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n . a. K-. ft- 0Mttac at • ml \ tin* Her. [Thorns* Btavvna, in New York Son.] ' •;' In Turkey everybody marries young,' m& one might perhaps be permitted to add; those who can afford it marry often. Bndb aOfeg as an old mod u> abso­ lutely unknown among the Tnrka. They ane a marrying race, and as a gen­ eral thing the prlrl* are married off by the time they reach their teens, and often a year or two before. A Turk aaay possibly fall in love with his wife after marriage* but it wouldn't be very easy for his affections to antedate this Ceremony, for the first time lie ever sets jQres on her face is in the nuptial cham­ ber, after the wedding guestB have re­ tired. ;; When a young Turk becomes old tlough to many, then his mother and few confidential female friends under- fake to find him a wife. In a body they «pdl upon such of their neighbors as are fclessed with marriageable daughters, Cbd sfeate their mission in a business­ like way. The daughters are trotted -J "But for inspection much as though they { were young colts or calves offered for •ale. The wife hunters look the daugh­ ters over critically, question the mother ; SB<1 partake of coffee. In a few min- vtes the daughter that has been in­ spected retires from the room. If her , appearance has failed to please the vis- itors nothing more is said. If, how­ ler, they are favorably impressed, they longer and enter into negotiations for her ~ in marriage to the youth in ques- Turkish wedding festivities last sev- " days, during which gypsy dancing girls and musicians entertain hosts of Women at the home of the bride's par­ ents. Much frivolity is indulged in, much cigarette smoking and coffee Urinking, swarms of beggars are fed and bakshished at the door, and many pres­ ents received and given. But all this time the expectant young Turk has P never set eyes on his intended. At the beginning of the festivities porters come „ tp his father's house bearing the bulky Siirousseau of the bride, for the Turkish flwstom is for the bride and her belong- Ifags to be brought to the home of her llusband. Quests begin at once to dis­ tribute the articles of the trousseau about the bridal chamber, so as to show Everything off to the best advantage. Festivities are continued at both houses. On the third day Mends of the bride- rx>m proceed in a body to the house the bride, and oh the sixth the bride IB conducted to the house of her hus­ band, where he stands at the door to re­ ceive her veiled. 'f' About the same preliminaries are ob- .Iferved in Persia as in Turkey. Both ;.#Nonntries are Mohammedan, and the concealment of women's faces obtains in i'both. After the marriage settlement has been arranged, however, they gen- orally manage, in the middle class so- 'Tfdety of Pt ' • we inquisitive k - ' X y, w. Pb: % . W jptitious peep his peeping is xa < !r 'h doi S' Persia, to grant lover a sur- at his inamorata, peeping Is <m comical keeping with le Persian national trait of deception vaind trickery. The mother of the youth -Sftid the girl's mother stow the hopeful young Persian behind a partition where lie can squint through a convenient eye- bole. Presently in oomes the bride- fflect,' affecting total ignorance that she is on exhibition. She merely walks •cross the room once or twice, and passes . Out again. The girl is well .aware of Jber affianced husband's presence behind the screen; he knows she is aware of it, too; nobody is deceived. The whole 'thing is a ludicrous comedy.; yet it has $p be managed in this way out of defer­ ence to the social proprieties of the Sfcmntry. V Among the Afghans marriage is a S&se of purchasing the bride. A rich Afghan marries early, simply because f^ie can afford to pay for a wife, while a poor one often remains single until mid- - die life on account of his inability to pnrchase. If the husband dies and the \iridow wishes to .many again, she or ber friends have to refund the purchase money to the friehds of the dead hus­ band. Like the Jews, a common cus- ^ torn is for the brother of the deceased to . marry the widow. No other person > r would think of wedding her without first g this brother's consent. In China early marriages are the rule. ^ |phe match is arranged by the parents •and is in the nature of a commercial transaction. The groom is expected to ake presents of money and clothes to e bride, who, however, brings no owry or anything in return. The cal­ endars are consulted solemnly far lucky days, and the blessings of the tutelary gods sought by various propitiatory # measures. If the signs fail to turn out ^auspiciously, the wedding is postponed Again and again. The ceremony of mar­ riage consists in drinking a .cup of Ijamshoo together in the nuptial «nam- In Japan the marriage oeremony is |j>erformed in a tent pitehed on the sum- Jbit of a convenient lull. The bride's jlarty proceeds to the appointed place ©y one route, Mid the groom's by an­ other. In the tent they are confronted '• by the God of Marriage, a figure with a |[og's head. With the aid of a priest d lighted flambeaus the knot is tied d the loud cries of all present, f Meanwhile, at the fooi of the hill, others f have kindled a bonfire. After the cere- mony in the tent the bride decends the .hill, and commits to the flames all the toys of her childhood, and receives in fter hand a distaff and roll of cotton. 