VtXAliOU3- fThmt woxlrotu days tnd-l i llwsa ( t hn rioce )-- s Upht On any pathway that you pleas. That yoo -? tarn antrhtl Tet life in filled with terrors now. The hour (rrow dull and long. Fnr errrthinc r o,r0 to do The d'jetor saya. t wrong. Who tries to -arble is forbid Lirst prrnu attack Iris throat. The danotT'a proweas mast be hid, Thoturh be may nwh s Bote. Who dims in cr4.-nt-; oomplota In t-i!ti by the throne. But he who likes to may not cat. The doctor aajs ifa wrung. Too aban the-water. RparkHmt fair Lest fm lnrk there dini' Too moxtn't breathe unless the air Has t- well analysed. Thoncbtkm you tur. is your wont. With an affection strong. To kim yoor baby. But yon don't. The doctor says ifs wrong. Washington Star. ' MISS-MISS SPARED. HE CAPTURED THE GRIZZLY JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME. Bow the Hadaoa Bay Tribes Dfepotw of the Old nod Indigent Members This Old Wan-tor Sought Another Death Bad Got a Hew Lease la Life. "There ia but one beast that the Indi ans are really afraid of," said Eperton Young, the Baptist minister who re letitly returned from a long sojourn among the Iludpon "bay tribes, where be was the pioneer missionary. "That is the grizzly bear, the tiger of North America. Only once have I beard of a frizzly being captured alive, and in that case the feat saved the life of a fa mous old warrior. "Among many of the Hudson bay tribes it is the custom for the ablebod i' d to pot to death the old men and wo men who are do longer able to do their fhare of the work. Tbe old women are simply knocked on the bead without ceremony. The process of getting rid of an old man is more elaborate. The In dians do not think it well to stain their hands with the blood of one who was once a warrior. So tbey delegate tbe task to their hereditary enemies, the wolves, to which they render all assist ance in their power. "When it has been decided at a sol emn powwow that any particular old man is to die, instructions are given to a number of young men to take meas ures to get rid of him immediately. Among the executioners are always the mods cf the condemned man. The day after sentence has been passed these ex ecutioners call on the veteran, attack him with stones and spears and drive him into the wilderness. There they leave him to bis fate. A few days later tbey return and collect a few well gnawed bones, which tbey bring back with fitting ceremoniea. "Among all tbe warriors belonging to a tribe with which I made a long so journ, none bad a more glorious record than Miss-Miss. But Miss-Miss was get ting old. His eyes were dim, his bauds were slow, and rarely did be bring home a fat buck. Furthermore, food was scarce, and Miss-Miss retained an excellent appetite. One morning Miss Mies got orders to be prepared to receive tbe next day a delegation of young braves led by bis two stalwart eons. "But Miss-Miss, though be had as sisted in many such ceremonials in his day, bad not yet come to consider him self old and nseles. He was very angry. Just as Miss-Miss had done reviling the ingratitude of tbe young a boy rushed in to say that a huge grizzly was feed ing a ebort distance from the camp. Here was the veteran's chance. All the braves were away at tbe hunt Children and squaws and Miss-Miss were the sole occupants of tbe camp. He knew that to face a grizzly single handed was certain death, but it was tbe death of a man. So Miss-Miss armed himself with bis spear and tomahawk and went forth to seek tbe bear. "He bad not far to go. Within a few hundred yards cf the camp he espied tbe largest and leanest bear be hud 6een for years, making a scanty meal off dried roots. Crawling up as close as he could, be burled his spear. The weapon struck the bear in the flank. As he bad calculated, the wonnd bad no further effect than to infuriate tbe brute and tarn its attention upon him. Miss-Miss took his stand with bis back to a tree, grasped his little tomahawk firmly and awaited death. "Now, had it been an ordinary little black bear the peril of Miss-Miss would have been smalL A black bear would have risen on its bind legs when it came to close quarters, aud leaving its chest quite unprotected, tried to insert its paws between the man and tbe tree in order to hug him to death. All Miss Miss would have had to do would have been to wait uutil it came within arm's length and plunge his hunting knife in to its chest One thrust would have been sufficient. But a grizzly is differ ent It strikes with its mighty claws. Miss-Miss awaited the onset When the bear came to close quarters, it rose on its hind legs and made a mighty, sweep ing blow at his body. Setting bis teeth, Miss-Miss struck at its bead with bis tomahawk. Tbe weapon was dashed from his grasp and be was burled to the ground, but, much to his surprise, uninjured. Instead of the sharp claws in his side be bad felt a mighty buffet as if from a huge boxing glove. Miss Miss scrambled to bis feet The next glance explained matters. Like himself, the bear was a veteran. It bad lost its claws long since. Miss-Miss dodged round and round his tree and from one tree to another. Tbe bear, whose sight was dim with age, aimed blow after blow, with no other effect than that of brjising its paws against the trunks. The fight went ca. and Miss Miss' stiength was giving way, when through an opening in the forest he espied the Llaze of the campfins close at band. The bear saw it, too, and with a grunt f disgust and disappointment turned round and trotted back into tbe depths of the forest to resume its meaL "MiRg-Miss hastened back to tbe camp and called the oldest of the boys together. "Take your lassoes,' be cried, 'and we will capture a grizzly alive.' So out they went When tbe party ar rived within range, Miss-Miss whistled. The bear raised its bead and tbe boys cast their lassoes. One noose fell over the brute's neck. "When tbe braves returned in tbe evening, prepared to chase Miss-Miss into the wilderness, tbey found a huge, roaring grizzly tethered in tbe middle if the camp. No one of the tribe ever had done such a died. They concluded the Great Spirit bad willed that Miss Miss should live, aud Miss-Miss is alive today and in high honor with the tribe. "New York Sun. Chewing the rtrtel Nat. Maxwell Sommerville, in bis book "Siam on the Meiuam, From the Gulf to Ayuthia." says that the c r it f tbe betel nut being a cou.ux.u Lalit, ut every little distance as yo j.