WIGS AND WIG-WEARERS.
false Hair as ma Ornament to Man and a
Staple on the Market.
Wigs and waves are great invention.
They supply deficiencies; they correct
nature's delinquencies. Nothing inakes
or mars personal beauty like'a fine head
of hair or the lack of it.
In these days baldness is common as
to be almost fashionable and wigs are
not commonly worn by men. Now and
then some unfortunate ia competed to
incorporate an artificial head-covering
into his regular wardrobe, but as long
as there is a passable fringe around his
massive dome of thought the average
man avoids a wig. Masculine wigs are
not ordinarily deceptive, and tey are
warm and difficult to. keep in place.
Since it has become the fashion to crop
the natural hair so short that the scalp
is plainly visible it is doubly hard to
wear a wig at all calculated to mislead
any but near-sighted and unobservant
people.
By common consent it has always
been the custom to supply those need
ing a substitute for nature's hirsute
adorumt-nt with curly wigs. It was a
polite fiction to presume that the nat
ural hair, it there had been any, would
be at least wavy. If a man lost hair
as wiry and as full of prongy" effects
as that of the famous Mr. Pancks in.
"Little Dorrit." h- procured a wig of
hixtirir.nt. curls. With constant wear
these curls became matted together in
corrugated ring'ets. Nowadays wigs
much more natural, especially at
the partii r of tho hair. Instead of a
course muslin streak there is now a
transparent canvas that shows the
ecalp.
The taa-.f wigs, once affected by old
men f proud but' economical spirit,
have happily disappeared. A few
years ago there was an old minister
who wore a sort of tuft on the crown
of his head. The tuft did not in the
least match the gray hair with which
.t mingled, and when his head rose
above the pulpit it looked as if his
hair had been made from a skein of
chinchilla worsted. Whenever he be
came interested in warning his congre
gation away from the broad path that
leads to destruction the tuft of hair
Invariably slid over one ear, and his
bald head became an unconscious il
lustration of a slippery place and the
unexpectedness with which the appar
ently permanent slid down-hill.
The wave, which used to be known
as a false front, is a boon to women
and is very popular, especially in sum
mer. At the seaside it is invaluable.
After a dip into the salt sea the hair
becomes as sticky and stubborn as an
Esquimau's, and the naturally curly
wave is oftentimes the only salvation
for a belle's reputation for beauty.
Moreover, the wave, when further
supplemented by what is familiarly
known as a switch enables a girl to
choose any shade of hair without re
gard to the natural hue of her own
locks. After the white-horse craze
many Titian blondes were competed
to adopt waves and switches of a som
ber tint as a means of self-defer.se
against the unwelcome scrutiny of the
crowds upon the streets.
But the artificial bang is most ap
preciated by the army of working
women who have neither the time to
imprison their hair in curl-papers at,
night nor the patience to singe it with
a hot iron in the morning. It saves
time to be able to pin on a bang ready
crimped and reposing among the hair
brushes on one's bureau, and until it
becomes mussed it is perfectly satis
factory. Of course, waves vary widely in
beauty and naturalness. Some of them
are very costiy, and range in price from
f 3 to $15. While wealthy women do
not grudge any sum expended to con
ceal the ravages of time or dampness,
working women are content to buy
their bangs at .bargains.
It is a pity that all waves and wig
lets become in time what is colloquial
ly called "ratty." "Batty" is a word
more descriptive than elegant, and its
derivation is lost in obscurity. It has
bo connection, however, with the
pestiferous rodent. Waves become
"ratty'" or dead-looking very soon.
Then the fashionable dame sends hers
to the hair-dresser and the business
woman takes hers between her teeth
women are never too fastidious to hold
their false hair with their teeth
combs, and puts it up in papers. Chi
cago News.
Change in Watch Crystals.
There have been some curious
changes of late years in the fashions
for staple commodities, and especially
is this true in the matter of watches.
The watch is either looked upon as a
trinket or as an article of serious use.
In the first instance it is set in a round
ball, incrusted with small diamonds,
tVmetimes intermixed with rubies or
with sapphires, or it forms the top of
a smelling-bottle, or is set in a brace
let or the handle of a parasol. But
the serious watch of everv-day wear
has become a very practical article,
indeed. "In old days," said to me a
famous Swiss jeweler of the Rue de la
Paix the other day, "the business of
replacing watch crystals was an im
portant item, amounting, on an aver
age, to thirty dollars per week. Now,
instead of the delicate soap-bubble
glass formerly used, the watch-crystal
is made thick and strong so as to stand
any amount of rough usage short of an
actual blow. The introduct ion of these
massive crystals has brought about a
change in the make of watches. Not
half so many hunting-cased watches
are sold as formerly, as they are so
much less convenient than the open
faced ones, and the thick crystal does
away with the only real objection to
t;,o latter." Paris Letter.
A promissory note is one of tnose
things that will mature just as well
without beinghung out in the sunshine.
Duluth Paragraplter.
Husband "I think we had better
give up our pew in the church for a while
my love." Wife "Why?" Husband
"I am ging in the coal business and
I hataiypicrisy." Binghamton Repuih
The wearing of tights is said to be
injurious to health, and still any one
who takes even a casual look at the
"girls" in the spectacular show can
see that the practice doesn't shorten
life. SomeroilU Journal.
A .jca,;. negro had just paid the
last dollar on a mule he bought, when
suddenly the creature died, leaving
him a financial wreck. Being condoled
with, he replied, "Well, his time come
ter go, sah, an' I radder him dan mo."
"I confess that I am not indifferent
to you," s'ne said with an assumption
of shyness, "but I am afraid that my
papa will think I am not vet of a proper
age to marry." "Nonsense," he
arguedn passionately, "I've known
women sixty and seventy years old to
paarry." Time -
Ol- GENERAL INTEREST
A vulture measuring nine feet
from tip to tip was lately shot near
Juiien, San Diego County, Cal., as it
was sailing away with a full-grown
sheep in its claws.
Collars and cuffs for women are
now made of steel lace, as fine as cob
web, and in any color. - They with
stand the warmest weather and are
winning favor rapidly.
A pipe smoked by General Jackson
while he was President, was recently
presented to the New England His
torical Society. It is still strong. Vir
ginia plug was Old Hickory's favorite
brand.
