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If (top j JTT TTlf-p WTrrTT "u'i.';r''i,,r!r!.Jorlu"r,"M:- J V U.L U MJi XX VI 1 1. EBENSBUKG. PA., FRIDAY.. APRIL 20.1894. NUMBER 1G. fl 1 cll fill irY I ('fif if)' MY l 1 1 I f l i r II MM DREXEL'S IMPROVED EMULSION OF PURE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER OIL WITH CHEMICALLY PURE HYP0PH0SPHITES OF LIME AND SODA. CONSUMPTION. BRONCHITIS. COUGHS, . COLDS. ASTHMA. SCROFULA. .SKIN DISEASES. NERVOUS DISEASES. . DISEASES OF CHILDREN. . WHOOPING COUCH, ANAEMIA. cTARRH aV. .GENERAL DEBILITY, ETC, ETC. Tii- r..hia!Jc preparation cures by Its nutritive iv.,i AitiTaiive power. It is a true emulsion, not a ".me 'jp. easily digested, qutckiyassimilaled, -.ri . its wondcrtul action on blood, tiue tf-rvo t.y a most marked improvement from l.'ir rirtt :.'-.. Dr-nri's ELiiaJsion of Cod Liver Oil 's especially (r'i.r..: ie tr an.tima. ne-r ousncss, for scrofula a:,,l vrot.il .-us swellings, glandular enlargements, an.: rr.f .i-iiiic ilisf.tes of clnltlhooI. For dys p. ;.ik an ! n. rotis cr -nditions, loss of flesh, dis turrii -E--'P and muht sweats, it is a perfert Cure. Drvii's Eaiulsion of Cod Liver Oil is the very l-r-i' rr-uir-.lv itlrc h.d tor cou hs , col ds, bronchitis, lf l.tr ujui, -iore and blcedinc throat, hoarse -n- k!hiJ i" throat, soreness ot chest and all Mr.-: irnutLTti. inrt-imed antl diseased conditions l4 :r.c itir jt. Ian; and chest. Lare bottles, 50 cents per bottle. Sold by drL'r.atd rcra!!y, or sent to any address on re ceipt ul 50 te2tii SOLE PROPRIETORS, Winkelmann & Brown Drug Co. BALTIMORE. MO. U. S. A "NO MORE DOCTORS FOR ME ( Ther sji.l I usi coiisumptive. sent DU to) ior..ia, t..lj i.ie to keep quiet, no excite mi.r, ami no trnrils. Just think r.f it. ne.l:iv I f-xizi'i a little book called 'Guide to Ib-.uth.' bv Mn. I'mkliam, an.l in it I fouti.l nut tvii.it ailod uie. S. I wrotn to i t. ;t-t a lovely ret.ly. told mo just wliat to d i, ami 1 3ui in Kpl.-iiiliil health now." LYO!lE.FiSKHAM'ScvoX tnr.jHerial tliose weaknesses ami ailment j n u vint with the sex, mid restores ier- Ir. t liealtll. Ail Iruji;:5ts sell it as ntanlar1 artl- rU, or v-!!t l.y rn:iil. in form of l'ills or Li'ehe. on roeeijit of 51.00. K..r tlie cure of Kilney Complaint. :tM-r wt. t'i t 'i.tii7wimtl has io rival. .Mrs. I'mkii i:n fierly answers letters of Inquiry. Knclose stamp f"t reply. Lfdia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mass From Pole to Pole !"i ."iBSAPARiLLA has demonstrated Its power ut cure fur all disease of the blood. The Harpooner's Story. Sew I:.-J ford, June J, 18S3. T'. J. C. Atir & t'o. Twenty years a?o I Urpooer in tlie North l'at'ifie, when rive siLrra i,i n cr'w and niyiilf were laid np with rtrvr. ur bodies were bloated, gum swollen a: 1 teeth loose, purple blotches all wu, am' ,ur I reath iHmed rotten. Take it fcy 1 large. w wrre pretty badly off. All om tii. ; a -fidentally destroyed, hat the e.:u.n hl r.mnle d.aen bottles of ATtR'l uiinuut sua rive us that. We recor '"i t,a n j ,i. k. r t!-in I have ever seen men " I ab..ut by any oihrrtr. aunentforHcnrry, r 1 I've fc-ra a r vi deal of it. Heeinif no men n :n y ur A !rntnae of your f arsaparilla being I i ! r . "jrry. I thought you ot'Kbt to know of mn -lJ v.iu 'he fm-w. "i-cx1u::y j ,'urs, .Ialpb T. Kijoais. The Trooper's .Experience. M in, i-, ,u:c. ;a n, s. Africa.) if arch ', J H9S. l'a..I. I . A tin it to. Oenileraen: I hare rnsrir j:-::r to testify to the irt "t value of f -r srt;i.rrila. We save beet; stationed t'rtf .,. r twi veaxs, daring which time we kl lo live la teaw. Beia under eanvaa fc - h a tin., i.rrasht on he. is called in this f -Li.-y -(ellt-ores." J had those sores foe t. t n.. I n advised to take yonrSarmsv fr i, . )....,., f whiih made my "on ! i r r: . i: , aod I am n.w quite well. I. r':j i, T. K. B.iDtX, Troi er. Cape iiuunUiX Eijleincn. Ayer's Sarsaparilla " r.r - '.v.- rf.nchly effeerhre blood-pnrifler, 1 : - y n..,'. i. r t'jt eradieates the polsona ol M-r urj, and Contagious Ilscase rKIPAKED BT Ajer A. Co, lyowell, M Suia by all lrngeisu: Price fl; B.a buiue t for 16. Vr.J FOR ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING TRY THE FREEMAN. "d Tride-Mark obtained, and all IVfc- -j- riw. e..nnete.i fr Moderate F-t. uw os,ce j. Opposrte U. S. Patent Office, IM1 irij. -e.ire patent in less time than thone W.i.lut.L'ton. r..'.r, ' :ra iri!r r photo., w ith desrrlp ri i'. i"e. if patentable or not. free of p"' ' ,;r 'e not due nil patent is sees red. n. . ,S'hM- "U..w to Obtain Patents.- with t.,. ' " i'"' clients m vour State, county, o' """"f. Address; c-A.SNOW&CO, OpBo1t, Patent Office. Washington. D. t ANiTMisiAl.Ks;.v I N to sell arnoleellne l .Ali.k'i ' . hKK'V STIH K and SKI l I'l -Mi,v ,..,'''Mr KAI. siAI.AKY or riiMMIS Kn'iv Hkl.Y. I'KUMANKNT and M,,1, ! ''ITHns to iKHili MIA. l I-J'.. '" ' KIKNTS to KKt lNMKlO. MKH. ) ILK Kin IKY 111VEN IK UK , ' w rlt at onee lor terms to , Jiwks Nursery Co., Eociicster.N. Y. S3 (Send Uo ? cnt jlanps lor Mrs. Pinknam's"V bfautitul 88 -33 illustrated hook, entitled "CUIOE 10 IIESLIH f0 E1IC0E1TE." J It contain a volume ot valuable Information. M It ha Ups. and may ae jourt S -aaaBWBWSBBBWBBBBBBBWBSBWawaW I CARTER'S Kittle 3 LIVER m pills. Rd TJeadacho end relieve all tlio tronblea fncf. dent to a bilious state of the ayfltora, such aa Xiizmtrss, Nausea. lrowHinoss. lJiatnwa after eatiop. 1'ain in tuo Sil, Arc Whilo IheirluoaS reumikablo Euccens baa been shown ia cuxlog Heaaaeho, yrt Carter's Littlo Liver Pinil are) equally valuable in Conatif .at ion . coring and pr v. -ntixig tliiaannoyinRCOuiplaiut.wbilo they ales correct alldinortluraof theptoiuaohtimnlatotba Arlether trr.tild !oalrnoetpr!cclrsstnthonewha enfiVr from lhis(:u.tnss!n(; complaint; butfortn tatoty theire.