The Forest Republican. (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, August 19, 1896, Image 4

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    An Antic Expedition.
Rir flcorpe nnd Loily "nftilen-TWeU
-ill foon ttnrt for the Arctio regions
in tlicir yacht. Their first intention
to follow in Uio truck of Nnnncn,
lmt tlioy liovo nltrreil tlioir plans, nit
will first tnke pome pminrnt nstrono
mors to Nova Zembln to observe the
coming eolipeo of the sun. Thoy will
then continue their journey north
ward, ond will investignte the posnibili
tics of the Knrn So route to Siberia,
which wns discovered by Cnptain Wiggins.
more
MctlU InM value, m ro skill, car expend more
wonderful cures nd more curative power In
Sarsaparilla
Than In tint-other, lie ftirr to gel only Hoo.l's.
Hood's PiliS cure bllloufnr.s, lmli(rotlon.
, The l'lrrtrlc Motor ana Clothing-.
The competition in chenp clothing
Las had tho ellYct of so lowering wiircs
thot tho operators iu some depart
ments of tailoring find it hnrd to make
n liviug. But the "sweating shop"
now has a rivnl in tho electrio motor,
nnd many tailoring houses find that
the more ueo they can make of elec
tricity in turning out of their goods
the better they nro able to undersell
their competitors. One manufacturer
has invented an electrical machine for
catting out cloth, whioh is said to bo
capable of cutting over 250 suits a
day. The avcrsgc work for a mini is
about twenty-five Euits a day. ile can
cut only four thicknesses of cloth ;
the machine easily cuts through eight.
It is lightly constructed, stands four
teen inches high and .weighs thirty
pounds. Tho base is of bronze, the
armature being supported by a forged
steel standard. The cutting knife is
protected by a shield. It is four in
ches in diameter ond revolves with
the rapidity ot a buzz saw. The ma
chino oils, sharpens and lights itself
automatically. It develops one-eighth
of a horse-power and workB on a 110
Tolt circnit. Chicago Eecord.
Flags Tlmt Will Stand Wear.
The item of the expense of keeping
"Old Glory" floating every day over
publio buildings or schoolhonses where
the daily display of tho National ban
ner is rendered obligatory ia not a
email one.
In Enst St. Louis, Til., a company
has been formed with a capital of
$100,000 to go into the manufacture
of sheet iron, zinz and other metal
flags. The material from which the
flags now in nse are made is not verv
fllimltlfi And in thA soft. nen hurnintr
, n
States the banner lasts" at best but a
few weeks, all depending ou the
weather, and nntil after a week's utse
it becomes so dirty as to almost lost
its identity, nays the Chicago Chron
icle. The Stars and Stripes, duly waving
and . apparently fluttering, will be
painted on the metal and then enam
eled. When dirty the flag can bo
lowered and washed. Such flags will
withstand the gales which so readily
whip thoso now iu use into ribbons.
WOMEN DISCOURAGED.
GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASONS
FOR THE BLUES.
Doctor. Fail to
That Are
VnderManit Symptoms
Danger Signal..
A marked trait iu woman's character
is to place implicit confidence in her
physician.
A man must work entirely from the
ory in tho
, treatment
of female
diseases,
for unfor
tunately
facts based
upon actual
knowledge, belong
to the female sex
alone. Many wo
men who peri
odically suf-
. fer with at-
aeks of
faint-
ncKs, diz
ziness,
extreme
lassitude,
'don't care"
or want-to-be-left-alone feeling, Co
riot at first realize that these a-e
the infallible symptoms of womb
trouble and the forerunners of great
suffering.
Soon they grow to feel that tho
doctor does not understand their case.
Then they remember that "a woman
best understands a woman's ills," and
turn to Mrs. Pinkhain.
The following letter is hut one posi
tive illustration of this fact :
"Four years ago I began to suffer
with great weak
ness of the genera
tive organs. My ,
womb was pro
lapsed; I suffered
with continual
backache and all
the other pains
thai, accompany
that weakness. I
tried doctor after
doctor, had
operations. The
final operation st
alter w n lo n i
became a total
wreck, was
Scraping of the
woml. A friend, one day, recom
mended to my husliand your Com
pound. He bought if a bottle. The
relief I experienced after taking it,
was wonderful. I continued its use,
ami I am glad to say my recovery is a
perfect surprise to t-vciy liody that
knows me." Mid. Jt. Jii.l hm, 4'JlO faun
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CHARCOAL FOR PW9,
Charcoal is good for pigs, and they
may safely cat nn much of it as they
wish, which will be only a small quan
tity, when their iustincts load them to
do it. The custom of feeding swine in
olosed pens is not wholly condnoivo to
good digestion of the food, and the
pigs frequently suffer from aournoss
of the stomach, which is neutralized
by the charcoal, which is often need
in medicine for this satno trouble.
HAOCllNl OnATES.
