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the medium of food. When you 60 to
feed him, make a curious squeal5ing
sound like a rat squealing, produced
by pressing the tongue against the
side of the teeth and strongly sucking
the air through the interstices. ANY
boy viii give you a lcssonl Do this
whenever he is fed so as to impress
upon the mind that the sound is con
nected with food, and half the train
ing IS done. Then begin TO handle
him. Make mp your mind to the fact
that when you put your hand down he
win think Il is something to eat, and
viii raise up to nose" it, and that if
You draw the hand away in a sudden
manner he win be quicker than you,
and viii seize it. giving you a pretty
bad bite; but that if you keep the hand
moving steadily and fairly quickly
down. in a fearless manner, the ferret
viii find out his mistake and will not
bite.
Having progressed so far, take the
ferret out in the open, and take him
hungry, 50 that when you make the
cali he will be keen TO come to you,
when he must be rewarded with a
piece Of meat or liver, but not enough
to feed him, just a tiny piece. Ii he
does this well, advance him 10 the
hedgerow or brush. and get him so
that he viii come TO you whenever You
make the call Then he IS ready for
action. The whole course Of tuition
may be covered in two weeks at q
pinch, but the longer the better, and
am sure that anyone who has ever
tried it viii never regret the trouble.
When the hunting commences, be
careful and have the ferrets well fed
the night previous, but not the morn
ing You 90 out, unless it is very cold,
when 4 very little milk may be given
This viii insure better work Arriv-
ing at the earth, either located before
hand, or by the hound dog, take the
ferret and place him in the cntrans.e;
If it be tenanted he will Immediately
go down. il not he will go in a little
way and csme out. Then pick him MP
and try elsewhere. II he stays in, an
ear placed to the ground viii locate
any disturbance. and tell you If the
rabbit is pinned. II there is
no sOuEd for a reasonable time
and the ferret remains in the earth,
stoop down and make the feed-call,
and if properly trained the ferret wiz
come to you, and his jaws viii tell YOU
If he has found and killed rabbit by
the blood on them. Always reward
him with meat or liver until he is an
old hand at the business You viii
then have a ferret that viii be the
envy of the neighborhood. Sometimes
the best animals will take a fit and
LAY up" that is to say they win re-
fuse TO come out, and in such a case the
best way is TO make a nest of grass or
leaves at one end, and bank both ends
up with a sod of grass The next morn
ing. or possibly as you return, the fer
ret viii be found curled mp on the bed
waiting for his master
J have had good deal of experience
in rabbiting, one way or another, and
ny advice to the young sportsman who
can afford IL is not to waste time hunt
ing uncertain places for the Dummies, +"
but TO find out where they are before
starting. either by advertisement in
the sporting papers, or by the expe-
rienee of friends There is nothing
more disheartening than a fruitless
tramp, and many good sportsman
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There are ten little Turks in the
Turkish village of the worlds fair.
Yet II yon could pay a visit to the
house where they are living you would
refuse to believe that there IS a child
in the neighborhood, says the Ladies'
Home Companion Al Is perfectly
quiet, and you never hear a sound 70
tel you that there are any fun-loving
boys and girls in this little Turkey-in-
America Now this is not because
Turkish children are stupid OF do not
know how 10 enjoy themselves. 1t is
simply because their way OF having Z
good time Is different from ours, as
wen as their ways Of playing. When
the little Turks play they all sit in a
semi-circle, with crossed legs, and then
they pass a nut FROM one TO another,
like the Indian game OF '.hunt the
nut, or they softly roll pebbles back
and forth, or braid straw into baskets.
They are ever 80 cunning. these little
Turks, and they obey their father and
mother better than American children
do. so visitors 10 the fair declare.
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ROCN TO TIE WEARY.
Public Comfort Euiisinr as Jackson Park
Opened at Last

Public Comfort Building a; Jackson Park
Opened at Last
The Public Comfort building in Jack,
son park Is row ready Tor use. It
stands lust across the street north of
the Woman building and q little way
from the Fifty-niuth street entrance.
