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I THBKB OLD MAID8. «fo«epb Huwiu-d $p«alu of MImm B««cher, DiK and Authon/. I have in my miad three old nukida, and the moment I mention their ntmea they will be reco^nizixl the world aroacd as the names of three great women. They are Catharine Btiecber, Dorothy Dix. Scuaii B. Anthony. There are â-  others who have attained notoriety, sach as Kate Field, the wine agent, Aaiia Dickinson, the stamp speaker. Bat I am not speaking of notoriety. I am dealing with forces, vital, effective. Dorothy Dii will never be for- gotten 30 long as the word hospital en- duree, or so long as cold type preserves the records of hamonitarian effort on the battltnsld and in the sick wards daring oar late civil war. She was a nervoas siaicriy left hand to the great war secre- tary, her brother, John A. Dii. Cath- arine Beecher will have her memory perpetuated so long as life endures and children are to be taught, while Susan B Anthony, who has sartived taunts and outlived slander, might well die (o-day content with the record she has maie in an endeavor to uplift the women of the world from the slough of dependence, â-¡pon the solid subetantiality of aelf- Bupport. Catharine Beecher was not a pretty thing to look at, but mentally she was the peer of any of her family. Dorothy Dii, for reasons of her own, preferred the life of spinster, a sweet- (aoed, happy-hearted old lady when she died. Miss Anthony, mied with a bitter gall of prejudice,- is not in every way to be com- mended nor in every leading to be foUawed, pat the man who i^rides her honest inten- tion and setrks to despoil her of the crown of glory and of honor that fits her brow as a pioneer along the very choicest lines of thought in the beat interests of her fel- low women is a coward and a dastard. rouB ojfis. Hou to Kc«p atllk. A summer bulletin has just been isased by the Outario Board of Health, to spread information regarding contagious diseases, and especially dipbihexiaâ€" " that slayer of its thousands in Ontario " and elsewhere. The care of f^od and the best modes of disinfection are dwell upon. The following advioe is given as to the care of milk, •• that most important of ill article* of food:" The cows shoald be healthy, and shoaid not be ted upon swill, or the refuse of breweries or glucose factories, or upon any other fermented food. The pasture must be free from noiioos weeds, and the barn and yard mmi be kept clean. Cows must not be allowed to drink stagnant water, bat only pure, fresh water, and they most not be heated or worried before being milked. The udders should be washed, and then wiped dry before each m ilkin g. 1 he milk must be at once thoroughly cooled. After the milk has been received by the consumer, it should be kept in a perfectly clean place, free from dust, and at a tem- perature not exjeejing od â- ' K. ililk shoald not be allowed to stand uncovered, even for a short tims, iu the living or sleeping rooms. In many of the better house* in the ocuntry and villages, and occasionally in the citirs, the drain from the refrigerator leads into a cesspool or kiichen drain. This is highly dangerous ; there should be no connection whatever between the refrigera- tor and any receptacle of filth. The only vessels in which milk should be kept are tin. sl»»* °' porcclaio. After using the vessel, it should be scalded, and then, if pOKsible, exposed to the air. last«i'..-es are given of febrile diseases and outbreaks of si.'kness caused by bacteria and a great ijuintity of hygienic instruction m»v be fjund m tne twelve pages- Diaintectioa is spoken of thus ; It is a great pity that m the matter of disinfeolion of rooms we shoald in this region atdl be going through with the inttSL:ient mummery of burning sulphur with closed doors under the impression that it will destroy contagion. Sulpharoni acid, as it is usually applied in house disin- fection, bas been shown to be very ineffi- cient and unreliable. It may be better than nothing, but iu disinfectants â€" which are often our sole weapons in fighting epidemicsâ€" the best is