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Mohammedans Are Not Sayages.

"The Mohammedans, or, as we call
them, 'Moohummedans, are as distinct
in appearance from the Eindoos as they
are in religion" says returned mission
ary. physically they are much larger
and according to western ideals hand
somer race. In the north, toward the
hills, many of them are six feet tall,
straight and digni6ed in bearing. They
are not nearly 50 chaste people as the
Hindoos, their religion holding up to
them different ideals. Many both of the
Mohammedans and Hindoos are refined,
cultured and educated. All are civilized
and not the savages or barbarians find
so many people here think them.
"You hear much of the poverty of In
dia. 1t is true. Sixty per cent. of the
population never has quite enough to eat.
Yet Ihave never seen in India the pinch
ing, degrading poverty have seen in
London and New York. The people Of
India are poor because the population is
so dense, the methods of production so
inadequate, partly due to the existence
of caste and because the taxes are so enor-
nous. But with all this poverty the
mass Of the people find it relatively about
as easy to make living as people in
Europe or America. Of course, on the
average, they do not live as we'll. But
quite as dark picture of life in America
or England can be written-indeed, has
been written-as any that can be writ
ten of India. The difference is that our
own experience and observation relieves
the melancholy of the picture. - Chicago
Mf1ra
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Ueat and Growth Of the Hair.

1t is generally understood that the hair
and nails grow faster in hot weather than
in cold, but perhaps few are aware that
any temperature can impart SO great q
stimulus to the growth as Colonel Pejc-
valsky, the Russian traveller, says the
Central Asian heat did during his jour
ney in those regions in the summer of
1889. In June, the ground and the air
became excessively hot, so great, indeed,
as to render travel in the daytime impos-
sible. Within a fortnight after this op:.
pressive weather began it was noticed
that the hair aud boards of all the party
were growing with astonishing rspidity'
and, strangest of all. some youthful Cos
sacks, whose faces were perfectly smooth,
iJssic developed respectable boards within t. the
short period of twenty days.-Bro0kly'
Citizen.
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Starving to Death.

For the first two days through which
4 strong and healthy man is doomed to
Exist upon nothing his sufferings are,
perhaps, more acute than in the remain
tng stages; he feels an inordinate, un-
,peakable craving at the stomach night
and day. The mind runs upon beef and
other substances. but still in great
measure the body retains its strength.
On the third and fourth days, but es-
occially on the fourth, this incessant
craving gives place to a sinking and
weakness of the stomach, accompanied by
aausea. The unfortunate sufferer still
desires food, but with loss Of strength
he loses that eager craving which is felt
In the earlier stages. Should ne chance
to obtain a morsel or two of food he
swallows it with wolfsh avidity, but five
minutes afterward his sufferings are more
intense than ever. He feels as if he had
swallowed q live lobster, which is claw
ing and feeding upon the very foundation
of his existence.
On the fifth day his cheeks suddeply
appear hollow and sunken, his body at
tenuated; his color is ashy pale and his
eyes wild, CLASSY and cannibal like. The
different parts of the system now wal
with each other. The stomach calls upor
the legs to 90 in quest OF food; the legs,
from weakness, refuse.
The sixth day brings with it increased
suffering, although the pangs of hunger
are lost in an ovcrpowering languor ane
sickness. The head becomes giddy; tht
ghosts of we'll remembered dinners pas
in hideous procession through the mind
The seventh day comes, bringing in
creased lassitude and further prostratlor
of strength. The arms hang lifelessly
the legs drag heavily; the desire for food
is still left to degree, but it must b.
brought, not sought.
The miserable remnant OF life whlcf
still hangs to the sufferer is burden al
most too gricvous to be borne, yet thli
inherent love of existence induces de
sire still to preserve it if it can be savec
without tax on bodily exertion. Th'
mind wanders. At one moment he thinks
his wearied limbs cannot sustain him
mile; the next he is endowed with natu
raj st tyength,. and if there be certainty o
relief before him dashes bravely ant
strongly forward, wondering whence pro
ceeds his new and sudden impulse
Yankee Blade.
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JEWELS A FEATURE OF FASHIONS.

