Competitive KiamiMUionl M a Bralel
YVrWCt . y
Tho present is aa ag f eotnpefi
1i'vp PTuminations. vet these afford
but an imperfrct test of brain pow
er, J or, alter a utne, compeuure ex
aminations become lean and leas ef
ficient as true testa of intelligence,
and sink into a sort of official rou
tine. -As examples, we will take the
following easesc ; fill . 4
lirown is tlie son of an Indian of
ficer who died when his boy was ten
vcars old, and left bis widow badly
off. Younp Brown is intended for
the Roval Military Academy, Wool
wich: but his mother's means do not
enable her to send him to a first class
'crammer," ao- he has to sit be
neath the average schoolmaster. He
works' hard and thinks a great deal,
and gains a fair knowledge of the
subjects he is required to learn. He
poes up to tho competitive examina
tion at Woolwich, and finds each
' question so complicated that he is
utterly puzzled; and, when the re
sults of the examination are made
known, Brown is Bearly last on the
list. . - .....
On the other t and, Smith is a son
of a wealth tradesman who wishes
his son to enter "as a cadet at Wool
wich. Young Smith is sent earlv in
life to a successful "crammer's," to
be fattened with knowledfre as tur
keys are crammed for Christmas.
The crammer does not confine his
attention to teaching his pupils; but
be watches the examination papers
set at Woolwich, and he finds that
the examiners have each a peculiar
"fad," and set their questions in a
- ,rt nf rntntinn. "He looks carefully
over these, and he forms a kind of
estimate of the questions wnicn are
likely to be 6et at any particular ex
amination. He therefore trains his
pupils for these questions, and is
often so successful in his predictions
lbi.tat least half the questions have
; been worked out by thee pupils a
week' before j the- examination; and
this result is 'obtained without any
collusion between the crammer and
.-Ynminpr. On one occasion that
we know of, seven questions out of
a paper 01 nurte-ru wnc juruiviw
as "due;" and the pupils consequent
ly of this crammer were most suc
cessful at this "competitive.'' Young
Smith is thus trained, and passes
eay fifth out of a long .list, and is
considered, as far.as this test is con
sidered, to possess brain power far
lyond that ot the-unfortunate
Brown, who was nearly: last in this
same examination. 4 ;
Twenty years elapse, and Smith
and Brown meet. Smith has jog
ged on in the usual routine; he may
have never either said or done a
foolish thing. Brown, on the other
hand, is a man of wide reputation,
has written clever books, and done
many clever things; yet people who
know bis early history say how
strange it was that he was so stupid
when he was young, for he was ig
nominioualy "spun" at Woolwich.
Those who thus speak .'Imagine
thattheexamination at which Smith
succeeded and Brown failed was a
test of their brain power. ' It was in
. reality' nothing of the kind; it was
merely a test of the relative experi
ence of those who trained Smith and
Brown. "
Points la the Ta Bill. . ' -r
Washington:, March 5. In reply
to inquiries made to-day the Com
missioner, of Internal Revenue said
that the effect of the law reducing
internalTe venue taxation would be
as follows: . .
The tax upon the capital and de
posits of banks and bankers and
national baking associations is re
pealed from this date, except such
taxes as .are now due and payable.
That the reduction of- the tax upon
benka. drafts, etc., and upon match
es," perfumery, medicinal prepara
tions and other articles imposed by
schedule A, following section 3,437
of the Revised Statutes, takes effect
July 1, 1883. That after May 1,
1SS3, the tax on manufactured to
bacco and snuff 'will be eight cents
ter pound, on cigars' three dollars
per thousand and on cigarettes fifty
' cents per thousand. That there will
' be a rebate on tobacco, snuff, cigars
' and cigarettes of the difference rn
the taxes recently imposed and the
taxes now provided where claims
amount to $10. These claims must
Ihj presented within sixty davs from
May 1 J Regulations upon this mat
ter will te immediately issued and
blanks will be furnished upon which
claims can be made. That the law
provides or a large redaction in
special taxes upon dealers, com
mencing May .1, 1S83. Tie com
missioner also stated that immedi
ate arrangements would be made in
changing the form ofwpeoial tax
etampaand stamps for the payment
of taxes upon tobacco, snuff, cigars,
tc, so as to supply electors with
(limp utnmna in tirrt ii mmt. t.ha ra.
quirements of trade prior to May 1,
' ls83- - "
FriStateaf g Children to Sleep.' '
A lady in this city overheard her
nurse girl the other night talking to
the little child she was putting to
sleep, and among other legend of
the nursery in which she indulged
woe mat -
law minute a big, awful lack bear,
with eyes like,. coals of. fire, and
"sharo. .white, cruel teeth will come
.i. truiu wiuer uie iwu auu eatyou
"all up!" i " ' w
The poor little thing nestled down
under the clothes and after a long
ceason of terror asleep to dream
frightful dreams of horrid bears eat
ing her up: '- o... .... '. v 1.
