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I ? * ' Brl^hcst Part of My Trip. j 1 The New York fashion correspondent of a i Southern paper gives out the following : A lady writes : " I have read your letters < for a long time, and have often envied you the opportunity you enjoy of seeing the beautiful things you describe. I used to think, when I read of those charming dresses and parasols and hats at Lord & Taylor's, that theirs must be one of those stores where a timid, nervous woman like myself, having but & few dollars to spare for a season's outfit, would be of so little account that she would receive little attention ; but when you said, in one of your letters a few months ago, that goods of the same quality were really cheaper jh?rn tK... . 1 man tfny OTTteY"hrm in New \ork, and that because they sold more they bought more, and consequently bought cheaper, I determined, if I ever went to New York, ? would go to Lord & Taylor's. " '1 hat long-waitcd-for time came in the early autumn, and I found myself standing before that great entrance, with those wonderful windows at either side. T summoned iny courage and entered, as I suppose tens of thousands of just such timid women as I have done before. My fears were gone in an instant. The agreeable attention put me at mv ease at once, and 1 felt as much at home as though I were in the little country store where my people have ' traded for ncarlv a quarter of a century. " And now, as 1 wear the pretty things I purchased, or sec them every day and find them all so satisfactory, I think of my visit to this great store as the brightest part of my trip to New York." ? i To Make Cloth Waterproor. r Hero in i% reoipo to m?kp ordinary i hi ii until it becometi aWwTvro ySfuT it oO > into another pailgarments 1 therein nud let them stand for twentyfour hours. Thou hang up to dry without wringing. Garments treated thus can he worn in the wildest storri of wind and rain without tho wearef getting even damp. The rain hanga in globules upon theeloth, and cloth that is waterproof is better nnd mora healthy than rubber goods.?^ievt Vork World. lie's a dealer in rhy.ius an I in Yys'.n," An exponent of oath av.>3atio h, And cm furnish <1 citations o.* si >3 n. Or supply you with stocks of <j i? atioas. k Aches, or yoit are all worn out ? , T "otluiiK. it Is general dehilltv' dr In"" s, ro" hitters will cure you. make yml strong, cleanse jour liver, and civc you a imod appetite - tones the nerve*. ?ffood The largest unuu wa over known was tho Great Mogul, whicu weighed, in the Tough, 793 carats. Hall's Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken internally, and acts directly on the hlood and mucous surfaces of the system. Write for lea iiiuouiui*, ireu. .mhuuijici urru i?y F. *1. Ciiknky A: Co., Toledo, O. Tho legal rates of payment for suTreyInn Government lands is from Rvo to nine dollars per linear mile. parties needing a tonir, nr children who want building up, should take Brown's iron Bitters. It is pleasant to take, cures Malaria Indigestion, Biliousness anil Liver Complaints, makes the Blood rich and pure. Tim number of b'jQalocc running ^?iio fct tho beginning of the year 1891 wu estimated at 1000. Beccham's Pills instead of slushy mineral m Waters. Ueeobam's?no others. J45 cts. a box. "* ' Of tho 912,000,000,000 of iifo insur^wSwe" Say Rut what Hood's Sursapnrilla Does that Mhs^ho story-^Hood's OnfM Mtsa Lizzie May Davit i Ttirvcmm, "Mass. After the Crip Nervous Prostration ? No Help Except in Hood's "Have boon suffering for 2 years past with Nervous Prostration which woa brought on by a very severe attack of grip. Had Cold Chills almost every day for nearly 3 years. Have now tnken, on the recommendation of my druggist, 3 bottles of Hood's Snrsaparllla. What 5 doctors of both Boston and this city could not do, thoso 3 bottles of Hood's Snrsaparllla have done for mo. I am now well and HOOCl'S Parma C U f C S .. can walk without a cane. I feel grateful to ~ '* " Hood's Sarsaparilla, as I believe I should not t- now lie alive if it wero not for this medicine." , Miss Lizzik May Davis, Haverhill, Mass. t Hood's Pills net easily, yet promptly and efllon the Uver and bowels. 25 cents. A remedy which. If used by Wives ; j?d i," W yj It about to experience V>Jhk-*Ir jil rflHk the painful ordeal Ait) attendant upon / | Child-birth, proves fI St Jr an infallible speetl y -i flc for,anilobrlatea |r*H tlio tortures ofoonf i \\J>*Wv/A)<7 flnement, leeeeninir If I x/./OT the dangers thereof IP. t '\ ~ ZJI to both mother and /? li n VVS^ /rli ?h,M- f"o,?