mm ituwara:
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In ciihIi lirltnn. ranging from !00 to
(WOottCh, to those who will tell III
writing " uminuitl cxiicrlcncc,
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that will Interest tlio hundreds of
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I at, the uulun almrtnlory imign
tluu which lian won the title of " Tlio
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upon ! merlin without regard to
tlio name or reputation of Itn writer:
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which will ho malleil free, postage
Itialil. to any ono, together with 8
complete specimen stories, anil
' innny 01 i"" "ie ana an.
dresses. p references, of the men
biiiI womon III all purls of
America who nave rccelveil
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who nro Inter
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
The mimi'or of mnrriiiKos in Man
bituu nii'l Urmix tlilH year will lio
greater than over In their history.
The Ancient .Mociiiuueui rMioicty oi i
Paltimoro celebrated itH 10th miniver
wrr recently.
jlu attark of melancholia cawed Mrs.
formicl Miller, of rortchostor, N. y 1
cot hor tongue witli a pair of ncis-
I Kit.
Tho oldest existing church in New,
I Hampshire in tho Congregational at;
Hampton, which wim orgnniztid in
The state prison building at Sing j
iPlnz. N. ., has Ixh'U coinDiminxi hy it i
I committee of tlio Now York Stato 1'riH- 1
on Afwciation. I
The iH'st maiile syrup rotnos from
tb? north side of tho tree, hut tho (low
li not fo largo its when tho tree is
tapped on tho Houth sido. i
At a recent auction wilo nt Zurich
more than luuo gold and silver Bwiw
coins of tho irth to tho 10th centuries
were disposed of.
On tho big Mi-amor Oceanic there is
I no Mat at the tnblu marked 13, nor n
cabin bearing that numher. This is a
concewlon to superstition.
In Connecticut tho porcontngo of
criminal population to tho 1,000 inliati-
litants has fallen steadily from 2.48 in
1890 to 2.:i:i in tho prcsout year.
The Noah Webster Association,
Ishich has just heen organized at Hart
lord, Conn., will procure funds for tho
I erection of a library building in mem
ory of tho lexicographer.
Thunder storms are more frequent in
Iowa than In any other part of tho
world. Tlio average is ono about every
fourth day. Sumatra haa 80 in a year,
lad Itio Jauiero 01.
Tlio vegetable ivory of Ecuador is tho
pt of a nativo palm. Tho exports
Iimount to ll.fiOO tons per annum, ol
which two-thirds go to Germany an
tne-sixth to tho United States.
A Clflcago workingman bus discox-
I wed n process by which plato glass
tin be made from slag, the waste ma-
I (trial in iron and steel manufacture,
ud the Federal steel trust proiwses to
Itnild a plant to turn out tho now
product.
Tho wholo of tho dry land on this
Iplanet scarcely exceeds GS, 000,000 of
iHaare miles, lortv mil ions aro un-
Iter cauciisio sway, leaving, as l'rofes-
Ir Keane says, not moro than lU.OOO,-
!M0 for the now reduced domain of tho
other divisions.
James 8. Oallowav. of Hillsdale
I Mich., has just pur hased tho wholo of
Morgan county, Ontario, UQH s(iuaro
lles, for tho whlto pino timber upon
Ho could cut noarlv if not ouito
1100,000,000 feot, but intonds to hold
jnoit of it, awaiting developments.
Jnuco Scott, of thn district court at
Omaha, has rlocided that tho forcible
'"try of a saloon for tho purposo of rob
wty ig not burglary undor tho law, for
we rcaBon that tho word' ' 'saloon" docs
occur among tho buildings men
'ned in tho statutes in tho list of
luces subject to burglary.
The life-sized hrnnzn nnuostrian
I'Utiioof Frodoriok tho Great, by J. L.
"trome, tlio French sculptor, which no
"11 exhibit at tho Purls exposition,
Sj'beon purchased by Peter Gibson, of
Cincinnati, and immediately after tho
"position it will bo shipped to this
tountry,
DO. UAItTEI.'S COOK,
o-uj ior tbli nook.eonUlnloir rrticu
Un aad TMUmoouifi ot 1UU UiUTlO.'S
French Female Pills.