The structure has the appearance Of
large summer pavilion. being light,
airy and roomy. The main part IS two
stories high with a round top roof
over an immense central court On
the east and west ends are cireular pa
silious 0ae story high with fat roofs,
surinounled by pagodas. To the north
extends a two-story stem The build
ing throughout Is furnished with al
the convcnicnccs for the comfort and
accmumoiation OF guests It Is in
tended IS a place where people can go
20 rest, eat and be refreshed. The
court, surrounded at the second story
by a balcony, VIII be literally fur-
rislcd with chairs. settces and tables
I'm the eircular pSvilions there VIII be
cafes, with lunch counter attachments
and lemonade and soda water foun-
tains. There VIII also be a liberal
number Of free closets and washing
rooms and q few private apartments to
which persons in need Of quiet may
retire. When ready for use this build
ing wiz doubtless become one Of the
most popular on the grounds. It
fronts to the south and has three
large entrance doors. There are also
doors opening ont on circular balconies
north Of the two pavilions at the cast
and west sides.
On the second floor are several small
-r rooms where privacy may be OBJ
-ained- The walls and ceilings are
plastered and windows in abundance
ID all sides VIII give entrance to any
orcezes that may be stirring on hot
lavs
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Positive and Negative

The race question is unsettled. But ii
is settled that Hoods Sarsaparilla leads
all remedies.
Disease marches through all lands
Bot good health blesses all who take
Hoods Ssrsaparilla.
Dyspepsia is a great foe to the human
race. But Hoods Sarsaparilla puts ii tC
fight.
Scrofgla is enc of the most terrible ol
diseases. But Hoods Sarsaparilla expel:
it from the system.
The people of this day, like Job, suffer
from boils. Bat Hoods Sarsapsrilla is 9
sovereign remedy for them.
Catarrh is one Of the most dissgreea,
able disorders. But Hoods Ssrsaparilla
is sure to relieve and cure it.
rheumatism racks the system like s
thumb-serew. But il retreats before the
power Of Hoods Sarssparilla-
Loss of appetite leads to melaneholia
But H1od's Sarsaparilla makes the plain
est repast tickle the palate.
Life is short and time is fleeting, but
Hoods Sarsaparilla will bless humanity
as the ages roll on.
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.fon was one OF social position or per
aaDs Il was only one Of wealth. posi-
biv II was both At any rate, tiiese
coins in the mound contained an a.
most infinite variety Of implements
ar5 utensils in stone. copper, earthen-
r.a~s and woven materials, and even
i.,.,,,-l, fhe earth of which the mound
.vas composed these relies were fre-
ouentlr 10 be discovered lying loose.
was ilcredulous concerning the
..Dvrnv- story from the first, and the
ueasurcments made confirmed me IN
fl,e belief that tlese remains were
those Of a race not very different from
tl.e so-eaIled Village Indians of the
southwest in point Of stature
Il was rllastiv work tC unwrap these
stiffcned bodies and work over the
erurlbline fragments with tape-line
and ueneil. but & resulted Il finding
that the bones were certainly those o
\ race OF tail men Other explorers
have found isolated groups Of graves
containing the bodies Of children only
as vas shown by the condition Of the
teeth and other bones 1t was ap-
o1rentlv their custom 70 bury their
children apart. and it may be that the
Tennessee mOuntaineers have come
anon these segrcgations Of small bones
and mistaken them for the bones Of a
Pygmy race
The race afinities Of the so-called
pvenies are very doubtful Several
writer's upon the question find close re
e.rlAlances between their habits and
those of the Peruvian Incas, and in
many ways know that they closely
resembled or perhaps were identical
with the Aztecs and some OF the SEMI
civilized nations Of ancient Mexico and
Ceatral America
In the arts and the manufactures
tie pvglnics were somewhat behind
the Aztecs, Tor their pottery Is rough
ard without glazing, while that OF the
Aztecs was IN many eases finely en-
a1nelcd- In their ceramic decorations,
too. they were behind, having made
extensive use OF a common iron oxide
as pigment, and this has not kept its
color well.
One Of the common designs upon the
not err IS IN the form Of well defined
eros. ipciosed IN a figure Of circular
outline. Itisa question whether this
BIAS any particular significance Many
If the vases and pitchers and other
vessels were designed after the human
Grurc and after some of the common
birds and animals, many Of the pOr-
traits being quite true TO life.
They worshiped strange gods, these
--pv-lnies- the stone graves. the
mounds aud the earth all around con-
tanning an endless number OF images
ia stone and baked earth0Gre- IL
wouid seem that. ia or,ier 10 find use
for all these divinities, every act from
| The beginning 10 thc end of their lires
ma-t have been performed under the
auspices OF q separate god. To judge
FROM the expressions Of the faces-all
| 1glv enough jhcrc must have been
both angels and devils in the prEmy
religion. These gods came IN all sizes,
! apparently 10 suit the depth Of re-
igi0us couricti0l or the depth of
/ pocket OF the wouid-be wcrshiPers;
thcy are fGola q few inches 20 nearly or
/ Iuite three feet in length.
