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. o.â€"ameavioe pmovs ) ols T8 . oneiimefel en s ie e t fln o en Mc sA im ane et o (hL e oL â€" hice E _â€" FOR MAN OR BEAST. E Certain in ito effects and u:-' blisters, { nespaue‘s spavin oune. 1t ~â€" Box 12. Curman, Henderson Co., 1IL, Fob. 24, ‘M. The extent of country now governed by the Khalifa is little altered from that ocerpied originally by the Egggâ€"_ tian Government, but prosperous tricts that once possessed a teeming population have been reduced to desâ€" ert wastes.. . The great plains over which the Western Arabs roamed are deserted, ind their places taken by wild animals, while the homesteads of the Nile dwellers are now occupied by those nomad tribes who have driven: out the righ&lul owners of the soil, or enslaved them to till the land for the benefit of their new masters. Accordâ€" ing to Slatin Pasha, it is folly to imâ€" agine that the country can right itself by internal revolt. The helpmg hand must come from without. his spiritual and temporal power deâ€" volved upon the Kbhalifs Abdullab, who still rules under the name _ of Khalifa. El Mabdi Sayed Abdullah Ibn Sayed Mohammedâ€"such is the full name of the Khalifaâ€"belongs to the Kanisha section of the Baggaras, as all cattleâ€"owning nomad Arabs are called When Abdullah _ joined the Mahdi he was 35 years old, and was then a still ~active and . powerfully built man.. It seems that latterly he has become very stout, and his lightâ€" ness of gait has long since disappearâ€" ed. He is now 50 years of age, but looks considerably older, and the bair of his beard is almost white. Slatin Pasha describes him as quickâ€"temperâ€" ed and rash, often acting without & moment‘s â€" consideration. It was he who zave the order for no quarter at the storming of Khartoum, and it was he who lulmequentlty anthorized the sweeping massacre of women and chilâ€" dren, as well as men. _ The Khalifa, however, is said to be devoted to his som Osman, who is now 21 years of age, and who has been instructed in alt the commentaries on the Koran by able Mobammedan teachers. THE MAHDIST EMPIRE. i Nil for offi M Inierestinz Account of the Rise of the hbalife and the Mabdist Kingdoni in autobiographical sketch entitled "Fire and Sword in the Soudan," just issued from the pen of Slatin Pashs, is of particular interest just now in view of the British advance and Slaâ€" tin‘s participation therein. \s Governorâ€"General of Darfur, ‘latin Pasha was in a position to unâ€" lerstand and explain the ethnological, cocial, and political condiin which made the triumph of the Mahdi posâ€" ible, ari duriog his long captivity at Jmdurman he was an eyeâ€"witness OI‘ be ruin which the revolution hroughtl m the greater part of the native opulation. _ Slatin Pasha is of the | pinion that the whole situation in the | oudan might have been changed if, n the winter of 1882â€"83, the authoriâ€" ies at Cairo hid accepted the good dvice which they received, not to de-! patch a large expedition . with tbei im of reconquering Kordofan, but to ; tation reinforcements from Egypt in' trong defensive positions along the Vhite Nile, and to leave, for the time‘ eing, the rebels to themselves. In he author‘s judgment, the mflitlfil orces at the disposal of the Roy: {ficers were quite sufficient to stamp ut the revolt in the soâ€"called Gezira, r island between the Blue and White ile, and to check the advance of the [nhdists from the west. AYER‘S PILLS dLyer‘s Sarscparillia is the Best. : _of part‘cular intere iew of the British a« n‘s participation ther \s _ Governorâ€"Genera latin Pasha was in a »rstand and explain t wial, and political c ade the triumph of â€" ble, ari durinog his I« mdurman he was an e ruin which the rev i the greater part pulation. â€" Slatin Pa Began Taking Aver‘s Pills Ayer‘s Pills SiCK _ Headache Awarded Medal at World‘s Fair CURED PERMANENTLY *I was troubled a long time with sick headuche. It was usually accompanied with sovere pains in the temples, 2 52130 of fullness and tenderness in one eye, & bad taste in my mouth, tnnfuc coated, hands and feet cold, and sickness at the stomach. _1 tried a good many remedies recommended for this complaint; but 1 M THE KHALIFA Charles . Hutohings IN THE SOUDAN as is well known, died er in _ Omdurman not _fall of Khartoum, and and temporal power deâ€" the Kbalifs Abdullab, es under the name _ of Mabdi Saved â€"Abdullab BY TAKING ed nnything like permaâ€" A =‘=zle box of these gll‘ for ine, and I am now es, and a well man."â€" Nos, East Auturn, Me , benefit of her children, and poverty ‘was | _._Highâ€"toned Waiterâ€"Don‘t know, sah.