The man in the moon. FT KATB If. FHATNB. Ob. dear! Oh, aeart 1 beard ometmng so queer, 'Bom n man b. Idc m in the mom : But bow be K"t (here. Is strange 1 ueelare: lie may bare sone in a balloon. I'll ask mamma to-day, see what shVII say; 'Course mamma knows li.o.t everything; Then, on know. I'll tell you, and Nelly and Sue, Before time for the lust bell to ring. Mr. Johnny McKraff. you neertn't 1 iuIi Cause yon 'trj what 1 and In tile yard. II that mau we a to tall. It would frighten ut all; Poor fellow! 'twoulil be dreadful hard. It troubles me so: I wish someone would go And iset mm down easy r al soon ; lie s a queer hum, I'm sure, to take sucb a tour As to go awa y off to I he moon. The Metropolitan and Rural Home. A Triplet of Indian Tales. 111. THR MOM AND THE JACKALS. One night liilooh Kbau liad jnst re tired to ret.t. He wm already begin ning to enjoy bis wi-11-enrued fel ep when Le was rudely awakened by the piercing cries of a Lumber of jackals, which were c-videutly not far away from his cottage. lie listened for a time, and soon be thought be beard his own name called. Hastily putting on his clothes (they were scanty enough!, he proceeded in the direction of the noise. Cautionsly be made bis war through the thick Jungle. The cries became louder and loader. Presently be fancied he beard muttered In very deep tones "Can't yon stop that noise? Yon will rouse the whole neighborhood." in a few moments be came iuto an open space, and there he saw before him a huge lion holding down one jackal with bis paw and crunching the remains of another in his month, while here and there, peering through the nndergrowth, the farmer could see in the moonlight the terrified faces of ome of the pud: who were watching the fate of their ill-btnrred companions at a respectful distance. "Tberp, di.l I not tell you so, ymi horrid little beast!" said ti e lion xs he saw Bilocli Khan break through the bnshers ' Here is that fanner .ellow come to disturb my repast It is most inconsiderate of j ou to make that ridic ulous fuss." "Bill, dear Bill," cried the jackal es the mnn approached, "do tirlp me. This lion is hurting me." "Sulaam'said Bilocb Khan, address ing the lion. "1 hope i nee your Majesty well." "t'retty well, 1 thank yon, returned bis Majesty. "But I should be better if you would let me have my riiuuer in peace." "Oh!" groane 1 the jackal; "be has already eaten my brother and sister. How much more can he want?'' "Is that true?" asked the in in again, turning to the lion. "Yes; but they were miserable litt'e things: not so big even as this one iu my band. "Which is his band I wonder?" thought the farmer, th ugb be was not so impolite as to say so. Hethenaddi d aloud "We always consider, you know, that the line must be drawn some where. I suppose your Msjesty wonld agree to that. And as you have already bad two jackals fordinner, may 1 make so bold as to inquire where you would draw it?" "Wfll," replied the lion thoughtfully, while be wiped Lis month with his pocket baudkerchief, "1 do not know much about it yon know, becanse I have never been to grhool, but 1 think I shonld be inclined to draw it wliero I once saw it on a map. It was all ronnd the globe, at eqnal d it tai.es from the north and south poles. But I confess that I do not see much con nection between that and my dinner. "Yon mistake me, dear sir," an swered Biloch Khan. "I meant that we ought always to live by strict rule, on a regular system. My inquiry simply amounted to this: do you place a fixed limit to the quantity you ei.t? I was always told when I was a boy that it was a good thing to ptil up from table feeliug a litt'e, even though a very little, hungry." "Yes, that is very well for you," said the lion, quite mournfully, and he wiped a tear-drop from his eye as be added, ".But we poor lions, you see, have no tables to get up from While this conversation was proceed- ing many of the jackals in the bushes St. Birgitta the Woman's Board ex became bolder when they saw that j pects to secure un exhibit of the lace they bad a friend in the new arrival. I fine as a cobaeb, which has constituted Some of them came to within about the principal indnstry of its succeed ten yards of the central gronp, while j ing generations of nuns since the four the foremont, who spoke for them all, teenth century. Fredrika Bremer was said j the leader in the elevation of Swedish "Welcome, u liiiocu huanl you are come now just in time to settle a most important dispute between his Majesty the lion and us. If his Koy il High nees will agree, we will lay the facts of the case before you, and faithfully abide by your decision. " "What does your Majesty bay?" asked the farmer. "Oh well, it is much ado about noth ing, or, to use your beautiful and po etical language, a storm in a teacup. Still, it snits my dignity to condescend, and so I will agree." "Proceed with your account,'' said Biloch Khan to the spokesman jackal. "It is simply this," was the reply; ' we jackals, as you, Sir Farmer, very well know, lived in peaceful and no disturbed possession of this land until three days ago. Then for the first time : l i 1 1 ; ..l . i , bis Koyal Highness came here, whom we welcomed right royally, lor we sent him for dinner on the night of bis arrival two of our number who were convicted criminals. The next morning he said be wanted breakfast, and before we could make any provision be came down upon one of our bands and killed tbree jackals. The same thing hap pened again at night. We nave been bunted about from bush to bush, or as you bay, I think, from pillar to post. ' Not one of our lives is safe. Von vourself saw what happened to-night. ' Having eatea two, he is not now satis- ! bed. but he holds another, as you see. We want lo eBU,,c ,ur him." "Certainly," meditated