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0? SSAZiT SlSte? DESCRIPTION OF A TYPICAL IN Kf^ DIA RUBBER CAMP. A Source ol Profit to Bfanjr, Bat ?he v. Poor Indian Get* Practically . Nothing for HU Perlloua Labor. "X* -TCrnmNO from Manaos, \ /\ / Brar.il, to the Now York \ V Advertiser, Fannie B.Ward sava: iui??? ?n vl* tncao Amazonian towna. where everything reck a of India rubber?wbero it ia the one engrossing industry of the people, tho ono topic of conversation, the ono thing constantly seen, emailed and tasted?you are sure to be seised by the spirit of discovery, sooner or later, ami a burning ucsiro to turn uuuwr yourself and bccomo a habitant?, if for wr no brief a period, of a genuine rubber camp in the wilderness. And nothing is easier than to gratify that inudubic ambition, especially if you aro "taken" with it at Manaos?a thousand miles up tho mighty riser, in the heart of the greatest rubber producing section Cf the globo. In our caso it was particularly easy, for our host is a rubber merchant (aa aro most of tho substantial citiz-as of the place), who keeps from 'Ifty to one hundred Indians constantly employe 1 as cotfrr-eors, ao<i#r thm iumdurihip ot a , "captain," or head collector, of their o.vu choosing. The following facts, stated brioly as possible, aro a su miliary of the inform i* tlon wo have picKcd up in Brazil, from slttrcis'u rniironu rnlntivo fli/i mills ?r I trade. Like other industries In various parts of the worhl, it appear* to lie coutrollu'l liy capital 011 the Scriptural plan of 'tii hi in that hath shall ho given," tvhiie the nctuil toilers are very poorly paid for their labor. Hereabouts it ir eu.toni.uy for v wealthy mail to obtain i gruitof laml of greater or less extent, according to his political influence ami fluaucial powers of persuasion, with tlio exelu'ivo right of {fathering rubber thereon for a stuto?l number of years. The entire river trade of the Amazon is run on the credit system. The rubber hunters, who are mostly Indians, arj titled out by their employers inuc'i as American miners use?l to tie supplied with "grub stake" in their search for " precious metals. Each hunter, bo I ore ho sets forth on a I rush jouruoy, is provided with a gun, a ipiantity of aiuinuuitioo, blanket, liaruuiock, and enough provisions to sustain him fnm two to six months; all of which is charged to liis account at the highest market price, and in return he stipulates to sell to this suite accommodating dealer, at some fixed smu per pound, all the rubber ho ln.iv collect during his trip, after paying what he owes for the outfit. Hut lie seldom gets the debt paid up, and, according to the laws ol Hrazil, as long as ho owes a penny tho inan to whom he is indebted can claim him for work, holidays and all, in a bondago akin to slavery. Tliey are engaged in *1... l! I ..I .. ?f . ...1 iiiu III.H [ililtu mi u it*i in *11 jfinn, mi<? the majority of hunters, in couscipiunco of their debts nud propensity to drink tip all available cash iu tho form of chiclin, are practically never released from tho oontraot. The employers, iu thoir tarn, aro bound to bo iu debt to tho small traders in tho river towus, to whom thoy sell the rubber. They pay absurdly high pricos tor inferior goods and get little for tho product of the enterprise as compared to the price of rubber when it gets out of the clutches of tho "middle-men," whilo those who do all the actual work and endure the risks and hardships get next to nothing. Tho small trader, likewise, is in debt to thu wholesale dealer in IV.ru; and tho wholesaler is evou moro deeply indebted to the New York, Haitimore or London tirm which furnishes him with supplies and dually secures tho rubber. Some body makes heavy profits out of every transaction, but it is not tho poor Indian, upon whoso courage and powers of cnduraucc all depends, nor yit thu smaller traders. The annual exportation of India rubber from Para is said to be up.vur I of Tto,000,000 pounds, worth from $t5,UU0,000 to ?'.1,01)0,QUO. Tno rubber tree of liru/.il isiphonia clnsticn, a near relative of the Ileus elustieu of tho Last Indies and the urccola elastica of Asia) is re illy a giant species ot tuiuwccu. it oc^in5 to yield wlicn about fifteen years old, and the Government has repeatedly suggested plans for cultivating it by planting largo areas with trco9 and conducting the business like that of collce and su^.tr plantations. lbit Brazilians seem t?> bo peculiarly devoid of the power to take "a long look ahead," and fco far nobody has been found willing to wait fifteen years for thu lirst returns on 1111 investment. Hereabouts the rubber huutors arc called Siringuerios, as in Central America they arc known as Yularocs. They usually go out in small parties, having chosen one of their own numbor as "Captain and as soon as the rubber swamps are readied they select a suitable spot tor flic base ot operauou* ??