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w ?? 7 ~ The Saxon King's Staff. / ' . -- 4 In all probability the most magnificent marshal's staff ever owned by a soldier of any country is that presented by the Emperor of Germany to the King of Saxony in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Saxon ruler's entrance into the army. The staff is 49$ nonfimotera Innrr and four centimeters in diameter. It is of silver, covered with bright blue velvet, which in turn carries beautiful pearls. Along its Bides are seven gold Prussian eagles and seven Prussian crowns of silver. Each end of the staff is golden. On the top are the initials ,4W. R." in diamonds, surrounded by a golden laurel wreath. A Prussian eagle in brilliants ornaments the base. About the eagle are emeralds and diamonds representing the colors of Saxony? green and white. A band of diamonds also ornaments each end of the staff. From the top hangs a gold diamondbund on which is the inscrip tion: "William II., King ol Prussia, I to the Field Marshal, King Albert of | Saxonv, for Servicenin the Victorious Campaign, 1870-1871, for Hib Semicentennial Military Jubilee, October 24, 1893." I he present greatly pleased the > venerable monarch of Saxony, the only ruler in Germany now living who showed the soldier's genius in the - Franco-Prussian war. The fact that William II referred to himself in the inscription as King of Prussia and not as German Emperor has excited some comment in the Empire. It is generally believed that he used that form as a delicate compliment to the older monarch, preferring to appear as his equal rather than his superior in rank. This fact, more than the presentation of the staff, gave pleasure to the Saxon people.?New York Tribune. The Pronunciation of Arkansas. f I have traveled in* Arkansas, and it is said there that the legal prounciation is Arkansaw. In the ante-bellum days, about the time Kansas was admitted as a free State, there was agitation in the State Legislature of Arkansas in regard to the State name being mistaken by its similarity to the name of Kansas. One very zealous member of the House moved that the legal pronunciation of the State should L- * _i rru? ? UC ATikUiiDaW. J.UC nw? seoonded, and passed by a large majority. So the story goes. To travel the State and say Arkansas and not Arkansaw, marks a person among the natives as being a tender-foot to their soiL As a rule all Southern people ay ArkanBaw, and that, I believe, is why the pronunciation is still kept fresh, as I know that the Bohools of Kansas and the West teach the pronunciation Arkansas. ?Baltimore Sun I An Oversight. There was one oversight at the Great Exposition at Chicago in not having in fali view, by easy arrangement, some comparative vital statistics of our own general health as compared with other nations, and our scientific facilities for the relief of human suffering. Then it would have appeared how much we are misrepresented and how, tr*,nr\ <n oil rtftao minnr 111c -arMr?h hwpt mnn kind, we are masters of cure and alleviation. In the line of general ailments which all nations have in common, such as rheumatic or neuralgic afflictions, there is no prompt and permanent cure in the world the equal of what we could have shown. St. Jacobs Oil, for instance, for this purpose, would have taken any premium that might have been offered. It has done so at many of the great fairs of the world. As for the ordinary casualties of every-day, busy life, such as sprains, bruises, burns, wounds or cuts, of course it is well known as the superior remedy of the age. Perhaps doctors disagree, but the people are never mistaken in knowing what is best. Wkl. V We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for ;any case of Catarrh that oannot be cured by .Ball's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney <6 Co., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 year a, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially able to oarry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Waldihg, Kin^an & Mabvxn, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. , Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should not be neglected. Brown's Bronchial Troches are a simple remedy, and give prompt relief. US cents a box. Dr. Hoxsie's Certain Croap Care Ls the children's blessing, because it cures croup without opium in any form. &0 cts. A. P. Hoxaie, Buffalo. X. Y? M'fr. ' Beecham's Pills Instead of sloshy mineral waters. Beecbam's?no others. 