UScnierset Herald. . 0r publication. i , .'-i.s.l:iv iiiominp nl -.' A :" " f ,;.! :! adv-mce, otherwise :" .-,.! k iiuw ' ;; i. jicou;iiiucl until ' j u,, mi-nrs ne- ' " in ij M;! ;iVTii do not : ' " r mil If 'J ri-spmisilile ... r-i " ' ' , f-.ni one ixiNtKlUix to ! - the n:iw of l"'y " 'r'"''!,i'l,.r.,-i,t offiiv. Address s,.lt 1-SlT J1KUALI, St'"4 1 uskt, I'a. C'. W. WALK Ell. 4 V.Al.Klil., .TT. i;: .1 V-iAKV 11 'MAC, -Somerset, 1'a. . T I 1 W A" v - . ..urilisu riltxlMirg, Pa IINEY-AT-LAW. L Smt'rs;t I'll. 1 ..r.-' - l-u'rc- f v V. l.KKKI.KY, sjo;:ieret, Pa. i -somerset, Pa. ,:Ck i: h-clU s:.i. rset. Pa- i fen W l-Ill'A'KKH, J-11 "ui'.i;M-.V-AT-L.-, I Soiu. rsct, Pa. i . U-..W, .lK4le Court 9 11 Tf: .1.NKV-AT-I.AV, J- K""1'::::ney-at-LAW, -romcrsel, l a. J. U. OCiLE. I VT7 .1- ( . I.K. I .UiiN'AS-Ar-UW, fMllltTS,'l, I. I .,. ;.!. Htioll I" tlUSilles-i ell- I -' soiuci-sci and adjoining - t l S1'y i- HAY, ' A - -;-v r.-. , iiiicr4l, Pa. . - . . (:-';..-. Wiil aU' ln! to ' i iUM-un-M itii jiruini.l- " Ji. I'HL. A;1 ...:i:V-M-I..t ; --,-ti .1 " l'iiincis t-n- in !!" a'lvam-ii on cu:kx Ail i.t-V-AT-LA, .u'.l l.a-iii.f titrutil t i'is ,-"r : i a.it.Mitinj: i-ihii:ih-, witii - iii i'i : 'i' . on Mam Cross i.. rn.ii, Ali'i:t.V-AT-LAW, !?.lllrr'l, i V i t:.!:i..; ii r.'.orU, uji f-Uiirs. En ' o" iii ii ! MrtvU CUvtlolis ,v',-,'i t'U-.:, nt i xaiiiin-tl.aii'i " ,-. ,;.!.. I- C. CuLU'Ji'.N. LiiuKN i l OJ.r.OUX, a l i tV-A 1 -I..VA", .iiH-rx't. I'a. .!. i.trui-J t -ir .rv ."uvi lalttiiul.x all. l.ui !. Colui--ill :ii. .-- i. i'.'-Hir,i ai.J au.ii:n .j ,',.. Mir Hi2 a"! o'ii yarning , :. r.-.. !;. I : ! t.'.k. AUmKNEY-AT-I-AW, j.r.civ- in s,ai. rst and a.lj.iiniiiB i-. A.i l..;-u;.- calrui-'.ixi to lina m , j : i'.r.. u'.ioii. i -Yl'l'.' 'Til. W. H. ni'I'l'EU ;Ti:crn a ia rrKL, A I 1 " I : Nr. . -A i-L A w, iiiifryv-t, I'a. -i ,;:' :-''-1 to !l:'-ir wre will e i,. ; :Nf HiU'li'W to. )llHf i"u (....- . - !." ;.)W!ilo Mallilliolil ( w. Ai:oTnr.ii.s :i. i-, . I'liWClAN ami .-I'Htifci.iX, tkmicrwU I'a- t R.'r;-.: tr-.-t, ar C 1 S!a-.iou. V- I'. F. Sii Ari'I'.K, i-ii IAN ami li'fciJA, -onr. ltrt-t, 1'a- -in. .: an. i lu-iiniy. nict.- ui-Ai h i J. m. i.tirniKK. V i :i 1 -;' I A N AMifl iK.r.OA, r. Jiiii :r.-t. r.ir.f rxi turc. H. s. IuMMF.U :.' i. ; .if-io:i.il vr i- s to the riti- ii m-r- ni.-.I n-miiy. I'nb-M pr ' i i 'i.."! In -call tx- lolinil at hi. of ji. AIa:ij t-,.vi iKaiminil. p i. J. .M. MiLI.KN, :, 1 :i-.i;ry.) ; ..i; nr. ..ii to t!i tn-siTvation i..: jr Ar.i::t-iil is ini.'rt.-,i. i...r,,n:.-i .ii. -.la.. tor'. iiir:."- i.. ii. lull Si lot! hlallV, K..:i.r..v J'utn.t sirvts. Oils! Oils! '.-;' :i .i.i.'i'.i. ri;t.l.;inr l' j.-m-. 1 .ris-.u . I'.l. iu-.i. a -M-i.:i ily ol Iin-..: ,.!.., tor tit,- iH.ia.tiv: i.'- ii- 'ii i.i,,-..; oi.iml .l pniting I Lubricating Oils itha k Gasoline, ' au..!. fr.ju, Ivtr..'.. um. Wo olial-"'"-i'"ju witi rwry know a Product of Petroleum ptisfactory Oils -IN" TIIE- aaerican rarket, '' UJ- T.-...;, (..rs,.,wt and vit-ii.i- 'y -i-i"':.v-j t.y " "-'X i IlKKKirs uni i i:KA-K4 Kxisi;i Soim rx t, I'a. VWIC JQB PRWM SPECIALTY. fUV 31. B ENS II OFF, KtmCTiiRiKQ STATIONER AM. ;Lak book maker. UAN-AM HU)CK, 3stown, Pa. A- H. HUSTON. :,(ieer and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, -!laj4 I" rt-iluiiij. to funerals furn-kbrd. r pERSET - Pa. The VOL. XLIII. XO. -THE First National Bank Somerset, Penn'a. Capital, S50,O0O. Surplus, 816,000. DEPOSITS KCCCIVC0 IN LARGE ANOIMALl AMOUNTf, PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FARMERS. STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. W)AUI) OF DIRFXTOIIS. LaKI'K M. HICKS, iE. it. SCl I-U JAM I-X U I'LUII, W. II. Mll.l.r.11, JOHN IL WUTT, lUiliT. S. SCT I.L, FiiEU W. IUEfKCKEU. EPWAUP WTU, : : I'KESir.KXT. VAI.KXT1NK HAY, : VICE 1'KIPE.VT. HAKVKY M. liEKKEEY, : CASUIEIL The fund-i and sootiriti.-s of this bank nre re- curoly proti-tti! ill a ci lobrnted Cuti.is Iti it gi.ak I'K'Hir Sake. The only safe made abM- lutely bmvlar-i.roof. OF SOMERSET, PA. 10 O-ftubed ti a Natlou!, 1890 Eitabllsh!, 1877. CAPITAL, $50,000 SURPLUS AND UN- DIVIDCD PROFITS iplb.UUU. Chas. J. Harrison, Pres't. Vm. H. Koontz, Vice Pres't. Milton J. Pritts, Cashier. icy. Directors : SAMUEL SNYI'EIl, V'51. KXIisi.EY. JiIAll SI'ECHT. JONAS M. O -OK, JOHN II. SXYHEK. JJiIIX STUI I-T. j.KEr!I H. KAVIS. XH.VH K MIl.I.Ei:, HAIU'.ISi iX SXYliEK. J E!t'. ME STUEtT, SAM. H. liA!H:;siX. Customers of tbi.-lKitik wiil nwtvo Mm- most IiiM-ral tr,iitiiii litcolisi-l;'iit "vi'lisiiIi-itiliKli.il. l'i.rie wiM.iiitf 1" semi money or v.t fan I"' aee..:i.iiixla!e'J by irai: for any aliiolll't. Mouev and valuabl.-s rt-nnil by i.r.e of hoi.i r. i-. l. brated s.-.l,. wilii ni.fc-t improved time l,-k. . C.llv(ioiis made in all rts of the l nued St:itt-s. Char.'.'s ii'.l'-.'-il.-. Aeeoui.b. and tl iKsits xiHeiteJ. HBELITT TITiE IIP TM3T II 121 & 123 Fourth Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA. Undivided Profits f 250,000. Acts as Kxtfiilor, C.uanlian, Assignw Wills rttvivt-il for anl 1k-M frw tf charge. liu.-itii-rs of ri-il ists ami iion-n-si'li iits ttiri full y atu-mUil to. JOHN 15. JACKSJX, - Prvsi.lint. JAMFL-s J. IK)XXi:LIi, V. I'rvsi.knt JAS. CCIIAi'LIX, - Tivtis tr.r. Here's your PLACE! WOOL! WOOL! WANTED! '2o cents per poimtl paid for Tub- watlici ; or.e-tliirJ !o; s for L u wat'iccl, in cxt'hanjc for :oo1j at MS B, HfllOtlUK'S Cbthirg, 6?nt-Fuoi:shing i Crjjt I'.n, 425 Main St., - SOMERSET, PA. f I ...t Chiblreii's lineand i ln-.ip ' Suits' ami a larjre lire of Over.-oats for! Men, lUiy. and Chibin n. I mlerwe-ar. over Siiirts I ji-.tndrieil Shirts, Nhslrt Shirts Overalls rants Hosiety. i.ioxes Mittens, Suspenders I'-raees Col lars i t,:. Hats ais Muilb rs ami iiaii.. kerehiefs ete v. ill saeriii.