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fISnMn Foreign Warn Ooring Qeee» Vle- torto'i Reign. John Bright has been telling the •With About England's foreign wans, and the puncture to her Belf-righteous­ ness ought to be big enough to let con­ siderable conceit out At a reeent meeting of the Peace Society he said: "With regard to thia question of tteace, we are really as far off as our forefathers were, and nearly as savage Mid barbarous. A French statesman, a member of the French Chamber, said, speaking of England and its foreign policy, that 'we were in a State of peace, soothed by occasional acts of rapine.' That phrase, to a large extent, describes the condition in which our country has been during the whole reign of the Queen. "Now, how many ^an have we had dnring the Queen's reign? We have bad a war in New Zealand, and one of the officers engaged in that war was obliged to admit that the New Zea- landers were entirely right and we en­ tirely wrong. We have had three wars in China. We had a Zulu war not long ago, made absolutely by a man without any orders from this country, a man who professed to be really influenced by the Christian faith and religion. That cost us a great many English lives, and we destroyed the Zulu nation, at the same time bringing confusion into South Africa. We have had a Scind War, in which one of the Napiers was concerned, a wav for which he had not the slightest justification or instruction , from this country. Then there was the great Gikh war, by which the Punjaub Was annexed to the English Dominion in India. There were also two Afghan wars, for which there was not a particle Of justification, in one of which a whole English army was destroyed; Then we have had three Burmese wars, the sec­ ond of which, I recollect, was got up on pretenses absolutely fraudulent and Btaudalous. Then we come to the Cri­ mean war, the really big war of our time, though it did not last very long. But as to its severity, and the mortal- iky caused by it, no man is able to make lib accurate computation. A book written by a French general Who recently visited the Crimea, in connection with the cemeteries there, estimated that the bodies of *250,000 men are there. I believe the Russians alone buried more than 100,000 on the north aide of HebastopoL » Kinglake, in his history, estimates that 1,000,000 men lost their lives in that struggle, a rmber about equal to every adult man the vast city of London. And what were all these lives sacri­ ficed for ? Absolutely nothing what­ ever, because the only apparent result was a slight limitation put upon the Bussian Government with regard to its future fleet in the Black Sea, and that was surrendered the moment the franco-German war brdke out. It was |ipt war, because war was never de- . clared, but we made war, notwithstand­ ing, on a country with which we were notoriously, and professedly at peace. The bombardment of Alexandria is a sort of peace which the public of this country have not been enthusiastic about Then followed the war in the Soudan, during which, at the lowest calculation, from 40,000 to 50,000 lives were lost. I once proposed that the foreign of­ fice should be' burned down, and it %ould be a very' good thing if all its treaties burned with it Conceive the CQst of the wars that have occurred dur- -Mg the reign of the Queen. Go back further to the beginning of what we call our parliamentary and constitu­ tional system in the reign of William HI., and you will find that "without one single exception they were absolutely . Unnecessary, and that the only result they have produced is an enormous national debt, which from that time to this has been extracted from the labor »id the sweat of millions of men in this country, but which should have re­ mained with them for the sustenance and comfort of themselves and their families. § Fifteen wars in a fifty-yews' reign of ^professedly "peace-loving" and ten- ir-heavted queen are hardly among ke blessings for which jubilee thanks Will be returned. The 8torj of a Duel. < The Viscount Charboniere and the Ifarquis de Pommery are two well- Itnown members of the French noblesse, i? ho for years were fast friends. One fateful evening, some sixteen years ago, |i the two were engaged in sipping absinthe in a cafe vhantant, and were having ft very pleasant time indeed. | The Viscount was a young bachelor sr; • then, and, having no cares on his shoul­ ders, he was quite indifferent as to the hour when he arrived nt his father's I palatial residence. The Marquis, how- ever, was a married man, with a charm- ' ing wife and three beautiful children, and lie was anxious to get home where he intended to remove his boots and sneak up stairs as usuaL Suddenly a l:; ' discussion arose, and waxed fierce and active. The Viscount claimed that a certain young singer at the Nouveantes was