FOLDED HANDS.
1LEEET BIQELOW TjLlXt.
foot tired hands that tolled so hard ror ma,
At rest before me now I sea them lying,
Ttiay tolled so bard, and yet we could nut see
I bat she was aytoK.
Poor, rough red bands that drudged the llvs
lonic day.
Still busy wbentho mldnlgbtoil was burning,
Oft tolling on until she saw the gray
Of day returning.
If I could stt and hold those tired hands.
And (eel the warm life-blood within them
beating,
And gaze with her across the twilight lands,
bo rue wblsvered words repeating,
1 think to night that I would lore her so.
And I could tell my loye to ber so truly.
That e'en though tired, she would not wish to
go.
And leave me thus unduly.
Poor, tired heart that had so weary grown.
That death came all uultecded o'er it creep
ing.
How still it Is to fit here all alone.
While she is sleeping.
Dear, patient heart that deemed the heavy
care
Of drudging household toll Its highest duty;
That laid a-nd Its precious yearnings there
Along with beauty.
Dear heart and hands, so pulseless, still, and
old, . , ,
IJIow peacefully and dreainlessly, she s
steeping!) , , ,
The spotless shrouJof r-st about them fold.
And leave lue weeding.
MERRY MAHGOT AND HER LOST
UROTHER.
There never was sach a elii'il f
laughing as little Margot. All 1 ty
looi? yoa would hear her cluerful
cackle, a she went in an 1 out et the
tiny oottage where she anJ her brother
Jacques live J. It was on tho borders
o( the lovely forest of EoLtaineblean.
And here in spring the violets spread
carpets of royal pnrple for the f fries'
garden-parties, and sweet-voiced
uightiUKales sang specially -com pwed
solos full of trills, roulades, and all
that sort of thing, for these occamon.
Margot listened to thorn when sne hal
time. I!ut there was much to bo d.n.o
iu the little house, though It was so
small, from getting Jacques' early
LreukfHst and him off to school (which
was not easy), to sweeping the laxt
atieck of lnt off the door steps that
Margot, the neatest ani tidiest little
maitl, was kept going. Hhe and the
small brother 1 .-ed all alone sinoe their
tin titer died, and iacnues, if it must be
to LI, was somewhat ,zy. He would
wander along in a da.ed kiud of way,
dragging one unwilling leg after an
other to the sohoolhouse. And would
ulnn step at an old gate in the village
aud look loug at the bill-pesters aud
f ia- ny ailvurtiHotuents whioli covered
it. "I love u.t grammar and geogra
phy," Jacqut h would say to bimself,
lut I WHtit to be un artist and draw
Imitsi h like those on Mous. Chabot's
circus bill Aud then he would saunter
homo in the afternoon and draw cliar
ockI )iB and horses all over Margot's
uiiU-whito floor, until one day she lost
all pitionce and cried: A plague ou
tuee, Jacques, for spoiling my boards.
I wixh the fairies would take thee, thou
lazy boy." That night Jacques mys
teriously disappeared. No one could
K ll where or how. Margot searched
high anil low, und mourned him t il
her laughiug eyes were shut np from
crvlnw; aud she was no more called
Merry Marmot. About three years
after this, as she sat before the fire
one cold evsnmg In early spring, the
loor opened, aud who but Jacques
hteppdlu7 Margot jumped from her
no-. t ith a cry of delight; but her little
t.rolher lild up his hand with a warn
ing gesture.
"Mister," he siiJ, "the fairies took
n,o away that uiht as thou auked; but
uy tliruc jeiirs are up to morrow,
and thou inuek ruleaso me. I've
Ntolea away t tell then while
iley are eujoying thombolves aloft,
for the Man of the Moon has a ball to
night, and they are all doing skirt
dance np there by now."
"Hut how Bhull I find thee, dearest
brother?" finked Margot eagerly. 'l
know not "
"Take thin, answered he, banding
her a hazel-twig. ".Strike it three
times against the hearthstone at this
l our to-morrow, and thou sba'.t too mo
ngnin." Wit that he vanished.
Margot rubbed her eyes. "It is a
dream," she thought; "little Jacques
is lost, h cannot have been here."
Jtnt tli i'u her ays fell on the magic
Jmzel wir,, and she knew he had been.
All next day Margot sang aud laughed
ouce more, while she tidied the little
rnum for her brother's home-coming.
And at nine o'clock, whenall was ready,
she struck three times on the hearth
stone. At the last stroko the ground
opeuod wide, and Margot found herself
iu a lofty hull, brilliantly-lighted, where
hundreds of children were seated all
around, juiit as if they were at school.
"What seek you, merry Margot?"
cried a squouky little voice just over
her head.
Margot looked -np, but could see
nothing, only all about the faces of the
children whom the fairies had stolen
from home.
"I want my brother, Jaoqnes," she
said, boldly, "bis three year of ser
vice are finished to-day. Give Iriiu
back, oh good queen.
I'pon this tliera was a great commo
tion, tho vast hall beoume suddenly
dark, but presently the same little
voice npoke as before: "Well, then, if
toii can choose yonr brother, blind
fold, amongst the children be may go;
but if you miatako him, he must serve
another seven years," and wild, imp
ish laughter echoed along the raftered
roof.
I'oor little Margot trembled. How
in the world was she to know her
brothtr.bliodfold from the numberless
small boys she saw on all sides? But as
the thought, little hands tied a bandage
over her eyes, the fairy light shown out
overhead, and a hundred ohildren
clustered round, orying: "Chooso me.
Merry Margot; choose me." Half mail
with terror and anxiety. Margot spread
her lmiiils out and tried to touch the
little faces. Jnst then she fancied a
faint cry of "Sister" was uttered by
Homeone hurrying past, and, clutching
madly iu that direction, Margot sud
denly found herself boing carried up
wards, still rftppi-.g a curly head,
while noise, confusion, darkness and
wild laughter whirled round and round,
until suddenly the night aij struck
cold upon her face, and, in an instant,
tho fairy bandage tell away, showing
lovely stars shining out of the Summer
night above, nnd Jacques, breathless
and joyful, by his faithful sister's side.
