fliscellany.
HOTELMORGUE AND ITS GUESTS
To Hotel Morgue the guests come In
With a strangely silent air.
And however bois'trous a man ha been
He makes no noise and he makes no din
When once he enters there.
And however poor, he rides in state,
Stretched at his ease, through the hotel
gate,
A bath and a gown and cool, cool bed .
Are given to all who come.
But never a one is wined or fed,
And never a word by one is said.
For the guests are always dumtJ.
And whatever is done, and however they
fare, . -They
only lie and stare and stare.
From Hotel Morgue the guests pass on
Full oft at the break of day.
And they pay no bill as forth at dawn
With staring eyes and white lips drawn
Thpv K.ilntlv Mil inrsv
Though clothed and sheltered and asked
no price.
To Hotel Morgue no guest comes twice.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.
"Marriage Is the saving of a young
man," said my Aunt Tabitna sen ten
uously.
I assented, for I find It pays to give a
ready acquiescence to abstract propo
sitions.
"You must marry," continued my
aunt
I hesitated, for to assent to the con
Crete is more dangerous.
"I am still very young," I 'said,
meekly.
My aunt turned to my mother.
"Whom shall Alfred marry V
' "Somebody nice," she volunteered.
"What do you say to Letitia Brown
low i asked my aunt. j
"I would prefer to say nothing to
Letitia Brownlow," I Interposed,
hastily. I
"O? Amelia Stafforth?"
"Is she not rather" my mother
waved one hand "and Alfrc is so
slim."
"I think she has a very fine figure,"
responded my aunt. "Or there Is Ger
trude Williams; si ! will nave a for
tune if she outlives her sisters."
"There are only five of them," I said
hopefully.
. "Or Mabel Gordon r
"She has taken a course of cooking
lessons," observed my mother.
"No, none of these P I cried, de
cisively. My aunt looked offended.
"Very well, then, choose for your
self," she said, tartly.
"Perhaps that would help," I re
marked, thoughtfully.
"You will choose somebody nice,
.won't you, Alfred?" said my mother.
"With money," observed my aunt.
"Well connected," emphasized my
mother.
"Not too young," added my aunt.
"And religious," begged my mother.
" "There Is no objection to her being
good looking?" I asked, a trifle timidly.
"No, I think not," said my aunt, "pro
vided she fully understands beauty la
but skin deep."
"1 will tell her," I murmured. '
"Well," said my aunt, Impatiently,
after a short pause, "whom do you sug
gest?" . X thought for a moment.
"What do you say to Winifred
Fraser?"
"That minx!" cried my aunt.
"Oh, Alfred!" echoed my mother.
" "Why not?" I asked.
"Such a dreadful family," said my
mother.
'So fastr Interjected my aunt.
' "But have yon never noticed the sun
on her hair?" I asked, Innocently.
My aunt drew herself up.
"We have not noticed the sun on her
hair," she said, with much dignity;
"nor do we wish to observe the sun on
her hair."
I was Justly annoyed. "I really think
It must be Winifred Fraser," I said.
"She is very fond of me "
"How can you be so cruel to me!"
cried my mother. "Have you no
ticed how gray my hair is getting? You
will not have me long." She drew out
Jier handkerchief. .
" "You will come to a bad end," said
my aunt. "I always thought you were
depraved. If you marry that painted
hussy you must not expect my counten
ance." ;
"Under the circumstances I will not
marry Winifred Fraser," I said, with
great magnanimity, for I did not par
ticularly want my aunt's countenance.
.'. My aunt sniffed. "You had better
not"
"I merely Joked," I said, soothingly,
remembering she had not made her
.w"l.
"Indeed!"
"The truth Is" I dropped my voice
"I am In love with Borne one else."
"And you never told me!" said my
mother, reproachfully.
"The girl I love is not free."
"Married V cried my aunt
"Not married but engaged."
"Who Is it?" asked my mother,
gently.
I was silent for a moment, and then I
sighed.
"It is Constance Burleigh."
"It would have been a most suitable
match," murmured my mother.
"Very suitable," replied my aunt
There was a momentary silence,
broken by my aunt
"I did not know Constance was en
gaged." "It Is a secret; you must not T-neat
what I have told you."
1 don't like these secret engage
ments," said my aunt, brusquely.
"Who told you?"
"She told me herself."
"Who is the man?"
"I do not think I should repeat bis
name."
"I hope Constance is not throwing
herself -away."
I shook my head doubtfully,
"You know the man?"
I nodded.
"Is he quite quite "
Again I shook my head doubtfully.
"What have you heard?" my aunt
asked, eagerly.
"I don't think I ought .to repeat these
things."
