THE 8IN OF OMISSION,
It ln't tli thing yon do, dwir,
It' tlio thlnu yorj lere undone,
iWhlch (ttvirn you a bit of headache
At the M'ttiuff of the mi a,
The tomkr word forgotten,
Tho Iptter yon did not write.
The flower you might hfie m-nt. dinr.
re your haunting ghonts to-night.
The atone yon might hare lifted
Out of n brother a wuy,
The bit of heiirtKoiiie coiinael
Yon were hurried too nmoh to any,
The loving tourh of the hand, donr,
Tho gontlo mid Tvlnrvinie tone
Tlint you lind no time or thought fir
With troubles enough of your own
Thoao little acta of ttlndncaa
80 easily out of mind,
Those chniieoi to be nngela
Which oven mortals tind.
Thoy come In night and alienee,
F.nrh cdilll, ri'iiroai'liful nrnltli,
When hope is fiilnt ami Hugging
And a blight has dropped on faith.
For life Is all too abort, donr,
And sorrow is all too great.
To suffer our alow eonipnsslon
Tlint tarries until loo Into;
And It's not In the thing yon do, dene,
It's the thing you lonve undono,
Which gives you the bitter beudiuho
At the aettlng of the sun.
Kehoboth rJuudny Herald.
MRS. BEMI&
"Say, follows, now that we nro on
the subject of collcjjro reminiscences, 1
have it on my mind to mill one of mlno
which I hare always been a good deal
ashamed of. But as this Is a sort of
confessional, I don't mind telling it,
on condition that my name, at least,
will not be mentioned if it Is repeated.
It has a moral for the thoughtless and
the censorious, ns you sh'all see."
Thus spoke Harry Crompton, ns ho
and two of his old college chums, Rob
ert Ware and James Greeno, sat smok-
ng in his particular sanctum somo ten
years after they had finished their col
legiate course.
'Tou remember those pretty Httlo
brick houses on the left o! the college
which we had to pass ou our way to
and from lectures? Well, there wore
four of us, ns you know, in our last
term, who lived in tho large whlto
house just leyand those cottages Kd
ward Hare, Tubly Brown, Harry Frost
and myself and great times we usl
to have together. Hut what a conceit
ed lot of Idiots wo were, to be sure-
"Tho first, or corner houso of the
row, had been vacant a long tliuo, and
we somehow took an Interest in it,
speculating as to what the next tenant
would bo like, and whether there would
be any girls in the family. Ono day
we saw indications that somebody was
to live there, for several drays and
wagon loads of furniture were oppo
site it. A few evenings later wo saw
a girl with about as pretty a face and
figure ns you could imagine, waturlug
some flowers in the little front window
garden. We held our breaths, almost,
she was so exceedingly pretty, and
our united gaze caused her to blush
and draw behind the curtain from out
of range of our too apparent admira
tion. "The house now possessed a real
charm for all of us, but, alas! it was
the cause of a grout change iu our 1x3
havior towards one another. Tho
.chums' that were, were chums no long
er. Each one would make some ex
cuse to pass that window, where now
the object of our admiration was gen
erally engaged in somo kind of needle
work which women seem everlastingly
doing and are never done with. Our
evenings were no longer spent together
over a comfortable pipe and game of
whist. I think we used to go sneak
ing round the house to try to get a
look at her shadow on th blind. At
least, I'll be candid enough to say I did.
"Things became more and more
strained until one evening, by tha mer
est chance, we happened to bo all to
gether iu the stniiklug-room. We
puffed away In grim silence for a while,
when suddenly Tubly Brown you r!
member Tubly, don't you, Jim? great
but. good-natured chap; always first to
nlTlke up to a fellow even when you
knew he was In the right of a quarrel
well, Tubly burst out laughing and
shipped me ou the back with his pon
derous hand. I asked him surlily what
the matter was, and for nn answer he
only chuckled tho more, nd finally
blurted out:
" 'Look here, you fellows, what's the
good of our falling out about a chit of
a girl with whom none of us are even
acquainted? Dash it all! We've been
chums for throe years, and I'm ready
to give up any little advantage I have
In that quarter for tho sake of nuhl
lung syne.'
