V ,
t ake no Substitute for
Royal Baking Powder.
It is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum or ammonia.
,; The Paraee anil tliw Dead I'rtuee,
V In connection with the expressions of
,-. now evoked throughout all narts of
i, ir intuitu empire by the sad death of i ",u" "".numerous runt we can nttord
vie Duke of Clarence one of the most P"88 0VOT f1,u mention of an example
aaJa-iblo perhaps was the meeting of i ' tu'8 condition at present exercising
,.rsee residents of Bombay. ii,e i tho minds of German physicians. The
J6 assembled the other day in the: Patient is miner by trade, his name
utiful Wadia Fire temple under the i heiDK Jolu"" Lotus. Ho is an inmate
t .esidoncy of Sir Jamsetjoe Jejeebhoy, of the h08!""1 of Myslowltz, in Silesia,
the well known Bombay millionaire and ! witl" whose walls, it is stated, he had
a nhilnntlimnist. ftn mvaa .....i m ibeen asleen for some 4i; mnnrha It
erenoes to the duty of loyalty to rulers ! 8eied impossible to rouse Latus, but a
s inculcateil by tho Zoroastrian theol-, "H'cn bulletin mentions that he has at
ogy nd philosophy, the dustoor, or last ". Naturally the case is re
Paraee high priest, observed that the fire ferre(' to the records of catalepsy for its
that was kept burning in the censer be-' l'niation, although it is pointed out
fore tho assembly was the emblem of t'"lt M months is a very extended pe
the light of heaven, and lieforo that fire riod ev for taleptic sleep,
they must all earnestly solicit nod pray In tllis t'ef"' tu" limlw were rigid,
to the Almighty Ahura JInzda that he wlicl1 of cmwse minted to the exist
might grant a peaceful repose to the ence of 8 cataleptic condition, but the
spirit of the royal prince iu the eternal I ""'ty itwlf showed no sign of being in
abode of paradise. any unusual state. It remained still
After invoking the archangels and an- a'"1 PlaL'''l: '" chert rose and fell rrgn
gels to guard the prince's spirit from ' kriy. an(' "le 8'iin was of a natural
t harm, the praver soeciallv comnosed bv color, the face lieiug described as pre-
,i the dustoor for the occasion ended with
beseeching the coutinnance of the safety
unl prosperity that the Zoroastrian com-
.unity enjoy under the rule of hor
.majesty the iiueen-einpress. All this is
-touching, characteristic as it is of tint
loyal and generous spirit so consistently
uispiayeu uy our I'arsee friends in In-
j dias commercial metropolis. Colonies
and India.
Automatic 1'ostal Call Box.
A very ingenious automatic machine
has been established near the letter box
at Charing Cross station for the collec
tion of letters to be forwarded by the
postomee express service. It is iu elec
trical connection with the postal tele
graph office opposite the station. By
dropping a penny into tho slot and pull
ing out the slide, a brown colored en
velope is delivered. This envelop con-
oauiB another euvelope and a card. The
ommunication is iutonded to be written
the card, which is then inclosed in
) white envolope, and this, with the
for delivery, which have been fixed
(threepence per mile, is reinclosed in
J outer onveloie and deposited in the
box behind the flap, which beam the
printed instructions. Tho act of with
drawing the slide sends the call signal
to the telegraph office, and a messenger
la at once dispatched to collect the spe
cial tetters. litectncal Keview.
A Hindoo's Purittratlon.
A Pyzabad Hindoo who had been out-
casted for the offense of eating cooked
food in a railway train while there were
persons of ether castes in the same car
nage with him has been restored to
caste. The erring individual, although
not a wealthy man. had sufficient means
to pay the cost of purification. He was
first weighed in pice, and was valued at
180 rupees and after that in wheat.
After the .veighing he was made to sit
on a 8qua. o stone and his body was cov
ered with dirt, the face only excepted;
he was then taken up by two men and
thrown into the river, and after a good
bath he came oat and was received by
the Brahiuans, fully restored to caste
fellowship. The Brahmans informed the
purified individual that a great favor
had been conferred on him in weighing
him in copper instead of silver. Lon
don Letter.
Odd Discovery In a Log,
A lumberman at Wytopitlock recent
ly split open a hollow maple log and
found among rotten leaves twenty-six
mice, all dead. There were three species
in the collection the long tailed or kan
garoo mouse, the white bellied wood
r mouse and the common short tailed field
mouse. The chopper thinks they crowd
ed np into the hollow in order to keep
.warm, and the hole through which they
having closed Up, they starved
a death. Mice won't eat mice, evident
ly, although civilized men have been
known to feed on one another under
similar conditions. Lewiaton Journal.
