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OK ^WOMAN'S WORLD. I, PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR ( FEMININE READERS. ] BLACK 18 NOT GOOD FORM. ' For some years an entire black evening i costume has been allowable for unmarried women. This innovation has always been t frowned upon by the conservative. And by their quiet opposition black is again considered bad form for young girls. To ' certain complexions it is wonderfully becoming, but these fair maidens will have ^ to confine themselves to light shades for their evening gowns if they desire to be i considered fashionable. And who is the woman who does not prefer to De srynsu- j ly dressed to being becomingly dressed? ?New York World. ( JEWELED HAIRPINS. There are a great many jeweled hair- 1 pins worn at present by fashionable women. They are generally of light shell, ? mounted with gems, unless they are in- 1 tended for a blonde, when a bright gold hairpin may be selected. The favorite Stones for these pins ore diamonds, which ( are set in flambeau, fleur-de-lis, sun, star and other forms in platinum, rather than ] tn cold, in order to enhance their bril- | ( ? n , ? liancy. Pearls and moonstones are used Urith fine effect in these pins, but other (jewels are apt to be lost sight of unless 1 they are surrounded or set in diamonds. A simple jeweled hairpin may be purchased far $10, but an ornament on this ( kind, set with fine diamonds, will cost 1 from $25 to $200.?New Tori Tribune. ' AN UNIQUE APRON. ] An apron exhibited by Mrs. Laura C. 1 [Holmes, and designed and executed by 1 !Mrs. Florence C. Tompkins and Miss 1 - - ' -\r? Jlattie uooney, 100s a prize iu tuc national Apron Bazar, at Kansas City, the t other day. The apron was made_to rep- i resent Louisiana, and very ingeniously ] combined six products of the State. The ? ;body of the apron was of raw cotton hatting, with a bunch of sugar cane c painted in the left corner, while on the I light corner, rice, glued to the apron,ap- t peared to be tumbling from a pocket 1 'made of the red flowering loaf of the 'banana tree. Moss outlined the left j edge, and orange peel, cut diamond ? shape, was sewed about the bottom and ( jap the right side. A belt, plaited of ? latania, completed this really artistic | and unique specimen of the handiwork of New Orleans ladies.?Ncu> Orleans Picavune. | ] 1 THE STATUS OF "WIDOWS. ' Widows, as a privileged class, are . known only in Europe and America. In Asia they have a hard time of it. Among 1 I the Hindoos every misfortune is supposed ( jto be the cocsequencc of misdeeds in a former state of existence, and as the * jloss of a husband is a great misfortune f jit is supposed by both the suffeier and 1 |the public that the wife has done some- ? [thing to deserve the punishment. ( j Her friends and relatives proceed to s [further the designs of Providence by ( i adding to her woe every possible indignity. Her head is shaved, she is allowed < jonly the poorest food and clothes, and is ? forced to devote her time to menial ' 6ervicc3. Even when a sufficient prop- i ertyinherown right rescues her from < some of these discomforts, the disgrace I and obloquy attaching to her position 1 make her lot almost unbearable?Kate \ Field'i Waihiwjton. , i 1 1 JEWELS A FEATURE OF FA8HrON9. \ Something akin to the luxury of the 1 Orient is at the present day displayed in ' the fashionable woman's toilet for even- < ing wear. Not content with the blaze of 1 countless iewels, her very gown is draped ] |with diaphanous fabrics incrusted with i imitation brilliants, pearls, turquoises, i ! sapphires, amethysts and the like. Elwe Bee tells in the Jewelers' Circular that the dress trimming3 this season are triumphs in the art of combining needlework with jewels. These are wonderful | land difficult to describe. On satin or j J velvet grounds are flowers of motifs ( I worked in relief and varied with what ( [the French term cabochons, these cabo- | ,'chons being imitation gems and semi- j ; precious stones, uncut. Jewels are in- ] | deed a marked feature of present fashions; j jmany of the net trimmings display to- ( jpizes, amethysts, turquoises, imitation ! emeralds, opals?in a word, all kinds of narr,a intermirpfl xpif.il frftlfL Now that 'it is the correct style to decorate ball and full dress gowns with embroidery |and laces cnriched by jewels, a perceptible increase is noted in the demand for small but choice colored imitation and semi-precious stones, as well as tiny rare .gems. When it comes to ornaments for I the hair, no gem is considered too rare or workmanship too finely wrought. [Jewelers appreciating this fact expend a large amount of ingenuity in producing novelties in this line. REAL AMAZOX9. ; Woman's right to bare arjis is undisputed. Her desire to bear arms and to ;6houldcr her gun and go soldiering to jwar with men is not of frequent occurrence, however. We read of Amazons, but do not often see them, except those of the impossible sort who are dreams of loveliness in Amaaon inarches on the Iburlesque 6tage. The recent disturbances in Central America have brought ;to the front a class of patriotic women nnd ojillincr fn fiornt. fnr their rl0ht" 'V""J a ? -o ? o? as men fight, and they are the women who should have all the rights men have jin selecting officials, holding office, or in 'the management of their government. The following tribute to Salvadorian [Amazons has been translated from a recent number of El Mentajero de Salvador: "Among fte numerous array of veterans which came to this capital on Sunday, jwe observed several women, who, shouldering their guns, with belts girded to itheir loins, marched, keeping time to ithe drums, and showing by their bearing iftnd demeanor as much discipline as the ^bt ,t soldier. It cannot be denied that Salvador, as far as the defense and nroapru&tinn nf its nirhts is concerned. r. ? __a?