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_ _ FAIR WOMEN OF JAPAN. || BOMB XjTTB OF PIOTURFSaBB ORIENTAL B1LLU. Peculiar Walk?Bathtnjj as a Roc I all Custom?How "Widows,Maid* and1 , Matrons Are UUtingaUbod. "11 UOH has boon Mid and ?'? ( \ / I ,cn aUout J?Pan? l,ut * {c*| \/ 1 ture which teems to havcj t (m suffered somo neglect from v - most writers is the home life of the wo*' znou of tbo well-to-do middle olass In . tliftfc country.^The doings of women 'n | one |mrt of the world is almost always a source of great interest to her sisters in the other. No Japanese lady with any claim to position in society dreams of walking in I a rational manner. The step must bo cry short and 4'choppy," and care is < tnkou that the shoos shufflo at evory movement. Tho JapanAo dudinos have f mi clastic band ioiniuff thoir knees in a maimer that prevents them from taking t vulgar overy day stops liko their poorer unfntrtiionablo sisters. An erect carriage is also regarded with horror by a Jap. ancso belle; it is considered mannish;" the staid, truo, aristocratic cleganco is ' thought to be cmbodiod in n somewhat stooping, roundshouldcred attitude. j Japan can truly bo said to bo the promised land of batln, and in thoie do tho , ladies of tho landiudulgo to their heart's content. Strango though it may sound, it is ncvctholoss truo that "tubbing" has r developed into a social kind of sport and ' recreation among, tUc,wuiA<M>. otJe:i#?qnTr,* covered with hieroglyphics of tho spor- y tivo tadpolo variety,are sent out by soino society bud or blossom. Thoy read, fl "Your delightful company is desired at i informal luncheon." At the lower lofthand corner is tho word "Tubbing." i Everyone accepting is cxpcctc<l to bring \ her maid and tho necessary paraphernalia. Tho baths are taken extremely f hot, and are supposed to beautify tho , complexion. After tho bath tho maid rubs her ladyship with rice chart and j then uunoits her with somo delicate perfume. 8oap is carefully oschowod, as tho ' ladies say it makes the skin dry and hard. Now tho shatnpooor, as the mas- ' cour in nallnd. is brou'ilit to perform her ' duly, which also includes tho ollico of ' manicure. Her ladyship is given a thorough kneading und rubbing, and couioi out of the ordeal with a color tlint rivals the glowing* petals of tho dcop-bluahing 1 poppy. Now she Is provided with two tiny aprons tied about hor Sw?i?* ? * v ^_**pBTr-nr7i WP, clinging bath robo of a an exquisite shade. Assuming a kneel- i ing posture, her maid takes a curiously constructd box, containing a movable , ball, with which she rubs or rather pol- v Ishes tho skin of tho neck and arms of n her mistress. After this comes the most important part of the toilet?tho dressing of tho ? hair. All Japanese women, high and low, are extremely proud of their hair,of ' which, as a rule, they possess a vory luxuriant abundance, but thoy do not F hesitate to increase its wealth should na- c' turo have been negligent in its supply. ' Tho Japaueso lurtioa do not "go in" for the betwitchiug, tantalizing llutlliicss of F liairdrc.ssing that our American young ? women indulge iu. Hut thoro is prob- ? Ably a reason for this in tho fuct that, notwithstanding Sir Edwin's rhapsodies ji about "Glistening/silken trosses," their c. ? ' hair is rather coarse. ti ' Embarrassing mistakes as to the married or uiitQnrriod women are clovcrly ^ avoided by arrangements of tho hair. t( The young women supposed to bo opon tl lor proposals, part their hair in two or more, strands, while tho married ones simply coiub theirs iu a solid pompadour C1 roll. For stato occasions tho young girls nllcct very artistic combinations. 81 In ono tho hair is coiled around a largo 01 ring of tortoise shell which is permitted to gloaiu between the tresses. With this p' style superb tortoise shell pius and combs .arc the only ornaments permitted. In .. other arrangements gold and silver threads aru skilltully introduced as well as exquisite tlowcrs of silver or gold tili* sl grec, many of which arc ingcuiously m constructed to open aud shut as tho w fair wearer moves her head. A married woman scarcely ever has uuy jewels in her hair. If she does they must N not be over llashy. The matrons gen- b< 'orally arraugc their hair iu a deep falling lc chignon, ll' a widow wishes to siguify fll ilicr desire to once moro assume tho bonds of matrimonial bliss she dettly signalizes hi her wish by urraugiug her hair iu n heavy braid through which she puts a ei very long pin. This braid is urranged g horizontally near the top of tho head, nud is so pronounced