| by *11 // <1 u f-'V drngglste. Hentby x/ li IV * express on receipt f or jirice, *1.011 per >51 bottle, charges prsS* paid. ^ BRADFICLD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, OA. \V #1 II 18L009 poisck B v;,i^ B A CDCOIAI TV HpaiUcnlant oml lnve.llm A ortblULJ ! jjjR ;-.v * onr iell-ill lity. Our $ oo.ooo. Wlien mprcury, loiliilo potMsinm, w?r.4 ip -rili.1 or IlotRprflfiffa fail# w? cru iratiU?o a cnro?ni:?I our >ia -io ( yphlli'uo I* (Ha only filing (hot w;ll ruru permanently. P? pIlire proof fenl lefliix^ fn Co.# Cbioago, III* F3BR8BH I Do Hot Be I)AcelTed*^UHBniHBHH I with rostra. Enamels and Paint* which (tain Mm I I hand*. Injure the iron and burn red. I I The lUaln< Hun Stove Polinh la Brilliant, Odor- I I Icon, Durable, and the conaumer para for bo tta I | or gloae pacbagc with every pumfiaw. | m MEDIEVAL GREAT GUNS. XHB MARVELOUS HEAVY ORDNANOE OF THE MIDDLE AGES. j The Turks Made the First Great ImJ provements in Artillery?The Most !' Extraordinary of Cannon. IT is almost startling at the present day to recall that the first great improvements in artillery were all mado by the Turks, as indeed iT^T their supremacy in this branoh, remarks tho jLondon Standard, even more than the discipline and ferocity of the JaniBsnrics, which canned thd Ottoman Army to be thought invincible for two centuries. The natural genius of the race for war was well displayed by the readiness with which they grasped the importance of gunpowder, ami the methodic way thoy set about developing its capabilities. We look on our own Artillery Company with the reverence due to age; but it is al? most modern compared with the TopjJ service of the Turkish Army, that came down intact from the Janissary force, which it preceded. There were regular batteries at the siege of Constantinople which did not belong to the Jalisissary organization; we may suppose, there fore, that the Topji ortas of that tiin? were composed of native Moslems. The a ii,i> of them with the Jauisi occurr?il iu the early part i Wi>,*kVoi. ineir strength was (touliled presently, i "Nowhere else in Europe had any I'ower dreamed of employing such force for the management of big guns alone. Since the gunuers of the Janissary force were transferred en masse to the Sultan's new army, it is a fact, however curious, that the Turkisl artillery of the present day is the old est military body in tho world. Wi may wonder how many of its ofliecri ore conscious of the distinction. Enormous cannon are mentioned n the siege of Constantinople. Hnvinj been wise enough to see from tho be ginning what a great port nrtiller; taunt play in warfare, and havini formed a body of men to cultivate thn branch, the Sultans shortly perceive' that the bigger they could mako thei pieces the more effective they won! be. Tho result startled Europo at th siego^ of Rhodes, not becauso it was noveiry men, out nccnuse ine story c that gallant defence sent a thri through Christendom. Whilo tli Kings of Franco and England wer priding themselves on popguns, bo t speak, they heard that tho Turks ha sixteen great "bombards," cneh twei ty-two feet long, of which tho lea* "o*stod stones, every stone of it spanucs compass aboute," as it is pr by John Kay, Poet Laureate to on Edward IV. It must bo observed however, that the Topjis were no equal to tho construction of tlies j;reat engines. Their merit lay in th conception and in the readiness to em ploy foreigners. "Futhermore wer there called counynv men in niakvng of instruments of warre, that is to say bombardes, gownes, oulverynes, ser pentines, and such other." Thej ToPtunVi f tinns, whether with designs of treacl try seems doubtful; anyhow, ho wa "d mpned to deth" after a whilewhatever that process may have bee: exactly. Tho siege of Rhodes is one of t h tnost glorious struggles 011 record, bu wo aro concerned only with the gren guns. They did all that could be es pected of them. So terrific was til roar of th*) bombardment that the ir habitants of a town eullod Ttr>oih> br>or it, ns we are assured, a hundred nnlt to the eastward; and the concussio was such that "grete pyles and post* strong and myghty that were stykke in the grondo behynde ntte tayle c the aforesaydo grete bombardes, gav biich a grete and myghty shakying tlic the bouses of Rhodes otherwhyk fhaked in such a wyse