Perhaps it was in the bargain of re-leu-e.
but Jacques never spoke of
those three years underground. Cer
tain it was though that he had not
been allowed to waste his time; for when
Margot and he once more settled down,
ho took to his pencil, and drew and
l row front morning till night trees,
flowers, puuet, Mtnrlse, eren the charcoal-burners
and their chubby children
everything in and about the old forest
until, by and by, he went to the
schools, and with hard work became a
great painter, tic now Margot no
more swoops a cottage door, but lives
with tier brother in a great house in a
city, tilie is just as bright and cheery
as she c-tn be, and often speaks of the
old days when they were children, and
livoJ in the little bouse by tho fairy
forest at Fontaineblean.
Tied Pipbr.
Mrs. W. J. Raird of England, is fam
ous as one of the most expert chess an
alysts in the world. Her chess prob
lems are considered among the best
and most difficult published. Hhe has
competed in many tournaments rati
has won many prizes.
PRETTIES FOU-flOMii
DECORATION.
MARION MCBR1DE.
Cottage homes should be simple in
treatment, lec i ie in small houses all
attempts at decoration should be con
fined to useful articles, as large rooms
are imperative if one desires to pro
duce arttfctic groups and prtty effects
by the use of bric-a-brac, i'.rbt of ail,
choose good lasting colors for wall sur
face; let the floor treatment follow the
same scale of color, but in deeper tone.
Choose all furniture with a view to
comfort and durability; chairs of bent
wood, rattan, or plain wooa can do
chosen of good form, then brightened
bv cushions of chintz, silk or plush.
Anr article which is tbcrouzblv
comfortable will look pretty if can be
placed with other oomtortable articles.
To be a homekeeper is fully as desir
able as to be a housekeeper. Oue
takes care of tho physical needs, the
other the mental, moral and spiritual,
the harmony of life in which one can
dovelop the best of character, and
comfortable furniture is related to
good morals jnst as much as good food
is. Do not aunt ont the sunshine; it is
not necessary, for our American home
decorations are bettor suited to bright
lights, to floods of sunshine, than
many foreign goods of dull tone.
which are made in places where the
sun is not allowed to penetrate. If the
interior finish is of wood In natural
color, pretty ornamentation can be se
cured for doors by using the upper
!ane!s for designs in birds and flowers.
fruit or grosses. Young women who
find it hard to sell the pretty trifles
they dolight to paint could be profitably
employed in work of this kind, for
panels of linen or silk could be made
to tit the door framo and painted at
home if the worker desired. A pretty
design for tho dining-room would be
fonnd in bnnches of German millet.
arranged to stand np in a natural
fashion from the casing or base of
paneL Ears of corn with the husks
tnrned back, branches from the apple,
cherry or plum tree, bearing fruit or
flower, hop vines, grape or gourd.
would bo picturesque, odd and grace
ful, with a nn'ural beauty. For other
rooms, the graceful vines of New Eng
land, drooping in a wealth of bloom, Jnst
supported by a long gnarled stem, with a
profusion of leaves, or a tangle of
morning-glory vines, with the. tender
flowers peeping out from the leafy
screen, tropical plauts, a bit oi gray
nioiut, cotton balls, ferns, mountain
climbers, and an endless variety of
such designs. The effect of such work
is fine, aud the work is not harJ. tut
the results are admirable.
For holding draperies back from the
window, a very odd but pretty fancy
has been revived, by nsing the small
round knobs of porcelain bordered by
a line of color, with a centre of pure
white, on which is the classio head of a
beautiful dimpled baby, or coy maiden.
These knobs are used to hold draperies
or to rest large mirrors on, after the
fashion of onr ancestors.
Dimity curtains ore fashionable also,
and they are put up in the old-time
way, and finished with a knotted bor
der of cord.
Very pretty borders or over-di'aper-ies
are made of the Bargarrsn netting
in white or color, all the leading colors
of the season being easily procured.
White linen is used for all toilette pur
poses, for draperios in bedrooms, for
couch cushions, and for bags, baskets,
and trays; these latter articles being
mode of the linen after it is heavily
starched, out in fanoy forms, the bor
ders bonnd with white linen braid, and
the whole aflair drawn into any desired
shape by the use of ribbon.
Linen sheets and pillow-cases are
always fashionable and supremely com
fortable in summer, and linen can bo
kept much softer and whiter than cot
ton. If any decoration is neoded, use
white linen floss.
Pretty table covers are made of satin
sheeting with a conventional design
appliqued in plush.
A very unique wall banner is painted
ou curtain canvas, the subject being
"Tho Fisherman's Daughter." The
bo:'.t is drawn up on the rock lined
Hhore; there is a tiny stretch of beach
in the foreground, a tonch of deepen
ing color in tje sunset sky. The nets
tossed over the bow of the boat, falling
iu tangled meshes of dull, ortlstio color
a 'iiinst the boat.
The effect is good, and this material
could be used for screens with good
results. Covers of fine felting have
elaborate designs in autumn leaves or
flowers along the borders. This is not
a novelty, of course, but tho flue treat
ment given renders these articles ac
ceptable in many places. The fine,
M.ft, firm felting only should bo used
for this work, and the brand known as
Huddersfield draping cloth will give
llio best satisfaction.
Bolton sheeting is used for scarf
drapery and for bed spreads and pillow
spreads, bnt the fine textnre renders
these articles dilhcnlt to handle, al
though their beauty is extreme.
Photograph cases of Bolton sheeting
over colored silk are made in square
form, toiuod lite a sheet of note paper.
The brightest of lamp shades are
still popular, yellow, red, and green.
laden with a garniture of laoe in white
or black.
vtuite linen colonial mats are
wrought in antique design with heavy
linen floss. These, niata are n.sed for
the table, the dressing-room, or for
afternoon tea.
The newer fashions in china boar in
golden relief a tonch of the owner's
individuality, the most charming speci
mens having been introduced by Miss
Charlotte Ilawes, of Boston, tho music
al composer, who has a few bars of
mnsij on her dainty china, the music
being outlined in gold. Cottage
Hearth.
