' - - 1 A Singular foiled ion. A Cnnivlinn gontlomnn Las esvipndod a TActt amount ot patience, and shown considerable pcrecvcrnncp, in father ing collection of buttons of officers of every rogiiupnt nud deportment of the British army. Tbe collection, which comprises 143 buttons, Ium taken nine years in its formation, and the owner wrote- CS3 letters to all parts of the globe in purtnit of hie Lobby. 1 Londoners drink 00,000 pounds ol tea every day. Wine mi nn Owl. The owl Is sukl to be tlio wisest of binli because too keeps both and ears wiJi open, siys nothing an J keeps up a coo 1 deal of thinking. When sciatica takes hold of n man, be Is wisest who says nothing but keeps Ills eves and cars open for tho best remedy, who thinks and kuows it may ri-sult in erlppllnrr, and who finds by trial that St. Jacobs Oil Is tho bt known remedy lor Its treatment and permanent cum It pene trates to the soat of tho excruciating pain, soothes ana cures it, nnd prevents what sometimes hnppens the use of tho surgeon's knlfo to fret rid of the torment. Tlio) owl thinks and then nets quickly, and the sclntlcn sufferer should aot promptly to arrest the progress of tho liisoa-o and to restoro tho oeive by tho use of St. Jacobs Oil to Its nat ural condition. Tho oouoeil of Oconto, Wis,, has abol ished the llro department on tho sore of economy. No-To-llac for Fifty Cents. Over 4nn,K) cured. Why not let No-To-Hao regulate or remove your desire for tobacco? Stives money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed. M) cents and Sl.UU. at all druggists. Mules In cnrload lots h.ivn been shipped at a profit from Hepner, Oregon, to Virtfiuiu. How'i ThlsT We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Uall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney AV Co., Toledo, O. 0, the undersigned, have known F. J. Che ney for the last 15 years, and believe him per fectly honorable In all business transiirtlons and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their rtnn. West Truax, Wholesale Drasglsts, Toledo, Ohio. VjiLVtna, Kinxa & Maiivm, Wholesale Uruglsts, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Curo Is taken Internally, act ing directly upon tho blood and mucous sur faces of tho fystrm. Testimonials pent free. I'rice, 7.ic. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hull's Family rills are the best. Florida. The West Coast of Florida, the finest senil ropical country In the world. Illustrated de fcrlplive book sent upon receipt four cents postage. J. J. Karn6rorth, Eastern l'ass. Agent, Plant System. -Ml Hroadway, N. Y. CABCAtirrs stlmnlate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weakoa or gripe; 10c. FITSstopiied freeandpermanentlvcured. No fits after llrst day's use of l)n. Ku'm'i Umeat JEBVKKsTOnEM. Free f-'triul bot tleand treat ise, t-eud to Dr. Kline, ml Arch St.. PhUa.,Pa Whkm bilious or costive, eat a Cascaret candy cathartic; care guaranteed; inc., 25c. SCROFULA SVELIINGS On Our Boy's Neck Crew Larger and Larger Until we became alarmed. In May we pur chased a bottlo of Hood's Sarsaparilla and the child began taking it. Wc gave our son Hood's Sarsnparllla until tho 6ore was entirely healed. He Is now permanently cured." W. C. Kr.tA- mbh, Milcsburg. Pa. Kemember Sarsa parilla Mood s Jsthelwt- In faet IheOneTrue Hlood Purifier. Hood's Pills IS Hood's Sarsaparl lla. act harmoniously with PURCHASE IUHKCT from the MILLS unit FACTOKIKS , , x a u nnu j . Mannfactnwr to wearer. Iln-.tratiM catalogue free timvi wr-ui in-1 mil iiifin . AMItrf CI KT ICICII quickly; etiil for "3(Hi JMvn.lons T antetl." Kix.au Tate a- c.. 45 IV way, N. Y. 1,340,000 CONSTANT WEARERS. UGLASS BEST M THE WORLD. For II ytrt tltli f1.o,lty merit aloiir, llua dint anew! all competitor. Iiuloittd by ore? I.Ouuomj M'carers at the bcht In on i, ttt Hiitl ouinbihiy of any tliof ervi uQui Cii at fcU.OU. It in ..,,,.. iK .it the latent bll AI'1-.rl and itjles ana uf eviy validly 0J lift titer. one dtnler In towu tflVftl Iclll 1v lc and adver tired In local iiht on receipt ul i-o.-uti-able order. Wilt lor eataloirue to W. K IHII tiUL lirwi klwH, Ainu. 20 ACRES FARM LAND frwe (mm wits and Hwaiuj.it, aud hM-i(tlv il;i(.f e,i lor tnuk, cotton and toW-t-u laiMiit-, fur AAftft lyatdc 10down and 1 or uire wrrklv. OuUU Convenient to jzrt-Ht eurttt-rik market, in - , all year. HnlMidul watv-r. Krhoult., rhurvheB, ht.r-s utlllH and ilt-Mirabl ueiKhborH. I'e-1 trt and Utl Suaruutwd. So iiiHlarn. luoMjum- bliranlri or iKds. Taiettaiid freight rat-, low. t-r furthui lufuruiatiou writ tu II. JJt JUI.KV, Ull H. JOlU i i'laiiidcljibfKf lit, P ENSIONS, PATEN I S, CLAIMS, IOHN W. MORRIS, rVASIHNGTON D C. ih rnnciii tianiuu v. m- reunion fiuratk I 3 ra. la lat war, 1 j aujudiuUiim chuxuj, auy, iui ADVERTISING- VWWts!; CuntS Vintrit ALL ILSl I Ail S. Couuh bjrup. Tanica Ciut'J. tTae I In lltne. H'ii.1 hv driu'iM-Tfi. I dm S38 Bubbles or Medals. " Best Barsaparillas." When you think of it how contradic tory that term is. For there can be only one best in anything one best