Satires or Alaska.
la gppenrunce the satires of the inte
rior of AlAik are generally "vr dirk,
comp'.exloneil, with large cheek bones,
large moutns and a sharp chio.
"This," says Kieurenant Cactwell in
his notes obtained while exploring the
Kowak Uiver, "gives the face a very
triangular appearance, very different
from the round fact of the Esquimaux.
Their hair is black, and the hair is worn
lone, exwut in front, where it la
trimmed across the for6head on a line
with the eyebrows. They are quick in
their movements, active and strong in
youth, but g'ow atred-looklng rapidly."
Very few men of middle age were
observed. Tht faces of the women are
more ovtl than the men's, and their
color is lighter. Their hair is parted in
the middle and worn in braids hanging
in frout ot the ears. The Interior natives
are referred to as better morally and tn
points of honesty and sobriety than the
poople ot the coast. They have do Saws
except to do y others as they would
have others di to them. They were
uciversailv kind to the aged and help
leas, very hospitable, curious to a de
gree, but never intiusive. In the inte
rior the people did not follow methods
of the Esquimau roast tribes in choos
ing an omailik, or chief trader and gen
eral buaiufss agent. In all discussions
regarding the welfare of the communi
ty, the women and th older ones in
particular joined, and the men received
their opinloaa with respect. They were
generally guided by a kind of moral
code, as Lieutenant (Jastwell says in all
matters regarding one another's wel
fare. No punishment was recognized
for the commission of crime, but od the
other hand there was Beldom any com
mitted. As to diseases, the Lieutenant found
pulmonary complaints and rheumatism
very common among the natives, also
weak and inflamed eyes. Epidemic dis
eases very rarely occur, though small
pox sometimes reaches these people
through the natives Hying on the Koy
ukuk Uiver. Beyond the simple herbs
known and used by the "shaman," or
medicine man, in his cantations, but
little is known of the art of healing.
J'o formal funeral ceremonies are per
formed by the inland tribes over their
dead. The body is generally taken to
some secluded spot, usually on a bluff
overlooking a river, and laid on the
ground. A conical shaped structure of
epruce logs, is built over the remains
and a tree near by Is stripped of branches
and a amdl piece of cloth tied to it
marks the spot, near which are left the
sled, household utensils and some of the
weapons of the deceased. No one ever
Tisks the apt thereafter. It is tabooed.
The natives partake eagerly of inch
articles s (Kiur, tea, rice, condensed
milk and other dishes, but tliy denpiae
ealt potK and would rather atarve than
touch i. In addition to the reindeer
mea", they eat the t1j9hof tbe'bear, fox,
wolf, iuuakr&t, beaver, and mountain
sheep. 1 1 the summer salmon is al
most the sole food. The fL-sh of the
seal a tid white whale is etn by the
sutnrcer 8..j lurners at the coast. Wild
currants are found in abundance and
the onion, celery and parsnip grows
wild in abundance, as well as a species
of wild rhubarb. Th tender roots of
the willow were also cooked in oil when
the Datives were much In need of food.
The upper waters of the Kowak abound
In Wild duck, geese and swaus, and
crane a'no could be found. The birds
aretniiUd nfter being skinned, and as
tonishing to note, the bteul, feet and in
testines were considertd the choice
morsels. The Lieutenant says these
tidbits wer-j laid before him on one oc
casion. All the tribes (Tress very ranch alike.
Their a. tiro consists of an outer and
Inner cot or "pai Va." of deerskin, tight
fittrnjr trousers cf hair sealskin and
boots supplied wUh deerskin legzins,
the sole being of walrus or white whale
ekiu. The Inner garments are wore
with the fur next to the tody and the
outer one with the fur outside. Hats
or caps are not worn by either sex, but
the outer garment Las a hood, which
can be drawn oyer the head. A piece
of some longhaired fur is sewed aronud
the. edges ot the hood to protect the eyes
from I'yir.g i articles of snow. A belt
is worn by the women to confine their
outer garments or "parkas" aronnd the
waist, and this enables the native moth
er to carry her offspring underneath the
folds of ber "sparka." Socks made of
soft tanned skin Bare worn, and mittens
of reindeer skins, with the hair turned
in, are worn winter and summer
Thread is made of deer sinew, and the
women, in addition to their other ardu
ons duties, make all the clothing and
keep it in order.
A Dm til j Kin p.
A costly ring, unguarded by police or
special watchman, hangs suspended by
a silken cord around the neck of a statue
cf the Maid of Almodena, in one of the
beautiful parks in Madrid, the Spanish
capita!. It is set with diamonds and
pearls, notwftstandiog which there is
so danger cf its being stolen.
The greatest thief in Madrid would
not touch it any quicker than he would
the plate on his own mother's ccfQn.
