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INSANE PERSONS WHO WENT ABOUT TBYINO TO KILL wm* also mining. The m i with the aciaeori had disappeared . Good-looking women who were pass- ing along one of the thoroughfare* in the outskirts of Paris one afler- i of laat week were subjected to | the unpleasant attentions of lunatic. ABOUT THE HOUSE Button Hoi* laa-inr- Always mark the button-holea and be a, a**a uij|'i< a,-toa>ti L eaiv^ijii 'li- ft *a tULa* *,_. * i . . _ J ' This person went about brandishing a *ful to accurately measure tbe t Th* mm Was Cats >*) BanTh* ** dagger and when be saw a pretty girl tnces they are to be apart, then cut w h ...*e4 . KIM . IB* *- be asked her for a kiss or her life. Some ! tbe first on sad pas* the button of tbe astounded women so addressed w- r.t complied with tbe madman'* requeat , through. Hark tbe sue of the reat arrl were allowed to go on their way with thread or chalk and cut them without further molestation There ; with tbe regular button-hole scissors. fl Wo*UB Vtb.. tlr'.l r.m IU.W Paria seems to b a veritable Mecca for madmen these days. In the acute- ness of their mania they range from those whose sbakey brains have been toppled over by the September beats an'! who see in knife, pistol or bomb the only means of gratifying their lust for human destruction, to those whose menial disorders are so slight a* to be classed as eccentricities by their friends. Leon Bouieilhe, who threw toe bomb whose failure to explode saved from wreck the structure in the Rue Laffitte where the Rothschilds have their bank- ever. who touk the madman to be practical joker and told him in empha- tic language to go away. They had nar- | stitch on each side, leaving the stitch row escapes from being stabbed. The maniac was finally captured by mnsins of a heavy coal sack, which was thrown over his head. Thus impeded, he was seized by several people and carried to the oolite station , . bmr ** cn hole that Is. take a long apparently on the surface, about one- ixteenth of an inch from the edge. Begin at the back end of the button- and pot the equal parts ia tws ket- tle*) on the fir*. Place the apple* in on* kettle and as they boil down pour over them tb* eider from tb* other kettle Boil twelve boors antil smooth, add ground cloves, allspice, cinnamon, brown sugar. Then boil again, stirring constantly. Wbea suf- ficiently dona it will stick to the spoon when held op. Cream Corn Soup. Remove the com from the can or cob. Add three cup- fnls of water, let it simmer for one boor. Strain through the sieve, scald three cupful* of milk, add toe corn with one tableapnonful of batter, rub- bed into one of the flour. t'ss a few drops of celery extract with salt and pepper to taste, and add half a cupful hole and work the usual guich, draw- , oi cream, stirring until heated. Take Thi neighborhood where this occurred !** to 'j?" 1 '' *" l one ! l tbe was just beginning to aaaume it* aecna- ' WOT * t . hu d a I mo* : mm -- .... . were an eyelet, very closely. tP*" "** tne twlst *!> "<* firmly. !** to 'I?" 1 *- *" l ld - work thu round, but tnmed tranquillity, when a fusillade of pistol shots rang out. There waa at once a fresh taiupede. and that portion of tbe street whence tbe shots came wa* soon entirely deserted. When tbe ing-house, will probably be placed in police came running up and met tbe fly an -ylurn for the criminal inaane. for "M"* &tS5SA*ESSZ there seems to be little doubt among wnich dm, f roln tne breathless men alienist* that that i* tb* place for him. and women a* they glanced affrighted- tinue the other side till you come to the back. This should be fa*t*nert squarely by several neat stitches Isid loosely on top of the other; then take all these up with button-hole stitch, forming a strong loop that will hold the button-hole firm as long aa the garment ia wearable. With the minute care which ia one of their characteristic* the Parisian police have traced his history from the time of his birth, and there seems to be p Henty of evi,ience that his feeble brain ' ga*e way through much brooding over the w st forth in - *~* ly back over their shoulders. Some said there were five, others eight or nine, and yet