A citizen of Burlington, N. J., waa
bitten on the leg by a dog eight years
ago, and every year since, on the an
niversary of the bite, it is said, the in
jured member has swelled to twice its
natural size.
There Is a catawba tree in the
front yard of a house in Camilla, Ga.,
which bears three crops of leaves
every year, and, strange to say, each
j crop is destroyed by what is called the
Soft shell crabs are always cheaper
alter a day or two of thunder showers.
They can not be kept alive in such
weather. Electricity in the air ia
fatal to them. Dealers can not explain
it, they only know it is so.
In Webster County, Ga., recently
twenty hogs belenging to a farmer
took refuge from a storm under a clump
of bushes that grew near a tll pine
tree. The tree was struck by light
ning and every hog instantly killed.
An Oregon City, Ore., clergyman
got lost in the woods while en route to
Arthur's Prairie, ten miles distant, to
marry a couple, and not until after the
lapse of forty-eight hours did he reach
his destination. The bride and groom,
together with the invited guests.
waited all the while.
The defense scare in England has
brought out the facts that the nation
has 294 admirals and only fifty armored
sea-going ships. Only thirteen ad
mirals are employed, drawing 37.000,
while 281 unemployed receive 161,000,
At the same time there are 140 Gener
als, of whom 109 are employed.
A New York man missed $45, In
cluding his luck-penny, and told his
room-mate, who offered to take care of
him while he had a cent left. The room
mate in the generosity of his heart.
bought the drinks, and, when he pulled
out a handful of change, la, the luck-
penny! The good Samaritan went to
jail.
Farmers at work in the fields near
Long Fork, five miles from Mount
Pulaski, Logan County, 111., had their
attention attracted by the tinkling of
a bell attached to the neck of an
American eagle flying overhead. By
means of a glass the bell could be seen.
No attempt was made to kill the bird,
which disappeared to the northward.
An Iowa editor wrote to a Dakota
postmaster inquiring about a de
linquent subscriber. The letter came
back indorsed, 'The man is dead.'
Some time afterward, in overhauling a
list of delinquents, an Inquiry was in-
adverdently sent to the same post
master about the rame man. The
replv came back: "Still dead." x-
change.
An English physician, who has in
vestigated the characteristics and sur
roundings of centenarians, says he
finds that the average qualities were
good family history, a well-made
frame, of average stature, spar rather
than stout, robust, with good health,
appetite and digestion, capable of ex
ertion, good sleepers, of placid tern
perament and good intelligence, with
little need for ard little consumption
of alcohol and animal food.
The following are said to be the
sixteen American inventions of world
wide adoption: The cotton gin, plan
ing machire. grass mower and reaper,
rotary printing press, steam naviga
tion, hot-air machine, sewing machine.
the India-rubber industry, machine
manufacture of horseshoes, the sand
blast for graving, gauge lathe, grain
elevator, artificial ice-making on
large scale, the electro magnet in its
practical application, and the tele
phone.
At a railroad station, a benevolent
man found a school-boy crying because
ie had not quite -enough to pay his
fare, and he remembered suddenly
how, years before, he had been in the
same plight, but had been helped by an
unknown friend, and had been enjoined
that same day he should pass that
kindness on. Now he saw that the
long-expected moment had come. He
took the weeping boy aside, told him
his story, paid his fare, and asked him
in his turn to pass the kindness on.
And as the train moved from the sta
tion the lad cried cheerily: "I will pass
it on, sir. So that act of thoughtful
love is being passed on tnrougn our
world, nor will it stay till its ripples
have belted the globe and met again.
Christian Standard.
From early ages till now the race
classification of mankind has been
subject of interest. For a long time
only three types, comprising the white
European, the brown Asiatic, and the
black African, were recognized. To
those, after the discovery of this con
tinent, the red American was added.
But the number of alleged races of men
has fluctuated all the way up to sixty
three; and theory after theory of clas
sification has been from time to time
developed and abandoned. And now
the idea of classifying the human races
according to their languages is taking
precedence over other modes. This
system of classification, it is said, will
give our American Indians an ethno
logical prominence much greater than
has hitherto been assigned to them.
"O, Joan," said Mrs. Bjones, "1
have just found the most beautiful re
ceipt for currant jelly." "Well. I wish
you"d find a receipt for your dress
maker's bills." 'O, no, John dear.
That is not necessary. I always have
Mme. Branetti make my dressmaker's
bills for me." Harper's Bazar.
A popular clergyman was greatly
bored by a lady who admired him with
out reserve. "O, my dear Mr. X,'
Aiid she, one Sunday afternoon, "there
isn't any harm in one loving one's pjis
!or, is there?'1 "Certainly not, ma
Jamo." replied the worthy cleric, "not
the least in the world, so long as the
feeling is not reciprocated." "
Russia imports annually 3G0,00O.
000 pounds of cotton, chiefly from
America and Egypt, but it is believed
'hat recent acquisitions of -the Czar in
Central Asia are excelently adapted
for cotton raising. Some has already
' ,a grov.-n at Khiva and Bokhara,
and an extensive system of irrigation
is being cheated to develop other land
for this purpose.
THE SOUL OF WORK.
Why Labor Without Spirit 1 Virtually a
Itody Without Life
There is a certain man of busino i-
in this city whoso first and constant
demand of all his employes and co
workers is that their spirit shall In
right; so long as their hearts are It.
the work he cares little for details.
Not every man of action is so keen
sighted; most men of this stamp are
exacting in matters of discipline, and
care little for the spirit in which the
work is done. The spirit is, neverthe
less, the main thing; if the spirit is
right there wlH bo no shirking, no in
efficiency, no procrastination. Whore
a man's spirit leads him, there will his
feet walk willingly and his hands do
gladly. He will need neither urging
nor watching; no one will demand so
much of him as he will demand of him
self; no one will be half so critical of
his manner and method as himself.
When the motive power is right the
machiuery will look nftur itself; if the
motive power is defective or unregu
lated, the finest machinery is u: elcss.
Now, one of the seeivls of success is
getting one's spirit into one's work;
getting behind all one's activities the
full force of one's motive power. This
is by no means so common a -4 one
would think; it is. in fact, so uncom
mon that when a man puts his whole
force into his work he sewn attracts at
tention because by that very fact lie
separates himself from the crowd.
