NOTES AND COMMENTS. THE surveyors of the projected ship canal to connect Pugot Sound with lakes Union and Washington at Seattle, completed tho maps and estimates. Ih° scheme, if carried out, will make Seutt e one of tho finest harbors in thewor . Tho improvement would cost s3,ouo,Uw. THE Astor family have a million ster ling invested in English securities, ine founder of the family left an injunction in his will that tho family should always continue the investments in the English funds and in English securities that he had himself commenced. Tho sons and grandsons have always respected this command. A FOURTEEN* per cent, tax on profits is a new discourager of enterprise in Italy. Tho boast of having two of the most powerful ironclads in tho world is scarcely worth what it costs the Italians—terriblo poverty among the poor and a struggle tor life even among the middle classes, owing to oppressive taxes. THE Fourth International Railroad Congress, which had originally been set down for September of this year, will, it is now announced, be held in June, 1892, at St. Petersburg. The first congress was hold at Brussels in 1885; the second at Milan in 1887, and tho third at Paris in 1889. Vienna has already been chosen as tho place for tho fifth congress, to be held in either 1894 or 1895. IT is said that the German public is heartily disgusted with the outcomo so far of the expensive colonization schemes that tho Government has been operating in Africa. People say that colonization costs too much in blood and treasure and yields too little in return, and frequent uso is made of Bismarck's famous declar ation, " I am not one of your colonial enthusiasts." On tho other bund, it is reported that the Emperor is wedded to his colonial vontures, in which ho desires to surpass England, and has several tijnoß refused to sell to English offerers trade concessions with his African prov inces, that have so far paid Germany nothing of value. THE homely and comforting corncob pipe, which may not inaptly bo termed the representative American pipe, is mado in three factories only in the United States, and they are at St. Louis, Greenwood, Neb., and somewhere in Kansas. The cobs, which are obtained from the Collier variety of corn, come from Missouri, and aro heavy, hard and "woody." The stems used are of Ar kansas swamp cauo or reed. The cobs are cut the right sizo by a circular saw, and then pass on to the boring-machine, whioh hollows out the bowl with a light ning movement. A twisted drill makes tho hole for the stem, and the bowl is sandpapered and varnished. About 10,- 000 of the pipes are made every day. CAPTAIN REBEN, Commander of tho North German Lloyd steamer Nockar, has written to tho German Marino Obser vatory at Bremen,describing a most sin gular occurrence. When off Sakota, one night, tho sea suddenly became milk- | white with a glow that seemed to flame | up from tho depths liko tho increased luminosity of an electric lamp when the current becomes too strong. When soundings were taken no bottom was found. At ten o'clock tho sharp odgo between tho bright and dark was reached, but twenty-five minutes later tho glow aguin appeared. It slowly disappeared after eleven o'clock. The next night tho phenomenon was visible in still greater intensity, but it was not again observed. Captain Reben insists that thero wus nothing phosphorescont in tho character of tho display. HUNAN, the Chinese province which is heU\ chiefly responsible for tho recent outrages upon foreigners, is said to be as ,ttr behind the rest of China in all modern ideas as China is behind Europe. The inhubitunts of it are fanatically hostile to any kind of change or foreign in fluence. Only a few weeks ago ten thou sand of thorn ussomblod on their frontier to oppose the Government workmen who were erecting telegraph wires botwoen Pekin and Tonquin, and stopped the fur ther progress of tho work in spite of tho edict of the Emperor. liunun contains 84,000 square miles, and is exceedingly hilly and mountainous. Tho towns and villages, therefore, aro isolated, and intercommunication is difficult. This is why now idoas circulato so slowly. The Hunanese are reported to bo honest, in dustrious, und brave, and are uccounted among tho most valuable recruits for tho imperial army. THE pooplo of Afghanistan, groaning under tho heavy taxes their ruler im poses, are skipping over tho border at a lirely rato. The last census shows that tho population of tho Candahar district has decreased 10,000 as compared with the census taken in tho time of Shore Ali. Many Afghans have sold their possessions and gonoto British India and Beloochistan. In tho northern part of tho country the exodus has been still greater, the people emigrating