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Superstitions About -Tlarryinsr.
The Romans are very superstitious _
about marrying in May and February. \
The 14th has always been considered in
England peculiarly unlucky for brides. c
"Why, tradition sayeth not. In the Ork- s
ney isles the bride selects an evening for h
her wedding when there is a full noon }]
and a flowing tide. In Scotland the last s
day in the year is considered lucky; the t
bride's prospects in life are supposed
to be brilliant. Sunday is a great favorite
with brides in some parts of England
and Ireland. The French demoiselle,
however, thinks the first Friday of the
vmt.fi/Mtlorlt- fnrf-.nnaf-ft for her I
U1VSUIAA J/tti mj
nuptials. In Sweden the bride on her v
way back from the church has picccs of
bread in her pockets. These she throws e
away on her road to her home to insure
her good luck. It is ill-fortune to the
one who picks up these crumbs. If the
bride lose her slipper on her way from
church she will lose all her troubles, and ,0
the one who picks it up will gain riches.
In every country it is an unhappy omen a
for the wedding to be put off when once
the day has been fixed, and in England t
it is believed great misfortune will ensue
if a bridegroom stand, if only for a mo- D
ment, at the junction of cross-roads on
his wedding morn. In England, also, it
is thought a sijjn of bad luck if the bride ^
fnila tn shpd fpjirs 0:1 her weddincr day. *
or if she turns back to take a last look at
herself ia her wedding toilet. f
Silencing a ?alciwonmn.
Two ladies were looking at some silk v
dresses in a prominent dry-goods store of 0
this city one day last week. Of course,
the saleswoman was urging the lady who is
contemplated buying the dress to take ii
the French silk. "You see," said the
saleswoman, "French silks wear so much p
better and look so much better. Ameri- t
can black silks are not so bad, but colored
silks are neither finished well nor
do they look well." Having watched ^
the effect of this remark upon the cus- ^
tomer, the saleswoman turned to the
friend who had accompanied the purchaser
for an illustration, and said, as a
she pointed to a beautiful gray flowered a
silk worn by this lady: "For example, r
an American silk, raadame, will neither
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100K SO DeatllllUl nor wear su ncu as your
friend's costume. You can see at
once that it is a French dress. "We can- c
not make such beautiful material in
America." "Indeed," said the aston- s
ished lady, "this silk was made in the b
city of New York, and my husband saw c
it on the loom. I have worn this dress
for two years, traveled in it and have r
had it packed in trunks, but it always s
comes out fresh and it wears better than j,
any silk I ever had." The saleswoman
colored and relapsed into silence. In
this way we are imposed upon. In this s
way the products of our shops, our fac- a
tories and our looms are constantly being v
? J Til 'n MAAWA /I * ffi /Mil f f A ATTflf.
ueprcciuieu. xt 10 uuic uuuvu?
come deeply rooted prejudice than it is 8
to manufacture goods in competition 1'
with the badly paid labor of Europe. 1
"We have no doubt the saleswoman was *
honest in this instance, though she was
ignorant of the progress of the American r
silk industry during the last decade, c
She was pandering, however, to a preju- c
dice common among her sex. Is it not f
about time that senseless prejudice was
overcome? We think 60.?Philadelphia t
Press. a
" a
He Wouldu't >ell Her. f]
A gentleman who travele.l through \
Syria and Palestine wit^ his sister contributes
to the Forest and Stream, the fol- x
lowing account of a bit of adventure ^
which befell them on the way to Jericho. ^
They had halted for rest and for their c
noondav meal at a wayside well, where a +
parcy of Arab merchants was also en *
camped, when the interview here described
took place:
After the customary salaams had been s
exchanged, and we had jointly and sev- '
erally wished that prosperity might wait ?
upon each other's households, silence *'
reigned between us for a while. I noticed
that now and then one of the young 3
traders cast furtive glances at my sister" e
but believing them to be partly due to
astonishment that any girl should go un- *
veiled, I was not at all prepared for the 11
somewhat abrupt remark which suddenly *
broke the silence between us, nor for the 11
1'- 1 1 .1 _ il!_ I 8
conversation wnicu iouoweu iu uiib .
wise: ?
"What would the howadji be willing 1
to sell her for?''
"Disappointment vex not my brother, 0
but I could not sell her.*' 0
"I will give the howadji a camel and r'
two donkeys for her."
'The offer is generous, but I have no
wish to part with her. She is the howad
ji's sister." k
"Tiab, but your brother is rich, and
will give even two camels and a donkey ^
for her. The offer is great." ^
"No, I desire not to bargain. It is t)
impossible that she be bought." a
"Does the howadji speak as a true man
lot wishing to sell, or even as one who 1
iesireth a large price?" e
"As a man that meanethwhat he hath ?
laid." "
"Good."
And here our exchange of ideas re- jj
.apsed into silence again.
l'ntamel(
Sir Arthur Wellesley, the conqueror of
Napoleon, was, it is said, once utterly
routed and put to flight by a scolding
farm-wife, whose setting hens his horse
had disturbed. "I would rather face a '
park of artillery than listen to her five ' ^
minutes longer," he said. ^
Madame de Stael, who was able to
charm all the world bv her brilliant conversation,
had, we arc told, a similar en- n
countcr with an angry lJreton peasant, *
and retreated before the vehement abuse,
utterly dismayed nnd silenced. "I could ^
not use her weapons," was her excuse.
"Xever argue with an angry woman," ,,
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6aia an oia r rencn writer, yr try to uam .
a foul flood. Stand aside, and let them ?
? o
pass."
The effect and quality of a scolding f,
tongue were known ages ago. "Better
to dwell in a corner of the house-top,"
said Solomon, "than with a brawling t
woman in a wide house;" and again, .
"Pleasant words are sweect to the soul."
