,AL lessons.
...f:.v: y tit Tmnirht in On of Washlns
tun'i Public Schools.
'.Ilstory is taught la & novel way in
, at-hingtou, and the pupils are taught
in a practical way that seems worthy
of emulation. According to a gentle
nan who recently went through a
school in that city, the following plan is
pursued:
Ifce other day he visited the room of
Dr. Roush, the principal of the school
in the Henry building-. He was
motioned to & seat and the work of the
school proceeded without interruption.
It soon became apparent that some
thing of unusual interest was taking
place. The face of every member of
the school was ablaze with Interest
and enthusiasm, and frequent "points
of order" and "constitutional refer
ences" were suggested. The visitor
saw that an election of some sort was
taking place, and in due time the bal
lots were cast, tellers appointed and
the votes counted. The result was the
nomination of two presidential tickets,
at which point the hour for closing had
arrived and the school dismissed.
'That," said Doctor Roush, answer
ing the visitor's inquiry, "is a prac
tical way we have of teaching history.
We have just finished the study of that
part of the Constitution pertaining to
the election of the President and Vice
President, and now we are doing the
practical work. The balloting you
have just witnessed was in the conven
tion, and we have now nominated our
tickets. I divide the school into two
factions or parties, and each party is
allowed to nominate a ticket. The can
didates are members of the school, and
no little interest is taken in them. The
pupils do the practical : work, and
- when they are at loss to know how to
proeeed, the constitution ia consulted.
After the electors are chosen they vote
and send the result to the proper body.
In case of a tie on either President or
Vice President we resolve ourselves
into the House or Senate, as the case
may be, and decide the contest. We do
the work as nearly as possible that is
actually done in our National elections,
and instead of merely reading what is
usually dull constitutional matter, we
take up the real work and study be
comes one of intense interest to the
scholars."
Do vou find that the scholars have
much of an idea of an election here in
the District of Columbia?"
"No; not as much as those who live
where they may witness several elec
tions a year, and this fact alone makes
It doubly Interesting t them. To
morrow, at the history hour, the elee
tors will be chosen, and the manner of
choosing them is the subject for study.
'I emphatically believe in teaching
those under my care the practical ap
plication of knowledge. Knowledge
that can't be applied is useless in the
majority of cases. There is too much
useless book lore taught everywhere.
Girls and boys too frequently leave
our public schools with their brain
crammed with impracticable rubbish
and data. They should be taught to
think and reason, to develop and ap
ply, to analyze and construct. Such
minds are in demand in practical life,
Such men and women become the great
and stanch motor powers of our land.
jY. j; Mail and Express.
The Bismarck of To-day.
The Bismarck now . before me was
Very different from the Bismarck I
used to see in Berlin six or seven years
ago, before Dr. Schweninger took him
in hand. The Bismarck of to-day is
thin and bony, and the Doctor has, it
is well-known, disencumbered him of
Lis unhealthy fat merely by prevent
ing him drinking with his meals. He
is looking remarkably well; his gait is
ewift and automatic; but denotes real
vigor; his complexion is clear and al
most pink, no doubt the result of the
health-laden breezes from the German
ocean and the Baltic I remark also
that the features are softened down:
you scan them in vain to discover that
harshness, not to say ferocity, which
are so apparent in his photographs. It
may, however be due to the fact of his
being in civilian garb. His soft felt
hat, very much the worse for wear, his
long gray coat and heavy 6tick, give
him the aspect of a plain country gen
tleman come to the station to meet a
friend. When he dons his uniform he
is another man, and looks the surly
trooper all over. The country folk
have repeatedly noticed this difference.
The Chancellor s healthy appearance
is not deceptive. All the people in
whose midst he lives tell me that his
health is better than it has been for
years past; and a proof ot this is that
this year it has not been found neces
sary to send him to Kissingren. Paris
Figaro.
The Population of India.
We are so accustomed to think of
the enormous population of India,'
Bays the Pall AIM Gazette, "that we find
it hard to realize that the excessive
density of the population is largeiy
local, and that there is still an immense
amount ot elbow room in our great de
pendency, This fact ia well broughl
out in the new number of the 'Statisti
cal Abstract for British India, recently
published. Of the total area, 364,000,
000 acres under the direct administra-
tration of England, only 152,000,00
acres are under cultivation. A vers
large portion of the remainder is re
turned as unfit for cultivation, and the
forests are credited with 40,000,000
acres, but there still remains no less
than 80,000,000 cultivable acres as yet
untouched by the plow. At the pres
ent time the population of British India
is just 200,000,000 persons, and thus p
simple sum in arithmetic will show tha1
there is still room for another 100,000,
000 people without any additional
squeezing."
jars. Sotta, the well-known wife
ef Prof. Ylacenzo Botta, himself a lit
terateur of note, became distinguished
early in life as Miss Anna Lynch, the
poetess. Later her " Handbook of
Universal Literature, a remarkable
work, passed through a number of edi
tions, and was adopted in mast colleges
and schools as a text-book.
consistency is. an acquired habit
and of slow growth. The conditions
necessary for its acquisition are right
and fixed principles of faith and mor
als, sincerity, simplicity, singleness ol
aim, contentment, high temper enough
not to be trifled with, honest pride,
temperance and fortitude.
In order to appreciate success we
must know failure, and our greatest
successes consist not in never failing
but in persistently conquering such fail
ures. We are prone to forget what we do
know; whereas we should consider that
whatever good thing we know is only
. . , tn n nn it is remembered to
POT-HOUSE POLITICS.
rbe C"Mari'ter or Hi Tiling tCnrag;el In
r.xpnundlns; tts Merits.
As a general thing the bsir-rooin
politician ia not attractive personally,
lie rarely pays much attention to his
clothing or his general make-up, be
cause his time is completely absorbed
with matters of great political import.
He is kept so busy saving the country
that he has no time or energy to waste
in removing grease spots on his rai
ment or in manipulating .a clothes
brush. The blush on his cheek is not
caused by his glowing with" heavon
born enthusiasm for the just cause of
the people, nor by the ruddy hue of
robust health, but may safely be nt-
tributed to an inferior brand of whisky.