^ , stands among the first nations of America since frail woman, though strong in these cases, volunteer willingly to go into the battlefield, not only to be of use in lending succor to her wounded husband or son, who fight for their rights, but also to her country, by shouldering a rifle and firing on the enemy cartridges, which by nature she would fear even to touch. There, we say, must exist great love of country, profound patriotism and great zeal for their liberty and independence for their fatherland." , FASHION NOTES. Persian lamb is a favorite material for irimmincr. I _ : Pur has never been more popular than jl it is this year. Velvet calf in all colors is used for jvening shoes. Fur is much used as a trimming for aats this season. N The Spanish mantilla has been revived for evening -wear. V A note of interrogation in pearls makes t i pretty scarf pin. Golf as a game for ladies is immensely A popular in England. The material par excellence for gowns * n* nil np/^neinriB is rlnth. A tiny gold heart shaped locket is the ' lewest thing in -watch charms. ^ The tea gown is giving place to what a now known as the "house dress." q In Paris, jackets have taken the place )f other wraps with women who walk. ' Bazaars have been the order of the day f not the evening, for the last fortnight. * The bird of paradise in diamonds is \ something original in ornaments for the lair. Marquise rings are of a length which vould formerly have been considered >utre. 0 It is now considered ths worst possi- " >le taste to speak roughly, haughtily or * jven crossly to a servant. It is the thing at small parties to provide ? professionals to sing, play, tell fortunes, c ;tc., for the amusement of guests. p There is a fancy just now for shoes of ^ >ld English make, with very pointed ? ;oes and flaps coming well over the initep. j A new kind of cloak has appeared, g [t is very wide and full and reaches a p ittle below the waist, being plaited at d ;he throat into the base or a medici coi- * nr. Ii The fashionable pocketbook is small t ind nearly square, of smooth French 8 norocco,and is ornamented with a little . painted miniature framed about with a ihowy rococco gilt border. "When tartan stockings were introluced a short time ago they were vetoed ^ >y well-dressed women on account of f heir loudness. Now, they will probably C >e worn with the tartan shoes. J Honors are about evenly divided be- i ;ween feathers and fur as a garniture. 0 Some of the most elegant robes de ? :hambre are trimmed with bands of fur f mr? n fur hoi. Others have the feather t >oas with feather bands. * A late whim of swelldom is to put the t naid who opens the door into a sort of ivery, like that of a man servant. Her ^ Iress is dark green, plainly braided, and t he waist and sleeves are trimmed with e ivery bands of red braid. She wears 1 10 cap, and this livery is not usually put ? )n until about lanch time. t Serpents in all kinds of hideous imita ions, with diamond, ruby or sapphire j ;yes, are used for most unexpected aud r inprecedented purposes. Frcnch bonn eta * ire composed of one huge, black snake, 8 :oiled about the man's head. Gold ierpents do duty as necklaces, bangles, jirdles and even as wedding rings. i The snowy muslin or cambric petti- * :o3t is altogether passe and those of all t ihftdes of silk have taken their place, s Those for chilly people are lined with lanncl. The trimming consists of ruches >r ruffles pinked or hemmed, with a lace Jounce among them, which is black or tvhite according to the color of the silk osed? The great rage of the season is for velvet ribbons?narrow ones tied under :he chin or hanging down the back in 3oatmg streamers. Black ribbons and white one3, and all the new malarial * tii? ? ? colors, tQat wouia iook use n they weren't so stylish. Collarettes of piece velvet, shaped to fit the neck and match the bonnet, arc -worn, and are sometimes fringed with pearls or bordered svith diamonds. Mohammedans Arc Not Savages. 