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WMfUUJj. * >>« AwM flmtllw B«BWUI Practi--si-- O* --witll «»l»cti. " '.-i ifiwhwur Covin.] Since m nD of the dual government v lid tlie Mton&n of the Mikado as re- sponsible ruler, in 1868, Japan has so, completely entertained the idea of pro- gr«w, seeking the broad sunlight of civ­ ilization after centuries of isolation, that one must tarn to any dark or cruel page of her history with a feeling of reluct tance. Until very recently one of the lingering relics of barbarism was the torture of persons arrainged in the courts of justice. The methods employed were of. the most repulsive character, and considering the Japanese Government had appointed a commission, before 1871, to repeal the administration of the criminal law, it is strange that the final Erohibition of torture was so long de-lyed. In 1878 it was freely reported that torture was applied to some of the aoldiero of the Takebashi barracks, but it may fairly be understood that the mu­ tineers of Takebashi were the last to suffer the repulsive punishments ; and the very decided expression of opinion on the part of foreign officials in Japan ---and the comments of the Anglo-Japa­ nese newspapers--hastened the aboli­ tion of the hateful and diabolical prac­ tice at once and forever. They have established law-schools under foreign guidance, founding their system of juris­ prudence on the Boman law; lawyers to-day plead in their courts, and pris­ oners on their trial have the assistance of* counsel. But the purpose now in view is to glance at the old criminal law of Japan, and to briefly describe aome of the forms of torture employed during examination of prisoners to pro­ voke them into a confession of their crimes. The most extreme of revolting cruel­ ties were the various applications of the fire torture, but for the victim some of them had the one advantage of more speedily terminating his terrible suffer­ ings. The accused, with hands and • feet secured, was suspended, head down­ ward, in a cage made of green bamboo. The cage was contrived to slowly re­ volve, the culprit being exposed to the fierce heat of a charcoal fire, which was frequently replenished by the execu­ tioners. Oftentimes, happily for the wretched •offerer, the fumes of the charcoal pro­ duced suffocation. Another fire torture was to compel the prisoner to stand upon a heated grating or grid, beneath which a fire was constantly kept burn­ ing. He was unable to leave the small enclosure, being quite surrounded by a strong railing. Lighted charcoal placed in the interior of a metal funnel was another description of fire torture. The tube, containing the lighted charcoal, was securely bound in the grasp of the prisoner, and he was forced by the at­ tendants to walk quickly about, expos­ ing the broad end of the tube to the wind, thereby accelerating the heat and increasing his own sufferings. Another agonizing torture was produced by the application of boiling oil to the body of the .victim, and it was a torture applied in so many way? that only sickening de­ tails of hellish devices to intensify hu­ man suffering could picture, if that were possible, its extent and variety. The stone torture was usually the first cruelty practiced upon a prisoner. He was forced to prostrate himself, face downward, upon the apexes of five tri­ angular-shaped blocks of hard wood, the front of bis legs being exposed to the sharp edges. While securely held in this position, heavy stones were placed on the victim's thighs and others •were slowly added--to increase the ter­ rible weight--until he became uncon­ scious or signified his intention to con­ fess. The box torture was a still more atro­ cious contrivance. Bound hand and foot, the culprit was forced into a strong box, about two feet square, having a covering made to fit the inside, and ca-, Bible of being lowered or raised at will. eavy weights were placed upon it, and as these were increased in number, de­ pressing the lid, the poor WTetch -within the box was slowly crushed to death. In using the water torture it was be­ lieved that the torment of thirst would induce a prisoner to confess his guilt. After several days' subsistence on salt diet, without rice and water, the accused was shut in a room where he could see and hear the dropping of water on all aides, but out of his reach. The crav­ ings and sufferings became fearful under the agony, often approaching the bounds of insanity. Deprivation of sleep was effected by placing the criminal upon abed, or mat, over which a small stream of water was continually flowing. Attendants were in readiness, and at the slightest indica­ tion of slumber they would rouse their viotim by ringing bells, beating drums, or the application of fire to his body. The treatment rendered sleep impos­ sible, the poor wretch's mind became disordered under the torture and often­ times left him a raving maniac. The old style of trial in Japan in­ cluded only about four persons--the judge, the secretary, the torturer, and the accused. The latter was taken into the examination room securely bound, and was forced to kneel during the in­ vestigation of his case. If he persisted in remaining mute, or appeared to equivocate in his reply to the questions addressed to him, the "investigation whip" was used smartly--ail instrument capable of inflicting great punishment, made of three long strips of bamboo cane. Should he continue stubborn a much heavier whip was applied, the torturer repeating the blows until the prisoner either yielded or fainted