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TOPICS OF THE HAY.
No less than 1000 humming-birds
were put to death that their fine
feathers might beautify the gorgeous
ballroom gown of a London belle. In
t he same great vanity fair 500 canary
birds shed their blood the other day
that another woman might outshine
the other fair and fine sinners of her
set. So runs the world away.
It is Allegheny in Pennsylvania, Al¬
leghany in Virginia, and Allegany in
New York. Recently the Postoflice
department, being in doubt as to how
the name should be spelled in Mary¬
land, applied to the Historical .Society
of that state, which recommended Al¬
legany, because that spelling accorded
with the statute creating Allegany
County, Maryland.
A new case of fraud in preserved
food has been disclosed by a French
paper. A sample of preserved toma¬
toes when examined differed from a
normal specimen by containing much
less dry extract, potassium bitartrate,
and total phosphoric acid. The infer¬
ence is that the sample in question
contained but little tomato and was
chiefly composed of carrots and pump¬
kins, the whole being colored with
some aniline dye.
A well-known physician in British
India wants to make criminals who
have been sentenced to death useful as
subjects of experiment for the purpose
of ascertaining how to treat cholera
successfully. He would take any pris¬
oner under sentence of death who
gave his consent, experiment upon
him, and if the experiment itself did
not result fatally, spare the prisoner’s
life. As the number of capital con¬
victions in British India is between
J00 ami 400 a year, there would prob¬
ably be plenty of candidates for the
chance of escape thus afforded.
Recent statistics show that in 1884
the number of boiler explosions in the
United States was 152, being less than
in the previous year. There were 254
persons killed and 261 in jured in thorn,
however, and the number is much
larger than it should be. Fifty-six of
the explosions took place in sawmills,
where the so-called engineer finds a too
facile fuel in shavings. Men chosen
for such positions should have the
gumption to perceive that such firing
generates steam too rapidly for safety
These people can reduce the general
death rate if they wish, and can espe¬
cially reduce the present high per¬
centage of mortality among sawmill
engineers.
Florida is the land of fruit as well
ms flowers. A paper of that State
says: Conunencing with January, we
bave strawberries then and until late
in June. Japan plums from Febru¬
ary. Mulberries are ripe in April and
last until August. Pineapples ripen
in June and last nearly all the year.
We have guavas from June until late
the next spring. Ol the various her
ries dewberries, blackberries, and
huckleberries - almost any quantity.
Peaches from May 1 until July. Mel
ons from June until lato in the fall.
v Oranges “ ,u "> -the best of the kind—from
O ’tuber until the next June, with
lemons and limes, persimmons, pome
granates, irmt, ,. .. graphs, and .
grape V
SnaUGOCKS. „K.„G8.wd.-a
Carlsbad, the great German resort
for invalids, was very full the past
season, and there were many Ameri
can visitors. The population proper
numbers 12,000. Till the year 1802
visitors were welcomed with a flourish
of trumpets from the fop of the tov\er
ofthe Town Hall; now they receive a
demand on arrival to pav a tax of 15
florins . lor „ the .. privilege ol drin.cing
the waters and listening to the bands
which play in the morning. Thenriri
upal industry of Carlsbad is that of
housing, feeding, and curing invalids.
Though the place is small, as many as
10.000 strangers can be accommodated
at a time. During the season, which
begins on the 1st of May and closes on
the 1st of October, nearly 30,0(10 per¬
sons spend not less than three weeks
in Carlsbad. There is a great industry
there in needles and pins, which are
handmade. When Goethe was here
. loJ8 , ho sent . pound . of _
m a pins as a
present to his Frau Yon Stein.
