Klephant'e KrTTiire on a Baker. Wliile a eircns tub parnilinp; on Tot tnbam roml In tlie outskirts of Lon don a baker pave one of the elephant n couple of loavpa of stale tirea1. A few nights after the elephant broke from its fastening in the town where the circus then was. got away from it keepers and made its way hack to the baker's shop, where it broke in the plate glass windows and ate up the bread exposed for sale. It then al lowed itself to be led quietly back to its stable. New York Hnn. rre.Ment Krnpipr'i lMetr. Bishop William Taylor (Methodist), who has just returned from Africa, called recently on l'resident Krneger. "I found the ruler of the lioer Repub lic,"' he says, "an exceedingly unas suming man. He heard with interest of the work that 1 as doing, and spoke very encoui aainaly to nie. He is an intensely religions man. He arises nt (5 o'clock in the morning to hold family prayers and preaches near ly every Sunday." A Flrkporket'e Rose. Lady Bulwer fat for her potrait in linth, and the artist was commenting on the beauty of the sitter's eyes, which, if contemporaneous evidence is worth anything, were indeed magnifi cent. That started Laudor on the subject of eyes. He insisted that green eyes were most "woonderful" he always pronounced the word with a donble o. In support of his argument he told the following story: "It so happened thntjwhen I was a young man at Venice I was standing in the doorway of the Cafe Florian one day, watching the pigeons on the Piazza San Slarco, when an old gentleman rushed up to me and said, 'Pardon me sir, but will you allow mo to look into your eyes? Ah, I thonpht so! Sir, yon have green eyes! I never saw bnt one pair before, and they belong ed to the late Empress Catherine of Russia; they were the most wonder fully beantifnl eyes in the world.' I have reason;" continued Mr Landor, "to remember this, for while the old gentleman was examining my eyes I had my pocket picked." Argonaut. No Klondike for Met Thus says E. Walters. Le Ilaysville, Tn., who sri'W (sworn to) 232 buhels 8alzer'9 corn pr nrr. Thnt means 25.200 tush!s on 100 B'Tes at 30- a bushel equals i7,5fi0. That Is better than a prospective jrolil mine. Snlzer pays t400 in roM tor best name for his 17-lneh corn and oats pro'Iitry. You can win. Seed potatoes 41.50 a libl. Kesd This Notice axd 10 Cts. is Stamps to John A. Salter Seed Co., La Crosse, Vv'is., and get free their seed catalogue, and 11 farm seed samples. Including above corn and oats, surely worth 10, to Ret a start. A. C. 1 The German navy has only been In exist ence half a century, tho first naval officer having been appointed lnlM7. State of Ohio, Citv or Toledo, i Ll'CAS Coi'NTV. ( m' Frank. l.C'iir.sKV nmkes oath that heir the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Ciip.nkv A CcihilliKbnsinewiintlieCityof Tolcdo.County and Stat aforesaid, and that an Id firm will iay the sum of okbhukiikkd iiom.ars for eaih and every rase of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh i-ke. Frank J. Chksev. Sworn to before me and subscribed in iny I - I presence, this lith dny of December, j bealV A. 1. livid. A. W. til.EASON. ' ."TCT K"larii lUilit. lull's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and srtsdlrcutly on the blood and mucous miff ace. of the system. Send for U'stimoniiils. free. , , . F. J. Cheney At Co., Toledo, O. Suld by Dmifuistn. "ic. Hall's Family I'ills are the best. Tho bonded debt of Nebraska It less than twenty-lour cents per capita. Aland lira. New Orleaun. This occasion attracts people from all parif of the I'uited States. The Southern Kailway as usual fnr the occasion, sells tickets at one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale Feb ruary into J Inclusive, good to return until March 5t h. The time between New York and 'New Orleans is :t hours. Double daily ser. vice. Vestllmled Limited leaves New York dally at p. in. Operated solid New York Jo New Orleans, witli DiuliiK and I'nllinan Drawinu ltoom Sleeping Car aud flrst-cla8 coach. The I'uited Slates Fast Mail leaves New York I2.m o'clock niKht, with turomrii l'nllmau Drawing Koom sleep li Cars, New York to New Orleans. For full particulars, rail on or address Alex. S. Thweatt, F.asteru rasKeuncr Aitenl. 271 Hrondway, New York. Missouri has tho greatest bodies of lead ore In the world. