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Dragged'Doivn
Feeling
In the loins. ', '., -'
Nervousness, unrefreshing sleep, despon
dency; It ia time you were doing something.
The 'kidneys were anciently called the
reins In your case they are holding the
reins and driving you into serious trouble.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Acts with the most direct, beneficial effect
on the kidneys. : It contains the best and
safest substances for correcting and toning
these organs. - J-.
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A Qood Reason.
Mrs. Greene What do yon have , an
. alarm 'clock in your chamber for if yon
don't have the alarm wound up?
Mrs. Gray If yon could have heard
the awful things my husband said
when the alarm went off, yon wouldn't
ask me.
Keeping Her Qood Ear on Watch. "
"Yea should sleep on your right
eide, madam."
"I really can't do it doctor; my hus
band talks in his sleep, and I can't
hear a.thing with my left ear." Town
Topics. ' 4
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; Inadequate Motive.
Howes What did they do with that
fellow who was arrested for stealing ci
gars from McStogy's place?
Barnes Oh, he was discharged.
The prosecutor was nnable to prove a
motive for the alleged theft. The
judge aa it happened had smoked one
of McStogy's cigars.
His Narrow Logic.
"If I had my way," said the man of
high principles, 'there would be ,,no
money in politics.?' " ''' V
"But," eaid Senator Sorghum, ; "if
yon didn't put any money in politics it
isn't likely you could have your way."
LOWEST RATES
To Chicago, Dubuque and the
East; to Des Moines, Kansas City and
' the Southeast, via Chicago Great West
ern railway. Electric lighted trains.
Unequalled service. Write to J. P.
Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, for informa
tion. ; '
An Odd Contrast.
It is a curious fact that, whereas in
Italy the eduated classes are physically
greatly inferior to the peasants, in Eng
land members of the learned societies
are physically superior to the laboring
classes.
jumping Powers of Women.
While a woman can, aa a rule, only
throw a ball 45 per cent aa far as a
man-, she can jump 62 per cent, as far
as a man can leap. . . ' ,
Btatx of Ohio, Citt or rouroo,
Lucas County. (
Flame J. Chknby makes oath that he Is the
senior parter of the firm of F. J. Chkniy & Co.,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will par
the sum ot ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of Hall's Catasrh Curk. 1
FRANK J. CHENEY i
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this sth day of December, A D. 1886.
"saTI ' '"""'' A. W. GLEASON, '
" t-; U.Ui -;- Hotsry Public
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. 3. CHENEY fc CO., Toledo, a,
Sold by druggists, 75c j
BaU's Family Pills ere the best, - ' -
Nine Peas in a Pod. ". " J
When'a maiden is shelling peas, &&
cording- to an old superstition, she
should if she find a pod with nine peas
in it put it over the house door. Then
the first young man to , enter the house
through the door will marry her.
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His Conscience Troubled Htm.
"Look here, are you the man I gave
a square meal to one cold, bleak Feb
ruary morning?" "I'm the : man,
mum." " Well, do you remember you
promised to shovel all the snow out of
my back yard and then, sneaked off
without doing it?'.'. "Yes, ,. mum, an
me conscience smote me. Dat's de
reason I . tramped - all de way here
t'reugh de blazing sun to finish de
job." V
PITA Permanently cured, wo fits or narrow
11 10 arternrstday'suseofrjr.K.line'sareatNerve
Kestorer. Send for Free S trial bottle and treatise.
Dr. K. H. Kline, IM..KI Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
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- Cause for Joy: -
Mamma Yes.'the elcrpers hare been
discovered at Niagara Falls. They are
going to telegraph home for forgive
ness. 4mprl VV'w '
Papa -Thahk 'goodness! I thought
- they were' going to telegraph home for
funds. t',.'-. .,
; Doesn't Reciprocate. .
"Mis'ry likes comp'ny, don't"it?'-.
"Yes, but when 2 see it com in', dat's
de day I don't feel sociable." Atlanta
Constitution. -y a.-, ,r --t S v
Ayer's i Pills are t good liver
pills. You know that. The best
family laxative you can buy.