-C ail Cod thai have Ikh ii in Ft.-k over one y-ar. Am . losins out my entire line of I'.oots, Sh.H-s Caqiets A Oil Cloths at lU duwd Prii-es I l,,iy for Cash; sell for Ca-di or Ap proved Notes at short time; and eome iiuenlly can jiirord StiiallIoms JlDFiDAN sT H I N CH MAN. We ire now ready vilh our new and Iniye In voice of Eii.e Confei lionery- J'"K popular brands of lilseulu and Cakes 1 ' i'ds of all Htvlesaud everythliic else TUiiuing to a first-eliis house to fill orders promptly, and to Mipplv resident Cmilies to any ex tent, iloods always fnh, and alway. ofr-T-ed at lowft fiirun-s 11! nnd ser one or the finest assortment ever carried. Tie taet County MM BANK JOBDAN & HIHCHHAS. 270272 Main Street, Johnstown, Pa. 20. Harper's Magazine IN 1S95. Tli Si:n:;!i tons, a new novel lv Th;m ns ll.-ir.ly. w ill U Utrm in the ImhimiiImt i.uiiili, r. Is".,'. iin.I i..iiiinie to XovcinU-r, lii. Wliix-viT itiay Ik? one's lavorito amoiijT llni'ii.Nli iiDvcli it. il .. .... wiliit by ail eriti.-s that Thomas Jlarily stniuls torenm-t its a miLster artist in iie tii:i,::tnl 'J lie Siiii.lt in hut ln'Oxju-etcil t arouse eri:i,iisi:is.:i !t,,t isiierior in lo-trr.-e to lhat whieh lias marked Ti illiv the ni.t suvtsful storv of the vesir. Another ha.!i! fout'ire will 1 the "l"er Noiial Kei-.iliii-tions ci" .lo iii of Are, by S'.eiir lyoiiis ilc Con:.'. !I"r I'a'e anil'Set' reiary, iiii.ier whii-li j;niH' tli" most lioti nl.ir of livintr Aim.r!e:tti in ie:iine rit- is will .roi iit the story ol the Mai.l f rieans. In tin; Jaii'mry niim'.ier will ni'lieara profusely illustraKil pajicr on Chaii.-ston ami the Carolina, tlio tirst of a wrii of Southern Tapers. Northern AfriiM is nttnu-tintr more at tention than t any other time siin-c it was the sint of Kuipir,-s. The next vol ume ol .;;,-,N .1 ly.t-iur will eolitain tour iilu-lraie I nrtiel.M on this region, nn.l three of them wi:l ilepi-t the present life there. Julian Kaljili will prepare f r the .Vr; ic.'.- series of eilit Ktorii-s, ih pietiitf; typiestl phases ol Chinese I,j!o anil .Milliners. liesil-s the lon storie, there wiil U-jriii in the January niimU-r the first ehripiers of a three-part N'ovelt-itc by Kichar l llanlinsf l).i is the longest work yet allempteti I. y this w riter. Ci.in plete short stories Jv popular writers w ill oitiiiiuic to lie a feature of the Miy t- Ssnd For As'i l'.ti Prcspxtus. The Volumes of tho .lo; i Tin lie-in w ith the uihiiUts of J;ine aiul I)iiviii:i.t of earh year. W'lieti no lime is ineniio?! !, snWriptioiis will iH-yin with the mn ilier e;irrent nt tho time of n-wipt of or.l-r. Cloth eases, for bind inir, oil w.its e.i.-. by mail, postpai'l. Title-paao ami Index sent on appln alioii. lJemittanees shoulil Ik- tiriite by I'ost otliee Money Order or I'raft, b avoid ehain-e of b-ss. .Yrr.-i;m f,rr n-t to rttif thix .l.'-'V?!-'W.l uiln,,ul ,'). iiurr.- r - lit II,: -tfr .1- llrut. HARPER'S PERIODICALS . Harper's Magazine, one year,$4.0Q Harpar's Weekly, " 4.00 Harper's Bazar, " 4.00 Harper's Yoan3 People" 2.00 A.Mn-ss nAKPES & BEO S., P. O. Box 950, IT. Y. City. Harper's Bazar 13 1335. Klfjatit and -xeiiisive designs for ;it d.M.rand in-door Toilettes drawn from Worth niiMle'.s by Si;ndox and Chapnis, are an important f, attire. T!;.'se apjear t ry v.'e k. aii-ompanie I by minute de-s.-i iptiotis and details. tMirl'aris Letter, by Katharine de J-'orest, is a weekly tran . ri't of the l:!te-t style ami iv.risis in t!ie oi.'e. Under the U-td of N.-w York r.ishi.-.iis, plain dir, iunn xn I rt:ll pariie liiars are given as t-i sliap.-i. fal.rii, triin m:nrs, and a-;".sofi,s ol" the eostumes of wi'll-dp-ssoi women. Children's Cloth ing rei-eive pra-.-tii-al at'ention. A fort li'lttlv I'atlern-slieet S.ipiileiuent imi:i i.li s read.'rs to t-ttt and make tiieir own rr" n-'. The w -.man w iio takes y..'wv' I'.'i- ir is prepared for every xva.-:ioii in life. ii-renn'i!oiis or iiiloniiul, where f k -. 1 1 1 1 ; f i i ! dress is reipiisite. An Ain.'ri'-ni S rial. l.i.-tor Warriek's a:i?lilers by Heb-'wa 1 1 : r. 1 i ;tr li tvls. a strong novel of Amcri'iaii tii'ri, tartly laid i:i l'e:i!isvlvan:a und p.nly in tie? far si.uth, w ill iKv'iipy tho l.Lst half of the year, ?dy Iidy No' mily. an intensely ex.-it-it.tr novel, bv M.iarien Maartens, author of-ii.Ml's l'.N.l," "The lireater tilory." will If'iin the ve.ir. 1 Nsr.ys and So-ial" Chits To this de partment Spei-tator will ei!itri!iiite her i-h:irmii!r papers on "What Wo are lo imr" in New York s-M-iety. Answer to tVirros;ti.:id,-iils (jitostions n-.i'ive the pers.m:tl a'totitioii of the edi tor, ami are answered at the earliest pos sible date after their ree.' ipu Send fx l!UsValJ PrjspKtus- The Volumes of !:; li'tznr Iwin w ith the first in: m 1 -r lor January of eaeh year. When no lim e is mi iilioiied, snl seriptioits will Im-;ti with the nnmber eurrent at the tim ; of re rcipt of order. Cloth Cases for t.a.-h volmiie, suitable fr binding, will 'iki sunt by mail, jMist paid. on re -eijit of SJM eaeh. Title-page and Index sent on a;plie.itio:t. Kemittane.'.s should b? made by P.ist- i!li.-e Money tinier ir Iir.irt, b avoid e!ia:KV of bs4. ,V. l.-iMWifl.VH'-i cv.7 f-i -I -ie-T?t''ll.l u!h a! .'.V" rrj.A'f.i7 Ji irr S' Jlrtm. HARPER'S PERIODICALS Hirpar's Migazina, one year$4.00 Harpsr's Vjekly, " 4.00 Harpsr's Bazir, " 4.00 Harpa.-'s Y01113 Popia" 2.03 I!ije Frrr 7 xuhcrt'hfrs 1.1 the I"h- A.Idr.