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Peculiar Ev rope an Situai ion. There is uot a reigning sovereign in Europe whose family is of the nation over which he rules. The house of Austria is in reality the houso of Lor raine, the Hapsburg* being of Swiss origin. The king of the Belgians is of Saxe-Cobnrg. The king of Den mark is a Holsteiner. The youug king of Spain is an Austro-Bourbon. The king of Italy is a Savoyard. The founder of the Bernadotto dynasty in Sweden was a country attorney at Pan 1 ss thau a century and a quarter ago, and the king of the Helenes is a Hol steiner. The British royal family is, as every one knows, Hanoverian. The Hohenzollerns were originally Suabians, and are therefore partly Bavarians and partly Swiss.-New York Telegram. Absent-Minded. Professor (after having been absorb ed for hours in a pile of rare nianui 8cripts) : "Let me see, I was going to do something-what the duco was I go ing to do, anyway9 (After thinking au hour) : "Oh, yes, now I remember. I wanted to go to bed."-Fliegende Blaetter._ Fortuno Seeking Emigrant*. Many a poor faintly tbat seeks the western wilds In the hope of winning a fortune, ls pre served from that insidious foe of the emigrant and frontiersman-chills and fever-hy Hostet tor's Stomach Bitters. So effectuaUy does that Incomparable medicinal defense fortify tho system against the combined influence of a> malarlous.atmospbere and miasma-tainted wa ter, that protected by lt the pioneer, the miner or the tourist provided with lt, may safely en counter the danger. In Norway people who are not vaccinated are i not allowed to voto at an election. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 400.C00 cured. Why not let No-To-Bao regulate or remove your desire for tobacco? Saves money, makes health aud manhood. Cure guaranteed. SO cents and SI.00, at all druggist*._ The average cost of criminal prosecutions lu England at present ls $165 each. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's uso of Dr. KUne's Great Nerve Restorer. trial bottle and treatise free. DB. R. H. KLINE, Ltd., 831 Aich St., Phila., Pa. . Catarrh Caunot be Cured. With local appUca'-lons, as they cannot reach the seat of Uio disease. Catarrh ls a blood or constitutional disease, and In or 1er to cure it you must take Internal remedies. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is taken Internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is not a ?pKck medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians tn this ?ountry for years, and ls a regular prescription. It is composed of tho best tonics known, com bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di rectly on the mucous surfaces. Tho perfect combination of the two Ingredients ls what pro duces such wonderful results lu curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & Co.. Props., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. WHEN bilious or costive, eat a Caecaret, candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10c., 35c. SpringHumors Those unsightly eruptions, painful boils, an noying pimples and other affections, which ap; cir Fo generally at this season, make the uso of that grand Spring Medicine, Hood'a Sarsaparilla, a necessity. Take Hood's Sarsa parilla now. It will do you wonderful jood. It will purify your blood,give you an appetite, tone your nerves, strengthen your stomach, and cure all spring humors. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla Ia the One Tm? Blood Purifier. $1. six for $5. 11**?!'* Dill? are the only pills to take nOUU S rlllS withHood\?So7saparilhu Watching the Jury. Bufus Choate once, while address ing a jury, several times repeated a certain part of his plea-repeating in the same words and accent. Certain that the great advocate had some rea son for so strange a proceeding-a reason not obvious to others-the late E. P. Whipple tqok au op portunity to ask an explanation. Mr. Chcate's answer in substance was: "There was a numbskull on the jury who was paying no attention to what I was saying. I would have kept the repetition until he listened if it had taken the entire day."-San Fraucisco Argonaut. Didn't Know His Gifts. -*" "Why do you call mo 'Birdie,' dear?" He asked with longing eye: "I have no wings, as doth appear, And therefore cannot fly." But art fugacious "Birdie" had Much better than he knew, .For later comes her stalwart dad And straightway "Birdie" flew. -Boston Courier. The Wonderful Kava-Kava Shrub. A New Botanical Discovery.-Of Special Interest to Sufferers from Diseases of the Kidneys or Blad der. Rheumatism, etc.-A Blessing to Humanity. A Free Gift of Great Value to You. Our readers will be glad to know that the new botanical discovery, Alkavis, from the wonderful Kava-Kava shrub has proved an assured cure for all dis eases caused by Uric ?cid in the blood, or by disordered action of the Kidneys or urinary organs. The Kava-Kava Shrub, or as botanists call it. Piper Methyr iicum, grows on the banks of the Ganges river, East India, THE KAVA-KAVA SHRUB and probably; was (Piper Mtthytiicum.) used for centuries by the natives before its extraordinary properties became kuown to civilization through Christian missionaries/ In this respect it resembles the discovery of quinine from the peruvian bark, made known by thc Indians to the early Jesuit missionaries in South America, and by them brought to civilized man. It is a wonderful