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k*«.ortfc« PMollar uont Men, . . JOiB Jefferson is an artist. Edwin Booth is aa enthusiastic whist Billy Florence is a fisherman. His chief hobby, though, seems to be practi­ cal joking. Oscar S. Strana^ex-Minister to Tur­ key, makes a hobby of collecting and studying books on American history. George Bancroft, the historian, is fMffeionately fond of roses, and has some of the finest specimens in the country. Robert Bonner devotes all his time and attention to his horses. His mania is to own the fastest horse on the toot­ ling turf. George W. Childs. the Philadelphia journalist and philanthropist, is fond of collecting authors' manuscript, china, and bric-a-brac. William Rockefeller is an admirer of fast horses. He owns a three-quarter • mile track at which he treats his friends to races between his own horses. Cooper Hewitt, son of Ex-Mayor Hewitt, has one of the best collections ,. . of musical instruments in America and j himself, sat np and tried to beat the of the waters was simply the rust leaves as the troops in advance had pulled down the shocks for bed­ ding. The noise, it is needless to say, *m foon drowned by shoots of laugh­ ter. . » Killing a Tigress. _ The notorious Jounsar man-eating tigress has at last been killed by a yonng forest officer. This tigress has |>een the scourge of the neighborhood of Chak- rata, India, for the last ten years, and her victims have been many. On one occasion she seized one of a number of foresters who were sleeping together in a hut, carried him off, and made him over to her cubs to^jlay with, and then stood by and watched their gambols. The ghastly tragedy was witnessed by some cf the poor man's companions who had sought refuge ia a tree. ^ The tigress called her cubs in a eat- like and self-complacent manner, and soon the young tigers were romping about and'rolling qver the apparently life I ess body. She then lay down a few yards offf and with blinking eyes watched the gambols of her progeny. In a few moments the man recovered knows how to play on nearly all of them. John D. Rockefeller's hobbies are Churches and charities, and he devotes all his spare time to furthering the in­ terests of the Methodist chnrch. He is also foud of horses. Henry Villard, the railroad magnate, ^ passionately fond of music. He is a f od performer on the violoncello, and tl " young brutes off. They were too young to hold him down, so he made a des­ perate attempt to shake himself free, and started off on a run; but before he had gone twenty yards the tigress bounded out and brought him back to her cubs. Otace more the doomed wretch had to defend himself from* their playful at­ tacks. He made renewed attempts to regain his freedom, but was seized by the old tigress and brought back each time before he had gone many" yards. His groans and cries for heljj were heart-rendering; but the rrien on the trees were paralyzed with fear, and quite unable to do anything to'assist their unfortunate comrade. ' / ' ' '. At last the tigress herself joined in the gambols of her cubs, and the wretched man was thrown about and tossed over her head exactly as out do­ mestic cat throws rats and mice about before beginning to feed on them. The man's efforts to escape grew feebler. For the last time his com­ rades saw him try to get away on his hands and knees toward a large fig-tree, with the cubs clinging to his limbs. This final attempt was as futile as the rest. The tigress brought him back once again, and deliberately began her living meal before their eyes. It was this formidable beast that a young Cooper's Hill officer and a com­ panion, attacked on foot. They were working up her trail, fifteen yards apart, when suddenly the officer heard a cry of alarm from his comrade. He ran np just in time to see the young man borne to the ground by the tigress. The officer ftfed and shot the beast in the spine, and a second ball gave her her quietus. The young man whom she attacked was seriously bruised, but will recover from his injuries. Good Healthy Appetites. In a Maine company recently the con­ versation turned to gastronomical feats He devotes a