Rermlf.s prove Hood's Sarsnparilla the best
blood purifler.appetieor and nerve tonic. In fact
Hood's
SarsaparilSa
Is the OnoTrue Blond rurlfler. All druggists. SI
Hood's Pills cure all Liver Ilia, gecunts.
MEXICO'S RACE OF PIGMIES.
Known Only by Tradition, Tlicir Lo
cality Is a Rlyotcry.
Somewhere hidden in the heart of
that land of marvels, Mexico, there is
without doubt a nation of pigmies.
Few they are, but fierce; short of
stature, but long of life. Science, which
in this latter day goes out into high
ways and hedges and compels all sorts
of curiosities to come iu. has not been
able yet to put its positive linger on
theso people. But the Aztec traditions,
old before the beginning of history,
have said that they existed.
There is echo of the story in the early
histories of that land full of wonders.
Preseott only told of n small part ol
the strange things to bo found in Mexi
co.
It was in the belief thnt we had the
clew to almost the precise location of
these tiny folk tlmt I started to jour
ney into the wilds of Mexico. So defin
ite was the Information upon which the
expedition was based thnt 1 thought we
might go directly to the home of the
dwarfs.
I knew there were mountains to
climb and rivers to cross, hundreds of
hard miles to travel, untold hardship:
to face, but to lind the pigmy Aztec:
was a groat enough accomplishment to
tempt any scientific man to make all
physical discomforts seem trivial.
I went. I Invaded the remotest and
most uncivilized districts of the great
couutry to the south. Of the men and
customs I have seen many, and studied
them from the United States border to
the Isthmus. I have seen strange peo
ples and gathered relics of a bygone civ
ilization, but the race of pigmies wt
could not find.
I do not say that they do not exist,
but merely that 1 did not find them.
They may still bo hidden somewberce
among those mountains, where some
day some lucky man will Bud them and
bring them to light.
At any rate, I hav* come back to tbe
haunts of every day, modern people
and the duties of every day life, wiser
and happier than when I started on my
mission. The story of those wander
ings In Mexico will lie a wonder story
to tell by and by and a rich memory
for old age.—Frederick Starr iu Sau
Francisco Examiner.
When a minister takes "Woman" foi
his text, ho never tolls her anything
that will make her more appreciative
of her husband.
A MOTEEE'S DUTY.
Tour daughters are the most pre
cious legacy possible in this life.
The responsibility for thera, anc
their future, is largely with you.
The mysterious change that develops
the thoughtful woman from the
thoughtless girl, should find you on
the watch day and night.
As you care for tlicir physical well
being, so will the woman
be, and so will her children
be also.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Compound " is the sure reliance in this
hour of trial. Thousands have founu
it the ncv. r-failing power to correct
all irregularities and start the woman
on the sea of life with that physical
health all should have.
Womb difficulties, displacements and
the horrors cannot exist in company
with Lydia E. J 'inkham's Vegetublo
Compound.
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"Ilave you thought," said the roseto the lily,
"That our gardener is a god?
For thoy tell mo he plantod that plum-tree,
And even made grow the sod.
"Ho suroly will hve forever,
His lifo is so strong and slrango,
For tho tulip who died this morning
Had never soon him change.
"Sho said ho was sorely immortal,
And tho peony thinks so, too;
For he spaded her roots in tho spring-time
As her mother had seen him do.
"For my part I think he has always
Been hoeing the tosseled c^ru,
And if we could only prove it,
The mnu was uuvor boru!"
Tlion tho lily bent near to the rose-troo
Alii, opening her snowy hell,
Exhaled her heart iu perfume
While she whispered, "I cannot toll;
"But I feel if his life be lovely
And sweet as our own, and pure,
Tho Ono who made us will bless him,
And cause his soul to endure.
"For beauty, dear Rose, is deathless,
And goodness can never die;
While evor sarsai nud porfeet
Dwells tho spirit of purity.
"Aud since he is vory gentlo,
And tends us with so much care,
I think when wo bloom iu heaven
Wo sliali flud our gardener there."
—Cora Linu Duuiels, iu Demorost's.
ANGKLA'SMULEMMA,
BY CLINTON BOSS.