discovery, with a rec ord of I20O hospital cures in 30 days. It acts directly upon the blood and kid ney?, and is a true specific just as qui nine isiu malaria. We have the strong est testimony of many mir.isters of the gospel, well known doctors and business mei cured by Alkavis, when all e ther remedies had failed. Ia the New York Wrtklv World of Sept. 10th, the testimony of Rev. W. B. Moore, D. D., of Washington, D. C. was given, describing bis years of suffering from Kidney disease and Rheumatism, aud his rapid cure by Alkavis. Rev. Thomas Smith, the Methodist minister at Cobden, Illinois, passed nearly one hundred gravel stones after iwo weeks' use of Alkavis. Rev. John H.Watson, ofSunset.Texas.aminister of the gospel of thirty years' service, was struck down at his Dost of duty by Kidney disease. After hovering between life and death for two months, and all his doctors having failed, he took Alkavis, and was completely restored to health and strength, and is fu foiling hisduties as minister of the gospel. Mr. R. C. Wood, a prout ? inent attorney of Lowell, Indiana, was cured of Rheumatism, Kidney and Bladder disease of ten years standing, by Alkavis. Mr.Wood describes himself as being in constant misery, often com pelled to rise ten times during the night on account of weakness of the blndder. He was treated by all his home physicians without the least benefit and finally completely cured in a few weeks by Alkavis. The testimony is un doubted and really wonderful. Mrs. Tames Young, of Kent, Ohio, writes that she had tried six doctors in vain, that she was about to give vp in despair, when she found Alkavis and was promptly cured of kidney disease and restored to health. Many other ladies also testify to the wonderfnl curative powers of Alkavis in the various disorders peculiar to womanhood. . So far the Church Kidney Cure Com pany, No. 424 Fourth. Avenue, New York, are the only importers of this new remedy, and they are so anxiocs to prove its value that for the sake of intro duction they will send a free treatment of Alkavis prepaid by mail to every reader of this paper who is a Sufferer from any form of Kidney or Bladder disorder, Bright's Disease, Rheuma tism, Dropsy, Gravel, Pain in Back, Female Complaints, or other affliction doe to improper action of the Kidneys or Urinary Organs. We advise all Saf erer? to send their names and address to the company, end receive the Alkavis fret. It ii sent to you entirely free, to prove iti wonderful curative power?, ABNBR' BY MARY E, f^vELL," said Abner 1 ^ ) Mullens, surveying the interior ot his o*/ kitchen with evident Jk\ disfavor, "a wife J*"*"^ would come in kind f o' convenient just It did look as if a woman's hand was needed to bring order ont of that chaos. Boots, clothing, dishes, rags and fishing-tackle littered the floor. A basket of cleaned fish occupied the only chair, whilo the table and sink were piled with an accumulation or articles too varied for description. As for dirt-dirt was everywhere ! '.Folks say I'm umidy," continued Abner as he eyed the disorder. "But I amt. lt ?int that I lise dirt ; it's that I don't like cleaning np. I love to see things kept nice as well as any body. I hate dirt worse than poison, but* I hate getting rid of ita heap sight more, " and he drew a long 6igh as he set about his uncongenial task. "There aint a doubt about it," he went on aloud, a habit which his solitary life had developed. "It takes more'n one to run a schooner, land or sea. It's been growing on me ever since 1 was hauled up in dry dock with rheumatics that I'd have to get a mate. She can boss the galley and I'll man the ropes. If there's foul weather, I can take to the dory till the storm's blowed out." Here Abner attacked his breakfast dishes, a task he particularly detested. "There'll be a lot of things that aint pleasant about it," he said, as he thought of his lost freedom. "But I'll take care what kind of a one I get. I don't want a master-hand at any thing bnt cooking and scrubbing decks. I'm captain, and I won't step down in rank for anybody." The notion of getting married had been presenting itself to Abner for some time. Not that he was lonely ; he felt no need of a companion. His idea of a wife was some one to keep his house clean, mend his clothes, and cook his meals. No more tender emotion stirred in his breast. He was "getting along" in years, and his rheumatism was increasing upon him. One of these days he would need some one to care for him. His wife must be young, strong, cap able and amenable; that was all he asked. Abner Mullens had lived alono for many years. The Hermit of Beach ville ho was called by the young peo ple, who regarded bim with awe and auspicien. To their minds a mystery hung over his rude dwelling. Did they not of hear Abner talking busily to some unseen listener ? The truth 'as, Abner, taciturn to all fellow-ba ings, was fairly garrulous with him self, and his conversations were pro longed and emphatic. His little, unpainted, shingled oabin stood on the rooks which rose high above the beach, and from the stoue which served him as a step he had the range ot the broad bay and of the open sea beyond. It wa? a far view, but Abner's eyes scanned the blue water moro often to discover signs of schools of fish than in tho enjoyment or ap preciation of its beauties; and the varying moods of the sky meant to him only phases of weather. Abner had not proceeded