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f ' ~ """ " A lf?w Bef.Mlnr Tliwrf. ft U a faot not f^enorallv V??*?1, says a correspondent of Science, that if on* holds bis breath, wasps, bees and hornets can be huudled with impunity. The skin becomessting-proof, and. holding the insect by the feet und giving her full liberty of action, yon can see hor drive her weapon against the w?*h a, which lifts her body Ht every stroke, but let the smallest quantity of air escape from the lungs and the sting will penetrate at once. I have never seen an exception to this in twenty-live j years' observation 1 have taught young ladies with very delicate hands to astonish their friends l>y the performance of this fc:.t, and I saw one so severely siting as t?> require tho scrvif\na ??f u tilivniein'i 1 lil'oltell Intli/hiti ' at a witty remark of her sister, forgetting that laughing required hreatli. For a theory ill explanation, I ntn led to believe thai holding the breath partially eloaen the pores of the skin. My experiment in that direction have not Wen exact enough to W of any neientitic vain--. but I am aatislteil tliat itvery aenaibiy aU'eet'Sthe uiiuuinl ol inaeiibible perspiration. Ten Ways of Doing flood. There are ten things for which no one haa yet been aorry ? for doing good to all; for speaking ci it of noin , for hearing before judging, for thinking bofore speaking; for holding an anerrv tongue ; for Wing '.'ml t J,-? ?\iHtresHcd; for asking pardon for ail wrongs} for being patent, toward everybody, for stopping the cars of tale bearers' for dinlndit;* iug ill reports. ?House w i fe. We Cure It Minor*. No Hinder of lunv long slamllng. Writ* for fr*? (realise, test luminal-, cfe., to M. .1. rlqllenaworlli \ Co., Owegn, '1 iuga Co., N. V I*Tlco ft; l?y mail, yi.lii. F.nfkr, of lMilliKlclptila, It e..mi It-ro t ,,uo Ol Mil) W1IUOM llll'-IIOIH III (III' l,".| -if. For llyspep-la, Iwllijostlnn an I -looiaeli .lis ordera, n-o brown's Iron 11i11? i ? I'ih lie t Tonle. It rubuihl 11 ho M'o.r.l ;iu<I I r- n .1 lion* the miisrli'm. A splnmliU mo.loan for w< alt lid (lolillltatt <1 persona. CATOnxa IlODINBAN now CnptnlllH tho IJ llllBioros. "I cnii heartily wiy to imy voiinp mini who Is UMiitlnn k?iimI employment, work lor Johnson <V Co., follow tle-ir III <11 ml ioiiH iiimI voii will nui'iH'wI." So writes mi ntrt ni oi I;. ! '. Johnson .V- Co., Ilii linioml, Vn., mnl Hint's the way till of llieir men talk. Tin: Now York Cluh has > n fa;;.' 1 f atelier Alilliciu, lulu of Haiti more. F. H.Walt hull <V Co., I irua-aisi - II.u , l\ > ., say : " Hull's Catarrh I'nri iuivi. e\< ry one Ihat lakes it." Sohl l?v Urn i i , ' t)orrr, of (loslon, wan lln* llrst r.e,i'?no player to nmko illiy hits. For Iniiinro or Iliin Itloo.l, Wenkne s, Malaria, Neuralgia, I mliue-1 ion ami Ifilimisne-s, take brown's iron bitters it. i:i\es 11 re aui h, tiiakin; ohl persons let I ymniK ami yonii|{ persons Htroiiu; pleasant, to take. , Kx-Oovminoii Cami'iiki.i., ot Ohio, i-t an enthusiast on tho name. Hoeeliain's Pills rnrri" I l>a<l ollVels of overeating. beeehnin's no ol hers, ".u enlsa ho\. SWELLINCS IN THE NECK Or t/ttifrv, iniele in y nook folio I ml.'., il imln. jfim r?l For I lirco ycnm '-j *11 my f-tifiinlli M'l'iiicil 1 ' lo k(? into tin* swclliiiii. 1 ' look HimhI'mSiirMiimrillu, W j0**\ jj tvlilr.li Kiivo m- stf.-iiKlh, _ . *1 *i^r J ri'licvi'il ?li-1 lit v Minunili, nii'l ImM of nil, y vntirrlit rvntovvtl I" t/??* I inn im? .> .* ' aiTIS. "L .-H^AnfcF.l'oiiV, I'liiiiii Cuiiiitx. M iillliiliur?:.l >\ HuodV^^GureS llofHl'N I'IIIn m l t-itsll.v, |*r<>ni|i|l>- ninl ill rloiitlj, oil I In* liver ninl Iniih K LTi ii'lilv, QniTDC ni|E?r ?| SKNIl for ITlKr ClriMilnr. BUI I llC ullnCU ,i. N K!? in iti'iii'vilin.N ,i. 6 funnyIgoWhp I.IM Kl.\l r. Illllllv ( (?.. tlii>-n< It. I\ v . ^6 To 9*?.>0 ?'nr> lw> m.vlo monthly Sra m JJ BJBB u or kiln; for II I'. .lolniMni.t i'n, ^r" s,t. t.s.MHli iniiM .i(i. ninoii.i,v? BlG MONEY ?!,ri,v.yT,Br,,":,.?,,,?.3 Inn'li'. No I 'oill|M*Iilio|l I \t-|ll.l\i? It'll. I. IV, Vl'llo', S;l|o;. N.i I 111| 1 il I IC IIII ' ' I I r I'rolorri'il ISefei in. , I r.-li ot.:i .1 Villi.*. : i'is.i: :. .! ?.it ??>., 16 mill I? It ivitaiiioiiiI M,, t'liirlmiHll, nlila, COTTON SCALES. [JOHi > j I ?... > i'u i . i r \ 11>. ii- \ i * * i \. i. > i i A l'0|ll|< . I v, ,1, .,1.1 .'III ,1 | . | I I \\| ill .ION l.> (II 111 N(. II \ U I IIN. Ill\?;il \ M l IN. N. > . Siaie Noriuai GbI'ib^.a^l Allllmti1 uv> fi . thin. 11? tmSil mm| i>. hi i. ul of C'ol I 'III S, S f?*i|.1111 I I i . f 1.1. Ii? I 'l li .vt. r i-.M i. i . i .. . . r. .1.. . * .1.1 |-|.iii.? opto ami 1 11 11?: 1 1 1 1 ; . 