-o through the bazaar of Bangkok tu:;y b. setu petty merchants busy tnakiug and svli tug tbe preparation so cniversally mas ticated. "The leaves in which the prepared mixture is wrapped are f rem a known as the cbavica betel. 1 he tn is from the arica betel palm, which reaches a height cf about CU let t. whose branches tar several large bunches of nuts, which harden and mhJtn as thiy ripen, and which resemble somewhat tbe bunches of fruit on tbe date bearing ralm. Tbe dealers cut tip their green leaves into the proper triangular form, crack the nuts, and with wooden spatu las work tke tumeric stained juice into a paste It ia amusing to see bow skill fully they form the pieces of green leaf Into pointed, cone shaped cups, into each one of which tbey place a portion of the ingredients. Oounting ail classes of reserves, Ger many can in 24 hours raise an army of 4.000,000 disciplined men. BARNATO IN THE COMMUNE. How the Diamond King Saved the Baah of Franee. A writer cf stories about Barney Baruato says, in the Philadelphia Bul letin, that there is a circumstantially definite account of bis presence in Paris during the commune of 1871. In the utter break up of ail social fabric be found bis capacities of a paying order. For there is little doubt that his was the craft that enabled the shrewder loniroonards to realize tbe roomy need ed to supply the sinews of war. One day, during tbe gloom and stress of the government siege, the president of the Bank of France was confronted by an unkempt mob. The demand was explicit They wanted all the gold iu the bank's vaults. The spokesman flourished a bloody saber and the mob accentuated the demand by all sorts of ferocious threats. It was in the height of this melee that a man who bad been counseling the financial deputy of the commune rode up, adorned by a red sash and other insignia of the terrorists. He made his way through the vociferous throng and handed the governor of the bank a large envelope. While tbe official was reading it the besasbed emissary turned to the clamoring nomads and, in a tongue unknown to the officials and probably to many of the mob, addressed them a few sentences. A singular event followed. A dozen of tbe ringleaders at once began haranguing the rioters. In a few minutes every one of them with drew. The besashed personage remained in consultation with the governor and when it was ended withdrew. An hour later six covered wagons came to the bank and were laden with bags such as the bank always makes use of in trans porting specie. When Baruato appeared as the dia mond king in South Africa, a score of the communards, who bad fled from Frauce, were in exile in the region where Barnato bad cornered tbe mines. One day in tbe plenitude of his afflu ence be was waylaid, riding in the Rand, by a company of miners One of them, by a few words, succeeded in gaining his private ear. This man was known as tbe most ferocious of the blood thirsty gang who had taken part in the killing of the hostages in La Koquette. He recognized Baruato as the emissary sent by tbe commune to the Bank of France, and the knowledge enabled him to get in on the ground floor of the dia mond deaL The tale goes on to tell that Barnato, who figured as Felix Barnctte, had fallen desperately in love with a figurante in the Folies Bergeres just as the war of 1S70 broke out; that he bad lingered in Paris, became a member of one of the "Red" societies, exploited tbe ardent patriotism of his coworkers and succeeded in getting several mil lions of the cash he had forced from the Bank of France. The tale, whether true or not, is by no means so improb able as the actual facts known in tbe man's mastery cf the African diamond yields, for to do that he was forced to put himself against such schemers as Cecil Rhodes and to contend with tbe "dour" shiftiness of the Boers, aud particularly with that astute old fox I'ucle Kmger. ARMY LIFE. Its Social Informality Constitutes One ot Its Great Charms. "Army life is informal to a degree," said Mrs. Custer, during a recent inter view. "The custom of using cards when calling is enly of very recent date among officers' wives. When I lived in garrison, we should never have dreamed cf such a thing. It is only at a few of the larger posts, near the cities, where there is anything like the formality cf civic life. The people in a garrison are like one great family. Nothing that deeply concerns any member is a matter of indifference to tbe others, and tbe spirit of good fellowship is universal. In time of sickness the friendly helpful ness cf the women for each other is shown strongly. Many a time I have known a number cf women to detail themselves, in regular military fashion, to duty in the house of sickness at cer tain hours, relieving one another I through the day and night with abso t lute precision, so that the sick person should never lie left without an attend ant "With all this close intimacy there is surprisingly little friction or ill feel ing. There are, cf course, at every post a few people who are disagreeable or hard to get along with, but tbey cause no more trouble in general than they do in their own households. They be long, we feel, to our army family, and their shortcomings must be overlooked just as we should overlook the faults of a husband or brother or sister. No dis tinctions between rich and poor are . ever observed. There is occasionally a ! question about