More and Greater Are ths caret produwid by Hood'i Bartn parllla than by T other medlnlne. If you are (Taring wltk scrofula, salt rheum, hip disoa, running ion, boll, pimpled, dyspepsia, loss of appetite or that tired feeling, titke Hood'i Barsnparllla. Ton may eonfldr-ntly etpeet a prompt and permanent enre. 1U nnequaled record li due to Iti positive merit. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla I the hmt In far? the OneTrne Bloed Pnrlfler. Hood's Pills ITiipe. Allilrueaflu. B5ot .. .. ... . I MYSTERY SOLVED BY SCIENCE. Microbes Caa Draw Hiiro, fro th Air and OIt It to Plant. Besides buying well-selected fertil iser, the progressiva farmer of the fu ture will also prorlde himself with bot tled billion of the microbes which en able plants to obtain nitrogen from the Ir, It was a long puzzle to chemists to learn how nitrogen Is absorbed. It as clear that under ordinary circum stances plants are unable to appropri ate directly from the air the nitrogen they absolutely require for their growth. The air in the pores of the soli contains plenty of It, but the roots are not capable of causing It to be come a constituent of the snp or fiber. Leguminous plants, such as beans, peas, and clover, require a great deal of nitrogen, and It was of special In terest to prorlde them artificially, if possible, with this Important constlt uent The mystery was dispelled by a re cent dlscorery that the roots of plants capable of absorbing nitrogen bear lit tle protuberances, and It Is through these protuberances that the nitrogen Is taken In. Further study with ths help of the microscope revealed the fact that the protuberances contain millions of bacteria, and that It Is these bacteria that absorb the nitrogen and give It to the roots of plants In a form In which It can be used by them. To the actlrlty of these beneficent bacte ria, plants particularly leguminous plants owe their vigor and perhaps their existence In their present form. The plant life In this view, Is a result. In Incidental product, of the vital pro cesses of microbes, a million of which could swim with comfort In a single drop of water. The next step was to Isolate, by methods with which bae- terlologlsts are familiar, the varieties of bacteria suited to ench crop, and to breed them artificially In paying quan tities. This has been done. A German firm breeds seventeen species of bacteria of the nitrogen-absorbing species and sells them to agriculturists In bottles tinder the name of "nltragln." A bot- tie containing some thousand billions of the useful bacteria and selling for 1.23 will "inoculate," It Is said, an acre of ground. The experience of far mers with "nltragln" Is too brief to qualify them to speak with certainty of Its practical utility. Some have ob tained encouraging results, while oth er have not. It has been on the mar ket less than a year and began to be used too late In the season for a fair test "Nltragln" ought to be used be fore It Is two months old, and Its vital ity Is Impaired, if not wholly lost, when It Is four months old. It mast be kept In a cool place, and Is best applied, per haps, at night, since It is injured by ex posure to the light Its function Is to assist germinating seeds and small roots to put forth the desired protuber- - ances. It Is accordingly useless for growing plants, and In soils already well sup plied with nitrogen In the required form, under favorable conditions sev eral experimenters have obtained, It Is aid, excellent results. Cereals have not been found susceptible to Its lnflu ence to an appreciable extent. Much remains to be determined as to the ex tent of lta utility. It Is yet undecided, It seems, whether the seed or the soil Is to be Inoculated whether the seed ' should be mixed with the gelatine con taining the "nltragln," or whether the "nltragln" should be mixed with quantity of the latter scattered over the area to be treated. In any case. agriculturists have in nltragln an In teresting subject of experiment Bal timore Sun. Wby Rot urow tseett? Germany has 1,000,000 acres of land In sugar beets, and France has 1,700,- 000. Ten or twelve tons of beeU can be grown to the acre and will yield a ton of sugar. One million acres of sugar beets give a crop worth (50,000, 000. One million acres In corn at pres ent prices give a crop worth $0,250,000. Why not grow sugar beets? Leaven worth Times. ' 4 , iyefs is the name to remember when buying Sarsaparilla. It has been curing people right along for more than 50 years. That's why. 4 4 Preolse. One day a boorish client entered lawyer's office and found him writing. The stranger took a seat, and after In forming the lawyer that ho bad come to consult him en a matter of some Im portance, observed, "My father died and made a will." You ssy," remarked the lawyer. writing steadily, "your father died and mado a will." "Yes. sir, my father died and mado a will." "Hpmph!" still writing and paying no attention. "I say, Mr. Call, my father died and made a will." "Very stranger writing and not no ticing bis client Mr. Call, I say again," taking out his urse and placing a fee on the ta ble, "my father made a will and died." "Ob, now we may understand each ether," said the lawyer, all attention; "your father made a will before he died. Why didn't you ssy so at first T Well, now, go on, let's hear." Webster and Clay Raise the Wlnrt. The recollections of John Bhermaft, the tallest and thinnest man In Con gress, do not embrace the best story of Webster and Clny. Roth were great money-makers, nnd both were forever in the hardest financial straits. One day Clay went to Webster nnd said: "Got any money, Dan? I wan 2G0.n "I was going over to borrow that amount of you," said Webster. "I am dead broke." 'WotJer where we can raise It? We need 1500 between us." They formed themselves In a commit- teo ot ways nnd means, and after much thought evolved a plan. 'Clay, If you will make a draft on me nt thirty days I will Indorse It, and we can get the money at the bank." The draft Is In a Washington bank at this day, bearing both signatures, The two "old boys" got the money and the next day were skirmishing around for wore. New York Press. A New "Ad" Scheme. Advertising threatens to break out In a new place. Many barber shops In this city have receutly received from a corporation, officered with hien of dis tinguished surnames, a circular pro posing an Ingenious enterprise. The company writes to obtain the privilege of posting advertisements on the walls and ceilings of barber shops at such points as shall come within the range or vision or persons that submit them selves to the hands of the barber and bis assistants. It Is tho bono of the company that the barbers will yield up their wall space In return for so many shares of stock per chair In the com pany, and the glittering hope Is held out that when the business Is once well i established the stock at a par value of $10 will pay dividends of 60 per cent annually. It Is announced that the bust ness Is already established in 8,000 bar ber shops In Philadelphia. New York Sun. A Hare IMrd. The rarest species of bird now ex tant, and one which la almost extinct, baa lta home In the Jungles of South America. The ornithological curiosity Is known to science as the palamedra cornuda, and to the common people as the "horned screamer." As a rara art nothing could excel the cornuda, unless It should be the accidental discovery of a living moa, or an eplnornls. But few of the bird books even let you know that such a horned paradox eve existed, let alone telling you that living specimens of the queer creature are oc casionally met with. The only one now In captivity In North America, If the writer was not misinformed, la that belonging to the aviary of the Philadel phia Zoological Gardens, and which ar rived in this country about three years ago. The creature is about the alze of a full-grown turkey ben, and of a blackish brown color. One of lta dis tinguishing peculiarities Is a ruffle of black and white which surrounds the bead. Old-Tlme Scotch Obituary. The following death notice appeared In the Edinburgh Weekly Magazine of March 2, 17T5: "Feb. 12-At New Reay, in the county of Caithness, much regretted, Francis Talt, parochial school master there. In the one hundred and second year of his age; a man of an athletic form, of a saturnine complex ion and his size about six foot lie lived chiefly upon vegetables, was a favorite of the muses and at times drank freely. He was no less distin guished for bis piety (han for the good order be observed in bia school, for bis easy method of teaching and for Infus ing Into bis pupils a