none loo good. The efficiency of sulphurous acid may be increased by securing the thorough wetting of every article to be disinfected, but even lhe:i it is not great. Ihe disinfection of the room and its contents at the cloae of the ainess will be more easy and efficient, if care has I een exercised m removing all unneoessarv articlts of furniture, hangings, pictures, etc., from it at the commence- ment of the disease. All clothing which cannot be washed, bedding, mattressts. pillows, etc., carpets, cushions and all such furniture as has not exposed wooden frames, should be tied up in sheets saturated with J per cent, carbolic solution, and sent away to be steamed at the public disinfecting statiju. All valueless arliolea should be burned at the disinfecting station. If this is impossible they may be disposed of in the house furnace or range at such times as cooking is not goiug on. Polished and metaUic articles should be firmly rubbed oiT on all their surfaces with cloths wet with five pes cent carbolic acid. The clothes used should be immediately burned. \Vall>, doors, windows and woodwork should be thoroughly washed, as should, finally, the door, with five per cent, carbolic solalion- IJ walls art? papered or fresojed, the doors should be thoroughly dushed with five jier cent, carbolic solution and then all the walls should be thoroughly and firmly rubbed down in every part with lamps of bread, the crumbs beiug allowed to fall on the arbol&d t'.ocr. Then the woodwork should ba washed with carbolic scluiion. Ihe crumbs gathered up and burned and the doors washeil with water. The room should be finally exposed as fully as possible to the air for at least twenty four hours, and longer if it is prac- ticable. This pamphlet should be widely circu- lated and be kept for reference. V<e<l to Deslcn^ta the HoaT on WaUta F«cea â€" How Ic OrljltKired. " Mark down the figures on the face of a watch," said a Suninut street j-^weUer. '• 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6"â€" btgan the reporter, as he put pencil to paper. " No, I mean the Roman numerali." Then this was prodaced : â- I., ir.. III., IV., v., VI., VU.. VII., IX., X., XI., XII." " You are wrong," said the jeweller. ' I guess no:,' said the reporter. " Try again, ' said the j;:weller. " Perhaps I don't know how to ooont in Roman figures," said the reporter. " Yoa know that well enough, bat the watchmakers use diflerent ones- Look at your watch." " Haven I got one." "Well, kok at mine. See the figure which stands for I o'clock." The reporter looked and was surprised. It was nil. and not IV. " Are all the clocks and watches that way ? ' he asked. "Every one which h»a Roman figures en lis dial." â- Why? •Well, I'll tell yoa the sory. Il is nothing but a tradition among watch- makers, but the custom has always been preserved. You may or yoa may not know that the drst dock that in any way re- sembled those now in use was make by Henri Vick in ISTOk He made it for Charles V. of France, who has been called ' the wise.' •â-  Now CharUs was wise in a good many ways. He was wise enough to recover from England most of the land which Edward III. had conquered, and he did a good many other things which 'oenefiied France ; bu: bis early sSncaiion had been somewhat neglected and ne probably would have had trouble in passing a civil service examination in theee enlightened ages. Still he had a reputation for wisdom and thought it was necessary, in order to keep it up. that he should also be supposed to possess book learning. The latter was a subject be was extremely touchy about. " So the story runs in this fashion, although I will not vouch for the lan- guage, but put it in thai of the present dav : "•Yes, the clock works well.' said Charles, â-  but,' being anxious to fici sotne fault with a thing he did no; understand, • you have got the figurtj on the dial wrong.' • • Wherein, your majesty, asked Vick. •••Thai four shoald be' four ones,' said the king. •••Yoa are wrong, yoor majesty, '.saii Yick. â- I am never wrong.' thundered the king. • Take it away and correct the mis- take.' And