THE VESSOy OF THE VTXE3.
The green Madeira Tine itretch'd op aloft
Like fairy ladder, to the sheltering eavc "
And bore their wealth of snowy bloom besoni
My utmost rea b,al,ove the sbim'riiig leaves.
Dewy-fresh, the silken leaflets glistened,
I watch'd them waving in the breeze's play
Vhen suddenly, a wee child standing nearni
Cried; "Ah I what useless vines thete are
Isayl"
"Just taking all the sun and dew God aud
them , ,
And growing, growing through the Sum
mer hours, ' .
Only giving back these leaves that flatter,
With not a bit of fruit or pretty fioiersT
"Xo, tiny critic, you mistake," I said.
" 'Tis that you look not high enough to see
ion innge or creamy blossoms hung
? About theaes to tt-nrptrte wsnd'ringbo
Only the stems and leaves of human life
Kor dreams how many seeming barteB, su
iiloom beyond iu ken above earih.dilt
-nd strife.
'Kor guesses tbat.thenol.lest things we do,
ah truti motive un,l earh m4 ewwisk
FlnJ tbelrTnAio"ii-Tii ajiljther Aurld If
OiA of Uie sight uTaTi save AngInyes."
Lucy B. Buck.
la XilOCa IHTII'V". i v:
bOnae bit a Unid trTeri)Twnj a'J'ta RH
who lived in a bouse made of mml.
She ate off mud plates, and drank ont
of mud rwip(t Ob 'tV rVfoll
Lung moil- btck.1t -wftb. rfud
figures on.rthejn.,. The ; flowers from
her garden, she put into mnd vases,
'liflid the fcarded' itself was" ornamented
with mud figures. The greatest treas
ures cliejiad in the world were made of
Don't waste your pity on the unfor
tunate child: J dare say it's just the
same with yon.
ilorried! did yon say? Well, it
does souud rntiier bod, don't it? But
yon know all kinds of mnd are not
alike, though they're all made of earth
and water.
The mad of which houses are made
is a coarse earth called clay, and it is
pressed sqnare in moulds, baked, and
called brick.
The mnd yon eat and drink from is
made of finer clay, and it is made in
the shape of cups and plates, ornament
ed and baked, and we call it chins.
not so very bad, yon see, after all.
Mod brackets you call terra cotla,
a d mnd figures yon call china or
bin. Hie.
B this time I suppose you can guess
that the Lirl I spoke of had bisque
doll and set of china among her treas
ures. The dreadful thing I had to tell
yon is that yonr bisque doll is made of
mnd, is own eon win to the old brown
inegar jng down in the pantry, as well
as to the coarse red bricks on the gar
den walk!
Von didn't know she had each com
mon relations? Well, let me tell you
privately she's no worse for that.
It isn't wbitt her counius are, bnt what
she i-, thtit's the important thing.
The reason she's so different from
her coarse cousin is because she is
made of the finest materials, and with
the greatest pains.
1 want to tell yon jnst how she is
made, and yonr china cups too. Von
won't feel so sorry to hear that they are
also her cousins.
To begin with, the clay is found
mixed with, stones, aud they are broken
in pieces and put where water will run
oyer tbem. The running water washes
out the cluy, and carries it off, fulling
at last into a pond.
The water now being still, the clay
settles on the bottom, as yon've seen in
muddy water in u tumbler. After a
while the water is drawn ont of the
pond, the clay dug np in blocks, and
laid on shelves to dry.
Yon don't like the idea that your doll
is made of mud; but if yon could see it
you wouldn't care much, for it's very
nice mud, aud when dry is white anil
bard.
The next thing is to grind it to pow
der, ana then it goes to the potters.
These workmen mix it with water till
about as thick as cream, and then
strain it through fine sieves. It is now
called "slip," and is ready for a new
ingredient, which is flint. You've
heard of things being as "hard as a
flint;" and hard enough the poor pot
ters found it, till they learned to burn
it before trying to grind it
They can't make enps out of "slip,"
so it has to be evaporated till a! out as
bread dough (if you know bow thick
that is), and then it is kneaded as if it
really was bread dom.li. It's a droll
kneadirg, though, done by big, dirty
looking men, sometimes even with
their feet, and the object of it all is to
get out the bubbles.
After this curious erformnnce it
ought to rest a long time. The Chinese
let it lie twenty years in a damp cellar.
1 dare say your china cups could tell
wonderful stories of life in France,
and what they saw while they lay sea
soning in some potter's cellar that is,
if they could talk.
There are three ways of getting it
into sLape throwing, pressing and
casting, l'ou don't see how it can be
thrown into shape.bnt you'd understand
in a minute if you could fee a potter's
wheel. The potter's wheel is a s rt of
lathe, on which the dump clay is put,
and turns round and round. 1 he pot
ter sits before it, and with bis hands
shapes a cup, or a plate, or a jug iu a
few minutes.
Pressing, I to'd yon, was another
way of shaping things. 'I bis is done,
of course, by moulds. Handles of cups
and all email ornaments are made iu
moulds, and stuck on the cup or other
dish while damp; aud then comes the
baking.
Did you know yonr doll hud been
baked? I guess you'd think it was
baked if yon could see the own where
he spent" whole days. It's the fuiinii st
oven you ever saw, dome-shaped on
top, and big enongh for a dozen peo
ple to go in. When they get ren.lv to
bake they don't just cover the bottom
of the oven, as cooks do by no meansl
They stuff it full to the very roof.
Piles and piles of plates und cups and
saucers and all sorts of dishes, each
one standing on some sort of litt.o feet
so it won't stick to its neighbor when
bot.