laudable spirit of emulation. lie retained his senses to the last" 4 A A A A A A A A Kxamln.il for Street Inanwrtor. Mrs. Iinogene Paul of Chicago wss for three years sanitary Inspector of the Civio Federation. Hhe receutly took bu examination for the place of ward and street inspector, ami out of 221 "eligible" she made the best niai'k, her paper showing 98.00. Her Demi of HurreM. A wnmnit I pftrrvina off the honors at the course of lectures at Chicago university. ue is wyra neynouis, ami lmr nneinltv in Enirlish literature. Her phenomenal success is said to be due to the following characteristics: "Hhe has uo fails; she likes music; for the stnge she cares little; she does not play tennis; she is learning to ride a wheel; she does not worry; she can do nn Aiwii-nifiii amount of work and rest as she goes along. Hhe has au abid ing faith in the universe to run itseu. Hhe is not a clubwoman." Own and Manage a Ton, Mrs. John Eliteh of Deuvor, no cording to the Erie Dispatch, is probably the only woman in the world who owns and personally manages a zoological garden. Hhe drives a large ostrich attached to a light spring wagon. He is a "pacing bird" and travels rapidly in harness. If he sees a bauann skin or any similar dainty by the roadside he makes a swift dive for it, no matter how fast he is goiug. His gait is said to be pleasant, and his mistress is fond of him, having raised him from chickeuhood. Reality Hint. The juice of cucumbers pressed out with a lemon squeezer is au effective and simple remedy for removing sun burn. For removing freckles take one cup of milk and two spoonfuls of grated horsoradish, and let it stand for one hour; then strain ami bath the face and hands with it. A half pint of rosewater and one spoonful of lemon juice is considered excellent for bathing the face in to remove tan. A complexion wash which is highly recommended and removes freckles is made of a quarter ot a pound of oat meal soap, shaved fine into one quart of boiling soft water; stir until it is smooth aud cool; then add a hall-pint of spirits ot wine and a quarter-ounce of oil of rosemary. A Woman Railroad Manager. American women are pioneers in all kinds of employments. A woman graduate of electrical engineering is giving an excellent account of her self, and gainiug customers as well as the respeot of the electrical fraternity by her skill, and several women col lege graduates have taken up the call ing of electric-light designing. But we cannot claim the distinction of having the first manager of an electrio railroad. This is left for Biberia. In all that vast tract of country there has not yet been a single horse street railway; but an eleetriclineis now be ing built in Vladivostok, a town of 10,000 population, on the Uolden Horn Bay, which is to be the terminus of the Transsiberian Bailway now under construction, it is said that Mma, Zehof, to whom the duties of manag ing the line are intrusted, is a woman ot decided business ability and a good purchasing agent; and. although sur rounded by a staff of clerks, she keeps a close watch on details. Vladi vostok, which is thus to load the way in street railroading in Siberia, is the chief naval station of Russia on the Pacific- Coast. It was founded in 1861. Its name is derived from vladl, to have, and vostok, the Orient a title which must have ac ominous ound to Japanese and Chinese ears. Grecian Coatums Extinct. The pioturesque national costumes of Greece are nearly extinct. They enjoyed' a temporary revival last spring during the short war when charity entertainments were given in Athens for the relief or war Batterers. At such functions tho women ex pressed their patriotism by appearing in (Jreelc gowus. (Jueen Olga on sev eral oocasions wore the natioual cos tume. Her ceremonial robe is of rich purple silk, embroidered with gold With it she wears a crimson aud gold fez, an article of headgear that long since became as thoroughly character istic of Greece as of Turkey. A long veil of India silk muslin is draped loosely about the bead, but it is never worn so as to bide the features. Clas sic draperies have not graced the forms of Grecian women for many genera tions. The so-called national costnme is really Albanian. It is Btill worn to some extent by the peasants. It con sists of a skirt ot heavy white cotton, or