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_THEJFAJRAL_ THE LACTATOB. The Swedes take the lead in dairy In- vaation and improvement. They gave IM the cream separator and Che butter extractor, and before these have been fairly introdoced they come with the ajmouncement of a practical and sacis' factory milking machine. ConstU O'Neil, »t Stockholm, explains the working of ttxia "lactator" in a recent report. He 8aw the machine at work and declares that it has Ijeen thoroughly tested and found perfectly sitisfaccory. The milk- ing is doDe by two cylindrical rubber rollers that catch the teat at the root and then move downwards to the low- er part of the teat, from whence the milk ia squeezed out by two plates that move parallel with each other. The mafhirve has four arms, one for each teat, working on a common axle. Tne rotation is aifected through a cord that is led over the heada of the cows, and is common to all machines. The apparatus is easily and quickly at- tached to the cow by means of a belt. "The milk is conducted through fun- Del-shaped ao-caiied 'teat protectors' and short rubber tub«» to a small tin cup that is hanging in tbeae tubes, from whence through a vacuum arrangement it is drawn up to a tin bucket that hangs above the head of the cow. (rum the moment the milk leaves the teat protectors till it geus into the tin bucket, it has not aad any connection wiih the outer air. Kveu if the appara- tus works awhile after the udder gives no more milk, and consequently the tin cup also Lecomee empty, no air enters on account of an automatic arrange- ment and this has the result thai the mi'k ia aa free as possible from bac- teria and keeps longer. By usung ,.he lactator, the great trouble to procure and control dairy maids is avoided; ie- Kdes, the milking is done in a suffici ^ntiy clean manner to meet all hygienic lemands. the dairy products will, of XMirae. at the same tune keep longer and become more valuable." Mr. O'Neil says that with a little in- atructioQ aay one can handle thu ma- chine; that It empties the udder per- fectly; that it does not hurt the com- and a noC injurious to the udder; and tliat It promoted the tm^king power. 'The cow seems to enjoy it. A machine was left working on a cow for an hour and a h.il( after the udder was emp- tied and the cow never exhibited any impatience and there was no evidence of any injury to teat or udder. A test was made to determine whe- ther the lactator le«bened the milking power of shortened the period. Two cows 33 Dearly equal in all respec'ts as poaiible were taken. One was milked by hand and the other by the machine •tnce the middle of last I>?».'mber. la Novemlier and IX^cember both gave an equal quantity of milk. Th-* one milk- ed by hand began to dry up in Janu- ary, and by j£iy 15 had failed about one-fifth. The other, milked by the machine, maintained her flow. Nothing comes in contact with the milk but the teat protectors, the rub- ber tubtw, the tin cup and the bucket, aind theoe are all that need cleaning after each milking. The other pans simply need dusting and wiping off. Ih. apparatus maktvi about ninety "9queeze«" a minute, and it is iterated by any small farm powvr. DO-VTS FOR POl r.TRY KEEPERS. Don't let coops and runs become foul and ill smelling and expe<-t chicks to thrive therein. Don't place ooops under trees and shrubbery, :ui plenty of simlight and air are necessary to their well being. Don't allow the he>n-mother to drag her Inrood around all day, as many chick* succiuub from exbaustiua. Dou't keep the mother hen cooped all divy, iHit allow a run of a couple of hours at least in the afieruoou of fine dajns. lH>n't let the hungry, growing chicks clamor for their i>re,ikt;i3[ while you wait to "get your morning's work out of the way" or chat wittf a caller. Feed chicks Ivfore breakf^ust if possible; if not, immediately after. Domt gorge them one day and starve them the next. Don't feed all the table scraps to a worihleas canine; give a portion to thei chicks and you will lie pleaded with their appreciation of the same. iXm't imagine a chickeu djes not need a change of diet tecause it is a chicken; they appreciate a change of food quite as much as a human l>iped. Don't let lice "get away" with your chicks, while you wonder what aiL» them. Don't fail to examine once a week tor Uc«i, and grt'ase freely all parts of the anatomy must frequeuted by ihetn. Don't forget that wet and leaky coops do not tend to produce healthy chick- ens, iHit early death. Don't allow chicks to squeeze thtxiugh slatted coo^» until their IkkUcs are de- fonned. Don't forget that coops with screea fronts are the Iwst and healihieat that can lie uss'd for the hou and her brood. Don't kill or sell off all heus aged two years becau.se somel>o:ly told you ta or advised it ia "your paper." Don't forget that a good hen is prof- itable at six years, and one that is not good is ready to Iv s;icrific<'d at less than two years, and don't forget to ex- eivi.