aaaaai DUETTO. A Cnpld-mlJ-tTie-Mr! aid e IMBconaolate linnets on the tre. AM with hi wonrtrou potent darts Transfixed IhWr love-lorn languished heart. He heard their cry, and il1 decree Thai tho-e or arm u in'ii-trely HIim;W. by tli ir own delicious ipeerh. B brought the nearer each to eah. Their loye-lay lr the i-renlng mlr The dweett-r rew lu loiiil dtttpjir, I'Btil In each the other s note lid kindle rat tuie ts It smolel ) tender heart! O purest '. To think iiurh till-. wl:h"ut alloy AM K.itued wa by ( 'u.-l'i'i d rt Which made liirir lonelluest to STiartt THE DANISH GREEXLAXDER AT HOME. O. GOBDOX fcltyrHIES. Far away amidst tie icy-fields ami the snow dwells a race wboxe habits and inner life are but little known to the central world. Now and then. when some Arctio expedition is fitted oat, and shir s freinrljied Lled with hope set sail, seek trie orth-est Jt'atsage, only to return witb the old etory of de f pair and ditappointment, now and then onr eyes tnrn wit'i a spasmodic inter est to that ii-e-bouna coast, and we listen with an ephemeral interst to talk eonceruitti? the desolate laa 1 and its pointed inhabitants. The Danish Ex hibition, too, with i:s rcalif-tio triumph .if tl'e scenic painters and the tax- iiicrmii-t's art, brought vividly before j the mind a picture of that group of dwellers in tireulund who have now for nicre than a hundred and fifty years been ui;d. r the protection of tad kings of Denu ark. I have thought, therefore, that to many a short account of the inner life ol this unique ra'e. this fetrange mem b r of the cre.ai human family, might prove iutereKtiutr, aiid also give a more correct notion o: what kind of people ihe Equiui:'.ux are. lmlted, until some thirteen years ao, wbeu Dr. JUnk's books appeared, the Ureeiilnud r looked upon as a cavage of the lowest type, a cannibal, a being far below the seal or walrus which it is his only ambition to kill and eitt uncooked Hough and unkempt they are, as well belits H108O whose life la one long laitlewitli the elements, whone daily food dept-udi upon their ttkili in track ilia down tLe seal and reindeer amid blinding hLow uu l teventy degrees of front, it hiir,;ooniot; stales upon tem pestuous i-eas, tobsed iu their frail canoe?. But r.mler this rough exterior there lies In .iuu mueu. that is noble And Kood. Mr. Hail, who spent a long time witii them, thus writ, s in his "Arctio Kes. Brehes." S caking of the Ei-quitxia.ix churaeter, lie save: "1'hry are Lospit.iMe, lionei-t, and good natured. As for eutiug a man up, they would boon, r lit hungry man eit theui out of Liue and home, without saying a woi.l, exe pt: 'Welcome, stranger: as loD'i as 1 have, you shall shere with me.' " Mr. Hull travelled through the length and breadth of (irecuUnd, living part of the time the life of au luniut, i.e. Es quimaux, bunting and fi.-tiing with them, eating their "raw seal-tteaks" and blnbb.T, and finding "hot seal blood soup" "delicious," and, like Oliver 'lwi.it, asked for more! Sitting in their Igloos units, iu which, as a stranger they iuhtmetively gave him the place of honor on a pile of skins, and close to tlie indispensable lamp, which serves for ligbt and warmth, and which consists of n Drge stone re ceptacle tilled with oil, over which they boil their cuflVa :iid llieir toup The name Esquimaux ia derived from vnh f r, "ruw," and un-ivciu, "he eats," so we get vsfLc-ijii-wiu, "raw he eats," and a noun derived l'rom this verb as a national demonstration must be some such ftrtu as a :gi-fcr-vm-ooff, "raw flesh entore," the double a being pronounced like on iu boat. All that remains is the consideration that the French traders, of course, nsad the French orthography. The modern Danish Setllemeuts owe their existence to Huns Egede, the missionary, who landed in ireenl .i d with his wife and children in 1721. His object ai two-foil: to induce the Datives to tr.ide with Denmark, and to place the cross of Christ upon those desolate shore! Through ten weary years he persevered, snrmonnticg gi king.who touched by the devotion of gantio difficulties. Trading was es tablished, but did not flourish. Con verts wero made, but the good work from many causes progressed but slowly, till one day llaus Egede re ceived an order from t'.o King. Chr'st lan vi., to the efToct that the Danish Government was about to withdraw its support from both the establishments for trade as well as that for missions. Turning tbeir backs npon the dreary ioe-bonn.t coast, most of the Europeans set sail for home, but Hans Egede ha 1 put bit hand to the p'ough and would not look back. SStirrounded by a hand ful of faithful followers, like some lone beacon on that Arctio strani, the indomitable missionary stood, determined that the light of the lamp which he had kindled should not flicker nor go out. He wrote a letter of passionate entreaty to the the old priest, sent answer back that Denmark would still continue to sap port the mission, and to develop trade in Greenland. And to this day Den mark fulfils the promise. The benefits to Greenland of the tender rule of Denmark has been great. With fostering care ha the Greenlander been looked after. All that would increase his prosperity and diminish his privations and inevit able hardships has been done. A mar ket has