When you would think the oveu or
klla, tiey call it was full, a man
stands at the door nnd puts in piece
after piece, till there isn't room for an
other cup. 'Ihen the door is bricked
up, fires are made under the kiln, aud
kept up several days and nights. More
days are allowed for it to get cool, and
not nn?il every thing is cool enough to
handle is the door opened and the bak
ing done.
Fot this first baking your doll went
to have her hair and eyes and lips
painted before a second baking made
her irito bisque; but the china enps are
not so near done.
Ton see these are very smooth, and
look as if polished, while the doll has
no shine at all on her face. This is
do:;o by g'azing.
A man stands by a tub of glazing
fluid, and dip9 in every dish, careful
to touch as small a place as possible
with his fingers.
Then comes another baking, and
ftor that any painting that it is to
have. The coloring is done with
brashes, like any painting, and then it
goes to the ovec again.
l'on hope h'e hnked enough? tVoIL
U is now,
When yoc are older you must read
Tnehislory of the art It is Terr iiW
teresting to see bow, little by little, hyA
many experiments and many accidents,
men-so much improved on the old-fash-'
iooed earthen dishes as to make tho
dainty Sevres china, that yon can
crush in yonr hand like an egg-shell, j r.
There are many beautiful things
made of the different kinds of mud.
There's your elegant Parian statuette'
or vase, lou'd never guess how that
was made, not even if 1 told you it was
by tasting. I ,
: This is how it is done: First they
made a model exactly the shape the
vase was to be, every little leaf and bud
perfect. When it was done, and yob
couldn't bear to have it touched (if you
saw it), a workman coolly bnried it
under a mound of plaster of Paris!
The plaster soon hardened, and then
it came off easily, and, behold, it was a
perfect mould of the vase, and then they
eooJ$ makerttannate'bs7maAycomei of
the lovely JufxJel -s)r f-h&r ciosj. (To
male the Baran Tasfc a IhiaT sllg. Yas
poured in, and in a few minutes pourec
out again.
"Tie plaster of Taris having absorbed
'a HtfTe of the slip, a thin shell was left
on the monld, and to make it thick at
wanted they bad only to pour in tha
sljp ggVBXand agjn. jEyj;ry,CifS some
would sjtic'k, and so aflast it was thief
i.i i' i j a. ' i
To give it its almost transparen
look, it is said, bones are ground u
and rauxed-KitU Uteajip.xe A j
Whep Mie,,yaaaia ,thoroQgbly -dry,
the meald is rtmorod,- land, the vase i
finished np Jilb the rj?avof .itkind;ua
ri nni!ikirni;1
BY GRACE UPTOW.
iUo CI kadr,"(eirid Sin a, looking
up suddenly from the book she was
reading;' '"I really don't see how she
eonld do it"
Bert, from his geography lesson,
gay her an amazed stare.
"Do what?" be a iked sharply.
"Wear them," answered Edna,
vaguely. Then, catching the general
expression of wonder, she explained,
hurriedly. Oh, I forgot you didn't
know what I was reading. It's Cin
derella." "Cinderella!" repeated her mother,
with a smile. "We are still in the
dark. What is it the conldn't do?"
"Wear her slippers glass slippers,"
said Edna, slowly. "he couldn't you
know."
"Why not?" a&ked Dave, the young
est boy. "The book says so. Her feet
were so small I mean the slippers were
so small that no feet bnt Cinderella's
would fit them."
"I know that," said Edna, laughing,
"bnt I don't believe Cinderella or any
one else could dance in glass slippers
because they would break all to
pieces. "
"Hut they were fairy slippers and
couldn't break," protested Dave.
"It's only a fairy story, anyhow,"
pnt in Marian, "and everything is pos
sible to fairies."
"I shouldn't wonder," said Bert,
with an air of superior wisdom (Bert
was in the high school), "that they
were malleable glass. We read of
such material in ancient annals, and
Cinderella's slippers may have been
made of that."
Mt. Anniston had been listening to
this discussion with interested atten
tion, and now spoke for the first time:
"Perhaps I can throw some light on
this dark subject. Cinderella never
did wear glass slippers."
"Oh, papa!" cried Dave, "the book
says so!"
"I know it," admitted Mr. Anniston;
"but that is a blunder of the trans
lator. The delightful little story was
orignally French, and the French au
thor says that Cinderella wore pan-
toufltn cle vair that is, 'fur slippers,'
which is qnite natural."
"Then, why did the English trans
lator say 'glass?'" questioned Bert,
"Because he was careless. The
French word for glass is verre, and its
substitution for vair gave Cinderella
the slippers which, however pretty,
could not have been at all comfort
able."
"Well, 1 declare!" cried Dave; and
everybody else laughed.
CHINESE
SUPERSTITION
RAILROADS.
AND
The truth about Chinese railroads,
which has been somewlmt difficult to
tret at, seems to be that for the present
railroad construction is stopped, the
conservative and anti-progressive
party, which is strongly opposed to I
I'oreiwn liiin ami tn tha iiitr.wlncrwui '
of foreign methods, being temporarily '
., D , . ' "
in the ascendant at Pekin. fromac-
counts received from China, it seems
that this party has taken advantage of
the accidental destruction of the Temple
of Heaven by tire started by lightning,
to excite the superstition of the Em
peror a.id his chief councillors, and
that this accidental fire has been inter
preted as a risita ion of divine ven
geance, consequent upon the imperial
order sanctioning the building of rail
roads. Tha superstition inherent in
the Chinese character has thus been
used shrewdly by the conservative
leaders to further their purposes.