"You can surely trust your mother,"
murmured my mother.
"And my discretion," said my aunt
"Well," I said, "I have been to!d he is
cruel to his mother."
' "Really!" cried the two ladies In a
breath.
"His mother told me so herself."
"How sad!" said my mother. '
"And what else?" asked my aunt
"Another relation, of his told me he
- was depraved.
- "Poor, poor Constance!" whispered
my mother. : " . ; ;
"And would probably end badly.
"I expect he drinks," said mjr aunt,
jrfmly.
"Does Constance know this?" asSed
my mother. - - y - .. " '. '"
"I don't think so." "' ? '
"You did not tell her T
"Of course not"
"I consider it your duty to.'
"I really cannot"
"Then I will," said my aunt reso
lutely. "What I have said has been in con
fidence." ,
"I do not care."
"I beg you not to do so."
"It is my doty. I am too fond of
Constance to allow her to throw herself
away on this worthless man."
I shrugged my shoulders. "Do as you
please, but don't mention my name. By
the way, Constance said she ; would
probably call this afternoon."
At that moment the bell rang.
That may be she," said my aunt
flying to the window. "It Is."
I got up slowly and sauntered into
the conservatory, whlcfi adjoins the
drawing-room. From behind a friend
ly palm I could see without being seen.
I saw my aunt look toward my mother.
"If we open her eyes," I heard her
whisper, "it may pave the way for
Alfred."
My mother said nothing, but I saw
the same hope shine from her eyes.
The door opened and the servant an
nounced Constance. She came forward
with a little eager rush; then rxpped
short, embarrassed by the want of re
ciprocity. "We are glad to. see you," said my
mother, and kissed her.
My aunt came forward. "We were
just speaking of you," she said, solemn
ly. "Sit down."
Constance looked a little crushed. "I
thought Alfred would have told you,"
she murmured.
"We have heard " began my aunt
"Hut," Interposed my mother.
"Come nearer me, Constance. Won't
you take off your hat?"
Constance came and sat by her side.
"I was anxious to come and tell you
that that "
"If you are alluding to your engage
ment" said my aunt somewhat se
verely, "we have already heard of it"
"You have heard V cried Constance.
"With the deepest sorrow."
Constance drew herself up. :
"You do not approve?" she asked,
proudly.
"We love you too much," said my
mother, gently.
Constance looked bewildered.
"You are too good for the wretch V
cried my aunt "What! Oh, what do
you mean?" exclaimed Constance.
"If you marry this man," continued
my aunt vigorously, "you will re
gret it" "
My mother took her hand. "My sis
ter should not tell you this so sud
denly." "It is my duty to speak, and I will,"
cried my aunt "I. will not let Con
stance unite herself to this man with
her eyes closed."
"What have you against Mm?" de
manded Constance, a red spot begin
ning to burn In each cheek.
"He drinks," answered my aunt al
most trulmphantly.
Constance sank back in the cushions.
"I don't believe It" she said, faintly.
"He ill-treats his mother beats her,
I believe," continued my aunt.
"This cannot be true," cried Con
stance. "Mrs. Granville, tell me."
My mother nodded sadly.
"Alas! I cannot deny it"
Constance arose. "This is awful!"
she said, holding on to the back of the
sofa. "I could never have believed it"
She put her hand to her forehead. "It
is like a bad dream."
"My poor, dear Constance," mur
mured my mother, rising and putting
her arms round her.
My aunt brought up her artillery.
"He Is thoroughly depraved, and will
come to a bad end. His relations are
as one on this point"
Constance buried her face In my
mother's bosom. "Oh, dear! oh, dear!
and I loved him so!" she sobbed.
In the adjoining room I was becom
ing uncomfortable.
"We thought it right to tell you," said
my aunt moved by her tears, "though
Alfred begged and Implored us not to."
"I could never, never have believed
It" sobbed Constance. "Poor, poor
Mrs. Granville!"
My mother soothed her.
"How difficult you must have felt It
to tell me this," exclaimed Constance,
drying her tears. "It was so good of
you. I will not give him . another
thought To treat his mother so cruel
ly! Oh, Mrs. Granville, I am so sorry
for your
"It is I who am sorry for you," said
my mother, doubtfully.
"And no one would have dreamed It,
We always thought you were so fond
of him and spoiled him utterly. And
all the time you were hiding your sor
row. How noble of you!"
My mother looked at Aunt Tabttha,
who returned her stare.
"Who ever is it?" said Aunt Tabltha,
whispering. "Find out"
"Where did you meet him, dearest?"
whispered my mother.
"Meet him? Why, here, of course,1
said Constance, with opening eyes.
"Yes, yes, of course," said my mother,
mystified.
