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To Button Boots. “In buttoning shoes there is no need to rip of buttons and split out button¬ holes so often. Half the women don’t know how to handle a buttonhook, anil that is the trouble,” said a girl who was on her knees trying on a pair of shoes for a enstomer. “Moat women take tho buttonhook, nud after catch¬ ing tho button in it turn tbu hook straight over backward to force tho button through tho hoi That is all wrong. See how quick the buttons will and fly olT flint way,” and she illustra¬ ted sent four buttons flying into the uir as a result. “Now do this way. l’ut the hook through the buttonhole and take hold of tho button with it. Then keep tho buttonhook flat nud swing it around in a half circle, always keeping the hook level where it lioJils the button. This saves the wear and tear on the buttonhole stitching, anil the buttons will stay sewed on four tiniiH as long. "-—Shoe and Leather Flirt*. His Capital Joke. “I suppose," observed Bunks, with a sigh, “1 ought to call this u rcd-lct- ter day.” “Why?” asked Rivers. “My wife is to give a pink T this evening.”— Chirm /o Trilniur.. Are \ (•oititf •« Trn vi*l f if i nti in whatever direct ion, or hy what ' v, r n , have a sufficiency of Hostct tcr\*» Storwn liith' H with Kirkiu-fs#, you. Then you nmy hi 1 defiance in sea brave the influi-nro of a malarious climate or abrupt 1 rami lion*of temperature, boK<>t avoid of dyspepsia, food and 1 he M« limchie puntffc ton bad ami wahT, an I anuiioiif constipation, h a 1 iincXpectwdly bilious- developed ami rheumaiIsm. tendency to Keep iidhh of water on the back of a tight love to purify the n r hr. Ki iiierw Swamp-Root euro* a’l 1'amfihlet Kidney and and (Consultation bladder troubles. fr< : iiboratory Hint,'ha niton N.i Hi-fore luyin c n carp t wash the floor with turpcntli le to jii cvvnt buffalo moth*! 1 <• co rtf In Met' u ?•*. this futmiti book by .Iih lire hongntruet was li l re tin- will tho most popular of all South- lnil.li. iti I iih. Until r <cntly no copies m t»- i it l except now a d then oneeou d found as h kind of family kcep-aUe. l'he Atlanta .Journal has republished th< iKKlk ok and sells If, bound In cloth, posture pro- aid, to any pan ol nited States for on I.ihIIth and Gentlemen* Arc you inter*.* stud in acquiring a thorough buMitcHMr limit Ion? port it'* Hu dues* Colic. *u mul School of Short Hand will «lvn you the most thorough t -h for Ii-mm money limn Riiy cither Bust rue's Coll feu in tho United State*. Dull huHiiiesM or shorthand eour-e for $25,00 Good board ut $10.00 per month Write for particular* to Porter A Anderaoi Macon, On. Mnvi*$ lIn* Ilnlili'N. Dor Teething, Cholera Infantum, Hummer Pomp aint, and other trouble* common to children, Go -liii-r is boion-1 doubt the pTeaU'flt of all re •ill"n. Nothing on .nrlh will take children through tile trying or leal of 1 ii-i’tliinr o-rinel so JilciiRiiiUly. The) all like safely I lake and it, stir- mid ely I it il iih u-r. o in - like like manic In inerting file troubles of that Cl It leal 1 o-l Annul..... Toiirl.l. The ino-t pleasant New York, mel and rhcapeid Kail way via to reaeli Boston, tin* in Central lCtlirnud and Oreiui 1-ten hip t• 111 \. The into i- f’ll.he for lie mini $24 00 straight. Ticket< Im-'udt stateroom. Tables supplied Verb ewcles of the season. ifm or address any agent of Ct-nlri (■mul Nigvr for Everybody! !! Nmv the t me for all to prepare IheiOHelveft to make a livelihood, atul the very best way to ilo this for both young ladle* and young m* n i* to fallen eourno of *!