The sanction for the construction of
the railroad, it appears, has not yet
been formally revoked, but the whole
question is, for the present, in abey
ance. The progressive party, headed
by the Viceroy Li, may be relied upon,
however, to make every possible effort
to secure the construction of the rail
road ; but for the present it is very
doubtful whether they will be able to
do anytliii g.
HE kept ST;lc
Mother " flow did your face get that
strained, ngotiizad look in your photo
criphV Did the light hurt your
eyes'?"
Small Son "Xo, rua'in. The man
t ld me try to keep still, an I did."
TOO TR! O PIT AT
in practice the new cavalry recruit is
flung over t is horse's head.
"Donnerwetterl Volunteer Purzell,'
cries the (h.ll ;e treanr, "can't you wail
till I give t e'oider 'Llsmount'?' "
. It doesn't f llow that be-au.se a man
is a master of dead languages he has s
killing style of speeeh.
The test isine,'s dissolves completely
in b,it water, having no visible resi
duum. 'August
Flower" ii
My wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be
came a burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of yonr books, I purchased a
!ottle of August Flower. It worked
like a charm. My wife received im
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs 165 pounds, and can eat
anything; she desires without any
deleterious r-srlts as waa formerly
the case. C. H. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ingtoo Hpuse, Washington, Va. 0
a 000
Sirs. W. I. Francta
Is the wife of one of tae best known pharma
cists In New liaven, doing business at 141 D,x
well Arena--, and ex president of the Conn,
rharniaceutical Association. .'He sjs: "My
wife was fur several years irrbtid health. ne to
a complication of disorders Friends per -s (tail
ed her to take lf-wd't Sars.ip irilla ; sh w cc r
tainly a eood neal better since every way.".
For Ladies,..
ft
Hood's Sarsaparllla Is especially adaptNJ, an&
will cure dlfUiMilUe pe-ullar to the sex. bead J
inis: -for over zyi a. -a i suffered wltn a ' "V
Complication of Diseases
till I was a confirmed invalid, blood poor, appe.
tite gone, bowels ont ot order, and miserable
In mind nrt body. I read ot such wonderful
ceres performed by Hood's Sofsaparilla th.it I
thought I would try a bottle, as, it It didn't
make me better. It eooid not make me worse.
It Did Make' Me Belter
and on my third bottle I found myself almost
new woman. I will gladly Convince any
lady, as I bave proved myself, that purifying
and enriching the blood, which
Hood's Sarsaparilla
does to perfection, is the Contitntlonl Treat
meut, and in many cases, does away with all
Local Treatment In the many diseases wtlb
which women are affl.cted." Mas Martha
Keep, 1836 Ramsey Street, Baltimore, Md.
Habitual Constipation Is cured by Hood's pills
In Nicaragua, Central America, the
statues of the gods were generally
placed at the foot of the pyramids,
while the native fathers placed theirs
at the summit or In temples. Wlulj
hieroglyphics are common on idols,
walls and pottery, yet the patiout re
searches of our arcbKijIoglsts have
recovered but little of the manners aud
habits of these aborigines.
The firtt child born of white parents
In California was Thomas A. Suther
land, of Portland, Oregou, who be aine
a newspaper man, aud was the editor
of a weekly piper when lie was
drowued rfcently, while endeavor
ing to catch a ferryboat.
Ckaoix & Co., riillarieli'lila. Pa., will ena
posi paid, for two lhibbms' Kleftric Soap Wrap
per and ten cents rash any volume of ?urprle
St nes. cent novels, almut &0 patff eat'h.
Itobbiiis' Electric Soap is for s.ile by grocets
everywhere. Send 1 cent for Catalogue. Best
auitioi 9.
.Mention this pper.
The largest siphon, probably, is on
the levee between lie Kinney Luke and
the Mississippi Klver. The main pipe
is two feet In diameter aud 21U feet In
length, and it h is a discharging capac
ity of Siu.OOJ.COO gallons a day.
State of Ohio. Ott op Toledo,
l.LCASl'OUNTT, s
Frank J. I'heset m.iki-s outb that he Is the
senior ttartner of the firm of t J. Cheney &
Co.. ooiiiK business in the City of Tolfdo
County and State aforesaid.
mi" mat said
film
will pay Hie sum of OSK Hl'NUKKI) 1)I
I. lis for eneh and every ease of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of H ai.l'sCatakku
Clke. IKANK .1.1 HENEV.
Sworn to before me and subscribt'd in my
presence, thlsblb day of leceiiiber, A. I', lwo
A. W.tiLEASUN,
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
M-Soldby liUKKi9ts, 75ceuU.
Confucius, 600 years 15. C, was the
firt. man on recmd who admired aud
popularized the chrysanthemum.
"Life has been a burden to me for the,
past 50 years on account of great suffer
ing from very severe and frequent head
aches. Bradycrotiue has done wonders
for me. I am now a new man aud shall
proclaim the merits of your medicine to
all I can reach. " George P. Fowler,
Attorney at Law, Palatka, Fla, Fifty
Cents.
There are fourteen Mariettas in the
, United St.ite?, and three of them are
county seats.
Mr. H. Wilken. Leonville. writes: Dear Sir:
T,he box , St- Btrn"rd Vegetable J1,"
also your letter, were duly received regarding
tbep.ua. 1 wo'Jld say that tbey are excellent.
1 am suffering neatly three years from In
ternal Injury also called rupture and am also
troubled wltb costiveneas. I bave tried a great
uiaoy remedies both family and doctor's rem
edies, but so far have found nothing better
than these pills, when taken regularly.
Iu France and Holland the auction
eer's fees are paid by the purchasers of
the goods.
150,000 feacb Trees For Sale.
