The latest investigations by the United States and Cana dian Governments show the Royal Baking Powder supe rior to all others in purity and leavening strength. Statements by other manufacturers to the contrary have been declared by the official authorities falsifications of the official reports. ROYAL UaKINQ POWDER CO., lutorvlow With nolle. "I beg to be excused. I don't belong to this roundup. I'm off my reserva tion." That wan the peculiar reply s very stylish and remarkably handsome young woman made when a society reporter truck ber for a description of gowns, Which must have been "fetching" in deed with that girl's splendid brunette beauty Inside of them. "Oh, well, most everybody is strange here now," was the society reporter's cheerful response. "We are very anx ious to have all the notable people" "That's it. I'm not a 'notable,' " said the brisk young woman. "Dad's not an officeholder nor an oflice seeker. He's just a plain, everyday cattle baron, and we're not In It this trip. We're stam peded." "Stampeded!" "Si, we don't feed with these kind of cattle, you know. Our crowd is 'R.j these people all belong to the 'D.' dash range, and they've turned off the water, burned all the grass, cut all our fences and stampeded us in great shape. Four years from now if you happen to.be around here you will find the national range in the hands of the old bosses again, and I'll have no objection to giv ing you a description of my harness. Just now I'm a stray ar l object to being bunched with this outfit." The objections mast have been intelli gible to the society reporter, for they were accepted, and the daughter of the "plain, everyday cattle baron" was ex cused from being "branded" as mixing with a breed of political "cattle" by which she declared hIiu hud been "stam peded." Washington Star. m Badge of Office. Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., the author of countless tales of romance and adven ture, was a printer by trade, and on one occasion especially his printer's rule served him a good turn. At 17 years of age h had entered the navy, where his duties were arduous and monotonous. Be was serving on the sloop of war Fair Geld when it was cruising along the Af rican coast, and one day, desperately tired of bis duties, he stood leaning against a gun, his old composing rule in bis hand. "What's thatr asked an abrupt voice, nd turning with a start young Cobb saw that the captain was watching him. "It's a printer's rule, sir," was the re ply. "Are you a printert" "That's my profession, sir." "Do you know anything about proof reading? Could you take a manuscript and punctuate and arrange it so that a printer would know just how to put it in type?' "I could once, sir, and I think I have not forgotten." "What are yon doing now?" "I am on duty here, in charge of your oabin, sir, and of the ship's time." "Yes, I know. Mr. Dodd," he called to the officer of the deck, "will you have this man relieved? As soon as you are at liberty," he added, addressing the young man, "report to me in my cabin." The youth did so and was given a mass of notes referring to various voy ages and travels in foreign lands to be sorted and arranged for the printer. This work occupied him during the en tire voyage. Thus he had found, thanks to his printer's rule, the easiest berth on board the ship. Youth's Companion. What Mi". Lucy Stoue II u Seen. Mrs. Lucy Stone, in enumerating at a woman's Hub the gains to women she had hui'seil eien accomplished, men tioned the right to free speech, the right to education, the right to all occupa tions and professions, and a very great amelioration in the laws. She contrast ed the old time, when an irate man at a Massachusetts town meeting had Buid: "The public money to educate shesl Nev erl" with tho present, when the great nni versifies of Chicago, Yale and Johns Hopkins are opened to women, besideu their own school and colleges GIVE AWAY s A 5mpto Packaga (4 to 7 dotes) of Dr. Pierce's a Pleasant Pellets To any one sending nam and address to men a postal card. ONCE USED THEY ARB ALWAYS IN FAVOR. Hence, our object in sending them out broadcast ON "'" t They absolutely cure Sick Headache, Bil iousness, Constipation, Coated Tongue, Poor Appetite, Dyspepsia and kindred derangc aents of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels. Don't accept some substitute said to be "just at good." The substitute costs the dealer less. It easts you ABOUT the same. HIS profit is in the "just as good." WHERE IS YOURS f Address foe Fan lairru, Wr1ai Dispeiiary Medical AuecUtloa, Al. 6J MUM St., BUFFALO, fi Y. 1M WALL ST., NEW-YORK. i The Bltlk of One Bare Cow Robert Eansborougb of Cliillicothe, 0., is the owner of the "eighth wonder of the world," a cow thut rives coal black milk. The cow is a mixture of Jersey and Durham and was raised on the Hansborougb furm, as was also her moth er and many sisters, none of whom ex- hibited any peculiarity in the color of their milk. Mollie, as this phenomenal creature is called, has reared five or six calves, all of which have lived and grown fat on the black milk. The milk produces a fair amount of cream. This cream is a trine liguter in color than the milk itself, and when churned makes a kind of butter that re sembles a thick mixture of coal tar. Paradoxical as it may seem, this butter is as palatable as though of a golden yel low, and it is said to be highly relished by the whole Hansborougb. family. At first, when the peculiar color of Mollie s milk was discovered by the per son to whom was allotted the task of "breaking the cow in," the family was afraid to use it in any way. When they saw that the culf was waxing fat on the liquid tar, the younger members of the family overcame their prejudices, and within a few days the milk was being nsed just the same as