THHQU0H BURDEN AMD HEAT. W :--- tareafh burden and. beat of the day THow weary the bands anil the feet, Th labor wjth icaroely a stay Through bnrdsn and beat. fTr8 toiler, whose deep shall be iweet, 1 Kneel down; it will rat tbee to pray; Tkaa forward, for daylight is flset. 1 Cool ebadowi grow lengthening anl gray. Cnol twilight will soon be complete 4Vht matter the wearisome way Through burden and beat? Christina Rossettt. BRAVE COLLEGE GIRLS. ae-Be BY H. C. DODGE. ' E were two " Rirh home from college during the holidays. At least I wai "borne," and raj room-mato and best chum at school wai Tiaiting me. Taking advantage of the special privi leges accorded to col lege girls on homt vacations, we wer having our own wnj entirely by sitting up late and alone iu the biar hall of my parents' country homo long after the others' had gone to bed. The dimly glowiDj embers of a real old-fashioned log Cro on the hearth give the only light we bad or wanted. Now and then a little flickering Came, sudtieuly l!azin' and as quickly dyinj; out, mnrie li.iacin ghostly shadows flit about "'e sj. anions apartment, giving it the weird and spooky appearance our rernaotic minds desired. At the foot of the winding staircase stood an ancient suit of knightly armor, cnraplctc even to its visor drawn and its mailed riht hand grasping its battle spear, which, no doubt, had ia its day unhorsed ami pierced many valiant foe. At the top ( ti.e frst t:iir landing wan a 'Vrtn ! father clock." ticking i'i loudest as it trying to tell two giddy girU that after midnight it was pritr lor them to be in the land of dreauif an I not be wasting tho precious slumber time in talking nousen-e. Cut its mournful "tick-took, tic'.c tock" ouly made our hobgoblin sur-roii-din-rs more cujoyablo and the o'.d knight in armor giimly watching us s:i.v but mi rry looks and heard only s:iji-prc-fed liiuiitrr, a;x !, maybe, afo.v -jn) teiTeti for liii piin. Nut r.rother soun 1 echoed tlinm r.'i i"..L- b:g -ittin notn hall save soaiytinu-a ' llie ri-in:; v;:rl outride slamTuin a 1 sa'.ii'cr or minuia throuah the trees on the ' v:i cr drearily whistling down t'le I h:i e i.'!u:i;iicy before us. j A':U u:h the romance of our situation ai !uli'htfiil ia tlie extreme, by an 1 by it 1 egnu to impress itself in all its un- t canny spookiness upon our senses. V,'e became quletc-, and though wish- ! ing to seek our cosy bed chamber abov.i v e dieided going to it through t'u i lnoin of the long stairs and upper hali,' mid so, yet we lingered below by til j dying lire. 'Say, Luce!' said my chum Kite, after a s; eil of dismal si'.euce, "sujipo-e that ii;!y oi l knight by the stairs shojld ktep lo n and come for us what would ton do';'' "I v.n .ll just rua for my life, 1 !?," i .vcix.l, while the thought iiiaJu cold c jilia i mii over me, "and you'd r .n for your? to-, brave as you are. to bi d, Kate." (, i.oiiiiiiy:' sl;e laughed, ,lI like it inte ir.a.tivt.f. I dare you to go uj: :.n 1 t..ucti tie od fellow. Say, L..C ', irtigl '.n't .here lie a real, live man iui ie that am. or no v. A regular bloody burglar, for it'-tnt.cp, waiting for us tc j.s-s h.in an ! t.ii-n (i lt-A-B u9 tc choke i ur K-:e i:us : : 1 cut our throats. I bo- l.eve 1 .i v it mow. There! Look! I'm ture it n: l ie a noise. See its eyes star if riiht at vol now." I could ft-el my hair trying to erect it self nod in p;te of the ridiculousness ol the :hinr being aught but an empty shell 1 ftlt awfully h;e screaming and then minting dta.i iiway, Kate, seeing my tior.T, kept on. Tin su.-- it"-, alive," ehe whispered, and wa'.c'.i.ng us. There! it moved asiu.-' "O, Kale." I ga-ped, more scared thin 1 wanted to ad nit, "do please stop tj'kings. I'm not afpiid, of course, ii 1 (iou t think you ought to try to wive a ptriou. It isn't right. Come, '.it's jo to ied,it m ist be after 1 o'clock. AViiat will my iolks say when theYknow i-.r "V,Vi!, Lice, you go Srst and sc3 if it's ?a'c to -et pact tli.it old barbarian. Tiictc, l.e move 1 again. I'm sure a sans inside trie arunr." 