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tls can be months' t course of t Bit Northern Grown Seed hi .lflliifed'with SoBEtm 'm. TRULY A NEAK. The Dono Represents Bird) Beast, and Reptile. The most wonderful freak yet discov­ ered is a product of Patagonia. The head and breast a^e distinctly birdlike. The beak is that of h carnivorous bird. The plumage is that 6f the bird of the tropics, bright red ami green predomi­ nating, but all the,colore of the rainbow being there. The legs, although cover­ ed with down and feathers, are distinc­ tively dnimal-like iushape, the toes be- Coughing Leads to Conramptioik. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at! once. Go to your druggist to-day and get! a sample bottle free. Sold in 25>and SO! cent bottles; Go at once; delay* arai dangerous. • dlsease'^an^aiab^e^ alsc^ An old saying worth remembering by, for malarial, bilious.. rhenmatlc. nervous, every housewife IS, that "Good humor, bowel andkidney trijunle. | garnishes,, good-will beautifies, and! - ' -. 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The tail is in shape a reptile's, narrow­ ing down to a point at the tip from the size of the body. It coils its tail like a snake, and looking at that end alone one would take it for a reptile. The tail is also covered with down and very small feathers, which present a scale­ like appearance: The queer bird is known as the dono. v . 105 all 35*50+ 1 ' DRUGGISTS ABSOLUTELY ! pie and booklet frgt._ Ad. smHWUBKBI CO., Chicago, Montreal, Can., or Ken Tori. tlf. i ALABASTINE Thoughtless Folks Have the Hardest Work, but Quick Witted People Use NORTHERN GROW GRASS i|t CLOVER] SEED, IS GOOD] Irrigation in China. Since the year 2627 B. C.--ten years after the accession to the throne of Hoangti--or 4,523 years ago, the Chi­ nese are known to have irrigated their lands for agricultural purposes. < Lane's Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In or­ der to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick Headache. Price 25 and 50c. 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An elderly lady Uvintt at Fordha.ni Heights, a part of New York City, and who was known to ba a warm advocate of Mpans Tabalee for any case of liver tronwe or indigestion, said to a rrport«r who visited her for the purpose of learning the particu­ lars of her case: " I ha* always employed a physician ana did so on the l*»t occasion I had for one, but at.that tine obtained no bebeflciai results. I had never had any faith in patent medMnen,Wt bavins seen Rinans Tabules recommended very Mealy in tho New York HtraU% I concluded to Rive them a trial, and I found they were just what my case demanded, I have never employed a physician since, and that means a saving of }2 a call. A dollar's worth of his feet. ' ___ 1 • " Washington's Firmness. Washington belongs, as a soldier, not with the brilliant military geniuses, like* Marlborough, Frederick and Napoleon, but with the safe and solid commanders like Wellington, Scott and Grant. If he was not quick to comprehend a situation or devise his enemy's intention, and was sometimes a little puzzled, as when Howe sailed from Staten Island and ascended the Chesapeake, or on the field of Bran­ dy wine, he was never raslj, and no gen­ eral ever completely surprised him. We can only surmise what he would have done with larger opportunities on the great fields of action in European war­ fare. I believe that under such circum­ stances he would have been a great com­ mander of the solid, safe and enduring order. His firmness, persistence and ten­ acity have rarely been excelled. Washington's Quick Intuition. As Washington journeyed to Boston to take command of his hastily gathered and ill-disciplined itrmy of continentals, the news of Bunker Hill inefc*him on the way, and when he heard of the desperate valor of that militia which had three times dtiWn the British - regulars down the bloody slope, he exclaimed that the cause was safe. It was the quick intuition of a A Cougher's Coffers may not be so full as he wishes, but if he is wise he will neglect hi3 coffers awhile and attend to his cough. A man's coffers may be so secure that no one can take them away from him. But a little cough has taken many a man away from his coffers. The "slight cough " is somewhat like the small pebble that lies On the mountain side, and appears utterly insignificant. A. fluttering bird, perhaps, starts the pebble rolling, and the rolling pebble begets an avalanche that buries a town.' Many faial diseases begin with a slight