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Sweetness and Light. © Put a pill in tho pulpit if you want practical (|||v, preaching for the physical man ; then put the pill in the pillory if it does not practise what it ]p|' preaches. There's a whole gospel in Ayer's n§| Sugar Coated Pills; a " gospel of sweetness and light." People used to value their physic, as they did their religion,--by its bitterness. (f|l; The more bitter the dose the better the doctor. We've got over that. We take "sugar in ours"-- HP gospel or physic--now-a-days. It's possible to |f|| please and to purge at the same time. There ^8^ may be power in a pleasant pill. That is the \||| gospel of vA A Ayer's Cathartic Pills. More pill particulars in Ayer's Curebook, 100 pages. Sent free. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell,' Mass. SAVED FROM INSANITY. Washing Blankets. Blankets which, have been used all whi­ ter, no matter how white they may look, are never clean, and should not be.pat away for the summer without being wash­ ed. Many housekeepers satisfy theinselve* by. shaking and airing their blankets, rath­ er than risk spoiling them in washing. But this is an error, for if the work ia properly done no shrinking will take place, and the softness and color may be retain­ ed for years. The most necessary thing in washing blankets is to have plenty of soft water and good soap. Inferior soap is the reaK cause of the damage done wool­ en goods in washing. When ready to begih the work shake the "blankets free ofdust, fill a tub nearly full of soft hot water. Dissolve a third of a cake of Ivory soap in it. Put ia one blanket at a time. Dip up and down and wash gently, with the hands. Never rah soap on the blankets, or wash them on the washboard. After the blankets are clean rinse them in warm water until free of suds. Add a. little bluing to the last water. Shake apd sponge them, and hang on the line until dry; then take down, fold, and pack in a box and set away in a coot room. Blankets' thus wished will retain their original freshness, as well as wear three times as long as if put away soilei year after year. v ELIZA R. PARKER. Insect Mnltitudee. In. the report of the Museum Asso­ ciation for 189G, Mr. F. A. Bather, of the natural history branch of the Brit­ ish Museum, quotes a leading English entomologist as having informed him that "new species of insects are being described at the rate of about six thou-i, sand per annum." On thinking of the thousands of species already described, and the multitudes of individuals be­ longing to each species, one gets a live­ ly sense of the immensity of the insect population of the earth. Women do not Like to Tell a Doctor i the Details of Their Private Ills. tern XvbcePwow ©*» MAKERS SO ' v ft*'ML FAL9GVE FREE cosr OF TRADE-MARKS. R O O F I T K o o i --strong--and best. WiUTf MANILLA RvM>E tN(; 0OMPAS HARTFORD BICYCLES. $60. $55, $50, $40. r A N T E O--Sales Agent. Salem. Oregon, for mil JI 'every sale. Kefei cured ft um, 20 MRES WtMLAU aS^AlLS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good, tfee In time. Sold by druggists. Ss<: • '• JL to mention thlf paper. Adnrtlien to know meiiituus pay tbvux best. The reason why so many women suffer in silence from the multiple disorders con­ nected with their sexual system is that they cannot bear to broach the subject to a man, even if he is a physician. No one can blame a modest, sensitive woman for this reticence. It is unneces­ sary in these times, however, for a woman makes to all afflicted women a most generous offer. Mrs. Pinkliam of Lynn, Mass.,Jjids every woman who suffers to write to her and confide "every symptom that annoys her. and she will give her advice without charge, and that advice is based upon the greatest experience ever possessed by man or woman'in this country, and extends over a period of twenty-three years, and thousands upon • .. . .. . thousands of cases. Why suffer in silence any longer, j my sister, when youcangethelpfortheasking? Don't fear to tell her everything, j The case^Nfept Colony, whose letter to Mrs. Pinkham we publish, is an illustration of the good to be received from Mrs. Pinkham's advice; here is a woman who,was sick for years and could get no relief--at last in despair she wrote to Mrs. Pinkham--received in return a prompt, sympathetic and inter­ ested reply. Note the result and go and do likewise. 