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French Bakers Strictly Ruled, 'n France bakers have to submit tc e8 and regulations unknown to the ternity in other countries. In largo tified towns, for instance, they have keep a certain stock in hand in ease Pies of a warlike nature., lie, but everywhere they ? a certain sura of money of the municipal authorety of good conduct; and content with merely lookir weights and measures, >rice at which bread is to irst Hist and always advertised as a true blood puriHr, the most wonderful cures on record are Hide and the greatest sa!es are won by Hood's fc'fa Sarsaparilla Hood's Pills cnre all liver ills, biliousness, j raj Use of Paper in Japan. The lower classes of the Japanese j Hnnlov hardlv any other material J mm?L?y v jan paper for their clothing. Where i Hages are from five to ten cents a day j Both is an impossible extravagance, j BThe Japanese employ paper in ever j B many ways that are unknown ! B Americans or Europeans. The sort B cloth they use for clothing is ob- i Bined from the inner bark of three j Afferent kinds of plants. One is tbe Bickstromia canescens, another the ' Kdworthia papyrifera. The bark of j Obese plants is remarkable for the Bngth and strength of its fibers. V The Japanese immerse it in a curBent of. water for several days. Then j bey bind it in small bundles and leach it in the sun. Next, they boil ft in kettles, after which they beat it j rith sticks intj a tibrous mass and j rain it on nets of bamboo. Finally j ley put the stuff in a vat with an ex- j act of rice for a sizing to give it a . lutinous quality. Having thus obtained a material for j aper, the Japanese follow the familiar rocesses, but in a primitive way. As J result, they eret sheets of substance j rhich may be utilized for all sorts of j mrposes. Mowing Hav as a Reward. The spectacle of a gang of convicts' h prison garb, each supplied with a cythe, busily engaged in cutting the ! ligh grass in front of Moyamensing "'tnocccd >>no mnrnincr lfist week. Dhe men were guarded by uniformed keepers, heavily armed, but, despite he presence of these grim reminders j >f their position, their faces were rreathed in smiles, and they sniffed n the air of freedom with evident rel- ! , sh. Strange as the sight was to one 1 tot accustomed to it, the practice of ' electing convicts to do the chores1 | bout the prison is not an unusual ( >ne. It is considered a rare privilege o be assigned to such work, a privi- i ege gratefully accepted by the fa- ! rored ones. Convicts selected to per j orm 6uch tasks are those whose sen I ;ences have almost expired, who are j exemplary prisoners or those whose; requent sojourns within the walls sug- I a;est that they are better satisfied with ; prison fare than none at all.?Phila- i 3clphia Record. Coflee Drunfcards. Coffee drunkenness is one of the . latest dangers -which doctors abroad i ire raising their voices against. Dr. i Mendel, of Berlin, has published a j ulinical study, which is the most j thorough yet made, as he had a com- | mumty of coffee drinkers under hie | :on6tant observation, the working wo- j men in and about Essen. He found j many of these women consumed over : i pound of coflee a week. The lead- > ;ng symptoms of the ills that afflicted J ;hem were profound depression of j spirits and frequent headaches, with nsomnia. A strong dose of coffee I vould relieve them for a time, then J ;he ailment would return. The muscle i jecame weak and trembling, and the I lands trembled when at rest. The | victims suffered so seriously they j lared not abandon the drinking of j :offee for fear of death. What, ve j ? -A _ AO V TT i ronaer, wm 11 De nexi:?x>ew j.orn i lerald. Gold in Delaware. George Edwards, a farmer living ; ear New Ca6tle, Del., claims he hae liecovered gold on hie farm. He had is colored man dig up part of his arden, in the hope of discovering >rick clay. Instead, however, a rich oam was unearthed. Foreman Allison 'mitt, of the New CaBtle Brick "Works, xamined the loam and said that it ontained gold. Mr. Truitt packed onsiderable of the earth and took it o Philadelphia to have it analyzed by xperts, and 6ays the experts estiiated that the soil contained about 40 worth of gold to the ton.?Philaelphia Ledger. ~~ MY SICK SISTEES. I" I want to tell you what Lyclia E. inkham's Vegetable Compound has Due for ice. For twenty years I hud j lffcred with loss of appetite, nausea, >nstipation, palpi tation of le heart, head- ac'^e and lins in nearly parts egetablc Compound. I have taken iur bottles, and now those troubles 'e cured. "I cannot praise it enough,and our uggist says the medicine is doing a orld of good among his customers." Belle S. Thompson, Is'ew Bedford, ass. x v x 0-31 Wh CIIRfS WHVRf All flXF Fills fiJl rBest Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use ! I (n time. Sold by druggists. roi 1 gSBEB2EBBia2B|l I AMBERGRIS. 