THE THE KFFICACY OP PBATER. an lairac Man. Wliat it Did For , .t - Judge En-land while acUngaiaus - ter for an Insurance Comiat went w settle a small loss cn liousehai goods sustained by a policy-holder in Ms com - ir. v. railed on the man, he leamed that he and his famil? were members of the Methodist church and err upright son. 01 . e. . . ... . ...... M.ttlamont 1 5 looked forward to an easy settlement us he doubted not they would willing to do wliat was fair and he knew that he was himself ready to allow an uiai reallv due. It uiht also be mentioned right here that the-Judge has not, sc far in life, connected himself with any church organiAitioii. He called at the man's house and .after some preliminary convention said: . , . ,, "Well, Mr. Wilcox, we might as well make out a list of the things burned or damaged. Just mention some of them and 1 will note them down and I thinK we can ar.e on this matter very readih." Well, tli re was a s;lk dress for one thii replied the man. ,.s how mmli was it worth?" 'N-veiitv-live dollars." 'Ah, urn, Mr. AVilcor, xinsive "'Tt w:is," interjiosea Mrs. Wilcox, 'it was mv wedding dress and cot I wouldn't have taken for it." 'Kr, vts, verv likely, anything else.-' "There was a sew im? machine worth 5"i.i." Sixtv dollars, eh? Now you see sew ing niai hineshavea more fixed value than silk dresses. 1 can get the best bewni" maelime ma:e ior ",t one like ours. It cost ?75 and was worth every cent of i'''U I couldn t think of taking any less," said Mr WllCoX. . "I'ass it fcr now give me something else.7' ""i'arlor oian injured fully $100 ...lth." "I can get a pretty good new one fol that amount." - 'Not l.ke ours, mister." said one of the large girls, "it ct I-'jO.' 'Can't allow ou so much, I'm .:ri;i:d. U hateWr ' T lo-t a suit of clothes," said Mr. Wilcox '-worth ;7a" "Now look l'.eie, my friend, I doll t U-liee our clothes cost that much," returned" the .fudge beginning to get warmed up. I tell vou they did, they cost fc?0 and I'm not going to let any insurance companv i eat' me out of it either. Vou just do this thing fair '"' get out and I'll sue vmir compiinv." 'That's right. Henry," said his wife, "we'ie not going to "let any traveling insurance agent It-at us out of what U-lmis to us." . . The children apt-eared to look at it in tlie Rime way and the Judge didn't see 11111' 11 I IILUUUlpliiiMii, ., .- ( - dctilv struck him: 'lirothcr Wilcox," he said solemnly, "we must :i.4: for help in this matter." "What'." sa:d Urot her Wilcox, look ing at him. 'T say we iuut m:ike this business a matter of prayer. Vou and your ex cellent wife hero belong to the Metho dist church, 1 Mieve'r"' "Yes, sir, do you'"' 'T have K-en a iiieuiU-r of that C hurch for thirty years. J.et us pray and see if our way does not become more clear in this matter." .So they all knelt down and the Judge led in prayer, lie could not remember having doiie such a thing since on a cer tain occasion when he tumbled down au c.d well while he was a boy, but he sjU'edily got the hang of it He struck in on the heathen in foreign hinds, made a touching apial for the tick and t .eedv, remembered distant friends, touched on the church and church ex tension in the west, and wound up with an apial for the little baud who had gathered together to adjust a certain insurance loss. The Judge grew very impressive amt asked for strength for hiiiisclr and his good brother and his devout sister and also their children, that they might adjust the loss even as it should 1 adjusted; that they might all know the true price of silk dresses and jewing machines and store clothes He ended in a particularly touching manner, his voice trembling, and when they arose tears stood in the eyes of the entire party. Wilcox grasped the Judge's hand, pressed it fervently and said: "Jhother England, let us begin again." "Yes, M us begin again, llrother," returned the Judge. "Now the dress lirst, Maria, was it i. .-.rT..iiii.Mf u-Tinn n man suc- the calico or the gingham?" asked Wil cox of his wife. "It it it was the calico, Henry.' "( ne calico dress, lirother Kngland." "Worth about f uty cents, lirother Wilcox?" "Not more than that, was it, Maria?" "Not more than thirty, Henry, I had worn it all summer." "lress, ihirtv cents; go on, lirother Wilcox." "The sewing machine got the leaf broken otr we had it fixed for half a dollar." "Sewing machine, fifty cents; go on, lirother." "The organ was scorched on one end what did the varnish cost, Susie?" "Filteen cents, pa." "Organ, lilkcn cents proceed, Brother." "Suit i f clothes well, ifs these that I have on the coat-sleeve got wet." "It didn't damage it much, did it, lirother Wilcox?'' "It did it good, lirother Kngland," said Mrs. Wilcox; "there was mud on the sleeve and the water washed it otf it improved the coat." "I think that will be satislactory to the company au thing else?" "No-o-o, I giass i;ot, is there, Maria?" "I can't think i f anything more." "All right, total, niii.tv-live cents I'll make ou out a draft for that amount, lirother," and the Judge did so and went, away with more faith in the ctliciicy of prayer than he ever had lie fore. His Birthday Iakty. Bov 'Ain't it time to eat the good things?" Mother "Certainly not. You must Wait until your friends come." Boy "I guefs they won't come, 'cause I didn't invite them. I thought I'd rather have it entirely exclusive." Yocxo Mn. Sissy "What a very quiet girl Miss Smith I , Gus. Why, I talked with her half an hour befo;e supper, and she scarcely opened her mouth." Gus "I saw her yawn several times. Sissv." In Beiimi da. Poetic Ciler (who Las come down on last steamer) 'What Is that balmy, spicy odor that wafts in at the casement, and seems tc send the new life spinning through my sluggish Northern blood?" Practical Caller (who has been there three week) "Ouiou?." Hcmor," said an old man, "is a pleasant lemonade." "What would you term satire?" someone asked. "A Umonade with sugar left out," ke replied. i Blobsow fconGdential1l"T , J I - well" you, I oplnjay, I've got one of the big- tt things on foot you ever heard of.'' Poplnjayj-Wuat Is it, shoe?" nOUSEHOI-D. I Br.owji fd I'otato Sot'P. A dores , potatoes of fair size. half an onion. aHrwl