. il l t j - u . ; ..t us 'ntrTta(fTIrV:it. v piT;!,?t"'r'PtTlfTrI?Vf?rrrrvt:si ifiliirf-' '' -" iai.".-trttal,i I'l'i'li' liii'i llnt'nai-j Caaaa THE BCCKETE. Thrilling Account of a Fiece of De tective Work. It Is strongly suspected that tlie man who wrote the following had read '-The Moonstone," and that in order to write a grreat detective story, he closely follow ed the truly sensational Mr. Collins: Mm name is Gid Wetterage. I am the overseer on the Bailey plantation, and am therefore able to write a cor rect account of the buckeye. The buck eye of which I am going to write, and which was the cause of such a sensation in Mrs. Jiailcy's household, should nev er have been taken from the negroes who owned it It v.as very highly rrized by them and was employed as a charm at a "crap" table. The company that owned it could beat any other com pany throwing dice; consequently its value was great. This is tlie way iu which it was stolen. Bill Stuarts, a cousin of Mrs. Bailey, went into the cabin where it was kept. Seeing that as the negroes were half drunk, no one was keeping a strict watch of the buck eye, he slipped it into his pocket. From that time until Bill gave the buckeye to Miss Bailey, with whom he was much in love, three of the negroes never allowed him to get out of their sight. It was Miss Bailey's birthday, and we were all sitting out on the porch when Bill said: "Polly I've got a present for you." "What is it?" she asked. "The celebrated crap-table buckeye." "You don't tell me so!" "That's what I do. Here it is." lie placed the buckeye in her hand. Just then three negroes passed through the yard. I thought that we ought to have them arrested but Bill said no. Miss Bailey was delighted with the buckeye and seemed never to grow tired of holding it in her hand. Mrs. Bailey cautioned her. "My daughter," said she "you must be more careful with your buckeye. Somebody might steal it." "Trust me" Miss Bailey replied. fcI sliall not allow it to get out of my sight. See that little boxV" pointing to a box covered with shells "Well, I'm going to put in there to night," Just at that moment a German girl who worked for us turned pale, bho was not a handsome girl, but up to that moment my confidence in her had re mained unshaken. We all saw Miss Bailey put the buckeye in the box. I was the last one to go to bed that night, for a curious impression that something was going to happen had taken posses sion of me. J .ate at night I heard foot steps in Miss Bailey's room. Going out into the hallway I caught sight of the German girl, hastily retreating. I did not want to alarm the bouse so I went back to my own room and lighted my pipe, tarty in tne morning 1 was awakened by an unusual noise. Just then Mrs. Bailey violently knocked on my door and exclaimed: "Oh, Mr. Wet teraee, my daughter's buckeye is sto len." I rushed into the hall as soon as I could. There I found Miss Tolly and Bill. They were much excited, and ! Bill was swearing that ho would have tne three negroes arrested, which he did without delay. We sent to town for a detective, ile came aud questioned everyone, especially the German girL He proved himself to be a wonderfully shrewd man. He measured the depth of our well, and picked up a rusty nail which he found lying on the ground un der the water shelf. lie did not stop at this, but went out into the garden, soon returning with a lap-ring an artichoke and a piece of yellow ash. We all eagerly watched, to see what he would do next. He surprised us by finding an old shoe at the conor of " the house. His next move was to question the Orr man girl again. I give a few of tlie questions and mwm nrw tat an investigative mind the officer possessed. "How long have you been In this country?" "Five years." "now old are you?" "Eighteen." "How much do you weigh?" 'One hundred and forty pounds." "Have you got a sister Kate that can skate?" "Yes sir." He riveted his piercing eyes upon her and asked this startling question: "Do you like cheese?" The girl blushed, and the great detec tive whistled softly. Taking me to one side, he said: "Wetterage, the buckeye has been Etolen." "You don't sav so!" "That's what." "Who do you think got it?" "The German girL" "What makes you think so?" "Didn't you see how she blushed when I asked her about the cheese?" "That's a fact. I am sorry for her." "Why?" "Because Fowe her fifty cents." "Deserving of some pity, I must say," he replied. "Do you think that we shall recover the buckeye?" I asked. The detective took up an old dipper handle, examined it closely, but made no reply. I knew that the (ierman girl did not steal the buckeye. The detect ive had caught her in a strong net-work, yet I could not believe her guilty. You may think that I am unreasonable In holding out against the detective, but notwithstanding my keen appreciation of the fellow's wonderful shrewdness, I could not believe that the girl stole the buckeye. "Why?" do you ask. Be cause I stole it myself. Saratoga's Streets at Evening. In the evening, after the drives are all over and the ladies with cheeks flushed with health