1. . 1 1 1* >nia from sialc* iiiiciii* ii( . 1 ?i <11? m. I eXlMtlni'Til Ir.n !i? l - IIMV l.iki I'lCOl A I, <'OI KSt. I.II. < H IS \.>K\TI \ . IV VN*nK?*n low For |<, K . F.I.IMUIMiKi I'i.m.i. Trov? llu with Ruainel* ami faints which ?tnln the bamts, Injure the Iron ami buru ml. The HIhIiu' Sun Stove relish la itrllllant, O.torIran. Durable, nnil the consumer bays fur uu (In or gluaa package with over* |iurrhiu>o. tar 6c. in stamp# lor toopsg* | I illustrated caialoguo of bicycle*, guns, I I end sporting goods of every description. l^#hn P. toy! I Arm* Oo. Bostan. i AH l"D EA l Va tVi I LV Trt t Jl C i" .< t | For lmlljftMll.il, iilllOSM< >l. | lleada.ihn, C'o?Klll>ulliin, It ml I Cu.ui lr *lon, OCiniivi' li.-. utti, / V | 'ami ?11 illu-rdt m oI Uio btouuviLi, . ;pn 7 User and Bowels, AN*"' I . RIPAHS TflftULFO 1^ ,/^Ahi art K' i'tiv >< t promptly. P. ; r^et dig) Htion folio?n tfi'-jf lite. ttnjit Vv' r by ilmwiilu or wot by moll. II..x %/ .? y ( rial*), ?IrC. I'd' kllKCHi b Slit;, Saae-^ ?vr fr?> ? Mmiilefi AijiirfM KIPANS rilKMICAL C!0.| New Yoik# WMwVHipiiuiaitiHiMni'innmai,u^i.aeind EUROPE'S MONEY PRINCES., SOMRTHINO ABOUT THE WOHDMFUL ROTMCHILD KAM1I.T, Dally Llfv of the Two Member* of the Vienna Branch of Thl* Oreat Financial Organization. "TV TATHANIEIi ROTHSCHILD | VI in CHllel the "AJchoniint of 1 Prinoee" because it in hie <J 'pleasure to exchange tho epheinral oourtcHj of imporhho?l niagiintoh traveling in hie wake for glittering gold; bin brother Adalbert in known in*the same circle* an the 'Prince of Jew*." The KothHchihlN live in a palatini ronidenco in tho Fourth District, the St. (ierniain of Viennu, where moat of the feudal lord* have their pretention* residence*. Huron Adelbert is tho chief of the Vienna branch of the banking bonne which Hprcad* over the whole of Europe, with additional anchoring palurin Frank for i-oii-i ho Main, Turin and London, thua covering tho great power*, and forming sovereignties within the State* they favor most, the seat of government, so to apeak, heing in Frankfort, where litis modern dynasty originated in thn poor little house in .lews' lane. There in the old Free <Jity the business meeting* of the Itothschild* are annually held, uiul there the profits of peace and war, us the case may be, urn 111v111<*<i 11 ever n"'"1 was ??? ? :powerful illust rat iuii ..f tlir hackncycil phrase, "In unity in strength," tint house of *Hothsehi|.| iiIVoIiIh it. In hlrit t U'llnl iiki to till- ilyin^ rCplU'el of tlio fouinler of Hid house, Mayer AukcIiii, alike eeleliraleil for his shrevvilucsH ami his honesty, the brothers alii I coiiHiiiH have never iHnaureeil on any vital point of policy, or struck out on imliviiliial apeeulat ioiii The I'hiiperor of Aiial riii y?ave put. nt-i of nohilit.y to I lie live sons of Mayer Alisi Im in I Sir., ami live years later eolilelTeil ilpoll them the title ol Irei lierr or haroiiK. That seems to have satislicil I heir ainliilioii in that iluect ion. It vvoiilil have l.reli easy to ucipiire a princely or ilueal coronet from Home kiiifi in itistress, l.ut the Itotlisehihls prelerreil iiiloptmo the motto of the iiol.le I*'tench house, ami saiil, "We cannot lie kin^s; liot hsehihls \se w ill reiiiaiii. " Not wit Int aniliiifr a profcHHeil aversion I lo work. Nathaniel iimimIIv soeinls the early t ii < >1*11 i 11$; hours with A? I n 11 >a * i* t id 11 i m desk in their joint I'l-Hiili'iici'. There tlio ilailv Hrcrcl dispatches nml reports from tin* home hi Crunkfort miuI llie branches in I'nris and Loudon ii ii * I from tin- | < >1 i I i?au 1 rrprescntnt i v?'!? in nil I In' rnnitnls of I lit; world urn deciphered nml discussed, uiid decisions Hrr agreed ii|ioii wliiln n light I iri'iiI*I'mhI is lining linrvcd. Tim brothers on the** onnnsioiiK converso hi llmir native tongue. Hebrew, without reserve, lor limy take earn Hint tlin lackey uniting upon tlmin in n Christ inn, nml us innoci'iit of the dittimilt language used as n new horn babe. Many n speenlidive gemus litis iiM|iired to olitnin {it-rinissiou to these informal meet ings of the two brothers in the guibe of u llunkey, utter perfecting himself in the veruneiilar, hut thesi wild Hellenics never succeeded us fur in is know n. At. I I o'clock sharp im "illinium liered" cub, a |>uI>1 it*. I'onveynnce of tin hclter sort, rolls into the courtyard ol the |>nluce, ii lit I u few minutes Intel Ad-lliert in on the wny to the o,,>.y!.