WATCHED LIKE HAWKS. Franc Increased Her Naval Fore and England Want Ona Better. Tbe British naval squadron In New ttyundland waters thin year will ha in tjreased to Ave alilpa. A few yearn to the service was regarded by both Franca and England aa merely patrol iwoih, for which obsolete wooden corvettes and then slightly mora mod ern ships were detailed. After Fash da, the French vexation found evi dence In aenTlIng out the powerful armored cruiser Inly, the Itrltlsh re taliating by calling home the and Hiirfted frlgrato Cordelia In the mlddln of 'the eeaaon and sending out Instead the aplendld third-class battleship Oharybola, a match for the Inly In very reapect. The French the next irprlni reinforced the latter with the Fulton, a rain-how, fast steam I tig gun toat. .The British equalized matters fcy 'detailing the Pylades. a ship more than a match for hoi-. The next step tot the UrltlKh waV to add a fourth bhlp, both powcs having as their third a small . 'gunboat. Tho fourth Wltlsher wasyfen armed sloop, the Co lumbine. RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA. It.ra Unlikely That They Will Give Up Their Grip There. The number of Russian troops in Manchuria Is snld to he 01.200. but it la difficult to believe that the czar has had an army of such magnitude there. lAa for railway guards, It is snld that 00 will be left In Bhlnklng, 700 In Klrln and 6!iO In Amur, or 2,000 In all, aye the Chicago Daily News. These guards are to be of the nature of po lice rather than of soldiers. Russia, It la alleged, will hand back New chwang to China In December, but only the most famous ndmlrera of Muscovite policy believe that the great northern power will ever prac tically retire from Mfnchnrla. It la Dot Ita policy to draw back from any land that It has once occupied despite treaties and agrccmcnta to the con trary. Polo Ib probably the oldest of ath letic sports. It hns been traced to tiUO B. C. f.arila Can TCear ansae One else smnller after using Allan's Font Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tlitht or now shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat ing, aehlug feet. Ingrowing nulls, corns and itmnions. At all drii exists and shoe stores, 85e. Trial package Kara ly mall. Address Allen 8. Olmsted. I.e Hoy. K. Y. You can't always judge a man's temper tiy the way he treats his wife before com pany. Fira permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Ir. Kline's Oreat NerveKestorer. l rial bott le and t real Iselrea pt. 11.11. Ki.ikb, Ltd.. m ArehHt.,l,blla,, l'a. The mosquito u not blase, but he con bidere life a bore. ' E.B.Walthall A Co., Druggists, Moras rave, Ky., say: "Hall's Catarrh Cure cures every one that takes It." Hold by Druggists, 73c. ' Kven tho shoemaker objects to awl work and no play. ' Mrs. Wlnslow's Hcothlng 8yntp for children teething, soften the gums, roditeoe Inflamma- tloD,alluyspain,curoa wind colli-. U5o. a bottle ' Hamburg's shipping trade with Austra lia doubled in 11X11. J Flso's Cure cannot ba too highly spoken of as a eough euro. J. W. U'IIhies, STi Third 'Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 0, 11WJ i i 1 The fisheries of the German Ocean yield 140,000,000 a year. Hair Falls " I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor to atop my hair from falling. One half bottle cured me." J. C. Baxter, Braidwood, III. Ayer's Hair Vigor is certainly the most eco nomical preparation of its kind on the market. A little of it goes a long way. It doesn't take much of it to stop falling of the hair, make the hair grow, and restore color to gray hair. tl.N status. Alltranist. If your druggist cannot supply you, send us ona dollar and we will expresa you a bottle, Be sura andgiTS the nam ot your nearest express office. Address, J. C. AYfcu CO., Lowell, Mass. Headache ? Appetite poor? Bowels con stipated? It's your liver! Ayer's Pills are liver pills. Want jour moustache or beard a beautiful brown or Hen black t Use Buckingham's Dye SOct.sf eVitUliaaiR. . HtlleiCe.,Natlwa.N.H . wsnaJae stamped C C C Rem aolda balk. Isware of the dealer who trie to sell "icjMtBlajBt at rood." t. N. U. 80, -OS. 1N Stlaep Destroy Weed. Come of the weeds that, cover tho Il-bls will be cAten off by sheep If the animals are given an opportunity to destroy them. Tut the sheep at work nt this season and they will destroy x.ced poMs. Iiestrnylns WIM Carrot.. Wlbl carrots xhould bo destroyed Lite In summer, before tho seeds ma t'lrc, so as to savo labor. Ilclng a hlctinlnl, the wild carrot gets a firm hold, and It Is very persistent, prop ncntlng Itself rapidly and taking prm rcsslon of the land. An excellent plan In to dig the plants up and burn them. 