if it had been of the regulation color. Chemists of New York, Washington and Richmond have analyzed both the milk and the butter, but declare that they can detect nothing that in any wny accounts for its color. Cor. Chicago Mail Willing to Fay. When the subject of doctors' fees Is men tioned, a well known physician likes to tell the story of a young man who was very ill and very poor, to whom be gave unremit ting care and finally nursed buck to health. Before be bad recovered his strength be dragged himself feebly to the doctor's of fice and endeavored to express bis grati tude, which was not greater than bis grief that he bod nothing but thauks with which to repay the debt. "Unless," said the young man hesitat ingly, "you would be willing to accept pay ment in my way." What is your way F Inquired the doo- tor, with some amusement. "I am a musician by profession," rcj plied the young man. "I teach the flute, and I should like to give you some lessons upon it." "Ah I" exclaimed the doctor thoughtful ly, "so you are a flute player. I'll tell you," be said whimsically, "I am too busy a mun lo take lessons on the flute, but suppose you make yourself comfortable here in the office while I go my rounds and blow out the amount you think you owe me." The young man, who appears to have been of a literal turn of mind, actually took his beloved flute from its bag and was about to begin the payment when he caught the doctor's expr"sion and saw that the suggestion wos made in joke. "Ho seemed so oppressed with gratitude and anxious to do something," says the doctor, in telling the story, "that I let him play at an entertainment for some poor children not long after, and if flute playing bos any value he certainly blew out the en tire amount of his iudebtness on that occa sion and seemed to be greatly relieved." Youth's Companion. OuJil Discovery by Magnet. "I was one of the first to discover gold In the Ember district of New South Wales," said Harold Meyer, a wealthy citizen of Australia, who is stopping at the Llndell. "The fact that gold existed there was not known until lr-84, when I announced my discovery by staking my claim and begin ning operations. My discovery was purely accidental. It was rather interesting also, you'll agree. I own a largo cattle ranch In the Ember district, a very fertile territory, to say the least. For my own accommoda tion I dug a well, and some nine feet down I struck quite a small stream, that fed the well most excellently. One day, some two months after the well bad been finished, 1 accidentally dropped a magnet Into it. 1 tried in a dozen different ways to secure it again, but to no purpose. Finally I gave the matter up in disgust. Some three weeks later I visited Sydney, and while there thought to secure a magnet. "When I reached home, 1 Immediately prepared to recover tho old one. I lowered my purchase, fastened to a cord, down into the well and slowly moved It about. After three-quarters of an hour of such desultory fishing I felt that I had a double load of something and pulled up. It was my mag net, hut apparently woefully changed. It was covered completely with shining par tides that I could not immediately explain. Upon examination I found that they were gold. I repeated the experiment, and in 24 hours the magnet made quite a showing. Of course I began investigating various por tions of the land and soon found that I bad a rich tract." St. Louis U lobe-Democrat. Is Migration an Instinct? Cats and dogs travel almost incredible distances to their homes over a route never traversed but once, und that once often with eyes blinded. If nature has planted! in them an instinct so nearly resembling the governing cause of migration among ; birds, why may we not look to instinct as 1 tne cause or tne annual nigntr iney ny : direct from one perch to another without hesitation or delay, and often the young birds precede the old ones. Their habit has been tbe cause of many beautiful poems, and poet and moralist alike have found an inspiration in their yearly journeys. And, In fact, even tJ tbe most prosaio imagina tion there is something In their mysterious goings and comings which apeaka to the soul. We are unmistakably taught by them that there is a power higher and stronger than any we have known as a part of this earth a power which is not latent and un used, or when discovered used and con trolled by man, as the power of electricity and steam, but a power in active operation controlling and compelling obedience. Mrs. J. B. Soutbworth in Albany Journal. Anxious to Sell m Belle. An Interested soeker after knowledge writes as follows to the editor of the New York Advertiser: "I saw in some news paper the other day the statement that it was necessary now to keep a guard at tbe cottage recently occupied by the Cleveland in Lakewood, S. J., to pre vent admiring visitors from carrying away tbe palings and bits of tbe cottage. On the basis of this sort of adoration what would a pair of Cleveland's cast- off fishing troasers be worth? I have the remains of a pair which I captured last stumner." A BOY'S Mlf RECORD It Is Black Enough to Blight His Whole Life. A YOUNG NArOLEOX.OF FISAXCE. uaeeu Turned Ills Dead, and He Went la For Speculation, Forgery, Anon, Hob bery and liven Attempted Harder and Train Wrecking. A homo and the llfo of a boautiful young girl wrecked, tils own father driven to Insanity, nn attempt to slaughter a Irainload of punscngors, nliio incendiary Arcs, Involving a loss of closo on to $100, 000, thrco cold MootR-d plots to murder three different mun of high standing In the community, nn astonishingly bold at tempt to broak into and rob a bunk, for geries and the utterancoof worthless checks so many in number that tho returns are not even now all In this Is the wake of desolation and