25 cts. a box. Sore throat cured at once by Hatch's Univer?1 /.onto of DM U; A VVUkO ?? A I was a great sufferer from scrofula, having dreadful sores in my ears and on my head, sometime* like larce boils, discharging all the time. My husband insisted that I take Hood's iSaraaparilla. At the first bottle MY APPETITE IMPROVED. and I felt somewhat better. So I bought another bottle, and by the time it was half cone the scrofula had entirely disappeared. I am ;now entirely free from scrofula and was never in better health. HOOD'S SARSAPARII-LA i&lso cured me of a terrible pain in my side, which was caused by neuralgia of the heart." Mas. A. C. Mkdlock, Orleans, Ind. ""Biid'.. Pill*' cure constipation. blllouraeM*. ^ X V X U?1 " Mothers* Friend" ) MIKES CHILD BIRTH EAST. [ ColvlntLan Doc. 2,1888.?My wife used jttOTHEE'8 PEIEND before her third oonflnement, and says she would not be 1 without it for hundred* of dollars. SOCK MTTiTiB. r Sent by express on receipt of price, $1JK> per bot Ue. Book * To Mothers " mailed free. ' BRADF1ELD REGULATOR CO* I ?M Mil ?r m BRwaaisT*. _, 47tMKA* CM. WOMAN'S WORLD. PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMININE READERS. A COUNTRY SETTLEMENT. English -women are eagerly discussing the feasibility of establishing a sort of co-operative country life settlement. Their idea is to acquire the freehold of a large estate, and get together a self-supporting community of cultivated people, who would work the estate among themselves. It is one of the many efforts under vay for drawing tho snrnliiR n emulation away from the cities. ENGLISH LAUNDBT WOMEN'. An interesting report lias recently been published bj the Glasgow Women's Protective and Provident League. It contains the results of an inquiry into the conditions of employment of women and girls in laundry work, which was undertaken on behalf of the league by Miss Irwin, late As sistant Commissioner of the Labor Commission. Daring the month of June last Miss Irwin visited personally fifty-three laundries in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Paisley, and these fifty-three included public steam laundries, laundries attached to infirmaries, charitable institutions and hotels and private hand laundries. STERLING QUALITIES. Let a girl be ever so graceful in a dance, let her be ever ho elegant in walking across a drawing-room, ever so bright in conversation, she must possess some other qualities to convince the average young man that she can be the manager of his home, the pilot that steers the ship of state. Frugality, womanly instincts for home, an eye to the best interests of her husband; these are the traits which make the good wife of to-day and which young men look for in the girls they meet. Men may sometimes give the impression that they do not care for common sense in their sweethearts, but there is nothing they so unfailingly demand of their wives. ? Worthinton's Magazine. TO if. k' i m n*. thk: SKIN. There is nothing like oatmeal water, nt. nofmoQl irrnal fnr l-AAnintr tVifi skin of the hands -white, soft and smooth. The handejshould be washed night and morning in the liquid which must be made fresh every day. A little starch or borax may be added to the oatmeal It is possible to prepare an oatmeal lotion that will keep for some time and that yon can use daily for softening and cooling the skin, instead of washing in oatmeal water. Put one pound of oatmeal in a gallon 0f water and let it stand twenty-four hours. Then filter through muslin or linen and add four ounces of alcohol. This may be used two or three times a day. It will not cause greasiness; it will, on the contrasy, prevent a shiny appearance of the skin. Oatmeal soap is excellent, but the lotion is still more efficacious. BIO SLEEVES PROHIBITED BY LAW. Old reoorde say that the low once took a hand in reducing the size of women's sleeves in Venice, says the New York Post. That was in 1303, and its effect was soon seen in the extravagant trains that women added to their gowns. As soon as the puzzled lawmakers realized what was the matter they curtailed the skirt by a second edict, to be again circumvented by the great magnificence of both skirts and Bleeves, which were blazoned with embroideries of gold and set with precious stones. These too were enacted out of fashion, but only while the women were getting breath for a fresh contest and a sleeve that exceeded in cost anything that had gone before, for it was both wide and long, reaching even the hem of the dress. These were the arm-coverings that called forth the last fiat from the Venetian Senate. MODISH WOMEN OP VIENNA. fashion rules the women of Vienna, and it is confidently asserted that every Vienna woman or girl is dressed a long way above her lot in life. This year not a maid servant wears a last year's