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I i I T i ? A boy of fifteen was arrested at Bichmond, Va., for having in his possession $50,000 worth of Confederate money. He declared he had no intention of putting it into circulation and was released. The United States Army is said to have over 200 cases of scurvy every year. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root en res all Kidney and Bladder troubles. Pamphlet and Consultation free. Laboratory Binghamton, N. Y. * A sighting ate's song can be heard at a distance of a mile. For a Cough or fctore Throat the best medicine is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. , Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Is 1850 "JJrwnln Bronchial Troches" were introduced. and their success as a core for Colds, Coughs, Asthma and Bronchitis has been unparalleled. Shilob'a Care Is sold on a iruarantee. It cures Incipient Con nmntion; It in the Best Couch Cure: Sc., 50c., $1 A Beautiful Souvenir Spoon Will be sent with every bottle of Dr. HoxsWi Certain Croup Cure. Ordered by mail, postpaid, 50cts. Addres?. Hoxslc, Buffalo, N. Y. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., Props, of Hall's Catarrh Cure, offer 3100 reward for any case of c&tarrh that cannot be cured by taking Ball's Catarrh Cure, Send for testimonials, tree. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Sand Beach, Pa. After the Crip Brdken Down by Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Headache Spells **I feel it my duty to tell what Hood's Sarsaparllla has doae for my wife. She had the grip, and after the fever was over she was ' not able to do her housework, had dyspeptla^Qdigestlon,constipation and headache, spells of dizziness, and hot flashes. I saw In apaper what wonderful cures were made " by Hood's Sarsaparilla. After my wife had used one bottle she realized she was much better. She is now usinj the fourth bottle and has improved in health so much that Hood's Cures hedoesherownhousswork. I am so thankful for what Hood's Sarsaparilla Has done ror her that I would not be without it in the house." S.R.Millek,P. M., Sand Beach,Pa. Hood's Pills cure liver ills, constipation, bll loasness, Jaundice, sick headache. Indigestion. TV. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE equals custom work, costing from A KfinrnVC W $4 to best vsJue for the money ' min the world. Name and prico .WFJT. \l%stamped on the bottom. Every ' 1V.. pair warranted. Take no subifc. ? ^Ltute. See local papers for full #Ctfrrvij'JJiTtn description of our complete iVlIWfwlCKptj.^k lines for ladies and genK -nir?,n<"T*:-Ti7^^-^SN llemen or sen<^ *?r M, Catalogue structions urisi srruir II ' 1 how to or. aerbymail. Postage free. Vou can get the best bargains of dealers who push our shoes. HALMS?fS^ChewingGun) V Cures and freven^i ttueum&Usra, ladii.-stjon, ? ? Dyspepsia, Heartiura. Catarra and Asttima. A \ Useful In Haiarla and Fevers. Cleanses tie T J Teeth and Promotes the Appetite. Sweetens A T the Breath, Cures the Tobacco Habit. Endorsed r , ** by the Medical Faculty. Seud for 10,15 or 23 A cent pack-we. Silver. Stamp* or FoitcU Note. A W OBO. K. 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Oa. |^3eIlOTi^Sis] V High Grade in E ) LATEST IMPROVEMENT A We stake our business reputa T is no better wheel made in the wo { " AGENTS J Semi'iiacir. tl'f. 23 lis. f WARRANTED IS EVERY RESPEi A We have a few boys' and srirls' bicycles \ each. Former price, $35.00. First conn A Send ten cents in stamps or money fo T logue of Bicycles. Guns, Rifles, Revolvers, A dreds of other articles. t With this catalogue any one can sit in A they want. We guarantee it worth ten ti T cost of mailing. jjoi^np.lovjlurm E&hesine tuh Eczema, Erysipelas, Scurvy, Salt Rheum, scrofula, Etc. THE only blood medicine Free From Mercury. PINT BOTTLE, 82.OO. BPSClflC REMEDIES COMPANY, LVd 940 Broadway, New York, L ' Carrying Secret Arms. In Mysore and Hyderabad the bich'hwa (scorpion)?the doublecurved misericorde of the East?is carried by the lower classes hidden up the sleeve, and is made right or lefthanded to sait all tastes. It is a fav- \ orite and effectual weapon of assassination, being driven downward from behind, inside the collarbone, and is sometimes double-bladea and poisoned, the poison being carried in a suitable hollow in the hilt. The double curve ( of the blade, derived from that of a j cow's horn, and resembling that of a e scorpion's sting, recurs in the khanjar i and the chilanum and throughout s Afghanistan. With a variety of this e weapon Lieutenant Willis was killed 4 in the bazaar at Candahar. The strangest of secret arms is, per- 1 haps, the bagh nakh or tiger claw of j; the Mahrattae, with its two rings for 1 the first and fourth fingers and the j three to five curved steel claws, ^ destined to protrude from the closed B hand between the fingers and to rip open or mangle the victim. The hand half open shows only two bright rings round the fingers; the clenched fist becomes the armed paw of the human tiger. Mr. Egerton tells us how the Mahratta leader Sivaji murdered his enemy, Afzai Khan, after inviting him to a conference, in which each should ?"