Red stockings nro to bo all tho rago la Paris. Soft, flimsy silk scarfs aro a fashion of tho hour. Veil-pins aro now quito necessary to women's toilets. ; Tho Queen ol England never goes to bed bofore midnight, j In these days of many kinds of gloves the women who wear "real Fronch kid" are tho exception. Handkerchiefs are very much to thf front, and womeu are spending their in comes upou them as of yore. Tho average ago at which women marry is 25.5. Slurried women live tw < years longer than siuglo women. Miss Moody, daughter of the well kno.vn evangelist, is traveling in tho Orient. She writes vividly of the sconcs ami scenery of Egypt. Tho little turbans with ono Inch crowns nro ictcmied for the tall girl. Tho short girl is provided for in tho high-brimmed poke bonnet. Women's "councils" aro now tho fash ion in Southern cities. Tho ladies gather to discuss points of philanthropy, education and politics in which thoy aro interested. Tho Queen Regent of Spain has again shown hor goticrosity by donating $20,- 000 out of her own private rosourcat for tho relief of tho impoverished inhabitants of the flooded districts. Fancy comb 3 for the hair are growiug smaller and narrower. Those of gold aro notod with emeralds, sapphires or diamonds sot iu them; these, of course, mo only intended for evening wear. Au English governess who asks S2OO for her services can teacli common-school branches, at least one foreign language, music and flno noedlc work. Than, too, she siugs, goos iu for field sports aud is "good form." Miss Amelia Edward), the lato Egyptologist, was accustomo! to walk half a milo before and after break/ait every day and a milo every aftoruoou. It was hor invariable practice, regardless of the weather. Tho American bride, imitating lier French sister, has hor wedding gown ■nado high in tho throat and long iu tho sleeves, aud she carries, instead of a bouquet, a white kid prayer boo'.c elab orately mounted iu silver. Caroline Esehard pays more taxes tlian any other woman in hor county in Ohio, is a director of a bank and is connectod with several other enterprises. Sho is one of tho loaders of tho movement for school suffrago in her State. Tho Princess Miscl of Schwarzonbcrg lias cutorcd tho Convent of tho Sacred Heart in Riedenberg, Austria,as a novice. Tho aristocratic circles of Vienna aro wondering why so youug, beautiful nnd popular a lady should have renounced tho world. Miss Louise MoDonald is only thirty three, but she has already won a grand (eeord as a classical scholar, and, bettor itill, sho has had that record acknowl sdge I by beiug elected Principal of tho University Collogo for Woinou at Sydney, South Australia. Exquisite invalids are partial to pink nnd blue printod silk nightgowns, elab orately trimmed with lace and ribbon, aud insertion iuterthreaded with ribbon, intended to bo worn over tho ordinary nightgown for sitting up. Thoy aro pretty and light. America has five women students nt Zurich, one in the medical department, four takiug up tho study of philosophy. In the department of medicine there are alio nineteen Russian women, twelve German, three from Austro-Hungary,one from England and one from Servia. Thret t vroman are taking up tho law—out Uuiaiau, oue German ami one Italian. Iu philosophy each of the countries named, with I lie exception of Italy, hut representatives. We nffer One ilumlml Dollar* rewnril for my >'|m uf i n|«i rli tlii.l i hbuul la- uureil by taking Hull's : 'aim rh i ur t. K J. I'm A I'ti., Prop*., Ti.leuo.O. «tun uuih-r*ik.'tie«i, liuve kmmit s, .1. Cheney for 