corrected il was ; a:;i from that dav to tbu 4 o'clock on a watch or clock dial has been IIII. instead of IV. The tradition has been faithfully followed. " â€"ToUd- BlaJi. WHEX PBOPLSMABBT. Carlaiu Tbuigt 6Uowa bjr B«cords of PennsylTaniA. Thirteen per oent. of all the msi married In Pennsylvania last year married women older than themselves. Seven per cent. look wives of their own ige. and the re- maining sO per cent, married women younger than themselves. The average age of the men was 27 years and cf the women 23 years- These interesting facts are found in ihe annnal report for i>?? of Secretary of Internal Affairs Thomas J. Stewart, which contains much other curious iniiri^iation about the matrimciiial propensities of Pennsylvanians. Thus it appears that more men are married at the age of li than at any other, and that am:ng women 21 is the favonte age. The yooniest wife jf Is^ was only 1 j years oii, and the oldest wis aged Tl. Two boys of I'j were married, and two old gray'oearcs cf ;6 ventTired i2to matrimony, probably nc: for the Irst iinie Of ll,T2i^ women married, and whose ages were given, -t.C'.'o. or 27. 5 per cent, were less than 20 years old. A:::cng the men there were only 1'.'3 who were so yc;:ng. There were 23 girla cf U vears married 105 of 15, 353 of 16, il-J of 'iT. 1.333 A Ir. 1,13-1 of 1,'. 1.3-2-2 of 20, 2,0-11 of 21, 1 517 of 22, and l.ltO of -23. After the Utter age Ihe number of those who fou-i husbanis rapidly decline. These dgures show that if a Pennsylvania girl is not married by the lime she is 23 years old the cfaAcces are chat she will become iz old maid. Men proceed more leisurely a'oout nalrimony. Besides the two 1 .'-year-old husbands m IxN! there were 3? aged 17. 125 1* years old, and 325 U years old. The litres then take a jump to 637 at '20, and reach the maximum in l.Joo at '23. They de- crease slowly after that. There were 437 men !::»rried after they were 50 years old. but only 171 women. There was a remarkable disparity in the ages of some of Ihe couples. A wocian of 59 years married a man of 31, and aa old man of 74 wedded a maiden of 24 The youngest couple were a 17 year-old husband and a loyear-old wife. The girl of H wedded a man 1.' years older th&n herself. A man of 54 married a girl of 1*. his age being ;ust three limes hers, and a man cf 4S did nearly as well, taking a 17.year.old wife. In the marriages where the women were older than the men the differences m ages rttrely exceeded five years. There were ^3 marriages where one of the parties had previously been divorced. It is estimated thai there were •j.OOO marriages of couples from this State iu Camden alone, and, of course, there must have been very many more in cities and towns in other Stales bordering on Pennsvlvania.â€" -â-  'ii.'oJ^.'p'iu IU:.ri. I'nlted State* AmmuDliioa. At Ihe Schuylkill I'niled Siaws arsenal, near Philadelphia, there is manufactured each year ;i, 000,000 rounds cf ammunition and 15.000.000 of ride baUs. Tnree mil. lions are ased for target practice by the rank and file of the army. Ihe otner is kept for reserve or used in testing arms. So much each day is used to test the char- acter of Ihe work produced. The pressure, carrying power and the quaUty of the arms used are tested every day. New guns are being sent cut to be tested and thousands of rounds of ammunition are used in these exi-erimenls (or war. The arsenal at Piiil- adelphia is Ihe only one where ammunition IS made in large quantities for the govern- ment. Its operations are peculiar and its machinery a study. The different processes represent the triumph of mechanical m- genuily. In these hours of peace few people'can comprehend how much is being done in the way of testing the implements oX defense. â€" -Vew i'.'r* Timei Very Faontleroj. First Omaha Boy â€" So Tcu ain't 4c in 'to run away from home and go swimmm' with us to-day ? Did yoar mother say shs d whip yon ? Se<.ond Boyâ€" No, I wc-,i!dn"t mind a liciii'.'. First Bovâ€" Would she lock yea in the oeUar ? Second Boyâ€" No. I don 1 mind any of them comm-.