| . ECONOMICAL ENGINEERING... | nideously swollen â€"if â€"exposed during more than ever in ovm"" 4 | Ldon‘t eat heah, sah. The truly gifted i always | sleep to the moon‘s rays; the maniac‘s When Princess Beatrice married the e T M itiee s paroxysms are renewed with fearful late Prince Hn.r.yh: Battenberg. the| â€" is Trouble Wasin the Kidneys. _ | 2*°>® 900 Part of his work fit into anâ€"| yigoy at the full and change, and the little Alix, then t twelve or thirâ€" 3 other, and no energy is ever: wasted. a‘;fit damp chill of thol&rmpornm teen acted as bridesmaid. No one paiil _ This was the case with Mr. D. J. A wealthy engineer who had set up a | on mm‘g{ of wfl, m-tmhr attention to the little girl in | Locke, of Sherbrooke, Que. He sufâ€" # in ‘the niild . yet powerful â€"luminary. her e white frockâ€"who mow takes preceâ€" | fered for three" years nnmo.mmgil: very fine place country, WBeT® | inyiusnce over the earth be studied; it dence of them all. cated case of Kidney and Bladder he had carried out many pet construcâ€"| is more" powerful than is "â€"generally The first meeting of the Russian Imâ€"|ease, and spent over one hundred dol; | tive projects, was visited there by an | known.".. f dm&mmfik‘wfim mrhsn:lrm nn:fl.bu:omn:rhu o:rog “‘},{{“'â€",‘,‘5 @”‘mww‘ in G We | oâ€"â€"onmâ€"â€"mom s eb > Or Rcontanes & + Fosts â€"matiars (on mptradrane wink | hen ibideer cChte, Awhenclomm. Porties "“‘““:b",’;“-‘t his front gate that be| _ _‘ pryimc roRk SELF ALONE: â€" .OÂ¥ . 7 e n apoke i roprietor.">" |_ f h Nes much rngtmy u.xd.&uhw Welyw{:‘d me : ‘Ei%urdim:;’ "Y"-'-:""-"‘ktwfl”nhstnfl“'" the| The man who lives to himnclf beâ€" mw‘:‘a‘&&&am others besides Mr Locke, but m“’wm‘»-',mfium‘: have l.lflfl queaths bis own folly and poverty and thefaith of hersucestors and becoming | can find a Ofi"lfl!flg w%,u.mmxn sc o mc o=4 ~~/ | ppesimess ‘for his monument. He (bas ~ memoer ol e l en e o Hareaet i mebor *american fgidney Otze, 19 _ "Hal" exclaimed the engineer, . PSL | benefited nobody, while he has dwarfed . mâ€"-‘% ‘Czar, however, t dist cases secured gon‘t ‘understand_ my economy. id was his ‘ Lod | Alix agreed to become a memgber of they _ _ © _ ___ ‘â€"â€"â€"«. 0 __â€" .c © | warks of the bouse, and every person| l¢rastonas or marble, however layishly When Princess Beatrite married the| ~ uns germmmmammunsens late Prince of Batten! » little Alls, then gbout tweive ; tpuC | _ _ HiS Trouble Was in the Kidneys. teen acted as bridesmaid. No one paiil _ This was the case with Mr. D. J. mtml!u sttentinnbtnthe little girl in Locke.‘ of tSherbrooko. Que. ‘He anlg: white frockâ€"whoâ€"mow takes preceâ€" { fered for <threo" from & . dence of them all. ‘eutedeneotl{id’n‘:ynmdnhdm _ The first meeting of the Russian Imâ€"}ease, and spent over one hundred dolâ€" perial Enir occurred ‘at the i lars for treatment, but, never received of the GrandDuke ,tom marked relief until, to use his .own sister of the "Alix. ‘For ‘two | words, " I began the use of Sorth Amerâ€" years matters dflzulvum with | ican Kidneyâ€"Core, , when four bottles much r-gflty the â€" ‘of Russia~way? completely cured me."Kidney disease mud -&‘mwm has fastened its fangs on bundreds ‘of Alix did not relish the idea of abduring | others besides Mr Locke, but every one The Grand Duchess found the econoâ€" my of her German home trying enough She had an allowance of $30,000 a year from the English Government, as the Queen‘s daughter, but most of that went towards building a. residence which would help to sustain th> dignity of her busband, the Grand Duke. | _Untii two years _ ago" hundreds of girls could boast a finer wardrobe than the Princess Alix of Hesse, as the Emâ€" sress Alexandra was then called. Inâ€" deed, the economies practised by the ducal family of Hesse are pmticalli unknown amonqprwell-to-dq Englis people. _ When Frincess Alice, mothâ€" er of the Russian Empress, left her comâ€" fortable home in England and hecame the wife of the Grand Duke of Hesse, she quickly made the acquaintance of: a system of ducal cheeseâ€"paring as new as it was uncomfortable. The needle was never out of the royal Iady‘s hands ; she made, turned and remade nearly all the clothing worn by ber children. . Her figure, which still retains its girlâ€" ish gracefulness of outline, has rounded considerably of late. No s o The Empress Alexandra Feodorovna is of regal type, and is in every particuâ€" lar calculated to do full justice to her coronation apparel. She is tall, having the advantage of her imperial husband by at least two inches. © . â€" _ â€" > _Her neck is long and rounded, which will enable hber to carry off the ermineâ€" lined â€"mantle with graceful ease. _ _ To enumerate all the bejewelled orâ€" ders that the imperial Russians intend to wear upon the occasion of their coroâ€" nation woulid read like the German I%Z;X tale which relates that all the good princess had to do was to speak, and diamonds and pearls issued from her. lips.: *) "~ T3 se p The Russian sceptre is the finest in the world. It was made for the coroâ€" nation of the Emperor Paul in 1797. It is surmounted by the famous Orlo{{ diamond, named from‘ that Russian Count whose finishing twist to the throat of Peter III. made Catharine IL. Empress of Russia. _ . _ _ _ _ _ At his coronation the Czar will ba ‘completely outdone by his wife in gorâ€" geousness of attire. â€" Cusiom demands that the "Holy Czar," ss he is known in the ritual of the Orthodox Church, shall be crowned in his army uniform, which, of course, does not compare to a diamond and pearl bestrewn garâ€" ment. His crown, however, ought to go a long way towards balancing matters, for it contains some worldâ€"famous gems. It was made for Catharine IL. in Geneva, and in shape resembles a mitre. At the summit is a cross of five perfect diaâ€" monds, and the pearâ€"shaped ruby reckâ€" oned the finest in the world. ‘The other jewels