twn nnarta of boiling water, tvnj ' taVnpooBful3 of chopped parsley, two j g fceaU,Q JjpUtt L(Ut a cupful of ;niilk jr,per gait and cleared dripping j ublespoonful of butter, 1 n dripNDZ in a round-bottomed j F. r,r.ftni fowled carefnily, so as to leave all the gUr'ch jn them! ma )eft in co, j water for nan an noun aim uuiuu brown; drain, drop them in the boiling water and cook soft, liub through tho colander back Into the kettle with the water In which they were boiled: add the parsley, stir to a bubbling boil and season with pepper and salt. Ileat the milk in another saucepan, melt the butter In it, add the eggs, stir one min ute, take the soup-kettle from the Ore, pour in the milk and eggs and serve at once. If the potatoes do not thicken the water to a purse roll the butter in a Ublespoonful of flour and stir directly Into the soup-kettle instead of into the milk. Layek Cake. a delicious cake for - ... J . - .1 titl layer cake is made by taking two whole eggs and tne wmte or me imru egg; beat the whites and one large cup of sugar until light, then add half a cup or butter and beat all until light; then put in half a teacupful of sweet milk. Put the bakimi" powder with the flour in about the proportion of two tea- spoonfuls of powder to two cups or flour. Stir this In a little at a time. ana give it all a good beating before Duttine it in the tins; flavor to suit yourself. It is a good plan when mak ing nice cake to bake a little bit of the dough In a patty-pan terore trusting the rest or It in the oven; then you can see if it needs any attention. Some times the flour and sugar vary in thick ening qualities, and exact results can not be obtained without this precau tion. If the cake is too light add a lit tle flour, carefully sirted in. If it is tough a little milk and a trifle of short ening may be added. Omelette a la celetixe. Boil with a half-pint of milk mixing with it thoroughly two tablespoonfuls of rice flour, four ounces of sifted sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla extract. Simmer gently for ten minutes, stirring constantly; add the yolks of three eggs mixed with a little water or milk, and half an ounce of butter. Stir together until quite smooth, and keep hot. Next beat up the eggs and make, one after another, ten little omelettes about four inches long. Fill each one before doubling over with a spoonful of the above mixture. Melt three-quarters of a pound of peach marmalade with suf ficient water, so that it will not Durn Put the omelettes in a circle on a hot dish, pouring your marmalade in the centre, and serve very hot. I.onsTEK ciiowuEK. jueat of one Gne lobster picked out from the shell and cut into bits, one quart of milk six Boston crackers split and buttered, one even teaspoonful of salt, one scant quarter teaspoonful of cayenne, two tablespoonfuls of butter rolled in one of prepared flour; a pinch of soda in Ihe milk. Scald the milk and stir in seasoning, butter and flour; cook one minute; add the lobster and eimmei nv minutes. Line a tureen with the toasted and buttered crackers, dipping each quickly in boiling water before putting it in place, and pour m the chowder. Send around sliced lemon with it Oraxge Shortcake. To make a delicious orange shortcake, slice oranges and sprinkle with .sugar an Hour or two tierore using. To a quart of flour add two teaspoon! uls of bak ing powder and rub Into it two table spoonfuls of butter or sweet lard, moisten with cold water to a soft dough Roll, bake in pie tins, split open and put oranges between. Eat with sweetened cream. Chocolate Rcsse. Line a mold with sponge cake; break six egg yolks In a vessel with twelve ounces of sugar and a pint of milk or cream, stir on the fire until it thickens; add one ounce cf gelatine steeped in water and chocolate to taste; when cold, mingle with a quart of well-whipped cream and then fill the molds and put on ice; when cold turn out and serve. Stirred creai. one quart of flour, two large teaspoonfuls baking powder, two teaspoonfuls salt, twoeggs and sweet milk to make a stiff batter; bake in a loaf in a biscuit tin. To be broken, not cut, and eaten hot. Water may oe used Instead of milk by adding a spoonful of butter. Beef Tea. Cut one pound of beef steak Into dice, put them into a jar, keep in oven twelve hours. When all the juice of the meat has been ex tracted by heat add boiling water till it is of the required strength. Season to taste. Frexcii Toast. Take one egg, beat and add one teacup of water, dip in slices or bread and fry brown in Lot flyings or butler; very little grease Is needed. This is a good way to use dry bread and makes a good breakfast dish. Don't forget to salt slightly when fry ing Fried Sweet Potatoes. Boil your potatoes until they are cooked; then slice them lengthwise and let them cook. About naif an hour before dinuer dust a little flour over them and dip them in milk in which a little sugar has been dissolved, and fry a nice brown. Put them for a few moments in the oven, on a piece of brown paper, to absorb the grease. Covering for Jars. A gocd waterproof paper for covering jars used in preserving, etc., may be made by brushing over the paier with boiled linseed oil and susnemlincr it. nvor a line until dry. Ground Tea. a French chmit. asserts that if tea be ground like coffee immediateley before hot water is pour ed upon it, it will yield nearly double the amount of its exhilarating quali ties. Stove Polish. The bast lilt nv mixed with the whites of eggs makes a good stove polish. Cold Cabbage Salad. CTiod the cabbage line, sprinkle it with salt and pepper and sugar, cover it with one- third water and two-thirds vinegar. IT IS SatA Lh&t nfnvantnAa tviav l. perfectly cleared of soot by putting a Piece of zinc on the coals of a hot tire. The vapor decomposes and carries oft the soot. A. new fnn h BrVCeson. has rerentlir tioon troA the Thames bv the renresentati vm nf f ha Admlrallty. It is in the fo.tu of a pump, and is worked by a strap fastened to the Bhrnalm&n'a fWf. and ft1 nrirtad as to produce Short or Vmir oiimih required. The advantages of 'the invention are, the length of time to which the sound can be drawn out, its theapness, and the fact