The average pot-house mogul of small
caliber ia the victim of many strange
hallucinations. One of his pet delu
sions is that he is indispensable, lie
harbors an undefined sort of suspicion
that the continuance of the planetary
system, somehow or other, rests on
him. As for the political party to
which he claims to belong, or rather
which he imagines belongs to him, he
Is perfectly sure that but for his sage
counsel it would fall to pieces aud re
solve itself Into chaos. It ia almost
Impossible for the small-bore dema
gogue to believe that his party could
survive a single campaign in case he
should pay the debt of nature the
only debt, by the way, which h ever
does pay.
Instead of bemsr a modern Atlas with
the whole world on his shoulders, ho
himself is a burden grievous to be
borne. He wanders around, never al
lowing himself to stray far away from
the saloons, like an evil spirit seeking
rest and finding none, and allowing no
body else to find any, either. He will
halt gentlemen on the public highways.
and unless they seek safety in night.
he will inflict on such victims, in a
whisky-laden whisper, whole libraries
of stale political lore and decayed cam
paign rubbish.
In regard to the actual services he
renders his party there will always be
an honest difference of opinion. There
is good reason to believe that this pos
tulant for pap does more to cause the
respectable element of his party to go
over to the opposition than all the other
causes put together. The shrewder
politicians and office-seekers perceive
that the unsavory but enthusiastic dem
agogue is in reality a dangerous Jonah,
who should be promptly mserteu into
the raging main if the ship is to be
saved, and they often do throw him
overboard; but he always bobs serenely
up and swims to shore, or is picked up
by the rival craft.
Occasionally the small-bore politician
gets into power and sticks with the
pertinacity of a postage stamp in a
pocket-book on a damp day. The tax
pavers discover that they are being
robbed by a set of famished cormorants.
Then it is that the man whose property
is being sold for taxes lifts his voice
and a rebellious hoof and rails at the
small-bore demagogue. An independ
ent tidal wave sweeps over the neigh
borhood, and the small-bore demagogue
a-d his friends are left high and dry
when the waters recede.
This style of politician prevails, in a
more or less malignant type, irom
Maine to the Rio Grande, and infests
every political party. Texas Silings.
VILLAGES OF RUSSIA.
The
Deplorable Condition of Sixty
Mil-
lions of Ignorant Peasants.
The idea of 60.OW.000 of people be
ing constantly upon the verge of starva
tion is a startling one, yet there does
not seem to be any reason to doubt the
truth of the author's statement. The
peasants are frightfully ignorant, and
their mirs make them, to a certain ex
tent selfish. These mirs are village
governments, each one independent of
the other, and each peasant, while
bound for life to his mir, has no ties
connecting him with any other village.
Nor have the mirs any connecting links.
To all intents and purposes the mirs in
Russia are independent States, with
nothing in common but the Government
tax gatherer. It is this fact that has
been the safety of the Russian autoc
racy, for were a concerted movement
to come the General Government of the
country would go down before it as
would a pile of sand before a breaking
dam. In fact, the authority of the
Czar to-day rests upon two things the
ignorance of the peasantry and their
lack of organization.
It is a question, however, of great
interest how long this state of things
will last. If. as Stepniak says, the
majority of these peasants are in want
all the time, if they absolutely have
not enough to eat for the larger part of
the year, a time will come when they
will move. They may be ignorant, but
no man is so ignorant that he can not
tell the difference between hunger and
repletion. When the misery becomes
widespread enough, when the tooth of
starvation presses down hard enough,
something will happen. The history
of the world has shown often that
under certain conditions in society a
spark is only needed to set fire to the
train. It might begin in Russia with
knocking down a tax gatherer. And
when it does begin the result will be
fearful. The atrocities of the French
revolution would cease to be talked of.
for those in Russia will cast them into
the shade. As the Russian Czars and
nobility have sown so shall they reap.
Of course there will be great wrongs
done; of course the persons who have
brought it about will escape, for in the
vengeance of races the innocent suffer
for the guilty. The sins of the fathers
will be visited upon the children. And
wha shall say, when those sins are con
sideredv that this will be unjust. Cur
rent Literature.
Mark Twain- tells how General
Sheridan was induced to write his
memoirs: "Mr. Webster and I called
on General Sheridan at his office in
the War Department a couple of years
ago and made a contract with him for
his autobiography upon terms .satisfac
tory to , both parties. This was not
long after 'ye had published the second
volume of General Grant's 'Personal
Memoirs. Oeneral aneriaaa was as
reluctant to try the untried Celd of
authorship as had been Geiieral Grant
before him, but the desire to secure a
comfortable provision for their fam
ilies prevailed with both. General
Sheridan's procedure, after he had
once made up his mind, was charac
teristic of him. He went at his task
with all his might, and never called a
halt until it was finished."
Thomas Mooney.wno was tne nrst
missionary to visit this country on be
half of Ireland, is dead, lor many
years he was the London correspond
ent of the Irish World of Aew York,
writing under the nom de plume of
"Transatlantic." On April 21, 1888,
when he laid down his pen, he was
MISCELLANEOUS.
In Europe it is customary to leave
visiting cards on the graves of poets.
This seems strange, when it is knowu
that the occupants of the graves are
always at home. Ar. O. Hcayunc.
It may be doubted whether the
practice of chewing gum has an injuri
ous effect on the eyes of the gum
chewer, but it hurts the eyes of other
people. Somerville Journal- - '
Lincoln County, Georgia, requires
on the average only a day and a half of
court. At the last session the only
prisoner who has been in jail in the
county for several years was let go on
his own recognizance, the prosecutor
failing to appear.
Statistics lately published in En
gland show that the world has - 700
Croesuses worth $5,000,000 or over, of
whom 200 reside in England, 100 in the
United States, 100 in Germany, 75 In
France, 60 tn Russia, 60 in India &n
120 in other countries.
