A STRONG MAN CONTEST.
Trial of Strength Between Two Men
of Muscle.
Sampson, who advertises himself as
the strongest man on earth, and an
athlete from Birmingham named Mr.
Montgomery, had a trial of strength for
money at Liverpool. Sampson, accord
ing to the conditions, was the first to
lead off, commencing with a barbell
weighing 172 pounds. This he lifted
from the ground with his two hands up
to his chest, and then over his head and
on to his shoulders, following this up by
bringing the barbell back again to the !
floor. Loud applause, of course, fol- j
lowed this, but it was as nothing com- j
pared to that which greeted Montgomery
when he accomplished the same feat.
I he Birmingham man, however, did not
pass through the ordeal by any means so
gracefully as did Sampson, there being a
certain amount of clumsiness apparent.
Balunciug the barbell was next on the
list. As usual, Sampson did hie utmost
without an effort. Montgomery, when 1
his turn came, rivalled his opponent, |
after a desperate etfort. Next the chal
lenger, by a supreme effort, hoisted over
his head with one hand the same
barbell. In response, the Midland
man did likewise, amid great ap
plause, the excitement now reaching
fever pitch. Two iron bars selected by
the referee were now introduced, Samp
son leading off by bending the one sup
plied to him by striking it on his bare
arms and straightening it again in the
same manner. His opponent, amid great
excitement and a perfect din of anplause,
followed suit. Now commenced one of
Sampson's particular feats. Standing on
a chair, with his feet strapped, he got
hold of the aforesaid barbell, and bend
ing backward dropped it on the stage.
Steadying himself once more, he again
bent back until his hands reached the
barbell, and by an almost superhuman
effort he triumphantly recovered himself !
and hoisted it above his shoulders.
Montgomery advanced to the front. The
act of putting it down he did very clev
erly, but in picking it up it was apparent
that he was in dire stiaits, and no sooner
had he hoisted it up than he fainted
away and had to be removed from the
stage. Mr. Henderson came forward and
stated that Mr. Montgomery was unable
to proceed any further, but that, as he
succeeded in all his feats which had been
set him, he would be satisfied if Sampson
would break a shilling which he had in !
his pocket. To this the "Strong Man"
readily conceded, and it was scarcely in
Sampson s hands ere it was in two halves.
The umpire now came forward and an
nounced, aiuid tremendous applause, that j
Sampson had won.—[Pall Mall Budget.
Medicine Among the Mongols.
Medicine also arc much sought after
by them. While I was at Dulan-kuo
nearly every one in the village came to
see me, and most of the people asked for
medicines whether they were suffering
from any complaint or no. Plasters were
in great demand, as all the villagers had
rheumatism, and the tighter the plasters
stuck the better they were held to be. I
had with me a bottle of Eno's fruit salts,
and tried to give some to the people, but
when they saw the salts boiling and fiz- |
zing they thought there must be some
magic about the medicine and would
have none of it.
Most of their troubles, sores, and eye
diseases come from dirty habits, but one
can never persuade them of the necessity
of keeping clean. A friend of mind was
once travelling among the Mongols, and
an old crone came to him and begged
some medicine to put on a sore. He told
herthut before applying the salve it
would be neces-ary to wash herself. She
gave it back to him, saying, "I am sixty
seven years old, and I have never washed
in my life; do you suppose I am going
to begin now?"
Mongol physicians feel the ] atieut's
pulse on both wrists at the same time,
and never ask any questions; or at least
none concerning the origin and progress
of the complaint, for if they did it would
be held that they had shown ignorance
in their profession.—[Century.
Women as Inventors.
The steady increase of patents granted
to women since scientific studies have
been opened to them explains in par* why
inventions by that sex have been hereto
fore so rare. A list recently published
gives the number of patents granted to
women inventors by the United States
Government, from the year 171)0 to July
1, 1888, as two thousand three hundred.
After 1801) to 1815, ouly one patent was
issued. From 1857, the number of
women inventors increased rapidly. In
1870, the number was sixty; in 1887, the
number reached one hundred and seven
ty-nine. If last year's were published,
it would probably show a still more rapid
• advance. And these inventions take a
wide range, from mere household and
dress inventions to railroad journal boxes
aud submarine telescopes. In addition
to the better scope and invitation for in
ventive genius which wider knowledge
gives, the more independent position of
women now requires less moral courage
on their part to apply for patents than
would have becu necessary at an earlier
period.—[New England Magazine.
Lake Mysteriously Drained.
In the year 1881, without a moment's
warning and with scarcely a tremble of
the earth, the high and rocky strip of
land which separated the large lake in
the rear of the city of Manzonillo, Mex
ico, from the sea suddenly parted and
the waters poured out into the harbor.
The immense amount of water which
poured through the narrow chasm may
be better calculated by consulting the
figures of It. Zappa!o, the civil engineer,
who declared that the volume represen
ted 1,000,000 gallons a minute during
the three days it was rushing through
the bieak. The lake was full of alliga
tors and the harbor swarming with
sharks. When the monsters met a water
battle immediately ensued, and was
closely watched during the three days it
lasted" by almost the entire population of
Monzauillo. It may be mentioned that
the sharks finally triumphed.—[St. Louis
Republic.
