A Remarkable PumpVin. Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell, well-known colored citizens of Wabash, Ind., are in possession of a freak in vegetable growth that is a marvel to their neigh bors. Last October Mr. Russell bought several large, yellow pumpkins whioli, with joyous anticipations of delioioua pie on Thanksgiving and Christmas, he stored away in his oellar. Several of them were consumed and on Mon day only one pumpkin remained and it was resolved to make that up into pies for Christmas Day. Mis. Rueeoll brought tho golden globe from tho cellar, cut it open and was astonishod to find that, while the flesh of tho intorior was sound and sweet, the seeds had sprouted and wero growing at a lively rate. Some of tho leaves thrown out were two inobos iu length and of a bright green color. Tbe seeds themsolves had apparently taken firm hold in the meat of tho pumpkin?, but how the miniature vine managed to thrive in the dark, air tight cavity is a mystery to all who have seen tho phenomenon. Many visitors call to examine the pumpkin with the vine on the interior, and that part of the pumpkin will be preserved us long as it will last.—Chicago Times llerald. The New Year Out'oo'.c. Tiio business of tho country has bosonie so dependent upon polities, especially the manufacturing nnJ importing interests, that there Is again a lull iu its activities, wait* ingto sen what changes may take place in tarilT and other laws bearing unon suoh im portant branches of trade. As Congress can not mature such changes much before the last of summer, the outlook is somewhat discouraging. Hut at the same time thu vexations of such a state of things ought not to be allowed to frjt the nervous system. Butter times will oome at last on morj sub stantial basis. Meanwhile It is well to know that worry to the nerves is the prolltle source of Neuralgia and kindred ailments, and it is also established that in spito of what Congress may do, or any other cause tif vexation to the nervous system. St. Jacobs Oil will cure Neuralgia in"any form. It is poor business to worry aud grow sick when one cau get well and dually prosper. A strike of tho Ohio coal miners against the company store system is said to be Im minent. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot cures nil Kldnoy nnd Diaddcr troublos;. Pamphlet and Consultation freo. Laboratory Blngliamton, N. Y. It is said that tho pine tree beetlo is rapidly destroying the pine forosts In West Virginia. The Most Simple and Safb Remedy for a Couch or Throat Trouble Is "Brown's Bronchial Troches." Tlicy liossess reHl merit. Tho new United States battleship Texas doveloped remarkable tpcod on her trial trip. Deafness Canpot be Cured by local applications as theycantiot reach the diseased portion of iho oar. 'i here is only one way to cure Doajness, aud that is by constitu tional remedies. Deafno;s is caused by an in flamed condition of tbo mucous lining of tho (eustachian Tube. When this tuba gots iu flamed you havo a rumbling sound or imper fect hearing, and when it is entirely clobcd Deafness is the result, and unless tho intiam inatlon can In taken out and this tube re stored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine coaes out ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an In flamed condition of tho mucous surfaces. We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any case of Drnfness (caused by catarrh) t hat can not bo cured by Ilall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. •*" i * b\ J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, 0, tSTSoId by Druggists, 75c. The Most Pleasant Way Df preventing tho grlppo, cold?, headaches and fevers Is to use tho liquid laxatlvo remedy, ?yrup of Figs, whenever t'aa system needs a pontic, yet effective cleansing. To bo benctltol mo must get tho truo remedy manufacture! jy th 3 California Fig Syrup Co. only. For salo oy all druggists In 53c. and $1 bottlos. A Good Dog Is Worth Looking After. If you own a dog and think anything of him, you should be able to treat him Intelligently w hen ill and understand him sufllclontly to letect symptoms of Illness. The dog doctor book written by H. Clay Glover, D. V. 8.. spe cialist in canine diseases to tho principal ken nel clubs, will furnish this information, it Is a c'oth bound, handsomely Illustrated book, and will be sent postpaid by the Hook Publish ing House, 131 Leonard St., N. Y. City, on receipt of 4b cts. In postage stamps. FITS stopped freo by Dii. Ki.ink's (lueat Nkhvii Uestokeu. No fits after tlrst day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise nnd $:.'