Something akin to the luxury of the
Orient is at the present day displayed in
the fashionable woman's toilet for even
ing wear. Not content with the blaze of
countless jewels, her very gown is draped
with diaphanous fabrics incrusted with
imitation brilliants, pearls, turquoises,
isapphires, amethysts and the Like.
: Elsie Bee tells in the Jewelers' Circular
that the dress trimmings this season ore
triumphs in the art of combining needle
work with jewels. These are wonderful
and difficult to describe. On satin or
velvet grounds are flowers of motifs
worked in relief aad varied with what
the French term cabochons, these cabo-
chons being imitation gems and semi
precious stones, uncut. Jewels are in
deed marked feature of present fashions;
many of the net trimmings display to-
jpazes, amethysts, turquoises, imitation
emeralds, opals-ln a word, all kinds of
gems intermixed with gold. Now that
It is the correct style to decorate ball
and full dress gowns with embroidery
and laces enriched by jewels, percept-
.ible increase is noted in the demand for
small but choice colo-ed imitation and
semi-precious stones, as we'll as tiny rare
gems. When it comes to ornaments for
the hair, no gem is considered too rare
or workmanship too finely wrought.
Jewellers appreciating this fact expend q
large amount of ingenuity in producing
novelties in this line.
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REAL AMAZONS,

Woman's right to bare arms is undis-
puted. Her desire to bear arms Ond to
shoulder her gun and go soldering to
war with men is not of frequent occur
renee, however. We read of Amazons,
but do not often sec them, except those
of the impossible sort who are dreams of
LONELINESS in Amazon marches on the
burlesque stage. The recent disturb
ances in Central America have brought
to the front class of patriotic women
ready and willing to fight for their rights
as men fight, and they are the women
who should have all the rights men have
lin selecting officials, holding Office, or in
the management of their government.
The following tribute to Salvadorian
Amazons has been translated from o re-
cent number of Ell Aeasaiero de Saluador:
;"Among the numerous army of veterans
which came to this capital on Sunday,
I'VE observed several women, who, saoul-
dering their guns, with belts girded to
their loins, marched, keeping time to
the drums, and showing by their bearing
and demeanor as much discipline as the
;be It soldier. It cannot be denied that
Salvador, as far as the defense and
preservation of its nights is concerned,
stands among the first nations of America
since frail woman, thoug b strong in
these cases, volunteer willingly to 60 in
to the battlefield, not only to be of use
in lending succor to her wounded hus-
band or son, who fight for their rights,
but also to her country, by shoulderlng a
rifle and firing on the enemy cartridges,
which by nature she would fear even to
touch. There, we say, must exist great
love of country, profound patriotism and
great zeal for their liberty and independ-
ence for their fatherland."
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ONE PROBATION.

A little while ago we were not in the
world; a little while hence we shall be here
no longer. Lincoln, Sumner, Seward, Long
fellow, Emerson, Beecher, Cough, Phillips,
Grant, Davis, have gone, and we are going.
Mans life means tender teens, teachable
twenties, tireess thirties, fiery fortics, force
ful fifties, serious sixties, sacred seventies,
aching eighties, shortening breath, death,
the sod. God! If you please, agnosticism
cannot deny these propositions, and what
follows from them2 Money may be mighty,
but it is not almighty. Power, fame, posi-
ton may be mighty, but they are not al
mighty. We 60 hence soon; we 60 never
to return.
We live but once, and there is no salvation
for the impenilent, and character tends to
final permanence. There is no dispute about
these matters. Say what you will of the uh.
scriptual and unscientifc hypothesis that 1t
may sometimes and somehow be safe for
some men to die In their sins, you do not
mean to die 30. You do not think that your
neighbors are safe In doing so: hold that
YOU cannot wrench out Of this holy Word,
taken as q whole, the resonant doctrine that
it is never safe for any zane human being
possessed Of the light of conscience to die In
bis sins.-[Joseph Cook, in "National Needs
and Remedies"
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A Boiling Lake.

