The Kansas Woll Industry.
Tn ISM!) the Kansas Legislature
passed a law authorizing connties to
pay bounties for wolf scalps. Nearly
every founty in the State thereupon
offered n reward of or #4 for such
evidence that h wolf hail been killed.
Some counties are paying out as much
ns s4oo') a year iu this way, the total
in the State amounting to SIiO.OOO.
The coyote supply continues to l>e
surprisingly large. A correspondent
of the St. Louis <ilobe-Denioerat as
serts that some of the Kansas farmers
who find their farms unprofitable have
gone into the business of wolf raising,
in order to eke out a livelihood, lie
(■ays: "By means of wire fences, in
cisures with ample burrowing
grouti is ore made, and hero t lie crea
tures increase with marvelous rapid
ity. The growth of a family of kit
tens can only be compared to them.
For feed, the cheapest of meat is suffi
cient, and as nothing is required but
the scalp iu order to diaw a bounty,
the cure asses of the killed wolves are
used for sustenance for those not
ready for market. The best sheep
that the prairie farmer can riiise can
scarcely be sold for more than $2. To
produce several litters of wolves a
year, each member of which is worth
from j-:t to si, ( xelusive of skin and
carcass, is, it is seen, very remunera
tive. These wolf raisers also supple
ment their home supply by constantly
hunting on the plains. Parties are
formed which surround creek valleys
nint ravines, 'beating the bush' and
capturing, dead or alive, dozensof the
lank, gray beasts. The former goto
swell the cash accounts of the hunters
mi:l deplete that oi the county treas
ury, while the latter are added to the
supply on the wolf farm."
Science and Soap Bubbles.
"Wliy is it that the colors of a soap
Tmbble change as the film gradually
alters in thickness? Another cause
of color is here involved—that of in
terference. If a stone be thrown into
a smooth pond a circular wave is pro
duced, gradually widening toward the
edge of the pond ; if a second stone
be thrown into the pond a second
■wave will be produced, which will in
lluenee the first.
If the stones are dropped in simul
taneously at the same spot the waves
will just be doubled in higlit; and if
the second stone be thrown in exactly
a wave length behind the first the same
effect will be observed. If, however,
the second stone be thrown into the
water exactly half a wave length be
hind the first the motion of the wave
will be destroyed.
Similarly with light; w hen light im
pignes on the soap bubble part of it
is reflected from the exterior surface,
and part enters the film and is reflect
ed from the interior surface.
This latter portion tmi verses tfje
water medium between the two sur
faces twice, and is therefore kept be
hind the tirst reflected rav. The t*o
sets of waves int«sfere with each utli
ir, and produce a colored light instead
ofa white hght. Other waves, again,
may destroy each othor and extin
guish the light.
!"omo of the cons' 'lnmit ctAors of
the impigning white i glit— formed by
their | nssage fliroiigii the lihu - iiilur
lere f-o ns to desto'oy each oilier, while
others r.main unarteeted. As the tiliu
diminishes in thickness, the colors
must necessarily varv.
In this way is accounted for the
marvelous variety of beauty and col
ors iu the soap bubble, iridescence of
oil upon water, tompere I with the
gaudiuess of some insect's wings.—
Longman's Magazine,
Pr. Kilmer's KWAMr-lioiw cures
nil Kidltoy an I lilnddcr troubles.
Pamphlet ami fiousultutlon tree.
Laboratory IJiuiihaniton, N. V.
The preparation of canvas lor painters is a
lucrative mule.
£IOO Reward. St 00.
The renders of this Trailer will lie plef.sed'tn
learu t hat then is a! lt-:tone dtv.idud (list ase
that science has In enable to cure in all i's
i-tiiucß, and that is catarrh. Hull's Catarrh
Cure isihe only positive cure uow known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh beinn a con
stitutional disease. requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the bleed nud
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de
stroying the, foundation if the disease, and
giving lhe patient strength by buildinu up the
constitution and nssistim? nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that theyolfei line Hun
dred 1 lollars tor any ease that, it falls tn cure,
fiend for list of testimonials. Addres-s
F. J. <'hi.m:y & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by DruKeists, 7-V.
Pure ami Wholesome Ouulitv
Commends to public approval tie- California
liquid laxative remedy. Syrup of Fi,'s. It is
pleasant to the taste and byuctin; gently ou
the kidney, liver and bowels toele inse the sys
tem effectually, it promote; the health and
romfort of all who use it, and with million< it
is the best and only remedy.
