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An Amusing Incident. 'An amus'ng Incident occurred in an A., B. & C. car the other afternoon. Four young couples, evidently out for an enjoyable day. were seated on one 6ide of the car having a decidedly good time. While their merriment was at its height a soven-year-old boy across 'he aisle suddenly leaned for ward. "Say, mister." he called to one of the young men, "why don't yon kiss vour girl?" The young man looked up in sur prise, and the girl-a pretty girl, too blushed. "Taimase. Talmngo." said the boy's father, ".what do you mean by such talk?" The boy looked at his father in sur prised disgust. "What's the matter with you. dad?" he cried. "You told me you'd do it if you was him!" And the father found flip Inndscape decidedly interesting until the young people left the car. The Biggest Bicycle in thc World. A German has Just completed a bicycle that has one whoel nine feet lu diameter. Two propio ride It-one on each siae ot the monster wheel, lt runs as easily as a smaller bicycle ^acausn of Its scientific ?'(instruction. The scientific formula of Hostetter's Stoma>*b Hit ters ls tho reason ol' Its sreat virtues in making the weak strone, and In curing most of the evcry-iiay ailments of men and women. , If your health is poor, try a bottle. Thc-area of th? herring nets used in Scot .and iu one year are 181,000,000 square yards. Don't Tobacco Spit aud Smoko Tour Lire Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic, full of lifo, nerve and vigor, take No-To Bac. thc wonder-worker, that makes weak men strone. All druggists, 50c or fl. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Steeling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York, A V\ ? soon si u woman patented an improved <roninir board, oto., which ishinircd at one ?-nd to a vertical nost attached to a board at. the other, and attached to braceatlower board, so upper board can be raised to inderi garment, To Cure a Cold In Ono Day. Take Laxativo Bromo Quinine Tablets. AU Druggists refund money if itfallstocure. 25c. The heat has been sn crwt in Melbourne. Australia, lately that tho asphalt streets have been melted and completely ruined, and cycling has been out of the question. Piso's Cure for Con<uinrit.ion is an A No. 1 Asthma medicine.-W.R.WILLIAMS, Antioch, Ills., April ll, 1804. One pint of milk produces, roughly spea-c Lsg, one ounce of butter. Educate Your Bowels "With Casc.irets. Candy Cathartic, cure const!nation forever. lCc,25c. I?C. C. C. fall, druRiclstsrotund money. Fincer nails grow at tho rate of rather more than ono and a half inches in a year. ^Nervous People Aro great sufferers and they deserve sym pathy rather than censure. Their blood is poor and thin and their nerves nre con sequently weak. Such people find relief und cure in Hood's Sarsaparilla because it purifies and enriches the blood and gives lt power to feed, strengthen and sustain the nerves. If you are nervous and can not sleep, take Hood's Sarsaparilla and realize Its nerve strengthening power. Hood's Sarsaparilla Ia America's Greatest Medicine. Sh six for Si Hood's Pills cure all liver ills, ii cents. Corn Diet Makes Tali Men. The proof that corn bread diet makes bigger mon physically can bo found in the rural districts of Indiana, Illi nois and Kentucky, where hominy and .corn bread constitutes tho staff of life. A tallie in auy of the rural districts in those states on which there is no dish prepared from corn ls a euriosltyt and in those states men who fall below the stature of five feo* are dwarfs. Six foet ls the regulation size, and men who tower c-'% lerably above this fr?f?t r.rrt 2Cs.-eyCLd by the inhabitauts as a matter of course. Of course, climatic influence must be considered when stature is under dis cussion, but tho food forms the basis of calculation. It is generally accepted by men who have given this subject thouirht that the six-footers of Indi ana. Illinois and Kentucky as a rule were brought up on hominy or com bread as the main food supply. If the crowned heads of Europe could but be convineed that corn bread will result In a nation of six-footers, the Ameri can farmer would hardly be able >o raise corn enough to supply the Euro pean markets.-Cincinnati Times-Star. *? She Enjoyed an Earthquake. An old lady from Orford. Mich., who With her husband had spent the winter in California, was asked by one of her neighbors if she had heard an earth o.uako while in California. "Tos. I heard one." she answered, "and rather enjoyed lt. for it was the first thing that happened since John and I have been married that he did not think I was to blame for."-S;.n Francisco Argonaut. A Proposition. First Summer Girl: "I liked George at first, but I've become tired of him." "l'es? That has been exactly my ex perience with Harry." First Summer Girl: ''Indeed? Why can't we arrange an exchange of prisoners?"-Puck. ~"ST????ES OF RELIEF. Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham. Mrs. .Toux WILLIAMS, Englishtown, N. .T.. writes: " DEAD MES. PI.VKHAM:-I cannot be gin to tell you how I supered before takingyour remedies. I was so weak that I cou ld hardly walk across thc floor without falling. I had womb trouble and such a V, taring-down feeling ; also suffered with my back and limbs, pain in womb, inflammation of thc bladder, piles and indigestion. Pcfore I had taken one bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I felt a great deal better, and after taking two and one half bottles and half a box of your Liver Pills I was cured. If more would take your medicine they would not have to suffer so much." Mrs. JOSEPH PF.TKUSON*, 513 East St., Warren, Pa., writes: "DEAit Mus. PINKHAM:-I have suf fered with womb trouble over fifteen years. I had inflammation, enlarge ment and displacement of the womb. I had the backache constantly, also headache, and was so dizzy. I had heart trouble, it seemed as though my heart was in my throat at times chok ing me. I could not walk around and I could not lie down, for then my heart would beat so fast I would feel as though I was smothering. I had to sit up in bed nights in order to breathe. I was so weak I conld not do any thing. "I have now taken several bot tles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and used three pack ages of Sanative Wash, and can say I am perfectly cured. I do not think I could have lived long if Mrs. Pink ham's medicine had not helped me." BlrmSnehnm. Ala. Colombo*, Ga. Montcomcry, Ala. JnelnonvlIIe, Kia. Wo pay Btudent'u railroad fare, and guarantee HttsMoa?. Write at oow for catal?eu? No. A SYMBOLS FOR THE ABM. HOW CORPS, DIVISIONS AND BRI CADES MAY BE IDENTIFIED. Order by General Mlle?-Not I>Jke Civil War Designs-In tenuity Exercised by War Department Ofllcials-Distinctive Badges and l'ennnnts Preserved. General Miles has issued a general order designating the symbols, flags and pennants by which the various arny corps, divisions and brigados may be identified. The order ?'rescribes corps badge? and pennants entirely different from those which were in use by the army during the civil war. It was the original purpose of tho war depart ment to adopt for the present army badges precisely like those for the corresponding corps during tho civil war, but the idea met with much op position from prominent soldiers of that war. They maintained, with force, that their badges and pennants were distinctive; that they had been baptized in the blood of mauy a hard fought field,, and that their individual ity ought to'*be preserved. This view was acceded to by tho war officials and a new set of designs was pre pared. Following is a part of the text of tho general order: "When tho land forces of the United States are organized into army corps, divisions and brigades the same will bc designated by the following sym bols, flags and pennants, nir?de ac cording to descriptions and designs in the office of the quarter-master general: Symbols. Cavalry corps, a winged horso foot; artillery corps, crossed couicul pro jectiles, with round shot nhovo contre; 1st Corps, a circle over a letter I of special design; 2nd Corps, a four-leaf clover; 3rd Corps, a three-tooth clutch; 4th Corps, a caltrop; 5thCorps, a fire bastiou fork; Otb Corps, a six-tooth sprocket; 7th Corps, a seven-pointed star; 8th Corps, two circles over lapping each other, resembling the figure 8; 9th Corps, a bu/.z saw with nine teeth; 10th Corps, two triaugles, point to point, resembling the letter X; 11th Corps, badge of 10th Corps, with horizontal bar through centre, representing XI; 12th Corps, a square with clover leaf at each corner, there by showing twelve small circles; 13th Corps, a palm leaf with thirteen spikes; 14th Corps, a square with one half circle on each side; 15th Corps, an anchor; lGth Corps, a bugle; 17th Corps, a spearhead; 18th Corps, a battle-ax; 19th Corps, aunrch; 20th Corps, a broom. Designat lng the Dividions. The division of a corps will be rep resented by tho color of the symbol, as follows: First division, red; second division, white; third division, bluo. Corps headquarters will be desig nated by a swallow-tail flag of yellow. Division headquarters will be de signated by a flag four feet on tho staff and six feet fly, with t-ie corps symbol in the centre, as follows: First Division-A white flag. Second Division-A blue flag. Third Division-A rod flag. "Brigade headquarters will bo dis tinguished by triangular pennants four feet on the staff, as follows: First brigade, red; second brigado; white; third brigade, blue. Colors of the pennants to be as fol lows, reading from the staff to the point. First Division. First brigade-Red, white and blue; .corps symbol in red. Second brigado-White, blue and rod; corps srmbol in-red. Third brigade-Blue, white and red; corps symbol in red. Second Divinion. First brigade-Bed, white and blue; corps symbol in white. Second brigade-White, blue and red; corps symbol in white. Third -brigade-Blue, red and white; corps symbol in wlyte. Third Division. First brigade-Red, white and blue; corps symbol in blue. Second brigade-White, red and blue; corps symbol in blue. Third brigade-Blue, white and red; corps symbol in blue. Menning offings. The corps of engineers will be des ignated by a swallow-tail flag 5 feet on the staff and 5 feet fly, with swallow tail 1 foot deep; flag fo bc. divided in two horizontal stripes of equal width, the lower stripe to be of blue, bearing thc castle symbolical of the engineers in