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
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nriuQiniki )"•• >« iHiuHis
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tin , I'iiiiiii*
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"MUTHER'S FRIEND "
4 Jt srtvt a *4 AU*fe,
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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. J ha«l Imen treated
by the best Chmajro doctors
without any b« uetlt what
trie d y«ror * W AIIP
KOOT* and now I can eat
anything, no matter what.
Not hut# hurts me, and can go lo bed and get
a good flh-ep.
Swamp-Root Cured Me.
Any one doiililinif tins si utement can write,
I will Kin illy u rower." Mr*, Herman Willi r,
l>ec. aiili, IWK. S|irin«|nirt, Mich.
At Drugftlx* HO renin and fl.OOaUc.
•• Invalid*' tiuiile to 11.-elth " fr*e Corwiltntion frw.
lir. Kilmir AC".. - llintrliamtou, N. Y.
Dr. Kilmer's PARILLA LIVER PILLS Art th. Beit
48 yill», 25 nuie, - All PrumjUU.
EVERY KAN HIS OWNIOCTOR
H,\ . Hamilton Ayrrr. A. M., M l). A
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for the Huubfln'l.l LHCMUK •»* u T
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" Batter Work Wiaaly Than Work Hard." Ureal EHarti
art Unnictacary in Meuta Cleaning if you Uia
SAPOLIO
Brings* comfort mid improvement and
tendH to personal enjoyment when
rightly uxed. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, l>y more promptly
adapting the world's best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to liealth of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced -in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant t«> the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a jierfect lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in f>oc andsl bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figß,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
"August
Flower"
" I have been afflicted with bilious*
nessand constipation for fifteen years
and first one and then another prep
aration was suggested to me and
tried, but to no purpose. A friend
recommended August Flower and
words cannot describe the admira
tion in which I hold it. It has given
me a new lease of life, which before
was a burden. Its good qualities
and wonderful merits should be made
known to everyone suffering with
dyspepsia and biliousness." JESSK
BARKER, Printer. Humboldt, Kas.®
gTHS KIiMD J
| THAT CURES"
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Dana BARSAI*AMLLA CO.: .3
ORNTLKMKN During tin past three yenre lS|
fßitav'- Buffered considerably with Kcsenm, ot|B
E~tinv §co thiit I wai nimbi. t-» attend to my work. Jg=
jgiulso suffered from ln«li|£«-»t i«»u t ami wus baii>YHH
J ■rundown I tri-<l varicti* r-medie« without ob-gS
-gaining any relief until 1 vas induced to try
* DANA'S m
1 SARSAPARILLA |
mI hove t:»k»-n only tv.v» bnttlea and feel like )>■
m.in. Pimpl'i and hloJehen have?!
<lUii|i|teufeilt A|»i»*tlfe flr»tg3
■rut**; llicentl'Mi m f-.«1 I bcti«-ve !#■
I had not takea DANA'S 1 «-n d not be alive
gf U. rknner, K. Y. * " '\« GLLABEII. ■
=s Dana Sarsanarllia Co.. Belfast. Maine.
N v M —4.t
He Not He Oeceived
with t'a«fo«. Kiiamt h am »*alnt> whieh HtaiD the
xian is Injur*' tin* iron ami burn red.
i h«' Itiaiiu Sun Stove t'ollah i? brilliant, odor
ea», Duruhle, and th«'comtuim-r iwi.va form fin
j «ia.%.« nuckaKf with every t>ur. ha*e.
MEND TOUft OWN HARNESS
| WITH
I THOMSON'S
fJ BLOTTED
CLINCH RIVETS.
No tool a refu nd. On v iim-.er nti»l«l ! < drive
niii«'in>b th in •<*»! > and k >, iMving the nineti
ab«o ut»i» mu ik ■. i* ru iila n
tIM leather nor wrr i rti h ■ » i«> >rt afruitfc,
iimull Iml ilu.alile. M"i. »* u uae. Ail
tiutru uii for t .•» , .
A*k yuur «le*lei •«*•' lltrai. -»n 40c. m
iliiui» for k uja >I i», ! »u*i M.tu Idfcy
JUOSON L THOMSON MKO. CO.,
nil.TlltH. HAM*.
"am ID £~A t" fAM Ifv MfDI CI K
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