>a piocecd to construct u rude camp, which servos ai the general rendezvous. They then wander oir, singly and in couples, searching nil day for new trees and returning to headquarters at nightfall. The "camp" consists of a central hut, built on stiltlike supports! to elevate it above the malaria haunted morass in which rubber trees most abound, with palm thatched roof, projecting all around like that of a Swiss chalet. There arc neither windows 11 j? door to this rude home, nor any interior furnishings except hooks upo 1 which hammocks may be suspended w icn rains irivc ineir owners insiac. u. nnarny 'all outdoors'' serves well for a kitchen, and the men prefer to suspend their sleeping paraphernalia from the trees around the central lire, built for the triple purpose of frightening away prowling beasts, counteracting the effects of deadly dews and miasmas, and keeping off those troublesome pests, mosqui toes, gnats and garripotus. All around the little camp nrr boundless forests, so dense that it is impossible to penetrate to the distance of a ro I beyond the hut except in those paths which the hunters have partially clear.; 1 with iniiuite toil. Hut I can a sure you that a visitor feels no "call" to walk abroad in spongy marshes v.hero every step sinks him in above the shoe tops, ami poisonous water snakes are kno.vn to lurk aud jaguars prowl iu search of l)reJ* Jerusalem is still supplied with water from Solomon's Pools, through an aqueduct build b.v the Crusaders. * I i . ? ? v* - * .' A [i ' , f r wmttttvr ?irTlWOT. St. Lout* export* quell to Loudon. Over 900 variolic* of cottoo are aald to axtat. Mauia Lot, lliwtll'i groat volcano, U again active. A etolen wad of $1000 waa lately found hidden in a roll of butter in ftlioneiota. In olden timet deformed v>wi ai?|?*vutlj nrown into priaoh to be kept out of aight. All the gold In the world, (t la aald, could be stored in a room twenty-four -- - - ^ 1_ m #..4 A ie?i fquare aou iwcoij-iuur ivoiunp. A wedding notice in a Maine paper the other day ended with the wor is: "No cards, uo cane, nobody's bneine?s." Junes McVeigh, of Wi/cross, Oi.f is eighty-seven years old, has twenty-three children living and has never keen sick a day in his lite. A red fir tree in O-iehatis County, Washington, is 400 feet high, and nearly fifty-four feet in circumference six foe*from tho ground. 1 Colonel Reeditand, of Mexico, recently ' married Miss Bossman, of Minnoiota. Tho groom is seven foot two inclios in height and the brido six foot eleven. ] Charlotte, N. C., boasts of a double- , /aeed potmto. One aide is claimed to br n perfect representation of a heir an f , the other, it is said, Is a fair mold ot a , calf. Mount Ararat, the restiog place of thr Scriptural ark, Is, in reality, two mountains separated by a valley. Tho j higher peak is 17,210 feet, and the i lesser 13,000 feet above sea level. Tho coyofoi in Cook County, Orogon, nro becoming too high-tonod to live exclusively on mutton, and are cultivating an alarming tasto for veil, and on- I Kcquciitly calves are disappearing in 1 largo nuinbers. C. (>. I), are the initials of an express messenger at Atchison, Kan. Signed to his vat ions documents thej inny In, probably arc, the innocent causo of embarrassing mistakes, but undoubtedly ui tlia safe side always. I'robably tho ainalloat painting over miule was the work ot tho wifo of a flemish artist. It donioted a mill with tho soils bont, tho miller mounting tho stairs with a sack of grAin ou his bick. Upon tho terraco whoro tho mill stood watt n cart and a horse, and in the road leading to it several peasants svoro shown. Tho picture was beautifully finished and j every object was very distinct yet it was , so amazingly small that its surfneo could < bo covciod with a gram of coru. WISE WORDS. ! A sore eye hates the light. - i Culture is only polish. It does not chnngo tho heart. I Tho man who most dosorvos a monti- 1 meut docs not ncod it. What is the good of good that does not do somebody goodf When sin tries to hide It forgets that it cannot cover up its trucks. If you want to live long, dou't try to live m?to thivu uuo tlaj nV i? tiiuu. Every stop tho wickod man takes is a stop toward his own destruction. Tho soul that is to live forever should not try to live 011 things that perish. ' When you want to soe tho crooked made straight, louk at a railroad map. It (Iooh not take an eloquent tongue to givo a pleasant sound to good news. , A good man si ways brings more into i tho homes he visits than he takes away. < Mow straight wo would all walk if wo 1 knew