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<F?R FARM ?ND GARDEN. ? 1 A House Orchid. One of the .most popular orchids grown for cut-flower purposes is Cy pripedium insigne; and it is also val uable ns a house piont, though pos sibly seldom so grown. Its spikes of solitary flowers on stiff stems make it the most convenient orchid to have about a house; and the lasting quality of the flowers-from fuur to six weeks .ach-makes the plant equal to mauy that produce more flowers, but indiv idually last! but a short time. The quaint "ladies slipper" flowers open a brownish yellow in color, tnrning quite^jellow-with age. When gr Ow ingen?: .blooming, an abundance of wateres welcomed, provided the drain ages^ perfect They aro usually growiij in pots, packed with moss or peaty M D?ving the summer, they may be 'kept barely moist and partly shaded.-Meehan's Monthly. ^vS? A Dry Summer. This past season has shown to many farmers who scarcely need to have waited until now to learn the lesson, tholimportnnce of making preparation each year for a season when the jjrass in the pasture will be short, cows shrink in their milk, calves and youug 3tock grow smaller, and in both ways a loss will be occasioned that cannot be made up by good feeding after ward. Wheu the price of milk aud butter was the highest they had the least to sell. Those who had ensilage iu the silo or green foddor to cut and feed ontrwerefattening their pocket books" wbilo the mau whose fore thojigjitjdici.not come until .afterward was growing poorer. It is as neces sary, for., the farmer to prepare for a dxy,:-rhoi summer as for a cold winter, for both are sure to come every year, aveu though they sometimes are a lit tle delayed beyond the scheduled time. l-oolc to the ColtH. The farmer who will closely watch his colcs-at this season of the year and see that-all their wants are satisfied will make money by it. Water should be supplied several times a day and always before feeding. By frequent watering they will not drink so much cold water at a time, which is some times attended with serious results. Seo that they have a variety of food and at regular hours, for they know when meal time comes os well as peo ple do. Oats and wheat bran and good clover hay make the best feed for young stock, as they snpply mus cle and bone growing material. See that they are not exposed to rainstorms-but that iu dry weather they have a rnn in the paddocks and fields. Hova warm beds for them to lie upon when they sleep-for they need refreshing sleep like all animals. Keep them growing. Not a day should pass without some growth, or what has been fed to them has been wasted. To get value out of the feed one must get weight, growth, size, and if colts 'are'well fed and treated every day's feed will increase their value.-Rocky Mountain Husbandman. Worn File* and S?rnn Iron. Save your cross-cut files, the three cotfetbafonesi after you have worn thsui but. Old cross-cut files make excellent rake teclh for a garden rake. -itrta4rw?-onTj^rght-of them to. fill the rake head, sotting them in two inches -apart, . which is a good distance to hava them.. They will serve you longer, and almost as efficiently, this way, as at first. And, iu fact, nil rods, bolts, plow points, and scrap iron of every sort should he saved and laid away in a conveuient place for them, ready for use, when anything of the sort is wanted about the farm. Almost everything may be utilized in some way. Old horseshoes make good hooks for hitching posts, and a wornout ax stuck into a block of wood? serves well fora miniature anvil whereon to clinch nails, rivets and such like work. An othor ax, fastened securely, edge up, ts convenient for clipping wire, nails, old hoops, etc. Besides, since the late rise in iron goods, old scrap iron is in demand, and can be sold to ad vantage. Gather up the scrap iron about the farm and lay it away. Yon will see chances to utilize it sooner or later. . Benefits of the Dairy to the Soil. Professor W. C. Latta of Purdue experiment station, read a paper at an Indiana dairymen's meeting in which he said that the persistent growing aud'selling of hay and grain without making returns to the soil must sooner or lat or result .in failures. It is nec essary to concentrate the products that' leave the farm. Butter, cheese, cream and milk are among the most highly concentrated products that loaye the farm. A ton of butter, rep resenting many tons of - hay, takes from the farm only one-teuth the fer tility that one ton of hay does. Com paring the losses in soil fertility on a 100-acre dairy farm as against the losses where the entire. crops are re moved, we hare the following result: As&toming that a 100-acre farm, sub jected to a five-year rotation, viz. : 20 acres of corn, oats and wheat, and 40 acres bf hay and pasture, would raise 1000 bushels of corn,40 tons of stalks, 800 bushels* of oats, 500 bushels of wheat, 20 tons of straw, and that the meadows and pasture would yield two tons of hay or its equivalent in grass per acre, a little calculating shows that the total amount of feed grown and the amount of milk and butter that could be produced from these foods is about as follows: Total