'The Mohammedans, or, as we call :hem, 'Moohummedans,' are as distinct in appearance from the Hindoos as they ire in religion," say6 a returned missioniry. "Physically they are a much larger ind according to western ideals a handsomer race. In the north, toward the hills, many of them are six feet tall, straight aud dignified in bearing. They ( are not nearly so chaste a people as the ' Hindoos, their religion holding up to them different ideals. Many both of the Mohammedans &nd Hindoos are refined, ] cultured and educated. All are civilized < and not the savages or barbarians I find j so many people here think them. i ' You hear much of the poverty of In- ' dia. It is true. Sixty per cent, of the 1 population never has quite enough to eat. , Yet I have never seen in India the pinch- i ing, degrading poverty I have seen in 3 London and New York. The people of India are poor because the population is ] so dense, the methods of production so 1 inadequate, partly due to the existence 1 of caste and because the taxes are so enormous. But ^with all this poverty the i mass of. the people find it relatively about i nc o.a?T7 f.a mnlfp a livincr as nermlfi in 1 Europe or America. Of course, on the average, they do not live as well. But < quite as dark a picture of life in America or England can be written?indeed, has been written?03 any that can be written of India. The difference is that our i own experience and observation relieves the melancholy of the picture."? Chicago xYeiw. ________ The Monkey In a Tree. Here i3 the latest puzzle: I see a monkey in a tree. He sees me and get3 behind the trunk of the tree. I start to go around him and he keeps going around as I do, keeping the trunk of the tree between him and me. I reached the place I started from, with the monkey still opposite me on the tree. Now, having been around the tree, have I also i uccu uii/uun i>uc uiuuacj i A Boston woman is quoted as saying: "I tried it on my husband. I had him for the monkey, and I took a whiskbroom and went around him, brushing his clothes. He kept turning around just {is I did, and when I had been clenr around I had brushed only one side of him and one leg of his pantaloons. Now, all the professors of Harvard University couldn't convince me that I had been around that man, neither had the man ] been around the monkey in the tree." | What do you think??Buffalo Express. ' Hard Work to Fell Mahogany Trees. To fell a large mahogany tree is one . day's task for two men. On account of 1 the wide spurs which project from the trunk at its base, scaffolds have to be , erected and the tree cut off above the spurs, which leaves a stump from ten ' to fifteen feet high?a waste of the very 1 best wood. ( * hit < > teastvA. .. RELIGIOUS READING. ( CONSOLATION. ale grief cnrae in and dwelt with me, < I said, ''Unbidden guest, thou art , lot welcome;" said sbe, "Verily Thou and I will never part." Iv honrl wnc lmwril with Weight Of WOe, 1 My heart was trembling with its fears, ' could not see the way to go, So blinded were my eyes with tears. < >nd everything seemed mocking me, The golden glory of the sun ; Liid singing bird" and humming bee, I I wished the weary day were done. I Then evening shades did softly f.ill, I sat within my lonely room. ind seemed to hear a dear voice call Gently to me through the gloom. irief fied away, e'en as to me, The message came that solace brought; 111 sorrow banished utterly, For a diviner strain I caught. t sweetly said: "Heart be of cheer, In Paradise above the blue, Vbere love perfected casts out fear, I wait for you, I wait for you." THE WORD OF GOD. This Book contains?the mind of God. the tate of man, the way ol salvation, the doom f impenitent sinners, the happiness of belevers. Its doctrines are holy; its precepts re binding, its histories ar:' true, and its lecisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, nd practice it to be holy. It contains light o direct, food to support, and comfort to beer. It is the traveler's lamp, the pil~im'" nilnt'a rnmnnso. the sol- I lier'B sword, and the Christian's charter. Jere paradise is restored, heaven ODened, >nd the gates of hell disclosed. Christ is its grand subject; onr good its lesigfi, and the glory of God its end. It hould fill the memory, rule the heart, and uide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently, irayerfully. It is a mine of wealth, a paralise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is iven for you in life, will be opened at the udgment, and be remembered for ever. It nvolvcs the greatest responsibility, will rerard the greatest labor, and will "condemn 11 who trifle with its sacred contents. Reader, have you done justice to the Bible? -[Word and Way. ONE PROBATION. A little while ago we were not in the rorld; a little while hnnce we shall be here 10 longer. Lincoln, Sumner, Seward, Longellow, Emerson, Beecher, Gough, Phillips, ?rant, Davis, have gone, and we are going, lan's life means tender teens, teachable Wenties, tireless thirties, fiery forties, forcenl fifties, serious sixties, sacred seventies, chine eighties, shortening breath, death, he sod. God! If you please, agnosticism annotdeny these propositions, and what ollows from them? Money may be mighty, ?ut it is not almighty. Power, fame, posiion may be mighty, but they are not alnigbty. We go hence soon; we go never o return. We Jive but once, and there is no salvation or the impenitent, and character tends to Inal permanence. There is no dispute about hese matters. Say what you will of the uficriptual and unscientific hypothesis that It nay sometimes and somehow be safe for ome men to die in their sins, you do not nean to die so. You do not think that your leigbbore are safe In doing so. I hold that rou cannot wrench out of this holy Word, aken as a whole, the resonant doctrine that t is never safe for any eane human being assessed of the light 0/ conscience to die in s- r t l. r>?1. i? V/?a,lo lib 6JUS.