. ; if ,; A.T-t-w1 v. y 1 7 FARM ASP E0ESEH0L1X 2-aJ, Cut Oat and Fait la Tou Scrap Book for Bufersnoe. Horm StiVa ihoald B Koaay Twm I.Ttnf t--Trien Motttoia, HotM sal -lpn for tha Farmer aal His Wlfi aa Bis Caildran, and Th To Talks, atabtaa for RoriM, Tot:ind in a narrow a til I day after day is nut conducive to either comfort or health, wi-i'i Henry Stewart. It ri'usLH an 1 sti.'T--ni the majclei aotl wearies the ammiL Alarms stall ia which the hor-m may be left loose ia fur better fur th Huimal which la able to mora about nod exercise toe raus !. A .n,' rlo-o stall should be ileu ie 1 everv noi nin.;. a the drop :nt coi.e-cl in a Clinch ami the liquid on forma a pi:ll !. Hut thi does not happen in a nx or lo-e stall, and if suHii'i.-ol litt.-r is used to Iter-p the lii!-i run. th m mure may re ii. .nil in tlir Va'l unM it it a foot deep. If a ii lc f ! in l ril.-i-i'r-r is aivitiered over lu A ur ec-.-(.-muully and litter enough to ki tu hore clean and dry is used. tun Mubie will be much less iulnrou tti in ni with the com mon sta.; e'eani d every day; an.l in deed from a'.l oiliirs wh .tever. 'Ihese ho. hui' v t;.:i are excel ent for mr :ml ciOs. 1 iie tnanser should be risu.l ii :i u ni"i to prevent ma nure be ui,' iirnppei in it 'Abe use of Mich f-r horses and cows both duiir'j cev.-r.il yvr-i past h:is proved eonveni.-nr. co ufoi tab e and economi cal. iiti.1 it c.i?ni-letely avoids the Com mon riling, r of iiorse-t bein ca-"t and iniireil, a- i likelv in the common narrow -.tails with halter fatenin js. Haw l.Terrthlng. The savin,; of the varioiu substances that are supposed lo possess no value, by a.hlin th.-m to the manure heap, amounts to a lai e item in the course of a year. There is nothing grown oa the farm, either by eelinjr for the crop or voluntary growth of weeds, that will not conti it-ut- something to ttie fertility of the soil if the materials are uppropi-i .ted to I'.e purpose- for whi -h limy are ad ipt.- l. Kven weeds can be made useful iu enriching the soil. Cutting I'nltln. r.r Stt. Ilieio is no iuhm s.-n-o in calling the small, i!nm:i'ure tip end of a poti to trm -il en i" than in applying that name to ilin Miout of an ear of corn, savs the Mirror and r'ariu.-r. anil It rwiuiJ In? inoi e rational to cut off the t.p end nu 1 luio.v it awiy and pht.it the Ik it. uoiie by If tin: ob.-i-Civ- n inn--' aii'i ou. b e Unit t- lltt.e Ittli. per acre, tin co., I. it Ill, I" t.ito; nnd this farmers, -t from a l!l. l.-it t t.lO III I il. cut tr nil', eve i a lull. ll.it it is profit- -. in hil,s a ; t i i t w u ul ;;.vo more !iia i-es are nil or i apt ii-h t i ar et .--s jii-eail h'-r. an 1 t.tne ta.Ks li-om one it I liro.l i. e- a 1 1 . 1 if . il.i p. .t,i. hi--e t- Mti .-s we t.--. ot wli ih not use the t r. ;u.t, vet we SIX the p. i-f.- t potatoes r fO.1. lle-i-' that ui i no le.-t...n. and ture wt,..-h to. s or ..p;... ar. prohut-.s that is i,..t fr i t r u- we hear of lo es from cut ie'.-taH:e product I., i-n i rove.t nv ea se- .1 re-u.-s in potato cui to :,itnr small pota- r'o ones for planting. to -..me out-ute cause l.i. -a in'o consideration. Tlie arutueiits -xtto e tuoers are. luuny plants in a -ain- planting that they rive too hit., thereby crowd- tnj th.-m and iti-iirmj a iar' propor tion of sun. ul potatoes; and whole po tatoes are morn apt to remain sound. anl in that t-oinht um they furnish no food to the youn plant. Shipping trst t'oultry. The pri.-cs obtained for poultry will depend largely on the condition in which they are when they reach the market, hu I tlie owner ahould endeav or to niulte them us presentable as poss;Ke. lr.-.eil poultry should be killeil by t liking them in tho throat. throun the mouth, the point ol the knife touching the brain, which will kill them in-tautlv. Tin bird should then be (illicitly gripped of feathers while warm, and thei; carefully picked over for p:n feath.-. o scaldln should be don-, but the "dry picked process -.houM he adopted in nil in- tance. A- the crops suould l empty no food should be riven them within twenty-four hours nf tn5 kiliin; time. hen tho pin feathers re all re moved throw the chicken Into lee cold water, to remain an ho :r: then take It out. wipe drv, an I pack in clean box es or barrels, uin,r straw between tho layers, but no piper. Simply pack the birds, and do not remove entrails. feet or hea l. Aa Filridiriliuiirr Cow. .oorge . Kii .ier, who lives nine miles southwest of lKtlar.o, and two miles e.i-,t of hi'i, Cal., has a co' that takes the bal.erv for mil and but ter, and sho.v-just how prolltable the dairy business is la that section. Mr. Kirker has knt close account with Ber cow;.hin for a vetr past, giving her credit for all the uttlrc. aud keep- in"- account of all butter sold. The sales of the year amount to flld. whi-h is proof enough of the profits Tho cow is a fuli-blo-d Jersey. Kl.ivl Will 711. As evidence that -blood will tell" the Texas Stockman cites the fact that einly in the extreme, north and south ends of leias are "straight Texas calves'" found. When one is found amoni' a bunch of feed cattle it can be told from those containing i little improve. 1 blood bv the affect tho feed has. The grade calf improves rapid y on feed while tne Texas calf remains in the same old rut. The Texas cow and the Mustang pony bothl require the infusion of new blood to ma te them any account. rc-rptlaa Vtra. A Kern county, California, farmer states that last June ho sowed 8 " acres of land with Ky p in n corn. In October he harvested ;'" acres of it. iiliiaiiim.' tlurt-six sicks or alxxit two t.ms per acr. into the rcma in- i:i2 acres siik h".td of cattle were t .r .ed. and in urtout a month they ha t t n l l.