and resplendent in all their elegant finery appear upon the verandas and the handsome, shady street upon which most of the hotels front, that Saratoga appears in all her glory. It is a cosmopolitan and rather a democratic throng which sweeps to and fro along these great thoroughfares for the hotel verandas are in a certain sense promenades and thoroughfares for the summer visitors at least It would seem that all the wealth of the Indies could not purchase the sparkling jewels that flash upon white fingers, sparkle in glittering sprays upon waves of jet black hair or glisten at snowy throats in and about some of the hotels at these times. Saratoga has long been associated in many people's minds with mad extrava gance in jewels and dress on the part of the ladies visiting here, but that day has to a certain extent gone by, because there has been an improvement in taste in this particular, and the beautiful truth or tasteful simplicity has asserted itself. Yet tnere are certain of the'large hotels where the old regime still holds and the ladies still continue to lug around fortunes on their fingers and in their ears. Tie scintillation of stars, Montigny asserts, Increases during auroras, the In crease being very marked in winter. The difference is most noticeable in the northern stars. When a magnetic dis turbance is indicated at the Brussels Ob servatory the frequency of the scintilla latlon becomes greater with the inten sity of the storm. Considerable obscu rity hangs about this whole subject In speaking of railroad accidents and the earth's rotation, R. Randolph shows that the deflective force arisinir from the earth's rotation Is entirely too small to determine derailments, and also that, as an excess of right-handed de railments lias been credited solely to a jrth and south tracks, this proves it to ba wholly imaginary, for the deflec tive force at any latitude is the same 1 for all directions. !ff?tf?rvrqeys,tgrterwr! I HOUSSBOUX Soft Fkostixo. Take the white of one egg. a teacupfulof powdered i agar, and one or two tables pooosfuls of lemon or orange Juice. Stir the sugar with the egg smoothly, but do not beat the white at all beforehand. Then add the flavoring. This does not make so much la quantity as when the white of eggs is beaten to a froth first, before adding the sugar; but that is the way to make a hard frosting which you do not want The soft French frosting Is made by a sort of cream-candy prepara tion. Put a pound of white sugar in a half pint water, and let it boil for ten minutes. Then begin to try the mix ture by dropping some of it from a spoon into ice-water. When it falls to the bottom and you can take It up in a sof tish ball (not sticky) in your fingers, it is at the right point Remove it from the fire to a cold place; when cool a thin, jelly-like film, not a sugaring over will be over the surface. If it is sugary you must add a few spoonfuls of water, re turn to the fire and boll again, trying it in the same way. 11 your oau vl cream is too brittle or sugary put in a speck tot cream of tartar. Beat with a spoon j ten minutes; the paste should then re ! semble lard, which yon can work like i bread dough. This preparation will I keep for some time. For yeur icing melt it by standing the bowl containing I it in a saucepan of boiling water and Btirring it until it is like cream. Take : care that none of the water bolls into lit Flavor and color as you please, with orange, rose-water, raspberry ' ieiiv or chocolate. Soread on the warm cake like other icing. -Milk broths are great favorites, and m thA tut. nf fnnri for vounir. crow ing children. Milk broth proper is made of pearl barley and new or skimmed milk, with sugar to taste. , This Is the way: A piece of fresh but ter, the size of a walnut is put into the broth pan and allowed to melt; then the pan is turned about so that the oiled butter will run all over the bot tom. This is done as a preventive against the barley sticking to the bot tom. A quarter pound of washed pearl barlev is put In with three quarts of milk. This is placed on a gentle fire and allowed to boil. It is now drawn to the side and simmered very gently for three hours, being stirred occasionally to prevent the barley from etirfrmv tn tho hnttnm and eettinz singed." Before serving, add sugar to taste. Baked Truxes. One-half pound of prunes stewed and sweetened; put I horn nn a small meat riiah without anV of the liquor as soon as they are cold, . ... . i 1. 