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A ' I LONGER IN MUKNEt III E REMARKABLE CASE OF [ I LITTLE OIRL fshe Hail Been Dent; Dumb ami 111 * K ?Now i in- i in hi (?an Tnlk a B Head?A l\u belie Sijcht. rl pHx jcars and tivc nion ?ld, ''icon i ind blind, was : J twitted i n December 20, 1KTT), to i kindergarten school at Jamaira I'lai J near lloston. This school is a branch the famous Pcrkius Institute for I s*5?k? '> |ocated at South IfostOD. and ^^m the only kindergarten of the kind in t mm world. The child was named Wii Elizabeth Robio* Her father, a 8*ci I has a small sheep ranch in Texas,situat I about twenty miles distant from a I raiboaii. Her mother was a native I the mountainous rmrion of Tinmmu The child was born with all the sen1 ' perfect, a ml without any physical ? formity whatever, and this coutiuu \ititiI she was sixteen months olil, wli she was attache I with spinal mcningit She survived, but when she had fu recovered, her sight and hearing a power of speech were gone. The modi opinion is advanced that the affliction \t the direct result, not of the disease itse but of an indiscriminate use of qninii producing paralysis of the auditory a optic nerves. There were other t children born of the same parents, a these are healthy and vigorous. The child lived 011 iu good lietlth ai k excellent spirit, but there was develop > ? iu her an uncontrollable temper. Thou an object of sympathetic ituc and ?- ii,> when the wihl nature o. ^hotifldee 1 ' 001 only bo subdued by the whip, fr U. y Lnsl year tlie wife of a tici^/oormg' ranchman read in a periodical the wonderful results of the attempted education at the Perkins Institute Kiu Icrgartcu of Helen Keller, of Tu-cuiubia.Ala. Taking me paper witn ner, sue drove toil miles ] to the I! )hin ranch. Correspondence was opened a' o ice with Superintendent Annguo?, imtnirtoi of the 1>ltn*l at the l'crI Km- in-tilule. Though the school is wholly a St ate institution, Mr. Aungnos was toti-'he-l by the appeal of tlie parents," nil i resolve 1, on his owu resp msibility, to assume the care an I instruction of the chiM. The father was willing, as far as lie was al le.to contribute to the support of tie little one, ami Mr. Anngaos be- , ' <>* " i ?' ' kind hearts won hi be fouu'l "siycd at the school she of Miss Eiiia J. ^Je teachers. Hut the Jessed of all tlie inininial. She was tierce T/ingeil her bauds into, idled all who approached.' v&nmrol her. The only . ^ MJhk9n> were to j>ut her lian-l -^di!!r breast when she w.mte I water and to put her lingers in her mouth when she wanted food. Miss Thayer became interested in her thaiee. M-iiO exercised patience, but AYiii linn in her u; ctiiods. She would sometimes spell'I liofirs in compelling the roll" v'ory child to obey :i single command. O.ice comprehending chit yielding her will ua. always rewarded' by kindness, thc^fhild became tractable - jy^d manifested ;p? interest in an I fundbp'v^u | .vloptin-; i^caf and rier^ural inteliig*me.: o.i< .( ifckened, the child iearncij ( rapidly, umN^s a result,after only eleven ' inufiiii^ \\ j||jt. j3 uow able to converse . ' with h f":n4iL.,. |,y t|1(J use Gf ;l vocabulaiy "I'>vcr .> '?/Vr0*,u,which have been taught her within that tiuia.and she can 1 readily construct Qf from thirteen tolifteeu words. The ehilil is now less than seven and a half yens old,is slender hut well formed, jj with fair c nuplcxion, and has long llax '. i ' ? < n hair. She nas a pretty, oval face,the ^ features being regular and delicately mouidc i. The lips are sensitive, slightly j pouting, and tin: curve? of the mouth t indicate the existence of a proud and independent spirit. The sightless eyes w "f . lii/br. blue color, and although expressionless they do not, except: ua close inspection, surest blindness. Now anil then tlic lips drop, but lor the -w most part they arc raised naturally. The lw cliild is of an active temperament, and she is constantly seeking employment for ,r her hands. In the school tlie pupils are v taught to weave, sew and to model in Vl clay, and Willie is remarkably apt in the P accomplishment of all her tasks. One 11 of her favorite occupations when other work is not possible is stringing heads. P ^ It is a pathetic sight to look upon the NV "s.jnu'.e !iit!o creature sitting in a chair, " her box of beads in her lap and needle *( and thread in her hands, nimbly pursu- Cl ing !i r pastime with a sweet smilo on licr pretty face. Once in u while she P draws a deep sigh, hut it <loes not up- 11 pear to he takcu in any sense of unhapness. She is now begiuuing to read ll, from raised letters, and iu this she Sl nifests much interest. 