in its character as ^ to be almost aggressive. Agaiu, should ^ a widow prefer to cherish the memories u of her past husband and iuteuds to re- ^ main apart from wedlock she mutely tolls v> her desire to the world by combing her hair straight back from the forehead ami cutting it short in the reek. c When a lady is preparing for some "swell" entertainment she, like her sisters in other parts of the world, seeks the rouge pot as a bcautitlcr. ller ueck is given a touch of nice powder, her cheeks '' a tinge of rouge; then a few thin dots of gold paint arc put on the "?' wen as tfto upper one, is painted a bright vermilllou. Iler oyo- ^ brows arc made as slender arches as possible and earetnlly darkened. Even the " ntwl nnetrils are frivou careful 0 v> O" attention, the former being curled, the P latter tinted. Now she puts on her umlcvgnrinonts c of soft tiulcd Bilk. An outer wrap, the a fc kimono, of a9 superb material as my lady's purse can afford, is then put 011. This is, as a rule, embellished by tho family crest or monogram in not less than six places?on each sleeve, on cither Bido of tho neck, in tho middle of the back "! and in front. Tho most striking J feature of the costume, the obi, an J enormous sash, is now added. This is held in place by a silken cord, or by a handsomely wrought buckle. Tho only ' inartistic feature in the make-up is a 1 pair of ugly white socks with padded ' .eoles, which are worn in tlio house. ' . "When my lady goea " out they arc re- < placed by a pair of sandals of fino ' plaited straw or laqucred wood. Japan- < csc etiquette forbids hor wenritig cloak ' or bonnet of any kind; in cold weather * she contents herself with a strip of silk, < which protoets her cars from freezing. 1 . Much study is spent trying to have this urranged gracelully. Should it snow or 1 rain aho lias to wear high clogs of an 1 ornamental pattern and carry a many- 1 hucd umbrella of jotuter or bilk,?CiiiQuuo 1 ? I - Wliite hoalery is popular. Nightcap# are to betln rogue again* > Ruaaian sabla la the, moat faebtonabto 1 fur. 1 Jeweler# report a light call,for ear- [ ring.. ' Turquoise# are the farorlte, atone at , UOSUllt. v Nearly all the newest silk# and relreta k ire ahot. n flnmn nf OiA liMt. farm hindaln O iro women. o New Hatnpshiro hiw thrco women '( fjasurcr* of savings banks. Mrs. Anson Pholps-Btokos, of Now L fork, is worth $10,000,000. * There arc 450 industries In New Or- y cans in which women labor. s Tho shot odccts in rioh fabrics this n pear are peculiarly boautifui. Mrs. W. C. Wiiitnoy's dinners aro in? rariabiy for twonty-flvo poopio. * One of tho most marked signs of th? * clurn to Empire styles is tho rago for ' treou. ? . Hw.. *ui uoautitui j, voniou. Moro women than ovor aro employed n is writers on tho loading journals of o jondon. w Human Indies dross tholr locks In ( light diflerent styles with numberless ?' rnriutionn. c It is a fact that tho waists of womon * ire larger tlian they woro half a dozen r pears ago. < >ld-fashioned splint-bottomod chairs j ook exceedingly woli painted in soft ,'reen and varnished. j Tlio poko bonnet, in orJor to bo be- t :oming, should be worn liko tho Halva- f .ion lasses wear theirs?far back on tho i icad. t A red houso-gown for a girl of sixtcon c will look well made with a gathered Del tod wuist and a littlo boloro jacket of j Dlack velvet. I A novelty In a lady's watch bos case i unmerrwr <fti Cither side to roprcaont a t itigle penny, with a diamoud dew drop ? n the eoutro. c A London woman has'trlod tho expert- * ncnt of n boy of sixtcon to <lo her gou nil hou.suwork, and has found it, briefly t least, becoming. ' Mrs. John Mnckay posnossos tho big;cst sapphiro in tho world. Sho pur? based it from a Russian impoverished irinco for $150,000. It is considered tho proper fronk nt (] iroucnt to surround tho vory top of your, c veiling glovos witli soino dainty gnr-, p and of artificial blossoms. p Collecting old chiua is Miss Hraddon'a f lobby, and in her house at Richmond, \ tear London, tho novelist has a sorios of a veil stockod china cabinots. . Naturo never puts tho wrong colors In e uxtaposition, and a good plan whoa j' housing nil evening gown is to seloct ' ho colors of a flowur nod loaf. ' Mrs. M. A. Ilnulotibock, of Now York," ? dio has been a commercial travclor for mi years, earns $5000 a yoar in comrnls* oiis upon the sales sho innkos. j ^ Mrs. Monnrchesi, wife of tho publish* j lias invented aiul rocoivcd tho patent p apcrs for a new gridiron which is condered a great improvement on tho old c ne. 1( Miss Virginia Penny, tho