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Herman Population Statistics. gS The official returns of the German H quinquennial census have just been B published and show a remarkable inA crease in the population for the past B five years. The total population was M found to be 52,279,901, against 49,-! 428,470 five years ago. The increase of 2,851,431 is made up of 1,430,41S { males and 1,421,013 females. One hundred and eeventy-seven million gallons of British beer are drunk every year in London. 4 Horde Power. Tbe horse has wonderful muscular power, but will suffer a great (leal at times with nervous attacks i{ not properly groomed and | etabled. This illustrates that a great deal of neuralgia is caused by imprudence and results from shock from* cold to the nervous organism in parts most exposed to the cold. Hc nce, neuralgia is so often an affliction of tho head, face and neck, as they are frequently badly protected against intense cold. The use of warmth as an antidote is apparent, and the warmth to the afflicted part imparted by the use of St. Jacobs Oil, together with the soothing and strengthening influence of the remedy, lull the pain and quickly j restore a good healthful condition of the ; nerves, coring even the worst cases. Cold storage stocks of New York Catawbas > and Concords are scarcely yet exhausted and j are selling freely. No-To-Hac for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac ? regulate or remove your desire for tobacco? ' Saves money, makes fieaitu ana mannoou. i I Care guaranteed. 50 cents and $1.00. at all / druggists. I The wheat and oat crops in Chile, now bel ing harvested, are reported generally satis- | I factory. l Just try a 10c. box of Cascarets. the finest I liver and bowel regulator ever made. Hood's Sarsaparilla.now and expel Irom your blood the'impurities which have accumulated during winter. Thus prevent humors, boils, pimples, eruptions, and serious illness, such as fevers, malaria, and debility of the system. Hood's sSa Is the best?in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggists. $1, six for ?5. UAnJ9A DSHm act harmoniously with HOOU S r I11S Hood's .Sarsaporilln. A Strange Occurreiice. That a pigeon should have strength enongh or weight enough while flying to break the heavy glass of a locomotive headlight seems strange, but such a case occurred on the Iron Mountain Bailroad in Missouri. When the train pulled into Bismarck it was discovered that the headlight was broken, and inside was found perched a pigeon. "When the train left the previous station the glass was unbroken so that the pigeon must have flown against it or been Etruck by it while flying, and brose it. The strange occurrence happened in broad daylight, so that the bird was not attracted by the light, as it might have been had it been night.?Detriot Free Pre6s. Largest Diplomatic Salary. \ Sixty thousand dollars a year, the ; salary drawn by the French Emb&ssa) dor in London, is the largest sum paid / to any diplomatist in the world. A Wonderful Statement frem Mr?. McGlllas to Sirs. Pink ham. I think it my duty, dear Mrs. Pink4-nil r*rViof. trnnr Trnnripr'fiil I UOiU, IV W-44 JVU *>MV?V jw?. " V- - ? Compound has done for me. I was dreadfully ill?the doctors said they could and sometimes I would get so blind, I could not see for several minutes. I could not stand very long without feeling sick and vomiting. I could not breathe a long breath without screaming, my heart pained so. I also had female weakness, inflammation of ovaries, painful menstruation, displacement of the womb, itching of the external parts, and ulceration of the womb. I have had all these complaints. The pains I had to stand were some thing dreadful. My husband told me to try a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's ^ medicine, which I did, and after taking it for a while, was cured. No other kind of medicine for me as long as you make Compound. I hope every woman who suffers will take your Compound and be cured.?Mrs. J. S. McGillas. 113 Ivilburn avenue. Eockford. 