1 :i7RH)US FACTS CONCERNING THIS VALUABLE SUBSTANCE. Supposed to Be the Result of a Disease in Whales?Capture of One Ambergris Whale Worth $60,000. THREE spermaceti whales were companionably floating about in Southern waters one sunshiny day not so very many rears ago. Two were fine specimens of the genus physeter; the third, however, though of the same species, was lank and scrawny, and lolled listlessly on the dark biue surface of tire' 3ulf Stream, while itsjmp^en^otund and sportive comradeg-'biashed about rigorously, and sent the limpid waters far above ihem to fall in refreshing sprays. It was a mystery why any whale at that season should have presented an ill-fed condition, as the feeding grounds had beA unusually well populated by the tentaculated and foul-mouthed cuttle fish, and no whale had need to go a single day with an empty stomach. Perhaps if the two well conditioned animals had been less frolicsome, and the third more aroused, they would have been nn the alert for defence. As it was. a long, narrow boat, pointed at both ends, bore down unobeerved upon them, and the whalemen 6ent with unerring aim their weapons straight into the two bulky creatures. The scrawny whale escaped, though it made no motion to get away; but because it was evident there would be but little, if any, oil or spermaceti in the animal, and because the capture of the two specimens had been more than was expected, it was left unmolested, still rocking lazily in the sea. Next day, to the amazement of the whalemen, the animal was seen in almost exactly the same spot, as though' inviting death. Forthwith it, too, was disposed of, the easiest task, the men agreed, that they had in many a day. But little more than two barrels of oil were found in the emaciated whale. Another and vastly more important discovery was the largest single lot of ambergris ever sold in this country. It was exchanged for a check signed by a well known drug firm of this city, whose figures rounded close onto S60,000! Never had so large a check been seen till then in the little Cape Cod fishing town where it was divided among the whalemen of the fleet, as each man on a whaler recives a certain percentage of the proceeds of a voyage. The number of pounds found aggregated over 150, valued at $30 per ounce, the price paid for the best ambergris. It would seem that the animal had sickened of a malady caused by the unnatural growth, and such was undoubtedly the case, and, if its sufferings had not fceen brought to an end by the whalemen, it would have lingered till the disease itself had finally caused death. Such profound mystery has eurrounded this strange eubject, and so many fallacies havo been written in regard to it, that some of the latter encyclopedias have?perhaps wisely?left it untouched, or, if t~oatir>rT if of oil VlftTA VPTltlirftd OT1 bliw ^tftUUQ AV ?*V the barest generalities, for trustworthy facts relating to this most interesting and singular product are few and far between. Ambergris is now ascertained beyond a doubt to be generated by the large-headed 6perm whale, and is the result of the diseased state of the animal. The viotim of this rare malady may possibly, in extremely rare cases (but of thi6 we are not convinced by actual knowledge), throw off the morbific substance, or finally die of the ailment. The disease is located in the intestinal canal, and some savants suppose it to be caused by a billiary irritation. After a dsep study on the subject several modern scientists have agreed that the disorder is akin to the new fashionable human peril, appendicitis, intensified and prolonged in this great mummal. It is known that the ambergris whale feeds upon the cuttlefish. This creature is armed upon its head with a sharp pointed, curved back horn resembling a bird's beak, much like that of a parrot, only the lower mandible is the largest. This is found?as it is too indestructible to be digested?in many specimens of ambergris, and may oftentimes aid in establishing a Heated disease. It may be considered, though, to be but the primary cause of irritation, as much of the finest ambergris is entirely free from the tough little horn. Such is the effect