t-
, SAVE? THE SECRET. 1
a HoadwUktwlJ.la riittnJfSMty
Bat at What a Fearful Cost
ij to Hlaiaelt.
' H nad been out lata. When he reached
kit residence the church clock wn chimin!
Heavy, weary, disgusted, he opened
to front door with tome difficulty, and toft
Jy toiled up the stairs, entering the bed
chamber with elaborate caution.
Thank goodness, the was asleep!
" He dropped into a chair, and, without
taking off his coat or hat, began to remove
hit ahoes. One he placed with great care
anon the floor, but, alas! as he took off the
other it (lipped out of hit hand aud fell
with a loud noise.
"Wifey" awoke on the instant.
She looked at him and then at the sum
mer sunlight that streamed through the
blinds.
' "Why, George, what are you getting up
o early for?"
- Talk about reprieves!
"Why, my dear," replied George, with
the clearest enunciation of which he waa
capable, "I found I couldn't sleep, to I
thought I'd get up and go out and take a
walk." .. .. , . c, v '
And out the poor wretch went, dragging
himself round wearily for an hour upon the
verge of tears and torpor. Cincinnati En
quirer, ; , 1 1 ;
TWO RARE BOOKS'
Addrd to the New York City Library
One It an Old Edition of John Wee
ley' Hymnal.
Two rare boo:a have been presented
to the XetV York public library by
Trustee Alexander Muitlnnd. The more
important is John Wesley's first hymn
ol, an octavo volume of 74 pages, print
ed at Charleston, S. C, by Lewis Tim-
, othy, in 1737.
, Trior to the discovery of this little
liook the supposedly earliest Wesley,
collection was an edition also rare t.
published in London in 1739, a year la
ter than the Charleston production, Mr.
M:titlnnd acquired the book recently by
private purchase. He would not tell
now much lie gave for it
-The other is a volume of "The Laws,
' 'statutes, ordinances and constitution,
ordained, made and established by the
Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen nnd as-
, fistants of the City of N'ew York, con
vened in Common Council for the good
rule and government of the inhabitants
of the raid city." Thi book was pub
lished in 1749. ' ...
Cheap Eacnrslont, 188ft
Aanual Meeting General Assembly Cum
berland i'retbyterian. Church at Denver,
Col., May 18 to 26. ,
Annual Meeting General Assembly Fretby
terian Church at Minneapolis, Minn., May
. 18 to June 1.
. National Baptist Anniversaries at Ban
Francisco Cal., May 20 to 20.
National Educational Association at Lot An
geles, Cal., July 11 to 14.
For all these meetings cheap excursion
rates have been made and delegates and
others interested ahould bear in mind that
the best route to each convention city is
- via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y
and its connections. Choice of routes is of
fered those going to the meetings on the Pa
cific Coast of going via Omaha or Kansas
City and returning bv 8t. Paul and Minne
apolis. The Chicago, Milwaukee 4. St. Paul
K'y has the short line between Chicago and
ha nml the best line between Chicago,
St. Paul and Minnenuolis, the route of the
- Pioneer Limited, the only perlect train in
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets via
the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul R'y.
For time tables and information nt to ratet
and routes address Geo. li. Mennora, uen
era! Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111.
T 1 i It i, - v . ...m
tiie child of " "I'm torrv." interruntcd
the editor, "but couldn't think of taking a
cnila away irotn ut parents. Answers
The service of the Nickel Plate Road to
New York Citv and Itoslon is a demonstrat
ed success. The demands of the traveling
public are met by providing three peerless
fast express trains in each direction daily
These trains are composed of modern, first
class day coaches, elegant vestihuled sleep
ing cars between Chicago, New York and
lloston, and unexcelled dining cars. Solid
through trains between Chicago and New
York have uniformed colored rorters in
charge of day coaches, whose services are
,. placed at the disposal oi passengers, it you
want in tt-nve enmfnrf jlhlv. ('(-oniimir-ullv
and safely, see that your ticket is routed via
the Aickel l'late Koad,
The man who tells von a secret, and askt
. you not to tell, doom t treat v6u right; he
enjoys telling it, and loroidt you having a
good time. Atchison tilobe.
- Fruit Farming Alone the Frlteo.