How to Avoid Choking.
This is an accident liable to happen to
hungry persons eating hastily, or to chil
dren, and calls for the greatest self-con
trol and presence of mind on the part of
those who f.re present. The substance
which causes the choking may either be
at the top of the throat, at the entrance
to the gullet, or lower down. If at the
upper part of the throat prompt action
will often remove it, either by thrusting
the linger and thumb iuto the mouth and
pulling the obstruction away, or, if it
cannot be rinched so as to pull it away,
a piece of whalebone, a quill, or even a
penholder—anything at hand—should be
seized and pushed down as a probing, so
as to force the substance do an the gul
let. Tickling the back of the mouth with
a feather, so as to produce sudden retch
j ing, will sometimes dislodge it, or a
sudden splashing of cold water in the
face, which causes involuntary gasping.
Should the patient become insensible
before relief cau be afforded, it must not
be assumed for certain that death has
taken place, and such remedies as dash
ing cold water in the face and on the
chest and applying ammonia to the nos
trils should be continued till medical
aid arrives.—[Chicago Herald.
THE PEACE DANCE.
The Most Engaging of Indian Cere
monies Described.
The dance of the calumet, or pipe of
}>eace, is one of the most engaging of
ndian ceremonies. AVhile preparations
are being made for this dance nil is ex
citement iu the Indian village—every
body talks about it. The chief bustles
around buying ribbons and Lctds to dec
orate the stem of the pipe of peace and
make ready for the rites soon to be per
formed. The chief who is to be hon
ored with the dance keeps within the
lodge engaged in meditation and smok
ing the fragrant Kinnickinnick. The
young braves attire themselves as gor
geously as their means will permit, and
the young squaws a bl an extra touch of
vermilion to their bronzed cheeks. The
day finally arrives chosen by the princi
pal men of the tribe .for the ceremony,
and about noon the chiefs appear in the
doors of the lodge gayly decorated and
painted for the suspicious occasion.
Chanting iu a low tone an invocation to
the Great Spirit, and shaking their rat
tles, they w.i\c their calumets with their
beautiful blue stems adorned with war
eagle feathers, making their medicine
first to the rising and then to the setting
sun, after which they descend and enter
the lodge, which i 9 large in proportion
and covered with earth. At its farther
end four ol the principal men of the vil
lage sit engaged in ceaseless singing and
drumming. Before each lie medicine
sticks. Two of them entering immedi
ately engage in dancing and waving
their calumets and shaking their rattles.
In the centre is a fire, over which a ket
tle of buffalo meat is boiling, presided
over by a chief constantly engaged in
smoking kinnickinnick. These ceremo
nies, with little variations, are repeated
incessantly for four days. On the fifth
day the important part of the rites
begins.
After an invocation from the roof of
the lodge and the dance within, a pro
cession is formed and all proceed to the
prairie, carrying two buffalo skulls paint- !
ed red. The musicians scat themselves
in a long row, sing and dance and pass
the calumet from one to another. The
procession is then reformed and the pipe
borne to the lodge of a principal cuicf
of the tribe. After an introductory
song aud dance a delegation of braves,
including the musicians, depart to the
lodge of the one upon whom the honor
of the dance had been conferred to con
duct him to the place where the honors
of the occasion awaited him. After
marching several times around the fire
the honored chief is surrounded by the
head men of the tribe, musicians and
others, and an address is now made by
one of the principal men, urging all be
fore him "to throw to the medicine."
Each responds in turn, coming forward
singly and bestowing presents of guns,
blankets,calicoes, scarlet and blue cloth,
beads, finely worked buffalo robc9 and
everything within the possession of a
Dacotah baud of Indians. AVhen all the
presents are given the dancing ends, the
music ceases and the crowd disperses,
while the chief begins to distribute
among his friends the presents he has re
ceived. This dunce of the calumets is
one of the most important of all the
dances and medicine feasts of the North
American Indians, and is always given
in honor of some member of the tribe,
who ever after is regarded as oue of the
most distinguished. By this ceremony
he is especially confided to the care of
the great spirit, who will henceforth
take particular carc of and provide for
all his wants. Success will attend all
his efforts in the chase and on the war
path. Many scalps will hang from his
girdle and adorn his lodge poles. He
will steal many fine horses from his ene
mies; buffalo meat will be abundant, his
children will never cry for food and he
himself will forever after bear a charmed
presence in battle.—[Chicago Herald.
A Minister's Maneuver.
Frederick A. Atkins tells the following
story as illustrating the tact ofteu dis
played by street preachers. An open-air
preacher was addressing a crowd in the
east end of London, whtffi a drunken
soldier came up and loudly ridiculed the
whole service. Finding that it was use
less to ignore the man, the preacher
quit klv decided ou his course of action.