PrUMd br ttaouwndi of MtUflod ltdltiu
IZ 4 '.lwJrlUlil and without an equal.
itOatnVi. n?0'"?1' druiirlitiln mrUI box. "reuca
"WBruj Co,8ai A m 1'carlBt.. Marf YorH City.
iflAMrPlCO ,s Curable
HWtilULll Without the Use of Knife,
1" WKiYKlltK, Mountain Home, iaa.
Kml 'III IIHIIM H IP 1 IMMgg
i i
ou
ef for Women
Btnt free. In rUla, m&Im! enMlop. Wrlto
J I
a m1P Ait asEliuis. " Ea
N uet Cough fcyrup. Tantea Good. Dm gj
ha. -ituts. oo a ut aruioiiiii
V rtU' VLA.R BEVEK AGE
TEA IS DRUNK IN ALMOST ALL
COUNTRIES.
Lcucinl t'liiitoi'iiliiu tho Origin of the
Tui I'liint-Iii Hoiiiu I'Iiiccm It In Ifc
Kiinltd un INioil -I'ecullar Wiijh of
J'ruimrlnt: It.
How long ton ban been used ;ih a bev
rage no out' knows. It wiih a iIoiiioh-tli-
oHHonilal In tho kingdoms of tlio Oi l
'iit long before It was Introduced Into
Kurope, and (hat was not a few dec
iuIi h ago. To-day It Ih used n a lmv
nige In nearly all civilized lands, and
even barbarians dream over Ita euro
beguiling iirojiertleH. A pious legend
tells uh tliat Dariima. an Indian saint,
was tin. medium through which the
bew-rnge became known to the world.
He bad renounced all allurements of
this life to pass the remainder of his
days in meditation and prayer. Many
long years he spent In supplication,
when one fatal night the evil one pos
H"Mxcd his soul and the saint fell asleep
to dream of a beautiful woman who
had enchanted him. When be awoke
ho was ho humiliated and pained that
he drew from his girdle it knife and
severed his lazy eyelids from bis eyes
mid cast them from him. What was ti Ih
amazement to discover the next morn
ing that the lids had dlsapHared. and
In their place two wonderful shrub
were growing shrubs with dainty
leallets, eyelid-shaped and snowy buds
opening to the east! He called It te,
mid vowed that with Its help he would
pass the remainder of his days and
tilghts In uubioken uicdltnll'Jii.
Tea became known In ICngland nlwut
the middle of the seventeenth century,
inuring the latter half of which we llnd
occasional reference to It, hut It did
not come Into general use until the be
ginning of the eighteenth century. It
wius llrst sold In public houses as beer
In now. and tapped.
Ten Is the national drink In Russia.
It Is as ludlHiM'Usable In the food of the
people as bread and meat, mid Is taken
at all hours of the day. In nil the sor
rows of the Russians, tea and vodka
Mt'in to be the universal consolation.
The llrst thing In the morning, after
luncheon, after dinner. In the evening,
the hint thing before going to lied, are
regular times when evorylMxIy takes
ten. but there are many who take It at
odd Intervals between times.
In Morocco the teamaker puts li
handful of tea Into a teapot, pours on
some hot water and Kjurs It off direct
ly. Then as many lumps of sugar as
desired are added and the teniot Is (Hi
ed with iKillIng water. The same tea
Is brewed two or throe times, leaves of
wild thyme and fragrant verbena being
added. Milk and cream are never used.
The host nlways ours out a cup for
himself llrst and drinks It off before his
guests have time to touch theirs. This
Is to show them that he has no designs
against their lives, and that the tea Is
not poisoned.
Ten Is not simply n lieverngo with
TIlMMuns, but the principal article of
food. It Is Invariably mixed with but
ter nnd parched barley, nnd the leaves
lire not Infrequently eaten. The brick
tea Is reduced to powder and put Into
the kettle Just before the water bolls,
nnd after cooking live minutes salt and
soda are added. Sometimes It Is.pqr
taken of In this stage of the prepara
tion, but usually It Is put, through a
bnmlioo strainer. Into a tea churn, with
a little barley meal, and churned vigor
ously for two or three minutes: then it
Is poured Into earthen or metul teapots
and Is ready to be drunk.
The Hutch drink tea In the evening
two hours nfter dinner. The bmzlcr
with the boiling kettle Is brought Into
the drawing-room and placed beside the
mistress of tho house, and the tea tray
with every nppllance on It Is set before
her. It Is served with small cakes, like
our afternoon tea.
rn iinsuinna and Germans some
times use claret In their tea. The Nic
nrnguan ladles call their high teas ter
tullaa. KRAPOTKIN IN THE SOLITARY.
