T1 A BULGARIAN WEDDINO. A bt. T-ouls Lady Describe On Which brio Attended. . VTe ere fevUng pretty blue when we arrived her at 1 U.30 o'clock last night in a most furious torm of thunder and lijntulnu and ilio ra n poanna: in tor rents. kk black as teypt nlk-ht. The crowd of ruttiaua at lbs depot aiMed unyiliini but a secure feeliug, and they took ua lit aa if ws were so many ua2es taken around for exhibi tion. Our trunks had to be gone through, likewise our hand baggage, and U.t-y actually lusuled upoa open ing every tautH lo and package Inside uiir trunks. Thrj litld a long discus- si. n over a shawl la oue of our trunks. 1 at linally decided to stamp our trunks through. AVhilo our courier was at ten!i::g to th:s, the natives were taking in in, and I never saw such awful look m:j men. I hey looked as if they wan- to! to kill II. Wo pi-vat the day very agreeably. fi.Mt driving up to the barracks, where e had a good view or the sourround init and saw quantities of soldiers, two t ulitcli lovely specimens of men In M.itrd u;x)ii us visiung au old well, built 1 v ll e Koiiuiiis, and we started down the .:eii ly the lijzht of a candle, the .rvi.ui It-aditig the way and Cousin and I following, but keeping very rlo.-e to our courier. We persuaded t t.e other merm en of our party not to iittt-iii j't to come down, as it was so .-ry damn and dark and so many t-teps, mi left her up top with another individ ual, who kej.t tu;king to her In bis own I. in ju.ige all the tune and pointing to iuo &ti , aud finally assisting her U:n. So, to otir surprise, wheu ha f way dm n ti e winding stairs we beard 1 .er railing to us, and as she was very niudi frightened and excited we turned l iik without reaching the bottom of the !" stri'S. These poor people are m w..d tj m;ike j iienny that tiiev ln- M-t iitHin making you do things in t'ider to reward theiu for their service. I'loin il.rt l .irr.icki we drove to the n-i-ii'iir.i, and t'.eu visited the ralace of K rig Mil. m "a son, then irove to the u k. j lo t IVlgraile at 10.50 p. m. and li.ere are no tlerprrs en route we in.i.le our Ives as comfortable as pos- s-.U.f tor the tiiht, but I cannot SaV I lifted iiiucti. The scenery along the .id was very pretty. I he llalkan ii. oui. tains lovked quite bare after .i il. iland and the tram seemed to i-riwl. When we reached some little r-'.i: on a dozen soldiers jumped in and ei. tiud the car and began ta.kmg urn 'tig Ihfiuselves and to us and as we i-oiild not understand we took It for ui.ii.ti'd tli.it we had reached a new i "i.i.tiy, and tiened our satchels for t.'.iui to m.-jfcL They opened every i ox, more from cuiios.ty, I suspect, th.ia any other reason, aud emptied fur fruit ta.-kits of all the grape whiih they divided among themselves, thi n s:auieil us through. We aro to-night in ltulgaria, in a cointoitahle ho'ei mi l where we do not ii tl as :t our lives were in peril. When we tlr-t I. ii.ih d our courier put us in a i aii iuge and started us off by ourselves i;h a coachman dressed in a sheepskin tut, white shirt and loose white trou ii", w.th a t road belt: ilis costume m'.uht have been pretty wheu new, but u.i.1 excredinglv soiled, and he was very ihuU, with small, jet black eyes. As it v.-.is noon (Sunday), all the country peo ple were m for the day, and I never saw such a variety of costumes in my 1 -fc oine very fancy, with lota of coins, etc., worked stockings, with skin sandals laced up the legs. In fact, it lt'tniii'led me of pictures 1 have seen of the Holy Land. Ho inquired if we could be permit ted to enter, and we soou found oursel ves escorted into the country villa of the governor of Sophia, where the house was tilled with guests, assembled at the marriage of his sister. The bride came forward to meet us in her wedding gown, veil and orange Mossoms. We also were presented to the groom, the bridesmaids and their beaux, the landlord and his wife and to the mother of the bride, who spoke to us in French. One of the relatives or the bride spoke to Cousin in ierman They insisted upon our re naming to the ceremony, and we were preseute I sats of honor on beautiful b.ue satin furniture. The ceremony was not m Bulgarian, but Greek, with seven prV-;ts. can Ilea. Incense and high in;1 s. We were kept standing just one hour. In the mid tie of the service their pi'o'ogr.iphs were taken. They were i iowu. d w itli orange L'lossoms and the men all embraced afterwards; also the ladies. Due of the bridesmaids was very pretty and spoke English. She ma 1c herself very pleasant and wanted to know if I had ever met a friend of hers, a M ss L$., who was attending school ia America. Now that 1 have described the wedding party, let me give you an idea of our appearance in such distinguished company. After speud'ng all night in the smoky, dirty tralu and with no accommodation for toilet, we reached heie at 12 noon, hurried through some luncheon, brush ed oi r head, and, fortunately, put on ch'an gloves. So e appeared amidst silks and satins, in traveling hats, dress es and the largest slices we possessed, and feeling like tramps. I think we at trai ted as much attention as the bride. Aiterwards we drove through the par'a and then walked through the trad ing part of the city. )ur courier Is a native or Constanti nople, and says the Tuiks are a very du ty people and never kill any living, it Wing part of their belief that God created everything for a purpose except the Christians, lie says fleas are a natural production of the country and that wo must not mind them. An Elephant Remembers a Friend. An elephant attached to WomwelTs in. nagerle was treated in Gloucester shi:e by a druggist for internal spasm. '1 he animal recovered and duly depar ted from town. Ttds was in 1670. But in WJ. when the druggist stood at his shop door to watch the menagerie again enter the town, the elephant crossed the street, advanced to the