('!inci ill iinuiicicr never uses his own curriugi when going to business, u,,r does ho engage u eurriuge by tlio month. \\ lien he is ready to leave the palace ii messenger is dispatched to some distant livery for a euh, nml in order to forestall rivalry ! he eoiiehmuii eii|during tin prize is never paid more than tin* rule stipulated by ordinance, aside I roiu a modest doueer.r. The reason b?r these precautionary measures is inn <11111<* cicar. Contrary lo tlio experience of other Kot liscliilils, not it My Niitliun Muyi-r, of liomloii, who a I wnvs bli-pt with two loiiili'il pistols h! his side, Huron Adulln'i't'ii lilV Ims ni'vi'r been threatened Mini assassination lor political reason^ in almost uii unknown clinic in Vicuna. At the portals of the oilier buildup; the limincicr invariably met l?y a pinnt Now I on ml la m I ?lotr, who allows I 110Ilodv to linger on the stops or sidewalks or in the hall, ami who follows liiin into his privuM room, where the chief proctor of the linn waits His I<oi usliip i.. irpot i Oil i lie 11 <|ll irctlieli t 1 of t he tin v. Huron Hot hschild. huviii'f previously mapped out the course to he taken in nil mutters '' primary interest, as we have seen, is ipiick in dr.posit ion of the formalities, and alter some twenty minutes an army of me .sem.-r private mail carriers on swift horses and hank collectors in riihs are dispatched in all directions through the business districts of the city, carry in# safety or | destruction, honor or disgrace in the pockets of their hie black portfolios. The capital of the Vicuna Koths,'li?(.to i? i .. i i- i-i . ... . -i i uui i. 11 ii i i ? 11 ii ii hi ret i hi 11 lion tloruis iii gold, aside from tlu> personal Ii?rtlines nt ilu' members nl tli<! firm. I In ir Iir?*|?ti?i?f Irea-ury vaults, 1111 I i tin' bank t>1111 1111_'. 1'uiitiiin Inns i>l pi-crimis yellow iilnl wluti' metals I 11?11 up man high behind "Swedish curtains.'' Tlu if hit likewise linn divds oI barrels lilhd with coined gold ft ml silver. ready for shipment to any pan of tin world, ami rows of sales containing go\eminent l?oiuls, l?uiik notes ii 11.| papi r money. At i be entrance of tlm treasure chamber is a peculiarly shaped barret w 1111 hammered iron lioops, gray with age ami hard usage. It is a relic of tin1 lirst HotliNcl.il,I n honesty and good fort ii no. I lu- Landgrave at tin' time was cmnpolled by tin victorious Napoleon to Hue hi- country ami save 11i^ hoarded wi'iilth as In -t In' could. The only tuuii in whom he placi d 1 ntire conli<l< ut was t he ile: pised Hebrew banker, a; 'I though warned by his relatives and ithiT t'rineis, he didiv? rod to him all lie possessed iii the world in On: shape of i? ad\ money. The lied Shield (Hot Iiscliild), ie In- was tin n C'ltlh'd, refused to give a receipt for the fortune, but promised ? in ure ib .f? iin those war-bereaved tini. s. He nobly kept his word, tilid by this uetioii laid th" foundation of his and hi successors fame and prosperity. New Vutk Hecorder. HOL'MKHOLD A IT II KM. ^ f TO PKKPA1UC HAXiT HArtnviu * Oht off the hoad nail notk over night in t atone jar of cold wotor. In the morning waah ami acra|>e clean, rinae 1 in freeh water, then place it in a pan of water over the fire until the water cornea to a boil, take out ifltd lay on a y uMu>n ?u iu oven uuui it itriea on, w then remove to a platter, ponr over it n few apoonfulx of meltod Imtti'r untl one-fourth cupful of hot cream: gar- o niah with parsley.? New l'ork Ol>- |j server. . m flAKF.O TOMATOP.H. ^ To prepare 1>ake<l tomatoes select tl those which are ainooth and medium h aized. Make a Minail aperture at tho K htalk end, remove the pulp and aeeda ? < with a spoon and put into a aievo to b drain. Chop equal parts of cold j ..1.1.1 I I .1 . ? .. I i if I It H< II lUld Vt'HI II lit I Olll fjrfCll I el per; aii<l h well Imnten ?*kK> half a rii|i J || if -."<??? CrtlUIOH, It picfC of i m t - n tcr, pepper, Halt, Hit^f ami a suspicion * of onion ; mix well togrtlii'r, iiioiatt'ii with sonic of tliu jilico ami stiill' into r tin* tomatoi'H. linke half an hour in a i moderate oven. Korvc t*iuali tomato on a lettuce leaf. Tliia makes a pretty as ^ well as a savory entree. New York Wurlil. iiKt'ii-K ron vkacii Hiioirrt'AKR. Use ennneil peaches ami prepared . f'.ntsr ?*? thin li.-'u. Cl>..|. punier of ? | poiiml of hotter into a quart of pre1 parnl Hour; quickly stir into it cumipli hweet milk to make u soft ( .'..iipli; pat tins into two rottml cakes upon I nit lerei I tin pie platen ami hake I hem ill a hot oven. Men lit inc open n ean of peaches; reserve the Imcst for the two !