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► e l v AN UGLY REPTILE. PEKIKNOES WITH THE GILA MOKSTKB OP ARIZONA. When the Desert Beast is Angry Its Bite is Generally Fatal—A Cattle Man’s Ride . For Lite. R. C. M. BRUCE, who owns a big cattle ranch in Arizona, and has spent a baker’s dozen of years riding over that country, has employed part of his time in studying the habits of that mysterious and uncanny beast of the desert, the GiliAnonster. He is spending a few days in Sac Francisco just now, and tells some blood-curdling tales of the ects of its bite. are many people down in that try.” he says, “who don’t believe the Gila monster’s bite is poisonous, ■re’s something queer about that, too. known a good many cases in which bad effects of the bite were trifling, iitne in which there were no ill 5 at all. And, then again, I’ve ’own some cases that were fatal, and ome that were so ghastly in their results when I look at that weird, grotesque reptile, and think of them, I can’t help a shivery sort of feeling about the heart, as if it were the reincarnation of some alevolent old witch. _ ‘For instance, there was the case of a barkeeper in Benson some years ago. He had a pet Gila monster that he kept in a box on the bar, and sometimes he would let it out and play with it. He would put one finger in its mouth and drag it up and down the bar, and the thing seemed to enter into the fun and would hold back and wiggle its tail, and appear -''as pleased as a dog. I told him once that he was taking great chances, and that some day thfi monster would bite him, just as sure as fate. But he only —laughed at the idea of its biting him—it knew him so well—and even if itshould m bite he didn’t believe it would be poison- ■ ous. V “Well, one day he put hi3 finger in its 1 mouth when it didn’t happen to feel good-natured, and it sent its teeth to the bone. Its jaws closed down like a vise, and the men in the saloon couldn’t pry them open. It just sat there and blinked its wicked little cye3 at them and held on, and they had to cut its head oQ be- t fore they could make it let go. That poor fellow’s arm soon began to swell, ami he suffered intense pain in his arm -4#cl hand and in his back. And after a while the flesh began to shrivel and the muscles to become weak, and inside of three months the whole arm, from the shoulder down, was as shrivelled and helpless as a paralytic’s'. That was some four or five years ago, but his arm re mains in that condition to this day, and there is no prospect that he’ll ever have r ’ the use of it. There was no permanently ill effect, nothing but the temporary pain, in any other part of his body. “There was a iatal case at a little town on my ranch only a few weeks ago. A monster was confined in a box, and a vaquero came up and began teasing it ana snapping his fingers at it through the slats in the top of the box. He angered the reptile, and presently it bit him and in half an hour he was dead. “Then there was the case of Walter "Vale, one of the wealthiest and best- known cattle men in Arizona, He saw a big Gila monster when he was out on horseback, and thought he would cap ture it as a present tor a friend. He beat it over the head until he thought he had killed it, and then strapped it on behind his saddle. But these reptiles, are as hard to kill as a cat. They have a qqeer .hab-’.of coming to life again after tly sure you have killed Is what this one did. By 5 time Vale got home he had for- ottea all about the Gila behind his saddle. He put his hand back to dis mount, and the thing’s jaws closed down on his forefinger. He called to some of his men, and they ran to him and tried to pry the monster’s jaws open,'but they couldn’t make it let go, and finally they had to cut its head off and pry its mouth open with irou spikes. “The first thing Mr. Vale did, even before he got his finger loose, was to send one of his men on a fresh horse to Pantano, the nearest railroad town, thirty miles away, to telegraph to Tucson for a physician to come on a special engine to Pantano, where he himself would meet him. Then he bound his wrist and his finger with leather thongs, and with his penknife cut the flesh around the bite. By that time a fresh horse had been saddled for him and he leaped upon its back and darted off on that terrible ride for bis life. He rode the whole distance at a Lreak-neck gallop, suffering much all the time from the tightly tied thongs. He had not gone more than half the dis tance when the poison began to make it self felt. Darting pains shot all through his body, he felt sore and weary and the pains in his back soon became excruciat ing. But he finally reached Pantano, and the doctor was only a few minutes later. His first question was, ‘Have you taken any whiskey?’ and when Vale said he had not, the doctor as sured him that he would pull him through. For all the physicians and the best informed people in that region be lieve that whisky or any alcoholic drink aggravates the Gila monster poi3on. Vale soon became delirious, but the doctor pulled him through and it wasn’t long until he began to recover. I saw him three months afterward and he was not entirely well even then. But I be lieve he is as sound as eyer now. “l’hereare not nearly so many Gila monsters down in that region as people generally think. In all the years I have spent there I have seen only one in the wild state, although I have seen dozens of them in captivity. They are mostly encountered in the desert down toward Yuma and along the Gila River. My observation of the Gila monster has con vinced me that if it is angry when it bites, its bite is going to do some dam age. If it is very old, or very angry, or both, it will probably kill its victim, or injure him badly. When it is young its venom seems to be less poisonous than when the reptile is older. And I also think that it losses some of its virulence if the auimai is kept long in captivity.” —New York Sun. A Tragedy of Niagara. Not only is Niagara noted for iti suicides, but tragedies, bloody and mys terious, and appalling accidents as well One of the saddest affairs that is recorder here occurred in June, 1876. At tha time a party consisting of Charles John son, wife and child, the latter a brigh little fellow of five years, Mr. Johnson’s brother Albert, and Mrs. Johnson’s sister, all of Detroit, visited the falls. They had made a tour of Goat Island and wen taking in the sights on one of the Three Sisters Islands—the one that seems tc stand right out in the middle of the stream and when looking up at the tumbling waters appear as if it must the next instant be swept away. On this island over banging the river and at a point where the current seems to run swiftest is a huge rock. It is a danger ous place at best, but no one who visits the island feels satisfied until he ha3 climbed upon it. All of the Johnson party had viewed the scenery from the rock save the little boy, whom it was thought prudent to leave behind. He begged so hard to be taken upon it, though,that Albert finally picked him up in his arms and carried him over to it. It was then the accident occurred. Albert, to frighten the boy, held him at arm’s length over the rushing water. The little fellow was badly scared and twisted about in Albert’s arms. A second more and the lad had slipped from his uncle’s embrace and was being hurled toward the brink of the cataract. He gave one long, agonizing shriek and was carried out into the centre of the stream, and in three seconds more was tossed over the foaming falls. The boy had scarcely been lost to view when Albert, appalled at the awful result of his play, dived headlong into the river. An instant later he was dashed against a rock and the life crushed out of him. The horror stricken group on the island watched his body slide in and out among the gigantic bowlders as it was swept downward, getting the last sight of it as it raised on the foaming crest of a big wave a few yards from the edge of the awful abyss, where it. plunged over and down and disappeared forever. No trace either was ever obtained of the remains of the unfortunate boy. It was thought for a long time that the insane asylum would claim those of the unfortunate party that had escaped a watery grave, but they recovered from, the shock in time, and now the 18th of every June finds the Johnsons visitors at Niagara. With them it is like visiting a graveyard where the remains of those once dearly loved lie buried. They find comfort and consolation while near the fatal rock and listening to the music of the water.—Chicago Herald. A Black Cat Farm. “I had heard of skunk farms, rattle snake farms and other novelties in the farming line,” said Dick Hansen the other day to a party of friends who were congregated about the stove in the court of the Exchange Building while waiting for the Illinois Central to double the receipts of the day, “but I never heard of a black cat farm until I went out to Washington. The year that I went out there Jim Wardner, an old- timer who used to stage it with Fred Evans in the early days, and who is quite well known to many Sioux Cityans, conceived the idea of raising black cats for their fur and proceeded to organize a stock company to push the enterprise. “A company was organizjd with a capital stock of $230,000 and an island of about 1000 acres in extent located in Bellingham Bay, in the upper part of Puget Sound, was obtained to carry on the farming. Then a grand skirmish was made to get black cats. The Pa cific Coast States were ransacked and nearly every incoming train wa3 loaded with black cats, which were immediate- y taken to the island, or “cat factory,” as we called it. They were in charge of a number of men, who furnished there with food by seine fishing in the bay, and a certain number were killed during the year to pay the current expenses. Wnen I left a good black cat’s pelt was worth $2, and the company was making a mint of money. “Cat’s fur makes up elegantly into muffs and capes, and I see they are be ginning to be quite popular. The pelts that are spotted are colored black and sold as a cheap grade. There is going tc be plenty of money in the industry foi Jim Wardner and his company, and I think that it will only be the matter of a short time until other companies are formed and like industries are estab lished on some of the numerous islands in the Sound. It beats the skunk oi rattlesnake farming ten to one, is lesi disagreeable and much more profitable.’ —Sioux City (Iowa) Journal. I Tlie Virtue of Promptitude Is in nothing more forcibly shown than in the escape from disease of those who liei.i its warnings. Foresight is wi-elv practiced by i persons who, observing that, their kidnev's want activity, impart to them a healthful im pulse with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. Be so doing they avoid Bright's disea eaml other destructive renal maladies. Chills and fever, indigestion, constipation, liver trouble, rheu matism should be nipped in the bud bv the Bitters. SEASONABLE CHICKEN FEED. Potato and apple parings should be placed in a pot and boiled or scalded until they are of the proper consistency to mix with the morning poultry feed. These scraps help along and are worth keeping. Some farmers allow their wives to throw them out, or if they keep hogs they are mixed with the swill aud fed to them, but usually the chickens are entirely overlooked. Buckwheat is a good grain for poultry, if given to them with corn or wheat once a week in win ter, but never feed it at any other sea son. They will not take it at first but will learn to like it if given to them when they are hungry, and not too of ten.—American Agriculturist. Hood’s Cures My Health is Solid As a Duck’s Foot in the Mud Cured of Gravel and Indigestion by Hood's Sarsaparilla HOW TO CLEAR TIMBER LAND. First ciear land of all valuable timber, wood, etc.; grub on) all under four inches, burn brush so a9 to have the land clean, writes A. Maltby. Now get a small stubble plow, not exceeding twelve inches cut; have blacksmith make a Btraight caulter, faced with steel, with a slot in the back part close to the lower end. Round the front lower end like a sled runner so if you strike a root that you cannot cut, the plow will run ovei it; fasten coulter to plow beam by clasp; file point of plow to fit slot in coulter; fasten coulter in clasp with wedge in front of coulter, so as to hold it firmly to plow point. Now start the plow; if it runs too much to land, place a thin piece of shingle or wedge in the clasp in frontside of coulter; if it runs off the land, place wedge on opposite side of coulter. Now, if the coulter is properly adjusted, your plow will run true and nice. Keep both coulter and plow as sharp as a knife and you can cut all the small roots clean and turn all but the stumps bottom side up. If the stumps have been cut close enough to be out of the way of the whiffletrees, you can plow and do good. work. If the plow strikes root it cannot cut it will run over it and drop into ground at its proper depth of its own accord. I have raised good crops of corn and small grain in this way. After you have somewhat subdued the land in this manner, seed it down, put on the sheep, with other stock, for a few years; they will destroy the sprouts and other vege tation that puts in an appearance. After a few years your stumps will be nearly all rotten, and equal to a heavy coat of manure. What tew remain cau nearly all be plowed out with but little expense; the soil will be more even in quality, and surface free from uneven ness produced by pulling the stumps, and at much less expense.—Farm, Field and Fireside. His Bog Retrieved the Bomb. A rather reckless Biddeford man, with no respect for law or gospel, is said to have devised a scheme for catching trout by the wholesale, which did not work as well as he thought. He thought that a bomb exploded iuthe brook would bring all the fish in it to the surface, so that he would only have to pick them up. He provided himself with a bomb power ful enough to blast a schooner out of water and went to a local brook in which there were said to be lots of trout. He fixed the fuse, ignited it, and threw the bomb into the brook. As he did so his dog jumped in after it, seized it in his mouth, got back to shore, and started after his master, who was legging it across the field as fast as he could in the realization of his danger. The man had the good luck to get over a tence, which bothered the dog, and a moment later, hearing an explosion, he looked around to see his dog going skyward.