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r .. MI '&&S.S& A PJTfiBTIC DEA.TH-BED* disastrous to Who ii«d Uv«l Tojtother Urara, Klltod by the Cant. *» *.' H(||jii«pr Dimmick, of the Chicago axpf u,said lie bad been in nervous droftd aJ an accident from the moment hejpalled oat of the Lake Shore depot in Chicago, writes Wm. H. Maher in the Toledo Blade. This had made him nnasually earefal, bat as lie reached Sherman's crossing a little behind time, he began to lose his fear; he ojfeued the throttle of old DO, intending to gain a few n)innte},in the remaining eight Bliles betweea there atU Toledo. He started to signal for the crossing, just this side of the trees, jvhen, horror! he saw a farmer driving/furiously toward lifts if tocroso abeadpf the train! '•?'!& was suicide! Diinnuck seat od a heartbreaking signal to the bralpman, reversed the «ngine, put on aicpraket, knowing all the time the traii^ould not be stopped this side of the f1 ossing, and then shut his eyes andi •When the ^gine stopped a part of the wagon wa OQj^^Ahepdliglit, the horses were dptrilj^^HHNMtttt|j|j^gpck, •ml two old j^°pl^s the . J. i' "JhrT ftri nififttnV fc»e passengers? Yes, tw A «ri"icd examination and consul man .was undoubtedly fatal nnrfhe woman probably so. •y were tenderly carried to M-. rd's house, near by, and t!fe plpr- s were told that if they woijd until the local practitioner co\|ld found a locomotive would be sdnt fc in an hour. They agreed to stiv. bell rang; travelers hurried (to place*; some with white faces ! at thought that it might have befen Lenaselves; others full of the impart- ticipation in the event would theriJNfc®1^ their story, and others, forgetting U^™selves» thinking only of the sorrow brw&ht to others, i Mr. Richarda't^ped his house at the Command of the physicians: Stimu­ lants were administered, and When the amily doctor and the children of the ufferers had arrived, the father was ed fiMT ONCE A WEEK., d health of young children, c a n ' ^ W o h M t k e F o o d V e r y to cellars, into which the im- ( • f peasant*. FIRJ}. ir of the surrounding earth w especially in the winter, and. froAhe cellar this air permeates th« hoa , and brings death and despair tf mat a home. Bo far as health is cor* ceri it would be far better to tho?*' <Mig y plaster the cellar walls and lo^i the parlor walls be whitewashed, f? ecoomy has to be practiced in bnildr inf • in Awful Time with an Oyster. :L*st night a fat man wearing a low n&ked shirt with a turn-down collat three sizes too large for him, sat down to f. table in a Clark street restaurant and called for a plate of raw oysters. Hegot them cold and juicy right off the ice, and harpooning a fat one with his forit, he lifted it toward his inoutli. But the slippery, slimy, chilly bivalve dropped off his fork before reaching its destination, carromed on the fat man's cli n and then slid down cn the inside of his shirt and nestled on his breast Xo cne saw the incident. The obese ( gent himself didn't see it, bat he felt that something had happened, and,Jth<t he had arrived at a crisis in his life. A pained, startled expression rested for a on his face: then with a low, of iuaartbreaking agony d clapped his struck the one of species, iling ss Unil Mannlu port to f prices shows the WS tofke States Consul Monaghaa, of has made an interesting re* State Department upon the meat in Germany, which relations borne by Ameri- wide exr aning, but the mother had open er eyes. • , Late in the night, after hours of (faithful and incessant labor over them, /the mother spoke. | "How is father?" ' "He is still unconscious, but is well taken care of. Here is something for you; now dont worrydon't think; Just f o to sleep again." Her son spoke to her. I must go to father." *You mustn't think of it, mother. Yott are very badly hurt yourself. You mast be very quiet." w "I must go to father; he needs me. The physician looked at her keenly, saying in a low tone to the son: "I think we had better fix a place for him near her. will never be content other­ wise. The son coaxed and argued with her. but it was of no avail. They moved . her bed beside her husband's; she at- ! tempted to take his hand, but could not. I His stertorious breathing made no im* ( pression upon her. I "Is father going to die?" she asked. The weeping daughter nodded. "You must keep quiet for your own sake, mother." "We've been married over forty-eight jsars," she said to the doctor, "but we've known each other all o . "You mustn't talk mother." . *We was raised side by side on me when w together; he's alwajpfr #ok car ^P^'mfeWUJ-^psffTe, so's I can loetter." "Mother, you must stop thinking and talking." She paid no heed. "Seem's $t ta'n't but a little while ago since we was married, but it's forty- , eight years. We was talkin' of our golden weddin' this very week. Ben!" The son put his hand oh her lips to -silence lior, but the doctor whispered: "Better let her talk a little. She's be­ yond control." The gray-haired husband seemed to bear her call; he opened his eyes, breathed less noisily, struggled with hift voice and then managed to whisper, "Bachael," "Here t&m, Benjamin," and turning her eyes to the daughter, "put my hand In his." They laid her poor, wrinkled hand on Ins hard, knotty fingers. «Is it morning, Rachel?" / *No, it ain't; you just lie still. YoO see," said she, turning hee eyes tbv the others, "he thinks it's time to get up." "Rachael!" In a very low whisper it ' came. "Yes, Ben; 'tm "«ht hire beside you." •Tell .Tim to milk this morning. ^ ';-*Yes, yes ; that's all attended to. Can fill see me?" *• It is very light, wife, but--I--can t / -^ee--you." The doctor motioned to the children lliat the end was near. 'Put my face on his, Susy; yes. I ow lid's going, but 'tain't for long! Jft me over to him." They lifted her face to his; his eyes opened; he smiled--and passed away. They earned the mother back to her -jdilow and were glad to see her quietly go to sleep. • And in that sleep she river to her Ben. It at the presiire the fat man's ing bosom, leaving a trail idity in its wake, and took up ters in his left arm-pit. With a wild howl of anguish the happy proprietor of the oyster lea two feet in the air, uttered another 3 like a wild-west Indian, and commen t to work his arm after the manner o bagpipe musician. The oyster g°t|| cited aud again started on its trav ; but was apparently unable to select permanent location. After mals| several blind rushes it halted for a S ment under a short rib near the sw to catch its second wind. The unfortunate fat man was ip state of mind bordering on insanity.'§ kicked over his chair,'yelled, arnlswf grabbed himself'in front and behind| on both sides, rolled up his eyes, fro at the mouth, and spun around lil top. But the slippery bivalve was thoroughly rattled and scooted and there like a streak of greased 1 ning, taking great, pains not to tr] over the same ground twice. "He's got a fit!" screamed a eyetl man, making a rush for the <1 with a napkin tucked under his chiiS "It's either that or he's afire insidi his clothes," said anothbr pal«-f diner, edging away from the suifer<| "For mercy's sake take him off, S'f" body; I'm dying!" wailed the stri- man as he threw up both hands sat down heavily upon the floor. When the victim of misplaced ref; ments struck ̂ he floor the oyster out of the back of his neck like a bi hit the ceiling with a squashy p| and then fell back and hung limp lifeless from the chandelier. The fat man's physician says the tient will recover from his attac nervous prostration in a few da; Chicago Times. can material to the food market of that country. He says: The legislation passed" to keep out foreign hogs is said to have been based upon fears of im­ ported diseased meats. This, however, is by no means an article of faith in any part of the Empire ;even the most cred­ ulous must have a grain of salt with it The fact that Hungary, where Ba­ varia afid parts of South Germany for a long serieit of years bought their sup­ ply of meats, was, before the law went into effeet,' subjected to the se­ verest and most conscientiously strict supervision and inspection, goes to prove the political economic rather than sanitary protective character of the law. For so strict was Hungary's supervis­ ion that no unhealthy moat ever came on to or left the markets for ex­ port Ever since the law went into ef­ fect the press has never ceased to com­ plain of its evil effects to a large num­ ber of the Empire's population. None but the large landholders and. agrarian population have been benefited. The very considerable duty on cattle, $5 per capita for beef and $1.50 for hogs, add­ ed to enormous rates of sea, river and iand freights, has practically rendered importation impossible, to say nothing of certain laws the effect of which is to t- } exclude entirely. At first, owing to rig- ' causes connected with the production ! of fodder, no direct evU^a»«u«*dLJta»^- A few days Fogarty and w« stretched hands 1 on his face. To hi drew himself up "May 1 inquire,sir, what thr del were doing at my brother's funeral] The Christian feeling in Mr. -evaporated. He took in theontstret hand, Mid said with ctTusidei force: "I went |o make sure he was dead;* The war is fiercer thau ever. A Petertowu Quarrel. Miss Susie Tansy--Very well, &*nk StomBr, if you want to devote yourself to Becky Weeden, you are at perfect liberty to do so. Hank Stoner--Lord, Sude, ̂ jrhat in creation do you mean? "Oh, you're mighty innocent, ain't you?" • * What have I done?" "I'd ask if I were you. Hank Stoner." "Pshaw, Suae, what's the use of your getting so jealous ?* " Jealous ? Who's getting jealous. I'd like to know?* ® "You are.