HE scandal mon
<gyr;r,7rii.r"-;J gers of the wheel
IT " are confined most
ly to those who
cannot,or do not,
wheel. Not so
long ago women
i woro likely to
iff/ ranko montnl faces
W/I/' ttt otller wo ®eu
W w k° *°de, but as
soon aH they
themselves were
v'sowr J spinning along
with a freedom they never had fancied,
thoy straightway wondered at all theso
allegations. And how, indeed, does a
brisk turn under tho sky, and between
the fields, drive away cobwebby no
tions. In the old days a canter might
do it, but a horse is a luxury, and,
eveu if you cau afford it is ever get
ting out of condition, aud to bo fit
must have a modicum of constant ex
ereiso. But new all go a-spinning,the
horseman as well as the onetime long
distance walkers, tho sinners,| and
thoso who strive to regain this old
world from the curse.
Among these latter, no ono is better
equipped for the ancient fight than the
rector of Saint Matthow-iu-tho Park,.
tho Kev. Lemuel Springer, With
body and mind nltuned to a fine
honlth fulness, at thirty, ho believes
strongly, and preaches and aots his
belief, aud in these days when clergy
men somotimes forgot that tkoir duty
is but to heal tho heart's wouuds, and
to preach tho reward of simplo hon
esty aud cleauly living, it is a delight
to sit of a morning in a pew of Saint
Matthew-in-the-Park and listen to the
direct and human religion its athleo
tio young rector expounds. I, myself,
remember him when ho'was No. 8 on
tho 'Varsity crew, and a vory great
man. He still could pull that third
oar as strongly, but tho only sport his
duties now permit bin is wheeling,
and if you go to tho park of n morn
ing you may seo him going up and
down hill and doubtless meditating
those words for the soul ehoor afforded
by his bits of sermonizing, put always
iu English tersely strong.
And yet he has all his troubles, his
experience.- 1 , Lis questionings, his sin,
his falsity, and if you will follow my
story, you will seo how it was nil duo
to tho wheel that ho once forgot him
self.
Of a May day tho Bov. Lemuel was
coasting dowu the loug hill into tho
straggling village of Eoundbush,
Westchester. it was his day of
outing, and now at noon he was
hungry after a twenty-milo
ntiug spin; and thu world had put
its care away, and his blood was
tingling and his heart Hinging like
tho birds in the fields and tho treetops
through tho windy blue spaces of
thut suuny spring-day sky. Tho old
tavern nt Koundbush bears on a creak
ing sign a distorted likeness of our
first great President, and after loug
years of desuetude again has found
usefulness through the revival of tho
road, and flaunts a noou placard:
"Luuckes for Bicyclers." Yet this
afternoon the Ileverend Lemuel
thought that ho had it quite to him
self, as the fat landlord pushed his
shirtsleeves further abovo his brawny
elbows aud said ho guessed ho could
givo his visitor "sometliin' that was
fit eatin'." And Lemuel—[will drop
his title—thought the broiled chicken
dolioious and sauutered into tho par
lor, dark after the sunshine, with its
haircloth chairs and its colored prints
of "Washington Crossing tho Dela
ware," nud "John Brown's Capture,"
nud certain photographs of prim rural
folk.
Now, usually, Lemuel was most ob
serving. Yet he had been in that
room lally five minutes before he no
ticed a fignro stretched out on a
couch ; at tho dark side, to bo sure, so
that it may not have been so strauge
that ho hail not seen lior at first. Her
face sunk in a pillow, sho seemed to be
sobbing. Lemuel at once made for
tho door, whon he heard a sweet and
strangely plnintivo voice:
"I'm such n fool I Oh, I beg your
pardon 1" she added, with suoh evident
confusion that Lemuel turned about
hastily to see the prettiest figure of a
woman in a witching bicyolocostume;
acd what sho wai like I'll leave you to
fancy; just fancy, that is, the very
nicest girl of your acquaintance, and
you will seo her aa Lemuel aaw her
much more easily than from any de
scription of mine.
"Oh 1" she said hastily, rubbing her
eyes.
"I beg your pardon," said Lemuel.
"It was my fault," sho said, looking
him over demurely. "I iorgot this
was a public room."
"I am sure it was mine," said Lem
uel, hastily. It was all rather strange
and sndden, and yet ho deoided at
once that she was a wellbred young
person.
"Oh, I am glad," sho exclaimed.
