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Snakes Do Not Bite. The common error, which is almost Universal, is that snakes bite. Snakes do not bite! Their jaws are connect ed only by a cartilage, are not hinged, ar?d cannot be brought together with an7 force. The poisonous snake strikes from its coll, throws its head and body forward, and strikes or hooks its fangs into the object aimed at. The entire work is done with the upper jaw, the lower jaw having nothing to do with it Tho serpent does not swallow its prey; but slowly draws itself over the creature it devours. "It is enabled to do so by the elasticity of the skin and the extraordinarily loose condition of the teeth-bearing bones of its fangs. As for a snake depositing a thick slime all over its prey before swallow ing it, it is a m.stake. The tongue does not carry moisture enough to do this, but when once inside the animal there is an abundance of saliva. The tongue . is looked upon as a sting, and the com mon expression is: "Look out for its sting!" Tbs tongue is a mobile, extensile or gan of both touch and taste. So far from being a sting, the delicate imple ment is of the greatest use, and ex presses fear, anger or pleasure; also when testing any objects of food. This we have often proved whenever a dif ferent kind of food was given. There is no doubt but that the tongue of a snake is very important to its owner, as the slightest injury, even to its tips, generally results in the snake's death. -Scientific American. Good Hoad Building. As New Jersey has recently made more progress than any other state in road building and is now the leading state iu this evidence of high civiliza tion the New Jersey road system pre sents an interesting subject of study. The movement was begun in 1893 by the organization of a highway im provement association and the passage of a law imposing upon the state one third of the cost of good roads con structed under the direction of a state road commissioner. Under this statute 238 miles of ma cadamized roadway has been construct ed atan exrjense of $466,595 to the state and upward of a million dollars to the counties and the property owners. People ?can now travel upon a hard, mudless highway in all kinds of weather. Tho work of construction has continued for a series of years aud the cost has been diminished by ex perience from an average of $6,000 per mile in 1893 to 81,000 a mile in 1S9" It is contended that the farmers have found that they actually save more than the amount of their taxes iu re pairing their wagons, harness and in horse shoes, without considering the wear of the animals and the economy in time. Can't Make Both Ends Meet. ."Shiftless as ever, Thomas," said the wealthy uncle. "Still making a failure of life, as you always have done?" "I don't know that I am such a terrible failure," sulkily answered the poor relation. "Why, you have nobody but yourself to support, and you can't make both ends meet." "Well, the rainbow has only itself to support, and it doesn't make both ends meet, either. "-Chicago Tribune. Demand for More Battleships. The Secretary of the Navy has demanded more battleships, and there can be no doubt that Congress will consider his recommenda tions. Protection is what our sea ports re quire, and fortifications will not adequately supply this. Defense against all disorders of A malarial type is, however, adequately afforded by Hostetter's Stomach hitters, an efficient remedy, also, for constipation, bil iousness, dyspepsia, rheumatism and ner vousness. _ The dust of charcoal is gathered up and mixed with the chaff from wheat, barley and other grains, and with chopped straw, in Japan, lt is then moistened into a paste, rolled into balls as big as a billiard ball, and makes excellent fuel. To Cure a Cold In Ono Day. Take Laxative Bremo Quinine Tablets. AU Druggists refund mi ney if it fails tocure. t'5c. It would keep hal.' a dozen harvesting ma chines busy gathering in the crop of wild oats sown by some young men. A Prose Poem. EE-M. Medicated Smoking Tobacco And Cigarettes Are absolute remedies for Catarrh, Hay Fever, Asthma and Colds; Besides a delightful smoke. Ladies as well as men, use these Roods. No opium or other harmful drug Used in their manufacture. EE-M. is used and recommended By some of thc best citizens Of this country. If your dealer docs not keep EE-M. Send 13c. for package of tobacco And 0c. for package of cigarettes. Direct to the EE-M. Company, Atlanta, Ga., And you will receive goods by mail. STATE or OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, I " LUCAS COUNTY, J FRANK J. CHK.VKV makes oath that he is Qi 3 senior partner of the firm of F. .T. CiiENr Co., doing business in -thc City o ' ToivUO. County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURB. FRANK .1. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my ( -'-) presence this Cth day of December, ?j SEAL > A. D. l&V. A. W . GLEASON. I '-r-' ) Xvtcirij Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on Che blood and mucous sur faces of the svstem. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggist--. 7'>c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. $- trial hottle and treatise frpe. DR. K. H. KLINE. Ltd.. ?U Arch St.. Phila.. Pa. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. S5c. a bottle. Indigestion Causes Spasms Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures. " I have always been troubled with a weak stomach and had spasms causod by Indigestion. I have taken several bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla and have not been bothered with spasms, and I adviso anyone trouble I with dyspepsia to tako Hood's Sarsaparilla." MES. HORTON, Prattsburg, New York. llemcmbor Hood's Sarsaparilla Isthobest-in fact the One True Blood Purifier Hood's Pills cure nausea, indigestion. 