111.'Ih ils \ ears, niul liltrve lilln tn-rfeelly huuintl.le iu all biialtieai. iraiiwi'- lluus, and financially able to carry miiany üb lltfati.ina wiiile h} ibelr lirui V Kar ,V THV s«, Wbulaaale ttrutfKiala,Toledo, W.ui IMI, Kums .V Mahviv Wholesale I'meal-ls, T. lriln, C). Hall's I awirrh I 1111- Ih t.ikeil iiiit ritullv, a« t • In* ulii-i 11> uja.i, lb, blood Hint iiit|n>ua aiir facuaof Ibe M»|.ui. Te*Umiiuutl- -eiil free. 1 rin TV. i i«.iil. *itii| b) nil i|rtitfsi»is. \Vh«a Tra«rllu« W»*ih*roa |'l> t. iro b If,or budbesa, take un evnry I ri,i i li.ilt j #r ,«i, ru i uf figs nail tell niual plea ait(ly an 1 elfeo'lvely on tie Wblurya, liver met i...w.-1%, fevnr*, kudullMHl otllii; likuii «t oiekaew, fur Ml* 111 .si. a.. uii |i bi l n by all la* Hag lll.|g*lat» lit. T. J. Willi* ~ fcii.tu, M«..wye " lb. ta.nle I.< ttra.il. im . \,.u . 111 nil- waa ulesit Ilire. tajlii. 1.11,. ».I, ,iiif,.rliM( fr.llll kxelni be. it r. An. » .v In.. HA 1 ati.i ,ir»» 1 Sew \urk, are MI ■ .... ■ i„ tbe | i.ite.l alalia fur Ike. Iwuual'i i«i.i. 4 U.l it » m lel.-.l *it 1, urn a¥M km llr,l mi Ib .11111 In the Spring I.UMMI <4>TTI**II LLT«< > I LUMDITTH M*»«*l FEW *%|«* U«*4 J mwliu I|m ... if. Ill* mih9fiN»i 11 > ti i*»* H iiHd. lintkl II " ll In liintfluHbli)," *U*,i> Mi u, 4M<= B V*§* ii 41* I j Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures H » Hi» |Hm „u, |» w u ItiMill k I'll I M HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. IU-8T ON FLAT-IRONS. To rcntovo the rust from flat-irons, rub them upon a sheet of sand-paper, and finish by rubbing upon bpeswax and salt placed upon a piece of tough browu paper. Keep your irons in a dry place between ironing days. I find it an ex cellent plan to drive large nails in a warm, dry corner of my kitchen, and bang them in a double row upon the nails.—Detroit Freo Press. TO STAIN FLOOKB. It is astonishing in these days of dec oration that so littlo is known of stains. The subject is not complicated. If you wish to stain your floors get raw sienna, Prussian blue, burnt sienna or anything of that sort, nnd dilute it with turpen tine till it gets to the consistency of water. Burnt sienna makes almost a mahogany finish. Haw urnbor makes an oxcellont stain, if greatly diluted, and very thin Vandiko brown 011 a Georgia pine flooring has a good effect; on white pine it is better still.—Tho Upholsterer. TAKF. CARE OF VOUlt HAIR. If a lady's hair is very thin, beforo sho trios any restorer, tho head should bo rubbed with tho fingers evory night for half en hour. If the scalp is perfectly clean, tho pores of the skin do not be come obstructed, and the roots of the hair keep in a natural state. Onco a month is sulllcieut to thoroughly wash the head, but rubbing tho roots of tho hair ouce a week with a camphor and borax wash prevents dandruff and in creases tho growth of tho hair. Tno wash is made by dissolving one ounce of powdered borax aud half an outtco of camphor in a quart of boiling water; bottle when cool. It should bonpplicl with a small sponge, and tho hair well brushed after. In washing tho head, soda should not be used, but two teaspooufuls of car bonate of soda and au egg beaten tt'i in the batin of water. Sufficient salts of tartar dissolved iu boiling water to form a lather, keep tho hair light as well as clean. Cocoauut oil, too, is excollent for promoting the growth of tho hair. If there is much dandruff,an ounce of white precipitate, mixed with half a dram of creosote,should bo rubbed iuto the scalp every night for a week, at tho expiration of which timo the head should bo well washed and bathed with camphor and borax. With a clean brush remove anj' exfoliation which may have boon thrown out.