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PARLOR MAGIC. I
AMUSEMENT FOR THE LONG !
WINTER EVENINGS.
I Broil Tricks and- Exhibitions of
Natural Science.?Performan- j
oes that are Entertainine
and Simple.
I
The Boston Htrald gives a number of !
droll tricks and curious exhibitions in j
natural science for j arlor entertainment'
during the long winter evenings We
make the following selections:
A DROLL TRICK.
You take six pieces of paper; place
three of them on the back of your hand,
and, as a preliminary operation, blow
them away with an air of great mystery, ;
informing your andicnce at the same
time that you are about to explain to 1
them some new kind of magnetism.
Then, placing the other three pieces on
your hand, you say: " AVhich of the
three pieces do the conipitny desire shall
remain on my hand when I blow on
them ?" When one has been selected, j
you place the forefinger of your other
hand upon it and blow the other pieces j i
way. The absurdity of this mode of
solving this problem is sure to create j
much merriment. j i
TIIE WOXDKKFI L HAT.
1'nnn a table nlacc three uieces of
bread, or any other eatable, at a little :
distance from each other, and cover each j
with a hilt: take up the lirst hat, and '
removing the bread put it in your mouth, I
letting the company see that you swal-j
low it; then raise the second hat, and <
eat the bread which was under that, \
then proceed to the third hat in the same ! j
manner. Having eaten the three pieces, j
ask any person in the company to choose (
which hat he would like the three pieces f
of bread to bo under, and when In- has ,
made his choice of one of the hats Mil ,
it on your head, and a-k h m if he do s
not think they are under it.
rvncuiMi'VTfl IV k'l fcTTTliriTV.
Take a piece of common brown paper, I
hold it before the fire until quit? dry i
and hot, then draw it briskly under t lie 1
irm several times, so as to rub it on both : ]
rides at once by the coat. The paper i
will be found so powerfully electrified 1
that if placed against a wainscoted or ; 1
papered wall of a room, it will remain :
there some minutes without falling. i
warm two pieces 01 wane p;i|>i;i ai me <
fire, place them upon each other, on a ; 1
table or book, and rub strongly the upper ! 1
paper with India rubber,when the papers
will be found so stronsjly electrical as to ! 1
be separated only by force. If torn ' i
asunder in the dark, they will give out ]
the electric spark. j ]
MiMfira ?nTrnv?
i 1
Procure a basin of milk warm water, I
throw into it lialf a dozen pieccs of cam- ;
fthor about the siz.e of a pea; in a minute .
hey will be^in to move, and acquire a j ,
rotary and progressive motion, which will
continue for a considerable time. Cam- j 1
phor, being hi<rhlv combustible, will
burn, if ignited, while floating upon j
water, producing a singular effect.
RING 8USPKNDED BY A IM'ltNT TFIREAP. '
Put a teaspoonful of sal! in a wineglass- '.
ful of water; stir it up and place it in i
lome coarse sewing cotton, say No. 10;
in about an hour take the thread out aud
dry it. Tic a piece of tins prepared cot- j ]
? -?11 ? v..1,1 :< ,
*uu tu <1 oiuaii ii'.'ivi iv uiiu ow 11 iv> . <
to the thread. When it h:i9 burnt out, j ;
the ring will not fall, but remain sus- j i
pended.
TO STAND AN EGO UPRIGHT. j \
The unceremonious manner in which :
the greAt navigator performed the feat; I
5f making an egg stand upright, by i
breaking one end. is familiar to all who J
have read the anecdote of "Columbus and 1
the Egg." Evidently at that time it was 1
?onsiciered impossible to stand an egg on
its point. Su h is not the case, however. | '
By taking an egg (u long one is the best), i1
?nd well shaking it. so that the yolk may i be
broken and mixed with the white, it '
;an be balanced by any one with a steady !
band upon its broad end. A piece of;'
ilate or any smooth and even surface is (:
bes?t adapted for this experiment.
THE DOUBLED COIN.
Half fill a glass with water and put j 1
t dime or quarter into it ; cover uie glass
with a plate, upon which placc one hand, , f
while you hold the glass with the other; i
turn the glass upside down, so that none 11
Df the water may escape: place it upon a <
table, and you will see the coin at the ]
bottom larger than it is in reality, and s
mother will appear, of the natural size. ]
I little above it.