—Le®is- toa (Me.) Journal. A Herder Saved by His Bog. Wesley Newton, who came in from Marquette, tells of a desperate encounter that one of his sheep herders had with a large mountain lion on a recent night. On the night in question Andrew Thomp son, one of his herders, was asleep in his cabin, with his herd corraled close at hand. Hearing a commotion among the band he went out to investigate, and saw a mountain lion making off with one of his charges. Thompson was unarmed, but without hesitation ran to the rescue of the sheep, when the liou dropped its prey and sprang upon him, felling him to the ground. Thompson’s faithful shepherd dog took a hand in the encounter and undoubtedly saved his master’s life, al though it was at the cost of his own. The man’s clothing was almost com pletely torn off of him, and he was quite severely scratched in a number of places, hut while the lion and the dog were en gaged he succeeded in extricating him self and made his way to the cabin, where he secured his rifle. The trusted dog was still fighting his powerful aud unequal adversary wheu Thompson re turned and he quickly dispatched the lion with a single shot, but not until the noble dog had been killed. Lion, dog and sheep all laid within a few feet of each other, the ground was red with blood, and Taumpson, with his clothing torn in shreds and bleeding from a dozen painful wounds, presented the appearance of having tackled a huge grizzly bear. Fortunately Thompson’s wounds are not serious, but he is satis fied that he would have been killed had it not been for the interference of his dog. This is one of the first instances on record where a mountain lion has been known to attack a mao, the beast usually beating a hasty retreat at the first sight of a human being. The lion measured eight feet from his head to the tip of his tail.—Red Lodge (Montana) Picket. SHEER ON SHARES. A lady owing a flock of sheep but no land to maintain them, asks if there is any practical way to retain them and realize a profit out of the money in volved, says Galen Wilson. I will assume that she has fifty head worth $5 each. Interest on this capital is $15. She must anticipate a los3 annually ol five per cent, of her flock by accident or disease, $12.50. Sheep can be hired well kept for $2.50 a head annually, amounting to $125. It will cost $15 tc wash and sheer them and market the wool, making a total charge against them of $152.50. If they are really worth $5 it is an easy' matter to make them turn $7 a head in wool and lambs, or $850. Deducting losses and expenses as above, will leave an apparent net in come of $191.50; but there must be charged against this something for pasturage of lambs until sold, and this should not exceed $30, leaving a real net income of $167.50, or exactly sixty-seven per cent, on the investment. She can keep her flock good by selling animals to the butcher as they age and retaining lambs in their stead. Tnis may appear “rose colored” to some; but Ido noksee where I can “whittle it down” if $5 ewes are in the hands of a capable owner. Or this lady might do, as used to be a quite general custom, let out her sheep to double in four years. This would yield nearly twenty-five per cent, annual.in terest, and. it would furnish an easy method for farmers in straitened circum stances to “grow into” flock3 of their own and hardly feel the expense. Or she might do as I know of having been done in Pennsylvania: let out her flock for a term of years for half the wool aud as good a flock in age and quality to be returned. It does not require much of a shepherd to select $5 sheep that will yield $2 in wool, even at twenty cents a pound. This system would return her twenty-five per cent, annually for use of capital. — New York Tribune. Fuller’s Earth. Fuller’s earth is an earth so called be cause of its use formerly by fullers oi bleachers of cloth to absorb the grease and oil collected by the cloth while be ing woven. It is an earthly hydrated silicate of aluminum, greenish in color generally, though sometimes bluish, white or even brown. It is found in the Oolitic or Jurassic series of rocks; that is, in the third ot the five divisions into which geologists divide the earth’s crust. The maximum of depth of a deposit of fuller’s earth is 400 feet. It is not found in this country in commercial quantities. •—Courier-Journal, FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. The herds that average over three bun dred pounds in almost every case art pure Jerseys or high grades. The vineyard on a farm besides being a very popular resort of the family is also a very remunerative section. Farms that are turned over almost every year and the crop hauled to mar ket in time become worn out. When the tomato plants are fruiting stable manare should be spread over the top soil, or liquid miuure applied once a week. Go out to the stable some cold morn ing, and if you see the horses shivering, then hitch up and go to town as fast as you can, and get some blankets for them. There is a good profit to be made from a cow that yields three hundred pounds of butter a year, and a certain lo33 from every cow that makes only one hundred and twenty-five pounds a year. If a farmer raises the heifer calves from the best cows,and U3es a good bull, he will find his herd increasing in value each year. If he sells such calve3 to the butcher.aud raises those that are dropped after the price of veal goes down,he may get more money this year, but his stock will be likely to run down in value very rapidly. Farmers living near the beet-sugar factories say that the pulp which is their refuse i3 excellent as a milk-producing food, increasing the quantity and im proving the quality. It needs