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/ / WOMAN'S WORLD. / PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMININE READERS. "WOMEN *S GYMNASIUMS. , Boston has inaugurated an out-door gymnasium for women. It is situated ,on tbe Charles River embankment, and surrounded by a high board fence. All Buitable appliances for exercise are supplied, together with a running track having eight laps to the mile. A city ordinance has been passed that will allow the arrest and punishment of thuse ?wbo eveu stop ia teams to watch the ' -i i- n; gymnasium classes as- wuta.?-rtcityi*?c. ! A NEW INDUSTRY FOR WOMEN. ( In hi3 magazine Vick calls attention to an association of women started iu business to undertake by contract the care of London conservatories, window jboxes, balconies and small gardens by (the year, season or month. The members of the association will themselves attend to all orders, employing men for (the digging and rough work only. Plants will be received and tended at Ithe premises of the association during Ithe absence of the owuer from town. jThe title of the new business is the (Women's London Gardening Associa-, ition. t \ iHOOP SKIRTS COMING IN AGAIN. "Ladies are to be afflicted with the Id-time hoop skirt9 again," said a (fashionable modiste the other day, "just las surely as they have been emancipated ifrom the thralldom of the bustle. They jhave already become fashionable in a modified form. If you will take the (trouble to watch the lower part of the jiskirt of any expensive spring costume you will perceive that it stands out etiffly. That effect is produced by a j^band skirt,' which is nothing else than j& very narrow hoop skirt. Soon it will jget wider, however, and grow from its {present limit of a foot until the hoops multiply on each other and form the oldaashioned cone reaching to tho waist. iFashion has no compassion ou us women; we might as well submit with a jgood grace."?NathziUe American* I " (QUEEN NATHALIES BEACT7 A MISTAKE. L A royal person about whom London igoasips are busy just at the moment is Queen Nathalie. She has been seen driving in Piccadilly and it is reported {that she is stopping at the Savoy Hotel, jit has been customary to represent this (modern Mary Stuart as the most beautiful woman in Europe, possibly in order [to carry out the resemblance betweeu her innd that unfortunate queen whose /beauty, like that of Helen of Troy, has ^become a recognized standard by which [the claim of loveliness may be judged. (Perhaps in the case of Nathalie the pwish to make her appear beautiful has Ibeen the father to the thought that she (is; and beauty in a woman against [whom the fates war is, we know, the (most potent element in inciting a .romantic feeling in her behalf. Sooth to say, Nathalie is a big, black-browed, red-cheeked dame with iarge black eyes, and her general appearance is so far [from that of the woman to whom she 'has been likened that shs is decidedly jcoarse. ?Boston Transcript. i PIX MOXEY WELL INVESTED. Twenty New York shop girls will be [Bent to Stamford, Conn., for two weeks' (vacation every fortnight during the remainder of the summer. Their vacation ds provided by ths self-denial of the iyoung ladies attending Miss Aiken's jfitimford Seminary. When Hiss Aiken's Eils returned to schocl after the Christholidays she suggested to them that ead of spending tbeir pin money for nn/1 f fifl <?? An* /* U A liUUiCLUfuuij uuu ug.ii iv tug [heart of school girls they contribute it to 'a fund to be accumulate! for the purpose of sending some of the New York fehop girls into the country in che sum- j pner. They readily consented, and, be- | ifiides, gave two entertainments, by which [several hundred dollars more was raised. iThe visitors will be boarded iu a farm Chouse about two miles from Stamford village and all expenses will be paid. Twenty gills will be accommodated at a j (time, and after remaining two weeks will j ibe sent home and twenty more will come ! jto take their places Miss Aiken proposes to establish a permanent society (among the 2'J00 ladies who have atjtended her school during the thirty-six iyears she has kept it in Stamford, each I one to pieage 51 a year to a mna to scua |New York girls into the country. The i6tamford society will work as an auxiliary of the 2s ew York society, which will fjhave charge of sending the girls to Statntford this suaimer.?C/ticujo Post. ' HOW TO DRESS CniLDUEK. What