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I Worms That Sprout and Grow. The headline above 6houlil properly have been r full sentence something like this: "Worms that sprout and grow like shrubs;" and the story itself, were it learnedly told, would be a remarkable narrative of one of the most wonderful vegato-animal growths in existence. The scientists say nothing about this great creature, if creature it can be properly called; at 1 ^ T 1 1 K:wst j. juuve ut't'u uuttuic iu uuu the remotest allusion to its existence, and those who have regularly read this department for the past five years will, I believe, cheerfully testify that my facilities for looking up natural and unnatural oddities are among the very best. This vegetable worm has been reported from but one State (Ohio), as far a8 I have been able to ascertain, and there it has never been made the subject of scientific investigation. My informant, a valued and observing friend of liberal education, whom I «hall designate as "JR. C. N.," says that the creature, when playing in the single role of a larva, is a nine-segmented caterpillar with a hard, yellowish-red head, the body much resembling the common "grub worm." It spends the winter in the loose soil of hazel thickets, and is seldom found except by persons engaged in preparing these jungles for farming purposes. While in his enforced winter sleep, this red headed grub is attacked by a queer species of fungus which always, so far as has been observed, fastens itself in the fold of the eighth segment, about a quarter of an men irom tne veni. &.a approaches this vegetable germ feels the warmth before it has had any effect npon the sleepy worm, and this is sadly to the grub's disadvantage. Immediately the funfctis begins to grow in two directions; a woody stem starts for sunlight and air, and a corky or pulpy substance begins to fill the skin of the worm. Every leg and fold ie filled with the fungus growth; nothing cscapes; it is a clear case of transformation of animal into vegetable tissue. The stem buds when about six inches above ground and bursts into two leare6 resembling those of the hickory..St. Louis Republic. tm, _ He Thought She Was in Fault. Between Jamaica and Long Island City i6 an oil factory -which "6mcils to heaven." A lady who was obliged to take tho ride between these two points very often always carried with her a bottle of lavender salts. One morning an old farmer took tho seat directly behind her. As the train neared the factory the lady opened the bottle of salts. Soon the whole carriage was filled -with the horrible odor of the oil. The old farmer stood it as long as he could/then leaned forward and shouted: "Madam, -would ye mind puttin' tho cork in that 'ere bottle. It smelle dreadful.".New York Mercury. 9100 Reward. 8100. The readers of this paper will be pleased'to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Care is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Core is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Chexky & Co., Toledo, Q. . Sold by Druggists, 75c. AVhfu rsuture Needs assistance it may be best to render it promptly,but one should remember to use even the most perfect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. In every community there are a number of men whose whole time is not occupied, such as teachers, ministers, farmers' sons and others. To these cla-ses especially we would say, if you wish to make several hundred dollars during the next few months, write at once to B. K Johnson & Co., of Richmond, Va., and they will show you how to Uo it. A Reaulilut Souvenir Spoon Will be pent with every lottle of Dr. HoxWt Certain Vrovp Cure. Ordered by mail, postpaid, 50 ctR. Address. Hoxsie, Buffalo, N. Y. Impaired digestion cured by Beechsm's PilJe. Beecbain'f.no others. ^5 cents a box. Cough nights'! Cn going to bed take a dose of Batch's Universal Cough Syrup. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per Dottle. Nervousness And gastric dyspei>sta caused me much suffering for years. About a year ago I bad the grip. I had no appe- tite, could not breathe eaailywhen lying down and coujd not sleep. A People said I. looked L ^SK[ I like a walking ghost. ^ 1 Hood's Saraaparilla was rJJJ recommended and one j xf bottle brought on an ap- j^V . jfe i petite and enabled me n to eat without any distrees afterwards. Since ^3L 23L. Ml Mrs. Kumrlll. acbituiK OJA wines 1 wtfc not had any fits, can breathe easily and sleep. Jc short I call myself perfectly well. 1 would Hood's5 p> Cures not now be alive but fjr Hod I's Sarsaparilla.' Mrs. SusikC. Ritmhii.u Kovalton. Vt. Uood'n l'illo act easily, yet promptly uml efficiently. on the liver ;tn<1 bowel*. 25 cent*. A \ A C.40 The Rugged Child is largely an "outdoor" product. >?K?5p>v Fresh air and exercise <T1 yllgflv usually pro- . \\ Awcf* cnnnd \ 1 /A appetite and sound sleep. -f-T) /Sltr Sickly children obtain .x/*^ great benefit from Scott s Emulsion of cod-liver oil with Hypophosphites, a fat-food rapid of assimilation and almost as palatable as milk. "i ILIKXMILCH" £>aponate<l Toilet Glycerine for LUe ieatcslclti, babies; milder thaaronp; nndoiwd by ptiyMclaux. J>on,nl, 50c. ."ample, 4c. Ke-ldent gents UcslreiL N. J. Sia;ul'g Co., Jersey City, N. J. INDIA RUBBER. HOW IT IS GATHERED IN BRAZILIAN FORESTS. Gashing the Rubber Tree and Collecting the White Juice.The Operation of'4Smoking". The Rubber Trade. NEVER say tliftt the twelve-foot globe in the Brazilian section of the Shoe and Leather 6 Building is made of "India rubber." Call it Para rubber or Baron de Miwajo, the Brazilian Commissioner, will make a correction. He will say that Para rubber iR the best rubber in the world, and that all other rubbers aro imitations. He will then lead the way to the enormous rubber sphere, which has its axis resting on the pol- ished stump of a rubber tree, anil will point out ten different varieties of rubbe'r, each from a different river. The Baron is high authority on rubber and has all the simple appliances used by the seringueiro or rubbergatherer for tapping the trees and collecting the milk. He also has the queer inverted vase-like fumatory or furnace, the wooden mold and nuts of the urucury tree, used as fuel for preparing the crude rubber. The seringueiro begins work about 8 o'clock in the morning. He carries with him a little hatchet like a miniature tomahawk, and going along the estrada, a winding path through the forest, makes small cuts in the bark of the rubber tree. Under each gash he fastens a little tin or clay cup, to collect the white sap which drips from the wound. He goes on blazing a line of trees until noon. Then he retraces his steps with a bucket or gourd and collects the sap from the drip cups. Some of the rubber gatherers prefer to work at night, and to collect the milk in the morning. The gatherers empty their buckets of rubber juice into a large vessel, and the work of