in the whale of the magnified?and tremendously magnified?illness which established in our own comparatively puny organism causes a fatal collapse, unless quickly and heroically attacked by the almost miraculone modern ekiu of the surgeon's gifted hand. Almost awestruck are the sailors when the cry of "Ambergris!" is uttered. This is the happy event of a lifetime. The substarsce is carefully taken from the bowels fcf the whale nud is packed in casks, if it is in liquid form, or in sacks if it is dry enough. It is then brought, in its nauseatingly odoriferous condition, direct to Boston, where it is appraised by the head of the largest drug firm in the city. This young man has no enviable task before him in ascertaining tbe value of the article. He ha? to examine the fetid mass, which is sometimes in a rank liquid state, sometimes of the consistency of soft putty, and again a ch.iik-hke 6ubstiince. That which is more like putty usually is to be best relied on for making the best market auioergrie, and gradually as it dries ?the only curing process it undergoes? the unwholesome dark shade nrus to a soft squirrel gray. Tbt F-nbstuuces lightens in weight, and the .stiutle lusciummg oaor develop*, ue o.ior almost indescribable, like the blending oi new-mown hay, the dump woody fragrance of a fern copse, and the faintest possible perfume of the violet. And to -what use is ambergris put; It is an indispensable article with fine perfumes, as it is used to give per mauency unci lastmc? qnniuies to very fleeting scents. It is a curious f'aci that the keynote or basis oi' "nosegays" or "bouquets," as handkerchief orlors are called, is not, as one rnighl suppose, the attar of garden flowers or tbe penetrating balsams?these nre indispensable, but are not the ground work. That basis is always of th< four animal odors; tjflH9|H9|gB musk, obtained fronjH^^SBHMSH of Asia from^^HBH^^B^^E India, and castor, a castor beaver, now ali^^^HHUnjS the perfume trade. HHmB The essence of ambe^HgaM^^^^^ by mixing three ounce^^^H^^^HM gallon of pure alcohg^HB|flB|^H after a month is^ftreari^^^^BH This, however, iyonly kept ing, and is far tcfo strong. Onlj^ra^J it has entered^n minute proportion into the bouquets does it produce those agreegfoe and characteristic perfumes th% effect of which upon the nerves^f the sensitive nose is much like t&e happy sensation produced by harmonious musical chords on the Plicate ear, or the perfect blending 'of colors to the educated eye.?Boston Transcript. Wedding Superstitions. The bride, who finds a spider on her wedding dress may consider herself blessed. The bride who dreams of fairies the night before her marriage will be thrice blessed.If the groom oarry a miniature horse shoe in his pocket he will alwaye have good lock. Ship marriages are considered anything but Incky. Get married on land, or don't get married at all. No bride or groom should be given a telegram while on the way to church. It is positively a Bign of evil. If the wedding ring is dropped during the ceremony the bride may as well wish herself unborn, for she will always have ill luck. Ki6s a bride right after the ceremony, and before the newly made husband has had a chance to do so, and you will have excellent luck throughout the year. Mfiidena eacer to wed ehonld ffive dish water heated to the boiling point a wide berth. It means that they will not marry for a long time if they attempt to cleanse dishes in water so hot. Night weddings are better than none, yet they are by no means the best. The bride whom the sunshine cannot fall upon is sure to experience troublous times. If she have children they will die young. Should a bride perchance see a coffin while being driven to the railroad station prior to departing upon her wedding tour she should order the driver to turn back and start over again, or else she will surely meet with bad luok. Harder Than Steel. Irtmn lino o vn rw7nrn .L/CS iUUiUCO, Jund, iiua c* Tubal Cain in the person of S. R. Dawson, who claims to have discovered the lost art of making "Damascas eteel." He has exhibited in Chicago some samples of cutlery made from the metal, which has an edge keener and smoother than a st^ei razor. This was demonstrated by a microssope and photography. The new metal is a combination ox copper and tin and two other elemeats which Mr. Dawson keeps secret. A dagger made from it looked like polished gold. Mr. Dawson claims to be a lineal descendant of Ralph Hogge, who cast the first iron cannon made in England, and his ancestors on both his