TIIK INVERTED GLASS OK WATER. j
This little experiment affords at the
?ame time amusement und iustrur *ion. j
Wipe a wine glass perfectly dry, then j ]
{lour water into it until it is full; inded, (
f care be taken to have the glass qm.e i
bright, it may be filled above the brim. ; j
Now take a card, carefully place it upon i ,
top of the water, and press it on the rim of
the glass. If this be cleverly done, ]
there will be no air bubble between the ]
card and the water; and if the glass l;e ,
more than full, this can be with cer- .
taintv ftcromnlished NTnw dovterotislv
turn the glass up-idcdowu,kecpingthelin- 'j
per on the curd the while. This beingdouc, ,
the finger can l>e removed from the card,
?nd yet the water will not run out. nor j
will the card fall away. No air can get
into the glass, and, as a consequence, no .
water can run out. If the glas<3, still inverted,
be placed upon a tray, the card j
i can be slipped away, and yet no water |
flow out. In this way you can hand a ;:
glass of water to a friend, but he can not !!
remove it without spilling the whole.
rO TLACE WATER IN A GLASS VPSJDF. j
DOWN.
Procure a plate, a tumbler :iud a small !
piece of ti&sue paper. Set the plate on
? table, and pour water into it up to the j
first rim. Mow, slightly crumple up the :
paper, and place it in the glass; then set t
it on the fire. When it is burnt out, or, j
rather, just as the last flame disappears, !
turn the g'ass cjuickly upside down into
the water. The water will rush up into ,
the glass.
IMMOVABLE CARD. |
Take an ordinary visiting card and !
bend over each end about a quarter of an
irtr>h stand it. noon the tnlile na the two
feet thus made, and a*k any person to |
blow it over. This seems easy enough, i
but it may be tried a long time without j
success. It i*. however, to be done by i
blowing sharp!y on the table at some dis- I
tance from the card.
GETTING A DIME OCT OKA WIKE GLA?6.
How to get a dime out of a wine glass
without touching either one might seem
A difficult task to one who did not know
the trick. The feat is at cotnplished by
putting it into the glass, mid over it u
rmall silver quarter dollar, and then
blowing into '-he glass very hard.
LIOnTlXO THK CAXDI.K.
Plarc two persons on their knees, opposite
to earb other. Ea-h to kneel on
?oc knee with the other leg in the air.
Givfl to one of them a lighted candle,
and request him to lighttbfitof tlieother
pejroa, This is exceedingly difficult to
do, each being poised on one knee, and i
liable to tumble over at the slightest dia- J
arrangement of position.
WORDS OF WISDOM
Evil-doers try to get others to do evil; j
they do not like to be alone.
Those who would be kept from harm
should keep out of harm's way.
' ? * ? <? " -* nf "An l'llP f A? 1 n .
Cleverness is ? suit ?n gcuivu iui ?" i
strumentality. It is the brain of the
hand.
There are those who never reason on
what they should do, but on what (hey !
have done. 1
He who says there is no such thine as .
an honest man. you may be sure is him- !
self a kuave.
Most of the shadows that cross our path !
through life are caused by standing in :
our own light.
Better to be despised for too anxious i
apprehensions, than ruined by too con- ;
lident a security.
rn^L-nnintr mdlrm lnstinff frifitld9 !
U.v;.. . e .
and the way to make reckonings even is !
to make them often.
The first duty of a wise advocate is to
convince his opponents that he under- !
stands their arguments and sympathizes :
with then feelings.
A good souled child is a fortress cf I
strength between its parents and sin. j
The barest stump is beautiful when overrun
by the honeysuckle.
ti _ .1 Ze..l ,1 '
J>e uxicuriiu, null OCCIV uut v.*vv?u?i ;
help, nor give the tranquility which
others give. A man must 9tand erect, |
uot be kept erect by others.
Good nature shows virtue in the fair- j
est light, takes oil in some measure from
the deformity of vice, and makes even
folly and impertinence supportable.
He who longs after good precepts is
quickened in his imagination and
itrengtiicned in his expression. The vine j
.< liir.li rrvnnra in tllO Clin it; (}lA fllliPSt. fit
iuvu fs*""-' :
ap :ib(1 sweetest of fruit.
Self-Murder by Explosions.
The suicide of the Anarchist Lingg,
l)y means of a detonator exploded in his |
:n until, is not the first self-murder of its ;
kiud. Thus, in 1870, a native of Alsace |
put a dynamite cartridge into his mouth I
vtid tired it, with the result of blowing I
liis head and the upper part of his body
to pieces. In June the same year, at
Wickham Market, in Suffolk, a woman
named Solomon, the wife Of an oil mer- !