> nogrnpby and type¬ writing. Special summer rate* offered by Mis? Mi Kutt 'm School, S. It. A L. Afwochitton BuildluK, WiillNt., Knoxville, Term. Ilnll'* Catarrh Cure a ( nm.tlt111iniwii Cur- Price 7.V SfiilMmrtl Air I Short Line to Norfolk iunl Old l Point Com i t, Vh. Atlanta Through Hlotumr Washing ou v< MlbuU \l*o d train between anti igton. l)o- t Ween Augusta and Purtftiuoui th. Va If a fillet <m1 with t-oreeyes use Dr. Isaai Tliomp- honV Kve-wut* r 1 h’UKgDt-HHoU at P *r hot I la. Nervous Troubles Originate in Impure Blood Therefore the True Met hod of Cure Is to Take HOOD’S Sarsaparilla Which cum*? N rvousness, Dyepepi »ia t Sort >ful», Halt Kboum, Catarrh i. Uluummiisin and other Disease*, because it Purifies The Blood Its sure to net Hood's and only Hood’s. Hood's Pills nr lIn- lu st family cuthar- tie. irvutU- and *'ITi'(divi‘. Try a box. Coo. And School of l-Ilortltloii. August 7tli to doth. Kitfhf Mrst-clttM Tuauhers. One Hindnd Class Lessons $5.00 \ f full particulars FINLEY LYON, Fountain City, Tenn. ROPE FEED*- STEEL SAW iPBiLLS STEEL - Out and out. COST LESS MONEY and cut more umber than any Saw Mill in the U.S. MANLY MACHINE CO. BO I L c"!v!*r«ir K ** daltos, ga. Bijers ol Machinery, Attention ’ Deal direc y with manufacturers amt write id i or prices. EMJINK8, HOILKHS, SAW MILLS (irist Millls, ("line Mills, Cotton tiius and Presses, And anyth wanted in the machinery line. IIOFlfil.iPxi ill OS W«KK*. Macon.<in Minial* awarded us oa COI ftDAl P.icY*. At.aiUx WOMAN’S WORLD. PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMININE READERS: A POOH rniNCBM. Tho estate of tho young Hawaiian Princess Kaiultni, tho condition of which has just bocu roportod upon by its trustee, A. 8. Cloghorn, shows us that the British bred girl, who gave Americans a peep at hor a year or two ago has not very much royal pelf to sustain her title with. The inventory of the estate comprises a bushel baskot of articles of jewelry, some sugar stock, a littlo real estate and an interest in property left by her mother, the Prin¬ cess Like-Like. The Princess is intel¬ ligent and amiable, but ill-fitted, with her English training, for lifo in tho atmosphere of the Provisional Govern¬ ment,—Detroit Free Press. RIGID IIRGIMRN Ol' EMPRESS ELIZABETH. The most partial critic con! 1 not say that tho lifo of the Empress of Austria is happy or peaceful. It is feverish, eccentric and palpitates with excitement. Tho great, aim and ob¬ ject of tho Empress Elizabeth seems to be to fatigue herself. Ouu of the people iu her entourage affirms 1 while at the Itivicra that she seemed to liva for her figure, her hair and health. Kho has no other interests. On these visits she rises at six, takos a little milk and somo eggs and then starts uu a twenty-mile walk in the mountains, with her Mentouoso guide as hor only oimpanion, to coma homo faggo l and exhausted. She goes to bed at niuo and sleeps ia damp shoots. Fearful of overeating herself, she takes no regular meals, '.'hroo times a week she has cold moat and ten, twice a week slio takes a solid lun ih, and twice a week she has tho juice of four pounds of beefsteak squeezed out raw and dtiuks it. She nevor diuos, but in the evening she eats some pastry, of which she is inordinately fond. Oc¬ casionally she breaks out nud gives hor appetite its full run. Thou her chef, Herr Seitz, whose post is no siuuonre, has to rack his brain to flu 1 dolicacioi for hor fastidious palate. Regularly ho goes iu a small boat iuto the open Mediterranean, far away from tho land, and brings ba--k a cask of sea water, tho salt of which her Im¬ perial Majesty likes to cat. She lias been obliged to obtain special per¬ mission from the French Government to procure this luxury, for salt is a Stato monopoly. When shu has over¬ eaten herself, as often happens, she abstains absolutely from foo l for days, and she will remain in bed after she has overfatigued herself. Sin duel not ride i;u horseback, nor play, nor paint. Her Majesty hor Once a month has hair wash;> I. This may seem a small matter to chronicle, but it is usually u great event. Her hair is still beauti¬ ful, luxuriant an I perfectly black. When lot do a u it touches the groun 1 as she stands, and she is tall rim cleaning and cutting of this hair is a business, nud so completely fatigues Her Majesty that sho is unfit for any¬ thing afterward, it takes up tho best part of a day. The arduous and deli- cate duty is intrusted to Frau you Foifulik, the wife of hor hofrath, or consoilloir do la oour. Tho hair wash is a profuun 1 secret, religiously guarded by this lady. All outsiders have been able to ascertain is that forty eggs are used up every month upon it, and that the other ingredients arc obtained from no loss than twenty mysterious bottles. The titeusils used are enamelled. Besides being washed, the hair is out very slightly, every single hair by itself almost. When tlie operation is finally over tho Em¬ press gets tits of violent headache an 1 is absolutely ill for the whole day. Her hair iH practically her only beauty. Although she has fine brown oyos, they are small; her nose is short ftnl insignificant and her mouth large an 1 rather heavy. Her feet, too, are very long and narrow and devoid of insteps. 