An attractive, illustrated and thoroughly
. - reliable 64-page booklet, devoted to fruit cul
ture along the Frisco Line in Missouri. Ar
kansas, Kansas and Indian Territory, just
issued. A copy will he sent tree upon appli
cation to Bryan Snyder, G. P. A., Frisco
Line, st. Louis, Mo. , . (
"Pa," taid little' Willie, asking his six
teenth Question. "Well, mv ton?" "Pa,
how'd the man who named the first bicycle
know it wat a bicycler Answers.
A recent advertisement in an Irish paper
.J .1 .. L- 1 . ... J
snnouncea mai .nr. ou-anu-so exiracieu
leein wun great pains.
AMERICAS MOST POPULAR RAILROAD
PERFECT PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN
IC tou ire contemplating ft trip, any portion, of
vtitel. can he made over Uie Chicago Alton, wlU
wty yqu to write to the nnderalgoed for map, paoio
wvhmt avt riuif Mtuira, aw.
JAM It CMABLTON,
Otwral FUMngir ud Tlokei Arat.
CUiCAUO.UaLUIOlfl.
Excursions
to
California
. Every (i week an organized. s
party, leaves from Chicago via
Denver and Salt Lake,"' in
charge;of a special conductor. '
Pullman Tourist cars are used.
They lack only the expensive
finish of Palace cars, while the
tost per berth it about one-
third. Similar parties leave
each week from St Louis also. , .
' i ' For particulars address T. A.
Grady, Excursion Manager,
in Clark Street, Chicago.
Through Pullmu Mr? Ice between Chicago and
Hii
DAIRY REFRIGERATOR.
A Itaall Building of Wood That Is
1 Easily Pat I p North of Air
V LtrstFirmkau.
Plans for a Bmull d-Jry refrigerator
for milk and butter from five cows
are wanted by J. R. B., who has 15
loads of ice and a good cool well. He
wants a building of wood and located
north of a large farmhouse, around
which is a muple grove. . . ''
Tho plan illustrated herewith calls
for an addition of 6 by 11 feet on the
north, end of the house.. Across ope end
of the rodin thus maile, see Fig. 2, is par
titioned the refrlgerntor proper, tha
rest of the room being used as a Bulk
room. This will give room to work,
around the cabinet creamer which I
would Set in the southweBt corner. Tin
walls, ceiling nnd partitions should b
made by first sheeting up both sides oi
the studding with matched flooring,
adding to the sheathing on the insidt
a layer of the beRt coal tar paper put
on in such a way that the joints match
at the studding, then fur out on th
inside nnd add another sheeting oi
matched flooring and building puperj
fur out once more, and add a third and
last bhct'llngof mntched flooring. Thil
gives three dead air spaces. The doon
should be lwilt up in the same way as
the walls and the edges beveled so at
to close practically tight.
The room to be used as a retrigeratoi
is divided into two compartments, orjj
for ice and the other for storage. Tha
icebox is 2a feet square, the partition
between it and the storage is made bj
setting two by four studding six inchet
apart and sheeting up on the storage
side from, the bottom of Ihe ice chest
within four inches of the ceiling. The
openings thus left at the bottom and
the top furnish a means for circulation
of the air, which will pass into the top
of the ice box from the storage room,
where It lias become warm, while the
cold air from the ice passes out below
to take Its place. The bottom of the
ice chest should be tip some 20 inches
from the floor, and consist of a galvan
ized iron drip-pan, resting on a grating
HE KlGERATOn AND CREAMERY.
of two hy fours two inches apart. This
prating may be mude by nailing the
two by fours onto both sides of the
studs forming the twit!on.
The water from the suiting loeshould
be conducted from the drip-pnn to the
outside by nieagB of a pipe,- provwed
with a trap, the trap being necessary to
prevent an outflow of cold nir with
the water. The sides of the ice box
should be lined with four-inch strips
f inch stulf about one inch npnrt, the
edges planed to a bevel ns in i'ig. 1, so
that the drip where the ice conies
against the sides will full to the inside
and into the pan below. The shelves in
the storage room should be of sluts, so
as to allow circulation of nir.
The outside door should be 2'3 'cet
wide, the door into the cold storage
the same width und extending from
the floor to the ceiling. The door into
the ic6 box, two feet wide nnd about
three feet high. One window with
double glass, about three feet long and
V.t feet high, well up in the side of the
wall, will give (avllicieiit light. The
sides of the building should be well
banked up, so that the space under
the floor will lie dry and the nir dead.