.()() trial bot tle freo, Dr. Kline, lull Arch St., Phlla., Pa. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for ohlldren I ret bin!', «of tens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. (&c. a bottle After physicians had riven mo up, I was saved by I'iso's Cure.— Ralph Eiileo, Wil liamsport■ Pa.. Nov. 22.18it3. lfaffllctod with soro eyes use Dr. Isaac Tliomp ton's Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle Hood's Sarsaparllla has over aud over again proved tself tho best blood purifier medical gcienco ias over produced. It cures when other nediciues utterly fail. Its record is un iqualled in tho history of medicine. Its suc 'uss Is basod upon its Intrinsic merit. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Ono True Blood Purifier. Vaa4'a Dill a ft re ea9y to take, mild, effec liOOii Si IMIS tive. All druggists. 25c. N Y N U —'2 jiftT- POPHAM S ASTHMA SPECIFIC Qivos relief in FITS minutes. Send 17l for a FItEK trial package. Bold »>y 3E®ilS?rj* j lirULrgists. One Box nt-nt postpaid toj on receipt of fI.OO. Six boxes 95.00. u{ Best Tough Tastes Good. Us© H SI in time. Sold by druggists. Hf ■ dr.i i Sarsaparilla Sense, | x£> > £y tt Any sarsaparilla is sarsaparilla. True. So any tea is tea. So any flour is Hour. Rut grades differ. You want the best. It's so with sarsaparilla. There are grades. You want the best. If you understood §7 t|>s sarsaparilla as well as you do tea and flour it ;Sj\ would be easy to determine. But you don't. How §5 vfc> should you ? Nft When you are going to buy a commodity cz£ nZ whose value you don't know, you pick out an old £<h established house to trade with, and trust their O* experience and reputation. Do so when buying £/) <0 sarsaparilla. Ayer's Sarsaparilla has been on the market C'J fifty years. Your grandfather used Ayer's. It is a reputable medicine. There are many sarsaparillas. gLf (j)3 But only one Ayer's. IT CURES. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIR*. MEXICAN DISH THAT 18 DELICIOUS. A Mexican dish of sweetbreads and ovstors which is delioions is mado aj follows: Soak and blanch your sweet breads, cut them into equal sizes and remove the skin 3 and little pipes. Tako about three dozen fine oysters, strain off the liquor. Pat the sweet breads into a stewpan and cover with the oyster liquor; add three largo spoonfuls of gravy of roast veal and a quarter of a pound of fresh butter cut into bits and rolled in flour. When the sweetbreads uro done put iu the oysters and let them cook five minutes. And two wineglasses of sweet cream, stir up well for a few minutes and sorve in a hot dish.—St. Louis Stur- Sayiugs. A QUAKER r-ISIT. Scrapple is a Quaker dish, and is tt most appetizing hot snjiper viand. Stew two pounds fresh pork until thoroughly done, using enough water so there will be at least a quart of liqnor when the meat is taken up. Re movo the bones and chop the meat, then put it back in tho kettle, Season, adding sage, summer ravory and onion if desired. Then sift in corn inealj boiling slowly and stirring as if for mush. Make it thick enough to slieo when cold. Turn into a dish, and when wantod for the table slice and fry in drippings. Tho quantity may be increased, as it will keep a long time in winter.—American Agricul turist. A CHOICE DESSERT. A choico dessert is made from largo well-flavored and rather tart apples, pare the apples, tako out the cores, and put them in a baking-pan. Sift over them after they begin to bake enough granulated sugar to coat the outsides. Bake until tender and somewhat brown, but take them from tho oven whilo they aro still whole. Put them in a flat and rather deep dish. Chop two dozen blanched almonds fine, nnd mix with them four ounces of seeded and chopped raisins, and two tablespoonfuls of dried cur rants. Add to these a half cupful of water, the same quantity of sugar, the grated yellow rind of a lemon, and a dessertspoonful of lemon juice. Sim mer half an hour, then boil hard for ten minutes. Fill in the centre of the apples with this mixture and pour that which is left over the outside. Serv9 cold with whipped cream. A mixturo of chopped candied fruits may be add ed to a syrup and used iu the samo way.