An Arroinpllnhml NpMer. A writ«<r in the Madagascar New* speaking of the spiders of that island refers to a large ope that "stretches its web from bank to bank of fair sized streams. It forms the founda tion lines of its huge web of a beauti ful golden-yellow silk, wliieh is very stiong. He has taken some of it and "twisting six or eight strands togeth er found it so strong I could not break it." Tho same kind of spider may bo met with iu tho open forest glades; its web when perfect boing a most won derful sight. Tho writer doos not at tempt to describe the spider, but it is probably a species of Nephila, a genus of large, beautifully marked spiders, which spin a web in forests, composed both of golden color and silver throads. One American species oc curs throughout the 'Southern States. —New York Independent. Tho valne of Irish exports in 1893 was $1,022,235, and of imports, 844,- 094,730. HANI TLMIN. It is not morely tho fact that a million men are sjild to bo out of work with conse quent loss of timo, plaei and mousy, that makes tho times soom so toujfh, but there nre othor aggravations sup -raililed, (jrowin* out of the willful neglect of so many, that make tho times seem hard, indoed. If bol ter tlmos wero at hum! ami goo 1 plaoesop"ii to all that are now idle, th LTO uro thousands who would bo totally unlit togo to work by reason of tho nogloot of soma infirmity which totally unfits them to accept a prof forod ehanoe. What hotter opportunity could there bo to got thoir physical con.ll tlon in good shape than tho enforced idle ness Rives them? To do so is making profit out of mlsfortimo; not to do so is milking liard'tlmes so much harder. It is poor logic to make anything bad grow worse, and it is no economy at all to save expense by sacri ficing hoalth. A man wants brawn, muscle and brain in as nearly a perfect condition as is possible, to gain a victory In tho battle of life. It is mostly from a beginning In little things that the greater onos accumulate and finally overwhelm us. There Is hardly one man who labors with his muscles, from the skilled mechanic down to those who work with pick an 1 shovel, but has sonvi bodily ailment neglected. What costly trilling it Is, looked at from results. For example : tho bones, joints, ligaments, tendons anil mus cles are all under constant strain from the nature and demands of their work. Aches and pains must ensue. These, nogleotod, soon roach the chronic stago of stiffened limbs from contracted muscles. How many old mechanics have bent backs and bnck aches wo know. This is simply a coalition of neglected lumbago, which had it been treated in timo could liavo been curod in ten minutes by St. Jacobs Oil. This is also ture of all tho minor achus an 1 pains. So certain a euro ought certainly to be in every workinginan's house to inako hard times lighter. 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Tho mnrkots, in their season, aro generally glnttod with second class fruit, but the supply of a first class artiolo never equals the demand. Stand in any good commission house and watoli the sales. The best goes first and speedily—the last to go is the poorest stock, which buyers who sannot do better, or who have a oheap trade, must uso. As in everything else, there is room at the top. —Ameri can Agriculturist. RYE FOB GRAZING. It is tho general practice to T2W rye broadcast for grazing, but experiments at the Arkansas Station show that ivhen planted in drills and cut and fed green it affords a very much greater rpinntity of food in a better condition, ind injury from cattle trampling the soil in wet weather is avoided. It is best to have the seed in a nar row drill for two reasons—first, rye is inclinod to spread fiat upon the surface of the soil in its early stages of growth, and second, when planted in a nar row drill it is much more easily cut by hand, not only on account of its more upright growth, but because it :nn readily be grasped with one hand and cut with the other, thus keeping it free of trash, sand, etc. BEDDING FOR FARM ANIMALS, A great variety of bedding ma terials are employed in different lo calities, and each farmer will, of course, select for his own use such of these as are the cheapest and most available, writes M. S. Perkins in the American Agriculturist. In lumber ing districts, where saw-mills abound, farmers find cheap bedding in the sawdust and shavings that aro pro duced in so large quantities. Saw dust makes clean, tidy bedding, but tho impression is quite strong among farmers that its effect upon tho soil is not desirable. Certainly it decays very slowly. The common beach sand near the seashore possosses, when dry, good absorbing power, nnd affords a comfortable bed for stock. It is, howover, very heavy to handle, and its application, in the manuro, to land already too sandy, as is much of the land bordering upon the seaooast, is not a good practice. Meadow and salt hay, aud the straw of our small grains, Bupply excellent bedding, - and by their decay return a large amount of humns to