<>p layera ami rut tie- rent in sinnlI quarters. When the shortcakes in the oven are ilolie ami cool enough to ham lie tear I hem open with t lie aid (>f it fork, hiith r the inside, ilivhh t h?' ell! p -lie 11 en ilpoli t lit t Wo 1>ol loin lit vera ami iirruiip.c I he line onea on I lie ot In iv., t li iel; ly till .t nil willi i t't i I powdered sii^ar, lay the tops upon hoth under pieces liml serve the shortcakes With . more sifted antral' ami sweet ei'cain. Tim jlliee of the calilleil penelie.s, well MWeeleiieti with powered lltj.'lir, call he II set I instead of 1*1*011111. - New York Commercial Advert iaer. CINNAMON Itl'NH. I'ul ii | i( of milk in double kcltlo j it11 I rciiM ; remove from tin tin and ! inlil two heaping IhI?Ick|mioiiI'iiIk of lint trr, rut in two small two cups J of si I oil |- nml win li fool enough llilil Italf a yeast cake dissolved iii warm water, or Imlf nip of soft n n t. then mid two wolI beat. ii eggs, Hour enough for a t Iiiii batter, mix w ell iiimI Imat t lin o minutes; sot i# a warm place over night. In (lie morning it.1.1 mora Hour to make a soft dough; k lieu J a little in the howl; it slioiihl he soft, sticky ami elastic; now set it to rise again, until it is very light, of tn ice I lie ipiant it y you Inn 1, then put it on the hoiinl uinl roll thin; sprea.l with tmtter ami sprinkle nilgai' over it, nl*?nit three fourths of a cup; sprinkle with cinnamon ; loll the sleet tightly ! into a roll, then cut. oil' pieces ahoiit 1 two inches long ; stuml them with one i i nil ilown in a well greased tin closely together; when light. Imke inn .puck oven half an hour; turn them out hot! toiu si.le up. Ilousehohl. , Alwavs hroil beefsteak over u eluu^ v It re yever loll n glove. Smooth out the lingers ami la? them straight in a hos or drawer. ('uniieil fruit that has heeii left over should he carefully watched at thin season of the year. Silk handkerchiefs and rihhoiis should l?i' washed in salt and wider and ironed wet to obtain the hest results. All traces of nut.I can easily he removed from I*lack clothing hv ruhl.iug the spots with a raw potato cut in half. A suck of the I.est salt standing where there is a smell of tisli or other ..i. i.e. -. in Kiiji i iimuii'ir l nil >1 Will lll'SOl'll UlO tin vol*. Never wciir ii woolen gown in the kitchen. It retains odors and smoke ami soon becomes offensive us well as shabby. A poultice inailc of Imliun meal, covered with Young llyson ten, moistened with hot water and laid .>?> a Imrti will relieve the pain in lit.* minutes. Molasses rubbed on grass stains on white dresses or undergarments will bring out the stains wlieli tlio clothing is washed. Soaking in sweet milk will also remove grass stains. There is nothing like hot water and the ruhher bandage for a sprain. Tlio hot water soot lies hn erateil ligaments; the handngc prevents swelling. Lini- , incuts are worse than useless. I For polishing furniture. stained i floors and picture frames, melt bees- i wax, turpentine ami sweet oil together i and rub it on with a piece of soft i cloth. I To make boots waterproof, boil one 1 quart of liu.sccd oil w ith half a pound 1 of Venice turpentine. While the mix- ^ tnre is still warm, but not hot, puiid I the leather until it will absorb no ' more. 1 A blotter can be made that will remove ink spots from paper. Take k , thick blotting paper and steep it y t oral times in a solution ot oxalic acid. While the ink is moist npplv the Mot* < ter, and the ink will lie ?. nt irel v removed. To clean ostrich plumes di-- olvcfour t ounces of white soap in four pints of HOI WIIIi'l', 1M1IK1' U III1 lit r II11 > I | <1IIII I tlm t'i'iithrrs into it, riiM'ing tlmm vs. II | with the tinii< 1m for fiv?* or six minnlos. | Wash out in i'lt'iir, hot wittor niut shake t until dry. h J>utU riniJk Inis m v. ml summer timMl 1 Tt is a cooling beve-ragc. It is an 1 ri lloiit wash for snnlaii in .1 hand* anil futvs. Au< 1 it will lih'iedi edotlio*. ' Soak tliriu lor si'vornl dn> * in buttermilk, then wash, hoil ami hluo in tlx usual way. After the' ladling the' . clot he's will bo of the traditional snowy whiteness. When foot and moutli <lise\iP.> mndo F its a|i|i<-."niiiir 'ii Itaroedonu, Spain, at ill ' olid of l i t \ ir. uedi a thorough ' v ti iii of ito " e-t ion war. |nit into v operation (hat tlit* disease was soon * LreiUfcht under control. * ' W$y f? 1 VI "STltiKEKS^ ON com rKW Bmijve1^^! nSLnSr."0**" kiulffinta ItMrtif AdTartlMm f nto TtTr-irajlMM rwllliit "Doable Keadfn" ?d> Stiver Piece#. 1/ / V 'I'MltfWy* ptvln- tb: '* VC OoToramont a goo<l deal of 1 V# 1 botliflr, They ore circular bit* of paper with adver* laetncnU on the face and mucilage on he hack. Made .by the lick of the OTJRuc to adhere to the rcverae of a Uver dollar, o*e>of theee little |iln?