There is lake of boiling water in the
Island Of Dominica, lying in the mountains
behind Roseau, and in the valleys sur
rounding it are many solataras, or volcanic
sulphur vents. In fact the boiling lake
is little better than a crater filled with
scalding water constantly fed by mount"
ain streams, and through which the
pentup gases find vent and are rejected.
The temperature of the water on the
margin of the lake ranges from $50 de-
grees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In the
middle, exactly over the gas vents, it is
believed to be about 800 degrees. Where
this action takes place, the water is said
to rise two, three, or even four feet above
the general surface level of the lake, the
conc often dividing so that the orihces
through which the gas escapes are legion
in number.
This violent disturbance over the gas
lets causes violent action over the whole
surface of the lake, and though the cones
appear to be special vents, the sulphur
Gus vapors rise with equal density over
its whole surface. Contrary to what one
would suppose, there seems to be in no
case violent action Of the escaping gases,
such as explosions OF detonations.
The water is of dark gray color, and
having been boiled over and ever fol-
thousand of years, has become thick and
Shiny with sulphur. As the inlets to the
lake are rapidly closing it is believed
that it will assume the character Of a gey
ser or sulphurous crater.-Ne~ York Jour-
nal.
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YOUR MONEY, OR YOUR LIFE!

This question is "'pert" one, but we
mea, It. Will you sacrifice few paltry
dollars, and save your lifeP or will you
allow your blood to become tainted, and
your system rundown, until, finally, you
are laid away in the grave? Better be
In time, and "hold up" your hands for
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
a guaranteed remedy for all scrofulous
and other blood-taints, from whatever
cause arising. 1t cures all Skin and
Scalp Diseases, Ulcers, Sores, Swellings
and kindred ailments. 1t Is power
fully tonic as well as Alternative, or
blood-cleansing, in its effects, hence 1t
strengthens the system and restores
vitality, thereby dispelling all those
languid, "tired feelings" experienced
by the debilitated. Especially has 1t
manifested its potency in curing letter,
Salt-rheum, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils,
Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Goitre, or Thick
Neck, and Enlarged Glands. Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Max
ers, No. 6e3 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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A Great Dam Built by Convicts.

The great dam across Alcyon River,
inst above Folsom Prison, in California,
has been completed. The work has con-
sumed two years, and was done almost
wholly by convicts. The completion OF
this work marks an important era in tie
industrial progress of Sacramento. The
enormous water power that will be ut,l-
lied will generate electricity that can be
transmitted for power and lighting pur'
noses to Sacramento, and revolution in
manufacturing methods will follow
Neso York Tribune
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Guinea-Pigs.

