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IEW U S. NAVAL TERRORS : HAM KATAHDIN LAUNCHED, And the Indiana Nearly Heady. Both Formidable Battleships. De scription of the Vessels. Tits Amseh Ram, which was launched at ^ Bath, Me., Iron Works Saturday, is the most novel addition thus far made to our new navy. She is called the Katahdin, and in wartime she will be called upon to attack big ships with her strong, sharp bow and punch holes in their hulls, thus sending them and all on board down to Davy Jones’ locker. When in fighting trim Bhe will be almost submerged, and will present a very divided by 13 water tight transverse frames, thus dividing the bottom into 72 water tight compartments. The interior of the hull is further sub divided by water tight bulk heads, both longitudinally and transverse. The propelling machinery will consist of two sets of horizontal triple expansion en gines, the cylinders being respectively 25, 36 and 56 inches in diam^jpr, and the stroke •f pistons being 36 inches. The estimated maximum horsepower, with 150 revolutions per minute, will be 4,300. There will be two screw propellers, each 10 feet 6 inches in diameter and 12 feet 2 inches pitch. Steam will be furnished by two double ended and one single ended cylindrical Scotch boil rs, 13 feet 6 inches in diameter. The total grate surface will be 354 feet and the heating surface 12.150 square feet. The co ll bunker surface will be 237 ions, the normal supply being 165 tons, l’rovision is made for carrying about 200 tons of water balla-t in the double bottom, which will sink the vessel in action so th3t the knuckle will be about one foot below the water line. The estimated speed with full power is 17 knots per hour and must be attained to render the vessel acceptable on- THE BATTLESHIP INDIANA. small aud armorical mark for the enemy’s guns. Congress, by act of March 2, 1389, author ized the construction of a twin-screw, ar mor-plated, harbor defense ram, upon the design of Rear Admiral Amiaen, United States navy, the design to be based upon his experience with rams in the war of the rebellion. The Bath iron works in January, 1891, took the contract to build and equip the vessel and machinery and place the armor, for 2930,000. On March 27, 1891, the de partment approved the proposition of the contractors to lengthen the vessel eight feet, the corresponding increase in the displacement, 133 tons, being uti lized in increasing the coal supply and providing a battery of four six-pounder rapid fire guns for defense against torpedo boat attack. The original design had no battery whatever. The dimensions of the vessel are as fol lows: Length over all, 261 feet; length on der the ton contract. The quarters for officers and crew are all within the armored hull and there will be fitted complete systems of electric lighting, artificial venti lation and drainage. It does not require any great stretch of the imagination to lorm some idea of the des tructive effect of an onslaught from this vessel, which will dash into her foe at full speed, crushing in the latter's side with formidable beak and sending her to the bottom of the sea in a very few minutes. The Indiana, one of the greatest of the nation’s prospective battleships, is about ready for the launching. The Indiana, when she has her armor and her big 13-inch guns, will be one of the most formidable warships in the world. When she was ordered constructed nearly three years ago, the United States was already fairly well supplied with commerce destroy ers that could fight vessels of their class am] run away from armored ships, and in pur suance of a plan to provide the navy with battleships that would be the Corbetts and Sullivans of the seas the Indiana and two THE NEW RAM KATAHDIN. the normal water line, 250 feet, 2 inches ibreadth extreme, 43 feet,5 inches,and on the water line, 41 feet 6 inches. The total depth from the base to the crown of the deck amidships is 22 feet 10 inches; the normal draft of water is 15 feet, and the displace ment 2,183 tons. The lower portion of the hull is dish shaped up to a sharp knuckle which runs all around the vessel 6 inches below the normal water line. Above this knuckle the shape of the bull is a circular arc, with a radius amidships of 39 feet, rising from 6 inches below to 6 feet above the normal water line. This curved deck will be armor plate throughout, the ^bickness of the armor tapering from G in- L"t the knuckle to 2 inches at the crown gk. Above this deck when the ram is fietcd will rise only a counoning tower [lies thick, a smokestack and vcntila- |e lower portion of which will be nro- Iby 6 inches of armor, two light bar- ^LgitljiB which the guns will be hmed; and skid beams carrying four boats. Below the knuckle will extend an armor belt 6 feet deep, one half being 6 inches thick and the remainder 3 inches. The hull is framed by continuous longitudinal girders both below and about the knuckle, which gathering together at the bow and stern form a very rigid structure. Transverse frames are spaced -1 and 8 feet apart in different por tions of the length. A continuous water tight inner bottom 2 feet from the outer skin is carried nearly the whole length of the vessel and up to the armor shelf on each side. This bottom is divided into three water tight portions on each side of the keel longitudinally, and these are further cross other similar ships, the Massachusetts and Oregon, were ordered constructed, and the Indiana’s keel was laid May 7,1891. She is built of steel and is 318 feet long, 691 feet broad and has a displacement of 10,288 tons. She will carry 460 men, and her battery of four 14-incli and eight 6-inch guns, mounted as they are in pairs in six great nickie steel turrets 17 inches thick, which are in tarn protected by 17-inch redoubts, is one of the most powerful batteries provided for a Uni ted States ship. In addition to the guns already described, the Indiana