15ut she is tall and graceful. 8ho walks with an elastic, springy stop, and from behind looks lilco a young woman. Her faoe, howover, is wrinkled and shows Lues of care and sorrow. Like Ingenis, sho drosses in black.— Chicago Herald i'A uiav.i xo.ucs. Norfolk plaited blouses are worn, and if made of a color they have black surah cuffs and necktie. Street suits of hair-stripod or dottod pique have a gored skirt, open jacket, and vest of white linen duck cut dou¬ ble-breasted. Street suits of hair-striped or dotted pique have a gored skirt, open jacket, aud vest of white linen duck cut double-broas ted If tho run upon ribbons of every color, kind aud width is phenomenal, so likewise is the demand for moire— black moire more particularly. New China silks show but slight difference from those of last season. Black or dark grounds are strewn she with tiuy old-fashioned flowers and lad or hair-lino stripes arc shown. Woolen au 1 silken fabrics vie in popularity. In woolen, the lighter •:r » it ’ s of hop-sacking, natty cloth, ca-n i’« hair an i orepou aro seen in oxtjtmild aha lea; thy fancy wool lunvltios just iutrvilttcj’.l arc as lisjUt as silk au 1 arc quite as desirable as that material. In ooloriugs, groan s.-ornate pro.lom'iiito, anlp.de gray aud heliotropo oo:u • next. If you boast the simplest of merino dresses aud with it wear aroun l the throat a merino collar baud, pinned iu the front with a brooch, it is still a merino dress; bit ouc.- complete it with a draped collar luud of colored velvet, with » loosely-hanjin j bib, plaited short iu the centre au l lou,- at the sides, made of black net, with a cream lace applique ou the edge, au 1 the merino dress is a gown worthy of tin name. Few wide passementerie? nro used by first-elass dressmaker.; the rich¬ ness of effect i? obtained by massing rows of narrow out jot. M ich of the trimming for wool gowns is of mohair br*s<i, «Mfcht?r iu pUia or s^rpeutiae effect. Moira*, s vUu au l velvet ribbon is uot ouly sew a ou skirts in straight Jioes, hut is sh^p^l iut. > vau lykes^ scollops, ami sometimes it issoarraugs l ha to give stt overskirt eft Bias hands of moire amt satiu iuiy ue piu> phased ready mile. WORDS OF WISDOM. A littlo woman goes a long way. She even occasionally goes too far. It is good to love when you nra young, to bo loved when you are old. Wo pity n man “who goes to the dogs,” without a thought for the dogs. Absolute contentment is absolute rest, and ale lute rest is annihilation. Marriage is like a cold bath, Tho longer you will look ut it the loss you will like it. • When people recklessly impair thoir own credit they must expect thoir cash to grow scarce. A man with ono bad habit always has two—on<s habit itself and the habit of lying about it. Every day a man submits to soma injustice, which ho vowed yesterday he would not stand. What has become of the old fash¬ ioned woman who set tin bread before going to bed at night? Tho milk of human kindness isn’t a bit improved by diluting it with tho tears of sentimental pity. Whenever von find a man who says that houcsty does not pay it is a sign that he has nevor tried it. It is with charity as it is with money it, —tho more we stau 1 iu neo.l of tin loss wo hive to give away. Never offend littlo paoplo. The groat can afford to forget. The small can¬ not even affect to forgive. Humanity to animals is a duty re¬ posing on the same foundations as the claims of man to humanity. If pcoplo would only stop talking where they stop knowing, half the evils of life would come to an mil. Don't (lopoti i too m ie i on popular