There is anew high-wire act. Two
men startinsr from different ends of a
slack wire meet and pass each other,
going by on a waltz step. A woman
actually dances on the wire, and a man
trots across it with a companion up
right on his shoulders.
A lady saw a driver, angry with
his horses for some fancied offense.
about to lash them severely. She in
terrupted him by inquiring the way to
a certain street, to a certain man's
house, both of which she knew very
well. But the driver, too gallant not
to answer the lady's questions, had op
portunity for his temper to cool, and
restored the whip to its socket without
striking a blow.
Time, twentieth century. Place, at
the polls. First Female Voter "How
do you do, Mrs. X? Who are you going
to vote for for covernorr ' Second Fe
male Voter "O, I have not decided
yeL The Republicans have put up Mr.
A. They say he 8 very popular, and
sure to be elected. But Mr. B. his op
ponent, he doesn't seem to have any
friends at all, poor fellow; guess 1 11
vote for him." First Female Vote
So will L" Yankee Blade.
"What will it cost m 3, Uncle Ras-
tus. to have my coop whitewashed?"
'1 kaia t tell yet, sah, tui l makes an
estimate ob de size r.nd dimensions.
That night the owner was disturbed by
a loud noise in the hen-coop. "Hi,
there! he shouted from an upper
window, what are you doing there?"
It s Unc Rastus," was the reply.
and he's figgerin' on de size an di-
menshuns ob de coop. ' Harper s Pa
tar.
- 1 his is the darndest place 1 ever
was in," exclaimed the bucolic gentle
man at the theatre. 'Tve been look
ing around for tha last half-hour and
can t hnu the door." "wont you see
the sign on that door?" asked the gen
tlemanly usher. Exit, that's Latin,
and means the place where you go out.
Then why in time don t it say so?
don't know nothing about dead lan
guages. 'Cause a feller can't read
Latin, he's got to burn to death in case
of fire, eh?" Boston Transcript.
"Men," said the captain of the
steamer to the frightened passengers
huddled about him. "it is true we are
not gaining on the leak, but we are
only fifteen miles from land, and
necessary we can throw overboard
2,000 tons of freight to lighten ship.
There is no occasion for alarm. We
have several hundred casks of rum in
the hold that we can " "No occa
sion for alarm!" exclaimed a tall Ken
tuckian, turning pale with apprehen
sion. "Captain, do you intend to throw
that rum overboard?" Chkago Trib
une.
The average age of locomotives is
about twelve years, yet many, through
proper habits of living, taking their
meals regular and avoiding all intoxi
cating beverages attain quite a re
spectable old age. The oldest run
ning engine In Germany has been on
the road since 1845, and is conse
quently forty-three years old; quite a
Methuselah, in fact. With regard to
its habits it ha3 always confined itself
strictly to water, though it has been
addicted to smoking all its life. It is
sad to see a locomotive grown prema
turely old by getting on trains and run
ning all night, but they are often met
with in collisions. Texas Siflings.
Flagstaff, lie., is an interesting
town for two reasons. It always has a
Miles Standish among its citizens, a.:il
the Standish farm covers the ground
where Benedict Arnold encamped on
his Quebec expedition, and where he
erected a flagstaff, from which the
place received its name. G. W. Stand
ish, one of the leading men of the
town, is the only remaining son of
Miles Standish, who was the eighth
direct descent from Miles Standish, the
captain of Plymouth. G. W. Stand-
Ish's only brother. Miles, died Beven
years ago, but he left a son Miles, now
twenty-two years old, ead G. W. has a
son Miles, who is four years old.
- Young lady (at dinner, sadly, to
partner) "I was forcibly reminded
yesterday. Mr. Larkius, of the opening
words of the poem, I never loved a
dear pazelie.' " Mr. Larkins ( with
interest) "Yes!" Young Lady "Yes;
I was presented with a lovely little
lamb which I tenderly nursed and
cared for through the Bummer, and of
which I grew very fond. Yesterday
the poor little creature broke its leg
and it became necessary, to kill it. De
felt so distressed over the matter.".
Mr. Larkin "It is indeed, Miss Brown,
truly sad." Young Lady "Ah, yes,
Mr. Larkins, and the piece de resist
ance of to-day's dinner is all that is
left of my poor little lamb. It nearly
breaks my heart. Won't you have
a small piece of the crisp fat, Mr. Lar
kias? It is simply delicious." Epoch.
When you see a man carrying a
book bearing on the cover the title,
"Great Expectations," or "Our Mutual
Friend," don't rush to the conclusion
that he is going to read Dickens. Many
of the dainty volumes so labelled are
hollow, except that they contain a half-
pint wmsKy nask. isy touching a
spring the mouth of the flask springs
into view, all ready for a "nip." So
popular are these flasks that a Cham
bers street firm offers them for sale
under the name of "Temperance Book
Flasks.". Y. Tribune.
" Do you know, Miss Belle, that
it's weally a waste of time to do so
much thinking?" said Gus De Jay.
"It's quite vewy fatiguing to think,
you know." "Do you think so?"
"Ya as; I sometimes really wondeb
why we have bwains anyhow." "Ob,
every thing has its purpose, Mr. De
Jay. Brains are very useful to some
people to keep their heads from cav
ing in, you know." Merchant Trav
eler.
A VERY CURIOUS BIRD.
Habit of tha Vuino, a Queer Creator
round In tHe-l-:atern Boas. I
The maleo Wibpti the elzeof a small I
turkey, and not unlike one in appear
ance, and belongs to the family of tneg
apodes, or "big-feet," which are also
called "mound-builders." I
These latter are gallinaceous birds
(as lire our common fowls or pheas
ants), which are found in Australia and
rapua, or New Guinea, and which lay
their eggs, and then scratch up and
carry immense quantities of buckb,
leaves and earth over them, so that the
heat of fermentation under a hot sun,
hatches them. 'J lieso birds rfuve all ;
immense feet, well adapted for such a
purpose, two or three times as large in
proportion ns those of our turkeys.