lias a large battery of 6-inch rifles; 20 6-pounder and 4 1-pounder rapid fire guns, 4 gatli-.g guns and 6 torpedo tubes. The armor, which is the thickest ever placed upon an American warship, is of nickel steel and consists of the following thick nesses: Side belt, 18 inches; end diagonal belt, 14 inches; conning tower, 10 inches; turrets and redoubts, 17 inches; armor deck, about 3 inches. The side armor belt is 74 feet wide, 2 feel above the water and 44 feet below, and extends along the sides of the ship 196 feet. Above this belt of armor is a casemate backed by 10 feet of coal, and on top of the three-inch protective deck, for ward and aft, is a belt seven feet high and six feet wide and tilled with water exclud ing material similar to woodite. All the ar mor is backed by wood and thick plates, which are turned back by heavy channel bars. There are six powerful search lights ar ranged along the sides to locate the enemy at night and to guard against small boat at tacks under cover of darkness. The comple ment of 12 boats and one balsa are stowed well above the flash of the guns and are handled by means of powerful cranes. The launchingWill tack place from the Cramps’ ship yards. CLASH OF AUTHORITY. Soato Carolina’s Goiernor al War will has just been told that he has no right to interfere in cases where the amounts are less than $2,000. We will resist tyr anny, or ignorance—whichever it may be —and bring the matter to a focus and have our rights established.” He is Making a Determined Effort to Collect Bailroad Taxes. A Columbia, S. C. dispatch of Tuesda says: The clash bus come and Governor Tillman and the federal court are in di rect conflict over the railroads situated in ■ tho state. Governor Tillman has thrown down the gauntlet and bid defi- I *nee to the United States court, and Uncle Sam has accepted the challenge. As stated in the press dispatches, the sheriffs throughout the state, actiag under instructions from Governor Till man in a secret circular issued recently, 2 have levied upon the rolling stock of the railroads which have not paid their taxes as claimed to be due by the state, and have chained the cars to the track, thus blocking the proper operations of the road, delaying valuable freights in tran sit, amounting in value to several times the taxes for which the levies have been made, and which were declaied by the courts in 1S92 to be illegal. After hearing the petition of the ^gl^hmond and Danville road concerning “arrest of trains,” Judge Simonton .bSsUnited States court issued au Older .Jg^Kj^nsr all trains that have been tied up. ^^raurestraining sheriffs from further in terference with the property. This wss ordered served upon the sheriffs Tues day by United States marshals. Dispatches from several of these points state that the sheriffs are paying no at- tentiia.-v» these orders. When the gov- nor learned of this procedure he called conference with the attorney general, he assistant and Judge Samuel Melton. After a lengthy council of war the gov ernor telegraped the following instruc tions to the sheriffs: Where the amount of taxes in execution foi IS9L and 1692 is less than two thousand dollars, hold the property to satisfy the execution, un less it is taken from you by force. Then sub mit to arrest and we will take the case to the United States supreme court on habeas corpus proceedings and make this federal judge obey " a decrees of that court. In regard to his position in the matter governor said : “We propose to see ' state of South Carolina collects taxes. Our present purpose is all of the property on which been made, and let Judge i his worst. 'Tuesday morn- aphed all of the sheriffs to operty on which they have idea is that Judge Simon- contempt of the state govern- id we want him to act so we can case to Washington as soon as and prove it by the court. I think we can he is in contempt. What him to arrest the sheriffs, ested the matter will go up habeas corpus proceedings, wrong-i-that the state hasn’t to collect her taxes—the sooner it the better, Judge Simontoc GEN. BEAUREGARD ILL. He is the Last of the Full Generals of the Confederacy. A special dispatch of Wednesday says; The last of the noted confederate leaders that held the position of full general in the confederate army, General Beaure gard, lies critically ill at his residence in New Oi leans. During the war he was a sufferer from periodical attacks of chronic colic, dur ing which he suffered great agony, but he has been free from them for the past ten yi ars. Early Sunday morning he was sei/. -d with a violent attack of his old complaint complicated with an affection of tho heart. Since Sunday night three physi cian, have been iu attendance upon him, and it has been necessary to keep him under the constant influence of mor phine to relieve him from the agony he endures. PANAMA OFFICIALS GUILTY. The DeLesseps and Others Sentenced to Imprisonment and Fined. A speci d cablegram of Thursday from Paris states that the Panama sentences have been delivered. M. Ferdinand de Lesseps is sentenced to ioipr's mment for five years and pay a fine of 3,000 francs. M. Charles de Lesseps is sentenced to imprisonment for five years and to pay a tine of 3,000 fiar.es. M. Marius Fontaine nr;d M. Cotteau were sentenced to irn prisonment for two years and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs each. M. Eiffel was sentenced to imprisonment for two years and to pay a fine of 2,000 francs. The sentences have c msed a profound sensa tion, especially that of M. Ferdinand do Lesseps. FORTY-FOUR PEOPLE KILLED PROTECTION FOR HAWAII. By the Burning of an Insane Asylnm in Mew Hampshire. The county insane asylum, four miies from Dover, N. II., wss burned Thurs day night and forty-four lives were lost. When Watcnmam William Chevey made his 10 o’c ock trip into the insane asy lum, he found fire coming out of a cell occupied by a female inmate and gave au alarm. William