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THUKPEH-STOBMS. loBwthlnt A boat'Their Actions aatcaned from Battoou IavestlcBtionm • The form of the clottd-mtas as we lee it from the ground, is sot well *liown; bat as described by "Wise, the leronant, from hla balloon voyage made thirty or forty years ago, it has some­ what the Rhape of a great hour-glass, the dark-shadowed clouds entering it as they form at the base, and presuma­ bly rising through the central con­ traction to supply the white, san-lit mass that is rolling oat at the top with the appearance of a vast sea of snow, boiling and upheaving from internal ' convulsions. Zigzags of lightning : lart from one cloud-mass to another, ©r blaze out in the gloom between the clouds and earth, or even flash from the clouds into the open, empty sky; but the origin of these violent electri­ cal manifestations is almost as much a mystery as it ever was. The conditions «nder which electric sparks, large or imall, are discharged is fairly well de­ termined, but the ultimate origin of at­ mospheric electricity is a question on tvhich physicians are not yet agreed. When a lightning-flash is viewed at bight through a narrow radial slit in a tapidly-revolving disk, it is found to Sonsist of several discharges separated y intervals too short to be noticed by ' {he unaided eye, but discoverable in this experiment by the fact that the •lit is commonly 6een in several differ­ ent attitudes when illuminated by an Apparently single, instantaneous flash. The apparatus may be easily con­ structed, and used by any high-school boy or girl, and the fact that it discov­ ers is a remarkable one in the physics of thunder-storms that needs more ex­ planation than it has yet received. Photographing lightning-flashes at flight is another interesting experi­ ment that may be tried to advantage in these modern days of amateur photog­ raphy and instantaneous plates. Some t Very successful views have been taken, showing a composite flash to consist of Several separate lines of light, every 'one very* irregular, but all closely par­ allel to one another; fine, thread-Hke branches are given off at different points, and disappear as they divide iuto fainter and fainter fibers in the dark Sky. Returning to the high cloud mass, if any venturesome balloonist ever as­ cends through the raging vortex to its massive summit he would have oppor­ tunity to provo or disprove the suppo­ sitions that have been made as to the mechanism of the storm. Supposing him bold enough to begin his ascent tinder the center of the storm, it is probable that he would rise slowly at first, for it is thought that the falling of the rain-drops cause a downward current of air here which would retard his upward flight; the current, chilled by the rain, is most likely the origin of the cool gust of wind that precedes ftnd accompanies this heavy rainfall at the storm center. Mounting well into the clouds, further ascent would there be aided by the upward current, to Which the formation of the cloud and Storm is thought to be due. Only the ' larger drops of rain can fall through Such an ascending current; the finer water particles may be carried higher Until they are frozen into minute hail- Stones, most of which melt before reach­ ing the ground, as they fall to one side of the up-draft; but if it happens that they grow to a considerable size by accretion, they may fall fast enough to - teach us unmelted. Going higher still, the vapor that is condensed at these greater altitudes, where the tempera- lure, even in midsummer, is below freezing, forms snow flakes, and of these the boiling Bummit masses of the storm are supposed to consist. The height to which these superb clouds as­ cend is not well determined, but it is Very probably over five miles, and may 'be over ten; a little observation will jsettle tho matter, for, to take a practi­ cal case, if a thunder-storm passes cen­ trally over Arlington, Medford, and Maiden, as would be known by the drenching rain recorded by observers there, the angular altitude of its white • cloud-top could be estimated by ob­ servers in other towns to the north and •south at certain hours--as is provided for in the plan proposed by the Me­ teorological Society--and tb en it would be easy enough to calculate the height. But it must be borne in mind that the explanation of the storm's action here given might not be generally accepted, and it is with the object of learning more precisely what the facts of the case are that the observations above re­ ferred to are to be undertaken. The essential points of the method at first are the select.on of a number, of sim­ ple phenomena, such as the time when the rain begins, the direction of the wind, and so on, which