lykc iff hy hiddo ben an yearthquake." As fo the effect, it was just such as we rea 04 V>ot\aV>?Mi?lm ni mo^trtn ttmrt The tortiticntionn crashed down, whol streets fell, and the inhabitants had t < live in their cellars. Another novelty was the use c bombs. They do not seem to hnv been tired from the cannon. Th "engine" which discharged them wn r "sling." But wo are told that i threw barrel* full of great stones int air, whieli fell upon the houses, wreck ing them entirely with gvent "mm dor" among those within. It is no easy to see why barrels full of stone were employed instead of solid rockf vnlesstliey exploded. The use of bomb eiso reappears two hundred years a! terwards, when Louis XVI. wished t punish the Algerian Corsairs. Hi Beet could do little; ho was not nr< pared to land troops. In this perplei jty a young man called Petit Benaut hitherto a peaceful sailor, snggeste the use of mortars to Colbert. Ha that gtpat man been a soldier, doubt b'HH ne would have paid no attentlor J>eing also a civilian, however, he gav Petit Kenand an audience, an grasped the merit of his scheme. I duo time Algiers was laid in ashes. The most extraordinary great guT on record, as we may boldly osser are those described by Brydone, wliof travels in Sicily and Malta won renow w ell deserved towards the end of tb last ccntnry. Many facts and stork lie recounts that seem strangely oh world to us, though the date is littl more than a hundred years ago. S grandly did the French Rcvolutio transform Europe. Malta was full c wondors more or les? droll while th Knights held it. But nothin equalled the gun stones, perhaps?i may be as well to say that our Authoj Jty in unimpeachable. Everybod knows that the fortifications were cu or the solid rock, hut Brydone wa r;glit in saying that a "kind of ord iniieo" used to defend them was "un 1 nown to all the world besides." A we understand his description, th Knights left a great block of ston where they hollowed out an embra f'ire in the cliff, which afterward they shaped and bored in the form o i. gigantic mortar. These engine contained a whole barrel of gunpow dev. That shoveled in, they stopimi it with a great piece of wood, fittot ixuctly to tbe bojc, as "wadding." anr t ..... v MJ |?vjWHn 1,1 a jet of steam through a tube which partly obstructed by a revolvit 10 toothed wheel. Tho faster tlie wlie n goes round, the higher is the pitch < l? the shriek uttered by tho machine, t ,ft that it goes up note after note until tl listener feolH as if a toot or two higln would render liiin a raving lunatii ? Incidentally to studying the operatic n of this kind of fog signal, Profess* Henry discovered the cause of ccrtai e odd acoustic freaks which had been f? puzzle to navigators. Jt had ofte l* been found that such a signal, thong ' clearly audible twenty miles froi y land, could not be heard at a t ton ruilos from shore. This, as li 8 learned, was due to tho refraction i the sound-waves oeoaeioned by wine He also ascertained that the blowing < * the fog signal, thus rendered innud 0 bio on the deck of a vessel at setv, ooul e often bo heard loudly by ascending t the masthead?a valuable suggestio a for sudors.?Atlanta Constitution. a An Italian who recently committer fuicide in California left a stctomon 1 declaring that he liad no education,am ] that a man with uo education has noth 1 tug to live for. fondcd np -with "canuonbnTlV sheila, I rnd other deadly materials." About fifty of these remarkable guns commanded the Bpota which a hostile ship was most likely to approach. "The mouths of eomc are six feet wide, and they are said to throw a hundred can-i tas of balls or stones"?about 10,000 pounds. Tho range is not stated, but the falling projectiles covered an area of tliroe hundred yards. Doubtless such an avalanche would "make dreadful havoo" among a detachment of ?U r'ntit. IV -WOTtld tnnko havoc somewhere, probably, anyhow, But Brydone does not say that the experiment had ever bcou tried. - SELECT SIITTNt.'S. A Nevada man carries a COO-yo.nr-old wuteb. New Zealand's gold yield is ?250,000,000. Loco of all kinds is now made by machinery. - ?.?i. ?... ia O.125. The worm s wuwi <.??r ? -??? 000,000 bushels. The Pope owns a single pearl that is , valued at $100,000. , 'p],0 average time a derelict remains . alloat is about thirty days. f A new claim is made for vlive? that ' they are a help to digestion. ' Piertm Cil Im. lUIW .llfi'P ihrttf {T^hTO'O&O young men tit for military duty. In 1653 Field printed tlio "Pofirl Bible." It contained no fewer than i 6000 mistakes. The tomb of Mohammed is covered > with diamonds, sapphires and rubies i valued at $10,000,000. 