THE PUNCTUAL TIDES BY DOHA REED GOOODALI. The punctual tides, with sullen roar. Wash on the .eacoast ' pebbly floor. Dark drift and floating wrecks they strew Grinding the old and Building new Ai,d building new a the long year, with mottled sound. Bring tribute from the far profound : hoarse wlns and stoning clouds (to hy. And man fares hence we know not wliy V. e know not why The tides of time, they rise or rail With thai white ;iMe that elic as all; Uur j ears in vaster periods more, as cur poor loves lu lasting lve In lasting Love The Sailor's Magazine. IDE B1NG1XC MOUSE. BY AUST 1UT, Dear little boys and girU: Friend Tello, baa inyiteJ ma to join the Hnnnr Hoar Cirole, and I am very glad to accept the inriutioo. I am ROing to tell you all, about a singing moase that I once had, and I hope if any of you bare ever en oue, he or she will let us know. 1 hope none of yon are so fooli.sh an to be afraid of a monne. It ia the little mouse who is frightened, I can awrnre yoo, jet I liave known grown women lo cream and get upon a obair, if they thongbt one was iu the room. One day I went to see a friend of mine and she said to me, "O.you can't gneas what 1 have in the other room, and it is a present for you. Just come and Fee." So we went into tbe sitting-room, and ihe said, "Now keep very quiet and listen." Bo we both kept very null, and I beard a little soft, sweet trill, that made me exclaim, Oh. it is a baby bird. A'bere is it?" "Look and see " she said, an she clapped ber bands and laughed when I looked all around and was very much puzzled, when I couldn't find any Lir.l. 'Yon mnht have hidden her," 1 said, and 1 pulled aside the curtains and looked under the tutdo, but no birdie was to be hood. So the bttle girl pointed to a aide, table ou which was a mouse-trap, mado like a squirrel rage with a wheel, and in it wad a mouse running around in the wheel aud sing ing away us swiftly as iionslble, "A mouse that Mile's, 1 said. "Does be so bv mncbinery?" "No, he Is alive; just look at him," the said. Well 1 took my moiini home, and put him in a big cage, and gave him icod and water, aud iu a day or two he would take hs food from my fl:igeri. Now yon must uot think that this little creature would t-ing like the blue-bird, or like a canary, but if you buve ever heard a young canary, who was just begiuniug to sing, au I did not have bis rich, full notes, but only a soft habybird mn-io, yon will know jnst how the moiiHio Hang. I kept him in the cage for about two weeks but it always xeemed tome cruel to keep a wild creature in a cage. 1 do not like to go through a menagerie, for it teems so cruel to shut those poor ani mals up in a small cigo where they Bun only pa?e back ami forth, a few iteps. What riirht have we to doom them to imprisonment? It wt nld be much better to kill them aud stulT them, if they were needed to tench us Daturul history. But to return to the mouse. One day, I was playing with bim through tho liars at the cage, and I laid to mother, "It seems crnel to keep the little thing a prisoner. To-morrow, shall take him out in the country, aod live him his liberty." Now, Jlr. Mouse must have heard what I said, and decided that ultiioug he wanted bis liberty, be did not want to leave the home, for the next mo ment the cage was empty, and there ere no signs of him. I thought he was gone surely, but that afternoon as I was sitting by tbe window sewing. I beard a sweet little song, and looking op I saw him sitting on the threshold, tod watching m with a saucv look. that seemed to say, "t bis is ever so much nicer than being shut up in a cage. I'm oretty well: bow do you do?" i hen there was a noise in the entry, tnd away the little mouse scampered Into tbe closet where be bad found a nice little tenement that suited bim much better than a cage. Every day be used to come out aud siug to me whenever 1 sat down in tbe room, it was very cunning to see him eat any thing' He would sit down on his haunches, and bold his food in his I front paws, and nibble it with his sharp! white teeth, cocking bis head first on one side, then the other, while his little black eyes would twinkle with nus Ohief. His favorite place was the threshold of the door, and he would always go there to eat whatever yon gave him. I think it was because he could from thire, nee into both rooms, and at any sign of approaching danger, could escape to his hole. He lived for tome weeks in this wayrbnt fi Dully got caught in a trap that the servant bad set in the closet, forgetting that the little singing-mouse lived there. I felt very sorry for I missed the funny little fellow not a little. From t.e bunny Hour. EGGS IN'' THE PAST. Tt is a wonder that tbe hens do not feel their importance at this season of the yearl Their cackle shonld have in it a new note, for never are so many beople interested in eggs as jnst at the Easier season. In mythology we find manv queer beliefs abont eges. The Persians be lieved in two deitie, Light and Hhade. Light produced twenty-four good spir its, all enclosed in one egg; this was Invaded by evil spirits proceeding from the other deity, hence the birth of good and evil. The Hindus never ate eggs, because t'tiey believed them to be the source of all things. There is a tradition among the Mongolian races that a mystio bird laid an egg on the bosom of one of tbe deities. When this was hatched, ho let it drop into tbe water; it broke, the upper part became the sky and the lower part the earth, the white forming tbe moon and Ibe fragments of the shell becoming stars. The Jews used the egg as a symbol of bondage and ileliv. rence, and it is still used at the Passover season as a symbol. The