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Telephone Newspaper.

The telephone newspaper organized
at Pesth, Hungary, has now been
working successfully for two yeurs. 1t
is called the Telephone Hirnondo, OF
Herald, costs 2 cents, like printed
paper, and is valuable to persons who
are unable or too lazy to use their
eyes, or who cannot read.
It has 5000 subscribers, who receive
the news as they would ordinary tele-
phone messages. A special wire 168
miles long runs along the windows OF
the houses of subscribers, which are
connected with the main line by sepa-
rate wires and special apparatus which
prevents the blocking Of the system by
an accident at any of the stations.
Within the houses, long, flexible wires
make it possible to carry the receiver
to the bed or any other part of the
room.
The news is not delivered as it hap
pens to come in, but is carefully edited
and arranged according to printed
schedule, so that subscriber at any
time knows what part of the paper he
is going to hear.
1t begins with the night kilograms
from all parts of Europe. Then comes
the calendar of events for the day, with
the city news and the list of strangers
at the hotels. After that follows arti-
cles on music, art aud literature.
The staff is organized like that OF
any other newspaper, and is on duty
from 7:90 in the morning Until $3.50
o'clock at night. After the copy has
passed through the editors hands, for
the paper is subject to the same re-
strictions as ordinary newspapers, and
is liable for it's communications, it is
given to the Speakers. These are
ten men with strong voices and clear
enunciation, who work in shifts of two
at time and talk the news through
the telephone.
There are twenty-eight editions ut
tered day. Additions to the first edi-
tion are. announced as news items.
To fill the time when no newsis COM
ing in the subscribers are entertain
ed with vocal aud instrumental con-
certs. These were at first given for
them especially in the office of The
Hirnondo, b. 'ow the wire is in COM
munir ION with VIC opera house and
the lusic halls, and on Sundays and
saints days with the churches.
The music is transmitted at times
to other places in Austro-Hungary,
and recently The Hirnondo michro-
phone was connected with the circuit
going from Trieste, through Vienna,
Bremen and Pesth to Berlin, the music
being heard in all these places with
equal clearness and force.
The happy Hungarian can lie abed
oil day and hear everything that is
going on his town.-New York Sun.
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FASHIONS IN JEwR1RY.

Every canvas pocketbook or diary
now flies yachting flag.
A delightful brooch is an oval con-
cave of silver gilt and within yacht
fully rugged with sails spread.
Painted oceans and yachts are re-
produced on match boxes, TASKS and
every conceivable article that can be
carried in the hand, put in the pocket
or attached to the person,
A new article is silver pencil
adorned with yachting signals in
colored enamels. AS these are in
striking tints of red, yellow and blue,
it may be imagined how gay are these
trifes.
Large square buckles of silver gilt,
enclosed in knotted rope ornamental
tion, have the different yacht club
pennants thrown across them diagonic-
ally. The colors and stripes are boil
der and more effective than formerly.
Colored enamels lead every other sort
of ornamentation. The rope justifes
its place in the ornamentation of nau-
tioal jewelry by the most ingenious
coils and interlacings.
The provisions seem to admit of
something for everybody's purse.
The most novel object is a belt buckle
in form like the helmsman's wheel;
this encloses disk of silver gilt on
which is representation of the sea
and yacht under full sail. Those
little paintings are things of beauty,
even as pictures. There are buckles
square and oblong treated in the same
manner. The wheel is only the COM
pletest exposition of the yachting belt.
This is to be a nautical season.
Jewelry and articles of all sorts in
silver relate far and away to the sea
over every other form of sport. This
is due to the international yacht con.
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST WEEDS.

