Bxeciet, of Ullnd Croatnreft.
Naturalists declare that there are 172
species of blind creatures known to
science, but many hundreds of species
of blind cave insect 3 have been dis
covered in recent years. They are
mostly white, either from lack of th)
stimulus of light or from bleaching of
the skin. Some species have small
eyes, and some have none. There are,
no doubt, many more species still to
be discovered, as nearly every descrip
tion of fish found in the sea at great
depths, where the light cannot pene
trate, is quite blind. To make up for
the lack of sight they are provided
with feelers most delicately construct
ed. Blind insects, as well as ft h are
found in the Mammoth Cave oi Ken
tucky, and in fact, blind creatures a.e
common In all situations not othcrwir. •
hostile to the existence of animal life
where light is absent. The want of
sight in these creatures is believed to
be the direct effect of the absence of
the stimulus of light, for in most casc3
rudimentary eyes are found, proving
the fact of degeneration.—New York
Weekly
! cp'd Transit Preserves the Poaco.
E-octrieity has brought us many
blessings. Its latest benefit is found
in t!;o falling off of applications f
summonses in the City Court, which
hitherto lias rejoiced in the settling
of cases "arising out of street obstruc
tions, and quarrels of cabmen, 'bus
drivers and carters." The relief of
the street traffic consequent upon the
opening of the underground electric
railways is given as the cause for this
linppy state of affair*. —London
Snherc.
—AI things green have a liardy
growth in England. The garden
hedge there i- compact and beautiful
more so than .n any windy country.
PUTNAM FAOEI.ESR DYES do not spot, streak
or give your goods an unevenly dyed appear
ance. bold by all druggists.
Andrew Carnegie believes in being gen
erous while lie is alive, ami does not de
fer the manifestation of his charity un
til death lias parted him from hit wealth.
Last year his gifts amounted to $3,000,000.
In 1801) lie gave away 000,000.
How's Thi
We offer On Hundred P dlars Howard for
any -RISO oi' Catarrh that cannot bo cured bv
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
i'\ J. CUKNEY & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
Wc, the undersigned, have kn-.wn l-\ J. Che
ney for the last 15 years and believe him pc r
feotly honorable in all bu ineas trans'ieiiona
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
WES T SS TUUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WAI.DINO, KIN NAN FC MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of tho system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Bold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills nr.- the best.
There were 295,752 marriages in France
during the year 1899.
\vai<-u iron Ruj Inli
get Carter's and you will get the best every
time."lnklings" free. Curler sink Co., Boston.
The record running high jump is six
feet live and three-quarters inches.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften thegums, re-luc m intlamuia
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25cabotUo
The hairdresser feels no compunctions
about dying an old maid.
Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as a cough cure. .T. W. O'JP: i s !'i iiird
Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. G, 1900.
The unsuccessful man realizes that there
is plenty of room at the bottom.
Profmioual aiml I'coplo t
If you would clear your head of pain and
heaviness tako Garfield Hcadacko Powders,
a remedy that acts quickly and surely, that iu
not cathartic, that is genuinely good.
In twenty years tho population of Los
'Angeles, Cal.. baa increased 100,009.
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
What suffering frequently results
from a mother's ignorance; or more
frequently from a mother's neglect to
properly instruct her daughter 1
Tradition says "woman must suf
fer," and young women are so taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she nced9
treatment, and her mother should sco
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examina
tion ; but no mother need hesitate to
Trite freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
1
Mrs. August rfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis., mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrot-
Mrs. l'inkham in January, Is'JSi. saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell, and was generally
miserable. Mrs. l'inkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date of
March. IH!>9, the mother writes Spain
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter of all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
JH. If I
MSLM
A Delicious Salad.
A delicious salad may bo made of tho
turkey meat. Cut the meat into dice
and mix with it an equal quantity of
celery. Season with salt, paprika, on
ion juice and capers, and servo 0:1 let
tuce leaves with a mayonnaise dress
ing, to which some whipped cream has
been added. Both white and dark meat
may be used, and if tho supply is small
very tender veal will not detract from
the flavor. /
A Compote or eir.nm,
For a compote of quinces peel, quar
ter and core six that are ripe and
sound and boil them in water enough
to keep tnem from burning until they
are tender. Remove the pieces of fruit
and make a syrup of one-half cupful of
water and one-half cupful of sugar.
Then add the fruit and boil for five
minutes! Remove the quinces to a glass
dish and boil the syrup until it it.
thick. When it 13 cool pour it over the
quinces.
Fricassee or I.amb.
