T O A S T M A S T E R IIA R K E R . HE HAS HEARD MORE A FTER D'NNER SPEECHES TH A N ANY O TH E R MAN. H is R e m in isc e n c e s o f l>i*tli>ttui»hcd D iners. C h a rle s D irk e u s W as a H e ad y S p e a k e r. D ro u g h t O u t th e I’rin c e itl W a le s —D in trig 5,0 0 0 D octors. T -A co-vmc)tT T h e ass th o u g h t him self as fine look­ in g as his n eighbor, the horse, u n til he, one day, saw him self In the looking- glass, w hen he said “ W h at an ass am 1 1” A re th e re n o t scores of people w ho can n o t see them selves as o th e rs see th e m ? T h ey have bad blood, pim ­ ples, blotches, eru p tio n s, a n d o th e r kin­ d re d disfigurem ents. A ll these a n n o y ­ in g th in g s could be e n tire ly eradicated, a n d th e sk in resto red to “ lily w h ite ­ ness,” if th a t w orld-fam ed rem edy, Dr. P ie rce ’s G olden M edical D iscovery, w ere given a fa ir trial. I t cures all hum ors, from th e o rd i­ n a ry bloteh, pim ple o r e ru p tio n to the w o rst scrofula, o r th e m ost in v eterate bloo d -tain ts, no m a tte r w h a t th e ir n a ­ tu re , o r w h e th e r th ey be in h erited or acquired. T h e “ G olden Medical Dis­ c o v e ry ” is th e o n ly blood - p urifier guaranteed to do j u s t w h a t it is rec­ om m ended to, o r m oney refunded. W o r l d ’ s D i s p e n s a r y M e d i c a l A s ­ P ro p rie to rs, N o. 0C3 M ain S treet, Buffalo, N . Y. s o c ia t io n , M any m en say th e ir piayers by proxy, b u t very few do th e ir c u rsin g that.w ay. F ll O T K C T D M K IIK i L T H . CoM an d m o istu re com bined have a torpor!z- ing effect upon th e bodily organs, aud th e d i­ gestive am i secretiv e processes are apt to be m ore ta rd ily perform ed in w in te r th a n In the fall. T h e sam e is tru e also of th e excretory fu n ctio n s. 1 he bowels are often sluggish, ami th e p ores of th e sk in throw off h u t little waste m a tte r ut th is season The system , therefore, re q u ire s o p e n in g up a little, anil also purifying au d re g u la tin g , an d the safest, surest and most th o ro u g h to n ic and alte ra tiv e th a t can he used for the.-ie purposes is H ostetter’sS tom ach Hitters. P ersons who wisn to escape the rh eu m atic tw inges, th e d v sp cp tif agonic», th e pain fu l d is­ tu rb an ces ol th e howqls, the bilious attacks, and th e n ervous v isitations, so com m on at this tim e of th e year, w ill do well to re in fo rce th e ir sys terns w ith th is renow ned veg» ta b le stom achic and in v lg o ran t. it im proves th e a p p etite, stren g th en * th e sto m ach, cheers th e spirits, ami ren o v ates th e w hole physique. To be great y our o p p o rtu n ity m ust borne w hen th e w orld is looking on. I t KM fcTl k k k T A l l c o c k ’ s a r e th e o n ly g e n u in e P o r o u s P l a h t k k h . T h e y a c t q u ic k ly a u d w ith c e r t a i n t y , a n d c a n b e worn f o r w e e k s w ith­ o u t c a u s i n g p u iu o r in c o n v e n ie n c e . T h e y are in v a lu a b le in c a s e s o f S p in a l W ea k - nesH t K id n e y a n d P u lm o u a r v 1 dflicu ltieH , M a la r i a , A g io L u k e , ¿»truinn, K h u u m a t ikid a n d a ll Local P a m s . B e w a r e o f u n iia tio n n , a n d d o n o t b e d e ­ c e iv e d by m is r e p r e s e n t .lio n . A s k for A l l c o c k s , a n d i« t n o m » .c ita tio n o r e x ­ p l a n a t i o n in d u c e y o u lo a c c e p t a s u b s t i ­ tu te . r _____ N o th in # i lin t slu m s th e lig h t .cun bo tru sted in tho dark. I f D o b b in s ’ E l e c u i c S »ap in w h a t so m any JiH ii’st. ib a i i t is, >< u c a n n o t a f f o r d to g o * w 1 th o u t i t. Y o u r g r» < e r lia s It, o r c a n g o t ib. a n «1. y o u < ;w d^v-ide f o r y o n n t d j very s o o p . Do t lot; ^neoch in public. 