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous nessafter first day's use of Dr. Kline's (ireat Nerve Restorer, fcitrlal bottle and treat.lsef re Diu K. II. Kmwb. Ltd.. mi Arch St..Phllu.,Pa. There are sixty different kinds of wood grown In Arkansas. Chew Star Tobacco The Best. Smoke Sleife CiKarettes. The progress tn steam engineering coin mouood in 185U. I'lso's Cure Is a wonderful Couh medicine Mrs. W. Ph-kkht, Van Slclen aud Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. V., Oct. M, lstx. Over 60,000 oil wells have been sunk in the United States. Jack Frost Irritates sensitive skins. Uleun's Sulohur Soap overcomes the Irritation. Hill's Hair A Whisker Dye, black or brown, 50c. Nebraska has 3! Mnte banks and 113 na tional banks. Weak Stomach Indigestion Causes Spasms Hood's Sarsaporilla Cures. " I hove always been troubled with a weak stomaeh and hud spasms caused by Indigestion. I have taken several bottles of Hood's Siiisaparlllu and have not been bothered with spasms, aud I advlso anyone troubled with dyspepsia to tako Hood's HursHparilla." Mas. Uoutom, I'ruttsburK, New York. Itemember Hood's Sarsaparilla Isthe best In facttho OuoTrue Wood Purifier Hood's Pills cure uau sea, ilidiirestion. SSt: P.DTAT0E $1.50 Bbir jTkc "Kuril New-i orkrr " . . lscr'a t-mrlj JHUfMili s ylrlti vt iBm bwht-U arr sVvr Trto dirt ek . Uir irtat hred flwak, II Heird Miinilei, Wurlb s 1 O t ft alitrt, f If lc. pailaft. JUU A. bALYfcK nt i.U 4 O., Ll riM, Hit, .mrwlt ld POTATO ari-aaw la la. WECKTIES FOR EVERYBODY Z X W Mil) MMld U tlllli iT-Ht iie)l.,Kijk 1S.-I kiln, uiifH ur (.i-iif Mnt-n. j,. hi j, Hit! ..r lf vfutn. lOi'imi ! umil m' I ii rum .t 1 17 t iim A venu? . ew Yirk PATENTS WiitM.ii K.CfliiiHii, Att..rijt-ynt-I,aw and K. it,,r 4-f .Mint, fed J-' H ., S. W., aiinu't..n, 1. ' Hiliwt it-lei-fin t!t- in nil )ri .f lUu toiintrv Ladies Wanted. W"""" T(ITIItKI,l..r,i,ltl,i,l,.i house. Ivi iimiit ) i-l'li it Jir liiKlitli Mii.l nil e eiiM-s I t " A ' .. l.i.. ii.t Kl .. l tills.l. .ii. P fcNSIONS, HA! tN I S, CLAIMS, JOHN W MORRIS, WASHINGTON 0 a f rlbvliial fciiailuir U. S. r.B4Uia uVr, v w. v. w. . J Hg.uHui, m. M1IJ gJmf . LU-'itSi IrVfllrir Ail I , t t., C Itest l uiinti bruj. Tni. UuoO. Cm I in imip. hv ilriu.'k-ipii. 1! Animal-Cleaning Brush. Tn a recently patented animal-cleaning device, a circular brush is mounted ou a revolving shaft geared to two friction wheels, mounted on a yoke frame, the brush being rapidly re volved by drawing the friction wheels lightly over the body of the animal. Ifemlork Timber on the Farm. Tbo wiiler acquaintance tlie Inmlier bnyer or conatnuer baa with difforent varieties of wooJa with their pecu liarities of strength, durability, work able qualities, etc. the more econo mically he will bay. Having anch knowledge, he will find sometimes that the more costly article is really the cheaper, or he may find that the cheap articles may, for certain rea sons, be as satisfactory as the more expensive one with which he is ac quainted. To the farmer hemlock, which is a comparatively new material in the West, should appeal with special force because of its peculiar adaptability for certain classes of construction com bined with cheapness. It is actually better for some things than white pine, and yet can be had at much lower price. It is better for some things than yfcllow pine better, in fact, for corn-cribs than any other material. Hemlock has the advantage of being both strong and stiff; that is, it is capable of bearing a heavy strain and of not yielding to it until the breaking point is closely approached; therefore, for farming material it is unexcelled. For mnd-sills and in situations where it is subject to alterations of moisture and dryness hemlock is found ex tremely desirable. Therefore, to a large part of farm building construc tion it is peculiarly well adapted. In sections of Iowa where it has been thoroughly tried hemlock is given the preference for barn con struction. It is a little late in the season to talk about corn-crib material, and yet the attention of the farmers should be called to the fact, supported by mnch irrefutable evidence, that rats and mice will not attack hemlock, and so cribs built of it are rat and mouse proof, except as the rodents may find their way through openings into cribs. They will not make an opening, however, and this fact should commend it for this purpose to the farmers. The Lumberman. Fence Corner and Thickets. Fence corners that are allowed to grow up in dense brush and spront growth bespeak the lack of energy and push in the mau whose farm it is. At this time of the year such fence corners tuny be cut out aud made to look like the fence corners of the twentieth century farmer. Rail fences which run through dense wood are the hardest to keep clear of brush. When there is no snow on the ground two men with a brush scythe aud axes aud pitchfork cau dispose of the brush very speedily. Of course, this simply clears it away for a short season ; in the spring the young branches come out, and by fall make strong sprouts again. But the treatment has to be given each winter else the sprouts and brush will be more