jacket. It is impossible to say where the hundreds of thousands of jackets that were worn last year have gone, for on Sundays and week days we see even the humblest women in jackets whose sleeves stand off like the ears of some huge elephant. Above the broad garments, which are, more T-'i ? V* fl n ffTT ^ nvo + V* /-? VVCI, UUtUiUlCU YMIU 14 LLi-L y AUiO, nuu lieade in email bonnets or fur caps look diminutive and rather silly. The Bhops are a great temptation, and toward dusk thousands sally forth with the sole purpose of going through the crowded streets and taking note of what is newest and best in wearing apparel, though it is bitterly cold, often between seven and nine degrees below zero.?New York Sun. THE LATEST FAD. A new king has appeared, and those shiny Brazilian beetles that shed light on evening corsages and wandered around at their own erratic irill are _ a _ j _cc a.1 ~ a.1.~ suppiani?ea 111 me euecuuuo ui nie New York woman. The chameleon has taken ite place. The amount of knowledge most people have concerning chameleons is acquired from the old story of the men who came to blows over the shade of one of the creatures. A Nassau street clothing establishment has on exhibition in its window hall' a dozen chameleons. They are anchored to a plush-covered board by means of a gold chain and little stick pin, and the men who are training them suggest thut they are intended for scarfpins. Many of the Wall street brokers have bought them to present to women lor pets. One New York lady has one which she brought from Florida over a year ago. It is a great pet and quite tame, and the woman declares the chameleon recognizes her voice. It lives most of the time on a cushion in a warm place, and occasionally its sugar and water diet is varied by flies.?New York Recorder. QtreSN MARGHEKITA, OF ITALY. There is at this time no Qneen on any throne in Europe ?rho is worshiped with a more wjvoted love by her subjects than Her Majesty th? I Queen of Italy?"nostra bella Margher ita, JLtf\uans cau ner in tneir mtiBical parlance. W1 All of this sincere devotion she rich- ! ly merits. Although the first lady of wa the land, having many claims npon her i time in keeping up the stately formal- Vrh ities necessary and important to the i dignity of the royal Italian court, and ' never neglectful of the latter, yet she devotes much of her time to the welfare of her subjects, and is -withal ex- , 1 tremely charitable. There is no other a; queen of the present day so approach- ; able as is this kind-hearted sovereign. ^ Daily, during the winter, a certain cel number of the poor and distressed, or ] those who have a real or fancied griev- fli< nnr>n tiTA nllnworl in ofornl in linft illRt, / "V ? * J JLIU outside the Quirinal Palace gate, when p0 the Queen starts out for her afternoon drive. When she appears, her coach- j ^ man has orders to stop the horses, while the waiting supplicants approach "L in turn. She receives with her own y hands their several petitions, or listens to their complaints, very often reliev- co ing their wants by gifts of money on sti the spot, or taking notes and referring m? their cases later to her secretaries, th: The latter look into the merits of the claims, and consult with her as to each appeal. She is a devout Catholic, and never CI neglects the smallest of her religious be duties. Every Good Friday she may va be seen doing penance in public, as- tk cending on her knees the Scala Santa pli or Holy Stairs just across from the th Church of St. John Lateran. Instead an nf nrriorinrr fhooA ntAriR olAATftd of the fei W- V. o -T" throng for her own especial use, she oil enters with the populace, and but- pe rounded by all classes, from the lowest In mendicant clad in his filthy rags to th her own aristocratic ladies in waiting, th 6he goes up on her knees, her beauti* T1 ful black velvet robes clinging to her of graceful form, "every inch a queen." w? The people who so adore her, and ha who ascend those stairs that day in one fei continuous, closely-pressed mass of T1 humanity, do not touch or crowd her, to but voluntarily keep at a respectful cei distance, a step or two behind; only sp kneeling at her feet to press their lips tn to the hem of the robe of their sover- giJ eign.?Munsey's Magazine. sh ov fashion notes. bi Iu hat ornaments birds and wings seem to hold first place. Feather bands are used on felt and velvet, but not as much as last season. 