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- 3; \ m' StS % •" < • :< ft A Horse on Wayne MacYeaffh. I heard Wayne MacVengh tell a party w friends the other day how Archbishop Byan once took the wind oat of his sails. The incident occurred at a complimen­ tary dinner given in honor of the Arch­ bishop soon after his transfer from St. I4>ais to Philadelphia, and among other prominent gentlemen present were the President and two or three Vice Presi­ dents of the Pennsylvania Railroad, of which company MacVeagh is counsel. "I had been put lor ward as the first •petker of the occasion," sa d he, "and eiifuar"(?ed *>y the laughter and applause with which iny more or loss witty efforts nad been received I concluded to finish by me isurinq swords with the Arch­ bishop, and that is where I made a mis­ take. In facet ouslf apologizing for my presence in such good company, I had explained the matter by saying that I was counsel for the railroad people, and that wherever they went they always took their oounsel with them. 'Now, yottr Grace,' said I, 'we are able and willing to give yon passes over all the railroads in this country, and in exchange we are only going to ask you for a pass otm,i one line--the road to Paradise.' •Ah!' sighed his Grace, while his eyes twinkled merrily, 'I would do it gladly, my son, but I should regret being forced 1p separate them from their counsel.' . Hens York Star. fe: *».. c "*-• To Those Interested. jte „1; si; * * ; • . fr-r ' i'Jh 4" /:<• "4 v HASTINGS. Mich.. April 22. * HMnraatfo Byrup Co.. Jackson, Mich: GENTS--This is to certify that I had been troubled with rheumatism in all its forms for the past twelve years, and was confined to my be 1 at various periods from three to six months at a time, and I could jret about only by the aid or crutches. I employed several first-class physicians of this city, none of whom offected a cure or gave tem­ porary relief even. About two years ago I was induced to try Hibbard's Kheumatfc Syrup, and. after taking a few bottles I experienced relief, and now consider myself cured. I unhesi­ tatingly recommend this medicine for rheumatism. I know what it has done for B». what physicians could not do. 1 e., cured me of rheumatism. ... Mas. H. J. Kenfield. A#k your druegtst for it. ilCertify to the above statement. FEED L. HEATH, Druggtst. A Large Bequest. I»awyer--Are you the brother of John Smith, of Nebraska, sir? ^ Smith--I am; but I haven't heard any thing from him for y£ars. "Well, he died last month." "Indeed! Did he leave anything?" "Tfes, he left everything he had in the world to you. " "Thank heaven!--how much?" "Sight children and the mortgage on the farm."--Burlington Free Press. WONG and Fong, two eminent Chi­ nese commercial rnep interested in the syndicate which is to have the lighting btr electricity during ninety years of all the principal Chinese cities, have Just arrived in New York to purchase*an enor­ mous electrical plant. Watced Up Effectually. A lethargio, dormant condition of the liver la hardly to be oWcome with drastic cathartics and nauseous cholagogues. A gentler, pleas- inter, and far more effective means exists of Mousing the organ when somnolent. This is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, vouched for by th® medical fraternity, teBtod by the public for many years. &. resumption by the biliary or­ igan of its secretive function, with the activity attendant upon health, a return to regularity of the bowels, and a renewal of digestion, are the no less happy and certain results of using the Bitters systematically. ItB laxative effect is never painful and drenching, its tendency being rather to perpetuate regularity than to produce a copious actioij. j Malaria, nervousness, debil­ ity, kidney troubles, and neuralgia, it subdues effectually CAPT. H. SMITH, of Hagerstowti, Md., who died recently, leaving a handsome ^pjMtfferty, directed in his will that' his luueral expenses should not exceed $30, and that his remains be conveyed to the burial place in a spring wugon. It di­ rected that his body be wrapped in cloth, packed in nnslacked lime, and that $5 be est aside for some one to pour water into his coffin until the lime cremated the body. j _____ Ir not above heins taught by a man, take this good advice. Try Dobbins' Electric fcoap next Monday. It won't cost much, and you will then know tor yourself just how good it tft. Bo sure to get no imitation. Hbb American tour will net Patti $500,- 000. This will go a long way toward her household expenses in the Welsh castle with the unpronounceable name. CALIFORNIA, squirrels are throwing dirt out of their hole*, and a very wet winter is predicted for that region. Don't Feel Well And yet you an not sick enough to consult a doctor, or yon refrain from BO doing for fear you will alarm yourself and friends--we wiL' toll yon just what you need. It is Hood'* Barnaparilla, which w,ll goon lift you out of that uncertain, uncomfortable and dangerous condition into a state of good health, confi­ dence and cheerfulness. You've no idea how potent this pecuiar medicine is in mob casea aa yours. ii. B. Be lure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla fold by all druggists, f 1; nix for $5. Prepared only ht (m 1. HOOD ft CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mai lOO Doses One Dollar BP - ONE ENJOYS Both the method aud results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant" and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, jLiver