Driscoll, the keeper, with his family, lived iu the build ing, and he at once broke the lock off of fifty-'our ced.s and tried to get the in mates ou f . Then he got his wife and two children, neither of whom was dressed. Of the forty-eight inmates only lour escaped. They were Wm. Twom- l.lv. Hose Smderson, Wm. Davey and Fiauk D tn'hoc Tbe Stars and Stripes Raised at tie Repest ot tie New GoYernment Minister SteTens Issues a Proclama tion to the People of the Islands. A San Francisco special says; The most important news brought by the steamship Australia, which arrived from Honolulu Wednesday night, is that United States.Minisf^r Stevens had estab lished a protectorate over tbe island. The act was acknowledged at 9 o’clock the morning of the 1st instant, when the stars and stripes were raised over Alino- lani hall, and Minister Stevens issued the following proclamation: To the Hawaii&u People: At the request of the provisional government of the Hawaiian Islands, I hereby, in the name of the United States of America, assume protection of the Hawaiian Islands for the protection of life and property, and the occupation of public build ings on Hawaiian soil as far as may be nec s- sary fur the purpose specified; but not inter- f- ring with the administration of public affairs by the provisional government. This action is taken pending and subject to negotiation at 'Washington. [Signed.] John T. Stevens, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister-Plenipoten tiary of the United States. United States Legation, February 1, 1893. —Approved and executed by C. C. Wiltze, cap tain United States navy, commanding United States Steamship, Boston. The Advertiser says, regarding the Stevens proclamation that the act was principally due to the incessant agitation on the parts of certain whites, who have always been the curse of the country coupled with the English and native newspaper efforts to discredit and block the new government. These agencies spread through the town a feeling of un easiness and distrust. The provisonal government conclu icd some positive steps neccessary, and that it would be wise to call upon the United States for direct assistance. The A dvertiser, continuing, says: “At half-past eight, on the moin’ng of the first, the Boston’s battalion landed under Lieutenant Commander Swin- burn, and were sent up to the govern ment building, where detachments from the volunteer companies from the pro visional government were also drawn up.” Lieutenant Ru-li read Minister Stevens’ proclamation, and on tbe stroke of 9 the star spangled banner fluttered up the staff on the tower. The fi ig was saluted by the troops and mariucs and the heav ier guns of the Boston, and Hawaii was under Uncle Sam’s wing for the time be ing at least. Among tbe passengers who arrived in San Francisco, on tie Australia from Honolulu wero Frince Kawananakow, the deposed queen's attorney, and Judge U. A. Wademan. They aie ou the way to Washington to present th; quern’s case. recognizing tiie new government. A cable dispatch frem Honolulu ui der date of February 1st, says: Shortly after the sailing of tbe last steamer, the provi sional government received certificates of recognition as the defaeto government from Japan, Fiance, Great Britain,Chile. Denmark, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Peru i.nd the Nether lands. COTTON GROWERS TO MEET. A Convention to be Held at Memphis on the 22d. The executive committee of the Cotton Growtr’s Association of the cotton grow ing states, met at Memphis, Teuo., Wed nesday aud passed a resolution that a meeting of the local organizations of the association be called for February 18th, for tbe purpose of electing delegates to attend a general meeting of the associa tion to be held in Memphis on February 22d. A general invitation is extended to all parties who are interested in the growing of cotton to be present or send representation. The committee has statistics showing that last year’s meeting bore good fruit in many localities. Thu members say with a full representation and lccrl or ganization, there will be a decrease in the acreage of cotton, which of itself means “more bog and hominy” for the farmers of the cotton growing state-. Tbe committee reports much encourage ment received from the officials of the railroad and suamboat lines entering Memphis, all readily agreeing to give re duced rates to delegates to the conven tion. The eimmittee thinks the atten dance at this convention will be at least three times larger than last year. ANOTHER INTERVIEW Between Hawaiian Commissioners and Secretary Foster. A Washington special says: The Ha waiian annexation commissioners and Dr. Mott Smith, Hawaii in minister, had an other interview Tuesday morning with Secretary Foster,at the state department. As was the case with the previous two interviews, it was entirely informal, be ing confined to an interchange of uni ffi- cial views upon the subject of annexing the Hawaiian islands to the Unfit d States. Nothing was said about the time when commissioners shall be re ceived by President Harrison, and thii3 formally recognized, and tbe determina tion of this date depends upon the nature of advices from Honolulu. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. CAULIFLOWER, Remove the outer stalks. Soak in cold water and cook in boiling salted water about twenty minutes. Drain, separate the stalk3, pat them in a dish and season to tastspor, with two table spoons lemon juice, a little salt and pepper mixed with quarter of a cup ol melted butter. Or pour a thin, white sauce over the cauliflower and sprinkle coarse bread crumbs which have been browned in butter over the sauce.