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What Mail May Owe the Spider. It can not be reasonably doubted that one of the most interesting features connected with the natural history of spiders is their habit of gaining a livelihood by spreading nets for the capture of prey. It may be that the large share of the attention of naturalists that this habit has attracted is to be attributed to the fact that it appeared to be confined in the animal world to spiders and men. | This circumstance is of itself snffif ciently remarkable to call for special comment; but its interest is not a little enhanced by the reflection that, since spiders made their appearance in the history of animal life vast ages before man came upon the scene, none of us can justly claim that any mem'">! '?f r,nr mm U-irul tuns thfi first 1U tbe invention of the art of netting. Possibly, uulccil, tbe oft-repeated and unavoidable observation of tbe efficacy of a spider's web for tbo purpose of catching otherwise unobtainable prey may have roused in tbe brain of nome intelligent hunter among our ancestors the idea of Unpractical utility of a similar instrument fur the capture of lish or other eatable forms of life. But if tliis be so, civilized man has long forgotten tbe debt of gratitude he owes to spiders. For, to tbe average individual among us, a spider is a thing to be looked upon and spoken of with fear and dislike amounting to loathing, and to be ruthlessly destroyed wheu a safe chance of destruction is afforded.?Nature. lied Cottou. Red cotton fias been raised at Alpharetta, Ga., where a well-known planter has quite a quantity of that curious I stuff, every stalk ot wmcn is a ueej? red, rven tlie leaf, boil aud bloom. This novel crop comes from planting Feeds obtained six <>r seven years ago from a freak stalk of red cotton found growing in Florida.?New York Mercury. Dr. Kilmer's S*amp-IIoot euros uJl Kidney and liladder troubles. Pamphlet and Consultation froa. Laboratory Rinsrhatnton. N. Y. t*e executors ?"'f the will of ilie iatfl Charles Stewart I'arnell have deeiJe.iitv j?stroy his political correspondence. Wliy She Smile* Sweetly. Sparkling eyes, quick beating In-art. and the rosy blush of pleasure on the beeks, manes the strong man happy when ho meets his lady love. That'* th'* kind <>1 a man whose very touch thrills because it is full of energy, vigorous nerw power and vitality. Tobaeeo makes strong men impotent, weak and skinny. No-To.Ra<: sol.I |.y Druggists everywhere. (iuarauteed to euro. Book, titled "Don't Tobaeco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away." free, a I. Sterling Remedy Co.. nvw H.ITN <.T Adjust Fnmilr Difference*. Bail temper is often merely Iwul digestion. Many quarrels attributed to perverse dispositions are due to disordered livers. Ripin* Tabules adjust family differences, and would prevent ihem, which is better, if taken in time. Ripans Tabules, taken after meals, morning and evening, for a while, regulate the system fe and sweeten the temper. V Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children I teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamrna' tion, allays i>ain. cure* wind colic. ~r>c. a bottle J. .S. Parker, Fred on ia. N. Y.. says: "Shall not call on you for the Slo t reward, for I ?hjlieve Hall's Catarrh Cure will cure any case of catarrh. Was verv bad." Write him lor particulars Solti by f>rmrgt?. "5c. Don't Neglect a Cough. Take s<mm Hale s Honey of Horehnund and Tar iimUinlrr. * Tike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No. 1 Astluna medicine? \V R. wtiuMHs, Antiorh, Ills.. April II. lh?4. I How is Your Blood? If it is }>cor and thjc and la-.kiu^ tu the eiiniliiT acil tuulitv of those re.l cor|ns.d?*s. you are in iIhii^'t of si? kn??.*s from iisi-^e i. germs nuil the wrvatin;; olhvt warm weatlier. rurifvyoi,r i loo<l wub Hood's Sarsaparilla Thf> KP'at l'l??u.i purifier wbi?*U lias proved it.? ii.<Tii l?ya t<?cor<l cf cura> unequalled in al hislc-'y. With pun*. rich Mood you will lit' \v?'ll and str-ni; l>> not uegle<-t this important iiintlcr >>ut take Sarsaparilla now. 15c sure to tret Hood s. Dilln nrc tasteless, mild, etfwIfOOU S IIIS tive. All drng'/isis. H5r. HIGHEST AWARD * WORLD'S FAIR. x Tuf RF<ST 1 1 A 1 H?