/ The Czar's Enormous Slahlp*, The Czar of Russia has four sots of ferriages and hor»«s—thegala, tho Eng lish, the French anil the Russian sets —each one composed of fifty horses. The Russian set is the only one which follows Ins to Gatsuhina ; the gala and the French ones never leave St. Peters burg, nnd are composed each one of one coachman-in-chief, who has under him five others, and a whole host of foot men nnd stablemen. For the gala eet fifty Hanoverian horses are reserved. This race is unique, nnd figures on the blazons of the Duchy of Brunswick and the Kingdom of Hanover, and, according to a legend, comes in a straight line from the white horse given by Charlemagne to a Gnelpli lord who was au ancestor of the sovereigns of Brunswick and Hanover. These horses are of a pure snow white, and have strange, dreamy blue eyes. The carriages are of Louis XV. style, and the berline, which is kept solely for the coronation and the marriage of the sovereign, is studded inside and out with diamonds, surmounted by an Imperial crowd, adorned with precious 6tones. Eight footmen clad in white nnd gold liveries, with cocked hats, lead the horses. These splendors, which were displayed at the corona tion of Alexander 111. and offered a spectacle half Asiatic, half European, to the astonished eyes of the Western Ambassadors, will bo seen again on the occasion of the marriage of the Czarewitch. For daily use the Emperor contents himself with the Russian tr«ka, in which there is only room for himself and the coachman, nnd which is drawn by three hordes, the trotter iu the middle under the arch of silver bells, and the two gallopers wearing plumes of feathers on their heads. The Grand Dukes have only one set of carriages, but are allowed to sit in the gala equipages at all the public ceremonies.—New York Adver tiser. Lessons From Tree s. The student of nature may learn some useful and interesting lessons by careful observation of the rings in the trunks of trees. He will observe that some rings are wide, others narrow; some full, clear-cut and regular, others jagged, one-sided and perhaps spotted or stained or maybe deeply indented. These accurately indicate the condition . of.the tree during its various stages of growth. As each ring is a year's progress, so each is n perfect record of that year's development, so we may know how it was nourished. A full, wide, even ring shows that during thnt year the tree had abundant mois ture and nourishment. A thin, irregu lar tline is evidenced that the tree was not in a flourishing condition. Spots, stains and breaks in the lines show that the outside of the tree may have been bruised or bent, or the bark and wood injured in some way. In fruit • trees, imperfectly developed rings may be caused by an unusually large crop of fruit, which so taxed the vital •powers of the plant that but little was ..left to be turned toward the forma tion of new wood. By careful examin ation and counting, the skilled botan ist is enabled to read the history of the tree-trunk, and to tell in what years' it is best flourished, when there was little for it to grow on, and when it was too constantly occupied with fruit production to give any care to its own growth other than the abso lutely necessary formation and solidi fying of its outer coating. It would be of great advantage to the student if the habits and needs of trees could be explained by competent persons. Someday, when tree-planting becomes morg important than most peoj)le .Reem to believe, this knowledge would be of great value.—New York Ledger. How the Kail Was Fixed. To illustrate the amount of red tups how used along the Southern Pacific Road a story is told of a recent visit of an inspection party at Benson, comprising General Superintendent Fillmore, Chief Engineer Hood, Superintendent of Track Hawgood and Roadmaster Stanton. Near by was the section boss and his gang. A defective rail was spotted. "Hood," said General Superinten ? dent Fillmore, "that's a bad piece of track there." "Hawgood,' said Hood, "that's a poor piece of track there." "Stanton,'' said Hawgood, "that rail is bad." "Pat," said Stanton to the section boss, "have that rail fixed." Said Pat to one of his men. "Here, Jose, fix this rail."