44 Circumstances Alter Cases/* In eases of scrofula, salt rheum, dys pepsia, nervousness, catarrh, rheumatism, eruptions, etc., the circumstances may be altered by purifying and enriching the blood uy and by Night— Atter the Kngngeinent— Preparations For Ma"r rlnge—(Jtiecr Wedding Cualoma. It is next to impossible for a mar riage engagoineut without the concur rence of tho elders of the family to be contracted in Porto llico. The con stant surveillance maiutaiuod over tlxe girls of the household aud their con tinned subjection to parental author ity, even atter reaching yenvs of ma turity, is a successful barrier to any thing sensational in contracting a life partnership. No association is toler uted that may lead to a mesalliance, uud few opportunities are afforded to create an attachment without tho full knowledge and consent of the heads of the family. Tho only ocoasious npon which this may happen are the larger social gatherings, supli as Mardi Gras balls and dances at the Casinos Espauoi, which occur several times a year. Young women are always surrounded with a suitable guard of chaperons by day and night. After reaching a place of social rendezvous tho young folk are allowed some liberty to promen ade, dance and chat together while those charged with guardianship sit near and take note of tho proprieties. The uttention of au inamorato to the object of his devotions must not be too ardent nor too continuous, he must not dauce with her more than twice, nor hover near loug enough to excite commont, which is prone to he prompt and free. Under these conditions tho susoop liblo young American who succumbs to the witching glance of a sweet, soft eyed senorita finds tho paths of love anything hint flower strewn. It re j quires heroic measures to break through the human walls of bristling duennas and scowling matrons that guard the a; in roan litis to her shy young heart. After an engagement is nnuounced the conditions aro changed. Hence forth they cau dauco only with each other. For centuries it lias been de creed to he a flagraut breach of pro priety for an affianced or married woman to step through the mazes of tho dance with any other than her fiance or husband. However, the chnperouage continues until marriage. Courtship must he conducted under the parental eye, members of tho household remaining in the room dur ing tho visits of men, and rarely can the sweet, loviue nothings he breathed without reaching other ears thau those for which they are intended. Some times the Argns watchfulness is re laxed for a few moments, which aro improved to the utmost, it can he imagined, hut nvo liable to ho broken into unexpectedly anil frequently by the scrupulous and anxiously responsi ble parent or matron in ehnrge. 11l the preparations for marriage the bridegroom is expected to provide a home according to his means, more or less completely equipped with house hold liuoa and all necessities for housekeeping. This in virtue of the sentiment that the bride must hriug to him nothing hut herself and her trous seau. Iu this country of fine lieedlo women this trousseau is something re markable in variety aud execution, often of such daiutiuess that many American brides might envy them. Porto Biean brides do not waste much tifne or money upon many street gowns or thoso for public display. It is to please the eye of the husband alone that all the arts of construction aro expended in house gowns, lingerie and negligees. A popular niodol is a cambric princess, the flout a mass of lace and drawn work round neck aud gossamer tight fitting or flowing angel sleeves. A number of tlieso enter into the outfit, each a marvel of exquisite work, according to tho purse or deft uess of fingers of the bride. A fashionable time for the marriage ceremony is from midnight up to two o'clock in the morning. The bride groom, with his immediate relatives and friends, proceeds to the home of tlrs bride, and from there a wedding procession is formed to the church. Carriages aro rarely used, the party, if living iu town, making tlio short jifurney oil foot, the bride walking with her godfather, the bridegroom with his godmother. Tho ceremony over, they return to the bride's home, where upon she lifts the veil from her head and throws it over that of her nearest girl friend, who cuts it into bits and distributes it among the unmarried guests. The bride then strips to pieces the orange btossoms of her crown, and also those which dcok her gown more or loss elaborately, aooordiug to the number of her guests, and a spray is presented to each. The fun then grows lively over oonntiug the blos soms, those full blown signifying years, tho half blown months ond the buds days whioh will intervene be fore the recipient's marriage. The bride thou retires to make a chaugo in another special feature of her array, the bridal which are elogant affairs, ornamented with white satin rosettes and orange blos soms and suspended from the waist by strands upon strands of white satin ribbons. Each garter is en closed in a pretty box and prosentod to her most intimate girl friend. The strands of ribbon are cut into pieces and distributed among the other guests. Then, simply attired iu the wedding gown, sometimes evon this laid aside for another, the bride anil bridegroom lead the dance, and tho festivities take the form of those Usual to snob occasions. Befreshmouts are served, never omitting ohooolate, whioh from the time immemorial has been the nuptial beverage, eo generally reoognized that when a friend wishes to ask the dale of a marriage the question takes the form of "When will chocolate be served?" After several hours of gayety the bridegroom takes his brido to their new home, and they begin a life of domesticity. They continue to be seen occasionally in society, but gen erally chaperoning some young friends, or chatting with their coil temporaries, or quietly and content edly moving through tlm dauce, al ways, invariably, with ouch other.