Not so much is written now ns nsed
to be about bagging grapes to keep
them from insect enemies or fungous
diseases. The object is much better
aooompliehed by spraying with the
Bordeaux mixture. The bags required
a good deal of labor to apply, and at
the low rate that grapes have lately
sold for, it did not pay. llesides, it
was found that the protection made
the grape skins more tender, so that
they were less prepared for long trans
portation or for long keeping. Bag
ging grapes is still practiced by am
ateurs, but it is a practice likely to be
confined to them.
dogs and sntxr. -?v
It is strange that when sheep are on ;e
thoroughly frightened by dogs the
usefulness of their lives is ended. Ite-
contly a relative in Saratoga Connty
appoalod to me for a romedy for seven
sick sheep. Each had different symp
toms from all the rest ; and, taken alto
gether, they exhibited abont all the
symptoms of every known disease of
sbcep. I diagnosed the cause of the
tronblo as the thread long-worm, and
requested the sickest ono to bo
slaughtered and examined. No visible
cause could be seen. In the report of
the post-mortem it transpired inci
dentally that the flock bad been chased
by dogs some weeks previously, and
they silled one. J bis explained au.
Seven died. After having been chased
by dogs a flock should bo watched
closely, and at the least sign of any
thing being wrong with any of them,
slaughter them, for they are then good
for food. Farm and Fireside.
MOW TUB ODD CORNERS. ' -
The short hay crop makes it neces
sary to save every spear of grass on
the farm, writes E. L. Vinoent. On
every place there are sniuo odd corners
which are rarely mowed. This year
every one of these should be cut.
Often there will be little nooks in the
garden or aronud tho house where the
grass grows np rank. On many farms
there are still old-fashioned rail
fences. In tho corners of those quite
a little hay may be made, and even
along the borders of plowed fields,
especially when they lie against
fences, there will be fringes of grass
which should be cut." Some farmers
make a practice of mowing spots in
their pasture which grow np so tall
that the cattle are not apt to eat oft
tho grass. In this way quite an ad'
dition may be made to the haymow.
Only a little may be secured from each
of these places; bnt "many a mickle
makes a mnckle," and, when the out
look is so discouraging for anything
like a fair crop in the meadows, wo
must not allow any grass to go to
wasto. The seeding of corn has been
heavy this year, but corn alone is not
a perfect ration. We want all the
grass we can get.
KirPXNGI RASr-BERRY CANES.
On land rich enough to produce a
large crop of berries there is always
liability of the plants running up tall
and weakly, so that if they frnit the
stalks will break down. It is far
bettor to pinch the ends of new shoots
towards the last of June, throwing
the sap back upon the stalk, making
it thicker, and inducing the formation
of new branches. This greatly in
creases tho productiveness of all the
red raspberries, bosides making the
canes less likely to be broken down.
The black-cap raspberries should be
nipped for auother reason. They are
propagated by burial of the tip end
in the soil. If the shoot grows with
out check there will be just one tip to
be gained from it. But it its growth is
checked when 3; feet high there will
be numerous branches put forth from
the stalk, each one of whioh will de
velop the long, naked and snake-lik?
tip, which will bend down and root it
self in the soil. If the ground has
been well cultivated there need be no
attempt made to root tho tip, as it
will readily root itself whenever a rain
comes to moisten the soil. So soon as
the new tip is well rooted it is well to
cnt the stem which binds it to the old
stock, so that winds swaying it will
not uproot the new plant. A second
cut should be made eixbt to ten or
twelve inches from the principal cane,
and those spurs will next year bear
tuoro fruit than will the lurge cane.
Boston Cultivator.
KOVEL EXERCISE FOR THE DULU
1 wish to tell tue stock growing
readers of the i'loushinan how
worked my bull without taking him
out of his stall. A few years ago I had
a fine Jersey bull ttiree years old. He
was kind, but at times when I took
him out he was rather hilarious. I be'
came suspicious of him, as he had no
ring in his nose, and thought I must,
in somo way, givo him excrciBe. Fin
ally I adopted the following plan : 1
rolled into his stall, iu front of him, a
stone, nearly round, that weighed
about 300 pouudx. It seemed to be
just what he wanted, ire attacked it
us ho would auother bull ; ho rolled
it over and over ; he went down on his
knees and rubbed his head against it,
then up aid weut at it agniu. He had
very slim horns, and he wore them
off over au incb ; he worked at it uutil
ho became thoroughly exhausted, and
laid down to ret. iver alter that
when hj needed exercise, he would
lay with that stone, lie had it for
your, and alwuys exercised himxelf iu
that wav. J had no trouble with him,
uud ho kept his horns well worn off.
N. B. White, in ,V:ia;.ic'.i'uclts I'lvuh-luuu.
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A cvnt aonni.ER.
If there is anything gives dignity to
a farmyard, it is a gobbler strutting
around, so I thought the other day,
when taking a survey of a poultry
yard, writes A. E. O. Mssketl. How
proudly the gobbler holds his head I
Uow the trail of his stiff robe rattles
npon tho ground I How be shows his
bine blood I Ah, yes, he is a magni
ficent bird, and wise as well. I have
known him to do many a thing whioh
must require something more than
mere instinct.
All kinds of tilos have como to mo
of gobblers, some almost too wonder
ful to bo true, and yet they are
vouched for by reliable parties,
Tho lady with whom I board was
telling me abont how very cnte her
gobblor was. She says, after her
turkey hens went to sitting, the gob
bler seemed very lonely, and at last
hunting np some white stones he be
gan sitting on them only leaving the
place to receive bis food.
