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THE DINING-ROOM. Colonial Effects in Furnishing; and Decorating Are Most Becoming. There la no more barbarous contri­ vance than the basement dining-room In the ordinary city house. Although it may be made necessary by considera­ tion of economy and convenience, these facts do not make it any more admira­ ble. Architectural limitations are such that the basement dining-room must of necessity have a low ceiling, little nat­ ural light, and an unattractive outlook. These are drawbacks very difficult to overcome by any scheme of decoration or furnishing. „ For various reasons rooms of this kind are dismissed from POI-ITE INDIANA "CAT. Doffs Its Hit When It Meets Ladies on tlie Street. > Mr. Hooker Gline, a blacksmith of Greensburg, Ind., has a cat that is at­ tracting considerable attention. Mr. Cline has taught it a number of tricks Tjvhich It does ttr perfection. Besides the more ordinary feats of standing on its hind legs and putting out a paw to be shaken, it always makes a bow as a friendly greeting. The cat can dance, and goes through a waltz and twostep color, with a stiff, formal design In red brown. This runs to the ceillpg, with no frieze, but with oak picture rail about twenty inches below the cornice. The ceiling repeats the side wall col­ ors, though the pattern of the paper is not so pronounced. The fire place is faced with dark, brown brick. The furniture is rich mahogany with brass mountings. The sideboard, on which are a few pieces of fine glass, reflected by the fire light, glistens a welcome. ^Bright china gives points of rich color for the eye to rest itself. A Smyrna rug in deep reds and browns laid on the polished oak floor adds still more coloi; to the"room, and a few choice hunting scenes finish the walls. The cost to build the design, illustrating this .arti­ cle, in the vicinity of New York Gity, is $3,500. not including the heating ap­ paratus. In mtfny sections of the coun­ try the cost should be much less. Copyright, i$97, by tlie Co-tfperative Building Plan Association^ \\ •< A Stoirj' of Gail Hamilton. A capital story of the power of a bright woman's talk is related by the New York Tribune. The bright woman was Miss Abigail Dodge, better known by. her pen name of Gail Hamilton. A Western clergyman, cultivated, well read, but not exactly -a man of the world, was in Washington for the first, time, eager to make the utmost of his holiday, v- ' r He wanted to see all there was to be seen, but most of all h? desired to meet and have a word with Gail Hamilton; „ indeed, he confided to a friend that he should consider such a privilege well worth his journey-to the East. , It took him several days to summon up his courage, hut at last he presented himself at Mr. Blaine's door and asked for Miss "Hamilton." About three hours afterward the friend met him descending the steps of the house, one broad smile of delight and satisfaction. "Ah," exclaimed the confidant, "I congratulate you. So you have men your dear Gail Hamilton. I can see it in your face." * That face fell--grew remorseful. "N-no," he stammered, "I didn't meet her--she didn't come down, and the fact is. I forgot to ask for her." "Forgot to ask for her!" "Oh, I sent up my card, of course, but a lady came down, a Miss Dodge, and my dear fellow, you never say such a woman in your life! I suppose Miss Hamilton must have been out; she didn't mention her, but she began to talk to me, and in two minutes I for, got what I had come for. I never coulil have believed that any person, man or woman, could know so much. "I believe we talked on every subject • in the world, and she knew everything about every one of the subjects. I was never so surprised as when a lot of people came in and I found how long I had been there, and I didn't want to come away then, 1 can tell you, and till you spoke, I'd forgotten all about Miss Hamilton. I don't believe she can touch Miss Dodge, anyhow!" His astonishment and delight when he found that he had entertained--or been entertained by--his angel una­ wares. were very pleasant to see. In telling the story the narrator add­ ed, "I don't know what it is about Miss Dodge, I can ue^er tell how she does it. I heard her tell the funniest story I ever heard in my life, about a drive she took in the country, when her horse had on a harness that practically fell to pieces. The room was full of people and every one laughed himself sore over it, and yet when I came to think it over, there was really nothing to it, uothing to tell--it was a thing that might have happened to any one, and not have borne