-ss IIARPEIi & BllOS., P. O. Box 859, 2. Y. City. Harper's Weekly IN 1835. Jf-irpT'i HVW.7 is a pietorial history of the times It presents every iuiM.rt an' event promptly, aeeuniti ly and ex haustively in illustration a. id descriptive text of the highest order. The mariner in which, during ls:4, it lias tieate.1 the Ciiiea-r.i Kail way Sirikes and the Chino-.lapanese War, and the amount of light it was aide to throw on Koiea the instant attention was directed to that tittle-know 11 country, are exam ples of i:s tdui't Umiidless resources. J 1:! iaii Kalph. the distii:;uisheil writer and wrresKndent. has Im-n sent to the seat of war, and there joined by C. I. Wcldon. the well-ki.own Americttn artist now for many years resident in Japan, w ho has Issmi enjrajr'-d to o-oporate w iih Mr. Kalph in sciidintl to II ir (! x H'.vi- exclusive informal ion and illustration. ' Iurin;r ltO every vital ipu-stion will lie disctissi'd w ith vigor and w ithout preju dice in the editorial columns an I als i in special articles by the highest authorities in each deportment. Portrait of the men and women who are makiu j history, and powerful and caustic v.dtical cartoons wiil continue to lie characteristic features This IIusv World, w ith il keen and kind Iv comment on the lesser dojugs of the Mav. will remain a regular tlejtartiiieiiL Fiction. There will be two fiowerfnl serials, lot! handsomely illustrated The K.-d ('i kade. a stirrin-z romance of olden jlavs bv Stanley J. Wavnian, and a novel ,,i'Newr York, "entitled The Sin of His l ather, by llntndcr Matthews several novelettes and im.ny short stories by popular writers Sen! Fwf l!bstra'.l P. pctjj. The Volumes of the Weekly In gin w ith the lirst nun.N'r for January of each year. When no time is mentioned, suliscrip tiotis w ill lK-jin w ith the iiuiiiikt current at the time of n-eeipt of order. Cloth cases for each volume, suitable for binding, w iil lie sent by mail, iiost paid. on receipt of 1. each. Title-paje mid Index sent on application. Kemittani-'s should be made by Post otliw Money Order or ItraiV, to avoid chance of loss XtviiT tire mil to mpy this a-lrrrtifmrnl without the rrj.rttt vnlt r Jim pt r d- Jlru't. HARPER'S PERIODICALS Harper's Magazine, one year,$4.00 Harper's Weekly, " 4.00 Harper's Bazar, " 4.00 Harper's Young people" 2.00 Putttigr Free tn all MubtrrUirrt in the VttUi d Sl'ilrs. Oia '1 11nI ilniro. Address H4.KPER & BEO'S P. O. Box 959, N. Y. City. Ron SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1894. OOD'S SarsapariUs la carefully IirepareJ i,y experienced pliarcia.-Nts from Sarsar parilla, DasiJelion, Mao- drake, Doek.rir.sissewa. Junker Rcrries, and other well known Testable remedies. The Combination, Pro portion and PiO.fss are Teeuliar to Hood's bar japarilla, giving It strength an 1 curative power Peculiar to ltelf, not pos sessed by other rucilicines. Hood's arsapariila Cure3 Scrofula, Salt liheum, Sores, Boils, rimplea stul all other affections caused by impure blood; Dyeoej.sia, Kiliousne'S, Sick Headache, InJii;est:op, Ivbility. CaUrrh, laieumatisui. Kidney and Liver Cont- I'laiiits. It is Not What w e Say, but w hat Hood's Sarsapanlla Does, that TelU the Story Hood's Sarsaisirilla URES Hood's Pills are gentle, cilia and cBecUvft LADIES' SHIRT WASSTS. Thewann sjxll will suggest this eolitr.irtal'Ie sind more than evir IKiptilar ""'lH'iit. We have nil kintls in the Star Make. The liest made, w ith PutT Plaitcil and SIUF.L!) FilOXTS, turn tlown arid standitig tuliars, in nia-U-rials such tt PKliCALl, MADRAS, ZKPHVU AXD OXFORD CLOTH. All sizes, r,2 tij to 4i I'rompl nib tition will 1k jrlven to Mail Orders. HORNE & WARD, 41 FIFTH AVKXFK Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Next Door Wet of Lutheran Church, Somerset, - Pa. I Am Now prepared to supply the p-.ildic with ('lock, AVati-hes, tt;il Jew elry of stl! descriptions, as Cheap tw the CheajH-st. HEPAIUINU A SPECIALTY. All work fjaaraiitecil. Iotik at uiy block W-fore making your purchases J. D. SWANK. m ART AMATEUR. Best and Largest Practical Art Magazine. (The only Art Periodical rrvKl a MoJal at the Woriii'5 Fair ) InyJittC-it tn nil who trirh tit anlr thtir lirino hu art erf muy Wir horut (ml.ijul xm iuc. lr I I M.V lirinww,w..yi a we mill epd to any one J fQ. liii pidibeiiioj a lsi 'III ittli snp.-rii t-.iWir la't I I I u- tramine an.1 iif..le 1. J Inrn.i. nil k Hi men coiiy. furcotiv DK O' mentarv pavt el desigui ir-juir prn I Ji ur usj'i inner,'' ('.'J pfgs). MONTAGUE MASKS, 23 Union Square, New York. BABLY, 13 1 Clinton Street, JOHNSTOWN. - - PA., DKALKK IX Builders and Other Hardware SbASS, f A1NTS, 01 b, VAR NISHES, ET6. TT TT W J i m 4 m YTrfl-l"at aa&ksial S"C Our Itrge Stock of Sleighs. Bob Sleds. Sleigh Bells. Rests, Horse Blakkets, Etc. PRICES to suit the times. ESTABLISHED 1827. EIRDS OF A FEATHER. The Mtitrwtimp I'.ir.l li"pxd oil Um ien-h on a foskilirl chestnut tree. And :iililleI .iti wllh a limp and lurch, a liitcoti.s siiit to s,e; Its stuii'y wlnsn were mi! oulrtiid, its f.ut ti ers Kli.xik in the wind. Tin kW. llin- wasx'ine fm:n its tthiistiy lutul, and lis Uk wan pculicd ami i n.-tl. It hoi'iileil ond wul'l.t. 1 n'l.l s!Iim-vI and lioj- )Hil, it Kiiuttikiil u ("Hunk ir w.M-, Then down i'i u innlillr It heavily floi'ited, mid Its pijwK U-an to k With a irn-wsonie ditty nnd full of dole till the n. it:lilrhiMJ criwii dnied ihud. As the iMtlenita killitl tlielii-lvi-s with a jsile tad tie.' jaek:iss stKiked his head: "O, sink in- dievn iu the deejiest oiize Ol the hottcinlcss mere of in I re. For no iiKire sliiill I ste the nw.vt Cuckoos That were toy heurt's diMin1. I'uck.si! Cuck.Mi! ifamhisi ! IUniIhki! Tluit were my hciirf desire. 'We have t:t together, hill to hill. In lirover Cleveland' coop, l'.ut there's no one now our inoiilhrt to nit, l-'or irover's In t he soup. Alaek.