1 <<The Ruling Passion Streag." ». -M In one of the coast States there lived ro men of very dissimilar positions, it whose similar taste in one thing led lem to "meet together" on an occasion • long remembered by many present One -/Ifraa an eminent judge, and the other *as the French keej>er of a sailors' loft. - JThe judge was holding court, and the jft-keeper was an important witness a case before him. The witness |ras called, but. he came not, nor an­ gered. "Where is Suson?" asked the idge, impatient at the non-appearance " tlie witness. "He will not answer, your honor," - *<;§epled the sheriff. 4>l| "Go and find him, and bring him into - if * lourt !n cried the judge, sternly. 4 The sheriff went to look for him, and found the Frenchman Q deeply inter­ ested spectator of a cock-fight then go­ ing on in the village. Returning to the |K>urt-room, he reported to the judge: . -^jJYour honor, Mr. Suson is looking at a fhicken-fight, and says that all the iadges in the State can't bring him ,:^§way." Immediately a change came over the rtlge's feelings and expression, and in mild but earnest and clearly heard loice he asked, "Is it true, sheriff, that file cock-fight is now a-going on ?" , r~- "It is, your honor," replied the sheriff. „Z(! "Well, gentlemen," said the judge, - addressing the jury and lawyers, "I jrery much degire to witness that fight 'Jjayself. The court is adjourned for t Iw I" • Y • r?- FarbMdea Kama* In France, where almost everything is regulated by law, there is a statute forbidding the giving to children Chris­ tian names other than those of saints or such as are derived from the classical period. This law, which was adopted during a monarchical epoch, to discour­ age or prevent the clierisliing among the people of the names of revolution­ ists, has been a dead letter in many parts of the country, but it was revived lately in a way which has attracted a good deal of attention. When a child is born in France, the parent is required to bring it to the registration office of the city or town in which it is born, and have the name recorded, together with parents' names and other facts. Not long ago the father of a little boy born at Nimes desired to name his boy after the President of the Republic, M. Sadi-Carnot, and went to the registra­ tion office with the child. "What is the name?" asked th»fono- tionary in charge. "Sadi," said the father. Tha functionary shrugged his shoul­ ders and turned his head to one side, as if he did not uudertand. "Ah, I beg your pardon?" he asked. "Sadi," said the father again. "But we can't allow any such name as that," said the official, looking very blank. "Why not, pray?" asked the father in some alarm. "Because it is no name at all. Is there any Christian saint, by that name?* ; "I believe not." "Any mythological hero?" >"I think not." i, "Then you can't have the namep*: ; "But, my dear, sir," protested fhe father, "are you aware that it is the name of the President of the Repub­ lic?" The official shrugged his shoulders again. "That makes no difference," said he. "We go by the gregorian cal­ ender here. Here it is; no such name as Sadi among them. Now, here is a list of good names for you out of the names of the saints. If there isn't a name among these to suit you, why, you're not to be suited that's all." Then he read this charming lists: "Cyr, Oculi, Loetare, Babylas,Eutrope, Athanairius, Damas, Pancratius, Rufin- ius, Andoche, Leu, Evariste, Hilar- ion--" "Stop!" exclaimed the father. "That's quite-enough? We don't want any of those," "What Not Oculi, nor Leu, nor An­ doche?" "No. We want the name of Siadi; and if the name of the President is illegal in this Republic--" The functionary could stand it no longer. "I'arlrtuer heexclaimed. "No. When we are the. subjects \of the Shah, you may have your name; but what is to pe- come of us if, tl France, such enormi­ ties are to be permitted? We shotild destroy the safeguards of society, and throw the whole state into disorder. No, sir, you cannot have the name, and I will hold no further talk with you about it. You may go." The father was obliged to withdraw with his baby unnamed.--Exchange. The B-a-d Man Taken In. He called himself Rattlesnake Bin, and he looked ae if he might be a bad man to handle. Ke was up Sor drunk­ enness. 