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Jetme Sialyl. Sam. E. Uanisoa. tl3umci o: xtit B.uk r-flve '.he hk Uberat uxaui-ui cotwc4-ai wi'.ii -:e baiiKiii Sx ar,-min'lul bj tra:i for nj ra(.iint Miut.- ana !u!i seeuicJ t wteuf We-b-iid s l''e:ebrmt.-.i s(c riin inol Ai proved Ume kL . . lAjl-rtt'OTM. maie m All par o tbe Caitea sIau- bart? cn:-T.'.e. Ateoanu Ani Ln-tKjei suli-Tei mATra FIB ILIIY TITLE MS TEUST CO. 121 A ll'o Fonrth Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA. CcilicI - - $1,000,033 Undivided Profit f2C0,000. IXSURES TITLE TO REAL ESTATE- An'.borizeJ to set s Execotor, Ailmiuitritor, buardiaD, Trnste?, Aligner, Kfetirtr, te. I'EAl.3 IS RELIABLE IS VESWEHT SECURITIES. Rents b.xs in its Superior Van'.ta from f 5.00 yer unnuai upwanis. Rivt8 deposit and loans on mort pifs n" approved collaterals. JOHN B. JACKSON, - Tresi lent. JAMES J. IOSNELL, Vice President C. B. McVAY. - Seorttary and Tieac. H4 BEACHT, Veterinary Surgeon, tr-e' aii rumbic rtiseav hor:- ft -a ! htir to. I-a the nx-i iaiiivm vr'.friakrr ur- ir.tvi ipu::cieii'..- anJ Bi'p.iACttns ai; a coo-l-.vU- Tt ;er.ary librury. Tettrkarj Obslretrics a Specialty. A ronirlete Unci of vet, riaary mri!c:ae il vayooa'aau'J, U.reby aavisg uout le aud an- Ii tiVcn for treatment for flno pfrwftl a l nnwi-K mrUinr to troa-.nient rv. aired. Consul' rcr t-6x ti'.'.nxt ymt br,i;eu lririrel a.:i Uf:a!ii3--'l 5 .r- 1 bave treait-d teUkCius oe lo-kei-;t l lr. F.o:of r.-: lrn-v, 3 milt wt-t of tiJ.Wry. Pa. Postofiict a idrtao. GruntKville. ATTES1IQH FARMERS ! At Sim; -ti'i livery StaWe, Soinerset, Pa., ill be found one uf lie most eleya'-t Ut of cutters ever hrou?bl to tlis ovantr. Just the thing yoa want for !eiphing and at PRICES witiiiD ihe reoch of a!!. E-ery or.er of a borse should bate a Horse Blanket lo protect fcii -Ast mm ti. cru. ' 5'orms of wint. r. Tl e r; t iaiitct in tte nirkrt i t!i and taey arc to be 1-ad at SIMPSON'S. A cew tLirg just o-Jt tbat cornea tighly recom mended is the CORK FACED COLLAR. Th-y 1 ae I ever been known lo ra:i! a Lor?. Try them. Tit fi-ie?t la;e of Karnes?, Saddle. Bridle? and borsnr.an's sup p',i5 awaj wi band. ISAAC SIMPSON. FA TS Ttjat I tiie follow . .i i g if'Htcs at tuese tow ricte: Two rean oM Pure Ky f- per faiion. Ttrea " - " "- " '' toot " 2 -0 " " iXen - " " " - - : Iwei-tTne - - """,." Aii irom Ibe r-t known flWnW-rv raJifumia J year-old ltr winea all kind- at II 50 prr kn hbiui- f'.arrt. Hur.sian fb-.-rry and Pnrt a-art, diiKH imptrf jai.wa in r a. Pure lmrartrd araadien, b iu, i Uie lowiaii Cr im ill ( ad for rpeCal Price In. Mini erd-n aruaiiHiy Atterxiod lo. iw exua cbarife r iwxui( ana pa kinf. A. ANDRiESSEN, r.j ict . iitrnurvv PA. CI e 31. Jtfr. fc-Vo. H". lurnrr Simply Avful Worst Case of Scrofula the Doctors Ever Saw Completely Cured l-y HOOD'S SAIlS.iPARILL.i. - TVhea I was 4 or o years old I had a lcnrf- ulou' orc c:i tb? in,. lil ie finjrtrr of my left hand, irtii.h p it si !M th-it the dnrtor, ent th f.ne-i On. r,: !:i.r t oil more tli.iu naif my baad. Tii. it l.;? -..-re tr.kw out a my arm, eam c-:t u t,y m-.-k a1!! taveonl-oth ide. nrrly ('ftn-; ,.'.s Ui si-rlit of on - eye. al cu li.y r.-i,t mu. 1K ur v.lu it aa Uis Worst Case of Scrofula they eter ur. It n .imply a.fal! Firs yoio apj I bep.u to tii? llood'i SariaparCla. tiradiialiy I ft-un.t tliat tiie snres ere begin r.iiie to he.iL I krpt ou ti'.l I had tilcen ten lir..ei. tern tl.Unr-! Ju t tliiiK of Hliat a rrtum i rkt ior i,i -.t uivt-Ntcin-t! A lA.w .aaw prrrratf , ritmy tiiou-aul. t or Uie 4 year i navo liac aosutn. 1 Work all the Time. Before. I rald ! wrk. I know not irhat to jay stron; enoagU to express my trrat Itude to H-kkI's Sirsarwrilla for rnv periert cure." i;kpk;e W. Tiknaji, Farmer, tial way. Saraus cnuity, X. y. H COO'S P;LL8 do not weaken, bat aid dielia and ton. tbe rtoraaeh- Try them. 2c A VrCO . PA.: r TOYS! TOYS! TOYSH We're not a toy Louse, but we have niore toys than tor Louses in town. Not only more but Land sonier, nicer, newer and prettier toys than can be found elsewhere, aud what's still better, toys for about ltd! regular Ivy ttai'c prices. This 'II be as merry a Christmas for oor people's children as rich people's children if beautiful toys will produce that effect. 5000 ZD Q It's the rreatest Doll Assortment ever shown in this city ; it's a riiiht joa should not miss. Our entire first floor is given cp to toys and dolls. Come to see ns and bring the little ones. NATHAN'S, " Wrecker ;f ll,nh Pri-e. FANCY WORK. Some Great BuryaiES la IRISH POINT LUNCH AND TRAY CLOTHS BonLt below ccet of tracsportalion we are pflUnu at great b-irgatns hite and colored IVdford L'ord Table Cov er?, Kiamptd ready for working. Sieg ed Canton Flannel Table anil Cush ion Covers, Sinped Plush Cushion Covers, Barjrarraa Art Cloth Table and Cushion Covers, all stamped with Newest TVsizns ; Ilera-fititthed Hot Biaccit and Roll Napkins. A new and large line of hem-stitched Tray and Carving Cloths from OOvta up. Stamped Hem-stitched Fcarf from 35cts np. Table Covers from oO cts. np. A full Line of Figured INDIA SILKS, All New Taltercs ar.d Colorings. Also, Figured Plush, 21 and .TJ inches wide, fn bean'iful Colon and licra. Art &tlin sVitiarrt for Ite Central (oven and Cushion Xvera. AVaban letting, 46 inches wide, 50 cents jr yaM. in Pink, Bine. Oiive and Yeliow. THE NEW THINU lr Draping Mantles and l)..