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Ileveft. i) police have i e method of j e procecdines ggn Each of these ' HHuiubcr. and is ! HS^Biiinself at least I SHirters. By this ^Hahle is speedily if whether the Huternity are "in s frequently hap- I Kile an excursion j ecincts to attend to j 174 tons of fresh and HSfeSSSSK^pffndeer meat were sent Inst * Uleaborg to the interior of Northern Russia. The reindeer skins go chiefly to St. Petersburg, where they are treated in the local tanneries. Zanzibar Copra. During the year lfK)2 there were exported from Zanzibar over twenty I million pounds of copra, valucyl at a little over $625,000. It went almosv i entirely to Marseilles, France. i i . ' Ruffian Supar. B According to official returns there were 275 sugar mills in operation in Wk European Russia Inst year. The beet . I crop of the country amounted to nearly 9,000,000 tons, while the area under ! . cultivation was 1.310.000 acres. The | sugar mills are all situated in the west- | * ern, central and c:s-Vistula provinces of the empire. FlTSpermanciitly cured. No fits or nervouf- ( ness after first day's use of I)r. Kline's Great ? NerveRe?itorer.$2'trial bottle and treatisefree i Dr.R.H. Kline, Ltd., !>31 Arch St.. Pbila., P?i. j . "Wild Animals in Captivity. } Captivity changes animals' nature. A lion captured when it is full growr will always be treacherous, but lions L tigers, leopards or other carnireroun : Imi-n tinrn in r?nntiv. I raUJUIUJS lUUl un>c unn ..v..w ... v..r... ity can be tamed till tlicy are quite as gentle and affectionate as poodle dogs. Deafness Cannot Be Cnred by local applications as they cannot reach th* diseased portion or the ear. There L? only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an 11 Inflamed condition of the mucous lininiroi W/P . the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is icY flamed you have a rumbiingsound orimperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed W Deafness is the result, and unless the inflams mation can be taken out and this tube ref stored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh .which is nothinp biit an J ? " ? ?? "J 9 fKn mii/iAnc en lliliaUIUU VUUUllJUli VI kuc iiiuvvur . We will pive One Hundred Dollars for any i case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can- j not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. 1 tSold by Drugpists, 75c. < Hall's Family Pills are the be.=?t. ] Homing Instinct of (he How. When Dr. Erwin's possessions wert> ! in transit between Oklahoma and Morrill, Kan., last March, a fine Arabian hor6e was lost from the ear. The * horse turned up last week at its old home in Oklahoma and was all right.? ( Kansas City Journal. 1.00 Bijc 500-Ponn<l Steol Range Offer. 1 If you can use the best big 500-pound ste?l 5 range made in the world, and are willing to i have it plaood in your own home on three months'free trial." just cut this notice out and send it ty Sear*, Roebuck & Co.. Chicago. and you will receive free by return * (mail a big "picture of the steel range anil i many other cooking and heating stoves: you ] ill also receive the most wonderful $1.00 | steel range offer, an offer that places the j best steel range or heating stove in the home I 1 o! any family; such an offer that do family i < in theland, no matter what their eircum- I stances may be, or how small their income, ! t need be without the best cooking or heating j stove made. A promoter is generally a financier with- j ( out any finances. j 1 j Mrs.Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces iuflamma- * tion,aliays pain,cures wind coiio. 25c. a bottle i There is. seldom much profit in prophe- . cies. j 1 I 1 | H. H. Green'b Sons, of Atlanta. (5a., are j 5 the only successful Dropsy Specialists in th<3 , ij world. See their liberal offer in advertise- ^ ? meet in another column of this paper. j ] a Mo^t of the excuses have already been j . g invented. 