sympathy rhsr j nr3 more in a pealed onion than iu a public calaiu ity. Senatorial Fiiiiar.il Expense. When u Senator dies in Washington his remains are put iu charge of a Congressional Committoo and oseortod to the place of burial with groat pomp. All of this is at the expense of the Government. Au average Senatorial funeral will cost the Government $1,- 599 for transportation, $19) for the casket and an additional $39 for the undertaker’s work hero, $159 for tho loc il undertaker at tho place of inter¬ ment, $109 for flowers, $150 for sup¬ plies for the Congressional Committee on route, $50 for hotel bills. Thou there may be such extras as a choir or a special organist at tins church. Al¬ together, a respectable funeral costs tho Government close to $3000. If tho Senator to be buried is from Cali¬ $5 fornia, tho $ 10 expensos io. HolUfthum^V^jgjjj can easilj^^^^ mi ) or M , J ®m l. 1 • I ‘iqjfljflj ■ ' jjsi Hi ilpi J|S1 s H I | ■ 1 .rfHt l sti m — * yU * 'Wm i i. - V. was referred back aH having its attention H ter, Congress promp* useless cenotaph. — W llatianns. Bananas were first discovered by tho Spaniards. It is not unusual for Now Yorkers to devour 10,000,000 bundles of I (Hi each in a year. One-third of this supply comes from Jamaica and California, Florida, Bermuda Islands an 1 Sardinia make up tho rest. Tlio nutriment in ouo ripe banana is known to equal that in fivo ounces of bread. Tn tho tropics it is tho staple article of food. Sau Francisco restaurateurs serve the fruit in omelets, croquets, salads, fritters aud fried like- potatoes. Bananas for this market are pioked green, tho transit taking from ten to thirty days, so that tho belief that tho fruit is pasty aud indigestible is not ungrounded. The commercial value of the banana is as yet insignifi- oaut. In Cayenno vinegar is made; the Malays extract medicines that are tonic and astringent iu offeot; in tho Antilles it is burned and the ashes used to wash clothes. Fiuo cloth can be made from tho akiu and from tho juice an excellent, iudoliblo ink is ma le New York World. Water Taken From n Tree. “There is a troo which grows in Ma lag isoar called the ‘Travelers True,’ which is of the greatest service to the tired nud thirsty travelers iu that tropical climate," said Professor Wilbur O. Stebbins, of Richmond, to a St. Louis Globe-Democrat reporter. “This wonderful tree has no branches, tho leaves growing from the trunk and spreading out like the sections of a fan Those leaves, of which there arc gem-rally not more than twenty-four on each tree, nre from six to eight feet in length and from four to six feet broad. At the base of each leaf is a kind of cup containing about a quart of cool, sweet water The na- G' s save themselves tho trouble cf climbing the tree by throwing a spear, which pierces tho leaf at the spot where the water is stored. The water thou flows down into the vessel held beneath it and the traveler is enabled to continue his journey, cheered and refreshed by the precious liquid ua ture has so kindly provided for hi UM; . *‘Si*c w i» ('lolhing. A “size" in s coat is nu inch, in un¬ derwesr two inches, iu socks one inch, in h ' lf * u in ,si 0:13 sixth of hu in I'd, iu trousers oae moil, in gloves oue*fo:irtU of an iu?h. an I hats one-eightu oi HU iuch.—Chi li?tu*s Several of th-> el-otrio launches from the Chic* Fair are m opv.a tiou ou the Bostou Far* lake AGRICULTURAL TOPICS OK INTKRKST RKI.ATIVR TO FARM AND GARDEN. T.ARGE OR SMALT, COWS. It is just a littlo difficult to see how Professor Alvord arrives at tho con¬ clusion that larger cows tliau those usually accepted as “about right,” aro the more profitable, at least it sooms difficult to make his conclusions and the figures of tho Chicago tost, ap¬ plying weights of cows an l results, agree; and if wo see clearly, tho cow* under 1000 pounds weight have a good working advantage, and one entitled to consideration iu making up a tablo of conclusions, writes Johu Gould. Wo liavo a doubt if tho result ol averages could Do kept as high with the larger cows as smaller ones, for wo take it, tho Professor is declaring that four cows that weigh 