Malta.
» There was at the Centennial Exposi
tion tho head of a woman cut in but
ter, which attracted much attention
from the rural visitors. For this they
panned by the women painted on can
vas or carved in marble ; they were too
like tho real tiling, and they probably
knew how difficult it is to make butter
into moulds. For some reason Malta
reminds you of this butter lady. It is
a real city—with real houses and ca
thedral and streets, no doubt, but you
haro a feeling that they are not genu
ine,, and that though it is very cleverly
done, it is, after all, a city carved ont
of cheeso or butter. Some of tho
cheese is mouldy and covered with
green, and some of the walls liavo
holes in tlieni, as has aerated bread or
Roquefort cheese, and the streets and
tlitj pavements, and the carved facades
of the churches and opera house, and
the earth and the hills beyond—every
thing upon which your eye can rest is
glaring and yellow, with not a red roof
to relieve it; It is all just yellow lime
stone, and it looks like Dutch cheese.
Ii is liko no other place exactly that
you have ever seen. The approach in
to the canal-like harbor under the guns
and the search lights of the fortifica
tions, the moats and drawbridges, and
the glaring monotony of the place it
self which seems to have been cut out
of 0110 piece and painted with one
brush, suggest those little toy for
tresses of yellow wood which appear in
tuo shop windows at Christmas time.
Of course the lirst and last thought one
has of Malta is that the island was tho
home of the Order of the Kntghts of
St. John, or Knights Hospitallers.
This Order, which was the most noble
of those of the days of mediaeval chiv
alry, was the band of warrior monks
who waged war against the infidels,
who kept certain vows, and who,under
the banner of the white cross, became
honored and feared throughout the
then known world. Their headquarters
changed from place to place during tho
four hundred years that stretched from
tiie Eleventh Century, when the Order
was'first established, up to 1530, when
Charles V. made over to Malta and all
its dependencies in perpetual sov
ereignty to the keeping of these
Knights. They had no sooner fortified
the island than thero began the nine
months' siege of the Turks, one of the
most memorable sieges in history.
When it was ended, the Turks re-em
barked 10,000 of the 40,000 men they
had landed, and of the 9000 Knights
present under the Grand Master Jean
ile la Valette when the siege had
opened, but (!00 capable of bearing
arms remained alive. Harper's
Weekly. _____
Missouri lias 9301 school districts,
11,74-1 school houses, 13,G77 school
teachers, 822,430 persons of school age,
and 610,550 in the public schools.
SWELLINGS IN THE NECK
Or f/oltt-e, made my
neck fully twice it natu
ral size. "For three years
all my strength seemed
togo into the swelling. I
took Hood's Sttrsaparillfi, ff
which gave mo strength, _ Janßg; J
relieved distress in my
stomach, and best of all,
removrU "MHSHNHT
the t/oirre. Xam now Mri. Swlaefard.
in tho l>est. of health." Mas. H. C. SWINE
FOHJJ, Union County, Mifltinhurg, Pa.
Hood's 5S5u Cures
When other preparations fall.
Hood'* Pilln act caally, yot promptly and effi
ciently, on the liver and bowels. 25 c«nU.
"August
Flower"
Miss C. G. MCCLAVB, School
teacher, 753 Park Place, Elmira, N.
Y. " This Spring while away from
home teaching my first term in a
country school I was perfectly
wretched with that human agony
called dyspepsia. After dieting for
two weeks aud getting no better, a
friend wrote me, suggesting that I
take August Flower. The very next
day I purchased a bottle. lam de
lighted to say that August Flower
helped me so that I have quite re
covered from my indisposition." 9
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WHEN A SILO IS INDIHPENBABT/E.
The silo in indispensable for a winter
dairy. And this makes necessary a
series of crops most suitable for the
purpose. As the main reliance is on
corn for the ensilage, thero will be
little else grown, but the summer feed
ing of cows is iv simple matter. This
should be by pasturing, which is the
cheapest mode of feeding cows and by
far the most convenient, as there will
be no time takeu up in driving them
back and forth, as they will remain in
the pasture during the three summer
months. It is thus seen that the
winter dairy is most economical in
every way, and more profitable than
ordinary dairying as well.—New York
Times.
PRTTNINO ORAPE VINES.
