H i ?. i j I ' .; t i j i :- : L 1 I : ! r . j i ; n f 'ill I I- : : t 1 ; v j 1 -f i I fishermen's Fancies. Singular superstitions existed among B3bermen in "olden times, tho most deeply seated of which were connected with lucky and unlucky days. Martin, in Lis "Account of the Western Isles of Scotland," published in 1716, says that the fishermen of the town of Barvac in the Isle or St. Lewis were in the habit of sending one of their numbers to cross lite river of Barvas early on May Day, be fore any women could be iikely to cross it. If the latter happened, they declared that it would hinder the sal mon from coming into the river all the year round. The fishermen among the Finns were careful not to be riotous on St. George's Day, believ ing that a tempest would follow the violation. The fishermen on the coasts of B.fitic never used their nets be tween All Saints' Day and St. Mar tin's Day. If they did so they would have a miserable catch for the rest of the year. St. l'eter was declared the sailors' patron, and on St. l'eter's Dav, June 25. the fishermen of Eng land "painted their boats, garlanded the masts, and sprinkled the bows with good liquor." The custom of setting nets on Christ mas Eve is still observed throughout Sweden. The fishermen of Orkney, on All-Hallow E'en, sprinkle what they call fore-spolen water over their boats and make the sign of the Cross upon them with tar. Among fishermen, Candlemas Day, the first Monday in April "the day on which Cain was born and Abel was slain"), the second Monday in August ("the day on which Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed"), and Eecember 31st ("the day upon which Judas was born"), were regarded as evil days. At l'restonpans it was so common to set sail for the fishing lo calities on Sundays that the clergymen of the town preached against it- The fishermen, to avoid auy evil conse quences, made rag-babies and burned them on the tops of their chimneys. In "Scarborough Folk-lore" it is stated that the Filey fishermen will not go to sea upon any day upon which they have seen or met a pig the first thing In the morning. In Forfarshire there are fishermen who will not put out to sea if a hare crosses their path while they are on the way to their boats. Among the fishermen of Grten ock an idea prevailed that if a fly fell into a glass when one of tha men was about to drink it, was an indisputable omen of good luck to him for the day. Before the Reformation it was usual for the priests of Yarmouth to bless the fishing boats once a year, and it was customary for the Protestant minister of the parish to preach an annual ser mon upon fishing. At l'eel, in the Isle of Man, there is a tradition that an old witch, after some rtnmmonr" nvor a haain of water. Dre- dieted that the herring fleet would not return. The prediction turned out true, and the Incensed people thrust her into a barrel lined with spikes, which they rolled down a steep hllL The latter was remarkable for its ver dure, but to this day no grass has grown upon the rath made by the barrel in its descent. The fishermen regarded the appear ance of certain birds as omens of good luck the English hailing the gannet, the Americans tho csprey, and the Korse Vikings the tern. Wilson makes allusion to the osprey in his "Fisher men's Hymn": The osprey sails above the souud. The geese are gone, the gulls are flying; The herring shoals swarm thick around, The nets are launched, the boats are plying. According to rome Norwegian writers, tie fishermen "often see large and frightful lobsters which they do not attack, the tips or their claws being a fathom asunder!" During the oyster dredging season, the fishermen keep up a wild, monotonous chant, which they assert charms the oysters into the dredge: The herring loves the merry moonlight, The mackerel loves the wind. But the oyster loves the dredger's song, For he comes of a gentle kind. Sir Geonre Grey in his "Polynesian Mythology" states that the New Zeal anders learned the art cf setting mack erel from the fairies. One of tie chiefs Cf the Maori race passed a spot where some people had been cleaning mack erel. "Spirits were at work here dur ing the night," was his mental com ment. "Bad they been men, some of the reeds and grasses which they sit upon in fielr canoes would be lying about." lie secreted himself near the place on the following night. The fairies began hauling in their nets dur ing the darkness, constantly calling out: The net herel The net there!" He mingled with them, and helped them. The first gleams of dawn revealed him to be a man, whereupon the spirits fled in great confusion, leaving their nets behind them. He studied the construc tion of the nets at his leisure, and taught the Maori race to make them. The Burmese fishermen erect a small shed, called a "uatsin," near their fishery, in which they every morning offer fruit, nee, eta, to a spirit whom they call Nat. An omission of the daily tribute would bring bad luck. "Fishermen," says Mr. Hunt, "dread to walk at night near those parts of the shore where there have been wrecks. The souls of the drowned sailors appear to haunt those spots, and the 'calling of the dead' has frequently been heard. I have been told that under certain cir cumstances, especially lefore the com ing of storms, or at certain seasons, but always at night, these callings are common." The Swedish anglers say, that if a woman strides the rod, no trout will be caught that day. They also consider it unlucky to turn the prow of a boat Up ward the shore. Tins found in church, and made into hooks, brought good luck; tackle, stolen from a friend or neighbor, brought better luck than that bought ;with money. A sneeze on the left side' of the boat Is a bad omeo; a sneeze on the right side of the boat, was a good omen. Children on board the vessel brought good luck; cats on board brought bad luck. Fishermen, while standing or walking, considered it un lucky to be numbered. To see the print of a flat foot in the sand was al most enough to dishearten them, and It was considered unlucky to sell the first fish for the day to the person with Broad thumbs. Wonderful stories having been told of the feats or savage in piercing armor, and trees several inches in diameter, Professor O. T. Mason of the Smith sonian Institution requests archery clubs to make careful experiments upon the distance of range, greatest distance of accurate projection, momentum at leaving the bow, and penetrating power into animals of arrows. The sea Is the tomb of moulds and of all serial germs. Near continents the land winds always drive before them an atmosphere laden with micro scopic life, but at fifty or seventy -five miles from the coast this impurity has disappeared, according to Messrs Mo reau and MiqueL Pestilential atmos pheres are rapidly purified by the sea, every expanse of water of a certain breadth thus forming an impassable ob stacle to the spread of epidemics. Sea winds sensibly cleanse the air of tho land over which they rass, this purifl cation being recognized in France as ftur as Paris, vij.:f'::f!