1 w as sta n d ­ ing liehind h e r, a good m any y e ars ago; it was a t a c h a rity d in n e r o r luncheon, and h e r speech w as going to be re ad by her secretary. I ventured to say: ‘If y our royal h ig h n ess w ould only say a word yo u rself it w ould m ak e all the difference,’ a n d sho did. Tho Baroness B urdett-C outts, too, 1 induced to speak w hen she opened C olum bia m a rk e t.” “ W ell, you heard ai>out y o u r successor who c o u ld n 't pronounce M assachusetts? W hat is th e m ost d itlicult n am e you ev er had to tackle?” “T he M adagascar e nvoy’s. T hey w ere cautions K ian d riaiid rian iv o ,' ns near as 1 can reinem lier it,” said Mr. lia r ker. Pain a n d rain a n d d ry again,' as P u n ch called it The biggest num bei 1 th in k 1 ev er did w as 5,000 foreign doc­ tors w ho dined a t th e G uildhall. and they said i d id n 't m ako one m ista k e .” “ W h at p re p ara tio n h a d you fo r your onerous duties?” “ In 1844 I shipped w ith S ir Jo h n Ross for tho A n ta rc tic expedition. W e win tered tw ice in 70 dogs, so u th , then we w ent to C hina, A u stra lia , New Z ealand. T asm ania, g e ttin g re m o u n ts fo r th e regi m enta en g ag ed in the In d ian m utiny. 1 had joined tho c o m m issa riat then. 1 cam e hom e in th e fifties, a n d served through »he C rim ean w a r.” “ Any wounds?” “ A bullet in m y leg, a g u n carriage crushed m y ribs, and a slice o f m y chin c u t off w ith a satier. P re tty tough, eh. 1 have tw en ty -six m edals a n d orders, and my collection of a u to g ra p h s is n o t to be beaten, 1 th in k , for I h ave 000 cabinet p o rtraits of all th e fam ous m en a n d w o­ m en for th irty y e a rs past, w ith auuv g rap h s a tta c h e d .” “ By th e w ay, w hat a re y o u r foes?” “ T w o g u in eas for a c ity d in n e r a n d ton guineas if I tra v e l.” “ A nd y o u r uniform ?” “ W ell, ev en in g dress ns ofU'ii os not now. In th e good old d a y s 1 w ore n beautiful v elvet dress, w ith knee breeches and silver d ecorations, w h ich cost ¿''<100 But th e city c a n ’t »q>cnd m oney like they used to do. T hey a re w atch ed by the n e w s p a p e r s . P a l l Mall G azette. a G. G. GKTKX, Sole Manufacturer, Woodbury, New Jersey, U. S. A. FERTILIZERS. G re a t Im p ro v e m e n t« in T h e m D u rin g th a P a s t T h i r ty Y ears. A m ong th e o th e r title s to distinction w hich th e N ineteenth c e n tu ry is h e re a f­ te r to enjoy, one will be found in th e fa c t th a t in th a t ago a g ric u ltu re first begun to he pursued in a system atic m an n er w ith th e uid of scientific research. Ma­ n u rin g w ith th e p ro d u c ts of the b a rn ­ y a rd is a very a n cien t a rt, but th e reso rt to th e m ine for fertilizers is substantially a n invention of o u r ow n tim es. C hem ­ ists first told tlte fa rm e r th e cause of the freq u e n t speedy e x h au stio n in th e g ra in p ro d u cin g pow ers of th e soil; it lias fallen to th e geologist to show w hence m ay be obtained th e phosphatic elem ent w h ic h is th e m ost q u ick ly exhausted of all th e elem ents of p la n t food in process o f cropping. A lthough artificial fertilizers a re p ra c ­ tically th e invention of the last th irty years, th e in d u strie s connected w ith th e ir m a n u fa c tu re now d em and a cap ital of aliout $100,000,000, w ith an a n n u a l p ro d u c t of aliout th a t a m o u n t, and the volum e of th e in d u strie s is increasing m ore rapidly, perhaps, th a n any o th er a r t w hich p e rta in s to m ining. T he use of a rtitie ia l fertilizers grew o u t of the tra d e in guano. These heaps of bird d u n g w ere tirst m ade use of by th e P e ru ­ vians. The acc o u n t of U arcilasco d o la V ega, published in 1604, relates th a t tiie P e ru v ia n s in th e T w e lfth c en tu ry used g u an o bods a s a source of fertilizers. Of such im p ortance did th ey esteem the m ate ria l of these beds th a t the penalty of death was im posed by th e early Incas upon a n y one found k illing the birds w hich m ade these precious deposits. For m any y e ars th e g u a n o beds of the w estern coast of S o u th A m erica and o th er sim ilar de[>osits w ithin the tro p i­ cal region supplied th e dem ands of our g a rd en s. As th e supply of these g u a n o s npproaehed ex h au stio n and the price in ­ creased, the skill of c h em ists a n d geolo­ g ists show ed th e m a n u fa c tu re rs w here to find and how to tr e a t deposits of m in eral phosphates in such a m an n er th a t th ey m ig h t su b sta n tia lly serve to 10 - place th e m an u re s of an im a l origin. In b u lletin No. 46, of th e U nited S tates geological survey, Ur. It. A. F. P enrose, J r ., now a ssista n t sta te geologist of T exas, has given a n im p o rta n t trea tise on p h o sp h ate deposits, a n d a lth o u g h his re p o rt m ainly concerns th e phosphates of N orth A m erica, it g iv es a synoptic ac ­ co u n t o f