Many agricultural writers insist that
grape vines should only be pruned in
the fall or beginning of winter, and
undoubtedly that is the best time, but
we have pruned in the spring, after
the leaves were half grown, without
any injury to the vines. We did not
cut back as closely as we should have
done in the fall, and sometimes one
or two of the lost joints died, probably
from bleeding, but there was no ex
cessive bleeding, nnd the main vino
did not seem to be hurt by it, or the
fruit lessened in size or sweetness. It
was thought, better than to allow a
neglected vine to grow too much
wood. But. we would not care to prune
between the formation of the fruit
buds and the ripening of the fruit, un
less to nip off the ends of branches
that are making too much growth.—
Boston Cultivator.
MAKE BEST DVTTEIL.
If dairymen will bear in mind tha
the best butter pays a profit and the
poorest insures a loss, they will have
one large foundation stone of dairy
economy established. The average
grade just pays the cost of production ;
the poorest grades fall below and the
better grade rises above. The profit
accrues from the better grades of but
ter produced from the better grades of
cows. For while it is entirely prac
ticable to always make a high grade
butter from a low grade cow, it is not
possible to secure a profit, because of
the small quantity. Neither can a
profit be obtained by making large j
quantities of poor butter. First we !
need a good cow, then give the cow j
and her milk good care and success is
certain. There is comfort in the fact
that it is just as easy to make good
butter by good methods as to make
poor butter by the "old granny"
methods, in fact it is very much easier
and ten times more satisfactory.—
Orange Judd Farmer.
STEEI. OR IRON NAILS.
Since the introduction of steel nails
the iron nails have been slow of sale,
yet the latter are often palmed off on
the purchaser unless steel nails are
especially ordered. The wire steel
nails cost a trifle more than the square
cut steel ones, but are enough better to j
pay, as the wire nails do not split the j
timber, or mutilate the fiber of the
wood, as does the common nail. A
wire nail, if notched, clings to the j
wootl, ami for clinching is preferable \
to the common form of steel nail. As ;
to durability, both will rust away if in
an exposed position. Iron nails break
when under heavy strain, or when bent j
at right angles, while those of steel |
hang with a most wonderful tenacity, I
and for fencing, and like purposes, i
should always be used. For shingling, j
wire nails are best. They do not split :
or tear away the underside of the j
shingles, as do the square cut nails of |
both iron and steel. When driving
large steel nails into hard wood, they |
are liable to bend unless struck squarely, i
—American Agriculturist.
HOW TO GKOOM A HORSK.
The few stable hands who know how
to groom a horse properly are gen
erally too indolent to ilo it. It is quite
an art to clean a horse as he should be i
cleaned, and it is no easy job. For
that reason he is seldom groomed as !
he should be. A groom must be ac- j
tive, strong and experienced. Every j
inch of the hor'ie. beginning at the
heatl, should be gone over thoroughly
with brush, comb and rag. I .
A man who would not much rather '
take care of his own horse, provided
he has the time, has not true love for
the horse. No animal will repay one ! t
for care and attention like the horse, j
He will show it not only in appesrance ;
externally, but in health and spirits, i
Good grooming will do as much in im- , i
proving the eonditicn of a horse as an ,
additional four quarts of oats per day.1
In grooming a horse properly i»o ,
should be tied from bide to l-ide HO that I
he cannot throw hi« head around and
work himself all over the floor, which
he is sure to do under the comb if he
is not of a disposition too phlegmatic ,
to feel the tcraehiiifc. A good brush ,
uutl -ouib an required, a.t well a't it
brooineoru Wush for r.tsne and tail ]
Never us.' the Comb on the horse's (
bead. If lit has any rpirit at all he J
will not endure it
Take Ihe brush in the ri|{ht hand ' ,
an 1 the headstall li the left, steady ,
bis bead while hnuluiiK gently, anil ,
then with the comb in the h-ft hand ,
curry the Heck from behind the tar ,
and tin entire ri£h» m It. ti • thr<ni/l, ,
the saiue proet on tho It It side , ,
lea*« Ko spttee nut- inched Alt r dir |,
r.viiiK tak»* tin brut h an I t*tit*h tin
hair ih.» wrong »a >, armping the J
brush al ;i.|ti i.tr. with the e.nnb to
clean it. T' t-u th' riffHt way wit'. ,
the brush; fallow the Itrtitth with a
Wnttltii rat; fitbi>tfit< th< ha'r tip and
then •WtMilh it. |H.t. Ik| r 11..-H |
grt<***■ and the lio|*r will .1 ■» his ,
k. ap'i, t rttd net t>« l t, Hsii.it.