* pfb i# juet big enough to fit ineide of h" milled rim. >Th?jr have been comig widely intouan in the Weet and the onth. .Every tiroo a merchant recivet* n cartwheol dollar in the way of utdneaa, he alape a atiektr upon it, hieh rradn, Take me back to Buggc, heap furniture houae, where you get lie higgeat value for caah," or, **Beurn tue to Mnagga, the dry goodn man, nd 1 will fetch a bargain." Thin ingeniua idea in copyrighted l?y c..i.. ..... _.i. vt'iiiiiiiMin iiinu, i?iiu | ?i ill in nii'i nujr lies the gummed stickers to merchant* t h<> much a thousand. His circulars, istributed broadcast over tlu* country, iiPTKOHtK that shopkeepers had belter liiko haste to avail themselves of this ovel method of advertising before n iw is passed forbidding it. Meanliilo dollars with stickers on them arc loving iiit??.,tli?>*5\??imury iioin ??'l o\ei lie United States. Hankers and btisiicss houses are writing every day to he department begging it <? abate the oilsaiiee, which in tho Went has already pread alarmingly. Many people are unwilling to accept lie sticker dollars, and HO the eireulaion ot Unelo Ham's coins ia interfered .villi. Most banks will not take them, liccause I ho Treasury lias issued a notification to the effect that it will not sc? ept or redeem lliem. It holds thy 'round (hat tljcy are defaced and are Hot legal tender on that account. 't is true that they might be restored In I heir original jierfeotion by removing I he stickers, but Secretary Carlisle has lot appropriation fer scraping them ofl'. The vmeilagii employed is of so excellent a ipmlity that twelve hours' soaking does not loosen tho paper from the silver. Furthermore, tho covering up ol one side of the coin renders it greatly more dillieult to discover whether tho latter is a counterfeit or not. Chief 1 >r11111111orid, of the Secret Service, showed t*? your correspondent a specimen of the finest imitation dollar ever struck with a die. It is plated w ith silver, and few erperts could dis tiiiguish it from a Veal one. Tho deception was considerably enhanced by a sticker on the reverse advertising a Klior lidusii in Ultumwn, Iowa. Were litis practice permitted manufacturers ill' falsi; money Mould make a luisiiu.se of pasting on the backs of their bogus pieces advertisements bearing the names of reputable shop keepers. Thus, inasmuch as a respectable merchant would not knowingly use bad coins to publish his business, his credit would li.dp tlii! counterfeits to gain circulation. Also, how is anybody to know that the side of tho dollar concealed by td ickcr has not. been scooped out and tilled up w itll lead '? Fortunately there is a legal enactno nt forbidding the defacement of the United Stutes money, and that law is to XvA."tTm Vurrcney. Many district attorneys in various ]>arts of the country lmvu a I ready threatened to prosecute merchants using the stickers, and tho business will be brought to an abrupt dose. Oddly enough, a scheme wholly similar was started a few years ago, but it was nipped in the bud before it had a chance to spread. Men sometimes stamp ilieir Jirni names on coins. Jiikewise they print their business cards 011 tlin backs of $1 or #'2 bills. Such acts are strictly forbidden by law. ihe penalty is #100 line for eaeli not e or coin so marked. A species of coin mutilation not less interesting than that above describe*] has excited tho attention of the Secret Service during the past year. It is tlnj manufacture of what aio technically called "double headers," for gambling purposes. For example, a silver dollar is put into a bit he ami a cutting tool is applied to it in such a manner as to remove three-fourth of the nietul from the hack, leaving the milled rim intact. What remains resembles in form a blacking box li<l. Next, other dollar is taken, and the back o( it is sliced off in the shape of a thin disk. This disk and tim fragment like a blacking box iid are then joined neat ly together in such a manner ua to produce what has the appearance of u whole silver dollar. The piece thus composed has no head of Liberty, but two tails one on each side. In precisely the same manner silver poins are turned out with two heads. Such pieces are sold by some dealers iu so-called "sporting" goods to persons who wish to use them for cheating unsuspicious strangers in bar rooms and elsewhere. Dollars thus repured fetch $5each, half dollars $."