They keep the bowels regular,
cure constipation. ; LwefrsVa.:
Want your moustache or beard
a beautiful brown or rich black? Use
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE
jyriCTjQyquo'Tg on m. r. mLL t c0-;l"lw,'.j
OILED ClQTnlNs
Made in Wadtor jtllow for ill kinds
f wrt work, on k evtrywhtre.
Look for the Sign of the Fijh.&n4
.the nunc TOWER on the buttons. ULj
TtWt CSSSMim tt.tom, TStOMTe.CSS.
Good
Fills
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A WEIRD RELIC
HUtory of the Bknll Used by E4wia
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On a bracket In- Ewln Booth's bed
room at The Players the apartment
remains as be left it that solemn April
day ten years' ago stands a sadly di
lapidated skull which the elder Booth,
and afterward bis . son Edwto, used
to soliloquize over in the graveyard at
Elslnore In the fifth act of "Ham
let." I .""." , " 4- ' ' "
In the early forties, while' playing
an engagement somewhere in the wild
West Junius Brutus Booth did a ee
riea of kindnesses to a particularly un
deserving fellow, the name of him unknown-to
us. The man, as it seemed,
was a combination of gambler, horse
stealer and highwayman In brief, a
miscellaneous desperado, and precisely
the melodramatic sort of person likely
to ,touch the sympathies of .the half
mad player. In the course of nature
or the law, presumably the law, the
adventurer boldly disappeared one day,
and in time ceased to exist even as a
reminiscence "in the florid mind of his
sometime benefactor '-:-"s"
As the elder. Booth , was seated at
breakfast one morning in a hotel in
Louisville, Kentucky, a negro boy en
tered the rooin bearing, a small osier
basket neatly covered with a snowy
napkin. It had the general aspect of
a basket""' of fruit or flowers sent by
some admirer, and as such it figured
for a :moment in Mr. Booth's conjec
ture. On lifting; the cloth the actor
started from the chair wltba genuine
expression on his features of that ter
ror which he was used so marvellous
ly to simulate in "Richard III." In the
midnight tent-scene, or as Macbeth
when the ghost of Banquo usurped
his seat at table.
In, the pretty willow-woven basket
lay the. head of Booth's old pensioner,
which head the old pensioner had be
queathed in due legal form to the tra
gedian, begging him henceforth to
adopt it as one of the necessary stage
properties in the fifth 5 act ef Mrj
Shakespeare's jtragedy.. of j. i'Hamlet.
"Take it away, you black imp!" thun
dered the actor to the equally aghast
negro boy, .whose curiosity had hap
pily not prompted him to Investigate
the dark nature of his burden. . :
Shortly afterward, however, the
horse-stealer's ' residuary legatee,, re
covering from the 'first shock of hla
surprise, fell into the grim humor of
the situation and proceeded .. to , carry
out to the letter the" testator's whim
sical request. " Thus "it was that the
skull came to secure an , engagement
to play the role of poor Yorick in J. B.
Booth's company of strolling players,
and to continue awhile longer to glim
mer behind the footlights In the hands
of his famous son. !entury. .., . .. . .
AH EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.
Castaway Sailor Orerpowsrs Hie Com
panion in Order to Save Him.
I An extraordinary feat of courage
and coolness was performed by John
Clements, j who was cast ; away in t a
dory only last summer off the Labra
dor Banks. "- On "July 21, when the
schooner Protector : was- just 'beyond
the straits of Belle Isle, Clements and
George Johnston;, another of the crew,
were out in a dory together.- ; The fog
shut, down suddenly and shut, them off
from their ship. f. They rowed about for
hours trying to find, her, as there were
ho other, craft in that region, and land
was thirty miles away. ' When night
came on they determined to make, for
the - coast before the polar current
swept them south, , They were without
food 'and water4 and the ocean was
filled with. Icebergs.
.The . morning came, at. last with a
bright sun and breeze, and they set" a
sail for a few hours. , .But a storm
followed, and ;by nightfall -the boat
was half full of water and lying to a
drag, the rain pouring down and both
men bailing their . hardest. As , the
third night approached without sight
of land Johnston last heart - and aban
doned the oars. -Clements held on un
til his mate became delirious . and
threatened to jump overboard. . v
Then Clements, being the stronger,
overpowered Johnston and tied him up
In the bottom of the boat, an operation
whlcl4 from their A struggles, nearly
swamped her. After daybreak Clem
ents got out the oars again , and , at
noon reached the shore, landing in a
little cove. Here he found a brook
that gave.. Johnston a refreshing, draft;
besides a meal of freeh roots and ber
ries. This restored' the latter and
Clements cut him- loose. Then ..they
started to coast south, and in the after
noon. were, picked up by a Newfound
land, schooner. Leslie's Monthly.
