1 THE FOREST REPUBLICAN. i--9SPvT 4 . t. WINK, tOITOH 4 PBOl i&&jtf' MID jl ' Flowcra For Evening Oowne. Flowora nro iu oviiloneo in now fashion, I observe, ami nro largely used an trimming for evening gowns. Violets have a charming appearance with pnlo pink natin and ehillbn, and tho muiloHt littlo cowslip can lio well utilized on whito satin with draperies of tender preen ribbon to match their stalks. With this latter material also whilo or mnuvo lilacs could ho used with charming effect. St. Louis Star. I.llerary Merit. Itemcmbrrctl. "CT Queen Victoria has granted a pension of $500 a year to Sirs. Elizabeth Dickens, daughter-in-law of the famous nuthor, "in consideration of the literary eminence of the late Charles Dickens, and of tho straitened circumstances in which she has been left by tho death of her late husband, Chiu les Dickens, Jr." Shu has granted a pension of a Himilar amount to Mrs. lloso Trollopo "in consideration of tho distinguished literary merits of her husband, the 4ate Anthony Trollope, and of her straitened cir cumstances. " Chicago Record. Ono Woman's rcriillnr Kmplnyment. Miss Lillian Small, of Capo Cod, Mass., has a singular profession. Hhe lives in a small eottago under the shadow of the big Highland light, and here she spends her time looking through the telescope for passing ships and telegraphing to Boston. She learned to do this whon only a child, her fathor occupying tho post of Bignal master. When she returned from boarding school, where she was sent in due course of time, she became her father's assistant. She loads a lonely life, often for days seeing no mm but tlio fnmilinn nf thn Hfrlttlinnn' Kuopei'd.' boo aixD a- -utiii;"rTTrno for companions, and is said to find amusement in coasting and in shooting wild duck and such gamo as tho coun try affords. Widow of a Revolutionary Boltllor. Mrs. Lovey Aldrich, the widow of a Revolutionary soldier, died recently in San Diego, Cal., at the ago of ninety seven years nud four months. Up to the time of the death she was possessed of all her fnoultieB, and withstanding her years she was able to read and write without the aid of glasses. Until a few duya before her death she was active about the house, but since that time she was confined to her bed, and she died without any evidence of Buf fering. Mrs. Aldrich was born in Sanborn ton, N. II., of Sootch-English parents, March 29, 1800. In 1821 she was married to Taylor Clark, who had been a private in tho War of J 812. Two sons and two daughters were the issue of this marriage, and in 1828 she was left a widow. Her next marriage was in 1833 to Caleb Aldrich, a soldier of the Amer ican Revolution, and ho died in 1849, leaving one son. Soon after the widow moved to Michigan with her family, whore they resided about thirty-two years, and about seven years ago came to this Coast, locating at San Diego, Of Mr. Aldrich's family only two sous are living Simon If. Clark, aged six ty-threo, who residos at Bluff, 111., and E. C. Aldrich, aged fifty-niuo, with whose family tho mother had resided for many years past, and at whose home she died, She drew a pension of $30 a mouth as a widow of a Revo lutionary soldier. Tho body was in terred nt Leslie, Mich. San Francis co Examiner. Aprons in Favor. Word comes from London that the apron is once more iu fashion. There was a time iu this oouutry when a woman would not huvo thought of ap pearing without her apron on. Then it was a sombre affair of black silk or alpaca, sometimes set off by a few dainty tucks or rows of herring-bone stitching aud a little very lino lace Now tlio very cheapest aprons are made of the finest white linens und musliu.s aud batistes, aud are putted aud frilled with lace cud trimmed with ribbons until the old ladies of a hun dred years ago would never dream that they were aprons. The finest uprons are made of real lace, and are well worth passing down from genera tion to guiicrutiou. An English woman recently ordered an apron that cost 8500. It is mudo of Brussels rose point in uu exquisite floral scroll design and has a border of roses. Sho didn't get it to wear when doing up the kitchen work, but she dons it when serving afternoon tea or doing a dainty piece of fancy work Some of tho lace uprons huvo pastoral pictures, iu which figures are lutro duceJ, aud are very quaint looking with their lloritl borders. Still others are embellished with butterflies, birds aud blossoms. Men like uprons, bo it is pretty safe to suy thitt tho fashion of wearing them will soon take hold here. Some of tho shops ui'o ul ready importing them, und the managers say they will go like hot cukes when chatiug-dish time come round