Improved Tco Fust. Mrs. Smith (thoughtfully)—l'm afraid 1 shall have to stop giving Bobby that tonic the doctor left for him. Mr. Smith (anxiously)— Why, Isn't he any better? Mrs. Smith—Ob, yes! But he has slid down the banisters six times this morn ing, broken the hall lamp, two vases, a pitcher and a looking-glass, and I don't feel as if I could stand much more.— Harper's Bazar. Cre%se and Increase* An elephant wears more creases to his trousers than any other animal. They seem to be sort of a kilt pleat with a bias slope. He is not very fashionable, but is up to date In talcing care of himself. Some sudden, violent pains crease, twist or contract the muscles or tendons, and this is the nature of a bad sprain. If neglected, the creases in crease, and so does the pain, until sometimes it is very difficult to straighten them out, but by the prompt use of St. Jacobs Oil, the friction or rubbing in its application and the curative qualities of the oil will smooth out the worst twist or crease and get the muscla in natural shape, where it will remain, re stored, strengthened, cured. Promptness in using it Insures prompt cure, And when the spruin is cured, it is cured for good. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces in Ham ma tion. allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c.a bottle. The B. & O. Southwestern has adopted new specifications for section houses. These struc tures are now being built with slate roofs and coat about s<ls a piece. The slate roof is found to be a preventative of fire from sparks. CASCARFT* stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken o* gripe; 10c. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the ci it-eased portions of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in flamed you have a rumbling sound or imper fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the intlain mat ion can IK- taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be de stroyed for ever. Nine cases out of tenure caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of tlie mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not IK* cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. .T. ORKNEY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. 75c. Hall's Family Pills arc the best. WHEN bilious or costive, eat a Cabaret, candy cathattic; cure guaranteed; 10c.. 25c. If afflicted witbsoreeyesuseDr. Isaac Thomp son's Eve-water. D ruugists sell ut 25c. uer bottle. FITS stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first day's use of 1)R. RUNE'S GREAT NERVE RESTORER. Free $2 trial bottle and treat ise, Send to Dr. Kline,93l Arch St., Phila., Pa. St. Vitus* Dance One bottle Dr. Fenner'a Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y. JUST try a 10c. box of Cascarets. the finest liver and bowe regulator ever made. Pieo's Cure for Consumption has no equal as n Cough medicine. —F. M. AHUOTT, 5183 .Seneca St., Buffalo, N. V., May 9,18114. The Kansas Methodist Conference has voted in favor of the admission of women. N"o-Toltuc for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bnc regulate or remove your desire lor tobacco? Saves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed. 60 cents and fcl.UO, at all druggists. The Bank of England was openend 202 years ago. Almost Blind Was my little girl, owing to scrofula trouble. She was treated by physicians and sent, to a hospital without being cuied. We resorted to Hood's StirHapnriUA, and in a week we could see a chnnxe. We continued giving her this medicine, and to-day her eyes are perfectly well; there is not a blemish on her skin, and. she is the picture of health." B. C. ALLEN, 221 West 61st Street, New York, N. Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is sold by all drugglsts. Price sl, six for $5. Dili** Are prompt, efficient and ROOQ 5 rlllS easy in effect. 25 cento. ; 0 1 i W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE | * BEST IN THE WORLD. J £ For 14 years this shoe, by nferit slone, hss Jjf distanced sll competitors. w Indorsed by over 1,000.000 wearers as the •JJ best In style, fit and durability of any shoe Jg ever offered at 00. 5K jg It is made in all tbe LATEBT SHAPES and £ ft STYLES and of every variety of leather. <j> a One dealer in a town given exclusive salo (U ft and advertised in looal paper on receipt of $ ft reasonable order. Write for catalogue to Ui W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton. Mass. STANDARD OF THE WORLD. MOO to all silks. I POPE MFO. CO.. Hartford, Conn. Catalogue free from dealers or by mail for one 2-cent stamp. PNUI3 CHILDREN'S CORNER. GOOD READING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. How Folly Helped Dancing nri One Stilt —George Washington Was Horn Fl). 