Inquiries are constantly coming to
as concerning the best method of get
ting rid of noxious weeds, especially
perennials. Begin by sowing the in
tested fields to oats in the spring, or
wheat or rye in the fall. Soon after
these small grains have been har-
vested, plow under the stubble, thus
checking the development of the first
crop of weeds When the second
crop has started on the plowed
ground, go over it with q disk har-
row, corn cultivator, or any other
farm implement that will kill the
young weeds. Repeat this operation
as often as necessary this fall to pre-.
vent the maturing of any seed or the
development of root-stocks. Seed
the field to winter grain again this
fall and repeat the operation again
next year. If the weeds are very
persistent, as the Canada thistle,
quack grass, etc., cultivate the fallow
often enough to prevent any green
leaf surface appearing. Otherwise
the underground stems will live for a
long time. This is the best method
of treating IN infested field, and if
persisted in will be successful. Now
is the time to begin the work. Do
not neglect it. American Agricultur-
ist
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European Railways.

The British public and press are
highly incensed at Andrew Carnegie's
statement that it would pay England
to burn up her railroad equipmentand
replace it with American models. Flu,
ropean railway managers are also COM
mencing to wake up TO the necessity
of contributing somewhat to the COM
fort of their passengers, but unfort-
unstely commence where the Amerl-
cans left off dozen years ago, as is
instanced by the following extract
from an exchange:
Having long recognized the in
adequacy of foot-warmers as a means
of heating railway carriages, says The
London Daily Telegraph, the direc-
tors of the Great Western railway de-
termined when building their first
corridor train in the spring of 1892 to
provide it with appliances for warm
ing the vehicles by the employment OF
steam from the locomotive. This train
has been running on the Pad
dington, Birmingham and Birk-
enhead service for more than
two years, and the improved sys-
tenn of warming having proved entire
" successful, the additional corridor
trains which have subsequently been
provided and are now running be-
tween London and Torquay and Ply
mouth and Penzance, and between
London and South Wales, have been
similarly fitted with equally satisfao-
tory results"
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FLOWER LIFE.

The flowers of some sensitive plants
are rs sensitive rs the leaves.
The catalogues and floral dictiona
ries give the names of 750 kinds of
roses.
Every saint in the calendar is said
to be provided with floral emblem.
No plant will produce flowers unless
there is iron in the soil in which it
grows.
Every ancient hero and god had
flower specially consecrated in his hon.
or.
The Venus fly trap produces juice
that to nearly all insects is deadly
poison.
The marigold goes to sleep with the
sun and remains quiescent until sun
rise.
The saffron is valuable as dye. 1t
grows wild in many parts of South
Europe.
In all mythology and folk-like white
flowers are supposed to spring from
tears.
A Towering plant is said to abstract
from the soil two hundred times its
own weight of water.
The coral flowers, so-called, are an
imals. A coral reef resembles bed of
anemones.
Some plants, as the peach tree, send
forth their flowers before the leaves
have started.
Double flowers are generally the re-
suit of cultivation and always an abnor-
NAL growth.
The rose, among the Romans, was
the emblem OF secrecy, hence the phrase
subross.
In mountainous countries flowers are
found growing up to the line of perpet-
ual snow.
According to Ovid, the white ane-
none sprang from the tears Venus shed
for Adonis.
The spice known as the common Glove
is the undeveloped bud of the carophyl-
lus aromaticus.
The coloring principle of the madder
affects even the bones OF animals that
devour the plant.
In Sumetra there grows flower of
scent so vile as to be comparable to
nothing but rotten carrion.
The perfume of the nutmeg flower
is said by some naturalists to have an
intoxicating effect on small birds.
Tbeivy-leafed lettuce opens it's leaves
and flowers at s o'clock in the morning
and generally closes again by 4.
All plants are provided with flowers,
though sometimes these are so small
and so hidden as to escape notice.
The orchids are true parasltes, grow
ing on other plants and drawing their
substance from them and from the air.
Pure white geranlums, looking as
though they were made of almost trans
parent wax, are grown by English flo
rists.
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Information Thrown In.

81 would like copy of Victor HUI
go's masterpiece" said the lady who
had entered the bookstore.
SET don't think We have any book of
that name," responded the boy behind
the counter.
.'That is not the name OF tbc work.
It merely describes it," reioined the
customer.
published lately, ma'am?"
'It was published many years ago.
Surely you have Victor Hugo's great
est work?"
s1 don't know whether we have or
not. What's the name of it?"
"Isy Nee Say Rahbl,'" replied
the lady, desperately.
sob, you mean LESS Mizzerbles.
Yes'm, we've got it."-Chicago Tri-
bune.
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Force of Example.