that it can be ward for three-quarters of a nautical aile in stormy weather. . i v vvt,MVU VI IUCICUI Ilt9 t lenna now contains specimens representing 3o3 meteoric falls. Other valuable collections are at London Paris and Calcutta. ! OXE BY UXE." i Direful Avalanche 1b Every Known Zone. ' ISD THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CRUSHED BY ITS riTTLESS POWER. Far up In the dizzy Alpine heights, ibove the line of perpetual frost, where 1 lie brilliant glitter or tne snow unuer ! .he midday sun seems only to intensify !.he cold, the Ice King would seem to I iold undispuiea sway. au cm mm ! .here is at times a little humidity in the itmosphere of the more sneiterea aooks. The dry suow softens a little, the wind catches it up and tosses it about, ind t he star-like flakes are rolled into a tiny ball that tho footsteps or a child might easily crush. Then comes the rude blast from the mountain top and drives the ball up and dowii the high valley and across the vast trackless fields" of snow and ice. It gathers size and strength at every turn; huge rocky boulders and mountains of ice are Im bedded in the now slowly moving ava lanche, which sooner or later cescenos with frightful velocity to the valley below. The luckless village in its painway is doomed! The air is thick with the falling snow! An awful rush! A roar reverberates through the mountains, and the little Swiss hamlet is swept nwav! j The foregoing is so applicable that ! we use it as an Illustration. As the : wind -atciipq tin tha snow Darticles on the mountain tops so the heart catches up tho blood as it passes from tne Kid neys and other organs, and sends it coursing through the system. As it rushes along it drops the uric acid that the unhealthy kidneys have left in the blood in the form of insoluble crystals, causing enlargement of the Joints and Intense inflammation in the system which is often called acute rheuma tism. Eventually the joints enlarged bv these crystals become stiff and pain ful. If these crystals are dropped in the liver they are called gallstones, if in the kidneys gravel, if in the bladder calculus or stone. if this uric acid or kidney poison re mains In solution m the blood it circu -lates throughout the system, causing irritation, which produces, according to the location of the irritation, rneu moma, consumption, backing cough, heart disease, inflammations and fe vers, skin disorders, paralysis, apolexy, and makes the system susceptiple to colds, chills, and all the other common disorders of which uric acid is the principal cause. The little child upon the mountain top can crush in its tiny hand the first formation of the rushing avalanche. So. too. the calamitous results noted can be as readily prevented if the right means are used at the right time. "But how?" our readers may ask. Listen and we will tell you. It is a fact of medical science that the kid neys are the chief blood purifiers of the system; the chief blood poisoner is uric acid which the kidneys alone can expel. If the thousand little hair-like sewer tubes of the kidneys, through which the entire blood supply passes, the same as through the heart, are diseased they cannot separate and expel this poison ous waste matter from the blood. Xow, as another matter of scientific fact, disease of these little sewer tubes is more common than of any other delicate part of the body, and it is be cause Warner's safe cure, gentle and natural in its action, has such wonder ful power m preventing and curing disease of these all-important tubes, that it is recognized as a great scien tific specific a power possessed by no other such remedy on earth. When the kidneys, the only blood purifying or gans, become inactive and diseased, any disorder to which the system U most liable may be expected. Then it Is that trouble begins, and the doctors fail miserably because they can only treat the tfft cts the cause is beyond their power! Hence it is that the proprietors of Warner's safe curt claim to cure so many apparently dif ferent diseases it and it alone reaches and cures the cause, and then, ol course, the effects disappearl We incline to the belief that the'u theory is correct and so recognized by scientists who Lave given the subject much study. This frightful disorder is depopula ting our homes faster than we art aware of. Like the avalanche of the mountain, it is causing the death of all with whom it comes in contact. It does not sweep away an entire village or hamlet at once, but one by one the people succumo to its pitiless power. The final, or terminating, cause may be given another name and be so treated by various "experts," but the cause of all these effects, how many soever they may be, is the same, and fot that cause there Is but ony rational form of treatment. If you do not crush the avalanche as it is forming, in the manner Indicated, it will certainly crush you! Take your choice! rrofetsor Tr. Z. Henmtt recently performed an interesting experiment in solidifying carbonic acid gas at the University of Wooster. Carbon diox ide was generated in a cylinder of Bes semer steel, under a pressure of 300C pounds to the square Inch. From there it was allowed to escape into a conden ser In the condition of solidiucd gas, resemonng snowlines in appearance. The temperature of this solidified gas is 168 degrees Fahrenheit be low zero. A small quantity of this gas was then gathered and pressed into a so-called "snow-ball," on one side of which was a small depres sion. The ball was placed In a red hot crucible, upon which the intense heat of a Bunsen burner was playing. A little mercury and ether were dropped into the depression on the "gas baH," and, notwithstanding the intense heat, the mercury was immediately frown. Professor Bennet then advanced one step higher by setting the ether on Are, but still he was enabled to pick out the frozen bulb ot mercury. An instance of this last step, in which mercury was frozen in a flame as well as over a red hot crucible, has never been recorded in science, and was peifec'.Iy original with Professor Bennett. A Xew York scientist claims to have discovered, alorg the Lehigh valley, a hitherto unknown metal which will some day supplant