A I)ocrll.tlo.i of the Prison Room In
Which He "Won Coiillned.
My first movement was to approach
the window, which was placed so high
at I could hardly reach It with my
lifted hand. It was a broad, low open
fg cut In a wall Uve fect thick and
protected by an Iron grating and a
double iron window frame, relates
rrtuco Krapotkln. At a distance of n
. i.. m this window I saw
dozen yaiua - ,
ho outer wall of the fortress, a piece of
uiu ... ., ii.iMriutua. on tho
masonry oi iiwi-wo .
. . ..... ii. i i,i make out a sray
rooi oi wiie." vwm - -
sen ry box. Only by looking upward
. i.u f Vi skv. which
could I perceive u v.
was now faintly Illuminated by the last
rays of tho sun.
I made a minute Inspection of the
1 . i..i in Rnoiul no one
nosltlon or me iB" -posiwuu
souln
mlnl ' B LS net o.. in a bastion
ISX This room of
SwtA casement desUned for a
Mi? eun ana me im
tut, gun , , t never peuC
'rate t ; even In summer they must be
log by tho thickness of tho wall, t
Ivns eleven steps from one corner to tho
Xer of tUo room, which held nu Iron
tied, a little onk table and nn oak stool.
The floor wan covered with painted felt
nnd tho walls with yellow paper. How
over, In order to deaden the sounds, the
paper was not put on the wall Itself; It
was painted over canvas and behind the
canvas I discovered a wire grating, be
hind which was a layer or felt. Only
beyond the felt could I reach the stone
wall.
At tho Inner side of the room there
was a washstand and a thick door. In
which I made out a locked opening to
pass the rood through and a little slit,
protected by ghms and a shutter from
the outside. T'-ls was the "Judas"
through which the prisoner could be
silled upon at every moment. The sen
try who stood In tho passage frequently
lifted the little shutter and looked In
side, his boots squeaking as he crept to
ward the door. I tried to Kpeak to him.
Then the eye which I could see through
tht! slit assumed an expression of terror
and the tiliutier was immediately let
down, only lo be opened furtively n' min
ute or two later. Hut I could get no
word or reply from the sentry.
Absolute silence reigned all round, no
sounds came from anywhere. I dragged
my stool to he u Indow and lo )ked upon
the bit of sky 1 could see. I tried to
catch any sound from the Neva or from
the town on the opposite Hide of the
river, but I could catch none-Atlantic
Monthly.
'fclfe. Science
PSMivenfioe
Recent Investigations prove that
eighty-three per cent, of all the ocean
lloor lies further down than one thou
sand fathoms, or one mile below the
surface; twenty-one per cent, lies be
tween one and two miles; tifty per cent
lies between two and three miles, nnd
seven per cent. Is known to lie further
down than three miles.
It Is reported from Sierra Leone that
those who are engaged In Investigating
the mosquito theory of malaria In that
district poured a dram of kerosene oil.
as an experiment, upon a puddle about
n square yard In area, lion ting on which
were numbcrx of Anopheles larvae,
with tho result that after six hours all
the larvae were found to be dead.
Glimmering phosphorescent lights
piny an Important part In the activities
and HtrntegioR going on In the deep sen.
Phosphorescent organs appear some
times to act as buH's-eyo lanterns to
enable the monsters possessing them to
pick up food In their midnight under
world, and at other times servo as a
lure or a warning to other species.
Lake Chelan. In the State of Wash
Ingtoti, Just east of the Cascade range
of mountains, was recently the, scene
of a strnnge disturbance. Without
warning, the water In the center of the
lake, which Is some forty miles long
and three or four broad, rose to a height
of fifteen feet. Immense waves rolled
upon the shores, nnd n large creek
emptying Into the lake ran dry for
three hours. There is an Indian tradi
tion of n volcanic crater having once
existed in the neighborhood of the lake.
There Is already talk In Kngland of
developing the natural resources of the
Sudan through sclentlllc exploration.
Immense forests Hue the banks of tho
IHuo Nile along its upper reaches, ex
tending to the Abyssinian frontier. The
ebony-tree Is met with along thnt river
nnd also near the Sobnt. On the White
Nile the India-rubber creeper, u valu
able source of rubber, abounds. There
nre large forests In the Hahr-el-Ghazal
province. Cold was once mined in
some of the mountains of the Sudan.