cough. But any cough, taken in time, can be cured by the use of If you want a reliable dye that will color an even brown or black, and will please and satisfy yo#^very time, use Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers. There is wealth ir. contentment; pow­ er in patience, and joy in being grate­ ful. "My dear fellow, she is an angel. How exquisitely lovely.her complexion is. They say she uses Glenn's Sulphur Sbap." --; i-- • k When men begin drinking, they gen­ erally stop thinking. RimniUf! PI flTUtC SH ksateSUksorWcolen ftlLNUlHb ULU Into Goods. Socks. eCt a use­ ful and simple nome rsqulsi.e anil Bachelor's friend. Sample of .work and material sent im rer» at or $1.00. Mercantile supplt Co.. Box 3200. Philadelphia. Pa. • , , . v i ; . • . . f : . -- a PTIJIS A I>R> TAFTS ASTHMALKNE ilW^HJJIPJrrSFF DR. TAPf BROS., 45 £!«>&., ItKfetstcr.li. Y.| HLL CURE YMftSEtlt j I tTse Big Q for unnatural J inii to » J discharges, in(lama>aticaa. LOT " irritations or ulcerations 0hTHeEvans CntUlCAlCo. cvut or poisonous. VciH0WIUTl,O.r-T1 Sold by Urosstata. i V r. S. A. 7 I- or sent in plain *rap#er, u Circular sent on request. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Crashed Again. We celebrate to-day with glee Great George's birth. Although he could not tell a lie, l'et most men can and do. That's why Ere set of sun we'll.surely see Truth crushed to earth. --Exchange. More particulars about Pectoral ia Ayer's Curebook, Sent free. J. C. Ayer Co., toweli, Mass. * * • • ^ r Millions of Coolc BWks Given Away. There is one large honse in this country -that has taken business On itB turn and means to ride in on the rising tide. Alive to % signs of better times and to the best: interests of the people, they are now cir­ culating among families a valuable pub­ lication known as The Charles A. Voge- ler Company's Cookery Book and Book of Comfort and Health, which contains very choice information on the subject of cook­ ing. Receipts for the preparation of good, substantial and dainty dishes, prepared es­ pecially for it by a leading authority, will be found in its pages. Much care has been taken in its preparation and distribu­ tion, with ,the hope that it will be just the thing needed for housekeepers, and " just the thing needed also for the care of the health, and household. As a Cookery Book it will be invaluable to keep on hand for reference. It also contains full information in re­ gard to the great remedies of this house, which provide against bodily ailments, es­ pecially the Master Cure for Pains and Aches, St. Jacobs Oil. To^jive some idea of the labor and ex­ pense of this output, more than 200 tons of paper has been used in its publication, and at the rate of 100,000 a day, it has taken several months for the issue. The book can be had of druggists every­ where, or by enclosing a 2c stamp to The Charles A. Vogeler Company, Baltimore, Md, ;>' Strict Justice. Two Arabs sat down to dinner; one bad five loaves, the other three. A stranger passing by desired permission to eat with them, which they agreed to. The stranger dined, laid down eight pieces of money, aad departed. The proprietor of the five loaves took lip five pieces, and left three for the other, who objected and insisted on re­ ceiving half. The cause came before Ali, who gave the following judgment: "Let the owner of the five 'oaves have seven pieces of money, and the owner of the three loaves,-one; for, if we di­ vide the eight loaves by three, they make twenty-four parts, of which lie who laid down the five loaves had fif­ teen; whilst he who laid down three had only nine. As all fared alike, and eight shares was each man's proportion, the stranger ate seven parts of the arst man's property, and only one belonging to the other; the money in justice must be divided accordingly." For spring. It is a trying season. If it finds your blood impure, impoverished, weak and thin, you will be tired, dull, languid and an easy victim of disease. Do not wait till these troubles overtake you. Take a course of Hood's Sarsaparilla now. This medicine will fit you For Spring It will make your blood rich, pure and nourishing; cure that tired, nervous feel­ ing, enable you to sleep, give yoG a goo:l appetite. 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Examination and advice as to Patentability ol inven­ tions. Send lor Invkntobs' guide, or now to G*i A Patsnt. Patrick O'Farrell. Washington, U.C. P ENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. JOHN W. MORRIS, WASHINGTON.D.C. Lata Principal Examiner V. B. Pension Bureau. 