father's and mother's sides have been workers in iron and steel. He says his discovery is partly accident, but primarily the reward of years of labor, research and experiment. He claims that the new eteel or hardened copper is suitable for any kind of cutlery from a common pocket knife tc the most delicate surgical instruments, and that no deteteriou6 oxide (rust) forms on it under the most Bevert tests. Any steel drill forced againsl it when it is hardened will break.? Burlington Free Press. The Nurse's Danger. People who are not aware of thf conditions do notrerrlize the continual risk incurred by doctors and nurses in hospitals, in the operating room anc when dressing 6ores. In spite of the most stringent precautions, sterilized instruments, antiseptio washes, etc., slight cases of blood poisoning are rol uncommon, and the app'earance of a nurse with a bandaged liand excite* comparatively little remaru. Thf first signs of danger are so quicklj detected and treated that there are few fatal cases. A nurse whose in fected finger had been lanced to th? bone and scraped, said cneerfnlly: "1 ought to be thankful that I shall nol lose the nail. Miss Sawbones is in c far worse state. Her whole arm is in flamed, and she has lost a thumb nail She went to bed apparently well, bu awoke in an hour or two with shoot ing pains in her hand and arm. How ever, she's doing well now, and will bi all right soon."?New York Tribune imie Jiuutr in niuiu. "What was the most striking thin/ you saw in India?" was asked of f woman who has just returned from i tour around the world. "Butter,' she replied. "That seems strange, but it is a fact that in India buttei made from the thin milk of the native cow is blue, instead of yellow. Whet I came across this azure substance 1 vowed I would cot touch it, but other/ did so, with evident enjoyment, and, curiosity getting the upper hand, J tried the butter, and, to my surprise, found it delicious. You who see the golden pots of fresh butter used ir , America can hardly realize what it if to see bread painted blue. The blue , uuiier or iduiu is prciertiuie iu mi stuff they serve as butter in Norwaj , and Sweden," continued the globt ; trotter, "for there we had nothing ; but oleomargarine."?New Orleam Picayune. | ni 11^ | (iorjjeous Presents From Japan. A foreign correspondent says: ] > hear of much enthusiasm at St. Petersburg, especially among art connois> seurs, over one of the presents sent to ' tbe Cz;ir on the occasion of Uis coro ! nation, by the Emperor of Japan. It consists of a unique and priceless ? piece of ivory sculpture many hun: dred years old and representing an eagle with outstretched -wintje, the ' breadth from wing tip to wing tip bet ing no less than seven feet, while the bird itself stands over three feet high. ' The carving and the tracery ?re of the t most exquisite delicacy. Nothing of > the kind has ever been seen before in ; Europe, -and the utmost enthusiasm prevails in the JKussian capital about j [ the subject. JfCVZL WEDDING At some recent weddings, T^^^3D| the time-honored, bat lately mn|^E criticised rice-throwing, bowls of rosS| leaves and orange blossoms have been handed to the bridesmaids and younger men of the wedding party with which to shower the departing couple. It is more picturesque certainly. Cr.USADE AGAINST WBIKKLES. . Women will have to organize \ new crusade against wrinkles and the leather-like, growing-old-6ort-of-look of the skin if they persist in following up all the open air pursuits which belong tn man's kingdom. Fresh air in Q ? w ? all kinds of weather may be conducive to health, but it is very trying to delicate skins. Women who row and ride bicycles should sabstitute oatmeal or boiled bread and milk for soap. The dry skin is especially sensitive to the effects of sun and air, and needs all the precautions it is possible to find to keep (it smooth and white. Potatoes boiled in milk are said to be very effective in whitening and softening the skin, and almond meal should be on every toilet table. FRIENDSHIP QUILTS. The idea of friendship quilts is a pretty one and destined to be popular wherever the sweet word "friend" is in favor. This sort of quilt is composed exclusively nf squares each worKea Dy some aear one, tueir size being dependent upon one's circle of friends. In distributing the squares they must be neatly hemmed and accompanied with the necessary amount of embroidering material, while any amount of latitude may be allowed as to device and pattern scheme. Hundreds of maxims and mottoes