can be observed by any intelligent person, even without - kneteorological instruments; the under­ taking is thus brought within the reaeh -Of that large class of our busy popu­ lation who are interested and willing ^enough to give assistance in such work, provided it does not require much time and need no special technical instruc­ tion or outfit. Se#ond, when a thun­ der-storm «ppears in sight or bursting it is important to known the conditions of wind, rain, etc., and the same mo­ ment in a number of different places; and to gain this knowledge observa­ tions are tb be made at certain even hours while tlie storm lasts. Of course •observations at other times and in greater detail than here mentioned will be of value, but these simple ones are the most essential. To accomplyh the desired result, volunteer observers are to be appointed in the New England towns, the earlier, well-recommended applicants being given the preference when a number apply from one place. --Boston Journal. Traveling in 1700. From a paper on "Social Life in the Colonies," by Edward Eggleston, in • the Century, we quote the following: "The Virginia planter of the richer sort, who was said to live with more show and luxurv 'than a country gen­ tleman in England on an estate of three or four thousand pounds a year,' showed a strong liking for the stately six-horse coach, with postilions; but it was not until 1720 that wheeled car­ riages .were recognized in the legal price-list of the Virginia ferries. In the other colonies, also, the coach was valued as a sign of official, or family dignity, and tome of the richer Caroli­ nians carried 'the r luxury so far as to have carriages, horses, coachmen, and all, imported from England;' but in Carolina, and everywhere north of Vir­ ginia, the light, open 'chair,' or the covered chaise was generally preferred. These were better suited to the rough­ ness, and sinuosity of the roads tha[n the coach. The chaise was a kind of two-wheeled gig, having a top, and drawn somet mes by one, and some­ times by two horses; the chair had two wheels, but no ion; the sulky, which was much used, differed from the chair chiefly in having room for but one per­ son. All these seem to have been hi;ng on straps, or thorough-braces, instead of springs. Boston ladies, in the mid­ dle of the eighteen tb oeattry, took the air in chains ot chairs, with negro drivers. Boston gentlemen, also, af­ fected the negro attendants when they drove their chairs or rode their saddle- horses. But in rural regions, from Pennsylvania northward, ladies took delight in driving about alone in open chairs, to the amazement of European travelers, who deemed that a paradise in which women could travel without protection. Philadelphians were fond of a long, light, covered wagon, with benches that would carry a dozen per­ sons in an excursion to the country. Sedan-chairs were occasionally used in the cities. The Dutch introduced sleighs into New York at a very early date; but sleighs for pleasure, though known in Boston about 1700, only came into general U3e in the northern prov­ inces at a somewhat later period. The first stage wagon in the colonies was run from Trenton to New Brunswick, twice a week, during the summer of 1738. It was a link in the tedious land and water journey from Philadel­ phia to New York, and travelers were promised that it would be 'fitted up with benches, and covered, so that pas­ sengers may sit easy and dr^r.'* A Clever Cralk. A number of passengers on the Oak­ land boat witnessed one day an inter­ esting and curious exhibition. A man, having every appearance of being a sailor, stood on the lower forward deck beside a large pail which was filled with sea water. In this pail was a. crab of enormous size, and, to judge by the buncheB of barnacles upon its back, of considerable age. The sailor was a genial fellow, and appeared to be proud of his pet. He first informed the sur­ rounding passengers that the crab was the humble possessor of the name of Ned, and that, in addition to owning a namo, he could answer to tljat name. This was received with incredulous smiles on the part of the onlookers. The crab could be observed lying mo­ tionless at the bottom of the pail, as ap­ parently contented with its position as though it was delving in the mud at the bottom of the bay. The sailor kneeled beside the pail and gave a subdued whistle, and then muttered "Ned, Ned," twice. Instantly there was a commo­ tion in the water, as the crab wriggled its joints and bobbed around like a spider impaled on the point of a needle. This motion was kept up until it suc­ ceeded in getting two olaws over the edge of the pail. It then tried to draw itself up. The sailor suddenly ceased whistling, whereupon Ned