Grecian philosophers tried to prevail upon the people to regain from eating ega, bocanse eggs, they said, contained the elements of life, the shell representing the earth; tbe white, water; tbe yolk, tire; air was found in the shell, and the egg con tained the germs of life, which it was a sin to destroy. It is said that the jv collar ehape of the dome of Mohnm tnedan mosques is traced to the wor ship of eggs. Quetr superstitions have been attached to eggs. It, is said that Burses in Ireland and England used to instruct tbe children under their care, kfter eating an egg, to poke their Ispoons through tho shell, "to keep tbe witches from making a bout of it." Jn Vhe Netherlands the ignorant people at on Easter Day two eggs that have been laid on Good Friday; this is sup posed to prevent chills and fever. In 411 any countries ignorant people believe thateffas laid on holv davs have necnl- W qualities, and they are carefully kept, and eaten with particular cere monies to gaiu the elhcacy of their peculiar qualities. In some parts of England the people will nut allow eggs to be carried after sunset, nor brought into the bouse, beciuse of their possi bilities of bringing ill link; while ,bcotch fiohrtiLen will notnllow them on board tbrir risbing-bnats, because they are believed to bring contrary .winds. I Our custom of coloring egs for Easter Day had its buth among the ( ftgans, who used to present each other with these eolored eggs to show theft joy at tbe return ot spring. Even ia Africa and South America eggs nave this significance, for they are presented to laoia to ceierrate me coming oi spring. The use of eolored eggi among luneiians- was w aigutij luu j shedding of the blood of Christ, the eggs being always colored red. Bt Augustine used the 6gg as tpe of hope, a new life coming from an appa- rently dead thing. This idea tootc such a hold on the minds of men that even in the fourth century the use oi eggs as an article of food was prohib ited during Lent. This did not pre vent the hens from laying, so the ac cumulated eggs were colored and given to the children on Easter Day. In 1 . - i. At. ... 1 .. Ik.) !"' " J"-; ITCOaV VUUIVU WUa vuiiotumo so w uw flavmana lit 1 (a aV frT fa.mil iTAfh- eriogs and for the giving of gifts. "Exercise when prescribed fm Eggs are presented, with the words, nervous diseases should preferably bo "Christ is risen." The Empress of j taken out of doors. It must also be Russia presents to all who kiss her combined with pleasure and should hand on this day a decorated egg ofjbe prescribed not only with the view porcelain. In Poland pyramids of of strengthening the muscles, but hard boiled eggs, surrounded by coils aUo for its etTect upon tbe mind. The of sansage, are laid on the table; the host cuts one or the eggs in tmn slices and gives a shoe to eah guest in turn. This ceremony is then repeated by! uoAh j-F Iria trnauta nrAtant In Haria : ,. 1 mental Introspection which is so corn eggs are presented daring Luster week. , ' ,""eaia hvsteria and and they seem there to be very much mon l "eV , , . v n9trla aud what the Christmas-card was with us hypochondria should be combated by at one time an exchange of greeting prescribing an exercise wuicn neces between neighbors. A very pretty 'sitates the pleasurable concentration idea for taster morning is to hide colored eggs in different parts of the bouse and have the children hunt for tbem. This is objected to by some on account of tbe possibility of great noise, and so tbe candy or china gifts in egg form are laid at the plate of each member of the family on Easter morn ing, as an expression of love and good ill. A prettv gift for the little chil dren at the hospital would be a tiny basket lined with moss and holding a couple of colored or decorated eggs. We live in such a bnsy world, and are so apt to lorget the opportunities for expressing onr interost in each other, that we ought to hold closely to every day that gives us the opportunity for snob expression; and surely Easter should be one of tbe most treasured of nil dais in the year, and no day is more fitting for expressing joy than this, which signities the coming of Christ into his kingdom, and the giv ing of a new life to earth. Every tree, twig and plant is throbbing with new life, a promise of beanty, a promise of food, a promist) of shelter. Eet ns try, this Easter Day, to bring into it, both for ourselves and for those about ns, a new meaning. Eet ns give it a ew expression of love. Christian Union, ORNAMENTING SCHOOL GROUNDS. There are so many of onr school houses and their surroundings which seem to cast a reproach upon our boasted civilization, that it seems to be among the great needs of the day that some attention should be paid to this important work. The subject has beeu much discussed in school and horticultural journals, but so far with out working np much enthusiasm among those who have such matters in hau l. Tho few places iu which atten tion has beeu paid to the subject re ceive, much admiration from observers. A California paper notices a school room in Alameda County, "where there were blossoming plants of maurandia in pots in the windows, together with yellow anil scarlet Tropeolnms and boxes of 1'ansies, while two hanging baskets of Lobelia and Colens made the room look more pleasant than tbe ordinary schoolroom. ' It is said with great pride that all this display had cost less than twenty cents, tbe baskets being home-made and some of the plants raised from cuttings. In another town the New York Tribune noticed a beautiful school -yard, where there was growing a great variety of plants, vines, and trees, with a hand -some