Wash Day.
Recently there has been some talk,
which was probably qultfl idle, of a
visit of the Emperor of Germany to
tho Republic of Switzerland. It had
been aborted that no German Em
peror had ever uiado a tour through
.Switzerland; but this is not the case
since tho Emperor Joseph IL of Am
trla, who la his time was entitled to
be called German Emperor, visited
Switzerland In 1777 much as Tetcr
the Great of Russia visited Holland
to learn wisdom of the people.
The Emperor (Joseph, during his
vis't refused to receive official honors
aud went about as a private person
An Incident among many of bis ex
periences Is well worth relating.
At a village in the Canton of Solo
tnurn the Emperor put up at a coun
try Inn for dinner. A meal was
served him which was lacking In some
of tho elements of a good dinner.
He made no complaint, but tho wo
man who kept the inn came to him
and said, in explanation:
"I hope you'll excuse the dinner,
but you see it's wash-day, and I'm
pretty sure that when your wife is at
the wash-tub, sir, you have to get
along with any kind of a meal you
can get!"
The Emperor laughed, aud assured
the woman that when his wife did
the family washing he should expect
to fare very badly. Youth's Com
panion. Mrs, Philip Newman, of London, is
the only woman designer and jeweler
in all England, iter place in Bond
street is well known, and the is said to
have received at one time an offer from
Tiffany to come over and do certain
aeaigni&s for him.
LITTLE
BOW TO AMUSE THE CHILDREN
DURING THE HOT WEATHER
I have been surprised a great many
times to see bow energetic a small boy
or cirl can le on a hot day. While the
"arrowa-nps" sit in the shade and fan
and watch the rising thermometer, the
shildren are bnsy playing. Perhaps
their little faces are red and moist with
the heat, their necks and bocks broken
jut with prickly heat, yet they are
more interested in running a train of
jars than in he state of the weather. .
If allowed to play in the sun they
ire liable to be sick, and at least cer
tain of baing very fretful when nan-
time or bed-times comes. If a mother
wishes to keep her children from
bowel troubles so common in summer,
ihe must be careful not only about
their diet bnt about their being exposed
to the hot sun and getting overheated.
It is very hard to keep the ohildren
happily busy on a hot day, in some
jool, quiet kind of play. A shady
porch is of the utmost value in this
kind of weather, and there are a great
many ways of amusing children out on
the porch.
A sand box Is tt great treasure, and
3ne can do so many things with it that
:he children never tire of it. The best
way to have one made is in shape like
the tray of a butler's table. It can be
pnt npon a standard, a low table, or
made to fasten on the porch wall with
leg which folds nnder when the table
is not in use. It is very convenient to
have oue of the sides on hinges so that
t can be let down and the sand cleaned
jnt once in a while. Fill the box with
lake sand.
Children will play at a sand table,
iometimes for hours at a time, simply
piling the sand np, letting it throngh
their fingers, building forts and mak
ing wells.
With the sand let them build an im
aginary country, with its hills, moun
tains, rivers, valleys and lakes. If
they are old enough to have a knowl
sdge of geography, let them make some
state in outline, with its chain of
mountains and its principal rivers.
Make some little squares of wood and
have them placed where the towns
should be, with whioh the children are
familiar. Let them print the names of
the towns and cities on slips of paper
and paste these on tin wooden squares
of the places they are meant to repre
sent. It is great fan to make a Journey to
grandpa's, especially if he lives in ti c
oonntry, on the sand table. Smooth
ing out some of the sand the children
ana make Air. Jones great pasture.
Of course the pasture must have cows
and horses in it. Now is the time when
the old Noah's Ark can be brought
into play, as the animals may be safely
l riven into Air. if ones pasture lot.
Then there is the little creek which
yon cross jnst before you gat to
grandpa's, and over this a little plank :
must be placed.
A little boy with whom I like to play
because everything is so "re:il" to him,
likes to make the way to school, with
its many houses and pretty dooryards
md flower beds. Clover heads and
iprlgs of timothy often represent
many a fine lawn.
Blue clay costs to little that I won
dor people do not buy it oftener for
their children. Out of clay may be
modeled all sorts of easy things But
io not let them simply play with it.
nave them make something. Jt is as
bad for children to dabble as for grown
people.
ith very Utile trouble they can be
taught to make cubes with the clay,
tnd very nice smooth, round marbles.
if there is a grown person to play with
them, let the children bmld a clay
bird's nest and fill it with eggs. The
older Terson, who has more skillful
fingers, can construct the mother bird
who is to sit on the eggs. While
the modohng la going on yoa can talk
about the ways and manner of building
of the bird voa are making. Remem
ber that children are sharp little crit
ics, and yon must not call your bird
an oriole if the children are modeling
the nest of a robin, for some day the
children will learn what a very odd nest
the oriole builds. I wish all mothers
knew how interesting natural history
mnv be made to little children. But
in telling them natural hitttory stories.
yon should be very truthful and honest
in vonr story-tehing H you wish to be
lorever believed.
The little fellow of whom I have fold
yon before, loves to get up "caterpiller
parties. He goes all about the porch
and searches under the woodbine leaves
till he gathers a goodly number of
woolv friends together and thon he
treats them to nasturtium leaves. I
am glad to say that he treats them so
respectfully that they all crawl away
home, unhurt.
Do not say after yoa have spent a
long, hot afternoon amnsing the chil
dren that yonr time has been thrown
away. You will learn more abont your
children iu playing with them in one
afternoon than you will in an entire
week while attending to their bodily
wants. Yon may discover that Johnny
is selfish and wants the best corner
of the sand-box, that Katie is untidy
and unsystematio by the way she works
in the clay, and that little Rob bos a
most startling imagination.
The child who has a summer home
with a blessed, babbling brook to play
by will not lived all this care through
the hot days; but wherever yoa are,
whatever your circumstances, spend
some of the play hours with the ohil
dren. Some of the fathers, I am sure,
would not grow old so fast if they
would play more with tho ohildren.
