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CarioM BfcWTDW, Ml Peltier hu pat a frog shower on record as ha via# happened wit hi a his own experience. He specks of seeing Ihe frags fell an the roofs of the houses and rebound tbenoe on to the payment j beloi#. A mud shower ooeurred along the Union Pacific Railroad at Onega rtn 4tti nt 1899. Tlti runt. we ore assured, oomineneed early in the dey,?aod soon Hie south and east aide of all the houses were covered with yellow clay. A Uniou Pacific train which ran through the storm had its windows covered, and tho headlight was so completely plastered that the light was shut in and the train ran in darkness into Roseville, where the mud had to be scraped off. As far emt n* ^Isirl<\?n uliAesnfl fKnf jkn II edge of the mndstorm had extended this far. It is said to havo been even * more severe fifty miles north went. Blood rain and blaok rain aro only varieties of this phenomenon. Of tho latter we hear nothing worth speaking of npwadays, but an almost hint or io shower of this sort fell at Montreal 111 tho earlier part of this century and enveloped the then youthful city in a blaok pall, which must h.ivo been worse than a prime Liondon fog, seeing that it gave tho inhabitants tho ' ** 'l|lea that tho last day had conic, or Was, at least, on tho point of coming. "Blood" rain is caused by tho prosvuuv u* iuuuitUIJT little plsiltim, ammaloulcs, or minorals in tin- globules. In ono instance of a sliowor that foil at Bristol and in tho Bristol Channel, nnslytical examination showed that tho red color was duo to ivy-bony seeds. In medieval limes blood rain was a prodigy. in the Kast it was connected with the belief that mat) was produced from blood that fell from hoavon.?Chamber's Journal, Freaks of Memory. "Speaking of memory," an id * in nr., i V "I think I have a pretty good "i? or.y, but there lire some things t tin I I can't remember at all. I like, foi m- , stance (win* iIuoh iioIV), to reine-n < r the profuroncea of my guests nl lim | table; to lie able to give, without isk- , iug after tbo ft rut. time, rare meal to hiin who likcH it, the white meal >o the one who prefera that, ami ho on ; audi have pretty fair success in lhc<; but I have one guest whose wishes n vognrd to tea ami roffci) I 11 ml my- { { ^ utterly unable to lix in mv niiml. 'o takea eolTee without sugar ami w h milk, ami tea without milk ami w ! i sugar. Do you grasp that ? You o, I know, for it is very simple ; Imt <lo yon know, 1 just simply ean't remember it! I ean't. Of course, I can reali/.o it with perfect clearness w hen I think of it, but tho impression promptly fades from my miml. If his habit were alike as to tea ami cotVcc ; if in both he used milk, lint not sugar, or sugar but not milk, I could reinem* ber that, easily ; but when it comes to lining one in one but not in the other, and the other in this but not in that, tvli v f lui urtT.iol ..... " VI '"V ???*,?.? I<I<I<IIIUOII <<!<<<<< 111 ,Y litiltd in, f freely I'diifm, eoitlusin#, nttd 1 have to aak him every time."-Now York Sun. Indiana furnished a prent inniv full a?ii whose <!cm*riptloii'i taVeu at the time of enliatiiiff 1 I( were six feot in height or more. There were 2(51*1 nix feet one ineb, Jd."?7 six foot two inches, 40 i siv tei*; three inches, and 3015 over six leet tliree iueheu. llow'n TIiIk t Wo olTer Olio Hundred Dollars Rcwnrd for any caso of ('alarrti tlial cannot bo cured by Hall's I lalnrrh I'are. F. .l.tJtlUNKY ?V <'e., Drops., Toledo, O. Wo, I lie undersigned, have k now a K. .1. t'lio. liey for 1 he Inst 15 years, and heiievn hiia ju-rfeotly honorable ill all business transact ions and imam-ally able to carry out any obligation made by their Una. "VkhtAt TattAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, < >bio. f/ai.niso, Kinvan <X Maiivin, Wholesale I iraggisl s, Toledo, I >l?;o. lla" I's < 'alar rli fare is taken hit or nail v, acting directly upon the blue t mi l ein.- <us surfaces of thesyslem. I'rh e, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. . Monr. thai. *r.OO,Ol>t) of daeiago was '<?it?s to Iho I mi ?i ille nnd Xnslivillo lei**- !y t i j. late Southern storms. For l iipare or IIi ii Itlnod, Wrak:t"-s, .Malaria, Neuralgia. Indigestion and Milieu-. ie s, take Krown's Iron Kltt'Ts il gi\es -1; n lh, inakin: olil p mhh i< < i young a id ><<.ng persons strung; pleasant In take. Fxpohts of broil-1st a Ti-. provisions ami cotton hir the past nine months show a falling off as < ?iu pared with 1T<-J. W# Cure Itupiur*. No matter of how long stamllng. NVrlta il'f free iro.<?i.*( terilsiuiiiini*. etc., ?r. Ik .1, jioiienswnrth .V t'o., Owogo, Tioga <"s>.. N. Y. iTicofl; by mad. Sl.lJk i Tiik coal war in Fiiglund is pra'ti<*ally emled na<l tu?* pri<v? of coal Sins fallen m arly (II a ton. If voar I'aek Aches, ?r ymi are ail worn out, ? <o?f for nothing, it is general <1 hiiui. Ttrown's Iro < It tiers will < nil* >ou. in 1 < <*i ?lrong, cleanse your liver, ami n< >.