calling upon new ar rivals, but it is solely on accouLt of reputation and honor. If there bas been , anything discreditable to tbe good tame of an officer or bis wife, tbe cir- cumstances must be investigated before other families cf the post wiU call. Philadelphia Times. Where Princes Are Bar red. When a young prince of Japan wishes to learn the mysteries of cbirography, young maidens bring paper, others make tbe ink and prepare the paint brush. Tbe master expresses admiration by gesture and face, for no words must be spoken by him to the prince, his mouth even being bandaged that his breath may not blow upon the face of tbe prince. Tbe teacher must move about in the quietest manner and give com mendation only. Bow Dead Soldiers Look. A British army surgeon is authority for tbe statement that the cause of death is clearly shown in the expression of the face of a corpse on the field of battle. He states that those who have been killed by sword thrusts have a look of repose, wbi!e these killed by bullets usrsliy have pain of an intense nature rleaily depicted. Autograph Fiends. The author of "Chats With Celebri ties, " Mr. Guild, says cf tbe demand upon Longfellow for bis autograph: I remember one very pleasant party at the poet's dinner table, at which Mr. Monti. Professor E. N. Horsford aud myself were present, when Mr. Long fellow related a number cf amusing anecdotes respecting applications that were made to him for autographs. He was very kind to autograph seekers and used to keep in a little box upon his writing table a cumber of slips upon which were written, " Tours very truly, Henry W. Longfellow." One of these would be sent to the applicant by a member of his family to whom he passed over their requests. But tbe autograph seekers were not always satisfied with a mere signature, and be often sent a verse from one of his poems signed with his name. The most remarkable request, however, came from a lady in Boston, who, the poet said, sent bim by express a package of 150 blank visiting cards, with a letter requesting that he would inscribe his name on each of them tbe next day, as she was to have a grand reception at which a number of literary people would be present, and she wished to present each one of her guests with tbe poet's autograph. This was too much for even Longfel low's good nature and would seem to be hardly credible had I not heard it from the poet's own lips. The fact that the greater resistance is offered to the X rays by inanimate than by living flesh is now put to practical nse in determining whether a person is really dead or not I According to Dr. Fcrbes Winslow, , kleptomania is found among boys, but I very rarely indeed among men. Tbe I srca majority of tbe victims are women. HE PLAYED BARBER. SHAVED A DEAD MOONSMlNER, AND THERE WAS NO "NEXT." The Job Tendered, With Some Emphasis, by Friends of the Deceased The Trav eling Man Accepted, but Now Sells Over Another Root. "It was in Tennessee. "a !d tie trav eling man. "it happen on one of those back country roads which I wis traveling on my way to a town where I had a fine list of customers. Tbe night was closing in, and I was wondering bow long it would take me to reach a place where I could spend tbe night I knew that I was among the mooushiu ers, for the jug on a stump with tho money nnder it was in evidence along the road. I had no thought of being molested in that country, where the only warfare is against the revenue officers, and no one would have suspect ed me of complicity with tbe govern ment "A slight .noise startled my horse, aud I leaned out of the buggy to look into tbe chamber of a revolver. At the same time I saw two figures, one on each side of me, and, checking my horse, I tried to assume a bravado I was far from feeling as I asked: " ' Well, gentlemen, wbat is your will with mef "You can imagine my surprise wbon a boyish voice asked: " 'Kin you shave yourselff "I answered that I always shaved myself. Without lowering his revolver be looked across me to his pal on tbe other sida " 'He uns will do, Jim. Hop ia an I'll lead the horse.' "Having made cp my mind not to be dragged off in any such ignominious manner, I said: " 'If yon are going to shoot me. I suppose I must give up my life, as I am unarmed. If it is money you want, I" '"Tell bim, Jim,' said tbe one who was leading my horse. " ' Yer won't be killed nor robbed nor nothin, if yer don't try ter give us the slip. Shet your mouth now, mister, an you'll know more right soon.' "We must have gone a mile before we came to a turn in the road that brought us out in front of a cabin much larger than any I had seen that day in my travel. A woman stood at the door crying. " 'Hcv yer fonn somebody, boys? she asked anxiously. " 'Yep. morm, an he'll do the job up slick tbout askin much pay. "I wondered if I was to be compelled to murder seme one. Tbe boys were beardless mountain loafers I had met their type often, but I never knew them to be desperadoes. "I was shown into the cabin by the woman, one of the boys following with tbe revolver, while the other waited to fasten tbe horse to a scrub oak. I saw a figure stretched on a settle, aud the idea flashed into my iniud that I was mis taken for a doctor. " I am not a medical man,' I began to explain, when tbe woman cat me short "'Yon tins 'nd a been tew late ef yon uns was a doctor. He passed outen afore daylight, an it's 'notber kind cf job we warter bev dona Yer see, we uns is a goin tew hev tbe biggest f un'rel evah was in these yeah pahts, an we wan ter bev the ole man shaved foh the fust time, an there ain't a man no where aroun as shaves hisself or enny body elsa ' "The revulsion of feeling which came over me was not altogether pleasurable, for I did not fancy tbe idea of playing barber to a dead man, but when I looked at tbe cadaverous countenance and tangled gray beard of the deceased I felt a sort of professional pride in making him look