# LJ L? A ^ PREPARED F^O OD SOLD EVERYWHERE. * J0HN CARLE & SONS, New York. * | ENGINES j * AND BOILERS < f For nil purposes requiring ^ \ power. Automatic. Corliss > W & Compound Engines. Hor- { > izontnl iVr Vertical Boilers. ( f Complete Steam Plants. f f B.W.PAYNE&SONS, < ' f Eimira N. Y. ( ST N. Y. Office. 4 1 OeySt. ( ( 1 Raphael, Angelo. Rubens. 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T*?ie?Good. Use ia time. Sold by onanists. m SSE32ma2BK&sfga / MABEL. ON THE FOURTH, "You light two crackers thus," she said. "That's yours, and I'll take this, And now. if yours should go off first, Why. you can claim a kiss. We watch tho powder quickly burn, Fizz. bang! Oh. happy sight! I fold th" maiden in my arms And take what's min?' by right Alas! It seems so easy thus To win what mauy men "Will envy later uii in life, For Mabel's only ten. ?Tom Masson. A FliESH AIR FOURTH. BY TOM T. MORGAN. was ^ ]|^? the hottest da; urn b iar o the season that email boy pre ^j>>. rented himself a the office of th & J/ U J ^ Secretary of th Fresh Air Fund Society. He seemei weak, as if ill from the intense heat. "Got a chance for me, sir?" hi asked, timidly. "No, my boy," answered the Secre tary. "No one wants boys ye ." The lad made do answer. His weak dragging footsteps carried him out o the building and down the hot stree for a few blocks. Then he staggerei a few steps, threw up his hands weak Jy, wavered blindly and fell in i heap on the pavement. "Another sunstroke," said the po liceman who picked him up. Next day another boy came to thi Secretary's office with the question "Anv chance for me, sir?" And agaii the Secretary answered that nobod; wanted boys yet. This boy limped ii nnrl nnf- nn n. f?rnt(?h. for one of hi legs mm/? withered and useless, bu his liml? was brisk despite the hea and his evident weariness. But h< fit op 05(1 when out of heariug, and on hand slipped furtively up and dushei a tear or two away. ^^8 i 4iA REGU Upon the following afternoon a tall angular man came striding briskly int the office. The Secretary looked u from his "writing, then greeted hir politely. "Paul Hallett, I reckon?" inquire the new-comer. "That is my name, sir. What ca: I do for you? I?why, of course remember you, John Joplin," sail Mr. Hallett, with a hearty ring in hi voice. ."And I am truly glad to se you again, old friend." Mr. Joplin in his well known pep per-and-salt 6uit, did not look particu larly prosperous, and the Secretar was afraid that he had been obliged t save and hoard in order to make thi journey back East from Colorado, t visit old scenes. But he was ver glad to see him, and he was talkin over old times when he was interrupt . I ed bv the entrance of the lame bo who had come the day before and gon uway disappointed with a whistle o his lips and tears in his eyes. To-da his face seemed to look a little olde and thinner. But ne hopped i briskly on his crutch. "Got a chance for me yet, sir?" h asked. "Yes, my lad," the Secretary an swered. "I have just one chance fo ' a boy. You can spend your Fourt | of July week in the country. Wlit | is your name?" As he spoke he hel i out a card. "Hi!" The boy fairly snatched th - card and hopped out of the rooi I with a smoothered whoop. "That boy has ft happy week befoi Tmn " Hftirl thfi Spnrptnrv. "T wish : * were in my power to make many moi ? such little fellows happy in the san 9 way," "What's this business, anyhow' 'I ashed Mr. Joplin. "J don't exactl x see through it." Mr. Hallett briefly explained the si ciety. Its beneficiaries were anion - the children of the very poor, wb could never hope to escape for even day from the exhausting heut of tl R stifling city unless helped. Kit i? people living out in the cool counti ft scut in their mimes signifying the * willingness to entertain a girl or be y for a week. The society paid for tl s transportation of the children to ai iruui luc uuuuirj. "It's a good notion," comment* I Mr. Joplin. ^ "But very few of these kind peop |' want boys nowadays," continued M ^ Hallett. "The little chaps are i clined to be riotous. Nearly evei one has asked for girls of late. T1 | boys do a good deal of mischief, ni behave, I presume, like wild Indians "Or, jest simply like boys?" su [ gested Mr. Joplin. And then little Knacks, the lar boy, returned. He hopped in and laid