under the terrible infliction. But no fatal in­ juries were permitted to be inflicted during these preliminary investigations, and a judge causing the application of torture to innocent persons, or to those of very advanced or tender years, or to pregnant females, was himgelf liable to aevere punishment. Such were some of the inhuman methods of torturing prisoners in Japan, practiced certainly within a score of years--and less--and not a few of the death sentences described, excepting the most atrocious tortures, the present writer has actually witnessed. | The Homes of the Esquimaux, i" Their homes were cold and cheerless & in the extreme, but they had powers of resisting it that seemed phenominal and far beyond human endurance as we have found it limited in our own zone. I have known one of these cold-weather cavaliers to take a reindeer hide that had been soaking in the water,, and that was frozen as stiff as a plate of boiler- iron, and put it against his bare body, holding it there, not only until it was thawed out, but until it was perfectly dry. The skin was to be used as a drum-head for singing and dancing enercises, and had to be dry and hair­ less to answer that purpose, the soaking ridding it of the hair, while there were apparently no other means of drying it than the heroic method adopted. From tiie larm number of reindeer killed by these Bequiinaaix they are abundantly supplied with skins for bedding and clothing, and in the making up of these necessaries they have displayed so much tact and talent with the limited means at hand that they are the best-dressed natives in the North. From one of their fancy displays on certain garments --the boot-tops--they get their dis­ tinctive tribal name, the Kinnepetoos.-- Frederick G. ScJmatka, in T^/eAMgri-, can Magazine. >' , " • . < I Queer Sail *atte#i ^ 4 Many queer things pass through the mails. Home of them afford amuse­ ment for the clerks and others, for a time, cause them to forget their relig­ ious training. Every conceivable thing that comes -under the rule of mailable matter, and many others besides, is daily received at every large postoffice in the land. Many packages are stopped because of violation of the laws and are confiscated, while, occa­ sionally an unmailable article slips through under the guise of something else. Speaking of the matter, a Balti­ more postoffice official said: The mail­ ing of merchandise, samples, and other things has reached such an extent that I wouldn't be surprised to see a man come in and ask if he can mail a ton of coal to San Francisco. A ^reat many- things are sent by would-be jokers. A short time ago a fashionable up-town lady received a neatly done-up and per­ fumed package from a point in Virginia. On opening it a garter snake jumped out and ran across the floor. The lady screamed, and when some of the other members of the family went to her res­ cue she was standing on a center-table and the snake was coiled up on a sofa. A few days ago when a mail pouch was opened a small diamond-back terrapin crawled out. The little reptile was car­ ried to Gus Warfield, who placed it on his desk. It crawled about quite ac­ tively for a while, and then pulled in its head and feet and went to sleep. Mr. Warfield placed it on the desk of one of the clerks who had gone out for lunch. When the clerk returned he noticed the terrapin and thought it was a paper­ weight, and went on working. In a few minutes the terrapin awoke, stretched out its head and crawled over on the clerk's paper, as if to see what he was writing. The young man had never seen a live terrapin before, and, still thinking that it was a new fangled paper-weight, he picked it up to make a closer inspection. Somehow the right thumb got caught in the terrapin's mouth, and a part of it stayed there. He now knows what a terrapin is, but is very careful about inspecting new de­ signs in paper-weights. On a recent occasion a box full of lizards was found, in one of the pouches. They were thrown out. Very frequently commission men' re­ ceive samples of all kinds of grain and other products with inquiries concerning their value. Often in the spring sam­ ples of strawberries are sent this way, but on their arrival they are generally mashed into pulp. Handsome bouquets frequently make their way through the mails, but on arriving at their destina­ tion they are usually crushed and worthless. A watermelon came from Florida a few days ago addressed to a man on Pratt street. The carrier who took it down had the misfortune to drop it just as he entered the owner's door, but it made no difference, as it was green anyway. Small orders of all kinds of goods are sent in every direc­ tion all over the country. The meanest tricks ever played in this direction was when the envelopes for hospital day were collected. Many of them were not stamped, and as the department had been requested not to stamp worthless ones, they were opened and found to contain peanut hulls, bugs, sand, pieces of bacon rind, horn buttons, tin, etc. One of the most annoying things to the officials was candy, and recently a line was drawn there. That is, a rule was adopted that candy should be put in such a manner that it could not get loose among the other matter. Formerly nearly every pouch contained a broken box of candy and a lot of sticky letters. --Baltimore Herald. Mother-ln-Law. A vas^ majority of men, speaking from personal experience, would say with us, we think, that the mother-in- law is one of the most welcome, most convenient, and most blessed features in