SWEETER THAN A BEST GIRL. flnirar, Molntse. aieil M . . ArfMiwhere ni c I'mpHi-lMtn i ii i dine lee. An nt'lurttry etHl ' i "i hikiik'm tu nal'lv vrlih 11 gr t nn. n i ! imiw, ( Wl'lHtof Hill lllfil. P'ollllf n mil Xur It u a -uilwir i I i -iiiu i Ii.. Hi HP nf lis bulk Hlli 1 ''I -"l.llllllll 11 is MH latit-H m-i-h.i J ui' hiMory of 11 li-i uvi ry in hilel , i u In IH7U Dr. Collet mi me i-iihllierH, r Bmwiiin by liirtli, ant who 'mil 1 imi rati- .iti-d m Uerinnnj , bi-i inn rouuei li-d vuth the Ji 1.1.8 Huplm)-- umvi-riitx iu Iliillininri'. llii-fe lie conducted n aeries) t 1 tpi-nmenta on the toluene nilphu ni'l''. in ordr to investigate their ol ilai ion iroiluuU. The outgrowth of thh investigation w the rtiK-overy of Mtcrlinrine. By oxi'litlng pure orthotoluene aulpliatnlde it wns innnd tint it wonlii yield a re innrkably ivw't compound. The nmonnt r-M uued, however, wag too small to lie of nny tiriietical value for inaimfwtur ing purposes. The problem thenceforth vv.-s to find other reactions wliioh would i n bi tter yiel t of the sweet body. A long and cxhuuattre aeriee of laboratory experiments extending through several venra wero necewinry for the eatiafao tory development of the chemical proc ess of production. As might lie expected, a discovery of such practical utility had .to run the gantlet of much hostile criticism. It fonnt d n fruitful subject for diaonssiton iu various scientific societies and jour nals. Attempts were made to shew that it was not only deleterious, but danger ous. It is only fair to nay, however, that tlicno nrguiucnts seem to have bouu e-uo-ciiufully roiitrovsitvd. An overwhelm ing majiH of expei t testimony is recorded7 in favor of saccharine. Eminent profess ors, like Bif II. E. Hoscoe in London, Leyden in Berlin, Paul in Paris, Von Bart.i in Vienna, nnd n host of others, after thorough tests, have certified that the effects of saccharine upon the phys ical and psychical functions of the brute and human systems are entirely harm less. Saccharine iu its pure condition la n white powder. Various exclusive ad vantages aie claimed for its use In the arts, household and medicine. To enu merate ix few: It is an small in bulk that tho saving in atorage and freight is of course very great: its valuable antiseptic Tpialitics make it especially available in SHE WORE THE 8HOE8 TO BED. i New KnglHmt f.lrl'i lrn1nfl Hut n Stri tf IiIiik Tight I oiitBonr. When Mr Mnipon returned from Hoa 1 Ion he hronplit n beautiful pair of nIhki - liit-iil ihnen, utli neat heeiH and pretty toiM fin n danghther XStlit-1, and f I uTiiiiiiTimusHili of diHapiKilntment swop over thi Simpson family when it ap peai-eii that these shoes were too small No one was more sincerely grieved attout It than Ethel's youngest sister, Evelyn who liked pretty shoes as much as lithe did, and who had lieen wearing a pair thai could not have been described as any thing but "serviceable, though plain." Evelyn was tilled with conllictlni emotions when her father said: "Perhajii you can wear a No, 3, my dear. If so you may have theae." Evelyn knew that though her elstei was six years older tlian herself, yet the) wore the same slued shoe No. 4: br she did not say so. She set her pretty shoe beside her own stout, roomy one The prospect was discouraging. A lime later rjtliel came tn. Why," she exclaimed in snrprise 'you can almost get it on? Try it some time wlien your foot is not warm and Bwollen as it is now, though I euppom I apa would never let you wear them ii they went on at all hard." The shoes Btood on Evelyn a dressini case all day anil suggeeted to her what must have been tuo feelings of winder ella's sisters u hen they tried to cut dowt their feet to fit the magic slipper. Thai evening wheu she was going to bed thi tried them again, and they actually weul on. They squeezed the poor little feei as if in a vise, but there they were, on. About midnight Ethel Simpson wai awakened by n soft knock on her door and sitting In the lull! outside she dis covered her little sisti r Evelyn. 'OH, Ethel dun t make a uoiee mj feet! ' she gasjied, Why, you have your shoes and stock ings on, Evelyn. The now Bhoesl On. you poor childl" and in n moment tin elder sister was bending over the suf ferer, who had fainted away .with smell ing salts and a pair of scissors. zon see, sobbed Lvelyn, reviving and watching the cutting of the shot laciug with interest, "I thought if I won them to bed they would bo on in tin moTnlrig and I could show them to rapt and ho would let mo keep them. I went to sleep, and a little while ugo I wok( Ntnre'. Mures! All. I MHtirli.m" llilixi seem it -.nun-l. r tu h.ne tin la! i niiiMI l.-.i ni tin ttiini tin tiryt They pi i in In.itl) IMIillll VIKITINH A IJOX FARM . Hood's Cu VQS no to Me itiii ll.lli is I- iili'i til pineal Iv es t.i1 l lli t I, isllll i . IP .!! to HOW it iin ilrtistli ii'iiiwlli-s inlelliui nl pmlloii ' WILD ANIMALS ARE RFARED FOR THt Nit .yAl.ERItfj. until, ittl 1 1 l Mil. It I- In thi lliti m tl kn UltlrM ,ip .it l!i .son shin penenri-In llu- m itn I n iiikIi.hIIim ' . In Mfsl Knliti- tn inn tvit IhIIi liiiniMif fvp, i n-iii'ii, Haul tl trr.'Ht imtrlet nt thi b 'iinl iliu.ui tierleil. Hl.il the exeliiiiiiilliin In pt-ejiiiiiil nllli rtltll rnrmeiH hllil l H i eiitlil I tilt Uiltem 4mW llUNIni't ullll tile i iiilnrn, mei'it nt tu le litlTerlltK from Iher eniitpliiliit. in.ihtt 1 1. rniiMI I attntt, then inNtltii. ih hint) ttnil troulilen ae mlllliiinleil h iIvmh-iaIh. Ijttleilh II ha il. eliiii il Itn Ir in I hvi m. u.Miiiiib n i iuvetlsi .i for nftriiH I teitietl, 1 DlttlNKISNMlioN, or the I.IIJUIIIt HA11IT, uureu hi lloine In Ti'it iikjh ny minimis- tAHiiK Irr.illtttneii' ilotilen Hiirrlllc It run 1h- stven tn n tlilM of rteer. H run nf ct,f. feeor lea. or III fiHHl. Httltotit the knowietln- nl Uie uitlleiil. It is ubdolutely Imrtttlesti, aud wilt effeet ii uertnatiplit ami snpetll Mire, whether the iwtfetit t-a:)iiolemleilrlnkPr or sniiluohulte wreck. 