uguiu. Nothing do mesticates u womau in uppcuruuee like uu apron, aud u very frivolous girl can sometimes decoy u very clever bachelor with one if sho only knows how to wear it, or ut least that is whut some of tho clever bachelors suy them belves. There is u great deal iu know ing how to weur uu iiprou. The most costly a i'ou ever mudo was worn by tho Duchess of Queeusbcrry iu the last century. It was made entirely of poiut lace and wus valued ut $11000. New York Sun. tUtll. Governor Woloott has uppoiuted two woiueu us State Fuctory Inspec tors of Mussuchusettd. A suiurt woinun of Bostou hud her vuuity exutuiuod into uud vouched for the other day before she mu le her will. Miss Muttie It. Tyler, gruuddaugh ter of tho former l'residuut of the United States, bus been uppoiuted postmistress at Courtluud, Vu. Two bundled Swedish Her vu Lit girls iu Chicago are going to visit theStouJi- holm Exposition, ond most of thorn will go over as cabin passengers. At Jonesville, near Birmingham, Ala., a young woman whose name used to figuro in Birmingham's social chronicles has established a frog farm. Out of tho enormous number of women in Constantinople, Turkey tho population is nearly 1,000,000 not more than C000 can read or write. Mrs. Eliza D. Stewart, whoorgauizod the first Woman's Temperance Union iu tho West, oclebratod her eighty first birthday at Springfield, Ohio, re cently. Although Mine. Janauschek, tho tragedienne, has spent holf her life in America, she still owns a house iu Darmstadt, Germany, whore she has lately been visiting relatives. A few weeks ago Elsa Eschelssohn was appointed Trofossor of Civil Law nt the University of Vpsala. She is tho first woman to receive nu appoint ment as university professor in Sweden. Miss Hattie Gault, the tutor of Mrs. McKiuley nt Brooke Hall Seminary, thirty years ago, has boon decided upon as postmistress of Media, Penn. This one appointment was left with Mrs. McKiuley. Miss Ethel Murray, a young woman of Detroit, Mich., swam a mile aud a half the other day in forty-four min utes. Miss Murray is a pretty girl, eightoen years old. She weighs 127 pounds aud is five feet four inches tall. The young Duchess of MarlborongV is very fond of iiit-p." blV8 n BlMiheimue a menagerie, which -PuySriseB two ostriches, several eagles, vultures and an ibis. The Duchess has also a tamo snake, pur chased in Egypt. Miss Lell Segur, superintendent of the city schools at Decatur, Iud., refused to swear to tho assessor's list, or to give him a list of her taxablo property. For this she was arrested and lined $18. She behoves that if she cannot vote she should not pay taxes. A publisher offercd Sir Richard for his "Arabian Burton $2(500 Nights." His wife thought tho book was worth more and nu dor took to publish it herself. It took an immense amount of work, but in the end it yielded over $80,000, of which more than $50,000 was clear profit. Mrs. Daniel Whaleu is a St. Louis woman introduced to lame tnrougn her original method of preserving the harmony of her home. Her husband, coming home intoxicated, tried to strike her. Whon he had gone to sloop Mrs. Whaleu Bewed him up in the sheet and gave him a sound thrashing. The Princess of Wales uses a kodak, and during the jubilee oeremouies has constantly had one nt hand. At the naval review aud tho military pageant at Aldershot, where (50,000 of the cream of the British army were re viewed by Queen Victoria, tho Prin oess took a great many shots, and in tends to make an album of her views. Two Iowa girls, Miss Gertrude Ferrell and Miss Theodora Plambeck, of Webster City, shot a burglar who had entered their house. The girls were ulone in the house, and the burglar made several attemps to get in before he suceeoded. He will not recover from his wounds. The young women are members of the Clarion Gun Club and are good shots. Fashion Notes. Ribbon corsats deserve their popu larity. Though tho Eton and bolero styles are not bo much in evidence as in the spring, they are to bo fashionable through the fall. ' A fancy green bouclo jacket is made with a ripple skirt set on across the sides uud back and a straight box front. Black braid and fancy buttous serve as trimming. Very nobby, indeed, is tae gray cashmere gowii with black velvet bolero. The skirt, four aud one-half yards wide, has four tucks around the hips. Otherwise it is perfectly plum. A marked tendeucy toward tho uso of braid trimming is being iudicuted iu tho models of both capes aud jackets. Muuy novel and attractive effects are being produced by such trimming. The fuvorito muterials for tho luuk ing cf outiug gowns will show mixed suitings, light broadcloths aud heavy striped