tho soil. Their use should bo supplemented by the employment of some dry material, such ns loam dust, sifted coal ashes, or land plaster, BO that all the gases and liquid manure may bo saved. It is a simple matter lor every farmer to lay by a supply of dry absorbents. By stirring the soil frequently over a small area, tho earth rapidly dries out, and becomes dust undor tho heat of a summer's sun. All that is left to do is to gather tho dry material and store it in a dry plaoe. Every autumn our shado and forest trees shed their leaves, a wealth of the best of bedding, that, having ab sorbed manuriai substances, decay into the best of manure. MONET IN APPLES, Tho failure of the English apple crop and tho somowhat reduced sup ply at home have sent prices up and caused such an active demand for ap ples that tho farmer has begun to re alize the possibilities of profit to be obtained from his orchard. Indeed, from present appearances it looks as if tho applo crop might be made the best on the farm. But before this can happen the farmer will have togo through liis orchard and cut down or graft many of the trees now found there. In setting out the orchard in many cases very little judgment was exercised in the choice of trees. Many of the varities are almost worthless as market apples. There are too many inferior seedlings, too many summer and early fall varieties, and too many kinds unsuited to tho various locali ties. Tho early apples, which often predominate, are perishable and al most unmarketable. Tho fruit which is in demand is the kind that possesses keoping qualities. It will pay every farmer to find out the varieties that are most dosirable in the home and foreign markets, and that are suitable to his climate and soil. He should then go in and im prove his old orchard, regrafting those treos which have sound, vigorous stock but bear poor fruit, and remov ing those with deoayed trunks. He should n.l«o set out an orchard of young trees. But it will not do to stop hero. Most orchards are half starvod. A crop of apples is taken off, the trees grow in size, limbs are removed, and yet (he soil of the orchard is not fed. If wo expect large returns wo must supply tho ncceseary food, either by by the application of fertilizers. If food is necessary for tho produc tion of apples, spraying is requisite for their protection against insects and fungous diseases, which have, un fortunately, beoome very common, and thinning, by reducing the strain caused by the production of seed, will aid in the greater development of the fruit. It cannot be too often repeated that there is always a surplus of com mon fruit, and a scarcity of the best. The profit comes from the first-class articlo. This is only to bo obtained by proper thinning and spraying.— New York World. •WINTER CARE OF COWS. To give an idea of what I beliove to be not only a sensible but also a humane method of caring for cows in tho winter, savs H. S. Matteson, I will give my way, which is this: My stable is seven feet six inches in the clear; tho stalls are six feet wide, eaoh hav ing two oows fastened with a chain around the neck; the manger is eight een inches wide on tho bottom and can bo cleansed easily from an alley in (font of tho cows by stepping ia be tween them; the stalls front the south, end on that aide of the (table are win* dows so that there is an abnndanoe of light—enough so that any moonlight night in winter one can see without a lantern whether the eows are all In order. In the stable I have a well with a two-inch pnmp and the stock is watered with pails twice enoh day. The first thing in the morning they have a feed of hay and then are milked, after which they are watered, then the grain or oarrot ration is fed and some more hay given. This feed ing is all they have until the evening chore-time oomes, when they are watered and fed again ns in the morn ing. The stables are cleaned both morning and evening and the manure from horse stalls put behind the cows and a sprinkling of plaster thrown on it and around the stalls, if any are soiled or wot. The stalls are filled with stone pounded up and covered with olay loam, with a plank for the hind feet of the cows to stand on. Behind the stalls is a space seven feet wide filled from the ground with stone and ce ment, with an eight-inch drop. The partitions between stalls reach back as far as the drop in the floor and as high as the cows. In the middle of each pleasant day the stock are all let out in a dry yard for a short time. Tho yard is never muddy nor should it be for either stock or men to trample around in. If the yard gets soft scrape it up in heaps and draw it out on the fields for a top dressing. I never put the stock out in the yard and go away and leave them to take a chance of a storm coming on while I am gone. In fact, they are never al lowed to get wet from fall to spring and are never let out in a Storm if they have to be kept in for days at o time. Each cow always has the same place in the stable as long as she remains on tho farm, and always