-n it all down so that it I (lotted lot.- a held of harvest-past corn s.itlrt, but fie u round was covered al most whtM wi n the t)irehed out ker ne's. Iweve hundred lns were then turned in and t'n-y are said to-day to . the finest, la ire I. la-.iest and fat test hos in tne s'.aie. Iln.a art.lir. I.ime has the advantage of bcinj l .-netic al at all wa-nnv though Its fleets in In." soil may not be immedi ate. It never i hires land if properly a;ip.ii il. ami t iiou i. its results may be iiii-al isfactory at tirt. jet tho effects are lastin -. the lime supplied this ve.ir proviu ' he-ieli. ial in the future. I.ime is cheap aud should be used lively. Hoiitrhulit ant Farm Xotasi the average duration of the cow s service as a milker is estimated at ci'tit years among the well-managed dairies, hut individual cows often milk well unlil aged. Manure is more valuable when the liquids and solids have been saved to gether. Neither is a complete fertil izer alone. but together they supply all the demands or crops. A Vermont fruit-grower suggests that as wire aettipg ia not eoeUy 11 fffhl bay is aorw eharry tree and other fruit treea that have their fruit eaten by birds with auch wire. Warren county . Iowa, farmer has Just finished dlg-glnf potatoes. Out of 400 buahsls Ukea from the rronnd la the past few days only five bushels were found to have been frost bitten. Silk, of all trades nnd colors, can be washed in clear water which is poured o9 from r rated raw potatoes. iip a piece of silk In this water and wipe them oa both aides with a coarse towel. Bright yellow butterflies are among the most decorative things that can be made out of silk muslin. l'erched on a picture frame or by daylight only on a lampshade, they are lovely artis tic bits. A rood way to wash kid g-love. Spread out the gloves smooth and neat. Rub toward the lingers with a flannel dipped in mil and well soaped. Then rub well and d-y. Tho gloves will be soft and clean. To roughen the surface of glass. place some emery powder upon tho surfaces of one glass and moisten it; take another glass and rub the two surface together. This will make the kit-d of glass used for transparent slates. Tee garden Is neglected on the farm. and many farmers do not cultivate a plot for a garden, lhe luxuries of farming can only be o btained by those farmers who grow vegetables and fruits as well as staple crops of grain and grass. An Iowa fanner states that fhe easi est way to raise willow, white wood and silver leaf poplar trees Is to open a furrow, lay long branches la It and then cover them with a plow. Being surrounded by moist earth the branches do not become dry even in times of drought, but send up sprouts that become trees. In a dry season cuttings taken from these trees do not form roots. Scrap-.a mlp- Remedy va Poisox. A dessert spoonful of made mustard mixed in a a tumbler of warm water, if drank im mediately, is a simple but efficient reu edy for poison. Saccs for ll'rfiso. Cream one cup of sutfar with half a cup of butter; add half a cup of hot. not scalded. milk; beat one eg. and pour on top, flavoring to taste. Vinegar Taffy Two cupsful of brown su'ar. one-half a cupful of but ter, four tablespoonsful of molasses, two tablespoonsful of water and two of vinegar; boil twenty minutes. 1'LAX-SEF.rt NTRl'P FOR C'OLlS. Roil flax-seed until water becomes slimy, then strain, sweeten with powUored rock candv and juice of fresh lemons. IMse. wincjflassful when couh is troublesome. 'xkd Tea. Sour. Mah a ran of peas through a colander and add them to a quart of milk that is boiling over the lire. Season with pepper and t and thicken with four teaspoou- fuls of flour rubbed In an ounce of but ter. Serve with croutons. I. sot 1'iNOt Ks One cupful of su;ar. one-half cupful of butler, beaten to- iher. one egu. one-quarter of a cup ful of milk, two teasjioousfiil of baking powder, flavor with vanilla, cut iulo .trips, and bake in a quick oven: rol 1 aud pre-s out with the hands instead of with a roliing-pin. Wheat Gems. One-half tablespoon- ful of butter, one tablespoon ful of sur. two eggs, one cup of milk. 1 cups of wheat fljur. a little salt, one teaspoon ful of cream of tartar and one-half teaspoonful of soda This recipe makes twelve gems. It can be doubled for a larger quantity. Caramels One cud ful of molasses. two cupsful of suirar. boil ten minutes; then add one tablespoonful of flour dis solved la a very little milk, one table spoonful of butter, one-half a pound of chocolate; ooil about thirty minutes; pour Into a buttered dish, and, when partly cold, mark into squares. 1ried FeaChom Soak over nlsrht some dried peas: in the morning boll them, mash them with a lump of butler, pepper, salt and a bit of mint chopped hne; add bread crumbs aud a beaten ejrg; stir well, form Into chops, dip in beaten egg and bread crumbs and fry till brown; serve wittt sliced lemon or mint sauce. Beef Sour-. Boil one small beef bone In about tour quarts of water: when it has boiled three hours add two onions, two turnips and four po tatoes, chopped; two tar-Vspoonfuls of barley, two tablespoonfuls of rice. season wittt salt and white pepper; bul one hour longer, and just before serving add a t iblespoonf ul of chopped celery. A rYayrr. Father of llffht. If we could only know In surety that the little cood we do Served In Its way to help some other aoul. And that our piteous habit here below Of huping what our aching hearts want true Would some time bring us to the longed-for Koal. Then would our way seem hopeful, clear and sweet. And we would Journey on with wiTTtus: feet- Is It so much, this iruerdon toat we askf .Now rear as near.v as new broken wines Hans on us, lest we do unconscious