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but is rarely entirely eradicated. The
r removal of the manger and placing the
i horse's food upon the ground will nol
5 prevent a determined cribber from
, swallowing air. The sides of the stall
5 he will sometimes utilize for the same
. purpose, and some horses will crib OD
, their own bodies. Others learn to cril?
, without any support at all. It has been
r clearly proved that what is known as
[ cribbing is not, as was once thought,
, an act of belching and expelling gas
1 from the stomach and swallowing aii
• into it.
s Horses killed after cribbing have had
! the gases in their stomachs and intes
, tines subjected to chemical analysis,
with the result that pure air has been
found. Moreover, other experiments
have been made which load to the same
conclusion. An empty bladder inserted
in the gullet in a prescribed way if
found to be distended with pure ail
after the act of cribbing. The vice of
crib-biting, in the way it is most usually
performed, is destructive to the teeth
of the horse, anil BO interferes with
the proper mastication of his food.
Swallowing air, however, in any way
frequently results in serious intestinal
troubles—indigestion, flatulency, co
licky pains and other ailments. The
owner of a cribbing horse is in posses
sion of a troublesome, undesirable ani
mal.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
If pollen is kept dry it will last for
years.
Whitewash is a good purifier for the
cow stable.
Keep the trees growing if you wish
them to succeed.
The harrow is a grand tool to use
early in the corn.
Keep the cultivator going every day
possible in season.
If honey is kept in a warm, dry place
it will never spoil.
In starting an orchard it is best to
have only a few varieties
It is suggested that catnip will repay
cultivation for honey alone.
An application of hardwood ashes
will supply the potash necessary for
tho berries.
Ayrshire and Holstein milk does not
cream as readily when set as Jersey or
1 Guernsey milk.
A good corn crop will produce more
j than twice as much food per acre as a
heavy hay crop.
The quality and. quantity of the
milk will be improved if cows are fed
and milked regularly.
Crowd the cultivation of corn now
on till haying and do not let tho grass
get too old before cutting.
Fine manure, raked or cultivated in
near the surface, will add fertility to
the soil and niako the plants grow.
At a late honey show in England a
large manufactured hive, which coukl
be taken apart, attracted much atten
tion.
One German paper recommends dip
: ping the new queen in liquid honey
; and then dropping her among the
bees.
It is not too late in most parts of
the country to get in corn and have it
make a pretty fair crop for silage or
| fodder.
Two crops of hay from the though
will give a hay better relished by stock
than one. Cut one early, tho other
| before frost.
Every sheepman should attend tho
i farmers' institutes. If the fair asso
ciations do not give sheep a fair show,
' attend the meetings of the board and
tell what they want.
Many people do not like the honey
gathered from buckwheat. It is
' neither so white nor so delicate as
clover honey, which, however, it sur
passes in richness. Alsike honey has
a slight amber tint and is said to tuste
I liko basswood honey.
Every mutton raiser, and all are
| going to be who are not now, should
study the local trade of his neighbor
hood and then goto the city stock
! yards, slaughter houses, anil follow up
the carcasses to see where they go,
who buys them aud who eats them.
No man can tell another how to do a
thing that will certainly make as much
as it did for him ; but almost anybody
cun tell something that will suggest a
new idea that may be turned to ail van
tage. This is what sheep raisers need
now a little more than any other claim
of live stock men.
It is interesting aud profitable to
know what is done with the fifth quar
ter, the skin, entrails, head,
blood and manure of sheep at th«
slaughtering houses. It is a fact thai
this fifth quarter, so often a loss on
the farm, atTonls a big profit to the
trade even if there were no other.
War (James.