'No. We'll go upstairs together," I spoke, "give me your hand." Kae eviJcatiy baJ frightened herself moie liia:i :ne for her baud trembled as I teok ir. "Now I" I boldly whispered, "cenic." And away wo dished by t'r.e rim sentinel and up into my room. Alter I oaa lockea the door in tlio i'-.rk 1 found a match and liahted a nule standing on the dressing table, i (iu I Kate and I both looked into the , gia-s to sea who was the whitest, I rjopose. t i uen wc oegan laugliing. "I never thought you was such a coward, Luce " i said Kate, "where's all your college -rit 'ka& w'acro's yours?" I nnswercl, "Ju werj more scared tlian I. Why, yon haven't nerve enough to bazj a Ireshman or play tricks on a professor."' And eo we bantered each other m we .prepared for our needed rest. Then bl ricg out the candle, we both aid our :uortet college prayer, and jumped h:to bed. Eut we couldn't sleep till our excite ment subsidod, a:id so we talked. "What would you do, lxate," I asUed, "in real danger? WouM you taint or go into hysterica?" ""eitiicr, Luce," sha'laughed. "I'm not built Hint way. I'd be as cool as a) cucumoer, anil as urave as a liDn in any nuergency. i o.ten wish 1 had achauco to r.rovc it." That s my ca-e, exactly," I earnestly laid. "I may be frightened at at a n-..:u-:e, for instance, but I don't think a man even a robber could scare me. There! I forgot to open the window for T. I'll do it now."' Out of bed I got and lifted the window shade and stood for a moment gating cn the lawn. The sky had been overcast i a the early evening, but now the brokci elouos were flying b--foro the wind. The old moon, lately risen, shed enough beams on the soft snow to make the nighl efec: of light atd shade weirdly beauti ful, particularly about the large ever fjvea trees s.vaylni in the gale. As I watched the dark shadows they mis; wa tue snow when the moon peered trijh t!ie clou 1 rifts, my attention mai t-d to the tree nearest my w!n da'iv. Its shadow ecmej straoge, I tL pught, and at times looked as U sooas tbjng or somebody was moving under or around the dense branches. Fiualiy I whispered to Kate to come take a peep, too. "There ' something alive thure, that's esrtain," she said, after a moment's in tense gazing, "but don't let it see us. I.ecp out ot the moonlight. Goodness I it's a man two of them. WUt cm they . le up to!" - -' 1 end or a ladder luctcing oat. now, my i colleee heroine I your chance to dia-' tinguish yourielf has corns and mine. It' lucky we stayed op late. Slip oa something quick, and well nip their de sign in the bud. I've got pistol nd you k,now bow to shoot, If I don't." It was ray brother's rerolver 1 re ferred to. During my absence he used the room, and that loaded weapon was in its case In a bureau drawer. I showed it to Kate, and aba grasped it fearlessly. "It's firtunate, Luce," (she spoke low and without tremor) "that I'm tomboy enough to like fire arms. They call me a crack shot down South when I'm home. But where'fyour gunl" 'To more afraid of a gun ihan a bur glar, gtop I Ye?, there's a hatchet ia the closet. I'll take that,", and I aid. "Now. then. Kate," I Quickly persd, "I'm in command, for I know the bouse. Seel the fellows are taking the ladder around. They'll evidently try the back window of the fireplace hall. We'll sneak down and lay for them, one of us on either side of the window. While they are forcing an entraace yoj ihoot and I'll chop but not till I order. Remember if we don't capture, or at least, wound them so they don't leave tracks, no one will believe us. Instead, we'll be laughed at. Your nerves am iteady, Kite! You don't want to yell for help, do you?" "Lead on t I'll follow t" smiled Kte(i with a l-ok that showed a true collega girl's courage. "All right, then," I coolly answered,, "Attention, company I Shoulder