Bow a Convict Hade Ills Escape.
News reaches here of the escape of a
convict from a gang working a few
miles south of here on the Santa Fe last
Wednesday. The convicts were strung
nut alonff an enihnnlmtpnt shnvolmir
dirt. "One .of them, when none of the
guards were looking, lay down in a hoi-
low made by the spades. The gang near
him threw dirt over him until he was
completely covered. When camp was
reached and the roll called the escape
was discovered. He has not been cap
tured. Srenham Cor. tialveston News.
tured. ffrenhii
a y
lv . br vl
Woman's Will.
thousand dollars was re-"-fooentric
Frenchwoni-
to any compatriot
-'mo companions
nhanunv
.Asleep fur Over Four aiontiie,
Cases of prolonged sleep are by no
8n'n(f healthy appearance. In the
"scent reports it was stated that Latus
na1 become less rigid as regards his
""V ,t8eu- wlll'e alight movements
were "onced prior to his waking.
furiously enough, while the hair of
,ne ed has grown largely, the beard
"ii'oiicu any increase. eea
ingwas carried out by introducing milk,
to the extent of two or three liters per
day, into the stomach by means of a
tube. Illustrated London News.
One Way for a Star to itrlg-hteu.
Director Keeler, of the Alleghany ob
servatory, was one of the first to receive
the uews of the recent discover)' of the
new star iu Auriga, but on account of
tho cloudy weather and Pittsburg smoke
sunning out all observation ho has not
yet clearly seen the visitor among the
heavenly bodies. In speaking of it he
said: "The new star, I think, has been
caused by collision. That is. however.
only supposition. It is possible that it
was, formerly covered with a crust that
in some disturbance was broken und Hew
off into space, leaving the molten inte
rior visible to astronomers. Such occur
rences are common. The outside of the
body becomes chilled, and losing its
oniuancy cannot be seen.
"If then the crust is broken by any
disturbance the star can be seen and is
heralded as a new body, when in reality
it may have been occupying the same
position tor thnusnnds of years. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Money In Minerals.
There is money in minerals, if you get
noiu or tne ngnt kind. The South Af
rican Diamond trust that recently forced
up the price of its commodity by con
solidating the various companies and by
occasionally suspending operations to
make a scarcity of the stones has cleared
a pretty iwnny. During its last fiscal
year it gathered np 2.11)5,112 carats of
gems, on which was realized nearly
16,440,000. While the surplus stock of
stones has been disposed of, an immense
quantity of "blue stuff" the local mat
rix of the diamond remains to be
washed. Exchauge.
A Substitute for the Dynamo.
The oft discussed problem of a substi
tute for dynamos in electric lighting by
providing a cheap, inodorous, inoffen
sive electric battery, capable of suddIy-
ing sufficient light for domestic uses, is
again claimed to be solved by M. Pon
droux, of Paris. By his new battery be
claims the ability to employ a great sur
face of zinc in a cell of the desired mod
erate capacity, containing but a small
quantity of liquid, and with the advan
tages of the ingredients of the solutions.
as he states, being very cheap. St.
ujuis nepuonc.
Ice on the Penobscot.
Ice harvesting operations on the Pe
nobscot are over for the season, and it
estimated that about 800.000 tons
have been housed. The ice is thinner
than usual, ranging from ten to four
teen inches in thickness, but in excel
lence of quality thi3 year's harvest was
never surpassed. It is likely that all
holdings will be disposed of at $1.25 to
J1 per ton, and that will be paying
' crop win rnrnish car-
goes for about 500 sail of large schoon-
ere. maine better,
A Reliable Han.
Merchant Your credentials are satis
factory. Have you a grandmother?
Youth No, sir.
"Any dear old aunts?"
"No, sir."
"Or great-aunto?"
"No, sir."
"Or any other relatives
IU--'. ' -durinp
A GREAT SUCCESS.
A Itreak oi u Few Minutes und Then the
llanoe 1'roeeeried.
The party was given at a farmhouse, and
about 80 couples wore present, 1 told the
farmer when 1 tlrst arrived that I should
depend upon him to give me at least live
minutes' notice before any shooting began,
and he replied:
"I'll do It. I shall be ivntehln out, and I
think I can give yo' plenty of time to get
out of range."
"There will lie shooting of course?"
"Oh, cerlilinly. The boys would feel that
they had slighted me If there wusu't a row."
"What do the women folks do when the
Spooling begins?"
"Sit riifiil down on the floor till it's all
over. Don't. Ih a bit onvusy. I'll give yo'
pleuty of wurnin."