Tilt: tiripoi Pneumonia may be warded ofV
with llale's Honey or Horidiound and Tar.
Hike's Tn<ith;u he Urn: -- I 'are iu mic minute.
I>i*. lluvxie'B ('e II ain ('roup Cure
Js the only remedy in the world that cures
croup in half an hour. No n;iiuni. A. I\ llox
»:c, Hullalo. V. V.. MTr.
Karl's Clnver Koot, t n ■ ;i'e-i! bio ►I puri ier.
dives Ii " lines-an I lo the complex
ion and cures eoiistiiHithiu. '!•"> els., ."Jl cts.. ¥l.
lfafTlictod with sore eyes Use Dr. Isaac Tlioinr-
Eon's K e-watcr. Urn _ rists sell hi ue.r I oil le
<' or .-o.ito by the heat »r cxtraor Unary ex ir
tion, liie physical system, lik■ • a tuaehine,
i 'mN to bo renovate I au 1 repaired. Th ;
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HALT FOR ANIMALS.
Salt is necessary for all vegeterian
animals, und aids in the digestion of
the food. The belief that it is a pre
ventive of intestinal worms is well
founded, for these parasites are found
mostly iu animals of imperfect diges
tion. The undigested food encourages
these pests, as they feed upon it, or
upon tho copious mucus secreted in
the bowels of animals suffering from
indigestion. Salt should be given
regularly with every feed, if cut food
is used, otherwise in the form of a
lump of rock salt kept in the manger,
where it may always be reached.—
New York World.
DISEASE IN FOWIiS.
Overcrowding of fowls is sure to
causo disease. The most frequent
troubles thus produced are the two
most fatal disorders of poultry, roup
and cholera. These are both encour
aged by bad air, dampness and filth.
Cholera is a disorder of the liver by
which the gall is secreted too copiously
and overflows into the intestines, giv
ing the yellow and green color to the
excrement. Tho comb and wattles and
cheek lopes are also yellow, and a pro
fuse diarrhea soon kills tho bird.
This is due to overfeeding, although
it is a contagious disease, and it is
much encouraged by excess of food,
especially of corn. There is no effec
tive remedy. Sometimes the fowls
will recover if kept from food ami
given only water in which some hypo
sulphite of soda has been dissolved.
But they mostly die iu a few days
after the first attack. The roup con
sists of inflammation of the head and
throat, the eyes discharge a thick,
sticky matter, anil if neglected are
soon destroyed. The treatment for
this disease is to bathe the head in
warm vinegar and give the bird a pinch
of powdered clilorateof potash dropped
in the throat twice a day. Some warm
soft food may be given as soon as the
bird will eat. This disease also is con
tagious.—New York Times.
HARDY ROSES.
Geo. S. Conover, of Geneva, N. Y.,
gives in Gardening his experience in
growing hardy roses for fifteen years i
past. His liet now composes twenty- I
one varieties, beginning with such
good old sorts as Hermosa, Souv. Mal
maison, General Jacqueminot, Co- i
quette des Alps and Pierre Notting,
and ending with Vick's Caprice, Mrs. !
John Laing and Lady Helen Stewart. \
All have proved hardy without pro
tection. His soil is a stiff clay loam,
constantly enriched with stable ma
nure, which is put on spring and fall,
the coarse litter being left on during
the summer as mulcb, to secure mois \
turo and even temperature at the 1
roots. Mr. Couovor finds that he can
not make his rose beds too rich, j
Commercial fertilizers have been tried
with indifferent success. He prunes j
lightly in early spring; severely just
as the buds start. Early pruning, j
followed by frost, is very injurious.