1 A good specimen of President Arthur's autograph is <,\iot< <l at $7.51 9 by the Philadelphia collectors. A pray, unsized blotting paper was ^ Bold in England, according to Roger ^ in his history, so far back as 1465. i- The daily supply of milk fortkeNex y York City market amounts to ubou g 10,000 cana of milk, 170 cauS of con t densed milk and 400 cans of cream, d The English skylark ln.a often bee r introduced into New England, but a d attempts to domesticate it have prove e futile, for the climate is too severe. * The flesh of forest rats is esteemed J* culinary delicacy in parts of Gubi * Their main article of diet is Brnz ? nuts, which impart a good flavor f ? tliem. A pair of young bisons have bcc ~m placed by an English nobleman on h ^ game preserves and sevt nil similar o ders havo been placed with America dealers. Eels, snakes and chicken legs ai L sold in the Russian markets, accord in to a traveler, and lind ready sa 6 among a class of people who are n? o epicures. i- A New York editor the other dn e wrote a headline, "Alleged Treason i o China," nnd wns horrified to see it rii , through tho paper "Alfred Tcnuygo in China." The nuriwit year is the centennialc Ijrfin iiiiaWn vii than any other one thing except tl l" cotton. * Twin sisters, Mrs. Ackermim nr Mrs. Christian, of Glen Ellyn, 1101 u Chicago, 111., recently celebrated the ninety-first birthday. Not long a;. they attended their brother's goldt ^ wedding. "Weo Hun Penk is the richest Chini 0 man in Arizona, if not in America, b iJ was cook in a mining camp tlireo yea (j1 ogo. Now he owns all of Salt Bae< ,a Mine and a half interest in the Pail n Soil]) Lead. He. is said to be a or >8 $3,000,000. <1 Archduke Francis Ferdinand of An if tria oil his tour through India uotiei q that the lhijnh Patialia, when he w it present, wore a turban with a doul: ss row of diamonds and innnmerali t pearls and other gems, and learned th r the Rajah had bought them from t d Empress Eugenie for $850,000. * inn mow I net*** ttorroio the country has just died iu San Era of cisco. Ho was Ei Po Tai. Ho eai from Canton about 1850 and built uj ?f large prnetice, having white people e well as his own countrymen for ] 0 tients. The Emperor a few years a; s sent him the highest Chinese meilit t diploma. o _ Tlio Steam Siren. The invention of that diabolical ro 8 trivance, the steam siren, is common '? attributed to Professor Henry. fact, however, he merely adopted tl ' idea from a French device for recur ,? ing tho vibrations of musical note 18 Hlld tmiilitwl if. in n. ulnimi fni1 11U<I <iu 5" fog Hignal. Of all the instruments fi making loud noises ever constructed '? this one is by far the most inferos d Under favorable conditions it can 1 '' heard forty tnilcn at sen. Hrcctitly C-. Woontu into use to somo extent ' cities as a substitute for the facto) " whistle, and at 12 o'clock and at " o'clock daily, peaceful neighbors ai n disturbed by its frightful bellowiuj Th? unnrxlu ni?n I. c' Indianapolin (Ind.) girls run a cooperative laundry. i An armless New Zealand bride wore ' ?? fin<r orrher toe. uv* **?0 Empire sleeves of velvet^ gabion* r, able for ovoning gowns. SHB"' o Gloves should harmonize iVrtn thd > dress and hat in the new suits. t It is to be orinoline and not hoop- ' skirts, sa.v the higheo^iasliion authori- f ties. I Neck ribbons are again worn and ( arc of velvet, in shades of pink, ruby ( and blue. I Fashionable shades for cloaks are j petunia, plum and all hues of purple and violet. Ouioutal sleeveless jackets embroidered in gold or Bilvcr are to "obtain" all summer. Novelties in jewelry are many this season, nearly all of tho kind to bo called "lovely." According to new styles, no skirt should bo less than three and a half yards in width. Tall women nevdfc had a more bo- | golden brown, bright old rose, hclio- I trope and silver) gray. Black and ^;reon is likely to bo a favorite combination, the green being of a rather pale shade. Puff's on the sleeves of dresses nro ! getting between the shoulder and tho elbow at a very rapid rate. . All manner of odcl littlo waists will ( l>e of great help in producing a pleasing variety In the wardrobe. , The butterfly bow for the hr.ir holds jj its own rcmnrknbly