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I A Worldmaker. M. Eeclus, a Frenchman, has in mind "A project for the construction of a terrestrial srlobe on the seal*? of one to 100,000." This, of course, isfor instruction in geography. It "would be a little world 418 feet in diameter. It can be done, when it is worth the expense, and it may yet fill a long felt want. When a rich man appearp who wants the earth and is willing to buy the whole world, the Eeclus factory may turn him out a good duplicate.?New Orleans Picayune. Eskimo TliroTYinfr Sticks. I In the first place, a "throwing stick," "throwing board," or "spear thrower," as it is sometimes called, is a contrivance for casting a javelin or harpoon, which i3 employed by various savage races, such as the Australians, some South American tribes, and especially by the Eskimos, among whom its use is almost universal. Eoughlv speaking, it is a narrow grooved board a foot or so long, with one end cut into a handle and the other provided with a stud or spur for the butt of the spear to rest against. Tt is ncp/l thnsr firflsniiiff the handle I as he would a sword, the man fits the shaft of the spear into the groove, with the butt resting against the stud, steadying the spear with the finger. Then, extending his arm and bending back hip hand till the spear lies horizontal, he aims at the mark and propels the weapon by a quick forward jerk of the stick. In this way I have seen the Eskimo boys casting their forked javelins at wounded waterfowl. There is a very large number of Eskimo throwing sticks in the National Museum at Washington, collected from all the different branches of the race. These have been very carefully studied by Professor Otis T. Mason, one of the curators of the museum, and he has found that these implements differ greatly from each other in their details, while all are made on the same general plan. For instance, one kind will have a plain handle, while another will have projecting pegs, or holes or sockets, to give a firmer hold for the fingers, and 60 on.?Appletons' Popular Science Monthly. A Big: Eagle. Ottawa Tribe No. 27, Red Men, of this city, has made a purchase that they are very proud of. It is one of the largest golden eagles ever killed in the "West. It is nine feet from tip to tip, and has talons over nine inches long. It was shot a year ago in Ellsworth County, this State, on Smoky Eiver, by Vau Hart, a member of the 1 Leavenworth Gun Club. He was out | ' hunting and the eagle was about to 1 swoop down and get his bird dog, < when he shot it in the breast, using a f ("Winchester rifle. The eagle is finely mounted and -will be nsed by Ottawa ^ Tribe daring the conferring of a degree of the order, which the eagle is nsed to exemplify in several ways. Ottawa Tribe has a number of other 6tuffed birds and animals, and it is 1 prepared to confer the degrees of the Ked Men's Order in an impressive manner.?Leavenworth (Kan.)Times. The Town Will Be Moved. Wentachee is the name of a little town in Washington which is located where there is no good water. To make matters worse the owners of the vacant property wanted too much money for it, and the town could not grow. Now the inhabitants have resolved to % move the town two miles to the bank of the river, where land is cheaper. I Big Brice for a l'icture. J There was eager bidding recently in ^ Paris for a painting by Watteau. The ( room in which the sale took place-was crowded to suffocation. Bids poon ran < np to S21.4C0. There was then a long j eilence, broken by the fall of the hammer. The highest bid was bv Mme. Christine Nilsson, Countess of Casa- 1 Miranda. 1 Bny SI. 00 worth DobWne nottin?-Boras 3c*p of 1 your grocer, send wrappers to Dobbins Soap Mf'f? . Co., Philadelphia, Pa. They will send you free of cbarfre, postage paid, a Worcester Pocket Die- 1 tic-nary, pasrea, bound in cloth, profusely il* , lustrated. Offer gocd until August 1st only. Since tbe new esci?e law went into effect the number of hotels in Xew York City ha? been tripled. Catprrh and Coldft Relieved In 10 to 60 < Minutes. ( Cue short puff of the breath through the i Blower, supp.ied with each ^bottle^of^Dr. J I. s v-alHrrlm' ?uwuer- uiuuteb mis ruw. j der r.ver the suriace of the natal passages. Painless atd delightful to use. It relieves in- ' stnntly and permanently cures Catarrh, Hay i Fever, Colds, Headache, Sore Throat, Tonsilitis and Deafness. If your druggist hasn't 1 it in stock, ask him to procure it for you. ] Fortifv Feeble Lungs Against Winter with : Hale's Honey of Horehouna and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Pis-o's Cure is the medicine to break up i children's Coughs and Colds.?Mrs. M. G. Blcnt, Sprague, Wash., March 8,1S94. Heart Disease Relieved in 30 Minutes. Dr. Agr.ev's