THE SCR ANTON TIUBUNJ5- SATURDAY, DECEINLBER 0, 1899. H3 4HiMMiiiAlAtMiM Suste a a "There In this I tcullnritr about cukes niul molnHKtu If unci Is tn enjo tho cnkcH, tho whole route nt of the molnws J UK should not bo poured upon them at once Crltlcun Hi: was the only elnURhter of u rich KukIIfIi merchant n fact which was plenslng In outline, hut had Its det rimental side as well, for only dnughtiMS, like only pet dOB, often suffer ftom nn ovorvvocnliiK ntuount of family Interest, which Is had for both parties Of course, some glvls ure naturally fitted with the disposition to cany them tiiiough It all eiuite admirably; hut Susie Harmon (sometimes pio nounced Armon) had the cecentile, stronK-minded, not-to-be-KUlded tem perament which cannot accommodate, Itself to circumstances, and refuses to fit Into crinentlonal niche". An only daughter should he pink and white and propel mid lad-llke. She should talk well and easily, know how to entertain, and she should li clever enoiiRh not to manage mamma; but ti be able to talse the family to a hlghe. social position, and, finally, she should do her duty well In the matrimonii! way Susie unfortunately was the possessor of none of these qualities. She was dark and ficekled, and her str.ilrht hall, which by the help of curllnir-toiiKi shemdenorcd to confoim to a fa-lilm-able llufflness, had a surpilliiK habit of -i-oinlnir out' and standing on mil In a dlstiesslngly uiibeeomlng manner. She walked atioclously too, in a hlri-lct-lwp soit of a fashion, and her laugh had not that ring about It which would raise her In the social sphere. In fact she was a type of that feminin ity which dresses badly, giggles, In opportunely, and flirts unneec3arilv. For, In accordance with the prevail ing fashion which Is espeelall pro nounced among English mammas, she had been brourht up with the Idea that to lemaln unmarried was distinctly a Foclal crime, and natuie and heredity fostpred the sentiment. She was desperately anxious to man.. Did not her father, mothei, aunts uncles and brothers expect 't of her'' And was It fair to disappoint them" She was conscientious to a do gree In that lespect, in that she would willingly sacrifice heiself to anjone, be he rich 01 poor, young 01 old. fair 01 dark mattered not; she would tluov herself Into his arms, cijlng out, "Take all I have, only many me'" Hut now she was thirty, and lookel It, and still the possible husband le mainecl stei nl hidden behind futurity's veil Her fninll, begun to feel dis tinct : iiPiou Could It be possible that Suslp was never going to many? The onlv daughter of a ikh father too' Impossible' Somebody murt tutu up some time ' I cannot undeistand It at all. Mai. v." Susie's Aunt Emma lemaiked, confl dentiallv, to Susle' mamma one dav. "We ae done all we can for Susie. We lme entettalneri; we have given dances and dlnnei-paitles, and theat rical entei talnmi nts, she has had every opportunity and It nil seem wasted am vei much nfinld that the poor git I will I've and die an old maid" 'I'm ntnlel so" Susie's mamma au sweied sadly, ilnkl-ir her h"ad as she spoke. She was a stout, sweet-faced, tnlddle-agorl lady with mild, melancholy lookln" eves and i placid manner, as unlike her only daughter as the piovei hlal hen with the ugly duckling "Hut I don t think r am to blame, Emma, am I9" sh -isked, pathetically. "I am sine, ns you av that we did everv thing tint lav In oui power, and now I do not fee like exeitlng myself any moie; beside". I am tired of entertaining " ' Well, I think Mai v. I think I should keep It up Just for this wlntei and then If nothing happens, I really would give It up Susie tells me that theie whs a young man named Tnderwood, Geoige X'ndeiwood I think she said whoshowel hef maiked attention at the Crystal Palace Hall the other night, and who knows" perhaps he ma:1 icallv !