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LEADER AND ( May 27 rritjjtr wnien uu insDCDUi should bear in mind Is this: withe: strong, healthy, wholesome blood i S: . thoir veins tlicy cannot bo either we or happy, and it is from tho food we e . that blood is made. About tho mo I* y that medicino can do for you is to re; 0 ulate tho bowels and secretions, i: creaso tho appetito, and supply ar constituent that may bo absent fro: tho blood, such as iron. otc. Ov eating is tho most fruitful source tho dreadful mischief of indigestio Young growing neoplo need su stantial diet to build up thoir flame ^ hard out door workers requiro go* , and abundant food; miadlo agi people who do not work should c most sparingly, and of n diet not t> much mixed; the old neod still less miRtftiti t.hft RVfttAm?CVLRSAII'H TTiimi Magazine. A New Textile Plant. Consul Williams, of Rouen, repoi that M. J. Do Turck, of Lillo, a ma oger of spinning mills, lias brought light a textile plant of Chincso orig Which ho has called "exotic flax." li only about half the prico of ordina flax, and tlio finest laco or the strong* cora can bo made from it, as well a* great variety of intermediate fabri ?such as tablecloths, napkins, e Tho material can bo spun witho combing, and worked by the ordina flax machinory. The refuso fiber ; sembles cotton, and can bo worked the some manner. The exotic fl jjlflnt is tho "dolichos catgang" Cochin China, rolled "dau' in Tc quin, and lieara tho doliquo or Tonqu bean. It is cultivated on lands n< the rivers or the sea.?Cassell's Mai xine. A Garden In the Desert. Mnj. Mills is now stationed at F< Grant, A. T., and his engineering'si has changed that post from a des to a garden. ELo lias put in a syst r\f Trni/tv n'nvka t.lir>i>o ninintr tlin r ter several miles with cntiro succc Seven founUiinsnndaRrnall lakeadt the grounds and a luxuriant grov . of fjrass covers tho sand. One uon< derived from tlio water works syst is a noticeablo lowering of tho te pesaturo.?El Paso (Tex.) Times. Mkrrla(fl Anions lluanlan Pennant*. . Marriage must bo a failure atnc tho Russian peasantry. U|>on a c \ vict ship convoying women only l ' Bftgalicn, 75 per cent of tho prison i had been convicted of killing tb husbands.?New York Bun. ?MQ VHI " WVlUJtg U U AREFULLY EMEMBER, ecu (he ?<eader ofLow Prices in ion of country. t effort of my life to clean out the whole rificcd in Dfico will onnvinnn ihn nlnonot m -"V VIVOVOV WUJ tods DRIFICED. >d at Evrick's Ridlcys and other large 11 at $12 50 and $15. i, at $2 50, $2 75, $3, up to $5 50. at $3 25, $3 75, $5. what we ask for them, ora 19c. to the finest grades at 67Jc. L4ic to 30c. idiiig watered silk, which I will sell for sods from 4c a yard up. s, White Counterpaines, very cheap. ND SHOES, D TRUNKS. OF CLOTHING | ? be the largest and best selected they es that, space will not admit me to mcnoods for 310 as can be had elsewhere [L TO CALL AT FLYNN'S, " 3IIAMFI0N OF LOW riUCES. 21 tf The No^a is too glory of St. Pclers" burg. It is the soul of tho city, tho ! * cause of its being and tho secret of its S greatness. Every one knows that St. J Petersburg stands on tho Neva. But aJ" no ono who has not lived in the city st can imagine what tho Nova is to St. Petersburg. Even tho Russians tbemn" selves do scant justice to their maguiilIV X TTTI A. if A J A s*. * ccul river. vv aui uiu nurmuu ta iu m Venice, that tho Neva is to St Petersburg. The city is as if built on tho or river, and seems almost to 11 oat on tho water. ^ One-third of St Petersburg is built 3j upon the islands which lie in tho bed 3(j of the Neva, and which aro united C(j with tho mainland by several bridges, at opened for an hour or two in tho early morning for tho passage of ships. |? Ocean going steamers can therefore y steam through the heart of St Petersburg, and tho sight of these gi-eat ships, anchored opposito the palaces on tho . Ouai de la Cour, is almost like that of jT tnefunnelsof tliesteamersaniidthofol't * iago of the trees that lino the canals at ^ Rotterdam. Many of the most fosh ionable' houses aro built along tho ' canals, and the views of tho Foutanka ^ from the bridge between tho Anitclij koff palace and that of tho Grand Duko Sergo is one of the most beautiful city - scones I liavo ever beheld?W. T. uj. Stead in Contemporary Review. ^ Experience, of the jn I suppose thoro is no one, not even a ax physician, who holds life so peculiarly Qf m ilia hands as a druggist. Thero is >n- ' uo prescnpuou immgai us uiut uua (jn i not a life hanging in the balance?by iQj, ; our mistake or correct filling. Er, rors bv drug clerks are not common. 