dropped into his motionless attitude, only to rouse up again upon a repetition of the whistle and the calling of his name. At last he got a grip upon the pail with one of his claws and drew himself up almost dear of the water. His master came to his relief, and laid him out upon the deck. Here he strutted around in his awkward fashion, to the infinite amusement of every one. He was apparently delighted; and when his master stretched oat a hand to him he stroked it with his claws, and even pretended to "nip" it as kittens "play bite," but it was notice­ able that he did not close on it. When any of the passengers approached he appeared sensible of the difference be­ tween them and his master, and, draw­ ing up his extremities, lay sullenly in one place. Upon being asked whether Ned could do any more wonderful things, the sailor replied that he could. He dropped Ned into his pail, to his crabship's satisfaction. Then the pleased owner drew from his pocket a piece of thin rope. This he stretckc d between two of the deck posts, about three feet from the deck. The crowd of spectators, which was now swelled by many from the upper deck, who had heard that something extraordinary was going on, pressed around, eager to see what the next act was on the program. The sailor plucked Ned out of his natural element once more, and hung him to the rope, his ciabship clutched the line tightly with one of his nippers. His master then began a low, monotonous whistle, and Ned put himself in motion. He evidently knew just what was expected of him; and, stretching out hiB spare nipper, he got hold of the rope a short space along. Then, wiggling his claws, he released his first hold and caught the rope again close to his second "nip­ per." In this fashion he worked him­ self along to about the middle of the rope, when he stopped. His master held his hands beneath him, and he dropped into them exhausted. The sailor explained that Ned became weak after he was out of the water very long. Ned's achievement was hailed with delight by the passengers, and many ladies pressed forward toTook at him as he lay in the bottom of his paiL --Sari Francisco Call. To Dielingulsh Butterine. The following practical measSMf is given by John Horsley, in the Chemical News: This method enables anyone to put it into practice. Have ready two small but wide-mouthed test-tubes, about four inches high, with feet at­ tached. Into one put a piece of but- terine, or oleomargarine (about the size of a hazel-nut), and cork this tube; next take one in each hand at the bot­ tom; in ten minutes the butterine melts into a clear oily fluid by the mere heat of the blood (08 degrees F.) Pure batter takes twice as long to melt as butterine, and even then is not so clear and oily as butterine, which is a noteworthy difference between them; this is the physical test For the chemical test, after the tubes have stood to cool for a few minutes, pour on ether to about one-third of the tube, and cork well. Agitate the tubes--one in each hand--clasping them well. The butterine readily dissolves intd a clear liquor, which the addition thereto of twenty or thirty drops of spirits of wine does not disturb or precipitate; but a similar experiment with pure butter produces a voluminous white precipitate. Hereby we can easily dis­ tinguish one from the other. Even butter adulterated with a portion of oleomargarine or butterine may be de­ tected by a precipitate being formed^ 1 ' Lots of Fan in (Georgia. The young people of Perry have a pleasant way of 'spending their even­ ings, and it is as novel and unique as pleasant. It is told of them tiiat they have doe-nation parties, to which young ladies only are invited. The time and place are kept secret from the young gentlemen. The young ladies assemble at some private residence, each with her donation of refreshments, and de­ termine to enjoy themselves, ostensibly without the presence of the stags. The latter, in the meantime, having discov­ ered the time and place, organize a storming party and capture the hiding- place, to the great delight of both parties, who thereupon have an enjoy­ able social evening together, as they set out to d^j-T/tg Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer. "I LIKE vonr impudence, girl said when her beau kissed aaa^pretty ed|he& PEBSOLNAL PROPERTY. Some Philosophizing I'pon the Anctml SnllM of TaiiUiuu. Personal property has become the great demoralizer of modern times. It is related in the Old Testament some­ where that Lot and Abraham, who had been partners in the cattle trade, came to a time'when their families did not agree. So they agreed to divide the property. Lot looked at the cities of the plain, and he went to Sodom, and would have nothing but personal