Caught mi Idler.
Mors bo annoy 1 tho proprietor of
ft bicycle repair nhop nt ilinsdtilo,
Mo., tbnt he prent. n oont of the ce
mont tiReil in mending tiros over hi
counter, the favorite realing pi nee of
weary cnUnm, nnd when a bloomer
girl carae in ami pinniped herself down
on it, remaining cento 1 until the re
pairs to wheel were completed, there
was tronble. She hivl to continue sit
ting after the wheel was remly until
an application of gusoliue softened the
glue. Now York Sun,
rvi'Wnn FJeetrle Pan? Is ehMtprr for yon to ns
If yonfnttaw tUrtrtiont, than a-iy other soaps vo.i.d
n If riren to yon, for by tin use e'vthtt mrt irerf.
CI theti cvmt more than s-xip. Afh your trocar tor
lobbfna'. Take uo other.
IMurn lo tho MatlttoiHii nf Iho Affrlfui'
lura) If('Rrtmpnt toll of a tfood nrn rrop
nnd n mr wheat crop nud of Inferior eottou
condition.
Dnn'l Tu barer. Spit nnd Pinoki Your 1,1 fe
Awnv.
If yon w,mt to j'ilt tolwicvo minr easily nnl
forever, iwnln hw umnnoo-,, Ik made well,
strong, mtnetlc, fll of new life nnd vliror,
take .So-'I o-Hittlie wonder-worker that
nmliM weak ?iun strong. Ninny jftiln ton
pound, in ten dtiy. Over 4i).iM cured. Uny
No-To-Hc from your nwiitdriiCar.st, I'ndcr.
nlmitiud tiUTM.tee to cure. Hook nnd m in pie
tree. Add res cU'r.tiiti Ken.wdy Co., Chicago
or New York.
State or Ohio, tirv or Toledo,
Ll'CAl l-r.NTV.
Frank J. i'iiK.f kv uixke mth thnt he is tnt
senior Partner of the firm of Y. ... hitnky A
4 o..do.,,glutnew hi the City of Toledo, fount y
find State n foresaid, nnd t imt nnid (Inn will pny
theaum of onk iiunokko ioi,i,ahs fur cbcii
Ami every cane oi t it. huh thHt run not be
cured by tilt u-o ..all's Cat a huh Ci iik.
K It ASK J. i. I1KN ET.
Bworn to before me And sni.cribed in iny
I 'i presence, this tit li dnv or lJecniber,
val A..ldsl. A.V.(?i.f!Aftiw,
T ' A'-I'lltf itiMfc
Hall's Catarrh Cnre . taken internally, aud
act directly na the blond nnd mucous purfacet
ml the system. Kmid tor tt vtinmulHl!i, free.
F. J. CiirxET dt co., Toledo, (X
Fold ny pnielnt t.V.
Hnll' Family i'iiU ar th- hft
Have been cast by IhousauJs of eulTorers
from Impure blood, and tliolr verjlot has
eettled ths question of the (freat curative
power of Hood's Snrsaparllla. Every mail
car brlDR4 in these letters of pnilse for
Hood's Barsupnrllla. They tell the same
wonderful story of health restored, pain and
Buffering relieved, and happiness brought
back. Tliey prove
Ir!
Sarsaparilla
fsthebrot In fact theO:ie Truellloid Parlflr
nODU S rlUS Sl.k UoHdaehe. Scents.
fan Willi a rorctipiue.
, People ol SollwooJ, Oregon, tnrcoJ
out in numbers one day recently and
bad no end of fnn trying to capture a
tbreo-foot porcupine that vraa found
wandering in the streets. When, after
being obased, it rolled itself into a
Oo one succeeded, for a long
time, in making it a prize, for the
quills were too much for the footgear
of the hunters. It was finally caught
in a box. It weighed twenty-one
uounJs.
A Farm Ilpflnctl,
A Kansas girl, the daughter of a
Ireeuwood County rancher, was sent
East to school this fall. "What do
yon know.my child?" the head teacher
inked her. "Oh, farming," the new
pupil replied. "Well, tell me what is
i farm?" "A farm is a body of land
lurrounded by a barb wire fence," the
tittle maid said. Kansas City Star.
JOYS OF MATEUXITY.
VIGOROUS MOTHERS AND STURDY
CHILDREN ADMIRED.
Why so Many Women Are ChlldleM A
I'robleu That II Tiiziled I'liyileiaii,
for Centuries
Reproduction is a law of nature, and
no picture of joy aud happiness can
equal that of the vigorous mother and
her sturdy child.
S'ature makes
but few
mistakes,
and every
thoughtful
person must
admit that a
causo exibts,
why so many
women are
childless.