more like a mortal being and less like a wolf. I had always been an abstainer from strong drink, but I filled up on crude spirits that would have killed me on an ordinary occasion aud tackled my silent customer with a fe verish and hysterical alacrity. This was in part due to tbe close proximity of the two boys and their revolvers. But as soon as I had tbe old mountaineer shaved the revolvers were laid aside and I was treated with the utmost hospi tality. Tho work itself bad not been half as gruesome as I had imagined, and I had to fight a ludicrous tempta tion to pour barber talk into tbe deaf ears. He was such an improvement over himself when alive as I judged by tbe family lingo that I wanted to ask him to look in a mirror. I declined tbe fee tendered me by tbe boy Jim, and. sup plied with a jug of moonshine whisky, I was set in the right road and per mitted to leava "I found it true that in all that com munity not a man had ever been shaved, and it was only in deference to a whim of tbe old mountaineer, expressed on bis deathbed, that he was made such a curious exception. I did not mention my part in the transaction until I was far beyond that county line, for I was not sure that, a precedent being set, they might not again demand my serv ices, and another salesman has that routa " Chicago Times-Herald. Old Leprosy Laws. In the earliest code of Biitish laws now extant namely, that of llotl Dba, a famous king of Cambria (the present Wales), who died about the year 950 A. D. we find a canon enacting in plain aud unmistakable terms that any married woman whose husband was afflicted with leprosy was entitled not only to separation, bat also to the resti tution of her goods. Tbe largest electric sign in New Eng land, that on tbe Washington street fa cade cf tbe New Umud theater, Boston, is composed of 1,000 incandescent lumps of 32 candle power each, and the letters which they make are four feet high. It took four men a month to make the sign, and it cost the ccupany that erected it about f 5.000. Finally Digested. It is said that an American went into a London bookseller's and asked for Hare's "Walks In London." In tbe United States it is printed in one vol ume, in England in two. "Oh," said tbe Yankee as be looked at tbem, "you part your Hare in the middle, do you?" "L sir?" said tbe clerk, with a bewil dered look. "Oh, no, sir!" "I saw he didn't see the joke," said tbe Yankee, "so I didn't explain, but bought the books and went away. A week later I entered the same shop. As soon as the clerk saw me he approached me, exclaiming: 'Good, capital I Part your hair iu the middle? That's capital, sir capital!" Anecdotes. The elephant is tbe chief beast of bur den in Siam and Afghanistan. An "ele phant load" is estimated at two tons. The oldest building in Chicago is the Green Tree tavern, in Milwaukee ave nue, and it is only 63 years old. io ciose to a dentist's II yon are not fond of street music. Itinerant or gan men carefully avoid playing any where near tbe bouse of a practitioner wbo can effectually stop or remove all troublesome grinders. London Punch. A paper published in Greenland can boast of the longest name in existence. It is Arrangagliotio Natinginuavnik Sysaramiuas Sinik. Ostentation bas been described as tbe way ether people "sbowaff." Town and Country Journal Soeat Was Strong. Mrs. Van Dyke (as Van Dyke appears at 3 a. m. Where have yon been? Van Dyke I er Mrs, Van Dyke Now, be careful What you say, William, Don't thins: on can throw me off the scent Bos ton Herald. i SOME ROYAL DOGS. w early All the Sovereigns of Carepe Are Fond of Caalae Pets. Nearly every one of the sovereigns of Europe, it appears, has one or more pet dogs. The collies of Queen Victoria, the fox terriers of Princess Beatrice, with Jork as prime favorite, are known at least by hearsay to everybody. The emperor of Russia is also a great lover of dogs. A London paper reports that he is always accompanied in his walks by a couple cf fine Danish hounds, whose strength and vigilance their master considers his best safe guard. The grave czar is often seen playing with these monster pets. He himself has taught them' their tricks, and tbey are nearly always about him. The king of Greece shares the czar's taste for the Danish bounds, which ape as intelligent as tbey are strong, and which, with hardly a bark to announce their intentions, will fly at tbe throat of any one whom their master may point out to them in case of need. When tho empress of Austria goes on ber long walks or rides, several pet dogs always accompany ber. But per haps the most widely known of all the "royal dogs" of the present day is Black, the pet dog of the Russian Grand Duke Alexis. Black U a sportsman's dog, of no very aristocratic breed. Indeed, if tbe truth must be told, he is a member of tbe race of mongrels which tho fisher men in tbe south of France take out to sea, employing tbem to recapture any wily fish that may fall through tbe meshes of their nets or slip suddenly bark into its element after it has been once landed on board tbe barge. Black is still rejoicing in the days of his youth, but his record, not only as a common fisherman but as a "fisher of men," is already great, fur iie bat saved no fewer than six persons from a watery grava Some three or four years ago the Grand Duke Alexis was staring at Biarritz, One stormy night he went out on the cliff to get a view of the angry sea. A boat was just being wrecked be low, and he saw a dog dashing with angry growls and barks into tho water and bringing to land, one by one, three drowning men, while the crowd cheered tbe brave mongrel to tbe echo. The grand duke approached to caress tbe dog, aud the animal's master then offered Black to him, refusing to accept any payment St. Louis Post-Dispatch. CURIOUS INSECT. A Butterfly That Enjoys Only Five Bears of Life. It is in August that tbe naturalists observe tbo marvelous insect