By Authority U. S. Gov't Baking Powder Tests. The report of the analyses of Baking Powders, made ly the U. S. Government (Chemical Division, Ag'l Dcp't), shows the Royal superior to all other powders, and gives its leavcningstrcngth and thestrengthofcach of the other cream of tartar powders tested as follows : ROYAL, Absolutely Pure, The OTHER POWDERS TESTED are reported to con tain both lime and sulphuric acid, and to be of the follow ing strengths respectively, These tests, made in the and unprejudiced official evidence that the " Royal " is ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., Rbe Bowed Too Often The Princess May has, it appears, sev eral things to learn before she will be thoroughly posted in all the little dotuilt of her new position. During tiie royal procession on the occasion of the recent opening of the Imperial institute, for in stance, in the excess or youtuiui eutiiu- aiasin and inexperience In sovereign state, she bowed incessantly as her car riage swept through the applauding throngs. It is feared by the tender court journals that her royal neck must have ached sadly after the ordeal. For her future safety, however, the same solic' ltous prints kindly give her a "pointer," got from some of the royal highnesses who are older hands or necks at the business. These, including the sagacious queen hersjlf, bow a certain number of times only per 100 yards, at a gain, it Is alleged, of comfort and grace. Which information may not strike the general reader as of vital importance to himself at this moment, but like the Toodles doorplate with Thompson on it may be very "handy to have in the bouse" some day. New York Times. The llriiutjr of a Puce. There are faces no fluid with expression, no flushed and rippled by the play of thought, that we can hardly And what the mere features renllyaro. When the deli cious beauty of lineaments loses its power, it is because a mnro delicious beauty has appeared that an interior and durable form has been disclosed. Emerson. GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY Many years afro Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., com pounded this medicine of veifetable ingredi ents which had an especial effect upon the stomach and liver, lousing the organs to healthful activity as well as purifying and enriching the blood. By such means the stomach and the nerves are supplied with pure blood: they will not do duty without it any more than a locomotive can run with out coal. You can not get a lasting cure of Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, by taking arti ficially digested foods or pepsin the stom ach must do its own work in its own way. Do not put your nerves to sleep with so called celery mixtures, it is better to go to the seat of the difficulty and feed the nerve cells on the food they require. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Biliousness and Nervous Af fections, such as sleeplessness and weak, nervous feelings are completely cured by the "Discovery." It puts on healthy flesh, brings refreshing sleep and invigorates the whole system. Mrs. K. Hknkb, of Ao. 896 NorlH llalstnt ,V. Ckiciifo, HI. writes 'I regard my Improve- meat as si ply wonderful, bince taking Di. Pierce's Gulden Medical Dis covery in connection with his ' Pleasant Pellets 1 1 have gain ed in every respect, particularly in flesh and strength iisrth. Mv liver was dreantull llv enlarged and I eiif- fered greatly from dytpepsia. No pby fciftn could give relief. Now, after two months 1 am entire Iv relieved of mv dineafte. My nppe Mrs. Hknkb. tite in excellent ; food well dieted; bowels regular and ileep much improved." it WORLD'S-FAIR ! HIGH KHT AWARD t GREAT THE jwe, tz 1 d iisr ai Has Justly acquired the reputation of being The Salvator for Invalids he-Aged. An Incomparable Aliment for the Growth and Protection of INFANTS and CHILDREN A superior nutritive in continued Fevers, And a reliable remedial agent In ail gastric and enteric diseases ; often in instances of consultation over patients whose digestive organs were re duced to such a low and sensitive condition that the IMPERIAL ORANUM was the only nourishment the stomach would tolerate when LIFE seemed depending on Its retention ; And u a FOOD it would be difficult to conceive of anything more palatable. SoUfcy DRUOOISTS. Shipping Depot. JOHN CARLE 4k SONS. New Vork. NEW Portland. Walls Walla, Hnnkalie, via O. K 4 N. Katlway and ureal Northern Railway lo WAY Montana points, HI. Paul. Minneapolis Omaha, Ml. Louis, Chi ratoand aL Adilreee EAST? nearest agent. C. C llonaran. tien. Aft.. Pordand.Or.: K.C.Sle- vena.Urn. Ait.. Seattle. narn.; u. u. i'ixon,oen. Agt , ep. aaue. waao. No dutt; roek-oall.it track; One arenery; pal s' aleepfng and dining eara; bunVt-Hbrary can; family tourist sleeper; mi eqalpmeQL . "SUPERIOR NUTATION -THE LIFE" lit of Congress, LHAVENINQ 1A. Ptfcrat. CublolD. proa. I3.06 100.6 151.1 133-6 133.3 IH. 111. 6 96.3 87.4 11.13 1 10.36 9.53 o.ao 8.03 7.18 Gov't Laboratory, by impartial chemists, furnish the the best baking powder. 