great deal of and achievements in the art *of stuffing. - - 1 When the young lady who had eaten six bananas at one sitting, and the young" man who had boasted of having topped off a dinner with a whole mince pie,had told their stories, a demure maiden modestly related an incident in the his­ tory of her family that completely dis­ couraged all her rivals. "One Fourth of July," said she, "my brother and a friend wished to'make an excursion up river, aud as they proposed to start very early in the morning and be gone all day, my mother prepared a large basket of food for them the night before. In the bottom of the basket she placed a thick stratum of delectable articles to represent supper: on this she placed another layer for their dinner; and at the top of the'" basket, where it would be first accessible, sue put a hearty breakfast. Being well acquainted with the capacity of the boys, she made an unusually large allowance for each of the three meals. " Well, the boys set out for their ex­ cursion at 4 o'clock in the morning. Their boat had not gone far up the river when the rain began to comedown. They went ashore to wait awhile and ate their breakfast The rain was still falling when they had finished this share of their supplies and so they immedi­ ately ate the next layer--their dinner. Still they were hungry and still it was raining. They had nothing else to do but to devour the remaining contents thoroughly posted on all the doings •1(1 the operatic world, Russel Sage is an enthusiastic chess player. After solving the problems of the bulls and bears, and puts and calls on Wall street, he goes home to solve problems on the chess board. >lrs, Harrison is a very good painter, Nearly all the pictures in the Harrison homestead were painted by her, and many of them are really works of art. The President takes a great deal of in­ terest in Jiis wife's work. Jesse Seligman devotes all his spare time and attention to the Hebrew Or­ phan Asylum, improving that institu­ tion and doing what he can to add to the comfort of the children who live there. This seems to be a perfect hobby with him. George Gould is a philatelist. He fcAs one of the finest collections of for­ eign stamps in the world and devotes a great deal of his spare time in arranging them and sticking them in albums ac­ cording to their classification. Another hobby is his baby. Bray ton Ives, of Wall street, has per­ haps the finest collection of old manu- acrips, missals and rare books in the : country; He attends all the sales and frequently ftends commissions to the book sales that take place in Europe, lUtd is considered a well posted biblio- grapher. W. E. Kimball, the great tobacconist, of Rochester, has the finest collection of orchids in the country. . He has spent fabulous sums of money to buy some of the rarest of the queer plant that could be found. -- his time in studying and watching their growth. Henry Clews, of Wall street fame, devotes all his spare time and attention . to his house. You can take his atten­ tion away from his business if you begin to talk about his house, and be is per­ fectly delighted when anybody requests to be taken over the building. His bathroom is of solid onyx and cost $50,- 090. John Wanamaker, the Postmaster- S&neral, has been a busy man all his fe. His only hobby is the Sunday school which is connected with Bethany Church in Philadelphia. He is so wrapped up in the success of this Sun­ day school that he is frequently caught neglecting his business to discuss Sun- " diay school matters. Charles A. Dana finds recreation among the flowers. His flowers have ' taken prizes at the flower shows in this vicinity for a number of years and al­ ways form one of the most attractive • exhibits at the show. He is especially fond of chrysanthemums and has thou­ sands of varieties ef-'thcae carious plants Iq his garden. Jay Gould's hobby seems to have been collecting dollars; but in addition to this very interesting collection, which flow numbers several millions, he is very fond of flowers. He has, perhaps, the finest conservatory in the country, and he works among his flowers and rare plants in his conservatory just