SUM An Unknown Lend. Lar-re nrtnn of Hie South American continent have nrvrr yot liren trnthlen ty -tlio foot of clvlll7.nl ninn. It will surprise ninny to Icnrn thnt there nre Inrjrer trnrts nnexplored lu thnt rr-plon 1hnn In Piirkt'st Al'rlrn, yet hhcIi Is the fnet. A lnrjre tiiii,ir:ty of the tltlo rIohr the eonl of South America, known to every pupil In the public echool, were nettled In the t'olumhlnu era. ('Ivlllzntloii Ik In filet tuui'h oili er there thnn In North Ainerlc.i. Yet for nenrly H'tO yearn there hug been not much organized nttonipt to explore the Interior. The first expedition oent out by a South American Rovcniment wan In 1873. Many of these eountrlesi n without exact map of their own territory. Most of the mnps in use havo been made by explorers from Europe or the I'nlled States. The irreater part ot the Immense tract of land 1n the middle of the con tinent from Venezuela to Chile linn not yet reached the roiiRlicKt pioneer tafc of civilization. A considerable part of Colombia. In mill wholly un known. The several Atlantic states, even nn far north an rrnsruay, have many blank sections on their maps. The Onlanas, except for a strip nlonj; fho coast, are practically unknown. The condition of affairs lu Hr.izll In scarcely better. The ISrnzUliin pov ernincnt has no department corres ponding to our peoirraphlcal or coast and peodotle surveys. The only ex ploring done has been cnrrlod on by tho ntaten. There are laree ti-.n-ls in the northern part of Krazil which have never been crossed, as far ns Is known liy any white man. No Hair? "My hair was falling out very fast and I was greatly alarmed. I then tried Ayer's Hair Viftor and my hair stopped falling at once."- Mrs. G. A. McVay, Alexandria, O. The trouble is your hair docs not have life enough. Act promptly. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Visor. If the gray hairs re beginning to I show, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore color every timC. SI.CS I tottlt. All .refitst. If your iltiiirpl't rannot supply yi "mt us one iMi.ir and wo will exr""1 yon a bottle. Ho mm" unit give tho name of your nearest ntirp-,s niiice. Aililress, J. C. A YKU CO., Lowell, Mail. The orlulnnl nntopraph MS. and cor rected tiroof sheets of Thomas Moore's "Lnlla Uookh" sold 1n Ixndon recent ly for 33D. Twenty-five per cent, of the shares In American railways are said to be owned in (Jreat Itritnln. The title of "Defender of the Faith" Is still so much prized that the Hrltlsh florin of 1N4'.) hail to be recolneil be cause the letters V. I. were omit tod from the legends. 1'niil 111.. In bin bull of excommunication, canceled Henry VII.'s title of "Defender of the Fill lh." which, however, w as conllrmod lo the kins by nn act of parliament. COLD CHEAPEN THAN PAINT. I.on Anvrclcs ban 13 parks, big and little, the n vera go park urea being 3,7 b) acres. Of the I.SOfl convicts In Tennessee 22 claim to be college griiduntcH. Complete Externa! a lid Interna! Treatment THE Consisting of CUTICURA SOAP to cleanse flic skia of crusts and scales, and soften the thick ened cuticle, CUTICURA OINTMENT to instantly allay itching, irritation, and inflammation, and soothe and heal, and CUTICURA RESOLVENT to cool and cleanse the Mood, and expel humour germs. A SINGLE SET is often sufficient to cure the most torturing, disfiguring skin, scalp, and blood humours, rashes, itchings,and irritations, with loss of hair, when the best physicians, and all other remedies fail. MILLIONS USE CUTICURA SQAP Assisted by Cutictua Ointment, for preserving, purify ing, and beautifying the Bkin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings, and chafings, and for all the purposes of tho toilet, bath, and nursery. Millions of Women use Ccticcba Sap in the form of baths for annoying irritations, inflammations, and excori-. ations, for too free or offensive perspiration, in the form1 of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sana tive, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women and mothers. No amount of persuasion can, induce those who have once used these great skin purifiers and beautifiers