—Tombstone (Arizonin) Prospector. Dr. Kilmer's SWAMP-ROOT cures all KKlney and Blaster troubles. Pamphlet an I Consultation free. Laboratory Blnithamtou, X. V. Bum inoiiam. Ala., shipped 43,000 tons ol j.ig Iri'U during May. A llt'illlllllll Koiivnili- Spotlit Will be with every .ottlu of // . // t ertiiin (rout* I rt. ordered by mail, t.o»t laid, Wets. AJiliis-., HiltTiiln, N. V. Hull'. I'uiarrb lure Is a Const it ui loual Cure, l'riee 75a. 'l'hk Public Awards the Palm in Unle's Honey nf Elorelitimi.l and T.u* fur rmuh-. Pike's Timtbitch.- lirniii I'tm lu one minute. Karl's t'lover limit, th ;roit bin 11 titiritler, gltxft liv-,lllli"»> an I . le .1-11 ... . Ill' ... Inn anil cure- run ,tl|i iiiiiii. • els., .m cl«„ }l. Nervous Trouble* Originate in Impure Blood Therefore the Title Met hot I ot Cure U 10 T.ikp HOOD'S Sarsaparilla Purifies Tho iilootl >■» - I A RCST-RESTSTING VARIETY. A new rust-resisting variety of wheat is reported by the South Australian Register. It was observed by a farmer, several years ago, while reaping a badly rusted field of wheat, t'tf.t among it were some heads wholly unaffected. He picked and carefully saved them, sowing the grain the next year. It yielded well and showed no sign of rust. From that beginning tho stock has increased until twenty acres were raised last year, tho crop of which was taken at a good price. —American Agriculturist. FATTENING EWES. Ewes may be fattened for early mar ket at the same time they are rearing the lambs, and the lambs will be im proved at the same time. Ground oats, buckwheat and corn, mixed in equal parts, will make au excellent feed for tho sheep, and two quarts a day may be given. To prevent the sheep from gorging themselves nnd running their heads along the feed troughs to gather big mouthfuls, and so choke themselves nnd spoil the good of the food (nnd they aro very apt to do this), give the feed in flat troughs, with divisions made at every foot, placing the menl equally in each division. The troughs should bo kept in a separate part of the yard or lot, so that the feed may be distributed j without crowding.—New York Times. AROVT DRIVING HORSES. The driver who thinks that because I his horse is fresh he can stand it to be ! driven fnst at the start for several J miles, and then given a chance to rest by going slow, or who drives fast for j a while and then slows down to a walk J in order to rest up for another spurt, | will not get the best speed out of a ! horse with the least waste of vitality, ' especially ingoing long distances. j It is a steady gait that counts most j and wears the liorso least. Give hiui j a chance to get warmed up first and then let the gait bo a steaoy ono. Another item is not to feed too ! heavily before driving. A light feed j of oats will be far better than a heavier | feed of a moro bulky grain. Exercise ! or action too soon after eating retards ; digestion, and tte animal that must travel at a good gait with a loaded j stomach cannot but show the effects, | and if driven rapidly for even a short j distance after eating a hearty meal I there is considerable risk of the colic. ' Watering properly is fully as im- | portant as feeding. When a horse is being driven on the road he should not at any time be allowed to overload his stomach with a large quantity of water. So far as is possible tho rule : should be to give water frequently, [ and while he should have all that he j will drink, it should bo given in small doses. The good driver can tell by the way his horse goes tho amount of work he j should have.—lndiana Farmer. GROWING WIIEAT .MOST CHEAPLY. j A correspondent of the Michigan j Farmer, H. Yoorhees, of Grand ! Traverse Couuty, writes that he makes | more money by extending his acreage j as much as possible, and working the ] laud with least labor, instead of by | concentrating his effort on a few acres. He claims that ho can putin i wheat for fifty cents au acre, sowing j it among growing corn, harvest it for 81.25 au acre, threshing 31. market- j ing fifty cents, making, with $2 for ■ interest and taxes, a total cost of $5.25 j per acreof wheat. His crop of twelve | bushels per acre was sold for sixty j cents a bushel, from which deducting | expenses leaves him a profit of about S2 per acre, or, to be exact, $1.95. We think thero aro some mistakes about tho low cost of growing wheat. He has allowed nothing for cost of j seed, and fifty cents an acre will not j pay the cost of cultivating it iu among | the grown corn. The most serious | mistake is in allowiug nothing for depreciation of tho soil. There comes an end to growing wheat or other j grain unless the ground is fertilized, j though the method of skinning the farm yields apparent profits for a j time. The more practical way to i grow wheat at a profit is th'it given by 1 Frederick P. Root, of Western New York, who grew a crop of nearly forty bushels per acre, and made something from it despite low prices. Mr. Root 1 keeps up his farm and can grow such s crops so long as he lives. Mr. Yoor hees must coiue to a time whou ho 1 cannot grow even twelve bushels of I wheat per aero.