bow many cyos were watching Ufl. One of the hardest things in the world to do is to tell a miser that ho is DUO. Tho fact that a man wants more knowledge is proof that he has some already. There is nothing for whloh mon havo to pay so dear as for tho privilege of being sting j. If you ran bear all your small trials you will never break down under your great ones. It always makes a bad man feel better 1 when he tinds out that there is somebody else just, like him. It won't help your own crop any to look over the fence and count the weeds in your neighbor's gnrde.i. The moment a man timls out he has been making a fool of himself he hui learned something valuable. Men will skin one another aiire in trade who would starve rather than go into housebreaking as a business. Whenever a bird goes to fly, it looks up, bufc some men shut their eyes whenever they tano an important ste^.? Ham's Liorn. Idaho's l'rccloas Stone*. 'jollections being mado in Idaho afTor.l Tin usual opportunity for studying tho geological and mineral production. The exhibit for ('inter County contains a beautiful specimen of onyx. Indications are that an agato field exists in tho ounty. Sapphires have also been found there, one lot of which told for |1100. But recent efforts have failed to produco one for the exposition. A sample of rock has been received from Lewiston, tho exact character of which has not been determined, but which appears to be a varioty of jaspar. 1 This specimen cuts glass more readily than the diamond, and is so hard that ten minutes' grinding on an emery wheel has scarcely any effect on it. It is variegated in color, with pink and green tints. It is quite small, and efforts are being nmdo to secure a larger one. The value of the rock is not known. The variety of opals will he very largo. There two mines in Latah and one about forty miles from Boise City. They are the 1 genuine fire opals, and sre said to be of ' a very superior quality. Petrifications are very numerous in 1 the State. The chief specimen in this ' department is a sample from the petrified forest in Cuater County, near Cballis. ' This distinctly shows the bark aud wood ' of a conifer, a species of pine. The I stump from which it was taken is fourteen feet above the ground, twelve feet I iu diameter at the top, and fifteen at the ' base. Tho bark Is six inches thick. It 1 wa9 discovered nbout fivo years ago.? I Stew York Times. ? - < A doorkeeper of the House of Lor3?, after forty years' service, is retiring on a pension of |1000 a year. .. BREAD FOR ALL WHO ASK. A DAILY 1A1LT-M01RIH0 SCENE BEFORE NEW YORK BAKBBY. Hainan Wr;ok? Hliuflllng r??t a Hl| Bakery Door in l/ork Stop w>i Stale Loarm- A Weird Kpeciavle Y ? THERE i* a woird sccoo erer< I morninor. whtl? ?t>? ?lr?-i -? I is fast asleep, at Broid way and Tenth street, which tells li loquml ailenco oi the depth el humar woe and miaerj. It ia probably known but not alwaya remembered by person who hare loving families, chccrfu homes, downjr be In aud wellstocke< larders, and who lire in an air of luxury that there ia a half-starved artny in thin city against which tlio door* of organized charity art cloacd. It Uvea?no one knowa where, and it cornea out on ttu atreeta, like rata from a bole, after dark, accking food and everything that it car demur. It is ouly tlio night workcri who rce the big city when the lights are turned low who catch a glimpse of the tarring army, and the sight is nol pleasant. It was between 3 and '( o'clock in thr morning the other day. The wind oanu piping with a North Dakota chill through Filial Tenth street, and nearly ripped the tattered clothing from an old piau who enmo stumping along Fourth * venue wfth aTcebfo step. ffc stopp?-d at the Tenth atrcet corner. The lamplight showed the akin peeping throu/h bis clothes in many places. ifo sank r little doopcr into hit r.aga nfter a quick glance up tho street and moved slowly toward Broadway. Just wuit for a little while," sr.ul Policeman McDonnell to a reporter who was on his wny home after h?s night's work, "aud you will sec the strange it gathering that you ever looked at in this town." Tho old idhii kept moving until h( reached the bright light widen shown cheerfully from the windows of the Vienna Itikery, midway on tho block, lie looked wistfully at tho scene of goo I cheer within, then leaned against a lamp post with head bowed low, violently trembling from cold and hunger. "lie's the lirst on the lino," sail M-Council, "and lie's not juu>od tho honor for over a year." Tho poUcuiuuii'H remark was vague, !)iit iu a littlu while tho explanation came. Tlio solitary tramp soon had plenty of company. Men with want and poverty Mumped on every feature ol their gaunt faces and every shred ol