"One ZZToniarfs IHay.
"It's no use, I've worn all the cast
off clothes I'm going to."
There was no sign of irritation or
ill-nature in the girl's bright face as
he made this assertion. She aat in
the centre of a heap of discarded
faery. There were frayed and spotted
velvet skirts, satin and silk waists,
trained out and threadbare in almost
every seain, flounced and bedraggled
gros-graius and nun's veilings, crum
pled ribbons ai d torn laces.
"What do you propose to wear?"
Florence Annable's only companion
on this occasion was her married sister,
Mr. Paul Greninnn, in whose pretty
ears sparkled valuable solitaires, and
whote fingers were crowded with cost
ly jewels. Mrs. Gretimao's tone was
cold, and the smile on her faultless lips
was almost a sneer.
"I don't mean anything unkind,
Julia," Miss Annabel replied, "but the
truth is, I am not comfortable in second-hand
clothing-.''
"Blanche would be edified at your
remarks, Florence," said Mrs. Gren
man; 'it was no easy tak to get
these things together, she added with
Increased hauteur. "You know very
well that my maid expects every
irarment I discard, and so does
Blanche's."
Notwithstanding her protest, the
vounir lady had selected the least in
jured of the velvet skirst, and had be
gun to rip off the braid. But she
threw down tier scissors now anu
stepped out of the debris.
"That settles it, Julia," she said,
with shining eyes, with no other indi
cation of excitement. " I will sort
those rairs and iaif s. and velvet Browns '
' into bundles,' and you and Blanche
toeed not disappoint your maul."
"What stupidity, Florence I" Mrs.
Grenman hastened to sav. " You
know that we want vou to have our
things. You have made lovely cos
tumes many times out of poorer ma
terial than that is there."
The lady's tone was a little more
conciliatory. She evidently had some
reason for not wishing her sister to
carry out her threat.
" These things are much more suit
able for your maid than for your
sister, Julia," Miss Amiable replied, as
he set about her la-k.
" Perhaps you think that your sis
ters should keep you supplied with
new clothes?' said Mrs. Greiimaii.
"No, I do not; but I will tell you
what I do think," Miss Amiable re
sponded, with heightened color, but in
firm eool tones. " I think that you
and Blanche ought to be willing that I
hould earn my own wardrobe."
"Earn it?" said Mrs. Grenman, dis
dainfully. "What new and abomina
ble crochet have you got into your head
now? Something to disgrace us all,
J suppose."
"If you and Blanche would pay me
in hard cash, as you would be com
pelled to pay a professional, for play
ing the piano at. your luncheon parties
and your kettledrums, your receptions
and your informal evening gatherings,
I could buy uiy own clothes, and be
much better satisfied."
Mrs. Grenmau's astonishment and
indignation were overwhelming.
"Who ever thought that one of our
family could be so coarse and mer
cenary? Pay one's own sister for play
ing a few sonatas and quadrilles once
in a while I Why don't you ask us to
pay you for condescending to attend
our kettledrums and receptions? In
deed, Florence, if I must say it, I
think you have been generously com
pensated for anything you have ever
done for either of us;" and Mrs.
Grenman waved a jewelled hand
toward the bundles in the centre of the
room.
"Julia, I will find out what a pro
fessional pianist will charge for play
ing the piano the same minib. of
hours that I do," Miss Annable began
again, calmly. 'Then, not being a
professional, 1 will play for you and
Blanche for Hist half that amount."
Mrs. Grenman rose, picked oil' a few
bits of the thread from her handsome
black silk dress she had been darning
tiny bit of lace and proceeded to
array herself for the street.
The room in which this conversa
tion took place was the fourth-storv
back of a so-called fashionable board
ing-house, and this was Florence Anna
ble's home. Her father and mother were
both dead, the former having survived
the wreck of a large for hint only a
Xsw weeks. When the estate was
settled, it was found that there would
enouch money to provide Florence,
the only unmarried daughter, with
the necessaries of life. In other
words, it would pay her board. So,
tor two years more, she had been de
pendent upon her wealthy sisters for
bar wardrobe. It was a disagreeable
position for a sensitive and high-mind
ed girl, and it had cose at last bet
unendurable.
"Florence I"
Mrs. Grenman was ready to go.
"Well?" said her companion.
"I shall repeat this conversation to
Paul. I tell you, that you may be
prepared to meet the consequences.
"I am prepared for anything but
,rags and jags,' Julia." her sister re-
fUed ; "and I beg you to believe that
should not have remade your cast-off
garments so long if it had not been
for keeping the peace.; Let me tell
you what else I am willing to do.
Von say that some of the costumes I
bave made from the dresses you have
Inlshed wearing have beesTvery pretty
and stylish. I will hold myself ready
to make over the best of them for you
to wear again, and I will do it in my
best manner."
"And be paid for it?"
"Certainly, like any other dress
soaker." "1 you were not a perfect simple
ton, you would marry Luke Harness,"
Mrs. Grenman burst out anew.
"Then you would have an establish
ment equal to your sisters', and there
wouldn't be such a horrible inequality
tn our stations as now."
"1 marry Luke Harkness?" said
Miss Annable, with the first touch of
Haughtiness she had 6hown. "A man
Id enough to be my grtnfathcr, as
leaf as a post, and as bald as an
indent American eagle? I would go
rrat as a cook orhousemaii, first. Yes,
Julia, if the choice were given me of
Harrying that man or digging my own
frave, with the understanding that I
was to jump into it when completed, I
would choose the latter alternative
rith gratitude."
"And you wish me to understand
that you will not play for one of my
parties again unless vou are paid for
t?"