I s history is curious. ' The ring was
made for King Alfonso XII, who gave
it to his cousin, the pretty Mercedes
on the day of their betrothal. She wore
It during ter short married life. On
ter deeih the King presented it to his
grandmother. Queen Christina. She
died soon, and the King passed the
deadly little circle to his sister. Infanta
del PilAr, who d'td within the naoDth.
Again it started on Its deadly rounds,
next finding a place ou the finger of
Christina, the youngest daughter of the
Duke of Montpensier. but in leas than
three month ahe rJso was dead. Al
phonao nxt put the ring in his own
casket aud livtd less than a year after
o doing. No wonder it safely hangs
on a statue in at) ULguarded square.
rROFEon Manvaud s.atea that to
d-jtect the present of lha round-headed
borer In the wood ol apple trees.the rough
bark fcLwUid be scraped t tt two or three
flays U-foie the examination is mada
whon the chips thrown out of the holes
will be eily e.en. Th? point or a
Jnife tr a flexible wire will deslroy
thee:,
att, CevT
fXx cai IjVt
OBfiCCO
Lastnqflv
Grood tfualjfy
on "fe rrjaref in
onlj one slhajbe-3xa-
full 6ozjb
tie rnost convenient
to cut for joocKfS or
fo carry Wfjole,
Insist on ravng tfie
Genuine with red (-J
tin tag , made only by,
Jchn finz er Brcr, Louisville,
O ALLAN'S m
pssumt
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ThfM Cftodi ronlmln the LraTt oi
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fmrn .".dulterotion, as nothing i9
in their m.-inufacture but t!m BEST Of
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WATEII PiKHIFudirinuUd to ptferre
hutbnr. uul kavaa tt matt ui darabto.
Bold br SSio 8 torn, Grooen, Drtmiata, 4
Try tt on yat Harnett.
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tnm oldest and nmt DonnUr mm entitle nod
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rirru.atliro of amy papr of lt claa in the w. .rid.
ruiiy iiluptrtMl. lU-t clM of Wood ICacrav
Iris. lutltthsM wwkilv. enr! for rcir.isa
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ati: . aicaiy prucurml. Auarra
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THKPUliUUwill alway end -fat oaf plae
ol bato la baalnaa holtt. Krarrthla.-kani
Baat aaJ eoay. a tath room ha Wan
wlt l with Ui boa w hcra Lha nablle m ba a...
rotno.n.Utr.1 with a hot or euld bath. H.rh mh
and erer, thine ecanoctoj therein kit parlacllj
OlOKB. I La TUWIU A rBLaAATT.
M. D. KITTELL,
Attorney-o r - n. a v ,
KBENSBUKIl, PA.
!?!- Armory Building, cpp. troart Hons.
WANTTIEiBD
WALrsTir. to Mil choir. artery Mock
Ljt..l f.r will pay alry. hit can
r1 nraethtnic twttrr to worker. No Kpenono.
K.-herir. r. Y. A fKf.Mt:T It .:. k-J
c.y oi this a4. DutUU out
li
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THAU
Farnihouses ia Holland.
The houses in Holland, a correspond
ent says, are mostly of brick, square in
shape, one story hijh with peaked red
tiled roof. The thatched roof which is
so usual in Belgium is here seldom
seen. The houses are usually neat
looking, both outside and in.
On opening the door you are shown
into a large room with kitchen utensils
in the glory of highly-burnished splen
dor banging about a store or cooking
range, with here a table, a settee and a
few chairs, with a strip of carpet laid
on a brick floor.
Hanging down this long room is a
row of cow stalls on an elevated brick
paved platform, with a trench back of
the stalls about two feet wide and two
feet deep. This room accommodates
from twenty to fifty cows on a well-to-do
farmer's place, ard was a curious
eight te us. These stables and kitchen
combined are scrabbed clean and white
washed and are as clean as say ward In
some of oor best hospitals.
Iu the Spring when the cattle axe
turned oat to grass, the stalls are
scrubbed and scoured, the brick pare
meuts painted and the walls and ceil
ings whitewashed. Lace curtains are
' arranged at" the windows ; often flower
j pots or little jardiniers are kept there
during the summer, the room emells as
sweet and Is as clean as the milk bouse
of the most fastidious farmer's wife.
. After the cows are boused in the fall,
tbey remain in until spring. You see
no cow yards. The cattle are either in
pastnie or In their stalls. When turned
out, they are blanketed with sail cloth
curiously held in place by robes running
under and around the legs.
The large room mentioned above is
occupied jointly by the cows and the
servants. Opening from it you enter a
dining and a siltingnoom, generally
carpeted, and, unlike the stable and
kitchen, has wooden floors. From this
you enter the bedrooms. Tbe beds are
generally in an elevated alcove, with
doors in front, cutting it off from tbe
room. The bed is generally a bunk.
In this province bedsteads are seldom
used.