wrong; Kut if upon us tropin- at our tasks Lame toe clear hint toat this assurance brlnrs. There would be comfort for us sweet as sonr. And rati lance, and the breath of peace there. be Like soft leaf whisperings echoing every wacre. Francis E. Sheldon, iNliil tUf. "Who's running this hotel, anyhow?" asked a landlord of a travelio? man who wasn't disposed to accept the sit ualion aa meekly as he might have done. Who's running this hotel?" That's what 1 said." Well. I can't say. I haven't made up my mind yet whether It's the cock roaches or the nocturnal insects that make sleep nothing but a fantastic dream of hope. You'll have to figure it out for yourself. Merchant Trav eler. Pra-rs af Crvwaflae. There are now thirty-nine cremator ies in various parts of the world. Italy has twentv-three. Americt has ten. wht'e F.nrland, Germany. France, Switzerland, IVnmark and Sweden have one each. In Italy there were two cremations in 1S76; the numbe rose to fifteen ia 187. and in lbi tb number was -'-'6 Since 1376, 1.1 cremations have taken place in Italy, while the combined numbers from all other countries brings the total only to 1, -ti9. Aa Early Klarr. -rat, you must be an early riser. I always find you at work the first thing in the morning. " "Indade. and Ol am sorr. It's a family trait Oi do be thinkin'." then your father is aa early riser. too. eh?" Me feyther. is it? Felx and he raises that early if he'd go to bed a little later he'd mate himself geltin' up ia the niornin'." Richmond Dis patch. Saaakty. Bat Traa. Toung Curate (on s parochial visit) Tou go to Sunday-school, little girl' Little GirL Teth. thlr. Y. C I hope that the little girls and boys whom you meet there never do or say anything naughty: L vyeiu thlr. Hobby Brown sai yesterday that Billy Thomas was damn foot, hut thee ne kit. you kne Truss ABOUT WOMEN. N w and Ooaaip from Far and Near tor the Fair Sex. The Berlin shop girl is not so at tractive in appearance aa the New York shop girl. She has a round face, short neck, square fchouluVrs, thick waist and big feet. Her voice is rath er harsh, her forehead low, ami her hair not over abundant. She knows nolhiug about tailor-made suits, pat ent leather shoes, Easter bonnets, silk stockings, or embroidered nnde clothes. She is rarely stylish aud never chic. Oa the other hand, she has many agreeable qualities which are not gen erally attributed to the New York shop girl. She ia unobtrusive, unaeltit-h and contented. She is phenomenally af fectionate and faithful. She has good health, good nature, and a head crammed full of ideals. She writes and seaks her own Janua;e pretty cor rectly, knows a good bit of German ised French, and can say Yes," Please," and Time is money" in EaglUh. Moreover, she Las a great big heart, . A veil is a necessity to the womsn who cares for appearance. In the rlrat place, it saves washing the face, and in the next place keeps the dust and wind from the hair. Miss llalio well. who spends fix months of every year collecting art works from Ameri can and Kuropean studios for the Chi cago Kxpoaition, is never without a veil. "if I didn't wear one," she says. "I should waste all my time washing my face and combing my hair. As my time is very precious I put my hat and veil on when I get up in the morning, and keep them on until night." The Hading veil was short lived, for the rcaou that phe nomenal beauty or pronounced paint was ueces.ary to t-er through its gloom. The idea, however, suggested the wire veil, the novelty of the stock, which is nothing more than a semi circle of point d-eprit gathered on a tine wire by means of w hich it can be adjusted to any hat crown or bonnet frame. No pins are needed. All one has to do is to pinch the wire and it stays w here it is placed. Two years ago ciht ladles In Mil ford. Me., decided that the town needed a new hail. They organized hetnclvri into a sewing soc ety and went to wort. At the end of tho year, having given several entertainments at a a hotlh"ue in addi.ion to the (rw- . they had $123. With this as a nest rgg. they hired the rest and began on a building. As soon as the build ing was boarded, though vet without l.s.ra or windows, they set up a cake ud ice cream counter one night last August on a rarenters bench, and added to their store. In September a good fl.xnr had been laid and th y held dauce. This netted $00. Since tiien wo or three dances have been held each month, each f which has netted at lea.t $25. Now the hall ia finished on the outsida, though the inside, with he exception of the floors, is vet in a rough state. It lis cost about $lGoO, and the present debt is about half that sum. A furnace has been put in at a cost of $1S5, and a kitchen and din ing room in the basement have been furnished with stove, dirties, tables, lamps, etc. The women are well pleased with their succeai. Mrs. Catherine Gladstone, wife of the Grand Old Man, was a Ms Glynne half a century ago. At her marriage she brought her husband I Ia warden castle, over which she has reigned firm but quiet queen. She is tho mother, as her illustrious husband put it, of a quartet of nons and a quartet of daughters, and is described as a woman of gieat moral and mental strength whom a stranger would wor-t ship, but never presume to love save at a distance. Her hair is gray but abundant, and rcsi-intil s satin in tex ture, so carefully is it brushed over her ears and under a stiowv litllo cap of fine lace and black velvet loops that fa'l over her neck in the back. Sdie dresses always in black, and her velvet basques are niitd-t very high jn the collar anil tini-iied wilh a lace ruche that readies quite to the poin'ed, slight ly dimpled chin. The only sort of