been provided tor the spoils of these cunning hunters; wee.pons of scientific make placed in tbeir hantts, instead of the tuoe spears and har poons th it t: ey were forced formerly to be content with; schools built to which their chil !ren go, Dr. Kink tells us, as "a diversiou" aud not as a duty; churches founded which the parents attend with bcrm ulous regularity The s de of inb-xiennts is restricted by the Danish ofll-ials. Spirits being given out in tmall quantities to labar ers, or for special services rendered. The most popular articles purchased by the Dn:iisli-( ireenl-iuders are coffee and to!aoco. A cup of coffee and a quid of tobacco serve in many cases as the la-it re-ource to raise the drooping spirits of the we.irv, half frozeu seo hunter. The pipes aid very short, fot the cold is so intense that otherwise the stems would be obstructed by frost. The yearly income of each ramt'y averages eight pounds a yar, and the worldly possessions of a rich Green lander are tUuj eummdl up by Dr. Kirk: "A house, with Bioptnar roof of bos-da, in which ho lives with his wife, a son of sixteen, ud three younger children, a married brother and fcis'er, a wiaow of n deceased brother with her five children, Lfteea peroons iu alt The intorior of the 'bouse" is two hundred squ ire feet, or some ten feet broud by twenty long. He Lai a bort, a stove, copper kettle, some iron pots, twelve stone vetscls, and four Bkins for sledge covers. He has his kavak (cunooi with clothing and tools pertaining, the bladder and line I in duplicate, one rule, a chest cf tools containing axe, saw, files, and plane; of clothes ho has a reindeer-skin jack et, another of . bird-skin with two staff coverings ul thre" to fonr suite of the other articles of dress The son has his kayak (cunoe), so has his brothel, and a ride, bat no utenails of kls ova. The widow aad he children are veil dressed. The whole fcarty poBaeaa in common a temporary relnge at an isolated hun'injr station -a rare possession for a satire. In North Greenland to these possessions mast be added the indispensable sledge and dogs." Hoarding and saving are things un known among the Ureenlandera. There is a community of all goods amongst them: If the lamps in one igloo barn low for want of blabber, so it is within all the neighboring hats. The snooessfnl banter never tainks of biding the result of his skill and nights of sleepless watching no, he calls bis neighbors, who come down to the shore in crowds, women and all, with their ull .a, (women's knives), and there and then "dense" i. .,skin and oat up, whatever game the unselfish Innuit has hrongbt home. Although throughout Danish Greenland, the religion of the Lutheran church is firmly established, there (.till are many carious trace of their old beliefs, wmoh in many in stances they have managed to weave into the doctrines inculcated by Hans Egede and his successor. Mr. Hall found that the Eskimo took j little pleasure in oooult acience; to him ! speculation or "ibe .Beginning ol Things" had but few allurements. His account of the creation of man, has a dry, unconscious humor about it. Ao cording to him. the first-man made by "The Great Being" was a failure, and was cast aside and called Kod lu-rta, which means white man. A second attempt of the Great Beine resulted in the formation of a 'perfeot man," and be is called luna or Eskimo. Of heaven and hell he thus sums np the attributes: Kood-le-far-mi-vng (heaven) ia up ward. Everybody happy there. All the time light, no snow, no ice, no storms; always pleasant, no trouble, never tired, sing and play all the time all this will go on without end. Ad-U-par-me-un (hell) is downward. Always dark there, no son, trouble tbere always, snow flying all the time, terrible storms, cold, oh, Terr cold: I great deal of ioe t iere. All who go there must stop forevdr. Only good lnnuits (Esquimaux go to Kvodleimrntiunq, those who have been kind to poor and hungry. No one killed by accident or who kills himself can get there. They have a tradition of the Deluge whioli they attribute to "a very hign tide," and will say: "Karth once all covered with water. Why? Lock at the tops of the mountains and you will find shells and stones that live only in the 85a." The Esquimaux language contains no "scolding words," nor does a father or mother ever think of beating an undu tiiul child. A prolonged silenoe fol lows upon any act of misconduct; the offended, child or ad nit, is ostracised for a time, no oue speaking to the oul prit. Hat where a neighbor has done another a wrong, the one who t links he has been wronged or insulted, calls all his friends around him and tbeu a war of words ensues. The friends sit round, while th'j injured one takes a drum, and tbere and then commences to sing a satin al song, extempore, re lating the other's misdeeds and turn ing him into ridicule, beating on the drum the while. When he has finished oomes the tarn of the other, who sat stolidly by dur ing these catting attacks. He rises np with a aealbkiu tamborine and sings his song, lie wbo makes tbe audience laugh mcs' is judged to be in the right. These "nilb songs," as they are termed, are very quaint, containing, as they in variably do, Fniart hits at blunders made in Ky .iking or seal fishing, or vain attempts made by some unfortu nate swain to get a wife. 