-or. anj for irap;ng Over Jjrapenes. A new line of Ilead-rets from i-V np. Vi-it or.r Tb!e Lirten, Towel. Nspkins, V'iMin, Sueeting and Linen Department, by all means. ilk 41 FIFTH AVENUE, Pittabn-Th, Fa. TWO UlUSJiLLYGOOD OFFERS. Beat ChrUtmts Gifts, FIRtT -The treat Rolidar Sn. eolanred to 2V, pvot ui br.jin of quarterly puoiica- "-TALES FROM T0V,'N TCPICS," Out December first, all cwi and baak stands and railway traicj, pries SO tents, will be sent -FEEE yS. HOBI To all abo tend H 00 lor S rnoa'tj' trial sutxcripuoo to TOWN TOPICS. The I.TV. raciewt. ttronged, meat vamd and .nierumin wtek Iw journal ixx Liiw world, SECOND T all who will aend fS.on, will be K-ni Tvfa T'Kraand " Tiirt fnjm fuvt Tirpirv," f-rn dae unul Jacovy 1. 14. eovenne 4 S a. of tbe laimnauie qiarterly, (recaiar price ti!t') and II T.ucth. of ice (Tivau-1 of f.mi.j wttkurs ern'Ar pne prr year). Sw-T.ke one or Uw other offer at once and re. W!tt m fxLAi Dutea, order 2e York a enaae to Tswa Tepics, 21 West tiri St, X. T. SOMERSET, PA., WHILE WE MAY. Tbe hand are inch d-ar hands ! They are o foil, tbey torn at oar demands go often, they reach out With olfie eareely thought about fo many linen ; ihey do So nacy thuig for ire. for you If their fond will m:.-5ake. We may wU heed, not break. Tt-.-y are rath fond, frail lips That peak to at. Pray, if love strips Them of discretion many times. Or, if t!iey cpnak too siow or quick, soch crimes We may pan by ; kx we may fee Days not far off when thoe small words may be Held not ki slow or quick, or out of place, but d AT Because the lips arc no more here. Thy are sccb dar familiar feet that go Along tbe path with our feet tut or slow, Aa l trying 1 keep pace if ihey mi.-lAKe ir trea-1 upon some flower that we would take rponotsr brea, or braire souie ntd, fr cruf h poor boj nmil it bleed. We any be mute, Nr tumisg quickly to impute (.rue fault ; fur tbey and we Hve u-h a Utile way to ro can be Together wich a little while along that way. We alii be patient while we may. So many little fault we floJ. We tee them ' For not blind To love. W e see them but if yon and I rerhaps r.-mtmbj Uiem some by and by, Tbey a ill not be Fauiu, thee grave faalts to you and me, Itut ja-t odd w iv nirtakea, or even less, Itemetabrsnces to bless , lay chenje w ajny thinpi yes hoars. We see so differently in tous au.i ahoaer. M'j-taton word to-niht May be h cuetitisd by to-morrow ' litfht : We may b? ii:eni, for a e know There's such a little way So go. A STRANGE STORY. Toor Mary ! Aa I watched her sitting by the window day after day careful never to go where a gleam from the wat er could catch her eye, as I saw her pale ce bend over her work and heard her subdued tones to the children, I knew that the paat was ever with her, and that she was hourly living over her dreadful sorrow. A few friends of us Lad found s little nook on the lake shore tbat exactly suited ds Far from the gar, maddening crowds which wander op and down the country and are fast spoiling the natural beauties of our land, this lovely spot seemed to have waited f jrear coming. We soon bniit a number of cosy cot tages and cauie down from the city to take possession, installing our household divinities, the babiej, the nurses and children of aii sorts and 3izes, and before long weie as much at home as the birds and squirrels whose quiet we invaded. Miry and Frank Hunter were the yoang married couple of our party. Not exactly bri Je and bridegroom, however, for they brought with them s rollicking baby b-jy. Never were there two gayer, livelier niortuis, and so devoted to each other; so well satisfied with life were they, that it was like enjoying perpetual sunshine merely to havn them with us. Full of fun, and with as many projects t.a tir of bcLool boys, it was not long until the two were at the heal and front of all our arrangements. Oh, w hat giy times me nsed to have ! Especially when our email fleet of canoes were scattered over the lake, and flitting like wLite wingfd birds over the smooth and shining surface. But one cijibt the placid waters turn ed into a mighty cauldron, full of seeth ing foam that babbled and toosed as from the fathomless depths of Inferno. Out on the shore we huddled together, all our little fair weather community, ea gerly watching if, perchance, we might catch some glimpse of the laggard boats. One by pne tbey slowly came to port, and all the time the wind moaned, and the w aves dashed op against the murky sky. Hurrying up and down the shore poor Mary Hew, wringing aer hands in agony Ler clothes orenched with spray, her rale face and gleaming eyes turned to the dajkening water. In vain she cried and caiitd her hubaud by name. All the other boats Lad by this time reached the shore, but no tidings came from Frank. AH night we waited, tbe men and tbe fisher people working hard to End some clew to Lis hereabouts. At lart, just when the cold light of early morning lifted s portion of the night's black pall, a broken boat came floating up and was thrown upon the shore, right at her feet, as the rwor wife stood waiting. She had ceased her wailing and 1 to3d silent as one in a dream. When daylibt came we gathered round her and tried to draw her frjm the