7 Iho chil l is atfectionate to those 11 wit her, and by passing her hand 7over the lace quickly distinguishes one froin nr other. It is related of her that a negro child was brought to the institution, Willie advanced anil passed hei hand over the child's face. Touching the crisp, woolly hair of the negro she stopped, lilt her own soft llaxen liaii, " then placing her h ind ag I'll ou the black " o child's li" id, gro| / I h'-r way to a bench, tl sat down, stiok??d her own long hair r. wft^Anahi and remained some time in np- I p n. Then she rose, ui ; Rough! the uogh^F^^ujittil her liaut| ouco it more over the w oollyimA^theii putting ui tier arm around the child's neck, frilsefl Hi her. Willie is likely to fm>vj an object 1 si of psychological itU'ly-. ~"TT7?Sfiai:k ofjho a n-nmnygor cuuu'Vjii thus afflicted to leave""""W Trti? i'i'Va^i ? h .iiitmc of tho individual v to develop without theological instruo- / tion. Innocence being conceded, as in this case, a theory exists that the instinct will, through the development of the in- , tolled, in some way manifest an inherent p recognition of supreme power. This ti child is permitted to attend* cfihi'cfi, "" jj though she can neithor hour, speak nor see; but when the organ bogins to play and the congregation to sing she seems p to co ii prebend the nature of tho exer- p eises for she murmurs an accompani- f, ment. Iu this connection it sliould >>e h| added that since July lost a vocal ability p has beed developed. The child laughs l( heartily and naturally at times, and crows in a peculiar way ns if attempting to sing. This has encouraged Miss Thayer in an effort to develjp the power ' of spec )i, and the child ha* been taucrht P1 5^,1 to utter imperfectly about twenty mom syllables.?New York Tribune. A Shrewd Trick of Letter Tliloves. Do you sec this letter, torn here ia tt ml middle of this side? What do you su| ml pose did it f Done by the string that um'iI to tie up the bundle of letters iutl mail bagf That is what almost every 01 tbs thiuks, but it isn't the fact. It is doi id- by postofiice thieves. I got th the straight from the postmaster of a larj s, city not very far from here. It is of shrewd trick to deceive the m?u who r die ceives the letter. He knows that aft is the letters have been collected at tl lie ' ollicc they arc put through the statu pic Iio niuchiuu, which cancels the stamp at le, prints the postmark at the same tim od Theu thoy are sorted out according \ uv their destiuation, aud all these going 1 ofl the same place are tied up in oaio buadl :e. They have a peculiar way of tyic them, used at all postotlices. They ui le- rather line string, and it is put aroun ed the bundle twice, once aroftnd the sid eu aud oiice around the cud. The Icttei is. are not all of the same si/.e. Some a lly longer than others, and some are ; oil s<]uarc euvelopes, while o(h *ra are in tl i*nl ..ia i i i-.. mm.:, i um*iuaui?iui.'u K?u- ITil VUlOJIL"4. I 1114 Ut i's. ing so, it follows that it the string drawn tight, us it must be to hobl tl nc?' letters together, some <>f the larger le nd ters will be cut. ou the siile or end l.?y tl vvo striug. The postollioe thrives know th u'l us well us any ?>ue else,ami so when tin wish to tiini ouUif there is any money i "'I uu envelope they stjupiv tear it u litt ?' ! ou the aide m .ho end. Almost ur I-?'1 postmaster considers it u favor if a mr getting inch u letter will take it to hiu les They always make an endeavor to tra< 'hi' such letters, and then watch if other le ^ ters come1 river the same route are toi 1 busi'-' the same way. Von can usually tc whet~hrtth?\*7n<k't',r ,or." *>y tl string or by hand;"?". 'AV. ,h? ?tr,u5 Wl wear ami fray the edges &. - *?11 into the letter itself. ? sI. Io'iu> LiLJy Democrat. 10,010 Miles In SeareJi of a Car. One of the best join ia car tr.iciug evet rlone in tiiis country was complete 1 about three weeks ago* by a car tracer of t'ne New York Central. Tint roa 1 had lost a car. nod sent out the tracer to look it up. lie followed it. West to Pittsburg, then to Cincinnati, then to Chicago, anil from there to St. Louis. Here he lost t. w.L- ..r it i. .. ..ri >. e i vfi u, u vi .tiiVJt PWIIIf ^ITTlIUil IMUIlil it had been in an accident ami had been repainted. liv some oversight tlienuui? 1 her had been changed, but taking the new number, he chased the car to Kansas ' City, whero lie Kiuud it had been loaded ^ and sent on to tlalve-ton. To Galveston ' lie went, and there found that, after tak- ' ing a fresh load, the ear ha 1 gone to Sau 1 Francisco, lie went after it, but on 1 reaching Sin Francisco Knurl the cat ! had gone hack to < hdveston. I>y tliis time lii? Wood was up, and he ' made up his mind to tin I that ear if it 11 took the balance of (lis natural life. So 1 lie went hack to Galveston, and, to mu'ke J a long story short, fo!l<>w&il tliit carlo ' New Orleans, to Mobile, to Atlanta, to ' hilf a dozen place; in ^Florida, then back to New Orleaus, to Gaivoston again, and ? thence to Kansas City, nud from thereto N Chicago. He had now been on tiie hunt r for over three months, hut had got so 1 close to the runaway that just as lie came 1 into Chicago by one roa ' the car left it s ?