th e know n beds of th is n a tu re in all p a rts of th e w orld. The rep o rt m ak e s it plain th a t o nly a sm all p a r t of th e deposits o f th is n a tu re a re y e t know n to us. T he process of discovery of th ese val uahle resources is now , a n d for a long tim o w ill lie, slow , a n d th is for th e re a ­ son th a t th e m a te ria l occurs in form s w hich are u n fa m ilia r to th e public or even to the o rd in arily tra in e d prospector w ho seeks for m in eral resources. In m ost cases tho m ate ria l a p p ears e ith e r in tho form o f g reenish c ry stals o r in the shape o f n odular m asses looking m uch like claystones. In n e ith e r of these shapes is it li kely to a ttr a c t general a t ­ tention. hi fa c t the g re a t de|»isits at C harleston, S. C., had been in view f o r a c e n tu ry o r m ore. C oncretions of cerne phosphate w ere d u g u p in tho d itc h e s of th e rice fields a n d condem ned a s w o rth ­ less u n til a fte r th e w a r, w hen a n ativ e chem ist, once a m an o f fo rtu n e, but bro u g h t to need by th e havoc w ro u g h t upon th a t c o u n try d u rin g th e rebellion, g roping about to lim l som e m eans of m ending his resources, analyzed th e re ­ jected stones. As th e result o f his in ­ quiry they becam e th e very fou n d atio n of th e com m ercial pro sp erity in his state. —N. S. Hinder in B oston H erald. C u rio sitie s of N a tu ra l (¡as. One w riter asks w h e th e r it is safe to boro tho e a rth too m uch. lie assum es tho cart It to ho a hollow sphere iilled w ith a gaseous su b sta n c e called by us n a tu ra l gas, and lie th in k s th a t tap p in g these reservoirs w ill cause disa stro u s e x ­ plosions, re su ltin g from th e lighted gas com ing in c o n ta ct w ith th a t w hich is escaping. E arth q u ak es, ho says, are probably caused by v acuum s c rea te d by the outflow ing gas. H e com pares the e arth to a balloon floated and kept dis­ tended by tho gas in th e interio r, w hich if ex h au sted , will cau se th e c ru s t to col lapse, affect th e m otion of the e a rth in its orb it, cause it to lose its place am ong tho heavenly bodies, a n d falls in pieces A nother w riter th in k s th a t U>ring should be prohibited by strin g en t law s He, too, th in k s th ere is a possibility of an explosion, l hough from a n o th e r cause Should such a d isa ster occur, “ th e coun try along tho gas belt from Toledo th ro u g h Ohio, In d ia n a a n d K entucky will he ripped u p to th e depth of twelve o r fifteen h u n d re d feet, and flopped ovei like a pancake, leaving a chasm th ro u g h w hich th e w a ters o f l.a k e E rie w ill com« how ling dow n, tilling tho O hio a n d Mis sissippi valleys, a n d blo ttin g th em out fo rev er.” Still a n o th e r th e o rist has investigated th e gas w ells w ith telephones a n d deli c ate th erm o m eters a n d he announce* sta rtlin g discoveries Ho distinguished sounds like th e Innling of rooks, a n d es­ tim a te d th a t a m ile a n d a half o r so lie- Death Findlay the te m p e ra tu re of the e a rth is 8.500 dogs. This sc ien tist say> an im m ense cavity e x ists u n d e r Findlay and th a t here th e g;is is stored; th a t a m ile below th e bottom o f th e c av ity is a m ass of ro arin g , see th in g flame, w hich is g ra d u ally e atin g in to tho rocky floor of th e cav ern a n d th in n in g it. E vent ually tho flam es w ill reach tho gas, a terrific explosion w ill ensue, and Findlay a n d its neighltorhood will In» blow n sk\ w ard in an in stan t. Such aro som e of th e theories g ravely pro|*m nded in re spect to th is new fu e l.—pro fesso r Joseph F . Ja m e s in P o p u la r Science M onthly. T h e r e la m gr# C atarrh id th is auction r,f th e c o u n try th a n ail o th e r d i k t a t s p u t t o o th e r aud u n til th e laei few y. ars was »upposed to be iu- ( arable. For a great m an y years doctors pro­ n o u n c ed it a local disease, an d prescril*e .1 l< . a. AN INSTITUTION T H A T IS POPU rem edies, aud by c o n sta n tly fa ilin g to cute with local tre a tm e n t, p ronounced it incurable. LAR W IT H TH E LADIES. Science has proven c a to rm to be I Q* S a c r a m e n t o , C a l.. A p r i 11, is u i. disease, and th erefo re req u ires c o n stitu ti'-u al O r . J o r d a n , P r a ttle , l i 'u » h .