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P' ' " v' " v" - ? ' r'~ '* 3 Saspicious Characters JI jj of the Woods. jji j| By William S. Ricc. ^ j irTrreieieie*r!rieie*rM U*" .K you are in tli?* counWtry autl roaming through fields :iud ibiekets indiscriminately, on your hunting or fishing excursions, let tue utter a word of ||Wtt caution against the dan999999 jjvrtius eharaeters you are liable to eueouuter. No, I do not refer to trauips. bear* or snakes, hut to much more sly and dangerous foes, the ih?Isoiioiih plants and rbruhs which lurk iu every nook and craouy. and there lie In wait for their victims l?.v every fence |K?st, woodland path, pile of boulders, or. perhaps, on the same premise# where you are staying. " ' '/ xV'i' " ( ^ I :V.V 'i' v> * '' ;\ , ' ...... . ?? If you will come along witb me tl?..? beautiful summer morning 1 will give , you aa Introduction to these villain# of tbe plant kingdom. But In case we accidentally expose ourselves to their Influence It would he wise if we observed some precautions. Let us carry with us a flask of cold water, into which we have dissolved a Leaping tablespoonftil of baking soda?this is to be our antidote for Ivy |ioisoulng. The sun is getting higher in the sky and )in<l tx.ffor lu. aft twfnr* !!ip hi':it become* too great; so come alon?. and we will take tills shady lane bordered "with locust trees, that leads to the vtrcam which flows through Rennet's Hollow. "Pooh." I can hear some one exclaim. MI have often touched poison ivy and never took It." That's all right. Some pereous are suhceptible. while others are not. By Us irregular, coarse toothed, oval pointed leaves, which are always grouped in threes, and the cluster* of small greenish white berries you shall know It. Rhus toxicodendron the learned Knfnnlst* null if* nrwt iun't thnt n t>I ?*? sounding name for such a reprobate? Look at that aped specimen about tbe fence post, like a highwayman lying In wait for the barefoot youngster* as they climb the feuce to take a short cut to tbe swimming hole! In this form botanists hare given it a special name. Rhus radicans. The country |Kople of California call this form of it "poison oak." Now as we approach tbe thickets of alder which liue the streams on .both sides look sharply about you. for there is another suspicious character which belougs to the Rhus family, hiding among inuocent urutiK uuu waning iu uruuu u;k iraue mark upon you, if you bappeu to come too closely iu touch with him. He is really a dangerous eueuiy of mnukind. and hi* effect* are similar to those of bi* relative, tbe poison ivy, only wucb worse. This la tbe Rhus venenata, commonly known as "poi*on sumach." aud it is a sturdy shrub from five to twenty feet in height. At the Iwse of these alder bushe* grows another three-leaved ivy. "Poison Ivy, sureT' my companion exclaim*. But look carefully and *ee for your elf. True, there are the three leave* In a group, almost a counterpart of tbv poiaoo Ivy Itself; hut where, oh where, are the stout hairy stems and the dusters of whiteish berries? Instead you will notice clusters of purple bean bioslomi or. what follows later, tome miniature limas dangling from the slender wiry stem. Dig this plant up by the roots, for It has a secret hidden from most of us. and I want to tell you about it. Afraid to? Why. It isu't poison at all: It is only a wild bean vine. Besides the fact that it bears green pods abort* ground. It has au underground fruit, or "bog peanut." as it is called in some localities. These peanuts are small. one-seeded pods, and few persons know this plant's secret. They are tbe seeds for next year's plants, produced by queer underground blossoms. "There on that boulder is a poison Ivy with five leaves: i>e careful!" is the wi^e ndviiv my companion offers me as We proceed (o investigate the new tint!. A live-lea red jmiNoii ivy! Why. didn't 1 just teil you that the poison ivy's leaves ;ire always found arranged it; threes'? "Yes. but it !