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e RLA§TER-’ING.WIN,ES.' e A Practice in Vogue Among Viticultur- ~, Ists of Southern France. - The Society of Pharmacy of Bordeaux some time ago ago appointed a committee to examine into the subject of platrage. This is a process in which plaster-of-Paris is added to wine both’ to clarify and preserve it. The effect of wine thus treated upon its consumers has long been a matter of doubt, some authorities regarding it as harmless, while others believed that stdch wine was injurious to health. The conclusions of this committee are as follows: 1. In the present state of viticulture in the south of France and in Algeria, the plastering of wines in the mash is almost always necessary, in order to give the wines the marketable qualities sought after by consumers. 2. Facts are wanting to show that plastered winds are injurious to health. 3. The experience of numerous populations that drink ouly plastered wine, the experience of \nany strangers who are continually tyaveling through the south of France@nd Algeria, drinking hardly any thing else than plastered wine, and methodical experiments hy learned bodies, show that potassium: sulphate in the proportion of sixty grains to the litre of wine produces no appreciable effect on the various functions of the economy. 4. The plastering of wides in the mash to the extent of producing this proportion of potassium sulphate may be authorized until facts rigorously deduced from extensive scientific experiments show the dangers or inconveniences of this amount as regards the public health. The Academy of Medicine, through a committee,-has been investigating the same- subject, and its conclusions are as follows: 1. The testimony and the facts analyzed in the present report demonstrate that excessive plastering exertsan injurious influence on the public health; 2. From the exclusive point of view of hygiene, the commission can not approve of the principle of the plastering of wines; 3. Nevertheless in view of the producers’ and dealers’ necessities, and especially taking the consumers’ interest into account, it thinks that it would be imprudent to exclude from the market during certain years, by too absoluté a measure, wines which thus far nothing but 'moderate plastering has proved capable of preserving; 4. Considering that, if potassium sulphate is a natural counstituent of pure wines, it never exists in them in a pro- | portion above sixty centigrams to the litre, as analysis shows; that it has not been directly proved that potassium sulphate, even in the proportion of two grams to the litre of wine, hag any noxious influence on health, but that it is necessary to fix the maximum of potassium sulphate which may, without appreciable danger, be proiuced in wine by plastering—the commission is of the opinion that the presence of potassium sulphate in the wines of commerce, whatever may be its origin, ought not to be tolerated beyond the. maximum limit of two grams to the litre. The commission .urges that the regulation formerly in.force should be carried out strictly.—Science. ,

FOR WOMEN READERS. Condensed Notes from Forelgn and Amers ican Fashion Centers. Soft silk is the proper material for tea gowns now. . Marquise laces are dividing popular favor with chantilly. : A novelty for sporting maidens is the new ribbon-laced tennis belt. Silk mitts of black or of tan color will be much worn this summer. . ‘White crepe cloth is now used in pretty combinations with surah or china silk. ! i An odd jewelry craze has just struck Paris.. The ladies there are wearing big loops of gold in their ears—*“‘creole ear-rings,” they are called. " There are only two women living who have gowns embroidered with real pearls. They are Queen Margharita, of Italy and Mrs. Bonanza Mackay. .

Long wraps, for carriage wear or for traveling purposes, are made up:very stylishly in camel’s hair, surah, cashmere, mohair, pongee, beige or corah. Black gowns are often relieved with touches of color here and there, Embroidery in soft dull cashmere tints is considered the best thing wherewith to brighten them. e e

Elegant full-dress garments are-of chantilly, escurial-and Spanish lace, and are decorated with watteaus of lace, passementerie, or ribbons. Some have ruches of lace carried across the shoulder. ; g j

For the tennis field ladies will wear the blouse basque, in preference to the old-fashioned sailor. The back of the blouse is fitted to the figdre but allowed to fall full at the front and is laced with cords. : : In arranging the trimming upon a bonnet, care must be taken that the outlines of the shape are preserved. The tiny frames can easily be smothered in ribbons, laces or flowers, and their prettiness entirely destroyed. - A novelty in hair-dressing is a revival of the old revolutionary style. The hair is woven into one large braid, which ig carried from. the nape of the neck to the extreme top of the head. 1t is not a pretty coiffure, and proves most trying to all but the very prettiest of women. L iy : The parasol is slightly larger than heretofore. It has a. paragon frame and along, slender handle, topped with silver ¢r gold that is often set with jewels, Some very showy ones are made pagoda-shaped or draped with net, tulle, gauze, or lace. A new fancy. is to have lace trimming under the sitk but none outside. b e Paris milliners predict that ribbon. will soon get the befter of flowers as. msﬂmmlugdmr stylish hats. It is used in all widths, from the **baby” up to ten inches, and appears in the richAEeTOOs sombiyadions. . Yifete evk noew i, e

GRATUITOUS ADVICE.

pp— D Y Hints for Young Men Who Desire to Grow i ‘“Wealthy and Wise.

