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- V "i* Vii'* j Proper Time to Eat Fruit. / The proper time to eat fruit is in connection with meals, especially at breakfast and dinner. It should be supplied in generous measure with those two repasts, cither in its natural state or simply cooked. In either, of those ways it will be found easy of digestion, agreeable to the system, r. nm.no/itiM r\( miinv demoralized condi kVllVVVl.V. j tions and most highly relished by all appetites of normal condition. There 1 has come into vogue of late years "what may be termed almost a fad for the production of strangely compounded things, in the form of sauces and relishes of one name and another, of which fruits form the foundation, but ? which are 60 disguised by the addition of spicings and other foreign ingredients that the origiuol fruit is practically lost to sight and taste. Let it be understood, once for all, that these things are no longer fruits, and are not to bo considered suck, and can in no manner or degree yield the beneficial results to be derived from the use of fruit.?Good Housekeeping. How'* Thin ! ' We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for Any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chunky & Co., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Chefcey for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. Wbst & truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, uuiu, Walding, Kin-tan & Mabyin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting direct^ upon tho blooil and mucoos surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Hold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. We Cure Kuptnre. No matter of how Ions: standing. Write for free treatise, testimonials, etc., to S. J. Hollensworth & Co., Oweso, Tioga Co., K. Y. Price ?1; by mail, SI-15. Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup, most prompt, pleasant and effectual. 25 cente. Beecham"s Pills instead of sloshy mineral waters. Beecham's?no others. 25 cts. a box. Hood's^ Cures ~ i _ ? "A few years ago my health failed me. After / \ mut'h persuasion I com/ /Safe- \ \ meDced to take Hood's 1 J Sarsaparilla, and am V muc^ improved. From an all run down con<^'t-'on * have been rej-VgHBgaraj|?m|? stored to good health, ?] HHBsBsSeHMK Formerly 1 weighed 135 1*r.O.W.Xwlrt. ri, now 176. ' ? Hood's Sarsaparilla Las been a great benefit to me." Geokge W. Twist, Coloma, Wis. N. B. Be sure to get Hood's. H*ad' Fllln Cure all Liver Ilto. 25cent?. '"'in ?mmhie tAative anfl NXBV* _T05IG? Bold by Druggists or sent by aaO. ?enO?fc aod fi.00 per package. Samples tree. i T7A The Favorite TOOTS P0WBH ' HQ WUforthe Teeth aMBreattUBa 'August 'Flower" " I am ready to testify under oath that if it had not been for August .Flower I should have died before this. Eight years ago I was taken sick, and suffered as no one but a dyspeptic can. I employed three of our best doctors and received inlwnefit TflPU tnlfl mf that I had I MV heart, kidney, and liver trouble, i Everything I ate distressed me so '.that I had to throw it up. August rfFlower cured me. There is no medicine equal to it." Lorenzo F. jsusephr, Appletori, Maine. ? I THE KIND g: TH^T CURES| i ''" JOBQs* Kltt^Y. ' '' ^ M*nran, N. Y. g Dyspepsia for 20 Years !| TRIED EVERYTHING, jj Yet 2 bottles wrought! A CURE. _ NO FICTION, BUT TRUTH. DAna Sabsatasilla Co., H OKHT8:?Iharebetna creat laffrrrp for=S over SO yean with WYSPEPSIA-B Bate tried ererjrthliig 1 could h?r of. Ba?e iImS tried Phy?ici*u9' pmcriptiooi, but could obu.ln= only tcroporuTrelief. lhaveb?>n l'\A BLEl TO HLi??P WELL for yrari owing toss the dltordend condition of mj digtrtive organi. S 1 bought a bottle of tX il DANA'S | J SAKSAPARILLAI Kind It HELPED ME SO Ml'CHs EXEthat I bought the aecond. Before that waa taken,m my DYSPEPSIA WAS CI KF.M, Sand I COULD SLEEP WELL= KA.LL JTIGUT. 