Young girls are apt to devote a good
deal of anxious consideration and effort
to the means of making themselves at
nrtri Knl/lvml TtlPV pflldv thoir I C
looks, their gait, they strive eagerly to li
present to the world tasteful costume?, d
white hands, pretty feet, to sing well, to ^
play with skill, to dance with grace, and r
all the while they too often drive away o
friends and admirers by silly chatter, C
slang, or ill-naturea gossip. g
"I find it easy," said a well-known in- v
Btructress of trirls, "to train a young 1)
woman's mind, body and hands. But c
her tongue usually defies me. If they
would but learn to keep silence, something
would be gained. But that is the
most difficult lesson of all." r
"Never judge of a young woman," G
said a cynical student of human nature, li
"until you have heard her talk for an ?
hour, apart from her mother, teacher, or h
any one of whom she stands in awe. e
The mo3t stately Juno^will relax into a j
>altry dribbler, a gossiping ecandalaonger,
even sometimes, if provoked, a
hrew." s
Bemember. girls, the old Arab proverb
-the word once spoken returns not until
t has run through the earth. t
"The tongue can no man tame." Be- r
ause, perhaps, it always -will express the e
ecret thoughts of the heart. But the a
ieart can be tamed, and so brought into 0
tarmony with God and man that its j
pnken word shall be helpful and dear f
o both. I
T
Fashion Xotes. C
Plush is restored to favor. t
Dress buttons are small in size.
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Very nat ouitons are ayam uow u" ^
eraps. J
Cloth jackets are in demand for gen- t
ral vwr. I
Wool ball fringe is used on cloth x
iiantles. 1
Plush is used to trim velvet bonnets a
f a lighter shade.
\
Wooden beads covered with webbing j
,re seen on woofcn lace. t
Metallic effects are more fashionable ?
ban ever in millinery. I
Many of the new velvet and felt bonlets
are trimmed with ribbons alone. c
For solid wear during inclemcnt f
veather all dark cloths or flannels are 1
ironer. | I
Folds of canvas or of muslin still rival v,
rills as a finish inside the neck and ?
leeves of dresses.
Striped skirts will be worn with cloth, j
elvet, velveteen, and plain woolen stuff t
verdresses and basques. v
The English walking hat in suit colors jj
5 fashionable this season. All trimming t
3 massed high in front. p
Long stitches of fine chenille cord in a
ioints and scallops form a pretty finish 1>
o the edges of felt bonnets. b
Kough boucle woolens are combined *!
nth velvet, velveteen, and plush in jrocks
that ^bear the mark of French ^
aste. *
Q
Marabout bands are fashionably used ^
s erarniture, as arc chenille fringes and n
U kinds and descriptions of bead deco- ~
ations. ?
New cloak, jacket, newmarket, and t]
il9ter clasps come in novel figure, flower, n
?af, and: fancy forms, in metals and ?
arved woods. il
Rough cloth hats, 6omewhatin Alpine n
hape, simply stitched, or else with li
wind edges, are imported to wear with o
loth dresses. p
There are three kinds of wraps im- s
lorted?cloth jackets for general wear, a
? J 1
hort mantles for dress occasions ana *
ong cloaks for comfort. f
Black net embroidered with fine-cut 0
teel beads is a very happy combination, 8
nd over black silk and satin dresses i9 *
wonderfully rich in effect. f
Jerseys are in unusual demand. The f
eason's styles have waistcoats or simu- E
ated vest fronts. Soutache braid in c
nllitary straps or frogs is a desired t
rimming. t
A pretty Milan straw bonuet has the J
oiling brim faced with blue velvet. A t!
Irapery of blue velvet encircles the j<
rown, and full bunch of autumn leaves d
orms the trimming. ji
Shoulder capes have by no means seen t
heir day. as all the indications point to t
?in <Viom TVipsn nattr Si
I rcuuvtcix lUlwtbOil iu ? ? ? _
nd dressy little wraps are just now t
illing the only gap between the lace h
vaist and the outer garment. c
The outer garment for the season's ?
Fear is a tailor-made little coat, tight- *
itting r.nd delightfully chic in plain un- j:
rimmed styles. The collar is high and |
traight; small hip pockets only serve Y
o tuck a pretty kerchief in or a scent > D
achet. e
The hair is dressed in a bandeau of jj
oft, wavy curls on the forehead down
o the ears each side instead of the ~
traight bang or the high-curley front,
\te\y wonv The back hair is worn in
irge, twisted braids, high or low, to
nit the shape of the head, and the v
ntire style is more compact.
White skirts are going out of fashion. t
.'here is a marked tendency toward the r
ise of surah and satin skirts to match Q
he outer parts of the toilet, if the latter
> of a light material and intended to {
erve for dressy purposes. At other times g
>lack, white and red skirts are seen, but ^
ho black skirts have the preference as c
hey are useful and economical. It is ..
nly necessary to trim these skirts with !
nc or two lace flouncc3, or with a nar- c
ow plaiting of the goods.
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JL Ul/ll S LliaollU. | i;
A German paper tells a good story of a
ow Patti made a mistake in Paris some 8
ears ago. .v
She was called upon at a private enter- :
iinment,to which she had been invited, ;
a sing a couple of songs. She did so, ^
nd the company overwhelmed her with ^
raise.
Next morning the gentleman who had J3
iven the entertainment sent her a magificent
pair of diamond earrings. They !!
rere worth not less than 8,000 francs. "
The prima donna expressed her thanks T
i a note, for the present, but she added ?
X ? A - iL. -ff X D
postscript U) LUC cuai muu ut; uau
milted to inclose her 3,000 francs, ?
rhich was her regular price for singing
t private entertainments. The gentle- ^
aan was very much shocked, but he got
ven with lier neatly. He went to a a
eweler, and bought another pair of ear- ?
ings for eighty francs. Ho sent his
ervant to the diva with these cheap ear- I ?
iDgs, and a check for the amount she
laiined. The servant said:
"My master received your note this
aornins, and he.fiuds your demand per- ?
ectly reasonable. Here is a check for
t. lie also sends you a pair of earrings, *
ut those which I left here yesterday c
irere intended for another person. They 1
rere sent you by mistake. Will you
avc the kindness to return them, ani 8
verlook the mistake."
ratti saw too late tnat sne naa mnae a
aux-pas. With a face as red as lire she s
cturnei the magnificent diamonds, but
he sighed heavily as the servant put
hem under his arm and went off with
hem.