-n Lt?. W ?? Buffalo."' Its ! he a he a?c?rUiue<l ilii|>hat. -mi"trrAnd 1 ap h e d o ntorTra v e~ t! ie^ a r Ti e 1 d, 1 ok the next train* lor the East. Aujn j alfalo ho came up with the car and ? ught his tirst sight of it. lie l?ad ^ t iveled almost constantly lor over tliir- * [??i weeks, traversing a di-tiuc' of 10,- < 10 or 1'',000 ,idles. ? >'t. Louti U.'oOe- ^ c nu)C i\il. i The Shoe Violin. Vra A Purls newspaper recently announced, j"e e sale of one of the most curious vio- "?1 ts in the world. It formerly belonged 1'" Paganiui, the great violinist, and at lUl st sight merely presents the appear- S^1 ice of a misshapen wooden shoe. Its story is curious, and not without iu- oa rest. ?V During the winter of 1S38 Pagnniui I"1 as living in itue de la Victoria. One sea ay a laige box was brought there by stu le Normandy . diligence, .on opening 11111 hich he found two inner boxes, and, Pn rapped carefully in the folds of tissue the riper, a wooden shoe and a letter, cln ating that the writer, having heard is inch of the wonderful genius <?? the tin iolinist, begged, as a proof of his de- tra otiou to music, that I'aganini would pai lay in public on the oddly constructed tin istrumeut inclosed. nit At first I'aganini felt this to he aniin- Jei crtincnt satire,and mentioned the facts, gh 'itli some show of temper, to his friend, "r ie Chevalier de iiuride. The latter 15 10k the shoe to a violin maker, who in (inverted it into a remarkably sweet ve: >ncd instrument, ami J'agunini was by resscd to try the shoe violin in pub- ,?pi c. Tl lie not only did so, but performed sk pop it some of hit- most diflicult fanta- Th ias, which facts, in the handwriting of wt iolinist, are now recorded on the violin an -eel f.?Nt to York Teleyram. ed of sar To ICeniove Warts. These excrescences may he removed sid y the following treatment: If thev are on >ng and have a lliicii neck, they may be tid trangulatcd by tying a strong waxed ho iread around this, and leave it until am ie wart drops ad; then apply a mixture As f equal parts of nitric acid and water to 10 spot lor a few days. If there is a iw sore left, apply some powdered sul- jj(j hale of copper to it. 1! the wart is fiat , id spreading, apply pu'r nifyic acid to .. .... ?i.? i .. i.l..: .1 . r nil in1' u 11 I III ;i IMIII>I;U jiwDi.ui stun, alii 11 Hi wort is roiTodep nvtrty,, and j "id thcii^lCppTy "fW-m^wderod copper llphulc until tlie sore is healed. Or ^ stick of lunar c austic ir. ly be used, l?y ub'iiug it on the wart, lirst moistened iili wiTfri>4vtl? or three time, daily. ittc } oi k Times. " , , tnk An Kxuiiinle of Will rower. tta John Ij. Woodcrs on, the clever nctoi ho has been loug associated with m?' tuajt Kobvon. and who was best, man at f?o jejatter's wedding, alToniod a peculiar d'oj lu"traiTon of vflrTpWUfll "~1io livt ir ntural impediment in Ins speech, and iu rivate conversation it is very marked, nt when he atcps*b?foic the foot-light* ae excitement of the occasion, the forceat knowledge that it will, not anirner, loosens the letters from hi* 1 rogue and he is as glib as ltobson himslf.? 6>t. t.oiiit fie/'u/ihc. W) M. ? ... vci rat The product of tobacco In Europe is tli< sarly equal in quantity to the average $o induction of the United States. ,vCie vk.v-TiMtik <. WAYS OF THE MHSKRi3 THE LITTLE ANIMAL THAT FOUND EVERYWHERE. 10 p. is Winter Homo ot tlin Musk rat ? le Fooil-Trnppiiitf tho Muskr^t it It* l''ur?Tlio Ucsit Trap. at Of all our wild fur-benriug anion a' tho inuskrat seems to hold its grot >? best uguiust advancing civilizittoa. I e to bo found everywhere in No e* America,from the Atlantic to tho Paci cr and from the Rio Grande to the Bar 10 Grounds, swelling tho animal kingd '? by many millions. But its preseuce tuany places Is unsuspected by the ru ij e- ity of persons, and few are redly e *? versant with its habits. '? In size aud appearance themuskrat e- sembles an undersized beaver. It l8 about two feet in length, iucludiug 9t tail, which, like the beaver's, is tlattei d but vertically, uot horizontally. In co e? it is dark brown, occasionally aim ra black above aud lighter beneath. Tho breeding season is iti March i i" April, and tho young appear in June f July, It has been stated that the feir u- raises more than one litter in a seas 11 On the 29th of June last I pushed a si up a shallow tidal creek iu the Disti t of Columbia? and discovered a breedi it nest of the inuskrat. Built ou the b;i b just above high tide, it was composed y drift rubbish, mixed with freshly u grass aud sticks trad lumps of mud. r lc pareut rats had Jrouud a cotton tub n IV sack, and linilt (l.liis in willi nt io debris. o. Carefully removing the material oi jo the centre of the dcTitli o7 six"' t- mchcs, the young doro to ,|0 80Q11. rn They were four in/; blim, ,R>arly ill hairless, and cvidJoul fcvv dl? which they lay was ' 122?rS?