sometimes of yellow wool, with a deep bonier of course, but very etleo- tive embroidery in red aud green, Over it is worn a cloak of the same material reaching almost to the knees The oloak aud sleeves are made stiff with embroidered bands. The apron Is also embellished with brilliant em broidery. The head is wouud iu a whits scarf. Banglos for the bead Ad seek are worn in the eastern man Bar. The veil is often replaced by a bright yellow handkerchief tied under the chin, like those of the Italian peasants. English calico is now largely used in place of the hand woven cloths. The elaborately wrought silver cloak buckles and the broad bauderohs for the waist are hardly known now. The maid of Athens, of high degree, assumes frocks built on French lines. The beautiful women of Athens in clinging draperies now live only in the poets' songs. Latest In Mourning Garb. The following is the latest English dictum on mourning garb. The Ameri can custom follows it very closely. V r or a widow, the regnlation period as prescribed by custom is two years. During the first year and nine months crape is worn, and for the last three, black without crape. After the two years, it was the custom for a widow to wear half mourning for two months. but this is now seldom done, black without crape having almost taken the place of half mouruing, both with widows and others. Jet trimmings are not worn by widows, but are worn by them with black with out crape. A widow's cap is worn for a year and a day, and with crape. Lawn cuffs and collars are also worn, even by those who deem a widow's cap unnecessary, as a few now do. The length of time that a widow with draws from society varies according to Individual feeling, but the pre scribed custom is that she should neither accept nor issue invitations during the llrst year of widowhood, and should only visit her near friends aud relatives. For parents and chil dren the regulation period to wear mourning is one year during the first six months black with crape, and for the last six black without crape. For grandparents tho longest period pre scribed by custom is nine months, but many persons now shorten the time to six months, which is also the time during which mourning is worn for a brother or sister. Of this six months, black with crape is worn for three, aud black without crape for the re mainder of the time. For aunts and uncles, nephews and nieces, the long est regulation period is three mouths. and the shortest is six weeks, and during either the longer or shorter period black only that is, without crape is worn. For cousins, the longest period is six weeks, and the shortest one month. Tho periods of mourning are just the same for one's husband's relatives as for blood re lations, and for a daughter or son-in law it is the same as for a son or daughter. For complimentary mourn ing the length of tune varies from one to three weeks. Parents and children do not enter into society for the first two months of mourning, nor do they attend balls and dancos while wearing crape, but the seclusion for a brother or sister from genoral society is only from one month to six weeks, for grandparents from three weeks to a month, and for uncles and aunts from a fortnight to three weeks." Fashion Note. Blue canvas gowns of open mesh. with green silk linings, are decidedly smart Though the tip-tilted hat is said to be going out, it certainly retains its bold on feminine favor a long while, Cloth skirts are much worn with blonse waists of the same color, aud such costumes are effective in the ex treme. Blouses of guipure mounted over bright color are exceedingly fashion able. They are pretty also with sleeves and skirt of cashmere in tan or t rench gray. Tucks may fairly be said to be the trimming of the hour, for almost every gown shows some, and manv are tucked from the throat to the hem of the skirt. Gauze fichus are being largely used among the fashionable dressmakers at the present time, and they can be adapted in style and material to al most any occasion. Satin striped parasols in all combina tions are popular, as are also the plaid parasols, but the plain taffeta tucked parasols are by far the smartest style luirouucea tuis season, Black net over white satin and black lace over white trausparents are the height of fashion in Paris. The