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First Meeting Wii :h Mosquitoes. Tvro Irishmen, >us b landed in Amer-were encampel<in the open plain. wj^T In the evening the? ^retired to rest.and was soon attacked b; r swarms of mosV qnitoes. They to< k refuge under the eSs . a i xi * x i _. j.1. ,.Att D D6C1 ClOlUes. At lilbc uue UJ iucu icu? tared to peep out, and, seeing a firefly, exclaimed in tones of terror: [ "Mickey, it's no use; there's one of the craythers searching for us with a lantern."?Pearson's Weekly. ||lj A Martyr to HIr Faith. Alphone Joosten, Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of the Dutch West Indies, is the first clergyman of Episcopal rank to succumb to leprosy, with which he became infected while administering religious instruction and consolation to leprous adults and children at Cur acoa. KB A good character is in all cases the fruit of personal exertion. Ksf Piso*s Cure is a wonderful Conch medicine. ?Mrs. W. PiCKKitT. Van Sicleri and Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. ati, ISM. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children | H teething, softens the gums,reaucinginflammaV lion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c.a bottle. W Cabcarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, wo?ken or gripe; 10c. Vigor and Vitality Are quickly given to every pan ui iue uuuy by Hood's Sarsaparilla. That tired feeling is overcome. The blood is purified, enriched and vitalized and carries health to every organ. The appetite is restored and the stomach toned and strengthened. The nerves are fed upon proper nourishment and are therefore strong: the brain is cleared and the mind refreshed by Hood's SapL""? i ?? Is the best?in fact the One True Blood Purifier. ||AAJ|? Dill* are the best after-dinner HOOQ S i lltS pills, aid digestion. 25c. n openea tiiat vv m t bolHeof CjJBi | HIRES M| Root beer? | The popping of a ^ 1mr # cork from a bottle of Hire3 is a signal of \ * 1 I good health and P^ea" 9 sure. A sound th?* P old folks like to hear H ?the children can't p I HIRES m ft Rootbeer *' Jg ? #s J5S H Is composed of the V'&T , ij very Ingredients the Mr system requires. Aiding g tne dicesuou, soothing i~lA the nerves, purifying IV the blcod. A temperR ance drink for temper- KpWaB ffl Hide ooIt br I ^ Ki |i The Chtrlei E. Hi#?? Cm.. PhUa. r w* MT K Apukip K??t? s r*i:oo*. I JmX} . X Bold txtrywbert. , r " jMp HHI Bms CURES AND PREVENTS Colds, Couehs, Sore Throat, Influenza, Bronchrtis, Pneumonia, Swelling of the Joints, Lumbago, Inflammation. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Frostbites, Chilblains, Headache, Toothache, Asthma, DIFFICULT BREATHING. CURES THE WORST PAINS in from one to twenty minutes. NOT ONE HOUR after reading this advertisement need anyone SUFFER WITH PAIN. Ka<lway'? Keady Keiiei ? a .-tore *.ure ior Every Pain, Sprains, Brnine8, Paiuii in the Back. Chert or l.iinbN. It Mas the First and in the Only PAIN REMEDY That instantly steps the most excruciating pa'ns, allavsUtflainniation, and cures Congestions,whether of tbe Lungs, Stomach, Bowels or other glands or organs, by one application. when Cbkd Inteksally?Ahalf to ateaspoonfnl In half a tumbler of -water will in a few minutes cure Cramps, Sj.?<-ms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea; Dysentery, Colic, Flatulency and all internal pains. Fifty cents per bottle. Sold by Drnggiiu. RADWAY k CO.. NEW YORK. BE SURE TO GET K AD WAY'S. BEST WAY TO CET MONEY 1b to save it. This can be done by buying the JONES SCALE. Remember, Jones He Pays the Freight. JONES OF BINGHAMTON, BTWnTIilWTnW W V LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! p.UTLER'S POCKET INHALER W has no equnl as a cure for Catarrh. 81.OO. All drogpisty-W. H.SMITH & CO..Props.. Buffalo. N.Y. nnf\P|||n Vbf our Metal SbicgleB, FireI# 1111 f> I M Proof.Lmrable.Catafoirue Free * I1UUF M0STH08siC0.,CaiDaen,N.J. PENSIONS, PATEN I 5, CLAIMS. JOHN W. MORRIS, IMSHINGTON.O.a 4tt Principal Examiner XI. B. Pension Bureau. 3 yrs. in last war. 15 adjudicating claims, attj. sine*. ADVERTISING lii SuRES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS* El M Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use FJ1 lrj Id time. Sold bv druggists. W " When / I was a boy I was \ Itroubled with dropsy, \ I ray legs swelling until 11 / could not walk and finally 1 , / bursting open and becom-1 /ing running sores. The doc-4 I tors gave me up and said 11 /could not live. At tills time I \ / began to use Ayer's Sarsapa- V /rilla and after taking fourteen \ I bottles 1 was able to get out and 1 j i I go to work. My leg is still tender \ u ; J and at times somewhat sore but I t I ^ / have no hesitancy in saying Ayer's 1 i KM i I Sarsaparilla saved ray life."