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MISS lETITIA'S TROUSSEAU.
BY OLIVE WLSsTuX-iAGK.
Letitia Ilougbton was going to be
married; comsequeutiy many of her
dear femiaioe friends said it was a
shame, a acaodal, for Letitia to think
of euci ftAiy at her time of life. These
same authorities declared she was fifty
8 re years old, adding there was no fool
like an old one.
Letitia wad on the sanuy feide of
forty-fit e, but did not look aa if she
were forty, being handsome, with a
pretty home, a li Jy iacome, a kind
heart and a sound bead.
Tbe beneficiaries of her bounty had
become accustomed to consider her a
Bpinsltr, too eon firmed a devotee to
single ble&sedneHs to change ber elate.
What right bad that old thing to be
taken in by an impecunious adven
turer, wheu she bad friends of her life
time who naturally expected t-he had
no kin? people to be remembered in
herwili; not that they were mercenary,,
but that they had a sort of claim upon
her.
Remarks of this kind were freely in
dulged in when the invitation were
received. Tweuty-fiveor thirty wom
en talking at once is rather confusiog,
and as tbe speakers became excited,
the comments became more persocal
and-aaeuaied an ill-natured turn. It
was at a church sewing-circle, aud
tongues were firing faster than needlta
An exceedingly pretty and rich'y
dremed woman, a guest of tbe society,
now took up the cudgels in dtfeote of
the absent,
"Ladies, Ladies, U this a modtrn
school f--r scandal, or a church society
held in the bateruent of a sacred edi
fice ? Yob all have caue to be grate
ful to LetiUa; why should you steak of
her so bitterly now, because he h&9
exercbed the right we have all
eiaimed T'
Mrs. A!yn Alden was a leadtr of so
ciety, whose dictum made or in made
a newcomer entering tbe charmed cir
cle. There was oot a woman present
who was Dot anxious to retain her fa
vor. 'Why, what have we said? It is
eccentric in Mi Letitia to get married
at her time of Ii.'e, now bu t it, Mrs.
Jennie? -
"I do not know why it should be
eousidered so. Letitia Lj a very pretty
woman."
Mrs- Jennie, as Mrs. Aiden w v gen
erally called, was a power, and with
promptitude they proceeded toeat their
words with marvelous celerity.
Mrs. Jennie smiled and bade them
good morning. On the way to Miss
Letrtia's he made a gesture as if she
had touched an ill -smelling weed.
"What a power of harm such women
ean do at times. I do not pcee as a
reformer, bat I really would like to re
call the ducking-stool for their bentfit.
Poor Letitia! I hope she Las not cho
sen unwisely."
Her musings ceased as the coachman
drew rein before tbe pretty old-fashioned
garded of the Houghtons. Mrs.
Jennie was met in tbe yard by the
bjiJe-eleet, whose freb and fair com
plexion had defied the ravages of time.
With her Lright hazel eyes and wavy
light brown hair she might have pass
ed for 35 at most
"Come into the house, Jennie; it's
lovely out htre among the flowers, but
I have some things I wiah to show you.
Tbe dress has come, but I am too old to
be married in white satin, so I selected
a pick brocade trimmed with lace. I
have never had so ro&cy clothes made
at one time in my life, for I tiever
needed to. I dun't thick I'm envious,
but when I saw all my friends' hand
some outfits t occurred to me that it
would be an induceoiect to marry. Do
you not like it?"
She fingered the glistening folds lov
ingly, and Mrs. Alden looked and ad
mired, then said :
"But where did you meet the man
you expect to marry, Letitia? I would
not give my life into the keeping of an
otter stranger.'
"You needn't be uneasy about me;
be U a very pleasant man and I'm pos
itive we will get on very well together.
Aa for love, we are not you eg pet-pie
and have said nothing about that, but
we will do well enough as friends. Did
yna notice that black and gold visiting
silk, Jennie?'
.Mrs. Jennie perceived that the brsde-to-be
preferred to talk at ait her cklbes
instead of the nlan she Lad promist d
to marry, and made no other effort to
drag him into tbe conversation. Miss
Letitia brought every article for Mrs.