— New York Herald. FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS. j United States Consul Dudley, writ' ing from Vancouver about the deposit! of platinum, osmium and associate! | metals in British Columbia, says thai k a leading mining engineer told liin that these substances were usually found in all places that yield gold. ID believes that much platinum is throwt away by tho miners without realizing its value. Search is now beginning 1 to he made in the river beds anil | gravels. Special inquiry having been madi ' of the State Department in regard tt the duty on druggists' soales in foreigr countries, a report has been received from France saying that as such arti cles are considered as "instruments ol precision" no duty is demanded. Ger many taxes them, and bases the rate on the material used in making their and the degree of finish and polisli imparted. On the other side of tho Atlantic the riveter, which operates by percussion, delivering a series of blows with a hammer as by hand, has almost (en tirely replaced that one which merelj squeezes the rivet. In this country, however, tho former device has been used only in an experimental way. In tho judgment of the Cotton and Wool lteporter, the most important advances in the department of dyeing of late are tho improvement of arlifi- i eial indigo aud tho production of cans- ! tio soda and bleaching powder more cheaply by elootrolysis thau by older j methods. The great novelty in cut glass this season is said to be a cameoliko pro- j duet made In alternate layers of trans parent aud translucent glass. The pattern is out through from oue layer to the other in such a manner as to - give the effect of a cameo. A Oi-oftt Enterprise. A worthy American citizen, having made a fortune, fared forth to see the world. European business ways and habits thoroughly disgusted this ner vously keen expert in money-making, and he poured forth his scorn to some friends he met in Paris. One of them, 1 knowing tho ignorauno of the old gentleman on subjects without the circle in which he had lived, ventured , on a joke. "I agree with yon," ho said; "1 ] agree with yon thoroughly. Why, do you know, sir, I was last week in a city of oue hundred aud twenty-live thousand inhabitants—aud I was overcome, sir—overcome to find they hadn't a livery-3table in tho city." No—you don't toll mo!" answered the victim. "Gentlemen, see there! Just consider that!" Then, jumping to his feet, as tho though struck him: "Why, geutlomen, a fortune's await ing some one there! Whore's the place? What's tho name of it?" "Venice," said tho joker. "Good! I'm tired of this place any way. I'll go right down there to morrow, and put a little horse-sense into the town. Gentlemen, you're in this good with me, if yon choose." Tlley were all in it, and they in vested their friend with powers pleni potentiary. The story has no dramatic point, save that it is a historic fact that Venice was visited. No oue ever heard an account of that visit, but for long afterward no participant iu the joke could got within hailiug-distaueo of the Bolf-appointed pioueer of Amer ican enterprise. Harper's Bound Table. Nppei! In Miirclitiig. Among the various qualities that go to make an army powerful and effi cient, tho speed of tho foot soldier must evidently bo one of the most iin- I portaut. If ho be slow of movement I be becomes but the target of a more j active foe, evon though armed with j more effioient weapons. The speed | of auy body of men must be tho speed of the slowest of their number, aud the force that can uniformly depend in traveling even a little faster thau the enemy has n material advantage. No English regiments have ever been scienticfioally trained to accomplish the fonts of long and rapid inarching, of which there are authentic records in two or three European armies. There can be no doubt that one of the ohief factors in the success of Sir Herbert Kitchoner's brilliant cam paign has boen the excellent marching of the troops. Any experiments, therefore, that aro being rnado for a definite inoreneo in tho speed to whioh the Boldier can be trained aro worthy of study.—Contemporary Review. What Golf Form Is, "Form" is everything in golf, as it was thought to be in rowing and othot athletic sports, until the yuungstors camo forward who utterly without form anil merely by pluck and skill won the lam-els from the brows ol those who had so long worn them. Whether or not form is all essential in the modorn game of golf will prob ably long remain an open quostion. Whether it is right or wrong, with professionals form is the whole thing. By is meant not the appearance of tie player to the eye of the ordin ary spectator, but the correctness of his swing and that particular attitudo of his body when playiug whioh ex perience has demonstrated to bo thq proper attitude aud the proper ewing for getting out of the game all thord is in it.