I was shown Into a bedroom furnished
with a washstand, a table and some
chairs, but there seemed to be no bed
Investigation of what appeared to be
cupboard doors in the wall, only aiout
the sizs of ordinary sideboard doors.
showed the bed in this cupboard, or
closet, so high from the ground that
steps kept inside for the purpose had to
be used to get in.
Serel Way el Propagating Roses.
Recently I was conversing with a man
who is a lOBe enthusiast, and be told me
he bad strong bushes of some of tbe
be-t hybrid perpetuals upon their own
roots, that be bad rooted himself In a
way quite new to me. Having obtained
a suitable shoot, or several of them,
tbey were placed in an ordinary bottle
which contained some water, and this
bottle was bung upon the wall of the
house in a sunny position and there left,
water being supplied to make up tbe
deficiency caused by evaporation. In
this water, which often becomes very
warm from the beat of the sun, the cut
tings remained, and after a short period
they calloused, when tbey were taken
out and dibbled into pots in the ordinary
way, the formation of the roots soon
taking place.
The above plan was claimed as expe
ditious, as tbe cuttings calloused much
sooner la water than they did in the
soil. Il ie known that many things
root readily iu water, and oleanders are
frequently propagated in that way,
whilst some Sedum spectabile that I
have lately bad in a cut state bad root
ed freely long before the flowers bad
faded. With tbe rose, if cutting is once
nicely calloused .success is almost a cer
tainty, and ir this needed state can be
brought about by immersion of the
base in the water, we then have a sim
ple and valuable aid to rose propagation,
because it is much easier to preserve
alive a cutting placed In water than it
is one in the soil during its early
stage.
llew to Iron a Shirt.
First iron the wristbands dry and
than the sleeves. Opn the sleeves be
fore tbey dry sticking together becaase
of tbe starch. Then pick up the shirt
al tbe shoulders and Ircn the yoke.
This done, iron the back by folding
down the middle, ironing toward each
sieeve to avoid touching tbe bosom.
Now lay tbe shirt down with tbe bosom
uppermost, and irou the neckband. As
yon iron the baDd pull the body of the
shirt at the neck up at right arglea to
tbe face of tbe Iron. "When jour band
is t us ironed dry you will find it nice
ly in shape. Kow iron all the front of
the shirt except the bosom. Tut in tbe
bosom board, get a nice fresh Iron
which is not too hot, rub off your bosom
wiib a bit of damp elotb, stretch tight
and Iron dry. Now for folding. Ly
me snirc on tbe bosom, take op a plait
in the back, then fold one side over
from the edge of the boeom and lay tbe
sleeve of this side upon it ; fold the
other side upon this, and tbe sleeve on
wo oi mis. ow you can pica up
without disarrangitg. place on line
over quirk beat, and your work is done.
A Child' Tie- te a Elng.
Kinc Leopold of Belgium is tbe bero
of a pretty story. Some eix years ago
a seaman named Frank Moore deserted
from the steamer Rbynland at Fhlla
delpbta. He was lately arrested at
Antwerp for this offence, and heavily
sentenced, whereupon his little niece.
Bessie Kelm, wrote to the King, be
aeecbiug ber uncle's release. This let
ter related tbal six years ago her aunt
was dying, and that ber only prayer was
that she might live to see ber brother
Frank, who, cn arriving and bearing
this, entreated of bis captain permission
to visit ber, which being denied him. he
deserted. Little Bessie gravely con
cluded : "Your Majesty, if yon had
been in bis place, would not you have
done the same? I hope you will pardon
uocle Frank for de-erling and me for
writing.' Xot long afterward tbe child
received a letter from a high official,
saying that tbe offender bad been n
leased, "tut of compliment to ais
Moiety's Utile Irter-d." 1
It Itfiakes You Hungry
I have uael rttJties ivlfry "omrvin!t and It (-.print; tutflii lac moans more now -a-tlays than !t
- - bus hurt a saimary j 1.1 ten eun a. The wiutrof 1nh-9 baslt'ft
. nct. It invli.-.irau i
A Lf-'v ' edlh.-sjsuman.ll
J-ifp laclIIMt' S ii'.,-t'.s-
LAND. rTlUiOa, b.C.
Paine's
Celery Compound
is a untqoe toja.- and arriMl-r. Plriint to
tM t.tM', quk k In Ua action. ad without any
lnjurlou rf.rct. tt give lliat rosvetl ln'allii
wha h uiakni rreryUili p ixsle puoL It cures
rtTKru-pK" and kindred dLs.jrd.Tx. rhyslclans
preaenbe It. f i.eu. Six lor fs ou. lnioi,-i:sta.
U'nxa. I.'icBAKnsoH too.. Burlington. Tt
DIAMOND DYES VTUt,
DRIHK PURE MATER
BY USING THE
RUCKET PUMP AMD WATER PURIFIEl
IIS"
1$
r-i
a.