man of drugs, p aced her trunk in his hand and grun ted agreeably to show her remembrance of pas', kindness. At night. In visiting t ho menagerie, the elephant drew the druggist's Rttent on to her side, to which a buster had been applied nine years before. In 1331 the elephant again entered the town. Kecognizing her chemist friend in the audience she lif .ed him gently oil his feet ly means of her trunk and drew his attention to one of her forelegs. The keeper ex p aiued ttiat the limb hal been lanced by a veterinary surgeon, and that ap parently she comparing notes of the d inference between the gentler blister of her friend and the procedure of the sur geon. It Is not often that services are so long and gratefully remembered either by quadrupeds or by "the paragon of animal" himself. The British Commissioners of North ern Lights have issued the necessary instructions to proceed with the erec t ion of a large mineral oil gas-works on the rock islet known as Ailea Craig. I. as to the amount of 20 0 ruble feet per hour, and of 50 standard candle power cau le manufactured. The gas, besides lighting the new light-bouse, will be employed in the gas engines of the fog arparatus. 7: ts not generally known, but It appears to be true, that the sweet spir its of nitre when kept for a long while is converted from a harmless remedy into a deadly poison. Druggists should print on their laLwls "use only when newly made," FABM NOTES. Tbeatmext or Mii.cn Cows. Nearly every dairy has Its quotum of kicking cows, and every cow in the land is liable to switch her tail across a milker's face during fly time. The hu man Irritation aroused thereby rebuts on the herd, to its positive injury. There are two classes of kicking cos those habitually inclined that way, like a balky horse, and those that only use their rear hoofs in an offensive manner to resent fancied or real provocation. Nothing but the gentlest and kindest treatment should rule in the dairy; so, to cure a cow of this disagreeable habit, a brusque manner should be avoided. To milk an inveterable kicker, treat her as you would a heifer. Give her uo chance whatever to use her heels, l'ut a broad strap around her hind legs over the gambrels, and, drawing them snug ly together, buckle it tight, l'lace her in a stanchion next to Uie wall, and from a ring in the latter let a long strap depend, which, after tiossing around her right fiank, draw taut to the stanch ion braces near her herd. The cow is tlien practically helpless so far as any vicious manifestations are concerned. Sit down quietly to milk her, and speak soothingly and reassuringly. If the cow struggles to free herself, calm her fears by a gentle pat of the hand and a pe--suasive tone of voice. Milk her in the same place and under the saxe restraint day after day, and in a few weeks or mouths she can be cured of kicking. The meekest cows sometimes tempor arily contract the habit of kicking in defense of abuse from sjme senseless milker. Treat them impass'.onateir and be perfectly indifferent to the r tendency to be light heeled, 'n a very short time they will be peimanently cured. If cows switch their caudal ap pendages in your face in an attempt to brush oft flies don't amputate the offen ding member, as some do, but atSx to the side of the milking rtool a short strip of tough wood, divided by a spring slit, after the manner of a ttrictured clothes-pin. Have the opening of the slit turned backward, and into it; when silting down to milk, draw the brush of ttie cow's tail. low s tads should never be cut off. as it is a wicked, brutat custom, depriving the animal of its means of self-defense against insects. Humanity and kindness go as far in making a dairy profitable as nutritious food. When a pig Is growing It needs ex ercise to develop muscle and plenty of nitrogenous food for the same purpose. hen fattening it will accumulate fat faster If fed more carbonaceous food and confined so as to prevent exercise. The two conditions of growth and ol laying on fat are quite distinct, aud are not sufficiently taken in consideration by farmers generally. Growing muscle or lean meat Is one thing, laying on fat U another. There is usually very little growth during the fattening process. which is merely an accumulation ol fat. VTrtEX a new queen is wanted the workers make a cell deeper and larger than the ordinary cell and shaied something like an acorn. In this they place a worker egg or a worker larva not over three days old. This is f."d on a peculiar food known as "royal pap" or "royal jelly," and in sixteen days there issues forth a full-fledged and ac tive queen, before whose majesty the whole hive bows, she is live uavs less in hatching than a worker, and n ne days less thsn a drone. Crushed, ground or soaked oats are excellent hog feed, and at present prices not a bushel ought to leave the farm. For breeding stock they are superior to corn. All kinds of stock relish a change and a variety of feed. If every farmer would feed out three- fourths of bis oa's this reason the price would be very apt to advance to a fair figure before summer. ' Tiierk Is often complaint that butter put up in wooden packages lias a wood- ly flavor, especially where It comes In contact with the wood. This is becausj the tubs are not properly soaked and scalded before they are ust-d. They should be thoroughly soaked and scalded, and if the scalding is not in brine the Inside should be well rublied with dairy salt, so that the wood will not draw the salt from the butter and Injure it in this way. The Grrowrs Gazette recommends the keeping of a bottle of prepared rennet on hand for family use. For a pint take a piece of rennet as big over as a saucer, cut it Into small pieces and soak it in a pint of brine made as strong as it can be, with a I'ltle undis solved salt left in the bottom of the bottle. Use a tablespoon ful in a pint or