trimiu.nir she wears is a set of lace wrist r n tiles with bands of the delicate web laid on tho sleeve of the dresa covering it from frill to elbow. Her face is oval in form and still full in outline, the splendid height of fore head covering more than a third of the facial measurement. She has her own corner in the Hawarden library, where she is surrounded bv her favorite au thor all little, handnble books Mrs Chant calls them and statuettes that crowd space and attention. Only the mot matter-of-fact Amer ican bride will go to the altar without the requisite ''something borrowed and something blue' in her trousseau. Invariably the something borrowed is a garter, and to make doubly secure the lack of the losn a yellow band is sought for, and careful ts the owner te have it back, since it is as good as a certificate of marriage to her. Among romantic maidens it is customary to claim the bride's garters as soon as she removes them, to be cut up among the bridesmaids for good fortune and fond husband. In Kngland the bridal gar ters are presented to the maid of honor. In Germany the brute gives each of her mauls a pair or true blue r pure white stocking bands, and tinong the Hohenzollerns it has been .he custom for each bride to wear jewelNd garters and present one f them to the National Museum or Arh in l!erlin. The collection now in cludes alxMit sixtv odd ganers, which is lth !caiitifiil an.l curious, compris ing plain ribbon9, circles of rubber, more elalt rate of bands of hand worked elastics and priceless little zones embroidered with precious stones. Princess Sophie of Prussia, bride of the Iukc of Sparta, had thir teen pairs of garters in her wedding trouseau. The pair she wore were made of turquoise blrc silk woven with gold wire and clasped with horse-' shoes of dazzling roae-cut diamonds. It Was a Case ef Mistaken Identity. Two well-known citizens were walk ing up Woodward avenue a few days ago about 10 o'clock, whea they ware accosted by a stranger wha asked : Have either of you gentlemen a cou'ple of nickels about you?' The accosted edged off one side, at the same time replying in the negative, thinking they had met a mendicant. Excuse me, gentlemen," said the questioner, perceiving the mistake all around. "I am no beggar. I msrely wanted change for a dime se that I could work one of those nickel-in- (he slot cigar machines." Ail langhed good natnredly at the Joke. Ex. ot - WHO SETS FASHIONS? A. CUKBRATED niracis TRESS SAYS THE STAGE DOES. The Trench Capital Still Leads th World in Women's Dress. Althoneh France, since the war, has been without a soleudid and luxurious court, there has been probably as much splendor, luxury, elegance and taste in the hiirhest Parisian society as ever there was in the palmiest days of the Second Empire. Fashion still reigns supreme in spite of the overturned, thrones, and the god has not one in stant relinguished his prerogatives, however madly the people play at bat and ball with crowns and sceptres. Among the Monarchs of Europe there is one whose throne never totters, whose seeptered sway is never dis puted, whose crown is as fixed as the top of Mont Blanc, and whose subjects are eternally loyal, devoted, and sub uiibsive, that is to say, his or her Ma jesty the Parisian dressmaker. The coiituriere of Lutetia. as a matter of millit.ery fact, makes laws for the civilized society of the world. Ameri ca comes to her to pay homage and se k for inspiration. Old England has for years been absolutely led by ber dictates, and is obedient to the laws and commands by which she says, "Of this shape, and no other, shall be thy rolon.le, thy bonnet, thy mantelet, thy wrap or sortie de bal; and thus far and no further shall come thy cor sage, thy basquo, or thy pelerine." Indeed, the supremacy of the French dressmaker Is as absolute as the laws of the Medes and Persians, and as un deniable as a proposition in Euclid. I have often heard it said that, in the days of Napoleon III., the Empress was the undoubted leader of fashion and taste. Now, without wishing to sav aovthing derogatory, I think there iniist be some mistake in such a state ment, as it might with truth be asked Who. then, took the Empress's place, when events made of France's unfortuuate arbitress in dress a politi cal refugee?' Certainly not Mine, tirevy, w h was anything but a lady of fashiou; aud there was no Muio. GambetUi at ail. The fact is that the Empres, like every other lady in the land, followed the fashions which had been 6et by others. Fashion's edicts were promul gated in the t.flicial gazettes of the modea," and they were obo. ed as im plicitly at the Tuileries and in the Fau-IxMii-g. and eventually in England and in the I'nited Staff , as everywhere, as tliey are now, w hen there U no Km l.ire in France, and tho Tuileries is only a thing of the pa-t. Who, then. Fels the fashions? From my own experience I think the t! eatre ha-i a great ileal more to ao w if h it than anv one thinjf eUe iu the world. J FKN MWtlE ANTOINETTE. In the lirt place, there were no fashions to sieak of in France before I-ouis XIV., when Moliere in reality first peopled the stage. The rage for it cessant changes in dress is of still more recent growth. It dates in all its frivolous absurdity from the reign f Queen Mane Antoinette. Lntil her advent the fashions in dress -haii-.e.l but slow I v at tho Court of France. Anvone knows at a glance the costume of a Marie de Medicis, no matter at what period of her life it may have been worn. The great ladies in those davs had many dresses, no doubt, and rich ones too; but the cut of them remained unaltered for years. Young ladies, in fact, were re ceived at Court quite suitably