"Ah, my friend, you're no soldier; you've
only borrowed those gay red clothes.
No servant of the Queen would get drunk
and interrupt a peaceful service." Of
course the man warmly protested that he
was a soldier, and invited the preacher
to test him. "Very well," was the re
ply, '*l will. Now then, stand at ease."
This the soldier did as well as his
drunken condition allowed. "Right
about face." This also was accomplished
with some trouble. "Now, quick
march!" And off he went, marching
down the Mile End road, unable, appar
ently, to see through the open air
preacher's successful maneuver.—| Chi
cago News.
A Monster Block of Granite.
The Rockland (Me.) Opinion claims
that the granite shaft quarried by the
Bodwell Granite Company, in Vinal
haven, is the largest mass of stone ever
ouarried upon the face of the earth, and
that if erected it will be the highest,
largest and heaviest single piece of stone
now standing, or that ever stood, so far
as there i 9 any record.
It considerably exceeds in length any
of the Egyptian obelisks, the tallest of
which was brought to Alexandria from
Heliopolis by Emperior Constantino and
subsequently taken to Rome, where it
now stands. This gigantic monument of
faded grandeur as it now stands, is 105
feet high. The Yiualhavcn shaft will be
115 feet high, teu feet square at the luisc
aud weighs 850 tons. It is understood
that if General Grant's remains are
removed to Washington, Maine will
offer the Vinalhaven shift as her share
towards a monster monument to the
great commander.
AN agricultural school has just been
erected in the peninsula of Jutland to
which women are eligible. The course
of instruction includes the treatment of
milk for cream, butter and cheese, care
of cattle and poultry, chemistry, agri
cultural book-keeping and the calculation
of nerccntagc and application of weights
ami measurements in handling milk, fat,
feed, Ac. Besides this the young women
are taught kitchen gardening, cooking,
needlework and gymnastics. A class is
intended to last from January till April,
and during the Summer the poorer pupils
will be assisted in getting a profitable
market for anything they raise or pro
duce.
HOW SOME MEN PROPOSE.
One Person Who Is Interested In
the Subject.
"I am a crank," raid the club man,
"on the subject of proposals. I would
rather hear a story of how a man asked
the woman lie loved to marry him than
to take a trip to Europe. I don't know
why I take so strong an interest in this,
unless it is that I had such a hard time to
get my wife to accept inc. I had bean
in love with her for years. I had pro
posed to her seven times and she refused
me every time. Finally I went to her in
despair and said; 'Well, Mollie, I've
asked you to marry me seven times, and
you have declined my name. I'm goiDg
to ask you once more, and if you don't
marry me, 1 shall go out West and stay
there.'
14 'Well, Jack,' she said, 4 if you feel
that way about it, I'll marry you.' To
this day she cannot tell me why she re
fused me so often to marry me after
all.
"There's my friend, Congressman
N •. He was a poor young man, and
one day he went to a young woman he
had known for a long time.
44 4 Ncll,' he said, '1 have been waiting
till I had enough money to get married.
My salary was raised yesterday. Will
you marry me next week?'
4 4 4 Wait until next month,' she said.
11 4 No, next week'; and they were
married next week.
"Brown, the lawyer, was a careless
young fellow. The woman whom he
loved would not marry him.
44 'You're the most reckless mau in the
world,' she said, 'about your money af
fairs. When you get $5,000 in the bank
I may marry you; if you still want me.'
"He went away and saved s•>, 000. She
married him and to-day lie's a rich man.
He learned economy while winning his
wife.
"My friend Colonel II enlisted at
the outbreak of the war.
44 4 Joe,' he said to the girl he wanted
to marry, 4 I am goiug down South to
fight. Will you marry me now or wait
till I come back?'
44 'Right now, Sam,' she said, and that
afternoon he marched away.
"My brother proposed in a cool way.
He hadn't been able to make up his mind
what he was goiug to do in life, and one
day the woman who is his wife now
said:
44 'Charley (they were second cousins),
.what in the world are you going to make
out of yourself?'
44 4 Just whatever, you make out of me,'
lie said, 'you've got lots more sense than
I have, Maine.'
4< llas any one here any stories to tell
about proposals," continued the story
teller. "I don't know of a single case
where a man went down on his knees. I
would, like to hear of one. No one will
tell oue, eh? Well, I'm sorry. I like to
hear about proposals."—[New York Tri
bune.
The Opium Poppy.
The opium poppy has been tried at
various times from Connecticut to Cali
fornia. Within ninety days from sowing
the seed the plant is sufficiently matured
to begin gathering the opium, but as the
process may continue for a couple of
months and as the plants are ruined by
a slight frost, it is apparent that it can
only be profitably grown in the South,
where it may have the advantage of a
long season. It is stated that the best
ground for the poppy is a light soil with
rocky subsoil. The ground should be
very rich and well drained. The time
for sowing the seed would vary greatly
in different sections of our country, but
must not be done uutil the soil is thor
oughly warm. The cultivation is that of
any garden crop, consisting of hoeing,
thinning and weeding. After the fall of
the tlowering leaves the pods, which
contain the opium, begin to enlarge and
arc matured iu about two or three weeks.
