Mtnnnininic n filld. 'ot lonf uk" n child wa riroiitfht to 1110 for li:iitlsii), and when 1 aked Ihc father fur tho desired name, he replied Unit it was Hathshcha. writes tbo liov. T. Do Witt Talmuqe, I. )., In "When Things nro Attains! I s" In tho I.ndlos Homo Journal. Now, why any imrcnt should wish to dive to a child the name of that In famous creature of Scripture times passes beyond my understanding. 1 have often fcltnt the baptismal altar, when names were announced to nio, like saying, as did the hcv. Dr. Itlch ords of Morristown. Ktw Jersey, when a child was presented him for iprlokllng and the name given, 'Hadn't you better call It something else?" There is no excuso for any assault and battery on the cradle when our languugo Is opulent with names musical In sound and sugges tive In n caning, such as John, mean ing tbo gracious gilt of God"; or Henry, meaning "the chief of a household"; or Alfred, meaning "God our,al ration"; or Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people"; or Ambrose, meaning Immortal"; or Aod ew, meaning "manly"; or Esther, meaning "a star"; or Abi gail, meaning "my father's Joy"; or Anna, meaning "grace"; or Victoria, meaning "victory"; or Rosalie, mean ing "beautiful as a rose"; or Mar garet meaning "a pearl"; or Ida, "Goodlike"; or Clara, meaning "il lustrious"; (.r Amelia, meaning "busy"; or Iicrlha, meaning "beau tiful"; and hundreds of other names lust as good that are a help raincr than a hindrance the Tnrst after xq-to-iuc. Kallmarea' Thnt Hall n Million Tea err l'er Will Ho Cared In 'Hi br the I'm il No-To-Bnr, 4'analnc n l.aaa ml Mnny Million ol Oollnra In Tobace facta rer. rRicAnn.Aiitfiiiit 11 rRplal.1 It wa re ported tn. Iny thnt a larife sum ol money has been offererl the proprietor of the eure lor the tohneeo hnhlt cnllwl "No-To-llae," which li famous nil over the country for It won derful efTeet. Thla ofTrtr, It w.-i mild, was mads by par:lo who desire to take It of! tho market nml don lt snip, heeamo ol Itn In jury to tho toWeo bualne. Mr. H. L. Kramer, general mnnairer of the No-To-Une hualnesa, was Interviewed at hit nElee, 45 Randolph street, nud when questioned promptly snld i "No. sir i No-To-Bio Is not for ale to th tobaoeo trim. We jiint reftiaod n half mill ion from other parties for our bnalneM. Certainly No-To-Tl io aiTeetsrhetolmeeo hual. nea. It will cure over n half million peopln In 1101, nt nn average savins of SO, which eaoh would otherwise expend for tolme.-o, amounting In round II Huron to 92.). 000 .000. Of course, tobnoco manufacturerx' nml ileal Bin' loss is the miln of tlio party taking No-To-Bae. Dona No- To-D io biillt phyalcnlly? Ye, air. Tha mnjorlly of our pat'tent re port nn Immediiito Bln in flaah, nnd their uicotino saturated hV4tnm urH eleansetl nnd made vigorous, llow la No-To-Bho Slid Principally thronah our traveling agent. We employ over a thousand, it la nlao told by druuifhla, wliolanle and retail, through out the United Mtutea and Canada. How nro pntlenta nwtired that No-To-lluc will affect a cure In their case' W absolutely guarantee three box, eostinx 6d.M, to euro any cns. Failure to cure inenuH thu inonuy bnek. Ol course there are failures, but they are fow, nnd we oan belter afford to have the good will of ll n o:caalonal lalluru than h la money. , We pni.lmh n little booK eillml 'Don't To bacco Spit or Smoke Your Lite A way,' thai tell all nhout No-l'o-Bi.-, wliluii will -b mailed free to any one desiring it i.y ad dressing ibe Hterliug Kemedy Co., sS-l'Jllun-dolpb street, Chicago." Aluminum. Experiments ore being conducted at the armory In Springfield, Mass., in the use of aluminum for Ibe bay onet scabbards for the new rifle. While the metal works well In bend ing and is about Ufiy per cent, light er than the steel scabbards, no satis factory method bus been devised for soldering the edges together. Ir. Kilmer's Swamp-Root cure all Kidney nnd Illaddnr troubles. Pamphlet nud Consultation free. LabrutoiyUintfhanipton.N.Y. There are 13,000,000 men of military age In the United State. Haw's Tbla I We offer One