talking about. Yet she had entertained twenty people for half an hour with it." Very Extravagant. By far the most extravagant diner In the world is Abdul Hamid, Sultan of Turkey. His table expenses in the course of a year are enormous. It is the most costly table, in all prob­ ability, that any country has ever seen, particularly as his majesty is not a so­ ciable man and very rarely has guests or visitors. The Sultan does not even have a din- ing-room or dining-hall. Turkish cus­ tom among the higher classes is for ser­ vants to bring the meals to wherever the diners may be, and in the palace of Stamboul the menials at the dinner hour first search out his majesty, and then in long procession bring the ban­ quet, table and all. The table is a silver one, and perhaps the most exquisite table that has ever been made. It precedes the procession, borne in upon the shoulders of lower- grade servants. Following come a long line of cooks' assistants. On the heads of these Orientals are large tablets, on which the platters are placed. Such a perfect balance do they keep that an ac­ cident such as the breaking of a dish ! has never been known. The waiters lift the platters from the tablets and present each dish to his majesty, baling low. The di'shes are covered anil sealed with the imperial seal, which is put on in the kitchen by the Grand Vizier, the idea being that the Sultan may be certain that his food has not beeu poisoned or tampered with. The dishes are all set upon the table, vegetables, meats, ices and confitures, and arranged in front of his majesty without any regard to courses or ordin­ ary dinner regulations. The Sultan is a total abstainer, and never has wine on the table. The Winter Soft Crab. The winter soft crab differs from its summer cousin only slightly in appear­ ance, being a little narrower in the body. It is, however, more succulent and finer flavored than the choicest specimens of the other kind, a fact that is well known to epicures. More­ over, being a rock-crab, or, as it is call­ ed here, a sand crab, it differs in its, habits from the other, which live&Ja the mud, and this difference hagffeiuch to do with its comparative scarcity~in ordinary Reasons. It is much harder to find, unless the hunter has sharp eyes and a good knowledge of its ways, and it chooses its hiding places and its time of shedding with a wisdom too great for reason, and attributable only to instinct THAT SPLENDID COFFEE. - Mr. Goodman, Williams County, 111., writes us: "From one package Salzer's German Coffee Berry I" grew 300 pounds of better coffee than I can buy in stores at 30 cents a pound." A package of this and big seed cata­ logue is sent you by John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., upon receipt of 15 stamps anl this notice. C. N. Double-Twist Hand Shalce. The nearest handshake is called the- "dpuble-twist" It was born at the horse show, but It is such a complex performance that it is only just reach­ ing perfection. The title is more than unattractive; it is ominous, and the un­ initiated may well beware of it. Con­ cert of action is as necessary to shake a siiccessful and artistic "double twist'* as it is to make a successful stage fall. This is the way the shake works: Two .persons meet and clasp hands iii the or­ dinary way. Then, still holding hands, there is a perceptible pause of a few seconds, and each is apparently inspired by a sudden impulse to make the greet­ ing more cordial and les~ conventional. As though by au afterthought, the two draw each other closer and give each other's hands a hearty squeeze. A very perceptible interval between the' clasp and shake is indispensable to,the prop­ er carrying otft of the new greeting. That's where the trouble comes in. If one shaker understands this and the other doesn't, a bumped nose, bruised head, or twisted back is liable to fol­ low. the sudden jerk. But if both un­ derstand what might well be termed the glad hand, things are somewhat equalized, and nothing more or less tlntn a healthy vibration of the Whole body results.