* ? i 1_ come wun one auenaant omy. oivaji wore a mail cap and coat under his turban and cotton gown, had a bich'hwa in his right sleeve and a bagh nakh on his left hand. The Khan had only hiB sword, and sent away his follower to reassure Sivaji, who was of small stature and counterfeited timidity. ' 'In the midst of the customary embrace, Sivaji 6truck the bagh nakh into the bowels of Afzai Khan, who quickly disengaged himself, clapped his hand on his sword, exclaiming 'Treachery and murder!" but Sivaji instantly followed up the blow with his dagger. The Khan had drawn his sword, and made a cut at Sivaji, but the concealed armor was proof against the blow. The whole was the work of a moment,, and Sivaji was wrestling the weapon from the hand of his victim before the attendants could run . toward them."?London Saturday Re- b view. ii ? * . E Coreaa Use lor Uamun Hair. ji Human hair is in great demand in J some of the countries of Europe, and jj the supply is said to be inadequate. ^ Our consul in Corea points out that there is plenty and to spare in the 0 hermit kingdom. "The Coreane," he t adds, "have remarkably fine heads of 6 hair, and they put their combing to a s uso that 1 have never seen elsewhere. 1, A very large number of the saddle- g clothes placed under the packs of their g ponies are made of hair woven into d coarse mats or bags, and the halters t and head ropes of their animals are J largely couposed of the same material. 6 I believe that human hair is largely 1 exported from China to Europe, and c Corea could furnish a large and cheap supply did the people know there was 8 a demand for it."?Westminster Ga- c zette. Brings comfort and improvement and tends to nersonal enjoyment when j. rightly usea. The many, who live bet- a ter than others and enjoy life more, with t less expenditure, by more promptly E adapting the world's best products to 6 the neecis of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Svrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting 8 in the form most acceptable and pleas- " ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly 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 ot tne mecncai 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 package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not / accept any substitute if offered. tit. I lOND CYCLES, i Jvery Particular. f g iS, LI8HTE8T WEIGHTS. t < tion of over fifty years that there A e rid than the LOVELL DIAMOND. ^ 9 WANTED. | J icitit'fS' Li slit Roadster, IVI, .Jv U?. ^ CT. BICYCLE CATALOGUE Kit EE, f which we will close out at C* 4 C 6 le. first sorved. 9 I U # %J \ t r our LARGE 400 Twre illustrated cata- 4 \ , Skates, Cutlery, Fishing Tackle and huutheir own home and order such things a3 \ s mes this amount, ten cents beins the exact A SCOM BOSTON, MASS. ? FIENSION?SE53!?S% T "Successfully Prosecutes Claims. s Late Principal Bx&mlner U.S. Pension Bureau. SyrslnlMtwar. 15a4juillc?tiui;claimji, attyslnc*. il X V X C? 19 * jj?l Beat^Cough Syrup. Tastes Good! Use ? ^ Si iiv - . .. j DAINTY DRESSES!" CREATIONS OF THE ARTISTS WHO DICTATE FASHIONS. [Jnlque Designs From Paris?Charming Possibilities in Washing Fabrics?Hats Will Be Enor mous This summer. The fitting of a gown la the first and moBt essential part to look to, for a gown of cheap naterial perfectly fitted has a decidedly more iristocratio look than the most expensive naterial that can be purchased if illy fitted; md the same way with a hat. The cos? mounts to nothing. The main thing lies in he style of making and the taste displayed >y the maker. One of the odd and unique ?renoh dresses seen for wear oa cool lays was a tailor-made gown of dusty China >lue cloth and blue and white silk bodice, hat was perfect in its way. The 6leeves were arge, but being made of the best silk would lot crash even if it was worn with a smallleeved jacket. At the waiPt some plain blue Ilk had been introduced at the side, dimin3hing the apparent size and leaving the fultess at the front to develop the bust. The icket for this was lined with brocade, and iad a couple of rows of cut steel but* ons at the waist; but it looked equaly well open or closed, and fitted into he figure with exceeding trimnesa. Tha tew cut bodice is not easy to describe. Some if the new bodices are not only accompanied iy a short cape to the waist, made of the ame material as the dress, and having a traight, turned down velvet collar. This ooks well in fawn-colored cloth. A dark Teen dress was accompanied by a short jreen silk bodice, with Zouave fronts of a larker shade which opened np the back, the >asque describing square tabs edged with et. The Bkirt was Blightly drooped at the tide. Green hop sacking for country wear s much