"I don't seo why," ho blurted out,
in astonishment.
"Because you are Mr. Springer of
Saint-Mattbew-iu-the-Park."
Ho bowod, remembering with a bit
of conceit that a lot of peoplo doubt
less know him whom ho didn't know
from Adam or Eve.
"I need a clergyman," sho said.
Now at this astounding stntemont
Lemuel stared his utter astonishment.
Did sho need his spiritual adviee? Sho
looked a bit worldly.
"That is rather a surprising state
ment," sho added.
"I don't know," he said, hopelessly.
"I moan," sho said, "I want an es
cort to Greenwich, and with a clergy
man there can be no question."
"I don't know," said Lemuel again.
"You must think mo strauge."
Ho looked at her for a moment, and
made a very worldly reply:
"I think you delightful."
"You will let me go with yon then?"
"Why of course, if you ask me," ho
said; and why iu tho world did he say
exactly that.
"I do—and wo must bo started bo
fore him."
"Him?—l don't understand."
"I will explain later; wo must bo
started now. Wo have no time."
"Oh, no time?"
"Can you obligo me, Mr. Sprin
ger?"
And with thoso eyes on him ho could
and did, and having paid hisrookoning
ho was iu tho Baddlo, this gracoftil
young person beside him, again and
again looking over her shoulder. She
kept up a brisk pace, neither sayiug a
word, although you may believo ho
was worderiug at tbo impulse which
had brought him to suoh sudden com
plaisance. Wlmt, if any of his par
ishioners should see him as he was
now, tearing madly up and down hill
with this undoniably vory protty
young woman, und running madly for
Him? Who tho deuco was "Him;"
only, of course, Lemuel didn't say,
"who tho ileuoe."
Oh!—oh!" sho eriod snddoniy.
"Ah, what's tho matter?" said he
slowly.
"If ho should appear, and attempt
to speak to me, you must knock him
down."
"That would bo rnthcr unolerical,
wouldn't it?" said Lemuel.
"You must," said she.
"Oh, if I must," said he, looking nt
her, and knowing ho certainly would.
'l'lio road forks half a mile further
with, nt tho point, a bit of wood and
thicket. As you near the wood, you
havo tho stretch of tho road to tho
left, and now as thoy camo iuto that
view, Lemuel's companion cried out:
"Ok, I saw him !"
"Who?"
"No matter; wo must hido. I don't
boliove ho could havo seen me," she
added quickly.
And dismounting, sho dragged her
wheel after her into tho bushes.
"You stay there," she called. "If
he asks if you havo seen me, you must
say you haven't." And sho disap
peared.
"That would bo a lie, wouldn't it?"
"I havo no patience with a man who
can't lio when it's necessary," camo
back tho answer. And all was still,
save for the rural noises of the sunny
May day. But at last about a turn
camo a wheelman. Ho was young
and well groomed. Seeing Lemuel, ho
paused.
"Havo you passed a young lady,
sir ?"
"What sort of a young lady?" said
Lemuel, avoiding tho lie direct.
"Wheeling."
"A half dozen, I think,"said Lemuel
truly, breuthing a sigh of relief.
For our young gentleman was iu his
saddle and teaiing ou.
Five minutes passed ; but presently
a face appeared in a loafy Irnme—a
laughing, tantalizing face—when sho
followed dragging the wheel.
"He didn't see me."
"Now what does this moan?" Lcmuol
asked rather angrily.
"Is your putienoo worn out?" said
she demurely.
"Yes, I think it is. What's youi
name?"
"Angela."
"Angela what?"
"I am not going to tell you."
"But you know mine."
"Everybody does," said sho with
gentle flattery.
"Oh, I don't know. But what does
it meau?"
"Now, pleaso don't bo angry—
please." And she added:
"You've hoeu so good."
"Have I?" said he.
"Yes; I don't know what I should
havo done if you hndu't appeared just
then. You inako mo able to say if any
ono should seo me, 'Why, I am out
with Mr. Springer, and he is a clergy
men.' "
"Ob, dear?" said Lomuel.
"Now, don't bother, please! We'd
better be on tho road.
And she mounted.
"Come on!" sho oried.
And when he was by her sido she
begun again;
"I'll explain ss I ought. There was
a girl, and she thought she loved a
man."