A delicious fricassee of iamb may ne
made by cutting the neck and shoul
der into small pieces, dredging it with
flour which has been seasoned with
salt and pepper, and sauteing it in but
ter until it is brown. The next step is
to add to it hot water to more than
cover it, and cook slowly until tho
meat falls from the bones. Remove
the bones, return the meat to the stew
pan, add a slice of onion, a small to
mato and cook for half an hour. Re
move the onion, put the meat in the
centre of the platter anil arrange
dumplings around it. Serve the sauce,
of which there should be plenty, in a
gravy boat, separately.
Spring; Cltioken witli Oysters.
Singe and draw a small, tender
chicken of about two pounds; wipe it,
inside and out, with a wet towel; cut
tile neck close to the breast, leave the
skin over tjhe breast long to envelop
tho breast; cut tho legs close to the
body, and cut them in two; cut the
body ill six pieces. I-cavc the breast
and wings in one piece. Put one and a
half tablespoons of butter in an earth
en cocotte, put it on the chafing dish;
stand directly over the flame. When
the butter has melted put in first all
tho dark meat and the carcass; six
minutes after put in the breast. Sea
son with one-level teaspoon of salt, one
level saltspoon of pepper; cook 20 min
utes uncovered, not too fast, and talc
ing care to turn and baste each piece,
so that every one shall become of a
golden brown. Meanwhile prepare one
quart of oysters, drain off the liquor,
put them in boiling water one minute;
dry them well with a towel, remove
the tendons, trim, and after the chick
en lias cooked 20 minutes add them to
it. Make room in the cocotte, so that
the oysters will go to the bottom; cook
three minutes after putting in the oys
ters. With the fork arrange nicely all
the pieces, putting the breast on the
top with some of the nicest oysters
over it. Serve from the cocotte. If
not at band, the cliafling msh could be
used instead, allowing four minutes
less for the cooking.—Harper's Bazar.
notMftliohl Hints.
Tomato soup is improved by a few
slices of oranges just before serving.
A thick felt under the table cloth
avoids noise and saves wear on the
cloth.
Onions are particularly healthful,
and should be indulged in more fre
quently than tlicy are.
To make tough meats tender put a
spoonful of vinegar into the water in
which they are boiling.
To remove grease spots from silk
moisten the spots with chloroform and
rub with a clotli till dry.
Excellent dishcloths may be made
from old white Holland curtains after
tho stiffening has been boiled out.
Newspapers moistened and torn into
hits and strewn over a matting cov
ered floor will aid greatly In the sweep
ing.
Soiled white fur can be cleaned by
rubbing it in successive changes of
flour and then hanging it for a time in
tho open air.
Black silk and black satin are great
ly improved by wiping them with spir
its of wine diluted with a little water,
and wipe it on the right side.
In a room flooded with sunshine it
Is wisest to use wall paper In which
green predominates. With so much
light repose and toning are needed.
A small novelty in table furnishing
is tho cold meat platter, which is per
fectly flat like a bureau tray, but with
a similar but slighter upright rim.
Currant jeliy and turnips are the
natural accompaniments of mutton. A
pretty way to serve the turnips is to
cut them In two after tlicy are cooked,
scoop them into cup shapes and fill
with green peas.
If the point or end of the breast bone
next the vent of any fowl, game bird,
etc., bends easily to pressure, you can
safely say the bird is young. If the
bird bo broken or doctored, then nip
the flesh across bh.tt of wings or neck,
between finger and 'humb. when the
fingers will sink into tho flesh of the
bird if it is young.
Fnmilinr Exaiiiplpn.
"Mention some familiar examples of
successive layers."
"Yes, sir. Hens and jelly cakes, sir."
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
BEST WAY TO FIND A MAN.
Uitually a Letter-currier Can Trace Him*
If Any One Can.
"I used to think that the letter car
rier was one public official who had
no perquisites attached to his job,"
said a New Orleans lawyer, "and I
sympathized with him accordingly.
But recently," he continued, "I dis
covered that 1 was in error. One day,
a few weeks ago, the carrier dropped
in at my office with the usual batch of
mail, and, as he was going out, asked
whether I knew any such a man as
John Soandso—l've forgotten the
name ho mentioned —living on the
block. T don't recall such a person,'
I replied; 'have you a letter for him?'
'No, sir,' said the carrier, 'I was just
trying to locate him for a real estate
agent up town. If I find the right ad
dress I get a $.lO dollar bill.' That ex
cited my curiosity, and in response to
my questions the carrier made the
matter plain.