the farmer; "it is most important for his own health. Too much jackal diet is most pernicious for the system. All medi cal men say eo." After a time he eaid "My docision is tbi: that tho lion must be contented with one jackal a dny, to oe administered in the morn ing for breakfast. The inckals mn draw lots among themselves as to which ! of them shall have the honor." "Agreed!" shotted all the jackals. "Agreed!" muttered the lion; "but it is precious little." The lion therefore released the jackal he was holding, and Bilocli Khan retired once more to rest, feel ing that he had really done a good work. A week passed by, and no more dis turbance was beard. On the eighth day, however, at dawn, there came a tip at the former's door, and on open ing it, there stood the jackal who had so narrowly escaped the lien's jaw on the night when the case was decided. He had a merry twinkle in his eye as he answered to the man's salutation and inquiry for news. "All is well. It is my turn to be breakfast for the lion, i drew the lot last night." "Well, you do not seem to be very much distressed at your impending fata, I suppose the honor outweighs the pain." "Not quite." returned tho jackal, Ccl ha winked again; "bat I thought yon would like to fee a little game am playing, so 1 jnst looked in." "1 shall be delighted to see yonr game, said the man, "but yon wm have to be quick abont ir, for I fancy it is the lion's breakfast-time now, and yon will be late." "That is jnst what I intend to be said the iiokal: "so if yon have no ob- jection, I wid sit down in yonr house for an hour or so. Saying this, be composed himself io a corner and looked perfectly happy. When the hour was op, be arose and told Bilocli Khan to follow him can tionslv, eo ti nt he conld hear all that parsed with nt being seen. Forth wen i ine two, the jackal lead ing, the man following. They had walked about a mile when the lion's roarings began to be andible. Each step they took the sonnd became more distinct. After a time the jackal held np his paw to tell the man to halt The ar.imid then proceeded alone. Biloch Khan heard all that rassed. The lion angrily roared out "What it the meaning of this? It is an hour and a half alter my breakfast time. ion have broken the Agreement; I will take vengeance on the whole race of jackals! 1 am dying of hunger. Come quick, and !e eaten." "Be not angry with me, vour Mnjes- ty, f-imjH-red the jackal. "I did the best I could. I did not wish yon to ue deprived ol your hreakfast. "What do you mean, sir?" again roared the lion. "Oh, your highness," the jackal answered, "i set out in good time be fore dawn to come to breakfast, bnt I bad not gone half a mile before I met a lion in yonr Majesty' dominions who had no right here. I knew If he saw me be wonld est me, and you would remain hungry. So I dodged and dodged, and after very great trouble 1 have escaped from him, and am come, though so late. I thongbt yon wonld wish before eating me to know that there was an enemy invad ing your realm. "An enemy in this country!" ex claimed the lion. "Kither he or I must die. Tell me, you scoundrel, where is he?" '1 conld nbow yonr Majesty if you wou'd be plei.sed to follow me." ".Lead; 1 follow!" cried the lion, wi'h tail erect. Back turned the jackal; the lion fol lowed Li in, wh'le Biloch Khun kept as near as he dared. After breaking through a thick jun gle and keeping cautiously nnuer cov er, they finally euit-rged from the un cultivated conntry iuto a field of a very high crop, called jowar. This belonged to the farmer whose I land bordered on Biloch Khan's. At ' the other hide of tho field were some ! trets whieh oversh.idowed a deep well. ! Towards this the j ickul made his way. j The man behind hesitalod a moment ; s to whether it was sa'e to go on. Then he saw how iuti nt the lion was on lighting his foe, end be came to the conclusion that be might veuturo on teeing the game played out On they wet.t, and carue to the edge of the well. "Lo k into that bole," whispered the jackal. "Your enemy has taker up Ins abode tliere for tho pre.-ent." The li. n stood on tho edtre. bis tnil beating in anper for a moment; the ! jackal was tehmd, grinning all over his face. The king of animiils saw his own r flection in the water, and lniugiued there was a foe worthy of him. He jumped, he splashed iuti the water; be was drowned ' The jackals wete free. WORLD'S FA IK NOILS. I-B..M 1 .iDAM Rosalie Oi.ivfi p.ona, a Stockholm lady and a writer of rep utation, a detailed and interesting f-tntrment touching the status of the Swedish women and their participation in the exposition, was received a few days ngo. Madam Olivecrona's paper makes it apparent that no women of the world sre better prepared than the Swedish for a enperb showin, partic ularly in the Department of Fine Arts. One Swedish lady lias for years been the engraver f medals at the lloyal Mint at Stockholm; nud many of her country w omen are celebrated engrav ers on wood and glass. In wood-carving, liihography, modelling, decora tive painting, desi .ning of various de scription, and art emliroideries of the finest and rarest kind, the women of . nweaen cannot lie excelled. Several have also pained fame es musical com- i osers. i rom the famous convent of women, ana tne society bearing her name will be invited to exhibit ita methods of promoting intellectual, eo cial and economical advancement. The hammer to be used by Mrs. Palmer in driving Ihe last nail will be contributed by the women of Nebraska. The handle will be composed of light and dark woods alternating, encircled by broad bands of gold, upon which is eDgraved the inscription, "From the womtu of Nebraska." The head of the hammer will be of silver and upon its lace will be placed the seal of Nebraska in gold relief. The bead will be bound with gold work representing the United States colors; the stars of the flag represented in diamonds for each state The flagf-taflf will be made oi pearl, the entre emblematical de vice being surmounted bv an eacle - fc Ms. J. F Jenkins, of Los Anceles. California, is preparing for exhibition at t e World's Fair a tapestry picture representing th surrender of Mary Queen of Scots to the Confederate Lords, in 15t;7. The study is six by icnr leet, una win contain, when com pleted, thirty-five men and women, four horses, a large tree, with a fore ground of grass, shrubbery and other accessories. The Queen "is mounted on a horse elegantly caparisoned, her costnmb being of j-otrI purple. Mounted attendants follow, being witn battie axe9 8nd Ppear9, Mrfl' Highlanders in bright UnnUl) . ,1 ., 1 . 