^n things, bat she said if I ain't good she U make me wear my Faunt- leroy clothes, so you kiu bet yer life 1 m goin' to be good. â€" jiuih^ W.rld. A Doubtful Compliment. Weeping Wide wâ€" Yea are sure, Mr. Boneplanler. that you will oocducl every- thing in a satisfactory manner? Eminent rndertak'erâ€" Have i:o fears cti that toore. I beg c: yoa. Mrs. BiUhope. Of ail the people I have buried in my lot;; and successftil career I am proud to saythatnot one ever raised the slightest objection 10 my work. LA5D TMSV&M IU CHIXA. TkeXI-awi Jill FsTor Ihe TetuLUt. who Pays ao X-^xei. In a paper lately read "oefore the ?han- ghAi Asiatic Society by Mr. Jamieson it was stated that, although the Emperor theoretically owns everything under the stm, the private ;wner of land in China has as a'oiolite a prcpeny in il as iis can have under any Gov:faaeni. Waste or abandoced landa, as well as those for which there are not heirs, revert lo the Crows, which can also annex private land for public pa:;os<:3. Land tax is in all cases paid direct to the G-;vertimect, and there are no zemindars and no " farmers- general' ' in China. There are two :;.ain tentirea, military and commcn. the former applying only to certain military colonies and to grants c:>4e t-. his followers by the Manchu coc.jueror of the country in l-.'44. Nmeiy-nine hondredihsof the land is held tmder connion. tenure, which has three conditions attached 10 it, viz : The pay- ment of ihe lattd lax, the s-pply on de- mand c: statute la'oor to the authorities and the payment of a Ine in alienaiion- For the land tax the hsien, or distnct, is the unii, and is aaaecaed ai a ±xed sum by the Crovemmeni, which the iistricl magis- trate has to pay w'nether he receives :i or not. Bat as a rule he has a stirplus. In the event of sctna great calamity, sach as a dearth or inundaticn. he may get a re- mission, the benefit of which reaches the people. The sapplying cf statute labor has almost fallen mio discse, which per- haps acccctts for the bad state of public works Li China. The fees ar^; payable on the transfer of land by sale or mortgage. sticcessioi or inhentanee. Probably half the soil of China is owned by the peasants who till it. Large tracH are' owned by re- tired c£:iais and their familieb. ascaily called t':e â- 'literati and gentry, who lease il to small farmers on a kind of cunomarr ten- ancy at will, the rent, which is paid in kind, amcintin^ to half the orop in the best soil and diminishing as the land is poorer. The rent .is paid as aoc:: »» the crop is harvested, so that rents are seldom la arrears and evictions are very rare. The laws are all in fa-.-cr cf the tenant, who pays no taxes :r rates of any kind, and when he leaves takes everything with hia, including his house. The scd is so rich that the farms are generally very small, and indeed il li estimated thai a square mile u capable of suppcrt;ng a population cf 3 ^40 persons. Withu; these broad lines there is every variety of arrangement respecting the ownership cf land . there are acjolate sales and sales in which the vendor has a right to claim aomethir;; -â- . ore :t the land rises m value , seme sales ar« revocable, some irrevccable, the former being apparently in the nature of mortgages, the hmitaticn period being 30 years. Again, there is a dual ownership in land, one man owning the sarface. the other being regarded as the owner :f she scil and liable fcr all the tax;s : and there seems to be a good deal cf Chinese law in the respec- tive rights of the two owners as 10 house- builaing and laying cc£ns in the common ground. The ownership is established in the usual way by title deeds, registered in the district ' cices.- iiil-d.j.'c'iij Sjr'.h UVSIC OS THK riXLO. It U Seldom He^rU. bat the Players A*» Often Tkere. The ma^jriiy of people imagine tfaa* every bania aocompanies its regiment wherever it goes for the pnrpoae of keepiog up the good »r!r:t3 of the soldiers, of sup- ply ing tclerat.e harBOTT fa* the beWee digesting :f the officers' diaoers. and in^h* oase of aotual cc:.d.ci to inspire the mea with enthusiasra and incite ihetn to acta of heroism compared with which Tynx-o* â€" with bis fiates and verses indazning lb» ardor of the Spartans, so thai they cul ia pieces the whole army of ihe hitherto un- ccn'jaerable Meesiniana â€" is ^uiie oot- rtviJed. N:thini of the sort, says a writer in the Siti.fu Re::ex. Oar fine regi- mental bands are not taken to the banUt- field, ani to wngpoe* thai Xommy Atkina exoires v: t'ne strains of â-  Men .'