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Ivory white ottoman ribbon or male
blue, rose or lemon colored velvet rib.
bons are used for these long looped
bows.
Basques of black chenille gauze, lined
with colored silk, are new for wearing
with skirts Of Spanish lace, or of vel.
vet grenadine
Ball fringe for edging the bottoms
OF Kilt skirts or silk or satin, is made of
jet beads over cork, yet is of a sufi-
clent weight to hold the pleats in place.
The checked or irregularly barred
Loulsine silks of soft quality and
evenly twilled are liked for travelling
dresses, and may be had in all the dark
stylish colors
Coll2rettes of lace take the form of
high rufus or of a row of lace turned
down over a ribbon passing around
the neck, finished with two iabots side
by side, giving a square effect.
Colored stockings have given SO
much discomfort to ladies and children
by ''crocking," and are so apt to wash
badly that they are being given up by
many, and ecru Balbriggans are used
instead.
New Paris sunshades are formed
entirely of black lace gathered and
lined with light mauve Surah, the
stick in ebony terminating in a small
ebony hood, which incloses a carved
ivory head.
Both painting and lace on one fan is
a popular method of decoration, the
lace serving as a sort of frame for a
large painted landscape in the center,
Or for two or three medallions placed at
irregular intervals on the face of the
fan.
The white lace overskirt and fichu
of Ge"ssque lace lnafae simple Surah
dresses rich enough for dinner and
evening toilets. The short skirt may
have lace lounces. or heavier silk
fiounces may be notched in VOLTS teeth,
a. the sharp points are called, and
placed in many thick frills.
Hair-dressing is becoming more
elaborate. The fashion of arranging
sthe hair quite on the top on the head
is gaining favor, and the front is parted
on the left side. Twists, coils, loops
and braids are gathered up on the
crown of the head, and fastened there
with long shell-pins or jewelled combs.
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Conscientious Unity.

81 conceived it to be my duty to you
and to the public equaIly,"-wrote
Will Lotion Hargrave, Esq, of the
Wes'eyan Female College, Murfrees-
boro. Y. G., as far back as 1858.-"to
state that in a constant family use of
DR.. Worthington's Diorrheea and
Cholera Medicine, I have found it of
unfailing efficacy. While it is of
priceless value in Diarrh9a, Dysentery
and Cholera Infantum, it is scarcely, if
at all, less efficient in nervous affections
generally, and as an adjunct in Fever
and Ague," Sold for 25 and SO cents a
bottle.
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BeIIs.

"TO whose mind does not the sound
of a bell call up joyful Or frightful as
sociations?" queries a writer in the
New York Sun. while listening to
the ringing of a school bell, what man
OF woman does not return, in magma
ton, to the days of childhood? At
the tolling of a fre-alarm bell, who
does not recolleet stirring and perhaps
tragical scenes? What Irishman is
not filled with awe at the mention of
the four-sided Clog-an-ead-hachta
Phatraic (the bell of Patrick's will 3?
What Russian does not feel proud that
his Czar-Kolokol (the Car belly is the
largest bell in the world? What Lon
doner will not bet all he is worth that
there are no bells in the world like
Bow bells?9 What New Yorker will
not fail to uphold the superiority of
the Trinity chimes What working
man does not take pride ID the old
HZE ~ ~ = EEI@G& #A[E#&F 2H## +
Mechanics bell? What Dutchman
does not know that at Bruges there
are the finest earillons III Europe?
The associationsaroused in the mind
of the student Of history by the sound
of bells are exceedingly Interesting.
| In Egypt. thousands of years ago, the
feast Of Osiris was announced by the
ringing Of hand bells. Aaron and
other Hebrew high priests wore golden
bells attached other vestments. The
priests of Cybele used hand bells in
their rites. The Greeks employed
them in their military camps and
garrisons. BY their tintinnabulum
the Romans announced the hours of
work and Of bathing. But bells are
most intimately connected with the
services of the Christian church. The
passing bell and the V bell are of
Christian origin; and, alasl the horrible
accommodation By bell, book, and
candle also originated with men pro
Tossing the religion Of love. In all
Christendom there can hardly be found
a church without a bell.
The republics Of Novgorod and
Pskov had their silver bells, at whose
sound the sovereign people used to
assemble to discuss state affairs, or
perhap to try their prince or an Arch
bishop. The Novgorodians were
massacred and SWAN in their own
blood when their silver bells were
taken down and carried away by the
Moscow car, and in Pskov all the
men. women and larger children cried,
sobbed, and groaned for aday and q
night on parting with their silver bell,
ivan the Terrible used to order that
the largest bell of Moscow be tolled
when he was about to hang q man OF
Importance, whether q prominent
Boyard or a daring robber.
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Ne,r York Nnrsernnfds.