- Boston Cultivator. . LET TIIE IIENS SCRATCH. The natural food of fowls consists mostly of seeds, insects and grass. It is not a natural condition when the | birds have but one kind of food. The I birds that build in trees andfe ■ I their young would be tillable to supply thorn if only seeds could be provided. As the concentrated fouls must be given, the variety is also to bo considered. Miifl* mil'stance* as grass and the j *h lots of tender herbage are intended : as much for dilution of the concentra ted foods as fur the nutrition to be obtaiui >1 therefrom. The work of feed inn her young is not incumbent on the lo n by bringing the fo.nl to theiu, but •he is intended to lead them, guide tit. tit and scratch for them. Tho feet of l!ii' hen perforin tie -.nine duties an tho «in, uf a fly iu 4 bird, slid her 1.. t are tt.ll adapted lor providing foo-l fur li r vi.iiug. tie net wo may i htly coiu'lii i. (hit cr.ttcluu4 is a i.itui.il i.Miction uf |he doin.-tic hell ill heu, ho«iv r, j rform* greater Hoik Ihalt thu bo It, mi ih. wing. | Hade seldom lay more lltau tan or tin.. bcfoi• In ,turning inc.ib» |:oii, but the leu luy lay fr.nu filled, to till i, 'it tun .k i Hlo' noi-l lit 1 ■ due* Ilic ii ; , hh ..ell »« iii uiil tie tier ,c|f In li, ,*t.ii il the lay* bar . 101l I.J I i itl c I difliciilt I tun Au eg to a • ... ul milmUiim a - I ' maul In> |.| i lit.' I lioiu « *m g)« aitfcdu ul fu > I I'itu belt re.pure* duties as a regular and persistent layer. It is not, therefore, condnoive to ogg production when the hen is deprived of her natural advantage of scratch ing. She docs best when she is com pelled to scatch and wcrk for her food, and sho will always select the kind most suitable for her purpose. When hens are confined in enclosures they may be fed too muoh while in a con dition of idleness. A hopper that is kept full of food where the hen can nl ways-reach it induces her to desist from the work of scratching, because tho necessity for so doing then ceases and she becomes too fat. Naturo teaches, therefore, that hens should bo so fed as to compel them to scratch and work for their food, which keeps them in health and leads to greater egg production. —Mirror and Farmer. SCMMKR CARE OP THE CAMiA. How to enre for tho calla during tho summer, in tho most satisfactory way, seems to bo a question on which many growers of it differ, writes Eben E. Rcxford, in the American Agricultur ist. Sorao keep it growing all through the year, nnd because it does compara tively well with this treatment, they argue that tho proper way is to keep it growing. I do not agree with them, however, because I do not believo any j plant ought to be kept growing actively nil the time. Thero should be a period of rest. My plan is to put the pots containing the plants out of doors in June, turn them on their sides under j a tree, or in some partially sheltered j place, and there I leave them until j September, without any attention whatever. After a short time, tho | foliage turns yellow, and very soon it j drops off, because the soil in tho pot jis becoming dry. In two weeks aft.r ; putting the pot out, you would not | suspect thero was a live root in the ! soil it contains. But the live root is j there, all prepared. Of course tho | soil absorbs more or less moisture from the air, but not enough, iu an ordinary season, to keep it from get ting as dry as dust. One would na turally think the root would wither away, but it does not. Although the soil about it seems robbed of all moisture, the root holds onough to re tain plumpness. In September I prepare a fresh com post of mucky earth, some sharp sand, and a little loam. If the roots are strong, good-sized ones, I use an eight inch pot to plant them in. Good drain age must be provided, for, while the plant likes a great deal of moisture at its roots while growing, it does not take kindly to stagnant