as his gardener would. President Harrison is very fond of bric-a-brac. In his house in Indian- ' ajpolis he has a very rare collection, among which are some very valuable Greek and Roman coins. He also keeps Sscrap-book in which he has a copy of 1 the speeches he has ever made. This scrap-book was very useful when Gen. Lew Wallace was compiling his auto- laograpby. William Waldorf Astor, who is heir- presumtive to about $200,000,000, is a very model young man for a million­ aire's son. He is a good business man, and has no particular hobby. He is inoderately fond of horses and yachting, and is a good fencer and boxer. He is a man of strong literary and artistic tastes, and if he had not been a -mil­ lionaire's son he would probably have been an artist.--Pittsburg Dispatch, Prepared to Wade. \ For men on a long and wearisome Starch something to laugh at is a piece of downright good fortune. The Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Regi- aoent had recently joined the Army of the Potomac, then in motion against ttte enemy. The men were little used to forced marches, and many of them Were sad!y exhausted before they were * Cl'dered to halt, shortly after midnight. If , ;1 . It was toward 12 o'clock. The regi­ ment was plodding wearily along, una- j ble to see what lay before it, when sud- 4enly there came a swashing, rustling, > indefinable sound from a point just in advance, and extending some distance away. Somebody cried out that the leading t ; jpegiments were fording the Potomac, w *' and then all hand* heard or seemed to f:„ bear, the splashing of shallop water as " men and hor.ses were dashing through . It. Still there were no t-igns of a halt } ' >" to prepare for crossing. The men were evidently expected to look out for tliem- .selves in this" respect, aud immediately ^ tiie roadside wa3 lined with soldiers r . pulling off their shoes and stockings and rolling up their trousers. The rustling came nearer and hearer * as the column advanced, and before f long the smooth, shining surface of the tiver came plaiuly into sight. The of- ficers were already riding into it. pjU* . So it seemed. But as the barefooted ftragglers came up, picking their way a°d looking for the "ford," they discov- |; Cred all at once that the river Was noth- fcg but a big cornfield in which the bivouac was to be made. The sound 4' . 'h. ! <r wi - of the basket, and so "they ate their sup­ per. It*pra3 then evident that the weather wouldn't clear, so they jumped in their boat and came back home--and took breakfast with the rest of us."-- Lew is ton Journal. New Feature for Church Fairs. Some brilliant woman with a busi­ ness head upon her shoulders has in­ vented a new feature for church fairs called the advertising spread. Busi­ ness houses and firms are visited, and requested to send in their advertise­ ments printed upon a twelve inch square of white cotton cloth. These are taken in hand by" the young ladies of the church and the printed lettering en­ tirely covered with the Kensington stitch in colored silks. The squares are then sewed together after the manner of a patchwork quilt, the border neatly finished off with lace and ribbon, and the completed spread hung up in some oonspicuous part of the fair hall so that he who runs may read. For this priv­ ilege the advertiser is not taxed a cer­ tain fixed rate per word or line, but is modestly requested to contribute what­ ever amount his pocketbook and bump of benevolence may ndmit of, the result being generally more satisfactory to the fair organizers of tli£ fair than to the contributor, who has at least the conso­ lation of feeling that he has been fleeced in a good cause.--New York World. Why He Couldn't Accept the Position. Farmer's Son--Did you hire the man, father? Farmer--I wanted to, but ha wouldn't accept the place. "What did you offer him?" "I offered him sixty dollars a month and to find himself." " • t "And he thought sixty dollars too little?" "No, he was satisfied with the wages, but he said he couldn't fiud himself." "Why not?" "Because he is an ex-detective from Chicago. He said he never could find anything."