nickel in general use. He was making an experiment v. ith an explosive substance mixed with pulverized furnace slag, whloh, on being heated, caused an explosion to take place. Upon examining the crucible in which the mixture bad been, he found that a chemical process had taken place by which an apparently valuable, but hitherto unknown, metal had been elimiaated from the slag. It was sil very white in color, of fine, emooth texture, and susceptible of a brilliant polish that no exposure will tarnish. It was found to be malleable, ductile and of great tenacity, showing a tensile resistance of 140,000 pounds to the square inch. Further experiments only confirmed the results of the first trial, and a company Ium now been formed for the purpose of "working" the large slag banks along the Lenten valley for the new metaL The curious "canals" on the surface ol Mars are like nothing elsa known, and still remain nnexplained. They are seen as nearly straight lines, and appear like cuttings with parallel aides, extending from sea to sea across the planet's conticeuts. They are about 'irteen miles wide. They were dlscov- ted a rew years ago by Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer, and their existence has since been ctnruie4 kr seva! other observers. FARM NOTES Preservino Eugs. At the -Jiii-i adnzham Poultry Show, England, nrizen wra ofTared for the best dozen preserved eggs that had been kept two months. The eggs were tested by breaking one of each set competing for the priie into a clear saucer; also by boiling one of each lot The eggs that had been d reserved in lime water. it was found on breaking them, pre- I cenieu ciouujf nujica. - by rubbing over with beeswax and oil . - , i i i.if as wtwitm imwrvM showed thin, watery wwiea. x-kk w stood best test ot boiling, and which gained the first prize, had been simply packed in common salt. These had lost little if any by evaporation, had tromK consistent albumen, and were nlnuunt to the taste. The exhibit which took the second prize was scarcely in ferior in quality. These were preser ved as follows: Melt one part of white wax to two parts of spermaceti; boil and mix thoroughly or, two parts clarified suet to one of wax and one of spermaceti. Take new-laid eggs rub with antiseptic salt or fine rice starch. Wrap each egg in fine tissue paper4 putting the broad edge downward; screw the paper lightly at tha top, leaving an inch to hold it y. Dip each egg rapidly into the fat heated to 100. Withdraw and leave to- cooL Pack broad end downward in dry, white sand or sawdust. The Judges were inclined to believe that had the trial been for a longer period than two months this latter method would per haps have proven the better of the two. 1 he eggs were excellent, and on strip ping oil the waxed paper the shells presented the clean, fresh appearance of newly-kud eggs. Feed for very young chicks should never be mushy, it should consist of hard crams of oatmeal, or corn, or of cracked wheat, with hard boiled egg for a day or two, with chopped greeus of some kind. The chick has xooa pro vided for it for nearly or quite 43 hours, in fact for a longer time, but within 21 hours it is willing to eat something. This should be as we have indicated, some hard bits of grain. They will be softened in the crop and gizzard. The chick will pick up some little gravel stones and the gzziirf will go to grind inc. Thus a healthy action of this or gan is secured. Few people realize that the gizzaul is both mill and stomach for fowls which the gravel stones may be said to be hen's teeth. In Lxgla sd the Shorthorns are re garded as excellent dairy cattle, fol lowed by the Ayrshires. In Ireland the Kerry cow is the favorite, while In this country the Ilolstein is considered the heaviest milker. The Jersey and G uerusey cattle are regarded as super ior butter-producers in America and Europe, the Ievons make the best oxen, and the Herefords, Shorthorns, Angus and Galloways the best and greatest proportion of beef. A method or preserving eggs wfiu-h is highly recommended is to use com mon soap-boxes, using pine ashes as s packing. First place a layer of asbei on the bottom ot the box, and next a layer of eggs, the eggs not touching each other. Fill in the spaces with ashes and eggs until the box is full. Place the box in a cool place and turn it over three times a week. Eggs from hens not in company ot cocks will keer. twice as long as those that are fertil ized. The Drst pound, or the first pounds, of beef, mutton or pork most costly. The greater tae an animal can be made to at tbe abort eat period of tone the m the cost per pound proportionate! requires no more labor to feed a weighing 2 XX) pounds than it diies tc feed a steer weighing 1000 po inds. Tbe cost of production does not depend solely upon tbe amount ot food con sumed, but upon tbe food, shelter and labor. Fresh animal excrement Is not food for plants. If diluted with water and poured about their loots it will ofter. for a time du more barm than good, In fact very strong urine will usuallj kill any plaut to which it is applied, especially if an annual. Its effect is t rot and burn tbe roots rather than tc feed them. When fermented will other fertilizing matter this acrid eon Hit ion Is changed and tbe compost be comes intensely active in stlmulatms growth. In applying large amount! of stable manure per acre some feimen tation goes on the soil before the root' reach the manure. If the land in which the orchard u growing be thin, plow up thoroughly and keep stirred without planting a crop. Good rich soil for three or foui years can be profitably planted to some crop while tbe orchard Is growing. But after that the best plan is either tc seed down to clover and use as a hog pasture, or to cultivate without allow lng any crop to grow. If you have old trees that have failed to yield profitable crops of fruit, dig the soil up thoroughly and then applj a good dressing of well-rotted stable manure and work thoroughly into tbe soil. Then, If you have them, apply a dressing of wood ashes. If these fail to revive the tree, after giving a good pruning, it is about past redemption, and should give way to something bet ter. An EAKTHEjf