Mrs. Grenman'g hand was on the
knob of the door a9 she aske this
roestion.
" I wish you 'o understand that I do
sot regard your old velvet and silk
rowns as a fair equivalent for my ser
rice as chief musician," said Miss
sVnnable. " And also, that I not only
relieve with the Bible that the laborer
worthy of his hire,' but that labor
b eminently respectable."
The departing guest's twist of the
(oor-knob was nothing less than
I vicious. Florence, wtio knew Tnei
I lister perfectly, understood that the
breach between them now would be a
bard one to bridge. Work was a de
gradation, in the opinion ot bar own
near relatives. But it was Hot to for
aer. There were two wsf s in which
ihe knew she could earn a generous
rapport. One was by ber musical
talent, and the other by her taste and
Ability in designing costumes.
" It is wicked to keep you at the
piano, Miss Annable, when we all
enow you are so fond of dancing, but
io one plays as you do," ber friends
ivere constantly saying.
-Now why, she asked herself, with
'.his available talent in her possession,
hould she not earn some money, and
in a business-like and "open and
ibove-board" manner, as men termed
t? Miss Annable was unable to see
ivhy she should be idle, and wear
ler sister's cast-oft clothes, ' any
more than the man who had a room
tcross the corridor should be idle and
wear his rich brother's "rags ami
iags." This question of the utilization
f talent had been logically met and
settled a good while before, but the
aindrances in the way of putting her
theories into practice had been hard to
overcome. Her sisters had aimed high,
ind brought down their game. It was
no more than fair that she should do the
iame, her relatives had frequently told
tier, Instead of occupying the ' fourth
itory back in a crowded boarding
louse, and making them a world of
trouble in explaining and excusing bet
inomalous position. Their frequent
assertions that sister Florence was ex
jeedingly peculiar, and could not be
induced to make a home with eithei
3t her relatives, were in the main true.
Miss Annable could have made her
self useful io either of these establish
ments, but her liberty was far too
precious to jeopardize by any such ar
rangement. II ere iu the sky parloi
sertaiu hours of each day were hei
jwn, her very own.
A few hours later Miss Annable was
driving in the park with some friends.
She passed both of her sisters, and
their recognition, though calculated to
deceive her companions, was well un
derstood by her. Julia had commu
nicated with Blanche, and they had
both shown their displeasure in as
marked a manner as the circumstance
would permit: This recalcitrant mem
ber of their aristocraticfamily was to
he brought to terms. Florence Anna
ble smiled as she thought of it.
Clarke Durivage rode along by th
oide of the landau, and chatted witb
the young ladies. For the first time
cilice Florence had decided not to weai
any more "cast-ofl's" her couragt
failed her. She felt it to be a humili
ating truth that she cared more foi
this man's good opinion than for any
thing else in the world; to think thai
she was quite independent of remark
or criticism from any other quarter,
but not from him, filled her with con
fusion and alarm. Mr. Durivage had J
been the only man she had met in so
ciety who had talked to her as if she
were possessed of an equal intelligence.
Miss Annable canvassed the subject
very thoroughly in these few minutes.
Her scorn of her own weakness, a
shown by the presence of this man,
acted like a spur to her conscience.
"The die is cast," she told herself,
as Mr. Durivage bade her good even
ing. "I will not wear jags, and sc
must play jigs."
The young lady did not estimate hei
musical talent at its true value. Ii
was almost a case of genius. Sht
could play the works of the mosi
favored composers, and with a powei
and expression which delighted tin
most critical. And so it came to pasi
that Miss Florence Annable was en
gaged at regular professional prices to
play for a party at the house of the
wealthy and distinguished Mrs. Van
Cortland. Her sisters were both
present, but neither of them came neat
hur during the evening, and in this
way the world found out that there
had been a quarrel.
'Good evening. Miss Florence."
"Good evening, Mr. Durivage."
"It is rather singular there is no on
here to play but you," the gentleman
remarked. "I have been waiting a
half-hour to invite you to dance."
"It is not in the least singular, Mr.
Durivage," said the musician, smiling
heroically, "for I am regularly em
ployed to play for Mrs. Van fcourt
land'8 guests this evening."
The plunge was made, the worst was
over, and Florence felt that she could
lapk herself squarely in the face when
the eveuing was over.
"And you you have struck out in
this way for yourself?"
There was a strange quality in the
gentleman's voice that his companion
did not understand.
"Struck out?" Miss Annable laugh
ingly answered. "That is a good
phrase. It requires muscle, t assure
you."
"But your sister, Miss Florence?"
'They are here. You must hav
seen them. The nexl piece is a quad
rille, Mr. Durivage. Please listen to
it critically. It is my wn composi
tion." The music was a success. The ap
plause and excitement that followed
its conclusion amounted to an ovation,
Mr. Durivage drew near the piano and
read the title.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, in
loud, clear tones, "the name of the
original quadrille which has so delight
ed us is 'Kug-j, and Jags, and Velvet
Gowns.' "
There came a time when Florence
Annable could tell her friend, Mr.
Durivage, the whole story, and the
following is the substance of his
reply :
"I determined," he said, "to woo
and win you that night at Mrs. Van
Cortland's. I had cared for you from
the first day of our acquaintance, but
how could I help feeling that you
might be like your sisters ultra
fashionable, purse-proud, regardful
only of appearances. What kind of
helpmeets would your sisters make
if misfortune should overtake their
husbands? And then, Florence, I
have always maintained that it was
just as reprehensible for a woman to
be idle and dependent as for a man.
As my wife, there will be no need for
you to continue your professional
career, but your talent must never be
neglected, and for two reasons: First,
because it will always be our greatest
source of enjoyment, and next, because '
every woman should always hold in
her hands the means of support.