knows enough to take her place, which does away with any trouble at time of putting in tho stable in the way of hooking and yelling of the one who puts them in. Now as to whether my methods aro sensible and reasonable I will give my experience for a long term of years. So far I have never had to call a vet erinarian to attend a sick cow and have never lost a cow from disease of any kind. Abortion is a thing un known in my dairy. True, I have cows with caked udder and other slight ailments, but have never yet had anything that I have not success fully treated myself. Every animal I have was born on tho farm, and buy cows or horsos I will not, for if I can not breed and raise one better than I can buy I will loave tho farm and take a book agency or something of the kind.—Hoard's Dairyman. FABM AND GARDEN NOTES. Breed tho kind of fowls you like best. Except in tho sovcrost weather let the fowls out for exorciso. Where you find a superior breed oi horses you find good pasture. Wheat, cracked corn, peas, rice and oatmeal make good feed for pigeons. A goose can not be at its best unloss in clean quarters. What fowl or ani mal can? Look to tho marcs as you wean the colts that they do not become fervorish. Better late than never. Get up some earth for dust-bath purposos before it freezes up. If beginning in the poultry business be sure you get healthy stock or eggs from healthy stook. Give the ducks an airy coop even if it is low, and give them an occasional fresh bed of olean straw. Tempt the appetite of tha fowls yott have shut for fattening. Give them a vuriety; vegetables, grease, corn. Plaster or slaked lime sprinkled on the poultry-house floor when cleaned will help in cleanliness and healthful uess. A little chopped fresh moat or a lit tle oil meal mixed in the morning feed will help through the moulting season. Heavy wiro is the best material for supporting Lima beans and other run ning vines. A four-inch wire mess, such as may be used for hen yards, answers well for supports. Whero rats are plenty a rat-proof hen-houso is a necessity. To make one sink twelve-inch boards their full dopth around it, and see that no trash accumulates near or is piled against it. If you are crowding poultry at fat tening time clean out the troughs each timo ofter they have eaten. Feed three times a day if you wish but do not keep food before them all the while. If you have an idea that the poultry business will run itself you are mis taken and if you go into it with that mistaken idea you will find to your sorrow that you should have paid at tention to it. Well-cured corn fodder is more fully digested than timothy hay, and is nutritious and palatable. It is roasted, however, if loft in the fields to be exposed to rains, winds and frosts during the winter. Care should be used not to feed the colt so liberally at weaning time or afterwards as to cloy the appetite. It is better of the two to keep them a little short than to overfeed. They should be fed often and should have all they will eat up clean. The Pueblo Indians are on the point of establishing an independent terri tory. On their vast reservation they boast of 800,000 sheep, 250,000 horses and 300,000 goats. Their wool aver ages 800,000 pounds annually. Recently, when a very young oouple were being married in Hungary, the priest, instead of the usual nuptial benediction, offered up the appropriate prayer, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," BorsinoLDArrAiiM. m aan our uuwm. A large soft sponge nukd lb* but damp duster. It should be moderate ly fine and perfectly free from grit. Boak It in a pan of water and then wring it aa dry aa possible; never try to nae it with mnoh water in ii When yon are dnating free the sponge of the dust by rinsing thoroughly Tn clean water. When Ton have finished using, wash it free of all dust and grit and hang it in the sun to dry. If a sponge is not oared for it soon get* soft and squashy and full of particles of grit, and then it trill not be fit foi anything. Some housekeepers always wash windows with a sponge. It is an excellent cleaner—if {it is kept olean itself—but it will streak the winiow glass unless you wash it out every few minutes. —New York Advertiser. CLEANING "WOODWORK. It often happens that the woodwork on doors, particularly near the handles, will become quite dirty and badly stained by the frequent running back and forth of oareless children. In these oases it is sometimes found impossible to remove the marks with cold water or without tho use of soap, however undesirable. If this ooenrs throw two tablespoonsfnl of pulverized borax into a pail of hot water and wash the paint with it. Do not uso a brush, bat if found impossible to re move the marks in this way, then soap must be resorted to. Bub the soap on the cloth, and then sprinkle over the soap dry borax and rub the spots faithfully, rinsing with plenty of water. By washing woodwork in this way the paint will not be injured, and the borax will keep the hands soft and white. Borax is not half as freely used in