There was only one fiddler, and he whs
also the caller. His calls puzzled mo at
first, but no one else appeared to ndud It as
he drawled:
"llight and left on the hesd, and Bill
Tuylor don't waut to drop that revolver on
the tloorl ll.-iluuce tour mid half prom
enade, and Jim Henderson has a knife in
his hoot leg! Lmlies change, and Luke
Williams is acmug to pick a furse with
Tom bYbee! All balance to purdncrs, aud
when the shootin begins please remember
that the tiddler never takes sides!"
We had been dancing about an hour, and
everybody seemed to lie thoroughly good
lifltilreil anil at pence with all mankind,
when the farmer beckoned to meant! whis
pered:
"1 said I'd give yo' live minutes wnmln,
but I'm two minutes behiud time! Ureuk
fer the Iwirn!"
1 broke, but was uol over 80 feet from
the door wiitu the shooting began. It last-
etl about five minutes, and 1 cautiously re-
turueil to the house to hear the fiddler call
ing in the same old monotonous voire:
"Take partners for Virginia reel, and
don't make such a fume over three men
wounded! first lady and gent forward and
back, and Bill Taylor has gone after a doo
torl Forward amtin aud sasha. and some
body attend to that gal in hysterics! Swing
with the right now with the left, and If
this isn't thu moet successful dance of the
season then you folks needn't pay me a
cent. " uetrolt 1 ree 1'tess.
Had Enough of II.
"This is where you answer questions?1
he said inquiringly as he looked in on the
thin, little, soleniu looking fellow.
"It is," replied thethiu mau. "Write out
your question. Write only on one side of
the piiper and theu send it in to ma "
"But I'm in a hurry."
"Can't help it."
"U'b an easy one."
"Well, go ahead." i
"All right. Now. suppose a woman is in
a big halt and she wants to get out."
"Without walking?"
"No, she's wilting to walk."
"All right, tioon."
"Well, we'll say that there are a lot of
other people in that hall who want to leave
at the same time."
"Yes."
"And they come trooping aloug behind
this woman, several hundred strong, all
making (Or the same door."
"Yes."
"And the door is quite a narrow one."
"Yes. tioon."
"Well, what will the woman do when
she gem fairly and squarely in the door
way?" "Stop."
"Quite right. But why?"
The thin, solemn looking man got upand
kicked the stranger out of tho room and
slammed the door after him.
"I'll teach 'em to come around trying to
lure me into answering 'easy questions'
that no one this side of nnratlise or the
other place can answer," be muttered as he
sat down again. "There is one joint where
all human investigation stops. We cannot
go beyond it." Chicago Post.
Football Term.
PASSING THE BAWL,
Brooklyn Lite,
Whose Baby?
"Sleep?" echoed the portly aentlem
a question the man in the next seat hi
to him. "Sleep? I sleep all night
baby." ,
Whose baby?" nueried a n-
assed looking fellow, with a r
term his eyes. "Whose ha'
repeated in barsh. e-ratl'
alarmed every passenger Ir
did not know he had bee'
year.-Life.
The Reign of
"Are you fond
BInx. .
"No," renlietf
them. Near,
borrow mon
une.
The llhieblrd. Y"
You may expect the bluebird any
time after the snu passes the winter
solstice. In his musical engagements
it is not h mutter of dates, hut oppor
tunity. It is never a mutterof importu
nity. Who over heard a bluobird'ssong
out of season? It may be cold and
snowy tomorrow, but his wings tremble
in the nervous eostacy of the present,
and lie sings of the bit of spring that
now is. When the storm comes tiion he
is silent. lie may flee bofore its breath,
or. if it is late iu the season, he will fold
bis wing, unstring his Into and uncom
plainingly wait till tho venial sun anil
wind shall come again. But let the
merest slit of sunlight gash thocloud,
anil he warbles forth his greetings. He
has been accused of trying to force the
season. Uut it is not that. He is such
a lover of the very prouusi-i of nature
that ho is as happy iu how as fruition.
I found a group shivering against a
March snowstorm, lute, as the sun was
sinking, and stopissi to watch them,
pitying their distress. Suddenly there
was some commotion, which I at tributed
to my prosonee untl scrutiny a low con
versational flintier, u quivering of
wings, a few hitting changes of position
and then u gurgle of spring melody
nmong the snnwdrinis. Astonished, I
turned to where the sun should bo. mid
then; on the horizou's tint its half disk
was burning like a beucon. Two min
utes later It was out of sight, the air
was gloomy, the snow fell on, but tho
morrow was a bluebird day indeed. St.
Louis (iliibe-Douiocriit,
They Trusted In the Lord.