author, who n ivo uot only her tiino but lior ontiro v irtune for the advancemont of women. now living iu diro poverty In Now ,] ork. 0 Olivine is tho name of a new groen f one, imitating an emerald and usod for t nking the fanciful birds and boasts a hich are popular for scarf pins or n roochop. , t Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, editor of St. 1 icholus, sutlers tho usual penalty of c ling famous. She receives about oight <1 ttcrs daily requesting autographs or tetches of her life. u Mrs. Linden Ivont, of Washington, " as given the Uuiversity of Virginia v 150,000 to endow a chair of English lit- F -aturo. Her husband was a dlatin- tt uised graduato of the university. r Luclla Cool, ono of tho leading denvts of Sau Francisco, has charge of tho u cntistry of Stanford University. Ow- . ig to her large practice she can give nt one day in the week to tho university rork. j v n Thcseamloss dross has at last beon ac- ,, omplishcd. There are no seams in tho ? raist, except on tho Bhouldcrs, where j, hey are covered by a simulated yoke, 'hey hook beneath the fullness of the p rout, where no ono would suspect them -i f fastening. Tho matorial is taken id lie cross, stretched acrosn k~.' * a ...> ?? ' n Miss Mary E. Grceno, Miss Kato a fewell aud Miss Sarah K. Barker aro tho F tirco young womon who havo recently s< cen made deaconesses by Bishop Potter, f New York. Tho ceremony took lace in Grace Church. They aro the rst women upon whom the title has vet been conferred. The young worsen n re graduates or the Episcopal Training < ichool established in 1890. J- - , .1 A Famous Hindoo (Jo<L 5[ An Eoglish gentleman at an auction <\ ale of East Indian relics recently paid s <13,000 for the famous Hindoo god t jingara. Lingam is only a trifle over a i oot in height, hut he is said to be worth i lis weight in diamonds. The base of i die figure is of pure hammered gold, and t irouud it are set nine gems?a diamond, i ruby, sapphiro, chrysotery, cat's eye, coral, pearl, hyucintlie, garnet, emerald ind moonstone. Tho apex of the figure, which is in the shape of a pyramid, is mcircled with a plinth set with small, t jut very fine diamonds. The pinnacle >f tho pyramid is a topaz 1 10-16 inches < u length and 9-16 of an inch in depth, " I his in the shape of n hqrse shoe, the centre being a cat's eye of exceeding >rilliancy. When the "Bad 8bab," la9fc i l?ing of Delhi, was captured and exiled to the Andaman Islands, his (^ucen secreted this idol, and it was never seen Again until recent research brought it to light, whereupon it was taken to .Lou don.?lJostyu Transcript. JAPTURjflGTHE CATARACT.' SILO ARK FALLS IS "HA-RNBSSkir; FOB MAN'S BIMIVIT, . to 1,000,000 llorae--Power? More Than One-Tenth of That Atnn?-* yr??? u? ATftlMOle. i1 / Oil more than fifty yearv, mji a 1=/ Buffalo letter to the New York I Press, the dream of engineers baa been to "harneMtv Niagara." Yell, the dream has come t^p. Nlagra is in harness. To be sure, the race chains hare not yet been hooked to he whitfletrecs of industry, but the col* ar and harues, the bridle and bit axe la Kwition and ready for the strain when it ball come. The greatest cataract of the rorhl has been subdued, and If,, In uowledge of its captivity its roar' is lore sulleu than of yore when it existed nly as an insurmountable obstacle to avigation and a wonder for sightseers o grow solemn over, the smiles on the iceaof capitalists, tho new jingle in the ockcts of residents of the village of liagara Falls, and the complacent rophecles of the Buffalouian that ton cars hence "Chicntro will not bo in it. ir; no, sir, not on jour life," aro atouoicnts. It is estimated that the total power of ho great waterfall is equal to that of 5,000,000 horses. To any ono who has sen its might/ Tolumo this does not som absurd. Tho present schomo will nlj utilize less than one-hundredth of llftl * ' '' w * mgth as may bo made usoful. Tho offcct of this great ontorprlse may ot bo as groat as tho sanguine* remark f tho Buffalo man who has boon quoted rould Imply, but it will bo very great, if courso many ot tho manufacturing iitoroUs which will bo attractod by heap power will gather in tho little own which hovers 011 tho brink of tho atarnct, and which has in tho past been otublo principally for Its big hotels, its hunorous cabbies and its Indian bazaars, hit a plan has been devisod whereby tho tower will bo cloctrically transmitted to hillalo with comparatively small loss, so hat this city will undoubtedly couo in or many of tho pudding's plums. Tho illngo of Niagnra Falls itself has gono