1L Iiim heeti Ken In tlioiistuidn nf canes. una III ever) limlHIteea nerleet cttre Il8 fnllnw- ifcireTrr inns, tile BIBIVIII nine inmtni ir neeei iHisailitllly Iu. Hie llfiunrapiwtltelo ebt. Uuren uuHiiinleeil Is iaae hnuk nf uRrtlenlurs free. AtllretwtliH (lnt.llN HfWIr-ir Co., lMltuce mreet, (Mneltnmtt, iXnu. Uet. 8. I). A 20-ver olil uirl of Rich Vallcr. Vn . i but.'ITi iiichen itlgh anil neighs only 3U pounds. Success in atrrjtliiiHf iluOenda larKei tirion gnoJ heah It lie Witt's I.Utle Eatly lllsers ate llille IiiibIiIi protliiclKif pills Isea iieooitiir ineiiiAKean "narti ittser. r. U. I lii iims To dotilit t to tlip lovo in tho mire" lttieiiliiMtliii Jt kit Cured, Tlitee'ilii iln verv short time In which to cure a bin! ca-e of iltctiinatfsm; but it can be Mono If ll.e proper tt-eaintent Is adopted, in w 111 he seen Lv the following tiom values untuijii. tit ew itaunswick, 111. "I was bailli nlllicfed with rheutttu- Ism in the htns attd leirs, wl.ett I botiuht a ttot'leof Uhaatherlaln's Pain Balm. It citied ate In three tlays. I am all right u- lay: anil uoulu uislut on ever one who 14 afUlcted with thai letrlble tllseane to use hatnberliln'a rain Iltitiu and get well at once. ' 50 coat Imtllrs for safe by N. 1', Iteber, l,ehli;htoli, antl w. F. Uler), Welssport. The llrt American nnner money wat matlo in 1710. jtreserving as well na sweetening articles npi ftnd j thought I was dying. of food, such as jellies, f rnits, etc. In the distilling of brandies and liquors nnd iu tho brewing of lxer saccharine has lteen used with signal success. Alixed with glucoso, saccharine has a sweetness euual to the finest refined sugar. Farttiezvl aaccliarino serves a distinctly mctlical purpose. It is employed to disguise the unpleasant taste of medicine and in the preparation of medicated wines and oth er cordials. It has also been highly in dorsed ns n substitute for sugar for thobe suffering from dinla'tea and from fat ness. Unlike sugar, it does not go to form surplus nourishment. Finally it may Im added that this highly concen trated sweetening substance requires only n little Intelligence to lie successful ly used in the household. Washington Star. - the Mokt I)eiilrnblc 9tnn. The man whom I thoroughly and ixw- itively hate, and against w hum aa u tyic I would wuro young women, ns the board of health officers warn tho public against infection with a scarlet fevei card, is the domestic tyrant, the man who is a bully in his own family, the man who is it hero at home and n coward among bigger nu n than he. When he was u boy. ho loved to tortuio kittens, trap rabbits and tease, birds by .breaking up their luTts mid cracking their eggs. Hut u yearling calf or a sitting hen would always make him inn. isow no unman, he sweais at his wifo and nags her lue nway. He sends the cold chills down the children'H ppinea whenever his stept- draw nigh and is as poinpousand big feeling among tho vuiiun lolks anil me helpless boj h and girls ns tl fussy old turkey gobbler with his hens. Fun can no more thrive where he is than ltausles Can live in coal g.ia He is civil to the black man who given him lib. dinner, to the boj- provided he is full Mzed who blacks Ida IhMils and to who ever i richer anil strong r than he, but lKihtenebi for Ins wife was laid away with his wedding gurmeijts. and he.cur8os his daughters and hi n am for every trifling mWlemenntirin a way tli.it would ronso ft newblioy to thrin-h him if lie spoke to the lad with eipi.d insolence. C hlcago Herald. "1 almost screamed, ut I didn't. J felt numb nil over, and then it seemed ni if arms and legs and head were turninc into ballorius. When I tried to crawl out of bed. 1 knew what was the matter It was my feet and thoBO iiwful shoes. 'I expect every one will laugh nt me. Why, Ethel, yon are cryingl Don't. Mj feet don't hurt me any more, upd papo will aay when you tell him about it, 'II will be a lesson to her. ' It was a lesson to her. She nevei wore tight shoes again, but if her fathel thought so he did not say It when Ethel told the story, nnd no tiue of the fainilj laughed or said a word about it. A daj or two later a package came from Bos ton for Evelyn, which contained a bean tifnl pair of sltoes, laced, with neat heeH nnd pretty toes and marked "fours." outh a Companion. The Anlliem. The rustic choir's greatest show wai alwayB made in ttie anthem, in which some bumpkin had generally a sola tc exhibit his "Insty voice. It was . splendid musical display of its kind feople came trom a long distaace tc hear it and felt so satiated that they left without tho sermon. No wondei Shakespoure made Sir John Falstaff lose his voice with "hallooing nnd singing ol anthems." To bo sure he was'guilty ol an anachronism, for there were no an thems in tho fat knight's time, but it may reasonably be supposed that he had become so Impressed with this part ol the service in his own day that he dropped into the noil which even Homer Is privileged occasionally to enjoy. The Jack lar who explained a "ban them" to his mate on tho simple prin ciples of verbal elongation was not sc far out after all. "If 1 was to bay tc you, he began, " tre, Uill, give me that handspike, that wouldn't be n ban thein; but if I was to say to you, 'Dill, Dill, Bill, give, give, give me, give me. that, that, that