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AN AMBIGUITY. "Love," said the poet, "is a mystic Influence; it ls a message and a re sponse voluble in a flash of thought; It conquers time and distance, and its exchanges require no medium for transmission." "That's not love," said the practi cal man. "You'rs talking about wire less telegraphy now."-New York Commercial Advertiser. A Non-Slnkable l>o?t. Experiments are being made ou a device to prevent boats Irom sinking. By turning a wheel several water-tight doors aro in . stantly closed. If it is a success it will mako ocean "travel as free irom danger as Hostot ter's Stomach Bitters does tho road through life. It ls a specific remedy for stomach ills, such as belching, flatulency, heartburn, in digestion, dyspepsia and constipation. It is also a splendid blood purifier and preven tive of la grippe, malaria, fever and ague. Be sure to tiy it. A person with a good sight can see an other person's eyes at a distance of eighty yards. Tetter 1? Terrible But Tetterine curer it. "My wife nas had Tetter for twenty years, and Tetterine is tho only thing that does her good. Send a box." -A. J. Crane, Crane, Miss. EOo. a box by mail from J. T. Shuptrlne, Savannah, Ga., if your druggist don't keep it. Among the twenty-four inhabitants of London who gre over 100 years old nine teen are women. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy is a liquid preparation and knocks all tablets out. It cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Vertigo, Full ness of Stomach. Headache. 50c. Druggists. It doesn't take a dentist to hurt one's fapitflSf. I GH?NGEJF UFE. Some Sensiblo Advice to Wo HIGH by Mi-s. E. Sailer. "DEAR MRS. PC?KHAM:-When I passed through what is known aa 4 change of life,' I had two years' suf fering, - sudden heat, and as quiok chills would pass over me ; my appetite was variable and I never could tell for MRS. E. SAILER, President Gorman Relief Association? Los Angeles, Cal. a day at a timo how I would feel tho next day. Five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkh?m's Vegetable Compound changed all that, my days became dava of health, and I have enjoyed every day since-now six years. " We have used considerable of your Vegetable Compound in our charitable work, as we find that to restoro a poor mother to health so she can support her self and those dependent upon her, if such there be, is truer charity than to give other aid. Yon have my hearty endorsement, for you have proven yourself a true friend to suffering wo men."-Mas. E. SAII.BR, 750>i Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal.-$5C00 forfait If abosa tet tlmcnlal ls not ?enulns. Ko other person can give such helpful advice to women who aro sick as can .Mrs. Plnkham, for no other has had such great experience-her address is Lynn, Mass., and her advice free--"* . you are sick write her-you are foolish if you don't. Ol and S3 S. K~r.jxn. St., Atlanta, Ga. ALT, KINDS OF MACHINERY Reliable Frick Engines. Boilers, all Sizes. Wheat Separators, all Sizes. BEST IMPROVED SAW MILL ON EARTH; Large Engines and Boilers supplied promptly. Shingle Mills, Corn Mills, Circular Saws, Saw Teeth, Patent Dogs, Steam Governors. Full line En gines and Mill Supplies. Send for free Catalogue. ASTHMA CA/N BE CU-RED. "Pock'H Asthma Cure" will do lt Itrolleves ino wo: s> attack of Asthma In ono minute. It ls equally good for Croup or Colds. Try lt. Freo sample sent to any address. J. C. PECK, 07 Ivy Street, Atlanta, Ga. 111 DroirjUU Gecaine stamped C C C. Never sold In bulk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." SALZER'S SEEDS. ScIr.er's "Uncle Orn?hcd KliclU. Best cn earth. Ti v.prr^lu.bw. : S3-75 ior m?bs- &-'Mior WOO lbs. JOEK A. BALZER SEED CO.i La Crosse, Wis. GRANDEE WASHINGTON. CAPITAL TO BECOME THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY. The Attainment of the Ideals or the Founders at L.vst in Sight - l'rojectt for the Development of livery 1'hane of the Pectoral Capital's Equipment. When a little less than a year ago the senate directed its district com mittee to consider the question of de veloping the park system of the cap ital the hope was born in the breasts of progressive Washingtonians who had labored for years for the attain ment of the ideals of the founders of the Federal city that at last achieve ment was within sight. As the scope of te work undertaken by the commit tee and the personnel of the commis sion of experts it created became known this hope was brightened into a belief. Now that the commission has fin ished its task and its report has been laid before the senate with the warm arproval