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tn ncmei o wit fc.td Iht martv rr
' ar j wcanacsk. S-l. . : ft. woa-
kunaUM. UrrtuliT M"-4- cla.
a un carts mr tx pt of WrtUcbr per
.ail ma1 dr-reti ptul type to
ui -tiut tr-.-m trrnaiTt or mf: rrrr
UIHil, ur . aiM am rratre ia o MaaS l-r
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KOPFAUNE CURES
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The Magic Touch
cr
Hood s Sarsaparilla
You smile at the idea. But
if you are a sufferer from
Dyspepsia
And lu.iu;Mak . ttt k botUe. nd b
fur ug tiAc tnJiec k&If a dozes dex,
vm mill uivoiuiiiarijy iLunt, snj h&
M That Just Hits It!"
tuitiiir' llj'il pirili fMit'ry
l'in-s rtrvuc'.iifct il.? aorj;k
l;vw, crvt s ii u ural. !; t:y Wirs
lor lvxd. ciwn rrliii tKr.. a:ui
in tburc, ruei Ibf L-sn): h tun vt ti
Hood's
Cures
Hood's Plls fare trer CX eotit:pti ,
kiiou ucsn. junuljce. sick bCAiiArbe . ttx3ipr -
LADIES'
SHIRT
WAISTS.
TW u ann j n ill safr!?"
i;if.rt:il-lf t.!ii jiK-rc t!mr. t vvr
5u:ar p.tniit lit. We liave all
kiinl. in tlic
Star Make,
T- U4 iiu..l', with VaiT I!aiit
n.l r-HIEIJ KKONTS, ti.ru
d'.un unJ ftauilina oJlars, in Hia-It-rial-
iu-h a
MAIRAS,
ZKl'HYK ANl
OXKOKU ( IaTH.
All MK-S HI' i-L
I'r mu't mttiiiti ill he rtvvn V
Mail Orders.
H0RNE & WARD,
41 FIFTH AVKM'K
STOCK OF
Offered Cheap to Close out
AT-
Clothing L General Store.
Fart of tLe Sioc.k will W sold tt
Lalf price. Sow U jour chance
to sret footwear
VERY CHEAP.
Jacob D. Swank,
Witchmaker nd Jeweler,
Neil Door Wet of Luthera Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Now
j.r. fartil to fttij.jM.v tlie juUif
w illi k-ks WalrlKis Mid J''
rrx of ill Ut-r:utiHis, . tp
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
work guaraiitwJ. Ia-k at
rt.a- k W fore making ynur
J. D. SWANK.
m ART AMATEUR.
Bt and Largest Practical Art
Migsz'tne
Tut otiT art IVriofliraJ a Kadal at tb
aM-Kl Fair.i
Imoalm'MJt itB r-udL ki mtnir t)v Urrmo r Tf
A h I , ua a-. v
rUii 1UC weariila-md tnaOTow rs C
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mru'uaiii.e U' Kuolicuoo a nnt
luca etnw. m ill uocrt eji ai
lor an" n P' f-am.iir ' aad s Ri(H'
meaiar; el ooocitt (retEOiar inoe
r-rD OC. wewii! anxl aim "Painting
rUit Z0C. ivog.nne-ra-!.' prt
MDNTAGUE MMtKS, 2J Vi" Square.
New Yark.
YOU CAN FIND $0.
PaE2ni:aT0!j becx
-l wul muai i-c aaruia at I a
nr i BeawdT far Catan Oal
Bra, taowa ara,a4 Q-t I
a feoK h bt - ur -an. I I
Ltfa. t-Hmiia ma,h. U
SHOES
BOOTS
ana
Somerset
SOMERSET, PA.,
ww lbtt Uh-w t any
And all (if Lft'Vjp(Mntin war
1 tibred in r'J-v-ci if.h:;
VaH k- Us ulbiy;
And rs lu! if p -rfutn- lfniitr
1- rwu wcl ttK- Lu.l of y.
Tl- rpfcta i a flirtE tiling
Trw- w-II rrayr,
AmJ teii it irf v4 UTt-T-
ADd .fi-r fttwU tti rU rtii
4-i J tlutt ii-T' CKi WU.
And ;usd iIm r m;
A r-tiii 4f jwi)tTtHH4. umtf
Tj -tt n t b- drrmaif lmw,
i ti, Kia-M vociid vaiii-bi.il Uiiiid,
Tur n rf tti- wu-t ul
NiS'tM U"au-ruuit in ' JtMtrmaL
1IELMWK1L
Huntiugford uiisaddkrl bis borse and
lt-1 Liiu to the little loilifl tronch
ik-ut tiu- bouse for water la-fore turning
biin out to graze fir Lbe liiirhL He
waU-hedaUh laniruiil inU-n-st as tin
animal drea- in liiir lraapbts with a
sij'lini Miuti'l, w oiidt-rinsr kily al.'Ut
tlie Ix.r-ei- in p'lHTaL His eye felt
heavy and bis Imck -!ksI. st that be
was gbid when the liorse slij;cd away
4!Jk-tly to br.iw- on any dry rras it
eoubl find, and be Krtjld sit down ou
the stej- of his tw-rooiucd shaiily and
r.iU
The sun a a settinc aliead of him in
a e lory of Tiiu-m and ortire. 'n
! every si.ie, a far jis his eye e-uld st-.
str.-tehtM jirairk-s dull brown, lifeless
j.rair'Ks.
-Wale etidifa'ill Uhiii iUi aud fl --'...'
for thoujrh it aas Ajril, the time when
tliere is gTeeil if ever tlnTe it
bud Uvi! a dry ytar. and fverythinc
ii dead. To l sure tht-re were Jel
es,oratiV j.rairie flowers all ab ut,
which struck one as a fever with which
the land had broken out ; but tliorewi"
uo preen.