That rught when the stolid nurse
bad composed : herself in her own
camfortaUe bed and put the light
out, there came a cudden rap at lite
door, and the voice oi the mistress
- called loudly through tLe panels: . "
"Maggie 1 Maggiel Sat- mercy's
Mke get up as quick as you can .1
There's a fearful burglar under vour
- . f - J . L . 1. J J - . '
. Ved." and .as soon' as rou tel asleen
-ne coming -out to rob and murder
you !". ;
At the word burglar the rirl sprang
wtmiuiu uuui'iim im. awe uucu
Md i an tw fmww. . V. a luk1 4.U...
the door and fell in hysterics into
, um aali. . ihm lesson was even mote
SUBW UtUC UUMl A4M9 UMBUOd BU W
signed:, but when the girl s fears were
calmed she said to her:""
- .Yob did aot hesitate to tell my
. little delicate child, who ould not
- possibly know that it was a lie, a
. crael siory of a bear under hr bed;
now, when I treat you to the same
kind of a clamber ctory, von are
nearly frightened to death. To-saor-row
you can go istotAaauicbea anil
work; you are not t to care lor lit
toUdea."; tr-;Trp -. n-.r'f
' flow many children are t&ej who,
every sight of their lives, are &igb-
cnedtociorpr A c
J
IsaaBBHHaHBMBjjBHa
An English neighbor invests large-
; " pepelain, e fjHe atys Mejr
liencouragehispoaltry.
Household words shut the door.
' CaM-iroa Plllan.
1
" The "boysBwrtf sitting around m
the station as usual. The clock had
just sounded midnight; news as j
dry and the grisv oi arnia, wu'8' -
ies and assaulu took but few mi-
nutes for the grinding and division !
thereot T . . ,,:
Conversation lagged, J4 !
Bill, the dean omertus ot Uie lac
ulty of nigh prowlets came in. A
news gatherer fox eighteeu years, Bill
bad retired on a "soft snap" in the
shape of a government office months
before. But the force of old habit
was still strong, and once or twice i
week at least he would gravitate to
wards the headquarter! of the night
prowlers. He was always welcome,
and doubly cordial was his greeting
this time. " " .
"Dull business, boys," said BilL
"It did'nt used to be dull when I
was "round. Somehow or other
there was more going on of an even
ing then, and when matters were
light the boss always gave a man
something special to do. Sometimes
he put up jobs on a fellow, too."
"Ever get caught yourself on any
fly assignment?" quriedihe youngest
of the prowlers. i '
" "Just once, by ingo." You know
I aint much of a liking .for these
cast iron, cut and dried meetings.
I never could abide 'em. Give me
a slugging match and I'll warrant
I'll lick the whole tea party of you
young chaps. I could do it once,
and I have'nt lost my grip. But a
church meeting or a corporation
hoodoo how 1 hated to be assigned
to that sort of thing. ? f )
Well, the city editor a blamed
easy-going cuss, who was rather fond
of a joke when it was at somebody
else's expense put up a nice little
game on me one night; and, more
than that, he was aided and abetted
in the scheme by the managing edi
tor himself.
It was a cold night coming on,
bovs. and I wanted an evening off,
just to go witli some of the girls to a
prayer meeting, you Know, mere
on the assignment book was this
cheerful lay out for me:
7:30. Institute of Technology.
Prof. Bunko on 'The strength of
Cast Iron Pillars.' (Make from one
half column to one column.)"
I went for the city editor, boys. I
was just saying to him, "Send me to
a fire in Mettapan, give me six mur
ders to wrestle with in one night,
appoint me referee in a hurling
match, but don't ask me to tackle
that thing "
When in came the managing edi
tor. '"Bill," said ne, with a solemn
air. "here is a chance for you to
show the stuff you are made of.
.... ;
iniB is a nice, inieueciuui assign
ment. It is important, too. In
fact, I dent mind if you make a col
umn and a half."
"That must have been a croaker,"
remarked the oldest of the active
gang.
"I had'nt a word to say, but waltz-,
ed down to the institute. 'The
strength' of cast iron pillars' it was,
true enough, and the old gentleman
exhausted both his subject and Bill.
"I'll be ' blowed . if the lecture Was
anything but, an infernally long
string of figures. I caught on to a
few of 'em; leverishly gobbled up
his words during the rare lucid in
tervals when he talked about some
thing else than minerals, and a wilt
ed up old sporting man I was when
it was over Up to the office I went"
"Well, said the city editor, 4 get
out your column, ,uick." - , ! '
"Make it two,"; added the chief,
and be 'sure you 'carefully analyze
and comjmre the figures."
"You might have" knocked me
down with a featherj Partridge."
; put I went to work, never dream
ing it was a "put up" job to bother
rue On a dull night, till the proof
reader came in and gave the snap
away. Then I cut out some blamed
figures from an old treasury report,
pasted them on some paper, handed
the mess in to the news editor, and
then 6kipped the ranch, having got
even as well as" I could. Boston
Globe.
r Sly Trick of a Laxy Horse. .
: ''''
Any ojie desirous of verifying the
following story need only to take a
stand at the foot of Chardon street,
where the relief horses are stationed
and watch Lady Knight's manocou
veringa. I Lydy Knights is a veteran
on the relief corps of horses, having
served in that capacity some eight
Or ten yeari,'and it is quite evident
that during that time the has learn
ed a thing or two by observation, if
in co' other way." Part 61 lh day
two horses are kept for the purpose
of helping the cars up the, hill, and
they alternate, or are supposed to,
io. their duties. But. Lady Knights
is a dy boots and needs a vigilant
eye to amu J.hat she does'nt cheat
When IhereBef horse gets to Bow
doin Square it is unhitched and gves
back to the foot of the hill, taking
;U place next to the curbstone, whjc
indicates to the next car. that the
outeide horse is to help pull up the
bill. So aceastotned have the horses
become . to this routine that they
seem to go through it mechanically,
and are often lett to go down alone
aud take their places. Now this is
.one .of Lady Knights' favorite tricks:
w ben the other horse cotnes down
and stations himself in his proper
place, sue walks up just ahead of
him f and thea backs herelf in be
tween Q1& Stupid and the crb stone;
the consequeuce is old Stupid pvlls
three or four successive cars up the'
bill, and would probably keep on .
pulling for the rest of the day did
not the attendant come to the rescue.