the card on the desk. "Here is the ticket back again, sir," he said. "Lat some other boy use it; I don't need it. I'm not going." He was outside of the door by this time. Mr. Joplin's tall form arose suddenly from his chair. He took a few long steps and placed his big hand on the. lad's shoulder. "Here !" he said, fairly propelling the little chap back into the room. "Come back here!" "I'm not gom' to the country tomorrow,"the lad persisted. "Lemme go! I'm busy!" "Sit down there!" commanded Mr. Joplin. "Now. when Knucks had received the precious ticket entitling him to e the country week he had flown home{ ward as fast as his crutch would carY ry him. Little Jimmy Patton, the f sun-etricken lad, lay on the brisk litB tie cripple's bed. He looked up weakly . as his friend hopped into the room, t "I've got. it, Jim!" Knucks cried, e eagerly, "I've got a ticket for one, e an' you can go to the country to-mor] row!" The sick boy's face lighted up and e he took the ticket and looked at it. "You'll get well now, old man!" - cried Knucks. "An'Jim, you jr,st remember everything you do an' see an' , hear fer ter tell me." f The sick boy held out the ticket, t "I ain't goin', Knucky." he said. 1 "Yon are the one that cot the ticket; - you ure to go." & Mr. Hallett was a keen questioner, and it was not long till he had the - whole story. "Course I wouldn't listen to him," e said Ivnncks in telling it. "But it's , no use, ho says I got the ticket an1 j I've got to go on it." p "Well, why don't you?" said Mr. i Hallett. s "Me?" The boy's tone was defiant, t but he looked worried and >oubled t more than he would tell. ' 'e go? e Who'd take care of him whilst?" e His voice shook and he started to hop 1 from the room. "Keep your ticket," he jerked. *?T ?*?*/&?[ N/- ' LAP. PICNIC.'* I, "Sit down there again," said Mr. 0 Joplin. "Here, little feller, both of p you can go to the country." q Knucks had 6at down, and for a moment he stared at the man in the pep* d per and salt suit. "There's only one ticket," he faln tered, finally. 1 "Hang tickets!" cried Mr. Joplin. d "You fellers are goin' with me. Tos morrow's the Fourth of July?I'll give e a potlatch! I?git along with you; tell the other little feller that both of i- you are goin' to the country with me i- to-morrow. Say, hold on! Any more y sick boys you know of? Invite 'em all." o "John," interrupted the Secretary, s "Invite 'em all," said Mr. Joplin, o talking him down. "You've got to y have a crowd when you give a potg latch. Git along with you. Hold on! Better let Mr. Secretary do the iny vitin'. But you an' the othar little e chap be on hand here at this office by n sun-up. Don't forget!" v Knucks glanced at the Secretary inr quiringly and got a reassuring nod. n He flew for home as fast as he could poss bly go, wholly unmindfal of the e heat, and told the glorious news. Jim immediately eat up in bed, dei i claring that he felt well. r "But, what's a putlatch?" he asked, h presently. it "I duDoo,"answered Knucks. "But d it's something good." Next morning a mob of children ie ; 6tood collected at the door of the n ' Fresh Air Society before the sun rose. j Tbey were all boys. Such a crowd -e : of weaklings as they were?white it ' facet!, skimpy little fellows?but e ! every face asliiue witli eac^rness. ie | While Mr. Hullett had been issuing j the invitations the giver of the pot; latch had been equally busy. He had y strode hither aua thitber, made purI chases and sent telegrams. o-: Presently till was ready. Across i ig I the ferry they were bundled into the j io cars, and a variety of boxes of all a j sizes were thrust into the express car ie j and away they went. id j It whs still eurly in the forenoon i y when they reached their destination ? ir ! a pretty green bowered country vii>y lage that Mr. Hallet had recomle mended?and there was a brass band ul at the depot to meet them. "We're here, fellers!" crieil 3Ir. id Jophn to his boys. "This is the place. It's out iu the open air, an' le tc-day's the Fourth of July. Yell all r. you want to. The band will now n- play !" ry The musicians headed the proccstie sion of whooping lads to a pleasant 3(1 grove just outside the town. The boys ." who couldn't run, walked, and those g- who couldn't walk rode in a long wagon on top of the