10 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. RALLYING ROUND A CANDIDATE. All Honda t'nlte to Malta General Kirby Smith's Daughter a I'ostuilstrese. Two months ago in the moat obscure jiigeoubolo in the postmaster general 'i office the application of Carrie Kirby Smith was filed awny. It was not weighty with reasons why she should be appointed, nor did it lay any particular claims to the attention of President Cleveland. It bore no indorsement. It was simply an humble- petition that the applicant might be given the postofflce tt Bewanee, Tenn. The only sentence which might recommend this prayer to Mr. Dissell was the closing paragraph: I am the daughter of the lute Gen eral Edmund Kirby Smith." The fair applicant kept what slie bad done a secret for three weeks when, having grown accustomed to her disap pointment at receiving no reply, she told some one how she had dared to ask to distribute the mail to the residents about the mountain station and to thestudeuts of the University of the South, who de pend on this oflice for their letters. Tuns her secret became known, and uow two generations are watching for her ap pointment that which made its record along with Kirby Smith nud another which hns grown np with ins daughter on tho Cumberland piuteau. wuen General Shoup, the Indiana sharpshoot er, now occupying the chair of applied mathematics at the Sowanee nniversity, heard that Kirby Smith's "wur baby" wanted an office, he swore by all the Union and Confederate soldiers at once that sho should have the place. We will put her in if we have to call out a regiment of war veteruns to do it," he said. And this has literally come to pass. From the Confederate Survivors' associ ation at Nashville the humble applica tion was made known throughout the South and finally reached tho line of tho Grand Army of the Republic posts in the north. The fact thut u brave soldier and distinguished general had died leaving his family poor, and that his daughter now came forward seeking to aid in their support, was all that was necessary to elicit the enthusiasm of both sides. With scarcely an exception. every Federal officer now living who had fought against Kirby Smith bus made a personal appeal for his (laughter, hoi. diers of Bull Run and Manassas scrawl ed out letters of recommendation, while the Cove people in the mountains added thoir testimonials to the worth of Kirby Smith'B danghti'in characteristic dia lect such as is found in Craddock's stories of the hills. Tho students of tho institution whore the genoral had so long taiiL'ht "math" sent their indorsements couched in elegant diction and sopho- morio phrases. The alumni associa tions of Sewanee throughout the coun try have also added their indorsements to help secure the appointment for their fair friend of old collego days. "I do not mind dying," said the gon- eral once, "if Carrie is left. She is a tower of strength." His estimation of her seems to bo cor rect. She no sooner found the main prop of the family gone than she began to cast about for other means of sup port for her mother and young brothers and sisters. Y nil ntmmiui courngo ior a woman, sho decided to become the postmaster where she had so long been the indisputed hello. Miss Kirby Smith is well known in Washington, wliero she litis shone more tlian onco in the gayest set. There is scarcely a large city in tho south or west where sho hits not ut ono time or another been tho recipient of social hon ors. What Winnie Davis is to tho armies of tho Confederacy, Carrio Kirby Smith is to tho soldiers of tho trunsmis Bissippi. To the remnants of that army sho is still, even before Winnio Davis, tho daughter of tho war. Tho appoint ment she seeks is in the presidential gift. Washington Cor. St. Louis Globe Democrat. An Esther From an Indian Vitiligo. A remarkable woman has recently passed awny in south India the dow ager Muhuraneo of Mysore. The daugh ter of a petty official of good faAily, she was of course neglected, while her brother received tho liest homo educa tion under tutors. While scarcely 10 years of ago she insisted on sharing all his studies that she might help tho boy. Soon she got a tutor for herself, and in five years sho mustered Sanskrit, I an- areso and Murathi, while not neglecting music, drawing und needlework. She was 10 when the late maharnja's friends were scouring the country fur a fourth bride. Aftcrthe manner of Queen Esther, Bhe was chosen, but before she could be sent for iter father was sum moned to court to answer for the short , revenue of his village. Only when or dered to be whipped was it discovered whom ho wo. He was forgiven, the mar riage was celebrated on the first lucky day, and from that time the young queen, then 17, was a gracious end enlightened influence in the native stute of Mysore, the most progressive in India Cor. Edinburgh Scotsman Making Change With a tit ranger. Frank Goftoo was going down Knee atreet the other day at a 3:40 gait. At the corner of Fifth street a small boy stopjied him and asked him to (five him two nickels for a dime. The good ontured Frank complied I with the mpieat It wua all the change he bad with him at the time. Wbetl he got , down near Fourth, he felt thirsty anil went ' In and called for a seltmf. Frauk tendered : the dime In payment, when the man threw ' It oaot, )" it apunoua w.c.iy he waaaequainted.andbe was told to make ' tt riant next timc.-C'iiicumati Enauirer. FOIL LITTLE FOLKS. I'rlae Children, The St. Louis baby show tills year brought out over 800 of the brightest and prettiest lioys and girls, ranging from 0 month! to 4 years of age, in St. Lonii and tho vicinity of tho city. Prizes were given for 8 months old, 1 year, 19 months, 3 yenrs, 21 years, a years and i years. There were first, second, third and fourth prizes for both boys and girls AI.F.NB JONES. in each class. Besides theso there were spcciul prizes for the smallest, largest, smartest, etc. The portraits here presented are or Aleno Jones, 4 yours old, who took the prize as tho smartest child, and Le Roy Bates, first prize for 4-year-old boys. Of course the judges had a bard time deciding between so many churming children, and naturally their decisions created considerable disappointment, but tho disinterested spectators agreed that the awards were fair in every par ticular. There was scarcely breathing room around the chair npon which William fl. Mayo stood to announce the prizes. Mr. Mayo made