stubborn than at first. And on most farms there are several Biuall or perhaps large hol lows, on either side of which is a heavy growth of brush. Iu tho man ner above described this may be ex terminated. If the land near the hol low be rolling, and therefore liable to wash, the brush when cut should be piled iu the month of the ditch so as to catch the dirt aud trash that may be washed therein. This will in the course of a few years entirely fill up the ditch. If the sides of the hollow are not too uueveu, a plow may be used on them to good advantage in the spring. A new g round plow, with a sharp cutter at tached aud a steady team, should be used. Plow pretty deep, so as to root out the roots. After plowing give the ground a thorough harrowing with a large-tooth harrow. The "A" har row is what I use. The harrowing will get most of the roots near the surface and scatter them, after which gather them and put in'piles, nnd.wbeu dry set fire to them. This does the work admirably. A lasting carpet is made on the plowed surface by sow ing thereon in the spring a mixture of lawn grass seed, which, of course, is pretty well mixed with timothy seed. Each Bpring the sprouts have to be out. A few sheepwill cut them down and keep the buds nipped off. "Mis souri farmer, in the Kpitomiat. Bluing Hens and Young Cliickena. April and May are the best mouths for hatching and with the pen of one male aud a dozen hen?., which have been well cared for duriag the winter, you should be supplied with plenty of eggs by that time, which may be de pended upon to hutch a fair per cent, of strong chickens, writes Kugeue Randall. This is for the North, but at the Houth and West tho seunon is one to three mouths earlier. QTake a sitting beu to a new nest in uuy building nut previously occupied by poultry, place her upon a few nest ggs uutil you are mire she means business, theu give her Ihe eggs to hatch. During the period of incuba tion feed ou corn, giving free access to plenty of grit, i'revious to putting her on the eggs neo tlmt she is free from lice. There are four or rive kinds of lice. Two are found iu the poultry houses. What are termed mile are small gray lice that breed in tilth mid swarm all over the inside of the build ing. It it this Iuiiko that colli. els niauy a sitting hen to leave the nest before she has hutched a chick. Dur ing the day tlifl red spider louse muy be found on the underside of the roosting poles, aud iu any cracks. At night tlioy are sucking blood from the hens on the perches. It is this louse that causes lions to forsake their house for tho trees. These two kiiidn f lice my lie entirely exterminated, e'irat, keep the infested house very clean. Taint perches with kerosene oil. Keep them soaked with it so that no louse can live. Also put some oil on the woodwork of the nests ami all sup porta of the perches. With a force pump crnde carbolic acid diluted with hot water can be used. Spray the in side of the house as long as a live lonse can be fonnd. This is the cheap est aud best method. There are also two kinds of lice that remain on the hens. I call them head lice and body lice. The first, M the name indicates, ..re found on or near the head of the fowl. They are responsible for the death of many very small chicks. Later, the body lice also kill many young fowls. There are many ways of ridding sitting hens of lice. I use insect powder and car bolio sonp. First powder the hen thoroughly aud strew a handful of powder in the nest, then take the car bolic soap and wet her head and Deck with strong Buds. During the period of inenbation I make three applica tions, the last just before the eggs are due to batch. When the chicks are ready to be re moved from the nest, take them to a small yard and give them the liberty of the yard, cooping at night. Feed nothing dnring the first thirty-six hours. Dnring the first week, feed bread soaked in milk. Three feeds a day will do, bnt five are better if you are careful not to give more than they will eat up clean. Give water to drink from the first. The second and third weeks give bread made of corn meal two parts and shorts one part. After the third week the feed may be scalded instead of baked. Have the meal ground coarsely. It will not be so sticky and will mix more readily. After a few weeks cracked corn and wheat may be fed at night. When nearly half grown feed two parts of ground oats and corn, one pait wheat bran and one part corn meal mixed cold for morning feed. Give whole corn, cracked corn and wheat at night. Feed a little animal meal from the first, increasing it to a tenth part of the soft feed by the time the chicks are half grown. Give free access to ground rock at all times. Cockerels may be placed in a rnn by themselves if