Origin of the Word "Glutton."
From the Latin "glutto," one who
ats voraciously: a gormaudizer. Vitclius,
the Roman emperor (born A. I). 15.
lied 09), was called "The Glutton."
^siting the field after the battle of Bediac,
in Gaul, he exclaimed: "The body
fa dead enemy is a delightful perfume."
'harles IX. of France, when he went in
;raud procession to visit the gibbet on
rtiich Admiral Colignv was hanging,
iad the wretched heartlessness to exlaim,
in doggerel verse:
Fragrance sweeter than the rose
Rises from our slaughtered foes.
Gabius Apicus, who lived during tho
eign of Tiberius, was also called "The
Hutton."' lie spent ?800,000 on the
uxuries of the table, and when only
180,000 of his large fortune remained,
te hanged himself, thinkiner death prefrable
to "starvation onsucEa miserable s
ittance." 1
ALIVE IN THE GRATE. a
1
itrange Stories about Performances *:
of Udjsn Fakir*
Much has been written of late about ^
he capacity of frogs to live for years in *
ocks. Of much greater interest, how- a
ver, is the fact that human beings can
,lso lie for months buried underground,
,nd then be brought to life again. Such
thenomeiial beings arc not, of course, ^
'ound ou this continent or in Europe,
>ut in India, that veritable realm of ^
ronder-working. A German writer, Dr.
lu Prel, has recently written a very ineresting
easay on the capacity, often g
iroved, of Indian fakirs to allow them- v
elves to be buried foil longer or shorter
)eriods, and to come to life again smilng
after the ordeal. In a Persian work, ^
he "Dabistan," on the religious sects of j
ndia, the statement was made that there ^
verc individuals who possessed the
lower to separate the soul from the body ,
,nd to bring them together again at jvill,
and that such persons could exist ,
vithout breathing for weeks at a time.
European scientists refused for a long
ime to believe this, but actual experi- ?
nents have proved the marvel. Dr. du
>rel, in his curious essay, says:
"The first trustworthy information re- ,
:eived in Europe about the Indian ^
akirs was lrom Dr. joiiann iuarcra nou- ,
gberger, who spent many years as court
>hysician at various Indian capitals, and
tfho wrote a book entitled 'Fruchtc aus
lem Morgenlaude,' published in Vienna ?
n 1651. Dr. Honigbergcr, after paying ,
. flying visit to Germany, returned to
?ahore in company with General Venur&,
who told him what had happened q
rith the Indian Fakir Haridas during ?
lis absence. An Indian prince had heard P
hat this fakir possessed the miraculous ,
lower of allowing himself to eiuk into '
pparent death, to be buried and to be
;ept in his grave for a number of months e
iefore being exhumed and again brought ?
o life. The Maharajah summoned the
lie celebrated fakir to his court and .
ade him make the experiment. The '
akir did not hesitate. He sank Into a .
onditiou resembling death, and his j,
ody, in the presence of the prince
nd grandees, was wrapped in linen ana 7
laced in a box, on which the prince ,!
imself hung the lock. The box was *
ben buried in the garden of one of the !
linisters outside the city. Over the J
rave barley was sown and round about L
t a high wall was built, .
nd sentinels, who were re- ,
leved every few hours, were placed
n watch. Forty days afterward the
irince, accompanied by his ministers of a
tate, General Ventura, an Englishman E
nd a physician, went to the garden, r
"he box was exhumed and in it lay the I!
akir. cold and etiff. By the application ^
f warmth to the head, the blowing of
ir through the mouth and energetic s
ubbing of the body, the man was quick- ^
it fooncniiotn/l nf flifl ministers
hen said that he had known the same ?
akir to have been buried for four J
aonths. On the day of the burial the .
bin had been smoothly shaved, and on !'
he day of the exhumation it was found
o be perfectly smooth. The Calcutta ,
rournal of Medicine (1835) reported that
he same fakir had frequently been sub- ^
ected to similar experiments by English- *~
ien, though, with them, he had always 8
asisted on having the box hung up in ?
he air instead of buried, as he feared
he ravages of ants. Dr. Honigberger .
ays that the way the fakirs go to work i 1
o produce this peculiar condition is to I
ave the little ligature under the tongue j ?
ut, whereby the}' are enabled to stretch il
his organ out to a great length. Then
hey turn it back, inserting the end in ?
he throat, and closin? up at the same
ime the inner nasal apertures. The ex- P
ernal apertures of the nose and the ears, !
ie says, are closed with wax, and the
yes covered to exclude the light. Long c
ireliminary practice is, however, needed
11 holding the breath, aud a long course
f lasting before burial. There are stories
urrent of fakirs who have existed not e
or months but for years in a comatose T,
tate." &
In another case a fakir was buried jj
. ithout first being placed in a box. The jj
xperiment was made at a military staion,
and the officer in charge became so
lightened that he ordered the disintcraent
after only a few days. Though the ^
irocess of revivification occupied more ^
han an hour, it was successful. Profesnr
Prr>ver in his work "Erforschunor
les Lebcns," says that a number of cases
f this kind have been verified, and retorts
at icngth ou the preparations which
he fakir must observe. Preyer, indeed, j(
omes to the conclusion, from a study of
ases of suspended animation of men and
nimals that between life and death there
s another coudition which he styles an- ^
boise or lifeless. The winter sleep of
nmials. which, without breaking, and ^
kith a minimal movement of the heart, b
ie in a state of torpidity, during which ^
hey can be placed under water or land, in ^
he midst of dangerous gases, can evi- '
[ently not be called life, nor can it be T
ermeu ueuiu, emeu ucuumpusniuLL uucs ^
lot set in. The German savant comes to
he belief, therefore, that there is a state 0
a which conscience and the functions of t
ife are brought to a standstill, but in ^
I'hich the capability of cxstence re- ^
aains. Life is extinguished, but death f
as not begun its work. To bring ^
n this condition at will is, there- 0
ore, tho fakir's art and secret. Braid r
;oesinto a long discussion as to how the
akirs came to discover their mysterious
rt, sometimes called jugglery. He cites | *
passage in the Dabistan, which says ; j,
hat the Fogins had the custom, when
.lllicted with any disease'from which ?