—New York Post. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Muriate of ammonia lozenges will rolieve tiokling of the throat. One teaspoonful of phosphato of soda in water about ono hour before a meal will tako away a yellow com plexion. Tho best way to set the dye of black lisle thread hose is to put a couple of good pinches of common salt in tho wnshing water. To exterminate red ants in a cup board is to placo in it au earthen dish containing a pint of tar, on which two quarts of hot water has been poured. When you are preparing chicken pie, remember it will facilitate tho serving if the pieces of chicken aro placed so that the bone 3 all point to tho centre. "\V iien a pen has been used until it appears to be spoiled place it over the the flame (a gaslight for iustauce) for a quarter of a minute, then dip it into water, and it will be again fit for use. A new pen, which is found too hard to write with, will become softer by be ing thus heated. A manufacturer of pianos gives tho foliowiug method of cleaning a rose wood or ebony, piano case: make a suds of white castilo soap nnd luke warm water: dampen a soft sponge with this, aud wash tho snrfaco of tho wood, one side at a time ; take a small brush lor the keys, and wipe them off afterward with alcohol and a soft cloth. To toll whether a thermometer ac curately does its work invert tho in strument. If tho mercury does not fall to the end, or if it breaks into several small columns, the thermome ter contains air and is iuaccurate. If perfectly made, tho slender thread should fill tho tube or should break o9 at tho bulb and fall to the end of tho tubo. Huw and U'liy It ll.iins. Rain is an accumulation of tho tiny particles of tuo vapor of tho atmos phere into drops. Theso drops, first small of size, attract others of their kind and becomo drops of such mag nitude that they fall to tho earth be cause of their weight. There is a limit to tho quantity of water which tho air is capablo of absorbing an.l retaining as invisible vapor. Warm air is ablo to hold tnoro than cold air. Honcc, when the air which is saturated with moisture becomes cold /'or any reason whntevor, it can no louger retain its moisture. A portion must, under such condition, accumulate into drops. These fall to tho earth iu the shape of rain. APPLES FROM YOUNG TUBES. The first apples which young trees bear aro apt to bo large and showy, but they do not keep 60 well as fruit from older trees. This is partly be causo the first crop is usually a light one. But there is greater firmness to tho wood of old trees, and if they havo a good supply of mineral fertilizer they will bear a largo crop that will be large enough lor market and keep better thun the overgrown specimens which tho trees produce their first I year of bearing.—Boston Cultivator. DROrSY OF THE UDDER. The great enlargement of tho udder is doubtleis due to urinary disorder, by which the blood is filled excessive ly with serum that would otherwise bo removed through tho kidueys. Or it may bo the result of tuberculosis in the udder, by which the blood is im paired in character. If it were due to any special disorder in the milk glnnds of nny other kind, the milk would not be properly secreted. A veterinarian should be consulted and an examina tion of the cow made. In tho mean time, give half-pound doses of epsora salts for four consecutive alternate days, then give dram doses of digitalis daily for a week. Rubbing tho udder with iodine ointment mny be useful. To support tho great weight of the udder use a supporting bandage.