water about them. Keep the soil moist, or wet, by frequent applications of water, rather than by confining it to the pot by imperfect drainage. An imper fectly drained soil soon becomes Bour and heavy, and this induces disease; and an unhealthy calla seldom gives flowers. Plant the roots so that the crown will be two or three inches under the soil, water well, and in a short time young leaves will appear. Then give moro water, but do not keep the soil very moist until strong growth has begun. If there are two or three good, strong roots, do net separate them, but give a larger pot, if necessary. I prefer to graw two or three roots of blooming size in tho same pot, because the quantity of foliago will bo much greater than when but ono root is used to a pot, and there will be as many again flowers. If given proper care, a pot containing two strong roots ought to have at least one flower open and a bud showing nearly all of tho time from January to April. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Blood will tell in dairy cattle. Take good care of the young cows, that they may continue profitable when they are old. To protect the brain of tho horse from the rays of the hot sun is hu mane and may save the life of the horse. Scotch Clydesdale breeders are re ported to be increasing the size of their horses and to bo going in for the largest sires. The dairyman with a good well and a windmill can feci about as inde pendent as the one who has running water on his farm. In oiling the harness if cod-iivor oil be used in the place of neatvfoot oil, it is said thnt the leather will remain unmolested by rats or mice. When you strip a cow's teals to the last drop iu milking, do it not so much for the immediate gain as to keep the udder of prolific habit in the future. Tho merciful dairyman when he draws calves to market puts them in a comfortable crate, instead of tying their legs and doubling them under the wagou seat. There are many horses that have never been seen to lie down in their lives. Their rest is not complete, how ever, and their joiuts and sinews are liable to stiflen early. Iu hiving, one essential is to liavo the hives in a cool place. The bees will enter a cool hive much more rea lily than one which has been baked iu tho h<>t situ all day. It in pretty well established as the results of experiments that the same iin.iuif of feed required to produce one pound of butter (at will produce three poll litis of beef. I'rofi-ssor Henry shows by experi ment that it coats 4J HI to produce 1011 pounds of gain with lambs, nud 11 tj'l to produce the same gam with pigs of about the same age. it .ot crops are being urged to tako tie )||*M u( gra*s iu winter licels, turnip*, mtrruU, etc , are recommend I IIX healthy stock loud, which will leu#!Ill it..lit the grant supply. A pelftel....* lew mbles a p*rlee» hllie I lie fond and driuk given hot l* taken into the klnitia' hand e.nt tilted I til o lullb, anl alien not IH 11 .1.. It take* llif lot til ul tr.k. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. TO CMtAX RTT.VKR. To clean silver first wash or remove all the grease from tho silver, then rub with a woolen cloth wet with am monia and whiting, and polish on the chased and filigree parts with a tooth* brush. This whiting is wet with am monia, and made into cakes or boxes, and agents are aronnd selling it for fifty cents a box, that, the probability is, cost them ten cents. It is good to ;lean glass window* and all kinds of glassware with. —New York Advertiser. A Crr OP WEliti-MADE TEA. There are few "pick-me-ups" cqnal In potency and pleasant effects to a Enp of well-made tea; few things that will so put to flight "tho tired feel ing" millions of brain-workers are Familiar with; per contra, there are few moro injurious compounds put in to human stomachs than the long steeped decoctions, replete with astringent tannin, that the averago Hibernian charwoman imbibes ia boundless quantities. What is well made tea? To begin, the tea itself must bo good; and then tho making af it in a heated pot with freshly boiled water, standing just long •nougli—that is a fine art that can be acquired, but only by patience and persevering study.