here w?3 no hope of relief, to put themelves
in a condition resembling the winer
sleep of animals,and then allow them- c
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he terrors of gradual dissolution and t
uffering. He believes that the acci- ^
iental disinterment of such an individ- j,
lal led to the fakirs' discovery, and that
resh air brought the patient to life R
igain. Dr. du Prel, however, does not 0
iccept this explanation, rather inclining j
0 the view that the custom of the fakirs j,
illowing themselves to be buried alive is ?
in abuse of the earlier exercises done in "
he service of the ecstatic phases of their 'j
eligion. The act of putting one's self
a a somnambulistic ecstatic condition
las always played a great role in Indian
philosophy and religion, and the
akirs, the lowest grade in the
>rdcr of Brahmins, have developed s
lie mystery to its present n
)hasc of apparent death, burial and rc- c
rivification for the purpose of gaining I
1 comparatively easy livelihood. This a
opacity, however, is only one of the t
nany remarkable powers of which the s
udian fakirs are possessed. Dr. Du Prel v
efuses to place their productions in the n
:ategory of "jugglery," and says in con- n
:lusion: "Every Orientalist knows that t
here is no jugglery in the burial of t
hese apparently dead fakirs. "\Vc have h
mdoubtedly to do with a very rcmarka- s
>le psychical power, of which, at pres- h
nt, we know but very little. It is to be t
loped that European scientists will t
ventually make the fakirs the subject of n
heir earnest investigations. Whoever u
akes in hand the book of the French s
avant Jacolliot, Voyage du Pays des ii
^akirs Charmeurs, and therein reads (
ibout the experiments made by the
?akir Covrindasamy, i:a Benares, will
luickly come to the conviction that we
Europeans have much to learn in India,
?f which at present we have only the
aintest glimmering."?New York Mail
nd Express
? mmtm
Randolph and Clay.
John Randolph's duel with Henry
Jlay is probably one of the most intersting
incidents in his life. Clay was
lis equal in brilliance, courage, and
bility, and from the beginning these
len, both born to command, and welltted
for high positions among men,
fere antagonistic, and after Clay had
outrol of the department of State this
ntagonism developed into absolute and
irulent hostility, more especially on
Randolph's part. The duel originated
roin some biting and slanderous remarks
aade by Randolph about Clay. When
lie message of the President on the
'anama mission wan sent to the Senate
tandolph did not like th-3 tone of the
lessage, and decouncea it and its
uthors, Adams and Clriy. Iu speaking
f one passage in it he said: "Here!
lant my foot; here-I fling defiance right
ato hin teeth; here I throw the gauntlet
a him and the bravest of his compeers,
o comc forward and defend these lines."
n concluding his spoech he said: "I
as defeated, horse, foot and dragoons
-cut up, clean broke down, by the
oalition of Bicfil and Black
rcorge?by the combination un.eard
of till then, of the Puitan
with the bls.ckleg.'1 This, with
tie remark that a letter from General
alazar, the Mexican minister, submitted
y the President to the Senate, "bore
be ear-marks of having been mimuictured
or forged by the secretary of
tate," stung Clay He demanded an
xplanation. This being flatly refused,
challenge was tne resuir,ana tnese "two
oremcst men of tho nation" met on the
'field of honor." Randolph never injnded
to hurt Clay if it was avoidable,
nd when honor was satisfied and no innry
was done Randolph.said to Colonel
lenton, '*1 would not have seen him
iorta!ly or even doubtfully wounded
jr all the land that is watered by the
ling of Floods f.nd all his tributary
treams." On the conclusion of the aflir
Clay said to Randolph, knowing
aat he had fired in the s.ir, "I trust in
rod, my dear sir, tt.at you are untouched,
.fter what has occurred I would not
ave harmed you for the world."
He seldom missed an opportunity to
ttack Mr. Clay, nor did he ever fail to
ome out victorious in these verbal wars.
)uring a stormy debaie over a measure
1 which he, as usual, opposed Mr.
,'lay, who was l;he Spsaker of the
[ouse, he made a long and fiery
peech, fall of bitter sarcasm and peronal
abuse leveled /it the chair. He
rew a picture of Mr. Clay as he was reorted
to have beon in early life, in the
allowing severe language: "Suppose,
Ir. Speaker, that a young man, eiuigratog
from Virginia to Kentucky, utterly
icking in moral principle--a roue and a
lackleg, should by trickery and disonorable
dealings, manage to have himelf
elected a member of the House,
luppose this man, by bargain and sale,
hould succeed in securing the seat you
ow occupy, suppose that young man to
>e yourself, what? "
"The gentleman is out of order," inerrupted
the Speaker.
"I am in order," said Mr. Randolph,
almly. The chair decided against hiin,
nd Mr. Randolph appealed to the
[ouse, which sustained the chair.
"1 have nothing more to say, Mr.
peaker,"said Randolph, '"I drew a
icture f rom imaginat ion. You applied
; to yourself, and the House has suslined
you in your application."?Cleoe'
i ml Leader.
Japanese Flower Gardening.
Among the Japanese the love of flowrs
and plants is fin absorbing passion.'
a the smallest of dwellings there is an
ltar-like niche,in or upon which flowerlg
plants are arranged, but they have
1 some districts J.raoit remarkable cusdiu
in connection, with window' gardenng
ln houses wherein reside one or more
aughte:s of marriageable age, an empty
ower pot of an crnamental character is
tvr? A wJni# A n/1 011a nonil or] frAm
LIL'il LLCU U > a liu^, q uu ouopuuwu uvui
tie window or vsrauda by three light
hams.