to tho Russian possessions. In Tashkurgau, for instance, where, when tho present Ameer ascended tho throne, there were 16,000 occupied houses, there aro now only 6,000 houses with tenants. The Ameer's country used to bo called the land of inen and stones, but an Indiun journal suggests that if the present fight continues it will be only a land of stones. THE absence of the American flag in foreign ports has long been a mutter of comment. Any discussion of tho causes of and tho remedies for this humiliating state of things, must attract wide atten tion. Mr. Charles H. Crump, tho presi dent of tho great Philadelphia company that is building so inuny of our war ships, treuts the matter in tho Forum, and, after un historical review of the subject, conies to the conclusion that the different attitudes of the British Gov ernment and our own toward shipbuild ers is largely responsible for the state of our merchant marine. This country, ho thinks, will never have a fleet of mer chant vessels so long as the United States Government pursues its present policy. Two decades of a liberal treat ment of shipbuilders, he thinks, would place us far in advance of England on the seas. IT will surprise many readers to be told that a large and strikingly marked duck, which within fifty years was mod erately common upon the Northern At lantic coast, is behoved now to have be come extinct. A lad shot one in New York on the Chemung River December 12, 1878, and none have been seen since. The last one known to have been seen before that time was killed at Grand Manan in April, 1871. The one killed in 1878 was eaten before any naturalist heard of its capture —a costly meal, as, according to Doctor Coues, two hundred dollars has been vainly offered for a pair of skins. The head and a portion of the neck were preserved. The history of the duck in question, the Labrador Duck or the Pied Duck, is made the subject of an article by Mr. William Dutcher in a recent number of the Auk. Only thirty eight specimens are known to bo extant in all the museums of the world—twen ty-seven in America and eleven in Europe. Yet it is only a short time since specimens might have been secured with comparative ease. No World's Fair scheme is too daring and colossal for the Chicago imagination to entertain. Here is one gravely pre sented by Mr. L. C. Dilhnan, one of the new millionaires of the new State of Washington, and as gravely laid before the public for consideration. "In order to promote the study of ichthyology," suid Mr. Dillman, "and at the same time add a feature to the Exposition that would be thoroughly unique, a railroad tunnel might be run out a few miles un der the lake. At the end of the railroad might be built the finest aquarium the world has ever seen, and this aquarium might be stocked with every speoies of fresh water fish known to natural histo ry. The idea of standing in an enclo sure beneath the waters of the lake and watching thousands of tho vari-hued in habitants of the waters swimming around in a great glass room is something that would appeal strongly to the imagina tions of many. Then, if there is to be a great tower for the Fair, the founda tion could be built over the aquarium, and visitors could ascend in elevators from deep beneath tho waters to a plat form a thousand feet in the air." BUGS FOB FIG TREES. Queer Insects that are Imported from Abroad. Some very valuable bugs were im ported to this country for tho first time in July last. Upon them rest, so a Star reporter was informed, tho hopes of per sons who are anxious to make fig raising a success in tho United States. Tho tree which bears this fruit has a verv marked peculiarity respecting its blossoms. They aro actually inside of tho embryo figs themselves, so that tho casual ob server would suppose that there were no flowers at all. However, if you will cut open a babv fig you will find iusido it the parts of a tlowcr necessary for reproduc tion curiously packed away. Both stamens and pistils aro there—-namely, the male und female parts —audit is only requirod that they shall bo mixed to gether in ordor that the fruit shall ripen. Unfortunately, in tho case of the variety of fig which is prescrvod and brought hither from abroad, this mingling does not usually take place of itself. Thus the trees would DO nearly if not cjuito barren were it not for tho efforts of cer tain insects of tho kind above roferred to. For tho purpose of oating the pollen theso insects crawl in through a little hole in tho incipient fig and wander about within until they have incidentally caused a stirring together of tho pollen and pistils. Now it happens that the bugs aro not plentiful enough on tho cultivated trees, and so tho growers abroad fetch