F.r those bo like prairies prairies
are bat they would like; lit There
Monotony drivs. mnH- japU- nia.L
Huntiuford it pa.iiiir a!ut him
with a bbtuk, iuisTal.le Wk. He liad
U-utao days ridine fifty lnib-i ut
fmiu Arure to his raii-!M-, tnrouirb arid
lureix-l lx.fi, always the sunie rJIiiij:
e.rtintry for mil on every sib pasintf
herd of lean, lmlf-ari-.l ea' tie, who
iraxed at liilu !ilc-!y a ' it It t!-ir lxrte
;attbetie eyev. U wi-sk frotu uaritof
fal Ji'ld aulcr to In-Wii't, and ja-t
iiiaiiy a dead a!ii!ii.tl, abieh had i-r-b.Ml
fro;a ;Jjr1 and starvation. "TIk-fe-er"ws
in Iiis bl:d. although be
V jsj. Uiion i-Kl- of it, uiid tlii-.. aildol
to the orijriiml lhr.es of boim-icknisw.
u bi.-b be bad f .njf.t f-r tiie tti year,
and Um- sipbt of t!- "-r starved cattle.
Jiud us-d biin up. He -Mt n hi a.r-
sl p fjw ine the suti-t, bis three belts
and a lordly nisu-r eluckinsr eontetit
etiiv at bis feet as they prublied U
their eveniinr im-al. He hord theltark
f a eotote, and hmw it, a br.ou i-ja- k
in the ilistamt-, a- it ran acrw tlie
muntry and aas outlined aptuist tin-r-l
in the sUy.
His thoilhLs tHiVcb-d ill a circle.
from the Wn tm-iated -!tle and
l.n.a il prairies to i!m- rich sprinir b.n.b
s-upc of hi- father's park in lhe.uth
of F.n:land, I!h1i 1km k to the cattle and
prairk-s atfuin. This a as April. At
b.Rue the fr. wjjIJ b.- trilliiii and
cachunkiiic tbemclve boar-c. He
.Mild see them as tl-y j.lur.etl side-
wis' into tue anij toe zai j.-'" -n
ereaturs liu-kliij; preut sneer aafc.es
in tlie still water, only to eonteupon
IIk- otlitT siile in the iiu He uld
uhis.i sint ll te spuitry turf, and all
tlieyimr prveii things pu-liinr uji
tbrouph tlie soft trtrtb, and the p.nk-Cre-Dtips
to tiie hawthorn and ouks.
He drew in a kiijt brnih f pleasure,
startiHl ith a jerk a:id looked la hind
biiu. His houil;L statidui? n tlie step
U liind bim, liad stuck bL- rtld wet
n.sie airuinst bis ebeck. Huutiuirford
put bis arm around the doir'a neck.
whik his lu-avv eves waii-U-r.-d off
axraiu to the brown, the Monotonous
lrownrollof tin' prairies; not a tree
mrt a bill, to Lreuk the vk-w of the hor
izon ; only the !init lan. I everywhere ;
aud the cattk-; whi-reVtT be lo ikcl lie
saa- their pitiful eye ; and be, t-.i, was
sUirviti for a sisbt of water and .iiit-
thinp rre'iu As be thotnrbt hi yellow
lwad went bin on ll.e houiul's Iwk,
and lie choked luck a ETeat ob that
r-ne in bis throaL
Tbe fever was pettin? a firmer hold
m biiu. Afb-r a moment he rai"d bis
baid m.'ain. The jrkw in tlie west was
sul radius into silvery robin's ecs IJ'Je,
and just m here t!e b4 refktkm of
pink liiurtft-d, tli eveuinjr star slione
out with alilKi! a lld vijror. Tlu-re
was not a t-ktxi in tin sky. Kverla
inir blue alve and mik-s and miW
if broa-u U-low i
As Hunlimrford pazed blankly ahead
if him tlie land sviued sudd;-n!y to
rise toward. biiu be swayed, lost bis
ioilaiiee, and fell, face downwards, on
the cTound by bis i air-step, friliten-
ing the lwns, a ho broke the sik-mv by
buid bystTk-al sjj'jaaks of terrr
tbev fled.
His bound watelwd biiu till, Uien
row-, stri trlesl bis tired k-'s and Mov
ed down by bis master, whom lie sniff
ed over verv careful! r. and at bst, find
iu: an ear, lii ked it kvinp!y. When
Uiere was no resjamse given lie at
kiwn ujarti bis liaunebes, and raisinir
his pointed nose to the sky, pave one
long, mournful 1m L
At mam the following day ow
puneb-r Ilick hove in sight. He was
whistling right merrily, and made a
fine apl'caranee iu bis bae gray troup
ers, high Warts, and large wrtulnvro
a sariet tie fiakJiing the efbsrt.
"Tlie U3'fn bad eulk-d after bun a
benaleaway, ioin U jy atu-ntkin
nomewbars? You kk soslk k.'
y ," I k k bad Jmalcd lutck with
a gtaaJ natured buckle ; "I'm just off
to nee that blue-eyed liriti-lier and
cheer bim lip a bit. I seen bim yesUT
day iu Azure, ba.king a bit down in
tlie mouth, liue lie' bimesitk
again ; and somehow, w ben 1 aeeu
bim. I thought of tin- li ver, and I
ain't felt comfortable ne.
So I'm
KSTVBI-TSriED 1827.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1891.
rj.lin' J'n to Li hre just to rise itiv
miii.L"
"Ttlf larvs" kAtvl ludf JrtUttwhffl
I'k-k Uh-utKMHJ '-(be fevrr. TUey
kn.-tr it, tuij r4l in f it. -iuf
you're ?Tiril," one if tha said, et
eurairiu?ly. "Hiit-the ir-cV 11 riirht. thtHiirh."
Huuliityfurd Im-u twelve luoutlut
in Ii! r.lianty t tlie irairi. His
yit'a, okair IJue even, til a rmTjiin
ctK'n-lieariedui tual won tht-ir way
ui'a'i!' tle eow-Jmya. 'IVy aJiuitvl
li'if prit in try in to live ikiwu hi hiiu
i'k:Ms, and n-it spvitur way. At rir-t
tiny hai jKjti-j.ailHxl hi-i luKinn f
?rviie iv-jt'Lj- on fuinlay,' w hk-h
lui-J lnvn r.ij.Med Uiixktiy to li k
aiu jv 1,1?. uiuiu-li.--l aoru:rt-r. iw i
' . . . . ..... ,
had poie the tirst un.iav, laainc inu-n. i
to the other rWiuj nt He
loved nitisie, aud was eonidcred quite
an exjart in eiinp, wliere be sang love
lorn lialiads in a li voic likt-ayoung
bull's, and be knind Hur.tinsford sang
like an angeL "The sarviee" had con
sisted of morning pray-r, and as many
bymns as tley dio, after wbkb there
had bevu dinner for lick and himself
and the two hounds- Such was the fame
Hunungford wou through lick that the
follou ing Suinlay eight horsemen a
Irvd to bear 'nlie itarwiu" aing. They
kaked ratb-r sheepish lamditn, when
after dismiuiiting and tying their hord
es ill the sliade, lii k inarsbalksl theiu
up to shake liands with his frk-nd.
