lino i'rhllcfro Not Transferable.
A life ticket to tho promt opera in
rri m Iwnpht from a librettist re
cently for Jfiiio. Tho purchaser tried
to ecnre ndroisRion to tho green room
on tho ticket, but vrrts reinsert. IIo
went to latv an.1 tho court hold that
the privileges of tho preen room were
personal nud conld not be transferred,
and that the ticket was good only nt
the front door.
The North American Turners nt
Louisville, Ky., declinod to admit wo
men to member; hip.
Buy tl.flcwm-Mi PnhHna nnatlpr-ltarav Pcap pf
your irmrcr, apnd v.T;rprri to Ilnhhin 8oap Mf'ir
Co., rhlladalphta, 'i'hfy wiil arnd yon frre
of ehanr, pnM.-iin. piM, a W.irv, sior , orapt Pir
tlonary, ra,-c, l.tml in rlot), iTofnwl 11
lilatrated. nr i-iv.il until A;imit lt only.
Trlehlnno to rnmpnnt nmone tho soldiers In
thn Ono Hundro I ami Fourth l!iuimnnt o(
tho Ocrmnn Army nt ('hflmnitK. Fiftv-six of
horn are in Iho poppltnl nnd fnnrt"i'n have
nsn ri'sult of ratiui: pork ot tiorinim or
Dobrininn mixing.
Tim CAniuoR fly.
The small worms in tho roots of tho
cabbages and turnips aro the younpof
a small fly, which lays its egtrs at the
roots, near the ground, and tho eggs
soon hatch into small white worms
that cat into the roots and kill the
plants. The fly is closely related to
the onion fly. Tho remedy is to scat
tor air-slacked lime aronnd the cab
bage stems on the ground. This rio
ters the flies from laying eggs on tho
plants, as lime, is injurious to them.
l'f rsotinl.
Awv ONP who lim Tx-on VonrfMcd hy the,
nao of lr. Willinms' Pink Pill, will rpcoivo
Information of inurh value and intrret hy
writing to I'lnk 1'ilK 1'. O. Hot le, l'htlo., l'a.
FIT utoviH'il lrco hy L)r. Flint's CnrAT
Nkiivk R rstohkk. No tits altor first lnv nsp,
MnrvHous onro. Trent ipo Hli'l S-.'' trial hot
lie free. Dr. Klino. t;U AitIi St.. 1'hila.. l'a.
yin. Window's sootliin-r Syrup for children
(eel hint?, poftens the rnina, reduces (ntlnnmin
tinn.nllnr pnin. cures wind eolie. S.'ie.a bottle
IlesullB prove Hood's Sarsaparilla tho best
blood purifier, nppetzer and nerve tonic Inflict
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier. AlldniirKists. $1
Hood'8 Pills cure nil I.Ivor Ills. - cents.
A Unicorn Kahbit.
Miss Bertrnnd, daughter of tho
hotel-keeper at Tocaloran, captured a
n.OBt nnnsual quadruped a few days
ago. It is a speoimen of the ordinary
cotton-tailed rabbit, but differs from
the rest of his tribe by not having bis
juBt share of ears, In fact, ho has
only one, and that is "right in the
middle of the forehead."
Tossibly the rabbit realized that he
was different from bis fellows, for he
was first fcen only a few hundred
yards from tbo hotel. 'When he was
chased, instead of getting away as fast
as possible, he ran into a clump of
shrnbbery and staid there until he
was picked up. And the strangest
thing is that he never scozicil frighten
ed at aiiy time, bnt allowed himself to
be bandied just as if ho wus used to it
all his life.
The body of Miss Bortrand's rabbit
is exactly like all other rabbits, and so
la t.;A ul.ana itf hta lionil Hm I n la
the same color and there appoars to
bo no difference in size from others of
his species. But to look at him is
startling. And all on account of that
strange, uncanny car. It sticks up in
the wildest manner and mnUcn th
little animal look about twice his real
size. It also gives him the ferocious
appearance that Indians bavo when
they pnt a feather on their heads and
twist it into their hair so that it sticks
up as straight as a bean pole.
While the rabbit captured at Toco
lorca has only ono ear it really teems
to have two orinceH. Iho openings
are on the sido of tho car end nut fur
from tho usual places. From tho ,
upper portions of them the skin of the
ear grows toward tho center of the
bead, whero it joins the ono from the
other side, and the two become one;
piece of flct-h, except for the fact that;
the inside is turned toward tho back
instead of toward the sides. The single
ear is nearly twice, tho size of ono in
normal condition.
F.FFECT OFI1D01VO rrOX GRAIN,
Spring-sown ryo, badly lodged
about five weeks before it was har
vested, yielded only about two-thirds
the weight of grain that was obtained
from an adjoining Held that did not
lodge. Heinrich also noted that the
shrinkage in weight was partly due to
the lodged grain containing less wa
ter, lie "suggest that the lodgment
interferes with or entirely prevents
the translocation of materials from the
leaves and stems to the grain ; conse
quently, the time when the injury oo
currs has muoh to do with tho extent
of the loss from lodging." New Eng
land liomcbtead.
few days before setting, tiny white
rootlets start, and these absorb water
to replace that evaporated from the
leaves. Tho plants may be taken np
in a dry time and puddled, then put
tray to await a rain before setting.
