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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1896-7-23, Page 34 4 TEE EXETER TIMES- E 1-1011E. BITS OP EXPERIENCE. Experience is a good teacher, for one learns to preeere for or avoid much that is troublesome. It has been the misfortune of many to be caught in a rainstorm with new shoes and no rub- bers., Nothing takes newness off wear - in, apparel as water does, and one can not always afford to throw away new shoes simply because they are stiff and uncomfortable. When the shoes are re- moved. they should be carefully wiped clean; then a little kerosene should he rubbed on with a clean cloth and the shoes hung up to dry, not too close to the fire. After they are dry they should again be wiped over with ker- osene*, e This will make them soft again. . little vaseline rubbed in care- fully after they are dry has the same effect and keeps thein soft and pliable. In purchasing kitchen utensils do not forget. to buy two or three small, stiff brushes. They are great labor savers, cleaning pots, pans and greasy dishes beautifully. For glassware having en, even surfaces they are almost indispens- able, giving thein a now lustre. Wash dishes in hot soapy water, afterwards rinsing in clear hot water and the dish- washing will assume new interest. Al - waashavec]can dish towels. They are easily rinsed up in soap -suds after each meal, and will leave the dishes clean and bright. In the daily routine of housework it is advisable to spare as much work as possible and still have everything neat and clean. It will save time and strength to have kitchen tablcs and pantry shelves covered with enameled cloth, either white or marbled.. This should be neatly tacked in position and one only needs to wipe it with a damp cloth to make it clean, Another thing which is, very handy about a kitchen is a couple of very thin white boards about ii foot, or more, square, with a small ring or hook in onecorner to hang by. These boards should be sandpaper- ed smooth and are just the thing on which to cut bread, meat, etc. They are easily washed up and spare shelves and tables from being hacked up by the knives. In many houses the red ants are a continual source of annoyance, getting into sugar, cake, eto, Keep a lump of tar on a plate where the ants are most numerous and glade it about on the shelves. It has been found that they immediately disappear. Bugs can be exterminated from walls and floor by the use of benzine and Per- sian insect powder., The work must be done during dayyylight as the benzine is very inflammable when near alight ed lamp. 'Fill a can with benzine and apply thoroughly to all cracks and crevices where the bugs or their eggs may be. Then directly after blow a goer] quantity of the powder intothem. Economy is something which needs to be practiced by many housekeepers and extends even to lamp wicks. When a 'lamp wiek grows too short to reach the oil unless the lamp is fall, fasten a piece of fennel to the end of the wick, thus utilizing it until the end of the original wick reaches the burn- er. Turpentine rubbed into tar spots will entirely remove them. If lard is rubbed into them a few hours before washing they come out easily. Red tableelothes and napkins should never be permitted to hang long in the sun and wind. The seen will fade them end the wind frays them. Wash them in warm, soapy water and rinse care- fully in clean water. Black stockings assume a greenish tint after one or two washings., To avoid this, turn them on the wrong side, wash in soapy water and rinse in water to which some vinegar has been added. Dry them on the wrong side also. In cooking rhubarb pour boiling wa- ter on first, allowing it to stand a few minutes; then pour off and add en- ough for boiling.. It removes superflu- ous acid, makes a more delicate pre- serve and saves sugar. nails inone's coffin," yet how common. these thing's are] ' Let us teach our' children, while they' are • very young, and look up to us naturally as their m - fallible guide and example, the simple. laws of health, and the sure and .often swift consequences of their viola"on.— Mary Lewis Franklin. FOR SUMMER tTSE. Iced Chocolate.—Two ounces of Baker's chocolate, shaved. fine and melted in a saucepan, add to this, gradually, one pint of hot milk, stirring constantly, three tablespoonfuls: of sugar and one tablespoonful of corn starch dissolved in a little cold milk.' When cold add half a pint of cream that has- been whipped stiff,, and one teaspoonful of vanilla,; Set it in the ice chest and serve in cups. Egg Lemonade.—Sepaxtite ' four eggs beat first the whites, then add the yolks and beat lightly; dissolve one cup- ful of sugar in a pint of cold water, add to it the juice of four lemons and then a small quantity of cracked ice; stir the eggs carefully into this and use at once. Strawberry Nectar.