<s>ks just like it." lie persists. Now look closely. There are the leaflets nil springing from the same point of the stem. They have a regular saw tooth edge, and the berries are Mulsh, almost black. Nil, this is no relative of the lthus family, but is closely allied to the crape. and its botauical name is Am ^lelopsis quiU()Uefoiia. or. comiuouly. Virginia creej?er. It is perfectly harmless. aud one of our most beautiful native climbers.?Harper's Hazar. j Not Hit ri?h That Was SpnDr<l. Hi- dined wherever time found him. ai:d in eonsequence in many different restaurant#. It bad beeomo a habit t(? imtii* tin* dhdi wbieh most <?f the other diner# bad and to order it. ..v.. '' 'it \ j ? In till** particular restaurant n fish dinner seemed to bo tlie proper thing. Ad old Uian at the next table was particularly enjoying his flab. Presently the waiter brought the stranger his portion. lie looked askance, sniffed freely ami remarked to the waiter: "I say. this llsb does not seem to be quite fresh." "Oh. y?>. sir: yours is all rijrht." said the waiter. "It's the other peul'K what's off color." and he motioued with his thumb to the ravenous one ue:ir by.?New York Tribuue. Thtt Art of Breathing. It is poniible to exercise o lie's whole Ixidy. to keep it strong au<! well. Kimply by breathing properly. Children should l>e taught to breathe and to get iuto the habit of tilling the whole lung space at each luhalation and of empty iug it completely at eaei? exuniation i There is no letter way of getting to I sleep soon after pole; to bed tban by breathing properly. Push away the piliow and lie flat upon tbe back with the iiium-lrs relaxed. Slowly draw in the deepest breath possible, hold it for four seconds. then slowly expel it until tlic chest and abdomen bnv* collapsed. Uepcat tbls process until you are tlret or fall asleep. There are scores of ways of varying this exercise. But this is tie essential. Of course, it is assumed that oue sleeps with his bedroom wiudow* open. Tin* Houm koo Year* Old. This is one of the buildings called "Ktaburs," which are to be seeu in Tf 1cuinrk. in Norway. They are built of niuc wood, and most of them date from I the eleventh or twelfth century. They are storehouse* fur provisions to he used during the long winters, and contain among otber things quantities of tbe peculiar hard, flat, Norwegian bread or biscuit, which Is as thin as a paucake and thirty Inches in diameter. Muuy of these buiidiugs are adorned with artistic wood carving and painted bright red. There i*re wooden churches of equal autiqui y. Th* Hpone* >f the Intellect. As memory is the sponge of the intellect. we should be careful that the eyes aud ears, which give to it that which it absorbs, tie closed to all tbat ' is unlovely. unpleasant aud vicious.? i New York New*. Religious instruction is not given In i Jananese schools. Sa Long-Tailed Breed i I of Japanese Fowls f * lit WiLTL'.I L. Jtl:A?LFT. TIIE tlrst specimen of the re iunrkahle long tailed breed of fowls from .lu]>nn tu be seen Jo this couutry was recently received at the American Museum of Natural History. The magnificent tail feathers of this creature measure near ly twelve feet, and are strikingly set forth In comparison with the six-foot figure shown in accomiuinying illustration. Mr. Johu Rowley, the tnxluermist of the Institution, will mount the new acquisition in a characteristic attitude. after which it will he Installed in Bird Hall, where it will form one of the most interesting exhibits of that department. Professor Basbford, Dean of Columbia University, last year visited the locality of the long-tailed fowls nnd had one grown for the Museum. The iiitroduuction of the breed is said to have been brought alHiut by a prince of Jajuin, whose im|>erinl crest was a feather. Yearly he offered a >?:*? nnKinnt ii-! /. u-miM tirini? I'k i#.r IV IUV cuujvvi ? UU ????.. r-t to lilm the longest feather. The greatest skill ami effort were therefore employt'd by the breeders to produce the greatest length of tail feathers possible. At present only a few old fanciers know the secret process of successfully breeding these fowls. A few authentic details have, however, been obtained In regard to the method of their breeding. The particular breed is confined to a region in and around Kochi, the capital of a province of Tasso. The breed is about a hundred years old f ^ 1 S? ;- ''' ' 1flfy ' v s* 'iw ?