A great deal of the work of the
world is done in a perfunctory manner;
done to get through with it; done to
get it off one's mind; done to secure
the return which It promises. It is
done without enthusiasm, originality,
contagious zeal. Sto: es. shops, o:!lee.
factories are full of men whose chief
desire is to get their work oiT their
hands as quickly and with as little
expenditure of strength as possible.
They put as little of themselves ai pos
sible into it. These are not the men
who invent new methods, perfect new
processes, secure rapid a:ul honorable
advancement; they a:e not the m n
upon whom every bily ruiie?, whom
every body trusts, who turn the re
luctant face of fortune towards them
selves.
The men who give their work char
acter, distinction, perfection, arj the
men whose spirit is behind their
hands, giving them a new dexteritv.
There is no kind of work, from the
merest routine to the highest creative
activity, which do -s not receive all
that gives it quality from the spirit in
which it is d;vie or fashioned. Work
without spirit is a Inuiy without soul;
there is no ihV in it. Flawless work
manship is tinel unless touched In J
M.ino influence of the spirit; imperfect
"rkm unship is often redeemed 1-y the
power of spirit lodged in it. Every
ihing that l:eks spirit is mechanical,
no matter how Ir.gii the grade of its
t-xeculfon: every thing that contain
inrit pos-esses life. To put spirit into
one's work is to vita'ize it. to give it
force, character, originality, distinc
tion. It is to put the stamp of one's
iHture on it. and the living power of
one's soul into it. When Mr. Arnold.
;n one of his brief speeches in thi?
country, urged young writers to put
their hearts into their business, he
disclosed one of the sources of his own
influence. His technical skill wa- great,
his sense of beauty delicate and almost
fruitless, his instinct for form unerring,
but all these qualities, though the
pave his work a great charm, did not
give that work its peculiar influence
upon many of the finest minds of the
day. That influence came from the
fact that Mr. Arnold put his spirit into
every line he wrote, charged his work
v. ita his own personality. It is thf
quality of spirit which gives his verse
its beautiful meditativeness. and hi.
prose its peculiar sincerity and audaci
ty. That which imparts life to the
highest artistic work imparts it to
nerykindof activity to which men
-et their hands. It is always the mar,
who puts his spirit into his work who
..-.akes his work tell for his own suc
cess and advancement. Christian
I 'nion.
A Canal Across Italy.
It is proposed to commence a canal
upon the western shore of Ita'y, jusi
above Civita Vecchia, at Cast re, and
to cut through to Fano on the eastern
ir Adriatic 6hore. A glance at the
nap of Italy will show that in this line
two lakes are met, those of ltolsena
and Trasimeno, and it is proposed to
drain these two lakes, thus securing
the area for cultivation. The length
of the canal will be about 16!) miles,
the width of it 110 yards, and its d pth
is to be about 13 yards, so that ships o(
any tounago, and oven men-of-war,
will be able to pass through it The
cost of the canal is reckoned at 5H),
000,000 francs, that is, -0,H)0.O(X). It
is estimated that the work could be
completed in five years from its com
mencement. The Italian journals are
highly interested in the project and
are taking up the matter warnvy, and
when the fact of the long sea passage
round the south coast of Italy and up the
stormy Adriatic to Trieste an.l Venice
is remembered, certainly the canal
would be of immense service to the
whole of Southern Europe. Loiulon
Figaro.
At a Washington Hotel.
Jew Comer Have you got a room?
Jlerk Only one, sir.
S. C I want it.
Clerk You can have it.
N. C Where is it?
Cicrk It's room for apprehension,
sir, that you will have to sleep on the
billiard table or go elsewhere. Wash
ington Critic
All the chief shops it Milan are in
a glass-roof arcade four blocks long.
It costs over $3,000,000 a year to
maintain the London police force.
Two thirds of the land in England
and Wales is held by 10,207 owners,
and sixteen of this number own 1,163,
028 acres.
The Biblo seeks to regulate our
actions in this world, not exclusively
by considerations that relate simply to
this life, but mainly by motives tliat
are drawn from another life, and that
relate to God and what he requires of
his moral creatures. True godliness
embraces both lives in its vision and
motives to action. Tlie Independent.
"Of jiil that I brought with me
from Mt'. "..eime of my childhood into the
world, " s.ys a leading business m.ti,
"the most valuable possettsion was the
Kabit of kneeling- to ask God's blosting,
night and morning. It kept alive ia
me the idea that there 'was a power
stronger thaa I stronger than money
or business or life itself. That idea
saved me."
BLOCKADE TOILETTE?.
tarr Oontumes Worn by Knnlhorn Laities
Daring; the War.
"You should have seen me during
the war," says Miss Spencer. "I looked
too awful for any thing."
"I did see you," rejoined Mrs.
Caroll. "You remember when you
were in the village to which you had
llown from the bombarded city. You
had on a curtain-calico bed-spread,
gorgeously flowered, made into a dress,
which you called a Bompadour cos
tume. And I remember, too, that tho
dusky maiden of twelve who handed
me a glass of water, was attired in a
tick dress of exquisite design, simple,
yet elegant. Of this, too, I thought
you seemed quite proud."
"I was proud to think how cleverly
I adapted myself to my circumstances.
That girl was in tatters. All the calico
that had run the blockade was bought
up, so I bethought me of a wool mat
tress that I owned and I ripped it up
and sold the wool to Iks woven and
made into clothing for the soldiers, had
the tick washed and I made it into Uvo
dresses and two aprons for Flora."
"Do you remember Mrs. Ash ford's
bonnet, and how we all screamed at
her as she entered the room: "Where
on e.irth did you get that new bonnet?
Did it r-un the blockade?' 'No, in
deed,' she exclaimed, proudly. 'This
is the same old bonnet that filled me
with despair whenever I looked rt it,
it did seem such a hopeless ea.se. I
procured some bhsck varnish and gav
the straw two coats ol it. I dyed the
faded old ribbon with poke-bcrry juice
and I mnde a cluster of buds out of
pink tissue- paper and covered them
with n puif of black lace, and you see
the result of my Ingenuity.'
