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V or barn, apply r • W -i-<,i, • -,,; * • * * vvvvv"1* ••" ; Sj^ifeffoct is miraealooa. FOR chapped lips, mix two table- / • tpuonlali of clarified honey with a few , ,-V-drops of lavender water, or mj other perfime, and anoint the lips frequently. To REMOVE worts, get a little bol­ lock gall and keep in a bottle. Rub a .*- tittle on the warts two or three times a day, and in a short time they will dis- : appear. ' 3; THE Troy Times cites a case whicd } . shows the extremely contagious nature : vf>f diphtheria. A young lady who hah Recovered from an attack of this disease thought it safe six weeks afterward to ^HjviHit her sister in another tewn, but within one week of her arrival three of !her sister's children were taken sick , . and died. Probably the disease' was carried along in her clothing.--Dr. Foote's Health Monthly. V? SIMPLE CUBE FOE COLD FEET.--The following remedy for cold feet is recom­ mended by the Fireman's Journal for sedentary sufferers, as well as police­ men, car drivers and others who are ex­ posed to tbe cold: All that is necessary . Jis to stand erect and veiy gradually, to lift one's self up upon the tips of the : toes, so as to put all the tendons of the .foot at full strain. This is not to hop, ijjj'or jump up and down, but simply to ^ -rise--the slower Hie better--upon tip- - toe, and to remain standing on thepoin£ tof the toes as long as possible, then gradually coming to the natural posi- ;, tion. Repeat th.s several times, and by .f^the amount of work the tips of the toes |JJ/are made to do in sustaining the body's , weight a sufficient and lively circulation ; ,is set up. A iieavy pair of woolen stockings, drawn over thin cotton ones, is also a recommendation for keeping the feet warm, and at the same time preventing their becoming tender and sore. THE CAUSE AND TREATMENT OF FAINT- pjo.--Fainting, in most of its forms, is a purely natural and physiological condition for which there is good raison d'etre. Fainting from loss of blood is nature's iremedy for the bleeding. The heart's action is lowered; the blood - withdrawn from the extremities (where, presumably, the bleeding is going on) into the larger central vessels; the pa- /tient lies motionless; there are no 1 struggles to force the blood out of the J wound; there is no pain felt. In a case «of fainting, therefore, from loss of blood, simply lay the patient on the back--a little turned to one side--with the head low and the wound in a position favor­ able to the doctor's manipulation; loosen all fastenings and buttons about • • Hie throat, and then await the doctor's arrival. Don't try to bring the patient ground by deluging him with water, ^.bove all give him no brandy unless by \ the doctor's orders. Brandy will end faintness quickly enough, but it will ptart the heart at double-quick time ^nd send the blood surging through the peripheral arteries, breaking down and ; washing away any protective plugs of clot with which the vis medicatrix has probably begun to close the wounded vessels. In cases of fainting from shock or from pain the patient should be ' placed in an easily recumbent position, .with the head low and the throat free -from pressure. The forehead may then be bathed with cold water and brandy cautiously administered, or ammonia :? applied to the nostrils.--London Oracle. •, BREAD AND MILK.--For the young, it ^; .is manifestly due that milk should be a ? prominent article of food eatfn with bread, that made of unbolted meal, in- stead of the impoverished white, fine * „ flours, with mush, that of corn, rye,, oats, barley and the like, all simple, and containir g the elements needed in building up the young body. And here I will remark t.iat the fine flour con- j tains but a small part of the bone ma­ terials of the whole grain, but a small part of that intended for the muscles, that there may be strength and endur­ ance, and but a small part of food for the brain and nerves. These very im­ portant constituents are found just be­ neath the hull, the dark portion be­ tween this and the central mass of starch or fine flour, which contains lrat little save the "heaters." The whole grain, as of the wheat, contains all ab­ solutely, needed with water, to sustain life, while one would absolutely starve in a few weeks, if fed wholly on fine flour. The grains are made right, amd any change by bolting must reduce . their power to Bustain life. No thre j articles are so well adapted to the young. These are simple, easy of di­ gestion, and contain the elements of nourishment in a remarkable degree, ac pay be inferred from the fact that the chick grows from the egg alone; the young live on milk for a period, and bread is the acknowledged "staff of ilife." These articles may well be given 'to "young" girls in the expectation ithat their bones will grow strong, their j muscles enlarge, their bodies be plump tand full, their brains active, their inerves in their natural condition, af- * Hording evidence of health, power, <vigor:and endurance. Such food pro­ duces real body, not fat flabbiness. 