The Secretary of the selborn Society,
of England, an association OF lovers OF
wild nature, has lately written an ac-
count of the guinea-pig. This creature,
the writer says, stands absolutely alone,
from one point of view. Do what you
will, it is impossible to make friend OF
him.
Titrnice, robbins, squirrels, wild ducks,
cuckoos, even rats and mice have been
found amenable to kindness. Even
Roman snails, Egyptian beetles and but
terflies have been taught to recognize
their masters and show friendly inter
est in them; and the snake has his likes
and dislikes, his sympathies and MS
| hatrcds.
A common field snake grew so tond OF
the writer of the article referred to-a
| lady-that it would glide in through the
window of her drawing-room, coil itself
around her dress, and, so far from OBJ
iectinc to be stroked and handled,
would, each time that it was taken OUT
and placed on the lawn. return TO the
drawing-room and submit to the same
! operation.
It was far otherwise with Fluff, the
guiuea-pig. He was simply stuPidl5
harmless. 1.-THE guinea-pig," this frlend
of all animals writes, "is the only instance
of an animal I have ever known tha'
seemed to be literally without single
habit, apparently without affection, with
out temper good or bad, and with nc
wishes or desires except to be let alone
to doze away his aimless life" :.
The guinea-pig is an absurd little AMI,
NAL for number of reasons, and one Of
the most remarkable absurdities abou
him is his name. He is not pig OF any
kind, nor any relation to the pig, and NJ
has nothing to do with Guinea. he Is
kind of rat land his native home is soutf
America.
Why he sht uld have been called a
"pig" no one knows, unless it was on ac
count of the slight grunting noise tha'
he makes; and the word "guinea" in hl'
case NAV be a corruption of Guiana,
where the animal has sometimes beer
found, though it was first brought from
Brazil.
His real name is the "cavy," and by
that he should be called. In his wild
state he is quite differently colored from
the domesticated animal, and lacks the
spotting of white, black and tawny color
which the tanned cavy often has.
1t used to be commonly supposed thai
the guinea-pig drove away ordinary rats
or either caused them to 60 away on &C
count of their extreme dislike OF him
but even this negative merit is denied t:
the Door little animal. No one, however
is able to deny his gentleness and sub
missiyeness.-Youth's Companion.
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THE STATUS OF WIDOWS.

!; Widows, as q privileged class, are
known only in Europe and America. In
Asia they have hard time of it. Among
the Hindoos every misfortune is supposed
to be the consequence of misdeeds in a
former state of existence, and as the
loss of o husband is a great misfortune
it is supposed by both the sufferer and
the public that the wife has done some
thing to deserve the punishment.
! Her friends and relatives proceed to
further the designs of Providence by
adding to her woe every possible indig-
nifty. Her head is shaved, she is allowed
only the poorest food and clothes, and is
forced to devote her time to menial
services. Even when a sufficient prop
ierty in her own right rescues her from
some of these discomforts, the disgrace
and obloquy attaching to her position
make her lot almost unbearable-Ratt
tFseld's Washington.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
CONSOLATION.


Pale grief came in and dwelt with me,
said, "Unbidden guest, thou art
Not welcomed" said she, "Verily
Thou and will never part
NV head was bowed with weight OF woe,
My heart was trembling with its fears,
could not see the way to 20,
So blinded were my eyes with tears.
And everything seemed mocking me,
The golden glory of the sun;
And singing bird and humming bee,
/ wished the weary day were done.
When evening shades did softly fall,
sat within my lonely room,
And seemed to hear dear voice call
Gently to me through the gloom.
Grief fled away, cen as to me,
The message came that solace brought
All sorrow banished utterly,
For diviner strain caught.
1t sweetly said: "Heart be Of cheer,
In Paradise above the blue,
Where love perfected casts out fear,
wait for you, wait for you.'
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TIE WORD OF GOD.

This Book contains-the mind Of God. the
state Of man, the way OF salvation, the doom
of impenltent sinners, the happiness Of be-
levers. It's doctrines are holy; its prccepts
are binding, its histories are true, and Its
decisions are immutable.
Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe,
and practice it to be holy. 1t contains light
to direct. food to support, and comfort to
cheer. 1t is the travellers lamp, the p plI-
grim's staff. the pilots compass, the sol-
dier's sword, and the Christians charter.
Here paradise is restored, heaven opened
and the gates Of hell disclosed.
Christ is its grand subject; our good its
design, and the glory Of God its end. It
should fill the memory. rule the heart, and
guide the feet. Read It slowly, frequently,
prayerfully. 1t is mine Of wealth, para
disc Of glory, and river Of pleasure. II is
given for you In life, will be opened at the
Judgment, and be remembered for ever: 1t
involves the greatest responsibility. will re-
ward the greatest labor, and will condemn
all who trifle with its sacred contents.
Reader, have you done justice to the BibleF
-TWord and Way.
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OF course nopouy Is justified in com,

OF course nopoay Is justified in com
mitting suicide, especially asit is not al
all likely that he betters matters any
But if anybody could be excused fol
thinking seriously of the matter il
would be J. L. Cody, Of Florida, who
put himself out of the world short
time since. At the coroner's inquest il
was shown that Cody had for some
years been staggering along under q
combined load of intemperate habits,
domestic troubles and fear OF prose
eution by the courts.
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
pIIcv "a NOT GOOD FORM.