. Harlech," or" ••Bonnie I-'mOce, ' u to perpeioate » fallacy which tnany an old widow •with m scapegrace sc- cctd'd dispel. W'-»t real fighting would "oe to orchestral accompaniment I :-innct ;u3g«, but is wouiJ certainly 'oe no ingioricus end to Diare a tuba m the face of the enemy until an abetment ball choked its funnel or created a vacuum in the neighboring baaa dram : Is :s the trumpeters and buglers jt the cavalry and the bcgiers. Jrnmmers and ±fera cf the infantry only who go on active servioe in a mosioal capacity, and then the bandsnua and 'oand sergeant are deputed to tfaa ranks, their instrtiments being returned into iters = J or safe oastody until the ?ipin« times of peace. T'ne trumpet ma;cr ana trumpeters c; the cavalry, and the drum- mers." buglers and fifsrs c: the infantry ;oin their respeciive troops, retaining theic Loslmmental iaiiee la the fiela. but tita other 'oandsmen are traineii as stretciier 'cearers and 10 assist the tnedical staff g«- erally la the care ;f the wounded. If cir- eomstances warrant ii both cavalry and infantry musicians are liable to 'oe .-ailed apcn for or ii:.ary soldiers' duties, and th«y are sc trainee when at home. Occasionally e"x.i the bandmaster goe« on active service shcagh mere often he haa to remain at home instructing backward men and boys unable to bear armsi. and the case of the 'oandmasier of the Twenty- fourth South Wales Borderers, who waa killed at Isandala.as well as the prcmoticn of the bandmaster of the iixty-dlth York and Lancaster Ksgiment. are recent in- stances cf this. The latter. F, E, Mahcny, was appointed juartermascer in this regi- noeat. and was meniionec m the iespatcbss and promoted honorary captain for his di»- linsaished ccnduct at the battles of El Teb and Tamai. Tee bands of the Oaarc^ and cihsr jtaticnary reirlâ€" ents are never ordered away for active service, either ia the ranii or as 'aaadsmen, whi;h may. jc may not, be a reason why men are so anx- ious to gel into these particular bands. BUnd n<b. Professor Ray Lankester, in a recent lec- lureallheKoyaliastiiatioQ. thus attempted to account for Ihe absence of eyes in the fishes in the famous ondergroond Kentacky caves in Ihe following way ; A great tlxid carries to the bottom of the Kentucky oaves, some 30 miles below the surface, a number of fish among whose very numer- oas ctTjpring will ^ some defective in sight, as some babies are born blind, or without any eyes at all. The fish who can see some faint glimmerings of light will swim away toward that light, while those will remain that cannot perceive the gleams. This with every succeeding ijen- i-ralion would occur, the stnouger in s:<ht swimming away and the weaker remaimug, and as Ihe breeding would therefore occur bit «een those of the worst siuht. fish weald be boru with weaker eyes and weaker until born blind. â€"'•Forty Thieves" was recently billed for a Montreal theatre, but it was a failure. The ineiguificant number ot thieves was only jeered at by the American colouy of defaulters and cashiers.â€" IfXiW Siftinjs. J. R. Emmet's season begins early next month, and his energetic, young, business- managing son is hard at work. Emmet iulende to make a feature of a •' sttuig qoarlet," which he will carry The SlluUter CelA Arcarate Inform-^tlon. •• What p.-etty cbiliren you have ; ' said the new tviuister 10 the proad mother of three little ones. ••Tell me, my dear 'â€" taking a little girl of upon his lap â€" â-  are you the oldest of the family ? " '• No, sir," responded the little miss, with (he Qjual accuracy cf ohildhood; •' my f a s oldei'n me. " Convenient. â- This is a mighty convenient railroad," said a traveling i-.ian to Ihe conductor, â- â-  i.;lad you like it. ' 'â-  Yes. it's great. You can gel out where- ever you want to without waiting for the car to sK-p " -_':SL- . -Li-NTXl - laa« i rwet wali . iI--onluM clearâ€" yu^j^i talk. M.