<na *1 spis'lile I 'ill's llr1 lii'l'vri. A new coarse, that of physical cultiit > offered to Yale settlors this year. Merchant's 1'ills instead of slosh > inln<,rai waters. Merchant's ? no others, &? eta. a ho* Aitlkh are scarce and high in price this > ir. HOOD'S SarsaparsHa 41 While Serving My Country I was taken ill with spinal disease and rheums tism. When I returned home my trouble was still with me, and I was confined t? my bed, unable to help myself for 22 months. After taking raven bottles of Hood's Sureaparilla 1 was well and have not since been troubled with my old complaints. My wife was in ill bealt h -offering wit h headache, dizziness ?nd dyspepsia. Klie took two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla and feels llltea now woman." | A. HKKi.Kit, l'.??) Division St., Haiti more, Md. Hood's Pills are the best after-dinner Pills, ue 1st digestion, cure headache. Try a boa. fL. .it DBBT I i HI i I ?? AFTKri XWHll.r, Altar while, we oftea toy, When ihtdowi fell end elotada ariee, There's tare te oOme brighter day, With balmy sir end many eleies. After while Amy of rest Will ease to worn w) weary feet | Wbet aeems the *o"? mihm tCit, And bitter thlage be termed to sweeC After awhile the ashing heart Wfll find a eordUl for fta pale And as the dying days dtoftatt The joy of lore Will come again. / 't-t ft While the r\*ht will And conquered wronj; trill lo?o it* Stray While ancient error'a ley ??hiOrt Will hreab mill al?v?iy melt away. After awhile tho claahtng erf" '* That I??<1 to atrifo and linto with men Will yield to our superior need* And love will prompt tho Up an I pin. After awhile tho golden hour* Will coma with life's ?u p~*rnal day*, And higher thought* and nohlof pow r? Will load im Into (jrnnd'^t w iy*. ?T Jar id llahk* rtlckols, In Chleago Sutiir day Evonlng llotald. MISS (iWYN.UVS B(!R(!LAB, IIY VIOIjKT ETYNJIK MITtillBtifi. ft N tho h (i n r i ol I C~-B ?' \Vnlea, nestling l.o* 4f ' wt: It I. *Vi .lurk v ft f*tY\viiitiff in <mi n\ \ v\ B taiiiH, and liilloil to 1' ?1ro?vny j n d ift'er \. a v \ Kl euro of tin' l>ig J?\\ '4 "Htaiilo Wnl'hl liy f J \jf ' 'n,,m,,,,rK1'"not fur distant sen, ^/T) I )J )ii tdnnda Hip little if. ."it'll :sy7';-'; i|iIf/ It tt / lljll dust outside tlie lien,air, J 'I ro:,(' K ii ii #|H or idnnd h>n years V \ ii/?o an old rdmu> I li'iiiKo in tho middle ol' a Inrqn garden, j vnich wan surrounded on all sides by I n Iiik0 wall, also of htou *. It was the ju ido of the owner, Miss (Iwvnne. Ono nielli, in tin, early Hjirinjf nt til ) year, there \v?i to ho a wedding III ("li d v.fllvn . ' * I...--.1-1 ... j ...... .. Mllll- III lllllll I I I 11 lif?'k I mi ????t i ? i | ?n t I with great glen t.V tilt) inviti' I guest a, mining whtifn wore Mimh (Swyiine'a anrvniitu, tlio inch limn iiihI I?? m wife (who was alao i milt) mill Ylvu, their daughter, employed its h 111 liil-of-iill-work. Knowing tlio disappointment It r. ouhl he to them if they were denied tin' pleasure of attending the wedding, flie liiiiI declined the eoneIiiiiiui'h offer to remain with her, allowing his wife mill daughter to go, ami laughingly assiiretl him that with her father's gun for company she feareil nothing, Misa (Iwynne rotiroil at an early hour, having looked up the houae. Sim lay for sumo t i tut; gazing through the window at the twinkling stars, lost in tjuiot retrospection. I will let Miss (iwynne tell the rent ot the story in her own way, repeating iih well iih I can from memory the worda as 1 heard them from her lipe ten years ago. ? ? <iu?mn4 ??!! -i.st?^.l --- ? ' 1 * 1 * . *1... .. . v.../,<JM ur ikii, OUI A was conscious of tho moon aliining dimly through the clouds, nnd I wondored how long I had liiiu tliofe. Reaching out for my watch, which 'V ' on tlio tid do, I whs horrified to foel m\ wriHt grasped uiul held by a Arm hand. To any I whh frightened would h$ leas correct than to any I wan astound* ' c<l, for I have always l?cen a woman of steady nerve, and the present occasion ( called for its use. i The moon had retired behind a , heavy curtain of clouds, and the moon i was in complete darkness, but from tli draperi at tnv bedside issued a ( once, and at the same time the pyt lion 1 ike grasp on my wrist relaxed. | I beg to apologize, iiiadaiuo," said | this voice; "I have chosen a bungling | manlier ot itwukeiiing you ?foreign to in\ custom. I'ardoii me, and do not < be alarmed. I merely wish to relievo | you of any s iperibums silver, jewelry j or bank li t s vo l do not absolutely ] need. Ihit as the vandal ism of breakin locks is out of my line, I will roquesi \?>u to arise and show mo where I such i h iiii;m utv kept." ' 1 i\" the time h?* had finished thin ' I was myself again. "Very well/' I suit I. ' I'Ujji'l Up mul 1 sho?