'Do von plead guilty the Austin Justice before whom or wit guilty?" asked he was being tried. "You don't try a man before the in­ quests are held, do you? Don't you take ane around first to the undertaker's shop to identify the remains ? That is what I have been accustomed to do in Colorado. I am always ask to identify any corpses." "What remains? What inquests?" asked the Reccmler. » " The mangled remains of «the police­ man who tried to Arrest me," said the desperado, "You axe laboring und^some hallu­ cination, mv friend," remarked the Re- oorder. "iau didn't kill any policeman? • last night." J "Then he isn't-dead yet? Take me to the hospital where his life is ebbing away. In Colorado I'm known as Jumpin' Jimplecute that chews up rail­ road iron, an' they allers take me to the bedside of the -dying policeman who has tried to arrest me, so -that he can iden­ tify me as the cyclone that devastated him. Have you taken the ante-mortem of the policeman I partially destroyed last night ?" "I don't know what yon are talking about," said the Justice. "Yon were arrested and brought to the lock-up by a little stick of a tailor who couldn't sleep on account of the racket you made." "So I was arrested by * civilian, was I ? O, well, that's all right. At first I was afraid I had disgraced myself. I was afraid I had allowed a squad of po­ licemen to take me. Any citizen can arrest me with impunity. Civilians are beneath my resentment. A civilian can kick the Ghoul from Glioulville who picks pieces of men from between his teeth after he has breakfasted and 111 not lay my hand on him. You can't make me fight an ordinary citizen. It's officers of the law I'm after. When I want a fight I want some two or three policemen to tackle me as an induce­ ment. It takes five able-bodied police­ men to make it interesting enough for me to let myself out I never fish for sardines."--Texan Si/tinge. .Bogus Wedding Presents. A correspondent of the Jeicelenf Weekly says: "I accidentally learned of a new society wrinkle, which I must say almost took my breath away. A little wliile ago a well-known fashion­ able lady came .in, and after looking over some silverware, asked how much I would charge to liire a lot of it to her. She said she only wanted to use it for a few hours, and was prepared to give ample security that it would be re­ turned in the same condition as that in- which it was received. "You see," she said,•"my daughter is going to be married next week and I want to make sure that there will be a good display of wedding presents. You can send up the articles I want on the day of the wedding, and they will be safely returned to you as soon as the guests have all left. I can't afford to buy the things; but am willing to pay anything in reason for the use of them." "As I never hire out goods I declined to make anv terms; but I have no doubt there are plenty of places in the city where she could be accommodated. Queer idea that of having bogus wed­ ding presents for the guests to look at and talk about; isnt it?" THE desire to do that which is right for its own sake is, in truth, a part of the Christian desire after heaven*-- Thomas Erskins Mm Daat Can a (Copper for th« CMMU Wfe* H ave' Crttksl IMXI Bta. [Detriot Free FmtJ The last issue of the jrjzona Kicker contains the following: < "Another three months have passed away, and those galoots who predicted the demise of the Kicker weeks ago have been badly left. We are still here, and here we shall Temain, and years after the coyotes have licked the ttones of our detractors the picker will be a power in the land. "We dont deny that it has been up­ hill work with us to publish a paper here. Our whole outfit didn't inventory but $40 when vrf struck the town, and we had been wearing the some shirt for seven weeks without a change, but the worst has passed. This week we have been enabled, as our readers will ob­ serve, to substitute a poem for that time-worn electrotype of Lydia Pink- ham, and a funny sketch for that col­ umn "block" of Perry Davis Pain- Kttlsr, and other great improvements will follow from time to time. If all goes well with us for the next year we can throw out nearly or all our dead ads, we are now carrying, and Ayer's Pills, St Jacobs Oil, and Mustang Lin­ iment will dwell with UB no more un­ less paid for. "Our object in coming here was to get a new start in life. We've got it, and no thanks to anv one. We wouldn't take $150 for our plant to-day, and the hold we have obtained on the" affections of the people could not be bought at any price. We don't fling on any scal­ lops as far as dress is concerned, and everybody knows that we cook and sleep in our office, but when we met the Governor of Dakota the other day he seemed glad to shake hands with us. We know we have been criticized for turning our paper collars, mending our own clothes and doing our own washing, but let the snobs of Jackass Hill beware! George Washington began life by ped­ dling root beer which his mother brewed in a borrowed churn. "We admit that we have made ene­ mies by our course politically, but we were actuated by the best of motives. Before the Kicker was established that old blow-hard, who goes by the name of Col. Jim Brown, thought he owned the earth. We have had to saw off his horns. Before our arrival on the scene that one-horse, one-eyed lawyer who gave himself the title of 'Judge' Green, considered that he run the town and a large share of the surrounding country. We broke his wings in two weeks, and he will never soar again. On the very first night of our arrival, as we were camping under our wagon, we were ap­ proached by that bow-legged, spindle- shanked, crack-voiced porous-plaster who goes by the name of Rex Smith, and informed that this was an unhealthy climate for tramps. We