- taken with her" "What Is he like, Emma, and what docs he do?" Mrs. Harmon asked. "Oh Susie sas he Is tall and fair and quite gentlemanly, and she fancies he Is a bank clerk, but she Isn't sure However, he Is going to call on Sunday afternoon, u"il then we can judge for oui selves I h pe we shall like him, though " I hone so, Indeed' ' Susie's mamma ejaculated, ferventlv is Happy, Fraiffu Everyman who would know the grand truth, plain facts, the new discoveries of medical science as applied to married life ; who would atone for past errors and avoid future pitfalls, should secure the wonderful little book called No Money in Advance. Treatment on Trial and Approval. 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' ' KATHLEEN BLACKBURN, IN QODCVS J; About a fortnight after the foregoing convcisatlon Susie's mamma and aunt were sitting together In the pallor placidly di Inking their cup of iifteinoon tea, when their quiet was unceremoni ously hioken Is upon by the sudden entiunce of Susie, vho bitist wlldlv Into tho 100m In a visible state of agitation "Susie'" they bem ejaculated, In mildly lemonntrntlve tones. "Uo put your lint on straight, dear. It nlwajs worries me to see It so crooked," her mother remarked. "Oh, don't bother me'" the young lady exclaimed, Impatiently, ns sh paced excitedly up and down the 100111. 'I have got something else to think about now besides hats " "Oh, what Is It, Susie"" Aunt Emma Inquired, anxiously "Has " "Yes, Auntie, George has piopooed, and I think I nm Just the happiest girl In tho world'" "When did It happen V" Mis. Hnimon asked, with a tremble of excitement In her voice. "Just now, Mamma, I met him when I was coming out of the Costal P.uae , and he walked home with me." "Whot did he say, Susie" Do tell 119 hat he said," Aunt Emmn, who bad ,1 teasing disposition, asked, coaxlngly. "Oh' Auntie, how could you' Don't you know that love Is too holy a thing to be flaunted In the eyes of the worlJ, and that what p.assrs between f!eotg and mjself is sailed even fiom my mothei I would never reveal It, nev er'" Susie answered, icunantlcally, with .1 i.apt expiesslon in her blown ive" "O, verj well, then, Susie." answered Aunt Emma, airly, "I shall ask fieor? mvelf, then When Is he coming"" "To-ight." Susie leplled, stlllly. "I have Invited him to dinner, and I will beg of jou, Aunt Emmn, not to say anything of the kind " That evening there was great excite ment In the Harmon household Susie"'? father beamed upon het In a patcmallv paternal way, her mothei and aunt looked the picture of satisfied matt on hood, het uncle kissed her affection ately, while her thlee voungei. teasing brothers exclalmed.'-imultaneously with a wink at one another, "Well done, old Sue!" Susie was the heiolne of the hour, but Just then she was quite Ir peivlous to all external elements; she wore her veiy best pink silk dicss with the chiffon sleeves, she was expecting her lover In a few minutes, and she positively exuded happiness. Mr. George Underwood was a p.ile. neivous, gentlemanly oung man. of twenty-five or theieabouts, to whom the conjugitlon of the veil) "ami)' hit hitherto been a lesson still unconned. toi. like Eret llntte's Chlnnjiian. "lie was childlike .ird bland" Hut Suli "s 'intmth of mannei, her appealing blown eyes, her extreme volubllitv, ami a cii tain aooioDilatlng air she had, falilv cariled lilm away, thawed out his bashfulness, and converted him Int ) that state of mind which, rightly er wtongly, seemed to him to be the pel -sonnl application ot the veib which up to this time he hnit so gilevously ne glected Stimulated by this deep-se.i'--ed convlitlon, and nlso hv the aetli" coercion on the part of his inatnoiata, he proposed, and was Instantly ac cepted Events are meitly the blunt, outwni 1 manifestations of that delicate and subtle mechanism which link bj link fotges outwnid events In to the linlshe! chain of duuinstniices. This world Is .1 world of wheels within wheels- so It was a combination of foiees which had convened George rndeiwood Into an engaged