-HMlu&Bsdocd notoud here.an.lthoso Khooncetry tlicm will and these lit tie r.illsvala sMo in aouiany ways that they will not bo wil ling to do withont them. But after allsick head Is the bane of so many lives that bero Is whore via make oar great boast. Our pillacuroit while ethers do not. Carter's Littlo TJver Pills are vry small an 4 ve ry easy to t-'.kc. One or two pills makoa dose. Tlii y are strictly vepetable and do not gripe or rurr. but by their pentln action please all who uso;iicui. In vialsat 25cents ; live for $L. Sold by dru-ista everywhere or sent by nuiL CARTER MEDICINE CO.. New Vork. SMALL FILL. SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE iOJLS! OILS! The Atlantic Refining Co., or Pittsburg, l'a., make a specialty of manufacturing for the domes tic trade the finest brands of Illuminating and Lubricating Oils, Naphtha and Gasoline Tha can he IDE M PETROLEUM. We challenge comparison with j every known product of petrol i eum. If you wish the most ! Most : Morally : Satisfactory : Oils ! in the market ask for ours. ATLANTIC REFINING CO., 1'ITTSMUKU IKrT., riTTSHURO, I'A. oetlS-tw-lyr. as si sm Bff Bl 9 a. v e?&?'aLAV HALL b hair The great fKiularitv of this preparation, mf ter its tesr of many years, should be an swsuranee, even to the most ekeptiral, that it is reallv merit orioiw. Those who have used Hall's Hair Kexewkr know that it does all that is claimed. It causes new prowth of hair on bald y,ead provided the hair follicles are not lead, which is seldom the ease: restores natural color to gray or faded hair; pre serves the scalp healthful aud clear of dandruff; prevents the hair falling off or chanini? color; keeps It soft, pliant, lus trous, and causes it to grow long and thick. Hall's Haih Renkwer produces Its effects by the healthful influence of its vejretable injrredienLs, which invigorate and rejuvenate. It is not a dye, and ij delightful article for toilet use. Con taining no alcohol, it does not evap orate quicklv and dry up the natural oil. leaving the'hair harsh and brittle, as do ether preparations. Buckingham Dye POB TBI WHISKERS Colors them brown r black, as desired, and is the best dye, because it Is harmless ; produces a permanent natural color; and, being a inr:e preparation, is more con venient of application than any other. runuD bt : B P. HALL & CO, Kaahatv, K. H. Sold by all Deal era in Medicinaa. , Liniment ANY OTHs STRICTLY For XJso. Droi.ped on snu-ar sutfeiiiisr children love to tnte IlT Every Mother should have it in the house tt uui;k.1v Ttlic-vt-s and cures all aches and pains, asthma, btonchr.is, colds, coufihs. cat irrh. cat.. chaps, chilblains, colic, cholera morbus, earache, lieadnche. hooping- cough, iniiiiniiiatio... U fctippc. latuciit.s, iiiunips. muscular soreness, licuraluta. nrrvons head ache, l 'hesmatism, b'tes. burns, bruises, straius. spmins. stints, swellings, stiff joints, sore throat, sore limits, toothache, tonsilitis mid wind colic. Originated m imo bv the late lr. A. Johnson, Family Physician. "its merit and n Hence have satisfied evervbodv br nearlv a century. AH who use it are amazed a I its wonderful power. It is safe. sthiii;. satisfying; so sav sick, sensitive sufferers. l-s,.,l Internal nnd External. Tho rvor sitrnature and uir.-lsicl every llka. III'tM l iilU- tree. S..1.I . v.-ry Ib h-. rn.v,r.rta btx ltu, s-vs. J. a. J tl-No. Jt ctj K.k.a. Maaa 171)4. Policies written at short noic Id the OLD RELIABLE 1 iETNA" a. ml other t'lrMt t'orapaalei. T, W. DICK, ;tir.NT IOK THE old nvirrioiir FIRE INSURANCE COM V. OOMMENOKIl Hl'SlNKrtS . 1794. Khenar.nrK..lnly vt.lHN'i -3 K71 HEAD 1 jo CQIIOER ft Tumors ClKKIl . no knHa tMHik Irw. Ira. i;a.Ti4sv A Hush . ajiw kL. caiwniasl LITTLE -lix bUN wON NtT. Every niorniu, just about citrbt, I.iitlo Pi. it; Su .t-ounel ois.-u i the gate, An.l. u tin bi-eUt l upon her arm, 1 ru.lr'. s .iv. y lioi.t grau ip. a farm. 1 bete are rwjl.iis. unJ upp:es, uud butter and bread. Tucked away beneath that shining lid: And a dear, lit lc. childish, turly head Under tbe sucil onnct s crowu is hid. Ol). it Is lonesome at houie ail day; The saue,- kiiten ret uses to play; Nolmdy sini-'iiis aixiut the place; Nobodv co is u ; tlie du; to race. No little set on the f r'sh-scrut'bod floor, llrcikiug to ca-s Kraii-iui.l's rule. Oh. it is sa 1 when sumui'T is o'er: Little Pink Sunbonnet starts to school. Little girls (rrow. of course tbey should. Soon to a beautiful womanhood. Then from the door, some hanpy day. Dear little maiden will po away. It Is not strange we should think ot this. When, in the nii.rninDf. bright aud cool, Not for?ettit!(r a fooJ-bv kiss. Little l'it.k r.unbonnt't foes to schooL --Mariennc Ileatt.n. in Uotsl liousekeeping. "NUMRER SIXTEEN." A Romance of Wild Lifa in the ; Canadian Northwest. ' A few evenings a.jro the writer and reveral fri-n.ils were eozily nestled :t round the fire. One of the company was a medical man who h:td spent t wt'l ve years or so in the Canadian Xorth west territories. Outside the at mosphere nns chillj, and the indica tions favored eolder weather. "If you could be transportexl from SL John to the prairies on such a day" as we bail to-day," remarked the doctor, ' an. I wvre ignorant of the chunifes that :i few hours bring1 in tliat climate, two Mirpi-ises would greet you. t Ttwiay yti oliseiTi" 'dotted iu counties - niim-U-rs iivor tlie vast stretches of .prairie t.ltiices r sinall ponds whose placid, waters won hi remi id you of so" many tuiri-ors set in rustic frames. "Timorrow