"I gave my flannel skirts to be util
'zed for a soldier who was dying in the
hospital of consumption," continued
Miss Spencer, "anl. as a submit it, I
made a skirt of a heavy three-ply car
pet. It was as heavy as lead, of
ourse, but it was the best that could
be done und'-r the circumstances. I
made one also for Flora, and the dr.s'n
maiden, as you rail her, was very in
dignant at being competed to wear a
carpet skirt, and informed me that 1
had dressed her in the matress aad t'le
carpet, and 'I don't know what's com
ing next,' she added, tent-fully.
Do you not remember, inquires
Mrs. Caroll, "Mrs. Peru'H'r's descrip
tion of her 'full-dres toilet" boots of
untanned leather, tied with things,
woven home-spun dress ia black and
white blocks the back, an old sir,
washed, scraped with broken glass into
a pulp, and then carded and spun; anJ
vhite cuJs and collar of bleached
homespun; and a hat plaited of rye
itw. dyed black with walnut j trots, a
-hoe string for ribbon to encircle it:
-id knitted worsted gloves of three
.hades of green the darkest bottle
hade being around the wrist, whi'.t
'. color tajKsred to the loveliest co!oi
f the pea at the finger tips. Yes. v
ere busy women in those days. Th
.-use of the spinning-wheel was heart'
iroughout the land, and the constant
lip of the scissors as we cut up out
'. ;nn-I skirts to make shirts for t!u
ic'.i in the hospitals, and our best
;--'sses to be turned into dressing
v-w r.s for them. We tore up our Unci,
e- ts to send for bandages, and w
: ripped our floors of carpets to ma':?
Idiers' blankets." DemoresCs ilonl'i-
BUYINQ A BONNET.
-.rr.liilno mtnre as It llr-laj- Irtelf In
Mllllnrrr Stor.
A woman of forty and a girl o!
i rh'eeu went into a fashionable rnil
j ry store on Woodward avenue and
'! -gan pricing goods.
Here's a bonnet, mother, thit'i!
uit ye." said the girl, ta'vit a white
: ice affair in her brown hand.
"'Tain't my style," said the wowai.
" 'sides I want a h it. an a'1-ro.ni 1 hat.
ih'.t 1 kin wear to meet in or mil..i,r,
iiivii thet yere."
It was a black straw hat. turn-vl up
on the side with a -duster of wlii.-.
dowers.
"I like the posies," said th- woman,
laying it on over her sun'uirae face.
"it 'minds me of a hut I had on when
1 fust see your father. Th it was twen
ty years ago this very summer, live
do it look?"
Fust-rate," said the girl, "pap
won't know you. Lor. mother, you
lo. k younger than me now, ef you aiu't
got s'much color."
The mother looked hard at herself
in the glass. There was a great ,U.v
of glass and very little mother, for ph
was a small, spare woman and the ha
covei-ed her up.
"I'm burned." she said, "'twixt
wok in an harvestin', but when I wer
vour age, SalHe, mv cheeks ivre red
der than yourn !. Do ye think now
that in a high w ind sleh as we hev out
home I could keep it on?"'
"We fasten them on with this." said
the milliner, handing tile customer a
long pin.
"Thank ve, ma'am, but mv head
ain't a pin-cushion. Agin 1 run the)
pin through it I wouldn't hev euny
sen.-e left. You may put on a pair
strings and I'll t:;k-5 the hat. I ai'i i
hod a new one now for over foui
cars."
The strings Vicing supplied, th.; h:.t
was paid for and put on. It waa an
anomalous thing, tied hard down on
the hea-1 of it . own -r, but as the two
women went out the fi.ces of both
'teamed with happiness over the incon
gruous perch'. ;e. Perhaps the gv!
-ol- ced herself with the thought thai
l ie lint that was not too young for tlit
wither might net be too o'd fo- t'ae
i tughler. llroU Free lYcss.
The destruction of forests has pro
ceeded so rapidly in Prussia of late
years that the Government h;is passed
a law protecting timber. It was found
that the climate in many districts waa
changing, and rivers and lakes were
becoming shallow in consequence ol
the wholesale cutting away of w;oods.
"You have a very large mouth,"
remarked a dentist to a lady, It:
3eed!" was tho indignant response
Yes," pursued the dentist, "m-hile
.lave been filling this tooth of you
;ny operations have extended over a:
acher." There was no further use fo.
thcr.
Le,t en eh pastor and Christian
friend suggest ho question to young
men and women whether they had not
better make arrangements to enter the
high school, academy or college, and
take an extended course of study. Fa-
rents should have their attention di
rected to their duty to assist their son
and daughters to obtain an education
The importance of education should be
agitated each summer, that in their
autumn opening the schools may be
tuiea. Utristtan Inquirer.
Timothy Williams, aged eeveuiy-six,
who lived at Lebcnon, Conn., met with
a Horrible death a few days ego. In
climbing a tree to secure a swarm of
his bees which had lodged on one of
the brati! lies ho lost bis balance and
fell, scattering the bees as lie did so.
The infuriated bees immediately a'
tackud the old mar, who. with a
broken leg, crawled awiy and si tiph'
refuge under a wagon. He made a
di operate light, but without euccesr.
He was stung to dc ath.
A Bangor family lias a very blight
and knowing turret, which the 1 idien
have t:iught to go through the act of
kising in response to the request,
' Kics me, Polly." One of the male
niemliers of the family is in tlie lubit
of pl.igtiing the bird a little. One
day he look Monsieur Parrot in his
nan js, ami, siter s'roRit.g ma feither-'
tin
in ne imaHiucn Hint "tilker"
is in the h Mildest m--al. he said :
w
"N
ow kiss me. Poll v." At th a the
l
dly mule a furious grab and t"re
aw
ay a laitte pait ol the niak'a nie.
ey never epeak now as tl cy pa-s
Th
by.