441 was troubled with such an aching in my back and hips, and I felt so tired all the time, and had for four years. For the last year it was all I could do to drag around. I would have,such a ringing in my head by spells that it seemed as though I would grow crazy. I ached from my shoulders to my feet H was very nervous. I was also troubled with a white discharge. I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., received a prompt reply and followed her advice, and - now I have no backache and begin to feel as one ought; in fact, I never felt bet­ ter in ten years than I do now. I thank God that I went doctoring with Mrs. Pinkham when I did, for if I had not I know I would have been in my grave." ~MKS. NKLIJK E. COLONY, Nahma. Mich. * '.^W'7 "Say Aye 'No' and Ye'll Ne'er Be Mar­ ried." Don't Refuse All Our Advice to Use SAPO Standard of the World. $100 to all alike. Practically tested by fast riders, rough riders and fair riders, 1897 Co- lumbins have not been found wanting in speed, sfrcfegth and beauty. 5% Nickel Steel Tabing, patent flush joints and direct tangent spokes are some of the new features. POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. Catalnoe free from anv dealer; by mail for oae 2-ceat stamp. tl 0TPIJTP M. It- WILLS ON. A CO.. Wash I'm | PBS 6 J^in(jtoiOl>.C. No charge till patent if iri1 I wlv P Vobtained. SO.pitfe book free. PATENTS. B0: kxauiiinatlon and advice as ttons. Send for INVENTORS' PATENT. .Patrick O'Farr ROOF IT MilllWHlSOHjfrEWfffR GOITRE &'N« U. "A Bundle of Nerves." This term Is often applied to people whose nerves i are abnormally sensitive. Tliey should strengthen thenj with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. After®, course of that be­ nign tonic, they will ^ase to be.. conscious that they have nerx&s systems, except through agreeable sewHtions. It will enable them to eat, sleep aiS^lg^st well, the three media for increasing tone and vigor In the 'nerves. in common with the rest of*the sys­ tem. Tho mental worry begotten by nervouB dyspepsia will also disappear. 5 TURKEY-EAT^G^HO RSE. "What in the world did you say mhen mamma caught you aloue in the dark with Jack Robinson?" "I told her I-wanted »to see* If I could play without ;my notes.,'?--Brooklyn Life. Had Eaten Twenty-five Before He Was Discovered. 'Squire Letch Weathers, ^who lives, near Clintonville, Ky., has a horse which knows a good thing when he sees it. Mrs. Weathers raises turkeys for market. She had thirty young turkeys, all doing well and fattening nicely. She turned them loose in the farmyard where the horse was accustomed to graze. From time to time the turkeys would show up short The good lady thought a foxior some other "varmint" There Is a Class of People Who are injured by the use of coffee Recently ' there has been placed in ali the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomaohTeceives it without dis­ tress, and but few can tell it from cof­ fee. It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15c. and 25c. per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. Japan has more hot springs than any other country in the world. A OonH ls ®ssential f°r health - and physical, strength. ADPetite When tlie blood is weak, : V V ' ' t h i n a n d i m p u r e t h e a p ­ petite fails. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a won­ derful medicine for creating an appetite. It purifies and enriches the blood, tones the stomach, gives, strength to the nerves and health to the whole system. Iti is just the medicine needed now. Remember Hood's sa„7-m. Is the best--in fact the One True Wood Purifier. Sold by all druggists. Be sure to get Hood's. Honrl'c Pillc aretast-less, mild, effeo- , u ^ rills tive< All druggists. , 25c. AftiNG and health making are included in the making of HIRES Rootbeer. The prepa­ ration of this great tem­ perance drink is an event of importance in a million well regulated homes. HIRES Rootbeer is full of good health. Invigorating, appetiz­ ing, satisfying. Put some up to-day and have it ready to put down whene ver you're thirsty. Made only by The Charles E. Hires Co., Philadelphia, A pack­ age makes 5 gallons. Sold everywhere. JIAS A TASTE FOR TURKEY. Special ORGAN Offer! $47.50. This organ has 5 octaves, 2 full reg­ isters, 122 reeds, 11 stops, 2 couplers. 