"tiuess I 'aiu't sliook liands for tlie
Lord knous how knr,' one of them
!iiuiiib'tL There were only two chairs
in the r.lianty, but by pulling a trunk
and a ken a ie lox into the front r a.tu
every one was prnvkk-d w itu a seat.
"The laiys" fidgeted and felt Mlf-e.n-m-iK:knd
out of ph-, and liroke into
nervous giggle w hen Iick presented
theni w ilh two hymnals, and told them
to lie "d quk-k and find tlie num-
b -r." Hut Huiitiugford's t--y unon-s--ioustiess
nia-b- th-nife-l Uhy pr;
ently. Hewasd'4ug a well as possi
ble w bat be bad done every !u inlay c.f
hL life at home. A be sang, one by
one of tlie men slopped gazing alit
the hnty and piniKI tln-ir eyen
biin. Iick was "doin? himself t.rood."
roaring out tlie byuiu at the bipofLis
powerful voice, !ut a!ive it, U-yond it,
leading it by tlie fom- of ek-ar sweet
new, roe Huutiugfonl's, and "soareJ
away to realm unknown," lut w iih
so much magtn-tism in il t !iat lie drew
bis litciicrs w ith biiu until they frpi4
that thej' w ere silting ou woU-u IsHe
in a prairie shanty.
At the end of the fiM vere Iick wa
rejUestJ ntt mrr "to shnt up, and
let's licar the litlle iar-on alone" be
"shut up" willingly. Huiitingford was
bis "elauii," and he wanted bi prove it
a g'd one. So "tlie parson" liegan the
H.-:nd verse ak me, and f ludfjway
timxisll it ; then im sttrjaol, .vked at
I...-k amiably but f.mily. and i i,
"You an-n'i singing. You'd letter all
sing," he aided ; "it's g-iod f r yoar
lungs" He W-gon the ver- over again,
and one by one the mrti joined in shy
ly at firvt, but towards the end a ith a
volume of s-iund b.-w ilderins to any
one more conscious than 'The ar son."
So un ii't' at tlie parm wiiun
gular initution, and tiie ly k-arnt
lymns iu plenty, and t- r.iar out the
lujufwjr" till it ro!kl away over the
rairks alua.ing tiie rabbit and -
votes. !:. a clergyman, bi-aring J
Hiin'.ingford's "M-vtings" k'- sp.-a!
Sjii bv w ith him. but "the b y
txrdof it, and fought shy, only Iu k
turning uj at the appointed time, iu
rather a surly frame of mind, to the
amusement of Urtb "the person"' and
puet, w iio e.iaat.sl the visit a holi
day ki hi bard-worked life. Tii. Suu
d iv fo'kiwing tliev all cam? agiiti.
rather sheepish, wheu Hu:itiujfrd
haff.sl tln-m ou tlicir nou-atU-ri.lauv-Iick
rode up to the w k of tlie shan
ty, w here tiie shed was, hallooed, but
got no rei-ji mse. HL- heart sauk a lit
tle, but be dim. muted, tUed hi b.Te
mt f the blinding satt, pstU-d "the
parson's" hound, who met him w ith
frk-iftlly w ags of hi tail, and went
around U the d.r, followed by the
dog, who watched bim carkeaJy a- be
la-nt over his master, and, picking biiu
up, carrknl biin into the slianty and
put bim to W.L Where Huutingford
bad droppeil the night before be ba 1
lain ever Rine.-, f..r nothing rouse a
MiU tlie first day of "the fever." Ik k
knew from much experkuce with fever
citk-uts tliat the exjKisure was the worst
thing tliat could have happened.
tijis it ain't much ue, but I'll tr'
fur it," he ss.id to himself, as he bunted
up Huntingford's brandy, and p uire l
it raw down the U'.v's thniat. It was
of no use, and lie lay uuconsckius until
evening, wlien tlie lever s.-t in. e
opened his eyes and la-gan to talk iu a
high unnatural voice, aud to b about
restlesps his checks flaming and his eyes
brilliaiit. Of course he did not reejog
nizc the cow-puncher.
Iick had once s-eu a physician rab
alcohol n a jiatk-ut's and w rists w lieu
ill with "the fever" ; and alth-aigh he
had not fathomed the reason for it, he
hunted up the Uittle he knew "tlie
parson" kept, and liatbed ki head w ith
it until it was all used up.
,
l ne lev er
was liorrilile. iiuniiiigtora s ratuoie
excited talk wt.rse. It wa souietimej
alamt a meadow with a pond near it.
when he bejtgetl invisible jieopie to la-quk-t
a Moment and k-t biiu lisu-n to
tle frogs saying, with a Weak in his
voice: "It i ln nine? I have
hi-ard them. If you could only lae
quiet just one moment." Then he
wiuld break in with a moan, and " h!
if the cattle would only not lak at me
wi! To think tliat it wa I who kept
the rain sway ! O Ird, I did not
mean to." He ha.1 caught the idea
tliat tle dnnight wa a puuihmeut for
him, and tliat the caUke knew and rv-pnaw-hetl
hiin with iL
Dk kuured him an carefully as lie
knew how f.H- the next two days It
wa ion poble to leave bim kig
eti'High to p tla- fifty miles into Arure
for a phyrtu.