flower-bed gracing the front, all as safe as in any private yard. A feeling of pride and possession was in culcated among the children, and the plants were often subjects of pleasing and instructive talk and object les sons. Another paper gives' an attractive picture of a handsome yard, where was irown a fine collection of flowers, in- eluding many choice varieties, as Go' raniuius, Heliotropes, Gladioli, Tube roses, etc. There was, also, a fine foliage bed; it was cironlar, with a tall, I'almi Cbristi in the center, and til led up with Auiaranthus,.I'erill and Cen tauries, which with their variegated and contrasting leaves made a very elegant appearance, eliciting the remark from the schoolboys that this was "the bos' foliage bed of the town." The remedy for bare and forlorn looking school yards lies largely with the teachers, and as they are changed so often from year to year, it is, per haps, Uinleult for them to work np au interest in this matter, but they should remember that the culture of flowers Is one of the refining influences of civilization, and they who instil this sentiment into youthful minds are working, not only for one summer or the present day, bnt sowing seed wbioh shall bear fruit for many year' to come Jocularities of Speech. How tiresome are these would-b funny folk who never dance, but "trip the light fantastic;" who seem to find it Impossible to speak of an unmarried man except as a gay bachelor," with whom the sea Is al ways "the briny," or the "herring pond," and a horse "a fiery steed," who eternally talk about "sunday-go- to-rueeting" clothes, and who have such phrases as "no extra charge, "the noxious weed," "the pipe of peace," and "braving the element, forever on their lips! It is dirtlcult to sfty whether these cant phrases that Is a perfectly proper description of them are more odious when used consciously or unconsciously that Is, by people who believe them to be funnv and intend that their hearers -13; ' should consider them funny, or those who have merely caught them up and repeat them like parrots, and without any Intention, good or bc.d. In our own opinion, the use of com mon Jocularities Is most offensive in J summer day a cruel fate overtook those who think of them as wit, and him. He was caught asleep with a expect to be applauded after ca 'h of- handkerchief over his face to protect fensc. We feel that those who try him from the flics. The board ol to force a laugh out of such exprcs-' censors of the Bachelor's Club were sions as "my downy couch," or "com-1 at once notified of this discovery, mitting matrimony," and who squirm They immediately instituted an in into a smile as they ask If "there vestigatlon, found the report true, isn't room for one more," or who spealc and before Bryant woke from his of their "great heads" or "eagl siesta they expelled him from the eyes," deserve to be shot at sight. failed Rim a Fallow. The pleasures of living in some pyis ot iiurope are illustrated by the lol lowing little story: In Austria, a .lady living in a provincial town was ' sentenced to three months' imprison ment for having publicly spoken of Dne of the Archdukes as a "hubscher kerl' that Is, a good-looking fellow, i The justiciary jack-in-oftlce held the tprm fellow, as applied to an A'rch- iuwe, to be insolent, and the local iKigberries agreed with him. Tne lenience was quashed by the Court of Appeal at Vienna, and no d-oubt the Emperor and the good-looking young Archduke were much vexed when Uief beard of the fXls TOPICS FOR CVtfLISTS. mm9 yxfleet of Blayela Hiding est tb Krmw Njrateru. In the April number of the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases there appearea au rt.ci wu Graeme M. Hammond of New ork, on tbe effec-t of ttie bicycle in the treatment of nel vous diseases, a pur- t.ion or wuico is as ionows Tbe subject of the therapeutics of exercise is so vast that it Is practically ; impossible to cover the ground in a paper of ordinary length. I there fore propose to consider only oue of the forms of exercise, namely, bicy cling, and that only in its relatlou to the treatment of some forms of nerv ous diseases. effect upon the mind Is often oft greater importance than tbe effect tDe The ft.ediU(, of tne md telf and t, continual r .... or tne mina ou wnat is oeing uone, something which demands a certain amount of skill for Its successful ac complishment and which must there fore divert the thoi?4hts from morbid channels, stimulate the mental fac ulties iu a normal direction aud en gender a feeling of brain rest auc mental refreshment. "Such results can be obtained b) the proper use of the bicycle. The facility with which almost any one can learn to use It, the exercise Ot skill required In guiding aud control ling its course, the exhilaration which comes from rapid motion, the contin ual change of the panorama of tbe landscape and the exercise of almost every muscle of the body make it an apparatus which not only developed the body but is far more poteut in stimulating a healty cerebral act ivity and in arousing the mind from a lethargic condition than auy medi cinal remedy known to me. "In au Individual with a strong and vigorous liody and who is accus tomed to take a great deal of out dojiir physical exercise, small annoy ances and even troubles and griefs of considerable magnitude are borne with a mental courage and fortitude which ordinarily can be but feebly re produced in those who aro physically undeveloped. There Is a buoyaucy of spirit in the strong and healthy which rises superior to the onslaught of troubles, while the individual of sedentary habits or who never has felt the courage which goes band in glove with