some grain with it, besides very coarse fodder, as it is a laxative, and digests rapidly, but its advantages are in its effects upon the milk, and a saving in amount of the other fodder required. When the cows get old, begin while they are fresh in milk and give them more grain than they can convert into milk. If properly fed the surplus must go to make flesh or fat, and while the milk pays for tha ordinary feed, the gain in weight should pay for the extra grain, and beef fattened in that way is as good as that of a younger animal,or better than the younger auimai fattened slowly. ' Hr. Frederick Eamfred Chicago, Illinois. “ I want to say that I have heen made a new man hy Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills. I was in a wretched condition and paid to one phys'cian $41 for attendance and prescriptions, which gave me no re lief. I suffered intensely from gravel, and think I have endured as m ch mis ery as any man from that complaint. I gave up hope of ever getting well and was only walking about to Save Funeral Expenses. Nothing would stay on my stomach. I began to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and found that it did me good, so I kept on till I have taken fourteen bottles, and now niy health is as solid as a duck’s foot ill HOOD’S Sarsaparilla CURES the mud. I shall keep Hood's Sarsaparilla in the house, as I consider it the cheapest and beat medicine in the market. My indi grestion is entirely cured, and all symp toms of the gravel have disappeared.'* Frederick Earnfred, No. 64 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois. N. B. Be sure to get Hood’s and only HOOD’S. Hood’s Pills act easily, yet promptly j ciently, on the liver and bowels. 23 cents. . efH- 13553353533. The Best Cough Syrup. I | Tastes Good. Use in tixue.1 Isold by Druggists. We of fer you a ready sssmssiEE made medicine for Coughs, Bronchitis and other dis eases of the Throat and Lungs. Like other so- called Patent Medicines, it is well advertised, and having merit it has attain ed a wide sale under the name of Piso’s Cure for Consumption. It is now a “Nostrum,” though at first it was compounded after a prescription by a regular physician, with no idea that it would ever go on the market as a proprietary medicine. But after compounding that prescription over a thousand times in one year,we named it “Piso’s Cure for Consumption,” and began advertising it in a small way. A medicine known all over the world is the result. Why is it not just as good as though costing fifty cents to a dollar for a prescription and an equal sum to have it put up at a drug store? Flower “ I am ready to testify under oath that if it had not been for August Flower I should have died before this. Eight years ago I was taken sick, and suffered as no one but a dyspeptic can. I employed three of our best doctors and received no benefit. They told me that I b ad heart, kidney, and liver trouble. Everything I ate distressed me so that I had to throw it up. August Flower cured me. There is no med icine equal to it.” Lorenzo F. Sleeper, Appleton, Maine. ® 7AYS NEED ’EM. IME INSTANCES. You pull curtain down quick, off comes. You need “Home Tacks** Gimp gets loose on chairs, etc. You leant “Home Tacks. 1 * Spring cleaning—you relay carpets You must have “Home Tacks. 11 ^ Sn any Home uses for Tacks, ! You will always find just the right six-u y tacks for the purpose in a box of “Homs & rucks”—packed in six apartments — £ a most convenient form. . ^ Kade solely by the Novelty Dept.. Alla*Tack Corp'n. £ Wanbottv*.—Boelon. New York, FbUaddpha, Cksuja. CaUodws, nT CAn Fr&ocisco. Lyan. Ftctana*.—Teobuc. Ilia. Psirk*-«n. *'*- tTfciteaa, 1L& ■. l-Tubuiy, **■». Plymouth, Do Not Ba Deceived with Pastes, Enamels and Paints which stain the bands, In j are the iron and burn red. The Rising Sun Store Poli3h is Brilliant, Odor- .eas, Durable, and the consume: or glass package with every pu I BL000 POISON I A SPECIALTY. | If any on# doubts that we can cure the m -st ob stinate case In 20 to 60 daya let him write for particulars and investi gate our reliab lity. Our financial backing is $500,000. When mercury. Sodide potassium, sarsapjrlllaor Hot Springs fail, vt guarantee a cure—and our Marie Cyphilene Is tha onl £ thing that will cure permanently. Positive proof senv free. Coox Bxxsot Co., Chicago, UU j ku. SeSSVKT ClQAK Co. If Bcbborg. V*. WOMEN INSPECTORS OF PARKS. The London County Council proposes to appoint women inspectors of parks and open spaces, ladies’ refreshment rooms, gymnasia, etc. They wilt be unpaid but authorized guardians against the encroachments of business upon these much needed breathing places in the great city, aud of the comtort and convenience of the institutions provided for the people m the parks and play grounds.