1 . . . make a meringue wun iuo uu.ro vi nve egm Deaien unm mey suuiu juuuo, then beat in one spoonful at a time un til you have beaten in six or or seven tablespoonfals of pulverized sugar, flavor with vanilla spread over the top of the prunes, and set in a very hot oven only to brown the top. When cold Bit with cream. Spoxge Pudding. Beat the yolks of eight eggs very light, then add five heaping tablespoonfius of sifted flour, and beat bard until very light add a quart of milk and mix well, last of all add the whites after they have been beaten until vou can turn them upside down without spilling. Put immedi ately Into a buttered cake pan and bake one hour. The Sauce Cream together butter the size of an egg. a tablespoon ful of rich cream, and some grated nutmeg, stiffen it with sugar until you can cut it with a knife. FlCXIC EQQS. DOU wmgm ,- many aa doatravt; moon thm yolka care fully and chop them witn some cbid boiled bam, veal, chicken or other ten der meat adding a few bread crumbs and a little milk to moisten, and fill the cavity in the eggs with this mixture and press together; roll in eggs and crumbs, place in a frying basket and plUDge into boiling fat for three min utes, to brown. Smothered Ciuckex. When the chicken Is dressed ready for cooking, split in the back and place flatly in a covered pan, with a dressing of butter, pepper and salt and a little flour, and only water enough to produce a steam. It will very soon become tender on ac count of Its smothered condition in the oven, then leave the top or cover off your pan until your chicken is light brown, and you will have a chicken not so dry as a broiled one, and yet the most delicate and tender way to cook it To Remove Grease From Kitchen Floors. Have ready soft soap, some hot water, rain water is best and a hot flat-iron. Rub the spots of grease well with the soft soap aud let it stand a few minutes, and then iron with the hot iron, being sure not to miss any part of It and then wash thoroughly wit the hot water. To set the iron for a minute in hot water will cleanse it Melons. All varieties of the cante lope family, musk and nutmeg melons, are welcome to the summer breakfast table; cut each in half lengthwise.scoop out the seeds, put a lump of ice in the hollows thus made and send to table. They are eaten by southerners with pepper and salt at the north with sugar. Give your guests their choice of condiments. Mamma's Muffins. Three cups of prepared flour, one cup (even) of white corn meal, a quart of lukewarm milk, four eggs, half a teaspoonful of salt.one tablespoon f ul of lard and one of sugar, stirred with the warm milk. Beat the eggs lightadd the milk, lard and sugar; sift salt meal and flour together twice and put in last Beat hard and bake in muffin tins. Cider Cuf is asked for. Take a quart of cider, one-half pound of lump sugar, a tablespoonf ul of any sharp marmal ade or jelly; let it stand, and then strain it off; add a bottle of soda water and the flowers of the borage. Ask at the herb shops for these If the market stands or druggists cannot supply them. The old saying is that they give cour age. Spiced Currants. Five pounds of currants, four pounds of brown sugar, two tablespoons each of ground cloves and cinnamon, and one pint of best vinegar. Boil two hours or until quite thick. Raw Tomato Salad. Feel very cold tomatoes, cut In two crosswise and serve with mayonnaise or plain dress ing. A railway wagon has been invented In Europe which not only runs upon rails, but, supported on the sides by pon toons, will float upon the water. Be fore being launched a bow and stern piece are attached, and the motor is placed upon the latter. An improved station indicator has been patented by Mr. Charles O. Ball, of Lowell, Mass. The casing of the indicator is provided with an opening . . t. , 1 , . 1 uie uuub cuveieu uj a glass piaie, through which the names of the sta tions are displayed. The names are in dicated upon a band, which has its end secured in rollers, oue located at the top of the casing and the other at the bottom. By pulling the cord at the end of the car the rollers will be rota ted and the name of tbe station brought to Tien. FARM NOTES. Green Food for Winter. How to secure the necessary supply of greea food for fowls during the winter is an im portant question to every poultry-keeper. We have saved the clippings made by the lawn mower, cured them into a ort of chopped hay, and which was eaten by the fowls during winter with evident relish. A correspondent of the Sew England Homestead offers the following plan: In the latter part of August 1 sow a piece of rye quite thickly and by fertilizing It freely get It about eighteen inches high a green mass of vegetation. When frozen hard and just before the snow covers it I cut it and pack It in an outbuilding, where it will keep frozen. In this con litlon it will take no injury and be always available for use. A few mo ment's exposure to warm air will fit It 'or feed, when it Is chopped fine and led to the fowls. A free use of this rye alternating with boiled potatoes and turnips, together with refuse cabbage, which can be had cheaply, and plenty if exercise, will always produce fertile eggs, the other conditions being right y about thirty healthy, well developed pullets with two vigorous young cock ire Is. To plant currant cuttings in October or November, which is the best time choose some good straight young shoots healthy and well grown, of about a foot in length or a little over, and from the part that yoa are about to insert below the surface of the soil cut care fully out all the eyes and buds, as this will afterward serve to prevent suck ers growing up and detracting from the strength of your