Besides this we have an enormous stock of
every variety ol Fruit and Shade Trees, Vines,
Flant,, &c, best quality. In any quantity, at
prices that defy Competition. No Yellows, no
contagious diseases. Catalogue and best terms
free to all readers of thi paper. Address
Frederick Jiursery, Frederick City, Md.
The medusa is a fish so fragile that
it melts and disappears when throwu
on tne beach.
The worst cases of female weakness readily
yield to Or. Swan's Fastiles. samples free.
Or. Swan, Beaver Oam, Wis.
Camels can stand beat and cold, but
they perish quickly In moist atmos
phere. Pro. Dr. John B. Mater has since
1879 been located at No. 831 Arch
Street, Philadelphia. Bro. Mayer
makes a specialty of coring rupture,
guaranteeing a cure though others may
have failed. In this he baa been very
successful, as his numerous testimo
nials will show, the large majority of
which are from this city and the State.
Fro. Mayer's treatment and methods
are inventions of his own, upon which
he has seeured Patent Office protec
tion. His appliances are such as are
required for each individual case, after
a carefnl diagnosis, as he rightfully
claims that it is about as absurd and
fallacious to apply the same kind of
trns to all classes of patients suffering
from rnptnre, as it is to give the old
time prescription of calomel and jalop
for all human afflictions that flesh is
heir to. Persons suffering from this
painful and annoying affliction will do
well to call on Bro. Mayer.
A German inventor has patented a
system of employing the trolley electric
system to propel boats on canals or
rivers.
rann'a Kinney Cure Tor
Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's,
Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv
ousness, Ac. Cure guaranteed. aJl
rch Street, 1'hllad'a. fl a bottle, S
for J5, or druggist. 1000 certificates of
cures. Try It-
A mrchar.lcal letter stamper worked
by electricity is being tested at the
post-office lu Washington.
BIIDTIIDC I.Jacob censchelmer.orciay
nUl lUnCl ton, . J., have been thorough
ly cured of my rupture by Dr. J. It. Mayer, nil
Arch St., 1'hifa. 1 do I be hardest kind of lilt
ing and wear no truss. Go to se him. Dr.
Mayer also gives treatment at Hotel Penn,
Keadinf, Fa , on tha 2d Saturday and follow
Ui( Sunday of each month
Japanese eat lire fish.
Hteam bxoinoiives are to be tried 00
the Cbieago (11L) street lines-
1N -f'-W ''.!, ; flf. .vAvU'l.UV I
VT4 ff I i
-u ft. t -. . 1 rt t.ij.
15 1' ilLH JK Tllli TIfi ST3.
.Uinta -tzuiJi
In a conversation" had reecntlx.wift'
ComihlssioiierIltcheti of 'the' Patent"
'0ffirfi brali
if: V'S i'-ffMMMi n
hX'xjTW. , wl .gut oHbi,!hight and fills 'flie powfe: of rata ud
''e? aaiMi.he "the ;lot) diTisian i USni vrith ' terror There is triMnii
biHg ipushexl; night and dayio It: bcrdOHS acrivity'iirthe toy division of tlie
pins jtotfcolr asfj'if' the drummer' and Datent office, especially in 'automatic
tlie Salekhidy would equally' W 8upr-H
ceded b" thi5 :sieer;hleS ;inorislcr, ami
every mortal want would, ;icorne to be
supplied through the slot Why," just
look hcre.',"'Ahd he produceudraw
g andt BJettifieation of -Siuvneroufl
ntaeLincs.gmhailig about as xug-h as a
man, and of incredible fecundity1.1
"Here's the first," he went on. "Drop
a nickel in the slot and it will weigh
you and push you out a little t&rfy
with your avoirdupois stamped neatly
upon it. Here's another that will tell
your age for a nickel without the slight
est assistance. Here's one that sells ice
water a glass for one cent and makes
change for you from a coin of any
s
son. 11 nas iiiuue its appearance oa
th streets of Chicago aud Minueapr
oliiand the mayor has ordered the
policed protect it. It is a temperance
ally, and it is anticipated that it will
shortly stand near all the crowded cor
ners of every great city. Here's one
that dispenses soda water all
by itself punch in your nickel
and you get your soda. Here's
another that proffers any one of four
teen sorts of liquors, including a Yan
kee cocktail. And here's the best of
them all look at the elaborate clock
work in the interior. See the kero
sene lamp on one side and the ice
chamber on the other, and the asbestos
between." This is supposed to stand
Bolus and majestic on a corner of the
street, its fires always burning like
those of the Aztec altars of sacrifice,
its ice always freezing like that of the
Icelandic hades, silently offering its
treasures to the passer-by. Of any
one of sixteen things it gives him five
cents' worth. The fluids come out of
the faucets; the solids are shoved
down the little inclined planes 011
either side. Only one thing is want
ing a city directory; and that will
doubtless come later. After the slot
has engulfed the stipulated coin, it
immediately responds with the re
quired refreshment "oil the hand being
turned to the mark aud allowed to re
main over it.
I looked into the bowels of this un
speakable salesman. Its interior is
wonderfully elaborate; wheels and
cogs and elbows and levers and shafts
aud eccentric movements conspiring
to the desired end. 1 turned away
with a reuse of di..inesa. There have
been three hundred patents granted
for the slot machines and two hundred
are pending. The very latest is the
application of the device to toilet
rooms oue cent being dropped in the
slot. The cannon plough is a presum
ably convenient implement fur sub
soiling and warfare on the frontier.
for, as the ploughbeam is hollow and
loaded, it can instantly be wheeled and
tired, killing the Indians and horses
whichever happens to be in the way.