Oh! young man, in%your youth either split rails or work on a canal boat. Then when you grow older, the Presidential chair may be yours. Do not dream of organizing a youthful band of faithful followers to go West and slaughter Indians, for the red men,’ with the assistance of bad whisky. and govérnment ammunition, are killing themselves as fast as possible. Always speak kindly to your sick uncle. He may make a will some day and, perchance, he might leave you one of the family spoons; or, even better, you might become the envied possessor of his antique oak boot-jack. When your parents disagree on some slight subject preserve a discreet silence, and, if possible, leave the room, for when your father comes out second best, as he invariable will, he may take his revenge on your youthful hide. Do not cry when you have to stay indoors and play with the little girls. As you grow older, you will find that a little girl is a great comfort, even though she consents to be only a sister to you. ‘

' Read your Sunday-school books but 'do not Dbelieve all they tell you. For tif you did, you would imbibe the very |erroneous theory that virtue and honlesty are the only roads to riches and that the good young man alone succeeded in marrying the beautiful | heiress.

| In sharing candy or fruit with your \younger brother, always bear in mind tthat too much would make the little i'f;ellow sick. Remembering this, you {will always be justified in taking the Parger share for yourself. | Onthe occasion of your father’s birth\day, do not seek to please him by in\vesting your hoarded pennies in a pair iof embroidered slippers. A little |slipper in the hands of an angry parent 'is often a source of great disc..anfort to a mischievious youngster. : .~ When your country cousin comes to ‘visit you, do not take advantage of his ignorance by making him believe that ‘the cable cars are run by thunder and lightning; for, when you return his 'visit next summer, he may repay evil for evil by telling. you that a hornet’s nest is a hummming bird.—Time.

POVERTY IN INDIA.

:}Mlllioyns of Families Raised on an Incdme | of Fifty Cents a Week. 4 E‘ Wages are terribly low and millinns jof men in India live, marry and raise |children on an income of fifty cents a ‘week. /\'l&is is a gbod income for a [family and women work in the fields for three cents a day, and many servants get little more than a dollar a month. The embroidery of India is Enoted the world over and there is 'as much skill in the making of patiterns and doing this work on cloth 'with gold and,silver thread as there is in the art work of the Western world. |A good embroiderer gets from two dollars to three dollars a month, and men 'working on the railroads in minor Eposi!tio’ns get about the same. An American or a German would starve on such an allowance, but the Indians who get this much grow fat. Among the working men of the world they have reduced themselves to the least number of wants. - They pay no millinery bills and they never have a tailor. They need neither needle nor thread and it is. against their religion to drink. The Hindoo eats no meat nor any animal fat and he lives upon the cheapest of rice and millet. These, wifh vegetables and milk, make up his diet, and as a rule he has not enough to fill his stomach. Whenever the crops fail there is a famine, for he has not enough income to enable him to save, and about ten years ago the English government spent 55,000,000 in relieving the wants of the people. . In some parts of India. such as Allahahad, which I visited last week, the population is so dense thatitdoes not increage ‘h'Om vear to year. In twenty years in this district there was only an annual increase of six persons in every 10,000, and at the present time the increase is not much greater. The people are so. underfed that disease and death keeps gown the natural increase which goes over the rest of the world, and you see them apparently starving before our eyes.—F. G. Carpenter, in Kansas %ity Times. 0

AN INTERESTING GROUP.

6liver Wendell Holmes, James Russell i Lowell and Margaret Deland. ' Crossing the Boston public gardens a fortnight ago my attention was attracted to two gentlemen, who had stopped and .were watching with interest the playful antics of some sparrows sporting in the water, dipping their wings in the cold surface bracing themselves for what was probably their first bath of the season in northern climes. The eyes of the shorter of the two men twinkled merrily as he pointed out the birds with the end of his cane to his more sedate companion. Genuine glee and interest was written on the features of the little gentleman as he followed the frolicsome birds at play, and. for several minutes he stood there indulging in a constant running comment. Occasionally he would break out in & hearty laugh as one bird attempted to force his mate into the vTater. e ; | The-face of the other gentleman betokened ‘only an ordinary interest and apparently failed to join in the more boyish - glee of his companion. ' It was - beautiful spring moruing, but the coat collar of the taller gentleman was turned up, a short coat of light material thrown open characterized the ress of his companion of shorter stature. Suddenly a pleasant faced oung lady approached the couple from hehind, and with a light and merry “‘Playful little creatures, are they not?” made her presence known. | The little gentleman turned quickly, and with a hearty, boy iﬁh““ﬁg‘ ' stepped forward and shook the hands vontlems mh% aa)l lyw stretche «@ﬁ?» Liroptine goous Dy, Oikes - Wendell B L T R R G . "’“-; S,L;ym.\ﬂz &t—;{kﬂg‘wilg:zhf%& %rfx’]féf‘,,;: -{a” «Mq: B 0 srlat mning Gaa ke

FARM AND FIRESIDE.