arid Bowels, cleanses the sys­ tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers and cures habitual 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 Its action and truly beneficial in its > effects, prepared only from the most healthy and apreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com­ mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50© and $1 bottles by all leading drug* gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro­ cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not aocept -any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRAHCiSCO, OAL. iOVlSrntE. A P. MEW YORK, H.9, Wanted to Learn Telegraphy. bitiattiuiiK furnished. Circulate ^eniink Bttoa., Janesville. w&. THE SENSE OF BEMJfT, tilM Who Htm and FimI the LvTClIian That Lies Around Thrm. It is perhaps a commonplace to say that while the perception of beauty in its many outward and visible forma in­ spires the poet's song and the artist's pencil, it is the source also of much that is noblest in character. Every act of self-sacrifice -- the hope that looks heavenward, the love that casts out fear, the sympathy that lead-* to the self-consecration of men like Gordon and Damien, like Howard and Living­ stone--points to the Supreme Beauty whence these noble men, and many others like them, gained their stead­ fastness of purpose and serenity of spirit. We cannot dissociate the high­ est virtue from beauty, becanse the goodness that gives a divine purpose to life makes life' harmonious, suggesting to us the harmony which, as Bhaks- peare says, "is in immortal souls." And, before leaving the moral aspect of beauty, it may be remarked that even pain and sorrow and death can be so glorified by .submission and faith as to recall the beauty of which, according to Apocrypha, God is the "first author." To the poet the capacitv for seeing and feeling the loveliness that lies around him brings untold delights. What most men pass by with indiffer­ ence is to him a joy forever. In the woods and in the fields, in crowded streets and in mountain solitudes, in the dewy freshness of the morniug, in the solemn stillness of night, "clad in the beauty of a thousand stars," in the innocent mirth of childhood, in the dawning love of the maiden, in the young mother leaning over iier babe, in the song of au untroubled heart, in the tranquil patience of a sad one--the poet finds food for imagination, and an ever-deepening love of beauty gives in­ spiration to his song. And the delight of the poet is shared in a lower degree by every one who is sensitive to beauty. We men of prose may not have the rapturous delight in Nature and Art of spirits more finely touched, lut we can see enough and feel enough ourselves to conceive what that delight must be. By frequent collision with the coarser and more painful features of life this seuse may be injured, if not destroyed. A poet may be a man of affairs-- Chaucer and Spenser were, and Shaks- peare's business faculty must have been considerable--but would not the afflu­ ent imagination of a Coleridge or a Shelly forsake him in the i>oliee court or at the treadmill? There are, I think, positions and occupations in which a man's perception of beauty is in danger of being wholly obliterated. This, too, I hold for certain, that a man, however gifted with imagination, loses the sense of beauty in proportion as he goes astray from right. It is not the sensual poet or (he coarse novelist who is best able to appreciate the love­ liness of woman. To him she is not divine as well as' human, for the inte­ rior beauty which illuminates the bodily form needs eyes "purged with euphrasy and rue" to perceive. In nature as well as in poetry the sense of beauty is stimulated by con­ trast. If all women were pretty, how soon we should cease to admire lovely eyes and fair complexions and the thousand charms which make womeu in their weakness stronger than men are in their strength ; if all men were handsome, fine features would be dis­ regarded. In climates which have months of perpetual drought and heat, th'e blue skv becomes hateful, and the sun, instead of being the best of friends, as in temperate lands, is regarded as an enemy. An Englishman finds cloudy days depressing because they are so fre­ quent in this island; his brothers in tropical lands welcome them because they are so few. In animal life, too, the same rule holds good, and 1 ques­ tion ii? we should adtpire the exquisite shape of a gazelle or of a well-bred horse, and the superb plumage of the peacock and the secretary bixd, were it not for the contract afforded by the rhinoceros, the hippopotamus and the vulture. And here, before ending my brief paper, I may observe that the mere cul­ tivation of taste is not commensurate with the sense of beauty, which gives life to morality and immorality to art. The man of taste may have nothing but his taste to live upon: he may have an exquisite regard for old china, Venetian glass, illuminated MSS., or Caxton, and yet possess a heart and an intellect that have never been touched by beauty. The sense of beauty is one thing, aesthetic culture is another. Many efforts have been made of late years to give some of this culture to the poorer classes. So far as these efforts tend to make their homes brighter and more comfortable, and thus to raise them to a higher level, tliey are worthy of all honor; but the philanthropist who imagines that the cultivation of taste through pictures and mime must needs make them better morally is, I believe, living under an amiable delu­ sion. Men are not to be cured of their vices or their follies by beautiful color and form, or by sweet strains of music. Taste is not a moral quality, but the 8eru>e of beauty in which taste is in­ cluded is of far larger significance and covers a wider range.