--Boston Courier. „ An Important Matter. Wedding Guest--Where's the bride­ g r o o m ? . . . Bride--Jufct gone out on a little cej rand. Wedding Guest--Something import­ ant, I suppose, or he wouldn't have left you 40 soon after the cereriiony. Bride--Ob, yes; tie went out to see if papa's wedding check was -good.-- r *> "f An Interesting: .and Convincing Me vf ttu VarMhonnd Sources of Invention In n OMomlued Sex. "What I want when lam castaway on a desert island," said Andramache, as she took a hairpin out of her head, and bending it into a hook fished her ring, out of the drain pipe with it, "is a whole package of hairpins! If ever a woman writes a Robinson crusoe story, she will have a heroine instead of a hero, and she will give her hairpins to build her little cottage with and to make wire mattresses and bustles and broilers and whatnot with, and she will execute feats of ingenuity that will leave the Schonberg-Cotta family out of sight. Of course, in the order of nature." Andramache went on, straightening out the small but adaptable implement in her hand and returning it to her French twist: "of course she ought to have the back of a hairbrush to drive and bend her pins with, but if that would be making her too much at home on the desert Island, I dare say she could learn to make a stone do. You think I'm exaggerating the virtues of the little busy hairpin, don't you? That's your ignorance. M you'd wear 'em awhile you'd learn to button your, boots and gloves with them, and pin back your curtains with them, and make hooks of them to hang your bric-a-brac on, and use them to clean your nails with, and to mend your umbrella, and to file yonr papers on, and to pick nuts with, all just as a matter of course. No, I didn't say take them out of your hair to pick nuts with, you hateful, mean thing. Of course you go and get new ones, virgin hairpins, out of the packages for that, and they are the best nutpickers going too. But these are not half what you can do with them. It is at boarding school we first find out their value. That is one of the best results of the modern system of education as far as is seen. "You see that curious little spoon made out of a shell up there in that little cabinet? You thought it was some sort of a South Sea Island curi­ osity, or came from Madagascar or" the Peublo Indians, or something like that, didn't you? Well, it isn't. It was produced by just the unassisted genius and labor of an every-day American boarding school girl. She wanted to give a secret midnight spread in her rooms and she couldn't get hold of spoons to eat the jam with, so she just turned to and fitted a lot of little shells with hairpin handles and then wound them--the handles--with ribbon, and they were not only pretty, but use­ ful--a great improvemeut on eating jam with nail brush handles, as we did before that. "That girl was the belle of the school until another girl picked the pantry lock with a hairpin, and we gave the teachers the biggest kiud of a burglar scare. What they were most afraid of •as that the girl who picked the lock would leave the school because she was so dreadfully frightened to stay where such things happened. The last feat I saw one of my sex perform with a hairpin was a high, heroic deed. My sister-in-law last week found that her three year old son and heir had climbed out of the third-story window aud was prancing around on the edge of the back roof; her heart was in her mouth; she did not dare to call him or go to him, for fear that would startle him and make him tumble: he was squatting by the tin gutter, carefully examining its contents. What did she do? Why, she had hairpins, didn't she? fShe wasn't a hopeless helpless, resourceless man, with 15 pockets and not a pin on his whole person. She just chose the biggest, sharpest-pointed hairpin she had, bent it into a hook, wired it into a broom handle with the help of another, and in less tipe than you can think hooked that young man by the bell from behind and hauled him in. 'You don't half believe it? Why, what else could she have done, pray, Master Impertinence ? Ifcu come with me and I'll prove it to you by showing you both the boy and the broom."--New York Graphic.