Why Daniel Escaped.
Grandma had taught our "two-year-
old" to answer a great many Bible
questions, and was fond of "showing
him off." On one of these occasions
she asked him : I
"Who was put in the lion's den?"
"Daniel," was the prompt answer.
"Did the lions eat Daniel?" . I
"No."
"Why?"
The answer should bave been: "Be-1
eanse God shut thsir mouths," but the'
little fellow reflected a minute and then!
said: j
"I dess Daniel wasn't dood to eat."
Detroit Tribune.
W OCTOBER.
"The partridge drum s the plover's call
Salutes the sportsman's ear,
And lut above the wale, fall
Toe naher sets bis weir.
Tbe reddened leaves wilh withered wings
Sweep ligbtlv to Ihe sod.
and Autumn walks the land and rings.
With nulling sandals shod."
E. N. Gcusisos In Ontury.
The woods and fields are glowing in
all the royal pomp of Autumn, and
even the gardens are not yet shorn ol
all their glories. Beds of purple and
white and tinted asters are blooming
brightly, dear pansies still smile a tea
der good bye; chrysanthemums are
regal in golden tints and nasturtium
blaze in the borders.
This is a bnsv month for the flower
lovers. Shrubs must be oared for and
weak or diseased bunches ironed out,
the whole plant being brought into
symmetrical shape. Dig up ana met'
low the soil and a little later if not en
tirely hardy, tie up with straw or ever
green branches or bind about somf
ooarse matting for protection.
We bave in a tirevious article called
attention to the Iris as a most desirable
bu bous plant of delicate beauty and
hardy habit A bed planted in Octo
ber and covered well with leaves dur-
insr the winter will become well estab
lished and bloom better the succeeding
summer than if set out in Soring.
Take tip plants for winter blooming
and see that they areqmte tree irom in
sects or mildew before arranging them
in conservatory or window garden.
Be sure that crocks for repotting ar.
thoroughly clean and free from
mould.
Pot roses for winter blooming, prun
ing well bnck and being careful not to
use too large a pot; do not seep them
too warm and shower tbem well every
day. Th s will keep away the little
red spider which works suoh havoc
with the fobage. A number of small
bulbs may be planted together in
pot.
Polyanthus Narcissus, too, so easily
grown in water will give as much
pleasure and satisfaction as Hyacinths
and is a welcome change from these old
favorites.
It requires but little trouble to have
some sort ol (lowers blooming all win
ter long.
4 FERNERIES.
A fernery, or at least a substitute foi
one can be easily nude at home.
Make a woodeu tray and have it
carefully ziuc-lined; then construct a
frame fitted with panes of glass. It Is
not necessary to have it air tight and
a bandy boy can make a frame. A
small one will do, but the larger it
is the finer pi ints can lie raised in it.
The tray should be some four inches
deep and filled with soil from the
woods which is light and full of leaf
mould. It can be filled with moss
and ferns from our own woods, some
ol them quite as handsome as any high
priced ones from the florists, and there
are many li'tlo tracing vines and plant
with feathery foliage such as ground
pine and squaw berry which are quite
as handsome as ferns and take to con
finement naturally. It must tie kepi
constantly moist and moderately warm,
and there is urliiuited room for tht
exercise of fc.ste in arranging the
mosses and trailing plants.
The beauty of the ftrnery will b
enhanced if it be ) l iced so that baskett
of such plants as the Bo-called "Kenil
worth Ivy," Wandering Jew, Oxalit
and similar trailers may be hunz neat
it, and if a stately palm or foliage
plant of luxuriant growth stands some
where in the neighborhood that will
also add to the effect
Much can be done, even with a few
plants by grouping them so tbat eact
sets off the others beauty and a si if.
and ungracefnl arrangement will de
stroy the charm of very handsom
plants. Colors and plant forms re
quire skill and taste in combining tc
show off their full beauty as much an
the ribbons and laces, flowers an
feathers which in dainty combination!
show the skill of an artistic millinjr.
TOMATOES FO THANK8UIVIVO.
A practical snggestion is given by .
correspondent of Vick's magazine, hot
to save the late tomatoes, and maki
them available long after frost hat
taken all gar leu vines:
Not canned either, but fresh froa
the vines, and in latitude 43 degrees.
I had half a dozen with out
Thanksgiving dinner have had then
yearly, and one season had them ai
late as Christmas, but on that ocooaiot
the Tomatoes were not mnch to brf
about Possibly many of your readeri
can tell the same story, but as 1 have
never seen the subject alluded to it
the pages of the Aayazine, I shall,
with your permission, tell the "how.
As late as possible before frost I dig
up some of the strongest vines full ot
green Tomatoes and hang tbem up bj
the roots in a irost-proof cellar. The
fruit will gradually ripen, and you car
have a few every Sunday. They dc
not color so deeply, nor taste so strong
ly as those grown in the open air, the
color being a pale pink ; and the toma
toes tasting cool, sweet and juicy. At
ter this date, especially if there is an
humidity in the cellar, those that an
left on the vines begin to get soft anc
pulpy and soon decay.
I formerly hung them np with th
roots exposed; but this season I en
veloped them in paper flour sacks,
which was an improvemeat, as being
more cleanly. The foregoing is a veri
simple experiment, and will prolong
the enjoyment of fresh garden sauci
for several weeks.
THR COLCHICTTK.