well. Evidently that head decoration has come to stay. 7 Some of the new fans are of Oriental j. stuff with sandalwood sticks, and a large bushy tassel depending froiu tho end. n Bangles of silver are moro or lest II worn, and in patterns and styles th< manufacturers of them keep right up to date. jf' Ribbons make an almost fairy-bkt display. The new tints in ombres and il pi Aids can be properly described <w (U "dreams." Among the articles exhibited by thi French Government at tho World' Fair in a parosol once carricimy marim r? Washington. Flounces, or a series of small frill reaching half way up the length of th< po widened skirt, appear upon some of th spring gowns. !o Now and beautiful gold bonnet anc jt hnt pins are displayed among sprinj novelties, many mounted with genuin precious stones. Ii Grenadines and nets arc to be war n over light-colored silk skirls next sum ,ix nier, accorcyng to the bulletin fror those who know. >f Models of strawjnts intended for th -1 '*Tr YWAiiiT'^'" i 'J;"Vi to Emerautiv used to be consJ dered unlucky, fro revived anion id fashionable precious stones, ofton sui ir rounded by pearls, ir One would not think . it possihh (o nevertheless tho cheap Japanese V, i n imported for the coming season uetuu. ly como in new styles, ft- A new kind of shoe for women hf lc come out, christened the "Piccadilly, rs It "huttons up high," and looks bei ?n wiien on a Cinderella foot. A London fashion journal is anthoi ity for tho statement that a seaisai saequo is not "good form" in conuci ia- tion with "refined mourning." Mr. Fistor, head gardner of tho Whif 118 House, has presented to Mrs. Clevi 'J? laud and named in her honor a new lilj uu amuryllis of pure cherry hlowna. ,ie Tho newest fancy in bracelets is "t ltMpf, wfowU, rmrrrtf u* gohl buckle, set with diamonds or tui n0 quoise. Simultaneous with tho introdnc?ioi of the short walking go^pb shoe h- ore " are exhibiting foot covering in whic 7 . pointed toes and high heels are cor 'tt spicuous features. Brocades shot with gold and silve I threads will be used for ball diesses thi summer. The effect is very rich an beautiful, suggesting the fabrics wor in the time of Lonis XTV. | y 1I'rau Cosima Wagner has bee ,i(j stricken with paralysis. 81ie was , (laughter of Franz Liszt, and, befor the great composer married lier, wu 't the wife of Haus von Buelow. ,,r Mrs. Bradley-Martin, of New Tor' [] City, is the owner of the crown one ,1 belonging to Marie Antoinette. Thi )0 is a velvet cap with the insignia of roy if uJty ciujhWujjijil K|>uu it in prooiou atones. " y Wide ribbon strings on bonnets ar t> once more to the front. They ore o ro shot and brocaded ribbons, and tie bs g. neath the chin in the old fashion. Nei ig widows' bonnets have strings of cordtx is ig white ribbon, dull in finish ixnd nenrb el a linger bread. ?f The Queen of Corea maintains ala<b *o physician, who is aeeoinmodateil wit] ><> apartments in the royal palace, and re t eeives a yearly salary of $16,500. Shi p. is obliged visit the Queen every day >n and remain within call when Hor Ma >r jesty is indisposed. " Mrs. Mary A. Kiddle, for many year " known as the real estate queen of At J5 lantic City, N. J., died afeentiy aftei 1 nn illness of several week<#7" ""She wss ii her tlfty-ninth year. Almost everj ' title in the lower portion of Atlantii lt' iierriniitncr at ljcads avenue, goal ,j o-? a ? . _ j buck to her. ^ This in the way a skillful modist changed and freshened a black silk J ,j vest, and panel together with collar am 0 culTs of cream white ottoman nil jj striped with fine cut jet was introduced and when the wholo costume wh sponged and pressed it was transform** 1 luiat all recognition. 1 ! There fomorff sWrorr * of the Rocky. Mountains at preaetJ th?n there has been fo^jrears paat. IE KID GLOVE INDUSTRY. 1 * Th SKARXASUB FACTS OXJSAHBD FROM CONSULAR REPORTS, . ^y Br >lts, Cnlvea, Don. Goata, Cats, Rata we und Rabbits, but Rarely tbo Kid. Ml Supply tbe Material. 