111. JI2EEEHE33HEigrih CURES WHEHE AIL ELSE FAILS. ST Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use g in time. Sold by druitKists. f ^EE2B!I2BEiE p <t Pi" CI lllll The good pill has a g serves two purposes; i abling it to retain all it: Mm}) disguises the taste for coats are too heavy; tl f|?f the stomach, and the H|^ through the system as pellet. Other coats are t speedy deterioration of 1 exposure, Ayer's Sugar found as effective as if ji |j|p atory. It's a good pill i s ||p| your ^ruo^ist for i ? Ayer's Catl More pill particulars in A * Sent free. J. C. Aye Draws a Hair Line. France's Senate, which sits in the : Luxembourg Palace, has struck againsi having any more stautes of bald headed poets eet up in the Luxem bourg gardens. It draws the line al the hairless Paul Verlaine?the Iasl poets honored, Theodore de Banville, Henri Murger and Leconte de Lisle, being also bald. There are more theatres in Italy ir proportion to population than in any other country. Canal of Ancient Origin. The Dismal Swamp Canal is one ol the oldest artificial waterways in the United States. It was planned bj George Washington, and was chartered Dy toe legislatures 01 Virginia anci NorthCarolina in 1787?110 years ago. The charter powers of the original company are such as no Legislature wonhl now grant, the franchise and privileges being perpetual and irrevocable. Ten years wa6 allowed for the construction, but the time was twice extended, in 1810 and in 1816. The need of an island route of communication was seriously felt by the United States Government during the blockade of the Southern ports in 1814, and Congress appropriated S250,000 for the completion of the canal. It was opened for traffic in 1821, and almost immediately became a paying institution. From 1840 to the breakintr nnt nf t.bfi Civil War it was the principal inland route for transportation between the North and the South. In 1856 it paid a dividend of eight per cent, on a capitalization of $484:,000. But at the beginning of the war transportation ceased, and after the capture of Roanoke Island in 1862 General Henry A. Wise, who made his escape through the Dismal Swamp Canal, demolished three of its locks to head off pursuit. It was then seized by the Government, partially repaired and used for transport purposes. In 1865 the property ^as returned to its owners in a dilapidated condition, and has been practically moribund ever since. Some years after the war General B. F. Butler and certain New England capitalists conceived the idea of purnonol nl-nnorto OTlf! hnild UUQIS1U|^ VUG unuui VJ MUV* ing a railroad on the towpath. Bat the engineers gent out to make the preliminary survey came back with an unfavorable report, and the scheme was abandoned. There has been talk in Congress of enlarging this canal, and of making it a part of the intercoastal waterway from Boston to New Orleans. This ambitious scheme probably had its origin in the brain of John C. Calhoun, and that statesman was its chief advocate for many years. But the intercoastal canal is still an unaccomplished dream of naval officers and members of Congress.- New Orleane Picayune. Gold in Siberia. As the opening up of Siberia draws near, it may be interesting to point out the laws and regulations that nnnam rrnM linn tin or in thftt fflr-RWftV b"""" ft""" O J country tha$ "will be within easy reach of civilization in three or four years. According to a recent ukase, "tayeshulks" (prospectors) are quite welcome to the White Czar's domains, provided the local authorities of the district approve of their character, Hebrews alone being excluded. The local authorities will issue a permit of prospectors, and once a gold huntei has found yellow metal he is at liberty to 6take off a claim. This, however, must not be more than three miles and a half in length and from 500 to 1000 feet in breadth. All claims are regis tered and forfeited to the crown if not constantly worked. Advices from Russia say that thousands of abandoned claims are at the disposal of new comers, the crown being only too willing to give them up. The reason for the wholesale abandonment of claims is that up to the present time Siberian gold hunters pursue the work of mining in the most primitive manner, there being little or no underground work. There are said to be splendid openings far hardy adventurers carrying other machinery and implements besides a shovel and a pick.?New York Journal. Remarkable Friendship. One of the severest teste of friendship recorded in the annals of history has just come to light in Pasadena in the course of the trial of a Mexican who stuck his knife twice into the abdomen of a loving chum. The injured man has arisen from his bed to explain to the Court that the attempt oi his friend to engage in a little sportive vivisection has not altered thfl sentiment of affectionate regard existing between them. The epirit of the carver was said to be altogether amicable, and the mutual attachment of former days has not been impaired. After all, the Shakespearean critics may have been guilty of a malicious hoax in leading an unsuspecting public to believe that Shylock entertained in his