villainy which Kdward R. Folsom has left behind him In tho town of llnimnomlsport, N. Y., whore ho was born and reared. Tho older Folsom, who, according to a correspondent of tho Now York World, hoi boon worried and driven out of Ills mind by his son's villainy, lived all Ms life on a farm closo In touch with lliimmomlsport,antl the boy Kdward hod mora than tho ordinary educational advantages of a fanner's son. Ho not only went to the Hammondsport public, schools, but his father also sent blin for a tlmo to an excellent colloge down near 1'enn Ynn. In thovlllugoof lrainmondsport tho doors of tho best fam ilies woro open to him. A year ago last December, in company with another youth named Benham, Folsom opened a small grocery store. Folsom raised his share of tho money through tho kindness of his father. The old gentleman, who hod boundless confidence in him, made ovor to him a llttlo placo tho old man owned. With that In his possession Edward mort- EDWAHD R FOLSOM. gaged It and so raised tho money to start the grocery bus! ncss. Tho grocery bus! nesi thrived. ' Tho firm mado money from the start. Tho sangulno Folsom in pnrtlculai was enthusiastic Ho had a handsome person, and his first uso of the unwonted llow of money into his pockets was to de voto a largo portion of it to costly raiment and flno linen. Ho bccamoqulto a dazzling Beau liriinimel In tho villugo streets. Ho went In for horses and bought and exchanged them right nnd left. Ho talked of vast enterprises that ho was going to put through. Ho clearly bad gathered the Impression that ho was a Napoleon ol finance. To put It In a word, tho little success ho mndoat tho start in the grocery business quite turned tho boy's houd and filled it with who knows what fantastio visions of oriental splendor. Ho captivated tho heart of Sarah Keelcr, ono of tho prettiest girls of tho villngo, and oloped with ber after her father bad forbidden her to rocolve his attentions, Then began a career of crlmo the enor mity of which was only rovcaled a short time ago when one William J. Daniels, nn accomplice, wnsarrcsted. It scorns that young Folsom bad mortgagor all his prop erty several times ovor, hud forged numer ous notes and had committed arson, aud even attempted murder In order to cover his tracks. Daniels broke down undor arrest, and in bis formal deposition charged Folsom with having planned with Daniels tho as sassination of J. O. Scbring, a lawyer. It was arranged that Daniels should go to Souring in tho night, tell him that Folsom was In trouble and wanted him. On tho way to Folsom 's house Daniels nnd Haz ard wero to waylay Souring und murder him. Thou they wero to tuko tho keys from bis pockets, go to his olllco, socuro papers that Folsom wanted destroyed and set lire to tho building, which also would burn tho clerk's olllco, in which woro tho other documents Folsom wanted de stroyed. Daniels also deposed that Folsom had planned with him to waylay II. C. Alns worth, tho banker, on his way homo, rillo his pocket of tho bank keys und then go and rob tho bank. Daniels Bald that his heart had failed him in this, as It had in tho case of Sebrlng, and that bo had gono and warned Mr. Alnsworth of tho plot to murder him. Still another plot to which Daniels do posed was ono to waylay and murder Mr. Hunt, the justice of tho peace whoso of fice was In that of Souring, take from him tho keys and get tho papers Folsom was so anxious to destroy. On another occasion, Daniels testified, It was planned toluru Sebrlng to Folsoni's wnrehousoaml there murder him. Sebrlng, as a matter of fact, went to the warehouse, In accordance with the plot, and was led by Folsom to a remote part of tho building, but neither Daniels nor Hazard would at tack him. As to tho train wrecking, Daniels sworo that Folsom had gono to Corning on pur poso to como back oil tho train with a heavy accident insurance ticket in his pocket; that Daniels, and Hazard wero to throw the train from tho track, and that shortly oftur tho accident occurred, nnd when all tho people of tho town wero away en the secno, tho Halsey block was to bo fired and those records which Folsom so much wanted out of tho way at last do itroyed. Extraordinary as this story was, it was fully confirmed in important par ticulars by other witnesses. When Folsom was arrested, he tried tc out his throat, but tho wound was not se rious. Ho now reposes In tho county jail st Hath, while his heartbroken wifo has returned to ber wronged and ludignant father. Flowers For the Hair. Natural flowers, one is delighted to think, are again the most fashionable ornament for the hair. There can in deed be nothing more charming in every wny than a fresh, sweet flower for the adornment of any woman's dress. One thing only ui connection with this grace ful fashion strikes one as preposterous. Whenever the announcement is made that "fresh flowers are coming in again," one also reads that such and snch flow ers are most fashionable. What non sense this is, to be sure! You choose flowers, and, above all, flowers which you intend to wear in your hair or on your dress, chiefly for the sake of their shape and color un less indeed yon are independent enough and sufficiently sentimental to choose the flower which for some reason ori other is dearer to you than all the oth- j era. For instance, pansies may or may not be numbered among the select few ; which are "fashionable," but there is not a flower that looks more lovely in light brown hair than a pansy of purplish vel- ( ret, or in auburn bair that pansy of van-; ous shades of burnished gold which has hpnntfiA en nnrmlnr nf LitA. Kv York Commercial Advertiser. I IDEAL LIFE IN A CLUB. What Membership la Metropolitan Se clal Organisation Means, By uulou of financial and social forces, club conditions have been created that