Prof. (i. II. True, Michigan'txpcri
mental Station, in Farm and home.
Proper Manarlna? of Trees. -
The mistake of many people in ma
nuring trees is to place the fertilizer as
near the trunk as possible. That 1b very
much like feeding a man held in up
right position by placing the food near
his feet. More frequently, however, the
manure is spread us far us the branches
extend from the. trunk . The feeding
roots of large trees are mainly much
farther from their trunk than their
branches. Bury some dead animal three
or even four rods from an apple tree
in full bearing, nnd within a year or
two roots will extend this distance und
find the fertilizer thev need. In most
orchards tree roots interlace each other.
and this crowding is one. reason why
the trees are so often unproductive. It
requires extra high feeding in such
cases to keep the trees vigorous enough
to be fruitful. If every other tree were
cut out the result in ninny cases would
be more and better fruit than now on
those left standing. Prairie Furmyr.
I skilled Men In Demand.
The demand for skilled butterniakers
Is expected to be greutcr this season
than ever before. A number of cream-
rrynien hnve? been heard to express
themselves as being through experi
mentlng with poor, cheap help, as it
has proven very expensive, nnd they
will begin this season with competent
help. It Is to be hoped that every cream
erymun will see the profits -to be gained
bv employing a buttermnker skilled
in his art, and pay hint a good Kalury
The buyers on our leading mnrkets are
becoming more nnd more critical each
year, it is going to be the creameries
that, tiirn out fancy butter every day
in the week that will be on top next
fall.-N. Y. Produce Bcview.
- Advantane of Grass,
Land which is in grnss is protected
from loss of plant food by letiching,
washing or oxydation which oouurs in
bniv plowed JilK so left between crops,
When animals are pastured on land, the
soil fertility is drawn ujn to the ex
tent of nttrogen, phosphoric acid and
piiti'iih required ts build and sustain the
body of the animal. But this is com
paratively small, and if tha manure
Imute is returned to the land ana con
cent rated feeds are fed, there may be
an actual gain In fertility. Also, if the
grass consists "of -elovtr or Other leg
umes, which draw1 supplies of nitrogen
from the nir, there will be gain in
tertility. rralrie Fan
! v foot. ' vT
I RURAL MAIL SERVICE.
Virginia Has Patented a, I'al-in Da
vice for the Collection and Dla '
trlbatlon at Letters.
A good many crossroads postmas
ters will Ibse their jobs when the gov
ernment adopts the system of deliv
ering and collecting mail in the coun
try, which has just been patented by
Thomas J. Crowder,f Virginiu. His
invention, forms a valuable adjunct, to
the suburban Bystem now being devel
oped for the relief of ccAintry residents.
It consists of a box somewhat large
thaA those now used in the cities as
mail depositories, and these ore to be
erected at convenient centers along the
country road's. Two keys are allotted
to each residence in the vicinity. The
RURAL MAIL BOX.
first door comprises one entire side of
the box, and when this is opened it fulls
to a horizontal position und acts as a
helf. l A number of small individual
boxes are revealed, and the second Key
furnished opens one of these. For th
sake of convenience in distributing the
mail these many little doors form one
large one, which when opened by the
currier gives access nt once to all the
private boxes; but when lie has closed
this shield the mail in each of these
compurtments is secure from examina
tion by any others than those holding
the keys of that particular box.
A large space is reserved in the bot
tom us a depository for mail matter
that Is dropped, in the usual way
through a slot provided.
The patent also contemplates the
combination of the scheme with nn
electrical system by which the box
owners mny be notified at their respec
tive homes when a parcel has been
placed in the box by the carrier.
HEAR THE OTHER SIDE.
The Moral Apect of Poor Honda
AfuiiHlnaly Dlscuaaed hy a Kevr
York Ncwsunper.
Of late years we have been hearing
but one side of the roads question, till
the world hns come to thiujt that there
Is but one side. While only a bold man
would sny that poor roads are better
than good roads, something is to be
said in their favor, and some sympathy
is due those despised and rural persons
thnt do not join in the general peon
in favor of good roads. Not that one
would for a moment oppose the pres
ent agitation for them, nny more than
one would oppose Sunday schools.