-;r?a I'lnvj"''! THE EXCAVATION'S AT rOMTCTI liringifiK to Light a Beautiful Houso Uiscorcry of a Skeleton. It rcenia odd to speak or a dead city as a growing one. But that is exactly the case with Tompeii. There aie many cities in Italy that do not grow halt as fast as the one buried ly the ashes of Vesuvius 1300 years ago. A pt rsoa visiting it at intervals of a year uotices a marked enlargement of its boundaries. The Italians, you know, are Uie champion diggers. They make the shovel fly when they attack the grave of Fonipeii. We saw a gang of them at work there. A government overseer watched them like a hawk. He wanted to be sure that they pocketed no jewelry, coins, or objects of art or utility yielded by the excavations. The only produce of their tod in that line as we stood by was a bit of iron, which ti e guide called a hinge, and the frag ment of a small marble column. The abides busily plied were gradually bringing to light a beautiful house. The floors were mosaic, with simple but graceful designs in scroll pattern nearly as fresh of color as if laid yes terday. The walls bore frescoes of fainter tints grinning masks, fawns, cupids, birds, fish and fruit. It had evidently been the home of awell-to-do-ciiizc-n of Fompeii. The nervous move ments of the workmen betrayed their anx.ety. They were hoping at every moiueut to make a valuable "find." Perhaps tliey might hit upon a great iron chest, studded with round knobs like a boiler, and full of gold, money, or ornaments, or they might be startled by coming suddenly upon a skull or other human remains. In the latter event the work is suspended till a care ful inspection is made. Th raannnaihln and intelligent Mr- son in charge proceeds to ascertain if . 11 the dead rompenan uas leu, a moum vi himself or herself in the plastic ashes. Ir so, he prepares a mixture of plaster of Taris, breaks a hole in the crust, and slowly pours in the liquid till the mould is full. When it has hardened, the casting is tenderly removed. Lol there is a rough image, showing some poor rrr-fitnm in the aconies of death, prone ! tiiA fl.Mir furA downward. Tni mnat. lisnallv. were the Inhab itants of the doomed city caugni Dy me destroying angel. The skull, or leg. or arm, or whatever other part of the skeleton has not relapsed into its origi nal dust, may attach itself to the plas act. in tim irnner nlace. or may re quire to be joined on by a pardonable "restoration." in eitner case mo cuwi is thrilling its horrible reality. Nothing in painting or sculpture can shock the beholder more than these self -produced and truthful statues exhibited in the museum, which is the first and most interesting thing shown to visitors,. But, though neither gold nor silver, nor the minutest Bcrapof a skeleton, hinir eiw nf imnartance was unearthed for my benefit, I quitted the new excavations with reluctance to ex amine those parts of rompeli with which the world is already familiar through the medium of books and pic tures I found myself quite at home iu the bakery, the wine shop, at the oil merchant's, at the houses of l'ansa, oi Sallust, of the "Tragic Poet," and the lest. The high stepping-stones across the streets looked familiar, as if I had trodden them before. The deep rut cut by the carts as they groaned up thi hill, coming from the ancient Stabia, were like friendly landmarks. So fullj have art and literature made us ac quainted with this disinterred city. It may be true, as our guide insists, that the temples, forums, batlis, thea tres, and fine houses now above ground surpass anything of the kind that maj hereafter be discovered in Pompeii. But the Italian government is not dis losed to take that for granted. Liberal sums are yearly appropriated to pust on the work. It bears fruit. A new temple or amphitheatre may not be struck every year, but something ii constantly being turned np to instruct the world in the manners and custom! of the old Komans, so well reflected in the representative city of 1'ompelL Ol bronze or stone statues, household im plements, and tools of trades, the yield is immense and steady. These may be counted by the thousand in the splendid museum at Naples. One can see so cuny articles of luxury and use exactly similar to those he buys nowadays, that he is fain to pause and try to remembei n-lint lieaidoa the ataam encrine. the Pho tograph, and the electric telegraph wt moderns have Invented. There being no more room at Naples to store these treasures, the excess of them is huddled together In the court-yards and houses of Fompeii herself. It is estimated that at the present rate this mine ol antiquities will not be worked out la fifty years. The Biggest Fool. "Here's a good piece of advice," said Captain Quibley, putting aside a news paper and turning to his wife. "A paragraph here says that a man should never smoke a pipe while going down stairs. In case he should fall, he would be likely to drive the stem through the roof of his mouth and out at the top of his head." "I never heard of such a thing," re plied Mrs. Quibley. "It's not by any means improbable," rejoined the Captain. "There is oui old friend George Gaines, lie is a great smoker, you know." "Yes," with interest "Well, the other day I forgot to mention it, by the way he was coming