4 I and if one is made it is hern]ded throughout the country. But neopk are exceedingly nervous, nevertheless, ort especially ladies. Thoy send a pro cjj] scription we have filled sometimes ert, three or four times to us to know if wc Dm are "sure it is all right" Wo have va. repeatedly to assure tnem, but oftor .<53 thoy refuse to take the doses. Tlie\ )rn imagine the "coloring is not just so, rth 01* t'1? teste is a trifle different frorr tho last They ore difficult to satisfy em With men patrons, unless witl ,m. more serious cases, it is only a ques tion of cigars or quinine. Tney aroj in and tako quinine in all imaginable quantities from two grains to fourteen either in capsules or soda. What eus ? tomcr do wo like best to see? Why the nrirl who has tho cmro for toile Articles. 8he spends mofo mono] . jr than a dozen hypochondriacs or gen uino sick peoplo. Yes, for flnancia results give us the dainty gi*L?Drug Crist in Giolft-DemocraL t jE* J 1E? -j*'"; J'jSt'" 'i; jfcv. ? ,*? * ' ?'* ' * ' J ''* > '0'*' .'itiifr-'ifiu* f/ i '*'?! 1' > I mlutlng Ou la Hade. How few people can intelligibly explain some of the most ordinary tnipga in every day life. An official of the city gaa works was heard tot say not long ago tliat if ho might judge by the number of times ho was asked for information, not more than two people in ten know how common illuminating gaa is made. They all seem to understand, be said, that it comes out of soft coal, but tbsy aro ignorant of tlio proocsa by whioh it is extracted. We do not doubt this at all, for it is tlio common things that wo ore apt to overlook in our search for information. Now, let us give you a simple explaqa, \ion of gas making. Break up a piece of bituminous coal into small fragments uud" All tho bowl of a clay tobacco pipe with tlnmi. Cover tho mouth of the bowl with wet clay and then thoroughly dry it. Put the bowl of the pipe into a fire where it will get red hot. and vnn ttHH soon sco a yellowish sjnoko come out of tho stem, and if you touch a light to the smoko it will burn brightly, for it is nothing uioro or less than the gas from the coal. You can purify and collect this gas in a siuiplo way. Fill a bottle with water and turn it upside down in a bowl of water. You know the water will not run out of tho bottle bccauso tho air pressure on tho water in the bowl will provent it. Put tho end of the pipe stem under tho mouth of tho bottle, and the gas will bubblo up through tho water into tho bottle, gradually displacing the water, and if tho pipe were large enough to mako a great deal of gAs tho bottle would be entirely filled with it. You navo seen the immense quantities at coko which thoy have 'at the gas works; that is what is left of tho coal after the gas lias been burned out of it. Coko is carbon, only a small part of what was in tho coal having gone o?T with the gas. Take tho clay covering off your pipo and you will find the bowl filled with this coko. Now, that is precisely tho way gas is made in large quantities at tho gas works. Instead of pipo bowls thoy uso big retorts, and these aro heated red hot by furnace, for tho fire must bo outside of tho retorts. Heating coal red hot in a closed retort is different from burning it in tho open air. A large pipe from the retort carries off tho product of the coal, consisting of steam, tar, air and ammonia, as well as gas. Tho ammonia and the tar go into tanks, and tho gas into coolers, and then ovor lime, which takes up the acids in it into tho immenso iron gas holders which you have seen at the works. 