1 .. Jenkins began her work eight years ago. it is said that the shading and harmony of colors are so perfect that at a distance of a few feet the most critical observer would consider it ar elegant oil painting. Satv BeR-ardo CorSTT, Cai., is con templating the exhibition, at the w orld s t air, of a "palaco of native I suit, i. nsiog IjIocks of crystallized salt that measure JZxlJ inches and are transparent. Jeajt ISGrxov dors not approve oi woman's rights. She says that when rights aro given, privileges will be withdrawn, and she prefers privileg es. The most expensive municipal hall in the world, and the largest in the United States, is the city building of Philadel phia. The largest clock in the world is to be in its tower. The British general elections are never held on oce and the fauie day, because an elector has the right to cast a ballot in every district In which be owns property. Herr Kt.imob baa been studying the eruption of peat bogs aud the stream of dark mud these give out. He reject the explanation that it is due to exces sive absorption of water tjy the peat, or that it is caused by exploding gases, bnt attributes it to land slips of the ground under the bog, aud remarks that in Ireland the eruptions t.re most fre quent in limestone formations with caverns and bodies of under ground water. ROCKING THEIR HEALTH AWAY. ftbandonment ot th Cradl a Good Thins for tho Llttlo Din, A chance reference in reading tht ither day has convinced ue that Plato did not reason well every time, ?ay Elizabeth Cavaza in the Pitta tmrg Dispatch. What he did not Snow about putting tables to sleep, for instance would fill a book. In his work upon "Laws" he lays down Lhe rule for the management of in fants that "they should be kept in perpetual motion and live as if they were always tossing at sea." And why? Because (he opined) fear is the emotion to be subdued "a fear caused by something that has gone wrong within;" aud the remedy for au "internal agitation is to counter act It by an external one." Which practically Interpreted means: If poor baby is afraid that he will not be al lowed to look at the pretty candle libt, or is worried by a pain or pin trot liiiu Incessantly and vigorously up and down, churning his little di gestive apparatus Into disorder; rock him until the head, bobbing helpless ly, becomes dizzy and dazed In a mild form of congestion; aud In sheer despair, unable to express his feel ings, the "agitated" baby takes refuge in an unhealthy sleep. I do believe that a large proportion of tire diseases of the brain in young children is caused by the nervous, foolish, cruel practice of keeping In perpetual mo tion the delicate and susceptible lit tle bodies and heads. That I. may furthersupport nijself In the position I have taken against the great Plato, I will instance the case of the woman who had been brought into the state of Insomnia by means of a continual splrial headache which confused her mental powers. A new physician having been called he observed her uring the lirst week of his attend tice. One day ha said, abruptly: Madam, you need no medicines. Simply abandon your rocking (hair!' he had the habit common to Ameri can women that or always sitting In a roc-king chair, rocking incessantly, though gently, whenever she sat down, itanlsliing the rocking chair, she recovered from both sleeplessness and headache. Too Much Knowledge. The foreman of a room In one oi the largest manufacturing establish ments In the country told a friend. re cently the circumstances of his tlrst ,'oing to work there, lie was sent to the foreman of the factory by a frietid who was anxious to get him into the employ of the company, and the following conversation took )!a'-e: "Well," the foreman said, "I under stand you want to come here to work. What do know about machines?" "Nothing," the other replied. "Nothing!" echoed the foreman, in surprise. "You do not mean to say that you never saw a machine, I sup pose?" "1 literally never saw a machine work iu mv life," was the reply, "ex- ept a locomotive," "Where did you come from?" "Cape Cod." "Hum!" the foreman remarket., tod lug the face before him. "I came from the Cape myself. Do y.u suppose that there is au thing iu ii r business that you Mill not know all about In six mouths, If you come here to work?" The Cape Cod man was pu.zle.l now to answer, and contented biuj- lf with saying that he was sure he could not tell. "The truth Is," the foreman ex plained, "we can get plenty of men. but by the time they have been here six mouths or a tear they know so much that we have to send them tway. They know a vast deal more than we meu who have been here foi twenty years, and they are mostly willing tj iinpart to us their valuable knowledge. Now, if you think there ate things that you cannot learn in a week or two, we should like to hire you; but If you are one of the abominable wise kind, you had bet ter move along and give us a