which is boru, reproduces and dies in the period of a single night, on the banks of tbe Marne, of tbe Seine, and of the Rhino. It is the ephemera of which Sirammer dam bas written and which is spoken of in Aristotla The life of this insect does not last beyond four or five hours. It dies to ward 1 1 o'clock in the evening, after taking the form of a butterfly aliout six hours after midday. It is true, how ever, that before taking this form it has lived three years in that of a worm, which keeps always near the bonier cf water iu the boles wbich it makes iu the mud. Tbe change cf this worm in tbe water to an ephemera which flics is so sudden that cne has not the time to see it If one takes the worm iu the water, the hand cannot be taken away before tbe change is made unless by pressing the worm slightly in the region of the chest By this means it can be taken from tbe water before tho change takes place. Tbe ephemere, after leaving tbe water, seeks a place where it can divert itself cf a fine membrane or veil, which entirely covers it This second change takes place in tbe air. The ephemere assists itself with the point of its little nails as firmly as it can. It makes a movement similar to that of a shiver, then the skin on tbe middle of tbe back breaks opart, the wings slip out of their sheath, as we sometimes take off our gloves by turn ing tbem inside out After this strip ping the ephemere begins to fly. Some times it bolds itself straight up on tbe surface of the water on the end of its tail. Sapping its wings one against the other. It takes no nourishment in the five or six hours which are the limit of its lifa It seems to have been formed but to multiply, for it does not leave its state of a worm until it is ready to deposit its eggs, and it dies as soon as tbey are deposited. In three days' time one sees appear and die all species of ephemeres. They last sometimes until the fifth day, for tbe reason that some malady has affect ed some of them and prevents tbem f rein changing at the same time as tj others. Exchange. Cold aad Silver Cos pels. "Tbe Gold aud Silver Gospels" U the name of a very peculiar book now reserved in tbe Upsala library in Swe den. It is printed with metal type, on violet colored vellum, the letters being silver and the initials gold. When it was printed, by whom or wbat were the methods employed, are questions which havo great interest for the curi ous, but have never been answered. Maid and Widow. By the old Saxon law a maiden and a widow were of different valua The latter could be bought for one-half tbe sum which the guardian of the maid was entitled to demand. A man, there fore, wbo could not afford to buy a maiden might, perhaps, be able to pur chase a widow. The herd of European bisons protected by tin; czars of Russia iu tbe forest of Bj lovski, Lithuania, numbered 1,900 in IHjfl, but is now reduced to 500 and shows no sign of increase. The dwin dling of tbe herd is ascribed to inbreed ing, due to the confined area of the res ervation. Tcelaml lias only one policeman. When he wants to wet his whistle with a Lot toddy he is never afraid of the sergeant poking his nose around Hie corner. An official reporter shows that there are issued yearly in the theaters of Paris 2.SW.O00 dead-head titkeU. Scott S S Emulsion is made up cf lae most essential elements that go to nourish the fccdV. Where the arpeli'.e is varying cr lacking-, it in crease: it, ana -where ci?cstion is xrczk, it aids it to perform itj function in a core vigorous way. It enriches tie b!:od", makes healthy flesh and cures chronic coughs and eclds by making it possible f :r the body to resist disrase. C'.tr friends tell us "IT WOSKS 70NDERS" but t.c never like ta cvcr-.tite the merits cf cur remedy even when it has been tested and tried for ever twenty-five years. If you xri 1 ask for it, v.e will send you a. book telling you m:r abcut the subject than we can. put in a few words. Go t yotartlrujjLt fx Ccctfs Emul lioo. Two sues, 50 cte. and $UO0. SCOTT & BOWSE. iCew York. THE NEWSBOY'S DREAM. Ii Was His Idea of What Would n Ab solutely Ideal Conditions. The American newsboy can almost be said to have created a genus for him self. If be has any, he bas certainly created it, for of all the inhabitants of this planet thcro is none wbo is so abso lutely iuij.'pendent, so thoroughly con fident nl bis own exertions. lie has a self importance, derived from his ability to support or partially support himself, which places bim high above tho rank of tbe ordinary gamin, and he generally possesses what is far more important iu auy community ready money. Ue is tbe capitalist of our junior civilization, the Count Ksterhazy of newsboys' alley, lie can play craps for money wheu other boys are constrained to pursue this de lectable amusement with only the mild er if more intellectual pleasure of study ing the fluctuations of fortune, or, at most, hazarding cigarette pictures. lie may swear a little more than is necessary, but in general is not half bad. His train of thought is usually healthy and vigorous and has a robust ness born of tho outer air in which he spends so much of bis time. Physically he is agile and almost tireless. While apparently reckless in most things, bo is, on the whole, careful of bis health he is scarcely ever known to smoke a whole cigarette at a time. His intellect is as kceu as a razor. Ho keeps it con tinually boned on the strop of experi ence. Everything carries for him a les son. From tbe sale of tbe largest Sun day paper to that of the most unpreten tious weekly there is nothing be docs not profit by. Be is a born statist, a self educated strategist Ue has the nice art of going far enough and yet never overstepping himself. On the eve of such an occasion bo will vociferate, "All about the elec tion. " but dou't ever expect of whom until you buy tbe paper. Pleasure and other things occupy a fair proportion of bis time, but