The t bird .'y tle san rose ckar and
hot again ; no mpn of raiu in tlie sky.
orof tlie fever aleitiug. llut towards
afternoon Huiitingford U 11 inw a doze
and woke to recgnize Dk-k, w bose
bcart re a degree, tlmugh he hardly
dared to 1m. ue never tkae w ith
'tiie fever." Tla? first question he
askeii w a. Ilas it r i. i r' and when
IHck ahta hi. head, burst into fit of
I
weak fur want U f-J and water to j
afnuU 4n aul U-ir ey on ki :
tiwr rvi ' If vou w.iuM n! v niake it
b Oil ! j
rain." "be V.U lia:f U. hiium-!f. a he I
t'Jnif? bi- fare to tb wait. j
ll'. V turimt K ith a i'rk t. l.k out
bbi throat
.
of the wiinlow ; tlie lump ia
Wis jrrowina too bir' to lw rWalioweJ
but be intelid'1 to master it.
Tbrouch liie window lie saw tiie
jrairi"N all lr"n lut f tle jat-le!
ufptudy orange, which k"ked lliirsti-
er than tlH- brown, ud liwl a .dv
look ar. welL The miii was . 1 that j
the atmoH.lrerv was riinsr. and swav- I
jedtoaud fro with sucb rvnhiuk-al
.:,.,i...i...,.j i.tu.U'-.
v.... .... - -
tuny to Wdam-iug a d.? il sdani-e. j
tM-u lie liaikra Uiwaros trie ui n lie
saw a pool of blue water.
and tat'le in :
j
j
it kiet-d-ji.
He knew it was onlv a mirojre.
He turned at a litlle Mnd from the i
cot. Huntingford was sitting ujsleau- j
ing on om'elisiw, and listening.
Dick saw that the feVerhad returned j
and gave up the fight. j
As be ka.ked at biiu "the parson" j
turned to bim w ith a radiant smile. I
"That's rain, old fellow. Hear it j
be Mailt. "And the fr-igs too, trilling j
until tli-y are hoarse. Tiie wetU-r the j
Utter, the Wetter the ta tter Uiat's j
w hat tliey say." Hi checks were
flai-iing, and bis eye bright. He sat j
listening for a few moments breathing; j
heavily iu the hot. dry atuM-phcfe. I
I)kk turuod to tlie window agaiu. He j
could not stand the sight of Hunting- ;
ford ; even the devil's d.tii'-e of l!ic at- I
m.tsphere w a U-tti-r. l'ri- iitly Hunt-
iiigford liegan iu a low vokv. "Tliere ;
it is, jut the same old gray church, as ;
though I iuida't Us-n aw ay a day. I
t'oiue akii:g, old Hick, tlxy are at tlie I
protvsooiuil, and as sure a I'm alive '
they're singing my hymn." Hi vok i
r.ise with excitement. "For all the ;
saints w ho from tlwir lal-r rest" j
one of the firs: hymns lie had taught j
"tlie U.ys."
"Tome ou, kn's help Um-ui," be crk-d j
and broke ia on tlie fifth verse :
-Aud heti ilw mlr i ti.Tf tb-trariin Vmg ;
Ninl ttw r tue distill-- tnuuif.il mxtc. J
And tirtj arr lftaie amin. and nu ur- '
ln.Hts.
Alleluia! Alleluia!" '
His voice nwe high and clear, strong- ;
er tiiali Hick liad ever beard it la-fore, j
He turned to ba-k at him. ti-n walkel ;
over to a group of atiiatcurish waU-r-.or-
taekeil to the w all and looked at
one of an old church verl w ith ivj'.
Hutitingford iaii.l in hi singing.
then went on w ith tiie sixth vere.
The devil in the atmo-ph'-Tc were'
diminishing, and r.l and j.urj.le be- ,
ginning to show in tin- w esi. A little
brecw bad sprung up. and came in tlie
snauty . win k-w rcfrt lUiigly. Max
w'tii-kt-d at tiiriVor. a!;ra.-tii by hi '
liia-ter's oks-, and w k-t in, when lie
sat ibvn bv the K-d and wati-hl .
Huntiiigford wi'.ti a great dts.re to un-
ib-rtand in hi faithful d'g eyes.
When "the par-oti's voice rat! e out :
iu t!- last
AtM-luia! Allelular '
Max liowll in syinjrtthy, but was
cmifoneil w 1m-u iii master Jut hi;
liand Hi hi bead and sai.l, -r.r dd ,
dog." smiling at bim. '
Tiie -ilcnce 'f the r:u gr-w- inU-n-e ;
lick felt it, and tunie.1 toward tlie
h.l wearily, prepared for w liat be saw.
Huiitingford bad dropped lck n
hi pillow, and was d--aL"
"Tiie fever" take its patient tliat
way.
Tlie next day Ik-k nslelow k locarnp.
It wa suudow ii w hen be got there,
and 'The loy" wa gathensl around a
big w.ssl fire watching tlie cook gt
suj.per, their figiir -iii.Kictsl again-
tlie flames. Tiiev shouted to bim
to know if it w k lie, and pit but a
gruff reo!ie. Some one asked "How's
person ?" an 1 lliey waiUil patk-ntly
for all answ er, w bile I'ick dn.j'jarl off
hb hor-, unsaiblled IhT and as be
str.ale off toward hi- tent -ai.L, savage
ly, "Head, of that thar fever 1"
There was alssilute sileiK for a few
moments and no one moved.
Tiien one of tlie m-n ro-e and w ent
f. T a iail of water for Dick', horse,
whistling a he went in a rcmiiiks-iug
way the AlbSaints" ilay hyiun, whk-h
the night -wind carra-d lock to tin
men in the firelight, and ou toward-
the fading rtsl in the west.
The cook's gn-at stirring-spaia su-
pended over the kettle for the past few
moments dropjued into it, and the
bmth within was sent spinning nir.d
and muuiL Then tlie life of tlie camp
went ou. H'trj-fr M-th!if M'tyizwr.
Forest Fire PreTention.
In view of tlie recent ravages of fire
in tlie forests .f Wistsmsin an artii-ie
on "Forests Fires and Wicked Weeds"
iu Median's Monthly fir August fur
n is! ies wmie useful information from
whk-h the folkiw ing lesson is draw n.
Whenever there is a costly forest
fire," says the autbr "or some Jai-
lential weed overriins a territory, the
,. . . ., i .
first rasli is w me legislature or uei,..
