r Horseless Carriage). Edison think (but there trill be a tiometosa carriage on the market, com blntng the llghtne and trlinnem of the bicycle and costing not more than f 100. There are no Insurmountable dlftVuW tie In the way. The thing In feaslbls enough, and an army of inrentore la at work upon It. When It cornea the bicycler will hare the choice of -working hla own passage or having It work ed for him. Some of them pretend to like the former, but with the alterna tive In reach the chances are that they will develop an Indolent and luxurious preference for the latter. The vehicle la certainly on the way, vorloua In type and function, and Mr. Edlaon'a .declaration that It will spoedlly arrive la the more algnldcant from the fact that he ought to know what he la talk ing about. Farmcr'a Review. Penalty for llosertlon. Desertion In time of war la punish able, In all armies, by death, usually in flicted by shooting. In time of peace It Is regarded by various government with different degree of severity, ac cording as the military aystem Is mild or severe. In France, Germany or Rus sia desertion, even In time of peace, I very harshly punished, but In the Uni ted State It Is punishable by a term of Imprisonment at hard labor. Aa a matter of fact thla penalty Is rarely In flicted. The desertions In our army number from 1,000 to 1,200 annually, and few of the runaways are ever caught. SCROFULOUS HUMOR Bores Healed fiy ff noil's aaraariarllla ant Have Never Iletumeil. "I was a sufleror with sorotulotis hnmor, and had a vnry large soro umlnr my chtn. It caused me much pain. I also frit tired and despondent, but after taking a lew bottles ol Hood's Rarsaparllla my nitres wera healed and have never returned." Mrs. C. N. Itoekwcll, White s Btoro, N. Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the beet In fnet the One Trna Wood Purifier. UaaiIm Dill assist ingestion eml cure nvuu riiia i (.'tmstlp-itlon. 25 vents. A BpctlliiK-bce. "I'm going to have u Npelllng bee to night," enld I'uele John, "and I'll give pair bf skates to the boy who can best spell 'man.' " The children turned and stared Into one another's eyes. "Host spell 'uinn," Undo John? Why, there Is only one wnyl" they cried. "There ore all sorts of ways," replied Uncle John. "I leave you to think of It a while." And ho buttoned up his coat and went away. Time went slowly to the puzzled boys for all their fun that day. It seemed ns If tbnt after supper time would never come; but' it came at last, and Uncle John came, too, with a shiny skntc-run-ner peeping out of his great-cont pock et. Uncle John did not delay. Ho sat down, and looked straight Into Harry's eyes. "Been a good boy to-day, Hal?" "Yes no," suld Harry, flushing. "I did something Aunt Mag told me not to do, because Ned Barnes dnred mo to. I can't bear a boy to dare me. What' that to do with spelling 'man'?" be add ed, half to blmsulf. But Uncle John turned to Bob. "Had a good day, my boy?" "Haven't had fun enough," answered Bob, stoutly. "If all Jo' fault, too. We boy wanted the pond to ourselves for one day; and wo made up our minds that, when the girls came, we'd clear them off. But Jo, ho "I think this Is Jo's to tell," Interrupt ed Uncle John. "How was It, boy?" "Why," said Jo, "I thought the girl had as much right on the pond as the boys. So I spoko to one or two of the. bigger boys, and they thought so, too; and we stopped It all. I thought It was mean to treat girls that why." There came a flash from Uncle John's pocket. The next nilnuto the skates were on lo's knee. "The spelling match Is over," said Un cle John, "and Jo has won the prise." Three, bewildered faces mutely ques tioned' blm. "Boys," he answered gravely, "we've been spelling 'man,' not In letters, but In acta. I told you there ere different ways, and we've proved It here to-night. Think over It, boys, and see." To be popular with aome people, all that I necessary Is to say "Thank you'' In a very loud voice. nay, in five hundred ha perfectly healthy organs of generation. This point to the stern necessity of helping one's self just a soon as tho life powers seem to be on the wane. . Excessive menstruation Is a sign of physical weakness and want of tone In the uterine organs. It saps the strength away and produoea anemia (blood turna to water). If you become ancmlo, there Is no knowing what will happen. If your gums and the Inside of your Hps and luBlde your eyelids look pale In color, you are ln dangerous way and must stop that drain on your power. Why not build 1 ' . , x I r J ! T.