the prettiest woman in Paris. The m Marquis disputed this, and thought a : fair actress at the Odeon was the belle of the gay city. High words followed, • ||bd the twain parted in anger. *'•> The next morning the Viscount sent j 4 challenge to the Marquis, and oflered 10 fight with any weapons from bombs to (ratling guns. The Marquis was "Willing to fight but he said: "The if Viscount has an advantage over me. I lf,:, •i. _ . am married, and have three children who idepend on me for pie and milk. The Marquis' business is dull now, and times are hard. The Viscount and I i ' should not meet on equal terms. Goto him and say that I will meet him when J > he has a wife and three children. Then yi. we shall be equally matched." The second went to the Viscount, who ground his teeth--on a grindstone-- '?}i with rage. He was inexorable, and de­ termined to be avenged. He was so firm in his purpose that he was resolved | that even getting married should not itop him in his scheme of revenge. He * got married. This was his first step toward meeting De Pommery upon equal terms. . Time passed on, as time frequently does. The Viscount still nursed his grievance. His wife had other things than grievances to look after. One day <5liarboniere was informed that his third child had just arrived in this vale of tears. He arose, and with a com­ manding gesture bade the maid take the child and follow him, he carrying the other two offspring. The party reached the Marquis's house, and en- tered unannounced. The enemies stood flee to face. "Ah!" exclaimed the Viscount, "at last we meet on equal terms. Behold my three children whom I have reared at great expense that you might have |jp excuse, but be compelled to meet . me. Camel to the Bp is de Bolonne. Atlonsr "Stay !M eiaculatedtli« Mkmni. "Vnw :K' Wrf n.C- • V*' " " I'.k-mU's y.,. • fatfc .?£&. .t&.'A'-tic&A.Z •till have the advantage of me. I now have six children!" With a yell of baffled ferocity the Viscount fled. Since that time he has been devoting himself to attaining equality with the Marquis. As yet he has not succeeded. Will the oft-post­ poned affair of honor take place ? Who can tell?--Ilar'. y Sanderson, in the Rambler. Wfcece Irving Is Buried. From a paper by Clarence Coolt ft* the Century, we quote as follows: "I confess I heard not without a secret pleasure that the relic-hunters so chip and hammer the stone that marks liv­ ing's grave as to make its frequent re­ newal necessary. It did not seem to me a grievous wrong, but rather a tes­ timony to the lovableness of Irvinjg's character, and an evidence of the wide extent of his fame, that from filling the circle of the educated and refined among his countrymen, has now come to include that lower stratum of our com­ mon humanity which has only instinct­ ive and, so to speak, mechanical ways of expressing its feelings. "It would not have been easy to find a place more in harmony with the asso­ ciations that gather about Irving's name as a writer than the spot in which he is buried. Even to-day, when all the changes that have been brought about by the growth of the neighboring settlement, the spirit of peace and quiet that used to brood over the re­ gion hovers there undisturbed. Irv­ ing's own words, in the 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' describing the grave­ yard, the old church, and the stream that plays about its feet, reflect with the faithfulness of a mirror the scene as we behold it to-day. "Here is the church, a small building with rough sides of the country-stone, surmounted by a picturesque roof, and with an open bell-turret over which still veers the vane pierced with the initials of the Vrederick Felypsen who built the church and endowed it in 1699. In our rambles about the grave­ yard we used to find the bricks of light- colored clay, brought from Holland, and of which, so tradition said, the church had been originally built, or which had, at any rate, been largely used in its construction. "The church was seldom used, Ex­ cept in the summer time. On com­ munion Sundays the handsome seven­ teenth century Jacobean table of oak brought from Holland, where plenty like it may still be found, was set out, as it is to-day, with the plain vessels of silver 'presented by Queen Anne,' as the formula goes, that used to please my childish taste for things that had about them the flavor of old days. "The same budding taste for antiqui­ ties led me and some of my school­ mates to the old grave-yard, where we hunted up the oldest tombstones, scraping off the moss and lichens to de­ cipher the names and dates, and enjoy­ ing many a laugh over their carved or­ naments, scrolls, and cockle-shells, and sturdy, dew-lapped, Dutch cher­ ubs, with their stumpy little wings scored like checker-boards for plum­ age. Many of these grave-stones were said to have been imported