heart anything but an undying affection for the Merchant of Venice when hedemancted his pound offlesh.?Los Angeles (Cal.) Times. othes. J| :ood coat. The pill coat |||| t protects the pill, ens remedial value, and it the palate. Some pill liay will not dissolve in pills they cover pass ( harmless as a bread |||| ;oo light, and permit the ;he pill. After 30 years \^||/ Coated Pills have been ist fresh from the laborwith a good coat. Ask iarti<T Pills. # yer's Cureboolc, 100 page*. r Co., ZiOwell, Mass. J j ??an 11 5 TOP DRESSING POOR KNOLLS. It is often hard work to get a clover seeding on the dry, elevated knolls in . grain fields. Lack of moisture is 1 usually the cause. Bnt the evil may '' be remedied by drawing a few loads I of stable manure and spreading over ( these knolls. The manure not only protects the young clover plants, but it also holds the moisture in the soil by checmng evaporation, a iew times [ seeding the knolls thus will make them as rich as any part of the field. It is usually the lack of clover seeding on such places that has kept them poor, i CORRY THE FARM HORSES. Horses on the farm do not have the sleek look that horses in the city liverios have. Neither will they accomplish so much work. The difference is partly owing to the fact that the horse in the city has a large proportion of grain, while the farm horse, even while working, gets most of his nutrition- from hay. But grooming has also a good deal to do with the superior slickness of the city horse's coat. The curry-comb is not so mucih used as it should be on farm horses. W7 OrtTtfl 4-Ko Puitlrtfl TO aUVVTy OOJO VUG A AIUUO AJunw*M Island Agriculturist, many places where the brush and curry-comb aire seldom used, except while the horse is shedding his coat. But used at any time it promotes the secretion of oil, which moistens the coat and makes it shine. A well-groomed Iforse is usually well fed. But if the grooming were thoroughly done at least once a day, the horse would keep in good condition with less food than it now receives. Good grooming undoubtedly aicls digestion, as rubbing the body promotes digestion in people, and is an excellent substitute for exercise for those who do little muscular work. HOW TO GRAFT. On many farms there are fruit trees that bear fruit that is of little value for any purpose. Many of these fruit trees could be grafted with great advantage with some of the well-known varieties that are known to do well in each respective neighborhood. Every farmer should know how to graft fruit trees. A good plan is to visit a wellknow gardener or horticulturist that understands grafting, and see how he ' doss the work. A writer in the Farmer and Riverside gives the following directions : Prepare yourself with a sharp knife., a small wedge, a saw, a ladder, scionu i and wax. Scions will keep best 011 trees. Cut as wanted until the buds begin to start, then cut, stack in oellar oovered with damp moss. You are ? ? ? ? - ? ??- ? -J ^ ? ?J* ? An nnf i now prepared tu gxait uuin appgo d^w. Graft cherries very early, splitting limb. All limbs must be split before sap Btarts. After the bark peels all thickbarked limbs should be Bet under the i bark. Cut tree shape of umbrella, not too far in or out'; give room for grafts to 1 grow. Cut scion to a thin, one-sided ' wedge; be careful and take the outer bark off from the point, then insert by peeling bark from wood witnpoini; of knife; out side to head, two or moro to each limb; nick bark back of scion if very thick; spread wax on all cuts; and a little down the limb back oi' scion. When the limb is split make a true wedge by cutting both sides, leaving Bid? text to heart thinner. Have three buds to every scion. Trim the sides that are split smoothly, insert, keep inside bark even. Put on wax and it is done. Loss should not amount to more than one in five. Leave on two or three small limbs and all twigs to keep t the tree alive. To make grafting wax: First get your resin, beeswax, kettle, linseed oil and a pail nearly full of cold water. I Pound resin into small pieces. Shave i m _r _ i I ueeswux ei&ts ui a migo ucu o to a pound of resin), put in kettle with enough oil to wet, melt, being careful not to get it afire. Drop a few drops into the water with the stick you have stirred it with. Now oil your hands, press the wax between thumb and finger, thin as a wafer, snap when cold; if it breakB, add oil, stir; try again until it will bend. Turn the wax into the water. Oil your hands; when cold enough pull. Add beeswax to toughen, resin to harden and oil to soften. Try it. You will not bother to weigh