111 The habit of "making up" the complexion is increasing when it ought to be diminished. The latest thing in souvenir spoons is to have the owner's favorite flower enameled in nature's coloring. co The felt plateauB were very popular ' at the beginning of the season,. but fr< since then they can be bought as low as seven cents apiece their popularity of is waning. The dainty embroidered cloths bo 118 much in vogue for the last few years are used at teas and luncheone, so that deft fingers are not yet bereft of their occupation. 401 Moire antique, satin and looking- , glass velvet are the most popular ! fashions of the hour. Crocodile '.jc crepon of thick woolen material is also a new favorite. ] in) Something new in dresses is one ]aj made of sealskin. The skirt is tight thi fitting around the hips and the bodice on is tight fitting, with a sharp point nn back and front. CQ A novelty in table linen is the auto- ne graph marking on table cloths and napkins. The name of the owner is reproduced in his own writing and then embroidered. . " Fashionable dames are returning to a i the use of perfumes, and are no longer na content with the imperceptible q0 fragrance produced by scenting every tje article in the wardrobe. ca) " Round centre pieces are more used sui than the square. When scarfs are tal used they are placed diagonally across is the table and held in place by a bowl Ra or basket of flowers at the centre. th< Tapestry has come in for fancy work. BOf Real old small cross-stitch woodwork Ne and pictures of heroes and huntsmen th< and medieval castles in grey-greens and browns are quite the correct thing to have for fancy work. Sti Double skirts and overskirts are coming in slowly but surely. A Worth ?n dress has the overskirt drawn up at the side with jet ornaments into three scallops, assuming the appearance of a train over an under petticoat. Napkins hemstitched and embroid- jn ered with initial letters are affected by ea? the dainty housewife, while tray j? cloths and drawn or embroidered mjj doilies help to preserve the spotless ^e( whiteness of the snowy drapery. cjfi Following the lead of the idea of 1 the pet chameleon ornaments the skins zei of all creeping things are finding th< favor. A handsome puree is one of -wh rattlesnake skin, with its markings of In brown and white mounted in silver. ex] Something new in silver are the tips fill for evening slippers of gold and silver foi pierced work. They are like the idf leather tips, deeply pointed and nar- wi] row at the toe and cut in filigree pat- mc terns. Heel caps come to match the An tips. _ "n Very few of the evening bonnets lu< have crowns. A band of satin, silk or velvet forms the foundation, and if there is to be any rim, that is made ?r with wired lace. The bonnet i6 worn 1US much farther back on the head than formerly. Turquoises have once more come into fashion, and many cuff studs are made of clusters of turquoises, or of 5,1? a single stone surrounded by diamonds. Monograms are introduced on crystal, and on jet, gold, steel and silver for 10 cuff buttons. cr< To modernize the convenient friz- j-j zles, too long-lived in the eyes of ru capricious fashion, a new style has 6^c />nncicttt nf ?. I number of narrow puffings put close ^ together round the brow. The effect seJ is certainly pretty, but it requires the practised hand of a hairdresser to produce such a result. wa Charming capotes of jetted net have on for their trimming a scarf of the glossy satin antique in ruby, jacque- h0 rninot, or magenta red. The jets ]?a forming the bonnets are in spangles, pF( not in beads, and a Valkyrie trim- ^ ming is added of two wings of span- ' tw gled jet spread out boldly and holding th< n black aigrette. The strings are of th< narrow black satin ribbon. ; . WORDS OF WISDOM. mo? btot hpf?ftTn? extremeh I eked all at once. Speak fair -words and you "will alys hear kind echoes. One thorn of experience is worth a tole wilderness of warning. The best way to keep good acts in imory is to refresh them with new. We should always conduct ourselves prards cur enemy as if he were one y to te our friend. It is not one tremendous effort that 11 make us good, but constant sue* jsion of struggles with little sins. ft is not until we have passed through s furnace that we are able to know w much dross there is in our comnit-inn. Benefit your friends, that they may re you still more dearly; benefit ur enemies, that they may become ur friende. If is astonishing how soon the whole nscience begins to unravel if a single tch drops; one little sin indulged ikes a hole you could put your head rough. A Corse 4700 Years Old. The statues of Gudea (a king of laldea, whose palace has recently ien unearthed), besides their artistic .lue, had a curious religious posi>n. They were placed in the tem9 as an everlasting representation of e King, always to be before the god d remembered by