The subject
baffles the
theories of piiy
bicians. Such
cases are curable
line times out of
sen, as evidenced
hv thousands of
etters on file at
Irs. Piukham's of
ce. Many a dar
ling baby owes its
existence to Mrs.
I'inkham's advice
and the Vege
Compound. This
Is not to be wondered at when such tes
timony as the following explains itself;
" I have tr.ken three bottles of your
Vegetable Compound, one package of
(Sanative Wash, one box of l.ivcr l'ills;
and now I have a dear little babe four
weeks old, and 1 am well. I have to
thank you for this.
' 1 have spent 8J00.00 for doctor's
bills without obtaining any relief, i'or
my cure 1 only speut t".00.
'I had been a victim of female
troubles in their worst furm; suffered
untold agonies every numtli; bad to
fetay iu bed, and have poultices applied,
umi then emiKl nut stand the pain.
" My physician t'lkt me if I became
pregnant 1 would die. 1 hud bladder
Vrouble. ltchini'. back
ache, eaturrh of fi?
the stomach, hys
teria und heart
trouble, fainting
b pens nun n-u- y r j VTi,
rorrlura. Ian VTJA
Von wonder that
J sin the praisesof
a medicine that has cured me ,f nil
these ills?" Mils. (iKn. C. KlK li.NKB,
37i ltelmoiit Ave., Uiooklyn. X. Y.
N v iT i;- ::t
Votes
od s
1i
II I 111 I I I f-A
VL
ifi tuiil.x ..Unt A.I. UjI I Ail a FJ
OsaRO oranpe hedges are being dis
carded tTnco the advent of tho barbed
wire fence. It is my opinion that the
hedge is much more desirable than the
wire fence, since so much damage is
annually done to live stock by tho
sharp barbs. With the frequent wind
storms of recent years, it was quito a
satisfaction to know that tho hedge
fence cannot be blown down. There
are still many miles of hodge in this
country, and if well kept, it is orna
mental and will last for tnnny years.
The cost of pruning is not very much,
and can bo done when other work is
not pressing. Severe wind storms are
cf frequent occurence in the prairie
States, and dama;e almost any kind
of fence excopt hedge. American Ag
riculturist. rON'T Ktt-t, onOfND MOLES.
When farmers take npon themselves
(he destruction of ground moles they
little realize that they are working
against their own interest. The ani
mals live entirely npon insects nnd ean
devour in twenty-four hours several
times their own weight, leaving all
vegetable matter alone. If the sur
face of the soil shows indications of
their presence, it may be declared in
advance that they have found on their
passage through the substrata the re
quisite food for their maintenance,
which in the case of beet cultivation
generally means white worms. These
would hove subsequently come to the
surface and partially destroyed a crop
of beets. That rows of roots have suf
fered from ground moles is insignifi
cant in comparison with acres of beets
that would have been victims of insect
ravages. It frequently happens that
the tiller prides himself npon the suc
cess of his beet crop while his neighbor,
suggests the Sugar Beet Journal, hai
been less fortunate, when the real cause
may have been that in the latter case
the ground moles have been destroyed
and in the former thev were loft to
themselves.
A GLASS CAS GARDES.
Tho following interesting mcthoJ of
observing the sprouting nf seeds is
communicated to , tho Observer by
Charles A. Emery. The necessary im
plement is a largo glas jar ot can.
The ono used by the writer formerly
held can.ly at a confectioner's, and
was treated as follows : "It was filled
to within about an inch of the neck
with earth and a row of seeds, corn,
peas, beans, etc., were laid around
next to the glass, and an inch more of
soil added. The condition of the seed
is the Eame as it would bo if planted
in the ground, except each seed was
in plain sight, and the process of
swelling, spronting, the root growing
down and the top up, could be watched
through all its stages, giving a far
better idea of the growth of the seed
lings thun pages of book description.
Any glass dish can be used that has a
plain side, such as fruit cans, tall
tumblers, large bottles, with the top
cut oft', or even a small wooden box,
with one of its sides removed and re
placed with a pane of glass, and the
trouble of making one will be well re
paid by the interest that will be taken
in it by both old and young." Bos
ton Transcriot.
MICROBE FAHHINO.
Some farmers have laughed at the
idea of microbe farming, but pro
gressive agriculturists have closely
watched our columns for reports of
progress along this line. It is now
established that certain bacteria en
able clover, alfalfa, peas, beans aud
other legumes to utilize nitrogen of
the air that otherwise would not be
available. By growing these crops to
plow under or to feed stock, farmers
avoid buying nitrogen in fertilizers
lor some crops, and this means an im
mense saving of monev. The trouble
has been that the breeds or species of
nitrogen bacteria that thrive on cor
tain crops are not always present in
the soil, and this acoounts for many a
failure of clover seed to "catch well
Months ago we suggested that the time
would come when cultures of nitrogen
bactoria adapted to each crop might
be on the market, but the idea was
received with derision by certain
"know-it-alls." But now we learn
that such cultures have been placed on
the market in Germany this spring by
a concern that claims to have made
very satisfactory sales. The material
is called "nitrogiue," and is being
carefully tested at tho Cottingen ex
periment station. In our country,
cllorts have been made ot the Illinois
station to cross the clover root and
corn .root bacteria, in hopes of breed
ing a hybrid microbe that while pos
sessing the ability to take up nitrogen
from air would also thrive on the corn
root, and thus euable the crop to feed
freely upon atmospheric nitrogen.
