o.li couiauiliutlon,
ml r.(7., iiiuti Wni( (,',,, ,,uf. 'lhcrc I eey lu
prilllns wells Willi inihlerii iin.i llr.-l elu, uia.hlii ry
LOOMIS fc NYMAN Tlffln. Ohio.
sl'-. . "H'O ZIM.s, hie. loiit.nu
rr r- ri-r.q iiiMuuiiy icu
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'S Inulleil flee w I tl i.re'e 11. for
MHO u )i
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fl D I ( F Si li,Kl WHISKY hatilMcareil. tiookreat
UriUSnHOK.lir.JI.il. "iioilM, iTMVIi. i.,.
nnUIfTI Mornlilnn 1 1 unit 'urr-. Ii, 111
fWloney in Chickens
Kr'.jr. In stain wo M int n l.kj
i.liK ylVIU. tlly e k I MTIt'lH'it
i'l u )r.iiii4, .'ouiuy Uu.mt tnt
i.u uniau-ur, uui u ii i ii it Mutkiu
tor tlutiur UU.I tVIll .Unm; j
i-uij. li irdi'iit'i uow lu iJclcci
il'Htrui Kalli'iiIlK; HiiH-li rdwl.il
t(uitiiu lur ruiit itiie i'ounry rai,.
CO, lji I.eoiiiirU hircuc. Nut ui-. ' "
ukis wnThnuTTTik iaiii pv"
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uj ucrubi
priu siom
111! Iliiur
a r lu Btauins sunt m pnnu
Via ' Wrwr l'WUw
aru oireci, w, T , City Will
ti baulc. pniitnii.il.. r, ,, . .. . ...
mat souul tr.ivola 1125 f,.r u u
sucu uutiicrs us you woudur m-
the very low j.rlco ot fZ f V.
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