11 and Not 22 as Is Popularly Understood to He the Case. Summer Days. Jj I' P THE dale nnJ /I I bourne, O'er the meadow swift we fly; Now we sing;, and f now we mourn. m- now we sigh -p*L\> *mL By the Kraa B y- ' fringed river, If Throus h the murmuring reeds we sweep; Mid the lily-leaves we quiver, To their very hearts we creep. Now the maiden rose is blushing At the frolic things we say, While aside her cheek we're rushing, I-lke some truant bees at play. Through the blooming groves we rustle. Kissing every bud we pass,— As we did it in the bustle, Scarcely knowing how it was. Down the glen, across the mountain. O'er the yellow heath we roain. Whirling round about the fountain Till its little breakers foam. Bending down the weeping willows, While our vesper hymn we sigh; Then unto our rosy pillows On our weary wings we hie. There, of idlenesses dreaming, Fearce from waiting we refrain. Moments long as ages deeming, Till we're at our play again. now l'oliy Helped. Little Poily has found away to be useful. Polly is nearly 6 years old, and a very mischievous, frolicsome little miss. Not long ago Polly's older brother, Ben. was coasting down a steep hill, lying flat on his sled. As fate would have it, just as be neared the bottom and was going very fast, he ran into a cutter driven by his uncle. When they picked him up he was unconscious, and both of his arms dangled helpless ly at his sides. At first they thought he was killed, but the doctor soon brought him around, although both of his arms were broken. Polly didn't fully understand what the matter was, and she felt very much grieved because they wouldn't let her go in to see Pen. "I won't 'sturb him," she said; "I'll comfort him. I'll be uffsful." But Polly's mother knew how Polly was useful, and refused to let her go in. Two or three days of suffering passed for Ben, ana then one afternoon Polly was allowed to visit him. He lay on the sofa by the window, very pale and quiet, with his arms fastened close to his side and covered with little boxes. Polly looked very sympathetic, the tears swimming in her eyes, and she was as quiet as any mouse. Her mother left the room for a moment. While she was gone Ben puckered up his nose, wrinkled his forehead and called cut complainiugly: "Ma, my nose itches, and I can't reach it." Up jumped Polly in an instant, "f'll stwatch it," she said, and in a moment she had seized a paper cutter and was gravely rubbing Ben's nose with the edge of it. When her mother came back Polly looked around trium phantly. "I am uffsful," she said, proudly. And after that, by the special request of Ben, Polly was appointed head nosc scratcher and assistant to the nurse. Dancing on One 61 lit. No doubt you have found It difllcult to walk on a pair of stilts without fall ing off, but what would you think of walking on a single stilt fifteen feet high, as some of the Hindoo Jugglers do? The juggler i 3 mounted on a stiff bamboo pole, the top of which is tied to a girdle worn around his waist. A small cushion is fastened a few feet down the pole, which acts as a leg rest. The acrobat hops around a large space in the liveliest way, uttering cheer ful shouts and accompanied by the tap ping of a curious drum. He also exe cutes a sort of dance, and goes through a little pantomime. It is a marvelous feat of equilibrium. To walk on a pair of stilts as high as this would be a performance worthy of exhibition on our variety stage. But to hop around on one is quite another thing. The same man can do' many other wonderful things. He appears abso lutely perfect in the art of balancing. He can balance a very light stick on his nose and a very heavy one on his chin, and then throw the heavy one into the air with his head and catch it on the end of the light one. When balancing these two sticks, end on end, he will make one revolve in one direction and the other in the other. He puts one hand on a flat circular stone, throws his feet up into the air and balances a stick on each of them. At the same time he revolves rapidly in the pivot formed by his arm and the stone. Flcnlcft in Winter. Country girls, who certainly have the art of getting up picnics, may have plenty of them in summer, and, for all we know, in winter, also, but we are not positive whether they have ever had what our New York girls are call ing a "winter picnic." It is a great mistake to think that New York girls are formal, and