Instead of using leaves and Bticks and
sand, tbo mnloc of Celebes uses the
gravel of tho sea-bench alone to hatch
its eggs, itnd these eggs are extremely!
largo hi proportion to the size of the
bird.
They do not make regular mounds.
like their cousins, the megapodes of
Australia, but tho whole beach ehows
a series of elovations and depressions,
like a rough, confused sea. Contrary
to what we should imagine, the yery
lnrge eggs are not found at the Tery
bottom of tho depressions, nor on the
summit of the mound of gravel, but in
shallow trenches, and on the slopes of
the irregular hummocks.
The natives of the Island understand
perfectly how to find them, by probing
in the gravel with a flexible, delicate
stick. If the egg has been lately laid,
and just covered, tho gravel is very lit
tle packed, nntt easy to penetrate with
the stick, 1 hen the gravel is scraped
away tho stick used again and so
the egg is reached at last
It is often three or four feet below
the surface of the mound. The heat of
the beach, however, on which the trop
ical sun ia ever shining, hatches the
eggs at this depth; for, after they are
once deposited and covered up, tha
parent birds take no more notice of
them.
The male birds, as well as the hens,
dig up the gravel to form the mounds,
and throw up the material in perfect
showers; and they do this in an odd
way, and not ecratching alternately,
with both feet, like common fowls. The
maleo poises himself on one leg. and
gives rapid digs with the other, the
large foot, slightly webbed it the base
of the toes, being as large and effective
as a man's hand.
Although the explorers from the
Marchesa found the curious birds in
great numbers upon the seashore, they
could only get them by creeping up
quite close, and then running in and
shouting; when, instead of running off,
they took to their wings and perched
upon the forest trees which formed a
belt along-the beach. Here they seemed
to think themselves perfectly s-afe, and
one can be shot at a time, without put
ting to flight the others. They were
found to be delicious eating, and their
skins, being unique, most valuable for
stuffing, for museums and collections.
1 ne maleo s egg is liuge, in propor
tion to the size of the body, and some
days elaj-ses between the laying; and
the question is. why should the egg be
so disproportionate to the size of the
bird?
The theory of Doctor Guillemard, the
naturalist who describes them, is that
the eggs of these birds would be ex
posed to much risk if in an open nest.
while buried as they are they are com
paratively safe. He says that the
weight of such a mass of gravel must
be taken into consideration, when it
will be seen that no chick of ordinary
size could force its way through It tc
the surface. Hence the necessity of
large egg and a powerful chick; or, in
other words, the curious habit has been
adopted for the preservation of the spe
cies Golden Day.
GROWING SMALLER.
Different TVays in Vthlcb. SI en Grow Pony
and Insignificant.
A young lad overheard a conversa
tion which took place between his
father and Mr. IL, a neighbor, with
reference to a well-known inhabitant ol
the place. The lad did not pay suffi
cient attention to understand much that
was said. This remark, however.
struck him. "He is," said Mr. II., re
ferring to the person respecting whom
they were conversing, "he is growing
smaller every day."
The lad thought he would see if the
remark were true. The next time he
met the person, he eyed him narrowly,
but could see no diminution of his
portly dimensions. He went to his
father for an explanation of the mean
ing of Mr. H.'s remark, and learned
that there are other ways of growing
small besides the lessening of the bodily
form.
JVIen grow smaller wnen they grow
penurierts. Examples of this kind ol
growth are quite common. "There
goes a man," said a princely merchant
of New York to a friend from the coun
try as ho passed a man in the street
"There goes a man who was very lib
eral before he became rich, er before
there was a prospect of his becoming
rich."
When the man in question was doing
a small business he was very libera
in proportion to his means. Some
thought he gave away more than was
proper and right When he was worth
an hundred thousand dollars he gav
away less than when he began business
on a capi'.al of two or three thousand.
When he was worth half a million,
was with great difficult r that he could
be induced to givo away any thing at
all. His wealth had grown large; hit
soul had grown small. AT. Y. Ledger.
A woman with a patent button
fastener, has been doing the towns In
Eastern Washington, says the Seattle
Post Intelligencer. -Walking quickly
up to a staid old gent on the street she
will dexterously clip a button from his
coat before he lets, loose , of the Idea
that she is going t6 hug him, and when
he expostulates she produces her but
ton fastener and instantly replaces the
button, tight and solid. Of course ho
buys a box of the fasteners, and the
lady seeks another victim to practice
her arts upon.
rroi. David Swing, of Chicago
rises before six o'clock every morning
though he rarely retires before half-
oast el even. His hardest work is done in
the forenoon. His afternoons and even
ings are devoted to general reading.cor-
respondence and callers. One hour
day is given up to walking". His fa
vorite stroll is along the lake
through one of the parka Prof.
Swing's chosen companion in h
walks and in his 6tudy is a fox-terrier,
vhich he nai taught to join in the
chorus of a hymn.
E. F"lSONAL AUD LITERARY. 1
Gladntone has written more letters
than any man living.
Walking is the favorite and al
most only recreation of Cardinal Gib
bons. He is an Indefatigable pedes
trian. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett haa
yellow hair, cut short, large blue eyes,
a fair complexion, and a plump and
well-proportioned figure.
Perhaps the youngest college presi
dent in the world ia Rev. Warren
A. Candler, who at the age of thirty
two has been put at the head of Emory
College in Georgia.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, now
slightly past middle age, is still youth
ful in appearance and spirits. Her
Hans Brinker" is almost as popular
in England as in this country, and fur
nishes a material part of her income.
It is amusing to Bee how frequently
English paper8 tako the fun of
American humorists seriously. Eu
gene Field's satirical comments on
Chicago's culture are generally re
garded as cold facts, revalla fao
hopeless Philistinism of the "Western
metropolis.
It i said that Fanny Fern had
never written a word for publication
until sbo had passed her fortieth birth
day. She was unconscious of her
latent powers until misfortune bade
her exert them. Robert Bonner was
the first to recognize her gaalus in the
way of liberal remuneration.