It reminds ne of the Aesoiiutu lal.le oi '
. - . ,
tlie wagoner stuck iu the luu-l, and
praying M Jupiter b lull the wheels
out. Ihere CKild lae no l-Test nres
wwjiinjr, far t-o wt-ak U tr4 hiin-t-lf-
'It'stlKxe r eattle, Ii. k. I
r t'ur.ui.-'i a lw-r.1 tu- tiSiiiT d-iv. 1. mi
w ithout au aecuiuubalkiu ttfik-ad brush. WKltM.r wouutn w alking home
The anuual fall of k-aves or dead tw igs j y f m hm br j.j.a-l-migiit
have a yearly fire run tbnwgh ; Ut tartly,
them, and the trees not suffer at aiL j . J,, ifr pet ia I-rv. I've becu
Instead if cnij.kiyiug b-.k-s of in- a f..j I1I-V--lf all the way
stat-tors,' at euonnous salaries, to dress j Upo
up in uniftinu. to arrest runners r i Siee likew ise pn.v-ed a straiigv-r.
caiiiiaTs, who may lutild fires tir atei- j w tiyt. w a fnirth woman
dentally stjrt a bla-, the saiiienumla j WiJt;ni:r in the twllllhUi his
of "men" at lialf tlie wagt. to p to th anJ m-nij,,M? his h.r-e inUi a
work and bum dangerous "Urillb run wrtlt by 1t hke tlie w in.L Ttiat
would Make f. rests alwlulely fe- j T(1ll!,B hi wife. LtrifuH Jour.
Aud this L just as true of pcrok-kius !
weeds. A handful of men latysor girls j "
would jiull out all tin- weeds on au hnt- j
aire fkrm in short order, if taken in .
time. Itut it vms so nice to ka.k b
tlie State' for everything-'
-
He There is but
mars my happinc!.
She Wliat ia that?
He To think that I cannot
all the girls who love Me.
MaJTV
Escort v iu ice cream imrk) What
flavors do vou w ish?
Yiaang Widiw. Chocolate anl va-
nilla. I iu till in half-MKirutng.
IriLe
1
We&kBet cf Htuau Satire.
Ik yii reiueuiU-f mrT" in.jUirJ
t!- 'i.v I'l--1 "i :" l'V
c:t-v llt'' a-
I eu"t Mi V tlml I di, n inht
Htv diu. k.kin? bL-u ov, r
nn j
fully.
"Yhi ivnitu!
-r I ia ln-re amio
u:iM co Ifc,i', ,t VJ "i"
1 on Imm bt kevt
1h. vts I reuK-mU-r nw.
I t..k
one."
'1)f eourMe. All wi?e Uien !..
tlie Kanie titue, if you iveall it, 1
At
told
" '
umbrella., on tli ne putn r'
"I llvm I d-. r-all it. H .w d.d
"l t,"u ,Hlt
ineiaan tnrew uiuto uau.i- o"i-
w.k
'
a.oul l iuki my um'Ttiia iirawr
eiiujuy at work, aith agents all over
. .. l: .... 1
1 Ilr
I'l'om.nnJ. KveH..ly a anted to
insure his uiu1i-Ijl lue irt:iiu:n
was o cent a year. Tlie amount to
le iaid to person netuniing umbrellas
w as about the average priiv of an
umbrella a mail d.ts.n't like to lose, you
know. Agent tunaJ iu j'lkk-s by
ibe jaa ketfuL- the firt Wet k. I Hadn't
any i-koi there were as luany liaif di.l
lar in circulatkm a I received at my
ifliv. Second week they kej coliiiiitr,
and I lavan to think of piaiis for a
gnt liuilding ou Woodward avenue
for the aeeoiuiii.slatjoii of tiie busim.,
to lie known a the L"mbr-ila Insurauiv
lrttsin.'tss. Third week it was still g .i:ig.
Fourth week it rain.! Fifth w-k um
brellas l-gan cuiiing iu. I didn't
know there were si maiiy umbn-lla iu
the world.
Sixth week it w as worse, aud I U
gan to in vest igle. Watbe.l the peo
ple w bo briugi.t tlw-m in atid g it the
Mo-tly j'ple lve su-picioii to
l'k at. lUscovered they bad !- u
stealing them ; always pk kel it one
with ur tag on it- I'idu't know there
were so many jtwple w ho tbouglit it no
sin to st.-al an umbrella ; never thought
of Uu.t a lien I g.4 up the i-oiiaiiy ;
wasn't an umbn-lla in tlie lot worth
didn't know t many jas.ple wore
t liea p umbrella.-; wmiething r.teii in
Iii-nniark. Jut come up b-re fnui
my ofliet ; a string of j-opk- there
rew-bing half way amuud tlie b'en k
waiting to pet i- Tliere in't nnta-y
enough k-:1 in ttie fund to 1-uy a ferry
I ticket with. I've come here to see if
vou won't lend me that amount. I'm
' not iroiri Iwck. lit I lattice in tin-I
' pn;T thai Mr. Iiiligliat, tiie well know u
jtreskk-.it of tlie I'mbrella Insiiraint- j
j fiimjatny, liaving bvii suddenly ralUsl ,
to (.'bina, k ft tbi lnorniiig by way of
' Wiu bor andtjui-l.s-. Ii I sr the
: priiv of a ferry ticket Thanks." And
, he went out. leaving tlie city editor iu
j a conditk f partial !ralyis -!
truil Frtr J'rtM.
It "Wm a Big Kistike.
'"Many men liave l-n taken tr
so:nelly ele of prominence, Uit I
douU if anyone lul myself can l-t of
having t"en mitakeu for tl.e Anp l
iat-el." aaitl Senator I "aimer t a
repo-r. ' It wa.-this way : While I
was Military tiovern. of Kei.tu.-ky a
disturiaiiioe oeturn-d in soine i.un in
the interior. I was in another. Th.-re
w a uo train, no sad lie horse, no bug
gv u ir carriage. Tiie only s..ri of
vehicle available w a-a big gilded i ir u
c'.iarit left by some strait. k-I show
company. I didn't like it, but there
was u.ithiiig else, and in I I cut
a great dash a.- I drove thn.ugh the
:na!l town. rc-ple turned out iu
drove to st- Me pass. When I k-ft the
tow u la-bind and reaelied tiie plal;tatiu
tlie Uegrtae saw me and stared w ith
oja-n m.Hiths Tliey f.illowcd Iih-. kts-J-
ing at some distance, f" tliey bad
never seen such a splendid vehk-U-.