\ \oh ; Inil, ns it 1m emiuurussing t.? 11i'i's.s in sour presence, will you s? , (Mil into tin* 11 111 itii 1 clone the 1 i >mii iiiii i piil mi iiiv clothing?" l it r *\;:s -i sott nMliii" I the t'lirt 11iis at the bedside, mill the sound of footsteps no the carpet, and inunodiiit Iv it Iter war I tiie door cloned. ' ' i\i inuiiites, iiiiidiiine, is nil I can pi < \oii. remarked the burglar, aa In . appeared. look me (alter lighting tho ran?llii two minutes to slip on a 1 v iimi skirt, and a Idue flannel vi upper over it; then, sticking m\ feet into h pair of down slippers, J had still time to snatch a roll I of lulls amounting to one hundred < pounds, and pin them deftly to the liii'ii'df the cauopy above my fourpost lied. Then throwing open the door I stood on the sill facing my visitor, and threw the glare of the lighted candle full 1 upou him, as he lolled in a careless, eus.\ attitude against the n.Ministers. 1 had been prepared for a burglar? but I had looked for one attired according to the traditions of my ancestors. But here was a gentlemanly, mild-featured individual, such as I 1 should have expected to find tilling the position of a professor of Latin?perhaps of theology?in Oxford University. There was no appearance of a jimmy, 01 tools of any kind. Evidently here was a type of criminal with which hisJV<V "reicquainted. 1 "Madam : lie exci?t<?.*,?, with the grace of a French courtier. "yon are punctuality itself. And how charming !? no hysterics?no diatressiu _ -- ni's Allow me " Ho took the cai: from my hand, and holding it am.. preceded me down the great on < 1. stairs, talking lluciitly all the wnile, but p in ing t.l very other step to glance over bis s'lonlder at mo with Coo 1 t sh politeness. " .. ish to assnri . ,ui," he remarked, "I; l Hill IIO HV.I i .i.lfN bolls. . I .; ,?|>. | J>. 1 .try is witli me a profession, I tin 1 .1 not the otic 11 confess) chosen ' lor ine by inv parents. 1 saw, at an early acre, that 1 rouat either rtwend to tli<i level of tho burglar, or raise hie. to th? level of an artist. Behold, ro.% tear lad/, the reenlt." -fe stood at the foot of tb; stair* ?u0 loo..cd up at me. 'Vlb*ll we pfooeo<l to the dining* room?" he asked airily; "and. as I wish to oi?? yon no ?-~ble, let me say that I do not dabble in pit ted apooae) nothing but solid ail* It/* ?- . v o]>encd tho old mahogany side* board in which Griffiths had; for years, pl.t.el the ^family heirlooms at night, au.i onnoja my g? ut < >uj?nlj burglar stow them, cno after another, in a capacious felt Hack, which ho carried in hia hand. "Charming!" he cried. "J am i. connoiaacnr, I assure yoli, and I know silver from plate, Those Articles are really Worth thcHftk ttf the enterprise." Yort nak tin4 if I wn t not ol.?r:u< d. No, I was ndt. tS*VaoItal violeuco wan not in his professional line, unless < yposed, t suinmopcd All my energies to outwit tiiin. 1 thought much no I said little-, for I had no intention of lowing him to carry oflT my mother . silver. After hcv'ig lifid till the i? < n: < all tho moot valuable articles, he returned to the (lilting room. Oil the table the remains of supper still stood. Consisting Of a fowl, hardly tphchOui some delicately cut broad and nutter, cake, and a glass jar containing some fancy crackers. "I will make myself entirely at home," he remarked, sitting down to be table, and helping liiins'df to n wing nf the chicken, "lteally," he proceeded, "I have thoroughly enjoyed this evening. Not only have 1 met a most charming lady, but 1 have been able to prove to her that the terms gentleman and burglar may be syiiouoinous." He now began on the cake. 1 pushed the cracker jiy toward him. "Try tliem," I observed. Still smiling indulgently, ami talking, ho took out oiio of the crackers and began to nibble on it. It was very dry. I rone, and in absent minded manlier placed on the table the remains of a bottle of old Jhirgundy, which hud been opened the dav before. "Now, really," ho prattled, "I'm u v??ry harmless man live months mil of nix?I never steal unless other means fail, or a tailor's hill Comes due. I'm a resprotablo citizen and? u church member in good standing when I'm not on ouo of my professional tours. I took up burglary mom as a resource than from necessity. (landidlv speaking, now, am I a ruflian?" "No I" I replied, looking directly at. him. "On the Contrary, you arc a very line-looking man." A glow of vanity spread over his face. I poured out a glass of the burgundy and pushed it toward him. "England to Wales!" he cried with gallantry. "I don't generally drink," he added, "hut those crackers make me thirsty." "If I could ?jstly find a wifo suitod to my tastes," ho mused, "such a woman as you are, by Oeorge I I'd give up (esthetic burglary and settle down to uuiet domestic bliss." He i?>?at me. "If"? be hesitated?"you could bG sine x would abandon my profession- would you?do you think you could?conilone my pirnt and?marry mo?" 4i'pi...* .. ?...