—The Pathfinder. f > Dizzy? Then your liver isn't actingv.'ell. You suffcrfrom bilious ness, constipation. Aycr's Pills act directly or. the liver. For CO years the Standard Family Pill. Small I doses cure. 25c. All druggists. I "Want your moustache or bttunl aHbwTuli£ul*"if brown or rich black Then use BUCKINGHAM'S OYEff igrs j Do Your Feet Acheu ml Darn ? Shake into your niioea Allen's Foot-Ease, a powuer for the feet It makes Tiglr or K\v K tinea feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bun ions, Swollen, Hot, Callous, Aching and Sweating Feet. Sold by nil Druggists, Grocers und Shoe Stores. 25c Sample sent FREE. Address Alien S. Olmsted, Leltoy. N.Y. J ' A tank of chlorate of potash recently exploded in .a factory in Lancashire, England, with disastrous results. As the substance is not combustible in it self, although a powerful aid to com bustion under some circumstances, the disaster is net easy to account for. To Cure Constipation Forever, Take Csiscarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or2oc. if C. C. C. luil to cere, druggists refund money. Diamonds and other precious stones to the value of $20,000 0(;0 were import ed at New York during the last fiscal year. Three years ago the imports of this kind amounted to only $7,500,000. The market price of diamonds is now per cent, higher than it was a year ago. ORIGIN OF THE TERIV CADDIE. Ingenious Explanation of w amnion CJtolf Term by Frank Boyd. To some, at least, of tho unnumbered and innumerable host of golfers tho question may have occurred at one time or another—Whence ame the wprd "caddie"? Frank Eoyd, in his "Omitted Chapters in the History of Monifleth," which he contributes to "The Book of Monifleth Golf Links Ba zar," offers an ingenious as well as highly amusing explanation of the term. There was, he says, a Culdee, fir "Keledei," establishment at Moni fleth at one time, till the monks of Ar broath dispossessed the Culdees of their lands and made them their serv ants. One day it occurred to a monk, while having a game of goif, to make the Keledei carry his clubs. lie found this contributed greatly to his comfort. "The plan was adopted by the rest of the monks, and henceforth they never went out without being accompanied by their Keledei. Now you know," continues Mr. Boyd, "that in these parts the practice is to cut short words In which the letter T is used. A na tive, for instance, never says 'Bnlgray,' It is always 'Baigrie.' Thus it was natural that in the course of time the 'l' should drop out of the 'Keledei,' and It should ccme to sound like 'caydee,' and to this day this is how the word is pronounced by superfine Scotch youths. In the strong Forfarshire vernacular It was, however, broadened out. to 'cad die.' " As a matter of fact, the origin of the term "caddie" does not appear to have ever been satisfactorily explained. Jamieson, who defines caddie as one who earns a livelihood by running er rands, delivering messages, and so on, expresses the opinion that the term was originally the same with the French cadet, which, as he remarks, is sometimes used to denote a young per son in general. Dr. Murray, In his colossal work, holds the same view, but how the word came to be employed to denote the lad who carries a play er's golf clubs has still to be elucidated. —Literature. Dangcrons l'lace. First Tragedian—Just listen to this: "In California there are ostrich eggs weighing three pounds." 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Young Playwright—What did you think of my climax? Critic—lt was very welcome. "Yes, poor Mrs. Clabber died an unspeakably hard death." "What killed her?" "Lock aw." "How old arc you, little girl?" asked the kind lady of a three-year old. "I'se not old at all," was the re ply. "I's most new." 4 'Won't it be delightful when we all have flying machines?" 44 1 don't know about that; of course our credi tors will all have them, too." 44 L00k bow the bookkeeper is smil ing!" 44 Has his salary been raised?" 44 >io; the stenographer is lettiug him brag on his home-grown tomatoes." 44 You don't seem to have much to say about domestic affairs." 4 Won are mistaken, sir. I have a good deal to say, but I never get a chance to say it." ,4 The landlady says coffee still keeps up." 44 We11, I don't see how the coffee we get can keep up. it's so weak I should think it would go to bed." The Benedict. —When I am away from i ome my wife writes to me every day. The Baiholor—Well, it's your own fault. Why don't you leave her money enough to last a few days? If you'd content anil happy bo. Then lioeil tho maxim old. And neither give yourself away Nor let yourself be sold. 44 1s the cashier out?" he asked, as he looked around. "Xo," replied the president, as he glanced up from an examination of the books, "tho cash ier is not out; it's the bank that's out." Miss Antique—"Xo, I'm not going to Mrs. Whitelmir's reception." Miss Build—"Why not?" "Oh,she always talks about old times, and that makes me tired; I don't see how yon can stand her." "But, my dear, her sub ject is new to most of us, you know." A little girl, who was trying to tile a friend bowfthsetit-iuinde 1 her grand pa was, said: "lie walks around, thinking about nothing; and, when ho remembers it, he then foigots that what lie thought of was something en tirely different from what ho wanted to remember." A paper published in Paris roc?ntly contained tho following unique adver tisement: 44 A young man of agreeable presence, and desirous of getting mar ried, would like to make the acquaint ance of an aged and experienced gen tleman who could dissuade him from taking that fatal step." A young Scotch volunteer was wait ing at a railway station one windy day, anil the wind was blowing round his legs, which were quite bis