tn A schoolboy at a prlxe exam ination, says the W om an’s Journal, furnished the follow ing biography o f the p atri­ arch A braham : “ H e was the fa th e r of Lot, and bad tw o wives. One was called lahmael, and the other H a g a r. H e kept one a t home; and he turned the other Into the desert, where she became a p iliur o f salt in the daytim e and a p illa r of Are by night.** . : an We»t- m eyed opinion bave » ifore 10 had be Re- Ibi m»- ■tbern Biondo, n i »tate, jrahtle». lo is 36,- », went ty. Penn- A French statistician baa calculated th at the human eye t n r e l i over I.OO0 yards J in reading an ordinary sized novel. H e ba» also estimated th at the average jMiman being read» 2,600 mile» of' b an d -w ritin g and p rin t In a life ­ tim e. D O N 'T O H u rr ro o t ■ABB. ~ ~ ........... ....... A t this season your feet feel FQ OTSORB, A powder. sw ollen, nervous an d u n co m fo rtab le. I I you have s m a rtin g feet o r tig h t »hoes, try A ife n 's F u o t-K o a e I t r e a u a u d co m fort»: m ake» w a lk in g easy. C u re » sw o llen and » « e a tin g * feel, lilielere an d rn llo iis spots.* Relieves corp» an d b u nio n» o f a ll ,>aiq and i t a certain cu re fo r C iiiih la iiia , S w eating , D n m p o r Frosted F e e t.' W e have o v er 30.- 000 te .iiin o liiu l» . I h m ’t get toolaore get Foot-Ea»e. T rv it today. Sold by a ll druggist» and" »hoe »tore» fo r 25c. T r ia l package FS kx . Address, A lle u 8 . O lm ­ sted, I.v R o y , N- Y . The commonest of »11 trees 1» the fit tree, which, liourishea in every part ol the wotld. Repttbll- T O C U R B .A C O L D I N O N « O A T T a k e Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tab* a la 100,- ola 80,- let». A l l druggists refund the money if it failtt to cure. E.<1Y. Grove’» Big- nature 1» on eacb box.-' 36c. 'ashington ‘ One wiuegla»« of strong borax water in a-p int of raw starch w ill make col­ lars and cuffs »tiff and glossy. T h e B est r r s s c r lp tio n fo r M a l a r i a tlifornia. 4,000 pin* Demo* in ley by a ,000. b a t lonbt, with Demount, legislature abably be 2; Bryan. O o a te . Sheep xn6 are g rea tly aw th tbie is or toad- to b are a its pot­ to kill the at. .— Edward er of Matt was today banged on Decern tier divorce in of oruelty. H l. a pnblloi, ivening the luring m ill _ ibed. The In a mou- ifcar. -A match lay resulted sting the , A 1er«* and tbe (A tta r. E. Mather, city two ving pawn- 1, tbe prop- to, was to- Deteotive warrant of itbbie p r is - / Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grovaa- lasteleeB C h ill Tonic. I t is sim ply iron and quinine In a tasteless form, No Cure. No Pay. Price 60o. The Chicago Historical Society has a flue new building th at cost *180,000 and a lib ra ry of over 26,000 bound vol­ umes and 60.0C0 unbound volumes be­ sides many busts; paintings, eto. Mothers w ill find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth­ ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their Children during the teething period. A new household im plem ent w hich w ill delight those who have suffered the annoyance of p utting down a m od­ ern carpet a t home w ith the old-tim e carpet stretcher and tack hamm er is a combination stretcher and tacker. By Ils means the carpet is stretched in place a n it tacked a t the same tim e. ■**• A Frenchman has discovered a leme- dy instantaneous in its effects for the horrible burns caused by the use of oil of vltrol. I t is a soft paste of cal­ cined magnesia and w ater, w ith which the parts burned are covered to the thickness of an iuch. I t alleviates the pain almost im m ediately, and when the paste is removed no scar remains. T h e re e ra never any ex­ ternal signs of Cancer u n t i l t b e blood is polluted and the system thoroughly con­ taminated by thia deadly virulent poison. Then a sore or ulcer appears on some part of the body ; it tnav be small and harmless looking at first, but aa the can­ cerous cells form and are deposited by the blood near the sore, it increases in sise and severity, with sharp shooting pains. No matter how often the sore is removed by tbe surgeon’s knife or flesh destroying