The Colchicum is a species of Crocua
more generally known as the "Autumn
flowering crocus, says a writer in 2 he
Mayflower, recommending this bulb
for Autumn planting:
It is a bulb which has been sadly
overlooked in this country, for though
old aid well known in Europe it is
quite new and unknown here. The
bulbs are large, even larger than a Tu
lip, and perfectly hardy. . They bloom
in October no matter where they are
whether they are in the ground, or
whether they are lying around on
shelves dry and loose. They bloom
when they possess neither roots nor
foliage. Plant in the Autumn and in
early Spring they will produce a rank
growth of foliage which will, however,
die down in June, and yon will see
nothing more of them untd October
when the beautiful flowers will rise np
from the ground, several in a bunch,
and take you by surprise. The flowers
are borne on stems eight to twelve
inches in length and are about the size
and shape of a Zephyranthes. The
Dolors are varied and exceedingly deli
cate, white, blush, pink, rose, orire
on, spotted, etc. They can be planted
right on the lawn among the grass an 4
when in bloom in October will present
I beautiful sight
A NYM-FAn,rN scheme. Hun
ter The rain-inducing business - la
lew thing entirely, I believe?
ir Bloobumper Nonsense IconM al
jb uuug uu a smart siiower Dy g!u.f
t without an umbrelR fend wiCa Wbj
ota nicely blacked.
a LEADING 3 AT HOMJJ AND
ABROAD.
Tbtws are two apple-bearing trees in
Indian County, Pa., that were planted
in 1792. One of them is ten feet in
sireumference.
A batlboad in the Argentine Repub
lic has one stretch of 211 miles without
a enrve or bridge.
Twelvk miles from Norwich, Gon
jectient, is one of the most wonderful
lily ponds in America, it is a lake one
oule in diameter, so closely grown
with lilies that during the blossoming
lime it is hard to get a glimpse of the
rater. - When the wind is strong and
;he lilies are open the perfume of them
is perceptible a quarter of mile from
the brine of the pond. So thick are
ihe lilies and in suoh tangled masses
shat it is almost impossible to propel a
do at in the pond, and the lily gather
irs have to wade for tbem in hip rub
ber boots.
Victoria, New Zealand, claims the
lory of owning the biggest of all the
iving "big trees" in the world, so far
'j height is concerned. In the Day
lenong district at Fernshaw there is s
pecimen of Eucalyptus amyds.lena,
dmond-leaf gnm, which has been ao
inrately measured as reaching the
mormons height of 380 feet before
browing out a single branch, and 430
eet to the top, and having a girth of
0 feet at some distance from the
round.
Two large redwood trees growing
ide by side support the timbers and
ails of a railroad in Sonoma County,
aL It is at a point where the road
rosses a ravine seventy-five feet high.
Tub "ridden hand." Alfred de
Boisclaque leturns from bis club with s
)lack eye.
"Who has done that?" inquires a.
mena.
"That little fellow Zede threw bit
;love at nw.'1
"His glove? And leave a mark like
;hat?"
"You see, he had left bis band ir
t."
To UlsDil Colds,
Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the
system effectually, yet gently, when
:ostive or bilious, or when the blood is
Impure or sluggish, to permanently cure
habitual constipation, to awaken the
Sidneys and liver to a healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them,
ase Syrup of Figs.
The toniriie of the giraffe is nearlv s
foot and a half long.
Mr. U. Wilken, Lennville, writes: Dear Sir.
Ihe box of 8u Bernard V'eirelable Pills, a
ilso your letter, were duly received regarding
the pills. I wo'ild nay that tbey are excellent
t am suffering nearly three years from In
Mrnal Injury also called rupture and am alsc
Troubled with contivejieM. 1 bave tried a if real
nany remedies both family aul doctor's rem
edies, but bo far bave found nothing bettei
'.ban these pills, wben taken regularly.
The peach was originally a very
jolsonous fruit but bv cultivation the
poison has disappeared.
Don't Let Them Die.
Many children die annually with Croup that
nlghl be saved If lr. Hnxsie' t 'erla n Croup
ure was promptly administered. K nieinlx i
t. Sold by druggists or mailed on receipt ol
SO eta. Address A. f. Iloxsie, buffalo, N. V.
The Oldtown Indians in Maine have
t curious law which forbids paleface
so be on their island after a certain
bour In the evening.
8. K.COI5I RN. Mrr . Plane Sonrr m.rit.
-1 And Hall'sratarrbCure a valuable remedy.'
Urugg.sta sell It, 76c.
A New York firm buys duplicate
wed ling presents.
Will Fight to a Finish.
o - -r - ...... ... ...
wall paper manufacturers, the Fidelity
vau raper ixj., ol jno. Vi N. 11th St.
Philadelphia, will o-ivu tlirt millin tin
advantage of the drop in prices. W
get this from them direct. Send foui
two cent stamps for samples of theii
8, 10 and 12 cent gilts.
Carrier pigeons recently made I in
distance between Nureniburg and Vi
enna, 310 miles, In less than tour and i
half hours.
FITS! All Flu mopped tree ny Dr. Klloe'i'Jrm.
herveKesiurer. No Ir'iiaaf&er nrit d jte. tiar
lejcu cure. Trem me anl$. oo trial oouie tree tu
Fit ouca feeiuliolw.Kllne.Kil Area fauaTa.
It 1b stated that In Tanzler, Algeria,
locusts fall in the streets like rain, am
the sound of their falling resembles a
heavy shower.
D II DTI I D C ! Jacob Genschelmar. of Clay
nUr I UllCi ton, N.J, have been tliorou.h
ly cured of my rupture by Dr. J. B. Mayer, Kit
Arch St.. fbila. 1 do the hardest klud of 1,(1
in and wear no trass. Go to sti bim. l)r
Mayer also gives treatment at Hotel lVnn
Heading, Pa., on the l Saturday aud follow
lug Sunday of each montb.