— American Farmer. SKILLED FARM LABORERS. That the farm laborer should be or indeed can bo a skilled workman may seem to some a contradiction in terms. Yet there can be no doubt that in modern farming quito as much de pends upon skill as upon strength of muscle. More than this, the unskil ful person intrusted with tho handling of expensive farm implements will bs more than likely to injure them be yond tho amount of his wages. Even in doing ordinary farm work skill counts for more than muscle without it. Above all, the worker whom the farmer hires ought to have such an in telligent comprehension of the busi ness that his advice will bo worth ask ing and taking. There aro a great many farmers who think they know it ail, who might profitably receive counsel from their hired help. Two heads aro better than one, even though one be a sheep's head, is on old and true saying. There is an ad vantage which some intelligent hired men have over many farmers iu a wider experience under changed con ditions. Tho man who has worked for a number of good farmers and has gained some new ideas from each be comes an invaluable assistant. His counsel may need to be modified sometimes, but he will make many sug gestions that cau be turned to good account. —Bostou Cultivator. SMILAX IN WINTER. There is no reason why ono cannot raise smiltvx in a window, nnd havo it ns nice as that grown in a greenhouse, it one is willing to give it the atten tion and care it needs. A plant can be bought of a florist at any time, and hero nro some plain directions from Vick's Monthly Magazine concerning its care: It is a plant that requires a great deal of water in the growing season, it also needs its foliage sprinkled often. It is a prey to the rod spider if neg lected, and tho spraying frees them from the pest, as well as keeps tho foliago iu a healthy condition. If pos sible, placo the box or pot where it need not be disturbed all winter. By doing this strings may bo placed for each viuo to cling to. They do much better and also are in better shape for cutting. Florists always train them upright on strings. Toward spring the vines begin to blossom. Tho flowers are so small that one has to search for them, but tbe odor is often apparent beforo tho blossom is seen. The flowers aro near ly white, and the fragrance reminds one somewhat of mignonette. After the blossoms a small berry, or seed ball, forms, and when this is ripo the vine gradually dies down and takes a season of rest. When the foliago be gins to turn yellow, do not water the plant much, but let it die down grad ually. Tho bnlb3 can bo lett in the earth or taken out and stored away till July or August, then repot them in rich soil, and they will be ready for another season's growth. The seeds may be planted,'as they grow quite readily, and the best season for grow ing is from December to February. IS FULL FEEDING EXHAUSTIVE? Some havo an idea that what sensi ble men call full feeding, exhausts the vitality nnd energy of tho cow, causing her to wear out sooner than she would on a short diet. Possibly a cow may be overfed, but it will bo difficult to make her eat more than she needs if fed regularly. A starved cow might gorge herself to her injury, but if fed regu'.arly, on a ration prop erly balanced, she will not injure her self by overeating. As to exhaustion, it strikes me that sho will hold ont much longer if well fed. A man on half rations breaks down much sooner than ono on a full duet The same is true of a work animal, or of a milch cow. Thero is nothing gained but much lost by a starvation diet. But supposo full feeding does shorten the term of productiveness, is thero not rnoro profit iu a largo yield for a few years than iu a small yield for double the time? Tho small yield does not pay for tho cost of production, aud prolonging it only increases tho loss. It used to bo thought thnt tho way to get profit from pigs was to feed them on short rations twelve months or more, and then fatten thom, but men have learned better, lu Holland no farmer keeps jugs longer than eight or nino month 3. Better feed them well all th" time end no longer than necessary, to get good Make them weigh almost ns much at eight months ns they ueei to at twenty. This is saving feed, and feeders as well tui dairymen are linding it out. Do not be afraid of weiring out a cow by giving her enough to eat. Keep her at her best all the time. For milch cows, nothing is better than new hay or young olover hay, also good sweet ensilage, whioh is much sweeter and more nutritious than timothy. Over ripe timothy hay is of little value. It makes poor meadows, poor cows, poor milk and poor butter. Milk cows should have constant access to water in the barn. They eat a great deal of dry food, and must havo plenty of water to help digest it and make milk. Good feeding and good caro cost noth ing and mako