Here is a vast field that enthusiastic
bacteriologists are working into, and
should they finally secure microbes
that will euable the prinoipal crops to
utilize the nitrogen of the air, it will
be the greatest of all triumphs in tho
application of tcienco to farming. In
stead of sneering at this germ theory,
it behooves all of us to keep informed
npon the subject and get tho benefit
of it as fast as methods are perfected
for its practical application. Sew
England Homestead.
liRAIXINl? rUE SWAl p.
Swamp lands vury greutly in tho cost
of drainage, same bein;; very easily
drained, merely requiring a good out
let and drains to catch the water that
comes down on them from tho sur
rounding uplands, while others having
a hard aud impervious hiIjmu! near
the surface require frequent drains
over the entire surface. Springy
swamps uro usually the most dilticult
to drain well, as it is necessary to so
cut the ditches as to tap the streams
of water be'oro it reaches tho surface,
and this requires much skill aud ex
perience. The nature of the vegetn
tiou growing iu a swamp will have
considerable influence ou the cot-t of
reclamation. Muny swamps are ditched
uud then left without uny further at
tempt at rendering thorn productive,
the owners supposing that they being
rid of their surplus water will, like
now-cleared upland, soon produce good
pasture without seeding. This is A
mistake; tho old mnrsh vegetation is
iirmly rooted, aud though the drained
land is not well suited to its growth,
it hangs on nnd is replaced very slowly
or not at nil by better food. Now, if
wo have to spend any money at all on
these lands, the only way to get it
back is to keep growing on them till
they will grow good crops of some
kind. Cut off the brush and break up
tho wild grass sod and get some good
tame grasses growing. The most of
our swamp lands, when properly
ditched aud cleared, are especially
adapted to grazing and the production
of hay, And for this reason are usually
most profitable when owned and
farmed in connection with adjoining
uplands ; this is especially the case
where mixe 1 farming is followed.
Again, tho closer and more compact
farm is, the cheaper it can bo
worked. In other words, it may be
more profitable to reclaim aud work a
swamp thau go around and beyond this
swamp to purohase upland, becanpo
the upland is farther away from too
buildings. The cost of fencing must
also be considered in looking at this
subject, especially if tho swamp is al
ready on the farm. So long as tho
swamp is unproductive, the adjoining
cultivated Geld must bear tho whole
cost of the fence ; when tho swamp is
cleared we increase the productive
area of tho farm without much in
crease of fence, and thereby reduoe
the cost per aero of fencing tho farm.
The Silver Knight.
HANDLING CORN FODDER ON A LARGE SCALE.
In the great corn belt of the Mis
sissippi valley, most of tho corn that
is cut is made into largo shocks ami
allowed to remain in the field nntil
needed, without rotoction. Daily,
or as wanted, a shook is hnulod to the
feed lot and scattered over the ground
for the stock, whether horses, cattle
or sheep. If the feeding place is high
and dry, this is about the most eco
nomical plan. Cattle soon lonra to
busk and eat the whole ears, whilo
sheep and horses find no trotiblo in
getting to the grain. Many dairymeu
feed it in this condition to their cows
and consider it the beet and chonpeBt
material obtainable. The blades and
a part of the stalks will bo consumed.
During muddy weather, racks must be
provided and even then there is con
siderable waste, for in getting at the
ears, stalks are liable to be pulled out
and dropped onto the ground. If feed
ing can be done in barns or under
shed;, the results will be much more
satisfactory.
Instead of leaving in the field, many
store it under sheds or stack it. Iu
the first case, pile it so it can be easily
removed when wanted for feed. Make
it as oompaet as possible. It should
be dry when put in. In stacking, pro
ceed much as in stacking small grains,
whether the fodder is in bundles or
loose. Keep the middle high so that
the butts of the stalks will hang down
and shed.the water. It is best to put
in long narrow ricks, so that succes
sive sections can be removed without
affecting the remainder. If well
stacked and covered, fodder will keep
in good condition for months. It is
much safer than if left in the field.
Daring recent years, shredding has
come into favor. The fodder is run
through a machiuo which husks the
ears, tearing stalks and blades into
small bits. The shredded fodder can
be baled as hay or stored in the mowt
It requires much judgment and some
experience to determine just when the
fodder is dry enough for storing.