—Bos ton Cultivator. CLEAXINO AND FROSTING BRASS. Acid should never be employed in cleaning brass,a3 the metal soon becomes dull after such treatment: The applica tion of olive oil and very fine tripoli t followed by a washing with soap water t constitutes the best method of polishing and preserving the brilliancy, To frost brass and give it a decorative finish, boil the article in potash, rinse in water, plunge in nitric acid, wish again, then dry in hot sawdust, and give the still hot metal a coat of varnish. What France’s War Preparations Have Cost. According to the war budget of 1893, recently placed in the hands of the French Deputies, the military expenses since 1871, without counting the navy, amount to $3. G00,003,060. Of this sum $178,000,000 has been expended in the reconstruction of war material, $313,029,- 932 lias been expended for armament; $150,312,107 for fortifications, $16,377,- 746 for subsistence, aud $45,518,804 for clothing. In fortifications the work has been pressed on with feverish activity. Vast intrenched camps have been estab lished at Lille, Maubuege, Besancon, Belfort, Verdun and other points. The forts around these places completely shelter them from bombardment, aud the railroads and all important routes are also supplied with forts. The French army foots up 28,382 officers, 481.015 men and 140,879 horses. This represents a fighting force of 1,650 battalions of in fantry. 600 squadrons of cavalry and 750 batteries of artillary. In addition to this may be added 850,000 men enrolled in the reserve of the territorial army. It is very probable that Emperor William realized the great numerical soldier strength of France before he began to cry for more soldiers. COOKING CAULIFLOWER. There are many delicious ways of cocking cauliflower besides the familiar one of boiling it and serving it with cream sauce. An excellent way u “au gratin.” To ptepare a cauliflower this way, select a large, fine one. Tear oil the leaves, pick tbe flowerets apart, cut off the roots and wash it thoroughly in cold water. Then put in a saucepan an abundance of cold water. Add a hand ful of salt and let the vegetable cook for thirty minutes after it begins to boil. When it is cooked drain it, put it into a baking dish aud have ready a cream sauce, made by mixing a tnblespoonful of flour with two tablespoontuls of but ter, stirring in two cups of milk with salt and pepper. Let the cream sauce cook ten minutes after making it. Add three tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese and pour it at once over the caul iflower in the baking dish. Sprinkle over the cauliflower three more table spoonfuls of Parmesan cheese, a table spoonful of fresh bread crurab3 and a few bits of butter. Let the cauliflower bake in a quick oven for about twenty- five miuutes, when it should be a rich brown all over. GLYCERINE. Do you known for how many differ ent uses glycerine is really invaluable? It moistens and softens the skin, and when properly diluted may both prevent and cure chapped hands. It will allay the excessive thirst of a fever patient. Two or three drops .given to a baby will often stop its stomach-ache, if wind be the cause. It will frequently soothe an irritable cough by moistening the dryness of the throat, which gives rise to it. It is ar efficient means for the prevention of bed sores. It has been found excellent as an enema in treating constipation, aud half a tea spoon every half hour has relieved many cases of summer complaint, waterbrash and dyspepsia. In household medica- cation it must be pure and wholly un adulterated. Another use may be added which is not generally knewn. When you are about to seal fruit jam' drop iu a hall dozen drops of glycerine aud it will help to keep the contents aud prevent mould from gathering on the top. If you want to show your husband a little attention, place a bottle at his hand of equal parts of glycerine and bay ram, for use after his morning shave, and he will rise up and bless you. Glycerine is also excellent for rubbing into shoes as the preventive of wet feet, as well as to soften tlm leather an l keep fi in good condition.—New York World. The iron columns of the Philadelphia Lity Hall are the first extensive iron work lr be elec-trolytically plated with almntui ui as a preventive of rust. Recognized by AH. A Washing'on special of Saturday says: The statement is made that all governments including Great Britain have recognized the provisional govern ment of Hawaii. The Star- says that Secretary of State Foster and Secretary Trat j have admitted that the supposi tion neietofore entertained thst the-Brit- ish government has witnessed recognition of tbe new government in Hawaii is in correct. Exchange of Mail Pouches. A Washington sptcul of Friday says: A daily exchange of thorough registered mail pouches has been ordered between Charleston, S. C.. and Augusta, Ga , to commence on loth inst. The pouches are to leave Charleston at a :45 o’clock p. oa, and Augusta at 7:45 -’clock a m. via the Charleston and Augusta railway pcat- ofijee. RECIPES. Tapioca Cream—Soak three table spoonfuls of tapioca in cold water over uight. Boil oue pint of milk and add tbe tapioca, letting it cook three-quar ters of au hour. Add the yolks of two eggs and half a cup of sugar. When thoroughly cooked aud creamy, take from the stove aud flavor. Beal the two whites stiff and add half a pint of whipped cream, sweeten and flavor, and pour over the tapioca cream. Indian Pudding—Three pints of milk, one coffee cupful of Indian meal, one of molasses, one tablespoonful of butter, one-half teaspoonful o f salt. Pat on one quart of milk to scald, then wet thf meal with some of the remaining milk, reserving a cupful, and stir the meal into the boiling milk. Put in the molasses and let it boil, stirring well for a few minutes. Pour into a pudding dish, add the cupful of cold milk. Bake three- quarters of an hour. Eat with cream. Salmon Soup—One can of salmon, one :up of bread crumbs, one quart of water, two cups of milk, one tablespoonful of butter, pepper and salt to taste. Pick the salmon to pieces, removing the bones and bits of skin; put over the fire, with the water