|l A LONG-TAILED JAPANESE HEX. and is fast dying out. There is said to be uo artificial method of making the feathers grow. All is done by selection. Moreover, one must know how to treat the birds during the various Ktnimo g\t full irrnwfh T*lu? luulv fpfltlu i?r? springing froiu the shoulders attain a length of four feet. Two years is the time necessary to produce a full growth of tail. The tail feathers grow from four to seven inches a month, and continue to increase as long as the bird lives, which is usually from eight to tcu years. The hens lay about thirty eggs iu the spring and autumn, which are hatched by other fowl. The hens are kept housed up, and sit all day on a flat |K>rcb, and are taken out only once in two days aud allowed to walk half an hour or so, a man holding up the tails to prevent them from being torn or soiled. The birds are fed on unhulled rice aud greens, aud secret food known and prepared by the old fanciers themselves. They demand plenty of water and are wonderfully tauic. The ordinary number of longtail feathers i>ossessed by each bird is fifteen or sixteen. About twice a day tbey are carefully washed iu warm water, aud afterward dried on some high place, usually a roof. The present price is for a bird having a tail over ten feet long. There are four varieties of the breed: White head and body feathers aud tail black; second, white all over, with yellow legs; third, red neck aud Ixnly feathers; fourth, reddish color mixed with white on Itody. All these, with the exception of the second variety, have black tail feathers.?Scientific American. A Fatal Flower. Three fatal accidents have now oepurred iu a single day to tourists seeking eidi-lweis in different parts of the Alps, says the Loudon Graphic. The occasiou is appropriate, not so much for dwelling upon the daugers of the quest, as for pointing oui how very su|H'rtluous it is to brave them. For ttir popular Heller mat eweiweis grows only iu rocky places. where .t cannot l>t* culled without risk to life aud lluilt, is quite erroneous. Not only it> it to l?e fouud, above a certain altitude, on pastures on which a child might safely play, hut it also can be. aud frequently Is, cultivated iu a garden. To pursue It ou the face of a precipice or on a iteep grass sloin* is really not much es? foolish than it would he to take the Fume uuuuir iu |in a t> iruiii'i vu|> ut a dnsiy. If the knowledge of that simple faet could t?e widely diffused, the bravado of the pursuit might jK-rhap# fall tuto contempt, with the result that aiany lives, more or less valuable) night be saved. 8pruce grows nearer the Arctic r? gions than any other tree. - ' v AN UMBRELLA PLAYHOUSE | How to Make One For the Use 01 j Children Out-Door*. Pemorept's Majrnzine tells bow to I make tiu open-air playhouse of a largl I * ? I'- '? ' - ?I tn'ni I ' uiiimtiiii. lit* U miwiik |?irvc ui iniu? securely to the cud of each of tbe ribd nml tie tbe loose end of eaclr piece of twiiu- around tbe notcb cut in a pointed wooden peg a sbort distance from its top. Tbin wjll give au umbrella witb a fringe of dangling pegs. Open tbe umbrella and fasten tbe handle securely to a long, sharp-pointed stick, binding , J'f I l\l\ THE FRAME. the two together with strong twine. First run one end of the twine down :he length you intend biudlng. Allowing 