Electric Storms at Sen, An elevtrio storm nt sea is one of the alarming experiences to which u mariner is exposed, but «« a matter of record it is one that is less fruitful iu disastrous results. As n rule, few pre cautions are taken to guard against u stroke of lightning, especially in the merchant ,ser\ iee. Ships of war are usually titled with lightning conduc tors, a precaution made necessary by the explosives atored away in their magiMsiuca. Hut these safeguards are seldom seen on a merchant vessel, and judging I>V the extreme rarity of the eases where they have been struck. Jack's claim that ho is safer on the ocean than on shore during an elec trical disturbance must lie admitted. Chicago Herald. I,(union's I ton key Show. London has a donkey show every year. It is conducted l»y very im port-ant personages for the benefit of the costermongers. Prizes are given for all sorts of excellence, but the highest prizes are awarded to the don key showing tlic best care, the object nf it all being to make the coster kind to his donkey. The atl'air is always a griat success, the donkeys and donkey carts looking smart with their roses and ribbons, and some of the donkeys showing coats like velvet. There were sixty-seven entries at the show held last week. Chicago Herald. Mecca Pilgrims Kama Title. More than fifty-eight thousand Ma hometans made the pilgrimage to Mecca last year. The performance of this religious duty entitles every one of the faithful accomplishing it to be dignified ever after by the title of "hadji," and thistitte makes its bearer a man of consequence in his neighbor hood, even if, like Hadji Stavios, lie becomes a bold bandit and degenerates generally. .V Revolving Table. A woman inventor has constructed | a table which w ill wait 11)1011 itself. The table is round, and the stationary space for plates, etc., is about ten inches wide'. Within this circle is a revolving disk, an inch or two higher | than the stationary part. On this the food is placed, and a simple turn 1 will bring the desired article within 1 vouch. — Kate Field's Washington. Hostou is said to have made the first American umbrella. H|HI«I«>« Aee Ti'itttt|»«. This phrase, used hy the CuK'liNor Ituhber ( o. to nnphaNixe the jtopularity and desirabil ity of their S| ml in if Hoots, is sinful nrl> appro* printe at this time, a» Indicating that the Kar- j tmris "on top." The recent panie has not ' n aterially affected the Farmer. Crops are fairly RIKHU Kurope want* our produce and has the moneyVo pay for it. Hence, the Far mer is all ritfht, for the country is rich. The Colchester spading Boot Is outselling all other kinds of Hubf%r Boots; hence. " Spade# are ) Trump* " in double sense. statk or ONTO. CITY or TOLIDO, I m Li'caa COUNTY, 112 FRANK J. CIIKNKY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the Arm of F. «l. CHKNKY ite Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, Count> and Stat© aforesaid, and that said ttrra will pav the sum of ONK IICNDHKI) DOL LARS for each and every of C itarrh that cmnot IK* cured by tht* use of II AI.I.'HCATAUIUI CURB. - FRANK CHUNKY. Mvorn to Vrfore me and Mubneribed in my presence, thisOth day of lkvemhiM\ A. I>. . . A. W, t i I.KASON, \ SKA I. J ' -. .v.tin . c, HalTs Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the (Wood and mucous surface# of thesvstem. Solid ftir testimoniuls, free. K. ,1. CHUNKY iV Co., Toledo. O. i bv l)nu;t;«sts, 7r\ Dr. Iltixiif'* Certain Cr«mi> Cure Vtts upon t hcdt'licai w lung t issues and prevents pneumonia and consumption. A. I', ito.\*U<, BUKlI", N. V . M'Cr. n e Cure l< uptiire. No matter «>t' how long standing, Writo ( for free treatise, testimonials, etc., to s. J. Ilollensworth \ Co., Owego, *'o.. N. V. Price ft; by mail. $1.15. HeechanTs I'ills correct l>ad effect* of over cat inc. KC«M hum*- *ao fithwrs* Meenta a box. ' Hatch's l'niver«i.'il Couch Syrup inn IVmitivo cure 112 r Croup. '.'