/ 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
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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.
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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
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