Both are commendable; yet even as
one would not wish this world one
lurge Sunday school, so one should be
moderate iu one's desire far faultless
highVays.
Imagine what it would be to have
ronds eliminated from our calcula
tions. The wrld would lose all those
ecstatic thrills it now experiences in
watching the cla' or loam quagmires
change, drop by drop, back into the
delightful roads they can be at times.
Perfect roads would be as dull as the
ideal social state.
In a more important way humanity
would lose. Gpod foads, in a few short
years, would sap th moral fiber which
man has been cultivating through ages.
Time may come when w'e shall not need
the ethical stimulus of poor ronds, but
it is far off. Ihe Yankee gains the
sharpness and doggedness of the gran
ite he daily drives over. The Virginian
baa superimposed on his natural im
petuosity, patience nnd endurance
from thnt fed clay pf his, which no
mere impetuosity can conquer. Ths
Floridinn j develops his character
through his calming sand; the 1111
noisan frotn1 his bottomless Mack mud.
And finally if more argument be
needed podr roads restrain the moto
cycle to its native lair of th,e noisome
city, and kjecp it from defiling the
beautiful mrnl districts. N. Y, Com
mercial Advertiser.
Practical Fonltrr Points.
At a farmers' institute in Iowa a lady
read an essay telling how she made a
profit of $300 mniuully from her flock;
of about 75 hens. In the discussion
that followed, one man, who said he
could not spare tlmei from taking care
of liia cornfield one year to build coops
for, the chickens, admitted that' the
chickens nnd eggs his wife sold brought
In more money than his corn crop. An
other woman, who had sold $420 worth
of poultry to the local poultry dresser
w here she lived, said thnt the men could
talk poultry .when., the ground was
frozen five feet deep, but when spring
comes they will forget it nil nnd think
of nothing but "corn and hogs, more
corn and wore hogs." 1 ' " '
Wooitnrt-lcer la Man's Allr.
One of the birds which winters in
our northern climates is the wood
pecker, which finds its favorite food
as easily in cold weather as in warm.
It Is not often' seen except by those
who go into the forests and evergreen
swamps, where it takes refuge during
the severest wenther.Its sharp pack,
peck on .the trunk of a partly decayed
tree is generally rewarded by a taste
of, the grub thnt did the mischief, and
which the woodpecker greedily devours.
The woodpecker is a daring pillager on
the cherry trees when this fruit is ripe.
But after his good, work In destroying
In jurious grubs during winter nobody
should refuse him a few cherries.
Rlae of the Knrtn Harden.
Unless there is a convenient market
for the scale of vegetables the garden
should be no larger than is necessary to
afford full variety and an abundance
for the family, as the keeping down of
weeds and grass in the garden ts a mat
ter which may require attention just at
a time when the farmer is busy with hi
spring planting;, but every farmer
should have a garden, even if but few
kinds ot vegetables are grown.
MHi? IrlM
his . I f -AXf
i vijltiv Sty
-
The debilitating drains and
discharges which weaken so
many women are caused by Ca
tarrh of the distinctly feminine
organs. The sufferer may call
her trouble Lcuchorrhoea, or
Wcakncss,or Female Disease or
some other name, but the real
trouble i9 catarrh of the female
organs and nothing else.
Pe-ru-na radically and.perma
nently cures this and all othet
forms of Catarrh. It isa positive
specific for female troubles
caused by catarrh of the delicate
lining of the organs peculiar to
women. It always cures if used
persistently. It Is prompt and
THE SHAD INDUSTRY.
How Aril Acta I Propagation Hat Re-
supplied the Atlantic Rivera with
Thla Tootbaome Flab.
There is no specie of fish more im
portant to llie resiints of the entire
Atlantic seaboard than the shad. Ac:
cording to returns of the United Stales
fish commission there were 24,768 men,
employed 3n the fhad fisheries of the
Atluntic coast of the United States in
1S!I6. The boats nnd apparatus em
ployed were worth $2,040,342 land the
yield of shad numbered 13,0j3,49, val
ued at $1,651,443.