--New York Sun. The Faults and Follfea <»f the Ace Are numerous, but of the "jatter none la more ridiculous than the <uv»n,iscuous and random use of laxative pills li'ad other dras­ tic ^cathartics. These vrrenrt, Convulse and weaken both the stomach and the bowels If Hostetter's Stomach Bitters be used instead of these no-remedies, the result is a^taom- plished without pain and with great benefit to the bowels, the stomach and the liver Use this remedy when constipation mani­ fests itself, and thereby prevent It from be­ coming chronic. ° The Popular Sweet Pea. The sweet pea, wlijch has become a very popular flower, was first cultivat­ ed in Sicily about the year 1700, and of the four original varieties, two came from Sicily and two from Ceylon. The time to plant the sweet pea is as soon in the spring as the soil can be turned without clogging. •' Four .Youthful Officers. . The German Emperor lias now four jsons who hold commissions in the Prus­ sian army,a as his fourth son, Prince August Willielm, recently completed his tenth year. All princes of the reigning house of Hohenzollern receive a commission in the First Prussian Foot Guards when ten 3*ears of age. The Kaiser "gave Prince August Wil­ lielm the Order of the Black Eagle on his birthday. W.L DOUGLAS $3 SHOE & BEST IN THE WORLD. < " W F«rlf years this shoe, by merit alone, has ] ' ® distanced all competitors. J Indorsed by over 1,000,000 wearers as the ! ! 2? best in style, fit and durability of any shoe < t ever offered at SS3.00. j . J* Itls made in all the LATEST SHAPES and \ \ I STYLES and of every variety of leather. < y M One dealer in a town given exclusive sale t • a and advertised in local paper on receipt of \ f jo. reasonable order. w rits for catalogue to i • & W . L , D O U G L A S , Brockton, Hass. J $ * V v- X,- * V' v v-fv "v- v ..... v£'» . WHXN bilious or costive, eat a Caecaret, candy ca­ thartic. cure guaranteed, 10,-, 25c. Mrs. Winsl6w'« SOOTHING STRUP for Children teething: sottens the Kunis, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cure# wind colic. .25 cents a bottle.. From Mrs. McGlllas to Mr a. Fiukham, I think it my duty, dear Mrs. Pink- harn, to tell you what your wonderful Compound has done for me. I Was dreadfully ill--the doctors said they co.uld and some- ' ^ times I would get so blind, I could not see for several minutes. I could not stand very long without feeling sick and vomiting. I could not breathe a long breath without scream­ ing, my heart pained so. I also had female weakness, inflam­ mation of ovaries, painful menstrua­ tion, displacement of the womb^ itch­ ing of the external parts, and ulcera­ tion of the womb. I have had all these complaints. The pains I had to stand were some­ thing dreadful. My husband told me to try a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's medicine, which I did, and after taking it for a" while, was cured. No other kind of medicine for me as long as you make Compound. I hope every woman who suffers will take your Compound and be cured.--MRS. J. S. MCGILLAS* 113 Itilburn avenue, Rockford, 111. Consideration in this article. City houses are always built with certain restrictions and limitations in mind, and each house must be a law unto it­ self. But aside from the question of* means, the builder of a detached villa houfe has free reigii and can consult his pwn taste and inclination in the ar­ rangement of the various rooms. One who plans the erection of such a house will be wise if he gives his great­ est care and attention to the dining- room, for no room is more important, nor contributes more to the character of the house. The dining-room is in use but a small part of each day, but it is made the scene of what should be the most formal function of every day life in the household. Nothing is a surer index of good breeding than re­ serve and elegance at the table, and the character of the room should be such as to emphasize these qualities. In the first place if there is to be gay- ety at the table, there must be plenty of light, for a gloomy room will surely be reflected in the conversation and de­ meanor of those yoi^ dine. If possible, ihere should be windows in more than one side of the room. It is not always possible to command the outlook from the windows of the house, but at least one can avoid having the dining-room windows face one's own outhouses, or the blank walls of some other part of the^-Ktnise. No handsomer room was eVer designed than a colonial dining- room. and it will be well to follow their with the music. Often of a Sunday afternoon the eat is taken down town by its master for an airing. On these occasions it wears a stylish suit of clothes, walks in its rear legs and doffs its hat to the ladies. The cat, however, is not devoid of bad habits, having ac­ quired the vices of smoking, chewing and drinking. It smokes cigars and de­ lights in an occasional chew of tobacco. It drinks beer with the greatest relish and prefers lager to a glass of hi ilk any time. The cat seems proud of its accomplishments and will not asso­ ciate with others of its kind. Thennost peculiar thing, however, is that the cat will not catch mice or