Jennie's inpectioti, and said aa tLat
Lady rose to go :
"Do stay to lunch; I've so much to
tell yoo yeL I want it understood that
I meant what I said when I wrote on
tbe cards I didn't want prese&ts; please
make my friends understand that will
you? I know they will want to give
me presents; you can't know how glad
I am that I am liked, Jennie. 7
Mrs. Alden would not 6hake Miss
LetiUa's faith ia .the profcs&ioas of
friendship she believed s: ere re, but
when their epiteful comments were re
called it angered her afresh with them.
"I am always at home to give Alyn
Lu lunch; he does not enjoy it whea I
am absent, Letitia. I shall let it be
knows that yoo. do not wish preeentd."
For that purpose Mrs. Jennie drove
back by the church, where the found
the aocKrty dispersing. Slit did not
alight, but told tbem of Miss Letitia'a
with. 8be of tbe sharp toogae gave a
a shrill little cackle, and said :
That meat's that we must give them
without fail; she's afraid we woot give
anything, and takes that means to
make sure." -
"Was that the reason yoo. had no
flowers' on the cards when your daugh
ter gradaated ? LetiLia's bouquet was
weighted with a jeweled butterfly. So
glad you enlightened me. I have
et
EST A "RT.TSTTETD 1827.
w ondered why tbit clause waa insert
ed, but bad no idea it meant exactly
' oppoMte what it said. Thanks to yoo.
I understand. It U never too late to
learn wisdom. Good morning; I must
go home.
The extreme bonhomie of this speech
made the clique stare at one another;
they were never sure what Mrs. Alden
meant; that her ebaftd hit the mark
there was no doubt. Mrs. Pcn9onby
gaxed after the carriage and said thero
dear familiar friend :
"Mrs. Alden does have the knack of
taking one by surprise; she confuses a
person so. Of course I didn't mean
that Is, I didn't intecd to own"
"That you took that way of agaric f
Sophy a number of bouquets and pres
ents? I thought you didn't mean to
say that, dear, did you ?" suggested the
friend sweetly.
Mrs. Pousonby translated the re
mark as it was intended, and treasured
it for future use.
;
MitM LetiUa's wedding night had ar
rived. She was looking extremely
handsome, and accepted the eiTjsive
complimenU of ber friends in appar
ent good faith. They declared she did
not look a day over 40.
As yet the groom bad not made his
appearance; Miss Letitia had excused
herself a moment or two, but as the
minutes lengthened into an hour with
out her returciog, significant glances
were exchanged, and the buzx of macy
voices was heard.
It is astonishing bow much pleasure
some people derive from the distress or
mortification of Lfcelr friends. Mrs.
Ponsocby and her coterie were insinu
ating that something was wrong; viio
itg pity which their eyes and counte
nances belied.
Mr. Aldea was becoming worried
over the prolonged fboenee of Miss
Letitia from the rxHU, and wished she
would return and Ki'enoe the malicious
tocgues.
"She's prevailing on her swain not
to become faint-hearted," giggled Mrs.
PoDsonby.
Thoroughly exasperated, Mrs. Jen
nie was about to give a crushing retort,
when Miss Letitia reappeared.
She was slightly pale, ber demeanor
a mixture of regret and dignity, while
a blending of defiance was depicted in '
her erect attitude. j
"I've had a telegram from Mr. Laug- j
worthy; buinei9 of a family nature,
which I shall not be at liberty to di
vulge indiscriminately, compels him
to start for Europe as be sent the mes
sage off, consequently there will be no
marriage to-night. That need not in
terfere with our et: joy stent of tbe scp
ptr; the presents will be returned to
their donors to-morow. Mr. Alden, j
will you see me to the table? The
B.iiiister will Lake you, Jennie."
Her astounding revelations called
forth a chorus of ohs and ab, and a
dozen excited women began to ply ber
with questions, protesting against ber
returning the presents, but she waved
them aside.
"The marriage U indefinitely post
poned, through no fault of either bride
or bridegroom, so you Deed not imagine
he's absconded or jilted me. Under the
circumstance I will not need the pres
ents. Who ever heard of bridal gifts
when there is not much likelihood of
the marriage being perf ormed. I prom-L-e-you,"
with a fine, grim smile that
somehow made certain ladies feet un
comfortable, "if the marriage does take
plathat I will expect Doihing from
you. Now come to supper; that will
not be a disappointment if the wedding
is."