Wben a Kansas farmer has heon anli-
out by a sheriff to satisfy a mortage, hi
Is then known as a"whereas," because
the writ of attachment begins with
- wuereas."
Cann'M Kidney Cure Tor
Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Brlght's,
Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv
ousness, Ac. Cure guaranteed. 831
Arch Street, Phi lad 'a. $l a bottle,
for $5, or druggist. 1000 rertlocates ol
cures. Try ife
A citizen of Greencastle, Md., ha.
trained his rat.trrlr tn Koth
spring chickens, and the littln fAiin.
does it thoroughly. He is now sittins
on goose-egos.
"Don't feel well," and yet you are not sick
jnouKh to consult a doctor. wa will ten
Just what you need. It la Hood's Sarsaparllla,
which will lift you out of that uncertain, un
comfortable, dangerous condition. Into a statt
oigooa neaitn, confidence sod cheerfulness.
Sawdust is used instead of hair i.
mortar.
1st
"August
b lower
For two years I suffered terribly
rith stomach trouble, and was for
all that time tinder treatment by a
Dhvsician. He finallv. after trvinor
everything, said stomach was about
worn out, and that I would have to
cease eating solid food for a time at
least I was bo weak that I could
not work. Finally on the recom
mendation of a friend who had used
your preparations
worn-out with beneficial re-
Stomach. bottle of August
flower, and com
menced using it. It seemed to do
me eood at once. I trained ,'n
strength and flesh rapidly ; my ap
petite became good, and I suffered
no bad effects from what I ate. I
feel now like a new man, and con
sider that August Flower has en
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia In its
worst form. James E. Dkdejuck,
Saugerties, New York.
yv. u. utsey, St. George's, S. C.,
writes : I have used vmir A no-net
Flower for fWnnsia anrl fknA it
excellent remedy.
fV)M
w" As
(OPraitNr.ieti
A woman who can tee.
jli.a fTiA vnman who p-ets welL
jug " - -
It's the woman who won't see and
won't believe who has to Buffer.
And it's needless. There's a
medicine a legitimate medicine
that's made to stop woman s suf
forinrr and cure woman's ailments.
It's Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
-. . , . a
tion. Its purely vegeiaoie ami
,T-fWrlv harmless a powerful!
general, as well as uterine, tonic
ana nervine, imparling ngui
Btronn-th tn the whole svsteni. For
periodical pains, weak back, beariag-
down sensations, nervous prostra
tion, and all "female complaints,"
it's a positive remedy. It improves
digestion, enriches the blood, dispels
aches and pains, melancholy and
nervousness, brings refreshing sleep,
and restores health and strength.
Vn other medicine for women 18
guaranteed, as this is. If it fails to
give satisfaction, in any case, the
money paid for it is refunded. You
pay only for the good you get On
these terms it's the cheapest.
But more than that, it s the best.
for
Farm-Poultry
beat poultry paper publUhed:
pnt on trial, hIx nm n, or our,
am it vstia rtu'nl it in th! Itati
L U. Joiiiilon k Co., Zi Cutuui liututu bL. biwtuu, Hit.
mm
-T.AY
UKC
C0N0ITI0N POWDER
T-nrMw MmriMifi'mtM. Do small. In nnntitr eo
Im tli ui ta fnth cent a day- hwenuwdrnwiil
jlmianrra. Good for youri rblokfl tKl moiiU.njr m"Q
Sample for rtjL la Maiulw. Dt t.'k 1. lnrH4 It
tea, by mail, ftl JO. bLz Uire can. cipivw prepaid
l-arm-I'oultrT one yrar imi.-e ftdct, and lary can
L a. JOilMKN X CO X Custom J.ivu ., iJotoa,
AMERICAN
ATARRH PURE
Ono Itottle Cnm. tS9
NIU liy DriiL'irlsts. or malted to any adilrMi
'oral Hlitfi. tin. ilrminniir In thl tlltoat in one
eek ; remove tint ImJ breath and ueadach-:
-eMores the haiiiig anil nr-nse of nniell; liu
ii uvea tli apprt tc anil invigorate the .yatem.
!i spared try Il. WH.hJnN KS, M"salll In
Catarrh. 4S N. nth Mrwt, l'hlla.. Fa. Consul
atlon and advice J-Yee. 11 a. in. to S n. in.
Symptom Hunks ami tpstliimnisls mllef free
any addrea. AMtKK'AN Nr.LKALtilA
L It b cures At?uraijc a. . c. tv man.
HUMOROUS.
Jump Into notice frogs.
Good all round desert pie.
hine in the citv bootblacks.
Not a poem the lay of a ben.
Result of a fqueez? lemonade.
The real tennis blazer the sun.
A day-scholar The pupil of the eye.
The love of show Is a sort ot rxmia-
lore.
A commanding presence The aub-
txsna.
Old age te la cu one and so does
youth.
Cupid is ex-ohiolo a member of everv
trchtry club.
A lounge la sometime used In the
jed'8-sUal.
It takes the yellows to gives the peach
.Towers the blues.
The modern sirl often longs for such
i Boaz Ruth had.
Always forgive your enemies espec-
ally those you can't whip.
Hunger may sharpen the wits, but It
,uts a vicious wire-edge on the temper.
Tie knife-grinder ought not to be out
I work in aull times.
It takes an unusually good swimmer
low-a-days to float a loan.
St ran tee as it seems, a collector's
work Is dun
While it is doing and when just be
gun. -.
A cobbler would not be laylug a heavy
wager it ne siaited ni awl.
Vhere should be naught but admlra-
aou for an athlete's big feat.