social and domestic economy. Surely, there is no good man that, thinking of his mother and his own grandmother, will not invoke God'ssweetest blessings on the dear old lady who U his wife's mother and his children's grandma. Now when it comes to the father-in- law, we might sing in a different key. How does it happen that these sar­ castic penny-a-liners do not devote their questionable talents to the discussion of the father-in-law--the cranky, wheezy, gummy old gentleman, who sits around on the front stoop in the sun all day, and snores like aplaning-mill all night ? What does he do for the family ? What does he know about sick children? Has he ever inked new eyes on your little girl's rag-baby? Did he ever put patches on the knees of the boys' trousers and keep the family darning cleaned up to date ? Had he ever gone into the kitchen and cooked a meal of victuals whenever the hired girl flounced off in a rage ? Has he ever done anything but soger around like a dog with a sore ear, and fcalk about his liver and complain of the degeneracy of the times? Yet you witlings humor this pesky old varmint; why ? Because you hope to get value received when his will is probated. Venal wretches that you are, you tolerate and flatter this mumbling nuisance while you execrate the dear old saint who helps you to hold up your hands against the world. -- Chioagj News. Too Expensive. First Young Man--I see by the pa­ pers that it is the proper thing for a young man now to keep the photograph of his best girl, framed in solid silver, standing on his writing-desk. Pretty custom, isn't it, though ? Second Young Man--Yes, of course it's pretty enough, but it's altogether too rich for my blood. I can't afford it. First Young Man--Why, it doesn't cost so very much, old man. The paper savs the frames cost on an average only $30 each. Second Young Man--Oh, that's all right. I didn't mean the frame. I meant the girL--Somerville Journal. Beyond the Grave. Reporter (to assistant editor)--Can you chip in something toward burying the proof-reader? He dies without a cent. t Assistant Editor--How much do you want? "One dollar." "Well, there is two dollars; bury Urn one dollar's worth deeper."--Life. . Could Afford It. Old John Pepperton, a well-known citizen of central Kentucky, was taken down with an illness which the physi­ cians declared would prove fatal. Pep­ perton "s wife, a deeply religions woman, begged the old man to let her send for a preacher. "You haven't got but a few hours to live," she said, "and to eee you die without having received some sort of consolation would almost drive me crazy. It is my last request, dear, and I don't see how yon can refuse me. Let me send few Brother Henshaw." Old John gave a reluctant consent. Brother Henshaw cume. He had grown old in the Master's service. His life had been one of unspotted purity. "Set down over thai-," said old John, "an'make vo'se'f as much at home ec you ken under the circumstances." The preacher sighed with deep sym­ pathy, seated himself, and, bestowing a kindly look upon the dying man, asked him how he felt. Wall." old John replied, "it hits me (and it is marvelous how early these occasionally manifest themselves), it m to longer practicable nor right to insist upon a similarity of exercise for dissimi­ lar structures. Neither by nature nor l>y training are men and women alike, and every attempt to make them so in physical capacity only acts injuriously upon tlie weaker sex.--Dr. Hrm. F± Hutchinson, in the American MbQa- tine. .. : ' .7 ; Fainting' is vhai jreeults when heart toils to send to "the brain cient supply of blood. A faint may partial or oomplete. In either o there may be a waning of what is earn­ ing. and some persona can even assume a favorable posture before losing con­ sciousness. Mcst adult readers are familiar with the symptom* of a faint; the face turns pale, the eyes close, consciousness is lost, and. the person falls. Of course, _ _ when the heart fails to send blood to that I have felt a"trifle'pearter tliarf I do !bmitl<ifc, also fails to send it to the at the present." I surface of the body, and hence the skin The preacher sighed again, and ab-I ** cold, and perhaps clammy, stractly gazed at a shanghai rooster that Both the breathing and the pulse stood out on the porch "What do you think of the future?" the minister asked, again turning to the dying man. "Wall, kain't say that I know 'nnff about it to 'spress a opinion. Putty much all my life has been in the past." The wife lifted the corner of a ging­ ham apron, wiped her eyes, and begged her husband to think of the future. "Kain't think uv a thing I don't know nothin' about, Liza," he replied. The preacher asked if he might offer a praver. "Oh, vas," said old John, "jest pitch in an' make vo'se'f at home." The ministeV prayed, and then, lean­ ing over and gazing into old John's countenance--a countenance comical even though death had begun to draw blighting lines upon it--said: "This is a time for most solemn truth and frankness. I know that your life has been mainly given up to jocular evasions of all serious questions, but I pray you now hearken unto me. Can you afford to die ?" "Wall, kain't exactly afford it this time uv year when the crap's in the grass an' the mule colts need special tendin' ter, but I reckon m hatter." The preacher winced. The wife wiped her eyes again and the old shanghai stood on one foot and bowed awkwardly to a young pullet that had just made her debut in society. "I am afraid that you are not ready to die. my poor friend," said the preacher. "Death is a very serious tiling." "Wall, yas, I reckon it is putty tough on some folks." "My poor friend, what will become of your soul ?" "Wall, youll hatter ax ther Lawd erbout that. Man haster take kere uv ther body, you know, an' the Lawd looks atter ther soul." "I fear you are gone." *, "Putty nigh, I reckon." "Yes, and you cannot affordtfc.