of the committee itself there is no longer reason to fear that the oid Lap-hazard, hit-or-raiss methods of capital making will be followed. These reports, though not yot adopted by congress, or, given form in legis lation even in part, may bo regarded as the new foundation stones of thc Washington that is to become the world's most beautiful city. Broad and comprehensive, respect ful of the principles underlying the original plans of the founders yet dar ing in the proposal of new projects in harmony with the old, regardful of only the single precept to make th'; most of Washington's opportunities for beauty and impressiveness, the plans contemplate a treatment of parks, buildings, driveways, memori als, water front nnd lakes whica can not be duplicated elsewhere in the world with tiie same splendid effect. They recognize the exceptional facili ties for adornment afforded by the site of the capital flanked by two large streams and buttressed by noble hills. The marvel is that thc progressive, patriotic men who have been coming to the halls of congress for the past century have not more clearly recog nized the possibilities lying in the way of the capital-makers have not turned their energies resolutely to the task of utilizing them to the full, have not rescured the grand original plan from its repressive, inharmonious setting which the negligence and indifferent "practicality" of generations has pro duced. But many great questions have demanded solution during the trying decades of national building and pres ervation and expansion, and the capi tal, regarded as the mere house ac commodating the developing machin ery of the government, has had to grow hap hazard, caring for itself In infancy and in youth and middle age. Now the Washington of ripe years is to be at last recognized by the na tion. Its character as the centre cf national activity, tho expression of national thought and ideals, is to be established. It must bo grand and beautiful, else it will fall short of tho American standards. Where now it is tawdry and shows the signs of the make-shift expediency of the past, it must be given artistic strength. Where neglect has permitted incongruities to crowd the very shadows of the great structures of governmental need, it must be made harmoniously true in every detail and.In all places. The park commission' has wisely conceived its mission one of more than mere landscape gardening. It has proposed projects for the develop ment of every phase of the capital's equipment. The mall is to be cleared -of its incumbrances and given new and beautiful features of artistic adornment. A great memorial to Lin coln is to stand at an axial point, com manding the approaches to the me morial bridge. Potomac Park and a great park driveway leading into the Rock Creek valley. This valley is to be reclaimed from its deplorable state, to become a beauty spot and a means of access to the two great parks above. Series of driveways wil permit con tinuous communication between a chain of large public reservation.?, along Ecenes of artistic landscape gar dening and passing handsome public structures. The miasmatic Anacostia is to become a water and land park, affording pleasure and recreation to the people where now it poisons them. Po tomac park is to blossom into a place of beauty and public enjoyment. The river front, now disgracefully shabby, wil become neat and attractive. Tho city will be girdled by drives an2 parks which cannot be elsewhere ap proached for extent or utility, or beau ty, or accessibility. At the very doors of all the people will lie expanses cf space filled with trees and flowers and lawns to delight the eye and refresh the soul and body. On this great system of parks a comprehensive scheme of public build ings will be based, permitting practi cally endless extension and unlimited development as the government's needs increase. The capitol grounds are to be flanked only by public build ings, while around Lafayette square will arise a great series of beautiful structurer, giving in themselves a dis tinctive character to Washington as a centre of American art and architec ture. The great triangle between Pennsylivania avenue and the mall will bc eventually ocupied in part by buildings of national and municipal uses, surrounded by park approaches and giving a new character to the southern side of the capital's grandest street and great historic parade ground. Recreation grounds are to be provided near the water, where mod ern public bathing facilities will be afforded. Places are designated for structures of memorial art which pos terity may plan as occasions arise, the general