plasters, another conies and is worse. The real disease is in the blood, end the treatment must begin there. The poisoned blood must be invigorated and purified, and when thia is done cancerous cells can no longer form and the sore w ill heal naturally and permanently. Cancer Mrs. Sarah M . «vesting. M i Windsor A w ., Bristol, T e rn . writes : “ I an» 41 years old, an I for three year» had »uttered with a sew ie toe -1 of Cancer oa my Jaw. which the doctors said was incurable, and that I could hot Uvc more U u a sis months. I accept- •d their at airmen a» true, and had given up all hop* of ever being well again, when m v d m n ls l. know twg«f my condition recom­ mended S. S A. After tak­ ing a few bottles the sore . . . begun to heal, to the surprike of the physician», and In a short time made a complete cure. 1 have gained in Sr»h, mV appetite is splendid, sleep Is refreshing -- in fact, su> e«)oying perfect health." mm overcomes t h i s de- ■ H 'N structive poison and ^ ^ k removes every vestige of it from the system, makes new, rich blood, strengthens the body and builds up tbe general health. Sw depart tnenffor say information or advice wafiteil ; we t .eke no charge for thia ser­ vice. Your letter w ill receive prompt and careful attention, and W ill be bçld la Strictest confidence. - * THt SWIFT (PECIFie CO, ATLAHTA, BA. T It break » * • C a m i l l a F l a m a t a r l o a C it e s S e v e r a l I n ­ t e r e s t i n g C as e » . ical 8ociety reports th at the experi­ ment of decorating tbe w alls of the bird-boose w ith paintings of landscapes has bad a t least one interesting result — the cranes have several tim es tried to w alk through the w alla. T h e C h in e s « S l t n a t l n n . T h e cause 'fo r th e present C hineee en ­ ta n g lem e n ts is th e abuse o f th e Chinese im m ig ra n ts by th e fo reign p o w e n . A n ­ o th e r great re v o lu tio n cornea fro m th e abuse o f th e stom ach. O v e rtaxed digestion produces co n s tip a tio n , in d ig e stio n , dys­ pepsia an d fla tu le n c y . H o s te tte r's S to'ni. ach B it t e n is th e best m ed ic in e to take. I t prevents nervousness o r sleeplessness. Don’t fa il to try it. Wash m irrors in w arm suds, then dust w ith w h itin g from a m uslin hag and polish w ith chamois skin. A P h o s p h o re s c e n t C ra b . There was recently added to the aquarium a t C alcutta e gigantio crab shoot two feet in diam eter across its shell, and having legs three feet long, . “ P a r s i x y e a r n I w aa a wlettm aT dya- a e p s ia In its worst form. I could r a t noihlue w hich was captured in a diag-net in but m ilk toast, and s i times my stomach would tu t retain and dtaest even th a t Last March I I the Indian ocean about a m ile from tbe began taking CASC A R ETS aad since then 1 shore aud a t e depth of 46 fathoms. b*ve steadily improved, until I am aa well aa 1 A fte r being placed in a large tank i t e fe r was in my life.” D avid H. Mvarer. Newark. O. devoured the fish and sm aller crusta­ ceans that were its fellow prisqners, end later, in the evening, surprised its keepers and visitors by em ittin g a w h ite phosphorescent lig h t, strangely illu m in a tin g the gloomy corner where i t had concealed itself between two boulders. DYSPEPSIA W h y C e r t a i n M e t a l s C a n n o t B o C a s t. Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Tests Good. Do Qood, N « v e r Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. Ite. Me. Ate . .. C U R C C O N S T IP A T IO N . ... J. M. B arrie’s story o f how a tele­ •lerllssg keawtly CMepaay. CklMe«, Meatrwai. Bww York. Sil Cam ille Flam m arion, In bis recent graph editor, receiving a dispatch th at M Tof-Jr« O i l O o ld . the Znlus had “taken umbrage,” bead­ book, "T he Unknow n,” alludes to tbe la x a tiv s Brom o-Quinina Tablets ears MO-TO-BAC « ili io «Vitt'-nilr/o Vii. t s r ed the news, “Capture of Um brage by Bower o f imagination. “T h e power a cold in one day. No oure, No Pay. the Zulus,” has been paralleled by an whk-h Im agination Is capable of exer­ Price 26 cents. * Rub your lamp chimneys after wash- editor In the West. Shortly a fte r