It is not enough to give them good care
only whilo they are sleeping and being
dressed and fed. They are well worth
studying carefully.
Recent "Ends of the World."
A dozen tlmos la the present cent
ury has the "end of the world" scare
been revise I, and the Interest still
felt In the subject may be conjectured
from the excitement caused only a
few months ago by the announcement
that a telescopic comet was about to
cross the orbit of the earth. There
are many person now living who re
member "wben the stars fell" in the
early '30s and the excitement caused
by that then unexplained phenome.
non. At that time It was believed
to be the beginning of the end. The
Southern negroes were greatly
alarmed and believed that the judg
ment day had really come, while
their fright was shared In no small
degree, by the whites. Win. Miller,
founder of the "Mlllerltes." went so
far as to tlx the date for the end of
the world In October, 112, and when
his prophecy was not fulfilled, cor
rected Ills calculation, making 1 847,
181. and 1857 the proper dates.
Many persons prepared their ascension
on some jne of these dates, and hav
ing made ready, were disappointed at
the failure But at.ove all, the fact
that a popn'ar expectation is
still entertained la spite of all pre
vious failures, is proved by the pres.
ence In this country of a large and
Increasing denomination of Christian
pcop'e, whose fundamental article of
belief is that the end of the world is
near at. bund and that their special
business Is to ue ready for that event.
G lo be-1 e ta oc ra t
Tiit-re is a little town named Mark
fieukirchL, iu Sixon, where nearlj
every lnhablUf l is engaged in the man
ufceture of violin..
Fugland makes 130,030 velocipede"
a year.
BIQ BURGLARIES.
It TaktM nravlju to lLn mntl Execute Thetn.
Very few people have an idea of
the immense amount of labor, fore
thought and scientific skill brought
to bear on a big burglary. The first
thing necessary Is to find a house con
taining sufficient valuables to repay
the trouble and risk, and this first
step alone may take many weeks.
Let it be und' tood that only the
nignest class or expert burglars are
meant; men with comfortable bank
ing accounts and houses of their own,
and who, after reducing risk to
minimum by elaborate plans, acquire
enough la one night to keep them in
affluence and eminent respectability
ror more than a year, although hav
ing but a third share, as these burg
laries are invariably worked by three.
j.o illustrate tne wonnerrui .re
source and leisurely way of proceed
ing adopted by burglars, take a case
related by a prominent detective.
The principal of the burglars In this
instance, having fixed on a certain
house, was unable to acquire suf
ficient Information concerning it and
the owners. This man then went to
the local butcher supplying the house.
and applied for a situation as driver
of one of his carts which delivered
meat at customers' residences. After
producing unquestionable references
(bow obtained no one ever knew) the
man was engaged on the round, which
Included the house fixed upon.
Incredible as it may appear, he
stayed with his employer for ovc
seven months, and gave the utmost
satisfaction; his only failing being a
weakness for chatting with the serv
ants.
Five days after his resignation
gigantic burglary was effected at the
bouse selected, and property valued
at over 20, 000 was stolen. The
thieves had smoked several cigars
and drunk a bottle of port, so
that they were in no hurry, and to
crown all the booty was conveyed to
its destination in the owners pony
pli.tiion, which was duly returned the
same night, but no real clew was af
rorueu, anu the burglars were never
captured.
On another occasion a chamber
maid was escorted out, with a view
to matrimony (and burglary) for two
months before the event came oil A
conveyance is always at tliand, and
generally of stylish appearance; in
fact, ou one occasion abrouiiham was
used, which the passersby and even
the policemen on the beat iiiuuriticd
was the proierty or ono of the resi
dents clwse by.
As regards tools, very few are neces
sary, owing to the skill and ingenuity
of the operator. 1th a jimmy,
spreader, drill, a few pieces of .strong
bent wire and a little gunpowder, the
expert burglar can make his way
anywhere. To these are sometimes
added a set of 'Stumblcrs." These
are lengths of fine steel wire, with
pointed stakes about a loot long at
tached to each end, and half a dozen
of these make but little bulk. These
tumblers are fixed on the lawn or
paths about the house in such a way
that the wires are raised about sl.x
inches from the ground, and prove
such a success in case of pursuit that
the burglars are compelled to hang
pieces of white paper from the wire
in order that they may escape their
own traps, as they always run over
them.
A Kentucky Snake Story.
Judge J. B. Bowman, who lives
Dear Tallsborough, gave a Tanceburg
(Ky.) correspondent of the New York
World, an accoilnt of a wonderful
make fight that he recently wit
nessed. He was going through a strip
of woodland on the way to his wheat
Held when his attention was at
tracted by a peculiar noise near his
pathway. Looking In the direction
whence the sound proceeded he ob
served a blacksnake and a rattlesnake
twined together In deadly combat.
The blacksnake was wound about its
venomous enemy, endeavoring to
squeeze the life out of him. The
Judge became an eager spectator of
the novel combat- Ever and anon
the rattlesnake would bite the black
snake. Then a remarkable thing
would occur.
The blacksnake as soon as bitten
would uncoil himself, dart for a small
bush, and bite off one of the leaves.
He would moisten It In his uiouih,
press out the juice, apply it to the
bitten place, and then return to hi
enemy again. This was repeated
soveral times, until the blacksnake
squeezed the life out of the rattler.
Judge Bowman says he never kills
blacksnakes. He savs It Is their
mission and one thev greatly enjoy
to destroy all the venomous snakes
they can find. The Judgo has a
pet blacksiUKe that stays la his
barn and keeps away all the rats and
mice.
Improved 8tone-flreaker.
