BURLY JOHN BULL. Ba la Utterly KeeardleM of tha Rights anil Comlort of Others. This story Is of asrene in a compart neat of a truin from IlrusseU to ParlA There was just room for twelve persons in the compiH'tiiieut and tea hart trot in several American women and men, a I'-elyim), several Frenchmen an.l one Knglislimar.. The English mim hud got In last, lie had strained himself to lift a hutce and heavy b;nj Into the rack just above the heads of two Atueriran wo men. Then he sat dowa nest the window and oppisite the Ilelian, and spread ing himself a? much as possible buried his rosy face in a newspaper. When the train Rot Tinder way (it was a last express), the batr btan to sai the rack in a most alarming way. Everytxidv except the Englishman, fell to watching it and to wondering how many miles would pass hefore it broke the rack and fell upon the heads of the women. At last an American man, touching the Englishman to attnet his atten tion, said: ' I think your batr is tro ln if to break the rack and fail upon thoe ladies' heads." The Enlishman looked up, gave one of those insular grunts, and absorbed himself In his new-paper. A little farther on the train lurcheC nd the rack pave a foreboding crack. Attain the American spoke: 'I think that bag will fall and serl jusly hurt those ladies." The Englishman grunted without .ooking up, and gave no other sign. When the America spoke agajn, a l.ttie more impatiently, the English man said, surlily: "I will trouble you not to trouble yourself about my belongings." It was summer. The w.ndows were jpeu. The train was going forty miks an hour. The Belgian rose, took the bag and heaved it out of the window. Then he smiled and sat down. The Englishman jumped tohisfef, and doubled up his lists. Everybody in the car was laughing loud y. All the men were laughing jeeringly, and, as the Englishman rose, all except the Belgian rose also. The Englishman sat down again. At the next station h: got out. and as he walked away from the train hi? must have heard the laughter that followed h in. 1 have met EiiglNhni'Ti in all part: of the world, " said the Belgian, who was a gentleman and a nobleman, and I have learned that there ii only one way to get on with them, and that is by treating them as they treat you. His hard for them tc distinguish between courtesy and servil.ty." Native ICt-cmlts tor til. Army. A point worth noting in the recent report of the Ail ulant tietieral of the army is that out of the 47 accepted recruits for the last year fi,t;.vj were natives of this country against ' -I, 1 lio of foreign birth. A popular misap prehension may be removed bj thus observing' that such a ratio ol the men who enlist are Americans hj biith. The remainder. too are lading a short cut to citienship, since the laws give special privileges in nat ural iation to thu.-:e who serve honorablj in the army. A second point, on which (len Williams comments is also worth at tention. He shows that theehoo!s to which army ofpeers are assigned as instructors of military tact cs are steadily increasing in numt.erof their pupils. They now have an aggregate of 18.4S4, wliieh is a im'iii of 2, 7 tiT over last year, ami of o.oeo over the year previous. 1'ivsuiii iHy, there fore, the introduction of this branch of instruction makes the schools themselves more popular. That it is a very economical form of provi I ii.g for popular military education there is no doubt. Fully i",uuo of the.- pupils are re( orted to be physical!) cnrjable of rendering military duty. Cew York Sun. Munnher One and Nuiiilier Two. It Pometiities hai.peus that people ho act as lr the world were made fot theirespecial convenience and pleasure receive a little discipline which causes them to recognize the rights of oth ers. A pantomime performance re cently seen on an express train is well worth recording A voung woman had opened her window, to her en joyment, but to the evident annoy ance of a young man seated direct y behind her. Theie was much du-t and cinders, and his liht clothes and fresh linen got the benefit of all there was lie submitted t. the shower for a few seconds, then took a folded newspaper and hel 1 it in front jf him and close to the side of Jic :ar, so that all cindeis that came in wore blown dnectly against the neck Df thegirl. Mn; edged away farther and farther, but. us.