Purifiat bv Aeration.
441 and 443
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WHOLESALE MANUFACTUHKHS OF
LOUNGES and MATTRESSES.
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
THE ALLME?-Q!NGER
ANN ARBOR,
Manufacturers of
uinu no Artr DiAun
end ORGANS.
Importars and Jobber of
Music and Musical
Merchandise.
"We 3kTowledire no rival la above atytoa. la TO NT, ACTION' cr WOSK3LAKSTITP. Flanoa aad
Orraa us ALL. at;aat. Vc are Manufaeturera and cuUe manulaotairar'a pr.oea. Ordn ter anyUlln
iu lua niuu Uo will robiv prompt aiie.iTinn. Correapotidenoa Solicited. Lave Areata Wanted.
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B. J. LYNCH,
UNDERTAKER
And Manufacturer & Dea'er in
HOME AND CITYMADE
FURNITURE
mm ins nmn
LOUNGES. BEDSTEADS,
TABLES, CHAIRS,
Mattresses, fcc,
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tCitizens of Cambria County and all
other winning te purchase honest FURNI
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iovited to Eire us a call before boTlea tlse
wbere. as we are confident that we can
meet every want and please eTrv taste.
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ST. FRANCIS' COLLEGE,
LORETTO. YA.
IN CHARGE 0
FRANCISCAN BROTHERS.
Board md Tuition
for the Scholastic Year, $200.
March set ,ias. tf.
I HE ST. CHIMES HOTEL,
Chailes S- Cill, Proorletor.
Table unsurpassed. Remodel
ed with ofuce on ground floor.
Natural gas and incandescent
light in all rooms. New steam
laundry attached to house.
Cor. Wood St. & Third Ave.
Pittsburgh. Pa.
1701. INHi).
Policies wrtttea at ibort aouee In tn
OLD RELIABLE "ETNAn
Aad tar First 'lau Canpnailes.
T- W. DICK,
etXT FOR THE
OLD HARTFORD
FIRE INSURANCE COM
CUMHE5CED BUSINESS
1794.
Ebeiutmnr.Jmiy t.lMa.
ki UK A. Mt)Trjie York City
tUe nrrT, a;i t. The wrvt-s mn.st be
htrvuk'Hiiim-d, thu Mood punn.-d. liver anj
;;rc. .tucrJ Li K.i ..r ;.. I.' j.
The Beet
Spring .Viedicine.
"In the sprtnsof 1-ST I v. as all nn ilon-n. 1
would .auplulUe in rnlii ul'li . Il'cd :i
fet'lintr, u lid uhj -ktluil Ii'tuM l:ani!ynt
around. 1 Uhil.-i! a !! ' lr f 'si ! r r- n-
I pound, and b l. re I hud takm n :i I lelt
j vt-ry inu.-h l. tt.T. I i-h ch--fiiljy r.H-o;ii!r;-ri 1
It to all ho iM'i-d a liulkitn up an.! Mtvii.-ilii n
j lug medicine" iin. 11. A. Ito-x, llurlmj'lou. Vl
LACTATE D FOOD 17&
YO Ul t 11
XLS 1
Warranted to Purity a Foul ".Veil or Cistern
in Ten Days TJso or Money xii-funtiea.
If will drair frn froTlnrt ctf wnt-r r-r m iinrt..
e-r ha to U ).'krd. 4-tiiM-l .r l.'iaw r.1 i.ut.
A t-B yor l-.r cau (iuw wal.T llh ra 1 rii n to ft. trflL
So irvn lulwjic l rrtt or UarvL. .No MH-ktrx c nAfaMtvi ur .'at.
11 aaa uo -Ki, B iuImi.c u .ar ...t, devav T I-..'u;- U.. v .. .
Uoiiiu.1 rut r corrit, In. i-lu'ii i. mmlr ..f ta!-vati! .-.1 :ro:i.
It 1 Ui.- a4uu.lit.t ai! i..J .:ir .l.Ir :t uctuv u.r.-U- for rr. a:.r.
It can ! t u; It. i.ft.t u liioiuu-x, a Uii-r. I. :ioIU:im- to roit-n hr
low tup jtlatromi.
It will cot trvczv, hftvlntr tood Oi.' t-t ff o lsk..ia winter, SSdt-
1' r. ,.:.iw ..1-1 ... tlL l.r... !... i- . r... )......
Haa l- leather, rulrfn-r tr wuoU iu cuLiaci lih the wauvr to ca-tcu-iifiar
It.
You d. o.t Law- tn pnnp out a i.rjITr.il of wafer to r-'-t a frv-h, co.-l
!r:r:Jk. r.ir-vf-r l.u.-ki-t .k- J...n lull of air to th- btioui, and
with cold Uic a. tie clrta-aix-i.