composing the crown are white dirmonds, of the purast water, and pearls. All these jewels are set in silâ€" ver. The ermineâ€"lined mantle of burnish silver brocade is attached to the shou ders and sweeps away the length several yards in long, graceful lines l A worldâ€"famous artist designed i worldâ€"famous millinet â€" constructed L::da werldâ€"famous jeweler directed "~Ardornment. The bodice is low cut, with ang sleeves falling from shoulder to hen Both bodice and sleeves are literall covered with the jewelled trimming t as adorms the skirt. _ The decoration c the sleeves and bodice, however, diffe in‘design..." /. e M The skirt is covered with a decoration of pearls and t'm{ diamonds, secured by a fretwork of golden wires so arranged as to form a conventional design. This decoration is am achievement of the most slodern scientific work, and, while its completion has consumed months of patient toil by the most skilfual jewellers in Paris, the effect of the whole is that of elegant simplicity. Ne _ Its foundation is of white satin, the richest and heaviest the . mills of Lyons could produce. The cut of the skirt does not differ from prevailing styles, for it is an unwritten law that coronation robes must preservea severe simplicity of outline. if, for instance, the world of fashion were undergoing a flounce and pannier age at present inâ€" stead of the plain, full skirt era, then the Empress‘s $200,000 coronation robe would nct be in style. No such dark cloud, however, overhangs the 24th of May. The conventional coronation skirt accords perfectly with prevailing modes. If amy occasion could justify the re surrection of that once popular stand by, "baffles description," it would be an attempt to give an adequate ided of this wonderful gown, which repre: sents the work of so many skilled hands The necklet contains some of the finâ€" est crown jewels in Europe, and in adâ€" dition to these state gems she will wear all the gifts of jewelry which her husâ€" band has given ber since their marâ€" riage. Surely Solomon, even in his palmiest days, could not go the Empress one better. Two hundred thousand dollars will by no means complete the cost of the Emâ€" press‘s coromation costume. There is also the ermineâ€"lined mantle of burâ€" nished silver brocade. And the state jewels, the coronet of which is estimated to have cost $1,000,000. A $200,000 costume lying useless in a glass case, after a few hours‘ wear, will make a nice target for the eloâ€" quence of Amarchists, Nihilists, Socialâ€" ists amd all thiwother ‘ists" in which Russia abounds. If may be imagined that they will do full justice to every pearl and diamond,its fretwork of golden threads and the six months of p«tient toil that it took to complete it. For a few hours on the 2ith of next | May she will wear this gown which bas taken six months to complete. It then becomes practically state property, | and will spend the remainder of its exâ€" istence in a glass case labelled, "Coronâ€" ation Robe of Her Imperial Majesty ‘ Alexandra â€" Feodoroyna, Empressâ€"Conâ€" sort of Russia. 1 _ A fifth of a million of dollirs for a ! arntc-. on rt?e rart ol her ladies, . AS dress to be worn only once. Just think | {nokers the near edict was not popular, of it! That amount of money invested ; nor was it obeyed as strictly as the at 6 per cent. would bring in the lid.\'j."'“;.{nitk I;Zmpres.zointendeda o Berer‘a little income of $12,000 a year or 2000 | number of ;rarnduéug{::sse:ywere ‘enjoyâ€" a month, Most women would be w;ll-',-ng tea And cigarettes, the Empress ing to accept the responsibility of worâ€" ; sternly ordered the windows opened to rying along on $12,000 a year, and run : "let out the intolerable odor of smoke." the risk of affording one or two becomâ€" is ’l""[f;.!:q';:;:;nfi t(.‘: ;l::t'l: dil:‘!'a q?"im::‘nd-a ing gowns in the bargain. The lumDimnulh as offanqge as an oath in a sum of $200,000, which this rate of inâ€" , rrzntnr never npproaclh Lnt:'“ with the odor y i )Dace 70 . texest representth h‘.m atready. Dean "?â€" | C :\;l'i lt(l:f ‘O(::u‘h‘f‘:fi l%r%prl:g swept from vested in a coromation robe for AleXâ€"‘ the room with a disdain worthy of the andra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia. : great Catharine herself. _ Cl A BIGHâ€"PRICED GOW!. nstance, "; _ A0¢ sa00 going a adorned wit sent inâ€" arms and en a, then in gold. | T on robe men‘ed with i dark the imperial 2ith of A palatai irr? sementerie, \ ;r:n::i:.i(' hides the m oration * he rings t] rred by bassed are 1 rranged nock, surmo a. This in chiselled of the all the othe 4, while Perial arms nths of Other parts < wellers whips havin is that namented in affair. nl:;szvl l se o hem. m terally TETâ€"O ng tast | “"l‘f’““[ ‘Thousands t ”l cause of I rnished | _ ‘The heart shoulâ€" â€" system. . If i gth of sicul pains a lines. _â€" one shape or vill ba thousands ar Genial customer (in ~cheap restaurâ€" ant)â€"Is the mutton broth good toâ€"day? , South American Nervine relieves the worst cases of Nervous Prostration, Nervousness and Nervous ,D[np?sm in a singie day. No such relief and blessâ€" ing hasâ€"ever come to the invalids of this country.. Its powers to cure the. stomâ€" ach are wonderful in the extreme. It always cures ; it cannot fail.. It radiâ€" cally cures all weaknesses of the stomâ€" ach, and never dissppoints. Its effects are marvellous and ‘It gladâ€" dnpan_:ehugtlotlg;osu' , and brings iminediate relief. is a luxary to take, and always safe. ‘ its The instinct of brutes and insects can be the effect of nothing else than the wisdom and skill of a powerfal, everâ€" living agent.