oung man, and had bi ought him to the Hapron doMtep at half past six punctuallv. It v as r.at'er an 01 deal for such r viv biishful young min, and his knees treir'.i ed sllghuv with emotion as he pulled the bell; bi't the family soon reviii'iel him .as to 1 Is welcome, and wlt'i tn" best intentions in the woild, endeavor il lo set him at his ease Sudo v t lilm i.i the hull with a ioyful snil', eiushed her pink chiffon sleeve against his aim, and hel I 1 up hei face for an expected kiss. Mi s. Ilaimon and Aunt Emma greeted him graciously and sweetlv, t'nole Henri and the bojs were cordially polite, while Mr Haimon, whose long-fell want seemed now about to be gratified, beamed uoon lilm. patted lilm on die back, gave him fatheily advice, and finally, as a great mark of his esteem, took htm all round tho looms to sh ,w him the oll-r timings and family por tial's Then dlnt'e. was nnnouuc o I was one of thos.. long, tedious English din ners, which carrj the p.ittliipani hv 9 i fariag "I lere nt last is information from a Inch medical source tliatmustWORKWONDKKSiiitlitliisBuner.itioiiofmcn" I he book full, describes a method by which to attain full vigor and manly power. A method totnd all unnatural drains cm the sjstetn. rocureneriousnuss.lackofself-control.ilespondencv.ete To exchange! a jaded and worn nature 'or one of bright ness, buoyancy and power Togiie full strength, development and tone to eiery portion and organ of the body Age no barrier. Failure impossible. 1 he book, is PURELY MEUICAL AND SCIENTIFIC, "1 to curiosity seekers, invaluable TO MEN ONLY grndual stages through the crescendo of the solid nienty couiscs down to tho diminuendo of the delicate Ji HI s, filllts. nml confections. The lint minis as a family were fold of the s-oid things of life, they weie also fond of ilonionstiatlun, of lengthy speeches, toasts, etc , etc And upon such nn occasion as this, vvhnt could b more boflttliii; than that the health if the j cut 111? engaged couple should be duly pledged In a glass of spatkllng champacie" So Mi. Harmon, ruddv, hrlght-eyed, beaming, lose nt the held of his table and nddtessed his daughter and ftrtuu son-in-law In ilowiy and eloquent language. He spoke of tho chnrms of his ileir daunhter. of tho manly gince of hei lover, of the happi ness which the engagement had gllcn to them nil, and he hopid that the fut Uie might hold foi them both an eler wldpvlng Inciense of blessings and Jov Hut loung t'ndeiwood who was unae customed to such effusion, failed to ap pieclate It, listened to It neivousli, milled feebly, pulled his fall, downy mustache, and felt vaguely uncomfoit nble, "You must mnke a speech now, i.eoigp, musiq ex-dalmed, nichl, ns soon as her father was sealed "Ye", Jlr. Underwood, you must make a speech," said Aunt Emma, and nil the family looked nt Geoige and waited Hut tho young man, blushing to tho rools of his sleek, hi own hair, stam mered out a hasty apology He had never made a speech In his life, he did not know how, he rcallv must bos to be excused, etc, etc.; but his npologv cvas only accented upon the promise that next time his sueech would be forthcoming. And then to his gieat le llef Mrs Harmon gave the slrnnl o rise, and the family tepalred ti tho drawing room where cups of t iffeo were handed lound nnd muli pro posed. George did not sing? No" Did lie like music? Then Susie must slug for them. Susie's voice was a high soprano with a quaver 1 tinning tluough It, and her song? were ail of the very sentlmentnl dle-foi-love older, nnd Intensified by the fart that she nng them illicitly to George. Itwns tivlng. Geoige shiiflled bis feet, blushed a little, tut tied nwnv his hend. anil tiled to look upcons'lous; but tlie family gaze w"Cs fastened on him, nnd he could not get nwnv from it. Would the song never come to nn end? The pei-plrntlon was stnndlnT out on his foiehead In laige diops, nnd ills hands had turned cold Ah' there was the last verse' Ho