Trice $10 for a t&n-rot noil or cistern; oO
cents for CTerj additional foot in pth, aRer 10
feet.
A IItc atrent wanted In errry town tn ttieTrtted States. Addreaa
BUCKET PUMP CO.
Plum Street, CINCINNATI. O.
LOUNGE.
PAM0 & Q&m
MICH., U. S. A.
We Make a SPECIALTY cf
f$ Organs in Piano Cases,
FIkE-LY FlnlSHEDard HAND
POUlSKLtD, In
Rosewood, Ebony, Wal
nut and Antique Oak
And : containing: our town
Patented : Improvements.
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The Standard Oil Company, of
Pittsburg, Pa., make a specialty
of manufacturing for the domes
tic trade the finest brands of
Illuminating and Lubricating Oils,
Naphtha and Gasoline
That eaa be
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We challenge comparison rith
every known product of petrol
eum. If you wish the most
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in the market ack for ours.
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OCtlS-89-ljr.
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"WlXTERGREEX, PEFPERMENT. PeX-
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of prim quality, boarbt in any quantity for cah
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"DODGE & OLCOTT,
m porter an.l Exporter, SS William St.. N. T.
Aaic. X,'b.-8m.
Mind waa.b-rinjr c Unr.lu laTtapt
im. mitliiur. .TTfltin u fr.- nil
initc a-ut Tl I : -'i- f:. i- t . l'
5 A. Lr-MH.e, i'. t'r:to A. v.. Ywk.
PATENT STEEL PICKET FENCE.
HANDSOME, 1 XIKSTlt I CT1 UL E.
r?riA-i rA an XX7frA
a biiwii V V wvu.
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TAILOR Ac DEt,
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ELTS CREAM BALM
I not a liquid, tnuff or poitder. Applied
tnto nontriU U quickly ahtorbrd. Ittleaw
Vie luad. AUnyt injlammation. JJeaU th
ortt. Ilaitortt the. ftensfs of &ut and tmt IL
60 eenlt at Vrun.t; by nuui, registered, 6'J om'x.
CLY BR3THERS.irnl5ts,OrTcgo,ST.
A Vorn Maslclan.
A da? or two ago a natural bora mu
sician came Id to Atlanta on tbe Geor
gia road. lie bad with him a hand
made xylophone, as rough and crazy an
instrument as a musician erer tried to
play, bat tbe music was wonderful.
Tbe bars, except two, were made of
common yellow poplar, whittled into
proper dimensions with a pocket knife.
Two bars were of walnut. All tbe ban
weie connected by a cotton string. The
base of the instrument was a coarse,
pine plaDk, aDd between this board and
tbe bars, forming! cushion for tbe bars
ws an inch thick padding of Jute, or
old ropes threaded nut, Tbe musician
used two mallets little balls of poplar
on bandies of convenient length.
Around each ball was a band of flannel
cloth, to soften the note. lie made the
xylophone himself, and said he had
made fonr others and sold tbem. The
addition of the walnut bars was a very
recent improvement, and be seemed to
be particularly proud r that part. Tde
musician, dressed Ilka a cowboy with
bead-BtruDg sombrero and big yellow
boots, looked as little a musician as his
instrument a xylophone. lie plays al
together by air. lie whittled out his
own bars witbont any rule, whatever,
judging entirely by the souud.
"The tone," he says. "depends on tbe
kind of wood, on tbe length and on the
thickness. Tbe width has tery little to
do with it. Poplar baa a nice, mellow
sound, and goes through nearly the
whole scale. Then another thing that
changes the note is the way the grain
runs in the bar."
lie played "Dixie," "Climbing Up
the Golden Stairs," and a number of
other ramiliar tunes. lie is wonderful
ly apt at catching a new tune, and can
follow one's whistling almost faullleaa
lf. Not only that, but be whistles
beautifully. He has a knack of whist
ling lke three or four men at once,
carrying the air and bass all at once, or
warbling like a room full of mocking
birds. lie kept a crowded car well en
tertained between Covington and At
lanta, and gathered In a liberal lot of
dimes and quarters when the hat was
passed around.
How California was Settled.
"It is not generally known," said
General Sherman the other day, that
tbe Russians were tbe first settlers of
California, but it is nevertheless a
fact. "When I visited Sebastopol I met
a vouDg artillery officer of the Hussian
army who made the statement and gave
me a number of facts to substantiate
It. I had been tendered tbe use of a
Turkish man-oNwar. which conveved
toe into tbe harbor. Shortly after our
arrival a boat containing a young officer
and several men came up to the ship.
Tbe officer came on board, and coming
aft to where I stood, saluted me, and
stated tht his orders were to report to
me for duty. I inquired if there were
any hotels in the town. He replied
that there were two, nei'herof them
very good, but one was better than the
other, and that be had taken tbe liber
ty of securiocr accommodations at it for
me. I tben got into bis boat and went
ashore with him. Daring the passage
of the boat from the ship to tha dock I
inquired where he learned to speak
English.