A machine has recently been ex
hibited which combines many useful
functions. It is guaranteed not only
to break stones to any required size,
but to screen them and to deliver
them automatically into any required
receiver. The machine is portable,
and will break eight tons of stones,
etc., per hour. It saves, it is
claimed, 6 cents a ton in manual la
bor, produces 2." per cent, less waste
In dust aud chippings than the or
dinary machine; makes a much more
cubical sample of macadam, and
saves all time and expense In pulling
down and refixitig. It will deliver
dfrSPt Into a cart or truck'.' and a!
the same time leave behind no stone
larger than the holes Ir. tho screens,
thereby making It f-lly reliable when
e tber breaking "metal" for macadam
or concrete purposes. In this way
much trouble and anxiety as to the
sjzo of the broken st no is avoided.
i ne P3TnoMnYPiiT--tiw--proriTjcea -
special machine for the- turning out
of small granulator sires suitable for
line concrete nd tar paving and for
crushing silver, lead and other ores,
hlch It Is an advantage to granulate,
but not to pulverize.
Well Endowed.
A certain well-known surgeon it
ambidextrous. As a Malaprop among
students once said of him, "He can
use one band just as well as the
other, and perhaps a little better:"
One day be was operating In a case
which required great delicacy ol
manipulation, and the students
f resent were overcome with admlra
Ion at the calmness and dexterity
with which he shifted tho Instrument
from one hand to tho other, and
worked with the left as well as with
the right.
A new-comer, who had never seen
him operate, and had never heard of
this double facility, could not control
bis wonderment.
'Do you see that?" be whlsrjered In
the ear of a fellow-student. "He
amphibious!"
Miss Alice Fee pies has been ap
pointed by Governor Jones, of Ala
bama, notary imblio at Birmingham.
She is the first woman appointed to
this ollice in that State.
AT EVENING TIME.
atABT BOWLES JABVIS.
All dnj the homeless mists had swept
Adown the rock-bound lea.
O'er gorse-fringed billa and Tales the
crept.
And tryst among the heather kept,
Bnt now, at evening time, they slept
Upon a sleeping sea.
Soft aa the grey-white plumage worn
Upon a sea-bird's breast,
Or fleece of firstling newly shorn,
One drift they seemed, save where, up
borne Though some brief rift asunder torn,
Gleamed white a sail at rest
Bnt when the hoar of sunset came,
Aorosa their phantom floor.
Bright hues of crimson and of flame
The chill and pallor pnt to shame,
Until the mists one fire became
That burned from sky to ihore.
And, tipped with gold beneath the snn,
A pnrple isle afar
Stood clearly out, as fearing none,
And watched the sunset triumph won,
While over it, when all was done,
Looked forth the evening star.
So, np and down the shores of time
All day the vapors go,
They shroud our isles of faith snblimo,
And round our watch-towers drift and
climb:
Bnt when life strikes its even-chime,
Alljmassod in light below,
The very mists that dimmed our way,
Suffused with heavenly gleams,
Shall make above the waters grey
A roseate pavement o'er the bay
Towards the Island of the Day,
The haven of oar dreams I
100 Reward. SI 00.
Thenuulnrnf tlitn naner will be Tleael to
loam that there in at fuaat nue dreaded dim-nMO
that aclrnoe hite been ahltt to cumin all itd
ataes, anil that la Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Curo is the only jioeitive rum known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh oeluir a constitu
tional dlH4at'. requires a constitutional treat
ment. Haifa Catarrh Cure l-t taken internally,
acting directly on the b ootl anl mucous sur
face of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and Kivutc thepa
ttentstreiitftuhy huildinir up the constitution
and ftasiatlutf nature in doin its work. The
proprietors have so much faith In its curative
towers, mat iney oirer uiih itunuren no inn
'or any caae that it fails to cure, tiend for list
Of testlluonlAia. Address
K. J. t'HKNrv & Co.,Toledo, O.
ITSold by DrugKista, 73c
An ut'ack of neuralgia cause.! J. A.
Moore, aged 70, of Sedalia, II o., to
lose all bis testlu The old man Is
quite liappy now, bowever, aa lie feels
a new set growing in tils gums,
We Car K apt are.
No matter of bow lone standing. Write
for free treatise, testimonials, etc, to S. J.
Hollcnswortu Co., Uwet'o, Tioga Co N. Y.
f rice IU by wad. SUA.
A few years atro. in Lynn.. Mass.. a
brigbt tin tisli concentrated tue re
flected rays of the sun upon some
paper and earned such a blaze that the
Ore department waa called out.
TDoe who me Dobbin' Electric SoaD each
week, (and thtir name i feyton) :ive the r
clothes ana strength, and let the tonp do the
work. DIJ 1ou erer try 11T If not, do to next
Monday ura. Ask your grocer for It.
"Fe under tho euard of Gol'' is the
Turkish salutation; in Arabia they say,
"May Uod strengthen your morning;"
the Zuola say, "May the light of the
bods test with thee."
A Buttle t or lllood
Is what Hood's Sarsaparllla vigorously fights
and it Is always victorious in expelling all the
f.ml talnti aud giving the vital fluid the quality
and quantity of perfect healtb.
Hood's rilla cure all liver Ills. 25.
Henry Stiles, of f'aribou. Me., dur
ing the la?t four years has received
$3,loi from raising potatoes on thirty
one aud on-lialf acres of land. Ho
has paid $455 for fertilizers, which
leaves him f 2,64.
rOSTAL GL1IK lOlt ISM
Contnlnlnlnic all the post offices arranged al
phabetically. In States and Counties. itli all
other matters relating to post otlk-e alT.ilis e in
De oroercu irom u. iLIuen. i tj. itox. iisj.
Philadelphia, l'a. No business man should ie
without It. Trice FJ. (o papercoverwith monthly;
Si;) clolb cover n lili monthly.
There ari? aij to Le about 3,5-10,000
a-reii devob d to cocoanuts io the world
at large. Tl.e avenue in C-ylon i-i
giveu at 600.00', and tint of South
America at l,200,00u acres.
C'aim'M liitliicy Cure Tor
Droimy, Gravel, Diabetes, Uriglit's,
eart. Urinary of Liiver JJisuases, Jur-
vousuesH, ve. Uuro guarantcea. Ml
Arch Street, ThiLid'a, SI a txittle, G for
or druggist. lUJl) certificates of
cures, lry it.
It Is said that Strabo, fully 1,900
years ago, described a cure ror the
ravages of phylloxera, the fame cuie
that has reoeritly been put in ute iu
France with sucees.'.