" 'lt's like this,' he said. 'The real
estate agent is settling up some estate
and lias lost track of one of the heirs.
He thinks he's in town, but he doesn't
know where to look for him, so he
came to the delivery department of the
pcstoffice as the best place to get a tip.
It turned out that none of the boys
had such a man on their routes, and
he then asked us to make inquiries and
hung up this S2O reward for the first
information. It is perfectly legitimate,
and there's nothing about it that inter
feres with our work, so everybody's
trying to nail the twenty for a pres
ent.'
"The story interested me, and I
asked him whether they were called on
often for data of that character. 'Why
yes,' he replied, 'pretty frequently. As
fa ras addresses ar econcerned, the
carrier department is far and away the
best information bureau in town. You
see, we not only keep track of the res
idents, but we are pretty well posted
as to tho transients, also. Anybody
who remains here for a week or longer
Is tolerably certain to receive mail of
some kind, and the majority of it goes
to a particular street and number in
stead of the general delivery. That
gives us a line on them which couldn't
be obtained through any other chan
nel. Then, again, the people who live
here are continually moving and may
have changed their address two or
three times since the last issue of tho
directory. We keep track of all that,
and even when they go out of town
temporarily we are likely to know
where they are, in order to forward
stray mail.
" Taken altogether, we are quite apt
to locate anybody desired, and when
we make special inquiries, as I am do
ing in this case, it is next door to a
sure thing.' I asked him what class of
people applied to the carriers as a rule.
•Lawyers principally,' ho said, 'who
are working up evidence in different
cases and want to find witnesses.'"—
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Underground I.abor In Kugland.
The last half of the 19th century
should form a red-letter period in the
memory of the British coal miner. Not
only lia3 it brought him to such finan
cial prosperity that he can afford to
"take holiday" for nearly half his
working time, but the improvements
effected below ground have greatly
diminished the former risk to health
and life. At a meeting of the Midland
Institute of the Mining Engineers, the
president showed from trustworthy
statistics that the number of fatali
ies consequent on colliery explosions
amounts to only 9 percent of the
average between 1851 and 1855. There
is consequently a saving of 91 percent
in human life through the lessened
frequency of explosions. It is much
the same with all other underground
accidents; in every instance, they are
far fewer and less destructive than
they formerly were. Such as do occur,
too. are largely the result of the
men's own recklessness; they persis
tently break rules expressly intended
to save them from harm. The chief
cause' of accidents at present is the
falling of roofs and sides, entirely ow
ing to their not being properly tim
bered. But no amount of reasoning
will convince the average pitman that
he owes it to himself and his family
to see that the requisite support Is af
forded. Pit-owners are always most
anxious to have this done, but defects
are rarely brought to their knowledge
until too late for remedy. In the mat
ter of ventilation, so great is the im
provement that, apart from accidents,
underground labor has become a3
healthy as overground.—London
Globe.
A Itcinnrknhlc Sight.
One of the most remarkable sights
ever witnessed hy man was that do
scribed by Captain Pendleton, a Brit
ish whaler. He was following his
profession around Deception Island in
the Antartic waters when he sighted
an iceberg that had just fallen from
an ice cliff 800 feet high. The berg
appeared to be about 100 feet
deep and two-thirds of a mile in
length. The eaptain, wishing to ob
serve the cliff or face of the ice from
which this berg had dropped, sailed
near it and saw high above the top
masts, at least 280 feet above the
level of the sea, the body of a largo
whale perfect, save for the head,
which had broken off and gone with
the berg. A portion of this whale was
secured by the whaler, who took eight
or 10 barrels of cil from it, while the
rest afforded food for the sea birds.
This whale was embedded nearly in
the centre of the cliff, 520 foot from
the tcp, and the question is how did
tho whale get there and how long had
it been there? It was a sulphur bot
tom and was between 00 and 70 feet in
length.
Iltom' Proepect of Freedom.
Howard Gregg, of San Francisco,
who spent several years In Johannes-
I burg, says that the Boer is not fight
! lng for a hopelessly lost cause. By
that, he continued, I do not mean that
he will again occupy the position he
1 did prior to the commencement of hos
i tilitieo, but I am inclined to the opln
j ion that sooner or later a peace will
! be declared, In which greater or lees
freedom and independence to the Boers
as a nation will bo guaranteed. Cer
! talnly Edward Vll.'s proclamation
naming Milner as a paramount lord of
tho Transvaal would seem to point in
this direction. If England doesn't
compromise with the Boers they will
make her tenure of tho country a dis
-1 agreeable and expensive thing. I bc
lievo they can keep up the guerilla sys
j torn of warfare they have embarked
on for years, and so long as any of
i them are left in the field bearing arms
England will be forced to maintain a
j heavy military establishment in South
; Africa, so heavy indeed, that It will
| soon prove a heart-breaking strain to
j tho taxpayers.
