IMAGINARY DISEASE. l:ia Irm-nsillcd and Morbli Fanciest Hard to Care. TLe writer called on m number 01 prominent ihjslctans and asked them ir, amonj their patients, they bad many wLo Imagined they bail diseases w Lien they U:d not bare. Some very ii.tereatin information was obtained. The doctors said it was found to be a very common trouble, and that the chief diseases these people Imagine they have are cancer, heart disease and Bright's disease. In tbe language of the profession, tue complaint 13 known as hyj ochonJrias'?. It was found that the dUea?e was often epidemic. At the time of Gen. (r.mt's si.-kness and death from can- 0- r of the throat, and during tUe Ill ness of the Ute Kaiser Frledrlcb, hund rdiof people wnh nothing serious at ail the tuatttr with them called upon 1 r. Suialy. w4iO attended General irant, ami told lilru they bad cancer f the throat coming on and wished to 1 e treated for it. One celebrated physician, who made a special study of the disease, said that .t was worthy of note that in all these c ases the patient reasons correctly that is. he draws just inferences from the error. Thus the Prince of Bour bon, when lie supposed himself to be a plant, reasoned justly when be in sisted upon being watered with the rest of the plants every day. In like ui.iuuer, ttie hypochondriac who sup poses himself to le dead reasons with the same correctness when he stretches h:s bodv and limbs on tbe bed or ' K urd and assume the stillness and si lrnce of a dead man. The following- is from the record o.' i tie of the Mew York hospital's louse surgeons: "It was ou July C that a man o Mim 1 stature, who was found after w .. : T-t to 1 e a shoemaker by trade, w he w i . ,i I'areut'.y about 40 years of aue i . i d from his borne aud was xuu :..' .it larje in the streets of the city ..i.-, i. it :t.g his tlesh and beating hi I .. 1 against the sides of bouses. A i.uu.U-r of citizens managed to cap t ..le l.i u, aud they brought him to Hit :.. -i ti!, followed by a big crowd. '.. .' :. li s arms lied behind him, and in : . atest agony, his face bruised and .v. ...i- , Ins hps torn to pieces and .-: e.nu uir with blood, be was ushered U.o hospital by those who bad him iu charge. I met them at the door i-n 1 u.quired into the case. The man war eaiii-r to tell his own story, but wilt dthVulty collected words to convey it. II is laugu;i:e was copious, but bis agi tation so great Unit be could hardly ulter a sentence, Iiemz interrupted by constant eiT rts to tear h s lips to pieces. T!io:e with him knew nothing except that tl.ey hd rievenletl bim from heat, n out Lis own brains. At length he conveyed the information where bis distress was, aud upon which his mind was deluded, in bis upper lip he said there was a worm gnaw ing h s tlesh and pet.etratlng mto nls 1- oUy. and unless be could tear It out the worm would soon be beyond his each an 1 luevitaMy destroy him. This w.is the cause of his misery, lie was assured of the io. -ability of relief, and w.tu a srullin c nuterjance I patted him ou the shoulder and bade him no longer be unriuy. tor I would cut out the worm. Ilia eyes sparkled, and in an Instant be replied, 'Will you? IKj it then. Do it, quick, for God's sake. "lie was urged not to despair, for I was now ready to remove the Insect preying upon bis flesh. Accordingly, we went to the cells of the maniacs. When being sealed he Used himself for the operation. 1 paraded six lancets on the table before him. Uy making a display of this and other prepara tions and Beading for assistance be became composed, waiting with pa tience the result. In the meantime I had sent in search of the worm. Tbe person sent, being unsuccessful, stayed too long and I hurried out the door and pickd from the ground oue of the large worms cr caterpillars which lute--ted the poplar trees at that time and hud fallen from the trees by the door. One end of the Insect bad been trodden upon, aud it was nearly dead. This I got, and on returning found my patient's uneasiness increased. Hut upon seeinz me take the Instruments be Qxed himself in the chair and re quested my assistants, the apothecary and the orderly man, to bold bis bauds lest be should start while under pain of the cutting instrument. "With a lancet the operation was beg in. 1 pricked bis lip with It, which made him flinch a little, lie accordingly leaned back bis bend firmly agaiust the persou who stood behind him, and shut h.s eyes tightly, and thus Cxed be tore the repeated pricks of the instrument with steadiness and fortitude. After pinching bis Up with one baud and wouuding it with the other, I cut off a poitlou of the upper lip which he bad torn with bis nails, aud which was pendulous. I now as sured him that the operation was nearly completed, for the head of the worm could be seeu. The bystanders cried out: "There it Is! there it lsl lie raised his eyes to see,but was cautioned to be still for one minute longer, at which be aain shut bis eyes. 1 then gave bim a severe pinch, drew the edge of the lancet across the lacerated Hp, aud exclaiming, 'I've got bim,' opened mv hand and exposed the great worm. "The man rose from his seat and gazed at the worm with astonishment bsyond utterance. At length be spoke aud requested me to pceserve it, for, he observed with tranquility, his friends bad said he was crazy, but this would be au evideuce to the con trary. " The result of this deceptive opera tion was a perfect cure, aud this re markable change was effected In less than fifteen minutes after the patient entered the hospital." The best doctors say that the causes of the disease lie in conditions usually obscure, which lower the tone of the Ki-neral health or depress tbe vitality of the brain, either by physical wear or mental worry. Disappointment, bid habits, waut of proper mental occupa tion, often cause the trouble. The treatment couslsts in measures to Im prove the general health, especially a full diet, carefully selected; hydro- therapeutics, massage, gymnastics, horseback tiding, waiktry. rowing. abuudaut and agreeable x lose In the open air, and the manazeu.ut of the patient's surroundings so as to lighten the mind and relieve from worry, per haps by travel or sea voyage. Argument is commonly worse than useless, but there should be a decided impression given that the generally morbid state is due to ill health. The risk of suicide is so small that restric tion of liberty directed to Its prevention does more uarm tuan good. An optimist is an unreflective indV rlduol with nerves at concert pitch. A. viodtl of a novel canal boat Las oeen placed on exhibition by a Cleve land inventor. 