from Hol­ land by the early settlers, like the bricks of which the church was built, the table in the ehurch, and much of the furniture to be found in the farm­ houses of the country-side, chairs and tables, cupboards, and even looking- glasses. The carvings, memorial verses, and scripture-texts upon these tombstones were cut by the more skill­ ful workmen over-seas, and the names and dates were filled in hero at home as occasion called." Sensible Women Waiited. Specialized education does not neces­ sarily create companionable or even sensible women; else, by parity of reasoning, would all professional*men be personally charming and delightful, which undoubtedly they are not A girl may be a sound Grecian, a bril­ liant mathematician, a sharp critic, a faultless grammarian, yet be wanting in all that personal tact and temper, clear observation, ready-sympathy aud noblo self-control which make a com­ panionable wife and a valuable motlier. Nor is unprofessional or uusj>eeialized instruction necessarily synonymous with idleness and ignorance; while a good all-round education is likely to prove more serviceable iu the home and in society than one or two supreme accomplishments. Many of us make the mistake of confounding education with acquirement, and of running to­ gether, mental development and intel­ lectual specialization. The women of whom we are most proud in our own history were not remarkable for special intellectual acquirements so much as for general character and the harmon­ ious working of will and morality. The Lady Fanshawes and Elizabeth Frys, the Mary Carpenters, and Florence Nightingales, whose names are practic­ ally immortal, were not noted for their learning, but they were none the less women whose mark in history is indeli­ ble, and the good they did lives after them and will never die. And taking one of the at least partially learned ladies of the past--is it her Latinity and her bookishness that we admire so much in Lady Jane Grey, or is it her modesty, her gentleness, her saintly patience, her devotion--in a word, is it her education or her character--the in­ tellectual philosopher of the sweet and lovely and noble women?---Fortnightly Review. Interesting Insects. The Cornhill Magazine tells some curious stories of the deception to which insects resort It says: Queerer still than the caterpillars which pretend to be leaves or flowers for the sake of protection, are those truly diabolical and perfidious Bra­ zilian spiders which, as Mr. Bates ob­ served, are brilliantly colored with crimson and purple, but "Tlonble them­ selves up at the base of leaf-stalks, so as to resemble flower buds, and by this means deceive the insects upon which they prey." There is something hideously wicked and cruel in this lowest depth of imitative infamy. A flower-bud is something so innocent and childlike; and to disguise one's self as such for purposes of murder and rapine argues the final abyss of arachnoid perfidy. An Indian mantis or praying insect, a little less wicked, though no less cruel than the spiders, deceives the flies who come to his arms under the false pretense of being a quiet leaf, upon which they may light in safety for rest and refreshment. Yet another abandoned member of the same family, relying boldly upon the re&ourees of tropical nature, gets itself up as a com­ plete orchid, the head and fangs being molded in the exact image of the# beautiful blossom, and the arms fold­ ing treacherously around the unhappy insect which ventures to seek for honey in its deceptive jaws. THE Czar of Russia is hard at wort for publication. r f / ' i V V . - ' * - ' • ' i ' / v v . - ; . * A new method of making table knives oonsists in forming the knife- handlea by boring out apd flattening one end a^lank, ajrf dosing the taouth of the jpoire by drawing it to- Kther in disf, and in forming the ife-blade by flattening and trimming the other end of the blank in dies. THERE is not so much need of sand­ paper in the manufacture of furniture and all cabinet work nowadays, as the machinery used turns out very perfect work. It is estimated by one of the largest manufacturers of sand-paper in the country that not more than 70 per cent of the amount of last year's busi­ ness will be done this year. WHEN, some years since, pipe staves were almost exclusively made in Can­ ada and Michigan, the 66-inch stave was principally made, but after the trade got more sensible, and through want of large timber and nearness and convenience to the ocean, they got to making the 60-inch stave and the smaller one within reach of New York. A GERMAN inventor has recently in­ troduced improvements in the treat­ ment of wood, to render this material less liable to the influence of moisture. His system is of special value for wood pavements. The blocks are first treated with a solution of water glass, and then