to use any others. Cuticuba. Soap com bines delicate emollient properties derived from Cutictjea, ' the great skin cure, with the purest of cleansing ingre dients and the most refreshing of flower odours. No other medicated soap is to be compared with it for preserving, 1 purifying, and beautifying the skin, scalp, hair and hands.1 xSo other foreign or domestic toilet soap, however expen sive,' iB to be comparedwith it for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and llurservA Thus it combines in One Soap at Onb Price, the best BkmTCnd complexion soap, and Wits .JMi'-A .ySJ-aV-"1!' ll VJXPiVM CcrrTpfete tiiz7na.Ti.hd 'Siiu-rTa Treatmer-t for Every Humour. ""aaa- Consisting of Ctm"CHA 8oap, t) clcnnto tho skin ot mien and ticura culev, auu Gotten tlto tlilckmed r.iilloio; Cuticuka Ourr-tutT, u lustuutly nlliiy Ib'hlng, tuiliuiinmtlon, auu lrritiitlon, and soothe '.1 IIUUI, aUa CUTHXHA -VKIl.Vr.-T, w oaoi huh rivuutu vim A Sinoi.k Hi t la often cullli'tcut to cur. tlio most tortur. Irurlnir. Itoiil-rr. mirnlnrr. mid sculr hkln. mull), and blood buinourx, rushes, Hotlines, nnd Initntlona, with low of hair, whoa ilood. f'.TUB g ET dloflfrurlnu, Itciii-r-;, 4 nuilloiiru, rHBlIVS, lUtltlltlTH, UHU llinuiiuilia, viin iu ui iinir, wuvu all .lie fclla. Sold throughout the world, lliltlfh DcikiI : V. K t:w hbm 1 & 8ikh, 117 ''nurtir !Y h r lh. Ifnm. nf th. rnnvr.i1nnnl Ll brni)' la rot.ml with (Hit. It lii only nntural that tho Btramrrr In Washington ahnnld comnipnt on the glldod ilome of the library of congress, wliirh la on of the three consplriious liindiuriika of tho rity, the WahliiK ton monument ami tho dome of the rapltol bring the r.lher Wo. Few of those who (rnr.p iinon thin wonderful creation know that In clvlns mien an attractive finish to this superb build ing the Idea of economy was upper most. This glided dome will stand for years to come as an lllutttratlon of the care and thoroughness .of the late General Casey of the engineers, under whoso supervision tho building was constructed. U was at first pro posed to paint the dome, and al though no color was named It was as sumed that It wnul.l be either white or gray. General Casey decided that gilding would not only oulnst any paint, but would apparently lighten the top of the lmmenne structure. In pursuance of this Idea, he ad vertised for proposals for covering the dome and the pyramidal structure underneath the lantern with gold leaf. The lowest bidder ofTored to do tho work for $1.10 a square foot It was required that the gold leaf should bo 22 carats flue under nssav. Discarding the extravagant- bids which had been submitted. Genevnl Casey purchased the gold, found workmen who kneir how to beat It and others to apnl) It, and succeeded In accomplishing tho work In a thoroughly satisfactory manner at a cost of 33 1-3 cents a square foot. The entire cost of gol.t leafing tho dome and Its pyramidal base was only $.1.r00. At the time General Casey estimated that gilding would last at least 30 years. Although It was applied more than five yent ago. It looks as bright as on tho day when the Inst sheet was put on. The general figured that the cost of paint ing the dome would have equallel In five years the cost of gliding It, so that the gold leaf Is the least ex pensive covering for the dome, and the effect Is beautiful In tho extreme. Baltimore Herald. I II li I O rrar'a VarnilliiK U tha boat Vwnrro dMtmyor 1 have ever fouud. I Iikum If Mad III M,m. rlpht im. r Hfi B. C. Httiou, Unrilonnllla, Vm I And Krer'l Vwinlfuce tti ry I. bent one I have ver used. 1 wrltu gy you d!rQt a I wunt hava tula r kmd and no other. WaK A wcrfi-rt loulfl nad m fr tlll builder. mm Aft uniKtt H)UI1. mrw alMaa ar br man, 95 eta. The rhDilrau'a fricod. "w"lcr ti.VaUY, Bultliwra, fii. P. N. V, 25. i0L aara , 'TUe H.nra that nailnWut P.lai fi..a. CIinWING QVM FREE MclLHENNY'S TABASCO. I J aiL aoioud ON f I J Id time. Hold by dnntnlitn. I I la-d 1 " t' ' J nnrtDnV"1 diuovext: fin UHUrU auKkr.MndaarMtn I- Bixaa af taAtimonlaUand lOdara' haataiaat rra. br. . a. .aaiM fuaa, 1auaaia. a. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. Some watch screws are so email their threads are Invisible to tho naked eye, and It takes 144,000 screws to weigh a pound. A pound of thorn Is as valauble as six pounds of gold. A snnitary Testament for use In tho administration of oaths has been put on the market. It Is bound with whlto celluloid Instead of leather, and It can therefore be washed anil dlblnfeetcd from time to time. The largest loaves of bread baked In the world are those ef Franco and Italy. The "pipe- bread of Italy is baked In loaves two or three feet long, while in France tho loaves are made In the shape of very long rolls, four or five feet In length and in many cases even six foot. One of tho most frequent uses to which tho telephone Is put by French country subscribers Is that of an alarm to wake them In the morning. Those who wish to be roused at a given hour have only to advlao the telephone administration the night be fore of the hour at which thoy wish to be rung up. Tho enormous size of the Australa sian colonies Is very Imperfectly un derstood, even by the colonists them selves. Queensland, which occupies the northeastern portion of Australia, has an area of 668,497 square miles. It is larger than any European coun try, with the exception of Russia, and Is half as large again as the wholo of Germany, Austria and Hungary unit ed, yet it has a population of less than 600 000, including Polynesia and oth er aliens. In England the law looks upon everyone over the age of seven as a responsible being; and every child be yond that age can be prosecuted as a criminal. The same age is accepted In Russia and Portugal. In France and Belgium the age is eight, In Italy and Spain it is nine; Norway. Greece, Austria, Denmark and Holland decline to prosecute a child under 10; and this is the rule also in some of the Swiss cantons. In Germany the limit of responsibility is fixed at 12. A German Invention has patented a device to take the place of the warn ing bell which now announces the en trance of a customer into many small hops. It Is called "the musical door keeper." As its name implies, it an nounces the coming or a visitor by sounding a tune as the door la opened. Another tune is sounded wheij thu door Is clostd, so tliat cue can always tell whether It has been opened or shut. One can also tell by the quirk or slow succession of the sounds whether the door has been opened or shut rapidly or slowly. In addition, it is possible to change the device so that fresh tunes may be substituted when desired. - , , - Verdt'a Popular Melodies. The airs and popular melodies ot ome of Verdi's earlier operas were so easily caught from rehearsal that they were frequently whistled on tho street before the opera was produced. To prevent this prevtouunesi, when "RIgoletto" wu about to have its first representation, the manuscript of Its most famous tenor air, "La donna mobile." was kept under lock and key till the morning of the day set for the performance. In bis later opera Verdi wrote the last act first lu order that they might not prove weaker than the opening, portion of the opera. Adj. Gen. Corbin'l Potato Crop. The first Irish potatoes grown In New Mexico were raised by Adjutant General Henry C. t'orbln, major gen eral U. 8. A. That was over 20 years ago. Corblu was then a major serv ing on tho frontier posts hundreds of miles from civilization. Part of his work anil no suiull part of It was to get suitable provisions for bis men. Fresh veirerjtttles In New Mexico were almost Impossible to be bail, anil were correspondingly craved by the soldiers. Having been brought ii on a farm. Major Cnrbln took n'l Interest In the problem ot growing things for the use of the post, and particularly III the possibilities of Irrigation, one ilny It occurred to him Hint by tupping n spring In the hillside nnd digging a ditch he might Irrigate altotit an acre of ground, nnd that It would be a good scheme to plant the ncre with pota toes. When ho mentioned his plan he was scormyl. He was told pota toes would not grow In New Mexico, and was reminded that there was no seed. There was not a potato short of "the States." But he determined