-les-ly, for a per fect cloud tif dust and cinders settled all over her. instead of dying back on those behind her, as the open window nu sance has the riirlit of precedent to expect, he dually could endure it no longer, and with an indignant rlartce at the masculine exponent of the art of self-defence she put the window d.jwn. whereupon the yuung man. having aecomplisheu his ob'ect, shook out his newspaper aud quietly pursued the reading of it while two or three passengers behind the pa r exchanged giances of amused satis faction . Victoria and the Vet. Victoria has. never vetoed a bill. She could not have vetoed one with out causing a revolution. The sov ereign of (jriat Britain does not ruie; she reigns. That is the whole man agement of the kingdom is in the hands of a committee of the House if Commons and the House of Lords called the Cabinet; they are the Gov ernment, and responsible to 1'arlia ment and the p.'ople. They remain In power so long as they can keep a majority in the House of Commons behind them. Now, if the Queen diould veto a hill which the Govern ment wished to have signed, the nembers of the Government would icsign. and the Queen would have to ask some other members to form a Government Hut they would not obtain a majority in the House of Commons, and so could not do any thing; and the Queen would have to ask the Ministers whose bill she had vetoed to return to power. They 'would refuse to return unless she si'ined the bill. Meantime, Farlia nurt would be at odds and ends; every one would be indignant at tho Queen's venturing to refuse to do soruethinir which the people's repre sentatives wished her to do; and un less she turned about very prompily ehe would And herself minus a throne. The Queen might dii-solve I'arlia meat, but there would be na one in olee to issue writs for a new rarlia-ta-it, so things would still be at lo'.seends. The sovereign has the right to veto still: but tho right has not been exercised since 1707, and Is urr'tlcally out of date in Grata Britt - - - - THS OLD FASHIONED LATCH. STPINO. ST DELEM WBIT5ET CLARK. H-w rirar to my heart Is tha home of my childhood, A lonely oic cahin, half-hidden from view; beir I cirw l.ke a wctd, springing up In the wlldwood. ' And l,v-d tin-rude home which hadsprun up there, to . . I be old l-aii-to kitchen, the smoke house te- The'pt'raw'at.ick, with shelrer of thatch cot ered o'er; . , The ash-hopper near, where the woodshed could hide It: , ' And evnthe. rudo latch-sirlne which hung on the door. The old-fashioned lafeh string. The brown, (aded laleh-tnug ; The Ioiik leather latch-string, 1 bal hung o.i tue door. The latch-otring, how often, when hungry and I grasped It quite carefully, lest It should For air It was tender, at well as much faded. So I i ul ed It down gently to lift up the lat-n- ... . The noon meal, hen ready, how qule.ily I rT d It A bowlful of mush, with sweet milk brlin rninu o'er : Not a lull blushing sublet could tempt me to leave It, h n I'd pulled the old latch string to open the door. The old-fashioned latch string. Tli!-Drown, faded latch striugt The lone leather latch-trlng, that hung on the door. And when far away I had strayed from thai duelling, Keturtiii.g. 1 hailed It with many a shout; F.-r 1 knew at a glance 'twas a signal unfall- T be' folks were at home when the latch-string wasoutl Eut they iw!iiiire have faded, those clreatin th.it 1 iherl-lieii. When barefoot 1 ruuiped on the old puncheon floor; .... . Aud the clap-board roofed cabin Itself, too, has vanished. As well as the latch string which hung on tha dc or. Th old-fashioned latch "trine. Die brown, nuli-d latch string. The loim leather latcli-strlug, Thai bung ou the deer. The spring brauch still runs at the foot of tha n.-auow. . Where we cut the tail clover and pastured o r tliKks; , But the Sun mer time Hung o'er my youngl if a shadow. For 1 haled in cradle and pile up the shucks. But now, wheu removed from that loved situ Hon, The ti ars of regret will inlrulvely pour; W hen f.uicy rev. rts totlwl loved lubiUllun, And hikIis (or the latch string that hung on the uoor. The o'd fashioned latch string, 1 ne Lr.mii. laded laich-stiiug, The loin! leather lalch siring, That hungou the door. Exchange. A startling headgear la worn by Frank i.itiborn, the well-Kiiown writer, trav jliT and sage it Concurd. It is a r und-crown affair, just Pke half of a aiu-k melon stuck on top of an immense ;irc!e uf felt wlilc'i stands out as I'raight as a piece of board. lIKVr OF A I.I, ' .'o eleatipe the RV3tem in n gentl) and :ruly beueticiid manner, when the springtime comes, ne the true and perfect remedy. Syrup of Figs. One Solt:e will answer for all the family iud costs only oO cruts; the large ize J I. Try it a"d be pleased. Mannfac ;nred by the California Fig Syrup Co, uly. Hfreisanew whim in regard to autograph alb mis: Each to itributor lurnishes a personally approved cook ug recipe, over his or htr signature. Kenienibi r that in (i:irfleM Tea you liave in inralling remedy for lii'tim stl.m, .sick llea.l lehe una evu v atler.iling ill that an abused itoiiiac h can n' ake you sinier. tvei y druggist ells it. ".. .'