much. RAISING EGGS AND BROILERS. To keep up the vitality of a flock ? necessary for a steady supply of eggs ?all old roosters must be disposed of every second year at least, writes Mrs. M. A. Decou. Procure a new lot from unrelated stock. This i'b one of the essentials. When sjjring comes and hens grow broody, remove each one to a small house prepared for hatching. Never leave sitting hens among tl e layers. Around the floor of the hatching shed arrange boxes half filled with earth and straw, in which are two or more china eggs. Cover the hens for a night, or until well settled again, then exchange the false for fresh eggs. Keep a supply of shelled corn continually in this sitting-house, that hens may feed at their pleasure and get back to eggs before they are chilled. The result is much more satisfactory. Also have plenty of fresh water aud oyster shells. Strong chickens will usually begin to hntch on the twentieth day, though I some will be a dny or t*vo Inter, ltemove when dry and keep covered in a basket in the house. If left in the nest the hen becomes restless, and is likely to crush them. When all are hutched put the hen with her brood of fluffy beauties out in a coop, on grass i if possible; but at ieast separated by j six-foot poultry netting from the! other yard. In a week, let them run at large in their own division. Never feed raw cornmeal slops. It is deadly. If cornn.eal must be used, bake it first into a crumbly johnnycake The best feed is cracked grain, fed dry, cracked oats, cracked corn, cracked > wheat. After the first week whole wheat may be fed, to which, when four weeks old, add whole corn, shelled. See that they have fresh water, oyster shell, and coarso gravel or grit of some kind. When you notice any chicks going around with droopy 'wings, peeping plaintively, you may be sure the deadly lice are at them. Lose no time and cm to wnrlr t.lmt; varv niffht. Have a O w ** ""? * ?J ?o cup of lard, in which is mixed one half teaspoonful of kerosene, and grease every chick and hen under wings and tail, down head and neok. A 3rop of clear kerosene on the head may be necessary to destroy the big and terrible head lice. This operation will need to be repeated in a week; but that generally finishes the business. The greasing is too severe on chicks less than a week old. For their tiny bodies, a bit of lard rubbed under the mother's wings will answer. Ten weeks o.id is broiler age. After that the quaatity of food eaten will more than make up for the difference in weight. Reserve the fiaest pullets for increase of stock.?New England Homestead. PREVENTING SMUT WITH HOT WATER. The smut diseases of small grains are minate parasitic plants, which grow inside the grain plant and oome to maturity in the kernel. The spores or seeds cannot live through the winter in or upon the open ground, hence, the disease is propagated by (jerms, whioh adhere to the seed grain. A large loss is caused annually by the presence of these smuts, whioh can be prevented by immersing seed in hot water kept at a temperature of 130 to 133 degrees. The time of exposure will depend upon the grain being treated. The process of treatment is very simple. Place a large iron kettle in position so that a fire can be started under it. At the right and slightly to the rear, place a barrel which will hold water, sinking it into the ground about halfway. Place another'at the left of the kettle and to the rear, leaving sufficient space between the two barrels for standing. Still baok of the second barrel, place a bushel basket upon some kind of a support so that the water may drain from it freely. Directly over these barrelB and kettle, erect a tripod, made by fastening three 2x4 scantlings or poles together at one end by means of a chain and spreading tnem apart at tne ocitom. From this suspend a rope and at the lower end of the ropo attach a lever and to the short end of the levor a vessel, In which the grain is to be placed for, immersion in the water. Fill the barrel to the right over half fall with water and keep it at a temperature of 110 to 1:20 degreeii. In the kettle keep the water at 180 to 133 degrees. Ia the barrel to the left have cold water. Place the graiu to ba treated in the vessel on the ead of tlie lever. This ves3el must have a cover to prevent IDS grtllU gUlblllg uui, iuiuioiac iv iu the barrel of warm water. Churn the veesol up and down until every portion of the grain has been wetted. Lift the basket from the water and hold it for a few moments until it has drained slightly, then shift it over and ixu* merse in the Settle where the water ie at a