food stuffs, 200 tons; total milk, 164 1-4 tons; total butter, 6 1-2 tons. Fertilizing ingredients: Food stuff, 5804 pounds nitrogen, 5877* pounds potash, 2114 pounds phosphoric acid; milk, 184 pounds ni trogen, GI pounds potash, 66 pounds phosphoric acid; butter, 18 1-2 pounds nitrogen. Cash value of fertilizing in gredients: Food stuffs, $1429.24; milk, $379.26; butter, $2.94. These figures are believed to be approximate ly correct, and they speak volumes. G row In c; Winter encumbers. Sow the seed for raising the plants in some warm place, and as soon as they ar? well up, transplant into 6 inch flower pots, bury the pots in the soil of the greenhouse up to the rim and keep well watered with water not too cold. It takes about five or six weeks to raise good plants from seed. After the house had been prepared and properly warmed up, we set the plants over a trench 15 indies deep, nearly filled with fresh horse manure, 3 1-2 feetapart, one in a pot or hill. This was about April 1. In the fall and winter,'when they make less vine, two plants to the hill is better, and at this time they may be set only 3 feet apart Now, having strung out our plants, we run a high temperature, 100 de crees mid-day heat will not harm them for the first two or three days, reduc ing the temperature to 60 degrees or so at night After they are well started, a mid-day temperature of 90 degrees is sufficient. Water freely and now watch closely for lice. As soon as the plants begin io ran, we pnt np trellises, using galvanized wire fastened to the supports with small staples; placing the wires 8 or 10 inches apart from near the ground to near the top of the house. We tie them to tho lower wire loosely, so as' not to girdle and kill the vines, using the same material as in bunching vegetables. They should be kept tied up as fast as the shoots get big enough. Pruning should be carefully atteuded io. When the sun runs high and hot it is easy to scorch the. ends of vines. Wheu I have found, from any cause, ulants- lucking the vigor and the healthy growth of their neighbors,. I have applied a small quantity of ni trate of soda, not more than two table spoonfuls to a hill.-New Englaud Homestead. Trimming the Orchard. The late winter is probably the best time in the year for the trimming of the orchard. It most certainly is the best tim? in the year for the farmer if his couvenience is taken into consid eration, There is comparatively a lull in his work at that time aud he can give his tl ees the time necessary to trimming thom in the right way. 1 Trimming a ti ee is one thing that cannot be doue in a hnny. A mau can easily cut oil' a branch, but be canuot grow one. He must cnt off only thu branches that require cutting to benefit the tree, being . careful to cut noue that will leave the trunk of the tree exposed to the hot Bun and wind of summer, or ono that will de tract from the symmetry of the trees. No two trees are of the same exact shape and each one must be studied individually before touching with pruning kuife or saw. This takes time. So many things must be taken into consideration that no set rules can be given in regard to trimming trees. Where there are heavy winds during the seasons when the trees uro full of leaves aud laden with fruit, the limbs should be kept trimmed so that not too great a weight should be borne by the main stems. For tho same rea son the limbs should be closer to the grouud. In au exposed position' tho tree should bo rather heavier upon the south side, and when young should be inclined a little in that direction. This will tend to balance the heavy south winds and also furnish a shade for the trunk of the tree during the hot months of the year. Too great care cannot be taken in healing tho stubs of the cut limbs. Many a line tree is ruined by the checking of this stub. Waters will mu into the crack thus formed and the wood surrounding will begin to decaj\ This will in a very short timo reach the heart of the limb, weaken ing it. . The life of the whole brauch, if not the tree itself, is but the ques tion of a year or so. Its doom is in evitable. It should be borne in miud that tho trimming business can easily be over done. lt is far easier to cut a tree than to grow one. Think well before putting the kuife to a branch, and if you are iu doubt as to whether you should cut it or not-don't. Be sure you are right and then proceed, but better to let nature hare her own sway than to ruin a tree by over-prun ing. One can see and judge of the importance of the limbs and branches while there is no screen of leaves to interfere with seeing all of them iu their relative position to each other and the tree. For that reason, if no other, winter is'a good season for trimming the orohard.