"'In California,' be replied, and
when questioned stated tbat he was
born there, years before the goTd mine
fever or Mexican war. His fat ber was
at the time of tbe tnaetme a well to do
merchant of Monterer. He said furth
er that tbe Ttussians had settled on the
present site of San Francisco twenty
years before the sold fever. At that
time I hey were engaged in hunting furs
in Alaska and tbe San Francisco vil
lage was a supply depot for tbe Arctic
b Hirers. Wben I asked him bow he
bad wandered ao far away from borne,
he replied that every year the Russian
Government takes one son: of Russians
who serve their Government in foreign
countries and either educates tbem for
a profession or places them in tbe army
Tbat is bow be explained tbe matter,
and I assure you that for a time it
ratber surprised me.'-'
A Cowboj's Charity.
Last evening a tail, well-formed man,
with long nair, a wide-brimed sombre"
ro and otherwise of tbe typical cowboy
appearance, was attentively studying
tbe bill board and pictures in front of
NiMo's Theater. His bat was turned
up iu front, bis ttetb held firmly a cigar
angled at forty-five degrees, and bis
genf ril demeanor indicated tbat be was
under tte influence of liquor. Present
ly a miserao'y clad woman, with a child,
iu her arms, came along. She looked
wan and poverty stricken , in tbe ex
treme, and ber gown was of old and
tbiu stuff, utterly insufficient to pro
tect her from the chill of the night.
She saw the cow boy and hesitated.
Tben she approached him and silently
extended ber hand. He saw her and
took in tbe situatiou at ouce.
"IU be banged if 'taia't too bad 1
Hold on I" he exclaimed. He rac over
to the fljwer stand and bought tbe
most expensive bouquet in sight.
"There 1 take it s'.ll right," be said.
Landing it to her, and turning on his
heel, rushed into the theater.
Ax Irishman writing from Philadel
phia tbe other day to bis friend in the
country, concluded his letter tbos :
"If iver it's my good forchune to live
till I dy and God nose whether it is
so or no I'll viait bold Ireland afore I
leave Pblladeiphy."
A FOOL and a poet went to get
weighed. "Let me gel on first ; I'm
the heaviest," said the poet, which
be did ; but when the fool stepped
upon the exalts, it was found that
some moie weights were needed.
A girl makes a great record when
she runs off 10 get married, but she
beats ii in the time she m.kesvcbeu rhe
runs home again.
I7peP"l aad Liver Complaint.
Ia it out worth tbe small price of 76 cents
to free yourseir of every eymptora of thesf
ditttressinn complaints, if yotv think so ca 1
at our store and get a bottle of Sholoh's
Vitamer. Every bottle haa a printed
guarantee on It, use accordingly, and if Is
does jou no cood it will cost you nothing.
Sold by Dr. T. J. Day! son.
Tut
:iic
FOR TORPID LIVER.
A rpld liver l r tbe wheleara-
aad prodocn
Sick Headache,
Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Rheu
matism. Sallow Skin and Piles.
Titer la bo better reraerir for (bee
common dlr than Toll-. Liver
fLilm, mm m trial ai ill prvr. rrlee,.
Sold Everywhere.
mum
FOX
Thra t sty Crrct I do net mean merely to
top taern fur a una, aad thea have tnem r.
torn again. I Mkajt iiAXICAi. CL'iUC.
A Lxm made tbe diaeaae of
FITS. EPTT.TPSTg or
PATXTNQ SICKNESS.
A llfe-losr study. I wamawt my remedy to
ITe the worst cacea. because other have
f ailed ia no reason tor not now rriTlnr a core,
bendatoace lor s iraaUM sad f bo-rrLa
ot my ImtUBia RtaEvr. Give Expreaa
and Post Office, la Co La yoa notaing lor a
trial, aad tt will core jron. Addreaa
KLC. ROOT. M.C I S3 Pun St, Rnr Yobk
NO MORE OF THIS!
Bubtww Sb-r nnlrss v. rn iinonmrortablr tight,
will of leu slip o(T tu- f.t. To rrmnlr
this evil the
" COLCHESTER " PJ50E3 CO.
crT-r a hor with tho tusUln of the bwl llnod with
rubber. Ttiis cltnpa tt the ttiwm au1 prrvt-jild
the KubiM-r Ii uiu aliniir nfT.
Call for tlie " C olrlieater
"ADHESIVE COUNTERS "
and .you cau walk, run or Jump la litem.
mwm ONLY!