:hant, purchased a quantity of gunpower, j
ind having made a circle of it and placed j
herself in the midst she fired the powder, j
l'he experiment was unsuccessful; only
slight injuries were inflicted on the wo- j
nan. Thereupon she went to an out- !
liouse, and putting a quautity of gun
powder into a pail, placed herself over :
the bucket and applied a match. On j
this occasion her injuries were more j
severe, but for her purpose the explosion I
was again a failure, and so she hacked at
Iter throat with a knife. She was found 1
in a most lamentable condition, and died :
next day.
At JNltsiiin, in ocotiana, in uciooer ui ;
Lhc same year, n miner named Duucan j
obtained some dynamite and blasting :
fuse aud went into the street, where he j
placed the dynamite on the ground, i
leaned over it and lighted the fuse. At !
this moment some boys, attracted by his !
unusual attitude, came toward him. j
"Keep back," shouted Duncan, "for the 1
love of God, or you will be blown into I
eternity!" The boys slood aloof; in a
few moments there was a loud explosion j
md Duncan was blown to atoms. In
September, 1881, a miner at Runcorn i
tilled his mouth with gunpowder, ignited
it with a match and succeeded in blow- J
ing the top of his head off. An almost j
identical instance occurred in 1883 at
Canterbury, when a waiter named Simmons
destroyed himself by exploding a
quantity of gunpowder in his mouth.
A more elaborate application of explosives
to the purposes of suicide and j
murder combined was recorded tne same
year. At Dunedin, New Zealand, a ;
ilurk named Stephenson, who had l>een i
separated from his wife for some time on '
iccount of drunkenness, met her in the !
street, and exploded a dynamite cartridge .
close to her head, his own head being 1
placed at the same moment very near to
tiers: Both were almost completely
bl'jwn off.
In the year 1884 three suicides of this
sort wore recorded. One was committed |
in June, at Munich, by a soldier of the !
Havarian Field Artillery, who had mis- [
conducted himself and wished to avoid (
punishment. lie loaded a cannon with j
some gunpowuer ana pieces 01 iron, ana,
placing himself in front of it, filed it. 1
.\nother case occurred in the Bois de j
Boulogne the 6amc month, when a man :
blew himself to pieces by exploding an I
iron box capable of containing about ten i
pounds of gunpowder. But the most i
remarkable case occurred on the West i
Coast of Africa. The King of Falaha i
being attacked by a Mohammedan force, I
ind finding resistance impo ssible, he as- !
>embled his family and principal officers, i
uid al ter addressing them and intimating }
liis determination never to accept Mo- j
liainin<-dani.sin, and inviting those who j
lid not agree with him to go away, he j
innlied a match to a lanre Quantity of
gunpowder collected for the purpose.and j
blew the palace and all who were in it to
pieces.?H. James's Gazette.
Costly Dinners.
The fees demanded by eminent New j
York lawyers are seldom small. A
prominent lawyer relates that in a matter
of litigation he recently called in the
^er.iccs of a distinguished Wall street ,
attorney, whose career in public life has ;
given him great prominence. The affair j
terminated in a settlement outside of the
court, perming wmcn some uinners were i
given, at which the principals and their |
attorneys came together. When tlic
banker asked for his bill from the attorney i
the figures were $15,000. It struck the {
man of money that this was a trifle high, !
and he asked for an itemized account, j
The itemized bill read as follows:
To retainer ?5,0* 0 ,
To attendance 011 five dinners at Delmonico's,
$2,000 each 10,CO)
Total 115,000
The banker is not likely to invite law- I
yers to dinner hereafter.
Great Peaks Still Left to Climb.
Although Dr. Meyer has succeeded in 1
making the a^ent of Kibo, the highest ;
jR-ak 011 the lvilima-Njaro range, there is ,
An/toumn f/\r nnv nnfp.rl A Ininp rlimhcr
IJU Vl-V/rt^V?l ?v. ??J V.....WV. |
to sit down and weep because there are !
110 other mountains to conquer. The
Alps, the Andes. Mt. Cook in New Zea- [
laud and Kilima-Njaro arc all giants, certainly,
but they are dwarfed by some of j
the Thibetan mountains. Mr. Graham I
ascended one or two of those a few years
ago, but he failed to reach the top of the
Kinchinjunga, which is 8,000 feet higher
than Kil>o, and Mt. Everest, the highe-t
peak in the world, is still virgin soil. In
the Himalayan range there are more than
jifty peaks that rise to a gieater altitude
than Kilima-Njaro, which Dr. Meyer es- '
tiniates close upon 20,0<i0 feet. The
Alpine clubs should eatuhlish branches
In Central AsiaJameft Gaxtte.