others asserted there were more than twenty frantk: madmen around the corner, all armed to the wrong, of hi. cU. - *et forth in ^f ~~S,~S3 seeing no corpaes and bearing no more the rabidly anarchistic paper*. Bouteilbe had one remarkable pecu- liarity that waa quite harmleea. In hia serted thoroughfare. They had goo* little room, high up under the roof of a ^^ . ^SmjSf when from above tall tenement at No. 23 Rue Traversiere a chamber whose scant furniture be , . from the fire and stir into it the beat- en yolk of one egg. then serve at once. REV KONGO FSASK8. D. 0., *.L ihu WelMaew* i Mvlae. Faster sf < e*era. -.iu. :.. n acaew'e Caaerrlwl roweler. ..H their head* a revolver cracked again, and looking up they saw the smoke was continuaUy changing about-th.de- J -JJ7 '^ ^SJ^ tectives noticed when they arrested bun Sheltered in a doorway, two of the an odor of strange perfume*. "It was like tbe room of an old cocotte." said one of them. Inquiry disclosed the fact that Bouteilbe would go to a near-by chemist's shop almost every day and buy two sous' worth of half a dozen different kinds of perfume*, and then, in hi* cell-like chamber, would sit tbe entire afternoon amusing himself by forming all sorts of combinations with them. His neighbors frequently com- plained of the SICKENING SMELLS which were evolved. Uazaury the murderer of a " fille galante " (as the French euphoniously call a woman of tbe streets), had been considered by hia employers in tbe roast-meat shop where be worked aa a guardians of the peace watched for the reappearance of the lunatic, and two others entered tbe house. A moment later a young and hand- aome woman cautiously showed her face at th* open window and then leaned forth, a pretty gold and ailter mounted revolver in her hand. She peered up and down tbe street with the cunning look in her eyes which i* a distinctive mark of some phases of madness. She caught sight of the po- licemen at laat. and with a charming smile cocked and aimed her revolver at them. Just a* she waa about to pull the trigger there was a noise behind her and she half turned her head. As he did ao she was seized by four ' brawny arms and. fighting tooth and nail, was carried to the police station. I-' rom her ravings it was surmised that she had become crazed through disappointment in love, for she continu- ally shrieked and prayed "Fernande" not to cast her off. and wailed that her Looseniru the Stopper. Medicine*, perfume* and other valu- able articles, or those liable to suffer deterioration from contact with tbe air. well a* corrosive substances liable to destroy the fibre of corks, are fre- quently put up in bottles with ground (las* stoppers and necks. This makes j a very efficient stopper so efficient, in many case*, that it ia a very difficult matter to loosen it. But it i* easy to bear in mind proper rule* for pro- cedure in such raaei Apothecaries, who handle such bottles daily, often acquire skill in starting tbe fixed corks. A sudden tap with a bard stick or , knife handle will often allow tb* stop- ** per to be readily taken out. If this Powder has been put in place while tbe bottle L* Mtnewhat warm, tbe neck of tbe bottle will contract and bold it very fast. If the neck of th* bottle b* surrounded with cloth wet with hot water, tbe glass will usually expand and allow tbe stopper to be taken out with eaae. Tbe most difficult case* are when the liquid in tbe bottle i* of such kind that it may form a mn of cement between tbe cork and th* socket. Place such a bottle stopper downward in a saucepan containing wa- ter. Let the whole soak for some buurs; then place the saucepan on the atove and heat the water gradually. Try tbe stopper from time to time; usually it may be removed long befor* tbe water ia hot enough to boil. By this method we have rarely failed to glaa* corks that reamed all Few miaiitars In the Presby t*riaa Church ef Caaaua ar* better known that la* fUv. Mango Praoer, D. D., ef Hamilton. Hie have beea ever aad o' a the ohureh preacher a* ha* tow equal*, and Me people of Knot Church, on* ef the ,art*t Presby- terian charcho* in rv ~*^- j believe h* ta.i.ie at th* "'" |M - H srk do. Dr. Catarrhai Powder was brought under