morning," as yon ajyain lis.k-sl over the pr:iiries. the whole face of the country would seem to : Ik elianged. -Protrudlnff from every sluice you would see cones made of grass, etc. These are the winter houses of 'the musUrat reared, finished anil oeeupied in a single night; as if these fragrant, little creature's possessed the power of the Wizard I'anerates. it "That night the sluices would be sure to freeze, and the muskrats would live in peaee until the spring, when the Indians make their- rounds, plunge the spear down through the cones, and thus capture numbers of the occupants. The rats are. in prime order in the spring after their long resL The flesh is eaten and the tkins are taken care of Toy the squaws. ( "itiese skins, as weil as all others, are a, kind of legal tender, and it's a common occurrence for the Indian' to visit a store", make hbs porcha.se. take a bundle of ratskins from under his arm, and count them out as five-cent pieces. 'The Indian department displays much energy to suppress smallpox, which often creates havoc among the natives of the plains. Doctors arasent out rvgularjy to vaccinate the Indians. The doctor makes his rounds with tbe agent who pays the lountTes. A large tent is pitched, and the. tribe is re-; quested to appear. The stipulation is that all must le vaecinated before re ceiving tlie money. "The Indians are distinguished by autnlers as well as names, and, as they, are paid so much per head, every mein Ut of a fa'nily must be produced an.i pass thro.ih the agent's tent l!e fore Wing paid those requiring it are vaccinated. "One tiny," said the doctor, "I was vaccinating a trilw of Crees, when a woman approached with a couple of children. She had a rich, melodious voice, with a Scotch accent. When she sjmko I stopped for a moment ami told her to step into the next tent and I would attend to h. r in a few moments. I saw she was not a squaw, ami thought she was vhe wife of it Hudson's Hay company employe who wanted to get vaccinated at the expense of the fov ernment. "While I was ppeaking the clerk shouted out: 'No. Id.' and the woman said in a low voice: 'I am No. 1J. She bureil her arm, and both she and the children were attended to. She passed on. received her bounty, and then out among the herd of Indians. "The face and voice of that woman haunted me the rest of the day while I tccpt scratching the arms of braves, squaws, and pappooses. "At last the day's work was over and instruments laid aside. After supper I set ;i!xut to satisfy my curiosity as to the hfstoi-y of No. lrt. A few inquiries enabled me to locate the shack where she put up. and thither I bent my way. "The shack, I may say, is a small hut. built of clay or mud. A tire can be made iu the shack. The place is so constructed that the squaw stands the sticks of worn I on their ends so that the fire is fed as if from a self-feeder. No. It! related to me how and why she ix-ctipied the shack. It was rather a romantic story, but yet one full of Bad ness from beginning to end. " '.My father.' said No. IB, in a voice full of pathos, 'is a Scotchman, and is factor of Fort Telley, belonging to the Hudson's ' Hay company. Hefore the northwest territories were taken over he ruled the country for hundreds of mites around. He was a magistrate, too, and of course administered the law.' "When No. 16 reached a certain age she was sent to Scotland in one of the company's ships, which leave for New York or Fort Nelson a couple of times each year. This was no easy trip in those days. For hundreds of miles she had to cross prairies, and then by ca noe ami other conveyances, the great rivers were traversed until Hudson's bay was readied, where embarkation txk place. It took some months to do this. "When Scotland was reached she en tered a nniversity and remained there until she graduated. These were pleas ant days for the young western girL She liecame acquainted with an intel ligent young Scotchman, and the at tachment became so strong on both sides that Wfore she left the land of heather for the wilds of Canada they hail plighted vows. "One of the company's ships bore her away from her pleasant associations in Scotland to the higher latitudes of liuvis straits and the ' Hudson's bay where the iceberjf is familiar in Ail gust, there again to rough it over fords aud stretches of bwampti, up vast wa ter courses, and along bewildering trails, in company witn Ue trappers and porters of the company, for months, until Fort I'elley was attain reached. "The journey was nuule in safety. Of course it was understood that her young Scotch lover would leave the land of cakes and follow her to the northwest, where she pictured to her self the kind reception he would re ceive from her parents, and where the battle of life would be commenced in ' the married state. Hut this dream was never to lie realized. Aye, the polden web was to be shattered before it was nearly completed. "After due time the father was in formed of her attachment to the young man in Scotland, of her intention to marry him, and how he was coming out for that purpose. The father be came angry and would notconsenL He already had a husband chosen for her. The person was an employe of the company, and was stationed at Fort Garry. "Here was an obstacle that she did not count upon. She debated the sub ject with her father and finally as serted her prerogative of accepting as her husuan d the man she had chosen, while the father was just as determines! that she should marry the man he had chosen. "Thus matters stood for a long time. It was impos sibie for her to let the young i man in Scotland know how matters were. In the meantime, how