chance to find somebody who doesn't know quite so much." "FORGO l' HIS K.USIN. The old man, the old woman aud tht children bail traveled ten miles in an ox cart to see the young man graduate. It had cost the old man all the cish in sight to give the boy a chance, and now he was going to see him distinguish himself. Ue arrived, and found his son in the hall talking with thiee pro lessors, says the Atlanta tcnutitution. The young man glared at him in gold eye-glasses und yellow shoes. "I be lieve you are mv father?" he said with aondescension, "but really you're quite uisgnisea in that old hickory striped shirt. Pnt it off as soon as you can. I'll lend you one of my white ones. And, motner, 1 mu-t see your milliner. You look a fright in that bonnet. And that little cotton-head chap my broth er, I believe? why dou't you dye his hair? He's in bad taste, you know, And, father send the ox cart home by your footman. I'll hire a carriage, you know. Oh, I've got lots to learn you. Jnst wait till I gat home!" While the graduate was going on in this style the dntnfonnded old man was slowly di vesting himself of his home-made coat, aud as slowly rolling np the sleeves ot his hickory striped shirt. Then be fell npou the graduate's neck, and the lat ter fell on the floor 1 efore the aston ished professors. "Sit on his head, old woman!" shouted the old man, "and band me thst buggy trace, Jim my. W'y, the darn onery critter 't done forgot his raisin' t That's it, Marial Hold him down, while I liu.il the life on ten him!" And ten niinntet later the graduate, minus the gold eye glasses and the yellow shoes, was being banled home in the ox cart, and his mother was wondering if a flax-seed ooultice wouldn't help his bead. THE FIRST CUP OF TEA The first enp of tea ever drank in the State of Maine was made on Cntt's Island, Kit tery, about one hundred and filty years ago. A daughter of Major Cntt was re turning from school in Massachusetts with a daughter of Governor Vanghan. A severe storm detained her at Ports mouth several days, and at the Gov ernor's table she was first offered tea. The young lady followed Madam Yanghan's example, and adding sugar and cream, carried it to her lips. She afterwards pnr. based a pound of tea for a guinea, sent to Boston for cups 8nd saucers, and thus introduced the first tea and tea set into the pine tree State. Wide AwaLe. A babt's arms encircle the world. A diamond cutter the man who makes a home run. A weapon is anything that can serv lo wound; and sentiments are perhaps tne most cruel weapons man can em-1 ploy to wound his fellow-man. . If we work npou marble, it will per ish; If we work upon brass, time will efface It; If we rear temples, the will crumble into dust;hut if we ork upon iuimottal minds, if we Imbue the-n with pri-ciple, with the Just ear ot the Infinite and love of our fel'ow-meD, we engrave en these tablets something vh ou will briahlen ta all eternity. CAKE OF CANARY BIRDS. MARION 8EABKOOK. In order to secure health and ecra fort to yonr birds, their cages must be kept scrupulously clean. Brass cages are best, and can be kept bright by ashing with cold water onoe a week, aiping dry, wire by wire, with a linen :loth. Never put hot water on the cage. Painted cages are bad for birds, as the paint is sure to be picked off and will slowly poison the bird. Sand is better than psper for cages. Use clean river sand and pu it half an inch thick on the tray. They require the sand to Facilitate digestion. Sea saud must never be used. Water for bathing should be regu larly supplied every morning, at as nearly the same hour as possible. Allow the bath tub to remain only long enough for tho biids to wash very soon They wili learn to use it imme diately, and thereby save much trou ble. Never leave the bathin dish in the cage, for the birds drink from it nd soon become siok. If you have a large Oag", you wil have less mnsio, for the canary will be taken np with the amnremeut of hopping about and for get his song. Canaries come from a warm climate' and the cage should be kept in a warm place. A temperature of some sixty degrees is about right. Tbey shonld have fresh air, but a draft is fatal to voice and health Most bird ailments originate in a cold. l!ir Is need good air as much as good food, and otten t-uQer exceedingly for wnnt of it, especially iu tne cold sea son when they are kept shut up in a close, nnventilated room. They are usually bung too near the top of the room fcr comfort. The heat and bad air rise and cause them much suffer ing. Probably more birds suffer and die from want of freh, pure air than from any other cause. The cage should hang where the sun can lie In it a part of the day, bnt a bird should never be exposed to the direct raya of the sun with no chance of shelter. The cage should te suspended by a spriig, as it lessens the shock as tbey jnmp from perch to perch. A tree twig bends wi'h the bird. Food for cinarios should consist of plenty of Beed at all times, and atten tion must be paid to this, becanse, from the construction or some cages it would not be possible for the biid t ) em ty the seed cup. and it might starve, with fo d in eight, but out of reach. Canary ceed should be given constantly, and occasionally a mixture of rape, millet aud (very sparingly) bemp. A hard boiled egg and also a mixture of the boiled egg ana grated cracker, a bit ol apple or linked potato may be given without irjury. The green food givou must be of the most delicate nature, the tender inside leaves of celery, cabbage, or lettuce. Sugar, sweets or oak: should not be given to birds, if it docs no greater barm it causes a disrelish for their natural food. Anything sticky or pasty thev cannot digest. Cuttle bone shonld be kept in the cage at all times. A red pepper hung