.uc. and il." Oti'da has each or her favorite dogs cremated upon i s death, and has a , it tie "cemetery for theiu counecteu whii ner home in n irenee. tloods Cures. In s:iylng that Mood s Sasaparilla cures,. Its opt leiers in. ike no Idle or extravagant claim, statements :roiti thousands of reliable p.'oplj .rov.-th.il IH I'S t't'lIKS. iimrs ruis assist digestion. The -eaven la working everywhrp. Even in conservative Germany a little iOilet Pasie-n published, "Darf db traaDenkei.I" "May Woman Think P ' A l.ardtn Snu-teil t'rre of C'hnrffe. This is a ( eial olfer m.-e! to the rea-lersof thi- l-:(Or l.vlli,? k'O-iU s.-e.l hulls? ol .Messrs. lVNM- ll.-i.il- r-u:t .V i o.. N.-w York. The lull J.HrI leuliii s ale rimrnin-i in tll'ir a d Vert is, ' li.cit, piiha-lnsl in t ill-, isile. I his is cert ait: ly a rem irkable proisiMliori and one that lias n"t ien exe-,-,li;d even in lUuso days of groat in ducements. P uiih culture is assuming consMer sble Importance as a profitable indus try In the Pacific ytates. "1 have b.en occasionally fionblcl with J.niiilis. ainl in each case have used lirown's itrmiehiul Troches, wMch have never failed, ind I must say they are second to none In the -orld." Fel at A Miy, Cathicr. St. Paul.illnn ?.f nntntaxr it ppnvdAl with mrnaa. IHrlua 'I ..... ,. . ,n T'nnAP TtnwmnU v . - ... . 1.1 I ,7 f, 1 CJ lu 1 ' 1. , l,lll 1 1 1 f . 1 1 11891 professed raonksaud abort 14,OJ(? 10VicA. If y- n have no employment, or are beinf iKirlv ul lor the work you are fining, then -vnte to It. F. Jolinsiii Ac t'o..of Hirltinond, Va.. and they will -how you how to transform UinS-iuriune into Mudatne-fortune. Try it. S.inie of the Comstock mines In Joiota lo are ?o deep that no means tave jet been devised to overcome the txeessive heat. It ii pi ii re on re giiarsiiiteeit 1.T Dr. J. B. Mayer, 1015 Arch .St., Pbil'a, Pa. F.ase at once, do operation or de lay from business attested by thou sands of enres after others fail, advioe free, send for circular. I In t!ie death of Professor nor9ford of I.tiVard, Lief Encison, as a discoverer I f Amnios may be said to have lost : His lr st friend. rnnn Iti ii ey Care Tor Dropsy, Gravel, diabetes, Bright's, Ueart,lrinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv jupness, dtc. Cure guaranteed. 831 Arch Street, Phllnd'a. l a bottle, S for )S, or druggist. luOo certificates of :ures. Try lu The Union I'aoi;:c Railroad crosses ii. ne mountain tsnges, the highest bo ng the lilack Hills, 8242 feet above lea ljvel. If ahltelPd with sort-y's use Or f-,iao Thoinp. .un's tye water. Druggists si-tl at 2jc pel bottle, An a' tempt to est bli.iti an export ra'e in beet, from lhe Arjtfnl.ine to E.-glHTii has not befn successful. "August Flower" My wife suffered with indigestion and dyspepsia for years. Lite be came a burden to her. Physicians failed to give relief. After reading one of your books, I purchased a bottle 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 Jeleterious results as was formerly he case. C. H. Dcaly Prop'r Wash agton House, Washington, Va. ft 1 1 ( K T 1 1 A X 0 B V I .4 1 iTTThoronithly tauirh V .-rrt.,,-- I 'at. mnti nr-t fr- J. t. ftfDll s.on.l'ila IMtf frboitbaiiii Collcr,mmmixrt, Fa i Do Not Ee Deceived BhSBaaErA wtfe3 rh tvtt4, Rnjtmu anfl Ha in t a wblcfa st-!n the I han-!, (n(ur the into anit f'.irn rrti. I Th P.tsmt Sun Store F.-lUn is Brnilant, Odor- I 1. iMirahle, and the con mi mer pav fur no tin I or irlaM packams with every purchaae. I VloTHERS' Friend" roES CHILD BiRTH EASY. Colvln, La, Dec. 2. 1886. My wife used XTHEK'S FRIEND before her third infinfment, and aaya aho would not be itbout it for hundreds of dollars. DOCK MliLS. 5ent bv exprs on rirr If t cf price. $1.50 per bot j. book - To MuthTa " nuled j.tx. BHAOFIELO REQULJiTOR CO, ASHARP JOKE YET A POINTED FACT! IN 4 ACTS. Act t. fMorntnff.) Mn bur ppr of uek Ma ttkr hiifnc ii'l UHi tr v ttiruwa putter into ciotfL A'T II. (N-nn Wile gv U clowt Xur bruah cpii1 t tck tin tHr Aonr. AfTlII. (NiKlit. Mandiwbp, Ands tack with m ofhiif--t- 1 Airtatrluc. nt i A r IV. (N'firf dnr ) M:i UtU a Bicicltaut hu cz pcncDcc and u ddiUtod to boy onie i pftHtl In a brT of tlx iptrfmenta, a!l df fTrrrTit-id twrtup winch tll meo ni rti. I te irieinrtM to all home iffc-. Vu d-m't want t' indula-e la Act Hi., jou 1M want a bos A Umn Tcki. Mad Mlalp by tb NcraUy Dapt.. Atlas Tack Corp'a. Wmwtj. Ha. Tort, ratkklvipau. Cfcwc lipww. htMi Tut j. Hut. PairtkVM, HaM. Wataua. Maaa. D1MJ. Km. r.raaMh. Umm. rOR SALE EVERYWHERE. Th!iTra-l MnrV Is on the l. t WATERPROOF COAT Il'nstratod in ihe World ! Aro- a. J. Towri?. iKtsroN. mass. Unlike tha Ouich Process m Alkalies Other Chemicals are imeil In tha ireparatiuti of W. li.VKEH & CO.'S BreakfastCocoa tfliifft i nhjttthttrly pure ami Bolnble 1 1 lias more than th ret timra thf strrmith uf i'iM-oa luixett jm uilli St;irch, Arrowroot or isiiirar, uuil is far more eci- .lOtlllL It I, citrtiH-j e.ss fiiii one cent a cup. ilt'ln-ioud, uouriliiiip, and easily ipIoCSTfcl. So! J h j (IrirrprH f .rT) flher. W. BAKER & CO.. Dorchester. Ma.j. 