—Mash to a smooth paste one quart of fresh strawberries to which add the juice of one lemon and three pints of water., Let it stand for three hours then strain into three-quarters of a pound of powdered sugar, or one hound if liked very sweet. Stir until the sugar is thoroughly dis- solved, wheu strain a second tinge. Keep on the ice a few hours before serving. ASTONISHING. n,nnnr4nrrr7lrn nI nI fITm4 rational warfare of the Constanti- nopie dogs is due to their territorial in - stint. Certain streets and quarters belong to the particular dog commune- ties, which again subdivide their ter- ritory among individuals. In some streets each beep of refuse on which the common rubbish of a group of houses is thrown belongs to one dog, who lice on it, brings up its puppies on it, and looks on it as his home. "There were . three sweet families in one street," according to the account" of a lady who recently visited Constan- tinople and thought its dogs the most interesting native inhabitants. If food becomes scarce in the next dog "parish" an invasion is planned into a richer neighborhood, where the rub- bish heaps—the 'Turkish equivalent for dust bins—of wealthier inhabitants promise to yield better results. A11 the dogs of the invaded territory at once muster for resistance, and the fight, which is not organized, but of the rough-and-tumble order, goes on until victory declares itself for one side or the other, or until the inhabi- tants step out and stone the packs till they separate. Not infrequently a street or two is annexes] by the in- vadors ; more often the defence is suc- cessful. This is always conducted by a levy en masse, even the puppies join- ing in the fray, It is observed that it is only serious invasion which causes the dogs to fight. A single dog may vided through eogivves himself uo airs,butpro- hes down on his back and FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS AMONG THE DUMB ANIMALS. TS. MM1;R SS SU 'DlJ R ka Cafe Parfait.—Whip one quart of cream, sweetened with one-half of a cupful of powdered sugar, to a stiff, dry froth; add carefully one-half of a cupful of strong black coffee, and turn at once into a mould or freezer. If in a mould place over it a piece of greas- ed writing -paper, and press the ]id down tightly; if in a freezer remove the dasher. Pack the mould ire salt and ice, and let it stand for three or four hours Wore serving. Caramel Pudding.—This is a dainty dessert for a hot day. Place a cupful of light brown sugar in a saucepan over the stove until it browns and has a. caramel taste; then add a table- spoonful of butter and half a cupful of sweet milk, and let it cook twelve min- utes; then add to It nearly a pint of milk and two and one-half tablespoon- fuls of cornstarch, stirring constantly. When very stiff and well -cooked, re- move from the stove, flavor with van- illa and pour into moulds., Serve with whipped. cream. Cherry Cbariotte.—Ono quart of ripe cherries, stoned, and placed on the back of the range to heat. Add to them one cupful of sugar- Butter slices of thin, light, stale bread, trimming off the crusts. Place a layer of the bread in the bottom of a pudding -dish, then a layer of hot fruit, and repeat until the dish is full. Let it stand until thor- oughly cool, and serve with whipped cream, A WORD TO MOTHERS. How my heart aches to -day for the mother who has just buried her babyl A week ago it was here, laughing and crowning in her arms, now it • is gone forever. How empty her arms feel, and how her heart breaks, as she goes about her desolate home, gathering together the precious little clothes, the little half -worn shoes and playthings. They are put away in the drawer which held the baby's things, always to be look- ed at in secret and wept over with bit- ter, scalding tears. The poor mother of whom I am thinking to -day, had gone away to the seacoast, hoping to benefit herself and children by a long wished for change. For the first week they all enjoyed it so much. The salt The llabiaon Armies of Africa—.The Plain of a Battle with 'Wile Dogs-Organt. =Lion in Bands of Other Will Animals. Evidence of the astonishing sagacity and military organizations of the Af- rican baboons increases with the re- cent explorations of their favorite haunts, due to the•troubies in Central Africa and' Abyssinia. The English, German, and Italian travellers and em- issaries, whoi have been employed in various missions on the fringes of the Abyssinian plateau. have corroborated many stories which have hitherto been suspected. -to be exaggerations of fact. It now appears that their methods and discipline are far in advance of those of any other vertebrate animals, and not inferior to some of the negro tribes themselves. The conditions of the life of these monkeys in Africa are sufficiently curi- ous without reference to their acquir- ed habits, though these are undoubt- edly due to the dangers to iavbich the nature of the country in which they live expose them, The different species of baboons, which are found commonly over the whole African continent, are Coun- theopen all bynature dwellers in u n try. They find their food on the ground; and whether this be insects or vegetables, it is usually in places which afford little shelter or protec- tion. Though strong and well arm- ed with teeth, they are slow animals, with little of the usual monkey agility when on the ground, and not particu- larly active even when climbing among rooks. in the rocky "kopjes'.; of the south, or the cliffs and river sides of Abyssinia and the Nile tributaries, they are safe enough. But they often abandon these entirely to invade the low country. During the Abyssinian expedition conducted by Lord Napier of Magdala they regularly camped near our cantonments on the coast, and HELPFUL HINTS. Pie Plant Sauce.