breathed mor fieel.v, and screwed up Ills com ice ti glance nt Ms flnneee She had Just given the final note of her song, and was now garlng upon her lover with a rapturous w ninth which seemed posi tive! to envelop lilm. "Hiavo. Susie'" her father exclaimed, at the same time applauding hr lgoi ously "Now give us that little thing about the dvlng soldlei." "Do you mean The Wnnloi Hold,' papa?" Susie asked, in her sweetest voli e. "Yes. give us that We haven't had half enough .vet. have we, Georg '." Geoige nssented with a sickly smile, and the song proceeded AVild thoiiTiits of making a precipi tate iiish fnmi the 100111, 01 of ilndln-r snm tn cent excuse fot a JUdden 1" paituie mshed tluough his mind, ard it was onlv bj 11 despei.ite effort that he ni.ma"-cd to contiol his emotion. He glanced at the 1 'oek. Oh, Loid' It was 011I.V half past nine, and in com mon ilecei ey he could not tlse till ten. How was he going to stand it? He gnv a fuitlvo stance nt Susie, onl to find out to his dlsmav that her "appealing biown ee" weie still seekln;? his. Would that Wairlor Hold never die? Would lie go on protesting his undev I atlng devotion lo the end of time Ah' he has leached the battlefield now, his dmlse cannot be veiy fai off. "Tho plighted ling he wore was crushed and wet Willi gore." George lilt distinctly giateful to tip. enemies who had slain lilm Now the last rote of his d.i ln-r speech has sounded, and with n fei'vent sigh joung Enderwood Joined in the applause "Susie," hei fathci lemonst atcd 'You must not leave tho piano yet. We haven't had half enou-h." "Oh, napa." Susie icnlled. with n .little simper, "I am afiald we ihall tin- iieoice out. and besides I want Aunt Emma to sin;'." So Aunt Emma sang, and the bnvs all sang In tuin. nnd then G.-nitr. glanced at the dock and found to hi lellef thnt it was half past ten It I would not. no It certain!, would not b ! impolite to say good-by now. He aiose nervously, and shook hands nil lound. "1 will come to tho door with you," Susie whispered as vi,0 gave his hand 1 pai ting squeeze. Hv tills time she was loving him In tensely, unaffectedly, with the bottled ui enthusiasm of thirty unloved jeais She loved him with her eves, hei lipi, liei chiffon sleeves which she threw affectionately mound his neck Sho loved lilm unieeivedly, un'dushlngly and publicly with tendei woids, nnd still lpoie tendei dances, Geoige was falily saturated with love, and ns he walked swiftly home vv aids that night he drew his bie.i'h out with a iirsh, while v.asue, half foimed thoughts tlltted thminh his Inaiii Wns It was It icily the mm il thing for a young lady to do well, to do moie than half tho lnio-nnklng? At least, he had always heuid not Hut as he wns a guileless vouni? man, nnd did not Know much about such things he boio It nil very In, ally nnd ma fully for a wholo week, he called quite often to seo his ladv-love; he took her for walks In the afternoon, allowed her to illng loilngly to his mm In hro id day light, and to kiss him umeseivedly on tho dooi-step In view of nil the neigh bors, and he expended his small sav ings on th purchase of a handsome diamond tins. Tho next week, howevei, reaction set in, he began to feel very much like a flv viho has unwarily crawled into 11 lioney-pnt, and whose one- object In life Is to csenne ftom the sweetness which but a shoit time ago had appealed so enticing Hut how? Ho wns essentially a gentleman, nnd tho piospect of wound ing anyone, especially w hen the "anj -one" belonged to the gentle sx, seemed 1 levoltlug in the extreme How was ho to do If How was lu to uniilnl Susies loiln" arms, to break away fiom her tllnglng k'ses an 1 appealing glances? How.' He racked his brains night, suicide, ivmityidom, oi brutal enndoi presented them? elves in tut 11. Which should he choose" night" Im possible' He had no money, and be sides, theie nub his family to eoiuUler fculclili'9 No, not that. He was ton healthy, too evenly