health and strength suc cumbs sooner to the troubles which fall to the lot of nearly every man and woman. In tho bicycle we ob tain a combination of phvsical and mental exercise which meets tho re quirements of the case more thor oughly than any other form of treat ment. Six of the patients referred to always speak enthusiastically of the benefit they received from the bicycle. Tlioy returned from their ri'A's physically tired, but mentally rel reshed. Comparing these cases with other similar cases who did uot use the bicycle, I am forced to admit that the recovery of the latter might have been Materially accelerated if he bicycle had been prescribed. "As comfort Is essential to pleasuro and contentment, a bicycle should be selected which combines fine work manship and smoothly running parts, with the least amount of vibration, while traversing rough or uneven road. A bicycle which works stiffly, or which 'squeaks' or where the sad dle Is uncomfortable are oftn mat ters which, though trivial to tho healthy individual, are of the great est annoyance to the slclt. One of my patients, a hysterical man, was one day so annoyed by the continual 'squeak, squeak,' of his pedal every time it revolved that he finally hurst into tears, dismounted, left his bicy cle In the road and returned home in the cars In a highly hysterical condi tion. "At tho present time the pneu-matic-tlrod machine Is the most com fortable. Rough roads can be tra versed on it with very little jar or vi bration. It is particularly to be de- sired for women. "In riding the body should not be inclined forward, at least only to a very slight degree. In racing, un doubtedly, greater speed can be at tained when the body Is bent almost at right angles with the legs, but with the invalid in search of health it Is different. The attainment of great speed Is not the point to be gained. He should sit in a natural and easy position, with tbe chest out and the head well up, so that respi ration can be carried on to the best Advantage. "If physicians would study the bi cycle as a remedy and prescribe It in telligently they would often find it exerting a beneficial influence far in xcess of their expectations." A V4 oman Hater. "When a cadet at AVest Point," said Capt. W. W. Robinson, of the United States Army, at the Lacede, "I was a member of the Bachelors' Club, the oldest and most influential social organization at the academy. The object of the club was to culti vate such a spirit of independence among tho members as would lead them to open revolt against all forms of petticoat tyranny. William Cul lcn Bryant, now a Major in the ser. vice and a nenhew of the noet. was a - . -----. member of the club and one of the most prououueeu oppoueuu iu any in trusions of the vrcakef Sex Irttt oiT. affairs or conduct. He was looked ui to by us all as a model. But one hot club for effeminacy. For years there after Bryant, though gallant and chivalrous, was a woman hater. He has got over it now, however. S Louis Globe Democrat. tier first Opportunity. Faithfulness to the memory of the lost is one of tbe most amiable of human traits. "Why, Bridget," exclaimed a lady, is she met an old servant unexpect edly, "for whom are you in black?" I "For poor Tim, me furrst husband, mum. When he died I was that poor I couldn't, but I said if 1 iver could I would; and me new man. Mike, la as generous as a lord." Lifa I Terrors or tbe Awful Pans. We usually talk about the weathet When there isn't anything else tn tallc about. This fact may tend to rob the subject of its importance, yet it should not In fact it ought to be B really in its favor, as it is ever ready and efficient in breaking? the "awful pause." Have you ever beea over taken by the awful pause' Fortun ate, indeed, if you have, not, and en titled to heartiest sympathy if you have. It Is truly awful, e-pecially If courtesy demands that you should break it. It settles upon tbe best regulated companies like a nightmare, and seems to paralyze tbe tongue and put thought to tlk'ht. Jo one can think of anything to say, or fears to attempt to say it. Then, if ever, a fool Is welcome, because he doesn't think before be speaks. Pittsburgh Commercial-Gazette. This Seems Silly. Certain ladies charged with the duty of obtaining data for a study of young hunntnlty uow send to new mothers little blank looks provided with questions as to when the baby first exhibited tbe sense of hearing, when he first took note of light, what were his earliest signs of distress, and many more such. The questions are designed to furnish bints for an In vestigation extending over the first four years of the child's life. In time all the books will be collected and sent to Germany as aids to per sons who are one dy to announce the results. of an elaborate study of mental development during infancy and early childhood. Smalt-Pox In Wall Paper. "Many years ago a person was sick of small-pox in a farm house in the country town of Grotou, aud after the patient recovered tbe dwelling was fumigated and rcpapered. Ira Chester and family now dwell in the house. The paper was removed a week or so ago, and presently Mr. Chester' daughter was stricken with tsuiall-pox. Iu the opinion of tbe phy sician the germs of the disease were dormant in the walls of the room." The above clipping from (lie Cincinnati Enquirer makes good the claims of sani tarians, that all disease germs rind a hid ing place iu wall paper, with its vegetable paste to hold it ou the wall, auj its animal glue to hold its colors; that these, to say the least, are not the be&t materials with which to cover so much spice around us as the walls in which we live aud sleep, and that paper and glue are great absorbents of mois ture, of which every person throws oil a certain number of ounces iu exhala tions every day, and that such decaying material as glue and paste gives oil de leterious gase9 in such small quantities that we do not discover them, though those who study it can smell it in most rooms papered, and especially where a number of layers of p&per have been -jaslcd upon each other. 