a neat littlo speech. Ladies." said be, "the long delay which has wearied you was not my fault. In tho first place the judges had a hard time in deciding which of all these beau- LB ROY BATES. tiful babies were the prettiest, and when they did decide that point they hesitated about coining out of their room. Then they made me promise not to announce the result until they had had time to disapcar from this sccno. The chair man of ono of tho committees exacted a promise that I would not read the list until ho hud got across tho bridge and another tumbled out of a window in making his escttpo. They ore very stingy. If I had been in their place, I would huve given every ene of the babies here a first prize." He then read the list of winners. A Vacation Uliynie. Oh, for a glad vncallon rhyme. Hot In a wing of joy I Ho, for a rhyme of the happy time That conies to tho girl and boyl To the tide washed shore we And our way; Wo run on the beach and plunuu In the apray. Or over the cruuru rocks vu main And wut i ll tho waves us they break In foam Till the ebbing ocean reveals the home Where tho tiny barnacle dwollt?, Where the starllsh I lo on the dripping sands, And where, as if wailing for eager hands. Are curious, fluted ahulls. We spin along on our flying whoels With a thrill that the souring swullow feels. And under tho shining moon wo muke A glittering path on the silver luko With our (lipping ours ns wo merrily tnke A row in our little bout. Oh, the song of these beautiful Biimmcr days bhould ripple witli laughter liko ruundeluys Trilled from a bobolink's thronU Then ho for u glad vacation rhyme, Hel to a song of joy! ilo for u rhyme of the happy time Thut conies to the girl and Ixiyl -Anna M. I'rutt in HI. Nicholas. The River Wuh Overflowing. Last summer Minnie took a trip with her papa and mamma, and they visited many beautiful places. But Minnie liked Niagara falls best. She seemed greatly impressed with tho roar and vol ume of tho water. On returning home sho told Undo Frank all about her jour ney. "Wo went to' Niagara falls in n splendid time," sho said, "for there was much water. Of course it isn't al ways so so, but there was a hard shower just be fore; we got I here!" Youth's Companion. A Itoy riiiulst. Master Raoul Koczalski comes from Poland and is said to have only com pleted his eighth year on Jan. 8 lust. He is a native of Warsaw. For the past 18 mouths lie lias been playing in Germany. i..SA Austria and France, and although barely able to spun an octave me taste, tech nical skill and certainty seem to provoke tho admiration of all. He has received numerous distinctions. and the shah of Per .ia lias appointed him court pianist. London Queen. Illatrraa of Ten Looglingea. Mrs. Lewis, the English woman who discovered the Syriac gospels, is mistress of 10 languages. She began with Latin in her childhood, took up French, Ger man and Italian and began Greek 10 years ago. After the death of her hus band she plunged again intothe study of the dead languages, took up Greek aud then went on to Syriac and Arabia A SuTer Uueatlon For Malc Lovere. The girls who prostrated themselves at the feet of Puderewski, the Polish pi anist, and in soul and spirit gave them elves to him, were suffering from a paroxysmal nervous condition closely akin to temporary mania. It was par tially due to a morbid love of innsic Is it best to encourage that appetite? San Francisco Argonaut. "The Queen or I'layers. Probably the oldest illustrious pianist in the world is Miue. Clara Schumann, who is known abroad as "the queen of players." She ha! been before the pub lic nearly as long as the Biblically al lotted lifetime, having made her debut ,n Uj thneKon year, and five ago, . ., l "a" " - Y.J - V V f LTV MM THE 6ETTER DOG. Ita Mcrntlnt rower la Ho Fine a Ut lie n Ho urea nf Wonder, Iho scenting power of a well brod, woll trained setter is a thing wholly beyond human conception, and tho mar V -lous exhibitions they give, of thir power can scarcely bo credited. Indued it would not be wise to seriously dis cuss the quality of a (log's uoso woro it not possible to verify tho stories that might be told of this wonderful power. Who would belle vo that a dog going ut a good gallop, with a dead bird in its mouth, could scent a live bird on tho ground several yards to ono sido of. his course? And yet thero aro few sports men who havo not seen a dog point a livo bird with a (lend bird in his month, It would seem as if tho scent of tho bird no near his uoso would prevent the dog from scenting another bird of tho same variety lying clone in tho grass several yards from him. A man with a bunch of roses in his face would not protend ho could smull a bunch of similar flow ers a foot away. If ho did, no ono would boliuvo him. Yet there is no doubt about the set tor being ablo to smell und point live birds on tho ground whilo bo holds t dead bird in his mouth. lie goes fur ther than this. Ilo points a (lend bird on the ground with a dead bird in his month, and he knows tho instant ho fools tho scout that it is a dead bird This fuct he expresses in his mannor of pointing, und if it is a wounded bird ho knows that, too, and indicates tho fact. Most (logs aro taught to point stanch ly a live bird nud not to point a dead bird. Tho dog will go at full speed right np to his dead bird aud never pause a mo ment. If thero is a live bird near, be will point that stolidity, and tho promptness and certninty of bis deci sions show that tho iustnut ho catches a scout ho knows whether tho bird is alive or dead. Ilo makes a distinction, loo, betweou a (load bird, a livo bird nud a wounded bird. Ho points the wonuded bird differently from what ho docs tho live bird and usually springs in and catches it. What thero is about n