Hundred Dollar Reward for any earn nf Catarrh that oaunot be oured by llall'a ( 'a'arrn Cure. F. J. Chunky Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, bave known F. J. Che ney tor I he last It yearn, and believe him 1st. fect.li- honorable In all bnslneea transaction and tlnanc ally ahltt to carry out any obliua tion maile by their firm. Wsr Tkuai, WUolosale DrosgiaU, Toledo, Ohio, Waithno. RiitvAM A Marvin, Wholesale DruKKlal a, Toledo, Ohio. Ha' l' Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, act ing directly upon the blood anil mumm ur. faoef. of the aysteni. I'rli, 7Vi. per bottle, bold by all Druwlsia. Testimonials (ran. In 1H89 Chineae subjects paid 924,000,000 taxes ou Inud. 33 Karl'a Clover Root, the (Trent blood purifier, irlveK freBhneaa nnd clcarneaa to I he complex ion and cures cousllputiou. t"i cla.. 50 uU., St Weak All Over Ilot wenther alwnys has n weakening, debil itating effect, vKpeoinlly when the blood la thin and impure nud the system poorly nourished. By tiiklug Hood's Hursapitrlllu Mood's Sarsa- 1 parilla trenffta will be Im- pnrted nnd the whole 11 rPVl bodylnviitonited. Pho- j pie who ttiEtt Hood s Bnrsupnrilla are almost nlwnys surprlaed at thewouderlul benellulnl effects. Hood's Pills are sate, harmless, sure. WE WILL MAIL rOeTMID Bos Panel Hlflure, entitled "MEDITATION " In oxcuange fur it Lsrse Ltoa Heml, cut fruro Liun Cufije wrappers, and s -rnl ilamp to pay pnataife. WrRe fur '!! of our otlivr Hue prvnilinu. luclud lag books, a koilo, saiue, sw. Wooison aeicc Co., AMI Huruu Bu, Toijauo. Ohio, m A T V V'I'CTHA,)E HAHKS Examlnallnn JX J uli I autl advice a to pHienlsbllliy of Inveullun. Keud forluveiit-iraliu dt-.urnow uuet aptfleuu I'AVKlL't U't'AUHELL,M'AAlllUTu,U.U, flflT I PPP Normal, i ualnew Mulo, Art lXp'la lillii illlrb, lypewrtter treeloyrad'-, Low rolen, """""""I ll WalMiai.Hrrs.rw.turiulusiuu.a IOAO Sticker, ymir uainesnd adilrea. only lee. 'mi, HsiuLU, hoa Luiu St.. i'hlla..l'a. 1", "11 AN KLIN C'OI.I.KCI K, New AUimi Olilu. bitMrU. nw,iu aailUu,tk fjpcrwtsc. Call. fi-e. 2 .J kntHraTTtiiirniLi iiitfb syrup. Tmuw Uuo Beat Cough fcyrup. Tai UuoU Us.aUr.Il mu. Csal I in lim mo in rrrarmi T -W DESTITUTION IN THE WEST. TERRIBLEEFFECTS OFDROUTH The Sufferers Must Starve, EmlRratO or be Fed By Charity. An appeal for tho drouth stricken portion ol Nebraska, planed by a committee, bos Ijeen sent to Governor 8houo of thnt stnte. It recites thnt the pommltte has Junt returned from an extended visit to tho section through which the hot winds destroyed crops. The committee explain thnt It hn renon to be lieve, from nil It hue been told, thntthnumnd of fnmllles will "either starve, eminrntn or be fed bychnrilynnlensthe people as a whole, provide for them." The committee nuirtfcMta na a solution of tho problem thnt a speclnl session nt tho I.cirUlnturn bo called Im mediately to dovioo a Htnto system of Irrlgt Hon, nnd thnt tho drouth-ntricken district l prlven employment on tho ditches, Tho committee locati-s most of the dlstres west of Grnnd Ixlnnd and Holdred(e, Governor Hhouse Is nt present out of tho Btnte. Tho general Impression Is thnt the crop fnllures nre nd complete nnd thnt with economy, little nctunl sufTerins; will result without Htnto aid. The locality In which tho drought wns most severe bos been troubl ed periodically sinco Nebraska wns mndn a Htnte. It Incltidi'S several counties in which tho soli is very snndy nnd reipilres nt lenst one-tblrd more rnlnfnll or wnter thnn other farming lands In the ndlncent counties. A GREAT NEWS CENTER. All the News of the Country Collected In Pittsburg-. rittsburg Is now the greatest news center In the world. Itn geographical position Is such thnt It Is the most convenient point for the collection nnd distribution of tho news of the country. It used to be thnt the news service wnsmnn. ngi-d by two grent nwuclntlons tho Weetern Associated I'ress with hendipinrters nt Chlcn go, nnd the New York Axsocintcd I'rens with hembi'inrters ut New York, and tho news collected by these two nj-eoelntlons wns exchanged between New Y'ork nnd Chi engo. Home time ago the Associated I'ress was reoritnnired as n untloiuil assovlntiun, nud the New York Association pasted out of existence. The reorganization of tho service on a nntionnl basis, led to the selection ot I'lttHlmrg as the most advantageous point for handling the news collected from all points. All the news of tho country comes to I'ltts burg first, nnd tha distribution Is attended tn. Iloth from the Kust and W.