they become trouble some. Hell them - when they become fat. American Agriculturist. . THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI. Some Facts A boat tbe greatest lllver Syt tera In the World. How many Americans appreciate the grandeur of their country's geogra phy? How many know that there is no rivr system on earth which even dis tantly compares with that of the Miss issippi aud its tributaries? The census tell ns that these rivers, all flowing through one channel into the Gulf of Mexico, aggregate more than 100,000 miles iu length. The Ama zon, the Kilo, the Ganges and all the rst of the great river systems on earth put together scarcely approach this magnificent showing. Think of it! A steamboat leaving Pittsburg cau visit twenty-three States without passing through any artificial channel. 8he can go up the Allegheny aud Mouougahela, the Big Sandy, the Kentucky, the Wabash, the Tennessee and the Cumberland clear into Alabama before reaching the month of the Ohio. Below Cairo she cau traverse not only the Mississippi but the St. Fran cois, the Arkansas, the White, the Red, the Yazoo, the Tallahatchee, the Yalobusha, the Ouachita, the great bayous and all the tributaries of these streams. Above Cairo lie the Upper Missis sippi, the Illinois, the Missouri, the Yellowstone, the Platte, the Big Horn and a score of tributaries to all these. The supposititious steamboat can laud at 1050 towns aud cities on her way. These rivers drain an area of 1,683, 303 square miles, occupied by a popu lation of 2-4,298,332 in 1890. The commerce of this great river system was curried on in 1889 by 7453 vessels, with an aggregate tonnage of 3,393,379 and a value of 815,535,005. And so rich is that commerce that ils annual gross earnings exceed the total value of the craft engaged iu it by nearly a million dollars. It carries nearly eleven million passengers and uearly thirty-three million tons of freight per year. Aud this is ouly one of the great river systems of our country one of many ttiut include such mighty sys tems as that of the Yukon, that of the Columbia, that of the Colorado and thut of tho Alabama at Tombigbee. New York World. What lie aliould Do With Her. There is a certain Cleveluuder who hus won considerable fame and some wealth as an jxpert handler of horses. He is also Ine possessor of a pleas ant home, a charming wife and a bright three-year-old boy. The lat ter is the delight of his father's heart and the little fellow not only knows lots of horse talk, but takes a keen de light iu a mild attempt a', holding the reins over a speed trotter. The wee horseman has picked up the hubit of calling his parents by their first nutues, aud the way iu which he ut ters them is decidedly cunning. One duy not long ago his father came home in a hurry and found thut luncheoil wasn't ready. "Whu.', do you thiuk of that, my small man?" he cried as he tossed the three-yea--old iu the uir. "Here's papa come homo iu a terrible hurry und no luncheon ready. What ought we to do with such u uuughty mam mV" The little felln.s eyes sparkled. 'Trudo her oil', Clint, trade heron"!" he wiiouted. Cleveland l'luit; Dealer. Tba Romau Cutholic Cathedral now beinc- erected in Loudon will he 3t;o feet lung, 156 feet wide, and will have an ftrea of 55,000 -square feet. Its u uve w:U huvenu area of 14,000 suuure feet. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. A Manlrnre Arid. The best manienre acid is a tea spoonful of lemon juice iu a enp of tepid water. This not only whitens and removes all stains from the nails, bnt it loosens the cuticle mnch better than scissors do. A dash of lemon juice, too, in a glass of water is an ad mirable tooth wash after the nse of onions or anything that will affect the breath. New York Post. Home Made Lard. The economical housewife seldom bnys lard. All the nkiinniings from soup stock, the drippings from roasts and the trimmings from steaks and chops are saved aud clarified. Mutton fat, cooked or nncooked, if soaked in cold water tweuly-fonr hours, chang ing once or twice, and then cooked in water, putting a bit of sod.i as large as a pea to a quart of water, and fin ally strained, maybe nsed for pastry, ginger snaps and molasses cake. Ham fat maybe kept separate, clnr ified and put away to fry eggs in nnxl summer. In cooking or putting away fat, never nso earthen or grauiteware, but tin. To Kn.it a Kncklln rig. The animal should be cooked tlx same day as it is killed. To clenni put in cold water for a few minutes, next into hot, to scald, for the same length of time, then plnck ont all the hairs from tbe skin. This done, re move the entrails, clean the nose and ears and remove the fat at the first joint; stuff with forcemeat, and sew up the opening neat