wound ed bird's scent thut lie can recognizo instantly is a puzzle to every one who has thought much of the question. Chicago Tribune.. Appearances Deceptive. Tho other day thero entered a Broad way cor down town a withered, skinny, queer looking littlo woman of about 50 years, n perfect typo of tho shabby spin ster as sho is commonly imagined. A member of a firm which pnblishcs a pa per given over to the hottest and most sentimental cheap fiction, who happen ed to bo iu' the enr, greeted her with groat consideration nud conversed with her until sho left tho enr np town. "Who is that venernblo nutiquo?" nslrod tho friend who was with him when sho had departed. "Sho is ono of our contributors, " re plied the publisher. "Tho editor of the ragbag depart moiit?'" "Not exactly. The fact is, old man, sho is Mibs , tho nuthor of -. " And he strung off a list of a dozen or more of those high pressnro, passion palpitating, heart bursting serial fictions dear to a certain class of feminine read ers. "You'd never believe it, of course, but it's so, mid we know it to the tune of $7,500 a year, which is what we pay hor nnder our contract for her stories. Now York .Recorder. Hud Air Id Dining ltooiaa. Borne few yeors ngo I was asked by a gen tleman, who was celebrated for his choice wines and dinners, to dine with him. I usually declined attending a dinner for the reason thnt the majority of dining rooms become unendurable, iu consequence of the foulness of tho air, before half the dinner has been got over. Under great pressure 1 accepted this Invitation, and soon found myself seated nt the (lining tame, witn lour other gentlemen, in a room about 13 feet square by 8 feet high. Above the table were three gas jets burning, and the windows being closed the room felt close even when we entered it. The menu which I glanced at showed whnt an excellent dinner had been provided by my host, but I had scarcely finished my oysters and turtle soup when I began to feel sick and giddy. I broke out into n perspiration, and my heart wns beating at the rate of about 120 a minute. I tried to take long and rapid breaths, but with no satisfactory results. There wtis no help for it. I apologized to my host for being ill, but said I must lenve. On reaching the open air I li on to tho railings, ns I felt weak mid gl. mid then breathed us rap idly as I could. In less than a minute all unpleasant sensations left me, ami I walked quietly home, n distance of about half a mile, breathing every now and then dur ing half a minute or so as rapidly ns 1 could. On entering my house I felt very hungry and ordered some cold meat and bread and cheese to he brought ine, and from these unattractive viands I made an enjoyable meal, because I was in pure air. The host to whom I refer, although much niy junior iu age, has beeu dead about live years. Whatever may have been tlieiiltimntecause of his deatli, I have no doubt that the real cause was blood poisoning in consequence of daily breathing a vitiated nir. Major General Dnigson iu Nineteenth Century. Composing Whilo Asleep. One of the most remarkable and puzzling cases of somnambulism is one told by the bishop of Ilorilenux. The subject was n young ecclesiastic at the seminary. The bishop was so deeply interested that lie went nightly to the young man's chamber, lie saw l'ini get out of bed, secure paper, com pose mid write sermons. On finishing a page he read it aloud. When a word (lis pleased him, he wrote a correction with great exactness. The bishop had seen the ln-giii liiug of some of these somnambulistic ser mons ami thought them well composed and correctly written. Curious to ascertain whether the young man made use of his eyes, t he bishop put a curd under his chin in such u manner ns to prevent him seeing the paper on the table before him, hut he still continued to write. Not yet satisfied whether or not lie could distinguish dilTerent objects placed before hhu, the bishop took nwuy the piece of paper on which he wrote ami siib-titut ed several other kinds nt different time. He always perceived the change, because the pieces of p-qn-r were of dilTerent si,. When a piece exactly like bis own was sub stituted, he used it and wrote hiscurivc tlons on the places corresponding to those on his own paper. It wns by this menus that portions of his nocturnal compositions wereobtaiucil. His most astonishing production was n piece of music written w ith great exactitude, lie used a cane for a ruler. The clefs, t he flats and the sharps wereull in their right places. The notes were all made as circles, und those requiring it were afterward black ened with ink. Thewordswere all written below, but once they were in such i,we characters that they did not come directly below their proper notes, and ix-rcviving this be erased them all aud w rote I htm over again. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. j A Younctere Iteply. There Is a story of a benevolent p-ntle-man who visited a certain reformatory in stitution uear lloston, and while going over the place engaged one and another of the inmates In conversation. The good man was quite unmindful of the fact, known lo all who have m en much of that phase of life, that people in stun places do not enjoy being quest ionul as to their personal history. At last he came 'o very demure looking youngster, ami his heart went out toward the unfortuimte waif. "Well, my little 0180," he said, "and what are you in here fur?" , "l'lrase. air," said the little fellow in- atantly, "I'm here to art the other buy a good example." Youth a Companion. ! OX MOUNTAIN TOP. GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEW FROM LONG'S PEAK. A landscape tfo Fainter Can Tut t'pon Canraa, No WonU Fully Kipreaa Trent- bllng With Fear