ever, he had determined to reach the north wesL ' lie came out to Chicago, and from there made his way to Fort Garry, where he joined a party who were go ing to Fort I'elley. The journey be tween the two forts some three hnn drvd or four hundred miles was made, but his reception at Fort I'elley was a cold one. The father would not allow him to see his daughter. He was or dered to leave the country at once. This order was supreme and had to be oleyed. "He could not reside in the country an hour without the factor's knowl edge. Even if he could there was no means for a young man like him to gain a livelihood. The forts held all the necessaries of life and none could Ix: purchased elsewhere. Then, again, there was thedanger of being killed by straggling bands of Indians. "With reluctance he turned his back to Fort I'elley and all it contained that was dear to him. He retraced his step: as best he could, and reached the btirder of the Fnited States, where all trace of him was lost forever, so far as No. Irt was concerned. "l!y some means she learned that her transatlantic lover had been in the country, the reception he had received, and how he had been banished by her father. This, of course, caused her a good ileal of grief, and consequently widened the breach between herself and father. -At this time Fort Pelley contained a large numWr of employes Wlonging to the Hudson's Hay company, and the factor lived like a baron of feudal times. Meals were served in a large hall, while butlers attended to the or dinary duties. "One morning, after the factor and his retinue had taken their places at the breakfast table, it was noticed that the daughter's chair was vacant The mother was asked the reason, and she replied that the girl was ill and was unable to leave her room. "The father, suspecting that she hail heard of his actions toward the young Scotchman and that she was feigning sickness, determined to show her he was Lot to be trifled with. The mother was requested tt) tell her to come down, and the daughter obeyed the summons. "When she entered the hall it was quite evident that she had recently been weeping. The father, letlinu' his passion get the better of decorum, up braided his daughter before the em ployes, using the most harsh language toward the young Scotchman. "For a time the daughter listened to him meekly, but the climax was reached where patience ceased to Ins a virtue. She arose, ami, tossing bock her loose hair, stood before him in defiance. Looking straight at her father, she said with much bitterness and deter mination: 'liefore forty-eight hours I will disgrace you. With that she rushed from the dining hall. The meal proceeded, and afterward the employes went about their usual voca tions. "The father thoueht the affair of the morning would soon quiet down as far as his daughter was concerned, and eventually she would come around to his way of thinking. Hut he was mis taken. The young woman left tbe forL It was no use for her to try to leave the country, for she was too far away from civilization, and she also knew that none of the employes dare assist her. She therefore made her way to a tribe of Cree Indians. It did not take her long to make up her mind what to do. It was a terrible sacrifice, but she was determined to thwart her father's plans, and in order to do this she tie came the 'pale-faced squaw' of a full blooded Cree. "Although, with her husband, she often encamped near the fort, her father never noticed her afterward. Her mother used to send her articles from the fort, but that was the only intercourse she had with her parents. In order to distinguish her husband and family she had them assume the name of McLeod. "The woman's story affected me very much," said the speaker, "and I was glad when my work was over, but the sacrifice No. Irt made has never left my memory." St. John Globe. A Kuatie I initiation. A countryman who hail loitered into an Episcopal church one Sunday morn ing was surprised to observe that many of the worshipers, after seating them selves, bowed their heads for a few iuo ments against the back of the pew in front of theiu. "I never see that done before," he "explained, "but I wa'n't goin' ter be out of the fashion, so I jest ducked mine down too." "You mean that you indulged in si lent prayer," suggested a listener. "Well, skursely." was the reply. "I counted ten." Judjfe. "Pa," asked a small boy, thought fully; "what is regret money?" "Never heard of it, my son," answered his pa. "Well, pa, I read in the paper the oth er day, 'AH regret money squandered, and I thought you might get me a little to squander." II is pa is still thinking about it. ONCE IM AWHILE. Once In awhile the sun shines out. And the arching skies are m perfect blue: Once la awhile und clouds of doubt Faith's fairest stars come peeping through. Our paths lead down by the meadows fair Where tbe sweetest blossoms nod and smile: And we lay aside our erosa of can Once In awhile. Once in awhile within our own We feel tbe hand of a steadfast friend; Once la awhile we bear a tone Of love with tbe heart's own voloe to blend. An t the dearest of all our dreams come true, And on life's way is a golden mile: Each thirsting Mower is kissed with dew. Once in awhile. Once in awhile In the desert sand We And a spot of tbe fairest green: Once in awhile from where we stand The hills of Paradise are seen. Aud a perfect joy iu our hearts we hold, A joy that the world cunuot deOle; We trade earth's dross for the purest gold. Once lo awhile. Nixon Waterman. In Youth's Companion. ONLY MAGGIE. But She Was the Gem of the Household. The two words, "'only Maggie," were a sort of