A restaurant keeper at the London
Zoo ordered an employe to take two
barrels of buns to the bear pit, mean
lng to the refreshmeat bar near the
pit The man took him at his word
and dumped the buns to the bears. The
animals were knee deep la them when
the restaurant keeper found out what
had been done, and ordered the em
ployee to go down into the pit and get
the buns back. The man handed in
his resignation.
No one so old that ho may not live a year.
none so young but he may die to-day. 4rrataa
nvrero.
Do the K.mrtls Really Mo-re?
Pclence savs that it docs, bnl we cannot helo
wonderinf sometimes if there Isn't some mis
take about It. when we see h'w stllor j'y cer
tain ola fofties cling; to their musty ati't anti-
nated ideas. It wa believed once that cot
umption wan Incurable, and although It has
been clearlr demonstrated that It is not. thou
sands of old-time physicians close their eyes
nd pnt their hands to their ears and refuse to
baudon the theory. But for all that the world
moves on, and Dr. I'lerce Uolden Medical
Discovery continues to rescue sufferers from
consiimpives' jrraves. It Is a sure cure
for tills dreadful disease. If taken in time.
All scrofulous diseases and consumption is
included in the list yield to it.
The lazr man take elaht ntev to avoid onL
Portugese JVorrrb.
For Rickets, Marasmus, and Wast
ing Disorder of Children,
Meet I'm reaalalea of Pnre Cod Liter Oil
with HrpnphtMiphites is titieqaaled. Tbe ra
pidity with which children aain flesh and
strvii)?th upon It Is ttt wonderful. Head tbe
following;: t Dare nsco tott's Kinnision in
ea of Kicketa and 'Marasmns of Ions stand-
nr, and bsvc been more than pleased with tbe
results, as in every case the improvement was
marked." J. M. Mam, it. D., New York.
The piety that does aot rive 1 piety that does
not "pay." BrmffrrgntionalrrU
" Pnr'atsry Ballets.
An excited Irishman lately rnshed into a Bos
ton drat store, havinca 'broken-up" appear
nce peni-rally. "Be Jabbers"! he yelled, "I ra
all wrotie eutolrcly. I want some shtnfT to
straiehtcn me out. Some o' them 'Puntatorr
hulU-tV will fix me, I'm thinkia'. btd ff
a for thimT" "What do yoa mean?" asked
the clerk. Pareatory BoUets,' aor, aomethin'
olke that, they call thim." replied the man.
-Shure, I n in parsatory already, with head
ache and liver complaint, and bad shtomach,
and tbe divli knows what all." The clerk
ased ont a vial ol Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Port
ative Pellt-t. and Pat went off contented. These
little Pellets cure all derancementa of liver.
stomach and bowels. Purer-coated, little lanrer
tban mustard seeds, and pleasant to take. lrar-
gists.
The cats that drive sway mice are as rood ss
inose luat eaten tnera. oersuts rrwero.
COJJSCMPTIOW CCRED.
An old physician, retired from practice, har-
inr had Placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vecetable
remedy for the speedy and permsnent enre of
Consumption. Bronchitis. Csiarrb, Asthma,
and all Throat and Lnnr Affections, also a posi
tive and radical cure for Nerrotrs Debility and
all Kervous Complaints, after havinr teeted its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt It his duty to make it known to
his suffVrinr fellows. Actuated be this motive
and a desire to relieve human sutrfrina, I will
send free of eharre, to all who desire it. this re
cipe, in German, French or Knrllsh, with full
directions for preparinr snd nslnr. rVnt by
man dt auaresaiur wiui stamp, naming wis
paper, W. A. Soyes, U Wcr Block, Roche-
ler, A. 1 .
Temperance is the moderate use of rood
thin it and total abstinence from bad things.
j ne otoc
Shall Wetness fee A I lowest te Tate?
The Question of female suffrare has sritated
tbe toninies and pens of reformers for many
vears, and rood arguments have been adduced
for and asainst it- Many of the softer sex
could vote IntellicentlT, and many would vote
as tneir nnooanas aid. and rive no tnonrnt to
the merits of a political issue. They would all
vote tor nr. pierce s ravorlte Prescription, l-i
they know it is a boon to their sex. It Is an
equaled for the cure of leueorrhea, abnormal
discharge, mornlnr sickness, and the eoni)tlss
ills to which women are subject. It is the only
remedv for woman's peculiar weaknesses and
ailments, sold by drurrists, under a positive
ruarantee from tbe manufacturers that It will
rive satisfaction in every ease. ormoneT will
be refunded. See ruarantee on wrapper arouud
Dome.
Cheerfulness is an excellent wearlnr anallty.
It haa been called the bright weather ol the
heart.
Ra Mafer Remedy csn be found for
Coughs aud Colds, or any trouble of the Throat.
mau "tirovn bronchial Troche. Price eta.
sold only tn boxes.
In this world full often our ioyt are only the
tender auaaowa wnicnour sorrow cast. Hcecner.
Try Otiunu for breakfast.
(hopping by mall is quite a practice, and onr
experience nas proven it sausiaeiory to Duyer
and seller. We otrerto send postpaid School
tianuaercnieis, ooraer, eacn, sc, c, oe: ijkih
Handkerchiefs, border, each, 4c, 5c, ftc, 10c; La
dies' lldkfs., border, each, 15c, 20c, iific; ladies'
Hdkfs., scalloped, each, 10c, 15c, 25c; ladies'
Hcikts.. embroidered. eacD. ur, inc. zc. fe
Ladies' Hdkfs., fine linen, 15c, 20c, '25c; ladles
Hdkfs., hemstitched, 25c, 50c; Bilk Hdkfs.
