A 111 Hook. Of ,,bififj?ORt books in th(r world1 ilicre is no end, but it ia bdinvnd that l-h blank book of preatcet weight, aize nnd bulk brlonps to an eccentric pbysician of llfiHiinore, one Dr. Falir ncy. Jt was mftdo in Chicago in 1801. It weighs exactly 2H0 pounds and seven onncoc, and has leaves made of the very bat ropo manilla. The cover of this pinnt of books weighs fifty pounds, and is provided with two complicated padlocks. The book coBt the doctor 05. Boston Journal. Apple growers in Missouri now weigh their fruit instead of measuring it. An Outaltle I'nrkrf A knnpnroo wears au outsMo pocket !n Ills overall. It a sort of fipnrlmont arrinpmnnt in w1iiili lie enrries around W wholo family, hut this Is rally uRirwtlve as tn the hio of oiUpiJo pockets In th overalls of working mtn, who In mnrhlne shops nnd factoriw are ubjrnttvl to smliltm hurts ami si'vrro hniipns, Ii n l-otth of St. Jneohs 1)11 wore ptorrt.l away In soirm of thoso outside pockrts, htmtly and rt.i ly for usn wlion som of those fliidihMi hurts a!id bruls take plno, thorn would he rmr.ily any lo of ttnio in the euro of the worst ot them. For the worst bruises It is known to he the hot remedy, curing the tenderness and foroness of the spot very promptly, while in the pro cess of cut-in'.', the discoloration disappears and the n fleeted parts are fully restored. The New Hampshire Legislature has fol lowed Mussnchuw:ts and has pased a bill to abolish "fh5t ilny" and to make April 19 a Intra) holiday, to he kuown as "patriots day.' No.To.Brc Tor Fifty Cents. OcerfOO.OX) enrol. Why not let No-To-Pno regulate or remove your desire for tohscco? tSrtves money, in iko-i lienlth and manhood. (Mire Ruaruutrcd. W cents and fl.uti, at all ilruKgists. Kmlle R'chebonrff, the French novelist, Is said to have amassed f 100,000 In twenty years, by writing sensational eerlal stories for Le Tel it Journal. Land of Snow to Itoral r it I ma. Cnnbe reached from Sew York within twenty-eight hours' ride on the most superbly equipped vextlhuled train via Pennsylvania H. K. and Southern rtmiwav. Three trains every day in the week except Sunday between New York and Florida. The peerless New York and Klor.da Li mite 1 leaves New York at 12. lu noon dnily except Sundav, giving a most lerfeet service. Tins train is composed ex clusively of i'utlman dining, compartment, drawing-room, olwervation and sU'epiiii cars, and is operated olid between New York and St. AuUMine. reacliingthe land of palms be fore dinner nc.it day, or you can leave New York ot 4.;n p. m., through Pullman drawing room sleeping c ars me operated between New York and Tampa. 13,KA. M., through Pullmnn drawing-room sleeping cars New York and Jacksonville. I'onuet t ons are also made on bImjvc trains for Augusta and Aikeiu The New York and Horida Limited also enrries a Pull man drawing-room sleeping car New York to Aufustu. New York ofliee, 71 Dread way. DeafncM Cannot be Cured by local applications, ns they ennnot reneo the Aieacd porti n ot tiie car. There is only one way to i urc deafness, and that is by couttitu tionai remedies Deafness is caused by au in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the KuMachian Tube. "When, this tube peta in. flamed you have a rumbling sound or l in per feet h'arimj, and wun it is entirely closed DoaTncM is ili3 result, and unless the inflam malioictn bo t.ik.u out aud thi tube re stored to i snoriuul condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by cut an h, which is nothing but au in flamod condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give tine Hundred Dollars for any rase of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can. nut be cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure, trend for circulars, free. , , K J. Chfney & Co., Toledo, a poui by Drnitctits, Vac. .Hall's Family Pills ure the best. A Great Saving for Horse Owners. Carriers. ugfffes and harness can be bought of the Elkhiirt Carriage end Harness Mfg. Co., of Flkhavt, lnd., at one-third less than deal ers pric-s. Their products are described in a. large catalogue tliat is m dled free. Flnrltln. The West Const of Florida, the finest emi ropical country in the world. Illustrated de scriptive l-ooit bent upon leceipt four cents posture. J. J. Fa rnu orth, Kastern Pass. Agent, Plant System, Sel Uro.idwuy, N. Y. Cascahkts stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe; Uc. Pisos Cure for Consumption relieves the most obstinate round-, hiev. J. liiTHauEL Ltn, Icxintou, Mo., February -4, Wi. 8t. Vitus Dance One bottle Dr. Fennor's 6lecil.c cures. Circular, Fredonia, N .Y. Wnw bilious or costive, eat fl Cascaret, caudy cathartic; cure aunr.inteed; 10c., 2jc. FITSstopped freeandpermanentlycured. No fits after first day's use of l)u. Kline's Uiieai X v. rvrII ksto h k h . Free I rinl hot tleand t rea t iao. hend to Dr. Kline. Kil Arch St.. Phlla.,Pa. Mrs. Winslow's Soothin Syrup for children teething, softens the ffiiius. reduces iuthtmraa tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, '-iov.a bottle If