prop­ erty there. Old Abraham took the sheep and goats, and went off into the grazing hills. You can count the pos­ terity of Abraham in the stars. I mean the genuine moral posterity, for I am sorry to say that a large proportion of the physical posterity has slipped around to Lot's side, and prefers per­ sonal property to anything. This per­ sonal property constitutes most of the great fortunes of this country. How much land did the Vanderbilt family ever have? Where is their estate? • If they have any, it is in the land grants of the Government, upon their lar western connections and extensions. They have no real estate in this city but some five or six houses. The con­ tents of these houses--pictures, jewels, etc.--constitute personal property, and they escape the tax-payer. But the real property of this family is in bonds, stocks, mortgages, and other pieces of paper, which are locked away in safe deposit companies, partly hidden, per­ haps, in Europe, or slipped from State to State in America, so that, like the lively flea, you can never get your hand upon it, but you are more aware of its existence than of anything you possess. Not long ago, $40,000,000 to $00,000,000 of this property were in Government bonds, untaxed. What is the sense of saying that we are going to have the essence of reform by drawing our at­ tention away from these great subjects to the matter of discharging a $1,200 clerk at Washington ? The great ques­ tions of the day are the questions of taxation. I sometimes think that no country can escape the penalty of its original motive. We broke away from England, because we would not pay taxes. We had hardly broken away when we began to have conflicts in several ot our States, with great masses of otherwise respectable people, who refused to pay taxes. We had the Shays rebellion in Massachusetts, the Frey rebellion in Pennsylvania, and the whisky insurrection " in Western Pennsylvania, all arising out of the de­ termination of everybody to let the next neighbor pay the taxes, or the next State, or the next generation. It is held now, by all those individuals and organs which claim to monopolize financial wisdom, that the only thing to collect the taxes on is the real estate. When you go to get your taxes on the real estate, all the churches have to be exempted, all the institutions, oi whatever kind, most of the depots and railroads, and at last the man with the most moderate income, who is not wise as a serpent, and lives like his fathers, pays the whole matter. Yet it is out of personal property that nearly all of our abuses have come. Personal prop­ erty is the corrupter of our legislatures. This personal property eenters up in a few but half responsible men at law, who lay out the plan to outwit the State Legislature, to lobby at the capital, to influence the newspaper; and when you ask why there can be no comprehensive understanding of the basis of society, you are told to keep your eye right on the next President, with his butcher's apron around him, and he will presently turn all the ras­ cals out.--Gath. in "Minneapolis TrU buna ; . JL Fallacy Explode!. There is something at once inspiring and dreadful in the intensity with which these men work, writes a Mexico correspondent. Where or how the fal­ lacy concerning their laziness has gained ground, it is hard to understand. Whatever they do is done as if salva­ tion depended upon it, and the exertion demanded where manual labor takes the place of steam or horse power is so bitterly hard that it makes their con­ tinuous application more wonderful. We have yet to see the first instance of shirking, or of carelessness. Slight of frame, small in stature, with every appearance of delicacy in physique, they will take upon the shoulders as much as five or six men can lift, and carry it an indefinite distance. Under these immense burdens they trot, in­ stead of walking. To see a mozo climbing five or six flights of stairs, and traversing corridors at thui swift paoe, with a heavy Saratoga trunk on his back, or to meet four peons rushing through the streets with a Chickering piano on their shoulders, are sights to which we are becoming so well used that familiarity robs them of their first painfulness. These brave workers are so surprised and unprepared for either £ity or sympathy that we begin to cover Dth with the negative quality of lh- diflerence. Still, to look, day after day, at street pavers and sweepers working as if fame or fortune depended on dis­ patch, porters hurrying under the weight of their enormous burdens, farm laborers plowing, reaping, gathering wood, drawing water, hour after hour, without a turn of the head or lifting of an eyelash for the world outside, upsets one's preconceived