Tho ground intended for cabbages
Bhould bo well prepared, and enriched,
Iho the oabbago will not form sound
eads. If a largo variety is to be
planted, tho ground should be marked
off in checks throe foet apnrt. The
plants aro set at tho crossings with a
dibble. A little practice will euablo
one to do the work expeditiously, but
caro must be taken to press the soil
firmlv about the roots, and thon mulch
them slightly with loose earth. Fre
quent cultivation is especially Im
portant with cabbage, stirring two
nches of the surface with a oultivator
nd finishing with a hoe. The first two
or three cultivations and hooings must
bo carefully dons. Afterward, the
cultivator alone may be used. Ameri
can Agriculturist.
TUB BARK OF FRtTT TREES.
As a general thing healthy trees are
able to get rid of the old bark without
any holp from the cultivator, but in
many cases they are all the better for
having a little help Irom roan. In
nianv species of trees there is an ar
rangement provided by nature for
helping the plant to got rid of its
bark. These are called in soientiflo
language "super cells," that is to say,
cork cells. Theso appear at first on
the outer bark, as small brown spots.
From year to year, however, they de
velop, sometimes eating iuto the bark
in longitudinal lines, and in this way
form the cracks which ultimately re
suit in what is known as rough bark,
As it is thus the design of nature to
get rid of the ontcr bark, it is good
practice to help nature in this work,
for this purpose washes of various
kinds aro found in practice extremely
nsefnl. in fruit culture soapy sola
tions have been found very effective,
and in the nnscientiho work of sue
cessful farmers even lime wash has
been found beneficial. In some of the
interior counties of Pennsylvania
farmer would almost as soon think of
never cleaning bis horses as letting
his orchard trees go without a ooating
of lime wash once a year, lhe practi
cal results of this treatment speak
for themselves. No healthier trees or
more successful fruit crops oaa bo had
than result from this pruotioe. Meo
nan a Monthly.
Grace Darling's monument at Bam
borough, England, has fallen into sud
decay. Tho recumbent fi.:ruro of the
heroine herself is damaged, and the
stone canopy abovo has vanished alto
gether, while tho railings round the
tomb are so broken down thut there is
now no protection irom careless
"trippers."
A MOTHER'S DUTY.
Your daughters are the most pve
clous legacy possible in this life.
The responsibility for them, and
their future, is largely with you.
Tho mysterious change that develops
the thoughtful woman from the
thoughtless girl, bhould find you on
the watch day and night.
As you care for their physical well-
being, so will the woman
be, and so will her children
be also.
Lydia E. Pinkhain's
J' Vegetable
Compound'' is the sure reliance in this
hour of trial. Thou&ands have found
it the nevr-failiDg- power to correct
all irregularities and start the woman
on the sea of life with that physical
health all should liuvt
Womb diHlcuilies, displacements and
the horrors cannot cxi.it in company
with Lydia E. l'iukhain's Vegetable
Compound.
BUTTER FROM STERILIZED MILK.
United States Consul Thomas O'Neil
at Stockholm, Swedon, has made
very important report in connection
with the production of butter, which
has created quite a sensation Enpland.
A machine has been invented by Herr
Balonius, a Swedish engineer, which
will traneform sterilized milk into but
tor in one minute. Not only is time
saved, but the butter is made abso
lutely pure and free from germs. The
milk is heated in the sterilizer to 1U0
degrees Fahrenheit. From the Bteril
izer it runs into the oream-Bkimmin
chamber, and as it is consumed rises
into the churning chamber, whore it is
cooled down to sixty degtees in its
progress, by means of very small cool
ing frames, through which iced water
constantly passes, and which revolve
with the skimmer at the rate of 61)00
revolutions a uiinnte. Cream is forced
into a tube perforated with tiny holes,
through which it emerges with great
force onto each fresh layer of cream
that rises, converting into butter by
concussion. The butter thus formed
by granules emerges from a spout into
a tub, mixed with buttermilk. The
bntter is then taken out and passe
through a bntter worker, which
squeezes out most of the buttermilk
remaining in, after which it is placed
on ice for two hours and then worke
a little more and made up. Mr. O'Neil
says in his report :
"Several advantages are claimed for
this remarkable machine, which bi
fair to create a revolution in butter
making upon a large scale. In the
ilrst place, by sterilizing the milk
disease geims, if they are in it, are
destroyed, as well as the microbes
which cause putrefaction ot the but
ter.
"The process of b, ttermakiug is so
rapid that there is very little chance
of any germs that may exist in the
atmosphere of the dai,y getting into
the butter, especially as all, or nearly
all, air must be forced out of the
chamber of the machine by the ex
treme rapidity of the movement going
on inside.