■*» cents at druggist*-. Hood secures "After a sickness of two \ear-.iu> ins' lieing conshlerinl hoptdtw-, it W seems almost a miracle 1 that since taking Ho«m|\ V| C. Sarsatmrilla last fall, I Py was able at Nc>\ Yearlo L«Mt\ ti with the < it> ui .'7 V the rectu'd «»f liirtlis in the city for the precetl hic.vcar. I ( oinphshe I , | XM| | t ( ( -/ "t r A fforriv \ n alive ease. Indng oul in the unu*all) severe weather of the winter, working each da*. S» \ «ral ii»etii)H*r* of ni> fatn«l> have also taken Hood's Sarsaparilla with marked I't'nedl, It Ua* staple as tlour »n our h«us%\ and it« ore ea» c aim »*t iitdi»pett*a- j l»l» lti*c II vihU ,1 sterling an I invaluable jenn*lv ' hvmi \ Nttitnts, itnirn.iiiMt So . hiii .ins I ht.ur Mto ll«»u«r- l*ill« > « 111k1111.111<• 11 i>* Mi*- perUlallk .-»»■-ia*u »»f MH atim«<itlto \ i intat ttr it 'Bhd» II •>»» »4 iim^it^itmp, \ -t i«» a.ut A%Miie,t For c ta td ihoy.ami wKvrt ** '' * * ti'« I v%».i iu.e i UH ultra in timt. M Mi'm 1 1 i CSHLOHS/Vcatarrh J»nrMFnv "«*« *«•»» t atari h> I lnattuaHl. Mwomen- Ut ttu cure . 14. I'dvd 'Uw i !hj«h tur lam. i ft CINT«;fI.MV. s'u ■ " Wu.h,U nriuQiniki )"•• >« iHiuHis lldllOlvri a ..kiHiiiuu, U,i, tin , I'iiiiiii* j flung Mothers 1 M« Vit'P r»M • 4* ~ M»h IKIIHM *>*/•'* M lif* •/ 1 Mlit. "MUTHER'S FRIEND " 4 Jt srtvt a *4 AU*fe, ** «'». «!«Iff I**4" I , *> atom II • a ini.ii txniiu, % I L % >l4, ».*, •wi* i< im mt. -■ '1.14 TUB FARM WRT.Ti. Too often no precaution is taken to prevent the pollutiuxof the farm wells bv the drainage from the barnyard, pigpen and other equally dangerous sources. More disease and sickness is caused by the drinking of Impure water than by any other one thing, end fuo much care cannot be taken in locfiuiig a well or protecting the ones already dug from pollution by surface or under drainage. American Farmer. t'Nßll'K BUKH Wlt.T. OROW. Tt does not need that fruit of any kiud sh'ill be thoroughly ripe to make it grow. The same is true of corn. We have seen corn planted the last of June, and only getting into the milk stage saved for seed and growing per fectly. In fact, it grew faster and ripun d earlier the following season than did corn that was fully matured. That may, however, have been due to extra care taken with the green seed I corn. I* was partly stripped of its | husks and hungup to dry. Owing to j immaturity there was less substance or starch in the grain, and when well dried it was so shriveled that it looked as if there were little beside the germ enclosed in the grain, but every seed grew. If thin soft com had been left in the Held, exposed to rains and to j repeated freezing while damp, proba- I bly not a grain of it would have grown, i It injures any seed to freeze it while j damp, and with those naturally tender ! it entirely destroys their vitality,— American Cultivator. KF.KI'tNH MILK FRP.sa. Tt is rather singular that in this in ventive age one of our most crying needs has been hitherto overlooked. But at length a device has been in- \ vented to keep milk fresh. This device consists of a sort of closed vi'ssel with i an opening at the top to which a glass j tube, closed at the upper end, is fast cued, the joining being rendered air- I tight by means of an India-rubber ring. The tube is marked with two ! horizontal lines numbered respectively ' seventy-live degrees and eighty degrees ! centigrade. The vessel is tilled with j mill; up to the edge of the neck, which j i>. then closed with the tube, and ; is now placed on a sand mattress, or > bain marie, over the lire. The milk rises to seventy-five degrees, and soon j afterwards t«» eighty degrees, and may bo removed from the tire after remain- j iug nt the above temperature from ten j to twenty minutes, and cooled by plac ing the vessel iu water of the tempera- 1 t«ire of from ten to twenty degrees, i Milk tlinu treated will keep fresh from , three to four days. New York World. ' IMF. cr.OVKR IIAV WORM. The farmer who tlnds in his mow the ! webs of the clover hay worm should read and act upon the advice of Pro- ; lessor Osborn, of the lowa Agricultural | College, who says: Where these webs are found I would advise a thorough 1 cleaning out of the infested mow and burning of all the webbed and worth less hay containing the worms. Other | wise there will be developed all enor mous number of moths to lav egg. iu t lie coming season's crop of hay audi the probability of worse damage an other year than has occurred hereto fore. It iii exactly under such con ditions, tie' holding over of musses of ' infected