The history of hhe rfiad fisheries
shows thn-t -there was a decrease in ihe
yidld in nearly every river on the cofl.st
until 1SS0, when the results of artificial
propagation became apparent, not
only maintaining m equilibrium, but
increasing llhe abundance. Since 1SS0
the aggregate yield ihas greatly in
creased, he product in lMtfi being 28
per cent, greater th'an in 1SS8 and near
ly three times ns great as in 1880. And
yet 1896 was what is comiwonlv termed
an "off' year for shad, Vhe calteh being
smaller han in 1R93 or in W. It
rhould be noted, however, that this
largely increased yield Was been accom
panied and even surpassed iby an in
crease in quantity and effectiveness of
the apparatus of cap'ture, but it was
made possible by (the results of artifi
cial propagation. Oomimring 1860 with
1896, ft is observed lihat 1-he incivase
In it.he yifild numbered 7,905,154. At 25
centrt each, the average price paid by
consumers, Whig represents nn increase
of $l,97fi,2SS in Ihe value, over GO times
he expenditure ftrr ffrnd proiptigalion,
a result probably unsurpassed in nny
otiher line oif fish curtain.
The supporting ot profitable shad
fisheries is not cthe only object, to be
p.iin"d in maintaining 't'he supply of
shad on '(Hie coasit. The religion be
tween the different species of fish In
the economy of nature is nrtt very well
understood, but sufficient is known to
indicate- 'that fhe valuable shore fish
eries.on IlicXew Kn-glnnd const are
intimately associated with the Tim of
shad and similar species up the rivers
of that section. Seventy years ago the
run of fish up the rivers of tCie New
Kngland states wa-s much greater than
at present, nnd after Wie parent fish
had disappeared 'the waters swarmed
'wifli the yotmg, whklb later descended
to the sea in enormous schools, attract
ing the cod, haddock and other off
Shore spe.-ies, which, were caught in
great abundance wHl.h'in n short dis
tance of the coast, rendering unneces
sary the expensive and hazardous, trips
to distant banks, il'.nt wilh the deple
tion of shad, alewives, salmon and kin
dred speoics came a corresponding dim
inution in the number of cod. haddock,
etc., near the coast. And it appears
that any measures tending to restore
the nnndromous fishes to theiir former
nbundhncc will also improve the coast
fisheries. Boston Glob.
Not a Party to the rate.
Many anecdotes are told of the late
Judge Cox, of the district bench of
Washington, D. C. One of tljem will
bear retelling. A young lawyer, de
fending a criminal before him, and
whose idea of eloquence seemed to con
sist In constantly cnlling upon the Cre
ator, concluded with this remarkable
peroration: "I ask your honor for
(iod's sake to linve mercy on my cli
ent!" The judge adjusted his specta
cles, n-sked for the papers, examined
Khern with 'much deliberation, and thn
anl: "The plea for mercy for God's
sake cannot be entertained hy Wis
court. After a careful examination of
the papers I do not find that (iod is a
party to the record in this case." San
Francisco Argonaut.
King's Charity.
Any rpoor child who likes to present
himself or herself nt the gate of the
royal paface nt SIndrid at six o'clock
In the evening can have a bowl of por
ridge. This custom originated through
the young kingtiaving been detained in
remote district, owing to a break
down of the engine. He became hun
gry, but no food was obtainable; Ms
mother improved the occasion by tell
ing him that many a poor child had to
go to bed hungry, which so impressed
the youngster that he urged his motlh
erto institute this charity. Cincinnati
Enquirer. -
Lovers may not wish to tnub the gat, but
they do "turn it down" pretty often L. A.
W. Bulletin.
Alabattlne. the only Aurabla wall coat
ing, takes the place ot scaling kaltominn,
wall paper and paint (or walls. It can be
uttd on platter, brick, wood or canvas.
AUTOGRAPH FIENDS
DtTlees to Which They Will Retart
to Saenre the Blcnatara af
Rela-nlnn; Celebrity. '
"Every time we have t celebrity with
m," taid the chief clerk tt on of the lead
ing hotels, "I am certain to be deluged with
lutograph albumi. They are left by people
who calmly raqueit me to waylay the nota
ble and get hit or her tigntture, preceded
if possible by tome neat and appropriate
sentiment, verte preferred. It would be a
pretty tickliah task if it were not for the
fact that the eelebritiet themselves are
broken in to that tort of thing and have
ceased to regard it with any surprise. At a
rule, no explanation it necessary and all I
have to do it to hand over the little books.