handspike, spike, spike spike, why, that would be a hantuem, Just after tills fashion did the old villagt choirs tear aud toss their anthem texts. Coruhill Mugazmo. A Western TruKeily. The Saunterer has a friend on the staff of a western nepaper with whom lie often exclmnges interesting clippings. The latest bit received at this office) was the following, cnt from a small pnper published ill North Dakota: "Ihemary friends of Sirs, E will bo pleased to learn that she is not iu serious danger, ut the shock is not to severe at at first sup- nosed, Tho particulars of the unfortu nate affair are interesting. It seems that Mrs. E while going up Btairs aaw a mouse run behind a barrel. Her cries were heard by the hired man, who has tened to the scene, armed with his gun and followed by his faithful bulldog. Mrs. E then took courage aud miked the barrel with her broom. The mouse ran out, the dog started in pursuit, the hired man tired, tho dog dropiied dead, Mrs. E fainted, and the hired man, thinking lie had killed her, and that he would be arrested for murder, took to his heels and has not lieeu heurd of mc.o The uiout csetnied." Boston Budget, Eat oup fiom the side of the spoou not from the point. llteil with llu- inw'elfle. wnes an titter tin- Htreiiicth mill lleiilth. This rcineilv is becoming bo well known nnd bo popular as to need no special men lion, All who have ed Electric Ultlns sing tne jatue song of praise. A purer medicine does not exist and It is gtiarnn teed'lo do all that Is claimed Electric Hitters will cute all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Bolls, bait Ithnmii and other alTtctlons caused bv impure blond. II III btlva Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers. For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indifrcsllon isy Electric uitiers r.tiitro s.itisiaetioti giiarauteeii. or money reftiiiili'd 1'ilee BO cts and jil.OO per bottle at lieber's Dttig Store, Lehigh ion, and Ulery's Drug htore, Welssitorl. -Yon entitiot nrnke Hire iihini-iniitulrnrlit ulnti r nor neueiuus ire cream in ttuiiiiner vvitll,,ui llivorltnrcxtrarls. Ilnll's lieail ruvoilng l.x trsels are the best loo ner bottle. If you would have a faithful servant and one that you like, servo youri-elf. ' Mothers' IteroiiiuieliilAtlon'. We are acquainted with luanv mothers in t.eiiterville u bo wnolil not he uilhoin Cbanilieilaln's Cough lletneiij In tiie house tor a goon many times its cost, anil are recommending It every day From tier- butirtl exprilettce we can say thai It has nriineti up tiai cotiis for our culiilren. Cenlerville, South Dakota, Citizen BO cent bottles for sale bv II. Ilelier. Le blghton, and W. Frllleiy, Wiifspoit. There arc. nt present about ,100.000 incyies in uso in :ne uniteu states. I have been a creat sufferer from catarrh for ever ten yearn; had it very bad, could harlly breathe. Some nlshls I could not sleep and had to walk the hoor. I our chase-i El 's fleam Halm and am using It fteely, it Is working a cure surely. I have nimseil sevesal frleiuls to use It, and with t.anny results in even case. It Is the med icine above all others for catarrh, and it Is worth Its Hetjiht In gold. I thank God 1 have found a remedy I can use with safety and that does all that is claim nil lor II. Il Is curing my deafness. U. W. Spcrrv liaitford, Conn. The speed of a wild duck is 00 miles an Hour. lint 6tie Ilhtn't Get the Hoots. I was trying on a pair of shoes, nol many days ago, in one of the "sample shoe stores. Finding a pair which par ticularly pleused me, the clerk lacod ur one, and looked for tho other to do like wise, but it could not be found. After a vain search I was about to give it up and select another jtair which did not please me half as well, when I saw the edge ql the woman a skirt, who sat next me. bulging out, and, calling the attentior of the salesman to the fact, he cxtractoc the boot from under her dress. It seems sho liked the boots as well at I did, and if she did not get them, it wat not liecause she did not possess unbound ed assurance. Some women get through this work' on their nerve, aud this woman was oni of them. New York Herald. llowUnileiHnt says that his little clrl is troubled will malaria very severely, and that since he gave her Sulphur Illllers, he never thinks of leaving New York for his summer re sort without a few bottles, for they always cure his family, and aie far superior to quinine. Murray, the orieutal tShepherd's son. Si holar, was a A Uriah! llorat unl n Clever Hue, Few teleaphera are better known in New YoikMuiu George, Mudgett, of the imstal ofiu-e. mid there are fewer still who have u bi tter fund of storw. He t "Hi of u certain horse who nwoorpanloa a Scrnutun tl'.t I Imemiiu on his trtpa This iiorsi) can i-ee a broken insulator quicker than his nder, and ulvvaya stojtfl when ono la retched. It is hardly neces sary to in. -I that tho hoise oau telegraph witli his feel, but no one knowa what ho "signs. Hie Color QllrUon. Little hoy Sterling, 5 years old, was recently having his hair done up for the night. He wan rettliw under the oper ation. and his nurse tried to interest him by speaking of the colored waiter who bad come that ttay. - 'He looks as neat us a new pin, in his wnite jacaei aim itpmu, nam site. ' e, responded sterling, "neat as a new black pin." Kate Field's Washing ton. ate ok Ohio, city of Toi-fdo. i ,a . 