?J. F. 1 f Hazel, Tallulah. La., Nov. 31,1895. \ U WEIGHTY WORDS y M , FOR ^ f Ayer's 5arsap CAY KUNERALS IN GREECE. People Who Can Afford Brats Bauds Em pioy i nezxi* Funerals are far less funereal iD sunny Hellas than in northern climes, according to the Philadelphia Press. The typical Greek funeral of the poorer sort is led by six or eight men, bearing between them an open coffin, in which the face of the corpse is fully visible to passers upon the street. II the bearers are in the Greek national costume?red caps, white kilts, knife plaited, and long white stockings, with embroidered gaiters?they certainly look rather gay for mourners. If a hearse is used it is not a black affair with heavy plumes, but as gay with nr-Il/l-l'Tirr o Tl rl TOrl OT11~1 TuVlitft TmiTlt, fl.S ? b11UJJ^ ? I ? circus wagon, and so arranged that the face of the corpse is visible. If the family of the dead man arej*ich enough to afford it, a "Lrass band accompanies the procession, besides the group of Greek priests walking by the coffin. There is always a crowd of onlookers. Public notice of deaths and funerals is always given in the towns by printed cards, posted on the church j doors, lamp posts and dead wals. In Athens the funeral of an eminent | man is always made the excuse for something like a public festival. On such occasions the state hearse is brought out, drawn by four white horses. This hearse is a high affair, made in close imitation of a Corinthian temple. The elaborately carved columns are gay with gilding, the roof is white and gold. On every possible pretext there is a military parade in honor of the distinguished departed, and the brass band is never omitted. When the late Austrian Minister, Baron Koszed, was buried there was a parade in his honor of several regiments of Greek infantry, a lot of marines from the Greek navy, Austrian sailors and attaches; music was furnished by Greek and Austrian military bands, the former of which wound up the day by playing popular airs in the Place de la Constitution to an audience of several thousand. Fully half the population of the city were gathered in dense masses along the wide academy avenue, and saw the parade, in which the gay frontier troops in their Albanian dress were the most conspicuous feature, and next to them were the beautiful floral designs borne upon long poles by men of European dress. The King was present in a plain carriage driven by a coachman in silver and blue uniform, but he attracted little attention. Athenians can see their King almost any day. Washington's Statue. The statue of Washington?that 8250,000 one?in Philadelphic is said X- 1 T + lu nave ueeu muucicu unci liicpxuiaxb of the Father of His Country, painted by Gilbert Stuart, and now in the White House. H such be the case, it is not Washington at \ all, below the neck and part of the shoulders, for Stuart painted only a bust portrait. The completed figure was painted afterward by Winstanley, with Colonel Smith, son-in-law of President John Adams, as a model for the unfinished body and limbs. Washington waB a man of splendid proportions, almost a giant, and Colonel Smith was the only man of that day who could wear George's clothes without a misfit. In 1814, when General Ross and Admiral Cockburn, two British firebrands and wreckers, drove Dolly Madison away from the White Mouse, the wiie of the President turned back to save this portrait of Washington. It was hanging on the wall, and caught her eye just as the British reached the threshold. At the risk of capture she resolved to save it, and save it she did, though the servants were obliged to chop it out of the frame with an as. The canvas was sent in a hack to a woman of the name of Baker, living beyond Georgetown. Fifty years later it was renovated and rehung in the White House.?New York Press. Coal From Turf. Another plan for turning to account forces of nature as yet dimly understood is reported from Scandinavia, where a savant has discovered a method of converting the turf into coal. The turf is placed in retorts and gradually heated to 250 degrees. The retorts are then closed and the temperature kept up for seven hours. The tar and gas products are thus retained in the coal mass to the extent of eighty per cent., and the resultant