ft farmer rich. Pool feeding, a dirty barn and poor care, cost a great deal, and mako many farmers very poor. —American Agri culturist. rouLTnr FOODS. Milk is one of the best foods that can be given to fowls. In one sense it is tho very best, as it is a complete food ; but its great bulk is against it, for it would be impossible ior poultry to drink enough milk alone to satisfy their appetite. It must, therefore, bo used in connection with other food. Whilo sweet whole milk is to be pre ferred, sour and skimmed milk are also valuable. The objection to milk as a substitue for meat is its undue proportion of water. It is calculated that it will require 6even pounds of pkimmed milk to equal one pound of lean meat for flesh forming qualities. Some poultry raisers never feed meat, claiming that its use is unnatural and unnecessary. They overlook the fact that it is but a substitute for the insects from which the poultry are de barred by confinement. Tho practice of feeding upon them proves conclu sively the craving for animal food, tho elements of which enter into tho com position of eggs. The praotice ol feeding green bono has now becomo nearly universal. Its merits aro gen erally acknowledged, but they aro en hanced by the partieles of meat ad hering to tho bone. Tho two to gether combiue tho clcmonts of tho complete chick. Vegetables and green food of all kinds will assist greatly in keeping the fowls in good condition (luring the winter. All tho small potatoes should be boiled and given to tho hens, who will greedily pick them to pieces. Tho same is truo of turnips. Parings of all kinds of vegetables will bo readily eaten. Poor worm-eaten apples will gi"e a zest to their appetites, and a cabbage hung where they may peck at it will serve the same purpose. Pump kins are also appreciated. Clover hay or corn fodder cut to half-inch lengths, scalded or sprinkled slightly with corn meal, supplies a very good and econ omical ration. Peas and beans cookod and thickened with bran are excellent for laying hens, so is eweet ensilage. Beets and carrots form a splendid win ter rolish. while onions aro popular and exceedingly healthy. If fed in moderation there is not the slighest fear that tho last will affeot tho flavor of the eggs. The great value of all these vegetable foods lies not merely in their power to tempt tho appetite, but in their supplying the bulk necessary to thrift and egg production ; iu mere nutritive qualities most of them are inferior to tho grain which they should supple ment, not displace. Varioty, too, is an important feature which should aluo bu considered in supplying grain, for a mixturo of corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat, barley, etc., will bo fouud to give better results thau whero ono grain alono is used.—New York World. FAHM AND GARDEN NOTES. Filthy stalls cause thrush. Level off colts' feet occasionally with a rasp. The horseless carriage often balks, and balks bad. Tho best "homo made" harness oil is puro neat's foot oil. With good cultivation, at least IOC bushels per acre should bo grown. Two hundred bushels per aero if not an nnusual yield, and 300 is often produced. Any intelligent farmer can grow ripo luscious strawberries, ready foi picking, at two cents a quart. In preparing bees for winter th( best plan is to leave the combs as ths bees arrange them. They like to havf empty cells in the center of the brood nest to cluster in. Honey should be stored in dry rooms. It will gather moisture aud even mould in a damp cellar; but il properly scaled and kept cool and dry, it will keep for years. In arranging tho interior of youi hen house much room can be saved by putting the nest boxes under the perohee, and this will serve for tho top of the nests. In a small houso this is sometimes a great advantage. Lived in Three Centuries. In the cemetery connected with the Protestant Episcopal Churoh of St. Martin, at Marcus Hook, Penn., is a tombstone with the following inscrip tion : Iu memory ol ELIZABKTH SMITH, who departed this life Oct. 2, ISO?, aged ouu hundred aud threu yours, one mailt 1 and fourte»!ii duyp, having livivl from Auk, lit, lUO'J. to 0.