"Suppose we sot the gobbler," said
a member of tho family, and thirty
five eggs were placed under him, every
ono of which hatched but two ; ana
then how proud this gobblor was of
bis thirty-tbroo little chicks I It is said
he was as beautiful as a picture with
them all running after him and seek
ing shelter under his wings in time of
a storm. Ho cared for them faithfully
nntil they were large enough to take
care of themeelves, then he wandered
off among the tnrkoys again. He had
found that a gobblor could raise a
family as well an a tnrkev-hen and
was evidently satisfied. New York
Tribune.
riuciicAt. snEEP husbandry.
Sheep require special feeding for
the reason that the fleece, boing a
valuable product, equal to or surpass
ing in value tho carcass, is to bo nour
ished. ool has a large proportion
of nitrogen in it; it has somo sulphur
as well ; and if these are not supplied
in the food the wool must be deficient.
Of all the plants crown for feeding
the stook, clover best supplies both
theso necessaries of the animal.
Have a few lamb creeps abont the
pastures, into which the lambs may
squeeze thomsolvcs, but the sheep can
not, and there they should find a little
but regular supply of the most nutri
tious food. Linseed-oil cake, with a
little molasses mixed, will be especially
desirable
Don't give the flock any cotton seed
meal. There is no other animal that
needs snoh care in the feeding as the
sheep, or in avoiding costivenees.1
And this feed tends this way. !
Complaints are often made of tho'
wooly smell of mutton. This is not
due to the wool at all. The smell of
wool is due to tho sheep anyhow, and
when a carcass is not rightly dressed
and the animal odor given a chance to'
escape, the meat tastes of the sheep.i
That ia all. To avoid this take out
tho inside as quickly as possible, and!
do not wash the carcass down un
til it has had a little time to evaporate'
this ordor. I
Above all things avoid stagnant of
slow rnnning water for a (look. It is
the worst thing for the encouragement
of the lung worm that exists. '
Sow a few pounds of white turnips
on a stubble in August or even later J
It will oconpy to advantage some
otherwise vaoant piece of land, and,
providoexcellent food for the flook
at a time when it is twioe valuable. I
Kedfe the sheep's noses tarred. Do.
this by giving salt in narrow V-shaped;
trough with fresh tar painted on the
sides daily. It. will prevent damage:
by the sheep gftd-fly.
btriotly speaking, it is the ewes
that most need to be weaned, the
lambs really weaning themsolves as
the milk of the ewes falls off. The!
ewes are most in danger of this wean-
ng, especially those which have beenl
giving the most milk. To take the
lamb from such ewes as this and leavo
the ewe to her fate, is mostlv to lose
some of the best sheep in the flock,'
for the ewes that rear the best lambs
are not only good themselves, bnt
they are reproduced in the lambs. It
is not always the case that the ehep
herd thinks of tins. Bnt in truth the
character of the ewes in this respect
gives the real value to the flock.
Whatever is given to sheep' should
be given with regularity. Once used
to anything, sheep fret it thoy are put
off even. This applies to feeding and
every otbor part of the management
of a nook.
Wool will keep in the best oondition
when stored iu a somewhat damp
place. I he best place is a dry snb
celler half above the ground, and that
may be woll aired. When too dry
wool is harsh to tho feel, and brittle,
and loses its natural softness and curl.
American Sheep Breeder.
Dentil From Fright.
A remarkable case of death from
fright was that of the Dutch painter
Poutman. He was at work in his
studio, where there wero a number of
death's heads and skeletons, when he
happened to fall asleep. During his
Bleep there was a slight shock of earth
quake, aul when he woke up suddenly
be saw the skeletons and skulls dano
ing around in the greatest co a fusion
He at once became panic-stricken, and
rushed across the room and threw him
self out of the window onto the pave
ment below. He died a few days af
ter, not from injuries received in tho
fall, but from the nervous shock given
by tho dauoiug skeletons, though tho
cause of their feftivity was explained
to him. Black and White.
Wonderful Changes in a Fish'ii Color,
In France they have a speoies ol
trout called the "blaok burn." He
almost pure black when taken from
tho water, but changes color to suit
the receptacle in which he is put. In
a white jar the creature changes to
pure albino iu from two to three days,
but changes buck to black wlien put 1
a dark vessel. In a common pottery
jar ho becomes a brick color, una in
lasslobo he becomes so transparent
that uv cut) scarcely bo seen.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIttfJ,
A HINT AnOFT HI59.
Tho groat annoyanco of people who
are baking fruit pies comes from tho
loss of the rich syrup of juicy pies.
To prevent this take a strip of muslin
ono inch wide and long enough to go
around tho pie, and lap. Wet the
cloth in cold water and lay it around
tho edge, half npon tho pio and half
upon tho plate, pressing it on cither
side. Whon the pio is takou from tho
oven remove the cloth. This will bo
found a success. New York Sun.
TO RETAtN COLOR.