She gave her guests do time to discuss:
her affairs in groups, but marched
them Into the diniDg room, some wear
leg from tbe undiminished p&Dgs of
curioaty an expression as if they were
being led to itisant execution.
Miss Letitia was the life of the party,
and tbe theory that she had been jilted
did not gain ground; her explana
tion wa accepted as true as far as it
wenL More than one face became
blank wbeu Miss Letitia said :
"Jennie, be sure to come arouud to
morrow and help me pack those pres
ents; some are so valuable I w ill cot
be satisfied until they are rtturned;
fortuuately all are lalled."
"I will come with pleasure, Letitia,"
replied Mrs. Alden, while Mrs. Pon
socby whL'pered dolefully, "If the
would a-k mi"
Early next morning Mrs. Jennie ac
cordingly put in her appearance, ftDd
icg her friend in exceedingly good
spirits.
While tying op a gaudy plated cske
stand, a gift from Mrs. Pon-onby, Mrs.
Alden said:
"Letitia, why return the presents?
Were you in earnest when you said
there was not much Uklihond of there
being a marriage ?"
Miss Letitia was heeding over the
bed, replacing a handsome silver Ladle
Id in velvet box.
Tiie constrained position may have
been the cause of her heightened color.
Iler face as she turned toward Mrs.
Aldea wore conflicting ex predion;;
triumph, shame, and over all a balf-sad,
half-defiant look. Her firt words were
apparently irrelevant.
"I've learned ninoa, Jennie," she
said, as she folded a dozea fine thread
cambric handkerchiefs and placed with
lingering regret in the costly box they
came in; "bow exquisite these are, and
like the donor ! Oh, yea, I wad saying
how much I had learned since I had
sent out those tickets. I've always bad
a too confiding disposiiioa, and whi.e
I'm not now a cyaie, I've had eye
ope tiers, plenty of them.
"Going about to different stores,
riding windy days, veiled, on tbe cars,
have given me an insight into people's
character that has been both painful
and profitable. I Deed n't ted you
whom I mean, for I see yoo know. I
have no regret for them I am not a
sentimental fool; the only regret ia
self-contempt that I've been taken in
by them ec long, but I've never out
frrowa a girlish pleasure in being liked.
You bad your husband and children, ;
and God knows I never begrwiged
wives and mothers their happiness, for
my life has been a healthy, happy ooe,
and so completely am I a spinster that
I believe I waa bora one. I've never
srea the man I have even imagined I
could fancy, but there was one thing I
did want."
Mrs. Alden bad listened sympathet
ically; as Miss Letitia paused for breath
the ventured to speak. "What waa
that, Letitia ?'
"You may laugh, Jennie, if you
wish, but that was no more cor less
than a trousseau."
"What! Do you mean that "
"I mean, and I know it will go no
further, that I coulda't have a lrou-
sea a without a marriage, and that was
why I sent out carl-i. Don't you un
derstand, Jennie ? The marriage could
not take place, because there was do
bridegroom at ail; now it's out."
For once Mrs. Aldea was surprised
beyond tbe power of expression, but
when she did recover, her merry laugh
ter was delightful to hear and was
joined by Letitia's.
"What a good j ke!" gvsped Mrs.
Jeunie- "Wouldn't it make the Rich
mond dames opea their eyes ? It shall
go ao farther, though I ' would like
Alyn to know, if you have uo objec
tion. What would Mrs. Pensonby
say?'
"Embellish it uutil we wouldu't
know it. Kut there's oue thing she
won't enjoy any more expectationd of
sharing my fortune. I shall leave my
money as a fund for old maids' trous
seaux." What to So ia Emergencies.
i Lhoking With a rish liooe. II the
bone is a small ooe, swallowing a mor
sel of bread half chewed may remove
it. If the bone can be seen, it may be
taken out with the finger. Sometimes
a sharp blow on the back will dislodge
it.
Fly in the Eye. When a fly gets
into the eye geutly rub tbe eyelid in
one direction to bring the fly to the
inner corner of the eye, and it will then
be able to be removed with the fingers.
If this fails, lift op one eyelid so as to
get the other under it to sweep it,
Weeding at tbe None. If this is ex
cessive, it most be stopped at once.