Considerable complaint of moldy fod
der was beard last season, borne feed
ers prefer jcut fodder to shredded.
There will always be two sides to every
feeding problem.
To secure fodder of the very best!
quality, it is cut while the blades are
still quite green and put into small
shocks. After the blades have cured,
thoroughly and the ears have beeomo
dry, the corn is husked. Ths fodder
U then put into large shocks or moro
commonly stored iu stacks, sheds or
havmows. If thought desirable, the
stalks can be run through a cutter be-1
fore being given to the farm rnimals.
Where stock is kept iu stables this is a
very commendable plan, as the long
stalks are a nuisance when the stalls
are to be cleaned. A considerably
greater percentage of the crop will be
eaten if it be cut or shredded. In
dairy localities this method is com
mon, but where the crop is fed to
beef cattle, taking direct from the
field and feeding uuhuskod is very
satisfactory.
Novel Test of Pure Air.
A novel method for the detection of
the admixture of one gas withauother
has lately been described. It depends
upon the fact that when air, of the
buiuo composition and temperature,
is blown into similar pipes, such as
organ pipes, they produce the same
note, but if ono ot the two feed-pipes
be fed with air containing even a
small proportion of gas of a different
density it gets out of tuno and beats
are produced, the number of beats
being proportional to the amount of
the foreign gas in the mixture. It is
claimed that by this method tho pres
ence of niursh gas in a mine can be
detected, and that it can be employed
for acoustically determining the
amouut of carbonic- acid in furnaoe
gases.
Immense I'earl Fisheries.
The pearl shell fisheries of tho Mer
guiuu urcliiiiula-'O, iu tho Government
of Burma, comprise 11,000 square ,
miles. Tho gathering of pearl shell is ,
tho chief industry, though, of course,
pe.irls ure also found. The banks ure
rented from the Government, and
rights to fish sublet ou a royalty.
Philadelphia Ledger.
In the private schools of China a
teacher is paid about outj cent a day
for euch pupil.
IlOl StUOM) AH A I us.
rTTLrr Fon invalids.
Take one nice cutlet from tho loin
or nook of mutton ; two toacnpfnls oi 1
water; a sufficient quantity of celery
salt, or one very small stick of green
celery. Ilcmovo all fat from the rut
lot And put in a stewpan with the other,
ingrodionts. When fresh celery it
usod, it should be out in thin slicos bo
fore being added to the meat, and care
must be takon not to add too muoh.
Stow very gently for nearly two hours,
adding salt And pepper to taste, anil
from time to time skim off every par-
ticlo of fat that may rise to the sur
face. If the water is allowed to boil
fast the cutlet will be hard. New
York Ledger.
ETCKT.LF.NT I.PNrnEOV COl'nsri.
An excellent conrso for a luncheon
or for a simple dinner is made from
veal prepared in tho following way :
Have a pound of any cheap cut of tho
meat, free from bone an I tendon, out
into small pioocs as for chicken salad.
Cook until teuder is boiling salted wa
ter seasoned with a Blice of onion.
Drain, turn cold water quickly ovor
the moat, and drain thoroughly again.
Make a sauce for tho veal by blending
a tablespoonful of butter with a table
spoonful of Hour, then add a cupful
of rich milk or half a cupful of milk
and half a enpful of cream. When the
sauce is perfectly smooth, season to
taste with salt aud popper, half a cup
ful of mushrooms cut in small pieoes,
and two tnblcapoonfula of mushroom
liquor. Cook tho veal in this sauce
until it is hot, then add A teaspoonful
of strained lemon juice. Cold roast
veal may be prep'arod in the same way,
and cookod in a chaffing-dish if ono
chooses. This conrso may bo served
with a border of green peas or a bor
der of boiled rice, or mashed potatoes
may be beaten until very light, mix
ing with them a little sweet oream and
the frothed white of an egg. If pota
toes are used, put a thick wall of po
tatoes around it and brown them deli
cately, then pour the creamed veal iu
the centre. New York Tost.
TRES OF GRrF.S.
In tho judgment of medical author
ity npon the food values of fruits,
grapes are second to none but tho
standard apple. Thoy are healthful and
nourishing, and 6hould be eaten very
froely as long as they can be procured
in good condition, care being taken to
eject the seeds. Grapes are a strength
ening fruit, and especially good for
delicate persons. It is well to keep a
dish of the fruit where it will Lo
tempting, prettily Arranged in a shal
low dish with a few asters, sprays of
golden rod or other hardy flowers
stuck here and there, and grapes will
be an ornament for any room. Grapes
should always be washed before being
served, and for the table a little
cracked ice should be sprinkled over
them.