-'.o-.; r --i Lonely •.ay Oa tfce , *v«, la L :â- !» • r»y B'.^js ..rtraacfJ. lAjve J blind! Never 3A* That --u-.-lonrlrl. A :ee i=« i *tiicn ini tiffâ€"' A3 -Jie : ,\' â-  competent auth.-rities say Bright' Disease has no symptoms of its own. buts presents the symptoms of other affections. Warners Safe "Cure -Is universally recc^- meed as a specid: for Bruiht s Diseise. That is why it cures Jo many ether diseases, which j.-e'ca-cs^ by the kidney affection. It restores the iidaeyj to healthy action. 'Cbrat rT«atu)euC nioely Mr. Gladstone and all these ;. ears it. •• Whenever says the great lasist she submits. Tiy the I< Just nciice bo his wife have gotten along and Uarn a U jsoa frcm my wi;e insists I submit, l.'oeral; 'whenever I We never discuss family affairs at the table, and if anything -icpleasant occurs during the evening we never refer to it till next i»y. " That is a good scheme. Family iifficalt'iej shoald never be discussed anti thev hsve lain -in the ice-chest over night Sbori L Son- ! l-ant»â€" ; yeUâ€" '. eartios:. ^ 'likeâ€" well ' 11,2(7 Jtn VasatisfiMtory Apology. Mr. Jay Hawke(ofSecaucus>.â€" l thought jou advy tised a Congress cf Beauty Show here- Oomey Fake (proprietor of museum), aiu'l yer seen it ? Uawke.â€" This place is a fraud '. Fake.â€" Dai's what all d' p»pers Why don't ye read em ? Mr. Well. Mr. Mr. sav. Tswplstion SoUrlte^l. (who has eaten his apple)- Willie , " Mabel, lei's play Adam and Eve, and I'll be Adana." Mabelâ€"" All right. Well ? ' Willieâ€" "Now yon tempt ma to eat your apple and I'll succumb." They are telling a very good story of Toole just now. Onoe, in Dundee, he offered 10 give a short sketch as a side show at a charity ba--.»ar, and crowds paid their shilling to get into the room. Wheal Toole oaons up, and assured the doorkeeper | has returned from London f Ixi'/.-fii ml '-iTsucf, Li not ^lu 10 vais. ?< jclferit:* oeW lit tcseniCiee ram. is often the first indication of incipient dis- ease. Ia such cases the famous ' ounce ot prevent! -n ' is the highest wisdcm. and may be fcuiid m its most potent form ia Dr. Fierce s oolden Medical Discovery, which, by its wonderful blood- punfyir- and invigorating tcn.c properties, will :;aickJy restore the ebtmg viialiiy. repair and strengthen the s\ item, and thus ward off threatening sickiiess. li^ savins iaiaenoe reaches every or^an of the body. The Dijccvery ' is /a.;- :n- i to care m all cases of d'iseases for which il is recctn- mende-d. or monev refunded. Entertaining for Swell*. In cany of the smoking or ."cffse of the Enili-h hotels, especially large ciiies, there is .a the mantel for ccutributiocs to some charity top IS a catd • Pleaie give a you. Drop a penny in the slot and up comes another card on which Thank you. sir.' IS printed. It -oleases the half- befuddled cheap swells immensely. â€" Z'atiy H::ti :if:uter. rooms m the a box k'3 the en which is inscribed: penny and 11 will thank I'raoi-ri'i paiiu. Jl-.i-:o ; .-ollarâ€" Tailor .:.i4. AU>i 1 dollar. â€"London's policemen number hackmer. 14,2'.':7. â€"The style of so-v.o writers is graphic. of others, merely paragraphic. â€"The import duty on the " Angelas," rating il at Ihe value paid for it, will be *37,0OO. â€" - Break Ihe ne.vs gently." said a train robber to his pal, as they palled down the telegraph wires. â€"A wonderful voaog Russian giantess bas just reached Parts. Her name is Elioabeth Liska. S'ne is only 11 years cf age, at; i is already ''â-  feeti- inches in height. â€" •• Father." said 'Willie, who had jast been corrected, '• that strap is 'ueredilary. isn't it ."' '• I don't kco.v that it is.' ' Bui it descends from father 10 son, doesn't il ?" -At Canterbury, England, the other day. Archbishop Smith defiaed gambling as >â-  the risking of sums larger than a man could afford to lose on ventures over which he could exercise Utile or no control. " rRSCKl'K.NT, The wUe man seldom jjives advios Else be would Icee tiis tiiiue. l!