A correspondent to the Philadel¬
phia Press says: “The postal service
of Japan is always pointed at as a
model in its way-one f, of the foremost
departments . . of . the Europeanized
gov
ernmeiit. And, indeed, it must in all
fairness be acknowledged that much
credit „ ... . belongs . to . Japan T (or , swiftness
in the dispatch of mails, while fettered
with a lack of railroads. Iri the first
place every train carries a mail, and in
Japan, be it known, the imperial rail
roads run through passenger trains
every two hours, and on the Y okoharna
railroad nearly every hour. Thus,
while in America three mails each
way, daily, would be esteemed the
climax of facilities, the minimum be¬
tween the various cities here ii about
ten each way, daily, This applies
merely to the railroads, of bourse.
The delivery of mails is also very
prompt, and takes place a good man V
times ,. day. , A . mail -iiA let
a person may a
ter in Yokohama for Tokio, one hour’s
ride . . to , the north, ,, late , dusk, , and .
as as
yet receive an answer the same
evening.”
Geography of the Moon.
The mountains and hollows on the
moon which have thus far been given
names on the maps of astronomers are
as follows: Mountains.....-The A pen
nines, the Caucasus, the Alpa ■ ’
Taurius, Bueruus, the Altai moun¬
tains, the Cordilleras, the Ripfeae
mountains, the ,. ,, < arpathians, ... lllO ,, Hbi- ri
.
cyman J mountains. Hollows or valleys
The Christian Sea, the 8t»a of , ,, l or
—
tllity, J the Sea. 0 of Nectar, . the .. i ratio ml
Seii, the Serene . Sea, the Sea of Dreams,
the Sea of Death, the DrealliV Marsh,
the Cold Sea, the Sea oi , , \ _ apors, the
Middle „ 1 >av, the ,, Sea c. of j. t .... louus, ... ,, the c Sea ,
Of Mist, the Bar of Epidemics, tie
Stormy Ocean, the Showery X ea, tie
Sen o ^ Itaillbo = 7 s. the Sea o Dews,
c* ,’S r
Professional Consolations.
Family Physician “Well, 1 c<n
grat.ulate you.”
Patient (excitedly) —- ”1 will re
cover.”
Family Physician - “Xot exactly,
but—well, after consultation we find
that your disease is entirely novel, aud
tlie autopsy should demonstrate that
fact _ we , have decided to name U aitei
you.”— P7i iladelph la ('all.
A Good Trait.
“J wish 1 possessed the good quah
of . that . . dog, , .. said . , uai.iriu t.» ul
. „ a , spt
a companion ....in'an'lv wiw w ( u» mt-eiii-n wit wan ,-h n
> ing the the movements raounuilis of Vi tile Hie animal »
whose nose was following ail invisible
*•
trail on the sidewalk.
“And why so.**” asked his compan
icn
j “Because when he gets on to a scent
he never lets go ol it. ’ Cad Pretzel.
Persian Fire-Worshipers.
Ex-United States Minister Benjamin
jays in the Independent: When the
Arabs, burning with religious zeal, car
tied the doctrines of Mohammed into
Persia, and forced the acceptance of the
Koran at the point- of the sword, that
cona tyy abandoned the worship Zerdusht of fire
and the principles taught fire-worshipers by -who
or Zoroaster. The
country by persecu tio n , and became the
parsecs of India; a few remained in
Persia, whose descendants are found
,lier e to this day. But they do not
numerous a t Yezd, where they weave
some of the finest of the silk stuffs for
which Persia is famous. Elsewhere they
are agriculturists. They wear a peculiar
garb, of which a distinguishing color is
yello w, and are probably the most up
right people in a country where correct
prices and practice are scarce. Of
course they retain the worship and creed
0 f anc j en t Persia, including the mystical
veneration for firelight. It is worthy of
note that the more intelligent of the
Guebres deny that they worship either
the sun or fire, but rather the deity, or
principle symbolized by those objects,
This may be true of educated Guebres;
hut fire lower and ignorant classes un
doubtcdly have not sufficient refinement
t0 make 90 BU btle a distinction. Those
who are opposed to smoking, pleased on the
of morals, will be to
learn that no Guebre ever uses tobacco,
while to smoke in his presence is an af
front, because of the sacredness of fire.