2 knees wells, handsome oak or wal­ nut case. This special price can only be appreciated when you re­ member it is a high grade organ, and fully guaranteed by us. It cxcels many $65 organs in every respect. Easy payments if desired. If your dealer can't supply you. address Dept. 77 LYON & HEALY, Chicago. Complete catalogue of Parlor and Church organs sent free on request, IS® 6 [Clothing never Disappoints »»»tbe Wearer. Every garment possesses that fine finish and good fit formerly the exclusive char­ acteristic of the high-priced tailor's product. Insist on the K. Bros, trade-mark on every garment. It is a guarantee of quality an'd Value backed by an old and honorable firm. All Dealers can supply you, or we will tell you where you can get supplied. Bend for "From Fold to Salons," our handsome gift to readers of this paper--MAILED FREE. JMdres* KOlM Brothers. Cfticaao. Sole manufacturers. t ARDS can tie saved without their knowledge by ANTI- JAG, the marvelous cure tor the drink habit. Write KE- NOVA CHEMICAL, COMPANY, _ _ _ _ _ _ 66 Broadway, New York. ill information (in plain wrapi>er) mailed tree P EN*Tur'<& patents, claims. JC , J^MURRIS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Law; Principal Examiner U. S. Pension Bureau. 3 m. in last war. 15 adjudicating claims, atty. since No 26 97 was stealing them, but the strange thing about it was that they disappear­ ed by day always, while the wild ani­ mals which eat poultry generally do their work at night.. The young turkeys kept on disappear­ ing. Sirs. Weathers was heartbroken, but no amount of watching did any good. At last only six were left. One morning Mrs. Weathers heard a com­ motion among the poultry, and, going to the door, she was just in time to see the twenty-fifth turkey disappearing into the mouth of the family horse. The horse now grazes elsewhere. The 'Squire declares he cannot afford to feed liini on turkey any longer. •Current Condensations. All animals whose habitat is the Are- tic regions turn white in winter. The greatest song writer was Schu­ bert. He produced over 1,200 songs. A San Francisco copy reader "head­ ed up" the account of the death of the chief of the lire department, "Gone to His Last Fire." Several articles written by Thack­ eray from Paris have been discovered in an old periodical called Britannia, which existed in England between 1840 and 1S42. They are signed "M. A. Titmarsh," ami one of them is an account of Napoleon's funeral. It is supposed that the novelist AVJIS the Par­ is correspondent of the journal. There is a cat that goes hunting at Hoisington, Kan. It makes its home in the round-house where a- railroad man placed it to get warm one day when he found it half frozen in the street. The men made a practice of shooting birds for it, and now the cat will follow for a mile or more any man who carries A. gun. and at sound of a shot will run for the bird. A famous pear tree, which had lived nearly six centuries, near Toulon, was destroyed recently by a violent wind­ storm. The trunk was nearly twelve feet in circumference. M. Chabau, the proprietor of the ground on which the tree stood, after corresponding with nearly all the botanical societies in Eu­ rope, could learn of 110 pear tree equal in size and age to this one. The Archbishop of Canaerbury re­ ceives a salary of $75,000 a year. Next to the Queen he occupies the position of the head of the church. The Arch­ bishop of York and the Bishop of Lon don receive $50,000 each: the Bishop of Durham receives $35,000 and the Bishop of Winchester nearly as much and other salaries of the Episcopal body range from $1.0,000 to $25,000. . Galviu C. Boyd, of Harlansburg, Pa., has invented a revolving flower stand, with tubular standard, which can be attached at one end with ho.se pipe when desired, the other end supporting a spray nozzle. This standard passes through the central opening of one or more collars, each provided with radial arms, at the end of which are openings for flower pots, a very simple and con­ venient arrangement. Water buckets saved Mrs. J. M. Da­ vis of Buckingham, Ya,. from drown­ ing while she was 011 her way to a spring. The path led over a tunnel of an abandoned gold mine, and some rot­ ten timbers giving away just as Mrs. Davis got above them the tunnel roof collapsed and she fell into thirty feet of water. A11 empty bucket on each arm buoyed her up until she was able to grasp a floating log. Angry at a neighbor for killing his dog. a Frederick, Md., farmer asked a lawyer to collect $10 damages for him. Results were slow and he se­ cretly gave the case to