"I thought you woulu be pleased, and
I hurried across to tell you.
"Can Alfred have made a mistake?"
mattered my aunt hoarsely.
The two elder ladies stood still in the
utmost embarrassment.
"I shall never be Lappy again," said
Constance, mournfully.
"Don't say that" Implored my
mother. "Perhaps there Is a mistake."
"How can there be a mistake?" askes
Constance, raising her head.
"There can be no mistake," said my
aunt hastily.
"How could he be cruel to you?" cried
Constance, kissing my mother.
"Cruel to me?" cried my mother.
"You said he was cruel to you."
"Of whom are you speaking?" cried
both ladles. . '
"Of Alfred, of course."
The two elder ladles sat down sud
denly. "You are not engaged to Alfred?"
they gasped simultaneously. -----
"To whom else?" said Constance, in
amazement
"There Is some misunderstanding," I
observed, smoothly, coming In at the
moment
The three fell upon me together.''
It took at least an hour to explain.
Yet I had said nothing which was not
strictly true. ' .
"You will not allow these practical
jokes when you are married, will you,
Conny?" said my mother, fondly.
"I will not" replied Constance, tight
ening her lips.
"Marriage is the saving of a young
man," repeated my aunt grimly.
Chambers' Journal
So Comfortable. -
"I always like to see that Senator get
up to make a speech," said the drowsy-
looking man. " -"He
isn't very interesting." : "-
"No. When he is on his feet I'm al
ways sure that my nap will not be dl
turbed by any outburst of applause.
Washington Star. -
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
Farmers Boya 6hould Be , Taught
Self-Reliance from Infancy Plant
Trees A Balance for the Grindstone
Feeding Down Young Grain.
Boya on the Farm.
1 am acquainted with an Instance
where a certain farmer brought his boy
up Just as you would train a colt He
was never allowed to exercise the least
amount of Judgment in anything per
taining to farm matters.- In fact, he
was a mere machine. When the boy
was 18 his father was stricken down
with a lingering disease, but still the
latter persisted In pursuing the course
of training his boy. He planned every
thing until three weeks before his
death. To-day his boy knows but little
more tfian an infant about laying out
his work.
As soon as the boy Is 12 years old his
training should begin. Show him that
he Is of more consequence than a ma
chine, that he Is put here to think, plan
and carry out work. Give him a piece
of ground and teach him the first rudi
ments of farming, letting him see all
the while that he Is working for him
self. As he grows older, give him a colt
or a cow, and let him raise stock for
himself. Then take him Into confidence
as to the buying and selling of farm
produce, and occasionally let him man
age the farm for a day or so. Above
all; be patient with him. -Nothing dis
courages the average boy more than
fault-flndii-g, which makes him grad
ually lose all confidence in his ability to
work. Good judgment patience and
self-control will train your boy so that,
when at last you are unable to run the
old farm, you will have some one who
can easily assume the entire manage
ment in everything and do credit to his
parent's early training. Orange Judd
Farmer. , ' ''r
. Plant Trees.
If you happen to live on the prairie
where you have no woodlot suppose
you make the experiment of planting
a few trees. Some yards even are bare
of trees. Shade is grateful in the hot
weather and you owe it to your wife
and children to at once beautify and
cool the yard with trees. Get a few
thrifty young maples and set them
along the road In front of the house.
Put in one good white elm where it
will shade the yard and porch (light
ning is not so partial to the elm as to
some other trees) put a frame around
them to protect them, and In a few
years you will be surprised at the
amount of pleasure you will all get
out of It
Then, If you have a spare sandy,
low-lying corner that is not good for
much else, you might put it to good
use by planting a lot of cottonwoods
there. You won't miss the ground and
In a few years the value of the wood
for light fuel will more than repay
your trouble. . - - .
Of course you will not forget the Im
portance of putting out some fruit
trees. Three or four dollars will give
you enough cherry, apple and crab
trees to supply your family needs In
the course of three or four years; and
by Judicious repetition of the process
It will not be long before you will have
a thrifty orchard which will prove to
be the most profitable spot on the farm.
Select a gentle southern slope if you
have one, and if not, do the next best
thing.
Pal ince for Grindstones.
One of the most satisfactory little
Improvements I have lately made is a
balance on my grindstone. I turn with
a treadle, operated by my .foot an(i
this balance not only makes the stone
turn easier, but also makes It run
much steadier. To make the balance,
I got a piece of iron about five-eighths
of an Inch, thick, 3 inches wide and
10 inches long. Had blacksmith punch
a bole in Iron 2y2 Inches from one end,
of size to fit on grindstone shaft, on
end opposite treadle. It should be put
on so that long end of iron would be
opposite the. little crank that treadle is
fastened to, so that when treadle Is
being pressed down by the foot the
long end- will be going up, and when
the treadle Is going up the weight of
iron will be going down and help raise
treadle, thus forming a balance. Far
mers' Union. "
Kffect of Food on Ktrsru.