hay, that the worms find the best opportunity for increase, and, while it may involve some labor and apparent loss at the time, it may be considered us next to throwing hay away to store it over a mass of hay pre vioiish infested, except that the Upper 1 portion will probably escape any seri ous damage. It is possib.e that worms could be killed bv use of bisulplild « of carbon without removing the liny, but I hesitate to recommend it. as I know of no case where it has been used for Ibis pest and because ot the danger connected with lis use, especially in a barn where lanterns may be brought, making possible the ignition of the fume-. Farmers Ucview, IUIIVESTINi. U'l't.KS \S'l> l-i: Uls, \ Ute writer says that ho has lost a hundred barrels of choice applet iu the course of his experience by not pick ing theiu in the right season, often de felling the * irk for hi* corn cutting or potato .liggniK There is no doubt thai 111■ 111y oreh;il.list* lose a great deal by Hot gathering their apples 111 sell soli, or else, oil the other hand, bv pick III; them too hi Kill. It the orchard and its crop arc >al ll able many kinds of fruit are worth two seasons of picking The first half i» when they begin t ' drop froiu the tree . but there i* another half t>r more,with sou i Yurivtii *which adhere (irmly and remain Ii the gathering of these is tlftrrrcd i- 1 •• -ll* two weeks thev will kt-up I >ll '< I alld be IK 111 r 111 ipiality. It Is tt 'I ditli dt In elect the luost mature t'ir-t bv their col<i|, sill thev Willi, llllv lo'UMltal the stelll, while I he Oil., rsVlrohgly adhere. Tile Well I "WII rule for gatkcriit» pent -, wl II lie fruit will readily t»<pa rale lioiti Hie ire,! a In u titled half w ti> lip, 1' an t ill) lit rule, but there I* usual It I dub le„,'. 11l tie time of rip I I ta W.lh iipples. l J .i» • d» y I ■l> I< i ip« tit .I,- i.iri'io ma* h* pHt ki I iu t,»..i. th in I-1 ui maturity than it Hp'in d 111 tb> "I-i« ail and ti,. tie**- III! I. , iiiculmly iiu|a«rtant mth .-ally i 'c and an pf-.l in il«u lie, »i'l b ||i-*atly Unproved, an I lln « aii' it lm,e a b h> tth|»|i batm ally »ill i Id- ii ml ' fitl 1.. unit win i» Miatuud. I- i mil otiti ot aintti n ib Ii I I i.i Ilk' a ll«|i l up that, fact beyond a shadow of a doubt. From various State agricul tural experiment stations wo are as sured that milch cows will yield a greater How of milk when fed on split corn than from any other feed, while for fatteuing young steers there is no better food. A steer's mouth at thr.ie years of ago is but partially provided with grinders, and it is difficult for him to masticate whole ears of com or parts of eara broken crosswise of the cob. He will eat strips of ear length wise the cob ami fatten as rapidly as at four years old, although at the latter age he is provided with a full set of mature grinders. Many feeders do not try to fatten steers till they are four years old for this reason. Cattle of any age can eat split corn without I any soreness of mouth, which is fre ipiently the case when fed on whole ears of corn. While there has been some differ -1 ence of opinion among feeders as to | the value of cob as a feed, nil agree ! that cob when prepared so cattle will I eat- it readily is an aid to digestion not acquired from any other roughness. Cattle can be fed all the split corn they will ent without the least danger of overfeeding. As the liber of the cob is broken so that they will uiasti [ cute the strips of ears like chewing u | cud, without any wastage by slabber ing grains of corn from the month, all the saliva is retained and mixed thor i ongbly with the food, insuring a di ; gest-ion so perfect that no wholegrains of corn arc passed. According to the analysis of the Government chemist, there is a gain of twenty-five per cent, in nutriment by splitting the corn. This means | that seventy-five bushels of split corn will do the work of one hundred i bushels of whole ears. Of course it i would not pay to do the work by hand, i but with a machine which will split from 000 to 500 bushels per day the | saving is obvious.