Wild grapes make the best flavored
jelly, being tart and pungent. Anions
the cultivated grapos the Isabella is
perhaps the best variety to nso.
Grapes are best for jelly when not too
ripe. To make the jelly, free the
grapes from stems and leaves ; wash
and put them into a preserving kettle
without draining; cover and place
them where they will be boated slow
ly, stirring frequently to help mash
the fruit, as well as to keep it from
scorching. When the grapes are ten
der lay a largo piece of cheese cloth iu
a sieve and place the sieve in a large
bowl, l'our the cooked grapes into
the cloth and press all the juice from
the fruit. Measure the Btraiued juiae
and pour it into the preserving kettle,
place it over the fire and when tho
liquid reaches the boiling point allow
it to boil rapidly for thirty minutes.
For every pint of juice allow 'one
pound of granulated sugar. Fut the
sugar into a baking pan and place in
the even. Stir frequently to prevent
coloring. When the grape juico has
boiled the required length of time
gradually turn in the heated sugar,
stirring all the while until the sugar is
all dissolved. Take the kettle from the
fire and turn tho liquid jelly into heat
ed glasses, and, when cold, cover.
Jelly of two colors and different
flavors may be made with tho same
grapes by separating the pulp and
skin of the fruit and cooking each one
by itself. A dark, rioh looking jelly
will be formed by the skins, and the
pulp will make a light, amber colored
jelly. Detroit Free Press. ,
nOCSEHOLD HINTS,
Wear a clean apron while
ironing
or bedmaking.
To clean bamboo furniture use a
brush dipped in suit water.
Before boiling smoked ham soak it
in cold water for twenty-four hours.
It should be entirely oovered.
Eggs can be more quickly beaten by
adding a pinch of suit, which cools
them so that they froth rapidly.
The best way to set the dye of black
lisle thread hose is to put a couple of
good pinches ot common salt in the
washing water.
The eyes should be bathed every
night in cold water just before retir
ing and they will do better work the
following day.
If yon have butter that is not en
tirely sweet, put it in a porcelain dish
with a little salt aud a tiny piece of
soda, plaoe over a fire and bring to a
boil. Turn it into a stone jar and set
it in a cool place. The butter will be
found perfectly sweet and not too salt
for cooking. Tho impurities will
settle to the bottom of the jar.
Bed hands are attributed to a vari
ety of causes cold feet, imperfect
circulation, indigestion, tight gloves
and clothing, and too much or too
little hot water. Ugly bauds are not
worth a moment's worry. Keep them
nice, aud have the sleeves loose and
the culls of soft btuDf or lace reaching
down to the kunckles.
A cement for mending broken glass
or china is made by dissolving half au '
ounce of gum arable, iu a wiueglussful
of boiling water and adding enough
plaster of l'aris to mako a thick paste.
Apply it with a brush to tho edges of
the broken parts. Hold the pieces
carefully together until the cement
has hardened sulhoieutly for them to
adhere, if the artiole to bo mended
is broken in several pieces, do not
attempt to cement a second piece be
fore the first has thoroughly hard
ened.
Fight your troubles one at a timo,
and those in the front rank will run.
TEMrELUNCE.
nrrrosr.
'Told wntnr, Cold wnter," tho birdie call
From thlr hammocks up In tho treo tops
tall.
'Oold wntnr for all of us Insivtn, too,"
Paid thnv, sipping up the cool morning
dew.
''Rnppose. we birds Minuld ro off on a spren,
And como home n tipsy ns wo could he?"
"SupposM we InmM'ts should fortfet to hum
And llll ourselves upon cider and ruin"
"Suppose we birdies shculd fortfet our song,
And lie around stupidly nil day lonuV
I wonder what folks would think of us all,
If, liko drunken men, we'd staitg rnnd fall?"
'"And," said Iho flowers, "what would the
world think
If we should refuse swoct raindrops to
drink;
Would refuse drlpplint water, cool nnd clear,
And cry out for eider nnd wlno and ucor?"
"And yet," said a bird, from top of a tree,
'Men profess to bn mnh wiser than we,"
"An-l yet," sal t an Insect, from leafy sent,
"lie spurns and crushes un 'neath his feet."
"No wonder!" cried all, "there's so much sin
When. Instead of cold water, men drinU so
muoh uln.
If thev'd stick to cold water everv day,
Twonld be betlr for them In every way."
Mrs. A. li. C Miiskull.to Temperance Ban
ner. I'llUNK No MOHK TKAnS.
In several places In the Tsalms tho metn-
fmorlsused of the b"vcrnos of tears, but
low often iu renl H'e Is the custom of drink
inn the tears of their wives nnd children ful
filled In tho llv"F of Intemperate husbands
and fatheis.' In 18S3. In Arknns.v, this scene
was eunetui' :
Josh Hpoeler, nn old to;icr of lona standing
nnd capacity, on hcimt Irvited bv some of
Ms boon companions to"tnkea drink," re
plied, "Hoys, I won't drink without you take
what I do. ' The "oovs" were surprised.