—Where cows must be driven long distances to and from pasture, see that it is done gently and leisurely. —Fifty-two chicks from fifty eggs is a record thata Lenawee County, Mich., man proudly presents in behalf of one of his hatching hens. :

- —Tincture of assafcetida is said to keep rabbits from attacking trees. It may be mixed up with clay and water and applied with a brush. —A swarm of bees, attracted by a comb of honey in the window, took possession of a grocery store in Plainfield, N. J., and put an end to business for the day. At night they were destroyed by burning sulphur. —To make a success of peach growing one should sclect elevated sites and warm, sandy soils, or localities near large bodies of water. In most situations a peach orchard should be well cultivated. So advises a practical horticulturist.

—When the second crop of clover is cut place it aside for the use of the pigs and poultry next winter. It is chopped fine, scalded;, sprinkled with ground grain and. fed liberally. It will save food, and both pigs and poultry will thrive on it. : - I

—Any plant is a weed that is not desired. Two plants of the same kind should never occupy the space that should be allowed to one only, as it is their nature to struggle for the same kind of food and for supremacy. If the plants are too thick * some of them should be removed as weeds. The soil should not ‘support more than it can feed properlv.&Ql —The hens should be kept at very small cost in summer. Instead of feeding grain give the hens chopped grass. Cut it up fine, give them a trough full, and they will need nothing else if they are in good condition. Clover is excellent, and the hens will eat quite a large quantity in a day. The finely chopped grass is also an elegant feod for young chicks. —*‘Ambrosia’” is made by -cutting oranges in slices and covering the bottom of a fruit dish with them. Sift granulated sugar upon them, and then sprinkle a layer of dessicated cocoanut over them. Then add another layer of oranges, more sugar and cocoanut till the dish is full, having a layer of cocoanut on top. It should stand several hours before serving, as sugar extracts the juice of the orange. - —The man who waits until the calves becomes cows before taking any special care of them loses the best. period for mproving them. It is by the care which the calf receives that the size.

vigor, time of ‘maturity and degree of ‘productiveness of the animal are very largely determined. When the calf has become acow the formative period has very largely gone by.—American Dairyman. —For removing spots of grease from boards, take equal parts of fuller's earth and pearl ash, a quarter of a pound of each, and boil in a quart of soft water, and while hot lay it on the greased parts, allowing it to remain on them ten or twelve hours, after which it may be scoured off with sand and water. A floor much spotted with grease should be completely washed over with this mixture the ‘day before it is scoured. Fuller's earth and oxgalls, bailed together, forms a very powerful cleansing mixture for floors or carpets. Stains of ink are removed by strong vinegar, or salts of lemon will remove them. .

MILDEW OF GRAPES How to Prevent It by the Application of : ‘Reliable Mixtures. - In many parts of the country the grape crop has become very uncertain because of the prevalence of mildew on the green wood and foliage, and also because of the rotting of the fruit. lln South Jersey nearly all the grapes have been a failure for two years. Partial crops have been obtained at the Elviree Fruit Farm from the following out of more than forty varieties. The Cottgge, Wyoming Red and Pocklington, these are nearly ‘‘iron-clad.” An acre of Concords .and Perkins yielded less than a hundred pounds. Thanks are due to Prof. C. V. Riley, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture for his successful tests of remedies for this_ great scourge.

Colonel A. W. Pierson, of Vineland, N. J., has also made thorough tests of the Bordeaux mixture, in connection with the Department at Washington. While the results are not uniformly decisive, in proving this mixture effective in the prevention of black rot, it has proved to be a certain remedy for mildew of the leaf.

i . Asit is necessary to apply the mix- { ture early in the season, it may be | timely to now describe it: | * The Bordeaux mixture, as recommended by Colonel Pierson after many i successful tests, is made as follows: | Slake and dissolve four pounds of fresh i lime in two or three gallons of hot i water, and strain it; making milk of i lime. Dissolve six pounds of sulphate i of copper in three gallons of Bot water, mix the two solutions, ‘and add water to make twenty-two gallons. Stir the ' mixture well before applying as aspray to the foliage and fruit. It is to be ap- | plied to the entire vine about ten days . before the blossoms appear, and every ! three weeks until the fruit begins to | color. Any kind of force pump is suffi- | cient. lamusing apump costing about 's7, and the improved cyclone nozzle which throws a spray as fine as a thick 'fog. During a Hot and wet period the ‘mildew may suddenly develop, but a ‘thorough application to fruit and folage at once destroy it. : e - For vineyards a larger force pump is | ‘used and the mixture is thrown direct from the barrels which are placed on & wagon and driven through the field. The same apparatus is used to throw London purple onfrult trees. ' . The inexpensiveness of the mixture, ;%m‘”w”“i w found drunk is carried tohis rosidence, |

FASHION LETTER.