'flnvrrninenl " Whitewash. To make "(lovcrnmcnt" whitewash, flack hnlf n bushel of good alone lime In boiling wster, keeping It covered while slacking; strain and add half n peck of salt dissolved in warm wa ter, three pounds ot ground rice boiled lo a thin paste, half a pound of pow dered Spanish whiting, one pound of i Irnr pluo dissolved In warm water. Mix nil tocether and stnnd for sev eral days. Keep In a kettle and apply na hot as possible with a special clcnn buish. f.araa Sretl (Innerally tlta nest. A bulletin from tho Minnesota sta tion reports interesting results from tests of lurgo and small seeds of varl i;i every case show best results from Ihe lnrgest seeds. In the case of radish Bfcds tho pbnts from large seed were rt ndy for marketing four days earlier limn those from the small seeds, which produced but .'! percent market able radishes, nnd l hone, from large seeds 67 percent. While this was the mnt marked In -Inure, there was cnou;;h tllffi rem e in ninny others to make the plump mill larger seed worth nt 1' iit t ')) percent, mine (liiin small tied. Irr-entlrm or Milk I'rvi-r. The ln.t l ane of milk fever wo had was In IHj.'i. The veterinary said: "It la your own fault having these cases; you feed too highly nenr calving." 1 did not feel flattered that by either Ignorance or stupidity I bud lost the cow, so concluded that wc would not lose another from tho same cniiHO. Since tbnt, when we start to dry a cow we always reduce the grain ra tion, and In some cases feed no grain for a week or ten days after the cow comes In, Increase the grain fecit gradually as long aa sho Increases lu'r milk flow. , Another thing wc think very Im portant Is lo milk tho cow out dry when you have her nearly dry. Leave her for dx or eight dayB, then go and strip her out dry. mis treatment wo hnvo found equally good to prevent garget. Of retention of membranes, we have had one caao In ten years, and that was when the cow was on grass. Wo feed a largo amount of wheat to our cowh; whether that Is tho reason or not, wo bavo no trouble from It. I never saw but one cano of Inversion of tho uterus, and that was 40 or more years ago. We have had from 15 to 25 cowa freshening each year since ISO"), and have not had a cow lose a teat or one get off her feed with milk fever, nil hough two cows thnt we sold since that have died of milk fever. Wo think tho veterinari an was not far wrong in hla state melt. H. C. Clarridge In Ontario Farmers' Advocate. bummer I'astura for Hogs. Every hog raiser should prepare a pasture for his hogs, and a good one, not Just one or two acres for 50 or more hogs to run In all season. Oct a good large pasture and plenty of range, as It is a great profit with little cost, and it will not pay to keep hogs In dry lots tho year round. They will not make you much money after you count up the cost of tho feed. Hrood sews should be on grass alone In tho summer after the pigs are weaned. This la the way I treat my sows, and It accounts In part for the good Utters In the spring. The feed that we use we raise on our farm, and It 1b most ly corn nd hogs, and to our sows we give bran and shorts while they are suckling pigs, and they do well on this kind of feed. With this feed you can develop bone, muscle and growth. After the pig is weaned wo glvo him corn and oats iA'ound together, one-third oats and two-thirds corn, with a mixture of shorts and bran in about equal parts, with plenty of grass. This causes the best development and growth. I do not believe It Is ccecs rary to buy carloads of linseed meal, hominy hearts or so much prepared food of different kinds to