Cure for the Heart gives perfect relief in all cases of Organic or Sympathetic Heart Disease in 30 minutes, and speedily effort a n rnrp It i<* n TiforipRS rfmfclv for Pa_l- ? (pitation. Shortness or Breath, Smothering fcpells, Pain in Lett Side and all symptoms ol a Diseased Heart. One dose convinces. It your druggist hasn't it in stock, ask him to procure it lor you. It will save your life. ! FITS stopped free by Dr. Klixe's Great Xehve Rts-toker. Xo tits after first dav's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and $-.00 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline. W51 Arch St.. Phlla.. Pa. J. S. Parker, Fro Ionia, NT. Y., says: "Shall not call on you tor the $101 reward, for I believe Hall's C'atarra Cure will cure any cascof catarrh. Was very bad." Write him for particulars Sola by Druggists, Toe. ' Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle % iw> _ I WW derfu", exclaimed a 'lru^sist, how the people j^B stick to Hood's tjarsai ariila. They all want I Sarsaparilla The Oce True Blood Purifier. All druggists. SI I SB food's Pills cure all Liver Ills. Ci-nts. ^ X Y N V-25 fThe coolness is refreshing; the roots and kerbs invigorating ; the two together animating. You get the right combination in HIRES Rootbeer. jc?1? ooIt by 7h? <~barl??F. H;*?? Co., PhOide'rhUk A 2ii. psclMse r "k? ' >SVA evcrjmb?r*. SUMMER MODES, SOME SEASONABLE GARMENT FOR WARM WEATHER. Natty Traveling Suit for a Bride Handsome Waist With Fancy Collar, Which i9 RemovaDic. MAY MAXTOR says thi mixed novelty suiting thi shades fr?m tan to tab? brown made the natty tra' eling suit for a bride, the vest being < green broadcloth and the full plastro of changeable brown and green sill TRAVELING SU Hie stylish ripple coat back fits with jlove like exactness to the waist line, the loose fitting fronts flaring slightly ipart over the low cut vest. Broad, square shaped lapels 6tand out from jaeh front at the shoulders, narrowing to the lower edges where small ihange pockets are inserted on each ide. The full plastron is arranged on itted lining fronts that close in centre inder the box plait, the vest closing Invisibly over the lower edge of plas:ron. The high collar and straps in :ront are of the mixed goods, lined jvith silk, that is displayed on the rolled edge. Stylishly full gigot leeves are gathered at the top over Ttfp.} linincs and nlainlv completed at :he wrists. The fashionable skirt is shaped with a narrow front gore, wide side and three back gore6, or godets, ;hat flare stylishly at the foot in latest node. The front and sides fit smoothly at the top, the back being arranged in small box plaits with the plucket inished in the seam at the right side )f centre back. The mode is adapted "or walking, shopping, or general wear, and will develop stylishly in Droadcloth, cheviot, tweed, diagonal, serge or crepon, in plain, mixed or checked varieties. Buttons or other garniture can be added and the revers ind vest made of velvet or 6ilk if a nore elaborate effect is desired. The quantity of material 41 inches tvide required to make this jacket oasque for a lady having a 36-inch bust measure is yards. To make the skirt it will require of the same width material G yards for a 20-inch waist measure. ladies' waist with faxct collab. In the ladies' waist depicted in the second large engraving flowered ihallis, violets on a cream ground, is Jaintily decorated with Valenciennes lace. The stylish collar, -which is removable, is of creamy mull edged with i frill of lace, headed by insertion. A stock of violet ribbon is tied in a bow at the back of neck and a belt to match is tied in a bow in front. The full fronts and back are stylishly disposed over fitted linings and the closing is concealed unaer the decoration of lace in centre front. The standing collar has flaring laps of lace and insertion joined on at the top. The full lower edges are usually worn undei the skirt, but can be belted over if ec preferred. The full bishop sleeves are f iH | J$$k fw K n/ A L.VLIES' WAIST W supplied with two seamed linings tha fit the arm comfortably. Gathers a the top gracefully arrange the fulnes oi ine oisnop sieeve, ana me wrists ar finished with cuffs of insertion an< frills of lace. The mode is desirabl for summer wash gowns of lawn, or gandie, batiste, Swiss, gingham, gras lineu- or other cotton or linen fabrics w Embroidery can be used to trim in place of the lace here shown. The quantity of material inches 'S wide required to make this waist for a lady having a 36-inch bust measure is 2? yards. HINTS CN HAIRPRESSTNO. Fluffy bangs, and even the coquettish waves that so graciously conceal the imperfections of an ugly forehead, are, as well as tho girl that wears it them, out of date. The mannish girl it iB at the