BLACK IS NOT GOOD FORM.
For some years an entire black evening
costume has been allowable for unmarried
women. This innovation has always been
frowned upon by the conservative. And
by their quiet opposition black is again
considered bad form for young girls. TO
certain complexions it is wonderfully be-
coming, but these fair maidens will nave
to confne themselves to light shades for
their evening gowns if they desire to be
considered fashionable. And who is the
woman who does not prefer to be stylish.
" dressed to being becomingly dresseds
-Neu York World.
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IEWELEp HAIRPNS.

There are great many jeweled hair
pins worn at present by fashionable wo-
men. They are generally of light shell,
mounted with gems, unless they are in
tended for blonde, when bright gold
hairpin may be selected. The favorite
stones for these pins ore diamonds, which
are set in fambeau, f1eur-de-lis, sun, star
and other forms in platinum. rather than
In gold, in order to enhance their bril-
tiancy. Pearls and moonstones are used
with fine effect in these pins, but other
Jewels are apt to be lost sight of unless
they are surrounded or set IN diamonds.
A simple jeweled hairpin may be pur-
chased for $40, but an ornament on this
kind, set with fine diamonds, will cost
from $25 to S200.-Neso York Tribune.
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Hard Work to Fell Mahogany Trees.

To fell large mahogany tree is one
days task for two men. On account Of
the wide spurs which project from the
trunk ut it's base, scafolds have to be
erected and the tree cut eff above the
spurs, which leaves a stump from ten
to fifteen feet high-a waste Of the very
best wood.
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AN UNIQUE APRON.

An apron exhibited by Mrs. Laura C.
Holmes, and designed and executed by
Mrs. Florence G. Tompkins and Miss
Matte Cooney, took prize in the Ma
tional Apron Bazar, at Kansas City, the
other day. The apron was made to rep
resent Louisiana, and very ingeniously
combined six products of the State. The
body of the apron was of raw cotton
batting, with bunch of sugar cane
painted in the left corner, while on the
fright corner, rice, glued to the apron, ,ap-
peared to be tumbling from a pocket
made of the red Towering leaf of the
banana tree. Moss outlined the left
edge, and orange peel, cut diamond
shape, was sewed about the bottom and
IMP the right side. A belt, plated OF
ilatania, completed this really artistic
and unique specimen of the handiwork
of New Orleans ladies.-Nep Orleans
;Picdyune.
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The forests OF Russia are stated to
cover the enormous area of 494 ,22S, OO(
acres.
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Those who use Dobbins's Electric Soap each
week land their nam: Is leg0), save theii
clothes and strength, and let the Aodp do tht
Monday sure. Ask your grocer for it.
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FASHION NOTES.

: Persian lamb is favorite material for
trimming.
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A DROP Of pc permint oil makes twenty-five
drops Of the essence :ed for domestic pur'
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MORTGAGES on Kansas City property, interest
parable every six months; principal and inter.
estcollected when due and remitted without
expense to lender. For sale by J. h. Bauerlelo
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less in effect, quick and positive in action.
Sent prepaid on receipt Of 81 per bottle.
Adeler u Co. So Wyand otte st.. Kansas City, Mo
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Money invested in choice one hundred dol:
lar building lots in suburbs OF Kansas City will
pay from five hundred to one thousand per
cent. the next few years under our plan. 10
cash and s. per month wit bout interest con-
trolsa desirablelot. Particulars on application.
q. H. Bauerein 6s Co.. Kansas City, Mo.
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FITS stopped fres By Da. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER No fits after first days use.
Maryelousc lures. Treatise an s.: trial bottle
free Dr. Kline. 8l Arch st., Phila, Pa