-st, news goes di rect to Pittsburg, but tho West does not get Knstern news until it Is relnyed at Pittsburg, nnd the Kast does not get tho Western news until it is relayed nt littsburg. BUSINESSIS DEFERRED. Accumulating Demand Raa Stimulated Manufacturing. R. G. Dun k Oo'e. "weekly Ilevlew of Trade," snys: With chnnges every hour In the prospects about the tnriff, and a decision expected every day, business has unpleasant ly resembled gnmbling. Orders and pur chases have bi-en largely basod upon In dividual opinions regarding tha legislative outcome, nnd n vnst amount of business has leon deferred because tho decision wns yet In the future. The neeumulnting demand which has stimulated trading nnd manufac turing within the pnst week or two represents to a great extent needs which bave been post poned waiting for a settlement, but cnu be done no longer. The stnrtllug advance In corn discloses a general belief that the Injury to this most im portant crop has been so great as to effect materially the traffic of railroads, the demand for manufactured products nnd the oost of meats for the coming year. Corn has ad vanced 14 cents in two weeks and 6 cents since Friday of last week. Wheat has risen 8tf wots in the fortnight, and during the week although Western receipts have been 5,223. UH buahels against 8,103,604 last year. The volume of domestic business through clearing houses Is 4.7 per cent, smaller than a year ago, and 2X8 per cent, smaller thou lu THE NEW JAPANEsFmINISTER An Able Diplomat and Statesman and an Amiable Gentleman. Bblnlchiro Knrino, chief of the diplomatic bureau of the department of foreign affairs, has baen appointed by the Japanese govern ment to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the I' nlted mates. Mr. Kuriuo was one of the students who were sent to this country by the government of Japan ns soon as that Government de cided upon tho policy of sending youug men abroad to pursue the course ot studies in colleges and universities of Europe and Amer ica. In the summer of lH'.H, when certain changes were introduced in the organization of the department for Foreign Affairs, he was appointed chief of the diplomatic) bureau. His abilities and high character are recog nized, not only by his own Government but nlao by the oflleinls of tho foreign govern ments whose duties bave brought thorn Into contact with him. In a socio! way he is a remarkably amable pentlemun. NO CHINESE ON BOARD. War News From Japan One-Sided and Unrs liable. Tho steamship City of Poking, which nr rived at flan Francisco from Hong Kong and Yokol.u:na, did not have a single Chinese, passenger on board. Thoro were only a few Jnp. The Chinese government persists in Its refusal to allow any Chinese to leave the country. Among the passenger on the Pok ing was Lieut. D. I,. Wilson ol the I'. B.steum thip lliillitnoro. He states that It is almost impossible to obtain any reliable information Iroin the Japanese passengers as the govern ment allows very little news of importuuee to be published, and what tha government does allow to become public Is su oue-sided as to ue uurolinble, Lieut. Wilson says both sides are preparing for a long struggle nml that Uuie alone will tell what will be the outcome. Corea Begging Ala. The officials of the Corean legation at Washington, I). C, nre themselves taking Heps looking to the shipment to Cores ot any supplies that may be donated by the people of thin country. For this purpose the good oflk'os of the American Trading Company ol New York have been Invokod and It has been asked to look after practical details of thu movement. This company