A good man must stand on Tbls dig
ilty wben he has nothing else to stand
in.
Women may not be deep' thinkers.
mt they are generally clothes observ
es. Maklntr Tooth m!s mnnt wlmn
he head ot the family foots the
9UIS.
When I work 1 frequently play.
"What is your business?"
'I'm a fireman."
The man who hasn't the capacity to
tttena to tils own bu.-auess always finds
liners io ao it lor nun.
She Don't you sing? Why, bow stu
id of you!
He If j ou'd ever heard me you'd
ninK ii was everlasting smart ot me.
j After people take a spin it Is quite
tatural for tbem to feel like a top.
t Tf itmnmnrA ishhsa. the wnnrlprta wli.
o many people complain ot being mis
irable. "This Is very well put," remarked the
ditor as be dropped the poem into the
; vaste basket.
i
' Excessive Caution. Mother (hor-
; lUed) W bat aid you let mat young
jlnipklns kiss you tor?
Daughter (meekly) For only two
ninutes. main um, aim uiisu i uhu nun
t was time to stop.
THB DIFFERENCE.
On leaden feet the time goes by
As you want for her at the pasture
bars;
But ob, bow swiftly the moments
fly
When you're standing wi ber un-1
der stars.
lOJoHLTfi-X
K3
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T. S.lllltlll
The Record
. .t. k uwwi RarsaDaril a-
ui cures ccuuipns,o - - -
ha. never .r.2LT5Jl
meciciue. Ai. tne couauun " , h " "i, but
from people who were almost In despair but
were cured tor
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is very gratifying. Because of these we urne all
... ...i. Halt Rheum or any
other disease caused by Impure blood or low
atatc of the system, to try Hood s Sarsaparilla
. . h. liver.
MOOD'S f lll inviK"i -- - '
regulate the bowels. Effective, but gentle, rnce
25c.
WHERE BANK NOTES ARE MADE.
BY K. O. CALHOUN.
Of all places in Washington ,-fIia Bu
reau of Endraving and Trinting is the
most attractive to strangers. I'
the most remarbable thing about the
place is the eaee with which access is
Lad to the building. Visitors enter
without being challenged, and are
shown through without being watched.
if lwk m if there was nothing to
prevent any one from pocketing two
4 h rua m ill inn dollars, and when the
visitor is ushered out by the polite
guide, he generally leaves with the idea
that Uncle Sam is vcrycara uo.
But he isn't. The visitor is watohed
from the moment he sets his foot in
the building, and H tne guiae uiu out
accompany him to the door, the visitor
conld not get out witnouia wihkii mo.
Th. viuifnr in a nrisoner. and if he
touches a plate or note be will surely
regret it. ....
All the employes, without excep
tion, are prisouera during the day,
having no freedom to leave the build
ing until they have rendered full ao
count of all that has been plaoel in
their keeping by the superior.
In tbe corridor at the main door,
where the watchmen sitsilently all 4av,
there is a metal plate set in a framt in
the walL In this r late there are twe've
little round holes, one under anothtr.
Each hole is lubeled with a name, is
wetting-room, mess-room, vault, anl
so forth. Each hole represents one dfe.
nartment of the bureau, and as long at
the hole remains empty the watohmen
will nprmit no one from that depart-1
ment to leave the building unless he
has a special permit.
When the force of one department
are through work for the day, and all
have rendered their accounts straight,
the superintendent in charge of that
branch mnrches down at the bead of
the whole force, and, while they wait,
places a little struight key, with a but
ton at the en "f it, into the bole desig
nated as his Ji.ision. Then there is a
loud ringing of an electric gong that
sounds thronsrbout the building, and
the watchmen seeing the key in the
hole, perm't the men to pass out.
This is repeated as the day's work of
each division is done. The last key to
le pnt up is that of the custodian ol
the vault where the plates are kept,
and wben it Is there the building is
supposed to be empty except of watch
men. Any cue found in the building
after that would have to remain there
until there was an order from the prop
er authority to let bim out.
The closing scene at the end of the
day in this great money factory is in
teresting, in the morning each man
and each woman has been given the
proper assignment of work. The wo
men are the counters, testers, wetters
and helva to the pressmen.
Each employe taking the material
for work, whether it is paper or plates,
srives a receipt for it to tbe custodian.
No one ever gives anything to any one
elpe without a receipt.
The paper on which the money is
printed is counted as so much money,
and every time it changes hands must
be counted and receipted for. Even
the girls who act as helpers, and carry
the paper from the wettiDg-room, have
to count it for their own protection,
and give a receipt to clear from respon
sibility the superintendent of tbat
room.
At tbe end of the day. each must re
turn in one form or another all that his
receipts show him to have had during
the day, and until be has a check
showing that this has been done he
cannot leave the room.
Y hen the paper and the notes and
s'amps have all been turned in by
those -working on them, they are taken
to tbe custodian of the vault, in whose
prepence everything is counted and
checked off. Every scrap of paper.
blank or otherwise, which was given
out in the morning must be returned.
This being done, the custodian puts
it all in tbe vault.
Then the keeper of the inner door
of the vault mnst pull that door to
witbout as mucb as put'ing his foot in
Hide the vault, and, while thereat stand
apart from him, so as not to see the
combination, must lock it securely.
The custodian of the vanlt then locks
the outer door, which is provided with
a time lock, so that, being once fas
tened, it cannot be opened before the
next day at the hour set.
This being done, the custodian and
his assistants are free to go after the
key htis been put in the board at the
main door.
Then all the plates which have been
in use, and all those which are in pro
cess of engraving, and all rolls and
parts of plates, bave to be returned to
tbe custodian of the plate vault.