quart of sweet in c that has been flavored to suit the taste, and then set in a cool place. It wid soon become a nice desert. The Cheshire p'g. developed In cen tral anl Xortreru New York, where the princital feeds is skimmed milk, is noted for the large proportion of lean meat which its carcass turns out. It is a thrifty rapid grower, and not un fre quently reaches the weight of 40J pounds rn nine months. Muscle weigh. heavier than fat or bones. Notwithstanding some breeds of cows s -em to be better adapted to the dairy than others are, prize butter has been made from the milk of nearly every breed known to the American market. I)o you realize, reader, how much the buttermaker has to do with the superiority of butter? Breed affects profit vastly more than it does qual ity. Somebody claims that the aroma of butter is a peculiarity of breeds, acid that there is a destinctive Jersey aroma which no other breed can duplicate, as also an Ayrshire flavor and Holstein as well. "Whether this be true or not, there certainly is a food fvor that over powers it, and this becomes far more important to the dairyman. The Lawrence is a late autumn and early winter pear, of fine quality, though not equar to the best, and only partially melting; but it has the good quality of never becoming scabby, is always fair, and the tree holds its foliage late in autumn until the fruit is well matured. It is a good market variety. Thus spe.iks the veteran pomologist. J. J. Thomas, ' in the Country UtiUUman. The Secretary of Agriculture has just issued his first report. lie esti mates the number of cows in the country, including those in towns and villages, at 13,000, 00X and the current years butter product at l.oOO.OOO.OW) pounds. The cheese product, he thinks will approximate 400,000,000 pounds. The Secretary is probably not far out of the way in his estimates. Jtr. Dlahayt has instituted a compari son of the relative merits of compressed air and electricity as a motive force for machines in mines. For long distances he says the latter has the advantage, and the plant required and the expense of maintenance are less than iu the case of compressed air. In the coal mines of Zankerode and Oppel, In Saxony, electricity has for some time been em ployed to work a ventilating fan and draw trains of coal, 'lb fan is distant from the machine which generates the electricity about 2,500 feet, and there is an available force of 49 per cent. To work the electric locomotive 37 per cent, la found to be ntllixed. although the gaoerator of the electricity, 1 this lnataaos, ks s000 feet away. THE BLUE GENTIAN. t la On of the Most Beautiful of Lata Autumnal Flowers. I 7 .... . Among the most beautiful of the late autumnal blossoms may be men- tioned several species of blue gentian. The gentian is one of very few flowers which may le described as a true blue most of those generally called blue being in reality more of the purple order. The liaudsome bunches of deep azure, tube-shaped flowers seen on the streets within the las", week, were prin cipally cooiposed of the soap-wort gen two, or gentiana sapouria. 1 his grows quite abundantly "down Jeisey," aud is brought to the market by the colore 1 people who tell quanties of botanical treasures the whole year round. The stalks of the soap-woit gentian are tall and straight and the blossoms are borne in upright clusteis in the axUi of the leaves ti.at is in the joints be- t ween the leaf stalks and the main stem. trumiTt-shaped, but If it ever fully I opened it would be bell or f uunel-shap-' ? . do;s .1el?- ,lowf ver OR1 , n i - i """" edges or the ccrolla. This is regularly t w . 1 . . Ti tl a HiGl.In with I.I'm ili.l strned. on the inside, with blue and while. The cKcd gentian, or gentiana An drewrii. dots not open its blossoms even as much as dees the soapwort gentian. The Cowers of the closed gentian niipht be described as like those of the baiei-ell, only turned straight up instead of drooping. Ths tip vt the blossom is as much rounded in the flow- I er as it is m the bud, the opening being no bigger than a piu's head. The flower only develos from a bud, it would eeeui, by growing a little longer and taking on a shade of cobalt blue. Tl.cs-Mowers are arranged in a close c'.u.-ter at the top of the flower stalk, not along the stem as in the soapwort gentian. Moreover, tlie leaves are not narrowed aud grooved, but are broad. tniooi ii anu Riosy, souiewiiw iiae luose . oi wie mac a. i.e cueu penuan iij It 81 oivj along the edges of woods and shady roadsides. Hie f tinged gentian is the species commemorated by Bryant. It is rare here, but is abundant furtlier north. It closely lesembles its relatives, but the flowers are few and the stems and leaves simple. Its chief claim to dis tinction is its fringed iolies, not etals, as the flower is all oue piece like a trumpet. The corolla is open and the lotus hie ileveloinil so as lo resemble l-tal of a deeo blue with fringed bor- der. The gentians form an interesting 3 iu l rsriuuia I family of themselves and include great number of foreign specie. Sharp Tradinir. Thrifty country people sometimes drive a bargain after a fashion of their own, says the Youth's Vonipaniun. An old lady who had been away on a visit wanted her trunk carried from the rail- road station to l.er house, two niiles ; distant, and called upon one of lier neighbors to ask if be could go and get it. He "recko..ed he could." . wheieupon the old lady asked: "llow much w ill it be wuth?" "Well, 1 dunna," was the careful rep.y. "What are you willin' to pay?" I'm vvilliu' to pay what's right" --.ibout hew much do you reckon It Mlllli?" "Well, what do you say?" "I skasly know; I'd ruther you'd say what you'd give." "No; I prefer bavin you say what you think you'd ought to have," "I reely don't know exactly what to say." After ten minutes or more of this noncommittal conversation, the