1 FEEL L1K.E Aa i BN?W MAN . Your* Reip'r, J Maiacna, K. Y. JOHN KIRKtY, 2nd. H To whom It may eoncern:?Vie are well ac-H ^gquainted with Mr. Rirkcy, ar.d know that he= Swould not make any atutement thatfi Hwn> untrue. STEARNS l SN'AITH, I ~ Mai arm, N. Y. Eruggitu. e m ? I Ll DANA'S LIVER AND KIDNEY PILLS areg| /iBworth their weight In Gold. They are| ^D. D. D.'t. ? DANA'S DISEASE DE-s IjBsTROYERS. Try a bottle at our risk. Dana Sarsaparllla Co., Belfast, Maine. jp (Do Not Bo Deceived with Pastes, Enamels and Paints which stain the I band*. Injure the Iron and burn red. I The Rl?in? Sun Stove Polish is Brilliant, Odor- I !e?8, Durable, and the consumer pays for no ttc I oi- glass packago with every pmthase. SLEEPING CAES. THEY WERE EVOLVED FROM A PRIMITIVE START, Wagner and Pullman Conceived the Same Idea Almost Coincldentally In 1857?Furnishings and Servioe?Private Cars. " ? y~l fHE first sleeping car was con-. " Kr Wfihster Warner in ^ | ! ~J | 1857, when he was a freight agent of the New York & HucF^ son River, says a writer in the Indianapolis New6. He took an? ordinary coach and put the berths in tiers. There were three tiers, the upper berths being made of slats, and during the day these slats, with the mattresses, were taken out and piled in the end of the cars. It cost about $12,000 to arrange these cars, and in 1858 four of them were in use. The public at first fought shy of the "new-fangled" affairs, and it was two years before the patronage was sufficient to justify further improvements. The berths were finally changed so they were hung from above with iron rods and not infrequently when the train was turning sharp curves were the passengers thrown out or had their elbows and heads bruised by the swaying of the cars. As the years advanced travelers began to take a liking to sleeping cars and the patronage was so .great that various improvements were made until the palaces of to-day were the result. Wagner was killed' a few years ago in a oollision. When he died he was a multi-millionaire. The same year, and about the same time that Wagner invented his sleeping car, George M. Pullman was taking a trip over the Chicago & Alton, and the idea of a car ?olaon UU wuuuu paoacugciD wuiu ?w_ him. He got two passenger coaches and constructed "sleepers" similar to the one made by Wagner. One of these was the "Pioneer," now retired from service on its-honors. From these beginnings sprang the two great palace oar companies, probably the most powerful monopolies in the railroad world. The Wagner operates 2100 cars on 17,000 miles of road and thirty companies. The Pullman operate? 2600 cars on 100,000 miles of railroad. There were also two smaller companies begun years ?go, the Woodruff and the Mann. The former was merged into the Pullman oompany in 1891 and the Mann is almost out of existence. So great has been the advance in car construction that with all the gorgeousneas and luxury of the palace car of to-day they cost little more than the plain, crude cars of years ago. It required one year to build the Pioneer at a cost of $18,000. Now a car io turned out in two months at an expense of about $19,000 or $21,000. It was only a step from a sleeping to a parlor car, but it was years before a U -irxl yvt. Unffnf /iov -n7aa 4r>i?na<3 nnf. 11U I'OJ. KJJL UUJUVV VfM ** Mu Pullman built the first in 1876. All the Pullman sleepers are now buffets and a few of them are hotel cars, where freshly cooked meats are served. The dining cars supplanted the hotel cars. Observation and combination cars are only a few years old. The furnishings of an average sleeper, which has sixteen compartments for thirty-two passengers, for an ordinary run of a day and a night and return are 100 sheets, 100 hand towels, 100 pillow slips, twelve oakes of soap, six boxes of matches, two brooms, six whisk brooms, four oombs and six brushes. The cars have, in addition to their other equipments, a haihmer, monkeywrench, hatchet, saw and crowbars, iron and wooden buckets, feather dusters, telegraph blanks, and on some Bibles and other books. The conductors average from $75 to $IUU a montn, accoraing iu uuiuiij nuu length of service. The porters are paid from $25 to $75 a month, but they buy their own uniforms and wear overcoats furnished by the company. The conductor is required to give a bond of $500; the porter is not required to give any. On a run exceeding what is known as a short or twelve-hour trip either the conductor or porter must be awake and get out at every regular stop, ready to receive passengers. On short runs neither is allowed to sleep. Porters in private cars get $75 a month. Private cars carry three men?cook, pantryman and waiter. A sleeper usually carries two, but on short runs there is a porter in each car, while a conductor is in charge of two or more nnra in fhp. train. The dininsr cars carry a first, second and third cook at $75, four to