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"WOMM'SWORLD. ? a PLEASANT L\TRRATI'RE FOR [ FEMININE HEADERS. J v Dressed All in Tiaco. I An amusing and interesting incident * occurrcd on the steamship Aller on Fri- i day. The steamship was nearing jiort n and one of the women cabin passengers v Appeared in the dining saloon dressed in v tne costliest lace. She confided to her t female friends that every article of dress I 6he wore was of lace, even to the gloves li and hose, and added that she aouIu Wear lace boots if it wasn't so chilly. She t explained that one of her daughters is ii shortly to be married, that the lai e was c for her trousseau, and that inasmuch as n she personally wore it the customs rcgu- ' lations could not take it from her. It is I' estimated that the fair and matronly one ) was draped with $5,000 worth of the lace. I ?JVtw York Sun. A Costly Clonk. Mrs. Mackav, tlic wife of the rich s American, is, says the Sydney Mail, determined to possess a cloak made from 0 the breasts of the birds of paradise. These birds arc sold at thirty shillings , each. The breast is about lour inches ( broad and about six long at greatest * .v - -i ...? ? ,1. a lengin, anu ui'imv m?iu portion is aboi.t an inch and a half deep 1 and is like the finest plush, in color a seal brown; the color .shades oil' below to a a pinky terra cotta. About ">00 birds ?j will be necessary to furnish enough for the cloak, aud to secure them Mrs. | Mackay has despatched two skillful ( marksmen diicct to New (iuiuea. and they are now engaged in the wholesale slaughter. The mantle will be costly, ' but the work of destruction will be so great that it is to be hope.I few imitators will be l'ouud. 1 s Dogs' AVardrol cs. !l The inanity of ladies w'jo keep pampered curs as pets has i eached such a 0 pitch of absurdity that a 1 urge shop has s been opened in Paris p supply the s '"toilets" of these little nuisances exclusively. The unhappy creatures arc li now dressed and decked out in fancy cl stulfs, and have their costumes for the i house and the promenade, besides their toilet baskets and their sleeping baskets. T But in the autumn all Paris escapes to s the seaside, and so, if you please, these c little wretches must h ive their dust cloaks for traveling, with a pocket for the wearer's ticket at the side. Another ' part of the outtitis a waterproof mantle, with a hood to be worn in wet weather to keep the darling from getting its coat iret. In the ma jority of cases it would c be a great relief to the pet dogs them- J selves and to all who come in contact 11 with them if their only voyage were half an hour out to sea and their only costume e a brickbat fastened around their throats I by a necklace of stout cord.?Lvndon s Life. r Taking Care of Herself. s An incident displaying the value of <3 calisthenics to the fair sex was witnessed i at Highbury station about 11 r. M. one night last week. A young lady, the t -?-* n i .Ma1. n WHe OI a WCU-KOUWii minute, ?iis Ulan.- >iDg her way up the stairs to the train, I when she was rudely a costed by a half- t drunken inau, who made several impertinent remarks, and fiually attempted to i kiss her. This was too much for the ^ youthful British matron, whose training i had been of a kind to prompt reliance o upon the muscles of the arm rather than those of the throat. Sweeping off her t glove, she turned round, and dealt the fi offendw a blow between the eyes which v fairly knocked the offender off his feet, b and reeling backward lie rolled from the top to the bottom of the stairs in a f 6eries of somersault* painful enough to t. convince him that caution in his ama- s tory advances might be worth obscrva- ^ tion in the future. .V curious feature in connection with this incident is that the . lady in question is the third sister who has performed the feat of knocking ? down an insulter. One of the family, a mere girl, was pursued on Blackbeatli by * an unfortunate tramp, till she could run no further, when she promptly floored 1 her pursuer; and the other similarly a dealt with a scoundrel who laid hands 1 on her in Richmond. We understand . a that all these young ladies wi re practi- c cal gymnasts; ana the value to women of such training could not he better ex- c emplified than by the foregoing facts.? \ Pall Mall Gazette. \ How Baby First Began to Talk. c "Oh, George !" cried young Mrs. ! i Merry, i unning to meet her husband at' the door. " I've something the best to t tell you." j i " No !" said George, " what is it ?" I s " Why, don't you think?the baby c;in t talk ! Yes, sir, actually talk ! He's said t ever and ever so many things. Come ! j right into the nursery and hear him." George went in. "Now, baby," said matnuia, persua- j ively, "talk some for papa. Say ' IIow j do you do, papa ?' " ; t "Goo, goo, goo, goo,"says baby. ; t ' iiear mm : " snrieKs mamma, ecstat- : , icallv. 44 Wasn't that just as plain as plain can be ?" George says it is, and tries to think so, ! too. 44 Now say, 'I'm glad to sec you, ! papa.'" 44Da, da. boo, bee, boo.'' i 44 Did you ever ?" cries mamma. " He ! can just say everything! Now you precious little honey bunny, boy, say, 44 Are you well, papa ?" 44Boo, ba, de, goo, goo." 44There it is," said mamma. 44 Did you ever know a child of his age who could really talk as he he does ? He can just Bay everything he wants to; can't you, you own dear little darling precious ?" 