down stairs and his foot slipped and down he went. He always smoked a long stem pipe, you know" "Great goodness. Captain!" "Yes, be had 8 passion for long stem pipes. One day while we were out hunting, he found a cane root about live feet long. He took it home with him and had it bored out. Beats any " "But when he fell did he drive it through his head?" "Ob, no. You see he had to stop smoking on account of his health, but I was going to say lor example " "Quibley, you are the biggest fool I ever saw. Uo on now and split up some wood. You onght to be ashamed of yourself to disappoint any one that way." Wood od is now made on a large scale in fcweden from the refuse of tim ber cuttings and forest cleanings, and from stumps and roots. Although it cannot well be burned in common lamps on account of the heavy propor tions of carbon it contains, it furnishes a satisfactory light in lamps especially made for it, and in its natural state is the cheapest of all illuminating oils. Thirty facteries produce about 40,000 liters of the oil daily. Turpentine, creosote, accuc acid, charcoal, coal-tar oils and other useful substances are also obtained from the same materials as is the wood oil. A nec time-a stern has been pro posed by Professor Lindon. The new system is on! the decimal plan, and provides that the present day of twenty-four hours be divided into ten divisions, so that each hour would cor respond to two hours and twenty-four minutes; this hour would again be di vided into 100 divisons, called minutes if necessary, each hour on the new system thus corresponding to 144 min utes; again, this new minute division to be subdivided for accurate measure ment into 100 divisions, called seconds. The advantages arising from such a system; as enumerated, are the aboli tion of the so-called "A. M." and "P. M.," as ha already been accomplished by the twenty-four hour system. .-.i...i,r.r. i-.n.is.hnsn.-s.iTm m ... .' FARU NOTE It is stated that Amsrican Lorse breeders have taken the very cream of English horses out of the country. Not only has there been a lack of good stal lions, but of brood mares as well. All the British breeds of horses, cattle or sheep appear to take on fresh vigor and size and reach their highest state of per fection at the hands of American breed ers. England must soon look to Amer ica, not only for work horses, but for breeding stock as welL The best Scotch married shepherds receive as yearly wages about $125 in money, 600 pounds or oatmeai, potatoes, i cow's keep and a free house and gar den. In many localities the "pack" system of paying wages still exists. Under this system the shepherd is per mitted to raise a small flock of sheep of Ins own and find his wages in the pro fits derived from his sheep. These small flocks are generally about eight per cent. Df those herded for the owner of the es tate. The beat familv cow Is. beyond ques- ion, either a pure-bred Jersey or a good riadeof the Jersey cross. No other :ow returns so much butter from the lame quantity of food as the Jersey, nor s there any better cow for a South ern climate, as Arkansas. But in pur- :hasing such cows it would be wise to i void paying a high price for a mere jedigree or for anything but butter jroJuct, and for any use but breeding a ihrce-quarter grade would be probably is good a butter-producer as apure ored at five times the cost. Bloat In calves Is really an acute ittack of indigestion, which often proves fatal almost immediately. Taken in time it may bo relieved by a teaspoon "ul each of baking soda and ground gin ict dissolved in a quarter-pint of boil ing water and poured down the calf's .trout. To do this a long-necked bot .la may be used. Hub the stomach tiriskly, and make the calf move about, if possible, to get rid of the wind. Some varieties or pear are very liable :j overbear. The Seckel Is one of these, ind as usually grown, the fruit is too small to be salable. The Duchess De Angouleme is another variety which should be thinned when in blossom or soon after. It Bhould grow to large size, as only thus is its fine flavor de veloped. A small, imperfect Duchess is poor eating. Overbearing is often a :ause of blight in pears. It is the for mation or seeds thatmost exhausts vi tality, and therefore thinning should bo iloue early. One fruit to aeluster of biossoms is enough, and the crop will be worth more than U more were allow ed to grow. A writer says: "Milk varies very mujh in its quality for butter-making. The creameries make a pound or but ter from thirty pounds or fourteen quarts of milk, but they do not skim it closely. A fair ordinary quality oi milk will make a pound of butterforeach twelvequarts. The best I have beard oris apound of butterto four quarts, but that is an extraordinary cow. A good cow should make a pound of butter from seven quarts. A horse even more than a hog, is liable to be overfed. With food before it all the time, it will keep picking it over and grow poor, with its box al ways partly filled. It is an excellent plan to find how much horses really re quire, and then feed them just so much and no more. Do not be alarmed' if everything Is eaten clean In the morn ing. That Is the way it should be, yet always taking care to give enough. California crape growers have found that In smoking for frost, as in sulphuring for mildew it pays to get iu the remedy ahead of the disease. Ou frosty nights bonfires of any material that will make a dense, heavy, clingintt smoke are ma ie 3J to 40 feet apart throughout the vineyards. It wai thought at first that.it was only neces sary to build these fires just before the sun came up. Now they are kept burn ing all night All sickness In hogs comes from a di:teased or disordered stomach. A hog never gets sick if its bowels are in good condition. This should always be kept in view la feeding, and a heating or constipating diet like corn should be judiciously mixed or varied with food of a different character. Pumpkins are excellent for this purpose. Their effect on the bowels and general health of hogs Is highly beneficial. The striped melon bug may be driven away and kept away by sprink ling the plants with water with which a liberal