WILLIAM T. LECTION
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The Columbus caravels have beer
transferred from the Spanish gov
ernmeut TO the United States. Di
rector General Davis has beer
communicated with by Secretary
Herbert, of the navy, and the di
rector general eheerfully aequiesees il
the plan which is to retain these eele
brated Columbus ships permanently
upon the lagoon south of the white
house. Capt Concas. who brought the
caravels TO America. has been appoint
ed by the Spanish government captain
general of the province of Cardenas,
Cuba. for which port he win leave the
United States Capt. Concas has gone
10 Washington TO confer with the sec
retary of the navy about the details OF
the transfer of the caravels.
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claimed: Il didn't think there were
enonrh people here 20 make grave
yard thrive"
KYerere traversing, on horsebaek-one
az the sparsely settled rough hill dis
,-;cts Of western Tennessee, and were,
I thought. several miles at least from
any human habitation- What purpose
vouid a graveyard serve, especially an
old onc2
-Tain't that" my companion said
coanassionately. tain't no common
human graveyard. its the Leetle Peo-
ne. Been there since the Lord knows
rhen-they was all dead an buried
long afore white folks come
The Little People. Who has not
heard the Tennessee mgultal lneers
tradition Of the pyglay race which once
inhabited their fields and wooast ana
here re r.cre within a few steps oione
OF their burial grounds. Itwould never
do 10 go past in this way
wait said. i want TO stop, and
81. turael oar horses heads away from
1ls r8urn road and struck across the
ridge of low iiIls behind which lay the
graves Of that almost forgotten people.
Two small streams. one Towing north
and the other northwest. met here
amaag the hills. and right IN the CON
fncncc. IN the angle lay thc cemetery
There was q low uall IF earth inclos-
iur an area Of perhaps seven or eight
acres. the earth IN this wai having
been thrown up from q trench dug just
within Whether II WAS intended TO
serve merely a. . boundary or in the
.terner capacity Of d f8rtiGeation we
aonat know. This crumb.ing wall was
covered thiclzly with the rank vegct2-
fion Of the hills, which had irreycrent-
lv intruded upon the consecrated
ir5una ana was making itself perfect
lyat home. feeding upon the dust Of
the dead
The carihworl.s were semicircular in
outline. 10 the eaz tern end Of the in
closure was low mound, about eight
feet llirh and eighteen or twenty feet
IL diameter, with is crown decorated
with two or three small oak trees Of
tine variety known as scrub. and one
even Il acquainted with the signs.
as miners say, would have been at a
loss 10 discover other indications u
size use Of the place. ] had expected
something more.
There's two rows o graves-one
wonder by that wall an t'other right
here to t,,a left They're hid. the little
Of 'cm that's above ground, by the
brush" Ny companion had perhaps
seen my expression Of disappointment
and dismountiEg he led the way 20 one
e the places he had indicated, and
thrusting bacl. the growth Of vines and
bushes he disclosed the edges Of a Few
rough slabs Of gray limestone set in
rlle box-shape in the earth. some
curious native had used his sacrilegious
spade IN clearing away the soil from
one Of the queer graves
There's two rows OF en-, ny guide
repeated. They run pole into the
earth over there an made sure they're
there, but nobody amt done no dig
gin They want nothin' but jest q
few bones IN this one.
Nothing bat few bones. l Told him
that ] would dig willingly Until tic
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Now wTryThIs.

Il will cost you nothing and will sure
iy do you good. if YOU have a cough,
cold. or any trouble with throat, chest or
lungs. DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds is guar
anteed TO give relief, or money will be
paid back. Sufferers from Ia Grippe
found it just the thing and under its use
b 4 a speedy and perfect recovery. Try
a sample bottle at our expense and learn
Tor yourself Just how good a thing il is
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a rals Of rnreauits.I Loro.