six waiters at $50 a month and a conductor at $100 a month, who also acts as cashier. There is much rivalry and at the same time much difference in the selection of porters in regard to runs. All of them like the through trains to fashionable summer resorts. The tip to a parlor car man who brushes your clothing at the end of the short trip ie usually 25 cents, and he counts upon $20 or 825 a month extra. The sleeping car tip averages 25 cents, but it if often much more, particularly if the porter is requested to look after invalids or women and children placed in his charge. The sleeping car portei counts on 840 a month extra. Dining car men make about $45 a month in addition to their services. It is not true, as is generally supposed, that the railroad companies own their diners, sleeping, parlor and chair oars. It is only in a few instances that this is the case. The arrangements between the railroad anc palace car companies is ordinarily ir the form of a contract whereby the pslacc car company agrees to furnisl the capital and the cars, while the roads agree to haul them free, receiving therefor only the regular fare paid by the passengers. The palace car if not a paying investment for the railroad except that it is an attractive feature of the line. In some instance! H1C xujii uau uviu|Jauj Jo ui'ii^uu vu pwj the palace car company a certain sun a mile for the privilege of hauling itf care. Neither are the dining cars op erated, as a rule, by the railroad com panies. The cars are owned by th< palace car company, a caterer has f contract to operate them, and the rail road which hauls them free agrees tha the receipts 6hall be a sufficient arnouneach month and must make up any de> ficiency. The Wagner and Pullmai companies both call their employei servants and not agents, and say tha they are not the custodians nor re sponsible for the passengers' persona effects. The conrts in several instances have decided otherwise. Private care are popularly looked upon as the exclusive perquisites of railway kings and successful actors and actresses, who affect lavish ex2>enditnres. As a matter of fact, private cars are generally confined to presidents, general managers and general superintendents. On some lines chief engineers, general attorneys and, in rare instances, division superin. tendents have private cars. The World's Fair Postofficc. The growth of the United States mail service has been very rapid since the earlier days of the Exposition, when one carrier from the Chicago Postoffice was able to handle the entire business and still have time to spare. At pres ent .Jackson -fark ana tne xuiaway r-iai- i sanco are divided into ten free-delivery 1 districts. The "World'sFair Station." ! as it is designated by the post&l au- | thorities, occupies the southwest corner of the Government Building, and forms the working exhibit of that department. In appearance and management it is similar to many other firstclass offices throughout the country, every facility for the prompt and systematic handling of mail being provided. As an exhibit, it is an active one. Thirty clerks and twenty-eight carriers are so busy in their efforts to keep abreast with the great volume of business done that it has been necessary to call for more assistance. Two wagons are required for the delivery of second and third-class matter alone. A standard railway postal car, equipped with all improvements, stands in a space back of the large working-room, and on this are made up the foreign mails, which are very heavy ; also those for points outside of Chicago. The men who work on this car are veterans in tho service, selected from various important routes, and are changed to meet the constantly shifting requirements ; for instance, the New York mails are at present the heaviest, and ' for that reason it has been necessary to bring on a number of railway mail clerks familiar with Eastern offices and lines. Over one million pieces of first-class and seven hundred thousand of secondrtlooo -rr*offer oro mATltlllv ""?0 ~ jj ? J. The mail received in the same length of time amounts to aboat nine hundred thousand each of first and second-claas , matter. A money-order business of $50,000 is transacted, and more than $11,000 worth of stamps is sold per month- The work of the office is increasing at a very rapid rate, and its earnings are more than three times as great as