The war games best calculated to I
yield really useful results are those |
which are Mimell lues played in autici- i
patitin of some field day or series of !
iiiaiiit-nvres. It m surprising h<>w |
ofteu there In total disagreement l>e
tWeen the probable 1 none* arrived at,
severally, bv real men oit real ground, !
and those bridlifht HIHIIII by lead piece*
tipmi the map or mode!. Ground tea
ttifes, MI appari-iitlv liiMKiuficaiit that
their existence in iiUillst-o\■ red even
II poll tilt »t settle um|M>, wtllaoliie-
Ullies Mlfflee to niter the «Btir« sltlia
tinu. H|H'akitttf generally, tb« com
moii result of much playing of waf
Maine* in tt llietllcut. tin mistaken idea
tlmt, jjivt 11 ft it tin U1 1, * eoiitiiat lias
a M*< tl Isoile AM Otlliet of |ifit'lllHi In
woftlt a toit uf theory. IMm of tliu
llr*t thing* atiifh it IK iMH iitial to *|>
I r flat* l« in aat tin ru la no Mtclt
tiling a* 11 1 Mint t mi l that It Is the
MIM ip»et. I who Ii terv Iriqil. lillj lm|.
|H its All tlmt tie I- at tfvfe' Is) mil U<
Is to I Mart lie ill xirttl H*nlt m fat m*
he is able, an 1 make p»o|«, | pr« |>ala
tton* (or a» • tin , Hi. .|ifti»i«Hy tu cm
t>l failure |tv»! Arm
fit* i«,.r.t» p|.«»ae«||foUt
4 KlltgU tl«« »| > eulU . ill >I"W|4 Wi H"«
thWM »«• *>l4 ii* (w* fII.UUU. I
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A SEASONABLE RELISH.
A seasonable relish is a stuffed en
cumber. Bemove the peel from a
large cucumber and cut it into pieces
about half an inch thick ; place these
in a steamer and steam steadily until
they are thoroughly cooked—about
half an hour. Have ready in a sauce
pan a well-seasoned mince or force
meat of any sort. Carefully scoop out
the seeds from the rounds of the cu
cumber and fill them with the mince.
Garnish each with a ring of capers
placed near the edge and serve on a
border of spinach snrrounded by thick
tomato sauce.—New York Times.
TO CLEAN WHITE STLK LACE.
There are two well-known recipes for
cleaning white silk lace. One is to
wind it around a piece of wood, like a
piece of broom-handle, or a glass bot
tle, and to soak it all night in warm
castile soapsuds and milk; rinse in
warm water, soak in soap and warm
water; rinse again without rubbing,
bleach in sun and dry. The second
method recommends that tho lace be
spread out upon white paper, covered
with calcined magnesia ; another sheet
of paper placed upon it, and laid away
for three days between the pages of a
large book ; then shake off the powder,
and the lace will be clean and white.—
Now York World.
now TO MARE A SKIRT FORM.
Take a block of wood two inches
thick and at least a foot square. Bore
a hole through the center and fit into
it a wooden rod a little longer than
the dress skirt. Then from a pine
board saw a circle the size of your
waist. Screw this securely to the other
end of rod; fasten seven drcssreeds to
the board, placing them so that one
comes in the middle of the back. With
two reeds make alioop that fits loosely
over the hips and place this under the
reeds five inches below tho waist. Tie
firmly wherever the reeds cross. A
second and slightly larger hoop should
bo placed five inches below the upper
one. Place aver tho reeds a small
hoop-skirt from the bottom of which
several rows of wire have been re
moved. Fasten tho skirt to the reeds,
sew tapes to edge of the skirt at regu
lar intervals, draw them down and
tack to tho block. This holds the skirt
in position.—New York Voice.
now TO STARCH.
The starching is nearly as important
ns washing. Let the prints dry before
doing it. Use starch properly colored
for colored grounds, unless there is
white in the design to be muddled by
it. See that the starch is well cooked,
free of lumps, not scorched and not too
thick.
Turn your garments wrong side out,
dip them in, kneading them well into
the starch, but not lotting it flow in
the right side. Turn and hang out,
well spread, in the airiest shade you
can find until bone dry.
That is for thick stuffs, ginghams,
cambrics, calicos, and so on.
Muslins, lawns and airy batistes re
quire different usage. The best starch
for them is clear gum water—either
gum arabic or gum tragacanth. Take
care that every fibre is well wet with
it, but squeeze, not wring, out all tho
surplus and hang to dry.
As soon as the garment feels a lit tla
rough on the surface—when they are
neither damp nor dry—takedown, fold
and roll. Unfold a breath at a time
anil pat anil pull it between your two
hands until it is almost dry. When
yon have gone over the whole garment
sprinkle it lightly and roll tight. Leave
it for at least an hour, covering so
thickly that the outside cannot dry.