"This allusion to his 'advantage rath
er nettled the remainder of us, of
course. None of us could seo it, and
Hare said ho thought he had more 8f
a pull than any one. Ono thing led to
another, until we began telling how
many smiles and nods had been cast
In our direction, each man trying to
outdo the other in exaggeration. Fi
nally I said:
" 'Well, it Is plain that since she is
equally charming to us all, she must
be au outrageous ilttlu flirt. What
shall we do, boys, to pay her off for
fooling usV
" 'Oh, by the way,' broko in Frost,
't heard for the lirt time to-day that
shu is married !'
"A chorus of 'OhV and 'No's' greeted
this piece of information, and particu
lars were nuked for and given. It
ii-nod out that her husband was n
Ixxjlikoopcr In a wholesale house down
town; he went to his office early and
did not return until late at night, so
that we never saw him.
" 'Worse and more of It!' said Tubly.
'She deserves a gxd lesson.'
"Each of us knew in our hearts that
our yarns about her smiles and nods
were lies, but each thought she might
have encouraged the other, and jealous
madness seemed to seize us, with its
nsual desire for revenge. Then and
there we concocted a scheme to humil
iate that pretty, innocent little woman.
"We all met tho noxt day, which was
Sunday, and watched th house from
n short distance. After a whllo wo
saw Mrs. Bemls, as we discovered her
name to be, and her husband come out
prepared to take a walk together. Now
was our chancel We carefully noted
the direction they took and inarched
oft" in the opposite one, so that by the
time we got round the block on which
tho college stood we would meet them
face to fuce. We went single file, al
lowing a good distance between us, aud
rounded the corner. I was first, and
as 1 pawned the pair I raised my hat
with a great flourish, saying at tip
Humo tlmo:
, "'How do you do, Mrs. Bemls?
"Hhe naturally looked confused, and
I, glunclug behind, saw the husband
apparently asking her who I was and
how she knew mo.
"Hardly had he time for nny further
questions before Tubly on mo along,
and with n swing duffed hi hat, re
peating my Inquiry. Hoon after Frost
find Hare repented the operation,
greatly to their delight and poor little
Mrs. Bemis's discomfiture. Wo all
then followed, keeping thm plainly In
view from the shrubbery Iu tho col
lege grounds, and saw that our plot
had succeeded. Mr. Bemls seemtMl
very much excited, and apparently
would not listen to nny explanation of
his wife's. I'll guarantee that thoy
never put in a more miserable after
noon in their lives.
"None of ns saw our divinity 'for
some days after this, and when wo did
we felt eonselenee-slrleken, she looked
so pale and sad. Well, to make a long
story short, we all of us noticed that
Ponils was constantly In tho neighbor
hood of his home during the day. He
was evidently watching his Innocent
wife, and soon lost his position Iu Hie
.:!ore, fur he roul. 1 not pay proper at
tention to business. We heard nil this,
and a great deal mere gossip about the
young couple from our talkative old
landlady, who had managed to make
.Mrs. Bemis's acquaintance. After a
whllo she told us that Mrs. Bemls was
very sick.
" 'The poor young people are In a
very bad state," said she. 'I hardly
think they have enough to eat.'
"Well. I tell you wo felt ashamed of
ourselves, and made up our minds that
wo would havo to right tho wrong, ami
that very soon, too. So we agreed to
go in n body and explain matters to
Mr. Bonds. It was not without some
trepidation that we went up to the
door of this much wronged couple, and
In answer to our ring Mr. Bemls pre
sented himself. I was made spokes
man, and I Just blurted out the whole
truth, said we were awfully sorry, and
a whole lot more. Bends t first look
ed mad enough to shoot the lot cf ns,
but he suddenly broke down and actu
ally cried like a child. Then we found
out that our landlady was right; they
were really Iu want, and all the pluck
was about taken out of him.