make ono'8 pigs grow If one is onto his business as a feeder. Aa a successful raiser of hogs one must use Judgment In raising hla own feed and preparing it so that be will get the best results. This gives the greatest profit, and that la what we are looking for. American Swineherd. How tn Know a Good norsa. The thinking man who wants to Invest In the horse business will be disgusted with tho mud and slush that are being thrown by jealous breeders. And If ho is the wise and thinking man that all Americana should be, he will look up the market reports and attend a few of the large ales that are being held at the yards, nd I think he will receive more good, practicl Instruction la a few short daya of such study than In years read ing the sparring matches of advocates ot the different breeds, who are to narrow that they have all the good there la In this world of ours. And It looks to ma that the man who la looking for horse knowledge will soon find what he wants and the breed that Is selling the best, and that there are a great many more buy ers looking for tho best horses of tho snme breed than others. Let us re member that there Is room enough at the top for all the ?,o7!l ones, while the bottom will be crowded with the poor ones t if all breeds. If farmers will post themselves and make tho horse more of a study, so they can tell a good one from a cull (that would not be noticed In good company), It will make a greater Im provement In the class of horses that will go on the market ten years hencn than one could read In a lifetime. Fur ther, when a smooth talking agent comes along with one of these culls, be will be able to distinguish the dif ference between It and a good Indi vidual, and will not hesitate to let his" opinion be known. II. A. Ilrlggs, Ir The Hreeder's Gazette. trnlt Hearing Itonsa IMants. Inquiry comes from an enlhuslastla writer as to the value of some of those potted plants, which nro offered qultn freely, to bear lemons, oranges, etc, writer Is quite mistaken In supposing them to be frauds. The Olahelta mango Is worthless as a fruit or nearly so but It Is a delightful plant lor house growing. Tho flowers are profuse, summer and winter, with the ornngo fragrance. Tho fruit, which Is of a good size, Ih quite abundant and hangs on for two years. The llttlo trees do not grow more than two or threo feet high, and need pots of about one foot In diameter. The Kumquat Is another orango ok renl value. It is a bush that can h grown In a pot or box and bears a liny little fruit no blgget than a plum. II is said to be exceedingly good eating, skin and all. There are two varieties, me with round sbnped and the other with plum shaped fruits, the latter almost thoinlcHH. Trees two feet high will bear 100 oranges. Iloth these and tho Othnhelte are qnlto hardy, but cannot be left out of doors through the winter. During tho summer set the pots out of iloors In a sunny place. A much better plant than either of tnoKO Is the American Wonder lemon. This Is a real lemon, with splendid folbige, and It bears a fruit that It not only enormous In sb.e, but of excellent quality. A Binall tree growing In a pot will produce fruit weighing two or tlireo pounds. It Is everbearing and cveibloscsomlng. Tim (lowers aro a ppcclnl feature, becnuse they are 'as largo as a small tuberose, and bb fra grant ah orango IiIohkoiiih. If we had kiH down to conceivo Just about a per fect, homo plant wo could not bavo devised anaythlng more perfect than this American Wonder lemon. Another splendid fruit bearing plant is tho Ouavn. This Is very rapid la growing, and bears when qnlto, young a lnrgu Plunder of pear shaped fruits which aro :oori eating. This Is the fruit which Is a'oked for making gunva pnnto or Jelly. Tho follago of this plant Is a bright green, and tho tips of tin; Ktems havo a reddish color. On t!'e whole, I consider this, with tho plants above, tho best Investment for a bct'pcwlfo who cannot indulge In a rutmorvatory. They will do well In he kitchen or the home room, and all of them can bo set out of doors through tho summer. My Olaheito Is ut least 20 years old and Is loaded with fruit and flowers, and