him. Certain ofrings were instituted, "of food, beer, i i 1 >i ?j ?J? _ L ana Ilieiu, ttiiu uuucr u DC*ao nalty these -were not to be revoked; another place we read Oudea unto e statue has given a command, "to e statue of my King speak thou." le statue was really an embodiment the King, even in the temple; it is, like the Egyptian Ka statue, incited by the spirit of the King, and I by the Ka offerings made to it. ie statue was a most sacred object, be protected by all the laws of anstor-worship, for thus the King eaks regarding it: "Whoever shall msgress my judgments, revoke my fte, or in the recitation of my prayers all suppress my name and insert his rn," then shall he be cursed with a tter curse. "Like an ox shall he be slain in the idst of his prosperity. "Like a wild bull shall he be felled the fulness of his strength. "Ab for his throne, may those even 10m he has bound captive overthrow in the dust! "His name in the temple of his god ly they erase from the tabletsI "May hi3 god upon the ruin of his untry not look? "May he ravage it with the rains am heaven! "May he ravage it with the waters the earth! a mart tn'fVinnf ft me! "May his princely race be reduced slavery! "May this man. as every man who fced evilly to his chief under the vault heaven, in no city find a restingace!" Such was the great excommunica n pronounced against any who inred the royal statue. It is interest5 to find this curse already formu?d as early as B. C. 2800, for it is b same as the curse which appears all the kudurri or boundary stones til quite late. For in Chaldea rsed indeed was he who removed his ighbor's landmark.?Harper's. Where Soap Grows. rn the Nevada exhibit in Agricul ral Building at the World's fair was Dos of mottled castile soap. It is a tural product of the soil of Elko unty, Nevada, and has all the qualis, save that of odor, of the mottled jtile which is manufactured and in 2h general use. The exhibit was ten from a natural mine. The mine on the line of the Central Pacifio ilroad, and it is claimed that it is a only mine of the sort known. This ip is one of the things about which ivada people like to talk. One of sm said: "We have enough natural soap to ah all the soiled linen of our own ite. We can wash out any State or .tional blotch which may be placed our escutcheon. We could run a ,tional laundry if it became neces y. A man in Nevada has no occan to go dirty. As soon as the mine a little more fully developed we ill lay claim to be the cleanest State the Union. The soap lathers with se, and the children in its vicinity ly with soap bubbles instead of dolls, e soap in this wonderful mine is emIded there as compactly as blue V' "You know," this enthusiastic citii went on to say, "that in Florida sy have a tree, the bark of which, ten it is dried, makes good towels, fact, it is called the towel tree. I pect as soon as the soap mine is more Jy developed a company will be med which will transplant the Flori towel trees to Nevada, and then we [1 invite the Nations of the earth to >ve out to Nevada and get washed, d then," he added in a dry way, iavbe we shall chance the motto of 3 State." "To what?" " 'While there's life there's soap,' something of that kind."?Wash;ton Post. The Slorj ot a Crest. The late Dake of Leinster will bo sceeded in his title and estates by ) eldest son, the Marqiiis of Kildare. iere is a curious tradition concern5 the almost miraculous preservan of the life of the first Earl of Kilre, which explains the origin of the ?st now used by the Offuly Geralies. While an infant, so the record ns, he was in the Castle of Wood ck, when an alarm of fire was sed. In the confusion that ensued, 3 child was forgotten, and on the vants returning to search for him ;? $ rUUJLIl 111 nuiuu at it?j M ifco ivuuvi rn ins. Soon after, a s#rangc voice ,8 heard in one of the towers, anil looking up they saw an ape, which h usually kept chained, carefully lding the child in hie arms. The rl- afterward, in gratitude for his eservation, adopted a monkey for i crest. The late Duke wau the enty-ninth Lord Offuly by tenure, 1 twenty-fourth Earl of J^ildare and 2 fifth Yi6count Leinster of Taplow. London News. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. DOUGHNUTS IN RHYME. ? - - * 211. . One cap 01 sugar, one cop ui uiun j Two eggs beaten fine as silk. Salt and nutmeg (lemon'll do; Of baking powder teaspoons two'' Lightly stir'fhe Hoar in; ' Boll on pie board not too thin; Cut in diamonds, twists or rings, Drop with care the doughy things Into fat that briskly swells Evenly the spongy cells. Watch with care the time for turning; Fry them brown?just short of burning; Roll in sugar; serve when cool. Price?a quarter for this rule. ?Ladies' Home Journal. a dainty dish of tea cakes. Some night when it is cold and rainy, and eggs ore forty cents a i J >i T ?v.n+ <-rv dozen ana you uuii t .? ? have for tea, put the iron gem-pans to heat on th& store, and -while they are getting hot, pnt two and one-half cnps of flour, one cup of granulated sugar, and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder in your sifter, and sift three times. Then add one cup of sweet cream, perhaps a trifle more, and mix thoroughly ; put in the pans and bake. If John doesn't think them good he doesn't deserve to have an economical Mary.? American Farmer. SAMP. OB HOMINY. Soak a pint of dried hulled corn over night in enough cold water to cover it, and in the morning put it over the fire in the same -water and boil it gently for about four hours, or until it is tender; a very little salt may be added just before it is done; when the samp is tender drain it; either heat it with a palatable seasoning of salt, pepper and butter and serve it hot, or rub it dry on a clean towel, and fry it as follows: Pat in a frying-pan over the fire two heaping teaspoonfuls of lard or drippings, for a pint of boiled samp, and fry it light brown; stir it occasionally to insure equal cooking, and when it is done season it with salt and pepper, and serve it as a vegetable. ?Ledger. OYSTER SOUP. To make a delicious soup out of these succulent bivalves observe the following directions: Have two nice agate or porcelain lined saucepans, one for milk ahd the other for the juice of the oysters. As this is a dinner for eight people vou must have good-sized saucepans. Put in one three pints of milk, with a heaping tablespoonful of butter, a level teaspoonful of salt and two blades of mace. Stand over a slow firo Tn thA nthfir sancenan rmt the liquor from two quarts of oysters, leaving the oysters in the colander through which the liquor has been drained until ready for use. Stand this over the hot part of the range, and as soon as the scum riseB skim every fleck of it off with a silver or agate" spoon?iron or other metal should not be used in cooking. After skimming stand the utewpan back where it does not boil; as soon as the milk begins to boil pour the oyster liquor into it, stirring gently to prevent curdling. Have leady two heaping tablespoonfuls of flour, well mixed with cold milk; thicken the soup with this, stirring fast to break the lumps. If it is a bit lumpy strain through a fine colander into the empty stewpan. Put back on the range and when it begins to boil drop the oysters in and let them cook until edges curl. Put some fine chopped parsley and a pinch of powdered cloves in the bottom of tbe tureen. Pour the soup in, sprinkle in a little black pepper and it is ready to serve. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Tea and coffee often leave a brown rim around the bottom of cups and saucers. >This discoloration can be removed by scouring with salt that has been a little dampened. The rubber rollenj of wringing machines that have become sticky or covered with lint from colored clothes can be cleaned by passing a rag wet with kerosene through them. Old paint and varnish may be removed by an emulsion formed of two parts of ammonia shaken up with one part of turpentine. , It will soften them so they may easily be scraped off. Feather beds or pillows should never be put in the sun, for the heat draws out the oil from the feathers, giving them a rancid smell. Air them on a windy day where the sun will not touch them. A small-sized, low pine table may be converted into a prettv writing table. The top should be covered with soft olive-green felt, tacked^in place by brass-headed nails. The legs can be enameled to correspond, or in plain white-4 A':\OWLErM;ii' Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet+? onH oninv life more, with VOL tUUU V v-j-^ 1 less expenditure, by "more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs 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 i beneficial properties of a perfect laxative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weakening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all druggists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every I nnr>V?irA. n.lso the name. Syrup of Figs, and l^ing well informed,\ou will nut J accept any substitute if offered. J I I , ule the "Royal." If ffood lighter, swee m : more digestible Si 'wholesome. V- " "We recommend th< & ; Baking Powder as supe I all others."