bilanced to ehoos- violent means, Maityidom? Well, in the olden dnj.i ho might have consei tel to be buined at the stnko foi tho sale of religious views; but to take Susie henceforth 'for 'utter, for wome" No It was more than flesh aim blood could stand. Then the last eouise nlono re mained oaen to him! H nh'vured In the nam Kiimmor air. It was sn eruolly blunt, so crude, so everything that was In direct contratletv to his I 0 Q I Locomotor j ! Ataxia 1 i 1 i 1 H Cured by S 1 !0r. Williams' Pink rills I for i cones natuiul disposition lf, who shrank sensitively fiom slioi'intr n bird 01 a inbbit, 01 even from killing a house fly or 11 emit And then ngaln, how In heaven's name was he to il the beastly thing? Go to tho house and tell her' (.'-' 1 1 diops of pcispliatii n stood out upon his forehead at the bate Idea. Why, she ml"?ht faint In his nuns, or fly Into 1 passion, or set earn, and In any case nil" would be sure to eiy, for that wns nl wajs woman's weapon, her peculiar method of self-defence. Could he send a filend? No. that was cowardly, and besides would even friendship stnnd such n strain upon It? Then he must wtlte. Yes, that was the best, the only way, for he could pick and choose his words, and tiv to do the thlnnr as delicately as possible. He walked slowly upstairs to his room, took some pale pink note-paper out of his blotter, and began: Diar Miss Hatmon "Hoar Mis- Haimon'" That soundel tenlbly foi mal but he could not say Hear Susie. Peihans "My Dear Miss Harmon" would sound better. Ye? He tore up the sheet, and began again. Mi Dent Mlt-s Harmon: 1 have a con fesslin to mike to vein which t fei I must not be di Ian il That would do for a beginning, I wonder how 1 a penniless bank ilerk, could bale had the temerity to uslc ion to leave ntir own luxurious home Just to Shan- nn humble lot. 'Humble lot'" That sounded tenlble, so hacknecd: but It would have to do. I ful It Is too much to ask from .ou I feel It would onli be rlrfht. just, anil m.mlv of me to release jou from nn en guMinrut which 1 1 b.ul! one-sldcd 'He ivens' What a hypocilte I am del eloping Into'" he exclaimed out loud "lint I can't tell her the whole tu.tli, and I must Ilnish It. There Is 110 othei way out of It " He picked up his pen and began again. liesleles, I nm afiald that we are too un-ulteil 1 vei to find happiness In one an other's sneliHj. It Is better to discover this now than nftervvnid, when It is too late I hope, I Mnenelj hope, that this letter will not hurt 10m feelings In nm win, but. believe me, It Is for the best Hint we should pirt Thanking voii for all the kindness Hint I have rcccivd Horn j 011 nml ours, 1 remain lours Hhleuilj, Ciioigo Underwood Woeld that do" He tin on down the Den and Picking up the letter read It through caiefully. "Hiutul, hjpociltlcni:" he ejaculited, "hut It must go. Now for tho en velope." He took out n pink one to match the paper .and addiessed In his lound, senil-scliool hoy hand, "Miss Haimon, 'Tarlelgh. "Aneiley." Then he placed a stamp carefully nnd methodically upon its light-hand cor ner, and throwing on IiIr hat, went out in seaich of a pillar-box That same eienlng the Harmon household, Ini hiding Aunt I'mnm nn 1 I'ncle Ileniy, were seriously alarmed in a succession of uneai tnlv noise, wild sin loks, and s.unge thumpiugs which sr emeel to pioceed from the 100m ovethend. "What is thnt' Oh Kmmn, what Is that?" Mrs. Haimon cried nut imninr. ! Illlf. nti.l (l,,n.. Ih .!.. . , .c- ,.i4i, iiiiuKiiiH uuvwi ner caieis us she spoke. "Susie' I nm afraid It's Susie!" Aunt I'mma e:c!almed 'Susie?" Mi Haimon demanded, sliniDly "Sue.'" the hoys ejaculated. "What ever lias stiuck poor old Sue?" The sounds still continued, "We must go up and seo what Is the mattei," Mi. Ilnunon snld. In a bilsk tone of voice, so, In a body, they flow up the stnlrs The boys weio the (list to icach the door and throw it open. "Hood heaiens' Susie'" they ex claimed, for Susie, tiaglcnlly