floor is the best foi the poultry-houses. A cement surface underneath possesses the advantage ol perfect dryness for the extra cost; as it is not difficult to keep your earthen floor reasonably dry, provided you raire a mound of earth for the bouse to stand on, and surround it with a ditch tc catch rain. Nevek allow stock of any kind tc come in contact with your trees. You might as well never plant a young tree as to allow cattle, horses, pigs or sheer to get at it for a day. Creak makes belter butter to rise in cold air than to rise in cold water, but it will rise sooner In cold -watei and the milk will keep sweet longer. Clover bay cut and steeped ovei night in warm water makes a good mesa for tbe brood sows that are ex pected to farrow during the cold sea son. It is possible that in the course ol time the forests will gradually encroach upou the western desert and prairies. Already the oak is creeping out into the praries and covering unoccupied grounds. Thousands of acres are now covered with young oaks where they did not grow forty years ago. America Is not only the greatest agrt cultural nation on earth, but, according to "Mulhall's Dictlonarv of Statistics.' an English work, it leads also in manu factures. Mulhall places the value ol British manufactures In 1880 at U 015 500,000 andof the UnitedStates products of manufactures during the same veai at $5,500,000,000. 7 An artificial Ivory of creamy white ness and great hardness is now made from good potatoes washed in diluted sulphuric acid, then boiled in the same solution until they become solid and dense. They are then washed free ol the acid and slowly dried. This ivory can be dyed and turned and made usef u' in many wajs. - 10C the ht Ufc in i It steei A MOCXIiK OF MARBLE. Hi- Fnmoiu Quarries of Carrara in Ihe Alps. The city of Carrara nestles under the protection of its mountains, the Apuan Alps, a corner of the Apennines, some of these, rising to the height of 7,000 feet, overshadow tae nortn or iu whiln to the rieht and left they are rfono.i ilnwn to hills, richly clothed with fir. chestnut, olive trees and vines m a descending scale; to the soutn is a rap of about a furlong, inrougu winds the river Avenza, and beyond the six miles of intervening country the blue Mediterranean can be seen. " The quarries are one of the sights of Ihe world, occupying three or four descendlug ridges, which unite In the lofty Monte Sagro. They have been worked at latest irom the time of the Emperor Augustus. From then until now all the best marble has been ob tained from them. ' The mountains Tof marble m some places seem to rise almost perpendicu larly: high up their sides are the quar ries or "caves," as they are locally called, presenting from the town the appearance of patches of snow which refuse to be melted by the sun, while sometimes it seems as though partially dissolved snow had begun to slide down the mountain side. To see the quarries, and the mode In which the "cave man" works, says a writer nn must be uo with him in the morning, and follow him to his toil as I did. We were just in time to see a huge corner of marble, weighing about a hundred tons, forced from the moun tain. Round it men have driven a chain of holes with crowbars, suapeu at the point like a chisel. By stnaing the surface and dexterously turning the bar at each stroke a hole is soon formed about three feet Into solid rock, tuns isolating the desired mass as much as possible. Into these holes gunpow der is placed by a boy, who invariably performs his task with a lighted cigar In bis mouth! Clay is then rammed In, a train laid and a warning shout raised. We betake ourselves to some such shelter as an overhanging rock or small cave; the foreman gives another shout, applies the match to the train and runs for his life. A few moments of anxious waiting the whole moun tain seems to shake, thunder and groan in agony at having to give up its treas ures a cloud of dust a rumble of falling pieces we creep out in time to see two masses of marble tumbling over the last rtdgo on their way to the val ley. The explosive rower in tiiis instance had been nicely calculated the huge mass had been just loosened. Some times the moving force of the charge is underestimated, then the whole block topples over, often t pound itself into hundreds of pieces in its lieudlonz course down the ravine. Being too heavy and lr.rge to be moved entire, it is divided in the simp lest way, a row of holes bored across it (a hue chiseled between itiemj, piugs of dry wood driven into the holes, water poured upon them and in time, the wood having swollen, the block cracks across and lliroueh. Men then go to work upon each half with a ham' mer and chisel until they are made to! erablv square, huge cables or chains are fastened around them, and they are lowered by short stages from ledge to ledce to the wagons waiting below, The cave" meu are surely almost as priml ive and hardy in their habits as their historic namesakes; many of them live in tbe hamlets among the hills, six or eight miles from their work: thev leave their homes at day break, each equipped wttu a pair of thick toots which are never worn at home, a gourd slung by his side, to be filled at the mountain stream ne passes, a hunk of coarse bread under bis arm, possibly an npide in his pocket. On this food he exists during the day, earnlnz about two shillings, and wort ing much harder than a steak-red En glish navy. In the evening at nome lie sups on a mash of meal, mingled with oil and flavored with the never-failing garlic; meat he seldom if ever tastes. On Festa days only does he drink any thing stronger than water; then he will spend as much and even more than he can afford on cheap wine. Almost every Festa brings with it a quarrel, and the evening its inevitable result a stabbing affray. Of the 10,000 Inhabitants living In Carrara and Its immediate neighbor hood, about 6,000 are "cave" men; the town is entirely dcvoled to the marble commerce, marble stares you in the face everywhere, the walls, roads and paths are made of it, the floors of the bouse are paved with it, everything that can be hewn out of marble, from a perfect copy of the Venus to the common "bathing tub," as a local ad vertisement has it. Countless copies of tbe antique are sent out from the 400 studios and find their way to tbe various art markets of Europe and America. Occaisonally a good original statue or bust is executed, but the greater number of sculptors devote themselves to reproducing copies either of the old masters, popular modern ex amples or chiseling sepulchral monu ments. I It Really CouiampUon T Many a case supposed to b radical lung diaeasa U really one of liyer complaint and Indigestion, but. unless that diseased liver can Im restored to healthy action, it will so clog the lungs with corrupting matter as to bring on their speedy decay, and then in deed we have consumption, which is scrof ula of the lungs, in its worst form. Noth ing can be more happily calculated to nip this danger in the bud than is Dr. Pierce's 'Golden Medical Discovery." By drug gists. The only healthy life that a man can lead is one of constantly increasing faith. A gentleman once said to a minis ter: "When do you expect to see Dea ;on S. again?" "2fever." said the reversad geutlenian, solemnly; "the d.eaccn : now in Heaven." I Ire twocred Dollar. Is the sum Dr. I'ierco offi n for the detec tion of a iy ca'omel,or other mineral poison or injurious ilrii, in his justly celebrated "Pleasant Pur-a'ive Pellets." They are aliont the size of a mustard seed, therefore easily taken, while their operation is un attended by any Erijiing pain. Bilious ness, sick-luadache, bad taste ia the mouth, aud jaundice, yield at once before thtse ''little giants." Of your druggist. Were we ss eloauent as an eels, we should please rome more by listen'nz than by talking. The "Favorite Prescription" Pierce cures "female weakness" of and Dr. kin- dred affections. Bydruznisu. To remove mildew soak in buttor. milk and spread on grass in tho sun. Frazer Axle Greaa. Use the Frazer Aile Grease, "tU the best in the world will wear talc am i any other. Ask your dealer for it, and take no other. There Is a good deal of religion that ii&b moruing cioua as soor. sun gets hot it disappears. in Hun ire Js ot cases. Hood s Baraapirula, by panfTini ml enrtchraz the blool. bu nn... potent remedy for raeaauUsm. Henoe, if Tim offer tne pains aal aclies of this disease, u is fair to anume that Hood s SarjapirUla wot cure JVU UllCUlUlli, The more able a man is. it he makes 111 me of his abilities, the more dan gerous he is to the community. The beat cough medicine is Piso'a Cure for Consumption. Sold everywhere. MoT Biliousness , u mure general t tliU Karon ttian nj oilier. !- MimtuuL offensive breath, coated tonsuc. sick headache, drowsiness, dimness and loas of appeUte make tbe victim miserable, and disagree able to others. Hood's Sarsaparllla combines the test anti-bilious remedies of the vegetable king dom, la saca proportion as to derive their best medicinal effects with the least disturbance to the whole system. This preparation Is so well balanced In Its effects that It brines about a healthy action of the entire human organism, re stores the sppetite. and overcomes that tired feel lrg. Try it this season. -I n4Te taken not quite a botue of Hood's Ear saparUla and most say U la one of the best medl cljes for giving an appetite and regulating the di gest Ive organs, that I ever heard of." Mas. N. A. Stakut, Canastota, K. T. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA Sold by all druggists. 11; six for is. Prepared only by C L HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar 6ia Ketibed Gkoceb "I have bought, tons of maple sugar as well as molasses from you in my time, and now I wish you would tell me, for my own satis faction, what sort or stutr. it is. now do you make it?" Manufacturer "We take brown sugar and boil It in a decotion of green coffee. That gives it the taste and color of the Vermont article, and, in my judgement, makes it much supe rior." "But don't you use any of the genu ine maple at all?' "Why. certainly, certainly, we put in a little ot the genuine if we happen to have it on hand. It doesn't hurt it any." Miss "i'es. dear, I shall always need your aid and protection. Women are poor, weak creatures at the best, and I am glad that I nave found In your love a safe harbor of refuge." Successful Suitor You have not told me yet how your parents feel about our engagement." " ell, pa says he will see me in my grave before he will allow me to become your wife " "Merciful heavens'" "Oh, don't bother alwut him. Ma says 1 can marry you." A max who is painfully homely has a boy of whom he is very proud. The other day he was playing with the kid wnue his wife was sitting by the win dow sewing. "Tommy looks more like bis papa every day, doesn't he, my dear?" he remarked proudly to her. "Well." she replied, hesitatingly, as she looked at the boy, "I am sorry to say that he does." "Is this genuine Kusslan leather?" she asked of the clerk Who was trying to make a sale of a shopping; bag. "Well, ma'am, not exactly." "Then it's an imitation, is It?" "Jfo, not exactly. It i3 American leather and made up hem iu Boston; but the foreman of the shoo spent three years traveling in Russia." "Oh, that's itl Well. 1 guess that's near enough, and I'll take it." "Mamma," asked lit tae Edith, "ia difllculty a real nice mediciner" "Why, Edith, what put such a ridic ulous idea Into your bead?" "Uncle George said last night that his little boy's life was saved with diffi culty, and I was wondering ir it was any nicer than tbe nasty stuff you made me take when I had the measles. " Leakder "Have you cot hold.Miss .mei r jn ow, don't forget to wish." HUM "Uo, l dan't know what to wish." Leander (gallantly ) "Then I will wish for you. Ethel (blushimr) "Will vou reallv? Well, I hopa your wbh will come true. i ou ii una papa in the library." Beutii: "Hiy, mamma, me and Harry had a race to-day." Slater "Ves, dear, but you should say Harry and 1 instead of me and Harry. When you speak of yourself ana anoiuer ierson you should always place your friend Drst." "But he wasn't first, mamma. 