1 These holders aro open at tho bottom, I 1 ' - ?...u duiiiu, or ramer swing, in tanks of water, being adjusted by means of ' I weights. As tho gas comes into them "I of the water, but tho j' tho gas cannot escape. "Hie largo gas" , pipes, or mains as they arc called, connect with tho holders and conduct tho gas through tho streets to tho houses 1 wliero it is used. Tho pressuro is given to tho gas by the weight of the iron holders, which aro always bearing down on tho gas they contain. IIow to 1.1 vo Long. Milk is not always admirable as a dinner drink, especially where fish plays any part in tho menu. Toa or coffeo token with meat is simply suicidal. These hot bevorages turn the meat iuto something resembling leather, and tho result interferes sadly with digestion. Tho man who desires long lifo must not give a place to 'high tea" in his daily programme. Of ' tea itself it can (only be said that it is harmless if not taken too often or mode too strong. Tho American lady who after several calls and a cup of tea at each remarked that sho could "alwavs worry down another cup" was probably unaware of tho mischief she was doing herself. No ouo neod totally abstain from tea if they only tiiko the precaution to bay it good, nut torinako it strong, not to let it infuso^Jcng, never to take it moro tlufh twico a day and to abjure it arter o in tne aiternoon. Tho morning tub is indispensable to all who yvish to live a long nnd healthy life. It is truo that thero have been centenarians who have known nothing of this luxury, but their longevity has been In spito of that fact, not because of it. Tho bath is good, but not too much bath. Walking is good, but it must not bo overdone. Dickens overdid it. Moetf of us, however, underdo it, and scarcely walk enough. Flesh accumulates upon us in middlo ago l>ecau8o wo do not take sufficient exercise, and then wo give up long walks because wo fere stout and consequently lazy, thus reversing the process of cnuso ana effect. The health suffers seriously, and a way is opened to many maladies.?Cor. London News. Wild Done of the Plain*. So much has been written of the horse of tho plains, which, foaled upon the dew kissed grass of the prairie, has never known a halter or tho touch of a man's hand, that descriptive reference to their ncetness, wariness and oftentimes their graceful beauty, particularly among the stallions, would at this dav look interest* lint ono curious fact Is known to but fow asido from those wbo liavo followed them for hundreds of miles and studied I their habits closely. If there are enough in a band these animals group by thirteen s. With every stallion thero are twelve mares. What beoomes of the weaker males whom the stronger fight , away?whether they bide their time to got the quota of females or, in tho deei ' pondcncy of equine bachelorhood, go off nlono and starve them solves?is not known. The matrimonial regulations at j tho wild horse, however this may bo, allow to each male |twelve consorts, , and, tho remarkable feature is, no more. They draw tho lino at an evsn do?n. ( Even when the bands that named the? great plains, then tenantless except by other wild creatures, numbered In tM ! hundreds and more than a thousand this peculiar division into famllMsevMi|Kainly noticeable. Thev ken* A little OtNUrt Mid never voluntarily mingled.?Colorado Cor. Chicago Tribune. J . Now York city haa 487 xnilea of street sowers, ... ? 