Now, the Juliets of Japan are of
ourse fvttractive, and their liomeos as
jve-sick as those of other lands. But
istead of serenades by moonlight and
ther delicate ways of making aa imression,
it is ctiouettc for the Japanese
over to approach, the dwelling of his
idv, bearing some choice plant in his
land, which ha boldly, but, let us
ope, reverently, proceeds to plant in
he empty vase. This takes place at a
ime when he is fully assured that both
lothcr and daughter are at home, and
need scarcely say neither of them are
t all conscious that the young man is
nking such a liberty with the llower pot
utiiide of their window. It is believed
hal; a young lover so engaged hau never
ieen seen by the lady or her mamma in
his act of sacrilege; at any rute, n
riend tells me that, during his long re3ience
in Japan, he never heard of any
ne being detected in the act or interred
with in any way.
The fact is, this act of placing a pretty
ilant into the empty flower-pot is equivlent
to a formal proposial to the young
idy who dwells within. The youthful
ardener, having settled his plant to his
lind, retires, and the lady is free to act
s c hc pleases.
If he is the right man, she takes every
are of h's plant, waters it, and tends it
arefully with lier own hands, that all
he world may see and know that the
Iniinr ia arcentfid a* a suitor. But if he
3 not a favorite, or if stem parents obect,
the plant is removed from the vaso,
nd the next morning finds it withered
n the veranda, or on the path below,
n a word, if you are not the right man,
t is evident that this phase of window
;ardcninjr must be a difficult and disaplointing
one to carry on in Japan.?F.
V. Burl-ridge..
An Cmbr.lla as a .Magnet.
Captain Campbell, master of the
teamer Beatrice, running between Larne
nd Stanraer, lias related at Belfast a
ucious incident which occurred on
loard last week during a voyage. It
ppcared the man at the wheel noticed
hat the comptss was so disturbed by
nmnlln'n/. V* fl f lift Aml'rl tHlf lrn/in t Vl
essel on her course. He reported the
latter to the oflicers. The captain, on i
laking an investigation, went to a gen- j
leman leaning against the wooden par- i
ition on the starboard side, and asked
iim if he had a magnet about hiin. He |
aid no, but he held an umbrella in his
iand, which he subsequently handed to
he mate. The umbrella was then held
oward the compass, and at once the
.eedle was attracted by it. When the
mbrella was changed to the opposite
ide the compass followed it, this provag
it to be a very powerful magnet.?
ilasgow Herald. (
A Wonderful Mountain Lake.
There can scarcely be as great a natural
wonder within civilization, and at
the same time so little known close at
hand, as Crater lake. Situated twentytwo
miles west of north of Fort Klamath,
Klamath county, directly on the summit
of the Cascade mountains and about
ninety miles east of Medford, it is easily
accessible, there being a good mountain
road to the very top of the walls surrounding
it and fine camping grounds
about half a mile distant. The lake itself
is about six by eight miles in diameter
and ranges from east of north to
west of south. The surface of the water
is G,300 feet above the sea level, and is
completely surrounded by cliffs or walls
fron> 1,000 to nearly 3,000 feet high. To
the southwest is a circular island which
j our party named Wizard island. It is COO
fcctnigh.and in the top is a circular hole,
or extinct crater, 475 feet in diameter,
named by us the Witch's caldron. The
base of the island is covered with very
heavy and hard rocks, over which
scarcely a score of human feet have ever
trod. Further up are deep beds of ashes
and cinders, giving evidence of the most
intense heat in days gone by. Within
the crater, as without, the surface is entirely
covered with volcanic rocks, but
here it forms one of the hottest places on
a clear day in August it has ever been
my lot to witness. Ninety feet below
the crater's rim not a breath of air can
penetrate, while the sun beats down upon
the rocky surface and reflects its rays from
ten thousand upturned stones, forming
a very furnace and heating it beyond
all endurance; nevertheless, we sat
within it, at the lowest point, and partook
of our Monday meal with one hand,
while with the other great drops of
sweat were brushed from onr brows. "We
took with us from Portland a light
canoe, which was lowered to the lake by
the aid of ropes, and by means 01 wnicn
we were enabled to reach Wizard island
and see the surroundings from a poi#t of
observation seldom attained by visitors.
We were also well paid for the trouble
and expense, for the reason that, whil?
the view from the shore is grand beyond
description, that obtained from the lake
is remarkable and inspires one with feelings
of awe, and awakens a depth of appreciation
for the sublime unequaled.?
Portland (Oregon) Standard.
A Cow with n Wooden Leg.
Some time ago a valuable cow, the
property of Mr. Bottcril Hudson, of
Malton, broke her leg, and Mr. Hudson,
being desirous of saving the cow for the
sake of a fine well-bred calf then running
with her, desired Mr. Snarry to
amputate the limb. This was done, ana
the veterinary then tried the ingenious
plan just carricd to a successful issue.
A rudely constructed wooden leg was
made under Mr. Snarry's direction, and
the cow did so well on the artificial limb,
the stump of the leg healing so naturally,
too, that, when all swelling had subsided,
the veterinary had a more artistic
and permanent "timber" constructed,
and the cow may now be seen stumping
about the meadows as contented, and
apparently almost as active, as when
supplied with tne lua complement or
legs intended for her hy nature. Prof.
"Williams, of Edinburgh, sots he knows
of but one case anything like a parallel
to this, and that occurred in Wales.
There are several similar cases on record.
?London Field.
In the Forest City.
Mr. G. E. Bryan, No. 151 Putnam
street, Cleveland, Ohio,, has naturally
much experience in sickness?with a
family of sezen children, and his doctors'
and druggists' bills are heavy. He states
publicly that he has given Red Star
Cough Cure a thorough trial in his home,
and finds it to be the best remedy that
he has ever used for coughs or colds. It
contains neither morphia nor opium, and
therefore leaves no depressing effects:
India produces the latest wonder ic
the person of a thirteen-year-old lad who
has one head and two bodies.
One of the most Melaxcholy Spectacles
in the world is a human being
shattered and broken down by the use of
ardent spirits. But the dilapidation maj
be repaired, the human ruin strengthened
and restored to perfect soundness by a
course of that most powerful of all invigoraDts,
Dr. Walker's Vinegar Bitters.
,
It is not generally known in this country
that the London police have not the
right to vote.