Search will bo made for coal.
Dr. U. Hauthal, an Argentine savant,
has put forward n startling theory con
cerning the remains of glgautlc sloths
related to the great megatherium nnd
the mylodon, recently found In Pata
gonia. In his opinion, these animals,
whose race Is now extinct, were kept
in a domesticated state by the prehis
toric Inhabitants of Tatngoula. A cave
at Ultima Espernnzn, where many In
dications of the former presence of
the huge sloths hnve been found, is re
garded by Doctor Hauthal as having
been used by the ancient Putagonians
as a stable for the beasts.
The marvellous effects that are some
,es produced hy music may eventual-
lv receive n scientific explanation. In
n recent lecture nt Oxford University,
Professor MeKeudrlok snid that, while
tho intricate connections of tho audi
tory nerves are only just being un
ravelled, it is probable that the roots of
those nerves nre moro widely distrib
uted nnd hnvo more extensive connec
tions than those of any other nerves In
the human body. Itesearches on the au
dltory nerves lndicnte that there is
scarcely a function of the body which
r.rc.
tones.
Tho first thing the members of a
women's club do, after electing a new
member, Is to appoint a club meeting
at tho new member's house, in the hope
of getting something elaborate In the
way of refreshments.
when a child says a particularly
bright thing. Its mother loolos nt Its
. .? i. n oow "Ron hnur
rat nor as iuucu iw i"
much you owe my fauillji"
Heath rienard Them.
Drummer How was tho "Undo
"om's Cabin" show nt tho town hall
ast night? f
Landlord I'nttyvillo Tavern First
atnl Tho audionco was so pleased
vith little Kva's death that thoy en
ored her till she done it again. San
'raneisco Kxaminer. ,
Funds are baing collected in Den-1
nark for tho purjiose of bringing to
heir nativo land tho remains of two 1
'anions Danes who woro buried abroad, I
I'ycho Jlraho in I'racue. and tho noct :
fens Ihtggenseu in Kiel.
Mnriiionlmn !
a blot upon our hind a- symptom of,
I.... i .mi' nun ii i-jivui in. j lie ricni laws i
VOIIKl UCt tlllOII it 118 Hl.ll'ttlr' Sl,ninrl,
lilttcr docM upon constipation, or dyspep-
i iiiimi ijiiiuKi.v rvavorK iieauuv
iiirity: nmlthisix just what the Hitter's
Iocs fur tlio human constitution. It nmkes
he stomucli stroliL' hv enrim' iiiflii.tllm
mil biliousness.
Instruction in tho English language
s now obligatory in Russian commer
:ial schools.
DICAI'NEHS CANNOT It IS OIJUKD
;ly local application, as the; cannot reach thn
usi'R'-ed portion ot the ear. There Is only one
Any to cure deatnens, and that Is by constitu
tional remedies. Ilealness is caused hy an In
lamed condition oi the mucous llnlnif of tho
Eimtiichian 'lube. When this tube gets In
limned jou have a rumbling bound or imper
Ie t hcariiiK. and when It is entirely closed
dealings is t tie result, and unlet the Inflamma
tion can be taken out and this tube restored to
Its normal condition, liearinK willbedestroyed
forever; nine CH?e out ot ten are caused by
catarrh, which li nothing but an Inflamed
Condition of tho niiicoin surfaces.
We will Rive One Hundred Hollars for arty
:anc of Deal ness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend for
circulars, Iree.
F. J. CHKNEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Bold by Druggists, 71c
Hall's Family I'ilU are the best.
There are 1,1 its miles of railway in
Huba, 551 miles of which are controll
id by Itritish companies.
TO CUKK A COLD IN ONK TIAT
rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets,
fill druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature
is on each box. 25c.
New York may furnish its
D.trtment with seachlights to
akiug care of night fires.
The I'lensantest.Most Powerful and
Effective Neverfaiilng Remedy for
La Grippe, Catarrh,
Rheumatism.
to m Will cure any ache or pain known
n the human budv. Send for trial bottle, 2."c.
rills offer lasts 30 days only. Large bottle (S00
loses of o DKtil'S each) Jl.Ouor 3 for f2.W.