"Yes, I havo hoard of girls lino
that."
"But she didu't really,"
"Yes, I know."
"How do you?"
"Hum—l have a parisj."
"3o yon havo. Well, to go on.
When she hears that man is engaged
to another girl, sho trios to 'cut' tho
other girl out—out of pique, not love
for tho man, you understand."
"No, X don't."
"Well, you ore not so clever as I
thought. Bat to return to this girl—"
"Angela?"
"Yes, she was Angela, if you will.
Angola encourages the man—' '
"The man who just passed?"
"Tom, we'll call him."
"Yes, Angela encourages Tom ; and
Tom succumbs—"
"Do you think so?" sho said, look
ing at him mischievously. "Yes, ho
did; I must bo frank with you, a
olergyman. And it goes on—in a
country house in Wostcliester in May.
But there's small chanco in a houso
party, you know."
"Yes, I know," said he.
"Of courso you know because you
aro a young clergyman of a modish
church. Now—to go on with the story
—Angela agrees to meet Tom on the
wheel. Sno wheels for a long timo
boforo tho appoiutod hour, nnd, get
ting tired, stops, as you know, nnd,
being tired, her conscience pricks
her."
"I know of such cases," said Lemuel
laconically.
"And sho thought of tho other girl,
and remembered how wicked she has
been, becnuso sho has been encourag
ing Tom just for fun."
"Sho should have feltwiekod," said
Lemuel severely.
"Just then she sees a very promi
ninont young clergyman."
"Oh, no," said Lemuel, becomingly.
"Well, at onco sho snatches the
chance. She will appear to Tom when
he meets hor to bo out with the clergy
man. If he speaks sho will ignore
him. Should he persist, the clergy
man, who is tho stronger, will knock
iiim down."
"Will he?"
"Yes, ho promised."
"Did he?"
"Yes, becauso Angela wished it."
"Well, perhaps. But when Tom ap
pears why does Angola run to the
bushos?"
"Don't you think it was better to
avoid tho mooting?"
"Possibly."
"And now," sho said, dismounting
and extending a hand, 'gootl-by."
"Yon are going to leavo mo?"
"I live over there."
"There aro a lot of houses. Green
wich, isn't it?"
"Yes, Greenwich; but no matter
which house. You are going back to
town. lam ever so much obliged to
you. You have been ever so good."
"Angela," he said, "must it bo
good-by?"
"Yes."
"And you won't flirt any more?"
"I never do."
"But you have confessed to it—with
Tom."
"I never will again. Now good-by,
Mr. Springer."
And she was in her saddle, audsinii
ing back at him, and vanishing over
the slope, leaving him rubbing his
eyes.
At first ho thought ho would fol
low, but then in Greenwich ho likely
would meet some one who knew him,
and ho could not afford to appear ri
diculous, particularly after such an es
capade.
Yet, as ho wheeled, he regretted his
resolution, and he envied Tom, and ho
couldn't think of his sermon ; and ho
really was on that ride simply to
clarify his mind that ho might make
his next discourse a fitting one.
And back at his desk, it was tho
same, and his scrmou was singularly
poor that next Sabbath morning.
And he strovo with himself; nnd
tried to put her out of his mind; and
to think of how scandalous it all
would seem to any of his parishioners
who should hear of it. Yet ho yield
ed, so iar as to find himself looking
about furtively for Angola, He even,
with somo self-deception, wheeled sev
eral times over tho same roads.
But when ho understood how im
pulse was carrying him, ho lashed
himself mentally as a hermit of old
did his flesh. And he wrote a mighty
sermon, which quite astonished his
congregation, ami after ho had de
livered it ho was compelled out of con
sistency to give up his one indulgence
surviving from a great career as a col
lege athlete.
And ho plunged deeper into his
work and "God's poor" and suffering
never had more attention in that par
ish.
But he couldn't give up dinners and
routs altogether, as a certain attend
ance on these functions is plninly a
clergyman's duty. And at one of
these he saw Angela and was present
ed. And under her oyesho forgot him
self, as, heaven knows, clergymen aro
as the rest of us.
"Angela," he began, "X havo been
looking for yon."
"Havo you?" she said.
"Aud Tom?" he asked fearfully.
"Oh, he's married."