—M y D e a r tre a tm e n t. H a ll’s C atarrh t'u re , m an u factu re 1 fYnmeti Who B a th e to InrreaA. Their F r i e n d : I m u s t t e 'l y o u a lio u t M m . H o st, by F J. C heney d. Co., Toledo, o ., U th e only c o n stitu tio n a l cure on th e m arket. It io taken W e ig h t, amt o t h e r , f t h o Oo th e S ain e t h e l a J y w ith t h e te r r i b l e k id n e y tr o u b le . in te rn a lly in doses from ten drops to a teaspoon to M ak e T h e io .e lv e . T h in n e r— I o n ite .' S h e w a s h e r e a b o u t tw o m o n th s a g o , a n d ful. It acts directly upon th e blood am i m ucous surface* of th e system . They offer *100 for anv h a d n o t b e e n f r e e fr o m e x c r u c i a t i n g p a in < aae ir fails to cure. Send for circ u la rs a u d tea H ay a t a lit. L o u t. H aiti llo u a a . fo r m o n th s . S h e to o k o n e b o ttle o f X , a n d tim o u ia ls. Address F. J. CHENEY A CO .T o led o , 0. W hile 8 t. Louis cannot boast of any h a s b e e n fr e e fr o n t p a in e v e r s in c e ; a n d -old by D ruggists, 76c. T urkish both houses m arked by P arisian s h e w r . t e s t h a t w h e n o n e l i t t l e b o ttle of The th o ru stays on th e rosebush all th e year or even L ev an tin e luxury a n d elegance m e d ic in e w ill d o «o m u c h g o o d s h e t h i n k s ro u n d . as to fittin g s a n d conveniences, she can th e w h o le p r e s c r ip tio n w ill c u r e h e r . claim to h a v e a large continge n t of fresh llr. W allace Ely has rem oved h is office, to 21 W e n o lo n g e r f e a r c o ld s in a n y fo rm in Powell street, .Sail Francisco, e'al , w here h e cgti - looking, handsom e women w ho give full o u r fa m ily . M r. P u r v i s h a d la g , ip p e u t in tie . to give special a tte n tio n to Kldne;. a, B ll I cred it to th e beautifying influence of der, P rostate (.lan d an d all diseases arising re g u la r T u rk ish baths All the public y e a r a g o , a u d h e is a w f u lly a f r a i d o f it. I therefrom . D iabetes au d B rlxht’s Disease treated a * orditnr to the latest ap proved m ethod. -Mo>t T urkish b a th s have "L adies' D ays,” and a s k e d h im a fe w d a y s a / o if, in c a s e la eases can be treated successfully by correspond th e re g iste r o f th e leading e stab lish m en t g r ip p e a t t a c k e d h im s g a n , h e w o u ld b e so e - ce. C onsultatio n s d a lly from lu a . m . to I r m . W allace E l y , M D., 215 Powell e»re t. four yields on inspection a long list of nam es b a d ly f r i g h t e n e d t h a t h e w o u ld s e n d f o r a doors from L eary street, San F rancisco, c al. of ladies pro m in en t in society, in tho d o c to r . H e a n s w e r e d ; “ N o. W h a t t h e T b y O e r b z a for bre-aXfa.' schools, in th e churches—in all th e sets J o r d a n m e d ic in e w o n ’t c u r e n o t h i n g o n and circles of th e body social of o u r city. e a r t h w ill.” Use E uam eliue Stove Polish ; n o d u .t: no smell. 1 f o u n d y o u r n te d ic n e s in S a c r a m e n to On " l a d i e s ' D ays” this bath house can hardly accom m odate th e crow ds of t h i s w in te r , a n d in tr o d u c e d t h e m in to o n e m aids, m atro n s, children and school fa m ily w h e r e t h e c h i l d r e n h a d th e whoop­ i n g c o u g h ; a n d t h e m e d ic in e s a c t e d lik e a girls th a t a re its regular custom ers. c h i r m . T h e w h o le f a m ily —a ll o f w h o m HAVE THEIR REGULAR DAYS. The visitor as well us the a tte n d a n ts a t w e re s ic k w ith c o ld s in s o m e f o r m —to o k the liath house soon learn to look for c e r ­ th e m e d ic in e s , a n d w e re d e lig h te d w ith tain classes on the sam e d a y s of each suc­ th e m . V e ry r e s p e c tf u l ly , M r s J . L . P u r v is . cessive w eek. Those w ho com e by ord er t o d l h e P r a c t i c e o f 1 h u t f t h l c h 1. U u o d a r e t h e T w o V lo .l I m p o r t a n t O b j e c t , o f I lie . of th eir physicians, or for som e special physical a ilm en t, are g en erally prom ptly on hand T uesday; society wom en w ho com e to recuperate th e ir expended stre n g th a n d for beauty baths, favor T hursday as th e off day o f th e ir w eek, w hen th e gayeties pause fo r b reath and one is less likely to “ m iss som ething" on th a t day. S a tu rd ay is th e tea ch e rs' day. w hen they m ay stop to shod th e dead skin of th e ir spent forces a