'The excessive fat and lean, alike, are ynnhealthy,.the medium being tim noat desirable. Great Conveners. The 'practice of expressing one's ideas taffore the public is so near of kin to •canveteation that it might readily be (Supposedttie two talents would go to- ge6heor. 'Generally they have done so. ofeeridan was a most brilliant and fas- idnatittg i^pealker, and his conversation was <af the same kind. It was said of Mm that he .used to lie abed of a morn­ ing and ifchink .up puns, repartees and •mart things generally for the day, „ , . .carefully Detaining them in his mind | W and then leading the conversation up to a point at wluch one or more gcoi things could he let off, like fire-craek- r-1 ers. But Sheridan was a notable man ? in every respect. One night, while the Hou*e of Commons was crowded to « suffocation to bear hint speak on an an- * ' nounced topic, one Loudon theater was > giving the "fckiiool for Scandal," an- . other "The Ci itic," and a third "The Jiival -," and no other aathor ever en­ joyed so much popularity in his own day as he. Burke was as great in the * drawing-room as on the opposition bench. He was Johnson's leading op­ ponent in whatever topic «ight come lip, and was almost a»re to take the op- . poeite side just for the sake of argu­ ment. He could hardly be said to con- Verse, however; he rather harangued, • end was fond of going into the depths pi the subject, and When it is remem­ bered that he knew nearly everything, fluid insisted on telling all he knew, the terrors of starting liim on a down-grada frith the throttle-valve wide open ara r ' easily seen and appreciated. The elder Pitt talked ai w#ji as he spoke, but his ton wip not BO gifted, acd used to say to spend ^ _,ja to share the opinion Napoleon, that conversation irmttm of getting at the troth. The lime Corporal was no great Hake* himself, but whenever he wanted to study out any subject he always as­ sembled a number of men who under­ stood it and in one way or another got them to wrangling o\ter it, when the truth was bound to come out. When­ ever Napoleon did talk, he said some- tlfinCT worth rPTnATnKisrinflr Fn* more time in talk than in anything else, ar.d talked for the love of it. But talkers have not always been orators, though orators have generally been talkers. Macaulapr was no orator, though a talker of the purest water. Sidney Smith called him a "book in breeches," and was not far wrong, since Macaulay's gifts in conversation some­ what resembled those of Burke.--St. Louis Globe-Demo(Tat. Why He Left. "Arkansaw journalism was not very inviting when I came to the State,1* said the religious editor of an apostolic publication, "but I came regardless of invitation. I entered the newspaper bi.siness at quite an early age, and soon bfcame local editor of the Nashville Union, a paper that flourished before the war. We had no reporters in those ism. The Ice gather all the news and write it in ac­ cordance with his own ideas. There was no managing editor. The editor was too much occupied with politics to pay any attention to news matters; so the local man, especially as his depart­ ment was one of secondary considera­ tion, had a comparatively-easy time and very poor salary. One night I went out to report the closing exercises of the medical college. This was a great event in society circles, and the paper containing a full account was treasured by every one present. The political editor condescended to tell me to make a full report to our next edition, which came out on the following morning, and, EDUCATED. teat te Oar iMa- cational Institutions. [From the Srfeatilk- American, j WitJji a few exceptions our great edu­ cational institutions, and still more the smaller ones, are in grasp and spirit fir behind the age, and entirely out of sym­ pathy with the modern world which the rising generation is soon to take posses­ sion ot. From the moment the boy lie- gins to prepare for college he faces the pnaiii tuiu iiitj uiOie cuiiscieniioaslT lie does the work laid out for him the vaster will be the tinal gap between college life and real life, The intellectual hab­ its acquired in school and college may enable him ultimately to grapple w»tti greater power and skill with the later problems of real life, greater, that is, than he would have shown had he been left entirely uuschcoled; yet ia th« ad­ ministration of affairs he is likely to be distanced for the best part of h:s*life by the unschooled