OLD FOLKS OF MORMON CHURCH
As Interesting Gathering; -of Adher
. este of Brlfhsm Tonne ''
A recent dispatch from Salt Lake
City tells of a gathering of .. the old
folks of the Mormon - Church which
had just been held at American Fork.
Of the old people present forty-one
were above the age of 90; 168 were
over 80 and under 90, and 617 of them
were, more than 70 and under 80 years
liv' They had -a- beu'quet whereat
they devoured slty, bushels of green
pea. 800 chickens, 250 pounds of ham,
twenty bushels of potateea, ten bush
els -t of cherries, 100 large & cakes, 500
loavea of bread andvfhe "trimmings"
ap'prbprTate to such a meal. Someof
theee persons were' members ' of the
Mormon organisation when Joseph
Smith was at its head, .and all of them
lived under and recognised the leader
ship of Brig-ham Young. The aggre
gate, age of the 813 men and women, at
this "gathering was v 63,41 years, 'and
they have 48,780 descendants a show
ing which ought "to"dellght Mr. Roose
velt But there, is nothing in the last
figures to discourage the people of
other States :fromesBaying the biblical
injunctions to multiply and replenish
the , earth. : , True,,- these . Utah j people
have established a prolific standard, and
one that rwill be difficult to live up to;
but. -It; must be remembered that the
Mormons had advantages which are
denied .to . people of .other States by
lawv, .v . - -.., t
When a man, mores to another town,
and has it in for jtlie'town he lp you
can depend upon it that he has nver
done anything to help the;town along, -and
was au nihdesirable citizen".,'"1 '
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Born diplomats " handle , the' ,, truth
with care." ' v ' . -
Medical
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Advice
Every sick and ailing woman,
" . Every young firl who suffers monthly.
Every woman who Is approaching maternity.
Every woman who feels that life Is a burden.
Every woman who has tried all other means to regain health without success,
Every woman who is going through that critical time the change of life
b Invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., in regard to her trouble, and
the most expert advice telling exactly how to obtain a CURE will ha sent absa
lntely free of cost.
" V The one thing that qualifies a person to give advice on any subject
Is experience experience creates knowledge.
No other person has so wide an experience with female ills nor such
a record of success as Mrs. Pinkham has had.
Over a hundred thousand cases come before her each year. Some
personally, others by maiL And this has been going on for twenty years,
day after day, and day after day... - I; . -'
Twenty years of constant success think of the knowledge thus
gained! Surely women are wise in seeking advice from a woman with
such an experience, especially when it is free.
Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, wrote to Mrs. Pinkham when she was
ingreat trouble. Her letter shows the result. There are actually
thousands of such letters in Mrs. Pinkham's possession.'
' : . " Dear Mrs. Pinkham : I have been under doctors' treatment for female
troubles for some time, but without any relief. They now tell me I have a
fibroid tumor. I cannot sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends
up my spine. I have bearing' down pains both back and front. My abdomen
ia swollen, I cannot wear my clothes with any comfort. Womb is dreadfully
swollen, and I have had flowing spells for three years. My appetite is not
good. I cannot walk or be on my feet for any length of time.
"The, symptoms of Fibroid Tumor, given in your little book, accurately
describe my case, so I write to you for advice." Mrs. . F. Hayes, 259
Dudley St (Boston), Roxbury, Mass. i i ;
' -"Dbab Mrs. Pinkham: I wrote to you describing my symptoms, and
? asked your advice. You replied, and I followed all your directions carefully
' for several months, and to-day I am a well woman. ' ;
" The use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, together
with your advice, carefully followed, entirely expelled the tumor, and strength
ened the whole system. I can walk miles now. '
"Your Vegetable Compound is worth five dollars a drop. I advise all
women who are afflicted with tumors, or any female trouble, to write you for
advice, and give it a, faithful triaL" Mbs. E. F. HfTBSj 258 Dudley St
(Boston), Roxbury, Mass. , . - -
Mrs. Hayes will gladly answer any and all letters that may be
addressed to her asking about her illness, and how Mrs. Pinkham
helped her. - ' l-: : ,
$5000
FORFEIT 1 we cannot forthwith
HWTt wiuiuonuu! wiuua wus jhwvsj
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' Do it They Please.