has promised to do everything possible to promote the move ment, Mr. Ye Bung Hoo, the niluister, ap preciates the sentiments which actuate tho American people in remembering the suffer ing people ot his native oouutry. rold Found In Colorado. A most surprising strike of free milling gold ore has been uiiule in the Auuie Lode, llftuen miles east of Uosea, Col., by the Ful lunwider Ilros. Asauvs bave been made with the astonishing result of, f 42,000 pur ton. The gold is fouud in a boueyeumb rpiurtz, easily worked, almost crushing In the baud. MuuL of it is visible to the uukud eyo. Two Murders la Camden. Georgians Hpearmnn, a mulatto girl, oud Joseph MuCurdy were murdered In Camden, N. J. Tho girl was shut by Thomas Dcbridgo a Jealous white lover, uud MdCurdy wns killed in a disocdorlv limine, but by whom is yet a mvalerv. NEWSY GLEANINGS. Tcacc prevails throughout nnwalt. Stock speculation Is on the Increase. Mnn.A:D has a thriving Oormnn colony, BAPPmnKS are minod now at Franklin, N.O. Gold keeps going to Europe at a llvoly pace. J rat 1 New York City had SS.OOO.OfM eggs in cold storage. Dutiioit, Mich, will spend (550,000 on tha Streets to provide work. Tnr. total catch of seals in the Facirla this year will reach fully 60,000 skins, MrTtKics in the army have kopt tha courts of Lima busy for some time. Tinotmt in Argentina has killed 200,000 cattle, 150,000 sheep and 20.000 horses. A I.1KDSMD8 In Bengal transformed a Tal ley into a large lake, which is steadily ris ing. Tb amount of rallw.iy stock paring no dividends during tha your was 13,850,334, 672. Bostoh will have an elevated railroad. The cltUens voted in favor ot the Meigs sys tem, Makt horsemen ar expecting the two minute trottor to put la an appearanoathls season, Btatisttcs of the recent strike show that the railroads lost (355,912 In oars burned by the rioters. Kepobts from all Western fltatos indicate the hottest weather ever known. Groat damage to orops will result. M'ma destruction through Kansas nnd Ne braska to all kinds of crops prevullod on ac count of the hot winds. A yocTEsi-TiAa-oi.D girl, who died at Fort Wayne, Ind the other day, was seven feet three inches tail. She died ol consump tion. CmcAoo receives from rnllmnn but (37, 71R.1A In taxes, while expending (46,878 an nually In the maintenance ot public- institu tions. WiLBtJB HcaitKS, of Hopklnsvllle, Ky., se cured a license to marry the daughter of Claude Haddock and was kicked to doath by the lrato father. Fawkeb Bin's Wild West Bhow at the Antwerp (Belgium) Exposition has bean at tached for debt, but the cowboys stampodel across the frontier. E. W. Tism.K, United States Consul at Brunswick, Germany, reports that there is a magnificent market for American farm and road vehicles in Gormany. Nsws comes from tha Chncknluek Moun tains In Arizona that a band of fifteen Nava joes had been poisoned by nsing strychnine In mlstako for baking powder. Russia nnd Italy are the two European countries from which have come the ma jority of immigrants who have landed in this country during tho first hail ot tho yonr. As official record of train accidents for the month of June shows that there were thirty-nine collisions, sixty-nine derailments and four other accidents, a total of 110 acci dents, in which thirty-sis people were killed and ninety-six injured. Tna wreath of II jwers sent by the Crnr of Russia to be plaoed on the coffin of President Camot cost, ncoordlng to French papers, (1000 ; that from tho King of Italy cost f COO, and from the Queen of England (HOO. The flowers presented by Baron Kotbschlld cost 1100, . THE LABOR WOULD. Iowa has 7000 K. of L. Actors' labor anions are the latest. IiAOVDaTOEN talk of a National anion. Detsoit, Mich., has an toe workers' anion. Chinese miners get eighteen cents a day. Chinese brnkemcn get (5 to (10 a month. Tosomto, Canada, bos a general laborers' Onion. BrrrALo, N. T., bos a co-operative stove srorks. . Tna United States contain 8000 anion baker. A National Boar J of Arbitration Is pro jected. I Germany female servants average (2.15 a week. Bostos