used, and colored straw hats now some in every shade to match dresses. The above jacket is one of the newest this eason and is made of French grey cloth, lose fitting, with waistcoat and deep turnivor collar adorned with white fretted silk. ?hree large cut steel buttons on either sid? q front. Another dainty outdoor garment, nd a very dressy one, is a butterfly cuirass n satin, richly braided; sleeves of black net o resemble wings, poillettes with jet. Yoke if cream guipure. Large butterfly bows both lack and front and on shoulders. There are so many kinds of charming posibilities that it is hard to select any one hing and declare that to be the thing or he most beautiful of all. The washing abrics come almost as beautiful as the fine UUlOiltUS, CVL1U UiO JXIOVlt? uy VJUiw 1*0 v~ usely. The crinkled crepons have been irought out this year in Btripes which form hecks, the colorings brightly intermingled;. (ink, grey, green and brown appear in one liece, and light yellow and grey with chintz ines in another, and they are made up with tlain tones. String color is fashionable in ! 'aria, and so necessarily must become so j lere; and there are a large amount of 'lawns ! rith colored spots, which will make charm- | Qg gowns. The zephyrs have corded stripes | a well as checks, and the tiny checks in j latisto, especially pink and white, will be ; auch worn. Those who are going to the | easide should have a marine twill, witTi a | iavy grouiiu auu lwidicu cuiu ouipr;. The sequin in trimming will reign supreme, or it is not only to be had in the ordinary jittering colors, but also in shades, showing' i he best of harmonies. With this are ilended satin and crystal beads. Sometimes he foundation of the trimming is of black ;auze or net, at others of white, slightly reined with gold. The widths vary with very fantaisie of the dressmaker. They are ;raduated so as to form skirt bands and >odice trimmings. Some of the most beautiul designs in sequins and bead embroidery ire about an inch and a half wide, and show f ines of Bequins interspersed with rows of , srystal beads, having a center of stars made ( vith satin beads, enclosed between undu- ( ating lines of the crystals. A beautiful elec ric has the satin beads in palest blue, the loquins contrasting with this vivid azure. ^ pale pink has shot pink sequins and a ' louble edge of gold and pink crystals; j mother is of garnet-colored beads, the j tequins matching. Another feature of this . rear's trimming will bo the beaded laces, tho , groundwork of guipure being wrought about | vith multi-colored iridescent beads and lequins. Bands of narrow guipure Insertion | ire thickly studded. The cut shows a baby's walking pelisse,with ouble cape and skirt composed of two [ounces, all trimmed with embroidery. 1 loth the capes are gathered full into the ' eck. Hat edged with full baby ruche. \'hite ostrich tips curling over tho crown. J It is said that hats will bo enormous this oason, and the shapes more whimsical and j mpossible than last season. There is a raze for black flowers, black violets eslecially. The new straw Data are to be naa in ? ,11 the popular colors?heliotrope, turquoise, t ?uscan pink, plum and all shades of green. I ?he coarse straws are exceedingly pretty, I .nd decorated in such shades as turquoise f ilue and "eau do Nil." Hats contain f onsiderably more trimmiDg than they J did a little while ago, when It was th? fashion to have one lonely looking bow on a hat by way of ornament. There are many new novelties in veils, and fresh ones are cropping up each day, while spots and borders are largely effected, but there is nothing to beat a pretty black dotted veil. Rhine stone buckles are used extensively on both dresses and hats. The bow is at the moment absorbing a vast amount of attention, although they are becoming to so very few, and sashes are once more to the fore in dress trimmings. Children'6 dresses are now worn quite short, just covering the knees, and much prettier do they make the little misses of eight, ten and twelve appear. Their dresses otherwise, and bats as well, are mostly on exact imitation of the older people's. One of those jackots I saw on a little girl in New York was made of white ladies' cloth trimmed with scarlet. It was tight 1 ? j?j --v?j ? I HtUDg, Qouuie-urottouju ouu uau u uiudu ; collar and large revere; a fulled skirt of the cloth fell about six inches below the waist line and immense capes oovered the upper part of the large sleeves. About the waist line was nine or ten rows of the scarlet braid, and the capes, collar and sleeves were trimmed to match. A large white hat trimmed with white plumes and a black silk dress, patent leather shoes, black stockings and tan gloves completed a chic, unique looking little costume. Another child's dress was of fine fawn faced cloth, strapped across the yoke with four stripes of gimp. Full gigot sleeves, tight at the waist, with stripes of gimp. Hat of fine fawn and blue