The look of injured innocence which
Lady Jtnighu -assume' when the
man shakes her but from next the
curb and pwts her- ia her proper
place ia funuy.--i?uto Journal.
" .
v. Learning the Baakiaa- Buimm.
: "What does this 'ere mean?" ask-"
4 an old farmer as he entered! a
bank JO Albany the other day and
laid dowa printed blank which had
been filled out rjjth pen and ink. :
- "It means that tfce maker of a
note which you have informed has
failed to pay it" , l' .. .
41 What, that Brown note?", ,
""WeH," whatVtt to me?I All!
did was - to write mr csjne on the
..That's enough to hold you for
the debt. Jt was a regular indorse
ment" - - - -
, ."Yoadont say ta, Consarahu
pjcturaj he said he siJy wanted
or oame there ,to sienifv iLat I
iwewed himSo I'ie TOTtopay
-Yes."
ni'll, wellf, Even a. fool
jas l 4Un eaa-laarn something cw
u e onxy seu about at in ,tne right
9&iL? ifoybarusd t$x$ about
banking business i .the Jut six mi
nutes than I . ever knowed in mv
whole life.
A Pleasant Anecdote.
The following exquisite rtorr is
.ftHbuted to La Martine: but if we
remember rightly, it was told many
Vearj ago by an English traveler in
Turfcc. who triislated it from the
nguagg Qf that country:
"In the tribe of Negedeh there was
a horse whose fame was spread tar
and near, and a Bedouin of another
tribe whose name was Daber, desir
ed extremely to possess it Having
in vain offered tor it his camels and
his whole wealth, he at length hit
upon tlae following device, by which
he hoped to gain the object of his
desire. He resolved to stain his
face with the Juice of an herb, to
clothe himself mrags, to tie his legs
and neck together, so as to appear
like a lame beggar. ,
Thus equipped, he went to wait
for Naber, the owner of the horse,
who he knew was to pass that way.
v hen he saw him approaching on
his beautiful steed, he cried out ia a
weak voice :
"I am a poor beggar; for three
days I have been unable to move
from this spot to look for food. I
am dying. Help me, and Heaven
will reward you."
The' Bedouin kindly offered to
take him upon his horse and carry
him home; but Daber replied :
"Alas 1 1 cannot rise; I have no
strength left" V
Naber, touched with pity, dis
mounted, led his horse to the spot
and with great difficulty set " the
seeming beggar on his back. But
no sooner did Daljer feel himself in
the saddle than he set spurs to the
steed and galloped off, calling out as
he rode: .
"It is it is I, Daber !"
Naber called after him to 6top and
listen. Certain of not being pursu
ed, he turned and baited at a short
distance from Naber, who was arm
ed with a spear.
"You have taken my horse," said
Naber, "and since Heaven lias will
ed it I give you joy of it; but I con
jure yeu never to teu any one now
you obtained it.
"And why not," asked Daber.
"Because," said the noble Arab,
"another man might be really ill,
and men would fear to help him.
You would be the cause of many re
fusing to perform an act of charity
for fear of being duped as I have
been."
Struck with shame at these words
Daber was silent for a moment; then
springing from the horse returned it
to its owner, and embraced hira.
Naber made him accompany him to
his tent, where they passed a few
days together and became friends
for life. .
A Blockade Story.
Late in the fall of 1SC2, says M.
Quad, in his stories of blockade run
ning, the British schooner Francis
loaded at Nassau and made for the
coast of Florida. Just as she had
sighted the coast a fish boat gave her
the information that a Federal gun
boat was cruising in those waters.
The schooner kept on her way until
night fell, and then becalmed. Pres
ently a curious incident occurred.
The gunboat had been looking into
some of the inlets and had not seen
the schooner. Two hours after dark
she steamed slowly out to within a
quarter of a mile of the schooner
and then shut off steam and extin
guished her lights. Those on the
schooner could at first make heroqt
with a night glass, but presently a
fog arose and shut out the view. The
night was ttill and the sea perfectly
smooth, and those on the schooner
could only wait and hope that a
breeze would spring up during the
night and enable her to creep away.
In a calm one vessel is a magnet to
draw another. They will slowly
drift toward each other in every case,
instead of separating. In ! this in
stance those on the schooner soon
discovered that the crafts were draw
ing together," but they were power
less to prevent it At midnight they
could hear, the talk of the men oh
the gunboat, though the fog was too
thick to Bee anything. At 1 o'clock
the vessels sottlv rubbed each other,
end remained broadside on. ' as if
lashed together. The Federals had
simply to clamber, over the rail to
capture the schooner," and the cha
grin of her crew can be imagined
but not described. In half an hour
after her capture a breeze sprang up
which would have carried her thirty
miles before daybreak.
Railroad Stories.
The deep unow and hard ice are
making rouble on the Vermont
railroads. There is an occasional
amusing 1 incident connected with
the blockade. The other night a
fright train broke apart on a curve.