moires. Chock goods will also Do inucn worn. (Jtiiuou and luce arc h! le;tdin;( lum i '' v. n trimminvs. ioudou coutmukers lira udvocuting the fnll-lungth garments for walking and Uriviug iu the early full beasou. This stylo wrap is always accorded some favor by Englishwomen, and is always more or less worn iu Loudj i. DcuYe and triple tlouucod tkii tu of graduate I dep'.h are noted aiuon; new summer dresses for day wear. " hey are muJu severally of foulard silk, col ored liueu, ehambray, plain colore ! rrouch zephyr goods, batiste und dimity. Each flouuco is finished with a hem and a cluster of uurruw tucks. Braid is very effectively used on pluiu cloth us u Kidj punel for the skirt, laced ucross with cord held by tiny buttons. Tho short Eton jacket is ornamented with soutache und but ton trimming on revers, collars, epaulettes uud sleeves. The blouse bodico worn under the jacket is of silk. One of tho best-dressed women iu Bostou hus jlibt ordered her bhirt maker to build her some shirts utter her own debigu. They promise to be very smurt. They will bo mudo of white linen wi:h a stiff front or bosom, aud uro embroidered uud tucked in tiny clusters by hand, just like u man's dress shirt of ton years ago. Of course tho high-stuuding collar and culls ure uttached to euch shirt, since this is the only sure wurreut of a per fuct fit. AGRICULTURAL TOPICS. Clraas Unnr Trcm. Sometimes we see trees that dry np tho grass under them, while in the same neighborhood will bo trees un der wlicli the grass will grow greener thon w'.iere it is not thus shaded. An orchard which has long been plowed deep has most of its feeding roots bolow those of the grass. On the other hand, under the tree where grass has long grown, the true fcediug roots como near the surface, and when a dry time conies the grass under it lacks niois turo and is very soon killod out. Thinning Fruit. Midsummer is the best sooson for thinning all the turgor fruits. Just before tho seed begins to form nature docs n good deal of this thinning, and it is perhaps as well to wait until all tho fruit that will naturally fall has fallen. Then pick off tho surplus fruit wherever it seems to bo superabun dant. In most cases this thinning does not decrease the amount of fruit because it eo largely increases the size of individual specimens. It is tho best fruit that always pays best. That always menus fruit that has boen judi ciously thinned. Kepp tho Ktock Comfortable. There i9 sound cense in somo ad vice found in the Country Gentleman as to keeping the animals comforUblo in hot weather; besides it is humane. The writer says that ttie comfort and happinoss of any animal has a great influence on its health and thrift. The animal ennnot be comfortable and hap py that has to grub at a nhort, burned out pnstnro from morning till night in order to keep alive; that cau find no shelter from the fierce heat of the mid day buu; that must cither perish or quench its thirst at a muJldy pool or foul tnnk; thnt is tormented by flies from daylight till dark, finding no rest except for a few hours at night. Looks After ths Swllr. Mrs. J. W. Wheeler, of Massachu setts, writes: Swill pails ara a nui sance in hot .weather, (prJhp.Vottr.nct o - -- "'."'. ' 1 i"l is. tivery iarmer may byoiu iuea swarming pests by having a small place screened oil, large enough tor tho pails and barrel for standing while mixing. Have this littlo room quite a distance from the kitchen, at the farthest end of tho bnildiugs if they be attached, and provido good ventilation by a screened window opposite the door, which should also be screened. Another holp is to scour aud scald the pails every few days during the hot test weather. It takes but a tew min ntos with a strong bristle brush, a handful of eoap aud plenty of hot water. Many a germ hides in the swill barrel or pail, but tho farmer seldom considers this uutil a fat hog dies on his hands aud then when it is boo lato he sees the necessity of clean liness. About Drlne Salting. There are at least two advantages in brine salting of butter in prefer ence to dry salting, ono is that there is little or no danger of oversalting, aud tho other is that tho risk of over working ia largely avoided. Rather more salt will be needed by brine salt ing than by dry Baiting. Use quite strong brine and let tho butter re main in the brine for some time, half an hour at least. No more salt will outer the globules of butter than is needed aud the overplus can be readi ly drained off. Very little working is needed; in fact, only the amount nec essary to work into a proper shape to send to market will bo necessary, and this avoids the necessity or risk of