-t. "J, 1832, lu three centuries. Hire Postage Stamp?. High prices paid for postage stamps at recent London sales were: Spain, 2 reals, 1851, $140; 2 reals, 1832, $110; Madrid, 3 cuartos, $53; Tuscany, 3 lire, yellow, $133; Naples, 4 toaiose, blue, $Bl ; Canada, 12 pence, black, damaged, $135; Newfoundland, one shilling, vcrmillion, $140; 1 shilling, carmine, $105; 0 ponce half penny, carmine, $35; Xew Brunswiok, 1 shil ling, violet, $92; Nova Scotia, 1 shil ling, mauve, $105; United States, n tet of tho Department of Justice, $53. Washington Star. SOME PECULIAR RAILWAYS INTERESTING FACTS COLLATED BY UNITED STATES CONSULS. Travel In Remote Tjocalltles—Side lights on the Highways of Com merce lu Foreign Lands. Edwin s. Wallace, United States Consul at Jerusalem, in an official report says tbat passengers accustomed to the luxury of a first-class American limit ed train would be inclined to kick vigorously against the accommodations offered by the railroads in the Holy Land. There is but one railway with in tho province ot the Jerusalem con sulate. This connects Jerusalem with the seaport, Jaffa, and it is fifty-three miles long. Its simplo Oriental name is Chetniu de For Ottoman de Jalla a Jerusalem. It is a French corpora tion, but is practically controlled by tho Turkish Government. Ot this road Consul Wallace says: "The line is in fair condition, but tho accommodations for passengers are very bad, and would not be tolerated by the traveling publio of Europe or tho United States. It is difficult to keep the line in good condition, ow ing to the heavy grades and short curves among the mountains. In tho distance of fifty-three miles tho ascent is nearly 25C0 feet, most of which is made during tho last half of the dis tance. The road is single track and narrow gauge. The daily service con sists of 0110 passenger and one freight train each way. The first-class fare between the termini is $3, and a round trip ticket is sold for 3-1. The persistent and fanatical opposi tion to tho building of railroads in the Chinese Empire is discussed at length by Consul-General T. R. Jernigau. Publio opinion in China, ho says, ex cept in certain sections, is still strongly opposed tc tho building of railroads. In 1876 British merchants at Shang hai built a railroad from the mouth of tho Uro Sung River, a distance of about fifteen miles, but in 1877 the provincial authorities acquired com pulsory possession, tore up the road, and paid for it. The city of Shanghai is situated on tho Woo Sung lliver, and there is a bar at the end of tho river which prevents ships of large tonnage from approaching nearer tho city. The railroad was necessary to facilitate quicker communication, and tho handling and delivery of freight, but the all-prevailing prejudioo of tho Chiuese to progress defeated tho real ization of auy practical benefits from tho enterprise. Two or three short railroads built by British interests are now in operation, undisturbed by the nativo fanatics. A person can travel by roil from Tongku, near tho Tukn forts, at the mouth of the Peilho River, over twenty-seven miles to Tien-Tsin; while from Tongku tho main lino of tho road is prolonged for sixty-seven miles to the Tungshan and Kaiping coal fields, and thcuce as far as Shanghai Kwan, tho seaward ter minus of the Great Wall in the direc tion of Manchuria. The Groat Siberian Railway—a through line across Sibera 4715 miles long—is now under construction in three sections. This is one of tho biggest railway engineering enter prises ever undertaken, involving, as it doos, tho tunneling of groat mount ains and tho building of enormous viaducts and bridges. The Chella binsk-Omsk Hue is last nearing com pletion. The Middle Siberian section, (be construction of which was begun in 1893, is now well under way, and it is hoped that it will be finished very Boon. The main trunk of the great lino is under contract to bo completed not later than 1900. To Sweden is given the distiction of owing more railway mileage per capita tliah any other country in Europe, and a Swedish road enjoys the further dis tinction of being tho ouly railway in tho world that enters tho polar circle. This is the Stato line, from Lulea to Gellivcra, audit is much used by tourists on their way to Mount Dun dred, from which a fine bight of the midnight sun may be had. Railway constructiou in Egypt is peculiar in that there aro no viaducts, tunnels, etc., and only two important bridges, which span