1 Tne Tower of Silence. The Parsees will not burn or bury their dead, because they consider a dead body Impure, and they will not puffer themselves to deffle any of the plements. They therefore expose •their corpses to vultures, a method revolting, perhaps, to the imagine tion, but one which commends itself to all those who are acquainted there, .with. And, after all, one sees noth ing but the quiet, white-robed pro cession (white is mourning among the Parsees) following the bier to the •TWwer of Silence. At the entrance {they look their last on the dead, ar.d the corpse bearers—a caste of such— carry it within the precincts and lay It down, to be Anally disposed of by the vultures which crowd the tower. And why should the swoop of a Aock of white birds be more revolting than what happens at the grave? I Meanwhile, and for three days After, the priests say constant prayers jfor the departed, for his soul is sup jposed not to leavo the world till the fourth day after death. On the fourth day there is the Unthanna ceremony, when the largo sums of •money are given away in memory of -the departed. The liturgy in use is a series of funeral sermons by Zoro :nster, | Of superstitions, the Parsees have lhad more than they retain. Con nected with burial is the popular con ception as to the efficacy of a dog's gaze after death. Dogs are sacred, ■and supposed to guide the souls of ( the dead to heaven, and to ward off evil spirits; hence it is customary to lead a dog into the chamber of death, [that he may look at the corpse before it is carried away to the Tower.—The Century. USUALLY out of season—the board ing-house pepper-boxes. *" DE H S E D N EA R By reason of intense suffering with an abscess ; on my tl gh. I went to Maryland University | Hospital, where they said my trouble was ; chronic blood poisoning and gave me iittlo j hope. I returned home and look Hood's Sar eaparilbi. I have used six bottles and the ab scess has entirely disappeared, and i have been In fine health ever since. I know if it had not been for Hood's Sarsaparilla I should be in my grave. 1 have gained in weight from 147 a yeai Hood"s s v>Cures ago to 170 pound< to-day. I praise Hood's Sar eaparilla for it all." >VM. K. (JHBEN HOI.TZ, 1812 Hanover S md, Baltimore, Md. flood's PIIIh nro carefully prepared and ur mads of the bust Ingr dleuta. Try a box. PM II 90 'IS "German Syrup" JUDGE J. B. HILL, of the Superior Court, Walker county, Ggorgia, thinks enough of German Syrup to send us voluntarily a strong letter endorsing it. When men of rank and education thus use and recom mend an article, what they say is worth the attention of the public. It is above suspicion. "I have used your German Syrup," lie says, "for my Coughs and Colds on the Throat and Lungs. I can recommend it for them as a first-class medicine."— Take no substitute. 0 Letters from Mothers speak in warm terms of wh at Vf Scott's jt Emulsion (,\- If ./ft has done \ for their del- ,( ' o rent and SI.OO SIM, "Invalids' Guide to Health" fr*e Consultation free. Dr. Kilmer St Co., - DingUumtou, N. Y. THE JUDGES .?, WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION Have inadc tho HIGHEST AWARDS (Medals and Diplomas) to WALTER BAKER & CO. On each of the following named articles: BREAKFAST COCOA, .~7T~. Premium No. 1, Chocolate, . . Vanilla Chocolate, I German Sweet Chocolate, . . j Cocoa Butter. For "purity of material," "excellent flavor," and "uniform even composition." WALTER BAKER & CO~DORCHESTER, MASS. g| free] h: Y - II What ma)' r-U!tota* |K> /I l> '• •- all worn n. > ™ ,j fcs tOfl REWARD if ! SIF I | unjujup '''■ MMfM Tho AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO. Whir ( OS JEHBgv"cnrV, N.J, fegftrf A Woman's AtMetlo Koat. I "Women are beginning to take n I great Interest in sports," observed j the Casual Caller, as he sat down on the edge of the Sporting Editor's I desk. "Yes; they attend baseball and football games quite numerously," re plied the latter. "I noticed In a morning paper quite ! a feat la iho Jumping line performed by a woman." "I didn't notice that," replied the I oracle on sports, with great interest. "Show it to me." "I can't show It to you, for I have- I n't the paper with me, but 1 can tell [ you about It." "Well ?" "I forget her,name, but I remem ber distinctly the details of her Jump." "Well, let's have them," said the newspaper man, Impatiently. "Sho Jumped bail." Then the Casual Caller made a wide Jump, too, and reached the door only a trifle in advance of a paper-weight one and a half pounds heavy.