afflicted with soreeyes use Dr. Ij'ancThomp. bou's Eye-water. PrmrgiMa seliat :i.c per bottle Jvpt try a 1V. box of Cascnrels, candy ca thariic, tintfct liver and bowel regulator made urnors Ran riot in the blood lu the Sjriug. Bolls, pimples, sores aud eruptions nppear, and the yetotu is in a generally debilitated condition. A good Spring medicine Is absolutely neces sary. Hooi' Ssrsapnrilla expels every trace of humor, gives a g od appetite and tones up " the system, lteuietnber Hood 3 Sarsa b oarilla Is I he bes t i n fart tlie(neTriieliioodlJurilier. Kold by all druu-nisu. Si. m fur ii. MaaJ9 r!!lj. rrt the best niter-dinner IlOOa S rlilS pills, aid dit-esuon. :,c. sawavis M Pi I Always M&U. Purely Vegetable rerfectly tnrfVvr. f-1. mainly r td, rennlut. runt y.Ht-aiin' fori Mi-fin;; leii. 1! Abtt AY'S l'll.LH .r ihV cuivi'l all iitim imI iltf Mi-mui li, HowvU, Kilii"r, HhMlit.r. Nfj-vt.ii 1j1m'I, ln.iinecu, t-rtlu, CuUiMies 1 li, SICK HEADACHE, FEMALE COMPLAINTS, BILIOUSNESS, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION and all Disorders of the Liver. 0)rvp tlie f..lt'iiiiT fiyiiiitti'iiin. rMtiii( from (It-t-ttot-s cf Hi' ilii m' -iiih-: i i.ii.tiiiitli.ii. Iii w tir.l iiil tntliii'-- t H""il ni tlif hvtn, m uluy of tl v stoiutti-li, i.nii.1, hmriburn, ih-avt ti Ji.mt, luilnw uf w.-ijiit i f tin- Hioii.u.'li.Hi.iM- cnn-latiiPin, binkiTii.' or flu Hi tint 't t tit- lit-Mr:, ilnktiij t t-Htlo-t-titin Kf iihatii'iii wlica In ) nk' I'-'fturc, diutiifMi t,f ii-i'in. tl'tc -r !! Ifi'T tl. w Mlit, tfver and itull 1'iiin in llif ii M.t, at-tirniM if .rrt.)iiraijoii, M-lh'W u-h tli rktf i and t-. J ulli in the ude, i-hfft, ltinW, and kuddt-u Utislu-s l-I' litut ImruitiK ill t h tle)i . AffwdoM-K of IIADWAY'H I'll.l.s will free tho syU'iu i f all the uljuve-littiiiwl dli.fiii-r. Price 3r. Hik. by lrtnrtfila, or mvut by Uitiil. KADWAY A CO.. Elm Street, New York. 20 ACHES FAR M LAM D Ir. (ft'lii rwfllf n'l HWrtinps, ini -.-' in H y mlnplnl J.ir iru. i, f..(U.n uiiil toU-.e.-o uili'it:. t'-r 010 l.avnl'lr lu J"n and H i.r ill.Tr .!!'. OlHl I . ii v i.l.-ur T.i intt riiMfru nitilii. in i U,m. . r.-i'l. .1 m imi. in nl Niiyu.m. 4..-n:al iHiiiuib kll ir. .Ni.l.-i .ll.t u --r. .. !iu. l.. ri.iiri li-. im mill, kii.1 .li sii ,W in i jlil,.i-. i' .l In "'! ltl miuraulxril. N iii.i'ihi.1, ui Mil"""". I'll.rt R,..,l. jii.I Ircirflit rti- 1"W. riT lur.livf iul.nwalluu riltu l. 1.. . KlKl.i.J . VII l. Illlhni., r!illiiili'libiu,J'a. ti f7?. Uii-.A kll ttr mis l in I ' I i e ! a II ''- 1 o.rits in rorLTnr. As ii geuernl mlo, ponltry on the farm nre ranch freer from dioeiife tban jionltry which is got nnilor more nrtiflcinl circumttfujeo. There is one Jinpnso which is often more prevalent on thn farm than in other places anil more especially where tho surround ings of a farm are oM and have been long in ooetipation. Tho difcaso is one which is very fatal to yottn? poultry especially, and no stops nhonld bo loft uutnken to get rid of it. Tho gapoworm to which wo refer is rapidly picked up by chickens and turkeys from the soil, on which tho ota of this'Varasite lias been disposed in a natural way by the older birds. Mauy poultry keepers ou the farm often wonder at their non-micces'j in increasing their Hocks, and wo have frequently seen cases whoro a great loss has been sustained through the iyiug off of nearly all the whole sea son's production ot young turkeys, where these have been raised for many yenri We hare seen orchards and holds, whertfponltry have been kept for many successive seasons.thorongh ly contaminated, and where it has been iinpossiblo to successfully raise poul try. Frequently people do not recog nize the cause of this, though in tome cases we have known farmers to be aware of it aud refuse to take the necessary means to put an end to it. Where tho land has becomo fouled iu this manner, it should be well dressed with lime, and all poultry should be kept from it for two or three years, if possible. Not only is infection conveyed by the ova which is takeu up from the soil, but it is also contracted through drinking water which has become pol luted through the medium ot the older fotvls and birds. Another precaution to ;be taken ia the destruction by burning of the heads and necks of the birds which have suffered from this disease There are several remedies which are used for fowls suffering from this disease, most of them well known to farmer.', but the beet one of all is that of prevention, which can be successfully adopted if any moderate amount of care is exercised in the raising of poultry ou the farm. (IROVrlXO EARLY LAMBS. In a recent letter from Professor Thomas Shaw, of the Minnesota ex periment station farm, to the Farm, Stock acd Home, he says that where winter lambs are not grown, there is still an open door for tho grower of early Iambs. Almost any breed ol sheep properly fed aud managed will drop lambs as early as February. Now, snppose the grower can obtain his lambs in Fobrnary, or ever, early in Mnroh, and if he feeds them well he can put them on the