ly, Roast the pig before the fire, which must be a very clear one, and baste it thoroughly with butter as it is about ready to be taken off the spit. Then divido the animal down the back, and cnt off the head and divide that also. Take ont the brains from this and mix them, when chopped with the st tilling. Make a gravy of half a pint of stock, all the gravy that dripped from the pig when cooking, and one tablespoon of lemon juice. Heat this through and pour round the pig, which should be dished on a large very hot dish, with the portions of head placed at either end; apple sance is usually served with suckling pig. Housewife's Measure. Two tablespoonfuls of liquid weigh an ounce. Two heaping tablespoonfuls of pow dered Bngar weigh an ounce. Two rounded tablespoonfuls o) flour weigh an ounce. One heaping tablespoonfnl of gran nlated sugar weighs an ounce. One cupful of wet or dry material is half a pint. Two cupfuls of granulated sugar weigh a pound. One cupful of butter weighs half a pound. Twelve level tablespoonfuls of dry material are equal to eight that are heaped. Two ounces of nnmelted butter are as large as an egg of medium size. Four tablespoonfuls of liquid are equal to one wineglassful. (A sherry or claret glass is not a wineglass ordi narily alluded to in measurement.) Eggs ought to be weighed instead of counted for enstatch, cakes, pud dings, etc, because nine large, ten medium and twelve small ones weigh a pound without their shells. It eel pea. Brown Potato Monnd. Prepare mashed potato, seasoned well, press into a bowl, then turn on a pan; cover with melted butter, denting the top, brown in hot oven. Place in centei of platter aud arrange the chops around. Strew parsley over. Raised Muffins One pint of flour, one yeast cake dissoved in warm milk, one egg, one tablespoon melted but ter, one half teaspoon salt, warm milk for batter. Let rise Bix hours. Pout in muffin pan; let rise half an hour. Bake in quick oven twenty minutes. Turkey Soup Boil the bones o) the turkey for an hour iu water tc cover. Strain, add celery chopped fine. If the flavor of summer savory is liked, tie a small bit in thin muslin and let simmer. Season with bntter, salt and pepper; thicken with a little flour or cornstarch. Minced Lamb Cut bits of lcat lamb fine with a knife. Heat with butter, pepper, salt and water tc make moist; dredge a little flour over. Pile in a deep plate and surrouud with boiled rice, shaped smooth aud damp ened with melted butter. Brown on top grate and serve hot. Meat Cukes Ono heaping cup ol finely-chopped meat, of one or more kinds, one of chopped cold boiled potato, two rolled Boston crackers, one well beaten egg, pepper, salt and butter, milk to shape into cakes. Dip in beaten egg, then in fine cracker crumbs, and brown in hot fat. Orange Sorbet One pound granu lated sugar, the yellow rind of au orange, cover with water in a sauce pan aud boil five minutes. Strain ami boil to a thick syrup. When cold add one pint orange juice Uix medium sized will be required) uud tho juice of two lemons; freeze to a mush; serve iu glasses. Cofl'oe JellyOne half box of gela tiue, one cup cold wator, one cup grauuluted sugar, three cups very strong coffco. Souk the gelatine iu the water one-half hour, pour the boil ing hot coffee over, add the sugar, stir, strain into a mold, aud set neat ice. Sorve with thin, sweet cream and sugar or whipped cream. Meat Toast Dry slices of stale bread in oveu, then brown on toaster: butler and pour over while hot the prepared meat; one cup finely chopped cold Bteak or veal or roast, seasoned with suit and pepper. Heat quickly iu water; add cup of milk and table spoon of sweet butter rubbed in sea ut tublespoou flour. Cook thoroughly aud Berve at once. Lived l udel All the l-rrddenlv. On January ti Mrs. Kuthurino Snod grass, of Dunkirk, Ohio, celebrated her 102d birthday. She hus lived uu der every President of tho I'uited Stutes, hus not moved from her pres ent home in niiiety-oiie yours, uud is still able to visit her neighbors. l.arifF.I Mass of hull. The lurgest mass of pure salt iu the world is iu (iuliciu, Hungary, it is 550 miles long, twenty broud, uud 250 feet in thickness A TEMPERANCE COLUMN. THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST IN MANY WAYS. What Temparanre Brlnva Fledca the Votini-The MnndaT-Nrhonl an Efficient Instrument to Save Our Ynnth From the Awful Kvlls of Intemperance, More of food than wo can tell; More to buy with, more to sell; More of comfort, less of care; More to eat, and more to wear; Happier homes with faces brighter, Ml our burdens rendered lighter. Conscience clean and mind much stronger, holds much shorter, pursos longer; Hopes that drive away all sorrow, aud something lrdd up for to-m