straw, ' trimmed with navy blue ribbon. Also one of coarse gobelin blue cloth with deep shoulder frill edged with ruche, and long bow of tabac satin ribbon. Full sleeve with mousquetalre cuff. Pointed crown hat of velvet, shot in three colors, pink, heliotrope and yellow, the brim of silk to patch, with fine rolls of velvet and silk rosette, with osprey. J. Flobexce Wilson. MBS. JULIA WARD HOWE. At Bond street and Broadway, New York, in the early par t of the century, lived a family named Ward, to whom was born a little girl, who was named Julia, after an aunt. When she was six years old her mother died, and with her brothers and sisters she was placed under the aire of a relative, who came to make her home with them and the widowed father. This relative, who had peculiar ways of her own, used to dress the children in stranee fashion, causing comment among the neighbors at the ridiculous sight; but Julia did not care, whatever the others did, about the style of her clothes. Her head was filled with beautiful thoughts; her eyes were often lifted to the blue sky and the waving trees overhead, and the practical aunt set her down as "a little sentimental chit," who would know better as she grew older. i School was a great delight to Julia; she grasped at knowledge with both hands as a little child would pluck a flower. Her teachers would all start with surprise as the girl outstripped her classmates in all her studies. At the age of nine she was etudying Paley'a f'Natural Philosophy" with girls of sixteen and eighteen, flhe heard a class reciting an Italian lesson and fell in love with the soft, melodious language; she got an Italian prammar and studied it secretly, and one day she handed the astonished Italian teacher a letter correctly written in that language, begging that ehe might become a member of the class. Mr. Ward, Julia's father, was a man of Bevere aspect and reserved manner, but great benevolence of heart He was a successful banker and, finding her so promising a stu MBS. JULIA WA.BD HOWE. dent, he gave her overy educational advantage. She grew up to womanhood, sober it manner and absorbed in the more 3eriou! things of life, yet always readv with brilliai>i Hashes of wit that broke like sunshine through her gloomier moods. Once, while an a visit to Boston, she heard tho wonderful story of the blind, deaf-muto girl, Laura Bridgeman, who had been led out of darkness into the light of life and joy by tho efforte of Dr. Samuel G. Howe. Julia Ward saw Dr. Howe and thought him the most remarkable man sho had ever met. He, for his part, saw in her a youthful prophetess, inspired and radiant. Acquaintance ripened into friendship and friendship into love; so in 1843 the two were married. Mrs. Howo's literary career had already begun bofore her first baby was born in Italy. A.t seventeen she had published a review of Lamartine's "Jocelyn," an essay on the minor poems of Goethe and Schiller and a number 3f original poems. Her marriage interrupted tier literary work for some time, but sho jould not long be idle. In 1853 she published her first volume of poems, "Passion Flowers," which attracted much attention. Tho same year she published "Words for tho Hour," and a blank verse drama, which was produced in Wallack's Theatre, New York, md afterwards in Boston. Since her husiiand's death she has preached, written and :raveled much in all parts of the United States. Her lectures include "Is Polite Society Polite?" and "Greece Revisited." In 1873. 8_he went tq England tQ lecturo on arbi _ _ I tration as a means"of 'settling all national and International disputes. Her life has been and is still one of ceaseless activity. Her home is in Boston, Mass., where she is the center of a circle of> literati, whioh includes many of the most brilliant minds In America to-day. POPULAR SCIENCE. Churches lighted by electricity are increasing in number. Ten engines of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway will ?oon be furnished with electric headlights. Thfl PnnA Iias ordered that St. Peter's have an elevator that shall run to the dome, and -will introduce eleotrie lights into the Vatican. William Yansey is a Chicago janitor who is said to be possessed of a doubledecked throat, with two separate and distinct voices. He can sing a duet all by himself. Negotiations are in hand between the Italian and Swiss Governments to establish telephonic communication between Milan, Como and Lugano and other towns in Switzerland. A new enemy of the vine in France is a galley worm, or myriopod, which has been observed by 3VL Fontaine to invade the buds in numbers ranging from five to ten on a bud, forming balls of the size of a small pea. Such has been the growth of popular opinion in favor of the sudden disposition of the dead by heat that there are now in the country eighteen incorporated cremation societies, and during the past ten years about three thousand cremations have taken place. It seems