aturea in the wedding gowns of their mothers and grandmothers. Maria Antoinette, however, soon changed all this. She modified the style of her own dresses so often that the ladies of the Court were bewilder ed bv her vagaries. Her whims were imitated by a few ladies of the Court The Princess de Lamballe and Mmc .la Poligoac distinguished themselves by the flattering completeness of their imitation. Many, however, held aloof, and always appeared clad in the old brocades of the early half of lhe last century; while the nines of tho feminine population remained utterly iiiilitl'erent to the changes of fashion which were displayed at Court. I may here state that the t.bieen was a slave to her dressmaker. Mile, ller- tin. When Marie Aiito'nette entered Paris in 1779, Mile. Ilertin placed her self, with thirty of her work-women conspicuously at her balcony. The Queen, as she passed, was pleased to wave her hand, and exclaimed: There ieMlle. Bertinl-' a favour the milliner acknowledged by a mostob seijuious curtesy. However the Kind's good sense ma v have been ruffled at the thought that the Queen's first atten tion at his entrance into Paris was paid to her dressmaker, his majesty hum oured the joke so far as to applaud by beating his rand-1, which entailed another dep obeisance on the part of the needle-woman. Then, one after ano'her, tne whole of the members of the Royal Family followed the example set by the King and the Queen, to which curtsey after curtsey wasrendeied from the balcony But the courtier in their turn, like true apes, took up the cue from thei august masters; and after these again, the entire retinue of satellites, officers squires, aadets, tigers, and retainer a procession upwards of a mile long to each and all of whom the unfortu nate woman had to bow in succession until, exhausted with ao much honor and glory, she finally curtseyed herself into a swoon, failing like a spent flow er into the arms of her thirty attend ant nymphs. TUB COURT MIIlrsFR. Such public attention on the part of K ivalty of course made Mile. Ilertin" fortune. She became the fashionable marchande de modes. ACTRESSES LEAD THE FA?tnOM. Popular actresses have always proved ttie most immediate ami the most pow erful inculeator of fashion. The in comparable Vesti is "set" at least dozen "modes." The patterns of her dresses, her coiffures, her hose, an slippers, were enthusiastically copied. The exquisitely sim le but beauteous costume of (iiulia Grisl. in Norma, in cited the fashionable world during an entire season to appear at balls and as semblies in the snowy robes of Dru- ldictd priestesses, and, for a time su-klss were carried instead of fans lo come to our own times, the dresses in Frou-Frou took all the town by storm, as those in La Famille noiton had done a few year before a popular actress made fashionable the swathing of the neck and the pectoral muscles with lace, and the embellish ment of the left clavicle with an enor mous bouquet. If I may be allowed to adduce an instance personal to my self, I may here aay that, a few years ago, I introduced a new bonnet, of quite unusual shape, which bears my name and ia still fashionable in the beau monde. fun. ftflTilAMt ..U.1...H- rhetor te 9j eonxf taw portieB ef lady's tolQette, i noticed en the bead or body of a beauty r an heiress at aa official or a religious ceremony, a iae Horse Show or thj Salon, in the Chatops-Elysees or the Boie de Bou logne; and at once customers go flock ing round for copiea at the chops. They say, for instance, "Make ns a Sagan." And any granu lauy the aristocratic Faubourg is aa proud to see her name given to a cloak, as 1 was to see mine given to a hat, the fruit of my own brains. But this course 1 loon upon as tuo ex ception. Style in aress is aimosi in variably set by the stage. Jane Hading. Pack Hora-a In Congress; . Pack horses are plenty in Congress, savs an old observer in the Washington 'ost at leaat I am f . reed to that con clusion in accepting the utterances or the weary, worn out tolona wuoin i encounter every day about town. Listen to what a Tennessee llepresent ative, one grown bald-headed in the service of his constituents, said to me: The life of a Congressman is a dog's lifo. He is a pack bor6e. lie is cursed by his foes and ridden to death by his friends. He does the work of ten ordinary men. Ho is buried in committees, over-run with corresponu- nco, beset bv place-seekers, and his ife made a daily torment. Ho is not his own master. Life at the capitol official life 1 mean is Dead Sea fruit that turns to ashes on your lips." But, Col. T " ah, I niusn t give his name, for he is elready a can didate for re-elecliou "but isu i mere glory in it?" The statesman reuectiveiy ran nis fingers through his bald hair, aud re sponded lugubriously : "I know humanity s a queen tumble, and we never find things to suit us. We want to climb as high as possible, but when we get there the altitudes are not as pure and invigorating as we exact ed to find them. I can turn my eyes to the United States Senate and think 4Xow, if I were only there I would find the path smoother.' JJut when one gets there he is met by perplexities and worriiiients. xseiieve me, one who has tried both, when I say that private life affords less worry, less re onsibility, and more true enjoyment than this highly-strained public life, with its garish footlights and iiiiinic stage trappings." The Coiil ressman quoted above lias iad his ambition crowned, but the crown rests heavily on his bald dome of thouirht. And vet ho may find much to console him. He has risen to the position of a demi-god in the esti mation of the people ot ins uistrict They look upon him w ith