- Point of Observation. "Veteran" wants to know the reason for the rule in the Pension Bureau re­ quiring the evidence of two private sol­ diers or one commissioned officer to es­ tablish the cause of disability of a sol­ dier. Oh, that's because in a battle there were seldom more than enough large trees of sufficient girth to conceal the entire person to go around the offi­ cers, so the private soldier, fighting without protection, was apt to become unduly excited, and constantly confused, while the captain from his hiding place could look out now and then and calmly survey the field and see just what was going on. The evidence of two soldiers, who are sometimes called men to dis­ tinguish them from officers, i3 equal to that of one captain; two captains to that of one colonel, who stayed farther back, out of the smoke; two colonels to that of a brigadier, who was behind the next hill in the rear; two brigadiers to that of a major general commanding division, whose headquarters were in a farm house in the adjoining county, and two major generals to one corps commander's who was in Washington. It's a silly rule, anyhow, it seems to a stupid man. If the evidence of one soldier is utterly useless, and the evidence of another sol­ dier is utterly useless, for the soul of me I can't see how they become suffi-. ciently valuable to establish a pension claim when you put them together. However, there are heaps of things about a Pension Bureau that nobody save the Commissioner can understand. --Burdette, in Brooklyn Eagle. One-legged Members of Congress. Senator Berry lost his leg at Cor­ inth; Senator Butler, of South Caro­ lina, lost his' at Brandy Station, and over in the House there are three one- legged men, or were during the last Congress. Representative Henderson, of Iowa, is one of them, though you would never suspect it to see him mov­ ing about. He is as spry as a boy with his cork leg. Congressmen Brown and Boothman, of Ohio, used to say that they were both in hard luck because they had lost a left leg. If one had lost a right they could make one pair of shoes do for both. Senator Hampton had hard luck, too. He fought like, a tiger on the Confederate side and came out without a scratch, only to be thrown from a mule a few years after the war and have a leg so badly hurt that it had to be amputated. A mule! Wasn't that hard luck ? The only one- armed men in the last Congress, I be­ lieve, were General Hooker, of Missis­ sippi, and Congressman Oates, of Ala­ bama. They were both mighty brave men in battle, but I've heard they j never shook hands but once, refusing j to do so again because it is the hoodoo j or left-handed shake.--Richmond I Times. •• ! Our sorrow is the inverted imagfcjr our nobleness. ' ; ;J. a cot- of the presented 'ul that s of ua- A Fond Parent's S A certain gentleman w tage upon the beached tea has been by a trie: with a telescope so through it the faces an conscious passers on yachts far out at sea can be clearly discerned. On a recent afternoon as he sat amusing the leisure and idle hour which follows the completion of the daily duty of smok­ ing the midday cigar, by looking through the glass, he saw on a yacht far out at sea, miles away from everything to give them a notion that they were likely to be seen, a fond lover pressing to the lips of a lovely damsel the most ardent of kisses. The worst of the matter was that he recognizod the ladv as his daughter, and he thus found himself in a very awkward predicament of having in­ truded upon the privacy of the lovers, and of having, so to say, stolen their secret. He was now laying the whole blame upon the giver of the telescope, whom he charges boldly with being at heart his enemy, and with having taken this subtle and cunning method of undermining his self-respect and manhood. He declares that no gen­ tleman would give to another an in­ strument which cannot be used without intruding upon the privacy of his neigh­ bors to a degree wholly incompatible with good breeding, and he announces that he has expressed this view to l^is friend, the giver of the telescope. "And what reply did he make?" was asked by one of the household as the irate master of the house laid down the proposition aforesaid. "Reply!" echoed the owner of the telteseope. "He wrote back that he was glad that it worked so well, and that he should come down and try it for himself. "--Buffalo Courier. A xan who baa practtoad medicine for fatty yean ought to know «ftlt from sugar. Bead what he says: . Toledo, Ohio, .Tan. 10.1887. Ifeeara. JP. JT. 