"When the butter is once pressed
the possibility, of germ impregnation
is alino.st eliminated. Thus a whole
some and long-keeping butter is pro
duced. Another advantage is that
milk can be converted into butter di
rectly after being obtained from the
cow, and yet another that there is a
considerable saving of labor, when the
use of the 'radiator' is compared with
that of the ordinary separator aud
churn." New York Times.
FAMOrS FRt'IT TREE?,
Tho beautiful date palm of the
tropics is indigenous to Asia and
Africa, bnt flourishes in all hot conn
trios. There aro nearly 1005 species,
some eighty feet high and living 200
years. Each tree yields about 200
pounds of fruit a season, mis invalu
able tree has no less than 3t0 different
nses. The trunk furnishes building
timber, cooking utensils, bows and
arrows; tho roots are used for fono-
ng and ropes, as well as articles of
clothing.
The fruit of tho date palm is the
principal food for a greater part of
tho year of many peoples. Founded
into solid cakes, it is carried on trips
over the desert, the stones being fed
the camels. Boasted and ground, the
crnels make a good substitute for
coltee and also yield oil.
The graceful bauana tree is a rela
tive of the plantain. The rapidly
growing suckers produce at any time
of the year. After a couple of years
the tree dies after producing several
bunches, some of which weigh eighty
pounds. The handsome leaves are
usually torn to ribbons by the trade
winds and are ten feet long. A flax
produced from the tibros is woven into
thiu muslin. Ureen bananas are
dried and ground iuto flour, whioh is
baked into cakes. This fruit is so
common, that one of the huge bunches
we Bee in the grooery stores may be
purchased in the tropics for twenty-
live cents and in the planters Homes
a bunch always hangs.
It is claimed that plantain trees
crew in the garden oi iden. ine
fruit is much the same as the banana,
but larger. The breadfiuit tree,
another tropical plant, is a native of
the Faciuo and grows wild in the
forests. It has large glossy leaves and
the fruit looks like a muskmelon, the
interior of which tastes like new bread
or batter pudding. It is fried in slicoa
or baked like scalloped oysters.
The jackfrmt is from the South Seas
and is a long gonrd-like growth,
weighing from twenty to sixty pounds.
Its peculiarity is that often the frnit
grows directly from the trunk a foot
or two from the ground. Thenumer
ous seeds are nutritious and eaten like
chestnuts.
A tree of great beauty is the Indian
tamarind, which has a thick trunk,
clusters of purple-yellow flowers and
such fine, goLsamer leaves that one of
the punishments spoken of in the
koran was that lost souls should have
a thousand years to quench their thirst
as muoh water as one of these leaves
would contain.
The papaw fruit suggests a pumpkin
in appearance and taste and a duster of
of a dozen are attached in a mass to
the naked stem beneath the crown of
leaves. They contain much pepsin
while the leaves, it wrapped about
tough meat, will in a short.time ren
der it exceedingly tender.
The mango originally came from
Hindostan and is a fine tree forty feet
higb, with leaves like those of the
peach tree and quantities of jnicy
yellow plums hanging by long stems
from tho branches. The wild varie
ties have au unpleasant flavor like
turpentine, but the cultivated kind,
pickled, are good.
The gleaming emerald leaves and
brilliant scarlet flowers of the pome
granate aro a pleasant sight. These
flowers have always been highly es
teemed; Moses was oommanded to
make golden pomegranates and their
blossoms alternate on the hem of the
priestly garment. Various parts of
the shrub used to be used as medicine
and the juice makes a light but in.
double stain. Home and farm.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
According to Dr. fl. Scbatt, who has
been making a speoial study of ocean
waves, thoir speed in a moderate
broeze is 16.8 miles per hour.
Russian scientists report that the
whiter1 poplar tree aots as a natural
ghtninc conductor, as the discharge
seeks It in preference to other trees.
The tooth of a nvtstodon in an al
most complete state of preservation
as been recently found. It weighed
ovov fourteen ponrus, anu is pure
ivory.
A meteor weighing niuo pounds fell
the other day on the grounds of a citi
zen of Alliance, Ohio. Local scien
tists say that it isoomposed of meteor-
io iren.
A new cure for insomnia has been
isoovered hy a French physician. It
simply to raiso your feet higher
than your head to have tho pillows.
not under your head, but nndor your
feet.
John M. Miller, a Chicago engineer,
as a scheme for providing a perpetual
spring and summer for Montana,
North Dakota and Minnesota, by
building a wall from the Bookies to
the head of Lake Superior.
At the industrial exhibition in
Zurich is shown an air-testing machine
whioh automatically registers the fact,
tho air in the room in which it
stands hag become foul and unfit for
breathing.
In an interview with a representa
tive of the Taris Gil Bias, Dr. Trottst
has confirmed the report that a groat
Ivanco had been made by science in
the searoh for a means of inoculation
crainst oholcra. Ho declared that
conclusive experiments had been made.
The discoverer of the new troatmoin
was, he said, a Frenchman, but he de
clinod to divnlge his name.