—New York Inde pendent. CARE OP INDIA RUBBERS. In these days, when india rubber shoes are so often made of shoddy material, it is especially necessary to take good care of them. It is a great mistake to wash an india rubber to free it from mud. Soap always in jures them, and even clear water ap plications are of no special advantage. Tho best way is to allow the over ihoes to become thoroughly dry. Then brush them free from all dust and mud, and rub them thoroughly with vaseline. This not only cleans them, but leaves an oil surface, which makes the overshoe more impervious to water. There is an india rubber sement which is at times quite ef fective in mending small rents in overshoes, though it does not last a great while. In buying overshoes it is always best to buy of tho freshest stock you can secure, and to buy them of a trustworthy dealer who will not deal in inferior goods.—Boston Cul tivator. RATS IX A CELLAR. Cellars should be built always with regard to safety from vermin. Once these get a foothold in the walls or under the floor it is almost impossible to dislodge them, and if they are poisoned the dead carcasses are as bad as the live animals. So that the con struction of the oellar is worth think ing of. The floor should be made of concrete, over a layer of broken stone, well rammed down. Bats cannot burrow under such a floor and gain entrance in that way. Then tho walls should bo built up of stono laid in mortar, and all the crevices should bo tilled with small chips to make the wall tight. The foundation of the wall should be made at least sis inches wider than tho wall outside, as the rats will try to make their way along the wall, and never make the offset outward to get under it. The beams of the floor above tho cellar should be bedded in tho wall, and the wall built close around the ends of them. This also insures soundness in the beams and prevents rotting, as there is nothing better for the preser vation of the timber than lime. It has been recommended that the holes made by the rats be smeared with tar, which is offensive to them, or to plaoe some concentrated lye on tho bottom of tho burrows, by which tho rat's feet aro burned. This so disgusts them that they leave tho premises. But there will always be trouble unless the walls are built at tho first in tho way mentioned.—Gar man town Tele graph. RECIPES. Gingerbread—Two pounds flour, one-half pound of butter, one pint molasses, one-fourth pound sugar, ono ounce ginger, one-half teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Fried Chicken Dressing—Take a hall gallon of cold breail. Moisten with gravy from the cookiugehicken, throw in a handful of powdered tea spoonful of pepper aud a little salt. Mix well, working it like bread and roll out in small cakes, dip in floui and fry in lard. Honey Comb Pudding—One cup of flour, one cup of sugar mixed with the flour, one cup of milk, two cups of molasses, eight eggs. Boat the eggs and pour them into tho molasses. Measure ono cup of butter, then melt it and add it to tho molasses. A tea spoonful of soda dissolved iu a little of the milk should be added the last i thiug. Bake three-quarters of an 1 hour. Serve with sauce. Fried Beets Boil a few boots until I tender, then cut them in thiu, long | pieces. Put them iu a stew pan with a teaspoonful of vinegar, the-juice of ! one lemon, a pinch of sugar, a very j little grated nutmeg, salt and pepper and two tablespooufuls of soup stock or fresh butter. I'ut the sauce pan ou the back of the range aud let it simmer half au hour, stirring occa- ' sionally. Boiling tho beets iu soup is j an improvement. Dried Beef Creamed—Chip tho beef , in small, thin slices, or, if bought al ready cut, pick it apart iu small pieces, aud carefully remove all fat and stringy pieces. Put a tablespoon fill of butter into a small saucepan; when hot add tho beef and fri/./.lu for four or five minutes, stirring con stantly. Then add a cup of milk, into which has been stirred a level table spoonful of cornstarch; let it boil up until it thickens sutllcieiitly and serve. Two "bitch! Mi l; Calculators." The late tleor/e bidder, at the of eight years, cmi l answer almost instautaumiuely h >•* miiiy cents there would be iu any sum under ii,- I)MI,OO I,IIO(I. Zerali Coburu was an other liiflitmus calculator of the nam < generation. Wltile vet a small school boy he aa»a*k« It • usme the square lit tKKJ.UU.I, which It lucl mllv si it I'd 1.. i.< '» is .111, •. .