my Guava has nt the present tlmo plenty ot blossoms. Its fruit will not keep long after ripening. E. P. Powell, In Now ork Tribune Farmer. Oxen on tlta Farm. With a paying value for beef cattle already at band, and the certainty In sight that reasonably satisfactory prices will rule for an Indefinite, tlmo to come, steers and oxen on the (arm may again rccvelve a larger measure of attention than la now the case. True, a great many of the hilly and rocky farms in the state have stock to oxen all the way along for a f.T.i.Ing team and have found It to their advantage to do so, yet now that cattle are ruling much more' valu abln there aro many other of tho smaller farms whose owners will find It to their money advantage to again return to oxen as the principal farm team. There are also many of tho large farms where oxen may now be Intro duced to advantage in sharing the work with the horses, Wo know from years of cxpoi-lonce with both kinds of teams that horses will turn off more work In time than oxen, yet on the smaller farms the Kama have work but a small portion of the, year. When not in tho yoke i.ieers and oven will grow and futten and make handsome gain In value eac'j year. With team horses this la not tho case. The lesser work of the oxen, as compared with horses. In a few weeks of work on the smaller farms. Is far more than made, up In the gain put on to their value. Now that oxen are bringing prlcei that pay well for the growing, we trust this matter will receive the at tention Its importance demands. Even without taking their work Into ac count, steers pay aa well or bettor for the growing as any othor kind of cat tle. Steers are easily brought to a wolght of twelve to fifteen hundred pounds at three yoara of age, and, ac cording to their condition of fatness, are worth five or six cents a pound. This Is far more than even the promis ing heifers or the likely cowa will sell for In this condition of flesh. Bo, whether wanted for work or not, then ,ls now handsome money In raising and growing steers. Maine Farmer. In Russia factories are usually neai tercets, wood being still the cblet fuei Ilia Wnrt1tns t-fnple, "Wa go Ihrnugli all our work," Tho needles proudly erv: "P-ut not until you're pushed," ' ' la the thimble's net reply. ' "Ours Is a si pong allnelunenl," Whisper honk and rya toji'tlirr, 'Vet yull need us lo secure yon," Hum the threads, like windy weather. They all reprnaelied the sel.sora, Hut the scissors didn't caret 'Twas his trade to cut acquaintance. And he did It with an air! Oavly Jesting thus, and linastlng, VVork-lox people all nt piny 1 Kllence, all! It Is the tnlstreos Coming front neross the war. liitlsllnit ItrglHter. Cat nn tlta fayrnlt. Ten dollars "for lootl for the post nllico. cat'' Is, ptrhnpn. the most curi ous allowance made by former Post master General Hmlth. In the port office In Ht. Paul, Minn., Is a cat tbnt baa endeared Itself to the employes, not alone by Its gentle ways, but. by Its ability to catch the rodents which Infest Ihe place. The postotllee In Ht. Paul Is nn oi l affair, and great caution has to be taken with the mails to pre vent their being nibbled by thu rats anil mice. Many efforts have been made to get a cat that would appreciate Its nfllelnl position and work in the Inter ests of the government, but all failed until finally a cat came that evidently meant business. Hhe was, however, enticed to a neighboring building, where though the atmosphere was less aristocratic, the fare was hotter. Numerous other tqtecliiiens of the feline rneo came, tried the position of government rnt killer and left, appar ently dlssntlslled with the pay roll. The mails did not contain eatables, and a strict diet of rodents was not to their taste. Any self iespeetlng cnt dc mantled an appetizer In the shapu of milk or cream. Finally, the pit-sent Ineunilirnt ap peitirt; and has given such general sn slni Hon that the government has imihIc a special requisition In Us favor, and It will be supplied w Ith all the del ital ics of the season. This Is one of tlo f ( w Instances where a eat has been plneetl on the payroll of L'nclu ram. I'llftcln.. Pugglcs' home