- T It . 1 . . .. ... ' np on a generous, upiuiing vumu, utto Vegetable Compound Mas. EdwiX Eurio, 413 Church St., says: 1 leel ll my auty to write sou I am better than I have been for I used Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, one package of Sanative Wash, one bos of Liver Pllla, and can aay that I am perfectly cured. "Doctors did not help me any. I should have been in my grave by this time if It had not been for your medicine. It was a godsend to me. 1 was excessive menstruation, which caused womb trouble, fl f and I was obliged to remain In bed for sis weeks. Mrs. f f-V Pinkham's medicine waa recommended to me, and, T ' ( iter using it a short time, was troubled no more with flooding. I also had sever pain in my kidneys. This, also, I have no more. I shall always recommend the Compound, for it ha cured me, and it will cure other. I would like to have yon publish thU letter. (In such cases th dry form of Compound should be used J Woolen Ingrain Carpet, Me. Imported trivet Carpet, 89c. Our entire fnree Is wnrklns day and nlvlit lllllnir orders. You. alsii, can save 50 to 0U per cent, on a eariiet lr writing for our new Colored Carpet Ciitalniiiie which shows all ds In lllhiiRrnphe'l oiilors and with ciac-t dis tinctness. The hook costs you nothlnir. If yon wish iiunllly samples, send So. In ttntnps. uur now 113 psye penr-ml cntnliivtie of Furniture, Draperies, IVnekery, Pfove, etc.. will ho ready after Nov. W. Write for It then. JULIUS HINES A SON,' ItALTIHORK, SID. Please mention this paper. sasawiaaasssnasavvannBssssnsBaBai Catarrh Cannnt be Cured With loral applications, as ther cannot reach the eest of the disease, fatarrll In a blood or rntistltutlotial disease, and In order to cure It roil must take Internal remedies. Hull's Catarrh Cure Is tiken Internally, and acts di rectly on the hlood and mucous surface. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is not a quark medu-lne. Itwafl fireecrllied by one of the best physicians la his country for years, and Is a regular pre scrlption. ft Is composed of the best tonlca known, combined with the best blood purftlcra anting ill recti y on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two Ingredient la what pr'sluces such wonderful results In cur ing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. K. .1. Cnr.Nr.r & Co., I 'runs., Toledo, O. Sold hr llrilKKista, price, TV. Hall's Family Tills are the best. ALASKA FISH. They Are I'aed for Food, L,leht and Heat by the Natives. A species of fish alraunds In the waters of Alnska thnt are useful both as food and fuel. They are taken In ImnirtDse quantities with nets and Hues. Aftor being caught they are dried nnd stored away uutll the long winter months arrive, when It gets dark early mid the Alaskan Is snowed up. Here ronies an opportunity for using them. Not n bit at a loss for light, the Alas kan takes one of these dried tisb. In serts Its tsll Into a crack In his routa wooden table nnd lights Its nose. The llsli burns with a bright nnd steady light of about three candle power, giv ing a clear, white light ond a very con siderable amount of heat. A fairly largo flub will burn for a period of three hours. The scientific explanation Is extreme ly simple. The vertebrae which form (he back-bone of the flsh are found to be largely formed of phosphorus, which not only causes It to Ignite easily, but also accounts for the strength of the dame and tbo heat developed. The sub stanco of the fish, which consists so largely of fat, acts as a rctarder to the rapid burning of the vertebrae in pre cisely the samo way as tho tallow acts In an ordinary candle. The fat of the fish Is largely composed of stenrlne, which Is also the chief chemical constit uent of the tallow used for making can dles, and which gives them their firm ness and consistency. Valuable aa Is the fish for It light, giving properties, It also ha Its value as a food. If necessary It