"To whom? I didn't catch your
name. Was it Mrs. —?"
"No, it isn't. It was—tho other
girl."
"I hopo you lmvs followed my ad
vice," he said, after a moment.
"Not to—. I told you I never did."
"I wish—l really wish you would
mako 1110 the exception," said tholfov.
Leinuol.
Aud tho parish gossips—save, to be
sure, cerlnin dowagers, nnd prim,
acidulous virgins—deolaro that An
gela, tho rector's lady, showß the rule
of an outrageously lively young wo
man turning sedate if her fancy and
faith may he caught and held; all of
which, of course, is fitting the cur
tain fall on a comedy.—New York Sun.
"How did Charley got out of that
scrape caused by his knocking tho old
woman down with his wheel ?" ' 'Easily.
Ho proved that tho woman, who was
walking on tho sidewalk, had neither
a bell nor a lantern."—Judgo,
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
CARE OP THE REFRIGERATOR.
Have a care about tho cleanliness of
your refrigerator. They very easily
become fouled, and tho servant who
likes to clean ouo isn't born yet.
Every morning of tho world the re
frigerator and ico box should bo
wiped out clean and dry with a clean
cloth that has been dipped in ammo
nia water. Once a week a thorough
scolding should bo administered, using
boiling water with ammonia in it. It
is impossible to use an ico-box con
stantly and not drop tiny specks of
orcam or butter or of meat, and within
a few hours doeay sots in aud the odor
taints everything in tho box. Tho
very dampness of tho box hoeomos
slimy within twolvo honrs. If you
will watch this you will find that you
can keep the milk sweet fully six hours
longer, to say nothing of tho whole
somoncss of all tho other things in the
box.—Washington Star.
KITCHEN CHAT.
All cooks do not understand tho dif
ferent effects produced by hard aud
soft wator cooking meats and vege
tables, says tho Homo Queen. Peas
and beans cooked in hard water con
taining lime or gypsum will not boil
good and tendor because those sub
stances harden vegetable easeine. Many
vegetables, like onions, boil nearly
tasteless in soft water, becauso ail tho
flavor is boilod out. Tho addition of
salt often cheeks this, as in tho ease of
cuious,causing tho vegetables to retain
the peculiar flavoring principles bo
sides such nutritious matter as might
be lost in s >ft water. For extracting
the juice of meat to make a broth or
soup soft water, unsalted and cold at
first, is best, for it much more readily
ponetrates tho tissue ; but for boiling
where tho juices aro to bo retained
hard water or soft salted wator is
profcrable, aud tho meat should bo
put iu while the water is boiliug, so
that tho poros may bo scalod up at
once,
CLEANING GILT MIRROR FRAMES.
For cloauing gilt mirror frames tho
following is a reoipo : Boil somo
onions, barely covered with water, till
qnito soft; pour off the water and
wash tho frames with it; then cover
thum with a uowsp iper to keep tho
dust from them until they aro quite
dry. This makes them bright and
clear and is a most inexpensive pro
cess. After having cleaned tho frames
tho mirrors will want attention. To
romovo fly marks, put somo ball blue
on a slightly damp cloth and rub the
glass hard. This will efface the stain
and brighten the glass. It can after
ward bo polished with nowspapor. Tho
ugly marks whioh appear on dilapidated
looking glasses moan that the silver
ing at the hock has worn off in places.
To renew this tako half an ounce of
tin, three onnees of bismuth and half
an ounce of lend, molt them together
and when slightly cool add three ounces
of mercury. (Vitli n hare's foot
paint the baok of tho glass with this
mixture.
RECIPES.
Pineapple—Two hours before sorving
shred ouo pineapplo aud mix with it
two-thiids of a cupful of sugar; lot
stand on ice or in refrigerator.
Chiokon Pie—Cut up two tender
young chickens. Dredge with peppor
and salt and fry in boiling fat. Line
a deep baking dish with rich biscuit
dough nnd put in tho chicken. Make
oream gravy; pour over tho chicken
and cover with a top crust. Baku
brown in a very hot oven,
Frozen Custard—Take ono quart ol
rick milk, tho beaten yolks of three
oggs aud three-fourths of a cupful ol
sugar ; cook until it begins to thicken,
romovo from tho tiro and coo!; then
add ouo tnl)lo3poouful of vanilla, one
cupful of cream and tho whites of the
eggs beaten very firm; mix all together
well aud freeze.