4 touching story Of tender love
comes 20 Us from a town not many
niles frora this place. SAYS western
exchange. A beautiful girl became
engaged to 4 gallant union officer. At
the close CT the war he went 20 Cali
iornia 10 seek his fortune. She ig-
nOred all advances from scores OF
suitors. and patiently awaited his re
turn, feeling confidence in his keeping
trne love 60 her. So the years passed
AID even few gray hairs began To
show Themselves among her brown
ircascs, while her friends no longer
piiicd but ridicaled her for refusing
all ADVANCES from desirable sources.
Lately her fidelity was rewarded. The
lover Of her girlhood has returned from
California hronzcd. bearded. and mil
lionaire. Wilh a wife and twins.
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Treasury officials are taking meas
ures to eurtail the expenses OF the
national commission and the board OF
lady managers IT the worlds fair. II
is stated in Washington that both OF
these bodies have been in session IN
necessarily, thus involving large run
ming expenses; that both bodies have
executive committees authorized to
transact any business demanding
urgency, and it is therefore eontended
that it is not necessary for both or
either of them to remain in session at
! this time. Secretary Carlisle's atten-
tion has been called to the large ex-
pense thus incurred. and reeommenda-
tions have been made to him looking
to the curtailing Of the expenses Of
both these bodies
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Specimen Cases.

s. II. Clifford, New Cassel, isconsin,
was troubled with Neuralgia and Rheu-
metism, his stomach vas disoTdered, his
liver was affected to an alarming degree,
appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in fesh and strength. Three
bottles If Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward shepherd, Harrisburg, H.,
had q running sore on his leg Of eight
wears standing. Used three bottles OF
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Of Buck
lens Arnica salge, and his leg is sound
and vel.
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81 ground, they
can get after
the rabbit and by the aid OF the ferret
drive him forth to get good running
shot without all the tiresoTne tramp
ing (along the scent Of n rabbit in
search OF food, often to get no nearer
the quarry than several hundred yards.
Traly the ferreter has the best of it
when he knows his business and has
GOOD ferret that knows his equally
well. The great trouble is that so few
of our ferrets do know their business,
or, TO use a common phrase, 'one end
OF it." The fault Of this lies in the
owner OF the ferret. and IS easily
rclncdied, for there is no animal more
easily trained, or more useful when
trained. than the well-bred ferret.
was talking to man the other day
who breeds ferrets. and makes quite
business OF it, keeping them on
farm. and having them divided of in
yards and hutches just as II
they were prize rabbits. | wanted
TO buy a couple of young buck
ferrets for the coming season.
and asked him il he had any bred from
parents that had been properly trained?
lie replied: ''When first commenced
this business, had ferrets on hand
that were trained like bird dogs, and
OF course valued them accordingly.
Do you think there was any demand
for them? Well there was not, and
when asked fifteen or twenty dollars
for a perfectly-trained ferret, people
thought was crazy. So gave IT up
and now have neither trained ferrets,
nor ferrets reared and bred from
trained stock II does not pay"
| was surprised at this. and picked
ont n pair to do my own training, ready
for the first tracking snow. As from
this il would appear that 4 great many
/ people who use these animals do not
understand the advantage to be gained
from a trained one. may as well make
it plain before go any further J
think all VIII allow that there are few
things more annoying to the hnater
I than 70 have the ferret lie up" when
put into hole, resulting in the loss Of
sport while You wait his pleasure about
I coming out, or if he is left the loss of
the ferret, value, say ten dollars. That
/ IS only the FIRST evil, the Others are
/ when he wiz not work at al, refusing
persistently 70 go into an earth. or
/ when he enters and finds a rabbit he
viii kill and eat it, instead of dragging
1t out. and has 10 idea OF answering
the voice or call Of his master. In
! Germany, Franco and England the fer
ret IS taught all this, and there IS,
with few exceptions, No bother AID no
delay 70 sport.
Obtain young animal. and sec that
he Is healthy. has clean feet, with no
scabs on them. or any signs Of there
having been any. for this Is c sign Of
hutch rot and VIII make the little
| fellow sensitive to hard weather. and
apt to shirls. Take him home, and
have for his home moderately warm.
! dry. clean hutch and mind that it is
Kept 50. This Is the most important
item of them all Then commence the
training process, which Is done through
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Miss Heigho-Tou seem very con-
tented, Mr.. Rapport. We've been on
the Wooded island two hours in IN
broken silence Can't you promulge
something in the nature of remark?
Mr.. Rapport-oh, beg pardon. to be
Snre! It's a charming spot, exclusively
verdant and delightfully."- rural
Miss TIeigho-1hen. ought not 10
wonder that you feel 50 thoroughly At
home Truth.