shall help to make it so for at least one. Next week we shall publish letters received from the East that this hyena of a Smith, who is throwing out hints that he can name the next Governor, had to leave Ohio to escape the lynchers, and that he has never been divorced from either of his three wives. We can't brag on our subscription. We have only thirty-seven. subscril>ers, but they all love us, and have all paid us in advance. The New York Herald started on three. Onr advertising for the last quarter brought ns in six boxes of pills, two bottles erf stomach bitters, one dozen capsine plasters, one keg of paint, one box of soap, and over $2 in cash. This may not equal the income of the New York World, but it is strong proof that brains are appreciated in any section. "Some of the human squirt-guns hanging out around this future metrop­ olis used to be bragging about how they were building up the place. One issue of the Kicker added more to the popu­ lation than all the brag those pigeon- toed Diggers had put forth in five years. While we return our thanks to those who have stood by us and helped us to make the Kicker what it is, we repeat that we don't care a copper for the ga­ loots who have criticised us, and had rather have their emnity than their friendship." : A Queer Society Found In Iowa. 51 found a curious society up there in Iowa County. They call themselves the True Inspirationists,' and all their T»roperty is held in common. No one uas individual possessions, and but $40 to $100 is allowed to a man and $25 to $40 to a woman for spending money or personal emolument. Marriage lowers the spiritual standing of a member, though it is allowed. Rule eighteen of their by-laws reads like this: "Fly from the society of womankind as much as possible, as a highly dangerous mag­ net and magical fire." Reasonably enough, the community has grown but little during a hundred years; they are now about 1,500 or 1,600 strong. Their woolen goods, and, indeed, everything they make, are quoted away above the usual market price for that class of goods. They a:» eminently moral and upright, not one single case of complaint against them being found on the rec­ ords of. the county. A rule for children is: 'Do a»ot play with children of the other sex.' They indulge in no amuse­ ments. One of the head men said to me: 'A picnic is mighty poor busings.' Their houses are German in appear­ ance, worm, comfortable, and filled with everything in the way of eating and drinlung. The dress is of the sim- {>lest sort, and no ornamentation is av­owed. The women all * wear blue calico, with a black wxapor cap over the head. The horses and oxen are too fat for severe service. Everybody takes it easy; an outsider will do as much as four of the community iu a day. They are wineanakers, but, being first of all law-abiding eitizens, they have dropped that braneh of their industry. They read few papers and take little interest in politics, but at the test election the whole colony in a body voted against prohibition. The chances that woman suffrage will ultimately prevail has a tendency to further disturb them. The sexes are required always to sitapart, to 'prevent silly talk,' and because 'the female is dangerous to the peace of mind.'"--St. Louis Republican. Patience Exhausted. "Dot vas no right to trifle mit people's lives," he said to the elevator boy; "vat if dot rope should break ?" "There is a safety-rope," politely ex­ plained the boy, "in case one should break." "Ya, but vat if dot safety-rope should break?" " Well, even then the elevator wouldn't fall There is a brake that holds it." "Ya, dot vas trifling mit people's lives. Vat if dot brake should give away.' The bov eyed him with disfavor. "Dutchy,"*he said, "you make me tired."--Judge. OLD are not favorable to ad» If I were a boy again Td go a-fishing. When a man goes a-fishing it's all solid business and no romance. He makes his calculations days ahead, figures on just how many minutes he can spare, and avery nibble is reckoned at so much money. He is always out of pocket, and always comes home mad, not to try it again for a whole year. With .a boy it is adventure and romance. He has all the time there is, and if lie doesn't catch all the fish in Roaring Rivfer it is not his fault. " > . I can remember all about it. In those way-back days a real fish-hook was per­ sonal property, something to carry to school tied up in a rag and exhibited only to the large boys--boys old enough to appreciate it. At home "it was hidden away under the bureau, and its presence was kept a sacred secret. Most any sort of a string would do for a fish-line, and the old hunter who once gave me two bullets for sinkers'is remeifibered with deepest gratitude to this day. When hook and line and sinkers were wound upon a maple chip and tucked away to wait for the fishing season, it was a red- letter day. I would have taken a dozen of the worst lickings a boy could re­ ceive rather than give up the treasure, and, had a stranger come along and offered to trade me a horse for the out­ fit, I should have promptly refused his offer. . ' v When we went to fish in a creek which was as