The babies Of New York have at
tfacted the attention of a correspond
entof the Chicago Inter Ocean, who
writes that the sidewalks in the pre-
eincts Of poverty are Uttered by them,
As will be the case as long as hot W cath
81 lasts, and that there is about as
much iuyenility out of doors in Those
more fashionable quarters where tene-
ments are called flats. The creespers
and toddlers here are attended by
narsemaids, neat in their white caps
and aprons, idle except for the light
duties Of keeping their little charges
clean and safe, and altogether the, best
placed among servants. "Just think
uf i" said q keeper of an emplo yment
bureau. sThese ~nurseniaids get from
EsR TO twenty dollars a month. the ay-
erae being about fourteen dollars.
Not so much skill is required of them
q Of the commonest cook or lhundress,
eheir work is very light. they are put
INTO the best sleeping rooms in order
y be With the youngsters at night, and
~ Day they lounge in the parks. TAX
lng their board into account, they get
q good IS a dollar to a dollar and q
hslf 4 day. That is as much as the
average wages of salesgirls in the
stures. and considerably above the earn
tnBs Of the Woodworking girls in the
sigar, clothing, flower and other facto-
faas You'd suppose that such places
would be sought after; and SO they
are, but entirely by foreign-born girls.
The nursemaids are Swedish, French,
German, Irish-everything but Amer
isan Girls born in the city seem to
inherit pride from the soil. They viii
hot Bo i to.menial service, especially q
branch of II which requires them 70
HsaF anything like i livery.
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Trained to Hasasf Game.

In Florida the writer had an ac-
qualntance-an ancient fisherman, not
o sprightly withal-who possessed
two tame pelicans that he had brought
up from the nest. AS catching bait
was somewhat of a laborious task, the
old man frequently attached a leather
strap about the birds necks, and they
invariably came back with pouches dis
tended with fish that they were unable
to swallow and would not give up, and
that were Wrested from them by their
owner. who, be it said to his credit, ale
ways gave the birds a fair share Of the
snappers and b~arracondas caught with
the bait of their collecting.
In former years, to a considerable
extent, the otter was used to fish, the
animals being trained when cubs, and
trained at first with leather fishes, SO
tina they would fetch like a dog.
Though not used exactly in hunting
live game, a large lizard found in the
Nile country has been put to a curious
use. The animal is extremely power
tul, using its claws to great advantage,
and a band of robbers being aware of
this and having no ladder wherewith
to reach the lattice of a second story
window, secured a large one. The
great lizard was placed against the
rough wall, head toward the desired
spot, and instantly it began crawling
up, eventually hauling the robbers
safely up, who were clinging to his
tail. A very good story, if not true,
and perhaps possible, as these large liz
yards have been known to drown large
animals in crossing the Nile.
In England-and too often in this
country-the ferret is often used in
hunting the rabbit, while the. expert
rat-catchers of this country value them
as important adjuncts in their mysteri-
u business. In the Caribbean sea
some of the fishermen use a fish, the
remora, in the capture of turtles. The
fish is the well known attendant Upon
the shark, having a disc-likes sucker
upon it's head, with which it cings to
large fishes. The extent to which
this labor-saving arrangement is used
is shown in the fact that the upper
side of the fish, that n others is gener-
ally dark. is light, and the under side,
dark. So powerful is the sucker that
fifteen or twenty pounds can be lifted
by taking the fish by the tail, and by
playing in the water a large turtle can
be caught. The fishermen take the re-
moras out in a tub of water in their
boats, and have a leather strap attach
ed to a long line that is fitted about
the 6sh's tail. At the approach of a
turtle the fish is tossed over, and re-
membering its old friend, or instinct
lively, it attaches itself, and so the rep
tile, often towing the boat, is gradually
brought alongside aud subdued, and
the remora placed in the tub to. await
a second appearance, The remoras
attain a length Of a foot and a half,
and attend sharks and turtles, and
have also been seen about a large por-
gie.--N. Y. EUening Post. 60
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HOW THEY LIVE.
some Interesting Facts About English
Farm Laborers.