is said to contain sixty-five per cent, of carbon, six per cent, of hydrogen, 3.7 watej and five per cent, of ashes. Turf coal gives about the same amount of heat as seconds, and has been tested both in Krupp's iron foundry and for domestic purposes. One thousand kilos are sold for $1.75, the cost of preparing it being about seventy-five cents. Xot Suited for Toreadors. A bull fighter in Mexico on the lookout for a novelty undertook to appear in the arena on a bicycle. He did so, and all went well till, describing a graceful curve, he rode over a stone and the bull, seizing the opportunity, lifted both bicycle and ride on his horns and tossed them over the balustrade in among the spectators. The toreador was severely bruised, and is going to stick to horseB in future.? Xpw Vnrlr Prpcsa arilla^^ ! ! < >- \ a '~v* Map the Orchard. "When trees are set out tbey us j have a tag describing the variel I tached either to a stem of the tr | to some limb. This is necessary so j as the tree is out of the ground, after it is set a map of the orchard each tree located on it and jlescr should take its place. As the ta{ generally attached to trees by v tnis, as the tree grows, preven circulation of sap, and, unless ren ! soon, may cause the tree to be e ! jfirdled by the wire.?Home and P Culture of Dewberries. Tho proper culture of Lucretia j berry is not generally known. I j covered it by acciclent. It must just as far as possible the chance it has when growing wild by fe ; Cover it winters with leaves pill I plentifully; and in spring tie the p to stakes and let the leaves lie bet the rows, held down if necessary I a few shovels of earth, or a few i ! The vines will then bear heavib ' secure for you a paying crop. 0 wise the fruit is liable to be only 1 and hard, useless, half-developed ries.?E. P. Powell, Oneida Co New York, in American Agricult Peppermint Culture. i In answer to inquiries about ra I peppermint, how the oil is extra ! and cost of plant, we give the fo j ing: We understand there is a small ; in Michigan devoted to the cultu peppermint, though most of the permint oil produced in this coi 1 comes from Wayne and adjo: I counties of New York, where ther i about three thousand acres devot the cultivation of the pepper plant, the annual product beinj far from fifty thousand pounds o It is raised by division of th -1 ? A 1 1 t , I jjiums uuu uui Hum acoujl j vated plants are preferred to 1 growing wild, and are Bet on I the spring and given .very ! ougli and clean cultivation, j harvest begins in August. | the mint is mown it is allowed t< j from eight to ten hours in the I then raked up and placed in c : where it must not be left for than a day or t\jo, else it will and spoil, but should go to the while fresh and but slightly vjith The stills consist of wooden strongly hooped, and into thes< stems and leaves are packed by t ! ing with the feet. When the tut j filled, the covers, made steam 1 ; are put on and fastened with clam j steam pipe connects the lower ps i the tub with a steam boiler. An ; pipe connects the top of the tub j the condensing worm. "When : steam is introduced from the boi | permeates the contents of the tul ! escapes through the pipes conne with the worui, and at a pressu about forty pounds the oil is v lized and mixed with the steam, carried through the pipe to the tv where it is condensed and the n water and oil discharged into i ceiver. The oil being lighter tha water it rises to the top and is ( removed. The cost of the apparatus reqi for distilling the peppermint oil depend very much upon its capi and may cost from five hundred many thousands of dollars.?I Field and Fireside. Kicking Coiv*. My experience with the cow with an instinct for kicking is thji can never be thoroughly cured. S times a heifer will try to kick milker away when she is not | broken to milk. Her bag and teal ; then tender, aud it is not difficx understand why she should dc best to escape the ordeal of mil Some men have so little sympathy a heifer at this period that they I the udder unnecessarily, and p l soon the habit of kicking may j been formed. With care, howevei tendency to kick may be overcome will never reappear. But there are some cows which to be born kickers. Some eight; ago I bought a very good-looking six years old. The owner told m< was gentle anil free from had trie found that she was, indeed, very tie at times. She would come i the lot to be fondled, aud was a ! favorite with the children. Bu | same spring 1 bought her, and b she had come