scheme to be harmonious and effective. Two chief points are to be borne in mind in appraising the work of the park commission. It was instrumen tal In securing an ideal solution of the railroad problem to give Washington a monumental union station in a place where it will blend with the other great public improvements, and it has established the principle of meantain tpg artistic as well as a practical rela tionship between thc architectural and the landscape features of the capital. The new plan, modernizing and sun plementing thc original project of L'Enfant, wil become the guide to all future improvements. By adopting this scheme now, leaving its compo nents to be worked out in detail as necessities and opportunities arise, congress will demonstrate its foresight and its wisdom as well as its intelli gent pride in thc national capital. Washington Evening Star. Italy's exportation of silk has in creased within five years from 250, 0C0 pounds weight a year to nearly 2.000,000. THE TINT OF TH! PZARL. How ?he Venetians Put It Ui'in the Gins* Henri* They Make, "You would hardly think," fitiid a dealer in fancy goods as he held up a atring of glass beads, each as big as a cherry, made in imitation pearls, says the New York Times, "that to put the pearl tint and luster on each one of these little globes the lives of at least 15 beautiful fish had to be sacrificed, would you? But such is the fact, and although the beads are made in Ven ice and this string of them represents a catch of at least 500 of these fish and the exhaustion of a good many cubic feet of glass blowers* breath, I can sell it to you for 25 cents . and make a fair profit. "They have been turning out beads such as these in Venice for nearly two centuries and a half. In the Adriatic Uvea a fish called the bleak, but why they na' ed it bleak I can't see, for there is certainly nothing bleak about its appearance. "It is a graceful fish, probably of the carp family, and has a glistening armor of silver scales. The fish are more prolific than the herring, which has been a good thing for them. One day in 165G an observant citizen of Venice, with a turn for investigating things, his name Salvador Jacquin. placed a number of bleak in an aequa Hum that he might take note of their habits. After they had been in the ac quarium some time ne saw that the water took on a pearly hue. "Believing that this was communi cated by washings from the scales of the fish, the Venetian observer experi mented. Ho found that water could be so densely charged with the tint from thc fish scales that glass, when dipped into it and allowed to dry, had all the outward hues of a pearl. He coated glass beads with thc substance, and thc counterfeits were readily ac cepted as genuine pearls. "The coating of these beads, it was found, though, had but slight resist ance to friction and soon disappeared from the surface of thc beads. As sured that a large and profitable de mand for them would result if he could fix the pearly lustre on the beads so it would defy friction, Jacquin conceived the idea of having the globes blown hollow and then attaching the fish scale solution to the inner surface. This was a success from the start, and the glass pearl business got its first boom. "It requires the scales of 4000 bleak to make half a pint of the liquid pearl. The fish are more easily caught than our menhaden. The scales are re moved and soaked in tepid water. "The utility of the liquid was im proved some yoars ago by the addition of a small quantity of sal ammoniac m and isingless to it. These gave it a closer and firmer set to the glass and increased the lustre. The liquid is introduced inside the hollow glass bead by. means of a small tube, and when it is dry a coating of transpar ent wax is run over it. "Fortunately for the race of bleaks, the trade in those beads, pretty and cheap as they are, is not so alarmingly large that extinction cf the yielders of the pearl tint is imminent. There aro apparently just as many bleak in tl'e Adriatic now as there were two cen turies and a half ago, and more than likely there will be just as many two centuries hence as now." A Fl rut Vlait to S*. Peier'n. It is curious to watch the faces of people as they enter the great doors of St. Peter's at Rome ana push back the heavy leathern curtains that keep out the noise and the air, and find themselves In tho presence of the most impressive spectacle on earth, as Byron said: Majesty, Power, Glory, strength and beauty all are aisled In this eternal ark of worsnip. It is easy to detect those who have never been there before, and those who have become accustomed to its magnitude and gorgeousness. It re quires several visits to adjust the vi sion and the mind to its collossal pro portions and brilliant decorations, and enable them to realize the vastness and the beauty of the scene. The more frequently you visit St. Peter's Ca thedral, the greater and t'.ie more beautiful lt becomes, and after a time you are enabled to drink in with com plete satisfaction the ?xness of Its area, its altitude and its magnificence. The cost of the building up to date has been more than $55,000,000. ann the annual expense of maintaining lt is about $35,000. An architect ana a gang of workmen arc aiways em ployed.