* f A,- T* -I?" ; "Yes, you." "Don't flatter yohreelf, sir. When I get jealous it'll be for something worth gotting jealous of. Ill let you know that." "Well, what you -rant to kick up all this fuss for because I paid Becky Weedeu a little attention at the party to-night?" "A little attention! Fd say a little at­ tention if I were you! Tagging at her heels ey'ry step die took!" INow. Susi&Ji---- 1 Electric lighting «a a Sd< To the Chicago, Milwaukee Sd 8*. 'ai&lflSr .C'd. belongs th« credit* of being Int fa tike country to un<Urt«ir» sys- ia axperimentins; in the .'isrscuon of -heating of railway trains. The :tion of the system they have elao- id i« well known to the traveling pub- Its elements of safety, automatic it ion of temperature and perfect tation, leaving nothing to be desired, te energies of the company have now bt^fn directed towards progress in light­ ing, and to-day attention is called to what are nnqnest ion ably the most per­ fectly appointed trains in this respect in the world. They hnve by costly experi­ ment and careful Rtudy reduced the mat terof electric lighting of trains to scien- mv tific perfection, and the introduction of l-nnon ma ' several uniqne features has made possible 1 . ™. ~ . the attainment of a degree of comfort unheard of heretofore. The apparatus for her.ting and lighting is of perfect and elaborate character, be­ ing. in fact, a complete central station plant in miniature on each train and un­ der the constant supervis'on of a special attendant, whose duty it is to see that at all times the t monnt of heat and light supplied is regulated according to the< requirements. No accident to the en­ gine or dynamo machine can cause an Interruption to the light, as a reserve plant of battories is carried for sach an emergency. Leading from the dynamo room and regulators the urn in wires pass out and over the roofs of the cars to flexible con­ nections between them, thence to switch­ boards and safety devices in each car, and finally through branch wires to the lamps. These hive been lavishly introduced in both cars and vestibules, pioducing a brilliant illumination without the attend­ ant annoyance of heat,' oilor, or other disagreeable features inseparable from the xise of oil. . One of the novel features introduced in the sleeping cars is a patent electric reading lamp in each section. "With this luxurious provision reading at night, before or after retiring, becomes as com- •Tke Fortane of War. The toon of a Scotch grenadier who served in Spain under Wellington, ' re­ lates the following adventure wkk& be­ fell his father at the battle of Fuentes d'Honoro, and which are told in the grenadier's own language: "While we were forcing the French (under Marshal Maeseaa, known in the Napoleonic time as 'the spoiled son of victory') through the town, during our first advance, a bayonet went through be­ tween my side and clothes to my knap­ sack, which stopped itt progress. The Frenchman to whom the bayonet be­ longed fell, pierced by a musket ball from my rear-rank man. Whilst freeing myself from the bayonet, a b.»ll took part of my right-shoulder wing an killed my rear-rank man, who fell nay, lade in comfort and soclu- ( "During the day the loss of men was great. In our retreat back to the town, when we halted to check the enemy, \*ho bore hard upon us in their attempts to break our line, otten I was obliged to- stand with a foot upon either side of a wounded man, who wrung my soul with prayers I could not answer, and pierced my heart with his cries to be lifted oat of the way of the cavalry. "We kept up oar fire until long after dark. About one o'clock in the morning we got four ounces of bread served out to each man, which had been collected out of the haversacks of the foot guards. After the firing had ceased, we began to 1 search through the town, and foand plenty of flour, bncon, and sausages, on which we feasted heartily, and laid down in our blankets wearied to death. My shoulder was as black as a coal from the recoil of my musket, for this day I had fired 107 rounds of ball-cartridge. Sore jpt as d by bugle, au hour before day COOD OFF! JM well which is, tin* Mia the course alfccted, hy gentle applied frequently, will cure N E U R A L 190 Sackett St., Brooklyn. V. Y, 1 \va» taken -with neuralgia Buffered 6 months. I vtm give ton, but was cured by St. Jacobs Oil MICHAEL At Drug gists and Deauebs CHARLES A. VOGEIER CO as I was, I slept as sound as a top till 1 was awakened by the loud call of the Iguurant of tue Game. Those who are entirely outsit loranc* crossed the ' # • ' , ' ' Porous Wulls. pro- the 4C »• * *«*! known fact that there are eiarreuts of air under the ground. The 4jbm%ion earth is easily penetrated by gjr, and in the winter, when the surface o( the ground is frozen, the gases from graveyard putrefaction proceed readily into the warm cellars of citjf houses, located near cemeteries, and it is cer­ tain that such currents must bo preju- dical to health. Experiments made Urith common building brick show that lir blown tlrrough such brick will de- s.'