A systematic series of inquiries In
regard to the effect oZ food upon the
size of eggs, develops the fact that
most feeders are very much in the dark
upon this subject It has been found,
however, that the grains have much
less effect in increasing the size of eggs
than meats, bran and other nitrogenous
foods, - but grains fed in excess will
make the hen too fat, and her eggs
will either be small be retained until
abnormally large. As to the effect on
the number of eggs, opinions are about
equally divided. Perhaps the answer
lo either question depends more upon
the breed than upon any particular
food. The Ideal food for laying hens as
given by a prominent fancier is as fol
lows: "The combination of 30 pounds
of corn, 15 pounds oi oats, 10 pounds of
wheat 10 pounds of barley and 15
pounds of wheat bran, thoroughly mix
ed, gives the largest number of eggs
possible. This Is used as the morning
soft food, with 25 per cent, of meat
food, the afternoon feed being mixed
grains." - -
Qnack Crass on Sandy Soil.
It is very difficult to rid sandy soil
of either quack grass or of Its equal
pest the Canada thistle, because where
there is no hard subsoil the roots run
too deeply for the plow to bring them
up. The sandy soil Is also so porous
and has so little vegetable mould that
the quack roots do not die quickly,
even if not allowed to send up shoors.
But on land wholly destitute of vege
table matter, It Is hardly worth while
to get rid of quack. It will keep a sod
and prevent the sand from blowing,'
which is difficult to do with any of the
cultivated grasses or with clover.
Flantinsr Cucumber In Sidcci
Instead of planting cucumber seed
In hills where the roots of a dozen or
more plants wpi crowd each other, we
long ago learned that It Is much better
to plant the seed in ridges only very
slightly raised above the soil around
them. In the ridges the seed may be
r-ut five to six inches apart. If some
of the vines are attacked by the cucum
ber beetle others will escape, while It
Is rarely that a hilHs attacked without
losing all the plants In It Cucumbers
thus grown are much less likely to dry
out late In the season than if planted
in hills Ex. .
Feedinar Down Young Gra'n. 1
On very rich land spring grain is apt
to grow too rank and its straw will
break down before the grain Is filled,
making the entire crop a failure. It
Is on such cases that pasturing stock
on spring grain may be a benefit to
the crop. We say "may be" advised
ly, for the trampling of the plants in
soft earth must always b injurious,
however great may be the advantages
of cropping off its surplus growth. The
amount of feed that can be secured by
feeding down spring grain Is very
small It may pay to pasture with
sheep, or even with calves which will
not seriously poach the soli. But bet
ter than this, on very, rich land, is to
run over the piece with a mower, cut
ting the leaves to within two inches of
the ground. These leaves will not
grow again, but their check while the
root beneath is rapidly growing will
send up two shoots for one. American
Cultivator.
. Farm Notes;
Poor hay makes a poor feed. The
time of cutting and manner of curing
are important items as regards qual
ity. - - .,; v ; -
While mistakes, do not always resulti
in loss, it Is as Important to know bow
to avoid mistakes as to be successful.
One of the surest ways of killing out
noxious weeds Is to cut them off close
to the top of the ground as fast as they
show up. "
There is a fairly good demand in
market for well matured animals of
medium size that are in a good thrifty
condition. ',- . ;
It is Impossible to feed cattle with
profitable results that have been stunt
ed during the early stages of their ex
istence." Keep up the cultivation until the
crops can be considered as made.
There is little risk of giving too much
cultivation; the opposite is generally
the case. -' .
South Carolina's Wild Beasts.
If a circle be described with . the
Charleston city hall as a center and a
radius of fifteen or twenty miles, there
may be found within its limits at least
twenty-five different species of wild
animals, several of them In sufficient
numbers to make their capture for the
sake of their skins a profitable employ
ment, says .the Charleston News and
Courier. The list consists of the black
bear, the bay lynx or wildcat, the gray
fox, the Virginia deer, the raccoon, th
'possum, the gray rabbit the swamp
rabbit, the pole-cat or skunk, the mink,
the Canada otter, the fox- squirrel
(three varieties), the Carolina gray
squirrel, the flying squirrel, four spe
cies of rats, four species of mice, and
three species of ground mole or shrews.