an immense variety in children's ^arments is to be seen in gay shop win- | |dows and upon the little toddlers and (the girls of larger growth. Like the big [people, the little one's wardrobe is in a [transition stage, the changefuloess of the fweather rendering it rather hazardous to jblossom out fully fledged ia spring attire. new hat is almost the tirst thing which ! inaugurates the corning of spring, and ; jthe large ones of chip, rice straw or Sancy braid are almost; orered with flowers that are Jin exact reproduction, leave the odor, of nature's own handiwork. The bachelor-button is a great favorite at the present time, the bright {hue matchiog ia color the cornflower tint of the camel's-hairs, the Henriettas aind the series. Cowelins av.d daffodils ! nod :upoa leghorn hats, aud white clover 1 [blossoms are wreathed u;>on country or I jeeasicie hats of wide-brimmed rough-aadjready straw. I Core-husk braid is a novelty and i? 1 exceedingly light and pretty; some of the j misses' hats are made of brambles or rose fiterse woven in a:iJ out aud sur- | mounted by a great American Beauty j rose which sways 10 aud fro as if irota its own cialk. Stiff upright loops of wire! velvet or ribbon are the sole trimming upoa many jOf the jaunty turbaus and the sheltering sun hats, ox one or two great fluffy j 'rosettes of tulie, lace or transparent ! or French crepe. Ruches are worn upon bonnets as well j as dresses; they surround the crownt or i are sewed upon the brims, forming a i becoming finish. 1 jp Conical crowns have almost superseded j the bakers' crowns so fashionable last j summer, although these are still seen | i upon the mull aad gingham hats, The ! cone-crowned hats remind oae of those ' in tho pictures of Mother Goose oi^of j the prophetic Mother Shiptou. v I The washabic hats of mull, lawa andl^ gipgham axe thf fr^hest, daiuticst things j. maginable; some of them are made with shirred crowns and brims drawn upon lieavy cords- and edged with ruffles of the same or narrow Valenciennes lace. A lovely hat for a igirl of four years of .i"e is of nale rose-tinted French batiste cut in irregular scallops upon the edge, each scallop edged with the narrowest I Italian Valenciennes lace; the crown is j full, finished with a fluted ruffle and buttoned to the brim with tiny pearl I bullet buttons. This style commends itself to practical mothers, as it is so easily taken apart and laundered. The selectiou of children's shoes is a matter of prrave importance; the feet of j ; growing children are a1 ways dispropor- j ticuately large and the habit of compres- j sing them into shoes- much too small is ! to be deprecated. It causes the feet to | be misshapeu, and, besides, makes it very uucomfortable for the child. Common-sense shoes should be adopted, with i low broad heels and not too pointed toes. Low shoes of ooze calf are both pretty and comfortable for warm weather. Patent leather is only fit for full dress, j as it wears very badly and in the sun it I nn alm/Vaf tlfl1 n f 111 HP u.awa cut itC? w ?u a.u.v,. r ? gree.?Chicago Neica. FASHION NOTES. Even the leading modistes declare that the present fashions are ridiculous. The new sailor hat for the summer girl has a low crown and very wide brim. Shirt waists may be fashionable, but they have a "servant girlish" appearance. Fans made up to diplay the college color?, new last season, have reappeared. Little bib pins come in blue enamel and gold, with here and there a small diamond. A style of collar now fashionable looks as if it had been insufficiently starched j and then wilted. The sheath-shaped skirt continues to J prevail, and all skirts are inconveniently long at the back. I Children's fashions this summer have j ! a tendency to make the little things look i very much like monkeys. Sofa cushions and pillows become more and more elegant and sumptuous, but they never give the weary rest. There is a decided fad among women to possess at least one odd, unique or rarestoned ring for the third finger. The latest freak of fashion puts revers and sleeves of shaded feathers on the light cloth jackets for outdoor wear. The foreign fashion of having little girls' hair "dene up in the back" is beginning to obtain here to some extent. Fashionable young women are wearing vests this 6eason more than ever, the large white tulle ones for dress occasions. Quite new are long, sleeveless jackets of heavy applique of silk aud worsted