'Sic. $i.so ?3*7 a Bbl; Lorrett Seed POTATO gr?\rer* In America. Tho "Kural .New-Yorker" ?ITCI Balzer'* Karly rVItceaain a yield of 7Cfl buibrl* per mere. Prleoa dirt ob mn. Oar ffreat Seed Book, ll Fnriu Seed Kumpira worth pl O ta ?et a sturt, far 10c pat lace- .'<-'-' *. SAUSaMCZD CO., Lstr?>i*,VTIi. 0PI?M,M?RPH!NE,WHISKEY,C0 cam-, Tobacco and KnufT-IMiiplnc HaMli permanently cured l.y UAR M LESS MOM li TREATMENT. My book, contalnlt.it full laf.?r mation. :nal!ed free. DR. J. (', HOFFMAN. Room 4 laabello Boildloff, Chicago. III. Aticit.irn boo lu tia. Actaal hti*ir?<Bs. No l Short tim?. Cheap bonni. Sand ?or cvalo^n. llusliioss Coll.'fto. Lotiisrlll?. Kv SC PK It IC) lt A I) VANTAGES. POOK-KKKPISO. SHOllTIIANU AMD TKLKGKAPHT. l?cautlful Catalogue Free. B. & S. ? ra:i.a. tra Owl. TIEO RS . - aMJil1 iy?T;i'l,V?VJ?Vri;^-?aaaa? -i 53 - CO N SU M FT ION.;: ^ OUK BUDGET OF HUM?E. LAUGHTER^PROVOKING STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. Flattery on Ice-When It 13 Expensive^ Two Views-Commission VB. Omission -A Spnr to Pride-Proof-A Good Arti cle-Seems to Cover It, Etc., Etc. lie told her she was stunning, Her smllo was very swoot; Just then, somehow, In turning, They slipped and lost their icetl He fell, and she fell on him, And as la pain ho lay, "Ah, yes, Indeed, you're stunning," Was all that he could say. -Chicago News. Two Views. He-"She carries her head high." She-"Yes; her neck is rather long."-Puck. When It Is Expensive. "Talk is cheap." "I guess you havo never been fined for contempt of court." Proof. "You won't go in that darle room alone by yourself, Tommy?" "Oh! won't I? You just come with me, and see me do it!"-Punch. Sclentiilc Information. Teddie Thoughtless-"I say, doc tab, this leg doesn't appear to bo wight." Dr. Pillbox-"Quite correct; that is your left leg." Cnn Afford to Admit It Kow. Chicagoan-"Yes, sir; thirty years ago Chicago was a small place." Friend-"Yes; but I Bupposa it wouldn't havo been safo to say so then."-Puck. Commission vs. Omission. Jessie-"Is there anything more embarrassing than blushiugwhen you shouldn't?" "Yes; not blushing when you should."-Life. Seems to Cover lt. Hojnck-''Give me a paraphraso ol 'AU is fair in loveland war.' " Toinclik-"The tactics permissible in courtship are equally allowable af ter marriage."-Puck. A Good Article. "Is your milk puro?" asked the new customer. "Itis, ma'am," replied tho dealer. "I use nothing but imported chalk and distilled water. "-Life. A Si>nr to Pride. "It does a man good to be rejected by a girl." "Why?" "It makes him pitch in and marry a more attractive girl."-Chicago Rec ord. A Foolish Animal. Ichabod-"No wonder a wolf is al ways howling hungry." Bildad-"Why?" Ichabod-"It always comes to the door when there's not a thing to eat in the house."- -Nev; York Journal. Thoughtless. Alkali Ike-"Bronco Pete is mighty thoughtless." Lariat Luke-"In what way?" Alkali Ike-"He killed a feller yes terday who belonged to his own mu tual benefit lodge and was assessed four dollars." Misunderstood. "What do you consider the greatest achievements of the century?" in quired the philosopher. And, after some thought, the mau who wears bicycle medals, replied: "Tho last ten or twelve miles. " Washington Star. Declaring; Himself. "Do you like the hat?" as she turned it slowly on tho pink tips of her fingers. "More than I can tell; but I lovoits darliug little owner." "How sweet! It belong to sister, ['ll call her."-Detroit Free Press. They Don't Count. "How many children havo you?" isked a constituent of his Congress man. "One." "My wife told me that you had :hree." "Oh, yes! There's the twins; but hoy're paired, you know."-Detroit Free Press. Tho Undaunted West. "In view of the alarmingly large copulation of Greater Nev?- York," ob lerved the Chicago man, "we must ake a radical step." "T know that; hut St. Louis and Denver are rather too far away." "That's not it. Wc must begin in ?luding in our statistics all non-resi lent cousins of bona-fide citizens. " Puck. A MRII of Poor Judgment. Gordon-"So you think that Bently s a man of poor judgment. How did rou happen to come to that conclu ??on Titcomb-"I asked him to lend mo ?10 tho other day." Gordon-"And because ho refused rou question his judgment?" . Titcomb-"Oh, no; he let me huve ,t."-Boston Transcript. Easily Identified. Mr. Sububb-"Whero on ?arth is mr hired mau? I can't find him auy vhere." 1 Mrs. Sububb-"There is somebody ( )ver in Farmer Hayseed's meadow, 1 jut I can't tell whether it's our mau ] jr not." "Is ho standingun cr sitting down?" 1 ."Standing." 3 .'Isn't our mau."-New York Week- ' J-_ Why He Cat tho Wires. j The person who wrote that electrici- . y was one of the "mighty agents of j ?ature enchained by the ingenuity of nan" can scarcely have contemplated I f n his wildest dreams the full extent | f >f that ingenuity. For instance, ho is icarcely likely to have 2)r?pbC9ied hat o sick man, far from the hnbita ions of civilization, would have cut a elegraph wire in order to obtain as- 1 istance. And yet such bas really or- i ?urred, according to a Loudon con- 1 emporary. Tho whole of the vast c :ontinent of Austrailia wa3 practically 1 ut off from European nows for nearly I wenty-four hours in the middle of 3 September in consequence of an in- 1: erruption on tho line between Ad- ] ilaide and Port Darwin. Inquires 1 rere made, and it was found that the rire had been cut by a cyclist who ras taken ill while on a journey across he continent. It is not related how ie set about it, but he had the satis ftction at any rate of getting what he canted. It is not desired to establish his as ? precedent of summoning ?elp under inconvenient circum tances.