is in Italy, in n cleriryinnn's fnmily, and he Is tho very protilcRl. "pug" that ever was. He always went In to dinner wild the family, and after the plates were removed from tdo Inst course and cof fee wns served, lie would mount the tadle from dls usual cozy place In tho lap of dla mdstrcsH'u pa tie, nnd grave ly Heating diniHcir, would eat a bit of sugar and lap anmo coffee. One tiny, while a party of ladles nnd gentlemen were taking their coffee, Pucgles' mistrcKB took u piece of enko of which he Is very fond, and laid a morsel before him. Buying, "Kltilen!" Puggleii' nose was Instantly elevat ed In tho air, nnd he int lll;e a slatuo until alio said, "Paid for," when ho nt once snapped It up. Then alto laid a bit down, anylng, "Montlny we eat." Mo ate. Sho put mother crumb before him, saying, ' luesday wo eat," and bo licked II up. "WcdncKilny we shako bands." Ho shook hands nnd ate Wednesday's piece. "Thursday we cat." Ho ate. "Friday Is a solmen last." Up went Pugglcs' nose, and bo became still as a atone until his mistress said, "Sat urday we cat," when be at onco ato up Friday's portion. "Sunday wo cat double," laying down two bits, and ho ate them, amidst the noisy npproval of all, while. Puggles sat quite unconcerned. The performance was repeated, but as the young duly said, "Tuesday wo cat," and Pugglcs' head was going down to the coveted piece of cake, a gentleman said, "Stolen!" Pugglcs's head went up, so ho said, "Paid for," and Puggles took his honestly ob tained Bweets. Youth's Companion. Playing Itnbln. Grandpa raw tho two llttlo girls walking toward the cherry tree. "Don't pick my cherries," said ho, sharply, rk ho hurried Into the house. Tho llttlo girls looked soberly at each other, then at the beautiful cher ry tree. "I.ct'a go to tho barn," raid Jessie, "Let's play m rtcr iho cherry tree," said Lcatrlcc, "we needn't pick his old cherries." The grnss was thick and green un der the treo. They sat upon It, lean ing agnlnst the trunk. Illrda Hew In and out of the great tree, unafraid of tho girls and tho children envied the birds. "I can climb this tree," cried Jessie. "So can I," said Beatrice, "just as easy; let us do It and play wc are rob bins." They fetched a long fence board and placed one end against the treo and so managed to scramble at laHt upon the, large branches. Here they sat, swinging tucir feet and singing for several happy minutes. But above them, high In tho tree, the cherries looked red, much redder than they looked from the ground. "I tell you what," said Beatrice, "let's climb up to that bough yonder and we can reach up and eat cherries like robblna do. Then Grandpa will never know. I think Grandpa is selfish," Jessie looked first at Beatrice and then at the cherries. "He is selfish," she said, and the two girls climbed higher and soon were pulling down the twigs with tholr shining fruit. It was Blow work for the eager little mouths to eat the pulp and leave the pits and stems on the twigs, but they ate a great many cherries. The breeze blew the b.ana out of tholr reach and stretching up tn valch it one gin lost her footing and fell against the other. The slender branch snapped and down through the boughs tliry crashed to the ground. "Oli, oh, oh!" they screamed. "I'm most killed," walled Beatrice. "My foot fs all broke to pieces!" cried Jesnle, They could not rise for pain. 'Grandpa ran to them. "Olio, I see," mid be, sternly, but after helping Ho Btilte to the house ht carried Jesslo to her homo. Kneh had a sprained ankle, hhieh kept thein Indoors for more than a week. When Jessie came to see Beatrice for the first time after tho accident the two little girls snt soberly on the porch. They looked at the beautiful t berry tree with Its broken limb. "I don't want to play robbln, do you?" asked Jessie. "Nn," snld Beatrice, "and I don't want cherries when Grandpa says rot. They were not ripe." "No," gald Jessie, " nan awful sit k of 'em." "I was, too," chimed In Beatrice, "I b'lleve 1 most tiled!" "Your grandpa wnrn't selfl'ih," said Jeisle. . "No, Indeed," assented Btnlrlce. They looked at the tree nnd gave a grcnt sigh. "Well," said