&V *fc the upright flame of a candle into horizontal position. Unless a brick #allissio treated as to close all the pores of the bricks, either by painting thoroughly the exterior and plastering the part forming the interior of the jhouse a current of air will pass di- fectly through a brick wall. The edi­ tor of the Brickmaker once tried the iixperiment of cementing tightly a piece oil canvas over the iuside surface of A 14-inch wall, from which the plaster- tig had been removed from !a space lx>ut two feet square, the exterior of the wall I'oiwg exposed to the almos- l>here. In a little whiie the oiled can- ev tlmt a ran o vei iug was latlated with air, and j ob1v to ocea , wa "fty cnt'ing a hole alcut one-quarter of hjv^ 3njy , tin iucli in diame ei iti the center of the 1 far iuiai,^ %%sauvas, and lidding a lighting candlq to j amj itl8 |the orifice, the force of the air current' jers "^passing through t:»e wall was strong ' (pnongh to extinguish the candle flame. ; klEvr«r was piayea. f "Law sua, yes," he responded. -JA lot of 'em knock a set of wooden bat Ills round a spell, an' then they laugh as^ if they'd done somethin' smart." A young lady taken to watch a ba; |e ball game gave her impressions of it c #q reaching home. _ ;i "Oh, it was so exciting! One m«n tosses the ball, you know, and the they try to bat it,--or at least some |- bodv does,--and then somebody runb|j\ and the rest try to stop him." "How clever you are, Maude!" said somewhat satirical sister. "Now J;don' understand baseball, and couldn't pos siblv describe it so nicely!" "Oh, well," returned Maude, inno ceutly, "I jjan usually see into a gam if I give my mind to it," and then sh wondered at the general shout of plause. "They've got a new game down < |»ur way," said a farmer whose "folks" k'^ lipt summer boarders. "They call it 'lfilwn tender.'" - * "Good?"' inquired a crony at store. . "Wal, I danno. They play it big seine air «. lot o' balls an' shoes." Now and then, however, an ui fessional eye will see wt once in very heart of a game. It was a wff who made the best general criticism of base ball to be found in print f or out of it. . J "I should say," she remat^ed {, slyly, after watching a close contest.! j for an hour, "that the oream of this g jame is in the pitcher." J tiulls on Great SalVc^We. Ex-Lieut. Gov. 11<)T oertson, of Fort Wayne, Ind.. in hi^ lecture on Utah Territory an^Vrreat Salt Lake, speaks of the gulls on the Lake as follows: "No good Mormon will kill one of the gulls, and tl'je reason as given me by a Mormon lav,t summer is this: There were no gull s here when we came to the valley,' sai<"J he. The people had saved their grain, and were awaiting the har­ vests, an,id as they were ripening an im­ mense ^mvarm of black beetles made its appear ance, devouring everything green in the^ valley. The people were de­ spairing, and prayers were offered that the plague might be staid. Suddenly a gvreat flock of gulls appeared and set to Avork devouring the bettles. When brged they would vomit out their re­ cast and begin anew, and worked so faithfully that the beetles were destroyed and enough of the crops saved to enable the settlers to live during the next winter, and the devout colonists be­ lieved the coming of the gulls was an interposition of God in answer to theit prayers for their deliverance, and so they hold the gulls sacred from molesta­ tion to this day. That part of the stor£ which states that to be the first ance is known to be a mistake, i the miraculons portion of the ' falls to the grouud. It is cui mnntnr nf rrnr *rt TfTTftTrrt ii--• bridge University, of whom Bishop Wilberforce once said, "You have heard of the milk of human kindness, but un­ less you know the bishop of C , you do not know the old cow from which the milk comes." He was indulgent to every one, even beyond the verge of laxity, and his gentleness can hardly have been salutary for youthful morals. One day he put one of his boys in a corner, and though this was such a mild form of penalty, he could not stand to compel the youth to endure it for any great length of time. "You may come out of the corner now, Dicky," he called, after ft JShort interval. . ; "Sha'n't," replied Dicky. "Oh, do orne out, Dicky!" "Sha'n't, I tell you." "ril give you a shilling if youll oome out." , ' "I sha'n't come out tor a shilling.'