by-word in the Clements fam ily, where the young lady rejoicing in the baptismal appellation of Margaret was considered somewhat inferior in all respects to the three elder sisters. Miss Nora Clements was. artistic. Miss Georgina Clements was musical, and her hours were spent executing in tricacies upon the piano. Miss Cordelia Clements was a beauty. Maggie, the youngest, was simply a cheerful, good-tempered, industrious girl, who aimed at no special display of either beauty or talent, but was quite content to be handmaiden for the others. Howard, the only brother, and the eldest of the family, was a physician and the head of the household, the father aud mother being dead. There was wealth enough to make a pleasant home w hen the separate incomes were combined, aud Howard . would have been most unwilling to see his sisters leave him for any but a home and hus band of their own. "We can all live comfortably to gether," he would say, "but you have not enough to live upon without work ii you leave the house we own among ue." ' At first the two older girls were quite anxious to figure as a great artist and musician, but finally hey allowed their brother to have his oV a way.- - The young doctor was very proud of bis sisters and their various att ractions, and when his warm friend and fellow student, Paul Goddard. appeared to make him a short, visit, he lead him from the oflico into the house adjoining it, delighted at the prospect of showing off the girls to a city gentleman. j A tour of inspection in the drawing- i room preceded the actual introduction. Thus: 1 "This scene upon the Catskill moun tains was -painted ; by my eldest sister, i'anl. We sient the Hummer there for the express purpose of allowing Nora to make sketches " . "Very fine." murmured Paul, trying his best to admire the mountains. "And the music is Georgina's. Georgina is Sig. Skwallinni'a best pupil." ; "A great talent," Paul murmured again. "And this." continued Howard, open ing the photograph album, "is Cor delia." He added no more, aud truly the face was sufficiently beautiful to need no eommeuL Paul spoke cordially: "What a beautiful face! Who is this opposite your sister, Howard?" "That is Magg-ie. She is my young est sister." "And does she paint or sing?" Oh. no. Maggie has no talent and no beauty. She is a good little thing. Hut come to your room. Dinner will be ready at six." "So Maggie is housekeeper," thought Paul. a& he looked around the tasteful apurtment assigned to him. "1 think Miss Maggie eertainly has something of her sister's artistic eye. How ex quisitely those flowers are arranged and how cool and fresh it U here, after a hot, dusty ride." Seeking the drawing-room again. Paul found the artistic sister contemplating the scene from the back windows with rapt enthusiasm. "Mr. Goddard," she said, advancing to meet him. Paul made the necessary speech of gratification, wondering if it was the brown of the Catskill mountains that was daubed so extensively upon the skirt of Miss Nora's blue dress, and if it was artistic meditation that hail made her pin her collar crooked, and forget her cuffs altogether. She launched at once into a Wwildering sea of techni calities, and called upon Paul to admire enVcts of cloud and shadow, light and foliage, from the back window, till he felt like a reprieved prisoner upon the entrance of another sister, who was in troduced as "my sister Cordelia." The beauty was superb. Every curl of her glossy brown hair was arranged for effect. Her creamy complexion was heightened by a dress of soft. white muslin, with tiny green leaves scattered over iL She" bowed with languid grace, but sat as if actually afraid to move, for fear of disarranging any fold of her faultless costume. Georgina ap peared as the bell rang and Georgina spoke but little. It made her hoarse to be always talkiug. Paul was inwardly resolving to cut his visit very short, when Howard opened the door of the dining-room and introduced: ".My sister, Maggie." She was not pretty; she was not artis tic nor musical; but she was charming, to Paul s eyes, in five minutes. Her dress fitted her graceful little figure perfectly; her collar and cuffs were white aud smooth; her hair was dressed carefully and becomingly; she was ex quisitely neat. Not f earing for her voice, she chatted gayly and pleasantly; not being auxious about her dress, she moved gracefully and freely; and having no specialty of talent, she could talk senaibly about the various topics her brother and his friend started. . Dinner passed off pleasantly. Paul conculded that if Maggie was house keeper her dinner certainly did her crediL A week passed away, and Paul found himself groaning' in spirit over the Misses Clements. He had wandered in search of the picturesque with Nora, had sacrificed gloves and hoots in the pursuit of wonderful boughs and inac cessible flowers. He had listened to Georgina till his ears fairly ached, ami he was divided in his own mind as to whether the performer or the listener deserved the most pity. He had ad mired Cordelia in every variety of cos tume, iu every effective attitude; had seen her eyes raised, and the long lashes of the drooping lids; and mar veled at the whiteness of her hands, at the profusion of her curling hair; hail considered her a beauty, a weariness, and a burden of spirit But be could find but little time to speak to Maggie. He saw the evidences of her industry and taste in every de tail of housekeeping; knew whose skill directed the servauts, whose finders filled the flower vases, whse eyes were everywhere. Hut the very per fection of all these arrangements kept the little woman too busy for many idle momeuts, and in the evenings the older sisters were all-engrossing. Two months had passed and insteati of June roses ear.y fall fruits and flow ers were abuudant at M.issvale when Paul Goddard passed again through the village and called at Dr. Clemeuts' office. "I am so sorry," said Howard, as he cordially shook his friend by the hand. "All the girls are away. Uncle James invited them to pass a month at the White mountains, and they deserted me" "Then you are alone?" 