'onauaniillra ml lt:'Plo fr 1 wtio bv wi lung or A!tn- .nl.l nst ftm'sCure for I r.-nf'iinii'tinn. It has rnrr- ' f hnnoiautia. It hn tmt Injur- t fl ). It t! n't lai to laat). I it the t-!i rttuitb yrup. herfl. Z&f. i FOR FIFTY YEARS! I MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP; C f -r ti.-ii s .iil'lri n uUiU- It -imn. t i ovt i V,f(y Y'-:rs. It -.ith.- t t-fif LI. tift.-u-s the ( (TiiniM, uil all p.tin, rnrr wind colic, and. i l tut- tx-t fiiK'ttv for diitrr!na. I Tvt-?y-fie C'tut a liotile. MEND YC'JR OWN HARNESS THOMSON'S t g 1 SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No tor-is r"iu tid. oriiv a hammer neded todrtvn ini c n i. n th ui caiiirsnJ 'hck,v-, k-aving the cli"Ch V-tr hi-It in' th- Uqin-iiift ii'i hoe to bo mte in h4 ea.rier nr imrr for ti Ktvctn. Thev Are slronaT loimh and dumb I. Millions nu in um. Ail trti. tl.-. iimftrui tir .t-v-rte 1, fir ut In boxes). Ak (Tir lvalr lor ihim, rr n 4tc In itinu ! a ikjx ui iuj, artej uo. Man'id by JUDS01M L. THOMSON MFG. CO., tv u ii.Tiiin. iiiii. AN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINE? tor liitllaefttiun. Itdlonnnr. I Kcadnch, 4 on-tipatioa. Hud 4.omil'Xlon, Ollfnahe Ureal h, ni;d .id lirU-rs ot Uiv btuiuacu, LlTtrr Tirt li.iwtla, , RIPANS ftrt irvntl.T l proi:i; ;.y. fvrfeot i.y ilnii-ts orst-nt by mail. I(ox (6 viaN i, 7.V. I'sfkarr-. rxtJtea), &. iorfr'T wiiniik'ri ri.liir'' lillAN cut urT, fO., VcwTorV. ..ti.- !. tiiat IJ KornururJ the ui tcb- 3LGG3 PCSSCh I wuaio cTU-- n z wow dayn. let him wr t for A SPECIALTY. fcratu our reimti hit. uur Cn mt liil l.tvkirtir o coo. When m-mirT. lido TTa.-inro. ar.tp nllsor Hot Sprinir fml. we rmtj, m. siiro ap.l our II a to i. Tphi len.' i th on'y -th it w;ll cure pTmanriT!T. 1 tltiT rroof Kill Ui. fn . OOK. liEHEDI ti., CblCtfO, ill. f rt f SrilLOHS I CnrewCoimnmptlon. iTontrbfl, Cronp, Sore TlironU Sold by aM Urufjitt on a Guarantee. ROOT, BARK BLOSSOM t hr Itemi HtomR'-K, f.trrr. KlrfncT nl Blood IIrmr(t7 P inw 111 iiiu-it Hud Limits, i it i-tl, li wirwr'i imt. Nt rvouj Fi--.infr. I', i-iluv ai.J L.-w Vitality Quli-Llv arrd r It a- l i' i4. Ci"! tpaiion, faUep .- ns, 1i;xi qm. ho.ttn.ii ism ir r.iui 1 It. S-mrJo Kiee fur staiac. Al.i.M lll WKFKI.V I.ICY. (M tlOX (wo mnnt ii' f ljipi Y ( ) Srnt OJ Kail nr at nt Hril9 (- " one nminu's supplv I i rt. Tiy It and be til. ROOT, BARK , BLOSSOM, Newnrk, II. J. WORN NIGHT AND DAY. ITtlfls tho wor.t rur tnro with :i' uii'It ,nl! rirnniHtaiif.rr . f rt Aflhlt'M D'.C.mii li'it .tli'l rnrn. w P.i tni t l liiiopiVi'inpiiiH. DilMl.lt.'.i C.iI.iImL'U ' ;i-U ih'ps for -el nx nur iinMif sitit currly s:il('. (;. V. ELASTIC fw X tv U j h XJ C BE Mro.CO..T44 P.iondw ly.New Yorkt'lty. Wc Pay Post- -All you have pwsseil a lion t f.if" Insurance may be wrung. K Mm wili t- Kiinw the truth, srii I im -tlOiV AND WUV,1' issued uv the PENN MUTUAL L?Z ,1-JZ-f "ll KSTNCT STKEET. 1 lul:i.l.-l.il':l. I'a. Garfield Teos fun o s.tii-Titttwii, !!.''. iitt-.i Crtii('ifj.ii,?. .avi.- l-.H !" bill' Saniiuc (rve. O n-ia:ui 'lvi'o W.fjlhtiU.ii. Cures Sick Headache fSlfi3lsCrt Itllslllllclnll. .:. if 1ii-"5;fiillv Prae.nrut&a Claims. I Lt Principal Ksaminer U 8. Pension Bureau. 3xraia laet war, tfaUjuuitaiuijguLuiue, ltj uca. cks X -ti. - H 1 'it n 11 3m vr Hood's Cures My Health is Solid. As a Duck's Foot in the Mud. Currd of Gravel and In..' -icdlon by Hm I'i ?itraiiirilli. Mr. Frederick Earnred Chicago, Illinol-i. "Iwanttos ylliall haT been mitde a new mttu i,y Hood's S.irsup ir 11a and ltoml's l'llln. 1 v in a wrrtt'tied ct utlltlou and paid to one iihynic-ian $42 for a tendance and pre cup lonia, hich K.'.ve me no rrlef. I aiiffi-retl iiiteusrly fr. m irnvel, and I Unite 1 bare endured as nu on ml-ery as any man Irotn that complaint. I yuve up bpe of ever getting veil aud ai only walking about to Save Funeral KxpetiMx. N' thine would stay on my stormic'i. I becan to take Mood's Sarsa: aiilla. and found that It did me pood, si I kept on till 1 have taken fotineen bottl s, aud now my bealth Is as solid as a dock'afoot In the mud. Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures I shall keep Hood's Sarsaparilla In the boase, as I consider it the e' eapest and best medicine In the market My Indigestion Is entirely cured, and all sy. upturns of the (travel have disappeared." Fit DBR1CK F.ahn fked. No. M South Carpenter stret, Chicago, IIH'iois. N. It. Be sure In get Hood's and only HOOD'S . hood's 1'II.I.s act easily, yot promptly and eftieiei tly. on the llvr and bowels, 'ijc. ARE YOU PRETTY? f& An to, inr aity Tht t ivK ti-a W'n-,it..r -J- W - b, TlIIHT l T " VauIhhiI V.!-Uli'l'! - ' Us-v jy n -m. It Tu mn 111. tln-1 out, hro J. -J - . . r. I'hirtM, Jiturnul- nr r.. 1 1 -s- H .T L. . n .. ... .i..B.l...in.,I.S,nfTir i.-o. ( a 3 I $75.00 T" can c mat1 nimithiy ..r..u t-r !) F. Johii-'ii A ., No. :i South Uth M.,Hicnnicmii, 1 KMS. TIMKKK ANUMIXEUAL LAN IS. 1 Ne fatuitin sent tret npo i ;nphcaliin. Manas.!, V;t. MUST HAVE s ample S ibliltick lit. Mi free liy mail lor 2c stamp. Immense. I rivalled. Only koO'I one ever inveiueu. n.-ais wHKhis. Sles nnpaniliekil. H'lmlay. ICi ite quicK. litioiiAKU, I'liiia., ra. I ) YOU H s're to knowyrmr h:iiactei -Isfcs I .mil SDliietlmiK elsr fioni Mnir null li unl-.ini,..- ii s,. H-ii,i ten oi-iits f.ir each iiik-s- i. -,l Mini a self athln ssetl e!ive!t-r to pay fur inn" nseil ill ieilvni. Y.nl will lie mine III ill s.uislleil. Ailuress LucK Box llouU l.lle. rn. IIcadaclic?ffi-4S:; ..rhl'l. Utr the black vinarx. FROM THB FRENCH OF CHARLES EPUKYRS I'pon oueof the rugged coasts of Fio lnml, fncinft the little tisbing Yillae of Lie.lsmarken, there risrs a barren penk, a sohtury rock in the middle of the sea. When the wpatlipr is fine, you can diHtirtguish, from the coast, the japrgoil outlines and steep slopes of this jeak, its forbidding a-jiect unre lieved by any trace of veReta'ion; it is an nnfuvorable place fur sailors and fishermen, for theea is deep just there, and linding becomes a very dif ficult mutter as fooa hh the wind lie gins to blow a little. The ouly inhab itants of the rock are the sea binU, which gather there in Rreat numbers at evening time. As yon draw near to it yon can see a recess in the clifl, about half-way op a recess which, with a slight stretch of the imagination, may be compared to a chapel in which a - human figure, probably the figure of a woman, has been roughly cut in the rock. The worship of this singular divinity dates back, without donbt, to the time of pagsnism; in later rears it has baen looked upon as the stutue of a virgin. It is called "The Black Virgin," and is supposed to watch over the destiny of the village of Liedminrken. The Black Virgin, however. Is not looked npon as a benevolent divinity. For a long time it exercised a fatal power; and it at the present time this power is not need, it is because it was conjnred many years ago by devotion and love. Here is the story as it was told to me by a flfherman of the village: The village of ieidsmarkeu has al ways been inhabited by fishermen and peasants; honet-t, poor, and hird-work-Dg, and all thoroughly convinced of the power of the Virgin ou the rock. Every year the Virgin demanded a victim, and, as a matter of fact, each year one of the inhabitants of Lcids marken bad bren struck by death one year it would be an old man, another year a child in the cradle, a third year a brave sailor, whose frail barque would be lott in a storm. In the year J65), the Black Virgin was once more awaiting a victim; the year was drawing to a close it was al ready in the latter half of December but not one of the good people of Liedsmai ken was missing as yet. One of the inhabitants, however, was ill, and it was njou him, no doubt, that the Bfnck Virgin's choice had fallen. Be had only a few more days to live, for it was the twenty-third day of December, and it was certain that lit tle Axel would not see the first of Jan nary. Axel was an orphan nnder the care of his sister Fridn, a-bandsomu stout I earted young wotuau. Night and day she sat at bis bedside, holdinz his band and telling all cor.s of wonderful stories; deappvr in her heart and tears in her eyes, yet sin- tried to smile and to sing, in the hope of brinini? a gleam of pleasure into tho boy's eyee. Kr Ida's rrsonrces beng insufficient to meet exfensep, her afVmnced hus band, Kol.ctt, assisted liet; and Fridn, look ug upon this help as quiie nat ural, bad accepted it; for idle loved Hoht rt, and her love was returned. Their roarriape had been a fett'ed mat ter for month?. Kverv evening, after a hard day's fibbing, Kobert came to see Fritla; but. when he pressed her to fix the wedding-day the shook her head and, without replying, looked at Axel. That evening the 23d cf December when Robert entered the cottage, Fiidii and Axel were not alone; their