another lawyer, who wrote the offender to call and pay up. The guilty man, frightened at the thought of two lawyers after him. went to the first one and paid the $10, remarking incidentally that he had re- reived a letter from the other. The lawyers met and divided the $10. and their client had tq laugh at himself. Paper MacEe'from Grass. Among the materials, which have been substituted for rags in the making of paper is esparto grass, which was formerly obtained for this purpose from Spain, but is now largely import­ ed by English manufacturers from the north of Africa. It is a very hardy plant, flourishing in deserts where oth­ er vegetable life is unable to exist; and the suggestion has recently been made that, by cultivating esparto grass in the Saliai-a, that great region of deserts might be paitially reclaimed and turned into a source of profit for mankind. A Magnetic Island. Everybody has read stories of mys­ terious islands exercising an irresisti­ ble attraction on ships passing near them. These, of course, are pure in­ ventions; but there is an island named Bornliolm in the Baltic Sea near tho coast of Denmark whose rocks, accord ing to a Yienna journal, Der Stein der Weisen, are so strongly magnetic that they affect the compasses of passing ships, even as far as nine miles away. In this manner Bornliolm may be said to turn vessels out of their course, since an error of the compass-needle may cause a corresponding error in the steering of a ship. To Make War on Locusts. Locusts have recently become a de­ structive plague in the Argentine Re­ public. and the bankers and business men of Buenos Ayres have determined to make war upon them, and have rais­ ed a large sum of money for that pur- post*. Their first practical step was to send to the United States for ah expert entomologist to look over the field and plan the campaign. Professor Bruner, of the University of Nebraska, was chosen to organize the army of science which is to carry on the war, and he has just sailed for Buenos Ayres pre­ paratory to going to the front. This is a kind of war for which arbitration will probably never be suggested as a substitute. Klectricity from the Nile. The Egyptian government recently employed Prof. George Forbes to ex­ amine the celebrated cataracts of the Nile during the period of high water, with a view to the establishment of electric power, plants like that at Ni­ agara Falls. Professor Forbes reports that during high water the available horse-power at the first cataract is no less than 500,000, while it is only 35,- 000 when the river is low. He thinks the cost of utilizing this power to gen­ erate electricity for transmission to a distance would not be so great as to make the enterprise unprofitable. Per­ haps within a few years the Nile will bestow new benefits upon Egypt by furnishing the energy to drive irriga­ tion pumps, as well as machines of various kinds. Curious Power of X-Kayp. In a lecture at the Royal Institution in London, recently, Mr. C. T. Hey cock described an experiment in which the X-rays were caused to reveal the struc­ ture, otherwise invisible, of an alloy of gold and sodium. Gold easily dissolves in sodium, which is a silver-white, soft metal, fusing at a temperature between 200 and 207 degrees Fahrenheit. When allowed to solidify slowly, and then cut in sections, the alloy of gold and sodium appears perfectly uniform to the eye. but. when exposed to the X- rays, the actual structure is shown, because sodium is transparent to the rays, while gold is opaque to them. In this way it was discovered that the sodium was distributed in crystalline plates, while the gold was concentrated between these plates, which traversed the solid mass both vertically and hori­ zontally. How Wind Deflects found. Lord Rayleigli gave, in a recent lec­ ture, an interesting explanation of the action of the wind in preventing the spread of sound toward the direction from which the wind comes. It is, he said, not the wind, as such, that pre­ vents sound from traveling against it, but differences in the strength of the wind. If, for instance, the wind is stronger above than below, or stronger at one side, its effect will be to tilt the sound waves in one direction or an­ other. Differences of temperature in the air also cause deflection of the waves of sound. Other atmospheric causes exist which deflect sound; from a straight course, and prevent it from going as far in