bearing upon friendship suggest themselves as appropriate. "He was my friend, faithful and just to me," and "If I do vow a friendship I'll perform it to the I last article." are SDecial favorites. TIRED OF TAXES AND LAWYERS. Judge S. A. McClung was surprised in court at Pittsburg, Penn., when a well-dressed, middle-aged woman stepped up before him with a paper and asked leave to file it. She said it was a petition for leave to appeal from the viewers' report on the matter of the improvement of Rebecca street in Wilkinsburg. She gave her name as Mrs. Jennie Mitchell. She told the Court her property had been damaged Dy a deep cui, ana msieau 01 recompensing her the viewers assessed her $219 benefits. She thought this was unjust. Judge MoClung told her she had better get an attorney, and she answered that she had spent too much money on lawyers already, for which she got no benefit. The Court took the paper. THROUGH THE SPOKE8. If you want to be in the swim take a morning spin and an afternoon drive, with the proper costume for each oct. casion. A piece of chewing gum stuck on the tire and your handkerchief tied over it is a good thing for a puncture in case of emergency. It will allow you to ride your wheel home. Four dreBs weights sewed to the under Bide ot tne nem 01 tne sum will prevent the annoyance of the skirt blowing up in front. Cover them with silk or woolen, bo they wili not scratch the frame if they happen to strike. i3e sure to take your wheel away with you. It will be a swift and economical way to take short excursions, besides enabling you to join the bicyole parties which will be a feature of all summer resorts this sammer. Be careful in the selection of hat, for it will make or mar your bicycle costume. Tarn o'Shanters ar9 only becoming to very young faces, and the shops show others in great variety more suitable to women of maturer years. The prominent knee motion which makes many woman look so ungraceful on a wheel is due to the improper adjustment of the saddle. See that your sadc'ie is tngn enougn to auow you, while sitting on it, to stand on the lower pedal.?Chicago Record. AN ANCIENT COSMETIC. The cool cucumber now flourisheth in the garden., The coolness of the cucumber has been ascertained to be a fcientific fact, It is always considerably cooler than the surrounding atmospnere. It has also long possessed some reputation as a cosmetic, in the old meaning of the word, a "healer" of the complexion, not a "beautifier." The cream of cucumbers is prepared AU a ?>M1M nf /tnnnmKai* iruill tliU |JUip U1 jJViUlOU VJllCUiUUV'A I with a mixture of almond oil and other ingredients. Purchase from a trustworthy druggist four ouDces of almond oil, add a quarter of an ounce cach of white wax and of spermaceti. Put these ingredients in a jar, and 6et the jur in a saucepan with warm water leaching up to within two inches of the rim. Let the water boil. A marmalado jar is just about the right size to use. When the wax and speimaceti ? ?-11 ^ .1 ~ t a /I /I rn f oUln. uru uiuueu imu tur un ?v*v* v??yAv- i spoonfuls of the thick juice of a large, nearly ripened cucumber. Obtain the juice by pressing the pulp on a fine hair sieve. Color the cream with a lew drops of spinach green. Use enough to give a very delicate tint of T-? ;A 1 1?? 1 i green. i'uur 11 tu iiaxucu juiu owto*ui . small jars. It is an excellent cure for sunburn and is very healing and soothing to the skin. Wash the skin at night thoroughly with warm water before applying the crcam. Dry olf all the moisture a soft damask towel wili absorb, and rub the cream of cucumbers gently into the skin. In the morning wash it off with warm water, and tone the skin with a bath of cold water to make the tissues tirm. hiBtor^^HorMB|^n|HBjjHM great acts bear the impress of thefe^HHUH to any extent. Religious rev^^HH which have turned the course of^H tions, have been inaugurated by me^ and yet in tradition and popular story we find so many incidents going to show her influence upon the habit and sentiment of the world. It is not by one startling maneuver that the mother makes the home the haven oi rest to the members of .her. family, but by steady effort, day after day, little by little, she increases its influence. When the colonies of England were striving for a foothold along the southern coast of North America, they had difficulty in finding some product adapted to the olimate which would do for export to the mother country, and bring in some returns. Then it was that a woman commenced to experiment with all