â€"Newton. f it Cole: "I was oomg:etely- helpless for six_months from rheumatsim. I tried almost every known remedy, without ahy benefit, and when South American Rheumatic Cure was recommended I secured it, though I must confess I had no faith whatever in â€"it. _ The first bottle ag:ubly surprised me, and four bottles ve the disease completely out of my system. ~It is the vex'{ best meâ€" dicine I have ever taken. have reâ€" flmmnded it te my friends, .and I ow it has done them great good." ’ Mr. Northrop, who is one of the chief clerks of the Dominion Post Office at ‘Ottawa, found ‘great relief for Hay Fever, with which be was afflicted, in | Dr. Ainew's Catarrhal Powder. Perâ€" haps there isâ€"no other medicine more | satisfactory in its treatment of Hay ,Fever. _ It is equaily successful in curing catarrh in almost any ‘of its phases, and for cold in the head, which ‘as a foreâ€"runner of Catarrh, it acts like ia charm, and quic as magic. ’ Sample bottle and Blower sent by S. 'G. DETCHON, 44 Church street, ‘Torâ€" onto," . on receipt of two threeâ€"cent. stamps. Almonte‘s Capitalist Suffers Untold Agony for Six Months from Rheu matism. $ w * ' _ ‘We hav@,the privilege of publishing the follcwEF letter from one of Alâ€" monte‘s wealthiést citizens, Mr. J. K. Mr. R. M. Northrop, of the P_O. Departâ€" ment, Ottawa, Recommends Dr. Agnew‘s Catarrhal Powder for Hay Fever. By a divine instinct, men‘s minds disâ€" trust ensuing danger; as by proof we see the waters swell before a boisterâ€" ous . storm.â€"Shakspeare. Thousands of Lives Ebbing Awasy Beâ€" 1 cause of Improper Heart Action. The heart is the hub of the buman system. . If it is weak or deranged phyâ€" sicul pains and mental decru{utude in one shape or another must follow, and thousinds are suffering various ills of the flesh toâ€"day because the heart is mot doing its full duty. When ever the heart flutters or tires out easily, aches or palpitates, it is diseased, and the warning should be heeded. . The remedy, of all others, for heart disâ€" ease, is Dr. Agnew‘s Cure for the Heart. _ ‘To quote Aaron Nichols, of Peterboro‘, whose wife was cured of twenty years‘ heart disease by this meâ€" dicine, * The remedy acts like magic on a diseased heart." With heart disâ€" ease so prevalent in Canada a bottle ought always to be kept in the house. The saddle cloth and mantelets are adorned with gold lace, on which the arms and eagle of the empire are woven in gold. The breachâ€"straps are ornaâ€" men‘ed with fine, large plates, on which the imperial arms are chiselled in gold. A palatain of gold and red silk pasâ€" sementerie, with fringes and cartisanes, hides the mane undor a broad lozenge. The rings throwch <‘.l h the reins are passed are formed by a curved eagle‘s nock, surmounted by the imperial crown in chiselled gilt bronze, as indeed, are all the other ormaments, and the im perial arms adorn the blink»rs and other parts of the harness. Twentyâ€"four whips having red morocco handles orâ€" namented in gilt bronze complete the There are saddles of the same morocâ€" co, with stirrups of chiselled and gilt bronze for the front pairs, which alone are to be mounted. The reins and adoraments of the eightâ€"horse sets are of red silk and gold, while the others are entirely in red. Each horseâ€"there are a hundred and fortyâ€"eightâ€"is to wear a plume of white ostricfi feathers on its head. The saddle cloth and mantelets are Apropos of the coronation, the Paris correspondent of a London contemporary says: We have seen some magnificent sets of harness in Parisâ€"twentyâ€"two sets for six horses and two sets for eight horses, intended for the carriages of the two Empresses at the coronation of the Czar. These sets of harness are reproducâ€" tions of the gala harness, a la Francaise, used at the beginning of the present century, and are in red morocco, stitchâ€" ed with white. There are saddles of the same morocâ€" co, with stirrups of chiselled and gilt bronze for the front pairs, which alone The extreme poor have reason also to bless their young Empress for the many radical changes she las effected in their condition. She it was who perâ€" suaded the Emperor to grant equal rights to all his subjects in the matter of petitions. The poorest Eensnnfs now aave the satisfaction of knowing that their peâ€" titions find their way to the imperial ear as quickly as those of the titled classes. All things considered, the subâ€" jects of the Czar are not apt to grudge Her Majesty the $200,000 coronation court and paid an unusually long visit to her old home in Denmark. Nevertheless, the educational advanâ€" tages of women in Russia are_ lctter toâ€"day: than ever before, and Empress Alexandra Fecdorovna is to be thanked for the change. The extreme poor have reason also The Empress had not been married many weeks before she made it quite apâ€" parent to the court circle that she