hi* aot oe. and over hi* own uftoa- tor* h* nu to. J of th* gnat benefits it ha* conferred oa bins, as II do** <m all wh* oe* it. Oa* rbort puff *f the breath through tb* Blower, supplied with each boitle of Dr. iw*a Catarrhai Powd*r, diffuse* thi* over ta* iiufao* of the aai Painioss and delightful * ese, it relwvoa i* ten minutes, ami permanently cures Catarrh, Hay Fever, Colds, Head- ache, Son Throat, Toonliu* a*d Deifoooo, 60 osats. Sold b> dragnet*. Sample bolt;* and blower seat oe reco.pt of two 3 oent tumps. S. G. Detcnoo, 44 Chmreh troei, Toronto, fleU by W. B. Richardson. The Poetry Season The earth i* now a poem. For ai tbe morning time. We wake to f m 1 its surface) Covered everywhere with rimf Purified Blood Bared aa operation in the following MM. Hood't IsarsapartlU ourea who all others fail. It meJu* DTIM blood. "1 y CM ag my tataMT, William Thomp- son, was taken suddenly ill witn inflaav nut!oa ef the blaadcr. He loHexed a iiml deal and <7*s very low for torn* time. AJ but the doctor said he would no' get wsH aless aa opentioa was performed. Al this time w* nsrf about Hood's Banapa- rllla and decide* to try It. Before ho *se4 half a bettl* ow appetite had com* beck to him, wkercss berote be eoald eat bat litU*. When he had taksa tares beMle* of the medlciBS be was as well as eve*." FKA.XCI*} J. TBOBBVOB, P*nla**la Lake, Hood's Sarsapari lla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently m the pnbU* y* today Hood'. Pilto ZZ ober. hard-workuig fellow of fair in- b*a *>W "* if be left her. telligence. Yet one night after leaving the shop and climbing the stairs to his room an uncontrollable thirst for blood came over him aa he saw lying on his bed a long, keen dagger and a K calibre revolver, lie did not remember that he hail bought tbeui that very after- SAD LOVF TRAGEDY. A !! rrrarb *Jrl Kllle BleiSf If <p*n...l ' Hrr I T . Bra IS. A love tragedy had its painful sequel on the flagstones in front of the Cathe- Do Women Know? That if a screw it soaped before it is put into wood it ia much easier to put it in. Another Hamilton C'.ttzca Cur-?d f Rheumatism In Tnre DATS. Mr. 1. UeFaria**, -.'46 Wumg:e* tiroes Hamilton : For icany weeks I o*>v* uH*r*d iBtcnee p o rom rheun-tie ; was 10 bad uiai I couid not attend t* hucuMs*. I procured South America* Rbe**etie Cere OB loo recommend* ion of **y droggtst. sad was ooeapleulv cored Thit a teaspowful of powdered borax in three or four dayi by the aw *f this noon, yielding to a uerco impulse hich dral of Notre Dame Paris, when a young had momentarily seized him. gir | shot in a cab on Sunday. In awful thought filled his mind-io Oasnet committed suicide because the added to cold starch will tend to give tbe linen an extra stiffness. That banana peel will clean tan shoes a* well a* regular dressing. That cauliflower used for pickles < Dluug* the poignard in living flesh, lo family of bis sweetheart would not re- **>ul<l be prepired by first boding the of his cognize their union. The girl waa of vegetable ... ,- _~u .- irreproachable morality, and took the first woman who ac- { death of her lover very much to heart. She was apprised of the sad event by > carte telegram from a member of tbe family, which ran: " Madauioiselle We had warned you not to try to *ee j take~ot^reaae"spoti Marcel again You took no heed of this 1 That rain water and white castile I have to inform you that soip in lukewarm suds are the bast tbe poor boy is dead. yesterday. in tbe opposite direction, "affaire was a mystery, though reason* saying bold some victim at the point pistol, and to kill. lie armed himself and descended to tbe street. Tbe coated him waa a pallid, consumptive wreck of a thing. In a room in a hotel in the Hue Amelot. as she stooped to pick up some silver piece* be had tossed upon tbe floor, he planted hia knife square between her white shoulders, and, a* she sank down, fired two bullet* into her neck. Then, as tranquilly as j' arning. be had entered, be opened the door and gained the street. Bui tb* woman was not dead, lie could bear pitiful groan- ing when be reached the sidewalk, to '. he turned swiftly about and called one of the attendant* of the place. " A crime baa jusi been