man grows desjitrate. "Well, would a quarter be .too much?" he ask-9. "No; I don't know as It would, though I calculated on geltin it done for 'bout tweutv cents." "Well, s'posin' we call it twenty cents, th-n?" "Oh, I'm willing to pay the other Gve. if you think it's wuth it. I want to pay all a thing's wuth." Tlivy finally agreed on twenty cents, the old lady saying that she'll ''make the other five up to him some time." To Makk Oi.n-FAsniONED Quince Fr.esekvks. Fare, quarter and core lilfY vtlntv miiiiro? if 1: rtjc rut. tliA quarters once in two. Ifyou'aie not I r.ir t.,r,ir.t h,pi,i mlnii-ifiv m.t ' ihem iu cold water until you are. Four cold water on the skins and cores, and stew- until soft; drain off the juice and put iu a porcelain kettle. Weigh your quinces and cook in the juice; add enough water to cover, and cook until yo'i can eas ly put a silver fork through them, then skim out in an earthen dish and add one pound of white sugar for every pound of fruit to the juice for a syrup. When it comes to a boil, add your quinces and cook slowly three quarters of an hour, or until it is a dark red color. Besides the purchase, care, and preparation of food one must remember that there are a hundred other ways ot economizing in the household, says table talk. Time, to the housewife, is money; consequently, purchase such machines as will save both. One can not afford to beat eggs with a fork, when for ten cents a beater can be pur chased that will do the work in one tenth the time. A farina boiler is a neces ity, as there is no danger of rcorching and wasting the food. A meat chopper and braising pan enable one to use the cheaper pieces of meat. There are many other machines which ; are of great use in intelligent hands, but, as women are not machinists, many excellent machines come to grief, from lack of understanding. All unnessary or fancy utensils should not be indulg ed in. Quince Jam or Marmalade. After rubbing the down all off the quinces cut them all up skins, cores and all in thin pieces; add a few tart I apples after they are peeled and quart- eied and cover with cold water; stew until very soft, pour in a colander and strain. Add three-fourths of a pound of sugar to one pound of pulp and cook twenty minutes, then dip into cups and luiuoiers. j ma is verj nice mj use lor i tarts. Fine Sponge Cake. 3 eggs beat 2 minutes; 1 1 cup sugar beat 5 minutes; 4 cup water, nearly 1 cup flour; 2 tea-t-pooufuls baking powder, bait and a little lemon all put In at once, beat one minute, bake in quick oven. Class ornaments, cut to imitate dia monds, rubles, etc., are now made in Fans, and they are illuminated by a small incandescent lamp, whose power comes from a small battery which is concealed upon the person. The bril liancy of the ornaments can be easily imagined. IIctt J. TTortmann produced curva tures in crowing plants by causing ra diant heat to strike on oue side only. Sometimes a plant bent itself toward, but in other Instances the plant curved away from the source of the beat. T add to our knowledge of terres trial magnetism it is suggested that regular magnetic observatories be es-tabli-hed at Cape of Good Hope and In South America. if. Boulez, who has been appointed Vice-Fresident of the Academy of Sciences, Paris, will be the .President of that organization next year. HOUSEHOLD Chicken Tie. Take two full-grown chickens, disjoint them, and cut the backbone, and so forth, as small as convenient. Boil them with a few gig, 0f pork in water enough to them, letting them boil quite ten- der. tnen out the breast-bone, Artr tney iii, and the scum is taken - , in itUa onion cut verT nD not enough to taste distinctly, but just enough to flavor a little; rub some pars ley very fine when ory, or cut fine when green; th s gives a very pleasant flavor. Sseas m well with pepper ana - f aunM f pood frpSh buU len -yhen all is cooked well, liave nquid enough to cover the chicken; then beat two eggs, and stir in some Swvet cream. Line a ran with a crust maje iiue soda biscuit, only more shoil eui t in tae cllicken amJ liquid, tlipu TOTer Wlth a crust tne lUe ,ini 15ake tm tJie crust jg done and m :ave a good chicken pie. th re e- quarter3 of a of chocolate into basin aud staid it in the oven till ho a hot. Cream a quarter of a pound of butter, , "j a quarter of a pound of cas- tor sugar, bait an ounce of Hour, ttie chocolate, the beaten yelks or three eggs and a small teaspoouful or baking lowder; then add the whites of the eggs, previously whisked to a froth, l'our the mixture into a buttered tin, or in a tin with buttered paper round it, and bake in a brisk oveu. VllUCULAlfi illSVtllB. HUaft ll'C whites of two eggs to a stiff froth, mix in lightly two and a half ounces of fine flour, and one ounce of castor sugar. Irop the mixture in small heaps on a sheet of paitr, and bake in a brisk - . T . TT-1. t.A oven. Cnoc oL ate Cakes with almonds. 'Whisk the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, then stir in lightly two ounces of Rrated chocolate, two ounces of i,.,, anJ pounded almonds, one sugar and a little pow dered cinnomon. Drop in small heat on a buttered tin or sheet of paper, and bake in a moderate oven. Teas rcDDlNa. Dry a pint or quart of split as before the. fire; tie them up loosely in a cloth, put them into warm water, boil them a couple of hours (till quite tender), take them up, mash them well 1th a little salt and butter, and add the yelk of an egg; . . -. , ",ac, , ,HU" , , TT i H i ".ctolh. auJ b?U lt..va" ,louf ,lonBer- TliU Irk. A London medical man fays: "Be careful in your dealings with horso radiih. It Irritates the stomach far more than Kpice, and an overdone will bring on an unpleasant sensation tor days." if the face seems constantly dry, rub it with a trifle of oiive oil every night !"r 11 l"V "'.r , " the water usod f..r bathing . Alum water will restore almost a 1 