#ygraSi,i il in diameter, well hollowed out. From this centre three passages led out; one was visible in the side of the creek bank at low water, aud the others went to compose the network of holes with which the bank was honeycombed. During my examination an occasional mullled splash in these subterranean channels tolcl of the anxious mother's presence. Though the disturbed material was carefully replaced, the mother rat had made extensive repairs before my next visit a week later, when, to my disappointment, 1 procured only the empty nest. The young had doubtless been led away oa my approach. As cold weather approaches, the muskrat, if in a favorable locality, Inn his a wiutcr home. This is usually located in a marsh, aud coutnins fully a cartload of material, principally rushes, mud, and sticks. The inside chamber, ibout the siae of a bushel basket, lias a ilatforni raised just above the water, uto which the rats i>tuni_rc at anv d.s urbauco from without. Usually there ire two or more holes under the surface >f the water, which join befero they mter the interior, lu many places, towever, the rats seeui to live in their rnrrows in the banks the year round. The food of the muskratis principally jrasses and roots, varied with fresh-' vater mussels in cold weather, when ither food is difficult to procure. They leftly open these inussids, Imt how they lo it is a mystery to me, although I have ccn thcin perform the feat n number of imes. Some of their tastes brings them nto conflict with the farmer, whose ueadows they also undermine. Green uicy stalk, and in the autuuiu Iliive ieen several bushels of ear corn pileJ in loop water for future use. They also nake themselves obnoxious to millers aud :anal companies because of the frcipnout destructive lt.uk.s in the banks oc'oavsad bw their boirowing luihits. Mthou^^i tllCy ar .wiaouud and ppedoy wit I / whoso busiut'ss :y interfere, /re destioyed b ,vks, owls, foxc^. aQ(j miuks, then ucipal enemy is tfcssioual fur-gatherer. The" muskrat'A b n "is his worst cneuVjr." About 4,D.OUt) of these skins are taken annually n this continent. Tbeskiu is use l in T> variety of ways. Sometimes, wucu ti ickcd and dyed, it imitates the costly 1< >1, but it is oftener use 1 in its natural n I0 r.trm.ilTu a>'m >.! nlAtki*.. 'in... ., ...... W.wv.....s. .uy, u iskrat's prolific breed iug has so far t jaerved it from the fate of its cousin, c j beaver, and untasi soma great ^ angc takes place, its extinction many years o!f. It is usually n 3 first victim ot the amateur fur- " ippcr, aud its skin is found in tlic ck of ucaily every traveling buyer. In 3 Eastern States the musk rat is found >3t abundantly in the marshes of New rsey, Delaware, Maryland aud Virlia; and here thrive the professional attcrs," as they are called. From the |' th of November until the same time f' April, the3c men reap their furry liar- '1 st. Some rats are taken by snooting moonlight or jack-light, and also by '> taring when the marshes are fro/.jn. v iese method'?, however, <1 linage the " ins, aiul the great majority are trapped. 1; te steel trap is used with success eveiy- 11 icre but on the tidal marshes, where other trap tnore (test rue live is employ- 11 This is nothing more than a length M stovepipe or a wooden box of the r uc size, with a wire gate in each end, 4 lich yields to pressure from the out- ? le, but which the rut's off ;rts to coups P ly serve to elo?e tlie tighter. At low Ic the "ratter" sets these traps in the fc le ("lead" is the professional term), [J at low title next day he visits the u. 11 many as six rats have been tu'son in u : of these simple trap? in a single f [ht, and, of course, drowue 1 by the *?' . ti I he most common method in trapping j( mi is to set a No. 0 or 1 steel trap at jno place along a stream where the rat r ds to feed. The trap must be ar- y iged to :hrow the trappc 1 animal into t ?p water and drown it, or, on the iroach of daylight and its accompany- n ; dangers, it will amputate its foot and j escape. Many three-legged rats arc a ;en in the traps. These traps aro v ht and cheao. and one man nan some ic3 set and tend 150 of them. The it of tho muskrat i9somotkne? usji n? 81 d, but principally by Indian*.?Seie "k Preu. ^?-?- ' " ^ Qneer Atmospheric Freaks. a Professor Lconhardt Webber, in lib fc nospheric experiments with kites and a lloons, has found that the atmosphere n negatively electrified up to a height ol, #n out 100 yards, beyond which it is pos^j' ? rely electrified in a dogreo increasing ,fi ry rapidly with the dhtanco from the th. The negative electrification oJ * lower strata of tho earth is attributed the presence of germs and du&l parti a.?St. Lovit JUpMic. , .... / ? HI ? SCIENTIFIC AN JpU8TRIAL Tho heaviest gub^^^R*? 'or 'ho na 13 are twelve-inch, f^T^B^c-tou bre? For such a small cr^ffiy? B?lgium I It? made great progreJ^^p ndoptl *or of electric lights. W^nL/ Illuminated walar? a o als, the latest applicatio^jS elojjltricy. ind small incandescentt is the head. , .-"f ( rLh Kijja^.tke magpfajfo^jr. 8^f 'ho A he, magnitude in tho?4HflHf^"ou ?' OrU reQ lias recently beetT3^^H|^'hy astror ?