**? / :.i ? a nut'm ? iiutwci tut uuiiomt'rntiuu, L replied. Heholpod himself to another cracker. "Your proposal tw ho stnrtlingly unique, 1 continued, "to marry one's burglar! Iteally it is quite a joke." "iHii't it?" ho chueklod, evidently snjoying the idea of the oddity. "Wo ire kimtred spirits!" lie oxclaiuiod, jouvivially, but was interrupted by a riolent tit of coughing. Seizing the bottle of Burgundy, ho Indued the only drop or two left. "I think, maybe, there's another bottle down in the cellar," I cried, trtlosHly. "I'll go down and aeo?I feel thirsty myself." "Wo will doaeend together," ex[ laituud my burglar, gallantly taking I ho candle from my hand ami following mo to the door lending to the cellar atoi>8. We descended tli? slops chatting [deasantly lie discoursing on matrimony, 1 answering rather vaguely, hut measuring the distance to the wine bins by my eye. They wore at the far [ ml of the cellar, no.1 were ti\*e in nun: her, each large enough to hold a quarter of a ton of coal. Before the furthest one 1 paused. Here," 1 Haiti, "is \ho brand we are looking for." 1 rained the heavy lid and looked in. "I will hold the candle," f observed ; "will you get the bottle? I can hardly reached it." He handed me the enmlle and bent low over the bin. Ha! ha! Quicker than a Hash of lightning I tripped up liis heels (he was easily overbalanced), and into the l?in he fell headlong. Down oatno the heavy lid. But there was no padlock on it. I must hurry! Blowing out the candle, I ran, for I knew llie vrnjr, ntruiglit to the cellar st -psand up them ? like a eat. Th?n with a locked door between myself and my burglar, I could breathe. f heard the man kicking about down b'-low, for of course he got out of the I bin at once. But our collar is a laby- j nnth. Seizing father's old gnu from its resting place in the hall, 1 sat down near the door at the head of the stairs, waitimr for tiie worst Tlu- door wiiH fairly strong -that I know; Imt hr was a powerful man. So I dragged a heavy table from the sitling room and placed it against it. Suddenly I became conscious that he had found his way to tile stairs and was rapidly approaching the door, which was all that lay between me ami his revengeful fury. Bracing myself against the opposite wall, I raised the old gun, and, deliberately aiming it, waited. n>[b\ began by pounding with both any answer, he tried tlirt1ltH.ri 'II.-' BtinCt seemed to tell him 1 would remain ou guard. His language, I must confess, while threatening, was not abusive. It was, in fact, incredibly elegant for a burglar, and strictly grammatical. All ui once there came ? Ct'nsh, followed by tbo croaking of heavy timber, and the door fell. Down he came 011 top of it, sprawling at my feet 011 the j tloor. 1 raised my gun and fired. "Hit him?" 1 interrupted. "No," replied Miss tiwynue; "here I > in (1m wall of i?fia^ion thn bj & vm Mrs. Orilftths bnndiAf orw me, sud her husband's Vgke etcUimtag1 "He'd ntret W? m?Mi if ? Had f not left that door open*! #Kexi ill oama in. Yod see w# wot Home Just we ran in ha Iran ool Obo-i hiwT | I raised myself <*i add ' nt ^ m irat to carry off a thing," said Mrs. Orifflth*. ' ? "I would like to set my eyes on bint" j f remarkrd} Vvlieii Mies flwyiirid bad * concluded hilrstor/:' "/on area distinguished wothari and are? I believe ?the Very first rthe whoever received an offer,'of marriage from a* burglar." The lady smiled. "l>o you uot re member reading about the capture of ?. notorious t?*nk robber, sereral yearn ; ago? The case created quite a aeunation , owing partly to the difficulty in tracing the .thief, who waa clever enough to puzzle the most expert detect ives and evade the police, and also to the respectability of his position. No one could believe him guilty." 1'Indeed 1 drt retnomber it* I answered. "Xot only that, but I saw the man after he was in prison. I happened to tie going through Chester Toil .it the time Abd"*?f ? vr.s pointed nut to me. He was quite distinguished looking. In fact* I did not believe li itii CMi ill v- *' n V . . ''.Nor would I? said Misa Owynne: *'iI" I hud not known." '"' 'on iiichii,'' J said, ''that I in? ?*' ''I mean thai 011 saw my burglar.'" ?