1h, not entirely. Maggie stays to keep house for me." "Oh. Miss Maggie is here. Shall I in trude if I stay a day or two, Howard?" "Intrude, Paul! Far. from it I am not Imsy, and Maggie was telling me to-day that time actually hangs heavy upon her hands. Yon know she wcs always running for the others. So now the little damsel has time to enjoy her self, and we have had some lovely rides and driven. Maggie does ride beauti fully aud h-r horse is very fond of her." It was trve that Maggie was finding many leisure hours while her sisters were away, and Paul found that the re tiring, modest girl was one of the pleas ant est companions it had ever been his good fortune to meet. It was an amusement the young physi cian enjoyed to draw out the accom plishments that hail been overshadowed by her sisters' loudly proclaimed talents and attractions. He found t tat Mag gie could sing, with a swee: bird-like voice, though she never attc ptod the difficult songs in which Ge "gina was supposed to excel. She con . play sim ple pieces with feeling and . xpressioti, aud her fingers would fairly dance over the keys in livelier music, that required no wonderful talent or elaborate exe cution. And it was wonderful how pretty Ktt child-like face oeearne in Haul lxl dard's eyes. There was a charm in the constant cheerfulness that kept the rosy mouth ever smiling a.id swe.t: there was a beauty of expression iu the brown eyes that mere form ami color can never give; there was au at traction always iu the .exquisite neat ness of dress that was never stiff aud prim, though so carefully arranged. Howard Clements, who loved his friend, and had hoped to secure him as a brother during his former visit, opened his eyes wide in amazement as the days wore away and Paul lin gered in Mossvale. During his first visit Howard had hoped to see him yield to the fascinations of the elder Misses Clements, and no maneuvering mother ever took more pains than this brother to display the talents and beau ties of his sisters. That anyone would hok twice at Maggie when in the com pany of the others had never occurred to Howard. Hut in the light of Paul's evident ad miration the brother began to contem plate with different emotions the pos sibility of losing his litt le sister. He had borne with perfect composure the prospect of parting with the others. It seemed no creat hardship, even when the separation involved the disappear ance of Nora's masterpieces aud Georgina's tuusiw rack. Hut to lose Maggie was quite another matter. "Who," Howard asked himself, in dismay "who would superintend the servants and keep the house iu order? Who would wait with cheerful smiles upon him when the duties of his pro - fession obliged him to ask for meals at all sorts of irregular hours?" Visions of Nora in paint-ledauled dresses. Georgina with frowsy hair and Cordelia in inert beauty presiding over the household filled Howard's brain; and. while he lamented, he ad mitted that '"Paul's head was level" in his apparent choice. Maggie could scarcely believe she heard aright when Paul Goddard pleaded for the gilt of her love and promised all loyalty and devotion if she would come to preside over his home. "15uL" ine said, "you canuot really love me." "I really can and do," was the reply. "Hut I'm so piain and so stupid. Howard said " She paused and blushed. "Well, what did Howard say?" "Never mind " "Tell me. That's a darling." "He said, then, that I was sure to be an old maid, and after the others were all married I was to stay here and help him keep up a bachelor's halL I really don't see," she added, earnestly, "how Howard will get along." "He must do as 1 do." "How?" ' "Seek a darling little housekeeper for a wife." So, to the amazement of all con cerned, the first Miss Clements who was married was not the artist, not the musician, not the beauty, but only Maggie. N. Y. News. The Moujlk t sar. Alexander III. seems determined to live up to his sobriquet of "the moujik czar." He has just affixed his signa ture to a project of law now Wing elaborated by the council of the em pire, which is destined to render in alienable the landed allotments of the peasants. The object of this measure is, of course, to prevent the seizure of the land for debt by the money lenders, whom he regards as the principal cause of the present distress and agricultural depression in his dominions. For the peasants, when once deprived of their lands, lose every interest in the wel fare of their "mir,"or community, and drift away to the towns and cities in search of work, where they help to swell the ranks of the unemployed, who constitute a permanent source of embarrassment to the authorities. IN THE TEMPLE OF WISDOM. Give me thy dreams.'" sbe said: and I With empty l.uids and very poor. Watched ny fair U.onery visions die Lpon liie teuip.e s marble floor. " Give joy." she cried I let joy co, I saw wl-.h cold ui.elo-aUeJ eyes The crimson of the sunset (.-low-Across tbe dlseui-hauled skies. Give me thy youth." she sa:d. I pare. Aud. sudden-clouded, diej the sun. And on the green mound of a irrave Fell the slow raindrops, one by osie. Give love," she cried; I pave that, too tiive beauty" lt.