white, occupying a sp?ce 2x3 feet; the upper stripe to be white, bearing the corps symbol in red, bordered in white 2 inches, and edged in bluo 1 1-2 inches, 2 feet high, or occupying a space 2 feet square. The divisional engineers will be designated by a swallow-tail flag4 feet on the staff and 4 feet fly, with swal low tail 9 inches deep; the flag to be divided in two horizontal stripes of equal width, the lower stripe blue,the upper stripe white (with exception of that for the second division, which will be red), bearing the corps symbol, IS inches square, in the color of the division to which the command be longs. The co ?ava?ry will be designated by a swn /-tail flag 5 feet on the staff and o feet fly, with swallow tail 1 foot deep; flag to be divided in two horizontal stripes of equal width, tho lower stripe to be of yellow, bearing crossed sabers in blue, occupying u space 2x3 feet; the upper stripe to bo of white, bearing the corps symbol in red, bordered in with 2 inches and edged in blue 1 inch, 2 feet high or occupying a space 2 feet square. The divisional cavalry will be desig nated by a swallow-tail flag 4 feet on the staff and 4 feet fly, with swallow tail 9 inches deep; flag to be divided in two horizontal stiipes of equal width, the lower stripe yellow and the uppe<- white (with the exception of that for the second division, which will be blue), bearing the corps sym bol 18 inches high, or occupying a space 18 inches square, iu the color designating the division to which the commands belong. The corps artillery will be desig nated by a swallow-tail flag 5 feet on the staff and 5 feet fly, with swallow tail 1 foot deep; flag to be divided in two horizontal stripes of equal width, the lower stripe to be of red, bearing crossed cannon in yellow, oc cupying a space 2x3 feet; the upper stripe to be white, bearing the corps symbol in red, bordered in white 2 inches and edged in blue, 1 inch; 2 feet high, or occupying a space 2 feet square. The divisional artillery will bp des ignated by a swallow-tail flag 4 fee. on the staff and 4 feet fly, with a swallow tail 9 inches deep; flag to be divided in two horizoual stripes of equal width, the lower stripe to be of red and the upper white (with the ex ception of thaf of the second division, which will bc bine), bearing thc corps symbol 18 inches high, or occupying n space 18 inches square, in the color designating tue division to which the command belongs. Members of the provost guard, when on duty, may wear upon tho left breast, as a badge of authority, tba corps symbol in tin or white metal. WHEN A BIG CUN COES OFF. Scientific Mei. Do Not Know All That Takes Place-Avoiding tho Shock. Not one man in ton thousand has a clear idea of just what happens when a big caution is fired. The physical manifestations are numerous. Eveu professors of chemistry and physics are stumped wheu they lyuit to differenti ate all the gases set loose and the pe culiar effects they iuduco. The puff of whitish smoko, tho flash of fire, the dim image of the flying projectile, the roar and the recoil are all familiar,but back of these is a complex mass of phenomena most bewildering to the mind of any but an artillery expert. First, the cubes, disks, hexagons or irregular ly mps of powder are chemi cally transformed into a powerful, ex panding gas tho instant firing takes place. Then there are innumerable by-proijucts that eveu chemists do not understand The explosion of gunpowder is divided into three distinct stages, called tho ignition, inflammation, and combustion. The ignition is the set ting on fire of the first grain, while the inflammation is the spreading of the flame over the surface of the pow der from thc point of ignition. Com bustion is the buruiug up of each graiu. Tfie value of gunpowder is due to the fact that when subjected to sufficient heat it becomes a gas which expand? with frightful rapidity. Tho so-called explosion that tnkes placo when a match is touched to gunpow der is merely a chemical change, dur ing which there is a sudden evolution of gases from the original solid. It has been calculated that ordinary gunpowder on exploding expands about 9000 times or. fills a space this much larger ns a g:rs than when in a solid form. "When this chemical change takes place in a closed vessel thc ex pansion may be made t^o dovJ|n work l.ke that of forcing a projectile along the bore of the great gun or test tube in the line of least resistance. The hardest work a gunner is called upon to do is to stand the tremendous shock. The forces exerted by these gases in_pxpanding seeiu to radiate in all directions from tho cannon, as rip ples are caused by dropping a pebble in a pool of still water. As a matter of fact, it has been discovered that these lines of forces are.exceedingly complicated affairs, and play very queer pranks about the cannon. As a result few people know just which is the safest or the most dangerous posi tion for a gunner to take besid * his gun. In the case of the great 13-inch guns on our monitors, a position back of thc gun is much easier than one nearer the muzzle. A Spanish Trick-1 r.s.