orrow. Pledge the Voting. The dangors which threaten our yonth cull for vigorous and earnest work to save them. In our large elites bovs between the agns of eight and fifteen are especially exposed to the temptations of drinking habits; arrests for drunkenness among thoso of tender years are becoming fre quent. More than onn-ilfth of the boys of tho nation are hastening with quick stops to (111 up the ranks of the perishing drunk ards. The hundreds of ragged youth In tho cities with the marks of tho curse now upon them appeal for help. nut how shall wo reach and prevent others from following In their path? Onr public school system olTers no solution for this problem. The fumllv relation, effoc tlve though It might bo, proves itself Inefficient to master the situation; for boys will use liquor for years without tho knowl edge of their parents, or with the consent of their example. In tho Hunday-school, however, may be found an efficient and powerful Instru mentality. Hera temperance may be pressed upon tho youngest consolonces with all the sacred force of religion added, tudend, If Ood's wcrd Is taught, if sin is condemned, and righteousness upheld, the prlnctplo of total abstinence will be in culcated, for how can a teacher with any conscience be content to point ont tha looatlons of cities and towns in Palestine, or tell tho deptln of the Dead Bea, and not declare the law of temperance and point out the pitfalls which are right about the young? Intemperance can be denounced ns a sin against Ood and man. As Hamiloar led young Hnnt.ibal to the altar, caused hlra to lay his chllo-bands upon the holy things, and swear t.int as longasho lived he would be the enomy of ltome, so the Babbath school teacher can pledge these youthful ones to eternal hatred of alcohollo drink. If the church is to win and keep the chil dren for Christ, this must be done. Tho church must get into close grip with the wolf In the shape of the liquor truffle If the lambs of the flock are to bo saved from destruction. The cause of fearful leakage in church membership andthe devil's great engine of the bodies and soul of countless thousands must Itself bedestroyed, andthe church must do it by temperance teaching In the Sabbath-school and pledging the young to total abstinence. If the fathers an 1 mothers of tho boys and girls of to-morrow, who are now in our Huhbath-schools, aro thus pledged, a race of children will be "well born" with healthy bodies and clean souls. National Temperance Advocate. Temperance a Physiological Necessity. In like manner the Influence of all drugs wblch affect the nervotif system must be in the direction of disintegration. The healthy mind stands in clear and normal relations with nature. It feels pain as pain. It foeli action as pleasure. The drug which con ceals pain or Rives false pleasure when pleasure does not exist, forces a lie upon the nervous system. The drug which dis poses to reverlo rather than to work, which makes ns feel well when we are not well, destroys the sanity of lite. All stlmalants, narcotics, tonics, which affect the nervous system la whatever way, reduce the truth fulness of sensation, thought, and action. Toward insanity all such influences lead; and theirelTect, slight though It be. Is ol the same nature as mania. The man who would see clearly, think truthfully, and act effectively, must avoid them all. Emer gency aside, ho can not safely force upon tils nervous system even the smallest false hood. And here lies the one great unans werable argument for total abstinence; not abstinence from alcohol alone, but from all nervo poisons and emotional excesses. ippleton's Popular Science Monthly. One of the Deadliest Evils. The use or misuse of alcoholic liquors It one of the deadliest evils of the times. Consumption In the I'nlted States in the fiscal year lh!6 was l,170,.S7t),4ts gallons, or 10.42 gallons per bead of the entire popula tion. One gallon per head yearly is of dis tilled spirits. In lMi3 tho quantity was seven and a half gallons per head. Four hundred thousand confirmed drunkards were In the land, and millions more were in the mak ing. English rumholea no longer advert 1st druukonuess for a penny, blind drunken ness for twopence and straw on which to sleep off debauch for nothing. Moral senti ment will not tolerate intoxication in good society, business circles or responsible posts of duty. "Not a tithe of intemper ance," Dr. Dnr-heter declare, "eilsta ai compared with II fty years and more ago." Nor Is it likely to devastate as wide an area In future. The nature of stlmalants and Irugs and their terrible effects upon body, oul, culture, social coudlilon and religion ire better understood than In the pant. Chicago lteeord. A Mau With a -Bias." Tbe