temperature of 130 to 133 ? j degrees. When treating oats allow to | remain in the hot water for ten minutes. The stinking smut of wheat requires the same treatment as oats, exj cept that the grain should be placed in a vessel of cold water first and the j smutty ^grains which float on top, skimmed off before treated with hot water, isaney requireu an lmiuerBioa of only five minutes at 130 degrees. After the grain has remained in the hot water for the prescribed time, lift up and allow to drain, then immerse in the barrel of cold water on the left. Allow it to remain here for a few moments until the temperature is lowered, so that there will be no danger of injury to the grain. Then, empty the grain into the bushel basket and let it drain. If it is to be sown at once, take direct tn t.hA field, bnt if not. sDread on a barn floor where there is good ventilation and stir occasionally until thoroughly drv. The object of immersing in the first barrel is simply to warm the grain up . to so newhere near the temperature of the water in the kettle. When it becomes lower than 110 degrees, :raise it by adding hot water. The exact tem perature of the water in the kettle, or scalding vessel, is of great importance and must be closely watched. Jf it gets above 133 degrees there is great danger of injuring the germ of the seed, and if below IciO degrees the smut germs will not be killed. Attach a good thermometer to a paddle and use this to stir the water frequently. Keep close watch of the mercury and see that it is at the proper point. In reading, keep the bulb under the water, for if taken out, the evaporation will cause a sulden falling. To keep the temperature at the proper [ point, have a fire ander the kettle which can be increased or decres-aed at will. A special vessel for holding the grain during treatment can be prepared, the principal point to be observed being that it have a cover and tbac it be as open as possible, so that the water will pass ia and out freely. A coarse gunny sack is frequently used, but a milk cnn, with a large number of holes two or three inohes in diameter and the entire inside lined with wire mosquito retting, is preferable. This treatment is so simple and so eflective that it should be applied in all cases where smut is suspected. Every farmer has a large iron kettle and barrels. In fact, everything necessary for the process. The grain can be treated during the early spring days, and will then be ready for use when needed, or it can be treated just before seeding.?American Agriculturist. In Greece, teachers contribute rive per cent, on the salaries, ?.nd the State finds the remainder, in order to superannuate teachers Rafter twenty-one years of Beivice, regardless of age, HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. A LINEN PILLOW-COVET?. A dainty 6quare pillow has a cover of white, embroidered with small sprays of flowers carelessly scattered over it. These are worked with washable silks in soft, pale colore. The pillow is finished with a four-inch ruffle of the linen, the edge of which is worked in scallnns. TO CLEAN OILCLOTHS. Cat into pieces half an ounce of beeswax, put in a saucer, cover entirely with turpentine, and place in the oven until melted. After washing the oilcloth thoroughly with a flannel, rub the whole surface lightly with a bit of flannel dipped m melted wax and turpentine. Then rub with a dry cloth. A polish is produced, and the surface is lightly coated with the wax. When the floor requires to be cleaned, the wax is washed off, together with the dust or dirt that may have gathered, while the oilcloth is preserved. IN A SUNNY WINDOW. The sweet pea may be used as a lovely and fragrant screen against the ugliness visible from many windows. Given a long, narrow box for this purpose, with a simple trellis work of ordinary wire or twine, well pulverized and enriched earth, with a small addition of saad and a moderate amount of snnshiae?sweet pea vines being easiiy scorched, and if not actually dying, losing all their beauty in consequence?and a pretty window and a fragrant room and plenty of blossoms for cutting may be secured. A peculiarity of sweet peas is that the higher they are trained the more profusely they will bloom, and if all fading blossoms are removed before they can go to seed a constant succession of bloom is secured. VERT DAINTY NEW BEDSPREADS. Daintiness and perishability seem to be the characteristics most sought after in the bedspread* that bear the mystic stamp "imported." The latest and perhaps the most frail is made of fide French swiss over pale-colored