If yon desiro to retain tho color in
any wash material, be oarefnl to soak
it thoroughly 1n cold wator beforo yon
givo it oat for washing. If calicoes
aro washed iu cold water, dried and
ironed, tho colors booomo fast and
thereafter yon nood have no fear when
yon send tlietn out to bo launderod.
Von may demonstrate tho oflicaoy of
cold water in this rospeot by dpiping
a piece of cloth iu ink. Wash it in
cold water and yon will find thnt tho
ink retains all its pristine blaoknesa;
dip it in hot water and it will booome
fainter,
TO MAKE SODA WATER.
Sodn water is made by dissolving
common carbonate of soda in water
and adding tartario acid. A strong
effervescence oeonrs, due to tho esonpo
of the oarbonio aoid of tho carbonite
of soda, leaving in solution in the
water tho tartrate ot soda formed by
the union of the soda and the tartario
acid. This effervescing liqnid, with a
piece of ice in it, makes a refreshing
drink in hot weather and acts ns a
mild aperient. Common soda water,
as sold, is plain water charged with
carbonio acid gas in a machine in
whioh this gas is made by treating
marble dust, carbonate ot lime, with
sulphuric acid, causing a largo evolu
tion of carbonio acid and leaving tho
lirao in combination with tho sul
phuric aoid as sulphate of liine. Now
York Times. .
to stain A rr.oon.
Carpets and largo rugs in a snmmer
cottage are a great nuisanoo, and it will
be found much coolor to stain tho
floor. The following processes for
staining wood blaok is vouched for by
the Scientific American ;
It consists in painting tho wool
consecutively with copper sulphato
solution (1 per cent.) and alcohoho
aniline acetate (equal part of alcohol
and acetate). A very durable blaok
and tho nearest approach to rent obony
is readily obtained by moistening the
surface of tho wood with uilutod sul
phuric aoid (1 to 20), and subsequent
ly applying heat. A temperature of
sixty to ninety degrees C. audioes in a
few minutes to produce the desired
result.
An excellent blnck was obtained in
this way on beech, bass and boxwood,
while a socond treatment with tho
acid was necessary iu the case of
cherry, walnut and birch.
With oak, ash and applo tho results
were not so good. The process is es
pecially adapted to small articles.
RECIPES.
Swiss Sandwiohos Mix equal parts
of gratod Swiss cheese aud chopped
English walnut meat. Season slight'
ly with salt and cayenne. Spread bo
tween thin slices of bread, slightly
buttered, and out in fanoy shapes.
Bananas with Current Juice Cnt
tne bananas an incn tnicK, place on a
dish and sprinkle over sugar, ono
tablespoonful to four bananas; then
add tho juice of a cupful of currants.
i'repare tho nigut uotore and sot in a
cool pluce.
Oreen Corn Soup Take six ears of
corn, cnt tne corn on the cob and put
in a stewpan with a quart and a pint
of sweet milk ; lot it boil gently for
half an hour, then add one tablespoon
f nl of bntter, a teaspoonful of salt and
half a saltspoonfnl of white pepper.
Avena Gems Take one and ono
half cups of cold cooked "avena."
Season withasaltspoonof salt (if none
was nsed in oooking), add two-thirds
cup of milk (part cream is better) and
white flour to make quite a stiff bat
ter. Beat well, drop in hot gom pans,
bake quiokly. They are light, tender,
swer t and very palatable.
hashed Veal Chop fine cold roast
vcul, or veal cooked iu any stylo will
do. Moisten with two tablospoonf uls
of veal gravy or water. When hot
break into it four eggs, if yon have a
cupful of veal, if not half a oup of fine
stale bread crumbs will acswer niocly
to make the quantity. Stir the eggs
nntil cooked, add a tablespoonful of
butter aud a teaspoonful of chopped
parsley, if likod. Serve quickly.
Savoy Cakes Beat together for
twenty minutes the yolks of six eggs
and one-half of a pound of powdered
sugar. When light and thick add one
half of a pound ot sifted pastry flour,
the grated rind and juice of one lemon
and four ounces of corn starch. Whip
the whites of the eggs to a stiff, dry
froth and carefully cut them iu. Bake
in a quick oven in finger molds that
have been buttered, then dusted with
flour and sugar.
Tomato Furei Cut four tomatoes
in halves, place thorn ia a frying pan,
the open side down, in one-half inch
deep of hot fat. Move them about
until they are cooked a little tender.
Lift them from the pau carefully and
place them side by sido in a bakiag
dish. Pour around thorn two table
spoonfuls of sweet oil, sprinkled with
a tablespoon ful of chopped ouion, ono
ot parsley, a half-toasuoonful of salt,
half a saltspoonful of pepper and a
good pinoh ol cayenne. Bake in hot
oven twenty minutes and serve in same
dish.
l'lioto&rapliinir the Eye.
At a rocuut meeting of the Paris
AoaJemy of Medicine, reports the New
York Times, M. (iuiukolf stated that
he had successfully photographed the
interior of the eye. Tho advantages
of this method are important, since it
CDiblus actual pictures of tho disease
ot tho retina to be secured an l com
pared from time to timo to dutcriuino
whether disease processes of the eyo
progress or not. Tho picture is niudu
iu two seconds. Tho apparatus can
thus servo as au ophthalmoscope, am
any uumber of persons cnu thus ob
servo the results.