can be eaten after having been used as a cundle, it then being simply smoked, or It can be boiled or cooked In the ordinary man ner. In whichever way It Is treated, to a hungry man It serves as a very wcl como and appetising dish. In flavor It Is much like the smelt, bavlng tb same sweet taste, but Is much fatter. Still another use to which It can be put Is aa a substitute for cod liver oil, which, If taken In sufllclent quantity, by aiding the natural beat of the body, proves an excellent protective against the severe cold. The oil I obtained from the fish by Immersing them In cold water and squeezing, the product obtained being almost equal In quality to tho genuine cod liver oil. Inherited. "Ia that young one going to stay awake all night?" asked Mr. Lushfortb, Indignantly. "There Is no right for you to com plain," retorted hla wife. "He Inherits ! the habit from you," A TALK WITH MRS. PINKHAM About the Causa of Anemia. Everybody comes Into this world with a pre disposition to disease of some particular tissue; ' in other words, everybody has a weaic spot. ' In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the weak spot in women Is somewhere in the uter ine aystem. The uterine organs have less re slstance to disease than the vital organs; that's why they give out the soonest. Not more than ono woman in a hundred uyum c z mnuam Bethlehem, Pa,, veil you ui four years. trou Died wltn r-. $w IV The Nicest One. I've got the dearest dolly. Anil hr unmo IsHnlly I'olL She used to be a clothespin 'Foro she got to be a dull. Aunt MiirkIo mniln her for me. When 1 hod tho whooping couch i And she nmrknil her face with eliuroonl, Hut It's nlmost all come off. Hor dress Is only RliiKham, And sho liiisn t nny hnlr, Bhn ain't n truly beauty, Hut 1 toll hur not to euro. Tor I've got a grent big family Of dollies hirH and stniilli And Sully Polly Clothespin Is 'I'l I...... .I..II ... nil I links Hyatt, in Ainerl"n:i Agriculturist. A Polur llenr's Clever Trick. For dinner a ptilar benr likes noth ing better than a good, fat young walrus. But a walrus Is not the easiest thing to catch, especially if its mother or father liniiimns to be linger ing around in the neighborhood. An tilil walrus is mure than twice the size of a bear anil n very hnrd fighter when pressed. Ho Mr. Hear calls when the ol (I walruses are out of sight, and catches the young walrus ns best lie can. Sometimes be crawls up on a iiifih clilT ami lies for a long time, peeping over the edges. Presently the young wnlrus comes up out of the water to husk on a rock or a enke of ice. This is Mr. llcnr's elm lice. He rolls a heavy stone to the eilge of tho cl ill' mill tumbles it over. If it strikes its inaik the bear lias his dinner ready wheuever he wants to eat it. Few animals linve found a shrewder wny of killing their prey. A Itlver on Fire. The newspnpors tell of a remark able display at a town on the Caspian sea during a visit of tho Russian grnml dukes. The governor of the. town bad conceived tho idea of greeting the guests with "a sen of Hume." Ac cordingly be poured a quantity of naphtha on the water, where it sprend out over nn area of several miles. After dark the inllaminntoi'y volcano was ignited and tho bluish tlames swept away in all directions over the dark waters of the sea. It was a striking and impressive sight, and yet it was by 110 means new. Nearly every week our own despised Cbicngo river becomes ''a sea of flnmos," but few people take the trouble of being on laud to see the display. On the upper stretches of the river, near Bridgeport, where the water grows foul from the accumula tion of masses of sewage a certain highly inflamuiablo gas is generated, and it rises in great quantities from the water in the form of bubbles. It is a favorite sport of the tugmen and of others who visit tbnt stretch of the river to touch a match to the gns and watch the tlmnos shoot away in every direction over the water. The fire lasts only a few seconds, but the dis play is brilliant while it continues. And strauge as it may seem, the fire department has been called out more than once to extinguish the blazing river. Chicago llocord. The Cape I'engiitn. The cape penguin is very popular at the Cape of Clood Hope