Farm LabOrers.
A correspondent of the Hartford
Times gives in a recent letter some
facts in regard to. wages, etc. Most of
the land in England, he says, is farmed
by renters, who pay from IS to $40 per
acre. When land commanding this
rent changes hands, which is very sell
dom, it brings from $3.50 to 1926 an
acre. Horses used in teamwork are
usually of a massive build, SO common
in this country, and rang: in prices
from 5000 to $400. A good mich cow
with calf is worth $50. Farm labor
ers carr from 1926 to 81 a week, and
frequently have large families to sup
port out of this pittance. During har-
vest, which lasts from a month to six
weeks, the farmer contracts with his
hands to work for him during the
whole time, putting in about eighteen
hours of hard labor a day for $25, with
Sc extra for beer. At this period the
weekly wage is, Of course, suspended.
The marvel is that these farm laborers
are able, on their small income, to keep
up such a good appearance. The man
has a good suit of black in which to go
to church on Sundays, and his wife
sits by his side, attired with equal neat
ness and comfort, and they both, with
their children also, present a tidy and
wellcared-for look as you see them on
the streets during the week. Their
dwellings, viewed from the outside,
are suggestive of anything but poverty
or distress. They are of humble di-
mansions, to be sure, but the windows,
shaded by imitation lace curtains, as
many of them are, and lit up by flower
ing plants, present a really beautiful
appearance, and whet the appetite for
an inside view. Within you find
almost Invariably cleanliness and
good cheer, and. what is still better,
an a~ll-pervading home feeling. The
house looks all over a though it were
occupied by those who felt it privi-
leee to live there and were bent on
making the place something beyond
q mere shelter That this class make
their small earnings serve them SO
well is owing to several reasons.
Rents are very low, these tasteful
dwellings, costing them, with a small
garden attached, from us to $40 a
year. Clothing, too, costs less than
one-half it does in America, and is
more durable. The schooling Of the
children amounts to scarcely any
thing. For the first child four cents
q week must be paid; for the second.
two cents; for the third, two cents;
and all the other little ones, even il
there should be q score, go to school
free. In return for this sum the
children get a fair education and
have all the necessary books found
for them. The farm laborers suffer
the most in the matter of eating.
They get enough, such as it is. but it
is of a kind at which the poorest in
our land would deem it a virtue to
turn up their noses in contempt. For
breakfast and tea the bill of fare Is
bread and dripping, the latter q cheap
substitute for butter. For dinner q
vegetable pudding is usually the order.
and I am credibly informed that il
these people get q little fat bacon
two or three times q week, they con-
slider they are living on the fat Of
the land.
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rzDIEg


q. Wills says that by Persian la
M on all important occasions as at
sntartainments, weddings, etc.-is
ss1ally much painted, save by young
,.dies in the heyday of beauty. The
eoIor is very freely applied, the cheeks
a.ino reddled as is a clown, and the
nock smeared with white, while the
avalasbes are marked round with kohl
fblack antimony). Sham moles OR
stars are painted on the chin and
check. Even spangles are stuck at
Zines an the chin or forehead.
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NOW WE'LL AND sTRONG.v

SHIPMAN, Illinois.
DR.. R. Y. P1reoE, Buffalo, N. Y: Dear Si
Il wish to state that my daughter, aged IS
was pronounced incurable and was fast fail
ing as the doctors thought, with consump
ton. I obtained a half dozen bottles O
your Golden Medical Discovery" for he
and she commenced improving at once, ant
is now we'll and strong.
Very truly yours,
Rev, ISAAC N. AUGUSTIN
Discovery" sold by druggists.
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Mrs. J. G. HENDERSON, of Cleveland,
Ohio, writes. "The use of two of Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets a day, for a few
weeks, has entirely cured me of sick-head-
ache, from which formerly suffered terribly,
Of all druggists.
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We Advise It.