to Individuals would be absolutely Impossi ble. All one baa to do to secure their pc feet fulfillment In his particular case la to pay bis dues and observe the few slu.pl' rules that underlie his ihsoob. By hla choice of a club It I assumed that the conditions there are those he mostdeslres. If he finds himself mistaken, he Is at liberty to shake off the shackles at a small cost and try over again elsewhere. After admission, which secures to him congenial environment, be takes hla ow pace and forms his own associations. Aft er that hla life la as near happiness as It U possible for material Influence to bring mortal. Ono In possession of a perfect home may still make sensible and propel use of the club, while for tho one having no home It is a place of refuge and a palace of peace. By an entrance fee of a few dollars and a trifling annual payment a man may enjoy tbo privileges of an Institution whose income and exm-ndltures are enormous. Even under a wasteful management, one baa the privilege or living in a bouse worth many thousands of dollars in a way that seems impossible in a private bouse. Each one boa the same right as the other. Tho bouse practically belongs to the mem ber. Hundreds of perfectly trained serv ants or various grades are employed wilu out thought on the part of a member. These, prohibited from accepting fees, serv all alike In view of the generous wages paid and the voluutary subscription which at holiday times is distributed among them. Tho whole management Is so arranged that all runs as if by clockwork. Cleaning sweeping, etc, are done out of sight of mem bers. All appliances are first class and of the best description. Nothing is ever out of repair, there is no dust or dirt anywhere, and some oue is always witbin call. Letters are stamped us received to the ex act minute by an automatic clock. While life strife is rigorously excluded. It invisi bly pulsates in the very heart of the club. There are telephone connections, telegraph reporters for stocks, carriages within call furnished at moderate charges and free from suspicion of extortion, aud barber at tentions which are confined to members of tbo "household." There are dining rooms where the most perfect service is furnished at moderate rates, aud private rooms where one may give entertainments of such char acter as he may choose to pay for. There Is a library with hundreds of volumes, such as one might Bclect for private use, and a reading room where all papersdally, weekly, monthly, quarterly and in all lan guages may be found, as woll as an abun dance of stationery. In payment of any ex tra debts incurred one simply signs a check when be is furnished with vouchers for all be bos ordered. Everything is looked after. Then there is special entertainment from time to time. Good breeding, correct behavior and strict courtesy are the club atmosphere. No matter bow extended the membership limit may be, there Is no interference, as each uses the privilege ouly occasionally, Soma use it only during the summer months, whon their families are out of town; some drop in but to get a glance at the papers some visit but seldom, while others make tbe bouse their regular head quarters. There Is always a view from the windows and some one interesting with whom to converse. Tbe club furnishes a good place to make business or social ap pointments. While all messngcB are promptly and safely cared for, addresses are guarded from intruders, and once one passes through tbe doors be is absolutely safe from interruptions. In most clubs the billiard table, card table, bowlingnlley, pool and chessrooms add to without tak ing anything from tbe desirability of the place. New York Club. An Intelligent Animal. A country physician says thut he was driving, lute one dark night, over a strange road. A violent ruin bad been falling, and tho highway was badly washed. Presently his horse, a Vermont Morgan, made a leap and crushed through what seemed to be the upper branches of a treo, taking the gig with him. Half a mile further on he made another jump, there came a crash and shiv er, the gig reeled over another tree, poised for a moment on one wheel and righted itself as the horse resumed his trot. By this time tbe doctor knew he must be near a river with high banks, for be could hear the wuter roaring on tbe rocks below, Now the horse came to a dead stop and re fused to cross the bridge. The doctor urged him forward, and he took a few steps, only to move buck in bis tracks. This was twice repeated. Finally, vexed at such uuusuul obstinacy, the doctor struck him with tho whip. The horse squealed with disgust, shook his head, ad vanced us before aud backed again. Now, at lust thedoctorulightcd and went forwaiil to reconuoiter. This was what he saw: The tlooring or tne bridge bad been completely swept awny by tbe Hood. Noth ing was left hut the sleepers running from bunk to bank, and it was on oue of these thut the horse hod walked out as fur as be could with safety to the gig und its occu punt. The obstructions which the roudster had jumped were brush fences put up to stop travel on the highway until the bridge could he repaired. "Koud, Truck aud Sta ble." Trousseau's Heroic End. Trousseau became aware that ho was the victim of a cancer, an "uutodiasuosis," which Dieulufoy was sorrowfully compelled to ufilrm. Ho weut on, however, though eaten up by cares of muny kinds, with uuabatcd cheerfulness, seeing his patients in the morning and receiving Ins guests iu tbe evening und saying nothing of his disease. hen forced to take to bis bed, be contin ued to receive visitors, to whom he spoke In the tone of one suffering from slight in disposition. When rucked with pain, he would say to the professional brethren who attended him, "Let us have a little intel lectual gymnastics," and