Sprinkle and roll iu the same way
the thicker garments, which, however,
need a great deal more water than the
muslins. But do not make them too
wet; above all, do not have wet
splotches on a semudry ground. Any
fabric that will hiss under the iron is
too wet for good results.
Do your sprinkling with the atomi
zer or fine rose-nosed watering pot, so
gently that a mist, not a thunder
shower, shall descend upon your gar
ments, that is, if you would escape
smears anil sticky irons.—Atlanta Con
stitution.
SEASONABLE RECIPES.
Palm Pancakes Well beat three
fresh eggs, then mix three tablespoon
fuls of dry flour with a pint of new
milk. I'ass it through a sieve into tho
eggs. Put one-half ounce of laril into
a clean frying pan, and when it isquito
hot pour in a little batter as thin as
possible. Scatter over it some finely
minced candied citron peel; then cover
with batter as thin as before. Fry a
light brown ; drain dish and serve very
hot with half lemons. The pancakes
must be not larger than the palm of
the hand.
Liver —A very nice and tasty way of
cooking liver is to cut it in slices about
an eighth of an inch thick, anil to
j&akc the dish look nicely stamp the
livor in rounds with a pastry-cutter
and season it with popper ami salt;
then entirely Cover with eggs and bread
crumbs and fry in clean hot grease un
til a nice golden color. Fry some very
thin slice* of bacon and arrange them
between the liver, and pottf a thick
brown sauce round the dish, aud un
less you prefer the sauce plaiu, you
will find the additiou of a little chopped 1
gherkin and capers will improve it j
very much.
Peach Short Cake Use canned |
peaches and prepared flower for this j
dish. Chop quarter of a pound of but .
ter into a quart of prejMireil flour, !
quickly stir into it enough sweet milk
to make a soft doiigh ; put this into j
twu round cakes upon buttered tin i
plates tt ltd bake the lit in a hot uveu.
-M< ant Hue open a eau of peaches, re
serve th< finest for tin two top layers I
au.l cut the rest IU small quarters.
Inn the short cakes iu the oven are
doll, mid Cool enough to handle,
tin 111 o|ien with the aid of a fork, lillt
ler lln llialdea, divide I lie cut pMtchta
upon th« iwo Im.Hoiu layers, and ar
lange the fine t'U.s oil the others j
thickly iblsl all with sifted powdered
sugar, lay lh« top* uiuiii both un let
pleee* and ser»e the short c«kea With
li. r. sitla «! sugar »l. t sweet re ant
the uf the calmed acht**, Well
• Wwetened with p> mlt♦ « d »U*tft« i«M
It* U*ed Ibstmsd of . »■ am
11.. |. Hit Uu'ssi aeiuraa,
using || iintimi mm u f .awtanaia and
plodu lug a« anwttft) wulpulwA
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The Highest Egg.
"We now come," Raid J. C. Stephens,
at his auction rooms in King street,
Covent Garden, "to the egg of the
Aepyornis maximum, the biggest bird
living or extinct. It has been extinct
for some time, and only two of its
bones have been found. According to
the catalogue the bird was more than
ten feet high and was flightless."
"I should think so," said a prospec
tive egg buyer.
"It would seem to me," said Mr.
Stephens, "that the bird that laid this
egg must have been something like
thirty-five feet high—about as high as
a house. You will sec by the cata
logue that it measures 34} inches in
its longest circumference and twenty
eight inches in girth. This egg is
several inches larger than the egg we
sold last year. It is, of course, a great
rarity, and not more than thirty of
these eggs are known.
"This, I think, is the finest egg ol
the lot. It should bo remembered
that there are sixty known eggs of the
great auk, and they sell for a couple
of hundred guineas each. I don't
mean to say that this egg should bring
as much as a great auk's egg, but wo
sold one not so good as this last year
for seventy guineas."
The egg was passing from hand to
hand in a wooden box while the
auctioneer was speaking. It looked
too large for an egg, though in othoi
respects it seems natural enough. It
was not difficult to understand how a
bird that had laid such an egg bad be
como extinct. The strain must havd
been equal to tho horse-power of an
Atlantic, liner, and the cackle that fol
lowed the arrival of the egg must have
made the welkin ring until its head
ached.