The first section had run quite a dis
tance before the accident - was dis
covered. Then it backed uncoupled
on the missing section, ana went on
to its destination. But on looking
over his way bills the conductor
found that one car was missing from
the centre of the train, and its dis
appearance was a mystery. Going
biick, he found it down a bank. -
A still more singular accident oc
curred to a passenger train. It had
halted as usual at a little station
during the night, but no engine was
to be found in the rooming. ; The
tender was there all right, and as it
1roved had . piloted the train for a
ong distance on a down grade, the
ecgic having jumped the track
without. darai'inff the .rest' of the
train or checking its speed. Neither
the engineer nor fireman was injured.
5 I Jill IIJ IH.I! I -'
A Reasoning Tod.
An exchange relates an interest
ing instance of a toad's cunning. A
brood of chickens were " fed with
moistened meal in saucers, and when
the dough soured a little it attract
ed large .-numbers Tdf fliejrrtn ob
Qeryaat Wad; Iad , evideotly'nVticed
this, and every day, along toward
evening, he would make his appear
ance in the yard,, hop to a saucer,
climb in and roll over and over un
til be was covered with meal, hav
ing done wLich he awaited dvelop
vttr The Cies,: enticed by toe
suv. J, aoon swarmed - around the
sc-.miag batashjart, and whenever
one passed.. within twVafheorao
of hiA.nose his tongue, darted o&
and the fly disappeared; this plan
worked so well that the toad niadi
a' regular business of it ' " "
Wi!r?or, Forsyth Co. N. CL
Grjrrs J. desire to express to yea
my thanks for yoor wonderful Hep
Bitten. I was troubled withfy
(sia for five years previop to
conanjRijcinjr' the nse of your Pn
Eitters some f mouth ago. : "llj
cure has peen woafenW. I am cs
tor of the jFirat ebodist chshjrf
os piace, ana my wnoie wt&tv
.bon.caa bfy to the great Tirtues
of your bikers. v
, y.lOjEEBEE.
RaaniBS Away Fvoh iheGllr!.
All over the couatry yoanp; gn
UemeB seeds to bo rnninjT awxy
from their wadding nighti aad th&r
prospective brides, lti aeakcj
to be mourned and one that demises
the inost serious 'ravestrTtUcra. At
first sight IMooks as if Hhe joung
men of this generation -! "were moon
struck instead of love smitten and
as if it were mere merely their heads
instead of their hearts that were af
fected. Certainly the practice has
not the slightest tinge of : old fash
ioned chivalry or gallantry about it,
but why don X young v men - feel as
they that is as other young men
used to feel on the nuptial eve ? " Is
it that the male portion of the rising
generation are all sordid and selfish,
thinking only ot mainly of their own
ease and comforts and freedom, and
not to any extent J considering . how
they can make their ."better angels"
happy and contented in.' k this low
world, or is there another aide to' the
question? ' " " I. ,' Y. 'I, , ' ! v
It is sometimes suggested that the
extravagant notion young, ladies.of
these davs have of the domestic com
forU and luxuries necessary to their
happiness are so appalling that, un
less a young fellow is a "boss" poli
tician, or a free and easy bank cash
ier, or a treasury office sinecure, the
thought of marrying is' enough . to
drive him crazy, and no wonder the
poor fellow is forever running away.
But it would seem that in this age
of universal - industry--the young
chaps would not be so cowardly as
to run away so often unless there
was a general fear of something even
more perilous than a possible scarc
iity of funds." - - -
Perhaps a deeper trouble is that
young ladies in these times have be
come so much a matter of skirts and
corsets and bangs that they don't
find or lose their hearts quite so ab
solutely as our grandmothers did
when they were girls. 4 P&rhaps the
young lady of the period is as mer
cenary as the young fellow. And
while a man of any 'sour mav be
usually is glad to labor and worry
for the comfort and pleasure of a
girl that loves him, that sort of devo
tion soon flics into dust and vanish
es the moment be feels that the girl
is considering not how she can
please him "and make him , happy,
but how much pin money and.priv
ilege of flirtation he will be pleased
to throw into her -married arms.. At
all events the boys are skipping al
together too often, and if the girls
want to stop that sort of thing as
it would seem for their ow,n; reputa
tions they" ought to want to per
haps they had better hunt up ' their
hearts again and remember that the
true love of a woman is not only one
ot the divinest but one of the most
successful things in all this ' wide
world.
Am Excellent PUa, ' - . c
When a girl . is ten years old, she
should be given certain household
duties to perform according to her
size and strength, for, L which a sum
of money should be paid her weekly.
She needs a littLs pocket money, and
the knowledge how to spent it judi
ciously, which can so well be given
by a mother to her little girl. She
should be required to furnish a part
of her wardrobe with this money.
For instance, if she gets ten cents a
week, she should purchase all ner
stockings, or all her gloves, as the
mother may decide ; and doing this
under the mother's supervision she
will soon learn to trade with judg
ment and economy. Of course, the
mother will see to it that the sum is
sufficient to do 'this,' and vet leave a
little for the child to spend just as
she pleases... I hid will supply a
healthy stimulus it will give her ft
proper ambition arfd pride in her
labor, and the ability to use money
properly. : A she grows older, these
household duties should be increas
ed, with ft "proportionate increase of
money paid for the performance of
them: We know of a lady who di
vides the wages of servants among
her three daughters."" This is ft sys
tematic arrangement of' their labor,
which is done with a thoroughness
and alacrity rarely found, either with
a hired girl, or a daughter who leels
that she has to do it with nothing to
encourage and stimulate her in the
work. . . . v , .. ...... !.