boxes that had ue 1 come from the city. Id the coolest, shadiest spot in the grove a long, long table was set, almost staggering under its load of delicious eatables. "The first thing," said Mr. Joplin's big voice, "is to eat. Some of us didn't have as much breakfaft as we wanted, an' mebbj some of us didn't have any at all. So, eat now, fellers, an' talk later on." All those urchins fell upon that long table almost like as many ravenous wolves. And then in a moment Jimmy whispered something to Knucks, and Knucks hopped over to where Mr. Hallett was and whispered to him: "Mebby we oughtn't to eat too much, sir. It costs lots of money an' perhaps Mr. Joplin?" "Mr. Joplin is the owner of a great cattle ranch out in Colorado," answered Mr. Hallett. "He can afford this." "We didn't know," Baid Knucks. "His pepper an' salt suit looks kinder ?well, we?we didn't know." And, when Mr. Hallett told the man from Colorado what Knucks had said, Mr. Joplin laughed a big, hearty "flaw-haw!" and then he looked himself over, and then he colored, and then he laughed again. When they had all eaten and were filled, Mr. Joplin stood up at the head of the mighty breakfast table in his seedy pepper and salt and said rather awkwardly: "I asked Mr. Hallett to make you a speech, but he says I've got to doit. I haven't much to say. This is the Fourth of July. It's the proper thing to read the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July, but the only Declaration of Independence we're going to have here is that we're going to do jest exactly as we please all day long. We're goin' to yell as much an' as loud as we please. There are two big boxes of firecrackers over there, an* we're goin' to help ourselves to all we want an' shoot till they're all gone. We're goin' to eat again at 1 o'clock, an' again at 6 o'clock, an' we've got to keep Busy in the meantime or we won't have good eppetites. A Cln-m s-1 /vw +V?i/io nrciQm fro/i7Pffl will be opened, an' every feller will grab a spoon. There are four or five barrels of red apples?the heads will be knocked in pretty soon, an' we'll fill our pockets an' hats. This is my potiatch, understand, an' everybody takes all he wants an' does what he pleases with it. Fall into the brook if you want to, or eat yourselves siok, or break your arms; it's all right. A doctor goes with the rest of the potlatch if we need him. We?" "Oh, John, that is not the way to talk to them," interrupted Mr. Hallett. "I'd like to know why it ain't?" answered Mr. Joplin. "A potiatch that ain't a free pitch-in ain't no potiatch at all. "Well, then, I'll make this condition: No boy shall take advantage of any smaller boy?if he does I'll thrash him." "So will we," yelled the boys. "I think I ought to add something to what Mr. Joplin has Baid," spoke Mr. Hallett. "In the first place, I presume you are puzzled to know what a potiatch really is. I was mjoolf fill Mr .Tnr>Kn ATnlained. Awav WW* V.** - 1 . ? ?r out West, among certain tribes of Indians, when a savage aspires to stand high among his fellows he savos np blankets and all sorts of desirable articles till he has as great a store of them as possible. Then he invites his tribe to a feast and gives away all the accumulation. It makes him a beggar for a long time, bnt he has won the esteem of his tribe as long as he lives. Mr. Joplin has given yon a potlatch of happiness, and I think he has won more than the giver of any Indian potlatch ever won." "Hurrah! Yes, sir-ee!" whooped the boys. The day was one long day of unalloyed happiness. They ate, shot fire ? - 1 1 crackers and swung ana racea ana chased, and the band played every time it was requested. During the afternoon Mr. Joplin arranged with various families in the village to take care of such boys a9 needed more than a day of the country air as long as they might require it; and the next week Knucks and Jimmy found that it was all settled that they should live in the country for a year at Mr. Joplin's expense. At night, after the fireworks had been 6hot off and it wa3 time to begin the march for the train, the boys cheered for Mr. Joplin till they could have been heard nearly a mile, and when they stopped Mr. Joplin said. "Thank ye, fellers!"