-J. L. Irwin, in Farm, Field aud Fireside. Poultry ??otei. Exterminate the rats before the young chicks are out A tablespoonful of salt should ber added to the morning mash for laying hens. Do not put over 10 or ll eggs nuder a sitting hen at this season of the year. Those bens intended for this sea son's breeders should be separated from the flock and confined iu yards where special care may bo given. Do not cross puro-bred poultry. There is nothing to be gained, na a breed can be found in its purity that will fill auy ope requirement and none will fill every one. An "American Dael" at Heidelberg. During my residence in Heidelberg a lamentable and terrible a'lair took place that threw a profound gloom over the university and the entire town. Two Germau students having quarreled decided the earth was not large enough for both of them to live in, and resorted to the diabolical prac tice called the "American duel." In a darkened room the two young men drew lots, having sworn that he who drew the black ball would commit sui cide. The uuhappy loser went to his roem and discharged a bullet into his breast, but missed his heart and lin gered for several days on his death bed; his parents were summoned by telegraph and besought him on their knees to disclose the name of his an tagonist, bnt he refused aud died with the secret in his breast. The students not only excused his conduct, but praised his courage, and when his re mains were taken to the railway sta tion to be transported to a distant city they accompanied the funeral cor tege with torches and music. The students claimed he was not a sui cide, for he was killed in au honora ble due),and the.- maintained that his opponent was not accessory to his death because he shot himself; I had many arguments with them and never could convince che of their extraordi nary tergiversation. Science. Sapphires That Aren't Blue. "It is commonly believed that thc sapphire is known only as a gem of a rich velvety blue in color," observed an experienced dealer in precious stones to - the writer the other day. As a matter of fact the sapphir occurs in various hues. In Ceyloi for in stance, where the finest spe' nene ol this gem are found, it ranger, .rom the Boft velvety bluo to the peacock blue, graduated in the latter to an almost faultless white. It also occurs in whites, greens and yellows, the latter shade being knoivn as the Oriental topaz, and the green the Oriental emerald. Tho white sapphires are often found clouded or streaked with blue sj that many specimens are cut which are white when looked at trans versely, but having a bit of fine blue tint on the under point Then there is the red sapphire, or Ceylon ruby. It is valued as highly as the finest Burmese rubies. Those most highly prized are the red pigeon blood or Tose-red color. Some very fine sap phires have been found in Montana during the past ten years. The American gems are light-blue, blue green, green and pink, but the deep blue and red stones, which are chiefly in demand as je weis, have so far never been discovered in any part of this country.-Washington Stair Stomach Troubles In Spring Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING, bad taste ia the month, dull headache, sleep lessness, poor appetite. No matter how careful you are about eating, everything yon take into your stomach turns sour, causes dis tress, pains and unpleasant gases. Don't you understand what these symptoms-signals of distress-mean? They are the cries of the stomach for help! It is being overworked. It needs the peculiar tonio qualities and digestive strength to he found in Hood's Sarsaparilla The best stomach and blood reme dies known to the medical profession are combined in the medicine, and thousands of grateful letters telling its cures prove it to be the greatest mediciuo for all stomach trou bl bo ever yet discovered. WONDERFUL "BLOW HOLE." Australis Has Natural Phenomenon Which Is Unique. What Is known ns the "great blow hole" has recently attracted much at tention among tourists. It is a singu lar rock formation of the Australian coast, says the Philadelphia Record. This promises to become one of thc most famous as well ns one of the most pleasant resorts in New South Wales; lt ls situated on the coast some seventy miles south of Sydney. The centre of this district ls Kiama, which is described hs a picturesque and thriving town surrounded by a rich agricultural country, and which has been built upon an Igneous flow of basalt that has solidified.-and crystal lized Into huge columns of what ls popularly called "blue stone." This formation ls seen to perfection on tbe west coast of Scotland and north of Ireland at Flngal's Cave and other places and those who are acquainted with the rugged appearance of the coast In these places can form a good Idea of the appearance of the New South Wales coast at this point. The famous "blow hole" here situ ated in the middle of a ro?ky headland .running out into the sea forms a truly wondrous sight. With each successive breaker the ocean spray ls F?ut shoot ing up Into the air sometimes as high as 300 feet to 400 feet descending in a drenching shower and accompanied by a rumbling noise as of a distant thunder, which can be heard for many miles around. This "blow hole" Is a singular nat ural phenomenon and consists of a per pendicular hole nearly circular, with a diameter of about ten yards across, and has the appearance of being the crater of an,extinct volcano. This is connected with the ocean by a cave about 1.000 yards in length, the sea ward opening of which ls in all re spects similar to Flngal's Cave in the north of