scene, but she gtzed at us as one who hears not single word. Tearless now, and overcome with grief, she s-jemed a pale image of despair. We tried to cheer her with ihe hope tbat overtaken with the storm, her husband had found refuge ia some neighboring port; but as the i.ext day passed, and no tidings came in response to all her inquiries, even that belief no longer remained to us. All through the second da, and the long, night poor Mary waited, while pity iag neighbors searched in vain for the missing one. Herself control was won derful as the hoars passed by. Only her compressed lips and the wild agony in her lovely eyes revealed the depths of her dee pair. Days pafwd and still the iearen went on, until at length all hope lrUheri save ia the bosom of the strick ea wife. She could she would not give him np, although the boatmen who f pent their lives on tbe lake ajsured her it was useless to fancy any man could have es-atped alive from the fury of such a dreadful tstcrrn. Weeks went by, and no tiding! cams to cheer her or settie the question of his fate. In the early autumn our party was scattered, and the cottages on the lake shore were left deserted. Oh, how hard poor Mary begged that she might be left there to await her husband's com ing! Ixr young creature, of course we couid not leave her alone in tbat wild spot. It was the brightest, gayest, place in the summer time, but unspeakably dreary when the gloom of winter settled down upon it We urged her lo come with ns, but she was as immovable as rock, until, at last, my has baud laid on her his com mand as her pastor, and tbe guardian of her bey. He urged ber, for the sake of the poor child now left to her alone, to come with us to our borne, and there wait in patience the wili of God. and after long persuasion she yielded. Very sadly our little 1 arty turned back to oar home. and poor Mary moved ss in s walking dream. As time passed by she faded into s mere shadow of her or.ee bright, cheer 'set EST A "RTiTHFTRD 1827. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1893. ful self. Patient and subdued, she seem ed almost to forgot her own identity, and to lire only in her sorrow and her child. We could not allow her she did not seem to think of doing so to go back to that home now so sadly desolate. So fo nearly two years she lived ithrts,a loving sifter to the elders, s tender teach er to the little ones. Accustomed as I was to her calm de meanor, I was surprised one morning to see her enter the breakfast room with s Lot flush cn her cheek, and in her eyes s restless glitter that told of s troubled mind and s wakeful night. I aekeJ, no question, however, ut waited nntll the childsen left the room, when suddenly she came hurrying toward me, threw herself upon my foot stool, and buried her tears in the folds of my dress. "Mary, darling Mary, what is it T said I, tenderly smoothing her hair. "Oh, Mrs. Gray, do not think me wild,' she cried, "do not reprove me for my lolly but I know tbat Frank is still alive. All night I heard his voice, col! ing, 'Wi e, wife" He U not dea l ! I bare never believed thi he could die and leave me. What will become of me if I do not find my poor Frank, who needs mc so much, and calling for me with so much longing 7' She seemed soexciled, and so unlike her usual quiet self, that I was half afraid to dispute her, although I pitied her for the sad delusion. "My dear Utile sister," said I, sooth ingly, "yoa are broken down with care and grief, and dreams have troubled your poor tired brain. Strange fancies come to ns all when we are out of sorts you know. Will yoa not Jest to-day, and try to overcome this restless fancy T She raised her face toward mine and wearily sighed. Tt was no fancy, dear friend, I cannot prove, it, but I know it is true, Frank is alive and called for me last night" Then, with s look of patient grief, she rose snd left me. All day she seemed to be thinking deeply, snd to avoid the presence of the family, even of her baby boy. Next morning I was shocked to see the drawn lines about her mouth, and tbe haggered eyes that told of another sleep less night. She came down to breakfast with that strange air of excitement about her, and all through tue day she moved about as one w ho hears a far oif voice unheard by other ears. At sunset we sat togetler, after the little ones had gone to sleep, when sud denly the peal of the door-bell ran through the silent house. Mry sprang to her feet, her slender i figure drawn to iu full height, her face j set and intense in the rays of the fading sun ; indeed, she seemed to me as the j embodiment of an expectant hearer. It was but s moment beire tbe door of our room was opened and i roagh but kind ly voice spoke to ns: Does Mrs. Frank Hunter live here? dial speak to her?" She sprang ptst me with s cry, to meet tbe man who stood there, all travel stained and dusty. "Oh, sir, do you come from my bus- band ? Oh, have you come to take me to him?" "Well upon my word, that is the trutii,". said the man, drawing a luug breath of sarpriae. No doubt he had come expecting to be met with disbelief, or at least that he would Lave to prove his words. With a look of great relief he said, Ves, I have come from s man who calls himself Frank Hunter. He is in our camp, up in the Pineries, very sick with