inâ€" tended to champion the rights of women to higher education throughout the Rusâ€" sian Empire. She had reports of the difâ€" ferent women‘s clubs sent to ber and took an active interest in their advanceâ€" ment. This bit of "socialism," as the Czar play{ully called his wife‘s interest in the new woman movement, caused a tremendous surprise in Russian court circles. Straightway it became the thing to have "advanced" views on the woman question; the dowager Empress, howâ€" ever, held different opinions from her daughterâ€"inâ€"law, there was some family friction and the dowager Empress [e_{l, always prevailed at the Court of Queen Victoria henceforth became~Alexandra‘s ideal. TE~Tâ€"OF PEREKECT HEALTH CURE FOR HAY FKEVER. Reolie! in One Day sets of harness are reproduc the gala harness, a la Francaise the beginning of the presen and are in red morocco, stitch white. AN INSULT, re saddles of the stirrups of chise r the front pairs e mounted. T d i works ol 100 Bouse, and every person j ‘M".â€"PUOME P MR ELE . PMUMENEL . MRUIONE . to A=â€" Dei ho comies it putapp upâ€" four | uj to mark his i lace, does &hpcumllm-.ulca,lrnna_wano_l(, jl‘"fl' of water 1 . :mh: honor. ~He has muunw.g&mnjcfimcwxfirh fl%‘ "The ; drvmmnien R i nogrm s af; 2 y 86, : ~.~ woven rnow rearâ€" _ [Os tm ied to Movot Snd ol (bel lE“':o: ie re makone mt ho. Irish peat rugs, which made . their | B0 Word of praise.in his behalf, mo word | _ °.. . . ". "= ~~â€"m000 . \Orst: sppearancein London qultb Yeâ€" | JC p tps pesee of faftares.". Thagd are | treew 1o hor you the boardingâ€"house misâ€" Apciend in 3 orontent K mats L iBavxe [ 3 Mpr $ h . treas Lo‘ her "I ashamâ€" (ank Pies oc . Orikeg O B it | Th Iatbe woret 06 fallures.": Therd are . frean to her yourg son, /‘I . was ashamâ€" own are imâ€" and Drivers c in the hand, esâ€" peciaily in the sasg of thore who. break in hardâ€"mouthed borses. Cigar makers, watchâ€"makers, mnphon. auctionâ€" eers,. sawyers, bi players, dentists, turners, â€" stampers, weavers, painters, money eountg:i;.nd ballet lghneen all autfer?lrom own peculiar cramps, and often so severely that they have ou: heexchange their employment t{r some‘ r. «2. % Télegraphers suffer very often, and they call it ‘"loss of the grig." Tailors get. cramps in the legs as well «s hands. Smiths and carpenters get what is callâ€" ed "hammer .cramp," resulting from the enormous number of blows struck. It is estimated that a forger of knives and scissors strikes 28,000.blows. every Writers‘ cramp was the first to apâ€" pear, being quite unknown until the inâ€" troduction of steel pens." It affects men far oftener than the fair sex, and singuâ€" larly, those who suffer are not literary men, but copyists. It is almost inâ€" curable, and even when the left hand is used the cramp very soon crosses over to it. Musicians of every kind are attackâ€" ed. _ Among pianists it is chiefly ladies ambitious to become professionals who. are the ~victims. ‘Violent pain, weakâ€" ness and fatigue of the arm make.playâ€" ing an impossibility. Violinists ure af~ fected both in the fingers of the left hand and the hand that holds the bow. Clarinet | pla Hi”géi"'crg-‘;‘“’rfi the tongue, an’()lhaote players cramp in the larynx. d pa o Nome of the Curious Affictions of Men Who Work Too Hard. One of the curious consequences â€"of the modern division of labor is the cramp that attacks those who constantâ€" ly use their hands in one particular manner. I have secured two of the largest pearl shells. ‘They have quite a hisâ€" tory, as they are the shells in which the famous twin pearls were found about a year ago. The pearls were formed together like two large peas, perfect shape and match, but the most wonderful thing about them was . a peculiar freak in the formation of the iwo gems. Although they were thorâ€" oughly jeined together, one was black jet, wixf)\ a beautiful lustre, and the other xil\'t-r{ white. ‘The pearls were at once sold for £400, then egain for £750, then an offer was made from a London pearl merchant of £1,500, but the owner telegraphed to stop the sale. The shells are mostly sent to Europe for the manufacture of buttons, buck!â€" es, opera glass ornaments, knife handâ€" les, &c. They vary in price accordâ€" ing to the size of the shell. _ Young shells are not allowed to be exported, and all shipments are inspected by Gove ernment inspectors. The price of shells range from £300 to £500 per ton. .. divers, who are mostly Japanese go down a depth of between twenty and thirty fathoms, but, owing.to the treâ€" mendous pressure of water, they stay there ouly a very short time, and very often have to be pulled up, as they beâ€" come completely exhausted, and someâ€" times die from paralysis of the heart, as the pressure of the water stops the circulation of the blood. Some of the divers carry a small vial with them, and through an ingenious _ invention they can take a drink of brandy while at the bottom of the ocean, 150 feet below the surface. _ wl ‘PEARL CULTURE IN AUSTRALIA th CRAMPS. "m-mba the ‘British Colonies," a. book lishedâ€" years ago, says: tT h'::o non_imim newlyâ€"littered. young perish in a few hours at the mother‘s~side if oxml to"the rays of the.full moon; fish me‘rapidly put~ rid, and‘meat, ‘ifâ€"left exposed, incur, able ormmlarn-hh by salt; the marâ€" iner, essly sleeping on the deck, : becomes: afflicted . with mctolo!