,Tba Oriaiaal Xrampi
There is a good reason to believe,
says a Western Massachusetts paper,
that the original tramp came from
the town of New Marlboro. His
name was Jake Clark. . He was a
young man at the time of his ex
ploits, and began to distinguish him
self about the year 1830. ,: He was a
bachelor, and lived part of the time
w'th his : widowed mother... With
nany things wanting that go to make
VP ft well constituted ; man,-, Jake
nevertheless, had elements of shrewd
ness that might have made him a
great man if He had possessed indus
try, dignity' and self respect, and had
not been a slave, to. the habit of
drinking New England . rum, a pole-
jack and old cider. He planted him
self squarely on this( ethical . plat
form: ; 4'i
It is just as well to toll a lie as to
tell the truth, if the lie has the sem
blance of tf UtliT"";"Ln3 he wai fre
quently heard to say thajt a man was
a "blank fool for telling a lie unless
it had about it a great degree of ap-1
parent truth" ' ' -
Jake wouldn't work. He was con-
atituuvnajjy disposed to be a man of
leisure not elegant, put happy, and
his great scheme was to travel 'from
torn to town and get his living by
his wits, sw.iivt ,'.U .irvcw ii
yisyyeiewlaysiMiMHsrjne
1 j tat J v. : .
A wig-maker talked me into a se
cret lb otheeday.' It was becoming
fashionable he said, for women to
wear . wigs.,.. : Wigs are not worn to
cover balad.ejs.or ' because even the
hair is thbvbut to save trouble and
as a precaution against accident. "' A
woman who has straight hair is just
now out of fashion as . far as - head
goes. She must crimp jier hair and
paste it into little . waves and'puffs
around her forehead nd down the
sides of her sead Tbts requires
great care and becomes tardensome
after a time-OBesidea, ; t air1 that is
nqit inclined to curl at att is apt to
defy erieapin tfcs tui cooaie and
rtPfifen out' at an.iaofortune
moment The K-t"vefc therefore.
has come to the reacue'ef women 80
rmrorrtrnsto at to ha?e; reUioni
hair. He makes wir? tht may be
worn 6a the lrent of the- bod, be
tween the line . of tba.thec and
the crowns -de t'Wfcis is crimn.
jpdi U. ttAg
fit, WhicVf hsv? nofbeen abUtS
-r .v,
:'-.t: lit: ,i. ,-
Bop Bitlors are the Pvreat and
" .J"''. Bitter. Ever Made.,
"They are compounded froni Hops,
uaii, cucnu, JMandrake ana Dande
lionthe oldest, best, and most val
uable' medicines in the .woriA and
contain all the best and most cura
tive properties of all other remedies,
Uwt Eegulator,and Lift and Hesath
Restoring agent on earth. Nodkr
ease of ill healUi can possibly lo
exist where these Bitters are used,
so varied and perfect are' their oper
ations. ' ' " ' ; : ;
They give new life and vigor to
the aged and infirm. ' To all whose
employments . cause irregularity ofl
the bowels or urinary organs, or who
require an Apetizer, Tonic and. mild
Stimulant, Hop Bitters are invalua
ble, being highly curative, tonic and
stimulating, without intoxicating."1 '
j No matter what your feelings or
svmptoms are, what - the disease or
ailment is, use Hop Bitters-. Don't
waint until you are sick, but if you
only feel bad or miserable, use Hop
Bitters -at once. It may save your
life. Hundreds' have been saved by
so .doing.- $500 will be paid for a
case they will not cure or help.' '
Do not suffer or let your frieods
suffer, but use and urge them to use
Hop Bitters. - ' .:
J Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile,
drugged, drunken nostrum, but tho
Purest and Best Medicine ever madei
the. ."Invalid's Friend and Hope.
and no person or family should be
without them. . Try tlie bitters to
day, r - - - '
- Germai Hoc Beds. 4 .
'Hear the experience of an Ohio
gardner. He says: ' " '
Three years' experience with mus
lin' sashes where the thermometer
ranges from twenty d below
tero to seventy degrees bove", satis
fies me of their superiority. : I make
a square frame of one and one-fourth
inch stuff with a single bar of the
size down the middle- cover it with
common, heavy"; unbleached mus
lin, ' paint it over ' with two coats
boiled linseed oil, and find, it far
better than glass. Have had no
freezine or . scalding, but better col
ored plants, more stocky, and better
able to withstand . early transplant
ing. After the hot bed is filled with
manure lay in the soil boss to come
within three . inches of the muslin,
sloping exactly as it does. As the
season advances the bed. will settle
about as fast as the growth' of the
plants require it. This J plan pre
vents the plants frotn - becoming
lbng legged, which is the main cause
of the slow aftergrowth, and in the
cabbage family of so many plants
failing to make solid bead i
' Age of .Sheep.' ' . -
Up to four years old the age of
sheep is readily ascertained, by ex
amining their mouth. They ! cast
their sucking teeth the first year,
putting in . two -large teeth in the
centre of the lower jaw at a yesx old.
Each year two more teeth are added,
andjat four years old.with eight teeth,
the sheep has a full mouth, and is
at its prime. The decay then varies
with the kind of feed,' which is the
most when they are fed corn in the
ear or roots.
