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5 C U R E F O R 't '• Highest of all in \Xv\s me^a -N xfrtoatv \s \Yu\vi vKvrvv&\\e&. . Nature's Guard. In South Africa, we are told, the geranium lias the reputation of being a guard against snakes, which avoid the plant as though it were poisonous, writes W. W. Long. We are reminded that, though the flowers of the gera­ nium are scentless, the leaves contain a quantity of volatile oil, with more or less pungent odors; and it is stated that no snake will come near a bed of the flowers. A missionary in South Africa has surrounded his house with a gar­ den of geraniums, with the result that it is never visited by these unwelcome intruders. The discovery of this prop­ erty in the geranium is attributed to the Kafirs. A Lion. We think it would be an excellent thing if all children were as sensitive to praise and blame as the dog in the following story. And if Lion felt so much mortification over coming into the parlor with muddy feet, cannot our boys be a little more careful than he was even? A Newfoundland dog owned by a New Orleans lady gave an entertaining illustration of the fact that in some way dogs comprehend what is said to them. One day a lady called on his mistress, and during her visit Lion came in rather shyly, lay down on the parlor carpet, and went to sleep. The con­ versation ran on, and the visitor final­ ly said: ;' ": "What a handsome Newfoundland dog you have.". , - „ . Lion opened one eye. • ,rrT - "Yes," said the mistress.- "He is a very good dog, and takes exeelleut care of the children." Lion opened the other eye and , waved his tail complacently to and fro on the eafpet "When the baby goes out lie always goes with her, and I feel sure that no harih can come to her," his mistress continued. Lion's; tail thumped up and down violently on the carpet. "And he is so gentle to them all, and such a playmate and com­ panion to them that we would not take $1,000 for him." Lion's tail now went up and down, to and fro, and round aud round/ with great, undisguised glee. '•&|it.rsaid the mistress, "Lion has one fault." Total subsidence of UjPs ^tail, together A^th the appear­ ance of an expression of great concern on his face. "He will come in here with his dirty feet and lie down 011 the <carpet when 1 have told him time and again that he mustn't do it." At this point Lion would doubtless have remonstrated if he could; but. be­ ing speechless, he arose with an air of the utmost, dejection and humiliation aud slunk out of the room, with his lately exuberant tail totally crestfallen. --Our Dumb Animals. The amusement of the summer season is the grand revival of "Ali Baba" at the Chicago Opera Hovise, which occurred last Monday night. The theater was densely packed with an audience which manifested the keenest delight as the manifold beauties of the gorgeous extrav­ aganza were one by one unfolded, and the house was crowded at every performance during the week. The revival is 011 a scale of magnificence peculiar to the Henderson productions. Every detail has received the most careful'attention, every provision is on the most liberal scale. It is this lavish and unstinted manner of doing things that has made the Henderson ex­ travaganzas noted the world over for their sumptuous completeness, and which make cheaper and inferior productions tawdry and worn by contrast. "Ali Baba" is a superb entertainment in every respect. There is a splendid collec­ tion of new things in the musical equip­ ment of the piece--songs comic, sentimen­ tal, picturesque and dramatic without number. Taken altogether, there is prob­ ably not a show on the American conti­ nent that is the equal of "Ali Bahamas performed in its second revival at'Tne Chicago Opera House. It will continue until further notice, and will be given seven nights and two matinees each week, including the popular mid-week matinee, when the choice of reserved seats may be had for 50 cents-"# _l ' Oddities. Corals are not found within the range of rivers flowing into the ocean, as fresh water is fatal. 1 Gold leaf of any thickness down to one-four-millionth of an inch is now being made by electrolysis, and. accord­ ing to Invention, at such rates as threat­ en to pxtinguish the gold beater's art On a side door of a room in Dpleveya's house at Plymouth. Mass., was a lock which had given considerable trouble by not working properly. Oubeing taken off for repairs and after being cleaned and scraped, the following inscription was discovered: "This lock was on the chamber door at St. Helena wherein he breathed his last who made princes bow and kings tremble on their thrones --Napoleon." The house is about sixty years old. The power of continuing motionless with the lifted head projecting forward for an indefinite time is one of the most wonderful of the serpent's muscular feats, and is one of the highest import­ ance to the animal, both when fascinat­ ing its victim and when mimicking some inanimate object, as, for instance, the stem and bud of an aquatic plant; here it is only referred to 011 account of the effect it produces 011 the human mind, as enhancing the serpent's strangeness. In this attitude, with the round, unwinking eyes fixed on the be­ holder's face, the effect may be very curious and uncanny. Don't Get Seared If you should hear that In some place to which you are going