and tho Falk land lsluuds. From the extraordinary sound it produces while on shore it is called the jnckass penguin. Darwin gives the following interesting account of this bird: "in diving, its little plumeloss wings nro used as fins, but on the land, as front legs. When crawling (it may be said on four legs) through the tussocks, or on the side of a grassy cliff, it moved so vory quickly that it might' easily have been mistaken for a quadruped. When at sea and fishing it comes to the surface for the purpose of breathing, with such a spring, and dives again so in stantaneously, that I defy anyone at first sight to be sure that it is not a fish leaping for sport." These birds feed tkoir young in a very siugulur manner. The parent bird gots on a hillock, and apparently delivers a vory impassioned speech for a few minutes, at the end of which it lowers its head and opens its beak. The young one, who has been a patient auditor, thrusts its head into the open beak of the mother and soeuis to suck its subsistence from the throat of the parent bird. Another speech is im mediately made and the same process repeated, until the young is satisfied. ThiH penguin is very courageous, but utterly destitute of the better part of courage discretion; for it will boldly charge at a man just as Don Quixote charged the windmills, and with the same success, as a few blows from a stick is sufficient to lay a dozeu birds prostrate. Detroit Free Press. Iilis That Wear Khoes. In Alaska ovon the dogs are re quired to wear shoos at least part of the time. It is not on account of the cold, for a shaggy Eskimo dog will live and be frisky where a man would freeze to death. The dog does all of the work of dragging and carrying, which iu this country fulls to the horses, and in trotting over the rough ice of the mountain passes his feet become bruised and sore. Then his driver makes him soft little moccasin out of buckskin or reindeer skiu and ties them oil with stout throngs or leather. In this way he will travel easily nntil his feet ore thoroughly healed up; then lie bites and tears bis shoes off with his sharp, wolf-like teeth and eats them ttpl Wonderful animals aro the dogs of Alaska. Although Ihe'y are only little fellows not more than hnlf tiie size of a big Newfoundland they sell for 87ft to $20(1 ench, more than an ordi nary horse will bring in this country. They will draw 2(10 pounds ench on a sled, and they are usually driven iu teams of six. They need no lines to guide thorn, for they readily obey the sound of their master's voice, turning or stopping at a word. But the Eskimo dogs have their faults. Like ninny boys they are over fond of having good things to eftl. Consequently they have to be watched closely or theytwill attack and devour stores left in their way, especially bacon, which must be hung up out of their reach. At night,' when camp is pitched, the moment a blanket is thrown upon the ground they will run into it nnd etui up, and neither culls nor kicks suffice to budge them. They lie as close up to the men who 011 them ns possible and the miner can not wrnp himself up so close tbnt they won't get under his blanket with him. They are humnn, too, in their disin clination to get out iu the morning.- Chicago Itecord. A Trncesslnn of F.lepliants. Mnrie A. Millie tells a number of "Stories of Elephants," in St. Nich olas. The author says: The prime minister of Nepal with the court were at thnt time in holy llnrdwnr, in order to bathe in the sacred (Innges, and perforin their pil grimage to the "Hur Ki I'yree," or ".Steps to Heaven," and for their ben efit tho elephants were made to go in procession through the sacred town. Can any child picture a procession of a hundred and fifty tame elephants in single file, headed by Bilji, nuil with Narnin bringing up the rear? It was truly a grnml sight. They covered a mile and a quarter of road, and were as orderly ns soldiers in a marching regiment. Through the town they marched, ench benst iu its place, in no wny disconcerted by the populace, or by the screaming children, who joined in singing their nursery rhymes at each turn of the road. They think Hint Oiineshin, the god of wisdom, has his existence iu an elephant's body, and so they venerate