impregnated with a mixture of fluo- silicic acid and some bituminous com­ pounds. THE preservative quality of sea wa­ ter is shown by the fact that among the articles recovered from vessels sunk in the harbor of Vigo, Spain, in 1702, are specimens of logwood and mahogany that, notwithstanding their 184 years submersion, are in a perfect state of preservation. Dyers who experimented with the logwood say that it is even bet­ ter for coloring purposes than the wood now imported. A WELL-KNOWN steam-engine builder says that a large share of the fauU found with the engines running un­ steadily comes from permitting the governor to get dry from lack of oil, or gummed up in some of its essent parts. He instances sending a mfih 150 miles upon repeated complaints of an engine sold two years previous. A half-day spent in putting the governor in condition was all the man did when he got there.--American Machinist. A NEW kind of scales consists of a simple balance arm; resting on a nickel point, supported by a standard about eighteen inches in height Thete are two scales in the balance arm, one de­ notes the weight, and the total cost of th6 article weighed, the other the unit of price, which is designated by a sliding weight From this sliding weight is suspended the scoop or slab to contain the article to be weighed. By this scale the total cost of an article at any }>oint is given immediately upon weigh­ ing it. PORTLAND cement is an artificial product, chemically proportioned by the proper selection of the materials entering into its composition. These, whether chalk or clay, as in England, marl or clay, as in Germany, or hy­ draulic limestones, as in this country, are, in every case, reduced to the finest powder bj' either, wet or dry grinding, and this powder moistened merely in the dry process, or in the form of paste in the wet process, becomes practically, either by drying in large tanks or by being molded into bricks, eggB, or other forms, a new stone, in which all the elements are brought into close contact and are in perfect chemical proportion. This artificially-made new stone, burnt AS it is, at high heat in close kilns, has every element chem­ ically active, and the clinker represents practically, when properly propor­ tioned chemically, a tomposition of bi- basic silicate of lime and aluminate of lime. This ground clinker is the Port­ land cement of eomnaerce, a fixed uni­ form product, sold wnder a warranty of its strength and fineness, and depend­ ing upon the oontrollable elements of skillful manufacture for its character and uniformity. Putting on the Weeding Garments. About four miles out of Tuscaloosa, on returning from a Sunday visit to a plantation, we stopped at a negro ehurch in which about 100 blacks were assembled for divine service. The preacher was a man with powerful voice and gesture, and his sermon was about the necessity of being arrayed in the wedding garments and standing ready for the Master's calL His con­ gregation soon began to warm up, and pretty soon one and another com­ menced to drop out as if overcome. The sermon was grand and impressive, but way beyond the comprehension of the ordinary plantation haniL- When we finally went out and drove np the highway we found men and women scattered along here and there in the shade, and pretty soon came to one young man who sat with his arm around a girl. We stopped the buggy, but neither of 'em seemed to care, and pretty soon the Colonel observed: "George, is that a case of love?" "I reckon it ar', sah. but I doan quite know," was the young man's reply. "Dat's a powerful sermon of Elder Jackson's to-day. He's dun told us tQ put on de weddin' ga'ments if we want to be saved." "And so you intend to put them on?" "Deed I does, sah. I only come out half an hour a"go, an' I'm 'greed to marry to' different wimin in dat time. 'Jhvine to get all de weddin! ga'ments right on soon's I kin. an' if a cyclone comes de Lawd will take car' of me, I reckon. See any mo' wimin down de road, Knrnel, tell 'em Gawge will be long d'rectly!"--Detroit Free Pre««. The Chiefest of Death's Servants. Consumption is mankind's greatest scourge. According to the highest authorities on the statistics of disease,, two-sevenths of the human race die of consumption of the lungs. This is over 28 per cent, a majority higher than from war, famine, and plague. The Oriental plague, the black death, cholera, small­ pox, and yellow fever have at times car­ ried off such great numbers of the hu­ man family as to -profoundly alarm the stricken commnnities, but the total number of victims of all these scourges combined is less than the number killed by consumption during any single cen­ tury of the history of our race since written history began. The mortality tables tell a dreadful tale. Of a total of 12,500 deaths in the city of Chicago in 1885, 1,000 or one-tenth, were caused by consumption of the lungs. Con­ sumption and pneumonia together car­ ried off 1,900 persons, and bronchitis and congestion of the lungs 600 more. More than 7.000 of the total deaths were of minors, and as few minors die' of consumption it follows that of the 5,000 deaths of adults 1,100 were caused by the terrible phthisis pulmonalis. Nearly two-fifths of all deceased adults : were the victims of consumption or -Chicago Herald. Uvlngl^Mjrtl Mrs. Orover Olevel Mrs. Jnlia Gardiner Tyler, widow of FiedAenttrlir. 