lrftilaria Is prevalent. To the air poison which produces chills and fever, bllirnis remittentaud dumb ague there­ in a safe and thorough antidote and pre­ ventive, viz., Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The great anti-malarial specific is. also n remedy for biliousness, constipation, dys- r pepsin, rheumatic and kidney trouble, n<y- vousuess and debility. Monument to Marylamlers. The Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is receiving subscriptions for the erection in Brook­ lyn of a memorial to the 400 Maryland- ers who stood the brunt of the fight in the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, 1770. • H I G H E S T A W A R D * W O R L D ' S F A I R . Kentucky Highways. There is scarcely a county in Ken­ tucky that Is not agitating the question of good roads, says the Louisville Cou­ rier-Journal. Between the counties yrith good roads that are not free and the counties with free roads that are not good there is not a county that is exactly pleased with its condition. Not a few counties have expended consider­ able money in road building during two or three years past, and judging from current reports several of them have paid dearly for their experience. A good road cannot be built over the average Kentucky soil without either stone or gravel. Any amount of grad­ ing without a stone roadbed is not con­ sidered practical in States where si great deal of attention has been given to road improvement. The Commis­ sioner of Public Roads of New Jersey advises the people of that State to build no highway less expensive or durable than a macadam road ten or twelve feet in width and six inches in thickness, and where the traffic is heavy the road to be several Inches deeper. Macadam roads of this descrip­ tion are built in New Jersey at a cost of 45 cents per square yard where the im­ provements being made are no more than ninety miles from the quarry. A great many counties in Kentucky ca:i obtain the necessary stone without going outside of their borders. The good roads movement is in its infancy, and many other States are confronted with the same problem, which is the outgrowth of a general desire for bet­ ter transportation facilities. The State Commission of Massachusetts has ask­ ed for more thar^$h.,000,000 to be ex­ pended in road improvements, and more than half the States are experimenting for good results in the construction of public highways. Bad roads are large­ ly responsible for the tendency of the rural classes to drift to the cities, and with better highways the loneliness of farm life will cease to be an incentive toward forsaking the country for the town. And in this connection Kentucky is no exception to her sister States. • T H E B E S T • PREPARED "When Traveling;, Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take on every trip 1 bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most. j>leasantly. and effectually on ibe kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale. In 50c.. and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the Cali­ fornia Fig Syrup Co. only. For a number of years mineral veins have beer), allowed to lie arouiid loose in Colorado without any, care, but that time has gone by. Down in the newly- discovered Maggie gulch a Silverton man the other day made a trip to locate a v^in lie knew of, but when he got there he found it already located In four places. Two Hundred Miles Under Ground. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company has just, issued an interesting little brochure of/Aiammoth Cave, hand­ somely printetK and^ illustrated. The text is by DrT R. Ellsworth Call, a gen­ tleman of scientific attainments and the illustrations are reproductions of photo­ graphs taken by flash light. Ten cents in stamps or silver, sent to C. P. At- more, general passenger agent. Louis­ ville, Ivy., will scure a copy. The man who laughs when he is not happy either has something to sell or something to conceal.--Exchange. FOR Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure is a successful remedy.--M. P. DIETER, 67 Throop Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14, '94. The cheerful giver is always the one who gives much. Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHHTO ttraur tor CMldiwi teething: gotten the stnaa,reanoMInflammation, allays pain, cures wind ooUo. B cents a bottla. SOLD EVERYWHERE. * JOHN CARLE & SONS, New York. Beechams pills are for bil­ iousness, sick headache, diz­ ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste in the mouth, heartburn, tor­ pid liver, foul breath, sallow skin, coated tongue, pimples loss ofr appetite; etc., when caused by constipation; and constipation is the mostyfre- quent cause of all of them. One of the most important things for everybody to learn is that constipation causes more than half the sickness in the world,especially ot women; and it can al} be prevented. Go by the book,free at yon* druggist's,or write B.F.MlenCo. ,365Cans! St., New York. Pills,iofr and 25$ a box. Annual *ale« mors than 6,000,000 boXM. "Good Spirits." The words have different meanings to n spiritualist, a Ken.tuc.kian,- and an average man. For the average man good spirits depend on good digestion. How to insure good digestion" A Ripans Tabule after each meal; that's all. >-V ' . Curious Burial Custotn. A- curious burial