'Iike mistress, like maid" is a say
ing that is pre- bably oftener true than
''like master, like man." The story
is told that Mdlle. Augustine Brohan,
9. celebrated French comedienne, who
vas extremely humane to all animals,
no matter how humble, one Gay found
a fly caught on her plate. She took it
up tenderly with her thumb and finger
and called her maid.
MARIE" she said, stake this fly
be careful, now, don't hurt him-and
put him outdoors.
The girl took the fly and went away,
but presently Mdlle. Brohan saw her
standing near with troubled express
sion on her face.
"Well, Marie" she said, ''did yon
do as I told you?"
ssNo, mademoiselle, I've got the fly
still; I couldn't venture to put him
outdoors--it was raining and he might
have taken cold! Z"
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CROSS BREEDS,

The improved breeds of poultry
have undoubtedly done much to make
poultry breeding successful and profit
able. It is acknowledged that the
dunghill fowl cannot compete with
the improved breeds, either in the
production of eggs or flesh. Never
theless, VIC do not believe in the aver
age farmer gong in for pure breeds.
He should leave them for the fancier,
who understands the problem of breed
ing, and is steadily trying to cultivate
and improve on them.
The general poultry breeder is in
the business for eggs and poultry,
and he will 6nd that high grades will
give him better results than pure
bloods. Poultry breeds mp very rap
idly, and it is much easier to grade
up as IN stock breeding, always using
pure-b bred males, than it is to hold
ones own with pure blooded stock.
In the latter case the tendency is apt
to be downward, while in the former
It is always steadily upward.
But the most serious objection is
that pure-bred fowls are apt to be of
a delicate nature. The breeding up
and in to which they have been sub
jected has weakened their constiiu-
tions. precisely as it has done that OF
all other animals of the Improved
breeds. Certain advantages have
undoubtedly been gained, but these
are always accompanied by sacrifice
Of vigor. This is where the great
great merit of the cross breeds is
SO clearly shown, for in them are to
found the desired characteristics OF
the pure breeds united to the Rsrdi-
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ness of the common stock. II is this
combination which is needed by poul-
try breeders, and which they must
have if they are to find profit in their
work. New York World.
HOW LONG TO MILK.

This is an old question, and the
writer's seem to be confirmed in the
belief that the number of COWS are so
few that will not dry off in comparison
with the whole number of mich kline,
that the question is rather over dis
cussed, and assuming that the ques-
tion is one of great moment, that
Practical Farmer is inclined to be on
the side of the question that cow is
better for six weeks to two months
drying, before dropping her calf, and
will give all the more milk for the
rest. In our own dairy this seems
to be a fact, and others report the
same thing though there is a "cloud
of witnesses on the other side who
are just as strong in the belief that If
COW is fed well, she will give milk
for many years without deterioration
of milking qualities. Mrs. Ella Rock
wood, who is most observing dairy
woman, in discussing this matter in
an exchange, has this to say at its
close: Sentiment aside, the COW
may be a machine, yet she is
not one made of cast iron,
but of ,delicately formed nerve and
tissues that cannot bear the continu-
GUS strain upon her vitality without
its impairing by continuous milking.
It aids in laying in store of added
vigor, and conserves the vital forces
to have this rest" Perhaps the most
valid argument in the question is that
of the maternity of the COW and it's
Offices, for dairying is the commerce
of this motherhood features of the
COW, and the continuous, never end
ing demands upon that function with
out rest must have sooner or later its
WehhSuluS cucC1, oAOh AZ ea0 Pie'A Va
continuous milking there is no chance
for the expanding of the udder by the
slow secretion of fluids in the natural
way, and the function of milk-giving
stimulated by the natural reservoir
processes of providing for the susie
nance of offspring is interfered with,
and the cases are numerous where
COWS when continuously milked have
not given nearly 30 much milk the
second year, and COW in the writer's
barn to-day is strong testimony to
this view of the matter. There is no
doubt but that some COWS can stand
an amount of this continuous milking
and not be injured in the end, but as
said we think that they are the excep-
ton, and that six weeks rest is q
reasonable demand upon the part of
the cow.-Practical Farmer.
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FOE FARM AND GARDEN.
WAsTEp FoppER.