A (IKNKIHI, TIK-fP
of nil tlie im-Hii of tmMle rotivpiinrt In a licvo
clty.evon fer a Jew limin, during a strlk" of the
'tiiiloy.'(i, nicnim a (- n' tnl malvt of tru-le
nnl itidiixtrv fur tin- tim.-lHi.if. ntui lit ntti-iibl
Ith nil riiftrmoiiK usen nU- Kxn to th rum.
mnnity. Ilmv nuirh inoro wrloun to the Itnll-
vlitiinl In the ei lii rnl tii--np f bluavMi-m. kunw 11
i ,-..ii-t).,n t..n. Hint dm- to the trik of tin
mt'M Important orvuiif for more prudent trent
nti'iit ami lH-tter run. If too long intrl-c-tei, a
torphi or uliifalsh lHcr will irm!m-i wrlotm
forma of liver and kidney din-awn, inalnrtiil
tnmhlo and rlinmlr dvi-(ila. ir. Herri-
i i. anni rurgntive rciii'ta arc a tinwi'titlre ami
run-of t'i'-He ilor.l.-r(. Tiler are tToini.t. mm-
and i tiV-rttve, pleasant to take, and positively
l-.armlewn.
. .,,,1., - i- uni-it-r i-mri fur cm-ill it--,, knims
more, and accUM.- w ith more nicety.
Pleaalnca tttrt forth forever: but
rure 1
like a cloud it t.aiaca.
A FACT TO HE RKMKMKEKKI).
Do not be deceived by niinreprea nta
tiona. Ai-k otir drufrgi t for .MXcock's
I'ouous Flasikks aud let bo explanation
or Kolicll&tioa induce you to accept a tiu'i-
stitute. A llcik k's Plasters are a purely
vejie'alile preimrat ion, tha formula of
w ht h ia ki:owu ou t to the niannfar' nrer.
Their valuable urative djw era are tu- to
the employ m tit of th highest medical
and chemical t-liill. They a-.t aafelv.
prompt j, ami effectually. Ov-r 1 (!, tf
er-ems liave leeii cured by AW otK s
'onul'S Pl.ASTFIt.
P.c'k at- atrione man tret consoler. In
an hour of altliction. trtmMc or orrw, he can
tnrti to thi-ia w ith ecurUlcuce and traM.
WHATTHKV AKF. OOOlt Ft)K.
Bhasihicth's Ph.1.8 are the beat medi
cine known.
Firs -They are purely vegetal le, In firt
a mclieated food.
Second The same doe al ways produce
the fame effect, o;hr purp-aiivea require
increased loea and finally ceae acting.
Ihirtl They purify the blood.
Fouri h 1 hev invigorate the digestion
and leane the stin ach and bowel-.
A - They Hiiniulate the liver and
carry off vitiated bile and other depraved
?e rel iouH.
The tlest tw o o three (low tell th
KU.iry. The akin becomes elear, the eve
b-iht; the mind active; difi.tioii It re
stored; costiveiies cured; the animal
vigor ia reciuited and all deray arrested.
Willi It WAS IT R tt llX OK SHAKF.S
FFAIiK. The aitthnrolilrt ef th dramatic production
aorit-uied to tl- la-t of the alaive named i atri-tnt-m:
l;trary ein-!- to the i-ry centre, but af
fect the practical ma- s far 1- than the mo
nei:tcu ('ji-tion. bw to ti;ain or pr---rve
le a'tii. thai eiM-nt:al of tw!!iy and menial ac
tivity. tuin. m--e and the purHlt of hap-
'im-'-." cau throw far more liiftit on thi
nlicr subject tbau the mwt profound Stake
arian can on tiie mention crsl propounded,
f the v Mem is d'-plet.il. the nerve iihaky: if
imtieetnn or con-!ati"n bother one at time,
or rvtvManily; if tue fkln 1 yellow, aud the
U t-'ane furred a In biliuttHiv: if there are
premonitory tw inces of oncoming rheumatism
or nearalxin: if the kidneya are inactive uc
Hoi iter Stomach Hitter, the tnet reeuper
aut of an asfe prnlitfc in Ix-nerteial and ucce
ful rvmcdie. KemeinK-T. If malaria threaten
or a!?!iit. thai it ueHtraHaea the poison aud
fortirtt-a the tera
Sleep, rlche and health are only tmlr en
joyed after they have lieeti interrupted.
The o't rrrntntlan of "Snra" Bmn
'; 7V.--i.'" for the relief of l "oH;h. 1 "old and
T'!oat Id.ae9, La piveu them a favorable
notoriety.
1 rt Cuuiu fur break fafft.
INFANTILE
SKiq 8r Scalp
DISEASES
:: -cured by.--CUTicVjfV
FfofAdiS.
roit CTKANS1MS. Ft HI FY I NO ANP
I beantifj inir the kin of children ard infanta
and curing tor' ui inn. liti(iurir,sr. ttchimt. seal;
and pinp:y oi -e,UH-r of the skin, eculp and
blood, with loaaof hair, from infancy toolilaR
the t'fiiei ha linsmits are infallible,
iVTicVHA. the T. at Skin Cure, and CVti
cvha soap, an exquisite skin Heantifler, ex
t mall-, and i'n n i'B Hkkoi.vemt. the new
Ubxni I urilier, ii.tenially. eureevei v form of
skin and blood di.staaee, from piniplea to
cm nla.
told every where. Priee.t'vmct-RA.yV.: Par
35e.: Hrsoivwjrr.fi. ITeoared by the rYrn icn
lRl-o AI 1'HKMICAL Co.. BOSTON, M .tan,
wend toe "How tot'uret?Kiu iiieeai,""
r lluby a km wyl foalp preserved and "VX
1" beautified by CVTirrKA HUP "X
jf KlONKV I'ainh. Btw-kaeheand Weakneae
4jft ctirett by t'lTin'KA Anti-Pais Pl.Are.B.aii
j'inln1ane,vu iinoieduinif ldaiter. inc.
SARSAPARILLAjJELLOW DOCK
Jocliilo t Iotass.
It enrm Rrivvatiiih, ISeoraloia, Bn, rimplaw.
PcroftilA, !ai, ( trrh. T'iniura, Ktt Ka, U4
Morcurial Pjn- It Piirifiw the Rloo4, HeVm tb
Llvtv 'd KulDejn to heu'tby action, and K&k Ui
OoQiplexloa lirtuhl and Cleu.
J. R. GATES Si. CO., Proprietors
4 17 HaiiHoni HtM Nan Krntr Inro.
After pprt)Iit Ten Trintora South,
was Cured liy Scott's EiuuIriou.