The egg is of a brownish gray color
and sounds like porcelain when it is
drummed on with tho knuckles. The
bird that was accustomed to lay this
sort of egg lived, it is said, in Mada
gascar, and buried its eggs in the sand.
It is only possibly to find the egg by
digging in the sand, and more egge
may yet bo found, as a good deal ol
tho seashore of Madagascar has not
been dug up yet.
The egg was finally sold for sixty
seven guineas.—Pall Mall Gazette.
Persian Needle-Work.
The difference between Persian and
the nee(,Ue work we are accustomed to
see seems to lie in the thoroughness
sincerity, an artist would call it—
of the former. Every stitch is taken
with mathematical precision, and there
is no slighting at any ppint. The
wrong side of the work is as admirable
in its way as tho right side. In some
specimens the stiches cover tho design
on both sides, the needle being carried
across underneath, as it is in the em
broidering of China crape shawls. On
other pieces the needle is put back
toward tho wrong side close by the
place it was drawn through, thus
throwing all the work up on the right
side and leaving what looks liko beau
tifully regular outline-work on the re
verse. This is the method used in
working sofa pillows, table covers, or
anything which only exposes one side.
But for curtains, handkerchiefs,
shawls, etc., tho double-faced cm
broidery is invariably used.
A favorite method of this Persian
worker is the introduction of texts or
sentences upon the border or centre of
her pieces. Tho lettering isso quaint,
angular, and disconnected that at the
first look it seems liko a geometric
pattern. On one white linen table
cover, heavily worked in flowers and
foliage with gray silk, was a border of
lettering wrought in gold thread. Tho
eharacters were about four inches tall,
and the sentiment they conveyed,
"God is great; Good is good," took
up a very short space, but the text
was repeated again and again.-—Har
per's Bazar.
"I can heartily say to any vomit: man
who is wanting good employment, work for
Johnson & Co., follow their instructions anil
you will succeed." So writes an agent of RK.
Johnson A- Co., Kichmond, Va., anil that's tho
way all of their men talk.
We fare K ii pi u re.
No matter of how lon* standing. Write
for free treatise, testimonials, etc., to S. J,
Hollensworth & Co., Owego, 'l ioga Co., N. V.
Price $1; by mall, $1.15.
E. B.Walthall & Co., Druggists, Horse Cave,
Ky., say ; " Hall's Catarrh Cure cures every
one that takes it." Hold by Druggists. 7.x .
Inventors of anything made of wood assisted
financially or otherwise to patent or place on
market. Wm. Mattison, Kmc :{|7'.', New York.
Hatch's Universal Cougli Syrup costs no
more than others and benefits more.
Beecham's Pills correct bad effects of over
eating. Heechnm's—no others. 2T>cents a box.
I
Bring* comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when j
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world's lust products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid i
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, ttvrup of Figs.
It« excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable aud pleas- I
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly j
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the *ynteu>,
dispelling colds, headaches aud fevers j
and permanently ruling constipation,
it has gi\eii satisfaction to millions and
met Willi the approval of the utedieal
profession, U-r.iu- it acts on the Kid
ney*, l.iver aud llottels without weak- I
ruing ihrin audit is |« rfvctly tree from
• trry objectionable substance.
*yrup of Figs is fi*i sate by all drug
got* in -"Mie aud #1 bottles, but it la mati
ul.e Im.d by the tfcli forma Fig fcyrup
TO only, WIHNS. • IUMU< is pitiuedon »-verjr
p44 kagi', also the MUM', 'Up of Figs, I
a» I hting »cl! iukumm, you wiU nut
Jn'irpl iili) * lb? Ut uU. if uihled.
BIG MONEY
. ,* -....u v ''( ii *- 1 il«r*
m ««.? r. Jrxa if v.lv.-.., ..
Dandies in the (■ermnu Army.
Referring to the recent order of the
German Emperor with regard to the
dandyfied irregularities which had be
come common in the German Army, a
correspondent at Berlin calls our at
tention to tlio fact that the Kaiser him
self is not altogether free from affecta
tion of this kind, inasmuch as he him
self sets the fashion of "bangle" wear
ing. In most of the many portraits of
tho Kaiser tho bangle is brought into
special prominence by the position of
tho arm. But though addicted to the
bangle he never condescended to the
earring, which formerly was very com
monly worn among his officers.