quantity of fresh cow manure has been stirred. Use a whisk broom or something of the kind and don't be afraid of apply In? too much, ltepeat after every shower. Ax American writer suggests taxing bulls a; ?o much per head, and says the effect would be to kill off all the scrubs whose only service is to get cows with calf when the stock is n.t worth rais in, and which thus do great injury to stock interest A DAiiiTMAK near Nashville states that one of his Jersey cows gives milk so rich that it is nearly ail cream, and that if the cream is allowed to stand twelve hours the butter can be produc ed by working the cream with a knife, rneuomenal, if true. Evert farmer should have a big patch of ruta-bagas or Swedes. They can be put in any time in June and a big crop be had. They are good for the cattle, hogs and sheep. They re quire but little work when the land Is well prepared and enriched. The roof is the most important part of a pig-stye, as indeed it is of all build ings for sheltering stock. The floor of a pig-pen may be earth with a little straw. In fact, many farmers object to board or plank floors, which form haibors for rats and other vermin. But the roof must be waterproof. Separated early and raised up by themselves, pullets are worth at least a quarter more for use than if allowed to run with a lot of cockerels. In the large, late-matunng breeds the evil Is less, though even with them the prac tice of keeping them separate Is most profitable. The principle of telescopes was de scribed by Roger Bacon about 1250, and Leonard Digges, who died about 1573, arranged glasses so that he could see very distant objects. Galileo con structed telescopes In 1609, and dis covered Japiter's satellites in 1010. The Pall Mall Gazette says the latest victory m the long-drawn match between the gun and the armcr plate has been scored in lavor or the armor. At Spezzla a German chilled steel armor plate, 5 feet 9 inches in thick ness, weighing 100 tons, was fixed against the face of the cliff and bat tered with chilled shot from a 100-ton gun. A thunderbolt weighing nearly ton was hurled against the face of the plate by the explosion of 750-weight of powder, without producing more than a slight indentation and some trifling cracks. Three shots failed to make any serious impression on the plate, which lias thus come off victor in the strug gle. It would seem that no shot yet invented would go through six feet of chilled steel UOUSEHOXJX Con?; Starch. Two cups of sugar. oue cup of butter, one cup of milk, one cup of corn starch, mix well with the flour, of which take two cup3, whites of 3ix eggs and two teaspoonfuls of taking soda. T.truiTv Jitk-k and rind add snch tn ire rrp.im that the QUantltV of cream used in the regular recipe may be considerably lessenea Dy tuning milk insteud, if this flavoring is used. Mmn intT'n Mklan-oe. rare and cut a rii e pineapple into half-inch bits; nam nml slinn rind bananas. Fill a Class dish with alternate layers of the fruits, strewing eacn witn sugar, me acid of the pineapple gives piquancy to the somewhat flat sweetness of the banana. The combination is singularly pleasant Pass cake with it Ttnmr.vrn PfiTATflEa. Slice Cold. boiled potatoes lengthwise In rather thick pieces and broil browa on a but tered griddle. Butter all over, salt and rKrn?r and serve verv hot. A still nicer way of dressing them is to beat up a spoonful or butter into cream wiui as much minced parsley, and after salting and peppering the potato to rub a little of this sauce on each slice. llvr t 'a trirtri-Q in KooUEFORT Jhf.ese. Those who have fallen into the habit of having crackers set in the men for a fpw minutes before tliev are brought to the table can testify to the diuerence between uie crisp appeuzuis n.ov lwnmA hv tlila tirocess and the tough tastelessness of the cld ones. It ... - I n.lnTmnn gt ia vy such aiici3uaivo loimuuiu v. immelv f:irt that the wise house wife Tn- creases the attractiveness without add ing to the expenses or her tame. Beef fritters. Cut slices of un derdone beef into oblongs three inches lone by halt the width; squeeze hail a teaipoonful of lemon juice over each, pepper and rlt, then spnnKie iigntiy with nutmez. Have ready a batter made by beating two eggs light, with half a cup of milk and the same quan tity or prepared Hour sal tea. uip eacn "collop" or beef In thU and fry to a good brown in boiling dripping. A Virginia Gixoer Bread. The best things, are not always the most expensive. Here is a ginger bread that is liard to improve on. Two ouarts of flour, one teacup oi sugar, one pint of molasses, half a pound of lard, four tablespoonfuls of ground ginger, one tablespoonf ul of ground cloves and one teaspoonful of salt The dough should be just as stiff as it can be to handle well, and rolled out to wafer-like thinness. Cut with a plain rouch biscuit cutter; stick as you do biscuits, and bake In a very quick oven. HOW TO KNIT A HAMMOCK. Take two large sized wooden needles and three large balls of nine-threaded fine cord, and cast on twenty-five stitches and knit in plain garter stitch, -or if preferred in brische stitch, one itnp of Ave feet in length, and bind it jff loosely. Knit three more of these itrlps, and put then together with :oarse red yarn as Afghan strips are put together. ooden bows can bi r.utchased ready-made, or any carpen ter can make them. Attach the ham mock to them by netting the cord over ;hem, or by putting it through the Knittlns over the pieces of wood. A fringe can be knotted into the edges or the hammock, which also can be made more ornamental by knitting In colored cords in stripes with the white cord. Salmon Socp. There Is no more ielicute and delicious soup than one made of salmon, and it is much less trouble to ureoare than soup ot green turtle. A pound of fresh salmon should be thoroughly cleansed In salted water. Cover it with bollinz water, and add a half teaspoonful of salt Let it bcil nntil it breaks in bits; remove from the water, and separate from bones and skin; then rub the fish through a sieve with a wooden spoon. Put over the fire a quart of milk diluted with one quart of boiling water; stir into this two