3 yra. 1a lait war, 15 adjudicating claims, atty. ainoa There is only one way to pCT DIPU fllllPlfl V without investing much bt I tiluM UUIunLI money. It Is inventing something new. and patenting if. Better than sto ::ks or schemes. Send for Manual. Edgar Tate & Co., 245 Broadway, New York. Patent Solicitors. QPIIIM^DRUNKENNESS Wi •VlwHcnr«4lBl0toa0Daj*«. NoParUU Carad. DR. J.L.STEPHENS. I»EBA«0M,0ai<K Current Condensations. The zircon has been fouiid in Cali­ fornia. * r , - . The opal has been found in New Mex­ ico. . Alabaster, exists in seventeen differ­ ent States. The Venus' hair stone is found in New Mexico. Serpentine exists in New England and Virginia. In 1890 the United States produced 161,754 short tons of lead. Our deposits of borax are believed to be practically inexhaustible. The heliotrope has been discovered iu New Mexico and Georgia. The United States has 115 medical schools, -regular, -eclectic-and homeo­ pathic. A great number of New Hampshire trout have been stocked in several Cali­ fornia streams with good results. Lead colic has been treated most, suc­ cessfully in Paris by administering large doses of olive oil. In chronic cases sixty grammes of oil a day were given with excellent results. Teachers in Baden and other parts of Germany a hundred years ago were so poorly paid that they used to go about singing in front of the houses in the evening to earn a few extra pennies. The total coinage, gold and silver, o-f the reign of Henry III. was £3,898; the total coinage of the reign of Victoria up to 1892 was £544,100,000, of which £312.- 300,000 were of gold aud £231,800,0(T0 of silver. ^ The Sultan of Turkey nearly always dines alone. Tables, plates, knives and forks are eschewed. He uses only a spoon and his fingers, thus fishing out tlu food from little saucepans placed on the floor. Toronto unions demand of alderman- ic candidates that they shall vote for the abolishment of the property quali­ fication for aldermen; union wages on city work and the abolishment of the contract system on city work. Lucinda Bedford, an ex-slave, who died in Nashville, Tenn., at age of 9-4 years, left a fortune of considerably over $100,000. Her old master, William Bedford, who died before the war, set her free and left her his fortune of about $100,000. A Massachusetts thief has been sys­ tematically stealing canary birds. The theory is that he carries a ladder, opens second-story windows, as these are usually left unfastened, quietly un­ hooks the cage and carries off the song- stei\j The police have not yet appre­ hended him. At the close of the year 1892 there were in Switzerland 556 electric lights run by waterfall power, 53 plants foi electrical transmission of power, 121 accumulator or storage batteries a nil 1,056 other dynamos and electro-mo- tc*s. The number of incandescent lamps run by water power was 115,926. and of arc lamps 9,716. Dr. Stuhlmann, who is traveling in Africa, has come upon a tree whose fruit gives out a tallow-like fat. The tree is one of the largest in the forest* of Usambara, and the fruit is big and heavy, measuring a foot in length b.v half a foot in diameter. It is a new species of the guttiferi. The natives call it mkani. but the botanists name it Stearodendron Stuhlmanni. The Russian authorities have inter­ vened in behalf of the nightingale. The police of Kiew found some bird catch­ ers who were on their way to Moscow with 600 nightingales in cages. The bird catchers were captured and lined and their little victims were taken to the Botanic Gardens and released. It is said they rose in the air in song, which was responded to by the other birds around. HE dignity and serenity-of character tiiat secured to our first President the esteem of his associates and the affection of his countrymen do not show less worthy of admiration for the passing of years. His fame is as pure and as inspiring at the end of this century as it was at the close of the last, and the memory of him as the father of his country is more and more a thing to be revered as the experiences of tuen and nations bring into more radiant beautyothe sublime princi-r pies of manhood and government which he represented and for which he. con­ tended.. :• 'O'" " " The celebration of W ashington's birthday, which formerly was but a gracious incident not generally observed,, has come to be a uational custom, sanctioned by the Government and^Confirmed by law, )so that there is added to a romantic senti­ ment the force of a patriotic obligation that is of inestimable value to the nation. The