market in about sixty days, and can get a better price for them than later lambs will bring that are kept through the fain mer. To better illustrate this point I will give a bit of experience with euoh lambs at our experiment farm. We hf.ve some very common grade ewes thut were purchased for the reason that they could be used in pasturing oil green crops town iu the summer, As this was practically nn untried field it was feared there would bo somo lo38 in the animals thus pastured. So it was thought better to have them of tho ttttntnou sorts, sinco they would serve for (gazing as well as the pure breeds without as great financial haz urd. These ewes wore mated with a Dorset ram ; and let it be noted here that this ram bad nothing to do with the early breeding of the ewes in this instance, as they were not possessed of any Dorset blood. The time of breeding would have been the same with any other ram. They dropped lambs from the last day ot February num about the 2Utu day ot March. As the femalcB were wauted for breed ing uses the lambs were not put upon forced ration, nor were their dams. The food was such as was deemed suitable for breeding ewes nursing lambs that were to be retained. It consUtnd of bran and oats, with a little oil-cake added, also hay of a somewhat inferior quality, and a taste of roots, lhe ram lambs were Bold May 5 at seven cents per pound, live weight. Helling them thus early was au afterthought, or they could have been put upon the market sooner aud at abetter price. Thev were of an average ago of flfty-eevcu days when sold. The average weight was 41 1-5 pounds, and the average price received !or them was S-i-Si per luuib. This, of course, was not a large sum, but the point to be made here ia that it is more than the average lamb brings in the autumn, after it has been kept all Bummer. If the lambs had been dropped in February and sold about the dosing days of March or the early days of April they would have brought a much better price, aud there is no real ditlicnlty iu getting lambs thus early after one baa beeu able to select for a year or two. But there's no uee iu trying to raiso early lumbs without uiot having fairly warm place for the ewes when they drop their lumbs. It should no of necessity be a cobtly place, for poles and au abundance of ttraw will suffice for muterinl. After the lumbs are two or threo days old they will amply take care of themtlves under ordinary con ditions as are considered suitable for old sheep. And there muxt be plenti ful supplies of good food on huud, kuch food includes almost any kindot early cut aud nicely cured hay, pre ferably clover, wheat bran and out a, with oil cuke in tho absence of roots. iD-jiue corn or barley way also bo used with much advantuge. Where roots can bo fed they are great producers of tnilk, Aud when lambs are sold thus early the ewes may also be sold to much better advautage than when sold in the fall. . F1IIM AND GARDEN Norm A cheaply constructed manure shed would be a most paying investment on many farms. When weeds grow in the field the field is too lurge or the furiuer too lnzy. The nizo of tho field and the in dustry of the farmer should corre spond. If vou must double orop the orchard on't sow oats, but plant some hoed crop ; put on more manure that tuo crop will consume and give thorough tillage. Superfluous branches on the treca are liko woods in the cornlleld a use less drain npou tho resources of troo ud sou aud an injury to tue crop. Cut tho rascals out. For host results in wool, aa wol( as other respects, the sheep must be kept on tho upgrade. A check in growth always injures the lleeco. As pring approaches watoh the lambs loselv ; they must produce growth of both fleece and carcass a double do mand and should have extra feed and ttentiou. It docs not pay to work with dull or otherwise inefficient tools. Bad plows, broken harness, poor teams and un successful farmers are usually found together on the poorest farms. The lseaEO of ineuiciency ia contagious aud is sure to spread from one to an ther nnlil every faotor of the farm problem is down with it. Grass is kiug of all the products of the field ; it nourishes more of God's creatures than nil other products com bined. In clothing the earth with a carpet of grass tho Almighty knew what He was about. But vain man thinks he knows beet, and labors to destroy grass enough to support two oxen that he may grow oorn enough to feed a calf. The trouble with people who are supplying fresh eggs is that they bo come careless, and if they find a nest fnll of eggs that look clean, they will turn them in whether they know their age or not. That ia no way to keep a trade for fresh eggs. Neither will dirty eggs help a fresh egg trade. In fact, dirty eggs sell for less than clean ones on tho general market. If a wagon for each of the riggings is not at hand there should be some convenient method provided to lift the boxes and racks ou and off the wagon. A frame for tho box, hay rack, wood rack, etc, bnilt as high aa the hind wheels of the wagon, npon