For insects he uses a whale-oil soap
solution, two pounds dissolved in tif- .
teen gallons of water, put on with a
syringe at night, and in the morning j
followed by a syringing with clear 1
water. This is the original formula
for "which the Massachusetts Horticul
tural Society awarded u premium of
SIOO in 18-11. A neighbor showers his
rose beds daily with the hose, and
keeps all insects in subjection. To
bacco dust and steins and good Per
sian insect powder have been found of j
great value.
WASTE IN FARM UTENSILS.
It is painful to ride through the
country and note the waste that is go
ing on in farm tools, writes E. L. Yin
cent. Valuable mowers, binders and
reapers stand in the field all the year j
round. Plows are left in the furrow
the whole winter long. Wagons are
housed under the eaves of the barn or
out in more open places. Cultivat
ors, drills, rakes, all kinds of utensils
are exposed to the weather summer
and winter.
Every man knows that a piece of
wood left out of doors for auy
of time will decay. Ho knows also
full well that iron will rust. Paint is
short-lived. Unless renewed it soon
washes off and leaves the bare metal
exposed.
Frost and heat, dew and sunshine,
rain and wind, are most powerful
agents in the destruction of farm im
plements. One of these tools if well
made originally anil cared for proper
ly should last a lifetime.
The careful farmer never leaves his
utensilri thus exposed; when he is
done with his plow he wipes the dirt
all off and puts it under cover, the
same way with the drill, the harrow,
the cultivator and even the hoe. I
know a man who, if lie happens to
forget and leaves his wheelbarrow out
will get up in the middle of the
if he remembers his neglect, and put
it under cover. He cannot sleep if ho
knows that the ladder or the ax has
been left out.
Were every man as careful as this
man, the output of the manufactories
would be materially lessened and tho
pocketbook of our farmers would bo
thicker than it now is. Why not try
it? —New England Farmer.
A NEWI.V DISCOVERED INSECTICIDE.
A new and important discovery in
the domain of pomology has been
made by F. Moulton, of the Gypsy
Moth Commission. Maiden, Mu-s. Ar
H natc of lend was the substance use.l,
which was prepared by dissolving
eleven ounces of acetate of lead and
four ounces of arsenate of soda m I •"ill
gallons of water. These substances
quickly dissolve and form arsenate of
lead, a line white powder which is
lighter than I'arisgi . en, and while be
lug fully itM cltertivc m its operation
in dextroying iust et lite is far prefer*
bh* for i-*vi ral reasons 11 by any
means the mixture happi lis tn be use I
strou|/i i than neei ,ury to di strny in
sect life, even three or foil I' lull' III'
Ht>c«»HN|'y uti'eliKtli, || tn uo>*intj in-
I jttres the foliage of the plants upon
I which it is sprayed. This is a great
! thing- in its favor, for frequently iu
I using I'aris green for potato beetle lar
, vaj and for the codlin worms, as much
' injury results from tho poison burning
I the foliage as would result from tho in
| sect if let alone.
This is a better insecticide thau Paris
| green under all circumstances and for
all insects, savs Professor Fernalil. It
has the advantage of being readily
seen on tho leaves, so that one can tell
at a glance which and have not
been sprayod, which is often of great
convenience. Being lighter than Paris
green, it does not settle so quickly,
and as a result can be distributed more
evenly over the foliage. A great ob
jection to the use of Paris green is the
| liability of using an overdose, and
thereby injuring the foliage of the
plants sprayed. With tho arsenate of
| lead it can be used if necessary in the
proportion of twenty-five pounds to
150 gallons of water without injury to
the foliage. Professor Fernalil advises
j the addition of two quarts of glucose,
| or if that can not be obtained two
| quarts of molasses to each 150 gallons
of water, used for the purpose of caus
ing tho insecticide to adhere to the
j leaves. He says the experiments last
1 season show that the insecticido will
remain on the trees for a long time,
I even after quite heavy rains, and we
infer, prove effective. The cost of
j these chemicals is given as eight cents
I per pound for arsenate of 6oda and
i fourteen cents for acetate of lead, at
I wholesale. It should be borne in mind
' that these substances are all poisonous,
' and should be used with as great care
] as Paris green. —Orange Judd Farmer.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Pigs anil dairying naturally goto
! getlicr.