-idiiy and weluwuy, l'oor Urover'ii In the soup ! "There never were fowls so ii:! Id and meek As they to their keeper t rue. They were mum as iniitis whene'er he'd tink. And then they'd iii3 t'urLm ; When he hud done, each win of u gun Would craz'dy cr- Vurkuo ! "They llustered unmnd the Child of Kate, Their throats full ol Joyful sounds They cclctirated Ills worth mid welt'ht (Three htindn-d and forty pounds) ; Now hang it all, and drat this till Ofthn-o hundred and forty imii.Iti ! "The ilniil.-st d.sl that ever was heard, That drmd thvil must we do ; For Cuckoo must hurry the Mugwump Uinl, The Miigwtnup liird, Cuckoo ! Ity CuekiKi Ik- interred the Mugwump I!ird, Iy the Mugwump liird, C'uek.si ! "Afir to i he l:md where the Ii los sit On the Miv:therl'i!n'ii kn-s We Cleveland blr.liir. Iiave pot lo Kit; So hurry up Ciicko-, phiw. ine ( '.-X- .' cry b. fore you die. And we'll die to-.-ther, plmsc." AV' York Sun. CUPID WAXTS SPECTACLES. On a certain Sinnltiy in July an un usual animation, not tho result of the pa-tor' s cloijiicmv, Miviiii.il to pi-rvaile the oiijrrejwtion in the church of Sur hy, ap:L-t little haialct in the Smth of Ireland. A straiir was amoiitr them and a strikingly lic:;iit:ful one, th.'iiijht some younger nunihers of the Hock. Old Jiinniy Vr.i. the churchward en, had shown the niyst 'riiKis lady to a seat ; aiid s'.ie lial joineil in tin ser vice uni-onscii.tis of the tremor of cx- ciieiiient her presence canx'd. "Can she jwiii!y Is' I .lrothea'." v!iispere.l Mrs Stapletoa to Ikt liiasd, I'il lev. "Xt a hit of it, ma'am ! She's a lo.lirer at IV.vvstiiiV cotne lat n;uht ; Ito'dn t!c n'.e lit r name, hut I've for- t:kii it. S!ie.s noinsly at all in parti cular, ma'am." "Is she a widow or suae kind of niiti." wondered Mrs I ieir. "I nev er saw a li iiinet r.nd veil like those !; fore. The Umiiet is ceriainly very !- ciminvr; I wish I could g;-t a jrxallook at the front " MrsChirhaJ lately lost her hus band, and, lH.-inj r.ither e;(Knl-liiki!iir aiul not J-ein-r inconsolahly U'reavcl, the subject of lHVomini hahiliiiK'nts f woe interested her tbvply. Mr.-. Stajikton, the owner of a pret ty plac? called Trown Lle and the I'lLt'ii of S.rhy suciety, lmkcil uneasi ly at her son, a tail, fair youn; man a little over twenty-five, her only child, and the centre of all h. r hop-sand am bitions. Ever since Fred Staplvton's return from Kton lie had been tlie o-.jeet of adoration to all the youn ladU-s with in miles of .Sorby ; hut Mrs Stapleton h:id lii;her aspiralions or her son, and Fred w:m tin-piestionably struck with the rratv ami In-auty of the new-comer, for liclicld his hymn-lMKk upside down and went astray iu his ivsji-ins-.'s Connected with the p trish of S.irby was a larire estate called llarnascone Priory sadly neglected n w, but nev er! iieless very Ik-autiful and offrrat value when risrhtly managed. The sole lieiress to this line property was a d.'seeiidant of Lord lt-rrisford, who had lieeii larn in Italy ati.l brought tip in that country and America. She had married a very ric'i American, who had diet! three months after his marriage, leaving lu-r his entire for tune. Xo-.v, at the age of twenty-two years the beniuifti. Mrs. Ha.':V.'M wai intend ing to visit for the lirst time in h-r life !u-r Irish inheritamv, I5arn.ise.ni? Priory, an 1 1 m k?ae 1 1 liiiianer wU!i the friends .f her long-since tlecjased parents All these piriicilars Mrs Stapleton learneil from a friend, L.nly Jo.s;'p!iine Parr, who lived at Floreiuvand was a otifidant of Mrs Hadi'le'.d. Mrs Sta plvton's fancy had c.:n; e.I a charm ing idyl in which her son was master of Iiarnasc-Hie, with its b-autiful mis tress as his wie the alien c iuld not f til to lose her heart 1 1 Fre 1 when she ni tde t'ie tnuch-talked-of-visit ti Sir by, and Fritl was luckily free of any o'.hcr cngagem -nt. Now her plans wcr.' ni-'iiacj 1 by a gre.it li:ig.T in the pT.on of the mysterious stranger who fr'.ii the lir-t stviii'-il to have fascinatetl Fred. The next day Mi-w Pilky, Mrs Sta pleton's maid and confidant, night lier nii.stro.'n presence with signs t.f high ilungetiii on her rlorid face. "What d yo;i think, ma'am?" she said indignantly, "Mrs Doughis, us culls herself, is in the ros? garden at llarnaseone, with me o' them lwt tea roses iu her button-hole ; she is pryin' and pokiu' alout cverywluTe, liHikin' in at the windows ami askiu' Patsy all sorts of impertinent questions If she was mistress of every inch of the ground she couhlii't give herself more airs ; her wiles and guiles ati'l half-crowns where a shilling would be too much have made that fxil Patsy and the rest of them ready to stand on their wood en heads for her !" In Mrs Slapleton's mental vision Rarniiscfiue Priorj- wass. nearly in her son's iiossession that she allowed hcr- self an occasional liU'rty within its sa cred precinl-s, but for other tresspassers she had little mercy. "We must warn Nanny at the bulge I against admitting suspicious-looking persons," she siiid, wit'i considerable warmth. "That woman isn't all that she ought to be, I'm quite sure!" contin ued Pilley, with a wise shake of the head. "Mrs Pawson tells me she has taken a fancy to that low-lived, disre putable Trixie WaMi, and lets Iter wait on her and follow her ahiut like a dog. 