(luting. kcikntipu; anu im)Ust:ji vl. (Iranile is the IowohI rook ill thn earth's crust) it is the boil rock of the World, 'I'ha Idlest, fresh wafer flub, the "Arnpaciiin'1 of the Amazon, In South America, grows to six feet in leii'tii. Nausea is said to be promptly i lie veil by a mixture of four drops iu eroosote in two ounces of lime-water. Dose : A teaspooufnl every fifteen minutes. M. do 1,'Isle duftoYdrcd an nnimalCttla that Could run six inches in a seeond, and calculated that it must, move its legs no less than lilOO times in that, brief period. When irritated the sea encumber, a species of liolothuria, can ojeet all in teeth, its stomach and digestive apparatus, and rcduco itself to a simple membraneous sac. It has been ascertained by Professor ivernot. of the Melbourne University, Australia, that tin* use illy oa.su hum I weight of eighty to 100 pounds per square foot, producod by n dense crowd of persous, may ho largoly exceeded. The moat curious thing about the butterfly is tho sizo of the case from which the insect proceeds compared with the size of tho insect's body. Tho case is rarely more than one inch in thickness; the butterfly covers a surfaco nearly four inches square. In support of tho modern theory that sound docs not consist of a giveu mi,? imits^a wellknown write* adduces the fact tliAt' li ^ plate of iron, oven an inch thick, when used as the diaphragm of a telephone, will respond to and transmit perfectly the sound vibrations of the * human voice, a result which it is almost inconceivable to suppose could bccfleetod by niero mass vibration. Another most valuable series of investigations in rogard to the metal best adapted for the construction of bridges has been made by tho Austriau Society of Engineors. Some 216 mechanical tests were made by the committee having the matter in hand, to determino the quality of wrought iron, of basic, Bessemor and basic opon-eartli steel, the conclusion boing that the latter excels all the others in resistance to mechanical attack and distortion. A remarkable illustration of the progress of electrical appliances is electrolytio painting. Hitherto, if copper or other metal were to be deposited electrically, a bath*of solution was needed. Now this is changed, and a technical journal says a ship's hull can be plated as easily as a spoon or teapot. Instead of a bath, insoluble salts, ground to a flno powder and mixed with wator. are used. This mixture is painted on the metal to bo plated by a flno wire brush, to which one pole of a dynamo conduotor is attached, the other polo being connected with a plate. Not only pure metal but all sorts of alloys can be used. During a residence in Tunisia, M. Vercoutro made a study of the tuttoo marks which the natives cover their limbs and face. He discovered that tho most complete designs represent a human flgure -a kind of doll, seen in front, with extended arms. In this figure, for which no explanation had been offered before, he porceives nothing else than a representation, rigidly exact an<T preserro?t by tradition without perceptible alteration, of tho manikin on the monuments of Phoenicia and Carthage, *liich archaeologists have named the "Symbol of the Funic Trinity"?which is found, for example, on the Phoenician and Punic stelse, and on the neo-Punic lamps of Carthage. Ti?Mor?Ma'le Crtof. *er r.lin to one of the authorities i n rnnii 01 mourning Kir a IAIIUTin w is twelve months, ton mouths 1>1. k, iwo months hall mourning; ciMin' is Koidom woru, though the u >.< pcri?> 1 was formerly six months. For a parent the period is the same us ve. J lie longest period for a brother is six months, live montlis Muck, one month half mourning; the crape period was formerly threo months; it is now almost discarded. The shorter period is four months %o\ "hiuVi YnVn^ wniing. The period | often sli ?rt?iiod to six months when relatives resdo at r. Coiisideralde distance from each other. All of which prompts tli r mar!: that the world would !>o uade more cheerful and ?, : silde 'f "mourning" *. >< were ?!" ' '!ir?ed nltoget iter.? New Vork u ournal. Alany of tl> royal personaces of VVrope are n-d^for their "lettouy. am the C/.ar ofyfussm is sain to h-o greatest aj^etito for food ot tnem ail. i i y\ v - If ATT fTRH oi.n Ajfiiu. to CUAM OtoCUmL Wall with * large, soft woolen dot jand ItiMum water. Dry thorough! with * spft eloib; and Afterward j>olin With milk or a eolation of beeswax i f^irit* of tarpentine. Never nee tfiimoi hot waver or eoap; M vuey wi remove hot paint. A solution Of tw Ahd hue -half pounds of parafflne in on gallon of turpentine, dissolved 1tj tt aid of a littlh heat, is another ezoe lent renovator for oilcloth. The soli tion should be applied while wari with a sponge of piece of flendeL L* It reolaid for twentv-fonr hours, an thed polish with fladuel. ?America fc'armer: HOrsEHOLP HEOKKTS. Every household in time comes t have its own unwritten laws and tr? ditions, specifics that have been use through many years with the sani sure and satisfactory results, nud her is revealed Home of those that ha* made the domestic machinery of oc home at least run smoothly * When pipes or stoves are to be st away take boiled linseed oil) proci rablc at any hardwaro store, and wit a clotil rub It over* the iron. Alraoi before the work is finished it will haxi dried into a smooth varnish which wi k<?ep tho stove bright an?