Ireland, the same perpendicu lar basaltic columns forming the side walls of each. Into this cave towering waves rush during stormy weather, and as the cave extends some distance further Into the rock than the "Blow Hole," on the entrance of each wave this cavity becomes fuli of compressed air, which, when the tension becomes too great, blows the water with stu pendous force up to the perpendicular. Bat For Handball. A Californian has patented a small bat to be used in playing handball, which has a curved wicker work bas ket against which the ball strikes, with a glove at the back which ls drawn over the hand and fastened to hold the basket in position. A Perfect Fit. Dealer-Don't your shoes fit, madam? Madam-Oh. yes, they fit me, per fectly; but they hurt awfully when I try to walk.-Chicago Record. when s ?ok ls Ly tila E? Plnkham's Vegetable Compound* No other medicine In the world has done so muoh good. No oonfldenoe has over been violated* No woman's testimonial was ever nub I ?shed by Mrs? Plnkham without special permission? No woman ever wrote to Mrs? Plnkham for advice without getting help? No man sees these letters? Her advice ls free, and her address ls Lynn? Masc? She ls a woman, you can tell her the truth? No living person ls so competent to advise women? None has had such experience? She has restored a mil lion sufferers to health? You can trust her? Others have? Lydia E. Plnkham Med. Co., Lynn, Maas. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 & 3.50 SHOES jw jgg ~"?Worth$4 to $6 compared with other makes. lindon ed by over > 1,000,000 wearers. r The genuine have W. L. J Douglas' name and price stamped on bottom. Take ?j j no substitute claimed to be as good. Your dealer should keep them-if not. we will send a pair", on receipt of price and 25c. extra for carriage. State Idnd of leather, size, and width, plain or cap toe. Cat. free, ??mu?s *. L DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Mass. Modder River DIAMOND 80 closely resemble? the genuine as to bo be yond detection excopt by the closest eonitlny of H TI expert. Only cost from $3.00 tr, $15.00 each. Wont by leaders of society overywhore. Send 4c for Illustrated catalogue. Agents wanted. Tbe Modder River Diamond Co., No. 019 Prudential Building, Atlanta, Gu. Instructor of boxing nt tho New York Ath letic Club, will pub. ll sh a series of twenty Illustrated boxing lessons In GOLDEN HOURS. This will offer Its renders tb? same privileges as those wealthy enough to be long toa fashionable club. Ask your nowsdoalor for GOLDEN Horms No. 640, or send ?1 lor sp?cial subscription covering the lessons to GOLDEN HOUBB, 24 and 20 Vandewater Street, New York. MIKE DONOVAN,?; FOR THE HOUSEWIVES, To Prevent Smoke from a Lump. Soak th? wick in strong vinegar anet dry it well before yon use it; it will then bnrn both Bweet and pleasant and give much satisfaction for the tri* fling work in preparing it. To Wnsh i:ruRhrs and Combs. To wash brushes dip in hot water into which a small lump of soda has been melted. Move the brush up and down until the bristles are quite clean, but be careful not to let the wood come in contact with the water, as the soda will remove the polish. Hold under the cold water faucet, then shake ns free from moisture as possi* ble, and stand in an upright position to dry. It is best to dry in the opea air,' but dot in the sun. To clean a comb dip a nail brush in hot soda water, Roap it, and scrub the comb thoroughly. Rinse in cold water, and dry with soft towel. linn -tn!,' I'ot of Afaldenhnlr. Procure au unglazed pottery carafe or water-bottle, place a little earth carefully nronudl it, and stick in close together many roots of the maiden- ' hair fern, aud cover with a wiro net ting; this is to keep tho earth and ferns in their place. The netting must be coarse enough to allow the ferns to grow through the meshes, aud must not be put on too tightly?. Now fasten around the top of the carafe some fine wiro to hang it up by; wheu hanging up nearly fill the carafe with water, and always keen it so; for the vessel, being porous, allows the moisture to dampeu the roots and. keep them alive. If properly attend ed to, the carafe will soou be nothing but a ball of maidenhair fern, and very beautiful. -Harper's Bazar. i - Sulphur as n Fntnijmnt. The fumigating properties of sul phur have long made it a valuable household remedy, and the sulphur candles now on the market fill a long felt want. Not only are they a con venient disinfectant, but they are al most sure death to flies, red ants, roaches aud moths. The room to be ,-fumigated must bo tightly closed,even' tho keyholes stopped withpaper; then closet?, trunks, drawers and all in-: footed receptacles must be opened, so the fumes of the sulphur can pene trate every nook and cranny. The caudle is put in a metal candlestick aud set in au earthen or iron veBBel a coal hod will answer quite as well as anythiug else. The only requisite is that it shall be deep enough to pre veut tho Hames setting fire to any thiug. Care must be taken not to in hale the flame wheu lighting the can dle. The room should be kept closed for about four hours, during which time the purifying fumes of the sul