'My beautiful Madonna!' Trixie calls L:t. ' Siich vulgur absurd nonsense ! I wish we were well rid of the whole underbred lot !" Peatrice, or Trixie Walsh was a half tamed gypsy of Italian blood who had Ik-cii left a baby at the door of a farm house near Sorby. Charity and chance had br night her up to young woman hood guiltless of any sjn.vial misde meanor; but jieopJe looked at her ask ance and predicted a bad ending for her liecause she delighted in bright colors and was often found dancing to her shadow in the moonlight. One day the pretty dark-rolieil stran ger, Mrs Stap'.cbm's detestation, stood on the iiank of a hike within the 15ar- nascoiie domain, trying in vain to reach some water-lillies "I,ct me help you !" slid a voice from the laurel walk ; and Fred Staple- ton hastened down to the water's edge. "Oh, thank you ; but I'm afrifid you will wet your feet I" "Terrible risk, is it not ?" replied the young man, as up to his kniekerliock- cre 1 knees lie plunged in boldly among the sedge and reeds. I le returned with an armful of splendid lillies, which he laid reverently at tiie lady's feet. Though he had seen heronlyafew times bv chance and had never dared to speak to her until now, Mrs Staple ton's son ami heir was deeply in love with thefa'rstr.ingvr in widow's weeds. Life seemed but to have begun for him since she came, and would last just so long as the light of her presence shone iiKn dull Sirby. "We are Ix.th tri-ssp.is.scr in these grounds, IsupKisc?" the lady said in the course of the chat as easily as if their siciiuaiiitance had existed for years. "That i uis 1 not cause us uneasiness, as the owner is an incorrigible nbscii t.v." "Doyoti know the owner of liarnas cone?" "I have not that pleasure, and I find existence ipiite !. -arable without it." "Is site pretty?'' "They say so. All women with her wealth are pretty and charming, you know. She has never Vcn here, and I cannot vouch for lu-r n pp. a ranee or manner." "I'ich twiil Vnutiful what an envia ble condition for most women ! How I wi.-li such gocl fortune were mine !" They sti.I nothing which Pilley might not have heard and rejieated, yet their l.x.ks and tones in which their Ciitii:no:i-p!aees were uttered p irtended . Linger. "Trixie has j ist been here mVain, in great grief lee:.tise she has no mourn ing to wear tit Mike Finnau-.in's funer al," sai.l i:iia, Mrs D .uglass' attend ant, when Mrs Douglass returned from her stroll. "Why didn't you give her something of mine?" "There is the first evcry-day c i.s'ume you Uiuglit ; it has grown rather .-dials-by for you." "Yes, l,t Trixie have that bonnet, veil, and all ; a complete outfit will go far to assuage any grief she may feci." A day or two before Mike Finna :au w is "waked" and buried Trixie array ed hi r-lt in Mrs D..u.''.as' garni nts, and by the aid of a mirror siw that the eilect was good. She was of the same height as her lx ncfactress and very similar i:i figure. "I I.xik like a lady," she muttt-n.il. "How I wish Larry could see me ! I will go to Clover IJeiid and show my self to him." Larry Vv'helan was a fine-looking young scapegrace employed about the grounds at llamasc-me. He never seemed t- fatigle himself with bard w irk, and iie always managed to wear g.xxl clothes, "lie and Trixie had a h iIf-Uiirrels une, lial'-jealou.s liking for each other, "a well-m itched pair of ne'er-do-weels," the better portion of Sorby called them. Arrayed in lu-r siMe roiies, Trixie be t ! ok herself to Clover Ilend, to the cibin of tiranny McCb.ry. Tiie nld crone, who turned many a jviiiiy at fortuue-teliing, was Larry's aunt and the source of most of his p n-ket money. It happened that on the tifteriKxm chosen by Trixie for masquerading her ni turning clothes, Mrs Stapleton sent Pilley toCiowr llen.l with a bun dle of tlinnels for a certain washerwoman'-, baby. As Pilley p issed old M tlber McClory's cabin, she could not resist the temptation to glance in at the open door. Wh it she saw to;k away her breath. "I was th it struek of a heap, ma'am, that I almost dropped Molly's flannels in inn l!" Pilley said toiler mistress when she returned to Trown L xlge. L -coking in at that dirty disiionest old witch's do.ir, who sh oil I I see set tin' at the table with L irry Whelati and l itlu-r M'-t'lory, with a filthy pack of car ls spread out on the table and a jug of p trier for the three of th.-m whotl y.i'i think sat there, m t'am, but the woman who gives herself s-.u-h airs and c ills herself Mr. D.tugl.is from I.os ton ?" "Impissiiile, Piiley; you m ist be mistaken !" "X-.t a bit of it, ma'am ! Is th -re an other such papist looking black dress and veil in all Sirby? Wouldn't she be known for miles around by the little peaked bmn.-t? To Ik? sure I didn't see her face; but the shap; of her shoulders and hick I know already tx well from seeing th-em in church, which is no lit place for such as her!" "Mother," siiil Fred, entering at the conclusion of one of Pilley's explosive sentences' "aren't you or s uue of the ladies of the parish going tJCillupin Mrs IVtuglas and invite her to the lawn-p irty next week? It is a church atl'air, and her mourning-garb would not lie out of place. It is very inhitspit ui.lenot to include in your church fes tivities strangers who. go to church." "Indeed, Mr. Fred," exclaimed Pil ley "the likes o' her isn't wanted in the company your mother keeps! Listen till you hear what I saw to-day ;" and the irate woman repeated tlu history i f her visit to Clover lk-ud. 1 : "What prep i.ster.ius nonseme f cx j claimed young Stapleton angrily. "You ( women are disgustingly jealom of ore ' another. If Mrs D-ttigbis were not , the Ix-nutiful high-bred creature she is there would not lx a word uttered against her !" and be left the nx.m, to;t indignant to say more. "D.ttr, dear," said Mrs. Stapleton, "the Ixiy is completely infatuated by that woman ! The mistress of Parnas cine may arrive at any time now ; and Fre.1 is quite capable of taking up the cudgels for this disreputable foreigner, and then alas for his chances with Ior oihea !" In the quiet grounds of Harnascone Fred Stapleton sought IkiIiii for bis in jured feelings in the c::np.iny of Mrs D iu g his, and the scene he had just passed through inclined