Mr. E. D. Fridlandor, B.So., re
cently gave an aooount of iome ob
servations of the amount oi dust in
the atmosphere mado at various places
during a voyage round the world iu
1894-95. The experiments, wnicu
wore mado with a form of Aitkin's
pocket dust counter, showed that
there are often considerable variations
in the number of dust particles in a
very short space of time. Dust was
found up to an altitude of 0000 foot or
7000 foet among the Alps, and also in
the open ocean so far away from any
and as to preclude the possibility ot
artificial pollution.
TEMPERANCE
TO i JtIO OF ttM.
Tills "AoMnw to a 3n ot Rum" was first
pnhllnhoil In 1815. It Is as applicable now as
Whon It llrt appeared!
"Hnre, only hy a oork oontrolVl
And Mender walls of tarttieu mould.
In all tho pomp of dentil, repose v
The seoils of mnny a bloody nos
The ohnlterlnn tongue, tho horrid oath)
The fist for fltrhtlntr nothing loath;
Thn passion which no word oan tamo,
That bursts llko sulphur into flnmoi
The noso earlmnoled, Klowins rel i
The hloatod eyo, tho broken bends
Tins tree that bears tho demlly fruit
Of murder, maiming and dispulo.
Assaults that Innoeeneo assails)
The tmnes ot gloomy jails;
Ths giddy thought on mischief boat
ins midnight hour In riot spent;
All those, within this Jug nppenr,
And Jack, tho hangman, la tho rear."
A STRANOK TKMrsnANCR WA.
Probably ono ol tho most remarkable tem
perance crusndos ever recorded wns that
which took place in a vlllngoof Madagascar,
onlled Loharnno (The Well), lying linlf way
between Antananarivo, tho capital, and Am
bositra. Them Is a resident missionary nt
Loharnno. Tho peopln of Loharsno some
timestnoo mado an agreement among the'ii
selves that no rum or strong drink should bo
Introduced Into thoir market, and for some
time nono was Introduced. At length, how
ever, some rumsellers, taking counsel to
gether, resolved to foren nu opening for
their trade. Accordingly, they combined to
the number of seventy, concealed their short
knives under their Iambus, and one day took
up a position In the market plaoe with their
ruin before tliuin. Their Idea was that tin)
people would make an attempt to drive them
ont, and then, "the worse for tho people."
Hut their expectations were nut realised. Hy
soino means the folk of Lolmratio got to
know of lhe hidden weapons. They went to
the missionary for advice, aud then put their
beads together and concocted a p'n. All
that day Iho purveyors of the f orniddon
liipior slood lu the glare of the sun In the
market place, wailing for the thirsty cus
tomers to come and buy. But all daylong
the Loharauo men loft thorn severely alone,
and passed and renas'd before the eyes of
the rumsellers with aggravating stolidity.
When evening came on, the disgusted
merchants loaded their donkeys again and
went oil to encamp for the uight. Hut they
were not to be oauntoj ny mere incK ot en
couragement, and the next morning found
them again, all seventy, duly posted on t ho
market p'ace. Presently the townsfolk he
nna toaonear. and their numbers Increased
till tho whole male population wa crowded
around the rumsellers, who behold with
trepidation tho gleam of tho sunshine on
naked knives and gun barrels. Then a man
stepped out from the crowd and mado em-
phntto representations, auvising tne lnirua
ers to go away. The rumsellers, seeing
themselves outnumbered, had no alternative,
but to take np thoir demijohns and depart.
Christian lionilil.
WISE WORDS.
Ilope is a lover's staff.
Affeotation is a'doforraity.
It is a prince's part to pardon.
To choose timo is to savo timo.
Great men are not always wise.
Virtue is the first title of nobility.
Nature is stronger than education.
Danger ia the luxury of tho dosper-
ate.
Justice to merit does weak aid
afford.
There is no excellence without great
labor.
Just as the twig is bout, tho tree's
inclined.
Manners easily and rapidly mature
into morals.
lie who knows most grieves roost for
wasted time.
Fortune can take away riches, but
not courage.
A laugh is worth a hundred groan'.
in any market.
Sin may be olasped so close we can
not see its face.
Conceit in tho weakest bodies
strongest works.
The amity that wisdom knits not,
folly may easily untie.
The iron chain aud the silken oord
both equally are bonds.
The wise man flutters the fool, bat
the fools flatters himself.
Delays breed danger; nothing so
perilous as procrastination.
So many affairs that open with
band are closed by a sheriff.
All mon would be masters ot others,
nd no man is lord of himself.
Absenoe destroys trilling intimacies
bnt it invigorates strong ones.
Dishonesty is a forsaking of porma
nent lor temporary advantages.
The one prudeuoe in lite is ooneen
(ration; the one evil is dissipation.
The South-West.
Drink HIRES Rooibccr
when yoiCre hot ; when
yoiCre thirsty ; 'when callers
come. At any and all times
drink HIRES Rootbeer.
tiki t tT Thf ri.ttkra E litre Co
A J KVt-lf Hill1- llU- f'ii. t
Phi llt.hlft,
Ten ber.
LpJ BcM uiitfti r rup. Oo- J. I'M rl
fc4 tu
TltANHI'UAXIINO CAIlBAliKS.