gowns are finished with sashes either of silk muslin, carried twice around the waist, or of soft, undressed silk in pale mauve piuk, lettuce green or blavU. The cloakings for next season will show in about equal numbers smooth and rough faced effects. Funoy bouoles in novel pattern have been in demand for the early fall cloaks, but there is likelihood that smooth goods will pre dominate iu the more elegant gar ments made up for later sale. ' A pretty garment to be woru with dark skirt for street wear is the Bus sian blouse. An exceedingly smart one is made of cieriout red cloth. It fastens at the Hide with three or four large and handsome buttons. A belt ed garmeut is becoming to all un usually stont figures and much popu larity is predicted for the Russian blouse CLEVER ADVERTISERS IN PARIS, 1 Tea QuIck-Wltted Americans Might Be Given Pointer. The recently notorious Barrlson sis ters first came Into notice as an adver tisement of a play, "The Fairy's Weil," run by Owen Ferreo In New York, and while hardly more than babes were seen every day riding In nn Irish Jaunt ing car through the streets of New York. That was ten years ago. All these methods are common enough in the States, and much novo frequently used than such of the public as Is uol familiar with the business section ol the city knows. Now hear how It ii done In France: "To-day," writes a l'arls correspond ent, "on the boulevards I came acrosi a wedding party, which, to my aston ishment drove up In a rplnudldly ap pointed equipage and alighted In front of a fashionable restaurant The men were In evening dress. The bride hnd on her orange blossoms and veil; a pret ty bride she was too. Everything about the party was au fait They took thelt seats on the terasse and, of course, crowd at once began to gather neat them, for while bridal parties are no) an uncommon sight in Paris, still, as a rule, the blushing bride bides herself discreetly In some far-off, obscure res taurant, rather than flaunt herself In the face and eyes of the boulevard. Sipping their absinthe, the party chat ted and laughed and the gaping peoplf about them drank In every word. The; talked In unconscious audlbleness, and every word they said was simply a glorification of the Montmartre cafe. That done they passed on to their next stand." Yet even that baa not yet discounted the manner In which Yvette Gullberl was advertised last yenr. At that time, during the racing season, long light avercoata became tho fashion In Franc those startling affairs that reached to the beels, and only became slight and elegant figures, although In Paris at that time almost every smart man who could wore one. Never more than half a dozen evor came to Boston. At thai time one constantly met on the streets in Farls a dosen well-dressed men wearing these coats. They wore silk hats and patent leuthcrs, and bad field glasses swung over their shoulders. They looked so clean, so happy, so alto gether attractive and correct that everyone stared at them and envied them until the leader shouted out "Yvette Gullbert," and the rest of the crowd responded "To-night 9 o'clock at I.a Benin." -The snap being given away, the crowd marched on, laughing and jesting, to attract another hearing, and like Frenchmen they played the part well. It seems to me that after that It may well be claimed that the French want no lessons from us. Bos ton Herald. 81am' King. Slam's outspoken monarch la to visit Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle next summer. He vtll go to Europe In his 2,600-ton steam yacht Maba Chakrt, which was built for: him in Scotland four years ago. f!unlil steals a base every time lovers look at the moon. How This T W. offer One Hundred Dollar Reward for any cane of Catarrh tbttt cannot be oared by r. J, tlllKlT or l.o., lolMo, u. We. the andemltf ned. have known F. J. Che. Bey for the last 1ft yearn, and believe htm per fectly honorable In all ouainM traneaotiona aud ftnauclally able to carry out auy obliga tion made by their firm. watfT at tbuax, nooieaaio uruggiaw, loieao, Ohio. WALniMO, Kirvaw at Mabviw, Wholeaal Druggieta, Toledo, Ohio. . Ttaira Catarrh Cure 1 taken Internallr.aot- Ins directly upon the blood and muoous sur face, or ine eynem. 