Dick These folks next door have
n awful good time.
Dora How? ' v-
Dick Oh, they don't have to go any
where, and they don't entertain. Ex
change. M
An All the Year
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constant sunerers, while otners have only occasional spells of Rheumatism
but either kind is wearing upon the constitution, and in time produce
stiffness in the muscles and joints, and Sometimes the acids thrown off bj
the blood settle upon the. valves o the ; ' ,
heart and ends suddenly and fatally. ' . v- ' " '"-Porttand, Ind., Jan. 10, 108.
It won't do to let Rheumatism .- Aftr -- terribly crippled fol
run on. It is a dangerous disease, and T!!J2.wtt .utu aad
. j ' 4.. aavlns; tried well known remedies Z
can never.tell where it is going to j 9M t xmluu Aad M
stnke. Homerremedies, : plasters, lmi- of tk. wond.rful eff.ct. ef
rnents - and such ; things as produce B. 9. 8., I concluded to try it, amd
counter-irritation are. soothing and Hub happy t say that I was eatirely
may relieve the pain temporarily, bnt . eured, and am able to work as well
the-nolluted. acid blood cannot be as I ever did.
reached bv external aenlications.
. - . Rheumatism must' be treated,,
through the blood, -and no remedy
brings such prompt and lasting relief .
as S. S. S. It attacks the disease in
the blood: neutralizes the acids, , and
removes all irritating poisons 1 and effete - matter from the system.
. S. S. S. strengthens and enriches the thin acid blood, and, as it circu
lates through the body, the corroding,-gnawing poisons and acid deposits
are dislodged and washed out of the muscles and joints, and the sufferer
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about their case will receive valuable aid and helpful advice from our
physicians, for which no charge is made. We will mail free our special
book on Rheumatism, which is the result of years of practical experience in
treating this disease. It contains much, interesting information about all
kinds of Rheumatism.
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: :.--vC- -- -fwlITOHELLr LEWIS A STA VER OO.
to Women,
erodnoe tnerigtnal latter-and signature ef
aimviu! anuiuwwN.
K. Pinktutm Medicine Co., Lynn, Hui,
Pride.
Von : PorkerAren't you satisfied
with that ante-nuptial agreement?
LordGrafter I don't want to lose
my self respect after marriage by hav
ing" to run to my wife for , every thous
and. Life!' M ' :' '
Round Disease.
w Rheumatism does not come and go with winter
time always; in fact some suffer more during the
Spring and Summer than at anv other season. When
i the blood is charged with Uric Acid Alkali and other
irritating poisons, then the system is in the right
condition jor xuieumausm to develops and an attack
is liable to come at any time, Winter or Summer.
Rheumatism, because it attacks different parts of
the body, and is sudden or slow in its action, is given
various names such as acute and chronic, muscular,
articular, inflammatory, mercurial and sciatic, but it is
the same old acid blood that' causes all. Some ana
- I eheerfuUy recommend 8. 8. 8. to
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all sufferers ot this terrible eUaease.
Md wiU. eay that if they will eoa
timue the treatment, aa per direc
tieas, they will ted a permanent
emre. ; B. W. 8X28.
. is nappiiy Teuevea irom uic uisv;uuuui m
' and misery of Rheumatism. 1 t
S. S. S: is a purely vegetable remedy,
does not contain any Potash or snneral
of any; kind, and can be taken with
safety by old and young.
rmeuiaauc sunerers wno wiilc us
SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, CA
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gaginvemioni
With an open gauge in a central part
of Edinburgh, Dr. W. G. Black last
year collected dust and soot Indicating
a total fall of twenty-four pounds per
one hundred square feet.