John 1). Rockefeller, t'uo founder ot
the Chicago University, has just paid
Lis first visit to :uit lusjitutiou.
TEMPERANCE.
Woman In the rntocrnt of snotot v. It Is ti
Who snys whnt sV nil i don Aiul what shall
not Im douo in scolnl circles; who shall oome
nu 1 who wlm II no.
It Is within the nnwor of woman to shnnn
social laws. It Is tho voice ot woman that
conlrols social sentiment. With this powof
in her pnf cslon to wlrhl for Rood or evil,
woman Is In a itront douroo rcsnonslblo fnf
tho elovHllon and purltv of tho social elrcla
in wnii'ii nn movo. In regard to social
drlnklnu. It Is a Inmrntaldo fart that muoh
of Its popularity h Iwn duo to the enoour-
ni,-omcnt or women who control society. I,ot
women on a'l ooonslons seek to foster a
swlnl sentiment nRnlnst drlnklnir and thero
win no fewer of our vounflf mm trcndlnir Uio
downward road to ruin, and fewer of our old
men sinklnn under tho accumulated miseries
of a drunken life, i
Herein lien a re.-ponll)liltv that every wo
mnn must roonnnlzo a responsibility from
which no woman enn shrink with impunity.
There Is a gient burden of vice and crime,
tho result of social Orlnklna, lying at tho
doors of tho women of American socletyi
and well may wo drend to soo Hint burden
nlnwd, lest It roll in upon us and crush all
jencn ami Happiness rroin our Homes and
from our lives.
It may soem but n liltlo ihinir to a woninn
to offer n Rlnss of wlnu or boor or elder to n
centlemna nt a soelnl itntnrtnlnmont, nud to
her that iray seem to be the end of Ihn mat
ter; but nlos! too often it is not so. Ho Rons
out with an nwnkenert crnving for sttmu-
lnnts. Tho moans to satisfy thnt cravinn ara
presented on nil sides in the most tempting
shape. His liltlo Indulgence at tho tannds
of Ids friends may have weakened his will
power, and further Indulgence ensues. It
was a liny link forirod bv a woman's hand.
but it may be one in a chain which may yet
bind a man s soul in a hopeless and eternal
bondage. Let women carefully consider tho
results of social drinking, nnd beware how
they tamper with such dangerous weapons.
Sacred Ilenrt ltoview.
A pncxrMin's nonv Arrr.n piat.
A post mortem examination of nearly
seventy persons who hnd died from exces
sive use of aroeut spirits showed the follow
lug facts:
1. Congestion of tho scalp and of the mom.
brnno of tho brain, with much serous
(watery) effusion. Tho substance of tho
hrnln white sod ilrm.ns if it had lain Id alco
hol for one ot two hours.
2. Iho lungs not always, but frcouontlv
congested or Inflnmed.
3. Iho heart dabby enlarged, dilated and
loaded with fnt outside; the blood In it of a
cherry-red color, and with no tendency to
coagulate.
4. Tho stomach perfectly white, and thick
ened iu some cases; in others having patches
of chronic inflammation. In the worst cases
a largo portion of the stomach covered with
that sped' s of inflammation which causes
the blood to bo poured from the minute
veins.
6. Tho liver enlarged In old drunkards
Weighing from six to twelve pounds.
6. Tho omentum a sort of apron which
immediately covers tho abdomeu in front
loaded with a gray, slushy fat.
7. Tho kidneys enlarged, flabby nnd Infil
trated in nuiterous spots with whitish mat
ter. 8. The small Intestines niloj with bilo.and.
coated with a tenacious mucus.
tt. The blood in a very fluid condition, hav
ing but ltttlo llbrlue, but much albumen and
fnt.
10. Tho wholo body, except tho brain, do
compos I u g very rn pi d 1 y.
Is it nny wonder that a drunkard has
woes? Temperance Companion, Eng.
BErvsr.n to treat and was klictkd.
"I was eloctod to my present office," snld
R. C. Arnold, of Winston, Ala., at the Na
tional, who is now serving his second term
ns Alderman, "because I would not buy a
jug of liquor. Tho contest was a very close,
one. but I thought my election was assured.
when two nlghls before tho voting was to bo
none a delegation came to me and wanted
money with which to buy a couple ot gallons
of whisky. I refused to give It and the next
day my friends told tne thnt my opponent
hnd furnished four gallons nnd thirty men
who had been relied upon to support me had
gono on a picnic and hnd agreed to vote for.
uie oilier man. llilsl knew would uoieat
me, and alter carefully polling my strength,
a comparatively ensy matter in a community
where every voter is known, I concluded
thnt the liquor hnd seltled it against me.
Election dnv came and not a man who went
on the picnic returned. Tbo polls olosed
and 1 was olected by ten votes, ue subso.
quently learned that theorowd had got drunk
nnd teen arrested, keeping them away from
town. Had I given the Honor my friends
would have gono nnd those of my opponent
remained nt home. Washington star.
rUOBlBITION 121 YEARS OLD.