young trees. As for the soil the ordinary kitchen garden nil that is uniformly trenched and ma nured will do admirably well for your foungl cuttings. Take care to plant them firmly in, but not in a too sunny lituatlon. Manure. It should be remembered that the value of manure from all ani mals vanes greatly with the character of the food, aud that bog manure should be so valued from the fact that he is generally fed an grain, and that he is also carnivorous, devouring dead animals and grubs when running at large, and when shut up In a pen eating bones and refuse meats, bread and all the refuse from the table. And all the time that these refuses are making rich manure they are also making meat and taking aH these advantages there Is too much profit for the farmer to lose and he should save it. A Remedy fob the Cattle Flacue. We see a statement made by a correspondent of one of our ex changes In the eastern portion of the State, concerning the cattle plague in that portion. We learn that a disease probably similar to this Is raging .in the lower part of Montgomery county, in the neighborhood of Montgomery Springs. For the beneGt of the public we give the following, which is declared to be a certain cure: Take of tobacco, lard, and coal oil equal parts and mix thoroughly, and apply externally and as nearly all over the body as possible. This is a simple remedy aud cm be tried by all with lit tle cost Young calves, especially those In tended to be be kept for cows, should be taught at au early age to eat a great variety of food. Cuwj worth anything as milkers are voracious feeders and not dainty. This is one reason why the much petted single cow of the poor man is commonly superior for mi iking quali ties to the best in a large herd receiv ing only ordinary care. Variety of food Is as conducivotwbWUnnilap ut u it ia ror 1 e jple. It is neoeifeaiy from tbe iact that no one kind of food is a full ration, aud wren one alone is fed the appetite palls because tbe food offered does not meet the requirements of the system. The common cause of failure in growing potatoes is lack of moisture at the time the tubers are setting. In a well cultivated piece on a clover sod plowed under in tbe spring moist ure will be attracted to the soil from the decaying sod. The loose soil holds considerable air, which, as it cools, de posits moisture just as it does on the outside of a pitcher of cold water in hot weather. Too much ridging cf the ground often makes potatoes a failure. What hill there is should be broad at the top and with the slightest possible hollow between it and the next. Wteds rob the potato plants, and are more detrimental to this crop than to any other. Poultbt. In the careful selection of the best pullets the average value of the flock will be- steadily and lapidly improved. Some sell the earliest and often tbe best birds because they are the I iggest and will weigh more than the others. Unless there is some par ticular fault about the oldest pullets they should be kept to lay until after the holidays at least Late pullets will not lay before next spring, and unless for some very good reason these are the ones to fatten aud sell. SnEzr. The surest way to ascer tain the age of sheep is by their front teeth. luey are eight In number and appear the first year all of one size. The next year tbe two middle teeth fall out and in their stead grow two large ones. Tbe third year a smaller tooth appears on each side of the two large ones. Dunng tbe next, or fourth year, there are six large teeth. In tbe fifth year all of the rront teeth are large. After that the only way to de termine the age of sheep is by the worn appearance of the teeth. An experienced farmer warns others against giving cotton-seed meal to breeding cows or to young stock of any kind. It is very difficult to digest, and fed to cows often causes abortion. Great care must bs used in getting animals accustomed to this food, which cannot be fed in large quantities, even to stock accustomed to it Young calve fed even in a little have been killed by it Linseed-oil meal is now cheap enough, aud with Northern farmers will contin ue to have the preference. A sandy loam Is rich in vegetable matter and is one of thA best and most productive soils we have. The great trouble with most sandy soils is their lack of vegetable matter ; they contain nothing to absorb and retain moisture and are consequently dry, and In their natural state barren. They bear only shrubs and brushes which serve to shade the soil ; otherwise even these would dry up and wither away. In imitation of nature clover is the most profitable crop for such soils. . It requires more time to spread ma nure over two acres ihan over one, and hence the ami should be to concentrate the labor on the smallest space that can be made profitable. Silcencare may be readily tested by a solution of bichromate of potash one part in six parts of nitric acid and two parts of water. Apply to the ware to be tested, previously rubbing a file over some obscure part of the surface. If the article Is pure silver a clean, blood-red