the cising ovqy..JJfe Itself,” he says, “has I ing w ith dry salt, and you w ill be sur­ Professor Lloyd Morgan, in a recent long been established. The experiment anti-Sem itic riots in A ustria, a slight prised at the new brilliance of your address, stated he had found that shock of earthquake was fe lt in the vi­ perform ed In tho last century In E n ­ lights. young chickens, taken straigh t from cin ity o f Vienna, and a cable dispatch gland on a man condemned to deutb, the incubator, could sw im very w ell, • 1OO K K W A R D « 1 O 0 . put It tersely that there had been "seis­ who was made the subject of a study r* the power of swimm ing being perfectly mic disturbances’’ near the capital. H e this kind by medical men Is w ell known. Instinctive._______ ,,_________ The readers of this paper w ill be pleaoed to (Warn that there is a t leant one dreaded disease headed the Item, “ D ow n w ith the The subject of the experim ent was fas­ ihst seieure has been able to cure in a ll lie tened securely to a table w ith strong ft the flowers in your window box etaves, Jewel” and that is catarrh. H all's C atarrh Cure straps, his eyes were bandaged, and he seem blasted, or are of a faded, sickly la toe only positive cure known to tbe medical Paine: “ You w ill move fo r a new trial, fraternity. Catarrh beinx a constitutional dis was then told th at he was to be bled color, cover the earth around the roots esse, requires a constTtullonal treatment. I presume, M r. Paine.” Paine rose w ith from tile neck until every drop o f bis abont h alf an inch deep, w ith pulver­ H a ll’s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, a c tin g a demeanor th at Was p a ii^ u l in Its directly upon the blood and mneons snrfaees blood had been drained. A fte r this an ised charcoal. Tbe roses th a t blossom of tbe system, thereby destroying tbe founda­ solemnity. “ I thank your honor for insignificant puncture was made In bis in tbe next few days w ill have a tine, tion of tbe disease, and gtvins the patient strength by building up the constitution and your suggestion,” he said, “ but I am skin w ith the point o f a needle and a lively rose color. Charcoal always assisrinf nature in doing its w o rk . The pro­ oppreeaed w ith the gravest doubts siphon was arranged near his head in ' gives great vigor to the red or violet prietors have so much fa ith In its curative powers, th a t they offer One H undred Dollars w hether 1 have the right to move for a such a manner as to allow a contin­ colors of flowers. W h ite petunias be­ tor an] y ease th at i t fails to core. Send fo r list new tria l In this cgse. • Your honor, I uous stream of w ater to flow over his come varied w ith red or violet tints, of test: limonisi». Address F. J. C H K N K Y A CO., Toledo, O. have already asked for and have re­ neck and fa ll w ith a slight sound Into violets become covered w ith irregu lar Sold by drui legists. 780. 7 ceived for my Idiot client the moat pre­ a baRln placed on the floor. A t the end spots of a bluish or almost black tin t, H all's Fam lly ily Pills »re the best. cious heritage o f our English and of six minutes, the condemned man, be­ hut. yellow flowers are insensible to its For tbe first titne some blind fish Am erican common la w —a tria l by a lieving th at he bad lost a t least seven influence. from the Mam moth cave of Kentucky Jury o f bla peers.” T h e Judge then or­ or eight quarts of blood, died o f ter­ have reached England a liv e and been dered the verdict set aside. ror.” placed in the London Zoological G ar­ H aydn had a peculiar w ay o f deter­ A somewhat sim ilar experiment was dens. m ining the tim e In which a piece of also tried In England during an epi­ music should he sung. On one occa'-: demic of smallpox.. Leading physicians elon, a fem ale singer In high esteem a t came to the conclusion th at frig h t waa ARMY LIFE C A U SE S PHYSICAL court bad been appointed to aing one of killin g almost as many aa the disease, A N D MENTAL DISABILITY For Infants and Children. H aydn's compositions. A t tbe rehearsal so they applied to the government for F O R MANY YEARS. she and the conductor differed