would straight way start a discussion ou some medical subject. One of the very last acts of Ins life was to gctNelaton to obtain a distinction fora provincial confrere for whom he had a re gard. A truly heroic death, made beauti ful by a self sacrillcing and enduring cour age under prolonged mental and bodily an guish, beside which the mere pluck of the "combatant" shows poor indeed. British Medical Journal. Tulate Deformity and Mentality. At the meeting of tho City Medical so ciety a highly interesting and profitable discussion was hud on the subject of "Tho Diagnostic Value of Deformed Pal ate Arches." Under this formidable ti tle is concealed a subject of deep popu lar interest. The plain English of it is after this sort, "How far may deformity in the palatal arch be regarded as an in dication of mental deformity?" It appeared that tins subject, which has heretofore been tho study of special ists largely, is one worthy of wider in vestigation; that deformity in tho palate may usually be taken as an indication of insufficient development of the bruin or skull. Statistics were read showing that pal atal deformity of this sort exists in about 8 per cent of healthy, mentally normal persons, in 45 per cent of insane, in 68 per cent each of drinkers and inebriates, 60 per cent of blind and of deaf mutes and 73 per cent of criminals in prison. Hartford Post. Her Charitable View of It, Mammy Church is an old negress who Washes for a living, und who iu the de livery of her patrons' goods has a good deal of hobbling around to do in all sorts of weather. The past winter overtaxed her patience, and the climax of her com plainings was reached on Washington's birthday, when the tremendous storm of that day evoked the exclamation: "Neb ber see de like er dis winter sence I wnx bo'nl Hit do erpear ter me dat de Lor done gittin ol an childish." Boston Conner. DUELSOFTJIEDEEPSEA The Swordfish Is a Very Trucu lent Fellow. ALWAYS LOOKING FOB TROUBLE. He la a Veritable Privateer and Wields a Trenchant Illade Can Stab a Whale or Scuttle a Ship With Equal Eaie Fear lew la Itattle. A short tlmo ago the attention of the passengers on a steamer off tho southern Callfornlan coast was attracted by what Was evidently a fight between two sea monsters. What appeared to be a moun tain of foam first caught their attention. Then nn enormous tail was seen tossed in to tho air. Then tho mousUir breached and rolled over and ovor, beating the wa ter into foam with resounding blows that could bo heard a mile or mora with the wind. Nothing but tho great blank mass could bo aeon, aud for 20 minutes the strange sight continued, to tho wondor mcnt of tbo voyagers. It tho steamer oould novo approached, tboy would bare wit nessed a most unequal strugglo between a largo wbalo and a foe of insignificant slse. Beneath the wator several swordfish wore literally prodding the largo animal to death, running their sharp swords into its unwieldy furm until the creature was In a perfect fury and could only fling its buge tall about In Impotent rage. Such incidents aro by no means rare at sea, and tho presence of tho swordfish as the cause of the trouble is often disputed, but in nlneoasosoutof ton It Is tho offend er, says a writer In the San Francisco Chronicle. The unrelenting and ferocious nature of the swordfish Is not generally known, but it may bo set down as among tho most dreaded of all fishes. It may be sold that tho fish Is utterly without fear and will, like a Cape buffalo or a rhinoc eros, ohnrgo anything that offonds the eye. The combats with Its own kind ore most interesting and may he compared to two expert swordsmen who bavo rushed to the contest, not with foils, but wltn rapiers, and fence for blood. Such a oontest was obsorved in California waters not long ago. Somo flshorraen notlcod two big fish leaping out of the wator and dashing along at tho surface. Soon tbey saw that thoy wore swordfish. The season was A DEEP SEA DUEL. when the fish are supposed to be pairing and the males aro unusually ferocious. Thoy had mado sovoral rushes, and when observed wore at closo quartors striking each other powerful sido blows like cavalry men. This was unsatisfactory, and final ly thoy separated and darted at each other like arrows, tho water hissing as their sharp doisal fins out through it They evidently struck head on, one missing, while the sword of the other struok just below the eye and plowed a deep furrow in tbe fish, pnrtly disabling It, so that it turned and attempted to escape. But its adversary, now thoroughly aroused, also turned, nnd with a rush drove his sword oomplotely through its body, and despite Its struggles held It fast, only wrenching his woapon loose when his enemy stopped swimming. This one lungo had finished tho battle, and the vlotor loft the field. Tbo vanquished, floating on the surface, was picked up by the fishermen. The writer later observed the wounds, which gave amplo evldonoe of the ferocity of the attack. The force with which a swordfish strikes has been variously estl matod, but that it is equal to that whloh drives a 24 pound shot from a howitzer oan bo believed from viewing the results. In the waters of California nt least three kinds of swordflshes can be seen Xiphlus gladlus, Tetrnpturus albidus and Hlsto pliorus glndlus. The fish engaged In the battlo describod were of the kind first named. It Is tho ordinary swordfish found on both sides of tho Atlantio, In appear ance trim and shipshape a veritable pri vateer. It Is a piratical cousin of tbo mnckerel. Tho striking feature is tho sword, which is a continuation of the up per jaw into n sharp, bony sword. The jaws aro toothless, tbo lowor one being hurd or horny. Tho eyes ore largo and prominent, tho tall slcklo shaped aud pow erful, aud tho whole appearance of tho fish denotes speed and activity. It attains a length or from o to B foot, and when working at full spoedcan pierce any ship of wooden hull sheathed with cop per. Many remarkable Instnncos of this aro known, and there is hardly a week in tho your but something of the kind is re corded by shipping agents. Ono of tho most remarkable cases on record Is that of the ship Dreadnaught. One day at sea the crow folt a sudden shock, and soon after that the ship sprang a leak and wns obliged to put into port. It was found, when she was drydocked, that a largo swordfish had struck her. The sword had penetrated the copper, then tho thick oak hull, passing through the thick pine sheathing and finally entering tbe bead of a barrel standing in a convenient place. The sword was broken off short, purtly plugging tho wound. Tho ship Wanderer was struck in tne south Atlantio in the same way, and the pumps had to bo manned. When she was docked, the telltale sword was found. Somo years ago a fisherman was rowing bis boat along the shore of Stntcn Island whon ho was suddenly thrown from his scat by a violent blow. Ho rccovored him self In time to find that the blade of a swordfish had boon thrust up almost di rectly beneath him, so near, in fact, that it oumo near piercing his body. Tho fish wriggled out, and tho demoralized flshor uinn stopped tho holo as well as ho could and pulled for shore. These instances and thoy aro but fow of many show that tho fish are simply actuated by rage or by a constitutionally savage disposition. Undoubtedly they attack any enemy on lght without provocation. Laying llrlck In Cold Weather. "Never saw them lay hot brick in hot mortar with tbe thermometer lOdegrees he low zerof" said a prominent New York law yer at Willard's. "It was a revelation to me too. On my way home from a western trip I stopped at Duluth. The thermome ter registered the figure I have named, but building was going on just the same on a dozen brick buildings, one of which was an office buildiuu to cost 300,000. In the east we shut up shop in tbe building line in freezing weather 'because frozen mortar loses its temper and is worthless. But out there it remains below the freezing point As they use it it sets before freezing aud when set it's all right "The bricklayers on a building work as close together as possible, wearing protec tors on their bands, Beside them are little furnaces and metal lined mortar tubs be neath which are fires. The bricks and mor tar are heated hot and laid. A brick, you know, will retain heat for a long while." Washington Star. A Plebeian. Little Dot Lucy I-ocket wauted me to go get 'quainted with that new little girl, but I wouldn't, 'cause that little girl isn't nsed to good a'ciety. Mamma Why do you think aor Little Dot She can't screw ber nose up a bit Good News. II A It D TIMKS. It Is not merely the fact that a million men are said to lie out of work, with conse quent loss of time, place and money, that makes the times seem so tough, but there are other aitKravatloni superadded, grow ing out of the willful neglect of so many, that make the times seem hard. Indeed, If better times were at band and good places open to all that are now Idle, there are thousands who would he totally unlit to go to work by reason of the neglect of some infirmity whloh totally unfits them to accept a proffered ohance. What better onooritinitv oould there be to set thei physical condition In good shape than the enforced idleness gives them. To do so is making profit out of misfortune; not to do so is making bard times so much harder. It Is poor lugio to make anything bad grow worse, and it is no economy at all to save expense by sacrificing health. A man wants brawn, musoie and brain in as near ly a perlect condition as is possible to uui a victory in the battle of life, it is mostly from a beginning in little things that the greater ones accumulate and linallv over whelm us. There is hardly one man who isoora wun ins muscles, irom tne smiled meohanio down to t 'Ose who labor with the nick and shovel, but has some bodily ailment neglected. What costly trilling it is, looked at from results. For examnle the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles are all under constant strain from the nature and demands of their work, Aolies and pains must ensue. These, neg lected, soon reach the chronlo stage of stillened limbs from contracted muscles, How many old mechanics have bent backs and backaches we know. This is simply a oondition of neglected lumbago, whluh had it been treated in time oouiu nave oeer cured in ten minutes by Ht. Jacobs Oil This is also true of all the minor uchos and pains. Ho certain a cure ought certainly to be in every workingman's house to make bard times lighter. The Scar ou Senator lllll'i Pace. Senator Hill is seldom accused of ro mantic tendencies, but judged by the story of a mark be bears the New York statesman has a wide streak of chivalry when it is once reached. Mr. Hill has on the left side of his face, close under bis ear, a long, narrow scar. In some lights it is quite plain, then again it is hardly to be seen. When its owner wasan no country lawyer, be had to prosecute a well known man in the same town who dissipated the fortune of his ward and had in addition inflicted other wrongs npon the girl. When the case reached Mr. Hill's attention, it aroused his wrath as well as his professional zeal. During the trial he scored the offender most un mercifully and after an especially scath ing speech went to his office. The en raged offender followed him, entered the office and before tho lawyer could even turn had slashed him vigorously with a knife, making the scar, which the sena tor will carry to his grave. Kate Field i Washington. A Itace on Stilts. A race on wooden legs from Bordeanx to Biarritz