Taking the estimates of the Depart
ment of Agriculture as to the area
grown to corn, and the per cent of
waste of the corn fodder annually in
the United States, it appears that this
annual waste on the farms OF the
country amounts to over $500, 600, 600.
Just think of such an enormous an
nual waste of one of the products OF
a staple crop. Suppose that the
farmers of the United States were re-
quired to put their hands in their
pockets and throw away over $500,
900, 900 annually! And yet that is the
equivalent of what is going on re-
specting one of the great staple pro-
ducts of the farm. Save properly and
feed the corn fodder, and sell the hay
for cash, for it brings good price
Indiana Farmer.
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Electric Pugilist.


An electric device has been brought
out for use in boxing, and is described
as registering armor for boxers.
This device is simple arrangement Of
belts which are strapped over the face
and about the body. These straps
contain electric push buttons located
at certain points, which are connected
by wires to register apparatus. In
this way the practice of boxing can be
reduced to very scientific basis, and
every hit scored when point is made.
The belts and buttons, OF course, are
cushioned, so that no blow can harm
the body, and thus the practice of
boxing has many unpleasant features
eliminated therefrom.
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FASHIONABLE pARAso1s.

The fashionable parasol has slend-
stick, long rather than short, with q
knob on the end. Crooks are out of
date, and the knob must be small,
scarcely wider than the stick and oval.
The genteel knob is overlaid with gold
and perhaps ieweled, or it il, clois-
onned, or it is of crystal. with an open
gold fretwork over it. Other hands
are OF carved ivory. The points should
match the knob and very fastidious
people buy the set of knob and points
and order the sunshade made. Heavy
guipurc insertions laid over color are
of crimped chiffon. Changeable silk
is somewhat out of date. New York
World.
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Lead Us Not Into Temptation.

First Brother lat Ocean Grove)-
Good morning, brother! What q
perfect divine Sabbath morning
What truly religious feeling pervades
this holy spot! 1t was a heaven-born
idea for the founders to lock the gates
on the Sabbath morning, and thus shut
out sin and worldly business.
Second Brother-Amen, Brother
Amenl But whittier dost thou jour,
ney?
First Brother-Oh, I'm going over
to Asbury Park to purchase milk and
Sunday papers. Where do you go?
Second Brother-I'm going over
there, too. I want to get some breao
for breakfast.
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HOW TO USE NITRATE OF SODA.

This fertilizer is very quickly soluble,
and thus acts Immediately, being taken
in by the roots III few hours after it
is applied to the land. Hence itshould
only be used when the crop to which
it is applied is in quickly growing
condition. Thus, it is a waste to use
it in the latter part of the season, and
the best time is in the spring or sum-
mer, soon after the crop is well started
in growth. 1t is advisable to divide
the quantity, sowing half of it later
and when the plants are in an active
condition. For onions, it should be
sown in three portions, the first when
the seed or the sets are put into the
ground, the second two weeks Later,
and the third two weeks after the
second, thus preventing any loss OF
the nitrate in the soil by washing into
the subsoil before the plants can dis
pose of it-New York Times.
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ARMENIAN WOMEN.