The Idea," said ono of them. ' that von
should prescribe for us. Perhaps you want
us to drink oneof your mixture. You are a
boss mixer nnd I won't nijroe to It."
I'erhnps he wants to run some castor oil
In on us," paid another.
'No. I'm suunre honor brleht. Tnko mv
drink, bovs, and I am with von."
They aitreed, and reused themselves along
the bnr. All looked at Hpeeler.
'.Mr. Bnrtonder," said he. "elve me a glass
of water."
"What? W-a-t-o-r?"
"Yes, water. It's a new drink to me, boys,
I admit. and It's a scarce article around here.
I expect. Hut let roe tell you about It. A
few dnvs no a party of ns went llshln'. Wo
took a line share of whisky along nnd had a
lolly time. Along townr.l cvenin I got pow
erful drunk, nnd crawled off under a tree
and went to sleep. The bovs drank un All
the whisky nnd eame back to town. They
thonuht It n good Joke 'cause they loft me
out there drunk, nnd told It around the town
with a big huicji. My son got hold ot the
report nnd told It nt homo I lny under that
tree nil nlk'lil, nnd when I woke in the morn
In' my wife sot right there side of mo. 8mi
said nothlu' when I woke up. but turned her
head awav, and I could see sne was a-oryln'.
'I wish I hn l suthln' to drink,' says I. Then
she took n cup wot she had fetched with her
nud went to n spring that was near and
fetched It full.
"Jest nsshe was handln' It to me she leant
over to hide her eyes, nnd I saw a tear drop
Inter tho oup. Iluknnd drank, and raisin'
my hands to heaven I vowed, Ood helpln'
me, I'd never drink my wile's tears again, as
I had been doln' for the last twenty years,
and that t was goln'to stop. Yon boys know
who It was that loft me. Yon nil was In the
pang. Qlve me another glass of water, Mr.
Bartender." Union Bigu il.
ax advantage, not a pisadvaxtaoe.
" 'Is not a young man placed nt a disad
vantage when be refuses wino at public
dinners?'
' 'I am undor the Impression that a young
man who refuses wine is always at a distinct
Hdvantnge,' says a writer In the Ladles'
Home Journal. 'A strong adherence to any
good principle 1 always a recommendation
of a young man's character In the eyes of his
elders.'
' 'Can you, as one young fellow to another,
honestly say to me that a total nbsttnenca
from liquors b not a barrior to a social suc
cess?' " 'I can, nnd with nil my heart. Changing
the negative to the afllrnmtive.I can honestly
say thnt a young mnu's best and highest
social success is nssured just in proportion as
be abstains from wines. An Indulgence in
Intoxicants of any sort has never helped a
man to any social position worth the uavlug;
on the contrary, It has kpt many from at
taining a position to which by birth and good
brooding an I all other qualifications they
were entitled. No young man will ever Und
that the principle of abstinence from liquor
is a Imrrier to any success, social, commercial
or otherwise. Ou the other hand, it Is the
one principle In his IKe which will. In the
long run, help him more tbua any other.' "
MO fcfca BRUITS EXIST.
The druuknrd insists on destroying him
self, his family, his property, aud breaking
down all law nud order, nnd Is a literal
anarchist, rioolety endures this, and the
pl-a of persouul liberty is raised when his
conduct is questioned.
Kclence Indicates that such conduct Is In
sane, that the drunkard has no right to any
Ithnrty thnt brings peril to himself and
others. He hiw no right to be a source of
suffering and loss to any community. Thnt
bo has no right to marry and entail on the
next generation weakened vitality, diseased
tendencies and Incapacities to live normal
lives.
No man has a right to destroy his reason
by drink, to become diseased by drink, to
destroy his moral sense und oouoeptlou ot
right or wrong.
The higher laws of duty demand that suoh
conduct be repressed by depriving the
victim of bherty which he Is so obviously
unlit to enjoy.
miOHT KIND or INFLUENCE.
We are told thnt a certain snioon keeper
on the Hue of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Hail
road complains that his receipts have been
reduced from tOUO a mouth to less than
700 for the same time. He attributes this
loss to the active exertions of the Young
Mun's Christiau Association, which has for
some time been Uidng its iuQueuceon the
Bide of sobriety and virtue among the rail
road men. Other instances of the same sort
are reported on the same rallroa.l. We say,
success to nil such effort?.
TllUTH HHYTHMICALI.Y EXPllESSED.