notions, and leaves one in a maze of reflections. This utter absorption in his occupation gives a certain dignity to the man; and one finds here, often amid the most menial surroundings, something of that fine spirit--that inbreathing of person into action--that makes Millett's sower a heroic figure. Think of the men lifted above these by every accident of edu­ cation and fortune, whom we so often see in the fair fields, listless, uninter­ ested, careful only to fill the time of their contraot, and these earnest, eag|erf constant laborers become saperh. Nature as a Prohibitionist. For eight months in a year whisky drinking is too ruinous to be indulged in by the Southerner. It is not pos­ sible for a man to drink as much whisky at the South as at the North. If he at­ tempts it he will go under. In point of fact, there was never as much drunk­ enness in this secticn as in the North­ ern States. Even in the days when the use of liquor was general intem­ perance was the exception. Down this way all the forces of nature are arrayed on the side of temperance.--Atlanta Constitution. IT is a great misfortune to have a fretful disposition. It takes the fra­ grance out of one's life, and leaves only weeds, when a cheerful disposition would cause the flowers to bloom. The habit of Jrettiug is one that grows rapidly unless it be sternly repressed; and the best way to overcome it is to try always to look on the cheerful side at things. THE Postmaster General should sup­ press matrimony by all means, for mat­ rimony is a lotterjr. The Great AMrien Desert. A dreary-looking; eounbrv, is the "Great American Deeert" in Utah, along the northern boundary of which my route now leads. To the left of the road is a low chain of barren hills; to the right, the uninviting plain over which one's eye wanders in vain for some green objects that might raise hopes of a less desolate region beyond; and over all hangs an oppressive silence--the silence of a dead country --a country destitute of both animal and vegetable life. Over the grdfet desert hangs a smoky haze, out of which "Pilot Peak," thirty-eight miles away, rears its oonical head 2,500 feet above the level plain at its base. Some riding is obtained at intervals along this un­ attractive stretch of country, but there are no "sand-papered" roads, and the principal incentive to mount at all is a feeling of disgust at so much compul­ sory walking, A noticeable feature through the desert is the almost un­ quenchable thirst that the dry, saline air inflicts upon one. Beaching a rail­ way station house I find no one at home, but there is a small underground cistern of imported «|*ter, in which "wrigglers" innumerable wriggle, but otherwise good and cool. There is nothing to drink out of, and the water is three feet from the surface; while leaning down to try and drink, the wooden framework at the top gives way and precipitates me head fir&t into the water. Luckily the tank is large enough to enable me to turn round and reappear at the surface head first, and with considerable difficulty I scramble out again, with, of course, not a dry thread on me. Wringing what water l can from my clothes, I leave a note in­ forming the section-boss that I have rescued a half-drowned Indian from the cistern, and, advising him not to drink the water, I once more wend my way eastward.--Thomas Stevens, in Out- ing. timber la Alaska. Alaska forests contain enough tim­ ber to supply the world. The forests of pine, spruce, fir, and hemlock cover every island of the archipelago and a goodly portion of the mainland. The trees are straight and tall and grow close together. The only saw­ mill at present in operation is at Doug­ las Island, and so far there has not been a cord of timber cut for shipment. The trees, as a rule, do not always cut up into good-sized boards. For fuel, however, the wood is excellent, and much of it is available for building purposes. There is little decorative wood, although the yellow pine is rich­ ly colored and might be used to ad­ vantage in interior work. Alaska spruce is an excellent variety, and often meas­ ures five feet in diameter. It is considered the best spruce in the world, and the supply is very abundant. In the interior of the coun­ try timber is of much heavier growth than near the coast and on the islands. Begarding the hemlock, there is a large supply, and the bark compares favorably with that of all the Eastern trees used in tanning establishments. No one has yet attempted to com­ pute the value of the Alaska forests. It may be they will not be necessary for years to come, but whenever wood grows scarce elsewhere, or whenever civilization fastens itself upon Alaska, the timber of the region will be found ready at hand and existing in rich pro­ fusion. Calculating only approximate­ ly the value of our possessions to-day, the forests must be considered. Prac­ tically inexhaustible, they add most materially to the Wealth of the Terri­ tory.