f?ded "r Brush the faded article WXV LVnTSth ltn a lau,?r ot castue soap, nn. e w mi . :----- : . . : l 1 ; . i l I""1 7 , " ' the color will usually be much brighter than before. Jhiit bosoms never blister if starched on the right side, but if theo sre wrong side out when starched they are apt to do so P. ur mixed starch into boiling water, instead of pouring boiling water on the starch, in that w ay never using more fetarch than is necessary, as the simple starch and water can be saved. Mcsnrtoo.vi Catchup. Teel the mushrojms, break them into little bits and strew salt over them. I-et them stand one night only; warm them and strain; boil the liquor live minutes, skimming well. Add to eicH -juai t of' the pulp and liquor one-half ounce of ginger, one-half ounce of black pep Ier, one-half ounce of allspice, oue blade of mace, and six ounces of cloves. Let the whole boil well. Bottle when cold. IIORSErtADisii Sauce. To lie used with soup meat. Grate some horserad ish into some soup stock, add a spoon ful of fat from the stock, one-half cup ful of vinegar, a little salt, and sugar to taste, a few raisius, some cinnamon and half of a lemon. Let this come to a boil, then stir in enough grated Lorse- I radish to make it quite thick. l'our over t,)e meat vt- 1 'be sauce is too thin: add some bread crumbs. This is also good with veal cr tongue.. Bordeaux Sauce. One gallon sliced green tomatoes, two sxall heads ' of cabbage sliced fine, two onions chop ped fine, one ounce of celery feed, one ounce of ground ginger, one ounce of ground allspice, one ounce of black jei lr, one-half pound of white mustard seed, one lound and three-quarters of light brown sugar, one gill aud three quarters of salt, one gallon of cider vin egar, mix well together and loil half an hour. Fack in jai-s. For late spring use it is bettrr sealed in cans. Mock Cafeus. Gather nasturtium seed when full grown, but before they are yellow, let them dry a little, then put into cans aud cuver with boiling hot spiced vinegar; close tightly for two or three werks. These are excel lent to use with drawn butter for fish or boiled mutton. Celery Vinegar. A bunch of Tresh celery, or a quarter of a pjund of celery seed. Lay iu a weak brine over night, then drain and rinse; then pour over boiling vinegar and cork tightly for two or three weeks, when it will be ready for use. SriCED Cranberries. Wash and free from stems five pounds of cranber ries, and four pounds of light brown sugar, one piut of cider vinegar, one teaspoouful of cinnamon and one of cloves. Boll an hour and can. Gooseberries are line d.ne in the same manner. Spiced Currants. Wash and free from stems four quarts of currants, add two pounds of suar, a pint of cider vinegar, a leaspjonful of cinnamon, allspice and cloves. Boil an hour, Grapes are fine spiced in the same manner, omy auunig a iiluo more iruit to the other proportions. Sweet Totato Fie. Take large sweet potatoes pud steam until they are soft, line a deep pie plate with th'n crust, slice the potatoes thin, lay them in the dish, sprinkle some flour over them, two tablespoonfuls of vinegar, one tablespnonful of butter, one-half a cupful of water, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, a little nutmeg or any spies to suit taste, bake in a goo 1 oven. Sweet potatoe pies should be eaten warm. CtoifUng which requires disinfecting should be submitted for about three hours to a temperature of 2o0 degrees in a chamber charged with sulphuric i fumes from a large quantity of sulphur. The chamber should be so constructed I as to prevent the fumes from passing out. o germs can stand this. Alter a room has been used by a person sick with any contagious disease it becomes necessary to disinfect it before it is fit to be used again. This is done by re moving and burning the paper on the walls, removing the bedsteads and other furniture and exposing them to air and wind, and giving them a fresh coat of varnish; by having the mattress made over new and the hair boiled; by burning in the room three pounds of sulphur, and by whitewashing, paint ing and papering the room anew TTtre covered with varnish Is being used where glass will not stand the vi bration or other conditions. The i..noru ninkvovo roofinsr. which UOU0ftM.WW. - " KIT is transient, pliable as leather and un- breakable, has tor us oasis a cu flue Iron wire, with warp and weft threads about 1-12 inch apart. This netting is covered on both sides with thick translucent varnish, containing a large per ceutage of linseed oil, and the process of manufacture is conducted by dipping the sheets into tanks con taining the composition until the re quired thickness is obtained. The sheets are then dried in a heated cham ber, and after being stored for some time, till thoroughly set, are ready for use. The sheets can be made any c:dor from amber to pale brown. The new material readily adapts itself to curves or angles in roofing, and Is unaffected by steam, the heat of the sun, frost, bail, lain, or any atmospheric changes. Being a non-conductor, buildings re main cool in summer and warm in winter. Carbonized sawdust, saturated with certain chemical compounds, has re cently been Introduced into Germany as a material for filtering and at the same time discoloring liquids. Sawdust treated first with alum, and then w ith sodium carbonate, becomes impreg nated with a precipitate of aluminum hydrate, which auheres firmly to it. After being well washed with a solution of barium chloride until no precipitate is given, the sodium sulphate simulta neously produced is entirely removed, and then preiiared sawdust is ready for use. Colored liquids filtered with it have their color entirely removed by the formation of flakes with the alum inum hydrate present in the filtering material. A sawdust similarly satu rated with barium chloride is used for filtering liquids, from which it is re