rats and turns away in disgust when they are brought to it. Pickles, the soyrer the better, it: eats gredily, and can get away with half a dozen at a time. CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION Curious Mail Boxes. The new rural mail delivery in Cum­ berland County, Maine, has brought out some queer mail boxes. A half bushel basket, a big coffee can, soap and spice boxes, and even receptacles that have once held patent medicines are among those that grace one neigh­ borhood. Japanese Sharp at Bargains. With few exceptions even those Jap­ anese who prove estimable aud high- minded in all other matters are not considered trustworthy in business transactions. In Japan the man who fails to take advantage of his neighbor in a bargain is looked upon as a fool. t * : It is < said that ex-President Cleveland wrote all his messages to Congress with his own hand. The new administration evidently proposes to use modern facili­ ties, for within three days of the inaugura­ tion two New Model Remington Type­ writers were ordered to be sent to- the White House for the President's use, and Viee-Pres$Mit Ilobart directed one of these useful instruments to be sent to his room in the Senate. -v The Stork. The -Vralis had a superstition that the stork has a human heart. When one of these birds builds its nest oil a housetop, they believe the happiness of that household is Insured for a year. Coughing Leads to Consumption Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough a.1 once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and f>0 cent bottles. Go at oace; delays are dangerous. President and Mrs. John Adams traveled in a carriage all the way from Baltimore to Washington, and got lost in the woods for two hours. Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In or­ der to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. It is a great disgrace to religion to say that it is an enemy to mirth and cheerfulness, , and a severe exacter of pensive looks and solemn faces. No-to-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire for tobacco? Saves money, make-; health and manhood. Cure nuaran.eed, 50c and $1. ail druggists. It lias been estimated that over 2,- 000,000 acres are devoted to the main­ tenance of deer in,Scotland, and that about 5,000 stags are annually killed. My doctor said I would die, but Tiso's Cure for Consumption cured me.--Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley, 111.. Nov. 23, '05. Fidelity and faithfulness are nothing but constancies of feeling and action, and the reflection of constancy of feel­ ing in constancy of action. To restore gray hair to its natural color as in youth, cause it to grow abundant and strong, there is no better preparation than Hall's Hair Renewer. , As the prickliest leaves are the driest, so the pertest fellows are generally the most barren. io < sis!fi¥TTT7,n WiA all 25 * 50 • 1 ITnl DRUGGISTS ; | ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED te; pic and booklet free. Ad. STERLING BEHEIIT CO., Chicago, Montreal, Can., or Kerr York. Sii.i i Current Condensations. Detroit abandoned entirely the use of horse cars a week or so since, and the last of the antiquated relics of a elosiing era made a farewell trip over some of the city lines now operated by elec­ tricity ajnid a noisy and derisive dem­ onstration. Dip the convex side of a watch gless into water so as to leave a drop hang­ ing on the glass. Pour a little ether into the concave side and blow upon it. The rapid evaporation of the ether will render the glass so cold that the drop of water will be frozen. To prevent extravagant use of gas by turning it on full force a new tip is hollowed out on the under, side to hold a ball and spring, a thermostat being placed inside the tip to raise the ball and, decrease the gas pressure as the burner becomes heated. The pious cure of a village in the Ce- venues recently gave out an announce­ ment of a procession to take place the next, day, as follows: "If it rains in the morning the procession will take place in the afternoon, and if it rains in the afternoon it will take place in the morning." A fat man's club (Les Cent Kilos) has been instituted in Paris with the novel aim of increasing the weight of the members, the rules enjoining all the comrades to sle^p, eat and drink as much as possible. Two house dinners on a Gargantiaii scale are to be given ev­ ery year. A machine for drying the hair after a shampoo has been produced. A lower chamber containing a*lamp is connect­ ed with an upper chamber in which a fan can be made to revolve at enor­ mous speed. The