phur will thoroughly do their work. These caudles must not be used where there, is gilt paper, picture rails or picture frames, as they will be tar? uished. ----- ' , Taking Cnre of Blnnkets. A great deal of labor is saved by taking proper care of blankets, When blankets are first purchased baste a hemmed strip of sheeting over thc top edges. When this is soiled re place it by another, so that the edges of the blanket do not come against the hands and face or accidentally touch the floor when the bedclothet are turned back. Air blankets very thoroughly. At leas.t once a month, on a clear day. wheu no wind is stir* ring, hang thom on the Hue to air fot twelve hours, turning them and shak ing them free from dust at least once. Use a little cotton counterpane ovei the blankets at night; this is easily washed aud does not attract dust ag the loose meshes of a woolen blanke! do. Use another counterpane foi covoring the bcd in the daytime dyei that used at night. By these means bed blankets .may be kept aired and will not need to be washed oftener than ouce in two years. It pays to use light, inexpen sive blankets in summer,, replacing them by tho heavy, more expensive all wool blankets designed for winter, or whenever tho weather demands it. When not in use wrap up fine blan kets carefully in c'ottou sheets and pack them away from moths. Sachets of lavender scattered among blankets and bed linen are a warniug to moth's ' to keep away when they are put in the closet, as well au inducement to azure lidded sleep when they are spread on the bed. . n Recipes. Baked Beef Heart-Wash it care fully, open it sufficiently to remove the tubos, then soak in cold water until free from blood; wipe it dryand stuff with a good dressing as for tur key; steam for one hour, then rub with butter, dredge with well sea soned flour and bake for ono hour, basting frequently with hot water and butter. ' Curried Eggs-Slice two onions and fry them in butter, and a tablespoon ful of curry powder and one pint of good rich stock, stew until onions are tender, add a cup of ' cream (if not thick cream, thicken with rice flour), simmer a few minutes, add eight 01 ten hard boiled eggs, cut in slices, al lowing the eggs to become hot, bul not to boil. Mayonnaise of Celery-Add "one third of a cupful of beaten cream tc three-fourths of a cupful of mayon naise (which is best to keep made up in a stone jar, well covered), two cup fuls of sliced celery, three-fourths o? a cupful of English walnuts. Arrange in nests of lettuce leaves, garnishing with sprays of celery between the nests; delicious. Walnut Wafers - Many delicious cakes are made with the addition of nut meats. Among them walnut wa fers make a pleasing variety, and something odd. The rule calls for one cup of chopped nuts, three table spoonfuls of flour, one cup of brown sugar, two beaten eggs and a pinch of snit. Add the nuts last. Drop in small quantities on buttered tins. Baked Yeal and Macaroni-Take two pounds of veal, without bone, boil in salted water until leader, then ?hop fine. Break twelve sticks of nncaroni into small pieces, cook until lone and drain. Put the veal and macaroni iuto a buttered baking dish, idd pepper and salt, ouo-half cupful jf butter and two cupfuls of sweet milk and bako in a moderate oven. Peculiarity of Snakes. ? A snake tamer who had trained a serpent to follow him around the house and even out of doors, hap pened one day to take it with him* tc a strange place. The Buake.unnsed to the locality, suddenly seemed to for get all his training, and,escaping into the bushes, resisted capture with bites and every indication of wildness. When caught it at once resumed its tame habits. Thia tendency to become wild immediately upon obtaining their freedom, and to again become tame when caught, is said to be a peculiar ity of snakes.-New York Tribune. The eyes of horses and cattle, equally with the eyes of man, are cured by Mitchells EycSalve which was favorably known in this region as far back as 1849. You may place great confi dence in this remedy. Price 25 cents. All druggists. HALL & RUCKEL, Nev York. _ 1848. London. Her UOJB.' Summer In Dawson, says thc Inde* pendent, ls delightful, and even the - winters, declare those who have stayed there in that season, are glorious. Many aie the stories told about the wondrous beauties of the trail over the ice aud the White Pass, Where even women have gone, handling their dogs, from day to day, as the men handled theirs. Every man and wo man there has a story, all interesting and some thrilling. "I used to like to start out first In the morning," said a Detroit woman. "Once, as I hurried my dogs down the trail in the gray dawn, I Raw three stray animals romping on the way. Now, if you catch up with a stray dog on the trail, he ls yours; so, my heart fluttering with joy, t began whistling to the half-wild creatures. "At first they paid no attention to ,me, but kept romping and leap-frog . ging up and down the trail. I slowed up my team and put myself In front, the better to make my peace with the renegades. "When we had come within a hun? dred yards of them they stopped play ing, sat down nnd stared nt us. I whistled again and