«" your owu judguicnt and com- mon sense, and tn»t poulterers who have "lieen ii« the business" a sc>»>re of years can give you some "points," espe- ci;''lv !'â-  V >;i are i I eiiuner. Don't keep a set of crowers around. Faueii chem l*fore they get too old anil sens them up for dinner. l>on't sell th-m t'» the huckster at three cents per pound, when by two weeks' iso- lation and feeding they will furnish prime roasts, if less than one year old. l>on't fail to divide the buttermilk be- twee'H Biddy and the pigs; she n-lishes it as much as they do. Don't require Biddy to pick all her own living U-oause there are plenty of yras -bopp rs; add a han-.Uul of grain by way of variety, '' IVun't attempt to riise turkeys unless you can capp tor thera proivrly. Finally, tlou't forget th:it poultry keeping requires care and thtHighf, the same a-s otner branches of work, and although [Kiultry can Iw kept aft«r a fashion with little attention, yet it will lie found a very poor faaluon and not worth fallowing. COTTNTRT DLTTER SIARKET3. *A batter market should ba eatabliahed Ln every town, where farmers should bring their butter and sell it on its merits. Each lot should I* scored on arrival by an eiiiert, and the batter rhen be sold according to the official marking. Another method is for all the storekeepers to land together and employ an official grader. This man would, as in the former case, grade the * utter, and a check !« is^ied tat the market price, good at any store in cash or trade. This practice has been in vogue in numerotis towns in one of our western states and has worked satis- factorily. A.8 soon as the farmer finds that he cannot sell poor butter except for what it is actually worth iji the market he will ceaas to make it. It is hardly fair to lay all the l>lame up- on the grocer, for his Ijusiness interest prevents him from refusing to take poor batter or paying for it on its mer- its. IN HARD LOCK. rhe â- Is HeaHIcM Strmsgrr Krsmtnl «'luiaH«. â- â€¢wever. Just across from the depot was the town graveyard, and sitting on a bag- gage truck on the platform was a ragged, lonesome man, whom any one would have spotted at once for a tramp. There were a dozen of us walking up and dowm as we waited for the train, but for a quarter of an hour the tramp sat with his head in his hands and had nothing to say to any one. Then a passenger, who was evidently on good terms with himself, walkeu up to the man and said : "Dead broke, of course, old man!" "Yes, dead broke," replied the man on the truck, as he looked up. "Haven't had anything to eat in two or three dajis, eh f" "Not since yesterday morning." "Willing to work, but your oeolth won't permit it, I take it, as is the case viith all the rest of 'emf "My health ain't overly good." replied the tramp after a bit. "No. of course not," laughed the man. " Perhaps you are also worrying about family f Do you want to raise a dollar in time to get home to see yrjur >'Ue die f "Come along you â€" come along gents. 5aid the tramp, as he rose up and climb- ed the graveyard fence. Half a dozen of iM followed him. and u we reached the fence and looked over. he pointed to three graves which were so usw that the grass had not taken root, and said: "There's the familyâ€" wife and two .hildreu '. A. week jl^O I was 100 miles iwav, but 1 got ti) thinking about theee graves, and I couldn't stay away, ihia morning I finisheU my walk, and 1 â- .vas waiting for the train to go before I cajne up here. Yto, I'm dead broke, and hungrv and in poor health and a tram»>. and there's the reason of it. W hen they died it broke me up." One by one w-e went back to the platform. I'he tramp came laai of all, ,ind was going away without looking at us, when the man who chaffed him put the money we had raised in his hand, aided a f.'i bill from his own pocket and kindlv said: "Take it, old maji, and better luck go with you. I'm sorry 1 spoke as 1 did."' EVERVTUING BACKWARD. The Chinese do everything the wrong way according to oar views. Iheir L-c<mpa3S points to the south instead o( ;he north. Th« men wviir skirts and the womer, wear trousers; the men wear their hair lung, while the women coil theirs into .1 knot. The dressmakers are men, and womeL o.irrv the burdens. Ihe spoken langiuige is not written uid the written language is not spoken. Books are read backward and an.v uoies are inserted at the top. White is used for mourning and bridesmaids .always wear blaok and in- stead of being young maidens are old w i.