him a s'x-cial tenderness of manner. Never U-fore had she st-cmed so lovely and d' -sir-abhor so gentle and con tiding. She was sitting under a wide-spreading oak, making a cowslip ball. Fred, lying on the grass at her feet, watched her deft fingers and the changing expression of her lovely face, conscious that be could know no happier hour than the one that was passing. A sudden breeze sprang up, and was the cause of a painful interruption to their tete-a-tete. A gardener had care lessly left hanging in the branches of the oak a sharp toothed-rake, which was blown down, and in its fall would have dealt Freda serious blow had not his companion seen the danger iu time to divert the course of the iron teeth. The handle of the rake struck Mrs Douglas' plump white wri-t, inflicting a bruise. "You have hurt yourself, and for my up worthy sake !" the young man ex claimed, impulsively seizing tiie wound ed wrist and kissing it tenderly. He th'-n bound it up in his silk h ind ker chief and, full of solicitude, escorted the fair sulfcrer through the park, final ly leaving her in the hands of her faith ful attendant Klia. Having once worn her pretty lx-ne-factres.s' clothes witli tine clt'ect Trixie was em.Milileiicd to rejieat the perform ance, p-irticularly as the fascinating I.arrv commented warmlv on her dis tinguished apixtiraiice. Mrs Douglas' bruised wrist kept her a prisoner in the house on the day after the mishap with the rake ; and Trixie t'X.k advantage of this fact to don the black rol.es again. At nightfall she ventured forth on her second escapade, and Ix-took hcr.-4-lf to tiie Iiurcl Walk at ISarnascone. It was not until dusk that day that Fred Stapleton was at lilx-rty to go to iniiuire as to the extent of Mrs. Ixug lass injur! -s; then he plunged through a portion of tiie shrublx-ry at Uarnas coiieat tiie shortest way to his destina tion. Iu the Laurel Walk he caught a glimpse of two slowly-retreating ri ir ures those of a woman and a man. The npjx-aramv of the woman immedi ately arrested his attention and set bis heart lieating rapidly. I'nsccn, he drew a few yards nearer. Were his eyes playing him a trick? X ; be saw clearly and unmistakably the black draperies and nun-like biu ni't of the lovely woman who tilled all his thoughts It was impossible to f.iil to recognize the c: Mimic ofcictste ch g.ituv and the graceful slender figure. II. -r companion was in:i other tha'i the village reprobate, Larry Wlchm. Why was she talking with such a fellow at nightfall in th retirement of It.irnascune? Fre.l watched the p.iir ii.irr twly, wit'.i jealous distrust rising iu his heart. Pilley's story of thescetie in ( iranny MeL'iory's c ibiu ascirn -d a hateful aspect. Oradually the man's arm stole round the black rolx-d-waist, an I then the widow's b timet fojtila resting-place on here imp anion's shoul der. Stapleton was fully satisfied ; with a i imprecation, he dashed Uick by the way he had come, uttering to him self "Arrant fail that I am ! I in ay at lea-t spare myself the trouble of mak ing a'iy kindly inquiries alxmt her health ; her presence here speaks for her recovery. If it had been any other ni in, I might have Ixire it ; but Larry Whclan, that vulgar fellow given to glass jewelry amazing !" Mrs IVtuglas lay on her couch, with F.Iiza attending to her wounded wrist. Tiie day had Uvn Ion.r, and the fair sufl'erer was disipp iinte-1 b.v.riie nt one hid com' to ask about her welfare. "He might have shown a little c im passion, when I was injured in s'.iield him," sie said to herself, wit'.i quiver ing lips. Tiie elite of S irby were on their way to n:i l ret lrn'mg from a gardcii-jiarty at Mrs Clegg's, and Mrs Hawson's lo lgT found a qualified pleasure in watehing them until Fred Stapleton Hau.it -red p ist with Miss Hrauson, pen fie pleasure gave place to some- 'mu akin t juiiti. Lucy Branson was a pretty girl, and, next to the stranger lu-irv-ss i.fliamas- oo:ie, the best mitrimmial c.itc!i in Sorby, judgeil fronia p j:i ls-shillings-and-pe:iee point of view. Fre.l looked unusually handsome and seemed in the bi-st of spirits Tiie pretty sutlerer o;i the sofa turned away her face with a sigh. "People are not very hospitable hen-, are they, Kliza?" "Ind-eeland ti ley' re not, ma'am a stuck-up, still", uuderbr.il lot ! It's hot with rage I am, watchin' them dow ly worn .'ii goin' to their tea-parties and tennis-playiii's without bavin' the decency to ask you, as if the worst o the like.4 o' you wsiK"t 1-etter than the best o' them ! Not one o' them even had the civility to call on you." "Still, Klizi, we must rememU-r that we have not been quite straightf'Tward with them. We are here under false colors yon know." "They don't know that, ma'am ; you have liehaved yourself as a lady ought, and they sh.tuld have treated you like one." "We cannot do letter than remain faithful to the villa at Fit-sole for a while longer, and let Sorby take care of itself. To-morrow, if my wrl-t U wi ll en ugh, we will go away." As her handmaid withdrew to attend to the welcome work of packing, Mrs Douglas fell into a reverie. "They little suspect," she mused, 'that thj heiress of lUrua,scone U IT 3L JLii WHOLE XO. 2203. among them inc igtiit i, reviewing her possesions, an I tryinj t learn soni -thing of tin charaet -rsof the pe.t ple among wlio.u it might b a Ivisible t o pass a great ji.ir.ion of lu-r life. I w cider wiiat t!iey will s iv when they k nw th? truth? I Ii 1 1 a fo ,'.is!i dis likr of being wrshlpti' I as t!i ; ricli proprietress of t ie Ik'iI Citite ill the c Kin try ; I h ip d I might U- li'ie I fr-s-lf alone :iiore than !ik! p-rhaps. I let him believe that I ha 1 very m l era'e tiiMin ; he 1' I ti sevn lik;tii or lin iry fort i.i;-!i inter. Ah, m, I have been p i:iis:ie I for my d ;e -p'.io.i '. I love him, and he has cast me a-ide like a torn glove. One parting shot they shall have a womanish ven geance perhaps, but very sweet." So, snying, Mrs Ixmglasm:ide a neat package of the handkerchief which had h-cii b luud round her wrist, and addrcssi-d it to "Frederick Stapleton, I'lsq., Trown Islge." Aeeomiany the package was a brief note of thanks, to which she ap'x-iidcd her full name, "Dorothea Douglas-Hadtield, nee Ilcr risford, of H.irnascoue." 