brain fever. II hired out with us nigh two yean ago. When he circe to our place he was a lonesome looking sort of a chap; the boys used to pity him, for he never talked like he had any kin above ground, or any friends, either. All along he has been kind of dull and slow in his ways, and t o weeks sg he sud denly took sick with s fever. He lay in his bunk, moaning sorter stupid 'ike, not shaking a word for several days. Ilut two nights ago, as I was sitting by him a watching lo see if he wanted s drink or any such thing, all of a sudden be raited np in bed and called out, "'Wife, wifeT two or three times as natural as you please. "Who are you calling, Frank ?' said I. "Why, I'm calling Mary, my wife, of course ; isn't Mary here T and he look ed around and called again several times. "I hardly knew what to do or say for fear of making him restless, sol said, 'Never mind, she'll come before long.' He lay there and looked at me, and then clapped his hands to his bead, and was etill for a very long time. Presently he glanced up, and his eyes seemed more quiet and natural than I had ever seen them. He said, " 'Joe, 1 am too weak to tell yon about it, but I hare a wife. She uiut be at Greenfield. Won't you go and bring her to me ? "Now I didn't know what to think or do, for I thought that surely a man who had given his wife tbe bounce fur nigh unto two years must be a queer sort of a feller, or else she must be a queer sort of s wife, so I tried to put him oif, but bless yoo, it was no use. The more 1 begged off the more excited he was, and I was afraid be would go into fit's, and maybe die, and then I'd be to blame. Finally I says, " ' I don'i believe your wife will come with such s looking codger as me; may be she won't believe s word I say.' "He kinder smiled at that, and said : " You only go and offer to bring hf r to Ler husband. Tell Ler that Frank is sick snd want her, and you'll lie whether she won't come,' "Well, of course I couldn't stand that, so at break of day I started. I rode fifty miles to the nearest railroad station, and here I am, ready to etart right back wi:h Frank's wife," Mary n.-ither wept nor fainted, bet sank right down on her knees snd pour ed out her thanks to the man who bad come with such food news. Strange to say, she never doubted the story fc cne moment, snd when some member of the family gently hinted that it would be well to make some inquiries before trust ing herself with tbe stranger, she turned on ns like an acgry lioness deprived of her young. We had no heart nor cour age to protest against any of her plans and could only give ber all possible aid in preparing for ber journey, snd prom ised to keep tbe little boy nntil she re turned. Tbe strange man needed rest and r- JL frwhment, snd these she urged upon bim, waiting upon him herself, and try ing to ehow her gratitude in every possi ble way. Very early tbe next morning she start ed on her long journey to an unknown place, snd in tbe care of an unknown in dividual. But she was like a new be ing ; all her languor, all her wearied, haggard looks bad vanished, and she seemed endowed with wonderful strength. All traces of sadness bad left ber face and in her voice was a thrill of victory. It was several day before we received any message from her, and then thete were but a fewlises to tell ns of Ler safe ty, of her husband's rapid convalescence and that we might expect them in s short time, when she would explain ail. The story of Frank Hunter's discovery and his expected return was rapidly cir culated about town, and all of his old neighbors and friends assembled at the depot to bid him welcome home. And to see him clasp his baby boy snd wife once more together in his arms, was something never to be forgotten by any of us. In the quiet of his home he told us the story of his life while absent, and it adds one more to the already long list of truths that are stranger than fiction. "I shall never forget," ud he "how Lappy snd light-hearted I feit when I started out fishing that morning. You know that I did not often have a holi day, so I thought I would get all tte gd there was to be had. I remenber- ed hoT I nl to enjiy piddling about alone in a row boat when I was s little boy on the Illinois river, so that was why I wouldn't let tiie little colored boy go with me. I fastened my lines to the boat and made for the deep water in the lake. and there I had some gl luck fishing, snd then I concluded to go ashore on the side where tha woo ls were thick. I drew the boat cp, but just when my foot slipped ou the wet sand, the boat slid Dock into the water and I fell down striking my forehead on s large, sharp pointed boulder. Xjw you will be sur prised when I tell yoa thit I reaiambir nothing more until I found myself in the Pineries, in the lumber camp. Yet Cue men sty that I came to them in the mid dle of AuUit, so that I must have wan dered through the woods for several weeks, unconscious. I must have had the outward appearance of ranity, for I was somehow clothed and fed as the days went by. When I started out fishing I had a considerable sum of money in my pocket, and when I reached the camp it was nearly gone. Then follows a period in which my mental condition ruu.st have been ery p-?uliar. Tie men say that 1 gave my natce in the usual manner, and seemed like ether people, ex.