-a.ity si-hcd and fled. For what, on earth, should l-auty do When love, who was h r li:e. was dead? She t.ok the balm of fnnoet nt lara To hiss up.. u bt r altar coal. She took the hopes of all roy years. And at tbe last the took my souL With heart made mptv of di lu'ht. And bar..ts th.il to :d i. m.ir.- lair thuurs. I questioi.ej tier: "W bat s:all requite The sjvur of my ofienu-s:" The sods." she said. ith penerot:s hand live pu r"on for Ihy nits ot eot: Wi--d.m is thine to tia.ler-'.a id The worth of all tlmthot. bast lost" -He Aihcna-um. THE DAY OK HIS HEATH. Why Mr. Arnold Care we Doee Not Believe in Dreams. "My dear, I have had an extraordi nary dream." Mr. Ari.o'd Carewe spoke w-'th sol emn emphasis, a tone of gravity in his voice. Scene the sunny break fast-room of the Carewes: time nine in tlie morn ing of a ciear, -cold winter day. Mrs. Carewe glanced over the top of the sil ver cofTi-e-urn at Iter --liege lord, with a look of mi'.d interest in her deep, dark eyes. "A dream! Why, Arnold, I thought you did not believe in such things.!"' she exclaimed. Then at the sight of the gravity of his face, her own grew con cerned. "What was it?" she eagerly asked. "WelL of course, it was on'.y a dream," returned Mr. Carewe; "but. to say the least, it was odd that I shou.d dream the same th.ng over iu cverv particular exactly alike, three blessed times last nighL It seems a litt.e odd to be sure, ilesi.los, I dreamed that I am to die upon a certain day, and a cer tain hour. My dear, I shall not t.-il you when, for it is not far distant, and the knowledge of it might make you nervous, even though it is only a dream anil therefore not infaliibie." Mrs. Carewe sat hercoiTee-eup down, and the small, white hand trembled vis ibly. "Oh, Arnold!" was all that she con'.d say. "Hut after ail. we need put no faith in a dream! It is like believing iii a fortune-teller's predictions. You remember how implit-i ;.ly Will liraddon used to believe that he was doomed to dio liefore his thirtieth birthday, just beeause two different predictions to that effect had leen made concerning ttim? WelL it is three months and over since he passed safely into the thirties, and he is well and strong as ever. Hah! I have no patience witn such foolishness. It is childish! ArnohL you must not think of t-ucli a thing!" fAIl right, my dear, I will not," re turned her husband, obedient! y. Hut iu liis heart he was saying: "I could no more heip it than I can live without breathing. Hut at all events, now that I have warned Hessie, I will say no more to annoy her." Hreak fast over. Arnold Carewe went down to his oCice. It was Carewe t Carewe a well-known law firm and Arnold was senior partner: his brother Javk comprised the rest of the firm. ' As he entered the office. Jack, seated at a tail desk, glanced up with a strange look. "I say, Arnold, I hail a dream about you last night, which made me a tnlie uneasy," he legan. "and, as you are a little late this morning, I was Iteginnmg to fear that something was at.nss. Had yui not come in as you did, I intended taking a cab and going up to your house. Glad you'reall right,old fei'.ow!"' "A dream!" (aghast) "So had L What did you dream. Jack?" , "Well, seeing you are all right, I'll tell you," returned Jack. "I dreamed that you are to die don't look so pale, oid boy; you are not dead yet but a long way from it I dreamed you were to die on the 10th of J auuary, exactly three weeks from to-day." Arnold Carewe sank into a seat, and looked faint No wonder! That was the exact date which his dream thri'c times repeated had indicateiL Hut he controlled his - nervousness, and turned to his brother with affected amusement "Perhaps you dreamed the hour, too, while 3-ou were about it!" he jocosely observed- "So I did. . January 10, as you will see by glancing at yonder calendar, comes on Tuesday. My dream said tf.at at twenty minutes past two. prccisc.y, on Tuesday, January 10, you would de part this life!" Arnold Carewe started to his feet tremb.:ng like a leaf. No wonder, for it was his own dream, in every particu lar. It seemed incredible. Hut he de cided to say nothing to his brother as to the purport of his dream, but to pa tiently wait, and make all preparations for the great finale. For a man to find that he has exactly three weeks twenty-one days in which to live. Is a very odd sensation. The murderer condemned to the scaf fold feels very much as Arnold Carewe felt in the days that followed. lie went aixiut like a man in a dream. He first "set his house in order," making bis will, attending to the various af fairs of his abusines. paying off debts, doing all that he could with a sort of satisfaction to make it easier for the wife and little ones soon to le left alone. Thej" would le well provided for that was a great blessing. And it was with a solemn sense of pleasure that he arranged everything to the best of his ability, for the welfare of the lovetl ones, ssnu to Ik? left alone.- He became very devout also. Every day lie road the prayers in his little family circle; and attended divine serv ice on Sunday; feeling a shudder of nervous d read run over him when the second Sunday had gone, and he knew that only one remained to him. It was wonderful how tenaciously the idea clung to his mind the pttsitive be lief that he was a doomed man, marked by Death as his prey. How gentle and kind und tender he was to all at home. Perhaps, if more jMHiple could develop a similar hallucination, it might be lct tcr for the peace of many a household. To lie ever preparing for the creat event would keep all of us gentle aud kinder and lU'.re oiisid.