-Rome letter in Chicago Rec ord-Herald. Overeating nnri Morality. At a recent purity congress held In Chicago a vegetarian delegate rea? a curious paper on diet. He stated tnac much of the immorality in the world was due to the eating of animal food. "The cook.", he said, "often leads to more drunkenness and excess tnan tho saloon keeper. Highly seasoned, rich animal foods lead to indigestion and ill health. Ill health weakens the will, and a weak will breaks down the moral character. Total cepravily is often nothing but total indigestion." This reasoning reminds ore of the old conundrum, "Why is home like a baby?" the answer being, "Because home is where tho heart is; the heart is in the chest; a chest is a box, box is a small shrub, a sman snruD ls a growing plant, a growing plant ls a beautiful thing, a beauiiru; thing is a primrose, a primrose h u. pronounced 'yeller,' and a pronounced 'yeller' ls a baby." An Anrlcnt. Millard Table. There is a billiard-table in London at tho present moment that can boast of a life time of two centuries and a long acquaintance with men who have made history. It belonged originally to Louis XIV., passed into the possession of Napoleon L, and now in its old age, is on exhibition in Soho square. This celebrated table is smaller than an English table. Thc body of the table is a block of oak, weighing ten-hun dredweight, covered with a cloth of electric blue. The frame of the table is of rosewood, and the six pockets perhaps the most striking feature of the table-are reproductions in bronze of queer hideous old gargoyles. When the ball falls into the pocket, the lower jaw of the gargoyle drops, and-the ball is found in its mouth. It is a clever piece of old mechanism.-Liverpool Post. The Hlq;he?t Point oT tho World. The highest point in the world-that is to say. the highest mountain top ever reached by a human hoing-rests now upon the writing desk of the King of England. It is a letter weight, made of a piece of stone taken from the summit of Mr. Gaurisankar, the highest mountain on Hie globe. It was presented to his majesty by a British officer AGRICULTURE IN SIBERIA. American Farming Machinery Han Aided In Increasing Production. Richard T. Greener, United States commercial afient at Vladivostock, Si beria, has submitted a report on agri culture and farm machinery in East ern Siberia, which in part is as fol lows: "Enoch Emory came to Siberia from Cape Cod forty years ago. Ho was the pioneer American merchant, and now has stores at NIkolaefsk, Hab arofsk, Blagoveschensk, and Moscow. Gov. Grodekoff said that he had in creased the working force o' the Amur territory 20,000 men by the introduc tion of American labor-saving ma chinery. Most of the supplies under the head of emigrant stores are fur nished to the local government by him. "American agricultural machines have enjoyed such an established repu tation that it has lo.ig been a paying business to imitate them. The com plaint now is that many cheap and in ferior machines, mostly made in Ger many from American models, are on the market. Since the retallator* tariff took effect. Feb. 7 (20)', 190* many American machines come via Germany, it Is asserted nil American marks being carefully obliterated.' "At present there ia no great de mand for American machinery. The marked is well stocked. crop3 are bad, money is scarce, the government ia closing down on credit, and the con dition of the Siberian peasant farmer ir. deplorable. Efforts aro being mads to teach the peasant how to farm. In tho United States the foreign. Immi grant learns by everyday oxample rather than by theory. The Siberian peasant ls not used to severe and un remitting labor; he has feAv warts and many holidays. Lately some highly colored reports have readied us from America as to what Siberia was cap able of doing in an agricultural way. It is suggested that American flour mills on thc raciflc coast will soon be closed in consea.uence of tho millions of acres herc ready to be devoted to cereals. An nncertcra