143 Centre St., New York.
June '2.1, h. IMMit. (
Tho Winter after tho groet fire
In Chicago I contrpcted Bronchia
affections, and since then havo
boen obKf.-d to spend nearly every
Wintor Sotjtn. t-aet November was
adviaeci to try Scott's t mulsion of
Cod Liver OH with Hypophosphitea
ar.d tomymirpris?wasro!!avodat
once, and by continuing Its uso
three months was on ti rely cured,
gainod flesn and strength and
was able to stand even the Bliz
zard and attend to business every
day. c. T CHURCHILL,
Sold bit till DrtiggMa.
WEAK, NERVOUS PEOPLCr
pr. Heavu'g Kt.r.eTRO-Ha.
KKLT positively cures
BIIKt TIH,flKI BiLili,LlV
KK, aiUNKT and exhauMtlnR-c-hronii:dicseaiieor
rMtthaexea.
Contains 23 tol'Midt-triw, of
KlfH-trli-itv. liCAKANTKKU the
ipRiw-t. wi, ntlflt-.iniwi-rf ul.ilu
'elltH-tive VkllK 1L KLKtTUlC HKLT in the
WORLD. Klectrtn Suspenvot -lea free wilta Male Helta.
A-oid bofnia compannn with manr aUanea and worth,
lent imitations KLKeTRlC fUH KITTlilU.
8.O00 eumi Send tamp for lliutrated pampbKb
U. J. luijiaua, l7 Market Mt. M. V.
Hole trop, faciHe Coast Branch.
BRONGmTIS
ateat lm?'V-roved.i
Clmni'c l n wfint ruM if wniie;
exist without a i nimc.
nothing ran
Till: COMIXO COMET.
It In funded by a Kniti-ful patron tliat the next
round Mil! nt'jx ur In the form of a lenro bottle,
having "tlold-n Medical lilKrovery" itiicrrihed
upon It In bold rl-n meter. Whi-tln-r flu- ronecit
and hi'jh eonq Hineiit will lw rerlfli-d, p-maina
In Ik rf, but Dr. I'b-rce will continue to ii
forth that wonderful Vf-c, -table compound, and
potent era, I jeator of dfweaMe. It ha no e,jul in
medicinal and th-ulth-Kivlufr properties, f,,r
ImpurlinK vlwir and b-ue to the liver ami kid-
ii, in ,ii,ii,iiik oiiiiiii, nut, iiiriiuju ji
rh-uuu.' ami rcm-u in the whole nyntem. Fer
KrrnfitloiiM hitmorx, ami conxtittipHon, or lnn
Hcroftilu, In it early nlBSfe, it Is a positive
"pccilic. UriiKKlHtx.
! riTer knew a mini In nil my life who could
b ur aiiother i iiiMortuue perfectly, like a
Christian.
WOMAN'S WO It K.
Then- In no end to the tukn which dally eor
friutt the it'hmI hotim-wlfe. To be a foe-ccnffnI
hou?ck'cwT, th- t rht requisite is vood hca!th.
How can a woman contend nrainst th- tr:ala
and worries, i.f hule-.-kei-pf le If he In- puffi-riier
from thoe dNtr.-M-out; Irreffularitli-n, afiim-nta
ami wcakiii'c peculiar to lieraex? Ir. I'irree
Favorite l'nicri lion .io Hpecfrlc for th. x di
ord r. '1 !ie only n-mcdy, mild by drutfiiisti,
nmicr a poi-itivc euarantc; from the ueinufar-birf-rn.
SrtHfio-tioft ifimriiut'-ed in every cane,
or muifi refunded. See printed Kuaraotee oa
Ijotth- w rap)-r.
That U let which iod
11 i min-'.
'-tid. 'Twas M will;
?uVaU,w ei or"
HU FC b.
PERFECT rBAS5J
S4 tupctr-r esorllr,ce proven In ttilllHUia of L unafot
ait re U.an a y.r'rf of a cetitury. It la usri Hr tfc
I'n:wd Htat t;n,nnwot. r u4.aa.-d by the nwrtfc of
the tlra.t I' nit rr : te m tfa St-ront, IVjwrt ,c 1 m'wt
HwA"tlif-l. tT -rk- I'rram Kati'u 1'oud. r l-a im-I
euatato An ir jnta, l.:u:e r,r Ajntn. K.,ld on!r i . can
rruic haki.nu puwuts un.
wnw Tout i-nicaoa. ar. xtvn
Tl-.a BUTIS' OTJIDB ia
ia-juad March and Sept,
i each year. It ia an ener
I elopedia of useful in for.
' mat ion for all who par.
chase the luxuries or the
necessities ot Ufa. 'Wa
can clothe you and furnish you -with
all the necessary and unnecessary
appliances to ride, walk, dance, sleep,
est, fish, hunt, work, go to church,
or stay at home, and in various aizea,
styles and quantities. Just fljrure oat
what is required to do all thase thine
COFORTICLT. and you can make a fair
estimate of the value of the BUYEB3'
GUIDE, which will be sent upon
receipt of 10 cents to psy postage,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO,
111-114 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Iii.
CThe 0L33EST MJ5J3ICIKE la the WOELrrrj
Ia Probably Dr. Isaac Thompson's I J
ULEBRATED EYE WATEll
. Th? art-! U a eartil! r-MTl rTfkfar rrx
tur. ais i nt a ha.'.aT lir.f li s n.r j ?'Lrt gar
tt.ij4 li.a hare hxtt itn-lt:rrI l;Ta t-e aw- tt.
a! '4 U:i aitirir ta naii.;j f acT-a&:ii4; It th- '
r t ! as arr lVi d it t:l vt cr fil f.p
bt'ly iniitr t!:r aWT-tinn of pi... ic;ai?s t m riV,
Joho L. Thom9a. oas Ao.TRoV. Y
i1 FINWA Y HKAiirH. rc.PA
Hoc of i M and Hoks. Uacc-' rpt!H
Kartrm Ft it-a VATfHlAS u&AT 0 . ;.3C i-n
Hya Saa rwHrav
Dr. Spinney & Co.SS
'"- w WWO L'e. Weak Jl-i-.orr. lspor
oeni-r. to.. i "etc ,,. icr ab-se.eare !.