arms! Forward, march!" Hatchet and pistol in hands we noUe lessly made our way past the old clock, whose "tick tock tick tock" in the dark ness and stillness souaded like "go backJ go back," pat the ancient knight iit armor, whose grim, ghostly form serine I biger and fiercer la the expiring glo w of our log 8re. till we reached the rear': Aprcim-pary voiagc iro.n ivn-ei ;..? v.ii t. ..im .V..I..J ! to ew lurk ur from ban IrancLco windov of the hall lis auuu vuuibcri : were tightly bolted, and shoot when the time came we softly raised the shale and sash. Boon our strained ears heard the ladder go up an the shatter tried. i Ia the almost pitch darkness of the ghostly hall we took our positions, Katj to the riirht and I at the left of the win dow, aii wailed, wondering how tho burglars iitea le l to brea't in. It ssems I aa age b.-fore we heard a slight soaa 1 of b 'ring by some tool the robbers were n-li:. Ti:e i it stoppc 1 and fcr a while we thought the atte not had been giviTa up to find another an 1 easier entrance. The suspense was more dreadful thai vvlic:i we kne.v what tho villains wero loin.'. While enduring that awful terror, something I couldn't see touched my tire-. In spito of ruvsiif 1 almost streamed. Cut, happily, itoaly was tho cat an 1 I whispere i s j to Kate for fear it might give her the shock I had re ceived. A faint noie of sawing on the shut tles luckily came then to dissipato our panic and restore our nerves for action. Scarcely perceptible was the sound as we listened with loudly-beating hearts and without knowing exactly what it portended. Sadden L; the moonlight shone through a small square oponing in the shutter on my tide anl a huge, black baud in- i-: l-.1 itself an 1 fumbled around to tind and un fasten tho bolt. I i'ckiy I raised my hatchet to chop then a more daring aud leu horrible plan v'. action came to me. dropping my weapon instantly, I ;r.'.bted the burglar's haud with botu of n.ine and bracing one knee against the w'.u lo. vsill I pulled that demon pa.v in farther and held it. Hal I hadn't pulled stroke oar in our college crew for nothing. Now my gytn n i.-t;c lesions hauling myself hind ove. band up rope3 rd swinging oa trapezi br.rs served me well. Valaiy those c are, hard fingers trlel like saakes to wind aout mine aad hurt them. Vainly that strong, rough, mur derous hand sought to tear itself from my college learned grip. Tuo more it tried thi tighter I held. 'Shoot, Kate! Shoot right throu!i, the shutter I t lick before 1 weaiea," I yelled. "Bang I went a bullet. "Bing! Bang! 'two more. I felt the muscle relapse in tha hand I clutchel. Mine did, too. Then I let go, hearl a fall a-. . ... .... ... auu snouts outside ana ijuey tola me afterwards) I fainted. Jiate and 1 both lay in heaps oa the door when father and my brother rushed to our aid. One burglar w as capture! alive after a smart chase in the moonlightel saor, The other wis found where he fell. But they never told that to Kate till the coroner i inquest and then they had to. Detroit ree i're?s. Walling ia Crocodiles. One of the innumerable curious Itfhts of India is the Nuirzar tank of ! K urachl. In former times the croco dilcs which inhabit it roamed the neighborhood at their will, seekina wuotn iney-mufnt, aevour, but 60 great was their depredations that, the authorities were forced to build a wall rnUP(1 t!,eir haunt This Is a swamp, caused by hot s; ring's, the medicinal virtues of vhich have been known from early limes, and are attributed j to the sanctity of a Mohammedan w tio-e totuii is close by and to whom lh" crocodiles are sacred. The tank, as it is called, is about 1 oo yards long by about half that dis tance in breadth. In this space one observer count d over 00 reptlle-t from eitfht to fifteen feet long, and smaller ones innumerable. They are so tame, in a senr-e, that it is neces sary to pokethcrn with a stick before they will move. HulTaloes