1.01'As Onus rv. i ritiNK.I.OlKSKl makes null that lie Is Hie srniur iu lorr 01 me linn oir.J.UHKNKT 6. Uo., ilouiir business In the city of Toledo, County anil stato aforesaid, uiitl that mid arm ulll tut tllOHIIlll of (INK IIUMlltmi lull. I. Alls In, eiu-o hiiu every case oii aiiiiril that cannot be mrru oy mouse ol iiali. s IJATAltltH runs. IlAIV.I HkVkV Sworn to befoie me am! subscribed In my SKAU ( A. W. til.KAMlN. t.rs V . . Notary Public, ItHll's Cntairll Cure Is taken ititeriiiillv and , t, illrecttv on the blood and mucous lurfares of loeojsieio, peon lor losiimoniais, Iree. ' J- UI'KNIii . CO., Toledo, O, ouiu u I'lUKgist", OL. "I suffered for two ve-irs from a bad coutrli and piiltilu mr chest. 1 tried a nilinbrr of remedies but Dr. Hull's Uoimti Svrun, was the oniy ouo mai etiii-ieu a cure. r. J. Alurpliy Innocent amusement tcure, into rainbows. trnniforma Amerlmn ,rebltelurt. The dintinrtivo foriu of American archi tecture imiy be seen in the modern office building now mj laipular in iitovt of our large oities. It combines iu the highest dein-ee utility villi cicellelice and is at Tho bamo lineman owns a (inou n model of umvouience and of dog who l.lll tell by the bell attached to tho district mew-enger register when a certain firm ring a call The dog at ouco runt to the More, takes the message in Ida month mid delivers it safely ut the P b ;Tiiph office. Ueorge Mudgett sny.i In tu ver invents yurns. New York AUVCrltiee - i i l.o. Uy Strikes. Stories of unexpected fortunes are as common .is blackberries. Somebmly is always m.ikinir or finding or Inheriting a hi.ip f im i v which seems to lit wise If almost to b.ive come from Die clouds. Worthless lures become valuable, as happturd ti inure than oue uisn in Ue history of IJi uu ineat consols. A work- inguian tilM overs a rich mine, as Mr Oraluim did tnnth Australia: era rela tive from whom nothing was ex'weted suddeuly beam every t mug ou the kins man who boied huu least, as occurred last year within our own knowledge in a southern country. Only last week a pun ner iu u tioorhouse was declared lieir U 300,000. a sum which lie probably could not have put down accurately own slats, but which bad been turned in Australia by a relative who died IntesUite. Lou don Spectator. She Could Nol Arelftte It. In tho drawin'g room of one of Califor lilas bonanza men. now living in New Vork. there lis tigs a tainting of a very com non country soene a girl feeding a flock of tuikeys. The mousy laug't danghtt r )- is that her fat hr cares luort for this tin lure than for any of the otliei furnishings of his tulatial liolue and often Manila tiefore it for long miuusnts at a bine His boyhood was speut iu a tluv Ii unlet tucked sway Iu the (Juts kills and when the tity girl ssys, pet tiai.l.r. I dou't see wtuM you find iu that tea ,'l.v.iiiio thing to abtiire," bs elt.lu snd an-twen, "No, for you never had su. h ,i i...iue."- ow York Times. Msu Outdone by VVoiuwm. 9,tw.avi. 3, II irilson, 371 TJlav St., SI arpsbura Pa,, says lie will not be without Dr. Klnrr'i New Dlseaver? for Consumption. Courbs aud Ciil.li, that It cured his wife who was threatened with Pneumonia after an at tack of "Ia llrlppe," when various other remedies and several physicians had doi her no good, ltobert Career, of Cooks port, l'a,, claims Dr. Kltis's New Dlscov. ery has done him more coot! than anything he ever Used for Lung Trouble Nol nine iiae it. rree Trial Hollies at Iteber's Drue more, j,emgiitou, atu btery s Drug More. Welssport. Marge bottles, 60c, and rl.00. A I'lHi-e Hbere Voiiiik I Ions and llnlMHine l'lity I.Ike tloc mihI lilllrns An Alge rian t.lon Kennel Sltist He nn liiterrellltfc I'lnre I or a Men In Ainior. For the last t,W yean- the eeniiorts of northern Afrioa have been the piinclpal snpply stations of the xoolosficsl inrloaity msrket. During tho palmy days of the Cirona Maximiis the Koinan proeonsui iu Hlpjio Hegms had sjiecial lin-trucrlona to supervise tho weekly plilpinelits of wild lieasts. and our menagerie owners still luiinrt n large tsTcentage of their live stock from Di-an and Algiers, Tiie latter city, eaiiechiliy. has liecotne a mi- dexvone of Internal tonal pet dealers, and ou my last visit to Antwerp Captain Kl- laro. the traveling agent of the famous Hngenbeck sAle menagerie, gave me an interesting account of a lion kennel in the netghliorhooU of the ancient caitital of the Algerian TiirBtes. in the arcniles of the Palace Itnyale and nil along the steamboat wharves strtingerB are troubled by the importu nities of beast dealers who Iwwl out the merits of their pets, nnd in the ardor of competition will not hesitate to thrust a tame monkey into the anna of a tioeeihle purchaser. At a tout near the piazxn of I- rench hotel Captain Lilard savyvn lia- tiv e Arab w ith n doeeu v ouug lions, va- ryingln price from 10 to IIS frntn s. but learning that the trader was merely a salesman of u wild beast farm in the outskirts of the Carlmh, the hill suburb of Algiers, lie resolved to apply at hesd- iiuarleis, knowing trom experience that stock breeders ale apt to keep their best siiecimeiiHnt home. The captain b guide conducted him through rubbish heaps and bramble patches to an inclosed garden, which at first look might have been mistaken for one of the numerous yesiras, or orchard farms, in the neighborhood of the Al gerian coast towns. But when they en tered the gate a young baboon leaped down from the low stone wall and raced toward IiIh mother, who snatched him up ill her anus and hurried off with cough ing harks of iihirm. l'lense keep on this side of the road. said tiie guide, "There's i ehe jackal ith puw under that bush over yonder. nnd she's very apt to fly nt it stranger." Any way you please. I that the owner of tho place?" pointing to nn old Arab, who was busy cleaning out n bar red den apparently!! natural cave fitted up for the