Tho first Continental Congress met tn
Philadelphia, Soptember 5, 1774, and adopt
od the following:
"Resolved, That it be recommended to tho
several Legislatures of tho Uultod Htnte to
immediately pass laws tho most effectual for
putting an 'immediate stun to the pernicious
prnctico ot distilling grain, by which tho
most extensive evils are likely to be derived.
if not quickly prevented. As a result of this
monsuro. in 1776 Virginia prohibited tho dis.
tilling of grnln, as also did Now i'ork, 'un
less the grain wnsunllt for flour.' Mnrylnud
prohibited grain distilling in 177S, aud Penn
sylvanta lo 1779."
Thus we see thst prohibition is not a new-
landed notion ot modern fanatics, but ante.
dated Iho Declaration of Independence,
Tho founders of tho republic did not bellevo
in freedom to manufaetureand sellalcoholio
poisons. That was not the kind of freedom
that they sought in this now world. The
leu.plar.
DBUNKENNK-SS IN AUSTRIA.
Ill Austria drunkards nro treated under
the cur itel law that nnpliea to persons men.
tally nfniotcd and to spendthrifts, their af.
fairs belug pinned In chnrga ol au adminis
trntor. A person suffering from excessive
indulgence in diiuk may bo brought Judic
ially under the law. lint In Uaiicia, Cra
cow nnd liukowlna th.ire arespeuinl laws for
the punishment of persons drunk in publio
places, while persons oonvicted cf drunken
ness iiiree times in ona year ara nroniuiioa
from visiting publio houses. A bill bus been
introduced in the Austrian Kelchsrnth pro
viding for tho erection of publio asylums for
drunkards, wbo uiny bo detained for two
yenrs on complaint of their relntives or of
tho publio nuthorllioa. London limes.
TUE GREATEST WEAPON.
In a recent speech before tho English
Army Tempernuco Association, Lord Wols
ley made this striking statement: "There
nre yet f ome buttles to tie fought, some great
enemies to be encountered bv tho United
Kingdom, but the most pressiug enemy at
present is ariuk. it kins more tnnn nil ou
newest wenponsof wnrfare, anil not only do.
stroys Ibe body, but the mind aud soul also.
BOSTON'S YEARLY DRINK BII.I
According to tho article whioh ha con
tributes to tho forum. Doctor Francis O,
l'eabody, of Harvard University, calculates
that Huston's driuk-bill for a year is more
than Bix millions of dollars, a larger sum
than the aggregate expenses of tho publi
schools, the lire, police aud park depart
inenis.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTTS.
Wine opens the damper to lot all the fires
of evil In a man burn.
Saloon keepers are recruiting officers lot
the army oi arunkards.
The drunkard's wife knows by bitter ex
perieuce mm wine is a mocKur.
More people enter jail through the saloon
Uoors man in all other ways combined.
Every swlug of tho saloon door ilnds at
echo of woe in ths heart of some woman.
The Chicago Tribuno sayi that liquor was
the cause ol 711 murders reported lu lis ool.
ujus in 18112.
Statistics of tho World's Fair recently pub
lished show that out of a totul altenduuce ol
2S,000,COO only 150 cases ot druukonueti
Were reported.
Kir Andrew Clark, tho general physician
lu too largest Uospilal lu Lou-lou, suy that
seven out of every ten person:! treated tu-ire
owetiiuir in in nitn to driuk.
Temperance Causo asserts that there are
more than forty tumperuuee sooutie3 lu
Jaoau, with a membership ot upwards ol
leu mousacu uiuuhuu women.
Ia the little Oormau principality of Will
neeit a ueerea nas oeeu proelalined thai
in 'ease to marry win uoi ue granted to au
individual who is t i tint habit of foUuij
UXU11A
A Railroad Aortw flkv, Atiimtlr.
The Chairman of tho Tower Uridgo
Committee, London, is snid to havo
onco received a letter from a Isclfast
genius, with a proposal whioh com-
lotoly puts in tho sha.lo any possible
imaginable way of bridging or tunnel-
ng the l-nglish C hannel. He doolarod
that ho had invented nothing loss than
submersion railway and locomotive
nguie to cross tho Atlantic. Kiich
details as the provision of air for the
passengers and coal for tho engine ap
pear to havo boon too trivial for him
o condescend to consider, bnt doubt-
ess in due course theso trifles will bo
provided for. A very similar absurd-
ty is tho proposal of alronch phy-
ician to form n syndicate but what
can that blca'ed business, a syndicate,
not do for tho. purpose of construct-
ng a submarine railway along tbo bot
om of tho channel, the cars to be
provided with air tubes reaching to
tho surface.
A moro oremtinn engineering pro
posal ia thnt for tho postal tubes bo-
ween Franco and I.ngland. I'.aoh tube
s projected to havo a diameter of
three foot, to bo snspendod by stool
cables at a height of 121) feot abovo
the wator. Tho cables are to be tlxed
to pillars reaching from tho bottom to
tho required height, erected at inter
vals of 800 yards apart. Miniaturo
rains, each with a suitable load of
mail matter, will run through tho
tubes. A bigger development of this
postal tubo is tho idea of a rlpaninril
to transmit letters in pneumatic tubes
laid from South America to Kurono,
by whioh a letter deposited in the tube
t Rio Janiero would arrive in Europe
tho same day.