at the Btunendoiu Kerne Anna Dickinson's Card, All lovors of mountain soonory hav ing a few days' timo nt thoir disposal nmst muko a flying trip to Estes pork, the most bountiful and inviting of all Colorado parks, hot not the largest It is only six miles wide by ten miles long, through which run several streums, filled with "speckled beauties," so much enught for by skilled anglers. At tho l mtli end of tho park rises Long's peak in nil its majesty and grandeur, with a sentinel on cither sido nearly equal its height. The altitudo of tho park is 7,000 feet. Wo leave our wheels at the hotel and drivo np to Lamb's ranch, whore wo spend tho night nt un elevation of 10, 000 foot. At sunrise, the next morning, mount ed on horseback, with an experienced guide iu tho lend, we ride np to timber lino, wliero we picket our horses and commence the climb of tho bowlder fields, necessitating much courage and determination, as theso bowlders aro angular rocks of solid granite and run iu sizo from a chicken coop to a mod ern dwelling. In tho center of this bowl dor field was passed tho slubreoording the deuth of Carrio Welton of Connecticut, who a few yenrs since unwisely insist ed npon tho guido accompanying her to tho peak too luto iu tho season. When returning, they were caught in a severe gale and building storm. After fiuffer ing as only ono cun suffer when sur rounded by thnt intense loneliness, stung by tho pangs of cold and cravings of linn ger, lier iito was saeruiced. m no trusty guide for hours made supernatural ef forts to carry her over those almost iim pnssablo rocks until, ut her request, ho left her to bring a rescuing party trom the ranch, which upon arrival found lifo extinct. Following tho guido, we puss through on opening culled the "keyhole" and emcrgo beside an unwelcome procipico. Wo carefully pick our wny along the brink, which requires ull our uorve nud resolution, but yet is not ns tiresome as tho looso sand and broken rock, rising at nn incline of 45 degrees, just beyond. By peraoveruuee and an occasional rest we aro enabled to reach that ugly preci pice on our right, and by using both hands and feet wo make the summit, where we stand speechless with wondor und admiration. Hurd as it wuh, we would muko the emtio heroic effort n hundred titties were it necessary to wit uess tho grand sceuo before ns. Nearly 8,000 feet bolow is Fistcs park, tiio sportsman's pnradiso; to the west is Middle park and Hot Sulphur Springs; to tho south South park. Boyond these peaks we see tho range for n distance of over 200 miles. With tho aid of our glasses we discern Gray's peak, Mount Lincoln, Mount Evans, Pike s poak mid Old Ouray iu Marshall pass, some of which are 200 miles distant What a scene it isl What an ocean of mountain billows, in constrast to which wo turn to tho east and see an ocean of pluins the one as quiet as tho peaceful sea in a calm, the other as tempestuous nn tho tossing billows. Never was titjio more valuable than uow. So ninch to bo seen. Such n pic ture to paint iu our minds so thnt it may never fade. Think of making this im pression indelibly upon one's mind, covering this panoramic viow of 200 miles in either direction of plains, val leys, parks and mouiituins, of growing fluids of wheat aud far distant cities, of snow capped mountains, of magnificent forests nud crystal streams. Again and again we sweep tho hori zon und study n landscape no painter can paint, no speech can express. Before returning wo must look nt the souvenir deposits of visitors. Hero is a shinglo by Mujor Powell, who, with William N. Byros, was the first to mako tho ascent iu 1808. Hero is Anna Dickinson s card, tho first woman to ascend the peak, nleo of tho party who oliuibed the peak in 1878 to witness tho total eclipse, to gether with thousands of visitors' cards. Tho top of the peak is level, covering a few acres, and we wonder that n house has not been built there for the accora modation of those who might wish to remain overnight and see the snn lise. Before returning wo must take one look over the crater wall, which has a per poudicnlur descent of 8,000 feet. How nervously wo approach the edge, step by step, until our strength fails ns and wo can go no farther. Trembling with fear, wo return from this stupendous scene, bewildered with mixod feelings of pleasure and four. lie fore making tho descent we take a final viow, the liko of which we shall never again see. Wo retrace our steps, aud having passed tho most dungerons places courago is restored, and we reach the park after nightfall so tired and with such a longing for our couch, but with tho feeling that wo would sacrifice anything reasonable rather than deny ourselves to Long's peak, bnt having once made it nothing would tempt ns to climb it again. Edward B. Light iu Good Roads. Everything Groirl In Clrrles. It is nn Inexplicable fact that all life forms take the shape of circles. Everything grows iu that manner, and it leads one to wonder why tilings don't grow square in stead of round. Why stems and leaves should so conform is wonderful, and yet that physical outlines of men and inani mate objects should conform to the same law is still more so. It almost compels us to think of indelinite space as a circumfer ence after nil. All streams move in a por tion of a circumference of course, ns they wind over the earth's surface, and hikes have a circular current that goes round and round. Hut the most remarkable fact rela tive to the wr.ters of nature is that the At lantic ocean is a sort of whirlpool or is pos sessed of a circular current movement thnt is so large, however, nud so long in the ac complishment of oneevolutiou that the fact cannot lie readily observed. This gigantic maelstrom, which circles alxmt from pole to pole and between the four continents has n central point Around which It revolves. This point is now def initely fixed as beimr but a short distance to the southwest of the Azores. That poiat bas always been avoided by cautious mari ners as dangerous and peculiarly squally. When we see even the ocean's waters con forming tothe law of circumference, it very nearly completes Its meaning. interview la St. Louis Globe-Democrat. What the Chemist Dora For the Farmer. Only short time ngo (the summer of two fertilizers were suddenly placed upon the Indiana market and sold for .'7.50 and fc2.50 per ton, respectively. These were analyzed by the state chemist, and the former was found to have a value of t5.T6 and the latter of ft.