>aien. The Chinese surname comes first and ihey shiike their own hand instead of the band of the person introduced. Vessels are launched sidewi.s»> and horses are nuHUUed from the off side. They commence their dinner with des- sert and end with soup and fL>h. GIFT TO A QUEtlN. The most valuable gift ever received i.y the Queein was the gift of iiJlo.OOO, which she received under the will of James CamJen Nield, who died at Chel- sea, in August, 185;J. Nield was a mis- er, who never spent a penny that couKl le avoided. Ho left the whole of his persona! estate, after payment of some small legiU'ies. to IJueen Victorui, fur her owu private usi' and advantane. Uer Maiesty paid each of the executors £1.000. and caused a siaineil gia-vt win- dow and reredos to be erected to his memory in the parish church of North Marstou, Buctinsh^unshir* RAYS PROVED SANITY. .-X. Uiunburg young man Ins just had his sanity prove^l by I ho -n rays. He declared 10 yvafs ;>, a« had a bullet in his head wh^ .id fired into it in trying to commr jsuicide. Hi' coiaplained of the pain ;md. aa he at- tacked his ke«>per8 aud the doctors couKi find no tr.uv of a wound, was loi-kei' up as a d.injjerous lunatic. The Ron igen rays have shown the exact placr of the tullet. THE FORESTS OF THE WORLD. Russia, h:is 503,000.1100 acres of forests in Sweden aud Norway the forest arer covers b-J,000.000 acres; in .\ustria. 45, 000.000 aires: in Germany. 34,000,tXK' acres ; in Turkey. 25,OO0.0tX) acres ; in It aly, 14.000,000 acres; in Switzerland. 1, TOO.IHM) uresp; in France. 22.000.000 acres ill SjMin - 'HH'.OOO acres, and in Gr«at Britain, 3.000,000 acre*. A USEFUL FABRIC. Nearly every housekeeper appreciates the value of cheese-cloth for various household purposes, but comparatively few are aware of its osefnlness in the nursery and sick-room. In preparing the dainty layette sever- al yards of this inexpensive material w-lll be found a very wise aiidition. Some pieces of it carefully washed and boil- ed .should be kept in a convenient place in case of sii-kness, especially where one has not been housekeeping long enough to have .-iccumalated a supply of old. soft cloths. It Is a mistake to use the colored cheesB-^rloth for crib comforts, for it soon fades and looks dingy. Procure two and one-half yards of either pure white or cream-colored cheese-cloth for each little comfort. Tbr? ten cent qual- ity is fine and pretty. E'ut a thickness of best cotton batting between and tie closely with tufts of pink or blue wool, buttonholing or feacherstitching the edges with the same shade. If tied closely these little comforts will laun- der nicely. A nicer one to put under the carriage robe may be made in the same way. only use knots of baby rib- bun in place at the tufts of yarn or zephyr. The colored cjveese-cloth may be used to a good advantage in making satcfaet pads to scent the little garments. Cut two pieces to fit the bottoms of the drawers, interline with a sheet of wad- ding containing the satchet powder, and taiJt bows of baby ribtion of a contrast- ing shade over th> surfaee and finish the edges by buttonholing or featlwrstitch- ing with embroidery silk to match the ribbon. Small pad.s may be made to lie loosely among the dainty outfit. .\ set of these sau-het pmb of pale-blue tied with pink ribbon is as effective and less expensive than if made of silk. Large pads to Uy across the lap while bath- ing tjaby are very convenient, made of a cheaper grade o( i-'neese-cloch and cot- ton, stitcbsd across on tte machine in place of lyinj. Procure five yards of cheese-cloth and wash and boil it. Cut four pieces, each one yard square, turn a narrow hem all around and feather-stitch neatly with wash silk. Put the remaining yarii into four squar<>s, finish in the same vr^y. and you will have a set of the ni«vst wash cloths and towels that a babv could possibly have. It the toilet powder be tied up in a piece of cheese-cloth it may be dusted over the little body quite' as well as with an expensive piiff. Have s<jnie soft squares kepf h:indy to tuck under the little chin when it is necessary to give the baby anything with a spoon, or to wnpe the little mouth when he relieves his overloaded stomach. These