—Farm, Field and I Fireside, FARM AND (JARPtSN NOTES. A lieu that is too fat can't lay. It pays to salt the cattle regularly. A liberal use of whitewash is beue llcial. Dampness is to bo prevented at nil { times. Hour milk is nil excellent, drink for I poultry. Well drained hind is the best for | fruit trees. Winter wheat and rye make good fall pastures for stock. A good orchard ndds greatly to the market value of a fnriu. Hy sowing rye you can linve green i food late, if not all winter. Cattle will eat almost nil of the com fodder if it is cut or crushed. To make n protlt from your bnttei you must make a good article. As soou as the leaves are off the enr rant bushes the wood should b< j thinned. The best profit comes from liogi that are marketed before the ago of ten mouths. You will save money, time and vex iit.ii>n of spirit by keeping all machin ery in perfect repair. Keep up with the times and do not persist in old methods when you find new ones which lire better. When plnnting trees dig the holes large enough to nllow the roots to spread out in their miturul position. If you wish to keep your horses in good condition see thut their stable is kept clean iilnl that there are no draughts. ISefore setting an orchard, it would be will to tlml what varieties succeed best 111 your locality or iu locutions having similar conditions to yours. A pi>llud ■if hniiey well stirred into a gallon of water, ami set where it will keep wttl'lil, and where bugs and insects will not get into it, will m u short lime be converted into a line article of I vinegar. We cnii iii it give up stock-growing on lie farm, tor the fertility of the farm must bo maintained and our pastures must be utilized; our crops of grass and forage and grain, too, should nil lie fed mi the farm. I'lte I inn tslt cattle arc a hardy little race, perfectly adapted to their mime w hat hard circuuisti 'ices. Their milk does not compare fa "ably with the Jersey, IbdHteiu or Hhorthoru breeds, being deficient iu butter fat. (loud protectiou iu the way of wetl uiit le cliatT' hives will go a long way toward keeping the bees healthy, evclt when feeding oil bad honey If closely confined ami obliged to feed oil bad homy hce* are often subject t» dyseu lery Win rt no increase in the number of lues Is di sired all swariita Hint tusin call IK put buck, but 111 order to get them to kitty all iiiieeli cell*must be re moved A good time to do this is while the swarms are out, a* they will slay out after mHium lone enough to d.-tin. Kttraeleil hole * will often grauil I'itii and become hard on the approach of cold ai attu l If of gotul ipiulil ', it Kill Income white I" rc»t"te It to i litiiiid (ui in *• i tin o >», i i ..ut ui. iug It iii aurm wiiti I and graduallv blHifc to a boil, until tin ifJIH y I, melted In planting mum, tm. or thrulm lIM l ii i I. '.il ll» yfaiiM4 in u» MM their natural position a-< possible lb .It of lie ahleli i atlftbittr>l lo Hit luck nt cati< on Ho pait of the nufM iv man I. II ally cau.id by Iha I. > I IFL I He IT ill , I 111 I 1,1 uInH IV e this *«!• In* I sily ilf tipping ol apple*, ahull i though !>• tiii I|l|l In «•! woathi i at ii,. urn, OM.U.IMU. »«la pn vmt.J I. , ,t at lit 4 With tie It. i.lt m. Will ,11111 He tl><» "pint I Willi thlS alltui. It lb Ohio HlulMU Ihfiian i tiiiti na%e # vety fail e#op alubi 111 ... »l,iit> n«l J'ta/vd »vH * IIOUMEIIOLI) AFFAIKB. I'HK FOII AN OMI MIRBOH. Have mi old mirror or a panel ol looking glass framed in a Hat, wide pine frame. Let thin be mounted on claw feet, as for Hereon, with narrow. Kino-lined box, with the outside ol pine across the bottom. Enamel the frame ivory white, paint the box dull bronze-green and fill with f> ns. Paint Hprays of ferns here ami there across the frame and you will have a lasting and charming summer fireplace screen that can b> refilled with ferns summer after summer. Tn winter place it in some corner, and put two or three small sword palms in the box, alwaytl tilling it with fresh earth.