in duchesse lace patterns, and to be woru over silk. Extra fioe English tweeds and cheviots are used for the more elegant tailor-made costumes, and French camel's hair car, melite fabrics and materials with tufted : I e I bunuuud un; iu lii^u vu^uc. All sorts of fancy waistcoats are being introduced as a part of the bodice, and the very swellest thing is to have i these fancy vests fastened with exquisitely wrought gem-set buttons. Stylish shoulder capes have undergone a complete change. For the summer months the designs are more lengthy, covering the entire arm and extending a quarter of a yard below the waist. Light lavender, 6tone-grey cloths, lined with cream silk or plum color, the j broad collar elaborately braided in old gold and brown soutache, or silvershaded, with handsome buttons and loops, are decidedly popular. Bonnet strings are very narrow, and are either of black velvet-ribbon or of I ribbon corresponding in color witn tnat ; used ia the trimming. They are fasi tened at the back among three or four ercct loops aud are tied under the chia ia an erect bow. Milanese jewelry has again found favor. I It is made of a close yet flexible chain | -work in alternate square3 of gold and pistina; a harelequin row of jewel3 ia sometimes placed down the center of the necklace. Rubies, diamonds and sapphires are the stones usually selected. Rich black faille wraps, studded with cut jet or dull gold ornaments, are among the latest importations. There arc many of them combined with oid patterns of black lace, with high Medici standing collars elaborately braided and bright1 ened with jets and handsome braided de| sigua. The Richelieu shoe of velvet is a rcceut novelty, and either matches the dress in color or is of Venetian brown, with silk hose to match. These 6lioes are not ornamented either with buckle9 or beading, and are simply fastened with flat silk lacings or narrow ribbon with a corded edge. The new silk crepons are really beautiful, and great use is made of them as frills and ficlius. Entire toilets of piulc, lilac, cream and gray chiflou are imporrted. The fabric falls in most artistic folds, and, while resembling crepe proper, are altogether devoid of the wiry EiiHuess of the black badge of sorrow. Lead Pipe Pierced by an Insect. A German paper relates a case in vrhich a lead pipe was cut through by an iusect thut W83 actually found with its head in the hole pierced by it. A workman was called in to repair a defective pipe whie'.i had beeu injured ou .1 previous occasion, as was reported, by a "nail hole*' occurring in a soldered joint. This time the worm (a wood wasp) causing the mischief was found in situ. The bole ou the exterior of the nioe was of a rounded form, about one-quarlcr of tin inch long by one-eighth iuch wide, and the penetration was through the eDtire thickness of the metal. Though of rare occurrence, well authenticated instauees of simi'ar injuries by insects are on record. The Tannin in Tea. The tannin present in tea is ab?"?rbe.l | by suitable animal substances, such as horn shavings', dried albumen, hide clippings, and the like. It is preferable to add the material to the tea in the dry condition before the infusion. But it may aho be added to irfusion, or the infusion may be passed or filtered through :i layer of tho substance. The quantity of animal substance to be added to tho tannin-containing material must be determined by the amount of tannin con- J tained in it. In the case of tea the pro- j portion may vary from one to two part* ^f animal aubstance to tea parts of tea.? [ Scientific American. j , WORDS OP WISDOM. j Pride requires very costly food?its I keeper's happiness. Pleasing in company is the only way ! of being pleased in it yourself. A miser grows rich by seeming poor; j I an extravagant man grows poor by seem- j ing rich. | Make but few explanations; the char- ! | acter that cannot defend itself is not i I worth vindicating. "With a modicum of clothing and a maximum of freedom, air and sunlight, children are as gods. The creed of happiness is not the ODly one which a polite legislation has decreed should be written on greenbacks. George Eliot says* ".No disposition is a security from evil wishes to a man whose happiness hangs on duplicity." The attempted reformation of an ideal is as hopeless a task as an attempt to rearrange the rainbow colors of a soapbuble. If thou doest love thy frend well enough to forego his