tablespoonsf uls of butter and the same of flour, which have been beaten smoothly together. Season with salt, cayenne and nutmeg; add the salmon, let it boil up once and serve. Old dresses can be retrimmed so as to chance their appearance entirely, by the use of embroidered p1nels,or beaded aprons, or shells of lace gathered into panels, and interspersed with ribbon bows, or rosettes of velvet ribtku, either of black or bright colors. For the basques, beaded plastrons, or vests, and collars and cuffs richly beaded, are much ia use. Or edge lace is fulled slightly, and gathered in shells down each side of the buttons of the dress, from the shoulders to the waist Hue. Dresses made wholly of piece lace, or of lace and surah, satin or velvet are very stylish, and those that were worn last year, can be so re-trimmed that they will appear quite fresh and now by the aid of beaded passementeries, rib bons or rosettes. Ribbons of sal I a or moire, gauze, or velvet can be employed to decorate lace and silk dresses. Tney are arranged with ends of a yard or a little less In length, and long loops are placed over the ends, and then they are sewed high on the left hip, over the pleats that catch up the drapery there. Long loops and ends are also placed be low the bust on the basque, and fall down the front of the dress. Blackuerry Acid. Instead of raspberry vinegar the following makes au agreeable variety: Put twelve pounds of blackberries in a bowl and cover them with two quarts of water previously acidulated with five ounces or tartaric acid. Let it stand for forty eight hours, then strain it taking care not to bruise the fruit To each pint of juice and one pound of powdered loaf sugar; stir until it Is dissolved. Let it stand for a few days longer in the bowl, covered with mosquito net ting, to keep out insects. Then bottle, instead of corking at first, tie a bit of thin muslin over the mouth.in case any fermentation should occur. In a week or ten days it will be secure and the bottles may then be corked. Notice that this is a cold pr jcess throughout, and the bottles, when put away, are to to be kept erect Do not use any tin vessel in making this drink, and do all the stirring with a wooden spoon. Any berry or small fruit will yield up Its juices in the same manner; and will make bright refreshing drinks. Jel lies and flavoring are also made from these preparations. Raspberry acid, made in the same way. Is preferred by many to raspberry vinegar, as it is not always easy to cet the vinegar pure enough for this drink. Few persons, perhaps, are aware that (hey possess a pair of harps. They are called the organ of Corti, after their discoverer, and are located in the ear. They are estimated to have 6700 strings, being of course, microscopic, and varying in length from 1-500 to 1-200 of an inch. If you bold a prop erly tuned violin near a piano, when the E string is struck the E violin string will vibrate and sound too; so with all the rest Now, the 8700 strings of the human ear harp have such a wide compass that any appreciable sound in the universe has the corres ponding tone string, and the sound Is conveyed through the connect filament to the auditory nerve, thence to the sensorium, and thus a knowledge of the sound ia received by the mlad, AS EMPEROR'S MODES OF LIFE. Kaiser William's Ways at HomeAt the Opera Reception. Emperor William docs not smoke n r take an uftV Neither does he wear spec tacles. When reading or writing he uses an eyeglass, although he does not wish to admit that his sight is growing weak. His majesty sleeps as soundly as the healthiest of youths, and never takes a rest during the course of the day. He also receives standing op in his salon, after having changed his old uniform for a more correct one. Should he receive a prince who has conferred on him the purely honorary command of a regiment that bears his name, his majesty always wears the uniform of that particular regiment In this resj'ct there is never the slightest derogation from the rigid r.iia nf etlnnptiiv Hence his maiestv Ivjli frequently to change his uniform three or rour times witnin an nour oi two. Tho .miurfir wo nlwavs distin guished for his excellent courtesy and gallantry. And now, aunoujjn ueanj 90 years of age, he bestows on the empress the most delicate attentions. He loves to go and spend an hour at the opera, which Is quite near, but he never disposes of his time during the evenings without first consulting the empress. Every evening they take tea together, and the tmperor is never absent himself without having first acquainted the empress of his Inten tion and receiving her permission. It Is during dinner, which takes place at six o'clock, that his majesty decides as to bow he shall tpend the evening. These dinners are ot the simplest kind, never more than three courses, and the repast rarely lasts more than half an hour. When the emperor receives permis sion to pass the evening in his own way, he may oe seen at uie opera, not in the grand reception box, which nn-nn'u all tim centra nf the halL but hi an avant-scene of Uie first story. where, near the actors, ue can see better and can catch every word. Tha nfnVinl Knr l filled with chamber lains In grand tenue, officers in brilliant uniforms, and ladies or the paiace in gorgeous toilet, while the emperor him- olf In hfa nlnln uniform. Imvi and smiles at the aristocratic ladies and distinguished dames in the body of the . ll'i . I . i . V. . nouse. it uen me piaj is uvei, wunu it cpnprullv a llttln after nine o'clock. his majesty returns to the palace; he taxes a cup or tea, and at ten o ciock, if more Important receptions do not re tain him in tlin nnnrtments of tha em press, be retires to rest like a simple workman, satisued witn uis aays ton, and ready to resume it again ou the following morning. ra cy Smith, writing on the liability of trees to be struck by lightning says: "The suggestion that oak trees are struck because they contain iron is both erroneous and absurd. If oak did contain iron it would in all probability increase its conducting power and act as a pre ventive, if oak contained an estima ble quantity of that metal the wood would turn