waving a pink em elope over her hend, paced wildly up nnd down tho room, sobbing and shri l'lnsr. "Susie! Susie' What Is the mntter, dear':"' Aunt I'mma asked, .soothingly "Don't don't toucli me," she moaned between hei i-oli. "My my life Is mined." "Oh, my dear, what do you mean?" Mm. Ilaimon said, tieinlilimly, "fienige fleou'e has broken off tho engagement." "Oh, Susie!" they all eilcd out In choru "nd l loved loved htm so. I shall novei never bo happy again." "I cannot understand It: run yn-i, Mary?" Aunt nmnm asked, wonder Ingly. "Did von do anything to turn him from you. Susie?" "Oh, no, I only gnve him all the love that was In my hoart I kopt nothlng ha 'k and and this Is the vvav he has rewarded me." "Poor Susie! Poor child, come hoin to your father: ho will nhvavs care, for nu," Mr. Haimon said, tenderly, ns he placed a pair of paternal arms lound his daughter's waist. rlf MiniHTfiiU This is the sworn statement of a man who was cured. " My lower limbs seemed to be dying losing nil sense of outward feeling. The most excruciating pains made tae almost wild with tnlicry nnd I could not stand alone. I tried elec tricity with no avail. Several physi cians gave mc treatment which wns not effective. One day I read of a mail who had Locomotor Ataxia, and was cured by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I procured n hnlf dozen boxes, and took them before I was convinced a cure was possible, and finally used otic box a week. My paiii9 gradually disappeared, color came back to my flesh. I could walk, run nnd jump, nnd nctunlly dispensed with a cane." Jonr, SnouMAicnR, Editor Farmer and Dairyman, North Yakima, Wash. Subscribed and sworn to before tnc, this 3d day of January, 1899. Jamks R. Com, County Clok. Dr. Williams' rink Pills for Pnlc People contain, in a condensed form, nil tlia cle Merits necc ss.tr) to give new life nnd riclmisi tn tho blood and if store slinttrrcd nerves, llicy nrenn unliiiliiig specifics for such ills cases as locomotor ntuxin, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' il line, sciatica, neuralgia rheu matism, nervoiii lirailnclie. the nftpr-ellectsof In erlpr-o pdpitition of the heart, pile nml sallow completions, nil forms o( weakness cither in male or female. Or. Williams' Plr.lc Pllli for Pels Peoplsarentm cold (1111110110:0 or hundred, but always In pack ages. Atall dfunoist!. or direct from the Dr. Wil liams Medlelno Company. Schenectady, N. Y, 60 psr do, o ooes i.ou. Then the family united In a fiuttlcss effoit to lulng comfoit to her stilcken hcait. Mr Harmon held her in his arms; Aunt Hiuma applied a bottle of smelling-salts to her nose, Mrs. Har mon gently stroked her hand, while the boys each in turn fin lively patted tho hacn of her head. Hut in spite of their endeavois many weeks and months passed by before Susie was able to re cover her former elasticity Sho had loved Geoige ",'nderwood with the des peration of first loie, with tho aban donment of outh, and with the ripened love of maturer jears combined, and now he was gone, gone forever, lcnvlng behind him only a "sorrow's crown" o: relnembinnce, and the piospect, the unpleaslng prospect, of perpetual maidenhood. AN INDUSTRIOUS SQUIRREL. Written for The Tribune Pltilngr by my window one autumn day I saw a reJ sciulnel running alon on tho fenei with u butternut In hlJ mouth, going lowanlifn j IK of boards beside the bain. There ua a row of small butt 'rnvt tree? besld" the fence, one' lot go one by 11 pap .11 tho fence, nnd a large one hinging full of nuts at the end of tho row nexi the toad. He went out ot sifciit behind th" boaid pile, nuick'y coming lack till he reached tho gap in the. lenre, when instead of limning down the post and em the ground and "up the next post of the fence, ns ho did with the butter nut In his mouth, he ran up the tiee f near the gap and nkipplng out on .1 limb. Jumped to the fence nnd on he went. Sitting there with my vvoik the afternoon