6 Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of j ^^^^asacouqh cure.?J. W. O'Bricn, 322 Third ^3^7Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn..Jan. C.l'JOO. ( ] S They come high, but we must have 'em : ?air castles. i 1 as ' < w Putnam Fadeless Dyes coior more Eg goods, per package, than others. j ' A woman may not believe evel^ thing she Bp hears, but 6he remembers it ji'st the same. | I DYSPEPSIA OF WOMEN. I Mrs. E. B. Bradshaw, of Guthrie, OkJa., cured of a severe ' case by Lydia E. Pinkham's j Vegetable Compound. A great many women suffer with a j form of indigestion or dyspepsia which | does not seem to yield to ordinary j medical treatment. While the symp- ! toms seem to be similar to those of j ordinary indigestion, yet the medi- j cines universally prescribed do not j seem to restore the patient's normal i condition. Mrs. Pinkliam claims that there | is a kind of dyspepsia that is caused i by derangement of the female organ- 1 ism. and which, while it causes dis- j turbance similar to ordinary indiges- j tion, cannot be relieved without a medicine which not only acts as a stomach tonic, but has peculiar uterinetonic effects as well. / Thousands of testimonial letters prove beyond question that > Al-l 111 ? ? At. oar. rtnoinmg win reui've iuis uisirw ingr condition so surely as Lydia E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound. It always works in hariftony with tire female system. Mrs. Pinkham advises sick vromen free. Address Lynn, Muss. . WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN. Sailing into cupiiFs land? Customs hp collects; At the dock he takes his stand, Baggage he inspects. Some one tries to hide his heart, Keeps it in his boots; Others still would dodge with art Heavy tax on suits. Travelers exhibit fear, Smugglers lag behind. Till at last they gather cheer, For they find him?blind! ?McLandburgh Wilson, in the New Yorl Herald. rv vw v 1 HAE'g EYE&' ?y FREDERIC HOWE MARION. J&OJZ* AB'S eyes did it a]]. j[ In the first place I fell 0 IVl ? 'n ^ove t^eni. Thai lXfJ- f is not strange, for thej were ome ami as u rain-wasbed sky. I had been called to Roseville on msiness. I Lave no hesitancy in promincing Roseville the prettiest place n the world, for everybody has a rose ;arden. Moreover, wild roses bloom al] ilong the roadside, and some species >f rose-creeper climbs the rough bark >f the outstanding trees, and hangs ;lusters of odorous blossoms from the swaying boughs. The houses are all espectable country seats, the people ill comfortable. I don't believe there s a beggar or a cripple in the town. \.nd into this modern Eden, a mile 'rom the railroad station, I walked one lay. It was June. snd all the air was 'ragrant. The bluebirds were flitting ibout, and the robins were singing oh he stone walls. Some late apple trees vere in blossom, and everybody's doors ind windows were open to let in the jcents, and sounds, and sights of earl;, summer. Suddenly a carriage, driven by a boy ?ame around tbe corner of a road. A1 :he same moment a little Blenbein: noodle, wbite as wool, rushed from a looryard, and dashed under its wheels [ heard a sharp scream, saw a distract ;d blue cambric wrapper rushing after md threw myself, all on the impulse )f the instant, into the melee. To seize :be bits and raise the shivering ant whining animal from the dust was bm he work of a moment. As I bore il toward the house. Mab. in Mab's blue cambric wrapper, with Mab's eyes, mei ue. "Ob. thank you! thank you a thou ;and times! 0"h, sir, do you think he is 111JCU ' As the dog, at that moment, gave r sharp yelp. I ventured to proclain .hat he probably was not killed. "My darling! My dear, dear little 5now!" she murmured, taking lh< lusky and dismal little wretch intc he lovely shelter of her bosom. As ?be was turning away I experienced i sudden and brilliant thought. "Does not Miss Flint live here?" "Yes, sir," replied Mab. pausing witl ler closely-clasped burden. "I was about to call on Miss Flint,' [ said, most falsely. Then Mab looked at me again, ant [ am free to confess that never befor< )r since saw I such lovely eyes. "Walk in. if you please." she said 'and I will speak to aunty." 1 congratulated myself on having dis covered so much?that she was Mist Flint's niece. Kut I was quite desper itp for an errand. Miss Flint ar> geared. a' "Miss Flint," said I. rising and bow tag. "I have lately beard that yow Srotber-in-Iaw, Judge Twing. of Maple Ion, is very ill. As I was in your vicin ity. I thought 1 would call anil tel ron. thinking, perhaps, that you bac aot heard of it." "A relapse?'