1 beat him two rods. Time enough to place liim first when he eets there." Brakejiax "But don't you think that a dollar and a half a day ia rather small pay for eighteen hours woik ou the top of a freight car?" Superintendent "But you forget that we charue nothing for traveling. Let'a see; you ride somethinz like two hundred miles daily, aDd it doesn't cost you a cent." First Saleswoman "Of all tlio arrogant, disagreeable people I ever waited on, that woman is the worst! 1 wonder who she Is." Second Saleswoman "Why, that's Mrs. Chipp. She used to tend at the same counter with me before she was married." They were talking about the pro gress of the country, and how it had gone ahead in the last fifteen years, when the man in the corner observed: "I can't quite agree with you. We could have gone ahead much faster." "How?" "Why, somebody might have discov ered fifty years ago that no hops were necessary to make lager beer, and that a good five-cent cigar could be made of cabbage leaves." Balaxcesueet. the wealthv mnr- chant, had advertised "Boy Wanted." Enter a young dude who had come to ask the hand of his daughter. Dude (in a squeaky voice)"! hav8 called, sir, to awsk " Balancesheet (without looking up) XWn't want you. sir. Just himi a boy." A Wanilerfal Macula and Offer. To Introduce lliem we elve mi i.imm sif. operating Washing Macninea. Xo labor or wan boaru. Best In tne wori.L Ir you want one. write The National Co., 7 Dey ot., New Yor Beware of suretyship for thy best friends. 'Royal Oi.rc' mends anvthinir! Rmknn n.i- na, Glaas, Wood. Free Vials at Dnurs & tiro. When death finds you, eternity binds you. FITS: AH Fits stopped rree. Treatise ami Ctrl U botueot lr. Kllne'sureat Nerve Restorer, Iree'.t ll cases. fcenaiolW.BUineJui Archou laua..i'j. An idler is a watch thafwant wii bands. As useless if it goes as If it stands. .5oUlV11 Kuraey cure for Dropsy. Gravel. Bnsrht'a. Hem. nurtnr r i... r. Nervousness, Ac Cure iruaraateea. omceTsTi Arch be Fhiia. si a imitiA a inr t VJ jrj " ' In order to deserve a true friend vrvn must first learn to be one. If afflicted with sore eves nso Dr. Isaao Thomp son s Eye-water, tougglsts seU at 35c par bottlo "When does a man xtpi rrli mAaion the heading of an articin in journal. That is an easv on. ir weighs most when he stepson a fellow's corns. uDOE8 She Call that nlavln? In,.,:- ed Jones, as Mrs. Jenkyns assairea the piano keys. 1 a es, of course she does." "WeiL it's what tm i..., work. Do the Deotila lit it "Well, the? trv to. m where the bard work comes to. " CHEAPEST AND BEST MEDICINE FOR FAMIi.T t'SK IK THE WORLD! CURES ALL PAINS Internal or External BOo a Bottle). SOLO BT DRCOiitSTS DR. BADWAY'S PILLS For theccre of alt dUvrrNrs of the 8tomach.Llver, Bowels. Kidney, lilail'ler. Nervous Diseases, l of Appetite, Headache, losuvenesa, In 11 resuoa, liilioasne. Fever. Inflammation of we boweui, Files, and uli derangement of Uia inter nal viscera. Purely veireiabie, containing no tuerenry, minerals, or deleterious drairs. Price, S3 cen'a per box. Sold bj all drojittfl DYSPEPSIA! DR. KADWUrS piLisssa, store stren-rtn to tUe Homara and eiu'.le It to per form its functions. Tne sj mptoms of Iirspepua disappear, and with toem tae liability of the as tem to coutract (Useaite. RAILWAY'S SARSAPARILLIAX RESOLVENT, A positive cure fr HcrofuH an-1 all ffiool and btiu Diseases. One Dollar per K tie. RADWAY St CO. N. Y. MASON & HAMLIN SOLO IMPROVED UPRIGHT PIANOS The new mode of piino construction Invented by Samn & Ilamlin in 1S8J has been folly proved, msny excellent experts pronouncing It the "great est Improvement made in pianos of the century.1 For fell information, send for Catalogne. MASO'J & PHT3 Zl . BSTKf.lMTresKiK. VTV TC2Z. it U. '. AfiTi-BlLIOUS PILLS, TILE GREAT UN GUS7J RTTMTTDY For Uvrr. Bil. Ind'cMtlun. etc. Fr fro a MM curr; c-utalas oii'y l-irv YV$r-uM IaTjtaj DR. PARDEE'S (Tas Only Btliabls Blood Partner.) A SPECIFIC FOB Scrofula, Salt Rheum. r2c.:ra!g!3, Ring Worm AKdallothi rr.Liu and Blood Diseases, rr fixoururxs th LIVER AND KIDNEYS. tua Iadcl 4 all U.m artelac Cms mm mmlU4 JtU mi lit ayil I. tV Art jrcar DrnnU for EB. P A BD -S &Z3A. DY and take do exhar. Prlo. $1. per bottle or sis sottlMfersa. Hirniartuwl by tae PARDEE MEDICINE CO., Rochester, N. V. I3K.I1 AITIIORITV. Loctport, X. Y., STanh 27. ls-SA Farrlee ifrdicint Co : Rests : In reply to yours of late date, asking " ,'. a effect produced by the use of Dr. Panl'v llheumatic Remedy in my rase.'" wiU say that it cured me completely of a very se vere attack of rheumatism and neuralgia, and I will say still more, forthe benefit of any who nay be similarly afflicted, that I haven't a doubt but that it will cure AST case of rheu matism, even of years' standing, for I ai:i personally acquainted with many who to-diiy are well and whose cases but a short time ao were considered hopeless. The remedv is ore of the best I have ever known, and is destined to have a sale second to none as a blood puri fier. Respectful! vvours, BCRT'VAX HORX. 35MEDAIS-AWARQEDT0 the Clxtt u all AchM udalrtJw STB THE-BEST IN THgTWDRLD lrf.U.9ljr. tana at odob: no i iMTtSM ardMlavtT rai Arch su.pt.ii tto-i:7vvr. t.s p uT,t-".VV MliSt.itoI JP. M..ua4Tujll a1 AdncatM Bet, Easient ut Cte, and Chaau. 3MS 0c. i T. Haieltine. Warren. l'a niKEv l..j ROOT BEER faia. ot J'll. l.ma, spark A . a. j j. WtaW r OiUak, PENSIONS.! cured; deserters r.liv !. xyomuxj pra a. I bo iff. Write tnr dreulanj and ew laws. ar practice. eoecMsi a. w. Nctaraica a: Mon.H a,hlog looOXO. PPWQTH t 3 ,,2.9,,1Jir "Tt- SLOVU aciLDIxa, Washington, D. C. This offer is not Equalled. po?lTnSul Jcur?;Zu& conn HEJiEW78'" nT Blood. Dr Bir,t Biooi Granule. iSc. - boi JL. . bT mail. Prepaid Da.'safS. WaaSS.""; -sr roriinBasj! 