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The growth during the last eight years has been heavy and continuous, and only wit hin that period have any systematic and practical efforts been made to se­ cure immigration. The census totals, if thorough work should be done, will furnish the people of Arkansas a most ratifying surprise in 1800.--Little Gazette. gratifj Rock Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup. There Is cectainly something remarkable In this preparation, as it is meeting with a success never uttaine I by any,other medi­ cine. It nevor tails if used as directed. For over twenty years I have been a great sufferer from the effeata of a diseased stomach, and for throe year9 pasthave been unable to do business. Two years ago my case was pronounced incurable. I visited different water cures and climates, all to no purpose. Last Juno I began tak­ ing Hibbard's Rheumatic Byrup (prepared by Rheumatic Syrup Co.. .laeksou. Mielu). and at once began to feel better. I have used thirteen bottles and atn a well man. 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The Bitters imparts activity to the stomach, bowels and liver, repels incipient rheumatism, aud remedies inaction of the kid­ neys and bladder. Appetite and sleep are im­ proved, and the infirmities of age mitigated by its use. The Ceylon planners are about to undertake the cultivation of the kola nut as a substitute for coffee, in view of the diminishing production of coffee in Brazil. The kola nut is indigenous in Western Africa,, but is easily culti­ vated in Ceylon. Listen--a song of rejoicing Hearts that were heavy are glad. Women, loo#k up and be hopeful. There's help and there's health to be had. Take courage, O, weak ones despondent, And drive back the foe that you fear With the weapon that nevor will fail you, O, be of good cheer ; for when you suffer from any of the weak- i nesses, "irregularities" and "functional de- | rangements" peculiar to your sex. by the I use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription j you can put the enemy of ill-health and happiness to rout. It is the only medicine for women, sold by d; uggists. under a posi- I tive guarantee of satisfaction in every case, j or money refunded. See bottle-wrapper. Fob all derangements of the liver, stom­ ach and bowels, take Dr. Pierce's Pellets. One a do3e. The sour%aucilage used by a Beth­ lehem (Pa.) clerk, who had been tam­ pering with his employer's mail mat­ ter, led to the discovery of his crime. A Sensible Man Would use Kenis s Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It is curing more cases of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, and uil Throat and Lung Troubles, than any other medicine. The proprietor has author­ ized any druggist to give you a bample Bottle Free to convince you of the merit of this great remedy. Large liotties 60 cents and $1. . Damala, deceased husband t« Sarah Bernhardt, was laid to rest under the Greek rite. The Sullivan right puts a man to sleep easily, too.--Texas Si/tings. Catarrh Is a complaint which afreets nearly everybody, more or less. 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It substi­ tutes the reverse side of a penny in plaee of the head of Washington, as at present, and, has lines drawn for writ­ ing on the city, county, and State to facilitate the work of the postal clerks. The design waa forwarded to Wash ­ ington. Hibhnrd's Rhcnniatic nnU Llrer Pflls. Tlu'se Tills are scientifically compounded, uniform in action. No gripinp pain so com- nionlv following the use of pills. Thuy aro adapted to both adults ana children with perfect safety. We Kuarantoo they have no c<iu:il in tfio cure of Sick Headache, Con* 6tipution. Dyspepsia. Biliousness; and. as an appetizer, they excel any othor prepara­ tion. An Irish sailor speaking of Paris, said he didn't like a craft where horse was the chief "mate." Millions of women use Dobbins' Eleotrlo Soap daily, and say it is the best and cheap­ est. If tney are right, you ought to use it. If wrong, one trial only will show you. Buy a bar of your grocer and try it next Monday. The greatest of first love letter.