* she inquired, anxiously "No?no?not that I am aware of.'' "My brother was very ill some si? weeks kgo, but I heard yesterday tha be was convalescent." "Ah' well, hearing the report so late ly, 1 supposed his illness of recen :late," I replied. "Miss Flint will giv< me credit for good intentions." "Certainly. You look warm, sir Will you not take some refreshment?" Miss Flint offered nie some lemonade I partook freely. I lingered half ai hour, talking of everything uuder th< Bun. but was at length forced to depar without seeing Mab again. My home was at Irvine, the town ad joining Jioseville. I returned ther< that night, but could not forget thos< eyes. Henceforth I haunted ever; public gathering, every party and pic nic of the neighborhood, but failed ut teriv to .see or hear of Mab. For learned her name. Mab Merle, fron Miss Flint, who bad casually mentions her. As time passed my hones -u-ere sub jected to repeated disappointment, dreamed of Mab's eyes, and cared fo nobody else's eyes. My sisters p.'! id sulked, and the younger female portio; of our community pronounced me i bonr. The summer passed and fall camc I had plenty to do. for I bad a farm o my own. and autumn is a busy seasoj .with farmers. A livery stable keeper in the city hai purchased some hay of me. My mai Sam was sick, and not being too prou. to take a load of hay to town mysell I started. It was a day's trip. The sun bega to set as I was on my way home. Til birds hushed their twitterings in tb trees, and the air blew cool and lade with dew. Gradually the beams of th moon gave a soft light to the scorn and the horses settled into a quic walk. As wp wore thus leisurely prooec. ing. a horse and light buggy wbirle out of a crossroad, and suddenly tli two teams collided. I felt a jerk an crash. I heard a scream. My horse stopped. I jumped to tbr ground nn enabled the driver of the buggy to sto her startled horse, for the driver wa a young lady. "Ob. sir." she cried tearfully, "wh.i have I done?"' I helped lier to the ground, unlocke her wheel from mine, and saw that tb tire and three of tbe felloes of he .wheel were broken. "How did it happen'''* asked I. 'I didn't see you," said she. "Didn't see a hayrack and t^ horses?" exclaimed I. "No." sobbed she; "I srm so nearsighted." Just then the faint light shone on her face, and I recognized Mab. "May I inquire where you were going:" said I, gravely. "I was going home." answered she, a full of engaging distress. "1 was driving fast because I thought my aunt would be anxious about me. I never thought of meeting any one on this lonely road." "Well, you will have to co to Irving L and stay all night. I will take yo;i to my mother's house, and send word to your aunt to-night of whut has hap- N } pened. Do you think you cau ride half ^ea 1 a mile on a hayrack?" mu "I unhitched her horse and tied him ^ behind my team, pulled the broken buggy to one side of the road, and then lifted Mab into the hayrack. I was obliged to put one arm around her to keep her steady, when I started the > horses, while she clung to my wrist I with one little hand, and thus we went very happily to Irving. "Yeofl T mv -that T difl nr>t Insp so erood ? an opportunity of making love to the owner of those beautiful ryes' that had cost me so much anxiety? 1 We had a long evening before us, too, after my mother had welcomed 1 Mab, and I had sent a messenger, on | horseback, to Miss Flint. The moon ' shone, the nightingales sang; the flow| ers shed their fragrance just for us as we sat in the little porch. I wasn't the sort of fellow to half do things, |. either, and before Mab left Irving she [ had promised to be my wife. i And to-day Mrs. Mab will agree with | m? in the statement that her eyes did it all.?New York Weekly. The Cowboy's Hl-li lleelp. * A correspondent who signs himself ? ' "D. W. H.," writes entertainingly as follows: "In one of the articles in the 2I0 ! 