?New York Press. A Firecracker Cage. In the thickly inhabited portions of China the buildings are dry, flimsy and easily combustible. China is also I lit? UULUU U1 LLLV iiicuatavi. auw little sqaib of perennial joy to American boys was known in the Flowery Kingdom for untold centuries before the Chinese were known to the rest of the world. Hence it naturally follows that the Chinese have reduced the exploding of firecrackers to an exact science. Bill IMP pfl THE CHINESE FIRECRACKER CAGE. i There is always a danger that the little squibs and the larger crackers ' will start a conflagration. Johu China; man does away with this danger by I setting off his firecrackers in a cage i like the one shown in tlie illustraI tion. Its Bides are of wire, anil so | closely woven that the flying fragments do not get out of the cage. | There is all the noise and none of the ! daDger of setting fires. j In tbis country the cages may be : seen in tho "joss house," or temple, | of any Chiuese colony. I roruLAii sciisxtE. Overhead trolley lines will soon snj persede steam on the Mount Holly (N". J.) branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A scientific mission is to be dispatched next year to Madagascar for the purpose of reporting on the physical geography, geology, fauna and flora. A new and cheap hydraulic motor recently invented consists of a water wheel stationed ou two boats in a current. The separation of the boats gives a space, in which the wheel revolves. If the new hypothesis of Professor Newcomb proves to be correct, our planetary system includes a ring of planetoids between Mercury and Venus similar to that discovered during the present century between Mars and Jupiter. The hypothesis is an improbable one. | Some of the London electrical supI ply firms are taking steps to enable I thfl rmblic readily to enjoy the advan JC T - - - . . . tages of electrical heating. They are not only lending electrical cooking stoves to customers, bat are prepared to supply a separated metre and charge half rates for cooking. It is calculated that if the sun was composed of pure carbon and pure 1 oxygen in the proportion to form car- i bon dioxide, the heat developed by j burning it up would only last 1763 ^ I years at its present rate of radiation. 1 The energy evolved, however, by its ^ I merely contracting one ten thou- t sandth part of its present radius would < keep up its present radiation for 2180 1 years. 1 A recent invention is a pneumRtio J india rubber boat, shaped like a hoi secollar, from the forward part of which ^ two boots or leg cases depend. The * bottoms of the boats are pi ovided with ' collapsing paddles, which open on the ] i?i. or./! nlnon nn the forward 1 (DKUH Sliu&c auu vivww _ stroke. A rudder is attached to the stern. The boat may be inflated in three minutes, when tLe space inside the collar forms a comfortable seat. Propulsion is entirely by the feet. When not inflated the boat loses its characteristic shape and may be packed away in a valise. One of the latest uses to which paper has been turned is the making of telegraph poles. The paper pulp emj ployed is saturated with a mixture of borax, tallow and other substances. ' The mass is cast in a mould with a , core in the centre, forming a holiow rod of any desired length, the cross- ( pieces being held by wooden keys driven in on either side of the pole. The paper poles are said to be lighter | and stronger than those of wood, and j to be unaffected by the many weather I influences which shorten the life of ; the wooden pole. 1 j ? ? * T>?niiii#>tinn or Meerschaum. Mr. Camberbatch, British Consul at j Angoria, in his latest report, says ' ! that rich deposits of meerschaum are j I found twenty miles to the southeast of Eski Sbehir, an important station ol the Anatolian Railway. , The meerschaum is extracts d in the same way as coal. Pits from twenty! five to 125 feet deep are dug, aDd as j soon as the vein is struck horizontal I galleries, sometimes of considerable \ length, are made, but more than two | galleries are seldom to be found in one ! pit. The stone as extracted i6 called ' "ham tasb," or rouph block, and is soft enough to be easily cut with a knife. It is white, with a yellowish I tint, and is covered with a red. clayey | soil of about one inch thick. In this " a?a mirnhftsed bv ' fetiltG TJ20 UlUUAs v j^w. w ! dealers on the spot, not by weight or J measurement, but according to apj proximate quantity, either per load of three sacks or per cart load, according to the quality. These blocks are dried and subjected to certain preparations before being conveyed to Eski Shehir. I Some of them are as small as a walnut, I while others attain the size of a cubic foot. Those which combine regularity of surface and size are the best. I The manipulation required before ; they are ready for transportation is j long and costly. The clay soil is ret moved, and the meerschaum dried. In I summer exposure for five or six days j to the sun's rays suffices, but ?n winter a room heated to the required A nor>psqftrY. and the dry xemperui/uiD u ing process takes eight or ten days. I When dried the blocks are well cleaned and polished, then they are sorted into about twelve classes, each ! class being packed with great care in separate cases, and each block being wrapped in cotton wool. The bulk [ of the meerschaum is sent to Vienna, where it is worked and dispersed all over the world. Choosing the Lesser Evil. One of the California pioneers the other day told a story of stump-speaking in the Golden State. A turbid orator, so noted for his verbosity and heaviness that he had been dubbed "Melancholy" McCuilora,was assigned to speak at a mining camp in the i mountains. There were about fifty miners present when he began. But when, at the end of a couple of hours he gave no signs of finishing, his listeners dropped away. Some went back to work, but the majority sought wherewith to quench their thirst, which had been immensely aggravated by the dryness of the discourse. Finally there was but one auditor left, a dilapidated, weary-looking old fellow. Fixing his gaze on him, Mc Cullom pulled out a man s size bja* i shooter and laid it on the table. The | old fellow rose slowly and drawled out: "Be you goin' to shout, cf I go?" "You bet I am," responded .MeCullom, "I'm boutid to finish my speech, even if 1 have to shoot to keep an audience." The old fellow sighed in a tired manner, edged ulf slowly, saying as he did so: "Well, shoot, ef you wants to. I may jest as well be shot as talked to death."?Washington Post. Lighlnin^ Aids a iJiitelier. Butcher George Grathwohl, of Cntchoque, N. Y., had a tine fat pig in front of his place for slaughter. Suddenly a furious thuuderstorui came up and when it was at its height, a bolt descended and killed the pig. The lightning also skinned the porker and all the butcher had to do was to cut the animal up for sale.?Chicago , Times-Herald. oakin? Absolute How a Bnlliropr Bellows. "Do you know how a bullfrog fcelows?" 6fti<l ex-Magistrate Camp last ( light as he spread out hiB legs and ? oiued in the conversation of the side- 1 valk group in front of the Willard < 3otel. "Now, most people think that < rhen a bullfrog bellows he is laying ] lpon a big log or rook just blowing i )fT. That's not so. When a bullfrog 1 jellows he is lying flat oat on the t vater, this way," and the speaker < ipread out his broad palm. "I've seen ] em. You know he has a sort of wat- ] :le under his throat. Well, he fills . ihat about half full of water and blows i jut the air through it. You've all put ] water in a bottle and then blown* into i :t?" There was no response, but Mr. ] 3nmp continued: "You know howthat sounds. Well a frog bellows in that ame way, and it sounds just like i blowing in a bottle partly filled with water. Just this way." and the ? 1. J ti ill*" 3peaKer expanaeu ms <>wu tvuuio ind gave an imitation so natnral as to ilarm the cook in the hotel kitchen. "Do yon know whero a frog's teeth ire?" continued 'Squire Camp, encouraged by the absence of argument. "In his stomach?" somebody suggested, "No. A frog's teeth," resumed Squire Camp, impressively, "are just *bout the middle of his backbone, between his hind and fore legs."