A single workman can cut by baud
I G.OOO watch glasses a day.
TToxalr's Crnp Cnrn
la the only remedy in tho world thnt enrea nnd
j prevents Croup, Pneumonia nnd Diphtheria
I No opium and 110 nausea. 60 cents.
A man seldom enjoys good health while
i he has it.
Garfield Kcadnche Fowders are made from
j herbs thnt many peoplo use every day, and
! other products known to be effective in coring
Headache, Nervousness and Neuralgia. They
j contain no opium, bromides or narcotics; they
' aro not cathartic; they euro quickly.
In Foul h Australia there arc only eighty
\ five women for every 100 men.
Women use seventeen times as many
gloves as men.
Throw physic to tho dogs—if you don't
want the dogs ; but if you want good diges
tion chew Beoman's Pepsin Gum.
The value of all Kansas products for
1900, including animals slaughtered, is
placed at $187,796,400.
Frcy'e Vcriiiifii^c
' Eradicates worms. It cures. 25c. Druggists
or by mail. K. <fc S. FBEY, BAI/TIMOIUE, MD.
j About 7000 people in Paris are employed
j in the preparation of human hair for the
j market.
IQHIFOR STUEStGTH!
i
Weak Nsrves, Tired, Exiiausled
Bodies.
! Tie Complaint of Thousands upon
Thousands.
Health and Strength are
Within Your Grasp.
Cr. Greene's Nervura Makes You
Strong and Well.
It is tho Great Restorative of Brain
and Nerves.
Oh, those nerves of ours, how they
do bother us! Weak, tired, and ner
vous is the complaint everywhere.
We overwork, dissipate, weaken our
bodies, ruin our health, and finally
break down. Sleeplessness and indl
j gestion are early symptoms, for the
nerves are too exhausted and Irritable
to permit rest, and tho stomach too
weak to digest food.
It is nerve and brain exhaustion
which makes the brain tired, and tho
arm nerveless, the limbs trembling,
the muscles weak, and the whole body
without strength, energy or ambition.
It is loss of nerve and vital power
which is slowly but surely sapping the
very llfo itself, and unless help Is
sought from the right source, the end
will bo shattered nerves, insanity with
softening of the brain, nervous pros
tration, heart failure, paralysis or pre
mature death.
Bewaro of such symptoms! A well
known druggist, Charles W. Eggles
ton, 329 Park Avenue, Worcester,
Mass., suffered from nervous prostra
tion and all Its terrible symptoms. He
writes tho following letter telling what
he knows Is the best way to get well.
"Somo time ago I was taken with
nervous prostration, I suffered terribly
with my nerves and could get no sleep
at all. I became fearfully exhausted,
my stomach was in terrible condition
from dyspepsia, and 1 could eat hardly
anything.
"I used several medicines but with
out benefit. Being in the drug busi
ness myself, and having had many
customers speak in the highest terms
of Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy, I determined to try It.
After taking only one-half bottle I be
gan to feel much better.
"I slept soundly at night, and my
appetite was splendid. After taking
three bottles. I ate three square meals
a day. and had not the slightest dis
tress. My nerves were perfectly strong
and I felt like a new man, being com
pletely cured of all my troubles.
"Out of the respect I bear the rnanu
facturersof Dr.Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy, and my desire to
have the sick and suffering made well
and strong. I unhesitatingly say that
this medicine is tho best and most j
wonderful remedy known todav.
"It does just what Is said of It, It I
cures disease. Don't hesitate to use It,,
sufferers, for you will never regret it.
You will he made well and strong."
As this letter Is from a dealer in
medicine, his word is authority on
such matters. Everybody knows that
Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy is the great leading medicine
of the age. Take It and you will bo
made strong, healthy and vigorous.
Doctors recommend It because it Is
the prescription of a physician, and
because they know It cures.
Dr. Greene, the most successful spe
cialist in curing nervous and chronic
diseases, discovered it. He can bo
consulted free, personally or bv letter,
St. his office. 35 W. 14th St . New York
Citv.
Nottingham is the righest town In
Ecglnnd. It has established the only
university college maintained by the
municipality.
Dr. Bull's Cough
Cures a cough or cold at once.
Conquers croup, bronchitis, j y ril 11
grippe and conhumptiou. 25c. J 1"^
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PREVENTED BY
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