T N EVERY Re
-1 ceipt that calls
jiji.uifor baking powder
use the "Royal." It will make the
food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor,
more digestible and
wholesome.
"We recommend the Royal —*
Baking Powder as superior to
all others."— United Cooks "iTy /1
and Pastry Cooks Associ- , 'Wj l ' , \N(
at ion of the United States. ' '
iyfMF.ICs I / A Sjr iSSadtl
aPTsO. FOR A CftSE l"p- W l LL-N E.^B
' An agreeable Laiatlvo ana Nnrra TONIC.
Bold by Druggists or sent by mail. 86c., 50c.
and SI.OO per package. Samples free.
If A WA The Favorite TOOTS POWTJI
nU HU for the Teeth and ilrcath.lXxs.
> v n u-'ir
■THE KIND I
MMM MRS. P. J. CROMWELL, S
Bff JEsperancc, N. Y.
■A WORLD OF JOY IN|
| FOUR WORDS! ■
■"Two Bottles Cured Me!"|
H DAN A S AHS APA KM. LA CO.- ■
P? Dear Sirs:— For yeara I have been troubled e?=
i~with Kheiiimit it* in. nl*o Liver and Kid-«
■ney Trouble. Nothing seemed to help inellFj
until I tried
■ DANA'S "
I SARSAPARILLA |
two hottlea (TRED ME. ■
■ Yours respectfully, 55
Esperanee, N. Y. MIfS. P. J. CROMWELL. ~
■■SCHOHABIK CO. 88. flf
S? This certifies timt I know the Above Mrs. P. J. ==
to be trustworthy , and one upon■■
Mwhoic word you r»n relv. ■
A. 11. McKEE, Justice of the Peace.
« Esperanee, Y. £
HI Dana Sarsapariila Co., Belfast, Maine. i==
MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS
F*vitu
THOMSON'S SQI
SLOTTED
CLINCH RIVETS.
No tool! required, Onlv a hammer needed to drive
find clinch them easily and quickly, leaving the clinch
Absolutely smooth. KeqHiring no hoie to be made In
the leather nor burr lor the Kivcta. Thev are airoiic,
tonuli and slurable. Millions now in use. Ali
iemrths, uniform or assorted, put up In boxes.
Ask your dealer lor them, or send 40c. in
stamps tor a bo* of iuo, a&aorted Man id by
JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO.,
walthax, ma HS.
N IDEAL FA MILY "M ITb Tc |"N C*
I For Indlccstlon. Hlllousucrs. I
i llcudai hr, ton*iipatiun, lliid
14 umuU-xloM, Offtuwlvc Itrrnth, j
and all disorders of (he Stoiuach, ■
= Liver and Bowels, _
■ KIPANS VaBULES fV 3 P* A*ll
a<*t gently yet promptly. Fnfe< t =
I digestion follows their uw Hold I
*by druggists or twint by mail. Box "
(6 vials >,76c. Package < 4 boxes), s'l. _
I For free lamplcH aodroM ■ 1
L C °' 9 N ® W Yo S* I
■■■■■■■■■■■l doubts
■ * we can cure them stob-
I BLOOD PolSo*|s , , l "'« ra 'Vr' , l r,^
k fiPFPlil TY H particulars and inve»ti
M »• ertwiufci i* ■ gate our rellabdlty. i»ur
fln I'SCkillg
$ .00,000. When mereury
lodide potassium, sanutp trilla or Hot Springs (ail, we
gu iranUM' a euro—and our Ma- ie < yphilene la the on'y
thing that will cure permanently. Positive ituuf svul
•ruled. fruc. » oof KKMK»r Co., Chicago. 111.
CVIIIIIKM \ IKftKi'T TABIJKTti
<>re*a, «'Miorie»*; <l«»cs not Injure hand*, furniture. I
fabric ianimal or plant life kill* all ittsect>. nut* j
t*>*. Hi pints iiH.sen boxes. $1.45. send money
order. Fllnn Dunn v «... r« East Hih si., v. N fit*
PilOlAifl J °H> w. MOHHIS
HmUra Wa.hlncloM, l>.« .
u i»*t *».»r. i'>»djudie*ting» laiws. alty aiuu*.