1 Mx*.Jamea K. Polk, wido* ,pf P*esi- deaitPolk. : Mrs. Rutherford % Hayes, wife of ex-President Hayes, who was Uiere four years, Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, who had place for fifteen months. Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, ex-President Grant's Widow, who lived eight years in the White House. Mrs. James A. Garfield, widow of President Garfield, who lived only six months in the Executive Mansion. Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson, the niece of President Buchanan, who was for four years the mistress of the Execu­ tive Mansion, Mrs. Ellen Arfluir McElroy, the late ex-President Arthur's sister, who was the lady of the White House during several months of each of the three- years and a half while he was Presi­ dent Mrs. Patterson, the daughter of President Johnson, who, the wife of the latter being old and not in very good health, jointly with her sister, Mrs. Stover, now dead, did the honors of the White House while their tether was President Mrs. Semple, step-daughter of Mrs. Tyler and now an inmate of the Louise Home, in Washington City, who dur­ ing the period between her' own moth­ er's death, about September, 1842, and the marriage of her father in 1844, was the head of his household in the Presi­ dent's mansion, a longer period than her step-mother held that place, who was married in June, 1844, and left the White House with her husband when .his term expired, in March, 1845. Though Shaken 1.1k* • Loaf By the moat trivial causes, weak nerrea an •aaily susceptible of invigoration, a term which alao imports, in thia Instance, quietude. The nervous have but to use Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters systematically to overcome that super- sensitiveness of the human sensorium, whioh is subversive of all bodily comfort and mental tranquillity, and which reacts most hurtfullf upon the system. The difficulty underlying this, aa well as many other ailments, is imper­ fect assimilation, no less than incomplete di­ gestion of the food. Hi the discharge of both the digestive and aMiuilative functions, the Bitters are the most %wtent, the mo-it reliable auxiliary. As the body l«gaius vigor aud regu­ larity by its aid, the brain and nervous system are also benefited. Persons subject to the in­ fluence of malaria, dyspeptic aud rheumatic invalids, and persons Whose kidneys are inac­ tive, should, also, use the Hitters. ; Hew t# Build Chlnine^!^ Fbr those pacta of a chimney which are supported throughout, stone may, under some circumstances, says the American Architect, be admissible, but brick is always preferable for the purpose. The abutments of a chimney should be tied into the walls by wrought-iron- baffB, of sufficient number ^ and strength, turned np and down at ! the ends, and Inrilt into the jambs for several inches on each side. No part of the fine should be of less thickness than half brick, or four and one-half inches. Where slabs of stone or slate are placed level with a floor before the opening of a chimney, they should in­ variably be laid iu sound mortar, ce­ ment, or other incombustible and non- oonducting substances, and it should be st» distance of not less than four and one-half inches from the joists, flooring, or other woodwork. A chim­ ney, built only np to the roof, and stop­ ping at that point is always dangerous. Every chimney in * house should, be perfectly separate and distinct from every otber chimney, from 4he hearth to the external opening. Chimneys mar safely be built in stacks, but they should on no account have any connec­ tion witSi the stacks. Brick-work around the flues should not be less than four and one-half inches, thiols in any part. By the code Napoleon it was not permitted to build a chimney against the wall of an adjoining hquse without isolating it by ajp,, intermediate wall of sufficient thickness to prevent heat passing to the neighboring prem- Mr. Fred Ober relates how, when he went to Mexico first, an exceedingly bashful young bachelor, profuse offers of gifts by waar of jKdiSweas embar­ rassed him considerably. Biding be­ side his guide, soo î after landing, he happened to exi»rni»|dmim*ipn for thh horse the latter VD#s, and tagbired if il were his own. "S|, senor, * replied the man, "and yonrai also." He ventured but one more