their eloquent rags turned into Kasl Tenth street from Fourth nvcnuo and llrnadwny. They came singly and it 2roups, and fell iu hohiud the first arrival. At o'clock the line oxtendod around In front of 0race Church, and then were over ?)0 men standing closely together, waiting, apparently, forso nc signal to march. It war a silent crowd, 1 here was not a word spoken above t whisper. Some of the men wero drunk and hardly ably to stan I, hut they wero held in place l?y their comrades in misery. One fellow dropped on the walk and rolled into the gutter. N< one disturbed him. Not evuu the po liccman. Thero wa? a flutter of cxcitomcni along tlio liue as the doors of tho bakery were thrown open with a loud hang and several bakers in white caps and aproni rolled a half dozen big boxes tilled with bre.ul on the sidewalk. Tlio bilker* handed out the bread to tho men, and tho line moved slowly along with tlx ah utile of tho lock step, well known, apparently, to many of the gang. T< every man was given a loaf of bread r day old. There was morn than enough to go around and some got two loaves, The long wait in the open air seemed to have added an extra pang to the hunger of the men, and almost every one took a rt venous bite from the loaf as soon as it reached his hand. Thcj acted like hungry wolves iu sight of prey, ami to many of them the dry bread appeared lit for a kingly feast. Some sat down on the curb, broke oil largo chunks of the loaf and fairly crammed it into their mouths until every morsel of it was gone. Other?, after i few bite?, stowed the bread away nmong the rag? which cover" i their bodies, and I few hurried away ni'.hout tojehuig ii at all. In fifteen minute? the street was deserted and no sound was heard save the merry song of the baker? as thej piled up big btucks of bread for theii customers with tl o feeling that steals into the human heart when a good act has been performed. "That's tho best object lesson," said Policeman McCouncll, as tho last bundlt of rags moved away, "of what rum wil! bring a man to if he sticks at it. Mos' of those poor chaps come here night after night, and many of them hnv? tchi sr.e it's the oniy food thoj linvo had in twenty-four hours. Tin gang is mr.do up of cx convicts wht have lost even the desiro to steal, ami drunkards who have reached the bottom of tho ladder. Among tho Utter art men who havo boon in good circumstances , and there is one who about toe years ago owned a largo wholesale gro eery in Washington street. This charitj is a godsend to them, and it's a'l the de cent treatment they get during the day. They arc kicked and shunned l?y every body, sheek shelter wherever it can bi found, and most of them will wind u| in t'oncr a rami. -so <|iic?tiuus uri asked here if these men are worthy ob jecta of charity. Thev are ail hal utarved and drunkards without homes, nnd thieves have to cat as we'd as an; one else. Although tliey are a hardonos lot there has not been the slightest disorder on the block during the years that they have been coining here. '?New Yolk Recorder. ii ii Telephone in War Times. Successful experiments have oecn madr n France relative to the introduction ol telephones for use in warfare. The tclphonists are organized in sets of two ncn each, each set being provided with equipments for a mile line. The very tirnplc receiving and transmitting apparitus remain attached to the military cap, ?nd the wire on reels in a sort of breastplate, being so light that a man's ordinary equipment weighs less than sh pounds. At a distance of fourteen milem order for an assault, setting in modon two army corps, was received ami put in execution in ten minute*.?Clove laud World. The walls of Babylon nro s.vd In If'TO lotus to have been ooU high am. 10<) feet thick at the baao. A Pro'esslonell D?c Ixcrober. Another calling we btm hit oa by a bright young fello* uptowg, gad like 5 the pioneers in any kuiuew venture he La the centre of later est amomr thom with whom he doald, t He i? a prof sseloAil dog exerciser, r Owner* of kenoeft who here place* of business on our ptioolnel street* are usually so eogroe?e<y hi their efleira th*? tK? -- io inelr pen* reI ceire little more aUftntlon then is necot, aerj lor their welfttp. ExercUe Is just iu essential as topdAurater to heel thy dog, end htm it wmnot the enterpnio of the youug men found s piece for hU I talents. He cell* ik the morning at the I place of business of ^several dog fanciers and one after the other the cage* arc ' emptied of their occupauts, who are given their constitutional. The various characteristic? of the ani. , mal are betrayed by their behavior while promenading. The phlegmatic i pug will strain at his leash *od wrap it , around every unwary pedestrian he