The autograph hunters are particularly keen
after theatrical start, and there it one well-
known manager who derivet a good deal of
amusement in acting at proxy. Last time
be wat here he wat with an eminent actress
and 1 bad been intrusted with no less than
a dozen autograph albumi. I received
tpecihc injunction! from the owner of each
to get 'something characteristic,' and I
turned the bunch over to my managerial
friend. 'Here's where I make a hit!' he
exclaimed enthusiastically, and, grabbing a
pen, proceeded to inscribe an enigmatical
'sentiment' of hit own manufacture in
every volume. I remember one, which ran
like thit: 'Is not the expression of emotion
merely the emotion of expression? Truly
yours. Mist fcio-and-So.' The othert were
equally incoherent, but somehow they had
a wise aound and the autograph chasers
wire perfectly delighted. 'So deep!' 'So
thoughtful' were the comments they made
at they studied the gibberish after the books
were returned, and I am willing to bet they
are ttill wrestling with the inner meaning
of their prizes. The atar herself bat the
reputation of being quite a ttudent, and if
the knew ot the little joke that wat per
petrated in her name I am inclined to be
lieve she would get after her manager with
a ciuu. .M. u. I lmet JJemocrat.
He la Learning Now.
Affent The Barlowt haven't asked for a
cent t worth of repairs thit apring. What do
vnu think of that?
Landlord I'm not turprised. Barlow got
a house through a trade a few weeks ago and
it to busy filling the wantt of a tenant of hit
own that he has forgotten about bothering
ut. Chicago Evening ivewt.
Chlnn'a Powerful (triord.
There it an ancient and dreadful tword in
China. It givea to the man who happent to
hold it the power to cut off the head of any
one he wishes without danger of punish
ment. All people nee trom tnis twora as
teartully at stomacn ins nee oeiore me up
nroaeh of Hostetter't Stomach Bitten.
thit famous remedy cures all forms of stom
ach troubles, beginning with constipation
and ending with liver or kidney disease. It
will be found in all drug stores and it al
ways cures.
Modesty la rnfaahlonnble.
The modest man who takes a back teat
these davs is not called un hicrher. but is
pushed out the back door to make room for
tbe deadheads. Ualveston iews.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burst
Shake into vour shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease,
a powder for the feet. It makes tightorNew
Hhoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Hwollen, Hot, Callous, Soro, and Sweating
Feet,. All Di-up-gisti and Shoe Stores sell
it, Sic. sample sent tKtt. Aaurets,
Allen 8. OlmBted, Le Roy, N. Y.
A Kansas medical ttudent recently shot a
natient. The mere fact that he resorted to
fireormt nroves conclusively that he wasn
a full-fledged doctor. Chicago Daily Newt.
llenfneat Cannot Be Cured
hy local applications, as they cannot reasn
the diseased Lortion of the ear. There it
only one way to cure deafness, and that it
Dv constitutional remeoies. ieaiuess is
prummI hv an inflamed condition ot the mu
eniiK lininir of the Eustachian Tube. When
thit tube gets innamea you nave a rumoiing
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafnete it the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to itt normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine r-AHPR of of ten are caused bv catarrh
which it nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucoua surtaces.
We will oivn One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafnest (caused by catarrh that
cannot he cured uy Hall t catarrn cure.
send tor circulars, tree.
F. J. C'henev 4 Co., Toledo, O,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Till" are the best.
Marhtnlntj nnd Women,
Lightning never strikes twice in the same
place. Ihe analogy between lightning an
i woman drivini a nail, while strikine. i
doubtlessquiteaccidental. Detroit Journal
To Cure n Cold In One nay
Take Laxative Bromo Quiniue Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 2ju.
PhlloloKlc.
Fh-st Student Can you tell me the origin
of the expression giving a man the mitten?
Second Student It wat the ancient equiv
alent ot wnit. crypt.
Piso't Cure or Consumption is an A No.
1 Asthma medicine. W. K. i illiamt, An
tioc-h, 111., April 11, 1894,
SDrockett "Do vou have to be examinei
by a phvsieian before you join the wheel
men't club?" Wheeler "No; afterward.
Vonkera Statesman.
Nursing your anger it nursing a viper.
turn iioro.
THE MARKETS.