-H per ton. Then: were out and out swindles, yet had it not been for a prompt publication from ! the state experiment station at Purdue, university aa to their real character, many I farmers of the state of Indiana would have ' rMn nnmerrifnllv swindled. ! In view of the fact that millions of dol lars' worth of fertilizer are aoM yearly In I the Cnited State one can readily nndtr- stand how prat is the anm of money that i U being yearly saved to the farmers of the country through tbe interposition of the ' chemist. Prufeaw Charles S. Plumb la ( Popular Science Monthly. I AM. TIIK SAMK. " Many dsyi you have lingered about ui cabin door: hard time, hard times com again no mure." All the tame Merry Christmas and Happy Near Year paaard aa though the land wu flowing with milk and honey. Home bought one thing and lotus bought another, but one of the beat Invest ments for a iiiikII sum paid well, It was not for a Christinas bush, hut thousand got it and thousands who had urlereU lung and wearily wit li rheumatism were ma'i d iiililv IniMiv In being uiiml I) T 81. Jacob Oil. It leaves no trace behind, and all the same, the harder times will oome no mure t Iheiii. The luxury ol lirallb is worm fortune, r!iiierhrittri Strain, Probably it bus como to bo accepted ai nn iixiom by mast practical steam engineers Hint in modern conditions of working suiKTheutiiig Is useless or till iiossiblo. Koine reasons for such a belief, niisinn out of diillcultles experienced, no doubt thero lire. But If engineers eener.'illv hud fully appreciated tho matntitiido of the loss due to condensa tion in tho cylinder it is difficult to think that stinerhcafllig would buvo been abandoned with so littlo of a strug glo to overcomo tho difficulties, and thnt, for so long, whilo every other means of securing economy has been tried, superheating has 1h'u neglected. It is sometimes said that tho quantity of beat in suiierlicated steam in excess of thut in wilurutod steam is very small. That is so, of course. But tho earlier ex lierionco showed that this small quan tity produced a ilisproimrtionately largo bene! oiitl effect. Professor W. U UU- win in Ctuisier's Magazine Force of Habit. Thero nro no tallies iu the honsca of tho Eskimo, and tho women are there fore in the habit of placing everything on tho floor. A Danish lady employed severul Eskimo womeu to do somo wash ing. Entering tho washhouse, she saw ihem nil bending over the wnshtuhi that stood on tho floor. To mako them more comfortuble she had some Btools fetched and placed the tubs upon them. By nud by sho looked in to see how they wero getting on, and to her astonish ment (lit'covered tho womeu standing on the stools and stooping still more la boriously over tho tubs, which still re mained on the floor. San Francisco Argonaut. . The Aiflies of Pelrg. In the year 853 A. D., while work men wero engaged iu trenching the salt mines in Prussia, they unearthed a trl anunlnr building iu which was a col iiiiin of whito murble. At the side of I ho column wns n tomb of frcestouo and ever it n slab of agato inscribed with liieso words, which were iu Latin: "Here rest the ashes of Peleg, grand architect of the tower of Babel. The Al mighty had pity on him because he be Mine bumble. " Bungalows maybe built of stud walls en a brick fonndation, covorcu external ly either with tiles, wcatherboardiug creosoted or stained and varnished, with lough cast or half timbered work. In side tho walls should bo plastered. A Sheffield bootmakor displays this notice in his window: "Don't yon wish you wero in my shoes?" HKFOItK A 1 I'LL IIK.A1) OF STEAM Is lathered hv that trcmendonslv destructive eiiiiine, niainrtn, put on (lie uriiKes wnn nosiei fur's stnmiich Hitter, which will check Its prog ress and avert ilisns'er. t!i:l Is and fever, hi ious remittent, dimo sgue and ague 'aKearepron la lv rplievi'd ami ulllmntelv eiiled bv tilts Keuliil 4'i.cciflc, whUb Is al oa comprehensive furaily medicine, speiHiny iiseiui in ciises oi ii.rik-i-ui hiltoiinitsK. rniisilnation. sick he-idache. nor- rlininnstlsm and neurwliria. Against Ilia hnr Oil ptlw u r.f Kiidileil chHlltres of ttn- rwrnture, exno-ure In wet renther, close appli cation to laborious mentiil pur-nits and other (ntlueiicoi prejudiced to health It la a mo-t ngiiitist disease, pomotes apnetlte and sleep, mid hn-tensconvale-cenceafterdebili'atlngand (riisiworinv ssieguaro. iiioriuies me bjbtiu tlesh-WuStiug diseases. Bnarrow How nice and wi.rm this telephone wire isl H wallow Yea: there must bo a inue- llKht or a lootc-iiu game somen nere. SCROFULOUS TAINTS Lurk in the blood of almost everyone. In many cases they ore inherited. Scrofula uppours in running sores, bunches, pimples and cancerous growths. Scrofula can be cured by purifying the blood with Hood's S Sarsa parilU i Barsaparilla. j his great rem erlv lias had Cures wonderful suc cess in curing rl'WWr thisduense. It thoroughly eradicates the humor i'rora the blood. Ilood's Sarsaparilla cures the son's and eruptions by removing llie'r cutue Impurities in the b'.ood. Kood'o P!l!3 cure allliveril!. 