are always standing in the water, aud are not attacked, but .any other annimal is instantly seized. The whole appearanceofthe place," says one writer, "with its green, slimy, stagnant water, and so many of tbcr-e huge, uncouth monsters moving sluggishly about Is di6gust ing in the extreme, and it will long be remembered by me as the most loathsome spot I ever beheld." Chamber's Journal. gust Flower" " I am Post Master here and keep a btore. I have kept August Flower for sale for some time. I think it is a splendid medicine." E. A. Sond, I M., Pavilion Centre, N. Y. The stomach is the reservoir If it fails, everything fails. The' liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the' heart, the head, the blood, thenetves1 all go wroncr. If you feel wrontr look to the stomach first. Put that risht at once bv usine- Autrust lfiower. It assures a good appetitei and a good distion. Slamle Attaint She Was Blind I R'ith scrofula In tt.e eyes rouM barely dUtin- ! gulsh between da;1iglit and darkness. I took uer iu uuuieiuus cAfviisniui miliums nuu give np In despair. A friend advised uie to give Hood's Sarsaparilla and marvelous to relate, it has completely re stored her sight and given ber perfect health." Cbas. A. Actus. St. Albans, VC llood'a Pllla care sick headache, bilious ness, and all liver Ills. 2.V. per box. TO EUROPE IN A BALLOON. Prof. Huo Will Crosi the Atlantto In th Air. Prof. Hazen, of the United SUtci iv?ather bureau of Washington, Is go ing to make an aerial voyage acrosi the Atlantic. He will travel In a balloon mado of strange material and equipped with hitherto unheard ol flevlces. It will be moved by pro pellers and directed by a rudder, and Is expected to stay afloat two weeks or more, though the transoceanic trip may require but fifty hours. The enterprise will be paid for out of pri vate funds, but instruments for ol icrvatlons will be furnished by tho Government. - , in order til10 i,ew ora win nrsi oe maae, anu tuen the ocean voyage will bo at lerapted. To come back across tha Atlantic would not b practicab'e, because the air currents are In the TBI GRKAT HAZES rOClH.K BAI.T.OOX opposite direction. In order to re turn by balloon It would be necessarj to i?o around the world. Prof, llazct thinks there Is no reason why baV loon voyages around the K'obe shouli not be made some day. He bellevei the north pole will eventually bi reached by aerial navigation. MEASURING BY MACHINERY. .trtta of an Irregular Skin Quickly ant -renratrly IlegUtered. When the layman learns that a sid jf leather U sold and charged for bj the actual area it may contain he won ders how the surface measurcmc-r.! can be obta'tied with any degree of accuracy, because of the .'rregulai edges. This was formerly accom plished by a lonir and sometimes un satUfactory method of calculation but now a marhlne does the work ac curately and quickly. Ooat, calf and sheepskin leathci is placed In this machine, and al once the number of feet is recorded. The leather U removed and pieces o THE SIEASCRIVr, MAIHINE. paper that have been mathematical!! measured are put in the machine and the record Is found to agree perfect'j with that laboriously performed I j the old-fashioned hand method. Tin importance of checking sales and d liveries or icauier can not be over estimated. A Herder Saved by His Voz. Wesloy Newton, who came iu fron klarquetJe, tells of a desperate encouutcr that one Of his sheep herders ha i with a large mountain lion on a recent night. On the night in question Andrew Thorn o son, one of ais herders, was asleep in his caSia, with his herd corrnle l close at hand. Iieanua commotion among the band ho went out to investigate, ana taw a mountain lion making off with one of his charges. Thompson was unarmed, but without hesitation ran to the rescue of tho sheep. when the lion dropped its prey and spransr upon him, felling him to the ground. Thompson's faithful shepherd