its expenses. It is a sub-station of the Chicago Postoffice, with J. J. Hastings as superintendent.?Harper's Weekly. Insects That Devour Each Other. In an assemblage of many crickets kept for certain observations in a rearing drawer or box the numbers diminished from day to day; at last only one?not a little fattened?remained by the side of the remains of his former companions. Hitherto cannibalism among the crickets has been noticed only among captives, but I am now enabled to state .that under oertain conditions cannibalism is present among some orthoptera in the free state, at all events, among the locusts, say? Carl Berg in National Science. In the summer of 1883, in which the excessive heat and drought had brought about the nearly entire disappearance of the vegetation in a good part of the country, and more particu4-V*r\ VkVAlran /imiti+fir of Oriental, I had occasion to make a journey from San Jose to Mercedes. At one place, Las Piedras, at which the diligence stopped, I noticed great numbers of locusts of the species Pezotettix vittiger, Pezoteix maculipennis and Pezotettix arrogans, which covered the ground and rocks. My attention was attracted by the fact of seeing around one locu6t a number of other individuals of the same species, which were eating its soft parts even while it wap yet alive 1 and protesting vigorously. 1 saw different attacks, in' which the conquerors, two or three at a time, got hold of the weaker members of their own kind, throwing them over and opening the abdomen in order to devour the entrails, these being the softer and more 6avory portions, since xi -A-ii A-:?i ,? ? mtjy Blilii uuuiaiucu Duiuc wj. 1 vegetable food. Cannibalism here ap1 peared in its lowest development, and ' the numerous remains of those which had been eaten bore witness to the ex' tent to which the process had been carried. 1 In the face of facts of this character, it seems certain that nothing is sacred in nature, when the prolongation of 1 life, for the sake of the preservation 1 of the species, is concerned. Height of Different Nations. .< An article in the- Bulletin de l'lni stitut International de Statistique gives, as the result of careful inquiry, . the average height of different Na[ tions. The following are some of the conclusions arrived at: The English ' professional classes, who head the list i as the tallest of adult males, attain the high average of five feet nine and a . quarter inches. Next on the list come i the males of classes of the United [ States, and a minute fraction behind . them come the English of all classes. - . nence we iiiuy cuuciuue tnivcu [ right through," the English and Ameri[ can races are approximately of the > same height. Most European Nations t average for the adult male five feet six > inches; but the Austriane, Spaniards . and Portuguese just fall short of this [ standard. How a Trade Name Originated. ! The origin of the terms "six-penny," i "ten-peunv," etc., a? applied to nails, r though not commonly known, is ini volved in no mystery whatever. Nails i have been made a certain number of * pounds to the thousand for many years, - and are still reckoned in that way in ; England, a ten-penny being 1000 nails i to ten pounds, a six-penny 3000 to six - pounds, a twenty-penny weighing t twenty pounds to the thousand; and, t in ordering, buyers call for the three pound, six pound or ten pound variety. 1 etc., until, by the Englishmen'sabbres viation of "pun" for "pound," the t abbreviation has been made to stand - for penny, instead of pound, as orig1 inally intended.?Hardware. ANIMAL PRODUCTS. A CURIOUS DISPLAY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. An Interesting Exhibit of the Many Uses to Which the Various Parte of Beasts, Birds and Fishes are Put. IT N animal products collection / \ of the United States National Museum and the Smithsonian g Institution, displayed in the south part of the Government Building at the World's Fair, is the only one of its kind ever attempted, except that at the Bethnal Green branch of the South Kensington Museum, London, and is admirably arranged for showing the different ways in which aninjals ore avwl^ble for lean's use both during life ana alter death! That portion of the exhibit -which deals with the uses of parts of the animal itself begins with the external appendages to the skin, such as the hair, wool, feathers, fish-scales, etc. ; next