sarsaparilla, as there is one highest mountain, one longest river, one deepest otean. And that best sarsaparilla ib i .... There's the rub! You can measure mountain height and ocean depth, but how lest sarsaparilla? You could if you were chemists. But then do you need to test it? The World's Fair Committee tested it, and thoroughly. They went behind the label on the bottle. What did this sarsaparilla test result in i Lvery make of sarsaparilla ehut out of the Fair, except Ayer's. So it was that Ayer's was the only sarsaparilla admitted to the Wotld's Fair. The committer! found it the test. They had no room for anything that was not the best. And as the best, Ayer's Sarsa parilla received the medal and awards due its merits. Kemember the word ' best " is a bubble any breath can blow ; but there are pins to priek such bubbles. Those others are blowing more "best sarsaparilla" bubbles since the World 8 Fair pricked the old ones. True, but Ayer's Sarsaparilla has the medal. The pin that scratches the nitd.il proves it gold. The pin that pricks the bubble proves it wind. We point to medals, not bubbles, when we Bay: The best sarsaparilla is Ayer's. Intcrimtionnl Slnmp Show. Tho collection of postage atnmps has ripca to tbe dignity of needing an in ternational exhibition, each a phila telic festivity having been arranged for next Jnly in London, As John Flake pointed out In ono of his lec tured, it will bo a romarkablo demon ptration of the world-wide power of Great llritnin, for tho exhibition will consist very largely ot portraits of Quoon Victoria. Fear not that which cannot be do llied. Tho Useful (Jlrnllp. "Useful? ' said tho old cirens man. "Why, in many ways, tho giraffo is tho moat useful of all auimals in a cir cus. Tho elephant is good ; you can have hi in push or pull heavy loads, or yon can hook him up to a go-cart, and have him haul a child around the ring in it. This always pleasod the people very much, to see tho elephant haul a littlo go-cart aroun J when it would be just as easy for it to haul a hoiiFe. But that never began to please them so much, for instance, as it did to seethe giraffe light the lamps. "We had a giraffe that was fully eighteen feet high, linmphl The tallest giraffo I ever saw. We always used to have him light tho lamps around the centre pole before the even ing Bhow. The;o lamps were on a square, frame around the pole, held np by a rope running over a pulley. The ordinary way of lighting them was to lower the frame down to the ground and light tho lamps and then h'ist her np. But we always used to have the giraffe light 'em. Just before the show was going to begin, tent full of people, and everybody wondering why it was eo kind o' dark, in would como the giraffe's keeper carrying a lightod torch, and after him the giraffe. They'd walk out into the centre of the ring and walk around tho centre pole and halt, aud then the giraffe would bow around to the audience. It was funny enough to see him bow ; but when he' if got through bowing he'd bend his head down and take the torch in his teeth and then raiso his head up and walk around aud reach up and light the lamps on the frame. Whon he'd got 'em all lit he'd givo tho torch back to the keeper, uad bow all around again, and then walk off, tho keeper following him with the lighted torch. 'Fun? Why! It used to tickle the people most half to death." New York Bun. A Cnlcnlntltiir Cat. It takes a era art cat to catoh English sparrows, as any observant person can testify who knows anything about these active and enterprising little birds, bat an Ellicott City cat can do the trick successfully almost any day she wants a good meal for herself or family. The feat is accomplished by the aid of tho most wonderful feline shrewdness in this way : From a distance of twenty or thirty yards away the cat spies a sparrow or or two that she wants to eat when they light on a railing of tho Tiber bridge at the station yard. She can approach them without being observed by get ting in close to tho wall that borders tho pavement. This she does. She cannot be seen by the sparrows even as she turns on to tho bridge, for the railing is broad at the top, aud she keeps under it and cannot even herself see her victims, but she does some good guessing or intelligent calculat ing and stops directly beneath them every time ; then she pauses to make a spring to the top of the rail, cover ing with her two paws the place where she has reckoned the bird is. She seldom misses her prey. Three times ont of four, in fact, she catches tho bird. Baltimore Sun. A GiffAnllc Harp. The most gigantio harp ever con structed, as far as the record goes, was that made by Veritan, the Provost of Burkli, near Busel, Switzerland, in 1787, says the St. Louis Republic That was a lotg while ago, but the fame of M. Veritan's gigantio harp was such that it is still occasionally mentioned by writers on tbe rare and and the wonderful, just as tbe sea serpent, bloody rain, live mastodons, etc., are. M. Veritan's colossal musical instrument was 