height of the fashion, and she ic is astounding thousands cf her primv mer sisters by parting her hair at the 5f side. n Absolute severity and simplicity is i. the motto of the new hair-dressing. IT FOR A BRIDE. Twist or coil or braid or do whatever you will with your back hair, so long as the result is modest and inconspicuous, but under no circumstances must you venture to impart a feminine curl to the front locks. Lady Helen Stewart has set the fashion over in England, and her titled friends who are trying to look as well as Lady Helen does are renouncing all connection with the stereotyped frizzes that serve as the badge of English royalty. American women are beginning to take up the fad, and the tailor-made girl of the season promises to be a model of con " **' ? ? ? ^ l? il* ? n >1 /I* ^ A* T ? > O _ yruiwVi wibu tuc iiuuiuuu ui uci nish little hats and her hair newly parted at the side. PARTS HER HAIR AT THE SIDE. The new fashion may not be positively becoming to those who are afflicted with straight locks, but when the hair has a natural wave the effect is rather graceful. The girl who knows the 6ecret of looking well rises superior to the most exacting fashion and even transforms a purely mannish coiffure so as to call forth admiration. ?New York World. i THE SAILOR HAT. The sailor bat has appeared again ; as ui?ual at this time of year, and the monotony of style is relieved a little I by two shapes instead of one. The lino 6traw sailor has a narrower brim i and a higher crown than the one worn ; last season, and the pretty rongh straw 5jr tvs: * V * i* 4"!m$k / f y''/i/,\'|i.ii \ ttii nvrv rriT,T.Alt J t I sailor, with a wider brim and a low t crown and trimmed with flowers and s ! ribbon is one of tho prettiest hats e | worn. Of course, tho sailor prope; 1 I has no trimming except the band, anc e I blue, white and brown are the favor J ite colors. Two quills are added tc s the plain white sailor to distiuguisb . i it as a bicycling hat. J BANKER SHOT IN HIS OFFICE. " Money or Your Z<tfe ! " tho Demand of a Stranger In New York. Destitute of money, a man who gives his aame as George Clarke walked into the Bank of New Amsterdam, at Broadway and rhirty-ninth street, Now York City, in the "noon hour," made his way past the guard into the private office of President George H. Wyckoff, demanded 36000. and when his demand was refused shot 3Ir. Wyckoff and himself. When Clarke approached Wyckoff he handed to the bank President a note, in which it was expressly stipulated that tho S6000 was to be deiiverod under pain of instant death. Being met with a curt refusal, Clarke drew from his pocket a revolver, with which he shot Wyckoff in the abdomen. Ho then turned tho pistol on himself, firing two sbot3. One entered his left side, just below the heart, and the other penetrated the neck. Both men were taken, JyinR side by side in an amouiance, to New York Hospital. Thpre is a veil of mystery surrounding the identity of Clarke. In his periods of consciousness in the hospital he absolutely refused to talk about himself. Mr. Wyckoff has been prominent in banking circles In New York City for many years. In many respects Clarke's crime is similar to that of the man Norcross, who attempted to kill Russell Sage when the old millionaire ?f 1 Mm rtJJ U25CU IV YU liiVUVf fc\/ Uiiii, According to his own statement, made at the hospital, the bank President read the letter through. This letter read: "We want $6000 five one-thousand dollar bills and ten one-hundred dolar bills. "I will shoot you if you make a false move 60 be careful. 'my partner outside also has you covered and if you alarm within three minutes after i leave he will throw a stick of dynamite through front entrance. "put money in envelope. "dont talK." There was no signature attached to the letter. President Wyckoff saw before he had finished with it what sort of a man he had to deal with, and he made up his mind to act promptly. "I am afraid," he said quietly, without looking up from the letter, ''that I cannot accommodate you." After making this statement Mr. Wvckoff took his eyes from the paper and gazed at the crank. At this minute the fellow leveled a pistol, which he had carried at his side during the time the President was reading the letter, at the head of the banker. "You either give me the money," he said, "or I'll shoot you dead!" The President, almost without thinking, jumped from his desk and made a rusb at the man, intending to wrest the revolver from him. He had not moved a foot when there was aloud report, and the banker staggered back, shot in the abdomen. A second later there was another report, and the President's assailant lay unconscious on the floor. A ROMANCE OF CRIME. A Tramp Punished for Squandering Train Robbers' Burled Booty. A