^ iinpervioi to damp for any Ispgtli 01 time. For the niokie plate bf a stove tb: process is reliable: Slack S piece < tpiicklimO in a covered kettle with jtn sufficient water to cause it tb crumbl While hot sdd fallow and work into past. Cover tho bright work with thi It can be easily wiped off. It prevon' ail dimming and discoloration wha over. For renewing black silk there is n better way than tb lake the ripped-n ui| 1. j li*. * i amtt-u ? mountu upon ? ?.ui< scrubbed kitchen table, pat it tltoi oitglily down with a sponge dipped i nmiuonia and water until tho silk wet and stuck smoothly to tho tiibh Lay one breadth over another, pattin each smooth! then leave them to drj No ironing is noedod and tho silk wi be almost liko new. Oxalic acid is tho standard femed for ink stains, but by some porversit it is never on hand when needed. Sal however, is always ready, and it is a most certain to eradicate the stni from any woolen article, such as Carpet or table cover, if applied r once. Thrown on a fresh stain it ac as a inagio absorbent. Immediate] brush up tho stained salt as lightly i possible. Then apply fresh and who vigorously. Tn most casos tlio stu wholly disappears. I know no otln absorbent that will act in this way. A soap that is invaluable where ou pots, rugs or woolen curtains not freshening or cleansing is as followi boil fox twenty minutes, constant stirring, two quarts of water, one-hu pound of lump starch, one tablespoi salt, threw bars laundry soap cut fin< when the mixture is smooth and fr from lumps remove from the tire at add one tablespoon of salaratus four ounces of ether. Pour into mol to harden. Rub the soap on the cu pot, then sponge off lightly with dump cloth or sponge. The user w bo ueiightcd with tne result. When silk or woolen articles bccon > tlj ?but aru of texture t< delicate to bo treated with soaps i ltuids of any kind, the "buckwhe cleanse" is invaluable. In many lar, dressmaking establishments part of tl stock-in-trade is buckwheat Hon The finger marks that become alnu unavoidable in the sewing are nlwu carefully brushed with the flour t no trace remains. Light color woolen wrappers for invalids' ever day wear may be thoroughly brushi in that way when soiled and kept good condition. This dry cleanse invuluablo for delicate silks. This hint for the homo dressinak is stolen from the establishment of bright and successful modiste: Win there is a waist to remodel, trim .Ir...... ...... ?. .... ? > riv miuj/v, Utxi ( un ri lu 1 ill. J. i modiste referrod to 1ms used pilloi for years, each waist finisher Imvii her own. For tho pretty draped wa without outside dnrtH tho linings a fitted, Mtitohcd uud honed, except tl under arm and shoulder Beams, th< hooked around the pillows, whiti'n I out each curve properly, so th it ll dress material can he correctly dr ipi on. A more; permanent arran genie in making one's own gown is to tau fitted waist liuiiiK uiiil hone ii, ?< pieces on to cover neck and ar.ohoh till it carefully with excelsior, tin sew the coverings over the opening One will in that way sooure a perfe model on which to work. ?Couric Journal. HRCU'ES. Spico Cake Pudding?Two cups sugar, one cup of hut tor, on* e.ip < sour cream, four cups of flour, 101 eggs, one teaspoonful of Roda, oi nut meg, one tahlespoonful of clove two tahlespoonfuls of cinnamon ai three-quarters of a pound of seodt raisins. Bake iu a scalloped cake p<i and serve with a liquid sauce. Brooklyn Cookies?Three even cu of powdered sugar end one full cup butter mixed to a cream; add fo1 eggs well beaten, ono level teaspoonf of s >da dissolved in a third of a cup < milk, and flour enough for a thick 1>? ter. Koll out thin, cut in round sprinkle with granulated sugar ni hake. Caraway seeds can bo added liked. Carrot Pudding?Carrot pudding said by those who have eaten it to I very nice. Boil and mash tine s ounces of carrot, and six ounces suet, chopped tine, half a pound currants, two large tahlespoonfuls sugar, half a nutmeg, a saltspoonf of salt and three large tablespoonfi of Hour. Mix all these ingredier thoroughly, put them in a greased p and boil the pudding for three houi Irish Scones?Put one pint of whi eornmenl into a bowl; put 111 the ce tre a spoonful of shortening; po one cupful ? to scald the meal. Stai aside for an hour. Beat one egg, st into the mixture, then add sutlicie boiling water, about another eupfi to mako a soft batter. With an e< beater brat Constantly for five miiniti Drop tahlespoonfuls on n greased gri die; bake slowlv ; turn. ^ 1 i . ; . e .of 4UV evel year .u -^u.-u-su courts. 1 Cream of T; HaVa tises in booking well k Li. ' i 2--f ?.... <4,?. || H| ?MV 111CIUW vtiUlUJI Mtirlll ro S and of mixing then! together ie V leavening power and best fesul 10 "Ei great exactness, requiring the i ? | Royal Bak d 5 Id the product of this knot n 9 expenditure of many thouM A appliances for its preparation. & gritpe Cream of tartar And abtii 9 exactness and (rare by famous c o fk wholesome and delicate bread, ' n 1)C had where this modern ager d A Beware of the cheap com] J? ^ catch the unwary. They ire n le ^WvWWv(Wv(Wv(Wv(WvWvflv * SELECT SfPTISUS. jj "" A foot Soldier in tho nrrny of th< rQ Czar curries over sixty-eight pounds U Hchools at Oxford were establisliei 1H by Alfred tho Oreat about 879. ?'