and seasoning, and cook half an hour; stir in the butter, the milk and the crumbs and serve hot. Sliced lemon should be used with it. Codfish a la Mode—3oil a piece of codfish in plenty of fresh water, take oil the skin, and be careful to pick out every bone, then pick up a cupful flue and mix with two heaping cupfuls ol mashed potatoes, beat two eggs well, stir in and add two spoonfuls of melted butter, nearly a pint of cream and a little salt, mix well, grease a baking dish and put in the mixture; bake twenty min utes, or until a nice brown. Virginia Rice Muffins—Beat the yolks of two eggs very fight and add to them one pint of milk and stir into it one tablespoonful of melted lard or butter. Mix two teaspountuls of yeast powder in one quart of meal and sift into the milk and eggs. Beat very fight, then add the whites of the eggs, beaten to froth, and stir in a teacupful of cold boiled rice. Beat all once more and bake in muffin rings. Russian Salad—Cut up separately in small dice-shaped pieces one ounce of cooked roast beef, one ounce of cooked ham, one ounce of cooked beef tongue, same quantity of cooked chicken and leg of cooked mutton and two truffles. Put them in salad bowl, separating each kind by six boned anchovies. Then pour a tablespoonful of tartare sauce in the centre; cover the sauce with two chopped leaves of lettuce. Do not mix until just before serving. Ho:se Accident Prevention Society. In London there is a Horse Accident Prevention Society to which nearly all horse owners belong. It keeps slippery pavements sanded or graveled and strives constantly toward the desired end of uniform pavements in the driving dis tricts. A New York woman said re cently that her horses, used to the stone pavements, became almost unmanageable when tbev struck a block of the Nichol son paving. It was the marked differ ence between the two whica experts said frightened the horse 5 . Doubtless others have experienced the same trouble in driving, a trouble which unifor mty of pavements would obviate.—Atlanta Jour nal. A recent invention is a cradle which locks by cioe.cwork mechanism. HOOPSKIRTS ARE ON THE WAY. The “coming event” of crinoline and actual hoops is foreshadowed in the round skirts now worn which fashion able modistes are stiffening at the bot tom to stand out quite as if upheld by a small hoopskirt. It will be dreadful to go about in a cage agaffij but at least it will be cleaner than the present fashion of skirts flopping about the feet.—St. Louis Republic, THE SMALLEST YET. Quality rather than quantity was the principle upon which a Washington bride planned her trausseau. The marriage— which could only be classed under tbe head of runaways—was undoubtedly the subject of much deep thought before hand, inasmuch as the accessories of :oi!et to be carried upon the eventful trip wera reduced to the minimum. The wedding took place in the summer, and the conventional traveling bag was re- otaced by a white lace parasol. This was carried furled, the flimy white lounce3 serving as a receptacle for the :rousseau—a pair of curling tongs and a tooth brush.—Kate Field’s Washington. A RAILROAD WOMAN. Woman has succeed in journalism, ,aw, medicine, theology and politics, so it is not surprising to learn that she has done well in railroading. Minnie C. Rush has attracted attention by her re markable success a3 an organizer of ex cursions. She is the Vandalia L'nc’s agent at Lakeville, Lid. For three year3 she ha3 had charge of the passen ger, freight and telegraph office. The receipts in October amounted to more than §10,000, and that is only slightly in excess of the average. Miss Rush was born in Lakeville twenty-one years ago. After acquiring a common school education she learned telegraphy, and her proficiency led to her selection as agent. She is a workei in the W. C. T. U. and Methodist Church societies. Her latest success was the conception and execution of “Harvest Home” excursions, when sh« surprised the Vandalia magnates by sending several hundred people into neighboring States on special trains, and thus netted profit for the railroad,—New York Advertiser. THE LENGTH OF DRESS. Concerning the length of street dresses, fashion-makers, like doctors, disagree. From Pari3, the seat of Gov ernment, whence the Parliament oi fashion issues its fiats, come such con flicting declarations that it is easy to perceive that two powerful factions are at work, and that not fashion alone but the potent interests of trade are at the root of these vital questions. Oue noted designer declares emphatically that very full dresses, and most likely hoopskirts, will appear simultaneously with the coming of the robin and the organ- grinder. Another equally powerful au ■ thority sniffs derisively at this dreadful prophesy, aDd declares that the balloons and hideous wire cages—relics of a be nighted and demoralized age—will never again be tolerated Dy a nation of women whose tastes have become so cultivated, and whose personal ideas and opinions have become, so marked and so decided. This bloodless war makes it a rather puzzling time for the modiste. “Do not touch the pretty dip of your sweep ing, gracefully trailing gown,” says one of these in authority. The time for tubby skirts has not yet arrived; but if you must have something new just now, at this transition period, have all the flare possible on the skirt portion, and all the excrescences and elaboration pos sible about your neck and shoulders, and you will pa3s the best kind of muster od dres3 parade, on this side the water “at east.”