: They kept ou untill after aw bik- th-y
were joined by an oi l white-haired
: j.reai-her, w ho, on seeing Me and my
; gil.k-d t-hariot, rai-ssl bis anus on high
j and bis eyes, toi, and w ith a voice that
' stirred all within hearing, cried :
" -Uress de Lor-L, delay oh judgment
aau cum, an' di- geu'l'man am dc
i Angel t.abrk-1 bis-lf. Itredreu, d .w n
: on yo' knee an' pray, f' yo' b.ur am
i bvar.'" (Hmt'inlU.
Three Time and (hit.
j j pitU-Uiaii living out iu College
, ,r)Vt Jmve down to the city tlie other
' veniug after hi w ife, and not finding
her, be starte-1 b.nie again. After
! leaving the city lie saw a lady walking
along the street ahead which be tk
f. hi U tter-half. Hiding up to her,
j he said :
I "tict iu."
j Wheu she turned a strange face up to
1 him and answered :
j "Tliank you, sir; y kk al! right,
but I d.m't kntw vim."
1 He apologised and drove n, wlw-ii
i he saw ainitlM-r lady w alking on ah-a.L
i This surely is -lie, lie thought, and ap-
; pnBM-bing her ia the dark lie akl :
I "I've l--u lt.-king for you. Will
, , ,
'I .roes I)i;l! vou have made a mi
; . , . , . L..kl Uo
j J,,viIt,J fcI1a dn.ve on.
, . , , ... fa, -,t he did
lotiiiij Strange-
Iutellip-ut Jasijile, w ln realize tle
j imp, .riant p.rt tlie I4ad hol.L in keej-
I ing the laalv in a normal t:Kiditki, find
thing that j notiiing strange iu tlie nuuiU-r rf di
! eases H skI's Sarsair;lla is able to
i
! cure. So man v trsubk result
I . . . . . . .
fnnti
treat
i impure LUaat, tue wa t
j tiix-m is through the bi.sL lb
j Sarsajiarilla vilaliaes the bkasL
aal's
1 Hm(i PilU are the la-t afer-diuner
pills assist dipestkin, prevent onistipa-
j tarn.
1 1
10L
0)
WHOLE NO. 2217
Foilei Afaia.
Toe x.iluiitary e Je fr-HU b.uest t-.il
h-td Uru liui-y ia bL tuind f.r -vt ral
h tv .rtr in- a lit'W i-lttlie I'V
i.;.-r, 1 it.ioht nrv- a n-al wilh.Hlt t
.iijf-iirir hi- j-ri V the ri-k il"ir j
or other dalig-rou weapolis. and wh a
be bad what be thought was jut the
thing be sallksl forth. At the first
kitchen d.r lie lnged up agaiit lie
was met by tlie Uiistrcst. of tlie Man
sion. "Excu-v iik-, lady," be kl cour
teously, --tut I st-youdonot rtsivntae
me."
"No." was tin- surprised reply, "why
shouid i r-
-li.au., lady, I was here twowt-ek
ag. aud at t'it time you gave Me a
pic-e i'f Jie that re,lii:nk-d me of the
p my tuotl-er u--d to make," and
belt-1m-drew bis liand acpwp bis eye
uilhet ica'ly.
"Iinledr" she stid, iu some doul.
"Vov lly, and though since that
time I have la-en working for enough
to uiaiiitain me comfortably and leii f
me a small Imiaio-e, t!e memory tf
that pie hao 1-eell si stnmg tliat I could
not reLt tlie temptation to come again
and g-l some More."
At tlil jullctllr; lie almost snhl-cd.
-Well," replks-1 the lady iu a tone
that chilled bim, "that pk- came from
tlie l-ake shop, jut an-und tle c-m-r,
and 1 have uo d.-uU if you will pi
annuel there tlie -small 1-alauce' you
sj-oke of will pr--ure yon euough to
keep your iiK-mory gnen for a montli."
Tlie d r closed abruptly in Iil f:i-e
and trie lady was shut off from hi
vk-w.
"Foiled," be hissed U-tweeil bis set
teeth, and be Went liack to b'ls th-ug'iit
work g!.nui!y. ltrUt Fn l'r
A Cataoa Ball'i Force.
In dwelling upm the wonderful
power of the guns of the Iudiatia,
Alt -crt Franklin Matthews in an
artk-ieon "Tiie Evolution of Kattle
ship," in the Century f.H- July, gives
i! last rat ku- frm tlie r.svnt Cliileau
civil war, showing the effectiveness of
t!ie smalk-r sl.-s of btve-l-loadili-r rifle
gu:i.
A .-:i-t weigiiiug iV jsninds fnmi an
-iiM h gun of Fort Yahiivia, iu Yalpa-
ri-i liar!-r, stra-k the cruis-r I.iaueo
Enralada alawe the ami. la-It, ls.i j
thr ouiiii the tiiitl ste-l plate on the si.le, i
went thn-U''i tile captaiu's cabin, to
fn.ni un k-r bis hea.L tlroo-
I I,,. nn t'i- ii.:.rtn-ss wilii a
tiraiiio. but w ilh eat injuring
hair.
pal tbrtaigh the oja n d T inU tlie
r w iiere it stra.-k tlie fi .r,
and then gluinvd to ;he ceiling. Tiien
it went through a w-k-n liikhea.i a:i
::i-b thk k into a n.m St by -L! feet,
w here ua u w ere sk-eping iu liam
tll.s k. It killed six of theiu KIlriglit,
ali'l w.KiU'k-d six others, three of w hoiu
sfter w hich it itHnl tiiriHJL'!: a
. m i ,i. .
cink! its etHirs- by striking a liatlcry
oul-idc, in w hich il made a detit of
tiear!y two inches dt.-p. It was filled
withsateL Hd it reicase.1 deadly
tits, no o:u- kuow s what damage it
might have done.
A 4"-p und mis-ile fr.u a lo-ineh
pan in the same frt struck the same
ve-M-1 on its s-iuch ami r. It hit .Uare
' on a i;t- The she'd did not pk-ree
t:ie annor, lut turt H.it-i.ie toe v
s,-L It drove the b .It ckrar tbrougii.
and in it- flight tlie 'lt stru-k an -iueti
gun. eHiipietely disabling it. such
is tin- Jaiwer of the smal!-.ize 1 gun.