friendship for sake of his larger perfecting, make known to him his faults. The most quietly entertaining people are those who speak a variety of truth without intending it and are fantastically witty without knowing it. Do not expect commercial pajment for the real benefits you may reader to others. Doing good is the surest way of enriching and ennobling chapter. If that volatile essence which is sentiment in youth be not crystallized into principle at maturity the chances are that its vapor will have passed beyofid the horizou uua sunset. Good intentions are at least the see I of good actions; and every man ought to sow them, and leave it to the soil and seasons whether they come up our no, or whether he or any other gathers the fruit. Men may as well expect to grow stronger ly always eating, as wiser by always reading, Too much overcharges nature, and turns more into disease than nA?i?>?oVimflnf Tf 1Q TffVnoS 13 UVUiUUUiVUVl AW M WUWU^MVf ?? M>vu mental digestion, which makes books serviceable, and gives health and vigor to the mind. Smokeless Powder in Warfare. Captain Benson, in discussing tin probabilities regarding the effect of Bmokele33 powder on the ta:tical operations of the future, says that infantry will gain by increased facilities for fire discipline and control, improved shooting, non-betraynl of the presence oC j skirmishers in broken ground, of sen- j tries on outpost duty and of the firing line of defense, as well as by the facilities for combined action, while on the other hand there will be greater exposure. Deployment will take place farther from the enemy, and the defense will gain in frontal attack over open ground. Captain Benson finds many advantages in smokeless powder for the artillery nnrl ornnS- rpmnrkinT nnlv thflt changes of positions will be more open j to view and that it will be difficult tode- j tect individual skirmishers advancing j over cramped ground and picking oil I gunners. Reconnaissance will become J more difficult, and probably it will be j necessary to add to the offensive power | of cavalry. "With regard to machine guns, i it is probable that though they seem j destined to play a great part, they will j not abate by one jot the importance of j artillery. The weight of argument is j against the use of quick firiDg guns for i a field army. Captain Benson urges a j v;_i 1?.1 _c i ? *1 ! uiguer biuuuuKu ui utuuiug tuau ui? heretofore been obtained. Armies can* not now be raised to the necessary standard by a few months' drill as they once could, and Captain Benson is of opiniou that "the smaller highly traiued force will be able to beat those larger masses of men whose training and discipline have becamc rusty, in the future as in ! the past."?Chicago J\rews. "Admiral of the Bine." When we read that the Hon. John Byng, Esq., Admiral of the Blue, was ! shot on his own quarterdeck by sentence j of a court-martial, we think, after the ! first feeling of pity, that his rank was a queer one?Admiral of the Bluel What J did it mean? It wa3 130 years ago that | he was executed. Of course tho rank j doesn't exist now, and anyway, it wa3 au I English rank; history will explain it. IBut the rank does exist now, and, what ' is more, it exists in the United States j Navy. The senior rear-admiral flie3 the j blue flag with two stars, the next in rank I the red, the third the white flag. Admiral Kimberly is rear-admiral of the blue in our Navy, Admiral Gherardi is admiral of the red, and their juniors are orimirolc nf iv-liito Wlipn nnlr innior "V""4* k"w w* ?v " ",vv* * * W**V J adnurais are together the senior of them flies the blue; but let Admiral Gherardi's ship appear, atid down goes the blue, to be suceeedcd by the red, while Admiral j Gherardi's vessel flaunts the blue. And < then let Admiral Kimberly happen along. | Down comes the blue and the red, to be , succeeded by the red and the white; and j behold, it is Admiral Kimberly"s craft that displays the white starred blue ensign. Just this happened at the Washington Centenuial two years ago, when the junior admiral was first on the ground, and had, unwillingly, it seemed, to go down one peg every time a senior appeared and broke his ensign at his fore. ?Philadclphia Telegraph. A Chip Off the 01<1 Block. The little six-year old daughter of a Buffalo lawyer extricated hersalf from a difficulty the other day with tact. She has just recovered from a long illness, and sat bolstered up in bod feebly counting her pennies. She decided that there were twenty-nine, and her papa gave her ^ another to made the number thirty. Later her mother helped her to count them and they found thirty-one. The [ father then entered a protest and asked i ( her to return his penny, as she had ob- | \ tained it under false pretenses. She j i looked up in doubt from the little pile j 1 of pennies to her father aud then said: ' "I 'doss I can't give it back to you, for , I can't tell which one you gave me."