1 he boat is to be pro pelled by a screw, so geared that it can be made to turn by horses or males travelling in a circle in their stables in the boat. Tbe inventor claims that abundant power can be had in this manner, and that a large saving can be effected, particularly in river towing bills, and by the reduction of help; that it would be cheaper than the present method of towing, even though no bet ter time were made; bat lie is confident that four or five miles an boor can be MART ANDEIUOX m Foremost American Actress at Home Again. Mary Anderson Is again on ber na tive soil. w Yorkers are now listen lng to ber nightly, and her London triumphs are to te repeated as usual on this side of the water. What a won derful career this woman has had! No letter evidence ot the fact that Mary Anderson is a uorn actress is given than the following, related by her mother: A distressing and fatal accident bad occurred near their home one day to a builder or workman enpaged on bouse in the immediate neighborhood; be bad fallen from the. roof of the buildii;g to the javemeut below and been killed. Mrs. Griffin and Mary, hearing the cries in the street, rushed to the front window, and while the elder lady's heart was rent by the sight of the un fortunate man's wifo hurrying by slu was shocked to fiud that her usually tender hearted dauuhter was Intent only utou catching and imitating the horror btricken expression on the poor woman's face. Mi--s Anderson was at tlmt time but 13 years of age. Shortly after this she made her first appearance on the stage iu Louisville. She is a native of California aud was bom In Sacramento. J uly 2S, livSO. She was taken to Louisville in 1S00. was reared iu the Komau Catholic faith, and lert school when she was 14 years ofase. Miss Whit tier says of Mary Anderson's life lu Louisville at this time: "I was at the time a school girl and Marv Anderson was 10 or 17 years of age." Her tall, lithe, slender figure, lacking the roundness to make it beau tiful, and earnest face that wore an al most moody expression of studious ab str.iction, impressed me indelibly when I first met ber. On this occasion l'ro- fes.-or Noble Butler lisid. taken several of his pupils to see bis protege, this young girl who from having been a student under bim had gone to w York to 1-e under the instruction of YanilenhofT, and now bad returned to Louisville for a brief interval of rest be fore pursuing her studies further. 'She had amiably signilied her will ingness to recite for us on any evening that l'rotessor liutler should select for the visit, and with a good deal of in terest we looked forward to bearing this phenomenon about whom be was always talking. The house, which has since' become historical, was an old tumble down looking structure, which, notwithstanding the t-overtv of its fur nishitijr, had yet an air of home like coiufoit in the small front lied room Into w hich we were ushered. I remem Wr thf re was au open piano at which M.iry bad been practicing, and some thing was said about her possible inten tion of ultimately going ou the concert stage; for at this time her profession was i.ot chosen, and the bud of her genius which under pressure of cir?um Btances was socn to burst into full Mower was still in embryo. She recited Col lins' Oile on the i'osslor.s," and a scene from 'The Hunchback,' ber mother reading the corresponding parts in the dialogue. She threw herself into 'The Ode' thoroughly, and I have never heard it so well rendered; the graceful, boyish Cgure swajed with passion as ber genius Homed up. Her clear cut features glowed and ber eyes shot tire as she sounded, with her deep rich voice, the gamut of hatred, rage and despair. When she bad finished, ber little audience sat s.teechless with an awe struck wonder, and I went home ild with enthusiasm for this girl who had been a sort of revelation to me. Two weeks later she made ber debut before a Louisville audience." Mary Anderson's life in London is perhais tbe most Interesting part of her career as an actress. She likes Lon don, but declares that she will always remain an American at heart. This is somewhat inconsistent with tbe uncon tradicted statement that she has been naturalized and is now a British sub ject. She las a private residence in South Hempstead, about five miles away fiom the theatre. There she lives during her Loudon engagements. The house is a dark red brick modern structure. From its windows nearly all of Loudon can be seen on a clear day lying below. It is iu the midst of ample trrounds aud is above the fcg line, Ihe bouse is handsome, large and well litted. The hallway is very broad, square and in dark oak, with a great lire place upon one side. All of the rooms on this floor open into the hall. One day Buffalo B.ll was Miss Ander son's guest. When ber little brother learned that this great western demi god was actually in the room and tlmt he was to speak to bim. bis excitement became intense. His face turned so pale that his mother went to bim, frightened. She said: "What is the matter with you, you little goose? Your heart is beating like a tripham mer." Miss Anderson is very faithful in her work, and duriug her London ll.'e she thinks nothing of rehearsing from 11 till 3:30 and then going to the British museum to study. J. II. Barnes, who played Ingomar with ber, relates that on one occasion when they were rehears ing "Ingomar," iu one scene lie gave up bis sword in the manner be had learned, standing with his body sup ported by the right leg in advance. "Miss Anderson," he says, "in the kindest way possible, suggested a change. She thought Ingomar should stand more erect, with bis weight thrown back on bis left foot. '"You are more upright, you see, she said. 'You stand firmer aud are altogether like a man.' Well, that was a hint, she said, picked up from a study ef one or two pieces of sculpture at the museum which she named. It shows much thought and caie. I saw the value of the hint at once, and gladly adopted iu" Not a I!d Tent of Faith. A plumber aud an upholsterer were recently engaged in titling upa fashion able residence on Van Ness avenue, aud got into a discussion as to w hich was the heavier, a pound or lead or feathers. "I'll bet you four bits that I can prove to you that a pound of lead is heavier than a pound of feathers," said the plumber. 