Edw ts Sweep a
A very careful bou- keeper I know
say: "For w-piug a ni-.m iietit'.y
. . ... - i
there I- n .tloiig like iiew--lUip,r ant.
lit save
much lai..r." Tins is her
M.-lh.-i : Take a liage of lieu-paper at i Uvt .g, , .ut.'rii
a time, wet it in hot water. and squeeze , ..trv devaslaU! ad .lmine-l. we
it UUtill it tvasen to dnp. Tear I U-lievtsJ he would have (-eti w illing
small pk-cesof tlie sUe of yar han.i, ) ( Uie . all.l rreii-
and east tU-m all over tlie earja t. j u.Bn Vtt. x. ,.rm,
TiUwe. p, and most of the dust i" j wi,.u ttl,.v fiuaily saceuiuVsl in Wa
then-.iii will la- gathered into Die, j iK. ,.rltjl!,le to him if thi
paja-r. j were the case, aud if bis sou orsiHn.-
;i matting use large piece of !- J Mr iu i, e.Hifi.rtee would jrive to tlie
ja r. pashingthcin aliead of the bnn j m.rW ,lis. hlIlt.r fought during th.ss
to take up any fluff th-re may '-. j tlaV. t.M that e verv man
K fore la-g.nning tlie regular sweeping. -; xf.,.r lht, Wiid. nie- .-amiigi.
After a pile or oil r l-avy carpel ; j,:,,,, llV tllf. tul,!K.m a.1.-..f
tlioroughly swept, a pongmg w it;, am -
moiiia and waU-r will retTve lU
brigi.tia wotitk-rfuliy. Alamt on-e a
MiHitlh aHer sw. pi:ig. take a jbi.uui
of warm water, and add to it a tabus
js.nful of a:niiH.iiia or turjsiiline.
Two sjsa.nful- of tlie latUT w ill do
p.oJ, a it i ail lla lleut preventive ol ;
m,i-h t . over tlie w liole earta-t w ith I
a large, soft ekli. or sjs.tige wrung so.
a not to driji. It i surprising li w ,
rapkily the water gets dicoiorvd. If j
tlie -arjK-t i large, and much soiled or i
dusty, the water s!iuld K- eiuuip-il j
once or tw ice.-
-.Yrr Yurk I.'iwil'r.
He Wa Comiaf Down Anj-waj
Tern-nce Murj.hy w
i such
a g.aal
carpenter tliat he w a rarely
emi.lovuient- Mor.-ovcr, he
f'.ors. i.'i'r ir Bsl-uatur,! antl so it-
variablv re!v to make tlie lat of his
o-asi-Mud mLsfiwnune that his HU-
w.H-kmeu .leclarcd bim the luosl J-pa-
lar man in t!- tra-le.
thH- Satunlav. .w ard the tire.1 enl
irfllte dav, Terreuce wa
shingling tiie
nf of a new lioue. Smbk-nly hi f
slipped and lie fell to tiie rmund. A
the house wa kiw, ll- fall was not kng.
Vet he lav so motkMik-ss tliat tlie ler
lueli raa t.i him quickly, U liev ing the
w-t bxi liappeOe-L Just as tliey
r-acbed him be opened his eves and
grinned.
"Are you much hurt, my UyT' a-k-ti
one of tlie meti. t-ndrly.
Terrciice grunt-L
"Tiiat wa a laid talk Terreuee."
Tlie unf.irtuuatc fellow drew a Itrealh.
'Ocli, tiiver Moind," he saiL ti
w as coming down after nails anyway."
t'hii-ago Wife lieorgc, I w kdi you
W.Klld take me to the theatre next Swt-
unlay night.
Chk-atgolluslmiid I can't afford it,
MV dear; but I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll take you down to the fair ground,
aud k-t vtiu see one of the btulduigw
burn dowu.
GZ5IS.AJL LXZ S D IS 2 AY.
Was a Ciasfei Xii After til WJ
deraesi TLe supt-rh peixTall.: that 1 s i
hurL-d MVUb bark fraa larf.r
KkbuiUi.l on the IVuinula, l'.'i- it
Cjc e-m i Ball Hjo. Bariw-k-at Fr!-ric.--t.j-rr
a:j.l H U.T at "Liic-iU
vi.e. twnui UJ !i t:io rcila ' rei't f
Un-ti"' lu-sri v alke ia e U i:Wt&ne. ,
imvniitrie 'fi'--t al !ieaiiUr-
In fr.i! .-f l:k-lun.-!id i: M;.y
and Jut li, tal.iW Sibtii.iT in t'w
irr of tbe -!r. ie, lie e-Hii-1 !;! aid ;!.r"
-tu;rw' nu!ni-r m ex;rl j.sj'.hii
and iu liic' I'tie caiiijjaiii, b u
U ft t ; t out of bi -rai- a lM l.e
eoiild," ii., l-nt; by Lia lnty f b.
liloeliM-iit. Ull a.k'.te.l tiie -ir.tr ta -t-
of ir.kiui: i.ii:ll :: J exHi-l
j.ilK ii- l y Uirinly uj.-ri. uumUn
tiuU tHil l ! t- i!li?J. and at
Fre-k-riiksNurj ij jjlion, la-hind
(re.! work's be Uiid epj!y every
attack, 'hiV at Cbanoi li" ille thr-
suprente etlo!
a Hiatk-. altltousU
against an -iniiy d-nible tu-own.
l'.v that almost unparalkVd effort be
threw Ja- kou against our right w ing,
doubling it up. and taking guns aud
prii.tT by the tiwHlsauds, till Wrearu-e-llv
repeaUsi a faiH-ite pctitu of obi,
"W .Hild to od t-igbt or l'daetaT w.Uii I
come."1
In each of tl-esi- iu-tamv tlie attai
was on Hir r:j;!it, and iu each ca-- u--csful,
and on tiiat May .lay thirty
-ar ago, as (.rant's l.ig bn ptHin
over tlie lUipidati and pr-.l thnaig'i
the al ii"t iii.H'-.i-ssil.le f..rt-.t, pla-ti.
it--!f ln-twrt-u Lee a:i 1 Kicb nuni-l,
k t tln-m p, and as U fore, la-lievii g
Orant would th;uk he w.ill file U't'te
right to keep biin from cutting bis coni
MunicutkitLs lie again, a three tiui--
l-forv, nia-wed on our right and press
ed bis d.'uMe column uj-on the l'nk
ranks taking many prisoners, of;tiua-s
crofd l-ayouct. and iu tlie w iM.-rte-i
of trees trampled d.w n bun.lrt.-l- of
rnioii f.n s" tbjit wIk-ii night "ame
be was lianlly checke-l in his '-our--and
la-lk-vtJ that l.rant bad rxivel
such a check that Hi tiie follou ing lay
fie would recr- or luake preparation
tow an 1 a r-tngra-k- moveiueiit, as lui I
I Iteeu the case w ith Me "icllau, I p -.
j liumside and H.a.ker.