IF your hair is thin and falling out, If you
are becoming prematurely bald, if your hair
is dry and sickly, use Carboline, the great
natural Hair Restorer. One dollar q o.tle.
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Young and middIe-aged men, suffering
from nervous debility and kindred affections,
as loss of memory and hypochondria,
should inclose three stamps for Part VII oil
Worlds Dispensary Dime Series of pamph-
let's. Address WoRLD's DIsRENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
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SPARTA, Tenn.-Dr. W. B. Cummings says:
81 am strongly convinced of the etlcacy OF
Browns from Bitters, and recommend them."
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This elegant preparation has been on sale
since 1868, and is recommended for loss Of
appetite and general debility. Removes all
unpleasant feelings after eating. Druggists
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If you are really determined to expand
your chest the best way ia do it is to carry q
larger heart.
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When a young man wants to protect a
young lady he naturally puts his armor
round her.
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Rough on Rats Clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bedbugs, flies, ants, moles, chip.
munks. gophers, 15c.
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Life on the ocean wave''- fish.

The most comfortable bootin town is that
with Lyons Patent Metallic Heel Stiffeners.
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PHYSICIANS IND0RsE HEARTILY.
have found Kidney Wei to work ike a charm,
doing az .@at rs ,i c.aI"'sa Eor i. After using it seyer.l
It hearttEgB; II has Gone better tfan any remedy 1 ever
used.n.R; CLARK, MD. South Hero, VT.
DANGEROUS KIDNEY DISEASE.
dMtseasing my kidney. ne oeGsors failed, but Il insy-
my kidney troubles had lasted for eight years. I
often passed blood. kidn sy- Mort cured me. '-M1cHAEL
KIDNEY DISEASE AND RHEUMATISM.
bridge Malcolm. Of West Beth. Ne. W yns siyen up
Kidney Wort has entirely cured all three Of ~"
cured 80. M. BOWS. Of DSebold Safe Co, Is Canal
CURED AFTER 20 YEARS.
81 devoutly thank God that I found ont the virtues It
Kidney-W Wort" writes C. P. Brown, OF Westport, NY.
1T has cured me of a 20 years case of terrible kidney
KIDNEYS, LIVER AND CONSTIPATION.
The most satisfactory results" writes jas ! +;
troubles and constipation, have followed from the use
of Kidney-Wort, by members of nv family"
Kidney Troubles and Rheumatism.
matism and kidney troubles FOR 30 years. Many doctsrs
s and 1 9pnnShf my re e. S E Ss dd e me n9 soSSd idne aS Vt ort 6s:
s snfi, ~ cured ne" So writes EIbridge Malcolm. Vest
0A'n' mo- LIVER DISORDER.
''Please tell my bro: soldiers. and the public, toe"
ffP eB,s g Z q p Bowen ssd Of n d5sn saa f H., : thGO9 Hshs sse KID ID:
ElDlA1 "1A
ney Wort cured my liver disorders, which ia mad Tor ~
~ RHEUMATISM.
81 have tried a great number, - truly remarks Mr.. W.
N, Crosse, of Scranton, Penn, under date OF DEG: IL,
1882, "but there is no other remedy like kidneysWors
for curing rheumatism and diseased Kidneys"
INFLAMMATION OF BLADDER.
''Chronic Inflammation of the bladder, two years
duration, was my wife's complaint, " writes De- Nd.
Summerlin of Sun Hill. Ga. Her urine often con-
tanned mucous, pus, and was sometimes bloody. Physi-
cans prescriptions-my own included-and domestic
remedies only palliated her pains. k1dney-Wort, how
ever, has entirely cured To-"
INTERNAL PILES.
81 had internal piles for several years, ~ said J. B.
Meyer, of Myerstown, Penn. Nothing helped me
except Kidney Wort. II cured me-"
LADIES' TROUBLES.
Respect the confidence repossd in you by ladies. 1T
has helped me in intricate Diseases !" writes Mrs. ANNE
Rockbald, Of Jarrettsville, Md. This lady correspond
emit wrote us about Kidney ort's curative effects.
RHEUMATISM.
''Nothing else would" tersely says Justice J. g.
my three years rheumatism"
DYSPEPSIA.
Our correspondent, Mr.. Josiah Kenney, Of LandiBburg,
Pa, says: Kidney Wort cured my dyspepsia. i had
it in its worst forns, too"
A WILLING OATH.
.T will strear by Kidney Wort all the time" writes
Mr.. j. R. Kaufman, Lancaster, Penn. (Alliss patrons
do the same, Mr.. k.)
DELICATE COMPLAINTS.
Another lady, Mrs. j. B. CLARK, Antics City. Las
writes us: Kidney. Wort has cured me of habitual
constipation. pain in the side, as well as some other
delicate complaints"
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The button holes of Chrolithion collars
and cuffs are made so they will not tear out
Like other kinds.
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After all, there is something frst-class
about the graduates of a school.
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Some peoples feet go TO sleep once in a
while. and other peoples heads have never
walked up.
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s~tCheerfulness is the daughter of employ
ment." Then discomfort must be its moth
er-in-IaW.
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LEw1svr11E, Ind.-Rev. J. 8. Cain says: II
used Browns Iron Bitters for nervous pros
tration and found it entirely satisfactory"
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skinny MEN.