4500 pounds are bettor than five cows weighing 90J pounds each. hardly The Chicago figures warrant this, and we doubt if ono dairyman iu 100 will consent to tho practice ol keeping 1100 and 1200 pound ones, and the matter at last rests on this: What docs each individual cow do with her ration? And then it comes dosvu to this Will ten small cows consume more ami make less than seven other cows that weigh as much as tho ten? If tho largo Jerseys at Chicago aro grouped, and the smaller ones of like number, there is but littlo difference in tho pounds of butter mado on the average, but it is suggestive that the largest cow, weighing almost 1100 pounds, consumed $22.31 worth of food to make 117 pounds of butter, while tho littlo cow, weighing 791 pounds, consumed $22 worth of food audmp.de 179 pounds of butter ; and if another pair is taken, the largo cow, weighing 1079 pounds, making 199 pounds of butter at a fool cost $27.22; and the little cow weighing 770 pounds that made 183 pounds of butter on $23.49 worth of food, we think little cows nro still holding their own. This last makes the cost of tho butter of the large cow thirteen and one-half cents, and tho littlo cow 12.4 cents; avhilo that of the first mentioned largo cow would cost 12.6 cents per pound, which looks as though small cows wero tho cows for the butter-making farmers. —Practical Farmer. LIME AS A FERTILIZE Limo has ioni icon used in Penn- Bylvania witl^N brfect, .BLu’r also European in Eng- .’in IMlHk. it is not ^Kerhaps amL, t0 9 is aboul __prim si If pile a the heap sn^l heof HKtntiiig, Pes so that wheu tho from tho burn- rug of the wood tho pile will not fall open Tho covering of sods will need to bo replenished when tho has fire burned burns too hotly. After tho woo l out and the pile lias cooled down, so that it may bo ensily handled, it should bo slacked nud spread as soon ns convenient upou tho laud; any lumps of unbnrne 1 Bhells that may have escaped the heat of tho lire should bo picked out and reserved Cc: another pit. We believe that in this wav a dress- ing of liiuo might be cheaply prepared wherever shells can bo had, and the labor would be well repaid in tho in¬ creased fertility of tho soil.- Massa¬ chusetts Ploughman. FAllAt AND GARDEN NOTES. Let the ducks and geese be full feathered before killing. While iu somo cases it may be ad¬ visable to help ducks out of the* shell it will bo au exceptional case wheu chickens should be helped. The beauty of tho comb produced aud the honoy-gatheriug qualities of the bee arc more important than a beo which is pleasing to tho eye. When shipping poultry see to permit it that the coops aro largo enough to tho fowls to stand up and strong enough to endure rough handling. The mau who makes a mistake this year will be the ono who neglects to breed his sound, good-sized, courage¬ ous marc to a horse fully her equal. Producers who ship houey, ex traded or comb, should endeavor to prevent leakage, which is a loss to all concerned aud au injury to the trade. A cow that calves iu September will give milk all the whiter, when butter is most valuable, nud be dry iu July aud August, butter is cheapest. Saving a horse’s strength without reducing service is a great art. Trot¬ ting through sandy or muddy places aud on rising ground exhausts a horse rapidly Drive slow through such pitfalls Wheu the bees are building comb or raising brood they must have water, which should be placed iu shallow troughs with floats, that they may not drown If located near a small body cf water, th it will be sufficient Every time a bee hatches, it leives ft very thiu lining iu tho cell, Tacr^ will bo several of these iu a seasoa, as it only takes twenty-one days for a young bee to emerge from its cell, and in a few years there will be quite a number of these thiu linings, so that the colls gradually get smaller. POPULAR SCIENCE. Yellow is tho most lasting color. 