30 DO you know that your kid ^ gloves. so-called, are made of m colt skins, dog skins, cat skins, ?? rat skins ond goat skins and *n nly rarely of real kid skin? This ei eeius to be the faot if we are to believe he combined assertion of a large num- 1* ter of consular officers who have re-' *c ?ortod .to the State Department at c' Vashington on the subject in answer B( o inquiries sent out shortly after Mr. " i j t?? *Ko hpiid of that ^ X hair and after this work tho process oi e softening and tanning the skins begins. The refuse from sheep and cattle yards and dog pounds is used in tanning tho " skins, and the tread process with bare 1 feet goes on meantime. After the tan^ a ning process is completed, which usually takes weeks, tho skins are treated to d p fulling both of yolks of oggs, which i* this work seems to havo a depressing effect on tho omelet industry of tlio > glove districts, for Consul Williams humorously remarks, after calling at?, tention to tho quantity of tho yolks of a eggs used in this work, that this exL plains why omelets generally look pale at restaurants and hotels, for they nrs l8 made up of two whites and one yolk > and paid for as if made with two complete eggs. Tho skins, after being tanned, are dyed to give them the proper color, and tho dyes are usually of tho best mado from dye woods, as n tho aniline dyes are not suitable for this purpose. In the manufacture of tho gloves 0 great skill is required, and only the > most ingenious, intelligent and trained rt men are permitted to operate in the cutting of the gloves. Tho skins are a carefully cut up into small sections bj hand, barely large enough to make onef way as to make aif Utile wafife as p'oS-' > sible in cutting tho skins. These are stretched to tho proper shape before 3 tho form of the glove is cut with the a die, a dozen or raoro being cut with h one movement of tho cutting press. I- Tho sewing is mostly done by machines, though in some instanaes the gloves are ,r sown by women at their homes, where they get about three cents a pnir for sewing four button gloves, and corn a about $2.50 per week. The fact that tho <rl nvoa inrr frn*v 0"V * V" VV/.WIMft Russia arc made from foal skins i? ho n little known that a briof extract from * ConHul-Ooncral Crawford's report on 0 this subject will be of interest. He 3 says: "The bulk of fine gloves made in Russia are mado from fool skins, k There is very little done in this conn? try in the manufacture of gloves from d sheep, goat and kid skins, in the ' preparation of foal skins, it should be s said that they are of very difficult fal>rioation and require much hard labor 0 to work them sufficiently soft and deli1 teate. It is claimed that there is an art : in the preparation of foal skins for f gloves that the Russian workmen have ] in very great perfection as compared - with foreigners. It is doubtful whether foal skins could be prepared sufficient, ly cheap, where hand labor is dear, to ? compete with other skins on tho general market. The experiment has been tried in France, Belgium and Germany, ? but with very poor results, as tho work' ingmen thero appear not to possess the " perseverance and endurance necessary to their business. Foal skins, when B well dressed are very durable, and at the same time, very delicate and have f a great advantage in taking well all 1 sorts of dyes. The coat of the akin f properly prepared, ia not far from fifp teen to seventeen cents per pair for gloves the ordinary size. Remnants from the (ratting shop are soM to ths " mannfaotnrers of musical instruments, , pnrsea and tobacco pouches Out of ? 600 foal skins from 1200 to 1500 glov? . of the best quality can be made.?St. Louis aiar-Howinar*. A pet in the McMillan Mnsee oj Omaha, Neb,, is an ox weighing 374C ' pounds, standing six feet fonr inches " high, And measuring ten feet clever mm in nixth. Ultimo resigneu 11UU1 MAV tepart ment. These reports come from 11 Prague, Antwerp, Brussels, Rouen, St. ^ Ettienne, Berlin, Breslan, Kehl, Msnn- c heim, Milan, Cadiz, Seville, Gotten- * berg and St. Petersburg, and therefore f may be supposed to furnish some valu- < ble information about the glovo indus- * try of the Old World. J A statement is these reports impresses one particularly with the large pro-, portion of skins of animals other than kid used in the manufacture of what are popularly known as "kid" gloves. 