will t.»rove much softer and more aljsorbant than a towel. In the sick-room cheese-cloth will an- swer everj purpose that old. soft cloths are used for, except where linen is ne- cessary. It is the best thing to put over the face ot a poultice or mustard plaster. ^^ ben a housekeeper once becomes u-customed to having a few yards of 'his useful materiil in the house she will soon find that it is one of the many things she "cannot do without," A CUP OF TEA. Have a brand of good tea if it is pos- sible to pnx-ure it. It matters not what espe^-ial brand one buys if it is only good, rhere are teas froju China, fnjm Japan and from Ceylon, and that which holds the highest place for fragrance and cleanliness is the latter. Of course, there are niLxtui-es which are favorites with some people and they would be .satisfied with no other. In order that the beverage may be of a pure golden color it is neivssary that the green and black varieties be mixed. Tea should be bought in small quan- tities unless one has an air-tight tin l>ox in whicn to keep it. Like coffee, tea looses its flavor if allowvd to stand where its aroma may esiape, U the tea is gixxl the next considera- tion IS the water, w nich should be freshly drawn an<l boiled on purpose for the tea. It must not have been .stand- ing in a kettle for hours .ind grown flat. Let it come to a boil quickly and when it bubbles brisklv it is ready tor u.«»e. Few people know that w iter be- comes stale when it has stood in a ket- tle for hours, or when it hiis been sim- mering on the stove a whole morning Ihe water kettle should be emptied and si-oured d:uly if one wants cleanliness. .\n earthen teapot is much better than one of tin. and have it perfectly ole.'in. Pour a little btiling water into the tea- tK>t to hot it. and after two minut-s l>our u out. .Next put in a teiispoonful of tea for every cup of tea required, and an exfr.T one for the pot. Pour on as much water tis will fill the numlx>r of cups to I* made : allow it to steep two nunutes. stir with a long-h;indle<i sp<^H,n) and steep three minutes more. This is good tea. .Never allow tea to boil ; it IS one wiy of making it poor, and it is said to be positively d;vngvrous. CONCERNING THE COOK. Try keeping vegetables with the stalks in water till oooked. Try kivpiiig eggs by burying in salt. Try ktvping carrots and turnips by burying in layers in a box of sand. Try for seeding raisins, tvuring boil- ing water over them and then draining Try ro.isiing or boiling meat over as hot a fire ;vs possible. Try roasting potatoes with meat bv iviring ,ind putting on a rack in the (xin. Try hickory nut maearoons made oi !ve unlvaten eggs, one ivund of chop- t>ed nuts, one pound of powdered sugar, -lie table.siK'ouful flour, two small â- easjpoonfuls of btiking powder, dropped ;n tiny cakes in waxed vviper in the pan. Try rubbing irons wiih a tittle wax 'o prevent stan-h sticking. Try tiiking ink stains from wash roods by rubbing with yoUt of egg be- fore washing. â- fry adding a pinch of salt to the white of egg ia beating to make it troth. WATER PIPES TO HOLD CONVICTS. Wkea rurf t'sl ike rtpe*. Ui« Wmter E*- eapr), sad Ute JaUers aa«i Caanix Are Ttereky Usi iinl, A new idsa in jail oonstroction has recently Ijeen successfully tested in Boston. In brief, the schi^me is to construct the oulls of hollow pipes and fill them with a water. When a pipe is severed t;he water liscapes. and : by a system of registers in the office of the jail the f.ict is mude knonm, as weU as the particular ceil wiiere the pipes have been attacked. No attempt is made to have the pip«s particularly hard. Cocmoa gas pipes is as good as any and will answer every purpose. The water ia kept under a high pressure so that it will be sure to give tho alarm when the pipe is sev- ered. Cnder the usual system of jail con- struction it is aimed to make the bars so hard that saws will not affect them: or at best, so hard that cuttinif would be a slow process. But convicts in jails are as clever as the men who con- struct jail oe!U, and methods have tieen discovered for taking the temper out of the iuxdeac steel. Nitric acid vtll do it. and ao will cconmon candle. If the flame of the latter is kept for sev- eral days close against a bar of chilled steel it will be made so soft that a common steel saw will cut it. Solid steel plates have been eaten with acids and esi'ape made puasiUe. The filling of hollow pipes with water seems to be a good idea. ABSENT-MINDED. The palm for absent-mindedness is probably taken by a learned German whom a