Siiriii'lscd.
Two ladies wero being shown the
wonders of tho X rays recently by
Professor Robinson, of llowdoin Col
lego, nnd one was looking through tho
other with tho duorosoopo. "Can
yon seo the ribs?" askod tho polito
irofcesor. "Oh, yes, very plainly,
was tho answer; "but I never kuow
before that they extended up and
own." And then it was tho duty of
tho scientist to explain that steel cor
set ribs, as well as human bone ribs,
are disclosed by tho meroiloss X rays.
Argonaut.
BnT 1.00 worth PobMnt nonMnff-Bnrti Srn of
your (mirtr, wii'l wmpiom In Dobbin 8op Mf'ir
Co., I'hUsvlolj'liU, la. Th witl ml you rr
of cliarr lortfe I'ftltl, ft VorvMter I'lu-Lrt Dic
tionary, M rwtTM, I w Mind In rloth, vrolimely il-
lUKtratcd. rnor rnoii iinttl AiiniRi lt only.
California eooinfl to 1 tin only Htnto
which In not booming its fruit crop this
your.
Are You 8iUnIiM With Whnt You Know
Or wmilil you ft'nlly improve your stock of
knowleOw? ou tniy mt have or PV you
can spare for a 10-volmno encyclojwairi. hut
tou can a flora to pay nny cents lur n iittixi
Itookof Horn-ml Inlnrintttiuii. 1 ou won't want
to pay evun th s mile- you are (lralroun of
mtirovlnu your mind and bellevo that a flvr-
hundretUpiitfo book, tv with a condensed
maits of raiuublo knowU'dtfp, will br rend hy
you. Tiila vakuublu tCiicyclopimllti will be sent
:kmitvyiu tor nny ci'ius m Mninim oy mo mum
'uhfbditntf Itmi'r. liil Lfonnrd St.. N. V. ( it v.
Every person who has not n Inrtfeoncyclopa'dia
houiit trtko ndvantftiio of thn nrct otter at
one and store bin mind with lUtt valuable
fuels co 11 h tod iu t his book.
Fersonal
Ant onr who m bea benpfltd by the
use of Ir. Willinins' rink Tills, will rut-el vo
information of much value and Interest by
writing to ruiK I'M ip, i'. ii. itnx ruua,, i a.
FITS utotWMl free by Dr. KlinCs OnKAT
Kkrvi Kkntoueh, No tils after nrst day s use.
Marvelous cure. Trent ino and .'.00 trial bot
lie tree, Dr. Kline, KU Arch hi., I'ldla., l a.
Mm. Winslow's Soothlnir Hvrnn for children
teethintr. softens the emus, reduces intlaninia-
tiou, allays patu, curee wind colic. V,a bottle
W. II, Orinin, Jackson, Michigan, write:
"Miire-rwi wmi l uiarrn lor nrnn-n years,
IIhII'k ( 'ttljirrii 1 'iirti nnrml tint " Sold ItV ltrili
I havo found lMso'a Cure for Consumption
nn unfihilintf medicine.- R It. I,ot Ufett Scott
M.( I'oviiitclon, Ky., Oct. 1.
Think of it. Indie i You ran r'rmiientlv beautify
your romi'ii-xiou umi uienn t Miipnur rap.
itui i iiitir aim " utiaer uym, oim m or uruwn,
VERY FARMER
CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH.
Hn rn makff twic at nm.'h. !! can anintia Northern fro m an l pt t wl e an many arrt for hta
money down lir-rf. m1I tmprovtMt farm fur rt lu lajgO nn arrr. I'lmity t nilral-f"iir
nt them Nu tlroilKii'"- Neither t hot nor tmnMhi Wlmate juM rttit. Northern farmer are -oiotti'
every wee-k. If you are Interested write fur KitKK iamohlet ami atk all the (mentions you want to. 1
w a menBUTO to un in answer ineiu.
KOI'TlllvKN IMMII-'SKKKEKH
nrnM
Evervth
sells low
to loin,
nauona.
Toor
Boons
bee an ac
eal with,
Its windmill
one near you.
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IVY-",
Follow the directions,
and you'll get the best work from Pearline. Not
that there s any harm to be feared irom it, no
matter how you use it or how much you use.
Dut to make your washing and
$j cleaning easiest, to save the most
H
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if
rr-i
Mffliom "t Pearline
SAPOLIO
Is Like a Good Temper,
Everywhere."
mm
rung
i w
,J Leonard Street, N. Y. City fur it srrve l lie purpiwe of Hit Brunt ciicr!iia iliat
cotlug liumlred limes the 60c. asktid. Jt Is lompl.lel)- Indexed, nmkiiin 111. Information
ln.lan.tHr available. Will, tlil. vain- mm g. f .bio book you have . world ot knowU
edge at your fler.' end., and can KO. hlly , a ,Bpk of eur, ,
tioual adv.ntaKB.. Wbeu readlus, mj J don't ron ronMantlv ,..,. . ,..r.