! acli. A Chicago man arrested for iianufacturing them recently was collected and lined under the law which o-ohibits the. making of "coins oi riginal designs" by private individuils in this country. There is no doubt hat the idea is exceedingly original is well as dangerous to the unaophisti...i i an n. Tlit? "little game" worked with those 'double headers" is as simple as it is rolitahle. It is necessary that the perator shall he provided with two of lie coins one with two heads and the >ther with two tails. On finding a nan who is willing to gamble for dolors, he says: "I'll match yon first." I'lie other fellow lays down his piece on he bar, head up. Seeing that, the w indlcr elineks U]> his coin with two tead. Of course lie cannot help winling. Then ho puts down the good loilar which he lias just won, and his alversary throws np and "matches." Here he ha* an exactly even chance, hit 011 the next throw his opponent ays down his coin tail up to bo natehod. Observing that eircumtanee the operator chucks up liin lieee with two tails. It is easy for iimi to interchange the two fake dob urs olVhand. Luck being even otherrise, he must win three out of four imcs, and a few minutes* play is sure o net a satisfactory profit. " ? . ft Chin* i? without "old Tho newest veil envelop* the whole r. head. A new drew goods for lftdice is ti Oftlled "swivel silk." j, The lace frills on the shoulders sre a c< very essential feature of every kind of ci dressy indoor garment. p Miss Anno Whitney has completed T . ti.... 4 ..i u. x.' e n n iiuo |?n ?mi? imihi in luion t muno i Will?r<l, the temperance advocate. 01 Bicycling for women is not popular 1 in Pari*. There are only twunty six .1] whoclwomen in that city of boulo- !' Tarda. lfl e; Butte r-oolored and deep corn lacoe u| outrival the pure white lacea in popu- ,, larity an triuuiiingH for drcaay Hummer ^ gowna. Ci Princess May arranged that her wed- at (ling trousseau should repreaent ii nothing hut the handicraft of tho tl British realm. ti Beige-colored orepon trimmed with 01 guipure laco and a girdle of two or al threo hands of satin ribbon is a fu- f< Torite dress this autnmer. 0 The students of Vn???iar College pro- r" dueed Bopliooloe's tragedy, "Autigone," with great success at PougU- P ksepsic, N. Y., tho other evening. ^ The Princess Eulslia is a hlond with ' golden hair and blue eyes, as she may ^ well be, since nearly eleven-fourteenths of her ancestry are Haxon. / Though women in Franco are nowa- ^ days permitted to become doctors, j, lawyers, architects, etc., they are not j, allowed by the law to sign a legal M document as witnesses. It is a novelty, and shows the rapid p stridefj females are making, that the (Menu Theatre, in Paris, hasnoiniuuted | a lady, Mine. Jacques Bertillou, as life u doctor of that establishment. The English Horticulture College ) 1ms lately received several applications for women head gardeners and one for u woman to take entire charge of tlie conservatories and greenhouses. There in #inid to l?o a young girl in t Kentucky who has the power of ehurui- j ing ani inn In. She liven ueur Frank- t fort, und the wildest animals are said , to become gentle at the sound of her j voice. ( Cobwebby rropo li?sOH are ligurcd f with faint, shadowy leaves and flowertj \ in natural colors, and even the stamped ( Swiss ond organdie muslins arc as < beautiful in etteet as some of the ? treasured pompadour pattern# in silk* t oneo worn by tlio beautiful Hwie Antoinette. The Boston girl's cornjdcto dependence upon glasses is cheerfully illustrated by one who has just begun to wear them and who lays everything to them, even the "lit"' of her new cape and the bad behavior of their friends when she is not looking at thciil through these glasses. The Kin press Frederick lias recently founded in Berlin a home for Knglislj governesses, which is open to American governesses hh well. Tt is a pretty, cheerful house, where (lieyoung women can live comfortably and cheaply wliilo v??i 01 u situation, and where aid, ad\ ie? tm?t uiitrtrestioii are alwavs to l>? had. The Mendocino County (Cul.) gi.l who has gone into the business of trapping shows that the field of women's occupations is w idening, but it is very doubtful whether many of her sex will follow her example ami engage in tho healthy occupation that nets this Noitheru California girlso good a revenue. A milliner in a certain city who has the reputation of doing over old bonnets and their trimmings so that they look "as good as new," restores tho (littvpru iliot iiutm l/?u* *!.?!? 