domestio labor as it would be if all its usefulness were better known. Its help in increasing the cleansing properties of soap, and at the same time correcting its corrosive tendency, is one of its most valuablo properties. QUESTIONS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. Did you ever clean vinogar bottles with crushed eggshells in a littlo water ? Did you ever use an oyster for bait ing a rat trap? You will catch him, sure! Did you ever try to discover tho easiest methods of accomplishing the household tusks? Did you ever notice tho difference between old and new flour when usod for pastry ? The old is always pre ferred. Did you ever brush pio crust over with tho whito of an egg before put ting tho fruit in? It will keep it from becoming "eoggy." Did you ever realize tho importance of salting tho steak aftor it is broiled, not before? Every housewife should know the reason why. Did you ever have ocoasion to clean paint brushes in which the paint had partially hardened? .First soak them in turpentine, then clean with soap and water. Did you ever havo baking dishes or cups spoiled by remaining too long in the hot oven? The brown discolora tions may be rubbed off with a flannel dipped in whiting. Did you ever want to tint the cake frosting? Lemon juioo will whiten it, the grated rind of an orange strained through a cloth will give it a yellow tint, and strawberry or cranberry juice will produce a pretty shade of pink. Did you over make excellent iron holders and at the samo timo utilize tho tops of a pair of worn out boots or Cut tho leather into squares and cover it with some suitablo mate rial, using as many thicknesses of leather as desired, and whipping it closely in place. Theso will prove very serviceable. KECirES. Beef's Heart—Cut in squares. Stew ten minutes in salted water, skimming ofton. Take out heart, strain liquor, add meat, one sliced onion (if liked), one tablespoonful of sauco, parsley, chopped head of celery, cayenne and one tablespoonful of butter. Stew tender, add one tablespoonful of wet, browned flour. Orange Float—Add the juice of three lemons to a quart of water; put in a saucepan with a cup of sugar; set on the flre until it boils; stir in three tablespoonfu's of cornstarch, and set aside to cool. Peel six large oranges, slice, nnd lay in a deep glass dish; pour the mixture over. Spread tho top with meringue, and terve very cold with sponge cake. Cocoanut Tarts—Dissolve half a pound of sugar in half a pint of water; add a pound of grated coooa nut and stir over the flre for five min utes. Let cool. Add the beaten yolk and tho white of one egg. Line little tart pans with puff paste; fill with the mixture and bake. A lemon or almond mixture may be used to fill the tarts in plaoe of coooanut if desired. Corn Stow—Cut one chicken as for a fricassee, put it into the stewing pan, cover with boiling water, stew gently for about one hour, then add four peeled tomatoes cut into qnarters and the corn cut from six cobs, one green pepper and one onion chopped fine. Stew twenty minutes, add a tablespoonful of butter and one of flour rubbed together. Season and serve. Bioe Dumplings—Boil one oupful of rice until done, about thirty min utes, then drain. Take a square of cheese cloth, put the ric.e, the size of a saucer, in the oenter of the cloth, put tho apple in tho center of this, then fold up the oorners of the cloth, so as to fold the rice over tho whol« evenly. Tie tightly and throw into a kettle of boiling water, boil rapidly for twenty minutes, untie, and they are ready to serve. Shrimp Pudding—Wash two eansoi shrimps in cold water; drain, and with a silver spoon mash them, add one oupful soft bread crumbs, one tablespoonful chopped parsley, one teaspoonful salt, a dash of cayenne, mix and add four well beaten eggs; turn into a pretty, suitable mould, stand in a pan of boiling water, cover with paper, and oook in the oven twenty minutes. Turn out and garn ish with parsley and slices of lemon. Serve sauoo in a boat. Seventy thousand pedestrians and eight thousand teams cross Londou Bridge »»wy twelve hours. ettBHEH Connecticut has a woman mail car rier. Minnesota has a dairy sehool for women. The college colors of Vassar are pink and gray. There are three times as many wid ows aa widowers. Santa Fe, New Mexioo, has • Woman's Board of Trade. Belva Lookwood js about to begir the practioe of law in Virginia. There are 10,000 more women thar men in the District of Columbia. In Delaware suffrage is exeroised by women in several municipalities. Some of the Bussian railroads have smoking cars for the use of ladies. Acoording to the last report no les* than 80,000 women own and ride bi cyoles. Among Vassar College's forty-seven instructors aro fourteen of her own alumnae. Women aro less sensitive to pain than men, and actually feel less of it in given operations. Tho day of severity and angularity is past, and tho simplest dress must now have its touch of beauty. Miss Ella Knowles, of Montana, has recently received a fee of SIO,OOO for her services in a mining lawsuit. Many women who do not use bicy cles or tricycles now walk about the streets of Paris in knickerbockers. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnott is laconically described in an artiole on women writers, as "tho mother of two sons and twenty-two novels." Of the nine candidates successful in tho late examination in the art, theory and history of teaching at the London University, oight are women. The Princess of Wales has a great fondness for having her picture taken in "groups." The Prince dislikes the ceromony as much as his spouse en joys it. Mrs. Daniel McDonald is First Vice- President of tho Northern Indiana Editoral Association. She helps her husband edit tho Plymouth (Ind.) Democrat. Rosa Bonhenr, tho Frenoh painter, is not afraid of work. Though over seventy years of age she spends a long, busy day at her easel. Her only recreation is photography. In Korea a woman is a poor beast of burden, to whom is given not even a name. She is designated as tho "first daughter of X,"or tho second or tho third, or as tho "first wife of Y." If the fleshy women should follow all the "don'ts," or adopt any propor tion of the Spartan suggestions to train down their weight, there would bo really nothing loft for them to live for. Queen Victoria is doscribed by a re cent writer as rather a comfortable, motherly looking old woman in a plain black dress, from beneath which is visible tho toe of a broad, easy-fitting shoe. Tho King of Italy has shown an al most feminine instinct in his choice of punishment by forbidding the Duchess of Aosta from appearing at court for two months, bocauso she rode a bicycle. Brooklyn is tho only oity in the United Statos which can boast of a female Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. Miss Lucy E. Ball has just been promoted to that position in the City of Churches. Tho question has been raised in India whether it Is proper for women to baptize converts of their own sex. It has special reference to the work of the Zenana missions, which is largely carried on by women. Ladies' chalets are to be a new fea ture in London. They will provide at various points of tho metropolis in little cottage buildings the advan tages of a lady's waiting room in con« junction with a millinery shop. Thero are now three women physi cians on the Sanitary Corps of tho New York Board of Health—Drs. Alice Mitchell, Helen Knight- and Frauoes Q. Dean. They are under tho same rules and aro required to do the same amount of hard work as their mascu line associates. The latest bicyclo suits for women are made of wool, mohair, serge and silk, in all the darker and mixed shades. Braids and buttons to match the goods are used in trimming. An enthusiastic rider needs several changes in a season, as the dust and heat cause a suit to become shabby very soon. This is bad news for the girl that visits the winter resort: A crusade is being started against tho engagement ring. One of the reasons given for its proposed abolition is that many girls become engaged for no other purpose than to add another ring to their collection and break off the con tract as soon as it becomes convenient. New York buys more laces than any other city in the world. It has a least a score of women whose laces exceed $50,000 in value, and probaby a hun dred whose collections would sell for 820,000. Five hundred dollar fiohus, S2OO handkerchiefs, S3OO scarfs, and a SIOOO over-dress are mere bagatelles in the wardrobes of the wives of mill ionaires. Mrs. Ernestine Schaffner, of New Yorkj known as the "Tombs Angel," has been doing for nearly ten years her good work of seeking to free from jail innocent persons who are falsely accused. Although she is most of the time on about $20,000 bail bonds she has not in all her experience lost more than SIOOO, and she was cheated out of a large part of that sum by a dis honest lawyer. When Mrs. Hetty Green, of New York, who is said to be worth $60,- 000,000, entered the Tifft House at Buffalo, the other day, the elerks thought she was a beggar and were disinclined to let her register. She wore a rusty old black dress and oar ried the dilapidated handbag that has been her trusty companion for years. She walked with the aid of a oane. Tho room given her was the cheapest i aud most secluded in tho hotel | The latest investigations by j jj: \ the United States and Cana- |5 I dian Governments show the || j Royal Baking Powder supe- || a | rior to all others in purity and 11 4: leavening strength. { Statements by other manufacturers to $ j | i the contrary have been declared by the Sfi 5 official authorities falsifications of the IS Sa ROYAL BAKINO POWDER CO.; 10« WALL ST., NEW-YOftK." t'lnnt Horned Lizards. Some years ago —several hundred thousand, perhaps —a brackish or Fresh water lake existed which ex tended for 800 miles along the east orn flank of the Rooky Mountains, and many strange monsters wandered up and down its shores. Professor Marsh named one the Tri eeratops, which means that it wore three horns on its face. Its