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. '
Sweet Potato Pudding Recipe. j
Oh, bring me from far in a Southern clime i
The 6weetest potatoes that ever grew;
Such apples of earth as the olden time
In its visions and prophecy envied the new I
And wash them with lady-like, lily hands,
Till they look as pure as the saffron light, i
Tnat falls in the summer on fairy lands,
JbYoni the moon in the aeptn 01 a ciouuie? |
night
And let them be next of their skins be i
guiled,
But tenderly strip off the earthy vest,
As if you were flaying a sleeping-child,
And cautious of breaking its gentle rest
And let them be pulverized next by the skil' i
Of the same white hands and the grater>
power;
And a heaping-up tablespoon five times fill j
With the precious results of their goldt1 ]
flourOf
boiling not milk add a full quart cup,
And next, with five eggs in a separat
bowl,
Beat five tablespoonfuls of sugar up,
And stir them well in with the foamin
whole.
nf oqi 1 Aa rnsfl*
Of Bait a teaspoon f ul; and after these,
Of butter an egg-sized morsel; and close
With a flavor of nutmeg, as much as yoi'
please.
Then bake it?tis pudding?I pause at tL
name
To reflect on the puddings of days that ar j
past,
And the prospects of more, which, aspirin
to fame,
And failing, I've lost to go hungry at last
?New York Knickerbocker.
Sirs. Cleveland's Brown Brea
Recipe.
The following is the recipe of tb
President's wife for making brown i
bread: I
One bowl Indian meal.
One bowl rye flour.
Oue bowl sour milk.
Oue large cup molasses.
One teaspoonful so la.
One tablespoonful salt
Steam two and one-half hours, and bake
from twenty minutes to one-half hour, de \
pending upon heat of oven.
F. F. Cleveland. i
Useful Hints.
Rubbing with celery is said to remove :
the smell of onions from the hand.
Highly-polished brass may be kept absolutely
bright and free from tarnish by
thinly coating the articles with a varnish
nf bleached shellac and alcohol.
If a bedstead creaks at each movement!
of the sleeper, remove the slats and wrap j
the end9 of each in old newspapers.
This will prove a complete silencer.
Never wash a jelly bag with soap, or a .
strainer cloth, a pudding big or dump-1
ling nets. The next thing that is put j
into or passed through these things will
surely taste of the flavoring of alkali.
To tell cake in the oven, draw it gently
forward and put the car close to the
loaf; if it is not done there will be a
* 1 1 - ? ? - ? ^ ?"? -? in
Utile sputtering suuuu; wucu n, 10 mvioughly
baked there will be no sound.
To brighten a Brussels, or any carpet
that is faded, sponge in a mixture of one
part ox-gall to two parts water. This is
excellent. A lady recently bought a j
nmch faded carpet (Brussels) at a second- I
hand store, and restored it to almost its
original beauty in this way.
To remove " red mites" from canaries,
hang a piece of new white flannel in the
cage at niyht, next the perch, so that it
shades the bird from the light. In the
morning you will find a few mites on the
flannel; wa-h, or put in a new piece the
following night, and continue doing so
until they are nil removed. It is also j
well to scald the cage. The perches j
should be of red cedar wood.
Prof. Brinton says that the very ocst;
thing for a sprain is to put the limb into
a vessel of very hot water immediately,
then adding boiling water as ic can be
borne. Keep the part immersed for
twenty minutes, or until the pain subsides;
then apply a tight bandage and
order rest. Sometimes the joint can he
used in twelve hours. If necessary, i
use a silicate of sodium dressing.
I
Somet mes the lnmpwiek will obsti- j
nately refuse to be turned up in an or- i
de:ly manner. It will seem firmly wedged i
at one side, while the other will run up j
Ill a |;OJni, CUUblllg WCUIIIICW anu |
tion of spirit. To overcome this depravity
take a new wick, draw out a single
tlirea.l near the selvage, and the wick
will be found quite tractable when introduced
into the burner. The cogs will
take it up p operly, and it will appear in
good form and give an even flame when
lighted.
The Sacred Bo Tree Shattered.