<?1 - mere to be &no 'n in the celestial ^ A now invention Is an elastic rubl cushion for iho soles of the sho re the special object being to gi relief to tho3o who are compelled t^c stand all day on wooden or marble lloo 1Clj The new Italian rifle is a repeater a jor will penetrate planks five inches thii ost at a distance of 4U00 feet. A stnokch powder is used with it, thus allo.vit in,j tho soldier to carry greater weight m,j cartridges. lale Alisa Aunio I. Oppeaheim ha3 be on. awarded the diploma of tho 13riti Ivilf Phreuological Association, honoris cau' rict in recognition of her studies of tho au; n r iimr of flip hmin mid hr<r intprpsh ink phrenology. I ?f A llussiau clectriciarV has invent cut (i process of etching ou metal by men I'he of electricity, thereby dispensing \vi ^Cl? use of acids for this purpose. The itun her is first transferc 1 to tlwkplate by phot graphic methods. I ** 8poci heats by the us^-..; Jouth's law ft,.. t/ofy4" been successful iu liquids which wore good conductors. A. now method has been adopted for such Iheasuroinent by means of a glass spiral' filled witb mercury \ Au automatic cut-out (that replaces a new fuse when one is burnt out is being introduced by a firm of electricians. A rotating drum with the sever-wires on its surface is so arrauged as to turn around and insert u new fuse when a burn-out occurs. A maritime laboratory of biology and zoology will be opened uext year at Bergen, Norway, Situated iu a region where the marine fauna is particularly rich and interesting, it is destined to reuucrou great service to scicace. It has bceu decided to allow the free me of the establishment to foreigu savants. A new life-belt has been pateutc 1 in in Germany. It is in the ordinary form, but is made from reindeer hair covered with canvas, and ?-nH^ik~?dightcr than the belt of cork. Its weight is only two pounds, while it will support twenty-twe pounds of iron in the water. I's buoyancy is not a fleeted by prolonged immersion. A new idea to give an ordinrry roo:i> the appearancc^of a parquetry bonier is tc cover the floor with wall-paper, forming a design representing wood parquetry. This is afterward varnished and the floor wiii then so closely resemble inlaid wood that.only a connoisseur will detect tuu dillereuce. An oriental rug throw in the ccuter of the lloor will complete the tloor decoration. The magnificent glacial scratches and groovings iu the limestone nt Kelley's Island, near Sandusky, Ohio, havo been pro served from destruction and perpatually dedicated to the puj^T i>y tho orporaliou owuiug the 4 struetion would havc,J^B5jriti?'jivr?blo *1 loss to geologic d jl<"i^JHHp^| In tho uc&Vdrhood of 8chaflfaauaea, | ^ close by no throe rocks know as the "Schwe/abild," Dr. llucsch has discovered in extensive human settlement u belouizg to the Stone Ago. It is in a * rocky ehe about thirteen metres high fj and thit^aeven metres long, and is the " first of St period which has beeu dis- ^ covered \&-vitz?rland and which is uot * a eonnectK 1 with a caveru. Dx. Mi? cherlich has invented n stuff * ?ade irum the fibers of wood. Thin ^ bards, with the knots tukeu out, are Bi rented wuli a solution of sulphuric acid ?j a a hollow boiler. Not only the hard aatter, which is the cause of the brittleess of wood libers, is eliminated by this 4 reatment, but tho fiber itself is chcmially transformed. It is bleached, and p lecotncs sill^y as well as s'trodg and clastic. f iq fhpn d roofurl t?? Min ooma mannA* ?A ? .v v?av? /viVttVVM 1 u ?U\< oaiUU U14UUCI (13 | ay other good ;, that is, combined, spun nd finally woven into stuffs of exceeding w ineness uud different varieties. ri (l li Yucal mi's Itcudly Spider. \ A sailor on a coasting vessel which lies between GalvcstoD, Texas,and ports ^ n the Gulf has some very interesting l peciinens which lie secured while on the oast of Yucatan. Among them is a wt ?rgc jar tilled with enormous spiders, T. rhich he says are looked upon with [reutcst fear by the Indians of the central lortion of that country, and which are mdoubtcdly the largest ever seen. The body of the snider is fully five A aches in diameter and the legs are short " nd thick, being especially udapted to tl mining and climbing. They are about jj wo iuchcs loug and as big around as an t) rainary led pencil. The animal is of a p ravish" brown Color, Ijnt is most pecunuiy marked by deep red bands which M roi>8 iU body, extending clear around liagonally from shoulder to hip, cross- ag each other at the middle of the baelc \ ml the centre of the belly. The head is so large that the details an readily be sfeen, and even the dead j nes had such a ferocious aspect that hey caused a feeling of fear. The colorag is peauliarly adapted to the country, or the li^dy is like the earth, while the ed bands aic like many of the creeping incs which abound among the rocks of lie interior. The tiofcencss of the insect and the larking on the back have induced the ndiaus to uauie it tho "Devil's 8o!dier," ml they say that it is undoubtedly the j/irct (A/I > ir>" w *? t 4 ?? . w,.,, iwv/ ?v tiiiku AM tijcii' wuuiu country, inking it Almost impossible for any one j go into the interior, for it abound* in nt h nuaibuB that no pinch is frco from , . and -its lmc .is certain death. j Only one iostuace ii kn4^wl to Indiana ; 'iiere an<* did not c ftarwa . The spuloir wakes its home 1 moog the rot k*, and when anything , pproaohes it rftshoe boldly out and lakes An attack so 4ercely that it is allost impossible to it. It runs | dth great rapidity and climbs sticks and ? roes as easily as it lt^nis on the ground, g ? *4.? ~ UrazfTis a country ot ext?t*ordidary fer- a U?J. w" " i F :/ r ' y: V THE CRANK CAME. IYJ ch- He Walked Into a Louisville Bai But Did Not Wait for the Honey 1!W Louisvillb, Ky., [Special.]