to try; so he sent for two bushels. They were sent by the pound,, and when thry arrived the bill for them was .;til. He cut them up carefully himself nnd assisted In putting the eyes into the ground. Then he super intended their culUvnlloii and irriga tion. When digging time finally nrlved there was Joy In the camp. "Wo sent them nil around to the ofileers ami men," the general relates, "and there never were potatoes like tlieni. I have eaten line dinners and sat through elaborate ImiKiuots In later years; Imt nothing has tasted or ever will taste ns did those potatoes. The fame of them went abroad, and the seed from my patch s-tartod the potato Industry In the Southwest." Swedes Wants tn Anthem. Sweden pines for n new and worth ier national nntliem than (no existing one, which Is antiquated, and docs not at nil appeal to the emotions of the modern tSciindlnavliins. In const qiieucc a special committee has liceu formed, which has Issued Invitations to n select number of song writers to stcd In their competitions by a cor to la- date. The songs thtis collected are io be suiur at concerts to be held In all the principal towns on n Uxeil day, and the composition which rn eeivos the uniiialllleil approbation ni theso assemblies will be recommend ed by the committee for the prize, ami for adoption as t lit new national An them. rerun's FADiMtM Dyb produce! tUo fp."! at and brightont colors or uny kuotra ilyo tuff. Bold by nil dragging. There nrc 4000 tons of atone in the py ramid! of Clicopj. It could be built for ?20,000,000 to-day. Somo men nro too lury to even stand in their own lialit. Maatmrhuaetta ws mors nostace t.imm Ecr cnpiU of population than uny other tato in tho Union. Novil Honolulu Lighting. Ilonnlulii, the chief city of tha dptt American possessions. Is not far be hind the modern metropolis in Its elec trical equipment. Klcctrlc lights nre plentiful, both for street and Interior lighting, while electric bells and fans, elielrlcnlly driven automobiles, tele phones, telegraphs and electric light houses nre all very much In evidence, A unique feature of the electric light ing of private dwellings to be found there Is the. provision made for light ing the Interior as well as the exterior of houses, ns, for Instance, porches, grounds or even streets. Kverybody naturally lives outdoors, nnd In order to throw lights on the porches, etc., the tumps are arranged In globes set In the nuiMinry walls of the bouses. When those lamps nre lighted the re flection Is available both for Inside and outside light lug. Plague ot lh Prickly Peir. One of the most serious difficulties In the way of hind settlement In some parts of Auslralla Is snlil to be nn ob noxious plant culled the prickly pear. As a pest to tin1 fanners It may bu fair ly classed Willi the rabbits. It has takt :i powsslon of whole tracts of country, nnd the settler has to fight a pitched battle for every acre he calls his own, A single fruit bears for: li tin, l') and even several hundred fold of good productive seed. ,1 herbngej may droop, die and disappear In tliei oven of nn Australian drought, but the' penr survives, flourishes nnd carries on Us processes of expansion and repro duction with unconcern. In the fierce "struggle for life" when n drought Is devastating the lnnd, this pest Is a liv ing exnmplo of the survival of the "un fit test." It was brought to Australia, like the rabbit, either for use or orna ment, mill It lms become a plague and a pestilence. Its extermination In the colony of Queensland, at least, it a question of national Importance. , Colliding British Coin. As the British coins that bear Queen Victoria's portrait will soou cease to come from the mint. If they have not already done so, tho collectors have be gun to hoard them. They will have n good deal more value In future years than they now have ns money, and the hoarding of them Is simply a matter of Investment. The new coins will, of course, bear the portrait of King Fd ward VII., but that change cannot be made Immediately, for It will take some time to get the designs and the dies ready. Queen Victoria had been on the throne