'ihe male and female Greenlander dress nearly alike. Tbe narrow door way precluding tbe adoption of any sort of petticoat. The dress consists of a tight-fitting jacket and trousers, made of sealskin, several pairs of warm stockings, and over these .top-boots ot sealskin. The women bind hand ker chiefs around their heads, allowing their top-knots of black hair to stand straight np upon tbeir heads, and to their j ckets is attached a hood or "amowt," in which the babies nestle, warm and snug, just peeping over their mother's shoulders. The house consists of one room, di vided by a ledge, which ia partitioned ofT into stalls or sleeping compartments. The walls are bung with skins and the floor paved with flat stones. 'The en trail of tbe seal, strained on a frame, serves as a window, while in the mid dle of tbe room stands the stone trough, which, filled with oil, is the Greenland er's "all in all;" without this lamp he could not live he has no water other than the snow melted over the precious lamp; by the lamp they dry their cloth ing, mittens, boots and stocking, and stockings, and boil the real's blood and the grateful coffee; roand its glowina light tbey gather and tell tales of "hair-breadth 'scapes by sea and land." The duty of keeping the lamp well filled devolves upon tbe ladies of tbe household, who bite off bits of blab ber, chew them, suck oat the oil and rpirt it into cone-like dishes. r3o ex pert are they, that the oil oomes out of this dental mill nnmixed with any particle of moisture, and so rapidly is it done that a lamp is tilled in a few minutes. tsp.ice will not permit of adeicription in detail of the curious laws aad cus toms ot this interesting race, which, alas! in spite of Denmark's maternal watchfulness, is fast dying oat. They have a peculiar reluctance to pronounce their own names. On being asked his name, a Greenlander will nadge his neighbor, who then, also reluctantly, whispers something to him, whereupon the first one plainly replies: "lakugok" i. e,"he says (that ray name is) Jacob." Thus docs Dr. Kink describe this amusing trait, and, among the many quaint episodes in the life of the prim itive Greenlander so graphically de scribed by him, onr lady readers will be interested in tbe account of: "A Greenlander' Courtship and Mar riage. : The suitor comes to the priest and the prociediugs are then as follows: 1 be suitor:"! should like to have a wife." Tbe priest: "Whom?" He names her. "Hast thou sooken with her?" Sometimes they say, "Xes, she is not unwilling, but tliou"knowet woman kind." More frequently they answer "X" " "Why not?" says the priest "It is difficult; girls ere prudLh,thon must Epeak to her," answers the wooer, wbo, though a brave hunter, is a timid lover. lu t?it case the (jritat summons the girl. She comes, and aftei some casual qucsliors, bo bogms the proposal in t. e following wav; "1 thiak it is time no to Lave thee married." "I won't marry," says the maid. "What a pify, I had a suitor for thee." The priest names him. "lie is good for nothing; I won't have bim," sh replies. Th n the priest enumerates his good qualities. "He is a young and clever provider; throws tbe harpoon with dexterity and p wer, above all, he loves thee." She listens to hi praises with atten- tion, and, as her manner indicates, with pleasure, but still she a.swers: "I won't marrf ; I won't marry." "Well, 1 will not force thoe. I shall soon find a wife for each a clever fel low." . The priest then keeps silence, as if he considered her "no" as a decisive answer. At 1 tst she whispers, with a iM. aad with tears in her ey .aiVaT'al "Jost as thou wilt bate it, priest." "Wo, as thou wilt; I will not persuade bee," aavs the priest. Then follows, with a deep groan, "Yes," and the matter is settled. Thus, eat off from all possible e 'n -munication with the outer world for nine months oat of every year, nine thousand seven hundred and fifty-two Ureenlandera dwell in peaceful inter course with about two hundred and fifty emigrants from other lands. ' Two hundred feet above the surface of their frozen seas, rise the fantastie forma of giant ieebergs, while below, this mighty wall of ice reaches down, down some sixteen hundred feet. Far, far away stretches a flat tableland of virgin snow. Against the black sky the mountain peaks rise np four thousand feet, their sloping clefts all glacier filled. Then, as if by touch of some magician's wand, tbe ebon sky is light ed up, the doors of heaven seem to open wide, and waves of golden light and rainbow hue spread all across tue sky. Upward and athwart the azure dome fountains of many colored sprays of light thoot forth. There is no moon, no son, yet all around is bathed in ever varying floods of light. Such is the splendor of the Aurora Borealis, and awe-atrnok and dazzled as he gazes on the grandeur of tbe scene, the trav eler feels his pity for the Greealander'a lot somewhat diminishes! since it is vouchsafed to this dweller in cold dark regions to live also within the circle of that wondrous light. A nalf-aod-Halt. Little Tick You said you was folu to pray for a pleasant day to lav. Little Dot I did. Little Dick Well, It's raining. Little Dot 'Tisn't raining, It's mlyfdrizzling. I