44Goo, goo, dee, dee, di, goo." 44 Ilear that ? He says, 4 Of course I can,' just as plainly as anybody could say it. Oh, George, it really worries me to ' have him so phenomenally bright. These i ! rery brilliant babies nearly always die young.?Tid- Bits. Second Marriages in France. A correspondent of ttie Boston Tran- , Bcript says the French have decided views as to second marriages. The correspond- , p.nt adds: There are certain rules of good taste I . and etiquette with regard to second J' marriages in France which are usually ^ observed by the educated classes. The whole ceremonial must be quiet and unostentatious. The festive preparations must be on a modest scale. It is not 11 considered becoming for the bridegroom 1 and bride to appear very happy. They i < must be sedate and calm, with an ex- ' pression of resignation in their faces. ' Something is due to the memory of the j dear departed. This is especially the case if a lady is a widow. She does not ; frrtm hor fintroy tlm rinrr nlilPfd ] .?bV. WW ?...0 , there by her first husband. Her second spouse would be considered a man of bad feeling and bad taste if he objected to this mark of respect paid to his predecessor. Moreover, if the lady has children the first ring must be retained out ' of regard /or the memory of the'r father, i nd she would bo passinsr a slight upon j heni l>y taking it off. Ii these children j .re grown up they must not keep aloof j rom the wedding party, but must be 5 *1- ~ - , ? rl'K/?w nrP Tint, i iruscill ;n un' I'vri'iiiuuj. * "I'j <?v ?, xpectcd to look joyful: but theirabsence [ voukl give rise to scandal. The re- i igious service must be very simple? i without lioial decorations or singing. | I'lie widow at her second marriage must < lot wear gray or mauve, for such colors ; k'ouid lie suggestive of half-mourning, ; kliich her second husband might not ake to l?e a delicate allusion to himself. | ^ {ose color is also forbidden, on the _ ;round that it is too gay. The head j iress should be a black or white man- j * ilia, with a few (lowers scattered over j, t?certainly not orange flowers, which j ? an only be worn once on such occasions, i 0 ior chrysanthemums and scabiouscs, j * fhich are termed "widows' flowers." A j * rcakfast or a dinner follows the re- _ igious ceremony, but no ball is given j [ a the case of a second marriage. j * i I I 11 Fashion Notes. 1 c The new stylish gloves have lapped i earns for street wear. 1 n In evening dress the slippers are made s >f the same undressed kid as the gloves. Sleeves of rare lace are seen on bridal j1 tresses and are made in two loose puffs. | 1 Velvet and moire silk combinations j re seen in some rich costumes for call- ! ^ ng and receptions. : t The whole wristul mousquctaire gloves t re very stylish still for street wear in [ ;lace kid and Uelge l?ig's skin. ! c Pink and white effects are sought for >y this season's bridemaids rather than he yellow and white of last season. I " Neckties of velvet ribbon fastened with ; 1 . tiny bow or a small hook or clasp are i 1 rnm with Huht-colored eveninc toilets. => -- fl Henrietta cloth is the best material for nourning costumes, though cashmeres, j crges, bombazines and camel's hair are i iJ Iso worn. ' " Checks of indistinct colors liarmoni- _n aisly blended, crossbars and zigzag tripe* are features of the rough cloths ( hown for gowns. Gossamer handkerchiefs in delicato I land embroidery are stylish and lend a v laintiness to the costume when tucked c nto the dress waist. I ii The Masaniello cap, set in a firm band, ! ^ vith the tassel led point falling at the i v ide, makes a pretty head covering for o hildren of either sex. J ' Although passementeries and silk cord ^ pplique ornaments are not novelties, j 1 lie never before possessed the importnee they have now attained. ; - . . , v Pinked edges are seen upon importea loth dresses. They form side bands, t( okes, borders and vests, made of alter- j iating rows of light and dark cloth. ; n Be careful of your parasols. It does a iot cost much to cover them, and it will t] >e de rigeur next spring that the parasol j I hall be of the same stuff as the gown. c The revival of short waists and full u ound skirts does not meet with uuiver- $ al favor by any means. In fact, a very c letermined fight is being made against ! " t. ' fi There are two distinct varieties of the I t] urban hat, the English, which is low- j a rowned and simply trimmed, and the '1 French, which is large and elaborately p rimmed. . j v Draped bodices will be in great favor, v f clumsy dressmakers do not spoil them. ? fhev tit to perfection, yet show soft fall- , ii tig draperies and do not look as if cut >ut of tin. ; ? ZMoire with flowered stripes is one of ; 0 he most elegant and stylish of the new ? abrics and will be very generally used ^ rith tulle or other gossamer fabrics by 8 ridemaids. 'c Scarlet cashmere or diagonal wool J! rocks for little girls are made very : with Mftrk braid nut on in small !' nail-shell patterns, or in diminutive P }rcek keys. i There is a tendency this season to ^ ring up black silk costumes with plaid l t ilk or velvet iu brilliant tints, and in 1 ^ he case of its being worn strictly by ; oung persons, it is a welcome fashion. I a Little girls, winter frocks are made of 1 h ight do lis, the darker Uobelin blues, c ca;ou<, old rose, tapestry greens, and ii >ure blues and reds for their street dresses a ml general wear; white and pale shades a if color for dressy wear. c The plaided stufTs, silk, velvet, plush, j r wool, that are used for combination j c vith plain fabrics, are not at all like the | T daids of former years. The colors are lew, and arc finely shaded one into an- , c tther to produce the most artistic effect j s inagiuablc. i s: Two colors in marked contrast will be ^ he rule for dressy cloth costumes. The ighter color will be used for the skirt n ind vest, the darker for the basque and 7 Irapery. lne sKirt ana vest win ue >raided with color used for the upper i ^ >art of the