muc> aa two feet deep in spots, and which a boy could hardly jump across in places, it was a mighty river to me, beside which the discoveries of Hendrick Hudson and De Soto were bantam chickens. There were whales in there, and our only fear was that one of them would nab our angleworm and break the hook. There were sharks which might seize us if we waded over a riffle ankle deep, and we had heard of the devil-fish which lurks under the flood-wood waiting for a barefooted boy to come along with his dinner. True, we never encountered any of these monsters of the deep, and that was tfie reason why we got safely back home, and why mother heaved a great sigh of satisfaction, and said: "So you are home! Well, I never, never expected to see you again!" A boy's way of fishing is the best way ever invente$. They may bring out their fancy rods, reels, flies, and patent hooks, but the boy who sticks to the home-made fish-pole, the old-fashioned hook, and the twine fish-line rubbed down with beeswax isn't going to be left verv far behind. "fhe first we used to pull out--yum! Nowadays those you don't catch are the largest. A quarter of a century ago things were different. Of course we had some big bites--awful bites--regu­ lar old monsters, but we didn't lie about the size of the biters. We never put one down at over a hundred pounds,- though we could have doubled the weight and found ready believers. In those days nobody ever, fished without spitting on his bait. If he wanted to catch an awful big fish,he spit twice. There were tames when spitting on the bait didn't bring a bite, but no boy ever got discouraged over that. He hadn't given just the right pucker to his mouth, or hit hook didn't hang right, or the sky was too bright or too cloudy. In the way-Mack time a fishing ex­ cursion waa set down for a month ahead, and it depended on how wfell we got along want the jMtatoee and got our outltt-lreadf a fortni of time. We bunted out the for fish-worms, planned ev< over and over again, iittd dreHithed dt creeks and fish and fish-hooks right along every night. " The dqys seemed never-ending, but when we : could .say "To-morrow" we dug bait enough to catch everything in Lake Erie, gave our poles and lines a last looking 6ver and went to bed an hour earlier po as to hurry the night along. Hnrjytf It waa the longest night of the year. Fishing! Well, the boy of to-day doesn't realize the meaning of the term! He may catch his score of bass or' his dozen of pickerel, but lie never feels the tingle along the nerves which came to the old-fashioned l>oy as he felt a six- inch shiner take the hook and turned with pale face to whisper: "Everybody look out, for I've got one /•**|" --Detfoil Free Pr&tfy About Opals. The opal has been conspicuous in the superstitions of nearly every age, and the first mention of the gem, either in history or tradition, invests it with a sacred character. One of the earliest traditions of the Opal is found under the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, when he carried the Hebrews away into captivity. The tradition runs that the Israelites had so mingled idolatry with Judaism that the latter was almost lost in the orgies of the Assyrian priesthood, and what is known as the Babylon Talmud for a time superseded the Levitical laws and canons. During their captivity a small munber of Jews found refuge on Mt. Lebanon, where they built a taber- nanacle. Beside the altar, in the tabernacle, was a golden serpent guard­ ing a tablet on which lay an opal of marvelous brilliancy. The priests Marlon Harlan4. The celebrated authoress, so highly es­ teemed by the women of America, says on tfiiges 103 and 445 of her popular work, "Eve's Daughter*; or, Common Senae far Maid, Wife, and Mother: " "Far the aching back--should it be slow in recovering its normal strength--an AIILCOCK'S POBOTJS PLASTER is an ex­ cellent comforter, combining the Rens»» tion of the sustained pressure of a strong, warm hand with certain tonic qualities developed in the wearing. It should be kept over the seat of uneasiness for sev­ eral days--in obstinate oases, for perhaps a fortnight." "For pain in the back wear IN AI>£- COCK'S POBOTTS PLASTER constantly, re­ newing as it wears off. Thi6 is an invalu­ able support when the weight on the small of the back becomes heavy and the aching incessant." - What a Mode 4 tthrl Never Dees. She never accepts a valuable present from a gentleman acquaintance unless engaged to him. She never turns around to look after any one when walking on the street. ^ She never takes supper or refresh­ ments at a restaurant with a gentleman after attending a theater unless ac­ companied by a lady older than her­ self. She does not permit gentlemen to join her on the street unless they are vety intimate acquaintances. She does not wear her monogram about her person or stick it over her letters and envelopes. She never accepts a seat from a gentleman in a street car without thaking him. She never forgets her ball-room en­ gagements or refuses to dance with one gentleman and immediately dances with another. She never takes more than a single glass of wine at a dinner or entertain­ ment. Be never snubs other young ladies, even if they happen to be less popular or well-favored than herself. She never laughs or talks loudly in public places. She never raises her lorgnette and tries to stare people she doesnt know out of countenance on the street. She never wears clothing so singular or striking as to attract particular at­ tention in public. She never speaks lightly of her mother nor says she "don't oare" whether her behavior meets with ma­ terial approbation or not. The Opening of tht Campaign. To open the campaign with any hopeaot-spsaAy Bucceas, attack the enemy, malaria, before it baa a change to intrench. An obstinate foe 'twill prove if you don't go right at it. If you are prudent, too, you will have fortified, upon the flrat intimation Of ite presence in your neighbourhood. Hoatet- ter's Stomach Bitter* i« the medicinal ammuni­ tion that you require. Every form of malarial fever yields U> this fine preventive and remedy. For constipation, liver eomplaint, dyBpepsia, nervousness and kidney trouble it is no less ef­ fective. Residents of malarial localities, and persons sojourning in or bound for the West, Should select this medicine as a means of de­ fease against the frequent visitations of uiaema. tboM in delicate health, the aged and the an­ il hould in every instance resort to this btjrigorant. Use it for weak nerve*. Leave Yonr days are numbered!* And So ran thedu# en the portals of tie cruel verdict of yoni; friends if von are over­ taken by the fiiwt symptoms of that terrible d team, consumption. *Leave hope - • -- i t£e days i against death is given up in despair. But while there m life, there is hope! Dr. Pierce'e Golden Medical Discovery has cured hundreds of cases worse than yonra; and it will cure yon, if taken in time. Bat delay is danger­ ous. Mo power can restore a wasted lnug; the "Golden Medical Discovery," however, can and will arrest the disease The Floods of Books. Germany continues to be the great book-producing country of the world. In 1§87 the German houses issued 16,- p72 publications of various kinds--689 jnore than in 1886, 667 more than in lf85, 1,865 more than in 1884 and 2,140 store than in 1883. The leading depart- meuts are these: Pedagogics or school hooks, 2,068; theology, 1,456; belles- letters, 1,402; law, politics, etc., 1,369; medicine, 1,082; natural sciences, 867; popular writings,729; political economy, etc., 725; history, 722; fine arts, 648; modern language, 585; juvenile liter­ ature, 464; ^military science, 389; ge­ ography, 370; mathematics, 223; philos- phy, 126.--New York Independent. :V A' Bream ef Pair Woaifnis , in, drafts of Tewiy»0n in his exquisite & long toroOBssion or lovely women of ages past This is all very well, but the laureate would have done the world a greater service if he had only told the women of the present how they could improve their health and en­ hance their charma This he might easily have done by recommending the use of Dr. IferoeM Favorite Prescription. Health is the best friend of beantv, and the innumerable ills to whieh women are peculiarly subject, its worst enemies. - Long experience has proven that the health of womankind and the Favorite Proscription" walk hand in hand, and are inseparable. It is the only medicine for wouie'i, sold by druggists, under a poxi- tir< guarantee from the manufacturers, that it will give featiefactiou in every case, or money will bo refunded This guarantee lias beon printed on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried out for mauy years. EF ev'ry soolhsayath war a prophet we nd all know w'en an' w'at toe ao.--Tke Judge. UrrBNsrvE breath vanishes with the u« of Dr. Sage'x Catsrri- )t#> • •> 'v. SOME of ns starve on what otners grow rich on.--Judge. The Ohio Valley Centennial Exposition.. One of the most important events in the history of our country's wonderful growth and progress is the great Centennial Ex- marvelous ttnmanev. ine priests i position which opens at Cincinnati taught the worshipers that in thin Bton© j July 4 and lants for on© hundred davs, was imprisoned the spirit of Moses who was undergoing penance fbr his sin in murmuring because the water that flowed from the rock of Maxah Was bit­ ter, but after the ln^se of a/ certain period he wonlil be libelled a<hd would again appsar in material forni to deliver his people* So great was the belief in the power of the opal that the ^cients averred that the gods themselves could not resist its influence, and that any di­ vine favor asked by its possessors would be granted. King Richard of England, Coeur de Leon, is said to have had full faith in the benign qualities of this gem, and never to have gone into battle with­ out one. He carried it with hhn during the crusades, and to it he ascribed his victories over Saladin and hip Saracen hosts. Shortly before he laid seige to { the castle of Cliaulus, garrisoned by the j forces of the Viscount of Limoges, in j 1199, Richard liad left hisfavorite charm | with a lady of rank, as a token of aifec- j tion. After the battle had begun the King bethought himself that he had forgotten his amulet, and was imme­ diately seized with a