When tho plants are about eight
weeks old, they may be transferred
from the seedbed to the field, on a wet
day. it possible, as then they arc luxs
1t to become dry before being
planted. If the weather is dry, tho
seedbed may be watered artilically,
f.nd the plants carefully removed, o
that as lew routs be severed as pos
sible. It is importr.ut to puddle the
roots before setting. This is done by
dipping them iu ttiin mud, made from
rich 6oil or manure, coaling each little
rootlet with the mixtiira. After this,
they may bo pluced in a cool, dump
cellar, aud if the roots ere kept damp
they iu ty leinuin a week tr more iu
this condition without detriment. The
Has His Hair tut by Halves.
H. Keustadol, a German cigar and
tobacco dealer, at 9 W. Twelfth street,
has au eye to business. Since the
cigar dealers began cutting prices no
opportunity to make a tale is ignored
by this thrifty merchant. The bar
bers employed in F. B. Jahr's shop,
12 West Twelfth street, and those in
C. M. Boyd's shop, 13 West Twelfth
street, are among his best customers.
Yesterday, Neuutadul concluded that
he must have his hair out, but how to
avoid offending either of the two
friendly barber shop proprietors wag
a momentous quettion with the cigar
dealer, lie solved the problem alter
due deliberation by going to Jahi's
aud having the. hair on the left side of
his head trimmed, for whioh he paid
thirty-hvo ceuU. Then he stepped
across the street to Bovd's place, ami
paid twenty-five cents to have the job
completed. It cost hiui sixty cents,
however, to retaiu tho friendship of
the two shops. Kansas City Star,
Tailoring Spoiled hy Bicycling,
There is a noticeable dullness in the
tailoring business iu the West, which
tho knights of the needle ascribe to
the growiug use of tho bicycle, with
its iieeeoBity for the weariug of knick
erbockerj. Muuy young meu attend
business attired in their cycling suits,
and the coiiFuqiieut loss of trade to the
puddliu? of plants is much better than i a,ul tuu coufuquent loss oi trade to I
taking the ph.Mt.ifi.-,, : ' ' f in the w..y of l-ou. rs suits
while setti.'-, b.ca." uUbt slutuel -oiti iee I'm
A 8UARF BKJOINDEn..
Borne years ago Uov. E. Klumph, now of
Elm, Wayne County, Slloh., while seated lu
village store, aocosted a saloon aeoper
With the remark;
Come over to the church to-night and
hear mo lcoture on temierance."
The reply was: "1 won t: you snia wmsky
sellers were robtiers."
"I didn't" replied Mr. Klumph.
"What did you say?''
"1 said you were worse than a robber. I
said you took my innocont boy, and sent
me noma a maudlin tool. 1 said you loo
nu intelligent man, and sent a luuatiu to the
asylum. 1 said you took a respected oitizon,
and sent a criminal to prison. I said you
took a father and sent a (lend to throw bis
family into tho street. I said you took a
loving husband, and sent a demon to kick
his wife, I said you took the Immortal soul
and sent It to hell. I said you wore worse
than a robber."
Bharo and yet terribly true. National
Temperance Advocate.
"HinVLESS CtDKB."
A few months ago two boys rode to a coun
try store. One of them bought nnd drank
lour glasses ot "uarmiess emr. 1 ney tueo
went to a country oanrch, disturbed the con
gregation, who were holding a social, and,
starting home, overtook others.
The Doy, only nineteen years out, wno
had drank the cider, began a quarrel with
another youug mnu, and before the others
realised what was taking place, bad killed
him; and be was the son of a -widow. The
boy, only nineteen years old, was sentenced
to the penitentiary for twenty years. Ho two
homes are made desolate by four glasses ot
older.
Not until the anguish of that widowed
mother's heart, as she tat listening for the
bounding step of her boy aud henrd Instead
the tread ot those who bore her the lifeless
form of her boy, can bo estimated oan we
know the cost of four glasses of cider.
UliuoHWutoh Tower.
Th row Ten Dollars Into tho Fire.
One of the watchmen employed at
the Baldwin Looomotive Works re
ceived his pay envelope last week, con
taining a crisp, new $10 note. He
didn't open the envelope, however,
and when ho rcachod home ho tamed
it over to big wife. The partner ot
his joys and sorrow lost no timo in ex
aming the content, and (or several
moments stood admiring the cleau
bill, which looked as though it had
never before been foldod. She hold
tho money in one hand and the torn
envolope in the other, and thon oc
curred a domestic tragody. Bbe
started to throw the envelope into the
open stove, but abscnt miudedly for
got which hand it was in. Into the
blazing llro wont tho beautiful note.
With a cry of horror tho husband
sprang forward, as ho realized that tho
labors of a week were Tanialnug in
smoko. Then tho wife awoko to a re
alization of what sho bad done, and
without a moment's hesitation
plunged her baud into tho flro, draw
ing forth a charred bit of green paper.
Thcro was scarcely an inch of tho
note loft, the rest having been rcdnoed
to ashes. But tho Gevernment official!
at the sub-Treasury thought it wai
sufficient, nnd the watchman recoived
for it another new note. Tho wife is
nursing a blistered had, and the hus
band will hereafter opon tho pay en
velopes before ho reaches homo.