puriose of a kennel. es, tliata the sheikh; thats Ben Koffa," Baiil the guide. "He used to be chief of a little mountain trilai, but the ar ruined them. He's all nght now They can't break np his present business as long as the jieople in Frankistan buy wood devils" (shut-el-Kanir generic name for carnivorous animals, or "ver mint," as our tmppers would call thein), Tho sheikh dropped his rake and wel comed the.captuin, who stepiied back to save hia clothes from two baby lions that had squeezed out ot their cage and began to play with kig, trousers. homo half grown brethren of the young baboon had emerged from their hiding piaco under tho house nnd at once pro ceeded to illustrate their peculiar talent by upsetting u dish of milk before the old Arab could kick thein out of the way. Seeing one of the young lions belli him self to the spilled milk, they grabbed him by the tail und got their faces scratched tor their trouble, but in the ensuing scrimmage four pairs of fists threatened to prevail against two pairs of immature claws, when the old lioness in tho cage rose up with u menacing growl that scut tlte -1-handers scnuipenng off with screams of dismay. Ono of tho hi nior baboons t hen appeared on the scene, but vanished like u shot wheu tho sheikh mado n grub for his rake. The captain burst out laughing. Y on may believe it keeps me busy to straighten out thin mob of rascals," said tho old Arab, "but ill the long run it's the chenjiest plan to give them as much freedom as possible. They live just twice as long and are not so apt to get baldneaded with homesickness. But supiioso those young scamps should mu into a gang of your jackals, would not sumo of them be apt to get badly hurtr U don t think they would," said the sheikh. "They get along in peace jnst the same ns out in the wilderness. Jack als, you know, live on uieat and baboons on berries and roots, so they do not in terfere with each other s business. It would be different with some other crea tures, 1-hnve a cngeful of wildcats from Mount Atlas, and when one of them got out a few weeks ago you could hear my ' dogs and jackals howl all over the town ship. A dog and all hia cousins seem to have an idea that a small sized cat has got no right to be alive anyhow. About the big cats, like lions and leopards they ure ii little more careful." How many of the big kind have yon altogether?" Five leoparda and 22 lions," said tho sheikh. "They are iu the main kennel on the other hide of tho wall, but it's safer to keep the younger ones near the house," It must cost you n pretty penny to feed all those boardersV" Yes, but scrap meat is cheap in a place like this. Why, do you know that you can get some of It for less than noth ing? The city several times paid me 5 francs a haul for cartiug oil dead horses and oxen that had dropped in the street, I do it for nothing now to make sure of the contract. There is a chance of that sort about once n week, and after a good feed my boarders do not say a word about a couple of fast days." "Have you any nursing leopards" "No, They do not often breed in cap tivity. Lions do, and next to jackals they are about the easiest things to keep alive." Philadelphia Times. beauty. St. I-aini i Globe-Democrat, Thought Trsnsfrrrure. My father. Mr. A. C. King of Lo hoy. Ills,, was very sick with hi grippe iu Juu- nary, Ibltt. Ou tho tjUth 1 was sent foi and staid with 1dm several days until he was soinewlutt improved. I then re turned to my home, Decatur, Ills., some 50 miles distant, telling tuy brother Ed ward to wnte me every day and il qpceeMry to teleiilume ur telegraph me. For quite awhile the letters came regit larly rcjiortiug everything favorable. Then they oeueed. Titers had not been Any leitsrs for about a week, wheu, or. the eveuing of the 10th of February 1 txHiclucUHl that I would try the exiri meut of uukuut Brother Edward writs me by writing to hriu aud then tearing up the letter, as suggested by Maik Twain iu Harper's. I wrote the letter, ooumienoiug It, "Dear Brother Edward I Mippoee that no news is good news, as if all were uot well you would writs.' After 1 had written the letter I uon eluded thaV 1 would aeud it, as, if the tuiud inllueiice had acted uiuu Edward by my wnting the letter, the eendiiui thereof would not interfere with it. lit would receive it the next day. At 1 o'clock ou the luonuug of Feb. 18. 1 re ceived a letter from Edward, dated the lath, asjrtug. "Dear Brother James I have uot writteu jou for several cutya, because 1 have had no bad uewa to re port. Recollect, uo uews will be good news," As uear as we oau learn, lit Japanese children write with both bauds. rre taught to Jirs. Jfeiry Spenfcmtm Of Philadelphia, A Week jrf Writing Would Not Toll tho 8tory Scrofula for Seven Ycara Cured by Hood'a SnranpartUa. M A week deYotod to writing would not be uf flolent to tell of the good Hood'i S&rMpailU&has done me. Seven years go a niDninc tore up wared on my ankle, which grew worie until It entirely covered my foot and in bonei wine out Of IIIV tOOft. Then thfl loret aiTwii.ri nn mv .other foor, right arm and hand. Holes vera eaten In my lower limbs, my arm wm on great sore from the shoulder down, and the bones camoontot two of my fingers. Words Cannot Tell My Sufferings. X eonld not sleep and bad no appetite. About three years alter the first appearance of the dis ease my husband read of what Hood's Barsapa rllla bent done for others, and urged me to try IU I was confined to the bed at The time, had f;lven up all hone. However, I oommenoed klng the medicine, and before I Imd finished the bottle, could (deep, aud not only eat, but enjoy my