—Pitts burg Telegraph. THERE are thousands of ways in which people can show without knowing it that they do not love linn. I Take no Substitute for I Royal Baking 1 Powder. I It is Absolutely Pure. XMAS MONEY FOR Boys^Girls in PHOTOSKuncE'f a m.V /II i ■ ■ Klnley, Hill, i;. . i /1 L Sherman, Blaine, Hepew Russell, g II Rutlcr. M hilolaw Moid jj a | Horace Greely, I >utt i-: Web.-der, hi* v 011 march. Gladstone, Uro jy, Imtn, CarllHle. Tliov itru 1 |i tlie bet and are mounted in a It I fl new and taking style. Above I\ |-u h I group complete for to cents, | as coin or stamps. AGE TB, B_ b I ■ HOYS AND Glltl.S are m diing II jSjl thousands and coining money. f 110 l SH A CO,. &04 Exchange Building, Boston. Mass. We have I'oets, Prenehers, Actresses and Presidents at same price. |TeVL F*A IV? I ITY "ME~D T*C TN E j |For Indigestion, lUliou*m*- J . I'., I \ \ lv*T -fIiFAT IIANKI.i:. I'ifiir. smith Dakota 1> \ T\? V TCTHAI'K M ARKS Kv unlmill'll I A I lilt I n,uinl i of Invention. Send for Inventors tiuido.<>r how i g -i ] a patent. PATRICK > !• A RItF.LL, Washington, ii.\ , c Especially for Farmers, Minors, Tt. K. II imls and others. Double sole extending down to the heel. hXTIf.V WKAKINtv Qt'AILITY. Thousands of J{ uhher Hoot wearers testify this is the HKST they ever had. ASIC YOUIt DKALhR KORTIIKM and don't he persuaded into an inferior article "Don't Put Off Till To-morrow the Du ties of To-day. Buy a Cake of SAPOLIO neaflieaa cannot be Cural by loeai applications as thoy cannot react the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way lot are Deafness, and that is by oonstitu tinnial remedies. Deafness is caused by an in llanitMl condition of the mucous lining of the eustachian l übe. When this tub* gets in flamed vou hare a rumbling sound or imper fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the tntam mation can bo taken out and this tube-re i stored to its normal condition, bearing will be I destroyed forever; nine cases out ten aro i caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in humed condition of the mucous surfaces. ! We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not bo cured by Hall's Cat arrh Cure. Send w I circulars, free. , _ F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. rf"!*old by Druggists, 75c. London sewers have a total precipitatior I reservoir capacity oi 31,250,000 gallons. A Child Enjoys The plearatit flavor, gentle action and soothing effects of Syrup of Figs, when In need of a lax- I ativc, and If the father or mother he costive or I bilious, the most gratifying results follow Its I use; so that it is the best family remedy know* and every family should have a bottle. There are 80 miles of tunnels in Great Britain, their total cost exceeding £6,500,0001 OOUOHS AND COLDS. Those who are suffer ing from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, ft©., should try BROWN'S BRONCHIAL T©OBK xold ontv in bores. I Connecticut has 30,000 forms. Ifaflfllctod with soreoyesuse Dr. Isaao Thong- Bon's Kye-walcr. DruggiatsseU ut2so per bottle. ! THE WONDERFUL MECHANICAL SPELLEA. /Qsv PIANO MOVEMENT BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED. : feT>..r/PJI. The Child's Best Tcnchoi C?i Have you seen it? Oidei iN folks will find it very { vL Rmusin *' WouW^roMk * {%. qjjjlpfo f KINDERGAR TEN MFG. CO 926 Sansom Street. Philadelphia. Pa PH D SO -¥, i HfcTHB WALL PAPER MEROHAWA V 1 £| SELLS THE BEST, V IvH ii fl THE CHEAPEST WALL PAPER Guiitl I'ii tiers :i •. nml Se Gold Papers Sc.. *<•. find It), s nd Sr. Hinmpt for samples. SI I Wood Sired. Pitisbn rgli. I*. 1,000,000 Company in Minnesota. Send fur Maps and Ciicu* I tan. They will be bent to you FRIESB. Address HOPEWELL CLARKE, Commissioner, St. Paul. Minn. tfIATCWTC —THOMAS P. SIMPSON, (JA IfcMlO Washington, D. C. No aty's fee fl 11 it 111 i . Mid. .-.I \\ rif for Invent..r-s tiulde fit 1 I II H T any Buggy Pole to shafts In a minute I' [\N| it will, my < oupllng. By mail, c. pair. UitßllUL At;FATS. BRINK, Bloomvilb-. fflS who have weak lungs or Astli- Kl m ma, should use I'lao'sCuro for H Consumption. It hus cured fl| Hi thousand*. ft has not injur- I ■ eil '"!•. It Is not bad to take. B , tOT ttistho best cough syrup. CjJ