The brow and none should be bathed
wi:h the coldest water possible. An
upright position must be maiutained,
the bead thrown back and the arm-)
railed, and ice or a cold piece of steel
applied to the spine.
Catching Fire. If a child's clothes
catch fire it should be thrown down at
oace, and a hearthrug, blanket or any
woolen article rolled round to extin
gi'iah the flames.
Wasp Sling. Apply ammonia or
hartshorn. If this it n t at hand,
strong soda may be u-M-d, afterward
rubbing wiih olive oiL
Tor little Tinger Bitera.
Tylng the smiil hvi U in a bag, or
rubbiog tbe Sogers with bitter com
pounds are the most freq'h-nt remedies
resorted to when the children will per
sist in biting the finger nails. It would
seem that some severe method is abso
lutely necewury in suea instance; it is
so important to break tip the habit as
early as possible: but It is found that
reward is often better.
An old remedy ii "aloes rubbed on
the finger tips;' but in a recent instance
a gold-ring-cure proved more effective.
This little girl had been scolded and
punished with Dotff.-ct. She declared
she could not help it- It happened she
earnestly desired to be the potfeeasor of
a gold ring, so I said:' "If you will cot
bite your fingernails for a whole year
Iwiilgiveyou a ring." This proved
the best possible remedy; she found
she could help biting tbem, and soon
became proud of the improved appear
ance of her hands.
Sestarkable Core of Rltsamatiin.
Kzna, Jackson Co., W. Va.
About three years ago my wife had
an stuck of rheumatism which con
fiued herb) ber bed fr over a month
and rendered her unable to walk a step
without assistance, her limbs beiug
swollen to double their normal tize.
Mr. 8. Maddux insisted oa my u.'ing
Chamberlain's Pain Bim. I purc'iias
ed a fifty -cent bottle aud Used it accord
ing to the directions aud the text
morning she walked to breakfast with
out assistance in any manner, and she
has rot Lad a similar attack since. A.
B. PAftsoNi For sale by all druggists.
Goia3 By the Zje.
Unless one has some other sort of
knowledge to contradict it, observes
Youth's Compauiou, it is natural to
accept the evidence of the eye. There
fore the answer which a teacher recent
ly received from her - c'ass of small
children was Dot altogether surprising.
"Which is farther away," she asked,
"England or the moon ?"
"England:" she questioned. "What
makes you think that?"
" 'Cause we can see the mn, and
we cau't see England," acswered oce
of the brightest of the clas.
The Best in the Worli-
We believe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best in the world. A
few weeks ago we skittered with a
severe cold and a troublesome cocgb.
! and Laving read their advertisements
in our own and other papers we
purchased a bottle to see if it would
affect us. It cured us before the bottle
was more than half ued. It is the
best medicine out for cold and coughs.
The Herald. AnderaonvLlIe, Ind.
For sale by all drugguu.
f c-ninine Ccriaity.
"Mr. Dolley, won yoa let me look
at your watch a little while?!'
"Certainly, Miss Fly pp. Do you
want to consult the time?
"No," replied the girl, as she opened
it and exfamined the case and work.
"I w.-v-i curious to see if water tarnish
ed gold or had any effect on the watch's
delicate mechicism."
"Water? What do you mean T'
WML, Mr. Hutiksr told me you
were in the habit of soaking your
watch. What is the object of such
treatment, Mr. Dolleyr
"Now good digestions waits oa ap-
1 petite, aud health on both." If it
dvxs't, try Burdock Blood Bitters.
Herald.
TJsefal Hiat.
A beautiful tallecio:!. of handsome
brocade seen recently has a convention
al design applied in irreens, blues, and
dull reds. A novel erfed is produced
by appliqueing brocade on brocade, the
oonchiog done in a soft neutral tint
harmonizing with all the colors. At
tbe same time wire seen some beauti
ful examples of Italian eutwork on
homespun Uoen. AfUr the design in
self-colortd linen is worked, the ma
terial is cut out be lira: h and tbe piece
mounted on color. The work is rare
in New York and most beautifal in
etr..-et.
The clove of garlic, omnipresent al
most with the French cook, is not
sufficiently made use of by her Ameri
can sister. Escarole aulad, or indeed,
any sort of green saLvi, is much im
proved if to the French dressing a dove
of garlic is added. Roast mutton has
a Dew and delicious flavor if two or
three incisions are mails in the meat
and a clove inserted la each beforte it
is put in tbe oven to roast. The flavor
of the garlic is Dot di-tinct enough t
be recogmxed ad garlic, while it imparts
a most agreeable seasoning.