A letter from Ceylon tays that the
sacred Ho tree of Anuraithapura, the
most ancient and authentic relic of Gaut:ima,
and probably the most aged tree
: ? *l... m/M.l/1 l>.,c lwmn cVi!>(ti>r?>rl in n
stonn. The district of Anuradhapura
suffered the pa>t year, as it frequently
docs, from a continuous drought of eight
months. October 4 the inhabitants were
biiblim by b--at of tom-tom to assemble
at the lio tree and pray for rain. The
same night, apparently before the invocation,
the storm broke with viol nt
wind, lightning, thunder and rain. The
ma.n branch of the sacred tree was
severed, leaving only a stem of four fcct.
Whennver a nart of the Bo tree dies it
receives last rites similar to those paid to
kings and priests, the most honored of
mankint ?it is cremated. This ceremony
took place with full honors October
<>. Early in the morning two men
called kapuwas -(cutters), arrayed in
suits of black, arrived at the tree. They
covered 1 p their mouths with black
handkerchiefs, tying the ends at the back
of their heads, and with a small crosscut
saw divided the broken b:anch.
Two tom-tom beaters supplied the music.
The branch was sawn into convenient
pieccs and loaded in a cart prepared for
the purpose with white cloth ceiling,
etc. Thus was it borne in j>erahera (solemn
procession) to the Thuparama
Dagoba, wliere the cremation of the
lo.al chief priests is wont to be held.
The ashes were reverently carried to Ihe
tank of Ttsawena, hard by, and there
dissolved. The remnant of the tree now
ic< eived its appropriate treatment.
Women bore water for the bathing of
the bleeding trunk, and on the following
night the Pirit, service, for the exorcism
of evil spirits, was solemnly performed
at the time-honored site, where the
remaining stem, though probably un
,:ii
blgllliy LUrt, ?III it! HIII15 nau '
all the vitality of the Fieus religiosa.
Harnessing a Snow-Slide.
Captain Jackson, of the Belle of the
West, has a novel idea. High up in Full
Moon Gulch, in a point almost inaccessible
to animals, the Belle of the West people
have secured some timber. In midwinter
this gulch is a prolific breoder
of untamed snow-slides. The captain's
plan is simply to fell the timber on the
newly fallen snow in the gulch and let
each successive siide carry its burden to
tne parK dciow. nnow-nuucs, ime ngin,ning,
have often been instruments of destruction,
sure and pitiless as fate itself,
but. this is the first time we have heard
man propose to use their latent power
for useful ends. The next thing we
know, scsne daring individual will be
hoisting ore with a wuter-spout.?(m ay
(Cai.) Budget.
A Magnetic Air Current.
About three years ago the Texas and
Pacific Railway Company undertook to
sink an artesian well a few miles east of
Sierra Blanco, which is a little hamlet
ninety-five miles east of El Paso. The
workmen put the pipe down about 000
feet, when suddenly an underground
cavern was struck, the drill dropped
about six feet,and a current of air rushed
up the pipe. Drilling ceased and the
well was abandoned, the (>00 feet 01 pipe
remaining in the ground and giving a
connection between the surfacc of the
earth and the subterranean cavity a
quarter of a mile beneath.
The phenomenon did not at that time
attract the attention of any one sufficiently
interested to investigate. Recently,
however, Superintendent Judy's
attention was called to it, and his personal
examination and inquiries have developed
peculiar facts and testimony
about the wonderful well. Governor
Bfown stopped to see it on his wav here.
?T A 1. 4.x. ~
i>oi miiny peupie live ucai ius ?cn, uuthose
who do reside near the neighborhood
of it are thoroughly acquainted
with it. Ever since it was abandoned,
three years ago, the people near bj have
been in the habit of going and sitting
about the well in summer to enjoy the
cool and invigorating air that rushes up
the pipe. One of the strangest things is
the fact that the currcnt of air ebbs and
flows like the ocean tides. From 10:15
a. m. to 10:15 p. m. a current of air
*?/>o r\f fVio niti/i ruitVi a sound that
resembles the noise made by a locomotive
blowing off steam, so loud that it
can be beard forty or fifty yards. At 10:
1!) P. M. the overflow of nir cea?cs and a
strong suction sets in, which lasts for the
next twenty-four hours, this ebb and flow
continuing day after day. It h:is been observed
by horsemen that whenever they
get in the neighborhood of the well
strong magnetic forces are felt and
sparks are given off if the horse's mane
is touched.
Recently amnn from Sierra Blanco was
sitting close to the well, and on taking
out his | ockct-knife found a nail which
he had in his pocket clinging to the
knife. He held the knife in the current
of air, and found the magnetic property
was greatly increase-!.