Don't Ilnwk, Spit, Cough,
suffer dizziness, indigestion, inflammation of
the eyes, headache, lassitude, inability to perform
mental work and indisposition for bodily
labor, and annoy and disgust your friends
and acquaintances with your nasal twang
and offensive breath and constant efforts to
clean your nose and throat, when Dr. Sage's
"Catarrh Remedy" will promptly relieve you
of discomfort and suffering, and your friends
-j nao/Ilosj inflictions of
U1 CLIO uiaguauilg auu ?
your loathesome disease?
In Denmark a drunken man is taken home
in a hack by the police, and the man who
sold him the last arink has to pay for the
hack.
"I would not live alway." No; not if disease
is to make my life a daily burden. But
it need not, good friend, ana will not if you
will be wise in time. How many of our loved
ones are mouldering In the dust who might
have been spared for years. The slight cough
was unheeded, the many symptoms of disease
that lurked within were slighted and death
came. Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery"
cannot recall the dead, though it lias
snatched numbers from the verso of the
grave, and will cure consumption in its earlier
stages.
The earliest cannon were breech-loaders,
and hammerless guns were known long before
the day of percussion locks.
Young or middle-aged men suffering from
nervous debility, loss of memory, premature
old age, as the result of bad habits, should
send 10 cents in stamps for largo illustrated
treatise. Address World's Dispensary
Medical Association, CG3 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Twenty-eight States have adopted laws
restricting the practice of medicine to educated
persons.
? 11 -?
Tiiose snarp pains in uu mhuu w >uC m?vi>
and around the hips will quickly go afcor you
apply a Hop Plaster. Ladies, attention. 25c.
Lyon's Patent Metallic Stiffeners prevents
boots and shoes from running over, ripping
in the seams or wearing unevenly on the heels.
Best, easiest to use and cheapest. I^xso'c
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. 50c.
Red Star
s TRAD E\^7|MARK
Free from Opiates, Emetics and Poisons.
A PROMPT, SAFE, SURE CURE
For Couch*. Sore Threat, lfoarteneM, Influenza,
Cclda, BroBchltl*, Croup, Whooping Cough,
Aithno. Qulnar, Paloi In Cheat, ?n<1 oilier
nfTactlont of u? Throat ind I.una*.
Faics CO CritTi t Bottle. Jlt DirooiaT* ikh De*iu&
THE UUULM A. TOOELEK COMPANY,
i i |.| * # - MlUatrt, Eirjltud, C. 9. At
Pain and Dread attend the use of most
Catarrh remedies. Liquids and muffs are
unpleasant as well as dangerous. Ely's Cream
Halm is safe, pleasant, easily applied with the
; finger, and a sure cure. It cleanses the nasal
passages and heals the inflamed membrane,
giving relieffrom the first application. 50c at
druggists. 60aby mail. Ely Bros.,Owego,N. Y.
I have been a great sufferer of dry catarrh
for many years, and I tried many remedies
which helped me, but I had none which did
me so much benefit as Ely's Cream Balm, it
completely cured me.?M. J. Lally, 39 Woodward
Ave.. Boston Highlands, Mass.
I have been troubled with catarrh from
boyhood and had considered my case chronic
until about three years ago I procured one ,
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm, and I count myself
sound to-day, all from the use of one
bottle.?J. R. Cooley, Hardware Merchant, |
Montroso, Fa.
?100,000,000 in this British Court op
Chancery !?A large part o? this vast sum
belongs to the people of America. Cox &
Co., 41, Southampton Buildings, Holborn,
London, Eng., have just published a List of
the heirs to this enormous wealth. Reader,
send a dollar and they will forward you this
valuable List ; and if you And by it that you
are entitled to any money or property, claim
your own. Cox & Co. will show you the way.
Valuable Horses are often lost through ignorance
on the part of the owner. Send
25 cents in stamps to Horsebook Co., 134
Leonard St, N. Y. City, and learn how to
detect disease and how to cure it. This may 1
save the life of your animal
The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver j
Oil In the world, manufactured from fresh,
healthy livers, upon the seashore. It is absolutely
pure and sweet. Patients who have
once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians
have decided it superior to any of the
other oils in market. Made by Caswell, Haz- i
ard & Co., New York.
Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough .
ekin cnrcd by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by ,
Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York.
Frnzer Axle Greas#
Is kept by all dealers. One box lasts as long as
two of any other. Received medals at N. C.
State Fair, Centennial, and Paris Exposition. |
A highly perfumed Soap will not heal or J
Olira olrfn rltcofluxi neither wnlHf; hflftiitifv Rnrl
soften face and hands; try "Beeson's Aromat- i
ic Alum Sulphur Soap." 25 cents by Drug- I
gists, or by maiL Wm. Dreydoppel, Phila., Pa.
The Brazilian army comprises thirty gen- ,
erals, 7,436 officere and 13,500 private sol- !
diera. ____________
Important.
When yoa visitor Inara New York city, save baggage
expressage and S3 carriage hire, and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central depot.
600 elegant room*, fitted Bp at a cost of one million
dollars, $1 and npnard per day. European plan. Elevator.
Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cars,
stages and elorated railroads to all depots. Families
ciin H<e better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotol than at any other first-class hotel In the city,
Krupp has constructed a 120-ton gun that
kills at nine miles.
Pimples and Blotches
Are very liable to appear at this season, when the
blood Is burdened with lm purl ties. They frequently
cause intense Itching, and rubbing or scratching
only Increases the annoyance. The only way to cure
pimples and blotches Is to strike directly at the cause,
by taking Hood's Sarsaparllla to purify the blood.
"I had been troubled with hives and pimples for
some time. I took two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparllla
and am entirely cured. I think Hood's Sarsaparllla
has no equal as a blood purifier."?ems jl Petrik,
Portsmouth, O.
"I was for some time troubled with boll/, having
several of them at a time. After enduring about all
I could bear In suffering, I took Hood's Sarsaparllla.
Four or five bottles entirely cured me, and I have
had no symptoms of the return of the bolls."?E. N.
Nightingale, Qulncy, Mass.
"I recommend Hood's Sarsaparllla as a wonderful
Diooa purmer?a aure ana rcuauio rcuicu>.?iuiu.