certain directions as it may have been ^xpected to go. Some of the sirens at Trinity House/ Lord Rayleigli said, produce sounds ' which ought, theoretically, to be audible at, a distance of 1,500 miles, but in fact the authorities would be satisfied if they were heard only two miles away. The reason for the discrepancy between cal­ culation and experiment was probably atmospheric deflection of the sound. A Savage Marsupial. The so-called zebra wolf of Australia is also, called the native tiger; but, strange to say, it is not even a cousin to zebra, wolf or tiger, belonging to the same family as the kangaroo, the slow and gentle wombat and the sly old opossum--all those animals that carry their babies in their pockets. T!«eir eyes, which are large, are fur- *is.l\®d with a membrane, like the eyes •v ' •%. ii/-: V " K A • : of owls, and this Is called the nictitat­ ing membrane. This is almost contin­ ually moving in the daytime, as the; eyes are exposed to more or less of sunshine. Without this membrane the amount of light admitted through the large pupil would puzzle the zebra wolf. The general .color of the somewhat short, woolly fur is grayish brown, a little inclined to yellowish. Across this ground color the black bands show lip sharp and clear. These stripes are usually fourteen in number, beginning just back of the shoulders, where they are narrowest, and growing broader and longer back of the haunches. The skins are in demand for lap robes and rugs, which gives an added reason for hunting the wearers. Two zebra wolves were taken to the zoological gardens in London, where they flourished and raised a family. When they came, It was thought Great Britain would be too cold for them, but there seems to be no reason why they should not thrive even in Canada, as they have been known to live on the mountains of Tasmania, three thou­ sand five hundred feet above the sea level, where the ground is sometimes covered with snow for many weeks and frosts are severe; _ Do you >Wonder that his name is slightly mixed? The marvel is that he is not named menagerie and done with it, for with his dog-like face and short, wolf ears, eyes like an owl, zebra stripes and a pouch like a kangaroo, his mixed pickle beastship could an­ swer to almost any name you might wish to call him. When he becomes extinct, we can truly say we shall never see his like again. PEARL FARM THAT PAYS. Only One, in the World, but It Yields a Handsome Revenue. There is said to be only one pearl farm in the world, but that pays its proprietor handsomely. This farm is in the Torres Strait, at the northern extremity of Australia, and belongs to James Clark, of Queensland. Mr. Clark, who is known as "the king of the pearl fishers," originally stocked it with 150,- 000 pearl oysters. Now 1,500 men--200 of whom are divers--and 250 vessels are employed in harvesting the crop. "I have been fifteen years engaged in pearl fishing," Mr. Clark told a corre­ spondent of the Melbourne Age. "My experience has led me to the belief that, with proper intelligence in the se­ lection of a place, one can raise pearls and pearl shells as easily as one can raise oysters. I started my farm three years ago, and Lave stocked it with shells which I obtained in many in­ stances far out at sea. My pearl shell farm covers 500 square miles. Over most of it the water is shallow. In shal­ low water shells attain the largest size. 1 ship my pearls to Loudon in my own vessels. The catch each year runs, roughly speaking, from £40,000 worth up to almost five times that amount."-- Rochester (N. Y.) Times. Detection by Finger Prints. By a combination of the Bertillon method of measurement with the finger print system any prisoner can be iden­ tified with almost absolute certainty and in a very short space of time. It has been calculated that the chance of two finger prints being identical is less than one in sixty-four billion, and when we consider the relatively small num­ bers of the criminal population, and that other personal evidence would be available in any doubtful case, mis­ taken identity ought now to be a thing of the past. The method of obtaining the prints is to press the thumb or fin­ ger upon a plate of copper which has previously been coated with a very thin film of printer's ink. The inked fingers are then pressed or rolled upon the card which is kept as a record. Although finger prints have been used as a sign manual from the