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An historical tapestry hangs in the
Illinois building at the exposition,
the first of the kind painted in Amer
lea by an American 1t represents
Gen. Logan's rally at Atlanta, Ga
The tapestry is seventy-four inches
wide and ninety-two inches long The
border is composed of the badges OF
honor conferred upon Gen. Logan, and
the corps flags of the Army of the
Tennessee. Soon after Miss Jane
Stevens, of Washington, ID. t., began
TO paint this tapestry she broke her
right arm; but with undaunted eour.
age she Taught herself to paint with
her left hand.
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sun turned cold, II only had q spade.
We were without an implement of any
kind
That's easy enough" he said.
There's a cabin about mile straight
south from here. can git spade
fhere if ye want it." of course .
wanted it, and in half al hour hc wa
back, stretched out upon the grass in
the shade, while ] toiled with the
spade.
There were indeed two rows CT
shallow graves, one along either of the
long walls Of the incIosure. Alto
Fether there must have been nearly
hundred Of them, although only a few
were uncovered
The process Of intermcnt had cvi-
dently been very simple. a hole had
been dug and the coffin OF stone slabs
built within il and the body let down
with or without grave yyrappiu-s, uaa
covered with 4 stone ld. the whole be
ing then buried with earth. Thee
were apparently the graves Of the cora-
mon folk, for almost without an cxeep-
tioa the narrow stone cofinscontaiueG
nothing but the cEunbiing skeletons
with an occasional stone implement o.
weapon or . piece Of rude pottcrg. Il
was easy 10 see how the -pggmy" idca
cane about. for the tombs were truiy
Of diminutivc size. the bodies. with
knees doubled up 20 the chin. only re-
qUirin9 q space Of four fest OF % IN
II was when the work Of uneoverine
the low mound was begun that interest
was really awakened, for here was
plainly getting into the company ofthe
Inagnaies ofthe ''pygmy' society. Here
were regular mummy eases, some made
Of skins and some OF woven hempen
fabric. and IN some cases 50 well pre-
served IS 70 suggest that that strange
people must have been possessed Of the
secrets Of the embalmer's art
The mounds had been built up from
the ground with one tier after another
Of these graves until they werc four
stories high The beginning had been
made BY the construction Of what
seemed To be a small stone altar rest
ing Upon the natural surface Of the
ground, and around this were hDilt
half a dozen of the e0ffin-shaped re-
ocpiacies for the dead, these ali lying
with the feet resting against the altar,
that no space might be lost. Then
when the first tier Of fombs was iilcd
2 layer OF earth was spread over il and
a second tier was constructed in the
same fashion. These were evidently
the resting places Of the more impos-
tant persoaages Of the race, ascould be
5adgc1 both from the mode OF burial
and from the greater wealth Of the
materials which had been Inferred
with the bodies Perhaps the distine-
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The party had gone leisurely through
one OF the palace trains in the Trans
portasiou building and discovered on
emerging ~ the forward end that one
& the number, VIGOROUSLY the slag-
gard of the family. was missing.
where's George" inquired the
father
Il 'xpect you'll have TO 20 back to
the sleepin' ear, aH' wake him up said
fre-year-old Minnie.-Chicago Times
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EaI.on Male. Preclous stones.

Thomas 4. Edison IS ia Chicago visit
ing the worlds fair. The great in
ventor declares ne has abandoned cleo
tricitv and has turned his attention 70
metallurgy. During an interview he
said: j have always used a great
many sapphires in the manufacture OF
monographs. They are very expea-
sive and sometimes very hard to pro-
cure az all. J analyzed the chemical
composition of tie sapphire, and, find
ing ont what IT was, started 20 make
>apphires- now make all that use.
can make rubies for five dollars a
pouEd that Ia beauty far exceed the
.-l.r,sssrsa
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The Little Ones

should be care fully considered, espec-
ially when they contract coughs and
colds. Group is the demon ofehildhood,
as many a fond mother knows. Do not
allow a cough or cold 10 run on. Wheih-
er young or cid. it may be the forerun-
uer Of an untimely death. We can con
fdentlg Teeomm- m-nd all readers to use
Pan-Tina, the celehFa ed remedy for
coughs, colds and consumption.
Pan-Tina Is sold at p and so cents at
q. W Benford's drug store.