patienoe, and finally exhibited to herjfriends the indigo plant, which became the staple of the (Jarolinas until the patenting of the cotton gin. This was the result of thought and care, which were oharaoteristio of the women of the colonies. Before the sex were educated to this point, +nlA ofnrioa /?f fhpV VUC&O UX W VV1U UVWAtVW V* MWif wuwj stumbled upon discoveries for whicti all mankind has reason to thank them. Such a tale is told in China, where the use of tea originated. It is said that the daughter of a reigning sovereign was hopelessly gnamored of a young nobleman whose caste did not permit him to aspire to her hand, but they occasionally exchanged glances and often he found means to place a few blossoms in her hand. One time owing to the close surveillance of her attendants, she was only able to catch a few little leaves of the bouquet he intended for her. This she treasured and placed in a tumbler of water. The prinoess, then in the excess of her love, drank the water and then ate the stem and leaves. This she continued to do, finding in it a reminder of her lover, and liking the flavor of the tea, which was the plant left in her hand by her lover. Her ladies copied this custom ot Here, ana irom mis me wooie umnese Nation became one of tea drinkera. So that a woman, as early as six hundred years, B. C., introduced to the world this great physical solaoe. It was an acoident, but from it could be drawn the deduction that a woman in following the true inclination of her affection and disposition has the widest field open to her to benefit her i kind. ? Atlanta Constitution. ' FASHION NOTES. Honitin effects are noted in the new Valenciennes lace9. : Some of the new parasols have verj J unique handles of crystal. In jewelry the emerald is at presenl the queen of of precious stones. mu _ i.??, ;<i +>./ .LIJU UUiuay uauuaciuuioi xo uuv rival of the Marie Antoinette fichu. Grenudines are mostly made up ove: colored silks and used for dressy occasions. Rose purple, cardinal and mignon ette green are colors noted in nev shirt waists. The more elegant of the new bati have a tonch of real iace introdacec somewhere about them. In millinery two contrasting ehadei of tulle, one laid over the otherk ar< often used to give the changeable ef' feet. The bouquet ring is the latest jewelrj fad. It iB composed of varicolorer stones and reashes above the first knuckle. Quantities of flowers and foliage are used, and the ambition is to gel as many kinds of flowers on a hat as possible. Jeweled passementeries and trim mings of all sorts find their place or almost every gown, and also on man ties and hats. Skirts are growing narrower, sleeves are getting smaller, ribbons are increasing in width and bow6 are becoming bigger. Dark blue flannel, striped with t white line, and white flannel, with i blue line, are the fashionable mater ials for boating dresses. The bicycle waterproof is a very sensible article of attire for fair riders who do not care to Ret their tailoi gowns ruined by sudden showers. The lustrous semi-transparent oldtime pineapple silks that have bi>eE revived this season have proved very popular, and the preferred linings foi them are those of green, rose color, oi mfiiirA Puffa, the olil-fasbicJoe'.!, narrow, straight pulle, are coming in again. Some new Paris gownsj have skirts made of puffs of chiffon two inchci wide, joined by lace insertion ;m incl wide and mounted over silk lining*. Soft corn-yelluw pique, which proved so popular last summer, if again a favorite, and eome oi th'. dresses of this fabric are made excee.i ingly elaborate with trimmings of heavy Russian lace and black velvet ribbou. Gainsborough bate with sugar loai crowns are threatening the popularity of all the other summer favorites. Adorned with waving plumes and irregular bows, they form a bewitching background and an admirable shading for vouner. fresh face?. Black lace and net and all of tlic other thin black fabrics are so charm ing that it is pleasant to see them worn again ns materials for elaborate daytime frocks. Black net and gren adine are perhaps more used than lace, bat a recent Paquin model is ol , lnce, built oyer a shot-red foundation. The word whoa!? a horse to stop?is mer^^^Q^^^^H and emphatic form of ho! forr^^PB used in the same sense. This is easily z proved ; for Chaucer has ho in the 1 sense of "halt," ("Cant. Tales," B e 3957.) "When King Edward IV. had I to use this exclamation, he sctuallv t turned it into wfcoo! "men tne x kyng perceyvyng the cruel assaile, i [onset,] oast his staff, and with high 1 voice cried whoo!" ("Excerpta His. < torica," p. 211.) Which stopped the i tournament; and no wonder.?Notes < and Queries. < ? I The Chinese language has 40,000 i simple words find only 450 roots. < -* - I Dobbins' Kloatinsr-Borax is 100 per cent, pure and don't turn yellow with age. It la not an 1 imitation of anything-, but better than any other I floating: soap made. Be. sure above name ia on ] each wrapper and cake. Bed wrappers only. , Queen Victoria has personally opened l twenty-five session of Parliament during her reign. 