black on exposure to the air on account of the tannin which is present The blackening may be seen surrounding tho iron nails in any oak fence. The contour of the ground. nature of the soil, and the presence or absence of water have more influence in decldiug the locality of an electric discharge than the height of a tree. Add to this the difference in conducta bility between various woods, and we have at once an explanation of the ap parent peculiarity ot tall trees escaping unharmed while shorter trees are de stroyed." Importanb When tut Tllt or wre New Tort City, un tMFRaroxprraaKreuKl (8 curtacollir. mn4ivp Orand I'uJoo Uwtel, opporflU Urao-1 C 111 Utpok u titgun ramu, flttej up it font tt em Kliiloa oollvt, 11 n4 upward per 07. Enropran PUn. ETtor. Kutwraa; (nrpllru with ttta brs. Hun cm, turo au I t.nmte I railroad to au depot. Famile can an ltiT for lea money at the urand I oloa Uout Uii.li at aor OUer orabclaaa kotal In Uie cur. Encourage loads In your hot-bed and garden. They will destroy more than their weight in Insect pests. Every artist should love his swev't 'art If joa hare a Cold, Conga (Jrj.hacklng) Croop, t'antered-throat, Caiano Dropping causing c-wfB Dr. KUmer'i Initio Cough Care (Vn MU'uptlon (H!) will rvUeve lartaatlj he a: and carta. Price SSj, SJe an 1 SUM, The silent voter does the most effec tive shouting. ire Indians have at last made a rapid and gigantic stride towards civil ization. They advocate the use of Car- boiliie, the great l'etroleum Hair pro ducer; It gives them an additional chance to collect scalps. There is a destiny which shape) our ends. Hood's Saraparilla at characterized br three peculiarities: he, the ctnibbiation of remedial ageota. Id, the i-roporaoc B-l, the prutrss of securing the retire medicinal qualities. The re. suit la a medicine of unumal strength, elT.-tttittj cures hluerto nnKnown. Vanity Is too often fed by the fruit of dishonor. Frasar Axla Oraaaa. Tha Frazer Axle Grease received niedaU at the Centennial, North Carolina State Fair, Paris Exposition, American Insti tute. New York, and other. My dear," said the editor's wife to her husband, bere is a paper with a depaitment headed 'Woman's Talk.' Why don't you have such a department for your paper?" "1 would gladly make such a department, my love," answered the editor, "but my pajer Is not large, and I must have a little space in which to give the news." The reformed inebriate Is the real economist A New York Hotel. Heretofore when visiting New York w have always etoppad at a down-town hotel; hut this tiuie.for a change, thought we would try an nn-town nouse, and put np at the Grand Union, corner of Fourth avenue and Forty-second street. It ia needless to say that hereafter we will take no more down-town hotels in oars wben stopping in New York, as wa have found it much p'easantcr and agreeable stopping op town. Tha Grand Union, which ia ran on the European plan, with prices to an all sized purees having room raniiing from (LOO a day up is a model house, every department being firat clasj. Iloilde being just across from the Grand Central depot, street cars, omnibuses and elevated railway run directly pastth boose, enabling guests to take either of the three from any part of the city. To those who ha ve made a practice of stoppi n g ilow n town when in New York, we would say, try the Grand Union, and if you don't Hud Mr. Garrison, the manager, a model land lord, running a model hotel at popular prices, yon will be nnable to find anch in the land. Railroad Record, Atlanta, Go. People care little for that which costs nothing. FITS: An Fits stopped free. Tre.itlse and Mtrtal bottle of br. Klroe'i Ureal Nerre Keatorer free to i U casea, bend u Dr. hiina.SOl Area St. rtula Pa, The champagne of youth produces the real pain of age. St. Bernard Vegetable Pills. v Wamuhtfd PrmriaT VsMmBiA ' Tbe btwt cure for Ltvr vui Uih'Mt t- CODlpiaiDM, IXMUVeUtt, tatWOftCQ, Lixzui-! q4 lvtHpjiv. K Blood Jtiriner and iiru. tfMici'i j tnr bar do aguM. lamti I aliot iM be without brn of tb 1 no cent ml ua M cants at UnunrMM m? f tt bamuiea scat rut. ArrH CO.(ialsriNraL.as 'sc MOiXAftDX-t - Ju.&iU,. a.,hahKg8i -mui ju mvnMmwa.mmiwiumtiMHM Scrofula rrobably no form of disease is so (rcntrally dis tributed among oar whole population as scrofula. Almost eTery Indlrldnal has this latent poison conning his veins. The terrible sufferiniis an dared by those afflicted with serorakms sores cannot be ondarstood by other, and their zraU tnda on finding a remedy that cores them, aston ishes weU person. The wonderful power of Hood's Sarsaparilla In eradicating OYery to ef Scrofula has been so clearly and fully demonstrated at It leare no donbt that it Is the greatest medical dlscorery of this gaaeratlon. ' It la made by C. a. HOOD CO, Lowell, Mass., sad is sold by aU druggists. IOO Doses One Dollar .t ivnrnsn " ald a "Wisconsin traveler, emerging from the dining-room after a long and fruitless struagle to "Landlord, there's one thing you have here that's as good as the Falmer House, cnicsgo. I am very glad to piease you, sir. What is it?" "Thesalt." Advice to CvnsamptiTSS. On the annearance of the first symptoms, as general debility. loss of appetite, pallor, chilly sensations, followed by night-sweats and cough, prompt measures of relief should be taken. Consumption is scrofu lous disease of the lungs; therefore) use the great anti-scrofulous or blood-purifier and strength-restorer, Dr. Pierce" "Golden Medical Discovery. Superior to cod BVer oil as a nutritive, and unsurpassed as a pectoral. For weak lunss, spuung oi blood, and kindred affections it has no equal. Sold by druggists. For Dr. fierce s treatise on consumption, kui iv cents in stamps. World"s Dispensary Med ical Association, CG3 Main Street, liullalo, N. Y. In the temple of life, honesty is the beat parlor C. The UUloua. dyspeptic, constipate. I, should address. with 10 cents In stamps lor treatise, norm Dispensary Medical Association, uo3 Main Street. Buffalo, N. Y. Great losses ennoble the character. Too tii fat Indalsence in pernicious practices pursued in solitude, Is a most startlinz cause of nervous ami general debility, lack of self-conttdenca