2'o. It is sold on a guarantee by ail drug gists. It cures Incipient Consumption nri ia the beat Omutb and Croun Cure the world over, endorse It; babies and children like the taste of It. Weak mothers respond readily to lis nour ishing powers. Scott's Emulsion the Cream of Cod-liver Oil, Is the life of the blood, the maker of sound flesh, solid bones and lung tissue, and the verg etsenet jf nourithment. Don't bi dsseired bj Substitutes! rrapamabrSMHBm.KT. Ail Drotiiita. Ely's Grsaiii Balm C leanses the nsnl I'assnse. Allays rain and Inflammation, Restores the enaeof Taste and Smell. Heals the Sores. Anr-lr Kaltn ii-tn srh nostril. &M.I Baoa-.MWsmatst, a.t. 3G "1 .1 , 1. 1 1 'ya.i.YriaSI saatlTM and Bat '-pie vbobaVT k Ipooor AsUk n.EKmldA Pino' Car ft roMomptina. It Baa mr4 IS it. It ha not injtm It tt- not r'l u lav U ia in bt ettn ryrna. 4oM rrwfeer. r s$ Ppsicians. aV 7 Tlie ( hauler Ulrla, Miss Allda Chanter, the lust young woman to be reported engaged to Ueorge Vunderbllt, belong, to tlioCliauler fam ily, who are proyiluout not only because of their tociul position aud wealth, but on account of thoir strong Individuali ty. Miss Chnuler U a sister-in-law of Aimilio Rivoa, her oldest brother being Armstrong Chnuler. Thero are throe Chanlur girls, each with pronounced Ideas and vlewa of her own. Miss Margaret Ctmnlor is (10 votod to woman's rights and Misa Dos sio Clumlur to art, but at tho same time is fond of aooloty. The youngest of the family is Misi Alida, whose hobby U society. Hlte is a tall, handsome brunette, who Is fond of all sorts of upmt, and a girl who will undoubtedly muko a brilliant match, even though sho may not marry that most prominent of bachelors, Mr. George Vundurhilt Now Vork Herald. Mllverlng Mirrors. Mirrors nro usually silvered by coat lug the gluss with ainalgani. Fur this purpose a large, perfectly nut stone ia provided, nud upon it Is evenly spread a sheet of tiu foil without crack or flaw. This is covered to the dopth of ono eighth of an inch with clean mercury. The plate of glass, perfectly cleaned from nil grcusu and impurity, is flouted on to tho mercury by sliding, so as to excludo ull nlr bubbles. It ia then pressed down by loading it with weights, in order to press out all tho mercury which remains fluid. This is received lira gutter around tho stouo. After ubout 84 hours it is gently raised upon its edge, und in a few weeks it is ready to frame. Family Journul. Ilia Khlrt. you churgo "Whnt do to wash a shirt?" inquired tho until at the ooun- ter iu the laundry. What kind of a shirt?" asked the clork, with his mind on outing shirts, dress shirts, negligees und tho various other possibilities in thut line. 'A dirty shirt," replied the man, ml the clerk fell in n faint Helping Out a Medical Authority, A medical authority says that In view of a threatening plague people cannot be too careful iu the selection of the ice they use, as all sorts of disease may be communicated by this medium, bnt no directions governing the selection of ice aro given. In order that the pnblio wel fare mny be conserved we present a fow general rules for the guidance of ice purchasers. The best ice is always cold, and some times a slight moisture may be observed npou the surface. It is devoid of smell and will melt when exposed to a torn peruture of 110 degrees F. Ice made of water is most desirable. It should bo transparent, or nearly so, and should break into fragments when given a sharp blow. Tough ice that will not break is generally adulterated. Avoid soft ice or ice that has been subjected to excessive heat while nnder process of manufacture. It. sometimes presents a fine appear ance, but is unhealthfuL Ice more than three days old should not be purchased as it is liable to turn sour on your hands and will have to be thrown away. After having melted, ice loses many of its vir tuos and should not be used. It should always be kept in a cool place and at a distance from gas fixtures to avoid ex plosions. Washington News- Mo Sleep For a Year. Tho Scull gunrdlans, County Cork, have, according to the West Cork baglo, discov ered a case of Insomnia In that workhouse which possibly Is without a parallel. A man named llccouicey, who Is half wil ted, has, it is alleged, been 880 days with out sleep, day or night. He Is over 70 years of age, eats his meals regularly and is In excellent Health. Zernh Colburn, the mathematical won der, could mentally raise any sum less than three figures to the sixteenth power. R. HALL'S PULMONARY BALSAM The Ilest i'lTIIK lor t'cuaha. Coldi and tOIIMIIIIIIltlOII. oota uy an uriiKKists. fr ee, "icon's. J. K. UAics a rrcprietors, 47Saiisome St., 8. F. Leave Doubtful Reeds alone. The beat ure eaay to get, and cost uo more. Ask your dealer for FERRY'S Always the beat. Known everywhere. Frrrr'a Seed Annual for 1S9A tella you r wuau now. ana wuen to Dianu . r oeut r ree. uet iu Aaareaa D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. FRAZER crease BEST IN THE WORLD. llnwt It' wen'in? quallt'esareunsurpasferl.actnallj ou:lustli!K two boxes of anv other brand. Fret from Animal nil-. V-t.V THK OKMJINK. F K SAKE BY OKEUON AND WASIIINdTOM MKKCUAMTS' and Dealers generally. SMOKE. Sweet Virginia PLUC CUT mr? wiircinw? sooth i no : IIIIIVIs IIIMULUII W SYRUP - FOR CHILDREN TIETHINO rseaalekraJIDraatlsM. MOaataaheatle. "HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH SAPOLIO I MALARIA U f Kfyw rlM Ofi'T. Tpr ft. IX) YOU cheT Pops HOW TO SAVE MONEY. Buy yonr nROCKRIK? AND PROVISIONS of ns, anil we will sere yon moner. We bardie tve beat xnojs and del irer tree 10 trains or boata. We boy and -ell li.r spot cash, ami ml goon's ene-per than any other Ann in the country, bend u