--San Francisco Chronicle. Lamp-Shades and the Eyes. Prof. H. L. Cohn, in his pamphlet "TTeber den Beleuchtungswerth der Lampenglocken" (Wiesbaden 1885), describes a long series of determina­ tions of the relative values of various forms of lamp-shades. The method pursued was to measure the brightness of white paper lying on a table over which the source of artificial light was suspended at a given distance by means of a Weber photometer. As one would anticipate, the general effect of a shade is to increase very greatly the illumina­ tion immediately under the light, and not modify it notably at an angular dis­ tance greater than forty-five degrees from this region. The last section of the pamphlet, which deals with the il­ lumination requisite for easiest use of the eyes, is of the most general inter­ est. Taking as a measure of the value of the illumination in this sense the number of lines which can be read from a newspaper in a minute, and as the unit of illumination that of a can­ dle at a perpendicular distance of a meter from the paper, he finds that the best illumination is not less than fifty such units. Since even a fifth of this illumination is very rarely secured, ex­ cept immediately under a lamp pro­ vided with a good shade, the*author emphasizes the conclusion that few school children work in a satisfactory light.--Science. < The Monkey Takes the Piace of the Slave. Perhaps the only place in which at­ tempts have been made to civilize the monkey is Malabar, India. A fine species indigenous in this quarter is the Neil- gherry langur. The natives here have fanning machines called the punka. In other days the punka, which consists of a movable frame covered with canvas and suspended from the ceiling, was kept in motion by a slave pulling -a cord. An English officer conceived the idea Of teaching the langur to do the work. 'He took one of the speciee and tied its hands to the cord, while by means of another cord the machine was kept in motion. The movement of the cord is up and down, and, of course, th§ monkey's hands being tied to it, went up and down, and the animal saw the' machine move. Its master patted its head and fed it with candy, and the langur soon learned to think it fun to work the machine. When I was in Malhbar securing specimens of this species, I saw thousands of them work­ ing the punka, the Indians having im­ mediately put the animals in captivity when they saw their utility.--l>r. M. A. Ward, in New York Times. flow Do You Pronounce Them? Here are twenty words selected while reading a daily newspaper. There is not a "catch-word" in the list. Look them up and see how many of them you pronounce correctly: Tirade, Ornate, Decorous, Besearch, Besource, Con­ tumely, Conversant, Hyperbole, Mole­ cule, Docile, Melodrama, Mercantile, Misconstrue, Mythology, Nauseous, Pomade, Provocative, Sacrifice, Bro­ mide, and Topographic. "Two HUNDRED AND FORTY bones in the human body," is the way it reads in the books, but a short acquaintance with a boai-ding-house mattress will make almost any man of spare build bet his last collar button there hasn't been a fain count. Where Anthony Wayae DM* Erie has bee# tfce jifcea|e* bf*#om« events of special imtist to.iiMiikiu, the first bating the death dfMaaAn^ thony Wayne in 1796. The old hero, after his defeat of the Northwestern In­ dians, and the Jav-Grenville treaty of 1795, had been sent out as Commander- in-chief of the army to conclude a. treaty with the contracted tribal Successful in this, he had embarked fct Detroit on the sloop Detroit on his re­ turn to his home in Chester County, Pa., when he was attacked by his old ennemy, gout; on searching for the usual remedy--brandy--nono could be found on board. Suffering excraciat ing pain, Wayne was borne over the lake, but finding him much prostrated on reaching Erie, then a frontier post, the sloop put in there, hoping to find a surgeon and remedies. But there were none nearer than Pittsburgh, and an express was dispatched thither. Mean­ time, the General was carried, at his own request, into the Northwest block­ house, and there made as comfortable as possible. His time had come, how­ ever, and some days before the mes­ senger could have arrived with the sur­ geon he breathed his last, making tha, characteristic request, just before dying, that he might be buried in the fort, at the foot of the flagstaff. This was done, a single stone, with the let­ ters " A. W." marked upon it, being raised to mark the spot. For some thirteen years his dust remained undis­ turbed, but, in 1809, his son, Col. Isaac Wayne, desiring that his father's body should lie amid the scenes of his birth, had it exhumed and reburied in his native county. In the qaaint Rad­ nor church-yard, some fourteen miles west of Philadelphia, one now finds the grave of the hero of Stony Point. It is marked by an appropriate monument erected by the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati, bearing this inscrip­ tion: " Major General Anthony Wayne Was born at Waynesboro, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1745. After a life of honor and usefulness he died in December, 1790, at Erie, Pennsyl­ vania (then a military poft on Lake Erie), Commander-in-chief 6f the Army of the United States. His mili­ tary achievements are consecrated m the history of his countrymen. His re­ mains are here deposited."--New York E v e n i n g P o s t . , f ^ t * The World's Champion. f ' * Mr. Edward Hanlan, the great oarsman, and until his recent contest with Beach in Australia the champion of the world, may certainly be looked upon as an authority in everything affecting athletic sports. Before leaving Australia for this country, he wrote a letter in which he stated that he had used St. Jacobs Oil with the most beneficial re­ sults. He found it a reliable remedy for muscular pains in the arms and limbs, and from his personal experience took great pleasure in recommending it. No stronger proof of the truth of what is claimed for St Jacobs Oil could be furnished than this, and it will undoubtedly carry great weight with all thoughtful aud intelligent people. • I ^ Wotum'* worlcta never done." Work is a necessity to all; but, upon liow many, women especially, does It fall with the burden of the "last straw," and this, because their peculiarly delicate constitutions are so liable to functional derangement. We can­ not lessen your toil, ladies, but we can make It easier for you, by making- you stronger and better able to do it. Dr. Pierce's "Far vorite Prescription" will relieve you of nerv­ ous and other weaknesses, and all the Ills peculiar to your Sfx. , t 4 A a<vtelM*]lh]feo!fltton of the live#, one of twiMrtlmltiHOiirai of the Ifrij. lmpiln btood^sroIohSa, aatb- ma, malarial diieasea, consumption, sick- headache, diseases of the skin, kidneys, and heart--all may be traced to faulty action or torpidity of the liver. No other known prep­ aration so rapidly and thoroughly restores a disordered liver as Dr. Pierces "Golden £„.»»»> fto*jinoof successful physicians of the ace. Ir you wish to keep your horse fat don't allow any man to get a lien on him.--Carl Pretzel'» Weekly. "Men's work's «r*ni snn to son; Wolaait'# work is ner • j pec f A'.CrtJii»«CTieir* yolth & %2%as Jui*t ried a widow of 73. He evidently wanted a wife who knew how to cook.--Philadelphia CaU. Important. "WMi'lWi visit or leave New York City, save Baggage Expressaire and Carriage Hire, and stop at the Graml Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot: fioo elegant rooms fitted np at a cost of one million dollars, reduced to $1 and upwards per day. European plan. Elevator, Restaurant supplied with cabs, stage, and elevated railroad to all Fami­ lies can live better for ICBS Money at tks Grand Union than at any tirst-elass hotel in the city. A-fe(>OK criticism: "This book is printed on wretched paper. What a pity to waste paper in that way."--Boston Beacon. "Put up" at the Uault B«ua The business man or tourist will find first- class accommodations at the lqw price of 92 and $3.f>0 per day at the Gault House, Chica­ go. corner Clinton and Madison streets. This far-famed hotel is located in the center of the city, only one block from the Union Depot. Klevator; all appointments first-class. HOYT & GATES. Proprietors. 8rn.ur.nTBN your old boots a«d shoes with Lyon's Heel Stlgenerst and -we^tbem again. | Row We Jsdge • K«reL "Nearly all the stories printed to-day have in them an attempt at something beyond the mere tailing of a tale with trappings of scenery and puppets to bear out the illusion. But we "do not examine this scenery to know if it is real, nor stick pins in these puppets to learn if they are merely stuffed dolls to play upon ouf fancy. In this we do ourselves an injustice, both losing the fine flavor of a good novel and failing to penetrate the tinsel and stage effects of a poor one, in much the same way as a befuddled drinker swallows Ye. Cliquot and champagne cider with the same approval. Then, too, in order to batch a page or two pf "conversation" or "action" that is valued only as it carries forward the plot, we are prone to run hastily over descriptive writing that points a vivid bit of landscape with cameo fidelity and beauty. 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