and will power. Impaired memory, oeapouu ancy, and other attendants of wrecked man hood. Sufferers should address, with 10 cents In stamps, for large illustrated trea tise, pointing out untailing means ot per fect cure. World's Dispensary Medical As sociation, GOV) Main Street, liurUlo, N. Y. FACETL.E. Tiieue is a man In Austin who never uses plain language, lie never calls a spade a spade, but "that sharp Instru ment with which the sturdy granger lays open the bosom of our mother earth." lie always calls a cat a feline, a dog a canine, etc. One morning our friend went up to a policeman, who thinks he knows everything and said: I say, I am worried to death by fe lines; couldn't sleep a wink last night." The policeman didn't like to admit that he didn't know what felines were, so he scratched his head and replied as if be knew precisely what wa3 the mat ter: "it is sorry to hear It that I am, for it is a thrubleoome complaint." "I thought you being a policeman, knew some remedy for these accursed felines. They worry a man to death at nights." "I don't know, sor, what I kin do for yez. l'erhaps you need some medi cine. I was thrubled wid 'em meself last spring." "Thank you for the suggestion." I'll go the drug store and see if they haven't got some stuff to kill them off." "Be very careful, sor, that you don't kill yerself by accident, for thin ye would be guilty ot suicide." 'Come, Xed, let's take this table over here." "Xo, no old man, come down in the corner there, furthermost from the door." "But look here, Ned, just see the table-girl over there. Isn't she a daisy? She's the prettiest one in the place. I don't want to go down there to be waited on by that old chromo." "There, there, my boy; you must stop your nonsense and come along with me. I've been grubbing at restaurants too long to be fooled by any such talk as that If you want to flirt you can get a prettier girl outside. If you want to eat you come here and pick out the homely waiter. The waiter girl who is pretty doesn't have time to do anything else. It's the homely girl who brings your order straight and gets you our dinner hot every single time." Last evening a young man entered a barber shop and sat down to await his turn. An acquaintance was in the the chair getting a hair cut. "Next"" sang out the knight of razor, and No. 1 dung his hat on a chair and took his seat. The acquaintance who had just been clipped picked up a hat, placed it on bis head and seeing another derby lying ou a chair.and being in the humor to play a practical joke, sat on the hat, mashing it fiat. Then he amused him self laughing and exchanging winks with the barber. After getting shaved tho chap In the chair weut to get his hat and saw the joke that had been played. But, on examination, it was found that instead of the hat being his it belonged to the joker, who had sat on the wrong hat. and the laugh that fol lowed was hugely enjoyed by those who witnessed the affair. Smith (to Brown who has Inherited money) -I congratulate you, Brown, upon your good fortune. What do you expect to do now that you are rich?" Brown "Nothing. I shall give np business and try and live like a gentle man, that's all." Saiith "Ah, yes. I see. AVell, I hope you will meet with suceesa, old man, but it will be a great change for you. Good day." A little fellow on Emerald avenue whose mother had been sick for some time, when asked by his teacher if the crisis had arrived, upset the risibilities of the question by answering, "Xo.but the cry-bub has." A Care or I'Deamoula. Mr. D. IL Karnahy, of Owego, N. Y. says that his daughter was taken with a violent cold which terminated with Pneu monia, and all the best physicians gave the case np and said Bbe could lira hut a few hours at most She was in this condi tion wben a friend recommended DE. WL HALL'S BALSAM FOR THE LCNGS, and advised her to try it. She accepted it as a last resort, and was surprised to find that it produced a marked change for the belter, and by persevering a permanent cure was effected. The heart's true love melts to tender libations of ice-cream. yoa DTSrsraiA. rNDioumoa, depression or sptr Its nl general debility in their various loruw;a.o as a preventive against fever and ague ami otn-w intermittent levers, the "Ferro-1'uospnoraie.w fcuuir of Ca!tar"ma-le by CasweU, Uaaard a Uo New York, and sold by all Druzgist, it uie be lunlu; and for patients recovering from fever or otutr alcanesa uaaanoea-iaL Always lay your table neatly whether you have company or not. Lyon's Patent Metallic SdlTeners pre vent boots and shoes from running over, ripping in the seams or wearing unereulv on the heels. Dirty windows speak to the passers by ot negligence on the part of the in mates. TMitfk'a TEmAiiv for fTararrti la iirmMlLl. to use, It is not a liquid or a vxuS. 50c It was at one of the picnic parks. The leader of the bai'd arrived and went to survey the place and the music. He crime with two or three of his tuusi c'ans to the piano. They got their :n st:umeiit3 out ar.d were tuning them when tha proprietor came along. Ju3t as he came up to them the leader was sounding his note on the piano. "Too low," he said to the cornet, "too low." "What's that?" said the proprietor. "The piano too low that's ail.' "Here Jake," yelled the proprietor to a carpenter across the place. "Here, Jake; this piano waDts raisin. Just tell him how high you want It. That's what he's paid for. He'll raise it three feet If you need it. I don't want no s'.ouchin' of this music." Hall's Hair Itenewer is cooling to the scalp and cures all Itching eruption. For ague, bilious. Intermittent, break bone, and swamp fevers, nsa Ayer'a Ague Cure. He was making his first call, and all the formalities of the season were in full blast. She toyed with her fan as she conversed about Uie gayetles ot the wiuter time. Leisurely strolling into the elegant drawing room came the family dv, a large and intelligent typeot the .e foundlaud breed. It was a warm even ing and the dog came in with Lis mouth open and his tongue protruding from bis mouth. He made directly for the hostess, who manifested great uneasi ness at the first sight of the unexpected animal. As he