4-ja! V a " -Wara? > ihmmui Adler Explains ths ItocbtUis Method?Interesting Wwh There are so many mothcnr who do not really know what tho method oI the kindergarten is that I shall quoto Professor Felix Adler, an acknowledged authority on the subject, who&? explanation should serve to convince them of the desirability, oven tho necessity, of this training tor children. "What is tho system of tho kindergarten?" I asked. "It is a means of developing children through three difforent channels. First, knowledge: second, duty; third, social life?ana all in the form of play. There is a serious meaning underlying tho games. Knowledge is given in tho following manner: Through blocks and squares ^nd tablets Uio children aro taught to recognize all tho different geometrical forma They soon know tne shapo of a rectangle and sphere and so forth. They never have any exercises in counting, but aro incidentally taught to count Excellent training in the color sense is given by matching colors in their weaving lessons ana by the use of th^ color chart In all their occupations' Social attention is given to educating eir taste for the beautiful. "Of special importance to children is tho influence upon them of social life. Froebel, the founder of the kindergarten, recognized tho fact that association is a powerful instrument toward shaping tno character of children. Tho ohfldren aro taught at an early age to observe politonces to each other. The kindergarteners themselves aro especially- to avoid ell harshness. Even tho most afe conquered by gentle means. An atmosphere of refinement pervades the whole kindorgarten. Special importance attaches to games. Bv means of games children aro tdught kindness to animals. They represent ditforont animals themselves. They aro also taught to respect tho different trades. j. no scissors grinder is ono of the' heroes of kindergartens. The song of .' the shoemaker never fails to awalce the ioyfulcst echooo. But especially the lovo of the children toward their parents is developed. Songs about j mother's love and father's Kindness are great favorites, and thoir theme is harped upon in endless variations. As to the freo kindergartens, they are especially helpful to the poor. Children of tne well to do are cared for, if not by thou* mothers at least by their nurses, but children of the tenement house poor aro too often loft to play in tho hallways or on filthy streets, where they are cxpoised to the worst examples. -* *5?lio kindergarten Sstom means really organized play. 10 good it does, considered in the pegative form, is in keeping children] out of mischief and from being him" tho'idwf^ of* kindergartens, Professor Adler answered: . I i"U,r ctu\trtc* fViA AlovonAn a?xj ~o ? of the working people. It was a plan of new education as a means to that end." "Havo free kindergartens been es U?uumiuu AAA V/U1UA 1/lUVOl "When I was in San Francisco, several years ago," replied the professor, "I delivered an address on tno subject of the free kindergarten, and the idea was taken up very quickly. One was established almost immediately, and since then others have been started. In Rochester a short time ago I also talked on the some subject, and five free kindergartens have been opened there." "Do you find any difficulty in obtaining tho supnort you need to carry on the schools r "No," "answered Professor Adler, "although it takes about $20,000 a year." One might happen to meet Professor Adler in that large, bright room in Cherry street, where tho children. assemble every day. for it is> tlnAmgh* his endeavors that the class has been formed, and ho looks in these sometimes to see how the work is progressing. That tho children camo tnero last year for tho first time one may learn from Miss , Gordon, tho j young lady who, with a pleasant smilo, starts them in at their morn ing work. Bui during a fow minutes' stay in tho room it will bo discovered that tlioso of tho children who aro 5 and 6 years old havo received mora than a fow mornings' lessons in tho littlo work thoy are already engaged upon. Small boxes about tlireo inches squoro havo been given them, and boforo being allowed to-open them they havo been placed in symmetrical positions on tno tablo. One thing after another is talked about?tho shape of tho boxes, how many -corner* thoy havo. and so on, and then, following tho direction of tho teacher, they aro opened, tho blocks which thoy contain aro taken out and placod in different positions on tho table, till finally thirty minutes have passed and they are gathered up and put away. "Wo cbango tho occupation every half hour," said Miss Gordon, "for that is as long as tho children con be interested in one thing. Wo are in session from 9 till 12. In addition to these hours some afternoon classes havo jusl been started for the same children. 