‘i:; on nlhtblmdnnq;atuum thed ) is sleep to the moon‘s rays,; the maniac‘s _As to the cause or the exact nature olthhdimunomm;fioniswhe found in medical works. Sailors themâ€" they could see well enough, but at night they could ege nothing. _ This singular affliction beset them as long as they remained in the warm coun~â€" BLINDAESS FROM THE MOON. Some notable cases of soâ€"called moonâ€" blink, or moon blindness, were reported a few days ago, the victims being sail, ors on board the ship El Capitan, which had just returned to New York after a Tong cruise in Chinese and Japanese waters. "These men, we are told, were in the habit of lying on ‘theâ€"deck at night, with their faces turned upward, and as a result were stricken with temâ€" porary Blindness. During the daytime now I am expected to pay for the with which l was caught." member ? wore last first met "My boy," said the passenger with the furâ€"lined coat and the smoothâ€" shaven, square face, "it was the sucâ€" cess of the season. There wasn‘t standâ€" ing room!" _ The conductor smiled ‘ a sour smile. "Zif I didn‘t have the same cxperience every day," said he to the motorman. Husbandâ€""Here they have brought me an account for a ball costume ; how is that?" _ Wifeâ€""Oh! don‘t you reâ€" member ? It is for the green dress _ I Maudâ€""I hear proposing Kartivfl are all the style this winter. The girls do the g:oposmg and the one who proposes the best gets the prize. Have you been to any ?" _ Ethelâ€"*"No; but I had a proâ€" posing fiuty come to me the other evenâ€" ing. ow do you like my ring ?" "‘The natural history class will now write down the names of twelve Arctic animals," said the teacher in monotonâ€" ous tones. Little Johnnie dashed off the following and handed his slate proudly to the teacher ; "Six seals, 5 polar bears and 1 walrus." Mrs. Townsendâ€"‘"Does your husband s!x-nd much of his time at home?" Mrs. Peabodyâ€"‘"No; be basn‘t been able to in the past, but I expect that he will have a great deal of leisure after this. He has just been appointed to a public office." Bellefieldâ€""A cynical writer remarks that a wedding always brings happiâ€" ness to two, the florist and the clergyâ€" man.*" Bloomfieldâ€"*"He forgets the father of the bride, especially if the poor man has half a dozen other daughâ€" ters on his hands." "I want to marry your daughter," said young Sprocket, the bicycle scorchâ€" er. "Can‘t you give us a start in life?" j‘(.‘ex'mml{y." replied the old man, openâ€" ing the front door; "I believe you‘ve tried the flying start before." Office boyâ€"‘"‘There is a man outside who wishes to see you." _ Business man â€"*‘Didn‘t I give orders that I was not to be disturbed ?"* _ Office boyâ€"*‘Yes, sir; but this is a very mild looking man. I don‘t think he would create a disturbance."* In silence wait from week to week, Each wondering, modestly afraid Whose place it really is to speak. Miss Bellefieldâ€""How on earth did i';)u come to get engaged to Willie Van raam ?" _ Miss Point Breezeâ€""Well, you see, just at the time he proposed I ‘didn‘t happen to be engaged to any one." Mrs. Greenâ€""Of course you read all your husband‘s stories?" _ Mrs. White (wife of the popular author)â€""Oh, dear, no! they are nothing to the stories he sometimes tells me after he has been out of an evening." The shy young man and timid maid. Sheâ€""Ob, yes ; I know that you think that woman is a silly creature whose head can be turned by mere finery." Heâ€""It is sure to be turned if some other woman passes with the mere finâ€" ery on." Dollyâ€"‘"I hear Mary Antique was a great belle at the dance the other evenâ€" ing. _ She told me she danced every dance." _ Pollyâ€""Oh, yes. Mary‘s just the kind of a girl to be a belle at a leapâ€"year dance." Marmmaâ€""What do you mean by takâ€" ing that piece of cake? _ When you asked for it didn‘t I say no?" Tommyâ€" "You did ; but last night 1 heard papa say that when a woman says no she alâ€" ways means yes." "I understand your daughler has givâ€" en up bicycle riding." _ *Yes. She sold her whee! as soon as she found out she couldn‘ wear highâ€"heeled shoes on it with any degree of success." â€" Belleâ€""You know Jack Giddiboy, of course; don‘t you think he is just out of sight ?" _ Sadieâ€""Indeed he is! a very personification of the old saying, ‘out of sight out of mind.‘" Hoaxâ€"*"Timley went to Alaska prosâ€" pecting for gold, and found lead inâ€" stead." _ Joaxâ€""Ah ! _ In large quantiâ€" ties, I suppose, and valuable." Hoaxâ€" "No; in small quantities, and fatal." Sprattsâ€"*"Miss <Elder is much older than 1 thought." Hunkerâ€"*"Imposâ€" sible !" _ Sprattâ€""Well, 1 asked her if she had read Esop‘s Fables, and she said she read them when they first came out." "My good fellow," said the hatter, "how‘s trade ?‘ really nothing in hats now plied the hatter, trying one of the dude. ‘"Thou hast a pretty wit," quoth the monarch. _ ‘"Aye, and a dry bumor," replied the jester. _ Whereupon the king pushed the button. "It is sad," said one girl, "that so many men nowadays bave a great deal more _ money â€" than brains." *‘Yes," si:zh««l another ; "and so little money at that."