The United States produce annually
| forty-six million tons of hay.
i A practical beekeeper does not ex
pect any great results from flower
I fields three miles away.
The more docile the calf the better
milker is the cow or the better feeder
is the steer. There is little danger of
1 handling the calf too early or too
I much.
In Australia the treo aphis is con
trolled by a tea made from tomato
leaves. The tea is sprayed in the usual
way and a week later an aphis cannot
i be found.
The best test of the health of the
cow is the condition of her milk.
Whenever this shows an unusual
amount of fat the temperature of the
cow should be at once taken.
The hog business can bo made to
piy if carried on properly. Like all
other animals the hog requires change
of feed and in summer plenty of room,
j grass and other succulent foods.
A well-bred animal of any sort is a
j machine for utilizing raw products to
the best possible advantage. It does
this with less waste, and consequently
more profit than a scrub can. It is
like using good machinery instead of
I poor to harvest your crops.
Those that have bred to the best
I sires have no trouble to sell their
! horses at a fair price, while the small
| horses do not bring enough to pay for
their feed. The scrub and grade
stallions must go; it is only the best
i kind of stock that pays now.
Whether fattening an animal for
market or feeding a horse lor work
i regularity is a prime factor in success.
! A good young steer's meat can bo very
, rapidly toughened by neglecting to
feed him at the right hour a few times
I or letting him go without water.
The farm that does not support a
flock of poultry is not managed to the
best purpose. On the contrary, the
farm on which too much poultry is
j kept will be the lo:>er to the extent
t that it is overburdened, for where
poultry is crowded into a liousa it
1 ceases to be profitable.
Does not freezing butter damage it,
and if so why is freezing advocated?
asks a Mississippi subscriber of the
Farmers' Voice, and the Voice answers
as follows: Yes, it hurts it some, but
; it can be kept for months without do
ing it any more harm than would re
, suit from freezing it a week.
The more you can induce the lambs
! to eat the faster they will grow and
! the sooner they will reach the market.
Ground oats make the best grain food.
; Place it where they can eat all they
desire. Feed the ewes liberally also
in order to provide the verj young
lambs plenty of milk.
There are many things that should
; be carefully observed in the education
■ of horses that are now entirely omitted,
j Too much dependence is placed in the
bits, the lines, the strength of the
harness, the use of the whip, and the
, ability of the driver to control the
horse by sheer brute force. Hence
there are so many fatal accidents.
A correspondent of the Field and
Farm says that when a team is dis
; j posed to pull unevenly the trouble
may be remedied by uuhitching the
inside traces and crossing them, so as
i to have the same horse attached to the
■ same end of each singletree. He says
he has pulled many a heavy load out
of a bad place by adopting this expedi
ent.
The merchant makes an inventory of
his goods at least once or twice a year.
, Why should not the farmer do the
! same thing and sell oil his culls. The
merchant gets rid of unsalable articles
by olt'eriug them at a low figure, re
placing them with goods that are iu
demand. The farmer can do the same,
I and In' will find that it will pay, for
i It"' will then lie improving every year.
An Australian farmer after several
ini Iteetual efforts to get rid of hoar
< lloiutil, which is a pernicious and rapid
spi.'iidill. Weed there, iticUistid a por
i I ion of tin land ami put on about '2IHI
low I, feedilit' them mi corn night and
morning for a few day*, then ren'ov
I ill. them to a Hew location, Itv this
means ill* n,'*'il- which had defied
other tp nt|i|"iit were speedily »lo
- KtroyvU.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
PAI.ATA3LE I CRD TEA.
Mrs. Rorer says: Iced tea may bo
palatable, but. it is certainly not
wholesome. The better way to tnako
it is to till the glasses partly full of
cracked ice ; then make the tea double
strength and pour it boiling hot over
the ice. Theu, if you like, add your
lemon and sugar. You get less tannio
acid in this way than when the tea is
allowed to stand and cool before
using.—New York Post.
TO IMPROVE POTATOES.