aa to the permission to experim ent on a con­ tim e o f the music. The m a tter was to demned crim inal. The crim inal, it Is Bears the be settled by re ferrin g It to H ayd n him ­ said, was promised a pardon I f he. sur­ K - s o a s d P r o a s D e a t h b y R e a d i n g a n S ign atu re o f A < tv « r tl» « u a e u t— A J o u r n a l i s t o f N o t a self. W hen called on to decide he asked vived (he ordeal o f Bleeping in a b jd A d v is e s H i s R e a d e r s a n d F r i e n d s . the conductor If the singer was hand­ w ith a person"robo had Just died off The rice-eating Chinam en could con­ some. “ V ery,” was the reply, “and a smallpox. T h e man consented. The sume the present world's crop of wheat special favo rite w ith the Prince.” result was th a t In the m orning he wee From Farm er A D airym an,North Yakima,W ash and s till go'hungry. ♦ “T hen she te rig ht,” replied H iy ffn . found to be suffering from smallpox In 1883, I entered the regnlor U . 8. N ot long before bis death H e n ry W*. a n d o f this "very disease h i died a few Arm y and was am igned’ to Co. " E , ” Peine, of Cambridge, one o f tbe most days later. Y et the bed in which he S ixth In fa n try , theu stationed a t Fort b rillia n t law yers Of his generation, be­ had lain and the sheets and blankets Douglas, U tah. M y boyhood days had came interested In a case, aa a m a tter on it had been purchased expressly fo r been spent on a farm in K entu cky, but T h is s ig n a tu re is on every box o f tb e g enu ine o f charity. In which a lad of some fif­ this very purpose and had never before I had not been aocostomed to manual Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablet» teen years was charged w ith arson. been used. labor for several years previous to en­ -Paine defended tbe boy and offered tering upon active, m ilita ry duties. The number of newspaiters Snd period­ conclusive evidence that be was, to all "* HoW to Save School C h ild re n . The constant and excessive d aily d rills, In the Ladles’ Hom e Journal Edw ard practical purposes, an Idiot and totally sleeping in tents and general exposure icals in the United States has increased lrrespdftitible. Nevertheless, the Jnry in Bok takes up the cpdgcl again against of a severe w inter, brought on a pecu­ from 6,871. in 1870 to 2 1 ,1 7 & 4 n .l8 9 9 . tbe case, a fte r** charge from tbe court tbe cram m ing methods inflicted on lia r nervous trouble, w hich soon inca­ H e a lt h /o r T e n C en ts. which was v irtu a lly an order for ac­ school children, and urges aa a step pacitated me for a ll garrison w ork. .... . A lively Uv«r. pure blood, clean skin, bright eyes, perieci health—( »»caretaCandy C athartic Tbe post surgeon ordered me to the w ill obtain and securu them for you. A ll 4ru g- q u ittal, brought In a verdict o f guilty, tow ard a reform o f the abuse “th a t every parent who has * child a t school ______“ >- ,, hospital and diagnosed my case as, glsti. 10c. 28c, 80c. T h e presiding Judge then addressed w ill send a note to the teacher that, muscular rhuem atism . My lower A plum ber who was sent to the house Instead of an engagement ring the under no circumstances w hatever, w ill of a stock broker to execute some re ­ the fath er and mother p en ult any home lim b» seemed to be dying— losing all Jafianese lover gives bis sweetheart a sense of outw ard feeling. The most piece of beautiful silk for a sash. pairs was taken by the b u tler Into the study by the child. excruciating pains made me almost dining-room, and was beginning his “T h ia may seetp to be a very simple w ild w ith misery and 1 could not staDd I do not believe Plso's Cure for Con­ w ork when the lady of tbe house en­ thing to do,” be contends, “b a t often alone. M y appetite waa ravenous, d i­ su m p tio n has an eq u al fo r roug hs and tered. “John,” said she. W ith a suspi­ tbe simplest things asp the most effee- colds. J ohn F . B o y x b , T r in it y S prings, gestion perfect, lungs strong and gen­ Ind., Feb. 16, 1900. cious glance tow ard tbe plumber, “re­ tlve. i f the teachers o f thia country eral health good except for th is dis­ move the