—The fresh or can- ned makes excellent sauce, sweetened and baked, and is nice steamed, and rich syrup added so much nicer than when stewed. Cracker Pie—Pour boiling water ov- er half a dozen crackers and let them soak; press out the water and squeeze in the juice of a. lemon with a tea- cup of sugar; pour in puff paste and bake. One of the best .remedies for a burn is saleratus, common baking soda, ap- plied immediately. Moisten the burnt part and the soda will soon adhere and may be held in place by a soft cloth. Whole -Wheat Gems.—Separate two eggs; to the yolks add half-pint milk, a tablespoonful melted butter, one small half -teaspoonful salt, one and one- half cups whole wheat -flour; beat thor- oughly, thea stir in the well-bepten whites; bake in gem pans from thirty, to thirty-five minutes. A healthy baby needs very little tend- ing. When he is tiwakc, a rug or quilt should. be spread out on the floor and he will lie or sit upon it and amuse himself for an hour at atime. Be sure he has plenty of pure air and sunshine; they are just as essential to make him grow and keep him healthy as they are to make the flowers grow. A plant or a baby shut in a o1ose room will soon grow puny. Here is a • recipe that will rid the worst old log house or any other place of bed -bugs by two or three applies, - dons. Have your druggist put up a mixture of one pint of turpentine and one oz. of corrosive sublimate; apply with a five -cent paint brush to the bed- stead, cracks in the wall and edges of carpet. Bugs' will never go on wood where this has been used. If the smell is annoying, wash bed with warm soapsuds after twenty-four hours. The mixture is deadly poison. Be careful in applying and keep it out of children's reach. air acid refreshing breezes were such a delightfulchange. The older children frolicked in the water like mermaids. and the baby, just toddling about, lov- ed to dig in the sand with her little spade, filling, her tiny pail and turning it out, laughing to see the nice cake it made. But the second week she fell i11. , Home again as fast as steam could bring them, but alas, the baby's days were numbered. Whether the change of climate was too violent, or the water or milk disagreed with her in the critical period of teething, phys- icians could not determine. Cholera in- fantum, that dreadful scourge of chil- dren, claimed her as its victim.. And now that home is desolate. Dear, tired mothers, whose sturdy children are all still _with you, be thankful with me that they are here. Let us cherish them more, and -look more carefully after thein welfare. Their diet, their clothing, their work and even their pplay, demand our constant attention. We must teach them, as they grow old - enough to understand, what to eat and how to eat it. The simple rules of physiology cannot be too early impress- ed upon them, if we would have them fulfill the beautiful promise, of their sturdy childhood and grow into healthy youth. " I have in mind a young) girl of 19, who was in her childhood strong and robust, but who is to -day a victim of nearlyall the ills' teat flesh is heir to, because aa too indulgent mother failed to teach her how to live. Carelessness of any and all rules of health have un- dermined her once fine constitution, un- til she is but a wreck while just upon the threshold of her life. One 'cannot violate nature's 1awe continually, and p escape unlShment s,dansr'or Tater. To sit with damp feet, or in a draft when overheated, to eat 'nothing _wholesome en, -'lways'feast on dainties, are but • SOME FEARFUL MOMENTS. STOLE THE GRAIN on which the cavalry horses and trans- port animals were fed. When on ex- peditions of this kind they often leave their stronghold for days together, and the means of joint defence from ene- mies in; the open country are then care- fully organized. Their enemies when thus exposed are the leopard., the lion, and in South , Africa the Cape wild dogs, To the attack of the leopard they oppose numbers and discipline. No encounter between the baboons and the wild dogs has been witnessed and described but their defensive op- erations against domesticated dogs were SUITE JERRY TIONAROIIS., ANECDOTES OF RULERS OF FAR- AWAY COUNTRIES: STICKS UP HIS FEET with proper deference and humility whenever the owners of the street come up to expel him. The troops of wild horses of Amer- ica, ice are led by the