-? [cl USCpll VWttj ill nauuiioi o^vi^i >nd Remedies." THE ANGEL OF LITTLE SACRIFICES. Have you ever seen her work? Have you icver, at least, felt her influence? In every Christian family God has placed the angel if little sacrifices, trying to remove all toe horns, to lighten up all the burdens, or hare all the fatigues. We feel that she is vith us, because we no longer experience hat misunderstanding of heretofore, those leliberatc coldnesses which spoil family life; iccause we no longer hear those sharp, rude vords which wound so deeply, and life is weeter. The angel of little sacrifices has eceived from heaven the mission of those ingcls of whom the prophet speaks, who reno ve the stones from the road lest they ihnnid hruise the feet of travelers. There is a place less commodious than anither. fehe chooses it, saying with a sweet imile, "IIow comfortuble I am here!" There s some work to be done, aud she presents lersclf for it, simply with the joyous manier of one who tind6 her happiness in so lointr. How many oversights repaid by this )ne unknown hand! How many little joys iroduced for another without her ever havn^ mentioned to anyone the happiness ivhich they would give her. Does a dispute irise? She knows how to settle it by a pleasant word that wounds no one, and falls jpon the slight disturbance like a ray of suniigbt upon a cloud. Should she hear of two hearts cstrauged, >he lias always new means of reuniting hem, without their being able to 6how her my gratitude, so sweet, simple aud natural s what she docs. But who will tell of the bor:H tliat have torn her hand, the pain ier heart has endured? And yet she is ilways smiling. Have you never seen her at ivork, the angd of little sacrifices? On earth die is called a mother, a friend, a sister, a ivifu. In hep veil she is called a saint.? From the Fr? nch, resigning the rudder. It wa9 a prayer of George Herbert's that tie might wholly be le i to resign tbe rudder Df his life to the sacred wdl of God, to be moved "a* thy love shall swny." How fiiueh fretting, "how much worry it would spare us all if we asked our Heavenly Father iliut lie wou'd cause us to lean uttterly, in perfect faith, in cheerful, unquestioning jliedicnee, upon bis will aud wisdom, whether in life's trivial concerns or in those shades of darkness from which we recoil in fear! We can ask him nothing beyond his power; some of us know the feeling, "In all tint this 1 coakl say, 'thy will be done;'" but if we will only tell the story at his feet, pouring out our hearts before him, we shall lie able to trust our Father, even to rejoice in bim, through every changeful pathway. Not long ago a Christian visitor called upon et poor woman who bad ju?t been told by the matron of the hosoitai of the incurable nature of her complaint. ine poor Bunerer u-axiuuy uecisreu mjb accepted God's will patiently "bo far as her own pain and dea.h were concerned, but she couid not bear the thought of her motherlesb cli Idren. Nobody could induce lier, she said, as concerned the children, to feel patient and res gned. It was n prunfnl scene. The visitor could not remonstrate with her npon her spirit of impatience and murmuring, but felt as though she must weep with her, as she said: "Yours is untold borrow, beyond my understanding even, but God knows all about it?God understands. Will you not tell him just how you fetl?tell bim what you have told me?all your pain, anxiety and dread ol leaving your lit:le ones alone? "I am going now to tell the leader of our prayer-meeting about you; tomorrow, from three to half-past, prayers will arise on your behalf; wiilyou not at* the same time be on your knees before God and tell liim aj:?" The sufferer promised. Next day, relates the visitor, earnest, pleading supplications laid her case before God, and what was the result? The next interview found that woman as calm as she had been impatient; Bhe had poured out her own heart in prayer, and others had prayed for her, and she told the visitor: "I am just leaving everything with God?not only whether I live or die, but each of my little children. Everything is safe with him; I feel it?1 know it." Verily, our God is the same now as in past aces ? prayer-hearing, prayer-answering.? [The Quiver. Of course noDoay is justified in com< mitting suicide, especially as it is not al all likely that he betters matters any, But if anybody could be excused foj thinking seriously of the matter i< would be J. L. Cody, of Florida, whc put himself out of the world a shorl time since. At the coroner's inquest il was shown that Cody had for 6ome fears been staggering along under a combined load of intemperate habits, 3omestic troubles and a fear of prose ration by the courts. 'i . I-I.irmiif I-^--'iVui"Viiri?irifflr;iit' ! v..