through I tintclied that snulnel earning nut" and ho went the same wny everj time, point; doeiu onto the ground when he came to the gap when lacier but rurning up tho tree and jumping off the limb when leturnlng. How hnrd ho worked, never stopping a minute to test, turn ing his little head this way and that to see If danger was near. It wns In the last days of Septepdier; the fnreU trees were beginning to put on tlu lr russet robes, with nn occnslonnl da ih of scarlet where the Mimaes filnged the pond, and he worked theie stead ily day af'er day. Th"ti J went away for a few da,s and forgot all ahou him One moinlng when theie mis a white fnst glistening on every leaf and blade of glass our pet kittle came to the door ver proudlv, bilnging a led squlnel I never thought then of in 3, Industrious little friend, but nftr the giouuil was white v 1th snow th men had occasion to move the pile of boards, and one of them came to the house with ne aily half .a bushel of butternuts which thev had found un dei the boards Then it flashed ncrosi mv mind that those were the wiy same nuts that had ben so lulthfully gathered, and I looked reproachfully at kittle tor his part In the matter and for many days could not help feel ing sad whenever I thought of lilm. Sat ah P. Nichols. The Ocoan of the Sky. In the ocean of tho sky The cloud) tides go by, Impetuous fare and ceaseless bear Their precious fi eight on edeljlng air, I'erfumo and purple dje Ily eaith'H meeu banks they sweep, Silent nml soft as sleep, Hut ocean's llele Is not so wide As the etheieul streams that glide In tho vast upper elcep, 1 Their epilet currents How, Where the high foiests blow. They gather the wine of tiee nnd vine. The scent of grape, the breath of pine. And scnttn It oh they go, rrnl' argosies they float. Tint waft the quivering note, The echoing ti til of gicenwood hill, The unconscious ait tho untaught skill Of many a fenthend tin oat. When tho great red sun Is spent, Ihey follow the track lie went This pillngo and bar his cloudy cut And fling as gift to the Kienlng Star The gems of the Occident Sho sits like a iiuecn on high As the Finihct tides go by. And round hit tin one like leivels strowTi The luminous hues of night nro blown In the oceuu of the sky. Ood 'etr the tldt 1 at the sen. In Ills gi acinus hand tlui lie, And twice n day thev stir the hay With the smell of salt and the llabh of spin., And twlco fo the ocean flee. And I like to think ho keeps Tho ke of tho ginitui deeps, And ev ci mi he re sptnds out Ills care Anil coieis the ocean of the air With the lnvo thnt never sleets Henri Uotilnsori Palmer. In lbirtford Com nut. "Experience Is the host teacher" to jou, and you may tnko this tnedl Kvery testimonial In favor ot Hood's Snrsapaillla Is tho voice of experience clno with perfect confidence that U will do for you what It has dene for others. Hood'n HUB cure biliousness, Blck leadache. Price no more than the "Just As Good." The following firstclass grocers sell Woudcr : SCKANTON. W. H Pierce, 1 r.nci 14 Pcnti Ave. A. Storr, 311 .Vdoms Ave. I'd Slobeckrr 530 I.jcknvaima Ave, ' 1" Cavanagh, S22 Itlver St. Philip W Holt. Miilbeiry nr.ct Webster. in II. Kaufman, CCS Prescott Ave H. P. Stansbur 712 Couit St. John KilcullMi. 41& S Wash. Ave, Morris Schwnrtz, 420 8. Wash. Ave. Wm IL Jackson, 121 Prnnklln Avo. m J Hinlon, .125 Prospcct Ave. S Mlllhnuspr, 400 Porn Ave. IJcckir gi Wont, 1137 Capouso Ave. Weileman "Tho Uakei." Mrs. Huntington s llnkcry. I1YDK lAKK. Itlchnrda & Co., W I.nokivvanna Ave. 11 Hv aits & Son, 210 a Main Ave. T T l'vans, lFilM Washburn St Wm. Farrell, 1S14 Washburn St. 8. IL Jone & Co. 234 N Mnln Ave, A. & J I'rltz. 117 N. Miln Ave McMillan & Masters. (2J W I.noko, Ave. Oeorgo I" I'jnon, 103 N. Main Ave, T rellows Mnsou, 401 S. Main Ave. N C Mnjo, IfiOl Swetlind St. John SIcDcrmott, Jcnmn, Pa. I, A. Oreon Jermj n Pa Mrs Illeh Jennin, Pa Hoberts Uros , l'lckvllle. Pa. Thomaa IJrler, l'rlceburg, Pa. J. L CONNELL & GO,, Seranieii, Pa. Sole EVliller's Agents. FOR ANY FrQGkB? yp WORLD - in ao Hr S Wiiff ffi$ Remove. The above offtr of rive. Tliouaiul Dollais ($5,000) Reward is bona fide. Anjono havinjc l'reikles, Pimpks or H1.u1Jk.u1s that Mine. Kuppert's Faco Hleacli will not remuvc harmlessl) and ei ntui'lv will receive the above amount. Mine. A. Ruppert's imannil cundrtton is unquestioned. 