they all ran. How foolish I felt when lt suddenly dawn ed on me that I had been trying to har ness throe wild wolves!" Colonel Henry Watterson Chef. "Years ago, when 1 belonged to a coterie of gay young cavaliers In ..ew York City, said Col. Henry Watter* son, "I designed the dish now general ly known as lobster a la Newberg. I gave my Idea' to Charlie Delmonico and he saw that it was carried to suc cessful execution. John McCullough was one of us, and to John is due the appearance of broiled live lobster in the East, ile hod caught on to that epicurean way of preparing It during his stay in California. In after years I attained some fame as a manipulator of certain dishes, terrapin perhaps be ing my masterpiece. '?Curiously enough, all the news paper stories have given me credit for being an artist in the preparation of oystor stews, but my experience with the bivalves is limited. 1 always left them to John Chamberlln, while he would not allow any one but myself to attend to the diamond backs. "I can't begin to tell you how much of this Ingredient or the exact quan tity of the other to put with the terra pin, but I know how to blend them all _in an Instinctive sort of way, and I've never yet found the man who didn't admit that my cooking was of the highest order."-Washington Post. Chronic Tetter. Dr. James C. Lewis, of Tip Top, Ky., writes: "I have an invalid friend with me from Florida, who has derived great benefit from the use of your Tet terine, in Chronic Tetter. I wish you to send him a box to the above ad dress. Money enclosed." 50c. box at drug stores, or by mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga. The Difference. "Did you go to the girls' college benefit supper, major?" "Yes, little gal." "They say it was a cirons, ma jor?" "No, it wasn't, little girl. If it had only been a circus J could have bought a bag of rancid peanuts for a nickel, instead of paying 50 cents for a burnt ball of popcorn.-"-Chicago News. The Evidence. Doctor-Woll, t consider the medial pro 1 fission very bnrtly treatod. See how few monu ments thoro ure to famous doctors and sur geons. Tho Patient-Oh, doctor? Look at our ceme tery! Auk Your Denier for Allen'? Foot-Ense, A powder to shake Into your shoes; rests the feet. Cures Corns/Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and In growing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At all druggists and Bhoe?stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Hov, N. Y. An Aged Subject. Gver-Saw you out riding with your girl yes terday. Myer-Yes. Did you over meet her? Gyer-No; but farhor says ho was once a pu pil in hor Snnday school c. ass. To Curo iv Cold lit One Day. Toko LAXATIVE BROMO QCIKIX?: TABLETS. All druggists rofnnd the munoy if it falls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signaturo is on oach box. ?3c. Too Funny For Anything. Bacon-I soo the Wostern Undertakers' as sociation hada dinner, and one of them gave a funny toast. Egbert- What was it? Moy we each of us live long onough to bury ono an other. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma tion, allays pnln, cures wind colic. 25a a bottle. 1 am (?uro Piso's Cure for ConsumDtion saved mv life three years ago.-MRS. THOS. ROB BIK8, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900. TOMMY-Pop, a stag party ls a party of men, Isn't lt? Tommy's Pop-Yes, my son. Tommy-Then stagnation would be a nation where thoro wasn't any womon, wouldn't lt? Philadelphia Record. PUTNAM FADELESS Dxzs do not spot, streak or give your goods An unovonly dyed ap pearance. Bold by all druggists. In Dangerous Trade. "My son ls learning to be an electrician." "W eli. I suppose ho knows pretty well wbat to do by this time." S "Oh. no; ho Isn't hair through yet learning tho things he mustn't do." How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for nny case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CUENET & Co.. Props., Toledo, O. Wo, tho undersigned, have known F. J. Che ney forthe last 16 years, and believe him per fectly .honorable In all business transactions and flnancially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their Arm. WE8T & 1R?AX, Wbolosale Druggists, Toledo. Ohio. WALDINO, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesalo Druggists. Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of tho system. Price, 75c. por bottle. Sold by all Druggist?. Testimonials tree. Hall's Family Pills aro tho best. Literary Ornaments. "What is a library, pa?" "A library. Jimmy, ls what> man has when he gels together an awful lot of books that he nover has timo to road." TMB WILY FILIPINO, How He Makes Smokeless Powder Oat of Japanese Matches. An Ingenious way of getting a smokeless powder out of the heads of Japanese matches has been disclosed In the Plllpplne Islands. A report re ceived at the War Department, Wash ington, from Panay, Visayan Islands, says: "The robber bands which are now devastating are badly armed and are arrant cowards, but cruel and take no prisoners. An illustration was given a short time ago in the fate of three soldiers, who, having made them selves stupidly drunk on tuba, the dis tilled sap of the cocoanut trees, were left