- ?. . . . . . : % 'V-"- ' ' /- vv Guiuea-Pifcs. The Secretary of the Selborn Society, of England, an association of lovers of wild nature, has lately -written an account of the guinea-pig. This creature, the writer says, stanis absolutely alone, from one point of view. Do what you will, it is impossible to make a friend of dim. Titmice, robbins, squirrels,wild ducks, cuckoos, even rats and mice have been found amenable to kindness. Even Roman snails, Egyptian beetles and butterflies have been taught to recognize rVifir mooters and show a friendly inter est in them; and the snake has his likes and dislikes, his sympathies and his hatreds. A common field snake grew so fond of the writer of the article referred to?a lady?that it would glide in through the window of her drawing-room, coil itself around her dress, and, so far from objecting to be stroked and handled, would, each time that it was taken out and placed on the lawn, return to the drawing-room and submit to the same operation. It was far otherwise with Fluff, the guinea-pig. He was simply stupidly harmless. "The guinea-pig," this friend of all animals writes, "is the only instance of an animal I have ever known that seemed to be literally without a single habit, apparently without affection, without a temper good or bad, and with no wishes or desires except to be let alone to doze away his aimless life." The guinea-pig is an absurd little animal for a number of reasons, and one of the most remarkable absurdities about him ic hia name. He is not a pig of any kind, nor any relation to the pig, and he has nothing to do with Guinea. He is a kind of rat,and his native home is South America. "Why he sht uld have been called a "pig" no one knows, unless it was on account of the slight grunting noi3e that he makes; and the word "guinea" in his case may be a corruption of Guiana, where the animal has sometimes been found, though it was first brought from Brazil. ~ His real name is the "cavy," an3~i>ythat he should be called. In his wild state he is quite differently colored from the domesticated animal, and lacks the spotting of white, black and tawny color which the tamed cavy often has. It used to be commonly supposed mai the guinea-pig drove away ordinary rats, or either caused them to go away on account of their extreme dislike of him; but even this negative merit is denied to the poor little animal. No one, however, is able to deny his gentleness and submissiveness.?Youth?8 Companion. What Made Sitting Ball a Fighter. "I heard more or less of Sitting Bull's history while I was at Fort Buford," said Mr. Nugent. "For several years he lived at Fort Rice on the Missouri River, and was known as a 'blanket Indian,' a term used among Indians to designate scorn or derision, and is sometimes ap- | plied to Indians who 'hang around' mili- I tary posts and wear red or white blankets ' such as they may obtain instead of the i buffalo robe, which is the badge of an j Indian's manhood and physical prowess. One day, in a heat of passion, he was , struck by a soldier, lor wxiai cause ji uus ; never been known. But with that blow his nature changed. It was followed by a long list of heroic and desperate encounters, led or prompted by him, which evidently shaped the Indian policy of the ; Government of the United States, and 1 caused the loss of Custer and his party. With that blow were aroused the spirit i and passions of a savage soul which up to J that time had lain dormant. Flying to the plains of the lands of the Dakotas he j organized the forces of the whole Sioux j nation, and the dissatsfied tribes, which ; up to a recent date, waged wars con- j tinuallj against the Government with so much disaster. Bitting Bull stands pre- I eminent as the bravest and most skilful . Indian general. His eloquence and logic were none the less great than his ability I as a skilful warrior. His impassioned | manner could arouse his warlike braves ; to impetuous courage."?New York Pros. Heut and Growth of the Hair. It is generally understood that the hair { and nails grow faster in hot weather than in cold, but perhaps few are aware that any temperature can impart so great a stimulus to the growth as Colonel Pejevalsky, the Russian traveler, says the Central Asian heat did during his jcurney in those regions in the summer of 1889. In June, the ground and the air became excessively hot, so great, indeed, as to render travel in the daytime impossible. Within a fortnight after this oppressive weather began it was noticed that the hair aud beards of all the party were growing with astonishing rapidity, and, strangest of all. some youthful Cossacks. whose faces were perfectly smooth, developed respectable beards within the short period of twenty days.?Brooklyn Citizen. A Great Dam Built by Convicts. The great dam across Alcvon River, just above Folsoin Prison, in California, has been completed. The work has consumed two years, and was done almost wholly by convicts. The completion of this work marks an important era in the industrial wof;ress of Sacramento. The enormous water power that will be utilized will generate electricity that can be transmitted for power and lighting purposes to Sacramento, and a revolution is manufacturing methods will follow.Neu> York Tribune Rheumatism Is of two kinds, acute and clironic. The former Ii accompanied by high fever, and In the swollen Joints there Is intense palu, which often .suddenly changes from one part of the body to another. Chronic rheumatism Is without fever ani not so severe, but more continuous, and liable to come on at every ttorm or after slight exposure. Rheumatism U known to be a disease of the blood and Hood's Sar*a|>arllla has had preut success In curing it ThU medicine possesses qualities which neutralize acidity and purify, enrich and vitalize the blood. Hood's Sarsasarilla Sold by nil druggists, $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, lia3& 100 Doses One Dollar Nake^n^ P CONDITION POWDER Highly concentrated. Dose small. In qnanUty corts tens than one-tenth c-cnt a doy per hen. Trerents and cures all dlneaaes. If you cant get It. we send by mall poet-pald.One pack. 25c. Five |1. 