romance of crime as strango as any in Action came to an end in San Francisco, Cal.. when John P. Harmens, a professional tramp, was sentenced to three years in Folsom prison for stealing money belonging to Wells, Fargo A Co. Harmens was camping out on the banks of the Sacramento River two years ago when he saw two train robbers. Browning and Brady, bury $5^,000 [ which tbey gained by holding up a Southern I Pacific train nearby. Ho dug up the coin, I transferred and rebur.'od mo3t of it, and then began a career in San Francisco of riotous Jiving. xiis laea 01 pleasure whs iu jjoso iw ft princo In "dives" and to drink champagne where he had formerly drank beer. The detectives discovered him only after ho had squandered two-thirds of the stolen money. Harmens is a man of some education, but he is a confirmed tramp and will doubtless return to the road when ho ha3 servod out his sentence. THREE COLORED MEN LYNCHED. Taken From a Jail In Texas and Hanged to One Tree. Louis Whitehead, George Johnson and Jim Reddick, threo colored men, were taken from the jail at Bryan, Texa3, and hanged to one tree. Whitehead and Johnson were 1 charged with attempting to assault the twelve-year-old daughter of Dr. B. H. Wilson. Reddick had been convicted of the crime of assault on an Italian girl and had ( | been sentenced to be hanged, but the de- , cision was reversed Dy tne nigner courr ana he was held awaiting a new trial. ] The mob was 300 strong and camo from j Kurten, nine miles west of Bryan, where Dr. Wilson lives. The Sheriff was absent, and Jailor Gee was unprepared to resist the attack. He refused to deliver the keys, but , the doors were battered down. The mob was composed of the best-known citizens of j Kurten, none of whom was masked. The Government 1'ays Indemnities. Baron Fava. the Italian Ambassador at Washington, has received from the United States Government a check for 810,000, to b9 distributed by his Government among the familios of the Italian citizens killed by the mob at Walseriburg, Col., in the labor riots at that place lost summer. The State Department also has paid over to the British Ambassador a chock for $1800 on account of the ill-treatment of the Dawson family by lawless persona in Nebraska, and another check for 81000 to salve Purser 'Bayne for being shot in the leg by the striking longshoremen at New Orleans last fall. ] Louisiana Democrats for Silver. The Louisiana Democratic State Convention met at Baton Rouge and Judge S. T. Baird, of Morehouse, a strong free silver man, was made Temporary Chairman. The delegation to Chicago is headed by Senator-elect McEnery, Congressman Robertson, Senator Blanchard and former Mayor Fitzpatrick, all silver men. They are instructed to vote for a free silver plank in the Democratic platform and for a freo silver candidate for the Presidency. Fierce Ficht In Crete. The Cretans in tho Rhetunaa District have again arisen against the Turks, with the result that desperate fighting has ensued and * a large number of men on both sides have * been killed. A British warship landed bluejackets and marines on the Island of Crete to protect the Christi;ins in the disturbed districts. Dr. Jameson Committed. The examination of Dr. L. S. Jameson and his fellow officers in the Transvaal raid was ended in London. Dr. Jameson, Sir John WilloURhby, Colonel White, Major Whito, a Colonel Gray and the Hon. Charles Coventry . were committed for trial, and the other de- * fondants were discharged. c Scots Hnvo Good Memories. rTr>nr* th? iwnainn nf thn pnlphr.nMnn In -r Berlin. Germany, of the two-hundredth an- g niver.-ary of the ljirth of Marshal Keith, who ^ was born June 14. 1GDG, and was killed at the head of the Pru.=si.iu army in the battle with the An.trians at Hochkirch, October 14.1758, the members uf the municipality of Peters- j, head. Scotland, where Keith was born, wired the Kaiser a congratulatory message. The 11 Emperor in reply telegraphed an expression T of his thanks, and addod: "The glorious a death of Keith at Hochkirch testified airain 0 to the truth of the saying that 'blood is thicker than water ' " c DcfaicntJon of Cutcin Kebcl Funds. q Later Puerto Principle advices announce ^ that Maximo Gomez has found that the de- f falcations of the late rebel provincial treas- c urer in Cuba exceed ?50,1100. The entire administration was rotten to the core. a Several tax collectors are implicated and are 0 nnilcr firwut aw;iitini? court-martial. Chartres n of careless inspection have also been prepared against the rebel Minister of Finance, Sencr Canizares. t Novel l'cun*}'lTHnin Industry. t A growing industry of Eastern Pennsyl- v vanin is the exportation to Germany of sun cured sliced apples. They are iaown as s "Pennsylvania Dutch saitz." 1 < ' J , <.'