do? took a hand in the encounter and undoubtedly saved his master's life, al though It was at the cost of his own. The man's clothing was almost com pletely torn off of him, and he was quite severely scratched in a number of places, but whilo the lion and tho dog were en gaged he succeede,d in extricating him self and made his way to the cabin, where he secured his rifl?. The trusted dog was till fighting his powerful aud unequal adversary when Thompson re turned and he quickly dispatched the lion with a single shot, but not until the noble dog had been killed. L'.od, dog and sheep all laid within a few feet of each ether, the ground was red with blood, nod Tluimpson, with his clothing torn iu shreds and bleeding from a dozen painful wounds, presented the appearance of having tickled a huge grizzly bear. Fortunately Thompson's wounds are not serious, bat ho is satis fled that he would have been killed had it not been for tho interference of his dog- This Is one ot tue first imtanoM An record whore a m uaU!n Hon hit beta known to attack a man, the beast usually boating a hasty retreat at the fir it tight of a human being. Tiig lion measured eight feet from his iiea 1 to the tip of his tad. Red Lsdge (Montana) Picket, We're Willing to Relieve It, The gnat is provided with a reg ular set of lancets and a cuppiny glass from which the air can be with drawn. BUDGET OF FUJT. VARIOUS SOURCES. At the Tea Table A Coincidence, a) Lat Prove an Alibi TJaed Vlg One A Klee Yard, Eta, Etc. 'Tve made yon an angel cake sha said, Ana in maniy ausoana rauaa tus nea-. -And answered her. "Any oak you minr, mlt aaruDZ, man oe an antral oaae." -. York Pre. COMMISERATION. Uses Btivetta ."Miss Dennis's face her fortune." Miss Caustique (pityingly) "Poor taingi" juips. GSR REBC1CS. Larkin (at telephone) "Hello!" rcw Girl (at central) "Is that tuo way to address a lady who is a perfect stranger to you, sir?" Judge. A COINCIDENCE, AT LRAST. "They say it's a love match." "Perhaps; but they each have a mil lion in their own right, and the relative are satisfied on both sides." Truth. PROVS AS ALIBI. "I can prove anything," bragged the Professor to the fair Miss Etarkin'. "I wish you would prove an alibi!'' moaned the young woman sotto voce. Life. A coincidence:. "Do you notice what a rich color our milk has I" a'.kad she. "Do you observe how muddy thq water is now?" he responded. Wash- ton Star. BAD Bit XAB. "I hope you paid attention, Johnny, to what your father said to you this' morning about throwing stoties." "ies, ma; he had my ear all tbrougnl the talk." Puck. BREAD UPON TBS WATERS. "Why don't you cast your bread upo the waterl'' Young Husband "It's no use; in : wife learned to make It at a cookiuj school." Inter-Ocean. BAD nuiIORKD. Mrs. Crusticus "I will tell yo i a')i r that when you are in a good hu uor." Crusticus "Am I to understand, madam, that you will never teii met" 2Cew York Tribune. TSED BIO ONES. "I always weigh my word?," said tin Ej3ton lady. "You must need hay-scales for som of them," rcplic 1 her impertinent cepho.v. "Washington Star. T.'IIN'KS HERSELF PRKTTV. Eiti lie ''Mirilla thino a great dc i Millicent "Vou surprise m3." Esteile "5hc thinks she is pretty an l thinks so all the tune. Puci. tantfTT. Lulu Japontca "Why did Ethel aa: George eloper Charity Ball "Her father gave them what the wedding wjuld have cost, to bo;; in housekeeping with." rack. EE IS SKAnsl'JnTBD. Perry "Giglarupi will never troub.ed by his wife having the word ; he married a deaf mute." hut Train "But she talks oa her fingers, doeii't she?'' Perry "Yes; but Giglanps is near sighted." Puck. a po:st or Hoxott. Student A. "An a scamp, and mistake, though I say it myself." Student B. "Xow, don't say tha. again, or I shall be c impelled to seu I you a challenge. ' I am not going to a'- low a friend of mine to be insulted in that war." Saphir's Witzblatt BON YOTAQE. Prunella "So you are going t Europe? And