in, she would stai the stable and kick with both him at the cows each &ide of her, i j first one foot and then the othe : thought it might be because she v a strange place, and that she wou all right when she became used t quarters. But this was not true. For some days she would be j fectly quiet; then without warnin ! legs would fly. She was a strong | and things moved when she kickt | tried the plan of tying a rope abon I body ]\iat in front oi tne nag, hi ! long as tlie rope was kept, on she j quiet. As soon as the rope was off, trouble was likely to begin a1 time. I never was sure that I wouk away with my pail of milk. After a thorough trial, rur through a number of years, I be convinced that she was incurable, disposed of her to the butcher. This cow raised several heifer c while I had her, and every one of was light-footed. Bight down tlir the whole race that fault extende< have gradually weeded them out 1 I have one two-year-old heifer She is half Jersey, and gives pre of being an extra cow; but if sh< velops the habit of kicking she wi for of all demoralizing things dairy a kicking cow takes the lead Life is too short to spend brea KlCKlUg COWS'. There are just as good cows v do not kick aud why not have thei E. L. Vincent. The Influence of Kunil Electric Roi The electric roads that are being built all over the countr; beginning to be a considerable f \ fc in bringing abont certain changes, anally Bince they connect numberless small ty at- towns with the large cities, and carry ee or their cars past the doorwayc of farm ers. i long The steam railway, of course, does the But same thing, but with a notable difFer,with ence; on it the cars stop only at a few lbed^ 6t_ations, usually several miles apart, ;s are and tie number of accommodation fires, trains is limited to relatively few a day ts the each way, while the electric cars stop loved at any point, and several of them run early every hour until midnight. 'arm. By their means the country is made a suburb, and the influence of the city dew *s ra<^ftte^ more extensively than ever die- before. The farmer whose home fronts have on 8 ccmntl7 roac^> anc* who has been that comPe^e<^ heretofore to hitch up his team and drive five miles to a railway ?d on flta^on> or *? ^be country town, now ilants ^as a car runnin? directly past the ween ^00r' ftn(^ car st?pKin response to with If he has business in the joles ^own' be can use the car, leaving hie and horses at home to do their work in the ither- care ?* ?^bers; he can make his trip in -nobs an^ sor^ ?* weatber without inconveni* L ber ence? an(^ the cost is inconsiderable. . The rapidity of the trip saves his time, Y while there is economy in employing his horses on the farm: he keens more in touch with the markets, and he is I ising improved by contact with active men. j cted, The isolation which has always been How- one of the great drawbacks and inconveniences of country life is reduced area considerably. The family of the re of farmer is able to go more frequently pep- to town, to see more of people, to intry reach not only the nearest town but | initig the city as well; by constant friction e are with outside people fashion and art ed to have an increased influence on the mint rural dwellers; the manners and style j not of speech of the towns are spreading f oil. in the country places, and the provine old cial spirit is disappearing more and culti- more before the metropolitan spirit, those The farmers along the electric lines, it in or near them, will soon be practically thor- suburban residents, and their children The can, when desired, attend very conAfter veniently the town schools by paying ) wilt tuition. sun, A large number of people who enocks, joy country life, but who have not more been able to indulge themselves hereheat tofore, can now take up their abode still at considerable distances from the ered. cities, and yet reach their business tubs places witli nttie expense ior trans- i ; the portation. These roads will have a | read- distinct effect ia relieving the conis are gested condition of the cities; they will tight, also have an effect upon the health of ps. A many by giving .the opportunity to live irt of away from crow ded streets. other The electric roads are also affecting with the price of land favorably. A farm the that is connected with the towns and ler it cities by having these cars pass with) and in a few yards of the doorway will cting necessarily be considered a much more re of desirable place of residence than it olati- was before. then Thus the electric roai'ls that reach orin, out from the cities far into the coxintry rixed are producing many changes that are a re- all favorable to progress.?Calvin Dill n the Wilson. .. ?