comes the skin with appendages attached, which give all the furs; fine furs, feather furs, etc. ; then the skin without the appendages, giving the numerous leathers from beasts, birds, fish, and reptiles; next the appendages to the skeleton, such as horns, hoofs, antlers, claws, teeth, etc., and the skeleton itself in the utilization of bones; finally the application to men's nse of the viscera. The treatment of the flesh is not shown here, as that subject involves the whole question of meat foods. The first case in this section shows whalebone as it is taken from the whale's mouth, and then as applied to industrial and other purposes, among them long whalebones for whips, flat pieces for dresses, shreds made intofishingnets,etc. Many of the flat long whalebones in the crude state, as taken from the whale, are over fifteen feet m length. One use for them is both amusing and tragic. This is in the Esquimaux bear-trap, of which several examples are shown. In making the trap, a long, very stiff whalebone with pointed ends is used; this is bent back and forth upon itself like a succession of letter Ss and tightly tied together with some kind of animal fibre. When fastened it occupies but little Gpace, and placed inside a piece of meat is bolted by Mr. Bear without a disturbing thought. The thong with whioh the whalebone is confined is attacked by the gastric juices in the same manner as the meat, with the result that just as the old bear is taking a postprandial nap under the slanting rays of the Arctic sun, and feeling probably as gentle and good natured as an old bear could, he awakens in pained surprise. He knows it is no ordinary attack of indigestion following too much walrus blubber or seal, but something very serious. Clasping his pa?s over his stomach he tries the stately minuet, then, as his anxiety increases, a more lively polka, until finally he pirouettes off home to Mrs. Bear. Here the guileful Esquimaux tracks and finishes him. The second case contained hair of ail sorts, alpaca, camei, can, goat auu horse hair. The latter is woven into cloth, made into rope to kink it for the upholsterer's ase, into rope for the Mexican lariats, halters and cinch; and also prepared for violin bows. Many of the finest artists' brashes are made of hair from the inside of the cow's ear, while the so-called camel's hair brushes are really made from the hair of the squirrel's tail, the "camel's hair" being only a trade name. Wool in all its form is shown, from the crude unwashed article to its finest dressed and spun state. ' In another case is a fine display of ostrich feathers, beginning with tho ? A 1 ?' ? ~ natural p-iumett vus itt&cu uum wc uum and then showing them in the different processes of dyeing and ourling. There are also a great number- of birds propared for hat trimming and bird feathers made into exquisite flowers. In leathers the finest in the world is seen. From this it would seem that almost all animals have a skin susceptible of being tauned into a serviceable leather. Many snake skins are shown, some eighteen inches wide and thirty and forty feet long; lizard skins, alligators, big and little, of every color; tapir, monkey and kangaroo skins. A pretty little purse is made from a frog's skin. Wolf, fish, sturgeon and sharks' hides are tanned and birds' skins also make good leather. In the collection is the skin of a cassowary, and it looks surprisingly thick and tough. Human skin is said to make very fine and durable leather. One object, shocking no doubt to many, is a fine pair of boots made of human skin. A rather amusing fact about man's natural covering is that in appearance and texture it resembles when tanned that of the pig more closely man aoes any oiner jima of leather. The use of skin in glove making is carried from tho antelope skin with hair intact up to the finished kids. Japanese and other kinds of embossed leather are exhibited, and also the use of leather in bookbinding. Many of the examples of bookbinding are exceptionally line. After the leathers comes an interesting case showing the manner in which horns are cut into lengths, boiled in oil, flattened, and by a series of manipulations converted into something so like tortoise shell that large quantities of it are sold as the genuine turtle back, A quantity of objects made by Mexican Indians shows how largely horns enter into tho manufacture