JcfkIc, cheerfully, "let's go to the barn nnd play we are bens!" and awny they ran. Brooklyn Eagle. Felloe llralllmle Tho funniest little cat In TCew York lives in n semltlei-erteil flat on the West Hide. Iter master goes nway In tdn morning and does not return until late tit nlgdt and all Hun time the llttlo cnt hns to i.tnime herself the best way she tan. As she Is a rot-table little creature her solitary life weighs lmnv lly upon her cnirits and she perches tm the k'lchen window sill, which gives a view on a neighbor's yard and watches cvIoiihI." the free and hnppy tats thnt play there. The neighbor, being a tender hearted person, wrote a letter to the cat's master and re ceived Tt imbslon to Introduce the for lorn puns to the plcnmircs of the yard nnd Its niciry occupants. Every morning the nelgh.ior'a servant b'ts the little cat out ot tho kitchen and (urna her loose in the yartl with tho other eats. But the preen grass has but a temporary charm for the little visitor cnt. If anything Interesting such an the preparation of luncheon is going on In the kite. .en the llltle cat deserts her playfellows of the yard and establishes herself nt the cook's t lliow, put ring contentedly and keep Inn her bright eyes on her so ns not tn lose n slnulo movement. Her fa vorite perch U on t:ip of the gas raiifie, mid Casablanca did not slick to Mb burning fleck more stubbornly Hum this little tat ntiel;s to her peril nun pott of ol, nerval Ion. Even when tde range Is "In neUon" Tippy can not be Induced to liuilgo from her position, nnd not until everything cooknliln Is eaten or otherwise put out of sight will the little cut conncnt to come tlown to earth and Interest her self In oilier thingR. fliice a week tho cut-loving neigh bor solids a b"ef heart from the butch er's tn bo cooked for the pussies' din ners throughout the week. When tho conking of this "pint flu Jour" takes place Tippy behaves as a Kentucky cnt who had attended barbecues in her native laud might ni t tinder tho Mime circumstances. As soon ns the beef heart Is brought Into the kitchen idle reenin to I now that something un usual Is on fotit and settles herself In her fnvorlto snot on top of tho gas range. Tho href heart Is put on to boll In a saucepan and l"l t there two hours. All thnt time the llttlo visitor rannot take her eyes off tho pan or relnx her attention except to ntretch a llttlo or to pillow her head upon her paws when she B 'ts tired of sitting sphinx fuHhlon. with pawn primly In front of her. When tho incat Is cooked and put In a bowl on tho window sill to cool she yawns from fatigue after her loeg vigil, but does not throw down her burden. Sho takes a position on tho window sill, among the plants, and there sho stays until the precious beet heart la put away in the refrigerator. At first tho cook thought tho visitor cat was a greedy gut puro and simple, and then sho camo to tho conclusion that Mho was a grateful creature that was anxious to repay, (n vigilance and fidelity, the kindness of the hostess. The way tho colt came to this opinion Is Interesting. Ono day, beforo the lit tle cat had been brought Into tho yard, a chicken was placed on the kitchen window for a mlmito while tho cook wns washing her hands at the sink. When Bhc turned around it was gono. Ah tho chicken was not a live one, but ready to be dressed, the astonishment of Bridget was profound. She looked around the kitchen for &lsr.s of sprites or banshees, but saw none, and then sho w ent out Into tho yard Just In time to prevent ono of her mistress' pets from disappearing over the fence with the fat and tender poulct an nature). Cook rrtm(r.lsterod a sound whacking to the thief and denounced him in un measured terms In her rich brogue, which never fails to bring the neigh bors to their windows. As sho was returning to the house with the muti lated chicken in her hand and angry words still on her lips she happened to look up at the flat house, and there sitting on the window ledge, was the little visitor cat, taking 1n the scene with eyes that were almost popping out of her head with 'excitement. And although bIio has often been left alone with her special