above doing anything in the way of'amusement which may be by some considered "not as other people do." For real fun and innocent pleasure they are always ready to try anything hew, and are not afraid of public opinion. A "winter .picnic," as it reads, conveys nothing to the mind; but wait until you hear what it is, and ben the fun of it may be appreciated. There is to be one given shortly here In town, and those who have been asked are in eager anticipation of the result. All the girls are asked to bring some sort of food or refreshment, and lie one who is at the head of it has ar ranged the detaHs so systematically that there will be no possibility of two girls bringing the same supper. One girl will bring sandwiches, another cake, another tea and sugar, another fried oysters, another chicken or lob ster salad, etc., just as they do at a picnic in the country. The hampers will be taken into the dining room and unpacked there. No servants are al lowed until after the meal is over, and then they will come in to clear away the debris. Half the fun of a picnic Is the setting of the table and the un packing of the well-filled baskets. All superfluous sofas, tables and divan 3, lamps and chairs will be taken out of the drawing-room and dining-room, leaving only what is necessary. Kitch en tables are to be used, and evergreen trees have been ordered from the florist to put about the room'to give it a more rustic appearance. The men have not been mentioned yet, but, of course, plenty of them have been asked to come, and, not being as sanguine as the girls, they are wondering whether It will be a success or a bore. One young man is very much exercised as to "whether the fellows will be allowed to smoke or not. They always do at picnics!" Of course, there will be the inevitable Virginia reel, and there is some talk of an impromptu vaudeville performance, so much the fashion now. Some of the girls have prepared chor ruses to sing, and there will perhaps be a little mandolin or banjo playing. "Hygienic Iloimes" Invented. What is called a "hygienic house" has just been built by a Dutch physi cian, and illustrates rather forcibly the possibility of preventive measures being worse to undergo than several maladies. The walls of this extremely modern and scientific dwelling are made of parallel plates of ground glass several inches apart, with a con centrated solution of alum or salts of soda between them. These plates are fixed in metal frames, by which they are built together. The roof Is not translucent, and is made of materials which are impervious to heat, thus keeping out the sunshine and holding in the warmth of the rooms. The house is entered by an underground door, to which a stair leads. The air also enters underground, and passes through a microbe filter of cotton wool and glycerine. It circulates through the rooms by means of gratings, and escapes under the roof. The house is heated by the sun, except when a stove is found to be necessary. The salt so lutions between the panes absorb the heat by day and give it forth by night. In the summer the air is cooled by its passage underground, and tempers the tropical warmth of the climate. The illumination inside is diffused from all parts of the walls, but there are no windows out of which the inhabitants can look, and it is difficult to see how they will endure life in a place so hor ribly wholesome—and dull. For Fun at a Party. "Who's Got the Whistle?" is a game with no end of fun in it. Most of the party—at least all who do not know the game—should be excluded from the room where the fun is going on. Blind fold one of the girls or boys who haven't learned the trick and place him in the center of a circle, in which all the other players are sitting, just as if "hunt the slipper" were to be played. While the blindfolding is in progress let some person slip up quietly and tie the whistle by a long string to some part of the dress of the blindfolded one. The game consists in getting hold of the whistle and blowing it while the blindfolded player tries to guess who has it. Of course he has the whis tle himself, and until he discovers the trick the fun runs high. When he has found the whistle another player can be called into the room and blindfold ed and the trick played again. Washington's Two BIrt IKIUVN. Really Washington was born on Feb ruary 11, Instead of February 22. The record in the Washington family Bible shows that George was born on the 11th day of February, 1732, and the first known celebration of the event was on February 11, 1784, when Wash ington was at the