320 feet in length, aud, on that aojonnt, was con structed in an open lot instead of in a harp factory. It was most simple in construction, consisting of fifteen wires strung tightly between two poles. These wires were of different sizes, tbe largest being one-sixth of an inch in diameter and the smallest one twelfth of an inch. They wore north and south and inclined in such a manner as to form an angle of from twenty to thirty degrees with tho hori zon. This queer instrument was not intended as an exaggerated toy, but was constructed for the express pur pose of foretelling chauges in the weather, which were calculated by Professor Veritan according to the diQerent tones the instrument made when the wind was blowing through it. One fitting way suggested for cele brating (Jueeu Victoria's sixtieth an niversary is the emancipation of tbe 200,000 slaves kept in bondago iu the British protectorate of Zuuzibar, (V) HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS, TO OET JRLLT OUT Of OnASSKR WHOLH. Wet the glans with cold water be fore filling, nnd beforo taking ont rna a knife around the edge ; do not run it any further down, tnrn the glass on its sido and tnrn it around in your baud to lot it fall loose from tho sides, aud if your jelly is fine you will have no trouble about it coming out whole. TltE MOP VERSrS TITB BPRCD HRl'SIT. "Tho scrub brush as a method of cleaning floors, though in extensive use in this section of tho country, and even more so in parts further south," romarked a New England lady who took a prominent part in the recent mothers' congress, "long since wout out of nso in the New England States, nnd nevor did havo much of a placo in tho progressive new oitios of tho West. In its plao a mop at the end of a stick is used. The mop doos much better work, ou wo look at it, and besidos can bo nsod without getting down on all fours, whioh is bard work in itself, A woman can do doublo as much work with a mop aud in half the time at can bo done with tho scrub brush. Per sonally, I had subposod that the scrub brush had gone out of use everywhere, until I saw scrubwomen using it at the hotel where I am stopping and after ward in the corridors in one of the de partment buildings. It is twenty-five years behind tbe times, is untidy and does not sonnre the results that a mop or long-handled tomb brash secures." Washington Star. RECITES. Oyster Staffing To one cup crack ci crumbs add one-fourth cup melted butter, ono-half tenspoonful chopped parsley, ono teaspoouful lemon juioc, one-half teaspoonful salt, one-fourth teaspoon ful popper. Wash and pick over ono oup oysters, and remove the tough muscle; add to tho first mixturo with enough oyster liquor to moisten. Creamed Parsnips Boil tender,' scrape and slioe longthwise six nice, largo parsnips. Put over the fire, with two tablespoonfuls butter, half a tea spoonful salt, fourth of a teispoonful pepper, one-half teaspoonful chopped parsley. Shake until tho mixturo boils. Dish tbo parsnips ; add to tho sauco three tablespoonfuls of cream, in which has been stirred a quarter of a teaspoonful of flour. Boil once and pour over tbe parsnips. Baked Squash Cut a IlubbarJ (quash into pieces of serving size. Take out the seeds, but do not peel off tha rind. Lay the pieces iu a dripping pan and pour in one cupful of water. Bako threeqaarters of en hour. Then carefully scrape the squash from caeh piece, and to each pint add one table spoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls of cream, half a saltspoonful ot salt and one-quarter of a saltspoonful of cinnamon. Mix well together ; plaoo book in the rind, hoaping it to a pointed mold, springle highly with sugar, put back in tho oven and bake to a crisp brown. Serve iu their shells. HOUSEHOLD H1.VT9. Paint can bo removed from glass by rubbing it with hot strong vinegar. A handful of carpet tacks will clean fruit jars or bottles readily. Half fill tbe jura with hot soapsuds, put in the tacks, cover, give vigorous shaking, and rinse well. In boiling for soup stock, tho moat should be put into cold water, cover ins t he kettle tightly, and letting tho stock simmer gently until the meat fulls from tho bones. In stewing meats, the water should bo boiling when the meat is put into it. The intense heat causes tbo pores to close immediately, and thus keeps the juice in the meat. It is said that elder-flower water is n excellent and simple wash for tho ikiniitmay be made bv plaoinar the blossoms only in an enameled saucepan and covering with cold water. Goatskin rugs oan be cleaned by rubbing with a softrag wet in naphtha. No gas should be lit in tho room when it is being dono, and tbe rug should be bung iu the air afterward till the odor disappears. Don't fail to burn all tbe old loaves that are dropped from tho plants ; be sides their unsightly appearance wbeu allowed to collect in and about tbo pots, they will harbor insects that will probably injure tho plants. Tho following treatment is recom mended for neuralgia: Heat a free stone and roll it in a cloth ; then wet one sido of it, pour over it a teaspoon ful of essence of poppormint, lay tho faze on it, and wrap the head in flan nel. Ono who has tried it says that to re move a refractory screw from wood, heat a piece of iron red hot and hold it on tbe top of the screw for a minute or two.then the screwdriver will easily take out tho screw, if used while the screw is warm. An excellent substitute for potatoee at a dinner is rice cooked in milk and well salted, put iuto a dish and browned iu the oven. Make a hot lemon sauce and pour it over tho rice when it is taken from the oveu aud just before tbe dish is sent to tbe tuble. A bilvcr polish cau be made by mix ing a few drops of ammonia with whit ing, aud a Uling enough water to the wholo to make it tbe consistency of cream. It oan be bottled, and, if corked tightly, will keep as long hs desired. It oleaus silver without hard rubbing. Muko the contents of the school lunch boxes us dainty aud attractive as possible Boll each article sep arately in oiled paper, an 1 strive to have something a little different ca?b duy. Kemember that a little surprise will often tempt tho wandering appe tite. When a fire has to be kept up all night in the room of an invalid au old loose glove should be kept handy with a long woodeu stick. With the glova on, a piece of coal can be picked up with tho fingers and put on the fire without making u souud, while when tho tiro requires poking this cau be doue with tho stick with far less uoue thau with an ordinary poker. Largest Hoatlusr Dock. Spain has ordered of a Newcastle I firm the largest iloatiug dock yet made. It is to be stationed at Olon gapo, in the Philippine iHlaudi Tho leugth is 450 feet, tbe width 117 feet, , and the depth UBJ feet; it must l'ft 12,000 tons. TEMPERANCE. oun JOT AMD otm tctt. A p!(ltrn w slira with Joy. Up, evnry girl nnrt hoy, To flKht tha drink; I.t oaoli ono lln.l his place. And thnn from Ooil nook (rraeo To "t tliroiiffli life the fan ARBlnst tlio ilrink. Would we our oonnlry save? We must bo true anil bravo, Anil steadfast stand; Have faith In Ood and pray, Work, vote, nnd hastn the day That from tho riomou's sway Khali froo our land. Albert O. I.awson, D. 1)., iu Tonqwranoo Banner. A 80!fS rROMlSE. Tho followluir truo liiclilunt la from the Hps of Captain Henry H. Ay.r of the Third llitflment of New Hampshire Volumeer: "We were lying on Morris Inland, that God-forsaken plaeo. riliririnti trenches, watjh luff, Hunting, takluK our chances from hul. lots, sheila and fever, but our men were patient aud brave, heroes, evorv ono ot them, with the granite of their hills in tlwilr l,i.,i To show you what stud thev wen) made of, I will tell you of ono of tho boys, a member of my company. "One day this fellow, uot more than nine toon years old, was brought ill from tho piekot line badly wounded. A painful suigl cal operation was necessary. The snrutoon examined htm and prepared a glas of brandy, which ho ofTered him. He rofused to drink It. Tho surgeon nppealed to me, faying: 'Ho has lost much blood, and his vitality is low. If he docs not take this I cau uot answer for his life, I snld, Frank, to nhliira mo yon will drink this braudv.' "He aid. 'Captain, I would do almost any thing to oblige you, but not this.' ' 'Frank, you hive never dlsobevod me. You must not now. I cotn:nnnd you'to drink this.' "Ho looked up at me, his blue eyes dim with tho anguish ho endured, an 1 roplled, Captain, when you command mo to go to the oannon's mouth I will do it if I can, but this I will not do.' "I was getting exalted, for 1 loved llilsbov as If he ha 1 been my brother, and toars I could not restrain begnn to flow. I cried: Why do vou pain me so? You are putting your life In peril. You hare no right to do it. Drluk this for your mother's sake.' "He trembled, aud tears hlsagony halnot wrung from hlin came to his evas as ha ro plled: 'Captain, It Is for my mother's sake that I will not drink this brandy. My father died a drunkard, and she has told mo I may have inherited this terrible appetite, nnd I promised her never to taste tho deadly pot son that mado her a widow aud mo nu or phau. If I dlo toll her I kept my promise.' " My that time we were both crying liko girls. "Did he die?" I cried. "Oh, no; he made a rapid recovery. From that time my faith In br.tt.dy h:s been grow lug less." HOW TO BKXEFIT A DntNKINO Thero Is only one way to do it take away the drink, ft will not benefit him to give hi m money, for he will spend It for strong drink. The mora money ho has the more liquor ho can buy. Money helps ulin down ward. Give money to his family aud he has so much more to pay to the oa'oon. Even give them broad and clothing nnd ho has loss of theso nrtleles to purchase, nod conse quently morj money with which to buy whisky. Give hlui work and his wages ro tothe saloon. Give him a good position iu a shop or store and he barters it for rum. Give him persotml confidence and he bjtrny It. Cilve blm time and ho wastes it, (live mm friends and he goes back on them. Give him credit