minx let feeliiiiis of admiral ion and envy. Some of them covet his seat and will endeavor to occukv it in future Con gresses; and thus it goes, "each pur suing his favorite phantom." Wealth in I. a Crippe. "I wish my name was Knorrjus now." saul a tlruirifisi to a reporter There ii a man of that name who Is making a fortune of tho largest th mentions just at present, and doing i fast. too. I mean lr. Knorr of the town of llochst on the Main in Ger manv. "He Is the man who owns tho se cret of antipyriue, which is the latest fad of physicians aud is declared by them to be tho best antipyretic ever brought out. Nobody knows ju what it is, though all suspect there is a good deal of quinine in it and that the inventor has found some process of dissolving quinine and giving it greater eflicacv. "During the epidemic of influenza the rush for the drug has been enor mous, and the druggists can't sell it cheaper on account of the demand, be cause the wholesale dealers are all under contract to Dr. Knorr to sell it at SI. 40 an ounce, neither more nor less. The doctor will be iiiunen.ely rich after the epidemic is over. Black Hair Is Expensive. Pure black hair is very rare and ex pensive, isomo of our Indians arc cele brated for possessing marvellously long fine hair of this coveted blue-black hue. They so far have not been impressed with the advantages of turning ha'r farmers, and prefer their hair to in equivalent in filthy lucre. The Japanese women, who also have this bluc-blnck hair, regard it as a great beauty, take much pride in dressing it, an operation which they take great care not to per form too often, and do not evince fin smallest inclination to use it in a coin, msreial way. Their Chinese sisters, ou the other hand, frequently dispose of their locks, but as a rule, these are uncompromisingly stra;ght, rat hoi coarse, and possess only the advan tages of length ami color. That tired feeling is entirely overcome by Hood's Sarsaparilla, which creates an appetite, rouses the liver, cures headache, and gives re newed strength and vigor to the whole body. Be sure to get Hood's Sa saparilla. which Is pe culiar to Itselt. gold by all druculsts. It is calculated by experts that 40.- 000,000 pounds of fish a day are required to leea the lur seals that the United States want to protect. ' Ton don't have to tak e our word fur the good quality ot Dobbins' hlectric. Soap. Just pet one bar ot your grocer, and let it tell you it own tlory next Monday, and be governed by that, good or bad. Ueint-iuber DoObin' Elec tric Mushroom Is the fashionable shade for gloves, low shoes, and leather goods such as side-bags, coin-purses, and field glass case aud belt. Catim Kidney Cure Tor Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's, Heart, Urinary or I.iver Diseases, Nerv ousness, Jtc. Cure guaranteed. 8U1 Arch Street, I'hilaJ'a. $1 a bottle, 6 for 15, or druggist- 1000 certificates of cures. Try It- The lace ulster is pining for favor. With Chantilly at lis present heights most women will endeavor to find a better investment for $7j. II ii put re riirrgiiaraiileefl ly Dr. J. B. Mayer. s:U Arch St., 1'hil'a, I'a. Kase at once, no operation or de lay from business, attested by thou sands ol cures ai'ter others (ail, advice free, send 'or circular. Gold mounting is now being used on card -cases, pocket and prayer-books, shopping and visiting tablets in lieu of the blackened silver cort.ers. To rarents The safes, best and least ev pens(Ve school for your son is t. George's Hall, St. tieorge's. Mil. Vtaf. J. C. Kluear. A.5 Prln. C'uculars on application. There are moie faamers in United States than any other nation possesses. FITS: All Flta mopped rre nT Dr. Kllna'a Great herve Uesiurer. No Kii tu-r Brat day'a nae. Mar vejoua cures. Tremuir UDd rLVU Ultll aue tret li lucaua. KimioPj.Kiuitjui area at f aua.,Ca, Pocket ml;-lor3 are rimmed with plat inum and backed with enamel work. Occasionally some miniature is dis played. , , mm Alia Uruw, Tbfe Fraxer Axle Grease received medals he Centennial, North Carolina State 'atv, Paris Exposition, American Insti vnt3, Kew York, and others. There are 13,000 dlflerent kinds of Pottage stamps in tb world. Pure Blood Is Essential to Health. To Have Pure Blood Take Hood's Sarsaparilla Are the Oldest Family Standard. a Purflv Vci-i-taMe Compound, without mercury or other injurious mineral. Bute and sure always. For sale by all Itrucciats. Full printed directions for using with earn package. lr.8clienek"s new hook on The I.unus. I.iver and Stomach sf.nt free. Address lr. J. II. Scheuck & Hon, Philadelphia. Th nruetnu Bin ttre.t rtnoiun diii is Passed. TSZZXZ ejr ad athera are era- mo r - shfti you ft your money. eXJalLri. H. ML hi" It K, Auj, a-ia-sjie. . . I'lMu's r.i-mcdy for C itlttrrb In Um BeMl. ka.HK-l U Use, aud I'tiettpettt. 1? Hold by dniectat or sent by nisi I. oc. . T. HjtzelUu. Warreu. PATENTS F. A. l.FIIM AW. VaMb.uittea, !(' SKA! rest t IKCltt-JL pensions; 01.l ;l,AIMH KfTTLKll I HilKU MV LAW. Soldi!, Widow, Pwvntsa, eo4 for Maiik Application and turormatsrm. aTBicai O'Fskkkix, IVntUoa Ate ft, Waatsmft'a, L. C. FtENSION 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Uu l-rlnt:ipi kK&minr U .a. eciiaioii itufssau. 