will try to abolish the padrone system. CmxEaa are Invading California fruit farming. TATEitsox, N. J., has 800 anion textile Workers. A TiEitviB (Col.) newsboy strlkeleader was fined (10. PnrLAnxLroiA bricklayers get forty-flve cents an hour. Piceess of wild blackberries in a Nebraska town get fifty cents a day. Tna woolen Industry of tha United States employs 225,000 operative. Thebb are 10,000 employes nf ths tele phone companies in the United States. in Australia some textile operators work from seventy-two to ninety hours a week. Tobokto'b Wholesale Clothing Tailors' Union will accept girls Into the association. An EBtoAB laborers work on more day In a year than any other laborers save the Hun garians. Thi Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has paid out (4,000,000 In relief to members and their families. A Patebhox (N. J.) alderman advocates the New Zealand metbol ol creating work for the unemployed. Foreiox laborers are barred from Buffalo (N. Y.) municipal work, and contractors must pay union wages. Aoooimixo to Secretary ITayos, of ths Knights nf Labor, worktngmen are to be urged to form themselves luto military com panies. The voters of flwltx?lan1 decided by a ma jority vote of 293.000 against 75.000 against the proposition that tho Government should provide work fortbe unemployed. Saltobd (England1) worklngmen want the Government Labor Bureau abolished on the ground that It mikes known tbasurplut In the labor market and, as a oouaequeaoe, tends to reduoe wages. The building trades ot New York havt probably never been so badly demorillssd ai thevare at present. There areln town aboul 45,000 men who are engaged in these trade when times in good, or enough, with theii dependents, to populate a city bait as largs as Newark. Not more than one in three ol these men, or 15,030 In all, eon now find em ployment at their trades. Seven Ken Killed by Lightning. A crowd of men were playing ball, nine mues south ol DeKulb, Tex., wheu a shower came up during the game, and they ail run to u Inrtje oak. Lightning struck thu true uud the lollowing were killed: Jouu Jacobs, Wulter Alebit y, 'iom Uluueburd, Will Heutly. John Jueksou, Chris Petty and Will Walsu. About a Uoseu others were hurt some lataliy. Five British Subject Hissing. A dispatch from Hhuughul says that Capt. Gaiswonh' uud Culet Ollleer 'iuilipliu of tliu suiikeu transport Kow Khlug arrive at phant hui. They report that llvo British auuject that wero ou board thu trans port am uiisslutf. Extra rcatcmce Help. Posttuusior OUouuoll, of Pittsburg, reports that bis request lor extra help during tho G. A. II, eucuuipmeut bus been luvoraUy acted upon by the department, lie bus been ullow ea thu 12 additional carrier, uud it is prol uble he will U) ulluweU tbu six uitru clerks. THE NATIONAL GAME. ' Truss Is the sloggcr ot the Brooklyns be fond a doubt. Bt. Louis has tho poorest batting pitchers In the League. Dpftv, of Boston, Is now at tha head of the League batting list. PniT.Aici.pniA now has more p It chors than any club tn the League. T)ovt.B, of the Now Yorks, has dovclopod Into a great first basoman, Tna new blood seems to hava dona tha Louisville a world of good. Tna secret of tho heavy hitting In the Western League Is a lively ball. CtxmsjsiATt has won Just one gams from Cleveland at Cincinnati this year. Tewjibt, the Boston backstop, wears a reg ulation football crop ot black hair. Atrsow, of Chicago, Is actually leading Brouthors, of Baltimore, tn batting. McAt.beb, of Cleveland, Is the anlucktest player In the League, as he Is maimed every season. Ix Tenney Boston has, unqnettlonihly, se cured a fine catcher. lie throws left-handed, like Clements. Etnnr teams with a winning percentage of 600 or over is a record never before mads In this country. Fabbeix, of New York, has caught In mors games this season than any other man who wears the mask. Tbeadwav. of Brooklyn, Is the moat pecu liar runner In the League. He doubles him self up and lopes. Bdcklet, of rittshurir, snys thnt three years Is the average of a left-banded player's life