-ept that I did not like to talk ; but I remember nothing of it Y.,L;! in and each day passed without my notice. At last my torpor was broken up by a simple occur rence. One day the mail was distribut ed, and I sat watching men real their letters and papers. It is strange that it nver occurred to me to wonder why I received no letters. Presently I saw a man hide bis face in his hands an 1 s b bitterly. " What can tLe matter be?" I aeked. "' My child my boy is dead,' said the poor fellow, groaning and eobbirg worse than beore. And then he went on to tell me how smart his little boy was, how beautiful, how he loved him, how he was trying to save money just for the sake of the boy, and so on, as men wili talk when the very fountains of grief are broken up within them. I li- j tenea aw nil., ana suaaeuiy my Drain seemed to be on fire. For the Erst tirre since my !! on the stone, I began to have a conscious identity. I looked at my bands, my clothiug, and tried to re call memories of the post, but in vain. My mental strults were frightful, and terminated ia brain fever. Thea all at once the past came bock to me ; tbe rest you know." Mary looked at me with shining ever. "He called me, and I hear)," she said softly. "You believe it, no ?" I pressed Ler hand in silence ; I cou!d not speak; surely this was s love which podsed human an lectin ling ! Chamberlain 4 Co., Des Moines, lows, desire to inf rm the public that they are manufacturers of the rnoet successful prep -ation that hss yet been produced for cough, colds and croup. It w ill looe- ea and relieve a severe cold in less time than any other treatment The article referred to is Chamberlain's Cigh liem- r. It is a medicine that hs won fame and popularity on its merits and one tha. can always be depended npon. It is the only known remedy that wiil prevent croup. It must be tried to be appreciat ed. It is put up in 25 cent, 50 cent and tl bo'.tie. Grant Crushes a Colonel. "When I was in the army of the Poto mac," said the veteruu, and the mem bers of the Old Soldiers' club pulled np a little closer, "I frequently stood guard near Gen Grant's tent, and I knew bim quite well. There was always a lot of people around then, and among them for a while was a militia colonel who knowed more about war than the entiie army. He wore as much uniform as be could hang onto him-If, and be bragged from morning to night The General kind of let him go ahead, for business just then was dull, anything went that male matters lively. Oae day, though, when there was some prospect ahead for fighting, I seen the G ;ncral w ith a hatf dozen oilicers and the colonel in front of his tent talking. I was ciose encugh to hear, for it wasn't a seen t council, aad I noticed .the colonel was getting in his bist licks and splutterin' around like a Len with her head cut off, and the Gen eral was getting nervous. At Lost he turned to eoloneL " 'Well colonel,' he said, 'what do yon propose to do ?' ''The colonel was tickled to death and swelled op like a turkey gobbler. '"Well, air," he said, "I propose to capture General Lee.' "I never saw Gen. Grant look so se ri ot i in my life as when he heard that, a id he laid bis ban I on the colonel's shoulder. "'Don't do it, colonel,' he said in his quiet way. 'Don't do it The confedera cy can't get along without bim.' "I don't know why it was," concluded the veteran with a sly smile, "bnt I never heard much of the colonel after that." Detrnil Free Pr. eraic Practical Hints. The mending of kid gloves shows far I'ssifdone with cotton thread than it does if done with silk. If a shirt bosom oranr other article has been scorched in ironing lay it where bright sun will fall directly on it It will take it entirely out Pans and kettles will lost much longer if they sre placed before the fire a few minutes to get dry inside. If put sway in a damp condition they soon become rusty, and in a short time are quite unfit for use. Fever blisters, when they are allowed to develop, are very painful and most disfiguring ; snd ret they can easily be cured in the beginning by keeping s bail of saltpetre on hand, and at their first appearance moistening the bail with water and rubbing it on tbe spot Those anno) ing little sores or tumors, popularly called gumboils generally arise from heat of the mouth and disordered stomach. When mature tbey should be ruptured by gentle pressure with the finger, or opened with s lancet To pre vent their recurrence the diet should be regulated, and a dose of sppearient medi cine taken occasionally. Some dyspeptics can scarcely take any kind of food at the morning meal with out its disagreeing; such wiil sometimes find it of sdvantai;-), when it can be done to have a small cup of hot cfTee, orsome warm fluid, brought to them just before rising; with others, very giight supper just before going to bed, a biscuit or a piece of toast, will relieve the weakness in the morning. On rising, rub the chest vigorously for s minute or two, on the front, sides and back, till the body is in a little glow. Then standing perfectly erect, with the shoulders thrown back as far as they wiil go without effort, inflate the lungs to their fullest capacity by taking s long, deep breath, letting the air search out and fill the remote