I For LOaT or VATLING HAIfBOODi
roof Oraeral aad BEKVOUB JiaBIXIT Tl
lI'iWeaAaasaorBadTaadKlnd. Effeeta
k 1 y 1 1 ' n 1 1 -if Errors or Exaeaaaa in Oldor Yaunr.
a M.laaitHnuII rally Kml.r.. Hrm I. rat.rf. aaa
Sifwfia.. weak, i feDKVKiurEiouuAirsarARTsor aoui.
AbMtut.IT aat.lll HOSE IkUTIkHT-lmiu la a aaf.
a. taatlfy froai tu ktaiaa aad iartra (n.Llii. Wriu la.
n..crtal. ImL avplaaattoaaii. araaf. MM (aaaUrf ) CrMa
aaanat ERIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO, M. Va
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Gaston's Prestoline,
T H IS
WONDERFUL METAL POLISH,
For Cleanina sad Follahlnc
BRASS, COPPER, BRONZE, NICKEL, Ic,
It will clean Metals with lea labor than any
preparation . t.t produoad. trlvina- a brilliant
lustra which cannot b quald. and which will
last loncer than any poliah obtained br oUmt
nuau. Sold by tn
HARDWARE AND GROCERY STORES.
CANVASSING AGENTS WANTEfl.
WHY YOU SHOULD USE
SCOTT'S EMULSION
or COD IalVER. OIL tth
HYPOPHOSPHITES.
Itia used and endorsed by Phy
sicians because it is the best.
It is Palatable as 1213s.
It is threa tines as eScaciaus as
plain Cod Liver Cil.
It is far superior to all other so
called EnulsiOaaS.
It is a perfect Ilcx&ka, dees net
separate cr change.
It is wcEderful as a flesh producer.
It is the test renedy for Ccrsnr:p
ticn. Ecrcfala, Erochitis, Wact
irg Liscases, Chronic Coagh and
Colds.
Sold by all Druggists.
SCOTT A. BOWNE. Cmkmists, N. Y.
MOT DEAjj YET!
VALLIE LUTTRINCER,
xtAcvAOTCaaa or
TIN, COPPER AND SHEET-IRON WARE
AND TIH HOOFING,
Korpecttally Invites tb attention ol bis friends
and tb pabli la srnri te Uic (set that h Is still
earrjln on huvlneKS at tbe old stand opposite th
Mountain Hons. Kbensbura;. and li prepared to
supply from a lance slock, or nianufacaurina: to or
dor, any article In bis line, from th smallest to
tb larsrest. la tb best manner and at tb lowest
iiti nir pricea.
rfl'-N penitentiary wor either made or sold
at this establishment.
TIN ROOF1NO i. SPKCIALTV.
Ulre me a eall and satisfy yonrselTes as to my
work and price. V. LUTTalNUEK,
Csbunc. April ia. isaa-ti.
C. A. LANGBEIN,
Manufacturer ol and Dealer In
ALL KINDS of HARNESS,
atDDLEK, BRIDLES, WHIPS,
COLLARS HARNESS OILS, BLANKETS,
Kobes, Vly Nets, Uurry Combs, etc, etc.. Ke
pairlnic Neatly and Promptly dune. All work
Knarauteed to s;lv satutactlon.
ar-Shop Ui- ar' t 1 111 Oiitri street,
apriwtf
!i:-1tr """'rr aratclaaalnax fc-5a
: ajsf aj ap ii ) e sr x
e3 w"t rr trial In aj- mm m kam.
h' 4 ilL. I -iTavl.Wil tr
lUwUi Csiiiliuo Co35L &IitV,5.T.
,T0 17EAII Um
Suflering from tbe effects of youthful error, early
Way, vaatinK weaknres. lost manhood, ete.. I will
aend a Talaabl treatise (sealed containing full
partlenlars for home ear, F R EE charge. A
plandid medical work ; ahouldib read by erery
Suao who 1 Dertrou and oebtlitated. Address,
Tbe Secret ot a Long LUe. :
Yoa sometimes see a woman whos
old g is as exquisite as was the per!
feet bloom ot ber yontb. She sefro,
eocdensed sweetness and grace. Y0a
wonder how this comes abaut; 0B !
wonder now it is Ler life has V.a !
Iodt and hsppy one. Here are Borneo!
tbe reasons :
Sba knew bow to forget disagreeab!
things. t
She understood tbe art of enjoyment, -
She kept ber nerves well In hand, .m ' "
Inflicted tbem on no one.
She believed tn the good dps? of :
own daughters and In tbat of her ce;gh l
bors.
She cnltlrated a good digestion.
She mastered tbe art of saying pi-.,
ant words.
She did not expect too much frera ber
friends.
She made whatever work came to her
congenial.
She retained ter illusions, and d j
not beliere tbat all the world u
wicked and unkind.
Sh relieved the miserable, and tjm.
pathized with tbe sorrowful.
She retained an even disposition, &n(j
made tb best of everytbiog.
She never forgot tbat kind words and
a smile cost nothing, but are priceless,
treasures to tbe discouraged.
