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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
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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-
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