The flowering continues on branches, or
on other plants for some weeks unless
cut short by frost.
AY hen the capsule is mature incisions
are made through which the juice exudes
in small drops. These soon harden and
may be collected within a few hours.
The method of operating is for one com
pany of laborers to go through aud make
incisions upon such plants as they judge
to be in fit condition, and they are fol
lowed in a few hours by others who col
lect the juice by scraping it off and
placing on a tin plate held in the hand.
When a sufficient quantity has been col
lected it is transferred to a leaf, in which
it is enveloped.
The opium poppy is also cultivated in
Europe for its seed, from which is ob
tained an oil of considerable value which
is used in the manufacture of soap, as a
substitute for olive oil, etc.—[lnde
pendent.
Wedding Anniversaries.
The custom of celebrating wedding
anniversaries with peculiar gifts dates
back to the mediaeval Germans, among
whom, if a couple lived to celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding,
the wife was presented by her friends
and neighbors with a silver wreath. On
the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
the wife received a wreath of gold. The
custom has been enlarged upon until
now we have the cotton wedding, which
is the first Anniversary; leather wedding,
third anniversary; wooden wedding,
fifth anniversary; tin wedding, tenth;
silk and fine linen wedding, twelfth;
crystal wedding, fifteenth; china wed
ding, twentieth; silver wedding, twenty
fifth; pearl wedding, thirtieth; ruby
wedding, fortieth; golden wedding,
fiftieth, and the diamond wedding on
the seventy-fifth anniversary.
A Curious People.
The Japanese are a curious people.
The Japanese carpenter planes towards
him instead of from him. The Japanese
horseman mounts his horse from the
right side. Ihe address of a Japanese
letter is arranged in strict accord with
the progress from the general to the par
ticular. Thus, a Jap writing to a country
man in New York would place on the
envelope: "United States of America.
New York State, New York, West Tentli
street, 115, Hoe, Yank." A Japanese
always gives a gratuity upon his arrival
at a hotel or restaurant instead of upon
his departure. Iu drawing a cork the
Japanese waiter never turns the cork
screw, but whirls the bottle.— (New
York Sun.
THE combined fortunes of the Astor
families is now estimated at about
$200,000,000, but oven they themselves
could not tell the figures accurately.
There is some doubt as to whether Wil
liam Waldorf Astor or John 1). Rocke
feller is the richer. -Mr. Astor's property
is the moro safely invested, as it is almost
entirely in real estate, which financial
convulsions cannot elfeot to a great ex
tent. His yearly income has been esti
mated at $8,800,000, and his daily income
at $23,277. By natural increase, it has
been estimated, he will in twenty-five
years bo worth $698,012,500.
[ Woollen for Wear,
! Some of our lowa citizens scour their
own wool and take it to the woollen
mills and pay the manufacturers for
carding, spinning and twisting into
yarn or weaving it into cloth, at a given
lirice per pound for the work, so as to
>e furnished with good, honest woollen
goods of a given weight per yard, for
winter clothing by day and night, all
the year round with others, And they de
clare to me that this method of clothing
themselves costs just half of the money
to furnish the family in solid clothing
for comfort as did the common village
store method. We inquired of a lady
who did these things if the wool was
weighed into the mill and the woollen
goods weighed out of the mill on the
same scales, pound for pound ? She
said; "Always, sir, except one pound
in ten for burrs, tags or dirt. In good,
clean wool there is no waste to speak
of." What of the dyeiug! Is that as
good by this method as Eastern work ?
"No, sir. For Sunday wear we get
better dyed and finished goods from the
Eastern factories, but they do not wear j
us well as our own makes, because they
lack in weight. Few farmers (compara
tively) know that woollen goods are
made and sold by weight, the same as
wool at first hands, and they think that
a square yard of cloth of a given texture
and finish is just as good as any, regard
less of weight, because all these goods
are sold by the yard to them."—[Far
mers' Review.
Women and Pennies.
"Where do women get so many more
coppers than men?" was asked of a street
car conductor by a New York Herald
man. "Well, you see it is in this way,"
he replied, "there never was a woman
who didn't love to go shopping, and
then, of course, they are always on the
lookout for bargains, and the conse
quence is where they trade everything is
marked sixty-nine cents, $1.87, UUi
cents, and so on. It makes the women
think they are saving money, and at the
same time it makes us an awful bother,
for in every purchase they make they get
a lot of coppers, which they, in turn,
unload on us poor conductors. Men
don't give us coppers often, so we gen
erally shove ours off on the women."
Prepare
For Spring
By Building up
Your System
So as to Prevent
That Tired Feeling
Or Other Illness.
Now Take
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
I teh poiii " is i
mK3tw° weeks i
| Fnßil I THINK OF IT! i
, As a Flesh Producer there can be !
j no question but that
! scows i
EMULSION!
: Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites!
Of Lime and Soda
jis without a rival. Many have \
gained a pound a day by the use '
! of it. It cares
CONSUMPTION,
S SCROFULA. BRONCHITIS, COUGHS AND }
) COLDS, AND ALL FORMS OF WASTING DIS- j
) EASES. AS PALATABLE AS MILK. (
( Be sure yon get the genuine as there arc C
j poor imitations, <
BEECH AM'SPILLS I
ACT I.llvE 3MA.G-IO g
ON A WEAK STOMACH. I
25 Cents a Box. I
OF ALL DRUCCISTS. I
Woollen for Wear. Let's reason together.
Some of our lowa citizens scour their Here's 3 firm, one of the
own wool and take it to the woollen .1
mills end pay the manufacturers for largest the country over, the
carding, spinning and twisting into World OVCT J it HAS grown, step
yarn or weaving it into cloth at n given p, y step through the years to
lirice per pound for the work, so as to ' y . .. J
>e furnished with good, honest woollen greatness —and it sells patent
goods of a given weight per yard, for medicines !—Ugh !
winter clothing by day and night, all , °
the year round with others, And they de- " 1 hat S enough!
Clare to me that this method of clothing Wait a little
themselves costs just half of the money
to furnish the family in solid clothing This firm pays the news
for comfort as did the common village r,,,„,|
store method. We inquired of a lady P a P ers g°°<\ . money ( expen
who did these things if the wool was Sive Work, this advertising !)
weighed into the mill and the woollen fell the people that they
goods weighed out of the mill on the , c , • , . ,/
same scales, pound for pound? she have faith in what they sell,
said; "Always, sir, except one pound SO muck faith that if they Can't
in ten for burrs, tags or dirt. In good, benefit or cure t L ev don't want
clean wool there is no waste to speak oellLru or curc i" c y aon 1 want
of." What of the dyeiug! is that as your money. Their guarantee
good by this method as Eastern work f ls not indefinite and relative
"No, sir. For Sunday wear we get . , . , ...
better dyed and finished goods from ttie nut elcfuite and absotutc —if
Eastern factories, but they do not wear the medicine doesn't help,
as well as our own makes, because they monev is "on enlt "
lack in weight. Few farmers (compara- y OUr mone y 1S on ac
tively) know that woollen goods are Suppose every sick man
made and sold by weight, the same as , e„„ 1 i„ , • j
wool at first hauds, and they think that ) _ C Woman tried
square vard of cloth of a given texture these medicines and found
E? ofwe\gi;rbcc^ d a a u'ods them worthless, who would be
arc sold by the yard to them."—[Far- the loser, you or they ?
mere' The medicines are Doctor
Women and Pennies. Pierce's "Golden Medical Dis-
J . covery," for blood diseases,
"Where do women get so many more , < . •. T •
toppers than men?" was asked of a street and hls "Favorite PreSCrtp
:ar conductor by a New York Herald tion," for Woman's peculiar ills.
who didn't love to go shopping, and they COSt Jjjjl.OO a bottle
-hen, of course, they are always on the eac h j \{ they don't t/ICV
lookout for bargains, and the conse- * , . J 9 J
juenec is where they trade everything is COSt nothing .
narked sixty-nine cents, $1.87, -
3entß, and so on. It makes the women Germany's Jay Gould,
think they are saving money, and at the H. Sachse, of Berlin, director of
lame time it makes us an awful bother, V, a Telegraph Department of
for in every purchase they make they get the German Empire, is at the Grand
t lot of coppers, which they, in turn, Pacific, accompanied by bis secretary,
mloftd on us poor conductors. Men The international postal agreement be
lou't give us coppers often, so we gen- tween, Germany and the I nited States
trally shove ours oil on the women." recently became a law. Mr. Sachse ia
here to complete arrangements of the
agreemont and to look over the system
KA now under the control of Mr. Wanna-
I ■V?IJeI I w maker.
m "I liave bad the pleasure of exaniin
mm mm mm _ M ing the workings of your big Postoflice
11J Ul 111 here," said the visitor. "Mr. Sexton
|< P was kind enough to devote two hours of
r> p.,,,, his time to me, and I have gained
liy liuimin 0 up much valuable information. When I
Your System return home I will startle the postoflice
~ people with a few noeded reforms and
So as to x revent improvements. Our service, however,
That Tired Feeling some respects is superior to yours.