—New York World. DURABILITY OF MASCULINE MATERIALS Women have not only appropriated maculine fashions, but have discovered the worth aud durability of masculine materials as well and are using them for useful street and traveling gowns. Some of the neat and stylish melton cloths— datk checks, bars, and blue, brown,and gray striped or flecked trouserings— make really stylish and natty coats and costumes for general wear; and though tney seem expensive, are fifty-two inches wide, requiring but a few yards, and wear 1 ‘like iron, ” says the tailor. —New York Post. THE CRINOLINE INVADER. Dancing airily and defiantly in t fashionable shop on the avenue may be seen the dreaded monsters of steels and tape which have caused greater panic in Christendom than Caprivi’s speech on the Army bill, Gladstone’s home rule bill, or Cleveland’s embryo Cabinet and tariff policy. Mrs. Stannard’s (John Strange Winter’s) large and powerful insurrectionary league, which she is pledging to resist the invasion of the crinoline, now numbers about 8000. The Queen has been appealed to for her support, and has replied through her Minister in diplomatic language: “Sir Henry Ponsonby begs to inform Mrs. Arthur Stannard that her letter of the 12th has been laid before the Queen, but that Her Majesty cau express no opinion on the subject which she has in view.” Doubtless Parliament will be peti tioned to pass regulations on the new mode, and-if that august body acts with its usual ponderous deliberation, the crinoline craze will have come and gone before the statutes be modified to em brace it. The idea of women forming a league against themselves, to protect themselves from themselves, is on a par with the woman who wrote aud mailed to herself a number of postal cards every day to re mind her of certain things she wanted to remember.—New York Sun. PRINCESS KAIULANI. It is reported in Loudon on excellent authority that the Princess Kaiulaai has received a message from her aunt, Queea Liliuokalani, requesting her to come to Hawaii, and offer to assume the throne under an American protectorate. The reason of this offer is said to ba that the deposed queen has no hope that foreign ers will consent to her restoration, but does hope that they will consent to the elevation af her niece to the throne. The negotiations have been carried on several days very secretly, and it is understood that the Princess Kaiulaui has virtually agreed to accept the pro position, provided she receives some as surance of support from the Hawaiians. Although Scotch on her fatner’s side, the young girl is said to be deeply de voted to her mother’s race, and to have expressed herself in passionate terms wnen she heard of the revolution in favor of maintaining Hawaiian independence. She has been educated with the belief that she would one day occupy the Hawaiian throne, and does not take kindly to the prospect of being deprived of what she considers her right. A lady who has seen Princess Kaiulani within twe days says that the young lady stamped her pretty foot, and with a gleam in her eye that showed her Scottish temper de nounced the foreigners who hail stolen her native couutry. Princess Kaiulani is pretty, and while she leans to her mother’s people she is decidedly more British than Hawaiian in physique.— New York Recorder. FASHION NOTES. Pearls of different colors are popular in combination. A light-weight tweed is one of the new wools offered. The loose wrap, or circular, is at last voted as prejudicial to health, aud there are evidences that it is to be abandoned for the close-fitting garment. Apart from its usefulness, a delicately constructed silver chatelaine makes a pretty finish and an effective break in the plainness of the dress skirt, especial ly a tailor-made one. Bias-cut double ruche3 of velvet, gathered with heavy buttonhole twist twice through the centre, trim the skirt hems, neck, front and wrists of fine wool, satin striped, and plain or figured bengaline gowns. A rustling silk petticoat is no longer the luxury that it was. The newest skirts are soft white wash goods, with numerous rufiLs around the bottom, each one daintily embroidered, such work as you wiil find done in the con vents. House slippers of scarlet have upon them high, full rosette. of either wnite or black satin ribbon. Occasionally a flat, fanlike bow of black lace, with a tiny steel clasp in the centre, is seen, buc the high, lull rosette of ribbon seems to be the favorite. The genuine English habit skirt for tailor gowa3 loses all the beauty of its straight, flowing lines when caught up in the wearer's hand, or lifted by a magic cord passementerie loop, or, in deed, lifted at all. It should be left free to fall from the waist, made “round length,” and very simply trimmed with a narrow fur border. Velvet ribbons and galloons in both wide and narrow widths are in great U3e for skirt borders that reach to the knees from the hem up, and for decorating the corsages of Directoire gowns. Multi colored “cashmere” beads are also used to relieve the flat effect of galloons and elaborate braidings done in soutache, thus rendering these braids far more decorative in effect. Cotton crepe and crepon will occupy a large place in the summer costuming. There are so many varieties of these that all tastes may be suited. The seersucker effect is given to most of the creped cot tons, and