with him the distribution of news is always uppermost It even permeates his sleeping hours. One of tbem was beard to remark between sales to another a day or so ago, "Say, Jim, I had de finest dream I ever had las' night" "Was it about angels?" inquired Jim. "Naw," was the contemptuous re spouse. "I dreampt dat der was a aw ful smashup, six fires, four doubss mur ders an tree suicides, all in one day. " Chicago Times-Herald. THE FAMOUS GIN LAW. Bow It Was Received and Evaded by tho Knt-lish Public. This famous "gin law," passed in 1736, is interesting as tbe earliest se vere blow at liquor dealing among civ ilized nations. It levied a tax of 20a. a gallon on spirits, and a licenso of 50 for auy one selling or dealing in tbem. And, being in advance of puMio opin ion, it failed, much as other more stringent prohibition laws have failed in our own day. For the cry was at once raised that it taxed tho poor man's gin and li t the rich man's winn go free. Lverv wit, every caricaturist, had his fling ut it Ballads were hawked around tclliug of the approaching death cf Mother Gin. The liquor shops wir3 bung with black and celebrated npmnriiiasly Mine. Geneva's lying in state, lii r funeral, her wake aud so on. The night before tbo law went into edict, so the contemporary journals say. there was a universal revel all ovtr the country. Every one drank his fill and carried homo as much gin be sides as be could pay for. To evade the law apothecaries sold it in vials aud small packages, some times colored aud disguised, generally under false labels, such as "Colic Water." "Make Shift." "Ladies' De light" There were printed directions on some of these packages e. g., "Take two or three spoonfuls three or four times a day, or as often as the fit takes you." Informers were very prominent and exceedingly offensive, inventing snares to catch lawbreakers for the sake of tbe heavy rewards, and spying and sneaking around in a way particularly distasteful to the English inind. In con sequence tbey suffered in their turn. The mere cry, "Liquor spy!" was enough to raise a mob in the Loudon streets, and the informer was lucky if be escaped with a sound thrashing aud a ducking in the Thames or tbe nearest borne pond. Indeed, such an outcry was made about tbe matter that the minis try became very unpopular, and the law was not enforced after two or three years, and was largely modified in 1743, after seven years' triaL Popular Sci ence Monthly. A Curious aad Rare Book. Tho most curious as well as one of tbo rarest bonks known to collectors is the edition cf tbe Vulgate issued by Pope Sixtos V, some time between 1585 and 1590. Tbe book, as Disraeli describes it, "fairly swarmed with er rata. " So numerous were they that a number of printed paper slips contain ing tbe proper words were pasted over tbe blunders, and this device proving ineffectual on account of the immeuso number of mistakes, as many cf the copies as could be found were called in and destroyed. Only a few remain, and the book with its paper patches com mands an extremely high price. Chalk. All cbalk is composed of fossils If you take the tiniest bit and place it un der a powerful microscope, you will see an infinite number of extremely dimin utive shells, aud no spectacle on a large scale is more beautiful than tlie varied forms of these tiny homes of animal life, wbich are disclosed by powerful glasses. A Help. Scientific Mamma Do not dance all the evening, dear. Remember that tho dances cf au average ball cover a total distance of nine miles. Practical Daughter Oh, but a girl is carried mcst of the way, mamma! Larks. For jot tm Wear Trousers. - A certain no). Jo lord, who shall be nameless, during bis journey north on a political mission changed his costume for a full highland "rig out," intend ing it us a delicate romplimeut to the land of the kilt, but when he looked at himself in tbu glass he found that the tailor hud cut bU kilt too short, so he made up his mind to put on evening dress. He changed bis upper garments and then sat down for a few moments to study his rpeech. This set him to sleep, lie awoke with a start, only to find himself running iuto the station. For getting what happened, he thrust on his hat aud apppearcd at the window bowing, aud this was how he was dressed: Ho bad a full highland costume as far as his wuist. Above were a white shirt aud swallow tailed coat, aud the entire edifice was crowned with a chim ney pot bat, epen which be sat down without noticing it His lordship's hor ror wheu he stepped npon tbe platform and felt the keen wind cuttiug bis bare legs changed to absolute agony when his valet appeared, scrambling out of tbe carriage with a pair of trousers ia bis bands, waving them wildly and ex claiming, "My lord, my lord, you've forgotten these. " London Telegraph. Onr Tempermtare. The ordinary temperature of an adult when a thermometer is placed in the armpit is 08.4 degrees, in tbe month 99.5 degrees. The blood is about 100 degrees. Blood heat is marked on the thermometer at 99 degrees F. In fevers this is much exceeded, au j the beat of tho patient may rise to 105 degrees or 10G degrees A higher temperature than this will generally prove fatal nuleaa it descends very quickly. Tho highest tciapt ruturi'S recorded have tern iu some ca,-:es of rheumatic fever, when ' thatcf tbe body roso to 10!)(?icrs nd even to 1 1 1 degrees. This is tbe Packag rememberit Itcontains Washing Powder tint cleans everything quickly, cheaply and perfectly. Largest package greatest economy. THE X. K. riIB3iSK COHPiST, Calcaco. BW louls. New York. I'aUadelpnia. 3 - 5 Lstesik) I CTlrrrt'C''f 5. llisthar nl through the siU. 5 mmmnvm.i prevents cold C A&WJE rS itth.