*.. aS1^ Small Fruit Notes. . , The roots of currants and gooseberiiirei - ? -r i : t 1j_ ? ~ nes ui utsmin^; OUUUJU UUI uc uioturbed by cultivation or hoeing until lclty> after fruiting season. Apply a mulch "P t? of coarse manure or straw, thick arm? enough to prevent the growth of the weeds in and about the hills and rows. Look foi; the currant borer. When the leaves start, affected canes comborn m^noe to wither and die. Cut out the it she affected canes below the black centet 'on^e* and burn at once. the ^j] ne-wiy set plants should be thor* oughly cultivated; weeds must not be 8 ^ allowed to grow for they consume dt to vaiuabie plant food and the moisture so * . r necessary to the young plant. king. Frequent surface cultivation makeu }vlth the natural food of the plant more hurt available, prevents escape of moisture Tetty and holds water in store for summer have uge r, the The root is the foundation of the > auc plant. It should be stimulated to early and continuous growth by "he best care seem j t^e beginning. years Picking, packing and marketing are cow> importaut factors in growing fruit for fsb? profit. It a T i .1 * i i _ ? * II plants nave laneu to grow, set new Sc?" ones in their places at once. One canlP 111 not afford to have missing hills. great Blackberry and raspberry bushes should be trimmed severely, cut back efore at least one-third or one-half. Sbvere id in pruning increases the size and qualtity il feet 0f fruit. lsing Xbe grower should understand that r* choice berries are always in demand asm an(-j f]je mftrket is never overstocked; Id be that it costs just as much to raise poor 0 ^er berries as good ones; that it costs more to pick and pack poor berries; that Per" freight and express charges are just as gher jjigii 0n poor berries; hence there is cow, profit only in growing the best for the sil. I market. 'ther Berry boxes should be made before id as season begins. Clean, well made was packages neatly stenciled on the side ' with name and residence soon become ' Uliy your "trade mark;" let it also be a guarantee of good berries honestly S0* packed. Never allow stems, leave3, dirt, iminnio perfect or unripe berries in the box. came always bave a uniform quality throughulu^ out and the boxes well filled. For long shipment pick every day, alves amj ijefore t}ie fruit is too ripe. Never them poor berries for sale and never ough use a dirty box or a poor ca?e. J If it becomes necessary to sell poor until berries, send to a good commission . * house, but never place your name on rnise tjie casei ile- markets be as near as possible }'s?' and to regular customers. If you j111 a would have good markets and good . prices always deal honestly with your iking cnstomers.?M. A. Thayer, Sparta, .WL Wi9" 111 Pvnlmlilv tlift trflPi in Dela wave was cut down near Newcastle re#(!?. cently. It whs a tall oak, 157 years now old, and squared twenty-two inches y are sixty-three feet from the stump. Its actor owner claims he will ?et ?280 out of it. A SCIENTIST SAVED. President Barnaby, of Hartsville College' Survives a Serious Illness Through the Aid of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. From the Republican, Columbus, Ind, The Hartsville College, situated at Harts- | ville, Indiana, was founded years ago in J the interest of the United Brethren Church, when the State was mostly a wilderness, and colleges were sc.. The college is well known throughout tue country, former students having gone into all parts of the world. ptjrcp AT.VTV P. RARKAT1T. A reporter recently called at this famous seat of learning and was shown into the room of the President, Prof. Alvtn P. Baroaby. When last seen by the reporter Prof. Barnaby was in delicate health. To-day he was apparently in the best of health. In response to an inquiry the professor said: "Oh, yes, I am much better than for some time. I am now in perfect health; but my recovery was brought about in rather a peculiar way." "Tell me about it," said the reporter. "Well, to begin at the beginning," said the professor, "I studied too hard when at school, endeavoring to educate myself for the professions. After completing the common course I came here, and graduated from the theological course. I entered the ministry, and accepted the oharge of a United Brethren Church at a