which to keep them, will be better than lifting them off the ground. Con trivanoos for lifting are sometimes expensive. If you allow a draught of air to flow over your fowls at night, the proba bility will be that you will find their heads and eyes swollen in the morn ng. lhe first thing to ao is to remove the cause by stopping up the craoks of tho ventilator hole at the top of the poultry house. The best remedy ia to anoint the head and eyes with a few drops of a mixture of one part of spirits turpentine and four parts sweet oil. Chestnuts give early aud regular re turns, with little or no cost for oare or culture, with a certainty of finding a ready market. They are a concen trated product, thus lessening the per centage of freight deduction, and are not perishable, like pears, strawberries and milk, which necessitate expedi tions and expensive shipping and prompt sale. Competition is scanty, but pioneers report such profit as to soon insure increased numbers. WISE WORDS. Litigate little as possible. It is well to learn to listen. Don't be always "beefing." A good key opens all doors. It is criminal to waste money. Cupid is not an intelligent being. Charity covers a multitude of shams. Hanger adds zest to the plainest food. Friendship is the bud of tho flower of life. Victories have longer memories than defeats. The fire of vanity is fed by the fuel of flattery. The truest wisdom ia a" resolute de termination. . . Charms strike tho si-'M, but merit wius tho soul. r I?..? ' Be fit for more thau tho thing you are now doing. Everlasting sorrow would swallow up eternal joy. Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them. When some men can't act mean they talk mean. A man never gets too old to talk silly about his love affairs. An honest difference of opinion al ways benefits the truth. hat we place most hopes ceTaerally proves most fatal. npon Don't oonclude that you have never had any opportunities in life. To love is 'the great amulet that makes all tho world a garden The less mind a man has the longer uoes it take him to make it np, You bavo to use a magnifying glasi to seo tomo men a good traits, ThiDga don't turn uo in this world until somebody turns them up, Shrewdness knows how to make much oapjtal from one success. Courage is a good thing, but dis cretion pays the fewest doctor bilU. Occasionally a worm turns and fin.ls au early bird waitiug to gobblo it. Conscience is the voice of the soul the passions are the voice of the body, The wise man expects everything irom himself ; tue- fool looks to others, A deep moral heart leaves its trauei us surely as a deep wouud leaves scur. The Kouth-West. A Mazurtiu Crane. A magnetic, crane is now employed in a London foundry for the purpose of lifting pieces of iron and steel Three men can thus accomplish in fit teen minutes the work that formerlj required the same number of men eu gaged for one au ou-liuJi iiirs. TEMPERANCE snirwnKrKKD oiiKirs. Even men ot genius, born wtih lights to Rlllllfl Tholr follow mon, are shipwrecked in tin ttiln Whlnh Is mmle up of nil thou little rills Which flow iinei'iLilmf from a thonannil stills. Who has not hoaril of that most clftivl man, Tho (tront. thn lirilllnut ltrlnsloy Hhcirldnn. Whose prnlso immortal Moore and Uyron sntiff, Till through the unlvorse Its oohoos rani?? (Vuld ntm'lit a mi ml so Rreut ns his rolipsa, Whosi prnlso is still on every roailor's Hps, Ami nil Its wealth of montnl Jewols drown Till he wns pwrFr thnn the poorost rlown? Alas, nlns. thnt fntnl boTrni?i oouhl, Whloh oftou left him rolling In the mud; What cl-lld of sonR Is thore but Inly mourns The harm that drinking did the poit Iltirnsi And thousand others. It were louit to name, Whoso names are written on tho rolls of fame! fhasoxs ron smxisn tbk rt.KDOK. Bicn tho pledni", it is your protest nvnlnst sttonn drink. It Is time fur ev.-ry thoughtful person to nter n solemn protest nir.ilnst strong drink, hioh Is every year InHi'tlng such nwhil linvoo among the hnmnn moo. Who onn be Indifferent to tho woos it bringt on hearts nnd homos all over our land. fllKii lhe pledget ' will benefit yout health. AKviliol is not inoro neeessnry to honlth thnn any other ehemleal or medicinal agent. It exeitin the heart, hinders diges tion, disturbs Mho liver, nnd stupeflrs the brain. It (,'lvoa a momentary glow nnd stim ulus but you have to pay "for them after ward by nn Inevitable lessening of vital heat ii nd nnlm il power nnd mental force. Even In moderate ijiiimtJits it nets ns nn Irritant and a poison. I Sign tho pledge; it will snve vour purse. Bit down an.i e.tlculnto how muoh yon spend per dny In drink, not only for yourself but also (or those whom you trent. It will amount to a respectable sum In tho course of the year. Add to this tho money you might earn in tho time yon now lose, A id to this all the sums squandered wastefully la tho company Into whloh habits of drinking lead yon, And when all Is put together, would It not nmke a nice nest egg against a rnluy day, or for illness and old age Hlgn the pledge: it will keep yjn from temptation. Yon hiive no Intention of be coming a drunknrd; you scorn the thought. Hut there Is a risk of your becoming one, a long ns you tamper with the drink. Sign the pledge; it will be a definite start ing polut in your history. In nil efforts af ter a better life it ii well to have soma land mark or time mark to whloh to look baok and from which to date. Sign the plejge; it will save you tlmo. How many days iu tho week do drinkers spend in the saloons, at bars, and lu social drinking, which Is time worse thnn wasted? Sign the pledge; It will bs sufficient nn swer to thoso who tempt you to drink. There is no nnswer a man can give so good ns this. There are somo men who must havo a reason to give others for doing as they do, nnd hero is a clear, straightforward answor for refusing to drluk: "1 hive signed tlio led go." Bign the pledge; It makes a strong obliga tion. If a persou simply makes n resolution, he feels at liberty to withdraw from It if he chooser, but it he makes a solemn promlso to which ho lias put his hand, he caunot think ot breaking It. Sign the pledget It makes it easier for others to do tho tame. We are creatures of fnshicu; we caunot help It; we are maduio. What one does other are apt lo do. Sign tho pledget It will be a great help to your neighbor nn I your weaker brother. Mnny a man h :s been saved because somo other man gave his example and Influence aid name to tol nl abstinence. ITS IXniTlMATE FaUITS. A profes'or of tho University of Bonn, Switzerland, has found records thnt have en abled him totrnco the descendants for flvo generations of a woman who died early In the century and who was nconftrmed drunkard. iue number of persons In direct line of de scent to the present time has been 834. Of these the Invesiigntcr has been able to ascer tain the records of no fewer thnn 709. Of these 70S the prolessor bag found that 1C2 were profissional beggars, sixty-four were inmates ot alms houses seventy-six were criminals of minor kinds, and wu-eu were murderers, t'nrofnl estimates have also been mnde of tho cost to the titate of caring for the rnupers and punishing the criminals, and of the amounts given In alms nd lost through theft, lhe total has beeu placed r.t the great sum of 1 1,260.000 for tho wholo period, or inoro thaa 112,500 a yenr. so ronon exists for supposlug that tneee Hull res err in the direction of being too low. Ou the contrary, they are much mure likely o underestimate me moral ami nnancial oost to society of tho offspring of this nbandonoj womn, who uicil nearly lUt) years ago. AI.C01IOl.ISM IN CHILDREN, M. T.ancurennx, who takes an active part in the struggle against alcoholism. Is now engnged in demonstrating its iutluence on children. On growing children Its effects ore particularly lamentable M. I.aneereaux has cLoseiv studied two young girls from thirteen to fourteen, born of alcohollu par ents, ami accustomed to arum a litre nun half of wine per dny since the ago of th res years. They nre victims of visceral lrsloui typical of alcoholism, and present all th signs of well-marked "Infantilism." Thest cases conlirm the results ot experiments on animals. I ho stuntod growth frequently met with, especially among recruits, th increasing number of weak, sickly children, arrested rllke In tboir moral and In thelt physical development, and the increase ol crime, are ail to be laid at the door of aloo- holism. hew York Ledger. ItHUK TOO EAST. There are 235,574 plaoes in tho United BUtes where liifuors are sold. This rep- reseuls a drinking place to every threo hun dred inhabitants. 1'urhiips there It some truth In the observation frequently made by loreiguers timt the opportunity to get some thing to drink Is made too easy for Ameri cans, and lhat the extraordinary facilities presented have a direct connection with the disgraceful prevalence ot the crime of homi cide iu the Unite 1 Ht it oh. PUT I.IiJUOB SF.LI.IMi CXUEB TUK IIAN. We must put the liuuor traffic under social ban, relustug to receive those eoncornnd In it as our equals. We must educate our people to so uuderstaud the evil workings ot tlio poison upon the human system that they may lo iLtuiugent lu repudiating its use. We must secure effective prohibition legisla tion that its openly oflerei temptations may not capturd the weak or thoughtless and destroy the victims of habitual or hereditary appetite. 41,000,000,000 WOB3K THAN WASTED, Our drinkers spend l,000,000,0ii0 annually for liounr nnd starve for bread. This frl.