* "Ken you?" "Better than you can, my erring brother." „ "Wall, now, let us see erbout that. Did you ever see er coon an'erdog fight in ther moonshine?" "No," the preacher replied. "Did you ever tie er old dish-pan ter er steer's tail ?" "No, thank the Lord." "Did you ever set down with yo' back agin a wild-cat still-house an' drink till you couldn't no mo'n bresh er hoss-fly offen vo' nose ?" "The Lord forbid." "Wall, did you ever steal sweet milk outen a spring-house?" "No." "Ah, hah; wall, did you ever load up er old shot gun with erbout three times enough powder an' see it kick a peart young fellow heels over head?" "No." "Wall, I've been all erlong thar, an' ef you hain't, w'y you hain't hed no fun, an' consequently kain't erford ter die ez well ez 1 ken. Good-day."--Opie P. Bead, in Arkansaw Traveler. A Well-Planted Village Street. It is not always that a village street makes a pleasing picture, but the im­ pulse of any artist who might chance for the first time to face the leafy vista from which our illustration (page 200) is 'taken would be to make a sketch of it. And yet the elements of this pic­ ture are of the simplest and most natural character. We can conceive of a street which would be attractive on account of the well-planted and well- kept lawns on either side, with Toad borders straight and trim. But here the lawns form no feature of importance, and the problem of how much space shall be devoted to wheelway and foot­ path is left to settle itself in the most practical and natural way, as the feet and wheels themselves may dictate. The paths are therefore laid just where they are most convenient, and certainly the flowing curves which make the boundary between grass and gravel are more beautiful than any straight line could be, while they do not demand the frequent labor of cutting the sod and raking over the roadway, which are necessary when a formal border is neatly kept. The dandelions in the grass bear witness that the lawn-mower is not used to destroy all the wild flow­ ers, and these in their season add to the natural and rural charm of the street. The brightness of a bit of sky seen be- nearth the overarching limbs of trees which frame it in always adds a tone of cheerfulness to such a vista, and the sunshine which hero sifts through the foliage on either hand forbids any thought of gloominess in the dwellings which a too dense shade invariably sug­ gests. Altogether, this street picture has a balance and harmony which would not probably characterize one composed of various border plantations made in accordance with the individual tastes of different land-owners, and it is, there­ fore, pleasantly suggestive of a com­ munity of interest in the street and its beauty--a suggestion emphasized bv the public well which stands for neighbor- liness and sociability. It would not be wise nor practicable for any other town or village to imitate this example in detail. But no serious offense against the canons of good taste /»AII be committed where a village street is so planted that it makes a complete picture--a picture as peaceful and natural as the one here presented, and with such unity of motive that no con­ tradictions or incongruities are apparent. --Garden and Forest. Exercise for Male and Female. It is useless and worse, to persist in claiming that physical exercise for men and women should be alike in degree or kind. In happy, sexless childhood, boys and girls may indeed be allowed the same diversions and muscle train­ ing ; but when their lives begin to sepa­ rate by development of sexual instincts may be imperceptible, and the person may seem to ln> really dead. In other cases, the breath may come in occa­ sional fighs, and a feeble action may be detected in the' heart.. This condition may crmtinne for hours, but it Com­ monly lasts only a few minutes. Fainting is sometimes a serious affiur; indeed, at times, it ends in immediate death. One cause of this more dan­ gerous fainting is a fatty degeneration of the heart; and another cause is a con­ siderable loss of blood. In any case of profuse hemorrhage, of course every­ thing must be done to arrest the flow of blood, but meanwhile, the lowering of the head and shoulders below the level of the body will greatly facilitate a favorable result. Back of most oases of fainting is an •inherited nervous susceptibility. Only a small proportion'of persons ever faint under any circumstances. A few faint at the slightest cau^e-- fear, joy, grief, unpleasant sights, % noisome smells, heated and impure air, sudden acci­ dent, or some irritation of the stomach or other internal organs. The exciting cause varies in different persons, and each should guard himself at his own point of exposure. In any case of faintness every obsta­ cle to the freest action of the heart and lungs should be removed by the loosen­ ing of the clothing. But the first thing is to get the patient into a recumbent, posture--flat on the back. We know' of one person subject to fainting who had learned always, at the first moni­ tion, to take this posture of her own ac­ cord, and it speedily terminated the at­ tack. If the person is in a crowded assembly she should at once be taken into fresh air, but under no circum­ stances should anything be placed un­ der her head. The more common form of fainting does not necessarily tend to shorten life.