* Bertâ€""I can‘t think of marriage just yet; you know I‘m not rich." Angeâ€" lineâ€"‘"What _ difference does _ that make ?"* Bertâ€"*"None, providing you are." Louiseâ€"‘"How do you come on with that leap year proposal?" Emmaâ€""I don‘t know yet. Harry is still examinâ€" ing my letters of recommendation." Dru?' clerkâ€""How will you have your sodaâ€"hot or cold ?‘ Customerâ€"*"Guess I‘ll have it hot; haven‘t time to wait for it to get cold." Heâ€""Nice dog! Have you taught him any new tricks since I was here last ?"* _ She (sweetly)â€""Oh, yes; he wili fetch your hat if you wiistl:-!" Mr. Boodlesâ€"‘"You began life as a barefooted boy, I understand ?" _ New cLerkâ€""Yes, sir! I was born without shoes." ‘Teacherâ€""Tommy. what is meant by ‘nutritious food ?‘" _ Tommyâ€""Someâ€" gthmg to eat that ain‘t got no taste to If* iéa; at the ball where . we * Husbandâ€""Sâ€"oâ€"0â€"0! and rala o mm aple,t weye n it SPRING SMILES eracs t neelf, and . meal!"~â€"‘‘Yes, mamma," was the hopeâ€" [ _© pimocapnt in / unA Phiss outs Ret® Feply . â€""E didn‘t want io. ‘glvo | Weel‘s Phesphadine is sold by responnthts than poiâ€" , the boarders a chance to say theore 1 4 , P h zu.. . Bothin‘ on the fable,‘t (1~.= o o) Cl cli l enc ts o o o e e * oo Je 4 g;aa’; ce f true. life. j .. ‘"Wilhe, .Aail the Doardingâ€"house itibuis 9620 +c« . n ommc stt n c on 41 M‘.m‘,h:-\tomm‘zwncan.“l wuuu.;‘:: â€" * Price,cas package, $1; six packages, $5; by mail free of postage. world for, ed of you at dinner, You kept your |‘ â€" One will ploase, sis guaranteed to cure. Pamhist free to any address. ‘them ‘onâ€" "arms on the table during the entire| > The Wooed Company, Windsor, Ont., Canada. the dude to * ‘‘There‘s aâ€"days," reâ€" on the head net ly. < .Apflu are useful.in nervous dyspepâ€" sia; they are nutritious, medicinal and vitalizing ; they aid digestion, clear the vwoice, correct the acidity of the stomâ€" ach and are valuable in rheumatism, insomunia and liver troubles. An apple contains as much nutriment as a &to in a pleasanter and more w + for those_ suffering fromâ€"cancer; they peundfimmllll?u well as int'emfv- _ Figs are aperient and wholesome. They are said to be valuable as food Blackberries as a tonic. Useful in all forms of diarrhea. 5o Tomatoes are a powerful aperient for the liver, a sovereign remedy for ‘dysâ€" pepsia and .indiflul.wn‘. _ Tomatoes are invaluable in all conditions of: the sysâ€" tem in which the use of calomel is inâ€" etc. Lemons for feverish thirst in sickâ€" mness, for biliousness, low fevers, rbheuâ€" matism, coughs, colas, liver complaint, | _ Cranberries for erysipelas are used exâ€" ternally as well as internally. _ Fresh ripe fruits are~excellent for purifying the blood and toning up the system. _ As sg:.‘ific remedies, orqnges are aperient. Sour oranges are highly recommended for rheumatism. _ Honey is wholesome, strengthening. cleansing, bealing and nouris';gpg. & Eggs contain a large amount of nuâ€" triment in a compact, quickly available form. Beaten up raw with sugar they are used to clear and streng\fiqn the voice,. â€" With sugar and lemon juice the beaten white of egg is to relieve hoarseâ€" Grapes dissolve and dislodge gravel heated by pl’:’w’infi'h”u{ a dish of hot water. It assimilates ‘rapidly and afâ€" fords the best nourishment. Raw beef proves of great benefit to persons of frail constitution, and to those suffering from consumption. It is chopped fine, seasoned with salt and Carrots for sufferers from asthms. Turnips for nervous disorders and for scurvey. . * Fol wl tion. Onions are almost the best nervine known. _ No medicine is so useful in eases of nervous prostration, and there is nothing else that will so quickly reâ€" lieve and tone up a wornout system. Onions are useful in all cases of coughs, cold and influenza, in consumption, inâ€" somnia, | bydrophobisa, scurvey, gravel and kindred liver complaints. _ Eaten every other day they soon have a clearâ€" inz and whitening effect on the comâ€" plexion. _ ; * Spinach is useful to those with gravel. _ Asparagus is used to induce perspiraâ€" Lettuce for those suffering from inâ€" somnia. Watercress is a remedy for scurvey. Peanuts for indigestion. _ They are especially recommended for corpulent diabetes. Peanuts are made into a wholesome and _ nutritious soup, are browned and used as coffee, zre eaten as a relish simply baked, or are preâ€" pared and served as salted almonds. Celery is invaluable as a food for those suffering from any form of rheuâ€" matism, for diseases of the nerves and nervous dyspepsia. tor eh / "Well, it would serve the purpose of medicine very frequently if adopted." y sfi Nes‘ cu **Your schoolmaster was a man after my own heart," said the physician. Apâ€" ples are the finest spring medicine there i%.. A half a dozen a day is a good dose. With children so desirable a medicine has no terrors. _ Where something ou! of a bottle could not be foreed down their throats an apple will be begi@ged When some one interrogated our old schoolmaster once about the oddity of this custom, hs answered: "I never could teach anything to children with torpid livers." Hence the diet of apâ€" ples. The gentleman told him that in his school days each spring=the scholars were allowed to buy a barrel