foreboding of ill. During the battle that followed he was mortally wounded, and died eleven days later. Precious opalfc seldom ex­ ceed an inch in diameter, and very few stones are of this size. . Its value de­ pends entirely upon its brilliancy and play of colors. It is rarely sold by car­ ats or grains. For a very large, fine gem of great beauty, $5,000 has been' paid, and fine ring or brooches stones often bring from $100 to $500, while smaller stones are sold at from $1 to $100. But large opals, like large diar monds, bring immense sums of money. An opal in the Imperial Museum, near­ ly &b large as a man's fist and weighing on or until October 27. Although the enterprise is called "The Ohio Valley Centennial Exposition." or the hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the Northwest Terri- toiy, it is leally a nntion d exposition in every sense, ns every State and ^Territory is represented and will have splendid dis­ plays of their productions and wares. The National Government has appropri­ ated $150.(KK) to defray the expense of the Government exhibit alone. Enormous oases from the Smithsonian Institution unci Other departments at Washington have ar­ rived full of historical and art treasures of the capital and will be .on exhibition. The area available for exhibition spnee in the several vast balls constructed espe­ cially for the occasion is nearly 550.000 square feet, besides nearly 100,000 more square feet for reception and restaurant halls. The works of art already oa the ground for exhibition are insured for over $1,000,000. Ciacinnati has uniformly been very successful with her expositions, bat this year the public spifit and enter­ prise of her citizen^ have assumed na­ tional proportions and deserve national support. A Guide With routes and to Niagara Falls.yfet. Lawrendl River, and Kew England points, over the Chicago and Atlantic and Erie Railways, will be for­ warded on application. Through Pullman sleeping-car service on all through trains to New York and New England, via Chautau­ qua. Solid trains to New York. Ticket offioe MB Clark street, Chicago. Address W. H. HUBLBUBT, General Western Passenger Agent Erie Railway, Chicago. to 0|nti id raies of ills. /St. Lai utanqoa ursi toe MUCH of the so-called ivory now in use is silnply potato. A good, sound potato washed in diluted snlphnric acid, then boiled in the same solution, and then slowly dried, is all ready to be turned into buttons, poker-chips, and innumerably other things that ivory waa used for once upon a time. Ctironle COB|(U AND CsMi, And all diseases of the Throat and Lung*, can be cured by the use of Sootfa Emulsion, aa it contains the heaimg virtues of Cod liver 01 and Hypophoephite# in their fullest form. Is a beautiful creatay Emulsion, palatable as milk, easily digested, and can be taken by the most delicate. Pieaee read: "I consider Scott's Emulsion the remedy par exoellence in luberculous and Strumous Affections, to aay nothing of ordinary colds and threat trou­ bles. *--W. R. a COMUXJ* M. B., Manchester, Ohio. A* oak tree recently felled in ftke County, Mo., made 429 fence posts and nine cords of wood. Sang Addison, But |roii, for a few years at ^(rather look at the from the underside. YOU CA* BO If *by observing the laws of health^ and resorting to that cheat tliti °:; grave medietas -• *WABHBB'S SAFE 0DWI You are oat of sorts; • ^rfeeling and appetite ' while the next ( far life is « den. If you drift on ill way you are liable to ~ -^Insane. Why ? Because poisoned blood on the nerve centers wherein ^mental faculties are] paralyses them and the becor THE Quick and the Dead--Nsw York Tork and Philadelphia. -New York Star. Moxie has created the greatest excite­ ment as a beverage, in two years, ever wit­ nessed. from the fact that it brings nervous, exhausted, overworked women to good pow­ ers of endurance in a few days; oures the appetite for liquors and tobacco at once, and has recovered a large number of cases of okl. helpless paralysis as a food only. WHEN winter dies, spring refuses •» "kindly omit flowers.--Puck. LOOK TOVHGt Lsaurells Oil prevents tendency to Wrinkles or seeing of Skin. Preserves a youthful plump, fresh condition of features. If you dssire a transparent, clear, fresh Complexion, free from blemish, or roufhnsss, us« Leaurclle Oil, it cures and prevents cracking, chapping, rough­ ness or coarseness of skin. Keeps face, neck and hands soft, plump. Preserves the tone, life and transparent. glow of the skin as in youth. This fs a remarkable article; though called an oil is more the nature of an expressed juice, and is a superb tonic and elegant dretting for the Hair and Whi*krr *. whieh it ttimulatea and tones without grease; yet keeps the hair and whiskera sott, glossy, luxurious and vigor­ ous. 91 at Druggists or by Express, free of Ex­ press charge. E.S.WKLLS.Chemist, Jersey City. Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, and Hay Fever. Sufferers are not generally aware lhat these diseases are contagious, or that they are due to the presence of living parasites in the lining membrane of the nose and eustachian tubes. Microscopic research, however, has proved this to be a fact, and the result is that a simple remedy has been formulated whereby catarrh, eatarrlml deaf­ ness. and hay fever are permanently cured in from one" to three simple applications made by the patient at hotne. A pamphlet explaining this new treatment is sent free on receipt of stamp by A. H. DIXON A SON, 306 West King street. Toronto, Canada. WILU' HAIR BALSAM. ',gradually restores color; elegant toaiS Me., 91.00, Druggiste, or FL.OU sisenn* ~ II. ETS.Wells, Jersey City. ^Tby'kxpresa for fU BOUGH ON PILES. Quick, complete euro. 60a. THE people whom business men prefer Jto have 'round are square men.--Shoe and Leather Reporter. >mes non-responsible. w There are thousands of ^ple to-day in insane _ and graves, put thee*' Kidney Poisoned Bttbtw* : ^ Insanity, according to statia-^ tics, is increasing faster than any other disease. Is your eys- Agswht failing? Your ^becoming; impaired ? An ali^v gone feeling on slight exertion J upon you ? If so, and YOtl .Jgknow whether this is so or not,^J do not neglect your, case until reason totters and you are an imbecile, but to-day while J6*. "^Chave reason, use your go£t||* sense and judgment bi chasing WARNEI . C U R E a n d W A i *SAFE PILLS; warranted to do as repi and which will cute you. h =. * * * * V,a¥ eiprt W»nhnl--l»uij Ifccw lJi'il'irtiXl imr 5&L--- «M *••••• IB tetemr •• hw la Mr Snap* sat l SMLMIJ UoiuMtoLD s*nri*ai a in irtnliii a* Ml a* ( «T M«MI ASMLCTSLV KQ narkmiktl •--TW, --< SMUSSIA l»w MIM. lliwImM limit M '* •IM M Mlui tMa mil «Sbr, Mrikl tha i Watok m* IMP MM • i»li m*** rmiHhiisiMip aataErw torathr Mr a mmm M M, wt an lUSh wUt wm«l to w at aaca wU iwnlna ana* aa« iiMkla. TMa. »a aaaiMaM kaa«rm a ni« la wSnMI aar MWHa Ras •a? to alacae at aaca whatsit# ate baaM,* ?i *rm« •MtM*. AMMl wiaial -ciw.Mrfl^imiwkMeeltW'liail wfcjr aa ham to a«a«. Bat IT MS. MM aa«a.»a»«a»aaa--. rsaa. aalMMtgrl aminJtwiWMa a*4 gars akia neeSBML* Stunaa. Wa | Asaiii.swsosaoa.a»» «' We Point wild PrMt To the Mood name at home" won by Hood's I rffla. in Lowell, Mass.. where it is prepared, t more of Hood's SarsaparlUa eold than ot all < ttedfctaee. Whole neighborhoods are taUns H at the same time, and It has given the beet of satisfaction tinea ita Introdnetioa tea rears an. This eoa'.d net, be if the medicine did not posseaa merit. If youso*e* rom impure blood or debility, try Hood's Sarsapa- rflla and you will realise It* peculiar curative power. • "I had salt rheum on my eft ssm three resrs, suf­ fering terribly. I took Hood's Ssraapaailia, and the sslt rheum haa entirely disappeared." H. M. KILIA 71 French St, Lowell, Mais. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all dnucguta. «l; six forts. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD K CO. AfMtbeeariea, Lowell, Maaa. IOO Poses One Dollar GOLD is worth $v*> per pound, Pettifs Bye Balva $i. 00), but is sold at 25 ceataaoos by detuera. (BHTTON THIS rarca five 1 m Pi.-IWli. fay r vacanciaaia iaw IfWiiUi SSI C U R E F 0 P C 0 N S •Mt LW«»tAoiu»«»a aatiaaw mmmtr aa tfcaa lUllKataaythtag«IM ia tbawarld Hthcraas Caatlymttt IUI. Tarn* rate. Tats a COyAa»at».Maiaa U ME ••hand, etc., thoroughly taught by maU. Clroalaja • •bee. BaiAMT'e Buaiysaa COLUOK. Buffalo, N.Y. LEARN SMRTMU Ml TYK-WIITOS At GILL'S School of Eclectic Shorthand. 7M Obksajm Opera Houas. Bend for pUeulara aad Trsttsfwatals HOW TO BECOME WELL REM! A practical ayatem of reading and Selt-cblturr, greatly economizing ttme.erot to shy addreaa for tv» Scstampe. Addreaa Beading JBureau. KochSter.N.Y. C»res«-Prmits Colds, Coughs, •or* Throat, Hoarseness, •tiff Neck, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Hsadachs, Toothache, Rheumatism, Msuralgla, Asthma, Bruises, Sprains, quicker than any known remedy. It was the first FOR {|ff| Bsaisehs, tatirrfc. and is the only Pain remedy that inatactiy atop* the moat excruciating paina, allays inflammation, and enres Congestions, whether ot the Lui.gs, Stomach, Bowt-lc. or other jr a ids or organs. Mo matter how vutleat or excrudatici? the IilKMiruatir. Bedriduen, infirm. Crippled now vutli BedridUeu. IUMUU. V/HJICICU, urnui Neuralgic, or prostrated with di*e«sts may suffer, msmm Burns. Wssatfs, 0M f All AoHea and MM BMD NMNWU IVCW1I I i&ssrs:. RADWIV'S REMY RELIEF , _ assfess. wizam OIL Will AITonl Instant Ease, Colic, natiilenry' sntfsli internal pains.7 Malaria in ita vsrious tortus cured aud nrev There ia not s remrdis! scent ia the world that will •rsaa»lfa cure fever and ague snd all other fevers (sided by Had way'a Pills)to giieWlrM lUdwsy's Beady Baiie£ Af'lIKH AWD PAUS. For headache (wlietner aick or nervous), toothache, neuralcia, nervousness aad xleerlessneaa. rheum*1 ttsrn, lumbago, l'sias and weakness in the beak, apiue, or kidneys, psins around the lint, nkmrlw. swelling ot the Joints, and pains of all kinaaTtte ap­ plies'Ion of Ba<k*ay's Baa ly Belief will afford im­ mediate ease, and ita continued use fbr a (f w days eff«*apennaeeuteusa, Pifc*.Moaata. BaUng We ha** i aaay res rttt? Hi II1.M. SaMtel WHEN WRITING IV A1 InuJavagwr*' ^ tfca CINCINNATI MMLEMSM? UNSURPASSED DISPLAY. EXCURSION ftATtrmOl* YOUR BUCQY for ONE DOL ^ • J--T, - j'-" ^