8 initarians claim that these conditions cave mole to do with our ill health than we are aware of; that such a state of things in the room in which we live af fects us more tor better or won-e than dots a change of climate; that it would be cheaper, at least, to try a change of room or oue coated with some ncu-de-caying material, before goiug to the ex reuse aud trouble of a change of climate. Miss Eleanor Dean, of Boston, land ed a 126 pound tarpon with rod and reel i he other day in Florida. ,m linn ('it-it T.iT 1 1 ("i 1 LlCAS (.'O'JSTY, ' Frnnk . I. Cl'i-ncy makes oath that he ts the jeiuor I'Httuer f the tlnn of F. J. Cheney & Co., "Inliii! husiness Hi the City of loleli. Cnui.tv and Mnte Minresatd, anil that said tlriii will ;iv trie sun) ul dun for each ninl every ca-.e of csiarrh thai cannot be cured by the use of "Hall's Catarrh Cuie. Fkink J. Cheney, Sworn to before me and subs rlbed In m presence, this olh day ol December, A. 1'., A.W GLEASON, SEAL j Kotut y PuhUi Hnll sff tarrh Cure Is taken tnternullv and icts directly itn the blKl aud mucous --urfAoes I the ssteni. Send for testimonials, free. K. .1. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. a-olil by Druggists, 75c. A man in Bridgeport, Coun., wears a wig that was worn also by his father. j grandfather and great-grandfather, ir heir turn. "Tbe best thlnz vet!" That Is the way a jTouiik man put it who made arrangement to icork for b r'. Johnson sr Co., of Richmond. Va. You can fret further information by drop- iiitf thum a card. Over 130,000 motberless chickens an daily turned out by Incubators in th New England States. Cnnn IXIUiiey Core lbs Dropsy, Gravel, LMabetes, Brlght't, Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousneas, 4c. Cure guaranteed. 831 arch Street, l'bllad'a. $1 a bottle, 6 for $S, or druggist. 1000 certidoMe of turea. TrylU A gallon of alcohol can be distilled from a bushel of sweet potatoes at ' uaall cost. Mnrninis Beeoham'a Pills with a drink ol rater. Beechaiu's no others. 25 cents a box In small hotels In Russia each guesl Is expected to find Ida own bedcloth A slight cold, if neglected, often attacks tti uiigs. Brows' Bboncui&l Troches give sure and Immediate relief. Sold only in bozet t'rice 25 cents. Coffee is adulterated with chicory, arid ch'cory with catrotj, turnips ao' maugelwurtzel. Brace up Is a tantalizing admonition to those who feel all tired out, without appetit and discouraged. But the way In whlcb Uooa'i Sarsaparilla builds np the tired frame and gives a good appetite, U wonderful. Best family cathartic, Hood's Fills. Mangacin ia composed of eighty three per cent, copper four per cent nickel and thirteen per cent, manga npse. "German Syrup 99 llliam McKeekan. Dnieeist at Bloomingdale, Mich. " I have tad the Asthma badly ever since I cane 1 out of the army and though I have j been in the drug business for fifteen j years, and have tried nearly every I thing on the market, nothing has j given me the slightest relief until a j few months ago, when I used Bo schee's German Syrup. I am now i Slaa to acknowledge the great good j it has done me. I am greatly reliev- led during the day and at night go to 1 sleep without the least trouble," ! glad to acknowledge the great good Hood's Cures Mrs. F. O. Stone Of Geneva, Ohio. consumption Hopeless Case Bad Cough, Short Breath, Pain in the Side. Restored to Perfect Health by Flood's Sarsa parilla. ! do not seek notoriety, but for the comfort tnd health of ihe human fainl.y I write unsollrl d to telle. I. llod& ( o. of Ihe on erlul ttene Hood s tsusapai Ilia has done " e aud bow iliJily I prize it. 1 was lu very poor health for 'our years. Having a terrible pain aud swell ng In my left side, one physician prou unred ny altliL-tiou neuralgia. 1 kept Rettinic worse tud another doctor Heated me for Consumption. became very weak and poor In flesh; bad a rough all the time, and sometimes I could not le down for I was so IUireeI, hort of reatli. In all during four years I consulted leveu physl lans, and the rouclusloa was that ' certainly had consumption and My Case Was Hopeless. ne phvsiclan advised me to ro either soutti or m Color. ido,a- I could uot live In tun north. My Qusb.iud was lu the drug business and sold out to away, but a Irieud advised me to lake Hood's Sarsaparilla . did uive tt a trial, and round so much virtue n itlhal I continued uiih It. I cannor tell how llllch this llie.lic'll- b is helped b'e. 1 ll ive mproved rMHly It liealtli ever since I btan sllli it. a-'d am now alee to 1o my own wink. S. tilling I have ever taken eqiuls Hood's Sar aparnia. I leei line a new persou. wita r. . stonk, (Geneva, Ulilo. Hood's rills net easily, yet promptly and nlcleutly, on Ihe liver and bowels, 'ix. Easily Taken Up Cod Liver Oil as :t appears in Scott's Emulsion is easily taken up by the system. In no other form can so much fat-food be assimilated with out injury to the organs of digestion. Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophos phites has come to be an article of every-day use, a prompt and infallible cure for Colds, Coughs, Throat troubles, and a positive builder of flesh. Pri-nrd l Sv-ot t A Bowne. V V. All dmrrl't". - GANGER CURED - C. H Mi, M D : Ffh. IB, Dear Sir - For um nuke of miffrfng nuiumulty I fjl it utility C'linake Kits staU-inrut. Some yNr ao thera an art J tu my t be k a lirownip"! which Rive me m miu uuttl Sept.. 1" t. At tnt time thero ar"e tt jMiri-U- lump which was pro iiunct-l iiy ln Acinus 10 nen ncr. n TfW to mi'MU niit'ui Buacorii. "ru ntw Tour mlertinient or i'narer Core I at nee "dtHitled l trx It, mirt am hanpy tiy It hu ured in prfiH'tlv, lfa1mc my ftace (siinw.th iv. ll. Also I .mil r.ttitrrh f..r vmw. hut Une taking tour rimly wit .viiiptntw ht irn. 1 h- I lvf it to up i ne grfmmi dioou civhoriuk remedy. Yum thankfully, ItCV. it H. 1.1 1 I KlX, Talttlton. WVt Va. For l5k of tesilmonlnls nl other information ddroH i li M OS, M.l.. ' Chatham, olumbln Co.. New 1 ork. FOR FIFTY YEARS! MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been wd t7 Million of Mother f.ir tlivlr children wlille IretlnuK f"r over KlftT Wsrs. It soothes ibe child, softens the ums, allays all aln. ctuvs wind eollc aud . ihM iknL rt'in.tl v for diarrhoea. TwenlT-Uve Cenie a ltotlle. The Best Watcrpcf Coat in the WORLD ! The FISH BKASD SLICKER Is wsrrsnti-d water ituof. and will ke d vnii trv In tt,e hsrdi'.t storm. Th nw PoMMLL HI.U kUt Is a jwrlect ruling coat, and roverttheentlressarile. hewsreof tmllaUuna. K,n t uuv a cost If tha a uh Hranrt is nul on ll. J!lutra lei dialogue l'n e. AJ TOWEK, Boston. Msfs. A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT, CoDalattlitg of braniatlc aort Uutooruu RecitaUou.-, PlaVat, sc.. cau -ally t? glveu by bouie taJf at. with ft copy of Oarrt-u'a famoui I Oil ( huifr flec lioiiK,' ctmtti.tj only 3lc. Suitable tor Lyc.miuv bchlft. Church Sck.-iUM and Home Theatrival. frold by hoT'kktellors. Hp. '3t tiie Intact, tr a rm, Mo paw of patho, dialfct an-i fua, 1iioIu1idr two bright new Comedies; all for 30.. Ti.MUd; or, th two I'liitg, Ilk. Cat.tiovu FKF.E. P.I.AK B fc-TT tfc t P., Philadelphia, Pa. Established .two. Iltuftfr&tel FubYfoaCdRS, nr ff Miaaawtl T H MAPS, -vrinM iMftta. North Dakota. Mnatath iiea COVIUNMINT I Isawic f. L A Ri U Uarnwiir Laa4lBflWS.a rrissltaial. a aaa TIUe " MMin. Ju rut. AMnm .a. cava. as. rami, 1 rmf !! Tat Mm aa III Ps III 01 a4 mults of VMMBIIWaWI BWU bad esuna-. CursSM-k Hatacliv heMorer.,jDplKXiou.Savrs Doctors Rilla. Bampki tx-em. (iKiLLi ruC . St W toth 8ltK.Y. Cures Constipation $75.00- To fJ25f rtn be mule monthly orktn-r tnr P r. J'hnv.n m Co., q. Sbouth nth &t.,Kcl.moiid,Va FREES Solid Cold AsatwWd Freeh Ot tf tUaS MlfTalur tO me asendinr 2c, Toavtatfaa. r rt.. Sbii-as h. OPIUMS Marphlna Habit Cnrail In 111 CB. J.TEPHENg. Labanoa.Olnc. aara. ."S o di n rwi lumeoy a oatarrk su n ' J I ntKafr u, ra ami rs.ar-t. I T tams-yTa a-rAj j j T r i7 by drucsiatt or by aaaiA, I I y Ll. M.T. .a.hWaaaam.IW Ll ecVfflamiSaaatiamaj with l'ates. Ensniels and I'atnrs which stain the I : han-ls. Injure Ihe Iron and tnirn red. I , The Rlslnir Sun Stove Pnllh Is Hrllltnnt, Odor- I 1 less. lMirahle. and the dntimr pavs fur bo tin I or ulaiM pacfcaK wllb every purchaxe. I Tb. Loon as Fwimm.r. t..tn c.ii.l that one o. tha I lb UaW irv.s ia ea- I . n stronff strokes of nature waa when she made the loon-a bird whlcn lepresents the wilderness and srfitar. lnessof the wildest and most solitary ooots. It dives with such marvelous ouickness that the shot of a gunner Kets there just !n time "to cut across a circle of descending tail 'alne" and a couple of little Jets of water flung upward by the web feet of the 'TpeaklPg of this bird, Burrought ays that in the water its wlnjrs aro more than wins. It plunges into the denser air and flies with incredi ble speed. Its head and beak form a sharp point to its tapering neck, iu wings are far in front and its legs equally far in the rear, and its course through the crystal depths Is like the speed of an arrow. In the northern lakes it has been taken forty feet under water upon hooks baited for the large lake trout. ,. 1 had never seen one till last ran w hen one appeared on the river in front of my hou.se. I knew Instantly it was the loon. Presently a boat shot out from shore, and went ripp ling up the surface toward the loon. The creature at once seemed to divine the intentions of the boatman, and sided oil obliquely, keeping a sharp lookout as !f to make sure it was pur sued. A steamer came down and passed between them, and when the way was again clear the loon was still swimming on the surface. Presently it disappeared under the water, and the boatman pulled sharp and hard. In a few mlnutei the bird reappeared some rods further on, as if to mane an observation. Seeing it was being pursued and no mistake, It aivea quickly, and, when it came up again. haH gone many times as iar as boat in the same iengtn or nmc Then it dived again and distanced its pursuer so easily that he gave over tho chase and rested upon bis oars. I!ut the bird made a final plunge, and when it again emerged upon the surface it was over a mile away. Tha r.enlo Ulreatar. On a little side street just off Unlot. Square an ofllce has been opened by a man who styles himself a picnic ui- rector. Despite the oaaity ot ms calling he did a good business last year, having enough money to pay an his personal expenses aud something over. The picnic director Is an actor dur ing the season, but In summer time he is generally idle. Last spring he happened to think of his present busi ness and carried it out with success. "I take full charge of picnics and relieve the promoters of all responsi bility,' he savs. "Most of mv pat rons are wealthy or well-tsdo New Yorker9 who want to take a day's outing. I give them a list or pleas ant places In and around ew ioik and secure the necessary carriages boat or railroad