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO
167 and 169 Dearborn St.. Chicago.
Manchester, England, has opened
lodging houses tinder tho control of tho
;ity to accommodate 60 men.
Throw rhyalo to the. Dock!
Constlpntlon Is treated by an intestinal tonic
....1 1 1 .... . L.M..a.. nalatnltli. Pn(lf TPt nO-
. . ... t.:.n..nP.V1 .11 .1 run-def a 1
IOC, 2.rC, SOC.
The Wisconsin Collei
Music has
been uWned with a
building
"is itsuomrj in Mi
Mothers will fin
r's Eooth-
!nc SvniD the best
Ifor th'tr
ihtldren durintthf
Tho
shell of tl
freshly
cream;
about a ,
has to V'v,
' Y f
with a spoon. Sptrkljlhg 1)
place of the acrid "mflk"
English consumers, comprise (tht
nut.
If ,on haven't a regular. betJtbr OTemont . ol ' th?
E&taSn,K
DOiTBis Clear auu ciuuu w
' fffl'SSinxtnu
S2Ja
KFPPYnilR BLOOD glean
I believe '! ' tZ . ' f?,tTOBli
population iW,AlV?'?fc AH1' 8
VITALITY lo7M$$b$C f.W W?SKS
Dr. Kline's IiivlgoralK. .- . -J K ' Miffiy&i: &H't 'Y-VS'. SCWTLwm
Iloitle containing Sye?.,- J .iriMKtV- iV'TVisS
Now York wantf MAm vfeH
from every y, ' A ' . 1
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I ! II,
tbkkrwliich
!
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spSfak CANDY .
m CATHARTIC Vgtfpfc$
Br.S Mi rmt m. MM IH TH MOl UK BW M Mi M W ID I W o UBJB H
saK ffa...!rfi
TltAOf MASH WEOIITIRIO
TIIIBKH Btov. for 21.41- BaTU nPRlCE.t S8.7B M CltAn Y0UB FREG
SL Profit. iaieadnV8 of.our "Pll'll Iwftvaw ii w&SrSft flt .tor a ! cent
9L f Prloiiot Parlor Btovea. but our contract "'rVXT) Vlpb... tarnltnre.
nrlltTrn iilllillni m---" """" ,h"T SStOlj - t tl J!?7jMlrSsSs. D Harness
ClRrato furnish u With thaaa.aq a ican Mil r cas.Nj nndVehlolcl
dl mMMMfif.i.Ani .fKmallBrofltatt21.ll.t.lclsad n. . yi - rA..tt(.i.Uiira1 Imnlamanta.
6 Emm v?nri0idbDroodbtithsr -ajn"v.-v-7ii;
jonioMhrar).r.toTi,Th. Plctura. R-fflmHr Hri
WKHKUf BlTabutafauittaaaotinsirfioE... r,V-inioles. J-Qupyand
I U' 3i Vha OMMMI mtnilll US IITDC waaoa - I k . i . T Unnnlff I IQ UIUH wuu
. . ai...t:.K:K.rtai Mmallonalwheai . Sana ici '??Ii?--VhVnIiadtIJitta5Jii
ftraMSllB oata-logub rara. S&Jxw&k
i WW1 s Mi BOBEBX8' SVVVIX BOU8S, MlKNliAl OL.13, JUirti'-,
"Do Not Burn the Candle
At Both Ends."
Don't think you can go on drawing vi
tality from the blood for nerves, stomach,
brain and muscles, 'without doing some
thing to replace it. Hood's Sarsaparilla
gives nerve, mental and digestive strength
by enriching and vitalizing the blood. Thus
it helps overworked and tired people.
Clerical Ordnance.
Hobbs I sco by the papers that
your friend Rev. Dr. Rang has joined
the artillery of the church.
Hobbs What do you mean?
"Why bo's been made a canon of the
cathedral."
"H'm; I didn't know that ho was
such a big gun." N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
That the spores of mildew are dis
turbed by snails and worms has been
proven by Mr. P. L. Stevens, of tho
University of Chicago. The mildew ap
peared in the path these creatures had
taken over fresh leaves.
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No. 16 now ready for mailing.
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Is food for thought.
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tTik nioO for unn
tia(.hArff.ii.tDllamaiat
.oi to iirlnwrt. el muooua prar.
iHtEvAJSCHtuiCu'Co. gnt or polsanoua.
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