food. Now the Sores aro AH Heated Up with the exception of one spot on my limb. I thank God for having directed ray husband's at ten Hon to Hood's SaMRpurllla, otherwise I ahould have been In my grave. I can now move about with the aid of crulchct, and nlll always need their aurtManep, but anvone who had seen my condition when I commeuoed to take Hood's Sarsaparilla would marvel that 1 am now alive to mors at all." Jlns. Mary Bheakma.v, 2T25 Latona Street, Philadelphia. Hood's Pills cure ltrer 111, constipation, biliousness, jaundice, sick headache, Indigestion Brnnrhitis, and for the r C in"titnntirc At all dealers 2jct3. For the cure of rouehs.CoMs, Croup, Hoarseness, Asthma, Inclpknt Con-sumption. i ji rciaff a re COUGH SYRU P UCW t-A tGE'S PLULS, Thi (jrtat Tobacco An unctr t)Jot!Pn 10 US At alt druggtsti: n. mil : ii Mk the RRSTORATIV x ivsticd by tlm (rratit iMHlaliiit . vu.n uil fat. 'mo (Uvea a, a. will-. Uorvouti Woifa-9- tr- "ifluralTili, 8. VI'" v. i J;. ilh. Mt'Hf nujM.iiti ,.. i , ..'id "y km...; art r t v ftuirfl da rf nwinlak - is. !ifi. . r I . wi A Co., dyraciiM, N T. Hoadf uc , : wood 1 Jimi. i ,jb-n b.iuus t. ontf ci pmbo." J.G h1'' ,c(M.-"rUi Cu., lttl Wayne, lud. "Svi rtM tiu btttw ihn anytUng we evar btd." V. P. WyauaCo., Conoord, N. II. Trial butO uj.t xNkof ttulasOOifcUI'rtadruiuilBti. DH. M4LR8' MEDICAL CO., tvlkhnrt,lr Till AL IJOTXlilU VliiLi;. SoMbv T. n.TliomRft Two Vslusble FrletiiU. 1 A pi) sIpUu csnaol be always liail. Itlieumsll.ui. Neuralcla. Snralus. llrul ami Hum oocur often and eoniellniM vvlien least eXliecteH. Keen hanJv tiie friend nf many households and Hie de slrovor of all iviln, the fatuous lied Flag Oil, 26 raits. 2. Many s peeeioiu life rould be saved that la beln racked lo death with thai terrible eoiisli. hecuie a good nisltt'a rest by Investing 2 cents for a bottle pf Pan. Tina, the xrsat remsvly for pouiilie, Colds and Conuiiiiiion, Trial bottles of I'sti Tlus fiee at T I). Thowu' Druif Store. ur SWEENY'S "Corner iSlore" !, Lemons, Bananas, Mi, Apples, Celery, Crants, Grape TaWe Raisins, Confec lions, Fancy Baskets. Qneens ware, and a Ml line of Nice Groceries, .rmcst prices, gootl treatment, prompt delivery Call and See Us. Corner Store, LEHIGHTON PA. I.AIUKS ANb .VISbKh Co ats& Jackets In the very Neatest Styles and at tlte I,owet Price at E. H. Snyder's, tvlsoafnlltllie of Pino Dress Goods, Thai can't be matched In this town or county for Style (JiiAlltv orTrlee., Sec Our Goods Before You Buy. 1)0 YOU WEAR PANTS? If you do, you want a nod fit, Latest Style and First. Clas (f'orkmnnsliip. Leave your order witl DO YOU WEAK A CO You w ant a perfect lit! wnnt good Goods, ou want a wc 11 made and stylish look ing garment. Leave your order with Fro) For the present we will carry n full lino of samples of season able goods from which you can seleet. Our prices will be the very lowest and in all cases we will guarantee satisfaction. We solirit your patronage. H. L. FREY, AMERICAN HOUSE. Ii. the Itoiilut House. North First Ml eeL Stoves, Tinware. Hoateru and Ranges, In Great Variety at SAMU73L GrAVEH'S '"opular Store, Bank Street. A POINTER to Buyers, We offer just now n special in vitation to our friends nnd patrons to come and see us. The summer is fast' fleeting and we will make special price, to sell out our summer goods in order to have a full swing on our fall nnd winter stock of Dry (roods, Notions and Keady-Mado tflotiiing. We have no room to quote prices, but they are low (-nough. Don't miss this opportunity but come at mco1 Then too, we are the recognized headquarters for lor all kinds of Groceries, Fruits &Vep;etables in Season at the lowest of very low prices. Tompt anri cortcous treatment to all and it is uo trouble to show goods, ('mini II Itlgc. Kuntz &Co. East Weisspoi t. THOMAS7- Drug :: Store KUUST STHKET. I.KIllOIITON. PA. IE5F Spring is Coming Use Thomas' Extract Sarsaprilla, To Purify The Blood 150 Doses for $1.00. Quality Guaranteed- Wall Papers, Borders, Decorations, Pictures. For the next few montl' II. Hit, ior ilci t'f i iiiik w ill i ition tl us tiiitkf ou mint we chii do great question nf ation itinl linii-i be the leiidnu.' property own. r a Miiggestion lor n the work done riitht il for you at reasonable figure , or we will sell you the wall paper and decorations. Come and tee ; let us talk the matter over and we know that we can please you. C. A. G-OTH, BOWER'S BLOCK, Opposite P. 0., LEHIGHTON, PA. THE SEASON FOR GARDEN SEEDS, IS COMING ON FAST, nnd we -wish to iulorm our customers and the public in general hat w& have laid in an entirely fresh stock, bought from the most rt'liable houses and have an aseortincnt that can not he duplicated In several counties. Hre invite all to make out their orders early, while the assortment is complete. Lehigh Goal & Hardware Go,, Firs! NJ., ffjeiaigin&ifo A certain dealer ayi "examlne'my oorapetitorV Ktock and 1 am sure you will then buy fiumrae." This Is Not So, For At K T. TREXLER'5 Popul.ir Carring'e Works. YOU CAN 1JUY All Kinds of Wagons, Carriages, Phaetons, Carts, Sleighs, &c.. Cleaner Than Yon Can Buy Elsewhgre Ir Tie Valley OUR WORK IS WORK OF HONOR. We can sell you Factory or Shoddy vw ork just as low, yes a little lower than other dealers can afford to sell you the nune article, but we don't recommend it but Our Own Wort We Do Roofing and Spouting a specia! ty Stove repairs furnished on abort notice Ueasonnhle! ' floury Miller, JjEHIGHTON. PLANING -MILL. MANUFACTURER OPf Wmu'ow and Door Frames, Doors, Shut.ers, window rashes, Mouldings, Brackets ANI DKAI.EIi IN Ml Kinds of Dressed Lute Shingles, Failings, Hemlock