- 000,000,000 spent for drink annually covers the value lor one yearot an tne bread ana bakery products ol the United huites, all the slaughtering au 1 mear packing, all the cheese, butter au 1 c iiideuse I milk, all tho boots, shoes and woolen goods. A EEPOHT THAT CREATED A SENSATION. Home little time since members or tho Sal vation Army iu Glasgow reported that on a Saturday evening they watched eight saloons nn I counted lhe number of visitors. There were 2308 men and 3115 womeu whoeutcredlu the course of a single hour. Furthermore, they examined lhe records ol tho criminal courts, and fotiud that 07,000 women had been hruiglit belore them ou the chargeol drunk enness, disorderly conduct or personal as tault, and more thau 13,01.0 convicted. The ret u It ol IhiJ report mnde quite a sensntloh lu thut city, nnd thu churches have beei; uruusu 1. TEU PEtt ANC'E NEWS AND NOTES. A small boy's definition of demagogue is as follows: A vessel lhat holds wine, gin, whisky or any other liquor. The Chrls.inu Commonwealth states that the British Woman's Temperance Associa tion lies 70,000 pledged women abstainers iu Its HJu brauehes. An English physician says that in his treatment of 200 cases of scarlet fever with out alcohol there was a mortality of two per ceut., hs agniu.st thesix percent, in hospitals where alcohol Is prescribed. Hereafter no member of the Musculo fra ternity iu Minnesota cau sell intoxicants, aud 100 persons now in thu liquor business will be expeded trom the Order 11 they Uo notchauge their occupaiiou. 1'rofiu In College Athletics. There scorn to be big money ia col lege atlilotios. Yalo, during the year 180ft, recoived from all sonroos for athlotis purpose that is to say, from voluntary subscriptions, gate receipts and so on $5i),7i)i).80 ; Harvard about (for the report of the graduate man ager of athletics ia not yet pnblio property) (.to, 000 J Pennsylvania, 10, 059.78, and Princeton, 84(1,0.15.81. This gives a rough total of $20:1.814.95 taken in in oue year by the alhletio sports of four of our loading Fajt-rn college. AVonilcrs of the Persian Gnlf. Sir Henry Mnnoe, in speaking of the varied experiencea whioh are specially incident to the life ot a submarine telegraph engineer, says that natural phenomena are occasionally witnessed iu the Persian Gulf, which to tho tin traveled would appear incredible. In the mountains near Maasendom he has seen during a thunderstorm lightning displays which ballle descrip tion, and at certain Reasons of tho year tho -water in the bay, whloh is largo enough to hold all the fleets in the world, presents exactly the appearance of blood. At auoli times, as soon as night sets in, tho silvery emerald green phosphorescent effeo's produood by the moving of boats and the splashing ot oars are indescribably beautiful. Not many miles from Mussendom mysterious fire circles will sweep over the surface ot the sea at a speed of 100 miles an hour. This phenomenon is seldom witnessed and has never satis factorily been explained. While steaming along the coast of Bolooohistan, Sir lloury has often been called from his cabin at night to gaze on the more common phenomenon of a milky sea, tho water for milos arqund being vividly white aud luminous. In the same locality be has known the tea to be for short periods as if putrid, the fish being destroyed in myriads, so aa to prevent a pestilenoe measures had to be taken to bury those cast npon the beach, The cause was donbtlesa the outbreak of a submarine volcano and the liberation of sulphur etted hydrogen. In theso waters jellyfish are as large as footballs, and tho sea snakes ol brilliant hue are net with in great numbers. On one oocasion a swarm of sea snakes forged their way np one of the creeks in Knrrachi Harbor, ap parently for the purpose ot settling some tribal differences, for the ground between high and low water mark was thiokly covered with their bodies, in positions which betokened a deadly struggle. Pittsburg Dispatch. An Alligator's Dinner Hour. Miss Vera Gould, of Thirty-ninth and Baring streets, has a pet alligator which was sent to her from .Florida, Since the arrival of tho alligator, wbioh is abont eighteen inches long, Mis Gould morns the Iofs of her pet kit tan : and thereby hangs a tale. Mr. Alligator usually receives the best of attention, and after a good square meal is at peace with the world, dozing in his tank until mealtime comes again. The tank is located in the dining room, and the other day his midday meal was forgotten that ia forgotten by cverbody exoept the alligator. lie proved, however, that he was not en tirely dependent. npou others when his appetite was assailed. About 3 o'clook in the afternoon Miss Gould heard a series of feline yells issuing from the kitchen, and on appearing on tho scene was perfectly horrified at what met her gaze. There on the floor was her pet alligator vainly en deavoring to get the head ot a kitten in his mouth, while the mother of the victim was perohed on the back of the alligator, clawing and biting it in a vioious manner. After reeouiug the kitten and chasing the other pet to its abode, Miej Gould discovered that she was minus a kitten aud concluded that tho hungry alligator had eaton it. It was afterwards necessary to keep the mother cat in the cellar, as the at tempted several times to wreak ven geance on the dostroyer of her laraily, Philadelphia Becord. A l'neumallo Hummer. One of tho most useful ot recent in ventions is a pneumatlo hammer for driving nails or riveting belts, eto., the air pressure being aJmitted through a pipe conneoted with the hammer