All these are found In considerable
numbers, while some, even of the larg
er and more Important, are very abund
ant. In addition to these, the common seal
Is an occasional, though rare, visitor in
the harbor, while the panther, the
beaver and the wolf have become ex
tinct In this circuit within one or two
generations the latter having been
killed within thirty miles of the city
in the memory of men now living. If
we extend our circle to include the lim
its of the State, we must enlarge our
list by eight or ten more species, such
as the red fox, the woodcbuck or
ground bog, the muskrat the ground
squirrel, and several others, while the
panther, wolf and beaver may possibly
be still found very rarely in the wild
regions of the Blue Ridge.
Edited by the Madmen.
In several English lunatic asylums
journalism has been introduced among
the inmates as a curative measure,
and the innovation has been attended
with excellent results. Some physi
cians declare they are indebted to their
patients for bints as to the beat
manner of treating thetn. one dement
ed person refused food and as obstin
ately declined to furnish any reason for
his actioii. In the newspaper article,
however, he wrote: "I : desire - to be
buried as quickly as possible. It Is a
monstrous scandal that I should be
compelled to drag about all over this
house a dead and putrefying corpse."
As soon as the bent of his weak
mindedness was discovered he received
appropriate treatment and eventually
recovered. Dr. Andrew Wynter in
1857 wrote of lunatics that "they are
nothing If not critical," and spoke of a
Journal conducted at Murray's Royal
Asylum at Perth. It is said that in
perusing some of their papers a reader
would fall to discover a "bee in the
bonnet" of the writers. Cleveland
Plain Dealer. ,
The Behavior of the Japanese.
The Japanese are as courteous as
they are theatrical and artistic. Their
courtesy and their art are very closely
allied. Their keen sense of courtesy.
and their unflagging practice of it has,
I believe, as much to do with the quiet
ness and fitness of their funerals as
has their fine artistic instinct They
are as a nation even prouder and more
studious, I think, of their courtesy
than of their artistic excellence. "Cry
it; it will do you good!" I said once te
a poor Japanese woman, who, crouch
ing beside her dying husband, was con
trolling herself with an effort that
would, I feared, make her ill. She laid
her little, slim, brown finger upon her
trembling, red lip and shook her head,
then whispered: "It might disturb
him." "Cry; It will do you goodl" 1
said the next day when the man was
dead, and she seemed almost prostrate
with grief and over-enforced self-con
trol. "It would be most rude to make
a hideous noise before the sacred
dead," came the soft reply.
A Royal Bracelet. .
A little story Is told In connection
with a bracelet always worn by the
Queen." It was given her by the Prince
Consort In the second year of their
marriage, and held In a medallion the
baby " face of the Prince of Wales.
When a third child was given to them
the Queen had this picture removed
and carefully preserved, and that of
the new baby put In its place, and so
on through all the royal line of Infants.
Now the little daughter of the Duke of
York smiles up in the face of the great
grandmother from this love-token, as
did her grandfather long years ago.
Artificial Ears. :
The making of artificial ears seems to
have reached scientific perfection with
in the last decade. Made of a specially
prepared rubber, flesh-colored in . the
rough, they are painted by hand In ex
act imitation of the remaining ear of
the unfortunate customer, and as care
fully "touched" and marked over as an
artist's picture.
Doesn't Trust Man.
k r, n no 1 1 e fid Ti tlhflt In panHvlfv
elephants always stand up when they
J sleep, but when in the jungle, their own
land and home,: they lie down. - The
reason given for the difference between
the elephant In captivity and freedom
is that the elephant never acquire
complete confidence In his keepers, and
always longs for liberty. . -
' Carpets.
To prevent stair carpets from wean
lng, place a slip of paper under them,
at and over the edge of every stain
which Is the part where they weat
first The strips should be,- within an
inch or two, as long as the carpet is.
wide, and about four or five Incoea In
breadth. A piece Trf old carpet answers
the purpose better tout paper.
V : Will In a Grave. -. v
Almost a para lk-1 to the Jacob Z. Da
vis will discovery-turns up in Indiana,
for after lying in a man's ; coffin for
nearly 80 years, a will has been ex
humed at Leavenworth, in that state,
and its terms are liable to increase a
troublesome litigation among the heirs
of the man who bad the document bur
ied with him. - - -
Jacob Kissingen was the man. The
will was found by accident, because ;
when Kissingen died, although the will
was believed to have been made, no ;
body could find it,. So the heirs went j
to law and have been at it for three '
decades.
A few days ago a dispute arose which i
could be cleared up by the family Bi- -
ba. So the old grave was opened and .
the book taken out. It was in a good
state of preservation, and, when
opened, to the surprise of everyone, dis
closed the old man's will.