'Nosegay' column reference is made the < to the high heels on the boots of the 1 Texas cowpunchers, and vanity is the ! given as the reason of the high heel. ma > This is somewhut of a mistake. No cor l in -1+ +Vin ha] UUUUl \UlkllJ ligUICO ili it, iVl VAJW writer has been witness to tbe fact? seeing heels so high tbat tbey were Ple . braced witb small iron rods on the in- Eel t side. But to return to tbe real use of is tbe high heel?for it bas a use. We 1 1 all know tbe bronebo, some of us by reputation, and others by experience, and know be ic, to say tbe least, a trifle unreliable. On tbe saddles used blc in the West tbe small, light stirrup of in' - iron is not used. In its place is the ^u< 1 large wooden stirrup, similar to tbe! &u t one used in tbe cavalry, but mostly &n t without tbe leather guard over the front, and it is here where the high' ^ t heel plays its part. Tbe wooden stirrup is so large tbat an ordinary shoe ? as worn would slip through, and it does 5 not take much imagination to picture what would happen if at this time the 1 rider should be thrown from the sadI ?11? on/1 Ann lio nnmrhf in flip stirrup. With the high heel this is J impossible, for the foot cannot go all 1 the way through. So vanity is not tha > whole reason of the cowpunclier's high | heel."?Philadelphia Record. Horse Trade In Maine. From the mountains of Camden, Me., i comes a story of a Philadelphia merchant who has a summer cottage In ' that village and who wished to exchange a lively horse which he owned I with a French-Canadian who had a more gentle animal which women and children could drive. The Frenchman . was willing to trade, but for some reason insisted upon repeating to the vis* - itor that the local horse did not "look" ? so well as the one belonging to the - Philadelphia man. An exchange satisfactory to both 1 parties was eventually made, and the - first time this visitor's wife took the * new horse out for a drive she dis ff.vorMl that tbe beast was as blind - as a mole. A few days later, when the 1 rusticator met the Frenchman, he said: 1 "See here, you rascal! that horse you swapped with me for mine was stone . blind. Why didn't you tell me of it at the time?" ? J "Ah'm biy try tell you all Ah'm bin ^ t know how for to tell. Ah'm bin Bay j ya my horse was no look lak your horse? say so sees, nine tarns. Ah'm no ttin t bk.ni' eef you no hear me."?rhiladel- < J phia Ledger. tu, Q3C Artificial Gotta Pcrcha. |jj Owing to the rapid diminution of (he supply of natural gutta percha glE i many attempts have been made to an s devise an imitation which will answer jrj t the same purpose. The service which j lrj the genuine article renders as an in- ; |S - sulator, in electrical work, and espe- j An e cially for submarine cables, has not as e until recently been obtained from any <] F ether material, although some of the artificial compounds which, under j fr( > other names, rival it, are l'airly sue- I Sh I cessful. ' | eff II Consular reports show that a house i w{ J in England is about to establish a large 1 factory tbere with a branch iu Gcr- J wl " many, to produce a mixture invented th( I by a man named Gcr.izseli. In one : sh ' respect, its "low inductive capacity,'* j nu I it is said that this is superior to the lai II genuine gum. The importance of this a n fact will be better understood when it [ sol is remembered that the speed of sub- ! nri ' marine telegraph transmission varies ' foi f about-inversely as the capacity of the ler 11 cable.?New York Tribune. i an ' fi A Scarcity of Canh. \ thi n "Down in our country,said Repre- ! J'a scntative John Sharp Williams, of Mis- a 1 f. sissippi. "cash is sometimes a scarce . commodity. | "Last spring a man came in from foi c the North and bought a sawmill of one . ftP c of our citizens. He paid $300 cash ' n for it. j '-v e "They were discussing the transac-' ar< tion at the country store that night and snn 't had gone over it in all its details. 