Philadelphia liocord.
Catching Sharks,
Tbo business men nt tho South End
whese familios aro summoring at Mon
ument, Onset aud other resort vie
with each other in tolling talos of
their skill in angling after the wary
creatures of tho briny docp. Every
day a fresh yarn ia told, and if the
second day's story does not pnt that
of tho first in'tho shade it is boeause
tho imagination of the story teller is a
littlo duller. Hero is ono of a series,
Ono well known gentleman disdains
fishing for cod and maekerol. Thoy
aro not largo enough prey for him.
Ho wants Bharks or nothing. This is
tho way he catches thnra : lie has a
hook made of steel, about fifteen in
chos long, rows out whero tho wator
is forty or fifty fcot deep, baits tho
hook with a piece ot pork weighing
ten pounds, ties ono end ot the line to
tho stern of tho dory nnd sinks his
bait. Then ho sits and smokes till the
sharks gather and bo watohos them as
they play with tho bait. Soon one big
follow is sure to grab it. Then the
patient fisherman takes his oars aud
rows in, towing his prey. Whon he
reaches shore ho draws in tho fish, to
tho wonder and astonishment of all
onlookers. lie frequently, on opcuiug
the fish, finds tin cans, kettlcB, bno
kots, etc., which tho shark has swal
lowed. Brockton (Mass.) Timos.
"OLD STATIC OF TIKE.'
The Home of the Stark Brothers' Nnnerleg
One or the lllggest Institutions In the
World-Its Trade Kitenits to Nearly
Every Clvllllf d Nation on Krlli.
Ht. Ionls Republic, Januarr T, ISM.
One of th laret Institutions In this state
Is th Mark Urns.' Nurseries and Orchards
company In Louisiana, Mo., and Kookport, 111.
Th trad of the firm ritends not only
throughout the United Utales, Canada, tier
manv, franc. Italy. Hungary and other lor
elun countries, hut it has a number of cus
tomer both In New Zealand and Australia.
Klghty years ago there came from Kentucky
to I'lke County the late Judee Htark, then a
young man fresh from Old Hickory's Now
Orleans campaign, fle started th nursery
and planted the first grafted orchard in the
state, having brought tliesclnns ou horub ick
fr un Kentucky.
The business has descended from father to
son, and ts now ennduoied by the third gener
al on, assisted by the fourth. This firm has
more than imn tr-ellng solicitors, nnd em
ploys mere people In Its offlcea than would be
nccrsssrv to run a large manufacturing con
cern. The rxtiMisivn jmiklng houses of tho
company are adjscent to the city, oonnected
with the rallroid by speoial trucks. From
these parking hnn-.es hundreds of carloads of
trees are shipped annually. Th nursery
grounds embrace a numlr of farms con
venient to the city, nnd even extends to Rock,
port. Ml., where there la a plant ot several
million trees.
Th peculiarity of th concern Is the estah
llshment of largo ore-bird-. These orchards in
24 states sgrcrate nearly fiii.UK) ftcroi aud
more than .VrtHOiO 1r-s on thn partnership
plan. The firm is also Interested in about as
many more trees on the co-operative nrrsmre-
ment. j h nurer.es have tieen oenencini not
only to their home, but Ml-sonrl owes no little
of her preetltr as a fruit-growing region to the
irouress and work of development of this llrm.
I'ti evlilhlta of tills Arm. whenever made.
attract great attention. and do much toadver
tise the suite. The firm pays lar,e amount
for new varieties of fruit, ami conducts the
largest business of the kind in America, If not
in the world.
lrfiulsiana, Mo, firms have more traveling
men utKin t lie road for them than tr.ivel out
of any other city of the world of IU nise. This
ta largely nu to tne large tiumoer or men em
ployed by tlie Stark Urns.' Nurseries, who fur
nish their men lhe most complete up-to-date
outtU ever issued. They are increasing their
lorce of salesmen daily ami room for more.
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Every person who haa not a large encycloiwdia.
should take advantage of this great offer at
once and store his mind with the valuable
facts collated In this book.
The Child Rnjoya
The pleasant flavor, gentle action and sooth
ing effect of Syrup of Figs when In need of a
Ininllve.and if the father or mother be costive
or billons, the most gratifying results follow
its uses no that It Is the best fnmlly remedy
known and every family should have a bottle
Albert Murch, West Tolclo, Ohio, says:
" Hall's Catarrh Curo saved my life." Writo
hliu for particulars. Hold hy IH iuglats, 7jc.
n-o's Cure for Consumption lean A No. I
Asthma medicine W. K. Wiluaus, Antlouh,
Ills., April 11, WM.
Rt. Vitus' Dance. On bottle Ilr. Fenncr'g
Specific cures. Circular. Kredonla, N. Y.
If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. IsaaoThomp
ton's Kye-water. Druggist sell at &'c per bottle
How Old are You?
You neod not answer tho question, madam,
for in your case age is not counted by years. It
will always be true that "a woman is as old
as she looks." Nothing sots the seal of ago
so deeply upon woman's beauty as gray hair.