By the terms of the document found
in the grave the property of Kissingen
was divided equally among five chil
dren, one of them a resident of Ger
many, and born of Kissingen a first
wife. - And this is where the new trou
ble begins. None of the four American
heirs ever -heard of the father's first
marriage, and not one of them guessed
that he had a brother in Europe. .
The .German heir, of course, has
been in ignorance, too, of the exist
ence of his American brothers, and the
property and money bequeathed to him.
If he presses his claim now, it is said
that the four brothers who live here
will have quite a hole in their purses
when they pay him what is his by bis
father's will. :
-1 Cat Raising for Far. " -
A number of enterprising men and
women have evolved a scheme for util
izing the despised cat and have organ
ized a stock company with a capital of
$10,000, with which they propose to
start a cat farm and raise cat skins for
the market. Thomas McEntree, of La
con, 111., is the head of the enrterprise
and negotiations are pending for a tract
of 160 acres for the farm. It is pro
posed to raise rats as well as cats, and
to feed the two animals upon each oth
er the cats on rats, and subsequently
the rats on cats, after the latter have
served their purpose and lost their
skins. Mr. McEntree declares the plan
to be perfectly feasible, and says:
"It is well known that cat furs go
much into the market of leather goods
nowadays. There is a cat-raising in
dustry in California, and it is coining
money. We propose to start with 100
cats, maybe more. These cats will be
the finest ' bred Maltese and black spe
cies. With ltO to start we could have
close to 1,000,0000 cats in four yeras'
time. The furs sell at 10 to 15 cents.
Also, in the thousands of cats raised,
there are some which will command
fancy prices as family pets." -
Hons Power of Lightning.
A recent thunder storm in the neigh
borhood "of Berlin afforded an opportu
nity of measuring precisely the power
of a flash of lightning. The experi
menters took as a basis - the amount of
iron fused by a flash of lightning, and
according to the statement whicfh they
have publiehed, the power of a flash of
lightning is on an average equivalent
to 7,000 horsepower. -
- HOITT'S SCHOOL.
One of the best schools for boys on this coast
is in charge of ex-State Superintendent Ira G.
Hoitt, Ph. D., at Burlingame, San Mateo county,
accredited. ' .
T A sincrln mlvnnfl hH rMfm o.nt intn
o i j x-
124 parts, and each in time became a
perfect animal.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
hie large doctor bills. C. L. Baker, 4228
Regent Sq., Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 8, "95.
A man in a balloon four miles above
the earth can plainly hear the barking
of a dog. " ; ; ' ..
' HOW'S THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Cstarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
T. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. "
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Id years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business trasactions,
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
. West & Tbcax,
Wholesale Drtujgists, Toledo, O.
, Waldino, K inn as & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Tsledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the svitem. Price 7Bc. per bottle. Sold
by all druggists. Testimonials free. -"Hall's
family pills are the be3t.
Russia has 41,800 public schools,
while Germany, with only half the
population, has 59,000 schools, with
nearly three times as many pupils as
the Russian. . -
A new method of testing the hard
ness of steel balls has been devised.
The ' balls are dropped from a fixed
height on a. plate glass set at an angle;
if properly tempered they rebound
into one reeptaele, and if they are too
soft, they drop into another.
Stop! Women,
And consider that in addressing Mrs.
Pinkham you are confiding your private
Ills to a woman a woman whose ex
perience in treating woman's diseases
is greater than, that of any living phy
sician, male or female.
You can talk freely to a woman when
it Is revolting to relate your private
troubles to a man; besides, a man does
not understand, simply because he is a
man.
MBS.' PINXHAM'S STANDING
INVITATION.
' Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All - letters -are re
ceived, opened, read, and answered by
women only. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to a woman.
Thus has been established the eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and
the women of America which, has never
been broken. Out of the vast volume
of experience which she has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge that
will help your case. She asks nothing
In return except your good will, and
her advice has relieved thousands.
Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very
foolish if she does not take advantage
of this generous offer of assistance.
WHEAT
Make money by suc
cessiul speculation in
Chicago. We buy and
gins. Fortunes have been made on a small
teeiuuing br trading in futures. "Write for
full purtieuliirs. Best of reference given. Sev
eral vears' experience on the Chic-uro Board of
Trade, and a thorough knowledge of the business.-
Downing, Hopkins A Co., Chicago Board
oi Trade Brokers. Offices in Portland, Oregon,
Spokane and Seattle. Wash. . -
r:
run naH TICTUiiin.'
. wamxnrs sootmnra Stbut should always ha
a IMmh tMtkln. 1 KAthM thn hild. floft.
k em ta rams, UT 1 Pln, are wind coUctnd Is I
C to bst iwiedT tor dUuThoaa. Twantx v ceati a
f HAttl. Itlath BMkaf all. 1
DCPTTTBB and PILES cured; no pay un
Xi til cured; send for book. . Dbs. Mansfield
4 PoaTkanam, 838 Market St., San Francisco, i.
tat t"t I
A GASOLINE HOISTING ENGINE.