--Illustrated London News. An Algerian Weddlug Feast. A marriage celebration in Algeria is an interesting relic of ancient dnstoms. The bridegroom goes to bring the bride, and the guests assembled outside the houi-e will wait for hu coming. Soon the sound of pipes is heard coming from the summit of some neighboring hill, and the marriage procession ap­ proaches the bridegroom's house. The pipers always come first in the proces­ sion, then the bride muffled up in a veil, riding a mule led by her love*. Then comes a bevy of gorgeously- dressed damsels, sparkling with silver ornaments, after which the friends of _ _ _ the bride follow. The procession stops j tiou of 1,000;000, are executed. in front of the bridegroom's house, and the girl's friends line both sides of the pathway. The pipers march off on one side, while the bridegroom lifts the girl from the mule, and holds her in his arms. The girl's friends thereupon throw earth at the bridegrcom, when he hurries forward and carries her over the threshold of his house. Those about the door beat him with olive-branches, amid much laughter. In the evenings, on such occasions, the pipers and drum­ mers are called in, and the women dance, two at a time, facing each other, nor does a couplc desist until, panting and exhausted, they step aside to make room for another. The dance has great energy of movement, though the steps are small and changes of position slight, the dancers only circling round occa­ sionally. But they swing their bodies about with an astonishing energy and suppleness. As leaves flutter before the gale, so do they vibrate to the music; they shake; they shiver and Exccntion Methods in China. The Soo-Chow correspondent of the North China Herald, reporting re­ cently the execution of eleven pirates in that city, refers to the manner in which executions in China are fixed. In other countries the criminal knows before­ hand the day of his death, and has time to prepare for his fate. But in China all is different. Had the Hebrew prophets lived in that country they would certainly have chosen an execu­ tion as the emblem of sudden destruc­ tion. At Pekin the vermilion pencil marks the death warrant, which is im­ mediately handed to a courier, who in­ stantly mounts a horse aud rides off to his destination. The posts supply fresh horses, and he goes onward, sleeping and eating in his saddle, never halting by day or night, in sunshine or rain. After riding 700 miles he reaches Soo-Chow and delivers the warrant to the Governor. Three messengers are immediately dispatched, one to the district magistrate who presides at the execution and who repairs at once to the place, a second to the camP for an escort, and the third to the jail. The victims are bound, dragged before the image of the Lord of Hades, which is in the prison, and pay their respects, They are then placed in cages,carried on coolies' backs, and at a rough 'trot the cortege sets out for the execution ground. The nerve and blade of one executioner is never trusted in Soo Chow to take off more than three or four heads. If there is a'greater num ber of criminals assistants are em- j ployed. There are generally from fifty I to 100 executions per annum in 8oo- | Chow, where all the criminals of the Province of Ivlang-Soo, with a popula- They are mostly pirate* , The Usual Fate.* "Where is the clashing Boarder who used to be the life of the table when I was here before, Mrs. Livermore?"' asked au old patron of the house, ad­ dressing the landlady. "I married him," was the quick reply. "Indeed! He was one of the spright- liest fellows I ever met, always bubbling over with spirits and chock full oi stories. He's away from home, I sup­ pose; I haven't seen him since I re­ turned." "He's at home; he has never been away." • " Indeed! Where is be, then ?" "He's in the kitchen washing dishes." v-Boston Courier. wave veils, and their minds seem lost in the abandon and frenzy of the dance, while the other women, looking on, en­ courage by their high, piercing, trilling cries, which add to the noise of the pipes and drums.--Ladies' Home Jour' W r g Ike Making of Roads. France leads the world in the matter of road making. Every mile or two along the French road you will find a man breaking stone into pieces about two and a half inches square. These piles of broken stone are arranged sym­ metrically with a roof over each pile. These men work at stone-breaking in spring, summer and autumn, and all the while other men are sweeping the road with great long brooms and piling np the dust for future use or for sale. A loose stone or a lump of dirt on a French road is absolutely unknown: In October these broken stones are laid evenly on the road and the interstices are filled up with smaller debris from the pile and then clay or chalky earth is spread over it. The whole is thor­ oughly saturated by water thrown from the hose of an engine, which runs the steam roller, and up and down over this mass the heavy steam roller passes, pressing it into the most perfect road bed that is known. The roadway in France is