-ra'.e. Litoking Lack upon that time in after years lles.sie Carewe was ..hli-d to ad mit that it was the baii.i-st. m..st ieavfal time of all h-r marrr.! lif-. I!uL of course, she knew it .t iiiiiof her husband's lirm liel'ef in ni approaih iug demise. She had. in luct. forgot ten all alxuit Arnold's odd dream, and he had not explained to her its horrible exactness. The days went by. The holidays sad and sweetly solemn to the man who felt that they wore the very last lie should ever see upon .-arth w ere ne. and the seventh day of January had come. Carewe now discarded hiswat.-h. placing it in his dressing-case. He did not w ish to see a timepiece. Only seventy-two hours between him an.l liie great I'ukuown unless it bud ail li eu only a dream! Yet, ttf-.it seemed quite iuqiossihie. For why should the two brothers have Imlli .lream.si the sum.; tl.itij' unless it was iutcuded as a m.e-t solemn warning? So carefully avoiding every linie pieeat, making all possible efforts to for getthe fatal and last-approaching hour, Arnold Carewe :uted The 1.-th of January came and at last a bright w inter day. He arose in the morning, after a sleepless night, saying to b:mse!f: "My last day ou earth! tiod help me!" He looked so pale and worn and so evidently ill that his wife l-gged ii.ni to remain home from t he oli.ee that day. And. as that was what he had secretly intended doing, he consented As the fatal hour drew near for he imagined it to be near the time be made his way to the pretty guest chamber and lay down upon a s..ft couch. A fire had 1-een kindled in the grate and the room was warm an.l clieerfuL t Ivor the tire;.'.uee tij-.u a marble mantel a tiny clock was st::nd ing. Arnold Carewe turned Lis eyes r'-solutely away from it He din not wish to know the exact moment. So he lay there, and gradually a slow feeling of torjxir began to steal over him. His wife came into the room, and with her the two pretty children he hud told her to bring them. He took his l., d ones in his arms and strained them to his heart in a passionate l ireweil, all the more solemn because he dared not tell Hessie V.'.at he Is-iieved himself to le dying. lie was (hi.sci.hii . f a feel ing of gratitude that he had been warned in time. After a time Kessie took the children away. Then she returned to bis side with a glass of cordiaL "llere, dear, drink this." she said, sweetly: "it will help you!" He obeyed her. and then lay watch ing the gi act ful t'gure, as Mic moved about the room. At last his eyes, in spite of his de termination to the coiitrrry. wandered to the clock and rested there. - Good heavens! Ten minutes past two! "Hessie." he moaned feebly, "come!" Then all grew dark ln-fore his eyes; he felt like one stepping softly away then darkness fclL "Arnold! Arnold! wake up! I am afraid you will sleep too long! It is past six o'cliH-k!" Hessie Carewe bent over his prostrate form, and Arnold Carewe opened bis eyes. "Am I in Heaven!"' be jrasped. "Ih-ar me no! Ye.u I.ae. leen asleep ever since half-past tw..! I gave you a dos of my siet ping medicine in that glass of cordial. I know yo.i have not slept for nights. Why, Aruuld, what are you staring at?" For he was sitting up now. gazing in the rosy lamplight at that clock. Stiil ten minutes past two! Oh, yes," she laughed lightly; "the clock is broken. Ibm't you remember the children were playing w ith it iast summer, and broke the works? It lias never been repaired. Why, Arnold, what is the matter?" For he was upon his feet now, an.l. seizing his wife in h'-s arms, swung her quite off her feet His brain M-enusi turned with joy, it was esta.-y; tl.e knowledge that he" was stiil alive, an.l life and hope and love were- his yet Then he told Hes-sie all. and she cried a little, but she said she was crying for joy. "It's almost as if you had d'ed an.l come to life again," she said. "Oh, Ar nold, let us le thankful." And Andrew Carewe has never ls lievcd iu dreams sin..-e that day Mrs. E. Hurke Collins, in N. Y. Weekly. A FEW EYE DON'TS. Don't allow a cold wind to strike the eyes. Don't try to do eye work with the light shining in the face. Dox't go directly from a warm r.Mim into a cold, raw atmosphere. lhis'T open the eyes under water in bathing, especially in salt water. Dox't have colored shades on the lamps; use white or ground glass. Don't let any strong light, like that from electricity, shine directly into tlie eyes. Don't strain the eyes by reading, sewing or any like occupation, with an imperfect light Don't bathe inflamed eves with cold water; that which is as warm as it cau be borne is lictter. Don't sleep opposite a window, in such manner that a strong light w ill strike the eyes on awakening. Not "What He Kioeeted. He was calling on a young lady and hat! been talking against time for sev eral hours, not noticing that she was, to say the least, slightly wcarc-d. "Imyou know," he said, afier com pleting a monologue of several th--;i-sand words and thinking a li'.lle flat tery would le appreciated, "v. i ilc ta'k ing to-night I have f.-It as if I v.-ere in spired by one of the tiiujes. And winch one do you think it is?" He looked scarchingly into her le:u tiful face. The modest blush for wL: -h he was watching proved to le a wi le yawn, which grew wider as sue an swered: "I piess the muse that inspires you to-night must 1h Euterpa." Ue really didn't know anything almnt mythology, so lie could n't tell jr.sl w hat sbe meant Hut when he got home lie took down his Webster's I'nabri.lge.l and there in cold type, staring him iu tlie face, he saw: '"Euterpa the muse who presi.l vl over wind instruments." Waver ley Magazine.
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