—Now Y'ork Recordor. HOW TO COOK A POTATO. The prevailing opinion is that evory ouo knows how to cook a potato—a doubtful certainty after finding a num ber of people who cannot, or do not, pare one creditably. Aside from the fact that tho greatost amount of "mealiness" lies nearest the skin, the thrifty soul in spects half-inch parings with disap proval; nor will patches of skin loft on horo aud there atoue for the waste. A blunt table knife is net the proper in strument to use—let it be a small, sharp ly pointed knife, to deal with deep set eyes and awkward protuberances. New potatoes should bo scraped whenever it is possible. There is an art in boiling potatoes well. To cut them if they aro not of uniform size; to hive just enough water to cover, pouring oil quickly at tho right moment before they fall to pieces; those are some of tho small things that iusure success. It is claimed that certain potatoes— the later growing varieties—cook luttoi' if placed over tho lire in cold water. This can bo easily tested for one's self. Potatoes touched by the frost are slightly improved by so doing; aud whatever their condition, it is a good plau to let them lie in cold water a short time be fore cooking.—New Y'ork Observer. ItECIPES. flraudma's Cookies—Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, one-half cup of cold water, threo airavvay see.lt or nutmeg, flour enough to roll without sticking and two tcaspo uvful of baking powder. Spriuklo with fugar when dona. Cherry Pie—Line the dish with crust, fill with frodi, pitied cherries, sprinkle over it half a spoonful of flour. Some like the flavor of a few cherry pits scat tered among the cherries. In using cauunl cherries, which aro nearly at good, drain through a colau ler to sep arate the cherries front the juice,tpriukle well with sugar aud a1 I a little of the juice, cover with thiu crust aud bake iu a hot oven. White Spouge Cake—Beat the whites of six eggs to a stiff froth, then add one cup of granulates* sugar, sprinkling itiu slowly all.l mi mil,' it lightly, ald half a teas poo ulul of cream lunar to tw >-thirdt cupful ot flour, tilt it twice, then sift it iuto the cake; mix the c.iko quickly, but carefully, add one teispoouful ol almond flavoring, turu it iuto au lit* greased pan aud bake iu a molertte oveu thirty miuutes. Itagout of l.amb—Hllce th» meat aud put iu a saucepan willi a latge onion, alieed, aud add a detserltiiuoalui of via mar. Cover lightly, au l when it bo gins to c-Ktk set on the back of the tlovt tor three quarter* of au hour, stirring occaslouaily. 't'oeu lake the meat out, dredge a little flour, stir aud a Id a cup (ul o( gravy or broth, a little Wort hier •hire *auee aud pep|ter and salt to taste. I.tt it slew geutly for i e-iuple of rniu ules, slialu au l put ha>'k them il l ut 1 it to get hoi, Htrve garuldied with triangles ol toast aid c'io 4 i|o>e peifectly rif* law • • • ••' ' ml )ello#, wipe thviu lb Si with a wel cloth aud Ibuu with a dry one, and prick ea 'h ou« several times with a m lie, (or each pouud ol toudlica «|loW a poilli I ul tugar aud a pint ol walei . put the sumi and water iu a pre etsiu 4 kettle over kite Hie aud let Ibe u hod lojuhei, uo« iuj| all seuui a* II ii*>*, alien I'm sirup It Ile 11 putin lb < litaun iv* an t let then, b ul t*«*i||| i l«ai issewi«i«l a" i*>lir< bf la.