Nature's infinite variety is well il
lustrated In the, collection of photo
graphs of snow crystals made during
the past 20 years by Mr. W. A. Bent
ley of Vermont. He has now more
than 1,000 photographs of individual
crystals, and among them no two are
alike.
A relation between the character of
dreams and the intensity of sleep has
been shown by the experiments of N.
Vaschlde. In profound sleep the
dreams refer to latent recollections of
long-past events and matters seeming
ly having no connection with the pres
ent; but the dreams of light slumber
are inspired by recent occurrences and
excitements, and are sometimes con
nected with what is transpiring
around the sleeper.
Coal workings around Cheadle, in
North Staffordshire. England, have
been traced back as far as the reign
of Richard III. The early mining is
explained by local geological condi
tions, as the coal-seams instead of
being hidden under drift as in other
parts of England were brought to no
tice through dark streaks turned up
by the. plow. A late discovery is an
old level that must have been driven
at least three hundred years ago for
draining a coal tract.
After a series of experiments with
carrier-pigeons for conveying intelli
gence, the German naval authorities
have decided to erect permanent pig
eon stations on the coasts of the North
and the Baltic seas. Every warship,
except torpedo-boats, leaving Kiel or
Wilhelmshaven will hereafter carry a
consignment of pigeons, to be released
at varying distances from the land sta
tions. It is estimated that the birds
have sufficient endurance to fly home
over a distance of about 186 miles
from land.
After so much has been said of the
excellence of applied science in Ger
many, it is gratifying to learn from
Lieutenant Garden who has returned
from an inspection of the iron, steel
and machinery establishments of Eu
rope, conducted in the Interests of the
St. Louis Exposition, that even in
German shops the high-grade work Is
done with American tools. For gen
eral work, he says, German tools have
taken the place of English tools,
which, ten years ago, were employed
In every shop of importance; but for
work requiring great precision and
excellence, there is to be found, in
nearly all the leading shops, a group
of American tools.
. In the new fire-alarm system of
Emile Guarini of Brussels, automatic
signals are sent to the engine house
by wireless telegraphy. The rise of
the mercury in a thermometer acts
upon a relay, and sets in motion a
wheel which makes and breaks the
electric circuit by a series of contacts.
A series of Impulses is thus sent
through an induction coil and the us
ual transmitting apparatus. The re
ceiver at the central station or engine
house includes air and earth conduc
tors, coherer, battery and Morse in
strument. The same receiver can serve
a number of transmitters in different
places, and as the contacts on the
wheel can be varied, the exact location
of the fire can be indicated.
NICKNAMES
Given Often for Absurd Beaeone, and
Generally They Stick.
"Wonderful how nicknames stick to
a person," said the observant man.
"There were two nice little women in
our village who came to call on us
one evening, and we offered them pop
corn which the children had just
brought in from the kitchen. They re
fused, but not so emphatically as to
keep us from giving them two heap
ing plates of the corn. We kept re
filling the plates and they kept crunch
ing all the evening. There was some
thing so funny about it that I called
them - 'the popcorn ladies,' and the
name has stuck to them so that the
whole village knows them by it.
"I once knew a man who talked
incessantly in a high-pitched voice and
a bright girl dubbed him 'the chlrper.'
The name was quickly passed around
among the young people, and now the
greater part of his friends know him
by that name. A very dignified young
woman of my acquaintance goes by
the name of 'Whonf to this day be
cause when she was a very little girl
she used to call herself 'Mrs. Whonf
'when she played grown-up' ladles, and
the family picked it up. She simply
can't shake the absurd name.
"More than one red-haired man is
known by the name of 'pink,' and phil
osophically accepts -the title. I have
an" acquaintance who holds a respon
sible position who is -known by the
name of 'Dotty.' It . seems that one
day a mischievous girl discovered that
he had three very prominent dimples.
She promptly dubbed him 'Dotty
Dimple,' and now he is known to all
his associates as 'Dotty.' Another man
of my acquaintance Is always called
'Bluebeard' because he has such a very
white and thin skin that if he does
not shave dally bis beard shows blue
through it. That name, too, cam
through a woman's quick wit.