committed in your bouse," be said. "Help me to *eiie the murderer. Tenet ! there be goes around tbe corner. Kun." lie buuaelf went the police worked bard u> find" the mur- derer. Three weeks ago the commia- saire of the quarter received a letter signed "Maria." wliich accused a clerk in the Hue Augouleme of having com- mitted tbe deed. A second and more detailed letter soon followed the first. aiid tbe police at last laid hand* oa Mazaury, THK KKA1. ASSASSIN Mazaury bad written tbe letters hiiu- seli. Vuiong madmen whose mania baa not yet reached the homicidal pitch tbe cutter of ear*" stands easily first Ill- latest victim waa a fifteen-year-old er- rand boy. who wan resting on a bench in tbe Boulevard Sebaatopol. A handsome- ly dressed, middle-aged man sat duwn be.-iile him snd commenced a conversa- tion. A few moments later tbe new comer noticed a pimple on the end of the boy's nose, caused by tbe beat, and at once remarked in a tone of couimis- eratiou. "Ah. 1 aee by the red point on your nose that you are suffering from a cancer. Yes, 1 know the sigu well." The boy grew pale with fright for he ha*! heard his father say that his grandmother hail died with cancer. The stranger o nt mufl "What causes can- cers at the end of the nose iu an ex- aggerated development of t be lobes of the ears. I sec also that you are on the point of having typhoid fever. An opeialion oa your ears ia the only tiling that will save you." The boy, thoroughly frightened, will- ingly followed tbe man into the Jar. 1m des Vlantes, where the self-styled doc- tor after rubbing his ears vigorously. stuck large carpet tacks in each. Then he remarked: "If I had 3D franc* I woulii change your ears. They are too large and that is a very bad sign Put all is not lost, tor you have moist bands That ia excellent ." n afterwanb* the ' doctor" re- moved the tacks and bade the boy fol- low him They wandered for many hi'iira about Paris, and finally reached the Hois de Vino>nnes In a secluded path of that great park the man stop- ped, and. after rubbing the boy's ears once more. look out a pair of s. and snipped off t he lobe of t he left one. THK HOY KAIMKD and when he returned to consciousness found that lie lobe of hi* right ear That pole rings can be made to run easily by rubi.ing the pole with kero- sene un'i 1 thoroughly smooth. That all rugs when shaken should h* handled by toe middle and not tb* ends. That salt dissolved in alcohol will remedy on v. It is the best remedy I ever aw." Isold by druggists. Sold by \V. K. Richardeo*. Hot Essential. Mistress (greatly scandalized ) Is it possible, HuLlah. you are making brand without having washed your hand* I New Kitchen liirl Lor', what's the difference, mum i It's brown bread. FOR TWENTY-FIVK \ EARS. DUNNS BAKING POWDER LARGEST SALE IN CANADA. CRIPPLED BY RHEUMATISM. A King's Co. N. S . Han Suffers tor Long- Weary Months. TBE OLD. MIDDLEAGED, AN D CHIL D8EN The deapair at the g.rl was terrible. W. buried him, much as the prepared tar paper That court plaster sh mil and her reason seemed in danger, but. ; {" to a ..rmsed wound n'vcr h-less :>he continue 1 to discharge her daily duties. On Sunday, attired in deep mourning, she hired a cab. and ordered the driver to raise the hood, although tbe weather was splendid. She instructed him to drive to Notre Dame, and it was exactly mid-day when she arrived at the square in front of the cathedral. It was at this hour and on this spot that she fired the re- volver, and inflicted a fatal injury, for she scarcely survived her removal to the adjacent .hospital. On the seat of the cab she bad left a never b* best That a very fine steel pen ia for marking with indelible ink. That storm serge is the ><e*t mater- ial for ladies' cycling sum That fruit ia more healthful in spring than at any other season. Selected Recipes. Chicken. A nice way 'M serve chick- en is to cut off tbe legs and wings, and run cracker cruinin and white of egg over them, and hroil them over a clear rr ... J all <'** fcida" TveeM* f *>> AeMrtoaa SVMarj rev*. Kidney irouuiea arc not coenood to (hoe* ef any aira. Tne gr*y-hair*d lufer, and kooDly (omen-no*. Tn man in th igonr ; of life has hi* bsfpiaes* saarred by -ii*- ; tressiog dissaso of >hiss part*. Mnoh oi the troubU of chil.ireo i* duo to diiordond kidneys. Soath American Kidney Curs treats offtcUToiv tbeo* of any ( And . with ail alike r!:f issscared quickly. I* th* most distressing cam relief COBM* in not loss then sn boor*. It i* a wonderful medicine for :rn ooe ipecinc sad impor:- aat purpoM. Sold by druggista. Sold by W. E. Richardson. It Take* Nine of Them fire until pale hrown Pull t h* flesb from the breast into small flakes. Have one-half cupful of Uulin^ cream thick- Featherstone I should think jrou would make some effort to pay your tailor bills. ol<! man. . Travers umlignantly) I never owed letter tor th>> police, setting forth her ened with little flour poured into tbe man for clothes in my life. Feat hentone What de you mean by that I Travers I IU-MII tht I have accounts with only eight lanors. for taking her own life, and _ that she bad been prevented from carrying out her resolve on the chicken on toe grave of her beloved on the a.1 ult gravy over it. " Since that day." she continued. " 1 have battled against death day by day. I have recoiled from this idea, but lam at the end . 1 can no longer suffer. 1 must finish these long days of anguish an 1 ' >. IOIIK night* of continual misery. The poor girl also left the fol- lowing note, addressed to ." Mon pent Man-el :" " Thou didst not believe in my she wr(e. " since thou <li<lst say that when thou wast dead 1 should quickly forget the* Thou didat thus reproach me. and thou didst sav I lo\.' 1 thee only when thou wert nigh Thou wen devon nm thyself. 1 love thee more than ever now. 'and if tbou couKNt but know how unhappy 1 am to be de- prued of thee. thou wouldst surely re- turn 10 this world That is impossible ; then it is for me to find thee H>I. '.-. I know that thou >lst call ire snuv thy thought follows me everywhere. 1 will be faithful to my promise. anJ 1 shall soon be with thee." gravy from the I Toiler. Put into tbe dish "slices of fried corn bread, place the bread and pour the A Real New Woman M dear, sii.l Mr Newlywed timidly. I have a letter from my mother this morning and she says she is coming to visit us. She'll be most welcome, said Mrs. Newlywed. I will have the spare mum put in order, and you must do every- thing to make her comfort able. 1 ht-n Mr Newlywed realized that he was married to th? New Woman. Not a Favorite. Mr. Nocash Your daughter ia of mature age. Why do you wish our marriage postponed three years t Old Gent leruHti One or the other of vou may die before that uu>s. Stuffed Tomatoes. Take large to- matoes and scald and skin them care- fully. Remove the inside*. Take the dust of three crackers, tbe white of one egg. tw slice* of onions minced very fine, a little parsley, salt t.> taste, add a little cayenne pepper, mi' with tbe inside of tbe tomato and stuff tbe tomato well up to the lay with your mixture and lke in a quick oven. Sweet Potato Croquettes. Take three cupfuls of mished. baked sweet pota- toes. I* sure they are mealy, and while basting with a four-pronged fork add slowly a tablespoonful of melted but- ter, a little mincd parsley, a teaspoon- ful of leni >n juice, salt and pepper, and a gill of cream. Mould into small cork-<haped ctvquet tes, dip in egg and bread crumbs, and fry in hot butter. Serve h.-m in dish garnished with par- si, v Stuffed Apples. Take the cores f mm eight apples. Put tbe apples in a steamer to steam long enough to soft- en, chop a quarter of a pound of can- died cherries. Put one-half cupful of sugar in a cupful of water t > boil, and add tbe cherries. When the apples are done, plac* them in a dish, fill UK tbe place from which tbe cores were taken with the cherries. Boil the syrup until thick, drop in a little vsc- iils. pour the syrup over tbe apples and put tirem away to cool. Serve wi'h whipped cream. Apple Butter. Boil three gallon* of Palpitation of the Heart DafUeJ Palpitauoa of the bear- i* perhaps tbe most common lympUim of heart disea**, and i* deoned as pulsauoa* (bat are per- ceived ; tb* patient. It comes oa ID paroxysm, with intervals of more or lee* fieedom iroaa attack. The heart may begin i* beat violently; it may poaad againtt the walls of