full court of Victoria baa decided that a man with a "bias" aguinst tbe liquor traflic cannot kit on the I.icuusing Ilxucb. For tha same reason, then, we suppose thut a man with it "bins" agultist burglary or murder should not be allowed to alt in the Hupreme Court, aa the proceedings ol the HuprumeCourt should certainly be kept as free, from suspicion a the proceeding of the Licensing Court. But if the teetotaler Is barred from sit ting on the Llneiixiiig Hoard by roason ol his "liliis" ngniimt drink, must not thr drinker be barred by reason of his "bias' In Its favor, as a moment's reflection will show thut the, man who likes his liquor, aud tukns it every duy, whether be Is a Hu preme Court Judge, a Licensing magis trate, or an ordinary citizen, la noeesaarlly prejudiced iu Its favor. If thoso men with au opinion either fot or against the driuk are barred from sit ting on the bench, who then will occupy that seat? Idiots! Idiots only! National Advocate. Then and Now. For more than ton years Cambridge bat votel "no lleonso," so that there ure no open sitloous around Harvard. In tho llrsl yours of thu University, 00 yoara ago, whet money was scuroe, payment oftultlou wai allowed Iu produce, buar-skius un.l 11 v stock. A "rundlet of sack" (keg ol wlu; was good for n year's tuition. Tno tlmua huve certainly changed. An Injury und Detriment. Alcoholic Ktimuluuts are not ut all noces sary, but, on thu coutrary, are Injurloui uud u detriment to those undergoing great exposure or strain. Doctor Nausea, ou hli expedition to the North Pole, took no stim ulants with him. His testimony la thul "stimulants, with tho exception of obooo litto, which Is mild in its effeet und ut the sumo time nourishing, bring pructlcully nc nutritive substance Into the body, uud the energy which one obtains by their use at one moment uiust ba paid for by a corre sponding exhaurlloii ut tho next." One ol Ihe champion uycllst of Heotlunil said: "Only u tomperiito man can be a gooc racer. Anyone who uses brandy or whisky Is noon broken-winded or pulled." Temperance News and Notes. Ktroug drink Is bud for the health as Wei) as for the pocket. Every umn should shun llquor-drluking ui ho would taking ursoulu. Tho Uuud of Hope movement sturted nt Loeds, In England, In 1H17, has just cele brated Its Jubilee with eutliusiusm, uud carries thu mimes of three millions ou its rolls. The old E ugllsli custom of giving drink At Christinas to pohtmcn, porters, caluiieu, or eiiniieii.ete., h threatened by the Nu tional liritlsh Women's Temperance Asso. ciatloii, which hits insuod u circular remon strating ugiiiii.st beer, etc.. uud suggesting lliul u cup of warm cocoa, cofTou, or teu wovld luuke u safer substitute, Mnnllng Dmaeatle Dark. A baggageman on the Santa Fe, who runs into Kansas City from ont in the western part of Kansas, had lost lots of sleep. It is doubtful if he can ever catch np with it. He leaves Hutchin son at niKht and reaches Kansas City in the morning. Nearly every night he brings in his car two or three coops of live domestic, duck. During the night, when he has no baggage to de liver at small stations, it has been his habit and privilege to lie down on an improvised conoh and doze. With the advent of the duoks the dozing stopped. The almost constant quacking of the ducks, who could not understand their strange environment, would not per mit of sleep. For many nights, as he lay awake, he planned relief. He thought of strangling the ducks or chloroforming them. Hut neither expedient seemed good. One night a bright idea same, to hiin. After he had put it Into ex ecution the ducks were silent. The next night he had two ooops of unusually vociferous ducks. As soon as it came time for sleep he wrenched a slat from one of the coops, reached in aud pulled out duck. From bis pocket he took a small rubber band, which he slipped over the duck's bill just back of the nostrils. The duck tried to quack, but the rubber band, while it stretched a little, would not permit the duo;-, to open its bill far enough to use its tongue. Only a murmur came from it. One by one the ducks were muzzled, and the bag gageman rested comfortably. The commission men were surprised next morning when they received a lot of ducks with rubber bands around their bills, and when the bands were removed the shouts of protest from the ducks were deafening. Kansas City Star. A Universal Word, One of the first words that a baby says is mamma or mother, and it is not strange, therefore, to find it ono of the first and simpliest words iu every language. There 'is no word easier for a child to any than "ma" unless it be "pa." In Hebrew and Arabio mother is "em" and "am;" it is "mam" in Welah and "modor" in Anglo-Saxon. In other languages it