nearly n yenr before the tiles were ready to Issue the new coin age. Iceland Produce Coal. A Copenhagen correspondent writes that n firm In that city has exhibited the first samples of conl from the lnrge Icelandic conl bed recently discovered at Nordfjord. The coal Is considered equal lu quality to Northumbrian. Humpies nre being sent to the Hnnlsh ltoynl Agricultural Society to be exam ined, nlso to Stockholm and Christiana. It Is expected that the new coal bed will be valuable, nt any rate, for local purposes. Are ran ( slug Allen. l'unt-t:nso It la the only euro for Swollen. Smarting, Til e l. Aching, Hot, Sweating Fret, Conn and Dnnlona. A k for Allfn'a Foot-Ear., a po-tder to he rhakm Into the shore, Curea while you walk. At all Iirn-glte and Kuoe Htoren, SBo. Hample irnt l iiEE. Addrtft, Aiitn d. uiumeu. lienor, ft. i. We pay In the neighborhood of fo0, OOti.Uoo a year In taxes on sugar. tli-adarhr t IleaAaclirt t Th-ra is nn exrnne for a headnchef tn Carfield lira lache I'owdere euro them qnlrr.. ly and aurely, and mako on feel well J they never harm. Try them, Py the gnmo laws of New Hampshire no individual is allowed to kill mora than fifteen cartridges in one day. Wleall Manila In tcO land. A characteristic, feature of the Bcot tlsh Vnlverslly Is thnt It has alway afforded nn opportunity to poor stu dents of obtaining and education. There has always existed In the uni versities n fine spirit which has re paMled with honor tho struggles of student! who are endeavoring to sup port themselves. And lliese students luive so prized an education ns to lend" lives of strenuous self-ilenlnl, With their eyes determinedly so upon tho fnr-off goal. Many students from their HIghlnnd homes have nppeared nt tho beginning: of the academic year with a bag of oatmeal nnd a Imrrel of potatoes, rep resenting the solo store of life and energy for months to come. So com mon was this practice that a holiday in the midyear was nppolnrcd, known ns "Meiille Monday," In order to give the students nn opiortunlty of return ing home to replenish their larder. This day Is still obseved ns ft holiday. ?n lils reminiscences of Kdlnburgh Itobort Chaml-crs tells tlio story of his early experiences nt the university bow' n friend, his brother nnd himself had lived together, and each hail brought to the common store ft bag of oatmeal. The three bags hung from one of the rafters of their room, and the landlady "would scrupulously tnke n handful of the meal ftem each bng, in order to mix the morning porridge, according- to ft strict equitable prin ciple of distribution. It must be remembered also thnt. In many cases, untold sacrifices must be borne In the homes whence the sons set forth to seenre nn education. In or der that they may live In ft university town at nil, even In the simplest pos i'iIiIo mnnner. It Is ly no menns nn Isolated case, that story of the father who had but three cows, and one of them he sold in order to send bis sod to St. Andrew'. FITS permanently cured. N. (Its or nerrom neaa after tint day a nn of Dr. Kllne'e Ghat Nerve lteitorar. 4 2 trial bottle and treatUe tree tf. 11. H. Klihe, Ltd., 031 Arch St., 1'hlla., Fa. Dunvcgan, the famous sent of the Mnc Icoda, is anid to be the oldeat inhabited private house in Scotland. Mra. Win-low'! Soothing Syrup for children teething, loftrn the gumi, redncre tnflninint tion,allayi pain, cures wind colic, KSc a hott.e. Even the beo in a bonnet may havo a Itir.g in its tail. Tiso'e Cure for Comumptlon i nnln'alllhl'j m odicine for coughs and cohls. N.W.BiauiL, Ocean Urove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. In baseball as in cookery the best hatter taUca the cuke. S 111 iiii jji IE I I A LUXURY VITEim THE REACH OF ALL. 1 1 -, ' "WKEH PRESSIN3 YOUR SUIT." PRESSED Roasting: AsMJ Establish. fc-H meuts we Xcij a r 1 I s r n a: irrf"l A 8. K. Oohnrn, Mgr. Claris Scott,' writra "I mid Hull's t'ntr.rrh Cure a vuluahla 10 Bicdy." I)rug(iti soil it, 75c. Tovorty may be no diiarace, but it's mighty uucorutortublc. Garfield Headache Powders cannot ba im proved upon ; they euro hi c laches quickly; Ih'iv are not cathartic nnd do not