'I'll take that bet," said the uphol sterer. The plumber cut off a piece of lead pipe and pared It dowu until it weighed sixteen ounces. Then he got from the upholsterer the same weight in feathers. "Now," said the plumber, holding the lump of lead iu his right baud and the bag of featheis in bis left band, "let me drop the lead ou your left fool and the feathers on your right foot, and if I do not prove that the lead ts the heavier I'll pay four bits." The man of feathers would not con sent to the trial, but paid for the whisky and cigars. Ji Germany phVdriving has been dene by means of dynamite. An iron plate live Inches thick was placed upon the top of the pile, and noon it a pound aud a half charge of dynamite was exploded by electricity, it was driven into tbe mud as far as it would have been by a weight of 3209 pounds fall ing upon it live times from a height of tea feet. Tbe experiments were tried by Herr 1'radamovlc, Civil Engineer of the city of 1'esth. Feter Duryea is driving KenU worta on the road. Glenelg will make a public season la the atnd next spring. FARM NOTES. Cues in Cold Weather. Fo very early esgs warm, comfortable houses, piorer feed, and good care are nectssary. If tbe btus have to use all the .feed tbey get to keep themselves warm, if they are not supplied with 'ood containing eggs-forming material, tnd if the house are not kept clean, ud well ventilated, the egg basket need not be a large one. The roof of .he poultry bouse should be tight, the sides well battened and tbe knot holds covered, or tbe entire sides covered with tarred paper to prevent draughts, aud the Coor made in a way to take no drainage from the outside and be per fectly dry. For ventilation, any plan whereby tbe fowls can be supplied with pure fresh air without telng subjected to draughts will answer. On bow many places is it a pleasure to visit the ben house? Although there has been a great change for the better during the last few years, tba average hen bouse is still shunned by all who aro not obliged to visit it. This is not surprising, as It Is rull of lice in summer, aud in winter is foul with the stench from a year's accumulation of the droppings. This need not and ought not to be. The poultry on a place. errP'""7 1?a r breed is kept, should be a joy forever." They never lose their interest. Each has its indi viduality, its likes aud dislikes, like all ill er stock, and a half hour spent in watching them is always full ot plea sure, and seldom without profit. Some :hing new can be learned at every visit. Save the Wood Ashes. Wood isl.es have tco great a value to be n anted. Every farmer's family should .ke its own soap supply. It is reaper for the farmer to make soap il.an to buy it, When not utilized on .he farm, "coapgrease" is either wasted r sold for a pittance. After tbe ashes re leached tbey are nearly as valuable a before for manure, where the soil loes not lock potash. It a tesspoonf ul of clean wood ashes is given every third day to horses in their feed they will very rarely need "condition powders." The same amount given to cattle will .iave good results. Cattle, also swine, are frequently seen licking ashes where rubbish has been burned. The ashes given to hogs may be mixed wit& their rait. Ashes correct acidity of the i-tomach and destroy some intestinal worms. Wood ashes are a valuable fertilizer for all crops, but especially for orchard crops. They contain all the mineral elements required by plants. The fine condition and peculiar propor tion ot their ingredients make their real agricultural value greater than the value computed from chemical analyses, oal ashes are comparatively worthless, sut wood ashes should never be thrown way. I'bofits fros Trees. Allowing acb tree thirty feet of room (that is, planting tbe trees thirty feet apart in :hetked rows), an acre will permit of ibout fifty trees. Tbey will not be .eady for market, or to be sawed up is lumber, until they are about twenty yean of age. Their value will then depend on the kind of trees and the number of feet of lumber that can be sawed from each tree. If the trees are twenty-five feet apart about sixty-five trees can be grown on an acre, but the closer the trees the slower the growth aud the sooner they must be cut down. Lach acre of land can be made to pro duce $1000 in choice trees In twenty years, or at the rate of $213 per acre an nually, while the yield of nuts will more than pay the Interest on capital. No correct estimate can be made on the value of an acre of walnut. In Indiana recently trees sold at the rate of SlftJOO per acre, but they were very large. If an application of ashes be given the trees every year the growth will be increased. The profit arises from the utilization of land that would remain Idle if not occupied by trees. Tex years is a very long time to keep a churn, even if it be cleaned with scrupulous care always after using. They do not cost much in these days, and no matter what kind of wood they are made of, it becomes in time satura ted with the oil ot the milk to that ex tent that no amount of hot water can take it out. Age makes this grease old and rank, and the odor quickly con taminates the fresh cream, especially when It is warm from churning. After winter grain is sown there is yet time to remedy defects of soil and exposure. If there is a knoll in the tield it is probably the poorest part of the lot, and one or more loads of man ure distributed over it any time before winter will have a wonderful effect, not alone upon the grain crop, but on the equallly important clover or grass seeding that should go with it. If a farmer will do this every time a field is sown tbe poor knoll will soon become as rich as any part of the farm. One article of food cannot supply all the necessary sustenance, lecause it may lack some of the essential ele ments and is sure to have some in in sufficient quantity. A normal appe tite, that sure guide to the wants of nature, craves a variety of foods. It Is not necessary to make the ration costly; a little thought will provide a variety in the ration and without grea ter cost. As to regularity in feeding, it has been amply demonstrated that animals do not so well thrive when fed Irregularly as when they get their food at certain