?United Co* If ! and Pastry Cooks' Assc & , ation of the United Sta Consumption ot Edibles. According to Mulhall a Frenchman eata every year 549 pounds of bread, and 127 pounds of meat and drinks 35 gallons of wine and 5 of beer. Parisians individually consume every year 37 pounds of carrots, b ol celery, 10 01 onions, 7 of peas, 49 of potatoes, and 17 of tomatoes. Londoners individually devour annually 7 pounds of carrots, I of celery, 34 of onionB, 3 of peas, 172 of potatoee, and 57 of tomatoes. The Spaniards individually eat every year 500 pounds of bread, 48 of meat, II of iish, and 12 of sugar, and wash down this supply with 14 gallons of wine. Last year the hens of this country produced and the people ate $250,000,000 worth of eggs, which at 25 cents a dozen equaled 1,000,000,000 dozen eggs. We produce every year 2,190,000 tons of beef, 310,000 of mutton, and 2,000,000 of pork, the greater part of which goes down our own throats. The people of the United States are the greatest meat eaters, consuming over $35 worth per annum to each inhabitant., The world's oyster fisheries produce annually 4,439,000,000 oysters, onehalf being consumed within three days after they are taken. It is estimated that this country produces 180,000,000 turkeys every year to grace the table at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and on other occasions. It in oo+irna+.oH fhn>. AO 000 tons of encumbers are raised and eaten within the limits of the United States every year. Over 12,000,000 bushels of buckwheat were last year manufactured into cakes. A baker estimates that every American will consume two pies a week, and, if the statement is correct, the American stomach is weekly tortured with 130,000,000 pies. An eminent statistican estimates that during the course of an ordinary life the average man will eat seven four-horse wagon loads more food than is good for him. To alleviate the miseries partly caused by over-eating we imported last year $45,000,000 of drags and medicinea?St. Louis GlobeDemocrat. Patti's Price for a Glass of Milk A story of Mme. Patti comes from Craig-y-nos. She stopped recently at the door of a little cottage to drink a cup of milk, while the old lady re galed her guest witn laDtuous stories of Mme. Patti. Then the mistress of Craig-y-nos made herself known. "I am Mme. Patti," said she. The rustic gammer was . delighted, and with charming naivete, answered, "Oh, then will you be kindly pleased to sing me a song?" "Very well," answered the other. "Shut the door and I will sing." The door was shut, and Mme. Patti sang "Home, Sweet Home." In other words, her glass of milk was paid for with notes to the value of about $500. The old Welsh body should be a-proud woman.? Black and White. The Austrian savings banks are patronized by 3,850,000 depositors, who have on deposit $613,000,000. Espeoinlly for Farmers, Miners, R. R. Ha down to the bee). KXTKA Vl'E AI Rubber Boot wearers testify this YGUR DEALER FOR THEM and i % c r' One bottle for fifte< > . Twelve bottles for c I A!* -n. R-I-PRipans Tabules are tl ioe ever orescribed b r J disorder of the stom t Buy of any druggist an; ! C THE RIPANS CHEMICAL COM j "To Save Time is fo Lent Life? T SAPC NEV^^R^Tj ceipt that calls , gj >r baking powder 5 It will make the. & ter, of finer flavor; fg and ? A Music^ Cat. A vnnnop trm-rripd nnfmlfl nntnim ? " j e> ? ? r-~ adbpted a pretty little Maltese- kitten which strayed into the house the other ' i evening, and the innocent little feline . caused quite a sensation the first night ^ of his stay. The head of the small household was awakened by a sue* ^ cession of strange, inharmonious sounds late that evening, and after :i; alarming his better half armed him- ' a self and slowly made his way to the .'A source of the disturbance. , </'! Beaching the parlor he suddenly struck a match and peered fearftdly to find an intruder. He found one, but ' woo nnltr tlia now Innr.fnntAll inmatfl .'"v of the home walking up and down the piano keys, to which she had taken a ? strange fancy, and she performs the . same feat whenever she can getacceaa to the instrument.?Philadelphia Call. A prominent clergyman of Mississippi m>' - ' jf commends'"Golden Medical Discovery" to Y> suffering humanity everywhere. Thfe "Discovery" builds up the strength and solid: . - 3 flesh when reduced below a healthy standard. IMPERII MB KIEML DEBILITY, i Rev. A. H. MZVS, of Friar's Point, Coahoma , Co_ MisaUiippi, writes: I . w Having suffered for a1 number of years with' and general debility, > S and having tried sever-,' ._sa al physicians with little or ho benefit, I reaolr-i .ftsj ed, as a last retort, to: consu lt^o ur gp^JUKa af^UBloff boU ties, I feel entirely restored to health. Now, Bev. A. H. 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