charge, the beef heart, as well as with other good things, sho has never been known to "misappropriate" any of her kind neighbor's goods, even to a bone or a fish-head, which Bridget, to test her virtue, has more than once wickedly put in her way. New York Commer cial Advertiser. GRIM OLD NfeWOATB PRISON. Seen of Much Crime and Misery Con demned to Destruction. Grim, forbidding old NewRato prison, which In the course of Ita cen tury and a half of existence has housed so many men nnd women condemned to destruction, has been condemned to destruction Itself so mnny timet and still remained undisturbed In all Ita ugliness anil dlnglness thnt It would not be surprising If any further an nouncement of the historic prison's Impending dmim weie received with polite incredulity similar io that which greeted tho young man's cry of "Wolf!" However, such nn announcement must be made, for It has now been decided definitely thnt tho long-deferred destruction and rebuilding of the famous Jail shall begin May 24. Al ready tho wardens are beginning; to move. Temporary cells are 'being built In tho "Old Pnlley" the scarcely less famous court house which adjoins V ....... r. . n ..l.n.n 1, n , - I ,1 ,1 D r H 1 1.1 r TV lll-l u .lie ,nn.'ii - ...... . ... ... . , It ' waiting irini ran do itepi, nun nn ura day mentioned the soot-blnckcncd Jail house where Jonathan Wild, Jack Sheppnrd, Mrs. Brownrlgg and mnny nlber criminals almost as famous were conflnod nnd executed will bo at tacked by an army of workmen, the nvnn 1.1....1.. ,.r ...n. ..r .,ii,.ti It la iiiiiil win tie itioseneti out oy uuc, mm so ono of the most Interesting remains of old London will pass away. Ixjn tlon Exchange, NEW TRANSVAAL 8TAMP9. King's Head Replaces Boer Legend Orange River Coat of Arms. Wbllo peace negotiations were ponding: In Konth Africa, tho new colonial government went ahead Just as If the war was over and the terri tory already at peace. Tho Trans vnnl government Issued a set of post age MnmpH, which lire in fcrcut de mand by collectors. There are ten va rieties, each of a different color, rang ing in price from one cent to $2.50. All rt the stamps bear tho bead of King KdwHid, facing to tho left. In nn oval within a finely bended frame, In gray blnvk. Abovo the head Is a crown anil at tho foot tho word "Trnesvaal." The one-tent stamps, are u bluish green, and tho colors of tho others rango from a scarlet to orpnge, ollvo r.reen and purple. Tho British Colonial OIllco, mean time. In considering a new coat of arms design by I.nckwood Kipling, father 'f tho poet and novelist, for tho new Ornngo River Colony, which wns formerly the Orttngn Freo State. The cont of arms consists of a plain heraldic shield bearing ftn orango treo nnd above It a Tudor rose; on tho (.'.round nro waved lines, tho symbol of water, typifying the name Blociufnn teln. Tw springboks support tho hhleid. EXPLAINS PELEE'S ACTION 3. Views of Prof. Verrlll on the Recent Eruption. Some of tho phenomena attending the ileal ruction of St. I'lerre havo been difficult to explain, especially the sheet of flnmo that seems to have accompanied or closely followed tho violent explosion of gas. l'rof. Verrlll of Vale states his view to be that the heat la sufficient to cm i so tho dissociation of hydrogen and oxygen from water coming sud denly Into contact with the lava in the crater, and that In the case of sea water chloride would be dissociated from sodium. These gases suddenly ejected with great violence and exploding In the air above the crater would produce the effects manifested on so great a aealo r.t Martinique. The people wero killed by the sud den explosion of a vast volume of hydrogen and oxygen; and this ac counts for the sudden burning of flesh and clothes, aa well as of buildings and of vessels In the roadstead. The chlorine combining wtin some of the hydrogen would produce hydro chloric acid, which is poisonous and suffocating and would quickly kill all thoso not destroyed by the first ex plosion. RELATIONS STILL 8TRAINED. Little Incident In Church Did Not Tend to Unito Lovers. Growing out ot a misunderstanding in a figure in tho german, strained re lations