?' lon crank mania has struck Louisvillo. ' very same ruau depicted by Clmur.cey ng Dcpew at the annual dinner of the In A England Society suddenly appeared in thisnily. He was without dynnuv but he made his demand. About 10 ^ o'clock, n tallv 'good-looking stran entered the office of President Vcech, ' the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank. 1 " grcat7after dinner orator remarked t .the trank-ig the most prominent feat of our dvilization, auu when tbiB i >er stated, iu a not over-gentle voice: es,. want you to give me money, and t vo pretty damu quick!" he was decide to the most prominent feature about rs. Farmers' and Drovers' Bank. The I n(j of President Vcech stood ou ends, n ,1|C itiug what kind of a man he had to d ' with. The banker said: "Very wi sir,' we haven't much on hand, but I < send out and get you some." The bai ? er did send out, not for a million or of dollars, but for a policcmau. In ou meantime the stranger became tired sh waiting and left in peace, no one offer ?a. to have him remain, it jD New Uses for the Scrub Palm Everybody who has been in Flori ea and especially ou the flat, lands along St John's river, has learned that th scrub palmetto, a stunted palm grow I... I.. -? -! ? -t ! imo wcvu n |juui, ui'9i)i6cu 1111 ng ever 8^ 0. white men trod Flond^soil^^^^ ooked upon^JK^ nnd cumbrous ftc ;>10 ~and those who have ploughj-^r-ffup aud made every effort to kill it out have considered it n curse. But it is uow more than likely that it will be looked upon as an article of value to the owners of the laud where it grows. Its berries have been found to contain rare mcdicical qualities; the root is said to coutaiu a large percentage of tannin, and some works have been started to convert the leaves into a fibre. A factory has been put up at Jacksonville to work up these leaves into fibre which, it is claimed, will make the best of rope and matting, aud is used for making hats, mattresses aud upholstery.?Florida C'orrespoudcut New York Tribune. The proportion of travelers kilted in railroad accidents in the different countries is as follows: In France, one to every 24,000,000; England, one to eveiy 21,000,000; tJermany, one to every 9,000,000; Belgium,one to every 0,HJ(j,000; United States, one to every 2,800.000. Two hundred journals are published in Africa, which showo that a portion of the coutiucut does not deserve to be called dark. J?bu McCullum, of Pittsburgh, Ponn., has recently returned ironx nts eighth rowing trip in a skill clown tlie Ohio and Mississippi to New Orleans. ?IUO llfwnnl, 9100. The rc???? %a r,f tliis paper will he r.'.eased to '.earn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has heeauhle to cure in nil its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive rare now known to the medical fraternit \. Catarrh living aennstltuttonal disease, requires ft constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is takeu Internally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and gtving the patient sti ength by building up t ho count it tit iou and assisting nature in doing its work. 'l't? proyt ictom have so muelt faith iu Its curat Jvtt fVowers t Imt they offer One Hun?<M*?pJh ft d^Hds*0 car*. THns year's a i.p of cereals Is aatimaUl a* JlB.OO&.OOOfr'Jxol*. __ ThcOsb One Ever Primed. can you find the wohjt? These Is a 3 inch display advertisement In Ills paper, tills week, which has no two words like except one word. The sanio is true of sell new one appearing each week, from The >r. llaiter Medici no Co. This house places a Crescent" on everything they uinkeand nub?h. Look for it, send them tho name of the rord and thoy will return you hook, ubaotiui. i.iTHoauAfnw or sami'i.ks ritsr. Sir John Maooon aud's asfeat* Is rained ? nuaooa Bnown's Iron Bitters cures Dyspe|iebt,M*lfea. Biliousness and (Jenoral Debility. tJtvos trength. aids Digestion, tones the nerves? rentes appetite. Tho best Ionic for Nursing lothers, weak wouieu and children. American-made shotguns are greatly fa lemnnd abroad. Dr. Swan's Parti i.m Cure female ireafcnawe*; inT-Tablete cure chronic const lj?atL>n. Hamlea free, l)r. Hwan, Beaver Llaru, Wis. There is an epidemic or forgery and coinng in Germany. Mai.ahia enred and eradicated fr>m the ratem by Brown's Iron Bitters wliich enlobes the blood, tones tlie nerves, aids digeson. Acts like u cbarin on persons in general 1 health, giving now energy and strength. A rrw excitement for Oklahoma la sup died by the discovery of gold-bearing quarts it Chandler. M'tio M'rtEiiK with his liver, constipation, i ions ills. I oor blood or di/./.ine s?take Jeer-ham's pills. Of dim-gist*. Aitents. Tiibh* are over nine hundred grain eleito: s in North Dakota. Chronic Rheumatism nd serious disorder of the liver and stomach, have oubled