Beectiam's rills with a drink of water morn
ings. Beecbam's no others. cents a box.
Of King Mltbrldatee, of l'ontus, his
torians say that he spoke twenty- one
languages, aud knew by name each "n
of his 80,000 soldiers. Cym the Ter-
siau King, and Julius Cteiar were also
familiar with the names of every soldier
In their vast armies.
Fraxer Axle Oreaae.
The Frazer Is kent br all dealers. One box
lasts as lone aa four of any other. Received
medals at North Carolina State Fair, Centen
nial, aud I'arls Exposition.
Bells are struck every half hour on
board ship to indicate the time of day,
beginning with one bell at 12.30 In the
morning and again at 4.30 in the after
noon. German
Syrup
99
Boschee's German Svruo is more
successful in the treatment of Con
sumption than any other remedy
prescribed. It has been tried under
every variety of climate. In the
bleak, bitter North, in damp New
England, in the fickle Middle States,
in the hot, moist South every
where. It has been in demand by
every nationality. It has been em
ployed in every stage of Consump
tion. In brief it has been used
by millions and its the only tru and
reliable Consumption Remedy. s
Fold by DruinrlatB or sent by tsaiL Hoc, SUo. ,
no JLOO pur package. Samples free. '
My Wife and I
Bo! lev niai au uuuv.
prevention Is worth a
IKiund of cure. We had
dull heivy heada, a
little exertion tired us
ureatly. and my appe
tite waa very poor. So
ws began to take Hood's
Sarsaparllla and the ef
fect was like manic, re
storing us to perfect
health and preventing se
vere sickness and doctor's bills." J.H.Ioles,
lt5 12th St, Kan Francisco. Hood'a.
Hood's" Cures
Hool' l'llla cure constipation. Try a box.
Do Not Be Deceived
I with l'aate. Enamels and Patnta which stAln the
httnils. Injure the Iron ant hurn red.
The Rl.lnx sun smve nmio la tiriiuant, -wr-less.
Durable, and the cnnumer ray tor no tin
or irl&M package wun every purcbast
A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forevr.
E3. T. F2LIZ SC72ATO'S
ORIENTAL CREflJII, Of jnflGICflL BEBDT1FIEB
TmnT Tan,
lT.U.in. Kwh
urn Hie in dis
eases, and
evrr hlni-
Inhon beauty
and (lefltfti u
tct tlon. O l
Its virtual
tins stooo tbi
tct of 41 yra.;
no other ha.
and Is ao
harmless wa
taite ti Ut ha
surutt In prop
erly made.
Accent no
cnunterfettof
flimllarnama
The tfUttnftuiMhfHi Dr. L. A. Surra said to a lady of
llie haut-um i a patient Sz"A you laitUMteiu inem.M
r'rommmii '(mraui'i Pram' at the tout harmful of
till Ut Sktn prtKtrntt"nt." One hottlf wilt Utflt mx
mnnlhi. uitiir it evtrv dar. Also I'oudre rsumiit
removi!nirrttiinii!i hair without injury to the skin.
KKIU T.1H IK INS. Proi..:f7tireat JonHL.N.Y.
For male br all I mit(iits and Fancy ( lood Dealers
throtighout the r. S.. i'un&da, and Kurnpe.
Jiewareof Itaae iiiiUatiin. $HMJ Reward foi
arrnet and proof of any one selling: the same.
me Best
Waterproof
Coat.
' In tho
WORLD f
The FISH HltASD HLK'KER ll Wrrnte4 Water
proof, and will keep you dry iu lite hanleateturm. Tht-
new l-OM31r.li tl.l a tit l aper-.ec nun. wi.
mvarati.Antiru,i!tin. Uewi re.jf 1 mlt AU'aa. Dun
Mir a eoat If the i 'un llrand" U not on It. Illu.tra-
trd CeMWrue five. A. J. ToWtll. Ustn. .
1.1.1011.10.
FtHtTI'JIEsa are net made ta a day. bnl thnw
wh are MUlted with rea.naH and rat!l r-rnfl.t
h.xil.t write to n. ror our NV.W FROPHrTI S
Ifrei.whlch wmf with rl:ahle.bnnrt and straight.
forward iu!vl'-r and Information, all of vital lmrRt
to tho- who would 1n.-r.-a- thtr Inim- by lelte
nitoe sto.-k Kjo-Iumk- iruli-.i -nous. A-oir-e
in nnmu i en c- rn ti k iiiioitF.ii',
nuUJ rlMnu ex bu.f 3mijaurujwr,. r.
Poet Intha UnrlrH
Gst the Ganuine!
Sold Everywhere!
FAMILr
MEDICINE!
I Vt lutllireelloa,
iii:iouii .
I
in, lita-l
m CntniMcxiofi, imi un.f it real n,
1 and all tUaurJi-r. uX tiie otoiua.:h,
Liver end B -wel5,
I RIPANS Yabules
art (o-ntly jt promi'i.y. l er'wt
Id'tftKilon iVUow- tln ir UW. H"Ht
br tlruifyintti or nt-nt hr rr.il. IioX
'a-'UfkaTC
for ir
If
l'A 4 itt.MtVM.
L
EW1S' 98 ' LYE
U'A l I-NTEI')
Theaf ronijfstl jm-l pnrnt T.t
: nut) i-vi"r aui ia k.t-n ia a cam
Willi JVUMival'' 1M. Hi CalitvMiM
mv alwav n-atlv for ur. Will
male tht la. i:rfunitM II.4M S-jap
in nunm." wimuui nulling,
It la hi f-r i.-ansltiH wci
tv.W h it I"uU'n a:m. irvra, vie
PENNA- SALT K'F'G CO.
Ocu. Ais., i'hiU., A' a.
r. DRAWING
MfAcrTT; ior nrorrTitfC inn m
STRUCTIOW
kZT rtnirtLI IVt UtlUMllVt
A OKI a V D U A r T I r A I CVCTf U
W'TtaHtR. MECHANIC &TUDCMT
lax t west F.t C . -ltOT.
a Afrb M
...... . " r u-i-nrmsLuini Pv.leltBB.1trllia 1 rrrfUl-
awticiuscu. txed tot iroolmr. Olfic bort, 9 a m. io I P.M.