- |> »> wause 1 tit*, bvi «bb tit t.ad*d Ibe iis.in u-,ie a« CIHBKN POOD, A daily ration of green food is actually necossary for layiug hens. Vegetables, either cooked or raw, are much relished also, aud serve, in some measure,to sup ply the place of green diet. Onions, chopped tine and mixed with other food, aro exceedingly wholesome, and, if not a cure, are certainly a preventive of dis ease in many instances. Growing chick ens arc even more anxious for greon food than laying lions.—Detroit Free Press. FOn THE COMFOBT OF COWS. Many farmers in sonic of tho Western dairy districts are setting out shade trees in their pastures, believing that it will greatly increase the comfort of cows, claiming that their expcrienco has proved that when cows aro provided with shade, which shelters them from tho hot rays of the sun for a few hours in midday when grazing, they have pro duced a larger quantity of milk and of better quality,thus yielding their owners a largo profit. We should like to hear from some of our readers on this subduct. —American Dairyman. EXCESSIVE ÜBE OF LIME. Lime may bo used to excess very easily. This fertilizer has not only one elTect of supplying soma plaut food, but others by which any organic matter that may be iu tho soil undecompo.sed is acted upon and made available for additional food for the crops. It also exerts an of fcct on the mineral pans of the soil,aud makes some of it soluble. And, more over, it has tho ellcct of hastening the change of inert nitrogen into available compounds which may be taken up by plants. Thus it is seen that if the lime is used to excess and without supplying materials upon which it may work to produce those results, the soil soon be comes deprived of all its available plant food and will be wholly exhausted. Con sequently lime is to bo used with judg ment, and ouly in such quantities and at such times and intervals as will do tho most good and avoid any harm. In '.food practice lime is used onco in live years, and at tho rate of twenty-five to forty bushels to the acre.—New York Times. MEASUIUNO lIAY IN STACKS. No rule has ever been devised that will give the exaet weight of auy given number of cubic yards or feet of hay,be cause much depends upou the kinds of grass or clover out of which the hay is made. Then, again, the hay takeu from the bottom of a large stack will bo more firmly compressed than that near the top. But there aro mauy rules for meaiuriug hay in the stack, and, while they may be satisfactory iu sonic instances, they caunot be depended upon further than to give a rough approximation, for hay varies greatly iu weight according to the way it is placed in the stack aud tho length of tune it has been lying, etc. The rule u«ed iu some localities is: Mul tiply tho length in yards by tho height in yards,and that by the width in yards, aud divide the product by fifteen. The quotient will bo tho number of tons. Another rule is to allow 525 cubic feet of well-coin pressed hay for a ton, but at the bottom of a ten-foot stack 451) cubic feet will come very near weighing a ton. Clover hay will run much lighter than timothy or red-top hay. An old rule among farmers is to sell 400 cubic fc* as a ton, but in buviug to insist upon 000 cubic feet.—New York Sun. fNCKNDIAIIV I.ANTIUIN«. "That was a costly lantern," sighed neighbor D. us he looked dolefully at tho smoking ruins of l.is new uaru. The kerosene lantern had beeu set ou the lloor "just lor a minute, ' but loag enough to get knocked over. The blaz ing oil made quick work with the inflam mable material 011 every haud. Iu ten minutes the roof was falling iu; it was impossible to save even the animals, A few precautious would certainly lessen the frequency of such disasters. 