8omo writers ascribo leprosy to a taint in drinking water. Tho apple has a larger proportion of phosphorus than any other fruit. Window panos of porous glass, which allow a pleasant nud healthy ventilation of a room, while prevent¬ ing draughts, have been mado ir Paris. During tho epidomio of cholera at Hamburg, Gormany, Dr. N. Himmonds examined flies captured in the post¬ mortem room at the time the bodies wero open. In theso flies numerous comma bacilli could bo demonstrated. Some of tho cars on the Brooklyn (X. Y.) Bridge aro now illuminated by electricity as an experiment. Tho system used is a dynamo driven from the car axle and storage batteries to supply current when the car is not moving. Vinegar is the latest suggested cure for bee stings. Au Englishman who has seen it used on several persons says it stopped pain and prevented swelling. This is contrary to tho old theory that an alkali—as in saleratus —is requisite in such eases to neutral¬ ize tho formic acid. Cold storage for tho preservation of fruit has proved a failure Tho fruit, whilo kept iu goo l condition for tho timo, ilocayed rapidly when takcu out of storage. Apples were successfully preserved by being kept ou barges in Now York Harbor, whore the water .kept thorn just above tho freezing point. A scientist suggests the use of an alloy of gold and aluminum for tho making of money. He says that c mu- terfeiting would bo almost impossible, as tho ouly alloy which can be made successfully consists of seventy-eight parts of gold to twenty-two of alum- mum Tho product is said to be of a beautiful purple color, with ruby re¬ flections that cannot bo imitated. In a papor road before the Botani¬ cal Congress at Genoa, Professor Sac- carde calculates the number of species of plants, at present known as 173,708, ns follows: Flowering plants, 105,- 231 ; ferns, 2319 ; other vascular cryp¬ tograms, 595 ; mosses, 4999; hepatic o, 3011; lichens, 5899; fuugi, 39,803; nig®, 12,178. Profe ssor Saccardo thinks it probable that ths total num¬ ber of existing species of fungi may amount to 250,009, and of all other plants to 135,000. There was a discussion onco iu the Popular Science Monthly flamingoes regarding the position assumed by in incubating—some authors affirming t hat they straddle their raised nosts, their legs dangling down on either ■tti-'ndothors ■itt^i that they disposed of some other way The ft” now to be settled by in his book, “Wild ferved thorn in their alow mul islanl fcmarismn, “most dis- lAistaueo Bp-.'ong of about red logs icteiteg, the knees ■flv/oud the tail, Neatly cnr'ed i^rs, with Blasts— r Used. crowded ele eutly, I avas on the forward ■^^ic'-.siint ^ppars, where shower I was of 1 sliii-Me i my ryes Kill HR- of these auu-iyiug ally lodged beneath elids, where it effectually le usual efforts to remove ^Fhere was little sleep that night and the next day it was neoassary to go to my physician. Ho looked at tho e.yo, said that the cinder had been ground into tho eyeball, and directed me to a specialist who would remove it. It proved but a simple matter for him, and tho skill witli which ha accom¬ plished it compelled me to speak of tho difference between his methods and the clumsiness of “eye doctors” with whom I had had some experience iu the long ago. “It is no cause for surprise,” was his comment, “for in no branch of surgery has more progress been made in recent years than in the treatment of the eyes. There was a time when any phys’eiau felt himself to be as competent to treat the eye as any other orgau. There was not one of them who did not have au eyestone always at hand, with which he felt fully equipped to remove any foreign substance. But advancing knowledge has shown that these agents wero but a simple delusion They were por- tions of tho covering of certain shell¬ fish, about tho size of a split pea, worn smooth by the action of tho soa. “When ono of these was placed un- dor tho eyelid at the outer corner tin winking of tho lid would push it gradually to the inner side, and, com¬ ing iu contact with an irritating parti¬ cle, it might occasionally carry it along with itself and finally remove it. But tho action was never certain. There was no foundation in fact for the belief that these stoues had a peculiar detective power and moved about in the eye until they fonu 1 au l removed the irritating substance foi which