smoking begins. This is done to harden the sap. The fnrnace is set up in a hut or on a terrace, and a fire is built under it of the nuts of the urucurj', a species of palm tree. It makes a dense smoke, which pours from the circular opening in the top ot the furnace. The work- INDIA RUBBEB BALL IN THE B man, sitting beside his fire, with a round wooden paddle dips it into the sap. It clings in a thin layer to the mold, which is turned in the smoke until the water in the sap evaporates. When this is done u thin sheet of solid rubber is left on the paddle. The j operation is repeated nntil a ball of rubber about the size of a man's head is formed. With a keen knife two lateral slashes to the paddle are made, and the wooden center i6 taken out. The rubber is exposed to the sun to BT-RBEK OATHEREIt. finish the drying process, anil is then ready to bo bent to the nearest shipping point. The product of rubber from Para in ] 839 amounted to 426,300 kilogrammes, valued at 237,458,000 rels. One thousand rels are equal to fifty-four centa. In 1892 the rubber produced had increased to 10,891,888 kilogrammes, valued at 45.000,505,551 rels. The visitor to the sho« and leather building will timl rubber boots anil ahoes everywhere but in the Brazilian section. Yet Brazil need to export rubber .shoes by the thousands. Up to 1840 rubber was exported almost ex- clusively iii the form of shoes. JJut the business dwindled, for crude rubber went out instead of the manufactured product. American, English, French and Gorman manufacturers improved the method of manufacturing rubber shoes aud anfced for the crude rubber. This conditions of affairs lowered the exportation of, rubber A * ^1.... shoos, and, although in 1850 138,883 pairs were shipped from Brazil, in 1854 exportation ceased, and since then nothing but smoked rubber has been exported. Rubber for foreign trade is divided into fine, entrefine andsernamby. The last variety is made from the residues of the coagulated sap that escapes from HOUSE ON A RUBBER PLANTATION. 11 1 xl. ^ X tue cups ana nown aioug me ixeeo ur drips to the ground. Rubber was first brought to the attention of Europeans by La Condamine, a Spanish astronomer. In 1741 he arrived in Para on his return from a commission, on which he was sent with other Spanish and French astronomers for the purpose of' making geodetic observations in order to determine the real form of the earth. He did not confine himself to star-gazing, for in several important scientific works which he published he gave Europe information of great value regarding the principal natural products of Brazil. One of them was rubber, which, up to that time, had been unknown to Europeans. .Chicago Record. How Xature Drives Out Disease Germs. With every twenty breaths a human being inhales from eleven to 375 germs, together with a varying amount of inorganic matter. In a town, of course, the micro-organisms are much thicker than in the comparatively pure country air. Such foreign particles are mostly caught in the mouth, nose and uDDer throat or swallowed, while a certain number pass into the air tubes or lungs. But to drive out all intrusive germs and particles nature has established a wonderful arrangement. The inferior walls of the windIpljil r\ yigfyrpir^ mmr^ RAZIIj section of the fair. nine Anil hrnnrliifil lubes are lined 'with a sort of inosaio of tiny cells. Each of these cells stands on end and has a sort of beard of very small hairs at its extremity. This beard serves as a broom with which the little cell is constantly sweeping night and day. So long as liie stays in the body these thousands of sweepers go on sweeping all foreign material up toward the mouth. In fact, they usually keep at it for a long time after death has arrived, being the last portions of the body to give it up and die..Washington Star. A Balloon Plant, ( There is a very curious plant to be found growing in the vicinity of Oroville, in this State. The fruit is yellow and a little larger than an egg, and appears like an empty bag rather than a solid, though it contains a watsry substance which evaporates or 'dries up when the fruit is full ripe, leaving a sort of gas inside the fruit which is lighter than air. ' This inflated, bag-like fruit flips hack and forth in the wind till it finally breaks loose from its slender stem, sails up into tbe air, rising iuu or more ieei aud finally disappearing over the hill. Oroville (Cal.) Mercury. Wild Flax. There are three species of wild flax that have yellow flowers; the cultivated species, which has blue flowers, also appears as a weed quite frequently, the seeds being mixed with those of grains. All are annual, but some increase by suckers from the base of the stems, which makes theni perennial, in a way. These weeds are easily killed if prevented from seeding by plowing in the late summer by growing such crop6 as are cultivated, as potatoes, corn, or peas. The first two crops are the best for this purpose. . New Yurk Times. 'Knocked Out." . The green apple knocks out theamall boy with a hit below the belt..Life. ...... *.-rfl-t-7 WORDS OF WISDOM. Stupidity is as thick as it is long. Youth wears a crown of to-morrow. Society is a lover of material things. A merry heart doesn't need a brass band. A full stomach maketh a fearless heart. The mother's heart is the child's school-room. Onr self-made men are the glory of our institutions. Personal cleanliness is more desirable than riches. Pleasure is far sweeter as a recreation than a business. That rich man is happiest who can 'convert his dollars into smiles. It is not necessary for a woman to mark each year of her life with a wrinkle. > j The woman who loves herself most can marry a man for his money and be satisfied. The man who is fond of boobs is nsnally a man of lofty thought and of elevated opinions. It is not proper for a man to think of himself first, any more than it is to think of himself last. Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there aro to assist in supporting it. | All the pursuits of men« are the pursuits of women also, and in all of them a woman is only a weaker man. Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls and crushes all to pieces. Life, to bo worthy of a rational being, must be always in progression; we must always purpose to do more or better than in time past. A secret is like silence; yon cannot talk about it, and keep it. It is like money; when once you know there is yi la Violf uiiy kuuucaicu, ID uu» <UXWT~.. Novel £lk Hunting. In the latter part of July and during August the Mexican, or "Californian,"ashe is locally styled, has his greatest field sport.hunting the elk. At this season elk are the fattest. They come down from the mountains, foothills, and crags, attracted by the luxuriant pasturage of the valley lands, coursed by streams or fronting on the sea. In these favored losalities the heavy dews add luxuriance to the twild grassea At this season, because of their extra bulk, elk cannot run so tast. Ordinarily they give the fleetest horse a close race. The Mexican elk hunter is "armed" only with a lariat and a luna, a crescent shaped knife which is tied at the end of a slender pole about ten feet in length. The lnna somewhat resembles the moon, hence ite name. The luna is used to hamstring the elk after the lariat has been thrown over his horns. A party of ten or fifteen Mexicans thus equipped and mounted on the fleetest horses will charge a band of a hundred or more, each man selecting his victim. On being lassoed the elk [will plunge violently, almost pulling the horse forward, for the riata is fastened to the pommel of the saddle. Bnt the trained horaethrowshis weight (backward and stands stiff, with nerves strained to hold the elk in check. The Mexican situ calmly on the horse, talking sarcastically to the straggling jelk, bestowing praise npon himself and smoking his cigarette. After the janimal exhausts himself the Mexican [throws the luna and ,jtamstrings the ,elk. He then cuts its throat with the Juna or hunting knife, if he cares to r {take the trouble to dismount, i Immediately he is off after another, for the stampeded band will soon eecape to the foothills unless they have been run into a glen or on an isthmns, when the slaughter is terrible and cruel. It usually requires two men to dispatch an elk unless the hunters are very ekpert.one to throw the lariat, the other the luua. To cut the throat of a wounded elk I as he turns his large, full eyes, expres- sive of fright, sorrow and reproach, upon his merciless captor requires a hardened heart and robs the sport of its pleasures seemingly. But the Mexican regards the coup de grace as the acme of the chase. An elk will yield seventy-five to twenty-five pounds of tallow. It is largely used by the rancneros for cooking purposes because of its superior whiteness, hardness aud delicate taste. It commands & good price in the market, as does the hide. How the Apple Tarts Went. Meyer, the confectioner, stood behind his counter and gazed sadly at the huge pile of apple tarts which were beginning to grow stale, for during the last few days business had been unaccountably slack. Suddenly he bethought himself ot a plan. Sitting down to his desk he wrote out the following advertisement and sent it to the pewspaper office: "Genuine Offer of Marriage.A poung man of agreeable exterior and ample means desires to form the acquaintance of a lady with a view to piaking her his partner for life. Beauty and wealth are not so much an object as a good character and an amiable disposition. Young ladies who may 1 * 1 ' ' « * il- 1-A ilU ieei inclined to cast in uiew jui wnu I bim hereby requested to call at Herr Meyer's confectionery establishment to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock, and, as a means of recognition, to eat an apple tart." A few minutes after three the whole stock of apple tarts was cleared out. . Sheffield (England) Telegraph. Economies of Clielnistry. Tn speaking of the economies that chemistry has wrought the Scientific American says: "Chemists turn scrap iron into ink, old oones into jucner matches, the shavingsofthe blacksmith shop into Prussian blue, fusel oil into oil of apples ami pears, the drainiugs of cow-houses into fashionable perfumery, beggars' rags into uew pilot coats, cesspool filth into ammonia ami tar waste into animal dyes and saccharine. In Paris, they first utilize rata to clear the flesh from the bones of carcasses, then kill the rats, use up their fur for trimmings, their skin for gloves, their thigh bones for toothpicks and their tendons and bones for gelatine wrappers. These are a few of the things converted into uae by the chsittifil am] inventor." ! A Matter ol Heal tit. Housekeepers faintly realize tho danger of an indiscriminate use of the numerous baking powders nowadays found upon every Land, and which are urged upon consumers with Bnch persistency by peddlers and many grocers E on account of tho big profits made in their sale. Most of those powders are made from sharp and caustic acids and alkalies which burn and inflame the alimentary organs and cause indigestion, heartburn, diarrhceal diseases, etc. Sulphuric acid, caustic potash, burnt alum, all are used as gas-produc- " Sg agents in such baking powders, ost housekeepers are aware of the painful effects produced when these chemioals ijie.applied, to the.. external flesh. How much more acute must be ® their action upon the delicate internal j membranes! Yet unscrupulous manufacturers do not hesitate to use them, because they make a very low-costpow- , der, nor to urge the use of their pow- < ders so made, by all kinds of alluring ad- 1 vertisemente and false representations. 1 All the low priced or so-called cheap baking powders, and all powders «old with a gift or prize, belong to this clftRfi. . j Baking powders made from chemically pure cream of tartar and bi-carbonate of soda are among the irost useful of modern culinary devices. They not only make the preparation of finer and more delicious cookery possible, but they have added to the digestibility and wholesomeness of our food. But baking powders must be composed of such pure and wholesome ingredients or they must be tabooed entirely. Dr. Edson, Commissioner of Health of New York, in an article in the "Doctor of Hygiene," indicates that the advantages of a good baking powder and the exemption from the dangers of bad ones in which the harsh and caustic chemicals are used, are to be secured by the use of Royal Baking Powder exclusively, and he recom- "* mends this to all consumers. "Tho Royal," he says, "contains nothing but cream of tartar and soda refined to a chemical purity, which when combined under the influence of heat and moisture produce pure carbonic, or leavening, gas. The two , materials used, cream of iartar and jj soda, are perfectly harmless even when eaten, but in this preparation they are combined in exact compensating weights, so that when chemical action begins between them in the dough they practically disappear, the substance of both having been taken to form carbonic-acid gas." Kence it is, he save, that the Eoyal Baking Powder is tho most perfect of all conceivable agents for leavening purposes. , It seems almost incredible that any manufacturer or dealer should urge, tho sale of baking powders containing injurious chemicals in place of those of a well-known, pure and wholesome 1 character simply for the sake of a few ! cents a pound greater profit; but since l. they do, a few words of warning seem I to be necessary. [ i HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. A DARNING 'HTNT. Unless a woman has the peculiar ternperment which would cut holes in stockings for the sake of making r, 'beautiful darn," she will do well to adopt this precaution with all her hose. Before putting them on at