A Wide Range for Choice in ‘Styles—The Empire and Directoire Still in the Ascendant—QOther Fashion Notes. |Special New York Correspondence.] :

There is great style and fancy in the picturesque and elegant gowning of the present season. There is a choice for all in the fashionable array, for included'in itisa wondertul melange of the historic, the coquettish, the simple, the severe, the poetic and the practical. In dress toilets there is still a strong leaning toward the empire and directoire styles, still, however, they are closely rivaled by princesse dresses and those showing classic Grecian effects and features. Although in high fashion, the straight full undraped skirts do not please universally, and slight graceful draperies appear upon many of the most elegant importedgowns. Kilting and accordeon plaiting ap&upon tennis and yachting guits, and ne costumes for the beach and country. There is a rage for semi-transpar-ent cool white woolen "\, : goods, and fashion- 2o 2§ able modistes are SNV making great use of 1 ?‘ ‘ these ii combination / “| : with soft silks that are ‘;\ either figured with / -"1\ buds and sprays of £ \“‘s6-3 / flowers, or are HA ! A striped or barred with = ASEREEEF; & quaint old-fashioned A \ . colors in buff, rose / o\ pink, lilac, etc. These A l are made in empire AT I fashion with wide 11 TR soft silk sashes ':s i 3 fringed at the edges, /‘, s ik open bodices with [EEHIISEIR blouse vests, or those TR A crossed .in . surplice [§ ' Li RN R style; and pictur- [§¥ % i ‘QI ‘ esquely - shaped [HINNI il\ sleeves suited to this (g} § '%’:ll =) particular mode of | =—= dress. China and In- | dia silks are brought out in beautiful tints and patterns, and are sold at amazingly low prices. These, with the pretty Bengalines and fancy surahs, are made into dressy gowns suitable for any ordinary occasion: The new lace trimmings and lace gowns are beautiful beyond description. [ Lace coats, fichus, redingotes, piazza wraps,tea gowns,empire dresses and trained evening robes all appear in delicious array, and there is no gown or garniture more exquisite or becoming. The black lace dreses this season are made up over foundations of black silk or satin, far more generally than over color. When a contrast is desired, opal-tinted surahs, shot silks or watered silk in delicate shades of old rose, reseda, strawberry ard the like, are chosen. There is a sudden caprice among fashionable women, both here and abroad, for the wearing in afternoon drives, at lawn parties, summer teas and garden parties, of the lovely cotton fabrics that have ap- } peared this year. iy These comprise flowIR ered India muslins, ; @ Chambery fabrics in \q novel and delicious TR LT shades of color, and }}o3'*3\“\:}:':.&.\\.]s‘ sheer and dainty g 4,:‘%'32,“;\‘{;3..,’. lawns and crepalines Y, S n pompadour patsf\; %@ terna, or barred and 7 striped. © The Cham- £% SR \ bery gauzes are loveEBUAITRN W 1y both intintand de- - i ’J‘\:EE‘: ). vice. Thesilky zephyr B :::,o,‘ PR ginghams in old rose, o .:,:c RV TOR pale blue, strawberry, IR TR ‘cream and lilac, are RIS TR cool and fresh-look-BT ing, and in Paris the RERET large plaited French NFR OO ginghams are used RIS I for beach and travelBl BNCSRI—— IT/ : ¢ RIRCIRS 1+ TH) ing dresses, with close 4 -;9o‘4‘“-’-=» ; 2 § . SRR g mneat bodice of plain o gingham trimmed with the plaid. The skirts are as stylishly adjusted as a summer silk and very often the toque and parasol are en suite. English serge is a very favqrite fabric also for traveling costumes, as the dust and sea air have but little effect upon it. : To save laundry bills at the summer resorts, skirts to wear next the gown, in place of those of muslin, are made of cottonback moire—a fabric that keéeps its dressing the entire season—and strong American surah. These are simply edged with narrow pinked ruffles. Ribbon is used 'with a lavish hand on gowns of every sort, and a simple and pretty finish to a bodice is to carry a strand of ribbon up over the shoulders from belt to belt, with falling ends and loops at the terminus of the V thus made. Lace is jaboted down the outside of these braces on e