question that day, hours later, in the hohse of the muchacha Who prepared their supper, when he thoughtlessly as)ied the guide if she were his sweetheart. "Yes, my friend, he anmtared, *and yours also." That ilencetf him for a long time, until one MS'Sub-8'-milSiKv if it were hers. "Si, senor,* come the ready answer, "and yours also!" In Mexico it is considered more po­ lite to say senorita (m es) instead of ienora (Mrs.), even to married ladies, and the matt^n of the house, though bent with her weight of threescore years and ten, is always spoken of by her servants as "La Nina*--the little girl. This last custom is still more common in Cuba, where the old ne- gresses, who spend all their lives in the family, are accustomed to call their young mistresses ninas, and never change, the name at any age. In Mexi­ co, however, the diminutive signifies rather a tprm of endearment than any reference to age or' sifce. > In Mexifto all ladiei address one an- other ̂ (and axfc uttftthr *nddresaed by - be so faiillsrly sp whom onI mp fidllJ bnt tihlhffs miM W*\ meant, and no undue familiarity intended, none should be imagined. To take offense would be to imitate the Italian mentioned by Lady Blessing- ton, who thought he had made a con­ quest of a fair English woman, though somewhat shocked by'her forwardness, because in an indifferent note to him she had signed herself "yours truly." A Mexican gentleman who had just purchased a very handsome set of Lon­ don harness, hearing it admired by a Frenchman, carelessly gave the cus­ tomary answer: "It is quite at your disposal,1' and was answered by a pro- fusion of bows and ready acceptance of the offer. JThe only dvmonlty with the Frenchman appeared to be whether or not he could carry il home under hia cloak, which he finally'did. Gentlemen in Mexico embraos when they meê andoftte actually kiss eaeh other. 4 not T^pleaaant sight is to see two lusty fellows giving one another a hearty hug--though you know that within the hour they may be oarving each other with their stilettos. 9M§ Hat Called Ftr. It seems strsagc Oat It is nsessssry to per­ suade men that yen can cure tbdr diseases by offering a premium to the man who fails to receive beaeCt And yet Dr. gage undoubted­ ly cured thousands of asses of obstinate catarrh with his "Catarrh Remedy," who would never have applied to him if it had not been for his offer at tkm above snmfojr ap incurable case. Who is |hehext bidder for ewe or cash? If you' want "to buy 4 th&n^ometw, we advise you to wait until next winter. They will be lower then. A Bonanza Mine Of health is to be fonnd in Dr. R f. Pteree*B "Favorite Prescription," to the merits of which, as a remedy for female weakness and kindred affections, thousands testify. THE g^een grocer in London is ot« who sella vegetables. In this oounfey ||| is one •fitting < The harsh, stiff So It is to a s&anger to ts> *rtb' Sf«x1« sad VWVWM Wwiiik lis offoct is said to bs quite rc-markSMe^ though tlit* Moxie plant, Wlijfck is all of it that •flan produce tliu result, is &B tasteless aud harm­ less HB grass The nervous, weakly women flock ifUsr it like mad, and it is said by them •%u st<>i> nervousness at once, and jrive thorn double powers of eudaranect while it neither «ct-< like nor leivoa a reaction like a stimulant, nor los -8 ita effect like a'aaeditiinia It ia uaid to n mow nervous and Other complaints by tuakuig the nerves ttroqg enough to -oohtroi the iuuctioiuj of the bqdy properly the eauee of ill-health disappear*, while medicine forces ttie functions of the body, leaving the nerves weak from being compelled to over­ task. We hope oar draggisls will, ksip full s t o c k s . . . • - j . , , • • Content* of a Confederate Musket. Charles Folsom, of Boscawen, traded recently with J. Edwin Gage, the gun­ smith of this city, for two ola army muskets, which were cilied in the trade worth about $1 eacff. Folsom took the mnskets home, and offered to give one of them to a neighbor for a day's work, 'ihe night before he was to ftet rid of it he set about fixing it up a little, in the course of which he de­ tected a rattle about the stock. In seeking for the cause of the noise he removed the lock, then the barrel, and finally the strip of iron on the butt of the stock. This disclosed the secret. The butt had been neatly hollowed out, making a good-sized treasure-box. In it were six CO-cent silver t oins, three '25-oent ones, two $20 bills of Confed­ erate money, a musket ball, and a fet­ ter. The latter was written by the wife of a Confederate soldier tp her husband, and described a visit by the Yankees a short time before, and the capture by them of her father. Its sentiments were evidently those of the women of the Confederacy. It spoke of returning the money ne had sent her, as she could do nothing with itji and this was doubtless the money found with the letter. The musket was pur­ chased with a lot of others, and had evidently been captured after its bearer bad fallen in battle.'