Y O U Tl C MTlfl -H-"? tr-m the effert
eretioo annnfd avait theiaM-iv, (. r-tr trettrrrrt.
n H..Ti-r,r-:rtir.nra!!Vv.l in r:f r-, f-rt 5ilta,
'btrM, pi uj,tix and "nleif mrea.
rVIIDDLE.ACED MENfn
nr-tr ti'-m'-. cv rurrp'innfrtff. (Mlirit,- rn
irTf. mrnd 4 ct-nU la wtntrt pa for ifae Young Xu'i
- a i. u vi v wmuo su acijta.
12
CABINET
$2.00
PHOTOGRAPHS
Why ar $10 to f 12 ier doC'-n f-r yuur photo
(rraplis e lien hr ei,tlinr a tintype or photo-t-ph
fff any kind e will aenil you 1 tlojtrn
llnelr hni-l-etl Oliipeta f. (I. ll. fiiro!.Of.
thereby you are running no rik and not pay
ing any tnnr.ev tmtil yiiu (r-1 your paoto-j, A1m.
a fine l.ife-jie rnjitn lrtrlt in ti
Inehfran'e'JIv-.'Tfor I5. Agealu Wanted.
wnsoN's mm. 389 sia:e si. mm
A WALKING ADVERTISEMENT.
Every man that smukoa a pipe ia a walking
advertiser of the merits of "8al of North Caro
lina Plug Cuf Smoking Tobacco.
The "goal" is pronounce 1 by all smokers the
beet Tobacco ever sold on the Paciflo Coast.
P PIT- 'r7i 'Wf llas-w-
WrvtS W'Aa H jV
J.a. 7 i . ; - a
frY'-. STf h 4 ,V-fcjW? ,
1
To S8 a Pay. Samples worth fft.BO, FREK.
Ine not under the horaesfeer Vi nto hrrw.
aaa Safutt Ki. IIouaa Co."lIoUv,311ch.
3TS
Waafcil, o rell an Eon a-
tiini . owelty It the
y -nil 1 lka. 8jruethir g
C-bil in.n aork I0 tier rwl aaflv
nixie W. 1 (Jkant a Co., Flood
buildiiui, 8n Frauciaeo,
Dr.SP EY
T seal or
1 NORTH CAROLINA. I
y KwrinTOP.CC,0
uanau warn . n i a; a,ji.ai aimj an in
""t"," , S ' ! I
; I'V'.It -v--M,J--A- !'. .V'--4 , v4
4-aHr-. if.-V. .n)rreTXa-t -a
--, t i $ wj-c v'k f--a
' For Neuralgia.
FRESH TESTIMONIALS.
tOMInntea. Irrtaftoa, 111., Lf t. lti.
About tfcr ?r -o, Mrs. br Yea-rcfc
u uih wits rt!(l la tu4 B4 Uc ks4
mr4 thrM dy: sM triad fit JmoM Oil; waa
rUT4 la tft aiinuua. lu T. Ooo4ar, Drrg girt.
Prompt. Colaatuu, Obla, Mar . 1MI.
Bv wuBtrti wl.h aurlfla for Bur T.ar;
I ia at. Jaeota oil: It rive rllf ni fta&lir
CrWaa away all pala. t wou.i' um ao othr m4-
a-jriLL iiufta.
Sara. Towaada, 111., Ittaa , IMS.
rka wik r rmoa r. akdfkso bi taa
la ta !uad from childhood, whlrh Tti to il
JaoobaOU. O. W HOWARD tOKa.araggnta. .
AT DOauIIT AK CZAIJEXS.
THE CHARLES A. VUGELEH CO., BaHlmora. Hi.
Diamond Vera-Cura
FOR DYSPEPSIA.
AD ALL ITOMACK TKO0BLU ITJCK AS;
toalgootloa, Somr-StoBsek. Hnnbnni, tuio, OI4
dl.au. Coc,t4 t.tloa. rmtlBMS ffcr Mtltf, food
Kulnc ' ta Moath u dluvcrooabu lilt, aAor -lag.
lu,,u,Mi ana Low-gpirtta.
At Drugvitt and Ixa rri or tntt by mat? am f
eeipt f 25 a. (5 botai ft .00) in ttampt. tinmipis
lent an receipt 4 2-rent Stnmp.
THE CHARLES A. V0QELER CO.. iWaiara. Mi.
W'ija.MHa)MMBaBeyappi
PIANOS.
1st Premloma B.OOC in rie,
SO yeara Entablbbed, KeW
totcnted Steel Tun nv le-
vice. in umc in no other Piano, br which our Plant
ttand tn tune xo year, good a km J ooi acectea
by climate. No wood to apiit, break, U, ifarink,
crack. de-?. or wear out : wa awarantce it. Ele
gant Boaewood Caaea, a rtrinjr. donUe reieotinr
action; nnaat trorv keva; the Famooa A.VT1SEIX.
Call er write for &atakiru, free. T. M. ANTl.SKXl
I PIANO CO., Manntacturera, Md rillowf Hull, Uar
t ket and Serentb Streeta, Saa Fnuciaca.
Bi a Has crvea cn.'vsp,
aal aatisfactloa tn U
cure of GoaorriKea ar3
Cileet. I prescribe it and
fed safe In recoir manoV
lot It to all o Carers.
1.J.ST05FR.B.D..
Peestae, IU.
prick si.oe.
Sold lr DrDctstaV
J.H. fiNH.AiiurrrsiiO Anatltiea
t hcnlt, lyibfratorr. IN first t r-onlnn.
e, Analjae m-ift of all sn'rx-tiacca.
AfXHIWn A CURED
m ss. m sa aass mm .BrBBa-a
t-rnia.t Anthma. t ar Txrrt rjn tuarrve- lev
-ntitex: tLj :u toe wrm cafWjnmrw oczcf nct-
! anus ut ; Ciocurirmwoen aj oaer- iau..
; ru eomrimcw (Ja wam miceptieat. JPnee 30c ri d
? t AH KaL lrwrir.i or by mall. Samrle FKt
T Hewwfci lie i a
OCR TRADE
formers. It is ircpor
aast that the Soda ef
fialermtnayoa fxaeahonld
ba White and Para same
as all almilar substanoea
staad for food. Totasore
ebtainlng only the "Arm
A Hammer" brand Soda
Or Balerafc. bay it in
"pound or ha'f pound"
eartoona. which bearonr
name and trade-mark, aa
laf arior irooda are aatae
tttceaanbatimted f(the
Arm k Hi.-nmir ' brand
Vhea booght la bulk.