i meets. The spaniel bohavos us should a dog shortly to become one of the "Pour t Hundred." Grave and philosophical is the mien of the mastiff and tho New. . found land, while the collie enters into ; the spirit of tho thing and gets the greatest posslblo amount of recroation out of the reason of relief. When not bus'.cd i with walking about the charges from thA stores the professional exerciser wiMatftI at tho ho.nos of thoao who own p*C dogs, nod it the Indies cannot tnkO^VMysout for an afri Ing the exerciser undertakes the task, and on returning "doggie" tq tho bosom of tho fninily rccoivcs a dime and frequently more. I It requiros certain qualifications to bo i ft professional dog exerciser, the mam requisite being responsibility. Then, too, there is n chance for the shrewd young follow to turn a nlco commission, for everybody talks dog" to hita, and he sjojedily learns the addresses of possible purchasers, ami can bring out the full beauty of tho disposition of tho animal looking for a raw mistress.?JNew York Telegram. j On tfic Floor of thcSra. On the bottom sMrt.lic oflfn, b^nmtli n vast field filled with animals living and dying, m immense deposit rf animal and veittahlc rcinalus must bo gradually forming. Should tluit part of tho floor of thi ics be upheaved at ' s)ine future time by volcanic action it would furnish mines of manure sufficient lo fertilize the farms of the world. Supposing that it worn- possible cconomi' cally to fetch to E trope or America great quantities of this water plant which now floats useless it would be cuormously valuable ns a fertilizer. Many derelicts"?i. c., deserted and water-logged vessels?Mud their way into tho Sargasso Sjn, where they float about for a loug time and finally break up or sink. An important feature of the work i of tho hydrographic olliee is the finding of such dangers to navigation, the approximate location of which arc plotted i monthly on the pilot chart distribute 1 ! to skippers. Four years ago great alarm was felt on account of a gigantic raft of logs which went adrift south of lSaiiluuHct. li w*;.r.Qiqpujed of 27,000 I trunks of treos from titty to TOT long, bound with iron chains in u cigarshaped mass 5(id feet long and weighing ll.iJUU tons. It was constructed in Nova Scotia, starting from tho Buy of Fundy for Now Ycrk in tow. Tlio hawsers parted in a hurricane, leaving tho raft in tho direct track of commorco. The biggest of the ocean greyhounds, on striking such an obstruction, would have gone down at once with all on hoard. Two Government steamers and a tug started at once in pursuit of tho rait, which had luckily been broken up by t'liu storm, the remnants of it ociug found scattered over a wide space about 10 J miles southeast of the point where it was lost. For some time it was imagined that tho floating logs might do damage, hut, though many vessels encountered tho.u, no harm resulted.?Washington Star. Artificial Quinine. Among the grfnt discoveries of tho year 1802 in medicine and science will he recorded that of artificial quinine. Scientists have long sought to manufacture artificial quiulnc so that the medical profession need not depend upon the supply of the trees from which the drug is obtained for their important anti-fever medicine. Doctors Grimaux ami Arnnud, of 1'nris, have succeeded in obtaining an artificial substance similar to quinine in its effects, and the met bed of making it is given as follows. Tho base euprein contained in the shrub ltemijiu pcdunculata found growing in Hrs7.il is treated with sodium, and then the combination thus obtained is treated with chloride of methyl. Tho result of this combination is a drug that is identical with the substance which we know nn (|?iinlnr. It Jifls the same ctfeut wlmu 1 given in fevers, and it will answer tho same purpose ns the natural product when applied for other purposes than reducing the temperature of paticuts. Tho result of this discovery which has long been anticipated will he the cheapening of the drug, and the regulation of the prices during nil seasons. The discovery, however, will lead to more important results iu the way of enabling chemists to obtain analogous medicines of great value.?Yankee lil.tdc. An F.*prrl'? Opinion. Our readers lmvo doubtless noticed the numerous discussions by the scientists and hygienlsts as to the r.'a ivc valuo of the various baking powders. A careful sifting of the evidenco leaves no doubt as to the superiority of the Uoynl linking Powder in [urity, wholeaomeness and strength, from a scientific standpoint. An opinion, however, that will h?