wide enough for two or three teams to pass. There are rarely anv fences by the farms, but on each side of the road is a small dyke built up to prevent the water from running on to the roads. Near the dyke is a deep ditch and between that and the road a grass plot that is kept in perfect order. Every one hundred feet or so there is a trench cut in the grass plot that allow* the water to run to the road into the deep trench, and so the roads are kept perfectly drained. All the distances are marked off by stones about two and a half feet high. On one side of the stone you see the name of the next im­ portant town, with its distance in kilo­ meters, and on the other side the name of the important town you have left. On its face you read graud route num­ ber so and so, and below the name of the great city from which it starts and great city to which it goes, and th¥ dis­ tance to»each by road. Every hundred meters you will see a white stone with the number inscribed on it. V Her Wish Gratified. "You'd better not wish for the impos­ sible," said an Irish-tongued gentleman to his friend who, in a fit of depression, had wished that she had died in her cradle. "You may get it!" One might apply the same stricture to wishing for the possible when its attainment would not be altogether pleasant. Last summer, says the London Graphic, two ladies staying in India drove in a bullock tonga to see the view from a neighboring hill. The pros­ pect of the thick jungle, stretching away for hundreds of miles, naturally suggested the idea of game, and one of them said: "How I should like to see a real live tiger just once iu his native gleu." The sun M*as beginning to sink as they started to drive homeward by an unfrequented track cleared through the jungle. Soon they came to an open space, and there, "All at once," writes one of them, "on looking up, I saw what I at first thought to be the Btump of » felled tree about thirty yards off the roadway. As we drew a little nearer I saw is was moving. " 'Look!' I said to my friend. •&*» a panther!' , "Fortunately, the bullocks did not scent him, or they would have bolted and upset the tonga, leaving us at the tender mercy of the beast. As we were passing him he left the tree under which he had been standing, and came toward us in a crouching manner, as if making ready for a spring. We tlien saw it was a tiger and a very fine one. "To say that we were frightened would not be wide of the mark, especially as he moved parallel with us for about twenty yard-!, keeping his eye upon us the whole time, and looking as if determined to have at least one bf us for a meal. The driver whipped up his bullocks, we shouted, and one of us opened and shut a white umbrella. This apparently fi-eightened the tiger, who disappeared in the brush. WHIT k RE!> HOSE MfiAJS. Ho* a Woman Can Cure Herself ofaa s alghtly Blemlah, Perhaps the most disftpitring blemish to an otherwise pleasing face is a red nose. And, unfortunately, it is gener­ ally supposed that a face idumirtated in this manner can mean but one thing, in either "our versions of beauty" the sex who pretend to scorn any personal interest on the subject of beauty. Champagne and late suppers undoub'- edly do disturb the chiaroscuro of the face (if one can apply that word to the face), but a red nose is often the result of not giving ourselves proper care iu our daily habits. We are supposed to be a cleanly race, and we could not insult our lovely girls and beautiful matrons more then to tell them that the red nose, the blue, shriveled skin, is not caused by the wintry wind, but that the wind betrays the fact that the daily bAth is not what it should be; that there is an obstructed arterial action, and that, through care-' lessness or ignorance, the system in general is not performing its daily functions in the manner intended by mother nature. Cold weather has a tendency to con­ tract or close the pores of the skiu. Consequently the morning bath--and a cold one--is much more essential in winter than in summer. A quick, cold bath, from head to foot, using flesh brush and coarse towels vigorously, not allowing yourself time enough to take cold, produces the most delightful sen­ sation, even if you should break ico to get at the water and bathe in a cold room. The vigorous exercise and the short time allowed--not more than four minutes--is a protection against taking oold. and defies any evil effect from climate or cold winds through the day. A red nose or red hands may be caused by lacing, or may be the result of organic impurities' of the stomach. It is well for any one, whether con­ scious of "disordered liver" or not, to resort to a purifying process occasionally. A most excellent thing to absorb the impurities of the stomach is powdered charcoal. Charcoal should be taken with some mild cathartic, however, as it has a decided tendency to constipa­ tion. A lady noted for her beautiful complexion, about once in Bit weeks-- sometimes oftener--takes a teaspoonful of charcoal for three mornings, and fol­ lows it up with a teaspoonfal of sulphur and cream tartar, equal parts, for three mornings.