The Humanitarian gives us some
details of the women of Armenia
which will be of interest just now,
while our attention Is being drawn to
the horrors that are still being per-
petrated in that country. The Armen-
ian women are ahead of their Turkish
sisters in every respect; they are ex-
cellent housekeepers, their houses are
models of neatness and cleanliness, and
they are good cooks also. Besides
the household work and the care OF
the family and domestic animals, the
manufacture of the family clothing
devolves upon them. With the help
of the simple instruments, needle and
spindle, they make with admirable
skill fine wooden and cotton cloth,
shawls, carpets and silk embroidery.
In all the public schools of Armenia
manual training occupies an honor
able place. Armenian women, like
all Orientals, are fond of bright
colors. Red and yellow are common
in their costumes. They wear long
garment of red, yellow or blue, an
apron of red or yellow, and yellow
shoes without heels. Their hair falls
in two braids on the breast, and is
adorned with gold and silver jewelry,
and with pinks and other flowers.
They wear q cap embroidered with
silk and silver. The forehead of a
married woman is adorned with
stsings of gold or silver coins. In
some provinces they wear on their
arms a long row of silver pendants,
which jingle when they walk.
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test, and goes to prove that the
patriotic spirit is abroad.
FASHIONS IN SHOES.


In the matter of shoes, the ridicu-
lously high French heel and the two
inch vamp are as obsolete as one
button glove. The walking-boot par
excellence is reflection of good
sense, and one more additional evil
dence that the present generation are
in many things wiser than their elders
were. The favorite foot-covering just
now is the Juliet or Diana shoe, with
q graceful instep, elastic sides and
shapely yet solid heel. These come
in finest French kid and in russet kids
and feathers of various qualities.
Large invoices of shoes are displayed
designed for the wear and tear OF
rambles and climbing in country or
mountain. These shoes are made of
the softest and finest OF French calf.
They are far better for outing uses
than shoes of any other sort, and
when blackened shine like satin.
They are comfortable yet attractive
improvements of the regular common
sense boot, with its unnecessarily heavy
and ungainly heel and sole. For car
riage wear are some very stylish and
elegant models, including those made
Of black satin, patent leather with
black moire tops, russet-colored and
gray undressed kid. and bronze kid
with brown tips. The fancy for low
shoes over black or dark silk hose will
be as general as ever this season. The
Juliet styles are their rival. For
house and full-dress wear, the low-cut
Dieppe sandal of black satin or black
French kid tipped with jet is very
fashionable abroad. Colored kid slip
pers matching the evening toilet, con-
trary to reports concerning them, are
not regarded as expressions of ele-
A,nce, and have given place to the
Dieppe sandal With the exception
of jet, bead adornings on slippers
have entirely disappeared from the
seasons fashionable exhibit. Laced
shoes of white canvas with white kid
tops are still popularly worn with duck.
pique, and Holland costumes on land
sea. For country uses and for tennis
are some natty little outing boots,
laced with silk cords and finished with
finely corrugated soles.-New York
Post.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN efectually, dispeis colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
ducet, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 30
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it. on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fie syrup CO.
SAR FRANCISCO. ChL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, M
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THE MEN LOOKED ON AMAZED.

For long time the West Guthrie
Congregational church has been in
need of repairs, and despairing of the
men attending to the matter, score
of women appeared in Guthrie Okla
homa, the other day with hammers,
hatchets, saws, planes and nails, and
repaired walks, steps, belfry, roof and
floor while crowd of men looked on
in amazement In spite of few
smashed fingers and some torn cloth
ing the women are pleased with their
work and announced that they now in
tend to improve the street in front of
the church and put up hitching racks.
Chicago Times-Herald.
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A Book for Women.

successful treatment OF dis'aaes peculiar to
their sex, a b ok has hean prepared under the
direction of Rev. r. L. McElree. assisted by
eminent physicians and specialists, entitled
Home Treatment of Female Diseases.
The book Is written in simple language,
easily understood, and contains:
ist.-A description of the female orIani> m.
2d.-Instructions for detecting the approach
OF the menstrual age, and for treatment dur
ing the monthly period, and 10 insure its reg
ular return.
3rd.-A minute description Of diseases af-.
fcctnS the genital, urinary ard menstrual
organs Of women, giving their cause, symp-
toms and trea ment.
a paper edition of this grea, book has been
prepared, copies Of which c n bo secured for
six cents In postage. Write, Rev. Il. L..
McElree, st. Elmo, Tenn.