in any iy di range tho system ; thry are harmless, plwta ant to the tnstr nnd good tor nil. A reasonable nmouut of egotism keeps & nan from broodiug too much over his neighbor's success. In our Roasting: wo positively do not allow the uso of Eggs, Eg; Mixtures, Glue, Chemicals, or similar substances. LION COITEE is an absolutely Puro CoiTcc. Watch our next advertisement. Just try a packago of LEON COFFEE and you will, understand tho reason of its popularity. ' LIOFJ COFFEE is now used in millions of homes. When preHltig- your suit with the favorite lady. The (jirl Ihst you think you desire for a wile Choose a place thst Is quiet, secluded and shady. For that's an Important transaction in life. "Remember, though she may ba charming and pretty. Of face most enchanting, of figure most neat. Should she not be well trained it would ba a great pity That you and your lady-tore ever should meet la choosing a wife, my dear fellow, the best trick Is, first, to consider her womanly gifts, Her household acquirements attainments do mestic The sensible mind ttist all women uplifts. Zoes she know bow to cook? Is she able and active? Does she ns LION COFFEE the purest of brands? If so, then she surely will make home attractive, And pleasant far you with her own loving hands. LION COFFEE, you know, has no coating or glaring, , In millions of homes is its purity known; Consumers are always its quality praising A flavor and fragrance entirely its own. Sold in pound packages, outwsrdly besrinr LION on wrapper, and gift-litt inside; If for your future content you are caring LION COFFEE you'll surely commend to your bridel In every package of LION COFFEE you will find a fully illustrated and descriptive list. No housekeeper, in fact, no woman, man, boy or girl will fail to find in tho list ome article which will contribute to their happiness, comfort nnd convenience and which they may havo by simply cutting out a certain number of Lion Heads from the wrappers of our one pound scaled packages (whteh is the only form in which this excellent coffee is sold). WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. 80! Piles Cured While You Sleep You are costive, and nature is under a constant strain to relieve the condition. This causes sr rush of blood to the rectum, and before long congested lumps appear. Itching, painful, bleeding. Then you have plies. There are many kinds and many cures, but piles are not cura ble unless you assist nature In removing the cause. CASCARETS make effort easy, regulate and soften the stools, relieving the tension, nnd giving nature a chance to use her healing power. Piles, hemorrhoids, fistula, and other rectal troubles yield to the treatment, and Cascareta quickly and surely remove them forever. Don't be persuaded to experiment with anything else! ISft f : I I I ,.f of I fW. BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER. THIS IS Oc ' THE TABLET " XZZ DRUGGISTS i ae krasatu bod IIm4, wild cm i uMH.h. klamt4 l .'l, sul aaaatls, C SB lfTa wm mIO. llsw II I, ynr Ma alll us Sun! a nar, irMlar thaa aal Z SwilMSk lasllao-alM. slmslH, s'lusrur asiaa. liver Sraiibl. salfaw similar ataalolae la Saa wartX THe Ta aisVaSa araaf W ZraaS aaarttT aZI Z ? V" Tk. !S"Jtsslasi Sills laura aaaate sttaa all asker cHwiMaa Saoataar. siiaraitnS la nn ! nur nnislal, & sir latef , m asV(a '( 1 ' Smxtar l"ur the ehroala alla.anU aea Ions rear or sajTrrlne tkuS eaaa U afulr.haaaflSrlalTaa p -i ry"" f1 , TTtf its are a 1 1 Tall "a 1 f arwsrik III asaatar wkaS alia yua, start suklua AsAfcaVf3 iaiar, fa? alWr la aaa ftba W.i, nlin Ik, ual IS) W ul UamlrWlto J s-.-. ,.,sm Z't&HLlVlhk& j as J-of-T of -to 'he Atchison v,fohe. MI a-sflrhrrd ttae tortures) f the dajiirjod with protruding pilae brought oa by coiu-tlpation wltb which I was ammed tor twnnty ycam, I ran aoroaa your CA8CA &ETS fn the town ot 'Newell, law and noverfound anything to equal tbeta. To-day I am entirely true from piles and fxel Ilk new man," tt H. Kbits, Hit Jonee St. SlouaCKj, Is. ItJ.x not I ptr1 dotr bey I ) a w at Ko. 1 &nnag '") r"K. Writa (x i i a . I .C.m) HWauiX Uaffllot! with I TV .... Cv . rM r...J a.) A