seasons. W. D. riiiLBRicK, a Massachusetts market gardener, says that In prepar ing the land for deep growing roots. like parsnips and horseradish, it is ne cessary to run the plow very deep and take a narrow slice and, after harrow ing, plow again and rake Qne. Quick growing crops, like radishes and lettuce, spinach, etc. do not require so deep working of the land, but will usually well repay tbe extra expense of two plowmgs and often of two manurlngs. loiLTET require salt as well as animals. A few pinches of salt in the soft food will make tbe food more high ly relished, as well as assisting diges tion and keeping the hens in condition. Poultry, as a rule, do not receive suffi cient salt, which is a mistaken prac tice. Sore eyes is sometimes a complaint with young chicks, and arises from cold. A drop of glycerine rubbed on the eyes is the best remedy. Sores on top ot the head may generally be traced to lice. Swelled eyes, with running at the ncstms, indicates croup. not bring tbe highest price. Is because ioo mur tanners seep it in meir cellars. A cellar is no place for butter, no matter how clean or wall vnti'ai.l It may be. 1 here will be more or less odor from last year's vegetables that me uuLier win ausoro. Various chemicals have been used for the purpose ot bleaching bones, such as salohurous acid, chlorida of n latterly peroxide of hydrogen; but ac cording to experiments made at tbe Bavarian Museum ot Arts, a very sim ple and effective method has been dis. covered, which is said to impart to nones thus treated almost the same ap pearance as ivory. After digesting the bones with ether or benzln. tn ntmnn the fat, they are thoroughly dried and Immersed in a solution of phosphorous acid in water containing one per cent, of phosphoric anhydride. After a few hours they are removed from tbe solu tion, washed in water and dried when tuey wiu appear as indicated above. HOUSEHOLD. Kitchejj Gowss. Seersucker and gingham are no doust the most service able materials for kitchen wear. Tbey are nioie i x pensive than calico, but wear much belter. Fine checks In blue and white and brown and white ging ham and the seersuckers in hair lines of diffeient colors, which are so thor oughly "color proof" that tbey may be boiled, are to be commended for this purpose. These dresses should be made In a simple style with full "household" skirts, finished with a simple hem or a hem and a cluster of tucks and no drapmz, or a simple sash drapery at the back and a round belted waist with or without a yoke, according to the Ogure of the wearer. Wrappers are an exceedingly untidy garment, fit only for the invalid and should be discarded for other wear. Tbe house dress should be short enough fully to clear tbe floor and display a neatly tied low shoe in stead of a slipper or boot. A large white apron, which may be made of cambric, or a similar material, as the wearer fancies, should always be worn la the kitchen. Such an apron is much cleanlier than gingham, the sole rec ommendation of which, that it cannot show dirt, will not for a minute com mend it to a neat woman. A kitchen apron should measure from a yard and a bait to two yards in width -and should reach nearly to the bottom of the dres?. Bibs are not worn with these aprons. Strawberry Whip. This simple dessert makes an agreeable ending to a heavy dinner. Cover a half box of gelatine with a half cup of cold water and soak a half hour. Melt one tum bler of strawberry jelly, add to it a pint of boiling water, the Juice of one orange and one lemon and one cup of sugar. Add the gelatine, stir until dissolved, strain and stand away to harden. When cold and rather thick, add tbe unbeaten whites of three eggs, and with a wire egg whip beat contin uously for twenty-five or thirty min utes, or until tbe pudding is light and frothy. Turn in a mold to harden. Put a pint of milk in a double boiler to heat. Beat the yolks of tbe eggs, two tables poonfuls of sugar, and a ta blespoonful of cornstarch together un til light, stir them quickly into the hot milk, cook a moment until it thick ens, being vary careful not to curdle. take from the fire, add a teaspoon ful of vanilla and turn out to cool, berve with the sauce poured around the pud die g. miemierd's Fie. Cut cold cooked mutton Into dice. Cut four good sized potatoes Into blocks, rut a layer of each in a deep baking dish, then a sprinkling of salt, pepper and chopped parsley, and so continue until the ma terials are used; pour over a cup of EiocK or water, and place here and there a few bits of butter. Have ready two cups of mashed potatoes, add to them a quarter cup of cream, a half teaspoonrul of salt and a dash of pep per, beat until very light and add a tablespoon! ul of butter and one cup of sifted flour, mix lightly and roll out in a sheet, cover it over the top of the baking dish, and make a small bole in tbe centre to allow the escai e of steam. Bake in a moderate oven one hour. Serve in tbe same dish. Corn Cake. One quart of milk. one pint of Indian meal, two eggs, one teaspoonful of salt, butter the size of English walnut. Let the milk come to a boil, and gradually pour it on the meal. Add the butter and salt and beat well, and set away In a cool ; . Do this at night. In tbe morn) I O thoroughly. Beat tbe eggs w I N4 add them. Four the mixture in.v. -littered deep earthen plates. Bake from twenty to thirty minutes. Success de pends upon a good beating of the cake ia the morning. Fuied Faksnips. Fare and boil four good sized parsnips until tender about three quarters of an hour. When done, drain and mash fine, add a half teadpoonful of salt, one tablespoouful of flour, one egg well beaten and a dash of pepper. Mix well and form Into small round cakes, l'ut two large ta blespoonfuls ot dripping in a frying pan; when Lot put in tbe cakes, brown on one side, turn ana Drown on tne other. Otsteu sauce for Turkey. Boll twenty-live oysters in their own liquor. drain, preserving the liqnor. Put a half pint of milk in a double boiler, and when hot add a half pint of the oyster liquor strained through a fine sieve. Hub together two level teaspoonfuls of Hour and a large teaspoonful of butter. ttir it Into tbe hot milk, and stir and cook for one minute, add the oysters and a palatable seasoning of salt and pepper. Cons Cakes. One pint of corn meal, one half pint of flour, three tea- spoonfuls of taking powder, salt; mix these together, add one egg, one table