rild with a boom almost Western in its uthusiasm. The first attempt to utillzo tho water >owcr of Niagara Falls was inado by loraco A. Dey, who in 1850 built tho dd Hydraulic Canal running from above ho rapids to what are now known as ihoolkopf's Mills on tho brink of tho ataract. This canal discharges its rater into whoolpits only sixty feet ecp, which in turn discharge at a point lore than 100 feet above tho level of I10 rivor below the fails, so that moro ban three quarters of tho possiblo force 1 wasted. Tho old Hydraulic Canal ivos in ail only about 6000 availabls ,orao power. Tlio new method Is tho sumo prlnclplo lifTerently applied. A canal has been ut from above tho rspids as in Dey'a lan; but it runs only a short distance cforo It rcuchcs the pits, which aro 120 out deep. A sheer fall through groat epos is thus obtained, which is nearly >s groat us the height of the falls. Thus far tho work was comparatively asy. Tho fun came in giving the water , vent from the bottom of tho wheolpits. rius was accomplished by tho construcion of a great lunuol through solid limotone rock, from tho wheolpits to bolow he falls. The water abstracted from ho river thus flows for a short distance tirough the canal, thon takes its big ninblo through tho pits dowu to tho iirhino wheels, and theu flows through ho tunnel to the river's lowor lovol. This tunnel is 8713 feet long,, twentyight feet high aud eighteen feet broad, a semi-circular form. It is bricked up loug Its whole length, an undertaking rhich lias consumed 13,000,000 cubes f baked clay, and which, had it been lono by a singlo bricklayer, would have ecupicd his entire attention for twontyour years. It was thought to bo a bet* er plan to employ 7000 mou iu its con(ruction, however, and they havo mangod to dig it and line it in a little less ban threo years, having kept hard at it lay and night. Tho total cost of tlie interpriso so far has been u trifle of 12,500,000. With the wheelpits already finished or aider way, the plaut will develop a immiuium 01 aorse power, ims trould bo moro than sufficient to run ; eveu of tho largost steamships nfloat, iid steamships arc not easy things to uu. It is highly improhnblo, however, bat the power from tho falls will be tilized in ocenu navigation, Hut if the dreams of the projectors of bis big entorprisc como true, somo bings almost as remarkable as that could be are likely to occur. Its promoters have been devoting almost as such attention to studying how to transmit the power as they have to studying low to develop it. In order to incrcnso the power it will '0 necessary only to dig now wheel pits, 'he canal and tho tunnel ara W?? ? ??? ?.'uc) that hf rrriac the company places mts luximum capacity at. Of course there re sneers, hut the company has Niagara 'alls and the engineers ou its side, and corns likely to come out ahead. Novel Climbing Device. a T.v -t. i t .1 : J a. r rencu inventor ua^ ucviseu n uuvui nd practical arrangement for use by rcnien and others to facilitate rof)C limbing, and, at the sauio time, to perlit the climber to have free use of his auds. The apparatus consists ot two oards joined by a hinge, a hole passing iirough both tho hinge aud the boards, nd tho extremities of the latter aro prodded with straps, which can bo fastened o tho feet of the man using the apparaus. The method of climbing involved n this arrangement is simple. When lie feet attached to the boards are lifted he ropo is free, but the momcutthe foct ire pressed down on the two boards tho ope is firmly gripped. It is only necessary, therefore, to lift the body with >oth hands as lai as possible, and it can hen be hold by the hinged clamps until mother lift is made. By tho uso of a lelt to hold the body close to the ropo he hands may bo left freo for work.? Pire and Water. The New York Society lor Ethical Culture, of which Professor Felix Adler is President, proposes to build a ball for itself to cost ? 100, 000, of wnich about #100,000 is already obtained. An unusually large number of American gills aro living in Dresden lor cdtiI'fitiomO purposes. ? ? v jl v- , " 11 - i\\ The Ptftji Trw. Thl MMya lm I* belie red to be IndJgeoeas to the West Indies, but ie plentifully foond la Mexico. It hee eleo been Introduced into Florida aad Bermuda. Oar cat if from a photograph of a tree gtowing in Florida, and is wwvl I Uua cunoos plant. The tree bean a Art king resemblance to a palm, growing ho about twenty feet in height, while thh fniit, when ripo, looks^ r?? ul?ni||jLSobld, aUhough*the product of Huelf'tT"u' hot Is very palatable. This tndfjp*? that, like the orange, it might, b0Pca^T*tioo? ** 1?