-. The relations between tho two coun tries^ which Drake's raid into the South sea had for a time threatened with open rupture, had greatly Im proved, at least in outward appearance, and in 158?, under special promises of immunity from molestation on reli gious or other grounds, Philip had in vited to his ports a fleet of English corn ships, in order to supply the de ficiency of his own harvests. No sooner, however, had the Eng'ish ships arrived than an embargo was laid upon them, and their crews ar rested. One ship, the famous Primrose of London, managed to escppc. While lying off Bilbao quietly ischarging her cargo she had been visited by the corregidor of Biscay and his guard disguisod as merchants. Suddenly called upon to surrender, tho crew flung themselves upon the Spaniards, drove them all overboard, and made sail. Some of the discomfited Span iards, as the shore boats fled, were seen clinging to the English vessel. These were humanely rescued and carried iu triumph back to Eugland, and among them was the corregidor himself. Upon him were found his official instructions, setting forth ex pressly that the embargo was ordered for the purposes of the expedition which Philip was preparing against the English. This wa1? enough for the Queen ,*yid the powerful public opiuion of commercial circle's in Lon don, which had obstinately clung to pacific relations with Spain. A retal iatory embargo wa? proclaimed, let ters of general reprisal were issued, and Drake was let loose.-Publication of the Navy Records Society, Great Britain. Studlea In Alliteration. Which is the letter in tho alpha bet that is best adapted to alliterative, purposes? A musical publisher 'has issued a number of "popular pieces prettily prepared for progressive pu pils by Percival Powys." Bolow is printed: "Practico and perseverance properly pursued procure progress. Popular proverb." The well known nonsensical nursery rhyme conun drum "Peter piper picked n peck of pickling pepper, If Toter Tiper picked a peck of pickling pepper, Where's toe peck nf pickling pepper Peter Piper picked?" would also seem to give the palm to "P." The Marqui*" of Bute, prime minister at the beginning of the reign of George III, indicated his program by the words "Peace, prerogative and purity." But the alliterative resources of the language are endless, as is in dicated by the poem: An Austrian army awfully arrayed. Jiolrlly by battle besieged Belgrade. Cossack commanders cannonading come, Dealing destruction's devastating doom. Every offort engineers essay. Fighting for fame, for fortune, furious fray. Generate 'gainst generals grapple; gracious good! How honors Heaven heroic hardihood And so on throughout tho alphabet, though herc and there, as in the sec ond word in the "fi" line, there is an excusable poetic elision of a letter. -London News. _i Europe's Standina Armies. Some European countries have hugo standing armies even in timo of peace. Russia heads the list with 858,000 men, <>r nine per thousand of her pop ulation. Next comes Germany with 080,000, which is thirteen per thou sand, while France has ?l'J.OQO, or fourteen per thousand. The Austrian army is 380,000, or teu per thousand; Italy 300,000, also ten in the thousand; England '230,000, six per thousand; Spain 100,000, equally six per thou sand. Belgium's army comprises 31, 000 men, or eight in the thousand,and little Switzerland musters actually 131,000, or forty-five per thousand. Franco and Russia united can muster in time of peace between them 1,100, 000 men; in time of war, 9,700,000. The triple alliance in time of peace can bring together! 192,000, or 7,700, - 000 iu war time. Tho huge European armaments called armies, on a peace footing, cost SI, 100,000,000 a year to koop up,- London Sketch, AAAA-AAAAAA-AAAA IFOR FARM ?ND GARDEN.I YTTT'vTrTTT'TTTt Shade for Stock. If there are no trees in the pasture be sure and provide shade by building a cheap shed with roof but uo sides. ?otter gains during tho hot days will more than offset the cost, Keep the watering, tanks full. Chemical Weed Dostf oycrp, Professor Shutt of the experiment farms at Ottawa, Canada, recommends the following very simple compound for destroying weeds and grass: Two pounds of sulphate of copper, or blue vitriol, and six gallons of hot water. Dissolve and apply as a spray, or through ail ordinary sprinkling pot. Anyone having considerable trouble with weeds and grass growing ou roads and paths will do well to try this ef fective weed destroyer. A Koso Umbrellrt. A beautiful way to train a rose vine is on a big round frame like au opened umbrella. Instead of old-fashioned flat trellis or a simple feucelike sup port on which the vine runs wild, make a strong upright post at least six feet high and fasten securely the light supports radiating like the frame of an umbrella. The rose vine should be trained to twiue closely around the handle of the umbrella aud then made to cover the frame aa closely as the branches will grow. A marshal neil,a red rambler, or any rose vine can be so trained aud be used as a summer houso. Nothing could be prettier than such nu umbrella well pruned.and full of roses iu all stage's of blossoms, Level Cuitare for Potatoes, Tractice of late years is largely in favor of level culture for the best re sults in potato growing, although the socalled trench system and the hill