lue for more tlnu? ten years, during which me I have used almost every medicine recommemlI, without flndlug uuy relief whatever, uutll I tried ood's Sarsuparlll.i. This has done me more good tan anything else that I have ever taken, and I take leasure In recommending It In the highest terms. It rs been worth It* weight In (-"Id tome." Kkkmc?ic(" u.i.in, Limerick Centre, Ha. Hood's Sarsaparilla ild liy all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only y C. I. HOOD ft CO., Apotbecarle*, Ixiwell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar Aldvice to Womeh . If you would protect vourself from Painful, Profuse* Scanty, Suppressed or Irregular Menstruation you must use BRADFIELD'S t) FEMALE I REGULATOR | Cartiii^IUj, April M, 1800. This will certify that two members of my mmedlete family, after lnivlng suffered for rears from Menstrual Irregularity, win* treated without benefit by physicians, we at leneth completely our?xl by one Irottle if Bradfleld'e Female Regulator. He ffect Is truly wtmtWfuL J. W. Bxaaroa. loot to " WO*Alt" matyd nuA, wbMh contains valuable tafomwutiTw all female diseases. 3RADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA, OA, FOB MALM 9 W JUUb MUtMiOlMTB. R. i. ft p. IT a Ohiwem. tf.n cr.NTft, m stamps, er pack for the slickest ranis you ever shuffled. For IjOO yon will receive free by express ten packs *160.00 IN COLO '111 be |>?Kf for one million cancelled i>< Xnnc stamp*. S eesy wsy to raise money for charity work. Rend lamp foe naruenlars. Rare stamps and collections ewfr ?#> WJAM* H, W Peoplo on Wheals.. It interesting to observe how habit of moving about increases s nh. - the facilities for gratifying it. W , * street railways were llrat introduced t were intended to accominoduto the Phe itud number of business men who It "10 n half iniie or inilu from the countl M- rooms aud women who lived such ?.w tance from the retail store!, and a si ' lu going horse-car was fully equal to ?? easy task of draggiug the limited nun ' of persons about. But the insignift ?0j enterprise has growu iuto proport '^j10 that its projectors were not able to < hat ce've tbo beginning. The horse urtJ toads nlono of New York City cat jne last year 102,000,000 passcugera. ' ??i is 3Q,000,003 more than they carrier hat the year 1870, when tlio first clevi dly railroad was built, so that the elovi the roads which, it was thought, would tail* stroy the business of the horse-cars 1 :al- not had any such effect. It might eal thought that, with 102,000,300 pas oil, gets carried on the surface roads, tl can would bo none loft for the elevated w Qk" nud their cars would run einnty. . 80 yet the elevated roads have had all t . ? could do also. They carried last ; . 201,000,000 passengers, making a t inJ> of 363,000,000 Jor both systems. ' is 240 times the populatiou of the l. tropolis. 8o that there were 210 t . for every inhabitant. The per ca ',a' number of tripsin 183"*ayas. 12K.** \\xl this rate it will ho onlt* 'Vj* ,At C fore the city w.ll be* in, , ,* ,?-Ct the phenomeaa on wheels. ? St. Louis Star-Say iiujx. The Coming Roval Weddinc. London, [Cablegram.]?The Duke of Cambridge is creelited with endowing the Princess Victoria Mary with ?5,C00 j early. It has been decided that the dresses to be worn by the bridamaids of the Princess will be of white and silver, trimmed with May bloom. They will wear wreathes, but their toilettes will rave no trains. The corporation of the \ity of Loudon wili present the Princess with a silvcH dinner service and a dianoud necklace, and the Duke of Bueclaugh will give her a diamond bracelet. Members of the nobility nrs vicing with each other in tho costliness of their gifts of jewelry and plate to the young couple. FITS stopped free by Da Kline's Great Nun vie Restorer. No fits after first day a U8o. Mar velaus cures. Treat-be and $3 trial bottle free. Dr. Kline, #81 ArchSt.,Phila ,Pa Jf afflicted with sore eye?URo Dr. IsaacTliompsoii'b Kyc-wuter.Dru?irb>ts sell at Si&c. per bottle E-ELY'S CREAM BA l'nM?Ket, Allays Pain a the Sores, Its-stores Tul ESQ Gives Relief nt one A pplfi into the Noetrile. ? 60c. brugglata or by mail. BL Many ^ life has been lost because of the taste of codliver oil. it Scott's Emulsion did nothing more than take that taste away, it would save the I; c - i - - - r.i nvcs cm sume ai lease or tnose that put off too long the means of ; It dp^s f ^^t ^half-^ stealth. < It goes ,to make1 strength when coddiver oil would be a burden. Scott ft Downs, Chciniits, m* South jth Atmim. Now York. Your (IruRgut keeps Scott's RmuUion of cod-ltvsr ?tl-all druggbts ? cry where do. ft. M_ "German Syrup" * " I have bepa a great Asthma. sufferer from Asthma an*1 Severe Cplds every Winter, aud lost Fall my friends as well as my sell thought because of my feeble condition, and great distress from constant coughing, and inability to raise any of the accumulated matter from my lungs, that my time was close at hand. When nearly worn out for want of sleep and rest, a friend recommended nie to try thy valuable medicine, Boschee's German ^ ? ! - ' ? vjuuuu, fcjyrup. 