'iiough to tie nt the bottom; then commence binding nt the top over all three, the umbrella handle, the twine uid the stick. Wind the string nround very tight, and when you reach the l?ottom tie the twine you hold to the loom* eud of tbe length uiider tbe wrappings. Examine carefully and be sure tbe handle does not slide or twist on tbe stick; tben push tbe point of tbe stick down into tbe ground at tbe place decided upon for tbe playhouse. If you are not strong enough to erect the house by yourself, ask some companions to lend a band and help sink the stick tlrinly in the eartb. When this is accomplished stretch out each length of twine in turn, and drive tbe THE COMPLETED PLAYHOUSE. pegs iu the ground. You will need a wide ruffle of some kind of material lung enough 10 reach uround the outer circle of pegs when it falls from the umbrella. The hi ret died twine will hold the ruffle out. forming an odd little playhouse. with a smooth, round roof and drapery walls. Heat the r utile mid pin It on tbe umbrella witb safety-pins; also fasten it at tbe bottom to eacb pep. Newspapers pasted together and rnnde of double thickness may take the place of woven walls. If more convenient, but be careful in handling the paper, as it tears readily. Tbe longer the jtoie the higher you make your house, and tbe longer tbe fctrings must be; consequently tbe larger tbe bouse. Improvement In Drilling Machine*. Although tbe primury use of the machine shown in the illustration was In - ?i. % 1- ? I ? icmieu io in* me ui>riug ui uuu-s <u fence posfs. there are many other purl?oses for which it will be found useful. Steadiness and continuous inward pressure are the two essentials which must be obtained in operating a drill properly, and both of these results seem to Is easily accomplished with the apparatus. which is the iuventicn of i I SHOW I NO THE DltlLL IN OPERATION. Thomas K. O'Brien. The muchloe concists of the ordinary two-crank drill nud a vertical spring support of euftlcient length to extend above tbe shoulder of the operator when his foot rests on the hinged foot plate below. The drill Is hinged to a sleeve, which slides freely up and down tbe support until it if locked in position by a turn of tin* screw damp, when It will carry the weight of the drill and allow force to he exerted directly on the boring tool by the operator pressing his shoulder against the upper end of the fup* port. When the hole has been drilled t* the required depth the operator steps back with one foot, releasing the ;-r:inks. and grips the top of the sup port, wijcu a HiraiKui rearwaru pun easily withdrawn the drill and clears the hole. As the use of the support insures a practically horizontal cutting little skill is necessary in guiding the drill, and the entire attention can be devoted to forcing the work by pressure on the support and speed in turning the crunks. Oldest Love Letter. The oldest love-letter in the w<n^. is in the liritisb Museum. It is a pro |H>snI or marriage ior me uuno or ao Kgyptiau Princes*. and it was made 3.100 years ago. It is in the form of an Inscribed brick. The Family Row. The longest way liome is tbe shorten road to a family row.?New York Press. Of London's 12.000 hansoms. 120r? bad a slip of some kind last year. Tbid method of roud watering is blamed. . VJk .. . .. .... /' . *.> "1*"' * r " ' " ' . r- ?V T . 