--Companion. How Talleyrand Lived. "The sole depository of the"^entire tradition of the State," Talleyrand, even at the age of 80, ate but one square meal in the day, his dinner, and every morniog he required the menu of it from his chef< He would rise at 10, dressing himself even after the hands got rebellious, and half an hour later would have an egg. a fruit, or a slice of bread and butter, a glass of water with a dash of Madeira in it, or perhaps only two or three cups of camomile tea be fore beginning "wtfrk." '"No coffee, no chocolate, and "China" tea very rarely He dined at 8 in Paris and 5 in the country, well with appetite, taking soup, fish, and a neat entree, which was almost always of knuckle of veal, braised mutton cutlets Ot a fowl. He would sometimes have a nice off a joint, and he liked eggs and custards, but rarely touched dessert. • He always drank a first-rate claret, in which he put a very little water; a glass of sherry lie did not despise, and after dinner a petit-verree of old Malaga. In the drawing-room he would himself fill up a large cup with lumps of sugar, and then the maitre d'hotel--Careme, no less--would add the coffee. Then came forty winks, and afterward he would play whist for high stakes. His senile eyelids were so swollen that it was a vast effort to open them to any width, and so he often let them close and "slept" in company that bored him. He still continued to call up liis secretary at night and dietate to him through the <closed bed curtains.'-- London Saturday Review. The Gray Hair Puller. ' Possibly the most unique method ©1 earning a living known is that adopted by a big, rosy, 20-year-old blonde, who finds engagements with women just la­ menting their first gray hairs, to weed out, so to speak, those obnoxious re­ minders of advancing years. The gray hair puller is gentle in methods of treat­ ment, and makes periodic visits at inter­ vals of a few weeks, spending from half an hour to two or three hours, letting down the hair, combing it out and spy­ ing for tell-tale silver threads. She carries an innocent-looking little reti­ cule, which contains various glycerine and rose water preparations for a heal­ ing application when the work of tor­ ture lias been done. It is not especially disagreeable work, and it is saidio pay. --Kansas City Journal. His Sunday Politics. There is a lively little Frenchman in the city who is rapidly acquiring oui language, and who possesses among other accomplishments u ready wit. Being asked what his politics were he naively said: "I am zee Democrat on zee week dey; mais on zee Sunday I am one Besrpub- lican. "How is that Mr. Joncas? Why are you not a Democrat on Sunday?" " Parceque. I go to zee church, and zev set me by zee door zen I am zee rear publican-- zee."-- Detroit Free Press. " THE instability ot friendship tar­ nishes one of the most melancholy re­ flections suggested by the contempla­ tion of human life; and few of us have traveled1 far upon our pilgrimage with­ out having had occasion to lament the loss of some companion who has parted from our side upon the first rumor that we have wandered from the fountains of the desert.--R. A. Willmott. THE introduction of American watches into England has reduced the number of gold cases marked at the London tesay office from 38,844 in 1876 to 20,- 416 in 1886, and of silver cases from 119,394 in 1876 to 95,708 in 1886. THE cottage where Garfield died re­ mains just as he left it. Nothing has been disturbed. OUR lives should be, like the day, more beautiful toward the evening.-- Dr. GoodelL f Care f«r Bbemuttw. Or. G. Tieet,of WestGmayille, Haas., writes of AIACOCK'S POROCS PLASTKBS: For rheumatism, neuralgia, pain in the side or back, coughs, colds, braises, »nd any local weakness, they truly possess wonderful curative qualities. I have rec­ ommended them to my neighbors with the happiest results, many of whom bat for AIII<OOCK'S^ PLASTERS would be in a crippled condition at home. In every in­ stance when they have been faithfnlly and properly applied the result has been wonderfully satisfactory, N Uneasy Lies the Head. * A thoroughly well-authenticated an­ ecdote, illustrating his great tact, was told of Disraeli soon after he was cre­ ated Earl of Beaconsfield. It appears that not long after his transplantation to the House of Lords, Disrmli' met a brother peer in the street, who asked him how he liked the change. "Like it!" exclaimed* Disraeli, for­ getting himself for the moment, and blundering out with the truth; "like it! I feel as if I were dead and buried alive." Then, seeing the expression of discomfiture on the peer's faca, he add­ ed, hastily, with a courtly and irre sistible smile, "And in the land of the blessed!" Any Color W«qM Dot. <>untry groom (W waiter)--Qring us some fish., . Waiter--Yes,-sir; blue or white fish, sir? , . Country groom (to bride)--Which'll it be, Maria? Bride (with genteel indifference)-- I don't keer what the color is, John, as long as it's fish.