1.1 1 *?l" WWU.H touching up the colors. Ilcr secret of making expensive roses ami othei' blossoms bloom again is well worth knowing. Philadelphia lias a woman architect Vlio has given great satisfaction to a large number of persons for whom sho has designed houses. Her work has included club houses, factories, stores, seaside cottages and handsome city | dwellings. She also superintends f?v??ry detail i;; tho erection of lite | buildings she jdans. Mine. Patti, the diva, possesses a \ queer fad, which she has kept quite u secret for many years from the public. | It is only a few months since this pe- i culiar fail or hobby became known. It is the passion she has for daggers and similar pointed weapons; they nro j very small in size and many of tlcni | | are quite historical. Some of the very ( smallest sho uses for hairpins. Mrs. Emma P. Ewing deelc.res that sho has ettred more cases of dyspepsia than any ten doctors in America. Sho has won a wide reputation in her relentless warfare against "heavy" cakes I and bad bread. Her husband wiu a . lawyer with a fair practice in a southern city before his health broke down, J This led Mrs. F.wing to become s; pro- , lessor of the culinary art. Now she is < tho money-maker of the family. s Hiss Jerusha Lusk, who is a char coal burner in Middlesex County, Con- j nccticut, affords a beautiful examplo I of the feminine liomc-making instiuet. Liko her male compeers, she lives in a sod hut. Inside, "however, she hits cretonne hangings on the walls a " bright, neat "rag" carpet on the lloor (a inovablo platform of matched boards), a sideboard of the kind familiar todenizens of city boarding-lion os, for it is a cabinet bed, and a pretty bookcase well tilled. Mrs. Sparling, better known ns May Morris, the English art umhroideri r, gets by inheritance the marvelous designing skill and execution which makes the needle in her hand the peer of the brush or pencil. She is tho daughter of the well-known designer William Morris, whose beautiful wife was also, under her husband's guidance, a skilled worker at needle painting. The little May at her mot bet'a knee began the practice of the art for which to-day sho is famous in two countries. Ln old sobller aavs that fame is to die for your country and be reported among the killoil. _ , Hm Pwwm ol CMilBf Mirror*. The process of coding mirror* witb lerou ry doc* not ma tor idly differ now on that of three hundred years ago. . large stone table ground perfectly nooth is so arranged as to be easily in ted a little on one side by means ol screw set beneath it. Around the hres of the table is a orroore. in which icrcury may flow and drop from one ?rner into bowls. The table is first tade perfectly horizontal, and then n foil is carefully laid orcr it, corer* ig a greater space than the glass to be >ated. A strip of glass is placed along ich of the three sides of tbo foil to reveut the mercury from flowing off. ho metal is then ponred from ladles pou the foil till it is nearly a quarter ( an inch deep, and its tendency to ow is checked by its nihility for the a foil, aud the mechanical obstruc>n of the slips of glass. The plate of kss, cleaned with especial care, is itcrously slid on from the open side, nd its advancing edge is kept in the icrcury, so that no uir or floating oxle of tho metal or other impurities ?n get between the glass and tho clean lrface of the mercury. When exactly i its place it is held till ono edge of 10 table has been elevated ten or velvo degrees, and tho superfluous icrcury has run off. Heavy weights re placed on tlio glass, and it is left >r several hours. It is then turned ver ami placed on a frame, the side evcrcd with tl>?? amalgam which m?eres to it being uppermost. In this ositiou the amalgam becomes hard lid the plate can then 1m> set on edge; ut for several weeks it is necessary to nurd against turning it over, as until lie amalgam is thoroughly dried the oating is easily injured. The process i attended with many serious difliculies. The health of workmen is affected >y tho fumes of mercury; the glass lutes arc frequently broken by tho might plaeed upon them, and tho oating of amalgam is frequently poiled by drops of mercury removing tortious of it as they trickle down, or ?y its crystallizing, or by mechanical tbrasion.?Courier-Journal. i Wire With Remarkable Properties, A New England firm has introduced i remarkable resistance motul in wire, iheet or eastings, which is regarded as i very important contribution to this lass of material in electrical cugitccring. Tho wiro resembles ordinary opper wiro on tho outside, lias a pinkish ivliite tinge at the surface of fracture,and s very strong, without losing much luctility. Combined with these favoriblo mechanical qualities it is claimed that the wiro has the remarkable resistince of thirty-five times that of a supper with a temperature coefficient >f less than one-tenth* that of Gcrmtn lilvcr.?New York Advertiser,^ jf 1 || use the "Royal." ? food lighter, swcc % r mi & more digestible |J wholesome. % "We recommend tl Baking Powder as sup ?