silver from the sideboard and ahould. W ithin the next month, receive The retired lis t of the regular arm y tressing d is ab ility. lock It up a t once.” B u t the man of thousands of notes from parents'to tbs A fter several days’ treatm en t w ith inoludes 764 offioers on h a lf pay, aver- lead was In nowise disconcerted. effect pointed out, which they cquWF- ba n h a n a n fK o m r » —/»/*aa-l«a J. exiim. al^.n» « » JWt . . . k — : '♦T n r p " h n t o h la a p p » e n U < » e, w h © end I can speak for hundreds of teach­ hod heart failu re. H e prescribed tin c ­ T O O K N O W W H A T T O C A R « T A K I N G acompanled him, “ take m y w atch and ers when I say th at they wottfd gladly ture of dig italis, and gave me several W hen you take Grove's Tasteless C h ill chain and These coppers home to my do so—hand Jto the heads o f their ounoea of th is w ith o u t any effect, ex­ Tonio because the formula is plainly missus a t once. There teem s to be dis­ schools, it would practically mean a cept that I kept getting worse. In the printed on every bottle showing th a t i t honest people abont this bouse.” * readjustm ent o f the entire system of fall of 1884. 1 was discharged on sur­ is simply Iron and Q uinine in a taste­ geon’s certificate of d isab ility, and be­ Anthony Hope H a w k in s believes very study. T his may be better understood less form. No Cure, No Pay. 60o. much In men of letters standing by when It Is realised th at the entire xys- gan the d iflic u lt task of existing and I t is probable th at in the future each other, and he has worked trem en­ tetu of study during school hour» In tryin g to regain my health In a strange dously hard to help on the fund which many of the schools is so arranged aa land, surrounded by «Bsrmpathetio moije root crops, such as beets, turnip» and carrots, w ill be grown for stock. tbe Authors’ 8ociety of London is try ­ to allow for some of tbe w ork to be people. M y condition continued to grow Tbe difficulty has been in tbe labor of ing to accumulate, from which pen­ done by tbe pupils a t home. L et this I waa compelled slicing tbe roots, which is necessary sions are to be paid to authors whose taken-for-gyanted home study be stop­ more alarm ing. lite ra ry m erit has not brought them a ped, and a change would a t once have to use a heavy staff to prevent tailing. when feeding them to cattle, but w ith ­ corresponding Income, and who view to be made. The studies at school can­ A ll attempts a t manual and mental in the past few years root cutters have Increasing years w ith fear. Recently not be Increased in number, for already labor werq jnada uqder ^ xasperating been introduced, whioh cut a l l kinds an unfortunate w riter, who visited M r. there are too many. T h e school hours difficulties. I seenied aliout one-half of roots into th in slices, bran and corn­ H a w k ln a a t bla rooms In Buckingham cannot be lengthened because tbe tide deed. M y weight was lees than 140 meal being sprinkled on tbe food so street, by the E m bankm ent Gardens, has set In to shorten them. Hence, some pounds, though I was over six feet in prepared, which makes a meal th at is exclaimed on leaving w ith something stuies would have to be throw n oht, if height. I tried ele ctricity w ith no not only highly relished but one that In h it pocket: “Ob, air, I feel that P ro vi­ home study were.ellm tnatcd. And this avail. Several local physicians gave is cheap and promotive of the t h r if t of me treatm ent w hich was not effective. the animals. dence must have sent me to you!” And" Is the result desired.” Many w ell advertised remedies for the reply came w ith a tw in k le in Ijts A company in New H aven. Conn., nervous d e b ility were taken w ith no benefactor’s eye: “ L e t us hope, how?