11 was found that the morning classes relieved the mothers very much, but nol enough, so two hours in thehftcrnooc ore to be occupied in what iJL called r 'play school.' The kindergarten games will take up the time." V m l ii.? /1A2 don said: "Several nationalit^^^ represented hero. There aroMK Jews. Gormaus and Irish. We^Jtc the classes will increase/ Wo can ac commodato sixty or soventy children I have two assistants besides the hoh of two other young ladies, who wil come for the purpose gaining ex perienco as kindergarteners."?Not York Press. King Humbert's gift to Emperoi William was a series of models of th. remains of the men, womon, childrei and animals in the famous Pompeiiai ipuseum. ' > , " ' -.V''- it*' ''4?Wt ?Indianapolis, Doc. 30.?There are 25.000 negro voters io Indiana?4,000 in Indianapolis alone? and thoy carry the State in pockets, and, what's more they know it. They want something front the Repoblieas administration and are going to any so very loudly. Io the first plaoe, they want ex-Senator Blanohe K. Bruce, who married his wife here and was formerly a resident of the oily: put into the cabinet, and will make a row if it isn't done. Tho.n they want a lot. of other offices proportionate in number and valuo to weight of tbd oolored element in the party. The negroes in Indiana have done ha?n " ' p wuuii/ijr ineir faithful following of the Republican Stanford bora no fruit in Federal favor. Tbeir offioies were few and far between ?not more than five in this city, and merely menial nn?? that, and they had the additional torment pf ylng one of tbeir race who becamo /' \ocrat plumped into a good fat aow tbey are going to have a oftho spoils or kick. Tbe nee newspaper of the West, the freeman, published here by Edward E. Cooper, one of tbe most prominent oolored men in the country, asserts this very plainly: It says in yesterdays issue: ' At uo time since the negro becamo a citizen has his vote been'held so important as it is to-day. Upon the actions of the. ioeoming administration will depend tbe oouditioti of the cogro vote ' I^tho Republican* faco tbo oouutry four yeahrHehce with" a record of broken promises and unfulfilled obligations it will not be so easy to explain away tbe ooglect as it bas boon in the past, and it will be impossible to prevent so irreparable broak i~ the ranks. Tho oolored man expects great things of this sew regime, and it will not be to diwappoiot him. His increased knowledge bas taught him bis strength ..1 k. uu uo uui aisposod to coutioue sowing beooflts without prospeot of reaping some for himself. The negro veto saved the Republican party in the recent contest, and because of this fact tho colored people will, and rightly, demand greater honors- than have previously been conj ferred upon them. Demoorats havo ex- , pressed a belief that the negro will bo given the cold shoulder in tho die- , t^ibutipn of offices. The. Republicans ( can not afford to ha 76 ihiS }ii udivilOn I i I verified. We maintain that it would ( 'bo but jwfctand appropriate recognition ( ^?' yTbere is no nonsense about this matter. entered people appreciate the iu?[portance of the'ir servioes tG tho party Through their vote nearly every Northern State was oarried for Harrison, and without it hardly ono in the Union could have been. The colored people will not be satisfied with servile appointments They expect all through the North to bo nivtn recognition in some danrafl cnnal to their importance to the party. General Harrison will be compelled to recognise them by the appoiutment of a colored man to the Cabinet. Nothing less will give them satisfaction. Mr. Brace's fitness for the position no one cau question.'