't Tbtaklac UmU N?d. "My niece Mary was always a wellmeaning girl." remarked the old gentleman, "but she would say the wrong thins every time, and she's got a boy who is going to equal her." The old gentleman's eyes twinkled, says the Pittsburg Bulletin, as he drew from his pocketbook a small sheet of notepaper. "I sent tbe boy a toy monkey that plays all kinds of pranks when it's wound up," said be, chuckling. "Sent It to him for bis birthday. Now you listen to bis letter of thanks I got from bim to-day. He's just eight years old. "Deer Uncle Ned, I am delighted with tbe munkey, thank you. He makes me think of you very often. And wnenever mamma wiuus aim up sou be begins to jamp, mamma and I fee] as If we were back at your bouse where all those toys are, and mamma says. That's your Uncle Ned all over. Good-bye from your gratefull Hal.' "I think," said the old gentleman, of he folded np the letter, "that I shall be more careful what I send him foi his next birthday." Shot Through the Heart and Lives. Cures by suture of wounds of th< heart are becoming more and mon common. Hitherto, however, all of tb< cases reported have been of woundi caused by knife or sword, but M Launay. a young surgeon attached t< the Paris hospitals, has just related t< the Academy of Medicine the details ol a case in which the heart was piercet by a revolver bullet. During the oper atlon the bullet was found lying in th< pericardial cavity. There were tw< wounds of the ventricle, one on tlx nntorinr surface, nod the other on th< posterior surface; these were suturei with catgut. The pericardium wa then sutured In its turn, and the flap o the thoracic wall was fastened in placc No drainage was employed, and th> patient recovered without a single bai symptom.?The Lancet. First H?n?s ia Atactica. Horses run wild in Asia and in Amei lea; but Jn America they are descend ants of horses turned loose by th Spanish and other invaders. Ther were no horses here when Columbu discovered America. It Is said that th ancestor of the horse was no large than tbe silver fox of to-day, and bai sixteen hoofs?four on each leg. Th bones of these have been found In tbi AWAlnf/ul" KAMA CUUUirjr, UUl U iuc C* vtuicu Uvinthe borse that gradually grew froi the little animal mentioned?eve roamed our vast forests, it became ei tinct before the time of Columbus. Where the Birds Thrive. The birds are not forgotten by tb Swedish peasantry. At tbe door o every farmer's bouse is erected a pole to tbe top of wbicb is bound a full large sbeaf of grain. Tbere is not i peasant in all Sweden wbo will si down with bis children to dinner untl be bas first raised aloft a meal for tb< birds. MRS. J. EJIDONNELL Wu Sick Eight Yean with Female Trouble and Finallj ?nred bylydia ?. Plnkham'i egetable Compound. nDBAS MRS. PIXKHAM :?I ban Kver In my life given a testimonial fore, bat yon have done so much foi pie that I feel called upon to give yon lUi unsolicited acknowledgement ol MBS. JEXXIK B. O-DONXZLL, FrMldtnt of OakUod Vomu'i Riding Clnb the wonderful curative value of Lydll E. Pinkham't Vegetable Com pound* For eight years I had fema.ii trouble, falling of the womb and othe; complication&. During that time I wa< more or less of an inval'd and not mud good for anything, until one day J found a book in my hall telling c the cures you could perform. I becami Interested : I bought a tattle of Lydif E. Plnkbam's Vegetable Com pound and was helpea; 1 continued it use and in seven months was cured, an< since that time I have had perfee health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkhaa again, for the health I now enjoy."? Mas. J ax xix O'Doxxzll, 378 East 31s it., Chicago. 111. ? 46000 forfdt If ate* UajJmtilal It not fMsfaa women suffering from an] form of female ills can be cure< by Lydla E. Plnkbam's Vegeta ble Compound. That's sure. Mrs. Pinkbam advises sick wo men free. Address, Lynn, Mass It beats i customer* by offering thetn. when Ala* bastine U called for, cheap kaUonauwa It bat will spoil their walls. Such action ' is certainly prompted by the devil i U commend themselves to beueht Ufaierr H AlabasUne, a durable ccweut ba*e wall I coatinr, not a kalsominc, costs no more H to apply than ch?rp dope that spoil* I your walla and Injures the health of j your family. Alabastlnc is a dry po? I der. comes in packages, mixes with cold I] # water. in white and fourteen beautiful | tints, for use on plastered walls, wood i| ceiling, brick or