0:i the following dry th? notice "Il.i'Kiis to Let" again hung iu Mrs. Pawsoti's window ; her bxlgers hud gone she knew not whither. That day the consternation of Mrs. Stapleton and Pilley knew no Ixiunds Fred had ilropjxsl Mrs Doughis-Had-ficld's note into bis mother's lap, with some withering sarcastic remark alxntt women's ability to judge each other. The maddening jn-rplexities of the whole attair rendered him well-nigh beside himself. What could it all mean? The handwriting was that of a lady, the style faultless, and the p:qx-r l-i.re the Icarna-cone crest. In a fever of !uht and perplexity he ordered his horse and gave it free rein It t'X.k him across country to l!.is.. tt. Passing the Fannagan's bumble dwell ing, Fred was electrified by a tableau that met bis gaze. Mike's mourning relatives and friends were di-pirting themselves on the grass ( )ne af them, w'.io wore black garments the cut of which was Ktinfully familiar to him, was at that moment, amid shouts of m Trim -nt, taking a whiff at a short black pipe, the smoke from which par tially veiled tiie white crajs- cap inside the girl's bonnet. "What infernal jugglery is this?" muttered the amazed Fred to himself, as be s-i-1 lenly pulled up his horse. "II i.v came you by those clothes Trisie?" he a-ked of the rose-fa.id las sie with the cutty pipe iu her brown fingers. Young Mr. Frel was a favorite with the gipsy maiden, and she was always ready for a chat with him. "Mrs Douglas gave them to nt-.- the saints bless her soul !" "Where has ohe gone? Do you know?" "To a place where there ain't no streets uor horses, nor nothing where they gix-s about in long black bials and dances in the mixmlight all night. My eyes, but I wish she iiad taken me t.xi r "Ven'uv V Fred exclaimed half aud ibly, with a ibvp sigh of relief. Not until months later did Trixie un-der-tand what she had down to earn the bright gold sovereign which Mr. Fred dropped into her brown palm. A week later, as Mrs Dou-tlas-H ad field sat in the Piazza San Marco lis tening to the m isic, a gentleman proaehed and U-gg.d the favor of a few moments' c hi versa t ion. Th" gviitle in in was Fred Stapleton, and bis re quest was icily granted. Iradaally the ice melted however, and a smile of am.isem -nt illuminated D Tot Ilea's beautiful face. "Dine with methis evening, Mr. Sta pleton, and then you cm give me every particular of your niht entertaining story," she said at the close of their rir-t interview on Italian soil. A few months later Sorby was wildly excited over tiie preparations for fitly weh lining home Mr. Fred Stapleton and his lovely bride Ixirothea, mistress of I5arna.-c-.inc'. How to Breathe. It is all-imiN.rtaiit, in order to pre serve the system from slnx-k and the danger tif c-uitaminatio:i by foreign sui .stances, that U-fore the air enters the lungs it should lie made as nearly as possible of the same temperature as the hlixxl, and should U deprived of all particle's of dust, which might be a hindrance to tiie Uxlly functions Tiie entire i-ourseof the tortuous nasal canals is lined with mucous membrane, and this membrane is of a highly vascular structure1. That is to say, the whole tissue Is flushed with blood by a perfect network of vessels, over which the air we breathe passes, and from which it borrows the requisite lu-aL The mucus se-crcted by the membranes is also advantageous iu rendering the atmosphere suitably moist. Iu the light of the-se considerations, the ditt'eretice U'tweeii air breathed in through the nose and that taken in by the mouth Ixvomes at once apparent. I:i tiie first case it is gently drawn in through the winding canals and Is tempered and purit'ieil on the way ; while the air that reaches the lungs by way of the mouth comes upon them all at once, and U identical in nature with the surrounding atmosphere, whether that lie warm or cold, dry or moist, full of dust, or free from it. Of not less importance than the Ix-netits accruing to the whole system from properly breathing through the nose, are those that result to the nasal membranes themselves. In the pnx-es.s of imparting heart and moisture to the air as it passes over them, the tissues are prevented from accumulating au oviTsupidy of mucus, and any exevss of blood pressure iu the iiarts is relieved by the contact of the cimiI air constantly breathed in. One investigator haseveii gone so far as to assert that many forms of coliLs may lie greatly !enefite-d by a correct breathing exercise taken every few hours However that may lie, it Is certain that the disadvantage of luouth breathing are bxt numerous and glaring to lte lightly passed over. Youth' men work hard after they get uH enough to know better. Personal and Literary. It'jskin recently remarked to a friend that in two years his time for going to bed and for rising in the morning has not varied fifteen min utes. Itu-kiu is not subject to the com plaint known as katzerijammer. D -in Hole, who will lecture iu th. country for the U-nefit of the IJochi-t-r ( F.ng.) cathedral, is known to many by a volume of cuteataiiiing memoirs, full of agreeable go-sip alxmt Thack eray, Leech, Dickens, and others The volume showed the discriminating m:ud of the author. Dr. Holmes was spoken to some time before his death ulx.tit "F.I-ie Veit n -r," and said, in reply, that it was m my years since he had looked at the b k, a.id that, though the people in it were mostly port raits, they hud beg-iu to fade completely from bis mind. Ii : seemed to remember only one of them at all dc finitely. Lord It .Ix-rt will publish early next year his reminiscences) of more than forty year-of service in India, from subaltern to commander in chief. His career includes the eril of the mutiny of 1V7-S with the siege of Delhi and fie relief of Lu.