cells, .filling and ex panding the chest L?t the valve close, retaining the air for a few seconds, then let it pass out gradually, rest furs mo ment, an J repeat the experiment several times. Mr.V illiam T. Price, a Justice of the Peace, at Richland, Nebraska, w as con fined to his bed last winter with s severe attack cf lumbago ; but s thorough ap plication f Chamberlain's Pain Balm en abled him to get op and go to work. Mr. Price says: "The Remedy cannot be rec ommended too highly." Let any cne troubled w ith rheumatism, neuralgia or lame back give it a trial snd they will be of the same opinion. Deaths From J iy. Fright, Grief, Etc. W read in Liry that when Hannibal had vanquished tbe Romans in the bat tle of Caame, two women, seeing their sons whom they had supposed dead re turn in good health, died immediately from excessive joy. A Frenchman, who hid by chnnce passed over a narrow plank lying across a deep gorge in the dark, on viewing the spot the next day fell down dead whiie contemplating the dangers of the previ ous 11 i got. Montague relates the case of a German cobiemaa who died of excessive grief on disc overing that his eon had been kiiled in battle. "He stood," says Mon tarue, "like a stock, with Lis eyes fixed on the corpse til! the vehemence of his sorrow having overwhelmed his vita! spirits, be sack stone-dead to the ground. Travelers may learn a lesson from Mr. C. 1). Cone, a prominent attorney of Par ker, Darota, who says : "I never leave home without taking a bottle of ''hara berlain's Colic, Cholera and IiarrLea Remedy with me, and on many occa fcionsbavtrunwitb.il to tbe relief cf some su.T-rtr and have n;ver known it to fail." Filling a Basket with Water. An Eastern king was once in need of a faith "al servant and friend. He gave notice that he wanted a man to do a days's work, and two men came and ask ed to be employed. lis engiged both them for certain fixed wages and set tbetn to work to fill a basket with water from a neighboring well, saying that Le would come in the evenieg'and their work. He then left them to themselves and went away. After putting in one or two buckets one of the men said, " Wn at is the good of doing this assies work? As soon as we put the water in oae aide it runs out the other." The other man answered, "But we l-ave pur day's wares), haven't we? The use of tie work is the matter's business not ocrs." "I am not going to do such fool's work," replied the other, and throwing 'down Lis backet he went away. The other man con'.in-ied.bis woik, till about sunset, he exhausted the weiL Looking down into it Le saw something shining at the bottom. He let down his bucket once more, and drew op a pre cious diamond ring. "No I see the use of pouring water in the bosket," he exclaimed to himself. "If tho bucket had brought op the ring before the well was dry, it would have been found in the bosket The labor was not useless after alL" But be had yet to learn why the king had ordered this apparently useless taek. It was to test the capacity for per fect obedience, withoot which no servant is reliable. A: this moment the king came np to him, and as he bid the man keep the ring he said, "Thou hast been faithful in a liu'.e thing, now I see I can trust thee in great things. Henceforward thou shall stand at my right hand." Two Valued Friends. . A physician cannot be always had. Rhentnatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, Bruises and Burns occur of.cn and sometimes when least expected. Keep handy the friend of many households and the de stroyer of all pain, the famous Red i W Oil, 25 cents. 2. Many a precious life could be saved that is being racked to death with that terrible coogb. Secure a good night's rest by investing 25 cents fur a bottle of Pan-Tina, tre great remedy for Cooghs, Co! do, and Consols ption. Trial bottles of Pan-Tina f.ts at G. W. BecorJ's Drag btore. "WHOLE NO. 2164 Ola Makes a Ccod Citizen There is no nation in Europe that ia more adverse to violence snd has lees sympathy with Utopian aspirations than the people of Norway and S a eden, says S writer in the Xorth Jiricaa JttTutr. They have been trained to industry, fru gality snd manly self-reliance by the free institutions and the scant resources of their native laads, and the moderation and self-restraint inherent in tiie cold blood of the north make them constitu tionally inclined to trust in slow and or derly methods rather than swift and vio lent ones. They come here with no mil lennial experience, doomed to disap pointment, but with the hope of gaining, by hard and unremitting toil, a modest competency. Tbey demand less of life than continental immigrants of the cor responding class, snd they nsuklly, for this very reason, attain more. The in stinct to save is strong in the majority of them, snd save they do, when their neighbors of less frugal habits sre run ning behind. It is therefore a fact, which all students of the sxiai problem arising from immigration have remaik ed, that tbe Scandinavians adapt them selves with great ease to American insti tutions. There is no other class ol immi grants which is so readily assimilated and assumes so naturally American customs sud modes of thought And this is not because their own nationality is devoid of strong characteristics but because, cn account of