guess somebody else mst'a' prayed for a reg'lar pour. B4 Found Each Other Out. Wife of Ten Years I read a lot of four old love letters to-day. Husband of Ditto Did you? What (ras the effect? Wife of Ten Years I could not aelo wondering which was the greater !ocl you for writing them or I fee reading them. Exchange. Pretty Rough. Father (wishing to Impress the les son) Now, my son, tell me why I punished you. Son That's It you've poundea the life out of me, and dow you don't know what you done it for! Puck. freterred Dog. Visitor Why do the residents of this town keep so uiuny dons? Mr. Suburb For protection. Thei ire cheaper than police. Visitor But dogs are dangerous to inoffensive persons. Mr. Suburb So are police. Je York Weekly. A Mlataken Idea. "Well, Mr. Brorison,'' said the dora mle, "I hope you derived profit from the service this niorninir." "Sir," returned bronson, inclining to be ftrdiguant, "1 assure you I drop business on Sunday and attend church with do hope of prollt." Exchange. He Thought Tli.r Might Need It. Man of House It strikes me that f've seen your face before. Stranger Yes, vou have. I sold rou a cook boo: a year axo. "What are you seeling now?" "A sure cure for dyspepsia. Only 50 cents " yuips. A Torture Indeed. Belle Isn't it. horrible bow the Chinese women s jueeze their leet? Blanche Yes; and that Isn't theit worst suffering, la Chioa one's age is counted two years back from the first birthday. Kate Field's Wash ington. lllatratel Advertisement. Great rush In clothing genu' un derwear one-half c Life. Small 'Wonder. Spatts How on earth did Hilow Set to be such a favorite with Mrs. Small? He doesn't pay his board in advance, does he? " Skidds Xo. lie's always two weeks behind, but be frequently asks 'or a second helping of prunes. Truth. Purely Teohn lead. Judge Duffy What Is the charge against the boy, officer? Oilxer He stole 5 eeots, youi honor. Judge Duffy Well, let bim go That is merely take-a-nickel offense. Every Man HI Own HumorUU She Why do you suppose Mr. Tompkins always wears such ao amused smile? He Well, be ought to. He has a keen sense of the ridiculous and ia very self-conscious Life. t ' A Dangerous Propwaat, Clara How did you come to ac cept Mr. Saphead? Dora I bad to. He proposed to me Id a boat when out rowing and be trot so agitated 1 was afraid we'd upset. Bare Bits. The Hard Part. Proprietor Did y ou let the lad know it was no trouble to show your wares? w Clerk Yes, sir. I told bet that selling tbem was where tbe rub curue in. Woman' Density. Wife (to her husband) I say, my dear, how badly the tailor has. put this button on your waistcoat! Thli is the fifth time I have had to ew it on again. Bauern Kalender. - THE COMRADE TEAR, our liaci, Kew Tear, since we must com ratle to Th.ouah tle strange circle.! of the seasoot four! ri'xldinic In lonely path 'ml.l drifting nwiw When dayn ur.: dark and whirling truipostg rot Will your strot.tf guiding aim be round me presseo? Will you, then, thare my bappy pprlugtfuife dream The waking son that birds and pouts ka' wf Aud wbtn ri-d rosea bora on ben.Jod spray. And lowers ruum tbrouga tuuuiowy, woodland way Will you keep kindly p.oc? and last, when brown Lie the weet fields and faded leave come down And wc are tir.1 both n1 fain to rest Will you b trlunoa with me, still true and near? Tbeu lake tuy baud and heart, dear comrade year. Madeline S. Bhidoks, In Tlie Ladia? Htme JtMTiial. These are the dark days, "when dark tempests roar," the bare trees bend their branohes to tbe blast, tbe ever greens hum their low, murmurous Bongs.white snow covers the mea low and the brooks, fast locked in ice, have ceased tbeir babbling, but the tide of human life flows on as ever, joy and sorrow, birth and death, meet us every day and we muEt be ready to meet with brave hearts whatever tha year brings ns. Our joys may be fleeting, but wa may be cmtorted aud stayed by them while they last 60 that iu dark days, the radianoe of a sunny yesterday may still be abound us, aud hope, like a budding flower may cheer our hearts with promises of future brigbtne.-s; aud, as in a aunny window, greeu plants and colored blossoms will grow and thrive, so a contented spirit miy rheer troubled lives aud eomfort lonely hearts, let the storms of adversity blow as they may. Then, while we tend our flowers, let ns also cultivate in our hearts tbe sweet violet of humility, the red rose of love, and the pure "lilies of eternal peace," and thus the attending year may be to ns the best of comrades, who?e memory in after times will be swewt as the scent of gathered rose leaves. An Important Difference. To make it appareut to thousands, I wuo miUK luoinseivis in, mat tuey are i Dot affected with any disci.se, but tliat ; the system simply needs cleansing, is to ! bring comfort home to their heirts, as a costive condition is easily cured by ! nsing Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the Caaloruia rig ftvrup Co. Society establishes an i.iipven morai standard, demands an eju. 1 ob-ervi u e and ca-U out the woman who descends ' to man's leve!. Stats or Omo. Titt or Toledo, I LlCAS CO"NTT. i Frank J. Cheney makes oath ttiat he I Hie Ft-n uir imitn.'r ol the ar.n of F. J. chxnev Co., "tollli: husiness In the .'ity of loleilo. County and stute atoresal-l. nii.l lint s..id firm wt 1 p-iy tlie Mini ot u lor each i.nJ every ca--e ol catai i h ihiii cannot be cured by tlie use i Hall's Catarrh Cuie. Fkane J. Cue- t. Sworn to bef re m end sat rlbeilVi my preeuf, this Oth day ul Deceiuuir, A. ., ISSrt. A.W U LEA' ON, Xoiary Public. SEAL I HairnCf tarrh Cure Is t iken lutein illy and aetsdiree'ly on ilie bloo'i and mucous urface J ol the system. Semi fo- tesunmu als. fi.