nnd he abuses It. Give hltn a holiday and he uses it for revelry and shame, Givo him eight hours instead of ton for a day's labor and he has two hours more fot debauch in the saloon. But give him total abstinence and ho is saved. This will bene fit him and this alone. It will benellt his family, too. Just in proportion as it Lenellts him will his family bo beuellted. They thrive as he thrives; both rise together. Abstinence lifts them all into a higbor and nobler life, as intemperance crowds them luto degrada tion and woo. Sucrad Heurt Itevlow. TEXPEIUSCE IN BAILBOAD SinVICE. The extent to which tho temnernuen a:in. Hon has prevailed in ruilroal service Is shown by thocommontsof railroad mauagers on a pending bill in tho Minnesota Legisla ture. The bill, if euae'ej. would render a railrond eomnanv liableto a line if it dl.l nrt discharge an employe ia the train depart ment who was known to havo been tut bl eated. Tho ouly objection offered to the bill by the railroad offlot rs was tbat It wns super flous. Tne Milwaukee and lit. Paul ltailroad has a rule which is more stringent thnn the proposed law. It reads: 'The use of Intoxi cating drinks has proved a most fruitful source of troub'e to railways us well as tc individuals. The oompany will exerolso the most rigid scrutiny In reference to the hnbits of employes in this respect, nnd auy employe who has been dismissed on this aocount will uot be re-employed. Drinking when on duty or frequenting saloons will not be tolerated, and preference will bo given to those who dc not unntt at all.'' TO BE l'ROtm op. "How does It taste, I wonder?" said Jamie, as ha saw Patrick Flyun lake a gluss ol steaming punch nt the bar of a restaurnut. "Did you evertasto strong drink. James?" said a handsome ol 1 man standing by. "Never," eald James. "X wonder If it Is goody" "I cannot tell you how it tastes,,' said Mr. Landers. "I am sixty years old, and have never tasted it in my life, aud I am proud tc fay It. leo what it does. It tas choatod poor Flyun out of his snug little home. Ii has clothed his poor wlfoand children In rags aud made him cross and quarrelsome. It It liqul 1 tire, iiudthelt, an ipoisou. I don't waul to know how it tastes." "Neither do I," said James. "Thank you, Mr. Landers, for what yu havo said. Wuou I am a man sixty years old, I, too, will huve it to Bay, -I never tn-ted s!ioug drink Iu my life.' " Barn's Il irn. WATEB TUB r.STTEIl nEMHtiY. Dr. James 11. Nicholi says: "Hum or al cohol us au embrocation was loruierly ro gardedas of the highest fftlcieucy; but it It now known that h'it or cold water Is a much better application for inflamed surfaces. The external use of alcohol upon the human body under any conditions of disease Is prac tically useless. It muy servo to cool inflamed parts by rapid evuporatiou, but warm water meets tho same eud, and more effectively. Alcohol in tho form of gin, braudv, whisky or wines may be buutho.l lro;n laiuilles as a (tomestio remedy without re,k to the wolfan of a singla member, of uuy ugo, sex or con dition." ALCOHOL'S INFLUENCE ON llill.DiirX. M. Laucereiiux Is now engaged in demon strating tlio inllueuco ol alcohol on ehildreu. On growing children lis effects lire parti cularly lamentable. M. I.aucereuux has clo.-ely studied two vouug girls from thirteen to fourteen, born of alcoholic parents, and accustomud to drink a liter and a half of wine per day since the ago ot three year. Tl'.eyure victims to vis"cral lesions typical of alcoholism, and tireseiit all the signs of well marked "lufuutillam." There eases con Urui the results of experiments on aulmali. TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES. "There's niauy a slip 'iwixt the cup and the lip," but the worst slip is opt to buppoa after the cup an 1 lip havo met and parted. A tabli spoonrul of alcohol diluted, taken In the twenty-four hours, causes IWO extru heurt beats.ond in soirou inry ellcci narcotizes In--' recuperative forces. A prouiiucut KujflisU pliysicl iu of Ion,' ex perience with drunkards says that ho cau recall hundreds ot recoveries autoujt Hum, but only live aiuonsj wauieii. The Denmark '1 empornuoo Soulnty has a membership of 10,000 uie:nlier, and receives h government bubs dy ot iwu per year. After this year it is to receive 2:ilW pur year. Tbe drunken father brings his wif.r and cldldruu to poverty, he disgraces tlrem, ho hiuders tboui froji ulleudiug church aud school; iua word, paup-uisin, igaorauce aud vice aro tlio resiills of druultouiiess iu tho father ot a family. The Daily Mail, of London, states that for Iho lira turea offenses of ilruiiki uuess Iu Turkey the nlfeuder ii scuteuoel to the basilnado, but therjuftur ho Is cousidorej a "privdtuud 1 or "imperial" druukard. V ben such a oue is arrested, he has ouly to give his name aud a 1 dress, whereupon lie is taken home uud a bill f jr service seut hiin :ho next day. ItET. Pit. JONATHAN WHITKLVjj WIDOW STItlCKKX Willi PARALYSIS. lint She Itos ltecn CaredLone; May Alia Live and I.onc l.lve the It ernedy to Which She Owe Iter