No man can leave the room until
every bit of engraved metal has been
returned to the custodian. If ona of
these plates should be missing, not a
soui would De permitted to leave the
buildin? until it was found.
It is almoBt impossible for anything
to go astray, as nothing chanras hands.
even for a moment, without the change
being made of record. Each man takes
sole responsibility tor whatever he is
charged with.
FLOWER NOTES.
A correspondent writAoflnHl.r'lo
stegia or bindweed mentioned in a pre
vious article is a trnnriloantna nU.i
about the house or garden because of
no ruiimug qua Lines ana tbat sbe has
found it nainl nnlv in mc, n.
hcripes planted at a distance from her
garden ueus.
If flowers are mt at nirrl.t anl lr 4
in water in a cool nla thav will
bett; r than if cat during the day as the
t.m. will 1.... J .
. ... -... un.,, uibwu up eumcient
moisture to keep them from withering
QUicklv. Cut with slum Vnif. .
scissors when not fully open.
Bunch them loosely together in
vases, using plenty of feathery leaves
and white flnwnra ts rrin nn k.
trast and put a little salt, ammonia or
charcoal in the vases to keep the water
sweet and pure. Hot water will often
revive withered flowers.
. The amount of colorincr nutter in
bound of coal laenormnua ti nt .ijj
enough magenta to color 5U0 yards ot
uiiiiuei, vermuuon ror aooo yards, aur
iue for 120 varus, and alivuri
1 ...uv .
yards of turkey red cloth.
Frederick Tudor of Ttnafan v.
first to export Ice from this country to
foreign parts, and baa made a fortune
In the ice trade. But fifty years ago no
Ice was exmrted to Kmrlanrl nj
the local ice trade In foreign places
(making ice by machinery) has rendered
shipments of natural Ice unprofita
ble. SLIGHTT.V TlTFFWnrnrr "PfV.! ir:
Wabash Is quite aristocratic. Isn't she?
iu.uu-.-t o, out ner complexion is aulte
highly toned.
FIJTTB HIS W0B WTO PBACTTCfc
An sp clergyman met nnlond
lydeclalingairalnat foreign missions.
Wby.aked the objector "doesn't
the than look after tb heathen at
h0"We d" said the clergynum quiet
ly, and w the man a tract.
A MfKMT-S 1MDI8CBBTION.
Count BBhettl-WUl-a you not-a let
a me havone lock-a your halrr'
Miss oense Certainly, Count.
The CoU (absent-mindedly) Sham
poor" i. tA rvof Ai-adlt for
mere re peoy" - .
being goc simply becausa they havs
poor bealu
A STAOSEBT CONTKBSATIOK.
ou be bo much address 1 can
hardly bfexpected to compete with
you," saitthe letter t. tb. enve lope.
1 "Now, on'tget exilted , "piled the
envelope, because you know you can t
contain ynrselt"
Thk fart woman to go as an explorer
of the Aiao regions is Mrs. Robert
E. Peary. Her husband, laeut. i'eary,
of the Unied States Navy, is the com
mander the expedition recently sent
to Greenlnd under the auspices of the
Philadelpla Academy of Natural Sci
ences and be American and National
Sciences ad the American and na
tional Geocrapbioal Societies. The ob
ject is to explore the unknown north
coast of 0?enland, and Lieutenant and
Mrs. Pearr will spend tbe winter in
that com try , in order to continue tbeir
exploratoia tk following Spring.
HELPLESS.
bottles of
ST. JACOBS OIL
cured me. No return in 5 years. FRANCIS MAURER.
O "ALL RIGHT I ST. JACOBS OIL DID IT."
RmI Coneh Medicine.
Cures where all else fail. Pleasant and agreeable to the
taste. Children take it without objection. By drupgists.
ELY'S CREAM BALM-rjnaea tt.. Nnir
ruuiH,H.i Fain aud Inflammation, 11 -!.$
ha Norra. KnUm
(ilves lC-li f at once lor Cold la llfiwl.
Apply into th AoKnliL It i Otiirkly AbnorbM.
5Uc bnigginU or by mail. ELY BKOS M Warren St, N. T
CONSTIPATION
Constipation H one ot tbe most common and
painful disease. It occurs most frequently
with men and women wbo are forced by tbelr
profession to follow a sedentary mo ot life
and who through Inclination or neceaa.ty are
accustomed to partake of ricb food. Although
not dangerous In Itself, It may give rlst to seri
ous disturbances In the general health of the
patient, particularly It It Is neglected, and In
consequenoe takes deep root to ths system, la
former times it was customary to aura it with
all kinds off draftto auxturs, powdora and pills
containing some Injurious mlueral aubatsBC.
But this was drlrlng out ala with Satan.beaause
drastic purgatives, although they may afford a
momentary relief, exercises deleterious effect
o tbe whole system and particularly aa the
vital organs and weaken the body U ased con
tinually, if this Is sought to ps avoldsd by par
taking of particularly uourlsbloc food, ths di
gestive organs will Id oonsequenae seas to
act properly, aud then serious complications
may arise whi h will threaten even the life of
tbe patient. But the curative powers of the
old drastic pargatlves have been secured while
their evil after-effects are avoided, by the use
ot at. Bernard Vegetable rills. Tbey are noth
ing but a vegetable compound wltbeut tbe ad
dition of any Injurious, deleterious or poison
ous substances, being prepared only of tbe
best medicinal herbs oflhe Alps. Tbey act as
a mild laxative and emollient, promote tbe ex
cretion of uudigestllile matter without weaken
ing the system. They are therefore the best
blood purifier among all tbe many remedies
known. This fact has been readily acknowl
edged by many prominent physicians of all
countries as wyll as by thousands ot grateful
patients to whom ihey bave afforded relief even
under the mt aggravated circumstances. Tbe
St. Bernard Vegetable Pills can be had ot every
first-class drugttlst. If your druggists haven t
them end 26c. to "St. Bernard," Box 241S, Sew
York Oily, and you will receive same postpaid
by returu mail.