3ilall wr, UnttnudicaUiigrlltllim. Ml; Mint. IIekoism liEWARliEH. Kailway Of ficial Is this the man t'l.il has juat saved the tiain from destruction? Several Dystauders Yes, this ia the man. Railway Ofllci.il (with emotion) My frleud, you have saved a hundred liiuuau lives, and many thousand dol lars' woitu of projierty. I will see that you are rewarded. (To subordi nate): Wiikins, take up a collection auioug the pas-enger.. Fkp.sonai.ly Intehkstkd Stran er How is the old gentlemen down the road who was sick last week? Faiimku Why do you care how he is when you do not know hiiu and have never seen him? Sti: ani-:ii I am iu the tombstone business. MiK(or Bosloti) "Don't you think Aus der Olio plays beautifully, Mr. liieezy?" He (of St. l.ouis) Aus der Ohe? O. vou mean Von der Ahe. but he only manages the llrowns, you know, lie doesn't pl.iy. Cot" LDN'TfKB it. Merchant (after refusing an applicant for work Id like to employ you, but you tee how it is. 1 hoi you aiipieckite the sit uation. Applicant I could appreciate it bet ter if 1 had it. Little Eti'el went to church with her grandmother, aud for the first time put ten cents in the coutrlbution plate. leaning over she whispered very audibly, "That's all right, graudmal I paid for two." It Is nonsense to ray that there Is nothing new under the sun. The man who owns an ordinary fountain pen finds some i.ew trouble with it every week. "Xow, Johnny, you know what a noun is, do you?" "Veth um." "What is Jerusalem.'" "An ejaculation, mum." Mrs. Ktskley "What's the matter. Henry? Vou look disgusted. " liask ley "Why, I gave a oor widow J10 on the sly to luiv coal with aud she didn't teil anboiIy." CAt'SE ok ins tiniKK T.ailv (to small bor, who is crying) What is tli9 matter, my little man liov We were playing ball, and broke that pane of glass over there. l.ADvy Well, 1 guess the lady will not care much about it. Hoy 'Taint that; the ball went through and she won't give it back, Wanted rnooK. Tommy (down in the street) Oil, pa, put your head out of the window a minute. I'a (putting his head out of the win dow) What is It. Tommy? Tommy Nothing, except I have got a tet with Johnny Jones that your bald place is bigger than his pi's bald place. Short man (nervously) "Did you hear Urown say he owed me a lick ing?" "Ves; but that's all right- Brown never pays what he owes." The men who become suddenly rich remind us of the whales. They no sooner get to the top than they com mence blowing. One Thousand Dollars. I will forfeit tlie above amount, if I tail to prove that Kloraplexion is the best medicine lu existence for lysepsia. Indigestion or Bilious ness. It is a certain cure, and affords immedi ate relief, in cases of Kidney and I.iver 'om iilaint, Nervous lability and Consumption. Kloraplexion builds up tlie weak system and cures mhere oilier remedies fail. Ask vour diuccist for it and Ret well. Valuable book "1 tiiups Worth Knott nm," also, sample bottle s nt free: all charges prepaid. Address Krankliu Hart. 8S Warren Sireet. New York. The flist American library was founded in Harvard Co lege in 1033. One Kerned y For All Olseasea. Is true, however, strange the assertion. As a roiiiiind of vcM-t:llcs easily alisoilieil and able to promote d'ue-tmn. nutrition and excre. tiou. purify the til.sul and secure healthy action of the liver, kidneys, skin, bottels and lunis, as the ancient formnl.t adopted by the monks of tlie Middle Aces and known as St. lleriiaril Vegetable fills, will do, is such a remedy, and there is not one inpred ent In them not eu dorsed tiy the experience of all schools of medi cine since lialen. No bliMsi purtiier in the world canequal them. A sample of the St. Ber nard Vegetable Tills will lie sent free to a 1 ap plicants. Address, bx. llticNAiir, liox 2416, New York. It has been du-envered that the cash boys were very lazy In the time of Job, for he says, "All the davs of luj appolu ted'timo w!" 1 wait till my cbatige comes." ilaffllrted with forearm nm Dr. Insas Thorn n. son 'tfiy o-water. Iirujnrista sell at 25a. per botu A pett Ified bat was recently discover ed by railroad laborers In Arizona. Bronchitis I cured tiy frequent small doses of Piho's Cure for Consumption. Over 500 music leaf turners have been patented in the United States. W. H.ORIFFIN, Jackson. Michigan, writes: Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen y-srs. Hall's Cattarh Cure cure me. Sola by Druggists. Toe. Information got by galloping through a multitude ot books.is about as nour ishing as the mustard scraped off a sandwich. It may make your tongue "smart," but it won't maka you strong. HUMOBOUa II is residence bentiment and po etry are good in their place, but the test of things are sometimes misap plied. Good rhetoric may be very poor history. ,,-., "Where did George Washington live, arter he retired from public lire?" asked the teacher. No one seemed to know. 'Was it at Wash'ngton or Mount Wrnon?" suggested she. Still there was no reply- 'Come children," she Insisted, "Some of you must know. "J "I know, teacberl" p ppd up the smallest scholar. "lie lived in the hearts of bis countrymen." lK THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM. Professor I again call your attention to the too common use of trite expres sions. Mr. tjuills, can you not find a fit aubstirute for the well worn phrase, "he died a natural death?" Mr. Quills (about to graduate as managing city editorial correspondent-in-chief) Well bir, I suggest "he died without medical aid." How would that do? I'rofesstir It ia excellent.Mr. QuiKs She had outgrown it A lady who teaches a select school for girl.", iu looking over the copy book of little Fanny, awl ll, aiscoverej an ei vei- ope addreAel to that young lady. '1 hope, jrauny, aau me wuciier, holding up the envelope, "that this does not contain a love letter." Why. what an idea," npnea Fanny, "I have outgrown all that fool ishness years and years ouo." Money talks rassenger on far Western railroad) At what station is the dining car attached to this train? Conductor We don t have dining cars on this line. v e win stop at Muggs' Crossing for lunch. "What do they have for lunch usually?" "Well, you can get a sandwich, or a cup of coffee, or even a piece of pie all dei sands on how luuch money you've got." IIISE ANI FALL IN FALSE TEF.TII. Pete The price of everything fluctu ates. Now you would think there would not. be much change in the price of false teeth, ttouMn I you? l-.il I should think not. l'ete Well.that's where you are mis taken. I called ou a talkative joiint lady last evening, iitul 1 wasbewildereii at the rapi l ri.se an I fall of false teeth IIosTKt-s (lo young Sprlgglns, M. D.i "Ir. priggins, will yon have souk of the tcligue?" I)r. SprigglliS (absent niiniledly) "Oh er let me look a it, iilea.