*' "I'll make it 18 pence." And lor 18 pence Dicky consented to appear. Naturally parental d.scipline did not gain by that incident. The bishop was the pink of courtesy, and if he went to officiate at the church, made a point of shaking hands with the warden, taking off his hat to the pew- opener, and according every official uome kindly recognition. One day, as lie was stepping into his carriage after service, he stopped and said to the rector: "I have quite forgotten the nice, pleasant, honest man, your sexton, who was so attentive. I must just go back and shake hands with him." "I am sorry to say,my lord," returned the rector, "that he is not at all deserv­ ing of your kind condescension." "Indeed," said the bishop, ^nothing seriou-, I hope." "Only this, mv lord. The man is con­ tinually drunk, and I am obliged now to be on the lookout for a new sexton." "Oh, I must just run in and shake hands with him," persisted the bishop, continuing, as he resumed his seat in the carriage, "I am very glad that there's nothing serious against the poor fellow!" * So kindly was this dear old gentle­ man that lie was willing to believe all the failii gs of humanity "leaned to vir­ tue's side," and though he was far from excusing evil, never regarded the hope­ less sin: er with Pharisaical intolerance. Thus did he become an example to both saint and sinuer; to the one by his charity, and to the other by the up­ rightness of his daily life. V : • ^ " V Why He Went to the Funeral. There is a wejykwn gentleman in town wl the wes Francii osed Even granite aud other . stones are very porous, and ai sfiblowii through them in tbe , described. Maqgr ^asea of dipUtheri* pud similar * be 11 animals the bor- oontainsnc e small boy who has en doiiiffwrong oould hardly be called locksmith because at his father's ap- h he, itty house oat- in says the Ban His neighbor is dent notions,who own way. That way iiglibor, a feeling en- ocated by Mr. Fogarty. quarreling a long time, arious occasions words had been jh. It happened that Mr. Fogarty's brother died. Mr. Jones, the neighbor, had nofc the pleasure of any close ac­ quaintance with Mi. Fogarty's brother, but he dit for Mr. Fogarty in his be- ravemeut, . and he concluded that the hatchet might* just as well be buried with Mr. Fogarty's relative. So in a ^ spirit of true Christian feeling he put on his black coat and vfrent toMr. Fogarty's • brothers funeral. He> displayed be­ coming grief aud sorrow, but he did not Mi a ctanoe to speak to Mr. Fogarty. Don't --Hank Stoner!" "Well?" "Behave "Hee, hee, heel" ... "If I don't--HanfcP . f "Now, Stisie!" "I don't care, Hank; I do think you treated me real shabby, so you did, and if you ever do so again I'll get mad, and I'll stay mad, now you see if I'don't P-- Z. P.,"in Time. "Budstikkeu." This peculiar word is frequently found in Scandinavian communities as the name of a newspaper, such as St. Cloud Budstikken. It is a Norwegian word, twelve hundred years old at the least, and has a vesry peculiar origin. In those days, when the coasts of Norway were ravaged by pirates, the Inhabitants had to resort to all sorts of devices to warn those at a distance of the approach of these piratical cvafts. When one was seen on the horizon, a man went up to the top of a mountain where he lighted a beacon fire. This could be seen for a long distance, and was known to be a warning. When it was seen in the distance, another fire was lighted on another hill, until all over the country fires blazed fromevery hill top, and the people prepared to de­ fend themselves. They also had a system of messengers. The man who first sighted thesail w« uld take an arrow and send it to his neigh­ bors. From town to town this arrow was 6ent, until all were warned. These were rather primitive ways of tele­ graphing, brtt were so effectual that in the course of twenty-four hours all Nor­ way knew of the approach of pirates. This system of spreading the news was called "Budstikken." and when there-were no more pirates, the news­ papers became spreaders of the new, and so were appropriately styled "Budstikken." They Had Agreed to Disagree. A jury in a petty case before Recorder Smyth yesterday had been out of court deliberating for a long time, and the Recorder finally sent for them. They took their place* aud Edward Hail, the clerk, called their names. "Have you agreed upon a verdict?" the clerk asked. "We have, your honor," said the fore­ man, rising. "How say you?" the clerk continued. "Do you find the defendant guilty 01 not guilty?" 1 "We find," the foreman answered, "that we stand seven for aequittal aud • five for conviction." J "Then you haven't agreed." the Recorder said. "You may be discharged if you cannot agree." The intelligent foreman and his as­ sociates retired and the peculiar verdict was not recorded.