?i . .i : *y> 'A POSTMASTER'S WIFE, A IjEI'DS t^oman who astonished heb friends and neighbors. Near to Death Bat Restored bo Completely That She Hag Bepn Accepted by a Life Insurance Company as a Good Risk. From the Journal, Lewiston, Me. A bright little woman, rosy and fresh from her household duties, dropped into n chair before the writer and talked with enthusiasm shining in her snapping, black eyes. The people In the pretty village of Leeds Centre, Me., have watched with some lnterest the restoration to complete health of . Trr i_ ?_ _ m - -i 1. ? iuxa. nr. jj. .crancis, wiie oi ine rosiuiusior. 80 general were the comments on this interesting case that the writer who visited MrsFrancis and learned from her that the statements regarding her troubles and her subsequent extrication therefrom are entirely true. All of her neighbors know what has been the agency that has performed this cure, but that others may be benefited by her experience, Mrs. Francis has consented to allow her story to appear in print. 'If there is anything on earth that I dread more than another," she said, ''it is to see my name in the papers. But in this case I eonquer my repugnance and give publicly the same credit to the savior of my life as I would to one who had dragged me from a death beneath the waves. In fact, I have extolled my preserver so enthusiastically and unreservedly: have sought out sufferers and recommended the remedy to so many friends and acquintances that already my neighbors jocularly call me'Pink Pills Francis.' But really, my recovery is something that I consider wonderful. I know that there are so many testimonials of medicine in the papers nowadays that people do not pay as much heed as formerly, but I do wish folks who are suffering would.remember that what I say comes right from the heart of a woman who feels that she had a new lease of happy life given to her. "Eleven years ago I was afflicted with nervous prostration. My existence- until two years ago was one of dragging misery. Anyone in the village will tell you of my condition. My blood seemed exhausted from my veins and month after month I grew weaker. 1 was able to undertake only the lightest household work, and even then I could perform it only by slow and careful movements. "During all these sorry months and years I was under the care of this doctor and that, but their medicines helped me onlj spasmodically, and then I fell into relapses more prostrating than ever. "In the night I used to be awakened by the most excruciating pains in my heart and side, and was obliged to use pellets of powerful medicine that the doctor gave me for relief in such attacks. At last my condition became so grave that I went out only infrequently. We live upstair?, you notice, over my husband's store, and in descending the stairway I frequently was obliged to sort ol fall and slide over the steps in order to descend, such was the strain on my system resulting from even this slight exertion. Occasionally I visited the neighbors, but I was obliged to sit and rest to recover breath whita ascending any elevation. In short, it did not seem that I could live, such was my complete physical prostration! "One day I saw an advertisement of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and although my faith in remedies was weak by that time, I sent for a box and tried them. That was two years ago. Now I call my sell a well woman. Isn't it wonderful?* "I haven't bad one 0/ those excruciating pains in the heart for a year and a half. Wby, even the first box of "pills helped mt.. I can walk miles now; can do my work easily; have gained in weight constantly, and you would scarcely believe it, but a little while ago I was examined for endowment life insurance an i was accepted unhesitatingly after a careful examination by the pby "Do you wonder that I'm shouting 'Pink Pills' u!l through our village? I haven't taken any of the remedy for some months for it has completely built me up, but at the flr;t sign oi trouble I know to what refuge to flee. "Last year my aunt,Mrs. M. A. B!o-som,of Dlxfield.P. 0., was here visiting me. She was suffering irom lack of vitality and heart trouble, but she was skeptical about my remedy that I was so enthusiastically advocating. At last, however, she tried it and carried some home with her when she wont. A little while aj?o I received a letter from hrr and in it said, -I am cured, thrinks to Go I and Pink Pilis.' She also wrotethat her husband had been prostrated, but hid been restored by the remedy. "We feel up this way that such a sovereign cure cannot be too widely known. That is the onlv reason whv I allow mv niimn to lip used iu this oonu'-ction. I know also that by personally recommending them I have helped many of my friends back to health, for I