'U1 Aaron Smith, one of the Lard-up inenl ft of the community, sat and listened. *? d After the subject had been exhausted Pr< ? he said: 'Well, there's one thing about it. I can't for the iife of me see what 's a uian with S50U in cash wants of a d sawmill.' "?Saturday Evening I'ost. i po 1> | be S Civic Wuty to Horses. ! &b It is not sufficient that a man cr tw it woman should be shocked if a horse sti is beaten cruelly within his sight. As d citizens all persons should take care *Ul e that such a thing never occurs, or, if '' ?r it does take place, that it should lead to Dunishment. From a commercial F& as well as huruane standpoint a municipality suffers when wretched, brokeu ,n<: o down horses are employed in its tbor- f01 oughfares.?Kansas City Times. f rfWr^W? IXILWIX aPfwl ew York City.?Long coats make a ture of advance styles and will be ch worn during the coming season, is one, designed by May Manton, is --5*- ~Tl?3g~ THREE-QUARTEB COAT. 11 adapted to suiting material and th of lighter weight as well as to t silks and pongees of warmer ather, and to both the odd wrap and s costume. As shown, however, it is de of black taffeta stitched with ticelli silk, and is trimmed with Qdsome buttons and held by loops silk cord. The long lines of the ats are singularly becoming and the lerous sleeves mean comfort as well protection for those of the bodice. The coat Is made with blouse and rt portions that are joined beneath j belt. Both portions are tucked to e a bos pleated effect, and the use is fitted by means of shoulder [1 under-arm seams. The sleeves are iked to be snug above the elbows, t form full puffs below and are ished with flaring cuffs at the wrists, the neck is a flat collar. rhe quantity of material required for j medium size is six and a half yards SHIRRED W^T'^D TU^ enty-seven inches wide, or three rds fifty-four inches wide. A Late Model. jhirrings of all sorts are notable feares of the season and of the latest >dels. The smart May Manton waist, jstrated iu the large drawing, shows ?m used in a novel manner, and is igularly well adapted to the soft d pliable materials in vogue. The ginal is made of white silk mull mmcd with cream guipure lace and charming, but the many' thin wools d silks are equally suitable as well the fine linen and cotton fabrics, ["he waist is made over a smoothly ted lining that closes at the centre >nt. The fronts and the back are irred at the shoulders to give a yoke eet, and are again gathered at the mv._ hnnl. list line. jwjv iujuo <u wut vuvo re ft tapering effect to the figure, lile the front blouses slightly over a belt. At the centre front is a irred vest-like portion that can be ide high and finished with the col\ or cut off at the shirrings to forui square neck. The long sleeves are J ft and full and are shirred to fit the ms closely above the elbows, but rm puffs at the wrists. When elbow lgth is desired they can be cut off A intA hfirwls. U bUlUCHU ? ? - The quantity of material required for e medium size is five and a quarter rds twenty-one inches wide, four and jalf yards twenty-seven inches wide, ir ami a half yards thirty-two indies de. or two and a quarter yards forty* ir inches wide, with three yards of plique to trim as illustrated. Nothing marks the season i:iore stirethan the shirrings and tucks that b so abundantly used. The very lart skirt illustrated in the iarge picre combines the two. and with them full length front that adds greatly its effect. Soft materials shirred are ptty beyond a doubt, but horizontal es tend to entail apparent height, rhe skirt consists of a foundation. b front gore, the yoke, the shirred rtion and the flounce, all .1oiuitiff? ing concealed by the tucks and the irrings. The front gore is laid iu o tucks at each edge that are tched fiat to flounce depth, then fall ;e. Both it and the flounce are i-kod at the lower edge. riie quantity of material required for ? medium size is eleven and a half rds twenty-one inches wide, ten and ee - quarter yards twenty-seven hes wide, or seven and a half yards ty-four inches wide, with balf jard all over lace for yoke. Trimmed "With Bine Thistles. Turple thistles beloved by donkeys are most familiar to wayfarers, but the requisitions of a fashionable milliner take a different view of Datural history and botany. A blue straw hat is trimmed with bunches of blue thistles arranged on both sides of the middle and front. A scarf of white tulle is twisted loosely about the crown, and forms a sort of bed for the blue thistles to spring from. A green straw bat with a medium brim has an Algerian scarf as over-brim trimming. This is of changeable silk