they may be laundered without ironing. The very narrow stripe, not wider than the narrowest, baby ribbon split in two, is run in white, alternating with a color in the crepes and in ging hams , as in challies. A pretty crepe has these narrow stripes of clear green, of green and white, and of pure white. The green stripes are puckered, the white smooth. _ _ The New Bread. Attention is called to the new method of making bread of superior lightness, fineness and wholesomeness without yeast, a receipt for which is given else where in this paper. Even the best bread makers will be interested in this. To every reader who will try this, and write the result to the Royal Baking Powder Co., 106 Waff street, New York, that company will send in return, free, a copy of the most practical and useful cook book, containing one thousand re ceipts for all kinds of cooking, yet pub lished. Mention this paper. The Pulse in Health. Every one should know something about the pulse, as it is a very import ant index to the condition of the body in various diseases, and is a valuable aid to the determining of a patient’s condi tion in nearly all diseases, says “Medi cal Brief.” In order to know the condi tion of the pulse in disease it is necessa ry for us to examine it in health. The pulse is about 120 to 140 at birth. It gradually diminishes until it reaches about ninety at the age of seven or eight years. Iu adult life - it is sixty- five to seventy-five, and in old age not much over sixty. Ftmales have a somewhat more frequent puiss than males, the difference being from five to six beats a minute. A differ ence of five to ten beats is' made by changing from a lying position to sittin and from sitting to standing. By vio lent running the pulse may be increased to 140 or more. The pulse is felt by placing the first two fingers upon the ar tery at the outside of the arm, with the second finger toward the heart. The force of the heart is determined by pressing witir the second finger nDd noticing how much force is requited to compress the artery, so that tne pulse cannot be felt by the first finger. The pulse may be felt at the temple, the neck and various other situations. Fonil of Fishiug. Mr. Goodson—“So you worked for Mr. Cleveland one summer? He is very fond of fishing, I believe.” Patrick—“Fond of fishing’, is it? Wull Oi’ll tell ye. D’ye mornd th’ time he waz furst oomynatefi?” “I remember it.” “Wall, sor, Oi waz on th’ foorce thin, an, me bate was near his house. Phwin Oi heard th’ news, Oi rushed up to ’im an’says Oi, ’Hooray! We’ve nomynated ye fur President^ says Oi. ‘Wull yez accipt s’ says Oi. ‘Oi wull’, says he, ‘if there’s good fishing in th’ Potomac.”— New York weekly. Many persons are broken down from over work or household car^s. Brown’s Iron Bit* ters rebuilds the system, aids digestion, re moves excess of bile, and cures malaria. A splendid tonic for women and children. The best instruction is to practice what you teaoh. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son’s Eye-water.Drugrists sell at 25c per bottle. ONH ENJOYS Both the method and results •when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. LOUISVILLE, A/. NEW YORK, N.Y. The Hair. The hair, like sll things of vegetable growth, is improved by clipping the ends once a month. It is Dot at all cer tain, however, that cutting the hair im proves its growth after a person has reached the adult age. On the contrary, it sometimes produces baldness. It is a great mistake to use any alkali, even soap, in washing the head, as this tends to make the hair dry. When the hair is naturally dry, a little vaseline may be used to advantage around the roots, but only to render the hair soft, not enough to make it greasy. Unlike the Dutch Process. Xo Alkalies — OR — Other Chemicals are used in the preparation of W. BAKER & CO.’S reakfastCocoa which is absolutely pure and soluble. j It has morethan three times ! the strength of Cocoa mixed I with Starch, Arrowroot or _ 9 Sugar, and is far more eco nomical, costing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, and easily digested. Sold hy Grocers everywhere. W. HATTER & CO., Dorchester, Mass. “HOTHER’S \ FRIEND” .* is a scientifically prepared Liniment and harmless; every ingredient is of recognized value and in constant use by the medical profession. It short ens Labor, Lessens Pain, Diminishes Danger to life of Mother and Child. Book ‘ To Mothers” mailed free, con taining valuable information and voluntary testimonials. Sent by express, charges prepaid, on receipt of price, $1-50 per bottle. ERADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, 6a. Sold by all druggists. WWWWVl ROOT, ie#r* Pain* in Back and Limbs, Tirad, Draff?*** Out, 2i«rr<nui Fading, Debility and Low Vitality Quickly Cared aa well *s Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sleeplessness, Dixst- noee. Rheumatism or Catarrh. Sample Free for st AGENTS PAID WEEKLY SALARY. for stamps. ROOT* BARK * BLOSSOM, Newark, N. «J, AA/WWWWWWWSAAA/WVWVWVWAA/NS His Usual Fate. Getthere—“Did you ever attend any of Miss Budd’s ‘at-nomes?’ ” De Bore (sadly) —“N-o, but I’ve at tended a good many of her not-at- homes.” BoviDg Raggs—After all, it pays to be perlite, pardner. Jocose Jaggs—Not always. The other day I was actin’ deaf and- dumb, and when a man gave me a dollar I says, “thank ye, sir,” and he had me ar rested. He Could Walk. Mother—“I wish you would go on an errand for me.” Small Son—“My leg aches awful.” “Too bad. I wanted you to go to old Mrs. Slickney’s candy store, and ” “Oh, that isn’t far. I can walk there easy. ” “Very well. Go there and right along side of it you will see a grocery store. Go m and get me a bar of soap.”—Street & Smith’s Good News. Dealer—“Here, madam, ia a horse I can recommend, sound, kind ” Old Lady—“On, I don’t want tiiat sort of a horse. He holds his head high.” Dealer—“Eh?” ' V T Old L dy—“I like a horse that hold3 his nose c!o<e to the ground so he can see where he’s goin’”—New York Weekly. Ladies needing a tonfe, or children who want building up, should take Brown’s Iron Bitters. It is pleasant to take, cures Malaria, Indiges ; ion,Biliousness and Liver Complaints, makes the Blood rich and pure. Thx.y who lorgive most shall be most for given. Coughs and Hoahseness.—The irritation which induces cnnvhing relieved by use of "Brown's Bronchial TrochesSold only in boxes The New Bread. "D OYAL unfermented bread, made without yeast, avoiding the decomposition produced in the flour by yeast or other baking powder; peptic, palatable and most healthful; may be eaten warm and fresh without discomfort, which is not true of bread made in any other way. Can he made only with Royal Baking Powder. Receipt for Making One Loaf. more or less according to the brand and quality of the flour used. Do not make a- stiff dough, like yeast bread. Pour the batter into a greased pan, 4)^x3 inches, and 4 inches deep, filling about half full. The loaf will rise to fill the pan when baked. Bake in very hot oven 45 minutes, placing paper over first 15 minutes baking, to pre vent crusting too soon on top.' Bako at once. Don't mix with milk, * O NE quart flour, 1 teaspoonful salt, half a teaspoonful sugar, 3 heaping teaspoonfuls Royal Baking Powder, half medium-sized cold boiled potato, and water. Sift to gether thoroughly flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder ; rub in the potato; add sufficient water to mix smoothly aud rapidly into a stiff batter, about as soft as for pound cake; about a pint of water to a quart of flour will be required— (f A SUCCESS. 99 F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., Gentlemen:— I have suffered from catarrh for about five years and have tried several remedies without relief until I commenced to use Hall’s Catarrh Cure last February. I must say that it is a A SUCCESS, the dropping in my throat disappeared entirely after the first bottle. It increased my appetite, so that I now weigh eight pounds more than my cus" tomary weight. I have recommended it to others and all who used it have been greatly relieved and speak highly of it. One of them was in my store yesterday and expressed his wish to peddle it this winter. Will you please let me know the lowest terms you could furnish it for, as I would like to keep it in stock. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain, Yours respectfully, R. C. HAUSWEDELL, Lake City, Minn. BOLD BY DRUGGLST3, 75c. V. L DOUGLAS S3 SHOE for It When you bar- FOR GENTLEMEN A sewed shoe that will not rip; Calf, seamless, smooth inside, more comfortable, stylish and durable than any other shoe ever sold at the price. Every style. Equals custom- ' made shoes costing from $4 to $5. be following are of the same high standard of nerit: 54-00 and $5.00 Fine Calf, Hand-Sewed. S3.5<> Police, Farmers and Letter-Carriers. $2.50, 5a.25 and 53,00 for Worting- Men. ' 1.00 and S1.75 for Youths and Boys. " 00 Hand-Sewed, ( FOR Dongola, J LADIES.’ Cores Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Sore Throat. Sold by all Druggists on a Guarantee. JAN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINE ■ For Indigestion, BUlonaneaa. = Headache, Constipation, Bad | Complexion. Offensive Breath, I and all disorders of the Stomach, | Liver and Bowels, I digestion follows their use. Bold - or gent by mall, Box > boxes),«a. | CAI* CO., New York. J * Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh is the BM Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. IB ggEEmap Sold by drugging or sent by BICYCLES. Complete !ine of high, medium an i cheap grad** Bicycles. San dries of sll kinds. Send stamp for catalogues and prices. Immeone Bargains in .Second-Hand Bicycles, Pneumatic and Cushion Tired. The only ex clusively bi>-ycle house in the South. Installment terms to responsible parties. Send references. Ad >re?n, BICYCLE DBPAttT.ll’T, LOWUY IIARII- WABE CO., E. J*. Chalrant, Manager., No. 38 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. IflllQT U AlfC Agente AT ONCE. Sample Mrallvl YIAvE Sashlock (Pat. ’92) free by mail for 2c. Stamp. Immense. Unrivalled. 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