behind by the command. Their throats were promptly cut by the bolo men. "A patrol party of ten of twelve men sent after thc stragglers, we learned afterwards from native sources, ran into an ambuscade of some two hun dred insurgents, who did not even dare to attack, for they said the country was opbn and they would be hurt Eight or ten Americans can go any where, but a nan alone ls In greater danger of being shot from ambush. "The natives of the Vlsayas have not many guns, but a greater need of am munition. A curious trick has been discovered, which shows their rascally Ingenuity. For a long time we heard of quantities of Japanes matches com ing into Iloilq, and nobody could guess why so many millions should be re ceived. Finally lt was suggested that the heads of these matches made a good explosive. "Experiments were made here, and we found, by rubbing the compound from the stick, that a practically smokeless explosive was obtained, of higher power than black powder, giv ing a velocity so great that the lead bullet stripped but even entering side ways penetrated about five Inches for ther into sand than was the case with black powder, the bullet entering point on. "As tho rascally Insurgents slip out of what uniform they wear, hide their guns and bolos, and come in dressed in the usual white skirt and tropsers as amigos, smiling and. friendly, they could easily obtain all the matches they required for the next attack." Tho Secrets of Pinners Revealed. Tho immense tolescopo which ls now in process of construction ls expected to bring the moon within u mlle's eyesight of this world, and to reveal the secrets of all planets. It may cause ns groat a chango in tho world's thoaght ns Hos ctter's Stomach Bitters does In thc physical condition of sufferers from dyspepsia, conaMpntlon, liver or kidney troubles. Tho Bluers strengthen the entire system, mid also prevents malani a, forer and ague. Try lt. Mot Quite. Jeremiah-Bryan thinks he resembles Lin coln. Joseph-Ob, no. Lincoln's fame went all ovor tha country-but he didn't have tooarry ltbluisolf.-Puck. The Best Prescription for Chills nnd Fever ls a bottle of GIIOVE'8 TASTKLKSS CHILL TONIC. It ls simply iron and quinine lu a tasteless form. Ko cure-uo pay. Trice 50c. Ask the Milk Man. "Mamma, do cows make milk out of green gr sst" "Yes, dear." "Then, why is the milk blue!" Carter's Ink. Good ink is a necessity for good writing. Car ter's ls the best. Costs no moro than poor ink. > Ho Wondered Why. - A speaker at a large public meeting recently held in a London suburb had occasion to refer to the good public work performed by a popular magnate who was upon the platform. After stating the many and excellent results of the worthy gentleman's energy and perseverance he remarked: "It is a great pity that every other idle and indolent man does not follow his example." Then the speaker wondered why it was that the audience smiled audibly. I THE fi Grove's 1 The formula i know just what yo do not advertise th< their medicine if ye Iron and Quinine pu form. The Iron malaria out of the ? Grove's is the Ori Chill Tonics are im that Grove's is sn are not experiment and excellence ha only Chill Cure so the United States. An Ensign's Narrow Escape. When Commodore Decatur, In 1815, dictated to the dey of Algiers the terms of a treaty with the United States, Lieut. John Subrick was dispatched to Washington with a copy for the ap proval of our Government. The brig Epervier was detailed for his transpor tation, and he was accompanied by Captain Lewis and Lieutenant Neill of the navy, who bad married sisters a few days before sailing with Com modore Decatur for the Mediterranean, and by Lieutenant Drury and Lieuten ant Yarnell, who had fought with Perry in the battle of Lake Erle. Just before 'the brig sailed Ensign Josiah Tattnell, who was a watch officer on the Epervier, succeeded In Inducing an officer on one of the other ships to ex change places with him. as he pre ferred to remain with the fleet A few days later, as the Epervier passed out of the Straits of Gibraltar, she sig naled "All well on board." Since then she has not been heard from. It Is an Interesting fact that Ensign Tattnell, who escaped the fate of his comrades, lived to command the ram Merrimac of the confederate navy. Since the Eper vier went down we have lost a num ber of vessels, but each of them can be accounted for.-Chicago Record. BLUES Ever Have "the blues"? Then yon know now dark everything looks. You are completely discouraged and cannot throw off that terri ble depression. A little work looks like a big mountain : a little noise sounds like the roar of a cannon : and a little sleep is aU yon can secure, night after night < That's Nerve Exhaustion The truth of the matter is, your nerves have been poi soned and weakened with the impurities in your blood. The thing for yon to do is to get rid of these impurities just as soon as you can. You want a blood-purifying medicine,-a perfect Sarsapa rilla,-that's what you want. Yoo want a Sarsaparilla that is the strongest and best nerve tonic you can buy, too. "The only Sarsaparilla made vndcr the personal supervision o! three graduales: a graduate in pharmacy, a graduate in chemistry, and a graduate in medicine" $1.00 a bottle. Ail druggists. u During last year I was Buffering from nervous prostration. For weeks I grew worse, became thin, could not sleep, had no appetite, and was in a wretched con dition. * After taking several kinds of medicines without result, I took Aycr'a Sarsaparilla with more than pleasing results. My appetite returned, I slept soundly, my strength and weight increased, and now I am well and strong without the .lightest trace of my old trouble. Indeed, I would hardly believe it possible fer medicine to bring about euch a change in any persou."