came nearer the young woman dropped her fan, mounted first the heavy upholstered chair and then the centre table. Secine the unusual performance the young man followed suit and was soo-i on top of Uie marb.e mantiepiece, to which place ot safety he invited his hos tess. Meanwhile the dog, the cause of the commotion,crawled under the sofa, preparing himself to take a nap. "When was he taken?" asked ti e young man, as he balanced himself amidst the mantel ornaments. "Oh, he's been that way all sum mer," replied the young woman. "It's strange he doesn't try to bite us. isn't it?" continued the young man. "Oh, he wouldn't bite anybody," ie marked the young hcs'.esa. "Why, hasn't he got the hydropho bia?" "Xo," replied she, "he's srot fleas, and that's pretty near as bad?" IH! MY Ef!7 strm.a or ml 4 atiaWka lkt mtk btk ... ftaa Bfari pniruca BESTTQH1C rStren.Ttheca the .MvarlM. Mesdlea the ISVrr EnHch thr r.Ioorl. t.lvea New Vigor. MB. KlOZjh J OnvMai. f3 Hemlock Ol., Al:t?ny. Pa.. My: "ft'ur icvaral ytwr 1 hT uidfKl witii used ar,td bat hu. rebel Xhrtw bwCtk f Uruwn's Irb Bitten enrad dm. Mb. Aiieso Bniisoa, PvtmbaTtr. Va.. my: "I htvva f ft! bera an iotoa (allfWf from paiaa in m7 buck, Iuisa, ivMimsT and tlavddrr. haw tntd iDDJmerai'iw picrtputul a&4 prepratiQ4 wtvat LjoIit. 1o Lx-uU-a of LrMrn' ixua Bitttm en tu4j cur : ca. &n4 I cratetuiif nciataaMCil H. Oaaain t. j. abort Travdo Mark and cruaawj rM hat. a wr;rx-T. '1 Hi. - uu ofat-r. MJa otixj t y 0 R. KILMER'S V?J!f ,in: J-i'"- ciiiust or Asthma. Tbla Kerned y relieve mxlcklr. Cures pernianentJj. It pr-wnrj IocUa, Nirbt-Swat and at t from CnMnitl.a I Vl-reimml at xa. illjcks & mriNsajiT, Blncrhjtatitoa. N. V. 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IfWara panens RtortJ Dr.KLDTE 3 GREAT NfLBvE Restorer V mil BRAPt N KY Dla.SE3. sui I?TTALI.iaLB si Ukra is dirertej. A trttdty't taj Treatise ttui $ trtsl t-ttle trecta r-ii. Smd tirtM. P. O. and er attrcs of atflirtiM toI KLlNCat Awh 5t.rhMv!-trh:.ri. nafaAaa ! tn 3ilMfai Ik R r 4.t oam. aitiuivsiu I il A 11. Au y. WaaUiuKUii, kO. 30 483 SI 000 REWARD tiCAVtUssf At fcr aurkv Casjaf MM la OMt aaaiha DOUBLE HUU.ER. Illaatrau rtra tar lulled tw. UACUiALCOCaiAata,0. Ufa. Uaftntawaaia, B AXLE BEST 1 THE WORLD tr Get the Otrulno. Suld Eerr hero. e rm Sin tfc, fa a that clan mt naliaa, aaa aaa .a aalBaiaai - KITR7HY OS., r-aria. Tew Ckaswaa raa an al Ska pMbilc aaa aaw raaka aamf (ha IcaSiaa aladfc. daaaa(uaa.hlaa. A. I. SMITH. Satb Drurriua. ara.ua. J. fa. SUREGURE 'for DrSPEPSI A ISPI OESTIOS. A.Mrffsa J.M. UtLLY.Caari.ma.S a S5 " ao utl.l-r tha horsa's fret. AdUreas yatwTTia'.s.FrrY Raw Haum, Holly Mipa, aJcauiaa, aia.aw.Mu is .a,! r.arjtoouiiaiiSu! TVT ATtTsTlNT " " r3 . n3 TO u THEVICTlir. II af -rtm a lT-y I- i H n FHMi fjtio DaTS?Vj SCaaraamd aM atlfl J aaaaaSwleian. I I arsaarjajtaa vSiisaa, Far kvn av anal! r .11 daM. Tha at,.a.ia AmMm aaaarairf raaialM4. aaa u. Ml, aMalalalv aala r... aa iukb eauxar, srorrrro axn TARcrr i-trs. -rU MABL1.1 FIHS tTKESTKE WiiKsT MtxaT1 Iwrirj m nui-i s-ri,M, ?' tr.. . Iliw a lvei l.senWui a' .. , , 1-AIN. Q " SU toil i r . - '-'-i 1 wbargva from the 17? ' ""'"K i SU minutes I, UKin.ES,.', BKW a congestion or uiSainnutiJ? ll i ! tuaT. will 'H-ow the uwon"" will. In a I m'nut rcor. 'ai' nes. Pa-pimioa of t:ia uJtV11 k? est.-M, S:c Ileadatbe. "'l miernai pains. ' -!, ' r lnms is not a reaeiiin Coda, fore 'ihroai, Br ty. of .be uin...s Ki.m-M, a,"Ui It 1 1 F.131 ATIS1I,r j p . . Weakness Ruu u iat i lit by one a(!ic nk,a. - Fiftj.-euMp-riMTiai TWENTY YEARS in Reus f f.,r man, tears ia mi TiL"' r tfeta, p..r. or the toi, . 'rf'0f' :rj,T? lieninatic pjins anl alaii VI ? u"' si wrn ar.pl'! t. the r-Tvi'Lri?' 5 IMU ar in.fceu ..eaI , t ill tr.e p ip ri '"in nrs Your truly, l:oi'.- l-T r.-i . T t,t Like It., trae,. " t Pruprietots of lu,!w,ri NO LADYI3 Ft TALLY BHAutIT JlgggTa 'J-.ekttta, V.', r"i ... r w.un k plea, rieck. Ka.-e.ni,a, UUciu-i. Sunburn- "n.ii..l li. .,t. ,.i Iw-ii. e - It lr-a the r-a. .' rUaa72. of tie K n frutn t.lt lonuM iMj an.! ctrvnetie ra.tieaca'a:!U!i..M:i9e.i twautirjiM t-.e sain, g.i it taat Sr.u, J sn.i youtHI'il appei.-ja- wn.ci a .siapuanea oota.a oj a;ir otarr aijn.. Itl-e.-m.-t.-jii ntn-eu: in lae or: tu tieilif har ,.i U;-Jz t-florluo wor.J eer pro ,!. Kjr i!e br l)ruiri:3a aal ta-ja )tw. SvnJ for Clrcoiara, TesuntiUitj Uful Hcture, fret IV. 51. SCOTT & CO, riiii..un.'UH.H. WE WILL SEND YOU FCSTREE WELL CROWN Y0UNC ROSES 3 12 FOR SI.OQ OL It SEW BojK OS Eu2, THE AMATEUR IBM UIVBJ WITH EACH ORDEO? 1 Dollar and Cvr. Vtc svH ttic Honk alone furS Cents. 15 Tuberose Bulbs for & Address al orJerso ITIBFLOIMLGttim CU hcstnul Street, FHILADELrillA, Pi AH orders hj luail r.vist V fifJ. trilnt'jMd Caralojui aial fen applicants. TTITTDCTnirO IVORY laaUnJlUillJPEARL Keeping Teeth Perfrrt apa liswi llnim tmcc aiaiEi; Aii liil finl. It 1 ih r:D. Taa tL E lrl in TIM!" i- !M tin:. - ! ! lr:iT FACE, has Ds,rm, taw nm, wrm - ..in Uul. r-a, a Bark ,,. raw "JTZ. it n. muu. li WOODIKS'. 1 a... a p..LI nmlT " ia. 1 ' rr.M.nai mt raac. f ua w.rt " aanmaearl. Itw. fi ' " tt.i I win t-aa Two nriLt ru-s. 1 CLS TRSATIl o U. "'fT.ru . . K . . .... . .... . . .--a. ;i rtf.. ur-ir.ianik'3: a. nayr.--' dwlaot c;tre M.a :! v'1 Jr'if 'Si "at iron: A. to r. a.-ai j.i. J"-- 1'. M.. au ! Suulaya ff Q ELECTRIC EELT for KIDNEYS, No Rope to Cut 0(T Harsss Man Omri-H'Ill. r i ..a and BKlIll.6toaii.;'--- HaJtfrfosny pert of l:. fj" .iimAi li a 1 1 a h Haflwar" mil Han.'i Sprrlal di'junt to uia ira Sand tat trie I.l.t . J. I'. I. It.lt riliri.-aa Kocne . ntrr 1 aattv Blesai.sea aad all " .-a 1 R..allladS BaotnVf Inm'if. I'll) SffiJKf W uuuuiiu au yiuaua . Bold by CretTfUfs or srat b null SSeent. by WM. "tvll"P"i factarer, 20S North rrontst.rtl-aa- I WBrtalasaJl-wT-t. aIW Wa ! -fc IV 7 aia rarsts a ui ""r--rrTvI!lIi "L,vtZ- IN aii 1 lliaa. , SJf'?5rAh 111 1 w a . . v . a. tha alavkat. ARXs'.'ft, er alae" Cesl -J 1 Ta3 -' li CK hit ia WTtntad .it "T. m' Tha a-rct. '.Jm.""" "i iTa-. Will 11 Kft M mm ke'-iOVll trr, 1 . DATENTSS ra ro a Si7 J"" 'JM fULl P.aTlCULASS- 4jBon BEIN OS. CO. ' HWAWJi iinncn o dsctiH F.S. ri;:tt3. ha- m an taa wrs. Ulaauataa t'-L- lra , '