in the cage is not only strengthening, but im proves the color of the feathers. The seed of the common plantain is s pleasant addition to the ordinary diet, ami it is a good plan to save a quantity to mix with the other seed for wint r 'tse. When the bird is moultinsr, keep a rusty nail iu the drinking water. Tht iro i is L ceded to supply the loss ol vitality occasioned bv moulting, and may be ued at other times with advan tage, if the birds are not as vigorous and active as nuul. It is well to keei a bag of snlphur banging in the cage. It is b st above the swing where the birds jar it and so get some particles circulating through the cage. Lic eeldom make their appearance where the birds are kept in a cleanly condi tion. If yonr pets are well and fret from disease, it is a comparatively east matter to keep them so. Make y ur self acquai pled with their wants anc needs, and then sntplv theai in a natural a manner as possible. Ex. l'itihln-C f-".rti-1i S.i-in iliws nut 'lijn I tht h:oul, being r?rr-r:ty pur. Many ieopu unnoted with s:iit itneiim n.ive Deen cureii u) us use. 1'r, si vet and white iia clotlie-t. IIav i"ji grocer order it a nil try It nr,w. IT MFANS MUCH TO THE JEWEJ.EH She It certainly must mean some thing wl en a mau puts a diamond t lnf ou a girl's brger. He (ot bard experience) It meant that bo owes some jewelei two or thre hundred dollars. NO GENTLEMAN. "The man down there at that table,1 said the waiter, glaring at somebody at the other end of the room, "is no gen tleman. That's sit I've got to say." - " ' hat's the matter with him?'' baked the cashier. "He's bresking them lemonadt 8 1 raws so we can't use 'em again, dog roue him," During Ia9t spring a German physi cian, Ur. F. iSchivoir has orened al Stamford, Conn., an Institution for the cure of nervous and rheumatic diseases. -hlcb ou its merits aloue deserves to be ceneially known and appreciated. The electric bath :n use at his institution. which is strictly in accordance with the latest diirccverlea in the fields of si i met aud bygtia,has proven highly beueilclal in cases or rheumatism, nervous dis orders and paralys s and the relief de rived from It is apparent in a eurpti-1- ingiy snort period. The electric current is arranged In such a way at to allow Its effect not only on the whole uoiy,uut on each afftcttd part of it separately, giving additional Blrengtl- 'o its cut alive qualities. Patients who r quir thorough treat ment will find the best of accommoda tions, every comfort desirable. The place abounds of nat ural beauty and Is ul.ogether a most dtsirable locality foi i protracted stay. lit. Schavoir enjoxa be reputation not only of a scientist or the highest oiuer, but a'so that of a genial and thoroughly accomplished gentleman A piciute of a pair of g'oves recently took first prize iu Paris. Au off-hand drawing, too. Bronson I her you own a carriage now? Johnson Yes, I trundle baby out ir 'i. every afterno.n. i in luii love, me wnen i-mniiii" simpered gay Alias U'dgirl to her youth rul mtpnnpil. by, my darling, I do," responded he in mild surprise. "Retired from the Ptnck Ttnr.rii Given up your busiuessi What's mat ter, old fellow?" "Dead broke; couldn't be troker." If a man tells you that be nevei made any mistakes In his life, you may be pretty sure that be his never done anything worth mentioning. It dOe8n't follow that, u mm - ....... f.,l I, of a cyclone even if lie is completely carried away with It. Miss Flash What do you tblnk it woman's hardest trial? Miss Dash A rainy Sunday she has a new bat. when ONB WAT OCT OF IT. Travers do you have this hat charged to me? Hatter All our business is done on a sash basis, sir. Travers Then lend me $5 COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT. it m Hai the Opportunity to B of Great Value to the County Sehoola. The County Superintendent has th tpportunity to be of great value to the ichoola of his county. Whether he la r not depends upon himself. Ue uiuxt ut hlinse.f in the place of his teachers nd people and lead tbemon from w aire ;hey are now. There are superintend ents who ha'.e high ideals ot what the ichoola should be, but do not know ex ictly what the schools are. They build :heir plans upon supposed conditions :hat have no existence. They therefore rritate the people and teachers, and the jeop'.e and teachers itri'ate them. They wish to realize results immediately, l'lie'y are willing to labor, but are not willing to wait. They change the ap pearance of things in the count Is very soon, but this change is not always rowth. They are noble men aud women, devoting themselves to their eai'tierx and aehoo'.a, but they make the mistake that (ackers o ten make with pupils when they crowd i hem ou through pioceste that the pupils do not under itand.'and Lecause the child memorizes the prvceaa they think he follows the reasoning. If the teachers and the people have low Ideas of schools, these are the start ng points to begin to ele rate them; start from where thf-y are. 1 here is another claio of anperinten Jpnta who are always lagging behind. 