.:;iuo lifiYc >iritr.b!j niTcuied iu< is klteridddde el Vassal College, if Thd Tatars take a man bj- the eai st td invite him td eat or driuk witl o. thoni. a Arithmetical notation by the. nor " digits and zero was used in Hindustan in tho sixth century. In 1552 books on geometry nu o astronomy were destroyed in Engliu lU MAVtlritla/ tif ttintriil 11 * ,l I IM.s -.ttui'.ui r-x;;!>? | ? . o*,v 4 rj ilist ruct ion to t he deaf and dumb wa ,1 ulado by a Spanish monk in 1570. is The children of the Aitutaki Jul j. itnderH are born with thj left leg hi g inch shorter tlmu the right. Y' There were no Italics used' iu th 11 biblical translations until the time o the King James version, 1011. No representation of the face of i v nlau was eVer stamped on a coin unti 1' ; lifter the death of Alexander theGre.it j who was regarded as a divinity. a ' *ho ' ride's cuke of to-day is n reli ^ of a llouiaii custo n. " At a llomni js j marriage the bride was expected ti I : prepare a part, at least, of the wed ding feast with her own hands. is I When thp hrst llible was printed ii jn 1 America it took three years to prin pr j the Old Testament. When the revise version of the Now Testament was tel r. ' egraphed to Chicago, in 18SI, it wa ,,1 | put in typo*and stereotyped iu twelv s. j hours. ly j A hale and hearty mat), ll'l years <i df age, was among a party of pilgrim ?n who arrived id. the Troitzo-Sergievl a; Monastery inHt. Petersburg recently ee He had trapped the whole distant' id from liUga, some eighty-tive mile* id j ami showed no weariness. His age wn ds . properly atW*Hted by the baptism? if j papers iie carried with liim. a | The priuciplo of the modern ploi ill , was laid down by Thomas Jefferson. . plow consists of two wedges, a cuttin lie and a lifting wedge, and Jefferson dii yo covored and enunciated the propoi or tions of each and the relation eac at bore to tins other. Before his day n ge two smiths made plows alike ; now the he are all made in accordance with a matl r. ematical formula. ?st _ ???-? sfl ill I Brings comfort and improvement an lie , lends to personal enjoyment whe: I , rightly uscrt. Tlio many, who live bel nt . ter than others and enjoy life more, witl , a . less expenditure, by nioro promptl; r.tiapting the world's be-oi products i ,u I the needs of physical being, ^rill attes tM'( the value to liealth of the pure liquii ' I laxative principles embraced in th ' ' iciuedy, Bvrup of I' igs. Its excellence is due to its presontin r* in tlio form most acceptable and pleaj aut to the taste, the refreshing and trul L /!.!..! _ _ r _ - a ? ui-iH'iiciiii properties oi a perieci ini ati ve ; effectually cleansing the system of disjH'lling colds, headaches and fevci , anil permanently curing constipation II(. I( has given satisfaction to millions am met with the approval of the medics profession, because it acts on the Kid ncys, Liver and llowela without weak 1. ening them and it is jterfectly free fror 1 every objectionable substance. kU Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is mar ps ufactured by the California Fig Syru of Co. only, whose name is printed on ever ?r package, also the name, Syrup of Figi ui and being well informed, you will no accept any substitute if offered^ I BENTS WANTED ON SAUR is. a or i- 'tiitii!* > <>.i io i i ii'.lo i t Ni w |Ml. nl i' en ?,1 ri''"1 Ink'Kr.i.Nlin IVnoil. A rut* making S.'i r ivoek. Moure Kins r )IfM o,.X ilil, l^i t'row.tt Ah a iii a n oint.SlKSTcure* PILC81 w c-'?ca cured or moony returaed; hj mall to Me iR #1 bozos; circular*. 8. 8. 8my. AldersoS, W. V 5 CURES RISINC ill .. BREAST . "MOTHER'S FRIEND" i63WS: ot offered child-bearing woman. 1 havo been mid-wife for many years, and in each cas f0- where "Mother's Friend" had been used it ha te accomplished wonders and relieved muc suffering. It Is the best remedy for rislntr < n" the breas'. known, and worth the price for tna nr alone. Alits. M. M. Bruwer, Montgomery, Ala 1 Dy f AlUfM*, nitll^t9 ^*a V2'*>?<a, vm abvUltJ 3(1 of price, *1.,M per bottle. ?r HRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., nt Hold l>y all druggists. Atlucta, (>i ! I "an l"r? ML fr~;. " ?.j" rVTdTn ? n f?jj 1 | For Indigestion, litll'iumirw, tlcsdnrkr, t oi .llpal ton, Ittil .1 IComplczlon, Olfrnsire llrrnth, aFs^h mid all disorder* of fin Stomach, I larer and n.,wrl? RIPAN8 TABULtS A -! A ;r..:.I'rrtx t l^^Ki/rilUf I dtK'i -lion follow, tl.otr use. Ho,J " by t!i mri'l?ta or t? 1 t liy "ia:!. Bo* t (6 viaia., T.Vf IV.rknvt- I t.ozra). $i. J I For free aajnidra ,i ldr< v> | f M?FA>ir Clll \)l l?l. CO.. New Tsrh. m irtar a?4 Soda I nown to every housekeeper ; but X M s. ^ ^ - t. .. ? W MiAAO vUMUIUUIjr |#uivf tt T J|M so ss to produce their greatest