Parties naing; Bakinf
Powder shoaid remem
ber that ita aola risica
property ccnalats of bi
carbonate of soda. One
tsaspoon fnl of the "Arm
a Hammer brand ef
oda or fSalerataa mixed
adta soar milk sqasls
Packed in Card
OS ETEBI
Foeseesea many Important Advantages over an
other j rtpared Footis.
BABIES CRY FOR IT.
INVALIDS RELISH IT.
Makes Plump, Laughing, HsaWif Babies.
Reg,ulatea ttie Stcmacti arte) Bowels.
Sold by DraCTrtaa. fto, 5c Sl.OO.
urns, RiCHflPcsow t co., mti8T,rr.
Baby Portraits.
A Portfolio of T-eautiful baby portraits, printed
on flue plate paper hy patent ptwxo pr-ieeas, wnt
free to Mi a her if any Bary bora within a yetr.
Every Mother wants these pictures; send at once.
Give Baby's name and ace.
WLUS. RICHARDsCN & CO, Piops Buriingtoa, Vt
THB COW EKAJTD.
TO
A 1 TO S OATS.iJ
f i mmm Milam.
C'j arsaaiTkyfaa
'vDWICHT'S
SO D A
DELICIOUS BISCUITS or WHOLESOME BREAD
USE
Dwight's Cow-Brand SodaSaleratus.
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
ALWAYS UNIFORM AND FULL WEIGHT.
i sure that there !a a picture of a
.
rS.. rJT. W11IGIIT,
Koet morriae-a Mirret. 1-artlami. Or-geat.
Gi'.ieral Aget t for Ihe
ADVANCE ENGINES THRESHERS AND POWERS
I eep- c'jtily request tho e cont mplatin-? pure! asing either an Engine or Threh-r
rxt season to look up te record of the ADVANCE. It is the onlu
twill on the Pacific C'at that h w given entire satisfaction.
IalsodealinLiXuixiry Michinary, Mrina Easlnss All kinds of
Brass Goods, Inspirators, Injectors, Oilers, Reapers, Mowers
Chemical Fire Extingalshers, and Engines, Oils, '
Belting, Hose, Wrenches, Etc.
aL5- y - . 'g --fc"-J--
.- i l ixo riaKKi
, i IJSTuars. wi;
--. - W, a rdlBsrr b
. ' if A la l au&afc
' ' V.
I ' " : -2
Hun ft iaa ivep of t aem at a tufa. A sua, a boy
aud a Hotm aa oprw (t, hearj hia or rod t ha4i.
Ta crop oa a 4t acra tb 6 rot yoar will pay tor tbo Maeaia.
Ic wttl vlj coot o a portal ear M o4 t"T aa intra4
Cataiacaa. rvac prioa, larva aaa tniaonlaH. Aaar ktaa
If aft ufatorrrs, ,
J 4X18 HIL5E A S03T, Scotch GrOT, Iowa.
WELL DRILLS
F03 EVERT PDRPOSE.
Sold on Trial !
afvw-u riHa.il, pruuw
arjrc Bend tQc for mailing
a rare iflastr&tMl Cat&irti
with fiiJ parUcaiaxa. Mask
i factored bj
GOULDS A AUSTIN,
imt Lak mt.i
CHICACO. ILL.
BVT THB BEST. TASK NO CHANCES.
aVSEXICAfJ SALVE
THE CREAT HEALER.
Ctire Ctit, &re, Salt Bhenm, Bolla,
Pimples. Felo.-s. Skiu LHiwasea, and all
aliment tor which a naive is suitable. For
taku g out sorerrt-ea and healii g it acta
like iiiocir. is rents a box. at aM drnpjrists.
P'-llH;t -qUIllliebl, til.-;.iuh lllHtmctiOfl. rl3b-
lied reputation. prt.wiiie fwpiilarity. Busfnens,
Shorthand. Ccmmo School and PtmmnsMkfp Depart
aieiwa. Students admitted at any time. C'ata
leue and pe"imens of penmanship snt free.
J. k. wrsro.se-'T. . t tnwROKta. -
THE VAN MONCISCAR
PRIVATE DISPENSARY.
Kosv 133 and 134 Third 8 tree.
PartlMsU Orecsa.
94 Ta tv only Private T'-
lu penaaryia Portland or on
1J t .a Northvaa Cwi-
k hers patienU areeaoms,
OVH, CHEOKld" AVO
PKTTATE DISFASlSlo
jw'l 4r e-rd, stasia or
loe-t KAJTHOOIX
ysriOai 5eWlitya) ac ml oaA
ryohlitXc crjacion. erf act
CCrfjek Vi ; Sf rxMiy k dney aod
croxsrtTs-rio Fsrt. -
MABS
fonr teaspoon fnlsof that
beat Baking PowderaT
tnj twenty times ita
cost. beafd-ia beha
much aaalthJer, beeansa
it doea not eon tain any
tnj anous sabatascea,
sncbasalnm, terra alba
ebx, of which many Baa
ing Powdeta are made,
Ilaiymes and Farmsra
ahotzid nae only the-Arna
k Hammer bread for
cleaning and keeping
Milk Pana fi-tree aal
CaLiiua. Bee tfaes
every porrad package ef
"Arm and Hammer
Brand contains foil
IS ounces net, and the
poned packagesWt
Si nmj ne. Soda or
fSaleratna same aa spees
fted oa each package.
PACKAGK.
Kill ".J
HMMsssMa
Ji- -a- ?
Board Boxes. Always keeps Soil.
It's Easy to Dye
"with
Sip Superior
TTT Strensrth.
D T
rasiness.
Beauty.
AND
Simplicity.
. .-.v. guiw uisu anj outer
ayes ever made, and to give more brilliant and
tiuraMe eotors. Ask for the UtamtanU, and taksi
nootber. 9&eokra; lo ccnta each.
WELLS, RICHARDSON A CO.. Burlington, rt.
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