--Merchant all poetry is a girl's iant Traveler. Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers. Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crops. Best frnit<, grain,'grass, avid Htock coun­ try in the world. Full information free. Address the Oregon Immigration Board, Portland, Oregon. Wk are now making small-size Bile Beans, especially adapted for children find women--very small and easy to tuke. Price of either size 25c per bottle. For sale by all druggists, or mailed on receipt of price. J. F. Smith & Co.. St. Louis, Mo. Jjfo Opium, in Piso'a Cure for Consump­ tion. Cures where other remedies fail., 25c. A pocket match-safe free to smokers of "Tansill's Punch" 5c. Cigar. t ELY'S C3EAM BALM IS SURE TO CURE COLD IN HEAD QUICKLY. Apply Balm into each nostril. ELY BEOS. M Warren St., N". T. i^s mam Best Coujrh Medicine. Recommended by Physicians. Cures where all else fails. Pleasant and agreeable to the taste. Children tako.it without objection. By druggists. C O N UI M P T I B R O N C H I T I S BASE BALL CNADWICrS t In. x 5 in. TOliWdt--. • liiumiiiii ed Cuiea, etMT papc on application •-uclotdaKM wtl* • • "tt (:.y i .stump, by addrcsata#- THEODORE HOLLAND. P. 0. Box 120. PhitMhk,**. After spending Ten Winters South, was Cured by Scott's Emulsion.. 14* Tort, * ; Julia 25th, 18887 { The Winter after the great fire in Chicago I contracted Bronchial affections, and since then have been obliged to spend nearly every Winter South. Last November waa advised to try Scott's tmuleion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphitee and to my surprise was relieved at once, and by continuing its use three months was entirely cured, gained flesh and strength and was able to stand even the Bliz* zard and attend to business every day. C. T. CHURCHILL. Sold by aU liruffyints. A DAT. AotontR w/uited. Oat.Free. (Be Sample by mill 1<- KtaiupH. Home owners buy 1 to 6. KEIN-HOJLDKR CO., Holly, Mich. A S T H M A , Popham's Atihms Relif" S10 BATON'S FRENCH VITAIIZERS I/ft lull U M*«!t Vig*». and tb* l«It Bcxui! Dni>;l i iy Rod L»»t Vital i ty known. A Marrrllom „ trbar-*)«*a. tt* m»jl. 0 1'cr« irralar* f r r e . 1>K. CA> ON. Bm< MENTION THIS FAPfcK wmbw w«mw» to iDTiitiwu. OPIUM R*tt»rer «f Bpteifle fm Iavif*r»tur eatir* Habit. The only cwrteia eikI easy cure. Dr. J. L. Wii'iifieris. Lebanon. Ohio. MK.NTION THIS P-Alfc'K WHEN WKIT1N* TO ADTERTIMM. •••••••• Sure relief • n Firnif i KIDDER'S PASTILLES MENTION THIS by mail. Stowell A Co. ;j>'j-lestuwu, Maw. JfpriELD'S FEMALE. ffA5reciFlt REGULATOR MENSTRUATION OH MONTHtV SICKNESS IF TAHfcN OUmMB CHANGS. ttfC fiRlM 8otFERIHSWIU.BE AVOIDS JBOOK TO'WOMAN'!^^/^ UtADFW REBULAT0R CO. fiTLAJUAGA. mLOlsYAll DRUGGIST*. ilfN'HON THIS 5"APE PATENTS Will cure Blood Poison where mercury fails. Owned and for inedy Co., Omaha, Neb. Write. JhN HON THIS PAPER max vsrrui* To uiuiuiu. F. A. I.KiniANN, Washington, I>. C. JWSieud lor circular. run ii*. m Airumuu. U UN TION THIS PAPER was* CAQQ; limde by our A serifs. 1'EKktNjj AN HOUR THE IMS. MEOH'Ali CO., Kicluuoud, Va. PRICE-LISTS OF RUG MACHINES, Patterns aad Yams, and Co ored Pattern Book frei*. Agent* Wanted. £. KOSS & CO., Toledo, Ohio. mm DRILLS for ail purposes. 2Oct*.for mailing ycatalogues witfi fUU particulars, CAftPCNTEII *T. AND CARROLL AVE.' MENTION THIS FAT Kit warn* wairwa *e fcS s: A'*,.*: Malarine Cures Malaria Bafe au<l SnreOi I-;. Uth 8;. r.i: for Malaria. Price $1. Malabinb N.Y. Tt't-timoiiiais. All dniKKlsts. (hand, etc., thoroughly taupht by mail. Circulars free. Bbyast's Business College, Buffalo, N.Y. MENTION THIS PAPER >IIK TO iniurnu. H 11F 1 Ml ntcc CTIinV Bookkeepine,BnsinesaForms. IIRIC u I UU I «Penni.'insMp,Arithmetic,Short- 'PDJSDUV We truaranlee ;i eood paying .bKHrni.iKwitioii' every Kradnate.