dress. When a jacket is added j ? t should be of the darker color. Some of the new round trimmed hats- ^ lave brims which protrude considerably j Q n front and taper to almost no brim at j g lie back. These have low crowns, | rimmed with high clusters of ostrich J ind a twist of faille or velvet is often v )laccd inside the front of the brim and i j. nakes them very generally becoming. J a Signs and Omons. ; * It is unlucky to be discharged from a ' t jood situation on Friday. ! t It is unlucky to leave a house on Sat- : t jrday without paying the rent (for the 1 andlord). I To pass a churn and not give a helping ' land is unlucky (to the person who is j 1 jhurning). j 1 If the palm of the hand itches it is a ] sitrn of cutaneous irritation. " t A broken nose is a sign of language, It , indicates that its owner has had "words" ( with some one. A black eye is a sign of discontent, ] for it is difficult to satisfy a man in pre- ] scnting him with an eboni/.cd oj>tic. s It is bad luck to call a man a liar on 1 Wednesday, especially if the callec be : bigger than the caller. j 1 To knock over the salt-cellar at the i dinner-table is a sign of awkwardness. j j If a man with gray hair falls in love j j with a young girl he will dye. A man's name on an umbrella is a sign 1 ' it belongs to him (the name, not the urn- j , n_. t:.i t>:t? preiia;.? i iu-jvko. , 1 Tiic Zither. The zither, that pretty little flat harp which is now taught in our cities, and which so many young ladies are learning, originated in the Alpine countries, and j was, toward the middle of our century, I used by traveling Tyrolese singers as accompaniment to their songs and yodels. Even to-day, when one sees the graceful young girl seated at the table, practicing tier zither, and hears those wild chords, jn Alpine scene rises before tlic eyes and transfers the modest esthetic interior, in charming, dreamlike transformation, to rushing streams, pine forests, blue peaks md snow mountains, that scenery of the ryrol aad Switzerland which is of all j ihirg m et lovely. ? Musical Record. j PICKPOCKETS, i I HIEVES WHO IjIVE BY I,AR- { CEXY FROM THE PERSON. I ?hey Infest the Metropolis, and Are ?he Most Cowardly of All Criminals ? Large Hauls ? I Schools for Pickpockets. I The pickpocket, says the New York lommcrcial Advertiser is a modified foot>ad, making up in dexterity what he icks in courage. For the police say hat the pickpocket, hundreds of whom nfest tliis city, arc the most cowardly of 11 criminals, and steal for the pure love f thievery. There arc an sorts 01 stones old about the various methods in use by hese rogues to gain possession of other lersons' property, but most are decidedly maginative. New York pickpocks are he most expert in ;he world, and tlicy icver find it necessary to use any artifiial appliances. i Our pickpocks are indeed thieves of a nost peculiar order. They are given all ortsof titles by their confederates; these re finally fixed upon them by the police, nd in time their true names arc lost in . heir aliases. Ugly and villainous faces mong male pickpockets are exceptions. , Lmontr the female thieves, however, pre- j iosscssing faces are rare. No. 144!?, in ; he Rogues' Gallery at Police Hcadquar- j crs, is one of the ugliest hags possible, i 'erliaps her very hideousness breeds onfidence in her honesty. Her only ival in the gallery, and perhaps in the ity, is Margaret Bell, No. 1:J0, who is Kirticularly noticeable because the forer,,mr ,if twr If.ft. lifitit] is iustabout twice s long as any of her other lingers. It is somewhat amusing to notice the lumber of pickpockets who resemble ither clergymen or theological students, fwo of the most noted pickpockets are f pronounced clerical appearance. One j f them is known as "Big Dick," and he j ias been frequently asked to waste his ime by leading in prayer at religious leetings. In sliarp contrast arc "Pretty im," 890, and "Mickey Ryan," 1120. 'hey are dudes in appcaranee. They j ;mk among the sharpest rogues in the ity. ' Lately the police have been mak ag it rather unpleasant for them. "Old lan Pop White," 12M, wears a long ?hite beard, and seems to be a harmless 1/-1 m-in In TliirllinPfi hft is a IV. ........ x 'daisy." He can steal more pocketooks and get away with them safely ban any or his younger rivals. j Pickpockets seldom make "big hauls." j 'hey prefer to rob people oi articles finch nre not of great value, and conerning which the victim is not likely o take much trouble. But not long go a nine-year-old boy succeeded in inking a record for himself which many n older pickpocket envies. "Daisy," as lie boy is known to the police, saw )anccr, the gambler of Barclay street, oming from his place, and, going up p to him, quickly helped himself to ten 100 bills from his vest pocket. Dancer omplained to Captain Bergliold and 'Daisy" was arrested, but only $<?80 was 3und upon him. The thief was so young ] hat Daucer did not press the charge gainst him and he was given his liberty. 'he largest amount ever taken by a picknhmifr rnrrht Vf>:irQ 'UCIVCV OV.V.UJWI UW./14V jv?.v..