and back, a distance of 803 miles, was begun yesterday. Eighty-one stilt runners, entered for this race, left the Hotel de la Uironde at 8 o clock yes terday morning, being "played off" by a brass band. They were accompanied by a party of bicyclists, whose duty was to see that fair play was observed. Among tho racers was the Arcachon baker, Silvain Dornon, who traveled on stilts, or claimed to have done so, from Paris to Moscow. A quarter of an hour after the stilt racers had set out from Bordeaux a party of 18 women and young girls, also mounted on stilts, left Bor deaux for Cerans, having undertaken to run there and back, a distance of 50 miles, In the day. Cor. London News. A Suggestion About an Innovation. The old French chateaux are serving as models for some of the beautiful country palaces of rich Americans. One not far from New York has, in true pro vincial style, the stables at one end of the long range of buildings which widens at the other into a noble banqueting ball, "All of which may be very 'old French,' " said a woman recently a guest there, "and there is no evidence of the nnion of the two portions of the estab lishment, but I could not help feeling that there was a chance, speaking broad ly, of the fly in the dining room having very recently loft the stalls of tbe horses." New York Times. HAUNTED I A haunted house in these nractlcnl and nnro- mantic days Is something1 of a mritv. but an in dividual haunted with Ihe idea tharh'sallment Is Incurable Is a personaire frequently met, with. Disbelief In the ability of medicine to cute Is only a mild form of monomania, although In tome coxes relented failures to oMstn relief Irom many muerent sources would almost eeem to Justify the doubt llostetter's Htomach Bit ters has Cemonslraleii Its ability to overcome dyhpepsfa, constipation, liver and k'dncy trouble, malnr'al complaints and nervousness, sud in recorded achievements in the curative line ought at least to warmnt its trial by any one troubled with either of the above aliments, even although his previous efforts to obtain re medial aid have been fruitless. Ui d with per sistence, the Bitters will conquer the most ob stinate cases. Abut the time a man forareta to kiss hla bride cood-bje he also nealecta to fill the wood box belore starting to woi K. Fall Medicine Is fully as important and as beneficial as Spring Medicine, for at this season there is great danger to health in the varying tem perature, com storms, malarial germs, ana the prevalence of fevers and other serious diseases. All these may be avoided if the blood is kept pure, the digestion good, and the bodily health vigorous, by taking Hood's Hood's Sarsa parilla Barsapanlls, Cures "My little boy fourteen years nld hail a terri ble scrofula tVVW bunch on his neck. A friend of mine said Hood's Sarsanarilla cured bis little bov. so 1 procured a bottle ot tne medicine, ana tne result has been that the bunch has left his neck. It was so near the throat, that he could not have stood it much longer with out relief. Mrs. Ina Hood. 324 Thorndike Street, Lowell, Mass. Get HOOD'S Hood's Pills are prompt aud efficient. 25c. It la sold on a sruarantee by all drua t,-i- Tt mitw Tncinient CoTinumntir.n and is the best Cough and Croup ura. A NOVELTY- Protection from watch pick pocket. Invisible; will not wear out. hue, 10 rent w wl Sent tree by n turn mall. W. 8. WOODIU r'P.219 Bush Stieet. San Fran cisco, Califorula. Ely's Crsam Balmfppa Pavsacva. Aiiaii rain anil Infittiimatinn, i Rtnra the tiea of Tte and 8m II. HmIi th tturea. rv- Applr Blm in to each utril ti.T Bttoa.,DO n am u 01,. . 1 . CMnaMM and people wao aara waak tanas or Asta asa, iboaM M Puo's Car for Cooanmptraaw It aae cra taavuwd. ft baa not Inrnf ed one. It ts not bad to taae. ItlsUie beneosaherron. 80M eTerrvDer. Sda. H'i::itM:i WW A Curious Marriage Ceremony. Borne Interesting notes have been contrib uted to a north llorneo newspaper by Mr. C'reugh, the governor of Ilritlsh North Dor neo, respecting a recent visit mado by him to the island of liiingiiey. There he found a trilie of Dusuns differing widely In lan guage, religion and customs from other tribes bearing that name. Marriages are performed Iu the forest in the presence of two families. There la no public gathering or feast The rite consists in transferring l drop of blood from a small Incision mode with a wooden knife in tho calf of the man's leg to a similar cut in tho woman's leg. After marriage tho man takes the bride to ber home, where be resides In future us a member of the family. Itosumiind'a Itcasoii, Our little daughter is just beginning to learn about tiod mid his all powerfuluess, ami today at table she startled me by giv ing me one of the arguments I had used upon her. I gave her bread with Jelly upon it, and she ate the jelly off and left tho bread, whereupon 1 told her not to do that, but to bito through I he bread, She looked tridght nt mo and said, ".Mamma, God says to mo, 'Rosamond, eat the jolly off the top.' "Cor. New York Tribune. A Cut's Costly Meal Professor Hhitiiiihiii. the groat magi cian, now in Omaha, is making arrange ments here to bring a very remarkable suit iu the United Suites court for west ern Iowa. It is uguinst the umnugor and owners of the Heuvoy Operu House of Sioux City. The suit will bo for flO.000 damages for the hiss of three trained doves belonging to the wizard, and which were killed by u cat belonging to tho opera house eoplo. Mr. Herrmann feels the loasof the remarkable birds very seri ously. OinuliH World-Herald. UORRIS' SHOE STRING3. On Dorrls' feet Are I ho snialleit of twos, Kut surely aomii elf Has enchanted her shoos, For, wherever we go, Walk, row or ride. In church or at tennis. Her shoes come untied. At times it Is trying, But what can I do When poor Dorrls murmurs, "Oil. bother