New York. May &
FLorjR. I a no a 4 io
wheat-no. 2 rod wma
fORN-No.2 40(& z
OATS-Ka S white 3t& af,
BYK Nn. 1iu.mil STK't 68
BEEF-Extra mess- i 75 ffi "0
POHK Family 10 60 (ft II 00
LARD Western iHH 0
BVTTER Western creamery II 17
CHEESE-Lawn white. 11 U
E(!;s-Western isttia I:
WOOL Domestic fleece. 17 i 2t
Tem 11 fa 14
CATTLE Steers. 4 50 8 5
SHEKP-CltDixxl 4 24 it 4 60
HOGS 4 16 13 4 13
CLEVELAND
FLOUR Winter wheat put's..
Minnesota patents.
Minnesota bakers..
WHEAT-No, i red
COItN-Na S yellow on track.
OATS No. 2 white
BUTTEK-Creamery, (lrsla..
CHEESE-York state, cream.
Ohio state, new....
EOOS-Fresh laid
POTATOF.S-Per bushel.
SEEDS Prime timothy
lover .i
HAY-Tlmoihy
Hulk on market
CATTLE Steers, choice
SHEEP-Fair to good clipped
HOOS Mediums and Yorkers
4 15 n
4 00 ft
8 10 'it
7H
s:V
15 ft
10a
lOVlS
i ft
60 ira
I 2) ft
8 SO ft
4 80
4 15
1 15
7SM
16
II
II
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0
I 40
00
7 Ml ft II 00
10 01 131 13 01
4 65 ft 4 n
4 00 ft
8 64 ft
4 50
8 eo
CINCINNATI
FLOl'R-Famlly a
WHEAT No. Sred 71 ft
COKN-No i mlied
OATS No. 2 mixed 29 it
RYE-No.2 !Yii
BOUS 10 Hi
TOLEDO,
WHF.AT No 2rsh HHH
COKN-No. 2 mixed.
OATS No. 2 mixed ...
UI'FFALO.
BEEVES Itest tli".rt 4 00 &
Good blockers 4 fi5 ft
SHEEP-' hoice cllnped 6 00 ft
Clipped lamb t 60 ft
HOGS Yorkers. J 7S ft
PlRl IN ft
PITTSBURG.
BEEVES Prime 6 SO ft
Fair 4 10 it
5
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W4
S3
I 80
74 H
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5 40
4 66
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SHEEP-llext wethers. 4 75 ft
lAmbt 6 75 ft
HOttS-Bi-st Yorkers. t ft
PUj . I ft
Alabattlne can bs tited over paint or
paper: paint or paper can be oted over
Alabattlne. Buy only In flvt pound pack
afta, properly labeled; Uka no substitute
SALESWOMEN'ntjderstand wht torture is. 1 i i f ? '
Constantly on their feet whether well or ill. Compelled
to smile and be agreeable to catttMiief whil jdragge4
down with some feminine weakness. Backaches and "head-
aches count for little. They must
keep going or lose their place. '
To these Mrs, Pinkbam's help is
offered. A letter to her at Lynn,''
Mass., will bring her advice free
of all charge. ' " ' -"
Miss Nancie Shobe, Florence,
Col,, writes a letter to Mrs. Pink
ham from which, we quote :
" I had been in poor health for some time, my troubles hav-
ing been brought on by standing, so my physician said, catj."
ing serious womb trouble. I had to give up my work. I was ,
just a bundle of nerves and would have fainting spells at v
monthly periods. I doctored and took various medicines, but
s
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stranger to
medicine.
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left ovary being so swollen and sore that I could not move
without pain. Now, thanks to your wonderful medicine, that
tired feeling is all gone, and I am healthy and strong." .
Waa In Ibe W rong: OUIce.
Agent My dear tir, do you know how
much time you lose dipping a pen into the
ink? Ten dipt a minute means 600 dips an
hour, or 6,000 dipt in ten hours, and each
uin consumes
Business Man Yet. I know: I have
worked it all out.
And vet I nnd vou ttill writinir in the
old ivay?"
' i et. I am usinz the fountain nen vou sold
me about a month aeo usins; it in the old
way because it won't write any other vay."
"Bez pardon; I'm in the wrong oiiice.
Uood oay. Jrearson a V eekjy.