far in his domestic occupation when tho cheap little olock on the shelf ttruck ten. He dropped his dishcloth with evident relief. "Mess or no mess, those fish hare got to be carried to the boat," he said. He took his basket on his arm, and went down the rocky laue to the vil lage and through tho one straggling street bordered by honses, white painted, but with greenblindsandgay little door-yards bright with Howers. The street led to tho wharf,-the business centre of the village,-a quaint and curious wharf, admired by artists and by tourists with cameras, but which was regarded by the natives from a purely utilitarian standpoint. Au old schooner had been firmly grounded, propped by stout spilep, its cabin oonverted into a wharf-house, and a flight of steps cut into its side for the landing of passengers. The Mary Ellen had made many a hard voyage, but now she lay at rest. Leisurely feet trod her planks, and the little waves plashed gently against her weatherbeaten sides-a peaceful end ing of a sea-tossed existence. As Abner sauntered along the shaky structure which bridged the space be - tween the schooner and dry land, the little steamer slowed up to mako its daily landing, and a bevy of village girls flocked to the wharf to 66*? t" boat come in, the chief exci*' the day. The young wc spirits, laughiu0. ing gum vigorous was critical. "None of them fori to himself. "Gaddin, this hour in tho morn i ought to bo doing up parcel of giggling ferr The gum also met vu preval. "Waste of st r oesides being a dreadful exp .c! The girl with tho light hair is kind o' good looking, but where'd my breakfast be while she was deaning up? No, none of them for me 1" It never occurred to Abner that any offer he made might possibly bo re jected. "I'll'have to look further'n Beaoh ville," he thought, as he climbed back to his cabin. "If I've got to get mar ried, I'm bound to get n wife to suit." As the days went by Abner's desire for a helpmeet increased, for the fish ing was unusually good and kept him busy on the bay, so that his household affairs went even more sadly awry. It waa clear that he mnst get somebody to do his housekeeping. m About two weeks after his condem nation of the Beaohville maidens the hermit rowed aronnd the Feint to the sleepy old town of Bayport with a load of clams and lobsters. Bayport was a bustling metropolis to Abner, and he felt on his guard when he ventured there, for be had a vague notion that bil pith would b& busot with sharpers, But nobody tried to take advantage of his innocence, anti it was not very long before he was returning to his boat with his empty baskets. On the journey back he stopped at a humble little boase near the wharf to ask for a drink, and a young wo man of perhaps twenty years answered his knock. She willingly brought to him a clipper of olear, cool water. The dipper was of tin, but it was aa clean and ahimng as silver. Over ita nm Abner eyed the giver with interest. She was little, plump and dimpled, with a trimness about her which especially pleased Abner. He thanked her civilly. "May I ask your name?" he ven tured, wiping his mouth on his shirt sleeve. "Susie Brown," answered the girl, a pretty pink coming into her cheeks. "Mine's Abner Mullens-and Fm much obliged to you," responded Ab ner, with unwonted gallantry; then he turned and went on his way. "Trig little sloop," he said to him self ; "kitchen looked fibipshape, too. I don't object to good looks if there's something to ballast them," and Abner cast oft' his painter and pulled for home with long, steady strokes which carried him swiftly through the danc ing, sparkling waves. Somehow Abner's little hcuse seemed actually lonely to him that night, and tbe next day the same feeling possessed him. He could not quite under stand it. He did not ihiuk so mach about getting rid o? the work as usual. Tho vision of a neat little figure titting here and there, and of a bright smile wel coming bim on his return from fishing, haunted him. On the day following, Abner per suaded himself that it was necessary to take a load of fish to Bayport, and he expended unaccustomed care on his toilet before ho started. Usually he went from his fish-cleaning or from clam-digging without a thought of bis appearance, but now he put on a cleau flannel shirt and even trimmed his rough beard. After his cargo was disposed of ho again rapped at the little door. Susie opened it to him and quickly brought him his driuk, with a smile of recog nition. This was all, yet somehow Abner felt that his acquaintance had advanced a step. After this it became au accustomed thing for Abner to go to Bayport to do bis trading, and he never failed to stop at the house by tho wharf to quench his thirst. Susie was always'busy about tho kitchen, brisk and deft, with a cheery word of welcome. Once soo was fry ing doughnuts and she gave him one ; a delicious circle of crispaess which he ate appreciatively aud with pleased anticipation of the future. Ho never crossed the threshold, but sometimes ho leaned against tho door frame, watching the swift movements of Susie and indulging in a little la bored conversation ; or ho would linger as if about to say something, then suddenly turn and hurry down the street as if in great haste. . ; "Ho must be u steady man," said Sosi? to herself one day, ts ?Li I watohed the retreating figure, "or it wouldn't be Trater he'd want ao much of. But ho does look like an