Potatoes may be soaked in cold
water for twelve or more hours before
being cooked, aud will be improved
rather than injured, but if they stand
in a little moisture even for ten
minues after they are cookod, they
are spoiled. The potato is composed
largely of starch. The uncooked
starch does not unite with moisture
like a sponge. A good potato will bo
light aud mealy as soon as it is baked
or boiled, but if the cooking is con
tinued it will become dark, heavy and
strong flavored.—St. Louis Star-Say
ings.
FOR PICKMNO DAY.
Iu petting vinegar for pickles, al
ways try to get apple vinegar, as the
other kinds frequently eat up the
pickles entirely or cause them to turn
soft. Too strong vinegar should be
partly diluted with water.
All pickles should be tightly sealed,
to prevent air reaching the vinegar,
as this kills it. It should always be
poured on hot, as it comes to the iirst
scald—never allow it to boil.
Never put up pickles in anything
that has held auy kind of grease, and
never let them freeze.
If picklos aro put into brine, it
should always be strong enough to
bear an egg. Use coarse salt, in pro
portion of a heaping pint of salt to a
gallon of water.
The nicest way to put up pickle 3 is
to put them in bottles and seal while
hot, —New York Journal.
DELICIOUS SANDWICHES.
Tho bread for sandwiches should al
waysbe one day old at least, and must
bo sliced very thin. The butter
6liould be soft enough to spread with
out crumbling the loaf, and the slice
should be spread before it is cut from
tho loaf. Slices of rye bread buttered,
spread thinly with mustard and then
with cottage cheese are very palata
ble. For egg sandwiches beat your
eggs to a paste after they have been
hard-boiled. There should be a little
cream added to them to make the
mixture smooth, and it must be sea
soned to taste.
Fish sandwiches may be made from
any kind of fish. Whatever it is—
after removing bones and skin—pound
it to a smooth paste, mix with it a
very littlo chopped pickle and season.
If .it bo a dry tish. mix with it also 11
little melted butter or salad dressing.
The thinly-sliced bread spread with
salad dressing, on which are laid
water-cresses or a crisp leaf of lettuce,
is a most welcome addition to a sum
mer luuch. Then for sweets there
are sandwiches made with jellies and
jams. These may be spread on slices
of cake, wheat, graham or even brown
bread.—Detroit Free Press.
"RECIPES.
How to Make Jelly—Miking quince
and pear jelly be careful to abstract
all the seeds anil cores of both fruits
before cooking, as there is a mucilage
in them that will make the jelly
milky looking and impair the flavor.
Veal Salad—Bits of meal cut lino
make a delicious salad, and a very
good way to use up small scraps of
cold beef is to cut them line or thin
and make a layer salad, alternating
with cold boiled potatoes, salt and
pepper, and cover all with a French
dressing.
Kidney Toast- Chop tine four veal
kidneys with half u pound of calf's
liver; season with pepper and salt.
Make a little butter hot in a frying
pan and toss them about until cooked,
but not overdone. Remove from the
fire and stir in the beaten yolk of one
egg and half a teaspoonful of lemon
juice. Spread on toast and serve at
once. Stewed or boiled potatoes and
hot Indian meal muffins go nicely with
this excellent dish.
Cocoanut Sponge—Thicken one pint
of milk in which is dissolved three
quarters of a cup of sugar, with four
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch. Cook
thoroughly in a double boiler. When
cooked and boiling hot, beat this into
the whites of three eggs beaten stiff.
After standing a few moments, add
one cup of grated cocoanut. Flavor
with vanilla, and turn into mold, with
grated cocoanut on top.
Steamed Cabbage—Cabbage, as usu
ally cooked, is too heavy for an ordin
ary stomach to digest. Try steaming
it until soft, and then serve by pour
ing around it a white sauce. Make
the sauce by melting a spoonful of
butter, stirring smoothly into this the
same measure of flour. Pour into the
mixture one pint of milk and boil un
til thick. Season with salt. This is
almost as dainty a dish as cauliflower.