? j j Buffalo Enquirer. I < Ml I Growth of the Hair After Death. The body of E. M. Haskell, who has i been dead for over twenty years, was re- : 1 cently lemoved from hia grave, at North- ! field, Minn., it being purposed to put i * the body in another lot. When his body j was exposed it was found that he had a ' , beard over' twenty-three inches loDg. i His wife saidXfchat before he died he had 1 been shaveu, andjill his hair must havo i I mown after bxu'm.^rScicntiflc A nerican. t I . . *> ' i HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. SWEEPING WITII 8ALT. A carpet can be greatly improved by j a second sweeping with coarse salt or i dampened cornmeal scattered over it. It ; is quite astonishiug how much dirt will i be taken up. Wiping the carpet thor- j oughly with a damp flannel cloth, wrung I out of warm soap suds, or water softened j with ammonia or borax, is also a good j way to keep a carpet bright and nice. | If oilcloth is nibbed now aud then with I turpentine aud beeswax it will la3t ' longer. getting rid of red ants. There are several ways of getting rid of red a^ts. Aniso oil sprinkled over the places where they run will drive them away. Two ounces of potash and four ounces of flower of sulphur dissolved by heatiDg over a slow fire, mixing well together and then sprinkled over the places where they run will kill them, j Another plan is to crack walnuts and scatter where the ants run, and when they get covered with ants gather up and burn, repeating as often as necessary. The ants are very fond of walnuts.?St. Louis Republic. WASHING FLANNELS. To wash flannels never put them in water more than blood-warm. Hot water V?zarv-k "Ro oiipo cti/3a anr? outiuag huvuii /? ? v mw*? uuuu uuw the rinse are of the same temperature; make a strong suds and rub them well on the board; if much Boiled take through a second suds and then rinse quickly; wring as dry as possible throuh the wringer and shake out well and hang up immediately, for nothing shrinks flannels more than the clothe3 basket. They should be washed and dried as quickly as possible. Flannels should be washed early in the day, so as to dry thoroughly; t'.iev also need a long time in the air and sun, as they cannot be scalded like white linen and cotton clothing. Flannels washed carefully last so much longer and look eo much better. It is a good way to have them brought in and pressed the same day. They can be dried, but do not have them remain folded all night. If not convenient to iron the same day hang lightly and smoothly on an inside line'or clothes bar and iron early next day.? Chicago Ntics. COOKING CHICKEN'S. Housekeepers do not nil know that a chicken, after the animal heat leaves the body, is not fit for food in less than twenty-four hours. During this time the muscles are stiffened by the rigor that succecds directly after the departure of animal heat in all animals, and are tougher than they are at any time previous. In Virginia and many parts of the South cooks kill and dress poultry with great rapidity, and plunge the pieces of chicken, while they are still warm with animal heat, into the frying kettle. This secures the tender, succulent dishes of fried chicken which are justly the pride of the old Virginia cook. There is somethiug repulsive to the Northern housekeeper in serving up a fowl that was perhaps a few moments before strutting about, the pride of the yard. An equally good and tender dish of chicken may be attained by keeping the fowl till the muscles relax, and it is in prime condition for food. In fact, only by the rapid process of frying can a chicken be cooked done before the musnine efiffon Thifl f)to ftrttithnm rnnlf knows, and she never attempts to fricasse or roast a fowl that has not been huDg at least twenty-four hours.? Courier Journal. RECIPES. Butter Sconces?Dissolve one pound of sugar in one-half pint of cold water. Ruh one pound of butter into three pounds