tickets. At the grounds I look after the provisions, see that the servants attend to their business, give information as to where the prettiest views of the coun try can be seen, sing a song or two if necessary, and rendermyself generally agreeable. It Is a pleasant way to spend a summer vacation, and It brings me in enough money to pay for my board and incidentals until the theatrical season opt ns again." New Vork Commercial Advertiser. Tli. fiat's Rare and Coats? Jewels. The present Czar of Russia is a great admirer of precious stones, and delights In purchasing rare and costly Ktvidmens. His uniforms and mili tary trappings are decorated with gems of great value, and his jewels are probably the most gorgeous In Europo. in the Russian scepter is the faraojs Orloff diamond, weighing 14 carats. This stone is rose cut, resembling half a pigeon's egg. It is suptsDsed to have been the eye of an Indian idol, which after being stolen by a French deserter, passed through many hands, until it was purchased by Count Orloff for Empress Cath erine. The price paid the Armenian merchant, who then owned It, was 90,000, an annuity of 4,000 rubles and a royal title. The Czar's private collection contains numerous large nd valuable diamonds and pearls Prince Gussupow of Russia, who died a few years ago, owned a collec tion of precious stones, many of which were historic The collec tion was valued at 2,000,000 rubles, or more than 8500,000. One of the largest pearls in Europe is the prop erty of the Russian Prince Youssou- poff. it Is pear-shaped and weighs osi grains, mis peari, in it;u, was purchased by Philip IV. of Spain for 80,000 ducats, a sum equal to about ,75,000. In the monastery of Capuchins, in Prague, are the famous diamonds once owned by Count Lobowitz. The collection is one of the finest in the world, and contains 666 specimens. Jeweler's Review. 1VI1.L WE HAVE CHOLEBAT If such Is to be the deplorable state of affairs. It would not be wise to overlook anv nreeau- tlonaiy measure. The cheapest and best w:v to improve the s:uilt;irj condition of your home Ik to scrape off th old paper and have new put on. THKFIUEI.IT V WALL FAPKR CO., of 1 North Eleventh Street. Philadelphia, are selling ld embossed papers for 12 and IS cents, aeon t two eeut stamps lor samples. He Got tha Chanra. There 19 a ronductor on the Euclid A venue street car line who Dlaye.l a :lever trick on a passenger the other mornino- which has probahly taught tiim to nave his fare ready hereafter wuen ne ooaras a car. Tne passen ger lives away out at the end of the line, and was so nunctual that h 'autfht the same car every morn inn. Aiiour, a weeK ago he tendered a $10 bill in payment for his fare. The conductor did not have so much money U, ine Demnninir or his trip and told tne passenger that he would pay the nickel out of his own pocket and ha aiuiu return 11 me following morn ing. The next morning the business man again presented a $10 bill. Again ine conductor paid the fare for him. lhis occurred four morninss In sup- lession. The fifth morning the same iu 0111 came around, hut the con auctor was prepared. He drew a neavy oag irom Doneath the seat nd handed it to the passenger with the remark: . "Here's your chanee. sir. It's all right. I've counted it" He had secured 1,000 pennies the night before and kepi twenty-five of them for the fares he had paid for me undines-) uiau. xne Dag con tained 9.0 copper coins. Thepassen ser took the bag and rang for the car to stop. He now rides on another 'at. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Plfasuie wide. li narrow; happiness la ureai men are mey who Ke thai spiritual is stronger tban any material force; that tbougbto role the world. Men say. Ah I if a man could impart ma uueui, miiKBu ui uin perioral an ce wnai uouiiiaiDs or genina would be paidt Tea, but in the measure ot hi aoaoiBi vecaciar m aow unnut tt. KNOWLEDGE . Brings SgSrtlS! ' re mwho live bet. less petlltuc,:ld bt products to in the foTm most acceptable and pleas- met wfth the approval of the medial Sem aflnd it is perfectly free from ever! objectionable substance. Svrop of Figs is for by!1 dtv amf 11 bottles, but it ,s man ufactured by the California JF,g byrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every tkaKe, al the name, Syrup of Figs, EE bf5.g well inf-"' accept any substitute if offered. Noted Physicians Recommend and Prescribe SWA5IP-KOOT. It Cures the Worst Cases. "Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot Is a preparation discovered by an old aud scientific physician, whose wide experience extending over many years, has given him exceptional advantages for treating diseases successfully. I have pre scribed Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot In a great many of the worat kidney, liver and bladder complaint", and always with the most gratifying results; therefore It affords me great pleasure to most cordially recom mend it tosuffering humanity and the medical profession, as 1 fcol sure that It will mc compllkh all that is claimed for It In every Instance. II la beyond question the grealeat dlacovery of tha day." Suspension Bridge, N. Y. Gaaraatee Use eonteuts of One 8WKJB: Bottle, If yoo ara no benefited. Drug- 1 gitt alll rvfuad lo yuu the pr e paid. 