custom exists in Assam. All corpses are lowered from the roofs, with ropes, it being contrary to the laws of the country to carry a dead body through a door. Webster had a full, clear resonant voice, that could be heard by 10,000 people at once.,;. His style of delivery was impressive, aud his tricks of ora­ tory were inimitable. Whenever lie was about to make a telling point, he would pause for what seemed a long time, in order to secure the full atten- tion"of"his auditors. - II The postoffice in India not only col­ lects and delivers letters and parceTs* and other articles, but acts to a certain extent as a banker to the general pub­ lic, sells quinine and salt, pays military pensions^ and collects the revenue ac­ cruing to the government from land and other sources. A young gentleman, speaking' of a young beauty's yellow hair, called it pure gold. "It ought to be," quoth the bachelor; "it looks like twenty-four car­ rots." , n-- Bordeaux Mixture. The Cornell formula for Bordeaux mixture is: Copper sulphate, 6 pounds; quicklime. 4 pounds; water 40 to 50 gallons. Place the copper sulphate in a bag of coarse cloth and immerse in at least four gallons of water, using an earthen or wooden vessel. Shake the lime in like quantity of water, then add to the dissolved copper sulphate. Add the balance of the water. It is ready for immediate use, but will keep indef­ initely. For peach foliage add an extra pound of lime. For carnation and cab­ bages it will adhere better if about a pound of hard soap be dissolved and added to the mixture. The Bordeaux mixture is for use against rot, mold, mildew and all other forms of fungous disease. Dr. PIERCE'S Golden Hedical DISCOVERY Nettle Hairs of Parsnips. The nettle hairs of parsnips are irri­ tating to animals, producing an an­ noying1 and painful skin eruption. If parsnip tops are fed to stock, care should be taken that they are still fresh and uuwilted. WEARY WOMEN WATCH FOR THAT BLESSED HOUR. ° tfKJftPAYS FOR AdrMUimea V | I I in 100 high grade X j I I I p a p e r s I n I U i n o U , * 1 1 m R I I O I U faSfK.SiS- V11111 or we can insert rn In • • • • • It 3 times in 1,075 country III 1 U U papers for SEXD FOR CATALOGUE. CHICAGO NEWSPAPER XTSlOV, 93 South Jefferson Street, • Chicago, Hl» Help for our Wording-Girls and Women Near at Hand. 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You can tell the story of your pain, to a woman, and || get the help that only woman ^ can give. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass. The Greatest Medical Discovery of the Age. KENNEDY'S Cures Ninety-eight per cent, of all cases of Consumption, in all its Earlier Stages. ^ Thomas P. Simpson, Washington, D. C. No att's fee until Patent ob­ tained. Write for Inye&tor's Guide-PATENTS Grow Small Crops of Potatoes. Grow a large crop of potatoes. This country buys large quantities of po­ tatoes from Scotland. Do not be afraid of low prices. If potatoes cannot be sold at a profit they can be utilized at home for stock. Considering the large possible yield from potatoes, they should always prove profitable. They Used to Say "Woman's Work Is Never Done." UW11MI.W iu.ltrci.ui! ui nUADUnif HtlriOOi; Has discovered in one of our common pasture weeds a remedy that cures every kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula down to a common Pimple. He has tri^^jWt-in over eleven hundred cases, and never failed except in two cases (both thunder humor). He has now in his possession over two hundred certificates of its value, all within twenty miles of Boston. Send postal card for book. A benefit is always- experienced from the first bottle, and a perfect cure' is war­ ranted when the right quantity is.taken. When the lungs are affected it causes shooting pains, like needles passing through them; the same with the Liver or Boweis. This is Caused by the ducts being stopped, and always disappears in a week after taking it. Read the label. If the stomach Is' foul or bilious it will cause squeamish feelings at first. No change of diet ever necessary. Eat the best you can get, and enough of it Dose, one tablespoonful .in water at bed­ time. Sold by all Druggists. Kicotinjzed Nerves. Men.old at thirty. Chew and smoke, eat little, drink, or waiit to, ail the time. Nerves tingle, never satisfied, nothing's beautiful, happiness gone, a tobacco-saturated system tells the story. There's an easy way out. No-To-Bac will kill the nerve-craving effects for tobacco and make you strong, vigorous and manly. Sold and guaranteed to cure by Druggists everywhere. • Book, "Don't To­ bacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away," free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co., New York City or Chicago. ] Let every man . take ( are how he speaks and writes of honest people, and not set down at a venture the first thing that comes uppermost. There is no soap in the worid t' stands so high in the opinion thoughtful women as Hall's Catarrh Cure, Is taken internally, l'rice 75 cents. There is a great deal of true religion in silent endurance.--Detroit Free Press. . .. Half-cured eruptions always recur. Eradicate them with Glenn's Sulphur •Soap. i "Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye," Black OF Brown. 50" - For washing clothes or doing house' equalled. Try it. Sold everywhere. The N. K. Fsirbank Company, Made only by - Chicago.