neighbor, mi ill fisherman named Ci risti-n, was talking to I-rid a in a low voice wiii'e Axel lept. Kol.ert -at don silently by the side of Fridn, and listened to the el l man. Yes,' said Christian, "i am qnite sure that it is possible to cure Axel, people in a worse state than this poor child have been restored to health. As to the Black Virgin well, she is not so bad as people say, and it is possi ble to turn her from her purpose if von choos" a favorable moment." "Why should I not tell you some thing which probably no one in the j village knows! was spured by tl;e j Black Virtue! I was as ill as your, brother, but my father, a bold and vigorous seaman, went on the night of . - . ... -T- 1 1 t I unrii-tmas -ve to tue lrgio upmeii, in her chapel, and she heard hi s prayer; for she can refuse nothing to those who manage to reach her on that Eight. From that moment my f-treugtk returned, and I got well, to the great astonishment of the whole village." Frida's eyes sparkled; her look usu ally gentle and tender, became ener getic, and determined. "Thank you, 'Christian," she said! "your advice iB good, and I will go to morrow to the black rock." "Alas!" sighed Christian, "It is use ess to think about it. Thin year the Baltic is not completely frozen, and joa wonld be obliged to cross an arm of the sea in which no boat could be taken with safety, on account of the enormous blocks of ice which are flouting abont. A large boat would be crushed by the icebergs within a few minutes; bow could you hope to suc ceed in a small one?" "1 will dare anything to rave Axel!" Christian and Kobert then endeav ored to convince her ot the madness of the undertaking. At first she would not iihtcn to their arguments; but after a time, without ettircly yielding she she seemed to regard them as irrefuta ble. ".Let ns fay good-bye till tc -morrow,' th? said, rising from her seat. Robert was the last to leave. As be went out he kissed her forehead tender ly. ".My Frida, I love yon, I love youl" he critd. "Swear to me, Frida, dear," be added, "that, whatever hap pens, you wiil never forget me never 1" . "Never, never, ii bert, dear!" she replied, reMinq her head on his shoul der. "Am I not wholly yours? How conld I forget you?" During the evening, when Fridn was alone she thought over what Robert had said before he left her, and won dered whv be had spoken such sad words. What did he intend to do? Little by little she understood. Yes; there whs no doubt about it, Robert bad resolved to go to the rock to I eg the Black Virgin t- spare Axel. The next morning it was Christmas Eve Frida went out to meet Robert. "Robert," the said, ''answer mo frankly. Tell mo, do yon think of going to the rock to-niht?" Robert lowered his head and said nothing. "I will not luwe it," continued Fridn. "Do yon hear? 1 will not ullow it! Yon have no right to risk your life in that way. Are you not the sole support of your old futherV W hat would become of him without you? Ami do yon think that I could livo nthont your love, without yonr presence, especially if my silly superstition were the direct cause o your death? Hark how the wind howls! Wo seldom have such a gale as tin?, and the sea yonder is rag ing. You canutit save Axel for Christian's story is absurd and you will perish befo-e reaching the rock, and 1 should be miaerable for the rest of my life." Robert promised her everything, but he did it without really comprehending what ho was doing, lie only knew one thin?; he must not make Frida un hapny. "Let us go and see Azel," ho said. Axel was rather feverish that day. There was a ring in his voice, aud his lips trembled. He motioned to Robert and Frida to sit down by his side, and he took Robert's hand and Frida's hand. "You wi'l be together," he sai.l, '. lien the Black Virgin has taken me away." Frida could not restrain her tears, and she sobbed bitterly. As for Rob ert, he knelt by the bedside, kised the boy's thin hands, and rushed out of the cottage. "During the winter, nifiht falls about two o'clock in Finland. Withont thinking, withont a glance backward. Robert hurried to the beach. A vwde stretch of snow-covered ice lay before him; in a very short time he ha 1 crossed it. He knew that a boat was moored to an inlet some distance from A Word To American Housewives. Author of V. L. DOUGLAS $3. SHOE. A sewed Shoe that will not rip? Calf, eamles, smooth Inside, more comfortable, stylish and durable than any other shoe eTer sold at the price. Every style. Equals cuntom-made shoes costing from to $5. Other Specialties as follows: $4.00i$5.00 a Fine Sc $3.50 Floe Sewed hoes. Police, Kf j3t '.'m rarmerstCic. J $2.00 N3 For M orkinz Men. BEWARE