—New York Post. FASHION NOTES. Silver brooches are in great favor. Silk-faced velvets are popular foi fancy jackets. Buckles, plain and fancy, are used on all the latest hats. Box cloth is becoming a fashionable material for ladies’ jackets and cloaks. Enormous sleeves of shaded velvet are worn in outdoor and indoor garments. The effect is pretty for a girl, but awful when the arms insider belong to woman of prominence. Long cloaks of brocaded stuffs with very full trimmings of fur or feathers seem to be in perennial favor. Nobody knows the years that they have been fashionable. Nine in twelve women met in the street wear their hair up on the top of their heads. Hats and bonnets that de pend on pins for position must have something to pin to; hence the popular ity of the high style of hair dressing. The “Columbus” cape of cloth or velvet is quite popular this season. It has a sort of vest piece inside the fronts, which affords extra warmth aud protec tion, and its broad collar and large neck ruff give it a very distinguished appear ance. In freshening up a black silk gown, full sleeves, collar and broad revers of shaded velvet are used by the best dress makers. The fashion is pretty, as the colored velvet has the effect of soften ing the somewhat trying framing of plain black silk. The association of the bell skirt with bodices having sleeves either very large or of moderate dimensions is observed, The double shirt, which has an apron or tablier front, in which a second fabric of a color contrasting or harmonizing fi seen, opens upon the tablier itself. Feather Beds. Hysteria Among Savages. The notion that the nervous diseases, especially hysteria, says Science, are mere common among civilized people than among savages is simply the result of a lack of information among the phy sicians who have made the assertion. Re liable travelers say that violent and even epidemic nervous disorders are very com mon among uncivilized people. Castren describes them among the Sibirie tribes. An unexpected blow on the outside of a tent wifi throw its occupant into spasms. The early Jesuit missionaries paint ex traordinary pictures of epidemic nervous j maladies among the Iroquois and Hurons. j l he middle ages witnessed scenes of this kind, impossible to-day. Dr. De la : Tourette points out the frequency of j true hysteria and hysterical seizures in J the biack race, among the Hottentots and the Kaffirs of east Africa, and among the natives of Abyssinia and Madagascar. They present frequent cases of ciass.cal hysterical attack, and occasional epidem ics oi chorea-mania, affecting bota sexe=. Civilization, so far from increasing th s class oi' disorders, has a well defined ef- j leet in diminishing their number and ; severity. Dr. Kellogg, in domestic Sanita tion,” sums up their objectionable quali ties thus: “The use of feather beds may be shown to be detrimental to health in several ways, but we wish to ball atten tion to the fact that they may be a source of contaminat: on of the air immediate ly surrounding a person during sleep. Feathers themselves not only undergo a slow decomposition, evolving foul and poisonous gases, but, on account of their remarkable hydroscopic properties, in which they are equalled by few other substances, they absorb the fetid exha lations from the body which are thrown off from the skin during sleep. As this erntmues, often for a long time, the accumulations may become very great and the feather bed be converted into a hot-bed of diseased germs. As feathers suffer litrie loss by use, the feather bed often becomes an heirloom and is passed down from one generation to another. The older it be comes, the worse it is. It is somewhat alarming to reflect upon the amount of disease germs which may be stowed away in a sack of feathers which has done service during a hundred years or more. Subject to all the accidents and emergencies of domestic fife, it has, per haps, carried a half dozen persons through typhoid fever, and pillowed the last months of the gradual dissolution of a consumptive, besides being in constant use the balance of the time.” Wanted Some Excitement. Petted Boy—“Mamma, may I go sled ding?” Fond Mamma (nervously)—“A boy was killed on that hill last winter, and two boys were hurt only last week.” “May I go skating?” “Horrors, no? You might break through and get drowned 1” “May I go play iu the street?” “There was a terrible runaway right past the house only three days ago, and there’s no telling what moment another may happen. Sit down, and I’ll read to you.” “Well, mamma, please read me some nice little story aLout a boygettin’ struck by a meteor while his mamma was read ing to him.”—Street & Smith’s Good News. He was Getting Uneasy. Upon the recent deeth of an eminent English divine at Cannes, the following bulletin was placed by the ' family upon the door of his late residence: “Mr. S deputed this fife for heaven at II o’clock a. m.” Some passing wag, possessed of more drollery than reverence, placed beneath the notice a telegraph blank filled out in the following manner: “Heaven, 12. m. Mr. S not yet arrived. Getting uneasy. Peter.” An Ignorant stranger. Stranger— ‘ ‘Where is the court -house I’ Boy—“Bout six blocks west from here.” Stranger—“But I don’t know which way is west.” Boy—“W’y jus’ stan’ with your face to th’ north, and’ then y’r right hand’ll point east an’ y’r left hund west. Thort everybody knew that.”—Street & Smith’s Good News. A Queer Account. A man died lately in Berlin, Germany, who, according to report, kept a singu lar account of his life in at least some of its aspects. He had, in fifty-two years, smoked 628,715 cigars, 43,692 of these were presented to him. For the remaip- ing 585,021 he spent about $10,483. In the Same time he drank 28,786 glasses of beer and 36.081 glasses of spirits, cost ing him $5,850. He closed his dairy with these words: “I have tried all things, I have seen many; I have accomplished nothing.” Hard to Beat. Small Son—“Yy you fits dot gtistoni- er beat you down fifty zents on di se pants!” Father—“Dot’s all right, mine Son. I left dose price marks on behind^ and he vill do us ten tollars worth of .advertis ing before he gets to Broadway.”—New York Weekly. Cheap Music. Fa r Customer—“Have you a piece called the ‘Moonlight Sonata?”’ Cleik—“Yes, madam; Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight Sonata.’ Here it is,*’ “What is the price?” “Only twenty ccnK’* “Ob, that's too cheap. Show me something better,”—New York Weekly. Pot/ish asSfatturt. An experienc^d"""eastern horticulturist savs: I have used within the laet fe. years a gooA deal of pure pet^hin con- neciioa with the trees 1D ^7 usually biijing it by the casfc «r th» purpose. I simply break it into small pieces not larger than a hen s egg, 8 about eight pounds to ■■ ti average sizs tree, scattering it upon theground about the tree in a circle extending half-tvaj from the trunk to the extremity of the branches. When this is done in autumn or early Spring the rains and saoW dis solve the potaih, which will be absorbed and spread through the soil, thus bring ing the fertilizing,properties directly the small roots of the trees, without in jury to the vegetation. The future cro^s will show remarkable tesiilts bot i in quality and quantity of the fruit. Knew Her Hnbbjr; Mother—“Is your letter to your hus band ready to mail?” Marrfid Daught r—“it’s all done ex cepting the postscript, telling him to scud me settle moie money. I’M looking for another sheet of paper.’* “Write it across the lines.’* “No iode-d. He’ll pretend he couldn't read it.”—Niw York Weekly. R OYAL BAKING POWDER imparts that pecttl- • iar lightness, sweetness, and flavor noticed in the finest food, and which expert pastry cooks declare is not obtainable by the use of any other raising agent. Royal Baking Powder is shown a pure cream-of- tartar powder, the highest of all in leavening strength. -—U. S. Government Food Report. Royal Baking Powder # is superior in purity, strength, and wholesomeness to any other powder which I have examined.—New York State Analyst. Good Manners at Home. If Checkmated Early, Rheumatism is shorn of its terrors. When it is young, annihilate it with Hostetter’s Stom ach Bitters and jprevent life-long torture. If it is chronic, it is always liable to attack the heart with a fatal result. The poisons taken to cure it simply alleviate its pangs, and are themselves dangerous in a slight overdose. Indigestion, liver or kidney trouble, costive- ness, ma aria and loss of appetite and flesh are remedied by the Bitters. Wife Mgn ; ficantlv)—“That pocket-book you gave m i for a Christmas present was empty.” Husband (grim y)—“Ye , it was mine.” An Important Difference. To make it apparent to thousands,who think themselves ill, that they are not affected with any disease, but that the system simply needs e’eansing, is to bring com f ort home to their hearts, as a costive condition is easily cured by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Any lady who goes to church to show her new sack is sackreligious.—Wilson Mirror. BIATB or OHIO. CITT OF TOLEDO, { „ Lucas County Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ha 5s the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co- doing business in the City of Toledo. County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will nay the sum of $100 for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Frank i. Chenet. Sworn to before me and subscribed in mj oreeence, this 6th day of December, A. D., ^886. i —> A. W. Gleason. iseal > ( -—*— * Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surface* of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ou f5T~ bold by Druggists, 75c. changed my mind respecting them, except I think better of that which I beoran by think ing well of.”—-for. Henry Ward Beecher. Sold only in b.ixes. Our old reliable eye-water cures weak or in flamed eyes or granulated lids without pain. Price25c. John R. Dickey Drug Co., Bristol, Va. Mr. Wm. Wade INDIGESTION RELIEVED Good Appetite and Good Health Re stored bp HOOD’S Mr. Wm. Wade, the well known boot and shoe dealer at 17 Merrimack 8t.. near the Po3toffiec, Lowell, says: “ When I find a stood thing I feel like praising it. and I know from personal experi ence that Hood’s Sarsaparilla is a fine medi cine I have for a good many years been seri ously troubled with Distress in My Stomach and indigestion. I bad medical advice, pre scriptions and various medicines, but my t rouble was not relieved. At last 1 thought I would try Hood’s Sarsaparilla and I must say the effect teas surprising. Soon after I Ir-g.in taking it I found great relief, and now H00(j’S rannL C U f 6 S ,-at without having that terr.ble distress. I ul-o r-st well at night and am In good bralth, f.,r aM - f Lich I think Hood’s sursatta- ritta.-’ Wm. Waue. lie-.,d » Hills are the best liver lnvtgorator and cathartic. Purely vegetable. TO YOUNG MEN. Splendid opportunity to learn a business that will fire 9teady employment and a salary of $1000 a vear. Bend 2c. stamp for circular, containing full iafdnbar tern, iddftsu The presence of good manners is no where more needed or more effective than in the household, and, perhaps, more rare. Wherever familiarity exists there is a tendency to loosen the check upon selfish conduct which the presence of strangers involuntarily produces. Many persons who are kind and courteous in company are rude and careless with those whom they love best. Lmerson says: Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices,” and certainly nothing can more thoroughly secure the harmony and peace of the family circle than the habit of making small sacrifices, one for anoth er. Children thus learn good manners in the best and most natural way», and habits thus acquired will never leave them. Courtesy and kindness will never lose their charm, while nil spurious imi tations of them are to be despised.