spoonful of sugar, milk to make a thin baiter, put egg lu a pint cup, fill up with milk. Cons Fritters. To a can of corn add two eggs well lieaten, two table- spoonfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of suit, one half teaspoon of pepper, mix thoroughly, have the pan hot, put in two tablespoonfuls of lard, and drop In the corn in large spoonfuls. Cook brown. Co en Mush rut a quart of water on to boiL Stir a pint ot cold milk with one pint of corn meal and one ta blespoonful of salt. When tbe water bolls, pour in the mixture gradually, stirring well, boil half an hour, stirring often. Indian Cake. Three cups each of Indian meal and flour, one cup each of sour milk and molasses, sprinkle with salt, dissolve one teaspoonful ot soda In milk, mix all together. Bake in mod erately heated bake kettle or oven. Corn cake. One quart of corn meal, one quart of milk, two eggs, half a cup of sugar, or three tablespoonfuls of molases, teaspoonful of salt, three teaspooniuis ot caking powder. Uncle So, yoa are going to be mamear Nephew Yes, ancle. "Well, I'll give you a piece of advice that wont come amiss. Begin married life with a good excuse for staying out all night, so your breakfasts can be happy meals." Tit remarkable faculty which csts. dogs, pigeons and other animals posses of returning in a straight line to a point of departure, has awakened much curi osity on the part of naturalists. Some refer it to instinct, some to intelligence similar to that of man, some to an in ternal mechanism which makes tbe animals simply automata; but none of these attempted explanations does any thing toward solving the mystery. Wallace supposes that when an animal is carried a great distance in a basket its flight makes it very attentive to the different odors which it encounter upon the way, and that the return of these odors in Inverse order furnishes the needful guide. Toussenal supposes that birds recognize the north as the cold quarter, tbe south as the warm, tbe east (in France) as the dry and the west as the moist. Recently. Vlguier has published, in the Revue Phllosoph Ique, an original memoir upon the sense of orientation and its organs, in which he attributes the faculty to a perception of magnetic currents, Vwv t-w w a iTTvn Thrifts mnther Ellen, why will you persist in eating Uie suit vl jruuE uicau auu it -u tia rrimli under 1 1m edffR of vnnr vlate? Some day you may be glad to get even crusts to eat. Thnuirbtful daughter Yes. mother, that's what I'm saving them for. Agreed With Him. Beggar (pre liminarily) I've seen better days Busy man So have L Looks as If it had tet in for an all-day drizzle. Con foundedly unpleasant. Got to take em as they come, though. Tra Ia la. a T i-f fv T"t't t- w A ftr ha Tin 7 listened, at a Thanksgiving dinner, to Jones' stale jokes. Smith said: "I say, Jones, the Thanksgiving turkey is luckier than we are." Jones In what way r "He isn't stuffed with chestnuts un til after he is dead." The Plain Truth Ii that Hood's Susaparula has cored thoasaads ol people who luffered icverely with rheumauam. It neutralize the lactic acid la the blood, which causes those terrible pains and achea, and also Tttallxei and enriches the blood, thai prTenUng Me recurrence oX tbe disease. These lacu war rant at in nnrina; too, U too saffer with rheuma tism, to give Hood'i Saraaparula a trial. "Having been troubled with Inflammatory rheu niitliem for manr years. I have used three bot tles ot Hood's SarsapanHa and can testify to be il ea, lal results." J.C. At IBS, West BloomOeW.N.Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $i: i,x lor ti. Prep jra I only tjd UOOl) A CU, Apothecaries, Uiwell, Mass. lOO loes One Dollar FEM ALE DETECTIVES. Cases Where Women are Superior to Men. Although for a long time detectives of tbe fair sex and some of them of good social status have been employed for ths discovery of crime and grave political offenses, and also for making private inquiries where delicacy and tact is requisite, says the Xew York Telegram, female detectlvism has but occasionally been employed In the Uni ted Kingdom for public purposes, and even then with merely insignificant re sults. In a recent Government report upon tbe Scotch police by Captain Monro, II. M. Inspector for Constabu lary for Scotland, he says that tbe em ployment of a few women on the detec tive staff in large aud populous places might possibly be of valuable service. Owing to this statement, and the im portant fact that tbe employment of women as private detectives in Loudon has made great progress, the writer of tbe London Queen has carefully inves tigated the subject or this article, ou which he has received some apprecia ble information from those who are the most competent to speak w ith au thority on the question. As regards the engagement of women for the de tection of crime in this country, it is not only very limited, but merely ex tends to few offenses, the most import ant of which appear to be shop-lifting and pocket picking cases, and other thefts. In these and other instances they generally ac under the guidance and close supervision of regular mem bers of the detective staff. Some years ago a large firm of omnibus proprietors always engaged women to find out the dishonesty of the conductors of these vehicles in robbing their masters of a portion of Heir fares, and it is stated that women are even cow employed for this purpose. As . competent aud trustworthy women are difficult to secure for secret service In police forces, and as no ef ficient means exist for training them ior this delicate duty, and as they are in differently paid for their work, there is a general feeling among policemen of all ranks that uoder present regula tions it would be unwise to perma nently employ women on detective Btaffs, or as agents or assistants to the members ot such in connection witn criminal and political investigations!. On the other hand, in Faris, Berlin, Vienna. St. Petersburg and other large centers of population on the continent, the detective serviot s rnaerea vj wo men to the roVce in t ..; rases Is very valuable. The bOi-'a' osili m of ladies employed Is of ten of a suciior crder. while their general Knowledge is very advanced. Tbe diplomatic corps of some continental nations engage ladles as detectives out of their own country. It $3 stated that a few of the fair sex are employed in London on behalf of the French and