—New York World. TO (H.EAN COOKING VRHSEM. HouietimcH the most careful wash ing will not wholly remove the flavor or odor of food from the utensil in which it was cooked. This is fre quently the case with fish, onions, cabbage, etc., but there is a remedy which may be a little trouble, and yet is well worth trying. After auy of these articles have been cooked wash the utensil carefully with soap and water. Now nearly fill if with cold water, aud for each quart of water add about a tablespoouful of ilissolved wailing soda. Place on the lire anil let the water get boiling hot. Now turn this water into the Hink. Hinse the utensil with clean, warm water, and, on wiping it dry, it will ne found perfectly sweet. TO CU'IAN CAHPRT.H AT HOME. It is often the case that accidents happen when one is far away from a cleaners, or when perchance the carpet, may not be worth the expense of the professional's serrice, lint would be extremely useful if putin good order. A simple and effectual means of .cleaning is to rip the breadths apart, if the carpet is lurge ; take one breadth fat a time over a common kitchen table lor wide board and scour with pre pared soapsuds, if necessary, or 'naphtha. If that substance is to be used, scrub the carpet thoroughly with an ordinary scrub-brush. If the washing is done with soapsnds, it is well to rinse the carpet thoroughly, which may be dono by throwing on pailfuls of water and scrubbing it out with the liriish to rid the fabric of the suds as nearly as may be. If the carpet shows symptoms of fading, or if the colors threaten to run, it is quite worth while togo over it again and a.naiti with the brush and with soft cloths and remove the water as rapidly as possible, meanwhile having the board or table tipped at an angle so as to allow all surplus water to drain away as quickly as it cau. This is rather slow work and hard work ; but if well done, the result will be a carpet entirely cleaned, perfectly wholesome and quite good enough for an upper room or for the rugs and pieces that are required in every house. New York Ledger. VfI'KMJS. Onion Pickles—Scald large silver skinned onions in boiling salt water, let stand twenty-four hours, pour off the brine and scald in strong vinegar, drain, putin a jar, cover with strong, spiced vinegar, cover and set in cool place. Small Cucumber Pickles—Wash and wipe 150 small encumbers of uniform size, putin a large jar. Cover with boiling brine, let stsnd for twenty four hours. Drain, wipe, putin clean jars, with a sliced onion, two dozen cloves, one ounce of mustard seed, half a dozen blades of mace, a root of ginger ami a dozen whole pepper Cones. Hed Cabbage Pickle —Quarter flue head of re 1 cabbage, sprinkle with salt and let stand eight hours. Chop half a dozen onions and add to the cabbage. Putin a kettle, cover with Hpiced vinegar and art on the flr.• to scald. Take up, putin a jar, pour it>sh vinegar over, cover and set aside two weeks before using. Itipe Tomato Pickles Puncture large rij><* tomatoes with a darning needle. Put a lover of tomatoes with ■hoppud onions and a sprinkle of salt u u jar, putin more tomatoes and Mason, let stand four days, take from ihe jar, squeeze each tomato gently, •lit in a clean jar, cover with strong > inegar, seasoned with red pepper, nirse radish and mustard seed. Given Pickles Take small, fresh incumbers, suit them down dry and it t stand for ten days, take up and I .»»1; in fresh water for one day. Put j:i a poivelain kettle, cover with weak | in. gar, add a teaspoouful of pulver , /.eii alum, set on the back of ktove, let heat, but not boil. Draiu, putin It jar with cloves, allspice, pepper, Imr serai ish aud garlic, llcat strong ' lie ;ar and pour over, set aside for ten days, aud thu picklea will be ready 'or its. These pickles are always fresh Mid crisp. Creole Pickles Take live do/eti cucumbers, tWo >|o/. It lull-grown | (If ell tomatoes, a do/en large white I Ilte», two dozen small oulolis, tlir. i jif ads of cabbage, one pint of grated I iur»er.idish, a quarter of a pound of uitstard M-i d, half a teacup of ground •pepper, half a pint of s ibid oil, oil.' ,011 nee ol Celery seed and ground elti Hamuli « aeli, with two OIIIICS of tlir linei'tc, Quarter th. cucumbers, t<> liislo. a, large onl'ills slid cabbage, put ill a jar with the small onions whole, sprinkle with salt, 1.1 stand twenty font hours, .Irani, pour over a nation of strong vinegar and hi stand two dsv Sill am the till, gai' oil, and pre>.s the pickles as i|f> as possible di» th. spii • •au-l st well, add lo a gallon all I a half of fresh v Inegar, lull boiling hit over ill. pickles. Mtt in ill. oil Cover slid set in a cool dIV plac. Courier lolii ltal I Vi kllc ill Msltlesuabe swill. t (..iimi l>> laaait mij, now living in Chicago, stain a 11. kin mad. id s rattii »itabu'« skin lb *!