very basis and foundation course of a firm, secure nationality that shall out­ live the founders and creators of it is popular respect of men who have won the right to distinction. It is all very well to inveigh against hero worship when we are arguing for the development of individual forces; but as a matter of'fact indi­ vidual development ceases when the worship of heroes is stopped. That the best results of human effort may be secured it is necessary that there be both an incentive and an inducement to action. Ambition means that there is something desired that is to be obtained, and men have ambition to become dis­ tinguished above their, fellows in just the proportion that distinction is honored. If we want good citizens we must make it plain that good citizenship has especial benefits on the side, of popular esteem. If we want groat men we must set a pre­ mium oil greatness in that sweetest of all rewards, the world's applause and an enduring memory. The question of patriotic enthusiasm, quite aside the celebra­ tion of the birthdays of national heroes, should be encouraged for the educational and stimulating value there is in the influence upon the minds of the voung and impressionable. We need this sort of thing all the more in these days of irrever­ ence. bo much greater is the reason, then, to encourage the struggles of the self* resolved few who have a mind to set their feet on the heights. Washington is a living character worthy the emulation of every voung man with wish to enter into public life. The nobility of his personal and' professional eon- ^ucF. tne Iilgh quality of his mind, and the genuine earnestness of purpose that characterized him held him above the detraction of the malicious or the injury of the envious, so that he passed through fateful years of political contention and K^e,X-C,trent8'^nd sb*I,tic ™m,ry. without a diminution of fcis J fnT;, The,vir^84 h8t S^le him great are within die possession of every one and the neglect of them it is that brings so many possibly great men into the contempt of their fellows. These virtues are brought into appreciable relief by the wise observance of tho birthday PP anniversaries of Washington, and the country is better in a multiplicity of ways for these celebrations. Can we add to his glory whose praise Is ours? Can we rate hlin anew In the lists of fame? Shall our words or our deeds be the worthier llow'rs To garland withal his Immortal name? With the breath of the cycle that' saw him grow In wisdom and -honors he passed away, And the cankering years that deface as they go Still leave us his spirit untouched of clay. Still gathers the tone that proclaims him great; Still spreads out the Nation that guards his love; Still moves with the rhythmical tread of Fate The march of the People he stands above. Not a cold, Iron figure of kingly grain. With a flinty face and a biting sword: Not the rude wolf-suckling of savage strain That Rome first knew for Its fighting lord; But a man's large form with Its seuse of might. Whose Hps seem voicing a people's psalm. Whose eyes shine clear with a gracious light. Whose brow Is stamped with a god-like calm. Yet, when out of the New World's travail of birth A mall-clad Liberty child was born. And over the utmost bounds of the earth A voice of the free was heard In the morn. He stood In the terrible gap of war As stout at the heart as stalwart of limb, And within their red Hues stretching wide and far The tyrants kept vigil In fear of him. For always he pressed to the marked-out goal In the awful might of the Pure and Just; Lofty, unflinching--for strong of soul With that which is grander than courage-- trust. Trust In the cause that had armed his hand. Trust In the people its blood that 6pllls, His sword aud his ward taught the battling laud, God will not revoke what the people wills. As he looks forth from a mountain peak, Sees over the hills to the rising sun, While down In the valleys the misty reek Hangs low, and they know not that night Is done;" So, often when those whom be led could but The smoke of disaster roll over the skies, A gleam of the far-away victory „ They caught in the blaze of his blenchless eyes. He won--and he laid down his stainless sword; Supreme--he relinquished the ruler's seat. Plain man In pure honor, who ruled and obeyed-- The kings of the earth are but dwarfs at great commander. The pluck, the cour­ age, the endurance; it was these he wait­ ed to know, and upon these, under Cod, he could rely for ultimate victory. Ves| it was these which won at last, won' against