Lemon Dumplings—One pint flour,
one heaping teaspoonful baking
powder and salt sifted together. Mix
with a cupful of milk or water. Make
a syrup of one-half cupful molasses,
one and one-half cupfuls sugar, two
cupfuls water and two lemons sliced
fine. Bring to a boil and drop in
dumplings and cook fifteen minutes.
Turn them once while cooking. When
the dumplings are taken out add a
little butter to the syrup and pour
over tlieiu.
Humiiiiiii? Bird Killed l»y a Bee,
A humming bird was killed by the
sting of a bee in Wisconsin not long
I ago. A bee keeper noticed n pan- ot
i ruby-throated humming birds flying
I around the entrance <>f one of the
hives. Soon a bee made its appear
ance from within. One of the birdt
sei/.ed it ton it apurt and seemed to
be feeding on something found in the
bee. .Tust then another bee came out,
j flew ami alighted on the ba 'k of the
| bird. The latter gave a kind of spas
modic shudder, liew a few feel side
| wise, landed at tin- foot of a currant
I bush, and was dead, apparently ki 1 l<-«l
! by the sting of tin- Itfi*. New York
Sun.
I'huMiieiau* invented tin* first alpha
bet about 15tMJ B, C.
TOKEN
Accordion plaitings are ntill the
vogue.
Red vests are much worn, and make
the girls look very gorgeous.
Many women cyclist* are joining the
League of American Wheelmen.
The Empress of China has her own
private silk looms within the royal
palace.
Newly married girls in Hungary of
fer their kisses for saloon St. .Joseph's
Day, March 19.
The management of Australian fe
male prisons is in the hands of female
religious orders.
Fashionable young ladies in Japan
when they desire to look very attrac
tive, gild their lips.
In Persia the women of fashion or
nament their faces by painting upon
them figures of bugs and small ani
mals.
Fashionable girls are wearing belts
of suede leather as narrow as a harness
rein and clasped by a dead-gold
buckle.
Isigny is a sort of fresh butter color
and it is not "the thing" to say you
want a thing a pale yellow now, but of
an "insigny" shade.
The newest conceit in garniture is a
beautifully shaded galloon made of
diagonal cords and heavy silk lace and
worked with jet or iridescent beads.
Miss Alioe Moore, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is one of the few women who
have made a century run on the bi
cycle. A century run means to ride
100 miles a day.
Miss Lucy M. Booth, daughter of
General Booth, the head of the Salva
tion Army, has been appointed com
mander of the Salvation Army in In
dia, with her headquarters at Bombay.
To Queen Natalie of Servia belongs
the distinction of owning the finest
head of hair among the royalties of
Europe. She usually wears it hang
ing in two long plaits down her back.
Costumes of pure white, ' from the
tip of the shoes to the crepon parasol,
are the prevailing summer dress, and
tliey are worn morning, noon and
night in all the varying grades of ele
gance.
Mme. Casimir Perier, wife of the
French President, is an accomplished
and charming woman, devoted to her
children, of whom she has two—a
daughter of fourteen and a boy some
what younger.
One of the fastest stenographers iu
the country is Miss R. Matide Wolfe,
of Boston. Sho writes fluently in
three languages, and her notes are so
plainly written that they are readily
deciphered by her assistants.
Miss Marietta Hollev, or, as she is
better known, "Josiali Allen's Wife,"
talks into a phonograph and her words
are then copied by her typewriter, who
prepares her copy for the humorous
books and articles which are the de
light of womankind.
MissSamantha Kiuy, a pretty school
teacher of Inland, Ohio, owns proper
ty in her own name. She was joking
ly dared to work out the poll tax.
The next day sho appeared with a
wagon and team and putin a full
day's work on the roads.
Afternoon dresses of ecru grass
linen iu a dark shade of tan are made
up into very dressy yet simple gowns,
trimmed with bands of lace insertion
and ribbou bows, and with hat, gloves,
parasol and canvas shoes to match the
lace the effect is very pretty.
I)r. Julia H. Smith, a well-known
physician, of Chicago, formerly Miss
Julia Holmes, of New Orleans, has
been nominated by the Democratic
party as a member of the State Uni
versity Board, an office that has never
hitherto been held by a woman.