oi flour, mix with the sugar and water and add one teaspoonful of dissolved soda and three eggs. Roll out, cut in small cakes and bake. Fruit Blanc Mange?Take the juice ol any nice, fresh berries, cherries or raspberries and one pint of water to two of juice; season with sugar and thicken with either corn starch or gelatine, cool in a mold and eat with crcarn and sugar. It is very easily made with the corn 6tarch, but is better, more delicate, with gelatine; about two tablespoonfuls ol corn starch to each pint of liquid. Sugared Orauge?Select the lightest colored oranges for this purpose, as they are more acid than the dark. Peel olf i the rind and slice them, latitudinally or ; , crosswise, about the eighth of aa inch ia : thickness. Strew over them some pow-:? dered white sugar, in the proportion ofj a teaspoonful of sugar to each slice. Let j ' them stand fifteen minutes. They are | I very palatable in fevers, as they serve to cleanse the mouth and keep it cool. Ilara Croquettes?Cold boiled ham ' makes delicious croquettes. Chop the ! ' ham very fine, add to a half-pint of ham j * one cup oi fioe breadcrumbs and a cup of mashed potatoc-s, one or two raw eggs. I. If not sufficiently soft add a cream 01 \ nice gravy; season with pepper and butter, roll into neat-shaped croquettes, dip in beaten egg and roll in cracker dust, fry in very hot pot, drain on brown paper and serve hot, garnished with curled parsley. Vauilla Ice Cream?One quart milk, one cup sugar, two tablespoons flour, one saltspoon salt, three eggs (whites), one pint cream, two tablespoons vanilla, i Boil tli<! milk. Mix the sugar, flour and salt, add the boiling milk, and cook j | tweuty minutes in a double boiler. Stir . aa it thickens, and until it is smooth. Beat the whites to a foam, but not stiff, j c and stir the hot mixture into them, j When cool, add the cream, usiug more j if you nave it, and sugar to taste. Straiq . and add the flavoring. A Good Appetite | There In nothing for whloh wo rooommoud Hood'a j larnnparllla with flroatcr oonfldonce than for loss of *pt>otit(\ tncllBOirtJoa, utoli hoadacho and other trou- 1 sIoa of dy?peptla naturo. In tho mo*c natural way ; .hl? modlolao ptontly tone* tho stomach, and makes J cmofool'Teal hungry." I.utile* In Dellcnto Flealth, or very dainty md particular at meals, after taking Hood's Sarsabarilla a few days, And themsolvea longing for and j tatlng the plainest food with unexpected relish and ' MtiafacUon. Try It. | Hood's Sarsaparilla Jold by all drngglita. Jl; tlx for $3. Prepared o:ily , 6j C. I. HOOD Jt CO.. Lowell, Ma*i. IOO Poses One Dollar ! w y n u-va | All ABOUT Earn Teuuewee'* FINK i I I C'liI.MATE and Ubjlat Kesocrckb is j ? II RNOXVILLE SENTINEL; dally 1 mo., I rl IB ? AOc.: weekly 1 year, 81; samples Sc. j I PXHrSZOira-DneslliiOLDIEBSt I li dlubled. 13 fee for ii<creu.it:. 2t> years ex-, I psrlenc*. Write for L*wa. a.xv. Mccormick 1 . 1 BOMB. Wjg&fxaTON, D. 0. & CI^CLHNATI. O. , Growing Lettuce tay Electric Light. It is now believed that -where it ia profitable to prow lettuce UDder glass for market, the electric light can be profitably U6ed. Wm. Tiawson, of Arlington, Mass., has experimented for one season and feels encouraged to go on with it. The "Worcester Co. (Mass.) Horticultural Society has published an account of what Mr. Rawson did. One house for forcing lettuce, 200 feet by twenty-four, was given in charge of one arc light, active till midnight, at a cost of $15 per month. The crop was advanced in time twenty per cent. One week's advance in five, is a great gain to the market man. When the electric light was brought to snmp nr?rff>r't.inri. murh was honed for it r";w ' ,?7 * as an aid in the artificial culture of plants. Dr. Sieman's experiments indicated some good results, but no attempts have been made to apply the principle to profitable uses. It seems to be conceded that plants can proceed with those changes necessary to healthy plaut growth to a great degree under electric light, though not nearly to the extent they can under sunlight; but the open question is, will they do this to an extent to make its use profitable to the cultivator.?New York Independent. The 1890 record for British lifeboats shows a saving of 555 lives besides rescuing twenty-seven vessels from destruction. Deafneaa Can't be Cured By local appljcations, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that la by constitutional remedies. Deafness