-e." ircjOYs Both the method and results when 6yrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and act! Eintly yet promptly on the Kidneys, iver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers snd cures habitual constipation. Syrup 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 ot Figs is for sale in 60o nd 1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. sti nmuoiaoo. cal, 4 t ttmvuiM. v. um nat. ma. For a Disordered Liver Try BEECH AM'S PILLS. 25cts. a Box. OF ALL DHUOOISTK. dor.. Hie 4w mm the only pclfi for ttiflceruuo cure of this dmara. O. U.lMiKiLHAM.U D-. Amsterdam. N V. Wa btve sold Rig- ; fo manV years, and It urn riron ib but of uui action. Ii. R. DYCHEACO!. Cblraea, II! f.O. Bold by lrurcH - Cmrm la TI f firm on Al jferm i ( . , m SJ I J mmiiimu, e Eaaf Hrl l7T V Varus Cfcaaital Or. tttWm evert WATERPROOF COLLAR or CUFF BE UP TO THE MARK JUL NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT. THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF COLLAR iN THE MARKET. UHCH ,!,&ti2h V ho - O U Oh W ra- r0 ThehoUStZ iW.irh SaD O nr a..-.a ri f i 1 nBxVhouse-cIccKnii&ndbe convinced no excuse Tor a dirtV house or crraati IcitrhAn. Bp.ttpr . a clean them in the old way than not at all ; but the modern and sensible way le to use SAROLIO on paint, on floors, on windows, on pot and pans, and even on statuary. To be Ignorant of th mm of SAPOLIO i to be behind the age. Thi turning point In woman's lifo brings peculiar weaknesses and ailments. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription brings relief and cure. It is a powerful, invigorating, restorative tonic and nervine. It imparts strength to the whole system in general, and to the uterine organs and appendages in particular. "Run-down," debilitated and deli cate women need it. It's a legiti mate medicine purely vegetable, perfectly harmless. It's guarrtitr-l to give satisfaction in every case, or money refunded. Nothing tine does as much. You only pay for the good yon get. Can you ask more? As a regulator and promoter of functional action, at that critical period of change from girlhood to womanhood, " Favorite Prescrip tion" is a perfectly safe remedial agent, and can produce only good results. It is equally efficacious and valuable in its effects when taken for those disorders and derange ments incident to that later and most critical period, known aa " The Change of Life." OPIUM ntRfT. Oitlr ferrate rufll nth Um Worlil. Ir J. L. tsTafllfcNtt, Lcbuns.0 Ely's Cream Balm AVI l l:K nun ii k I-13 ia Ot t ATAKItll Apiily K.itni into lily H.ih r.I.V HI Ii iins - arraitrd, m nrf rer pair ihb him nauif and rice aisiiMi'! u bvti.in, OR !r"5 Co 5$t W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE FOR GENTLEMEN d addrMA no rxictiil for ralualiln liif.rmiiti.a W. I. nOlUl.lK, Hrvblti. !. STOPPED FREE Jf.art rlf'U -srtvaa Dr. KLINR'SGRKAf NERVE R t STORE Ft I Ft ratXitiLB if takm as dir.Med An Ft tt,firr -! dnv U.f Trt-slise sxrtd f.' truai hn: 1re to fit p tie tit, ibe pinp tat.resa chnrrt- b-a un rM et sxt n 1 iiatur-a, t' and fir-M iM'i-ii ( 14 u, i'B. MINI W1 Arrb -t . Il.i - 1 1 r-ia la. i.rurn. hh. tTjtKiC fl JMIA.'JW ..!' V for J-rt Afrrrwna, rn. r vm y. f. PENSIONS: nn1r tlit Sett- Ar. Writ lmmi la BT.4MK-J ft.r .. .. 'tl..n. Fnpli.y Ui ali rchat-U- firm. J. B. i H A .V ( ., W lun.'ion. T. C. CANNABIS INDICA, ltioGro.tr llat lndi.t Ilomotly. Imrrid l.y (wkivck ft fo, vn Iiar strott, l'lillal-,i.jitf, l u. KnarraliU'tl Iu euro Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma and Nasal Catarrh. And will lu jk up a fr.-hh rf.u in J4 b'Mir-t. Pk.-r.ti.- vk yt.ur lMii.,:'-t for if. 4m- I i w,n t iv r..ij ol lt iiu'tiie. f v i i-t iiit U itk-, or Uire r-rttl-t $. . nl fT -:rcui.tr. FRAZER AXLE GREASE IlK.T IV THE ttUKLIl, Its wp.iriiiff qualms are urjsnrn.iss.l. a.'-tu nlly outl aituii: t o Innes of any rti-r bnin t. lt ettecteil by boat. a-ut.t rut. r.tM . INK. FoKSAl.K IW OKALEHS GEN Kit ALLY. WM. FITCH & CO., lOi Corroraa Pulkllnir, W ushinct rn. D. C PENSION ATTORNEYS of otpt ynars cut peunlona an pimitltit lima. 1 1 T7wrienr. f-iaitii" or an Kin-M in fthoru-st PENSIONS NEW LAW CLAIM?. ppt Viln D Ctnmitn 9 Pi Atlarner.. I 4 1 f F St.. Waobinstan. It. 4'. Branch OScti. CleTrland. Hot roll. Chicago. KIDDER 8 PASTILLES.! urtrniof ,n-r,, LalkSUmu. Matas. ti ii St., N.. sflJ - - ' FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 : ;! MRS. WINSLOW'3 ' SOOTHING SYRUP !' hm tvi n lli'-l liv nnthr-rB f..r thfir rhil-li-f-n i i: lill.- T.-i-ltiliir f'-r r.vr Kiftv Y.-ai-s. It ' fUMilln-s Hie c il'l. si.rri-tii 111- if!in.. ull.ivs , 1 all i.iill. i-iir," V in.l folic, ali.i Is llm bf -t . , ! rem--lv f-.r .tmn lion. ... ! Ttv-nl-liv 'cnf R lltfttl. ITS u ll(l. THAT CAN BE RELIED OM NOt to g-plJ.-t! 3J"ot to Disooioyi BEARS THIS MARK. trade: Mark. b c d on b V - P KhATi H f or n rfVh i n d v! J f Ol idVi r- M Ue r!pAriW. nTfV A r a It t f n vnt i r of the law excuses no man," and ignorance is 9 O evsr--: i Tt.'jtwTi . . 'T
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