casing and acting intermit tingly on a spring plunger oarrying a hammer at its outer end, the mechan ism being controlled by a lever at the side to vary the force of the blows as desired by preventing the plunger from coming clear back, Tho ham mer can be made in any size desired for light or heavy work. Notwithstanding the abominable weather, Innsbruck, in the Tyrol, (Switzerland, was last summer visited by 79,939 tourists, or 19,076 more than in the preceding summer. t rim Cook Hooks lor Everybody. Alivo to the signs of better limes and to the best interests of the people, one large house lu this country has taken businessonltBturu. It is Dow circulating among families a valuable publication kuown as The Charles A. Vogeler Company's llookery Uook and Book of Comfort aud Health, which con tains very choice information ou the subject ot cooking. Valuable recipes for Iho preparation of good, substantial and dainty dishes, prepared especially for it by a load ing authority, will bo found In its pages. In its preparation and distribution much care has been taken, with the hope that It will be indispensable to housekeepers, and just the thing needed for the care of the bt-all h nnd household. It also conl ains full in formation in regard to tho great remedies ol this house, which provide against bodily ail ments, esueoinllv tho master cure for palna and aches, St. Jacobs Oil. More than 200 tons of paper have been used In Its publica tion, and at the rate ot 100,000 a dny it has taken several mouths lor tue issue. The book can be had ot druggists every where, or by enolosing a 2c. stamp to The Charles A, Vogeler Company, Baltimore, uo, The total length of railway lines open for nassenger traffic in the United Kingdom nl the end of the year was 11,252 miles ot double line and U771 miles of single line. BUCKINGHAM'S DYE For the Whiskers, Mustache, and Eyebrows. H In one preparation. Easy to apply at home. Colors brown or black. The Gentlemen's favorite, because satisfactory. B. r. HALL fc Co., Froprtcton, Nuhu. M. H. Sold br all Urtiggiau. w ; LH- PY ..i iu These are the positive- fore-runners of serious Womb complications, nnd unless) given Immediate attention will result In untold misery, if not death. Lydia K. I'lnkham'a Vegetable Compound will, beyond the question tot a doubt,, relieve all this troubjo before it become aerious, and it has cured mnny afu-r their troubles had become chronic. The Compound tiliould bo taken Immediately upon the appearance of any of Ihcso symptoms above enumerated. It is a vegetable tonlo which invigorates and stimulates tho entity female organism, and will produce the same bene ficial results In tho case of any sick woman os it did with Mas. Ciias. Kino, 1815 Rosewood St., Philadelphia, Pa., whose letter wo attach: " I write these few lines, thanking you for restoring my health. For twelve years I suffered with pains impossible to describe. I had bearing-down feelings, backache, burning sensation in my stomach, chills, headache, and always had -black specks before my eyes. I was afraid to stay alone, for I sometimes bad four and five fainting spells a day. I had several doctors and tried many pat ent medicines. Two years ago I was so bad that I had to go to bed and have a trained nurse. Through her, I commenced to take Lydia E. Pinkhara's Vcgotable Compound, and I never bad anything give me the relief that it has. I have taken eight bottles, and am now enjoying the best of health again. I can truthfully say it has cured me." ANDY CURECOHSTIPATIOM IHQflT T1TPI 7 nTTrSTJ H nr snTriitioffofHtlrntlnn. rmwarri r th lnl Un aOJULU ILL I U U AKfiil 1 fc&ll tlTP. Brtf r rrip or mip.lnt cm tral remit, fen pis anil booklet frf f. d. STKItMNB KCUKDI I'O., rtilrun, oajmri. rn., yJ'J' , HIJASONS Walter Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa. t", mm a cup. Be eurp that you get the g-rnulne article made by WALTER DAKhK ft CO. Ltd.. Dorchester, Man. KsUbllshed I7S0. THE STANDARD PAINT FOt STRUCTURAL PURPOSES. rauiphlet, "HnprTrnHons for E'er!or Decoration, " Sample Card and Dex-rly.lTt. Price List free by mall. Asbeslot) Unorina. lliiilillna Felt. Hiram l'n-VI hit. Ilnller I'nrerlims, Flre-rroof Taints, Etc. AsWxIoa Kuu-ConftnrtiuR -id lli-rtrical luktiiatiug itlulerlnla. n. W. JOriNS MATS UFA CTTjniNGr CO., 87 Maiden Lone, New 1 ork. COTCAOO: Wft Ml Han.lolyih Ht. IMIlI.AHKT,rniA; 170 k' NYrth liti St. BriSTOW: T7 T frl Ht . -ee-atie -at-asi I C W.L.DOUGLAS '3 SHOE Best In th world. For 14 vrnrt thi ihoe. hv merit atone, baa dtMADctl all ccimpetinirft. indcirneil by ov.-r l,tM0 wearr as th bout In iylf, fit aud durability of auy ftiioe aver offer t't tit It li made lo all tha Intent afiapetaod it y lei aud of every varlrly uf lent hf r. tme dealer iu n town Riven exI"lvr tnle and advertised lu I. ten I paper iu receipt of Leaftonuble order. Wrtt for catalogue to W. IxmglM, Brockton, liuta. ADVERTISING IX THIS l'APKU I'AYS. Nyni- -9. at V V. A Great Magazine Offer. The regular subscription price of DemorcEt's Alagazine," Judge's Library," and Funny I'ictures" is $3,30. " DEMOREST'3 MACAZIME " i ol uur mnntllliefc in wiulIi me ucmuuiui arm ine ueiui. pirauurt- una prcni, inniiion aim uicraiui are so fully presented as in Demure!',, uicic is. In l.