2 1-1 lb. can $1.K); 8c*ns|fi. Express paid. Tertlinontajgfrep. Send (tamps or cash. Farmer*' Poultry Qulde (price 24c.) free with fl.OI orders or more, L 8. JOHKSOK & CO., Boston, Mm nENSION^.^fK.-i W0Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Late Principal Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau. B Syrsln last war, 16 abjudicating claims, atty alnoo. rnmBBsmatms^iiismi&s* - -^ IM Starving to Death. For the first two days through which i strong and healthy man is doomed to 1 ixist upon nothing his Bufferings are, perhaps, more acute than in the remain- < .ng stages; he feels an inordinate, un- j ipeakable craving at the stomach night ] ind day. The mind runs upon beef and sther substances, but still in a great 1 measure the body retains its strength. On the third and fourth days, but es- 1 pccially on the fourth, this incessant ! graving gives place to a sinking and weakness of the stomach, accompanied by ( aausea. The unfortunate sufferer still desires food, but with a loss of strength , lie loses that eager craving which is felt in the earlier stages. Should he chance to obtain a morsel or two of food he swallows it with wolfish avidity, but five minutes afterward his sufferings are more intense than ever. He feels as if he had swallowed alive lobster, which is clawing and feeding upon the very foundation of his existence. On the fifth day his cheeks suddenly appear hollow and sunken, hi? body attenuated ; his color is ashy pale and his eyes wild, glassy and cannibal like. The different parts of the system now war with each other. The stomach calls upon the legs to go in quest of food; the legs, from weakness, refuse. The sixth day brings with it increased onfforinrr oUhnncrh the nantrs of huDECr o I-?o w are lost in an overpowering languor and sickness. Thciead becomes giddy; the ghosts of well remembered dinners pass in hideous procession through the mind. The seventh day comes, bringing increased lassitude and further prostration of strength. The arms hang lifelessly; the legs drag heavily; the desire for food is still left to a degree, but it must be brought, not sought. The miserable remnant of life which still hangs to the sufferer is a burden almost too grievous to be borne, yet this inherent love of existence induces a desire still to preserve it if it can be saved without a tax on bodily exertion. Tho mind wanders. At one moment he thinks his wearied limbs cannot sustain him a mile; the next he is endowed with natural strength,- and if there be a certainty of - V-.. - - * i- 1_ J relief before Jtnm aasnes Draveiy tmu strongly forward, wondering whence proceeds his new and sudden impulse.? Yankee Blade. A Boiling Lake. There is a lake of boiling water in the Island of Dominica,lying in the mountains behind Roseau, and in the valleys surrounding it are many solataras,or volcanic 6ulphur vents. In fact the boiling lake is little better than a crater filled with scalding water constantly fed by mountain streams, and through which the pentup gases find vent and are rejected. The temperature of the water on the margin of the lake ranges from 180 degrees to 190 degrees Fahrenheit. In the middle, exactly over the gas vents, it is believed to be about 300 degrees. Where *t.:? tnL-oo nlopo t.hn wntfir is said bUld ai/kll/lf W?r*v/o ..w? ? to rise two, three, or even four feet above the general surface level of the lake, the cono often dividing so that the orifices through which the gas escapes are legion in number. This violent disturbance over the gas jets causes a violent action over the whole surface of the lake, and though the cones appear to be special vents, the sulphurous vapors rise with equal density over its whole surface. Contrary to what one would suppose, there seems to be in no J case violent action of the escaping gases, j such as explosions 01 detonations. The water is of a dark-gray color, and having been boiled over and ever foi thousand of years, has become thick and slimy with sulphur. As the inlets to the lake are rapidly closing it is believed that it will assume the character of a gey ser or sulphurous crater.?New York Journal. The forests of Russia are stated to cover the enormous area of 494,228,00C ' acres. Those who use Dobbina's Electric Soap each week (and their name is legto ), save theii clothes and strength, and let the \oap do th< work. Did you ever try it? If not, do so next Monday sure. Ask your grocer for it. A drop of pe permint oil makes twenty-five drops of tlie ebbuiice u ed for domestic pur. poses. Timber, Mineral, fc'araa ban Is aal Raisim in Missouri, Kausaa, Texas and Arkansas, bought and Bold. Tyler & Co- Kansas City, Ma If afflicted with 6ore ejres use Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye-water.Drugirista sell at 25c. per bottle gtJacobsOil allAGHES r RO M PT1.V ?? -u/I cpii vp. f nullum ii FOR A ONE-DOLLAR BILL sent us by mill we will dcilrer, free or all charges, to any persoi U the Unltod suujj, all of Ud ruuowiojf aruolai, o-irjtuily pockej: One two-ounoe bottle of Pure Vaseline. . 