S. f. Bceoess, Weat Morris, Cfc.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists; $1; six for $5. Prepared by
C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar
Cancer of the Tongue.
A Cast Resembling That of General Grant
Some ten years ago I had a scrofulous sore on my
right hand, and witn the old-time treatment It healed
up. In March. 1883, It broke out in my throat, and
concentrated in canccr. eating through mr cheek to
> the top of my left cheek bone and up to the left ere.
I subsisted on liquids, and my tongue wu so far
gone I could not talk. On October flrat, 1SS4,1 commenced
taking Swift's Specific. In a month the eating
places stopped and healing commenced, and the
; fearful aperture In my check has been closed and
firmly knitted together. A new tinder lip Is pro.
pressing, and It seems that nature Is supplying a new
tongue. I can talk so that my friends can readily
understand me, and can also eat solid food again. I
would refer to Hon. John H. Traylor, State Senator,
of this district, and to Br. T. S. Bradfleld, of LaGrange,
L Ga. MRS. MaRY L. COMER.
. La Orange, Ga., May 14, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
T?e Swift Specific Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta, Oa.,
K. Y., 157 W. 23d St
PAGE'S
LIQUID GLUE jaq
I Is ssedbrthewtadf ofSntdaMlftimftctBren C1 raTl
md Mecaanie* oa their b?t work. Received J^rrrmrC
I GOLD MEDAL.London.t3. PrOToan?d<r?v?< I, ?L
fUntomn. Send card ofaMkr who doe* not keep 11 (tfl
>. U,withflrelcsUmpiforSAMFLECAN rnrr
Snail Cement Co., Glonce^tg.Maa. rn^CIggiD
StandardMelCo.
without hesitation, pronounce
it the very best thing for diaor*
i VI II H III I II dered condition of the stomU
Kl II I I I ach, call it what you will, draI
I f ! I. pepsla or iudigestion, that I
I II 1 1 | U ever met with. If I feel tired j
cither from physical or mental
1 ... ... work, I And it of great benefit, j
WflCf 91ct Qf and I cheerfully a<ld mv testiuvU
nCdluldiUl., mon7 to the emeacy of Peptic.
F. G. Gedn-ei, Justice 8th Diat.
I N. Y. CITY. Court, N. Y. Send for circular i
OC iC ,n staple goods rnrr
Ml u!1 No jewe'.ry receipts or trash; but goods r HP r
V U . 1U needed i n every house, that sell for (5.45 I I'LL*
CASH, sent free on receipt of the addresses of a$ persons (iS
to 40 years old), and jo cents to pay for this advertisement and
postage on goods. Certain satisfaction. Order now, as this
offerfi United. NIAGARA SUPPLY CO.. _
Drawer 168, BUFFALO, N. Y.
mj K'MHifil * ! ] ifll
MS CDIES WHERE AIL USI FAILS. BJ
Ld Best Cough Syrup. Taste* good. W
B Use In time. Sold by druggists, m
jmjw R. U. AWARE
Wmmm Lorillard's Climax Flog, !
bearing a red tin tag, that Lorillard's
Rose Leafflnecut; thatLorillard'i
Sary Clipping* and that LorilUird's Snnfla are
the beat and cheapest, quality considered ? I
AflflDDUIIIC Chloral and :
HI U n rHI II COpium Habits i
EASILY CURED. BOOK FREE. i
> DR. J. C. HOFFMAN, Jefferson, Wisconsin. J
CiDUCDC cnuc OR OTHERS. OWNING
r Anmeifo OUIIO HOKSE and BUGGY, and
, commanding S100 to 821)0, can secure permanent
and profltablo bu?inew, with full control or both
money ami business. Address IIAKN'U.U JU CO,
30 Vmey Street, Xtiv Vorfe (,'lrv
sSzffBV Fnec, Ilnnrfn, Feet, and all their imAWca
perfections, including Facial DevelopDient,
Superfluous Hair. Moles. Warts, 1
Moth, Freckles. Red Nose. Acno, Bi'k
Heads. Scars, Pitting & their treatment
JW#^fia_Dr. John Woodbury. !f7 N.Pearl St.,Albarsc&r*
I ^"ny,N.Y. Est'b'd 19iO. Send 10c. for book.
THAT NEW LANTERN that people are talking
about is the " Hell Top." Pat. June 2, 1885.
Cheapest known. Neat, novel and sells itself. Merchants
and agents notice reduction of price to $1.50
tior doz. Jobbloc trade supplied. For descriptivecir
' cnl.irs, kc., address Bell Toi' La:it<-ni Co.. Easton.!**.
A DIG nCCCD To Introduce thttm, we will
Dlb urrcn. <;ivk away umo s?k. ,
Operatiuir Washing Machines. If you want on*
send us your name, 1'. O.. and pxureas office at
once. The Nntlonitl Co.. 33 DKYST., N.Y.
' OLD COINS I
SCHAYKR. 13 Laichen Ate., Boston Highlands, Mngf. |
Ua Hare Coinliat and raluei, with Pocket*
liook combined. 3 samples, 25o. Biz
money for asnnts. Combined Pocket
Vl book Co., J?>?t Church St., New York.
asm bite ft An active Man or Woman In rr*rr
9U| M ufl I t "county to aril ourcoodi. Salary ?7S.
1*2fl HIV per Socihand Lzprmei. Expct.scjln adJgfSM
IB raucc. CanvasiinK outlit I'RKE! I'artirulan
H H free. Standard Silver-ware Co. Boston, Mae a.
1% to Soldiers & Heirs. Sends (am,)
PaneiflRIC" Circulars. COL. L. BIN'Q1
vllvlUllv HAM, Att'y. Washington, I). C.
KIDDER'S PA8TILLEsSSX
''"r'11 n Mass.
DATCftlTfi Obtained. Send stamp for
~ A* I b 11 I O Inventors'Ouide. L. Binqham,
Patent Lawyer, Washington. D. C.
Gall* Great English Gout and
Diall 5 I HfiSa Rheumatic Remedy.
Oval Box. ?l.QOt roui:tl. 50 cu.
tflWIIBll .Morphine Habir Cured In 1C
S 19* HIIJM to 20 day*. No xr till curcd.