the two branches of tho Nile on the Alexandria-Cairo line. The mode of construction is by raised earthen roadbeds, only a few feet high, upon which are laid cast iron chairs, resembling huge over turned saucers, separated by tranverso round bars firmly fastened to the chairs. Two chairs thus connected form tho parallel ties and the rests for the rails, and the iron way thus formed is said to be as solid and substantial as though laid on live oak ties firmly ballasted in rook. There is but ono railroad in Para guay, and that is a broad-guage single track running from Asuncion to Pi rapo, a distance of 155 miles. The first-class fare for traveling the entire length of the road is sls in Paraguyan paper money, equivalent to about $2.35 in American money. The trains on this line average but fourteen miles an hour.—New York Times. Filters lor Drinking Watar. Water filters should be so near per fect that tho dangers of impurities and disease germs passing iiita the water should be reduoed to a mini mum. The Germans seem to take tbe greatest interest in the purity ol their drinking water and the efficacy of their filters. The Prussian modioal department tested durkig a period of three years, at varying times, filters made on the Pasteur raodol, and as a result of this work it was shown that filters, to be kept pure, must bo ster ilized by boiling at least once a day, and if used during tho whole twenty four hours they must be sterilized twice a day to prevent the passage o' germs through the filtering substance. Only a few of all tboso tried stood tha test. This whole snbjeot shows that the time during which the sals of in adequate flltors or of filters offered under unfounded claims will bo per mitted is rapidly drawing to au end. The interest which public hc.ilth holds in the matter is such that- ma terials for purifying water, like those for nourishing and healing the body, must bo sold for what they aro, or not at all. If poor filters are on the mar ket they should be withdrawn aud only the reliable ones exposed for sale.—Popular Health Magazine. In less than 300 years Great Britaiu alans has spent #0,705,009,000 in war. A Cat Party. Mrs. B. Dorsey Coale, as obaporon for her feline pete, gave « "cat at borne" at her residence, No. 565 Park avenue, Baltimore, Md. ?tost of the cats were taken to the house in white bags with shirred-up mouths. The especial host and hostess were Mrs. Dorsey Coalo's Angora cats, Tiger and Phoebe Ann, and Mrs. George B. Coale's Tabitha. The last mentioned was chaperoned by Miss Nellie BOWISOD, MR?. Dorsey Coale's sister, who also loves cats. As a mark of honor to the visitors the home cats woie big Elizabethan ruffs of white paper, tied with bows of blue and red ribbons. The visitors woro ribbon bows to set off their glossy fur coats. They included Mrs. Frank Bedwood's Mal tese Orafferty, Graeme Turnbull's An gora .Tobn Murdoch Turnbnll and Hunt B. Mayo's Thomas Bita. After the cats had become acquaint' ed they were shown a Christmas tree, which was brilliantly lighted and hung with imitation kittens and mice, little jugs of milk and dainty baskets of raw beef and boxes of catnip. These dainties were distiibuted, and the cats commenced their enjoyment. When the visiting oats became sleepy the hostesses were bundled off to bed, the visitors were returned to their bags and carried off home. And so the cat party ended.—New York World. King: of the Moonsliiuei'?. The king of tho North Alabama moonshiners, Fred Walker, was cap tured by revenue officers a few nights ago nenr Stevenson, Ala. For fifteen years Walker has been a fugitive from justice, and during that timo he lias defeated dozens of attempts to capture him, and has defied and taunted the officers, though ho has lived in one place all the time. The marshal who headed the posse which finally cap tured him had previously made twenty-five unsuccessful attempts. Walker was exceedingly popular among mountain folk, and they gave him every assistance in evading arrest. His cabin was on a cliff commanding a view of the country for fifteen miles around, and either he saw the officers or was warned by signals from friends of their approach. The officers finally discovered the route by which he usually retreated, and while one party went openly to his cabin the other lay in ambush along his path and took him unawares. All the mountain eers fully believe ho will soon escape from the authorities.