Plain Egg Omelet—Boat tho yolks
of six oggs. add ono cup of milk, sea
son with peppor aud salt and stir iu
tho whites to a stiff froth. Cook in a
fryiug pan or gridillo with as little
butter or fat as possible. Lot it cook
about two minutes aud while cooking
keep lifting tho edges. Servo on a
hot dish immodiatoly.
Clioeolnto Pudding—Ouo quart ol
sweet milk ; put iu saucepan over the
fire. Two tablcspoeufula of corn
stnrob, pinch of salt, ouo and a hall
tablespooufuls gratod ohaeolato moist
cned togethor with swoot milk ; when
milk is at boiling point stir in tho
mixture ; pour in molds; cool. Serve
with cream aud sugar.
Potato Scallops—Ono pound of cold
potalo.s, one-half cup of milk, one and
one-half ounces of butter, ouo aud one
half ounces of grated Parmesan cheese;
mash tho potatoes quite soft with the
milk and tho butter melted ; add hall
the cliecso, two dashes of pepper and
ouo-half teaspoon of salt (scant). Fill
somo patty pans with this mixture and
brown them in tho ovon. While hot
glaze oach over with melted batter nnd
tho rest of tho choose; servo very hot
iu tho patty pans on a napkin.
Souffle of Fish—Tako ouo-half pound
of auy cold fish, freo from bones nnd
skin, pound it in a mortar with one
ounce of butter, rub this through a
sieve, thou put it into a basin, add the
yolks of three oggs, ono by ono, nnd
mix well; stir in ouo gill of cream
whipped, ono dash of pepper, one
quarter teaspoon of salt and a grating
of nutraog. Whip tho whites of the
oggs to a stiff froth and stir in very
lightly. Pour thisinixturo iuto n round
mold nnd linko about ton minutes.
Servo very hot.
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is said to bo S. McCnughoy, of tho
Cooniug Station, at Jerildorit-, Now
South Wales. He has 3,000,000 acres
of laud, and last season shore 1,000,-
000 sheep,
jfersonai,
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information of much value unci interest by !
writing to Piuk Pills, P. O. Box 1502, Phila.,Pc. ,
A now tir, made of etftel, is being talked
about in cycling circle s.
A Child Enjoys
Tho pleasant flavor, gentle action and sooth
tog effect of Syrup of B'igs when in need of a
laxative, and if tho father or mother be costivo
bilious, tho most gratifying results follow
its use; so that it is tho best family remedy
known and every family should have a bottlo
Nelson's flagship, tho Foudroyant, is nov
lying off Woolwien on exhibition.
Buy #l. on worth TtobMns HosHnr-ftorxx Seep of
your grocvr, send wrappers to Dobbins Soap Mf'ff
Ct>., Philadelphia, I'a. They will send you fr<H
of charge, postage paid, a Worcester Pocket Die
♦ i-oi lr\ . •. i in ill.' ", jTi.iusely il.
lubtrated. Offer good until August Ist only.
A Htratford boy died from meningitis, re
sulting from a black eye got at school.
FITS stop nod free ny Dk. KI.INE'S G firat
NEIIVK HESTOHEH. NO fits after first, day's
use. Marvelous euros. Troutisonnd $2.1>0 trial
bottlo free. Dr. Kline, 081 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Albert Lurch, West Toledo, Ohio, says:
" Hall's Catarrh Cure save I my life." Writu
liiia lor particulars. Sold by Druggists. 75c.
I have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
nii unfailing medicine.—l'. It. Loin, 1805 Scott
St, l'o\ ington, Ky„ Oct. I, IHHI.
Mrs. Winslow'sPoothing Fyrup for Children
teething, aofteustho gums,reduces inflamma
tion, a lht j s pain; cures wind colic. 25c u bottle.
If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp
son's Eye- water. Druggists sell at per bottlo
St. Vitus' Dance. One bottle Dr. Fonucr's
Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y.