1'ha teachers of the county have to pull them on. The real educational leaders are the better teachers of the county; and what educati onal progress there is is stimulated by them. They are as tar in the rear as the others are in advance. The trouble with this class is that they generally hold o!l:ce a long time. The p ople are very much like them satis tied with the old ways. The most valu able superintendent Is be who sees clearly the next step to take and then puts his foot down, firmly but goo-i-na-tiiredly, and does not take it up until the time comes for another step forward. Such a superintendent will also remain 'u ofllce a lonn time. One of the lines of progress which the County Superintendent is tree to follow Is the improvement of the institute. He can have his own way, largely, there. Where the funds are abundant th ee weeks may be spent in the subjects, and une week, the last, in an institute, whieh all the teachers of the county should be expected to attend. One or more In stitute workers, not employed In the school, might b brought in to h--lp coti ii.ct the Institute, the purpose of whieh stio.ihl be inspiration and guidance toward better idi als of the purpose, and n.e hods of 6chool tea -hlng. The Insti tute ought to be a powerful factor in helping the t -at-hers to decide between real, genuine rerorms in theory or In pra ti e, and those alleged reforms that spring up and cany the teachers on their feet, but have no depth of earth. hen a test comes they full. It is the business of tho institute to stimulate i ho pro essknal spirit, and set teachers lo studying tludr work iu the w.der re lations th it it bears to eodety. The institute should add a sense of d gnl'y and worth ness to teaching which lhe petty detail of tbo school rjom W too apt to take from it G. P. Ii., in Pub lic S hool Journal. FmimlMfloii for a Fact tiry City. 'Fmir railroad, one a belt line, ami two Hi 1 oil puie-mie are sure to make a Mi: city here." -a 0 .1 V Itwiirisiua 4 t o., of ( lit aan. when iliev foiinneil Grmili. They were rliuii. four factories located at once, new houseii and -Mores le going up ila-ly. ('liic.teo New. Auax gnrasof IonU, born 500 B. C, caught llu ttue caise of slar and unar eclipses hihI how to discriminate between planets and stirs. Ha was also published at au atheist for saying that the sun wis not a god. The bagpipe, the favorite Scotch aud ital.an instrument was invented in Greece, 20 K. C. It is said that the feet are much targtr in summer than in winter. The Need Ridge's Foud. Who'r Tne babies. "More babies die of absolute starva tion than from all other combined causes." So said Dr. Wlllard Parker, speaking In the days when prepared foods werj alixost unknown, aud babies whose mothers Could not nurse them properly had to deieud tip.iu the cow. Cow's ujiik (wi.en pure) is good, very good; but all ciulJiuu's stomachs are not adapted to It, unless It is taken iu combination with ltlDQE'S FOOD. Then, ttis bah es speak for themselves. In the language of bright eye, stout limbs and rosy, smiling cheeks. "Kidge's Food Primer," issued by Woolrich & Co., Paimer, Mass., and which can be had free of cost by writ ing for it, w 11. give mothers full informa tion regarding this invaluable food. A vast snow fie d in Iceland spreads over a Bpace of about three hundred square rnile- A HiiAVI SKNTENCfc- So many walls need pretty cover ings that i he Fidelity Wall Paper Co., of 12 N. Uti tt., Phl'a., have sen tenced to be hung this fall, some SO.OOO pieces of Wall Paper. Send four two cent stamps for samples of embossed papers for IO and 12 cents. In the rare and costly cathedral burn ed at St. John's, New Fnundland, was he'd the first . Protesant Episcopal ser vice ever celebrated In the new world. Chiiii'm Ivitfiiey Cure Tor Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright', Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousness, c. Cure guaranteed. 331 Arch Street, Phi I ad 'a. $1 a bottle, 6 for 16, or druggist, luou certificates of cures. Try it. in the mythology of Europe horses " ickiiucu tiB muft uiiuger.i, acci superstition o ce supposed that a horse's IllOf rilCPrl lintckr Ilia Vast ainitld nurd certain complaints. J A. JOHNSON. JI-ilina.N. V uve "Mll Catarrh cure cured me " sold by drinzuists Tie. Atheus, Ohio, hai an eight-year-1 Id ooy wl-o is the possessor of double jointed limbs arms and legs which have the lingular advantage ot bending wun equal iacuit:es either way. Evert Testimonial In behalf of Hood'a S irs.iparllla will bear the closest Investigation. .no matter where It may be from, It Is as reli able and worthy your confidence as If It came irom your most respected r elghbor. Hood' Pills enre Sick He.idacba. Sensible and nructicul nonnln rr I'.l - r i . often take narticular nlns to skim nfr a parcn of bubbles that bas arisen to the top of their tea, because sjme one has ?ald it is a "sure sign of money." 'August Flower" I have been troubled with d sia. but after a fair trial of A 11 mifit Flower, am freed from the vexatious trouble J. Jj. Young, Daughters College, Harrodsburg, Ky. I had headache onp vearstoaiiv nniiKrtttu of August Flower cured me. It was positively worth one hundred dollars I to me J. W. Smith, P.M. and Gen. Merchant, Townsend, Ont I have used it myself for constipation and dyspepsia and it cured me, It is the best seller I ever handled C Rugh, Druggist, Mechanicsburg. Pa. Swillingrs In t i neck, or Goitre, caused me terrible suf fer ng. and I spent an enormous amonnt of money for it edlcine. In vln. I began to take Hood's Sarsaparllla and In a few weeks 1 found tne swelling vary much reduced, and I could Hmllii with Perft Mrs Itlgeluw. Faxe. which I had rot d.ine for years. I con-tinne-1 with HOOD'S 8R9APAR1XI.A n.t am Permanently cured." Mas. JEMI1 Bigfi.ow, Fremont. Mtch. HOOIt'S P1IXS cure liver Ills, constipation, biliousness Jaundice, sick Ii adaehe. 