how long do you ex pec; ......i'' i Young Callowe "Oh, until my money gives out?'' Prunella (rather anxiously) "Cr- .course you 11 take a good supply wit l you?" Truth. A Country with One Cannon. The rulers of the miniature Repub. lie of Andorra dedded recently thai the country should possess a cannon. Krupp was ordered to manufacture one cf modern type. The great gun arrived at its mountain destination a short time ago. and was placed on the highest point in the "country." A dav was appointed to try the can lion, which was able to send a ball eighteen kilometers. Just as the two artillerymen of Andoira were ready to Ore, It occurred to one of the citizens that tho shot might causi some trouble. The territory of the Ilcpubllc of Andorra does not extend over more than six kilometers. To direct the shot, therefore, toward the sur oundlng mountains wou'd be the same as firing at France or Italy, as the ball would necessarily fall on tho territory of one of these countries. It was then decided to shoot tbe ball in the air, but some one suggested that ft would endanger the li es of loo many people in its descent, and pt.ssibly bore a great hole in the re public of Andorra. Good counsel prevailed, and the two artillerymen were commanded to unload the gun A New York man claims to famous Bible worth 10,003. have KILMER'S SW-R00T CURED ME. Dropsical Swelling, Cold as Ice. LIFE WAS A BURDEN. "Swamp-Root" saved my life after I had suffered everything but death. 1 send you my phn toffraph and this des- crlption of my caw and you can use it if Son wisa !y hands were as cold as ioe; Are would not warm them. Dropsical eweillnn of the lower limbs; I could not button my shoes. Exertion com pletely exhausted me; death seemed so very near. The swell. in its hare gone and all rny trouble Lave dlaPpeared. My health it bettsrnow than it has been for yea. ) iaa2SBOswa. " swAmr-HOOT CURED ME." t T, . TL . , , ?' " TeU doubting ones to write me 1 will tell tbcm ,wUcll the bodJ WM lald- Thl WM all about it." Mrs. r. j. cmnnoRR, placed in room assigned for the pur Jan. 15, 1803. Marietta, Shelby Co., Ind. (oae, where the mother often repaired to "ttd with the dead. The body Ir. Kilmer 4 Co., . BlDghamton, N. T. gradually bcoatne mumiSed. Thirly n, sr 14 n s ' -74. W. . T68" il waited, an uncatny occuosot SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE, Was the little Monitor that met the Merrt mac at Hampton Roads. So too are Dr. tierce's Pleanaut f elleta, effective in conquer ing the enemy disease. Whtn yon take a piQ it's an important point to nave them mall provided they bava equal strength and efficacy. Ton And what jou want in those little liver pills of Cr. f icrc. They're put up in a better way, and they act in a letter way, than the huge old-faahloned pills. TV hat you want when you're "all out of aorta" grumpy, thick-beaded and take a gloomy view of life, is these Pellets to clear up your system and start your liver into healthful action. Hick Headache, Bilious Keodacne, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels, are prevented, relieved, and cured. Put up in sealed glass vials, and always fresh and reliable. J amis WtiMAH Craio, Eih) of Genrgtlntm, KV; "My wife thinks your little "Pel m' ru tbeg-rratest pills out." SELECT SIFTINGS. The most graceful of domestic anTmaTs the cat, while the most awlfward bird a the duck. Of the 13,327 female depositors in the livings banks of Philadelphia, 8318 are lescribed as bcarding-house keepers. Tacoaia, Washington, is overrun with xamps and idlers, anl robberies of louses and peiestrians are of nightly ! icourreoce. New Orleans, La., believes she has hipped the largest cargo on record, 20,000 bales ot cotton on board the 3nHsh ship Samoa. The marriaird is announced at New ir: City of Elephtherios Pelalas to Catharine EleferopuU. The priest was llcv. Paisios Ferentinos. Weeping trees, from which drops of pure, cold