the colossnl benst immensely. Their little voices, pitched at the highest, sang out the couplet: Elophnut, O elephant! give us a hnlr of your Or, instead thereof, a sword of gold! It was a quaint, queer sight! The old town with its mosques and minarets; the "sacred stairs of Vishnu," leading down to the blue water's edge; the priests on the step iu gny sulphur-colored gai'mnts,feed ing the sacred fish, while the sacred monkeys wore swarming everywhere, swinging from branch to branch of the trees, feeding on tho house-tops, screaming and playing. Below marched undisturbed the imposing procession of elephants, all bent on obedience, and wending their way re gardless of all distractions. The Turk anil Hie Irishman. Among the Turks employed on the line of the first Turkish railway was an old man who had a sou who was a soldier in one of the regiments in the garrison at liustcbuk, whom he had not seen for a good many mouths, Fach day the regular through train arrived and left, but the old Turk never got the chance to run up to ltustchtik to see his sou, for the train just came aud went at the very mo ment when he was engaged at his mid day prayer. Aud so the days and the weeks passed, and the old man, be tween his devotion to his religions duties aud his love for his son, was left lamenting the inconvenient ar rangement of the railway time-table. Oue day he confided his trouble to the Irish foreman, whose name was Flynn. "Ah! my friend, you do not know how soro my heart is. " "Well, buba fatberl, what is the matter with you now?" asked Flynn. "Well, you see," said the old Turk, "my son, whom you know, is up at BiiHtchuk,' aud I have not seen him for so many months, and his mother is longing to hear something about him." "Why don't you get leave, then, and go to see liiiu?" said the practical Irishman. . . - , . .' "How can I?" replied the old man. "Doesn't the train come in and go away while I am at prayers? Allah wills it that I should not see hiin." And so the time continued to pass, the old man telling Flynn how his heart was weary to see his son, It happened oue day that, as the train drew up at the station, the old man was engaged at his devotions on his prayer-carpet close to the line, an empty truck with the door'run back had stopped just opposite where he was on his kuues aud his forehead to the ground, and the Irishman came along. Seized by a sudden inspira tion, he caught up the old Turk, prayer-carpet aud all, and landed hiiu in the truck just as the train moved on". Two days after the old man came back by tho dowu traiu,his face beam ing with pleasure. "Ah! my friend," he said, as he saw Flynn on the platform, "ouly for you I should never have seeu my boh. It must have been Allah who put it into your heart to throw me into the train. May he reward you for it" Harper' Bound Table. PRAISES THE COUNTRY. former Governor of Alaska 'peak Kind Words for the Territory. James Shenkley, who haa returned f om a ten years' residence In Alaska, l Inst four of which he was governor Df te territory, spenk In terms of tht highest praise of the country and It great gold resources. He say that the territory will furnish t:ie country with gold for a century. The great bodies of low grade cres burled In AU aaka, he says, are practically Inexhaus tible. The most Important Informa tion brought back by the former gov ernor, however, Is to the effect that the American territory contains regions a rich In gold as the British. II urges the necessity of an early start to tb mines. "When the Yukon freete up," aald Mr. Shenkley, "it freeze to a depth of six and seven foot, and blocks of Ice pile up so that no boat left In the river could possibly be saved. Alaska' resources are her mines nnd her fisher ies. The fur business ts a pa swing In dustry that will disappear with all th seals In few years unless the strict est protection be accorded th animals." Mr. Shenkley seys that Alaska has no agricultural possibilities and will nev er have aay. There Is no soil, he adds, and no climate. It never gets warm enough for crops to mature. Wheat nnd oats, even If they could be grown, would atay green until Christmas and would not mature. At present there ts hnrdly any government In Alnska. There