system have adherents. lu former years on now rich soil shallow plow ing and planting necessitated the hill Kystom of culture in order to prevent the drying out of the tubers by the sun. As farmers learned tho value of deep and thorough cultivation, as well as the advantage of running the weeder or cultivator through the rows before the plants broke through the ground, it was no longer necessary to throw up mounds of earth to protect the tubers, Then again, our best varieties may be grown to maturity in from ten to twelve weeks and protection against late frosts is no longer necessary as it was with most of the popular varieties of twenty years ago. If farmers will keep scab from seed potatoes, plant them in deep soil and keep them under good cultivation on the level system, there is no reason why paying crops cannot be generally raised. Starting :in Aspara-jim Ked. Asparagus roots may be planted in spring or fall, but unless the ground is well drained, spring is preferable. Good strong one-year-old roots aro best. The soil should be made as rich as possible. If very stony the stones should be removed, as they aro much in thc way of cutting the stains. In gardon culture it is best to dig trenches about three or four feet apart and twelve inches deep; then put in a layer of manure to fill about half of the trench after it has been packed down. On this put two or three iu ches of soil on which place the roots, spreading them out iii all directions, and cover with fine soil, packing down all around. The plants should not stand closer than two feet in the rows, aud as they start to grow moro soil should bc drawn into the trenches until the surface is level again. All that is necessary during the season is to keep the ground loose and free from weeds. To raise a firstclass crop tho bod has to be manured every year by scat tering manure over the plants in the fall. If white or blanched asparagus is desired, the roots have to be set deeper and the rows have to be hilled up similar to what is done Avith celery. -New England Homestead. Chicks in the Hot Weather. How are the chicks? If they are dying or seem drooping, examine very carefelly for lice. If lice are found, and there is not much doubt but that they will bo, dust with good insect powder and also dust the mother. Dust her extra well nuder M*y wings and around the vent. Rub coal oil on lier legs. If they are scaly a few ap plications will clean them, and if smooth it will prevent the hen or chicks from having scaly legs. It is best for all reasons to dust the hen aud chicks at roosting time and sprin kle coal oil on the under side of the coop. Sprinkle enough so that it will smell quite stroug. Sprinkle with oil twice a week; it is much cheaper than having lice. See that they have access to a good dust bath. Sawdust mixed with the fine dust is a great help. It will work iuto the skin better, aud enables the hon to shako tho lico off when she shakes herself after the bath. If no lice or signs of lice, i. e., nit?, are seen and thc chicks are ailing, you have surely neglected to provide "teeth" for the lit tie things. Mix somo sharp sand in their breakfast, aud have a dish or board of grit, pounded dishes and small gravel in their coop. Of course you don't feed your chicks iu their roosting roora. There's not much excuse to make a chicken dining room in their bedroom. It's too ex pensive in the end. Move your roost ing coop to clean ground twice each week.-American Agriculturist, Canna?. Of all the plants which ure adapted for bedding out ou the lawn or border the canna ranks first. For au elegance iu general appearance, and for a trop ical effect the broad leaves of tho can na are unexcelled, and in tho newer and better sorts, tho flower is quite an item. This plant is like other good things in the line of floriculture, mak ing rapid progress mainly in the flower. Tho different varieties vary considerably in height,from the dwarf est French to tho tallest old-fashioned dark-leaved sorts. Thc latest acquisitions to tho many fino varieties of cannas are the orchid flowering sorts, the flowers of which are serrated or crimped on the odgesj making them particularly beautiful. It is said, however, that they are not so well adapted for general bedding as the plain-flowered sorts. Cannas delight in a very rich eoil and an abundance of water, and with these two conditions properly supplied success is assured at once. They should bo bedded out as soon as the soil has become warm and all danger of frost is over. Water liberally all summer, and in the fall, as soon as the leaves have been blasted somewhat by the first eavly frosts, cut the tops off to within six inches of the roots. Dig the roots carefully and store them iu a dry cellar where tho temperature is not too high, nor where it does not drop to the frost Uue, lu the spr|u? the roots can bc separated, eacb clump making two or three plants. -Woman's Home Companion. Growing Carnations. To grow strong plants for winter blooming secure young stock in the early summer, plant them out in a fairly good garden soil where they can be cultivated well during tho summer. A well-drained location, easy of access with water, is best, as during thc se vere dry spells so often occurring