Mfp. From ih Gatrlle, Mrailrilh, 'tu The following Interesting Interviews con corning the euioaoy ot Dr. Williams' Tint Pills for Pale People, havo lately boon ro- oolvod at the oflloe of this newsnttpor; The first embodies a eonvorsnt Ion with Mrs. M. A. Wliltelv. the widow of the Intn Uev. Jonathan WhitPlv. D. 1) . fin pmlnnnl ,1l a of thoMethodlst ionomiunllon. Mrs. Whllely spoke as follows: "I consider it my duty to tell for publica tion the Immense benefit I have derived from Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Three years ago I was stricken by paralysis, nnd lay helpless ror montns. x was at last advised to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which nfier miinv mis. Riving I concluded to do. as I had lost faith In all medicines. The llrst box helped mo much, nnd the continual use of the pills has witkcu nun is worsiiig wonuers, loilay 1 havedrlven twelve miles without fatigue. I cannot snv too much in nriilsu nf Dr. will. lams' rink rills for they hnve done mo a world of good." Mr. John W. Beatty, who Is n contractor nnu iiuiiuor oi Aioniiviiie, of the highest ro spoctnbiiltv. savs: "Although I have passed tho meridian ot life, I am glnd to bo able to say that I havo but little or no use for medicine of an kind. But my wife if. not so fortuunte. During tho last few years sho has been a sufferer from dropsy nnd disease of the heart, and nt times eiiiiuron greatly, a lew months ngo she be. gin taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo People aud has been greatly benefltod by their use. She experienced a numbness nnd coldness in her limbs and nt times could scarcely walk bv reason of noor i Ircnlnllon oftheblood. All those unpleasant symptoms have disappeared and I coulldontly hope to sooherawoll woman ere long. 1 will nlso take tho liberty to speak for a brother-ln-lnw ot mine, t. w. Myor, who resides nt Hhenk leyville, Mercer Oouuty, Pa. Bo great was his affliction by reason of oryslpe'.as in tho fnoo and a general breaking down of tho sys tem that last winter he was given up to die. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Teoplehave made him a new man and he Is as one res cued irom tne very Jnws of dentil." jur. i rennce f ry, ot Mondvllle, testifies as follows: "My wlfo and daughtor havo been falling In health for some lime nnd the treatments oi pnystotans in their oases have beeu fruit less. Ho much has been st'd of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pule Peonle that I resoUe.l tn try them, and mvselfnnd fnmllv nrill l.,i. bo glad that Providence threw snob a medi cine In our way. Tho pale faces nnd wnsted cheeks ot my wlfo aud daughter have dlsnp- pemou, imu mo ruuuy glow oi ueaitn nas re appeared. Pen ennnot record my feolings iu the mattor, nnd all I can ay U that I trust all who nie bowed down bv the heavy hand of physical infirmity will learn that there is a remedy that cures and places suffering humanity where they can enjoy this earthly u.Msicuco. eiw oioss trie maker oi Dr. will iams' Pink Pills for Pale Teople." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills sonialn. In a cnn. densed form, all the elements necessary to give new life nnd richness to the blood and restoro shattered nerves. Thev are an un failing specific for such dlsenso as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, Bt. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous neiuiaoho, the after effect of la gnppo, palpi tation of I he heart, pale nnd sallow com plexions, all forms of weakness either in male or female. Pink Tills nro'sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price, 50 oents a box or six boxes for t3.60, by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Com pany, Sohoueotady, N. Y. T f fa QtalAit t hot u Mmnnnn tu .Ii,,,! 4a I - organized in England to place on the market a steol bicycle whose totnl weight will be a matter of only twoive pouuds. Jack Krnst irritates sousltlve skln. Glenn's Sulphur tSoap ovorcomes tho irritation. Hill's Hair Ar Whisker Dye, black ur brown, 50c. Wo hnve not been without Piso's Curo for Consumption for :!0 years. L1.7.1K Feuiltu Lump bt., llarrisburg. Pa., May 1, 1801. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Byrnp for children teething, softens tho gums, reduces Inlliumnii. tlon. allays pain, cures wind colic, ric.a bottle Just try a 10c. box of Cascarcts. the finest liver and bowel regulator ever made. While llouso Slulo Dinners. Tho cost of a state dinner at tho Whito House runs from 8500 to $1000, according to the prico of wines fur nished. State dinners, as a rule, are unin teresting aside from their pioturesque ii ess. The scene, however, is one of beauty and stitnptuoasness in effect. The walls of tho large dining-room are banked with tropical flowers and plants. Tbo table is gorgeous with gold and silver plate. The centre of tho table, which ac commodates thirty-eight persons, is adorned by a largo mirror, represent ing a miniature lake, which is sur ronndod by a bank of flowers. The mirror has a