-cl, n) publiciiliun ireicniliiiK tu a aliuiUf scope and purpoM: which c:,n compure wall I'., tvery nuilibci cuiiuiuia tree p .tlcro coupon. "JUDGE'S LIBRARY" i a monthly icpleie una wit unit hum9r. Ha contribuioi s are Hie cest 01 Auierictn wiu and Hiustriiiori. "FU?4NY PICTURES"" .mother UumurcLi rr.nmhiy ; I here ie a laug;ii in every line of it. All tliree ol tlictte mai:aines are lundbomely gotten to. Vou ahoulJ not mias tllia cUaact to accure them. Cut out thif adverUeeuieut alul Eeml it with 82.00 to DEMOREST PUBLISHING UO., I IO Fifth Ave., New York. Uo You Know That There is Science in Neatness. Bs Wise and Use just the mm yoo mm CONDENSED IA ENCVCl.OPEO and will be sent, tjosipatt, for COc. in slumps pnslul note ot ailvtr. Vip i ri-iuling rou rluubt-lesarunaciohsref- m mm ragnaa pm r n - m n. eicpcea to many mutteraandthlnn fl M f P R t,' S 5 H tl'P3fejflA wlii' li )ou do uot uu'loratr.iil ami taH EalliU k UuiUU EoiaJHSi wiitch 1I1U bonk will o!er i i lor you. II linu a om. pleta Index, no timt it muy be p0 L n-forrcd to easily. Thia lo ill ia a rlirh mino uf valunbln i Z E t R Inforiimlioii, i resmitrd In un Interesting nmniicr, hihI la v xf wt norih to :my une mnny llmei the amuli sum of FIFTY CENTS wl ich at k lor it. A rtrdr i.f iliii bo iW will iroe of li:c iltulft'ilo Leiielit to tlio o liu.-a udut-mioii b u beeu nri'n it d. whilu llie vo'.uina will a!o tic found uf ureal vuo t Hi mo who iniuint rca:li:- c juininn I tho kiiowl-'Uo they baveacqrW. BOOK "USLISHIfIC HOUSE, 134 Leonard St., N. Y. Clt. A WOMAFS BODY. What Its Neglect Leads to. Mr. Ohttft. Klug'a Experience. A woman's body Is the repository of ttio most delicate mechanism in the whole rcnlm of creation, and yet most women will let it get out of order and keep out of order, just na If It were of no consequence. Their backs ache and heads throb and burn; tliry have wandering pains, now here and now there. They experience extreme lassitude! that don't-enre and waut-to-be-left-alona foaling, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleepless ness and the blues, yet they will go about their" work until tVey can scarcely stand on their poof swollen feet, find do nothing to help themselves. CATHARTIC ALL DRUGGISTS FOtt USING Because It is absolutely pure. Because It Is not made by the so-called Dutch Process In w hich chemicals are used. Because beans of the finest quality are used. Because it is made by method which preserves unimpaired lhe exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. Recluse it is the most economical, costing less than one cent .rtEftmsunra'jiH ik' uhim i GO Reward in Cold I I W ell WftrtU Tryiux Tor. In tli w.rd ItKAt'TlrTL n nln letter. Von. nr unvirt enough t' mKe lt.iirteen wortU, we fonl nut: nnd if you d-. ymt w.if re. eive a reward. 10 ii.,. !. n 'niicr m.irtt fiiiit' tiiuii It iHvnn in tha n. id HKM Tiri i.. !(-( only hiilidi word, Tba li.-tiM-'HiM Pu'iiUxlunu and I rintiuu t'o prtinrletora uf 'Hie lioiioodudd tVinpn'ii. will iy W.t lit ctdii to the pt'rs-'il a'dt d mike the ltniifi-ttt hut of KnivlVi woni.- froMi the lutterw lu the ward I'KAC Tlr 11.; .'oiiii.rtlieiM,.).,d l-'i't; u.(M forth third; li'.ut ea. h f-r the uett rive, and eacli for the netf ten linnHt ll-it. The aUtva rewanU are :iven frei and md-dv for the purpose of attract ini' attentfc'ii to otir lmtidooii.t ladiea mauarUi, lllK HtH hKUOI.I) ( tlVl'AMt).N ronf alliinu oriv-eiht panes rinelv illiiHi rated. I-a'ewl Fashion, (irih le on I 1 'iV.iliiii-H, Cyrllntf, Cookery, (leneral llotie:ndd Hint e c .. nnd torl by ill bent Ntaud ard authors: published tuoiithly, price W cent a per e;tr maim i tlm lowest -priced UiBirauua In America. In order to uter the coutnat it U no. e.arv ! r v. mi to wnd with your IKt of word H)V H I f'KX ifM-enl atamps, or ceiitn In allver, which will entitle voti to a l:lf-vcar'a auhacrlntiuu to THK HOrSK.lrtMM'-iMl'ANftiN. indtlltlou to lhe iiUivo prltf we will tii to everyone Nendlntf iih m Mst of f.iurlecn or more wordn a liaoilwune nil- L.itti Mlioiilil oe aeni aa mn aa lloiiiM'Uold I'lililinlitiiH tV I'rliitlnar C'0H Mi I'.lccrkcr M. Sew ork Mly. f3 SMOKE YOUR MEAT WITH t&jLCiuuiAI. E. KRAUSER k BKU. Mill UN. P, FOR We viii eni all three to you for ono yesr fir $2.00, or 6 mo. for $ i. ( J by far lhe btst .'aroilir r.).ieaiine ruWishe:! ; llicrt I, ooria er souvenir poon. k.lia mioiiiu oe mm etwn pofhible. and ut later than April M. 13, ao tli the tianiet of rnccenifnl contestants u.ay 1 pnh Mf- In tht April l-uo ol THE HOl.HKHOl.D. I (UMI'AMoX. A refer you to auy iuercutUa ktilicv as to our Nlniidlnj. (JrsnTi 1 ini - utne ol (un, rilled nitli illnstraiions in railcature and .t11 t refer lo I'or.atnutly, In our handy OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, w It lie, jiroiust'ly tlliihtrateil,
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