-' T J u q u e Tempi«-». undertakes to serve hot meals to rill M ayallpuram , India, Is graced with satisfactory resnlta. ever, that Providence w ill not acquire 1 read a ll the medical authorities w ith in a radius of seventy miles frt n seven of tbe most rem arkable temple« the habit o f doing so.” obtainable, and fiually found my symp­ its headquarters. These meals are se it In the world, each of these unique I toms undey the bead of Locomotor out in wagons with compartments for L IS Z T ’S " Y O U N G B E E T H O V E N ." places of worship having been fa s h -! A taxia. The author said there was no each article; tbe meals are placed In toned from solid granite boulders. Tbe I cure for the disease, and 1 believed the different compartments smoking A R e m in is c e n c e o f R u b i n s t e i n H a l f a “ Hevasa-Goda-Cla,” tbe largest of tbe him . H e recommended a m ixtu re of hot and are kept at a high tem perature A... — C e n tu ry A g o , seven, is three and a h alf stories h ig h ,! iodide of potassium and sarsaparilla, as u n til placed on ths purchaser’s table. D r. W illia m Mason was a pupil of Its outlines resembling those of an A t­ The “ elephant beetle” of Venezuela Liszt's, and w hile studying at W eim ar lantic steamship. The Inside, of the a possible aid to existence. 1 took sev­ met many famous musicians, including boulder has been chiseled aw ay until eral bottles of this form ula and double is the largest insect in tbe w orld. A Rubinstein. In the Century he tells of tbe w alls do not exceed eight inches the strength. This failin g , I made np full-grown one weighs about h alf a my mind to die aa soon as possible. pound. hia first, meeting w ith the “young In thickness. The tw o floors above There was no comfort, pleasure or hap­ = ------- . . . . Beethoven,” as Lisxt called him. th at of the foundation are each about piness in life w hich knew nothing but Llsxt sometimes le ft W eim ar for a a foot in thickness, and seem aa solid as few days In order to be present at or the rock of ages. The upper stories pein. One day I read the experience of a conduct music festivals. On one of are reached by a spiral stair way. carved man who had been afflicted w ith Loco­ these occasions, early In June. 1854, 1 from the same piece of granite. motor A taxia, and cured liy the use of remained alone a t home on account of D r. W illia m s ’ P in k Pills for Psle Peo­ alight lllnesa. As K lln d w o rth bad gone New M exico tb e G re a t Sheep C o u ntry. ple. 1 bought one box and tried the -> ► ■« ► to I-oodon fo r concert-playing and To-day tbe seat of the sheep-rearing remedy, following the directions very - . piano-forte teaching. I had moved Into industry of tbe union has shifted from closely. This had a little effect, and I a suite of rooms in tbe H otel xum tho middle west to the plateau region procured a h a lf doxen boxes, and took Erbpr'.nxen. Aa a m atter o f Interest between tbe Rockies and Sierras. Ohio them before 1 was convinced tiia t a to pianists I here note the fact that la still doing very w ell In the business, cure was possible. 1 began w ith one these Identical rooms had been occu­ w ith nearly 3,000,000 head, but she has p ill after eacb meal, in a few days 1 pied by H u m m el several years pre­ dropped from first to fourth In the list took two, and finally used one box a viously. of mutton-producing states. New week. M y pains gradually disappear­ •eem to be tbe heritage of the On tbe afternoon o f the day on which M exico Is at the head, w ith more than ed, color oame to my flesh, 1 could human fam ily everywhere, viat Llsxt le ft w ith hla cortege the head 4.000,000; M ontana has nearly aa many, w alk, run and jum p, and actually dis­ w aiter came to me, saying th at a young w hile W yom ing leads Ohio by a fe w , pensed w ith a cane. man who had Just arrived waa In the hundred thousand head. Idaho closely Words cannot portray my feelings. cafe Inquiring for Llsxt and seemed follows Ohio In rating. Oregon, C o ll-, Today I weigh 300 pounds, am perfect­ and disappointed on learning o f hla ab­ fo rn la and Texas each has about 2,600,- i ly healthy and feel 30 years younger sence. “ i told him ,” said the w aiter, 000 sheep. _____________ t than I d id 10 years ago. .Journalists “ th at you were the only one of the fam ­ anondent and it is not unusual fo find them borrowing trouble as if they hadn't enough already. I The fact ie their k id n ey s are weak, either naturally or because ’ o f ,sic k n e ss, exposure, worry or I other