>proved and Wffgimportant article of oommerce and a iouF* profit to the horticulture s|N5^ TH>pArATA TnEK. This tree po%csses a peeuliar property in which it is bfclicvcd to l>e unique. Tlie sap containa flbA,nCt which is a constituent of animal b|oo<l. So far as known, thia is tho only ftQemher of the vegetable world to contait^this substance. This juice poured uLqu rfiesscd fowls when old makes tbem|teDder, and the same result is producodl UpOU tcugh bcof by a similar process, kr |jj wrapping them in tho leaves of tlie tree. The extracted juice of ripe fr?t furnishes a cosmetic. In Florida it w called pawpaw, and it does bear somajyfeecmblaoco to fruit of that name comtD%? l? the Ohio valley. A Tir#jL?*IC?<l Cat. Miss Eleanor l\pwis lm% written a charming little btfck called "Famous Pets of Famous Pelple," which was recently published inlbojtoii. Sir Walter Scott, it says, waa And of poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs cats. Byron was fondest of dogs anM wrote poetry about them. Charlotte Kushman, the great actress, was anothv lover of dogs, as was Charles Lamb, the poet, and Carlylc, the philosopher, -f One of the earlios pet cats on record is that of Prince jfiana, nu Egyptian notability who liv^d several thoustud nil. HIUi's TWO LEQUED CAT. years ago, and between stono feet of his statue was placed th^unage of his cat, "Bouhaki." The statue may still bo seen at the Louvre. Moro famous than Bouhaki is "Muczza," the cat of Mahomet. Petrarch, too, was a lover of cats, and when his little white "raicino" died its body was carefully embalmed. Tasso addressed a sonnet to his cat. Gregory the Great, Richelieu and Wolsey arc among the ecclesiastical dignitaries who have shown their preference for cats. Lord Chesterfield gave all his eats?and they were many?a life pension. Another cat deserving of mention has only two legs, and is owned by Dr. Hill, of Princeton College. Driving on One Wheel. In order to reduce to the minimum the weight to be drawn by trotting hoiscs, "with the possibility of still further lowering the milo record, two western inventors have designed tiing ilhi&tnrtlirtlr shown in the accotnpnnuidelphia Record tut a single wheel, the endless shaft being bent in front to form a raised top portion connected with the 1 Jl. ?I .iU /v f iUn ItAPiA TK n ro n r B&UU1Q ?11 CU ui mo uviau* ?uv ivmi portion of tho abaft carries tbo conneeONB-WUEBJ, VEHICLE. tiona with the wheel, auci in addition supports the curved springs forming tho scat of the driver. In Chicago one fare will carry a passenger a block or an average of about eight mtles in any direction from the heart of the city. Bishop Donne is to have a carved wood throne in the cathedral at Albany, N. Y. It is the gift of Mrs. .1. V. L. Pruyn, and if said to bo the liuest thing of the kind in America. The wood is black oak, and the throne is tweuty-two feet high. During the year 1803 suits agnin?t New York City for damages aggregating $353, 865 for personal injuries were defended by the Corporation Counsel. The amount awarded in these suits was 198.Ui. Crocedfles. . The true crocodiles ere distinct from Ibe alligators. Among the points of distinction tbo following sre the most noticeable. In the crocodiles the socelled canine tooth, the fourth counting from the front l"?? t mvsvu IU tug a tide of tne upper jaw, and is therefore risible when the mouth is closed, while in the alligator it is received in a pit in tl>* upper jaw, and Is therefore invisible, or nearly so. Again, in the crocodiles the hind legs have a fringe of flattened scales which is wanting in the alligators, whose legs arc round. Crocodiles are found in Africa, Asia, the tropical parts of Australia, Central America and the West Indies; while the alligators, with tho exception of one species discovered some few years since in Chins, are found only in America. They are all of them terrible destructive creatures; the young feed principally on fish, but {is they grow larger they attack every animal that they can overpower, dragging their prey into tho water, and so drowning it. It has been said that more people nro killed by crocodiles than by any other of the wild beasts of Africa. To those who ?!? ' ~i TO J 9II IV *V UU IT iUUIO VI lUig V v? VMW subject wc commend Sir 8. W. Baker's book. The crocodilia are, as every one is aware, thoroughly aquatic in their habits, and their peculiar conformation enables them to attack and iciso th^{ prey unawai^s^ft^ the back' part of tflrefr throats, their eyes and their cars are