The head of the Guebres is a very re
spectable and intelligent old gentleman,
named Manookjee; he resides at Te¬
heran.
^ i3 restore(l t0 ^ aod is ,
favorite material for small wraps, rivaling
velvct i n popularity, and second only tc
fur seal for very rich garments, aud is
made into the scarf and cape like gar¬
ments that have only one seam in the
back and short shoulder seams.
The Cause of Consumption*
Scrofula, manifesting itself in blotches, pimp
las, eruptions, salt-rheum, and other blemishes
of the skin, is but too apt by and by to infect
the delicate tissues of the lungs also, and result
in ulceration t hus ending in consumption. will Dr.
Bierce’s “Golden Medical Discovery” meet
and vanquish the enemy in its stronghold of
the blood and cast it out of the system, ah
rtn,gsists '-----------------
The crown prince of Germany has just cele
brated his fifty-fourth birthday in Potsdam.
Sktn Diseases.-” Beeson’s A homatic Alum
.Sulphur Soap,” cures Tetter. Salt Rheum,
Ringworm, Sores, Pimples, all itching Skin
Erupt ions. 25 cents by Druggists, or by mail.
Win, Dreydoppel. Phi ladel phia. Pa.
No man is born into the world whose work is
not bom with him.
If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac
Thompson’s Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 35c.
A “Suicide” club is the latest oddity in sin
fni London.
The purest, sweetest and best Cofi Liver Oil
in the world, manufactured from fresh, healfchv
livers, upon the seashore. It. is alwolntely pure
and sweet. Patients who have once taken it
cided prefer it it, to all other?. Physicians have dc
market. superior Made by to anv of the other oils in
^ Caswell, Hazard & Co., New
Chapped hands, lace, pimples • .— and i rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made bv
Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York,
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.Tudtc’s husband was a Hebrew, but . the at>
tress herself belongs to the Catholic church.
A hundred years might be spent in search of a
remedy Hay in search of Catarrh, Cold in the Head
and Fever, without finding the equal of
Ely’s Being Cream pleasant Balm. U is applied with the finger.
and .safe, it supersedes the use of
^Ety Cream Ihos., Balm I_have tor Catarrh used two since bottles December. of your A
sore in my nostril—the cause of mueh suffering
—has entirely healed; have used no other med¬
icine. This spring I feel bettor, can walk and
work with more east* than I have in any spring
since 1S81.—Mary F.. Ware, Hopeful. Va.
I am on my second bottle of Ely’s Cream
Balm, being a sufferer from catarrh since I
was a child, but with this medicine I am being
cured.—Wm. L. Dayton, Brooklyn.
Mr. Cleveland at church always puts a $1
greenback in the contribution bos.
The Youth's Coitlimniou.
In our home the day of its arrival is knownas
t Youth s tom pan ion day.’ and tho only
effect >ve have ever known to arise from its
folks too. for that matter, want it at the same
time. The publishers are out with a new an
nouncement showing increased attractions for
’he new year. If is sent now, it will pay
'or the Companion to January, 1887.
If you are in a public office, lx* punctual—at
nil events in leaving.
A Flat t oriinulir:ion.
Some lias told t:»at catarrh . , .
one you your is
incurable, it is not so. Dr. s.ige’s Catarrh
Reiaedy will cure it. It is pleasant to use aud
i t . always does its work thoroughly. We have
vet to hear of a case in which u did not avcom
olish a cure when faith;ullv used. Catarrh is
* disease which it is dangerous to neglect. A
tertain reimxly is ,it your command. Avail
yoursf U of ■ before the complaint assumes a
n.ore serious toriu. All druggists.
Cheek in a mart is not admired, but what is
niter than a woman’s cheek.
test, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso’s
reliedy for Catarrh. By druggists. 50c.