n d relax the ta u t m uscles of discipline on th e slab w here th e spray soothingly falls on th e ju st a n d th e u n ju s t alike, for m ost often, too, som e of th e ir re c a lc itra n t pupils come in gay , noisy little shoals and m ak e th e co rrid o rs ring w ith th e ir la u g h te r and little scream s of m errim ent. The fa ith of m any w om en in tlte v ir­ tues of the T urkish bath is lim itless. Those w ho a re too th in lielieve th a t they will a tta in th e p lum pness o f th e ir sta n d ­ a rd of perfection by c o n tin u in g th e baths. T hose w ho g ro a n w ith flesh th in k th e b a th in g and th e ru b b in g w ill m ake the burden roll a w ay ; th o se w hose com ­ plexions a re too pale o r too sallow seek th ere color a n d clearness. T he pim pled face ex p ec ts to grow sm ooth, th e flushed face pale—in sooth, th ey th in k th e T u rk ­ ish bath th e real fo u n ta in of etern al youth a n d beauty. W om en as ugly ami old as th e W itch of E ndor h av e parboiled them selves until th e sa p o f life has left th eir sk in s like p a rc h m e n t, a n d th ey have finally dried u p a n d blow n aw ay on th e w ay from th e ir tri-w ee k ly trip s to tho T u rk ish baths, w h ere th ey hoped to grow fa t, fair, a n d 40 a t least, w hen scragginoss a n d th e sev en ties had seized them ten y e ars before. One e n tire fa t fam ily o f social as well as personal m ag n itu d e in th is c ity never fails to send its a m p le supply o f d a u g h ­ te rs for a d ouche a n d a p o u n d in g every T h u rsd ay : b u t p o u n d in g only seem s to m ak e th em m ore pulpy. T hen th e r e a r e th ree th in sisters w ho g o to g a in sy m ­ m etry ; a n d tlirco o th e r siste rs w h o h ave th e n a tu ra l ro tu n d ity a n d rosiness of stocky g irls only one g e n e ra tio n rem oved from th e fa rm life of th e ir m o th e r's pa­ ren tal p re cin cts, go fo r—w ell, for w hat? P erhaps to g e t elongated; p erhaps to a c ­ quire a litllo o tb ere aliza tio n — heav en know s for w h a t—p e rh a p s only for th e fun of it. T h en th e re com es a tall g irl, n e ith e r too th ic k nor too thill, too rosy nor too pale, a n d , as is n a tu ra l, she in ­ clines to th e sto u t, sh o rt girls, a n d they com pare n o tes on tho a d v a n ta g e s of T urk ish b a th s. SOUNDING THE MAN ALARM. D r . J o r d a n ’ s office is a t t h e re s id e n c e o f e x -M a y o r Y e s le r , T h i r d a n d J a m e s . C o n s u lt a tio n a n d p r e s c r ip tio n s a O s o lu te - ly FREE. S e n d fo r fr e e b o o k e x p la in in g th e H is- to g e n e tic s y s te m . C a u t i o n . T h e H is to g e n t ie M e d ic in e s a r e s o ld in b u t o n e a g e n c y In e a c h to w n . T h e la b e l a r o u n d th e b o ttle b e a r s t h e fo l­ lo w in g in s c r i p t i o n ; “ D r. J . E u g e n e J o r ­ d a n ’s I H s to g e n e ti c M e d ic in e .” E v e ry o t h e r d e v ic e is a f r a u d . VALUABLE D IS C O V E R Y B L IN D . FO B THE Dr. La (»range w ishes to m ake know n his New Trrntment for th e cure of all diseases of th e Eye —Cataract, Defective Vision, Inflammation, etc., w ith o u t O peration or Pain. The rem edy can be applied by the■patient, and is sim ple, safe and sure in its effects, s tre n g th e n in g th e m uscles a n d nerves of the eye. rem oving p a in a lm o st In ­ stan tan eo u sly . It is a m arvelous discovery aud a blessing to the sufferer. For fu rth er p a rtic u la rs address w ith stam ped envelope K. J. L a G ran ge , M. D , 2L5 Powell dt., fourth door from Geary, San Francisco, Cal. Office h o u rs—11 till 3. A Pertinent 4}ne«tlnn. Young Uoalin Mr Koks, 1 w ith —a r—that It, I dtaire— e r—tba hand of your daughter. R*»kt—W hat's the m atter with the reet of her f— Judge. “ W hat nam e, please?” “ S m ith .” “ Dear me! How indefinite!”—-Lowell Citi MunmUmtood. Impresario—Do you ting cheat noteaf 8 ’guora H ariem otti-N o, tir! E vertthiug In my reppytory is dead uew Judge. Took the Hint end ««*»» Kven. M iu H (h in tin g f<>r M r f to le a v e)—I ahou'.d th in k > ou w ould ta k e co ld o u t here, ü r . C .—Y e t, if y o u w ere th e w e a th e r 1 m ig h t; good u ig h t NN est S h o r t. Delteatelv Put. H e I aru su re you w ould like n»y b ro th e r. B he— I h a r e no d o u b t I should. I a m told y ou tw o a r e eo d iffe re n t. —Epoch. CO MP LE XI O N .