1 hiving a place for the light, secure from loug handles, irresponsible heels and switch- 1 ing tails, would be one safeguard, pro vided th" rule was strictly udheied to of always putting it in its place when not iu haud. Great care must be used in making a place for the light, »o that it will be aafe from danger* above as well tt'i below. Tho heat arising from a con tinuous littiui! it considt ntble, and ll 100 near the woodwork might gradually heal it to the buruiug |Kiiut, or a dusty cob well might serve as fuse- to carry a bls/.e, A caudle tixed iu a lantern makes a much salei light than kerosene, but is uot bright enough tor all purposes. Oue farmer who had suffered froiu lire plauuc I so ae to have alt hit barn-work possible done before dark; when a light was uecessury, it aas never carried into the baru hut put front tho outside through a sliding uiudow into a bu* made fur it, with a glait li'oul. —New Vork Ttibuue. 11 ltivatiom 01 run ma. The uiiu cultivation, a> usually under stood and applle I, eutbr teas the drst plowing of the soil for a crop aud the can afttrisaids bestowed upou 11 iu keep iu.i it mellow aud itee ft nti weed*. Whether laud should at lli*t bv plowed deep ur shallow, an I what depth »( ml livtliuu it beat si|h*s:i{t:ebtly, are (Hjiula uU W bleu fariueia ale Hot uulfuim i.l iiraiiiee. t'toe'lv deep plowing for uriHikit'g up Ih pii u k it the moat com IUOU > u t>i|ll, but its propriety depends to met it ou the chat u ter ol the a»it iWtdf that uu 1 Ml* cau be viliwl'lered tpplu ibie lit all laso*. Where .hep plowing would bilug up tail pools I tha 1 that at (lie t«||fa» I, »Ue h 1 iowiug must w< < le»ily be a disad v*ut».:n unlet* tne detlgu It I < ibeie tve tile depth ut th»*il«'UU4 to he 1 ultll iK I liy the u» ul eniMcfh mtwuie ti te«4*f I tin whole t fiMlly pi>«tuilis®, tlti loom and isinl) •"Ms. With I lie (utility ill (( the Suilimi, thai e>w Ml| lm Ibe ptepMetlolt tad altet 1 all list K M'ueud* plant iutf gooilterry bmhes in every apart corner and ante place, aa liuitay plant*. I*u> ks can ke puked uiu>li ofteuet than because their feathers it pet (a>ler, but they ate uol quite so vaitta The peach roast le, which ha* ((allied i itoiditable fiMilhttlil In (ia, differ* I, .04 Utt. pta> U yells** iu seven! parti* lit aUediU jm hi tel« the tiuw* Iu hi* k> ps ail a> < male leeoid of lis* tliwe the) Can any one tell how to eolut bullet bt|i|ai uiit' l|i'H«i lad itoiunuilk dm* Ih» itiwiMSt iMUotts ale *«.l«t»Uii ! - 1 1 i| te ia a ®a**t that ihasa t* »t Ma Itgi slitfie iu»iu. lo |iit» lu»e a ted o| ...ii* , m «n> ai • >!t *y n.nll; * U.ttlcs RxureMpalil . & JOHNSON&C< . BOSTON,MA.-s, Kennedy's Medical Discovery Takes hold in litis orders Bowels, Liver, Kidnevs, Inside Skin, Outside Skin, Driving •vtrytbtng tMfora It (hat ought to lit You know whether you need It or not. told by everj «U«. ir« n>tt ton, litllamaltuA, gravel, ult< mtioii or i«i*irti ui IHtfortlcml Liver, liiijiftfml >lijft**ttMti. guilt, tilitlou* In *%* I Hl*-Hour nr.* Will.. * uriuai v Ifoui-U , l«tt||kl • •iiaeftMfc InilMirr •mhlum. malaria, *• n't •.-•*tu-«..i .1. > ill!p, IMMIIH '-t " MWl.'-t'". it til. ll*. ■ C I'M •• »*• »ili i* i u ilh i*«i 4 %t llmaul.it, »U< »»*. , »- OO MM, "iit<«it-i« -HU* w it.-»ut. tir. *, a iiinifa in* litt. Kii t,*ti * t a.. MtaoMAm*i*. N. V> •futt's Tiny* Pills* 1.. -1.1... 1it.,... •».. ».«..» 