practical man wl.o knows from early and real ex^ erieuce precisely what to do in any' emerg­ ency. The young man fre^h from school is apt to know with thoroughness much the busy world ha<t no use for. He ha* gcaoral notions of many arts and sciences, but his positive knowledge of the realities upon which such arts and sciences are based is usually next to nothing; still less does he -know of the practical methods of JWlllMpi PJ. II WPHiPfVi semi-weekly days of Southern journal- al editor was supposed to j men who apply them to human uses. His educational years have been spent mainly in a world apart from and large­ ly out of relation with the modern work­ ing world he is to enter upon when his schooling ends. His education, admir­ able as it may appear from a theoreti­ cal point of view, serves rather to ui fit than tit him for practical Lfe; and hit; real education has to begin afresh in the rude and costly scLool of experi­ ence. This, of course, on the asiumptou that the youth's education has t>oeu wholly by school-work. Fortunately, there are few boys who do i,ot rebel more or less against the routine of M-liool- ing, and tome teachers undertake, often impressed in no small degree with my : by stealth, a partial preparation for the mission, I went forth to execute the | real life. If the sclioo s did not usually great command. I had not gone very : get the cred.t for g >od results obtar ed far when I met a party of friends. They in this way by the independent and un­ recognized my importance and honored encouraged efforts of their pupils, it is me accordingly, but ventured to suggest! the propriety of going into a saloon and taking something to drink. As I was rather early for the ceremonies I went in and formed one link of a circle around a decidedly convivial table. We took several drinks when I erose and declared that I must go. ' Sit down,' said a friend. 4 What the thunder do you care for a lot of doctors? You've got a pro­ gramme, so what's the difference wheth­ er you go or not ?' I sat down again, and before I could realize how time had flown a late hour had arrived. I hur­ ried to the office, and from the pro­ gramme wrote up a glowing account of the exercises. The editor read the proof and expressed himself highly gratified with the article. He became so enthu­ siastic over it thfit he declared his at­ tention of increasing my salary. I went to my room, pleased with myself and with the world. I lav in bed and smok?d my pipe with a thrilling sense of pleas­ ure. I dreamed of fresh laurels, of coming greatness as a journalist. X awoke.with a pleasant recollection <of the previous night. The editor's words were fresh ia my ears. I would be a great journalist. Tbe servant entered the room and handed me the oppo­ sition paper- I Jueld it lor a mo­ ment, and wondered if the poor fellow who wTote up the medical college exer­ cises had received such compliments from the editor as I had swallowed. Til read the poor fellow's report,' I mused. I looked for a O^nble head, but could not find it. 'Uftfqual to the occasion," I thought. Just then my eyes fell upon the following sensational aragraph:: ' Owing to the illness of rof. ETW tfye commencement exercises oi the medical college, which were to have taken p a?e last night, were post­ poned.' 1 was stunned. I reached for my pants and drew them on in a dazed way. I left the room hurriedly. While I stood at the foot of the stairs, I saw my editor enter the front door with a shot-gun'. I slipped arouud, climbed the back fence, sought the sub­ urbs and meditated. I knew that a re­ turn to the city was sudden death. I had no man>y, but K started on a foot voyage. "After months -of weary walking I reached Arkansaw, where I secured a situation as editor of a religious paper. Here I cannot forestall events. The gospel igoes ahead. Once I heard that my old editor was .dead, and I started on a visit to Nashville, but, hearing the report -contradicted, I returned. Edit­ ing a religious paper may not be so sen­ sational, but. it is much more safe."--- Arkansaw Traveler.. ¥ Young Editors Who Mnrder Statesmen. Speaikiag io .a prominent newspaper editor. Ire saifl: "The changes, not to say the diseases, tdf our times, produce effects we are yet tto deal with. For instance, the newspaper press is rather a destructive than a constructive element at Uhe 'present time. The de­ struction ©f public men is going on faster than thedestmiction ofthe Ameri- I .niched r 4. V-i _i.J L! • 1 UHOUOU can forests. Not enough attention ia paid to the encouragement of statesmen, ih old times, as und«r Thurlaw Weed, editors tauglit their young men to go into the company «<f tbe Senators, (Con­ gressmen, Judges. «*tc.. and exchange •iews, and consequently the press In public life had a reciprocal influence. But now young fellows oome into the probable tiiat it would be much easier than it is to do away with the traditional obstructions to real education which linger in most schools and courses of study. One of tl\e great problems of to-day is to infuse a larger share of modern spirit into school life and school work, to lessen largely the amount of bo.