working the butter into a salty con dition in order to get the salt distri buted through the butter evenly. By this plan there will be no streaks to work out, time and labor is saved in handling and getting the butter ready for market, while there in littlo or no risk of the grain of the butter being ruined. A good per cent of butter sent to market is seriously injured by too much working, first to get the but termilk out aud to get the salt in. Working tho buttermilk out and brine salting largely does away with this, and secures a better quality of pro duct. Grange Bulletin. Animals Need Shade. All tho animal world, if it could, would choose the shade during the ex treme heat of summer days. The dog following Ins muster along the country road dips in the roadside pool, and the horse, if given the rein, will slow up to a walk under a refreshing bit of shade cast by a row of trees. . Is it any wonder, asks W. n. Gard ner in the Humane Journal, that the comfort-loving swino has tho cholera when we see them, by the hundred, iu greut fieldd with no bettor shade than u wire fence affords? It is not many years ago that a protni uent New York agriculturist a feeder aud fatteuer of cattle by pa.iturago cut down nil his shade trees because his scales told him tho cattle gaiued (tosh faster iu tho fields having uo shade. Tho cattle took too much com fort iu the shade, did not eat enough to fatten as fast us iu fields without suable. Wo believe this to be a luis- luKen tucory. llie more comfort an animal takes the fuster it will lay on ncsh. The cow having access to quiet shade gives the most milk of tho most health ful quulity. Tho horse loves shade us well as tho man, or the dog, or any other creature. Lot it not bo forgot ten thut wheu the suu's heat is op pressive to ono aniinul it is to all. Whou tho sun is a life-giving elixir to one it is likely to bo to all. It costs naught but euro and utteutiou. Pro tection should be the first fruit of civi lization. An Equentrluu 1'igiiiy. Whut professes to be the smallest recorded specimen of tho eqiiiue race is now ou view ut Miluu. It is tho property of tho Murcheso Curcuuo, a well-kuowu horse fancier of Lombardy, whoso four-iu-huudof Hhetluud ponies huvo been the admiration of his fellow citizens for some years past. The littlo creatine which the Marchese has succeeded iu rearing is said to stand only six hands, or twenty-four iuehes. Tho smallest Hhetluuds are seldom un der eight hands. Aud this pony is no less remarkable for its perfect sym metry than for its minute proportions. Tho proprietor has a great liking for miniature horses, contending that they Uo more work for their size than uu ordinary horse, uudeimsumo much less food. Tho four-iu-huud only costs him a tritlo over twelve cents a duv. A TEMPERANCE COLUMN. THE DRINK IN EVIL MADE MANIFEST MANY WAYS. Th llest Hnvrrajri Creatine; Appetite for Ntmtiff Drink ly tho I'm of Alcohol In Cookery ItnnUli All Atrohollc llcrer. es From the l'antry Its lreat langft You mny talk of drink delicious, Of diiunpnirnp ami nil tlmt, But a drink that's never vicious, And never shrinks your hat, Is wntcr, pure nnl spnrktlhK. .lust tiuMiliiiK from the spring, With no mm Its color lnrkliug, No poison and no etlug. You mny pruto of leer nnil whisky, Of brandy and ltlilno wine. Thnt will iimke the drunk nr J frisky, Hut water Is divine; It Is filled with henlth nnd profit For tlniso who drink It plain. And no sot mny vnlnly scoff It Who'd be a man npiln. Alcohol In Cooking. Wo wonder If we nre to auswer for all sins of thoughtlessness. If so, a Iiu-ko number of Christian people will find n long score nirulnst them for tempting peoplo who nro trying to reform, orforeronllni an appetite lor strong drink by iisIiik nlcoholio liquor? In their cooking. Wine snuees, brnndy mddltiK nnd elder-flavored mince pies invo been the stumblluB block over which mnny a man, trying to reform, has fnllen. A young man who had been a hard drink er, nud who hnd been tnken to his palatial homo dend drunk ninny a time, deslrou to reform nnd make something of his life. He signed tho pledge aud fought bravely to keep It. One day he snld to a friend. "I do not think I cuu remain at homo aud keep my pledge." his rrienu risked wny, nnu norepuou: "I enn make nivself go pnst saloons, I can remain nway from the club, but I must go to the dinner table nt home, and there often I find wlno nances; nnd the very smell of them stir up my old appetite so It seems as If T would go wild." The mother was told her son's tilnls, and replied, ns so niauy other women havo, "Oh, it's nil nonsense; a little wlue or brnndy In cooking can't hurt any ono; It's Just nu