-Electrical Review. Tho Greatest Itutter Eaters. English people, it seems, eat mero j lutter than any other people on tho ace of the earth. It is partly through bis that.the British complexion is tho airest in the world, WONDERFUL WISCONSIN WELLS. ?trance Natural Phenomena Thal Eclipse tho Great Geysers. 'i'he great geysers of the West aro .io moro wonderful phenomena than ire tho "blowing" or "whistling" wells in "Wisconsin, These wells, says the Chicago Times Herald, have been developed in the northern part of tho town of Eureka and in the southern part of the town of Sterling in Polk County. There are six of these phenomenal wells, rang ing in depth'from 120 to 160 feet. Most remarkable of all is that owned by James Collin in Eureka. This well is 120 feet deep aud was dug fif teen years ago. Tho first twenty feet is hardpan and the balance gravel. Before n storm the wind blows out of this well with great force, making a roaring sound that can bc heard a long distance. This wind is so hot that water placed over the well will boil. Tho current blows out only be fore a storm, and the severity and du ration of tho storm is always in e.iact proportion to tho force of this current and its duration before the storm com mences. It is therefore an accurate and absolutely reliable barometer, as it foretells a chango from cold to hot, or vice versa, with equal accuracy, but remains quiet in settled weather, no matter what tho temperature?. In win ter a current of air is drawn in before a chango of weather, just as forcibly as it blows out iu hot weather. This current of air will freeze the water 120 feet from the surface of the earth more .quickly than it would at tho surface, and though many attempts have been made to use a pump in it, they have all failed, and a number of pumps of different makes havo been destroyed by tho water freezing and bursting the cylinders and pipes. Some years ago a house was built over this well, and a stove placed in it so that it could bc heated intensely hot, but strange as it may seem, this did not prevenrthe water from freezing and bursting pipes llujfeetTrom tho sur face, and though there are but]eighteen or twenty inches of water in the well in winter, ice freezes several inches in thickness in spite of all preven tives. Windmills have been tried with thc same disastrous results. A wind lass and buckets have also been tried, but the water freezes over so thick in one night that a heavy stone dropped from the surface will not break thc ice. The tempcraturo at the bottom of this well is so much colder than it is at the surface that iu very cold weat?*..: ic is extremely dangerous for anyon o to veuture into it. In winter the heavy downward current before a storm or chango of weather will cause thc water to lower, while in summer the outward current causes the water to rise-some times fifteen or twenty feet. The curb ing in this well is always dry and tho water of good quality. The other five wells referred to, which resemble this in almost every particular, are all located within the radius of about ono mile, and vary in depth from 130 to 160 feet. Some of tho characteristics aro not Bo pro nounced as in the well described, while others aro even more remarkable. Within half a mile of these wells water is obtained at a depth of from ten to thirty feet, and the wells exhibit none of these unusual or diabolical feat ures. Necessities Are Costly In Paris. "Water is the most precious and ex clusive drink you can order in Paris," writes Lilian Bell in a letter from the French capital to the Ladies' Home Journal. "Imagine that-you who let the water run to cool itt In Paris they actually pay for water in thoir houses by thc quart. Artichokes, and truffles, und mushrooms, and silk stockings, and kid gloves aro so cheap here that it makes you blink your eyes. But eggs, and cream, and milk are luxuries. Silks end velvets are bewilderingly inexpensive. But cot ton stuffs are from America, and are extravagances. They make them up iuto 'costumes,' nud trim thom with velvet ribbon. Never by any chanco could you be supposed to send cotton frocks to bo washed every week. Tho luxury of fresh, starched muslin dresses and plenty of shirt-waists is unknown. "I never shall ovorcomo tho ccsta sie > laughter which assail mo when I se. varieties of coal exhibited in tiny shop windows, set forth in high glass dishes, as wo exploit chocolates at home. But Avell they may respect it, for it is really very much cheaper to freeze to death than to buy coal in Paris. Tho reason of all this is th', city tax on every chicken, every car rot, every egg "brought into Paris. Every mouthful of food is taxed. Tuis produces an enormous revenue, and this is why the streets aro so clean; it is why tho asphalt is as smooth as a ballroom floor; it is why the whole of Paris is as beautiful as a dream." Now York Directories. Tho first City Directory was published in 1786, by David Franks. This was all sufficient until 1789, when Hodge, Allen & Campbell produced a new one, accompanied by a map of the city. From this time on there has il ways been an annual directory. William Duncan was the publisher in 1793, 1791 and 1795, and John Low in 1796. David Longworth and his son Thomas next undertook tho work, md kept it up until 1813. John Dog gett succeeded them, and continued it done until 1851, when ho took a part ier named Rode, and Doggett & Bode ivero the publishers. In 1852 Trow published his first directory, and in L853 Charles R. Bode, who succeeded :o tho business of Doggett & Bode, vas his competitor. Not