--New York Tribune. It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit in life. Human knowledge is but an accumulation of small facts, made by successive generations of men, the little bits of knowledge and ex­ perience carefully treasured up by them growing as length into a mighty pyra­ mid. " " ' The man who lives in vain worse than in vain. He who lives purpoee livea to a bad purpose. toilet may be m sion. It is a fact well known to travelers that, although a car may appear brill­ iantly illuminated upon enterin?, a few moments' reading vtill severely try the eye-sight, and show that it is in reality far from perfectly lighted. The Bertn Rending Lump introduces the exact con­ ditions of the study lamp at home, cast­ ing au agreeable and brilliant light di­ rectly upon the work. In construction it consists of an ele­ gantly designed metal care containing an electric lamp so hidden that the light is ihrown only in the direction wished, and its use does not interfere with the com­ fort of others. When no longer needed a shutter may be drawn and the light ob­ scured. This feature, found alone upon the vestibule trains of the Chicago, Mil­ waukee and St. Paul Railwuy, needs only a trial to be appreciated. "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works." According to recent information, cannibalism is very prevalent iu some places in West Africa aear to the British Hlnm.nt i£ ot actually in the pro- and so serious and fre- te the'kidnaping of indi- re gone out nlone that iu ions dare not ventnre be- rn town for fear of capture, cases are reported to have taken place on the brond road from Bendoomah io Dodo and Kibbin. Six persons were reported to have been killed und eaten. Entirely Helpless te Health. ve statement made by Mrs. 8. H. Gen. Ford, can be vouched the entire population of Cor­ kier home for years. She was a terrible sufferer from rlieu- , confined to her bed most of themmKr feet and limbs being so badly swollen she could scarcely move. She was Induced to try a bottle of Utbbard's Rheu­ matic Syrup. It helped her. and two ad­ ditional bottles entirely cured her. To-day . she is u well woman. *\ First ask your druggist; should he not keep it, we will send on receipt of prioe. 81 per bottle or six for f5. Rheumatic: S yrup Co. Jackson. Mich. Thirteen Was an Unlucky Number for Hbn. It is strange how the old shop-worn superstitions of the past eling to the human mind. A man down in Texas killed twelve men during the few years he was iu active business down there and everything prospered with him. A few days ago, however, he killed another man, and when the lynching party were string­ ing him up he gasped out: "There! I knew thirteen was an unlucky number. I never had this happen before."--Nash­ ville Times. ^ Grave Cause iter Anxiety Exist* when th^ kidneys lose their aettvtt^, Prompt measures should be taken to renew it, otherwise Bright's disease, diabetes, or some other organic trouble, is to be apprehended as a consequence. Hostetter's Stomach Blttara is a most desirable diuretic, as its stimulative action upon these organs never crosses the border I;ne of safety and merges into irritation, as do many stimulants used for the sauie purpose by the careless aud unlnstructed. The stimuli of com­ merce, fiery and unniedicated, are not suitable corrective agents in a case like this. They ex­ cite without producing a permanently desirable result. The "juf-t medium" between them and au ineffectual diuretic is the Bitters, which is alio a specific for malarial complaints, dys* pepsla, constipation and rheumatism. Why He"Didn't tfet Any Water. At a recent Sunday school service the elergyman was illustrating the necessity of Christian profession in crder properly to enjoy the blessings of Providence iu this world, aud to make it apparent to the youthful mind he said: "For instance, I want to introduce water into my house. I turn it on. The pipes and faucets and every convenience are in Rood order, but I get no water. Can any of you tell me why I do not get any water?" He ex­ pected the cbildiea to see that it was be­ cause he had not mnde a connection with the main in the street. The boys looked perplexed. Tney could not see why the water should refuse to rnn into his prem­ ises after such fanll less plumbing. "Con no one tell rue what I hnve neglected?" reiterated the good man, looking over the flock of wondering faces bowed down by- the weight of the problem. "I know," squeaked a little o-year-old. "You don't pay up?"--St. Louis C ritic. ' ~~ How's This! Vfe offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any MBeoftfctarrh that cannot be cured by taking Ball's t ntarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. " We, the undersigned, hnve known F. J. ("hemy far the last l;i years, nnd believe him pt rfcct v honorable in nil business transaction*, aud financially alio to carry out any obli^utions made by their firm. W*st & Trpax, Wholesale Dm?