quired to lemove calcium sulphate, and lor the removal of calcium carbonate from a solution a sawdust that has been treated with magnesium sulphate and caustic soda is employed. .Fame anil fortune await the discover of an efficient method of so consuming coal that none of the constituent, and combustible particles can escaj Into the atmosphere of large cities with the two-fold result of preventing pecuniary loss and sanitary degradation of the air. It is estimated by competent ex perts that London alone loses every winter $25,000,000 through Imperfectly burned coal, not to seak of the dam age done to buildings and the injury done to the public health through the breathing of a pollute! atmosphere. Tlie tunnel connecting the Lanca shire and Cheshire sides ot the ltiver Mersey is now nearly fiuished. The rock has been reported as very favora ble for excavation. An Early Riser. "Bat, you must be an early riser. 1 always find you at work the first thing in the morning." "Indade, an Ol am sor. It's a family thrait, Oi do be thinkiu'." "Then your father i an early riser too, eh?" "Mefeytber, is It? Faix, an' lie roises that early that ef he'd go to bed a little later he'd mate himself geltin' up in the mornln'." A thug some time ago made Ids con fession to an English officer. lie bad committed 7C0 murders, but be plaint ively said: "Ah, sir; if I had rot been in prison twelve years the number would have been a thousand." Iron sulphate Is a good manure for certain crops. A foot of land to which the sulphate had been applied by Mr. A. B. Griffiths, of the Chemical Society, London, yielded fMi bushels of lieans. A plot similar in other respects w hich bad not been' so manured gave only 35 bushels. The ash of the plants from Uie first plot contained more iron and phospheric acid than those from the second plot, "Mid pie astires and pMaees.tho we may roam, lie It ever Mt timiilile, lliere'a no place like home." especially if blessed with a wife hw hours are not 9eDt In misery caused by Ihne lrag pmp dow n pains arising Irom weakn- i--culiar to lir nex. 1'ieice's 1-avorue Prescrip tion relieve aud curfMhese troubles and brini: Minshme to many darkened tiomt. ld by druggists under a poiifepuiran?efrom maii nfaeitrers of natifartion or money rcluiiiicd. Read cuxanlee on bolile-K rapper. Thr eteanstnp. antiseptic and hcallne quali ties of Ur. bale's CaLarrn Itemedy are uu equaled. Have a clean floor on which to feed the swine. A hog does not like to eat in filth, and it does not improve the pork to compel him to do it, cither. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollar Reward for any case of fatarrn that cau not be cured tak ing Hall's Catarrh Cure. F.J.thKN KY CO, Props, Toledo. O. We. the undersigned, have known K. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe linn perfectly honorable In all business transactions, and financially able tocarry out any obligations made Ly their firm. West Si Truax, W holesale Druggist. Toledo, Ohio. Waldinic. Kinnan fc Marvin, Wholesale Drug- fisls. Toledo. Ohio. I. Van Hosen. Cashier Toledo National Hank. Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act inic directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Price, 7 iic. per buttle, bold by all Driuusu An aged prima donna should shun the ocean; she is a;t to be wrecked on the high C. The war to make money Is to save It. flood's Sarsaparllla Is the most economical medicine to buy, as it Is the only medicine of which cau truly be said. "100 doses one dollar." 1K not take any other preparation if you have decided to buy liood Sarsaparllla. The first newsjuper was published in England in 1545. FITS: AH Fits slopped free ny Dr. Kline's Gieat Iserve Kesiorer. No if am after nrst day's use. Xir vtious cores. Treatise and S2.M trial ooiue free u canes. benduOr.&iiue.Kil Area st. ruua.,ea. Tlie University of Pennsylvania is about to provide for the education of women, on the same terms as men. tann's Kidney Cure Tor Dropsy. Gravel, LHabeteg, JJright'e. Heart,Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousness, &c. Cure guaranteed. 831 Arch Street, Philad'a. $1 a bottle, C for $5, or druggist. 1030 certificates of cures. Try It Steel ties are the next thing in rail ways. The Carnegie works at Pitts burgh are turing out one a minute. If erery tromnn in this land knew for herself the actual quality of Dobbins' Electric Soap, no other wanhini: soan could be sold. Millions do use it, but other millions have never tried it. Have you T Ask your grocer for it. When prices are low is Just the time to improve your farm animals. rrmaar Aale Crease. Use the Frazer Axle Grease, 'tis the best in tbe world will wear twice aa long as any other. Ask your dealer for it, aDd take no other. A cross may be better than a full blood for feeding, but never for breed ing. Jf afflicted with eoreeyes use Dr. I saao Thomp son 'aEye-water. Dnujgiats sell at Sac. per uouie Fortune's favorites are the men whose thoughts make ways for their actions. A 10e. Cigar In quality, but only a 5c. cigar In price la "iansiU s Punch." A man with a bed phull or branes kan afford tew be kareless once in a while, for even hlx blunders are brilliant. Tbe beat oongh medicine ia Piao'a Core tor Consampuon. fttold everwhere, &0o nUMOEOUS. Give Him Time. Overheard on a Wagner car. Fussy old gentleman to a chance traveling lady companion: "Have you any children, madanie?" "l es, sir, a ron." "Ah, indeed! Does he smoke?" "Xo, sir; he has never as much as touched a cigarette." 'So much the better, madame, the use of tobacco is a poisonous habit. Doe lie frequent the clubs?" He has never put his foot in one." "Allow me to congratulate you. Does he come home late?" 