— The Republic. Tlie Taxes We Pay. The Washington Post presents some interesting tax figures: For the next two years our government will spend annually more than $500,000,- 000. To pay one year’s expensts of the government it will take nearly the com bined wheat and oat crop. Our annual output of gold, silver, copper, iron, coal, Petroleum and lead wifi not foot our tax bill for twelve months. Nor can wc do it with a yeat’s product of cotton, wool, rye, barley, wine, potatoes and tobacco. The combined capitalization of our national banks is $599,000,000. One year’s taxes will nearly swallow it up. Now, all this is tbe Federal tax. We have also to pay city, c unty and State taxes. We pretend to be a nation of plain people, with no aristocracy, no princes, no st inding army and no expen sive frills, and yet our taxes are more eDOimous than those of Austria, Germany and Great Britain. Bantams in the Garden. The Marked Success cf Scott’s Emulsion in consump tion, scrofula and other forms of hereditary disease is due to its powerful food properties. Scott’s Emulsion rapidly creates healthy flesh— proper weight. Hereditary taints develop only when the system becomes weakened. Nothing in the world of medicine has been so sttccessfnl in dis eases that are most menacing to life. Phy sicians everywhere prescribe it. Prepared by Scott A Bowne. N. Y. All drntlrietf. “German Syrup Just a bad cold, ana a 1 99 Most people prefer to 1 avs fowls out of, rather than in the gard n. But they mean large fowls. Bantams will do some scratching, but not i early so much as will the larger fowls. Tttoy are very act ive and catch numerous insects and grub; and slugs i jurious to the garden plants. If one will use the feathered legged kiqds, the Cochin and the booted ban tams, he will find them to do less scratching than the clean legged breeds. About the best, as a gardener’s assistant, is the booted white bmtam, for the im mense growth of feathers on the toes— sometimes five inches in length—prevent these little fowls from doing much in jury with their feet.—L Fisher, Queens County, New York. Just a bad cold, and”a hacking cough. We all suffer that way some times. How to get rid of them is the study. Listen—‘ ‘ I am a Ranch man and Stock Raiser. My life is rough and exposed. I meet all weathers in the Colorado mountains. I sometimes take colds. Often they are severe. I have used German Syrup five years for these. A few doses will cure them at any stage. The last one I had was stopped in 24 hours. It is infallible.” jimes A. Lee, Jefferson, Col. <t MERCURIAL! Mr. J C. Jone»,of Fulton, Arkaniae, says of V3R9R9 ‘About ten years ago I con-»«j2^B tracted a severe case of blood son. Leading physicians prescribed medicine after medicine, which I took without any relief. I also tried mercurial and potash remedies, with unsuccessful results, but which brought on an attack of mercurial rheumatism that RHEUMATISM four years I gave up all remedies and began using S. S. S. After taking several bottles I waB entirely cured and able to resume work, nvag Is tbe greatest medicine for blood giMHi poisoning to-day ou the market." Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. Do Not Bo Decoivod with Pastes, Enamels and Paints which stain the 1 hands, injure the iron and burn red. The Rising Sun Store Polish is Brilliant, Odor- leas, Durable, and the consumer pays for no tin or glass package with every purchase. A Woman Has HE DAY AFTEit DAY and ye: there few diseases ihct yield more promptly to prop*r medical treatment. It Is therefore of tr.e utmost Im portance that a reliable remedy should always be at hand. Dnring a period of more than 60 YEARS there has been no instance reported wher eases hare not been permanently sa l I* KGM PT L Y CUBED by the us# of a single box of thc^rnuine and fu«tly celebrated I)r.C. McLANE'8 LIVER PILLS, which may be procured at any Drug Store, or will be mailed to any address on the receipt of 35c. in postage stamps. Purchasers of these Pills should be careful to procure the genuine article. There are several counterfeits on the market, well calculated to deceive. The genuine Dr. C. HcLane’s Celebrated Liver Pills are manufactured only b’ Liver ruw are manufactured only by TLEHING BROTHERS CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS f WITH THOMSON’S! SLOTTED CL1N C ra ^ ktvETS.' j No tools required. Only a hammer needed to drive an-l c inch tlu*m easily and quickly, leaving the clinch obso utely smooth. It quiring no hoe to be made in he leather nor burr for toe Rivet a. They are atrwaflr* lough and durable. Millions now in use. All enarths. nnlform or assorted, put up in boxes. Ask your dealer Tor them, or send 40c. in •tamps for a box ot 100, assorted aizea. Man’fd by JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO.. WALTHAM, 91 ASS. BICYCLES. lull ds. ond Hand Bicycles, matic and Cushion Tired. Write f* r catalogue and prices. Tho on_y excius vely bi- ycle house in th# Ad >et-e, BICYCLE DEP’T, LOWHY IIIJW. CO.* F. 1’. Clm lanr, Mngr., Nd. 38 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. Cares Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Sore Throat* Sold by all Druggists on a Guarantee. 4 Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh la the Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. aajCTglsH Sold by druggists or sent by mail, 50c. K. T. Hazeitlne, Warren, Pa. t FRUIT TREES. Largest and BEST Stock in United State*. Planters and Dealers should get OUR PRICES before placing ORDERS. E. MOODY & SONS, LOCKPORT, N. 7. JAS.8.BLAINE?""” 1 PATENTSHi.-SS A N. U... Six, ’9 LIGHTNING—The 60 Day Cabbage. vary scarce. Pkg. f 15c.; oz., 56c.; Jb., f2, postpaid. THE EARLIEST VEGETABLES Will be im (Teat demand this spri»K and will fetch big prises. Te have the earliest, plane Salzer'n eeeda. ttpkgs. Earliest Vegetable Novelties. }l, postpaid. FOR Ike. (WITH CATALOGUE, 19e.) To introduce our seeds everywhere, v» send,postpaid, apea receipt of 14c.: 1 p&a^age S!x Weeks' Radish, l L-r>r Oiane Cucamber, lOe. Brilliant Flower Seeds, 35e. Kb all • rseksgee* lilted aewbere •«i»r Me. ALL FOR 14©. SAUCER'S SEED CATALOGUE Is the lint published. Coats us over f30,0001 sailed apea receipt ef fe- postage. JOHN A. 8AL2ER SEED CO., U >GUE _ »! II