«fsta, Toledo, O. Wat.ding, Kinnan ft Mabvim, Wholesale Drug­ gists, Toledo, O. E. H. Vax H >ksen, dtshicr, Toledo National • Bank, 'l'oleco, O. Hall's Catmrh Care I* taken internally, acting directly upon tbe blood and unions surfaces of the system. Testimonials seut free. Prioe 75c, par bottle. Sold by all Druggists. According to a London daily, there are about two thousand five humlr <1 building a«sr cutiou*, with over t-ix hun­ dred thousand m^moera, iu the United Kingdom. ]<Hst year the leoei^ta a vie upward of $1 .t:,Outl,U0O. Womf.N have been admitted to the bar in all tbe -New England States except.. New Hampshire and Vermont. Mrs,.; Bicker, a successful practitioner iu Wash­ ington, has now asked permission to practice law in New Hampshire. > If Ohio papers are to be relied upon^ the "oldest voter in the State" voted a|* 'Tre sad to see a woman growing old before her time, • All broken down and hopeless when Ufa should hold its prime; She feels herself a burden when a blessing she should be. And lottos for death to bring her release from misery. If these poor, discouraged women Who suffer irom diseases peculiar to women could only know that health could be regained by the u*e of Dr. l'ierce's Favorite Prescrip­ tion. how eajrerly they would hasten to avail themselves of it. They ought to know it, and trv it. Every woman who is still healthy ought to be told about the wonderful virtue in this moilicine, and understand that it is a safeguard against the terrible diseaaes common to her sex. . It ts- guatanfoed to give aatis'action, or money paid for it will berefunded. Cleanse tho liver, stomach, and whole system by using Dr. Piorce's Pellets. Samueix Moss, of Essex, Mass.. has been hungry all tho time for thirteen yeirs. He drinks three quarts of water per day and eats hearty meals eveiy hour. His age i6 61 year* and his weigbtJ35 pounds. His ease is a pnazle to the phy­ sicians. Owe of the reasons why Scott's Emulsion has auch a large sale is, because it is the best. Dr. W. H. Cameron. Halifax. N.,8., says: "I have proscribed Scott's .Km tilt ion of Cod Liver Oil, irith llt/pophosphites, for the past two years, and found it more agree­ able to the stomach and have bettor results from Its use than any other preparation of the kind I have evor used. Bold by all Druggists. A feminine resident of Caribou, harvested forty acres of grain this iaa- son withont any help from the masculme sex. She used a machine reapib - , * Mews About Town. - . A.v.. ; It is the current report about town thht Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs ts making^ome remarkable cures with people who are troubled with Coughs, Sore Throat, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Any druggist will give you a trial bottle free of tost. It Is guaranteed to relieve and cure. The Large Bottles are 60c and $1. The French taxe* produced 3,000,000 francs hes last August and franes loss last September than in the corresponding months of laBt year. Hlbbard'g Rhenmatic and Liver Pills. These Pills are scientifically compounded, uniform in action. No griping pain so com­ monly following the use ot pills. They aro adapted to both adults and children with perfect safety. We guarantee they have no equal in the cure Of Sit'k Headache. Con­ stipation, Dyspepsia. Biliousness; and. as an appetizer, they excel any other prepara­ tion. __ - • - ». - -- A tailor requires msnyyardsto cover a man, but a burglar will cover him with a small revolver. •Did you ever go within a mile of a soap factory? It so you know what matferlnl they make soap of. Dobbins' Electrie Soap factory is as free from odor as a chair fac­ tory. 'fry it onc«. Ask your grocer for it. Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is token; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels^ cleanses the sys- - tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers and cures habitual ;;f constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro­ duced, pleasing to the taste and ac­ ceptable to the stomach, prompt in f its action and truly beneficial m its « , ̂ ^ effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, , | its many excellent qualities com- • fVf ^ mend it to all and hare made it ^ the most popular remedy known, t ' 1 Syrup of Figs is for silo in 60c and $1 bottles by all leading drug- v gists. Any reliable dniggistwho v ^ may not have it on hand will cure It promptly for any one who ^ wishes to try it J)o not aooqpt . U any substitute. „ ^ -41 CALIFORNIA FM STROP ' >. W \i *• 1 Vj SAN FRAHCTSCO, CAL. LOMVHLE, KY, HEW FOUK, M.K '8 ROOT RELIEF. THE GREAT CONQUEROR OF MM* 1-Yir Simiinx. 15rul*os, BarkacSie, P»Iu In Ik# Clicst or Sl(lc», HeuilMhfcToothachawai# other oil o imiti. a few applications rnlibM 011 by IihikI act like magic, cawlu* paUp* , <o insUuttly Mlop. For Congestion*. ColtlK, Bronchitis, I'n**": • ' . ' •nonta, liiflasimmttons, Rheumatism. Switm| ij- FELII, LuihIKIKO, Sciatica, MORE thorough ^ >OI>E»F E<T APPLICATIONS NEEOISWRY. "• - Ail Internal ruins, IMarrliea, Colic. Spwupi^' .v 1-nintma Spells, Nervousness, V': are reUeveU Instantly, and qatoMy cured by taking Inwardly 80 to 60 drops Ilk half s tumbler of water. 50c. a bottta. Aw Druggist*. ' U. Features ot nos«a.