Berlin comic paper calls Pro- fessor Dusel. of Bonn. One Ayr the pro- fessor notu-ed his wife placing a large bouquet on his desk. What does tb.it mean t be asked. Why 1 she exolainied, don't you know that this is the anniversary of your mar- riage ( Ah, indeed, is it I said the professor, politely. Kindly lot me knorw when yours comes around, and I will endeavor to reciprocate the favor ! IRVING A TEA CONNOISSEtTR. Henry Irring carries with him o^%is tours his own tea â€" a fine Chinese var- iety that comes in silk sacks. He has his own tea-kettle, and, after ordering hot water, sugnr ^ind rolls, he attend-, to the making ot the tea hinuelf. Ellen Terry is very fond of cocoa. Piles Cured in 3 to 6 Nights.â€" Dr. .Vgnew's Ointment will cure all cases of Itching Fi'.es, in from 3 to 6 nights. One application brings comfort. For Blind and Bleeding Piles it is peerless. Also cures Tetter, salt Riieum. Eczema, Barber's Itch, and all eruptions of the skin. 33 cts. Sold by W. B. Richardson. ONE CONDITION. Think beautifully, said the doctor to bis sleepless patient, and you will fall tranquilly asleep. Can you tryf That depends, answered the patient, on the size of the mosquito. WHEN OTHEES FAIL Op. WUllams' Pink Pills Restore Heaiiii and Strength. A Well.KaawB Tasos Aa^ !â-  ?la«aa«S (Ivcs Her Kxrerlesreâ€" «• Weak (*â- < She Cu«M .lat tKt tp .Main WIthsat Besdnsâ€" Her Frleads Thuackt ^^ke Was la i'ensoBipilaaâ€" .Vew the Ploare ef â- eallk and Slreactk. From the Beaver, Napanee, Ont. .Among rhe young i^^Hmm^ of Napanee there is none Ijetter known or cnora highly esteemed than Miss Mary L. Byrnes. Indeed her acquaintance and popularity covered a more extended field, as she is a travelling saleslady for the Robinson Corset Co., and has many customers on her route which ex- tends from Oshawa to Ottawa. How this young lady happens to be the sub- ject of this little article is due to tha fact that she has recently undergone a meet remarkable change through tbs Use of "hose wonderful little messengi- i ers of health. Dr. Will Jims' Pink Pills. 1 When the reporter of the Beaver called to make enquiry into her cure, he wraa I met at the door by ti^e young lady her- I self, whoae roqy cheeks and healthy ! appearance gave no indication that she aad undergone a prolonged illness. Tiia 10 cts. Cures Constipation and Liver Ills.â€" Dr. Agoew's Liver Pills are the most pertWt made, and cure like magic. Sick lUodacbe, ConstiDation. Bilious- ness, Indigestion, aad ail Liver Ills. IC oents a via! â€" 4U doses. Sold by W. E. Ricbirdsun. IRRESISTIBLY ATTRACTED. I thought Wibble was such a good rider, ani here be goes aud smashes his wheel ag linst a br»wery wagon. That wasu t awkwardness. It was a case of f3,scination. Rheumatism Cured in a Day.â€" South American Rheumatic Cure tor Rheu- uiatiun and Neuralgia, radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action U[>on the system is remarkable and mysterious It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by W. E. Richardson. BRCTES OF yLWti. Profrtjsorâ€" Do you know, madame. there was a time when men -wore cor- sets ; but they found they were injur- ious to health, and 30 â€" Mrs. Wron,^righterâ€" Yes, and so they gave them to their poor, weak, helpless wives aud daughters. Heart Disease Relieved In SO Min- utes.â€" Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart gives perfect relief in all cases of Or- ganic or Sympiithetic Heart Disease in 30 minutes, and speedily effects a cure U is a peerless remedy for Palpitation, Shortness of Breath, Smothering Spells. Pain in Left Side and all symptoms of a nise.ise*! Heirt ^ne tlose convinces Sold by W. E. Richardson. ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON SUEZ CANAL Official reports disclose the fact that of the 3.434 vessels which passed through the Suex Canal in 1895, 3.-66. or over 95 per cent, used electric tight s in order to l>e able to continue the trip through the canal during the night. Relief in Six Hours.â€" Distressing Kidney and Bladder L^iseases relieved in six hours by tne South American Kidney Cur»." This new remedy is a grvat surprise and delight on account of its exceeding prvaipiuess in reliev- ing pain ia the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary possagv.s in male or female. It relieves reten- tion of water and pain in passing it ilmoet immediately If you want quic's relief and cure this is your reuiedv Sold by W. E. Richardson. COMFORTING IN THIS WEATHER The human system can endure heat of iVi degrees, the NhUuk point of wa ter. because the skin is .a oad conduct.