-1 &. ''7 Sj-j Ami cUlisic tTwt mnrh I JPMES B. HOLDERBAUM, Somerset, Pa. ; Death ef Jndg Kilgore, th Fighting Texas Coogreuman. United-States Judge Kilgore, ex-Con-gresHman from Texas died at Ardmore, I. T., Tburitday afternoon after a short illne. The remains were sent to Wills Point, Tex., for burial. Judge Kilgore was one of the Iwst known men in public life, and nttra-ted considerable attention in tbe Fifty first Congrcs. when he kicked in a g'n liaizo dHir which had lieen locked ly order of Spuker Ued dn'-ing one of the filibustering scenes 'hat made tho 'Tirt qiionuii-oMiiitiriK" Congress iii-mora!ile. Having snppc -rted President Cleveland ardently, tho Prcsiuent r. -pointed him one of the Judge of lmlittn Tcrnimy, after he wan rotirod from ('oiigrcsi. Wheat Thief Escaped. WASHIMiroN, Pa., Sept. 2ii. Friday night 'Jl b;ishcls of wheat were st- len from A.J. P.arr, of Somerset twiil;ip, and taki n a ay in a two horsrt -:!t;oii. Mr. Barr traced the grain t '-'l I'.ri.s.' llourin mill and found the man who Bold it trying to i-anh a ctxck at William Smiths bank, where he indorsed it "Cbartes Ilaker," while the check had beer, drawn in favor of "Charles Iihu-k." Cashier Wrenshall refud payment. Thestranger escaped. The horses aud wagon were claimed by Liveryman Sheplar, of Fiiileyville. The wagon also contained a loaded gun, wbich is now at police headquarter. The sacks which contained th grain were identified by George Itl.tck as aoiue which had teen stolen from him Friday night. In cases f bums, sprains, scalds, or any of the. other accidental tains like ly to come to the human body, Dr. Thomas' Klectric Oil gives almost in stant rtlicf. mm 'itsWS k NEW tilQri-AFMi The ONLY PERFECT FAMlEf USE. FOR SALE BY JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM. Somerset, Fa. 4 - BO YEARs jT EXPERICNCC JmM U TRADE MARKS DESICNS, - COPVRICHTS ate. Anyone senjlns a iBet-b snd oeacrlpttoa sisy ai.rklf ascertain, free, wbetber an Invention is ptohablr patentable. C'oaioianicatlntis aru-tf eiiunaeittial. Oi'loel areiM.- furtetunns patents la America. Ws hats a Waabinmoo ofltee. Patents taken tbruusa atoua A Co. reovir syectsl notice iu tbs SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, beautifully II! serrated. Uuwl eJrrnUiiaa fit tnr oeutiOe Journal, wees I y, terms Si.in a lean t'JilM iwmtbi. Speettuen aipm and Uana 3ou US f aTkkts seat tree. AdOrs MUNN A CO., 301 llraaawav, Kew Vara. 4 aii. r 1.1 ti hr ur-l wirtM-ai the kmln. It '. Mln.-rt " l m-Tmih aiu!. I'lokl.urx I'a., has dm-re4 a ue remol) that ran- the rrer and iu:n.. IU hak canal ""Vie ambotU fall, aud baa treated pa1' wtwm In ltoit . b a.llaj at Se train aud tnvrdta! at Hums; N. V. baa a. cured, but lr. Stetnerl haa lurrcaeruUy treated several of them It atakea as difference where the cancer Is luraied as haa cared aauretaaa DiUiTQ f 1 1 c or all the rauear quack dortix-m, aad ear Mali etotm. at hla erace eaa are the wuevlerfal suns et eaarer v bkh he haa fur eats kerplnf. Rs ajimlur that Dr. C. Stetaan a) tbe only cancer see. tar Is W eaters Panaylanand aaaremuved aeaa aer la te I dart. Patleou can be treated In taele ws a as A lea piles. Mer. kMnef , verm aad ether alliaeats ef the haavaa GET AN g EDUCATION and Bfruiie tfi baud In t ban. I. Oi-t an n! li EDUCATION I JSP st the On. u i .Norma I ant rhee. i.erk Havre. I'a. Kirat- rlana ancomrrwulutlon and uw raira. Mate aid to euidif tin. Krrtivulran1 lllita. rat..addrae !.! S. I'a. II., P-t.Himl. Hate Saraal ktal. I., k IImvi-m. Pa. ST"J- - -'rl" It is Great CcmlbrL TO A r::-V IHiLSKKKI lKR TO H.Wi: A tUKjO STOVE. THE 9 !i : o f i'm.' nw:t -rfi-ct licatin 5lic, fir l.nur'ii;.l iii-, or '!accd u;n the i.inr' -t. All tiic IjIl-J an-1 ties! idcaare iiictirjx.nUfil i..lo ilsi'on-trurtiiin. Every I '.I'nret'j J rriKMiO? iuial ilily, tlranlinc cr. I rt-urpsrv lu s lx.-in wc'l llarmcd and FrcJuccs the Grcctest Neat From the Lcczt Fuel The ci.Iil air is !rawrn from Ihe flir, uul s srtd t.iji. mi-thud of Floors desired oni- fjim Ii mjM. raturc iu ail jiarts of the rami. ' Witt Burn Any Kind of Coal! Will Keen Fira Twtntj-lour Hours! Cm be Ud as n Singlo or Double Heater! AH toe Coud Puints Hore of the Errors! C'NTt'.H CcrORC V3U CUY 'OMKIiSET MARKET REPORT CUBKKCTKD WKKkLY hY Cook & Beerits, Welnedny, fP t , XSS7. (per bit , Applea driwl, lb I rva ,rHt-f J lb ... Apple ilutti-r, p-r Kal i mil. jmt ft w w Butter.-! frwh kx. l r I rrsiiii,-r, pr Beeswax, p r lb .lnc . I i""-ii") in, in. p-r v hi iwc Karon J M'2rctirv.i hum, per D IJ1 Uaron-li..'. l- r th . a to liouiil-r. rn-r lb ...8 to sr. I l.:niu. H'r lb , I.: IT . .... I'iC -Si -TO ,.( Tom men I, ih t 1 ,r , . ... iiiiu, f . uui-... Kicks s " i ui ..1J KUh. lake herring- "t' . f S 1.1.1 Ii.' Honey, white clover, tn-r aS l.v iarl, -r D. .bI1t l,liiif, n rtili. . ..... .;! .iininiH.n, ..!., per gal wic Onion. jHr liiia. 7 V I'otaUM-a. n-r hm ii to tali1 Hmciins evi ixirnU-J. pt-r t 10 to I Pruiw-a. pi-r B a i (id- -V .. pi-rblil fl.10 I r mniuioc. i-r i i i hit Halt, J lhtiry, bus sacka 1 - S - " I " 4 bin a.ioka.. tLsi I rmund alum. Isu lb aacks nr inapie. per a. etoKC iuiioriAti yellow, per 16 wliiN-, A. per lb b tnmulaU il, (-r tb b Cube., or pulverized, per to Huar. Syrup. per eal -'K!c maple, per kal 50 to UK? Stoneware. Kallou.. , x- Tallow, per 3 Io .tc Vintkar, per ipl into :lr uiiioui,. i-r hum fk k f'.i.i clover. p r lm xU0 to ' eriniMin, p-r lu.... 4.11 ' alfalfa, per bu. . i t u hUvlii-. tier bua 7 Seed.H. Uilltt, (i.'nnan, per bua : lairley. white Iwantie-js per bus l.i. buckwheat, per bus.. ; corn, ear. per bua vr ahelltit, per bu. .... I - Uraln 4 on!, per bua tonic I rye, per bua .Vie A Feed I wheat, per lm iie bran, per M Bw 7 e cirri and iat chop, per 1 1 a fia e Hour, roller pra-ea. per bid $M ftiirink Da ten I and fancy Hour. ! high rnulr Jrf.frt I flour, lower knule, per IIOJn f 1 :ii Middling i nltN ""' MlaUllUSS-1 red. per 1(JU H PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. f AfJTCRN STANDARD TIM A. IN EFFECT MAY 12, 1897. CODkkD SCHkDCL.. Tral na arrive and demrt fnim lli.fllr,F, .t Johuatow n as follows: wCXTWAaD Western Kxpreaa,.. I tS a. tn. Southwestern Kxprtw . . Snel jouukiow o Accoiniiioiiat urn. .... 