It is natural, therefore, that every woman is
anxious to preserve her hair in all its original
' abundance and beauty ; or, that being denied
the crowning gift of beautiful hair, she longs
to possess it. Nothing is easier than to attain
to this gift or to preserve it, if already
possessed. Ayer's Hair Vigor restores gray
or faded hair to its original color. It does this
by simply aiding naturej by supplying the
nutrition necessary to health and growth.
There i3 no better preparation for the hair
than 1
India's Hoard of Spscb. '
For a long period of yearj India
has been characterized as a "siuk-
hole" of the precious metals, or, iu
other words, there his been for many
years a continuous now of the precious
netals gold and silver into India,
vhero they have to a large extent dis
appeared, undoubtedly by burial un
der ground for the purpose of hoard
ing and concealment. The motive
tor this uuder the Mogul and native
rnlers was, unquestionably to escape
direct plunder or couliscation ; but
tinder British rule these hoards,
imounting unquestionably to many
hundreds ot millions, aro not taxed,
mainly by reason of their inaccessi
bility, and partly by tho recognized
policy of tho uovernuicnt to avoid
direct taxation of active capital, aud
encourage, by making Bafe its employ
ment, the tendency of these buried
treasures to oome to light and enter
into the channels of trade. And tnat
this policy haa been a wise one ia
shown by the faot that within recaut
years there has been an increasing
disposition on tho Indian owners ot
concealed treasures epeoially the
Indian priuces or rajahs to withdraw
them from their hoarding places aud
invest them in Government bodds, or
other desirable, interest-bearing se
curity; and iu this way a very great
addition to the world's active stock,
the money metals, may be anticipated
in the perhaps not-distant future.
J'opular Scieneo Monthly.
Unclaimed ltii-hes.
There is in the strongrooms of ouo
of the oldest private banks in London
a large quantity ol jewels, plate, aud
other valuables, whioh was deposited
for safe custody by ireuou refugees
shortly before the outbreak of the
revolution. Heveral of the depositors 1
claimed their belongings alter the
coup d'etut, but the present deposit
aro still awaiting clnimantx, nud prob
ably uhvays will. l'vareuu's W'vekly.
ONE HAN S SEASONS.
An eminent Eugliskman said on ono occa
sion; "About ton years ago or more I Ilrst
became a total abstainer because I was eas
llyoonviuoedthat the u.seof aloohol n-as not a
necessity, and n great deal turns upon that. I
aw, for Instance, that whole Naticus had
not only lived without it, lufhad flourished
without It. I raw the remarkable fact that
there was some 20,HKt persons In England
who, though muuy of ihcin had mnue tuem
selves mere funnels lor drink, though they
had been accustomed to drluk Irom their
childhood, though most ot them had been
brought to prison, either directly or indi
rectly, through drink, yet the vory day that
they entered the gates of a prison all drink
was entirely taken from them, nnd yet there
was not a single instance on record lu whioh
any of them bad suilero I In consequence."
A II1SDKBEB OF WOllK.
Blr Andrew Clark said : "I call perfect
health the loveliest thing in this world, and
alcohol even in small doses will take the
bloom off. will injure the perfection o! love
linens of health, both mental and moral; I
go stitl further aud say, aloohol Is not only
no helper of work, but a hinderer of work,
and every man that comes to the front of a
procession in London is marked by this ouo
characteristic, that tho more busy ho gets
the less in the shape ot alcohol he takes,
and his excuse Is 'I am very sorry, but I can
not take it and do my work.'"
DEOBADINli IN KVEBV WAT.
A writer iu one of the French magazines
says that the manufacture and consumption
of aloohol iu that country is degrading the
people mentally, morally aud physically, ro
fllliug the hospitals, asylums aud prisons.
Thaee physical wrecks bring iuto tho world
miserable olYspriugs which inherit a weak"
body aud soon show tho tastes of thoir par
ents. The great danger sceins t be in the
consumption of liiptora uia-le from esseuces,
and especially alinlho. which la nuld to be
as fascinating as it Is harmful.
AN EXI'LOUEU TI1EOUV.
Tho theory that whisky Is necessary In the
treatment of pneumouta lias roceiveu a blow
from Dr. Hull, ot New lorK uuy, wno uis
covera that iu the New York hospitals, sixty
five per cent, of the pneumonia patients die
with alcoholio treatment, while iu London,
at the Object Leison Temperance Hospital,
ouly live pur cent. die. Scientific Amerieau.
TEHl'EaANCE NKWS AND NOTES.
Every moderate drinkor is loading an army
of boys toward the pit.
Anoetlte for drink is tho devil's iron chain
on the drunkard's nock.
When a man gets up early iu lhe morning
to drluk. he is apt to spend tho day iu doiug
nothing else.
In 1M1I3 ouo in suvontnou deaths whioh oc
curred lu Switzerland were a-iorioed to drink
ing habits (iauludiuif women and children).
The easiest time to lot drink alone, Is be
fore the Ilrst drink is lakou.