^, and Ix-cause the perspintion cools the iHxly Men have withstiwd without in jury a heat of 300 deigrees for severo minutes. reporter mentioned his mission and found Miss Byrnes quite willing to t«U the particulars of what she termed "an e*-ape from death" In reply to tna query "what have Dr. 'Viiliams' Pink Pills done for you f" she replied, "why they have done wonders. I feel like a new woman now. For eight years I was wvak and miserable, and at times t could not walk. I WIS greatly troubled with indiges- tion, and frequently could not keep l^aything on my stomach, not even a ^lacB of milk. 1 hod dizzy spells, se- vere headaches, and my complexion w IS of a yellowish hue. My kidneys ilso troubled me, and ia fact I waa ill iches and pains. In going ap a flight of stairs I had either to Ije as- sisted up. or would have to rest sev- eral times before 1 got to the top. At limes my hands and feet would have no more' warmth in thsm than lumpa of ice. On one occasion while stopping at an hotel in Kingston, after waitinc on a number of mv customers. I feu down in a faint. 'The landlady found me in this condition and seat for a doctor, who after bringing me back to consciousness, gave me medicine to cake. He told me that my »>stem was so badly run down th.it it was iiitpera- tive that I should have aheolute rest. His medicine bad no beneficial effect that I could gee. and I tried a num- ')er of other doctors, with no better results. I became so low that 1 cared lor neither work nor pleasure, and my friends thought I luid gone into con- sumption. K was at this juncture 1 hat I determined to give Dr. Wilr ii.ims' Pink Pills a trial, aad m< ap- w.irince to-day will show you what a "onderful ctkioge they have wrought in me. I continued taking the Pmk I'ills for three mouihs. and before dis- continuing them every ache and pain had disappeared. I cannot speak too highly of this wonderfui medicinei, and I am eag-r to let the fact be known tor the lienefit of other sufferers." MrsL Byrnes was presemt during the interview and strougiy endorsed what Uer daughter aud. adding that she i»- lieved they bad s.ived her life. The experience of years has \fl ihat ther« is alsolutely no di o a vitiated conditio*! of the blood or shattered nerves, that Dr. Williams" Pink Pills will not promptly cure, and ihoee who aw sutferuig from such trou- I lee would avoid much misery and save money by promptly rt«sortiug to thia treatment. Get the genuine Pink Pills every lime and do not 1» persuad- ed io take an mutation or some other remedy from a deaier, who for the soke of extra profit to himself, may SUV is ""just as good." l>r. Williams* Fink Pills cure when other medicuMS faU. ./ Hay Fever and Catarrh Relieved ir 10 to 80 Minutes.â€" One short puff c' the breath through the Blower, sup plied with each twttle of Vt. .\gTjew';. Catarrhal Powder, diffuses this powdei over the surface of the^ nas;il peaeages rainless and delightful to use. It rv lieves instantly and permanently cure^ Catarrh, Hay Fever. Colds, Headache Sore Throat. Tonsilitis. and Deafness. Sold by W. E, Richardson. COFFEE DRL'NKARDS. Coffee drunkenness is one of the lab* est dangei-s which doctors abroad ars aiding their voice* against. Dr. Men- deL of Berlin, has puMUhed a clinical study, which is the most thorough yet m.ide, -as he had a community of cuffea ilrinkers under his constant ol)servation the working women iu and about Essen He found m.i.ny of these women cob sumed over a p^>und of coffee a wset The leading syiuptoms of the ills tha afflicted them >vere profound depression of spirits and frequent headaches. with insomnia. .\ strong dose of coffee would relieve them tor a time, then thi- ailment would return. The mus- cles became weak and trembling, and the hands trembled when at rest. The victims suffered so seriously thev dared not abandon the drinking of coffee for tear of death. HOW^ TO GET ENG.\GED. Ik-oi-ge â€" Eh ( You got engag,^! 1a«t night f Gup, my old. my dear friend. ell me how you did it. .'Vugustus â€" Really. I hardly know luyself. Couldn't help it. Just lika tailing downstairs. I was on the edga •>f a proposal, shv gave me a push, and ; here I wUiS. eng iged. "Well. I haven't had anj such ex- I>erlenc<?. Every time I try to start my .inces knoi-k together and my teeta 'hatter, and my tongue cleaves' to tha roof of my mouth. I've tried a dozen ' imes to pop the question to Miss Ros». bud, and my heart failed me every time." ".And sbe didn't help y«u out in aw ivay f" " "'No." "You are courting ibo wrong girlt*