golden frame, and was purchased by Dolly Madison. At either end of the table are golden ' candelabra. With additions tbo table accommo dates sixty persons. Tbe President's plaoo is at tbe cen ter of tho north sido, tho length of which extends from east to west! The wife of the Chief Exeoutive of tho nation is seated opposite to Lor husband upon these occasions. The wives of recent Presidents have obtained large grants from Cougross for the purchase of costly table fur nishings. The spoons aud the forks are of puro gold, and some of the china is almost priceless. The cups, for instance, could not bo duplicated for $100 each. Telegraphy Without Wires. The Postolllce Department of Great Britain is experimenting on a new sys tem ol telegraphy which is embodied in tbe following idea: "Tbo system depends not on cluctro-maguetio but eleotro-stutio-eUects ; that is to say, ou electric waves of a much higher rate of vibration, not less than 200,000,000 a second that is, Hertzian waves. These vibrations are projeoted through space in straight lines, and, like light, iru capable of reflection and refrac tion. Indeed, they exhibit all nt tho phenomena which characterize light. More than ten years ago tho discovery was mado in a London ollico iu the Telephone Exchange that operators read from sound messages that were in trausit from London to Bradford by telegraph wires. Othor experi ments have demoustrated the possibil ity ot telegruphirjg even though tbe wires were brokeu. The probabilities are that the attraction is strong enough to continue the touud through tlio spuce between tho broken ends of tbe lines. tSuflot-att'd bv Ants, A remarkablo pbeuomouon was wit nessed in Jerusalem recently. A swarm of flying auto settled npou tho city and tilled the air from tunrisu until 0 o'clock. Visitors to the Holy Scpul ober were obliged to use their handker chiefs constantly iu order to keep the insects out of their eyes aud nostrils. Tbe natives aster tod that this extraor dinary flight of auts was the precursor of au earthquake, uud two slight chocks of earthquake were felt in Jeru salem ou the evening of tho tuuie duy. Chicago Inter-Ocean. Vermont's First Mnplo Fiigitr. According to the Confectioner's Journal, tho first maplo sugar made in Vermont was at Pennington in March, 1753, in tho log cabin of the first sot tier, Captain Bntnucl liobinpon. The sap probably from trees on the hill side in lionnington Centre was caught in short sections of logs, hol lowed out to hold a gallon or more. Tho season was favorablo for a free rnn of sap, tho nights bciug frosty aud tho drys still and sunny. Evaporation was performed in small iron kettles, bought in Albany a few wcoks pre viously. A liquor cask of good eymp wns obtainoil, but only a small quan tity of sugar wae mado -thirty or forty pounds. Tho precise method of tap ping tho trees is not known. Pnblio records of tbe time make no mention of sugar making, and tho only infor mation on tho subject is in tho diary of Hiram Harwood, tbo first white child born in Pennington. It bogan in 1810, covering twenty-Bix years, and was a continuance of Lis father's diary begun in 180(1, and giving a minute rocord of everyday life and many faots relating to the early history ot Pen nington. Tho particulars of tho first stigar-makiug were obtained from Mrs. Mercy llobinson in 1794. Ancient Lnko Hods. Tbe maps made by tho Ptolemies, kings ot Pgypt, contained a lnko to tho west of tho Kilo, aud the nnmo given was Moeris. As there was no lake to tho southeast of Cairo, the matter remained a puzzle until an Amerioan named Captain Whitehouse discovered a depression in this locality forty-five by twenty-five milos; this ho bought of tho Egyptian govcrnmout for $16,000. The eastern edgo of this depression is ten miles from tbe Nile, and Mr. Whitohouso's plan is to havo a canal cut, and when tho Nile over flows to fill it with water. This de pression, called the Paiyan, thns fillod with water, will be a fertile region, and, it is estimated, will produce an iooroase of crops worth soventy mil lion annually. There is another de pression not far north of tho Pniyan, called tho Pnyonm, which has been thus treated, aud it supports 250,000 people. Worn ans N er ves. Mrs. PLitt Talks About Hysteria. When a nervo or a set of nerves supply!; uuy organ in ino noiiy witft its duo nutri ment irrows wenk. tb When tho nerves becomo exhausted die, so to speak, tbe oraran falls Into de cay. What is to bo done? . Tho nnsv.-cr lo not allow tho veakn0s3 to progress; stop the detcriorrHi nrr nror-osa nt. mine I uo you experience, fits of depression, clter natiny with restlessness? Aro your spirits .uiry uuectcu, 60 mat ono moment you laugh and tho next fall into convulsive weeping?! jiKuru, uu you jeei sometniuffli to aim ia your throat and threuU-ning to choke you, all tho senses perverted, morbidly sensitivo to I jr litrht nud Euiinil. tviln t .i ..!.. ipj 1 1 j 1 unu fJaiu IV peelully between tho shoulders, sometimes loso of voico and nervous dyspepsia ? If so, you nro hysterical, your uterine nerves cro nt fault. You luust do snmethlnnp ti m,ctn.n 4i...:H - O .j 1 . . u bUUli Nothing la better for tho purpose thnn Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegctablo Com pound; it will work a curo. If you do not understand your symptoms, write to r:T?.i '""""'" "JOi muss., nnu stiotviu give you lionest, ..l5tT expert advice, free of eharrre. Mns. m9 WjjjSgS choly.and'everything imaginable. ?Mw'' " Tho ,noln"t I was alono I woul hour to riroug, mm gciung siouter. 