In the big Longue. Thb Brooklyn-Washington series has closed. Nine games bulong to Brooklyn and three to Washington. A ooon ball player, thoroughly alive to the Interests of his club, will nlwnys run out a ball, no matter where It is hit. ' Tnr.BE are still eight pltcherspn the Clovo land stnfT-Yoiing, Cappy, Griffith, Fisher, liowald, Knauss, Br.iuan and Mullane. Oxi.r three clubs have succeeded in win ning two games out of three in Biltimora this season Boston, Philadelphia and Pitts burg. NEtTHEn the Boston nor tha rhlladilphlas have been shut out this year. The pitcher who accomplishes tho task against cither should have a prise. Ex-riTcHEB "Tim" Keepr, of Phllv aeiphla, has been appointed a League um pire in plnee of John McQuado.who ruslgno J on nccount of HI health. Tr-ose baseball cranks who Inst season ob jected to "pitchers' battles" and who de manded more batting eertainly ought to be satlslled with tho cannonading that is going on all over the country. The lads of Eton and Rugby, "Morris England." have temporarily nhandoned cricket for baseball, and some of the games recently played would do credit to tha "nines" of American universities. IIarbt Wbioht, chief of the National League umpires, ears that the umpires nro all too lenient regarding the balk rule and that many pitchers constantly violute the rule without as much as a caution. The race for the Nitlonal League pennant is unquestionably the best on record, and this accounts in a measure for the heavy at tendance at the games and the general en thusiasm manifested all over the country. Ted Bcimva, a Southern Leaguo man ager, says the sight of tha year was Ester brook trying to play ball. He lasted but one day with New Orleans. Ha played In the outfield and didn't come within thirty feet of a single fly ball. ' Ewwo says that Clarkson's arm Is hope lessly gone. The muscles are so tied up that he will never be able to again pltoh winning ball. If this Is true, the once great batter', Bennett and Clnrkaon, will drift into retirement the same season. . Now cornea the Kansas City Club with a record of thlrty-nlnn runs captured from Grand Rapids. Nothing like this has been seen slnoe the Red Stockings toured the country mopping up local clubs with scores of 116 to 8 or thereabout. If it la to con tinue the pitching will have to be done by muchlnotv. How They Stand. The following table shows the standing ot the different clulis composing the National pate Bull League! Club, Boston . . Baltimore W.L.Pct 59 82 (J4H Club. Brooklyn. Cincinnati Chicago , , W.UPet. 47 44 610 42 49 4112 42 60 457 89 65 41 A 57 82 C45 New York. 5 80 in 14 Cleveland , 61 8H 57.1 PittslMirg , 60 42 64) Phlladel'a. 4V 41 629 Kt. Louis. Louisville . 81 (it flS7 Washington 27 US 2U0 PBOMLNENT PEOPLE. Thb German Emperor Is composing an opera. Gladstone has declined the latest invita tion to visit tha United Btatea. Repbesextativb HiTT, of Illinois, began publio Ufa as a correspondent. Pbksidkxt Casihib-Pebieb, despite his Dame and his enormous tprtuno, belongs to no olub. The Pope, among his many accomplish ments, can speak English, Garman an! French fluently. Rev. Da. Thomas TIanlon has now been the leader ot the Bible class at Ocean Grove. N. J., tor seventeen years. Queen Victoria Is tha only European sovereign who has a grandson la the direct line of succession to the throne. Genebai. A. J. Pleasantox, originator of the blue glass theory, died ut his home in Philadelphia, aged eighty-six years. The "Golden Gould," as the English now term the son of the famous American finan cier, has given a great boon to yachting. It Is the boast of the Khan of Kholatthat since he has been on the throne he has killed S000 men and women. This is an average of one every five day alt the year round. It Is said that William Waldorf Astor, of London, Is losing (6000 a week on bis Ga eette and Budget, nnd that be has already lost about (260,000 on the Pull Mull iluxa Bine. Ex-Fbbsidext Habbisox received (25,000 for a four hour argument In the district court ot Indianapolis the other day on be half