tho plants make very little growth, and if helped by the free uso of water, as seems necessary, better results will bo secured. Keep tho soil about tho plants Stirred constantly all summer, culti vating the plants exactly as any other bedded out stuff. From the time tho carnations are set out until the first week in August remove all dower buds and flower stalks as fast as they ap pear. After tho first of August it is bettor not to cut the plants back any more, ns tho buds for thc fall flowers will then commence to form. Tho first ten days in .September, Varying somewhat according to tho Season, is tho proper time to take tho plants up and either pot them or bed them out on the benches of thc green house or conservatory. If they are to be potted, use good garden soil, with some broken pots or tuft of sod in the bottom of the pot for drainage. After .potting or plantingon thc bench,shade from the sun for several days, and let them have plenty of air. Air in the culturo of carnations is very necessary as they do not thrive in a closo at mosphere*-Woman's Homo Com panion. Feedinc; Cow? on Pasturo. When the pastures begin to fail it will be necessary to give thc cows some extra feed. Indeed, it has been shown to be profitable to give this extra food even in thc first flush of the grass, for the increased product not only paid for the extra food,, but the condition of the cows was improved all through the following winter and into the next summer. Auy animal may acquire a reservo force, so to speak, by which the system accumulates the material for a lengthened product during a sea son of lessened supply of food. This extra feeding on the pasture avoids any draft on this accumulated reserve, gained through good feeding during tho winter, aud prevents that frequent fallii g off in condition which is apt to occur while the cows are in the flush of milk, whilo the pastures are fresh. This has been demonstrated by both practical feeding and scientific tests i.i which thc cows on good pasture have received a liberal addition to thc grass of grain food, either simple corn meal or gluten meal,or iudeod some change even of green feed, as peas and oats mixed or green sweet corn with the grain ou. It was found at one of tho experiment stations that this extra feed was not only liberally paid for during the summer, but its effect was noticeable during thc next winter and into tho following summer. It has been, and still is, my practice to feed ten pounds of corn meal daily to my cows while on thc bent pasture and to add green cut fodder in addition when tho pastures begin to fail later iu tho season. And this better feeding has paid well without exception as regards individual cows. They all responded to the stimulus, while thc calves of these cows always improve on their dams in productive value.-Orange Judd Farmer. TAXES IN THE CONCO STATE. Nothing Is Freo in Thin Country, Appar ently, but Fever. . A report on the Congo independent state issued by the British foreign office gives a striking description of the universal taxation system iu ex istence there. A now settler in tho country, having traveled by rail as fai ns the railway line is open, requires porters, but before ho can cugagc any he must pay for a license. When provided with that he forms his cara van, and every load in it. pays its spe cial tax. For the navigation of tho upper river beyond Stanley Fool he needs a steamer, on which another impost is levied. This vessel cannot go more than a day without renewing its fuel. There is an abundance ol' it in the forests, and it benefits the tim ber to remove Ibo dead wood. A li cense to take it, however, bas to bo paid for. Not being always able to land directly from the steamer, tho settler needs a rowing-boat and is taxod for that as well. Ashore again, he finds himself wanting a house. Ho must build, but ho has to leaso his plot from the state and pay according to measurement. For building,timber is required. He has to cut it himself, but is taxed all tho same at so much a log. Arfar? of there hoing no skilled workmen in tho place, he has taken a few up with him from tho coast. For leave to make usc of them in state ter ritory he is taxod according to their number, and if ho employ any of the aborigines to assist in the work thero is a payment due on them also. In respect of thc finished house, a tax is levied proportionate to tho surface it covers, although he has paid already for the entire plot. A necessary ad junct to a tropical house is a detatched kitchen. That carries another tax. The settler must pay again on a hut for his domestic servants and on all his shelters for his live slock of every description. Ia fact, it is a common saying that nothing is freo in tho country except fevers.-New York Post. Senator Mason's Devotions. A member of the House tells a story on Senator Mason, concerning a lady who keeps a local boarding house. Tho senator boarded thero a while, as did the representative. The lady belongs to one of the well-known churches here and is very punctual in her at tendance on morning services. For this reason she insists that her board" ers must bc down early for breakfast Sunday mornings. The senator was not aware of this regulation, and his first Sunday in the house came down stairs rather late. "You are not on time this morning, senator," said the lady gently, but rather reprovingly. "No, madam. I spent a half-hour on my knees this morning-" "That was very praiseworthy of you," interrupted the boarding mis tress. "Hunting for a collar button that rolled upon the floor and under the bureau," declared tho senator, con cluding his sentence.