OF FRAUD. Ask for and lntt upon h n in V. L. DOi 4I.A MIOK. None cen ui ue withont W. I.. loitln!i nnmr and price stamped on l.tiitom. Look for it w hen you buy. TAKE NO SCBSTlTt'TE. ' Fool's Haste is Hurry tho Work APOLIO the beach, and believed that from this point the sea was free ot nw , He could not bear to think of Frida grief. He mnst get away from it. Near the islet the sea appeared pret ty calm. The black rock did not seem l5 io far-off. "In nn bonr.' thought Robert. "I should reach the rock. W hy should I not do the same Chritian's father nid? I prom'sed Frida that I would not go; ot it. thanks to me, Axel enoutu iw to health, she will paruon n.. r.,. . - n .f r.ooaffil rapidly through Robert s mind, and, before ne reallv knew what he was doing, ne found himself in the boat with tbo sail spread to the wind, holding to the rud der with a firm hand as be tet the boat's hea i to the rook. Enormous blocks of ice drifted si lently past like gigantic- phantoms. Kobert sKiituuy bvoiuiur t mes the little craft was on the point of being sunk, but Kobert was one ol the most vigorous sailors m Lindf marken, nd he was nerved to uis tasE by the thought of how much depended nion his reaching the rock. In the midst of the gale, blinded by the snowflakes. his boat reeling half over, his existence threatened every minute by the gigantic blocks of ice which drifted around him, J1003" went bravely on. upheld by the thought nii, n-fima Iia wnnld receive from Frida when he brought her the news that Axel woulit live. -i-L i ,... ,1 ninA fn eleven XiJV U11IK9 I 111 ,-rj. : v i, U.-.W, , o'clock and still the little craft pursued ... I - i ..nil I , n .. . imna.ihln trt afor straight for the rock. Robert was obliged to ateer nrst to tnis sine, men w iu, m to avoid the floating ice. At last the rock was reached. The heavy surf rendered it difficult to land; but, having selected a suitable spot, Robert lowered the sail with consider able trouble, and, taking bold of the rope, be sprang irotn tne ooa. upuu lo.irro lim f,..t Klinned: bv a tremen dous effort be managed to clutch a point of rock, and, in spite of the foaming waves, he succeeded in reach ing a small platiorm oi roca, upuu which he scrambled safe and sound. He slill retained his hold of the rope, and although the boat had been driven violently against the reef, he knew that her pWuks were solid, and he was not at all uneasy about getting back. Robert made his way to the figure of the Black Virgin, and, kneeling down, implored her to work a miracle yes, a miHjA In. A . ..! n- . a , . 1 IT V, tint1 ll U t 11 . IUUM.ID, ivi -, -.1 . ..no " - ' j But this was the favorable night, and ; the lrgin ongnt torewara ine ueruum of one who had gone through so many perils to implore her help. When he had finished, he looked towards the sea. . "Am 1 dreaming?" he exelaimetL For ont at sea was another boat, simi lar to bis own, and this boat was api a rently making for the rock. Here and here, between the blocks of ice, the second boat made its way, boldly pur suing its course in the midst of these moving mountains. There was no doubt that its destination was the rock of the Black Virgin. A Biul len thought flashed through Robert's mind, and made him shiver with anxiety snppose it were Frida in that bout! Suppose she had been so imprudent as to undertake the journey, after all! He hurried down to the sea, and called to the occupant of the boat : "Frida! Frida!" "Kobert! Rolert!" There was no time for sentiment; never had Robert felt braver or stronger than at that moment. "Throw me the rope!" he cried. With all ht r strength Frida threw a ropo which whistled past Robert; he seized it, drew in the boat, and took Frida, who was now quite exhausted, in his arms. Axel got well, and from that day the evil destiny of Lindenuiarkeu was con jured: for the Virgin of the rock never afterwards demanded an annual victim, and now we have nothing to fear. Every time a bank InChina falU they cut off the bank officers head", and no bank has faded there for ever 500 years. Tl e 1 ices: theatre In the world i the Optra House in Paris. It covers nearly three acres of ground, and cost alioul f-JO.OCO.fXKi. "General Dryheneeforth" la what they are tieginning to call the Govern ment rainmaker. "Common Sense in the Household." $2.00&$l.75 For Boya and Youths. $3.00 HandV Sewed. $2.50&$2.00 For Ladiea. $17 C IT 19 A DTTT yoo owe yoar oelf to vet the bet value lor your tnoury Krauomirlti rour loniwrnr I.y purchnla V. I., Iloufflnn hhocitt i hicli repre rni the bent value at I he prices ndvrrtiaedt aa thauaaad can testify DO TO0 WEAR THEM f Nae Speed.'5 Don't Unless You Use a a mm tege1 MJLTHZ SA8V1E, ALWAYS SPRAINS Jjfr. Pleasast, Texas, June 20, 1$8S. Suffered 8 months with strain of back; could not walk straight; used two bottles of St. Jacobs Oil, was cured. No paiu in 18 months. n mu. o EojGEwS r t xi a . i . a . r.. m , " - i i ri m ' " - run A 9kT FT T J T i M O A PROMPT AND KaBiH. . -- r, n nlT Qfi urn Frank J Cheney makes oath that he is tne senior pirtrv, of the firm of F.J.Cheney & Co., doing business in the ntvof Toledo, County and State aforesaiJ, and that said n m will pay Se sum of OME HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the u ot HALL'S CATARRH CURE. Sworn to before me, and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1809. ? notarial seal': a W. GLEASON, Notary Public. ; LUCAS CO., o. : O HALL'S CATARRH CURE IS TAKEN INTERNALLY, and acts directly upon the Blood and mucous surfaces. TESTIMONTiiXiS ! j?erKy., ay: "Hall's Catarrh Cure cures jvery one thai lakes It-" COVDCCTOK E. D LOOMIS. Detroit, Mich.. mtS: "The effect of Hall Catarrh Cure la iriinilerful." Write him about 1L Hall's Catarrh Cure Is Sold by all Dealers in Patent Medicines PRICE 75 CENTS A BOTTLE. (PUP yiyillu- Fs Testimonials sent freo on applicat on. rhi Will be Clad to Start a pH GARDEN For any one, in this anniversary year, HOW? IN THIS WAY. Send them 25 cts. to pav postnre an'l p.irldnsr ami thev will mail you gratis, their JUBILEE YEAR COLLECTION of SEEDS, consisting o( Succession Cabbage, New York Lettuce, I'onderosa Tomato, Bonfire Pansy, Zebra Zinnia, and Shirley Poppies. (The six packets ot seeds named, composing the Jubilee Year Collection, c.niir.ot be bought elsewhere for less than 50 cents.) BUT THIS tor with every Collection they will also add. Free, their Catalogue tor 1893 of EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN," provided you will state where you saw this advertisement. Lvery copv of this grand Catalogue alone costs 25 cts., and its 150 pages are strewn with hun dreds of new engravings, and embellished with eight beautiful colored plates, all of which truthfully portray the Cream of everything in Seeds and Plants. & u EVERY EHPTY ENVELOPE is worth to the rurcnasersot tne J ubilee Year Collection will receive the seeds in a red envelope, which they should preserve, because every such envelope when enclosed with an order for goods selected from t:e Catalo-ue here referred to, will be accepted as a cash payment of 25 cts. on even ordor amounting to $1.00 and upward. These Collections can be written for, XTrH?, be obtained at the stores of PETER HENDER SON ft CO.,35 4 37CortlandtSt., New York, wh-re Seed Hants etc. are sold at iwad all the year round. Postage stamps accepted as casi.. All cannot possess a $10,000 Souvenir (Thi. mu was paid for the first World', Fair Souvenir Coin minted.) or art-only special coin cvM issued by the U. S. Govemment-for $ 1 each. United States Government World's Fair Souvenir Coins- The Official Souvenir K nrmrtftA .. cf the Great Exposition cssss; k ?ss As the. early pSLd to t IT u-ould render ve yTuab,e in tha Tdf fr theSe Souvenirs that Authorities decided to place S price f sPeCulators. Exposition $T.OO for ach oiri and sen them direct to the nennl t, o , dnbuted amomg 65,000,000 peorle ii fhl 5'T' of ihcs coins to of the foreign demand,) and that man v h? ,U"iry alone (to say nothi"g ng to purchase these mementoe! Tol ten, those wish grandest ExDositinn v-ountry s Discnvnrv tKo grandest Exposition ever held, should u -ar d r "-j V.H.OUC m uiicc. For Sale wiirus(!hateverypatrioticAmeric3n -CllC n ant one or more of these coins, C-mM, f T d" to make it convenient for everywhere IS f ?em we have & wange- J C ments to have them sold throughout Md Banks. 'J not for sale in vour to a11 lhe leadinS Merchants five coins, by Post-office or ExnZ S $l 0 ch for tot less than Draft, with instructions ZSTSJdSS"' stcred Uttcr Bank W Columbian Expositioa, Chlcagtf. UJ. rnr.-ut.-R.:, I'a.. 3Ci2T,V'lie Ave., Jan. i,'S7 One of my workmen ti '1 from a ladder, he pmin. and bruised his arm v-jry badly. He used St. Jacobs Ol! and was cuml i: four days. FEANZ X. C0F.L7.. if" City of Toledo, State of Ohio. jfKV. H. P. CAR-ION'. ScolIaiKl. Pak . mi "Two Kiltinol lf;;li s Caliirrh Cure tuu.i..l ly ci.rril n V '.iltlc cni " .1. ('. SIMI'SOX, MarqiK'SS. W. V . s.s "Hall s Caturrh Cure cured uie of a vet , i.j case of caiarra." THE CNLY GENUINE HALL S CATARRH CURE IS MANUFACTURED BY J. CHENEY & CO. TOLTUDO, O. BEWARE Or IMITATIONS. 15 NOT ALL, jiL i : buyer 25 cents. V. 2 zr.W s.s. ?V'l'vii,V.-l.'U- ..-.-r-jr-rT: T rPUntry s Discovery and of the acture as manv ai ih, c:, ti -r-jfirfc-i - 7 "
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