all, ' run" them with soft darning cotton throughout the entire length of heel, toe and sole. They should not bo closely run nor should the thread be + Tilia oimnlp TTrf>r«f»HS Ki^uoij uinnu* j uju ^ will keep the stocking from breaking far beyond the usnal period..New York World. PICKLED CAULIFLOWER. Select nice white heads and break them up into small bunches; spread on earthen dishes, and after sprinkling with salt, let it stand thirty-six hours. Then scald for three minutes in the brine, and drain on a towel. Place in a jar, cover with cold vinegar,, and let it stand forty-eight hours. Drain off the vinegar and taste, and if it contains too much salt, take out part and add fresh vinegar. To each gallon of vinegar allow one teacupful of sugar, six blades of mace and six of cinnamon of equal length,- and a tablespoonful each of mustard and coriander 6eed. Boil the spice and sugar five minutes in the vinegar, and then pour it hot over the cauliflower. Repeat the scalding once a week for four weeks, and be sure to keep it well under the vinngar by a weight on top of it. .New York Observer. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. " 1 11 1 1- -1 .1 uarpets saomu De Bna&eu ou u vxem, sunny day, when there is no wind. A new, soft paint brush is a good thing to duet carved furniture with. Don't furnish a north room in blue or any other cold color; something of a warm tint should be chosen. Cauliflowers are best when large, solid and creamy. When Btale the leaves are wilted and show dark spots. To chop suet cut into small pieces and remove the membrane. Sprinkle with flour and chop in a cold place, to prevent its becoming soft and-sticky. Spots on the wood of furniture may often be removed by rubbing vigorously with turpentine and sweet oil, and then renewing the polish by brisk rubbing. To improve starch add a tablespoonful of epsom salts and dissolve in the V usual way by boiling. Articles starched ( with this will be stiffer and rendered, g to a certain extent, fireproof. j An old housekeeper says the way to m exterminate red auts in a cupboard is _ to place in it an earthen dish con- ^ taining a pint of tar, on which two «j quarts of hot water has been poured. ~ The simplest icing for cake is made /%f iiTiV>Aafun vrhifp nf I.Ha VCTCS _ with a cup of powdered sugar and tho p juice of half a lemon. It in a mistake I to beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff' J froth for this purpose, as is so fre- J quently done. Jt takes much longer to make the icin;: if this is done. x* n th It certainly is injurious to plants to ~ burn gas in the room where they are ^ kept or to supply the room with heat from a furnace, owing to the presence of gas iu furnace heat. Plants will thrive well in a room heated by an open fire or by hot water pipes and lighted by oil lamps, while they will shrivel and die in a furnace heated room lighted by gas. > Nd HARD TIMES , Like Sick Times. Swamp-Root Cared Me. Philadelphia, Pa., Sopt. 1, 1893. >r. Kilmer & Co., Bingbomton, N. Y. Gentlemen:.I am happy to state that by the use of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Boot I. \ have been cured of \ bladder and kidB fflj ney trouble. J »^rj j,0(j U8ed many ' f other remedies with- ( , out avail. If you J~ ffMfc. J are disposed to use this letter so that- ] mhh 5^' others may know, of j >jgyour wonderful fmMem 5SSS« ' o. The remedy was recommended to me by j dr. E. B. Morgan, of Langdorne, Pa, who had jeen cured by its use. Dr. Kilmer's j Swamp-Roof Cured Me < ind it affords mc pleasure to recommend it to >thers. I am not in the habit of giving testinonials, but when a medicine possesses such merits as yours, others should know it. . Samuel A. Stager, C21 Bace Street. it Droggltt*, 50 ccnt and $1.00 Size. "Invalids' Guide to Health" free.CoumUtolioa free. Dr. Kilmer Sc. Co., - Binghamton, N. Y. Dr. Kilmer's U & 0 Anointment Cures Piles. i Trial Box Freo. . At Drugging ou wn«. An agreeable Laxative anflTfUV* TomO, Bold by Droggista or sent by malL 2ic.,W and $LOOper package. Samples tree, ., fJTt\ tW4% The Favorite wcrt wwna Bill WjJforti^TV^andBgBaULaSo DADWAY'S II on i e rii-i-®, Purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cau»e Perfect Digestion, complete absorption and healthful egularlty. For the care of all disorder* of tha Stomach, Uver, Bjwels, Kidneys, Bladder, Servooa diseases. I LOSS OF APPETITE, < SICK NEAOACHE, J INDIGESTION, DIZZY FEELINGS, J FEMALE COMPLAINTS, < BILIOUSNESS, J DYSPEPSIA, ( PERFECT DIGESTION will b3 acoompllshe.l by ( aklng Radway's Pills. By their ANTI-BILIOUS jropertles they stimulate the liver In the secretion I >f the bile and Its discharge through tbe biliary ' lucts. These pills in doses from two to four will julctJy regulate the action of the liver and free the iaileut from these disorders. One or two of Bad- I vay's Pills, taken dally by those subject to bilious wing and torpidity of the liver, will keep the sys«m regular and secure healthy digestion. 1 Price, '25c. per Box. Sold by all Druggists. HAD WAY Jk CO., NEW YORK. ITHE KIND T ^ ^ T^^^URESj MRS. P. J. CROMWELL, 5 Kcpcranec, N. Y. " A WORLD OF JOY IN| . | FOUR WORDS! ( J |"Two Bottles Cored Me!"| ; Dana Sarsapabilla Co.: , SB Dkab 8rsfi..For j*ar» I have been tnrabJeds I =»ith KheuMttitni.alio Liver uxl Kld.j| I ney Trouble. Nothing tecaxxl to fcdp meH =pcnianmtl.v tictil I tried |=ij DAJVA'S 1 I SARSAPAMLLA | =uil two bottles CUBES HE. * K Vouts respectfully. LZ Erpmnc*, N. YT 111& P. J. CROMWELL. = fiCHOBABU Co. SB. . H ' Thi« certiSca that I know the above Mr*. V. J. Cromwell to be trustworthy, and erne uponna Hvhose word you can rely. 5 A. H. McKtlE, Juaoce of the Feacc. » = iUpernnoe.tf. 1. H Dana Sarsaoarilla Co.. Belfast. Maine. B < Unlike the Dutch Process No Alltaiies Other Chemicals | ^*£$9 are used in the « W[#3M preparation ot C |®Tff. BAKER ACO.'S ' I liBreakMCocoa igfi J which O abtoiutely jjgl r fjS'fcpjFJ pure and soluble. Em \ fci/'e-l!has more than three timet |JjJ] i ji:y"r L l,| the ttrtmgth of Cocoa mixed I'lwith Starci, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is far more economical, cotting less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, and easily DIGESTED. Sold by rocer* everywhere. W BAKER & CO., Dorcbeiter, Matt > MOCKING BIRDS Interested lr j I IMMIBIBO domastie whwli on obtain i I #AllAnlC9 valuable books, an their ail- I 5 A O DATC m«ntf and the cara oanoarr fin I A a* iX V I 0 Chair health, with frae »*mp)e r.l JADQCC 4 iot** F*OK*n m.p'» Cattle rowder. iV/nOuu FREE t V mail, by Dr. Fawdrinr. IOCS& COWS Philadelphia, I*;. g %"7 I To $'2!iU can w made monthly Q % # I III working for B. K. Johnson & Co. « Wm \o. 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Page 1: I INDIA Nd Like Sick Times. Germanj Swamp-Root Syrup...A Balloon Plant, (There is a very curious plant to be foundgrowingin the vicinity of Oroville, in this State. Thefruit is yellow