Goldmark, the com poser, intro
duced himself one day to ft good
looking young lady sitting opposite
to him in a railroad car. "My name
is Goldmark; I'm the composer of
the Queen of Shel." "An, repll-
11 it t . T. .
ea the young may, wnaia reroun
eratire position that must be."
Wbeit4fee are Attract!?. '
AH ladies know their faces, are
moe& attractive when free from, pjm
pjes. : Barker's ginger - Tonic is pop
ular among them because it banishes
impurities from blood and skin and
makes the face glow with health. "
A boy's tool chest only costs about
two dollars,-and if the lad Is any
ways bright he can saw the legs off
of every chair in the bouse and bore
holes through every door in a week's
time. ...
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- .
My daughter and myself, great
sufferers from Catarrh,' have been
cured by Ely's Cream Balm.' i My
sense of smell ' restored and health
greatly improved. C M, Stanley,
dealer in boots and shoes, Ithaca,
N.Y.
" Kansas has in the last five years
planted about 4,000,000 Cottonwood
trees, and there need be no fear that
vigilance committees . will have to
tote a . prisoner over two or three
counties before finding a place to
bang him. . . v .
; Would you be free from Catarrh,
Hay Fever, and Cold in Head? Try
lys ream lialm. It -is cunnjr
undreds of chronic cases. , Price
50 cents. . k
Apply into nostrils with little fin
ger. ; ,. ,
The burning deck upon which the
bold boy stood was simply a pack of
cards that caught fire by coming in
contact with a box of matches in his;
pocket. . . . ; '
s. peaerredly Pepatar. ; ' 'i
" Unless it had great merit Parker's
Ginger Tonio could not be so popu
lar,. It sale has spread remarkably
everywhere, because invalids find it
gives them new. life and vigor when
otfyer medicines fail entirely. OAto
famt.J,.' .. ." :..i'- '
Chicago, with sixty square miles
pf territory and 600,000 people, has
onlv 444 nolinemen. about 9AO h.
ng available for 'night service. ; ; ' !
An attractive, youthful appear
ance secured by using Parker's Hair
liaisam to all who are gretting gray.
The iron -trade of this sountry is
ndoubtedlv in a bad way. and its
embarrassments increase . steadily I
with the progress of free trade agita-
uon in congress. :
A "V I lava
, Wia,'a- v.ni J- .'1 . , ..I .
iaWw-t- e T ' f laa. I '
an e - aassi.r a rwla.-i 1 1 1
1 - I
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r
?4
Indian
( tferca cH (H:c2rc3 ol the CtosiscH Ialvcr,
tcrtirj tD ita c Izzzy in hccllns tho chOTO
Tdf s naFrcnimco it tol tho
Ghtzzrantecd to Cure Djspepsia.
Utcntiry, 77 Cert Zi ttrttt, Csw York C.ty. Cru;;lt It
.., r 1 l6TTVTr, Pk AngMISnV, IMA.
' Sr. dr I vutMMdtk PalnUkUua at Ut Hmt kt ika ulnc roar iaai
if rap i uu imma bum nun.
b Ht&m4 try ikum
ankles &
'-ant ct iu mprnor
dcanSncnaBd pumy.
It eumm nmnfa
lu Kaip ataa uau
adaiways '
,te.lwti6w)wraUlJr
pUh im Sactr Mrtanad al b
d ID Mai cf tbahair iji
hnfaadudiiM. Hncra Co . N.V.
I
GKJGEnTOniC
-.ft
laals&tastkl
. . If yot an a Mchanic or hrmar, won sot with
Mr-work, or a atottaer ran down by family or bouas.
Void eSuaai try PKa' Gimcs Tukmt. . - .
II wm at a lawyer, aiauatr or buainaM maa ei
kanaud by ateatal strain or anxious earn, do n lake
iaioiacaOPgilaaiiWtl.btMat ParktriCiBto lomc
If rtm aw Caaaaatptioa. Vjifxytix. Rhum
bat, Xidscy Coarpbaits. or any diiocdcr of tbc lun-,
atoauck. bowch, Wood or ama tt Giwuia
Tome willoax jroav hitthcOroaiat Blood Pun tier
SjnI Sm am mi Sirat Ctijh Curt Cer Dtet.
II y are vacant; away 6om. dupa or
any dWaaa or weak naaa and repair e a aumaiai uk
Gimobk Tonpc at once; kwiUinvifixniie aad build
nap from tlx f m doae bnt wiB never intoatcw.
a sated aaadrcdl of lives: at Buy aava yours.
CAOTIONI UnHUainltaM.rvh'iQhwrTil
a4IMUMwbanU,iMliii
. atottvat swel rrsareUoM sf cir al4M. Sm-4 bfwni !
Illirrs --- - v-1!" .f-l.- - '
It EAT SATtVB WtlM DOLLAR SiZK.
1
In nek and latins vr 'isnce ku maik tint 1
dehrkirul perfume ciceedi .ly popubv. There f
tsaotkiaf like K. laant m-ou having Fu.ua. (
TOMCovocWandlouk far signature ot
aa-Me eottla. a eraarhan W. I '
uiBsunxa itims nr. '7K.