orang utan or a wild man with all that beard, and he aint got much ase of hi8 tongue!" At last carno a morniug when Abner spoke. Su6io was unusually bewitch ing tbat day, in a fresh print gown and a distracting little sweeping-cap. "Susie," ho said, swallowing hard in his efibrt to speak naturally. "Su sie-I want you to marry me !" Susie dropped her broom and stared. "Don'tsay a word!" said Abner in great haste. "I've got a thousand dollars laid up, and I'll be a gout! hus band to you. You won't find the work hard, and I'll fit you out well. Think it over, and I'll be around day aftei to-morrow." Abner was off before Susie, confused and blushing, could utter a word. | That evening Abner sat on. his door step and looked out over the bay. "I expect I'll miss being alone," bo said. "But I reokoa it'll be smooth sailing. I'll keep the tiller!" The next day he began to cloan house, "lt's ODIV fair to givo her a clear start," he said, as be scrubbed vigorously. Ho was down on his handsand knees mopping up the floor wm < a shadow fell before him. Fe 1 r His doorway was ?" 'fa middle-" vc*' . Jiayport on ? ?a," continued his a Mrs. Brown. You've "?ng my Susio?" .ere waa a noto of interrogation in bhis last sentence which seemed to de mand of Abner some response. He slowly gathered himself up, and once on his feet, ventured to look at Mrs. Brown. She wa3 a comely, wholesome woman, with bright black oyos before which Abner'u wavered and fell. "l-l asked her to marry me!" he managed to utter. "Well, now, that'6 ali noneense?" continued Mrs. Brown, stepping in and looking about. "Mercy sakes! What a hole! You see. ^Susie's only nineteen, and you must bc fall onto forfcy-fivo. Besides, sbo is going up to Lewiston to work in a factory,-she's only been at home while I was visiting my sister,-and there's a young follow there who's paying her attentions. I don't wonder you want to get married, though, living in thia mess!" MrB. Brown picked a rag up from the floor, wiped a chair off and sat down. Abner stood awkwardly before her, conscious only of a desire for her departure. "Now look here, Abner Mullens!" went on Mrs. Brown. "I've heard a good deal about you, and I know yon'ie an honest mau aud no drinker -esoept from Susie'a dipper," she added with a chuckle. "I'll tell yen wont TU do. i'll marry you myielf I" Tte floor-cloth dropped from Ab? nerV hand. "Yee," continued Mrs. Brown. "I've . been a widow for fifteen years, arid I begin to feel I'd like somebody to fend for me. I'll keep you tidy as wax, you need it bad enough, the Lord knows,-and I'm a master cook. I've got five hundred dollars in the bank. Susie's got her pa's money, and aint de pendent on me. . My rent's up next week, so we might as well get married then. There aint anything, for ns to wait for. We're old enough to know our own minds!" But Abner, standing helpless in the middle of the iloor, felt he should never know his again ! About six weeks later Abner wtfs coming up from his dory with a basket of fish, whenaBoachville acquaintance accosted him. "Hello, Abner! How do you like being marr.iod?" .'It might be worse," said Abner, slowly, as he climbed the lane. "Yes," he continued to himself, as he looked into hi, neat kitchen and saw the figure of his wife stepping briskly about, preparing a savory sup per and singing cheerily as she worked. "Yes, it might bc a deal sight WorBe." -Youth's Companion. WOKDS Or' VYISDOU. The sin that looks the safest is the surest to kill. It is more important to bear good fruit than much fruit. If the gossip would think more, her tongue would get more rest. There is no such thing as commit ting one sin and stopping there. The poorest man may give as much as tho richest, if he will give all h? can. A wooden bread plate will bo re membered longer than a souvenir tea spoon. If you would know what it ih?ans to be rich, find out that it is blessed to give. Tho shiftless man is always away from home when a good, opportunity knocks. The mau most in need of mercy, ia tho oue who will have no mercy on himself. . ? Too many people are singing, "Scat tor sunshine," aud waiting for some body else to do it. A blind rcan's opinion of the sun is based on what he hau learned from the earth with his cane. . To things which you bear with im patience you shouiii: accustom your self, and by habit you will bear them well. The reason why so few marriages ere happy, is because young ladies spend their timo in making nets, not in making cages. Character is measured by the dis tance traveled from the starting point, and everything depends upon whether the progress has been up stream or down. A generous friendship no ' cold medium knows, burns with one love, with one resentment glows, ono should our interests and our passions be, my friend must hate the man that injures mc. - Suffering is an accident. It does not matter whether you and I suffer. "Not enjoyment and not sorrow":is. our life, not sorrow any more than en joyment, but obediences and duty. If duty bringa sorrow let it bring sor row.. Let us ever remember that he who lives for self and self alone is a E ire, whilst he who renders honest- loving service to his fellows, though lie' be poor and au outcast, unhonored and unsung, is to all eternity a noble suc cess . Some peoplo scorn to bo taught, others are ashamed of it, as,they would be of going to school when they are old ; but it is never too late to learn what it is always necessary to know. And it is no shume to learn 60 long as e are ignorant-that ia to say, so long as we live. _ America's First Loeomatirc. . The first locomotive which ever turned a wheel upon ari American track did not run to and from any of the great cities, but waa used in the backwoods of Pennsylvania. The story of this primitivo engine is told by Alfred Mathews in tbs- Engineering Magazine. Tbo wilderness of North eastern Penusylvania was penetrated by t wo Philadelphia Quakers,.