is slightly differ ent, but near enough like our own word "mother" to make it au almost uuiversol word, so that a child orying in any language could be understood in almost any other language. Here are a few of the names: Madr In Terslan. Modor In Swedish. Matr in Sanscrit. Moder in Danish. Meter In Greek. Moeder In Dutch. Mater In Latin. Mutter in German. Madre In Italian. Mater in Russlrn. Mure tn French. Mnthair In Celtic. LtP Tr TT X sr tt TT TT AFTER 14 OF A The r coord Is unbroken. The record still goes on. ST. JACOBS OIL Is the Master Cure for RHEUMATISM. NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, LUMBAGO. FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE. CURES AND PREVENTS. Colds, Couehs, Sore Throat, Influenza, Bron chitis, Pneumonia, Swelling of the Joints, Lumbago, Inflammations, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Frostbites, Chilblains, Headache, Tooth ache, Asthma, DIFFICULT BREATHING. ClUtKB THE WOltST PAINH ill from ons to Iwenly minute. NOT ONE 1IOUK sfter rcanlnu tliln dv.rllaviuellt ueed anyolia HIH-KU WITH PAIN. linitwav'a Hrarir Hrllrf la Hurr Cure lor bvrrr I'n I a, Niiralna, llrulse a, Pains Iu Ilia Hark, Chen or l.lniba. Jt was tha p'lrsi anil Is ike Only PAIN ItK.llKIIV TliM ipit.ntly stop. th. mo.t excrnrlntlnR pains, alinvtutUiiiujatioii,aud cures CongeHtii.uii.wtie! her f tlie I.iiiik. Mtniij-tj. Bowel, or uttier glands or ui-K.ii. ty mi. application. 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Frmn thr Timrt, "me J'ntr, PI, A resident of Ibis town who has lost two children during the past six years, by io. lent deal hs has peon utterly prostrated br the shock, and serlonlv sicx as a result of it. One child fared ti was killed by a py. clone In 'CO while at school; another, thre year later was rnn over by a Burlington R. It. train. That griefs and misfortunes may so prey on the mind as to lead to serious phvoleal disorders has been well demon strated In th. case. As a result nf them, her health was shattered and she has been a constant sufferer since is). Her prlnei. pal trouble hns l,ecn neuralgia of thestom. ach which was very painful, and exhibited all the symptoms of ordinary neuralgia nervousness and Indignation. Physicians did hr no good whalerer. Hhn was dis couraged and ahandone I all hope of get ting well. Finally, howerer, a nertaln well known pill was recommended (pr will, lams' rink Pills for Tale People). Hhe supplied herself with a quantity of them and bad not taken them two weeks when she noticed a marked Improvement A Contlnnl .S'nfi rer. in her condition. Hhe continued tnklng tho pills until seven or eight boxes had been consumed and she considered herself entirely cured. Kho can now eat all kinds of food, which Is something she hns not been able to do for years. Hhe Is not trou bled In the least with nervousness as ahe was during tho time of her stomach troubles. Hhe Is now well and all because of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale l'oople a com plete cure has been mnde. It any ono would like to hear more of the details of hor suffering and relief gained by the use of Dr. Williams' rink rills for I'ale People they may be obtained prob ably, by writing tho Indy direct. Hhe Is one of our well known residents, Mrs. Ellon A. Odorklrk, Taw Paw, III. Tho Colonial Society has perfected the organization for Sending young German women to Damaraland with tbe view of marriage Florida. Florida literature secured free noon appli cation to.T. J. Farnsworth. Eist'n Pass. Ag't. Plant System, ail Hroadwny, N. Y. It Is stated that sharks havo now pene trated Into the Me llterrnnenn through the Hues Canal from the Hod Sea. To Cure A Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AU Druggists refnnd money If It falls to cure. Ma, Omaha claims to be the third largest packing centre In tho world. Mrs. Wlnslow's Hoothln-i Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma tion, allays pnln. cures wind colic, xiic.a bottle. There nre 9,000,000 acres of original forests In West Virginia. 1T TT 'i"1 "V3 vj-1 t " "W 0"J H h H H H H H H H H H NEARLY CEP FOR 14 CENTS We wish to csin U-0,000 new caav tnniers, and hone offer 1 Pk. lttDftf Us1nb. 303 1 Pk V'arlw Hnrina Turnin lAn " Umiusrck Un camber, 10c ' Ouetm Victoria Lettuce lio KluDtlfks M Ion. 16c Jumbo Giant Onion, lfo M brilliant If lower Oeedi, Uo TTeHli 1.00, for 14 eents. , Above 10 pkffs. worth $1.00, we will mail ynu five, together with oar great Plant and Haed Catalogue upon receipt of this notice and Doataee. We invite rour trad and know when you once try Halxer'a Leeedaroa will never net along with- 1 ont them. I'otaiore l S l.ou kitirtWitMtfw. Bbl. Catalog alone 6o. 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