Hatr People cannot Drlnlt
coffee at night. It spoilt their sleep. You
can drink Urain-U when you please ana :ieep
ike a ton. i'or Grain-O does not stimulate:
it nounslien, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks
and tastea like the nest conee. ror nervous
persons, young people and children Grain-0
it the perfect drink. Made from pure grains.
Get a package from your grocer to-day. Try
It in tili.ee of cotlee. 15 and 25c.
A Mliflt.
The vounz man who Drefers to owe a tailor
rather than to wear a suit which hat been
taken from the counters of a clothing store,
lays that he never cared for a counter nt
anyway. iioston Advertiser.
Lane's Family Medicine,
Moves the bowela each day. In order to
be healthy thit it necessary. Acta gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures tick head
ache. Price 25 and 50c.
Chance for Her.
"She tayt her face it her fortune."
"Well, the certainly ought to take ad
vantage of the new bankruptcy law." Chi
cago 1'oit.
Contjhlnc Leads to Consumption.
Kemb't Balsam will stop the C'oc.gb at
once.. Go to your druggist to-oay ana get a
salhple bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 50
cents. Go at once: delays are dangerous.
Evidence.
Mrs. Witherbv Thev sav that a husband
and wife grow to look like each other more
and more all the time.
V itherby I have noticed how handsome
you were getting to be. Detroit Free Press.
Nervous People.
Nervouspcop1e'not only
suffer themselves but ciuse more
or less misery to everyone &roun4
them. They axe fretfu.i, easily
worried and therefore a worry
to oiners.
, When 'tverythin J" annoy
you when your pulse beats ti
cessively; when you are startled
at the least unexpected sound,
rour nerves are in a bad state
nd should be promptly atten
ded to. . -
Nervousness is a ques
tion of nutrition. Food for
the nervtv is what you
need to put you rioht.and
the . est nerve food in the
world is Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People.'
. ..iney give strenotn ana
tone to every nerve in the
BOay.ana mine gcapgnucni,
easily irritated people feel
that life has renewed its
charms. Here is proof:
Mist Cora Watrout, the lixteen-Tear-old daughter of Mr. T. P. Wttrorn,
of 6i Clarion St., Bradford, Pa., wns scixed with a nervous disorder which
threatened to end her life. Eminent physicians ouTeed the trouble waa
from impoverished blood, but failed to Rive relief. Mr. Watrous heard
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People were htf-hlv recommended for ner
vous disorders, and gave them a trial. Before the first boa had been taken
the ffirl'tcondition improved. Afterusingsiz boaeahernppetite returned,
the pain in her head ceased, and she was stronger than ever oefore. "Mr
daughter's life wns saved bv Dr. W'llliamt' Pink Pills for Pale People," taid
Mrs. Watrout. "Her condition was almost hopeless when she commenced
takinr them, but now the is strong and healthy. 1 cannot recommend
these pills too highly :'J)r(mt (A.) Ara.
The full name is on each oatkatle. Sold by all
druddists or sent, postpaid, by the Dr.Willi&ms
Medicine Co, Schenectady. N.X. Price 5opir box 16boiev$:vl
" FOOL'S HASTE IS NAE SPEED."
DON'T HURRY THE WORK
UNLESS YOU USE
Every church and sehoolhouat should be
coated only wltb Alabaatlnt. Hundreds
of tons used yearly for this work. Oenu
lns Alabaatlnt does not rub and scale oO.
4-
vor.iEfi
WHOEArilJ
Timmuvina
got no relief, and when I wrote to you
I could not walk more than four blocks ,
at a time. I followed your advice, tak
ing Lydia E. Pinkhatn'a Blood Purifier
y in connection with the Vegetable Com
pound and began to gain in strength
from the first I am getting to b a
pain and I owe it all to ycrar
There ia none equal to it.
for I have tried many others be
fore using yours. Words cannot,
be said too strong in praise of it."
Miss Polly Frame, Meade,'
Kan., writes: .- '
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham I feel it.
my duty to write you in regard to
what your medicine has done for
me. I cannot praise it
enough. Since my girlhood
I had been troubled with ir
regular and painful
periods and for nearly
five years had suffered
with falling of the
womb, and whites. Also
had ovarian trouble, the
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pleaie ttute that i-ou in Ika Advertise
seat la ttal puper.
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Alabattlne packagea have) full" direc
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