-- Tkl-Bitx. - "Th« W.rld Moves," Maintained Galileo, when his tormentor* racked him for advocating tb» true system of Coperni­ cus. Certain follies bold out, however, against tfae illumination of discovery and experience. There are hosts of people who, because they have adopted certain principles, continue to swallow them to their dying day in defiance of the laws of common sense. Mercury, drastic purgatives, super-potent narcotics and sedatives. though they nave given ground before the irresistible progress of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a na­ tional, painless remedy for disorders of the liver, the stomach and the bowels, still continue to make ambulating apothecaries shops of many stomachs. The symptoms of liver trouble are easily remediable without any abdominal dis­ turbance with this beneficent alterative. So, also, are constipation, sick headache, heartburn and an inability to digest satisfactorily. It cures fever and ague, rheumatism and kidney trouble. Shacking Accident. 8o read the headlines of many a newspaper column, and we peruse with palpitating inter­ act the details of the catastrophe, and are deeply impressed by the sacrifice of human lives- involved. Yet thou­ sands of men and women are falling victims every year to that terrible disease, consumption (tcrofula of the lungs), and they and their friends are satisfied to believe the malady incurable. Now. there conld be no greater m stake. No eartnly power, of coarse, can restore a lung that is entirely wasted, but Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will rapidly and surely arrest the ravages of con­ sumption if taken In time. Do not, therefore, despair until you have tried this wonderful remedy. IN case of a cut, smoke the wound with horned red flannel on which has been placed a small quantity of sugar, then tie up. after epriukliug with sulphur, and it will heal immediately. ". AN old-fashioned Inst--"trust to taaW* --Nev York Tribune. A PuncT specific)--Dr. Saga's Catarrh Remedy. As roc raise them so you have them--• except occasionally in poker.-- Wattking. ton Critic. "A Chip ef the Old Block.'* Brown--I don't know what to do with that boy of mine. Gray--What's the matter with him? B.--The matter with him ? Whv he is so stupid he doesn't know enougli to oome in when it rains. What do you think is the cause? G.--I don't know, except that he is a chip of the old block.--Boston Cour­ ier. 1 cXi lamlloi (ieffiteel tyuackg. •Yea, it pays." said a big, fat physician, with a name which is known thiouguout the medi-, cal world. "I have a practice worth f40,000 a year." "Women?" "Yes; you've guessed it first time They pay $10 every time they oome into my oflxoe. When one "gets on my list I tell you she stays!" And Dr. H laughed long and loud This is quackery--, gilt-edged, genteel quackery--to keep suffer­ ing Woman paying tribute year in and vea? out, and doing them ao good. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures the peculiar weaknesses and diseases of women. It does > not to them nor rob them. .JjLt a Medicinal Spring. leal guest--What's become of the lord? I've not apen him for the last day or BO. "" Hotel cleric--He is ill; he is confined to his bed. "He is, eh? Guess he must have made; a mistake and drank some of the water. A man can't be too careful at these health resorts.--Texas Sifting*. • ' i 6* Heal Thyself - ~ Waters of West Baden and P'rarrtt Lick Springe, located in Orange County, Ind.. eighty miles northwest from Louis­ ville, on the O., W. B. & F. L, S. branch of the Monon Route (Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway Company). No springs «jn this continent, as yet analyzed, afford more than a fourth part of the qual­ ity of sulphurated hydrogen, and very few In any part of the world even approach them* in this particular. AH these waters have about the same general medicinal effect. They are alter­ ative and tonie when moderately used: in larger quantities, are powerful eliminators, acting upon the bowels, kidneys and skin, witliowt, however, producing the irritating' effect which this class of agents usually in­ duces when prepared by means of phar­ macy. less perfect than nature. They are especially adapted to the treatment of dis­ eases of the skin, dyspepsia, constipation, chronic inflammation of the various mu­ cous sorfacep, sciofula. rheumatism, all specific diseases; and, in fine, may be very beneficially used in all chronic affections whore a tonic and alterative effect is de­ signed, To the invalid the many eures effected by the proper use of these waters for the last thirty years give the strongest assurance of relief. To those who are not yet confirmed invalids the old maxim that "an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of euro" conveys its own suggestion. To those resi­ dents of cities harassed with care and op­ pressed with the heat, dust uud impure air, ifrho seek complete ..quietness and repose. French Lick and West Baden offer all that natural. scenery, pure air and home-like comforts can contribute. The French Lick Springs issue In a beau­ tiful valley surrounded by an undulated, picturesque region. The water of the springs flows from rock-lined apertures unci is inclosed by stone casements. Its leoi- perature is uniformly 5ft deg. summer an*! winter. All buildings and grounds lighted with incandescent electric Iqjht. New bath houses have been erected with improved medical facilities in connection with sti-am. The grounds are beautifully laid out mid decorated in landscape.' A band of mmsiu is in regular attendance. The West Baden Springs property con­ tains nearly twvcfl hundred acres is de­ lightfully varied landscape «f prairie and forest, extending restful recreation to the wearied invalid or tourist. The hotel, bath houses and gpounds are lighted by elec­ tricity. tanks tuid baths tenipened by steam, etc. The sprites are located in a charming valley, the medicated water bubbling up into circular basins of