of their household utensils. Some ore highly polished and artistically decorated. Horn utensils of a ruder sort are exhibited as being used by the North American Indians. In these the large horns of the Rocky Mountain sheep are employed. Some of the cups made from them hold over a quart, and as for the spoons it is quite likely that to them was due the origin af that binding oath commencing, "By the great horn spoon," etc. The claws of animals seem to have been regarded always as a trophy. There are necklaces of eagle claws representing the first hunting of the Indian bo; ; later he kills the bear and makes a more pretentious necklace; finally his prowess is proved by a string of human claws. Of these latter the exhibit contains a gruesome example.? New York Poet. The man who does wrong suffers, but those who love him Buffer mora. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. CHICfcEN POTPIE. Skin and cut up the fowls into Joints and put the neck, legs and back bones in a stew pan, with a little water, an onion, a bunch of savory herbs and n blade of mace; let these stew for an hour, and when done strain off tho liquor; this is for gravy. Put a layer of fowl at the bottom of a pie dish, then a layer of ham, then one of force meat and hard boiled eggs, cut in rings; between the layers put a seasoning of pounded mace, nutmeg, pepper and salt. Pour in about half a pint of water, border the edge of dish with puff crust, put on the cover, ornament the top and glaze it by brushing over it the yolk of an egg. Bake for about an hour and a half, and when done pour in at top the gravy made from the bones. QUAKER OMELET. When care is taken in preparing, this is a handsome and sure dish. Three Acorc half ft r.nnful of milk, one and a vOO-? Jr c half tablespoonfnlsof corn starch, one teaspoonful of Bait, one tablespoonful of butter. Put the omelet pan and a cover that -will fit closely on to heat. Beat well together the yolks of the eggs, the corn starch and the salt; beat the whites to a stiff froth, a0 d to the well beaten yolks and corn starch. Stir all together thoroughly and add the milk. Put the butter in the hot pan; when melted pour in the mixture, cover and place on the stove where it will brown but not burn. Cook about seven minutes, fold, turn on a hot dish and serve with cream sauce poured around it. If the yolks and corn starch are thoroughly beaten, and if, when the stiff whites are added, they are well mixed, and the cover and pan are very hot, there can hardly be failure.?New York Ledger. HINTS TO COOKS. So many housekeepers, both young and old, are in doubt as to the right time to cook vegetables aud meats that the following table is given with the hope that it may prove of value to nnmn nnp BAKING MEATS. Beof Sirloin Rare?Eight minutes for each pound. Beef Sirloin, Well Done?Ten to fifteen minutes for each pound. Beef Rib or Rump?Ten to fifteen minutes for each pound. Beef Fillet?Twenty to twenty-five minutes. Lamb, "Well Done?Fifteen minutes for each pound. Mutton, Rare?Ten to twelve minutes for each pound. Mntton, Well Done?Fifteen to eighteen minutes for each pound. Pork, Well Done?Twenty-five to thirty minutes for each pound. Yeal, Well Done?Eighteen to twenty minutes for each pound. Braised Meat?Three and one-half to four hours. Chickens?Weighing from three to five pounds, one to one and one-half hours. Turkeys?Weighing irom nine 10 twelve pounds, three to three and onehalf hours. Fish?Of average thickness, weighing from six to eight pounds, one hour. CAKE AND PASTRY. Sponge Cake?Forty-five to fifty-five minutes. Plain Cake?Twenty to forty-five minutes. Cookies-^-Ten to twelve minutes. Gingerbread?Twenty to thirty minutes. Plum Puddii^g?Two and one-quarter to three hours. Tapioca or Rice Pudding?One hour. Bread Pudding?Sixty-five minutes. Pies with two crusts?Thirty to forty minutes. Graham Rolls?Half an hour. Wheat Rolls?Ten to eighteen minutes. Bread?Forty to sixty minutes. Biscuit?Ten to eighteen minutes. BROILING. Beefsteak?Cut one and one-half inches thick, five to eight minutes. Beefsteak?One inch thick, three to five minutes. Mutton Chops?Eight to ten minutes. . . Chickcns?Eighteen to twenty-five minutes. Fish?Thin, four to eight minntes. Fish?Thick,- ten to fifteen minutes. Ham?Seven to ten minutes. BROILING FISH. Bass?Ten minutes for each pound. Blnefish ? Ten minutes for each pound. Freeh Cod