small place in Kent County, Mich. Being of an ambitious nature, I applied myself diligently to my work and studies. In time I noticed that my health was failing. My trouble was indigestion, and this with other troubles brought on nervousness. "My physician prescribed for me for some time, and advised me to take a change of climate. I did as he requested and was some improved. Soon after, I came here as professor in physics and chemistry, and later was financial agent of this college. The change agreed with me, and for awhile my health was better, bnt ray duties were heavy, and again I found my trouble returning. This time it was more severe, and in the winter I became completely prostrated. I tried various medicines and different physicians. Finally, I was able to return to my duties. Last spring I was elected President of the college. Again I had considerable work, and the trouble, which had not been entirely cured, began to affect me, and last fall I collapsed. I had different doctors, but none did me any good. Professor Bowman, who is professor of natural science, told me of his experience with Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills for Fale People and urged me to give them a trial, because they had benefited him in a similar case, and I concluded to try them. "The first box helped me, and the second gave great relief, such as I never had experienced from the treatmeut of any physician. After using six boxes of the medicine I was entirely cured. To-day I am perfectly well. I feel better and stronger than for years. I certainly recommend thia medicine." To allay all doubt Professor Barnaby cheerfully made an affidavit before Lyman J. 8cuddeb, Notary Public. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are sold by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box 01 six boxes for $2.50 (they are never sold in bulk, or by the 100), by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Mr. "Tomredy.^ A correspondent of the Indianapolis Journal tells this story of the Brazilian Minister in Washington, who is, unfortunately, blind, and has his daily papers read to him by a secretary, sc that he is obliged to form his impressions entirely by sound. The othei night he sat at a club dinner by the side of a well-known correspondent, and in the course'of an hour's conversation he repeated the name of Mr. i "Tomredv" at least half a dozen times, j It was some little time before it dawned upon the correspondent's mind that the Minister meant Speaker Reed. Senor Salvador de Mendonca had never seen the name in print and never heard it pronounced in any other way than "Tomredy," and although an j extremely punctilious gentleman he j fell into what would have been to him j an unpardonable error if he could have j known it. Speaker Reed sat near him and enjoyed the incident immensely. About Paper. It is a strange fact that while pape r is being used for dozens of purposes formerly monopolized by wood, or even a harder material, such as car wheels, boxes, barrels, tubs, pails, etc., wood is rapidly driving other ingredients to the wall in the manufacture of nearly all the cheaper grades of paper. Paper floors are manufactured at j ? * /N T XT / ! Hjinsieuein, uermauy. xn me iorm u* j a pasty mass the paper is spread upon the surface to be covered and submitted to pressure. It behaves like plaster of paris, and is Baid to be noiseless under the foot, and particu- j larly effective in preserving a uniform j temperature. Having no joints, it presents a perfectly smooth surface. hi m-'ii in in. in ?hi TryGrain=0! i TryGrain=OJ j !i Ask your Grocer to-day to s i show you a package of j 1 GRAIN-O, the new food 1 r jj-i. i?i 4.1,^ 7 r lll lIIK UiUl Li-titca Liie jiimwc ui i I coffee. 1 The children may drink t it without injury as well as I the adult. All who try it,like f it. GRAIN-O has that rich j seal brown of Mocha or Java, j but it is made from pure ! grains,and the most delicate x stomach receives it with- j . out distress. ^ the price of ? coffee. j 15 cents and 25 cents per | package. Sold by all grocers. T Tastes like Coffee | i: Looks like Coffee 2 , HEALTH NOTES. Raisins are stimulating in proportion fa< to their quality. j fiv Lemons and tomatoes should not be j ^ used daily in cold weather; they have a thinning and cooling effect. an i All stone fruits are considered to be ev injurious for those who suffer from the m, liver, and should be used cautiously, Don't go where there is a glare of co either sunlight or electric light more tie than you can help. The green of the country and of the grass and trees is restful for the eyes. Don't go to an optician to get glasses without first being examined and treat- j;e ed by a good oculist. Much harm is often done this way, and your eyes are ^ not things to run any risk with. ^ The whole system needs to be in fi? ?aa/1 Iraork OOA}) rworQTi Vlfl gUUU VVUUIVIVU wv **vv^/ VMW v?