they had been ‘.sent. They merely furnished a mechanical means of doing iu a clumsy mauuer what a little skill will accomplish with greater certainty. They have deservedly gone out of use, and now are seldom used except among sailors and other super- stitious persons New York Herald. Tears ol Joy and Sorrow. When Lawrence Barrett’s daughter was married Stuart Robson sent a cheek for $5000 to tho bridegroom. Miss Felicia Robson, who attended the wedding, conveyed the gift. “Felicia,"said her father, upon her return, “did you give him the check?” “l’es, father,” answered the dutiful daughter. asked Robson. “What did he say?" anything,’ replied “He didn’t say Miss Felieia, “but he shed tears. “How long did he cry?” “Why, father, l didn’t time him; 1 should sav. however, that he wept fully a minute." “Fully a minute!' jabson, “why, I cried on hoj ill”—Chicago Admitted to be the finest prep¬ BALING aration of the J kind in the mar¬ POWDER ket. Makes the best and most wholesome bread, cake, and biscuit. A hundred thousand unsolicited testimo¬ nials to this effect are received annually by its manufacturers. Its sale is greater than that of all other baking powders combined. ABSOLUTELY PURE. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 108 WALL ST,, NEW-YORK. Little Curious Things. January 1st has been New Year’s Day over since Julius Cmsnr “reform¬ ed” tho calendar, in tho year 4.5, B. 0. Professor Masso, the Italian scien¬ tist, is authority for tho statement that eel’s blood is as poisonous us viper’s venom. One of the now rifles used by the Italian soldiers sends a ball with force enough to go through fivo inches of solid oak at a distance of four thou¬ sand feet. According to an investigator located at Davenport, la.,there are 20,000,000 microbes to each cubic inch of water taken from the Mississippi at that place. Statistics provo that nearly two- thirds of all the letters carried by the postal service of the world nre witten, sent to atul read by English-speaking people. Juue was named in honor of Juno, a Roman divinity, who was worshipped as ( pieen of the he ovens. It is called the “month of mariiages and of sui¬ cides.” “The Speed of the Earthquake” was the subject of a recent scientific lec¬ ture by Professor Lancaster. 11c proved that tho average speed of trans¬ mission of the shock is 18,000 feet per second. The year 1819 was one of “notable births,” bringing into tho world such celebrities os Queen Victoria, John Ruskin, Walt Whitman, Charles Kings¬ ley, Julia Ward Howe, J. G. Holland and Cyrus W. Field. Curious Effects of Frost. An egg expands wheu it is frozen so much that the increased bulk breaks the shell. Apples, ou the contrary, contract to such au extent that a full barrel will shrink until the top layer will be a foot below the chime. When the frost has been slowly and carefully drawn out they again assume their normal size and appearance. Apples can be transported when the Potatoes mercury is 20 degrees below zero. once touched by frost are ruined. Southern Recipes. “The Cream of Cook Book-**' contains 1 hi best recipes of the old book-*, and many never before in print. “The Ne w South Cook Book” is beautifully bound, and will bo sent to any address upon the receipt of ten cents in postage. B. \V. Whenn, G. P. A E. T., V. & G. R. R-, Knoxville, Tenn Lookout Moiiuiatii. One of the largest Lookout, sign 4 ever painted The is seen by visitors to monnta in. ascent up this historic old mountain is in ide by an incline railway. Open observation cars are used, and the trip to Lookout point, 2,200 eet above sea level, is made in six minute*. Jmt at the loot of this incline the laboratory of the Chattanooga Medicine Co. is located. The roof of t his building shows a s gn 175 feet long and forty feet wide that reads ‘‘McElree’s Wine of Caruui lor Women.” Some of the letters aro twenty feet long and < an be read from the cars whi e riding all the way up the ....... tain. No visitor comes to Lookout mountain without having “Wine of Cardui” firmly im¬ pressed on the r memory. The Chattanooga Medicine Company also make Thedford’s Black Draught, ana have an