twigs laden with them v >m wild fig trees and hang them among tho branches. If it were not for this tho quantity of tho fruit produced in tho world would bo comparatively small, al though tho ripening can bo effected by poking little splinters of wood into tho blossoms and turning them around. It bus been found that figs of this sort, which are the kind valuable in commorco, cannot bo produced on this side of tho water without theso insect friends, and so consignments of the latter have been landed in California, where it is expect ed that they will be successfully propa gated. Upon this prospect depends all tho expectation at present entertained of fig culture here. The creation of now varieties of fruits by artificial cross-fertilisation has bo come a science. For example, efforts are being made at present to produco an apple that will grow and ripen in Dukota, Minnesota and other parts of the north west, where it has hitherto been found impracticable to cultivate this fruit, ow ing to the inevitable destruction of the trees by excessive winter cold. For this purpose a hardy crabapple has been taken and bred for Bize with a desirable large variety, the object being to get an apple that will have tho sturdinoss of one parent with somewhat of tho flavor aud size of tho other. To accomplish this the experimenter takes a crabapple tree before its blossoms aro open. lio opens each bud gently and cuts off with a pair of scissors every stamen. Hav ing thus removed tho male parts of tho flower ho covers the latter with a paper bug, and goes through tho same perform ance with a number of others. Subse quently, when the flowers have opened of their own accord, he goes to each with pollen fronj a tree that bears groat big, juicy apples. Lifting off each paper bag separately, ho touches the pistils of tho blossoms with a little brush loaded with tho pollen. After the operation ho ties the papor bag on again, in this way making sure that no other male germs can come to uny flower so treated. He leaves the paper bags attached to tho twigs until the blossoms inside of them have developed into ripened fruit. Of this fruit he knows the parentage abso lutely, and, if it is good, it simply re mains for him to establish it as a variety by planting the seeds. Out of 500 seeds 409 will very likely turn out worthless, but tho five-hundredth one, perhaps, will grow into a sturdy tree and repro duce the upple obtained from tho cross. So a new variety is established. What Napoleon Cost England. Tho steward of Napoleon I.'s house hold at St. Helena, received $5,000 a month for living expenses. Every fort night there landed, for the table of his ex-Majesty, eighty-four bottles of ordin ary wine, 266 bottles of strong wine(Con stantia, Teueriff, etc.) und fourty-four of porter. In all, the period of his stay on tho island is said to have cost England $ 10,- (KK),000. Of course, there were no poor wretches starving either in Englund or in France at the time.—[American Notes and Queries. Even Corn Husks Are Valuable. The fates are combining to make things pleasanter for the Western farmer, tho latest discovery of value to him being that the husks of corn will make excellent paper. Hitherto husks have not had any commercial valno and have only been eaten by stock under protest and during hard spells. Now, however, tho estab lishment of paper mills in the West should put a stop to tho constant shipping of paper from tho East, and also convert a waste article into what manufacturers would call a "residuary profit," such as coke in a gas factory. It is not many years since old rags were looked upon us tho only possible raw material for tho manufacture of paper, und the course from cast-off shoddy to the covering of corncobs has been both steady und inter esting.—[St. Louis Globe. Australia hus 750 acres devoted to hop culture. THE LADIES. AN ORIGINAL AND THRIFTY MAIDEN. Here is a story of an original and thrifty maiden. For many years she hoarded the envelopes of all the letters she received. And when sho had accu mulated enough for her purpose sho papered the wall of her bedroom with them. The letters were from all manner of people und all manner of places. And thus the young lady kept ever be fore her eyos reminiscences—pleasant or painful, amusing or harrowing—of all her dearest friends. Her love letters sho used for a dado, with the signatures cut off, of course. —[New York Press. BAVED HUMAN LIVES. Froken Anotto Weber and Froken Augusta Wobor, from Stordaen, in Nor way, will obtain the medal for saving life as a reward for tho plucky and resolute manner in which they, some time ago, saved two men from drowning outsido the Lorvik lighthouse. They witnessed the mon capsize from the lighthouse, and, although thore was a strong wind and a heavy sea, they at once entered a small boat that was lying closo by, and without thinking of tho danger to which they ex posed themselves, thoy rowed out and saved the two men, who would undoubt edly have drownod had it not been for their aid. Two other Norwegian women hold tho modal for saving life.