ASTHMA.
A.u;tn V r nJ I ILULU. v nidii. St..w .-11 ,t t'A I
2C-i arli st own. Mass.
GOITRE CURES HTra
Remedy fbr Catarrh la tha
Fai-t to r-. anil r-hearrt.
.WaSTO
by drugg-leta or mui by oiaU,
T. HaulUaa.
Not Asliiimeil ot Hi Trade.
Tom" Toole, the friend of Cole
ridge and other men of genius, and
one of the most pronounced Liberal
of his time, was the son of a tanner.
His father had resolved that this lad
should continue the business, and so,
although a younger brother wont to
college, poor Tom was apprenticed to
tno tanning trade, with the bare
equipment of reading, writing, and
arithmetic.
Hut Tom hungered for an educa
tion, and set about getting it. With
the aid of a cousin and that of a
French refugee he learned Latin,
trench, and a little Greek. As time
went on he found that he was Ignor
ant of practical details connected
with his trade, and solett home, and
began working under a feigned name
in a large tan-yard, where he could
1 ccorue acquninted with the newest
improvements that had been intro
duced Into the business.
All bis life long he sought growth
sua acTeiopmcnt, ana that he was
never spoiled by prosperity ia indi
cated by one signlnYant incident. lie
was one day walking in Bath with
l, A l., . ..9 T ,1
luo "'"I"" '"S-
ni'Pil in nn nlii w n trnn or nrivintr hv a 1
man who bad been carter in tho tan
yard where had worked.
lie excused himself to bis com
panion, and hurried across the street
to offer tho carter his hand. The
man stared at him for a moment, and
then exclaimed, delightedly:
"Sure, 'tis never our Tummas!
Well, I did always think thee summat
above tho common!"
l'oole could be very vehement at
times in bis abuse of the aristocracy.
Even when he was a county magis
trate and a man of acknowledged Im
portance in the neighborhood, he
would say, aggressively:
"I am a plebeian. I am a tanner.
yojfcSuow I am a tanner!"
Thus It came about that the local
wits used to call him Lord Cbancelioi
Uyi Yuths Companion,
lf.il.H.T.InJ
4av!wxB) A Sjft
mm
, Sew Terk. i
L".'.,,",r""T1 "? UK.J.K.MAYCB. 1
M too. M.
A TERRIBLE DAV.
It aU begun at the rlso of iun,
A. .acta dayf always do.
And when Jt wa. time, by tb. dock Ju .
tVnr J aVOfc tO AO tO ftCOOOl,
An4 dont yon think not to,t
Would the baby lsP that r .
lad
And Jack was .o oa
stay.
UCU UJ iiw
The doll, ,.U .ok. "A.1" " """
la tho rain, for tna doctor mri- . .
I goVqulw w.. and "
ii j Jomila and Ltuie and Mary Ann.
Thing, want that way all through tha day.
Th. dlnnar wa. lata at noon.
XSSttKS lachlX! ?f aSfipoo
W. wre tirad enough, with an aunt who too
And"h.lr..tofth9thlng. 'twa. a tarrihladay
WILD FLOWERS OF WYOMING.
Wyoming has many beautiful species
of flowers, conspicuous biuuuk
being the low-growing HoworinR plants.
Cacti are everywhere present, there
being at least three varieties of Opnn
tia, or Frickly Pear. Then there are
also the Epiphyllum and a bell-like
species, probably an Echinocacta.
The Yucca Filamentosa trows In
great abundance, throwing np its beau
tiful spikes of white flowers. The
wild Clematis is indigenous here, also
the wild Tiger Lily, Geranium, or
Crane's bill, Larkspur, several species
of Convolvulus, Cyclamen, Sweet Teas,
wild Tulip and Primroses.
There is a peculiar skeleton plant,
which seems to be a bundle of twining,
leafless stems of a pale pea-green; it
grows to the height of about two feet,
and produces a little blue flower. In
the fall, the bushes detach themselves
from the root and are blown about by
every idle wind so that the people call
them "tumbling weeds."
There are also many very fine species
of t erns, Borne of those in the moun
tain canyons growing to a height of
four feet, and very beautiful in form
and foliage.
On the mountains are very mony
Alpine flowers found, some growing
near the streams and watered by the
icv waters of the melting snow, some
on the edtre of rocky or barren tracts
where their scanty roots can bnt just
maintain their hold. V. 31.
A LEGEND OP THE CHBrSAXTnEMCM .
Lung Lee, nephew of the Sun and
Emperor of China, was extremely fond
of that royal flower, tha chrysanthe
mum. He showered honors npon the
person who produced new specimens.
and he had in his garden these flowers
of all tints of the rainbow save one a
blue chrysanthemum was lacking, and
althongti many tried none were able to
droduoe it. llie noou r.mperor tore
his Imir with rage, beheaded a florist
i-r two. and finally offered a princely
reward to any one who should produce
the flower, promising to the successful
one the hand of his daughter, Hi Too,
who was charming in mind as she was
beautiful in face and form. Among
her admirers was a young gsrdener
ho bn l charge of a circle of precious
chrysanthemums in the Emperor's
grounds. He had likened the lovely
maiden to th) charming white chrysan
themum, and had murmured words of
affection to his adored princess, who
loved him in return. This young man
entered the lists in competition for this
coveted prize, and after long experi
menting succeeded in prounciug at
laat a beautiful bine chrysanthemum
which he showed one evening to the
princes, saying that he should present
it to the Emperor on the following
morning. But alas! An elderly rival
had been watching tho yonng lover
with jealous eyes, and on the morrow.
when ho went eagerly to pick his
treasure, he found it brokon from the
stalk and gone. The jenlons rival had
discovered the peerless flower and bad
presented it to the Emperor as his own
production, claiming the promised re
ward, just as He (Jul so a vonnn man.
pale with anxiety, rushed into the Em
peror's presence, charging that this
man had stolen his flower- The rival
at once gave him the lie and the Em
peror trowned npon them both. At
at itiit he decided that thev must both
raise another flower and that which
ever shonld prove an imposler should
be beheaded on the spot.