silk, pink, blue or yellow, finished with a deep frill about the edge, and with insertion or honiton lace in a delicate pattern above. As ie the case with all the best household furnishings, whether for the table or the bed, its beauty ie made to depend rather upon exquisite fineness'of material and perfection of finish than upon elaboration. Simplicity is considered essential to true elegance, but, alas, it is the simplicity that means greater outlay than do the more ornate designs. Silk beneath and cotton above is always indicative of the highest degree of elegance. It is only the wealthy who can afford to hide their fine wares, and these lovely spreads are no exception to the rule. Their lining must be of the best, and their simplicity is only a cloak for a more generous expenditure than would be required for many a more snowy covering.?New York Journal. RECIPES. Oatmeal Porridge?Stir slowly oneiialf onp of oatmeal into three cape of freshly bciling water in dbuble boiler; add one-half teaspoonful of salt. Boil one hour and serve hot with hot sugar and cream, or sirup, as preferred. Orange Jelly?Soak half box of phosphated gelatine an hour in cup of water. Add cup of suj?ar, juice of three oranges and one pint of boiling water. Stir, sweeten more if not the right flavor, pat in small cnps of ice. r^? -1-~ "Di/* \\7fVto nia/iaa aF -L Uincj XUVX1G T1 uiui vuu j/ivwu turkey meat?torn in s.rips as large as possible?in a little butter. Lay in centre of platter. Make a nice cream gravy with care, having it smooth and well seasoned. Dip pieces of stale bread or halveB of baking powder biscui't, and lay around the edge. Serve hot. Corn-Drop Dumplings?Chop the contents of a can of corn very fine. Add two well-beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of flour, a tablespoonful of salt and one-eighth of a tablespoonful of pepper; mix well and drop a teaspoonful at a time into a kettle of boiling water; let them boil for ten minutes and serve with the chicken. Pork and Potato Cakes?To one cup of lean, cold pork that has been chopped very fine add two cups of mashed potatoes. Season with onehalf teaspoonful of salt, one-quarter teaspoonful paprika and one teaspoonful of onion juice. Form into cakes, dip into slightly beaten egg, roll in sifted bread crumbs and fry in smoking hot fat until a golden brown. "Ralro/l Ann!t>H. with Walnuts?Peel six large apples, scoop out the upper half of the cores; place them upright in an earthen dish. Put into each cavity o&e English walnut, broken in small pieces, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of cinnamon, one teaspoonful of butter; sprinkle with sugar and pour in the dish one cup of cold water. Bake for twenty-five minutes in a quick oven. Baked Cheese Pudding?Two cupfuls of broken crackers or stale bread, one cupful of grated cheese, Gruyere or any mild variety; place in a buttered baking dish alternate layers of crackers and cheese, a dust of salt and pepper and small pieces of butter. When the dish is full pour in sufficient cold milk to two-thirds fill the dieh and bake forty-five minutes in a hot oven. Milk Biscuits?To one quart of flour add two heaping teaspoonfuls of bakinc powder, one teaspoonful of salt. Kub in one tablespoonful of shortening, mix with sweet milk, about one and ii half cups, into a soft dough. Knead lightly, roll out into a sheet, cftt into smc.ll biscuits, place in greased pans 60 they will not touch each other, brush with milk and bake in a quick oven for ten minutes. Swedish Hiiililing Restrictions. By the law coming into force this year in Sweden a dwelling house must not have more than five stories. An attic containing a stove is reckoned a story. The height of tho building must not excceil tlie width of the street by more than five feet. Over 400 diamonds are known to have been recovered from the ruins of ancient Babylon. Many are uncut, but tho majority are polished on one or two sides- 1 A Bad Case Quickly Cured. From the Commercial, Bangor, Me. We publish the letter of Mr. H. J. Crandlemire, in full, just as it came in, as It Is interesting. Tjear Sirs:?I send this solely that others may know what Dr. Williams' Pink Pills did for me and my kidneys, and to make it of more effect I send it in affidavit form: State of Maine. i Cocntt of Washington. \ H. J. Cranrilemire, of Vanceboro, Maine, being duly sworn deposes and eays: "Two years or more ago I whs attacked with kidney tronbie which gave me violent pain, and necefsitntfd my urinating every few minutes. Then I had times of no control over my water, and this made things unbearable. The pain at these times was indescribable, and nothing cave me any rplief until I was led to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The first box helped me, and by the time I had taken ray second I was absolutely and completely cured. This was two years ago, and since then I have had no return of the trouble, and I nave no hesitation or doubt in expressing that I owe my recovery to Pink Pills. (Signed) "H. J. Crandlemibe." Personally appeared before me this 13th day of August. 