But the same inspired genius has patent
ed the pistol pocketbook when the in
nocent and unsuspecting burglar asks
you for your pocketbook you careless
ly take it out and empty its contents
into his abdomen.
There is a claim in the patent office
for a patent on the Lord's prayer, the
specification being that the repetition
of the same, rapid and in a loud tone
of voice, will cure stammering.
Among odd inventions are chicken
hopples, which walk the chicken right
out of the garden when she tries to
scratch ; the bee-moth excluder, which
automatically shuts up all the beehives
when the hens go to roost; the tape
worm fish-hook which speaks for it
self; the educational balloon with a
map of the world outlined on its sur
face; side-hill annihilators stilts to
fit on the down-hill legs of a horse
when he is ploughing along aside-hill ;
aud the heu-surpriser, a device that
drops the new-laid egg through the
bottom of the nest, with intent to be
guile and wheedle the hen into at our
laying another.
One of the latest patents is an auto
matic bath-tub, which starts the hot
and cold water at a given moment in
the morning to which it has been set,
maintains exactly the right tempera
ture of it by graduating the flow of
the water, rings a bell when all is
ready, and two minute9 later suddenly
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er substitute. - Tj
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAU
JOUlSVU-LE.Kr. tiKW YOJU, . 1
a .1 atT w
. ' irops the sleeper's pillow about a foot
i.'j. i.:t ' .
Uli tUI IIP U1U1 vuv . ., ' , - ' " . f
'The illuminated. ca,t. was fexiBeb. b)
innina. She is built of mstcboard
made luniiiiou with pluMpkoriMt
au4 h sitHn the cornet the live-long
toys tlmVcan'walk aiiil fafkl' There are
w lustling t,ops, oors thaf,, jump . ana
hurk, ,cackliug hen-, kicking .juuae,
Ghting roosters -.-"- 1 : 'V
Bridge .Did Van Leer evejr tell you
fcbout his family tree. " V '.
' Brook- Yes, its a chestnut.' f
i atil .J. -! 2 -,. i ' ; '
'I 1 - BOTH MABRIED FOR MOSIT -' !
SheWaslt a7rqercnary.)4nirrlaKe?
He-TeA " Tli'eV were both' too poor
Ltp,sUy engaged, any longer.; .- :" 1
-CrKt'miaTASTIAL, EVlDgCtf -I.ACKtG.
. Excited '. Stranger Sayl -1 1 tost : "a
twenty-dollar gold .piece along here
aoiuewherer-You haven't seen It, have
yon? fj rut-w ,fic ii rr..'
TIlltlTrv Uiacrina TV. T lnlr 1IV TI.I
frell dead lately?
MEETING AN EMERGENCY.
Featberstone I wonder where tliose
trousers are that I ordered?
Ilingway Why, 1 thought you said
that you couldn't aitord any more
clot bet I
Feather, tone 1 couldn't. But I
jot a new tailor.
A NATURAL PREFERENCE.
"I don't believe In these business
booms," said the Cautious Merchant.
"In my line I pre'er to depeni on a
healthy growth."
"What Is your line?" asked the in
nlsitive man.
"I deal in children's clothing.
NAUGHT IN IT.
"Fhtppy's a well-known figure at tha
clubs, isn't he?"
"Ya-as; he's the cipher."
COPYRIGHT 1691
Hard to take
the big, oUl-fashioned pill. It's
pretty hard to have to take it, too.
You wouldn't, if you realized fully
how it shocks and weakens the
system.
Luckily, you don't have to take
it. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are better. They're sensible. They
do, mildly and gently, more than the
ordinary pill, with all its disturb
ance. They regulate the liver,
stomach and bowels, as well as
thoroughly c-icanse mem. 1 neyre
ine original i.iuie L,iver nna, purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, the
smallest and the easiest to take.
One little Pellet for a gentle laxa
tive three for a cathartic. Sick
Headache, Bilious Headache, Con
stipation, Indigestion, Bilious At
tacks, and all derangements of the
Liver, Stomach and Bowels are
promptly and permanently cured,
They're the cheapest, too, for
they're guaranteed to give satisfac
tion, or your money is returned.
Yon pay only for the good you get.
EVEBYMOTHEB
Sbonld Have It la The Haau,
Dropped on 8ugart Children Lore
tntAke JoHSSOs'g Aot)YHELllMEXTforCnmp,Co!dt,
Son- Throat, Tonsllltlm ( olio, l'rauip and Paloa. Ha
lleTefl all Summer (-iDiplalDtn,L'untanl ItrulM-s Ilk
Diatrle. 8. ld every when-. Prlis. 3Se. hy uiall; 6 botlj-
(ww isuu. ti. La JoHnsun aco.buaTuK.aUaa.
Beauty often depends on
plumpness; so does comfort;
so does health. If you get
thin, there is something
wrong, though you may feel
no sign of it.
Thinness itself is a sign;
sometimes the first sign ;
sometimes not.
The way to get back
plumpness is by careful
living, which sometimes in
cludes the use of Scott's
Emulsion of cod-liver oil.
Let us send you free a
little book which throws much
light on all these subjects.
Scorr ft Bow us. Che
New York.
isu, 13a South sikAvaaiM,
Your dnifCRtst keep. Scott's Eismbaoa
Oil all druggists avcrywhara do. f i.
fcod-linr
AMERICANA
Catarrh hjre
Jgap 1 HotUe Convince lJ
.stops the dropplnn In the throat In one weeks
restores the heariuie and sense of smelt : re
moves bad breath and headache. Prepared
hv Dr. WM. B. JONKS, Specialist. 48 N. Uth
St.. Philadelphia, I'a. Sold by druii((lts or
mailed to any address for $1. Testimonials,
symprom blanks and advice free. 27 years
experience, write him regarding your case.