? N. r. World. v A Mieagb a? Night.?Carriugton Dak., Jan. 2.?On Saturday, between 9 and 11 p. m. the singular and beautiful speotaole was witnessed of a mirage at night. The day had been very warm hcremometar reached to 60 degrees in the shade, and the condition of the atmosphere was oeitainly an usual The sky was more or less clouded, particularly on the horison. Patohes of prairie fire were visible at all points of tbo compass. To the North, South and West thero was nothing io their appearance to attract attention, but two masses of fire to the Northeast of Carrington were unlike those in any other direction. These fires were with wonderful distinctness heightened into tho very olouds just as in the brillinnoo of the sunlight the obscure staok is made to assume the dimensions of a lofty tower. Then, again, the connecting link between the | real fire and its double disappeared, and there was a perfect reflection of tho fire in the olouds, individual tongues of flame being pictured in the super-heated strata like tho familiar fata morgana. At another time the refleoted fire seotned to wa?*r in tbe air like tbe restless shimmer of tbe most brilliant curora. Tho apeotiole luted until tbe fires died out , nil together. ? . .m . , A Terrible Event Recalled.? >, Ooe of the moat 4?rr*hle, as it is also one t of tbe most drilling, tales that history bas to tell is reoalled by tbe aououoce? moot in tho Scottish papers of Miss Edith Brydon's marriage in Inverness | Cathedral. This lady's father was tbe famous Br. Brjdou of the Afghan roarl ttde-bf.Janjjtsp. 1842, tho 000 turviv/J Jtho,Aftiuuded aod faint and woary r M Mr a niost perilous ride, reached Jelle fe'raad to tell General Sale tho piteous ^*y of what had token plaoe in tbe ^fber Pasa. There were 16,000?or, m _ \ting women and children, 26,000? Af' wtt out from Cabul on that ill-starr^L mrney, and h !/'was the only man H jhad osoaped. Between the dark of Jugdnllak the murderous Afk.J Mil Tk. k f IOU IUQII U11 VI UlUUUi XllUUOibU d with (be goro ofeoldier*, oauip* a^R /in. women nod their children I W j. Or. Brjdon elooe eceeped, II ) una xsihuorpen a Snake.?Phil delphia, Jau, 1.?Mrs. George Snyd of 2012 Parrifh street, wilo of Polk oiao Snyder of (ho Ninth District, r coolly somitcd a reptile over two fu long, which resembled a lizard. SI had been suffering for ten years, at physicians have been unable to afToi her any relief. During 1871 sho came homo frot a party one evening almost overcoiu with hcc( and feeling very thirsty She went to the hydrnut in the yar and drew a oupful cf water and bega to drink, when euddculy she becan awaro that something other than wate was passing down h?i:. llixost^ Aa n "bad "results iofiowcT, tho incident wj iilmcst forgotten uutil January, 1S7I One night sho awoko with her mout wide open ard something orecping ou ! of it, but before her husband, who hai been awaked by her struggles, coal sieze tho reptile, it had drawn itself bac into the throat nod out of sight. Wri Snyder at this lima wa? ? woman and nearly 140 pounds, Shi soon bogan to deelino in health au< lost daily until her weight was reducet to ninety pounds. She had an euor uious appetite aud no amount of food however largo could satisfy her craviug for food. To eat bread or any dough; substance would make her deathly sick for scvoral d tys. For mountbs sho tasted nothing bu meat and milk. Her family physician Dr. Miller, thought that dyspepsia wai the cause of her sickness, and prescrib ed accordingly. The state of nlTain continued for ten years. Tho reptib had grown to considerable size aud strength, and was still growing, aud hci death was Boon expected. Sho hac never tasted beer uutil tho early part ol last month, when an uncontrollable de sire for'that beverage seived her. Offi oer Snyder was surprised when he cumc at night and his wife asked that beet be procured for her. lie granted the request, anu witn Happy results. - The sight. ol the liquor made her sick, but nevertheless, believing that should bo taken, ihe drank several glasses full, and in a few minutes, was seizod with violent fits of vomiting. Feeliug faint she turned very white and faiuted. Snyder placed her in bed, and in the morning sho felt wonderfully improved. Dn looking in the bowl in which she had vomited the night buioro, sho discovered a curious creature with tho head if a lizard and q body pot unlike tljfMbfd jtsnake. She rapidly recovered 1M an regained her fcrmer weight M pet!