o It is divided into three departments—
Or Other Illness. the postal, the telegraph, and the tele
—- ,p , phono. We employ more than one hun
iNoW lake dred thousand men, and unless some
_ _ - _ thing that is absolutely unpardonable
IJ aw a aJ'A is dune by them they hold their posi-
VxVzU W tions for life. Dr. von Stephan, the
Director-General of the Posts, has held
C_ PC 4 HI 11* his position for about twenty years. I
valwdPOirilla have been connected with the service
■ 1 for thirty-six years, and have no fears
— but I shall always be oonnocted with it
ra> Pi Tru nnillinO ! "Ithink it would be much better if
tec TSsrab*. Itn rUUNUo ! your telegraph and Government serv-
I ioc were under the control of the Gov-
J KWUi\ 5 ernment. The Nation certainly should
W 1 iTUin Uirrirc ' havo oontrol of tho telegraph system,
• 1° Wif I IfU WCfcKO ! and it would bo much better if the tele
i //"\ ll' t\ P ' l'hone system was under Slate or inuni
i THINK (IF IT I P a ' collt rol. I understand the telphone
( ' Vf t-—IN a 111111 l\ Ur II i j subscribers of Chicago have to [ >av $l5O
( As a Flesh Producer there can be ! or $125 annually for the uso of the scrv
jno question bat that j ice. Such a cost is outrageous. The
M/V AHIIIIIM ' charge in the (.ierman Empire is not
j
1 UvV A JL U J lmiug required to pay but SO7 a year.
H ■■■■■ __ J Tho charges for tolegraph services ure
i B M MSB B SB ; also more reasonable than hero.
fli||||l| \IIIIb "Telegraphic and postal tolls are the
( Ba■■■ I !■ I same all over the Empire. Letter
i . ... . „ . ... ! postage costs 2J cents, telegrams 15
!Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites ; cents for ten words, or If cents a word."
j Of Lime and Soda ! — Chicnan Tribune.
'is without a rival. Many have *
! gained a pound a day by the uso ( Two OENTX.F.MKN from Gmunden,
(of it. It cares j Austria, recently asceuded the Traun-
CONSIfMPTION, > stein successfully, though with great
! SCROFULA. BRONCHITIS, COUGHS AND) difficulty. When they left Gmunden
) COLDS, AND ALL FORMS OF WASTING DIS- ) at 8 :.!0 in tho morning the thermouie
j X XtiliXZ oil,™ ter was twenty degrees below freezing
poor imitations, | point. VV hen thoy reacluju tho sum-
— mitat 1 o'clock it was forty degrees be
>ow freezing. One of the climbers says
nrrnil H atlTlllni tlj ut tho view from the top was tilo
DCCunHm Q rILLO I most extensive one lie has yet seen, al-
ACT LIKE 3MA.CFIC I i though he has ascended the Traunstein
fIN A WFAK QTHMAniI I hfty-ono times. Tho tourists could
UIIH If kHIV O I UmHUlla I not remain long at the summit, as tho
25 CentS a Box. I north wind was very sliurp. Tho do-
OF ALL DRUCCISTS. | scent toolr only an hour and a quarter.
The Traunstein peak is 5,530 feet high.
S -ELY'S CREAM BALM —Cleansed tho
I*uhhk>h, Alliijm ruin and Intluiiimiitioii, llchlh^Fa C^E
f*m W y'!
Gives Hellcfut once lor Cold In IScnil. cf .p
Am,ly into the Kiiitrdt. lt ij OtnVHu Al>s„rl,cd. N|
00c. bruggints or by maiL ELY llliOS., 00 Warren PL, N. j
indeed
HSSS'maike everybhing so bright*, but
"A needle clothes others,2knd is itself.
naiked'.Try it in your next house-cleaning
What folly it would be to cut grass with a pair of scissors! Yet peo
ple do equally silly things every day. Modern progress has grown up
from the hooked sickle to the swinging scythe and thence to tho lawn
mower. So don't use scissors 1
But do you use SAPOLIO ? If you don't you are as much behind tho
age as if you cut grass with a dinner knife. Once there were no soaps.
Then one soap Bcrved all purposes. Now tho sensible folks use one soup
in the toilet, another in the tub, one soap in tho stables, and SAI'OLIO
for all scouring and house-cleaning.
5 / JONES\
(TON SCALES \ ( OF \
( S6O BINGHAMTON
VfJeam Box Tare Beam J Vj?\ N. Y. a,/
\ # AIAIUU % / \XL $ s>/
-VASME
FOR A ONE-DOI,IjAR BILL sent us by mail
we will ilelivi r, free <. nil charge*, to any person In
the Unit (1 .States, all of the following urticles, care
fully imoke i:
One two-ounce bottle of Pure Vaseline, - • lOcts.
One two-ounce holtlc of Vaseline Pomade, - 15 "
Oue Jar of Va lino Cold Cream, 15 "
One ' ke of Vnaellne Cain; hor Ice, • • • • 10"
One Cake of Vaaelino >onp, unseentod, - - 10"
One Coke of Vnaclmc soap. exquisitely sccnted,'& **
One two-ounce bott eof White Vaseline, • • IS"
•3-10
Or/or postage stamp* ant/ eingle article at the price
named. On no account he perstuulcd to accept from
your druggist any Vaseline or prc/jaration therefrom
unless labelled with our name, because you trill cer
tainly receive an imitation which has tittle, or na value
Cheeebrough lll'g. Co., ' 1 Statu Si., N. V.
ALLIANCE MEN!