AMERICAN NEURALGIA CURE
L auitk, positive CUKE, 23 Ceuts.
' ' "inrTfVVVTrVVVVVVVlAAAAOJl.
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
has baen nsed by mother for their "hlldrea I
while Teething for oer Plfty Tears. It J
soothes the child, softens the rums, allars ,
all pain, cures wfnd colic, anil Is the beat i
rwnedv for diarrhoea. ,
rtnftVive'ftnwvvwwMaiiSiw
its;
STOPPED FREE
T..... T ... D
FDr. KLINE'S GREAT
NERVE RRSTORPO
I for att BaAia hvu dikasbs. Omim m
I ktw br flervm Affection, Vfa, Fptiei-, etc.
lNPaLUII.B if tkem tu dirartwd. A'n ASra oiW
I first da tut. TnaclM mux. $2 tritvl iMKtU tr m
rtt ptt.nU, U.r p4t7-c spmad-.rrc. bom wb
rcjivd. twod UnVBiM. P. O. atnd inimi adanM at
UHU-tMi to DB. KLINE. 931 Arrh St., KlIadeltiBla, I".
PILES!
PILES!
Harmless. Internal remedy. Guarantee euro
Many testimonials frladlv furnished.
Kouehs Tablkt Co., 136 Liberty street, N.Y.
PATENTS Fisiv
Fttzaerald,
ciaa, u. V.
kMkfra
nr ht aws las ww a. asd wtn t7 ti un nrm
llQtl I woBmr eofwbalte,brnaaaiaBd aiwSlrlnws
aaaapla traa. lamtorr,
Uli'wi.l.l
opiu'jrvisrw'
bin Bablt Cored la !
ay uti enrsa.
"UUIU
Bouts EJiexunatisiu
' ':! zLr l.M.n1:
i 1 - .rm J T-rtftf rJ
ERE. XHEtTMA TXS31
tS& f . a.
Waia eaorts tQfiet reUet Hyteomw
f a a . t iL.k.
Aftei tufferin HBtoia agonies inr" 7
, JwM relief. I decided to take Swift's
John McDonald, MiDm&lf M,lU,Gh
. -Sd ?fe
hls country. ' There ate no tacksi
7 J . ... .
i 1 .1. ..! l,.,.l
1
. fitting and durable as custom-made shoes costing from $4.00 to $5.00. ha t"',,.' ...t v ' -A
-ft,;a i.- vmi c-.i tiimiicriinnf the TTtn'teil States over eieht i.. . rrf::m
. - Y :. .
n . . n . n-..... . ovii. Anr
show. We are now selling more
manufacturer in the world. Try a
One trial will convince you that it
Best Shoe in the
2 T tip--. -' :.-:. - 'L-i
BJ TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES, -gj
i imk;las fie calf hasd-
FEWKU 4.00 and .".H MIOKS lor
(jentleuien are very stylish and durahle.
Those who boy this grade pet a harpaln,
as shoes of this quality are sold every
day from 6.00 to U.00.
W. L. DOUGLAS $3.50 POLICE CALF
SHOE is made with
Jxtfiislon Edpe 1 Ugi
thre heavy soles,
ves excellent satis
faction to those who want to keep their
feet dry and warm. If you want to
walk with ease, buy this shoe. One
pa'e will do for a year.
W. L. DOUGLAS $i.M, $i.2 and
$2.00 MIOKS are excellent shoes for
every day.
YYorkiugineu all wear them.
It Is H duty you owe to yourself and your family during these
hard times to get the most value for your money. You can economize
in your foot-wear if you purchase W. L. Douglas Shoes, which, with
out question, represent a greater value for the money than any other
mate in the world, as thousands who have worn them will testify.
if tbera la no dealer In your vicinity who keeps w. L. DOUGLAS SHOPS. then send direct to the factory
Incloslna adrertlsed price. Shoos arv sent to all parts uf the country, potiu;e rr e.
HuW To OKUKR HY MAll for Oenllemen's anil Hov shoe, stnte sle and wljth usually worn,
whether Congreasor Lace, l ap Toe, Narrow cap or Flaln Mt-JInm Kreu,-h Toe is desired.
Ladles, state slsa and wlutn uuallv worn, whether oiwra ,r i'iniin,u seiiw Toe Is ldret.
Fhae llenlera nnd tVenrral lerclinnla ol rood credit can wet-ure the exrlunive nsenry
Isrlks IV. 1. IIOI UI.4ssllUl:slirre I hsiessa I. ssilraa be adern-.ed la their
Iwcnl nnner free, br npnlylnar al nnce. He aure to oend tor Sperinl l.iat D,' enntnin
la lull inlornsnllon. Heal Iree. VV. 1 DUIUI.A5, Urocktou, Mnaa.
HUMOROUS.
A nice new umbrella ia used up when
it ia used at all.
The tLiuner a thing' ia the more it
inclined to spread itself.
ia
The talkative man la
core.
sound to the
Why ia the letter K like a pig'a tall?
Because it's the end of pork.
Bread Is the staff or life, but
men are looking for a "puddin'."
most
There is something as good as bravery
in getting scared in time.
Fame cornea only when deserved, and
then it la aa inevitable aa destiny.
The typewriter la said to be the only
woman a man has a right t) dictate
to.
The eyes are the windows of tho soul,
especially when we have a pain m
them.
The bank-wrecker may be bailed out;
but the bank itself goes down in the
deep sea of distress.