'leaumoniai sent Tree. Price, TSc. per bottle. Hold by all Druggist. HalV Family Fill are the out Try Grmla-O I Try Orala-O t - Ask yonr grocer to-day to ahow yon a pack age of Orala-O, the new food drink that take the place of coffe. Tba children may drink It without Injury a well a th adult All who try It like It Oraln-O be that rtoh eal hmn Af Henha nr Java, but it la mad. from pare grain, and the moetdelloate stomach re ceive. It wiUtout dlatree. One-quarter th Krioe of coffee. UoU. and IS eta. per package, eld by all grooera. Vita narmanentlv cured. No At. or nervnua- naa after Ant day', uae of Dr. Klln.'a Great Nerve Keatorer. i trial bottle and treat! ae free Da. R. B. turn, Ltd.. tul Arch Kt.f hiUxfa. If ra. Wlnalow's Soothing Byran for children teething, eoftoDathefuma, reducing Inflamma tion, aliaya pain, cure wind colic. SGo.a bottle. For Wbooplng Cough, Pleo' On re I a no eeaaful remedy. M. P. Dirraa, VI Thruop Av... DrooAiyn, n. ., xov. it, lout. Solid Comfort for every Columbia rider. No worrying or apprehension about safety or speed. Col umbias are justly famous for their superior -strength and mechanism. w 1897 Columbia Bicycles STANDARD OP THE WORLD. $75 TO ALL ALIKE. 1897 Hartfords, . . . . . . .. . $30 Hartfords, Pattern 2, . . . ,. 43 Hartfords, Pattern 1, ...... 40 POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. Ii Columbia are not properly represented in your vicinity, let us know. A tub. lik. thie uacd ia Col umbiaaol la Jual aa ''A Ftlr Fact Uiy Provi a Girl ii I clrbon fl fa Sted B Nfckell V Steel J APOLI la u Hock. A dnck shot by Edward Jackson, of Atchison, bad a nine-pound Dsn In Its esophagus. " THE TURN OF LIFE Is the most Important period In a wo rn fin's existence. Owing to modern methods of living, not one woman In thousand approaches this perfectly natural change without experiencing a train of very annoying and some times painful symptoms. 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I' can cheerfully recommend your medi cine to all women, and I know it will give permanent relief. I would be glad to relate my experience to any sufferer." Mas. Dki.la. Watsoh, 624 West 6th St., Cincinnati. Ohio. REWARD. A friend of mine had the mlnfortnn. to toie ere ral of hif Pigaoua and ankM ma to advartiaa tot tbeir return. Each bird had a mtil hand on log marked aa follnwa: LUTS. 81741, Sum, C11M1, l-IWj, I'rsii, cum C14IM, emu, rind, fmt, V!fl. Tint, rmn. r.W, Km Plaeon fancier, kindly look through yunr loft for abov. binla. A literal reward for each bird returned. J.FKKL'ND, 0 Meriaa direct. New 1'erk. WASTED IVFRYWHERe-rarmeni and me rhuiilca to fell directly to their own claaaot induatry. No mere toy or novelty, hut an actual iKtior-.avlna Hol-tt hy u eane of which one man i'hu do hi. nittcherlnit, Chan rlKKliiff of wairon. l-ui lip uuiiuiiik uui le.j uaynnu .rain, nmen wire fence, htn fie atone and log, and o:hr work heretofore rroulrlnfr extra help. Adilrea. inn buiih nru, iu,, Lieveiaaa. w. G FT RIOn Qnlekly. Sand for Book.'Tnvenrleei wan lea,, eager ii a ue. at. vroaaway, l. KL0NDYKE IS ALL RIGHT. hr payli.ee aiaar. Meekwidi aethlag but "alk" aa Serine Calena Gold MM trk ear tj crat, , 7 A""-J Broker SBIf A. JLOOa. D.. c'k, n.-a ew joe-? eynai awaang. DRUNK ABDS aaa aa emi i MrtaTJaBa ue f of Ike criak kab en Co.. at lenove Ckat - mm weiw. ,M auaia WTepe jrra. y. i,. i rre, niguMi raieraecea. Writ. na. WATSON K. COLEMAN, Heliel. lara of pal.nl, Ma V. Street, Waehlngtoa.O.O. Uow to Sell M88.7&iTi.,rJS ttittr manunrr.pt. In print should aq1 to tho lT. N Anther Kxrhne 1A6 hruntlway, N. T for rlrcuUr which Mtt forth mean of making eepf whtf-u publiihara will buy, Irmrii'-tlon to young writer. Cvmuoaition. uunetuauon, ato taught. AGEMT9 wftntefl, Indies And trcntft.toieU our fttftt aellinK lioumhold uiM-pr.Uitii ver whero, Hmnd new. Ininiunrtenelleni. 8tjuiy job.biK pay. Hub Novelty Co..Jndiutittpoli,lDd TO KLONDIKE beud 2r cts rr book on Alaska. Th. Standard Co., Mound City, Xa P rMCHAMQ DATrilTQ ft AfftJO JOHN W. MORRIS, ff ASHIN6TM, P.O. lata Prlaoiee! Xaealaar V. S. Pmaittea kariea. gyre, ia laee war, UaajuaieeUag eleiaia aug. CAHCERAHaiJ8-ir5o: Wawamnai w wj-wwa-- BuUcUuat. ntxia FN U 40 '97. atrong aa on lik Ihiaol Which in turn ia juit aa atrong aa on. lik. Uiia f Foul Bargain." If arry a Pl:!a Shi Uses s-f' 1 ism. sY INVENTORS! XXmtZZ S advertising " No patent no pay," Prlaea, madaM), ruratata, I