hot air is drawn up and forced through a perforated top over which the hair is spread. Moses W. Donnelly, the State printer of West Virginia, has applied to the State Printing Commission to be re­ lieved from his contract. All the funds available for printing have been ex­ hausted, and there can be no appropria­ tion for that purpose till the next ses­ sion of the Legislature, which comes in 1S97. The Canadian department of agricul­ ture estimates the population of the dominion to be 5,125,438, a gain of rather less than 300,000 since the cen­ sus of 1891. In 1S90 there were two States of the Union that exceeded Can­ ada in population--New York, with 5,997,853 inhabitants, and Pennsyl­ vania, with 5,258,014. During the last plague epidemic in Canton 70,000 Chinese died, while of the foreigners, in their clean quarters, not one was carried off. As rats are the chief distributers of the disease Dr. Manson of London thinks it is strange that measures are not taken in Bombay to poison all the rats, which could be done in a few days. A number of people in Now York have formed a club called the Mycolog- ical club, which will have for its ob­ jects the "classification and identifica­ tion of the larger fungi of the United States, the study of edible -mush­ rooms and toadstools and also the pois­ onous varieties, and to arouse a wider interest in economic foods." 1 § | £ < / S S T h e p i n e k n o t -- t h e t a l l o w • ' today finds its highest expo- . < nent in the electric light. Similar and no less striking has been the evolution of grain and grass cutting machinery. In 1831 the scythe and the cradle were superseded by the McCormick Reaper. The intervening years have seen many improvements, until now we have that model Harvester and Binder, the McCormick Right Hand Open Elevator, and that veritable electric light of mowerdom, the Ver<j,nd<A and health making y hre 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. pitcher I 5:0x.l4'-6' New 4. It is not only the handsomest mower ever built, but it is, in every sense of the word, the best--and if your experience has taught you anything, it is that there's nothing cheaper than the besfr McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Chicago. The Light-Running McCormick Open Elevator Harvester, The Light-RumiiuS McCormick New 4 Steel Mower, The Light-Running McCormick Vertical Corn Binder and The Light-Running McCormick Daisy Reaper for sale everywhere. Rootbeer is full of good health. Invigorating, appetiz­ ing, satisfying. Put some up to-day and have it ready to put down whenever you're thirsty. Made only by The Charles E. Hires Co., Philadelphia. A pack­ age makes 5 gallons. Sold everywhere. Brevity is the Soul of Wit Good Wif^TVou Need SAPOLIO VerAnda 7-6wide sreueral style unless it forms too vio­ lent a contrast with the remainder of the house. The walls should be warm, red-brown tint, or be covered with some warm-colored paper, with a sim­ ple, formal design. By far the most effective furniture for the dining-room is mahogany, but this is costly. With mahogany out of the question, pretty effects can be got which will make the room rich, with well-made oak furni­ ture, provided it is simple in design and not disfigured with machine carv­ ing and glued ornaments. A hardwood floor costs no more than fine carpet, and is far more appropriate. There is no need for ornamentation other than pure and simple porcelain, glass and silverware, which can be made to do good service, if not huddled away in closets. A few good pictures in modern frames, chosen with some idea of the "eternal fi-ness of things." It might be thought unnecessary to say thisf but one" can recall dining-rooms ruined by cheap ehromos of fruit and flowers, pictures of dead fish, and oth­ er abominations of still life. The accompanying design shows a dining-room which lends itself reality to the treatment described in this arti­ cle. The width of this house is thirty- four feet six inches, and the depth, in- REASONS FOR USING Walter Baker & Co _ Breakfast Cocoa. SLICKER 1. Because it is absolutely pure. 2. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in ,nwhich, chemicals are used. ,3, Because'beans of the fines'; quality are used. 4. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired , ,0<!i th& exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. 5. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent : . ?i.H v « cup. Be sure that yon set the genuine article made by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorctiester, Mass. Established 1780. Don't be fooled with a mackintosh pr rubber coat. If you wantacoat that will keep you dry in the hard- est storm buy the Fish Brand Slicker. If not for sale in your town, write for catalogue to A. J. TOWER, Boston. Mass. .