a single complete collection is it present in existence, so far ns is cnown. The Trow Company filo lacks ive numbers; that of tho City Library n thc City Hall is not continuous, md the Society Library is also de icient. Thc best is that of tho New Lrork Historical Society. A Montana Herd of Buftnlo. A. B. Hammond, of tho Astoria Railroad, has presented tho Orogon an with a photograph of a band of ? : mffalo. which are the property of a j souple of half-breed Indians on tho . ! flathead reservation, near Missoula, I ! fontana. The original herd eleven j 'ears ago consisted of a couple of i mffalo calves. It now consists of | ! .25 head, and is about all that are 1 eft of thc vast numbers which, a few J 'cars ago, swarmed over the Western j ilains. These men have gone into ' . ho buffalo raising business as a source 1 .f profit, and aro' making money. 'ortland Oregonian. i ( A Curo For Monotony. J . A perpetual round of duties has a iepressing effect upon the senses and c ho mind, and tho best relief from ; his weariness is change of sceno and ir. i Brisk walking, with deep iuspira ious, with tho mouth closed, helps to t weep; away the products of waste, n nd also, by expanding tho chest, is I u antidote to possible pneumonia. .. c VOICES OF_THE NICHT Kot from airy heights descending When tho lengthening shadows fall^' Not with mournful accents blending With tho owlet's lonely callj But within my Jowly dwelling When I quenoh tho glimmering light, Clearly through the silenoe welling Bise tho Voices of the Night. Ab! I still myhoart'squiok beating, And some prayer I mutter o'erj Vainly for response entreating, Vainly; for they como once moro' "Henry, someone's In hero, surely. There's a smell of smoko, I think; Did you bolt thnt door securoly?"-? . "Papal Papa! Want a drink?" _ -Puck, PITH AND POINT. "There is only ono thing I ever clo for policy's sake." "What's that?" 1 'Pay my premium. "-Truth. "Colonel, do you think there is any money in horse racing?" "Yes, in deed! All mine is."-New York Times. "I don't think you should marry against tho wishes of your parents." "Why not? They didn't marry to please me."-Standard. "I am'afraid," she gently sighed, "I've left mj rooney home, oh, dear!" "I'm sure," th - wearied dork replied, "You'vo left nono of your money hore." -Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Aha! I have found the meanest man at last!" "What did he do?" "He's deaf and has never told his barber."-New York Journal. Wanted to Know: Pastor-"Como out to church to-morrow. I feel snro your will enjoy the sermon." Friend -"Who is going to preach?"-Harlem Life. "There is nothing," said the philosopher, "that will so stimulate a man's sense of justice as to have some one owe him money."-Indianapolis Journal. Practical Piety: "What is a devo tional attitude, grandpa?" "Getting down into your trousers pockets for a dollar to send to the heathen." Brooklyn Life. Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"If you say you never made a mistake in your life, you Btnto what is not a fact." Mr. Crimsonbeak-"Well, you needn't throw my marrying you in my face so much." He-"Nearly all tho misers re ported in tho papers, I notice, aro single men." She-"Oh, yes, of course. Married misers are too com mon to be worth mentioning."-Pick Me-Up. . Tom-"That was a fine charger I saw yon riding in the park this inorn iug." Jack-"Yes; but as a charger thc liveryman I hired him from can lose him in any part of the track." Chicogo News. Declined With Thanks: He-"I would follow you to tho encl of the earth." She-"Thank you, Mr. Hot ter; but I am not in need of any moro caddies at present."-Philadelphia North American. A Fatal Drawback: Puff- "What a literary-looking chap that fellow Blevins is, to be sure. You could tell, he knew how to write at a glance." Critic-"Yes, if you hadn't read his books."-Brooklyn Life. "Does the baby look like you or your wife?" "Well, it depends some what on how he feels; when h o's good natured he resembles me, but at other times I can see a great deal of his mother in him."-Judge. Mamma-"Ethel, what do you mean by shouting in that disgraceful fashion? Seo how quiet Willie Is!" Ethel-"Of course he's quiet; that's our game. He's papa coming_'lor?.a late, and I'm you."-Tit-Bits. "No man can know everything," said the high-minded youth. "Be tween you and me," replied Senator Sorghum, "that's a fact. But there's no excuso for a man making the mis take of owning up to it."-Washing ton Star. " I believe I didn't give you any tip yesterday when I had my wife with me," Haid the regular patron. "Oh, don't mention it," replied the waiter. "I notice that gents is always more economical when they has their wives along. "-Indianapolis Journal. China Cup Watch. John Curzon, a Polish mechanic, who was presented with a gold medal for his invontions, performed a most extraordinary thing when he succeeded in manufacturing a complote watch in tho space of eight hours, and from matorinls on which another watch maker would have looked with con tempt, says an exchange. It appears that the Czar of Russia, hearing of tho marvelous inventive genius of Curzon, i determined to put him to the test, and forwarded him a box containing a fow copper nails, some wood chippings, a piece of broken glass, an old cracked : china cup, somo wire, and a few crib- , hage boavd pegs, with the request that he should transform thom into a time piece. Nothing daunted, and peroeiving a golden opportunity of winning favor at the court, Curzon set about his task with enthusiasm; and in tho almost incredibly short space of eight hours . ' had dispatched a wonderfully con- 1 3tructed watch to the Czar, who was so surprised and delighted at the work that he sent for the maker, conferred I upon him several distinctions, and granted him a pension. Tho caso of tho watch was made of china, whild 3 thc works were simply composed of the odds and ends accompanying the 1 old cup. Not only did it keep good 1 time, but only required winding once 3 every three or four days. This re- 1 markab le watch is believed to be still 3 in tho possession of tho Russian royal 1 family.