-e. 1 K. J. CHKNET & CO., io euo, O. aarSold by Druggist, 7 jc. The mother or a murdered tnn sleeps, but the mother of a murderer teiuaius awuke. What Stronger Proof I neerted of the merit ( liood's Barftap&tll'a than tlie hui tlreds of leiters continually coin ing lu telliug of n ai vel'ous cures it ha ef fected after all oiher remedies had failed? Hno.l'i piiia cure C Jtill.iation. When a mun's hoping powers are gone he should se.k the cemetery and Hud it. "That unrlvalle I c .mpleiion," said a proml jent New Voraer, allu.U'ii: to a la iy a-uaiut. nee, ttie result o( uinr Uarnetd 1 ea." Send for free sample to 319 West 4oih btrcot Sew Vo.k City. I It has ben discovered that draf:, oills or exchange and promissory notes were In use among the ancient Babylon- I IDS. I An Extended Popularity. Brows' Bros CIIial TROcnt h ie for many year boen the ' most popular article to use for relieving Coughs ' anil 1 lirnar t.nnhlea. A resident of Albany, G i , claims to ! have seen reclntly a fljck of six teen wild turkeys in in intoxicated condition. Cnmra I(lfiiey Cure Tor Dropsy. Gravel, Diabetes, Bright', Heart.Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousness, Ac. Cure guaranteed. SSI Arch Street, Phllad'a. $1 a bottle, for 15, or druggist. 1U0U certificates of tuxes. Try it. Tli9 largest orchard In the S'ate of Kansas Is that belonging to Judge Well house. It Is located near Tremout and comprises 1073 acrei. Or. J. B. Mayer, 831 Arch St., Phll a, l a. Ease at once, no operation or de lay from business, attested by thou sands of cures after others fail, advice ,'ree, tend for circular. FLOBAIi OIFT8 FOB CHILDREN. As Rifts for children for birthday or holiday festival, in fact, for auy occa sion, says a writer in Park's floral Monthly, I know of nothing seeter j or more appropriate tuan . bowers. A , Tom Thnmb Fuchsia was once received 1 as an "extra" amoBir a lot of plants from a florist. I gave it my best care, and when it had grown to be a tine. large plant and hunt? tbiok with its crimson balls just ready to burst into bloom, as sweet and graceful as a bright little girl I knew, I gave it to her for her collection. A Cyclamen found its way to another Little flowei lover. No gifts of mine are ever re ceived with more evident delight than tbe flowers I give tbe children. I always seek to have it something that ! blooms freely and is of easy oulture, so that the small recipients can care for it j all by themselves. I The toys for which we pay our dol lars are ola in a week and seldom re new their youth; perhaps they are lost or broken. Bat flowers, living, grow ing flowers are indeed a 4 'joy forever" to little people, as well as t j ns of larger growth. I do not mean to ob ject ti toys; they are a matter of course wherecbildren areconcerne t. Out let us think twice whether it would not be better for tbe ohildren as well as for ourselves, if a part of the money we pay over the toy and oandy counters found the way to the florist. The bop yield of New Yrrk last sea son is given at about 115,000 bales, that of Washington at 2d COO bales, Oregon 17,(00 bales and Calif o.nia probably about 40,0 0 bales. Place 500 earths like ours 'side by 1 !e, yet Saturn's outermost ring could easily inclose them Ualko printing was first executed by tbe Dutch in 1670; first made in England in 1771. If afflicted wit hsorr ayes ue Dr. Isaac Thomp son's fcye-water. Aiucgiat ell at 20c pel bottle. BuTUfxirx ia glorified prejudice. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. I " " " the Afcea at Which Eome Mated Mea Bavtf Hade tbe Kbcm. In speaking of the peculiarities of .he men who have secured or sought Ihe presidential nomination, a writer in the Chicago News says: Many of those who were candidates )T were prominently mentioned in ronnection with the presidency and two or three who served as president lied in poverty. Stephen A. Doug las, after his -brilliant career, was practically penniless when be died, although bad he lived a few years some land which he owned In the then suburbs of Chicago would have brought him a fair sum. James Monroe died in almost absolute pov erty in New York City. John Tyler was a poor man after he left the presidency. Daniel Webster did not have much property, except the estate B.t Marshfleld, and Henry Clay's place, ca.led Ashland, was about all he left to his heirs. Jetlerson's struggles with poverty furnish the saddest epi sode of his career and John C. lireck luridge struggled bard in his practice Lt the bar to support his family. A change in the disposition of con rntioii9 respecting the age of candi dates has been noticed. Formerly the tendency was to select men who were well on in years. Jackson and liuchanan and William Heury Harri son were old men when they were elected to the presidency. The aver age age up to 1850 or candidates and presidents