mark will be left; less deep and lively the lower the quality. On platinum the test will have ne action; on German silver a fine brown mark appears, removable with a sponge and cold wa er; on Britannia metal a black mark appears; ou other metals a result follows wholly different to that on silver. Diseases of the eye are to be cored with the elbow. ' A gas burner consuming four cubic feet an hour produces more carbonic acid in a given time than is evolved from the respiration ot eight humau beings: Bear this In mind, yoa who suffer from nervousness, that when you have shut yourselves up in your rooms and lighted an argand burner (which consumes about twelve cubic feet of gas per hour) you are to all intents and purposes immured with twenty-three other persons, all taking oxygen from the atmosphere. Is it any wonder that after several hours exposure to the de praved air your nerves should rebel, as far as their weak state permits, and that your head should acha, your hands tremble, and that your daughter's playing on the piano almost drives you wild? , An over-heated apartment always enervates its occupants. It is no un common thing to find rooms heated in winter by an underground furnace up to ninety degrees. Fights and murders are more numerous in hot than in cold weather, and the artificially heated air that rushes into our rooms, deprived as it is of iu unnatural moisture by the baking it has undergone, is even more productive of vicious passions, It is no surprising circumstance, therefore, to find the woman who swel ters all day in such a temperature and adds to It at night by superfluous bed clothing, cross and disagreeable from little every-day troubles, that would scarcely ruffle her temper if she kept ber room at sixty-five degrees and opened the windows every now and then. Ctment for Cast Iron. Take two parts of fcet sulphur and one part, by weight of fine black lead; put the sulphur in an iron kettle, holding it over the fire un til it melts, then add the lead, stir well until It is thoroughly mixed and melted. Tour out on an iron plate, or smooth stone, and let it remain until cool, care being taken not to jar it while cooling. A sufficient quantity of this compound being placed upon the track, it can be soldered by using a red hot iron in the same manner that a tinsmith uses a soldering copper. If there is a hole in the kettle, drive a rivet in it and solder over with this cement If the cement is wanted to mend a stove, the follow ing is a good receipt: Take one part powdered sulphur, two parts sal-ammoniac, eight parts clean, powdered iron turnings. Add water sufficient to make into a thick paste which should be pressed into the holes or seams to be filled up. The Ingredients composing this cement should be kept separate, and not mixed until wanted for use. It is to lie applied cold, and tbe article should not be used for two or thiee days after mending. Tb Charles A. Vogeler Company. Baltimore, Md.,TJ. 8.A.,Aoc.23,'8a. To the Drug Trade end the rublic 0 Oie United State: Itaflarda as much satisfaction In call ing attention to tba following copy of a general press cablegram from London, Eng land, wnicb appeared in leading journal of America on the 27th inst., and which bat just been confirmed by private advices from car London Branch. We beg to say tn this connection, that it is onr determination to protect ourselves, tbe trade and tbe public against imposition, and we kindly ask that ail attempt at in fringements on our rights.whelher at home or abroad, be promptly brought to our notice. Having (pent millions of dollars in build ing op onr baslneas, and making ST. Jacob's Oil, the Pain-Conqueror, a house hold word with the people all over tbe world, we are determined to reap the re ward to which the merit of oar goods and onr enterprise entitle as. In tbe suit herein referred to, we Invite special attention to the circumstance that the court decided In onr favor, notwith standing the fact that the term and device sought to be registered by the defendants - hm ov pi liiMJi.1 tA aava wU- known St. Jacob's Oil trade marks. For iufurtuaxlun that will lead to the eon vietion of any person or parsons in any May infringing our righn, we again call at tention to our standing ofFir of a liberal caMh reward. Very respectfully. The Chables a. Yogeleb Co. Smith at the circus "Never too old for the circus; eh, Drown?" lirown "I didn't care anything about it myself, but somebody had to come with the boy." Smith "Is that your boy?" Brown "Well er no; my boy was taken sick at the last moment, poor little chap, and so I brought a neigh bor's. Ah, me! We were all young once, Smith." In setting out young trees the holes should be wide in order to allow of the use of a liberal supply of well rotted compost and also for the reason that tbe roots will become thick and strong somewhat sooner than by using a nar row deep hole. Xrery day adds to the great amount of evidence as to tbe curativt powers of Haul's Barupar ill. It M unequalled for general Uebilitr, anj ai a blood partner, expelling every trace of scrofula or otaer