earliest times, yet it is only recently that they have been studied from a scientific point of view, and the evidence accumulated is as yet insufficient to enable us to realize their value to the anthropologist. Now that a good system of classification has been worked out, it is to be hoped that ob­ servers will multiply rapidly, and that the bulk of the material at our disposal will soon be considerable. The Englishman's Wit. There was an Englishman hailing from Hull on this side of the water re­ cently looking at, America and, of course, he came to Washington. He was a large man weighing not less than 250 pounds and rising to a height of at least six feet three inches. He was for an Englishman not yet Americanized quite chatty and affable, after the ice was broken, albeit just a wee bit slow of wit. "I'm a Hull shipbuilder," he was say­ ing to a Yankee newspaper man in a small party of journalists who were blowing him off to a few rations wet and dry at a foundry where such things are manufactured. "Of course you are," responded the Yankee as he measured his huge pro­ portions and smiled; "you could scarce­ ly make us believe you were only part of one, don't you know." Those in hearing laughed and the Englishman looked at the Yankee with a puzzled, yearning expression on his broad and honest face. "Really," he pleaded, "I beg your pardon;" and then before international complications could arise, somebody called on the Englishman for a speech or something and the Yankee joker got away. The Cruelcst Cut of All. During, the winter months the farm­ ers' boys and girls have lots of fun with their parties, taffy' pulls, and such en­ joyments, and considerable humor can be found in their happy reparte^ At one of these candy parties a guest not altogether liked by some of the girls unfortunately satin a saucer of maple sugar left on a chair to cool off, and his uncermonious departure was the wonder of the evening. It wifs rather hard on the young man, and it is doubtful whether lie found. anything to end his embarrassment in the note he received the next day from the daughter of his host, saying that if the "Mr. D who sat in the saucer of maple sugar last night will kindly re­ turn the saucer, he will save himself further trouble." The Men of France. France is the only European country which has to-day fewer able-bodied men than it had thirty years ago. Men do not learn half as much by ex- perience as they should. THE FIRST ROCK SALT MINE Its Discovery Was the Kesnlt of Ac­ cident Rather tJian Design. ̂ "I really believe that many of the greatest discoveries are the . result of pure accident, and this applies not only to scientific facts, but also to more material matters," remarked Gen. Dudley Avery last night at the St. Charles Hotel. "Accident brought the great salt deposit on Avery's Island to light after its croppings had been work­ ed for nearly half a century. My grandfather sold salt year%before the war, and my father in his youth fol­ lowed the same methods of production, even after his father's time, but it re­ mained for my brother John, then a boy of 16, to really make manifest the •remarkable advantages which the isl- ? and possessed in the matter of rock salt mining. It was during the war, Salt was selling in New Orleans for $11 a sack. This was,at a period when the salt works of the island were not be­ ing made use of. You see, my grand­ father manufactured salt by digging wells, into which the salt water flowed , in great quantities, and this water he merely boiled, evaporating the moisture and causing a residue of fine salt. When my brother learned of the high price of salt in New Orleans he went to my father, tlie.n practicing' law in Ba ton Rouge, and suggested that he be given permission to work the then abandoned wells and make pin money for himself. " There was no objection, and with the' assistance of several slaves John proceeded to open the old wells by clearing out the accumula­ tion of debris and boiling the brine, as his grandfather did years before him. He opened a number of new wells, and was soon selling salt at a great rate, but the demand increased, and he de­ cided to open a big well some ten feet square. The work proceeded, but the usual depth was reached with no re­ sult. The water did not flow. He con­ cluded, to dig deeper, and at sixteen feet came upon what the negro diggers said was an old stump. Failing to chop the 'stump' with an