'thousands ot tin most beautiful viomin of Amerin and Kurone can honestly te'stu that Mine. Uuppeit's 1 ace Hie aeh is the- only article known that will remove .ill blemishes of the ceuniile 11u1 wiiliout the slightest injury to the skin. It clears and beautifies the skin, nuking it smooth and velicty. Htm EEEm& 4U Mtwwriiiiitw'''PwwMPwwquipMaii permanently. If ou are troubled with rczetna Acne, Red Nose, Black heads, or any other di-case or discoloration of the skin, do not wait until the disease p,ets dc pli seated, but Use luce Hit aeh at once. It does not require a Ioiir treatment a fi w applications w ill show .1 great improvement, and a few weeks czcpas yo:j parn:cnani!ya Face Wench is not .1 cosine tit. Ivit a iteet skm tonic. It does not show on the fare after npplie lion, and its use dpes not in any way interfere with vour dnili duties. It is applied twice dailv, night and inornin;. 'I lious.uuls who read tli.s 111 iv have made up then minds to imebtigatei what I'.aco Hleacli is, but have as et neglected to do o. It will SSost Ygqo MiMsug but the nniliiiR of vour letter to Mme. A Ruppert, 6 Ha't 14th Sticet, New York, and vour every iiniuir will be- eordiallv n phi d lo Mine kuppert's book Mow to ";o Bcnuicf.ih" w '' ,,c '"ailed to any address onicceipt of be postage. 'I his book is therejult of.Mme. Ruppert's life- -tu 1 , and is in il.uhli to am vnrnaii who prues perfection of the face .and figure Addre s ill commu in .tioiis, Fflnse. fl. RUPPERT, 0 L 14th Sireof, ite York. I,ADI1S IN TOWN CAN S ECU HE MY' FACI5 B7.RAC1I Ott ANY 01f MT? TOIIltT rUKPAHATIOND TIt.011 tlY r,OCAI, ACUNT, l e -I A Word 1 MW Is nil it costs to make your wants known throu h the column, of Tim rmnUNU; and there is no better ad vertising medium printed in Ser.iiiton. 0 o X SITUATIONS WAHTZB AHE INRSRTRO FREE. ( 0XXOOOOOcX0X00X00000060CXOOOOOv WHEN IN STROHB Q arit'. u. 3 '- -i anuici i . TTTrl vlior to the waole trine. All Uranu .jC" ro nroi irly CLrod, tnir condition t qiU'v tSTP V ' l.'Ue J il:a. I rice si .cr cox; o taxes, wall Iron-clad Itpal cuarantee tocure or refund IM .lffiIi."i money, 5 lieud lor free book, AJdicH, PEAL MEDICINE CO.. Cltttltnd.0.' For Sale b JOHN H. PHELPt, Pharmaciit, cor. Wyoming avenue and Spruce streit. W8F II. A. Pierce, 702 Adnms Ave. Wm. O Conrad, 110 Adams Avo. (, Kelly. M2 Lackawanna Ave. John Hamilton, fitl Li. Market St, llurlbut S. Co., Stulberry and Monro. 1. Kosnr, 72fi Ccilnr Ave. M. II Lnvclle, 2I"! Plrney Ave. Max Jiulkovlt'S, 423 S. Wash. Avo. Meadow Urook Store. 1G2S Cedar Arft llcnrj Wetter, 403 Cedar Ave. Mr M Haves, zil titono Ave. IL Ooebel, Arh St. 13. S. Pratt, 1KS3 Dickson Ave. Thos. Jordnn, Urrin ltldee uud Capous. Mrs. Zelcilcr's IJakcry. DUNMOKE. P. J. Murray Co. Win llrndy & Son. M. olanJ& Son. P. J Orad. M. T. Uljnn. PUOVIDENCE. A. S. Stnll, 117 W. Market St, II. P. Stansbury, Court St. J. T Penncr! v, Atchbalel, Pa. Mrs. Kraft, Archbald, P.i. Wm Hegnn, Olvphiint, Pa. A L Khoeles, Oouldsboro, Pa. S S. SanUercock, Lako Ariel, Pa. CASE OF Pissoples i n RENOWNED t'jrw , iL0000000000000000 DOUBT, TRY ficyliaveiteoj tlieteuofyetn. a Jfr? y fjmtt nf Nervom Ducaiu, tuch .. . m m. . .u su u.uuasiiua ui rw2 a Dtbilm . Dmincii. Slernlfii. net! anil Varicocele. Atrorihi .&c 1 bey clear ihe brain, itrenglhea . , l'"''1'' Blli imp1' a I'ealthf nnd loitel are caecl'eil Hrt lantntlv. Unleii oalienu o(tn worne then into Intanit) , Contumption or Dcslh. Sons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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