"Next moruliig I saw my uncle, who
was In the dry -goods business, and pro
cured for Mr. Bemls a better position
In the bookkeeping department than
he had before tilled. We were nlways
afterwards the best of friends. In
fact, he occasionally writes to mo now,
and sends his wife's kindest regards,
tot by Jove!" K. U. Cummins, in
Waverly Magazine.
Brook Trout.
As all anglers are aware, the com
mon trout, everywhere, is proverbially
ono of the gamiest and most skittish
of nil the finuy tribes; but when he
liaiMH'ns to be a little ou the feed h
Is as fearless ns a hawk, and at such
times leaps nearly out of the wa tot
after the bolt or fly, and when hooked
jumps Into the air as If for Mie purpose
of defying the cunning of his human
enemies. According to our exnerleuee
tho best bait for early spring fishing Is
the common worm, if It be advisable
at all by the true sportsmen; but for
June, July and August we prefer the
lly. In lake fishing sometimes a min
now Is preferable to either. The great
charm of fly-fishing for trout is derived
from the fact that you can see the
movement of your fish, and If you are
not an export hand the chances are
that you will capture but a few out of
a hundred that mny rise to your hook.
You can seldom save a trout unless
you strike the very Instant that he
rises or leaps. But, even after this, a
deal of enre Is often required to land
him In safety. If he is u half-pounder
you may, If you will, pull him out di
rectly, but if larger than that, after
fairly hooking him, you should play
him wltli a suttlcient amount of line,
which, when well done, Is a feat full
of delight and poetry. Tho swiftness
with which a trout can dart from hi
hiding-place after a tly Is truly aston
ishing; and we 'never see one perform
this operation without feeling an in
describable thrill quivering through our
frame. The fact that it seems to be
the only fish in Europe and the East
ern States which nature has desig
nated by a row of scarlet spots on the
sides, and hi California with a lateral
streak, would seem to Imply that she
deemed It the perfection of her finny
tribe creations, and had therefore fixed
upon It this distinguished mark of her
skill.
Golden Ilulr at the Chancel.
A friend living In Fhlladelpliia has
a sweet, golden-haired little daughter,
aged three years, who Is devoted to her
father, and endeavors, after her baby
fashion, to govern her actions by his
own. This habit causes much amuse
ment In the family, though tho little
one seems quite unconscious that she
Is the cause of It nil.
Not long ago the child attended di
vine service for the first time with her
father, and sat quietly and gravely in
the pew until the close of the sermon,
it chanced to be communion Sunday,
and Mr. , being a communicant,
went with others towards the chancel,
unconscious that his little daughter
was following hlin. As ho knelt and
bowed his head the baby of three
years beside him also knelt and bowed
her sweet face upon her tiny hands.
Those who saw the touching sight were
affected almost to tears, aud nobody
attempted to remove tho small com
municant. Not until my friend rose to
return to his seat did he discover the
child, who also rose, and slipping her
little hand In his, walked gravely to
wards tho pew. The clergyman, speak
ing of It afterwards, said it wns.'lu his
opinion, the most beautiful sight he
had ever seen. Harper's Magazine.
A llemui-kable Voyage.
Another remarkable voyage of a dero
list vessel lias been reported to the
hydrographlc office. It Is that of the
schooner Fannie K. Woolston, of Hath,
Mo., pine laden, which was abandoned,
water-logged, on October 30, 1S01, off
Hatteras. Hecently she was reported
within 140 miles of Bermuda, not far
from the place where she started two
years ago. Meantime she has been
reported twenty-two times, and has
(U'lfted over a loop whoso eastern end
Is 2,000 miles from Hatteras. She has
covered a course of about 0,000 miles.