height of his power and fame. Why, then, do we celebrate February 22? Under the old method of counting time, called the old style, no account ot leap year 3 was made, and gradually the calendar ran behind, so to speak. When the new and correct calendar was adopted Washington's birthday, which was February 11, O. 5. (old style), became February 22, new style. Growth of Population In Europn. A statement published in the Euro pean Economist gives some facts with regard to the growth of population in the various countries of Europe during the decennial period 1885-95. The ag gregate increase was 29,922,800. Some states have advanced greatly. For ex ample, Russia added 12.510.500 to her existing population; Germany, 4,522,- G00; Austro-Hungary, 3,502,200; Great Britain, 2,452,400; Turkey, 1,100,000. snd France, G7.100. Concern lag American Negroes. The taxable wealth of the negro pop ulation oi the United States is over $300,000,000. There art ! church bodic4 Y'U.h.! Church pTophrty •valued at ovea* $20,000,000. -There are over . one thousand c ollege, trained col ored'ministers. We rather enjoy the companionship of a chronic grumbler. It's the fel low who isn't fitted with a safetv ralve that make* u." feel apprehensive. iIOUaJtUIOLII AFFAIRS. THE GOOD OLD THINGS. Wo u?0'l to have old-fii-liioue 1 things, like hominy and greens. Wo used to have just common soup mado out of pork and beans; Cut now its bouillon, consomme, and things made from a book. And Pot au Feu nud Julienne, since my daughter's leurned to cook. We used to have a piece of boot —just ordin ary meat, # And pickled pigs' feet, spare ribs, too, and other things to eat; While now its fillet aud ragout, and leg of mutton braised. And raacaroui nu gratin, and sheep's head Hollundnised. The good old things have passod away, in silent, sad retreat; We've lots of high-fa!utiu' things, but noth ing much to eat. And while I Lever say a word, and always pleasant look, Vou bet I've had dyspepsia sinco my daugh ter's learned to cook. —Uurt Challis, in Good Housak^.epl^g. BEITER roll HOUSE PLANTS. It is better for house plauts if the soil be loosened about the roots once a week. This allows the air to reach the roots, and assists the evaporation of tho excessive moisture when they have had too much wetting. Always have the water at least as warm as the temperature of tho room when using it upon plants.—New York Sun. WASHING FROSTY WINDOWS. Often the window glass requires to bo cleaned, but it is so cold and the ftir so full of frost that it does not seem advisable to wash the glass with water. Try a flannel cloth ; noisten it with paraffin oil and rub the glass with it. Have at hand a fresh flannel sloth and rub over the glass with it. This method will give better results than soap and water.—Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. SUET FOR COOKING PURPOSES. To render suet, take firm, yollow kidney variety, cut it line and put it in a kettle with one teacupful of water; it should then be cooked slow ly, boing careful that it does not get too hot, as that makes it strong aud hard. Strain it just before all the water is cooked out, then mix it with one-third lard to prevent its gnttiug too hard. For biscuit, pie crust, cookies and tho like, this is preferred to pure butter, and it is superior to lard for many things. It does not have any objectionable "tallow taste" unless it is allowed to get too hot while rendering it. THE BEST USER OF OATMEAL. Oats yield most of their nutrient principles to boiling water, therefore jatmeal gruel and oatmeal water rep resent a lair proportion of their nour ishing strength. Oatmeal gruel, es pecially excellent for invalids, is pre pared by adding an ounce of washed jatmenl and a pnch of sait to three pints of water, then boiling down to two pints, straining, allowiug it to cool and pouring off the clear liquor. A few raisins added toward tho close of tho boiling impart an improved fla vor. Sugar, lemon juice, nutmeg and spice are sometimes added to improve tho flavor. With beef tea oatmeal gruel is of value in the sick room, and the two are combined in this manner : Mix two tublespoonfuls of oatmeal with two of cold water, add to a pint of strong beef tea, boiling; boil six minutes, stirring all the tiiro, then strain through a tine sieve and scive hot. , Oatmeal water is prepared by boil ing oatmeal in considerable water and straining it. Added to the milk given bottle-fed babies, it prevents coagula tion of the caseine of tho milk in large, firm curds, and is also mildly laxative. A littlo- salt should be ad ded to the