Impurity. Now is tbe time to take It. Sold brail druggist. It is said that pyretbrum, mixed with five times its bulk of plaster, and dust ed into the centre of the leaves with a p-ilrof bellows, will destroy cabbage worms. Fraser Axle Grease. Don't work your horses to death with poor axle grease; tbe Frazer ia the only re liable make. Use It once, and you will have no other. Three helping one another bear the burden of six. Ne lady saoold Uve in perpetual fear, and suffer from the more serious troubles that ao often ap pear, when Dr. Kilmer's CoxrLrrs Fraau Rim cor la certain to prevent anl cure Tumor and Cancer there. He that stumbles and falls not mends his pace. ASK your shoe and hardware dealers for Lyon's Heel Sliffeners, they keep boots and shoes straight Sit in your place aud none can make you rise. FITSs AH nts stoppeii fnw. Treatise an l IS trial bouieul In. Kllne-aureat Nerve Heatorer, free Vt Hi cases, Senuiobr.Wioe.'Bl Arcoau, huiia.,Pj. Good finds good. ST. BERNARD VEGETABLE PILLS. 1 I ompUinU, Headacha. k yP" ad Drapapaia. Aa a """"a l-orui and Lntt Regulator, boald be without a boa of tba St. tr wa nuaia loaaooaa. 1 Pnea a eeota at Dnwmata. or bv '. KEUSTAgDTEa A OTiSariV I ATENTS STSrV "Str"? BnreaAM. Pa.-ot Lawyar. Waaoinnoa. U 0. BOOK AGENTS WANTED for PLATFORM ECHOES er UVJJI8 TKUTBS FOB aUEAA AMD KXAKT, By John B. Gough. Bk IbM wm4 erowraf Hft vrfc, Vf fwQ of thrilliatt tut r u4 ESatttM Bnf hi pur. Md food, j looo. ruu of Dm Ltf n4 Dtaih ? Mr. Got. r Kr. I.THAJI IB n MBU U MB M salt 1 O It M dd-xl BOTT. ! almt Wi fir hn TrrwM u rwt rrHfhiB, Wnt few ctxrwl am at wvBisUaitJivB m ivb awnnnLj vm. JONES IrM Le-vcn, 8imT Itetwtaga. feat IlltltMtil Ba Box ft . 86O. errata :al. Par (rKpriotUat Int. rr ad kddfeKj IMCS If tlSSHtMTIS, A DAT I ataoafartarlair Hannnocd'a n-tl Mudlaaa Blook; simply mot .tan awi toaTUcla. Badr and otaer artic 1: aami raqoii 'V-HrkAsftfiiM WaV""1 jU0DrjgJ!A8IlLLE8. rira S. rtaL bv mmiL RTf.WKI.I. atoWB,Uft " USf Si g--afr t That Tired Feeling The warm weather has a debfUtatlaf effect, specially apon HvM who are within doors awe of the tune. W peeollar. yet common. eom plaint knows as that tired feeliac," la the rwnlt. This f eellnf eaa be entirely oi el coma by taking Hood's Sana partita, which ftres new lite and sdencth to all the functions of the body. "I could not sleep; bad ao appetite. I took Hood's Sersaparilla and soon began to sleep sooadlyi eeal get Bp withoat that th-ed and languid feeling; and my appetite Improved. R. A. Sactord, Kent, Ohio. Hood's Sarsaparilla &ld by an druggist, 91; six for $& Mads only by a L HOOD & CO., Lowell, ilxiu 100 Doses One Dollar "Let me see," mused Etnalinda De Wiegs. as she sit on the porch, last night, with ber young- man. As she stopped short Charles re marked : 44 You were about to speak, Miss De Wises ? "Yes, butstoppedjin time; you might Lave considered it a hint." "Will you tell me what you were about to say?" "You will not feel offended?" Certainly not," "I was thinking it was about a month since I bad tasted ice cream, but, of course " "Don't mention it. The fact is, I was thinking of inviting you to join me with some cream, but I read, to day, that a chemist had discovered ty ro tox Icon in the mixture." "Indeed 1 Then I will Join you, Charles, and we will see if we can find any tyrotozicon. I do take such an in terest in these scientific discoveries," important. When von Mart er en re New Vork City, save barrage expreaaage and p carnage Ulre, and stop si tlie uraiul Union Hotel, opposite Uranti Ceo tral Uepot. ax) eiegant rooms, sued op at a fat of one DUUoo doUara, SI and apwarda per ia;. European Flan. Elevator. Heatanrant supplied wua um best, llorse cars, stages and e.evatel aallroad to aa depou. Famltea caa lire better for leas money at the Grand Union Hotel Ihan at anj otaer nrauclass hotel la Us eun Two commercial travellers, who in former times bad often gone their rounds together, lately met once more on the railway. First Traveller What branch are you in now ?" Second T. I am at present In the assurance line." First T. Life, fire, or bail assuran ces?" second T. "No, not one of those'" First T. "I'm going about assuring all our creditors that they will be paid some day." Bobby came into the bouse sobbing and told his mother that Tommy White bad kicked him. Well, Tommy White is a very bad boy," said Tommy's mother, giving him a large piece of cake, "you didn t kick him back, did you?" "No," replied Bobby, between bites. "Ixkked him first." Diiummer (examining some bags of coffee on tbe sidewalk) "You surely do not charge 30 cents a pound for this common grade of coffee I" Storekeep er (confidentially) "Oil, no ; we just mark it that way to keep us from being robbed. You see, every man, woman and child who passes grabs a handful of coffee-beans to cbew. They always steal the highest priced, so we have lo impose upon them in order to protect ourselves." Ax old man-of-war sailor, who had lost a leg in tbe service of his country, became a retailer of peanuts. lie said be was obliged to be a retailer, because bavins; low