the splendid discipline and steady valor even of that famous British infantry which could climb that bloody slope of Bunker Hill again, and again, and even once more, in the face of that murderous fire from those blazing patriot breast­ works; that same splendid infantry upon whose earth-rooted squares on a later day the greatest soldier of modern times dashed his once invincible cavalry and his empire to pieces. W e sometimes forget in our Fourth of July felicitations and vauntings about how we made the Brit­ ish "red coats run," that they did finally drive out the brave continentals and take Bunker Hill, and that it was such soldiers as these that Washington finally conquer­ ed. WASHINGTON'S MARRIED LIFE Mrs. W n shin Eton's Mother Scarce Con- tr buted to Harmony of Household. "There is every reason to believe that Washington's married life was one of in­ creasing happiness and satisfaction," writes Gen. A. W. Greely, U. S. A., in the Ladies' Home Journal. "Unfortunately his lette»s to his wife were destroyed by her. But there are sufficient allusions In his general correspondence to indicate that they grew together with declining years, and that both husband and wife showed that consideration toward, and respect for, each other which are the soundest guarantee of marital happiness. Since circumstances did not permit fre­ quent visits of his wife to her relatives we find Washington inviting her mother to come to Mount Vernon as her home. It does not appear that this introduction added to the harmony of the household, or if it did the admission of other women, relatives of husband or of wife, did not! In this respect Washington, writing later about his niece living at Mount Vernon, speaks of his love for her, but he says: I ill never again have two women in my house when I am there myself.' Mrs. Washington proved an unfailing support to her husband in camp or court, in peace or war, and Washington had her happi­ ness and comfort always at heart. His field service was irksome only as entail­ ing constant uneasiness on the part of his wife. Of the many instances of his ten­ der solicitude for her uncertain health there is none more touching than that connected with his fatal illness. Attacked suddenly and seriously after midnight, Washington's malady was at least hast­ ened by his unwillingness that his wife should incur the risk of a cold by rising during the bitter winter night to relieve his suffering." Kentucky Hospitality. "A Boston man and myself," says a Chicago newspaper man, "were once the guests of a Kentucky family. The staple articles of diet there are corn dodgers, baked In the ashes of the open fireplace, and bacon. Butter is practi­ cally unknown; it is not a grazing sec­ tion. Our hostess, with evident pride, brought out for our delectation on the occasion referred to a small piece of butter. It had been bought months be­ fore in a faraway city, and was quite superannuated and self-assertive. Both of us shied. The Boston- man, forget­ ting the fate of Ananias, said he 'never used butter,' and I echoed his state­ ment. The good woman evidently waa disappointed. Pointing to a platter of bacon swimming in grease, she said: 4I allow you 'uns will oblige me, then, by wallerin' yer dodgers in the dope.' We immediately 'wallowed.'" Death In Battle. Army surgeons say that the expres­ sion of the faces of soldiers killed In battle reveal the cause of death. Those who have perished from sword wounds have a look of repose, while there is an expression of pain on the countenance of th®se slain by bullets. Good \ev8.from South Dakota. The ^glorious results of this season's haryest of golden grain will pour a stream of sound irioney into the pock­ ets of every Dakota farmer. South Dakota has thousands of acres of choice farming and ranch3 laud ly­ ing east of the Missouri river, and with­ in one day's jjcide from Chicago or Mil­ waukee, which can now be bought rea­ sonably cheap, but which before the end of another year" may be advanced In price. - ] ^ The stock-raising industry in South Dakota is profitable, and Eastern capi­ tal is now being invested in cattle and sheep growing in that State. Diversified farming, the growing of live stock, and the products of the dairy, are placing South Dakota fore­ most in the ranks of the successful Western States. Those desiring full information on the subject, and particularly those who wish to seek a new homecor purchase land, are requested to correspond with W. E. Powell. General Immigration Agent, 410 Old Colony Building, Chi­ cago, 111., or