water fall, are of frequent xcurrence in the forests of Oregon, Montana, Washington and British Col ainbia. A vegetable curiosity is owned by a resident of Wenatchei, Washington, it consists, it is claimed, "of a network if large potatoes grown upon one mother." Family names ssam to be scarce in Denmark. In the Copenhagen direceorv the name Hansen takes up thirty-four solumns, Petersen thirty-two, Jensen thirty columns. Among the estates left by persons who iied in Vienna, Aastrla, and whose he in iiivo not been found, is one consisting of au opera glass. Another man's estate consists of a scarfpin. It is said that a man does not reach bis full mental power until the age of twenty five, and the development of talent is mst marked between the ages I of thirty and forty-five. British soldiers will wear seamless socks in future, because they insure greater marching efficiency. The old style of seamed socks chafed the shin and made the soldiers footsore; the i teamless socks do not. R. S. Campbell, a resident of North Salem, Ind., claims to have found a stone in the bottom of a creek near his home which resembles, in size and shape, aell-tritnmeJ horn. The cariosity we:ghs sixty-seven puuad. Grifton, Jf. C, can probably lay claim to more division thau any other small place in the country. The village is located, it is said, in two counties, three townships, two congressional districts, two senatorial districts and two judicial districts. A Chicago shoe manufactory makes 20,000 pairs of "dead men's shoes" a month. The sles are of pasteboard, covered with grained paper, the uppers are quilted satin and crochet work and a ribbon tied in a baw knot holds the slioe to the font. Florida people are telling cf an crant,e tree in peator Abernathy's grove at Altoona which has borne' during the past season 15,000 orange. It is a seedling, twenty-five years old, some thirty fe;t high, and has received only the ordinary grove care and culture. In the 227 years since "Djn Q lixote"' ws publUbc 1 132 editions have bstn pr.nted, of which 5'2S were Spanish, 304 English, 179 French, 93 Italian. 84 Por tugese, 45 German, IS 3we Jish, 9 Polish, S Danish, 6 Russian, 5 Greek, 3 Rou manian, 4 Catalonian, 1 Basque and 1 Litin. A Qualat Japanese Town Humphrey B. Ksndrick, a former res dent of Santa Barbars, who has just re timed from a residence of several yean in Japan, gives an interesting description if a little mountain town named Kara in that country. "Every one, or almost every one, in Kara, has a deer," slid Mr. Kendrick, "and they are as plentiful there as dogs in an American town, while around the temple are great numbers, all sacred to the Japanese. A nd they are very tame, coming up even to the stranger, and al most begging for gingerbread, of which they are very fond, and which the tour, ist is expected to buy for them. When the Emperor, a great many years ago, same into Naia, and Nam, you know, was the first capital of Japan, he rode on s white deer, and tbat at once made the deer sacred, and at tbe same time it be came fishionnb'e to own oce, and now they are the moit common thing to be seen in the place, unless it be lantern?, which are actuilly without number, and of every kind and quality. A lantern in Japan is very different from one here, for there they ore stone pillars, a.tbougU there are some of metal, and made to be suspended. I saw some ot bronze in one of the temples which had bcea brought from Holland long ago. But while there are so many the Japanese will never count them. That would be a very wicked thing in the sight of the god;, who keep the number a careful secret. And though sacrilegious foreigners have made the attempt no two of them have ever counted them the tame. 