their ancient kinship and sub sequent development tLey have certain fundamental traits in common with nr, sre therefore lews in need of sdaptatirn. The institutions of Norway are the mof-t democratic in Euiope, and those of Swe den, though less liberal, are developing lathe same direction. Poth Norsemen snd Swedes are accustomed to j antici pate in management of their communal affairs, and to rote for their representa tive in the national parliament ; and al though the power given them here is nominally greater than that they enjoy ed at home, it is virtually lni. The sense of public responsibility, the habit of interest in public afToirs, and a critical attitude toward the acta of government are nowhere 30 general among rich and poor alike as in Norway and Sweden, notwithstanding the fact that the B'lf-fRU-e is not universal. A Woman Editor for a "Fu my" Paper. A Miss Murphy edits the Melbourne Punch, one of the funniest and most flourishing of colonial comic papers. She joined the staff soma years ago in a subordinate capacity, and has attained to her present position solely by Ler ability. She is a great advocate of wo- j man's rights, and is exceedingly hand some. Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment. A certain cure for Cnronic Sore Eyes, Tetter, Salt Rheom, skald Head, Old Chronic Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema, Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples and Piles. It is cooling and soothing. Hun-, dreits of casws have been cured by it af ter all othtr treatment had failed. It is put up in 25 and 50 cent boxes. Are Winters Colder ? It is often asked, regarding tha seasons, whether they alter from year to yea", whether there Lsa positive change in cli mate from century to century. The general opinion seems t-o be that springs and summers are cooler than they ooo- were, and that the winters are lera cold. The recr-rds cf thencometrical oler vation siiow that the temperature f the month of May is (Uoiiiiiahirig, but that the temperature of the year, taken to gvther, mther tends to increase. Tki::ir int.) srnsi leraiion a peri-xl of fifty or siity or moie year, there has been observed an actual diminution of the mean temperature in the clijiite of France. Bat observing a longer period comparing, for example, the earliest centuries of French history with the present time no sensible dirTrrence o f the seasons can be established. For example, the R rran Emperor Ju lian was very fond of living at Paris, and about A. D. :!o0 he mode several long so journs in thatcity. In his Misopogon Le relates that he wai greatly su-prise ! one fine morning to s?e the S jine s.-)??j 1 in its course and its waters changed into blocks of marble. So we see that there were at that time, as well as to day, winters severe enough to fre I" the rivers, and that tLe climate has not changed tnzcb if Any. Perhaps the men of the present time have a m ore sensitive epidermis than had their Lardy ancestors. Be Yourself. 1 r. . w , . . r . . .r. . vtartv r.t lnri.' J I through the mountains in North Coro lina etopped at the pictu-esque village of Way nesburg for a f;w days. While they were climbing ne of the mountains near the town, they met a young girl lrivirjr some cows to pas ture. She bad a beautiful head and noble figure, wLich Ler dress a short Llie flannel gown and a white hand kerchief a knotted at her throat, -t o.f. Her hair was twisted in a tm-th coil at the nape of her neck. The artist ct the party eicaimed with deligot liC me to-tn irro. Jast as yoa are," he lezijed, "and I will make a p'cture of on. " The girl promised well leased, lot lingered to inspect the stnngen from a little distance. Tbe next day i-he appeaid, but the artist found to Lis horror tbat she wore a tow dry print gown, looped and be dizened with bows, in an attempt at imitation of the dresses woi n by the Isdies of the party. Her hair was cut in a bang pi.T.-l and frizz tel. I'onher bands were a (air t f a. iled glover. She attempted to ciin.e as the walked. All the grace if Ler fue carri-ge learn ed in climbirg the mountain pasnes, was gone. She was a ridiculous burlesque of a fine lady of tbe town. Jiiot in proportion as we forsake our own natural part in bfs to copy others whose duty and place are different from ours, we fall, as (fid the mountaineer. I was so much troubled with catarrh it seriously affected n;y voice. One bot tle of Ely's Cr.aui Balm did the work. My voice ia fu'ly restored. B. F. Liepa ner, A. M-, Pastor of the Olivet Baptiat Cbo i, PoiUdelpLU, Pa. Good Looks. Good looks sre more than skin deep, depending upon s healthy conditioa of all the vita! organs. If the I.irer be in active, you hsve s bilious look ; if yonr Storuach be disordered yon have a dys peptic look, and if your Kidaevs be af- ected yon have a pinched look. Seen re good health and you will have good looks. Electric Bitters ia the great alter ative and tonic, acts directly on thea vital organs. Cares Pimples, Elotches, Boils snd gives a good complexion. Soil at J. X. Snyder's drug store, i) cents pe bottle. "Sit" and -Set." Some one who believes in teaching by example has concocted a lesKoa in tha ose of two little words which have been a source of mortification and trouble to many a well meaning person : A man or woman can