It Does the Work of the Steam Engine
- , Better and With I.esa Cost. .
The use of gas and gasoline engines
in mines and for all power purposes is
very much on the increase. New uses
for them aTe being found every day.
They are being used nuite extensively
for pumping, for hoisting, and for other
work -in mining. Mr. W. F. Patrick
has an article in a recent number of the
New York Engineering and Mining
Journal giving experience with a gaso
line hoisting engine' at the Southern
Eureka mines in Utah. Mr. Patrick
says: - . ''" V '. ff -
: "We have had the engine in use for
some time, and have found it highly
satisfactory and in the highest degree
economical. We are engaged in sink
ing, and of course only hoisting inter
mittently. , Our engine is rated at 25
horsepower, and hoists a load of 1,100.
pounds from a depth of 275 feet in 45
seconds. Our consumption of gasoline
has averaged only 0.7 gallons per hour.
The amount of water used in cooling
the cylinders is very small, as large
galvanized iron cooling tanks are pro
vided with-the engine, and only enough
water is required to replenish what is
lost by evaporation. In many of our
Western -mining districts water for a
steam plant would cost as much or more
than the fuel. - , .
"The engine is provided with elec
tric and torch igniters, both of which
work very satisfactorily. One man
can, by means of the self-starter, easily
start the engine alone; after starting it
requires no attention, except to see that
the oil cups are feeding properly.
, , "By means of the operating levers
near the shaft, one man can hoist,
dnmp the buckets, run out the waste,
and in such work as ours, or at small
mines, hwe time to do the tool sharp
ening and timber framing.
-'The machinery is noiseless and
safe. The gasoline tank is placed out
side the engine loom, underground, and
below the level of the engine bed, and
the gasoline is drawn up as needed by
a small pump placed on one side of the
engine. This arrangement prevents all
possibility of an explosion. In fact, I
consider it safer and more economical
than steam, and when the hoisting is
done, it can be shut down and .there is
absolutely no consumption of fuel and
no possible danger of explosion.""-
The illustration given herewith
shows a type of engine very much in
use in mines throughout California,
Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Mexico, Utah,
Montana, Nevada, etc. It is bulit by
the Hercules Gas Engine Works, of San
Francisco, in all sizes, from two to two
hundred horsepower. The engines are
built extra heavy, the hoisting drum
being the same base as the engine, and
geared direct. The levers operating
the hoist are positive in-action, and are
within easy control of the . operator.
About three thousand of these engines
are in use in different parts of the
country, and in every instance ' have
demonstrated their superiority over
any other power for the purpose used.
They are also made to burn distillate
oil, which reduces the fuel cost very
materially, and" where water and fuel
are scarce, the saving in these items
quite often enables the property to be
worked where otherwise the expense at
tendant upon operating a steam engine
would preclude it.
Ice-Breaking; Ships. --
Vice-Admiral Makarow, of the Rus
sian navy, has been studying the con
struction and use of powerful ice-break
ing ships; At a recent meeting of the
Imperial Geographical Society at St.
Petersburg he expressed the beilef
that with two such ships, each of
10,000 horsepower, acting together, a
line of free water communication could
be kept open in winter to the port of
St. Petersburg, and he added that they
could even force their way through the
glacial ocean if the thickness of the ice
did not exceed 12 feet. .
Not an Official Day.
' The governor of Illinois is ' not re
quired to work on Sunday. It seems
strange - that such a question should
have been raised. - Bnt it came before
the supreme court with reference to
figuring up the time allowed him by
the constitution in which to act upon
bills after the adjournment of the gen
eral assembly. The supreme court has
decided that Sundays are not official
days. ' -.
D'Attmsle'i Three Wills.
So rich was the Due d'Aumale that
he had to make three wills to properly
provide for the disposition of his prop
erty. One of them relates exclusively
to that part of his property which is in
France, while the other deals with the
wealth deposited in England, possibly
from motives of precaution.
' The latest estimate of the population
of the globe has been made by M d
Am f re vi lie, who places it at 1,479,729,
000. The number of inhabitants to the
square mile in Asia is 48; in Africa,
15; in America, 8; in Oceanica, and
the polar regions, 8; in Australia, I
The yearly increase of the population
of the earth is about 5 to every 1,000.
At this rate the population doubles
every 139 years.