25c. Sbonld Have i " Hons. Dropped on Sn.Jiir, rtlWres l.ont to takeJoHSSoi-SATODYSELMnaniT for Croup.CoM , Sore Itaiuat. Tntl:tl. Colli Cranips anrtl-aliia K llrTFsall summer Complaint, Cui and Bn'..m !! niairl SoMeve ry whrn-. m- r-. hy mall; t-oulcs ueaajiUd,l. L a. JOH.N'SON a OU UjTVX.Xl. itfuattonal Col p. Ann Abbob high school graduated ninety-one pupils tbU year. President Tcttle, of Wabash Col .e, has retired from service, after holding office thirty years. The Boar I of Education of tit. Paul has decided to continue the teaching of German in all the grades. In- St. Paul, Minn., the salaries of the womeu teachers In the putillo schools are equal with that of the men. Tbe bill before the late Texas Legis lature providing for State uni'ortnlty in text books failed to become a law. HaBVARD Ukiversitt has honored T. K. Kochler aud Prof. E. K. Mortte of Hoston with the degree ot Master o' Alt-4. Dt'Kixa the last thirteen years 147 public school bu ldins have been trec ed in Montgomery County, Pa. These now number 4HU. Qi'EKN M AlioHEKlTK has bestowed tier patronage upon a girls' college which Prof. Kuugero Bonghl has lately succeeded in establishing near Kome. There were 6X9 graduates from the Michigan University this year, this be ing the largest number ever graduated from au American college. This in cludes all tbe departments ot the Uni versity. The new technical schools attache.! lo the University College, Nottingham, England, have received the sum of $,mi) from the master and wardens V the Drapers' Company or Londou, to be c.p nt in their equipment when com pleted. The University of Ohio has conferred .he degree of Doator of Philosophy upon Mrs. A. E. W. Kobertson of Mus cogee. I. T., In recognition of her schol arly attainments. She translated the New Testament from the original GrecV iuto the Creek language. The gifts to Yale College this year amount to about St'.00,00i. Mrs. Wash burn of Guilford gave $2",(K)0 for the Divinity School, and Mrs. Oliver 8. Winchester $10 ',0(H) for the new build ug of the SolentlSo School. Mrs. Os borne's f p'endid building Is the pride of the Cohere. A novel, divinity school has been es tablished at Bouider, Col. It Is to be non-scctarlan, not only in the sense of being under the control of no particular denomination, but also In the actual representation and co-operation of rep resentatives of several different denomi nations in its direction and teaching. There is a wise rule at Pughy forbid ding the boys to wear party emblems of any kind The head master does not consider it desirable either that the evil of partisan bitterness should be iutro duced into school. life or that English si.hoolboys should be converted into pocket editions of British politicians, demolishing "that fellow Balfour" or "old Gladstone" in the intervals of Latin grammar and Greek roots. The examining board of the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C, have voted unanimously to grant a gold medul to Miss Bertie O. Burr, of Arkansas, for rescuing two young ladies from drowning in the Blue River, nar Crete, Neb., last summer. Miss Burr was the enly swimmer in the party of six. but plunged boldy iu, and rescued the drowning girls. She had learned to swim at Laselle Female Seminary at Aubutnda'e. Mass., and It Is through Prof. Bragdon of that seminar; that the matter bas been brought before the Treasury officials. This cirouni6tauce is likely to give a stimulus to the sub ject of athletics at girls' colleges. CHEEKY. Pater Do you tblnk that I wou'd allow a man of your uncertain prospects to marry my daughter. Suitor Yes; becauss If I married her, you see, my prospects wouldn't be uncertain. air. Jones to Mrs. Brown. Mis J "I wonder whv, when Croup. Wnoop Iik Cough and Diphtheria w-re eptde.nlc, your clnidren alone escaped su attack?" Mrs. B ''The reason Is plain. Pr. Hox.ile's Certain Croup Cure tea? u.iJ at appear ance of thejlrft ymp'om. It Is a womlerfiil preventive. We got our druggist to send for It. It isoyly 5oc.,v Charles Wcort, a drusvist of UaHes ton, England, has a brood of white blackbirds, a f.tct which la vouched for by Land and Water and by several prominent ornithologists and natural ists. I.ue Wah. of Astoria. Loner Jslflnd is the only Chinaman In America whn runs a garden truck farm. It n ptu re cure gnarHmleed pj Dr. J. 1$. Mayer, 831 Arch St., Phll'a, I'a. Ease at once, no operation or de lay from business, attested by thou wnds of cures after others fail, advice tree, send for circular. A buff Lechorn nulh t almwn ut iha eh cken fair In Madison Square Garden. , . . . . i iew iorK -ny, in January, 1B9J, was valued at $100. ki "re" 7.V,U,",".J "JSri". " .""'"niineiid.ng aud other vital organ. Alhazen.au Arabian born In tbe year 1000 A. IX, first taught the nres.nt thbory of vision, and explained why we see but oce picture of an ocject with oar two eyes. Fraier Axle Grease. Use the Fraier Axle Grease, 'tis the best In world-will wear four times as louit as auy other. Ask your dealer for It, aud taKe no CRCELTT. Ur. De fashion I see nn Enelish woman bas beeu Qoed for having ber two dogs pull the baby carringa. Alra. De Fashion She our it to b? the cruel thinit. Why didn't she make the baby pull the dog-5"' HE THOUGHT IT WAS LEAP TEAR. andauu arfiI,eT8nk you ver mut;h. Mis W.lkins, but-er-really, you embarrass JH?JJiE:.:!2.Er? f Ir. Kline . l cases, t-a ui i i wT KJAJCBSt.. Philadelphia. PL Ja, Until a man h t-an .i .i - - uicu ue win always have reason to be afraid of him self. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr.Isiac Thomp son Eje-watT.Drugg1gtsseU at 25c per bottle. A good way to lose all vou have i m FvertMotheR be In too much ot a hurrv to rst SUMOKOU3. aSkino too much. VWhafsthat balcony on the top flThat's the fl'e"caD'Imm it?" "How do you gt away f rom llr That's your lookout 1 m no c pelled to put fire escapes on U.e escapes. as astCTK purchase. floe for a mm to bide und. bU vest. Mrs. Darley so I am going to wear them myseir. WANTED A SHOW. Glg:amP-Why does Rowley always keep lis ruouih screwed up in that W Ifurrace-IIe got into the habit while trying to Pronounce his word- o tba beVi et them in edgewise when talk ing to bis wife. ANDFIN13U THE JOB. When FogK came iuto ""1 exppctedly. Mrs. r. gave "".-" exclalmed. "You frightened me half to loal.li!' " ,.,,11.. , reply; "Did Ir" was tne uuioc.." 