A sister of the late Mr. Spurgeon
preached twice recently to crowded
congregations at the haudsomo church
in Hampstead road, in connection
with the service. Her manner is im
pressive and she bears a personal re
semblance to her eminent brother.
It is a suggestion of the army of
bright young women that a band of
mauve velvet ribbon around neck and
wrists is an admirablo set-off against
the red or brown, as the case may be,
of the adjoining skin, after too faith
ful boating, tennis, or golf in the sun
and wind.
The Russian newspapers recently
spread the report that the ministries
of agriculture and imperial lands in
tended to employ women in the work
of their departments. The result was
a mass of petitions from women, and
it took a denial in one of the official
papers to convince the ladies that they
had disturbed themselves uselessly.
Miss Clara Barton, President of the
Bed Cross Association, and known far
and wide for her many deeds of mercy,
now lives in Washington, and has for
her headquarters a large, old colonial
mansion reple'e with history of the
olden times. Miss Barton is a gray
liaired, gentle woman, quiet, and
pleasing to meet.
When the act was passed relieving
the Queen of the gruesome necessity of
signing death warrants by a curious
oversight no mention was made of the
Isle of Man, and the execution of a
criminal who committed murder in
that part of Her Majesty's dominion is
the only one which the Queen has
sanctioned with her own hand since
the beginning of her reign.
Miss Helen Gould sets a noble ex
ample to all rich women. Her chari
ties are large and marked by excellent
judgment. Just uow she is entertain
ing at her home, Woody Crest, at
Tarrytown, N. Y., thirty homeless
girls from Five Points Mission. The
children are at liberty to wander over
the broad acres of close-cropped lawns
and enjoy themselves to their hearts'
content.
Whittier House, on the general plan
of College Women's Settlements, has
lately been established in Jersey City,
by Miss Cornell i Bradford. A day
nursery and sewing-class has been '»r
gauizad, and a kiudergartou and other
olasMM for study will sonu be opuned.
One pleasant feature already lu op
eratiou, is a series of afternoon recep
t ioiis w here poor women and girls
ineel till. -I who Hie interested ill the ill
slid in the ulKKtn/stloli,
THERE ' arc * any house- fjj|
sS I J—* keepers not using ROYAL
§3 I * {BAKING POWDER, its igj
jsj M great qualities' warrant them in p!
making a trial of it £3
g The ROY AI? BAKING POWDER &
lakes the place of soda and cream of {S|
;artar, is more convenient, more eco
jt- aomical, and makes the biscuit, cake, |Sk
m pudding and dumpling lighter, sweeter, za
iJS more delicious and wholesome. J®
Eg Those who take pride in making the
-fj finest food say that it is quite indispen- T-
Ks sable therefor. |S
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£»§ ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 105 WALL ST., NEW-YORK.
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How tli» Mink Stents Fish and Uame.
Probably the most cunning of all
animals is the mink. Two gentlemen
were fishing on one of the rivers of
Maine. The fish were quite plenty
and as soon as one was caught it was
thrown behind on the grass. After
some time one of the gentlemen thought
he would take a rest and at the same
time examine his capture. But he
conld not find a single fish. He
charged his friend with having played
him a trick, but the friend was as sur
prised as he.
They now determined to watch their
next fish, and their astonishment was
unbounded when they saw a mink run
from a hole near by, snatch up a fish
and carry it off to the hole, where
they afterward found their entire cap
ture cunningly hid under some dead
leaves.
In the same manner the mink steals
game which the sportsmen slioot. On
one occasion a gentleman shot a wild
duck but before the dogs could get to
it a mink had stolen it, carried it off
to a hole in the frozen snow, which
one mink had prepared while the other
was watching for the opportunity to
steal the sportsman's game. Notwith
standing this particular characteristic
the mink is a brave as well as a fero
cious little fellow, and he is excelled
in these qualities only by the ermine.
—Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
BEECHAM'S PILLS
(Vegetable)
What They Are For
Biliousness indigestion sallow skin
dyspepsia bad taste in the mouth pimples
sick headache foul breath torpid liver
bilious headache loss of appetite depression of spirits
when these conditions are caused by constipation ; and con
stipation is the most frequent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things for everybody to
learn is that constipation causes more than haif the sick
ness in tlve world; and it can all be prevented. Go by
the book.