figured. 25c. 50c. 7oc 1, S1.25: 811k Hdkfs.. plain
white or red, 4rc, 75c, 1; Bandanas, two sixes
7c. 10c: Men's White, Hdkfs.. 6c. I5e. 25c. 50c
small reduction in H-doa. and dos. lots. Men's
Neckties, lieht. 12c. 15c. 25c: Men's Neckties,
dark, 15c, 25e. 60c: Men's Kid Gloves, 1, 11.25,
1.50,i i: Men's Kid Uloves, fur top, $1. $1.25
11.50: Men's Buck Gloves, 11. 1 1.25, 11.40; Men'
Hiii-k Gauntlets, l.2ft, fl.f0; Men's working
Gloves, 50c, 75t
Ladies Warm
rc, 11; Men's Woolen Gloves, 50c;
arm Mil tons, 25c; Ladles Wool Hose,
extra. 45c, 50c; Infants' Wool Hose, extra, 20c,
25e; Misses' Wool Hose, 6 to 30c to 45c:
Men's Cotton Half Hose, 8c, 10c, 15c, 20c; Men's
Fancy Cotton Hose, 25c, 85c, 50c; Men's Wool
Half Hose, 25c, 35e, 45c; Garden Seeds, 2fi papers
assorted for 11 : Borers' Plated Teaspoons,
dos., $1.15; Rogers' Plated Butter Knives, each,
50c, 6ftc: White Undervcsts, ladles', 4c, 6Mc, $1,
1.0; Red Undervcsts, ladies', 75c, $1, II, SO, $1.50:
Combination bulls, wool, red or white, each,
$2.25; Corsets, 50c. 60c, $1, $1,25, $1.50, $a. If to
he registered, add 10c to above prices. Beud
stamps, P. O, or express order, Underwear of
all kinds, Shoes, Rubber Goods, Notions and
many other goods by mail at a trifle above list
prices. Write for complete liBt of 8000 articles
at wholesale prices. In any quantity, to
Nnllh's 4 'nan latere. Ne. 4s Prsst
Ht Han FraurlsrsCs',
Having for the past four or Are years been troubled
with pimples and blotches on my facs snd body, and
finding no relief in any of tha chemically prepared
soaps and medicines preacrib. d for ma by physicians,
1 concluded to try your 8.S. S. remedy, and have
found great relief in tha same, four bottles clearing
my skin entirely. I cheerfully recommend your
medicine to all who are in the poeitiiui that I have
been in. You can us th is letter and my nam as a
testimonial to the merits ol the 8. 8. 8. remedy.
. Very truly yours, Alfred P. KotumoN,
820 Sansome St. ban Francisco. tl.
tT Send for our books on Blood and Skin Dis
eases aud advice to sufferers, mailed free.
THJS SWIFT BPKCIFIO CO.,
Drawer a, Atlanta, Ua.
nut. iil.'i! lmu! ,-(. tri-ire ron-lucite ti l".i
V . ' t! Ktl rli 'lex, r nrv to fdlm-. In H'lT hf"- I
v,"k 1ft in rnnrinhi r tlint i H1 profit in hut I
1 1 1 Hi- 'f we KKtn a world of wealth and lose con- I
leimtjcuc aua nsppitiva.
Are W to Have Another War?
Pome political prophet aver that we shall.
ISo that J it may, the battle waged bjr medtral
selenee BRnlnut disease will never cease until
we arrive at that atotilan erwx-h when the hu
man fimilly (hall cease to be attlk-ted with bod-
iiy aliment. One of the moot potent weapon I
whlrti the armory of medicine furnishes, I Hos-1
letter s Momaeti Hitters, which in of special
utility ax a larailr remedy, an It is adapted to I
the Immediate relief and ultimate cure ol thoss
oiMrier of ttie stomach, liver and bowels
wbleh are nf commonest occurrence. Indiges
tion, biliousness and constitution are lnun-
arable companions, and these ailments are com-1
Sletely eradicated by the Bitters. Bnt the reme
ImI . IK-of this snnerlntlvelv whnlesem and
genial medicine take In also nervous ailments,
rueumnusm ana Kinnney irounie; Its action In
inese, as iu tne ottier complaints, being char
acterized by an equaled thoroughness.
The sick man sleep when tho doctor cannot.
Whltei Elephant of Slum. Lion of Eng
land. Draoron of China. Cross of Swltzee.
land. Banner of Perta, Crescent of Earynt I
Double Kacie ol KasMa. Star of ChilL The
Lin-le of Japan, Harp of Eri-.
10 Ket tnese otiy a dox ! tne genuine
Dr. C. Mcl ane's Cei.krratbo Litkb
Fnxs. price 2.1 cents, and mail as the oat-
Hide wrapper with your address, plainly
written, ana cents in stamps. We will
then mail von the above Mat with an ela-
pant package of oleof?raphic and euro
matte tarns.
Flemiwo Bros.. PrrrsBrao, Pa.
The days are made on a loom whereof the
warp and woof are past and future time. Emer-1
JK'Tl .
PURE
wm
PERFECT
Its snpsHor canfflsacs aiuiss ta siClions ef hoMssfot
anr utao a quarter or a asamry.
It Is aaad fcr
United Stati OorsrasseBS. RadoeaM by tbe heads of
zb urwsa tsnaatasMUusuiwrsi, raiussaaa awst
Haa'thfoL Dr PrWs Crsasa Basins Powder doss aot
snaata Aauaoala, Una or A na. HoM only ss l
raica bakxno posrpu x.
aca Toss ruwAon
Aetfesaa, Ceasrha, Celd a. CrssB. Ia.
flaeaza, BreatelUtla, Catarrh, Theep
f wr-Censih, Ieaa ef f alee, Incipient
Coaswanptloa, a4 all"X hreat and
Lens; Treahlea.
J. R. CATES & CO' PROFS. -
in
ftaasaaae Street. Ban Fraaetsee, CaL
Tlve BtrrEEff Oil ID'S im
ieened March and Bepfc,
! seen year. It la an encr.
lelopedla of nsefvl iaJofw
r nation for all who tmr.
chase the taxuriea or the
neeessriUea of life. We
eaa clothe yoa and fnrniah yon with
au tne tuoessai j and nnnnntisssj
appliances to rido, w-alk dance, aleep,
eat, fish, hunt, work. gx to church.
or stay as bobs, ana in i at tons si see.
styles and Quantities. Jnst fia-ore ont
what is required to do all these thing
vulwr UH laBLT, ana yon can makeafair
estimate oi tne raiue or she but &a
GUIDE, which will be sent upon
receipt oi ia cents to pay postage,
MONTGOMERY WARD A CO,
IU-U4 Michisan Avense, Chioaso, IU,
OR. SPIKY I
Csalll. n;.nsu Cor. Jackson and
OGaillO VISfClla,l j, commercial Eta.,
mkattuc, r. t.