'suppose I try it over again? OSVt A NICKNAME. Joseph is a witty head waiter. One day during the hot spell a guest said to him: . i i it Tills weather is pietty hot, Isu I Joseph ?' . . ,.,ia "Be jabers," he refunded, hoi s only a nickname for it." A BUSINESS HEAD. Lady I wish to tret a birthday 1 res ent for my husband. Clerk How long ma-rled? Lady Ten years. Clerk Bargain counter, to tne right. AN EXCEPTION PEKUAl'3. Dodge According to the jap rs, blondes are all the rage now. Lodge-I don't know about that. lly wire's a brunette, and there li a good deal of rage about ber at times. The Tru f Laxutive rrineiple Of tbe plants used in manufacturing the pleasant remedy. Syrup of Figs, bas a permanently beneBcial effect on the human system, while the cheap vegetable extracts and mineral solu ti ns, usually Bold as medicines, are permanentlv injurious. Ueing wi 1 informed, yon will use the true remed only. Manufactured by the Californm Fig Syrnp Co. The women of Hungary are erect, flx'iue . small feet, vigorous, witn Due pretty hands, rich complexions, and an said to be among tbe most beautli u women in tbe woil 1. They are fond o athletic sports aud are especially gn.ee ful walker?. Kidney, Liver and BladderCurfc Rlieiiiiintism, LumbaoT). pain In joints or back, bdek dust ta urine, frequent calls, irritation, Inllamatioo. ; K ravel, ulceration or catarrb of bladder. Disordered Liver, Imrmired ditlon. (rout, billious-headacfa& S WATIP-ttOOT cures kidney difficulties, ixtttrippe, urinary trouble, b right's (lincitgit Impure Blood, Bcrof ula, malaria, een'l weakness or debility. erte-T;e mtntB of On Bottle. It not tx llwd. lA-ugfUtt will refund to roa tlx price puL At Drusslste, (Oc Size, Sl.OO Size, "lnliW Guide to Bealtb''fra-CoiualutloB (raft SB. EILIUI 4 CO BUOBANKtme. Y. Its Origin and History PREVENTION AND CURE. Aa interesting Pamphlet maed to any ad oresa on receipt of Stamtx Dr. L H. HABRI3, Pittaburgh. Pa. who bav weak lane or Aath mr ihnnldnaA Plan a rH . Coniuoipttoa. It hu cart4 ihooMntfi. It bas not Injur ed one. It It not bad to take It is tbe best cough imp. hold eTerrfrnem. B&e. jmiA j iim u3 FOR FIFTY YEARS I MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP Fifty ears. li .o.thtii thecblld. Sullen? ihS u tbe beat remedv ff..r ni.h. euj.ire leula a a Bottle. EVERY MAN AND WOMAN Painter's Preventives. TDV Tllnw r, r Tis-r I . X Sure, clfand lumilyiocet ibr bi vnlur for ..rn..n".'K2 ni.zc ,n rnr loo.wn.rhv SS?! I -Ti rpprr.om Hip tmi Kloe far price, a-ked, al Iknuuniliniu lentil. ' "AKE XO S1RST1TI TE. muoth ini. i 04 " " S3."1 wane t. Bo v s . 'ASK FOR If not ITI SI hi B Fa P3 II lAJi R h IL. a h em Y- whhwuuhiu nil vf 5feB,&iiV. eoKtiw tvmTii i 3 tauaPi i , S U' co"'- T'. fit- Ji- --A.3-lHl(Mk nn HCT B DECEIVED . jTpt.nts w.wcfc suud S 'l'lnhiVW iP i.. ':"&nt. Cior- "rue Kisli.n " Si. M "'uroer psyi 00 " iSKi'fMewitrerpurcliaia. or K" . MALARIA. W1s libraries h.ve t-n may off" fr. m a )(, ,hat the other J" hl'-c ' a eKllW, and that It par siatof Malsi I" " J,',!,. Malaria may occur ticiila'-'y'V t to especially prevalent p sny where: but H itli heavy srll dai. p n;'"p,,(. ,'m h, nor. hern Europe, bnt U -cpir" very s. I.' pim im tvntrai Ameri.-a it prevails in Noitli Ai , gut.t, part "d South Aineric.1 P. riicijiauy i,, 1 this coM.l.ieur h; -h h . ve a eom warm c i;te. Mi aM(in of the term, niscase in the usu j1 Viin-h t appears In Even in those e..n Mto yn,t by , endemic form , i. ' f B , )l)ServDCe aratlonalmoeo 'un -n h Am fllieii.osl emu " n m,teration ' Uiee the mo ' u lilVo..li.iK the damp eatlnjt and in k j t ,,n,M,r,al,t conditions niylit-alr. One ol tti e ' )s pe, f. ct d g-s-f..rtlie pre-.ervat.oi f I apt " , Clic?,la. turn and incnnej -ti. - " ' ,', ielvai of all on of tho bUjoJ a' : ,nUr(rem,.nt wasto ma'ter r i . - ' , m iUrlal dl4. ot tne mlit ' 'cl ' ,,V,,,n3ie c.u. Iwcoines eases and wt. eli " 'J;',-,1" ab.in.ta.iiiy hardening of l "p M ' -' f"-f , d,sea , t i that the principal ciiiseo'',J , c,rcu. found in the fact th.il . he ' , l 0 ci .st late s freely ami e. - s It k i f tl,B 2nd to keen 'l?e I'.test nal canal pi. possible and to Ke P ' a. tivity no better consta-it "";. ."'"he m. Bernard Vepet remedy 1 known th .in tne - , ,I,ti(1,1.inai b HVV, TaJd, Jl . J : ?n be obtained al perbs of I IU A P'- ' v nrst class drui..i!.9t. II SS cts. a box fiom eve nrst c J a yourdruci? sis I; iye t J- .tu Clly Bd st-, lr" .ome poft paid by return ni .ll. ?"u VlVrlt,, fvlie" ns e 1 as every one a. th Ber and remove the n.aU.UI po s " from the body without n'eal ninE it. , 1! ANAKT'tl's irlTi lo st:inl reiief and is an INFALLIBLE Cl'SB . FILLS. I'rlce? tl ;.tt 1ii;i:itisis', or by m ill, fc nipieST'S, Addie Ai.akesis." iiol New V3rk City. llllll Th.'sTffi.l y'irt '.t on the- h. t WATERPROOF COAT in the World I A. J. TO'.VfR. EOSTOr,'. MASS. Unlike 11)3 Dutch Process 7i Xo Alkalies if-K fttl,n,. f l,A,.,U..T, Crj im-l VJlCllIll ill are u-.d In tbe preparation ot W. BAKEIt & CO.'S , ABreakfastCocoa u-ltlch ahsnhttily pure and MuluOle. ' , It h vwrethnn threciim t lhe iitr-nj'fi of Cocoa U'.lXu i MrU fct.ircn, Ariowrot.t oi e1 Suuar. find ia far nir.rp pr notnical. costing itst th"H one cent a r- n It 1 delicious, nourishing, aud c.u.Li Soli tyCror.-r e'.'rr-rrhcre. W. BAKF.R & CO., iior;-Jisfrr, M.i" Address. Croadway and Bnrchtv, WORN NIGHT AND DAY. tt..; it. , . . IAST1C - '',!,r'V,vlU' f ''' J: v'U" 'II 'l.( l'.,t TI . , - K ' 'i -;l : lll-l till c-f -. I ft It 0 S S 2 .f ctAliu-tiii ir. ('11.- firt;ill l rm e. I'.i jr JT i uiim in i-iiirp.l 3 llUlstl;ired eriTa'.. 'irii-j ll. I !U:f-s lor ! .ell- HorSEMro.CO..T4l Broad w.y.New Turk City -Ml y.iu liave tiiiess.'d abu'it Life Insurance iimv be wroiiiz. 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