strange, both from individual and social conditions, that there should be more suicides in Germany than in other European countries, yet so it appears, the annual average being I ~4- O 7 +/% nrainr 10 010 norRfma. Trj OUUUK *. . WW f -~ France it is 1.87, in Austria 1.63, in England .76 and in Italy .46. Glassware cracks wben placed in Jaot water because, being a poor conductor of heat, the outside becomes hot and expands, while the interior is ctill cool. The strain resulting from this unequal expansion causes the fracture. For this reason, thin glass, which is quickly heated through, is less likely to break than the thick, heavy varieties. A curious phenomenon has been discovered near Eddy, New Mexico. In Dark Canyon, about three miles from Eddy, a number of tunnels wera run in order to tap streams of water to get a supply for the water works. The trntor irna frmnd runninc in small natural water pipes, made by the deposit of lime from the water. The whole space cut by the tunnels was found to be perforated with these lime pipes. M. Mas Schuler is said to have discovered, in the joints of persons attacked with chronic articular rheumatism, bacteria, which are always identical in like cases. These bacilli are short and thick, having at e'ach end bright grains which aniline colors make still more evident. The discoverer has been able to cultivate these bacteria in bouillon, on gelatine, or on a piece of potato.' Their culture requires a temperature of at least twenty-five degrees, and darkness is indispensable. When shall we have anti-rheumatic vaccination? At the level of the sea the pressure of the atmosphere on the piston of an engine is about fifteen pouncia to tne square inch, but decreases at higher altitudes. As this atmospheric pressure must be overcome by the steam pressure before any work can be done, it is evident that the diminished air pressure of high altitudes more work can be obtained from a given pressure of steam than at the sea level, or in other words, an equally effective pressure of steam cau be obtained with the expenditure of less fuel. The difference, however, is not great enough to be of any practical importance. Strange History of the Tomato. A great many years ago a man from ? " * * *? i- i- _ the .Bermuda islands was sent to me jail in York Countj, Pennsylvania, for some offense, writes Rosa Autumn. He had with hiin a few seeds of the tomato, which he planted in the jail yard. But before the plant grew to maturity he was discharged. No one I Irnairr +V10 TlftmA nf tVlfi nlants or their nature, but through curiosity they were taken care of, and they grew to large, fine plants and were covered with a strange fruit, and as the fruit ripened it changed from green to a brilliant red, and became an object of wonder and admiration to the inmates of the jail. Mrs. Klinefelter, the lady keeper, cautioned the prisoners against eating any of the fruit, as she was sure it was poisonous. Just when the fruit was fnlly matured the Bermuda visitor revisited the jail and asked to see the plants. When this was granted him he took some of the fruit, aud, sitting down, asked for pepper, salt and vinegar and commenced eating the supposed poisonous fruit, which he appeared to enjoy very much, informing Mrs. Klinefelter that the fruit or vegetable was the tomato or love apple, and she would find it wholesome and nutritious. The seeds were distributed among the friends and neighbors of the jail-keeper, and for many years it was cultivated more for an ornament than for table use, but by degrees it began to be fully understood and appreciated, and then soon grew into general use. I remember when the tomato was grown only for an ornament and large, fine specimens put up ou the mansel and left there until they were rotten, and I remember well the lirst that were cooked and eateu in our family, and we all soon became very fond of them, and now I suppose there isn't a vegetable eaten that is so generally liked as the tomato, with oue exception, the potato. ? Louisville Courier-Journal. mm A Water and Sediment Calculation. It has been estimated by competent civil engineers that the Mississippi River annually discharges 19,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of water into the Gulf of Mexico. Of this prodigious quantity the l-2900th part is sediment. Thus it will be seen that the Mississippi annually deposits enough mud in the gulf to cover a square mile at. surface to a depth of 210 feet.?Hi Louis Republic. ' - . ' .