- , W 1111 PIMPLY raisin g chit kens. O ur la r-e ii' 2 -page lllns- trHted catalogue teils all about INCUBATORS, Brooders, w het to feed r i f f y i r c h i^ e iis , in fact nil th e sec1 rets of tho ch ick en business. If ElmX you only keep half a dozeu hens, you need f l ^ J t ^ t h i s book. It gives more i n f o r m a t i o n S f th a n ,nim > Of th e ^ books eoM Rt 25 cents. We send it free on re- ceip t of 4 cents in stam ps to pay postage ^ VASELINE ONE E X JO Y S Both the method and results when >jyrup of Figs is taken; i t is pleasanf and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head iches aud fevers and cures habitue constipation permanently. For sale in 5 0 c and $1 bottles by all druggists CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ONE DOLLAR seut us by m ail, we w ill d e­ F OR liver, free of all charges, to an y person in t h e . . g ai a * lei c arefu lly packed iu a neRt be*:: One tw o-ounce h«»ttle of P u re V aseline...10 cts. One two-oun( e bottle V aseline P om ade...15 “ One ja r of Vascii ".e Cold C ream ...............15 “ One cake of V aseline C am phor Ice..........10 “ One cake of V aseline Soap, u n seen ted .... 10 “ One cake of Vaseline Soap, seem ed ..........25 “ One tw o-ounce bottle of W hite Vaseline.25 “ — 11 Or for stamps any single article at the price named. It you have occasion to use Vaseline in any form be careful to accept only genuine goods put up by u* in original packages. A great ur.iiv druggists are trying to persuade buyers 1« take VASELINE put up by them. Never yield to such persuasion, as the article is an imi­ tation without value and will n<-t give you the result you •Ypeet. A bottle of Blue Seal Vaseline is sold by all druggists at 10 cents SAS FRANCISCO. CAL. LOUISVILLE. KV. NEW FORK. N t- To t h e E d it o r : Please inform yo u r readers th a t I have a po sitiv e remedy for the above- nam ed disease. By its tim ely use th o u san d s of hopeless cases have been p erm anently cured. I shall be g lad to sen d tw o Dottles o l m y rem edy free to any of your readers who have c o nsum p­ tio n if they w ill send m e th e ir express a n d post- office address. R espectfully, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C.. 181 Pearl street, New York. Beware of im ita tio n s of the celebrated Seal of North C arolina Plug Cut Tobacco. T his T rado M ark 13 cn TACKLE In th e world. {■lend forflhutrated Catalotpie, H. T. HUDSON, 9 3 F i r s t S t r e e t , P o r t l a n d , O r., — D E A L E R IN — ARMS, REVOLVERS & SPORTSMEN'S GOODS. Send for new illu stra te d catalogue. m a n y people ^ ^ y ■ a B Ï are who regard the ^ coming of winter as a con­ stant state of siege. It seems as if the elements sat down outside the walls of health and now and again, led by the north wind and his attendant blasts, broke over the ramparts, spreading colds, pneumonia and death. Who knows when the next storm may come and what its effects upon your constitution may be ? The fortifica­ tions of health must he made strong. SCOTT’S EMULSION O f pure N orwegian Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda will aid you to hold out against Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Scrofula, General Debility, and a ll A manic and lFasting Diseases, until the siege is raised. It prevents toasting in children. Palatable as Milk. H ow there Pop Corn, shelled, per 100 lb s........................... ?2 25 Kiee, b est q u a lity , im p o rted , 100 lb s............. 5 50 Silver Flake Hominy, 50-lb. b: i ........................ 2 25 Jap a n Tea, oh> st lots, lb........................... 10c to 35 * Cooking R aisins, as w a n te d ........................5c to 6c ! *1 i<* i G rapes.................................................... ic to 5c Eastern Codfish, e x tra ..................................Ho to 10c V erm ont Syrup, qts .. ,25r, ’ gal». 50c, Kals. H 00 Pure Maple Syrup, 1-gal. c a n s ......................... l Kock f’andy Drips (genuine), 5 g a ls ............... 3 00 Table Grapes, finest q u aliry , doz.................... 1 (50 rab le Pi tms, finest q u a lity , do*...................... ! go Axle Grease, best, 50 lb s ............. ...................... 