or Haddock?Six minutes for each pound. Halibut?In square, fifteen minutes for each pound. Salmon?In square, fifteen minutes for each pound. Small Fish?Six to eight minutes for each pound. Oysters?Three to five minutes, or until the edges curl. meats. Veal?Two or three hours. Beef?Three or four hours. Mutton?Two or three hours. Ham?Five to five and one-half hours. Sweetbreads?Twenty to twenty-five minutes. Chickens?One to one and one-half bourn. Fowls?Two to three hours. Tongue?Two to three hours. vegetables. String Beans?One and one-half to two hours. Shell Beans? One to two hours. Cauliflower?Thirty to forty min utes. Cabbage, New?Thirty to forty-live Corn, Young?Five to ten minutes. Carrots?Fifty to sixty minutes. Asparagus?Fifteen to eighteen minutes. Onions?Thirty-five to forty-five minutes. Oyster Plant?Forty to sixty minutes. Peas?Fifteen to twenty minutes. Potatoes.. Boiled?Twenty to thirty minutes. Potntoee, Stoamed?Thirty to fortyfive minutes. Turnips?Thirty-live to fifty tJjfcutes. Parsnips?Thirty-five . to forty-five minutes.?New York Recorder. The average life of r. chip is ahont twenty-six years. OCBBC ' m 1-^-*i-g*u--iai,Bmc'BCa 4MB i jni I 45! I The United States < I ROYAL a pure baking powdei in ieavenin : "The Royal Baking the purest and most rel fered to the public." ILate United States IK Government Chemist. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO L)gj*i>ca<-jnj> iiri? ? > mi 1 <TirT?a?s>BBC The Intelligent Ant. Of all very small creatures tne ant appears to be the most gifted with intelligence. One of the proofs of thie is the way in -which in a battle they carry off their dead. This they do as carefully as real soldiers, caring for them in the rear out of danger. They "will help each other fight and never mistake friend for foe, even in the dark. They march in regular army -way and have officers, and I have no doubt give orders in some way. Another thing found out about the ants is that they keep pets. The pet is a kind of a cat or dog of the family?a very small ant not a quarter as big as the usual sort. Sometimes they get on thd backs of the others, between their legs and all around and about, and remind us of little kittens and pups that our children have to play with. The ant loves fun; he takes another ant up in his arms, carries him awhile and then flings him down all in a heap, and then they go on their way as happy as two school boys who have had a wrestle. The ants keep nurses. These are ants which the others have captured in war. They are made to wait on the wounded. ?Chicago Herald. The Jelly*Fish is a TVoixier. The jelly-fish lays thousands of tiny eggs, which, being covered with natural oars in the shape of numerous hairs, row themselves into some quiet place and settle down to await further developments. These eggs do not turn to jelly-fish any more than the butterfly's eggs turn to a butterfly. First the stem springs from each and then the stem subdivides into numer ous branches, each branch being covered with tiny cupe, the mouth of each surrounded with small arms technically called "tentacles." This is the first Btage of the jelly-fish's life. Now comes the wonderful part of the story. As the warm weather advances this stem, which grew from the original egg and branched out like a vegetable growth, begins to bud and from each bud a minute speck of animal life springs forth?it is the young jellyfish swimming out to test the doctrine of "survival of the fittest," and to do battle with the innumerable other forms of organized beings.?St. Louis Republic. Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live better than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the neeas of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleasant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers i ana permanently curing constipation, i It has given satisfaction to millions and I met with the approvqj of the medical j profession, because it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weak cning them and it is perfectly free from /vKionfi/vnaHIp substance. Uk/JtWiw.mw.v Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug- I gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man- i ufactured by the California Fig Syrup [ Co. only, whose name is printed on every ; package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, j and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. x