1
s
AXAKES1S gives in
stant relief and Is an
infallible cube
tor P1I.K8. Prices ; at
drunKtsis', or by mail,
earn pies free. Address;
'Anakesls." Box 2416,
New York City.
llilil
Sib Hiht Taoarsos, ue
most noted physician of Eng
land, says that more thaa
half of all diseases oame froa
errors la ditm.
Bead for Trm Sample of
Garfield Tea to 119 Wert
4Mb. fitnet, New York City.
RARFIELD TEA
SJV sfbad atla;ewre Sic a Maadaxh.
raataraaCaanplaaTsai eakraaCasMtipa4Mto.
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
soothes Umi eiJId, aoftens tbe gurnsTallavs
all pain, cures wind oolle, and title beat
renu-.IT for diarrbwa.
lonill-lii C'eata . Battle.
WE W ANTA,d?,,,yo,i',c""
and sell our Parisian Com'lexl" Cnfuk
111 (ritual Haaant ft y ......... 1 U9
pies. TanTrVeckT;,. . 7. b 'iSSST'SSSi
at sight for 25 t ents Per Boltle. maae9- oellt
For terms and partirulais.send 2 Cent staatn
hKAM O-AMEKItiAN Mro Co P'
237 North Ninth Street. Philadelphia,' Pa.
V THE BE5T0
FUkkY WARRANTED - ,
3 Ton Scales .fiOFsii....
MMESlBINGHAMTON.NY
HAY FFVFR ?.URED T0 stay cured.
ss asssl t
We want th nam wa a
dreatofcveiT uficrer in tht
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l sfaialsaayi.llj., tafamj.
home:
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PATENTS
W. T. Fltaaara la.
1 rr.vrL9-
5 " WrneUT m wt. t?sj g Frtaas
fa I V" WAHTED. rala
GXNTJTKK ABatlBATION. Iflsa Tm.
lowleaf Ttie older one ta, the proverb
ays, the more one know. '
miss resbieaf-What u m.
menae amount you most know liSi
XaUowlaatl
A BEST
"A woman best understand,
a woman's ills."
Thi is why thousands of women Wava
been benefited by Mr. Pinkham ' advW
and cured by her remedies after all o2
treatment had failed. This is also wit
Lydla E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable
Compound
hasbeen more successful in curing Feinala
Complaint than any remedy the werU
baa ever known.'
an ! ' "r "' Hr Y Ma, m
17' Mta. ,. "
,w.,i. r fiVviiaw nr.ii ni i.vnwiT-
Try YOU TTA.7T3
no up petite, Infllaraation, Flatnlenee, Shis
Headcaho. "mil run down- or lotlng flat,
mu will nun
3t
hut what yon nrrl. They ton up thaw al
ttonach au build np the flagging earl
Chicago, I1L
i
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s rim
I was confined to bed ; could not
walk from lame back; suffered 5
months; doctors did not help; 2
Recommended by Physicians.
Tmato and fmrll.
and I'utm.
ISjADWAY'S
JU READY RELIEF-
CURES ASD PREVENTS
Colds. Coogha. Sore Throat. Influenza, Bras
chitia, fueuinonla. feaellluic of Uie
Jeinte, Lumbago, InfluinuiaUuns,
RheumatiNiu, AeiirMlgla,
Frostbites. Chilblain. Headache,
Toothache. Aathnia,
DIFFICULT BKEATHING.
CUItU THE WORST PA1NA In trom one to
twenty minutes. Mil ONE HOI K alter read
ing this advertisement need any oue sl ttEk
WITH PAIN
Km d way's Ready Keller is a Sure Cure foi
lev ry fain, sprains ltruUett, Pains la
th Hack. C best or Limits, it Was
the Flint and U tne Only
PAIN Kli.MKDY
That instantly stops the nnwt xcrueiatlog
pains, afl:iyi liirtanimation. and cures 'out
tloos, a hei her .l tbe . urn;!, M-inm-h. bowels,
or other g.auds or oreuns, liy one application.
A half to a teaspooofui In half a tumbler ui
water will in a few miumes cure I'r.mi,
bpaara, 6our Stomach. lieirtburn. Nervous
ness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache, lilarrkosa.
Dysentery, Colic, Flatulency aud all internal
pains.
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There is not a remedial agent In the world
that will oute Fevers, aided by HAUWAH
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't-wear ever offered for lh nMiney. Brwin t
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with Bam 4na prlra sianined on bottom.
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Clues. Ulu.trated ra-.alOKile ru.ld tree uo
oatioa to llarderfold Fabric a., Trel,
LEWIS' 93 LYE
Powdered and? erfuna.
(PATINTID.I
Strongest and pvrfnt Lye rnada
Makes the best perfumed Hard
Soap in 80 minntea without boti
ing. It is the bchl for suftenin
water, cleansing waste pipe
disinfecting sin ka, closets, walk
ing bottles, paints, trees, eta
PENNA. SALT MFG. CO.,
Geu. AEeuta. Phila.. fa-
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or nw urn. Scu .11. 1 ctm. .
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II V Insane Persona nitors(
8 VDr. KLINE'S OBEAj
mfbuc DtrtxriRER
r"r all Sa.is a Sra.m Di.ba.b-i. ObI mv
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