-Washington Post. _ Below Zero All tho Year. The coldest inhabited country ap pears to be tho province of Wercho jansk, in Oriental Siberia. Tho mean altitude of tho terrain is about 3?I0 feet above the sea. A Russian savant passed one entire year in this inhospi table region and kept a daily record of the temp?rature, which ho has recently published, and from which it appears that the daily mean of tho entire year is 2.74 degrees below zero. Tho daily mean for January, J.89?, WIJS 63.4 degrees below mo. A WOUNDED BOY'S SHOT. Brings Down a Spnnlsh Sharpshooter Who Was Trying to Kill Him. Mr. Bclthasar Prell of Ealtimorc, Md., has received a letter from his son, Martin Prell, of Troop G, First cavalry. The letter is dated from thc United States general hospital, Key West, Fb., and is as follows: "I am now at the Key West hos pital, wounded. I suppose you have already seen my name in thc papers. I am wounded and good for about six weeks In bed before I will he able to walk. I rere i ved a compound frac ture in tho loft log, the bullet passing through the Inner side of my leg and breaking it off oomplotely. I also re ceived a flesh wound in the right fHl kle which is now almost well. My fractured log is getting along nicely, and I am doing well and hope to be out again in about six weeks. "I was real lucky in not getting kill ed, for it was a hard battle, but we won the day and drove the Spaniards out of the trenches and planted the Stars and Stripes on the principal fort and the hills around Santiago de Cuba. "Yes the Spaniards are brave fight ers-when they arc behind a brick wall; but when we got them out of their intronchmonts they arc the best runners you ever saw in your life. But they did certainly fight while they were intrenched, and their sharpshoot ers in Hie trees did the best work. "Alter I was wounded and had crawled to tho roar. I saw some one shooting at me about 300 yards from mo. and he was shooting pretty close to my head. I was in pain and wound ed in both logs and could not even ?w.nlTi. but T still (lrnirgotl m.v pun and had ir. loaded, and I said to mysoL' that he would oil her get me or I would got him. So I took a good aim and lot it. go and saw his gun fall first, and then a Spaniard, and then I was lucky again, and then crawled to the hospital tent, whore I had my wounds dressed. "It was one of tho most disagreeable sights you ever saw in your life, for lhere were dead and wounded wher ever you foll. But Hie boys stood it bravely and clinched their teeth and tho hitrenchments were filled with dead Spaniards by tho hundreds. Dur ing tho whole day it rained bullets, and at. times they came thinker than rain: but tho more the bullets caine tho harder the boys would fight, and the moro they would advance." Mr. Prell has been in tho rogillar ar my nearly throe years, and is an ex cellent shot. His brother, Leonard Proll. is a member of the Fifth Mary land regiment. Antique Furniture in France. United States Consul Skinner writes from Marseilles in reference to a law dealing with curio and old furniture merchants, promulgated on February 15, ISOs. a, knowledge of which, he say- may bo of service to tho mauy Americans who visit France with thc expectation of buying articles of Tho above description, possessing artistic or historic value. Tuc consul con? tinui ?: "The vital feature of the law ls the obligation now resting upon all brok ers, dealers in old furniture, linen, doilies, jewels, books, dishes, arms and other objects to keep an official register, signed by the commissaire of police or tlit? mayor, containing day by day, without blanks or erasures, thc name, surname, character and dwel ling o? those with whom said broker has contracted; also the nature, qual ity and price of all said merchandise; and said register must bc forthcoming on demand. Penalties are prescribed for violation of tho foregoing provis ion thc purpose of which is to pre vent fraud in tho exchange of old and second hand goods, especially such as arc sought by collectors." A Private's Patriotism. "Discharge impossible. Am in for two years or during the war. Will write immediately." This is the reply Private Henry M. Prower of Company A wired to Hon. P. B. Stone of Brad ford in resixmse to the offer of thc pnsr-oirioe at Kawno. Pa., at a salary nf $2.0(10 a your. Private Brewer is a glassworkor. His linnie is in Kane, whore he is Influential in politics, al though he is only twenty-six years of ago. Ile lins been employed at. Char leroi, where he received a salary of $]2i? a month. Ile surrendered this job and accepted ono for l.'nrlo Sam at IM.GO a month when ho enlisted in Company A tn go to Manila. Tin's morning he received a telegram from Mr. Stone tolling him to apply for his 'discharge and ho would get him tho office for which ho had been an appli cant before hp enlisted. Mr. Brewer said he was glad bo lind como and he moans to stick until the end of thc war. Ile will not ask Tor his dis cbarge, although tho same power that got him tho appointment could secure his release from the army.