master stallion ; when attacked by pumas, or expecting to be "stampeded" by another troop, they are said to form a ring, with the mares and foals inside. The pack of red dogs" in the Indian Rills follows the lead of the hounds, probably be- cause their skill in scenting is more accurate. The Indian wolves have been observed to divide forces, part keeping the dogs in check, while the others attack the sheep, Bison, when chased, leave the largest bulls as a rear guard, but this may be due to their greater weight and inferior speed. Indian wild boars often defend the sugar -cane fields in which they have taken up their quarters against the na- tives who. desire to cut them, retreat- ing into the last patch and rushing out if the men come near. In this case it is the males who do the fighting, and there is no combination to protect the territory which they desire to hold. But no wild animals have developed their powers of combined attack and defence in so creditable a manner as the baboons, Their motives—"defence, not defiance"—are irreproachable, and their methods deliberate, courageous, self-reliant, and effective. The ad- vantage of size and sex carries corres- ponding duties; and Brehm justly re- marks that there is probably no other male animal which runs into danger voluntarily to rescue a young one of its own species. seen and recorded by the German na- turalist, Breltm. The following ac- count appears in the translation of his travels by Mrs. Thompson, just publish- ed: The baboons were on flat ground, crossing a valley, when the traveler's dogs, Arab greyhounds, accustomed to fight successfully with hyenas and other beasts of prey, rushed toward the baboons. "Only the females took. flight; the males, on the contrary, turned to face the dogs, growled, beat the ground with their hands, opened their mouths wide, and showed their glittering teeth, and looked at their adversaries so furiously and malicious- ly that the hounds, usually bold and battle hardened, shrank back," 13y the time the dogs were encouraged to renew their attack the whole herd. had made their way, covered by the rear guard, to the rocks, except a six - months -old monkey, which was left be - bind. The little monkey sat on a low rock, surrounded by the dogs, but was rescued by an old baboon, which stepped down from the cliff near, advanced to- ward the dogs, kept them in check by gestures and menacing sounds, picked up the baby monkey and carried it to the cliff, where the dense crowd. of monkeys, shouting Why the Japanese Defeated the Chinese in the Late War. During the late war between China and Japan we heard often of wonderful acts of bravery performed by the Jap- anese, but tales of Chinese bravery were few and far between. The following story, however, which appears to be told by an eye -witness, is enough to show that the Chinese had at least one of- ficer who was no coward. The deposed viceroy, Li Hung Chang and the committee appointed by the government to investigate the reasons of defeat at the battle of Port Arthur, met in the city of Pekin on September 28. Amongt the charges was one of.. " poor gunnery, brought against Capt. Le Chen: Fue, who bad commanded the Yen Tse Chang, one of the largest bat- tle -ships that escaped from the action without great damage. After Li Hung Chang had read the charges in full, the accused captain rose and requested that a dozen shells be brought from his vessel. This was done, and the shells were set in a row before the committee. Le Chen Fue then stepped forward, and drawing his sword, said: "-Can you. wonder that we were defeated when our shells were like these?" As he spoke, and before any one could stop him, he ', raised his sword and brought it down on the shell in front of him. The shell was split in two, and sawdust and red -brick dust flew all about. - Then inid succession he struck. shell after shell. Nobody 'moved, we were so surprised and frightened. remember 1 thinkingthat if the last one proved a good one there would be none. of us left to tell the tale; but no, thee was like all the others—a sham. • , As he finished Le Chen Fue laid his sword. at the feet of Li Hung Chang, and as spon as that statesman could speak he dismissed the charges, THEIR BATTLE CRY, were watching his heroism. The march of the baboons is not a mere ex- pedition of the predatory members of the community. The whole nation. "trek" together, and make war on the cultivated ground in common. Their communities are numerous enough to. produce in miniature the movements of troops The tribe often numbers from 250 to 300 individuals. Of these the females and young are placed in the centre when on the march, while the old males march in front and also close the rear. Other males scout upon the flanks. It has been noticed that these remain on guard and do not feed dur- ing the whole time that the rest are gathering provender. if .disturbed by men the old males form a rear guard and retire without any haste, allowing the females and young to go on ahead carrying