—[Bun Francisco Chronicle. TO BOOM FALSE IIAIR. The French hairdressors are circulating a potitiou which they will submit to tho Minister of Fine Arts when it has 500,000 signatures. Tho purport of the docu ment is that women bo prohibited from appearing in their hats in tho theatres subsidized by tho government, and that tho coiffure of tho ladies at such entor tuininents bo according to tho fashion de vised by the Hair Dressers' Association. Tho causo of this strange request is that the trado in false hair has greatly de creased for tho last few years and tho present fashion of dressing tho hair in Gorman stylo threatens a still greater falling off of tho trude.—[New Orleans Picayune. A RECENT SWELL WEDDING. At the recent wedding in London, Eng land, of the Countess of Dudley, nee Gurnoy, tho bridesmaids wore black hats, and not only woro tho hats black, but tho plumes also, roliovod, however, by knots of cream luce. The Countess went away in a tailor gown of soft dove color and white, tho material of tho finest cloth, cut with absolute plainnoss. A white vest and collar and cuffs roliovod tho bodice. Georgina Lady Dudley was by many considered to look oven lovelier than the bride. The former's dress of gray corded silk, trimmed with fine gui- ! pure, worn with a stylish princesse bon-! not, was most becoming. It is said that in answer to a question put to the Gor man Kaiser, as to whom ho considered tho most bcuutiful woman ho had met in England, ho unhesitatingly gave tho palm to Georgina Countess of Dudley. —[Now York Post. HAWAII'S QUEEN. It is not so hard to pronounce tho niimo of her gracious majesty tho Huwui iun Queon, as it may at first sight seem, who lust month becumo a widow. Try this Lil-lieo-woko-u-luuny. Accent firmly tho "eo," and, if you can, run the whole glibly off tho tongue. Liliuoka lani means Lily-of-the-Sky, but in every day life the queen has been known until recently as Princoss Lydia, or Mrs. Dominis. Dominis, hor husband, was of American birth. The Lily-of-the-Sky is past fifty, good looking, well educated, a member of the woman's board of mis sions, childlosß and credited with being sonsiblo. Sho is not supposed to like tho now constitution, which has limited hor powers, but hus honestly accepted the situation. Peoplo who think they know something about her say sho will never expose herself to ridicule us did hor brother, tho late King Kalnkaua. Her heir is a girl of sixteen with pretty evos, the Princess V. Kuiuluni Cleghorn. Her father is Archibuld Cleghorn, and she is at school, much us if the Hawaiian end of her name didn't bolong to her, in England.—[Chicago Post. AMAZONS OF THE FORGE. Efforts aro being made in Great Britain to socuro legislation that would prohibit the employment of women und girls in tho business of making nails, spikes and chains. It has boon said that female employment in this direction was of corn fmlsion, not of choico. Philanthropists lave pictured tho diugy smithy, with its lurid glare of leaping sparks, its sonorous chiino of tho falling hammer, and tho British amazon with thebicops of an ath lete pounding tho red-hot metal. Evo waiting on Vulcan hus invoked tho pity and caress of humunity, and furnished tho text for many a political tirade against tho government and civilization thut made such conditions u necessity in industrial life. Wo have nothing to say against the crusade for foinule emancipation, thougli if the truth bo told tho amazons of the black country, with its countless furnuces and its smoke-durkened sky, are by no moans the serfs they seem to bo, and are so far exempt from the Winchesters that have boon conspicuous in some labor troubles this side tho Atlantic. Wo do not believe in female employ ment in such a masculine business as ; making spikes and chains, says the Age of Steel. The forge is no placo for a woman, but if she chooses to swing u hummer, who can prevent it? It may be an übnormal prediction, and by no means coincident with tho parlor and piano idea of the modern Eve, but in uu uge when women are captains of ships und running municipal government of cities, no law can annul the right of the gentle sex to make the shoe or pound the anvil. That there are two sides of this ques tion of female blacksmiths can 110 longer bo doubted, since a delegation of lady ironworkers wuitedon tho home secretary to protest against interference with their