10 Ctl. One two-ounce bottle of Vaseline Pomade, IS " One Jar of Vaseline Oold Cre.im, 13 " One Cake of Vaseline Camphoric 1J ' One Cake of Vaseline Soap, urAventei, . . l'J " One Cake of Vaseline Soap, exi/jlsltely aoented,23 " One twv-ounue Oott-e or YVfllU) Vkselluo, ii 61.1) Or for postal* nftmn* any itm'e arttoh at the price named. On no acoounl be perwualeito oojs.j t front yourdruoutet any Vaseline or preparation there fr ni tin leu labelled untfi our name, beoaux uou wUl oartuirUy receiiw an imitation which has tittle or noujUm C'he?ebrough .Hit. Co.. '^4 gitste St., S. V. PAR C H E ESS TIIE IIEST IIO.HE GAME. For 2" ye.ir.-i on the market an J exjou all other t Trice $1.00 each, mailed lKMtpald. ejfIchow ifc ttlglitcr, <1 Jo'in St.. N'ew Vo-'< DAPPV IfUfCC POSITIVKLT RKMKDIED. Dfluul fVSlLLO Greely rant Mtreiclier. Af'.npt -il by nuilwiti Ht flui'vard, Amlxrtt. and other Colli*?!, nl?o. b<- professional and bosltifax men everywhere. If nut for salt In your town tend Ue to B. J. UttKKLY. 71A Waihlngton Street. Koiton. FRAZERA?kll V.. \JT Oat the Genuine. riola Kvenrwhere. DATEJUTC f IB 1 Write at ojoa I ft I kll I VI haud-boolc of ?i- I lonuaiioo. J. It. CKAI.liE & COn Wimblnsrton, l>. glflUE P*TUI>Y. ltook-icoepln;;, Buenos- Form*, Hvlnt Penmanship, Arithmetic, Short-hand, etc., 3 S thoroughly tru^ht by MAIL. Circulars froe. llrynut'N I'olleze, * '>7 Main St, MufTalo, X. Y. Kow to Learn Modern Languages Without cost. Addre.-s LlpguUt, Hortrfale, N*. Y For an Investment Buy a I/jt lii Chicago. Free Maps t guldeB to city wltiij>rlce9 & terras for our property V. M. Williams, 1023 Chani>>er of Commerce, Chicago TAPMIA ?ioaoliu^fnllj liTHMhmi MHQ lAUUmAbrlur A.SSl'ALLY from TW?TY tolUOa L iut U. 7AVOHA ViTZSTHEST CO., TACVfti. wIsS. iTir. Ti i-.. jCcl HoWa Thltf We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for my caae of catarrh that cannot be cored by aking Hall's Catarrh Cure. . . F. J. CnENET & Ca, Props., Toledo, 0. ' We, the undersigned, have knoira F. J. Jheney for the last 15 years, and believe him i perfectly honorable In all business transac:ions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. VVest & Tkuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Saldino, Kijj.van & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, actlag directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Wee 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. A farmer at Northeast, Penn., says he cleared 8400 on two acres f grapes. A Fnlry Whisper. Trust to it, and well you may If you have painB that make you Weary of the day? k Dr. Tobias's Venetian Liniment Acts like mag'c, therefore it holds tbe sway; i Try it and never more be weary of tne day. J To you it wil! be worth its weight in gold, This pain rel iever, the like of which has n'er f oeen Bold: , ? ? ? v ; ?<XC6.Blon WllUiU iiic rcocu Ui au, ucuuiu , Venetian Liniment, of wnlch Bach wondrous J tales are told. 4 All druggists; 2i and 50 cents. < Depot, fo Murray street. New York. ' ^ Money Invested incnoice one nundreddoU , lar building lots In suburbsof Kansas City will pay from five hundred to one thousand per < cent, the next few years under our plan. $25 cash and $5 per montn without interest con- ' trolsadodirablelot. Particulars on appUoatloa. i J. iL Hauerlein ?c Co., Kansas City. ilo. FITS stopped frea by Da. Klme'8 Great , Nerve Restorer. No fits after first day's use. ' Marvelouscuroi. Trjatise an 1 ti trial bottle ] free. Dr. Kline. 931 Arch SU. Phil*., Pa. j Lee Wa's Chinese Headache Cure. Harmless in effect, quick and positive in action. 1 Sent prepaid on receipt of SI per bottle. 1 Adeler & Co.,522 Wyandotte St.. Kansas City.Mo Guaranteed Ave year ei^at per cent. Flrit Mortgages on Kansas City propsrty, interast I payableevery six months; principal and Inter. , est collected when due and remitted without i expense to lender. For sale by J. H. Bauerleia & Oo? Kansas City, Ma Write for particulari Do Yon Ever Speculate? Any person sending us thsir nana an I a I. dress will receive information that will lei I I to a fortune, tienj. Lewii <s Oj, Seaority building, Kansas City. Ma nHtthnmn.(inide Hook and MaDsentanv wharj CD receipt of 50 eta. Tyler & Co? rCaosas City,-Via. I YOUB MONET, OE IOUB LIFE! This question is a "pert" one, but we mean it. Will you sacrifice a few paltry dollars, and save your life? or will you allow your blood to become tainted, and your system run-down, until, finally, you are laid away in the grave? Better be in time, and "hold up" your hands for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, a guaranteed remedy for all scrofulous and other blood-taints, from whatever cause arising. It cures all Skin and Scalp Diseases, Ulcers, Sores, Swellings and kindred ailments. It Is powerfully tonic as well as alterative, or blood-cleansing, in its effects, hence it strengthens the system and restores vitality, thereby dispelling all those languid, "tired feelings" experienced by the debilitated. Especially has it manifested its potency in curing Tetter, Salt-rheum, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Goitre, or Thick Neck, and Enlarged Glands. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Mak- . ers, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 1 TEESiAB?Ti!i?n (THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY.) Cure BILIOUS and < Nervous ILLS. 25cts. a Box. Howe's celebrated lf| Al | HI Strongest ! No. 19 Strings. ?ll II I 111 Strings In 7 for 81.00. w 1 " the World. Full set 4 Graded Strings BO eta. Best Italian Strings 20e. each. 1500 Rare Old Violins and 600 kinds of New ! Violins, Violas, Cellos and Bases, 75c. to $3,500. ! violin cases, .bows, necjtn, lops, cui-nn, ><uui?u oUU , . ell fittings. Music Books for all Instrument';. Best I assortment, lowest prices In America. Send for eatn- ? legue. ELIAf? HOWE, 88 Court St., Eoston, Mass. I /mw\ | f TON SCALES \ / OF \ != $60 BIKGHAMTON .# \ Beam Box Tare Beam / yfe N, Y? */ ? \ ALL sua w \c % <*/ A CTUM A DB, TATrS A8THMALENE ; f r\0 I ! Iwl /*? |*IIDCfVncver senc' us your | P iddrets, we will mill trial V U fl h If BOTTLE PJBP g? P THEpg.TAfTIMS.M. CO..BOCKESTER.H.V.r KCE I n A TFAiTC F- A* lkh^ian.N, PA I fc. ItI I & VVaHblnzton, D.C. B B " \0 simp ron Cihcclab. Ii Str&nge ind ^^^'tnavke every Hi "A needle clothes o! n&kedVTry ihin youri That folly it would be to cut graa: pie do equally silly things every day. from the hooked sickle to the swingi mower. So don't use scissors I "Riif. von tiba RA POLIO ? If VOl apre as if you cut grass with a dinner Then one soap served all purposes. N in the toilet, another in the tub, one s< for all scouring and house-cleaning. P ISO'S REMEDY FOR CATARI reft * Cheapest itelle! is immediate. Cold in cue Head it has no equal. wHIt is au Ointment, of which a smal p&jj nostrils. Price, aw.^Sold by dru^isl -<r5^X '^4 CHICHESTER'S ENQUo.i, RED rtHux?o\R THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE. Th =7 ? 2jf) Ladloa, ut Dmiilit for Cktcktittr't JtofUi* / }JJ bcire ?Mlrd with blue ribbon. Take bo alkei ^ kSf . All pllli Id p?a??bc?r<l boxea, pink wrapptra. a l *e JTy 4c. In aumpa for purtlculara, wiIimmIi, and If IO,<MIO Teatlmoolila. Mamt Paper. Ci w*1' 8?1 J bj all Local "-fi'-f . _ opji3 'enjoys Both the method and results what 3yrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant md refreshing to the taste, and acta rently y et promptly on the Kidney% ~ Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sya? tern effectually, dispels colds, head" iches and fevers and cures habitual xmstipation. Syrup of Figs is the ralvremedy of its kind eve* pro y-H faced, pleasing to the taste ancf no> jep table to the stomach, nrompt in Its action and truly beneficial in its affects, prepared only from the moot healthy and agreeable mbutanoe* its many excellent qualities 000* mend it to all and nave made It the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 00O md $1 bottles by all leading drug* giBts. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand mil procure it promptly for any one who '% wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP COL 8AH FBAM0I80Q, CAL uhhmI ! * PURELY VEGETABLE. ) RKlESC ' Jl THOROUGHLY RELIABLE. [ B^i by aslTj-T | ABSOLUTELY 8AFE. J "mi/tit ;|y| FOR 8ALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. " | "<**1 DR.J.H.8CHEKCKA80H, PHILADELPHIA PJL -'J ? I EWIS' 98 ? LYE I Powdered and Perfaasl Lpff patented., IhjU The strongest and purest Lft BBr^Amade. WiL make the best par- S fumed Hard Soap in 20 iaia* utes without boiling. ItUtlM best for disinfecting aink% 9V closets, drains, washing bottla^ mm tarrels, paints, etc. |L IENNA. 8 AIT 1TP3 C0 J (i?n. Agf., Phllfc, Pa. iff ::HE DID "IT7 ;/* -By using the K-WREN Itemedler H?< /XvjmFU I have cured all the colds in }? ov? S? f - and in the vicinity for miles -' s'a lkNra)alEi8<Ml around, Including babies threat ened with croup."?E. 0. Ron*s% RwkH K.WKES Cough Balsam aad. 'M jaBagBi Truchcs cure hoarseneM In a flew SvaBBH minutes, bad coughs and ooldt >':j3 Ui.TtfWgi over nliiht. Balsam. 50c.: Trochaa natfmai V&rFcZif&SSSSi isitmm^zsss^^ise $ c.: best. 25c. Lemaiue'sSilk Mill, Little Fcrry k.X r-j if 1 prescribe and folly oat dorse Big U as the anij CaTfsiD specific for tha certainc?? . H l TO ? DAYl.^l of this dlbcuae. ? O. II. LNG HAH AM. ML JX 4 ?"*" ""*?"* * Amsterdam, N-^T 9 Mraooij by its We have sold Blf Qtov iSllraaiOttaittlOi ma,ny y*?", and it hm u" 01 D- B' DYCChfc^S^ 81.60. Sold by DrugxJafc . eed tti&t* ? QUO should ling so brij|hhbut | [ hers, a.nd is i hselj: | nexbhouse-cle&nini 3 with a pair of scissors! Yet peoModern progress has grown up 3 ng scythe and thence to the lawn g i don't you are as much behind the knife. Once there were no soapa ow the sensible folks use one soap Dap in the stables, and SAPOLIO til-Best. Easiest to use. mm A cure is certain. For jjjglf '' *** mm m Bp! ] particle Is applied to tUc H a or sent by mail. Lazelti.ve, Warren, Pa. fionoe 19Sfe_ r\t t ktrxu r\ Dotun /? v/nww w ummwnu unnnu /lv & r\ii\is ^ j e only Safe* Sure, and reUaiU Pill for m!?. V Diamond Brand in Red ted Cold metallic \t r kind. RtfUMt Sul^titutiom and Imitation*. V ^ ? jnT?* counterfeit?. At Drugficu, *r md vf I "Relief f#r Ladles" in Utttr, by rrtan MmtiL H M"T" "'