-: J oin and Maurice ^urtr*, about ten' years prior to 18'??>. They heroically began and pushed forrard the .'great work which later wai assumed and carried to completion by tho. JL?olaware and Hudson Cunal Company-that of get ting coal from tho Lackawanna Valley into New York. From the Lackawanna (at Carbondale) the company had built a railroad over the Moosie Mountains to the forks of the Dy.'oerry- (the Bite of Honesdale),, and from, that point they had a canal to lion dont, on the Hudson. It had been their original purpose to use horse :power on the railroad, with stationary engines1 at the planes, as at present, but the suc cessful experiments wit., the railroad locomotivo in England led taem to Irj that new form and application of power. . ; . The Stourbridge Lion, as this pion eer locomotive was cai led, was one of three ordered by tho company's civil engineer, Horatio Allen, in England. The "Lion" was built by Foster, Eas I nnk & Co., at Stourbridge, and tho r two were built by Stevenson, Uonde.1 many courtesies to the ..an engineer. Thus it happened r in 1823 tho first order ? Engiaud for locomotive's, af . tho successful working of those on the Stockton and Darlington road, was from foaway America. The Stourbridge Lion reached this country and was given n trial in' New York City on Juno ll, 1829, which proved highly successful. The loco motive was tired with anthracite coal from the Delaware and Hudson.Com pany's Lackawanna mines. It was to put this coal on the mar ket that tho company's ope-ations wore carried (.n, and this cool mining caused the advent of tho locomotive ir America as well as in England. Kew Wave Motor. A new wave motor, invented by Mr. Morley Fletcher, civil engineer of London, has recently been experi mented with in Dover harbor, it is said, with encouraging results. A floating buoy as it rises and falls with the waves operates tho plungers ol two pumps placed beneath it, tho stroke varying with the size of the waves L-om one i nob to four feet. The water thus pumped under high pres snro is conveyed ashore by pipes and can then bo utilized in running a water wheel or hydraulic motor. A buoy four feet in diameter is said to deve loped 0.7 horse power under favorable circumstances, but the elfect is only trilling when there is a calm. The Treasury Department announcer that in the counterfeit &1U eilver oer tirloatea tho nose of Dauiel Manning is sharp and pointed, whereas in the genuine bill it ia round and broad. Tlie Tomato in Italy, In every home and cottago in Ital?; tho preserving of tomatoes is carried on. Terraces, balconies and even the flat roofs of houses are half covered with plates containing the deep red substance. After gathering, the toma toes intended for preserving aro spread ont for some hours in the sun till tte skin has somewhat shrunk, says a writer in Chambers's Journal. ?They are then passed through a sieve so thal; they may be freed from both seeds and skins. As they contain a large proportion of water, the sub stance which has been passed through the sieve must be hung in bags, from which tho water exudes, and soon a pool of dirty-looking water is formed beneath each bag. Strange to say, it is ii. no way tinged with red. The mixture which remains in the bags has the consistency of a very thick paste. It is then salted, the proportion being a little less than one ounce of salt to a pound of preserve. The process now requires that it shall be spread on flat plates, exposed to the sun, and stirred from time to timo with a wooden spoon, so that the upper part xray not form a crust, whilo un derneeth it remains soft. It is a pia? turesque sight when the women are to be seen flitting about on the roofs and terraces, attending to the deep red praserve, their colored handker chiefs flung on their heads to 6creen them from the rays of the burning sun when it is at its fiercest. In the evening the contents of the various plates are taken in and stirred up to* gether, for if moistened by the night dew the whole would ho spoiled. Af ter being exposed to the sun for seven or eight days, tho same process being repeated each day, the preserve is fin ished and placed in jars for winter use. Though it is used by all classes of persons, it- is more necessary to the poor than to the rich, for the latter can mako. use of tho frosh tomatoes pres?rved'in tin3. Tomatoes may bo tinued whole, as we know from thoso .usually imported, into' England from A morie i. But in Italy thc fruit is usually passed through a sieve, the pulp being then placed in tins, which are immediately soldered down and then put in boiling water for five min utes. Tte cost of a small tin is half a franc, so it is as a rulo beyond the means of the poor. A Flax-Seed Poultice. There is a good deal of virtue in the old-fashioned remedies of our grandmothers, the herb teas and poultices they relied upon when tho country was 'now- and there was a dearth of doctors. The