Making Up Faces.
The English habit of "making up"
the complexion is increasing among
American women. There is gome ex
use for the older women to reinforce
.-.attire, but uoue for young girls, whos -cheeks
should have uie glow of vouth.
HE WA DISCOURAGED.
l'lie Mule's Cmitliiiilcy Kept Tllm In a
Ilopelttf Stnte
I was, for the sake of a view, climb
ing otto of the rough peaks among the
mount:iln of West Virginia one day,
when I came to a very skimpy kind of
a cornfield far up tho mountain with
a log cabin at one side of it.
A 11111 u and a woman were hoeing
corn and four or Ave children were
pulling up the weeds, says a writer in
the Detroit Free Press. Work was
Immediately suspended when 1 appear
ed In sight, ami I hailed the man to
know the short cut to the summit. Ho
came over to tho brush fence and after
ho lmd given mo somo Instructions I
asked him If ho owned the farm.
"It's nip nn' tuck, stranger," he said,
"whether I own the farm er hit awns
me." .
"How many acres have you?"
"Wnl, thar's COO in the truck, but
thar's only erbout forty ez kin be
worked, nn' that lays right 'round
here."
"Did you buy It or did somebody
leave it to you?"
The man's sallow face showed a faint
blush.
"Stranger," ho said sheepishly, "I
buyed it, er leastwahs I traded a mule
for hit."
"A good mule?" I inquired with n
laugh.
"Wnl, he wuz good enough for me to
a rid out em this dern country with. If
I'd hail sense enough."
"You didn't live hero, then?"
"No, 1 came frim Kill 11 Micky"
"Why don't you sell the farm If you
iion t like it?"
"Sell it, stranger?" he asked In open
eyed (istonlshmont. "W.7, ther ain't
ernulhor ez doggoned blj? fool c I nm
In the whole country.'
"Then trade it for a yellow dog and
kill the dog," I said, making the old
gag.
"1 ain't got no gun," ho said with n
short laugh. "I've got a plan, though,"
ho went on more hopefully. "I'm going
to wait till that mule I traded fer the
place gets so old he's wuthless nn'
then I'm goln to trade back. '
"Can yon do that?"
"Course I kin," he said confidentially,
then dropped back to the hopeless tone
ngaln, "but mules is slch contlnuerin'
critters that thar a'.n't no tellin' how
long I've got tor wait," and ho re
sumed his hoe and I went on up the
mountain.
SAID IN FUN.
Wife Can yon let me have Bom
money, dear? I nm going shopping.
Husband J rent heavens! Maria, you'll
ruin uie. Wife (calmly) All I want is
ten cents for car fare. Cloak Heview.
Domestic It's getting very late,
Johnny. Little Johnny Goln' to bed?
"Yes." "Is papa and mamma In bed?"
"Yes." ""Then I guess it's mos' time
for me to go, too." Good News.
Jones (meeting Brown iu dry goods
store) Hello, Brown, how are you?
What are you doing now got a steady
Job? Brown 1 guess I have. I'm
waiting for my change. Life's Calen
dar. He-I have loved you long. Will you
1m mine? She Oh, Mr. Smith, this is
so sudden such a surprise! He Yes,
I know, dearest, but your father and
mother keep writing to know my In
tentions. Truth.
Fathor McNally (with righteous In
dignation) Fer shninean ye, O'Bleary,
ye'ro half dhrunk. O'Bleary (apolo
getically) Ol know it, yer worship, but
it's not my fault. Ol've shplnt all tho
money ol had. Puck.
The Ut. Rev. Mr. Cassock I greatly
fear, my dear madam, that your hus
band Is destined to reap a harvest of
tares. Mrs. Swiftly Ony Indeed, I
fear so, bishop; ho has Ueen ou ono for
tho last throe days. Harlem Life.