' Who can picture bis diniay when,
j with the tlawn of tlie next 'lay, lie nt
1 only found a ft-rtitksi siij.-rior fon-e i:i
fnmt of his left, bat bis ri'ht iiK-tia-ed
by aggravating number,
j It was then be k'.icw it w a "war to
Uie knife and knife to the hilt," and no
j wonder be w as a changed uiaii from
tliat day. We know that be did l"t
' like a "carnival of bl.l." Iul be knew
it isiM-t con a-, a:id t.i wt il he knew
' fiat this was but "tiie beginning of lbe
jei.iL" Tiie tek-gra.!i w as th .1 U .1,
I on the Uh of May, to k-t Ia i-know
! tliat lliehiiioud was ill ilatlger, tliat all
! upert!U'i ja-rsirti and pri.n-rs Mut
la- sent away, and we w ho were then in
Utrt'V nsvivt-1 lioli.v tiiat the u-xt day
we were to la- eXehangt-1, aiid ou the
Morning of May 7, 1x4, I.n! pri-.o
emptk-J it mas of prisoner into flu
stni.
We liitc-aliy "broke Up houckee-
ing," for in our early pn.u tlays dar-
... i ...i ... J .. ,
! llii i.e. u:u::i-.i 'i i.-, c ni. - -sj'-
! 1'" iu
l.xes. that we w.-re in a
ucw hat comfortable state, eliail
t.k and claswisi in mathematics,
: I'rciich, teii'.Taphy, -t.-.. and when
i tiie iK-.k-r came to k-ave we destroyed
j every l.k we could estrry w itii u-,
I IftJt iu-te.l of being exeliaiig-l we were
i enwdtl into lx ear and sent to Dan
ville and packed into quarters sotbick
! ly that w cot. Id ih Ik down to sleep.
; b it one W'ul 1 k-aii again-t tlie w all ami
i the next again-t him. and so through
i tiie nom ; IkjI we continually n-eive,l
j lidiiig-i of the w ar and would converse
; at time witii official and wol.lk-r wiio
bad Is-eii at the fr-.nt, ai.d ill t.'ie iiiter-
coure with o!Ti vr who m -t I. -e dar
j ing that camjw.gn and from that time
j to the cktseofthe war. In each ca-e
I tliey agreed that fr m ttiat day there
I wa a radical change in hi d in -arior
j always courteous an ! plca-mt, but
' there wa-a tinge of m -laticholy in his
: every act and -ch.
T.aiwellbe knew that this w a but
' tlie U-giiiuiiig of the end, a:i l ttn-refore
; be must have know n that the resja.jisi
! b'.lity for tlie loss of life thereafter mu-t
! re4 UpiU ih. we who were iu-trum -utal
i iu jm.'.oiiging the struggle.
) We do wa know, and pr.liai.'.y never
! w ill know, w h-tht-r or I. t he protested
; to Davis aril the r-b.l li'.rities
against further hi id-thed, but fully
; tVa;:uz jj. haaiaiie ui-ftioii and
, . f,(rr,aW lluil vT Jav orw-kKis
i (he lll,.!4ri;it,i hI1.i Wt. (KJM
ilkc u, tnow that tiie bra-.e soldk r at
j uUUx. ,!lfi,.r!ltt. ajnny
. iU- n y Um. .,,,.
er. iKlt proteste-l ogalUst It. ('winwi'i
t '.-.. ir-r.
j m
"Whea Visitinsr the Iavalii
There i a certain rep-. risibility
mHtt visiting the sk k w bk-h even tbe
juvalid' "tet friend" may not rvalue,
Hlt. ,',ild la- allow. -i w ithin tiie
j,,,- ,-k r.io who has it. 4 a
lH-ight, rlicer.'ul an I yet quiet manner,
and under aim -t any ci-.-a::i-taii's a
haif-liour call i long eiioatli. Sit
w here the invalid can sec yoa w ith-ftit
U-iug obiiptl to m .ve into au uiHrt.e-
w itliout I fortable aadtiou. D U t sp.-ak f de
was o pressing sa'.ks t an 1 be are w iiat yoa
d o sa v
real iu'u re-4 to the ln-ar-
j er.
If I".-i'.4e U 11 Ur iu valid .m,t h.ng
j whk-h will I a.- pU-wut fher Wtuink
j ' afterward. Ik- very caTe.ul f
I wliat y.aa iy of ImT apia-arati.v. Af-.ve
, all thing- retrain Ir -m u inng n. r ne
i not ka.kilig so wetl t
itav. II wul
wiktv lier iiHsre tlian a well person can
realize. It -pT"aaJit when calling
upirti a sk k friend to l-ring w .in yu a
ti-w flow er- or a Uh of some home
made dainty.
5otrxtI.v Sjnnpatietie.
"YtHing man," said tlie stern father,
appearing sud k-n!y at tlie d.r u( tle
jKirU, holding it ope:i. "walk out "
"Yes, sir," resjioti.icd tlie young num.
rising to g-' ; "you're tlie 1ms ; yi're
P tlie right. Hat I want you to un
derstand," he ad del fk-n-ely." riiat I
don't w aik ou out account of any gr
anIv'egot against Miss Iaura T
' I have always had a presentiiuertit,"
said Miss I'alisay. "that I should die
young."
-But vou dklu't have to, did you,
dear?" replied Mis ArtWs -trviu
her pale brown hair tenderly.