set a hen although they cannot sit her; neither can they set on her, although the hen might set on them by the hour if they would permit it. A man cannot set on the waah bench, bus he could set the basin on it, and neither the baain nor the grammarians woaid ot'ject He could sit on the dog's tail if the dog was willing. He might set his foot on it But it he should set on the aforesaid tail or ait his foot there, tha grammarians ss well as the deg would howl, metaphorically, at least And yet the man might set the tail aside and then sit down, and be asnailed neither by the dog nor by tbe grammarians. Nothing Succeeds Like Suc cess. It can be said without fear of contra diction that no medicine has had great er success in curing coughs, colds, hoarse ness and consumption than Pan-Tina. This celebrated remedy stops eocghing, soothes the throat an 1 lungs and induc es a good night's rest Hundreds can testify to the remarkable and life-saving virtues of this great remedy. Pan-Tina costs only 25 and 50 cen's. Trial bottles of Pan-Tina free at G. W. Benford's drug store. Sizing Them Up. Head waiter. "Didn t you know ary better then to put that tall, slim part, with his hair combed straight back, smooth face and white cravat at tbe same table with that man that has tha briatiing pompadour and the diamond shirt stud? New Waiter. "No. Taey both hx k like g 'nt'.eiiiii. What's the differ ence?" Kead Waiter. ""What's the difference? Don't yoa know how to tin a man np? They'll be having a wrangle about open ing the world's fair on Sunday befora they Lave been sitting there five there they're at it already, bl-une you." Fi 'MH the Cft Triimitc. Nitfht shall be tilled wit1! music. And the ci.-rs that infest l lie .lav SLail iuld their tens l'.ketba Amos, And as silently ileal away. Just like a Cough or CV. l does after yon ase Pan-Tina, the great remedy for Cugh., Colds and C msamp'.ioa. 2 anl "i0 cents at (j. W. Benford's drug store. Coffee For Horses. The german naturalist Martin relates a case he recently met of a horse which owed its life to coffee. It was in such a bad way that it as considered incura ble, and the owner sold the animal for 1 15. The animal was then almost a skel eton and so weak tbat he could hardly walk. The man who bought the horse immediately began to treat it with coffee giving infusions of roasted coffee beans and also coffee beansgrounl and mixed with honey. In a short time tbe horse began to impro.-e, aul after a few months its new owner was off;red $2oO for it He told Ilerr Martin he had brought round by the s.'.rut: treatment ma ny t.orses which have beta overworked or k-t their strength ai I appetite. Pronounced Hopeless, Yet Saved. From a letter written by Mrs. Acs E. Hurd, of ( irolon, S. I , we quote: " Was taken with a bad cold, which settled on my lungs, couh set in anl finally termi nated in Consumption. Four doctors) give me up, Keying 1 oui-i live but a short time. I gave raj self up to my Sw vior, determined if I c;u! J not stay a ith my f.-ien is ou eart h, I would meet my inl 011-8 a'lovc. My bo-Land was ad vised tj ir-t I . K'r'a New ltvery f,r cnsu up: :!, e-jijt!S and coM. I ira'e it a trial, too, in all tight bottles; 11 Lasiured me, and Uiank God I aiu now a well and hearty woman," Trial bottles free at J. N. SNYnKa's drag stole. I. uvte eiz-, ).-. aud $1. And it Snawad Before Rooster Died. We tell this story 00 a Jeff.-rsnn coun ty Republican, who has a tine lot o ' jou'.try. A tut mini tr two afUr lie election he wear to tue barn to l.ok after his 'oi k. J 1st as he r-ailied the barn yard one of r, is liaeU rooster d-won the fence, 3 ipp.-d his wios and ere lu-dily. R-cil!ing iJ-iuStlesa the picture of toe uiany Le had seen ia tiie Democrat U: new supers, he looked at the handsome fowl a in otnent, tliea stooped down and picked up a s'oue and threw it at the rooster with all h:s fre, exclaiming as lie did so: "Ai l you're a Dmci rot, to are youT' His ai.u wa accurate, and the proud bird feli off the fence deal- bucklan s Arnic 1 Siive. The beat Salve la l:ie world fv.-r Cats, Bruise. Sor, Ulcers, Slt Klieum, Fever Sore. Tetter, Champed Is, Chil blains. Corns, and a.! Skin Eruptions, and positively cures IMe. or no pay re quired. It U guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refuuded. Prica 25 cents per box. For swale by J. N. Sry der. Three Things- Three things to d uiro Intellectual power, dignity an 1 grocefulneas. Three things to lovi Coifag", gentle ness and airi.ct.oc. Threw things lo bte Cruelty, arro gance and ingratitude. Three th'ns to delight in Frankness, free lorn an 1 beauty. - Three thirrzw to aLh for II, alt h, friends and a cheerful spirit, Three things to avoid Idlenees, lo quacity and n,poant jibing. Three thiogs lo ng'u for Uuor, country and home. Threw things to givern Temper, tongue and conduct T:rte thirgs 10 ti ii.k a'.ut L:f dta.b and tUruity lMrl Yr I'rrm. As a preventive of the Grip Hood's Sartipari.U has grown iulo great favor. It fort idea the aystcuj and parities thw blood. A God-scud is Ely's Creaut BJm, 1 had ca'arrh fur threo years. Tao or three tia.es a wttk my nuse would bited. I thought tbe sore would never Leal. Your Eoim has cared me. Mrs. M. A. Ja.kroa, Ports aa oath, N. LL ii
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