^T)r. Miller said thitinaUnw trnarinnnn tin hn? n??nr met with o parallel case. He has known of snakee living in persons for months and oven years, but never for such a long period. An Experiment in Flax Growing.?A large lot af imported flix seed has been received by J. H. McAllister pfthe firm of McAllister & Bentz. from a gentleman in New Yoik who is interested in tho flax growing industry iu Ireland and Scotland, and who is a mem ber of a largo importing house in New York city. This gentleman has beet in correspondence with Mr. McAllstei for somo time iu regard to tho adaptabil ity of tho soil and cliuiata of this suction to tho growing of flax and tho favorable reports which Mr. McAllister, who i himself throughly informed on flax grow ing, was able to give have induced hiu to send on a qaauity of seed to bo usc< iti ioom iuo uuuiiug sunmiu. Tbo seed now in Mr. McAllister' charge, and ho proposes to d.stribut them to a number of intelligent nn< trustworthy farmers who will agree t make an experiment arelBatisfaotory, t< encourage the spread of the industr with a viow to establishing a mill her somo day. Mr. McAllister will bo gin to.have applications for the seed froi farmers who caro to givo tbcui a tria and ho will bo ready to inform any wh call for that purpose on '.he details c the cultivation of the plant. Thoso who know flimething nboti flax growing say that it grows well bet having bcon cultivated on a small sen1 in this section before the war. It is t bo much inoro profitable crop than co too, and if the experiments Mr. M< Allister contemplates succeeds, flu growing might largely tupersedo cotto growing in this aention. U is certain] well worth the trouble of a careful trio ? Greenville Aetcs. Uncle Sam Sues a Robber Rai road.?St. Paul, Miun , Jau., 4.?Su was entered iu tbo United Statos Di triot Court yesterday on behalf of tl United States against the North Pacil Railroad Compaov to recover the vah of timber out by tbo railroad compni from publio lands without or authorii the suit involves about five million d< Lara. An injunction ia sought to r strain the company from further depi dations, which still continue. Tho pej tion is signed by A. H. Garland, Attc ney General of tho United States, Geon N. Daxtor, United States Attorney i Minnesota, and Henry 8. Hobaon, sr oial United States Attorney. w* No sufferer from any aorofulous diaea who will fairly try Ayer's Sarsaparilla, no despair of a euro. This remedy purges : blood of all impurities, destroys the geri of ssrofala, and infuses new life and !j throughout tho physical organisation. la- Coi,o Weather 1?ul*s.?Never or loan with the buck vfpon anything that !e- is cold. e Never begin a journey until tb? breakit fast has been eaten, ic Never take warm drinks and then iuiid mediately go out into the cold, rd Keop the bnck especially between tho shoulder-blades, well covered; also u the chest well protected. In sleeping e inn cold room establish a habit of breathr. ing through tho nostJ and never with d the mouth open. n Never go to bed with cold or damp ic feet. ir Never ouiit regular bathing, for unO 1 lows tho ski" '**- tjumtlrttrtT" TTTe .: wm18 culd will close the pores and favor cop3. gestion and other diseases. h After exercise of auy kind, oevor it ride in an open carriage or near tho d window of a car for a moment; it is dand gerous to benlth or even life. k When hoarso, speak as little as possi). bl j until the hoarseness is recovered from, y else the voice may be permanently lost 3 or difficulties of the throat be produced. 