• a the reptile 111 Plollda, pist a* It was about to •pilMg tioiii it* luiti and ftukt bug A latl h rtnlsl eiiltd I 111 sIMM in such I*.bum thai it should s r»< lot a lie, slid In eh tip |«Ht o| |tie raltli «• into a •vuitpu. ('tits th> os u« I' Seals as an iliiaitii ct| to reinalkatd. M« Ihoiua U tf> Ik•. ..t Hall «n <•« 4u|U| ill! Isi 1 )fci'l< (sin 1 I•' /» Tlio blouse waist still rages. Waterville (Me.) has a lady barber llussia will shortly boast of the firs! female veterinary surgeon in Europe. New plaids are constantly appear ing, and those who like and can wear them have ample scope for choice. Spangled materials in edgings, bows and butterfly effect will be among the novelties of the season most in de mand. A woman can secure all her gar ments with two or three pins, but it takes about thirty hairpins to keep <ip her hair. A statue of Queen Victoria, by Lor youngest daughter, the Princess Beatrice, has recently been unvailed in London. Miss Mary Virginia Proctor is editor, proprietor and business manager of tlio Democratic organ of Warrm County, Ohio. The ox-Empress Frederick of Ger many is the owner of a necklace, com posed of thirty-two pearls, which >.s worth $250,000. Entire costumes are made of ac cor.liou-plaited silk mull. Hut this material is mainly used for berthas, capes, sleeves, etc. A memorial to Jenny Lin.l is likely to be erected in Westminster Abbey under the statuo ot lit ndel, who"e words she so well loved to render. Pompadour ribbons are a decided feature of some of the stylish autumn trimmings for hats, and for dresses made in the still popular Empire mode. St.. Louis has a woman architect and builder, the wife of Louis J. Silva, aud there are now standing in that city thirty-five dwelling-houses erected after plans and designs drawn by her. Mme. Schlieniann, according to a promise made to her late husband, is continuing the excavations at Troy, which made his name famous, and personally superintends much of tlio work. "Do women mutch their eyes in dress goods?" asks a man."l liovs seen a number of women lately whose dresses matched their eyes, but whether this is the result of accident or design I do not know." Miss .Tiilia Steveuson, daughter ol Vice-President Stevenson, is a membei of the entering freshman class ol Wellesley. Miss Stevenson's youngei sister is attending the Dana llall pre paratory school in Wellesley. Tom Thumb ribbon is used a gooO deal to trim petticoats, sewed on in rows as is done with the wider ribboi on frock skirts of late. This sort ol garniture has been a perfect rage ir England all through the past season. Queen Victoria has grown so Isms thot she has given up her habit of al ways standing after dinner in thi gallery at Windsor, and sits in ati arm chair. Those who are near her 01 may bo speaking to her sit down also. Miss Eugenie B. Hedden, of Nor folk, Vu., a bedridden invalid, lately won the prize offered by a New York daily newspaper for the handsomest design for an outing suit and for the most beautiful idea for an Easter but. Five "traveling scholars" from Eng land are in this country, under ap poiutment by the Gilchrist Educational Trust of Englishmen, to inspect our public school system and discover any valuable methods for the education of women. Of course if there are black and white hats and bonnets there must be black and white veils togo with them, and thesp uro most elaborate affairs. The veils are very large, and the black ground, with white dots and a wide, fancy edge, is the latest. "Margaret Sidney," tlio popular writer for children, is* a sweet-faced, simple little woman, with sunny lntir and laughing eves. Since the death of her husband, Mr. D. Lothrop, the publisher, she has given close atten tion to his business, and is at tlieoflice by M o'clock every morning. When 11 Chinese girl is married her attendants are always the oldest aud ugliest women to lie found in the neighborhood, who are paid to aids as foils to her beauty. It is said that some exceptionally ugly old women make their living by