rights. There was nothing savoring of sickness, atrophy or nervousness in this amazonian deputation. If dry goods wore but poorly represented, force and flesh were hero in robust condition. One of tho speakers had reached the modest ago of fifty-seven years, of which quito fifty had been spent in hammering iron, with occasional relapses, during which she had bequeathed fourteen ehildron to her husbuud's cure and the census of the nation. A lass of sixteen years, who wielded a hammer weighing eighteen pounds, pleaded her improvement in health as a reason why tho law should not intorfore with her business. Appearances justified her logic, for she had tho norvc of a liou oss uud tho shoulders of an athlete. FASHION NOTES. Solid silver photo frames come in piorcod work threaded through with fancy velvets. Emery bags devised as peaches, mounted with silver tops, are among quaint offerings. An exceedingly neat ring consists of a slender gold wire with three diamonds one above the other, in an inclined setting. English women continue to wear with their tuilor-mado suits very high collars —collars that only seem possible to the long, English throat. It is gravely announced, by a fashion able Bhooinuker, that women really in the best style, as far as shoes are concerned, will have on those made of green calf skin, laced with brown. It would be ruther curious to seo the woman who would dare wear these. The daintiest stockings to bo worn by a bride are of lino white silk with a medallion of Valenciennes lace sot in the instep. Lizards, spiders, cyid serpents are ap proved ornaments for the hair, the gro tesque in jewelry reigning supreme at the present moment. Nowadays the wearing of false hair is barely tolerated, und women with but little of their own arrange what thoy have to the best advantage. Quaint old china and pottery models are being revived for flower holders—a milk maid and her buckets, and animals with flowers springing from their backs. One of fashion's bizarre fads is the Red Riding hood cape, which is of cloth of the most vivid tone but of the finest quality. Dress skirts are being made narrower even than they wore worn n fow months | ago; indeed, those who affect the exagger ated mode find difficulty in walking. An expensive but handsome novelty is atnazon cloth ornamented with a flat bund of feather trimming made of lophophore, peacock or other brilliant plumage. A favorite material for plain skirts, to bo worn with independent bodices, and also for jackots, capes and princess dresses, is a short-piled silk plush called velours du Nord. The most olegant material for visiting and dining gowns this season is the finest plain cloth. Its weight makos it possible to use brighter colors than would ho de- | sirablo in a less solid fabric. Just at the present moment milliners particularly favor bronze browns and the different varieties of green. With these colors are combined very bright shades of pink, rose, scarlot and yollow. What is known as the sanglior folt hot bus a rougli surface, and is designed ex pressly to wear with shaggy tweed and rough camol's-hair costumes. The trim ming of theso hats is either eagles' plumes or other stiff feathors, secured with a knot of brilliant scarlet or equally brilliant marigold yellow ribbon. | Elegant evening dresses aro ornnmont od with delicate silk embroideries or handsome jeweled passementeries around the hem, ofton arranged in deep points. The bodico is made with a collar with deep points standing liko a Stuart fraiso and with cuffs, extending nourly to the elbow, of tho deeply vandyked trim ming. The heavy foundation-skirt is omitted in many of the most elegant and expen sive imported gowns. The one skirt is either in boll or circular shape, and is lined throughout, or, wheu tho cloth is extra heavy, it is faced up about half a vard ou the under sido und for a quarter of a yard only in case u reversed horn is used to finish tho skirt on tho outside. Very handsome are some of tho French wulking-couts made of deep Aldorney cream-colored billiard cloth and trimmed with cut jet cahochous and faceted nail heads. The coats uro lined with black satin and fiuished with a largo rovers collar of black-fox fur. Other models in cafe-au-lait brown of tho palest tint, aro lined and trimmed with very dark mink fur. "Uhlan bluo" is a vory favorite shade of that color. It appears among wool fabrics in ladies' cloth, camel's-hair, India cashmere and Syrian cloth, also occasionally among tho fancy Bedford cords and corded silks. It is devoid of any purple lights and bus no hard, me tallic shades by day or by night, and it is, therefore, exceptionally becoming to blondes and to brunettes with color. The velvet rosettes that have ob tained