placed on tbo upper part of the head, ro that when in the water they can breathe, sec and hear, while they are themselves practically invisible. When thuy dive their nostrils and ears aro closed by lids or valves, and their eyes are covered by a transparent nictitating membrane. They aro further furnished with au arrangement which prevents th# water from getting down their owj throats when they arc holding large animals under the water to drown them. The dentition of these reptiles is peculiar: the teeth are sharp and conical, and are hollow at the base, and each tooth serves ah the sheath of another, which will in lime replace it. The tongue?for, notwithstanding the ancient belief, the crocoane noes possess n tongue?is leshy, and is attached to the bottom of die mouth. Anvl finally the lower jaw s hinged at the very back of the skull, thus giving the animal its extraordinary fape, nud also the psoulinr appearance which caused the notion that it moved its upper jaw.?Saturday Review. A Practical Airship. It is reported that a gardener of ITamburg, Germany, has inveulcd a practical airship, which cau bo propelled through the air and guidod in any direction. It is a cigar-shaped affair, with a car hanging below it, and is operated by nu aluminum oil engine, and makes a thousand revolutions a minute. The aeronautic department of the German army is experimenting with it.?Pica)unc. tfcats Of ohio, wtt or toutoo, i . Lucas County, | Frank J. (.'hooey make* oath that ho in the senior partner of the firm of F. Jr. Cheney A Co.. doing bnoluoM to the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said 11 rm will pay the aum of $100 for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be on red by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Ciienkt. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my preeouce, this 0th day of December, A. D., M&. ; a. w. ulsason, kal v Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts direct lv on the blood and imicnim of the system. Hood for testimonial^ free. F. J Cheney A Co., Toledo, <X ISold by Druggl.U, 76c.' Dr. William Home denounces dehornlug cattle as a bruital, cruol practice. An Important Difference. To innke it apiiarcnt to thousands, who think themselves ill, that they are not aiTeetcd with any disease, hut that the system simply needs cleansing, is to bring comfort homo to their hearts, as a costive condition Is easily cured by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup ("o. Cannibalism is still practiced in fourteen places iu tbc world. Fon Cocoits and Thiioat DisoiiDEItH use Bitow.n's nuo.nciiiat. Titocniw. "Have never changed my mind respecting them, except 1 think better of that which 1 began by intuiting well Iltnry li'ard lurcher. Sold nly in boxes. Many unkind things aro said of tho telephone, but one of its redeeming features is that you can't lend mouoy through it.?Philadelphia Record. If afflicted with sore eyesnso f)r. Isaac Tliomn- ! son's Kyo-water.Prugglsta sell at a5c. per hottls Mr. IFm. ITa4? Of liowell. INDIGESTION RELIEVED Good Appetite and Good Health Restored by HOOD'S ^fr. Win. Wade, tho well known boot aud shoe dealer at' 17 Morrimack St., near tho PostofHee, Lowell, says: "When 1 flml a ftooil thtna 1 'eel Ulto prattling It, and I know from personal experience that Hood's Sarsaparilla is a fine medicine. I have for a good many years been scrlously troubled with Distress in My Stomach ami indigestion. I had medical advice, prescription^. and various medicines, but my trouble was not relieved. At last I thought 1 would try Hood's Karenpurllla and I must say the e/fert tens hii r i> rl h hi ff, Soon after I Itegnn taking it I found great relief, now HOOCl'S par din CUTCS eat without having that terr.ble distress. I also rest v\e!l at night and ant in good health, for nil of wniclt I thank Hood's >ii runixtrilln." Wm. W ttit:. Ilood h I'tlls arc the lust Itvir, lu> Igorator and cutbartlo. finely vegetable. _ _ They E?t Dog." i ' II k Mid that dogs arc slaughtered at Munich for gastronomic purposes in large and increasing numbers. The/ are openlj sold in the markets with no attempt at disguise, and there is an incieasing demand lor the meat, which is openl/ bought and served at table just as an/ other meat. It is said that the custom of eating these animals was introduced into tho Bavarian capital bf the Italian laborers who have settled there in large numbers.?New Orleans Picajune. I The State Inspector of Oils, Indiana, in his annual report, states that during the past /ear the production of petroleum has increased 