IWorms That Sprout and Grow.

The headline above 6houlil properlyhave been r full sentence somethinglike this: "Worms that sprout andgrow like shrubs;" and the story itself,were it learnedly told, would bea remarkable narrative of one of themost wonderful vegato-animal growthsin existence. The scientists say nothingabout this great creature, if creatureit can be properly called; at1 ^ T 1 1K:wst j. juuve ut't'u uuttuic iu uuu

the remotest allusion to its existence,and those who have regularly read thisdepartment for the past five years will,I believe, cheerfully testify that myfacilities for looking up natural andunnatural oddities are among the verybest. This vegetable worm has been

reported from but one State (Ohio), as

far a8 I have been able to ascertain,and there it has never been made thesubject of scientific investigation. Myinformant, a valued and observingfriend of liberal education, whom I«hall designate as "JR. C. N.," says thatthe creature, when playing in the singlerole of a larva, is a nine-segmentedcaterpillar with a hard, yellowish-redhead, the body much resemblingthe common "grub worm."It spends the winter in the loose soilof hazel thickets, and is seldom foundexcept by persons engaged in preparingthese jungles for farming purposes.While in his enforced wintersleep, this red headed grub is attackedby a queer species of funguswhich always, so far as has been observed,fastens itself in the fold of theeighth segment, about a quarter of an

men irom tne veni. &.a approachesthis vegetable germ feels thewarmth before it has had any effectnpon the sleepy worm, and this issadly to the grub's disadvantage. Immediatelythe funfctis begins to growin two directions; a woody stem startsfor sunlight and air, and a corky or

pulpy substance begins to fill the skinof the worm. Every leg and fold iefilled with the fungus growth; nothingcscapes; it is a clear case of transformationof animal into vegetabletissue. The stem buds when about sixinches above ground and bursts intotwo leare6 resembling those of thehickory..St. Louis Republic.

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He Thought She Was in Fault.

Between Jamaica and Long IslandCity i6 an oil factory -which "6mcils to

heaven." A lady who was obliged totake tho ride between these two pointsvery often always carried with her a

bottle of lavender salts. One morningan old farmer took tho seat directlybehind her. As the train neared thefactory the lady opened the bottle ofsalts. Soon the whole carriage was

filled -with the horrible odor of the oil.The old farmer stood it as long as hecould/then leaned forward and shouted:"Madam, -would ye mind puttin' tho

cork in that 'ere bottle. It smelledreadful.".New York Mercury.

9100 Reward. 8100.The readers of this paper will be pleased'tolearn that there is at least one dreaded disease

that science has been able to cure in all itsstages, and that is catarrh. Hall's CatarrhCare is the only positive cure now known tothe medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutionaldisease, requires a constitutionaltreatment. Hall's Catarrh Core is taken internally,acting directly upon the blood andmucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroyingthe foundation of the disease, andgiving the patient strength by building up theconstitution and assisting nature in doing itswork. The proprietors have so much faith inIts curative powers that they offer One HundredDollars for any case that It fails to cure.Send for list of testimonials. Address

F. J. Chexky & Co., Toledo, Q.. Sold by Druggists, 75c.

AVhfu rsuture

Needs assistance it may be best to render it

promptly,but one should remember to use even

the most perfect remedies only when needed.The best and most simple and gentle remedy is

the Syrup of Figs manufactured by the CaliforniaFig Syrup Co.In every community there are a number of

men whose whole time is not occupied, such as

teachers, ministers, farmers' sons and others.To these cla-ses especially we would say, if youwish to make several hundred dollars duringthe next few months, write at once to B. KJohnson & Co., of Richmond, Va., and theywill show you how to Uo it.

A Reaulilut Souvenir SpoonWill be pent with every lottle of Dr. HoxWtCertain Vrovp Cure. Ordered by mail, postpaid,50 ctR. Address. Hoxsie, Buffalo, N. Y.

Impaired digestion cured by Beechsm'sPilJe. Beecbain'f.no others. ^5 cents a box.

Cough nights'! Cn going to bed take a doseof Batch's Universal Cough Syrup.If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thompson'sEye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per Dottle.

NervousnessAnd gastric dyspei>sta caused me much sufferingfor years. About a year ago I badthe grip. I had no appe-tite, could not breatheeaailywhen lying downand coujd not sleep. APeople said I. looked L ^SK[ Ilike a walking ghost. ^1Hood's Saraaparilla was rJJJrecommended and one j xfbottle brought on an ap- j^V . jfe i

petite and enabled me nto eat without any distreesafterwards. Since ^3L 23L. Ml

Mrs. Kumrlll.acbituiK OJA wines 1 wtfc

not had any fits, can breathe easily and sleep.Jc short I call myself perfectly well. 1 would

Hood's5p>Curesnot now be alive but fjr Hod I's Sarsaparilla.'Mrs. SusikC. Ritmhii.u Kovalton. Vt.Uood'n l'illo act easily, yet promptly uml efficiently.on the liver ;tn<1 bowel*. 25 cent*.

A \ A C.40

The Rugged Childis largely an

"outdoor"product. >?K?5p>vFresh airand exercise <T1 yllgflvusually pro- . \\Awcf* cnnnd \ 1 /A

appetite andsound sleep. -f-T) /SltrSicklychildrenobtain .x/*^great benefit from

Scott s Emulsionof cod-liver oil withHypophosphites,a fat-food rapidof assimilation and almostas palatable as milk."i ILIKXMILCH" £>aponate<l Toilet Glycerine forLUe ieatcslclti, babies; milder thaaronp; nndoiwd

by ptiyMclaux. J>on,nl, 50c. ."ample, 4c. Ke-ldentgents UcslreiL N. J. Sia;ul'g Co., Jersey City, N. J.

INDIA RUBBER.HOW IT IS GATHERED IN BRAZILIANFORESTS.

Gashing the Rubber Tree and Collectingthe White Juice.TheOperation of'4Smoking".

The Rubber Trade.

NEVER say tliftt the twelve-footglobe in the Brazilian sectionof the Shoe and Leather

6 Building is made of "Indiarubber." Call it Para rubber or Baronde Miwajo, the Brazilian Commissioner,will make a correction. He will saythat Para rubber iR the best rubber inthe world, and that all other rubbersaro imitations. He will then lead theway to the enormous rubber sphere,which has its axis resting on the pol-ished stump of a rubber tree, anil will

point out ten different varieties ofrubbe'r, each from a different river.The Baron is high authority on rubberand has all the simple appliances

used by the seringueiro or rubbergathererfor tapping the trees and collectingthe milk. He also has thequeer inverted vase-like fumatory or

furnace, the wooden mold and nuts ofthe urucury tree, used as fuel for preparingthe crude rubber.The seringueiro begins work about

8 o'clock in the morning. He carries

with him a little hatchet like a miniaturetomahawk, and going along theestrada, a winding path through theforest, makes small cuts in the bark ofthe rubber tree. Under each gash hefastens a little tin or clay cup, to collectthe white sap which drips fromthe wound. He goes on blazing a lineof trees until noon. Then he retraceshis steps with a bucket or gourd andcollects the sap from the drip cups.Some of the rubber gatherers preferto work at night, and to collect themilk in the morning. The gatherersempty their buckets of rubber juiceinto a large vessel, and the work ofsmoking begins. This is done toharden the sap.The fnrnace is set up in a hut or on

a terrace, and a fire is built under itof the nuts of the urucurj', a species ofpalm tree. It makes a dense smoke,which pours from the circular openingin the top ot the furnace. The work-

INDIA RUBBEB BALL IN THE B

man, sitting beside his fire, with a

round wooden paddle dips it into thesap. It clings in a thin layer to themold, which is turned in the smokeuntil the water in the sap evaporates.When this is done u thin sheet of solidrubber is left on the paddle. The joperation is repeated nntil a ball ofrubber about the size of a man's headis formed. With a keen knife twolateral slashes to the paddle are made,and the wooden center i6 taken out.The rubber is exposed to the sun to

BT-RBEK OATHEREIt.

finish the drying process, anil is thenready to bo bent to the nearest shippingpoint.The product of rubber from Para in

] 839 amounted to 426,300 kilogrammes,valued at 237,458,000 rels. One thousandrels are equal to fifty-four centa.In 1892 the rubber produced had increasedto 10,891,888 kilogrammes,valued at 45.000,505,551 rels. Thevisitor to the sho« and leather buildingwill timl rubber boots anil ahoeseverywhere but in the Brazilian section.Yet Brazil need to export rubber.shoes by the thousands. Up to1840 rubber was exported almost ex-

clusively iii the form of shoes. JJutthe business dwindled, for crude rubberwent out instead of the manufacturedproduct. American, English,French and Gorman manufacturers improvedthe method of manufacturingrubber shoes aud anfced for the cruderubber. This conditions of affairslowered the exportation of, rubber

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shoos, and, although in 1850 138,883pairs were shipped from Brazil, in 1854exportation ceased, and since thennothing but smoked rubber has beenexported.Rubber for foreign trade is divided

into fine, entrefine andsernamby. Thelast variety is made from the residuesof the coagulated sap that escapes from

HOUSE ON A RUBBER PLANTATION.

11 1 xl. ^ Xtue cups ana nown aioug me ixeeo ur

drips to the ground.Rubber was first brought to the attentionof Europeans by La Condamine,a Spanish astronomer. In 1741

he arrived in Para on his return froma commission, on which he was sentwith other Spanish and French astronomersfor the purpose of' making geodeticobservations in order to determinethe real form of the earth. Hedid not confine himself to star-gazing,for in several important scientificworks which he published he gave Europeinformation of great value regardingthe principal natural productsof Brazil. One of them was rubber,which, up to that time, had been unknownto Europeans. .Chicago Record.

How Xature Drives Out Disease Germs.With every twenty breaths a human

being inhales from eleven to 375germs, together with a varying amountof inorganic matter. In a town, ofcourse, the micro-organisms are muchthicker than in the comparatively purecountry air. Such foreign particlesare mostly caught in the mouth, nose

and uDDer throat or swallowed, whilea certain number pass into the airtubes or lungs. But to drive out allintrusive germs and particles naturehas established a wonderful arrangement.The inferior walls of the windIpljil

r\

yigfyrpir^mmr^RAZIIj section of the fair.

nine Anil hrnnrliifil lubes are lined 'witha sort of inosaio of tiny cells. Each ofthese cells stands on end and has a sortof beard of very small hairs at its extremity.This beard serves as a broomwith which the little cell is constantlysweeping night and day. So long as

liie stays in the body these thousandsof sweepers go on sweeping all foreignmaterial up toward the mouth. Infact, they usually keep at it for a longtime after death has arrived, being thelast portions of the body to give it upand die..Washington Star.