excuse." Wo know other men who have given up strong drink who never dnrod tnsto of a mluee pio or any kind of pudding uwny from homo, for fenr they would find some flavor of stroug drink thiit would make it a hard light for them to keep tho pledge. And yet women, when their atlentlon Is called. tO.these facts, will say, "Men havo no business to be so weak," and go on oooklng with the recipes themselves and keep recommending thein to their neigh bors, forgetting what tho lllblo says nbout mnklng one of these littlo one to offend. If some voleo or pen could only arouse these thoughtless women, and get them to banish wlno, brandy nnd elder from their pantries, it would hot only be a Meeslug to tho men who nro trying to reform, but would snvo so many others from forming an appetite for strong drink at thoir mother's tnblo. Golden Censor. Temperance Laws tn Germany. A considerable number of Oermnn towns and villages have for somo tlmn subjected their bibulous Inhabitants to tho regula tions of a modified prohibition law. This not only restricts tho time for the sale of all kinds of liquor und the hours of publlo restaurants nud places of amusemout, but exercises a sort of censorship over their visitors. Persons who neglect their fami lies on account Jof drinking, or who have been repeatedly brought before the magis trates as "drunk ami disorderly" ara de nied the privllego of procuring nloohollo beverages. A "drunkards' list," published periodically, exhibits their names and oc cupations, and copies of It are sent to local innkeepers and liquor dealers, who are lia ble to heavy lines if they sell liquor to those mentioned In .ho list, which is placed on the wall of the restaurants and hotels, and reads something like this: "To whom It mny concern. It Is not permitted to sell liquor to the following persons: Hani Bueffel, tailor; Teter Fnessehen, shoe maker; Fritz Hpundloeh, enrpeuter; Fraeu leln KlaraKlatsch, seamstress; Kunz Kater, laborer. Von blersteln. Mayor." A simple-minded servant girl recently thought the"luergerinelstur" included and refused to enter his service. Baltimore Bun. A Well-Kept IMarj. Not long ago, in Europe, a man died at the age of seventy-three, who began at the ugo of eighteen to keep a diary, which he ooutlnued to keep for fifty-two years. It Is now published and Is a most striking commentary on the life of a mere world ling. Ills life was not consecrated to a high ideal. In tho book he left ho states that In llfty-two years he had smoked 628, 715 cigars, of which ho had received 43,. 312 ns presents, while for the remaining 65,023 ho had paid about tlO.ISS. In fifty two yeass, according to his book-keeping, ho had drunk 2s,7st glasses of beer, aud 2(1, 05 glasses of spirits, fur which ho spent The diary closes with these words: "I have tried all tilings; I have seen niauy; I have accomplished nothing." A stronger sermou could not be preached than to put this testimony against that of the mission ary apostlu, Paul: "I havo fought a good light, I have finished my course, I havo kept tho faith: henceforth there Is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me nt that day" (U Tim. lv., 7, ). National Ad vocate. Iterngnlied l'rom the Beginning. The Illustrious scholar, Cornelius a La Pike, commenting ou tho first case ol druukeuuess related in tho Iliblo, rocordf nu ancient tradition which says that when Noah was preparing the wlue he mixed with it the blood of a lion, a fox, a hog and a sheep; aud tho old legend goes ou to tell that ever slnco that time tho drunkard bo always exhibited the malignity and ferocity of tho llou, tho cunning and duplicity of the fox, the sensuality aud grossuess of the hog, and the dullness, the stupidity aud the shexplshuess of the sheep, ho, from the beglnulug, drunkenness has been rocog uized us tho greut begetter of crime. Everybody's Enemy. Tho fact that some of the saloons In Han FraueUeo during tho progress of tho Chris tian lludcuvor cuuvoutluu were druped Id honor of the visitors and displayed the motto "Welcome C. K." would seem to indi cate that the saloons do not know yet who are their friends uud who their enemies, Against the saloon keeper us a mau no en mity is felt. But the saloou is everybody's enemy. Independent. Neither Food Nor Medicliie. Alcohol la neither food nor medicine. It does not supply, but diminishes vital force. It weakens the nerves and deadens tho sen sibilities, uud lessens the power of the sys tem to resist disease or to recover from its effects. The usu of ulcohol causes three fourths of all tho diseases of the world. Home Hoe tor. Literary Men on Alcoholic stimulants. John O. Nicolay, tho biographer, says: "I feel coiitldeut that my own literary work would receive detriment rutin r thuu help from the uso of wine to stimulate thought or writing." Uruest lugersoll, author of several works on travel, says: "I don't re member of ever havlug taken au alcohollo stiiuulunt to helpiue work." Thomus Dunn English, Kuglish poet uud magazine writer, suys: "I never used an uleoholie stiiuulunt for tho purpose iudicuted. Oood literary Work reoulres u eieur head." Ulehard Wiit sou Glider, poet, editor in chief of the Century Maga.iue, founder of tho Soelety of American Artists, says: "1 have never used wine us u mental help; I have seeu it do much harm when thus used." Teujperuuee Nws aud Notes. Alcohol adds nothing of Inventive quality to the liuiuuu uiiud. Its Hue U not cou utructiou, but destruction. Whisky in the Klondike region retails ut 1 adrtnk. This would otter somo ineu uu excellent opportunity to sober up. Aust'.u Dobsou, llritloh poet uud essayist, who lives iu Loudou, says, "I have boeu a water drinker for twenty yenrs uud belive myself to be the better for It." Well," suid Chappie, draining his glass, "the bottlu'a empty. It doesn't take me long to make u quart of champagne look silly." 'That's so," returuud llliuks. "Aud it doesn't take the quart long to reciprocate the attention, either " Made m Hood l'olnt. An old lawyer in Tarishnd instruct ed his client to weep every time he struck the desk with his hand, but forgot and struck the desk at the wrong moment. 8he promptly fell to sobbing and crying. "What is the matter with you?" nsked the Judge. "Well, he told me to cry as often ns he struck the tabic." "Gentlemen o! the jury," cried the nnabaBhed law yer, "let me ask you how you cau re concile tho idea of crime in connection with such coudor and simplicity?" L'lllustration. UnlMIng- a Itrblge In a Night. A steel bridgo, cantilever, 140 feet in span, to conueet the Rue Stephen son iu l'arin with tho Hue de la Cha pel le, will be put in place over the tracks of tho Nord Railroad in a single night, without using supports or inter fering with the trains. Lnmont Leavitt, tged twelve years, t Auburn, Me., weighs 203 pounds. At the age of seven he could easily lift his father, who weighs 145 pounds. Subterranean Lake Fonutt. A surprising discovery was niado ro jently on tho San Joaquin ranch, near Santa Ann, by workmen engaged in draining a section of peat land near the bog. It is nothing less thau a sub terranean lake of clear sulphur water, unlike the harsh alkali water which surrounds it, and apparently bound less in extent. A twenty-foot pole failed to reach bottom, and lateral measurements to determine tho area of the stream were unsuccessful. The water is not more than three feet from tho surface of the ground, and is still and quiet. The. workmen first discovered a sink hole a foot or bo in diameter, and were removing the grass and earth from tho spot when a drive of the spade into the hole let out a terriblo stream of water, which burst upon them nnd continued running for a considerable length of timo. Whon it ceased tho men found that the drained area where they had been working had sunk from six to ten inches for aieny rods arouud. They supposod at first tLat they hod struck an artesian flow, but the fact tlnrt the water ia standing perfectly still dis proved this, and they concluded that there must be a lake beueath the cov ering of peat. They sounded it iu every direction, but could find uo limit to the extent of the water. There has been at times much travel over that part of the ranch in which the lake is located, aud it seems strnnge that it should not havo been discovered be fore this time. Los Angeles (Cal.) Times. Very Fine Writing. A machine has been invented, which is composed of exquisitely graduated wheels, running a tiny diamond point at the end of au almost equally tiny arm, whereby one is able to write upon glass the whole of the Lord's prayer within a space which measured the two hundred and ninety-fourth part of an inch in length by the foul hundred and fortieth part of an inch in breadth or about the measurement of the dot over the letter "1" iu com mon print. With this machine any one who understood operating it could write the whole 3,5(10,480 letters of the Bible eight times over the space of nn inch a square inch. A specimen of this marvelous microscopic writing was enlarged by photography, and every letter and point wus perfect aud could be read with case. l'hiladolphia Record. Pneumatic Carpets to lessen the Noise. During tho summer mouths it is in tended to cover the corridors of tho War, State and Navy buildings with pneumatic carpets. The noise result ing from a