^v rhcn tlie editor of a morning newspaper ras robbed of $ 12,000 in unregistered overnincnt bonds while he was attendaga meeting at the Academy of Music. Pick; ockets who "work" the dryoods stores are known as "satchel" peners. No. 1:507 in the gallery is nown as Mollic Hoy. She was in the abit of entering crowded drygoods tores, wearing a heavy shawl or long loak under cover of which she would pen women's reticules or help herself to he contents of their pockets with much mpartiality. She was tinally detected y a floor walker in Macy's, and when he nformed her that her tricks were discovred, she assaulted him and c;irac near illing him. Kate Ry.iu, who anpears in he next row in the gallery ana is numbered 1235, devotes herself to the mar;ets. Isos. 42G, 41)0 and 709 are what re known as "street car thieves." They nive a pleasant custom ot entering a rowdcdcar and, watching a well-appearng man, they find out where he keeps is money and then manage to crowd gainst him and knock his hat over his yes. While the intended victim is adnsting his headgear the pickpockct suceeds in relieving him of his valuables, "hen there are stage pickpockets, who re always very neatly dressed, and exursiou boat thieves, who flourish in the umrner time. They assemble the neccsury crowd by crying: "A man overoard." There is a prevalent belief, especially mong those who have found watchlcss tch chains dangling from their waistoat?. that pickpockets use nippers to ireak the chains or rings of watches. As matter of fact they use nothing of the :ind, detaching the watch from the chain |uite effectually by a sharp tug, and a wist of the fingers. Among the smartest if these thieves is "Billy" Perry, who teals nothing but gold watches. A queer >air are "Funeral" Wells and his wife, ,nd "liillv" Burnit and his consort some vhat rcflemhlc them. The latter are num>er< d in the gallery as Nos. 1(37 and 108, nd it is their practice to divide the work >etween them. The men are always in ittcndancc at fashionable funerals and he women at weddings. But, perhaps, he rogue who arouses the greatest inter;st in the visitor is No. (iOO, Thomai irViley, who was sent to the Kings County lenitentiary, and while there succeeded n chopping two fingers ofl his right hand vhile endeavoring to injure tne shoe nachine so that he would not have to vork at it. When he was discharged Yom prison he had the assurance to sue he contractor for damages done to him vhile working at the shoe machine. He lid not win the suit. Notwithstanding the assurance of the police that there are 110 scnoois ior picKpockets in the city, there are unquestionably several Fagins in town. A short lime ago tlii're was an Fgyptian who kept i candy stand at Twenty-third street and Broadway who had no fewer than th'rtecn boys under his direction engaged in pocket p'eking. lie was finally captured by the police and in his stand was found Fully $100 worth of silk pocket handkerchiefs which his pupils had stolen. There are now, according to the estimate )f a well-known police official, not less that 1,50') pickpockets in this city in active practice. A Clever Thing. "I was getting measured for a suit of clothes this mawning," said young Mr. Rioiv tnhi* nrnttv cousin. "and iust for a joke, y' know, I awskcd Snipem if it weally took nine tailors to make a man. He said it would take more than nine tailors to make a man of some people. I thought it was quite clevah." "Yes, it was clever, Charley," said his pretty cousin.?New York Sun. Keep jour sorrows and trials from the little ones as far as possible. Life should be all sunshine for them; they will find out iti shadows snnn enough. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. Easy Way to Srcw Raff Carpets. "An Elder's Wife-' writes the Prairie Former as follows: The making of rag carpets has always seemed like a sort of "necessary evil," particu'arly for farmers' wives; but of late I do not pity myself as much as I did over that stern necessity. This is how 1 m inaire it now: I have a calico bag hung in u convenient, yet out-of-the-way pla'.c, ;ind on ironing day if I discover among the clothes anything "just fit for carpet rags," I p.it if in that bag; then when I find time, I tear them up, being careful to have them coarse or fine according to the texture of the cloth, so that all will m ike strips as nearly the same size as possible. I then take them to the sewing machine, thread up with No. 20 or 40 thread, set the stitch of medium length, regulate the tension so as to make the stitch alike on both sides, and proceed to business. Lap and fold the rags as though sewing them by hand, and start in at the edge instead of the middle of the rag, haif an inch or less back of the beginningof the la >. Run on a slant to the middle, sew in the middle of the length of the lap, then pull the r.ig to the left so as to run oft the edge, then do not stop to lift the pressure foot and cut the threads but lap another on the end of that one and slip it under the pressure foot, and so continue ad libitum. After you once gel the hang of it, you can sew alongstiinp of rags in the time it has taken me to tell you. ~My lit: 1c folks think it great fur to help mamma sew rags. One clips th< threads between the joinings, while tlu ether winds tliem into balls, and belweei us we can sew a pound of rags in shorl order. This mode of joining, ad Is the Pmir't Farmer, will only ansucr for two-thread machines; it would not do to cut oil chain stitch machine work without fasten ing it. Rccipcs. Punnrxo Sacce.?Beat togcth r foui teaspoonftil ; of sugar aiul two ounces of butter; stir in iv teacup of boiling water; flavor to taste. Nice Way to Cook Peaiis.?Plac? j dish of ripe, juicy pears in a steamer anrl cook them until tender, then pour enough boiling water into the dish to coino \\\ around, but not over them. Sprinkle over a teacupful sugar to a small dish ol pears, or more, according to the quantity. Bake them in a hot oven until nicelj browned. Quinces are nice cookcd the same way, after b:*ing pared and cored, Fkied Tomatoes. ? Select fresh'j tomatoes and, without peeling them, remove with sharp knife the stem end. Cut them into halves, unless quite thick, season with pepper and salt,ro!e the slices in beaten egg, then in a thick coating ol cracker crumbs, and fry in hot drippings or butter until they