Vi VLT Oow NLALUUORO Jah g . very dressy corsages. D Therejis no abatement . \ ﬁ in the demand for Q\Ff large picturesque : 1A .‘M" round hats, and ,'f\\ //‘\ equally popular are I‘l ’ ”“\, : the lovely flower bon- X ‘,'f‘h\’._? nets made wholly of 4(1 7885 blossoms and foliage. ¥ K% /'!ﬁ There is a large im- & § £ A portation this sum- W R/ % “}\ : mer of fancy blouses, \\\ml- ) &11 R silk fshirt waists and %g N / / ‘h* neglige jackets with i £ ” i fancy waistcoats i R\ ’_ These vary the toilet . 1| A\ /750 most charmingly, and 3\ Ay are not as expensive _ = as might be imagined. Some of the latelyopened silk hose, gsilk gloves and thread lace mitts are delicately perfumed, following the s Parisian fashion of perfuming flowers and choice bonnets and hats. The hair is arranged in various graceful ways both high and low.: ‘Both styles are equally Iz mode. With the former style vex% elegant and effective gem set pins are thrust through the coils of hair, in evening dress alone, however. White of the purest lily tints, and cream of the deepest ‘‘Alderney” shade, are combined on some of the most recherche French toilets andtailor costumes. Buckles, clasps, slides and fancy pins are used freely, both in millinery and in the formation of empire dresses, tea gowns and directoire costumes. . There are twenty-five distinct shades of green in fashion, but all these are strongly rivalled by yellow in nearly as many tones. Evening toilets for debutantes ore of scft Sicilienne silk in vieux rose, golden green, magnolia white and pale opal blue combined with pearl dotted silk crepe lisse. Very many of the bodices for evening wear are cut off round at the waist, or very slightly pointed, the edges covered by a softly-fold-ed sash or ribbon garniture laid on fiat

A COLLECTION OF COLLARS.

TrOMAS Hoop wore a high collar to hide a tumor.

.Ox the necks of the ancients were collars of silver and brass. - : CHARLES DIOKENS, when a young man, wore & black: stock. In later life he assumed the turn-down collar.

Bi NYE says he always sports a “straight-band collar, without any projecting masonry or ornamental facades.’?

TaE early English laymen did not cover their necks. The mailed collar or gorget was introduced during the crusade. A sTRAIGHT white collar, somewhat like that of a few years ago, was introduced into England in 1480 by the Duke of Clarence. ; :

- GRNERAL GRANT wore high and low collars alike. James G. Blaine wears a stand_ing collar. Grover Cleveland wears high ‘ or low, ~ Byrox imported his famous low rolling collar from Belgium. He delighted in exhibiting his white, almost feminine-appear-ing throat. : : it _ 'WASHINGTON wore no collar at all in the last years of his life, The stockor “swathe’ rarely went out visiting. = _Taw poet Whittier affects a cross between 8 high and low col) ar, It may be described oo gl Secmp i R AN AR IO

- SAMUEL CALLED. ‘ International Sunday-School Lesson for July 7, 1889, [Specially arranged from S. S. Quarterly.] LessoN TeExT—l Sam. 3:1-14. GoLDEN TexT—Then Samuel answered, gri%ak, for Thy servant heareth.—l Sam. CENTRAL TRUTE—God calls us to love and serve Him. = TiMe—B. C. 1134, when Samuel was twelve years old. ; Prace—RShiloh, the religious capital of Israel, seventeen miles northwest of Jerusalem. | : CONTEMPORARY ' HISTORY — Samson was born about the same time as .Samuel, and was judge in another part of the country. INTRODUCTION—We now take up our lessons where we left off at the close of 1888. The judges ruled over three hundred years, to the time of Samuel. Now we enter upon a new era in the history of.lsrael. HELPS OVER HARD PLACES—I. Samuel ministered: did- such work as lighting lamps, opening doors, etc. Before Eli: under the direction of the high priest. He seems to have been a personal attendant. Word was precious: i. e., rare. No open vision: no public prophesy, such as had been through Moses and Joshua. 8. Ere the lamp went out: i e., just before morning. Laid dounto sleep: in one of the buildings within the court of the tabernacle, and built around it. Not in the tabernacle itself. 10. 4And the Lord came and stood: in some manifést presence, or vision. Not merely a voice as before. 11. Both the ears tingle: with horror. 12. ANI things which I have spoken: some time before this by a prophet (1 Sam. 2:2734). 18, Made themselves vile: probably better rendered, have cursed themselves: i. e., brought curses upon themselves.—Cook. Eli’s some had blasphemed God and made light of him by their infamous conduct in his very presence. He restrained them mnot: and hence was partly t¢ blame. 14. Shall not be purged: cleansed away, but the punishment would surely come. Gop CarriNng THE YouNg—God is calling every child as he called Samuel. It is an individual call, by name, for “He calleth His own sheep by name.” God calls (1) by His Word; (2) by His own loving attractive character; (3) by what He has done for us in Jesus Christ; (4) by the influences of the Holy Spirit; (5) by .various providences; (6) by conscience; (7) by Sabbaths and religious services; (8) by the invitations and influence of friends; (9) by the living water which satisfies every thirst of the soul; (10) by the attractions of goodness and of Heaven.