| i , further ii lustratu hi* po». i lie •ii'illiphti t th.i •bote SUM l<y »'• an I the pro luct by the aa.ue number lie otitle oalmilate I the cube root nl tt i, lia,rt77 in •lactly live Miiitu li. St. LuilU lie publie. Massachusetts has 107,273 widows. Black toilets aro very fashionable. Antelope skin is the newest novelty for tailor-made waistcoats. Chicago has thirty police matrons, with a head matron over all. Women gardeners aro in great de mand in England and Germany. There are 43,000 more women than malja inhabitants in New York State. Small fruits appear among the hat and bonnet garnitures of the season. Capes and jacket-fronts are made of perforated cloth, which is one of the caprices of the day. Miss Loraue Mattico lias been elect ed a Trustee of tho lowa Industrial Home for the Blind. The big-bowed cravat is in the last stages of desuetude and nobody seems to feel very sorry about it. Moro women aro employed in Gov ernment positions in England than anywhere else in the world. The present season is a popular ono for ostrich feathers, the number worn on stylish hats being very great. Maiwatcliin, in Mongolia, is the only city in tho world where 110 woman lives. It is a Chinese traders' city. Mrs. Vance is busily engaged on a biography of her liusbaud, tho lato Senator Vance, of North Carolina. Mrs. Caroline Haskill has given 820,000 to found a chair of compara tive religion in the Chicago University. In Morocco the face of a bride is painted white and red, and her hands and feet aro dyed yellow with henna. Black plumes are arranged among colored trimmings of every sort on fashionable hats, whatever the shape may be. It lias come to light through statis tical investigation that more than fifty per cent, of the Vassar graduates never marry. Mrs. E. Lynn Lynton's new novol is dedicated "to the sweet girls still left among us who havo no part in the new revolt." Now Zealand women, having been accorded the right to vote, now de mand the privilege of serving in Par liament. There is said to bo a revival in fa vor of the old-lasliioned names for grrls, such as Sarah, Ann, Martha, Jane, etc. The Princess of Wales and Miss An nio Paterson, of Dublin, ars tho only honorary musical dootorsin the United Kingdom. Nine ladies were successful in pass ing tho recent examination of the London Sanitary Institute for inspec tors of nuisances. In Europe during the early years of the middle ages no woman was al lowed to appear in church unless her face was covered with a veil. Mrs. lloke Smith, wife of tho Sec retary of the Interior, is said to be nn indefatigablo caller. She recently made 1000 calls in two weeks. Among washable wool fabrics for clay gowns are Kanka and Yaury Otikce crepes iu delicate striped of ivory or cream white an 1 a color. A new Norwegian law makes girls ineligible for matrimony unless they eau produce certificates of proficiency iu knitting, baking and spinniu?. Miss Margaret Mcßride, of Nevada, Mo., has been commissioned a notary public. She is the first woman to hold the office in Vernon County. Among summer tints for evening pale rose color and honeysuckle yellow vie with each othar, and often appear together in shot fabrics or trimmings. Shepherd's-check fabrics in silk ap pear not only in black and white, cream and brown, etc., but in every variety of color on light-hued grounds. The Railway Commissioners of Vic toria claim that they hive effected a saving of fully $50,000 by placing women iu charge of railway stations. Dr. Maud J. Frye, of Buffalo, N. Y., has a class of young woman whom she is training to become skilled and sat isfactory attendants for convalescents aud children. One of the remarkable manifesta tions of the year is the activity of the woman suffrage movement in New York State, particularly among wo men of fashion. The fancy liuen duck suits are es pecially suitable for morning wear, and tho blue duck costumes, dotted with white, black, or red, are just the thing for warm-weather shopping or seaside wear. Mies Nellie 6. Robinson is tho first female lawyer to appear baforo a Cin cinnati court. She appeared on be half of a burglar, aud despita her elo quence and charms, an unfeeling jury sent the fellow up. Tho eight unmarried ladies who hold office as tho Queeu's maids of honor have some privilegos. They are given the prefix of "Honorable," and on marryiug receive from the Queen the gift of S3OOO. The girls of the graluating of the Attica (N r . Y.) Free Academy de cided to dross iu calico this year. This innovation caused much talk in the country. The plan was adopted, it