| all others."?United Ct J and Pastry Cooks Ass & at ion of the United Sti "August Flower" Miss C. O. McCi.avi?, School* loacher, 753 Park Place, Klmira, N. V. " This Spring While nway from lionic teaching my first term in a xnuitry school I was perfectly Arctch'-d with that human agony :allcd dyspepsia. Alter dieting for wo weeks and getting no belter, a iend wrote me, suggesting that I tke August Flower. The very next ' i v I purchased a bottle. I am dei4," t1 to say that August Flower lelped me so that I have quite retovcrcd from my indisposition." & Delicate Women Or DebillUtod Womon, should uio JRADFIELQ'S FEMALE REGULATOR. Every ingredient possesses superb Tonic jropcrtics and exerts a wonderful influ:nce in toning up and strengthening hc? system, by driving through the proper ihanncls all impurities. Health ami trength guaranteed to result from its use. ' My wife, who w?? hnlrlitden for ofall. en munllii, efler uelnx Urml/tald'a y?mnlo for ino moiiilu jetting well." J M .Toiinsom. Malvern, Ark. Dradpiri.d ItKori.a ron Co . Atlanta, lis. Bold l>y I)inl $t.oo |>c r bottle. H. N. U. -'J? unniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiifc Delicious Drink.I A EASILY MADE I WINTER Quiets the Narvea. Aids Digeation. , Cools the niood. Prevents f'evera. > Ql.'snCriioa Third Tentpernnco Drink. J I'iit up in eondenacd form, 10, ?.1 and AO cent t Imlllri A>k your ORin KB or tiKI'iiOltvr. To ho , aure you rci tin1 genuine how your dealer thie , MlvrftUcinent; or rend $1.MI to in and wa will , anil > > tipraaa, prepaid, enough (o make eeveral , ynllout At whoTcaale only oy , FRANK E. HOUSH Be CO. \ 336 Waahlngton St., Hoaton, Maaa. KlKNTil wanted in each toaen [ | Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet* ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to tne needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid iajtaiive principles embraced in iho remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting - Ai_ m s. s_ll_ 1 _i _ in uie iunn must ai'tv[)uiu:u unu pitw ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weakening ilium and it ib ;?ei fcciiy free uuiu every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all draggists in 50c and f 1 bottles, but it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, I and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if ollcred. An Ancient Alligator. An alligator lias just been killed in Louisiana that is known to have been 120 years old. In 1773 the great-great* grandfather of the present owner of j the plantation on which this alligator was killed purchased the plantation. His first work was to rid it of alliga* tors. IIo raided a family of ulligutors and killed all but one, who eseaped, leaving a portion of his tail. This alligator was seen from time to time and recognized because part of liis tail was gone. The alligator was never tamed, but in a general way received the enro and protection of each member of tho family through the four generations. A visitor to the plantation saw a great alligator lying on the bank. He raised his gun, but it required several shots before the animal was killed. He was y delighted with the success, when his / host came up and showed his sorrow - . at what his guest had done. The uMi- ^ gator was buried on the banks of I ho stream, tho entire family attending the obsequies.?New York Observer. [N EVERY Re- | L ceipt that calls ag or baking powder p It will make the ^ :tcr, of finer flavor, ^ ie Royal mior to** '"k- X/? % .. a ij blood wsim |i^rcr?3i3 a a CDCPIAI TV 01 l,ailii'UlHTH ami lnvo?lfgjj " OrCvlftLl ! [I i;nli>uiiricllnl) III/. Our Mm?mj-wwH lllinirl.il luK-klntf in IUI lUUJ f oo.'ino. When mcimr)', loilitlo|>ot??Hinin, eareap ni'ln ur iIKi>?iii(i? fail, wo (?u run too (i < tlr? it.il our >!r? ic < } |il:?l*"ii?* In tho only tiling that w.II curt; i.< riimm.-nlly. I- ii' re i rouf uont nihil, free, iook liuJjfcn* fir.' no, II". REND YOUR OWN HARNESS ( TST W,T" I HO Ninumsun&igwlii SLOTTED " . CLINCH K8VETS. / I Ko tool* ro')u!!<>l. Onlv i l.ammsr nceilcil L> drlr? "f ?. nil c tnrh tU in iNi.n ? mi l ni.:ili.v, i'ttviji.' Uttr SlinclyMfV ^ ?l>?o:utfly wii h.iIi. to i.' m i.Ib [ the leather ii??i irr ?r (lie Unci*. TIim aie ulriiiii^^ founts mill illirnblr. M' new in use. iBt larHtln unlform ' or I In I-nun. Ask 7?iir .li*nli?r hir llii ui, scii'l 40c. ftamps for n I"jx a Iid, a-k"Mi* I *Ui*s. M.iu ill l-t JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO., f Wm.TJIAII, MA.'sK. 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