climate, Imper fect machinery, and unreliable labor are not factors for successful compe tition with thc United Stales. "Notwithstanding the cheap trans portation offered emigrants and the development of virgin soils, famine seems a periodical visitor, and it ls here today. The central governments are literally besieged with clamors for bread, for medicine, for work, grain, hay-anything. Tomsk, Perm. Ker son, Yaronej. Khalkinsk, all join in this demand. It is safe to say that the United States need have no im mediate fear of competition from this quarter, whether lt be in grain or ma chinery, canned goods or cotton goods, production of gold, or building of ships. The new tariff has caused a rise in the price of all necessaries. It has made imperative an imperial ukase allowing employes of the ministry of the interior one month's pay. The^ap propriation has already been made." -N. Y. Times. HIS DOWNWARD COURSE First Monkey-And man was once our equal? Second Monkey-Yes, but look at him now. Long ago he lost his tail, and he frequently loses his head. Smart Set. NO UNCERTAINTY. His Friend-I s'pose you dunno when the "boss'll be in. The Office Boy-Betcherlife I do I If I didn't I wouldn't be sittin' with me feet on tho desk like this! Aefc Ymir J>ea??-r Kor Allen'? FooMSaftt, A powder to shake into your shoes; rests the fer!;. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot. Callous. Aching. Sweating Feet and In growing Kaile. Allen's Foot-J'use .makes new . .i tight shoos cosy. At nil druggists and .-hon stor?\s. 17) cents. Sampln mailed FUEE. Address Alien S. Olmsted, LcP.oy, N. Y. The average price of gloves for export in Italv is ri"5.'? tents a nair. How'* Till? ? Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward (or any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Kali's Catarrh Cure. p. .7. CHENEY A Co., Trops., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F.J.Che nev for the last 15 years, and bolleve bim per iee'tlv honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their finn. Wr.sT &, TnuAX,Wholesale Druggists/Toledo, Ohio. WAL-OING, KINX?NAMARVIN,Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken internally,act ing directly upon tho blood and mucous sur faces of tho system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold bv nil Druggists. Testimonials free. Hallos Family Pills are the best. - Most spiders have eight eyes, although some species have only six. FITS pormancntly cured. No Hts ornervom ness after (int day's usa of Dr. Kline's Groat \erveItestorer.$2trJ*l bottle and treatlso?re? Dr IL H. Iv LI s E, Ltd.. 931A rch St., Phila., P.i. It takes tb" constant labor of G0.000 peo ple to make matches for the world. All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADELESS DYES, as they color all libers at ono bobing Sold by all druggist;._ There are about 900,000 more women than men in the German empire. I do not believe Pi3o"s Cure for Consump tion basan equal for coughs and colds-JOUN F. BOYEK, Trinity Springs, Iud., Feb 15,1900. Thirty-two million tons of water roll over the "I'll at Niagara every hour. BWBB .HSaBW " I first used Aycr's Sarsaparilla in the fall of 1848. Since then I have taken it every spring as a blood - purifying and nerve strengthening medicine." S. T. Jones, Wichita, Knns. D-ni If you feel run down, are easily tired, if your nerves are weak and your blood is thin, then begin to take the good old stand ard family medicine, Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It's a regular nerve lifter, a perfect blood builder. $1.00 a bottle. All druggists. Ask yonr doctor what ho thinks of Ayor'B Sarsaparilla. Ho knows all about thin grand old family medicino ' FoUuw his adrice and Lwo will bo satisfied .1. C. ATEH Co., Lowoll, Mass. Mention this Paper ^i^^SSSSa?^' FAILS. liest Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uso In time. Sold by druggists. Y/NE1 Taper Tapestries. While fashion sanctions tapestry papers as being excellent imitations of thc genuine antique tapestries, yet they should be used with the greatest care. As they absorb light ravenously they should only be used in a very light room.I They are a very undesir able background for pictures also, but where very few pictures are used, and it is desired to tone down the light ing of a room, they are quite useful and attractive. Tho Trifling Annoyance*. It is the little things of life often that prove the most trying. Bureau drawers that stick arc sometimes moie difficult to endure than a serious trouble. It is worth while to stop and remember that to rub the offending edges with a cake of hard soap, a bit of stove-blacking, or