so much lately are still fancied, and, to carry out this artistic idea, aro to ho preferred to bows, as a bow should not bo placed where something does not seem to require joining together, where as a rosette, being purely an ornament, can be placed where it fulfils its duty in life, and is simply decorative. Tho prettiest of aprons is ono mado of fino lawn, and which lias lace about threo inches wide put across tho lower edgo in flounce fashion, caught up here and there by a stiff rosette of white ribbon. The bib is u small pointed one, made of lace, and fastened just at the point to the bodico under another rosette; the strings are of white ribbon and are tied a little ut one side. The Dahlia. The dahlia was not an inmate of oh % gardens before the present century. It was named after a Dr. Duhl, and was in troduced into Europe about the year 1802. It belongs to the same order of plunta to which belong the sunflowers and chrysanthemums. It is a native of Mexi co and flourishes on sandy plains 5,000 feet above the sea, forming lurge bushes seven or eight feet high. When it was first known its flowers were single, with a yellow disk and dull scarlet ray petals. Cultivation has not only changed its flowers; it has changed also its time of flowering, the height of its growth, and even the shape of its seeds. Now there are dwarf kinds, hardly two feet high, which are in full blossom in the end of June. The tubers were at one time used for food in France, but they are shurp and harsh in taste and of little value us un esculent. During the last few years the single form of the dahlia (which to my mind is much the prettier) has como into favor. These single flowers, at first only red and yellow, uro gradually giving rise to many beautiful varieties of shade uud color.— [Detroit Free Press. Pawned n $5 Bill. 9 A man who possessed a solitary $5 bill and wanted to blow it in badly, hit upon a novel plan the other day by which to save and spend it both. The bill was given to him by a friend, and ho was de termined not to part with it. After a lengthy debute with himself, he evolvod the brilliant scheme of pawning the note. He paid a visit to his uncle, raised $4.(12 on tne bill, and spent it according to his tastes. When further funds came in he redeemed the original note.—[Philadel phia Record MICROBE OF LEPROSY DIS COVERED. (ft Pasteur Talks on the Find of an En glish Doctor In India* Great Interest was caused in medi cal and other circles in Paris at the report from Simla, India, that an En glish doctor there had succeeded in discovering, separating, and neutral izing the special microbe of leprosy. In view of the great interest which attaches to this subject in America i correspondent called upon M. Pas teur in the institute in the Rue Dutat In order to obtain his views. The great bacteriologist said: "The news of the discovery of the leprosy microbe is no surprise to me. Ip fact, with the progress of science and by following the lines already laid down, I have not the slightest doubt but that in time the microbes of all diseases which attack the hu man body will be discovered and cultivated. How to exterminate them is another question. One point of your information, however, is inexact, as the statement that an English doctor has discovered the leprosy mi crobe is not true. The microbe has been understdbd for some time by medical men. The Swedish doctor, Hankel, first discovered its existence; he first showed it to me, and I ex amined it most carefully in his labor atory. The microbe is remarkable for its infinitesimal size and its- ex treme activity. It may be found in vast numbers even in the cells at tacked by the contagion. "Leprosy usually develops itself in hot climates where tHe high temper ature, the absence of hygienic ap pliances, and personal uncleanliness aid its development immensely. Yet in Sweden, where the temperature is low, its ravages are very great. • 'As for the English doctor, it is probable he found a physiological medium favorable to the culture of the microbe, which is an important point. There is no doubt that with our growing experience leprous vac cine will soon be discovered; and it is even possible that with the experience already gained such a result may be at once obtained. To say, however, that leprosy may from the present moment be cured ,is quite another affair, as we must await results which are often disappointing." Then turning to the subject of hy drophobia, the saraut said: "During last year we have taken care of 1,546 cases at the institute and have had on an average onedsath in every 250 cases treated. These were due entirely to the fact that the treatment commenced too late. I have had less patients from abroad than formerly. This