2 50 Alfalfa, finest seed, 100 lbs................................ h 75 W rite for copy, free, of forty page catalogue; c o n tain s price or se r rftl th o n sau d articles. Ad- • ir S u u ( l i > ( a ^ i i * t o r e , 11G ii m l 118 F r o n t S tr e e t, Nun I r a n i i^co. The a M ressesof all soldiers w ho W A IT E D homesteaded, a less n u m b e r of S O L D IE R S acres th a n 160 an d m ade d u a l J nroof ou the sam e ’ eforc J u n e >22. 1ST S. W. E. MOSES. I* O. '65, 1 euv.-r, Colo. M ention th is paper. WANTED TO EMPLOY ia t S iB • »in nil .it ■ > i• r >• Annual Benefit Society of . . P hiladelphia, l a.,Eu«lo which t P. an , dou b lin g o u r money in one \ ear. A dm its ladies aiN g en ts from 14 to 70; pays sick benefits: is nor a secret o rd e r; das over 'J.obo mem bers in 17 States, 97 lodges of th is o rder in P hiladelphia. Lndyor g e n tlem an cun secure th is a t once, w ith full j»irti u lars, by ad- dressii i \ \ . 11. I O O M 1 S , . i r . , D eputy suprem e C ouncilor for th e Pacific Coa-t, A la­ meda C alifornia. Box 367. to r6 m o n th s at a cost of Lucent a dozen, a n d e a n - tot tie d istin g u ish ed from fresh eggs Full diree- ions sent for *1. JAMES MORSE. 917 Kddy st.,S.F. r fAi] 'r.,.,, £ P SPRING GOODS NOW READY. A. B. STEINBAGH A CO.. POPULAR ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS AND HATTERS, Before you buy anyhhingAsk two questions .“Bol re&lly>-y 4 f i ^ î ^ Ç &n 1 cio - * -w ant i t ^ r r î V -À ^ without ìtr r r u n these quesHoris^to-j^may mdtkeyou rich: but they will never 7 !!to?!prevent you from buying S A P O L I O M í > IV S t v ie —W ell, telep h o n e to y o u r pa to te n d a boy to ««'me e m p lo y m e n t office fo r on*». I n tv d «tune z e p h y r t-> m a tc h th is silk, to o ; b u t I sup;»«!*o 1 w ill h a v e to go fo r th a t m y «elf. New V- r k W eekly. 1 > . U i 3 blotchy, oilj tfc a, red , rough b tn d i, w ith chaps, p a in fu l Buffer ends an d shapeless n ails, aud sim ple babv humor» prevented aiul cu red by Ci Ti< t r a .S oap , a m arvelous beautiiler of World.w ide celebrity. it is sim ply im «imparable as a skiii-i* iri/yiLK nap, u u eq u aled for th e to i­ ler au d w ithout a rival for th e nursery. Abso­ lutely p u it, delicately m edicated, ex q u isitely perfum ed. i ' ctut ha S oai * produces th e w hitest, clearest skin aud .-ofteat h e a d s, ami prevents inflam m ation au*! clopgimt of th e pores, th e cause of pimple», b lackheads a n d most com plex- louai fi-. w hile it a d m its of uo com ­ parison w ith th e bc»t of "tlier skiu so ap s aud rivals in delicacy the m ost noted aud exp en siv e of toilet an d uur.»t ry .-caps, bale g reater th a n th e com bine 1 sales " f all o th e r skin soaps, bold th ro u g h o u t th e world. Price, 25c. S eu l for ‘ H o w to (Jure .»kin and Blood Dis­ eases.” Aiidre s P otter D a ro and C hem ical C orpo ­ ration , proprietors, Boston, Mass. a . i.iu . Hiel i hi k. weak klU ueja au d 'h eu m atism relieved in one m in u te by th e •elebratf.il Ci Ttt bka A s t i P ain P la st e r .25 c PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO., P e ta lu m a , Cal. T he m o th e r of nine c h ild re n , w hose frien d s tell h e r she "d o e sn 't look a day older" (th a n w hom o r when?), com es re g ­ ularly , a n d says, “ it's th e T u rk ish bath does i t.” T lte phrase m ay lie a little prom iscuous, b u t it seem s to bo u n d e r­ stood by h e r frien d s a n d fellow bathers. A fte r h e r w ill com e a b eau tifu l m atro n of ten y e a rs’ stan d in g , w ho nev er had any c h ild re n , a n d h e r a cq u a in ta n ce s will tell h e r sh e n e v er looked so b eau tifu l and stro n g , a n d c o n g ratu la te h e r on the good tim e s she has goin g a ro u n d th e w orld a n d hav in g no c h ild ren to keep SP E C IA L .—S c o tt’s E m ulsion to non-secret, a n d is p re scrib ed by th e Medical Pro­ her a t hom o, a n d w ind u p by sa y in g sho fession all o v e r the w o rld , because its in g re d ie n ts are scientifically com bined in such a looks y o u n g e r th an ever, a n d she says, it m a n n e r a s to g re a tly inc re a se th e ir re m e d ia l value. is all th e T u rk ish bath. T hen a w idely kn o w n teacher, wise C A U T IO N .—S c o tt’s E m u lsio n is p u t u p in salm on-colored w rap p ers. Be su re an d a n d lea rn ed , w ill be heard tellin g a pale get th e g e n u in e . P re p a re d only by S cott Ac Bow ne, M an u factu rin g C hem ists, New York. little D a n te w om an th a t n o th in g so helps to c le a r th e b rain and p u t sp rin g in to the v e rte b ra a n d m ake keen tho nerves, ISO ’S R E M E D Y FO R C A T A R R H .