native whetstone rock, thus retaining all its natural gas and efficacy. Good music in attendance. Lost River atd Lick Creek afford oppor­ tunities for the lover of the rod to indulge in his favorite pastime. No ttedious st.njc ride. The steeii trucks of the Konon Route are laid to the (springs, and llrwt-elass trains running _ regularly. You can purchase through ticket*.of any ticket agent to French Lick and West Baden Springs stations. For descriptive pamphlets containing analysis of the waters, address anv agent of the Monon Scute. W. H. lfcSDoel." Traffic Manager; 5. O- McCormick. Central Pas­ senger Agent. Chicago, IIL llCoxle 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; cures the appetite for liquors and tobacco at once.and has recovered a large number of cases of old, helpless paralysis IUS a food only. Now, the trout fisherman will begin to reel in his line and to reel off his lies.-- Boston Post. [ New Publications. The present Presidential campaign tS somewhat remarkable by reason of the high literary abilit y engaged in preparing authen­ tic and really excellent biographies of the men who are named for rulers of the fore­ most nation of (lie earth. The |Kipular Senator and soldier, Qeneral Lew Wallace, more widely celebrated as the author of "Ben Hur," and one of Gen. Har­ rison's most intimate and llfc-USng friends, has just completed the authorised biography of the Republican candidate, and the life of President Cleveland, originally prepared by his old friend, ex-Gov. Dorsheimer, has been almost entirely rewritten and enlarged by W. V. Hensel. one of the brightest jour­ nalists and among the foremost men of the Democratic party. They each contain also a sketch of the Vice Presidential candidate. Theso books are far above the usual standard, and illustrate how self-made men have risen to great eminence, and every loyal man, woman and child ouarht to be fa­ miliar with the life, charcter ana public ser­ vices of the man they help to make Presi­ dent of this great nation. Lvov's Patent Metallic Stiffeners prevent boots and ahoes from running over, ripping in the seams or wearing unevenly on the heela All Run Down IVom the weakening effects of warm weather, by buU work, or from a long illnesa. iron need • good tofaic and blood puritter. Hood's SarsapatiUa gives a good appetite, strengthen' the whole system, puri­ fies the blood, regulates tbe dige-tion. "It affords me much i<7e '*u e to recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla. Mr health two years atro wa* very poor. My lrieod* thought I WNB going with consumption. I commenced UKing Hood's Sarsapa- riUa. took Ave bottles of it, and to-day I can do as Lard a day's work as I ever could. It saved me from the grave and put me on my feet a sound, healthy man." WILL K. D. TBIBBBT, 141 East Main street, WiggonsvUle, Oho. Hood's 8arsaparilla Sold by stl druggists, ft; six for S.v Prepare J oaly t<y C. 1. HOOD fc CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 109 Doses One Dollar H band, etc. thoroughly taught by mail. Circulars free. BBTAMT'S BUSINESS COLLXOK. Buffalo, N.Y. READ THIS I A •* WASHING MACHINE FREE I Tbe Patent oSee st Washington hare lost grsntM as a patent for our Wonderful HZLT- OriBATiNo Washing Machine, and to Intrmtoea them, ws will glre away loon, it in tbs greatest labor-saving Intention In the world. It washes the (Homing clean, without the wash-board er any rubMog whatever. We have already given sway a few samples, and these have sold over 100.000 Wseliers. one lady In Chlcsgo (Mrs. McDermott, :<38W. Ifrth St,) wss so wall pleased with her sample that she became an agent, and has xolr! over 12W !n rour months. We have score# of Just Kuch exjiuplesMttita It pars "to cast jrnur bread upon tbe waters." Ws Intend to sell not less than ONE MILLION WASIIRKS thii j»sr, and to de this we will Best start by GIVING AWAY 1000 samples. All ws ask of those who receive one tathatthey will fftve It a good trial, and, If satisfactory, recommend It to their friend*. Agents are coining money. We have several who are making $10 per day and ap- wsrds. "First come, first served." Bo If you want one from tbe lot we are going to give away, send your name snd address at once. AddreM. MONAltCH LA UN OK Y WORKS, ifoWabssh AT..Chlcsgo.III. (Mentlrnthlsaster) Cures •niPreieiti Colds, Cough a, Sore Throat, HoarsenoMu Stiff Neck, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Headacha, Toothache, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Asthma. Bruises, Sprains, quicker than sny known cemedr. It wss the first and is the only Pain remedy that ir.ntar.tly Rtoi* the moxt cxrru' iatim: paiua, allayH inflammation, snd cures CoUKt-Htioiis. wnetlier ot the LUIVKS, btomach. Bowels, orotiicrt; a ulx oroivang. No matter how violent or excruciating the pain the Rheumatic, Bedridden, Infirm. Crippled, Nervous, Neuralrfc, or prostrated with diseases may suffer, RMWAY'S RUDY RELIEF Will AlTonl Instant Esse, r RAVDWAYS R E A D Y R L U I F IT f *"' -- r fir ililsis MN-RS>* THIS NRTTNFTMMI. AM* I IIISIH ' NiMitw^ab^basiNAai* n& tlka > OS. Al r|/*hanale>*.po*ltiv*aad lal I*•tailingmanhood from ap or (laa Baft. M kkllbiood pori*er known. U faotD«| ssa* Droggfits keep M. Slek Oe. US 8 Halitsd St.. FOR SALE. STOCK. ORAflS, GUAM ROD TUBA1 Montgomery County. Tennessee. A JOHNSTON. Hampton itatioa. X AMIl JAB »'"l Big Psr stesdfly tor genata* |.a«n SUH re.ntfar or tnxtaUraeat csatMHia WshtimiliOuiin A .lantaS'i Carnally Pkni-lwH>rnv|>Oui»n A .lantaS'i Fuatlly n rlati: the latest. 