the plunder. Their retreat is, as a rule, deliberate and orderly, the baboons being quite ready to do battle with any animal except man on the plains, and instantly becoming the assailant of man himself if they get the advantage of position. Brehm was stoned out of a pass in a very few minutes by the dog - faced baboons, 'These self-reliant ani- mals," he writes, "are a match even for men. While the screaming females, with young ones, fled with all haste over the crest of the rock beyond the range of guns, the adult males, casting furious ,glances, beating the ground with their hands, sprang upon stones and ledges, looked down on the valley for a few moments, continually growl- ing, . snarling, and screaming, and then began to roll down stones on us with so much vigor and adroitness that we immediately saw that our lives were in danger and took to flight. The clever animals, not only conducted their defence on a definite plan_ but they acted in co-operation, striving for a common' end,and exerting all their united strength to obtain it. One of our number saw one monkey drag his' stone up a tree that he might hurl it down with more effect. I myself saw two combining to set a heavy stone rolling." The wars of the Constantinople street clogs are eminently satisfactory from the point of view of the inquirer into animal politics. Theoretically, they are CO .'L gT.>J EXAMPLES -- of what the rational warfare or ani- mals ought to be, but usually is not. it has for object either defence or con- quest of territory, not the mere plund- ering instinct, or that primitive desire for making a meat dinner off an enemy which, occasionallysuggests en attack, on weaker neighrs to the cannibals of the Congo. This civilized and A NERVY GANG, Long Record of Chicago's Tall 511in and Short Man—Daylight Rohl -ups. Witli, Many Spectatotw. A despatch Erato Chicago, says:—The history of the " tall man ands "short man," includes twenty-one holdups, and in nearly every instance the famous pair have been the active men. The pres- ent series began with the robbery of the dry goods store of John F. Bowman & Co., in West Twelfth street. Four men entered the place one niteht in May, and after taking $300 from the till, locked Mr. and Mrs. Ilowmau in a small closet in order to prevent pur- suit. Then the dry goods store of Jonathan Innes, No. 657 West Twelfth street was robbed of $100; next R,.E. Morris, a tea merchant, in Blue Island avenue,was forced to give up 05. In each instance the robbers walked into these places either in broad. daylight or early in the evening, covered, those present with revolvers and then helped themselves. Then Raymond's dry goods store, at Lake street and Centre av- enue, was looted, and two days later Thomas J. Marshall, of the Golden Rule dry goods store, at Centre avenue and West Madison street, was killed in his doorway, as he pursued four ban- dits, who held up his cashier, custo- mers and clerks, but failed to get any money. The bandits fired a dozen or more shots outside the store, and be- sides killing Mr. Marshall, wounded two by-standers. The bandits entered the Columbia Restaurant, No. 235 Wells street, terrorized the cashier and cus- tomers, and captured a small amount of money. Gustav Peters, a grocer, at Leavitt and West Madison streets, was the next victim, and then Meine & Hinkle, grocers at Wells and Indiana streets, gave up about $100. The dar- ing robbery of the cashier of Klein's dry goods store, followed after art in- terval of two days. In that case seven hundred persons were frightened by the bandits' pistols, and $300 was ob- tained. Eight other robberies followed, in which two of the banditswere killed by citizens, and finally came the loot- ing of the safe of the New York Biscuit Company, when $2,000 was taken. The robberies succeeding that were small. An Trish Sultan in Morocco—The Musical Shah—A Prince That "/Vent lirnke—A Family 'gree. The dusky King Khawa, ally of the English in South Africa has had to pay dearly for his recent jaunt to London, He has sent the following message to the English people • "I shell never for- get orget the kindness received in England. I send greetings. When I returned I found all my cattle dead. and my crops eaten up by locusts. Famine will stare my people in the the face in a ishort time." AN IRISH SULTAN. It is not generally known that the present Sultan of Moroeco is of Irish descent, Such, however, is undoubtedly the case. Early in this century his grandfather SuLtan Sidi Mahomet, chose .as his wife a,handsome Irish girl, wid- ow of a sergeant of sappers who had been detached from the British garri- son at Gibraltar and taken ixito the Sul- tan's service. Her son is Maley Yezid, nicknamed the 'Red Heard." THE 1VIUSICAL SHAri. The late Shah of Persia had a some- what curious taste in music. During one of his vistis to England he sat through a concert at the Albert hall, and alter it was over he asked that the first item in the programme might be repeated for his benefit. It warsdo e , but still the Shah vas not satisfied. "The tune before that is what I want," be explained, "the very first tune oe ail.