"An old lady friend of mine is still
cr lied 'Peachy' because when she was
a young, girl she had a complexion
like peaches and cream. Her brother
promptly dubbed her oeachy," and
'Peachy' she will remain to the end
of her days. In a certain household
a very feminine little woman is still
called 'The Boy,' because when she
was a young girl she went through a
very serious illness which made it nec
essary to cut her hair short. Her
younger sister said she was 'The Boy'
of the family, and the dainty lady is
still called by that absurd name.
"An effeminate man was once called
'Viola' by one of the boys tn the office,
and now we know him by nothing else.
Another one of the boys in the office
is always called 'Chesty,' and although
he yot angry at first he has cheerfully
accepted the name now.
"Our bookkeeper is always putting
tn his oar when it is not at all neces-
sary, and I think now he will be
; known until the end of time as 'Gen
eral Butts.' A friend of mine who is
always called 'Cheerful' doesn't know
whether he is called that because his
friends believe he has a sunny dis
position or because they consider him
a cheerful idiot. But, at any rate, he
can't shake the name." Philadelphia
Ledger.
FIRST PLANTING OF SPONGES.
Eneceeefnl Experiments Made by the
Government on Florida Coaat,
Not content with utilizing all the
available resources in the United
States for the purpose of supplying the
needs of the people of this country,
Uncle Sam has Invaded the sea, says
the Philadelphia Ledger. The gov
ernment haa gone In for sponge
culture. The supply of sponges has
never equaled the demand, and
we have been importing most of
those required for the domestic
trade. According to the enthusl
tic trade. . According to the enthusl
asts of the United States Fish Com
mission, the American invasion of Eu
rope soon will add sponges to its list
of commodities.
Successful experiments have been
conducted, and the actual work of
planting sponges off the coast of Flori
da is being done under the supervision
of Captain James A Smith, of the
Fish hawk. The sponges used in the
propagation are of the sheepshead va
riety, the most valuable in the world,
and which fill every commercial re
quirement Dr. H. F. Moore, assistant
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries,
devised the method of planting.
The sponges are cut into small
pieces from one to two inches in dl
ameter. These small fragments of the
living sponge, which are dark in color,
the pores filled with fishy matter, are
firmly fastened to pieces of coral, rock
or terra cptta brick and dropped over
board. . Thin aluminum wire Is used
for fastening them to the objects. The
use of the aluminum wire is the solu
tion of the difficulty which confronted
the experimenters. The pieces .of
sponge have one outer skin intact, with
the outer edges raw. The latter, how
ever, quickly heal. The aluminum
wire will, of course, pierce the sponge
and form a small bore, or hole, through
them. The wire corrodes; but this Is
an advantage, for it gradually wears
away, leaving the sponge free of any
foreign substance. "
Most of the difficulties attending the
culture have been met in attempting
to find something to bind the sponges
to the rocks which would last long
enough for the growth to attach Itself
naturally to the new bed. The alumi
num wire does this. Wood, string, cop
per and iron wire and various . other
substances were attacked by the salt
water and animal life and rendered
useless.
Sponges are being planted at Bis
cayne bay, Anclote Keys and ' Key
West An effort will be made to put
the new industry on its feet so that
private capital will become Interested
In carrying it on. There Is evey. rea
son to believe that the venture will
be successful and that in a short qme
all the sponges needed in the United
States will be raised in Florida wa
ters. ' ' .
HABITS OF COWBIRD. j
It Associates with the Animals in Or
der to Kind Insects.
The eowblrd Is black and a little
smaller than the red-winged blackbird.
There are three species, two of vvhich
the common and red-eyed migrate to
our Northern States and are found as
sociated together. , The male of the
common cowbird has a head and; neck
of deep wood-brown, while the,' red
eyed is wholly black and verv lus
trous. The females. are smaller) than
the males and duller in color, altpough
the red-eyed female Is quite black.
The bird receives Its name trjom its
association with cows, beside;' which
It feeds, snatching up the insects that
are disturbed by their heavy tread.
About half a dozen usually attend a
single animal or a bunch of cattle,
part of which may be of one species
and part of the other. Indeed, the
two associate together as peacefully
as though they were of the same spe-1
cies j " '
The most serious indictment against
the cowbird is that It builds no nests
and does not rear its own family, its
eggs are laid in the nests of green
lets, warblers, finches and other
blackbirds, most of which are smaller
than itself. Of the first five red-wings'
nests examined in 1902, four contained
the eggs of the cowbird. The summer
warbler was one day found burying
the detestable egg in the bottom of her
nest together with one of her own.