is due to the fact that in almost every country there is an institute for the same q)jir* pose; but I still take a large number of Portuguese, Italians, and Rou manians. In fact, not a day passes without bringing me new patients. Proper police regulations would quickly reduce the immense number of new cases, but it is difficult to in fluence such a reform when we find so many people love dogs more than their own children." A GHEAT many deaf and dumb peo ple are given to making off-hand re marks. Prevents Pneumonia. Dr. Certain Croon Cure positively prevents pneumonia, diphtheria and mem braneous croup, it has no rival. Sold by druggists or will be mailed on receiptor 50 eta. Address A. P. Hoxsie. buffalo. N. Y. Trenton, N. J., pottery won high commen dation at an exhibition in England. Do not send your daughter away for change of air till you understand her ailment. Send two 2c. stamps for"Gulde to Health,"to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. At the close of this year a decennial mis sionary census will be takea in India. FITB stopped free by DR. Hume's OURXX SERVBtfUsTOKjCK. No fits after tlrst day's use. arvelouu cures. Treatise and $2 trial bottle free. Dr. KUno. 981 Arch Pt.. PhllaL Pa. Australia's wool clip is worth $100,000,- •00. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son's Eye-water.Druggists sell at 26o.per bottle m* ' ONB BNJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreehingto the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys 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 Btomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its eflects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com mend it to all and hnve made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug gists Any reliable druggist who 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 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, UUmtUE, KY. NCW YORK. N.Y. ■ PIBO'B Remedy fbr Catarrh la the Best. Easiest to T*e. and Cheapest. Sold by driißßißUi or Bent by mall. 50c. XL T. Hazeltlne, Warren, Pa H Jot Bamplsaal GARFIELD TEA =i ofbttd eating;t urea Sick Ilaadache; rcatoi eiCempleztoD; curetConstV patiuiu "A Yard of KOKI." One of the jopniar paintings at the New York Academy of Design was a yard-Jong panel of lloeee. A crowd was always bofore it. One art critic exclaimed, "Such a bit of nature should beloqg to all the people, it is too beautiful for one map to hide away." The Youth'* Companion, of Boston, seized the idea, and spent twenty thousand dollars to reprodue the painting. The result has been a triumph of artistic delicacy and color. The Companion makes an autumn gift of this copy of the painting to each of its live hundred thousand subscribers. Any others who may subscribe now for the ttrst time, anl request it, will receive "The Yard of Hoses," without extra charge while the edition lasts. Besides the gift of this beautiful picture a., new subscribers will receive The Companion free from the time the subscription is received till January Firsf,including the and Christmas Double Numbers.and for u fu!i year from that date. The price of The Com panion is $1.75 a year. Every family shou.d take this brightest and best of illustrated 1 iterary papers iu addition to its local paper. Pennsylvania contains four castor-oil mills. He Struck It Rich* What would you think if scune one that you knew to be responsible would oirer to give you a well stocked general store for one year s work? You would, no doubt, consider It big pay and jump at the chance. Well, such things have been done and are being done right a'ong. Messrs. B. F. Johnson A Co., of Richmond, Vft., number among their em ployes many inen who earn the value of a ttrst clafs store every year. W. F. Davis worked for them awhile. tnsn opened a snug general 6tore at Hick's Wharf, Matthews County,Va., and wrote this firm as follows: "I can only say that 1 give your business credit for what I am. If I were to meet with any bad luck, or lose what 1 have made, I am proud to say that 1 could go to you for employment and soon make another store." They can show j/ou how to double and treble your income, if you are in any business employing a capital of less than SSOUU; and if you are not in any business at all, they will enable you to be in a short time, if you will tuko their advice. They want a good honest man or woman in every country in the Union to manago a busi ness'that will yield handsome returns. Write them at once for information. Uncle Bam ha<* 50,000 Italian fruit dealers. How's This f We offer Quo Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by I taking Hall's Catarrh Curs, i F. J. CMKNKY & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the