-WILL NOT BEAUTIfJ^ P°fwALL coating!1^ If You Are Not 100,000 Miles of Practical testing To Take a Spring Medicine Not a single 1897 Columbia bicycle was offered for sale until practical road tests were made with 30 'of the new models. Each was ridden 'from 1500 to 10,000 miles, 100 miles a day, mind you--over the roughest roads in Connecticut. Not a single break in any part of the thirty. 1897 construction thoroughly proves . Your Blood Must be Made Pure or Impaired Health Is Sure. Firmly fixed among the important principles of hygiene and health is the acknowledged necessity of a good Spring Medicine. The necessity is found in the impure condition of the blood at this season, owing to the close con- Impure Air, Anient and breathing Too yftiatedair in office.store, Rich Food. S,10P' house> factory or schoolroom: e x c e s s i ve eating and drinking too rich and hearty food; late hours and social indulgences. Many years of test have proved that Hood's Sarsaparilla supplies the sea1-' son's demand as nothing else does. So easy to take and so readily assim­ ilated, the purifying, vitalizing and en­ riching elements of Hood's Sarsaparilla --combined from Nature's own store­ house of vegetable remedies for human ills, pass into the stomach and do their work of purifying and vitalizing the blood, which carries new Appetite jife and vigpr to every Health organ and tissue of the and Strength bod>; The effect is otten magical. The weakness is soon driven off, that tired feeling dis­ appears, the nerves are built up, the appetite restored. Remember, Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best--in fact , the One True Blood Puri­ fier. Sold by all druggists. $1, six for-$5. HnnH'c Dillc are the only pills to take SlOOu S Jr 1IIS with Hood's Sarsaparilla. ^UAKTEB OF CEXTPRY OIiR ST&OTJGWATER PROOFS V!^"1 No RUST nor Iv ATTI,K. lin or iron. A Durable.Substitute tor Plaster011 walls. Water Pra&f Shratking of «&me material,the best 4 cheapest in the market.Write forsaraplee.eto. The FAY MANILLA ROOFING CO.. CAMDEN, M.J. Pistols and Pestles DCmrt The duelling pistol r&w occupies its proper place, in the museum of the collector of relics of barbarism. The pistol ought to have besido it the pestle that turned out pills like tmllets, to be shot like bullets at the target 01 the livef. But the pestle is still in evidence, and will be, probably, until everybody lias tested the virtue of Ayer's sugar coated pills. They tx%at the liver as a friend,' not as an enemy. Instead cf driving it, they coax it. They are compounded on the theory that the liver does its work thoroughly and faithfully under obstructing conditions/and if the obstructions are removed, the liver will do its daily duty. When, your liver«. wants help, get "the pill that will," 0 . 0 POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. Greatest Bicycle Factories in the World. atalogue free from any Columbia dealer; from us for one 2-cer.: stamp. What He Says DKNMAKK. Washington Co., Miun.. > February 20th, 1897. f - I have had a Jones 1200-lb. Scale tn use for over 25 years; they are as good now as when I tirst got them. _ JOHN BURTON, To JONES OF BINCHAMTON, Binghamton, Mew York. IENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. 'JOHN W. MORRIS, WASHINGTON.D.a Lata Principal Examiner V . S. Pension Bureau. 3 yrs. in last war, 15 abjudicating claims, attr. sine*. eluding veranda, fifty feet four inches. With first ^gtorj- nine feet six inches, and second story nine feet, with attic eight feet, secures a comfortable dwell- , An Exception. ing, easily heated. The size of the din- Yeast--When a xnan accepts any- ing-rooin is shown by the floor plans., thing it hardly looks right for liiui to The room is finished In oak, with oak give it =way. " " floor. The two windows are leaded Crimsonbeak--Well, I don't know with-diamond-shaped panes, looking about that. When an editor accepts a out over the veranda. The walls are | poem you like to see him give it to the covered with a paper of yellow brown I public.--Tonkers Statesman. PATENTS, TRADE-MARKS. Examination and advice as to Patentability or Inven­ t i o n s . S e n d t o r I N V E N T O R S ' G U I D E , O R H O W T O O n A PATBNT. Patrick O'FarreU. Washington, I>.C. can own a HOM.K with tlw money you pay out in rents. Write fur Catalogue. Bigger & Jones. La t leUe, Mo. Ayer's Cathartic Pills. Best GOugh Syrup. Tastes Good. Use MS In time. Sold by druggists. g|