^M? ?? right. So keep your body strong, for nc when the body -weakens the eyes weak- Y< en. This is the reason of failing sight in old age. Don't use the eyes when very tired pr weak from sickness; they are the sn most sensitive of your organs, and tire gi as the rest of us tires, and use after a certain point of fatigue or weakness has been reached is injurious to any th part of our body. m th About mid-afternoon, says an author- w\ ity, is the best time for gentle outdoor g< exercise. Those who delight in ante- , ^ breakfast walks or gymnastics are ai "warned, too, that "early morning ex- m ercise" is as much to be avoided as 01 early mental labor, because at that ^ time vitality is at its lowest ebb, ana w needs stimulating rather than further si taxation. The Ginseng: Industry. ?l This "crop," together "with market values, and often exaggerated ,reports of enormous prices, forms a fascinat- re ing 'subject. The interesting thing q about it is that the amount shipped di abroad annually, foreign markets being almost the exclusive buyers, is appar- 8i ently steadily decreasing, while the value is proportionately increasing. According to some very interesting ^ figures compiled by New York Oil, et Paint and Drug Reporter, exports of $ ginseng root in 1896 were scant 200,- ti 000 pounds worth $770,000. Five years fr' earlier exports were 283,000 pounds, a: in the early 80's 300,()00 to 400,000, ^ and as long ago as '76 550,000jpounds. Exports in ;'72 were 400,000 pounds, n worth $342,000, or less than one per N pound. . Some Things That Kever Sleep. Naturalists have discovered that there a are several species of fish -which never sleep, and that many Bpecies of flies u are awake from the time they are hatched until they die. There are |( some dogs and cats, also, that apparently never sleep?that is, at night. r le th Is nothing better for this purpose than pound. The great volume of testimony \ that the Compound is constantly curing The following letter from Mrs. Marlow Mrs. Pinkham has received this year froi testimony is convincing: "My trouble commenced after the b know what was the matter with me. J cian and described my symptoms, and h< of the womb. He sent me some medici on about two years, and every time I c come down. Finally a lady friend adv Vegetable Compound, which I did. The tinued to take it right along. My back could not lift scarcely any weight. Mj I am well of my womb trouble, and hs Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."?2 ^andyc i VW4VU ^^CURfMIIS ABSOLUTELY GDSRSKTEED^."'^ j pie yd booklet free^ Ad. STEBLIXfl REMEDl^CO-?J slva Shot stand In the world for h trade mare. pQj yp jQ various sorts of Insecticides and Fungicides for spraying or .ng Mildew on Roses and Gooseberries. If yon have ti try to help you. Send a postal for pamphlet to B. HA, Improvements patented 1890 In the FIRE PROOF-l'roof against sparks, cinder<s, bur STItOMi ? A heavy canvas foundation. LICiHT?Weigh* but 86 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. when laid FLE.YIHLE?Contains no coal tar. and retains inde EASILY APPLIED?Requires no kettle or other ? ligent workman. SEND FOR SAMPLES AND DESl H. W. JOHNS MFC. CO., 100 W CHICAGO: a<0 & S42 Randolph St. PHILADELPHIA: li "East, West, Home is B with A A /? O/WTK. How Larce Profit* Are Made. * If first-class bicycles can be maim- $ ?tured in large quantities for twenty- fcj e dollars each, how much less does . cost to build type-writing machines? V there any reason why such machines i oulcl sell for $100 each? Is there $ y reason why purchasers should pay j; en fifty dollars for such? What ikes it possible for the manufacturers secure five or six times the origins! st? Persistent and judicious adver- . An Obstinate Old Soldier. Daniel B. Boynton, and old soldiet*1^^^^ Brownfield, Me., refused to pay his : j ill tax unless the amount of it was 39 duced, and he was taken to the jail, lich is at Paris. He got out of jail V: r giving a bond and then made the wn of Paris support him (at Brown(Id's expense), on the ground that he id been taken from his home and had >t the money to return there.?New