1 nave more color in my faco than I have bad for a year and a half. Heaso accept my thanks. I hope all who read this and who suifer from nervousness of this kind will do ns I have done and be cured." 'nl I I n i TEMrOBAkV, ALABASTINE.K For Hale Tna Doctor "One layer of FREE A Tint Card iftvehera. Itahv mav ruRovcp Souvenir "but cannot thrive," ANDY I0 25 SO i RSni.IlTPT.7 fin I P I KTPITl to care ear wuniinmiiLii t. . p pie end bonMet free. Ad. 8TKKLIN6 KKMKDI CO., Ol! THE STANDARD PAINT FO STRUCTURAL PURPOSES. I'amiililet, "SugKentlona for Exterior Decoration." Sample Card and Descriptive Price Lint free by mall. Aaberttue ltoulliiu, lluillln Fell, Kirnra Pnrklii, Holler (loverliiK", Firr-Proof folate. Eic Arrlrruro rou-( oliilurliu Bud l.l. i'lrK al lu.ulullu itlul triul.. H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTTJRINCr CO., 87 Maiden Lane, New York. flHirAOO! Mil a 84 Randolph Ht. IdllLAHKLldll A: 170tl; Nortlr4th Ht. BORTON; 11 k 1 Pearl Bt , IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUC CEED," TRY luuuuuu iriru utuitjuu u ixuxnr LruTjxrLrLruajri Have You an Not Thenewidu. 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C uotlli. 1'1'Ul.IsliiNU 1IOI Hi:, 131 I.rouurd Htreer, New York C'liy. C Only Fifty Cents. ? fjxnruxm ijajTmJiJxriJxixixi Tlio Pi.mnl brrnnip, Tho Dismal Swamp is by no means so dismal as it has been painted, and according to tho description of iato goographors, possesses features which ought to make it an altraotive water ing place and sanitarium. It is not, as most people imagine, a vast bog sunk low in the ground, into which tho drainage of tho surrounding oonn try flows. On tho contrary, according to accurate surveys, it is abovo tho level ground, lomo fifteen or twenty feet, and, instead of boing tho recep tacle, is, in its itnmonse sponge-like balk, gathering tho waters that de scend upon it, tho souroe of rivers, five of whioh tako their origin within it nnd flow, onward to the sea, Tho swamp is entirely of green timber ; there is no decaying wood, the two prinoipal woods that grow thero boing tho juniper and tho cypross, whioh nevor rot. They fall ou tho ground like other trees, but instead of de composing, tbey turn into peat, and in that form remain unchangeable and indissoluble. There is nothing in the swamp to create miasma ; no rising of tho tides and decomposition of rank vegetables; no marshes exposed to tho burning rays of the snu. All Js' fresh and sweet, and the nir is litdon with balmy odors. The water is tinged with juniper to a faint wine hue, and ih thought to possess valuable sanitary qualities. It is often nsod by vessel's going on a long cruire on noconnt of its healthful properties, and also be cause it keeps iresh and clear for years. Those who live near it are not slow to deolare that it is the healthiest place on tbo continent, and are, per haps, not without reason for the faith which is in them. Injecting PcrCtimo Into the Ulood. It is said that certain French dimes have carried their passion for rwcet smells to the extreme of injectiug a few drops ot pcrfnmo into the blood, regardless of tho folly nnd danger of such a proceediug. Tais is more radical even thnn tho Oriental method of perfnming the body by moans of baths and unguents, while Amerioan women content themselves with sachet bags Foattered among their linen and sewed into their gowns. nad is, 1 rfaint f Levi V. Ti.att. WnmVvsimrir t i,,t 1 srr&x f 7h SrJ Rr3 11 -...m 9 111 "N- 1 a terrible experience with tho illness wo have just described. Here is her own description of her sufferings: " I thought I could not bo so benefited by any thing nnd keep it to myself. I hod hysteria (caused by womb trouble) in Its worst form. I was awfully nervous, low-spirited und mclan- hour: I did not pnrn whetbo f i;,i or died. I told my husband I believed Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound would do mo good. I took it nnd am now well and ALABASTI N E.J IT WON'T RUB OFF. ) 1m I'nminHnrv. Ifilhiawivn wot ItOTfe, Itlli OFF ASU Bt'ALEN. pure, permanent and artlrrtlo cuatiUir. reutly for th bruah mixing in cold water. by Paint Dralera Everywhere. snowlntr It desirable tints, also Alabastlne Hock npntfreetoanrnnementlnnlnrrttilit leminninirtuuiiiAper. A itJUipld. Mich. niinDAni iiK I IP., .rsn CATHARTIC ALL DRUGGISTS cue of eomtlpitlon. ftisesrets are the Idul Un r ,ripetbut r.nKi euraatural results. Ku.. Chltaro. Montreal, Can., or Neir fork. sit. Encyclopedia 7 ) t
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