--Chicago Tribune. BY diligence and self-command, let a man put the bread he eats at his own disposal, that he may not stand in bit­ ter and false relations to other men; for Bolting t'ioth. A few years ago such a fabric as bolt­ ing cloth was almost unknown except in milling circles, and now and then tafthe miller's wire, who, with willing heart and ready hands, toiled through the long seams of an old-fashioned red cloth. Recently it has come into more general notice through its use in fancy work; but hundreds . of those whose dexterous Augers fashion it into beauti­ ful forms never dream that it was made in the first place for quite other pur«, poses than those of ornament; that not an ounce of flour comes into their kitch­ ens but has first passed through bolting* cloths of different grades, aud had the dark and foreign particles sifted out. Bolting cloth is mostly manufactured in Switzerland, although Italy furnishe* a small amount. It is geuerallv made, of Italian silk of the purest kind, ther#«f being no silken textile which calls fof3; more perfect material. At one time it was thought that the fiber of a species of nettle would pro dnce an equally beautiful thread, as it was so fine that sixty miles of it would weigh but two - and one-half pounds;; but the experiment proved unsuccessr ful, and at present nettle fiber is not used except in combination with silk and in the manufacture of oloth of an inferior grade. One pan scarcely imagine how so delicate and beautiful a fabric can bef woven in such quantities in dark an«% dingy places. The Swiss peasants who'" follow this, trade spend the most of thei^ lives in damp cellars and underground basements, and their only vacation is a few weeks in midsummer when the hot air becomes somewhat dry in, these gloomy rooms. The manufacturers, instead of having large factories, or filandi, rent out the; looms from year to year. Occasionally, too, some more fortunate Swiss owns a loom of his own. Tht employer furn­ ishes to each man a certain number of ounces of silk, and expects in retnrn the required length of cloth, varying from fifty-eight to sixty-two yards, ac­ cording to the difference in thread, and the stretching. ' t It is necessary to weave the cloth in damp places beoause of the electricity in the silk, which, if not counteracted, would produce an uneven fabric. There are many grades of bolting cloth, differing in texture from sieve-like fabrics to those so fine that the threads ean be counted only by the aid of a microscope. Some idea of the skill attained by the weavers, and of the beatif y of the cloth, can be gained from the fact that any part of the fabric, when placed under a glass, must be found to contain a Certain precise number of tlireads to the square inch. In order to attain this proficiency each man spends a lifetime weaving but one grade of cloth. The art is gained by the skillfully ac­ quired touch of the slaie or reed, for each thread is pressed into place only by tls*e guiding hand of the operator. The woven cloths are sized to give them weight and a more perfect finish, aud in a i American market the finest grades bring six dollars and a half a yard. ' Frenchmen Surprised at Snowb^Ba The first snow of the season reminds an artist friend of a snowstorm which he experienced at Avignon, iu the south of France, a year or two ago. No snow had been eeen at Avignon for twenty years previous and the surprised French­ men knew not what to make of it. An amusing sight it was to see them try to make snowballs and pelt one another. Experience had never taught them the art which every New England boy iearns as soon as he leaves his crad e, and they handled the snow as daintiiy as does a cat, when she lifts her paws one by one in a surprised manner and, shakes them before she puts them down again. Two American artists found great delight in making snowballs and eugaging in the fray, and they soon put the entire vil­ lage of Frenchmen hors du combat. "You put stones iu-them," they cried when they felt the power of an espe­ cially hard snowball. They were shown that this was not true, but they could not understand how the Americans could make their missiles so hard or throw them with such force aud ac­ curacy. The villagers of Avignon will no doubt long remember their Waterloo at the hands of the two American artists. --Boston Advertiser. The Cause and the Remedy. •What is the matter, Brown--you look all broke up?," , "Yes, I am. I am suffering from the effacts of my recent illness." "Too bad, too bad. I heard your dootor say that you had contracted some disease or affection, or something or other, that might trouble you for mont hs?" "Yes, I contracted something trouble­ some that is l:kel• to bother me for years. I am afraid." "Do you know what it is? Is then no remedy for it?" "Yes, 1 know what it Is. It is the dee- tor's bill. The remedy is aboat f 900.*-- American Commercial Traveller. How's This! We offar Cne Hundred Dollar* Raward far any caaa of Catarrh that can not ba curad by taking Hall's Catarrh Cur*. F. J. CHKNKY A CO., Fropi , Toledo. O. Wo, the undersigned, bav? known F. J. Cheney fbr the last 15 years, and believe him p rtectly honorable in all buiineis transactions, anil financially able to carry oat any obligations maae by thair firm. Wast &• lra«x, Wholeaala Druggiata, Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Kinnan ft Marvin, Wholasala Drag- gilts, Toledo, Ohio. 8. H. Van Hoeses, Cashier Toledo National Bank, Tolado, Ohio. - Ball's Catarrh Cure is taken inta.nally, acting Anctly npon the blood and mucos surfaces of the Bystanj. ITioo 7io par bottle. Sold by all Dru&iiista. Be Knew Raman Nataro* Smith--I'm going t© give' up smoking; Jtones--Do you smoke a pipe or cigars? "A pipe." ' ^Meerschaum?" ••• "Yes." ... "What an you goinir to do with your pipe?" " • v "I am going to break it and throw my tobacco away." "I'll tell you a better plan than that. Let me haye your pipe and tobacco and I'll return them to you next week when you start smoking again."