ot ths owuurs of a street railway fran chise. Wiixust Waldobp Astob, who has become a British subject, has been nominated for Justice ot the Peace of Middlesex County, England. It is said that this Is a step to a baronetcy. Or the Governors of forty-four States and six Territories only three are bachelors. Four have been married twice and throe bave entered the matrimonial stuta three times or more. Tea little son ot tha young Duchess ot York Is to bear, it is said, the title of his great-great-grandfather, the Duku of Kent. Quean Victoria's dislre to revive her father's title Is well known. Jobs Fisek, who has recently complete! a school history of the United Htates. hosbwn made a LL.D. by Uurvurd University. "America's greatest hlstorlua" is what tail Chicago papers cull lilio. As a lecturer General Lew Wallace Is fat taking the plae that hk'buyler Colfax had in the Western heart. His manner his hearty, bis volos deep sad sonorous and his dlctiuu pleasing uud easily understandable. Gionos Do Mai'rieo, who, after bolnsr known lor so many years u un artist and caricaturist, has suddenly acquired new dis tinction as a writer, Is now sixty years old. He ws educate 1 lu France, but ills sureuf bus beuo essentially EollsX I A Marvellous 1 he U. in. tiovcrnmcnt, through the Agri cultural Department, has been investigating the baking powders for the purpose of in forming the public which was the purest, most economical and wholesome. The published report shows the Royal Baking Powder to be a pure, healthful preparation, absolutely free from alum or any adulterant, and that it is greatly stronger in leavening power than any other brand. Consumers should not let this valuable information, official and unprejudiced, go unheeded. 3 "OVAL SAKINO POW0EH Didn't Believe It. T'roportlonatcly to copulation, la dlanu has more money to sond on schools than any Mate in tho I Dion. It was in Indiana not so very long ago, that tho daughter of an old White Hlver farmer was reading tho county paper to him. Mie had not to the "l'ersonals," nud red this: "Mrs. Will e Morrltts, nee niaclt, has returned from a visit to her par ints in Indianapolis." "Idon'tqulto understand that," aid the old ireiitlcman. 'What don't vou understand?" In quired the daughter. "That part aliotit '-Mrs. Willie Morrlts nuv Ulack. What does that 'nay hlack' mean'" 'Uh, that's trench nnd means she was botn Ulack." "Horn black:" exclaimed the fath er, excitedly. 'Yes: nee Is French for horn." Well, Itnln'tso" ejaculated the old man. Jumping up and shakluit his list: 1 knowid her parrenta and they was as white as anybody that ever lived in Indlanny, nnd I'll see that odiu.rabout It," but licforo ho could get away, tho daughter explained matters nnd tho old goutletuan cooled lowii." Free lres. Ilallooniat. The first aerial voyag-e was made Fcpt. 18, 17S3, by a sheep, a cock and i duck to a height of l.ftOO feet The first human traveler through the air was M FrancoU l'llatre do Kozler. who mounted the following month In a balloon. UNFonTUNATELTsuuimermusiclani are not all of good sound Judgment Syracuse Courier KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and Improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly useu. Tho many, who live bet ter than others nnd enjoy iifo more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting tlio world's best prod-jots to the needs of physical being, will attest tho value to With of tho puro liquid laxative principles embraced In the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence, is due to its presenting; In tlio form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ativo; effectually cleansing tlio system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and tnet with the approval of tlio medical profession, because it nets on the Kid Beys, Liver and llowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free fiom every objeetionnhlo substance. Syrup of Fip is for sale by all drag plats in 60c ami $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by tho 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 if offered. Makes Pearlinc. use sun than your labor, thoup-h. from time to time. Keep vour n irv-JT1 1 bend '"irsftCT.ri!! r-a m , - ' ... . . o i Aj.ot i-earnno u never pedd ed. it Rarl? e!ai",,OUriT??raMDd-TOa """"B ? Pisco of Pearline. b. XJctL. ki. lior,at W 1 lad. 4 lAitES PVLB. K,w Yorlu "Well Bred, Soon Wed" Girls Who Use SAPOLIO Are Quickly Married. Showing. 