She did unto others as abe would be
done by, aud now that old age has rorce !
10 ber and there is a halo of white ba'r
about ber head, she is loved and cocsid- 1
ered.
This is the secret of a long life an
a happy one.
I:
Stockings and bhw&.
e
Tbe beat fitting ahots that one can y
procure will fail o preserve the fret in
healthy condition without hea'ttftil
stockings. The pained feet often a. J
relief in thinner stocklDgs, rrgardltss 0f s
season or weather. This practice in a
winter is to be deprecated, except in tbe e
bouse, where an equable temperature is
maintained. Tbe change, even tempo, f
rarily, from woolen to cotton is -till
more dangerous to health. Butter pat
on larger shoes than take this ritl. -
Caution should be used in choice of
colors, In order to avoid blood poisol.
ing.
Tbe best quality of hose, dyed m the
thread, are not apt. to part with their
colors on tbe feet. In the cheap gradet,
neutral tints are safest, such as tbe t
grays. Reds, greens rand purplae half 1
better be eschewed. A safe plan, wilt
all tbe cheap grades of socks, is to hiT
tbem thoroughly washed before wear
in them at all.
In a hygienic sense, shoes are raou
perfectly adapted to tbe wants of tbe 86
feet than leg boots. There are occn- nl
bIods and situations in which the la.ttr W'
are preferable, but as leather 11 k fu
nearly nonporous as to permit of but 1 3e
lim ted escape of moisture, tbe smaller sa
the ar?a or the body covered by it. h T
better it is for the person. For persoai u
who walk much on paved streets, td
shoe is the thing.
A Skull for a Water I'ail.
m ml
There is a terrible story coming fres COf
North Queensland about a man b: a0
was lost in the bush. II" used op all 1
his water and then dropptd bis 'billj"' eer
in the agony of bis thirst. Ey and bj,
fortunately, be came to a water bole, Wt
where he slaked his thirst and foucfl Jn
the road agaiD. He bad still som 4
thirty miles to go, however, and be bad moi
rioibing whatever to carry water in. i"B
Of course it would have been madam Inel
to attempt to travel thirty milrs 01
foot under a North (juerneland sa: K
without any water, ao his ready lnveD- cerr
tion came to bis aid. Tie bad been boi- N
rifled a abort distance back br tbe A
skeleton of a man who bad t6raUj C
been dead aeveial years. He weal np 1
back and got the skull, plugged up tbe ce"'
eye boles with clav and filled it with j-.,
water. He then tiamped that tbir.J in.
e
miles on the water contained in '! a p
skull. Can any novelist lmagicH
a more gbastly and frightful idealU.
tbia. for which we can vouch.
Tbe Laughing Plant.
The "Laughing Plant" grows a
Arabia, and baa been given its
fiom tbe effects produced by faticj
its seeds. The plant is of modem s
with bright yellow flowers and aof.
velvety seed pod a, each of which cod
tains two or three seeds reserub.'ir;
small black beans. The natives of ti-
district where the plant grows &
these seeds and reduce them to powdr
A small dose of this powder bras aim.
effects to thoie arising from the inU
lion of laughing gas. It caues ti
most sober person to dauce, shout rf
laugh with tbe bolsters excitenx-ot 1
a madman, and to rush about cutt y
tbe most ridiculous capers for about 1:
boui. At the expiration of this tic , par
exhaustion sets in and the eicirtJ
soa falls asleep, to wake after '
hours with no recollection wha'.evei
his antics.
Urerheard at a Boarding Hti-
"How are you. Butter, bow dof
feel to nighty"
Oh, I am just as strong as pessit
How are you?'
"Me ! Well, to speak tbe sruin,
feel very weak. I don't feel settled.1, n.mr
a J ' tit.
tbe ground upon which 1 am a"
into so society don't uit ai at '
"How are you. llis Mlik ?''
"Oh, I feel very blue. I fl i"
water this morning and carue vr
log drowned ; but don't chalk tb'
against me, and if you see a co"'
where around I'd lactometer."
Then tbe steak yelled out "M;
and the mutton said go-
you're young," while tbe boi!1
fairly cackled in derision.
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dies,
pan t.
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Mrs.
Wass,
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J'ei-to
abit? ;
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Oh.Wbsts coaicn
Will you heed the warnlna.
perhaps of the sure approach of th - A VP
terrible disease. Consumption. A 1jt
selves If you can afford for tbe sake 0
a .. .I.lr mil dH I""'
Ai K OV CVUbd, W IUU a j; Dtr J
tor it. ne "- ' v , . 6oU ,
ShlloU'a Cure will Cure yoor -ou't:
. .
We SDOW Trorn rai-r-
never falls. This explains why an
a Million Bottles were sold the r.
a minus wa juk . UIIVI
once. Oothers do not be
aw i
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