N EB? V Qtlfi Deolllty.loasof Tlsjor. Semlatf
" - Looses, w eaa aiemory. .
nency, he ens toexrossis or abase, cured.
YOUNC rJIFH merns-fc-OTu the etfects
.eretieu stteuld avail themselves of onr treatment,
A poeitiTe cure frnsrmn teed B every ease. Fyphills.
, , . . - of yonthrall.iues or India
eoarirea, promptly and safe if enrad.
i a a natural dja-
Minni tr a rrrr iirMrtm
wHb-esMia.a sri s.sahieri .h w.i.
RJ.,ef Kidneys er Bladder, Weak Back. Kervoas
blhty. Hamns of Eexnl attrensTta. ate- eorad
snd restored to healthy viifor.
It. e,ns unaDie to visit us may De ti gated
at their homes, by .correspondence. Medicines anO
inwujimiirai or mil or express. coBsultatiox
i rea. Send 4 cents ia stamps foe lae Teaac Maa'i
THE VAN MONCISCAR
PRIVATE DISPENSARY.
NOS. 1SS and 134 THIRD 8TRKET,
Portland. OresFon.
Is the only Private TMs-
vensarr ia Portland m
tbe Korthwert Coast.
where patients are eocrees.
fnllytreated ferall s'ERV
t't'S, CHRONIC AND
PR1VATK MSKASKe) m
yoonc or old. stasia
saaincd. saeh as
IiOeTT MANHOOD,
Wervooa debility, stailnal
losses, faians Baemary.
,nhilitie emotions, ef
fects of BMreary. kidney
and Madder trouMea, con-
wihoa, sieei, stneture ese.
CONsrtTATIOW FREE.
WELL DRILLS
FOX EVE1T PDRPOtL
Sold on Trial !
litw lmwt Miiftlls pvrefltafl
s.rr tond Me for Mallinc
Ucjra.
witn run pro7uusrw
as
GOULDS AUSTIN,
ieT a lee Lsks .,
CHICAOO, ILL.
A CALIFORNIA DISCOVERY
The parasites, of which ws rive ent below, dls.
eovared by ns, Brs the direct esnse ol Catarrh
and Coosumyuoo, else maay outer Oiseasee.
IfA
. fjffA . ttr.
15
ImsclnA nilltoDSof these snltnalculsp tn the
now, throat and luncs, sswell as Uie minute
eustachian tubes leadin from the back part
of the throat to the middle ear, and 70a will
imagine the misery they csn produce. Thou
sands are swallowed when the patient ia asleep,
causine kidney and liver trouble, headache,
blood poison, general debility, etc. We have a
specific for destroying them snd eTpeirins; the
ooiann from tha blood. I'se the CMIfiWWA POSr-
tivFn:n wutivc rifr.ma nmicw ma rrniSiWTFCi
tm to Uke and thn CAUfOfiWA KiOii AKO
SeCATTVE BEC1BJC UMlMCHf to arr-ly. snd il the
stomach Is had.nsetho r.tlfQRHlA KSnTVE AMD
KGATIVt tlECTRIC SYSTEM BIML DEB it biattls up the
system and purifies the poisoned blood. Tbey
are manufactured from roots, herbs and flowers
that grow in California, sod are safe for child
cellent for Conrlis. Colds.
ren, iney never tail, -t ne touga cms ia ex-
for Conchs. Colds. mnK
Croup, Ac, no child wlllererP
die with croup when this IsS
usea. uar JjinimeniaiiispaiuM
1 DRianuy. otro our a muc mr.
, - rr- i ai j T . X
"1
on every wrapper, ovm vj mil
m drafneists. H j
LUO mw' wu.11 unma.
, n ijnnr. Hiiirnfiuii
0
ar M
f 50 CENTS. V
ii I
m
I'
IKIw'K.M
N. P. N. U. No. 267-S,"F. N. U. No. 844
and
Cattle.
Recent, Prompt, Good Results.
Swatting. Htpeswt, !,, fr ,
sty sure essir&t eu; rant: twl.4 itmac
tsmy aetwsee fctr-Ue aaS taausKAtiaa. C-rs
ass wti sw Jwt otl. u. o. AJUS.
Tas Arm rtlses sk4 ftoefc Car e..
Tbe Bast. St. Clair r.d.. Tahrfa. O , Juu.
Ws skssratlly rMaatswaa Jacobs tu u tsa
ksst r tmrai ass sa stec. X. ASM 00.
Fat 10 Months- futon.tuu, JaasM.'M.
My kans was aart sa bis 14. sulr4 10 aoatasg
was ears sy IU Jaoshs OU; kas nias4 snw
AT BBVMIHS AfTB MaXEU.
THI CHARLES A. V0GELEI CO- aUffiawa. MA.
Diamond Vera -Curo
FOR DYSPEPSIA.
i itomacs rxooBLia ftrca
wr-lliairtl, BivtMn, l
OmMmum. rsilss nw
ros
Biaias- ta tk KMtt a4 llmimts tad
At DnteoUt and Dea)& ar ami tv
etyrfaKets. (6 an ft .00) ta ttoasj
ssa rmxtpf qfVeent Stamp.
THI OUIUS L VOCEUt CO- Itfflaae. &
SALESMEN
Wa wtah a few men to
aeU oar iroods by samjtie
to the wholsale and re
tail trmAm. larms mans-
frstamrllne. Kactoseleaat stamp. Wa-?a4per
Day. yermanent position. "o postala SHWrc4
4om-T advaocedfor wsjers, advertising-, etc "ea
tenia! Staa a Fact arl a( o , lladsssUAlua
tUBMnrwiuisfi
sal astisfsettoa la tM
ears of Gosorritaa east
Gleet. I prescribe ttao4
fad safe ta raeommaosV
trig H to aU soCferara.