--Boston Courier. Decreasing the Death Rate. ' The mortality among Consumptives has been materially decreased of lnte years by the vise ot Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, J:,511? Hypophosphites ot Lime and Soda. Phthisis, Bronchitis, Abscess of the Lungs, Pneumonia, and Throat Affections are com­ pletely subjufr.tted by a timelv use of this excellent pulmonic. Palatable as milk. Sold by all Druggists. SOMEBODY who conceals his identity behind a typewriter remarks that the flood was a Noahtable affair. Hibbard's Rheumatic and Llrer Pill*. These Pills are scieutiflfuU-y compounded, uniform in action. No griping pain so com­ monly following the use of pills. They aro adapted to both adults and chiMren with- perlect snft-ty. We guarantee they have no e^ual In the cure of Sick Headache. Con­ stipation. Dy.-papsia. Biliousness; and. as an appetiser, they excel any other prepara­ tion. Soothing-SYBUP manufacturers paid considerable hash money. are THE Jews are said to he rapidly in­ creasing ia numbers, wealth, and influ­ ence in New York. Four new synagogues were recently opened within the space of ten days, and the city now has forty- seven of these places of worship, which is a larger number than can be fonnd in any other city in the world. The He­ brew population has doubled in ten years. Some trades they almost eatuely control. A Family Gathering. Have you a father? Have you a mother? Have you a son or daughter, sister or m brother who has not yet tafcen Kemp's Bal­ sam for ifte Throat and Lungs, the guaran­ teed remedy for the cure of Coughs. Colds, Asthma, Croup and all Throat and Lung troubles? If so. why. when a sample bottle Is gladly given to you free bv any druggist, and the large size costs only 60c and $1.00? ST. LOUIS claims to excel every other city in the country, except possibly New York, in the attractiveness of the displays made in the show windows of the great retail houses. PRODUCE WA „ D8VgnS.JEBMIK6H.UI i General CmbMMod, 74 St. Can set Ton *ood prices and send imiiaaoap Ion. Al ter. Poultry, Wool. Hay. Potato**. Prit*. and, all kinds of Produce. Cmr " given to car lota. Fvaent bv cheek or ci a'itff. aa desired. We refer br p« Cashier Illlnaia Ttatt * Harinam -- VJ -I ({RIM S€a,WholMU«tifnccn, Bradatreat'a Mercantile Agency, Clt Fob COUGHS ASD THROAT DISORDERS nse BKOWN's Leoschul TBOCHKS "Have never changcd my uclnd respecting them. ?iJ.C0.p.t 'better of thai which I began thinking well oT.'--Ker. Henry WardBeeck- «r. Sold only in boxes. IN Africa it costs more to convert a na­ tive to Christianity than it does to con­ vert him into a slave. Oregon, tha Paradm* of Farmer*. Mild, eqr.ahle climate, certain and abundant crops. Beet fruit, jjrain, prasg. and stock conn- try In the world. Ful) information free. Address the Oregon Immigration Board,Portland,6regon. BEST, easiest to use and cheapest, Pi«o's Remedy for Catarrb. By druggists. 50a. WE recommend "Tansill's Puneh" Cigar. OPIUM H OME STUDY.«»!JMS hsnd, etc., thonmelilv tanpht hrm&L free. IIrtast'9 ~ yt.NTION THIS PAPKK m+rr,mm Mt. The oatjr i and easy cure. Or. 4. a,_ ASTHM anyone afflicted. DR. TAi aVSSfSSStBrfe: If pension delay, 1 . ctmimia ni'KTEB, PENSIONS af ISSEFH H. Wsifcls^tes, B.C. flSK VnilR * Nun BUUn POSTHASTE! THE CHICAGO LEDGER. IIWL Se CHEAPEST FAMILY STORY In tlie United States, For sale by all V ntTSMTEKS. Bead it. it -rill d» Office orpnWicatica, 2.1 Frankliu St., Chltaea. A SOLID SOLD RING1 TBI PjanstjfifAS forStlJ. On receipt of ' fewiii i>end a Bin* with a (•enuinelhHniom! S< t'ii'K andc moth Catalogue (this not an Alaska. <!aU _ quartz stone, nut 8 Uenuine Iriaiuond,'vftdetelai artei'il by Lai>t> fc Klernham. wbole^a2« i »u«ai wC this city); or. on i eceun ot 50 cts.. wo MM|.Sa hng C. O. D. for examination. Send t>iaa «£ adMfr wanted and money by 1\ O. order, e vrewe, or Aalk to RKKD it ANSON, 158 LaSalle SU Ctu JWVk.ja. HAIR ON T.HE FACE, HECK, ARMS ORANYPART OF THE ' EASILY, QUICKLY AND SAFELY REMOVED WITH * M O P 6 H 6 # affn'THe"gaoa-TB DugTRfiTip without inji'RV on rimcouaATtoai TOwSjfijjjja^ l>ipc"vr.Rv.r> PY Ampf.nt. In compounding anotherpreparatk>».t pl*tf mixture acciitf ntrtlly spilled on the bark of the hand, aa " afterward it was dtweovwed that tUft luiir wnn. cd*ifmoi etia*e<i the Jiew dinoovery and named it MODESK." It is perfectly! from all mjitrioua Mtbetance*, and guaranteed to be as harmless Mi Rimple any one c*n use it, and you will be enrprised and 4»lifl~ the result*. It acts mildly but surely. Apply for a f>w miuotes* 1 off and the hair goes with it. It ban no connection whatever vita preparation ever used for lifc« purposes, and no scientific discovery tained urn h wonderful results. \T CANNOT If AIL. .If tli* fcvSrtelKt Jp! ind fine, one application wili remove it permanently. The heavy as the beard, or hair on mole*, may require two 'or more AppifcmtittV* all the roots are de8troyed. although allhair will be reinov*<f*acfca] , i oung persons who tinu ail embarrassing growth of hair com in e ^ Modene to early destroy its growth, ?«commcitcfe4 by aU wfiq haut tcstiJ fta --UmH 6f p--pt* ofnflmjm uCSiSa Gontlemenwho do trot appreciate nature'* jtlft of a beard will fin< lesR !