L
POSITIYELY CURED
Censori's Capcine v
Porous Plasters.
tomi Wky they .re PreferTcA t All
Otter , Vtastcn or Kxuraal
tVetMSlMt
rirH.
tbey
all flM IMra ct the
ne naroea Diaauir. aua cuetani la a-
qitkw thereto Uat newly discovered Dowerful sad
acUra eageUble coroUoatloB wfalra acta-eIUl ia
ereeted rubefadeTii. atimulating. anrtafWe aad
-v! ttHM ySeTttL .t.-.
Tirsiiai tlaroaraeiiriharmi.oirtkJnrep.
ration, aw so repO;Diae4 py Um profeasioa;
Third!,
II caaeu tbry are tbo ooJy plaetaca tkat reUer
ui at ooce. ,
rarrtli; . !r
' -' BTanK tbey wiS poeitrrety eare dkwaas w hick
Cher iwmdUI IK area rstoore, , . it-.-
... f ' rfm . ' ! :,-
. rcan avrr riXJO nhysiciaas end droeristjbS've
ymuouttily teatinedr that tbey are taparioi o all
MketsuaaHrMacaloraxtfsaalaaa, -, ;
.. ..atk.
Kccaasa lbs asnafactnrera hare reeeired tba
fcauy aasaabraTt?racnwoaatla1ara. ;
- SEACURV 4 JOHNSON,
MamfTe tatiaCbemiatt, NewTork.
ft tV-ui kiUNKOV AfXaiT.' Priwtaetal
N SEAD'J IkdkatM CORN and BUNION PtMTfft.
C. N.BOYD,
. t ;. drttqgIST-
Ji fit 4 f- 'I T.. ' 'JL." "
Naaaaorct. Pat.
DIPHTHERIA
nacHMCE
J VHEi TREATED WJTH
ferry Davis's Pain KHler
Thit wonderful remedy hat saved the
; liyea of many, many children .
. whp wen almost dead with ;
DIPHTHERIA.
S. Henry VUsotj. Tjrwrmce, atiaa , saye:
Tka aaiaireia tttanonneed n tinh.
tberia. and derided that co rt-mediee could
teach tt. Ftrry Llavtea Pais Killer erred mj
afe." . .
TJneoral Leech. VaahriB.W. IT. aera- 'TtnWt
iwiiiten'oolicand lUptitlmrBtloointhniat wny
Araia SUM uxove dou away.
MUSGIST8 ALL KEEP IT. '
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Itbae
ayriiiesairy fcr ysv Use
tta dmS taSar irKSi kla hfwk
sas iisupm atatkrvMBt, sewsws
larata vwft ClaTtlarrfmiT.BuaW
UZf mtmlM maUm -imk, at aWwt
jj';-,':e '-. wirw ,i4i 4t-. j
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JOHNSON'S
Elwi Z G7P
jiwii uu -
THE
WHITE
IS KIIsTGr
IT IS THE
being almost aolst J is
Self-Threading Shrxttle,
,
which tent Ion can be regulated' without MBoriaf
miut tne rmee; an -
Automatic Bobbin Winder
by which a bobbin can be wound ss area as a spool
oi silk without the aid of the band to gnida the
thread, teas a Muring- an even tentlon; .
A SELF-SETTIKB HEEDLE
; . ;'; A DOUBLE-STEEL lTED!
a lancer suaee under toe arm than any other am
lly machine made, doing; a larger variety and
greater range of work than any family auehlne.
Simplest construe ed, easiest manured, most
thorough baild and best aaachine la the world.
Sold sa the . ,
MOST REASONABLE TEE-IS!
BY 'v;
JOSEPII CItlfST.
Jenner X Koads, Pa.
aagltU .
CatarrIH
ELYS'CEEAIBALM
Effeetaally ieanast
the nasal passages A
CaUrrhaiTiras jaas
bujr healthy ieere
tiuns. allays aoaam
nuulon; pn .seta the
membrao jiroia addi
tional ol ils. complete
ly heals thosoresaad
restores the sense of
taste and smell. Ben
eficial remits ara re
alised by a few ap
plications, a tbor
exuth. treatment will
cure Catarrh, Hay
Ferer. he. TJneonal-
1 f.tw A.M. U. tb
r'TLV'ft
IA1 sow"
HAY-FllVCR-Artoth,:
iule Onirar into the nostrils. On rooulpt of Me.
wuimau a paeaaa-a.
Sold by Somerset drarrlrtt. ''
marl , IXYS' CKEAMBALM CO.. j
Uwega. N. Y.
UsdsRTIN SCHJEFER,
Booh Bind kr.
M Street Qpitt St, Mb. Sdixl,
Johnstown. 1 ; ' ' Pa.
AIXinitDSOP
Bpoks Neatly .Bound
AT LOWEST RATES.
Old Books Re-Bound.
.MUSI a BOOKS A SPECIALTY.
' Parties desiring books boand aaa obtain prices
by dropping ma a card. Arrangements hare beea
made whereby express one way will be paid oa
all la nre orders. All needed in forma Uoo eaa be
obtained at Somerset H skald oOlee.
aorlo.
FOB SLXjE I
-A.T
A BARGAIN!
A tana eontaung oaa htuxlred aad Bfty aores
of nice amooth, lerel land4 well lmproTed with
good .