4.. w • .lllllltltl 4»l I'-Utl.l I»«l| #•»' A «tI,H lt|» .t» I.U I. i.l|l Hi »lt |lll. till*. I »*• I j«t ll bft'ln •••••••••• tip Griuti III* |CaES C*T*RHHr'jj T§ r '^' The best thing to do is this : when you're suffering from Sick or Bilious Headaches, Consti pation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, or any derangement of the Liver, Stomach, or Bowels, get something that relieves promptly and cures permanently. Don't shock the sys tem with the ordinary pills get Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They're the smallest, for one thing (hut that's a great thing), and the easiest to take. They're the hest, for they work in Nature's o„wn way mildly and gently, but thoroughly and effec tively. They're the cheapest, for they're guaranteed to give satisfaction, or your money is returned. You pay only for the good you get. What more can you ask ? But don't get something that the dealer says is "just as good." It may he better for him, but it's pretty certain to be worse for you. W& V For Ladles and Cents, six styles ¥% vb \ /yRTpNJn PneumatlcCushlon and Solid Tires. yßlgl i\ 112 112 112 Diamond From* Stee Orop Forgtnes. Steel 112 ' •^L a a/ I f" Tubing. Adjustable Ball Bearings to ai' running parts, I ■ ncluding Pedals Suspension Saddle. \ \ 7 Strictly HIGH GRADE in Every Particular. \ —V ■» -A '' / Sfud 6 cesti 1. ilamps for onr 100-pac illustrated c*t«-j SB Bl,,,l, r»i«io(tn IRKKT |jor- So Cft Police ttnd . Wkl ' *2aOo Dongola. Farmer - dimj&J Si 7K *' Sf) Cfl ExtraValuß 8./U MTSSES. «* For BOYS'& YOUTH'S. 5 2.25 Zl'*sL. $ S L7S *2.00 G ° odWe ß"oe. SCHOOL SHO>ES * TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES. IT IS A DUTY you owe to yourself ami your family, (luring these hard times, to net the most value for your money. You can economize lit your foot wear if you purchase W. 1,. Douglas' Shoes, which, without question, represent a greater value for the money than any other makes. ITS ARI W. L. DOUGLAS' name and the price is stamped I Ivlli on the bottom of each shoe, which protects tho consumer against high prices and inferior shoos. Beware of dealers who acknowledge the superiority of W. L. Douglas' Shoes by attempt ing to substitute other makes for them. Such substitutions are fraud ulent, and subject to prosecution by low, for obtaining money under false pretences. W L. DOllf'•'-' , ° "rocliton, Nlsss. II itnt l«»t' »*l«* in your ulnr* «rml diront to l < *n« , t(it*v, Miuiiij Itloil, nizo nn«l whltla fouled* Irre. AliKNTrt WANTKI). Will u'ivv excltiMlve *ul<* to MIIO* dealer* vlirrr I linvt* no ittfent ami udveriUo them lrei» In fern I i>ai»ci-. ________ But Few Men succeed in doing roery thing they attempt equally well, hewer men succeed tn doing more than one thing ivell. This is essentially an age of Specialists. Jl'e are Specialists in the Tailoring line. lie male Suits to order for the man who has $20.00 to SjO,QQ to spend. lie male Trousers to order for the man who has $5.00, to J? l-'-oo to spend. J leased to nee ire your order for either, , (live it,'*"' to «•/*«'< from. flit Hid /III In tjH lei tllatii U* uW< II" lilt) iW hi'l' full'mi', 141 4k 147 Bowery, 6«-> & *»/ iVnu A\ *■ AM) WASHIMtiTI'N, D. C ■jj ( hi**j4w4>, 74 W.i.liiiigluii St. MW YOMK HUtTON. M**». I«> kti A»>lmw M., 4 u kwWhlieU M., ktM(f| ot 1> * **i< calers, r J Philadelphia. Pa. , - «r Gardiner's Seeds .—New Catalogue K j for likjj now ready. Frtc. send for it "W 'A 7- *W ' 1 • io 112\ i,k Ar!SSSH I lli.- h %i..IH injure itiu Huh and »-nu < W I . •hi Odor. I ' |»m I > ■ » twi Uv llu I i i "■ I FRAZERgb£«!e IIHkkT IN *IIV W UHkli. 11. «wu. if. au.ui i>w»t *OMMMr .un.M.b, Ilirrt I, . . 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