>k learning and increase the proportion of individual effort in dealing directly with realties; in short, to make the student more of a doer and less of a passive re­ cipient of vague generalities. In every department of active life the call is for men untramnieled by tradi­ tion, men trained to challenge every al­ leged fact and natural law until its truth is proved; bold - men, used to the solution of real problems, and undaunt­ ed by novel difficulties; alert men. ready to grasp every opportu.<i\v W improvement in materials and professes and skilled in the use of everything t iiat ministers to economical success. The schools should help to develop such men. Now they often hinder such de­ velopment.. Wonderful Clocks^ The fWitcnts but recently t^nfed by an American liou~e for the United States and Canada, as well as Europe, on clock mechanisms, show what, prog­ ress has been made in this branch of mechanics during the past half-cen tury. The first piece manufactured under these new patents was recently wet up in a Boston hotel at a oost<*f £l,35l>. The case is made of real San Domingo mahogany, and stands nine feet h:gii. Its base is delicately carved, depicting the goddess of the sea riding a dolphin, and is an exact repmdwetion in wood of the famous painting thereof. Above this is the trap or -door by means of which the works of the -dock can be got at. This door is made of t>eveled French crystals, which are contained in a half-round brass molding. Above this are situated t&ie dial plates and solar disks. The calendar plate record s not only the day otf the week, -month and year, but also (he phases of the moon and signs of Hhe zodiac;. It. fur­ thermore marks the first, second, .third and leip years; changes ifiwirn one year to the next at. 12 o'cloek on iwnv year's eve, and in February jumps from'the 28th over the 2#th, 30tli and 31-st, to March 1, except in leap year, when it indicates the 29th. At tthe extreme top of its dial surface is "the time^plate, whereon is recorde! only the hour of the day. To this is attached, however, the recently invented indestructible -system of chimes. Alt the quarter-* hours a Westminster chime is pro­ duced, while on the fnll hour .a regular chime is sounded. These chime attach­ ments are not, affected by turning the hands either forward wtbackward. Be­ tween these two large dia'l-plafes are ^placed two smaller disks «ide by side. 'The one on the right is said to lie the •most complicated pieee<«rf mechanism with which a clock iias ewer .Iteen fur- By it are reeoeAed tfihe rising "ThtrmM A tailor had brought delinquent debtor for the pay tor aome wora-out-anck-forgotten «j$ofhes. When the case came i ip fenr hesring, one of the attorneys a^ked for a continuance upon some frivolous pretext, and, of course, the other opposed it. A wrangle followed, the result of which was a written stipulation, signed by both attorneys, that the suit should be tried oa a certain designated dav at 2 o'clock, mvu UliC Justice, so that there might be no further delay. At the appointed hour the defendant and his counsel entered the court-room and found his Honor ou the bench. "Why were ye not here this marnin' ?" inquired the 'Justice, looking over his spectacles. , "Because I had no occasion to come until now. Will your Honor please call the case of TaUor vs. Bland?" said the attorney. "Oh, ye had no bizniss to come this marnin', is it? Ye think ye're dom shmart, don't ve? It's loikely ye had razors for breakfast this marnin'! Ye'd loike to have me call the case of Tailor vs. Blank 'if I plaze.' Well, I don't plaze. It placed me to call it this marnin', and as it didn't plaze ye to l>e pi isint it plazed me to give a vardiet against ye, and ye ll plaze pay the same and me costs at yer airliest convanience, if ye plaze." "But, your Honor, the case was set down bv stipulation for 2 o'clock this afternoon!" "I ll bet ye the dhrinhs it wasn't!" "Done!" The court drew out the stipulation from a drawer of his desk and discovered his error. "I've lost the dhrinks, but ye*v© lost yer case!" ' • "But I haven't, lost niy case, your Honor! By that stipulation the case couldn't be tried until 2 o'elook. Your Honor's verdict is illegal!" "It's illegal, is it? Well, it'll sthand just the same !"