acting as profes sional attendants at weddings. Signorina Ada Negri, the new Italian poet, is not yet tweuty-ouc, and has thus far lived 11 sail and laborious lift*, supporting herself aud invalid mother by arduous and ill-paid labor as a teacher in the National schools. A committee of learned men have just awarded her a pei.sion of IbOO francs a year. nillions of House keepers ARE daily lest. H»k itifc l'uwtler by th tit most int'ttl* _ liblcotall tests, tit# Ust o| pl .ii U. ill list- They lint! it further, makes lighter, kweet« r, Ami .flavored, ptiu-i >tt»d in.l it- wholesome final tlinii any other, .uul is »#/• 111. yiiai quailU. lliu. piuveii mv it.' mw 1 it* btliitf yitatci I halt thai <1 ail i v i i*i imi Military Aullles. Austrian officers have an evil repu tation for heartless treatment of in feriors in the army. A colonel, while inspecting a regiment of Hussars on the parade ground in Vienna, was ir ritated I>y the awkwark appearance of a subaltern. He angrily called the of fender to his side and cuffed his ears. The offictr was cut to the quick by an insult which degraded him to the level of a lackey. He returned to his place with flushed face and tears in his eyes. Ashamed to meet the con temptuous glances of the soldiers and ha)f-insanc from mortification, he shot himself in the head and died almost instantly. This tragic incident produced al most as marked 1111 effect upon the Vienna garrison as was caused by a similar affront, which was followed by a decline of duelling in the French army. A lieutenant serving in a regiment of lancers was systematically perse cuted by a captain, who was an incor rigible bully. One day the captain lost liis temper at dinner, and cuffed the lieutenant's ears. Arinv etiquette required a challenge from tlie insulted officer. The lieu tenant had been under tiro in battle and was not a coward, but he would not consent to send a challenge. His friends expostulated with him in vain. They could not remove his conscien tious scruples against duelling. His refusal caused a scandal which touched the honor of the officers of his regiment. His colonel finally aske 1 him to choose between lighting the duel and resigning his commission. He sent the challenge and named the conditions. The antagonists were to choose pistols by lot, one being loaded and the other not, and were to fire over a handkerchief. The duel was fought at dawn. The men stood face to face, holding a handkerchief with their left hands. The bullying captain snapped the trig ger of his pistol. There was no sound. The empty weapon had fallen to him by lot. The seconds thought that the in sulted lieutenant, being opposed to duelling, would fire in the air. In stead of this he aimed his pistol re morselessly at the captain and killed him. Then dipping his hands in his victim's blood and turning to those who had forced him to fight the duel, he shouted: "Is it enough? Is honor now safe?" Returning to the officers' quarters-, ho resigned his commission in the army. Not long afterward he disap peared from the world, and entered a monastery to spend the remainder of his life us a religious recluse. This duel produced a marked im pression upon the officers of the French army. It was a warning against bully ism iu the treatment of subordinates. The suicide in front of tlie Vienna barracks teaches the same moral with equal impressiveness.—Youths' Com panion. I'nner Stockings. A Berlin shoe trade journal sayt that stockings are niades of a specially prepared impregnated paper stock, which, it is claimed, litis an extraor dinary effect on perspiring feet. Tin moisture is absorbed in the paper ai rapidly as it is formed, and the fee remain dry and warm, while the coil staut temperature maintained in tht shoes is said to lie a great preventive to colds.—Rural New Yorker. Ml. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT CURED ME. SUFFERED EIGHT YEARS! Couldn't Eat or Sleep. Dyspepsia and Heart Trouble. l>r. Kilmer & Co:—'*l had Iwt n troubled foi I eight years with stommh ami In art diU'uulties, §1 lived mostly on milk, as evory-thinif I ate hurt mi' so. My kidney* and liver were iu a terrible stale. Could neither or eat. 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