The two gangs of negroes from the
southwest who have beou stranded in
this city within tho past few days have
displayed traits that are pleasing, und
that have stirred np populur sympathy
for thimi. Though they found, when
they got here, that they could not got to
Liberia, in Africa, by a ferryboat or a
horse cor for ten cents; though thoy
and their pickaninnies were hungry,
homeless und helpless in a strange city:
though they did not know what to do or
where to look for anything, tt is inter
esting to loam that thoy did not whine
or howl, or threaten to raise a rumpus,
or to play huvoc with most thtugs, or
even to lot loose the dogs of war,
Thoy stood out near the disjk in the
cold patiently: they held dialogue about
the unknown: they were overjoyed whan
a policeman gave thein advice: thev
blessed the good Lord when thoy got
shinbone soup for nothing: thoy grew
merry und sang the old melodies of the
plantation when thoy woroolfored a free
place to sleep in, und thoy laughed,
prayed, grow liuiuoroua nnd oxhorted
each other because things wero going
quite tolerable In a country for which
tnoy started out on their way to the
happy land of Liberia.
All of which is somewhat refreshing
as things go in this world. Now York
Sun.
A I'ennllar Commission.
One of our Springfield artist, whose
reputation for lifelike portrait is estab
lished, had an old lady walk into bis
studio the other morning with a queer
commission. She was a quaint, odd
figure, clad in un old style bombazine
witli a few straggling trimmings of rusty
crape, undshe evidently was not familiar
with city life. "I'leuse, sir," sho burst
out when the artist hail kindly asked her
to be seated, "I'd like to have yo fix up
a life size pioter o' my Josiah, jest as
soou's yo can. He died two yeurs ago
come Thuuksgivin.au I've been savin up
for his pictor ever since. I giioss yon
can do it: lie uevur had no pictor dono
but this one," drawing out a blurred
daguerreotype of a plump faced livo-ycar-old
boy in petticoat untl pantaloui.
"Josiuh wuz forty-five whou ho died, un
big an strong an batidsoine's a pioter,
with a long, black board. 1 don't know
if it'll be kinder easy to make it look
real like him from this, but thoy say
you're a master hand at the pictor biz
ness an I guess it'll suit." Springliold
(Mass.) Homestead.
The Editor Woa.
In (be queen's bench, London, Mr. St.
JohnBremon, editor of the society jour
nal ieadilly, brought an action against
thf lirietor, Mr. Oiluort Smith, for
1 dismissal without notice. De
tlaimed that he had a right to
le plaintiff without notice, and
raetified himself because Mr.
had adversely oriticisedthe con
the Prince of Wales in the bao
iiee, and advocated a conservative
re of home rule contrary to in
ns. The jnry returned a verdict
plaintiff. Damages, 43400. Dun
tlund) Courier.
Protection of Health.
larly enough the greatest possi-
are taken iu the construction
i hn'iso and in our municipal
i make the occupant secure
ion of the least important
iossiugs, namely, his property,
paratively little attention is
vnthe preservation of health.
-'Nt house is valueless.
pewrltr.
;iiu contrived a
itmiposors which
ffcilitato opera
jUtisfnctory re-
makes can be
Sftte reproduced
tp be superior
'linary way.
i "Bust, tVnst, Home's licet."
' ' -... Ja pleasing weakness of liurnim na
ture to assume that every good thing be
longs in a peculiar to one's one country
or to one's own special purt of it. A
Freuclmmti who hud been spimdiug a
considerable time in Oormany extduimed
Immediately aftor crossing the froutior
back into his own country:
"There are birds singing in the trees.
Wo are in France ngiiiul"
This story is matched by a true one of
a New England woman who sjioiit two
years in Illinois, und returning to hor
beloved home wrote as follows to a
friend in the east:
"It is so nice to bo buck in the east
and hear the locusts, kutydidsuud brown
thrushes once more,"
All these creuturns hud matlo the sum
mor air musical in the part of tho coun
try which she had been visiting, but
during her bunishmont she had nevor
hoard them. Youth's Companion.
Platlres Mover I,le.
Foggins, Sr. My sou, you know that
of all things 1 hate falsehood, and you,
sir, have hail the luce to tell me It was a
quarter of IS when you came home Inst
night when I myself heard tho clock
strike II as you entorctl. What can you
say for yourself?
Foggins, Jr. Figures umy lie, hut I
am truth itself, and if my memory fails
me not I have always been taught, oven
by you, that 8 is a quarter at IS.
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fiiniurvtiH nave issni sawn wlto have beou
liven up to die by friends aud physlolaus.
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"German
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My niece, Emetine Hawley, was,
taken with spitting blood, and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds of medi
cine but nothing did her any good.
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. It
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and a good appetite. I
had it from her own lips. M.
Mary A. Staeey, Trumbull, Conn.
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