* "But, your Honor, the case was set down absolutely for this hour. It could not be disposed of before, and must be disposed of now. I ask for a non-suit." "Oh, ye do! Well, ye'll ask a long time before ye git it! Didn't I tell ye the vardiet will Btliand? P'raps ye didn't understhand me. Ill say it again fotye: « v •$*, :« vardiet will sthand/*-' - Cuttteg Keeis Off. Ton probably know that, in Berlin, when they wish to deprive a criminal hie life they cut him in two at the The executioner that wields the of Thnmb Portraits. ; ' - If the "ball" or cushion-like surface on the top joint of the thumb be ex­ amined, it can be seen that in the center --as, indeed, in the fingers also--is a kind of spiral form of tine grooves in the skin. The spiral is, however, rarely if ever quite perfect. There are irreg­ ularities or places where lines run into each other here and there. Examining both thumbs, it will be seen that they do not exactly match, but the figure on each thumb is the same through life. If the thumbs of any two persons are compared, it will be found that no two are alike. There may be, and generally is, a "family resemblance" between members of the same family, as in other features; there are also national characteristics, but the individuals dif­ fer. All this is better seen by taking "proof impressions" of the thumb. Tnis is easily done by pressing it on a slab covered with a film of printers' ink, and then pressing it on a piece of white paper, or a little aniline dye, Indian ink--almost anything--may *be used. The Chinese take advantage of this to identify their important criminals at least in some parts of the empire. We photograph their faces; they take im­ pressions from their thumbs. These are stored away, and if the delinquent should ever again fall into the bands of the police, another impression at once affords the means of comparison. The Chinese say that, considering the alter­ ation made in the countenance by hair and beard, and the power many men haw of distorting and altering the ^actual features, etc., their method affords even more certain and easy means of identification than our plan of taking the criminal's portrait. Perhaps we might with advantage take a leaf out of their book.--World of Wonders. and setting of the sun. The position .Of the sun at any hour of the .day can ialso l>e determined thereby., as-the a<v tion of the mechanism is adjusted toitlie respective lengthening or shortening of •the days. The other diks «et«f<*rth tihe itime of all the principal eities of tihe world. These are the only clocks made in the world that have a cliiaae and papers with no acquaintance at all with «ther attachments with two winding the men who condmet Jthe country, or with their difficulties, and every- one dt those young chaps regards himself a# of no account till he has killed off at least two or three public men. The consequence is that we Irare a dearth confident, useful, trusted statesmen. I do not think the change is for the bet­ ter. You must give a public man sup­ port and encouragement enough to make his business palatable to him, and when he find* himself fired on from ambush from twenty directions he grows tinrid, never develops tnoie than half, and the result is sean in the cheap­ ness of the men who now do come to the front. These who are without Until latelv it was considered ble to produce this result. Plantation Philosophy. l>ew drops is de tears ob night. Its tryin' ter I e interestin' in eonver- estdon dat makes a liar outen many a man. De appetite ob mac an' de vanity ob womsci is what koeps de world's trade in motion. I has looked arou i* considerable, an* I dean' know ob anything dat kin smell wus deu de corpse ob a fish. It ain't de pusson what bows Uw dat is ueallv de humblest. De snake sensibility get the foremost positions." - ia all on de grojuf, but Lawd. how pizen --George Alfred Toicmsend. A PHILADELPHIA undertaker adver­ tises for bearded men to assist him in his business. Being questioned by a representative of the Press, he said that he found that the public, especially the bereaved public, had more confi­ dence in bearded men, had more re­ spect for them. T1 ere was a solemu dignity about them that comported ad­ mirably with everything pertaining to funerals. • ABorx five hundred Chinamen are mining on the Columbia river bars in the vicinity of Okanagan county, Wash. he is. Now an* den yer sees a dog what looks as dough he's got a great deal ob de man about him, but yer mos' oft^n sees de man what acts as dough he's got a great deal ob de dog. about him.