doctor of thoso .days was a holy terror, anyway, with his lancet ; his calomel and blue pills, and it is hardly to be wondered at that thc milder measures of thoso kind old dames wcro often more effica cious than the severe methods of tho accredited disciples of Esculapius. One of the most helpful agents in the alleviation of pain and the cure of pneumonia, inflammatory disease and all kinds of gastro-mtostinal disease is a flax-seed poultice. Every bouse ought to have its package of flax-seed meal in readiness for sudden illness, and every woman ought to know how to make a poultice in tho best manner. Mako ready, in the first place, a couple of strips of cloth largo enough when doubled to cover tho chest or bowels. Also have .a large piece of flannel, or piepty of cotton batting batting is best because it is lightest on hand. Take a pint ol the meal and fct ir in warm water enough to sat urate it ; let it heat up on the stove till it is as hot as your finger tells can be borne. Eemember that your finger will stand more beat than other parts of tho body. Spread this evenly on half, of ono of tho strips ot cloth, about a.quarter of an inch thick, fold tho other half over it; with a large needle and coarse thread catch both parts together round the edges, and it is ready to apply. As soon as it is in place, cover with tho warm cotton or flannel, which should bo large enough to extend considerably beyond the poultice, to keep in tho warmth. Such a poultico should be good for two and a half or three hours. Don't mako a poultico so wet that the moisture drips ; that is extremely uncomfortable to the patient. A well made flax-seed poultico is a most ex cellent remedial agent and always to be relied upon.-Detroit Freo Presa. How Sony Ancestors Have You] . Grandfathers and grandmothers are very proud when they can boast of having a paltry score or two of de scendants, but no ono scorns to bo aware of the grounds he has for boast ing of tho number of his ancestors. Has it ever occurred to voa to oonnt back in a direct line? If not, try it now sad you will bo astonished. At the first remove you will have two father aud mother. At tho next step yon-have four-two grandfathers and two grandmothers. Each of these has had a father and a mother, so yon have four great grandfathers and four great-grand mothers. Each of these again has had two parents, so that at tho fourth gen eration back you have sixteen ances tors, at the fifth you have thirty-two, ' at the eixth you have sixty-four and at tho seventh you have 128. As you go a little further, they riso to the thousand?, tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands, so that, if all your direct ancestors for twenty .generations bc added together, they amount to over a million, and if you go hack another twentv degrees, they total 1,OOO,OOO,OOO,OOO-or more peo ple than thero aro in the world at tho present moment, if you leove out Asia. Now, as forty generations ore equal to only about 1200 yeara, if you were to calculate back to tho beginning of tho world, you simply couldn't find figures to express tho number of your blood relations.-Answers. Rceonl-Bicakiug Icicle. So far as we have been able to dis cover, tho celebrated Broxburn ioiole fully deserves tho name of the "big gest." it was formed during tho se vero frost of February, 1805, at tho 'Almond aqueduct, over which the Union canal runs,' near Clifton ha l, Broxburn, Eoglaud. The overflow of the caiial drops from the aqueduct, a distance of 125 feet, into the Almond water Duriug the heavy cold the dropping liquid, freezing at the spot where it feli, soon became a gradually lengthening icicle, until the connec tion batween the river and bridge was established. When the sun shone upon the giant mass, the iridescenca waa beaut; lui, and people cume from miles around to look at it. The icic.o waa formed in three nights. Modern and Ancient (J rf ok. Modern Greek, as now taught in tho schools cf Athena, is so much like the old hinguago cf 2000 years ago that anyone wno can understand the Alexandrine Greek of the Gospels can read thc new Greek Goapvlu UH they are read in the churches ?pd (ian underfund a great deal ol' the mu dor o Greek newspapers Enriching Others. The south has made marked pro gress in some industrial lines, AS much, perhaps, as could have been expected under the circumstances, perhaps more, but not as much as could have been made with more co operative effort. The progress made has been chiefly in the manufacture of cotton, in which we have incompara ble advantages over the section which for so many years denominated that industry, but in the other fleldB we have made but little progress, and still continue to supply other sections with the crude materials at a low price and buy from them the manufactured articles at a price many times as great as that received for the crude mate rials. We are still dependent upon the east for nearly everything, from a locomotive to a match.-Washington Star. _ To Build A Presidential Car. The .Railroad Car Journal, of New York city has originated a project to build a private car fol' the use of the president of the United States from material and appliances contributed by the car-building aud affiliated in dustries. The designs and specifica tions are being prepared under the supervision of a committee of twenty five master car builders and snperin* tendents of motive power. "The pro jected car," it ?B said, "will be a coni^ plete exposition of the art of car build ing, demonstrating to the world the surpassing excellence of this industry in the United States, and it is to presented to the nation as a trib ute from the car building fraternity for the personal and official use of the sue* cessive presidents of the United States."