If ermine fur id only slightly soiled,
dry rliur thoroughly rubbed into th
fur and well shaken out will clean it
excellently. A treatment advised by
aa English exchange for fur that is
more soiled is to rub it thoroughly
with bran dampened La warm water.
The bran is applied with a tins eel
cloth. Afler tbe fur is rubbed thor
oughly dry, a second rubbing is given
wila dry bran, the final treatment iu
the course being with maguesia.
The assertion has been made ecca
siouaily of late that the ue of finger
bowls is to some extent decreasing.
Inquiry of those m't competent U
ju.ijre proves that this statement m
erroneous. Oa the contrary, more
mocey id being spent for finger bowls,
and more artistic effort put into their
man u. 'act u re, than ever before. A
beau U ful design ia high-class bowls,
Dew this spring, id a clear glas, tbe
bowl and plate engraved ia gold, with
encircling wreaths of pendant grapes.
The perfection of the glass irelf and
the exquisite grace and finish of the de
sign combine to produce a most beau
tiful aud expensive set. Colr effects
in reds, greens, turquoise and other
blues, amber and mauve are ti be had,
of equal though varied beauty. The
housekeeper of moderate income to
whom these costly ijowls are not possi
ble wi!i do well to put the price to
which she limits herself, whatever
that may be, into the quality of the
gUe. A bowl and plate of graceful
shape in fine glass that is clear, except
fr sotd fiio iriav iit.o iu iia puU
ished purity, may be had at a very
reasonable price, and will be found
more satis.'acUrv than cheap cut glads
or other iuferior reproductions of ex
pensive ware.
A new invention dot offered will be
welcomed by chatelaines of country
houses aud by summer housekeepers
anywhere. This id an arrangement at
tached respectively to the cold water
supply pipe and Utile fauoeta through
out the house, as well as the gas main.
Turning on a faucet anywhere starts
the gas burning under a coil of pipe,
and the water is heated as it Tins thus
providing unlimited water at aay hour
of the day or night in any part of the
house.
A "attof' of General Jo&bert.
A French paper reports a good mat
of tbe late General Jouoert- When
Natal was invaded much discussion
took place iu tbe Boer camp ad to the
wisdom of the General's Strategy. A
Free Slate officer remarked thai the
sudden attack upon English territory
did not quite square wui the cunning
of a lawyer, alluding tj JdlrVs old
functions as a soiicilor. "My friend,"
replied Joubert, "there id a great dif
ference between a Court of justice and
a baotlefield. In the former tue ad
vautage lies with him who ba the last
word: iu tbe Litter it lies with who
st.kes the first blow."
"Gnu? All aai Lose ALL"
MaDy people are so intent on "grasp
ing ail" that they lose strength of
nerves, appetite, d:gestioa, health.
Fortunately, however, these may be
restored by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla,
which has put many a business man
on the road to success by giving him
g-jod digestion, strong nerves and a
clear brain. It does the same thing
fur weak aad tired women.
Hood's Pills cure sick headache, in-
. A Girl's Eitay 03 Boy.
At a recent scr-ool examination for
girls this composition was hat del ia
by a girl cf twelve :
"The boy is not an animal yet they
can be heard for a considerable d.
tance. When a boy hollers he pena
his big mouth Lke frog-, but girls hold
their toung til they are epoken to, and
then they answer respectable and tell
just bow it was. A boy thinks himself
clever because he can wade where th
water is deep. When the boy grow
op he is called a husband, and then b
stops waiing and stays out oights, but
the grown-up girl is a widow and
keeps house."
To accommodate those who are par
tial to the use of atomizers ia applying
liquids into the canal passages for ca
tarrhal troubles, the prcprietors prepare
Ely's Liquid Cream Bahn. Price i 1
clading the spraying tube is 73 cents.
Druggists or by maiL The liquid em
bodies the medicinal properties of the
solid preparation. Cream Balm is
quickly absorbed by the membratie
and does cot dry op tbe secretion bit
changes them to a natural and healthy
character. Ely Brothers, 00 Warren
Sr, N. Y.