8100 Reward. 8100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease k.?? on onna iiua hoAn able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cur? is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh hcing a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall'* Catarrh Jure is taken internally, acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building tip the constitution and assisting nature in doing Its-work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to euro. Send lor list I of testimonials. Address , F. J. ChiTnex & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Are JTou Satisfied With What You .Know Or would you gladly improve your stock of knowledge? You may not have 50 or S6U you can 6pare for a 10-volume encyciopseuin, but you can afford to pay fifty cents for a Hand Book of General Information. You won't want to pay even th s unle-s you are desirous or improving your mind and believe that a flvehuDdred-page book, filled \vitli a condensed mass of valuable knowledge, will be rend by i you. This valuable Encyclopedia will be sent postpaid for fifty cents in stamps bv the Book Publishing House, 134 Leonard St., N. Y. City. Every person who has not a large encyclopaedia should take advantage of this great offer at once and store his mind with the valuable facts collated in this book. To Cleanse tbe System Effectually, yet gently, when costive or bilious, or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to permanently overcome naoimai consupauun, to awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, f to dispel headaches, colds or fevers, use Syrup of F5gs. i FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No tlta after first day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and ?2.00 trial bot( tie free. Dr. Kline. iGl Arch Sf? Phila.. Pa. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle I could not get nlong without Piso's Cure for Consumption. It always cure1-.?Mrs. E. C. Moulton, Needham, Mass., October 22,1694. St. Vitus' Dance. One bottle Dr. Fenner's Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y. i f afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eve-water. Druegists sell at -oc per bottle giriininrtf^ There is no mystery about T ; Sunlight j 1 Soao ! 5 it is simply a clear, pure, honest 3 [ i ? soap for laundry and household J L . I use, made by the most approved i I . I processes, and being the best, it JI . I has the largest sale in the world. 3 L it It is made in a twin bar for con- 11 ' J [ venience sake. J [ 1 J [ This shows i L * The Twin Bar ; I /MMJ | w T ;; ' i r Use will reveal j p i The Twin Benefits: 1 r Less labor 1 f 1 f Brox.. Ltd.. Oreater comfort i \ j ^ Hudion 1l Harrison Sts., Now York. | ^ pyciv farmfr tl bBH rSBBIVIEBOB CAN MAKE MORE MONEY He car make twice as much. He can sell his : uionev down here. We sell improved farms f of tliem Xo droughts. Neither too hot nor too cold I every week. If you are interested write for FREK p is a pleasure to us to answer them. SOUTHERN HO.IfESEEKERS' LA! "East, West, Home is ! wif S A P C ; Ffetfrnss mm m m 134 Leonard Street, N. Y. City for it costing a hundred times the 50c. asked. It is < > instantly available. With this valu- mm a(x edge at your fingers' ends, and can H I tional advantages. When reading, j crcacct you lau uuuitsiuhu; acu i .>w. it muh at hand? Do you know who Crcesus A'as, and w] when? That sound travels 1125 feet per second? Marco Po'.o invented the compass in 12U0, and wl ^ Q^ was? The book contains tiious | J * such matters as you wonder i 1 low price of half a dollar am * ' . , .. . - v . i dollar vbHHHHnHHHR le to obtlMHHBBBHaB^^M eacher, bat failecMnfl^Kji^^^^^^^M o ne aone, aau ue 'erm, and then borrowed a ;ained credit for a yoke of oxen, : ;ould not get a wagon. This he made,. ind it was the most remarkable yehi;le ever in North Carolina. He da wed 3own a large tree, four disks off the larger end made the wheels, the log split in two formed the bed, and the cross bars and tongue he made from the boughs of the tree. With an axe an d a wedge, his only tools, he constructed the wagon, and it' was not long before he owned his farm. The i*. oti'll rrr\r\rl it trill Ollfcweal WU^UII JO OWil* gvv?