"J ,, ' V ,ou kw Cra,u ". ' I" lived? Who bnill Ibe I', ra.nl.l-. and
Marco P o 1"!", 7 "' P" "'""' W1"" "'e 31 tiw "' '' '' "
'"CTlololtuei,le4thecou,l.ahtlnl.aud,hoMrpoPolowa!. Wi,.i .1.- n..n. k
SO"-
"ur mi ouoa cotitains tliuuunds of exir.aimtin'i. of Just
net, uiatu r. a. you wonder about, liny H t cry
low .ric. ol half dollar and IMl'l OVK Vai llhl I F.
A Fonr-Footrd Writ,
The Connecticut River Mindstono ir
the geological wonderland of the New
Rngland Htatcs. Tho Rod Lands ot
Wyoming and South Pnlotahnvo rocks
and flno clays that nre literally filled
with the remains of autodeliivinn mon
sters, bnt thoy all appear to have be
longed to tho order of fonr-footod
mammalia. The prnhistorio monsters
of the Connecticut Vnlloy were also of
the four-footed kind, but wero prob
ably the oldest croatnros of that olnss
that ever walked. Theso old-timo
freaks woro birds of a size larger than,
nny horse that now exists; but, birds
though they were, thoy walked on font
legs, just ns any other quadruped
does. No remains of these creatures
have ever been fonnd othor than their
tracks, dozens of which have bceu
fonnd on sandstone and carofully got
ten nut and sent to tho largo museums
of tho world. Tho bird tracks recent
ly found at Hastings, Kngland, nro
as canary tracks to those of an ostrich
when oom pared with the gigantic im
pressions left by the four footod bird
of t'ao Connecticut Valley.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
tratmlent nature of tlie many phys
ical Ills, which vanih before primer ef
fort fjentlo efforts pleawmt effort
riffhtly directed. There is comfort in
tlie knowledge, mill. o iniiny uirms in
sickness nro not duo to Buy actual dis
ease, but simply to o constipated condi
tion of tho system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Fijrs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millioiiHof families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value (rood health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it Is the
ono remedy which promotes iuUinnl
cleanliness without deliilitotinir the
organs on which It acts. It Is therefore
nil Important, In order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when yon pur
chase, that you have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggist.
If in tho enjoyment of pood health,
and tho system Is regular, laxatives or
other remedies arc then not needed. If
nlllicted with any actual disease, ono
mny bo commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
ono should have the best, and with tho
well-informed everywhere. Syrup of
Figs stands highest nnd is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction,
STEADY
W. (. Ca.h Wrrklv
aittt want itipn .vrv-
li.Tr 1,1 wll KTtllK
TUKKMi million. Int.
f jM !. proven "nltMlliitely hrt."
wjm rti!rn imntn, new
hntwrh ,i
If unit;
T 411 II HUOTIimw; l.on.
' iHlMiin, .11 o., Ilorkiiorl, III.
PENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
JOHNW MORRIS, WASHINGTON. D Ol
lt fri.clpal Kiualnvr V. S. rt.alo Iuhi.
ft jii. U U.I ..r. 1& U.litiUii liua, my. Mite
N Y N u-ai
DDI IIM ""l WHISKY hshluenrwl. liwikufnt
unvm m
HFK. tlr. H. M. MtMIII.M, 1TUUI, .
Money in Chickens
For '2 5c. In atamnt we tend lii
I'AtiK booK kIvIuk tbtf eierk'tiO
ut m racticI 1'oultry Kttar uu
an MiHitU'ur, tut m lima working
for itullr ami tvuto-durlnil
earn, il Iciu'Iia bow to Ih-umh
nut Cure llMaM)i: fr aud for Kin
alw for KniU'ulux; wit lob KownttJ
to for hrwllng; vverytlitiiit rt
iMltUi-ror iTolltunitt IViultrj r a la
in. HOOK IMiUl.lnilIKU
CO, i d I lidaiiard Hii-ruu Kr rk.
IN THE NORTH
KAN I) COMPANY. romrrvtllr, Trnn.
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CUT PRICES ON PUMPSTN
nil
nr tha farmer sells U low. Who
to him t we nave repeated ir re! used
and, therefore, defeated windmill com hi
ana nava. aince oo. reduced me coat oi
wind power to onc-mia what it waa.
We believe in low nricei, hiuli emHea
and I arte aales. No one knows the
best pump or prices until he knows
ours, we make snort nana ana ions
power stroke pump, with best seut
less brass tube cylinder, lower than
iron ones a stt s if inch at si ia. i en
dealer, buy none other. Ac r motor prices snd
nro aiwav Deal, i nrouitn ramuue. ana
we are rrice maker a, and are aatest to
the world has liven ua utore than kali
buainase. We have so brunch house
kk i tuttfuiir nutri.i micuiw..
uiuuiiiy, im. iiiuai ii cm nun iai,
the most time and miAvey keep to
the directions given on every pack
age of Pearline.
-If you'll do that with your flannels,
for instance (it's perfectly simple and
easy,) they'll keep beautifully soft,
and without shrinking. m
" It Sheds a
Brightness
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urn. lit mil be llio imuu ol l ho
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tH'. In 8laiuM ly llio BOOK
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