(vo perhaps greater influence with our praeti -al housekeepers, is that give., by .Marion Harlan I, tho well known and popular writer, upin matters pertaining to the science of domestic economy, of housekeeping, and of home cooking. In a I. tier published in the Phdadelphia I .a lies' Home .1 otirn.il, this writer say -: "I regard the ltoynl linking Powder as the U'st inai u'ncuir.'d and in tit. market, so 'nr i s 1 I nve any experience in tho u-e of Mich compounds. Since t'lo introduction of ' ( into my kitchen I have ns?s| no other in making biscuits, cak. s, etc., and lmv<* en I tirelv discar.lc I for such purposestlio homovatic i ombinntion of otic-third soda, twothirds cream of tartar. "P.v. rv I ox b is bf<"! in pc-lfecL condition when i! came into my linn Is, nnd the contents have given complete s itisfactimi. it is in. act of simple justice an i also a pleasI me. to recommend it unqualifiedly t<> Arnercan liousvw.vcs. Maiiion Hahi.and." ; hi r?. <>i)dcn Snyder Allxuiy, N. Y. '' I Owa Mow Llfo tn Hnnri's Sarsaparilla " " Worda (in> powcrl?** to rxpreo* the gratitude I tool towurd Hood'a Harxaimrtllit, for undfr (irwl, I/w/ and f/ww thut to this nubile I no t* I oire Mi|/ life. Twclrn yearn ago I Ugan to ? tilniit, followed by nau-u-a at the Kiomncli, and later with atreUina- of tt\r. Ittttkm, accompanhyl by revrrn pain. Thin grivluafly screw worn? until three yearn ago. l'hynh-lniin tohl me th? trouble wui CeiiSGu byaTumor i For several months I h?<l been unable to retain j any food of a nolld nature. 1 irai greatly ,, cinneiatetl, ha I frrt)nmt hctnorrhnovn, and wnn rntlnflml the doctor* were right in nayInt in f /j nrnr/y ?irr. One (lava P friend HUgg?<t?d that I try rlood'nHar aparilln; jj 1 did ho, and for 3 or ^ dayn I wna nicker than Vm Vu r'U* * ''' ?" nn'' gradually began to feci 1 I Began to Feel Hungry ) Could,after n tiine, retain nolld food. Increased In weight, the nalTroii huo left tny nkln, the * bloating Hiitmhbnl, and I felt better all over. 0 For the f>?*t two years my health lias been I HOOCl'S pardla C U T C S \ i|ultc good, and I have boon able all the time . lo do the housework for iny family." Mua. (Hi- " i?kk Skydkh, No. 10 Judson St., Albany, N. V. n llood'n I'llls ore the In-nt nfterslluner I'llln, an- *' Id digestion, cure bendache. Try u box. S t) n Tho Diiratlo i of n Drrmi. . I Tlto-o learned and scientific gentlemen I *< who iiavc gone into tlio subject declare H the longest dreamt lmrdly lint a few V minutes. The following instance lends support to their views: One evening c Victor Hugo was dictating letters to hit u secretary. Overcome by fatigue the 11 grout lUiia dropped into it slumber. A 'J few moinuiiU TTTlerwarrt tm y haunted by a dream, which, as he * thought, extended over Bevcral hours, 1 and ho blamed his secretary for silting there waiting for hiui instead of waken- r ing him or else going away. What was J his surprise when the be?vil<lcro<l socretary told him that ho had only just 1 finished writing the last scutcuce dictated 1 to him. li Silver SI nine of n Perfect Woman ? Editor Childs, of the Philadelphia t Ledger, owns a silver statue, the beauti- i fully molded figute of a woman, exactly t live feet in height. The proportions, it I is said, nro absolutely perfect, and all ? the sixty-eight requirements are fulfilled, though of course all arc on a einallcl scale than the re d figure of an average T woman. The woman stauds on a Mexi- c can onyx clock five feet in height, and n the pendluin of the clock is suspended 4 from her right hand. Tho statue cost * $0 501).?New Orleans Picayuue. None Bui V Raking Powder is absolute it, or approaches it in leave wholesomcncss. (See U. S. C is made from cream of tartar chemically pure. No other finely-flavored, and wholesor maintain its strength withou make bread or cake that \vi that can be eaten hot with imj No other is so economical. The Raking Powders no vicinitv. with the statement tl J ' Royal," have been shown by composed of alum and detrim The official chemists of th< ada, State analysts, municip physicians indorse the grea Baking Powder. , BEWARE OF FRAUD. Aau. lor. ..mi iuHiHt upon bavinft IU W. 1.. IMIL'iil.AS S1MIRH. Nooesru- ID uinc without \\ . I.. Douslna nunia II nnd price mumped on bottom. Look ? lorlt wltcn you bujr. ^ IR^% Sold rtcry where. . will ilreeicliiWe MlelMliw'JwlM .' it*. Write for catalogue. Ifnot foraale I ft<cI utro ond wldtb wnnteil Fostauo Free. SAVED BY A SURE-FAST i nnn mlte-fast tim nk strain, i www to introduce, 50c. each, no boles, knot* or tongue*: may save your life In event of fire; any- 1 >rxly ran "do" thrm; U'.lftff.l.V7X7> TWO YKAHR ' EASTER BARTERS silVer SnreT.t wV.iV j tighten fhrni as von walk along, seutl po.-tage to |.rotas. tit CK.NTs>. 