We would like to shake hands with Ihe
mau who wrote the f jllowing: "Drink, and
the gang drinks with you; swear off ami you
go it alone; for the bar-room bum who drinks
your ruin has quenchltus thirst of his own;
feast, and your friends are ninny; fast, aud
they out you dead: they'll not get mad if you
treat them bad, so long as their stomachs are
led. Steal if you get a milliou, for thou you
cau furnish ball; It's the great big thief that
gets out ou leuve, while the Utile one goes to
jail."
A CKLUSION.
It Is a delusion that Is gradually being
shattered that mu:t iiquors, taken moderate
ly, are not injurious to physical health. Mr.
Hhepliurd Hoinaus, so well kuuwu us one ot
the highest nuthordies In life insurance sla-li-tics,
sayf : "it is my observation that mult
Hqvor, taken habitually by the moderate
driuker, tends to increase mortality, for it is
u fuel Unit the rut o of mortality is greater
among the Germans thau among our nallvo
American people. '
1 EMI EHAVf K HEWS AND OUEl.
Some men pay more for liquor than thry
do for clothes, and then wonder thai they
tire not considered ros o -table.
Civilization bus entered up judgment of
couduiimaliou uuiusi the bar rooms.
A prominent English judge once said:
"There t-i scarcely a crime that coms before
nie that is not. directly or indirectly, ouusud
by strong drink."
The statoment was recently made iu the
tiermuu ltoichstng that iher uireeievcn thou
sand persons in hospitals iu Uer'iiuuy who
me 8uuVriug with delirium treiuous.
The National Tetunerunee Advocate de
clares that tho liquor trutllc Is to-day the
hcuviost clog upon the progress and Ihe
deepest di&grucuuf the uinntcuuth century.
Huferrlng to the matter of taking the
pie Igu, John 11. Cough once said: "If the
pledge bait beou oflered me when I w:is a
hoy iu Kuudnv-school I should have bueu
spured thoso seven dieudful years."
FULLY RESTORED.
ATII.lVEI.INO MAt H4DK WKM. AND
IIAI'PV.
Attsrlced by the Two Fiends, Itheninn
t in anil Kidney Trouble, but the
riots nr Unlit are Foiled by
the I'lnk rills.
from the KoimUlicnn, CnrUiou, AT.
Mr. O. A. Rhennnl. of Caribou, Mnlne, who
was so dreadfully afflicted with kidney dis
ease nnd rheumatism, and looked upon ns In
curable, tells the following story of his dis
ability nnd cure-
"Knrly In the fall of IBM I hnd, as I sup
posed, kidney trouble, and It was slow
ly and nurely making headway In un
denninlng my health for I was fnst
becoming unable to attend to my duttox
as a traveling salesman, mv bnck seemed
almost ready to break nfter riding any dls
tnnco in buggy or sleigh. The bad feeling
had been growing In my back for a period of
five or six years, but I had not given It muoh
attention, not supposing It to be anything
but what would wear off. Ilut In the fall
above mentioned I was compelled to give
my attention lo It, for I hnd to stop traveling
nnd go to doctoring mysel'. My efforts
seemed fruitless. I grew worse and worse.
My weight was decreasing. My blood was
apparently growing poor and leas in quan
tity. "At this stage symptoms of pulmonary
trouble appeared, making a bad complica
tion, which Ihe physicians did not attempt
to cure, and I bnd lost hope.
"Just nt this time, a friend, nnd he was a
friend Indent!, advised me to procure some
of Ir. Williams' Pink Pills and with Utile
faith that they would do me any good, but
out of respect for my friend's advice, (I
thought It would do no harm nt least) I or
dered six boxes. I took them. My blood nt
once began to Increase and I tor the first
time In many weeks had a good night's sleep!
My Improvement wi s noticeable from the
start! My weight began to Increase! Mv
appetite grew! Hanpy? Well I think I wns!
1 at last had found Just what my system
needed to defeat the robbers preying on my
health nnd I thought It the tltneto lie merrv.
"I purchased another half doiten hoxiw
nnd when they were gone, two more, which
effectually cured me. I Increased In weight
until from what was almost nothing for me
I tinned the soalee nt I!X1 pounds, mv present
weight, nnd I owe it all to Ihe rink rills.
May the knowledge of them be brought tc
all suffering ns I did, for I know they will be
benellted nn I cured, nnd I doom It a pleas
ure to recommend them.
.,"1 hnve traveled for thirty years nnd have
heard of many strange things, miracles, etc.,
but I think my own experience stranger than
them all.