>oon in Moiiens, which il^ca away with (having. It pc»i"tri*ti ' follicle or »ac and deatroya tho life principle, thereby rendering growth an utter imp ^nihility. Modene gent l.y mail, in aafety i on receipt of price, 81.OO. Lnraeit awa postage paid ('securelyyowled from oliservati tforanycaae, . undence sacredly pri' aatuo m caaU. <UK St'RK To MENTION yorit COUNTY AND tills l'AFKB.)"Addraea contaiiiint^tiiree t imes nnu h Modene, and sufficient for any ca»e, SS.OO per bottle, fend uiooertvftMaaiL pond?SC? sacredly.private. JPnetageatampa raeStariltkBa with your full adiirt • plainlv AGENTS WANTIB :}• MODENE MANUFACTURING CO . CINCINNATI, O. MARUfACTMERS OF TKi HI8HIST GRABE HAIR PREPARATIONS. You can register your letter at any post-office and insure its safe delivery. CI nnn RrWARn To convince the rnhlie that Modene is an article of merit, we mai> T buttle aold ft it'iiftl Iiereement to forfeit One Thi'imami 1'olUrn to any Air(im>i or Scientist, if Modene fails to permanently remove tho hair, or diecolora or injiirea the rkiu ia IkadBB*. KVl^x'ltOTt'JLlS YS a jfaaf'fit°r "pplvic.c or erer afterwanL r >uia Auv^aiibkat^T ow -e as it a ax. arfaa&4 km i II THE SEA-SERPENT AGAIN. . ; A s e a - f t e r p e n t , 1 0 3 f e e t l o n g , c o v e r e d w i t h s i l v e r y , s h i n i n p s c a l e s , a n d h a v i n g embryo win^s on Its shoulders, was seen to coll itself up In slippery folds on the coast of Florida last month. Three reliable persons saw this creature distinctly. After rolling and twisting its bulky form around on the beach for a few minutes, it slipped off into the water and disappeared in the east, followed by a path of foam which could be seen for an hour afterwards. FIENSION^.\US£SS» 'z&i?s!si.mis&vsisb^seaf-3 yrs iu laat war, 1ft adjudicating c!aiSM» smmswsmi MENTION THIS PAPSR direct from the Union Pacific Railway Tlx- land will be sold in tr»< ts of any nnal mmnents at from $;i.00 to $8.00 interest, or with liberal disroMnt •tstment moht xure and profitable. Addaeai Kandolph 8t_ CotcH J. T. CLAKK80N. 1« A 8 T H Poilaa'iii " ueiiefiaTBx _ lftn u. swore*. Iowa. 1**^ writes: -J Asthma for ttyaam relief nnttl {trted » Be. w lich rtHeTMiaaa <tiately." 8oM far all ltlAL PA JONES, HE PAYS THE S-TON WAGON SCALE*. MAM BOX BSASSTAXS B£& Freight Paid, Warranted for 6 Y< AfMU Waited. Send tar Tern FARMERS* . Barn and Warcfcaaae Seatea. JONES OF BIHGHAKTGN. Biag; mamoH THia rar«t «.»» w»m» »• GRATEFUL--COMFORTING* EPPS'S COCOA BREAKFAST. "By athoronjrh knnwlediro of tlw» n, Which *o*ern the oivratioiiK of difreatiou tton, and by a cart ful application of the f wcll-aelected Ciwa. Mr. Erai our breakfast tables with a delicately S&k-' which may save us many heavy dc is by the judicious nee of Mich arttckw Reader, the above is a " yarn." If people would believe tho following truthful state­ ment as readily as they swallow sea-serpent stories, it would be the means of saving thousands of lives. The statement which we desire to make in the most emphatic manner, is, that Dr. Pierce's Golden Med­ ical Discovery, if taken in time and given a fair trial, will actually cure consumption of the lungs, which is really scrofulous dis­ ease of the lunp». If this wonderful medi­ cine don't do all we recommend, when taken aa directed, we will cheerfully and promptly returtLall money paid for it. Can any offer be more generous or fair ? No other medi­ cine possesses suflicient power over that fatal malady -- Consumption, to warrant ite manufacturers in selling it under such try­ ing conditions. The "Golden Medical Dis­ covery " is not only the most wonderful alterative, or blood-cleanser, known to med­ ical science, but also possess .s superior nutri­ tive and tonic, or strength-giving, properties which assist the food to digest and become assimilated, thus building up both strength and flesh. For all cases of Bronchial, Throat and Lung Diseases, accompanied with lin­ gering coughs, it is absolutely unequaled as a remedy. For Weak Lungs, Spitting of Blood, Short Breath. Consumptive Nicht- sweats, and kindred affections, it surpasses all other medicines. WORLD'S DISPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Proprietors, No. <563 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 03E«]B1B!X1.3EiX3 for an incurable case of Catarrh in th* Head by the proprietors of DR. SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY. SYMPTOMS OF CATAKUII.--Headache, obstruction of nose, discharges fallinp into throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and acrid, at others, thiek. tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody and putrid : eyes weak, ring-inv in ears, deufnese, difficulty of clearing throat, expectoration of offensive matter: brenth offensive; smell and taste impaired, and general debility. Only a few of these symptoms likely to be present at once. Thousands of eases result in consumption, and end in the frrave. By its mild, soothing-, antiseptic, cleansing, and healing properties. Dr. Sage's Remedy cures the worst cases. This infallible remedy does not, like the poisonous irritating snuffs, "creams" and strong caustic solutions with which the publie have long- been hunuminred. simply palliate for a short, time, or drive the disease to the lunf/*. as there is danger of doing in tlie use of such nostrums, but it produce# perfect and permanent cure* of the worst casea of Chronic Catarrh, as thousands ean testify. "Cold iu the Head" Is cured with a few applications. Osturhsl Headache is