Lumber. &c.,&c, Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Fresh Beer and Porter. fUEE LUNCH every day from 0:00 to 12:00 u, m., nnd every Siitunlay even ln. Call mill see me. I will tj-f at you right. Opposite tlte CrtrrlitffB Works, North First Street, Lehighton. Very Lowest Priees, USE DANA'S SAIISAPAKILI.A, 'rilK KIND THAT CUltES. no Owner, tli (iwmmi imturtilUt, wb i lie Don ot a jarin iwrtnr. All lie Il.il Left. Wife (sigiiifioantly) That pocktboolt you nave me for a present wm empty. Ilusbaml (grimly) Yek)U was mine. New Vork Weekly. An Artist's i'rlruds. "ITave you a friend in the world? Well, you might ikmiII liave none at all. Have your friends gut any money; are they rich? Well, luey will uot pend a dollar for you. 1 warn you tuat you will find it w. i have lieeu in tbla buct- neee a iouk wiuie. i nave tout au my other patrowi what I now tell you, aud they have all found my every word was true." ThiMiokeu pkture auctioneer to an arttot who was mniitaring aa ex hibition to l folloUfd by uaaleof tho picturssi. The two events followed one another, and the prophet' word did not oome quite true. At the kale there wm a notable absence of the arrtat'a friends. Of the lioat of thein only two or three who were not among tiie rich onee either came or buiulit anything. The Nothing so UUtieMinic as a haeklne Coiuili Nothing to foolish as to suiter trom Ii. Xuttitujc mi dangerous if allowed to continue. One -Minute Coiuli Cure jtives, unuieuiaie tenet, i.if. I ihiuim WEISSPORT, PA. Yon't be fooleil. Don't be misled. You will be however, if you neglect to oall at our Pc-pukr DniK Establishment for anything you my neetl in the line of Pure rug and Madictnes, Wines or Liquors. 11 e give particular attention to thecompoindirigofpreprictions and dunng our absence at llarrieburg a reliablsjCleikUin attendance who will give piompt attention to all atrona. Besides our line ot druge ami medicines we always luue a nice othera i)ed away, aayiim afterward I assortment of Stationery, Per- lumery and loilet Articlea on which we have marked exceed' ingly low prices. Uelleliore ia lieintr umxI aa a remedy for the otirmut worm. Headache f the direct rult of Indlffea lion and stoHiwch dlaoider.. ileiueilv lliesc b uiug V U In'. Utile Karly KiMn, uA i our lieaJaehe dUabneais). lite favorite title pills everywhere T D Thonuu. wrote UiU letter at the aaiue Ume that 1 iUtitry buahea" should not lie set waa wrlfing to huu la the fact tlwt hi. 1 1,, ,iaar toxetlier. thoughta. and evvu wurda, were th aatue aa wine a mere oouuadeuce. oi : Kor luiau, M is. Oh.s Hogon. of lUv souieUiia unwe Areua. ('H, Mleh , accidental!) apllled scalding isater user her Utile bo v. She nrouiuUv ap plied IV Witt's Wllcti llaaie Halve, alviw inataul tellef. Il'i a wonderfully good ealie for boiii, biuiMa. tore and a aura cure for wile. T. I) Tbouiaa. ;di you Uke about Her aex," aaid Mrv of tbia rotuili i- ilust men oould V"ii may I w -ni' n beinrf I1 , -l.ut li ii 1 n, ni. tiling ' n. .,rd.." Ai.. that I'' 1 'r 'I Vi Mill J -l 'rfl IIUO.IIOU iM8j-LUJ w.i.-t r - r :i,uou,iiuU birdaoo thiirliaU ' llmr Iu Mum4s. Iu suine piru of Europe much were eouuuouly i au iu thia country wiuaeb Ure used aa lood. They have been unite frequently noted a poteone, and fatal cms have been reported from Bring ttwm cooked a well m raw. Xew York Itallasd .preaa. Fssrnrt I-Ask. ' I fks Trr JowiJ. r aav the tliainond in 1 mv rii. U ii -t g iniiiu' tin I in 1 1 Ii. told nif tin- ring waa real uld. 1 f.ugui l aak hlui about tbe atune. New Vork Wkl. Defriug a fault doubles it Uoaatera ure ootielue to liara. that they did not feel well or that they taw tliat the artial got good uoticea and waa bound to do well aa he did, iu apite of them. There ie nothiug extraordinary about thi aitnittion. The pr.. liability le that the penonal trieuda of the artiata know tueui too well anil like tbeui loo rnuoa to be certain that their judgineut ia fair and reliable when they oome to ejerciae it iu determining the market value of their work. Once an artiat law wrtab lialied thia value to be great hu rich f rieud are apt to hunt around aud ae cure aouie of the idrturea they oould have got eheaper wheu their peeaenoe would have beeu gt-toful to the arnat The uuurer frieuila muat theu ga without hia work uiileaa they have aume that he gave away when he waa younger and laaa wuiuua. New York Hun, DRUGS, .lre. MEDICINES, genuine and host SOAPS, 'nrr?e I"10 ""'I cheap WITES,K'tl0d for medicinal use CIGARS, the best made. SFECTACLES, extensive ano increasing trade. I guar antee satisfaction to uory customer. PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compounded. AT tiik Central Drug Store, Or. G. T. HORN. Come and see us. BIERY, The Druggist. HAVE YOUR Freiiilt, Baa&e an. Parcels IlkUVKKKII AY John F. Hottenstein. darful attention pi Id to IbefJFMt-Mt! rralflil, liascase ana tteH t&U prfca oftownttlhe low-V . A Hffe (If ltm$ Qurrl "Look feei." U-49 well known the othtr duy. "this k m Ivttcr i A fn' win h now in MtUbm lHkti pnKiuo'l a twnltHl fiilt !. GO TO YUH. HUHKHKH, under th KuliaMC Hotel. Bauk Mivel, lor a uuoutta tban ore nutalouabW luUr rut. Nf Cloned od Hunda't: Koeotrt ar tuuir, cures muanui. hi Id Ltak full 11 ut? of luBV ttillet Ulra Mt prtora, aud w are the only pfttto'ltf uMtt wtiare you emu Uiiv BfBdrr 'ItlMffijor, thfHiyte. 