"Now t can drive hnrd nil day, from early
morning to late at night and not feel It, I
nm Just as well ns I ever was. No, s!r,I never
felt any bad effects from their use nt all. It
was a gradual but sure fight nnd the rink
11 Us were victorious. Long niav they wave!"
Dr. Williams' rink Pills contain, iu n con
densed form, all the eloments necessary to
give new life and rich lines to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They nro ao uu
falling npeclllo for such disease nt loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus'
dance. sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv
ous headache, the after elTcct of la grippe,
palpltstlon of the heart, pale and sallow
complexions, nil forms of weakness elthor In
male or female, rink l'ills are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt
of price, 50 cents n box. or six boxes for 'i.RO
fthey are never sold In bulk or by the 100)
by addressing Ir. Williams' Medicine Com
pany, Soeuoctndy, N. Y.
More American apples have been txportod
this season than for many years past.
Ji'kt try a KV. box of Cncrets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever mnde.
No specific for local skin ailments can cope
in popular favor with t.lenn's .-ulpbnr o-tp.
Hill's Hair A Whisker Dye, black or brown, fine.
Tiro's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most olotiiiate eouuhs. Kev. 1. Ht'eimuEL
I.EU. Lexington, Mo., Fcbruery -4, 1hI.
)Vn bilious or costive, eat a Cesenret,
jaudy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 10c., Xbc.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Hyrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces luflamina
lion, allays pnlu, cures wind colic. It&c.a bottle
Cascaiikts stimulate liver, kidneys and bow
els. Never sicken, weaken or gripe. 10c.
Daly's Thirteen Tradition.
With most Nations thirteen is al
ways spoken of as a baker's dozen, but
in Italy it is called a cobbler's dozeu.
There is a tradition in that land that
formerly there was a law compelling
cobblers to put twolve nails around
the edge of a boot heel, and that when
uaila were cheap a thirteenth was
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at band! Do you know who CroMua waa, and where be lived? Who built the Pyramids, and
when! That auund travels Hao feet per second! Wbat la the longest river Iu the world? Tuut
Marco Polo Invented the compasa In ISO), and
50
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h mHiliT rHinnle. Vlicre nhnll von o? Tho
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Krent Hon t hern trunk line, ofTer tiiMutrnun
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l tlit RTet nyMem nf rnUwiivn, nil rent-he!
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ln public. If yn nro rontempUtltiit; trip
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Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ilia, which vanish before proper of
forts gentle efforts plensnn t e fforts
rightly directed. There in comfort in
the knowledge, thnt so ninny forms of
sickness are not clue to any actual din
pane, but. simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why It is the only
remedy with millionsof 'families, and is
everywhere esteemed ao highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effect are due to the fact, that It In the
ono remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without, debilitating the
organs on which it aiwa. It is therefore
all.important, In order to get its bene
ficial effects, to not when yon pur
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cle, which i manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable clriiggisU. -
If in the enjoyment of pood health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not neetlcd. If
Aitlirted with Any Actual disease, ono
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, Imt if in need of a luxntlvn,
one should have the best, und with the
well-Informed everywhere, Syrup of
Fig stands highest and is most hugely
used and gives most general .satisfact ion,
fine ii ivtih.
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PENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
JOHN W MORRIS, WASHINGTON.!! G.
Late rrlaclpal Exsalatr U. S. roau Bsrtaa.
Ars. la laet ear, U aUuil walla eliiiuui, aUe. .laea.
N Y N Ui:l
IT YOU atVIC THBM KELP.
You cannot do this uoIcm you nndrtmn1 them
nd know htm' to enier to thetr rei)iiirenieut; navl
you cannot tpenil twm nnd iluHnr learntm by ex
Itertcnce, w yoit ntiiKt buy ih Dniowlfilne voiirjJ
y ot tiers. V after tlili to yoa (ur outy U oouu.
YOU WANT THEM TO PAY THEIR
OWN WAY
Ten If roa merely keon tbem diversion. In or
iter to handle Fowl. Jutlicloimly, yuu must know
oinelblii tfOut thm). To in eft I his want we ur
.wlllii ic Look ylvit.K the exiieneuce i ftnlif 9K
ol f.rif,ojl poultry miter lorWIiIJ fcUtti
iweoty-nve years. Il was wrltu-n by ainnu who put
all tila mln1. aud lime, and tummy Ui mail In k a uo
ivxMuf rbk'kru raUiutc not an a paiUimtt, out as a
OumI ueaa -aud It ou will irot1t ly bit twnty-ftv
years' work, you ran many Cbtoks auuu&Ily,
and mako your Fowls earn dollttr (or you. 1h
point la, that rou niust be able to deleft tnmbla In
the 1'oultry Yard ft soon as It appears, and kitow
now lo remedy It. This book will teach you.
It (ell, how to detect aud cure d l wane; to fed for
enir und also for faitenlUKt which fowls to saw (of
brut'dliitf purposes; and eYerytliintf, IndetHl, yotl
should know ou this sunjeot to make It profitable.
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who Marco Polo was! What the (Inrdlan K im
tbonaandaof explanatlous of Just
Chickens
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