-New Orleans Times-Demo crat. tinniness and Honor. Said Judge Peterby to Rev. Whang doodle Baxter: "Just think of the deception prac ticed every day. Why, it ie- dreadful. Now, if you could make $100 by a lie, your sense of honor wouldn't allow you to do it, would it, Mr. Baxter?" "Dunno 'bout dat ar," replied Whaugdoodle. "Seems ter me dat am o matter of Disneas wharin houah hain't got nuffin' ter say. Say, jed^e, who is de man with dz $150?"-Texas Sifter. , No Use to Cry. No uso lu fret at:d worry and Itch aud scratch. That won't euro you. Tetterlne will. Any sort of akin dise?e?. Tetter. Eczema, .Salt Rheum, Ringworm or mere abrasion of the skin. At drug store*, or by mall for 50c. lu stamps from J. T. Shop tithe, Savannah, Ga. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chlldron teething, softens tho gums, reduces lnflnmmr.. Hon. allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle. JCST try a Wc box of Cascarets, the finest livor and towel regulator ever mods. Plso's Cure is a wondorful Cough medicine. Mrs. W. I'ICKERT, Van Sielen ?nd Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 20, '(M. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle. CAECARKTS stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe; 10c. FIBROID TUMOR Expelled by Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. Interview With Mrs. B. A. Lombard. I have reason to think that I would not be here now. if it had not been for Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com pound. It cured me of a fibroid tumor in my womb. Doctors could do nothing forme, and they could not cure me at thc hospital. I will tell you about it: .I had been in my usual health, but had worked quite hard. When my monthly period came on, IHowed very badly. The doctor gave me medicine, but it did me no good. He said the ?ow must be stopped if possible, and he must find thc cause of my trouble. Upon examination, he found there was a Fibroid Tumor in my womb, and gave me treatment without any benefit whatever. About that time a -lady called on me, and recommended Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, said she owed her life to it. 1 said I would try it, and did. Soon after the flow became more natural and regular. I still continued taking the Compound for some time. Then the doctor made an examination again, and found everything all right. The tumor had passed away and that dull ache was gone.-MRS. B. A. LOMBARD, Box 71, Westdale, Mass. TTTTTI ll " . 11 : III ? m 1.11 II TI TI 1111 Will Every ingredient in Hires P.ootbcer is health 'giving. The blood is improved, thc nerves soothed, thc stomach!! I benefited by this delicious! beverage. HIRES Rootbeer Qucuchcs the thirst, tickles the palate ; full of snap, sparkle and effervescence. A temper ance drink for everybody. 1 Made oolr br Tb<: Charl?? K. Hire? Co..Pl.lUd?lpUia. A I'viace makes Ore gallons. Potash is a necessary and important ingredient of complete fer tilizers. Crops of all kinds require a properly balanced manure. The best Fertilizers contain a high percentage of Potash. All about Potash-the result! of ?ts use by actual ex periment OD the best farms in the United Slates-is told in a little book which we pubi:sh and will gladly snail fi e? to any farmer in America who will write for it. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. A UK (isl (l. Ga. Actual bu<inoa?. No tex' ?/ Iv ok- fcJbort lune. U??a;. board Ben 1 for ot ?'.;;. MAD DU INC Opium and Whisky Habit ItiUnr null-, cured at home. Never f alli. Monarch Jlnine Cure Co., NRW AMANT, IMP. The Young Heathen. The five-year-old heathen had been taken to the big folks' church. The ceremony of communion was being performed. He was much interested in it, especially when the minister arose and began solemnly: "0 Lord, it in very meet and right," etc. This is the account of it which he gave to his devout little sister when he got home: "Then the minister got up and took a drink of wine? and then he groaned and said: h '? Lord, it is very weak.' "-Buf falo Express. HALL'S Vegetable Sicilian HAIR RENEWER Beautifies and restores Gray Hair to its original color *nd vitality ; prevents . -baldness ; cures itching ana* dandruff. A fine hair dressing. B. P. Hall & Co., Props., Nashua, N. H. Sold by all Druggists. ^lANDY CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION TE T AU DRUGGISTS IHQAT TTT17T V flTTlBII'PPBTl to care ?ny case of constipation. Cascarita are the Ideal Laxa _ ii?OUbU 1 ?bl UUn?lnn 1 ??U tire, nerrr ?rrip or jrripe.bnt ranne MST nstttral results. Sant-f pie and booklet free. Ad. STERLING RK1EDT CO.. Chleasro. Montreal. Can., or New Yarlu SM, REASONS FOtt USING : Walter Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa. 1. Because it is absolutely pure. 2. Because it is .ict made by the so-called Dutch Process.Tri. which chemicals are used. ' . 3. Because beans of the finest quality are used. 4. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. 5. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent a cup. Be sure that you get the genuine article made by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780. fe ftee Them When you are talking Bicycles, don't be content until you have seen the KCw Lovell Diamond Models of '97 They are the top notch of bicycle engi neering, and science must now seek to de velop other fields. The p.-ri.ct point of PERFECTION is reached only by the Lovell Wheels. On this fact critics agree. Why not look them over careful ly, study their strong points and note their beauty and elegant finish. Their points of superiorly are so simple a chi d can understand them. We stake our business reputation of over 55 years that there was never so perfect a wilt e! made. It leads them all. In vest lg te and you wdl ride no other. Please call and examine, ai our Ioctl agencies, or at our st .res, 147 Washington and 131 Croad St., Boston. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Mailed Up?n Application; c John P. Lovell Arms Go. IS o s TO y, MASS. A list of P..irkini.- In Second-hand Wheels mailed on application. THE STANDARD PAINT FOR STRUCTURAL PURPOSES, Pamphlet, "Suggest! jns for Exterior Decoration," Sample Card and Descriptive Price List free by mall. Asbesto* Roofing, Itullding Felr, .Steam Parkina, noller Covert r JIB, Fire-Proof Paint?, Etc. Asbe*io? Non-conducting and Electrical Insulating .liatcrialu'. H. W. JOHNS MANUFACTURING CO., 87 Maiden Lane. New York. CHICAGO: S<u it Ul Randolph St. PHILADELPHIA: ITO*ITS North4th St. BOSTON: 77 k 78 Pearl St, MALSBY& COMPANY, 57 So. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. General Agents for Erle City Iron Works Engines and Boilers Steans Water Henton, Steam Pinup? and Penberthy Injectors. Manufacturers and Dealers In SAW MILLS, Corn Mills,Feed Mills, Cotton Gin Mach?n ery and Grain Separators. SOLID and INSERTED Saws. SAW Teeth and i.ot:ks. Knight's Patent DORS, Blrdsall Saw ; Mill and Engine Repairs,Governors, Grate Ilurs and n full line of Mill Supplies. Price and quality of poods guaranteed. Catalogue free by mentioning tbls paper. . IMI?IHIIiaiMI?IMI?l?|HI?|?l?IMI!*IMiai?l?lltlRMaill?MS ! Estab. ^r--^ 1883. _ " W.L DOUGLAS S3 SHOE IN Tll? WORLD j t For 14 years ?iia shoe, by merit alone, han i . distanced nil coiupotltors. j S Indorsed by over 1.000,000 wearers ns thc ; i best in style, lit and durability of any shoe . s evor offerod at S3.O0. s 3 It ls made in ali Oae LATEST SIT APES and : ; STYLES und of every variety of leather. ? i Ono dealer lu a town given exclusive sale : - and advertised in local paper on receipt of * ? rcnsonnhlo order. rvWrite for cntolOK a* to ? I W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton. Mass. . ? ? IMI(ll?l?l*^?!?llll*ll*M(ll?ll?ll?l?i(ll?tl?l?l?IMtl?ll*IHIl* 's ??uifi th?? nerve?, equalize the circulation, vital izo the Mention*. Impart vigor and glvo tono to all the functions of the Bys tem. Over-worked and rnti-dnwn men and weak and nrrvou< women are speedily restored by their UKI 1 box .1.00; 8 t?ox-'h *?.E0, hy mall. Addrees. HAGGARD SPECIFIC CO., ?10 Nbrcroa* Ktiildiili;, Atlanta, Ga. CAMARA KAN KIN ]>i;i <; co.. Wholesale Asen??. EVERY MAN His Own Doctor, By J. HAMILTON AYER"*, M. D. A COO page Illustrated Book, nnntaininc valuable Information p rtainir.g torlinca^e-* < f the human sys)em. showing how lo tr at and cure with Mmplesl of incdicii.e*. Will be mailed, post paid, io any ad rcs* on receipt o price, SIXTY CENTS. Address Atlanta Publishing House, I IO Lord M.. ATLANTA. HA. PURCHASE DIRECT from tb? MILLS -.. 1 FACTOKI KS. Manufacturer to wearer. Illustrated catalogue fres. Underwear department. Address CONSUMERS' SUPPLIES CO., Troy, N. V. " FA R M want IN TEX AS?; your own terna*, write me. I imndle notblngbut bar gains, un,I can locare ron in any county in nie Stute. ROBERT C. CARMAN, . Anstln. Texas. \v# \rant ono ?ptnt UJ thia County : tu tr!l to innvllt?. UM; r?yu.?; 1 *~ M'ilCl? DB bftrth, We i*y AU eiptni?. AjJUffft i MAZA C?f"*|. CO,, WiudiiMftMt ii, C< j TASTELESS IS J UST AS COOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50cts. GALATIA, ILLS., NOT. ic, 1893. Paris Medicino Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:-Wo sold 'tat year. GOO bottles of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and hara bought tbreo gross alro?dy this year. In all our ex perience- of ll years. In tho drug business, bar? nover sold nu article that gave such universal sall* faction as your Tonic. Tours truly. Ail NEY, CARS & CO. ~~FWCK"COMPANY" ECLIPSE ENGINES Boilers, Saw Mills, Cotton (?ins, Cotton Presses. (?rain Separators. CbiMl Tooth and Solid Saws. Sav Tuotn, In spirators, Injectors. Encino Repairs and a (tili line ot Bras? Goods. - tv Sf un/w Catalogue and Pi+ts. Avery & McMillan * SOUTHERN MANAGERS. : Nos. ?1 Si 53 S. Forsyth St., ATLANTA, GA. * TEtTE. Rice's Goose Grease Liniment Is : I ways sold under a guarantee to cure all aches and pains, rheumatism, neuralgia, Bprains, bruises and burn?, lt is also warrant ed to cur? colds, i roup.coughs and la grippe quicker than any known remedy. No cure no pay. Sold by all druggists and general - LOOSE GREASE stores. Made only by LINIMENT CO.. GRKBK a BORO, ?. C. Cl FPT?in IM EFFECT SSS! m L.CU I llIU Inhaler CURBS and re Bm storM the ser,?e ot TASTE. SHELL and III VI:IM;. . . . J*I.OO. .. AV?ll. S.UITII * CO., Buffalo, N.Y.rl'ropa. PD In fl iting to adver tisers, ANTIC-15 MENTION THIS PAPER Hms WHtKt AU. Hit rftlL?. " Best Cough bj-rup. 'iWesGooa. UM ' tima Sold br crugalfita