existed between Mlrs Guard and Carruthers. Next morning in church, Carruthers was thinking over the situation, planning some delicate means of mollifying bis sweet foe. While mentally perfecting the details of the scheme, he felt an Insect on the back of his neck. Steadily tho thing advanced, and he could almost feci the touch of each separate leg aa it marched over the sensitive skin. His first impulse was to smash the creature then and there, but he took a momentary pleasure in seeing how long he could endure the sensation with masterly stoicism. At lost he made a fierce backward grab for the marauding bug, and found in his hand the dainty feather, ed hat of Miss Guard, whose pretty head had been bent In prayer. The stralnod relations still exist. Unique Idea for Boston Square. It la hoped to make Lafayette quare at Boston a center for the statues of uistlngulshed foreigner! who have drawn swords in the cause of America. The square already baa tatuea of Lafayette and Rochambeau, and it is proposed to place there those ot Pulaski and Steuben. Some horses are fast, but the aver-( aha . 1 - I. V.ahln.4 kl. 1 . ss uui uouiuu wim uia uumueas, A Lynn (Mass.) fir in made a shod Jn thirteen minutes. WHERE UGCTOnS FAIL To Car Woman's Ilia. LydJa E. Pinkham'fj Vegetable) (torn Sound Hnrrrfdn. Mrs. raultnf adson Writes t "Da An Mm. rissnAMt floonafOr tny marriage two years ago 1 found tnysolf in constant pain. The doctor aid my womb was turned, and this caused tho pain with considerable ln fjammatloti. He prescribed for me for Secretary of Rchartnerlmrn Golf Clnb, A Brooklyn, New York. " four months, when my husband became Impatient because I grew worse instead of better, and In speaking; to the drug- fist he advised him to get Lyrila 13. Miikhairi'fl Vegetable Compound and Hnnatlre AVnsli. How 1 wish I bad taken that at first It would hrvrs saved me weeks pf suffering. It took three long months to restore me, bnt it is a happy relief, and we are both most grateful to yon. Your Compound has brought Jo to our home and health to me." Mhs. Pai'mmm Jcpsoh, 47 novt Htreet, Brooklyn, N. Y. fSOOO forfftt If about tnUmonial It not tmiln. It would seem by till Mate, merit thnt women would aave timet nnd much sickness it they would pc-r JLydlu K. IMnkliam's Ve-ge.tft.blo Compound nt onct nil also write to Mr. 1 Ink bam nt Lynn, JVfosn., for special ad vice. It la free and always belas A man not cod tbo small amount of food I was taking atbtaakfast aid my evident dislike for eating. He said, "Yon need Till ans Tatmlos." That provod the bast prescription I ever received. I bonght too flfe-eent pao ages and tlmy benefited me so much that I continued to take them. My dyspi-pda has disappeared and where before I could get only a fow hours' sleep in the warm woathor, lllpans Tnlmlos alto niaka my sleep ref resiling so that I feel like goln i to work after resting. At druggists. The Fivn-Ont packet Ik enough for an ordinnry occasion. Tho family bottle, eu oenis, contains a supply tor a year. GOOD THINGS TO EAT From Llbby's famous hyipanlekltshens. W smploy a chef who Is aa espsrt Is making LSBBY'S Natural Flavor Food Products We don't prtotice economy hare. Ha ases tha very ebolratt materials. A supply on your pantry ilxlrst snablsa you to bars always at band Iba essentials for tba rry bast meals. LIBBY, McNEILL & LIBBY CHICAGO, U. a. A. Writ for ear booklat "How to Mass Coos Tames to Eat." W. L. DOUGLAS $3 & $322 SHOES hTge v. Im .Douglas shoes are worn by more men In all stations of life than any other make, because they are the only shoes that In every way equal those cost i n if $.-i.oo and $.no. W. L. DOUCLA8 84 SHOES CANNOT BE EXCELLED. Jl.103.82t) I !K3a. J2.340.0fl9 Bttt Imported unit Amtrlca terthtn. Heyl't fatint Calf, irnimtl. Bom Calf. Calf. Viet Hid, Corona Cult, Mat, Kangaroo. Fast Color Kyelets nsetl. Caution 1 (aniline hava W. U DOUO- nuns and price stamped on bottom. ! bf mail, 2.1c. utrn. Man. Catalog rras. W. L. DOUULAS, BROCKTON, MASS. I 1 friau ffi&ifa'r i ? I I aas Couah Syrup. Tastas 0ouil Da I I I 1 la Quia. H.ilil by ilrunalm. I I 7 1 4
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