7/// Tir.rsToy sen? >.tsr ' <OITAXT, l<h r IR7 lfl .vr I!. K I V.VIN' ;/ y, t/'>, M If anyone rtout.t* "'"I ?? eon euro If BLOOD POISON i||!h< " " v"'" Sj * yi I'flM" InOntotm.l.iv? i^iysp y-wn-A?n?malfl I'artirnlar* nnil In At ^IXHiKavWKwBBl I'vttgati- our roll.. i > I it > "ur fiimm- iil loo king Is SoOMHID. When metvurs ,l<nlhl< i? lnsf.|tiin.viirnti>:,rl'i-i fall ,vi<irii;irt;st. ... lire ami our Magir Cvnhllilu- I* nil cv/.i mis.; ill a r ?n.i. cri:i: iti:v\. \f:\TI.Y. IHSITIl'h Moot'sr.At.Eh, Kit EE. < tutu itt.it i::m < oai t'.\ n v., hiriitfo. iii. PATENTS /????mmmmW??????? W* offer Oh Hundred Dolkw rtwifd to rfeotlf bonorablo In nil hoHn*- ...^ ! , 11 able to onrrj oat ur ofcL|*t!i)n? miwln by their Arm. VhtA Tho ax, Wholesale Druggist*. TtMn Falduto, Kiwjtax A Mabtix, Wholeeele Druggist*, Toledo, O. Hell'e Ceien h Care is tekeo Internally. netU(fC-i?rnv* Trstlmonlele sent free. J 'rice 76c. per Pottle. boJULPy ell druggist*. ^ I A. Peris stamp collector Is said lo Lew 8 ,-. t together a collection valued at orm a < 500,000. | A Coi'oh, Cold or Hoke Throat should not b e neglected. Hhowb's Biwschiai, Thociiu re a simple remedy and give prompt relief. a > cents a box. c, Weeds as 11 if as Trees. ^ Sagebrush is known to scientists as rtemisia tridentuta. Most persona who .' to familiar with it think of it as an rdinary weed of small size, and even f' o high an authority as the Encyclo- " edia llritunnica refers to it as growing ** ii "treeless valleys and slopes." It will t< stouish most persons to know that it p omctiiucs grows to such proportions as o provido a section of country with & rces of its own wood, producing groves ? f thick-trunked aud comparatively tall n rces, iiistead of mere weeds, l'roicssor ilwood Meade, the State Engineer of . Vyoming, while exploring tho northern nd central parts of that State last sum- " icr, came upon n district where tho ige brush tiiiivcd thus gigantically. T....? ?r >i... <i.?? i... luuy yji iuu uinv uu d?t>v nvic ighteen feet high, with trunks at least ~" foot in diameter. This was in the Big lorn Baein.cast of the National Yellowtone Bark and northeast of the Wind tiver Indian reservation, where tho No Vood Hiver joins the Big Horn. Professor M- adc leturned to Cheyenne nthusiastic in his praise of the basin ow little known except to the stockten whose cows rauge there. It is as iig as sonre of the older States, and ill lunvidc nlcuty of water for irrigamn T7.7T7? ati r *r r t nrrrfnes oi < tiver. Several very large irrigable racts have been surveyed already. No ailroads yet reach the district, but the Jurliugton and Missouri Railroad is 1 luildiug to Sheridan in the county of ? hat name, and has employed its agents o "spy out tho land" beyond. Profcser Meade bad never seen such big sage irush as he discovered there, but stuco lis return lie realizes the truth of Solonun's assertion that there Is no new hing under the sun, because lie has been nformed that at some point in Calfornia he same weed "grows to such proporions that the people cut it for cord vood,"? Shu Francisco Examiner. The collection of coniferous trees vhich Mr. llunnewoll has been forming luring the last forty years on his estate ,t Wcllcslo.y, Mass., is unsurpassed in, g he number of species and varieties of hese trees that it contains, and in the 17.0 aud beauty of individual speci ( 110US. ' < ( t Royal ' ly pure. No other equals ning strength, purity, or jov't Reports.) No other specially refined for it and makes such light, sweet, nc food. No other will t loss until used, or will 11 keep fresh so long, or :>unity, even by dyspeptics. w being offered in this fiat they arc "as good as the official analyses to be cntal to health, i United States and Can?al boards of health, and t qualities of the Royal . L. DOUGLAS SHOE GENTLEMEN. | ewed shoe that will not rip; Calf, is, smooth inside, more comfortable, and durable than any other shoe ever 4??iwicc. Jivcry style. Equals customlioes costing from f4 to ol lowing are of the same high standard of >o and $5.00 Fine Calf, Iland-Scwed. 50 Police, Farmers and Letter-Carriers. s.50, $2.35 and $3.00 for Working Men. r $2.00 and $1.75 for Youths r.ud hoys. $3.00 Hand-Sewed, \ _ ' i $2.50 an<i 2.0a Ootigola, J LADIES. 5|h ^'*75 for Misses. IT 13 A DOTY yon ow? ?ocrsels to got tbo best valae for your xmoDoy. Uconoralzo In your \(5|^ footwoar by purobadlDg W. \~ L. Douglaa Sboes, wblob 1 represent tbo beet valao 1 tej .J jwjL ot tbo prices advertised as tboasand? can tes- 1 "??? X. tlly- Do yon wear * "' 1 ? and (rnrrnl merchants where I bnvr ne your place send direct to Factory, stating W. L Douirlus, Itroektouv Miwn, 8EE08 FOR THE 80UTH. tfptvlal offer for tt?day* To Introduce our K.ml m ti-ii it' ill tm.,1 tin r...'oi>il of )\f> aii.i onoh nf f>.? 'otlowluR full-sized packets. Henna, Beet, Cabbage. 