3heep, lamb, goat and colt skins seem . to furnish the bulk of the material used, ' ^bnt according to some reports the skins to be Bure, bunHKcnaiuo kiu bmu 8eemn to foxm a Bmall proportion of the material used in the manufacture of so-called kid gloves. At Prague, Austria, sheep and lamb skins, and practically nothing else oro used in the manufacture of the 8,400,000 pairs of gloves turned out there annually. In Russia nearly all the fine gloves are made of colt skins, and large numbers are turned out. The dog skin gloves are said to be especially an English production. At Seville, mostly skins of young sheep aro used. In France, generally, tho materials chiefly employed are sheep, goat and kid skins, but Consul Williams, writing from Rouen, adds: "Cat and rabbit skins, i admirably colored, aro made to imitate all kinds of furs. Rat skins arc used I chiefly for making thumbs of ordinary , gloves." Tho very best material, tho , reports state, is tho youngest kids,, even those prematurely born, or whose} mothers are killed to obtain tho skin . of their unborn offspring being the highest prized for tho finest quality, i 3 Tho preparations of tho skin from the time they leave the unfortunate 9 animals until they are sewed into gloves' 9 is detailed by the various gentlemen 1 who have rendered this voluminous report to the State Department. The: s skins are usually obt ained dry from tho 9 farmers who raise these animals and a after being soaked in water and trodden by men with naked feet until BoftJ i and Ttliable lime is added to loosen the 1 Be on yoi ij If seme grocers u 0 powder upon you in f | it is because of the g 1 This of itselfjfi^B ? profit the other mil ? powder, and to cost ^ with cheaper and inl 4 thus, though selling less value to the co ? To insure the fir ? wholesome food, be IS tute for Royal Bakini S| by you. 1 Nothing can be I the Royal Ba I and give as i "August Flower" Eight doctors treated me for Heart Disease and one for Rheumatism, but did me no good. I could not speak aloud. Everything that I took into the Stomrch distressed me. I could not sleep. I had taken all kinds of medicines. Through a neighbor I eot one of vour books. ?: Married Seventy.four Tears* { Seventy-four years ago Jonathan ayer was married to Ruth Penniman tho Rev. Jonas Perkins, pastor of * lat io now tho Union Church of East aintreo and Weymouth. Mr. Thayer ts ninety-six on tho 37th of April, rs. Thaler will be ninety-two on the th of June. Mr. Thayer comes from e old Braintree stock of Thayers, his other's and father's ancestors having ?me from the parish of Thornberry, , OlonoesterBhire, England, seven gen* ( ations ago. * Mr. and Mrs. Thayer have been the wents of seven* children; of whom mi aro now living. The worthy rmplo livo in a house built by themjives sixty-threo years ago. An un? larried Bon and a daughter live with te hem, but Mrs. Thayer refuses to give rij ip tho management of the house to hei te laughter. She does' noarly all the le coking, but allows her daughter to dc *< ho heavier work. Mr. Thayer is still tl juite active, but is troubled some with ~ leafness. He Bhavcs himself regularly " twice a week, and saws and splits all " wood used in the house. ? Boston . TVavr?lf>r. ? ? ?- t flow to Stretch a Small Fortune. J ?Ono of the easiest ways to get ft , fortune out of $10,000 in United Stated ] fcurronoy is tliis," remarked a grent ad* j mirer of Frenoli finance yestm^jfc < ;'%* In fortune ornfty thousand fraw Offend a i man with that sum in Franee is rieJu There can bo no question of it?a man ! with 50,000 francs in France is a thousand times better off than a man with $10,000 in America. "The two principal reasons for this arc, the actual cost of living in France is fur cheapter than over hero; and ojl of the luxuries, amusements and on* joymcnts of life nro lower priced.* ?New York Journal. t'onrteous Rnmlits of Clilnn. The robbers of China aro banded together, and form a terrible compact. If a bank iu iho city wishes to send a large amount of money to Pekin, the bunker sends a gift to tho chief of the banditti infesting tho territory through which the money is about to pass, te/1iug him tlio limn tho stiver-n-fi! tie iwui,? and requesting that it be not disturbed. "Wheii such a request is made, accompanied by a handsome present, it ia usually honored. These banditti are not tho only robbers. Tho Government is engaged in the same business. Taxes ore very high, and every time one comes in contact with the rulers it costs something.?Brooklyn Citizen. I procured a bottle of Green's August Flower and took it. I am to-day stout, hearty and strong and enjoy the best of health. August Flower saved my life and gave me my health. Mrs. Sarah J Cox, Defiance, O. % A HI llll Morphia* Habtt Cored la 10 OPIUIIftffiwtHgwK.'ausai: SI (MM) HOME for ?*cb nppllcent; rich, h?