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( ) How Old are You? ' )
You need not answer tho question, madam,
f ) for in your case ago is not counted by years. It
.• . will always be true that "a woman is as old (ftpx
fti) as she looks." Nothing sets tho seal of age f|lp
/ A so deeply upon woman's beauty as gray hair. i|g\
vJv It is natural, therefore, that every woman is
/f, \ anxious to preserve her hair in all its original
> / abundance and beauty; or, that being denied
tho crowning gift of beautiful hair, she longs mm
■ J to possess it. Nothing is easier than to attain
fctp to this gift or to preserve it, if already |g)
f'-K possessed. Ayer's Hair Vigor restores gray
( ) or faded hair to its original color. It does this
. s by simply aiding nature, by supplying tho
\ J nutrition necessary to health and growth.
zfA\ There is no better preparation for the hair / \
tjf than W
AYER'S HAIR VIGOR. ( , >
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A woman knows what a bargain M
9 really is. She knows better than a man.
p " BATTLE AX" is selected every time jd
r by wives who buy tobacco for their hus- £
gj bands. They select it because it is an honest *
!pj bargain. It is the bfgßest in size, the
P smallest in price, and the best in quality. p
H The 5 cent piece is almost as large as the 'i
/] 10 cent piece of other high_grade brands. jj
feglOin^lFte.T^SnKEgliL'S.ll^P^
rVSBV FARMER IN THE NORTH
ff® CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH.
nr can make twice ns much. Hp can sell nia Northern farm and pet twice an many acres for hts
SKI 1U"I1.-V down here. We sell Improved farms for ss m s.O nn nrrr. l'lenty of railroads font
©1 theiv Nodrouphts. Neither ton hot nar too cold climate just, right. Northern farmers are coming
every week. If yoi; are nterosted wMte for FREE pamphlet and ask all tho questions you waut to. 1
la a fftoasure tUS to answer them.
HOETHEKN IIO.MESEEKERS' LAND COMPANY, Somcrvlilc, Tcnu.
"The Best is, fye, the Cheapest." Avoid Imitation*
of and Substitutes for
SAPOLiO
"OLD STATE OF PIKE."
The Home of the Stark Brothers* Xurserle#
—One of tho ltlggost Institutions In tho
World—lts Trade Extends to Nearly
Every Civilized Nation on Earth.
St. Louis Ropublic, January 7,1893.
I One of the largest institutions in this slate
Is the Stark Bros.' Nurseries and Orchards
company In Louisiana, Mo., and Rockport, 111.
Jho trade of the firm extends not only
throughout the United States. Canada, Ger
many. France, Italy. Hungary and other for
rlgn countries, but it has a number of cus
tomers both tu New Zealand and Australia.
Eighty years ago there came from Kentucky
to Pike county the lata .Judge Stark, then a
young man fresh from Old Hickory's New
Orleans Tiamualgn. He started the nursery
and planted the first grafted orenarl in tho
state, having brought tUe scions on horseback
from Kentucky.
The business has desoended from father to
son, and is now conducted by tho third gener
ation, assisted by the fourth. Thla firm has
more than 100) traveling solicitors, and em
ploys more peoplo in its offices than would be
necessary to run a large manufacturing con
cern. Tho extensive packing houses of the
company are adjacent to tho city, connected
with tho railroad by special 1 racks. From
these packing houses hundreds of carloads of
trees aro shipped annually. The nursery
grounds embrace a number of farms con
venient to tho city, and even extends to Rock
port, 111., where there is a plant of several
million trees.
The peculiarity of tho concern Is tho estab
lishment of largo orchard-. These orchards in
'•4 states aggregate nearly 50,000 acres and
more than 8,500,000 trees on tli r partnership
plan. Ihe firm is also Interested in about as
many more trees on the co-operative arrange
ment. The nurseries have been beneficial not
only to their home, but Missouri owes no littlo
of her prestige as a fruit-growing region to tho
progress and work of development of t his firm.
'he exhibits of this firm, whenever made,
alt root great attention, and do much to adver
tise Ihe state. The firm pays large amounts
lor new varieties of fruit, and conducts tho
largest, business of tho kind in America, if not
in the world.
Louisiana, Mo. firms have more traveling
men upon tlie road for them than travel out
of any other city of the world of Its size. This
is largely due to tho large number of men em
ployed by the Stark Bros.' Nurseries, who fur
nish their men the most complete up-to-dato
outfit ever issued. They are increasing their
orco of salesmen daily aud room for more.