Ilfllft-r IO llfllir wuhout a la-vr!)" Almox as forbid<Un« as
UlUfl I |\ |f| IfygL without u "mother.'' Protect it from
19 tin I u nUIVIL tresspassers by erßctiu* a HARTMAN
STEEL PICKET FENCE.
We mil moro Lawn IVnHmr tlian all other
x jk nuuiufoctitrera OOJUibintxl, bee HUM* it in the
'"t H ANO S0 i JK IT ANDBFSTF EN C E MADE
waiMi free* on itpplicftt lon. Menturn thin pa pea
Works: *«r F<'«lL«, I'M.
llrmii hei: 1 Oil i'ltftkuber t»l., N«w York.
IURTMIN lIANUFIGTUIIINu CO. H.rr»;, , : l tXZS? •"•
11 1 Fair Fact Gaimat Itont far an Untidy riaaaa."
Vaa
SAPOLIO
In the time of Frederick William 11.
when the German Army was resting
on the laurels of the great Frederick,
dandies flourished in great numbers,
among the officers, in spite of severe
official condemnations of foppery. Tho
monstrosities and extravagance differed
but slightly from those of to-day—
sharp-pointed toes, ridiculously high
colors and short overcoats without
seams. Latter-day exquisites have also
adopted the plan of crowding on the
finger as many rings as possible—he
who can carry the largest number on
the ring fingers and at the same time
bend his finger being considered to
have the bluest blood. —London Globe.
with Pantos, Enamels and Paints which stain tile I
hands, injure the iron and burn red. I
The Rifling Sun Stove Polish is Brilliant, Odor- I
less, Durable, and the consumer pays for no tin I
or glass package with every purchase. I
jfl M h I B P Mlllli ;
•Delicious Drink.:
J A. EASILY MADE 1
WINTER F
■ Quiet® the Nerves. Aids Dilation. »
" Cools the Rlood. Prevents Fever*. »
\ Quenches Thirst. Tomperance Drink, J
■ Put up in condensed form, 10, 25 and .50 cent a
• bottle*. AikyourOßOt r.Ror DuiJOGifiT. To be »
■ sure youffctthe genuine allow your dealer thia »
a advertisement ;or send «1 CO to ua and we will ,
■ nend by express, prepaid, enough to make several 9
• gallons. At wholesale only by 9
: F" F? />. Psl K E. HOUSH & GO. J
• 23C Waehington Bt., Boston, Mass. i
AGENTS wanted in each town. '
rir>Ti y TfTii u imyMiminm !
HM
(3" Send 6c. in sump* tor lOOfagc I
illustrated catalogue of bicycle*, guat, I
and sporting goods of every description. I
EVERf MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR,
By J. Hamilton Ay or?, A. >l.. M.D. a
Tbis is a most Valuable Book A.
for the Household, teaching as it T
d'.es the casii.v-di-uinguished -1
Symptoms of difleren* l>.senses, I
Ihe Cause - and Means of Pre- 9 4
ventinK mch Di-eases and the 1 -fO
Simple.-t Remedies which will a!- -1
leviate or cure. J
;<*B Pages, Profusely Illustrated, rr r
The Book is written in plain 1 R>»t
every'day Kngilsh. and Is fre • I f *>
from the technical tcrni> which I -> \4
render most Doctor Pooks so | W&" \
valueless to the KCiu-ralitv of I 7/ { )'
readers. Till* Hook i* in- I . // L V //
1 ended lobeol M-rv.«T in U- /
1 lie Fll uiily. and is M » worded LVf/>T /
; - t-. N' readily understood by all
ONI.V titt.lH. l'OSTI'All). ifffLX'&'T \l|
Postage Stamps Taken. , ll'll I J J
Nut only <loes this Book con- 53gC II fj I
live to Dlseasi*. but very proper- 54? j\ vk\ J, L
1> hives a Complete Analysis of II)\ | * /'II
everything pertaining to Court- I |Um jl|
*hlp, Marriage and the Produi *^P\ V ' nlfl | "
tion and Bearing of Healthy I VI '""I
Families,together with Valuable I
plauationsof Botanical Practice, I AK
Correct use of Ordinary Herbs,*" 1 ij
ll(l(lK*i'l R. IIIM SK.
131 l.ronnrd Ml., N. * I'Uy cvrsn
■ ap 112 j rl
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Best. KwdeM to I sc. ami Chrapext
■ bold by druggists or
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