gauze, two shades of green, bluish and yellow green one of white and oue of blue. A bunch of white thistles is set at the left of front. The New Pendant. The heart of cut jet is the latest addition to the ladies' chain. Pendants are never long in coming where ornamental chains are worn, so it is not thought out of the way to wear a jet heart at least two inches long swinging from your two-yard neck chain, whether it be of beads, black bogwood, which imitated the expensive teakwood bead chains, or in the twisted bead chains of cable effect. The heart is no prettier a finish than the tassel, but then it has the appearance of smartness, because of its comparative novelty. You see heartshaped pendants of dull-finished jet but they are not nearly so handsome as the sparkling Whitby jet. The Pay of the Flounce. Flounces, are growing in fussinesh and importance day by day, especially where evening exigencies are concerned. A charming creation suitable to a fair debutant was arranged in delicate pink chiffon, its trained skirt decked with three frou frou flounces, each one whereof was stitched with narrow ribbon and lace. The bebe bodice was finished by a pointed pelerine of the chiffon, dotted with dimante and hemmed lace, and bore elbow sleeves with handkerchief wing frills at their base. CKED AND SHIRRED SKIRT. Tlio Fitted Bodice Now. The return of tbe fitted bodice is heralded. Women have been trying to get rid of the pouch effect in bodices and coats for some time, and tbe autumn and winter models show that they are succeeding. Woman'# Shirt Waist. Variety in shirt waists appenrs to know no limit. Month by month and week by week new designs appear, each one seeming more attractive than than the last. The May Manton model illustrated shows a broad pleat at tbe front with tucks at each side, and also from the shoulders, that are arranged to give a double box pleated effect, and is exceedingly becoming at the same time that It Is simple. Tbe original is made of whits cheviot, but all waisting materials, silk and wool, as well as lluen and cottou are appropriate. n'" ?-A * fU+rvl f01111 AUU WUISl VUIISlMS Ul IIJV dation, which can be used or omitted as preferred, the fronts nnd the back. The back is plain, being smooth.y drawn down in gathers at the waist line, but the front is tucked at the shoulders nnd gathered at the waist line to pouch slightly over the belt. The sleeves are tucked at their upper portion, but form full puffs below the elbows and arc gathered into straight cuffs at the wrists. The quantity of material required for il- "" r 1 rtr.o.linlf iiiu iiJtriiiuiii cizt? is luiii ?hu yards tweuty-one inches wide, four SHIRT WAIST WITH BROAD PLFAT. yards twenty-seven inches wide, three and three-fourth yards thirty-two inches wide, or two and Dne-l'ourth yards forty-four inches vide. I Jots of Memory. I Youth lives in the future, maturity [ 'a the present, age in the past, and it Is a comforting and reassuring thing ! that as the man in his declining years | returns in thought to "ponder o'er the | past,*' nature has so ordered it that joys stand out sharply in memory and | sorrows either pass from mind or are touched with a glamor that softens them into sweet and tender recollections. As memory scans the past it finds only the brightest spots?"My youthful days, which were also my happiest."?Portland Oregcnian. Kitty Ate the Newfoundland. The jungle cub fad of the foolish is very profitable to animal dealers, who reacquire them after they have i been half reared at perhaps a quarter the price at which they were sold. A dealer recently received a letter, ays Leslie's, from a lady who had bought a whelp lioness, which runs as follows: "Please come and take Kitty away. She has eaten our Newfound land dog." TVhen a difference of opinion arises it is sometimes wise to split the difference. _ The crook can easily make a name for himself by adopting an alias. FALLKIDN] With the chilling air of fall comes an extra tax on weak kidneys.? It's the time Doan's Kidney Pills are needed ? now recognized the world over as the chief Kidney and Bladder remedy. Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and ]oin pains overcome. Swelling of the i Deerfjeld, Im? "Itwas P """"1""" "called rheumatism. I could , i get eo relief from the doc- . if tors. I began to improve on BR! JSSmrnirL taking Doan a sample and IV MFKWOtKi got two boxes at our drug- ICj I , gists, and. although C8 years V." IfiQl \ If of age. I am almost a new If man. I was troubled a good J deal with my water?had to I \r\. .? _ < get up four and five times a U night. That trouble is over with and once more I can name rest the night through. My backache Is all gone, and I p. < > thank you ever so much for the wonderful m cd icinc, STATE Doan'c Kidney Pills." , , . t- u i For free trial bo; JNO. H. HJBEJt, Foet?r-Milburn Co.. B President. Ridgevillc, ?P?ce Is iniufllcient, Indiana, State Bank. [""Q B lp~ Charming Japanese Children. Nowhere are children more con??idered than in Japan. Their parents are devoted to them, and are constantly ,iU ? ?????:?/, 4 ! ? Art-\ nV*Allf Willi liJt'iiJ, uur^iii^ lurui uwuit watching aiul joining in their games, and apparently never so happy as when with them. Other people's children also come in for a large share of attention, and fathers seem to have as much pride in their offspring as mothers. It is amusing on a fine morning, about six o'clock, to see half a dozen men sitting on a low wall, each with one or two little children whom he plays with and pets. The little folks are led to show off their cleverness, nnd. judging from appearances, they form tbe main interest of their fond elders. One would imagine that with so much petting children must be spoilt and disagreeable. The contrary is the case, the children of Japan being the most well-behaved and charming little people in the world.?Philadelphia Telegraph. The Weight of Ice. In order that consumers may determine whether or not they are receiving the correct weight of ice a very good method to employ, next to weighing the ice itself, is to measure it very enrcfully with reference to its length, breadth and thickness, and then compute the weight by the following method: We know in the first place that one cubic foot of water weighs (>2.r? pounds, under ordinary conditions. and that the weight of any volume of ice is just ninety-two one-irondredtLis as much as the weight of the same volume of water? Therefore, one cubic foot of ice weighs ninety-two one-hundredths as much as the same volume of water. This equals .92 times j G2.R. or 57.r> pounds. Hence to deter! mine the weight of the ice take the j product of the three dimensions, divide by 1728 (since there are 1728 cubic inches in a cubic foot) nnd multiply by r.7.r>. The result will be the weight of ice in pounds.?New York World. Sporting Meteorology. j "On the car the other day I overheard ! a short dialogue conducted certainly i under cross purposes," said Will Hen-1 j niger. "An old gentleman, somewhat j : hard of hearing, sat by me. A young fellow came in ami, reiernng to me i prevailing Little Kock summer mania, said: j " 'Well, we won.' I " "Yes. pretty warm,' assented the old gentleman. 'Eight to one.' continued the yontb, refer: !nc to the score. " 'Worse than that. 92,' the old man ' gave answer, referring as before to the I weather. I "Then the young man changed his j seat and found more eongeni.nl eom! |?anions with whom to discuss the ball game."?Arkansas Gazette. Even the blind beggar may have an j ?ye for business. N. Y ? 38 I Black Hair | | "I have used your Hair Vigor J for five years and am greatly 1 pleased with it. It certainly re- ! I stores the original color to gray ? J hair. It keeps my hair soft."?Mrs. I ft HelenKilkenny,NewPortland,Me. 1 \l?? B Ayer's Hair Vigor has P been restoring color to \ 5 gray hair for fifty years, j | and it never fails to do j J iuis work, either. 1 You can rely upon it | S ?cr stopping your hair | j! from failing, for keeping j | ycur scalp clean, and for ft | making your hair grow. r J v si.ju a douic. a.i orugjia.s. i J li your dntpgist cannot supply ycu, f1 w Bend vp one dollar and we will express j Bj you p. bo'.tle. Be sure and give the name & 0 of your nearest express office. Address, P ffl J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. ? I 7: /' 'J Back to Nature. 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