You can't agree with a blpot without
agreeing with him in thinkiug that
you're a fool.
It is well for the small man to prac
tice nntll he knows how to apologize
gracefully.
Charity may begin at home, but It is
wiser for subscription-seekers to call at
a business man's office.
There Is a difference between sitting
before the fire and thinkiug about doinir.
and going out in the cold and doing
it.
The Urlp
Leaves Its victim very weak and debilitated.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is just what Is Deeded to
restors the strength, aud vigor so much desired
I and to expel all poison from the blood.
Hood's FUla cure Sick Headache
The Industrial Society of Mnlhouse,
England, ofTers a silver medal for tbe
application, in any form, of electricity
to calico printing.
FITS: All Fits stopped trei by Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Kestoter. Ko Kits alter first day's
use. MarveltHie cures. Treatise and 2 Ou trial
bottle Iree to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kliue. s,
931 Arch St., fhiladelpbia. fa.
Immense bituminous deposits have
been discovered in Alsace, Germany,
and no less than seven companies have
recently teen formed to work them .
For rhroat Uiaeasea nnd Coughs use
Hbowh'S BaoxcHULTKucua-s. I.Ike ail really
yood UiIoks, they are Imitated. 77ie genuine
art otd only in bozei.
Ches matches by telephone are pop
ular In England.
FOR sick headache, dizziness or swimming In
the bead, pain in the back. body orrbet-matism
take Bnecham's Fills.
Electric cranes increase.
Swift's Specific cared Km of
Keb.I says that
monlns, wiu
wfticB M Sad Iffiow
.U offerers from Raeomau.-.
'Rl,emn;tin..h.vine had rnuet trestl
4Vnm
, piw t,-.,
Specific. E.ght botu
:i -.1.1 .- .
Snfi COM PAS V, Atlanta. Ga.
FOR
GENTLEMEN,
made seamless,1 of the best leather produced in
or wax threads to hurt the feet, and
. -r.
.,1 cl, Tf i n! stvlisll. eaSV
? , ;." .-
coiicTiz - rinn 11 . iiii- iiii r . -w i i i .iu.l j
shoes of this grade than any other
pair you cannot mate a miwan-c.
is the
World for the Price.
W. J,. IWU0I.AS $3.00, i.50 and
2.lM MIOKS for l adies are made or the
best Dontrida. Tliry are very Mjlisli,
dnrahle and sidcndid'illtiHir. Thcv nut't
the wants of all daises. I. very lady who j
buys a pair of these shoes pets a bargain. '
W. I.. DOKiLAS tl.Oii and 1.75 !
M in km. mhu are worn by the boys
everywhere. They are made strong,
stylish and durable.
CATJTIOW.
W. L. DOUGLAS' NAME AND THE
PRICE Is stamped on tho bottom of
each shoe. Look for it.
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass
R.KILMCR
Kidney, Liver and Bladder Curo.
Rlieiiiiintisiii,
Lumhasrn, pain In Joint or bark, brjrk dnt In
untie, frequent rails, irritation, innamntiou. i
(rravel, ulceration or catarrh of bladder.
Disordered Liver,
Imrraired dlsflon. Rout, bUllous-headaeheu
S AMP-HOOT cure kidney dilBt ultiea.
Lilian IU liriMuri-,..1.1.. k-ili..-.
Impure Blood.
. -. j tJiiKULaui:
Scrofula, malaria, irenT weakness or debility.
-nrantee-Uae contents of One Bottle tf not bejj
fltau. fcnnrlsta ill retutid to you the prtca
A Drujrclatn, 50c. Size, $1.00 Size.
Tjirallds- Oulde to Health"frea-OoMtilutlon free.
Da. Kiuh A Co Blnohamtom.M. Y".
JAPANESE
I
CURF.
A cure lor PMm, External Internal tn,
Bleedlne. and Itihin" t'hVntef TeeiU
Hereditary. This reme.lv hai p eiitlvely " eve
been known to fail. SI a t.x. hix for S". by ma?
A written uii;ir:int.- ivn U5Ln,a'
when purchased at one time, to refund thetfiV
not cured iliianintee issued bv Finnkrtt
.....ssvi. tuirci, j nuuueiph
lit, renua.
Ton TTILI. SAVE MONFT
Time Vain, Trouble
nntl win Cl KE
CATARRH
by using
Ely's Cream Calm
PLbmMteV
tril. tLV BKOS.. Sii u ...
tt., N. V.
5" Warrei
?f. Tiny PHI, rtLlT...Y
nenii.i, tliej delist, f-7.. , "
oltl II. . .. ..
or Iniirn.
;Tutt's Tiny Pills
:. tone, and trn " -
wa nii.tu
o
iiiuieh.i,-.i: ;.rf'" ln im we.kn
A A f A aV a-Tr!iLndiLl"d,'er
RAVIflS'V'i' Mand.ilin., vi. ". ..
S -
GAMIELDllli
. -w w W
arl Mc E. T. Hulllnt Warrar, M
s
. mr '
"A woman best understands
a woman's ills."
o Thl5'whv thousands of women have
been benefited bi Mrs. Pinkham' dvice.
and cured by her remedies after all other
treatment had failed. This it alo why
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable
Compound
1 hl,,been more successful in curing Female
. .v... nv ri-mpHv the world
f-nmnlaints than any rcmeuy uic wuriu
-..,- . '"'L' iiiiAW Mtu.co..i.Y.N.s.ns
i -
pDWS
HI READY RELIEF-
CUKF.S AND PKF.VENTS
Col. I. Cous- s"r" Tliroal, lnlluenza, Hron
clililm I'neiimonla. llins or Hie
JoiiitH. I.uuiInbi, lullaunnatioiw,
Ulieiiinatiniit. JVeHraljriau, "
romlllM, rhllblHlii. ll-nliM-lio
'lootlmc-lie. Anllm.