`° And then it became clear that it was the preliminar • tuning of the in- struments that had made such a fav- ourable impression en the king of kings." PAWNED HIS 'WATCH. Nearly every crowned bead in Europe bas an alias. Some have two or three, which are used according to the amount of style they intend to support while travelling incognito. The Prince of Wales usually travels incog, under the title of the Earl of Chester, but if he intends slippine, off very quietly he goes as Mr. Moulton. Oa one of these ocoa.- sions the prince was actually reduced to pawning his watch, as well as that of his equerry, Gen, Teesdale. It was at Sedan, shortly after the war of 1870. The prince was visiting the battlefields in the: strictest incognito, and was ex- ceedingly anxious that he should not become known, fearing that it might give offense to his French friends to know that he was viewing the scone of their disaster. When the time came to leave Sedan be found he had not enough money to pay his hotel bill, and that Gen. Teesdaie was in an equal- ly penniless condition. Any telegram that he could have sent would have disclosed his rank, and there wore sim- iiar objections in confiding in the inn- keeper. So after much discussion he decidea to send the general to place both their watches in pawn. FARMERS ALARMED. for :Infants antiMarch• "Casteriais sowdl adoptedteehlidrea tlat I recommend item superior to any pre seription !sown to ma" It A. lams, M, De 111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, 1. T. "The. use of'Castoria' is so nnieersal and its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the 'otelligent families who do not keep (Astoria within easy reeach " Caws Hasrer ll De NeviYork atty. Late Pastor Bloominedele Reformed Church. QXoaBu*LrJt tt~oL WO1 crr,glees stesp73 Dies a1 wit�toin�uriouamidicallie • "For several years I bbv morals our .storl*•' axil OAR ll alw Cys. ilue yfleeter* i6ha ainvariablyproda:s d bee results." Dorm F Panes*, It "The Winthrop."Unix Street sad 7th avtio Sew York diegt !as Ca,xaua Dereism, 7r Mvusatc Snow, Nsw Tout. TEN YEARS TROUBLED With Liver Complaint and DyspQps..- a ere Greatly and Found No Relief in the crSooles ` ' of Medicines Prescribed. South American Nervine Was Recommended,, and "- 6 Half a Bottle Was Taken Relief Came. Have eine Improved Rapidly, and Am Now Completely Oured-• So Says Mr. David Reid, of Chesley, Ont. A SCIENTIFIC KING. In the matter of ancestry King Menelek of Abyssinia seems to have tbings pretty much his own way. Along- side of him the illikaao of Japan, with his 2,500 year old family tree, is a mere parvenu.. itlenelek is a direct descen- dant of King Solomon and the Queen. of Sheba, though the beauty of the lat- ter is not at all manifest in the short, squat, inky black Abyssinian, His mother, however, was a woman of un- usual beauty. Menelek has great abil- ity at mechanical construction; years ago explorers likened him to a monkey, declaring that his chief delight was in destroying watches and clocks for the sole pleasure of putting them together again. Little did they understand the steady development of iniud indicated by these diversions. S bme years ago the French Government sent Menelek a mitrailleuse as a present ; it was pack- ed in cases for convenience of carriage across the mountains, and the cases reached the emperor's palace at Goudat several days before the French officer who was sent with them. Great was the surprise of the latter cn entering the courtyard to Lind that the weapon had been unpacked, properly put to - ,ether and mounted. The fact, was that 1VIenelek had been making a careful study of the mechanism of fire- arms for years, and with the aid of pic- tures of the mitrailleuse he was able to direct its setting up. This is but one indication of the advance in modern warfare made by the Abyssinians. Thanks to their ruler's scientific turn of mind, they are now able to manu- facture gunpowder, and if not to make, at least to repair their own weapons. Army 'Worm Marching Through the Grain rieids of New York State, The farmers throughout Western New York are greatly alarmed over the ar- rival of the army worm. The little pests made their first appearance in the southwestern counties of the State the first part of last week. They are de- stroying thousands of bushels of grain every hour, and there is no known way of killing. them without destroying the crops at the same time. Whole farms are being devastated every day, and many of the grangers whose farms are mortgaged will be ruined. The farmers throughout the neighborhood are greatly alarmed. The army wormehas made its appear- ance in Duchess County, N. Y., and is marching over grain fields in great numbers, leaving thein flare, Sever- al days ago Mr. John Ham of W ashing- tonH ollow noticed a few worms in his spring rye field, and twenty-four hours later they had destroyed the fifteen are cleaning of rye.] The' pests out rye, timothy and clover, Kn'owledge is said to be power; and that is power in the same sense wood is fuel Wood on fire is fuel. Know -- Ledge on file is power.