German embassies, and render very efficient help to those to whom tbev are responsible for such. Now for private detective work In England as that required in divorce cases, tracing missing friends aud other secret inquiries a great number of women are employed, and their num ber and services have immensely in creased during the last ten years or thereabouts, when female detectivLsm as a system is said to have commenced bv Arms of private inquiry agents In the metropolis. The writer has been informed by the principals of two im portant private inquiry offices in Lon don in both of which a large staff of women axe employed that tbe latter are far more efficient for their duties than men would be. Great care is taken in their selection, and tbey are better paid for their services than women who are temporarily employed in police forces in proportion to tbe time tbey are respectively engaged in their work. One metropolitan firm at least not merely engages a great number of fe male detectives permanently to devote their whole time to private inquiry business, but pays them a liberal sal ary, in addition to giving them a bonus in respect of each Investigation which tbey have been mainly instrumental in bring to a successful termination. The amount received by the employers of these women in several of such cases Is very large, and the latter are paid ac cordingly. One firm of inquiry agents has a very clever lady In their service who, in tbe discbarge of her duties, has traveled many thousands of miles. Her remuneration has approached 100 a year from detective work alone. An other firm has paid one of their fair sex detectives as much as i'SO for a month's services in private investiga tions. In addition to the high remunera tion the more efficient of these detec tives obtain from their employers, their incomes are materially supplemented by handsome gratuities they receive for successful services rendered to those who pay their masters very liberally for such. A Family Uatbertng. Have yoa a father ? Have yon a mother ? Bare you a bob or daughter, sister or a brother wbo bas not yet taken Kemp's Bal aam for tbe Throat and Lungs, tbe guaran teed remedy for tbe care of (Jongbs, Col. I?. Asthma, Croup and all Throat and Lun troubles? If mo, wby 7 when a sample bot tle Is gladly given to yoa ret by any drag gist and tbe large size coats only SOc and II. When there is an enormous corn crop, tbe bog is expected to be tbe great consumer. Especially Is this so off the railroad lines, making it neces sary to drive the crop to market instead of hauling It. It is an accepted fact that without cheap corn we cannot have cheap pork. Xow the question is, 'How long will this thing last?" Are not the demands of the pork con sumers driving the growers to use other foods? He Had Grown. Son Oust from collegel I'll put up with no more of yonr fault finding. I'm no longer the quiet lamb that I formerly was. Parent No, yoa have grown consld-erabjo. many Important Advantages oyer au ocner piepana ooas. BABIES CRY FOR IT. INVALIDS RELISH IT. Make Plump. Laughing. Healthy Babies. Reaulates the StOfnaeli ami Bowels. Bold by Druggists. 5e SOc, Bl.OO. WEIU. BICHaRDSOf I CO.. SMUSSTSS, VT. Baby Portraits. A Portfolio of beautiful baby portraits, printed on fine plate paper by patent photo process, sent free to Mother of any Baby born witbln a year. Every Mother wish these pictures : send at once. Gits Baby's name and age. WILLS. RICHARDSON k CO, Prop., Burllagtsa, VL The Frenchman's Compliment. A. Frenchman having received the photograph of a lady asked a friend what was customary under the circum stances. "Compliment it," replied the friend. Tell her its beauty is very rare." "I best to make zee acknowledgment, madam," be said to her at the next moeilntr. ''Zee beauty of madam is valr scarce." A perfect Itemed y. specific Dr. Safe's Catarrh Knowledge, like religion, must be experienced in order to be truly known. Sbocklng Accident. So read the headlines of many a news paper column, and we peruse with palpi tating interest tbe details of the cataslro phy, and are deeply impressed by tbe sac rifice of human lives involved. Vet thou sands or men and women are falling vic tims every year to that terrible disease, consumption (scrofula of tbe lungs), and tbey and their friends are satisfied to be lieve the malady incurable. Now, there could be no greater mistake. 'o earthly power, of course, can restore a lung that is entirely waated, but lit. Flerce'a Golden Medical Iiscovery will rapidly and surely arrest the ravages of consumption, i( taken in time. Do not, therefore, despair, nntil you have tried this wonderful remedy. More men have tbe courage of their delusions than of their convictions. Genteel Oaacks. "Yes, it pays," said a big, fat physician, with a name wblcb is known throughout the medical world. "I have a practice worth (40,000 a year." "Women ?" '-Yint, you've guessed It first time. Tbey pay f 10 every time they come into my office. When one cets on my list I tell you fcbe stays I" and Dr. 11 laughed long and loud. This is quackery gilt-edged, genteel quackeiy to keep sufleriug woman paying tribute year in and year out, aud doing them no good. Dr. I'ierce'a Favorite l'rescriptiou cures the peculiar weaknesses and diseases of women. It does not lie to tbeiu nor rob them. "How much cider did you make this yearT" inquired one farmer of an other, the one having offered a speci men of the beverage for trial. "Fifteen barrels," was the answer. Another eip. '-Well, if you had an other apple you might have made an other barrel." A Remarkable l'apcr. The Youth's Companion is a welcome visitor weekly in more than 400,000 fami lies, and baa won a place in Lome life ob tained by no other publication. Itisalways safe, pure, instrnctire and entertaining. The wonder is how any family can do with out it. Any new subscriber wbo sends (1.75 now. can have The Coxpamok free every week to January 1, 1K1, and for a full year from that dale. Sample copies free. Address The Youth's Companion-, Boston, Mass. Follow the sound principle of LaviDg your wants within your means. A Radical Cere for Epileptic Fits. Tn the Editor Please inform yonr readers that I have a positive remedy for the above named i ase which 1 warrant to cure the worst ca. p my faith in Its vir tues that I will miu Iiet - 1 bottle and valuable treats to any ufrei-r wb. -ui lv Die his r. O and fcpre