constant tramping of feet ju the murblo iloors hus proved a sources of great annoyance to officials and employes. The marble is also peculiarly trying upon the feet und extremely treacherous to those who do not carefully watch their movements. Tho pneumatic carpets are soft and elastio and afford a sure footing. In warm weather they can be inflated with cold air, thereby materially re ducing the temperature of the build ing. Washington letter to the New York World. What IOO Will liny. 3 mos. course in Wood's New York School of Business and btlnrtltaud.Tuitlou.llnok, Hoard. The unlimited imsslbilltie of securlnn good positions. F. L. Wood, 6th Ave. sud 1-jlh Mrs. Christian French, of Moorestown, S. J., reached her 103d birthduy on a recent Huuduy, but being of (juuker blood, refused tooelebrute it until next duy. Try Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season )our feet feel swullenaiitl hot. Miel get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Alleu's b'oot-hasc. It co: l the feet and makes walking easy. (Turcs and prevents swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous uHts. Uelieves enrus a- d buubus ut all puiu nud gives re t and i-oiufnrt. Try it t'Mio. bold l.y all drugxibt anil shoe store for&',ccnt'. Trial package FliKK. Address, Ali en S. ( Ii mstkii. I.elloy, N. Y. If alHIc ted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at ic. per bottle. BUCKINGHAM'S DYE For the Whiskers, Mustache, and Eyebrows. In one preparation. Easy to apply at home. Colors brown or black. The Gentlemen's favorite, because satisfactory. B. i: Uau. a On., FroprlHon. Nuhua. N II Suld by U Dniiillita. DRUNK AltOb csa Is saved wllli- out tlielr KuowlMUgt, uy Aliti-jHK. ths Uiiirteltiut i'iii-h for lbs drui k liulit. Writs ltt-110 M Cle-luiett Co.. llroudwsy. N. V. Full Ihforniatn.u (I GANGER Fiilliliferuiatlou (In plain wrapper) limlli-d Ires. 0U BED AT H0M El ei,.i tii t..i Dr. J, B. tiAHniB auu , I'll Biilldmx. CliKlulmll, otuti. l n iA COC ( an be muiie norktnu lor us. ICIOidw I'urlKs pivlmrfl wlio eu gits rhH ffttn hire lii.urs.ILuueli.uiei -be prof- ttirlr whole lints II, lus uu--uie&. llHlly t-uipl' tl. Ouoii oiisiiins foi t-lty wni'i i, w J.E.OlrKiHlJ ell as eoiuitry uVutcis. , 11 sail Mum Utretil. Itieliiaouit.Va 13 HOW TO BUILD ask WILUAMI MFC CO, IAIAMAZ00. MICH- TilJ UritS Artist AiLt'it t AiLS ' PJ L i Beat e'ousu srup. Tusies Gul. Use F71 In nine. SoM b ill il.'Ki-itB. f VneaHheit a Mnntodon. John Sehnllio, a farmer, living near Swcot Springs, Mo., while digging out n spring on his form uncovered a mastodon at a depth of eight feet from ihe surface. Tho framo, tooth and Laws of the huge quadruped are well preserved and can be easily mounted. St. Louis llepublio. Largo quantities of salt nro produced innually by evaporating sea wntcr. fhis is the principal source of com mercial salt. A Clolden Floor. King Oeorgo II. was once invited out to dine with a wealthy and eccen tric old Duke, who possessed more money thou he very well knew what to do with. Upon this occasion, wish ing to impress His Majesty with the immensity his riches, he had the floor tf the diuing-hall paved from end to end with sovereigns, the head being up. Kncli coin was stuck in a mixture of lime, which soon dried, leaving tho precious "tile" securely fastened. It was with difllculty the King could be persuaded to set foot upon the golden floor. too lleward. 100. The rendermif till" paper will lie pleased to icnru thnt there Is Ht least, one dreaded fllsense Mint science hss been sblo to cure In all Its ftages. nnd that Is atnrrh. Unit's I aturrli ui-e Is the only positive cure known to the Inedlcnl fraternity. 1 atnrrh being a constitu tional disease, requires a constitutional trent nient. IinH't'nt4irrb nre Is taken Internally, oetlng directly on the bhssl sud mucous sur faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the pa tient strength by building up the constitution ml assisting unturo In doing Its work. The pn prietors nave so much fa th lu Its curative cowers that thoy otTcr One Hundi-ed Hollars for anv cttse tb.it It fulls to cure, fecud fur list af testimonials. Address F. ,1. 1'IIKKKV Af I n, Toledo, O. fold by Druggist. "V. Hull's Family 1'llls are the het. There ia Clasa of l'eople Who arc Injured by tho two of coffee, ltc cently thoro has been placed in all the grocery tores a new preparation called Graln-O, made of pure grnlns, thut takes tho placo of coffee. The most delicate stomach receive It without distress, and but few can tell it from coltce. It does not cost over otte-ijunrter as much. Children may drink it with great bonellt. IT, cts. and 25 ets- per package. Try IU Ask for Urulu-U. If You Cannot Get Ireydoppcl Soap of any denier In yonr town, write to tho manufacturer, nnd give the names of the storekeepers. Address William llreydoppel. tho urnctlcal soap-maker aud chemist, l'hlla- uhln, r.