-CLARA MZAZXY, Winter Hill, Somerville, Mass., Dec. 21, : S99. Sources of Family Names. There is a considerable number of family names like those of colors, as White, Black. Green, Blue, Purple, Violet, Scarlet, Brown and Gray. Like names of various members or features of the body are Hand, Haire and Beard, and there is also a family named Man. Like those of names borne by animals are Bull, Bullock, Lamb, Kidd, Colt, Badger, Fogg, Hare and Wolf. There are many fami ly names that are exactly like or simi lar to things in plant life or their pro ductions, as for example, the names Plant, Rose and Flower, Budd, Rice, Wheat, Oates, Cotton and Flower, Beau, Plum and Cherry, and Oakes, Ashe, Pine and Maple. A familiar family name is that of Boot, and oth ers are Branch, Stem and Twiggs. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. TYPEWRITERS. Wrlto for our bargain Hst R-jbullt machines good a? new (far work.) cheap. Machines shipped fur examination. Largest, best and cheapest stock In the country. We rent typewriters. , THE X?PKWBITER EXCHANGE, 208 North 9th St.. St. Lonia, Mo. Preliminary Arrangement. "These photographs are my souve nirs of travel." "All these? Well, Miss Julia, you've been an extensive traveler." "No, I haven't traveled at all. These are souvenirs of the travels I'm going to travel when I marry rich." 1 fy TT*"? T?Fsr\ Hooker T. Wash A fl-B/?? 'IL ington has written M fl Y LH ^ I ^ the "orr ct his /"%1BB> 1 B Llm Mi-and work. H? ? M.\MJL41. 1 JL it*/* gives his views on ' the negi o problem and all his best speeches. White and colored people are giving advanced ordors. A bonanza foragenis. Wrlto toiay. We wonld Uko to engage a few able white men to superintend agents. ar. u. IXT CCJSCOXJS db 00 tin. ei'4-024 Austell Buildinjr, Atlanta. Ga. STOPPED FREE Per ma ne ni I j Cured hf DR. KLINE'S GREAT NERVE RESTORER .No flu after fini dara BM. Ccniullattan. perara al or hr mall: trealla*'ut . 9-2 TRIAL. BOTT t. R FREI? I la Flt patin tl who pay ?xpre?aat? ??I.T on delleery. fmuunf Curt, not on'.j temporary filer. ftrall.Vee J rou* Diurrdrrt. Spitfire. Maana. St. Vltu?'. Osaca, I Debilite. Kinaimlob. I>K. K. Tl T.d. S31 Arch Street. Philadelphia, i rouaiedim. LEARN HYPNOTISM ! Kl^fiS* ? 0?^.m,%erEMT?^4 Hamuicn-Sldnoy, ViffUla. Mention MsY^tln^Taawrtu^ -1900-eixteen TALKED INTO IT. Don't allow yourself to be talked into bay ing a.shoddy job to save a dollar or so when the best is on sale in every town in the Sooth. Did you ever think how easy it is for some people to be talked into a thing? ;E DIRECT. I^I?C??C MILL ROCef?lLL^C PRESCRIPTION IS Tasteless Chill Tonic. s plainly printed on every bottle-hence you u are taking when you take Grove's. Imitators :ir formula knowing that you would not buy )u knew what it contained. Grove's contains it up in correct proportions and is in a Tasteless acts as a tonic while the Quinine drives the ;ystem. Any reliable druggist will tell you that glnal and that all other so-called ?Tasteless litations. An analysis of other chill tonics shows iperior to all ethers in every respect.. You ing when you take Grove's-its superiority ving long been established. , Grove's is the ?ld throughout the entire malarial sections of No Cure, No Pay. Price, '50c NO crop can grow with out Potash. Every blade of Grass, every grain of Corn, all Fruits and Vegetables must have it. If enough is supplied you can count on a full crop if too little, the growth will be " scrubby." Send for our books telling all about composition of fertilizers best adapted for all crops. They cost you nothing. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St.. New York. Malsby & Company, 39 S. Broad St.. Atlanta, Ga. Engines and Boilers Si rum Water Heaters, Steam Pumps and Penberthy Injectors, OPIUM *?? MORPHINE habita cured nt home. NO CURE, NO PAY. Correspondence confldontlnl. GATE CITY' SOCIETY, Look box 715, Atlantn, Ga. Manufacturers and Dealers in S^X\T MILLS, Corn Mills, Feed 91111s, Cotton Gin Machin ery and Grain Separators. , SOLID and INSERTED Saws, Saw Teoth and Locks, Kn(pitt's Patent Dog*, Blrdsall Saw Mill and Engine Repairs, Governor*, Grata Bars and a full Uno of Min Supplies. Price and quality of goods guaranteed. . Catalogue free by mentioning this paper. il O ?% sO Q V NEW DISCOVERY; cir*, la#r% %9 I quick reltof snd euros worst cases. Book of testimonials nnd IO days' treatmsot Free. Dr. H. H. GREEN'S SONS, BOX B. Atlanta. 0?. to Pl SO 'S C URE''FOR M CUHfcS WMERe ALL ELSE FAILS. Kl Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uso ra intime. Sold by drucgists. CONSUMPTION