never let an opportunity pass when a word of counsel may direct some one." One of the persons to whom Mrs. Francis recommended Pink Tills is Station Agent C. H. Foster, of Leeds Centre, and the reporter round him patroing the platform awa'tinc: the arriva! of the morning train. Mr. Foster, who is one of the most trustworthy, capable and energetic men in the employ of the Maine Cen'riil Railroad, appeareoin unusually good hea th and spirits,and we made nquiry as to the cause. "Do you know," replied he, "I think I've made a discovery, or, at least, Mrs. Francis las for me. I have been in poor health for a iong time with a heart trouble variously iomplicated. We have been so fully inter5stea in Mrs. Francis' wonderful recovery that I at once determined to give the medians recommended a thorough test. So. about two months ago. I bought the first box of Dr. Williams'Pink Pills. Only two months, please note, yet already I am so much improved, so much better able to fulfil my luties, so sanguine that I am on the road to recovery, that I feel like a new man. "I can now walk without the fatigue I )nce experienced, my heart affection appears o be relieved, and I have joined the Pink Pills Band in our community." Mr. Foster commenoed taking the pills at a rime when he was completely prostrated, af:er he had suffered such a severe attack of leart trouble that it wus necessary to carry lim home from bis office. Since then he has 'aithfully adhered to the remedy and is conitantly improving, so much so as to excit? lis enthusiasm and bis gratitude. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a coniensed form, all the elements necessary to five new life and richness to the blood and estore shattered nerves. They are an unfail ng specific for such diseases as locomotor itaxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, iciatica. neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous leadache, the after effect of Ja grippe, palpiation of the heart, pale and sallow eomplexons, all forms of weakness, either in male or v emale. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or rill bo sent postpaid on receipt of price, (60 lents a bos, or six boxes for $2.50?they are lever sold in bulk or by the 100) by addressng Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, Y. A Bishop Producing District. F It is mentioned as a coincidence that he men elected bishops of the Metholist Episcopal Church, "Chaplain" tfcCabe and Rev. Earl CranstoD, were joth born at Athens, Ohio. It is a nrther coincidence that the late Jishop E. R. Ames was born in the ame county and within ten mile3 of he same town. The postoffice of warlike Gibralter s commanded by a woman. The postaistress is Miss Margaret Cresswell, rho receives the snug salary of $3500 , year. She is Superintendent as well f all the postoftices of the North Afrian coast. A Canadian paper figures out that >ir Oliver Mawat and his family are [rawing from the provisional and ederal treasuries the comfortable sum tf ?29,363, besides a good round mount in law fees. There are sixteen f i them in all, f.nd they pretty well | .11 have public places. 1 A woman in St. Louis has gained he right to solicit tiro insurance. ' ' - - ' 1 T* 1 _ L' T7_ A iom3 time ngo tae jsoarn ui i-uuvtwriters expelled the company which mployed her, but thn courts rein* tated the comply. / i \ \ \ ... / % : After Thirteen Hundred Years. European scholars have been very much puzzled of late over a discovery in Asia Minor of a handsome volume of the four gospels, dating as far back as the sixth century. After a lapse of nearly 1300 years the volume is still in a splendid state of preservation. Not only is the copy complete in every detail, but such is the character ot its embellishment that a more expensive and unique volume is not to be found in existence. Though gorgeously bound in stout material and rendered proof against the destructive agencies of time, at least for a period beyond which few relics have survived, the volume is still more curious perhaps in the character of its written contents. The pages, which are made of the finest quality of vellum, contain two columns each. The letters are written in gold and silver. Proper names, including those of saints and holy places, are written altogether in gold, while the rest of the text is in silver. The precious metalrf used in the produc uon oi mis quaim; voiuiuo wo no bright and fre6 from tarnish as if the ingenions workmanship had just bqen executed. Several years must have been consumed by the patient and laborious penman who undertook to accomplish this stupendous task. Perhaps, as some one has suggested, the volume is a labor of love and may represent the long and tedious years of solitude which its author spent behind the walls