1 atn conRofroshinr f,dent il saved my Korresning life Almost the first Sloop. (lose gave me great relief aiula gentle refreshing sleep, sueli as I had not had for weeks. My cough began immediately to loosen and pass away, and I found myself rapidly gaining in health and weight. I am pleased to inform thee?unsolicited?that I am in excellent lieaith and do certainly attribute it to thy Boschee's German Syrup. C. B. Stickney, Pictou. Ontario." 6# ^ ^WOODBUBY'B FACIAL SOAP. U)? tela, 8*1?kodfi?|lliln. R?. nultof M Tsara ex parlance. >Kor?)t / at DrugirM* or bj mdl, Ml. Kampte A ana It* p. Ikx* on lltrmitulon Boftutr.Tllliia.il Oil Bkin, H. nip, P ?L. PQ Ncrroua ami Blood dlnftii anil their 1/ - treatment, aentj^aled for tte.i aim i Iwidk ZCf MUnflDKUBim like BIKTN * !>% ! i?7 lain, W?rl., Ia4la fab ami Punter I lata, tear*, Pltllaaa, Mmii il Pa*, l? A urlaau Nilr, Ptaalr*, ft? . removed. * JOHN H. WOODBrit, BKBHtTOMHllfii IBSTI tt'TR. lib Mart ffrtMHraat, N. T. CUr. Conaultalloa do*, at otera or br latter, terant wanted la each piaoa. P!rYlrfs o? Cpugl 4 Copsti HOARSENESS AND ALL APAUBCTID TAYLOR'S CHERbl SWEET GUM IS THE EES! K, lt\ jonr <Jrujjht or merebcat C? / , 1 >n i ~ ii ?ith 1 lag- f1 " ^ ' ow" kQ~\. yT / / / 1 I I? >011. swmmr.tm ; car "How do I look t*, Tjeti That depends, 'madam, njxtn how rbis you feci. If you're suffering [1 iq functional disturbances, irregulari-' itecl ties or weaknesses, you're suro to ited " look it." And Dr. Pierce's Fa-' de- vorito Prescription is the remedy.' ?avo It builds up and invigorates the' ; be system, regulates and promotes the' sen- proper functions, and restores health' Here onfi strength. It's a legitimate ay8? medicine, not a beverage ; And vegetable, perfectly harmlcMj^J^^^ ey made especially for womnn'Jy* y?a![ In the cure of all ' 1 ; r plaints," it's -o^vfWale oom'3 isfaction, ^^cd to give sat'i?' No othit^. I?lonu>' 18 refunded, i k^uj?1* medicine for women is1 so. Think of that, when the dealer says something else (whiohj pays him hotter) is "just as good." " Times have changed." So hare methods. Tho ' modern improve-' ments in pills arc Dr. Pierce's Fleaa-| ant Pellets. They help Nature, instead of fighting with her. Siofc and nervous headache, biliousness, costivcness, and all derangements' of tho liver, stomach unit bowels' are prevented, relieved, and cured, i ! ?? m m THE SMALLEST PILL IN THE WORLD I m M m "TT mmifl w x TTNY iivER PUIS? haveall theTlrtuesof tl?elarger onesi a - w - a equally efTectlvej |>ur?nv vegetable. V Kxnvt ili? shown In this border. ? * * * * * * rtso's Remedy for Catarrh Is tbs H. Beat. Kaolest to T'w. and Chcapeet. BB PHolil by drugptsls or nvnt by wall. ? 60c. K. T. Hnicltlue. Warren, I*a- H | IS N U 53 LM Cleanses the oid Inflammation, llraliWatH e r?.i- ? ..1<| in lleu.f. BjjS& Y SBO&.ftsW?nw?!n.' A CTUU A r,R T A ft -m artdm ai.enb AOI ?W0 M-IMinrit'in.r. hiU.tend >orM Sd.lieti. we will mail bill UWlltlluorme'iaS'S" T?M. TAFT?IOI.M.CO..?QCHlSIU,H.*.P KfcC ABIIIU Morphine ITalilt Cured In lO IIPBIEMlo"" <l:i)M. No liar till cured. VI SVC75 Da, j.STEPHENS. Lebanon,Ohio. * ftpyf? mai. 130 Vin CX1TT *~4 wim n> CASS PrUw AtfllKil H u.r CmmU, IWlb. liubu >xl lliMllaS "fowU fow> TwiiiMy. Or. Brldgman, tit rwq.M.I MM^BSSL.... _: TTflliE HTIJI) V. noos-KKiirixo. >??*faca* Tonaj. jpl'*iioasa^gjj''"/'' A"'^ilsss'i TOgg* ROlrnO VTAHTEDioBSLb3r '",*^fU^P| C.renleet ll?nH Corn Hhvllcr da Earth. 1 v^HmKF/WJ t>>* ('nlT Bh?ll*r thai will nab corn I KV^SE^r 'V ?ml iriuml. ilio cob, Bhelli 10 baah' iv^/g eli |-t hour. Triea 93.80. Hlckat I if. Plated, Warranted. Th? Improved Is I ? a ? B n luet Otii.an.l la the finest on raeofd. SMS ' i 2 3SS1 \\ oiodlli for agent*. Ben a Si tonm. dl/tone* new eofbjUew. JMVino LADUK, OLtlANLlNt-SS, DUSADILUV cxCHEAPNESS.UNEQUALLED. Mo Odor When Heated. i? ! Yon don't want comfort. If you awa M don't with to look well dressed. fin JBjS II too don't want tho bett, then i h\ FJWk nu don't want tho lace Back | nnll Suspender. Your dealer hat It If t *?7 Bj holt alive. If ho isn't he shouldn't Iff bo your dealer. Wo will mail li A pair on receipt of $1.00. Nona 1 fflmH genuine without the stamp $ M mU Lace Ttnck Fneprnder Co., A v ~iflL 71'rinoo I treat, M. Y. rod THE ONLY TRUE pq:iron wtonic wjss&rdsa am dlsordor, build stroiprtTi.renoSM appetite. restoro health aadt v iKornr youth. DrspeptllU Indigestion, that tlreofeeflujtabsoltiioly eradicated. Blind brightened, brain power liicreared, | IHIPA "? hones, nerves, no** I IIIILv clr?, reodve new force. r % BMTviinK froiu complaint* poLHU 11 u cuitar loiholrsex, usluxlt.flsA * ? w ? cafe, speedy euro. ItetarM rose bloom on cheeks,beautifies Cnuiplexloa. bold every w here. All RCtniltie Roods bear 'Crescent." Bend us 'A cent stamp for U.MM pamphlet. ? % . OR. BARTER MEDICINE Co., St. i.o?U. M?> am In nee<t of BOOK-KEEPERS. 8TENOGRAPHEnfl, or any other office help can be supplied 1>y ncMresstntf ; '* f : k ? ' v ^ is, -m imption, N8 OF THB THROAT AND LUNQ3, IEE REMEDY OF AND MULLEIN * ISOWN REMEDY. 6jt? 1HD TAKK NO 8VD8TIYLT&