-- Concord (N. H.) Moni tor. MB. JOHN ftou, champion bicyclist of the woild, iiting at Sydney, Australia,, says: "After riding miles atpiinsttime St. Jacobs Oil removed all fatigue and pains." Tax Boetoa and Albany Railroad can are now lighted electrically by s-n«w method, which promises to be a suc­ cess. Each car is fitted up with ten incandescent lamps of twenty-five can­ dle power, while the platform is lighted by another lamp. The power of light is derived from two storage batterieo or accumulators placed i I suitable re­ ceptacles under the car, at;d these stor­ age batteries are said to be sufficient to supply the lights eight and a half hours. It is claimed that the great ob- 5'eetion to storage batteries heretofore tas been their short life, but that Mr. Julie i has invented a new metal for the supporting plates whereby the life of the battery is ^almost iode^nitely prolonged; indeed, thai experipients have shown that after eighteen'mouths' use, thev are as healthy and servicea­ ble as when they were made. Dressmakfhg." stools tlTat have been obliged to Dress Stays aro •pry disagreeable for many ladies to wear, and at bfest they break so noon that the beauty and fit of the dress is very soon destroyed The invention of a new Dross Stay which is soft and pliable, yielding to every movement of the body, giving the wearer perfect ease, and also proving itself to be absolutely un- breakabM^ haa made quite a new departure in Dressmaking. Warren's -ftatberbone is the name of this new Stav. It ia made from quills, and is an entirely new invention, having been manufactured only about three years; but it is now largely used by dressmakers in all the large cities ana many of the larger towns throughout the United States. The manner by which it is attached to the dress waist ie a new feature in dreesmaklng, sad is patented by the inventor of the Feathiis This method consists m attaching T sewing "" Sr*u a 1*0481 mid degtft tintik WO%BE. »E<J*RUFCY ^ ASM RAM »*. MAAEMM urns riuu. BW vInMI Billons MeaAieeUe, •ininflM, Conettpek* •Ion, IsifMniMk •11 Ions A«na«ks,siirtsll derangements of the stom­ ach and bowels, sre prompt­ ly relieved and permanentl* cured by the use of Pleree's Pleasant L In explanation Of therei-- -- Pellets over so imt t variety of may truthfully be sstt that tMr m the system is Universal, not a gisnd i aping th " stay to the seam to the stay. It toil* So eof rm dir perspiration'and even laun- drying does not injure it in the least It is sold by the yard, made in black and white and all colors, so that white dresses or waists and any color of dress lining may bo matched as desired It is finished m three different cov­ erings--thread-covered, cloth-covered, and an elegant satin-covered, which makes as fine a finish as could be desired for the finest dresses. In short, this new dress stay pos­ sesses apparently all the advantages that any- ene oau think of, and net Only comas at a time when wbAMMBS is rapi&y disappearing, but is proving itaelf superior to whalebone in every respect No wonder that it is so rapidly commending wearers. their sanative ttoeutsavtal. of Wofet.CS Cbenitcal Leboratecy of MEDICAL Assoctaxaon, of e needy, for a Chronic KMSI Gstarrh whluh thegr cannot cure. OF CATAMH obstruction of id acrid, at others, purulent. Moody and Weak, watery, and the earn, deafs dear the throat, matter, together' voice ia changed and has a nasal vwnsvt breath Is offensive; smell and taste paired; there is a sensation of manifesting half OK the & itself to dressmakers and dress- Alii associations of base-ball players use St. Jacobs Oil for sprains, braises, 'pains, snd aches. Indeed all athletic clubs and individual members use it lor the sams., The Most Healthy People. It has been shown in an interesting paper read before the Royal Statistical (Society that the mortality in the pro­ fessional and independent classes is much less than in the laboring classes. The most healthy persons are clergy­ men, farmers, and gardeners; the most unhealthy inn and hotel servants, gen- erfi laborers, and fruit-sellers., Infant mortality is many times at great in the general-service class as in the profes­ sional and independent class. "All me­ chanical work is injurious to the health" is not to be deduced from these oonclu- A Wonderfhl Freak ef Katnre Is sometimes exhibited in our public exhibi­ tions. When we gaze upon soiue of the pecu­ liar freaks Dame Nature occasionally indulges in, our minds revert back to the creat:un of man, "who is so fearfully and wonderfully made." The mysteries of his nature have been unraveled by Dr. IL V. Pierce, of Buffalo, and through his knowledge of thosf mj&tegies he ha* been able tc(pcej|a ~~ ' * Discovery," which is a