—New York Sun. The almanac of the Protestant Epis copal Church in the United States has just been issued, and shows that dur ing the past year there was an increase of 26,163 communicants. Opium consumption in Burmah is said to be on the increase. No matter how violent or excruciating the \ aln the Kheumatic, Be<lrl(Wen, Infirm, Crippled, Nervous Neuralgic, or prostrated with diseases may suffer RAD WAY'S READY RELIEF Will Afford lustnnt Ease. 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Cotoas 16 st% There is more than one food which will cause the body to increase in weight. A free supply of sugar will do this; so will the starchy foods; cream, and some other fats. But to become fleshy, and yet remain in poor health, is not what you want. Cod-liver oil increases the weight because it is a fat-producing food. But it does far more than this. It alters, or changes, the pro cesses of nutrition, restoring the normal functions of the various organs and tissues. of Cod-liver Oil, with hypo phosphites, is pure cod-liver in a digested condition. So that, when a person gains in weight from taking Scott's Emulsion, it is because of two things: First, the oil has acted as a fat-producing food; and, second, it has restored to the body a healthy condi tion. Such an improvement is permanent: it comes to stay. SCOTT'S EMULSION has been endorsed by tho medical profession for twenty years. (Ask your doctor.) This is because it is always palatable —always uniform —always contains the purest Norwegian Cod-liver Oil and Hypophosphiles. Put up in 50-cent and fz.oo sizes. The smel/ size may be enough to cure your cough oi' kelp your baby. X Y X U-'J j World's Fair I HIGHEST AWARD. J IMPERIAL PERANUM llsPure and unsweetened! land can be retained by! [the weakest stomach.! \ A safe, easily digested § FOOD for DYSPEPTICS !| { Sold by DRUadISTS EVERYWHERE I J i John Carle & Sons, New Vorlc. ) A gentleman of a methodical habit, who hail adopted tho practice of re taining a copy of every proscription issued by his family physician, became interested as timo went onto note that the same ingredients wero pretty certain to be prescribed nt some point of (he treatment of every case. For a poor appetite, or a soro throat, for restlessness which dis turbed the baby's sleep, and for troubles which beset the aged grar<l parents, the favorite remedy was always turning up, although slightly modified from time to timo aud used often in conjunction with othors. One day our friend happened to ob serve that tho formula of a certain advertised remedy was identical with the latest prescription ho had received from his own physician, and in some surprise he stated tho case to him. The family <'Ator. after listening to what lie®.™to say, replied: "The easo is about this way: Whenever there is a disturb ance of the functions of tho body, no matter of what nature, it is pret ty certain to be accompanied by a derangement of the digestive organs. When they are all right the patient gets well. That particular formula that you have observed me to write more and more frequently is tho result of an age of careful experi ment, and is pretty generally agreed upon now by all educated physicians who keep up with the times. The discovery of the past fow years of tho means reducing overy drug to a powder and compressing tho pow ders into little lozenges or tablets, ortabules if you prefer, which will not break or spoil, or lose their good qualities from age, if protected from air and light, is the explanation of how it has come about that this pre scription is now for sale as an ad vertised remedv. It is the medicine that nine people out of ten need every time they need any, and I have no doubt that making it so easy to obtain, so carefully prepared, aud withal so cheap, will tend to actually prolong tho average of human life during tho present gen eration. " Rlpans Tabu'.es ore told by drug;Uta, or by mail it the price (5) cent* A b.ix) Is seat to The KlpauM Chemical Company, No. 10 Spruce St., New York. S .niple via l , llfcenrs. nnillia Rnd WHISKY habit* enred. Book sent tfrlUm FKKK- Dr. «. U. HOnI.I.EV. ATLANTA, UA
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