skull was enormous, measuring in an old indi vidual seven or eight feet in length, was somewhat wedge-shaped, and the back and sides of its neck were pro tected by a huge fanlike ruff or. pro jection of bone, extending from the skull and forming part of it. The brain was smaller in propor tion to the size of the skull than in any known animal. The mouth was a kind of beak, like that of the turtle, and similarly sheathed in horn. Its food was of the luxurious tropical veg etation which flourished along the borders of tho great lake. The animal was about twenty-fivo feet in length and eight or ten feet in height, being considerably larger than the largest existing elephant. Cincinnati Enquirer. Alaskan Indian Canoes. In the Sitka district the canoes are each cut from a single log of wood. Tho log is first dressed and hollowed out, and then steamed and spread open. Many of the canoes are models of form. Great care is expended on them, and if the maker wore paid good wa<?es their prices would be fabulous. A good new canoe able to carry three men (and 100 pounds of baggage is worth $l5O, An older canoe of the same size may be procured for S7O. Some cost 8200 and up to 8700. The Indians have abandoned to a great ex tent the old method of paddling the canoe, and they are furnished with oars and sail. This is made possiblo by having a rigid body, unlike tho bark or skin canoes of other places.— Inter-Ocean. Mr. Fnkuzawa, a private Japanese gentleman and author, has contributed 10,000 yen to the expenses of the war. Ho saved the money by domestic economies. * ll GIVEAWAY A Sample Package (4 to 7 do*M) ol Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets To any one sending name and address to us on a postal card. ONCE USED THEY ARE ALWAYS IN FAVOR. Hence, our object in sending? them out broadcast nsr TRIAL i They absolutely cure Sick Headache, BH lousness, Constipation, Coated Tongue, Poor Appetite. Dyspepsia and kindred derange ments of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels. Don't accept some substitute said to be m just as good" The substitute costs the dealer less. It costs you ABOUT the same. HIS profit is in the "just as good.* WHERE IS YOURS ? Address for Pass Samtlb, World's Dispensary Medical Associates, No. 663 Mate St. BUFFALO, K K What to do with Milk Pails! 112 \ Clean them with Pearline. You can't get C \ them so thoroughly sweet and pure in any I other way. Besides, it's easier for you— -1 *l u * c^er » more economical. } J "The box and barrel chum are not hard L 3 to keep clean. A little hot water and a little \ Pearline will clean any churn or do away I with any bad odor."— The Dairy World, Chicago. y / Perhaps you think that some of the imita /L tions of Pearline, that you'd be afraid to ' use in washing clothes, would do just as Hk * n wof k *'ke t^'s< They wouldn't \ hurt tinware, certainly. But they wouldn't clean It, either, half as well as Pearline —besides,#"don't play with the fire." If your grocer sends you an imitation, be honeat —send it back. «» JAMES TVLE, N C W YQA 11 Say Aye ' No' and Ya'll Me'er ba Married." Don't Ra ima AN Oar Advice to Uaa SAPOLIO Prizo money is still awarded tho British navy for the capture of slaves. Last year tho total was 86540. The price for tho capture of a single livo slave is SSO. The new regulations for the British army state that a knowledgo of short hand is of great advantage to staff offi cers. 1 Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in lha remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas* ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of_ a perfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to million.' and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid« neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug, gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it it man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute il offered. VV. L. DOUCLAS 64 6UAE 1 IB THE BEST. OnUb NO SQUEAKING. *5. CORDOVAN, ;S V FRENCH* ENAMELLED CALF - . T : .'X *4.^S9FINECALF&KAN6AROI PPfetirt ■ r"# *3.5-° POLICE,3 SOLES. 4 os».i2.WORKINGHEN* 'fcwt Jk\ j EXTRA FINE. ffikj ♦aA-BOYSSCHOOLSHOES. vMT' '^49SO?2fi 4 73 JIfML' 3 - bLtdonw^. SEND FOR CATALOGUE DOUGLAS, BROCKTON, MASS. Yon enn save money by wearing: th© XV. I*. Donglun S3tOO Shoe. Recnnae, wo nr© the largest manufacturer* of tills gradeof shoes In tho world,an«l guarantee their value by stamping the name and price on tho bottom, which protect 3*oll against high prices and the middleman's profits. Our shoes equal custom work In stylo, easy fitting and wearing qualities. We have them sold everywhere at lower prices for tho value given than any other make. Take no sub stitute. If your dealer cannot smtm'lv you, we can. FACE TO FACE. I'll? pleasure of a confidential clint Is roubled by the sweet breath that koos with a well-ordered system. And that Is always insured by Ripans • Tabu/es. Sweet breath, bright eye, clear complexion, Ripans • / abules.
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