Owing to (he hearty support and the large trade we have received from members of the Farmers' Alliance, we will hcroa'tcr nllotv
5 PER CENT. DISCOUNT
On all orJeM received from members of the Farmers' Alliance. To sccurcfhis discount in Rending us orJtn always have the Secretary or President of
you: Lodge certify to your membership.
!55.^ BKfilß .MMRRAY* S ® 5
ST iSStfjlTSlfp "5 AD Direct' to
Beware of Imitators board it</<tins? nil #*<>/* nud Tflinfts
guarantee on HI 11 st va t <f fitfalotiuc, cantoning
WTT.TAT3TI tft_ JVfUXIILiILY MANUf'ACTUBINCr OO. v CINCINNATI, OHIO.
I It is bettor to fa'.l in trying to do good
than never to try.
What IN .Holier ?
Money is merely a medium ot exchange, but
vigorous health is wealth Jtaelf. Without
medicine, change of diet or inconvenience, ail
ments which make life a burden and which rnuv
\ , 1 '" to fatal disease, are radically cured
i.niri't? ,\ nd \''K° r restored by a remarkable
LhrUM fu, * bygienic treatment. Costs S4 for
('ress Hf'-Vii ? °/l purchaser is sutiatief Ad
dress Health Process Co.. 80 Nassau St.. X. V.
Gold and silver braid pipings are fashion- j
able.
t'aaaea no Nausea.
Dr. Hoxsie'a Certain Croup Cure is univor- i
sally conceded to be the only sure and safe
remedy for croup sold. It speedily allays in- !
(lamination to throat or lungs. Sold by drug- 1
gists, or address A. P. Iloxsie, Buffalo, N. Y !
Price 50 cts.
Torchon lace is very well liked for trim- !
ining underwear
A Girl Worth Having.
After having Mr. Gray's experience in tho
plating business, I sent $3 to th j Luke Eusc
trie Co., Eagle wood. lit., for a plater, and
cleared *2l in a week. Isn't this pretty good
for a girl? There Is tableware an 1 jewelry to
plate at every house; then, wliv should any |
person be poor or out of employment with such :
an opportunity at hand. A SutwcaiuKit I
Chicadees are the favorite birds worn to
adorn the head-dree es.
"Penny w se and pound foolish* aie those ]
who think it economy to use cheap soda aud
rouin soups, instead of the gjod old Dobbins s
Electric Soap; for sale by all grocers since
1864. Try it once. Be sure, buy genuine.
Petticoats of Medici laces ure fine enough
to be worn for dresses.
How's This "
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for I
any case of catarrh that caunot be cured by !
takimr Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Chknuy & Co., Props., Toledo.O. 1
We, the undersigned, have known F. J. 1
Chenev for the lost 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac- i
tious, and financially able to carry out any ob- -
ligations made by their firm.
Wkht & Tkuajc, Wholesale Druggists, Tole
do, O.
Waldino, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the svstem. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Queen of England is ageing percepti
bly. Ull
t ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses thesys
' tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances;
its many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Svrup of Figs is for sale in 600 |
and $1 Dottles by all leading drug- |
gists. Any reliable druggist who i
may not have it on hand will pro-
Cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAH FRAHCISCO, OAL.
UUISVIUI. 81. 81W YORK. H.t.
EVE^Moth^
Should Have It in The Houqc.
Dropped on Suyar, Children Lore
totakeJonmoK'A Anodt*r Ummorr for Croup, Colds,
Sore Throat, roimllitiH, Colic, (ramps nml l'ains. He
lieves Hummer Complaint*, Cuts, Bruises like magic.
THINK OF IT.
In use over II) YEAHH In one family.
Dr. I. 8. Johnson A Co.—lt Is sixty years since I flrst
thanforlit pranil t'V* K * I ' l f . s ,MK | NT; j" r r "" r ' |
he found, used intereraai h"
INUALLS, Deacon 2nd liaptkt Church. Bangor, Me.
Every Sufferer[;:? 'iSSrS
in Roily or Limbs, Htiff Joints or Strains, will llnd in
this old Anodyne relief ami speedy cure. Pamphlet
free. Sold every where. I't iee 41 eta. by mail, 0 bottles,
Express paid, 1. S. JOHNSON & CU„ Boston, Mas*.
TACOM4 sr."; 'izr w;: tool
Test u . TA( Oil A INVKM*k.M 10., TAtOMA. W A hit. j
PATENTS
/-JSEJV CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH, BED CROSS DIAMOND BRAND A
#
I.Rlltn, link Drug.-Ul for Ckiche'l'r t EM-ili'h Diamond Brand 111 llt-il m:1 tr'oM mitalllr
I # T bon* enled n Ith blue ribbon. Tnkc no oilier Llikl. Refute Substitutions ami /mirations. v
\ All pill* In panteboard boie*. pink wrapper*, nn-dnnccmua cuuitlcrfVlla. A i l>rugjr!i, or rrnj n
\ fry 4c. In ntampn f->r particular*. tiiilmon!U, and "KcfTcf fur l.ailli-*." in letter, b.r return Mull.