w ts when combined, is a matter of nost expert knowledge and skill. S ing Powder 11 r ledge and experience and the * nds of dollars in patents and Z It is a compound of strictly pore "V olutcly pure soda, cottibihed with w hrmists, and it wilt produce more Z I biscuit, Cake, foils, Ctc.i than caii I it of cooking is not used. W | pound* called baking powder* to X lade with alum and are poisonous. $ | Chief Miffiitritffi ol Ancient Greece. | The chief magistrates of Athena were I ? called archons. At fl rat the office wits f lifelong and hereditary ; afterward for ] ten years, finally nnuual and elective. I There were nine annual archons, and none wore eligible but citzens who ' could prove three generations of freo / J ancestors. Every candidate must also Ljj r prove that he had no physical defect; x*' 1 that he had been dutiful to his pa- | rente, had served in tho army and I i possessed property to support the dig- I J 1 nity of the office. Bribery was pun- j fl ished by compelling tho one bribed to " I dedicate to tho gods a statute of gold . I equal in weight to his own body. Killlkinick. | s Killikinick, or kiuikuick, which the Itf Indians are in the habit of mixing with 0 tobacco, is rapidly becoming extinct. | Several plants have received this name, t t...i ai i ? .:.kt 4^ ?a tt,. j IIUV lllfy lltlYU UU ll^UV vv II. J.UOIIUU ; herb is tho iimido bark of a yottng | '* willow, and, when wmoked alone, makcB a mild and ploauaut nuxoka.? j Detroit Freo PresB. | "August 1 | Flower" I t "Whit h August Flower for?" '1 As easily :in'wor.| as asked It is for Dyspepsia. It i? a special reiu- J ,v cdy for the Stomach si ml Liver.?: 0 Nothing more than this We believe August Flower cures Dyspepsia. ,f Wc know it will. Wc have reasons H. for 1:u.iwiug it Today it has a:. I honored place in every town and country store, possesses one of the | largest ntnnnfaeMiring plants in the . y country, and sells everywhere. The j tl reason is simple. It dues one thing, J and does it right. I leuies dyspepsia}# I (IpAVPAl'tNU lhlfi? for M' ii1' i? .mr I'lIOTO* ' \ Kh\| OUAI-II PAMtl.Y l<R-'OHOS,oili-r Ho. ** ? ? ? ? lurm ^a.Z Ail Ircnx. mipt. W,? m K t?? P. Vmrr <fc Co.. 41 to O Jt-lTxr.Mii) hi., unli-ago. ?- MONEY FOR YOU 'o^ 1 Jj linu wl 1 be jikImIp I 10 .ill n >|<iu<IpiU |K'*lilont?JH^~~? n(l(lrf''?liin 'I'lir Cm ivliir.l >1 n mi liirlnrlni: <!??C fl IO a? Kn?l Tunil? "l'liI ril Sin-i". Sew Vnrk.l I 1 Xngleside JE&etreat. 1 Tor l)l?ru>'l or Women, ocicmuic irraunrui ?uu I cures guaranteed. F-lcgnnt apartment* for ladles lie- | ? fore and during confinement. Address The Ileal- I dent Thyslclan, '.1-TJ Hnxter Court. Nashville. Tenn. I Rupture treated l>r oar i>f eehnnlrnl Trentment. Bend for book. I. B. Seeley & Co.; * QATAIXX8VH. > " 1I-" """laPlMitS riCOfSAIt^. fflLooo miso^ t '" * rriir^ri | ttkcMtn. t o>V?00. When meicurjr. Arfxlide potaarlnm, an nop ri!la or IlotS'Tln^e tail, we *uirantec a cur.?mid our > ? t' ' jrpb ion is the only thlna that w: 11 euro |>ermaneiitly I* .l.ive | roof soaa sled. freo i nor llrari v Co., Cklr iro. ill <* _ y I with Tastes. Rnamele and Taints which (tain the ( hand*. Injure the Iron and burn red. i The nislnx Sun Store Tolish la Brilliant, OdorI I Ices. Durable, and the consumer pays for no tin 1 | or itlaaa package with erery purchase. ? *"0 ranges j ? 111* Bett for Either Routiner or flookinr. Exoel in Style, Oomfot and Durability, tl " KINbSANDSm EVKHY ONB y WARItANTKU *0 .IMT DKKi CT8. ~ ?, ASH TOUU STOVE V/EAL&R i| T? ibow tou SBEI PjIRD M I.ATEST CATAl.OUUB. If ?o dealer near you wr.lr to ISAAC A. ? liEPPARD A CO.* YD A I.T : (ll( I., .)? I>. ^akokst_ma,\vtAcrrHr.Rs :\ inr. south. 2 /?1 HORSE OWNER M I ought to think enough of I M I hia animal to wi-h to !> ; M* ' I able t > rare for it pmjierly i ? ff I in heallliAwt ali'knoa. It It 1 money out of his i nrk> t if ? -v?^ he does no'. Tonrcnmpllab ^rVc I hi- to lilt Wf If r otlt One Hundred Pap II" i'ri'j/r^m0L \%y?& lurtatfcd Hora ook i // ' ,f firi-'j/ V'l< r2.?C0lit*. ! I. act. ? < otl pick out ? t kiI llotn i; ////r^a' tiiWlViW knowintpi rleeiion-a tl *o \ //?rtl guard against I rami. de\Z f vPV ./5WI| t< et ti e .? < ttllil fleet a It 'Y l< > 2 ' I i'("ji'iiri' when saute is po??l T 1 i j' I tl tile: teii tin- Hi? by mi I a * IP . 9 ue'li wluil "o enII ine 10 * P \T ill It ereiit parte ol III" atiliS L* ?7i ft jdmal; how to aline a Home h < jhA.'JI n't. 1 properly,. te.. eic. >f //,,"* .fa')]. All I liif* ami o'her vnlit ( ' " r.'4'fj /!'/ nable leforniH'lon ran bo r ' ' 1 O'iIh m'I liv r. tiding our !. \ V Oof lluiiilrid Piigo Iiluak Jl | ; ? <ii iior-e iinob uil'/'b ^ J] we w ill lot w <r<l, |m. i |uitd, ' on receipt of priee In lampa. Aaanred'y the Home 'a too goed ,t friend - o nian to be noglcrted for want of k owledge _ heh r in h" ipM-urnl lor o"ly I went -1ve i-ei.ia. toon I'l'WI tall I SO lloraB mi l.eoiiiiril Si N.Y l-ilr*** i. i