anurous. nii H.U. KOOT. M. c loS 1'earl fat- New York. Similarity. Maine hunter 111 tell you 'bout a bear I Experienced visitor I know all about it. The bear had a cub and at tacked you, and after using up all your ammunition, you finally drew your pocket knife and killed the brute. WaI, now, ef that ain't Jest tbe way It happened; who told yeouY" "No one; but I've heard about one hundred and fifty bear stories since I've been here, and In every blessed case the hero used up every bit of am munition, and finally killed tbe bear with a pocket knife. Tbe mystery to me is, why you fellows don't stait io with the pocket knife first." Bare Stuff. Ed Did you find any good whisky in Paris? Ned No; the ouly good Bourbon I saw there was a portrait of Louis XIV. A five dollar note is more valuable than five gold dollars, because when you put it in your pocket you double It, and when you take it out again you see it increases. Frazer A ale (jreaee. The Frazer Axle Grease lasts four times aa long as any other. Use ir, and save your horses and wagons. A fair trial w ill prove that we are right. We open tbe hearts we open our own. of others wh n Jf afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaao Thomp son 'sEre-watcr. Druggists sell at & per bolUe A character that will not deft nd it self is rarely worth defending. Best, easiest to use and cheapest. I'iso's Uemedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOc. The Norrie mine of Michigan is the greatest iron mine In the world. It has shipped nearly 3O0.0C0 tons or ore this season. ICuplure cnregnaranleed by Dr. J. B. .Mayer, S31 Arch St., l'hll'a. Pa. Ease at once, no operation or tic lay from business, attested by thou sands or cures after others fail, advice free, send for circular. Absentm inded. Student Allow me to congratulate you. Processor. Frofessor Eh I What about? "Why, on tbe marriage of your daughter, of course." "My daughter married? "You don't tell me so. I must ask my wife about it." Hedging on a Bet. "Hello, Bromley, that isn't the fair thlngl You promised that if your side lost tbe elec tion, you'd shave off one whisker." "Well, haven't I?" "Yes, but you've shaved off both of them." Oh, that's all right, I lost the other one in tbe sama kind of a bet with Darringer." A Clear Case. Broker How much have you cleared by your specu lations in wheat? Victim Cleared I my pockets! Why, I've cleared After the Boodle. Mrs. Feter J Why did you bow so politely to that common-looking man? J adge Peterby He has got a brother who lives in Indianapolis and who knows Harrison personally. Remedy for earache: Olive-oil, one ounce; chloroform, one drachm. Mix and shake well together. Pour twenty five or thirty drops into the ear, and close it np with a piece of raw cotton to exclude tbe air and retain the mix-tun. It's Easy to Dye v riH PiimohdJ)yeS Superior ui Strength, Fastness, Beauty, AND Simplicity. Wsrrantmt tn uolnr more mods than any other dyes ever made, and to give more brilliant and durable colors. Ask for the Diamond, and take no other. 36 colors ; 10 cents each. WELLS. RICHARDSON A CO.. Burlington, Vt. For Gilding or Bronzing Fancy Articles, USB DIAMOND PAINTS. Cold, Silver, Bronze, Copper. Only to Ceni. Tei-.rible Responsibility. Do you think, Snaggs, the Itev. Mr. Spor lflc is "called to preach?" Snaggs No, I believe he Is a volun teer. -Well, I shouldn't suppose a God of divine o-fM-Mlness would anow sucu a Dreacher to torture the public." 'Well, vou see he was sorter driven to it." 'I'm surprised that you should use such irrevalent language. Please ex plain yourself." "Well, you see Mr. Sporlfic was on board a ship in the midst of the AtlaL- tlc in a most terrible storm. The sea swept over tbe deck, the timbers of tl e vessel were wrenched and torn asur- der, and tbe cry went up that the ship was sinking. Just then Mr. Sporir.c kneeled upon the deck and proinistd the Lord that if he would save the Hiiji he would devote himself to the mink try. So you see he thrust a terribls re sponsibility upon tbe Lord who bad to take him or else drown tbe whole ship. "You seem to be enjoying yoursnlf. Bobby,!' remarked one of Ih? guests i t at a dinner party. "Yes," assented Bobby, with his mouth full, "I am makln' the most of it, 'cause after pa an' ma give a big dinner like this, it's always cold pickin' for the next thirty days." Justifiable I'kiue. Magistrate (to prisoner) You are charged, s r, with beating your wife. Prisoner Ves, rah, an' l'se proud of it, sah. "Paoud ot iff' 'Kase, sir, she weighs twenty poun's rao'n me." Before and akteii. 'Can a joung roan mairy comfortably ou fiiii a year?'' asks a corresponded. Y he can; but he will be deucedly unc in fortably a'terwaid. A CLEliov.MlN, being lecf-iitiy al sent from home en business, his little son calmly lelded his hands and ask el tbe blessing usually renounced by Ins father at their morning meal. At lunch, being asked to proucunce the blpssing, lie replied, with a grave face: "No; I dou't like the looks o' them taters." Seitii Will you give me the next waltz, Mrs. Jones? Widow Jones Yes, Mr. Smith, but you must not waltz fast. You know I am not out of mourning yet. Heu ScrrouT. Mrs. Kings There goes poor Mrs. Lliather. She bears up well under the loss of her husband. Mr. Bings Yes I Sbe stands it no bly. Blather earned a good deal of insurance, you know. IlusnAND (after church) DM yon notice, my dear, how late Mr. Cadv--ader aud the two Mu rvu were? Yife yes; aud as they all wore the TSy(.k. Knot for the first time, it Is eas ily explained. Miss Gaysi-ARRow (reading placard in Wanny's window) See what it says tbel, "Our Book Department em braces everything desirable, at lowest prices." Miss Flybelle Let's go In. We m.iy be able to obtain "Kisses of Fate." c:ur or I'licutnonla. llESS XtOAD, NlAC.AKA CO., N. Y., March IM, ISNi, $ About a year ago I was taVeu i:h a se vere pain In both Iudcs. I was first at tacked with a violent Clilll, tlien ail read ful pain and then a CDugh accompanied l.y considerable fever. It looked very much like a bad attack of putumonis. A fil. nJ of mine procured rive Allcoi k's 1'las- tf.bs. One lie put under each arm, oue undt reach sbouldrr blade, and one on my chest close around my throat. Jn a few hours tlie cough ceased, the pain gradually abated and I broke out iu a profuse per spiration. I fell into a profound sleep, and tbe next day was almost welL I wore tbe Plasters eight days afterwards, and have never liad any trouble since. William A. Sawvkr. Faith, like any virtue, must have its t;st, and probably the reason for Inex plicable evil. FITS : A!l Kits inppci rreeiiv Or. K.'