- luii-'rican School; of Telegraphy, Madison, Wis. " MENTION THIS PAPER un limn tw lOTUHUU. jU An absolute cure lor long utandh'.K or recent II chhck. 10 years' test proves the merit of G\ir ioyal SSpesi fie. Knwlopes sealed aud impriut- d. LA FOHCE DKUU CO., Broadway, N.Y. I To handle Article every stove I requires. Retails $4.00; saves establish Couuty Agencies, aid. on receipt of aukesha, Avis. Samples sent. express;ige prepai ti.T.-i. MOKEY MFG. CO., Wi HENTIOP, THIS PAPfcii FAMILY ® A warranted U. £. Standard Family Scale, ounce to 244 potmdji, sent free anywhere ,1a U. S. on receipt of price. Price list of allsizes five. Ad­ dress -JOXK3. he pays ' the freigjit," UiuKhamton, N. Y. GARMENTS GUARANTEED TO HT PERFECT WITHOUT TRYING OIL ©FREE® bv return m:;i; f.ill descriptive Ci rcu 11U'S t., M0 0D Y 'S K E W TAIL- OR SYSTEM Of iiSCSS CUTTIKQ. Any lady of ordinary intelli­ gence can e a s i l y and q u i c k l y ieurn to cut and make any frar- tneiit, itv*«v style to any meas­ ure for hiffv or'chikl. Aorfrcwsi MOODY & CO CINCINNATI, O elief in ten Milium WM. Gi.EuHORit.Oartaer, 111..writes: ~1 havunMltart to sit up an hour vears. l hope th« n«a Itar invented tiie SPScMWOWfSr have i verlasting lite aMU God's blessing wktt* to* lives."Sold byi_" fl per box by mail j* Trial p(t. ktt'if.JYt.i T. POPHAM. Puilapkltbi (smkmssoH. ' : IF roif WISH A (iOOl) REVOLVER purchase one of the cele­ brated SMITH & WESSON arms. Tlie finest small arin-i ever manufactured and the first ch ice of all experts. Manufactured i n calibres 32,3f< and 44-1001 fie or double action, Safety Hammertoes and 'artfet models. Constructed entirely of bCft 4MBV» Ity wronrht s»rp|, carefully inspected fee work­ man ship and stock, they are unrivaled for #mi- kv durubiliiy mid ttccurncy. Doa«tb*4raMllv cheap malleable cast-iron ImttatiMia M are often sold for tin genuine article an't SB» on I v mm 'uHble, (but dangerous. The 8HITH Jfe- WKSSON Kevolvcrs are all stamped upon rein wi ll firm's name, adi'.rcsn ana date« rf nifiiif and are guaranteed jvrfect la every detail. In­ sist upon havinar the srenuine article, aad tf Msr denier cannot supply you an order sent to adaBMS» below will receive prompt and caMFol atteattaM Descriptive catalogue and prices furnished ii|hhi afci plication. gMTH[ & WESSON* •Wbntion this paper. S»ri»cfleld, Maa* CAMP LIFE. 'W HERE'S THE "Slicker rais || is THB GREAT TUBULAR WELL PROSPECTING MACHINE famous for sueoeetiincr w&dr* others failed. SELF CLEANiNG. Urlll drsp* »'»> to 90 Hue > minute. CATILSSUS FREE. LOOMS i NYHAN, TIFFIN. OHIO. The one thing you'll always find i» every boy'a outfit when he joes en the spring rou»c?-ipr it a "Fish Brand" Pommel Slicker. Tliey iulr th« only perfect saddle coat, and come either biadb or. yellow. They protect the whole front ei tlia rider's body, being made to iit round the outsss!e«w the saddle entire. When used as a walking the extension pieces neatly over ap each Oihsf^ raakiss a regular overcoat with a doub'e proof front. When riding, the sadd'e is dr* aaSfc;-5' bone, from pommel to cant!e, and the rider is tirelr protected in every part of his body. 'JTbeaa " Slickers," being of extra width, ttiaSte blankets for camp. Beware of worthless tmita: teuqjt- > every garment stamped with " Fish Srand " Tra^ilfc .; Mark. Don't accept any inferior coat when fe* 1 can have the '* Fi*h Brand Slicker " delivered wolfe out extra cost. Particulars aod iiiuatratcd ca:ak$<a» frae. A. J. TOWER, » Boston. Musft';/; CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS. Ktvi Cross Diamond Krami. Th^oc!*'reliable r• ?•! fo- KR. usk ! : i--«1 Mrsmi. iti r*d iu< iiinv >wl4' bi';*ribbon. Tm-> >lh r„ !i>s) for tartteutra *' tteltcf Hi":* ndic«,s in trtser. ItT atalL Adaw UlukeoS--"' C!«»'ialeti Ctv, Su-- T prescribe and dorse Big t* as tfee awiy specific tortbe<x«tiuu«MiW of this disease. G. H.IS« KAHAM.af. Atusti rdaai. H. ml . We have sold Big t) W niftny years. att<! is baa Ktven the b«st «l atatli faction. ftl.M. aoldbyr w rsr-TTrlte hat work yoa «t»M H!i :in'eil sirttun. nlf by uCktsialOt. ALL OKDBBS KI1J.1.I) I'UOMi^LY. N. U. \VT1" N WK1T1XO Tl ult«»r suy y«a a vaper a.. > TO AIXVEHTISSRiL. MVlkl