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1 -] Who Wrote Garfield's Epitaph? < The publication of a little post humous volume of poems, entitled i "Vox Humana," by the late Mr. John i Mills, ought to set at rest tho ques- i tion of tho authorship-or, at least, < af one of the authors-of the simple ( spitaph: ] His work well done. ( His race well run, His orown well won, Horo let him rest, f cvkich was placed over the coffin ol President Garfield and over that of the 1 late Duke of Clarence. Mr. Mills, it i seems, wrote tho lines in 1878 as an 1 epitaph for his brother, and, never 4 caving published them, was much as- ' .onished to find them mentioned in f ;ho uccounts of Garfield's funeral. On ? inquiry it was found that the Ameri- 1 jan copy, which differed very slightly ( 'rom Mr. Mill's poem, had been trans- 1 ated from a Latin version, which waa ' n its turn a translation from an Eng- ? ish original. It is not impossible, of * ?ourse, that the minds of an English- ( nan and an American may havo * 'jumped together," and produced two dentical little poems of thie kind 1 piite. independently. But the Ameri- { :an author is not forthcoming.-Lon? I Iou Chronicle. -'- J marlborough a Fireman, The Duke of Marlborough is one of he most enthusiastic amateur fire- j nen, and takes a keen interest in the rire Brigades Union. He occasionally < ions fir oman's v.aiform, ^ AGRICULTURAL. Preparing Bacon Hogs. A "streak of fat and a streak of lean," is a condition in preparing bacon bogs for market "which will re ceive increased attention on the part of farmers. Our neighbors across the border in Canada long since realized the importance of" this, and feed a mixed ration, using not only corn, but plenty of ground field peas, barley, etc. The wider cultivation of pulse crops is a step in the right direction. During the decade 18S0-89 practically no extension was made, but in the past few years advances are noted in the areas thus appropriated. The favorable results with peas and barley at the Montana station, as feed for hogs, have further directed attention to this matter.-New England Home stead. About the norse. Horses that have had little to do throughout the winter must be worked in by degrees. There muscles are soft and need special care to prevent galled shoulders and other disabili ties. Heavy shoes with long, sharp calks aro worse than useless on soft ground and earth roads. This fact is so self-evident that it is surprising to see how little it is heeded. Shoes with low calks or none at all, and heavy enough to wear four or five weeks are all that is needed. Some horses will not drink if water ia offered them, before their morning feed. This is generally the result of having been given water icy cold or none at all. But if a horse is allowed to drink his fill soon after eating the food is washed, undigested into tho intestines. A horse that will not drink before eating should be made to wait at least an nour after. Water frequently while at work. Leave the fetlocks untrimmed. They are put there to protect the heels, and if cut away scratched, mud fever and cracked heels are likely to ensue. No horse can pull as much or as well when checked up as he can with his head free.- Geore A. Martin, of New York. Apply Mnnnrc Direct From Barn. It is my practice, says T. M. Gro ver, of Ontario, to get manure onto the land to be fertilized as soon after it is made as possible and at the least expense. Nothing is added to the heap by decay or handling. I try to clean np the premises every week or two, except during February, when the snow is .very deep, as I do not believe in keeping barnyard manure corded up to heat and become other wise damaged. I do not use a ma nure shed. Ordinary rain storms will not do any injury. A covered pile, unless looked after very carefully, will heat and deteriorate. The rains will promote decay, which is a bene fit. Most of the barnyard manure will be spread on sod land intended fer corn. If my plan of hauling out each week is followed the best results the following year will be noted where the first load was applied. Spread at once and do not place in heaps. On an ordinary farm I do not believe there is any need of a compost heap for the sole object of causing weed seeds to sprout. Manure from home-grown feeds does not ordinarily contain many weed seeds. I do believe, however, in a compost heap for material other than the manure from the barnyard. To this add all refuse from the kitchen which the farm animals will not oat, ashes, tops of vegetables, weeds and tb*? like. Cover the piie occasionally with dry earth, which will prevent offensive odors. Many a cart load of humux will result from this heap. For Washing Farm Vehicles. The device shown in tho cut will savo much time and labor in washing wagons. A narrow, -water-tight box of the shape shown in the illustration is slipped under the wheel when it has been "jacked" up. A pail of water is WHEEL-WASHING DEVICE. now poured in and the wheel revolved. The dirt can thus bo removed quickly and much more easily than when a pail is used to hold thc water. Once used, the benefits of this device will be very apparent.