-jt wheu he muss he shews his sensd In Joing it bT referenc* ; If thiufis <o wrotiKâ€" thai 9 oviJence That he is not to biaui^. Edward Michael, J. W. Pigott's manager. He savs that ALUa. I.ADIKS' COLUKOr. >T. ruou-L-i. .xiioiio. Grad-ottes ot AJma Commercial College are now ia lucrative positions m the leading cities of Canada and the United Slates. Fall courses in Book-keeping, Phonography, Penmanship, Type- writing. Certificates and Diplomas granted. Vouc^' ladies porsaiiig either of the above courses can also enter for Music, Fine Art*. or Flocaticu and ei;;oy aU the advantages of resiJenco. Rates low. 60pp- Anaoance- mens free. Address Principal Austin, A. M. â€" â€" ^ A lo»s to Lltrratuie. Mrs, Culture â- â€¢ I doa't see what is she matter with Ihe magaoines. They used to be full cl inlensely interesting articles, bui now they are dreadfully stupid. " Mr. Ctiliura ^an omaiserotis newspaper reader)â€"" I thmk it likelj. my dear, that all the inlens<;ly inttresimg writers have bie'a engaged by the patent medicine pro prietors. " â- ' Whafs la .« Name ?" Shakjpeare said there was nothing' bat there is." Wotild Caesar have had su^ notoriety it his name had been Caleb W. Vickers'iiU ? Think of Fain drawing S7.000 a ciiiht if tb^ bill-boards announced her as Jaue Brown ! The idesk is absurd. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets is a name that has made a record. These tiny, sugar-coated pills care sick and bilious headache, bowel complaints, internal fever and ccstiveneaa. Tbey -Mean Bu»lne»»," If any one has ewr siven Dr. Sagie's Catarrh Kemedv a fair trial and has aoi been cured thereby, the manufacturers ot that unfaiiing Remedy would like to hesir from that iniividuai. for » hen tbey cffer, as they do. in iTOod faith. ?500 reward for a case oi nasal catarrh which ihey cannot cure, they m^an jas; exactly what thsy say. They are financially responjibie, and abundantly able, to make eood their guarantee if thty fail, as any one can 'leam bv tnaking proper er jairy. Remedy sold bv all druggists, at .H) cents. Litdle*' Ki»r«. The New York oi-.-ia a rccentiisue gava 9kn appalling accounl of wonien'i drinking places ia New York ciiy. How many Christian wcrc?n would be utterlv schcvked to read of the •â-  ladiee' bar' at Milliard's, of six tabi-.i fall of women ordering drinks. â- â-  ahsinihe cocktail. a â-  jvcy of brandy.' champagne aad sherry . or 10 hear of the women s brio- a brae store, where yoan!; girls and matrons indulge in all sorts of liquor from beer and milk punch to whiskey and brandy.- Kt. that he was the sbowtnan, the his ' stack to bis orders, and said auny 800I May be ^e " m Nat Goodwin positively signed a contract vesterday, by which ha will produce •' The bookmaker." which FigotI will come to America to rehearse. Americs. as the land of big things, will never be able to submit without an effort of rivalry to Ihe record achieved in Paris the other Sunday ia the way of a big con. cert. We think an orchestra of two or three hundred performers large, bat iu the gardens c! the X-aileties there was a ecu- cert givea by a band ol 2>.000 performers. •• representing the musical element of 72 departments of France. " The simol- taneous playing cf the â-  Marseillaise ' was most impressive. â€"Los Angeles has a modest girl who learns church songs from her sister and not from the book, because it is a hymn book. â€"Marriage is net always a failure. The wedding presents at vesterday's royal cere- no onv at Baokingham Palaoe are worth 1 « 1.000. 000.â€" .NVie Yori ;iVrU. I Mrs. Youngwifeâ€" I am so happy ! My dear husband never goes 001. He alwaya Slavs at home with me in the eveoings. Female Ftiei d -Yes, I have heard tb** he never cared f 'r pleasure of any kind. . m -^ â€" â-  Vey. â-  said the liierary man, with a sigh, itvie IS a fiae thing for a writer to have, but when his wife's gol il. too, it takes aU the profit awsy.' « L iS Ktf A GENTS M.\KE ;.l sVc. f.-r :<TOis. U\^ A MONTH li'i.'#H, *:, ThuCL:ii .'oreJ A r. DUNNS BAKING POWDER THE COOK'S BEST FRIEND L. "j^i- %?,. *'