-- Arkansaw Traveler. Gathering and Drying Tea in Japan. The gathering is commenced in May. Girls are employed, at an average of 5 cents a day, from sunrise to sunset. The sprig of leaves is nipped off care­ fully with the finger-nails and deposit­ ed in a basket, and other servants car­ ry t&tese baskets, an they are filled, to the tea-planter's house and necessary out-liouses. Here other employes spread them out on large palm mats and here the first and only adulteration essayed by the tea-planter is executed. Having decided the percentage of ex­ hausted leaves to mix with his fresh leaves these are put also on the mats. The drying is in the open air and in the sunlight. That having been completed, tthe next operation is the curling. To •effect this the dried leaves are poured into open cast-iron receptacles over a .charcoal furnace beneath of accurately graded heat. Sufficient laborers are plaoed around these pans to constantly take in their hand the leaves as they ibecome heated and to roll them. When the .curling is done the leaves are packed in <ooarse, cheap boxes, freighted to the nearest taa market and there sold ta a ifoueign tea-dealer. Every foreigner keeps a special variety of tea-taster, who lias to toll the quality of the fresh leaf and to make a guo-s at the amount of leaves that Hiave already done service. Why He Paid. They wese talking about gas and com­ paring gas bills, and finally the bald- headed man laid aside his paper and observed: "Well, I had only two burners going in my otlice for an hour each evening during January, and my gas bill for the mouth was $17." "Monstrous! Hiihway robbery! Worse than pocket-picking J" exclaimed as many different voices, and some one asked what he did alxmt it. "Why, I paid it," he replied. "Yo i did! Didn't you know it was a down-right sw'ndle?" "Y-e-e, I thought it- pretty steep, but yon see I'm a stockholder in the com­ pany, and anxious for a dividend."-- H'a(l Street Neu x. Effect of Bad Literature. On an Arkansas railroad, an old gcntl- man sat, half asleep, with a book en­ titled "The Train Robbers" lying UD his lap. Pretty soon he sank to* sleep. The window sash fell with a loud re­ port and the old man, springing to his hits feet and throwing up his hand*, ex- ingtou Territory, attd make lurodSeme elaiined, "Gentlemen, I havens fot a returns. ccnt» "-"jtrkatusaw Traveleri A Heroic Task. The story is told of Mrs. Croly, of New York ("Jennie June"), that some years ago she was intrusted by her mother with her entire living, $12,000, to invest. By the failure of a bank the amount was lost. Mrs. Croly made no mention of the loss to her mother, but set to work to replace the sum from her own earnings, meanwhile regularly paying the interest. In several years the heroic task was completed. FOR tremuionsness wakefulness, dlizW B4Ms. and lack cf energv, a T"f"4 Yffn.fW* remedj is Brown's Iron Bitten. \ sharp ax is called upon to exercise his functions on an average about once a month. His name is Krauts, a mild- faced old fellow, with a soft, gentle voice, a dandy manner and white hands, and on these occasions he usually smokes a cigarette. He has four as- n.nbauls, ct quartette of cruel, hard-, looking men, whose duty it k to st-ip the victim. In the cnee under notice the culprit was suffering the extreme penalty of the law for no less a crime than the murder of his wife and two children. When he had been stripped to the undershirt, the collar of which was cut down to the level of his shoul­ ders. his feet pinioned and his hands tied behind him, he was led out and his head placed upon the block. In the meantime. Krauts, the executioner, had stood among the few spectators of the scene, quietly puffing his cigarette, and without anything in his demeanor in­ dicative of his office. When the plat­ form was reached he threw aside his cigarette, grasped the ax in his white, sinewy hands, gave it a swing upward, and stru *k with a force sufficient to de­ tach the head from the body instintly. The remains were covered with black cloth, and the witnesses, having signed their names, were escorted out of the jail. I have seen many executions by hang­ ing, and a number by ball and shot, and have witnessed one or two poor victims being keel-hauled, but it seems to me that decapitation must be the most brutal--certainly it is the most hideous to contemplate.--London Cor. Chicago News. How Bo Big Birth Hang in the Air I I once had a very unusual opportuni­ ty of observing accurately the flight of buzzards from the summit of Acro- Corinthus. As this unique natural fortress rises sheer from the plain, on the side toward Attica, to the height of 1,800 or 1,000, a group of these birds, hanging above the surface, were thus brought in a line with the eye. I could detect the minutest moveuu n1* of the wings or tail. Again and again there were considerable intervals of several seconds' duration during which one bird and another would hang, with pin­ ions horizontally outstretched, abso­ lutely motionless, neither descending -nor drifting, but as if his balance in the air was one of delicately-adjusted equi­ poise. And when, by a