when elected was about 62 years. With the war era, however, tae tendency to choose younger men began to be very marked. Stephen A. Douglas was only 41 irhen he was nominated, f remont was nominated when only 43, but was the first candidate of a new party. John C. Brecklnridce was barely 40 years of age when he was nominated in 1360 and he bad scarcely passed the constitutional limit when be was nominated and elected vice president In 1856. Gray hairs have not been the rule with candidates, whether defeated or elected, since 1860. Mo Clellan, who was the youngest candi date ever nominated for the presi dency and who was of most youthful appearance, was associated with an other young man, George H. Pendle ton, who was only 42 years of age, while McClellan was 39. Grant was only 46 when he was first elected, Garfield was 4S, and Cleveland 47. In the earlier days It would have been esteemed a rash thing to think of choosing a president who had not passed 50 years, although Henry Clay was only 46 when he was first a candi date, and Alexander Hamilton might have been a candidate bad be per mitted it soon after he passed his 35th year; for, although Hamilton was of foreign birth, yet the Constitu tion provided that persons who were of foreign birth at the time of the adoption of the Constitution might lie eligible for the presidency, and it has always been thought that this clause was put in for the possible benefit of Hamilton. Maine was only 44 when he made his exciting race for the presidential nomination the first time and but 43 when be and Grant tested strength for many davs before tbe Chicago convention of 13 SO. It will be seen, then, from these few Illustrations tba tbe tendency oj conventions is to make an unex pected nomination, and also that men of great wealth, or even fair fortunes, are not likely to be put in nomination, and, moreover, that in this day of activity conventions are likely to look for men who luve scarcely entered their prime. "Hi'l a Little reller." Walking down the street the other day I saw a newsboy seated on a (r rat ing in the sidewalk, up through which came a little warmth from the base ment below. He had something be side bim covered up with a dirty, ragged old handkerchief, and as I sat down alongside he cautioned, "Look out, now; don't hurt him." "What is it?" He lifted the handkerchief with tbe greatest care, and there on one of the iron bars, huddled up and half frozen, was a little brown sparrow, Jus able to fly. "Where did you eet him?" "In the street out there. Got so told he was tuckered." "What will you do with him?" "Get him good ana warm and let him go. He is such a little feller, and so he orter have a fair show. " "And he shall!" said L I added my efforts to Jack's, and after a few minutes the bird began moving atiout in a lively manner and giving vent to his satisfaction " In a series of chirps. Jack lifted him, gave him a toss in the air, and away be sailed for bis nest under a cornice. "He's all right now, Jack." "Yes, 'cause he's had a boost. Boys kin git along most any how," said Jack, as be shivered In the cold blast sweeping up from the river, but birds is such little felleis that ws've got to sort o' h'istand tote 'em round now and then. He's all right now, and we're all right, and good -by to you." "Good-by, Jackie," I said, Involun tarily raising my bat as the tattered, kind-hearted chappie flew round the corner. Loat Her Teeth. A contributor to a New York paper says: "I met a hotel chambermaid the other day whose lower teeth were nearly all missing, aad from a singu lar cause. She nad been for many years In the habit of holding the pil lows In her teeth while she drew on the slips with both hands and it re sulted in tbe loosening and gradual loss ot those teeth upon which tbe strain was the greatest." The Iear Girls. Maid Marian What a r'diculous Qgure you cut in the park yesterday! Maud Muller Oh, did I? I'm truly sorry; I'm sure I'd have spoken if I'd seen you. Truth. "August Flower" " I am Post Master here and keep a Store. I have kept August Flower for sale for some time. I think it is a splendid medicine." E. A. Bond, P. M., Pavilion Centre, N. Y. The stomach is the reservoir. If it fails, everything fails. The liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the-l oeart, tne bead, the blood, the nerves all go wrong. If you feel wrong, look to the stomach first. Put that right at once by using August Flower. It assures a good appetite tad a food digestion. A TELEPHONE TALK. There ts something to my mind iil terTsy fusing .? listening to an operator on the telephone It : fiscinatia? to spec, ate WI V , m bsza which M bar- - indignant beginning, and call forth a meek "O, very well 1 1 suppose 1 As a listenf r to tbe telephone when r'eJsed to ny.elf. I confess to being a dead failure! Happening to be , jm ent in the board room of a Telephone company, when a new instrument was tried. 1 was courteously invited to ft thereto, and spok. bnt tb , trn h in saving I "only hear Punch end Judv" which guileless remark, being rmmediaTely followed by we.rd "Punch langbter. overcame, 1 -gravity of "the other end, dutifully Sa.ting for a remark from the chair- . j - artAPChleSS man, ana covereu mo.