-Pittsburg Dispatch. Beauty In niood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. Nc beauty without it. Cascareis, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up thc lazy ?iver and driving all im purities from tlie bodv. Pegin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious completion by taking Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. It is said that only ono American house ls represented nt Manila. STATE op OHIO, CITY OK TOLEDO.) ," LUCAS Cnr.vTv. f FRANK .T. CHENEY makes oath that he ls the senior partner of the linn of F. J. CIIRXRTA Co.. lining business in thc City of Toledo, County and Stntoaforosaid, and that said firm will pu y tin-sum of ONE HtTN OREO liol,I,AUS for mien and every caso of CATA tum that can not he cured by tile usc of HALL'S CATARRH Un RR. FRANK .(. CHUNKY. Sworn tnbefnre mo und subscribed in my (._1_) prc'cnco, this Otb day of Dooemher, s SEAL - A. P. issn. A. \v. GLEASON. (~. ~J Xotary Public. Hall's falarrh ('uro ls taken internally, and nets direct ly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. V. .1. CHUNKY it Co.. Toledo, O. Poid by Drnggist*. 75c. Hall's Family Pills are tim best. Corse's are not allowed tn he worn hy Rus sian young women attend I nc high schools. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteeil tobacco habit caro makes weak men strong, blood pure. Me, tl. Alldrus?lsts. One hundred miles of the railroad to Uganda are now open to trafile. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion,allays pal ti,cu res wind colic.. 23o.n hottle. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after rirst day's use of Dr. Kline's Oreat Serve Restorer. $5 trial bnttleand treatise free. Du. H. H. KLINE. Ltd., rr.ii Arch St.. Phils?, Pa. Lyon Co's ?'Pick Ijenf " Smoking Tobacco stands nt tho top for 'ts delicious aroma. Hood ns can he made. Try it. The crueling resistance of the trap rocks of Kew Jersey aro 24.000 pounds to the euhie inch. To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Cascareis Candy Cnthartl". ln'' or 25c. If C. C. C. fall toeuro. druggists refund money. The population of London is four million two hu no rod end Illly thousand. DID YOU KNOW THIS? | I At Unck tllll. S. C., lh'-re I? a l.ugsj- foctMJ earning! I I'lVK ACRES o? graMd, Md makin? OMR bagglef lhanB ? mn; Ihre? faettflM lo lin- RMI h. "A Little lllghT InH I pde, nai-.. not lc?. Pirti-JEST A TRACTION g I A KO VS TIM'. 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M. l?10Y>'IIIAN\S.J.,Presl?lent. H D dl> 83 $2 V NS w DISCOVERY; Kiv^ Bai1? ?TS W ir^ CS fl q<iu-k rtdiof and euros wornt ci sf?. Sand 'or book of testimonial? sad K) days' ircttmout Free i Dr-UH.ORSSN'B 80KB. AU*-0?. Au Alluring Idea. "What I want to see," exclaimed Senator Sorghum, "is the annexation of Hawaii. I envy thc men who will ono day como to this capital to repre sent tho interests of that far-distant state." "Yes," rejoiced tbs enthusiastio young friend, "they will loom up as giant reminders of tho progress of civilization and of tho increasing pow? er of this young republic." "So they will," answered tho sena? tor; "so they will. And in addition to all that, just thiuk of tho mileage." -Washington Star. He Described lb. "How's business with yon?" "Out of sight." "Let's seo. What is your line?" "Stocking supporters." Cleveland Plain Dealor. in a hurry, and most men ? that will lather quickly and . Other soaps than ivory : will liKely contain alkali, kin. Ivory Soap is made of li ; produces a white, foamy ghly and rinses easily and ' a better soap for the toilet. cr t OtaVt Co., Cbdaai?. SAWS. RIBS, BRISTLE TWINE, BABBIT, fcc. FOK ANY MAKE OF GIN. ENGINES, BOILERS ?ND PRESSES Ami Repairs for samo. Shaftlnc. Pulleys, Belting, Injector*, Pipes, Valves and Fittings. LOMBARD IRON WORKS & SUPPLY CO, AUGUSTA, GA. FOK THE Liver CURES Sluggishness, "WANTED-Case of tad health that R i r-A-N S VV will not benefit Send fi cts. to Ripans Chemical Co KewYork, for io ?-ampies end low teattoonjate Kogsstt Military kieaj, D^;"uc<W. J'reparrs for l*n|ver?ltles, Enveniment School? nn<l General Bwlneiw. R Ima ted in the nine Gram nealon Of Kentucky. A pleasant, cafe hom.- (or your nor. rall Term opens Sept. a E. Aiken frtiith. Mip't. ) WET^COLD oven disastrous to many women, "eet and damp clothing chill tho 3 system and the delicate female is aro at once effected. 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In nil oar ex perience of 14 years, in tho drug business, bavo never sold an artlclo that cave such universal satis. fucUon as your Tonic lours trulv, AUNEv. CARR & Co. VIRGINIA nrsi\ESS COLLEGE. Commercial. Shorthand, Typewriting. English. $50 tuition admits to all departments for ?.esulon of forty-two wieks. Open to both sexes. Graduates ?weted to positions. Eleventh session begins Sep tember Gth. Catalogue free. B. A. DAVIS. JH., President, Rox h. Richmond. Va. MENTION THIS Pi PERSE^SS Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uso | In time. Sold by druggista. >;:;-CO N SUM p i ION; y