At last the day came when the tri
umphant lover carried to the Kino
another chrysanthemum, bluer and
lovelier thnn tha last, and wis re-
arded with a gracions smile from the
Emperor and the hand of the lovely
Hi Too. When they searohe J for th
nn happy rival they fonnd that he had
stabbed himself in tho midst of Imh
flowers in desperation and to escann
the fate awaiting him. The nuptials of
the young lover and the beautiful Triu
cess were celebrated with becoming ,
pump, nnu auer a long and nappy
reign they died, the secret of the hln
enrysantuemum dvmg with them,
Many are the hybridizers ho ha
tried to prolines it since but all havo
been unsuccessful.
GERMINATING DIFFICULT SEEDS.
Some of your readers, nay Tr tv
uiwwn m ine Mayflower may profit
uj my experience in rulstiur plants from
seed, which are usually difficult, to suc
ceed witn.
First, I am always careful to nmtimt
me uoxes are niieu with light rich soil,
which has not been used before.
ltn ham seeds, suoh as Cyclamen
Amaryllis, Peai and Ctutbss. i BnH 1
couple of hours' soak in hot watir
brings them up briskly.
T... i . . . .
.uin. wiin nnf r seeds I meant
to connne myseir.
A COUSin Of mine in Denver. f"!nl
sent last spring for the same varieties
cl Toppy seeds that I had", purchasing
them at the sime place. .i,m
writes, were almost a failure while
mine were gloriously beautiful.
I think the secret lies In thin; whan r
tl nt Poppy seeds I first
ground with boiling water, wait until
it dries again, plant my gseds and then
spray with hot. but Lot hoillno- aw
and cover with papers for two nights.
The seeds seem to germinate easier
and more quickly so.
Chrysanthemums have been so often
described to me as hard to raise from
seed, that this year I trie 1 a packet of
prize varletlei and now aftr four
mouths my plants have reached aixteen
Inches, are strong and well branched.
I gave the seeds tho same hot mb.
treatment and further wet them with
it until they began to come up. Then
left them rather dry. but irav T,i0n-
ofmnandair.
rhe large frlneed Fetimm rvt
hrlatn Vlr.rr. P(urTr.S - "
- w ivuuit "cio
also elan
same care
aerea to me, for with thia
they grew finely and bloomed at twelva
weeks.
Am now trying Pelargoniums. Cvcla-
mens, Cinerarias and Pyrethruins.
will report success later.
o tnose wno raise Gladiolus, let me
say, don't fall to hybridize at lar.
Doei any one know that iv
niums will bloom everv month in h.
v, ,Mnmu unci a iitue and
all bloom stalks cut away?
roar If Vflnf nln...J I. ,
You Will Realize that " They lm Well Who Li.e
Cleanly," if You Use
SAPOLiO
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world's best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Svrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable ami pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches mid fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions nnd
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it nets on tlie Kid-
neyj
Liver and fiowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free fruia
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and$l Wtles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fi' Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of
and being well informed, you will hjt
occeiit any bubstituto ii ottered.
R. R. R.
LUADWAY'S
READY RELIEF,
CURES THE WORST PAIN'S In from one ti
twenty minuu-s. NOT ONE Hot' It :ift-r n-it
inir tills advertisement ueed auy oua F
EK WITH FAIN.
Hallway. Ready Relief I. a Sure Cum f.ii
fcTery Fain. rpr-in. Irulea. Itlie. ol In
aeata, Burnm Palo. In tbe Itaek. client
orIluih. It was the and Ii the
Unlyl'AIN UtXUIt
That instantly stops tha most exrniPiatini
f ains, allavs irinammatinti, ami cure . 'uhki
Ions, whether ol llie Lungs, Monuch, iiuwel
or other gland or organs.
INTKKNAL.LV, from 30 to (50 drn In lialf i
tumbler of wa'er will In a few minutes run
Cranius. Spaims, Sivir Stomach, Nausea. Vom
Itlng. Uearibura. Nervousness. Sleelesineis
Sick Heauaolie. Colic, Flatulency aud all la
ternal 1'alus.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints!
Dysentery, Diarrhoea,
CHOLERA MORBUS.
A half to a teasnoonful of Rpadv l!iuf ,
naif tumbler of water as often ai tliedis -larg-continue,
and a tUnnel saturated with Itra.o
itwier. placed over tue stomacii and lumen
will afford Immediate, relief aud soi.u effect i
curu.
There Is not a remedial nocnr in inn ur.,ri.i
that will cure Fever and Ague and ail otht
..laianuu. niuoiis hiiu omer levers, ai'leil Tiy
KAIlWAV't HLLS,u llllcfcTy aaKADWAY'l
ItKADY KKLltt-'.
1'rioe AO centa per bottle. Sold by lraggiiu
DR. KILMER'S
SWW-HOOT
J. D. WlLLCOI
CURED ME.
Doctors Said I Could Not Live.
POOR HEALTH FOR YEARS.
Mr. Waicox is a practical farmer and Post
mastar la the village -where, he resides, and ii
well known for mhos around. He writes: "'I
bad been In poor baalth for s Ion? time.
Four years ago the crisis came, and a numlcr
of our best physicians aald I would not
IIto m year. I bog-an using Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, Kidney, Liver and Bladder Cure;
then my doctor said It might help mo for a
time, but I would Hot bo here a year nunc.
My difficulties, srgTavatcd by Rheumatism,
were so bad I could not got cither band to my
face. I continued the medicine nearly a year,
and now 1 ana as trell aa any man
of myajo sixty-eight years.
Swamp-Root Saved Mv Life
and the g-ood health I now en
joy la due to Its use."
Jan. o, "OT. OlmsrlUe. I'a.
At DranUu, so. r Sl.oo sua.
"laTallda Calila t Health" aa4
1 CoaailttlB 're. S
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