While her mother was taking a fly out of
the butter, little Daisy asked: lis that a but
terfy, mammal"
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Kissing by telephone is justifiable when
n of the contracting part les has been
| eating onions.
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A full feeling after meals, dyspepsia a, heart
burn AMI general ill-health relieved by
Browns Iron Bitters.
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The man with the biggest bible in his win
dow isnot always the safest person to give
orodsf IN
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For Thick Heads.

Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions--Wells
MayApplePills- ambitious, cathartic. 1025c'
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Wells Health Remover restores health,
vigor, cures Dyspepsia. Impotence, Sexual
Debility. 81.
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Words are but leaves--acts are the fruit.

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF spir-
its and general debility in their various forms
also as a preventive against fever and ague and
other intermittent fevers, the "Ferro-Phosphor-
,ted Elixir of Calisaya," made by Caswell.
Hazard & Co., New York, and sold by all Drug
Eists, is the best tonic and for patients recover
ng from fever or other sickness it has no equal.
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"Alligator skin BELTS" made Of pig hide,
are much worm.
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A relic hunter---A fellow e~ndeavoring to
capture a widow.
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Ladies' dinners, whether ladies like then
or not, are the latest fashion.
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The FrazerAxle Grease.

Acorn blossoms are two weeks tardy de-
noting a late fall.
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An unhappy marriage is like an electric
macbine---it makes n dance, but You can't
let 90.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-08-18

You would use ST. Patrick's Selve If you
knew the good it would do you.
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The FFaZefAXIe OFeHse'
Is the best in the market. 1t is the most
economical and cheapest, on box lasting as
long as two of any other. One greasing will
| asst two weeks. It received first premium at
the Centennial and Paris Expositions, also
medals at various State Fairs. Buy no other.
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sICK-HEADACHE.

''Tales of a wayside inn"---cocktails.
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BIN u 81
THE
7

THE SPECIFIC o KIDNEY DISEASES. Liver
CONSTIPATION, PILES.
FEMALE WEAKNESSES AND
RHEUMATISM.
Delta chief., 1883-05-23
I'm ma Ons.
Nh I'm OnS.
STATE OF COLORADO
Delta County. ~"
John J. Barker, complainant

'a4
Delta County.
John J. Barker, complainant,
Carrie Barker, respondent 4,
In the Honorable the County Court of Delta
County, State OF Colorado June Term thereof,
1888.
To Carrie Barker defendant above named
You are hereby required and commanded to be
and appear and make answer or demur to nn ac-
tion commenced against you In said court by the
above named complainant within ten days from
service of this summons If served you In this
county, and within twenty days If served on you
out Of this county but within this, the Seventh
Judicial District; otherwise within forty days nf
ter service on you OF this summons and IT you
fail to appear and answer as above required, the
said ompainnnt will have your default entered
and will apply to the court for the relief demand.
cd in the complaint.
The said suit Is brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in said court to dissolve
the bonds of matrimony between you and com.
planant, and for the care, nurture, education and
control OF the infant child John Barker, and for
such othcrand further rclief as the case may seem
to demand
Given under my hand and private seal, hnving
no public seal of said court. this sth dny of May
1885 y. l.. KELLOGG. Clerk.
W. r. KEETHLY, Solicitor for complainant.
To the defendant above named:
You are hereby notified that the complaint In
the above entitled suit was filed In this court on
the sth day OF May. 1888, and summons Issued on
same day, and that unless you appear and answer
within the time required Judgment will be taken
against you according to the prayer of complain
ant f. H. KELLOGG Clerk.