LEssoN FActrs—We now return to the Old Testament for our lessons. And a more beautiful story than that of the text it is impossible to find. Let the teacher first tell tﬁzlass about the birth of little Samuel, and” how his mother at a tender age brought him to the temple, there to minister to the Lord. Having made that clear, the way will be open to go on to the story of the lesson. | :

Much is implied in the first verse. The teacher may well try to set before the class the simple duties of the- young lad as he went about his daily task. Among his other duties was the opening and closing of the: doors of the tabernacle each day, and perhaps, also, the lighting of the golden candlestick. Besides this, he was a kind of personal servant of the aged Elli. There was nothing at all romantic about all this, but it was fidelity in small things that opened the way for the larger privileges of which our lesson speaks. At last there came a day which, in the life of this boy, was most marked. :

One day the lad had gone to: his rest as usual in some one of the chambers around the tabernacle. The night had worn away silently, and the morning was approaching. No profane priests or pious worshipers have yet appeared at the tabernacle. All was wrapped in that profound silence which betokens the approach of the dawn. Then, without warning, Samuel heard his name distinctly spoken. *lt is Eli,” he thinks, and with quick obedience he answers the call. ‘I called thee not,” says old Eli; ‘“‘go lie down again.” Perplexed, and perhaps thinking that he had been dreaming, the boy returns to his lowly couch. Again the voice speaks his name and again, thinking that it nfust be his master, he runs, but only to be sent back: A third time this experience is repeated, and then only does it dawn upon Eli’s mird that God is calling the boy. ‘Go lie down,” says the old man, ‘‘and it shall be that if He call thee, thou shalt say: ‘Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth.’’’” For the fourth time God called, and now the lad, instructed, says: ‘‘Speak, Lord, for Thy servant heareth.” Then God tells him what He proposes to do in the family of Eli, and how He will bring judgment upon the house of the high priest for his failure to do what he should have done in the bringing up of his sons. ComMENTS—There are other ways in which God speaks to us, besides in His Holy Word. To every one He has given a conscience, which tells them that it is wicked to do wrong. What is that in our hearts which condemns us when we have told a lie or disobeyed our parents? Itis really the voice of God, just as plain as that which addressed the boy so many years ago in the tabernacle. There is noonein this class who has not had the privilege of hearing the voice of God speaking directly to him. No one will ever be able to say: “I have not had as great privileges as that boy had.” In fact, we must confess that we have, in reality, had higher advantages than he, for the revelation that we have in our hands is far fuller and far more helpful than that which the boy Samuel enjoyed. How: did Samuel act as soon as he understood that it was God who was speaking to him? He said: ‘‘Speak, Lord; for Thy servant heareth.” That was a good way to answer the Lord. By “heareth” he meant not only that he was ready to listén, but to obey as well. That is exactly the attitude that every one should take when God speaks to them, whether it be by the voice of their own conscience or by the written page of His Holy Word. If, in this particular, we are careful to obey what we hear, we shall receive many messages from Him that will gladden our lives and lead us in the way in which we should walk. It is only those who are not willing to obey what they da hear who receive no additicnal message. Revelation is in a measure a progressive thing, and to him that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. Do what you know is the will of God, and you shall learn more and more of His ways, until all that Samuel knew shall be but as adrop in the bucket compared with what you know of the Divine will.—Rev. A. ¥. Schauffler.

CONCERNING CHINESE BRIDES.

Ir a bride breaks the heel of her shoe in going from her father’s to her husband’s house, it is ominous of unhappiness in her new relations. A BRIDE may be brought home while a coffin is in her husband’s house, but not ‘within one hundred days after a coffin is carried out. Domestic troubles are sure to come upon one who is married within a hundred days after a funeral. ; A pieEce of bacon and a parcel of sugar are hung on the back of a bride’s sedan‘chair as a sop to the demons who might molest her while on her journey. ‘“The Three Baneful Ones” are fond of salt and spices, and the ‘White Tiger” likes sweets. " A 61RL who is partaking of the last meal she s to eat in her father’s house previous to her marriage sits at the table with her parents and brothers; but she must eat no. ‘more than half the bowl of rice set before * ;Ixéf,blueahéfdefarme will be followed by gﬁnnﬂ scarcity in the domicile she is A BRipe while putting on her wedding A R A SRR R T ST S S S S M garmenta stands in a round, shallow baset TIE ponduc %ﬁ“ eadinga placid,

2 The Wisest Gift. » 1 bought my wife a velvet sack.” : Thus proudly boasted Mr. Brown, - ** She’ll be, with that upon her bvack, s 5 The best-dressed dame in town.” . But velvet sack or diamond ring : Can bririgno balm to suffering wife. : Fayorite Prescription is the thing : To save her preciops life. The great and sovereign remedy, known the world over, for all female troubles, inflammation, cruel backaches, and internal displacements is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre scription. It is the only guaranteed cure. See guarantee on every bottle-wrapper.