<> -Oujj Highest of all inkaventeg s Royal 4B&OLVT Economy requires that for baking powder the I will go further and make of finer flavor, more di ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO Preparing, In Time ot Peace. "The British Government is forever experimenting with its fighting appurtenances in order to ascertain just what it can dj in case of tronble with some other country," said Joseph Markell, of Boston, at the Ebbitt. "For some time past it has been trying to find out just how long it would take to get its men and supplies across the American continent in case of a difficulty with Russia. A short time ago a special train, carrying armament and supplies, was dispatched from Halifax to Esquimault, British Columbia, with instructions to stop only to take water and change engines, and the trip was made in less than five days. Mrs. Guelph pretty nearly knows to a certainty just what every department of her empire can do in any kind of an emergency."?Wash:?ci?. Ulg tuu KJtUl. At Eddy, in the Pecos Valley, New Mexico, the farmers are cultivating canaigre, and are getting $10 per ton in its green state for all they can raise. V 1 From away up in British North America come? the following greeting to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Allen Sharrard, of Hartney, Selkirk Co., Manitoba, whose portrait, with that of her little boy, heads this article, writes as follows: " I take great pleasure in recommending Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for 'falling of the womb.' I was troubled with bearing down pains and pains in my back whenever I would be on my feet any length of time. I was recommended to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which I did with happy results. I feel like a new person after taking three bottles of it" As we have just heard from the frigid North, we will now introduce a letter received from the Sunny South. The following is from Mrs. J. T. Smitb, of Oakfuskee, Cleburne Co., Ala. She writes : " I was afflicted and suffered untold pains and misery, such as no pen can describe, for six years. I was confined to bed most of the time. 1 expected the cold band of death every day. I was afflicted with Ieucorrhea? with excessive flowing?falling of the womb ?bearing down sensation?pain in the small of my back?my bowels costive?smarting, itehine and burninz in the vagina, also pal pitation of the heart. When Tbegan taking your medicine I could not sit up, only a few minute* at a time, I was so weak. I took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription three times per day, I also took his ' Golden Medical Discovery' three times per day and one of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets every night. I have taken seven bottles of the ' Discovery,' seven bottles of tha 'Prescription' and five bottles of the ' Pellets.' I took thes9 medicines seven months, regularly, never missed a day. These medicines cure a me. I feel as weU as I ever did in my life. Four of the best doctors in the land treated my case four years. They all gave me up as hopeless? they said I could not be cured, and could not live. Through the will of God, and your medicines, I have been restored to tho best ?f health." Yours truly, Especially for Farmers, Miners, E. E. Ila down to the heel. EXTRA WEAI YOUR Boot wearers testify this i Rubber I>EALER FOR THEM and When You Want to Look on SAP( i - . trength.?latest D. S. Sot. Food Repot Baking Powder ELY PURE in every receipt calling ?AT7l1 clllll UCPrl Tf U1 UV UwlWUt the food lighter, sweeter, gestible and wholesome. 106 WALL ST., NEW YORK. How Gold Loses by Abrasion. Gold while in circulation is handled less than any other medium. It fa usually kept in the vaults of banks for demands rarely made, and for thi? * reason the loss by abrasion is about one-half of one per cent, in any twenty years. In a $20 gold piece, the standard weight of which is 518 grains, the Government allowance for loss by abrasion is 2.58 grains, but, except in cases where the coins have been tampered with by "sweaters," the loss rarely exceeds this limit.? New York Journal. n ii -J. amuuesi uuuit iu iiie jt mm. The smallest book in the world if said to be a New Testament. It was printed with type of very small size, which could be used but once, as it was found *o be impossible to distribute them after the impression had been printed. The page is an inch long by three-quarters of an inch wide, and the volume, including cover* is exactly a quarter of an inch thick. ?Chicago Times. ? i??? ' . ' '' & Mrs. W. O. Gunekel, of No. 1461 Soatli Seventh Street, Terra Haute, Indiana, write*: " I had been suffering from womb trouble for eight rears having aoctored with the mod skillful physicians, but finding only temporary relief from medicines prescribed oy' them. I was advised by a mend to taka Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which I did, and found, in taking six botues of tha 'Prescription' and two<-of the 'Golden' Medical Discovery,' that it has effected a positive cure, for which words cannot express my gratitude for the relief from tha great suffering that I so long endured." Yours truly, dv7. 0. As a powerful, invigorating, rostorativa * tonic " Favorite tTescripoon" unprovw digestion and nutrition thereby building up solid, wholesome flesh, and increasing the strength of the whole system. 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