specific for all blood ire his "Golden Medical taints, poisons, and humors, such as scrofula, piinples, blotches, eruptions, swellings, tu­ mors, ulcers, and kindred affections. By drug- giata AGE before beauty--A piece of spring chicken on a pretty girl's plate. Throw the PoWder Overboard, Were thrilling words, spoken at a time of gieit danger The lives of al^ on the vossei de- psmledcpon prompt action, • Your life may be btsSSM and ^prolonged by the prompt use of Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic for that blood troubia MENBMAN'S Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only preparation of beef containing its entire rax. lritwu» properties. It contaius blood-making, force-generating, and life-sustaining proper­ ties; invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility; also in all enfeebled conditions, whether the work of exhaustion, nervous pros­ tration, overwork, or acute disease, particu­ larly if resulting from ^pulmonary coraplai n4» Hazard, Hazard <ft Os., pq»priet»rs, Newport Sold by druggists. LTON'S Patent Metallic Stiffeners prevent boots and shoes from running over, ripping in the seams or wearing unevenly on thene«la. RELIEF is immediate, and a cure sure. Piao's Bemedy for Catarrh. 50 oenta. What EwiybMly Says Moat be true. And the unanlmons praise which peo­ ple who have OHCCI it (five Hood's SarBoparilU.s tould convince those who have never tried this medicine of Its great curative powers. If you suffer from impure blood, that tired feeling, depr3ssed spirits, dyapep- sia, or kidney and liver complaints, give Hood's SarsapariSa a fair trial aod you will be gieatly bene­ fited. ' M y wife has had very poor health for a long time, suffering from indigestion, poor .appetite, and eon- rtuit headache. She iouad no relief till she tried Hood's Sirseperills. She is now taking the third bottle, and never felt better in bar life." O. Soma- MoRlaad, Cook Co., Ill, Hobd'i Sarsaparllta Sold by all drunists. $1; sii for 95. Prepared by C. 1. HOOD ft CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, " For samples 4 foot tape refer clotli and measure (worth 10c nd S 2c. stamps business sena s <tc. stamps Clrealars Free MUUM leading jgSSNCINNAn.&ij? CO. to 08 • day. Sample* , I lines not nnder the horse1 ' Brewster's Safety Rein Holder, ?st,fe?t.-80JdS Ider, Holly, Mkn. PENSIONS! Send A>r Pension Laws to IJ. S. " Agents FirZQKKAMI POWclX, Indianapolis, Ind. Claim < PENSIONS. ssr*«..kr.si5,sb: pkllWIWIIW| 2i y«u«' practice. Succeea • or no fee. Write for circulars and new tawa. WMMsgy.*^ rts«Mll»» St sseaiA li II iwfr* cases of Caiarrlu ** col „ Coryza, and Catarrhal vet Sold by druggists everywhere; «*Cntold Agoi)r froi Prof. w. HAUSNER, the fsmons ,of Ithaca, N. 1*., writes: "SometeayeSISago I suffered untold agony froxh efcraate apsal c a t a r r h . M y f a m i l y p h y s M a a g a v e s n n a a incurable, and aaid I must die. My eaaa waa audi a bad one, th * - Set, my voice tout barely apeak above a whisper. htT-_ my coughing and eleatingof mjr tKraat almost strangle me. By the use of Dr. , Catarrh Remedy, in three montha, I was a i man, and the cure h* bets petttaa**?* "Constantly Ha wiring THOMAS J. Rcsmso, Esq.. St. .Louis, Mo., writes: "I wa from catarrh for three yeai hardly breathe, and was c and spitting, and for the could not oreothe throw _ Keraedy.snd I am nowaweUman. I reawayfor ear ^hssouft to i now her, and oe S<| ilSdsa ns» »i * In 48 «ASE LHAWIHST.. the advertising Agsnsyef tt to be the only sure manufactured, and fair trial to experie a permanent cure." Three Bottlea Cue Cntaniu ; Ku BOBBINS, Itunwon P. O-. Goivaritfe fla­ ps., says: "My daughter tad csftaetli «Bn she wnsflve Sage's cured a . helped her; a third bottle , _ uetitcure. 8he Is now eighteen pens i sound and heart*"," CTBfJSfflg WlraiQVKml ssizssz- WswUlssadtli ThsssforOael 'sm&'i'B&i its rarsa was* WSSMSW m »• j Colored lakl t Dollar, with i Address N0R1 mwii MENTION THE quality, 15 cents per yard; Cloth-covered, 30 cents; Sstiircovered. % cents. For saM everywhere. Tr* it. WA KfuSft FKATHKKHONK COMPAN V. Three OiksJCich. aeeaaap-| Catalogue; Asaapiss PKS I BEST ROOFINGS BTM.ua. WJ.FiYtCO.CtalM.IIJ Alse St. LOCIS. 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I can recommend Piso's Cure for the horse well as for man. N. S. J. STKIDXK ferity. Do M too Doses One Dollar Bums, All Aoh The many teeU prove all we aot only It wwm This rspressnts a aaalthy life. Throaghvat iu vcrious scenes. RailthM 41 recti acnsK Phot this receipt of "TSara, iMlhll*. KM. that attpe fefiari CHICHBSTSffS BNOL1SH PENNYROYAL MILS OnnulMb For a woman to say she does not use Procter & Gamble s Lenox Soap, is to admit she is "behind the times." Nobody uses ordm can get ^Lenox.K" ^ C.S. U. r-UTHKN WRITING TO.nPfKgWMBfc - JliJtais say yea aaw ifca amwwBSi • • - ' ? 7 f.l iv, < ^