Several weeks ago Superintendent
Judy held his pocket-knife in the current
of nir for four minntes, and the knife is
still strongly magnetized from the effect.
The outflowing current of air is bc'ievcd
to possess remarkable curative proper-a?
l.? Kit
tits. lis cini'iiij in iu nc icsvcu uj *>apcriments
upon cas<s of paralysis and
other diseases. The people who live
near the wonderful well call itthe "fountain
of youth."?Oalve ton News.
Gems in Ant Hills.
"There is an original garnet mine,
and the miner as well." said my companion,
as we were riding among the
mountains of New Mexico.
Following the direction of his glance
I saw a tall, well-formed Navajo Indian
standing motionless by what appeared to
be a small sand heap.
Wishing to in estigate we drew nearer,
and found that the statuesque native was
watching one of the many ant hills that
dot the country through New Mexico
and Ari/ona as well. As we approached
he hardly looked up, appearing indifferent
after the fashion of his race, and his
object was still an enigma, at least to
me.
The Navajo tribe had never produced
a naturalist, and it was hardly possible
that he had been studving the habits of
the active inserts. Perhaps he was trying
to collect enough for dinner?Indians
nave ucen Known to eai anis. jjui mis
Indian was after all, a close observer,
and was reaping his reward, for when I
asked him what he was do:ng he held
out a small bag, the contents of which I
turned ont upon my hand?garnets.
Bmall but good, in great numbers, bits
of quartz that gleimed like diamonds,
here n bit of turouoise, large quantities
of olivine and a single gem, an emerald,
of but little value, but an emerald after
all.
An ant hill was a curious place from
which to take such a strange assortment,
but, as my friend had suggesred, this
was the original native mine, ana tne
real miners were the ants. In piling up
their dome-like home they brought out
the minute gems one by one and placed
them among the bits of sand, where they
gleamed and flashed as if inviting collection.
The Indians have discovered
their value, and in this way did their
mining, allowing the ants to do all the
work and takiner the gems as fast as
they were brought up.
The stones found in this way range in
si/e from the head of a pin to a large
pea, and. besides the one mentioned,
rubies have been taken from the heaps.
These stolen gems are sold in lots and
used in various kinds of iewelrv. Nearly
every nnt-hill is examined in this way
and the mounds gone over, often the
ants being watched and the gems taken
from them as soon as they are brought
up.?Golden Days.
Novel Remedy for Rheumatism.
A lady residing on South Main street
arose from her bed last night, in response
to the appeals from her danghter, who
was suffering with rheumatic pains, to
give her a vigorous application of some
effective liniment which the family had
been in the habit of using on such occasions.
The fond mother rubbed her
daughter's limbs and applied the remedy
without stint. The pains soon disappeared
and the daughter slept well until
mnrninw wVion oho /lt<cpnvr>rf>fl thnt near
ly '50 cent's worth of cough mcdicine had
been wasted on her rheumatism. Her
pains returned as quickly as they had
disappeared.?Jackfonmll ' (III.) Courier.
1,0nn of Flesh nnd Htrrnirth,
with poor appetite, and perhaps slight couch
in morning, or on first lying down at night,
should l>e looked to in time. Persons afflicted
with consumption are proverbially unconscious
of their real state. Most cases c mmenco
w h disordered liver, leading to bad digestion
and imperfect assimilation of food?
hence the emaciation,or wasting of the flesh. It.
Is a form of scrofulous disea e, and is curable
bv the use of that greatest of all blood-cleans
ing, anti-bilious ami invigorating compounds,
k nown as Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery."
Berlin' h s a Technical High School, built
by the city at a cast of $4 800,000. _
Many imitators, but no equal, lias Dr. Sage's
Ca arrh Remedy.
Ilfafflieted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thompson's
Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle.
It is said that < he last Russi in wheat crop
hftH been better than for ten years.
Pains and Aches
In various parts of the body, more particularly In the
back, shoulders and Joints, are the unwelcome ludl
cations that rheumatism has gained a foothold, and i
you are "In for it" for a longer or shorter period. |
Rheumatism ii caused by lactic acid In the blool,
and l? cured by Hood'* Sarsapurllla, which era II
oate* every impurity from the bljod and Alls It with
richness and health.
"I used Hood's Sarsaparllla last spring, and can
truly say It helped me very much. To those suffer
log with bilious complaints, nervous prostration or
rheumatism I heartily recommend It."?lifts. E. C.\:t
ntNTSR, Kalamaxoo, Hlch.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all cfrug^UU. (1; "1* for Prepare J n i! t
by C. I. HOOD ft CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mast.