'Xever. He goes to bed right after dinner." "A model young man, madame, a model young man. llow old is he?" "Two months." She-TJefore we were married you promised that my path through life should be strewn with roses: and now I have t j sit up nights and darn stock ings. He You don't want to walk on roses barefooted, do you? You'd get thorns in your feet. Xot an Alumus. Summer Bville "That Mr. Spry out there in that row boat is one of the most learned men I ever met. 1 wonder what college he graduated from." College Graduate (contemptuously) "Huh I He's no college man. Look at his stroke." Ab-ent minded.-Algy (at the door)-I aw, bless my soul, Miss Gus'iJy! I believe I've forgotten something. Le.ni- Miss Gushly Coat hat cane? Why, you have them all, Mr. Kaboo ny. Alirv Aw. vaas: but but Miss Gushly dear Edith I fawgot to awsk w ill you will you be my wife? A Family Uatlierlns. Have you a father ? Have you a mother ? Have you a Hon or daughter, sister or a brother who lias not yet takeu Kemp's Bal sam for tbe Throat and Lungs, the guaran teed remedy for the cure of Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Croup ami all Throat aud Lung troubles? If so, why T when a sample bot tle is gladly given to you free by any lru gist aud tbe larze size costs oulx 50c and tl. Mr. George Eancroft, the historian lias gone from Xewport to Washington for the winter. A ?..0 Taper for S1.75. Tnt Yovths' Companion elves so much for the small amount that it costs it is no wonder it is taken alreadv In nearly Half a Million Fami lies. With its fine paiier and beautiful illus trations, its Weekly Illustrated Supplement, and Its Double Holiday Numbers. It seems as if the publishers could not do enough to jilease. Ily sending 91.75 now vou mav obtain it free to Januat v, and lor a full vcar from that date to January, lv.'l. Address, TUE YoLTU's toil I'l.vlos, Boston, Mass. Lowell (Mass.) capitalists proiose ti erect a cotton mill of 25,000 spindles at Denison, Texas. ISiiprnre 'iiregii:ir:inleI ly Dr. J. H. Mayer, S31 Arch t., 1'hll'a, 1'a. Eae at once, no operation or de lay from business, attested by thou sands ol cures alter others Ia.il, advice free, send lor circular. Kemetuber that an animal may b3 fat and yet be starved. Fattening fo4 will not give the bones the muscles what they absolutely require. Oregon, the ljtralle of t'mrners. Mild, equable clltns. rertilil and abundant cnips. I't Inuu KTam. g-ra- ali-t nt-K-s coilutry lu Uie wr.X h ull uilurmabou Ires. A-lilrea Uie Uretfuu I'"1" Siauon luaru. 1'ortiiUid. Oregon. Mrs. Simpklns (as the spray sends her jiet dog yowling towards the lee rail) Poor Fido! What a dreadful noise he makes. Mr. Simpkins C brutally) Ya-a-sl As the oet says, "His bark Is on the sea." rtist Von Brush (rapturously) What a picture ii yonder town, suffused in the lurid light of the setting sun. Ah, the sun is a great painter. Jagley Xouior'u 1 am. I've painted that town (hie) red a hun'r'd times mgselfl Judge (wlio is bald-headed) If half what t .e vitneses testiry against you is true, your conscience must be as blaek as your hair. Prisoner If a man's conscience is regulated by his hair then your Honor hasn't got any conscience at all. Musical Item. Visitor You are quite a musical family. Father Yes; my daughter plays the piano, and my sou is quite au expert with the flute. Visitor And what do you play? Father I play Cist fiddle. Mother-in-law Not much you don't, when I am about and well. Commercial Item. Lady (leaving a store) Vou bet 1 am up to the tricks of these merchants. I made him come down two dollars on the price. Merchant (to himself) I am up to the tricks of these lady customers. I put the price up four dollars. The iMgn of a Veteran. "If I were you, dear," said Maudie Thirdstreet to her friend. "I wouldn't put the jow dor ou quite so thiek. It is too sug gestive." "Suggestive? ot what?" "Why, of several engagements, you know." Salesman Can it be possible! Miss Cou'ton, whom 1 had the pleasure of meeting at liar Harbor last summer? How long Miss Coupon.-tbree yards, please. Father Locke My son. what rank do you take in college? Yayle Locke (proudly) Third in the batting average aud first in fielding. The Worst Yet. "Jones, I hear you said I whs carousing around town last night. Now you've got to contradict that statement. I left the club just after 12; stopped into the oyster saloon where I met you, ate half a dozen raws and went directly home. Xow you've' Jones That's what I said, and now you own up to it. Brown I'd like to know how? Jones Vou acknowledge that you were a midnight raw oysterer don't you? That's what I raid. Agricultural. Here is a late story, but a good one, from last week's cattle show. A lady was admiring one of tbe fine, thicd fleeced rams in the sheep exhibit, and asked the rustic lu charge: "What does that sheep weigh?" "About 200 pounds," replied the Vermonter. "It isn't all wool then," said a by stander, jokingly. "Xo, of course not," replied the at tendant. "What," spoke up a thirl man in an entirely earnest toue; "is it part cot ton?" . Paper wash basins, buckets, and similar articles for domestic purposes are generally made of straw pulp, and after they are rough made In the de sired shape they are subjected to hy draulic pressure in strong moulds where they acquire tbe finished form. Have a small bin in the cellar in or der to store parsnips, carrots and beets for family use. Store them In diy sand. The main crop may be stored in mounds outside. It is an open secret that several pro- iessionai inventors are trying to i eifect a new street-car motor to combine the advantages of cable and overhead e'eC' tricity, nnd to do away with the objee tions of both systems, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The idea is to construct a conduit box ewhat similar to that used inrables, but large enough to allow a small electric motor to run on very narrow-gauge tracks laid underground. K.icli motor will be connected with a train of cars by means of a rigid coupling, which will run in a slot just as tlie grip of a