DIFHtVI T BKMTHI.Mi.
CURFS TIIK WOKST PAINS In from one to
twenty minutes. NUI OM. Ilol K alter reart
ine this ailvf rtweiueut neeii any olio Mrrbl.
WITH FAIN-
KMilwav'a Keailv Relief I Sure Cnr ror
Kvry I'aln, Sniiii. llrule, I'nln. Ill
Uia Ba-k. I liet or LitulM. It W
Hie 1- in.t and Ik I lie Only
l'AIN KKMKDV
That Instanllv stops the mot xoruriatlnB
iialns, allays Inflammation. anl cures Cohki-s-lioiis,
wlifllier ! the units, M-niai li. Itowels,
or other RiauUsor oreans, hy one ai'lic:ilion.
A half to a leaspoonlul in Ii lit a umililer ot
water will ill few minules ure Criiinps,
IKWiii--, Sour htonmcli. He irthin 11, .Nervous
Hess, .Sleeplessness, Mi-k Iteau.vlie, liariliea,
liyseulery. Coll.-, Flatulency ana all inU rnal
Pa'"
C'liills itiKl l ever, lever aud
Ague iiiierel.
There Is not remedial ai-nt In th wertd
lliat Kill cure Fevers. ai!el ly KXIiWAV'Sj
1-1 l.l.N so C.liv as K1UW.1 V s Kt.AIH tl K-
Fifty rentA per bottle. Solil by f Iriiiiuista.
. 1!K SI UK TO Cil.T It.V lWA V
S&ZJrbSZi 6 1 K l
mtrnm
DO HOT BE DECEIVED ' 7 '"f"
ith rnstes, F.un,vi, and Paints whlcb stain
tin- hninlsi. ttifure I!i Iron, mui burn frf .
The UilniC Sin Wiove J'nii-U is Hnlli:iT.t. (
l"s3. lnr.-klte, untl the coiiMitnrT (kis tot liu llu
or glass pack. ik e wllL every jum hae.
. Milt si.i.itin.leo Kld Tal..; will completely detroytha
I drsite for tobacco in li:n 1,0 t. lo.ir d.iys. Ahvtlulely harm.
no MH-j. ,! m .rl-e i.iven , tea or curlea
without il,e konwle.Ke of Ihe (,,!,.,.! -ho will , top SU -KING
err KI-.W1NG wilhio f.,rtv.-ti;h t Ii..kv Scut pr.faM ou receipt
T'oL" eorucuian free hy n,.l. A .-Uress I IHm Cbeav.
al Woeks, St. jj auj 55 Oocri Ulock. Lieu. OUo.
EVERGREENS.
."tm Varirtiea, Vnlive- af
l.vrry I. aud. I.i -la Free.
Sit I
EVERGREEN NOSJiRIEJ, Evergreen, WU
inc. it. r. i.itowji's
CiKKAT KXTKItNAl. lil.MI UV,
HERBAL OINTMENT
reach'- PI S K. sk thrtrugh the
tores. aiti.s,-s i-irt-ulaiittu. heals
ntl:iiiiuiatioi , taiiislit-s pain.
and to cents.
Driu-ci-t or ty mail.
J.O.
rKOVN,47liiaud St.. Jeisey City, N.J,
E.-ry t.v.r nn-l brv.W of
'The Game Bird,'
ft monthly journal or ixteen
padi. 1J0 per t'ir. If you
have fowl for sal mlvertue in
A. P. MO I I.. PahliMhrr, York, Pa.
IF
Tom tJon't want comfort II jun
float wish lo look well tlrtssfd.
N o don't want tho best, then
nia 0001 want tho lace Back
Suspender. Your d-ler hat it if
ko it alive. If ho isn't he shouldn't
bo your dealer. VV will mail a
air on receipt of $100. fcono
genuine without tho atamp as
orrve.
rr;- K
mi rrmco LUet, a,
FUItkY WAHRANTEDo . .
5Jon Scales $ 60FrEIcht R-ft
IONESfBlNGHAMTON.NY
WOODBURY'S FACIAL Rn1
Snlpatul l..aleaba. Ha.
at IJnicit,.,. orb,na,i in..
aim la p ho,m on liermau.lo-
and Beaoty YlUu..), on h. sSJ
Nerrotu and lilood d!ejuvj and their
crenrment. sent neslert fnr llw.t alwa
WOTIiSVt ri i m "'"- ", IwSla l.k and r.4ws
C' V Bsrta. Hnn, plill.rs ReaweJwr SwilTsZ
K'm- "-eieXTTrfoJrt?
iw-rrrrrit l-.";. !"M""" "miT.MMiiea
OO . a. a. : '
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Pain. I . -!-'
.".rjren,pfom Z."ZZa- Tired r -lu.. .
JWooS rarall,,rebTther'i,,,n'r impure
;u perfurro their pm.lr fme?,?.' U,7Tr hitertmeaj
Are.,, v. nntant ritlrrrv 'r...)I.V. !
PENSIONS ? H. DKUEN co., v. h.
Information free. ""hiiiatoii, 1. u.
S IMrDr.
to bo r"t,
S.?l.t'EN5IOH
rite to
la'e of Co. fl.
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I' lilted StHten:ni
U'll. e
all loreiir
protected Iq iu.
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nouciiors ol 1'au-uu. ' , SI,"Ktn. . c.
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and Mnrttrauna
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l.l.rv .i , - Uat tren.
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