canra*. superior to II paint or paper Full directions on every package. Ask druggist or paint dealer I tor sample card of tints or write to ALABASTINE COMPANY ORAND RADIOS, MICH. Bs??1111 ii '====g=: Geasiae stamped C C C. Sever sold f* bmlk Beware of the dealer who tries tc sell "sooetMaf jut as gwd." [ a , system (Pe-m-nt I* the only Systemic Catarrh Rem : ##o ?o #>#o ^ m g0g^gg0f - Mrs. Ida L Gregory, President of the* j Poets' and Authors1 Club of Colo-: > rado, President of Colorado Art Club, ? ? Director of School of Industry and* j Design, Vice-President of ShermanI Art league, Is One of the Leading: t Cttib Women of Colorado. 3 .In * recent letter from 2 Grant are-! ? nue, Denver, Colo., this prominent lady J e nyi: J "Some yMri ago my husband ?wf firM/r?t nervous frustration and I - advising with friendly druggist i f ft# brought home a bottlo of Pmruna. * ffi< ktaitt cm mlored/rtM U< we, fcts appetite torn* increased and rest e AUefeep oame to h(M. I tteri/ire* J ftMPttty dorse Peruna m cm fi?n Ml remedy worthy Me pood tMingo wkteh are Maid of iU ?-lda L. Qrcg I ery. ** Nervous prostration la so frequently a aasoclated with systemic catarrh that c ' aome doctors do not dlatlncnlsh be- i f tween tUe two. in syweouc oium j e the disease has pervaded the whole j t system and there is a constant loss of q e vital fluid* from the mncoas mbbranes. f . A great many people are doctoring 3 for nervona prostration who would be t e Immediately cared by a coarse of Pe- j b rana. Peraoa makes dean, healthy j mncoas membranes. By this preset- ? n vattan of the fluids the weakening i r drain of their discharge Is prevented, v The medical profession Is Just begin- ' I I mHL. I l^f jBgEjp^ *QB1 IRX JC; ouM ' HlfDilifik. "" For irritations o . 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IxSIIh line to awaken to the fact that chrosds atarrb, especially systemic eatarrh? rffl soon produce a condition so soar* f resembling nerrooa prostration that t Is very difficult to ten one from the itber. Penma cares these easss without an. If yon do not derive prompt and safe sfactory results from the use of P? una, write at once to Dr. Hartm*, giving s full statement of yotrr emm, ind he will be pleased to fire you Ml rateable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President si rbsHartjaan (Sanitarium, OotambofcOL MilESnrRSlEsl mess, and Soreness incidental I ' ding, Tennis, or any Athletics, I if, cooling, and refreshing as | ollowed by gentle anointings 1 SOAP for preserving. purifying. u4 kE scalp of crniti. scales. and du4ra(l, W iftealag, whitening, and soothiaf r*4, H s u4 ehadags. la (fee form ofbatk* I tloas ( v(M>, or Im free ?r odea. for ulcerative weaknesses, and laaay 9 uillv tuMMl tkcmldtM. MM well MM I tb, and nursery. CUTlCtTRA SOAP derived (rem CUTICURA, the great ? ogredients ud the meat refreshing of SB ese who have once used these great ' others. H P. Niviut It Sons, 17, Queurtwose ? a. Coar., Sets Props., Bouoe, U. S. A. IS Railway EN, AUGUSTA, assau. ? ? Atlanta, Memphis and New Orleans. mm, AHumu, CdKsraia, M?fjo m4 v?t. Hot Springs Toaaway hi tha IE SKY" AND SAPPflllE CdUffTK, ingtoa A Sooth western UmiW aai aadN. Y. ?fc Memphis Unite* V. X. 60VBB.1Hm FOR rmm HE V. S. FAST KAIL. v Ins Car 8?nrfc>?, Bum, Etc., ?Jdfi El. S. THWEATT, Eastern Pass. *featr H. HAUW1CX, Otnml Fiwoftr Afw% 1 was troubled with torpid liver for tuauy yea:** and was subject to dreadful bt-adacbes, waicb confined me to my l>ed once a week. A friend recommended Klpanx Tain:lea. I did not nave mucu lauu, uui ue persuaded uie to try them, and inside of three weeks I was a cored woman. On account of my age I hardly thought it possible to effect a cure, as I had been subject to those awful h-r .'aches since I x?** a little girl. At druggist*. Fkt Fire-Cent picket ia enough for an ordinary occasion. The family bottle, 00 cents, contains a supply for a year.