m leg, he could nut be a wnoie sailor. Casii "Say, Hard up, when are you going to pay me that J 10 you owe met Ilardup "Just assoon as I can." Cash "Well, it that Is not pretty quick, I will have to sue you." Ilardup (carelessly) "What good wiu mat uo your" Cash "It will get me the money." Ilardup (connaenttally) "Say. you just sue me for.f 20, won't you, and then give me the o.lier W10?" Mme. X , who had Just lost her hus band, was receiving the consolations of a lady friend. "Come! my dear! a little reason. One should bear up against sorrow. Take courage!" "Oh I do not alarm yourself.my dear," groaned the widow, wiping ber eyes. "In reality I am quite resigned. But you know my nerves a mere nothing upsets them! ' Sadie "My dear, I am surprised to see you so frequently with that Mr. Auburn Lock; he has such frightfully red hair." Mamie "Well, he's a very pleasant fellow, and real wealthy, too." Sadie "I know, dear: but red is so frightfully unbecoming to you with your complexion, you know." Judge "Well, sir. did you black McGinty'seye last night?" Prisoner "Your honor, it was all a mistake. I bad heard of the faith cure, and thought I'd try the laying on of hands. I may have laid 'em on too bard. I know the experiment was a failure." Amoxo the replies to an advertise ment of a musical committee for "a candidate as organists, music-teacher," etc, was tbe following one: Gentlemen, I noticed your advertisement for an or ganist and music teacher, either lady or gentleman. Having been both for sev eral years, I offer you my services.'' Undertaker And what kind of trimmings will you have on the cas ket?" Widow "None whatever, a plain casket. It was trimmln's that killed him." TJ "What?" W. "Yes. Delirium trimmms." Aa Editor Testimonial. A. M. Yangoan, Editor of tbe "Green wich Keview," Greenwich, a, writes: "Last January I met with a very severe accident, caused by a rnnaway horse. I used almost every kind of salve to heal the wounds, wfclch turned to running sores. bat foand nothing to do me any good till I was recommended HENRI'S CAKBOLIC SALVE. I bought a box, and it helped me at once, and at the end of two months I was completely welL It is the best salve in the market, and I never fail of telling my friends about it, and urge them to use it whenever in need. When a friend asks there is no to morrow. The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil tn toe world, manufactured from freaa, healthy liv ers, npon the seashore. It is absolutely pare and sweet. Psuents who have once taken it prefer it to all others, rnratclans save dea Jed It superior to any of the otheroiisin market. JtadebrCas. well, Haxard Co. New Vork. Chattsw bahm, face, pun plea and rough, skin cored by using Juniper Tar Soap, made bv Caa. well. HiartitwV(riu ' lie that will be served must be pa tient. When Fogg was asked regarding the latest addition to the English language, he said be would ask bis wife, she al ways had the last word. Mrs. Fogg said that Carbollne was not only the latest but the best. To a crazy ship all winds are contra- 3 months' treatment for 80c. Piso'g Eom dy for Catarrh. Sold by druggUts. OSTRICH FEATHERS. How the Health f the Bird Affects Its Valuable flume. Ostrich chicken feathers are useless until they are a year old; they are rare ly cut before. At twelve months they are cut off. The stumps dry, and after a few weeks the bird sheds them, or they can be drawn out without pain and with ease. Tbe feathers then take six months to grow before they can again be cut. Three pluckings are ob tainable in two years' time. Tne pro cess of p. netting continues for many years, but it requires the greatest care to prevent tbe feathers from deteri orating. The feathers from the wild bird are the longest and finest, but rarely more than three on one bird are sufficiently perfect to render them fit for commerce. Hence tlie necessity of the farm. A male bird turns black at about tbe age of eighteen months. The black and black-and-white feathers are pulled from different parts of the body; the white feathers come from one row only in the wing; tail feathers are never as white as those In tbe wing, and are usually bleached for tips." So little is known about the habits of the oetrich that people are surprised to find how the health of the bird affects its feathers. In many of the best feathers is what appears to be a line running across the feather. This, may be, is not cawed by the packing string being too tightly tied, but by a day's illness. So delicate are the feath ers and so intimately and so wonder fully connected with the organization of the bird that a day's dyspepsia from overfeeding or underfeeding will leave this mark. A delicate bird has its feathers more or less marked through out. Ostriches are not camped out for breeding until the mail bird is four and the ben three years of age. They lay from ten to fifteen eggs and Incubate forty-two days. The male bird is a pattern husband and father; if acci dent should overtake bis ma'.e it is most usual for him to continue the sit ting, and be has frequently been known to