Taeiropof northerners in Florida this win
H'V - placed at r.’tO.Oisj *>y the hotel keepers.
A New King «n the Throne!
‘•Malaria,” as a ‘‘popular ailment,” ha*
given place to a new potentate. the ^ medical
If you have Rheumatism now,
wiseacres exclaim—‘‘Uric Acid!”
If you have frequent headaches, they sage¬
ly remark—“Uric Acid!”
If you have softening of the brain, they in¬
sist that it is—“Uric Acid!”
If Sciatica or Neuralgia make life misera¬
ble, it is—“Uric Acid!”
If your skin breaks out in Boils and 1 im
ples.it is—“Uric Acid!”
If you have Abscesses and piles, Une
Acid” has set your blood on fire.
If you have dull, languid feelings, back¬
ache, kidney or bladder troubles,gout,gravel, threatened with
poor blood; are ill at ease, bilious,
paralysis or apoplexy, vertigo; dyspeptic are “Uric
dropsical, constipated situation, or the cause of
Acid” is the key to the
all your difficulties! .
We do not know as madam Malaria will
take kindly to this Masculine Usurper, but
he has evidently come to stay. is the product
“Uric Acid”—this decomposition—death—constantly Monster,
of the
taking place within us,and unless he is every¬
day routed from the system, through the
kidneys, by means of some great blood speci¬
fic like Warner’s safe cure, which Senator B.
K. Bruce says snatched him from its grasp,
there is not the least doubt but that it will
utterly ruin the strongest human constitu
tion! It is not fellow by any means. \ It
a young well-known line of ancestors.
has a long and
It is undoubtedly the father of a very great
family of diseases, and though it may be the
fashion to ascribe progeny to it that are not
directly its own, there can be little doubt that
if it once gets thoroughly seated in the human
system, it really does introduce into it most
of the ailments now, per force of fashion, at¬
tributed to its baleful influence.
Never be discouraged by trifles. When your
credit runs out at one store, try another.
Lost Faitti in Physicians.
There are innumerable instances where cures have
been effected by Scovili’s Sarsaparilla, or Blood and
Liver Syrup, for all diseases of the blood, when the
patient had been given tip by physicians. It is om
of the best remedies ever offered t o the public, and
as it is prepared with the greatest core as a specific
for certain diseases, it is no wonder that it should bt
more effectual thau hastily written and carelessly
prepared prescriptions. Take Scovili’s Blood and
Liver Syrup for all disorders arising from impnro
blood. It is endorsed by nil leading professional men.
Cheerfulness weather has the been called the bright and
sunny of heart.
importune.
When yon visit or leave Now York city, save basre: i*«,
expressage and $;> carriage hire, aud stop at the Grand
Union Hotel, opposite Brand Centra! depot.
ft*) elegant roouia. fitted up at a cost of one million
dollars, $1 and upward prr day. European pi an. Ele¬
vator. Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cars,
stages and elevated railroads to all depots. Families
ran five better for less mousy at the Grand Union
Hotel than »< »nv other first-class hotel in the city.
Question for debaters—” Can a man, while
asleep in the daytime, have the nightmare?”
CONTAGIOUS!
I am a native of England, and while I was in tha*
country I contracted a terrible blood poison, and for
two years was under treatment as an out-door pa
tient at Nottingham Hospital, England, but vraa not
cured. I suffered the most agonizing pains In my
bones, and was covered with sores all over my body
and limbs. Finally I completely lost all hope jn
that country, and sailed for America, and was
created at Roosevelt in this city, as well as by a
prominent, physician in New York having no con
nection with advertisement the hospitals. of Swift's Specific, and I
1 saw the six bottles and
determined to give it a trial. I took
I can sav with great Joy that they have cured m«
entirely. 1 am as sound and well as I ever was in
-iiv’ life. L. Frjid* Hals’Ohd.
Netr York City, June 12th, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
Tun Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, 6 a
N. Y„ Fit W. 23d St.
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