\ FY 10,000 Teatimonlaln. Same Payer. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL Co . Mndlann Squiire,
r s„id tr ull l.ocl lru*Hoto. I'lll 1. A IkKM'lllA, lA.
lIJ Best Cough Medicine. Recommended by Physicians. Kil
■ J Cures where all else fails. Pleasant and agreeable to the
Cu taste. Children take it without objection. By druggists.
I If afflleted with rut eyes use Dr. J-aa< Thorny
| son's Er©-wafr._Drnr-istg sell simper bottle.
A bad egg ta)r<o up as much room n t
' good one.
FITS stopped frea by Dr. Klins's Great
Nfcitvn Hssroutu. No tits after ttret day's use.
Marvelous euros. Trdatisj an 1$! trial bottle
free. Dr. Kliuo, tfll Arch St. t Fhiia., Fa.
cvs\ STIFFNESS
-ST%BCIT,S ,EI IESS
"German
Syrup"
J. C. Davis, Rector of St. James'
Episcopal Church, Eufaula, Ala.:
"My son has been badly afflicted
with a fearful and threatening cough
for several mouths, and after trying
several prescriptions from physicians
which failed to relieve him, he has
been perfectly restored by the use ot
two bottles of Bo-
An Episcopal schee's German Syr
up. I can recom-
Rector. mend it without
hesitation." Chronic
severe, deep-seated coughs like this
are as severe tests as a remedy can
be subjected to. It is for these long
standing cases that Boschee's Ger
man Syrup is made a specialty.
Many others afflicted as this lad
was, will do well to make a note of
this.
J. F. Arnold, Montevideo, Minn.,
writes: I always use German Syrup
for a Cold on the Dungs. I have
never found an equal to it—far less
a superior. ®
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man 'fr, Woodbury, N.J.
ignur STUDY. oook-ke.pl R*. mrm%
Ml Uf7lC Penmanship, Arithmetics Shorthand, eta,
1 II thoroughly taught by MAIL. Circular* frea
i Brrant'i College, 457 Malu BL, Buffalo, N. x,
ifffELLS'-SsfßS
| --- J- H. DYE, Etllttir.Uufffrory
DIPPV l/IICCC POSITIVELY REMEDIED.
uAuUI l\llLLu Greedy I'ant Stretcher.
Adopted by student* .it Harvard, Amherst, and other
Colleges, also, bv professional and business men every
where. If not for sale In your town send 23e- to
j B. J. ÜBEKLY. 715 Washington Street, Boston.
PROF. LOISETTE'S NEW
MEMORY BOOKS.
Criticisms on two recent Memory Systems. Ready
about April Ist. Full Tables of Contents forwarded
only to those who send stamped directed envelope.
Also Prospectus POST FREE of the Lot sett tun Art
of Never Forgetting. Address
Prof. LOISETTE. 237 Fifth Ave., New York.
SS
f!r . x, .225 IN 15 DAYS
''bruary. Lndies ilo iih well ns men. Kovai
Edition of the Peerless Atlas of the World has large
mapH in colors. Accuratelocation of towns cities rall
roads.etc. C'ejiEui of isoi Everybody wontsit. beilson
sight. Acentst lenr I (Ml tier rt. lorlPMii^udilri'M
| mist. ramu. 4 uieinuci far ciMtak-lsJptMriSSg
C OMB! Ml N G 5
We retail attha lil Vf
I
I paid for oa doliv.ry. "
Band stAwu for C.ta-. J/hgrMCUL VBRB
iogae. Jfume go*A* denrcd. DSHTHRr.
LUBL'HC MFG. CO., 146 If. 8U fit,
FRAZER fi A „f. L s |
BKtt'T IN TUB WOBLIAD IS HSs R B
fW Get tho Gennlaa, Hold Everywhere
Ever Used.
ORATEFUL-COMFORTINO.
EPPSSCOCOA
BREAKFAST.
"By a thorough knowledge of tho natural laws
wb cb govern the operatl of dige-tion and nutrl
tl HI, and by a caro.'ul appllc atlon of the fine proper
ties of wel -s lected Cocoa, Mr. Epos has provided
our breakfast tables with a delloatolv flavoured bev
erage whioh may save m many heavy doctor*' bills.
It Isoy thejudloloiu use of such articles of diet
that ucoustltutloa tnay t> gr aually built up until
strong enough u rssist every tendency to ill-ease.
Hundreds oi subtle maladlos an floating around us
ready to attack wherever there Is a weak point.
We may eseajie many a fatal shaft by keeplug our
selves well fortldo.l with pure blood a d a properly
ni-urlshcnl frame."—"Cfoi; Servios Omette."
Made simply with boillnf water .t milk. Sold
•nlv in h&lf-u iiiu 1 tins, y Grocen, labelled thus:
JAMES KPI'S A- CO. Hom.eopathlo Chemists