'lasallits' tSutde to Health" and CaBBBltattaa Frea. WjaTT7l Dr. Kilmer A Co.. Rlofrhajiilon. V T. O'l At Uranlsls. bOe. aae 1.U Mia. im SO HAPPY s O BOTTLES OF Relieved me of a severe Blood trouble. It has also caused my hair to crow out again, as it had been falling out by the handful. After trying many physicians in vain, I am so happy to find a cure in b.b.i. O. ri. tLBEKT, Galveston, Tex. SCI IPPN Sy f "rolnp out pe ran of dis j r. s-.J eaae au,i tue jujisou as weij. W It ia entirely vegetable and harmless. S Treatise on Blood and Skin mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga. 1, Cures Consumption. ConKhs, Cronp, Sore Throat. Sold by a)l Drueztl on a Guarantee. jy U 47 yt e- j ... Send for Alabastlne Rock for Souvenir, Free ; also Tint Card. v , Msanoa utis pspr rub 0ff"QU ALABASTINE Co.. GRAND Rap A as Fair Face May Prove Plain Girl SAPOLIO We I you a made medicine for Bronchitis and other cases or the Throat O lb laTaassai Wwgs. Like other so called Patent Medicines, it is well adrertised, and having merit it has attained a wide sale under the name of PiS0'a Cure for Conaumption. HEADWAY'S PILLS. vnretv vegetable, mild and reliable, r, .. ..." ninestion. complete anornnon !""'.::... ..laritv. r fr'or the v.urts of ail SrSe' s ol !ll.eSto''- ier. Uels, Kidue,,. Bladder, Nervous w.e-3, LOSS OF APPETITE, SICK HEADACHE, INDIGESTION, DIZZY FEELINGS, BILIOUSNESS. TORPID LIVER, DYSPEPSIA. PEKFECTDIGESTIOV will be accomplished bv taking Kadway s I'llls. By their ANIi MLOUf properties they stimulate the livei la the secretion of the bile a:id Its divinize tltniuL'b the biliary ducts. 1 liese pills a d. of from two to 'our will quickly regulate the action of the liver and free th- iat:ent frma these dl-order.s. One or two of Railway's ri li, taken dally by those subject lo bilious imiui and torpidity of the liver, w 11 keep the systsji regular and secure healthy digestion. f rice, lU'c per box. bold by all druggists. KADWAY CO. NEW YOKK. W- L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE nowt,lrp. Do yoo wear themT When next In need try pair, tfcfy wilt give you more comfort and service for the money thaa any other truKo. nestin inowono. 4 5 CD 4.00 3.50 42.50 W. L. Douglas Shoes are made In all lb Latest Styles.' If you want a fine DRESS SHOE don't pay 6 li (9, try my $3.50, $ or $5 Shoe. They will ft equal toui tom made and look and wear at well. If you Uh t economize In your footwear, you can do to ty punhaiVj W. L. Douglas Shoes. My nama and price It iIitj-J on the bottom, look for It hen you buy. Take no tub. stitute. I send shoes by mail upon receipt of price, postage free, when Shoe IJealers cannut lupp!) yju. W. 1 1M LOLAS, I'rockton, alass. tr fS S-'i!S-S'i"S'.-i'JssJI 1 iiook poh 1 Two Beautiful Ladies COMPANION PICTURES 4 Yon will find one on a ba of j ! home; TACKS, with several apartment. nj ail different szti Tacks. adapteJ to at) the various Home us tha other om a tux ot I home; nail,s, containing several differ ent sieJ NAtLS, just hit re needed for every Jy use Mada scttly by the Atlai Tack Corp'n, Bsittn l B ftna, Mew Toik rfctlarUIpJiu, ) Fsrtoriaf Tsunton. Msw. PalrtisTso. Mw. JJj W&aaisa, Uta lvslar7, Hmm. ViyrmuulM Mu Every home needs them. Every dealer aells them. IViEND .YCb'B OWN HARNESS WITH '-av. LU1 11 JJ CLINCH RIVETS, No tools rtva-rt-il. onir a hammer nenleJ to drle ant c inb th m easily mnl quick. t, ktv-jj tt cla.ob ahanutfij ttnootb. K-iiiiii g n hoe to t w M ia hr- l?athr nor turr for me Kiveta. Thev ara (Twaa:, looab and ilarahle. Mii:ions nw ia u- Ami netni, uniform or itel. r-ut un 1 i tssei. A alt your dealer for ihera, rr rnl 40c la atatmpa for box ui luu, a-aorte i sizes. Mau ;J uy JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO., ; 9 0 WAl.THin, tias. IAN IDEAL MEDICINE I (-or .iwlii-i-Mlo. tiiiitiuiiiM' S llsTsadavkr, 1 iia.tlpatUn, Itud Is Comple linn, OlU'he lirvieth, f and ail JiiHir Jora ot UlO tilviuacit. I RIPANS TAR!ILF! art (THijtly ,-t PTmi'i:i. rcrfct l!ffv"-tton follnwB thrir ne. txld " by tlruttvltii or writ by mail. E ! t6 Ttavis-, .-Sc. I'skH,'. boxes), $2. KIIA! III MIOAT- CO., Vew Yark- EE fHILA.. Pa Vanait.-nc. r, .t-ravti,' lit O .1 (f.R.i" atlUA, Sa4 Ut Ctrcoiw. U tt latU. U M i f Jmm EVER thai It. TERTBOBT kaewa that wall paper, vita vegetable pacta aad Its eelerlar ' aalmal ( lae, Is ansaaltarr, aad taat ta apply repaatel lavera of such Is a vsrv " aast j praetlce," as srsll as daasrrrnos. Ealsoaila is temporary, rets, rats of and arales; paiat slaps M wall reaplralloa" ifJtl ta parlff walls, geaduat for a paper from llrkUraa State Board af Hfslla re- THaDocrmi. "Onelayer port oa this saliject, ree- omateadias; Charca's ila. recover but canijut bast!ao aad plastleo aalf L" for walla ef dwsUlasa. Alabacttaa forms para, permaaent aad poraas eaa. Ims, aid doat aot require to ba takea atf ts rsaesr Irom tlmo to time Is a dry powder, ready for ass f addlac water (tha latest make Is osed la COLD aaa ia aevar sold la bnlk); eaa s aauiy trashed oa by aay one; made la white aad twslra fashloaabl. tlata, aad la three shades, from ahlth aecorators make tha balaaca of forty shades shswa oa ineir card. w i. ...... ... is Bl claimed that all who lire will. Wred wall, die m.rk before their Urns, .. ?fc,f "m J0 h""" roattag (PPPP) Pare, Permaaeat, Poroas aad Pratty. B For Sale hy Palat dealers everywhere. Mich. a Foul Bargain." Marry a if She Uses offer It Is now a 'Nostrum," ready though at first It waa com pounded after a preacrlptina Coughs, by a reirnlar physician, with do Idea, that it woo Id ever RO on the market as a proprie tary medicine. But after dis- and -ompoundinfr that prescrip tion over a thousand tlmea In one year, w named It "Piao'a Cure for Consumi'tton." and began advertising tt in a small way. A medicine known all over tha world ta the result. Why Is It not Just as food aa though costing fifty cents to a dollar for a prescription and aa equal sum to have It put np at a dm store? aanaw - ftn few - 2.00 12.25 JfeL II.7S IDS.
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