are cookcd through If liked sweet, strew a little sugar over the sliccs previous to rolling them in th< egg and cracker crumbs. Scam-oped Potatoes.?Cut up oolc boiled potatoes until you have about r quart. Put iu a pan a generous cup oi milk, one tcaspoouful of Hour and on< teaspoonful of butter. Set on the stove and let it thicken, then put a layer of potatoes in a pudding dish, season with sail and pepper, and pour on a little of th< gravy. Continue until all used. Covei the top with rolled cracker crumbs and bits of butter. Bake tweuty minutes. Apit.e Pkkskkyk.?Take ten pounds of apples, peel, quarter and stew unti tender, in a pint of water. Skim out th< apple and add to the liquid the juice ol three lemous and an ounce each of grounc ginger and cinnamon. Boil half ar. hour, Heat seven pounds of sugar in pans, poui into the syrup and stir well. Add th< npples; let all boil one minute, take of] and put iu large mouth jars. Maider Blusli or Greening npples will retain theii shape. Biigad Pudding.?One pint of stal< bread, one quart of sweet milk, one tea spoonful of salt, three tcaspoonfuls o sugar and two eggs. Soak the bread and milk together two hours, then mash fine with the back of a spoon: beat eggs, sugai and salt together and add to the breai and milk, turn into the pudding dish anc bake in a slow oven forty-five minutes Run a knife or the handle of a spoor down the centre of the pudding. If il does not look milky it is done. Covci the top of the pudding with meringue. Quince Jelly.?The quince, says : contributor to the Prairie Farmer, is i fruit every part of which can be turned t( account. Peel the quinces and put core; and parings on to cook in enough water t( cover them. When soft, strain them oul and cook tne quinces iu mio jiuv,e u..li they are done; then press them throng} a jelly-bag, add a pound of sugar to a pini of juice, and boil until, by trial, it will stiffen. The seeds help this process verj materially, as merely boiled or ever soaked in water, they form a thict mucilage. I never waste the pulp frorr which the juice has been pressed, nor do 1 press it very closcly, but mix with it equa parts of apple sauce, sweeten it to taste and cook it down until it is a rich quinct butter. Made thus, it will keep sonic time in a cool place, without bottling, but for safety's sake, it is not well to expose a very large quantity in that way. Short Stojis. Stop shirking your duties, says n Scotch exchange. Stop neglecting tc returned borrowed books. Stop indulging in more than 100 pounds of self-con ceit to the square inch. Stop supposing that the world could not get alon<j pretty well without you. Stop looking at the dark side of life. Stop giving waj to fault-finding. Stop furnishing youi friends with the minute particulars ol your bodily ailments. Stop taking pessimistic views of men, things and the theory of the universe. Stop workinp u-nrlrinnr nnt hard IUU IJUill. UW|? n VI enough. Stop writing to famous people for their autographs. Stop procrastinating. Stop sending to newspapers "something I've just dashed off and haven'! stopped to correct."' Stop telling a busj man: "I know you're busy, so I'll only keep you a minute," as a prelude to ar hour and a half's attempt to talk his arm off. The Pacific Const Boundary. The Pacific Ocean boundary of th< United States lias a grrater extent ol coast line than the Atlantic shore. Th( aggregate of our shore line on the Pa cifTc is 12,734 miles, while on the Atlantic it is 11,8G0 miles, and on the Gulf ol Mexico 6,843. California contains 1,13C miles of the coast line on the Pacific, while she. has also 272 miles of inland shore and 240 miles of tide-water rivei shore, making altogether 1,C48 mile? ol shore line. Texas has an actual coast line on the gulf of 1,209 miles, while Florida has 1,144 on the gulf and 3HJ miles on the Atlantic, so that bath exceed California in this particular. Itwa* the annexation of Alaska lhat promoted the Pacific coast to a higher figure than the Atlantic, Alaska having f?,H:J0 miles of coast line. These figures r.re taken from the oast Purvey re >orts.? JLaion Po t. A Child's Hair Turning: Gray. There lives in Troy, Mo., a little girl ! about eight years old, whose hair is almost an iron gray, and is rapidly and | ; perceptibly growing grayer, and the j i present indications arc that long before ' Bhe reaches womanhood her once raven j black hair will have become snow-white, i Some three years ago the child was frightened almost into convulsions by a fire which broke out in the part of the town where she lived. The morning after the fire the mother noticed a j i change in the child's hair. It had been \ 1 cut oil many times in the vain hope that i : ' U TVio j new nair wuu.u. uuiuc iu umv.n. .gray hairs increase all the time, and she will soon have a venerable-looking head on a pair of young shoulders. When Nights Grow Long". The front gate and the hammock, ; The old bench in the grove, Have had their day and must give way To the corner near the stove. ? Washington Critic. Brown's I.ittle Joke. " \Yhy, Brown, how short your coat, is," said Jones one day to his friend Brown, whi w'tHly ! replied: "Yes: but it will be long eroug'i before I get another." Some men spend so much for medicines that neither heal nor help them, i that new clothes is with them like angels' visits , ?few and far between. Internal fevers,weakness of the lungs, shortness of breath and lin gering coughs,soon yield tothemagic influence ; of that royal remedy,Dr. R.V. Pierce's "Golden \ Medical Discovery." I Boston has a knife grinder, not needy, par ticuiany, dui exceeuniKi} uuxuiw.wuimw 1 is renowned for his -strength. One of his per> formances, as handed down by