- Fits permanently cured, Nn fits nr nervous. ess after llrst iliiv n i suseofllr. Kllues (ireat Nerve ltostorcr. $Jtrinl bottle and trentlse free UU Arch St.,l'hlla.,l,a, Mrs. VInlow Soothing Kyrtip fnrchlldren lee th Ing, softens the gums, reduefng I nllaiunia- lion, allays pain, cure wimi colic. Mic.a bottle, Plso's Cure for Consumption has nn eimnl i a Cough medicine.- F. SI. Aiuiott, UM.-seu-a St., fluffnlo, S. Y., May , lslu. eon STANDARD OF TMf WOULD Not absolute certainty, for that isn't anywhere, but as near to it as possible. The Columbia of 1897 is the cuhninativc finish of an evolution of twenty years of best bicycle building. 1896 COLUMBIAS 1897 HARTFORDS 50 HARTFORDS Pat 2 ... . 45 HARTFORDS Pat 1 ... . 40 HARTFORDS POPE MANUFACTURING CO., Hartford, Conn. It Cohuailu ut art freatrly rcprcwotis la your tlclnllr. Id is know. p . Jl': A Southern former, whose home is somewhat in the backwoods, in an interview with a newspaper correspondent said: "I am 61 years old, and until 1 was nigh unto years old I was always well and peart, then for a long while I suf fered with indigestion and could not eat anything hardly at all. My daughter, who lives in the city, sent ins some of Ripans Tabules told me how to tak them, and they have completely cured me. I want you to tell everybody how I got cured, for it is a blessing to humanity." "Good Wives Crow Fair in the Light ol Their Works," Especially if They Uso JUST THE BOOK YOU VAMTri CONDEN8EO ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDCE, uu It treats uixiu uliout every lubjtct uudor tne tun. It contain. tM paguH, irulusely lllu.truted aud will be tent, poairjatd, for lUc tu aUmpa, postal uotu or allvor. Whou reading you doubt. ttor"ulUruA AN CNfiVnl flPPRIf. "J'o" uui uuderataud aud HII b II U I U iaiU La Li I if i wuku tlda book will clear up for you. It baa a com plete ludex, to lUat It may ba Tflrt a referred to canity. 1'ble IojU ia a rich uilue of valuable R II fi II II l lufuruiulion, presented tn au intaretiing luauuer, aud la Well won h to auy one niauy Uinea the tuuiU turn of FIFTY CENTS lli'U uk for It. A Miidy of (UU bo.lt will prove of liicaluuluMe beueilt to thoae wuom education baa beau ncglrcU'd, while the Volume will alao be fouud of great value to thoae who canuot readily comuuiu I the kuuwltde liny ban acguired. BOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE. 134 Leonard St.. N. Y. City. Iters on Tee. Live boos are sometimes shipped on ice so as to keep them dormant during the journey. This in particularly the case with bumblebees, which have boon taken to New Zealand, whero they nre useful lu fertilizing the red clover that has been introduced into the colony. Uoston Budget. In 181)0 tho averago mortality in Hungary was ns high as 8'2.5 per thou sand. In 1805 this had been reduced to 29.4. SUFFERING WOMEN - How Many of Thom Havo Qulotly Obtaluod Advioo That Mado Them Well My sister, it you find thnt In spite of following fuithfully your family doc tor's ndvicc, you nro not getting we41, why do you not try another course? Many nnd many a woman litis quietly written to Mr l'inkham, of Lynn, Mass., stilting her symptoms plainly aud clearly, and taken her advice, which wus promptly received. The follow ing letter is a pretty strong cun Grmation of our claims I " I hnd been bick for six months ; one doctor told me I would have to go to a hospital before I would get well. I had female troubles In their worst form, suffered untold ogouics every month my womb tipped hack to my buckbone, had heuacho, hysteria, fainting spells, itching, leu corrluca. "My feet nnd hands were cold all the time, my limbs were so weak thnt I could hardly walk around tho house; was troubled with numb spells. I have taken four bottles of Lyillu, E. rinkhum's Vegetablo Compound, ono bottle of her lllood l'uriflor, ono pack ngo of her Snnntivo Wash, and am cutlrely cured. I havo not hnd ono of those numb spells since. Can you wonder that I hing tho praises of a medicine that has cured mo of all theso ills vMks. Louisa 1'lace, 050 llel niout St., Urocktou, Muss. r- ADVERTISING IN THIS PAI-KlS l'AYS. Ntnu S3. SHREWD INVENTORS! "iSLTS ivittciit no iHy." 4tr, WtMlo tvituhtr jt'iit lm-iii-h. .mr ir. No rlnimi lir Hilvlrr. IHjliont rt'fi'rtm-Ti. Wrttt. u. WATSON K. (MILKMAN, NolMtoruf Patfiitii, tHfj F. Ht., W nMithpit.'ii, !. O. $75 TO ALL ALINE. $60 Pats. and 6 V
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