2a Seed of & Eiejcle.
"Why don't you teach her to ride a
b'cyele? You'd find it lots of fun."
"I don't need to. We've reached a
point where I don't have lo invent aa
exerts for putting my arm around her
waist." &:ray Stories.
WHOLE NO. 2543.
Carrett Topic.
Post ofSw servants ia London are
required lo report to their superior
oSWrs ar.y case cf scarlet fever, small
pox, typu fevr, cholera, diphtheria.
measUs, or typhoid fever occurring ia
their homes.
"Ia the Limoui Wierta museum at
Brussels, where thv works of the eccen
tric painter Wierta are preserved, is a
painting representing Napoleon ia tbe
infernal regions," says The Chicago
Record. "A Duteh artist has repro
duced the picture, but has placed Mr.
Chamberlain's hed on Napoleon's
shoulders. The painting has been ex
hibited ia Holland for the beaefit of
the Boer fuud."
The corporation of Scarborough,
Englaa-1, tuts decided to name a nei
thorough :are "Ladysmith avenue.
It U not intended, however, to imply
that if a person once get itito the new
street he can not get out for four
month a.
There are twelve printing shops in
Bangkok, iaui, iu which Euglish
type is ussl, and twenty-four in which
Siamese printing is done. Our Consul
General at Bangkok says that Ameri
can pap-.r, which has just been intro
duced there, is making a "great hit."
Thackeray once told Sir John Miilais
this amuding story of Carlyle: "He
bad spent a day in the reading room of
the BriUsh Museum and bad given a
great deal of trouble to one of tiio
o.Tk'Uls, sen-ling him up and dou
ladders ia search of bKks to aatify his
literary t.tstea, and ou leaving tbe room
he had gone up to the man and tld
him that it digit be some atisfaction
to him to know that be bad obliged
Thomas Carlyle. The official hesita
tingly answered him, wilh a bland
smile and the usual washing of hands
ia the air, that th gontlemau had the
advantage of him, but that ppbab!y
they mi;j at have met at sunie mutual
friend's bouse. He had never beard
of Thonuas Carlyle.
Conciie and Explicit.
Mny stories, mostly fabrications,
hive been told about long, diffjse tele
graphic messages setit by women, as if
the female mind were incapable of ex
pressing itself concisely.
How false and slanderous such an
impression is is well shown by an Lo
ci dent reported by a contemporary. A
geatlemaa went to Paris ou busiuew.
A, he went away be said something to
bis wife about buying her new dress.
Jjt before starting homeward he tele
graphed to his wife: "Whica shall I
t-ntig you, a diamond ring or a silk
dress?''
The reply waa concise aad explicit
one word "IlHh-"
Severs Hebake,
"Are you macagerof this store, sir?"'
"1 am one of the managers. Is there
aijvthing I can "
T want to know if you teach your
clerks to insult customers?"
"lias one of our clerks been iault
inj you ?'
"Yes, sir." When I asked this young
woman to show me some earmuffd she
said that she hadn't any that were
large enough for me."
"Mi Billhorn, did you tell him
that ?'
"Y-yes, sir. And it's true. We
bavea't any half big enough.
"Young woman, I have told you to
always tell the truth about the goods
you selL but I have never instructed
you to tell any cnplea-ant truths about
your customer." .-t Louis Star.
riaZ:i T03. JZ5ATC2.
Haass Proposes ts Aatai tits Ceastttatiea
f ti Vatisa.
WasHitiOTos. April M To day's
skn of the House was enlivened by sev
eral exciting incidents. By a vote of C)
to l. the lioooe passed tba resolution for
a constitationai amendment pr-ori-ling
for the el-fcXloa of Senator t y direct Tote
of the people. The majority resolution
f reported from cotciniuee left it optional
with the Staias whether tteir Senators
aboul j be elected directly or ty the Legis
lature. The minority resolution, w hich
was offered as a substitute, waa voted
upon first and was cariiwi by aa orer-
be:aii:, vote are. 135, ree 30. Then
caaie the vote cpor. the reflation as
amended, and the vote was 24) to 1 the
n-inority consisting of 14 Republicans and
one iK-nio-jraf, The constitutional amend
ment which, if the Senate concurs, will
be sabnntte-1 to Leraiatarea fr adoption
or rej-ctioo, is as follows :
The Senate shall be composed of two
Senator from each State, who shall be
elected by a direct vote of the people
thereof for a term of six years. A plu
rality of the votes cast for can delates for
Senator shall be surhcieat to elect. The
electors in each State a hail have the
qualiccaiiooa requisite for eie-tors of the
nxwt numerous branch of the State Leg a
laturea. When a vacancy happens by
death, resignation or otherwise in the
repne-e-a Cation of any State ia the Senate,
th arue ahall be filled for the unexpired
term thereat in tbe ace manner as
provided for the election of Senators ia
paragraph, 1 : Provided that the execu
tive thereof may make temporary ap
pointment until the next general or
special election in aecoi dance with ths
statutes or ooatiuiti'Jn of such Statea."