just-percepti­ ble movement of wings, he stirred again, it seemecLrather to be to change his position than that he needed any kind or degree of effort to maintain it. There was no wind. No doubt, of ne­ cessity, there was some upward current of air from the sun-warmed surface of the ground by which the birds profited; but if all sufficient to sustain them, their actual gravity when in that posi­ tion and so willing it (by which I mean nothing so absurd as that gravitation can be counteracted by the vis vitw, but that by inflating its lungs and per­ haps suspending its respiration, the bird may have the power at will of lessening its comparative weight in the air) must be very near to that of the atmosphere around and underneath them.--London Nature. The Polka Dot. How many women who wear dresses covered with polka dots are aware of the classic origin of those ornaments? A correspondent of Good Cheer affirms that the polka dot "is a copy of the an­ cient chrysoclavus, or golden nail head, which in early church times was one of the emblematical orna­ ments embroidered in ecclesias­ tical vestments and robes, and later a purple patch like a broad nail head was worn upon the outer garments by the old Roman dignitaries. At first it was observed as a mark of dignity, and 'c avi' of gold on rich silk­ en textiles of Tyrian dye could be worn only by the nobles. Imbued by a spirit of emulation the wealthy then demanded silken ttuffs sprinkled all over with large round spots; and so, from the sacred chrysoclavus, or golden nail head, we have come in modern times to bestow our cotton frocks with polka dots." . Webster's Last Words. A correspondent of the Boston Pos gives, upon the authority of a gentle­ man intimately related to Daniel Web­ ster's family, some explanations of the circumstances attending the utterance of the great expounder's last words. He says that in answer to a question from an attendant at the bedside of Webster, one of his physicians said in subst ince: "You may give him a spoon­ ful of stimulant at -- o'clock; another at --o'clock; another at -- o'clock; and. if he still lives, another at -- o'clock." These directions were fol­ lowed with exactness until the arrival of the hour last mentioned, when the attendants were undecided about ad­ ministering another dose. It was in the midst of their doubts that the dy­ ing statesman partly raised his head and feebly remarked: "I still live." Photographs en the Skin. The latest alleged triumph of pho­ tography will enable any individual to produce upon his own cuticle an indeli­ ble likeness of any object in art or na­ ture. This new method of illustrating the skin possesses manifest advantages over tbe ancient process of tatooing, being rapid, accurate, cheap and patn- Sjrmptoms of Paralysis. A twitching- of the eye, numbness of hands and feet, with more or leas pain and throb­ bing at the base of the brain, are some of the premonitory symptoms of this rapidly- increasing disease Oerinan Hop Hitters should be taken when you are warned by any of these symptoms. Sold by all druggista IN spite of the popular superstition as to the number of thirteen, tbe thirteenth c ird of n suit is a good thing to hold in a game ef whist American and European Doctors. It is said by celebrated physicians In Europe and America that German Hop Bit- ters is one of the best remedies now in use Bold by all druggists. IN yon want an example of thorough non­ partisan hip, take the members ot a braas bond duiiiig the campaign. MUCH distress and sickness attributed to dyspepsia and chronic diarrhiea is occasioned by humor in the stomach. Hood's Sareape- rilla is the remedy. FANNIE: You are right It is better to re­ turn a kiss for a blow. And a great deal sweeter. JEFFEBSON Crrr, Ma--Dr. J. C Riddler says: "Persons who use Brown's Iron Bit­ ters always speak well of it It is a good medicine. "I SEE that Smith is put in nomination. Is he non-pErfcisany" "No, not exactly; I think they call him non-compos." $*> OTTUMWA, IOWA.--Dr. J. N. Armstrong ray*: 1 have used Brown's Iron Bitters in my family, and recommend its use to others" A MOST delightful paradox: Girls fteetat almost all seasons of the yi Voltaic Belts and gieotric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (yovmg or old) who are aflUoted with nervous debilttgr. ,<4ost- vl* taiity and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete restoration of hesltS and mantr rigor. Address as above. N. B.