ax, the negro concluded he had struck a bed of rock, and when my brother descended into the excavation he managed, with a cold chisel, to cut out a piece of what he thought was transparent rock. My father, however, who happened to be on the island at the time, knew what had been discovered, and in the course of a little while the wonder of the dis­ covery had been noised ail over the country. Thus was discovered the first rock salt deposit in the South, and a few mouths after that time a dozen shafts were being worked in a crude way, and we were shipping salt to Richmond in great quantities, at least great for that period in tlie world's his­ tory. Work has progressed* almost steadily since that time, and we are shortly to begin a new shaft which will go deeper than over; in fact, drop be­ neath the old workings, although this is not necessary, because we can tap the deposit in any locality we choose." --New Orleans Times-Democrat. Jellyfish as Protectors. A singular case of ikshes living on or with another, lias just Iveen made known by M. Gadeau de Kerville. The young of the fishes called false mack­ erel are almost always found in com­ pany with the large medulae known as rhizostomes. These young fishes swim parallel with the long axis of the jelly­ fish. and in the same direction as the latter. They remain above, beneath and behind the animal, but never ad­ vance beyond its umbel. It frequent­ ly happens that some of them introduce themselves into the cavities of the jelly­ fish, and are then visible from the ex­ terior, owing to the transparency of the host. Sometimes the school of fishes wan- dot's a few yards away from the me­ dusa, but at the least alarm, immediate­ ly returns with great rapidity to occupy its former positioin. It is evident that the medusa very efficaciously protects the young fishes by means of its in­ numerable stinging capsules. This is demonstrated by the fact that when the fishes become larger they no longer seek protection by accompanying the medusa. How to Drink Water. The effects produced by the drinking of water vary with the manner in which it is drunk. If, for instance, a pint of cold water be swallowed as a large draught, or if it be taken in two portions with a short interval between, certain definite effects follow--effects which differ from those which would have resulted from the same quantity taken by sipping. Sipping is a powerful stimulant to the circulation--a thing which ordinary drinking is not. During the act of sip­ ping the action of the nerve which slows tlie beats of the heart is abol­ ished, and as a consequence that organ contracts much more rapidly, the pulse beats more quickly, and the circulation in various parts of the body is increas- imI. In addition to this we also find that the pressure under which the bile is secreted is raised by the sipping of fluid.--The Sanitarian. A Simple Test for Impurity in Water. Decaying organic matter is never found in appreciable quantity in pure water. If to a glassful of such water :i few drops of sulphuric acid and a few drops of a dilute solution of potas­ sium permanganate be added, a per­ manent pink color is produced; but if the water contains decaying organic matter, then the pink color becomes fainter, aj d finally disappears. In the hands of an expert this is an important test, but it cannot always be relied on with a novice, since ferrous sulphate, hydrogen sulphide, and other reducing agents, sometimes present in water, produce similar results. But, when a water shows an excess of chlorine and bleaches potassium permanganate, it is certainly suspicious, and should be analyzed by an expert. As Wise as a Serpent. : "Doctor, how can you be so reckless as to ride in those open cars?" "Hush, my dear, your hubby knows his business. If I fide in the open cars others will think it safe for them. .Tust answer the telephone, dear. Yes, I thought so. Another pneumonia pa­ tient."--Cleveland Plain Dealer. His Fame as a Mimic. Dr. McCrobe--So your friend., Jones told you I was a great mimic, eli?" Mr. De Bility--Well, he said you were always taking somebody off.--New York Tribune. Mushrooms. . Mushrooms are found is immense quantities in the Russian forests.'They form not only an important item in the diet of the peasant, but are also a con­ siderable article of trade. There are some places the inhabitants of whfcii exist entirely by the sale of mush- * rooms. . . .