'House and Barn;
located within halt a mild of Roekwood Station,
and on the road leading from the ratter place to
New Centrerille, Somerset county. Pa. This farm
Is located la Milled township. For particauvrs
appiy ia ;
HOW SCOTT,
xtrr.,.. Ur-lnaw Pw
HEADACHES
Oaa be effeetaally eared by using Dr. Fahmry'i
Health Restorer, beeaa as It parlBs the system
aad reoeraUe the eauws. There Is ao danger la
its ase aad la purely vegetable. C be gives to
y aagto
WHOLSEALE PRODUCE
.4 AND
u v iii ii i v u i uti ui Ltiuunn 1 1
' ioriiaarroxTir. penita.
aarlt
The Baflhlo Valley Ubm Uoaspaay. limited
will seli,antil ranker ordered, aastacied llSiiat
At seats per basset, loaded
' 1 ' -1 -Tliar saasili i n
ear load; at lloeets Mr baabai toUrarad at aay
tattoa oa the aawUrBallroadt at ISmwum
oasnei deHvared at Wiiimlala aal Roekwaod:
aad at laU eents aar baalw I .!.! JTrTZ!
rattraad atatwasas m.rsst u.aaw llkVM
Maa oa tho Bomsrsst a Cambria taUroad. Paw-
at eaa be made to the Wiowlna-.
kaL aarter, at trlodaaa.
W. H. Kaoats, at SoeaereeC
Hasthardet at Hnehasua. -
Fiaak aaoa, at Oarratt.
a meal J. Illln uutl-.i. '
rnJl? !Tu?m1mJim kaeis ta ar-
"""w wmw awnt, ; a-i
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-uee nine oaiiy except Sunday.
daliyaiwiSS.,.
Ticket effloes. comer Fifth Arenas sad .
streets, and depot aorner Orant and Wau. t
Ptttsbarwh, Pa. I
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who do aotlmproTe their opportunities rraj Tv a
aorerty. We-oiler a an-at ehaace to A j
ey. We want many meo. women. bt.) nT, v
to work ftr as rltrht in tkelrowa loeIlt'i S
one eaa do tho work properly from the snt - wr "
The business will pay more than ten L'aei r m
oary wages. Kxpenslra outfit faraished tm i aaaa a.
one who enfsaes tails to make mom-y rv
Toa eaa devote your whole time to the
only your spare momenta. 'Full Informatiuaa vw
all that Is need oil sent free. Address SmsV.Tj
Co.. Portland, Maine. ilica.,i pi
R0CKW00DH0DSIi I
Opened Monday. Sept. 4, li
Situate right at the B. h O. aad S. k C t
Pt. Besuurant attached. Both opea di a
nlirht. Keetanranl h. hjum M.i...t .:.
muddied. Parties llvinir aiona the s. a i:
Iuk to uke night trains alii hud this a irmj
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HORSE AND CATTLE POWDGR
rooS PoVdem"!'.'. d pre-.,, , ho( 4 .
rouSi rZZfOL, T, reent tiarsa is I I
aadlSTf. .iU lnc" he ounair"' : '7
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Fnutrt Powers win -nr. - .w A.
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and .
Valuable Farm I
FOB SALE.
That valuable property known as the J 1
CrltehBeld farm, sttaaie oa the line of tht
erset A Cambria Bailroad, la MUlord tuM"
Uotfered at prlrate sale. It eontains fll sa
mors or losa, aad has a arst eiase
rm n. . t it rr ... &
hank hara aad otheroatbaildincsthereaaewf J
ed. Thia fkria i. n -. t i. -ntuMi- a
Is a coud ooenloa-
arm a.
dee. a
J.B CBITCHritXP- lT
Mllfbrd 8tatkia,Sunersetl.( I
FOR SALE,
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At Eodswooii, onars9t 'Qi57.A
Janetioa B. A O. K. R. and A tj O. '
r V ' uwwa ae .w
Safflo HoteV
faMladiac eatbuildioa-s aad
; Blacksmith Shop,
WITH .
rViasasaloa Aprfl 1, lm. Fer .terms,
fl. A. 1711,1a,
Attorney at Law, ut ah Anaea
. , PITTSByRQa- H
deelt
f r7 f week maae at hoses
(fl t '"T Poblie. tpHelajtW.
Ta- awiM, Tie win stars joe. - :
mee, boys aad airls wanted eTerybr. ; '
fur us. Mow la the t Ibm. Yea eaawerkisir; ,
atnor baalaesa wlU pay yoa nearly as wil i
owe eaa tall to make eaonaoaa pay by aaaa1": "
onoa. uoauy oatht aad terms tree. rr ;
mat, aaeiry aad hoaorably. Addresa Tavs
Aogasta, Xalaa. t
JkTOTICF,
OUuuaoy o( Philadelphia, oa stoae
eoart house aad arista and dwelllsy. Lt
awa t'BHai eireel, aaaavsreet, fa. oj r .
Bnawgueaamo win ptsaso retora u w
wpaiiasamsia, omeriet. Fa.
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A flMIKTSTRtTnPV vnTIt
wf, ae aAav tat a a VS if, KJ a v "
Estate oir Jaeob O. Sekroek, mta of M M1
, Letters ef admmiatratioa ra the atxr" '
karlag seen graatad ta la aderslli "I . ?
proper authority, aeOe a keroty f". I S
parasaa mdsbtad to saM estate
a War.. aSBTaaBmBTVmrC. mammlll aTaa - UVrS . W
aia pajaieus aaa M BO flag CtS.au "T if
aamo to rtfc- a-dalj aalheatieatsd j
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churches and sskools. Tkere Is aaoptsMt- h
No. 1 rami Any oaa aasirioa; a auakva"
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