"The first bjttle of Wheeler's Nerve
Vitalizer helped me, the third oce
cured me of Sc. Vitus' Dance," so writes
Daniel Garver, Congress, Ohio. Tbe
first bottle cures many cased, several
bottles are sure to cure the most ad
Tan red.
"Brant's Cough Balsam saved my
wife's Lfe," writes Chad. Hammond,
Eaton Rapids, Mich. 25 cents and
warranted to cure. For sale at Gar
man's Drug Store, Benin, Pa., and
Mountain fc Son's Drag Store, Con
floecci. Pa.
Jarar Craze by Deadlock.
Si-fcjLSTo. Fa April Li Daniel Web
ber, of thi city, was sworn yester
day aa a jursr in a "apeak-eawy" cane.
The jar - werw out all night, being un
able lo agree. Al breakfast this tuomiLg:
Webau became v iolently insane and had
to be rector eJ to hi how a.
Webber had been vainly endeavoring
all night f win the jurors over to his aide
of the
Diphtheria, sore throat, croup. Ia
sttnt relief, permanent cure. Dr. Thom
as' Eclectric OiL At aay drug atore.
FAUX A3LTJ1US.
General Hiata far Planting aid Cni
tiv&tins Guiea Seel.
Bot-tA, carrots aud pars&ips are three
crcyd that are necessary to complete all
rudeus. BeU and carrots are also
field crjp, as t i -y are excellent ad
juncts to bay and grain ia winter. The
seed shou'd n t n into the ground
until the nil is warm, but theeariU r
the better, as they should be given tbe
whole seaoa to grow and mature.
They are tender when very young, be
ing easily destroyed by wreed or grass,
but when well under growth are hardy
and can endure dry weather fairly
weld. The nearer to the surface tbe
seed is placed the better, as many fail
ures of the germioatioa of seed is due
to deep covering. If the ground is rich
large yields will result. For table- use
the Egyptian and Blood Red varieties
of beetsCiwili be found excellent,
though there are also other good varie
ties ia the ai-ed catalogues. An early
and a late crop of beets may be planted
for tabU Use. Clods and lumps will do
more harm to young plants than grass,
for which reason the ground mu.-t be
made very fine, in the garden the us
of the rake being preferred to the bar
roar. Many gardens now have onioi.s and
peas up and growing, but U is not too
late to put more onions in. I se the
sets aad lay off the rows two feet apart,
as the sets are osually worked with a
gaxdea hoe or wheat hoe. The set
may be placed six inches apart iu the
rows. Make the ground deep and fine,
aud use well-rotted manure, aa coare
manure will be an obstruction. Keep
the ground between the rows worked
and always clean. For the garden the
white, or silver skia, variety is a favor
ite, as it is of mild flavor, but the red
aud yeilow varieties are also excelleut
as an additiou.
When selecting melons for borne use
avoid those varieties that are recom
mended for their "shipping qualities,"
as such varieties must necessarily hae
tiiick rind and be grown mostly fr
reaching the market iu good condition
rather thaa for quality of flrah. TLe
"Kieckiey" is a good variety fUr fami
ly use. Of the cantaloupes ti.e "Emer
ald Gem" id superior to ail others ia
quality, though it would probably u
be uoU'?ed on the market stalls.
It is not desirable to plant 9cedd of
vegetables too early. If the ground ia
n: warm the seed mty rjt before it
cau gt-rminate. Su.'h crops as beans,
melons, sqia.-be aud egg plant will
no., eodjre eveu cool nights. Get the
tomato plants well grown ia sUxky
form, and have them ready f t trans
planting as soon as the ground is warm
aad daxger from frost has passed.