_ 100 Poses One Dollar j
iV V S l -ao I
A LADY WRITES.
That Terrible Fire fa Pnt Ont and as
Symptom# of itn Returning.
Ei.mira, Aug. 90,1887.
Extr&med Doctor and Friend: I wrie to inform
you of the condition of my health. You
will remember of my sending to you for remedies
for a complicated blood disease, which,
at that time, was very aggravating. I received
very promptly the package of medicine, and
commenced taking as per directions. At that
t'me I was incapacitated from labor. After
using a few days I perceived a very material
change for the better; in three weeks I was
able to resume my usual labor, and have not
lost a day since I have a portion of the medicine
on hand yet. I take of it occasionally but
not as regularly as at first. The terrible fire is
put out, and that unendurable itching has all
passed away,with no symptoms as yet of a return.
My flesh, which was covered by a dirty
icaly eruption, has resumed its natural look
and flexibility?in other words it is clean and
smooth. The swelling is entirely removed and
I feel as well as ever, for which I thank God
and Dr. Kilmer. I should have written you before
but have been waiting to fee any symptoms
of a return, which I do not
Yours truly, Mrs. L. R. Thbat,
519 Perrine Stre >t.
Diseases are made to crumble and fall, never
to rise again, by Swamp-Root Kidney, Liver
and Bladder cure. At druggists $1.00, six hotH
aa i T\- T7il ? D.
lies &O.w,(>r uy I'Apruo3,ivr. ivuixiui ul w.,^ii.6hamton,
N._Y.
A blood-red owl was caught in the woods
near Jacksonville, 111., the other day. It 1b the
only one of the kind ever seen In the State.
IIow to Save Money,
and we might also say?time and pain as well,
in our advice to good housekeepers and ladies
generally. The great nect>s lty existing always
to nave a perfectly safe remedy conven-,
ient for the relief and prompt cure of the ailments
peculiar to woman?functional irregularity,
constant pains, and all the symptoms
attendant upon uteri e dis-rders?induce us
11 rccomm nd strongly and unqualified y Dr.
Picrce's " Favorite Prescription "?woman's
best fr.en I. It will save money.
A Montreal youth 21 years old is serving
his fifteenth t?rm in prison.
Consumption Sorely Cored.
To the Editor:?Please inform vour readers 1
that 1 have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. I
shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy
free to any of your readers who have consumption
if they will send me their Express
and P. O. address. Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM. M.C.. 181 Pearl St, N. Y.
Itchino Piles.?Sympt/rmA ? Moisture; intense
itching and stinging; worse by scratching.
If allowed to continue tumors form, which often
bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore.
Sway.ne'8 Ointment stops the itching and
bleeding, heals ulceration, and in many cases
removes the tumors. It is equally efficacious
in curing all Skin Diseases. DR. S WAYNE &
o/NVT DKiln Do mall fnr RA ritnfa
rxupiiciuiD, i iuia. vj ?V> W w..kVI
Swayne's Ointment for Bale by druggistal
By means of a solution and an instrument
called a Nebulizer the cure of Catarrh is effected
in a painless and pleasant manner. Foi
particulars addres i City Hall Pharmacy, 284
Broadway, New York.
'Royal Gute' mend? anything! Broken China,
Glass, Wood. Free Vials at Drugs & Gro.
KIDDER'S
mm
A SURE CURE FOR
INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA.
Over 5.000 Physicians have sent u* their approval of
DIQESTYLIN, saying that It Is the best preparation j
for Indigestion that they have ever used. ,
Wo hftVA npvpr hAArri nf n pajip nf DvinvmilA whupi
DIGESTYLIN was taken that was not cured.
FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM.
IT WILL CURE THE MOST AGGRAVATED CASES.
IT WILL STOP VOMITING IN PREGNANCY.
IT WILL RELIEVE CONSTIPATION.
For Summer Complaints and Chronic Diarrhoea,
which are the direct results of Imperfect digestion,
DIGESTYLIN will effect an immediate cure.
Take DYGESTYLIN for all pain* and disorders of
the stomach ; they all come from indigestion. Ask
vour druggist for DIGESTYLIN (prlcc 91 per large
bottle). If he doe* not have It send one dollar to us
and we will send a bottle to you, express prepaid.
Do not hesitate to send your money. Our nousfls
reliable. Established twenty-flve years.
WM. F. KIDDER 4c CO.,
itlsnnfactarlBt Cltemlwt?> 83 Jol?" **?.? S.Y.