?Louisrille Courier-Journal. Water ou the Moon. Some interesting observations have been made recently by Professor Pickering at the observatory at Arequipa concerning the possibility of water existing ou the surface ol the moon. It has been observed that there are some thirty-five winding gorges which are distinctly river-like in shape. They are but a few miles in length and quite Darrow at the sources and widening into perfectly formed estuaries. The observations are so minute that it Las been determined that the rivers are not more thau a few hundred feet in width at their widest parts. Tho largest of these rivers is sixty-live miles in length and 1: ih its source in the lunar Apennines.?New York Sun.. C^/^TTDsfFrr ft ONE BKTJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the tafte, and acts fently yet promptly on the Kidneys, iiver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. I)o not accept any Eubstitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE. Ki. NEW YORK, N Yf\These* Jjp; L usin This on< ^ ',av<:;? s lt: gave him Mf,, V what every jIIPt' when the or* ft k ^ anc* t^l< fM> ii Vsrs ' ^ II// '' I' v because found something better than soa Something easier, quicker, sin economical. No rubbing to i wear?easy work and money saA it's washing clothes, cleaning 1 kind of washing and cleaning. What Brings Release From Don't Yci _ _? 'in pderl SLY PlURE Some Old Legal Freaks. There is said to be a law in Massajhnsetts making it an offense to give iway an object or thing as an inducenent to purchase other things; for iiample, to give away a pictnre with iverj certain araoant of other things Durchased. There was once a law rv\orlo U on nffiiTiao fnr ft mfl.T) tn rr U1VU UiUUU IV nu vuvuuu ?v? ? ??? dss bis wife oq Sunday, bnt was ? strangely silent about kissing some* jthcr man's wife. Many a man still >;;! living can remember when it was not ^ permissable to open the theatres in Boston on Saturday evenings, and. there was a law to punish any dissi- "j pated individual found smoking on the '<?] street. Some of these fantastic old' legal freaks have been done away with, but there are scmo communitiea which, like 6ome individuals, reqniro quite an unconscionable time to get .? wide awake."--Boston Traveler. , A Philadelphia company is makingblocks of compressed hay. ?Foul breath is a '/' discourager of af- A | fection. It is al? 'j: ways an indication '} of poor health'? bad digestion., To ? bad digestion is traceable almost all ! Upon the health^ action of the digestive organs, the blood depends for its richness and punty. TC ?4?v\icnnAiie rrioffAr XI Ul^CdUUU 0bV|;0| jA/jgvuwus muk?M ww ? cumulates add is forced into the blood. ?there is no place else for it to 50. The bad* brcatli is a danger signal. Look out for it! If you Save it, or any other symptom of indigestion, take a bottle or two of Dr. Pierce'* , Golden Medical Discovery. It will straighten out the trouble, make your blooa pure and healthy and full of nu? , A' triment for the tissues. CONFIDENCES. Yea, Jennie, I have noticed it. v J I would not speak of it at all Were it not for the fact That I know a remedy. I had the same experience. Every now and then, A; And always at a time "? OneVf"thoseliUtle pimple-like blotchea Would appear on my face And annoy me ,^{ n.t.nnH rvtiresaion. I haven't bad one for tlx msnths now. ' I have a talisman That protecta me. I get it at the drug store. ' You have seen the advertisement* I am pretty sure. < Ripans mTabules Is the name?three doxen in a box I Swallow one after dinner, Or just before * ? J time, About once ? week and You will be annoved no more. But more beautiful I If you Would believe that possible. DAVIS CREAM SEPARATORS Combined Separator. Feed Cooker, and Chars Power. fWj CheaP and coodt* Complete Dairy In Itself, hi <y 58 84t?? Time, Labor and Hl~W Sbi_ |z3B Money. Book Mailed Lf. "TkL -jTrBnitgl Free, write for it. WAG ENTS WxJiTED. ?DAVI8 A RANKIN ' 'BLOC. Sl MFO. CO. Chicago, III. SITl'ATIOX."* When <jt'A I.I F1KD?Young Jleu to learn Te-qtrapby, Station auii Express Agt*n;i>* Dutlrf. K. WIIITEMAX, Chatham,N. Y. f)ENSI0N3?.S.?&0.??$ 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. L?t* Principal Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau. ^jriiDiMt war. 15 abjudicating clsiius. attj since stopped g soap, long ago, s stopped because?well, we'll uess why. Perhaps, because ton much work to do. That's body thinks, for that matter, :re's nothing but soap at hand, 2re's a <jood deal of dirt to be O 1 from anything. lis one stopped she had 5^ HV p-Pearline. k % lpler, more C. ^//jr ipeak of, no y ,'ed, whether louse, or any 'r/f/ie a 1 i Dirt and Urease? Why, u Know? DLIO!