Young celery planta should be start
ed. Sow the seed ia rows, one ft.ot
apart, and transplant w hea the plants
are three inceshigh, r lacing them four
inches apart iu the row. The soil for
celery should be very rich and also
rather moist than dry. A sptcil
liquid fertilizer for celery is s-pu Js,
but an abundance of mauure or mixed
fertiiii.-r should also be used. It id
very important taal the row I kept
clean and the plants watered during a
dry period.
The lettuce is hardy andcld nights
do not injure ir The eai ly varieties
that have been grcwa ia hot-beds or
eoid frames should be followed by
other crop ia row s in the open air..
The plants may be traoplanted to
ether rows c the seed may be sow a
thinly in the rows aud the surplus
plants removvd until but one is left
every eight inches- The rows should
be hoed frequently, as lettue-f, like
cabbag", responds quickly to stirring
of the soil. It L useless, however, to
attempt to grow good lettuce ia poor
soil, as the ground can Dot be too rich
for such a crop.
Tne claim that salt sh.Kild be applied
to asparag-i3 bedj is not supported by
experiments. It destroys a numbtr
of weeds and piforms mechanical ser
vice la the soil, bat it is not a neces
sary fertiiii.r.
The wheel hoe will save much labor
in the garden. LVially such aa imple
meat is a comoiaaiioa affair, com
prising seed drill, cultivator te.ta,
markers, rakes, aid kuive", each being
detachaole. Ou heavy soils the wheel
hoe must ntcessari'V req.iire m re pw
er f it its opera:io!i tha!i whea used oa
light, sandy soils, but as it is the cheap
est implement made, iu proportion to
its various uses, no 01. s wia tiake a
mistake w ho procures one, as it id a
Woutit-rfl labor savtr.
Salsify or vegetable oyster, Id n t ex
tensively grown, but those who know
the value of the plant as an addition to
the garden crr.o ctver omit it. Toe
-'alr-ify seed irbould oe put in as soon as
I tie ground is warm and the plant
kept eieax Salsify is very hardy aud
will remain ia th-? ground ail winter
without inj iry.
For late crops manure the ground
dow and wors it into the iL The
ground will be all lh tetter ty so
doinir, od the rains w:ll dslve the
plant fjod of the maiiare, which will
be aosoriard by the soil. Whea t"?
seed is planted the plant f.l Wi-J oe
ready aod iu excellent form fjr the
plants.
Put out the young strawberry plants
f-r next year's crop. E .- ry garien can
afford space for straw oerrie. if even
b'Jt a few row. Be s-ire and get the
plants of the staminate ar.d pisiilate
varietied or there wid be no fruit. A
hundred plant, it the rows aie allow
ed to mat, may produce a thousand be
fore next -pnu.
Garden seed are usually planted too
deep. Small see-is require just enough
covtruig to give them uoisturr and
darknesd. The soil shoo Id be very fine,
so as to contain no iamps. Some seeds,
however, such as peas and beans,
should be planted deep and the ground
rolled over them. Pressing the earth
oa seeds hastens gsriiituatiot:, tr-d it
al increase: the coaacea for th?eeds,
of aerds, byt if the riw are mad
straight it will not be dLffcui: to keep
down the weeds until the crop get
w ell started-
One of the best gtJdes ia the plant
ing of gard-3 seeds is t; do so whea
the apple trees are ia bloom. Pias,
however, may be planted ia April, bat
hen the apple trees are ia blossom it
i then sufe lo pat ia tle --- i -t of :he
tender plant. Mac!) dcpeals upon
the soiL If it is p'.ow.-i tr spaded
deep, and then work firm with the har
row and rake, the air tk ia-tbe
warmth aad the soil becomes warm
much sooner than wh-n it U given
careless preparation.
In s'.ioost every ueiborhood there
k seme one whose Lif? has been saved
oy Charuberlain's Colic, Cholera aad
Diarrhoea Remedy, or who ha been
cured of chronic diarrhVa by the use
of that medicine. tNi-h pras make
a coin! of telliss of it whenever op
portunity offers, hopia that It may be
the means of a vi ng o.er a4.es. r ot
said by all druggist.
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