Dr. Pierce’s Pellets—gently laxative or actively cathartic according to dose. 25 cents.

“WHAT is an echo?’? asked the teacher of the infant class. ‘‘lt’s what you hear when you shout,” replied a youngster. “Is it caused by a hill or a hollow?” again asked the teacher. ‘‘Both,”” was the ready reply. ;;Eﬁ)w ”so?” “The hill throws back the oiler. 3 A :

Ere the Farewell is Spoken On the deck of the steamer, or on board the train that is to bear you away from those dear to you, you will, if you are wise, have safely stowed away in your mggage a sufficient supply of that safeguard against illness—Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. Commercial travelers, tourists and pioneer emigrants concur in testifying to the fortifying ‘and saving properties of the great tonic. Use for constipation, biliousness, malarial and kidney complaints and nervousness, :

Two Scorcr worthies were lately criticising the new minister very severely. Said John, the discontented, about the reverex%g gentleman: “Weli, ye see, frae Monday aturday he’s inveesible, and on Sabbath he’s incomprehensible.” :

-THERE was a large audienceat McVicker's last night, and there is every prospect, that The Tempest’? will have aYrosperous run. Itis a performance that will be relished by children as well as by their elders. It is refined and elevating, and aplfeals especially to the best class of ' playgoers.— Chicago Tribune, June 26th.

A MINISTER once began his prayin% after the choir had performed an anthem by saying: “Lord, thou understandest what the choir has said, though we did not. understand a word.” ¢

Oregon, the Parasdise of Farmers, . Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crops. Best fruit, grain, grass, stock country in theworld. Fullinformation free. Address Oregon Immigration Board.Portland,Oregen

A Sax Fraxcisco firm has built the largesy wine cellar in the world. It is capable of hoIdixégOES,OOO,OOO gallons of wine. gts cost was $250,000. |

For 24 years Dobbins’ Electric Soa,g) has been imitated by soap makers, Why? Because it is best of all and has an immense sale. Be sure and get Dobbins’ and take no other. Your grocer has it, or will get it.

THERE are five girls in one of the Humphries families, of Fleming County, Ky., and their names are Arkansas, Louisia.na, Tennessee, Florida and Virginia. o

THE authorities in Holland have decreed that women can not serve on a school board. In Sweden it has been decided that they can. :

.- ALL cases of weak or lame back, backache, rheumatism, will find reliet by wearing one of Carter’s Smart Weed and Belladonna Backache Plasters. Price 25 cents. Try them.

THE slave trade may be accounted extinct in Egypt. Durin%lthe last sixteen months only four slaves have been imported into that country., =

HALF-CURED eruptions will return. Eradicate them with Glenn’s Sulphur Soap. Hill’s Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.

NEVER whisper in company. If what you wish to say can not be spoken aloud, reserve it until another time,

NEVER afpear indifferent when others are talking. Listen politely to every thing,and don’t interrupt.

AXY one can take Carter’s Littie Liver Pills, they are so very small. No trouble to swallow. No pain or griping after taking.

PrcoapiLiies of red and green cloth came into fashion at the ‘close of the fifteenth century. : - et At - THE sumptuary laws of Ricbard IL prohibited collars from being worn. The ?a.w was never enforced. , —_———— v A 10c. sMOkE for s¢c.—‘“Tansill’s Punch.” i —_—————————— : GRAY hair is by universal custom prohibited in Persia and is never seen.

JACOBS Q] TRADE ’\'@% b MARK - (-.‘f"\‘f:.'i"-:': ‘m e THE GREAT _ R E MEDYMPAIN I'g CONQUERS PAIIN, Relieves ana cures HEADACHE, ROEUMATISM, | Tocthache, Sprains, NEURALGIA, | BRUISES, Sclatica, Lumbago. | Burns and ScaldsAt Druggists and Dealers. THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO., Baltimore. Md. A Planters Experience. «My plantation is in a malarial district, where fever and ague prevailed.. I employ 150 hands; frequentlf half of them weresick. I was nearly discouraged when I began the use of The vesult was marvellons. My men became strong and hearty, and 1 have had no furthur trouble. With these pills, I would mot fear to livein any swamp.” E.RIVAL, Bayou Sara, La. -Sold Evergwhere. Office, 44 Murray St., New York. H. CHANNON CO. di . i d' T 1 Binding Twine, M INDING Fisu NeTs FLA’GS. : S Tenrs, Evc. A A 21-26 Market ~ ahadal 3 s CHICACO, lil. K ..Cat.alggue Price List s ent Free. - ¢ > : We are NOT 1n any TRUST. S NAME THIS ACEK every time you write. *