ronr name and aOilress. and vat will msil 10a our new price 1 st. which will be oat soon. We offr to day: Citina lobaeeu. u cc nts i-r pound. D y irannlaiert nar in 1Mb sack, lor ti 75 1 Best coal oil pr ea-e i m Best brands of rlojr per barrel 7 15 I Arbockte's ei.ll-e per pound ... Send oa a list ol what you need, and we will aoake you special prieea. Address your orders 10 MARK L. COHN A CO. 148 Front Street, Portland. Or, A Stable forewoman. When John Thompson, who drives a coal oar for J. T. Htoryof Kent aveiitto and Wilsou street, llrooklyn, wo nr. reigned In tiio dates avetiuo police court the other day laiforo Justice yulgloy on chargo or driving a lame horse, a stout, elderly woman stopped to tho bar and commenced speaking: "You have nothing to do with this case," snid tho Justice. "Indeed I have," said tho woman. "I am foreman of Mr. Story's stables, aud I can nssuro you thut the horse only went lama the duy of the arrest. " Whan the Justico had reoovored from his surprise, ho was informed that Mrs. Mary Hockot wtw indued forewoman over a stable containing SO horses, A your ago her husband was removed from tho position of foreman, nud his wifo was put In charge. Justico Quiglny fin ed the prisoner tjfl, which Mrs. Itooket paid. New York Now, Krrp on doing. Abovo nil things, tho novice mnst lour ii "lo keep on going," astlioblcyolo toucher says. Tho tendency Is to stop working the pedals when ono feels a lit tle nfiuiil Fulal mistake) Almost every possible disaster can bo averted by a bi- eyclo rider If she only remembers to "keep on going,' to sit up airuigiic una to uso tho handle bars with calmness and discretion. It is folly to attempt to lido a bicycle without having taken a few lessons from a capable tcuiher. I lien mounting nud dismounting, riding and turning are easy, nnd fulls will not oc cur. New York Journal, The Wrong Lead "If yon plcnso, inum," urgnn Mr. Disninl Dawson, "I wish you would gimme sonirtliinK to eat. That there wotniin next (hHii iiniuo u luunlout; but, on tho tleml, the stuff wasn't lit" "Soo liuro," wns tlio answer lie jjot, "thnt woimin next door is my mother, nnd if you aren't out of In ro in less Hum two minutes I'll sot tho dog ou you. Now, yon nit." Mr. Dttwsuu got. Iiidlunupulis Jour nal. A weitK or aiit. Hood's Culcntlar fur lw Is "a thing- of beauty." In the i o "elty of I lie design and the eiquiaiteness of the coloring the calen dar surpasses all previous Issues. The cal endar Is funned in the shaps ol a heart, and is ornamented with two beautiful child laces. The calendar gives the usual infir niation concerning the lunar nhunge-t. and upon the bark is printed a tatile of astro nomical events e-pecia ly calculated for C. I. Hood .tt Co. The culetular is Issued tn advertise I food's 8arsaparilla, Hood's I'ills and the other Erippratluiisol'the llrm. The edition of oud's Calendars for 1KI5 was 10 MO.IM), or about 2,nUU0UU more than last year. Those who are nimble to obtain ilood's Sarsaparilla Calendars at the drug stores should send (J cents in stamps for one, or 10 cents for two, to C. I. II ooil & Co., Low ell, Ma-s. Bhe I'm sorry I married you. Ilo You oiiRht to be. You cut aome nice girl out of a m ghty ulce husband. MO DKMT. It is nol merely pain Hint people drrad in sickness. Many a ninti ill bear the pain unllinchlngly who utloily breaks down in view of the heavy expense in volved, often increased by his being inca pacitated for work aud thus deprived of bis income. To such persons Ai.i.cock's Porous Plas ters are an unspiakalile houu. They are within the reach of every one. '1 hey are genuine, too. NotwiihstandiiiK the innum erable counterfeits and iniilniiois it in al ways easy for anybody to make sure of get ting the real thing at a low price. Any one sintering from weakness of the cheat, til r at, stomach, kidneys, liver or from lame bark will find thuui a oil cap an! and sura remedy. IIbamibstii t i'lLLs are a good corrective. "Here comes your old enemy, the MiiI.it f " fs he loaded?" "i iiiuia so.- ''Jug or suolxunT" ' Btramollue Btove foluth ; no duat no tuiell. Try Girmia for breakfast W. L. Douglas 33 SHOE f IT FOR A KINO 9. CORDOVAN rwiHwiamaauuay wiu-. '43.S0FINGAIJ&KI6AMI1 3.BPP0LICE,3 SOLES. 2.I7BQYS'oCH00LSH0EX X.ASIES ntsnflifrnM mavb Onr Oat Million Peoplt wur the . TrV. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes AH oar hoe an equally satisfactory They give the beet value tor the money. They equal custom Shoes In style and lit. Their wearing qualities are unsurpassed. The prices are uniform, stamped on sole. Fro as fl to tj saved over other make. W your (teater cannot supply you wo can, G1IIGKEN RAISINQPAYS if you use the Petalama Incabatsrs Brooders. Make money while other are wasung time byoldprocessea. Catalog tot is all about It, and describes every article needed for the, poultry business. The "ERIE" mechanically the best wiicci. ricuirniuiuuEt. We are Pacific Coast Airents. Bicvcle cata- logue,mailedfree,givea full description , prices, etc., aobhts wasted. PETALtTMA INCUBATOR C0.,Petalnma,Cal. Branch Hoisb, ii 8 Main St., Los Anceles. Manhood restored. Night Emissions! Weak memory, Atrophy, Sexual The lift gem and vital force of planls and flowers! it (ires vigor, power and sise to the vital organs ol man. - Weakness, etc.. Surely cured by POLLEN ACME NATUHK (ICMEDV POLLEN ACME Eaty to carry in vett pxktt. Price $ i. Six for $5, Sent in plain wrapper, or at all Drneeut. Address. Stansaud Rem. Cm CATTLE, WAtN PAO. 60ASTHAr1: The most won- derfulachievement i In Medical Science. Tht 01 cknvl- ded rr moment I enrt guaranteed New York tt-!7 Fulton St. . P. N. 0. Nn FS1 . K. N. If. 68 FEEL BAD? DOES VOL'S BACK everv atep wm a hni den ? Yon ned ( L iwrnvm) fnHiN OORE'S REVEALED REMEDY. 1