e and very thin. An urchin with a big bull dog was Lying to keep it still. The volunteer looked very scared when the urchin cried out, 44 1 say, guvnor, you'd better move away, because my dog. thinks they're bones!" "Ho Lighted :* Match." The hulls of many tenements are dark. There should, uuder tho law, be a light burning, but it is one of the rarest, things to find one, says Jacob A. Biis in the Atlanti*. Tho thing seems well nigh impossible of accom plish incut. We had a curious instance at one time of the difficulties that sometimes beset reform. Certain halls that were known to be dark were reported suf ficiently lighted by the policeman of the district,and it was discovered that it was his standard that was vitiated. He lived in a tenement himself, aud was used to its giooin. So an order wns issued, defining darkness to the sanitary police. If the sink in the hall could ho made out, and tho slops overflowing on the floor, and if a baby could be seen on the stairs, tho bail was light; if, on the other hand, its shrieks were the first warning that it was being trampled upon, the hall was dark. Some days later the old qnestion arose about an Eliliidge street tenement. The policeman had reported the hall light enough. The president of the board of health, to settle it once for all, went over with me to see for himself. Tho hall was very dark. He sent for tho police man. "Did you see the sink in that hall?" he asked. The polieemau said ho did. "But it is pitch dark. How did you see it?" "I lighted a match," said the po liceman. XVu* Lorn a Colonel. One was from Kentucky, aud, of course, a colonel, and tho other had served in the northern army during the civil war. The had been discuss ing with rising heat the conduct of the Philippine campaign, when some re mark of the colonel's raised the north erner's ire and he said: "What do yon know about military matters, anyway?" "I am a colonel," replied the Kea tuckian, with dignity. "I dou't see what that's got to do with it," rejoined the northerner; "you were horn a colonel." And then for five minutes their ran- | tual friends were extremely busy try ing to pry them apart.—New York i Tribune. § ©fj gp THE LAUNDRY CLASS. In many of the schools of Domestic Science, Laundry work is now taught in a thorough and scientific manne., In the Laundry class-room Ivory Soap is always used to wash the articles that require special care and it is frequently used to the exclusion of all other soaps. It is as important to know the best materials for domestic use as to know the best methods for using them, and Ivory Soap is very generally recognized, by those who have carefully investigated the subject, as the safest and purest soap. Spanish Care Dweller* of To-day. I We commonly refer the cavo dwell ers to pre-historic times, but there j are still some of these people In parts I of Europe that are considered civiliz- j ed. Their primitive dwellings are, in some cases, natural caves, and in oth ers have been hewn out of the rocks. Some of these homes in Spain are de- j scribed by a writer. He says: "There is no need of an alts house in Alcala. One side of the hil. above the town is honey-combed with caves, which are used by the poor as dwellings, free of rent and taxes. These caves run in tiers, with paths between them, and before each is a garden in which grow the prickly pear, fig, vilas, maize and vegetables. The combination of rock and foliage gives the whole hillside that singular appearance of rocky fertility seen only in southern lands, and particularly in the presence of cactus growth. The people seemed quite as comfortably situated as many who lived in houses, and in general appearance the alms house hill of Alca la was more attractive than the gipsy quarter of Granada. Doubtless these caves have the advantage over ordi nary houses of being warmer in win ter and cooler in summer." A Cultured Monarch. Kiw Oscar 11, king of Norway and Sweden, is one of the most cultur ed men in Europe. He is remarkable in literature, his works comprising musical compositions, verse, Action, and many volumes on technical sub jects, and he has also translated into Swedish Gothe's Faust, which alone is a very great undertaking. He Is a Ane speaker, and in his youth had such a remarkably Ane and well train ed voice that it was considered one of his greatest gifts. The king, though now an old man, has a splendid pres ence, and in manner is simple and un affected. He spends many months of the year at Tullgarn, his grand old castle on the edge of the cliffs over hanging the sea, and one of Ills great est pleasures is drilling his little grandsons. DpufiH'SH Cannot He Cur: d Ity locnl nppllcivtionp.as they ennnot roach tho diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to euro deafness and that is by constitu tional rem'dio3. Deafness is caused by an in llnmed condition of tho mucous lining :■•• II: V r my case of Deafness (caused bv catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, Send for circulars, free. F. J. OHKNEY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7fic. Hall's Family Pills arc the best During the International Exposition soon to bo held at Buffalo, the Niagara Falls will be illuminated by huge elec tric searchlights, equipped with multi colored glasses, and arc lights will be operated in the Cave of the Winds. 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You Know SAPOLIO? T p -N use IT. I A few weeks ago the Krupp factory I turned out its twenty-thousandth | large gun for European armies. Brnnty Is IHoo