44 Accommodation . :"- Pacific ExpreaH .. (K'4 .... V: 4:.'i.H ... Htm . lr:30 Way llweninT Iiltburx Kxpnsa Kant Llue p. m. JoUtulowu AcconimodaUoo.. A3TWAKD. Atlantic Express . S:-JS i , .':! m. Hea-ehore K-preaa A Hi mmi Aci-oiiiiiioilaliou.. I lay Kspreaa. K:-4 " :H lihli " lr p. iu. 4:11 " : Main lne upmn. Altomia Accommodation. . Mail Kxnmw . Johnxtown Acoiiimoiiatioa... Philadelphia Kxpruw Fuat Uue For mti-. nwm. Ae call on Ticket Airentaor address Tho. K. Watt, P. A. W. l., mil Hflb Avenue, I'niil.iinj, Pa. J. B. HutchimM.il, J. R. Wood. Ueu. Manaxer. Oen'l Paas. A CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Somerset and Cambria Branch. NORTHWARD. Johnstown Mall Express. R.a-kwood 7:00 a. ni , Nimrrwi .io, Htoveatown Hoov eraville lit), Johnstown 11:10. Johnstown Mail Express. Rock wood 11:3) a. ni., Hoiner-et ll:l-i, KUiyeatown lia, tloov eraville li-l, Johnstown 1:10 p. lu. Johnalown Accommodation. Rock wood 4:i5 p. in.. Somerset A3) stoyeatown a, Hoov ersvllle Johnstown ftli. aOCTHVARD. Mall. Johnstown :.'! s.m.. Hoovers v l-. Stoyestowu V:i, Komeret lih- Hoc k wood lik-i. Express. Johnstown 2:10 p. m Hooversvllle ., stoyestown fcia, somerset 3:1-, Kuck wood 4:06. Dally. T. R. MARTIN. Maunder of Passenger Traffic. LIMBI The 0. 1. C. LIME COMPANY, SUCCESSORS TO THE MEYERSDALE LIME COMPANY, have Jnst completed their new aiding and are now prepared to shin bv car-load lota to anv part of the country. This lime la manufact ured from the celebrated Sivlar Hill 1 liuihu and is especially rich In Mil tbe elements re- ?nire,i to invigorate Hie mill. IT IS WHAT All ARMERS NEEDI hmmI Hock on hand all the time. Price l- w as the lowest. Address all cutuniuicatii.ua to I. C. LIME COMPANY Fred Howe. MEYERSDALE Proprietor IMPORTANT TO ADTERTISER", The cream of the country papers is fonn j la Remington's County Seat Li sta Shrewd advertisers avail themselves or these lisU, a Copy or which can bo bad or Kcmiugtoa Urns., ot Hew York 1'itWbunt. THE Is None Too Good When You Blv MEDICNES.' It i JtiMt as IniMiriaiit to Het-iire FRESH. PURE DRUGS, Am. H -fat TV. lfrfM rVasn fl.1r aaaaw- mw w- aaaa w v v"'y'' V AT SNYDER'S You are always sure of getting the Carefully TRUSSES BTTTElj AU of th Bent ami 31 out Approved Trunsea Kept in Sb ' Satlf(tctlon Guaranteed. OPTICAL GOODS. GLASSES FITTED TO SUIT THE EYES. CALL AND HAVE TO3 SIGHT TESTED. JOHN N. SNYDER, Somerset, Louthefs Drug Store, Main Street, Somerset, Pa. Tliis Model Drag Store is Rapidly Ssccafcg afe Favorite iritli People in Search cf Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Sponges, Trusty supporters. Toilet Articles, f'vrfmnes, &c. THI riOCTOK CIVKJ! rEKSOSAI. ATTEST IOW TO THE COMPOC5IMM. ..." Loafer's FimiijiiMSlFiiilyllfiCBli eSEATCARE BKIMO TAKE TO rB SPECTACLES, And a Full Line of Optical Good. always on fcar.d. From r.i large assortment ail can le suited. THE FIHEST BRiKBS QF CIOARS Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to tiisphy mr to intending purchasers, whether they buy from us or elsewhere. J. F.l. LOUTSSER (VI. D. MAIN STREET - - SOMERSET. PA Somerset Lumber Yard ELHA.S CTJISriSnjSrGIIAM, MAirrrACTCBKB aio Dealeb aso Wholes lz ad Ketailek or Lumber and Building Materials. Hard and Oak, Poplnr, Kldlng. Picket, .Menldnt Walnut. Yellow IMue, Flooring. fcau. Star Ralls Cherry, Shingle, Itoons llalnter. dielnnl) IjUh. White Pine Blind. Aewel Pet, i:te. A general line of all cradeaof Lumber and RuiMing atertal and Koortna ' k-pl la atork. Alao, can rurnlah anything in the line of onr business toorder wuh rv-...-i. ble prompUae-s, inch as BrackrUs oddniued.worketc. Elias Cunningham, Office aod Yard Opposite S. k C. R. R. TheN.Y.WeeklyTribuiie With the elo of the Pr-si,lfntiul the fact that the American pept ic nrc now anxious to i- tlu ir .11 : ht:-n 'j home ami busmcN iiit rt t. T.nit-t t tiis ciiJi'ii'.i, iiitics will fur W apace anl prominence, until another State or N:.litij cn;isKn ! i:.ai..!- - " newalof the tight for the principle fr winch Till, TRlr.lNh -a-r1-from its inception to the pr. M nt i:y, anil won iu treated victories. Kvery possible effort w ill l-e put The WEEKLY TRIM'S E preeminently a National Family Newspaper, intr! ng, iiiftructive, enteitainii'g ami iiuli. - We furnish "THE HERALD" ONE YEAR FOR ONLY $2.00. CASH IN ADVANCE. SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY Address all orders to Write yonr same and address on a postal card, send it to Hco. V. Bef. Tribune Ruildinr, New York City, and sample copy T Tlr ."" Weekly Tribune will be mailed to joo. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY YOUR 3Teuiorinl Work WM. F. SHAFFER, SOMERSET, FKSX'A. -fanufitctarerof and Dealer In Eastern Work FnrDiabd on Short Notiei hue! aib mm mi Also, Ajenlfor the WHITE BRONZE! Penona In need of Monnment Work w!l (lli.l tt tu their luteiwl In rail at my rhuf where a prt(Hr atiitwTiiitf will be civrn them -Kali!'frlion fiittmnled in ev r , an I'rlrea very low. 1 Invite siH.-cii allcoUon be WhitoBrzt, Or Pur ZIno Monumeits. proilueed h RfT. W A. Iline. a a dwM,-d l:nprv niint In the point .f Mxirtal mrt t'n!rurli.D,and whla'h li!elli;nl to tr the popular Monument lor our changeable t Ii mate. tive us a call. Wm. F. Shaffer BEST Xi Mwt Ih I'n elIs U E. . em - M I V y s w 9 WW f ff J ft TJiem. fmthent ruediciuea PIlEWjpjji--, CoinjointL a OJTI.T rKKilt AD PCEE ABTJrT.M. EYE-GLASSES, Soft Woods, Station, SQMRSET FOR FARMERS AND VILLAGERS. FOK FATHERS AND MOTHERS. FOK SONS AND DAUGHTERS, FOR ALL THE FAMILY. campaign THE Tfrrnr.VK rtvte forth, ainl money freely penr. ? n:i peUMtlilc to eaeli member of tlie i:u; j and "N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBUNE" i BEGIN AT ANY TIME. THE IIE11AI-L- f EXESSStO BT mTiS-iS AS FTAf!TTrAT.T.Y Wv, Over 500 Beautiful Designs, DRUGS I I S2
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