-kiiow, the expedition to Abyssinia, the war i:i Afghani-tail, a:cl t.ie march to l in Li bar. Prof. Saycc, of Oxford, has ju.-t shown that the Sardanapalus i.f Ktesias and Lord ISyrou is not Asur-bani-jKil, as H-syriob -gists have hither to supposed, but Assur-dain-pal, tic; relx-I king of Assyria, who ruled from siT to s.; ix-fore Christ. The names and the history i-orresjx.nd, and Bclcsyy, the Dabyloiiiali who appears in the (ire-ek accounts is Halasu, the Itabylonian eonteiiix,rary ot Assur-daiu-pal. Ity the death of (iiovatmi lkittl-ta lie' It os-i, Max Muller lieonies the old est foreign met!il-r of the Academie des Inscriptions, to which he was elected twenty-five years ago. The only other foreign inemlx-rs are Sir Henry Hawlin.-on ; Kmst Curtius, the bistoriun ; Theixlor von Siekcl, the pahe-igrapher and director or the Aus trian institute at Koine ; Mr. Whitley Stokes, th Celtic scholar; and Prof. A-coli of Milan, the philologist. The great French comic-singer, Pa'.l'.us, should be a rich man. In ad dition to his income as a jxrformer which is small, as bis jxipularity l.: s greatly fallen oil" and the ppx-ccds of his vineyard, he is tiie proprietor of the music-puMi-hing firm which is-uil . l name no otln-rs , the two famous songs, "Kn Keveiiaiit ile la Kevue" and "p.-re la Yietoire," of which nearly five hun dred thousind iiipi.-s have bs-n sold at fifty centimes each. A the expenses of prixluetion are iiiwred by the stle of the fir-t thousand, the ppitits mu.-l lx' eiiormoiix. At the Paris conservatory, thin under the direction of Chenibini, Ker lioz was an unruly genius, and not in favor with his teacher-, isju-eially the precise' and "classical" Chcrubirii. One examination day, Cheru'.ini wxs run ning over a I'ieiv which lie-rlioz had submitted, when he came upon a com plete rest of tw- mi-asuivs. "What is that?" lie asked, in his usual ill natured tone. "Mr. Director," said the pupii, "I wished to pnxluee an erlcd which I thought could best lx' priv du-.-eil by silence." "Ah, you thought it would prixlucv a gxsl cirect upon the audience if you suppressed two measures?'' "Yes, sir." "Very good. Suppre-ss the rest ; the i-flect wiil be Ix-tter still." To Live in the Country. There comes in the life of eve-ry m in who c.itmot atrrd it a time of burning utir.-st, when be is over powered by an uncontrollable desire to live in the country. A railr.tad man, who doesn't kn-.w for the life of him which end of the plow you hitch the IcTse-s to. Is always longing to g. on a farm. A successful merchant, w ho vaguely knows that you dig jxita-t'x-s, although by that he rather un derstands that you mine them, as you do coal bankers, after a certain time of life, for a cheap little place, not bx. far out of town, where he cin sink an artesian milk well and raise bis own bananas, of which be is very fond. And I once knew an able and eminent lecturer, wh i. ha 1 lectured o:i "The Pyramids Their Cans' and F,tlect," fir twenty years and who was far ii ire afraid of a horse than a tramp is of work, and who t'l.Migiit that cow si shul their horns every spring, from which so'irce the brass bands renewed their supply of instruments Well, that mm left the platform at last and invested the sp ils of many s'livcssfiil lecture tours in a stix-k farm. We cannot help it. Out or the du-t we came. Hack to the soil we are drawn. We are children of the earth, and we do love to cre p kick into the mother arms and get our faces drawn close to the sweet old in itlu-r heart when the shadows U-gin to grow long, when the days of the second ciiildluxxl come up o:i us and the time draws near when she will take us into her ::rms for the l:L-t time and hush us to sLvp on her eixd bri-a-t. Tryiflj To Catch Up. On !x card a HaltiimTe train pulling into Parkersbiirg was a lxk agent whose demeanor conveyed the impres sion that he was matter of fact all the way through. No fxiJishncss, m trilling w ith or in the every-lay ail'airs of bis busy life. "Mr. Conductor, what tim? do we get into Parkt rsburg?" "Ten-twenty," replied the official, politely. "Well, what time can I get a trail on west?" "Nine twenty." "To-morrow. "To night." "Conductor, do:'t t ik -ui ' for a fool Icecause i.iy lx-ar.l grows the wrong way and my c'o'i-s suggest the whippmr wiil and the jvnnyroyal. I'm serious." "So am I, gixxl friend. You citi make it all rigW4L "W-a-11, now, bow?" "Just keep your seat." "And leave town an hour l-f..re I get in it? Lxik byar. You uwy lx a g.xxl conductor and know all the stations and the spotters and how t knix-k down forty jx-r cent, of t!ir reivipt-s but when you claim to have a rcversin' lever on the sun, your ofT. ilccidtilly oil'." "ISut the tim? changes au hour at the river." "Then at this rate-, if I go on to Sail Francisco, I'll get there some time last week. I guess. I'll get oil' and wait until I catch up with myself." Hood's Sarsaparilia, acting thrtxighi the bl.xxl, reaches every j-art of tlu?-syste-m, and in this way pitivcly cures catarrh. Large fingers signify a powerful phy sical organization, associated with uuc rv. fined tastes.