.u-'s ;iei Nerve Restorer. Nu Ku jf .er drst day iisa. Mar velous cures. Trrnw anil fiuu trial txjtt.e free to tit cases. benliolr.Kline.y:u Area u 1'iu.a., P. Inspiration is contagious. One man, dead tn earnest, sets a hundred other men on fire. Notning- Cures UropiT. (iravel, llrla it's, llcirt, Diabaieh, 1'riuarr, Liver Uist-ass. Nervuusue, Ac, -ike Uno'l Kl-liief Cure, oft-, SJ1 Arc:i bu, rni.s. $1 a buit.e, lor ". At Drug lt Cures Hie worst C4S-i. cure t tiriaies L ii jiu One needs a knowledge of mankind before one can Le simply and wholly oneself. Be sure to pet IIoo-r SarMpril a if yoa want an honest, relmhie merticioe. Do not take any other which is a'.lrsred to be 'alwut the same" or Just ss good.- Insist upon having- Hood's Sir sspsrllla, which Is peculiar to itself. Sold by all druggists. Try It. Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will and the fort of reason. 1 1 wcT 38 CATARRH h.ly s Cream Balm rUTTiu pal rkiv.rrvrhu2 V Cold in Head ELY I!I:or. liVim jc. I l5lrelneeiird me of mslisnant Blnod t-mmi artor I had b-n treated in vin with old wlld ".'"""T and 1'ou.h. s. B s not onir rnrwl tb lllood PoUnn but nllnrt tl. Hti-uiii-usn wlucn waa rauM hy 'h pois-noa mln-ral. OEO. BOVELUmajl Avenue. S. V. KlMfMTi ao8rmfulaat'ai-kM two of mv ebll .T.nv"2.,h"I Tr fcadj aniirtsd with tbs dla. which nmimuA 1b tn-atni.nt of mr family l-hy l-:an. J P"r.nadd to m Swiff, fto-.ac l.y ,rln as aonoimt of mr. In my rormty i-r 1 b-lini.r... J?"" ai-parent from th. nrt f.r lo. and in ,"T children -r. rarM. and ar. .tiU cmnd and wall JoHS WILLIAMS. L,nns-ton. Ya. -?77i Tfrmrm entirely a vaimUble rem'dr. ElE! ?feu22? Humor. anorr and Contanon, - BWH-T 8FKC1PIC CO.. Prawar s. Atlanta. Oa. ? atsir. Kami JJajTl Lines not under th h pet warth Sl.o inc. in.1, ffut U . I .. Brewaur Hafetr Ktn H tldtw Co. Uotir. Mica. v cm . - m Ii g nil XXX.JL,3 IS The crejt L.v.V. . U U STOMACH HEMEDy' Howe;.. KKIaen, H u. ier. N.rv , r1- tlveness. m il mum B,.i.nJ 'J10. t flamma'.ion of me Bowe.n, i-, f.'P". la. ranvemems of ths internal vie. . veceti le. containinr n mercar, -7 fvt f deietertoas dratrs. ouu, PERFECT nifiFSTinu n . Using one of lia.i4,, .,. , ': about ten o'clock, s a .liuncr d l 11. ""rami. "J a j;q , SICK H ADACHE, V.: ;onna Dyspepsia, Vi,-i M-t;n avirlilcl ii tli ! 1 i nourishing prpt.'i:.t f l -:ii ri 1 WTriiu: 2 Dal oral waste o! tn.-txjtr sr-:i-crvc if. I .fv.u Trn from Iisaso of the lncstiv-. ui'pwt or i I.IUU. sisxai'i i iic-i, ( u 'if "i- if. . IA In. horn, Uii-giiitor Foo'l, Ku.. i. r u,7, Stomach, .so ,r Ktu.-iai.oi., i..kinr.,f " ta or ttie Heart, t'liuking ,r u3 . ' wben in a lying poiin-. If luiir t ViTf:;ao " . i ev. r mi. I,.. the lleal. DrOwicyoi l t rsi ir.ii ,r v Ixr, Win q dl llio Mi n in. I t. . m I tnli. V.i.l.i.... !" i. ...... .. VQSil .lw: the. PImI. mat it A few 0oso or i:.I)v Y 4 1-ni me sjsiem oi s i t.ie aw.-e n , . - Trice 23 cts i-r twx. ... , .!?r1"- frte wnu a truer Mump io ik No. aa W'srreu sire-1. lion worth tiiq-fui-h w,;: i,.. :.m.vVy4 L'.rt- tru TO THE H111I.II-. Be SJr. , a i s ani see iu;i : lie what vou buy. k't 1rtr Pan SCOTT'S r-MULSION-ofl Liver Oil, with Ilypor.hosrhites, is, combination of two of the mostva'ai ble remedies in existence fur ti.e n-t of Consumption and all Way.-r- Con ditions ; is more generally recommend f-rl anrl nc-i TH,..r:,: .i ..-3iiiinS itan y.t known remedy ; it gives most satis!. tory results, and tones vp the svstem and when the Consumptive has "vrastH away ana luses hope, the Em u.sioa will speedily check the rava s cf tV;i terrible di.-,ease, and restore the sufferer to good health and iiaj.t.iness. TLj is equally true in re-nrd to Rickets is Children, or Mansmu.; an J Aramiiia Adults, and all imp-r.cri-hed conl-Jom of the blood; and especially desirab's for Colds and Chronic Coughs, is will cure them more quiiklv than orij. nary Specifics used. lUlauLIc as mil Sold by all D;usi,a a a. i parts. . 'efreei, '' "a a..4( 1st 'tarm wa as ,w, - net tmfl I. ttM ' t oar ktM eaa(afta,f nnthsa, th.,, b-M ,, 1e1e i. fctMsrrr sm.. kick har. rut, cat , t'wnyp, ft.lt fee. fre N i IM s . a. . cental resj.in fw t mil mm sua. I n at rw -1 1 on a furs i i.ts who ft ( Wl w.:ng ma. I. AXLE GREASE. Brt In th World. Va1nnU it? th fYswrliiw. We Cure CATARRH hr all nfu-r rfmv:fn. Ol nirtriiMl nf dl' t and i- li-m inf ill-mi, ,n if in whuietwt' tn y m tm pr-- liit ; in fT hantf ' NO fTI-. ik f -1 .- ft II. 1. 1 M It A T r t I k c tj pa rt irinavrai ' (- -nainijl CCV.M3H m ClTl'M CI C stiitc !.. klcatala WANTED: OlT.A(ii:T roi: TinsforNTT. 'lu lake oniiia OJfAi'US U1L4 m.a- '.ii fMAil J'llJ. LIFE-SIZE CRAYON PICTURE! Ihe pictures are r--i..f twrrifu, Ls ffuaraDtred. ARruts c-.ui tun: t r" "'J'" make a large cuiuxu.si, u. , ire.i, international I'nl.li-litn-A. I'rnilln.-U 828 MAHKET I-iHI.v -l 111:1. NORTHERN PACIFIC. Ill LOW PnlOZ RAILR3AJ LMiUi FREE Covernmcnt LANDS. Mtl.I.I-lNS M-r.l S ;t . I, m W""-? ttaaota. Montana. Idaho. Wa.l..St-B ScXu run b.-.i ,t:.-..t .,r. tr .audit nw "l--i t.. rtl-i, .anl lr-s. CHAS. B. LAM30BH, ffifja STHrtflACUJBPE Baw Asthma I r """'"'llSir abM aim ; r " NwiTr ( i at-! a. - : lrfiii - jt- mnrf It ..... - a -ij. 4a. . u- T ... I ... .-4 - . M ,.,..-!ft-" fr.r-r.-t-" ..V I In- -1 '"' a, S .r.f! . " T ataXawl la rrv CwnatT Graaoaa OeUcUv BuissBts- JiFUflnLLyiiitjia ill It DR. LQBM . sr -v " cotu- tis N. loth St.. below Cuowiu, 20 In' morion. lna!lfrr" h. . , btaiicntlr reaior- t!i ai.: -( rrUon.-c . all or wnt" -A' ') ' , cotnnMitial llour. IO A w " CONS 1 bt B fsowitt rasens-tJ trHiamBf1a of rsassaa of tt." -or-t kawalaMii mrwl fwt an r OP t " 1 I will aawnrt two holt " tf. ''V' atiw on that d)- t" A si.' fy M. oai roiirtvi aui r .a i vi r i v i.Tn- I- i Wag.. S3 Par Da. '""ZfSiZ ' Csntsamal Manufacturing Cac ","ais Blair's Pills.fci Oval :Mt tmumd, i - r ji V. laraai rav. t"' " 0 I s. t tavri oai TrcmttajstDL. it. i nl Fr Rent . I uara - . r IB. m, ..aIII M m tn it n " . avast. 1 M -mm BtrletCJsV atsWawH ... . r V ' aaaiaaaaawl llllwlf ITIN Ololimtl5p f ., . t . r . t-sBtaL-lii oo. p-:wJ I. lawn DETECTIVg UMPTJP -,. in if ." ..." l E KEeius DYES atZsVa Jk iTilii -i ' l t 7 tri- .. :
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