Write to B. I ; . Allen Company, 365 Canal street, New
York, for the little book on CONSTIPATION (its causes con
sequences and correction); sent free. If you are not within
reach of a druggist, the pills will be sent by mail, 25 cents.
"Good Wives Crow Fair in xhe Light of
Their Works," Especially if They Use
SAPOLIO
RRR
For headache (whether sick or nervous), toothashc.
neuralk'tn. rheumatism, lunnaja. palm an 1 weak
ness lu tho ha 'k, splue or kiduey<4, pal is at* »un I the
liver, pleurisy, swalllnf of the Joints and pains of
all kind-, the appll *atloi of Ha lway*s Hotly H He.'
will alTord tmme Hate ease, ant Its cmtlnuoi u«o
for a lew days effects a permanent cure.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints,
DYSENTERY, DIARRHEA.
CHOLERA MORBUS,
A half to a teas.xnaful of He ily He'.let in a h i'i
tumbler of water, repeated as often as the discharge*
contiuue, an«l a flannel saturate 1 with Heady Helljf
placed over tho stomach or b twels will afford Imme
diate relief and soon ofTeot a cure.
Internally—A half to a teanp > mftil In half a tum
bler of wat *r will, in a few minutes, cure Cramp*,
Spasms, Sour stomach. Nausea, Vomiting, Heart
burn. Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Slcfc Headach",
Flatulency ami all Internal pa us.
Malaria In If* Various Form** Cured
and I'i'evented.
There is uoi a remedial uxent in tho world tha
will cure fever aiul a?uo an l all other malarious,
bilious and other fevers, aided by HAD WAY'S FILLS,
soqulcklv as KAIiWAY'S KKADY HKLIKF.
Price V)cents i»er bottle. Sol Iby all dm <.<l*t*.
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667 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, Mass.
(Near Wsshington St.)
For the t rest ment of epilepsy, paralysis, brsin and
nervous dlseaae* in all their forms The only para
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free Patients tioarded, mused and 1 ared for.
Office treatment if desired. Institute open daily.
Send for circulars.
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l«r*nr ~M K nkh»l,,. No. u».\, l.iim m Phil*.. Fa.
H Coasoßiptlves andpeoploH
who have weak lungs or Aatb
ma, should un IMso'sCure for
runsumption. It has eared
■ idoaasnds. It has not Injur
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it is the best eough syrup. ■
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French Sahara Troops.
A body of "Sahara troops" is to be
raised be France for service in her arid
African possessions, where the heat is
fatal to French soldiers. They are to
consist, mainly of natives of those
regions, but the officers will be
Frenchmen.—San Francisco Chroni
cle.
It is estimated that capital and
labor would lose #3,000,000 a day
were all railroads in this country
blockaded by a strike or boycott.
PIERCECURE
OR mONEV IS REIWOED.
Disease follows ■ run-down system with
the liver inactive and the blood disordered.
Pimples, Boils, Soree, Carbuncles, Ulcers,
and like manifestations of impure blood,
should be driven out of the system with
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
fMrs. Kchh, of «18 B.
16th Street, Pitw York
City, writes a* follow*:
"It pleases me to
state that I had a run
ning sore upon my
nfek. and bnd It oper
ated upon three time*,
and still it was not
cured. I was also ru»
down very much.
There was a decided
chnng-e after using 1 Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.' X took a
few bottle* and wa*
soon cured. Later ray
„ „ husband had a lump
Mrs. Kuhn. behind his ear; he tried
your medicine, and one bottle cured him. I
•hall alway* recommend your medicine*.
W.L. DOUGLAS
I) CUAC IS THE BEST
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Vou cnu wave money by wearing the
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Because, wo arc the largest manufacturers o«
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A alue by Rtampiug the name and price on the
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the middleman's profits. Our shoes equal custom
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We nave them sold everywhere at lower privet for
the value givqp than any ether make. Take no sub
stitute. If your dealer supply you, w© can. <
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