-American Agri culturist. It I'avs to Grind Grain. In feeding animal or plants the more minutely *the f00(i ia prepared for assimilation thc uetter its results. Food for animals can be prepared for more ready assimilation by two pro cesses; first, by grinding; second, by cooking. For man all our grain used for food (except oats and cracked wheat) are ground and finely pulverized. Then to make the products more readily to be assimilated and to afford the mo'st nutriment it is cooked. So for plant food. The commercial fertilizers are finely ground and then treated with acids ao as to make them nore available for plant food. It would take years for bonos, without mechanical aid, to become of service ior plant food, and the phosphate rocks without such treatment would lever give up its fertilizing iugredi jnts. In all of our farmiug operations if ?vo would follow more closely nature n the plants we cultivate and the stock we feed we would fiud it pays, jlrass is said to be the natural food of )ur cattle, sheep and horses, and the learer we give our feeding material ihe succulent and easily digestible lature of grass tho moro benefit our itock will receive from it. It follows, then, that the more min ltely grain is prepared by grinding or stock the more it will benefit them, regardless of tho cost. The loss in :orn hy grinding is the toll one-eighth >r twelve per cent. It has been demon ?trated by actual experiment that the saving in grinding and cooking will imount to twenty-five or thirty per :ent. Actual experience in feeding ny hogs shows that they will consume ess meal than corn aud fatten faster. Chey will eat their slops much faster, hen lie down to rest-and as rest and luiet is a necessary condition for hogs o fatten, they will fatten much faster. Corn with most farmers is the grain nost used. With only the difference >f the toll between meal and corn it mys well to feed stock, especially logs, on meal instead of corn.-Farm, Field and Fireside. Hearing that tho little son of one of 1er tradesmen was suffering from a ?eedle imbedded in one of his arms, ^ueen Victoria sent her sympa thy and a book of animals, WOMAN'S WORLD Newest Th?np; in Cravats. Some of these scarfs are of the very sheerest lawn, some of them flimsy India silk, with deep frills of lace edging them, and some white silk ones have long, fine sewing silks fringe. When wrapped around the neck, the bows and ends, tied under the chin, are perfectly enormous. Yet they are the very newest thing in cravats, and the woman who wants to keep pace with the fashions must have one or else be out of the world. Some of these cravats ahown are so enormous that they resemble the old fashioned long nubia which used to be worn around tho head and twisted around the neck, the two ends hang ing down th-* back over the shoulders. It seems almost a physical impossi bility to dispose of them around the neck in snch a fashion as to inako them look at all shipshape, but, then., they are the fashion, and everything seems to go nowadays. The latest in neckties are stock col lars and long four-in-hand bows of the bright Roman stripes to match the sashes. These pretty stripes are be coming to nearly every woman, and this may perhaps account for the popularity they enjoy in the past and promise to enjoy in the present. The windows of one or two of the swell haberdashers who cater to the whims of lovely women are filled with these brilliantly striped ties, and cer tainly nothing can be handsomer than a black velvet blouse and one of these gayly striped Koman ties.-New York Herald. Art Girls In Paris. A young American, who, limped with honors, has just returned 'rom Paris, told me, greatly to my surprise, that she thought it an idle and unwise plan for girls to go abroad to study art until they had been drilled into the fundamental work at home. She gave me ever so many reasons for this, but that which seemed to her tli6 strongest, was the fact that Paris is full of American women who, not . haviug had their abilities tested at home, have gone there only to find that year? and years of uphill work lie before them, with no prospects at the end. For that which they thought to be talent in themselves has proved, when taken to the other side, to bo but a flimsy affair not worth cultiv?t' in g for bread-winning purposes. With the poverty belonging to most of these women, suffering is inevitable, and this suffering, she argues, is best endured at home, where tho young girl is near her family or her friends; and where the many forms of 'compli cated miseries incident to a life alone in Paris aro spared them-miseries easy to endure and accepted without question if successalie ahead, and one is assured of possessing real talent and power, but miseries that cut into the soul of one and destroy the finer fibers if endured for ends never possible of attainment. The mero cost of living may be cheaper in Paris, but the advantages to be derived among us for foundation work outbalauce all other questions. Ono must have ?50 a month to live in Paris. With rigid economy $25 may be made to suffice for one's personal 2xpenses. The other $25 must be set iside for tho purchase of paints and materials necessary to her if she means :o derive full benefit from her oppor tunities to work.