20,000 barrels. The total'output was235,977. These figure* put Indiana among the oil producing States. It is believed that within I another /ear Indiana will take rank with Ohio. I T) OYAL BAKING PCT Ix ,. . ovtrnot T jl v. iar ng finest food, and which e: not obtainable by the use /R^Tal V Abtol ately J\i re ^ Royal Baking Powdc tartar powder, the highest ?U. S. Government Food 1 Royal Baking Pow< strength, and wholesom which I have examined.Tracing lite Naino "Ohm." The word "chess" is said to bo a corruption of 41.0 a.i?uic wora "shclkli," racaniug chief or king. The game catuo westward by way of Persia, where tlio word sheikh became shah. It was the gavao of the king. The term "check" ia mnrolir tr% rrivn nntipn thof thn kinnr ia attacked, and "checkmate" means "tho king is dead;" tho verb mata being from the same root as the Spanish matador, tho slayer ot tho bull. Tho word check, whether verb or noun, may be traced through several curious ramification! back to tho Persian and Arabic. Even the word exchequer is curiously tangled up in this verbal network.?Churchuiau. There are 108 convicts in the Nevada State Prison, and the expense of keeping them is about $1.15 cents a day per apita. _ The Marked Success of Scott's Emulsion in consumption, scrofula and other forms of hereditary disease is due to its powerful food properties. Scott's Emulsion rapidly creates healthy flesh? proper weight. Hereditary taints develop only when the system becomes weakened. Nothing in the world of medicine has been J so successful in diseases (hat are most menacing to life. Physicians everywhere prescribe it. Prepared by Scott Howno, N. V. All druggists. liiRCURIALlM7^7 "About ton years ago I contracted a severe caseof hlond poison. headingphysicians prescribed medicine afler medicin.\ which I took without any relief, i also tried mercurial and potash "remedies, with unsuccessful results, hut which brought on an attack of mcrcuiiai rheumatism that luadu my life ono RHEUMATISM gavo up all remedies and began using S. S. S. After taking several bottles I was entirely cuicii and aoio to resume work. WSii JAl&i 1st lie. greatest medicine for blood poisoning to-day on the market." Treat iso on lllood and Skin Diseases mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. I'll I IT TKKKS. Largest ami llh.'STstork iii I'mlnl suites. Planters and Dealers slunilil gel Dl'ti ri;11 A'.s before placing outiKits. i:. moody & sons, i.ock ionr, .v. y. Pa. All letters contlilenllal. .tilei'iv AVer. fW-.Soni 10c. tn stamps for sample of l)H. I.ATItl Elt'k 11 KA I) AC II K iV N Kl lt A f.<;l A TA lll.kTW LUXURIES?LEAKSVILLE BLANKETS Housekeeper* 5hi lb- Carolina's Pride, '>'$ ll>. and Illaok?'dSc., lOr. and 150c. |?r yard. Kitw; Oray, 3^ J.^e. llrown, .|Or. a yard; very good Wool Yarn, all colors, 5r. a hank If your docs not keep these k .r.ur ..f J. \\ . SCllT'l ?$c t'O.i Special Selling Atts., iirt't'iialioro. N. V Cures Consitmptl on, CoiiRfi-s, Croup, Sore Throat. Sold by 3! 1 I'rnq^isis 0:1 a Cu-.rantee, T.E3VTD VOTJH 1-0 Us Prise* OtBlliS DJCTIOSAHT ^P\\ riit'Mshcd, ?t the remarkably low prioe /a7 /IH m I < nl> $1.00, postpaid This hook coa- IK /wVL tain< kit flnoly printed pa^ea of clear I p 'JgajM Mf type on excellent Paper and U handroiiit'ly yet ht>ftwably houml la oloth. V#I'iv txiou Kahlua word? with the Herman \ equivalents and pronunciation. and X ) Oarmao words with V.ntfllsh definitions, \ , It is In valuable to Hermans who are not 1 T i thoroughly familiar with English, or to V jl Americans who wish to learu Herman X??. J Addreaa with $1.00, OOI rf H. H0U9. ISi lo.irl St., lew Tsrk City. M h - **$ ' , 1. ?. *y *- ' ri ' n The Tfalnfs Were There. I . A I *>11-boy at the Great Northern, I says the Chicago M-il, doe* not believe L I in going beyond his literal instruction*. I guest ruebod to the cashier's desk. I Wo K?f) r'-niiLe *?? gay hu run up to my room, B 4^, and ee'^'l **^58 left my toothbrush and sponge. Horry 1 I I've only fire minutes now!" The boy I harried. He returned in foar minutes, W I out r.f breath. "Yes, sir,'' ho panted; I "you left them there."