A lady while traveling from Tyrone
to Altoona, Pa., had her pocket picked
in a oar, and she was hustled off miles
from her destination because she had
not money to pay her fare. There were
fourteen men who witnessed the act,
and not one of them had the manliness
to lend her fifty cents.
The French minister of war recently
offered a prize for the swiftest bird in
a flight from Periguoux to Paris 810
miles. . There were 2746 entries and the
winner did the distance in seven hoars
and 84 minutes. . .
- Marie Theresa's equestrian statue, re
cently unveiled by Emperor Francis Jo
seph, at Pressburg, is said to be the
first monnment erected in Hungary to
a sovereign of the Hapsburg line, which
has ruled . over the country for 371
years. , ' : - r : ; '
Near Boise City, Idaho, 400 feet be
low the earth's surface, there is a sub
terranean lake of hot water, of 170 de
grees temperature. It has pressure
enough to ascend to the top floor of the
houses, and will be piped to them for
heating purposes.
The first public library in England
was founded by the corporation of Lon
don some 800 years before the British
museum was established. Cromwell
borrowed books from ' this institution
and "forgot to return them."
' We pay 9500,000 a day te foreign
ship owners for carrying tna goods sold
or purchased.
A Hercules Hoisting Evglnt.
, - Influence of War on Toys. :
- Within - the past ., few weeks a German-factory
which makes lead toy sol
diers, has received so many orders for
Turkish and Greek soldiers, for next
Christmas that it announces through
the European press its inability to fill
any more orders this year. The makers
of - toy uniforms, games, pictures and
similar toys are also running overtime,
making . specialties illustrating the
Turco-Greek war. Even the textile in
dustries are preparing to reap the gold
en harvest and material of every im
aginable description in Turkish and
Greek designs is being manufactured in
large quantities. , . ; ' : - '
SOUND REASONS FOK APPROVAL.
There are several cogent reasons why the
medical profession recommend and the public
prefer Hostetter's Stomach Bitters above the
ordinary cathartics. It does not drench and
weaken the bowels, but assists rather than
forces nature to act ; it is botanic and safe ; its
action Is never preceded by an internal earth
quake like that produced by a drastic purga
tive. For forty-five years past It has been a
household remedy for liver, stomach and kid
ney trouble. ......
There are two business men in an
English town named I. Came and H. E.
Went. ,
DRUNKARDS
CAN BE
SAVED
Tbe craving for drink Is a disease, a marvelous
cure for which has been discovered called 14 Ami
Jag," which makes the inebriate lose all taste for
strong drink without knowing why, as it can be
iven secretly in tea, coffee, soup and the like.
If "Anti-Jag" is not kept by your druggist send
one dollar to the Renova Chemical Co., 66 Broad
way. New York, aud it will be sent postpaid, in
plain wrapper,, with full directions how to give
secretly. Information mailed free
. In 1895 statistics of visitors to Paris
were kept by the police, to whom pro
prietors of hotels and boarding houses
had to make returns. These statistics
were: English, 43,873; Americans,
42,817; Germans, 36,242.
AN OPEN LETTER
To MOTHERS.
WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD " CASTORIA " AND
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE 'MARK.
I. DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same
that has borne and does now iTsi s? on every
bear the facsimile signature of ficccc&M wrapper.
This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been
used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty
years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is
the hind, you have always bought on the
J T. J 7 - .
uinur nurs pnts Bvgnavure oj wrrVi iKt4fui wrap
per. JVo one has authority from me to use my name except
The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is
President.
March 8, 1897. QrfL&e'&-.J.
Do Not Be Deceived.
Do not endanger the life of your child hy accepting a cheap substitute
which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies
uu uic ingredients oi wnicn even lie does not know.
fa
The Kind You Have Always Bought1
BtAKS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF
si
sfV
Insist on Having
The Kind That Never Failed You.
. TBI CCHTAUR COMMNV. TT MURRAY STRICT. NSW YORK CITT.
REASONS
Walter Baker & Co.'s
Breakfast Cocoa.
v'sSLJBta.
If';
a cup.
Be sure that you
BAKEK ec CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass, fcstanllsnea 17BU.
Have you tried it. No, or you wouldn't suffer from pain of any kind.
"I suffered misery from pain in .my back. Dr. Sanden's Belt cured
me in three weeks. I would not part with my belt for any money," says
J. E. Allison, 206 North Ninth street, Portland. -
It cures all kinds of pain and weakness. The steady, soothing current
from it brings life to the weakened nerves and muscles. Call and see it,
or get the book with information, free.
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When uniting to Advertiter please mention this paper.
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1-4 H. P. Pacific, Gas or Gasoline.
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.
j your Schilling's Best yellow
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All the pains that man suffers
from are the result of weakness. The
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