H. F. Hunter, I mm igni­ tion Agent for South Dakota, 295 Dear­ born street, Chicago,111. ' A New Ape. At a recent meeting of the members of the Anthropological Institute, in Lon­ don, Lieutenant B. T. Somerville read a paper upon personal observations made by him during a lengthy stay in the islands while ou surveying duty on H. M. S. Penguin. Lieutenant Soui^r- ville expressed his belief in the exis­ tence of a rare type of animal in the dense jungles which cover the interior of the Solomon Islands. This animal, which is regarded with superstitious fear by the natives, would seem to re­ semble an anthropoid ape. Should this prove to be the case, another explana­ tion of the peculiar prognathous char­ acter of the carved figures produced by the Solomon Islanders would be pro­ vided. Lieutenant Somerville is convinced that this animal is not the mere prod­ uct of a traveler's tale, but that it real­ ly exists. In support of this contention he quotes five independent native ac­ counts, and was also able to adduce the testimony of Lieutenant Weigall, a brother officer, who himself caught a glimpse of an unknown hairy animal on a branch at the edge of the jungle, but was unable to approach it before it took fright Owing to the constant rains, the jungle in the Solomon Islands is exceptionally dense, and there are hardly any tracks in tho interior. These conditions would distinctly favor the survival of an animal of the supposed kind if it once reached the island. Deaftiess Cannot Re Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach tho diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitu­ tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an In- .flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed Sou have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear-lg, and when It Is entirely closed. Deafness Is the reiult, and unless tho Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out or ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any iseof Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can­ not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars: free F. ,J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. E^-Sold by Druggists, 75c. Richest Congressmen. Congressman Sprague, of Massachu­ setts, will, if report be true, be the rich­ est member of the House of Represen­ tatives. His wife's fortune is estimated at $20,000,000, and on the day she mar­ ried him, then a struggling young law­ yer in Boston, she gave him a check for $1,000,000, a sum he has since greatly increased. 'New Line to Washington, D. C. The Monon has established a new through sleeping car route between Chi­ cago and Washington, D. C., by way of Cincinnati, via Monon, C., II. & D., B. & O. S. W. and B. & O. Railways. The sleeper is ready for occupancy in Dear­ born station at 9 p. m., and leaves at 2:45 a. m. daily, arriving at Washington at 0:47 the following morning. Schedule iu effect Jan. 24. As the sleeper goes through without change, and the hours of leaving and ar­ riving are most convenient, this will prove altogether the most comfortable as well as the most picturesque route to the na­ tional capital. City ticket office, 232 Clark street. Depot, Dearborn station. Rapid Telegraphy. Machine telegraphy has been so per­ fected that now 8,000 words per minute have been transmitted with one instru­ ment. This astonishing rate requires that the armature register 2,000 im­ pulses per second, the tape moving 27 feet per second. The Facts in the Case. A careful perusal of the map of Wis­ consin will convince you that the Wiscon­ sin Central lines running from Chicago ahd Milwaukee to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ashland, Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer and Dulutil touch a greater number of important cities than any line running through Wisconsin. Elegantly equipped trains, leaving at convenient hours, make these cifies easy of access. Any ticket agent can give you full information and ticket you through. Jas. C. Pond, Gen. Pass. Agent, Milwaukee, Wis. REASONS FOR USING Wafer Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa. Because it is absolutely pure. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in which, chemicals are used. Because beans of the finest quality are used. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. Beczuse it is the most economical, costing less than one cent acap. Be sate that ytm get the genuine article made by WALTER BAKER A CO. Lid., Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780.