—Best. E asi­ whfeli, linelogged, aid all th e fa cu ltie s est to use. Cheapest. Relief is im m ediate. A to digest th e learn ed d isse rtatio n s o f the cure is certain. F or Cobi in the H ead it has no equal. do cto rs now ex p o u n d in g d o c trin es o f the flesh a n d th o devil a s giv en fo rth by G oethe a t th e g uild room s of St. G eorge's, a s a th o ro u g h m assage o f th e physical w om an. It is an O intm ent, of which a small particle ia applied to the nostrils. I’rice 50c. Noli1 by druggists or sent by A su ffra g ist, tossing w ildly on a hard m ail. A ddress; E . T . J ' . z i l t i n e , W arren, P a. couch n e a r by, from w h ich she can see the clock, w hose w a rn in g h o u r hand sta n d s a t h alf-past l i , notes th e fa c t th a t T H E P R A C T IC A L F E A T U R E S O F O U R M A IL D E P A R T M E N T “ we m ust all I k * g e ttin g o u t of h ere p re tty W ill com m end them selves at once to out-of-tow u cousum ers. who have not th e facilities of visit soon for those sellislt m en, w ho w a n t th e in g o u r estab lish m en t and m aking a personal selection of a n y th in g w anted. place a t 1 o'clock. W hen w om en can vote we ll c h an g e all th is ," " I hope yon sam ples w ith rules for s«Af-measurement w ill be sent on application. w on't vote to let th e nten in d u rin g th e w om en's ho u rs," exclaim ed th e horrified w om an of calcu lu s und belles lettres. BOX 4 3 6 . PO RTLA N D , O R EC O N . "N o! w ait till 1 g et m y corsets o n ," cries a beauty from Iter dressin g room who has only heard “ m en " m entioned, and site im m ediately ap p lies th e ra b b it's foot to Iter cheeks, ties do w n her laco veil and goes e>ut w ith a last in ju n c tio n to her bather lo " ta k e c a re of m y te rry blanket Stim o C 'urlotm M U n o n irrn . and th in g s"—a n d w ith h e r faeo to w a rd A rabie ligure* w ere InvoutcU by the th e door to get th e tirs t glim pse of any Indians, not by th e A ral«. of those' " h o rrid n ten" w h o m ay be com ­ c k l u lb ilc li clocks aro n o t o f D utch, but .G J l . . ^ . ing, sin* looks o ver th o re g is te r a s she F o r p th m ig h t. G orm an (doniseli) m a n u fa ctu re . signs Iter nam e anil re ad s th e re in a list She—Oh, horrors! Irish stuw is a dish u n k n o w n In Ire­ of th e best know n n a m e s in th e c ity .— He—W hat is it, darling? land. Sho 1 forgot all about |>xrr puwv, left in St. Louis Republic. Baffin's Uiv ia no hay a t all. tho house alone, and we off for a week. She’ll Cal g u t is th o g u t of sheep, n o t o f c a ts starve. T here has Ivon b egun in T aris a c am ­ Down is used instead of a-dow n and He—O, 1 remembered her. I left a can of utterly pervert« its m eaning. Tho Saxon condensed milk on the kitchen table with a paign ag ain st tra in e d n u rses, a n d a re ­ tu rn to tho old sy stem o f n u rsin g by Sis­ dun is a hill, and a-d u n is its opposite, a sardine opener beside it.—Life. ters of C harity h a s been stro n g ly a d v o ­ d e sc e n t G oing dow n sta irs really m eans IM fltlrd P u tir« . cated. it is alleged th a t tho m o rta lity going u p s t u r a Wo o u g h t pro|r TALUNO VilCObt l'Tjr-r- a - i J i f HY0CS D iU m r T i ■■’e ike- « of Body c.nd ■ind, Ltffcta I :.f Errors c rE j-‘ '« ssìr Old or Yeung, HOOD V*» P*.- r* b Ke* !• ewîê-** na4 \ FHiurv)- , »''ArirvTvor , rili'lt. fT-d-efRi li k diy. île* ».te* f *reb ■ t ««»»r1»». Writ# anv »we¿.veo tattled -«»'es' fr*«# ------- — CO t o ^ l ’*rALO. Y. P»C4U Y o n look worried. " “ la m . Ife too mean for anything! Those re te s h a r e just com e w ith a cani. H *nr tb **e fo r J a c k , ’ and I d o n 't k n o w w h e th e r th e y are from th e J n*k 1 h a te o r th e cue I lik * I t ’s too h o r r id :”— H a r p e r ’t B azar. l o n tp liiu e n ta r y . ■»‘. ire*—S«« w a s t uic« shews 1 p u r JAMES LEFFEL T H E M in » Quima a Why, theee I'm wearing octet $10. Mite C —Weil, 1 suppoea th ey » harg a ac- oordiug to site —Ohio S ta te Jo u rn al. I t U is tA I W r Q lf c v t S r r g l a k r I r i o E L L « 0 & o U n U s * • « e n d F R E E lo « h o t« d e s ir in g in f o r m a ­ lio n , th a F in e s t P a m p h le t P u b lis h e d . 3FR IIT C 3T B L D , OHIO, or Liberty St, NEW YORK CITY,