of apples. No restriction was put upon our eating as many as we wanted. â€" The ieachers selected good stock and our parents apâ€" proved of the programme. I( was an eldâ€"fashioned â€" school, and that spring diet of apptes was part of the curriâ€" culum. "fruit." ‘"‘Nothing is better than a plentiful diet of fruit for the spring," he conâ€" tinued. "I would omit bananas; they agree with some, but are apt to give the majority indigestion." A gentleman asked a physician the other day what was the best tonic for this season of the year. He answered In the far southern countries folks are already beginning to take antidotes against malaria, or concoctions for puriâ€" fying the blood. Human bodies, like trees, wish to put out fresh sprouts in a few weeks. A good dose of spring medicine enables them to do so in betâ€" ter form. FRUIT AS A TONIC. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A little spring tonic is better than a gallon of summer meâ€" dicine. Before bedtime comes ou have great faith in fruit, doc said. "It‘s almost a cureâ€"all REMEDIAL FOODS AEALTH. a ® meat, an the coffee. the apple, o or Sale by McFARLANE & CO,, Wholesale Agents for Durham and Vicinity being worse than usual, I Cecided as a final resort to try South American Nervine, which had been recommended to me hy friends who had been cured by It. I got a bottle from A. 8. Goodâ€" eve, local druggist, and commenced taking according to directions, Before ( hed taken half a bottle I was able ‘o go to work arain, and I have imâ€" proved steadily sicce. I can conscienâ€" What il!s come to humanity from a Hsoâ€"dered livert Henry Ward Beecher has said thet it was impossible for a man to hold correct spiritual views if ais liver was out of order. The liver is so important a purt of the mechanâ€" ism of man that when it ceases to work with ease the whole man is unable to 30 his work aright. Can we not appeal io thouzands, nay, temls of thousands, for & vorification of this fact? Cerâ€" tainly it is, that Mr. David Reld, or Chesley, Ont., felt that the enjoyment of lHfe had been taken from him, through‘the unbealthy condition of his liver. _ For ten years he says he was troubled with liver complaint and dysâ€" pepeta. â€" Employing his own language: "At times my liver was so tender I could not bear it pressed »r touched from the outside. Had tried a great many remedies without any benefit. Was.compelled to drop my work, and iÂ¥1L0 EN YEARS TROUBLED aro Since Improved Rapidly, and Am Now Completeiy Curedâ€" So says Mr. David Reid, of Cheslcy, Ont. kDRS. KENNEDY & KERGAN. |Diseases of Men. inclose postage, Zcents, Sealed, ... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ â€" &®"NO NAMEC USED WITHOUT WRITTEN N + EVATB. No medlE'lne sent C.};. D. Nonames én%%xessgyv?on‘:r':{ opes. Everything confidentilal. Question ist and cost of Tremt ment, FREE. marnnzz_s * P Capt. Chas, Perry eays:â€""I omemy 1.%e to Drs. K. & K.; {Atlfil-nrnad.lfllhh&l. AtZL ihod all t;e eviaptomc] . {| ‘of Bemioal Weakness ond bpermator hca, lmissioi dnim.lr und weakeniag my viiclity. 1 msarried at! \/, under v-coi of my (..:;4.'!)'5 doctor, ';::E, it was E sad experionce. _ In eighteen mouths wo were divoreed. ithen consulted Pro. K":k A., who restored mo to mankood ‘ tby their New Method 7reatment, _ 1 folta now JiTo thiill througt 'my nerves. . \Wo wore united aguin and ure bappy. This was! ____ six yeurs ugo, ‘iJrn. 1L, & 1L, ure ecionti uc epecialista und 1 heart:iy _ IBDWe treat exnd cure V Weakness, Glet, Stricture, Kidney and Bladder Diseases Their New Method Trestent earod mo in a ‘You feel yoursolt gmining overy day. 1 bavo mc i Liver Complaint and Dyspepsiaâ€"Suf Creatly and Found No Relief in the Scores of Medicines Prescribed. AKâ€"DRSG KEX i Amorican Nervine Was Recommen | t THE RESULT ameasse ons s piness of thousands of promising younl m Half a Bottle Was Taken Relief Ca Windsor, Ont â€", Canada. â€"pDRS eould be corroborated ty a host of wit nesses. Rir. Roid has lited a jong tit=: in Chesley, and his case was known t be a very bad one.. But thct makes n« €difference to Nervine,. This great Cis covery rises equal to the inost trying sccarions. . Let It be Andigestion, th« most chronic liver trouble, as with Mr Refd, nervous prostration, that makes life miserable with so many, sick headaches, that sap all the effort out of man e woman, Nervine measures to the necessities of the case. lt is a great medicine and thoucands toâ€"Cay in Canada are happicr and bealthier men ‘and women, because of its discover~. There is :o great seerct.about it, and yet there is an important secret. . 1t operates on the nerve centers of . ti> system from which emanate all life and healthfuiress, or if divordered, ricknors, even death, Nervine strikes promptly t the nerve centers, hence, as with Mr, Reld, where ten years‘ use of other me« dicines had done no good, less taan a bottle of Nervine brought about enâ€" couraging results, and & few boities «K EV draggists in the Dominien. No. 148 SHELBY ST.i DETROIT, micH. 8 ne and thousunds toâ€"Cay in happier and bealthier men because of its discover~. great seemct.about it, and "an important secret. Jt the nerve centers of tie which emanate all life and S Alter Taking. =PRSG â€" K &H ored 9 0