lost 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac tions, and financially ablp to carry out any ob ligations made by their firm. WKST A TRU AX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, WALDENO, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. nail's t atarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Alnska is a powerful magnet for attracting summer tourists- This century has produced no woman who has done so much to educate tier sex to a thor ough and proper knowledge of themselves as Mrs. Lydla E. Plnkham. The recent census in Great Britain makes the population 89,000,000. U47 WHICH IS THE BEST AND MOST POPULAR MOST POWERFUL I AND SAFEST f £t BLOOD H MEDICINE. Swift's Specific S. S- S. BEST—becauso It is the only permanent cure for contagious Bloood Sklu Cancer and inherited Scrofula. POPULAR —because It doos all that Is claimed for It. POWERFUL —becauso it purges the blood of all Impurities. SAFEST—Becauso It contains no mercury or poison of any kind, la pural) vegetable and c n bo taken by the moat delicate child. BOOKS OH BLOOD BHD SKIH 0/S £ B BL S ff£ £ , The Swift Specific Co.. 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SWAN, Beaver Dam, WD | linMP STUD V, BooK-icp.KriNO, Ilu*infM Forme, i U Urn 4. /t-nmanehiji, Arlthrru-tic, Shorf-hami, etc., U THOROOOHLY TAUGHT UY >1 All,. Circulars Croc. I Bryant's ('ollcuc, 4H7 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. AGENTS WANTED ON SALARY. or commission to handle the New l'nteut Chemical Ink Erasing Pencil. Agent* moklug 800 per week. Mciiroe Eraser Mf 'g Co., La Crosse, W la. Box S3L WF E P A Y 8 A L A R YAU"T§ men or women. WORK BTEABT. 810 PAY for part time, imt'it Free. Experience not need ed. S. Eugene Whitney. Rochester, N. Y. ""I RE SILK SPONGE.'* SIX DOM,A ItSfor material, trimmings and In structions. Take pains to write nnine, address and measure. This Is the new "Silk I'ntter wear Fabric." re ferred to by "Shirley Dare." In Sew York HrtnhU Feb. 15, 1891. Send sc. stamp and receive catalogue. I HOHPEX A KKMIKQTOM, Selling Agts., Fall ltlver, Mass. I UAV CCUPR CURED T0 STAY CURED rIA T ILI ftail Wc want the name and ad dressed every sufferer in the 0. 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If it doesn't do all that's claimed for it, if it doesn't give satisfaction in every case, you'll have your money back. There's strength and vigor for every tired and feeble woman, health and a new life for every delicate and ailing woman and if there's no help, there's no pay. JOHNSON'S Anodyne Liniment. HIKEAN^ rr ORIGINATED IN 1810. I BINS or IT! ALMOS-T A CEI7TUSI. Every traveler. Every family should keep it at hand, for the common ills of life ifable to occur to any one. It is Soothing. Healing and Penetrating. Once used al ways wonted. Sold everywhere. Price .The , six. #2. FuU particulars free. I. S. JOHNSON A TO . BETr>*. Mssa. fte POULTRY YARD 108 Pages. 48th Edition. Writ ten five years after 1 hn<l learned to mako Hogs and Poultry a uuo cess. A plain, practical system, easily learned; describes alitor How to make Hens lay E(*. Cholera, Git pea and Roup you Prloc,2Sc.; one cent ayear tor my experience. You can learn It in one day. With ft a FREE Catalogue; 25 varieties illustrated; a —l #1 ' A BENTS :nfc " 100PEB w,n 1748 CASH Pri *~ vwfcampla Owa. lurHory Or t/ldgmin, 3"3 H'woj, M.F |JONESAIEfi = OFUUIIY WARRANTEDO= STON SCALES $ 60FREIGHT BUD BINGHAMTOH.NY. UaNO-> Hi" -A LADIES 1 p'uc?^k^gW*ZiinJl7i /■■ I s r ° v >: W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE CENfPfIVIEN 4 THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONETP GENTLEMEN and I.ADIKB, save your dol lar- by wearing W. L. Douglas Shoes. They meet the want." of ull classes, and are the most cc-onorairul foot-wear ever offered for the money. Beware of dealers who offer other makes, as be ing just us good, und be sure you have W. L. Douglas Shoes, with name and price stumped on bottom. W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Mass. CT" TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. ' " ' ' donlr annplvjng TOO. psTOBIAs UNEXCELLED! Al'l'l.lEll EXTERN A 1.1. V Rheumatism, Nearalgia, Pains In the Limbs, Back or Chest, Mumps, Sore Tbroat, Colds, Sprains, Bruises. Stings of Insects, Mosquito Bites. TAKEN INTERNALLY It net* like n charm lor Cliolern Morbus, Dilirrli(rn, D> NOll lery. Colic, Crump*, Nnu neii, Sick Ileadnelte. Ac. Warranted perfectly liarmleas. (Seeaath arrompuiiyliiK each lioltle, nlxo directions for II .we. i IIH SOOTHING mid TENETRA TING yiiullticN tire frit InimediHlely. Try It and he convinced, Price '/S and 60 cents. Sold by all drug gists. DEPOT. 40 MURRAY ST., NEW YORK*
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