y n u?37 Magnificent New Grand I priirht I'inno*. ?140. Catalogue price, $SjU; siiarauteed larj. est 3 pedals: wholesale manti acturer's price iliw from fjctorj-. Bartlctt, J55 West 2kl St., New York. " Don't Put Off Till ties of To-day." SAP< K I w Government reports cream of tartar ! p, highest of all 1 g strength. v ^'-f||| Powder is undoubtedly liable baking powder ofl/f. || l, 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. , ' ft J M-icro i* m kujcmtinnm.m Mil w maceiBM A Whale'8 Bite. Captain Rose, of tho brig D. -A? Small, which arrived at Province- , -yi town, Mass., from a whaling voyage, tells a wonderful tale of adventnre and narrow escape. He says: "We raised a school of large whales on Eatteras grounds. Just as I was raising my lance to dart at al80-barrel bull sperm whale whiqb the mate had struck, the whale suddenly milled around; swung' his open jaw and bit off three feet of the vessel's boat in which I stood, as "'" 'M yon see it, coming within about three inches of my left foot. "All hands'jumped overboard, *. rwere knocked out by the concussion.. Four of the men got upon the bottom 4 )?? of the stove boat and were taken off .jsjj by the veeeeL Myself and the rest. got into the mate's boat and renewed the attack, pulling up to him, bat. 'j/ffi irtoinor liim hv the nartincr of f'jf * 0 ? ^ ^ the chain with which we had fastened ' him to the vessel's head." DR. K|LlElk'8 v'Jjj SWAMP-ROOT CURED ME. Dropsical Swelling, Cold as Ice. LIFE WAS A BURDEN. "Swamp-Hoof saved my life after I bad . i-V suffered everything but deatn. . V/, * I send you my pho- -- _ ** togTaph and this des- \ crlptlon of my case .ft l&Stszrt*. it [ My hands were as 'Jr* L 1, ?' * r:J kXXJV TTOIUI VIMUJ. yi I J4 WJ of the loweMmibflfl v.!j lngs have gone and all my troubles have disappeared. My health It*- ' "'5 better now thau it has been for years. ' v; " SWAMP-ROOT CURED ME-/1 Tell doubting onea to write me I will teil their all about it." Has. R. J. Ccrsiiratn, Jan. J5,1893. Marietta, Shelby Co., Ind. At DragelKta 50ccents and fl.OO Size, " Invalids' Goido to Health" free?Consultation tree. Dr. Kilmer L Co., Bicgbamton, N. T. Dr. Kilmer's U & 0 Anointment Cures Piles Trial Box Free ? At Druggist* .BO cents. MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS fWITH THOMSON'S Stall fj SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No tool* reqalred. Only a hammer needed to drive nnu clinch tli-m easily and quickly, leaving the clinch absolutely smooth. Kequlrlng no bo e to be made hi the leather nor Dorr lor tin Rivets. Thay are 9troa(< loarb and durable. Millions novr In use. Ail lenvths, nulform or assorted, put np In Doses. Ash your dealer fbr them, or send 40c. is stamps for a box of 100, assorted sizes. Uan'fd by JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO., i WALTHAH, MASS. FRAZER AXLE BestintheWorid!nf|f f Af Get the Genuine{|i|fl>f|\l" Sold Everywhere jmiLfl vfc ?"a N ID E~A UF AMILYMEDlCSNEf J For IndJc?*Uon- Blllonaaesa. ( = Headache, CoaxUpatlon, Bad ii i Complexion. OffeaaiTe BresU, j I and all disorders of the Stomach. ? = Liver and Bowels, n I RIPAN8 TABULES /ll = act (fently yet promptly. Fernet > d! ?e5tion follows their use Bold (j ' by druinristB or ?ent by mall. Box - (0 vials), 7Sc. Package ft boxes), ft. { ii For free sampjoe-address .. _ , (J _BIPANfc ClItMICAi^CO., Veir York. J VID A DOV-"--? UtSKIr d I IH H B Wk curcd many thorn sand case-; pro. r.nunced booties*. rrotn firstdose symptoms rapidly disappear, and in ten navsat least h*o-tbirds of all symptoms arc removal, BOOK of testimonial* of miraculous cures sent FREE. TEN DAYS TREATMENT FURNISHED FREE by mrit UK. 11. JL GUEks Jt HONS. HptalmUtU. Atlanta, fie. C KTCD CV'O a endorsed oy toe must ?mlOCCLCI O nent eurceonn. HARD RUBBER Send for book on TRUSSES "M"iS,'Sj!.T?S'"*"' 1. B. .xyPLFV ?'" csu. nth Nr.. i>hh<w|?. flCMCinKUJOUN W'.MOHHIS, iLrBalUll Washington, D.C. 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Lale Principal Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau. i vrxliMa.it war IfiwijudicaUupclairaa a?y emco. li?ilTSft fllDCn ?H.Vl)i?r fKEK Circular. U U I ? U II K fc II J. N. Klein, BeiifVille.N.-i. t \ m Pteofc Remedy ior Catarrh Is the ^ ' \ jjg Host. Easiest to Uec. and rneappst. g| Sold by druggists or seat by mall, To-morrow the DuBuy a Cake of DLIO . ' *V? . <.% 'jlci&ii