5nirot, Cauliflower.Cantaloupe.Kale, I.ettuee. Watermelon,Onion, Parsley, Parsnip l'eas. Kadlsh,Squash, Ipluaeh. Tomato anil Turnip. a/axv <t co.vrasr. cape rise ext. \. r Nervous & Chronic Disease? Treated l>y mall by the Latimer Medicine Company oonsultlnR physician. ISIS North Tenth 8t., Phllada., Pa. All letters confidential. Artviot Ertt. JVHond 10c. tn stamps for samp'""? 15". I.ATISIEK'S HEA11ACI1E Ac NEI'HA ! <? I A TA HI.KTB. I'If rIT Tit Kl.S. largest and fl T'.S'f stock In t nlted Mutes. Plaulers and Penh IS should c< t Of I! IV I' 'h'S before placing ohoeus. K. M<iOHY h MISS, i.uckl'olli, s y. LUXURIES?LEflKSVILLE BLANKETS. Housekeepers r.'i> lb.. ?i.V Carolina's Pride, fittf lb., f{ per pair I.eaksviiie llunest Jeans? Uray, llrown and Itlaek ,5e., 10c. and tiOc. per yard. Kersey (tray, Jl'i l-'Jc. llrown. |Oe. a yard; very Rood. Wool Yarn, all eolors, .?e. a hank. If your dealer does not keep these Roods order of J. \V. SCOTT Ac CO., Special helling Agts., Greensboro, N. C. sv^ppafRcis _ viJf| \ T ^ ONB ENJOYS Joth the method and result* when >yrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant nd refreshm? to the taste, and acts ently yet promptly on tlio Kidneys, river and Bowels, cleanses the sysim effectually, dispels colds, headches and fevers and cures habitual onsti{>ation. Byrup of Figs is the nly remedy of its kind ever prouced, pleasing to tluj taste and aceptable to the stomach, prompt in a action and truly beneficial in its fleets, prepared only from the most ealthy and agreeable substances, its inny excellent qualities commend it -> all and havo mado it the most opular remedy known. oyrup of Figs is for salo in 50c nd $1 bottles by all leading drugists. Any rcliablo druggist who my not have it on hand will proure it promptly for any 0110 who rishcs to try it Do not accept any iibetitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN ERA NCI SCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE- *? Ufu, YORK. ALU. A remedy winch, ^47%) If tisc?l by Wives A ll abouttorxoerlcnco v*Wl^s mU <En"r\ ,lro l"?lnf?.l ordeal ^ r\V>) . 7 To attendant upon / F Child-birth, proves fl AZf-jk | nr eu Infalliblo epedl liefor.eiitlobTlmtcs V_ ti.o tortures of con11 1 VW/^ 1 I ^dement, lcscenliiK If |K the dangers thereof II 1 \ \y J ][ <'> both mother and Yt tX Vl JP " ^ ox p roe's on rcolpt 1 > 7? ?.f price, per ' v 74 liotilc,cliargc3 proIRADFIELO REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA, GA. wlih Pastes, Enamels leas. Durable, and the consumer Pays fur uu tin I or b'aas package with every purehnbO. . ro YOUNG MEN. Splendid oppnriunity to learn n business that will Ive steady employment nnd a salary of $lot)0 a year, end 2c. stamp for circular, containing full Informaon. Address (loo. II. I.awrcnce, 5-1K. 10th, N.Y.CIty. i^j^CURE^ Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Hor* brunt. Sold by a|l Druggists on a Guarantee | I Consumptives and people H who have weak lungs or A Mb-BP mn, should uso i'iso'sCure for Hj Consumption. It has cured K thnnsnuds. ft hnn not Injur- Kj cd one. It Is not bad to take. H9 It ts the best rough syrup. T0 . Hold everywhere. 25c. Eg t?1 ? Unlike the Dutch Process rry^ No Alkalies ? OK ? Oilier Chemicals * f ?\ Hu nrn used ill thO preparation of ffi&CC W. MAKER & CO.'S I flBreakfastCocoa cm ' 1 I \\ trbieh is absolutely Hi 1 ' V V1 purs and soluble. Mm I ' ' I* fl I' has more <h an Hirer times fJS ! i M the stmujth of Cocoa mixed ffigL t 1 I fa -.vh Starch. Arrowroot or Sii^ar, and la far luvro ect>aomicnl, eostina let* than one cent a eup. It is delicious, nourishing, and basic* DIGESTKH. Sold hy Grocers eierynliere. W. 3AKER & C\, Dorchester, Mass. a N U. 5. IF YOU OWN CHICKENS rou WANTV3 \ -\jr T II E I It rilEM TOi- JL WAY iven If von merely keep litem as n diversion. In orler lo handle Fowls judiciously, you must know ometblnK aliout them. To nice I litis want wenro elllng a Itook giving the cxperleno.. - rt_lM ?C_ >' & |s>tillry raiser forlUlHJ AdCi wenty-nvo year*. 11 was written Ity a man who put til his mind. and lime, and money lo making a slices* of Chicken raising?not as a pastime, hut ns a >u*lne*s?and If you will profit l>v Ills twenty-fivo rears'work, you can save many Chicks annually. IkIt" 'I" WLU > 'tvfip *' Raising Chicken*." nil make your Fowl* e.rn dollar* far ? --} A to delrrt trnt'i'hle In the I oulfry ^riiit n* toon a*'t nnpear*-. rinil know how to remedy it. I his i ,.?.u XV|ii t. It tell* how to (I te.-t rind etir ilhenre;' to fee?l for KK* nnd al*i? for fat ten In ; w Ideli fowl i lo save for breedIrifc purpose*; anil everything, Indeed \,,u hou:d k now on 11.1- sin (e ( |,> ni.d.r It dlialile 8ent post|>al I for twenty tl\?j ernt* In n- or'20 it&iuj s. Book Publishing Mouse, lJi Leomrd bT.. N. V. city. 1 J