-Harper's Bazar. . TVhnt a Woman Did. A plucky American woman, who be jan to support herself at eighteen, has shown how a poor school teacher can see Europe to the best advantage in twelve years. Earning a small salary in a public school, she has been able io go to Europe every other year for a two months' holiday. Her first journey was made to Eng and and Scotland, and was enjoyed ; 30 keenly that she planned another jne and saved money for it during the lext two years. The second tour was through France, Belgium and Hoi- , and, aud in order co travel comiort ibly she learned French during her eisure hours. Retnrniug to her school work she jegan to study German, and at the jud of two years was ready for a jour icy up tho Rhine and to Vienna, and :hence through Dresden and Berlin to Bremen. With renewed ardor she 1 plunged into thc study of Italian, and , it the end of two years she started for Rome. She made the round of the ( Italian cities, and spent a fortnight in J Switzerland. Two years afterward she vas in Spaiu, and was able to speak ihe language. During the last year she has made ' 1er sixth journey to Europe, traveling ' brough Den mark, Norway aud Sweden I ,o Russia, and spending a fortnight in * \Ioscow. She carried with her a fair cnowledge of Swedish and not only i enew the Russian alphabet so as to ead the street signs, but could moke 1er own bargaius with drosky drivers md go about without a guide. t lu the course of twelve years she ias made six journeys to Europe and earned to speak six modern languages, v .nd she has sujjported herself entirely c >y her earnings as a school teacher, ;" iud has paid every penny of her 3 raveling expenses. Starting with a j miustaking study of the language of i ho country which she was to visit, , ,nd also preparing herself by a course " ?f readiug, she has made the best f )Ossible use of her time abroad. ? The reward for all this energy and jerseverauce has como in her thirtieth rear. Her knowlege of foreign lan- f ;uagcs has fitted her for broader work as ? , teacher, and she has left the public j chools to take a position as instate or in French, German and Italian in I , high school for young women. ?! There may bo higber aims than f hose ordinarily involved in foreign ? ravel, but the persistency of this * unerican girl in carrying out her ~. Jans is worthy of praise. It is a t Teat gain in any human life, if it is \ overned by a definite purpose and eeps that purpose steadily iu mind. -Philadelphia Times. "Fashion Notes. Plaid stockings are shown in great ariety. and will be very popular for ousewear. A novelty in veiling is black-spotted et lined with white net, slightly tint d with pink, which makes it very bo oming. Tailor-made dresses are again as igh in favor as they always have been, omo handsome ones are shown hcav ly trimmed in braid. Black satin finely tucked makes ry pretty belts to wear with separatev raists. Fasten them with a faucj mckie or a knot of satin. A new work basket is big and sensi le enough to be of some nae, but lade attractive by quilted satin and ilt and silver accessories. Camel's bair material is in fashion gain, and it comes in all the new hades. Gowns for morning and raveling ai'e made of this fabric, rimmed with fur or scalloped bands f the same, finished on, the edge with silk cord, An Afflicted Mother. From the Timen, Paw Paw, 171. A rosldent of this town who has lost two chlldron during tho past six years, by vio lent deaths has been utterly prostrated by the shock, and seriously sick as a result of lt. One child (aged 9) was killed by a cy clone In '90 while at school; another, three years later was run over by a Burlington R. li. train. Tbut griefs and misfortunes may so prey on the mind as to lead to serious physical disorders has been well demon strated in this case. As a resuit of them, her health was shattered and she has been a constant sufferer since 1890. Her princi pal trouble has been neuralgia of thestom ach which was very painful, and exhibited all tho symptoms of ordinary neuralgia, nervousness and indigestion. Physicians did her no good whatever. Sho was dis couraged and abandoned all hope of get ting wei!. Finally, however, a certain well known pill was recommended f?r. Will iams' Pink Pills for Palo People).* Sho supplied herself with a quantity of them and had not taken them two weeks when sho noticed a marked Improvement A Constant Sufferer. In her coftdition. She continued taking tho pills until seven or eight boxes had been, consumed and she considered herself entirely cured. She can ^ow cat all kinds of food, which is something sho has not boen abie to do for years. Sho is not trou bled In the loast with nervousness os she was during tho time of her stomach troubles. Sho is now well and oil because of Dr. Williams' Pluk Pills for Palo People a com plete cure has been made. Ii any ono would like to hoar moro of the details of hersufTuring and relief gained by tho uso of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo Pcoplo they may be obtained prob ably, by writing tho lady direct. Sho is one" of our well known residents, Mrs. Ellon A. Odcrkirk, Paw Paw, III. FACTS OF INTEREST. Baltimore cans 1,200,000 bushels of oysters annually. The kangaroo readily leaps from GO to 70 feet. Main 3 factories sold ?250,000 worth of wooden shoe pegs in 1P07. . Locusts are regularly shipped from Algeria to London, where they are worked up by manufacturers of guano. The Ciiiuese dress in white at funer als and ia black at weddings and old women always serve as bridesmaids. According to a statistician the area of the herring nets used in Scotland o.ie year was no less than 161,000,000 square yards. St. Peter's, Pome, is one of the most colossal buildings in the world. Forty three popes reigned while it was being built. Sumatra kerosene is competing with the Bussian oil in the markets of the far east. The supply seems to he in exhaustible. Kaiser Wilhelm took a rest between the Christmas and new year's festivi ties by having a bieraband at the pal ace with his personal staff. Cnrupay is a Paraguayan wood of reddish color and extremely hard. It lasts for years underground or in water and is chiefly used for