A Balloon Plant,(

There is a very curious plant to befound growing in the vicinity of Oroville,in this State. The fruit is yellowand a little larger than an egg,and appears like an empty bag ratherthan a solid, though it contains a

watsry substance which evaporates or

'dries up when the fruit is full ripe,leaving a sort of gas inside the fruitwhich is lighter than air. ' This inflated,bag-like fruit flips hack andforth in the wind till it finally breaksloose from its slender stem, sails upinto tbe air, rising iuu or more ieei

aud finally disappearing over the hill.Oroville (Cal.) Mercury.

Wild Flax.

There are three species of wild flaxthat have yellow flowers; the cultivatedspecies, which has blue flowers,also appears as a weed quite frequently,the seeds being mixed with those ofgrains. All are annual, but some increaseby suckers from the base of thestems, which makes theni perennial, ina way. These weeds are easily killedif prevented from seeding by plowingin the late summer by growing suchcrop6 as are cultivated, as potatoes,corn, or peas. The first two crops are

the best for this purpose.. New YurkTimes.

'Knocked Out."

. The green apple knocks out theamallboy with a hit below the belt..Life.

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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Stupidity is as thick as it is long.Youth wears a crown of to-morrow.

Society is a lover of material things.A merry heart doesn't need a brass

band.A full stomach maketh a fearless

heart.The mother's heart is the child's

school-room.Onr self-made men are the glory of

our institutions.Personal cleanliness is more desirablethan riches.Pleasure is far sweeter as a recreationthan a business.That rich man is happiest who can

'convert his dollars into smiles.It is not necessary for a woman to

mark each year of her life with a

wrinkle. >

j The woman who loves herself mostcan marry a man for his money and besatisfied.The man who is fond of boobs is

nsnally a man of lofty thought and ofelevated opinions.

It is not proper for a man to thinkof himself first, any more than it is tothink of himself last.Poverty is the only load which is the

heavier the more loved ones there aro

to assist in supporting it.| All the pursuits of men« are the pursuitsof women also, and in all of thema woman is only a weaker man.

Truth and fidelity are the pillars ofthe temple of the world; when theseare broken, the fabric falls and crushesall to pieces.

Life, to bo worthy of a rational being,must be always in progression;we must always purpose to do more or

better than in time past.A secret is like silence; yon cannot

talk about it, and keep it. It is likemoney; when once you know there is

yi la Violfuiiy kuuucaicu, i« ID uu» <UXWT~..

Novel £lk Hunting.In the latter part of July and duringAugust the Mexican, or "Californian,"asheis locally styled, has his

greatest field sport.hunting the elk.At this season elk are the fattest.They come down from the mountains,foothills, and crags, attracted by theluxuriant pasturage of the valleylands, coursed by streams or frontingon the sea. In these favored losalitiesthe heavy dews add luxuriance to thetwild grassea At this season, becauseof their extra bulk, elk cannot run so

tast. Ordinarily they give the fleetesthorse a close race.The Mexican elk hunter is "armed"

only with a lariat and a luna, a crescentshaped knife which is tied at theend of a slender pole about ten feet inlength. The lnna somewhat resemblesthe moon, hence ite name. The lunais used to hamstring the elk after thelariat has been thrown over his horns.A party of ten or fifteen Mexicans

thus equipped and mounted on thefleetest horses will charge a band of a

hundred or more, each man selectinghis victim. On being lassoed the elk[will plunge violently, almost pullingthe horse forward, for the riata isfastened to the pommel of the saddle.Bnt the trained horaethrowshis weight(backward and stands stiff, with nerves

strained to hold the elk in check. TheMexican situ calmly on the horse,talking sarcastically to the stragglingjelk, bestowing praise npon himselfand smoking his cigarette. After the

janimal exhausts himself the Mexican[throws the luna and ,jtamstrings the,elk. He then cuts its throat with theJuna or hunting knife, if he cares to

r {take the trouble to dismount,i Immediately he is off after another,for the stampeded band will soon eecapeto the foothills unless they havebeen run into a glen or on an isthmns,when the slaughter is terrible andcruel. It usually requires two men to

dispatch an elk unless the hunters are

very ekpert.one to throw the lariat,the other the luua.To cut the throat of a wounded elk

I ashe turns his large, full eyes, expres-sive of fright, sorrow and reproach,upon his merciless captor requires a

hardened heart and robs the sport ofits pleasures seemingly. But the Mexicanregards the coup de grace as theacme of the chase. An elk will yieldseventy-five to twenty-five pounds oftallow. It is largely used by therancneros for cooking purposes becauseof its superior whiteness, hardnessaud delicate taste. It commands& good price in the market, as doesthe hide.

How the Apple Tarts Went.Meyer, the confectioner, stood behindhis counter and gazed sadly at

the huge pile of apple tarts which werebeginning to grow stale, for during thelast few days business had been unaccountablyslack. Suddenly he bethoughthimself ot a plan. Sittingdown to his desk he wrote out the followingadvertisement and sent it to thepewspaper office:

"Genuine Offer of Marriage.Apoung man of agreeable exterior andample means desires to form the acquaintanceof a lady with a view to

piaking her his partner for life. Beautyand wealth are not so much an objectas a good character and an amiabledisposition. Young ladies who may

1 * 1 ' ' « * il- 1-A ilUieei inclined to cast in uiew jui wnu

I bim hereby requested to call at HerrMeyer's confectionery establishmentto-morrow afternoon at three o'clock,and, as a means of recognition, to eatan apple tart."A few minutes after three the whole

stock of apple tarts was cleared out..Sheffield (England) Telegraph.