- -r -- , confusion. Bat I have always great interest io ;tbese wondoriul machine-, and therefore bailed with joy an offer to go over the works of the ..... rr l l a f-imnanv. lull (xinsoliaaiea xeiepuou- r j' . found myself, early one May morning, in compauy with tbe energetic- c hair man, at their spacious esUblishment. Here I saw the curious "Diver s tele phone, for speaking under water, with its helmet transmitter, and queer look ing ear pieces. Small wonder the Admiralty have found it worthy ol their notice, while a neat looking little polialied case, which looks firt cousin t o e of the many surprise cameras or tuedav, so portable is it, is a "t ield Telephone." which must surely prove ofeoual value to the sister servioe. Agaiu, in a large estabhshment, how invaluable would be tbe "Homestie des.k telephone." by which, without leaving her writing table, tbe mistress can speak to ten different departments; cauvrderthe carriage, tell the gardener to hurry in with thj flowersfor the din ner tble, or to the urper housemaid to prepare rooms wanted unexpectedly, etc., etc Those who know the etiquette, oir enmiocution, aud consequent waste of time the transmission of the simplest order weans iu a "big house" will in deed understand how much compressed utility this dainty little affair contains. But let us go down into tha whirr and clash of the machine-room where every single rart of the telephones sold by tbe company is made. The first thing to arrest my attention is a wondrous machine for cutting wheels, notching the hard metal with faultless precision; another is making hinges as fat as a boy can feed it. We pasH oa and see a flat piece of metal pluoed on a targe machine, when lot a huge drop press relentlessly descends, and it is converted into a neatly -fash ioned "cap." I see a thick square Oar of steel cut off as easily as if made of cheese; it is then passed on to an uncanny-looking machine, which by a slow persnasiv.i posh of a vicious-looking flat bar, converts it into a "mag net" form, and with an effect of being "glad to be rid of you" shoots it im patiently into a receptacle placed a convenient distance for the purpose. I cannot resist an amused glanced at a notice the nece.nsity for whiou, how ever, we BliaU none of ns regret "Employes are strictly forbidden to waah themselves before stopping time" as we turn into the burnishing de partment, with its bright brass pins and pretty ornamental naiehings, and peep into the lare dusky-looking tank for nickel plating, where my worn Royal Baking Powder. THE GOVERNMENT TESTS ESTABLISH ITS ABSOLUTE SUPERIORITY. (Data from the latest Official U. S. Government Report on Baking Powders, Department of Agriculture, Bulletin tj, page jpp ) Ro'al is placed first of .the cream of tartar powders, actual strength, 160.6 cubic inches of leavening gas per ounce of powder. Every other powder tested exhibited a much lower strength than the Royal, the average being 33 per cent. less. Every other powder likewise showed the presence of alum or sulphuric acid. The claim that this report shows any other powder of su perior strength or purity has been denounced as a falsehood by the Government officers who made the tests. Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift or prize, or at a lower price than the Royal, as they invariably contain alum, lime or sul phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome. &B8SBte ooiu cier;wkrt. ..tnuvutyavui, nflm 0 iTHIS IS THE Will rive exrlnalTe tale taiVoa JmIm ..jMwbu Itrata. Write roalalouo.lf""r.iiTA?er, i"!an V-biw, I .. KING OF Forster's Patent ROCK BREAKER FOR MACADAM prop-riy iuw. M4r wbei to brvak . Product 10 to ou tuna per day .accor.lmir to aua. trrr 1SSO I- ,., ?,, LOAKSfc OH Hfc' CHUSH 4N. Duea the wora ul anv otber breaker with s the power and the expenaelur Keepinir a repair. Mounie.1 on trouiruck. tu.y inaoulaclur- er. wrreayoaueace solicit ei I0TTES 4 H0(iG F'DRV CO K h " Eeitsr Work W.-jely Than SAPOLIO -a is io receivs .crews; there lght length in seeing it cut off j nst 8 u .ud as it drops end of the gins at the 'J employe mak next screw. Aere " ' Juer f.nuts," and lb.oentres, aoomer . .a almost a. last as the eye -lw . inordinary machine each of which it ' elabo ntmost precision, w making a rate bras. "Jerm,n'L'lP-.nd from the W.timetbi. prcjwj "J .rti start to the ?nt ' thrcad for elaM-d all mfletUirops in.o screw, and all . tturee seconds the box below, but forty i " take without machinery, snch a thing take wit" j t0 It i, .always so world eVer lotTn at all without the latter. After ; all Ihe marvels 1 S tools surprised to learn WDMe lnsed.remade the pre also muj w - '"l?? eve to business while P"r- .uing pl'asW m?f t.T We." some long strips of brass from which the pinching out f of the crescent- shaped metals have left . cap tal suggestion for a lette r inview of a common bazaar 1 beg some of them "in the cause of Ala! that time fails us to go over tue wood-work shop and polishing depart ment We cabut glance therein for we are both busy folk, and breakfast waiU and the horses have been champ ing their bits for an hour in the street, we pass out to enjoy the drive back SrougPh the iP"bl nehye Sett nets of morning, which even the great city cannot entirely destroy. Aa Eng-Hh Court Seandal. There has been considerable scan