In Olnsiow, Heitlaud, flfty-nlui out ot
sixty-two orimiual tried at one session ot a
oourt tostilloi that drinking, had lei to their
crimes.
The Hoard of Excise of Ithaoa, the seat of
Cornell University, has refused all applica
tions for renewal ol lieeuses to sell liquor in
that town.
According to the Hcrnuton (Penn.) Indol,
the sentiment lu favor ot organizing women's
total abstiueuce societies is growing steuuuy
every day.
When the Queen of Madagascar shut up
lhe saloousiu her kingdom, uudtheirowners
asked lor compensation, she rupl-ed, "Com
1 eusaie those you h ive wrougej, anil I will
pay the bahiuoe." . .
AYER'S HAIR VIGOR.
vtw js.
Xs' Nt' Xa Xa"
VERY FARMER IN THE NORTH
CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH.
H rnn mike t wic a much. He ran neU his Northern farm and get twjre an many aoiw for hi
uiuney dt'wn here. Wt ImprovM farsm for HH tm ViO an rre Htenty of railroad four
ol thftn IS u ilruiiLtltiN. ltet(htr too hot nor too oolii rittitat Juki rtulit. Northern farmer an rmmiiK
fvery wek. If you art tnttrttfHl write for FltttK auiphlt9t ami atk all tliu iiuetiouii you want to. It
la a pleasure to un to aniiwer tlitMu.
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SICK HEADACHE,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
INDIGESTION,
DYSPEPSIA,
CONSTIPATION,
AND
All Disorders of the LIVER.
Observe the followlu ayinptonm, retiultliiff from
rtiM'UueA of the mt-alive orauK: rouH!liittion, In
ward IU tullut'Kit at blood lu the taftul, at'lttity of
tbit stomach, tirtiwa, heartburn, llKiit of f"l,
f ullnohM ol wi-iKtit or the otoiuut b, aottr eructation-,
aiiikinx or flutter luu of the b. ar(, cUoklux o- autTo-
cathiK (Miutloiitf wb.'ii lu a lym potme, ulmnen
of vltti lit, dot tt or wt'LiM In fori) t no llit, lever and
tlull puiu lu I be beml.ilftlcleuey o( ptr-plraUou, yel-lowm-aa
of the Akin uml eye, in in In th ultla, client.
Umbtt.auil HUilueutliiMieaof heal, bur ulug lu tbo fk-fth.
A few tlftes of HADWAY'S 1'lLl.S will froa the
eynteiu of all of tho uuuvo-uamau uuontera.
Price UH eta. a box. bold by drutfUu or tout
ty mull.
fccurt to I) ll . H A l W A V & CO. i lock box 36.',
New York, tor Ikmik of Advice.
N Y N U-3
nQIUf.fi WHISKY bamitcnrcd. iiookaoiit
U I I V Ml tnV.V.. I'r, u, m. ntiOILbl, A I I.AM A, bA,
An Kiuerv Wheel running 8HM)
llevttlullnna per minute, ou
-J Foot PowerGi inder
will grind anything from a needle,
to au ate. ami la jutd the thing for
the hoi, farm or kilcheii; price Vb.
Aftk your hardware dealer to uet
you one for Indirection and trial.
AOKNTH WANK It,
MAMCFX HO(;KIIS & CO.,
liudultif N. V.
I of our outonieri, w ho did (
worth of rirllllUKlant year.aP m JM9
My h na u tc'no uo l
k our advice and
MACHINE THAT
W make the newt Una
ol modern V
flMP
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WOULD DO THE WORK I
lll-HUllf mii'lilm rr, anil Mint la Hip kind thtit iny
thrxutr. J.OO.HIS A- N V H N, 'i'i n. Oil iu.
Vt' Pur t'b Wrrklr
ami want mm everv
Ii,t 1 aril OTA It K.
rut:!''.! i iiiiniumi tmt-
fl, prnvi'U "uliNoiiitrly brM!.
Huiterh tillthtM, i!tlii,
hTAIIK lUUITIIKIlK, l.oii.
InIhiiu, itlu., Korki4rl, 111.
Ill IDA IDMM l'AIUIH, HAG A.
lLlrO IC1M.H. hie. I'ODtrutl
luMaully irmuvable. Hami'I.b ho.
i of cucli of tho T alar, and a pair of
kt'ya, utailrrt frt wlih iirl,-. llM, for
4r. mvms !iMi. . II,
II A I, I, A 11 1), u4. I'lHalWI I, Hua,
STEADY;
WORK
Money in Chickens
For'.f.V. In tamo wa tend a lt)
l'AUh Lf'X)K giving the expericuc
tj a i'iactkt i'oullry Knitter uoi
an ainaU'iu, but a man work In
lor dollar aud t-euta during M
car. it teacbua bow to JUetout
udeura liheueat freed tortat
alo for KutUtuiitg; which KimUu
bavo tor UrutxUiitf, everything r
ijuiAliefor .ru!Uuhle 1'uuiiry rata
lint. liOOK FU Hl.lnkMNU
CO 131 1-ronnrJ Mi ed, Nvtv VocU.
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