even a soft lead pencil wil make lifo worth living again. If the windor,' of our poorly built houses rattle at night aggravat ingly in these spring winos, a few slips of folded newspaper will stop the noise and bring peace and slum ber. To Remove Ink Sin:ns. I had thc misfortune to spill ink on the front of a handsome double-faced walking skirt. I sponged thc spots im mediately with cold water, then with sweet milk, changing the milk and the rag used in sponging as often as they became discolored, and kept this up until the rag showed no further discoloration. As soon as the skirt was dry I sponged it thoroughly with gasoline, and not a vestige of thc ink remained. Soak the worst soiled sponge in sweet milk and it will-come out sweet and clean. I usually rinse minc afterward in water containing a few drops of carbolic acid.-Good Housekeeping. Tho Fringe Arti?!le. Ideas for friezes that look well above the plate rail or bric-a-brac shelf arc growing more and more bizarre .of not less effective. A row of old printes, framed in black, above thc dining room plate rail, is an always pretty notion, but not an inexpensive one. Posters look well, but they have become too banal for most tastes. Japanese water-colors against back ground of matting are very pleasing, and if the knick knacks on the shelf below are of oriental character the scheme is apt to be particularly suc cessful. A line of blue, red and white and blue china plates against a frieze of deep yellow paper gives a striking note of novelty to a recently furnished dining room. A room panelled two-thirds of the way from floor to ceiling with very dark oak has a frieze of lettuce-green paper and dark blue plates and pot tery, and bits of old brass and copper are placed on the shelf and on the wall above it.-New York Commercial Ad vertiser. Sea-"nih?nj; at Home. There are few people who do not find the daily sea bath- an agreeable tonic; yet there are multitudes who hesitate to continue such baths in their own homes after they have left the seashore. Thc truth is that daily bathing In any water is in itself ro fl eshing and agreeable, so long as the individual is in health, and it is just the tonic that weak, nervous women need. The best lime to bathe is usually early in the morning, and the best temperature for the person in health I is about 70 degrees, or the tempera ture of thc room in which the bath is taken. Such a morning dip should not be continued longar than from three to five minutes, and should be instantly followed by brisk rubbing with friction towels in order to put the skin in a glow. The best authorities seem to agree that all the ad vant? gos that come from a sea bath can be secured in from five to eight minutes. It is also desirable to keep up brisk exercise in sea bathing in order to gain the greatest benefit from it. All these rules apply with double force to a bath at home, which lacks the tonic effect of salt water. A great many persons always add a cup of rock salt dissolved in a little warm water to their daily bath. It tends to prevent a chill. A little perfumed al cohol is also used for the same reason. A bag of bran and orris root, soaked in the water, gives the bather the faint, fresh fragrance of violets, though it has no special hygenic value. When one feels chilly after bathing it is a sure indication that there has been no reaction of the skin, and that it is not safe to indulge in so cold a bath. Such peoples hould take baths at night at a tepid temperature. And if a morning bath is also desirable, it should be at least slightly warmed, of short duration and a brisk rubbing. Baked Bananas-Remove the skin from six medium bananas, lay in gran ile baking pan, sprinkle with one tablespoon of sugar and pour over one cup of hot water. Bake in a good brisk oven 20 minutes; serve with or with out cream. Very wholesome. Stuffed Prunes-Soak California prunes in water until soft enough to pit, then fill each prune with one tea spoon powdered sugar, one-half tea sponful chopped English walnuts and one-half date. Shape the prunes. Heap them in a glass disli and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Chocolate Pudding-Soak two cups bread crumbs in four cups scalded milk; add two eggs, slightly beaten, one-third cup of sugar, one teaspoon of butter, one teaspoon vanilla, and one-quarter teaspoon salt. Melt two squares chocolate, add one-third cup of sugar and milk enough (from the bread and milk) to pour ; then mix all, turn into buttered dish; put at once in oven; bake 45 minutes. Servo with cream. Kidney Omlette-Chop cold bolled kidney quite linc; make an omlet with three beaten eggs, three tablepsoon fuls of milk, a pinch of salt and a little pepper. Put one teaspoon of butter in a frying pan; when melted turn in tho mixture; let cook slowly until a crust forms on the bottom. In the mean time sprinkle over the omlet the chopped kidney and a little chopped paisley. Fold in half, turn out on a hot platter and spread with butter and tarnish with parsley. B. B. B. SENT FREE I Carol Eczema, Itching l?nmori, Scab?, Carbuncles, Pimples, Etc. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) ls a certain and suro euro for Eczema, Itching Skin, Humors, Sc ?bs, 8cales, watery Blisters, Pim ples, AcMng Bones or Joints, Boils, Car buncles, Prickling Pein In thc Skin, Old Eat ing Sores, Ulcers, Scrofula, Superating Swell ings, Blood Poison, Cancer and all Blood Diseases. Botanic Blood Balm cures the worst anrt most deep-soatod cases by enrich ing, purifying and vitalizing the blood, thereby giving a healthy blood supply to thc skin; heals every sore and gives the rich glow of health to the skin. Druggists ?yl per large bottle. To prove it. cures Blood Balm sent freo by writing Blood Balm Co., 12 Mitcholi St., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice also sent in scaled letter. B. B. B. sent at once prepaid. No Sails In Suez Canal. Consul General Long reports from Cairo, in reply to an inquiry from the department relative to the extent cf the Suez canal is used by sailing ves sels, that Comte Charles de Serlonne, superior agent In Egypt of the Suez Canal Company, has given him the fol lowing information: "No sailing vessels have crossed the canal since 1874 or 1875. except during the time of tho Turko-Runsian war of 1877-78. At that time sailing vessels arrived from Calcutta with In dian troops; but for the last ten years no sea-going sailing vessel has crossed the canal. Somotlmes trains of coal and materials, treated by the Suez Canal Company as sailing vessels, with the object, of collecting the tow ing duties, have crossed the canal, but no sailing vessel engaged in high-sea navigation has crosses it within the period named. "Thc absence of sailing vessels In the canal Is explained by the difficul ties of navi; -?tion in the Red Sea. The extraordinary number of sailing ves sels lost in the Red Sea, (which is full of dangerous reefs and shoals) during the years 1872-73 seems to have effectually discouraged further at tempts. The officials of tho Suez Canal Company believe that the con struction of the canal, which was' opened to navigation in 18G9, has been an impetus to steam navigation throughout the world."-New York Times. 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To assist nature, when nature needs assistance, it is all important that the medicinal agents used should bc of thc best quality and of known value, and the one remedy which acts most beneficially and pleasantly, as a laxative, ls-Syrup of Figs-manufactured hy thc California Fig Syrup Co. With a proper understanding of the fact that many physical ills arc of a transient char acter and yield promptly to tho gentle action of Syrup of Figs, gladness and comfort come to thc heart, and if one would remove the torpor and strain and congestion attendant upon a con stipated condition of the system, take Syrup- of Figs and enjoy freedom from the aches and pains, the colds and headaches and thc depression due to inactivity of thc bowels. In case of any organic trouble it is well to consult a competent physician, but when a laxative is required remember that the most permanently gratifying results will follow personal cooperation with the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs. It ia for j?ala..hy_aILj!cJ^ cents per bottle. The excellence of Syrup of Figs comes from the beneficial effects of tho plants used in tho combination and also from thc method of manufacture which ensures that perfect purity and uniformity of product essential in a perfect family laxative. All tho members of the family from thc youngest to the most advanced in years may use it whenever a laxative is needed and share alike in its beneficial effects. Wc do not claim that Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of known value, but it possesses this great advantage over all oilier laxatives that it acts gently and pleasantly without disturbing natural functions, in anyway, as it is free from every ob jectionable quality or substance. To.gct its beneficial effects it is always necessary to buy the genuine and thc full name of the Co-California Fig Syrup Co.-is printed on thc front of every package. San Francisco. Cal. Louisville. Ky. New York, N. Y. 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