—A. efackenzie. ]Children Gra! Pitcher's Castorit DIPLOMATIC POTHER. The Queen's Invitation. to the Young Czar :cid Czarina to Visit ]ler at Balmoral— Objections (lased by France and Ger- Many. Her Majesty has sent an official in- vitation to ypung Czar Nicholas and his wife to visit Balmoral during the com- ing autumn, and the news of this ac- tion appears greatly to have agitated French diplomats and caused some stir at the German court. The Queen sent the invitation as the grandmother of the Czar's wife, and certainly had no idea of arousing international pas- sions; but it looks as though that would be the result if the Czar comes to this country. The French Ambassador has been instructed, so the story goes, to delicately hint to the Czar that. he had much better stay at home, or if he wants a change, that be should take it on French :soil. It seems scarcely credible that French diplomacy should make such a fearful mistake. As far as the Czar is personally concerned, he has no particular love for the French alliance, and has never concealed his own conviction that an Anglo -Russian alliance could stand against the world, He has subordinated his personal opin- ion and predilections to the unanimous advice of Russian statesmen and dip- lomats, and has even made believe to love the French alliance, another proof that autocracy has its limits. If, how- ever, the French presume 'to -give ad- vice and make representations m con- nection with such a purely family af- fair es a visit to the 'Queen, the Czar, as likely as not, will tell the French- men to mind' their own business. The German Emperor seems to think that if he is not to go to England this year no other monarch ought to go there, and German diplomats un- doubtedly would regard the Czar's visit to this country as an intentional rebuke to their efforts to get England within the meshes of the triple al- liance. Hence; it is possible that there will be a prodigious pother over a dis- tinctly innocent transaction on the part of a sovereign of whom it may truly without flattery ' be said that she, personally, has never, in the sixty years of her reign, made a seri- ous •mistake of policy or etiquette in dealing with foreign monarchs and international questions. What ]IIs come to humanity from a disordered liver! Henry Ward. Beecher has said that it was impossible for a man to hold correot spiritual views if his liver was out of order. The liver is s0 important a part of the mechan- ism of man that when it ceases to work with ease the whole man is unable to do his work aright. Can we not appeal to thousands, nay, tens of thousands, for a verification of this fact? Cer- tainly it is, that Mr, David Reid, of •Chesley, Ont., felt that the enjoyment of life had been taken from him, through the unhealthy condition of his ;liver. For ten years he says he was 'troubled with liver complaint and dys- pepsia. Employing his own languaget !"At times my liver was so tender I could not bear it pressed or touched from the outside. Had tried a great many remedies without any benefit. Was compelled to drop my work, and being worse than usual, I decided as a final resort to try South American Nervine, which had been redommended to me by friends who had been cured by it. I got a bottle from A. S. Good - eve, local druggist, and commenced taking according to directions.' Before I had taken half a bottle I was able to go to work again, and I have im- proved steadily slime. I oat conaoiens cam` 1 tiously 'ecommend South American Nervine to any suffering front dyepeP- sia or liver oomplalat." This is MPr Reid's story as he tails it in his own words. Were it thought necessary it could be corroborated by a host of wits nesses. Mr. Reid has lived a long time! in Ohesley, and hie case was known to be a very bad one. But that makes no difference to Nervine. This • great dies covery rises equal to the most trying occasions. Let it be indigestion, the most chronic liver trouble, as with lir. Reid, nervous prostration, that makes life miserable with so many, MOS headaches, that sap all the effort out of reran or woman, Nervine measures to the necessities of the case. R is es great medicine and thousands to -day 19a Canada are happier and healthier men and women, because of its discovery. There is no great secret about it, and yet there is an important secret. 14 operates on the -nerve centers of the system from which emanate ;all life and healthfulness, or if disordered, sielaaesa. even death. Nervine strikes promptly at the nerve centers, i}epee, as With MI, Reid, where ten year'' use of other ma+ dicines had done no geedd, less than er bottle of Nervine brought about era. coure ging; results, mad e. few bottle* mired, C. LUTZ 'Sole Wholesale and Retail Agent for Exeter. Thos. 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