that shoe!" Bo down I must flop In the dust and dirt To tie up tho shoe Of that dear little flirt These- precious girl tyrantsl We can nut rebel. For even their ribbons Aro tilled Willi their spell. Eince old fa-liloned aprons No longor they uso, They lie a poor man To the strings of their shoes. Vassar Miscellany. A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY. Every man ought to have one, but a long step toward that is tbe possession of All cock's Porous Plasters. It is certain that they prolong life by relieving the strain that comes from continued suffering. Manv a man can endure a sham disease better than he oan the wear and tear of nains. little in themselves, yet constant in their strain upon the system, A we:ik back, stillness of the joints, sore ness of the muscles seem to many un worthy of special nolioe. Yet they do not a little to exhaust the powers of physical endurance. Allcock's Poaous Plasters relieve them at onoe, and no wise man will fail to use them on the first sign of pain. It is a very small premium that be bus to pav. ijBANDbstii s ills win cure lnuigcstiuu Subscriptions rnken for all papers, mngnalncs and periodicals at lowest prices aiNorlhwe-tt News Company. J. K. Hundley St Co., 10 First street, reunion, ur. " t pnld you 5 to vote for mor" " Yes, sun I" Then why didn't vou do itf" " Well. sub. von see- hit was dis way; de yulher fuller, be paid me (10." should be rich to nourish. Depleted blood means a pale face and Anaemia. Scott's jttmaamsmmemar Emulsion the cream of Cod-liver Oil, enriches the blood, restores a healthy color, cures Anaemia and tones up the system. Physicians, the world over, endorse it. Don't be deceived by Substitutes! Prepared br Bowne.N. Y. All Druggist EHRY'S '.' GARBOLIS '.' SALVE Tbe moat powerful hualmg oiutmtnt ever discovered. HENKY'B CAKB HJC SALVE cures nores. " ' allays burn, " 41 heals pimples. " " cures wouudi and cuts. Auk for Henry's; take no other. Bp waruof counteifeits. Sold by all drugglste; 25 cent, a box. AL1F0RNI A UTERINE TONIC Hut Home Remedy lor Fkmai.i Disesf.s. ady Aconls warned In every town. Addre-s 'nl. I'trrine Tonic Ctaiianr. 406 Sutter street, San Francisco. II you ore going to have WEIT Baking Poaider. party, be sura to make th cake with "A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR GAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES SA POLIO LYIMDAI I PIANOS and miflUHLLW W. KIMBALL 1 WRIT K FOH TATAI Olil E. FKKE. I. MALARIA I Thwdn.wiwlr Trr It. m TNI CLOTHIKG IT ifflt NUCB& Men's Suits at $8.50, $10.00, $12 50, $15JX, $20.00. Men's Overcoats, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00. Young Men's Suits, $3.00, $4 50, $5 00, $S.0C, $10.00. Boys' Knee-Punts Suits, $1.25, $1.75, $2.50, $3.50, $4.00, $500. Oregon Wool Socks, 3 pairs for 50 cents. White Laundried Shirts, 50 cent?. Write for Price List and eend ii FAMOUS," A Swell Cauily Full. The snowy winter has made "candy pulls" possible even in the city. One held a fow weeks ago was quito a formal fuuetiou. The young women wero asked to wear cheesecloth uprons, which wore almost overdresses in thoir ampleur, They woro mado of a soft, creamy varie ty, tho skirls very full mid long and edged with loco, us wero the big scjiinro bibs that pinned ugaiiist tho conmgo with bows. Hloovelets to druw over tho wrists were an added protection half way up the arm. Tho men found in the dress ing room white linen Masonic aprons with white sleevelets and tissue cook's caps. Tho candy was boiled in a largo porcelain kcttlo, und u confectionor's as sistant was on hand to seo that it was proporly cooked und prepared for tho pulling. At his suggestion cornstarch wns used instead of but tor to put on the hands, which wits found to be more efficient and cleaner. Big, beautiful now tin pans filled with clutn snow were sot out on the dining room table, which was first protected by u rubber covering. After the candy was pulled tho confec tioner's youm; man broke it up in small pieces, which ho packed In greased paper in pretty 1 i I Liu boxes provided for tho pnrposo. These at the end of the even ing were given to tho guests to carry away, each receiving the candy of his own pulling. Meanwhile tho' company had doffed aprons mid cups und wero finishing tho oveniug with a dauco nnd tho discussion of n menu which did not include molasses cunily among its dain ties. Her Point of View in Now York Times. A Prospenut . .m. 1-ouI Club. One of the princijiiil clubs of St. Louis includes In its constitution a bylaw which provides "thut tho members' wives, daughters mid lady friends shall have the right to enjoy the privileges of the club," aud by this provision is the organization distinctive among its kind. So generous is the sentiment that one readily forgives the "lady friends" of its wording. The plan to admit women to the club was at first ridiculed, then bit terly opposed and finally accepted with the proviso that if found detrimental to the interests of the club the women would meet the fate of the Chinese. But the results have shown thut what was considered to be a doubtful experi ment bos been the means of building up an institution the like of which is not to found in the country, so the members claim. It is the boast of the officers thut no woman dwells in the city so pious that she would not wish to he known as a friend of the club, nor one of the boys that does not consider it nn honor to be connected with the clul). Thoy have a membership of 7."0, n clubhouse vultied at fSOO.OOO, a fine library and accommo dations for 1,000 guests, nnd the rutmo is the Mercantile club. Exchange. 8TATB or Onto, ClTT OF ToLKIJO,! Lucas Oocintv. I " Frank J. ciienev makes oa'h llist he Is tho senior psrtner ol the firm of K. 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