1 AWKEK, the bar bat. " tffMil UfM Houf. vvu h,u; i6m- Uiittfhi flrt-elaai Droftia awl aarjuvu (JIAMI'vu Huu-ltbva. TirflM ArtielM far al. Win, peop'e f..r aro.ul.ig whec-tliey .uf-! ooretli; ..iMiup.,! Hie Pjti.lini l..r wlili it euuuttltu or Neuralgia; IV'" Wll 11 '"""lea l'-i ' paid is sliuplv terrible; no audaat tortorr Tin1 nit.!;., rt-ul ' 1 listen i u u wore oainiiii; out oaopse ou(D( to oe uUiunt if liavlug Rkwiaallii or Naiiral-j giaa aM'i m IVsd rih OJllTtfe1 curl huuVd7itljaf'i4riuJ wia 'illjj H canu at T D T-ossiaaDrun ble. f STt'BRk-H MHAVIM1 A 1.1 KIN, w-ltr tkr A iii im .ia lis sua. Ik lHttu.rs.-rH (,ir tti. . mm. -ii dk. I'ana ati.t itvt Mc, riioict , ' The Ulubnf 1 Cypiiess 1 ivtii.hiiiLeaHlit- tHUiuai ?lrn tl4-, at jiuntL lull if S.IU1 ill il 1 ha f i) UiluUfof nl ,t -4t.' PhUadaluliia ROr. r.immwsoit ltllfUi, i .,, TJw.ery W 8hlmrl6' Ut VfHMr," RlCKEfiTiFSNYDER 4;latlivnkw,f,;;,"'' AlUCinda oT fliWlri MiMVet. For Ilia rrettlest Jewelry ami tiie Best Watches, Clocks and SIlTcrware the people of Carhon county ruust come to our (tore. We not only hate the oodshut we sell them at pilces that are low and perhaps a llttl lower than the same coodn can be boushl for elsewhere. We are nut sellinK shoddy tuft for lie best because we don't believe In misrepresentation. Our motto is "cool honest coodl at the very lowest prices." Ilefore tou buy elsewhere we would be pleased 'o have tou call and see us. Confectionery, Fine Cigars, Stationery, Dolls, etc, V e carry In our usual (ull and com plete line all the abo,e goods at the very lowest prices. Make It a point to calf and see us w hen you need any. thing in our line and we are confident that It will pay you cash returns far your trouble, C. H. Nusbaum, tlrk'ne Street, . - - - WelMport, Ta, Kemerer AND S WARTZ, Just now, as an innovation, ye are offering our customers ? ltoautiful book Sliopp's Pho. tograplis of the World, with every torty Dollar ruronaso We would like very much to explain this to u. Y HI you plenso call. lied Room Suited. .limiiriTiAlJ it Hf-U 1 .luuiii PoJa. ;t,,o ,,.I lalllili UinineJUoojm lli'l nil. .l-jiOU til mf) .TIMilt .viijuinli eoii.it llu!. mivui u.tu ..hi l.l.int i iuniiitii,.i"" im .mtUMiuii iu ..tn Uilr,T.:::,,';:1 UiJ I liU aulul-- Ii.lt. a- ,1 'ii) ii::ti?9i,:; .1 s i.s.1 : )II41. to (! ltitll. tl -til IJ Oil Tj.tll ! A tltlllltll h-i-jtima Oun be kept out of the House very eflcctively and all your roonisand halls made-warm and comfort able if you buy your Stoves and Ranges and Heaters lor us, Our prices ae always- very low and satisfaction is always guaranteed. We aso carry the usual large line of Tinware of nil kinds at our usual low prices. Opposite the llound House, .ehichton. flranch Store. Hnyder's Block Weissport. OF A WORD TO THE WISE! The GraaJesl Opportunity to M Money Eyer Known in the LehiEh Valley T ! THIS IS NO HUMBUG SALE. Eoofe at mm Mm Saejrsff ee Children's Clothing. T.'i Child's Kilt .Suit.. 2 1 2 tofl years. foimerlT t lo 1-0.50. will be told potitirel ai f 1 200 Hoys' Union Cassiniere Knte l'ants bult&, aces 4 to 14 years. Forta.r prlof. - must go at 1 uo 150 lioys' Kjtra Fine All-ll'ool Knee rant Suits, age. 4 to 14 years. Former pnre. t3, 1 4 anil $fi, cut down to 12.00. 178 Our finest lloy.' tt00' Casslmere Km l'anls Suits, an 1 to 14 years, Formrr prices n to must De .out at w.i'i. "5 Hoys' Fine 31'lece Knee 1'ants Suits, 8 lo 15 years. Foinier prl"e. W 50 to $10, w- diii-pd toA.'t Blul -.V 2500 Pair lloi.' Knee rants, extra yalues, all to be sold at startling prices. rVnfirmntini, nitu r line ol MtlUli Omfirnuitloii SulU la lllaok Cheviots, XatEllk UUUltrintlllUIl OtlllH Mixtures and Fine UnUnlslied Wnrateos, silrpMys all loimei n hlliltlons for line nurkiiMiislilii. uimm! nimliti ami e.lreinelv LOW t'Hll'Els. A Ola .ilrnrisi- jiw.ul our creat t lining nt i-iislemers. pnn1a nn, c.. Our Men'. Fine easnlmere SulU fur SOD, ioNltimy worth 19. Ask t, s,-, lUIIie lllltl Oil. ,.-.. Atim Men'. Sltllsli AIMt ml Hull, lor UM. pellliotul Irwu .IU.L0 Alld 12.00, 'PIiimL' nflt I MOIialr. Men's Hmli-eaMe Trousers, .tlluaUeriiH, for ft.oo. Boys .T, KitliiK ui il , moo iMiirs ery liaii'lsome si1m orlleaiy 'tiuilmir., will oa sold tn iteier sum neiore unuer .j.uu. I OVE'RCOAT CUTPRICES. Over WKX) .Ven's. Toutli'. and Clilldren's Fine Overcoat, of every make and nuabtv tbat MUST HE SOLI' at half llielrvilglnal value. You are strll In time lo save dollars and cet bargain, from our creat aMortment. AstoflisMD Baraains Id HmiXw Goofls. 50 dozen Men', aud Hoys' WorMnz Shirt, reduced to 2-1 cents. 00 dozen extra quality o i cents uray Unutrware, now SO cents, or o for il.uu rn suversmrte. uoiorsti auiri., iNecawear, i.inen ana i,euuioiu uouan ano luii-, Hest liiaclc tiormsaori xrye nan uom, z pairs ior zocent, u varans ana mouses, rui. Suspender., Fine Underwear and . tliou..ind other articles we hava uo space to mention, all must go regardless of former price.. MAKK Nl! MI6TAKE IN THE I'f.ACK. A. lew can meet and none can beat iea great reductions and bargain onerluK. An early mil and irsonal inspecuon will thoroDKbly convince all that ilia be.l place to o for the Iowit Trices and Hnne llarsalni Is at Koch. Sc Sliankweiler. Lamest aid Finest ClotMntr Honse id the Yallej CENTRE SQUARE, ALLENTO WX. PA. F. W. Weil Co., 1031-1033 JLinden St., Allentown. HliAUQUAItTEIlS FOll Wood Mantels. . .,.;' Fire-Place iFiU'iiittTCls: - grille TIUH-fr-:H;r.t::.T ii I .In-. ,li-,l" 1'IUIB II tli'm-.l ifiii Ii ...III .Hf ;f ISSf. BPX Of TIIB MAKBB, -SS. . - II Uot II, .1. uT tioo'iiUvAr 'n'rriirreil to vou that'.vou can buv 'mst ia cheat cjjer lere tlitin you ran buy m tiie rty i Jt in A.spUfLf A,( lr , APP16S aiffl Potatoes .v r: Aw srrivipg daily in car load Irtlswiil twe lit iistiUJaVitJw m 1 y lotvt priucs w reeaviora , fruits, nut- and ciwst- "Stfld and dlivered ut and freufMh vvay Mwitjf'.if
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