100 4r3i STYLES "" of fjftSEzJm EASY ORGANS HlhE $22. r?iiS? ' SYSTEM Baoifor 'fJufSS 'O " nil fr-rrZffij- wf. mmm Km s WTWt ii IS tm Why did the Women of this country use over thirteen ' million calces of Procter & Gamble's Lenox Soap in 1886? Buy a oikc qf Unox and you will soon understand d Tho treatment of many thoufumla m i Of thoee chronio weaknesss ac l uti m ' ailments peculiar to females, at th- i-r Hotel and Sunrical Institute, lluifaur if has afforded a vast experience In niojr . inir and thoroughly testing; n-nwit, V cure of woman's rx-culiar malnlics. r. rieree'a l'vorite 'reseriBiu ia tne ouwrowth. or result, of this tr ' valuable experience. Thousands of' pc?1 Dials, receivi-d from patients ana (rom' clans who have t'fted it in tue m-m rated and obstinate cases which hsil tJ2 their akill. prove it to be the mist wrS remedy ever devised for the relnf and i eutlerinij women. It is not recomni'r jM "cure-ail," but aa a moat perfect Spm"?' woman's peculiar n.lmmu. An a powerful. Invigorating to,,, it imparts strenirtu to tue vIvju jtaJ1 and to the womb and its apnecslaiV particular. For overwork.!, "ir.jnw... u run-down." debilitated teacher?, auiuai drewmakers. sramatrveees, "sluipirU," h,, keepers, nursing uiotucr-i, ami tvUe W0Jr generally. Dr. IV-ree'a Favorite 1'rvjcra,, ia the greati-st earthly boon, iK-in U".cJJ as an appetizmir cordiul and resr.,miniT Aa av aoutiilnic and olreiiKiht-Bli; nervine, "Favorite Frcscr:ptiu - 3ualed and is invaluulile in aiimirir snrirT uinir nervous excitability, irhiatpiuir baustion. prostration, hysteria. n.U4 1Z1 other distressing-. ner"ous wyinpu .as eT monly attendant upon functional unj r,, disease of tbe womb. It i.-.ii!ii-s rofp,! sleep and relieves uieutui anxiety a&l2. aponaencv. organization. It id purely veifelatie ia composition and perfectly tiHrniie m . effect in any condition of th-- system. J.. morninir sickness, or naus. a, fr. ,ia wr.a!ev4 cause arNinir. weak stomach. trAitmnm. ttf. Sepaia and kindred syinptonj. us ije, in ow-a. will prove verv beneficial. M favorite Prescription " isa poU tire euro for tho most .iiitj.it.wl ai l (tinate caaea of leucorrhea, ex.'e..ve t painful menstruation, ummtur.il sur.rrsiol7 prolapsus, or fallini? of the womb, weak bii 'female weakness,'' anterersinn. retrovrs"? bearinsr-down sensations, chronic cusoV inflammation and ulceration of th- r.,:ilt, Uammation. pain and tenilemf :a cvana accompanied with " internal heat.'' Aa a regulator end promoter cf fac tional action, at that critical p. r.-lnf ib- from grirlhood to womanhood. " Favr.rite h xnptioa" is a perfectl sate rcirclul u- :.ud can produeo only jrooI reuir. wbi ually efficacious ana valuable in irs len taken for tho. disorders and d(ra- menu inciaeni 10 mat Hirer ana nict erij. period, known as " The I'hnr.tre of I.ife.' "favorite Prescription,' wtwntafca in connection with the tiao of Ir. ..r.4 Golden Medical Discovery, and frr.xtl iajjt doses of Dr. Pierce's Purgative P-i'-ts Lpj Liver Pills', cures Liver. Kidney nnd iiiscii diseases. Their combined use also blood tainta, and abolishes cancerr.uj m acrofuloun humors from th v-tfin, favorite Prescription is tb medicine for women, sold by dmirgisT.a. under a positive guarantee, from the Cji; facturers, that it will (rtvo satisfaction iati-tf case, or money will ben-funded. Tb:5kuirB. tee haa been printed on tho bottfe-umpr and faithfully carried out for ciany jct-i Large bottles iTjO doses) $1.00, orili bottle for S.OO. For lanre. illustrated Treatise on Di"9ie?i Women (I'M pages, paner-covered', s-ad ia o-nU in stamps. Address, World's Dispensary Msdical fisssciatiia, 6G3 TIaiu St, BH FAI O, 3 1 Thai Oraat Bursary el PERCHERON HORSES VI 200 Imported Brood 3Tare Of Choicest Families LARGE M'.TIBEBS, Ail Agea. both Stxak IN STOCK. 30O to 4tH I7IPOKTFI) AMALLT f-om Franc.! reorttNi withs-xtr-ndrj -Miajr-BlsTS rt-rrhrron Stud Dala. Tbe Ft-rr-hr-rcri iat." on r xr. ttv.1 i-f Krrknr .Hs.-rrintf x N a tf al bai at fil'sKTt en-t rv.-r-vi'n of the- r"rTi. ft iH.t-.-rtl PrT.1 tor l.L-iijt CtAieirse, i-.a-rrariun tT ! BMke,. M.W.DUNHAM. tj'aane. DuPase Co.. Ilt.no-a. STOPPED FREE i fan- Pe-?c-s n'.i Dr.KLISE i GEEA? NEvtRF.STOR; -VraffaaAnf &Navs : :"li i v---- I IPALLlal.a ii t-. .-i t-.rr-rrl. --i -- t UH. l-ol..!!!lJl-lo ....... s :--"i-i'" ",i'i..' -i - . ' ; ACENTS WANTED for tho LIFE CF HENRY WARD BEECHE3 b .Mrs. W K.fOT. Aa Aorhn'i' nt'u.p-to ot his Lif d4 Work from ft 'i!.. t-. r-e ail Mbon Itf U 1. Th RK. T HkArtT. p diill" UiuatTtttel. Vila Rk H'41r. lhM,-9 r r.-.-i'.mJ or 7 trtatt ltd sriv ltr T ? : I r ,jr I AT. Adanm MaUiiruKS riLiw. ii.i One Agent (Merchant oulv) wn-l :a evary v-r.x 1 Tourlart invoice of ijni.r hn. i ' ; came in jaaterday. I ww out of th- n Ivr aud hid to call on the i.vrnior for s n.7"r - nuima to prevent a riot. Have alroir retwa ois 3u) uuu. R. C. Mixur. LinIi 5. Address R. W. TASS.11.1. M t'O- tklrafa AXLE GREASE bold fcvtrjwM aa BEST I THE WORLD f W liet tha Uenulae. PAT Aa Cilraj unjnaa iiaalsal tm -urvti. attStl M warf r ibl. prklli'7- Baatal mr r atralcavl Waaaaieas J" IS H. Ilia at- raUaSalalua, Pa. " . n.l I AFFLICTEDUNFORTUAT. a a. i a - - - 4 I nnSU'' aHllVr mM VUaVIV ' 329 H.Uth. St.bel(rwCaIlowliiU. Iwysanerpeneaceia all SlPFCI A L '"' auacaily tntoras thaaa wr.kerrd bv 1 noaa.Ac i'allavwnta. Adnca frrd r- adcntial. Haansua.avuUs.aadjuucw--'' EDICAL OFFICES.) 806 S. Saeond St., Pbi'.aiA. rr..J.lT.&J.B.E:32:,5A.- EataMtahcal 40 years. of .U Strol lIsr.AE9 OP aliidiacVARICOCr.l.E.Ele.C:l",r"':; cured by a Graduate of Jrfferion Coilrr. " xparieaea. Houri. It to , to "J1 PPlt w"arTliamp!"w? A il aos BQdr tha fcora VWlnvmi'iiiinri Hai aoJAdiS' m0 f I Cll I 9 luv a alvo BisaHAa. ps-at Lawyer, vj4i.ii.t.a.B. OPIUM Habit Cured. Tr. llL'MA.M Kialbl t'o..Liii 5?! r,'7 XaSr" FiH fc.-ri H U SLICsaaBI varrmntaJ atT'.rtv,f. aal.. . A l! w rvIlFL rtl.i saAC la ft fnr Air. a-ierce'ai juiuriir re cr latins la a lealtimato medicine, ,r.- compounded by an experi. need ur.i Tjhvsician. and adapted to Woui.n'4 A.'-'J - 7. ' f'I,"..,-.V.T1J,"'iii.,vri 1 EM1S a ae! T.TitP Is FiU fVi t4 t htJL I- -.iw Dtwif-aiimtaliMi, AOS C ' n" w" wbicn She Blky 1 Mix She iuten tin sv 1 " kiel aorae umier Jrled afid V hat 1 there! fY pisase CiaVg Skit 'o; EleaS. epp ten. Bin i ii laid I'.dii l tain; :mal Willi ad , aVOOl tfcat Pbf. she octal tt orn 3te ' ttnu any atinr. I SttS ecste tfcegi acops akate: At Kd ' icta ani j "0 W. to ten: to mi I hi ever Sect tion, beato In ten fcyt OEce. T0i( Ik dear Beit- But this oer Tetl tot,s tLeir trnot that! - It kous oraij time firm. I saw ayh btUe bled; tokn fcaai bene ith was black bue. to CQr Lou: badl ir n Play cy n be la thev tent t only ting; land ; "f Pet little; ont i "; "it badl; Tease tiae.' wani tliat tolu ton tbe ber iJrd. '5in,ft;jfrTf?r.rm?!??w3tfiTC ai-tia?a