railway sleep ers. The Good Habit Society now has | 2,000 members. It was started by Harvey Prentice, a Chicago school boy. Its chief pledge is to treat ev erybody with kiudness. A sensation has been created in Madagascar by the appearance of a carriage in the streets of Antananarivo. It is the first one *hat has ever been seen in the country, and belongs to the mayor of the city, Captain D?s lions. Not His Experience. "Troubled with sleeplessness, aro yon?" said the passenger with the skull-cap. ''Try celery." Anybody who make? a free use of celery will sleep like a top." "That isn't my experience," replied the passenger with the patch over his aye. "I raised celery one season, and I had to get up every morning at four o'clock to take it to market." Lost. "Have yon followed my argument 50 far?" inquired the verbose gentle nan. "Yes," replied his impatient friend, j "But I tell you candidly, I'd quit its j company right here if I thought I j ?ould find my way back."-Tv'ashing ;on Star. Swearing: Won't He'p lt. Swearing may make a fire i<urn. or it may oaken dock hand hustle, but it wont belo I'ettor, or Ringworm. If you uso Tetccrine, it viii make you comfortable and save swear vords. 59 cents at drug stores, or by mail for 0 cents in stamps from J. T. Shiiptrine, Sa 'annah. Ga. Any fo"l cnn lay plans, but it takes a wis? nan "to hatch them out. Chew Star Tobacco-The Best. Smoke Sledge Cigarettes. A cheap watch is usually in sympathy with beet hour movement. No Klondike for Me ! Thus says E. Walters of Feysville, Pa., rho grew (sworn to) 252 bushels Salzcr's om per aere. That means 25,200 bushels m 100 aeres at 30? a bushel equals *7,500. Phot is better than a prospective gold mine, lalzcr pays ?-100 in gold for best name for lis 17-inch corn and oat prodigy. You can rin. Seed potatoes fl.50 a bbl. SEND Tins NOTICE AND 10c nc STAMPS lo fohn A-Salzer Seed Co., LaCrosso, Wis., md get free their seed catalogue, and ll arm seed samples, Including above corn iud oats, surely worth ilO, to get a start. A.c.7 After physicians had given me up, I was a ved by Piso's Cure.-RALPH ERIKO, Wil iamsport, Pa., Nov. ~~\ 1893. For Poultry, half cost of Netting. Also farm, yard, cemetery fences. Freight ". paid. Catalogue free. . L. SHELLABBKOER. 40 F. St.. Atlanta, Ga. Ladies Wanted. TO TWATEMor old established house, tormanent BOslMoM.tM per month sad all expenses '?W.Zl?GLKlt CO.. 3* Locust St., Philadelphia. 9 5 S ?5 "f R 3 ?5 Ea A1)!,o:nt?iy cured with in %B "r . ?L5 Sr* R-mit outline. 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Georgia-Alabama Business Collojc, MACON, GEORGIA. FOR U CENTS Wo mah t o pain 150,000 nsw cns lomen, und hence offer 1 Pkg. ilD?T Radish 1 Pkg. Early Spring Turnip, 103 1 Earliest Red Beet, tte- 1 Bismarck Cacumber, Kc I Oueen Victoria Lettuce, Uc | Hlondyko Melon. Ito | .Tambo Giant Onion, -lio . Brilliant Flower Seeds, Uo ; Worth 01.00, for 14 conti. V Above 10 pit ES. north $1.09, ire will mail you free, togeihor with our great Plaut and Seed Catalogue upon receipt of thia notice and Uc. pottage. Wi ir.vim your trade and know when you once tr? Salzer'f seeda yon will never get alone with- 0 out thom. Potatoes at 81.80 a. BM? Catalog clone 6c. 'io. Ac ? smsa f7.ro co., li. CROSER, wa. CG6?SSC33r53?225>55SCCg8888d NOREAN'S NEUTRALIZING CURES DIARRHOEA. Il CURES DYSENTERY. IBM n KUI ? MLUinilLILIIlU Ul CURES CHOLERA MORBUS. HUH NEUTRALIZING CORDIAL CURES CHOLERA INFANTUM. W'S MllZllfl CORDIAL Absolutely Cures DYSPEPSIA. NORMAN'S Indian Worm Pellets. 4 THE BEST LIVER PILL MADE. Safe, sure and quick In their action. Pf? CC, IO AND 25 CENTS. [S SOLD EVERYWHERE. ?m t>?XPE(^iNGT0B?C0^NQT?1Efi5>H V^mmWmi 1^ f ROM HARCOTIC?! ?n?HWAffiBl] ^PURELY J? p<?? LIABILITY TO *J Lp Vc GtTAB LE,* l%UtflOH5.fiOODIKG I oDUCE5 . <AHT OTHERDAHC^^-^-JAFTER RE5ULT5, <wfi!cn rr IMMEDIATELY QW&^^A OD?. C0RRECT5 SHOULD MYAPPEA.fi)/. "?CA MVc-, PROPRIETORS/-"".ST. LOUIS. We want a hustling agent in every ninty to sell our latest improved lows. All kinds direct from the fac >ry to the fanner. Work right around mr home. BABY CULTIVATOR COMP'V, irmingham, Ala. fFIELD, \GARDEN [AND FLOWER.... SEED CORK and CANE SEED. Largo ock. Choice varieties. Write for prices. 3. JEL. :0?t?z*c3. ?fc? Oo-, 910 Market St., Chattanooga, Tenn. AGENTS WANTED. >n or women In everv eonntv fora successful Uno Novelties. Our Automatic Firo Alarm and also irolar Alar;a svreep the iimrket. Success ls sured to live ngent!?. Apply nt Once fur tenus d exclusive territory. Jiifc>rtiiatii>n and nuder .lters' Indorsement free. Wido Awake Fire [arm dfc .Novelty Co., P.O.B >x !M, Clncinnati.O. ENTION W?tf?Ekt?SrsS? ?ERSTLE'S r?ale Panacea s All Diseases of Women. Y women are under the impression lat the diseases peculiar to their sex c natural and incurable because so lier constantly from them. This isa 'Few women are so badly diseased it they cannot be cured. It is true, it had they taken a remedy that, was ?dent when the first symptoms of dis se appeared, a more rapid cure would vc been the resnjt. No woman should (fleet herself. \\ hen ?he monthly pe el becomes too frequent, painful, pro se, obstructed, or irregular in any way, if sh? suffers from fnlhngof the womb, lites, or ar.v other female trou ble. she mid at once resort to thc use of ale Panacea \MMR. ly ever offered her. Even if she has ! in itself upon her she should not de- i . purely vegetable tonic, containing ! remedy for suflbrinjr women. It mat- ? nd proven failures-Gerstle'3 Fe- ' is any tendency to costiveness, indi- I sently with a few mild doses of St. ' uggist docs not keep these medicines i charges paid, upon receipt of price. ' r Reculator, 25c per Packagre. ? Chattanooga. Tenn. <