influences. "“ I aln th a n k fu l to »a y,” w rite« .1. I,. C a m p b e ll, o f H y u aiiiu rr. 111., “ (h a t lio ixl'* F o r m any years I was tro u b le d n itb backache. At tim es I was so bail I liad to tie helped trot» th e bed o r c h a ir. 1 am now well and strong and free fro m p a in .” W itn t th is g re a t m edicine d id fo r h im it has done fot Sersapsrilia )m» c u re d m e. others. H o o d 's S a r s a p a r illa Prom ises to cure and kee|>s the prom ise. Begin“Iren tin en t with Hood's today. A S l i g h t C o r r e e t le a . Miss Lakeside— Goodness I How tanned you are I Y o u ’ve been in the eun. haven’t youT Miss Presyse (of Boston)— Most as­ suredly not. 'Thera are no means as yet of transporting oneself to th a t sphere. I have been merely basking in the beams w hich percolated through the circum am bient atmosphere of A t­ la n tic C ity. An ingenious table iutended for tbe use of invalid» who VTe confined to J h i bod, ha» been devised. I t is so arreug- ed th at i t oan be railed or lowered, and oan be increased or decreased in diam eter, to overlap (be side of the bed. By pressing a knob it caff be con­ verted into a reading-dealt, and spring c lip * are provided for holding the lead­ ing m atter in position. The mechan­ An attem pt is being made to reform ism of this table is so easily worked the M exican arm y, teaching the officers th at an inavlid can o(>erate i t w ith o ut to etay by th e ir man in an engagement assistance. instead of eeeking a secure place when G iraffe Skins have beoome extrem ely danger la encountered, and the men to valuable because of th eir scarcity. fire from the shoulder instead of from Ten or 16 years ago i t was common the hip. President Dias also intends enough for a hunter in South A fric a to to have hie arm y provided w ith the k i l l 40 or 60 ol the anim als in a d ay.* beet modern arms. A t this rate they were rapid ly being exterm inated, and now a giraffe skin W h ile some farmers are deploring la worth anywhere from *2 0 to *50. the Io n of profit on wool, the knowing I • ; --------- i------- --- -----✓ one» are raising "hothouse” or early I t is a great mistake to make a large lambs, and make more profit from one te * biscuit. Properly speaking, a tea 4ewe than.they formerly did w ith h alf biscuit should not lie more than tw | a dozen sheep kept for wool. They inches in diam eter and proportionate!.' use the m utton breeds, attach bnt l i t ­ th ic k when baked. Thin gives a d e li­ tle valne to the fleeoe, aad make larger cate, moist, flaky biscuit wbicb ivill profite from sheep than they have ever be oooked through before the outairiq done before. | crust has become hard orpver brown. BUSINESS LIFE1 Y A M H IL L A N D I t X V I X T H S TM K K TS , P O R T L A N D . O R B U O N . W rits us. tarut io ro u r New Illustrated Cictslogue^ » ................................... . i i i , .......... H (7Ae Famous . G erm an ..A VEN A R IU S P reserver) C A R B O U N E U M .. ..• .P o r m a n o n t ly ..C H IC K E N Wood « » ■ ■ « - ............... L IC E D a o t r o y o ..— AND V E R M IN .. ¿ • " O n e application is «11 th a t is required. It lasts for y e a n . 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If netaaU*fne«»ry.eM t e returned at pare» ponen. m» An elegant Uoldplated Cham worth Ona Dollar^ M ee M If M . •t _ (e , a*nt w ith order. Where ae B ipreea . . u&muat t e H O I w ith order and aoo«tg w ill t e ehlppod ' b hy y roftetrred re f letrred » e ll. Write whether fi^nto or Ijidloe. Jowedry CetebfrtQ free. J" M C. £. m u ti Ptosis's tawslry Co., Dsst-3S tal» BM |, CniCMO. FINE OLD ...W H I S K Y ... G in , B r a n d y , R u m 11 {nil quarts. J«.oo. Per gallon, 42.80. PORT AND 8 H K R K Y .|i.8 a ALL GOOD XXX GOODS OrCers for *28 00 and upward delivered tree to nearest Railroad or Steamer Landing. Blank t'aeee and Kegs. L O U IS CAHEN & SO N Bstablished SO Years. BAN F R A N C IS C O , IIILLUIT t ilf fftkiif C A L IF O R N IA . G as L a m p S C IA T IC A , N e U R A L C l A , N fc » - Y O U S M ïS t» O Y A F P 8 IS , HCAD- A C H t , C T A W R M , C R ' O U P , B R N - “ a K ft, i A . e a i W Makes Its o w l