Two orchard orioles' ' nests, nbt fifty
feet apart each contained the egg of
the- parasite, probably of the. same
breed. Country Life In America.
The Pearl of Peacemakers.
Before the Spanish-American war
there were numerous conferences be
tween the leaders of the Senate and
House in Washington, usually held at
the residence of some cabinet mem
ber. At the 'most exciting stage Senator
Allison, of Iowa, the great compro
miser, came into a conference where
there were a dozen of the biggest men
in the government
"Well, Allison," said Secretary Hay,
"which side have you been helping
to-day those who want war or those
who do notr
Senator Allison rubbed his hands,
"I have been doing a little for both,"
he said. Saturday Evening Post
Coffee in Brazil. -The
Brazilians drink coffee as the
Germans drink beer. A great many
cups are drunk each day by the aver
age man and woman. The coffee is
made very strong and very sweet
Distribute fifteen or twenty cents
around among the neighbor children,
and ,you can create more happiness
than the iron kings when they give a
million to a college; ;
In your misunderstandings with peo
ple, do you, give the other side fair
consideration? Don't profess that you
j are always right - . '
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" I have made a most thorough
trial of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and
am prepared to say that for all dis
eases of the lungs it never disap
points." J. Early Finley, Ironton, O.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
wont cure rheumatism;
we never said it would.
It won't cure dyspepsia;
we never claimed it. But
it will cure coughs and
colds of all kinds. We
first said this sixty years
ago; we've been saying it
ever since.
Tan sizes : 25c, tie., SI. All srafrUU.
Consult your doctor. If he says take It,
than do as ha ttjt. If he tells you not
to take It, then don't take It. He knows.
Leave it with him. We are willing.
J. C. AYER CO.. Lowell, Mass.
Cripple Creek Mines.
Cripple Creek's second geological sur
vey will begin this month. The min
ers of the district have every reason to
be lie ve that wealth increases to a
reasonable depth say 2,500 feet.
This was the conclusion of Prof. Lakes
as early as 1892.
Piso's Cure Is a good couch medicine.
It has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. At druggists, 25 cents.
Rivals in Misfortune.
People are often proud ot the proper
ties to which they are hehs, but surely
few landed eetates are so vaunted, few
castles are so boasted about, as are the
ills to which the flesh is heir. Human
nature fairly revels in its misfortunes,
and this revelry leads to rivalry and to
many complications. None is so proud,
none is so jealous, as your traveling
invalid. London Queen,
Mothers will And Mrs. Window's Soot bin
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
the teething season.
Some Reputations.
"Do you'subscribe to the theory that
people's characters are made by . what
they eat?'.'
"No," answered the scientist; "but
judging from the advertisements, I
should say that in many cases their
reputations are made by the medicines
they take." Washington Star.
Putting Her Right.
"That man with the bird cage on hie
face," remarked the beautiful girl in
the grand stand to her escort, "just
yelled 'foul, but I can't see even a
feather."
"Of course not," replied the wise guy
who had steered her up against the
game, "both of the nines are picked.
See?" Chicago News.
Stlckney Gasoline Engine
Fifty dollars can be saved by buvinar
the above. Will run cheaper, chopping
15 to 20 bushels per hour, wood saw, well
drilling machinery, pumpg, etc. Write
for catalogue. RETERS0N MACHINERY CO.,
Foot of Morrison Street Portland, Oregon. -
II
Finest in the world. Sit
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for beautiful illustrated
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Gllsan St, Portland, Oregon.
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Ton can save from $3 to $5 yearly by
wearing W. L. Douglas $3.50 or $3 shoes.
They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $4.00
to $5.00. The im
mense sale of W. L.
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
.That Douglas ant Cor
es a Colt prores there Is
value ia Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
trade Pat. Leather made.
fait Color KvtUl tuf .
0i 14 Oilt tdg Line cannot be tqualitd at any price.
Sioes by mall, 86 rents extra. Illustrate
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