--* No rirk is incurred, as thirty days' trial is si* lowed. The Gault House, Chlc*|» Visitors to the Great Railway Exposition in Chicsgo, cannot find a more convenient "OVmSi, the- famous "Old Htanda d" The Gauit is ahrst- class Bolel in every respect, and its ratea CT3 only •',.C0 and Si 50 per day. It is equipped with all modern improvements, nnd located in the h?art of the wholesale di trict, only one block from the Union De­ pot Try it PTKE Cod-Liver Oil, made from selected livers on the eea-shore, by CAKWLXL, HAZARD A Co., New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others Physicians have de­ cided it superior to any of the other oils in market DEACON ̂ MTTH buys Carboline, the deodor­ ized petroleum hair renewer and restorer, and, since its improvement, recommends it to all his friends as the perfection of alt hair preparations. This shows that the Deacon is a wise man and knows what is what CHAPPED Hands, Face, Pimples, and rongti 8kin, cuied by using- JUNIPER TAB SOAP, made by CASWELL, HAZARD & Co.. New York. 25c buys a pair of Lyon's Patent Heel Stiff- eners. Makes a boot or shoe last twice ss long. 8AVE TI1E DiSOCSNTS. In messles, •csrlsti&s, and other diseases of child­ hood, when the disease abates and disappears the child ma? he left, with dropsical effut-ions, with ulcers in the •ars, and, where diphtheria has extended to the mouth sad liiw, »t the corners of tho month. Without tho blood-purify ing effects of Hood's Sarsaparilla recov­ ery is very alow, as snch ulcere are very obstinate. With it the very best success has bees obtained. After diphtheria--Seven children of JAKKS H. Br»- SBss, Middleboro, Mass.,' had diphtheria the same spring. All survived, out complained of pains, bodily distress and cramps. Five bottles of Hood's Sarsapa­ rilla cured the whole seven. For live years after he had scarlet fever the little son of JAMES V. A. PBOUDFOOT, Chicago, suffered from a foul running sore about his ear. Hood's Sarsaparilla cared him. After vaccination--'Two children ot Mrs. C. Ia. THOMPSON, West Wsnea. Mass, broke oat with run­ ning sores, after vaccination, so dreadful the mother thought she would lose both. They were entirely cared of these no res by Hood's Sarsaparilla. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. Sold by Druggists. $1; six for $3. Made only by 0.1. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries, to well, Kass. Acts with umnOerflttt taken at the comme An Editor's Testimonial. ^ A. K. Vaughn, editor of the "Greenwich Be view," Greenwich, O., writes: Last January I met^jvith a very severe accident, caused by a runaway hSSse. X used almost every kind of salve to heal the wounds, which turned to running sores, but found nothing to do me any good till I was recommended Henry's Caroolic Salve. I bought a bos and it helped me at once, and at the end of two months I was completely well. It is the best salve in the market, and I never fail of telling my friends about it, and urge them to use it whenever they need a salve. Dnrno's Catarrh Snuff cures all affections of the mucous membrane of the head and throat. *if¥I*s There has never been sa instance in which this Sterling invigorant and anti-febrile medicine liaa failed to ward off the complaint when taken duly as s protection against malaria. Hundreds of physicians have abandoned all the officinal specifics, and now prescribe this harmless vegetable tonic for chills and fever, as well as dyspepsia and nervous affectioua Hostetter'a Bitters is the specific yon need. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally. $72 A WEEK. $13 a day at home easily made. OtisOy outfit free. Address TUOK ft Co.. Augusta, Mains. AMI VabywatchmRkera. Bytnaifsfc. dbciuMi .i.S.BmcnACo.. WD»»8t..N.Y. fCC a week in your own town. Terms and $5 outfit fDD free. Address H. HALLETT ft Co., Portland. Ma, VAIIHM HAHIwnTEusunThmaitt • UU V1K men wo will give you a situation. Grrulars free. VAIJENTINE BROS., Janesville, Wife HAIR $2 Wholesale and retail. 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It penetrates all mus­ cle and flesh to the very bone, expelling all inflammation, soreness and pain, and healing the diseased part as no other Liniment erer did or can. 80 saith the experience of two generations of sufferers, and so will yon say when youhftYe tried Mustang. CHOLESA, CHOLERA RMS, As well 1 War 1 sll summer « Sadden Colds, Sore fte- a tablespoonfttl of water (warm or cold), taL tack will prove an almost •inch suffering. For Rnralgia, Scalds, Cits, BriSsiSy The PAIW-KH-LEB will be found s 1 rvady and able to relieve your suffering i and at a very insignificant cost For .CrwaMDyuiterriiHoRB, •• •isf.;. The Pin-Kiun has so anown to fail to eflecta< civen as a drenci ;>iut of molasses sad water argent livery stable* and world. To resuscitate yoi rliilled and dying from uixr-d with mitt will rector luickly. 49"The PAIX-Kiuxa is for sale Ity SmnML Apcthivarieti, Grocers sad Medicine Dealers thNatfP Apcuiecanei?. u out the world. • percent. NATIONAL PIBI.IIRIXOCo.0>ICAKO,LN. 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