* f ? ..... ? any of those manufactured by wagon wagon makers, for the rough mountain country." Died From a Hen's Peck. "While buying some poultry Bernard jVTataran, of Oakland, Cal., was at* tacked by a hen, which Decked him on the hand, puncturing the skin. The next day the hand began to swell, and in a few days Mataran died from blood poisoning. It is rnmored that the cost of the banquet at which the Honorable Artillery Company of Boston entertained the Prince of Wales and five hundred other guests in London the other night was $70,000. . n All WAY'S nfttB# IVfl | *9 PILLS, i Always Reliable, Purely Vegetable. Perfecly tasteless, elegantly*coated, purge, regtv i late, Lurily, cleanse ana strengthen. AXvWA\'S 1'ILLS for the cure of all disorders of the Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys, B1 idder, Nervous Disease*, Dizziness, Vertigo, Coetlvenejs, Piles, SICK HEADACHE, FEMALE COMPLAINTS, BILIOUSNESS, INDIGESTION. DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, AND All Disorders of the LIVER. Observe the rollowlm symptoms, resulting from diseases Oi the digestive organs: Constipation, inward piles, fullness or blood la tbe bead, acidity of the stomccu. niiusea, be&rcburu, disgust of food, tuUness or weight or tbe stomach, sour eruct .Hons, tlukiDg or fluttering of the heart, choking or suft o- eating seu?atlons when iu a lying posture, dimness of vi3i ui, dots or webs before the sl;ht, fever and dull pa'n la the heal, deficiency of inspiration, yellowness of the altln and eyes, pain lu the side, chest, . imbs.and sudden flushes of heat, ournlng lu the flesh. A few doses of RAD WAY'S PILLS will free the system of all of tne above-named disorderj. Pvino i.t?. a box. Sold by druggists or sent by mall. ~ Send to DR. RAUWAY Sc CO., ^ck box3S5r New York, for boos of Advice. " X Y N U?34 GOLD OR SILVER! WHICH? If yon have land?in the right place?you'll alwayt have plenty of both metal*. To get the most invest a little in an IKK I (J A TED IDAHO FKL'IT FARM. 5 to 40 acres on easy terms. Perpetual water right, U. P. K. R. Depot, School, etc. Home* built for bona-ftdc settlers. For literature oi information address Superintendent of Lands. IDAHO FRUIT CO.. 50 Broadway, N. Y. Thlt Company la (unpoted of am wbo?e reputation b national.. aaspi ib llrillinrr ManhinflS W* | UMIHIIg IHUV.M,,.. ELL for any depth. Lnie Improvement*. All .Money .Makerr ? LOOMIS <fc NYMAN, Tiffin, Ohio. Rni 1/1 IDC binds papers, uaqa IVLIrO ZIXES. Etc. Contenti 9r le6'antlr lemovable. Sample Box, ELy^LsSj yjfifl ^ of each of the ? sizes, and a pair oi rkeys, mailed free wlih price list, foi jrtVnJM* 73c. LOVERS TO ORDER. II. H. BALLAUD, !W. Plltsfielu. aia? TT.T.9 YOTTR FORTUNE, with picture of ^oar _. ". future busband or wife. Send luc., a?ce 01 uum. ASTBOLOGEB. Box 1773, Boston, M?m. Money in Chickens For ;Mc, In stamps we send a liAJ* 1 of ? FAGE BUOK giving the experience l$i of a practical Poultry Kalsor?not /</ f *\ an amateur, out a man working / V/ 1 for dollars and cents?during 25 \years. It teacbes now to Detect Jand Cure Diseases; Feed forE&ji i. " also for Fattening; wlilcn Fowls co1 \? save tor Breeding; everything roI I quislte for protttable Poultry raiu Li lug. BOOK miil.lsulNU. CO. 134 l,i<oDard Street, New VorK. alDifiSU and WHISKY habit* curua. doukwiu "riw" KftlCF. I'r. B. yi. WOI)l LEY. ATI A VTA. tin. m the mm IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH. Northern farm and get twice as many acres for hi* or Scs t;? >>2i) an hitc. Plenty of railroads?four ?climate jast rijjiit. Northern farmers are coming timphie! uud ail the questions you want to. It N'l) CO.VI'AXY, Somorvii'k'. T? t:u. Ssst," if Kepi Clean fh van ti | might well be the name o:' ihe S 520-p:ige book sent postpaid lor? 50c. in stamps by the BOCK 3 W PUBLISHING HOUSE serves tbe purpose of the great encv cloptedius ;o:np'eteIy Indexed, making the information Cable book you huve a world o: knowl. easily supply a lack of early edtica* don't you constantly come across refII amount to pay for having such knowledge tiere he lived? Who buill tbe Pyramids, and What is the longest river in the .vorld? That n Marco Polo was? What the Gnrdian Knot ar.d;> of explanations of just ? libnut. Kti.v It at the rery H M I lMl'KOVE YOUKSKLT.