da! recently at tbe English court in connection with the ?P"t'ue?s which the Queen places at the ais cosal of Impoverished members of the Kocracv at several of the palaces which are not inhabited by herself, such as. for instance, Kensington palace. St. James' palace, and Hamp ton Court palace. The yueen has discovered to her horror that tho.e recipients of her bounty have for ometlme past been coolly letting out their rooms and apartments to whoever was willing to pay for mem. I in some cases even to peoole of the ! . . i , - ...... i- In most oojecuouaoie ""' fact, they would let them to anybody who was able to pay the price which furnished them with the means to make a trip to the continent or to the seaside. The scandal became ail the greater owing to the fact th;;t there a-e sentinels on duty at all . . .1 . n....l.i,i.n . these palaces, auu luai. k"'""3"" j w re thus forced to patrol residences I luhabited by quite the reverse of ! royal peop'e, indeed, whom the I Uueen would never een have per- IViitted to Dreseutatiou at her drawing , room. luuLLiuiia w rooms iunciions wj wuicu umi.j everybody of respectable character is ! admitted Iler majesty ba- now Issued a strict order that henceforth no apartments in anv of her pilaos ; are either to be let or even lent by tne occupants io mira parnes unuer the pain of forfeiture of the favor I and privileges which they enjoy. 1 New York Recorder. L DOUGLAS V LU WW WW -aaV. sruii.re?- for A sewed shoe that will not rip; Calii aeamless, smooth inside, more comfortable Tnd nrable than "7 other shoe eve uvui f4 vj jj. erollowin, axe of the a high itvvlvd oj ar . . m enrj 1.30 ana a.oo Doogola, I LAO fro 7S for KiiKt in.uit.ii XT xooiwoax by purobaalair W. pnoaa aavartlsat as Uioossads can to. tlly. So TOO mar - v I W ROAD MAKERS. tTu, -HoUing Mill Machinery. Piftsbnreh. W.rt u... , ..THEGHIP .. In a tsrrlbly we.ik coalition. ... jh-al.ti nearly wrecked M; ap.'.ite a, u, ' gone. I ma u o. -. felt ti.-id ,he Ua"' a t disagreeable roar ing n les in my bead, I.ko a waterfall. I a'so ; bad severe headaches and severe sinking j pain In my Stomach. 'Having heard so mucu alJout Hood's sarsapar- lll. I concluded 10 IT) it. All the d suereeaMe effects of the Oiln are Geo. V. Couk none, Im free fro:u palm and nclies, ni bs. UeveHood'Sara;'arllU U aurely curing nj Hood's r"a Cures ...,rrh I recomtreid It to a'.I." Je. ur Cook, st. j. n . T.I .... . W V. ! iio1-S ni L-eiirl1.n-ti)i itiun tir raatnr. ins the perl-laltieaclionorni' Inn-'.; rrw,n at1 n Vnt Pa Ttecei V'd VSiESSMeiiSsd wit"! P"" Fnmnen am rant, welch :na Ux in. nn. rh.' iron m.t hurn r.t . I arhrPKHW Sun Hf.ve )'..:. n Is rrftMint. oj.ip. Ira. Durable. tm irt rra-nwr . for no u Or (Ma pacaa.ru vri'.:. e. . ry mrcnase. .uiigg Siemsrs j Wa Ojfer Tou a emr;f crAiWa Inauras Safety tst XtecJt other and Child. a V, !KD " Iiobt Confinement cf its fain, Horror andKUU. a.frerimr.nnibotlo? t oihrr'a Frtpni" I iuTTrrwl uul Ililie ..ua,anc! a. iiiyicijneLc tin wcaKD-ta af'TV..r.l uuil lu aucu ea-M. Ji.- OaG, L....iniu", Mo., Jus. ltri, loL Gent by CTTr", ehirrrs r.T-rH, on rc'M price. Si-tpr IKHll?. 1'tK.s to iiu.irt-rm..a.; ..oa, BUAZIi'irjl.rjnr.GCI.ATOB CO., ATLANTA, OA. eornrv ir i ;;T-.- DR. KILMER'S threat KIDNEXLIVE.1C2 Dissolves Grave?, Onll stone, hriclt clnst In urino. jmlns l:i ur.-tt.ra, Stxa'ninir af ter i mm tion. j-uin m I-;.l i. hi.u li.pa, sudden btopiai'e cf water " itri prtssa- Bright 9s Disease, Tube cats in urlno. ftnntv iirfiw .''("r,"- nurtaunuary u-ouLijuiii kiiuey d..:i.uliiyi. Liver CGii&2lnint, TorpM or enlflreorl liver, foul tirth, M!'rlU Catarrh of the 12 j adder, Inflammation, irT'tatinn, i:l.'fration. dribLlii.g. (requunt cai, paA blood, uiucu or pus. mrntee Ccntnt9 of On r.tt. If not bo At lru;lbt, 50c. Me, $1.00 Size. 1ara.lHr Guid to Uoaith" fi-wr CoaaultAtlon trm Unlike tlia Dutch Process lso Alkalies Oil Oiher Chemicals V-V,- iretiar.:u.:j of tftC Vir. ItJLKLR & CO.'S j 1 ., 1 ;.Lrl vU.li.iU.UL vUVJUU nil -v- l .1 I filthasV trh is absolutely re and tolubte. th.tt mnrmfhnn thr timju f . the trnth uf Cot tia nmed ' Vgwrn feturcn. ArruwrtK.t or 5' Suirar. aad 13 far mure eco nomical, co-ting las than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourish. iig, aud E-tIi.T IlG&TEr. Sold by Grortr vierjvtlier. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Kai WORN NIGHT AND DAY. HoUla Ilie worst ru j tine wuh r e uminr an circniDHianctfS.rer ,1 J- ft ArtluMiii n'.Ci "- 1 hi: 1 1 ii.e. . w 1 a le'.tt-il Itiuirovemei.tt,. llitlintl en taloE 1 -nJ riiir- for :if- ililrly -.ealtrt. ii. V H OUSK Mro.CO.. T Broadway. Jiew YorkClty. All you liave iiir1 about Die Insurance may be wrong. It you wiili t kno'v ihe truth. an'l PENN MUTUAL L'FE KZX3-6 CHKSTSCT 8TREBT, rinlailelplila. Pa. l-irw 9 llMiaapilrti and Daila A ma.eboold ua Plao'a Cnr for T. Whn h,v. k lna. 1 . 1 h Conaomullon. It ba rored t. c-1 un. it la not bad tu tak. F 1119 int Denicoua arrnp. gciia eterrnbern. tja. HIL0HSII lUroat, Sola by .j, l.;,,, oa . Gun larfield Tea resuiu ft hail eaatlnir Eillsv aiinr LTZ. X ''Wrwroii:ri1 , . Cures Constipation aaa u rt .jfjj I ta c , ;u W a .. v f FOR FIFTY YEARS 1- MRS. WTMQT O'lur'C? SOOTHING SYRUP h-a been nacl by Milling. ' .. 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