water while boiling. —De troit Free Frees. RECIPES. Cranberry Fie—Three tablespoon fills of Hour, three tablespoontuls of lard and a little salt make crust for one pie. For tilling: Three cups cranberries stewed with one nud oue hftlf cups of sugar; bake in a quick oven. Cream Pudding—One large cup of sugar, one of Hour, six eggs and a pint of cream. Feat together the yolks and sugar; whip the cream and put into a sieve; stir in the Hour and cream alternately; stir in tho whites of the eggs, lightly, tho last thing. Season with powdered orange peel and bake as sponge cake. Servo with butter and sugar sauce. Foamy Sauce—Cream half a cup of butter; add one cup of powdered sugar, one teaspoouful of vanilla, and two tablespoonfuisof any kind of fruit svrup. Just before serving stir in one-quarter of a cup of boiling water ; stir well, then heat in tho white ol one egg previously beaten to a froth, ami coutinue the beating till tho sauce is foamy. Savory Minco of Beef—Cut one pound of cold roast beef into thin slices, aud fry with two tablespoon fills of butter and a small minced onion until brown; stir in two tablespoon fuls of Hour and add a pint of white broth or water, half a cup of the thickest part l'rom a can of tomatoes, half a dozen mushrooms, one tea spoonful of salt, one-fourth of a tea spoonful of pepper. Heat all thor oughly anil serve. Baked Onions—Use the largo Spaa ieh ouious. Wash them clean, but do not peel, and put into a saucepan, with slightly salted water; boil an hour, replacing the water with more, boiliug hot, as it evaporates. Turn oil the water and Jay tho onions in a cl6th to dry them well; roll each one in a picco of buttered tissue paper, twletiug it at tho top to keep it on, and bake in a slow oven about au hour; peel them and place in a deep dish and brown slightly, basting well with butter; Benson with a linif tea spoonful of salt and a halt talt-'pooii of pepper. The Old Virginia Fiddler. What lins become of the old Virginia fiddler, whose services used to he In in cessant demand at this season of the year, and who was known and greeted by all the young people for miles aroundV Of old, there could be no Christmas in the country without him. He was as indispensable as the children's stock ings, the egpnogg bowl, the roasted shoat, the mince pie or the stuffed tur key. He was the important function ary at every dance, and called out the figures In an unchangeable voice, which grew fiercer and fiercer as he warmed up to his work. Has our old friend disappeared? Is his fiddle crack ed and his bow unstrung? Has he been unable to withstand the invasion of his territory by the piano and the piano agent? We fear so. We hear of him very seldom now; whereas in the times agone, at Christmas his name was on every tongue, and his bow was a scep ter wielded over many willing subjects. Happily for him that he found suitable eulogists before his type was extinct. Dr. George W. Bagby, that great hu moristandplayerupon the heart strings of men, In numerous sketches, and the founder of this paper, in his delightful, realistic reminiscences, have both de scribed and immortalized the old Vir ginia fiddler. And well they did; for he is becoming as rare as the buffalo upon the Western prairies. But well he served his day and generation be fore he laid down "de fiddle and de bow."—Richmond Dispatch. wild vok. The yak, or wild ox of Tibet, has sufficient spirit to turn and attack a hunter. If it had more perseverance it would prove a dangerous enemy. Col. 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Pres ently he raised his head and stopped lashing his sides. Evidently he tuts getting over his anger. I threw myself on the ground, and without taking my ayes from hint, crawled backward some sixty feet. Then I jumped up and walked away as fast as possible. I did not breathe freely until some i-'OO feet lay between us. A demy folio volume Is 18 by 11 inches. BUCKINGHAM'S DYE For the Whiskers, Mustache, and Eyebrows. In one preparation. Easy to apply at home. Colors brown or black. The Gentlemen's favorite, because satisfactory. n. r. IULt., Co., Prnprirtor,. X.fhiii, N. 11. Suhl by all liriiggUti. ■; I w "yffl WW ilTft WW 1 11 ' ff WfIHWHII nll( i health making nrc included in the ma k' n R °f HIRES uAlfflr Rootbccr. The prcpa \Yy ration of this great tcm |dSL pcrancc drink is an event iPTB °fi m P ortancc in a million mnjj well regulated homes. I HIRES i• fm Rootbeer flill I SIH R 00(1 h cn lth. m i, " ITB Invigorating, nppctiz- Hlr' : 'HI satisfying. 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