• 7* The Finest Parlor Organs at Almost • 1 a Nominal Price. On another pagtj will be found a dis­ play advertisement offering the famous parlor organs of Lyon & Healy, Chi­ cago, for $47.50. These are very fine instruments in every respect. Not long" ago such a price would have been coo- sidered impossible, and to-day it is a good $20 less than the real value of the organs--but Lyon & Healy have un­ equalled opportunities for marketing their productions. Lyon & Healy In­ struments are known the world over and it is Lyon & Healy's policy to give their customers the benefits of their enormous facilities. Write to them to­ day if you are at all interested in an organ--you will never regret the pur­ chase. They also sell other styles of! organs--from the cheapest to the finest pipe organs. - • - • A Long Journey. Geese in migration often travel ovee 6,000 miles. Hall's Catarrh Care. [s taken internally. Price 75 cents. The shiftless man is always away, from home When a good opportunity, knocks. People with hair that is continually fall­ ing nut, or those that-'are bald, can stop; the falling, and get a good growth of hair by using Hall's Hair Renewer. I believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure prevented quick consumption.--Mrs. La­ cy Wallace, Marquette, Ivan., Dec. 12, Mrs. Wtnslow'S SOOTHING STRTJP for CftUdrwt, Y teething; solteus the gums, l-eauceainflammation. allays pain, cures wind colic. 3 cents a bottle. In the year 1600 the manufacture of silk began in England. ' !!l' -- :--; U--1 >: I' i -I'fi' .Tuliau now has seven studios in Paris for women art students, of which the chief is still the one in the Passage des Panoramas, which Marie Bashkirtseff attended. • .. ' Shake Into Tour Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart­ ing feet, and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot. tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25 cents, in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Hood's SkreapariUa Prweii to Be®tbe Right Kind of Medicine. The horrors whic!h accompany a Shat­ tered nervous system are known only to those Who suffer. No one else can com­ prehend them. Weak nerves,, insufficient­ ly nourished owing to impure blood, lead to nervous prostration' and insanity. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches the blood, strengthens the nerves and re­ stores phyKcal; mental, •nervous and di­ gestive strength. Just read this letter: "Kalamazoo. Mich.. April 6, 1897. "C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: "I was sick for sax months aiid in a ter­ rible condition. When I was not confined to my bed I was hardly able to get around. I was all run down and lost flesh so that I weighed only 100 pounds. I could not sleep and I had very bad spells with my heart. My stomach was also in a bad condition, and my head' felt so that at times 1 could not see across the room. I was toM that I had nervous prostration and that my blood was bad. I tried' med - icines with only temporary relief. One day I was told t» take Hood's Sarsapa­ rilla and I' gtit sis ̂ bottles. I began tak­ ing it and 'stton ebfruttciiced to improve. This encouraged^ 1» continue. I had found the-right kind of medicine. I am now crwnpleteJy cutftL I have gained in .flftsh' and 15$.pounds. I can eat and sleep well... I.recommend Hood's Sar- saparilla to ail sufferers and believe it saved me from the insane asyium;" Mrs F, F. Firrax,, 1023 North. Burdick street. 4 ' • ' • 1 1 7 • l • . ; • • • r • Turpentiue farmers in several of the Southern States protect their property against loss, by fire during the sum­ mer by burning the'grass and under­ brush in midwinter. Bad. Habits. Taking strong coffee to cure a head­ ache is like taking whisky to cure the shakiness which is one of the effects of whisky. It seems to do it, but the re­ sult is deceptive. The cure becomes a new cause and you are worse off thau before. Better stop coffee altogether and use Grain-O, the new food-drink. Whereas coffee is not a food at all, but only a nerve-fooling toxic stimulant. Grain-0 is a preparation of pure grains, palatable, nutritious and absolutely harmless. It is thoroughly satisfying, four times cheaper than coffee, accept­ able to the most sensitive stomach and free from the constituents which make coffee a damaging beverage. Drinkers of Grain-O, are never kept awake of nights--not by that anyway. Ask your grocer for a 15c. or 25c. package.