of some old monastery. The volume was found among the recesses of an old library in one of the deserted convents of Asia Miner. The news of the discovery reached Constantinople only a few days ago. The .KusBian uovernmeni cas securea j possession of the volume and will place it in the Bnssian National Museum for safe keeping among other rare and valuable curios.?Atlanta Constitution. A Costly Challenge. A necropolitan sculptor and marble worker of Reval, Russia, recently thought to enhance the attraction of his advertisements in a local journal by the announcement that he would pay 81500 to any person who could point out a flaw in the marble monuments and gravestones which he had placed in the Reval Cemetery. An engraver named Poloroff replied that if the sculptor would give secarity for the payment he would point out a number of flaws and faults. The latter said that such security was unnecessary as he was a man of his word. Polorotoff then proved his contention, showing the rubbishy material and faulty work in a number of monuments, and in a suit to gain the $1500 won his case. Gladl^^ Comes I With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many physical ills, which vanish before proper efforts?gentle efforts?pleasant efforts? rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so' many forms of sickness are not due to any actual disease, but simply to a constipated condition of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, promptitr rpmnves. That is wliv it is the only | remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its beneficial effects, to note when you purchase, that you have the genuine article, which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely used and gives most general satisfaction To dev J A ^ in y A VyWyV / / / in \va^ \ / Buti^ them cle; o rrfoon K1 o nir/1 vv v. do it with Pearline. And one Pearline's washing is its savinc " Cleanliness is Nae Pride, I mon Sense Dicta SAPC HON'? YC papers and books which you don'i like to look up if you had some c formation In a few lines??not ?ncyclopa?:Ua costing or ?30. mm LISHINC HOUSE I 34 Leon- | | ,'urnlsh you, postpaid, with just such llustrated, with complete handy Index. Do y lived? Who built the Pyramids, and when? 1 What is tho longest river in the world? That 1 and who Uareo Polo was? What the Gordian mr p of explanations of just such ^ || 1 about. Buy it at the half a dollar and J.VJ . o,>' : ,f ' Jv.v -\,U: i'' iv.j To BeTolationlze Bicycling. An inventor of Switzerland hM dasigned a bicycle which he thinks will effect a revolution in the shape tad mode of propulsion of the wheel. H? proposes to utilize the strength in back as an aid to the legs in propelling the wheel. The pedals are on a line with the bottom of the seat, and are plaorf in the front part of the frame. Th?r* is a back to the seat which affords brace for the rider's back, enabling him to exert much more power than m the present modeL The steering-bkr consists of a 1oti<7 o.nr31n cimila* fife that of children's tricycles.?New York Post. ..J3 , DOMESTIC MAMIES. Lots of women suffer constantly, and seldom utter complaint. Good men rarely know the pain, endured by the women of their own household, or the efforts they make ta appear cheerful and happy when thej ought to be in bed, their suffering m really so great. Our habits of life and dresa tell sadly upon women's delicate overcome it.^ I It jjuP need of our de-1 ^ / 1/ y here, they are too well known by those who have suffered, but we will impress upon every j one that these are the never-failing symptoms of serious womb trouble^ and unless relieved at once, a life will be forfeited. Lydia E. 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PAGEBuOK.givingtbe experleaoa IJI ol a practical Poultry Kaiser?on* /ml /*\ an amateur, but a man worlclag / X tor dollars and cents?dor lag JS f ^ \ years. it teaches how to feteat W J and Cure Diseases; Feed f or Eggs ^^^^adsofor Fattening; which Fowut* l \.r1 Save for Breeding; everything n1 I oulslte for profitable Poultry rat* L| ing. BOOK. I'UBLlsU^SC* CO, 131 Leonard Street. New York. MMJIA.ILMM IMULtJk M CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ? EM kJ Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. TJse n < * CaM K? rfmirolitfl IN ;elop muscle, < if that is what you're doing the washing for, perhaps the >old way of washing with soap?rubbing the clothes up and down over a board ?may be pretty good. It can't healthy, though, to breathe it tainted, fetid steam; and 1 better take your exercise fs that are pleasanter you're washing clothes to get an, and want to do this dis >rk easily, quickly, and safely? of the strongest points about r?its economy. ^ Dirt's Nae Honesty." 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