relieved and cured as if by magic. By druggists, 50 cents. rNE¥ ISSUES | every week. Catalogue, 96 pages, sent free ; lowest prices ever know u. Altlen's Ideal Revolving Booh Case (the two sides are alike), priccs $6.00 to $10.00 ; holds 125 to 150 volumes of the average size. No other article of furniture ot equal cost will equally adorn a cultured home. \ C Y C L O P E D I A S The following is an interesting comparison of Contents and Price of leading Cyclopedias: No. of Vola. Papea. Words. {jnat. ja . Appleton'a 18 18.408 15,9-28.000 M0.0O A£f6ntS Jolitipon's 8 6.9S3 4S(k» 15 Urltannion 24 30. (M0 2ti,U)t>,«iO • lao.ifl Wit J. 1 Aldeu's Manifold 40 S3,C00 H,g5o,UU> SUOCi WW Q||I6u ALDEN's Maxifold CYCLOPEDIA is the BEST for popular use, as well as cheapest. Specimen pages free. Cyclopedias taken in exchange. Mention this paper when you write. JOHN B. ALDEN, Publisher, 303 Per.rl St., N*W YORE; 242 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO; 73 Whitehall St., Atlanta. SAMPLE BOOKSat.the office of this paper, where you can, if you Irish. le*T» your order. By thns olubbiug your orders with others, the cost of transportation nurf ir.<il pMliu-.'ian io nruw to pai'Iv f.. < i... : '"st V5 _ constitution may Ih> RiaditaUjrbniit •pioiitih to resist every tendency to rtl~atiM>. 4r«('.x of Btibtlf maladies art- Heating around « lb attack wlierpvt-r there ia a wt*k point. * •caw many a fetal abaft by keeping <mr-«)v fcrtiiiert with pure blood and a " Xsrvic* Gotette. JJ' I Made simply wttn boiling- water or uul tin*, by Grocers. ily in half j ound til AiUbSEPF ~ , laf>ei AIMER'S MAGNETIC 1NHAL1 Patented JTune 19,186 Price, One Poilar. Magnetism and Menthol as%> Remedial and Curative • ' •> ] Agent. • - -v, ̂ ,| • A*' >Ma tinM to ttine many inmntio(|ra*d na- e neen placed upon the market claiiuinK toom^ ; catarrh, nenraigia. bronchitis, etc.. many ot wkieui said to contain electric or magnetic oar-*'--^ powera. l>r. Palmer is a gentleman who has devoted of study to tht subject of catarrh atiti di«ea-3e»aji bMd. throat, and lanes, and some time sine* ' commenced a series ot experiments with a view datenniiiiu* whether any combination eu«M i^ij" formed which wouid kill the parasite ami art aea ^ .-<8 healing power at the name time, aud at IriuHk - » -- w r~"J "1 •V-*rrri)iiTtnir'li nf Tin r utTi trti rn r initiinail _ - «•' with niatcnetiam, would do so, but bt<vv to amutm* * • - l)M«e tseemir.eiy opposite »Keuts so as to inrnlai i ^ -s,,.' their uae convenient ami effectual was a •owe difficulty. At leuath he succeeded iu inllirtiMif.'"* wltliiu a vulcauite tube three inches lone inn! iliij three-quarter.-, of an inch in diameter a perfect ' Betic batter> iTi the form o£ a coil of oteel wire. It the interior of this tiattery is stored a ftnegmie«<!»•' imported menthol. The ends of the tube are ctiiaart .. by nickel caps, which, when removed, admit of free inhalation o£ the electro meutholized air. Ttb%, menthol acts 28 a Kermacide. wluJe the Tuafn«i>n eiectric force snmulatinK the weakeued nerwwot0 the diseased parts into healthy action forms i«M- derlul healinK power, thereby successfnUy atecadBK any further d predations. The tumes when inhaled are refreshinis and M»d>- ine. and tor the immediate relief and sj,>eed>- roreijJ catarrh, cold iu ihe liead. hay fever, headache, imm- ralKia. < atarrlial deafness, etc.. jt is uu*<iu*led. ? It cures headache in !ive minutes. Sore throat one or the diseases immediately affe. tt*»i by the Stt- baler, one purchaser thus soeaks ot Uie inliate*; - Kkw fic.Gisw. Wis.. August ». JWii.--A". J. Piprtl *- Chuatj"- IN-: Dfah Sik--Inclosed yc-u will find «•«>.>' dollar ttl.t^n to ;:ay for Inhaler you sent me on 8. 1 do not know whether it will cure me oi De8s or n^'t. but I do tmnk it prevent* nm tiom ; in* the headuclie. I Ouiv !:;<d the hOiadM'lwe once since I received it; have been veiy searta ^ tnuihUsi with he;.d.che for two or three > WishniK you succesn. ant? that:tiILK yoa for xuns- ' kindness. 1 am. with respect yours trtiiy. >" ,>•« s/ l'HItll* A. BATtsm. Beware of imitation, as there ate nu-cnumKwtt persoi s ei KaKt d iu the inauu:acti<re ot ^ pnrijnn * fnha er that strongly reseiulifes the gtmuitte. Ful! disvctious, te. timonials. etc» si at with «s«4j instrinutnt. If you are aff.ieted with Catarrb send SI.OO >et a Magnetic Inhaler, which is certain to uwtar.t relief and a permanent cure. AddRat vi ii.s. A. <»A VISK. W«sl»ru Aycut. «71 ftwitlla St. ;-r Chicago, IU. bo p«rtially bavod. A liberal roduciion iu price to early subscribers to the MA.ni*ou> i PISO'S REMEDY FOR CATARRH.--Best. Easiest to use. Cheapest. Relief is immediate. A cure ia --for Cold in the Head it has uo equal. THE trouble with these "dead" electric wires is that their deadness is certain. B RH Mrdoaly bytk* It is an Ointment, of which a small particle is applied to the nostrils. Price, 60c. Sold by druggists or sent by mail. Address, E. T. LLazei.tine, Warren, Pa. C. N. U. I prwertte and hllfM- dc.rse Bi< (ii as til* ooty specific for the certain«k» of this disease. G. H. 1NURA UAS.H. Amsterdam. K.Y. \Vo hare *oltl Bj# 0 !•«- many years. «nd It hMa riven the best of a>li» faction. D. R. DYOHE * OR. Obiciactt. Ui. tl.M. aoM bf DmoMk >'o, s-n" WHKS WKITINO TO AUTKKTlKKIt^ iileaac aitjr lua naw tka --*f i-»wmiM.i jileaac mu >va aaw tka la thi*i imi'iv. SEEDS 1 .V . < v i>& , 'J?*- S GHOWH BW TOR LU SCVwS -HD AMP C-IEOS ft V^rr.uay POSCS fcso W.nnts -V t O H N A S A L Z E