1 est; 2i-tth reviseJaJttiaa; pp.. illu-tr»ieit S» now rets yon bqok--iora.. able! W rite fo t'<iw.th all particulars to Moon ft Co., O d Publishers, Oak Park. Chlcaca, HL • NORTHWESTEM MIUTAIY ACAKMf hah a! Tweaty-thtte mOea north of wrfts of exverieueed Jnetracto study, and unsurpassed tacitMsa for instrnmMn. health, home comforts, and Christian influence. Bend for catalogue to Highland Parte, HL sioo to $3oo us. Agents preferred who caa furnish ti*s«A horses and eiva their whole tine to tbe bastesaa. Bpaie moments asay ha pnCtsbly A lew vacancies in hum a co.. isis OR. WINQHCLL'I T e e t h i n g S y r u p FORCHlLMtGn I the bowels, seststs isaatioa, tsws a aad dyaentsry IS tbe wo •Bdtoae I gaaa'aairaTM.T OO, C The OLDEST MEDICINE ia thai prafeaMy Dr. base Thesii •Mrattl £}• watil Thisarttetola a^MujfuHy prepwed scriptton, and has factions inviti 5 T O N JOMES HI |T fans* ILLIL ««S|M II,wpS WnMK •iiihs wU?alfatt!^ MS mi aiwelal fte> SBte nan, ll mm n», sot* Sat, b fcaafenaly sal It Ul MCUM fcr IWKIIT *M la tt» miat. StrW N*. S (AM art) 1MM omr. SIM M, twe Swat *l«aaaMy'ie-MM* la Slack wala*. oSar TFYFC* qaallT law. Bay amt tie It* •..•hUa.in,.a»S y.>U t. fS toiLB. stviLU a ca„ isi w. iak» M., t»lf, OL no* aekaoMSaa «Sa laly ae tfch aaaMsa fciag asnpsMBtsl J EATING RIFLE MMMM mt fcr UtaMaM Cstshgas. 1*1 HILFJATES FARMING RHmnS WEST, SOUTHWEST, HORTHWEST. tar III TUB woato. WJWWWII vwti th# GNtatfefts flsMI SwyvriMMfe- muralfla, Um Back. Intemslly s hslf to a HE tspoonful in half a tumbler of water will in a f-w tniimie* cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour stomach, Natin a. Vouiitinp, Heartburn, Ner- vou*iie«8. Sleeplexxnenw. Sick Hesdaclie, Diarrhea, Colic, Flatulency, ami all internal pains. Malaria in it« various loirn* cured aud prevented. There is not a remedial a^ent in the world that will cure lever uud st:ue and all other level* (sided by Badwuy'a Pills) so <j tiekly as iter'way'x Keady italfof. AM> PAiaS; For headac he (whether took or nervous), toothache, neuralt'ia, nervous-Ties* snd flee, lesnaess. rheuma­ tism. Ittuilia.'o. lulus :iii<l weakness in the back, spine, or kidneys, paitm around ttie liver, pleurisy, swelling ot the (oint», and pains of all kinds, the ap­ plication of IUdway'ti lies y iielief will afi'ord im­ mediate ea.te, *ud its continued use for a tew da' effect a permanent cuts. Pilot, SO caats. ' all drnagists, All Aches' and The many testimonials received l prove all we elate for tbie valaafe •ot only relieves UM most severe pains, _ • It Cures Yoa. That's KM MM R fold by Drumrtats. SO eta. NRA BOOK mailed Ma Address WIZARD OIL COMPANY CHICMft I pnacribe aad dona Bif 0 as the oaly apectSc forths certain cata of this disease. . _ G.H.INGRAHAM. Amsterdam. X. *».- We have snld Star * Bold BY DNAMGT No. U-N •1.1 WHI N WKITING TO AIM •̂ JACOBS Q\l For RlienmatiNin. BRAND NEW, STRONG PROOFS •'••T1TUT" A"D EFTCMSH TRAINING SCHOOL. DtkaCT IXKTrri'TION and the IjARQ- tlon, CatAiogoe, terms, etc.. FBEK Address u» B» BttYAJNT 4 LUFL MM SRHMLMWRTS^1*' We recsnasMsd this csllets to oar resden. Atentlsa ts Tears. Xawtea, 111., Hay «. IMS. rrom isss to 1«1»--abattt >3 years--I aof»rs4 - with rkauaailaaa «r tfca Up. I was e«r*6 by ths •H of M. Jaesba 011. U> Tatars. I was earad by thi T. C. DODO. KafUaill. lilch., Slay >. i»»». Mr. J0KN 3. Cltrn. Kaslay, MleUfsa, was « afflrted witfc trmtUna IS years; his can area preaonsceS tncarsble by twe phyatelaos, tat wss . Jacobs Oil sad has ras»lasd n twe rand bjr It. yaara. Since 1885. KcOESABT, DrasfUt. US. Ho. Biaask, Mek., May 31. Tali ef ISSS wss takaa with laSnwima »ry akaa- aatlaai aad aaCaratf Swe weeks; wac eared aas battle of Bi. Jacoba OH. Mrs. 1. E. AT DatTOftlam ASB IJllUM. 1IH CHARLES A. VCCELEB CO.. Cait.ioia.W4 The" Lou CABINS of America Lave been birthplaces of some of the grandest men. Lin­ coln, Grant, Sheridan, first saw the li^rht of day through the clunks of a Log Cabin. Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla also originated in a Log Cabin and stands pre-eminent among the blood purifiers of to-dav as Warner's "Tippecanoe" do«sac a stomach tonic. 7* "" """ " 10,000 A6ENTS WANTED to THE LIFE OF supply FIFTY MILLIONS people witt ( By the author of BEN HUR. Otn. r-jrr.i • fliii in lit rt •! *1111 fllalsswaa. nUtiliwaat anil *i" ' 'i i iTnirr the -Wf/ •' i \ lead Beu Har< M •ynoy .tinkle* hook yet. . _ EX-GJT. Porter. 1 naaathar. Belling uutmt'v. HTBB*RT) BBOS.. U <"lar ; Street. Chir-am. lUtnoi*. The man who lias invested from tbreo to five <ioi:ar< in a ltubtx-r Cost, aad at bl.< first hall liour'a experience la a atorm finds to his sorrow that it Is hardly a better protection than a rape quito'nettiUK, nut only feels chagrined st beitijr M> badly taken in, but slso feels if he does not look exactly Ilka Aak tor the "F18I1 BKAKD" Sucua _ _ _ __ 4oei not have the PISH SBAKI>, send fordeseftptiVacaMma. A WET HEN " • ww UM man wte* *«rvio9 (not Rtyte) a garment that will keep him dry to ttm Mrte*t storm. It is e*«ed TOWKU'S KlSil HRAN ft $>LlCK£lt," a name familiar to every Cow-boy all over the land. Witli them the onto perfect Wind and Wuterproot Ooatts^' Tower's rt»h Brand Mi cier. • - .and tafee no other. If y> »r »r->r<*keeper A.J. TowmlD S Ira Bona St.. Boston. Mass. THREE MONTHS 1 HE CHICAGOLCDGZB. whMiIs tte OBL* rrliu- le Family Story Paper pnhjisbed willberenton tr-Hn cents. Banian for three moatka. It tea ia the West trial to siur ad- thr moras of, ivamber, _ U88,tortwea» vAss. Try it JMas niltir amt rsonottall ts pleaaa yoo. ~AS&MS CHICAGO UBKMU* Ckks|e, ilL ^ i. ^ T., »• V ' ' v