bring off the brood success fully, "mothering" them with the greatest care until they can peck, which ia not until three days after batching. The nest of the ostrich is always in the sand, and is scratched out by the male bird; the hen forms a perfect wall of sand round ber with ber wings tefore the eggs are hatched. The ostrxh knows no fear, and is a most formidable and dangerous oppo nent. Their cry, which answers to cock-crowing, is a deep bellow that can be beard for a couple of miles, and is called "bromming." The depression in ostrich farming has been caused by an overstocked market. Naturally those in climates suited to the bird im ported them from the Cape. When the steed was stolen, the Cape Govern ment locked the stable door; bnt alas! the one hundred pounds premium on every bird exported was too late a measure to prevent thriving farms growing In Australia and India, and it is with chagrin bordering on despair that the Cape farmers find the retail trade gleaning the profits. Gray bair, however caused, is restored to its original color by Hall's Hair Benewer. Persons sudering from Ague of long stand ing will find a specific in Ayer's Ague Cure. THEY SIMTIiY SCORX FLIES. Fith That Weigh Seventy Pounds arul Swallow the Hook. "They fish with fish lines six miles long in Winnebago lake, Wisconsin, and use 20,000 books on every line," said a resident of this place who bad been out there, "and if they dont haul up 2,Ouo hah every time they call t lndiflerent luefe isastdes "that every ash will weigh from twenty to seventy pound. They are sturgeons, and the catching of them is a great business at Winnebago lake. "One of tbe lines they fish with will reach half way across the lake. It is a rope an inch In diameter. It Is car ried out in the lake with boats, large buoys being attached to it at intervals to keep it ou the surface. The 20,000 books, baited with pieces of meat or fish, are lowered to the bottom of the lake by "snoods" ot the proper length, which is fastened to the main line. It taaes twenty boats, with two men in each, to I xk alter this big fish line. ach boat has 1,000 hooks in ita charge. The hooks are placed eighteen inches apart, and to bait all of them at once requires l,f 00 pounds of meat. It takes forty men and twenty boats ten hours to set the line for the first time. After that the fishermen are constantly employed in going to and from the line, hauling in tbe sturgeon that have been caught, and rabaiting the hooks where it is necessary. "To haul a seventy pound sturgeon from the bottom of the lake is an ex citing piece of work, but requires more strength than skill, as the fish always has the hook several inches down his throat, having sucked the bait and all down without regard to consequences. There is no danger of losing the fish, unless the hook or snood breaks. When tbe fish is hauled to the surface a gaff, like a meat hook, is thrust into the side of its head, and the sturgeon is drawn into the boat and knocked in the bead with a heavy mallet, Tbe hook is then cut out ot the fish's throat, re baited, and thrown back Into the lake. "Tbe average catch of sturgeon Is one to every ten hooks. When a boat is loaded with all the sturgeon it will carry it is rowed ashore, where the fish are taken in charge by helpers of the fishermen and disposed of. The fisher men know the particular sections of the line on which they work by the ar rangement of the buoys. These are placed ten feet apart, and everyone hundred and fiftieth one ia painted red. The space between the red buoys con tains 1,000 books. Tbe sections are numbered, and each boat has its num ber corresponding to the section it fishes. While the average catch is one to every ten books, it is no uncommon thing for the fishermen to find but one or two on an entire section of books. The next section may have 300 or 400 sturgeon hooked. That is the capri cious way the fish move in schools. "The Lake Winnebatro sturzeon is highly prized among the lumbermen and others in the region. Its flesh is oner and of better flavor than tbe salt water sturgeon or 'Albany beef of the Hudson river. The fish sells for 6 cents a pound at retail, fresh. Large quantities are salted and smoked for use in the lumber camps.' Jones "1 believe I've got the moat sensitive wife in the world." Smith "IU bet you mine can dis count her in soft-heartedness. Why, my wue shed tears because she heard a neighbor ben ting a carpet." Jones That's nothine. Mv wife swooned away when I told her I bad been killing time by playing billiards." ATISS EMTT.V "Wliora la ment at present, Mr. Young?" Mr. Youne "Wa are still tn tntn quo, I'm sorry to say." miss n-miiy uh, Indeedl is that far from Bar Harbor?'' for L JflilW II III! I f 13 lr IN TV aa . . - TSa, TZ 1nrleTltlTara1alomat -J , i ,J" TJRED OUTi ani.-. . w aV I wol aKi5iSS2t.C J, .Isnil f uJ Bfn. L-i But. r .;;!T: "'ati, aod hare bmn (mail, Mnou-.M I, !?1 aMM-.rt UMltw twl lfi"?"..r3 baen au common -ita m- 1 ni--: Wt bm a aa a aval Tlut,k nndicica. '" naB4 aia. i a UM.arsrs. 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