was said, on account of the hard times. A silver girdle to be worn by gentle woman iu the height of the summer season has bangles, smelling salts, bon bon box, and other toilet requisites ingeniously fastened by slender chain* ou the right of the baud. Iu fact, it is n portable arsenal. The small lace mask veils have quite gone out of fashion. A veil now mud entirely cover the chin, aud is worn much more loosely than has been the custom for the past few years. In ate id <>f fitting smoothly over the face, it is leathered up in folds at the aide an I fastened at th<' back of the head. The latest vent is atli|(l* breasted, with buttons up so high that »«-ry (title ol the shirt is seeu Covert posting m a fashiouable mil dial for th*»« ilrruwi, tuti it >« very hta*y, • ill wht-u the skirts are interlined with haireluth they are really bill leit . I'weels an t cheviots wake lute u lighter goaus. mmwiMWiiMwminiwij « **seee»*«ese«seeseee# /!_ j'*yfAdmitted to be / A the finest prep -1 •AKINCp kind in the msjr ket. Makes the \ ; best and most v : [ ! | wholesome bread, cake, and biscuit. A I !: hundred thousand unsolicited testimo- i; nials to this effect are received annually ;; by its manufacturers. Its sale is greater ; ;; than that of all other baking powders ; combined. ■* I ABSOLUTELY PURE. jj t ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO , 10« WALL ST., NEW-YORK * iiall a Century ot the Telegraph. The facts brought out on the fiftieth anniversary of telegraphy, which was receutly celebrated in New York, are very interesting to the student of ma terial and social progress. It was on the day of the great Whig convention at Baltimore that the first message was transmitted in this country that was to demonstrate the utility of teleg raphy and relieve Professor Morse of the stigma of being "crazy." His wire between Baltimore and Washing ton announced the nomination of Clay and Frelinghuysen an hour before the train reached the Capital. Since then the figures of telegraphy have grown amazingly, and never so rapidly as at present. As late as 18C0 one operator sent all the newspaper dispatches from Chicago announcing the nomination of Lincoln. It took 125 operators to furnish the telegraphic news of Cleve land's nomination at Chicago. Even down to 1880 only fifty newspapers received special telegrams. Now there are 600 that have special service. A single establishment in this country has 800,000 miles of wire in operation, and 23,000 offices, and last year sent 70,000,000 messages. There are now in the world about 2,000,000 miles of telegraph wire in operation, and in addition to the tele graph lines there are nearly 150,000 miles of nautical cables, over which the Morse system is used. The news paper and press associations, which in 1880 received but 28,000,000 words, now consume nearly 1,800,000,000 words in supplying the public with news and reading matter. What all this signifies in behalf of public en lightenment and commerce almost sur passes comprehension. It enables one to enjoy two lives in me, It has ad ded tenfold value to the art of print ing, and has increased the national wealth enormously. Yet orthodox science and the busines world were so suro that Profeiisor Morso was "crazy" that he was ashamed to conduct the first public experiments in person, lest he should be hooted out of confi dence. What a lesson on charity and and the folly of snap judgments! Boston Globe. Cheap and Plentiful Remedy, Common salt is one of the most val uable remedial agentß the world con tains. Used as a tooth powder, alone or with a little prepared chalk, it whitens the teeth and makes the gums hard and rosy. It is a good gargle for sore throat, and if taken iu time will benefit, if not cure, diphtheria. It will stop bleeding of the mouth, and in warm water is a good emetic and remedy against several poisons. There is nothing better for sore feet and hands than salt and water, and for or dinary sore eyes, though a painful application, will often effect a com plete cure.—lndianapolis News. The Capitol at Washington has cost more than $30,000,000. It covers three and a half acres, the dome is 307 feet high and 135 in diameter, and is exceeded in size only by St. Peter's in Rome, St. Paul's in London, tho In valides in Paris and St. Isaac's in St. Petersburg. i KN^LEDGE Bring* comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly u*a. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly ndapting the world's best product# to the need* of physical being, will attest the value to liealth of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced iu the remedy, Svrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to ifs presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a |>erfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ami permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction t" millions and met with the approval of tlie medical profession, because it acts on the Kid nevs, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it »« |» rfeclly free from eirery objectionable substance. Svrup of Figs is for aalc by all drug gists in V)c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig fyrup Co. only, wKiw name is printed on every package, alsu the name, Syrup o! I* ig*, and being well informed, you will uol accept any substitute it oficieU. " Knowledge it Folly Unlets Put to Use." You Know SAPOLiO? THEN USE IT. The Horse's Original Home. The original home of the horse has been generally supposed to bo tha country which forms the highlands, of Asia, about the fortieth degree of latitude, and recent authorities re port that herds of wild horses are iltill to be seen in certain parts of Western Mongolia and Northern Thibet. Froru lime immemorial this country has been favorable to tho growth of horses. At a very early date, several thousands of years before Christ, tho horse was taken westward. Tha Baby lonians used horses in their expedi tions. The cuneiform characters which are used to express the word horse mean literally the "animal of the Eist." Iu Egypt the horse is not found depictod on the monuments until about B. C. 1600. In Nubia the horso was ap preciated and loved. In a hieroglyphic? inscription the statement is made that when Piankhi, the Ethiopian invader of Egypt, had captured tho stores and treasury of his foe, Nimrod, ho went into tho stables, and finding that thu horses had suffered from hunger, ho burst into a rage and said : "I sweatr by my life, and by my beloved lla, that to have kept my horses hungry is more heinous iu my sight than any other offense which thou hast com mitted against nic." The native land, of the Arab horse includes the Arabian peninsula, the lands about the Tigris* and Euphrates, and the Damascus district. All Arab horses are asserted to be descended from a fabulous niaru called "Kuhailat of the old woman." —New York Suu. Intelligence ot a Stallion. During a fire in a stable at Pau See, Province of Quebec, Canada, a bay stallion returned twice to the burning structure anil drove out a horse that was so terrorized as to be unable to make any attempt to escape.-—San Francisco Chronicle. SEVERE'EXPOSURE"' Often results in colds, fevers, rheumatism, aeuralgia and kindred derangements. do not "catch cold " if we .-.re in good condi tion. If the liver Is active, and the system in consequeace doing its duty, we live in full health and enjoy lire " rain or shine." To break up a cold "there's nothing so valuable as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They keep the whole system regulated in a perfectly natural way. If we do not feel happy, if we worry and grumble, if wo are morbid, if tb» days seem dreary and long, if the weather is bad, if things go' awry, it is tho liver which is at. fault. It is generally "torpid." A common sense wav is to take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. We generally eat too much, take insufficient exercise, l>y means of which our tissue-changes become indolent and in complete. Be comfortable —you are com fortable when well. You'll be'well when you have taken " Pleasant Pellets." No Constipation follows their use. Pu£ up sealed in glass always fresh and re liably W. L. DOUGLAS CUAE 1 tS TH E BEST. . WW* dnVLNOSSUEAKINS. $5. CORDOVAN, FRENCH A tNAWEU-ED CALF! £k \ *4*3.S?FINE CALf&KAN6AROIT fffi wi 1 *3.5-° POLICE,3 SOLES. 4 ,*o.*2.workingmen« ML »A j EXTRA FINE. ,;k JfekJ *2.*l. 7 -? BGYS'SCHOOLSHOES, - -LADIES • SEND FOR CATALOGUE BROCKTON, MASS. Ytu enn inve money by Trrnring the W. I- Doiifflas 53.00 Shoo. Rerniof, we are tho largest manufacturer! ol this grade of shoes la the world, and guarantee theli Talue bj stamping the nam© and prlca on the bottom, which protect you against high price* and tha middleman'* profits. 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