admirers, was , picking up a small car horse at the I^nox ' sti-eet stables and carrying him bodily into the I car house. t 8300 Itcwnrd. The former proprietor of Dr. Sage's Catarrh , Remedy for years made a standing, public of, fer in all American newspapers of ?500 reward I for a case of catarrh that he could not cure, f The present proprietors have renewed this offer. All the druggists sell this Remedy, togeth" er with the "Douche," and all other appliances advised to be used in connection with it. No catarrh patient is longer able to say "I cannot be cured." Von get ?500 in case of failure. To have what we want is riches, but to be able to do without is power. Functional derangement of the female system is quickly cured by the use of Dr. R. V. Pierce's ''Favorite Prescription." It removes pain and restores health and strength. By all druggists. You will never have a friend if you must i have one without failings. ' The great success of many agents employed ! by B. F. Johnson & Co.,of Richmond, is a pret ty Rood evidence of the excellence and popularity of the books they offer to sell through their agents. This is a reliable house, and any r contract made with them you can depend on , will be faithfully carried out. ? ? *t- ? o?i nwi 'flOYAL ULDK menaa anyuungi oruitnu oui. na, Glass, Wood. Free Vials at Drugs & Gro Make No Mistake If 70a hare suule up your mind to buy Hood's SarI taparllla do not be Induced to take may other. Hood's > Saraaporllla Is a peculiar medicine, possessing, by 1 virtue of itspocullar combination, pro portion and ' preparation curative power superior to any other article of the kind before the people. Be sure to get Hood's. ; "In one store the clerk tried to induce me to buy their own Instead of Hood's SarsapariUo. But he could not prevail upon me to change. I told him t ' knew what Hood's SarsaparUla was, I had taken it, I was perfectly satisfied with it, and did not want any f other."?Mrs. Ella A. Go?r, 61 Terrace St., Boston. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggist*. $1; six for $3. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD ft CO, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mas*. 1 IOO Poses One Dollar KgJjffS.M ELY'S CREAM BALM [ Gives relief nt once for |#S3cold in HEAD. 1 Fmy-feverCJ! cliies ! W f*m CATARRH. ^"ot 11 LIhimI op SnnlT. f Apply Balm into each nostril. 1 A*-1 Ely Bros., 333 Greenwich St, N.Y. 2 BAIT HAMMERIESS. I DACT THREE BARBEL MANHATTAN HAMMERLESS. hlEPER BREECH LOADERS Send for Catalogue of Specialties. , ?CU OVERLING, DALY ?fc CALKS, 84 and 86 Chamber! Street, New York. LA DY AGENTS wanted ; best selling und most useful toilet article ever invented ; salary or commission. Scott M'f'g Co., Box 1.V3, New Haven, Conn. iP C to 88 a day. samples worth $1.50, FREE 3k % Lines not uniier the horse's feet. W rite VII Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co., Holly, Mich. I GOLD Is worth $500 p?r lb. Pettit's Eye Saire is worth 91,000, but is sold at 23c. a box by dealers % a T C M T O Obtained. Send stamp for D A I EL n I 9 Investors' Guide. L. Bi.iob ham. Patent Attorney, Washington, D. C. kpp By return mall. Fall Description LUn b Uoody's New Tailor System of lire** P||tt Catting. MOODY ft CO., Cincinnati, 0 The man who has invested I rum three J to Ave dollars in a Rubber Coat, and M at his first half hour's experience in m m a storm finds to his sorrow that it is |M hardly a better protection than a mos- V m qulto netting, not onlv feels chagrined w m at being so badly taken in, but also III feels if he does not look exactly like U| Ask tor the "FISH lilt AND'1 Slicker IE 1 8 -* ?* * ? DTt A vr> san<! for riaa*Wn+ Itrnofl ~ iT i \ JOHN ANDER John Anderson, my jo John, When first I was your wife. On every washing day, John, f J 11t-. [ | I wear.ea 01 my inc. It made you cross to see, John, Your shirts not white as snow, | I washed them with our home-made soap, ; John Anderson, my jo. ' A WORD OF [ i There are many white soaps, each repres< they ARE NOT, but like ail counterfeits, lac 1 the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and CoDvrisbt 18SG. by 1 .- > ^ .. . / # / ? nnsTssiivm r A SURE CURE FOR ?S? INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA. m Over MOO Physicians have sent us their approval of DIGESTYLIN, saying tliat It Is the best preparation *? for Indigestion that they have ever used. c0l We have never heard of a case of Dyspepsia where ' DIGESTYLIN wa* taken that was not cured. A 8 FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM. " IT WILL CURE THE MOST AGGRAVATED CASES. "* IT WILL STOP VOMITING IN PREGNANCY. To IT WILL RELIEVE CONSTIPATION. For Summer complaints aim t-'nrouic uiarrnoi'A, which are the direct results of Imperfect digestion, DIGESTYLIN will effect an immediate cure. Take DYGESTYLIN for all pains and disorders Of the stomach ; they all come from indigestion. Ask y_ rour druggist for DIGESTYLIN (price $1 per largo fo' bottle), ir he doee not have it send one dollar to iu JV and we will send a bottle to you, express prepaid. Do not hesitate to send your money. Our nouse is i ir reliable. Established twenty-flve years. WM. F. KIDDER ?fc CO., W?BBfacturlng C'hemUt?,83 John Ht.t N. V. Tll. JERSEY CITY, p If you are losing your grip on life ?" Try "WelU' Health Rentwer." Goes direct to t'oi weak spots. For weak men, delicate women. g>: IMgffil it gffiw!! BUCHU-PAIBA ***^1 thJ Remarkable Curps of Catarrh of the Blad- }A der, Inflammation. Irritation of Kidueye and pjj Bladder, Stone or Gravel Diseases of the Pros- the tate Gland, Dropsical Swellings, Incontinence 1 Fu! Eor over Continence, Diseases of the Kidneys sin and allied Organs In either sex. $1. Druggists J?1 