$3 SHOE vt s S CENTLEMEN. B e : : = Best in the world, Examine his = sag BE $5.00 GENUINE HAND-SEWED SHOE. N atE Ty ' $4.00 HAND-SEWED WELT SHOE. - B e $3.50 POLICE AND FARMERS’ SHOE. w-w o 82.50 EXTEA VALUR ,CALF SHOE. < g $2.00 GOOD-WEAR SHOE. TR R .$2.00 and $1.75 BOYS’ SOHOOL SHOES. e W TN All made in Congress, Button and Lace. ' P e W. L. DOUCGCLAS AT $3 & $2 SHOES u{s%. : VO . f b Best mmﬁu.“nest sme;‘o ne: W XWW. L. Douglas’ $3.00 Shoe, shown in eut below, i EA \ A \f\ " made of fine gmlt,on la‘staquyuad‘mmki}& nocth. BN ‘ : NV inside as han -seWﬁd shoes, and m:m.. ‘wax thread HREERTTTN N N\ |to hurt the feet. | very pair y eI 1 A TTMTART WL. DOUGLAS’ name and the price ayﬁ ER y 5y tom of all Shoes advertised him béfore leaving bis. . R GENTLEMENE™ S W oae ko 3‘ es B hout W T “7.( AR name . BT e inferior goods. !&“lw aad Shrh thev are Gl thooe, ot B , "g "oo decelved therchy, Deslers JaRS maiS T &ng BJo f Tan nly have W, L. ;\ﬂ%‘l 8’ name and theprice ~_ SF ;‘% gtamped on the bottom, and you are sure to get full value for your money: = Gif &r Thousands of dollars are saved annually in this country by th SR e N = W. L. DOUGLAS o et o the Kud or b ‘ﬁ%’*“ & o B direct to his factory, ‘ﬁ;:jg’?”*#”w"‘ , and they will bosent 3 ouby g ﬁ?&: > 1 can: *MZ"""?,; m{ﬁ s DOUGLARN SH i’fmx BUTE AN BLALO 8180 iNt o g %*“"‘W“(’fﬁ“‘*’v“‘%“'“ﬁ e ei L R RN TN e XN F, MM L AN F : :

" True Economy It is true economy to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla,. for 100 Doses Omne Dollar” is original with and -true only of this popular medicine. If youwis ioprove this, buy & bottle of Hood’s SBarsaparilia ana measure its contents. You will ind it to hold 100~ teaspoonfuls. Now read the directions, and yom will find that the average dose for persons of differentages is less than a teaspoonful. Thisiscerta n 1y conclusive evidence of the peculiar strength and. economy of Hood’s Sarsapariila. **ltook Hood’s Sarsaparilla for loss of appetite,. dyspepsia, and general languor. Itdid me s vast. ‘amount of good.” J. W._ Wln.lronp, Quincy. 111 A ’ - . Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six forss. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar. FLAGS 400 UL * FOR THE » "R U.S. A BUNTING FLAGS R, on cotors: mounted anvar B e, S ey Nished Spear Head Poles.with C et RN e galvanized metal holders, R AN S, ScTews, and all complete: o, ?i‘f : BATTERY—S 4 in. pole, A gt = 8 feet fing, 50 cents. : Kl R KR OAVALR?—M fn. pole,. AR éi%fglgm}?seﬁ:“'m ; Nt o 4 feet fiag, $l.OO. BPNey el Also larger sizes trom stoEERD M| 36 feet, and from $8.50 to oYy A K 2 #62. Special Flags made i i ‘ 5 , order, wiG e B R Y, . DECORATION BUNTTN 1 O BI.S o Bt "* Al [ [/ Hammocks, Outing Chals, Tents, & - WINDOW SHADES, and Specialtien,. * 63 w.> JOHN HALL, 53 W. 18th St. N.¥. ¥. v 7 i) OTHES \" 'l v 2. FRIEND” [MAKES, oTH EASY c HILD Bl HoRTENS ; sHiLU 2 oh'| ABOR! LESSENSPASNNGER 10 LIFE g 3 DIMINISHES- MOTH R %OKF'MOTHERS”} AND c l LP\ MAILED FREE e . BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. !TLANT gA 3 SOLD BY ALL DRUBGGISTS. . ELECTROTYPES OR STEREOTYPES —OOF— 2 Horses, Gattle, Swine, Poultry 2 : --AND—MISCELLANEOUS CUTS! Cuts of Distinguished Men and Women OF AMERICA AND FOREIGN LANDS. Our assértment o; Cuts is very extensive. Orders promptly and carefully filled. : AN Kev Lose Newseaeen Co, 368-370 Dearbora St CHICARD & Write us for any or everything in the line of Cuts.

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