th* cheat; th* vessel* may throb ia th* Deck; the eyes booom* suffused, and the head a*b; or so to*)* 01 her band, til* heart may be very rapid and very feeble, so the palse may consist only of a eerie* of rapid a*d alrau*t impal- pable wave*. Those florin* from palpitation or flat lenng of th* heart should not delay treat- meet a singl* hour. Dr. Aguew'i Cur* for the Heart will always relieve this trouble within th* first hall hour, and for ibis rsaion is regarded by phyiciaos generally a* th* greatest known rtmedy for th* heart. Sold by drai(isi*. Sold by W. K. Richardson. Two Classes. iireat Statesman (amazed) You dn'i seem to take much interest in politic* > nen X-o. I earn my living in another way. A Warm Welcome. Traveler in a tropical paradise) I cider down to one-fourth of the ouan- N -nake, bugs. tit> Pare and core aa many apples and things) We'd juat love to have as tbe cider will cover, divide the cider you nay. a4 ncarkeel a ataae v*bea v V*> aM* Ymiei ! *! vtuheai tid reel* *re>ollar Somalia laoaoeirrh .or rllrf lr Will, .... Plea PlIU Ile rr..r rktr w*riml MealiS) ivts* Fewer. rromiheKentrUle. X a.. Chronicle. Mr. David O. Corkum. of Scott's Bay Roa.l. i* the owner of on* of tbe best farms in Kings Co.. N J.. and is ooe of the beat known farmer* in that section of the county. He is naturally a hard working man and when strung is al- ways to be found busy on his plac*. Last winter h* spent the whole scaaon in the lumber woou*. wa* strong and healthy and worked a* bard as anyone. Bui it ha* not always been so. In fact it i* tbe wonder of the neighborhood that he i* able to work at all. Before ! moving to Scott's Bay Rued. Mr. Cor- kum lived at Chester. Lunenburg Co.. N.. ana while there was a great suf- ferer from rheuuuiuun. which affected buu in such a way that be waa nnahU manual labor at any kind. About this time he moved to hia present bom*. ut he c iuld not get a moment '* re- spite frum the effects of his disease racling that be must get well at any east he bad hu aid doctor brought fruui Chester lo his relief, but he was unable to do anything for him. 11* tried many kinds of medicine hoping tr receive bene- fit but to no avail. Ueuig determined noi to die without a struggle be had dortun summuued from UalUax. but still continued lo get wone. About thro* years ago he touk to hi* bed and ais CM* d*v*lop*d into bone and muscle rheumatism ot the worst type. Il spread through all hia bones, up iiita hi* arm. causing partial paralysia of that lunb. rendering it utterly n Milan* sine* he could not lilt it above his waist. All tbe strength leit his muscles, .ind he was unable to turn in bed without aid. He was able to stan.l upon uut feet, but could not walk. Still the doctors wait- ed upon huu and still be took their medicines, but with uo benefi.-ial re- sult. During this time MX. Corkuui Hi several hundred dollar- in hard cmab for doctor's bills and medi- cine. all of which did bun uoi one par- tu-le of f< ol After lying in bed for fifteen mouths his ca*e was pronounced hopeless and be waa given up by all. About ihi> time be heard of Dr. \\il- luiii-' I'uik t'ills.anct as a last resource be resolve*! to give them a trial. The first four boxes products! no noticeable ri feet, but at the fifth be began to notice a change. Keeling encouraged he kept on and from that time he rapidly im- proved and after using the Pink Pills tor a period of some twelve weeka be wa* restored t.' perfect bealth. Such was the wonderful story told a repre- senMtive of the Western Chronicle by Mr Coi kuin a short time ago. Mr. Cork u ui ia mm 59 years of age and per- . lie.ilthv and feels younger and better than be has for years and attri- butes his recovery solely to the >u* of Dr. Williams' Pills, and he ia willing to prove the truth of these statements to anyone who may call upon him These pills are i pututiv* cure for all trouble* arising from a vitiated coii'ti turn of the blood or a shattered nervou* system. Sold by all itealers or by mail from tbe Dr. Williams' Medicine Company. Bn-ckville. Ont . or Scbenee- tady. NY"., at SO cent* a box. or G U>ie* for $2 50 There, are numerous imita- tions and substitutes agauuit - hich to* public u* cautioned.