Economies of Clielnistry.Tn speaking of the economies that

chemistry has wrought the ScientificAmerican says: "Chemists turn scrapiron into ink, old oones into jucner

matches, the shavingsofthe blacksmithshop into Prussian blue, fusel oil intooil of apples ami pears, the drainiugsof cow-houses into fashionable perfumery,beggars' rags into uew pilotcoats, cesspool filth into ammonia amitar waste into animal dyes and saccharine.In Paris, they first utilizerata to clear the flesh from the bonesof carcasses, then kill the rats, use uptheir fur for trimmings, their skin forgloves, their thigh bones for toothpicksand their tendons and bones for

gelatine wrappers. These are a few ofthe things converted into uae by thechsittifil am] inventor."

!

A Matter ol Heal tit.Housekeepers faintly realize tho

danger of an indiscriminate use of thenumerous baking powders nowadaysfound upon every Land, and which are

urged upon consumers with Bnch persistencyby peddlers and many grocers Eon account of tho big profits made intheir sale. Most of those powders aremade from sharp and caustic acids andalkalies which burn and inflame thealimentary organs and cause indigestion,heartburn, diarrhceal diseases,etc. Sulphuric acid, caustic potash,burnt alum, all are used as gas-produc- "

Sg agents in such baking powders,ost housekeepers are aware of the

painful effects produced when thesechemioals ijie.applied, to the.. externalflesh. How much more acute must be ®

their action upon the delicate internal jmembranes! Yet unscrupulous manufacturersdo not hesitate to use them,because they make a very low-costpow- ,

der, nor to urge the use of their pow- <

ders so made, by all kinds of alluring ad- 1

vertisemente and false representations. 1

All the low priced or so-called cheapbaking powders, and all powders «oldwith a gift or prize, belong to thisclftRfi. . j

Baking powders made from chemicallypure cream of tartar and bi-carbonateof soda are among the irostuseful of modern culinary devices.They not only make the preparationof finer and more delicious cookerypossible, but they have added to thedigestibility and wholesomeness ofour food. But baking powders mustbe composed of such pure and wholesomeingredients or they must be tabooedentirely.

Dr. Edson, Commissioner of Healthof New York, in an article in the"Doctor of Hygiene," indicates thatthe advantages of a good baking powderand the exemption from the dangersof bad ones in which the harshand caustic chemicals are used, are tobe secured by the use of Royal BakingPowder exclusively, and he recom-

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mends this to all consumers. "ThoRoyal," he says, "contains nothingbut cream of tartar and sodarefined to a chemical purity, whichwhen combined under the influence ofheat and moisture produce pure carbonic,or leavening, gas. The two ,

materials used, cream of iartar and jjsoda, are perfectly harmless even wheneaten, but in this preparation they are

combined in exact compensatingweights, so that when chemical action

begins between them in the dough theypractically disappear, the substance ofboth having been taken to form carbonic-acidgas." Kence it is, he save,that the Eoyal Baking Powder is thomost perfect of all conceivable agentsfor leavening purposes. ,

It seems almost incredible that anymanufacturer or dealer should urge, thosale of baking powders containing injuriouschemicals in place of those ofa well-known, pure and wholesome 1

character simply for the sake of a few !cents a pound greater profit; but since l.they do, a few words of warning seem I

to be necessary. [i

HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.

A DARNING 'HTNT.Unless a woman has the peculiar ternpermentwhich would cut holes in

stockings for the sake of making r,

'beautiful darn," she will do well toadopt this precaution with all herhose. Before putting them on at all,' run" them with soft darning cottonthroughout the entire length of heel,toe and sole. They should not boclosely run nor should the thread be

+Tilia oimnlp TTrf>r«f»HSKi^uoij uinnu* j uju ^

will keep the stocking from breakingfar beyond the usnal period..NewYork World.

PICKLED CAULIFLOWER.Select nice white heads and break

them up into small bunches; spreadon earthen dishes, and after sprinklingwith salt, let it stand thirty-six hours.Then scald for three minutes in thebrine, and drain on a towel. Place ina jar, cover with cold vinegar,, and letit stand forty-eight hours. Drain offthe vinegar and taste, and if it containstoo much salt, take out part andadd fresh vinegar. To each gallon ofvinegar allow one teacupful of sugar,six blades of mace and six ofcinnamonof equal length,- and a tablespoonfuleach of mustard and coriander 6eed.Boil the spice and sugar five minutesin the vinegar, and then pour it hotover the cauliflower. Repeat thescalding once a week for four weeks,and be sure to keep it well under thevinngar by a weight on top of it. .NewYork Observer.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS." 1 11 1 1- -1 .1uarpets saomu De Bna&eu ou u vxem,

sunny day, when there is no wind.A new, soft paint brush is a good

thing to duet carved furniture with.Don't furnish a north room in blue

or any other cold color; something ofa warm tint should be chosen.Cauliflowers are best when large,

solid and creamy. When Btale theleaves are wilted and show dark spots.To chop suet cut into small pieces

and remove the membrane. Sprinklewith flour and chop in a cold place, toprevent its becoming soft and-sticky.

Spots on the wood of furniture mayoften be removed by rubbing vigorouslywith turpentine and sweet oil,and then renewing the polish by briskrubbing.To improve starch add a tablespoonfulof epsom salts and dissolve in the V

usual way by boiling. Articles starched (with this will be stiffer and rendered, gto a certain extent, fireproof. jAn old housekeeper says the way to m

exterminate red auts in a cupboard is_

to place in it an earthen dish con- ^taining a pint of tar, on which two «jquarts of hot water has been poured. ~

The simplest icing for cake is made/%f iiTiV>Aafun vrhifp nf I.Ha VCTCS _

with a cup of powdered sugar and tho pjuice of half a lemon. It in a mistake Ito beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff' Jfroth for this purpose, as is so fre- Jquently done. Jt takes much longerto make the icin;: if this is done. x*

n th

It certainly is injurious to plants to ~

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Nd HARD TIMES ,Like Sick Times.

Swamp-Root Cared Me.Philadelphia, Pa., Sopt. 1, 1893.

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»^rj j,0(j U8ed many'

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