MARVELOUS
MEMORY
DISCOVERY.
Wholly- unlike artificial nyatema.
Any book learned In one readlnv>
Recommended by Mark Twaik, Richard Phoctor,
the Scientist, Hons. W.W. Astor, JudaH P. Bkn.iaMiN.
Dr. Minor, tc. Class of 100 Columbia Lair students;
WQat-Meridcn i 250 at Norwich; 350 at Otorlln
College; two classes of 300 each at Yale; 400 at University
of Penn, Phlla.; 400 at Wellesley College, and
three large classes at Chatauqua University, *c.
Pro#pectus post rnk* from
PROP. LOISETTE, 337 EJftH Ar?. Hew York.
^^THOUSANDS
ifflh say that
ELY'S CREAM BALM
k. cured tiiem of
%/jm CATARRH.
ajtt#y^ol Apply Balm into each nostril.
ujjUEly Bnm., 235 Greenwich St,N.Y.
nniiniv iiiim
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LITTLE SUOAR-COATED FILLS.
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these little Pellets give the most perfect
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SICK HEADACHE, gg* 1 |
Billons Headache, f1
Dizziness, Coustlpa- JEC,.
tlon, Indigestion* M
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In explanation of the remedial power of theaa
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^ amaa nrwiim
^^iJJJUUKS
fflz 18 offered by the manufacturfy
' ers of Dr. Sage's Catarrh
ffl \ ^ & $. Bemedy,. for a case of
( >*Jk J> Chronic Nasal Catarrh which
they cannot cure.
SY5IPT01WS OF CATABBH.-Dun,
heavy headache, obstruction of the nasal
passages, discbarges falling from the head
into the throat, sometimes profuse, watery,
and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody and putrid; the eyes ars
weak, watery, and inflamed; there Is ringing
in the ears, deafness, hacking or coughing to
clear the throat, expectoration of offensive
matter, together with scabs from ulcers; ths
voice is changed and has a nasal twang; ths
breath is offensive; smell and taste' are im. ,
paired; there is a sensation of dizziness, with
mental depression, a hacking cough and general
debility. Only a few of the above-named
symptoms are likely to be present in any on*
case. Thousands of canes annually, without
manifesting half of the above symptoms, result
in consumption, and end in the grave.
No disease is so common, more deceptive and
dangerous, or less understood by physicians.
! By its mild, soothing, and healing properties.
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures the worsl
^n'n'rh. "cold In tlie bead,"
I WUJCO VI VU?w> - ? 7 s
Coryza, And Catarrhal Headache.
Sold by druggists everywhere; 60 cents.
"Untold Agony from Catarrh."
Prof. W. Hausner, the famous mpsmeriat *
Of Ithaca, N. y., writes: " Some t? n years ago
I Buffered untold agony from chronic nasaJ
catarrh. My family physioian gave me up a*
incurable, and said I must die. My case was
such u bad one, that every day, towards sunset,
my voice would become so hoarse I couM
barely speak above a whisper. In the moraine
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
almost strangle me. By the use of Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, in three months, I was a well
man, and the cure has been permanent."
"Constantly Hawking: and Spitting."
Thomas J. Rdshinq, Esq., t90t p?ne Street,
St. Louis, Mn., writes: "I was a great suffers!
from catarrh for three years. At times I could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and spitting, ana Tor me hum, cj^ul muuiui
could not breathe through the nostrils. I
thought nothing could be done for me. Luckily,
I was advised to try Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, and 1 am now a well man. I believe
it to be the only sure remedy for catarrh now
manufactured, and one has only t<? give it
fair triai to experience astounding results and
a permanent cure."
Three Bottles Care Catarrh.
Eli Rodbins, Runyan P. o., Columbia. Co*
Pa., says: "My daughter had catarrh when
she was five years old. very hadly. I saw Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and procured
a bottle for her, and soon saw that it
helped her: a third bottle effected a permanent
cure. She is now eighteen years old aod
sound and hearty."
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H^7 wlili uiosi wonderful bUCCCi*; use vcj tubl?
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ilaj* at iea<t two-thirds of all symptom* are removed.
some may fry humbug without knowlnj
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to realize the " orit of oar treatment Cor yourself
W are constantly curing cases of ion? siandlngraws
1 hat have been uippo I a number of t:m<;sand
ilie patieut declared unuu'e to llv.j a week. Olr?
full history of case, nam-}, axe. sex. how Ion*
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rCURE FITS!
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ioratimeandtlien have thnm return a*nin. ImKini
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