are no taxes, no Legislature, and no multiplicity of laws. There are a United tSates district court, a United States marshal, with seven deputies, a district attorney and seven commls iloners or Judges. But, according to the recent governor, the territory' mineral prospects are unlimited. The Itrldal Tonr. "I want to go abroad the worst way," exclaimed the young thing. ' "Then you should marry. I know of eo worse way." Detroit Journal. f AMES Snr.AXI.ET. HlJA I C Vegetable S BIIALLbJ Sicilian 8 HA R RENEWER Prevents the hair from fall- 1 1 ing out, and makes a new m growth come in. You JTl fiNk ve what you have Ml pano' get more. (9jj OF.T THE GESiriXB ARTICI.Rt Walter Baker & Co.'s i Breakfast COCOA f Pure Delicious Nutritious. Costa Leas than ONIt CENT a cap. Be sure that the package bears our Trade-Mark. Walter (EstablUB.il 1780.) - Fall If you are going to bicycle, bicycle now don't put off healthful pleasure 'tis a long time to spring months of the best of riding days Columbia riders wheel on certainty. 1897 Columbian $75 Hartford Bicycles, $50, $45, $40. If Columbia ar not properly repre sented iu your v it may, lei u kiiow. Bear In Hind That ' The Gods Help Those Who Help Themselves Self Help Should Teach You io Use SAPOLIO bong of Winter. Winter's comln', winter's comln', CMt yewr flannels on; Bring yewr furs out, Mary; Ormse yewr boots up, John. Batten down the winders, " Stuff the broken panes; . Winter winds er whistlla' I O'er the frosty plains. Winter's comln', winter's coming Holl the apples In; Cover tip pertater Naked In the bin. Bee the stock Is coser, Bag the cider pile; , Winter's on tht rsmpsge, Meet him with s smilel- Enthroning an Archbishop. Whenever a new archbishop of Can terbury I appointed he has to pay ou nearly $4,500 in fees before he can be "enthroned." Some of the recipients of thla tax are th officials of the board of green cloth, the gentleman usher of the black rod and other similarly obso lete and useless functionaries. Thar Is a Clan of Faopla , Who aratnlnrad by tha nsa of eoffaa. Tta eently there Las bean plaeen In all tfaesroeerf tores a new preparation ealled Oraln-O.maoa of pore fralas, that takes tha plaoa of coffea. Tho most ilelloate stomach reoalTes It without distress, and bnt few can tell It from eoffea. It doea not cost over one-quarter as much Children may drink It with great benefit. I ots. and to eta. per package. Try It. Ask for Uraiu-O. Fits permanently noren.. K o flta or nervwia ness after llrst day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nervo Kestorer. li trial hnttle and trestlso f rea Ur. R. II. Kmkb. Ltd.. Ull Arch 8t..i'hil..Pa. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Pyrnp for ehfiSres teething, softens the gnms,reiluclagtnflamma Uun, allays pain, cures windcolto.SGca botUa. After physicians bad given me np, I waa saved hy nso's Cure.- Kali-h Eiubu, Wll llniusport. Pa., Nov. SB, 1KW1. If afflicted with tore eyes nse Pr.TsaaeThomp. son's Eya-watur. Drugglsta sell at 26o.per botUa. Remember this sign whereby It Conquers Pain.' St. Jacobs Oil CwM Rhtiniutlun, Neurjljlt, SdttlcJ, Lumbs(e, Cpnini, BntiiM, Sttwait, Sltfl new, aad Burnt. Seattle Klondike FREE lORMiTiOH PrATTr.t, WAan., diiAMurn nr Corniced IK' BEAU, Alaska Heattlst, Krownncr, At.awka. WnaMnjrtoii fltttt), Hfittlt, OAjuuo pftimlatinn; Kfiilrotd, (Jnnitnemat, Mining mill Aurfculiitntl (ntr; Ht OutrttB jViwawf !r.rft; LntigMt KTfMrfnc Largest Oily; tjafeat lloateii AtlarMi Beorttarjr. DRUNK ARD een ke am wltfe- eut sir saowiMgs of Aatl-Jt Iks aisrvalous enre for tk Oiink kslric Writs Ransva Ohsmmi FaD iafsf sutUen (in Ula wrspparl uaill tf. SHREWD INVENT0R8IP;?L7 w Pstent Aneneles advertising- prises, medsls, "Na ristent nopsy."eto. VYeilo s rMlr patent bus news. Ixm'ef. Na eharae I'nr advlee. Htaiist refereni-es. Write ns. WATSON B. COUCMAH. Solicitor of Patsats, evl t. St., Waihlngtoa, D. 0. .LOOK AT THESE I Rolled Piste CtilT Mnks. ) Scnil 8 cunts lu Stamp u D.M.Watklns&Co. pUMnnFI.I. LINKS. cai-alooi s nil, Fbovidxncs. R. I. PNC 43 '97. 3j I Bat (ktutfh tijrrup. TutMGixid. V I in limts. Hoifl hr ormru t. Baker & Co. Limited. . Dorchester. MftSS. . m eese TO ALL ALIKE. POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn.