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re Blood AN IDEA FROM AFRIpA. Cupboard for Use Between Kitchen and Dining Boom. * Yankee notions ofc Convenience are not so confined to Yankee-land that a description of a household contrivance fi-oiu far-away Africa would fair to prove interesting to housewives. In a Morocco hotel, who§e stone* Walls are very thick, there is a long dining-room and a kitchen adjoining. With a direct communication between' the two rooms, both'odors and sounds might pass disagreeably between the caped scot free. Every one of the others had been bitten and kicked, and twelve of them were so crippled as to be worthless. t> -' "There Vere seven dead and thirty- six crippled horses on that battlefield when hostilities, ceased, and of the fifty-seven wild horses which rnn.de their escape, many were limping bad- STAR ROUTES. Hood's Pills am th« best afier-dimer pills, aid digestion. 25c. A Useful Alloy. , Experiments in the Sibley labora­ tory at Cornell University have shown that an alloy of two-thirds aluminum and one-third zinc possesses some re­ markable and valuable qualities. It is white, and takes a fine finish, and is equal in strength to good cast iron, but superior to it in elasticity. On the oth- fijr hand it melts at 800 or 900 degrees Fahrenheit, and can be liquefied in a ladle over an open fire. In the liquid form 5£ fills a mold running into all the small parts, much better than brass, but is more brittle than brass, With it small castings can be made without the use of , a foundry furnace. The First Americans, ; That account of the origin of. the name America which says that it was derived from Amerigo Vespucci, a Flor­ entine merchant, who visited the newly discovered continent several years af­ ter Columbus' first voyage has been disputed oil the ground that, on his fourth yoyag^, Columbus found a Cen­ tral American tribe of natives, bearing the name of "AmeriqueS," and that his associates designated the country by the naipe of these Indians. On the other hand the existence of the Ainer- lques has been jloubtefl. Recently, however, the descendants of the an­ cient Ameriquds have been .found dwelling iu Honduras, and M. A. Pin- art, a French explorer, has studied their language and investigated their, relations to other native tribes. But, of course, the discovery of the existence of the Aineriques does not prove that the name of America was derived from them. VircnrM ll Every ingredient in jl Hires Rootbeer is ftealth j || giving. The blood is] "improved, the nerves] soothed, the stomach benefited*By this delicious . / beverage. two; this is, howevW, obviated by'a re­ volving cupboard or dumb waiter .plac­ ed between the two rooms. The wall is about 18 inches-thick. By permitting the cupboard to project slightly into the room, a circle of two feet and a half or three feet is secured. This is occupied by a fevolving drum or cylinder four feet high and divided into two shelves. There is an opening doWn one side only. When this is to­ ward the kitchen the closed back of the cylinder faces the dining-room, and, as it is made of highly polished mahog­ any, and the eupbonrd opening is fin­ ished at top and bottom with window casing, the appearance is not at all bad. When the cook has placed the dishes for one course upon the two shelves of the drum a touch of the fin­ ger whirls it noiselessly about, and the waiter on the other side has only to take the dishes off. W * " R o o t b e e r V . . | 11/ Quenches the thirst, tickles ."'fl jl the palate ; full of snap, sparkle \ | and effervescence. A temper- ! ance drink for everybody. Made only by The Chcrles E. nires Co.. Philadelphia. A paefcage makes fire gallons. Current Condensations. In New York the average number of persons to a dwelling is eighteen and one-half. Many of the mediaeval churches were originally constructed to serve also, when occasion required, as fort­ resses. / The Pasteur institute in Paris is still ns popular a resort for hydrophobiinpa­ tients as it was when the fame of the scientist's cures by inoculation was at the flood-tide. The Chinese have bred a whole col­ ony of goldfish, each having two well-, developed tails and two sets of anar fins. Biologists say it would be equal­ ly easy to breed quadrupeds with eight legs. In Wyoming* is a mound of rock and earth standing alone in the middle of ;i plain, called Church Butte., It is of most fantastic shape and looks in the distance like the ruins of some grand old cathedral. A Danish author told Dr. Felix Os­ wald, of the case of a relative who would steal from himself. He used to tiptoe into his own pantry and, make oil with uncooked prunes, raw onions- or anything of the kind. The flagstaff upon which the first secession flag was hoisted iu South Carolina when the State seceded in 1800 is still standing. It is fastened with iron cuffs to the gable end of an old storehouse at Skull Shoals post- office. i An ingot of gold weighing 2% ounces and worth about $50 is made by the gold beaters into sheets so fine that it would take 48,000 to measure an inch in height. By the labor of beating the gold acquires a value of $400, making over 26,000 sheets of gold foil or gold leaf, as it is usually called. Pages at the English court, appoint­ ed at the ages of 13 or 14. are mostly the sons of distinguished officers in the army or of high dignataries in the roy­ al household, serve usually four years, at about $1,0<K) a year, and are then presented with commissions in the army, unless turned down for some cause. It is pointed out that the only me­ chanic buried in Westminster Abbey is George Graham, a native of Cum­ berland, the inventor of the deadbeat escapement,. the cylinder escapement and the mercurial pendulum, besides sevral other improvements in appara­ tus useful in astronomical work. He was buried in 1751 and his funeral'was attended by all the members of the Royal Society. No theory or hypothesis which has commanded general acceptation has yet been suggested for the explanation of thii aurora borealis or northern light. What is known is this: The direction of auroral jets or rays and the position of" the crowns have a connection with the magnetic meridian, and the aurora produces great .magnetic perturbation. Therefore it seems evident that the the­ ater of its action is the atmosphere, and that the agent to which its devel­ opment is due is electricity, influenced in some unascertained manner by ter­ restrial magnetism. This label on Men's, Boys and Children's Clothing is a \§ip§li warrant of quality, workman- ymgM Sbip and value. It specially particularizes the brand that Never Disappoints the Wearer No uncert&inty about these goods--They are de­ pendable -- Thoy are reliable -- Everything in thorn is an absolute certainty. Without being a judge you can buy in perfect confidence--They are correct. Don't take some other kind. If your dealer has no ctock on hand, insist that ho get them for you. I Bend for "From Fold to Salons," our handsome gift to readers of this paper--MAILED FREE. Queer Things About Fishes. Mr. A. E. Yerrill describes the ways in which fishes sleep. They are very light sleepers, and freqeuntly assume lingular positions; but the most re­ markable thing is the change of color many of them undergo while asleep. Usually their spots and stripes become darker and more distinct when they fall asleep. Occasionally the pattern of their coloration is entirely changed. The ordinary porgy, for instance, pre­ sents in the daytime beautiful irides­ cent hues playing over its silvery sides, but at night, on falling asleep, it takes on a dull bronze tint, and six conspicu­ ous black bands make their appearance on its sides. If it is suddenly awaken­ ed by the turning up of the gas in the aquarium it immediately resumes the silvery color that it shows by daylight. Mr. Yerrill ascribes these changes to the principle of "protective coloration," and points out that the appearance of black bands, and the deepening of the spots, serve to conceal the fish from their enemies when lying amid eel- grass and sea-weeds. n --realizes that the harvest time is ahead. Ideal farming comprehends not only the growing of the tallest grain--the most tons-to-tne-acre of hay; the best farming--the farming that pays -- must contemplate something more than this; for there is a harvest time, and just in proportion as a crop is saved successfully, speedily and economically, in just that proportion may be measured the season's profit or loss. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. Harvesting Machines are the profit-bringing kind; they are built for long wear, hard work, light draft, and in short, to satisfy. There are other kinds that don't cost as much, but there's nothing cheaper than thebest. 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Three or four were recognized as cavalry horses which had been abandoned 011 the march, and twice that number had col­ lar marks to prove that they had stam­ peded from some immigrant train. "When clear of the pass, they formed in line and marched upon us within a quarter of a mile. We had seventy-five horses at the lariat pens, and for half an hour we had all we could do to pre­ vent a stampede. Every animal seem­ ed enraged at the sight of the free herd, and4'the captain's Kentucky stal­ lion acted as if possessed by a fiend. "At last we drov£ the free herd down' the valley, but 'our horses continued very restless all night. At dawn the wild horses again appeared a mile be­ low us, and, on the instant, every ani­ mal in camp stampeded. They broke through the free herd in a solid wedge. Then the two herds turned, facing each other, at a distance of abeut three- . quarters of a mile. "Then we witnessed something which only a cavalryman will credit. Our horses fell into double line and dressed to the right as perfectly as if a trooper had occupied each saddle, and, while we looked, the lines suddenly moved forward on a charge. When they swept past us tlve alignment was absolutely perfect, wit lithe captain's horse on the right, and leading by about twenty feet "The line of wild horses bent and wavered, but did not break until struck. It was like striking a drum­ head with a sledge-hammer. I believe that fully forty horses went down un­ der the shock, but all except four were speedily on their feet again. "From this time on it was a melee, the whole drove circling round, and each horse biting and kicking and dis­ playing such ferocity as to astonish us. The mob fought past us down the val­ ley and back, and right in front of the camp the climax came. "The battle had been raging half an* hour when the spotted stallion hobbled out of it on three legs and bleeding from half a dozen wounds, and that seemed to take the,pluck out of his fol­ lowers. Some ran up the valley and eome down, but of the eighty-eight only fifty-seven got away. "When the hottest of it was over we dashed in and secured a horse here and there, and in this manner we finally got hold oil the last one, which was the captain's. "Of the seventy-five only five had es- 11. Because it is absolutely pure. z Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in which chemicals are used. 3. Because beans of the fines', quality are used, 4. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. 5. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent a cup. Be sure that you get the genuine article made by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780. THB NAME-PLATE THB FORK CROWN Popo Mfg. Co. 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