is causea by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can b3 taken out and this tube restored to Uss normal condition, hearing will be destroyed xorever; nine cases out ot ten are caused by catarrli, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that we cannot cure by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, (X Sold by Druggists, 75c. The longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge, Sangang, China. FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No tits afoer first day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise aud $2 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline. ?31 Arch St. Phila., Pa. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr.Isaac Thompson's Eye- watcr.Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle Svg|s Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is tak en; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses tbe system effectually, dispels coids, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste ana acceptable to the stomach, prompt in Its action and truly beneficial in xts effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable eubstanoe% its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50o and $1 bottles by all leading drug* gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. 8 Ah FRANCISCO, CAL, WHSVULE. KY t/EW YORK. V t. DONALD KENNEDY Of Roxbury, Mass., says Kennedy's Medical Discovery I cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep- j Seated Ulcers of 40 years' ! (indinrt InnMV/l Tiinmrj orwl DUUlUlll^f JLkAl!U1U A UlilWiOj uuv^ Bvery disease of the skin, exsept Thunder Humor, and Cancer that lias taken root Price, $1.50. Sold by every Druggist in the United States ind Canada. "August Flower" This is the query perWhat is petually on j-our little boy's lips. And he is It For? no worse than the bigger, older, balder-liead;d boys. Life is an interrogation j x>int. " What is it for?" we con- I inually cry from the cradle to the rrave. So with this little in trod neon* sermon we turn and ask: "What ' s AuCtUST Flower for ?'' As easily mswered as asked : It is for Dys>epsia. It is a special remedy for ' he Stomach and Liver. Nothing J nore than this; but this brimful, j ATe believe August Flower cures ' dyspepsia. We know it will. We j lave reasons for knowing it. Twenty j ears ago it started in a small country \ ' own. To-day it has an honored . , >lace in every city and country store, j K)?~.esses one of the largest mauu- j ' iacturing plants in the country and > ells everywhere. Why is this ? The j eason is as simple as a child's | hought. It is honest, does one j , hing, and does it right along?it I :ures Dyspepsia. & i. G. GREEN, Sole ManTr. Woodbury, N.J. nENSiON^ffiroi WSuccessfully Prosecutes Claims. I LMePrlnclpul Examiner u.S.reuBlon Bureau. \ 13 yrs 1 n laa t war, 16 adj udicatiog claims, atty binco. j ft\?8 I ' * ,S\ CO?v?IG?rr 1830 In the train of diseases that follow a torpid liver and impure blood, nntViincr ran take the nlace ~? I of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Nothing will, after you have seen what it does. It prevents and cures by removing the cause. It invigorates the liver, purifies and enriches the blood, sharpens the appetite, improves digestion, and builds up both strength and flesh, when reduced below the standard of health. 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Sound travels ai the rate B ous writer ol fab.es, was a (.'reck slave, who H a, lu .Mythology, was the rtod of the Otnis? page _____ occurred at Lisbon, In 1?V>. destroyed V , c-r-c P?g?i <26- Solomon's Tem;?le was de- I l-t c Eye of a butterfly contains 17,<M) B : Y of an eye?iiose 77. Earth's surface is H " ' Golden Age, Iron Age, lironxe Age, Ureek<?i?a;;e 242. Napoleon, born In W H America: longest lu the vorld; t.WJO miles; I a kulghthoO.l, inslUutcd Kvlt?lL'J. Aniazoni A kln^luAsla. rrnowned for his great wealth? B supposed t<i convert baser metals Into gold?117. Eg nrn in Vl:glo!a, 1 "ij2; died, 17K9?423. Basil le wait w ompass is a magnetized needle, invested 1360, T( paries to tlie height of 45 miles?47. The "Gor- m hvrgla In the harness of bis oxen?223. B pn the book, on any page, without becoming; In- R DE.VSED MA1-S OK KNOWLEDGE, useful, In- V ntlre ticld of Learning. Sent postpaid on receipt T( Iver. A <x Leonard St. New York City. 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