1896, H. J. Crandlemire, and made oath that the above statement was true. Elisha T. Holbbook, Rotary Public. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a con densed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a specific for troubles peculiarto females, suoh as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they affect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in looSe bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all drufcprlsts, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. A Great Singer's Timidity. It is eaid Patti lives in constant dread of burglars in her castle in Wales and that she has surrounded herself with a perfect network of burglar alarms, every entrance to the castle being thus guarded. Perhaps the diva hasn't thought of hanging nnt. ?i r*lft/>ftrd ftirnnnnmiic t,hfl nfinftl prices of admission as a preventative | of crooks. It might be tried with good results. A mind quite vacant -is a mind distressed. The Disagreeable Weather Driving People South. | For the last two weeks the travel pouth ward has been very large. The cold and changeable weather in the North causing it. The principal resorts South are being rapidly filled, and the transportation lines have been doing an immense easiness. The Southern Railway system, whose northern terminus is at Washington. D. C., and penetrates every Stnt? Snnt.h- rinprn.tincr itii trains from New York over the Pennsylvania to Washington, thence over its own rails, has made great improvements in railway transportation looking to the comfort of southern travel, and they are being rewarded by running their three limited trains dally from New York filled to their capacity. The service offered by this great system is equal to that offered by any railway on the American continents. Its limited train service to Florida, New Orleans and the Pacific Coast is perfect. Any one contemplating atrip to any points South, Southwest or the Pacific Coast should write the New York office of the Southern Railway, !i71 Broadway, and get complete information as to schedules, etc., and descriptive matter of the charming country through which this great system runs. Florida. The West Coast of Florida, the finest semironical country in the world. Illustrated de scrfptive book sent upon receipt four cents postage. J. J. Farnsworth, Eastern Pass. Agent, Plant 8ystem, 281 Broadway, N. Y. FITSstopped freeand permanently cured. No flts after first day^s use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottlcand treatise. Send to Dr. Kline. 831 Arch St.. Phila.,Pa. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind collo. 2oc. a bottle Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe; 10c. Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up children's Cougbs and Colds.?Mrs. M. Gf. Blunt, Sprague, Wast., March 8,1894. Flannel next the skin produces a rash removable with Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Hi'l's Hair AWhisker Dye, black or brown, 50c I/g^NDY i| ^i^^R?C0r ABSOLUTELY CDSRiNTEED | pie and booklet free. id. STERLING REMEDY Ci THE STANDARD PAINT roit Pamphlet, "Suggestions for Exterior Decoration," Asbestos Kooflns, Hulldfng Felt, Steam Pack AsbeatoM Non-Condacting and 1 H. W. 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ITTFACTTJBING CO.. ine, New York. - y: A: 170 & 172 North <th St. BOSTON: 77 k 78 Perl Bt, ks Successfully." 'Tis very i House With DLIO ; ' t ave kept Piso's Cure for Con>oner think a groceryman could i store than we could without ?RAVEN & CO., Druggists, I, 1896. rVOUWAWf F UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, a* & n. It contains 620 pages, profusely illustrated, ostal note or silver. When rem!ins you doubta a b pi m erenccs to many IhS II P P f? ? *3 which you do a<* UHaUrtElfiH which this book you. It has a com. F referred to easily. Thisloiir [^r W_Jb ^ \ information.; resented In as U Wfll wor>h to any one many nch we ask for it. A studv of (his boik vrill lucation has been neglected. while the volume cannot readily com man I the knowledge they OUS E. I 34 Leonard St.t N. Y. City. i . . ?w.- ?. . a-h. ?