cable car does. To make the invention a success, the engineer must be able to ride on the surface car. and set have perfect control over the motor running underground. The diCicultles are by n moans ap palling in the light of recent triumphs over apparent iiniossibilities, but the motor will have to be very small, or the conduit would be too Luge to be pr.u ticable. This is a revival of the scheme of tlie first atentee of the conduit street motor system. His idea was to run a steam locomotive in a tunnel nd have a rigid connection with the cars above. The impjFsibillty of constructing tun nels under the .streets large enough to admit locomotives kilted the scheme before it was well announced, but it is believed that electricity will remove all the difllc-ultie!". Good shellac varnish is made as fol lows: Take of very pure shellac fi pounds, mastic 1 ounce, aud alcohol 0 or C pints, and di-volve in f he cold to prevent the evaporation of the alcohol, stirring the mixture meanwhile. This isag od varnish for furniture, and it is much employed in Fiance by cabinet inaker.i. Ji cinerary urn lias 1 eon discovered on the farm of Cuttybill, Lonsrside, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Tlie muiix' of the urn is globular, 13 inches in diameter and Ji inches in depth. It was formed of a brownish sort of clay. The bones which filled the receptuc.'e crumbhd intj durt on being toui hed. And Xo Wo.ider. Mr. Sliui'ood Dear me. It's most extraordinary. 1 can't find the coat belonging to my new suit. Mrs. Srnalley (his marriel sister) Why, Bertie, was it that new Fnglisli suit that win sent home yesterday? Mr. Sllnidixnl Yes; it has di.sap:ar- ed most mysteriouhlv. Mrs: Mnallev Noia, have vou seen anything of Mr. Slimdoods flew coat? Xora Faith, that I hev, mum. Tin- children do bees usiu' it for a checker board, mum. Dudley I lost mv heart. Miss Fannv last night wheu I was talking to you. 1 on have it in your possession. Miss ianny (fiigiillv) Vou are mis taken, Mr. Dudley, but 1 will ask the servant girl, l'erhaps she picked it up when Hie swept out the other thrash this morning. To Make Qlinci: Jklly.-IVel. quarter ard core a dozen or more sour, juicy apples and put with the skins and cores of the quinces; and place in ap.m or iorcelain kettle, filled with col I water and covered closely. Stew until soft aud put in jelly-bag to drain over night ; tie the top with a strong string and put a stii-k through the top and hang over a deep eat thsn dish. In the morning add a bowlful of white sugar lor every bowlful of juice and bo;l fast for fifteen minuUs, then iour in jelly tumblers. Both tbe method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is jilcasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta pentlyyet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation, fsyrun of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50o and 81 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist wl7o may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one w ho wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAD FRANCISCO. CAL. UVtSVIUE. r. tEl rOKK. H r. THE BEST REMEDY CatarrH run CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM COLD in HEAD SM'FFLES kayfevtrBs CATAKRir HAY-FEVER A partlH. l. arpTli into aii ntrlt an1 f. arto J,' T'?;;,'V"""1' lraifTit:t mail, mrainni uctfc tLV lilUn ilEKS, hi Warmi t.. N Vnrk. 0P!U HAB.T. A. Valuable Trcul ! - 1 v-1 11 1? IU hifiirmallanof an Kaay and Si4y rUr frrr ti lacQiialu C.-7 H f)UC MTnr. IKK-a-ktJiur, iiaain'w Fonua, W t pt-nmaiiahut. An hm tic sivrt hnii thorough jr turht ly MAIL. Cir.-ii i.ra ir. ItrraRt'i ('flear KIDDER 8 PASTILLF8 V mU. htowrli fit CJk OPIUM II A HIT. ObIt Cmnln mil e-mmi I ItF. In tli Hirl.l. Ilr. J. I.. Mtl'lit.S, UIui"u.O "No Prtsentcomparable to a cood Book, or a suoscriotion to a first class Magazine like Wide wake. henil poatAl loD. LOTH KOI CO.. B-iktoh. Ma'.. T'T aplct Hat Books auu pnactLia ot Uielr Maaziut. UAUTCn A CANVAS-iKK for lllis I.iaii IV All I CU mid v cltilty. Soiiictlun j Mire to take. Write lur fiiil pari ii-ulHrs lo Al lis. S. 1). AK.MP.KL STKIt. I'liilaUeliiliia, oinau's Kx cluuige, la S. 13tu Strt-et. Best Cough Modicine. Cures where all else falls. taste. Children take it without objection. US otubk"" rifm r inn brraih. rain overate i,. . 9 ne. oJ.r I and burstin nolv, tn ,. n e . rw! SS .Mi eab,es 'l,,'"n".f catarrh h,..? Y blo.Hl.pur.rym2 iiiM,' of impurity from tlie bl001, ""'"Tt rt. lies it. and also Improv., the If you .uaer from caUrrh, "I have Wn troWeu w;th year, causing ureal ...ren- , tubes and tPrrit.le h-adache I J Jhlaj tlseinentof H,,d', Mrparilu ? . catarrh, and after taklns ..nlvon, t much better. Mycuarrh inured 1 entirely e!I. and mv head-ii-h, t, 7 thrnU ..eared." . r,,,. .. ; M -H..d sariapanlla ,a, he.,.d """-O. catarrh and ,PI(. ,,,, nior, b ever used." A. v.xi ... ty, '1 1 Hood's Sarsaparilia liy.'.l.ll.iiiici)...VK,:ll.,.,I 'w, lOO lXse'oUe iMil'ia HAVE A CARV puis is to look at the duver. It ri and tlie driver ia a w.sc m.tn, i , urA .u1 wears a 4 I ish KranH .:Arr," a that he is as corut irta'u- on the Un as , mlA per in the cab, a.-. that f .r his busine 'l! is invaluable. W ru-n y..u K,-t rmie ' t?? Brand biifkcr, tlirrr no ih th;nt as Icr you. Ii doesn't tik the sna .-st d R-renZ m-heiher it rai n ha: s. j'-.s, srin-, WJJJ Yuii are ab-ilulr'v anJ s i.; v Cimf r.aSUTi wards. It ts a . t n..-:iv to bi "B a lire. wa:rrro.i o.tt. i h-y a ..rUt. ahrr a le 'are of wonhl . wcks ui l:aM ti-ane 1 i:a;iun:, every parti i Ilrand '."rat! Mar Coat wheu you can ti V"'.'.arcent lf iMtvered wth-ut cx:ra .s.i nTiriQ Meier illustrated cataiiuc ire. A. J. TOWER. - Coston. Mast. IENDYOUREAR 'i w 1 1 v r WE HAVE TO SAY. DEST LOW-PRICED German and English rUttUs-HEO. AT Till: Hr.MARKADLr iuv mult: .v Only $1.00, Postpaid. 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