immense labora¬ tory containing more than one-half a re of floor space Karl’s Clover Root, the great blood purifier, gives freshness and clearness to the complex¬ ion and cures constipation, 25 cts., 50 cts., $L 1 L 4 N <•1 11 Hi fi Hip) KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends rightly to il. personal The many, enjoyment who live when bet- ins tei inan expenditure, others and enjoy by life more, promptly- with less more adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical of being, the will liquid attest the value to health pure laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of is Figs. due its presenting Its excellence to in the form most acceptable and pleas¬ ant to the taste, the refreshing and truiy beneficial properties of a perfect lax¬ ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. millions and It has given satisfaction to profession, met with The because approval it of the the medical Kid¬ acts on neys, Liver and Bowels without weak¬ ening objectionable them and it is substance. perfectly free from every ?igs is for sale by all drug¬ Syrup of gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but Fig it is man¬ ufactured by the California Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed Syrup on of every Figs, package, also the name, and being well informed, vou will not accept any substitute if offered. PEH yTDITIITMCMT Coustipttion IK LAI ntiri 1 for »nd Biliousness. At ill scores, or by mai' ‘Jce double box ; -i <1 '.:ub>e b->xe* Ill'll BROUN UFUJ CO., New Vorkuta 1 loss’ a Snail Breathes. The breathing operation in a snail is one of the queerest processes imag¬ inable and is carried on svithont tho least semblance of lungs. Tho orifico through which ho takes his supply of “the breath of life” is, of course, called the mouth, notwithstanding that it is situated in the side of his great sucker-like foot. The process of brentliing is not carried on with anything like regularity, as it is iu most creatures, the month simply opening occasioned to let in a ysupply of fresh air, which is expelled by tho same opening ns soon as the oxygen lias been exhausted. The snail’s pe¬ culiar mouth is provided with a tongue, set with hundreds of fine teeth. In Loudon, German—“Who is this Lord Rose¬ bery they are talking About?” English Sport—“Why, man, ho is the chap whose horse won the Derby.” German—“What else is he?” English Sport—“You bloomin’idiot, what else need he be?”— Detroit Free Press. SEVERE EXPOSURE Often results in colds, fevers, rheumatism, Wo neuralgia and kindred derangements. do not “catch cold is ” if we are in good the condi¬ tion. If the liver active, and system in consequence doing its duty, we live in full health and enjoy life “rain or shine.” To break up a cold there’s nothing so valuable as Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. They perfectly keep the whole system regulated in a natural and way. grumble, If we do if not feel morbid, happy, if if tho wo days worry dreary and long, wo are if the weather is seem bad, if things go awry, it is the liver which is at fault. It is generally “ torpid.” Dr. Pi erce's A common sense way is to take Pleasant Peliets. We generally eat too much, take insufficient exercise, by means of which ou r tissue-changes become indolent and In¬ complete. Bo comfortallio—you You’ll be-well when are com- fart'd iK> when well. you have taken “ Pleasant Pi-bets.” No Constipation follows their use. Put up and re- W. L Douglas S 3 SHOEiS®."?- . vNs $5. CORDOVAN, ENAMELLED CALC \ FRENCH& $ 4. f 3.5-° FlNECALF&KANGAfiOB. - $3.5? POLICE,3 Soles. ....... \ $2A 7 J BoysSchoolShqes. H P -LADIES* bIsSjongqi* _ CATAL0GUE SsV *V" W -W-L-DOUGLAS, ' ****** ’ BROCKTON, MASS. You can savo men oy by vren ' ring Clio W. L. Don cia 9 63.0 O Shoe. Because, wo aro th9 Ih, largest manufacturers of this gradeof shoes In tho world, and guaranteo their value by stamping tho name and price on tho bottom, which protect you against high prices and the middleman's profits, pur shoes equal custom work in style, easy fitting and wearing qualities. 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