5 It ft ft I CO., IPs WALL T., NEW-VOAK. VfJ FUhan Allen's Sword. The sword of Ethan Allen, pre served In the National Mueenm at Washington, Isan old-fashioned blade about twenty-seven Indus In length nnd slightly curved. The handle Is made of horn or bone, and Is some seven Inches long. The mounting is of silver, marked with gold, but tba latter Is partially worn off. A dog'a head of silver forms the end of the handle, and from this to the guard runs a silver chain. On one of the silver bands of the venerable leath ern scabbard Is the name "Ethan Al len" engrossed In largo letters; on another band, "E. lirashcr, maker, N. York;" while on a third band ap pears tho name "Martin Voburg, 1776. " l'hllndelnhla Ledger. SAVE DOCTOR'S BILLS by paying attention to properly rerulatlnr the bowel thereby preventing a thousand and one derangements of tho aystem which follow neglect of this precaution. Une used for this purpose. Dr. Fierce' rteasant I'ellet are always in rovor. They're purely vegetable and fur better, a a liver pill, than blue pill or calomel. Their secondary efleci is to keep the bowel open and regular not to constipate. Mis Marv Aifni'ian, of flltn Etutnn, Mar Fiall Co., W. l a., wilte: "Two year ago 1 wo pale and emaciated, fond fermented la my atouiacii. A phy sician pronounced my raae 'Catarrh of tba Stomach,' but he could not help me. I lived a month without mild food and when I tried to eat 1 would vomit. At this time I began taking Doi'tor Plerce'a Fleasrtit Pellet, and In two weeks I wa decid edly better, I am now in good health, and never felt better in rov Miss Anociaa. life. I bare a better enlnr. eat more, and bave no dlttrea after eating harlug gained thirteen pound since I began taking them. FN U S3 '04 W. L. Douclas $3 SHOE 5. CORDOVAN, FRtNCHAEMAMELLEDCALT. r3AFlNECAl&kAH6AR01 3.t?P0LICE,3Sous. 2.l.y Boys'SchoolShofx LADIES s?i2.f.7a tlffl t SEND ro CATALOGUE WL'DOUQLAS. BROCKTON, MASS. Tea run savo money br wenrlnc ihm XV. h. Dautlns 93.00 8Ue. neeovne, we are the UrpMl mmnufacturera of tbu (raitenf ihooi In the world, end suaranU'e ibelr value by Umplnff the name eaa price on the. bottom, wblcb protect you ftfrelnit high prtcei end. the mliMlpman't profit. Our shoes (U1 custom work In ?yl fitting end wearing qua 11 (!. NYeuavethtm fihl everywhere etlowrr prices for the value itlvtn than any other make. Takenosab etltuto. If your OsaUr cannot supply you. we can. it LINENE COLLARS and CUFFS, r Tl. Imk at aiftit coiM,n.ial Co.lara ait I'urfi wnro. Uatarilblc l.uoa wall, git wll. war w.ll. A boa ol Ten cIUri or five pain ot cull, as eta. Saniplt collar anl pair fr ruff by nail lor a catita. fcaiuw the lit" au.l at. la raali-l a ,d atljruat l!.a .,... Heveralhl folliar Cos, V Kllbjr (., Uuauia or 11 f rauaim iu, K Kw York. frl ft A A "lexer I neahlea ether valua' lat O I till 11 prem uina lo (h1 (UiMa'ra. Oaap. aw a bull Iteoiera. etrh on. rrw niter In tMMIK AMI Ot N T. A;A-.lK- I'lle., 'J-tt-ema. Nitnotle MfMCt'ee rnu bo h i tt'el full particular oU iln-f (1 at Una ellli-e. Ail NewtMlealera, or M Kant KKn Hirt-et New Y rk r Iv. PENSION Successfully Prosecutes Claims Lte Pnucipal Exam toot u B. P analou Bureau, J)Tlulal war. Idadjusiicaluigclaiuia, eUy alucet hard water soft Evert woman knows r - -. -m what that means to her. Washing in hard water is so difficult, and the results so poor I Pearline reduces the labor, whether you water or nard. nut use Pearl ine, and it's just as easy to wash with hard water as with soft water and the results are just as good. Pearline savri mure rViI We'll tell you of these savings I'our eve on Pearline nj eve on Pearline
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