bjEx.6bots.,$5. E.S. Wells, Jersey City, N.J. (1ROPSY I In ^TREATED FREE. | Have treated Dropsy anil Its complications Ou Willi muni, nunucriui uot v ft wu.v , remedies, entirely harmless. Remove all ? symptoms of Dropsy lu 8 to '20 days. Cure patients pronounced hopeless by the best physicians. From first dose symptoms rapidly disappear, and In ten _ days at lease two thirds of all symptoms are re moved. Some >i ay cry humbug without knowing anything about It. Remember it costs you nothing to realize the n erlt of our treatment for yourself. AVe are constantly curing coses of long standing? cases that have been tappe I a number of times and ' the patient declared unaoie to Uvj a week. Give I full history of case, nam*, ase, sex. how long I afflicted, etc. Send for frej pamphlet containing I testimonials. Ten days' treatment furnished free 1 by mall. If you order trial you must return thh ad vertlsement to us with 10 cents In stamps to pay ' postage. Epilepsy (Fits) po-ltively cured. II. II. (fKKKN ?fc SONS, M. Do., | Centrul nDHlri'il >fc '253 C'nnnl St.> N. . FRAZER^ t. BEST IX THE WORLD U II L M O L ca rm- rxAf n^niifnp. Sold Everywhere. fr ? m EXHAUSTED VITALITY 1 k Great Medical Work for Young ^ and Middle-Age:! Men. g i PUBLISHED by the PEABODY ME I) I- ? CAL INSTITUTE. No. 4 Bullfinch Sr., Boston. M nm. WSI. II. I'ARKEK, M.IK, If1 ConnuUliic Physician. Moro than one million oai?? tl< old. It tr.*ats upon Nerron* nnrl Vhvstcnl Debility. CU Premature Decllno. Exhausted Vitality, Impalrel tl< Vigor, ami Imparities of the Blood, and the untold jn miseries consequent thereon. Contains 300 page*. _ substantial em'.-oss <1 binding. full Rllt. Warranted ~ tlw bes: popular mo'llcal treatise published to the "? En rllsii language. Price only $1 by mall, postpaid, and concea.'cd In n plain wrapper. Illustrative C< in m pie fret U you send now. Addres< a< above. th Kame this paper. * c]( ? _ 10 Soldiers ft Heirs. Send stamp pi B*A|tClAltQ for circulars. COL. L. BINO- . eq I HAM, Att*y, Washington. P. C. ne HERBRAHD FIFTH WHEEL. aud Carriage Improvement. IIKKBRAND CO.. Fremont, o. gjl |%pll A| M||A An increase may be due. Ad ! tb PK*l<?lIIN\ rtrefw Mn.o D. Stkvks.n A Co.. I I MilvlW3WWGroverlkrg.Washlngt'n.D.C ^ Alllllll Morphine Habit Cored la 10 , ' II Pi I IBB ,0 20 days. No pay Ml cured. , C< ill lUETI Or. J. Stephens, Lebanon,Ohio. j \TfvTTTTTTTTTTT fr< We otter the man who wants service (not style) a garment that will keep ac mmm mmt him dry n the hardest storm. It Is rr T" called TOWEK'3 FISH BRAND I " SLICKER," a name familiar to every V? Cow-boy all over the land. With them pit i m the only perfect Wind and Waterproof it? Ivfl Coat Is " Tower's Fish Brand Slicker." fei B I v and take no other. If your storekeeper E.1 italopue. A.J.'l'owKn.20SlmmonsSt.,Boston,Mass. Ul| - tU I -j-1I TT ^ 1 \l\ ""I 1 i "? S/ II 1 ! tlie SON, MY JO. j Ah! many a quarrel then, John, j Had you and I thegither, I b< But now all that is changed, John, ! pos We'll never have anither; j 0ne For washed with Ivory Soap, John, j Your shirts are white as snow, j ^ And now I smile on washing day, | John Anderson, my jo. j on i eri# ! hnni WARNING. | """ jnted to be "just as good as the ' Ivory';M k the peculiar and remarkable qualities of . insist upon getting it. ni doctor 6: Gamble. / /-: .1 . . ' , _ I n 11 Radwafs ' I | K K Ready ? LL'|-L' Relief from one to twenty minutes never falls to r?- 3 e Pain with one thorough application. No * ? - ' how violent or excruciating the pain, the Rhea- . to, Bedridden, Inflrm, Crippled, Nervous, Neural rir prostrated with disease may stirrer, Radway** ly Relief will afford instant case. It Instantly 50 eves and soon cures \eitmatiam, Kcuralyiu, i toll ft, Col tin. Id in the Head, Sore. Throat, thma, Bronchitis, leutnonia, Sciatica, 'attache, Inflammations, othache, Congestions, DIFFICULT BREATHING. >|| ldicay's Ready Relief is a Cure r every Pain, Sprains, Bruises, tins in the Back, Chest or M.imbs. teas th^first and is the Only PAIN REMEDY it instantly stops the mos. excruciating pain*. &!s Inflammations, and cures Congestions, whether ;he Lungs, stomach. Bowels or other glands or Ann hv nnnllrAtton. '-r?m ETERNALLY, a half to a tenspoonful In half a ^ rililer of water will In a few minutes cure Crumps - 'Lfn amid, Hour Stomach, Nausea, Vomltimr. Heart-n. Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick He dactie, irrhrca, Colic, Flatulency and all internal lams. ILARIA IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS CURED AND PREVENTED. here Is not a remedial scent In the world that 1 cure Fever and Ague and all other Malarious ,. A ious and other fevers, aided by RADWATS LLS, so quickly as KADWA Y'S READY KL1FF. I R. R. not only cures the patient seized with Mala. but If people expose i to the Malarial poUom II cverv morning take 20 r 30 drops of Ready -p. lief In water, anu eat. say a cracker, before going t. tliey will prevent attack*. rice M wins per tmtm-. Sold by drugijlfts. (ADWAY'S PILLS The G.-ea'. Liver aniS:om:i He nil/ r the euro of all disorders of tlio St mutch, Tilrtr. wcIb. Kidneys. Bladder, Nervous Diseases. Female ';>$&! uipluint-i. L iss of Apt ofite, Headache, Constlpa* . . YfS n. Cosliveucss, I-idiposti hi, Biliousness, Ferer, lamination of the Bowels, Pllei and all deraogantsof the Internal Vlncera. Pur? lv vegetable, cianlng no mercury, mineral* or deleterious drnga. RFECT DIGESTION by' taking0 Rai way't Is. By so doing * SICK HEADACHE! spopsla, Foul Stomach. Biliousness will be avoided. 1 the food that la eaten contributes lis nourishing igaertlcs for the support of the natural waste ot T Observe the following symptoms r suiting fro* ease of the Digestive Organs: Constipation. Inward > + $ es. Fullness of the Blood In the Head. Acidity of Stomach. Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust of Food, .>* liness or Weight In the Stomach, Sour Eructatlncs, - ' i?j king or Fluttering of the Heart, Choklnr or Suflo-. , Ing sensations when In a lying posture, Dlmneaaot - "'~gs Ion. Dots or Webs before the Sight. Fever and Dull . In In the Head. Deficiency of Perspiration, Yellowis of the Sk In and Eyes. Pain In the Slde,Che>t,Ltaaba 1 Sudden Flushes of Heat. Burning In the F.esh. , few dosej of RADWAY'N PIL1> wl 1 free svstcm of all the above named disorders. . vj 'rice 23 cent* per box. Sold br all dnmitta. ySend a letter stamp to DR. RAD WAY 4b hi No. 32 Warren Btreet, New York? for r Book of Advice. 'r .'BE 8URK TO GF.T RAD WAY'S. N Y N U?41 [if HAT 3 lj| IT ails yo u ? m Do you feel dull, languid, low-spirited, llf? as, and indescribably mlseraDie, Dotn pnyn- . -m illy and mentally; experience a sense of illness or bloating after eating, or of " gooe>88," or emptiness of stomach in the morng, tongue coated, bitter or bad taste la outh, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent . -Tg tadaches, blurred eyesight, "floating specks" fore the eyes, nervous prostration or exlustion, irritability of temper, hot flushes, ternating with chilly sensations, sharp. ting, transient pains ncre and there, cold et, drowsiness after meals, Wakefulness, or sturbed and unrefresbing sleep, constant, ' " deacribable feeling of dread, or of impende calamity? it you have all, or any considerable number these symptoms, you are suffering from at most common of American maladies? lious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated 1th Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more implicated your disease has become, the eater the number and diversity of sympms. No matter what stage it has reached, ' r. Pierce's Golden medical Discovery ? >11 subdue it, if taken according to direo>ns for a reasonable length of time. If not ired, complications multiply and COnsump>n of the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart Disease^ leumatism, Kidnev Disease, or other gravo aladies are quite liable to eet in and, sooner later, induce a fatal termination. Dr. Pierce's Golden medical DIs* >very acts powerfully upon the Liver, aq4 rough that great blood -purifying organ, ;anses the system of all blood-taints and 1mirities, from whatever cause arising. It is ually efficacious in acting upon the Kid ys, and other excretory organs, cieansina, lengthening, and healing their diseases. As i appetizing, restorative tonic, it promotes jestfon ana nutrition, thereby building ay ith flesh and strength. In malarial districts, is wonderful medicine has gained gresi lebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills and iver, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases. Dr. Pierce's Golden medical Ola>very CURES ALL HUMORS, sm a common Blotch, or Eruption, to ths 3rat Scrofula. 8alt-rheum, " Fever-sores," aly or Hough Skin, in short, all diseases used by baa blood are conquered by this werful, purifying, and invigorating mediae. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under > benign influence. Especially has it mani? sted its potency In curing Tetter, Eczema, " yslpelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Scrof3us Sores and Swellings, Hip-Joint Disease, iVhite Swellings," Goitre, or Thick Neck, d Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents la imps for a large Treatise, with colored ites. on Skin Diseases, or the same amount r a Treatise on Scrofulous Affections. FOR THE BLOOU IS inc. Lift. " loroughly clcanse it by U6ing Dr. Pleree% >ldcn jilcdlcal Discovery, and good reetion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital cngth and bodily health will be established. CONSUMPTION, iich is Scrofula of the Lungs, is arretted < d cured by this remedy, if taken in tb? rlicr stages of the disease. From its marlous power over this terribly fatal disegoe, len flrst offcringthis now world-famed rem<f to the public. Dr. Pierce thought seriously calling it his "Consumption Cuke," but indoned that name as too restrictive for medicine which, from its wonderful comlation of tonic, or strengthening, alterative, blood-cleansing, anti-bilious, pectoral, and tritive properties, is unc<jualed. not only a remedy for Consumption, but for all ironic Diseases of the iver, Blood, and Lungs. "or Weak Lunprs, Spitting of Blood, Shortbs of Breath, Chronic Nasal Catarrh, Bronitis. Asthma, Severe Coughs, and kindred octions, it is an efficient remedy. :old bv Druggists, at ^l.OO, or Six Bottlei $6.00. 3P~ Send ten cents in stamps for Dr. Pierce* ok on Consumption. Address, Iforld's Dispensary Medical Association, G63 Ittalu St., BUFFALO, N. *. V. L. DOUGLAS i3 SHOE. X&S&f < e only S3 SEAMLESS jTlfd Shoe in the world. f icst Calf, perfect fit, and . /. *#' ranted. Congress. button (? _/ I.acc, all styles too. As /yy H-t MB Ish and durable ^ mSam ^ m e costlnjr $5 or $C.^>^r *s H L. DOUGLAS So W&Lr 1 ffO SHOE excels X 0$y tJ* b?tw'?m of ?Mh 6l??4 iy? all wear the W. T.. DOUGLAS 12 SHOE. our dealer docs not keen them, send your nanieon ul to W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton. Uwi, Ajeat (Merchant only) wanted In every town f jf ir trade <11 your ' TsnslH"* Punch" Is st adl y In ?in;, tnkli(K ! * t nimh in a ba?l*, We bote M 11c a" !ea<t a'01)' i r ii onth. Moo UK. A ; R - & Co.. D: u:g>t<. S;ilt Lake City, Utah, rr?i R. \V. T \ XSI l<I, Jfc CO., Chlcma. l Ij>1S* IliiHinesti College. Phlia, Pa. Sltua ,?i.? tiiriii-. .i-? ....? Scu(>iar?iiip, &!(>. >Vrite mih^a PJSSa Great English Gout and 011 9 I iSiSa Rheumatic nemtdy. Oval Hoi, j?; round, 14 1MU.