VI IVIVI Da. J. STsraxxs. Lebanon, Ohla
CURES ALL . A
DISEASES OP THE Ip^SRjM
KIDNEYS, ,. ittttNTX!
LIVER, BLADDER 'Kli?N^Y''^d
URINARY ORGANS,
GRAVEL, DIABETES, ffEVS^F^Si
BRIGHTS DISEASE, E?giH?a
PAINS IN THE fffiftftWfiM < ' ;
LOINS OR STDE, jW
NERVOUS fm'.
DISEASES. Jmm
TONIC AND BITTER,
It Is Unequalled in Results and
Permanent In Its Cure.
* f ~??hS
LIVING TESTIMONY.
Blacksmith.
"Having had occasion to use a remedy for kidney
troubles I purchased a bott'e of Host's [Kidney
ind Liver] Remedy, and it completely cared me?
iave no indigestion, and am hearty and healthy foi
)ne of my years (W)."-J. F. Woodbury, Blacksmith,
Manchester, N. II.
"Small beginnings lead to large endings."
Carpenter*
"I was tronbled with a weakness of the kidney*.
t had to pass my water as many as fifteen times
luring the night After having nsed the second
>ottle of Hunt's [Kidney and Liver] Remedy I .
'onnd that all my trouble was gone."?Joseph 0.
filler, Carpenter, Xenia, Ohio.
"Be a friend to yourself and others wilL"
Fireman.
"I have been a severe sufferer with a weakness
>f the kidneys, and I took a severe cojd while on
Inty with the fire department. I had terrible pains
n my back, and my water troubled me. Htot's
[Kidney and Liver] Remedy completely cured
ine."?H. A. Glass, Columbus, Ohio.
??To the good, night 1s not dark." '
A Sailor*
Captain John Kimball. Sailor, New London,
n-*itAa>???T alia tntATi with rtprpffl nuini in
:he s mil of my back la the region of the kidneys.
[ had the beat medical attendance wlthoat experiencing
anv relief. I bought and used a bottle
of Hunt's [Kidney and Liver] Kevzdt. Poo*
bottles entirely cared me.
I'rice $1.23. Send fcr Pamphlet of Testimonial*.
HUNT'S REMEDY CO.. Proridence, B. L
C. H. CRiTTESTOH. Geaeral igent. Key Toft
H YN U?39
Only Temperance .Bitters iiuowiu
Grateful Thoniandi proclaim Vnrseus
BriTEBsthe most wonderful Invlgorant that tmt
sustained the sinkiiig system.
DIado from California roots and herbs, fro*
from Alcoholic Stimulants. A PurgatlTA v
and Tonic.
This Bitten cures Female Complaint*
Inflammatory and Chronic HhenmaltMij
Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fa*
vers. Blood, Liver and Kidney Diseases.
Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Headache, v
Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the * 5
Chest, Dimness, Sour Stomach, Furred Tongoe,
DMlAna A+foMra Pnlnlfntlnn fit t.hft Pncu
monla, and Pain In the regions of the Kidneys, j Jj
are cured by the use of the Bitters. . Ta
For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, BoCs.
Erysipelas, Scrofula, Dlscoloratlons, Humors and
diseases of the Skin of whatever name, or nature,
are literally dug up and carried out of the
system in a short time by the use of the Bitter*.
It Invigorate* tho Stomach, and stimulates
the torpid Liver and Bowels, which reader
it of unequaled efficiency in cleansing the ?
blood of all Impurities, and imparting new life
and vigor to the whole system.
No Person can take the Bitters and remain long
unwell. /jg?
Pin, Tape and other Worms, an
destroyed ana removed from the system.
Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever
It is foul; your feelings will tell you when. Keep
the blood pure, and the health of the system
will follow;
In conclusion : Give the Bitters atrial. II
will speak for itself. One bottle will prove a better
guarantee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement.
*,
R. H. McDonald Drug Co., Proprietors,
Ban Francisco, Cal., and 538,680 k 683 waahlnfftan St*
Cor. Charlton St, New York.
Sold by all Dealers and Druggists*
"A niece of mine, nine jrar* igo," says D. L MiUiken.
the well-known publisher [ol Couag* Btarfh).
"tu taken at thres months from its cousumptm
mother's arms emaciated, and placed on Ridge
Foid exclusively. At once, it commenced to nJn.
ind was so m plump and healthy; aud the child, stUJ
lives." Such testimony as thii shows beyond all
cavil Its true value.
Paynes' Automatic Engines and Saw-Mill,
arfsklJSggL
ITt offer an 8 J\ mo* ' *?* * ?
(O.in. solid baw, 60 ft. b?lti??. eaat-hooka, rtfwwpwg
fcrES?*?SSiSiff: K PAYNt'*
sswriMWSBbaftnc,
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$1000 REWARD JBk THE VICTOR
Pur anj macbina bulling and
ilaanlDg fit for market u
ILACIIIXE CO., &! ?>??> 0- *? Bf. H?m?, Hn?riU??i M.
BS WAGON &MLE8,
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9 trial convinces Oitmotlikrplical. PricO ?jOc . atd H
81^M>?o?Drag^uorurnialI Sample i'KKElB
iiforgt amp. Diil^CHIFFAlAy,SLP, mSzTjH
DATTNTC F?R inventions.
rfl I til I o
iearebe*. Caveats Trade Marks, Labels, ic. Charge*
noderate. Seud* for circular. An Atrorrey
kVnnteri In every Town an Local Agent.
rHDRSTOlTS peT/lTOOTH po wdeb
Keeping Taeth Perfect an* Go? Healthy.
^4d?!B3Bite.. M ? taken the lead la
the sales of that class of f.
JSSgrCmn remedies. ?nd hai f ivea '?
> Kyi TO i DaTS.^8 almoit universal sauafacJf:
^feftiusrsQteed sal 10V ^^"xfTTRPHY BROS
|?3F caoae Strlcwr*. pari? Te*
yr<t nni? k. ,v. Shu won the favor of
HJBH Kra only by tk? thTpublic and now rank.
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