1 Merely warm the back by the Are and 1 ever continue keeping the back expos - ea to t'io heat after it has become com, fortably warm. To do otherwise id des bilituting. y When going from a warm atmospbore into a cooler ouo, keep the mouth closed 'so that tho air may be warmed io its t passage through tho noso ere it reaches , the lunus. s Never stand still in c :ld weather, s - especially after having taken a slight \ s degree of exercise, aud always avoid 3 standing on ice or snow, or whoro tho 1 peisou is expo cd to cold wind. r Kissed for their Lives.?When ' Mr. Cole, tho circus proprietor, sold his * stock iu New Orleans, three dun ring" hor^c? thai ho had owocd for years went 1 with tho others by mistake. Mr. Colo at uuco bought them back, saying that 1 he would never conscut to have tho ' horses become tho property of any oho ' who would make them work,and he had decided t> put them to painless death. Ho proposed bleeding them todoatb, but W. B. Leonard, a liveryman, sujrjy?at?,1 .1 " iuu usu or cniorotorm would bo a hotter aud less painfnl mode. This was dually decided upon nod a reliable man procured who was to have perforined the operation. They wore all eolW J Loo 4? ?tt0U8 idk^' ro W&* Go,e> ^ i 0 to^ ^er *? ^'isa ' they could stand andtno^lVnin^^MMMMnqBiii ' put off. Colo had no plaoo totako them 1 to, bo Mr. Loonard promised to find somo 1 ono who would assume charge of them, ' undor them, under a guaranteo never to work them, but to keep them in good -order until -death should claim thorn for ' tbft.gravo.?St. Louis Republic. . ? ?? 1 Another Race War Story.?New Orleans, Jan. 7.?A special to the Pio1 ayune -from Vickaburg, Miss, says: There was considerable cxcitemout iu ' this county during yesterday over cx1 pected trouble at Areola, Washington r County, Miss. Several negroes were " arrested there soujo days ago charged 1 with burning Colonel Paxton's residonco. 1 It was stated by uoe oi the negroes that s a plot was formed to murder the family * also The latter part of the program, 1 however, was not eanied out. it is 1 stated that the prisoners sncccedsd ia making their escape. The cause of tho 8 excitement is that the negroes in that c vicinity hnrc assembled inconsiderable . 1 numbers nud have threatened vengeance, 0 About fifty Wiuchcstcrrifloa were sent 0 from this plaoe to Areola yesterday y morning, A train was hold in rcadi> 0 ness all day yestorday, and on receipt ^ of tho first news of danger tho " -'Southrons under command of Unp') tain Senrb will leave lor tliatpoiut. 0 .*? >1 Mr, W. II. Morgan, merchant, Lake City, FU., was taken with a severe Cold, attended H with n distressing Cougli and running into Consumption in its first stages. He tried . many so-called popular cough remedies and le steadily grew worse. Was reduced in flesh O had difficulty in breathing and was unable f- to sleep. Finally Cried Dr. King's New c_ Discovery for Consumpti > aud found iccx mediate relief, and after using a half dostn bottles found himself well and has had no |n return of tho disease. No other-remedy oan iy show so grand a record of oures, as Dr. il. King's iiow Discovery for Consumption Guaranteed to do just what is claimed for it. ?Trial bottlo freo at Posey's Drug Store. b- Renews IIek Youtii.?Mrs. Pbonbe Cheslit ley, Peterson. Clay Co., Iowa, te'ls the folb. lowing remarkable story, jhe truth of whioh of which is vouohsd for by the resident of the town. 'I am 76 years old, have been 3C troubled with kidney complaint and laueJ6 ness for many years: could not dress myself iy without help. Now I am free from all pain ?V and soreness, and am able to do all my own 1 housework' 1 owe my thanks to Electrio Ditters for having renewed my yeutb, and removed comnletlv all dlaoaae and Bain.' c- Try a bottle, 60o. and $1, el J. W. Posey & ti- Ilros. Drug Store. >r. > ^j Stop that oough, by the u?e of Ayer's or Cherry Pectoral?the beet epeoifie far all >0- throat and lung diaeaaea. It will allay in* flammation, aid rospiration, and atrength* en the vocal organ*. Ayer'a Almanaoe are ftea to all. Aak for one. ' > e<! Call at J. W. POSEY A BRO'S Drugstore }ie for pare Stick and freneh eandiee, 49-3t The Street boxen will be emptied at 12:80 everyday. A carrier will leave the offlcfl 5?r er'ery day at 12:16 A. hi. and visit all the business houses, for the collection of anil