*thful Tors*. Kn. Amimwn (Co. Tre??), Antlo, Tor**. iAN I D EAl'fAM ILV MID 1? I N C Vor I digestion, KllluuanrM, HMllcko, OouallpaUon, Una Conplrilnn, OtTrnnlte Itreath, Hd ?U disorder* of Uio Bloiuo' ij, liter and Bowel*. /Oj,Vn?2B^) .act digestion fCllow* their u*e. Bold by dnif (1st* or aont bjmall. Hot I?TVU?),Y30. l'>CIU?HI)OUO,|i. : I ror fr?xi samplra address 1 H1I'ANf? CHEMICAL CO., Hew T?%. 1 Unlike itie uuith Process" (Tfe No Alkalies Other Chemicals ?te riseff Tit <W (irtpartttM ?I " jMfc* w* MAKER k CO.* ?ilBreakfastCocoa ffi i 1 i i\ which is afiiolutslv PS ' i' \ \1 P**rs anM ninth. fiwl T ( ' MM" ' ** fiorc than thrss tiuus Kjn ' , I. it the ttrsngth ot Cocoa mlxoa , BBRL -T'l i m with St arc b, Arrowroot or ' ft0(l )B tmf Mon 6oo! nomtcsl, cot ting let* than one esnt a sun. It Is delicious, nourishing, and iasi'.Y 1 DIOESTEIX Bold by Ororsrs srsrywhrs. W. BAKER k CO., Dorohester, Utah )M ^MI5H 'fttflkk F *JBDK5E9HMS r*& t knowledge wB Brines comfort u>d ImpiOTOjestmJ nds to personal enjoyment wheo flB Khtly used. The many, whoUrebet- |V 5 than others and enjoy life mow, *with 19 ?s expenditure, by more prompUjr ^ lapt'mg the world's be*t P^dfVj _j| le needs ot nnysicai wr, ---rj ? "Sue to Health of the pore 'll^J A native principle? embraced in the taabRfcn-j jm a the form most acceptable ^^HB nt to the taste, the refreAingjmdW/ ?H tencficial properties sssss* ever^jhjectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by gists in 60c and $1 bottles, but it is U ufactured by the California Fig Cq. only, whose name is printed on package, also the name, Syrup of and being well informed, you will accept any substitute if offered. dlniosc Experts in Irrigation. Tlio Chinnmnn in a wonderful irrig^H^^^H gator, and liis prcseuco on tbe big irlraBSH|H gated ranches of California is a greav^^nBBH boon to tho proprietors. He is tho most perfect type of the servile labonpr, 1 and is, therefore, very satisfactor^i^^^, j those who have no objection to S J labor. Where there is a good syst^^H^k j of irrigation eight Chinamen will 1 gato 1000 acres a day at a cost of T cents per acre. They work with romnrkablo speed and accurmvv-. ?vrr?"-i Art^. vnecxs Dy tho eye that < 1 would ordinarily require the scrvicca ;'r^3 of n surveyor. Tho Cliinaman workri , so well and so clicnp that ho would vj&jjj soon drive out all white labor if no restrictions wcro imposed on immigra- ^kj tion. It would require much space to ^Bj set forth a complete list of his points ^ of superiority over the usual hired help of tho farm.?Irrigation Ago. " ir Guard. I Go irgc another baking ||j )lace of the44 Royal,'' K0 ;reate^rofit upon it. fo ^ less it must be ir^jle > ferior materials, and fj * for the same, give * nsumer. ? lest cake, the most ? S sure that 110 substi- fr g Powder is accepted ^ | i substituted for I iking Powder | 1 EOfid results. ^,| I AfVRMTS or.p.r^w!,.rr_r*n B>*k*Jl4 ? day ' (llluat rated), ?U pa^cloth Llffi Of ClfiTtU&dl ft,(M) copies sold- Sample and terms by mall for fl.PO cash with order. J. K. HUE. Uox 4. Littlkton . H. V. meid von owa biimess I THOMSON'S^ SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETSj juas ss'a/as abeoiutrly smooth. K.qulrlnt no ho c to t>5"TTHC^.li w-w the leather nor burr for the Rivet*. They are etrawar, loath end dnrablc. Million* now In u?e. AU length*. uniform or aat.irled, pal np In hose*. > ieli your dealer Tor ihrm, or send 40c. la tamp* for a bos ol 100, aesortod ?i/.c*. Ilen'lit by JUDSON L. THOMSON MFQ. CO., WALTUAH, 91 ASM. ?t-.;%*m*tutumtt(umutuu? ; Do Ton Bleep Peaoe fully 1 ] J " Business isii the art of Living!: by buying and selling, so men must get;I money bv It. It is a pity so many fail to >1 see that honesty is tho best policy. Call-]! , ing mings wnat tney are not in a wrong in 1; ; every way, delusive and dishonest." J i I What advantage can there bo in calling | ; a oommon wire imitation bod as good as a! > i Highly Tempered Steel Wire | [ PILGRIM SPRING Si _ iBED? ii m ? The buyer is sure to And out that it is11 [ not. Syoh dealers are suro to lose easts! > ; and custom. The " PILGRIM" is the | i best bed mado. SEE IT, and you will be! j convlnoed. .r Exhibited at No. II Warren Street, New Yorki [ No. I Hamilton PUiw, ?oaton. , i For akle by all reliable Ueatara. ? Trademark on aU Send for Honey HatIuk ITImer. Free. At laa WaahUiwreePgrrtm, iiemeui "" *"** Wtmorm -Bo?ton, New York, Philadelphia. J Chicago, BalUmore, San Franclaro, l.ynn. X i rAOToancs?Taunton*-Masti Falrbarea, Haaa.| | , Whitman, Maa*.; buxbury, ififc.; Plymouth, j J? B J$j f