Dacatar, 111.
nxem. !..
told ay Pmaaleta
BtTT THI BKST. . Tllf MO CHAWCKS.
MEXICAN GALVE
THE GREAT HEALER.
Cares Cuts. Sores. Salt Rheum. Bolls.
Pimples. Felons, Skin Plats sea, and all
ailments for which a salve is suitable. For
takircr out soreness and heal In a- ft acts
like metric 25 cents t box. at aU aroKKiste.
""est?
-.esai'..sv. VertLad. Ores-ne.
Pe., ft ..ihiiiiii, i... i ,. v.n iltslradKm.
Il.itd reptitxiion.erowtue tDulrtty. eWsnesa
aharthtmc. (hmmom Scoo'o PrmmzmtMIm Oecrrt
steers, btudents aoanMed at any ime.
kvue and specimens of pei mTithin sent free.
J. . w Km II. sieCa- a. P. t KaTR()SM. Pria.
For Horses
.SCWT S I
f TO BT.J
,CsanaMijia
1 I atrsalykyBB
1 Iran n'r19.
My Poor Back !
That "poor back' is held responsible for more than its shsre of lie RsSericgt of
aiankind. II yonr dog bites a man who kicks it, do yoa blame tbe doe ? On the same
(rinctplc the kidaeys alter their protest
resulting constipation 1 hese force them
iTStem of the poisons which are the
blood. Then the sufferer says the
eased. "Not yet;" but they will
de blood purified, and the constipation
of kidney troubles, and Paine' 1 Celery
With its tonic, purifying, and laxative
kidneys, nuking it almost infallible
1 I
VtTfbe
seys. If your hopes of cure have aot J been realized, try Fame's Celery Com
pound; it gives perfect health to all who complain of "their poor backs.' Pries flJX.
Sold ar Dkucgists. Send roa Illcstbated Pafeju :
WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Proprietors,
BURLINGTON, VERMONT.
VDWICHT'SX
Ao PAN
TES COW BBAJTO.
TO
DELICIOUS BISCUITS
Diviwrps Cou-Diuo SoDflSimiiu
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
ALWATS WIFORal AMD FULL WEIGHT.
sars that teste is a picture ef a Caw ea year packaga and yoa win asva
the heat
Z. T. WRIGHT,
Feet efHerrlaea Street. rertlaaa. Orezea.
General Agent for the - -;
ADTAUGE ENGINES TBBESHEES AIID POWERS
I especially request those contemplating
season to look ap the record of the ADVASCK.
Coati that has riven entire taiifaciion.
I also deal in Laundry Machinery.
Brass Goods, Inspirators, Injectors, Oilers, Reapers. Mowers.
Chemical Fire Extinguishers, and Engines, Oils,
Belting, Hose, Wrenches, Etc.
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Or. Atiaiytaa) srsvi of a t t -J,
s& pilars ft'Xt ,
l Pat. fctet. 1J,'-. jc.ir- . r"'
Nervoos and 1: r-i, c i -faieeofboth
sexea. inv'-
aad npward. fwnd tc vc
KlPTIftia. Ifr
cnl sunup for I'amphletVo. 1. - J :
I'll .R.. teT InTentt'fn. feu-i Sc
frl-aap&ls No. . A4 'ross; "-..
M. R. 't. '., 70s Hneramento " ,S- n r
4V. f at".
pinnoo.
1st FTmlTitr.. J'lilq row,
patented tr"i 3 jr. r f L'-
tiee, la tue is no outer Piano, by wtiscb our i j -
taad ia tone 40 years, food t;r l'JO ; tvs a - -.id
by cltmata. Kovood to eput, break, s-wrd, sr - tt,
crack, dacay, os wsar otrt; wa stis ?:'.-
(as BVMMwocxt Cases, S st-u--. a -u , t- -- j
action; sns orr keys; tha isosfmts -v
Call ar writ tot DatJoira, e. f ,
PIANO CO., Kaoofactursra, OiH Fe.x ss U'J"
Bet saa ssmtsia atresia, cut inuscti
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CHICHESTER'S ENGL.--.
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OricssaU, iNart, mntr mmmimm nt j
I'. Ws Ctai fcif MwB. JVfa f
awwa taoaem, yv;.a wrifw. T a. mvmmu
laJcaettar taaaslesl Co, a aaisoa kuay'
USHI"l-byeMILa.
mm ii.siss i sissi i ...i Piei cmffr 'O trfLWr
Of t2W llljlsll aUailK r' lMOC "A
Li:
Tt -
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Cur' sritbota to -
aa sTtsastse I sea.: i d sns4 far
D-U.FEF.aTeV CO.. tfrel
SS a lay, Saoafses wwtu
sot nM te eoesss lest. m.
Sararx Bars Holms fco.".Holl ylsti, "
against aerroosness, impute blood, and
extraordinary work in ridding the
result of effete matter retained ia tie
back aches; the kidneys are dls-
adess tie nerves are stxenrhenet!,
removed. Tnesa are the caases
Compound removes fHera tjnicsiy.
Sect, it also strengthens the weak
1 coring all diseases of Use uerres and kid-
MAKE
or WHCLESOHE CHEAD
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BEST AND FASTEST THRESHERS
. lit THE WORLD.
purchasing either mm Engine or Thresher next
It is Me safy wvtiM ever sold on the Poeite
Marina Engines. All kinds of
THE ONLY DEALER OT
PACIFIC CCAST "
That ships "4
IS
CAR LOADS.
PRICES GBEAfLY EEBUCiib
"All sises in stock from 40
pounds to 1.3 Q.
( Send for REDUCED FBI CSS.
Remember it Is s pleasure ta show
goods er answer quvauoo If 70a
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