Mine. Nuflyo (whispering to her fath
er from the country, who Is dining with
her and a party of city guests) Fath
er! You mustn't tuck your naktn un
der your chin. Her Father (In robust
tones) I know it, Em'ly. But -I ain't
got no sufcty pin fer to fix It. Chicago
ltecord.
Somebody Klse Was Kicked,
A young Poughkeepslnn, a few days
since, picked up a friend on Market
street and took him homo to luncheon
without notice to the former's wife.
She called him ono side and explained
that there were only n dozen raw
oysters, and when their friend had
eaten his quota of four he must not be
asked to take mote. All tills tho hus
band promised to remember.
When their guest had eaten his four
oysters the host asked him to take some
more. Tho wife looked distressed and
the guest declined. The husband In
sisted that his friend should have more.
Tho wife looked ns if she were in
agony, and the guest flrmly refused to
allow tho rest of tho oysters to be
brought in from the kitchen. Later
the wife said to her husband:
"How could you urge him to have
more oysters when I explained to you
that there weren't any more?"
"I nm very sorry," said the penitent
husband, "but I forgot all about it."
"What do you suppose I was kick
ing you under the table for?" retorted
the wife.
"But you didn't kick me," said the
husband. Poughkeepsle News-Press.
Accepting the Inevitable.
Wonderful are tho Hindoos for ac
cepting the Inevitable. Tell one of
these that he must take castor oil, and
ho will drain the oleaginous cup to the
dregs and smack his lips. Tell him
that his leg must bo amputated, and
ho will present tho limb for dismem
berment, and smile as ho sees it sev
ered. Tell him that he Is to bo hanged
aud, with no touch of emotion what
ever, he will reply, "Jo hookni" ("What
ever is ordered"), Just ns If ho hud
been told that he must have his corns
cut Blackwood's Magazine.
Mixed.
"How long have wo boon engaged,
George?" she asked.
"Why, since last August," he un
swered. "I couldn't tell whether it was Au
gust or June," she replied. "You see,
I keep getting you and Freddie Sim
kens mixed." Washington Star.
He Did Mot Keallse.
Bridegroom (at the end of the wed
ding) Well, I am glad it Is all over.
.Married Fried All over! Great
Scott, man! You have only Just com
menced! Puck.
onsumpfion
may be avoided. It comes from a germ that takes
root and grows only when the System is Weak and
Lungs are affected.
Scott's Emulsion
of Cod-liver Oil, with hypophosphites of lime and
soda, overcomes all the conditions which make con
sumption possible. Physicians, the world over, en
endorse it.
Coughs, Colds, Weak Lungs and Emaciation pave
the way for Consumption, SCOTT'S EMULSION cures
them and makes the system strong.
Prepared by Scott A. Bowne, N. Y. Druggliti tell It.
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Butter per lb $
!.ggs per dozen
Lard per lb ,
Ham per pound
Pork, whole, per pound 07
Beef, quarter, per pound , ... 06
W beat per bushel
Oats "
Rye " " " ".'
Wheat (lour per bbl
I lay per ton
Potatoes per bushel
Turnips " "
Onions " "
Sweet potatoes per peck. . . ..25
Cranberries per qt , , ,,
Tallow per lb
Shoulder " " .'. ...
Side meat " "
Vinegar, per qt
Dried apples per lb
Dried cherries, pitted
Raspberries , ',
Cow Hides per lb
Steer " " "
Calf Skin. . . '. 40
Sheep pelts ,
Shelled corn per bus, . ......
Corn meal, cwt
Bran,
Chop ' .'!!!...!,'"
Middlings "
Chickens per lb
Turkeys " "
Geese " " . .
Ducks "
Coal.
No. 6, delivered
"4 and 5" ...
" 6 at yard
" 4 and s at yard
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OiMiuM ana bvauiinu U hair.
Froniotv. a luxuriant growth.
Never Talla to Ileetore Oraj
Hair to ita Youllilul Color.
Curv. Kelp iIihvm. hair taliuig.
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