--Puck. •porting li£«r-brok«n Coughs A.NP Colds,--Those who aro suf- fering fiom Coughs, £olds. Sore Throat, etc., should try Bkowm's Bronchial I'bo- CHE6. Sold outy tu Ooze*. Mo be than b«lf tbe papers in the world are printed in English--bad En­ glish, many ot them. Oregon, tlie Paradisa of Farmers.- Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crops. Best fruit, grain, grass, and stock conn- try in the world. Full information free. Aildress the Oregon Immigration Board.Portland,Oregon. Bsst, easiest to usa And cheapest Plso's Remedy for Catarru. By druggists, fitkj. Old smokers prefer "Tnnsili's Punch." "Col Waves Are predicted with reliable accuracy, and people liable to the pains and aches of rheumatism dread every change to damp or stormy weather. Altbouah we do not claim HoikI'b Sarsaparilla to be a positive specific for rheuinatUm, the remarkable cures it has effected show that it may be taken for rheuma­ tism with reasonable certainty of benefit. Its action In neutralizing the acidity of the blood, which is the cause of rheumatism, constitutes the secret of the success of Hood's Sarsaparilla in curing this complaint. ' * 1 suffered a lone time with rhenpaaUsm in mj left arm and shoulder, my blood belntc In a very low condition. Since I hare been taking Hood's Sar­ saparilla I have not been troubled with rheumatism., and my blood is in a better condition." Mas. M. Mount, SOS Noatrand Avenue. Brooklyn, N. Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla sold by all druggists, tl; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD ft CO, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, tOO Doses One Dollar ftablt. The only eertete and easy cure. Dr. J. L. _ -Stephen*. I,ehanon. Ohio. jlfc.VUON THIS FAl'tK .«n M'anleti to Learn Telegraphy. Situationsfuruifched. Circulars fALENTINK Biioh., J ini-sville. Wt» MKMTION THIS eAi'tu »«" OPIUM lAk.N'HON THIS PAP1-" ~m&m An excellent ahl Vegetable. The Safest In the world for the Cure of i of the LIVER, STOMACH OR BO Taken according to directions Mtay wflS restore health and renew vitality.! Price 25 cts. a Box. bold by all X imgffckfc- ASTHMA^ anyone afflicted. Da. TACT CAN B£C7! trial bottle m lit, BUO^ Koch' ttw, CftTCN'SE'ar-TCSSi Mai Delninj »»4 U»t V'lul.lj »«.•». A XintwlM Wkinlm. Ur »i:. » : 6 limlwaii. aa. S MENTION THIS PAPER -*»» >MM «• * WORK SHOPS Of Wood and Metal Workers withotttStwoa E^quipptni with Outfits of BARNES' PATENT Foot Power Machin'y allow lover bids on Jobs, ttd grMtor promts than Hr any BWfcW fofio- Wwnrk. So id tmlln ^op. i<r t'rm-Llit CliilfgH. W. K. A J NO. BA.HNE3 CO^ Addr**» $$$ Kut j blatRoaOroU^lU* \fISH Thte T M In thaaRM IU j^TW[S A8TH , Pop bam"* isUuaal Ueileftnrair i_ fttttii. swoTsa, M. IXfaHa *own, Hu.*rtl«: -iKa M Asthma for Wysaro; to! 11 - .. MF dUktely." Sold by *11 gttAa. gl per paid. TKIAIJ PACKAOB T. I'Oi'IlA*. FAMILY irarrantiK I'ltmirtflff Family Kcalei J# < unce tn 2M pol k£ sei:t fiee aara «wa in 1". S. on t i>riee. I*ric« li»A f altwzesfre*'. " rr-s "JUMES. jiaj'M the 1. aimtvAttatan, K.l J»Ki ME, GRATEFUL--COM FORTINO.I EPPS'S COCO BREAKFAST. wMek*ov?rn tion ' ow breakfast "tabiw with a rtellcatel. era*?' «h:c)i may save us inatiy ay It ii? by the i tho natural • ad n« tau> ] oioua u»o i'f BiH'li art icU AD*liTU«a I Stire relief icmnfl klDDEIT8~MSTILI£8L^^cBt^iSSl gUi'xlestown, Moaa. HAur CTIinV uookkp«"|"i't« Foraj, OMfc STUIII «Pt nm <r.il in.\rithmetio.Wiort-hand, etc., thoroughly taught by mad. (IrcuUrs free. Bkvaxx's lirsiNKa»CoLLh:oE.iiuiialo,>.K. iiKVTlON Tins rftPKK IX. »u««•"«»«• MAGIC REiEOK uh onljr bv <' !>• niedv <V>.. Umaha. Neb. Write. ill-.N riO\~TMlS PAPiiH wu< wanma l» If yon want yonr pension without delay, pat yonr claiiuiD th^DMiul of JONEPH II. BWXBB, AUMWMM*, PENSIONS a constitution may be K' adua'Jy bin.tup nasi enoiurh to reaint every tendency to dUfMa. , dr«ts of subtle maladies as <r tH'aMwrUVtad Jtti to attack wherever there :b a.wei-k point. .»"• 1 escaiie n;anv ^ fortifie'1 fraiue." jA.Uts: fatal hhsft by koplntattr «Jv»e l ifh imre Uocxl sn.l a ivroperly moH •iril S-rvire tiazrtte. _ £• ' simply witn Voitir.K water or n3t Ml otilv in half ) mad tins, by Ortwrs. Sj' pIWI the _ , KPfsi & ('()., i London. England. I prescribe and dorse Big ti 1 speciSc for the of thia diseaae. U. H, LNURAHAXV Anisterdam. We have «>»d Mrfi many years, and H m given the best uf a faction. 1>. £L DVCHE A Chicaao, Sl.OO. Sold by Jto. 61- WHKN AVUITIXO TO ADVEKTlSERai v * itlease nay yon «a« the a ill m l I aiawi this itarer. onniiii «.v.n. *, » .>1i T ^ > T •,& . -, ;;4;; _ j 1 1 ^ < # * » { ' "M USH. w'a" JTitat -- Sort* Easiest • c uresis For Cold in the Head it has uo equal. PISO'S REMEDY FOR CATAKRH. to use. Cheapest. Relief is immediate. certain It is ail Ointment, of which a small particle ts applied to the nostrils. Price, 50c. Sold by druggists or sent ns, wan t •> ,-T t '/ J t V ¥