?Argouaut. a Rabbits are becoming a serious nuts-' I snce in some parts of Kansas. Barber I 8 County pays a bounty of fire cents each I for rabbit scalps, and about 5900 scajps ] hare been paid for there since last October. WDER imparts that pccul- -i less, and flavor noticed in the cpert pastry cooks declare is | of any other raising agent. /?x -d A Absol atety J v p?i^ y ;r is shown a pure crcain-ofi of all in leavening strength. Report. dcr is superior in purity, eness to any other powder ?New York State Analyst, "German Syrup" Just a bad cold, and a hacking cough. \Vc all suffer that way sometunes. How to get rid of them is the study. Listen?'' I am a Ranchman and Stock Raiser. My life is rough and exposed. I meet all weathers in the Colorado mountains. I sometimes take colds. Often they are severe. I have used German Syrup five years for these. A few doses will cure them at any stage. The last one I had was stopped in 24 hours. It is infallible." James A Lee, Jefferson, Col. (? AC O D| AltiS Anthorlitcd T.lfe. Ttonanz.t /nOiUiBLnmC for anont* Outfit only JV. II. F. Johnson & Co., No. ".So, lltli St., lUclinioml, Vn. TO YOUNG MEN. ^BplcndId opportunIty to learn a bu.ilnesa that will I |no >u?u; employ int-iii auu a mmrjfui fiuwa;gar. ; Bend 3c. ?i?mp for circular, containing full Inform*Uon. Address Geo. H. l,awreuco. 53 K. 10th, N.Y. City. M MONEY IN CHICKENS. % fl For 25c. a luo-i>(i?o book, cxperlenoe JtJk flWUSkl of a practical poultry raiser during fflpr ^3BSvc 2years. It touches how to doteol Off yip nod cure diseases; to food for egg* ecfe?<=:VAJC59*.iiid for fattening; which fowl* to mto for breeding, *< ., ?* Address 1IUUK PUB. lluUSK, 134 Leonard St., N. Y. City. . UEItriD YOUR I'Ml UrMHl (immx llltriO.NART /M%\ published, at tho remarkably low price /ftlvift o( only $I.OO, postpaid Tld* Iloolt con- n '/Tv5k Ml talim 024 iliicly printed panes of rloarlfx}1. I typo on excellent paper and la hand- 1 jj.' oiiiclv vet i-orvlcoaldy bound In cloth. \ar^T \v^ It give* llnirhsli words with the 'iorman \ e-pilvaU-nts and pronunciation, and Y\^M ) Oermnn word* with Knglixh definitions. % It Is invalnablo to'Icrmans who aro not * \ thoroughly familiar with Knffllsh, or to Y am Americans who wish to loarn tlonnan V. ,' ,Xm Address, wdth *1.00, MO Ok rill. IfOr*. lit LooasrJ St., K?m Task Ctiy. Plao's Remedy fbr Catarrh la the HH Beet. Easiest to TTse, and Cheapest. MBold by druggists or hcqI by xuall, HI Oo. X T. H axel tine, Warren. Pa. H I ^Vhe Hbdii* Sun Stove Polish Ls Urllllant, Odor- I | lees, Durnlde, and the consumer pays for no tin | Q or glftSH package wmi bv<t> purcuawo. j MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS ? 1W1TII , THOMSON'S ??H1| SLOTTED iraon Hbvc. v No tools required. Only a hammer nceloil to drive ' nn l c inch tli in easily and quickly, having the clinch ' nhso'ofrly smooth. U-i|Mlilhg no hoc lu he mailo In ihc Ir.ilhcr nor liurr lor the llivclj. They arc nlronar, foimli ami tliirnblc. .Millions now in use. All length*. uniform or ?!>*orlc I. rut up In hoxc. i| A>k ruiir denier lor litem, or mil we. Id y stomps for a !>ox of Itti, a-.s ric I h/.cs Jlnn'hl by JIJOSON L. THOMSON MEU. CO., j <VAI.T1IAV, .MASS. A Woman Has rrv little desire to enjoy tho pleasures of life. And 1a entirely unllllrd for the cmoft of housekccpiiiK or any ordinary duties,If afflicted with SICK II KA l>AC'IIK l)AV A FT Kit IIA Y and yet there are few diseases that yield more promptly to proper medical treatment. It Is therefore of the utmost im* ft l*ortance that a reliable remedy shoujd always l>e nl ? hand. During a period of more than <?0 \ KAKH there has been no Instance rej?orfed where su<*b cases have not l>een pe rmanently and V It (Ml I'T I a Y I' I It hi) by the use of a single Ih>x of the genuine and IiihMv celebrated Ili tfV llrl.A \ tVM I I V B.* II . ru.i.s, which may bo |>r<.cured nl any Drug store, | or will ho mnllcd to any addres i on the receipt of 2Sc. \ In postage stamp.*. rurchaacrs of these I'ill* should K bo careful to procure the genuine article. There aro several counterfeits on the market, well calculated to deceive. The genuine l>r. f. Mclanc's Celebrated I.lver 1'llls are manufactured only l?y FLEMING BROTHERS CO., Pittsburgh. Pa. * 8. n. u.?0 m ? ?i . i i . ... ill' i idim | NO ? Tho 60 Day Cabbago. This is absolutely the ssrlled call.ro in C'O worW. Seed ry scarce. I'W.- . I or , .Vxv: lb , $2. |?-stpaid. THE EARLIEST VEGETABLES "ill be in prc.it demand this sprit,/ and Mill fetch big pries*. . have the earliest, plate v n ads. 3.', |>krs Karlic.l V?'/> *.,blo NnV'-ot. .; t |v,c.j.., ,1. r OR 14c. (WITH CATALOGUE, 19c.> To Intrclnro our is tvcr/wlr. o, no i nd,postpaid, upon sr^ij't f I ? I package Si* Weeks" fivli'h, ltV."| |? mi rarlt|e, 1 S;l*< r stab' l.-'tt"" -. Kc I Ku.|,r? 1 (i^nt Prolific 4 20?. \ ^ 1 " 1?"Y1K i nrnrnl t r, |IM. | ' ft " Drilliiin* FJ.?* r .Vk\ I ALL FOR 4c. SALZftVS SEED CATALOGUE , |>e fin'| c / I C ' to (I ff $V1,0II0! Ills gladly . ii.il o|"..i r . , ie'e p * af OHN a. salzer SEEP CO., La Crosse, Wis. \%