Drk Sun. : Keep in Shap?. From the largest cities down to the j lallest towns this Is the month for the be- J imlng of out-door sports of all kinds, and! so the beginning of the season wheat rains, bruises, hurts and mishaps are as entiful as huckleberries. Every spring is is a common experience, and the com- ^ 'vj on experience has settled down to this. . at the best thing to do is to be provided >"v [th a supply of St. Jacobs Oil for emerrncles of the kind as an especially sure ire for the worst sprain or the blackest ' ; uise. Sportsmen, athletes, ball pl&yeza id oarsmen have known this for many, any seasons, and reference to It is now -v-raj lly a reminder to get your supplies. Hud ^ rains and over-work of the muscles will ) ' ing pains and aches, and sportsmen know hat's best and are never without the irest cure in the use of the great remedy. Germany's West African colony of Cam- / :oons has about 4,000,000 inhabitants. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bae ' igulate or remove your desire for tobaecof ives money, makes health and manhood, are guaranteed. SO cents and 91.00 at all / ' " ruggists. Uncle Sam has to pay $1 a pound for his nokeless powder. Shake Into Yoar Shoes , ^ lien's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It ires painful, swollen, smarting feet, and in- OH Antly takes the sting out of corns and hum- fijj > in8. It's the greatest comfort discovery of -n le age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fit- ? ng or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain ire for sweating, callous and hot, tired, achigfeet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists ;v-; d shoe stores. By mail for 25c. in stamp*. 1-jfi rial package FREjE. Address, Allen S. Olm*d, Le Roy, X. Y. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous- ' ess after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great / ?' erve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise fre? ' ' . # r. R. H. Kltne, Ltd.. 931 Arch St.Phila^Pfc .'j J. C. Simpson, Marquess, W. Va., says *-Ju Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me of a very dm / ise of catarrh." Druggists sell it, 75c. x Just try a 10c. box of Cascarets, the fineafc ver and Dowel regulator ever made. The flesh speedily reunites when obstinate ' ' ires are cleansed with Glenn's Sulohur So*p. $ [ill's Halr&Whlsker Dye, black or brown, 50c. ; When bilious or costive, eat a Case awl andy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10c., 25c. inent Questions. Woman Throw Away Her Good Looks and Comfort? , VvVitt will o wrtmon Ant A sickly, half-hearted existence and miss three-quarters of the '? joy of living, when she ha? . health almost within her grasp t If she does not value her good * looks, does she not value her 1 ryj comfort ? 4 'jjH "Why, my sister, will you suffer that dull paiD in the smallof *?? your back, those hearing-down, -v ? * dragging sensations in the loins, <.;i '* that terrible fullness in the lower bowel, caused by constipation proeding from the womb lying over and essing on the rectum ? Do you know yv at these are signs of displacement, and . > at you will never he well while thai sts? What a woman needs who is thus afcted is to strengthen the ligaments AO ev will keep her organs in place. There ' Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- 'j chich is constantly rolling in, proves r thousands of just such cases. is only one of many thousands which n those she has relievea?surely such irth of my last child. I did not Jy husband went to our family physi* ; said I had displacement and falling ne, but it did little good. I let it go lid any hard work my womb would ised me to try Lydia E. Pinkham'i first bottle helped me so much, I conwas almost the same as no back. I life was just a drag to me. To-day " ive a good, strong back, thanks to IBS. L? Mari.ow, Milford, 111. / ATflARTIC 1 1 lixeXhyl ;j MWV I DRUGGISTS of constipation, Casforeta are the Idea) Lui-I or frrlpe.bnt eanse etsj nataral results. San 4 Chicago. Montreal, Can., or New York. _ K YOUR SEE?I>EAI,EIl FOR UC-SHOT TO DESTROY ibage Worms, Potato Bugs, Cucumber Flew, and Slugs, Lice on Cattle, Fowls, Etc. s to-day the most successful general insecticide seon Vegetables, Fruits or Flowebs. It ia sized packages to suit all wants. We prepare an in powder. GRAPE DUST?Powder for destroyrouble with Ifcsects or Blights, write and we will IDIOM), FhtlikHl-on>Hud*on, New York. U. 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