'Another feature is tho goldfish ponds no such fish as von see here, but twelve and iourteen iochos long, and of such a deep color, darker than orange even. And those with the fan-taiis aro beautiful. All of tho ponds and lakes are full of them, and as the water is very clear, it is a marvelous thing to stand on the shore and watch them dart through the ripples, and when out m a boat the very button assumes a golden hue." San Francisco Chronicle. Kept Her Sou's Boly Tlilrly Tearj. A funeral took place at Rsc't Island, jFeno., the other day thnt was tho UIk kf the whole co iotry. The dead were a anther and her son, and the son had I -been dead and uaburiei for thirty years. During tne Civil tVsr the son was killad tl Murfracs'xiro. Ifis mother declared that she would never part with her boy while she lived, and tbat when death ' fclaimed her also both should bo buriod la one grave. She had aa air-tight . . m . ... . .... . . Polly nd the Thunder. Most parrot stories are regarded as apocryphal, but here is one that I Be lieve is true, savs a writer, because a friend of mine can vouch for it per sonally, having been tiresent at the time. lie was calling on my friend, lr. Frank Harris, at his borne in Winthrop, which he has christened Chicory Doc the former owner, Jack Masou, having given it no name. He :a!Is It Chicory Doc because thore Is t dock outside and a "doc" Inside, ind the whole place is surrounded by the blue flowers of the wild chicory ind is alsoou te chic. Well, the doctor bad a parrot which is a remarkable talker, and of whose many expressions most are 6elf-ac- juired from observation. He sings md dances "Peek-a-Boo," calls the neighbors and members of the family by their name, and U especially valu able when the teleuhone rings and the servant is' not iu that part of the house, as he, on hearing the bell, im mediately calls "Annie! Annie!" till she i owes and answers the call. lie also responds to any knock at the door, asking who it is, inviting the person in, and if the person does not me immediately says: "Wait a minute," as be has heard others say I efore. Sunday afternoon, when my friend was there, the very heavy shower was in progress, and the conversation was hushea by the fierceness of the down pour and the flashing of the light ning. Presently a sharp fash was followed by a tremendous report, ana then came the voice of Polly: "Who Isit? Who Is it? ( omein! Wait a minute !" Then, as there w.is no re sponse, he called Kharply, "Doctor 1 Do tor ." and then losing patience, he became more familiar, and in sistently shouted. "Frank ! Frank !" But though the company laughed, thev all thought that the lightning had given a close enough call, and the cry ot the bird was not answered. Boston Globe. 100 Rewara. fjlOO. The readers of this papar will be pleased' to learn tbat there Is at Ieut one dreaded dit that science has been able to cure in all it stages, and tbat Is catarrh, flail s Catarrh Cure is the onlypoeitive cure now known to the medical frtemitT. Catarrh beiitg a con stitutional dleeaM, requires a constitutional treattneut. Hall s Catarrh Cure la taken In ternally, actlnc directly UDon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de- etroylnB the foundation of the disease, and giv-ing toe patient str-eng-in DV nuuaing up constitution and aasiHtiuic nature in dolao g- its Ithln work. The prnDrietors Lave so much fait c its curative oowersthnt thv offer One Hun dred Dollars for any cane that it fails to cure. &enu lor list or t-t unonials. Address F. .1. I'hknev A Co., Toledo, (X sjt coin oy j'rugigiMs, ,de. Massachusetts, with C24 towus and twenty-eight cities has 333,000 pupils n he.r public schools, and CO.000 more A l 'll V, 0.llWlil I A V I MVelMLIAlVa. POSTAL. GL IDE TOlt 1893 rnntalnlnlncall the post offices arranrsd al- phahetlcally. Instate and 4'nnnrie. with all other nistters relating to .-tt office affairs e n be ordered from 11. m iwih. P. O. Vo llii. Philadelphia, l'a. No business man slutild be without ft. Price paeraover with monthly; twcioia cover nuu uioa.uiy. East ClmirDacc rorta, among the Piscataquis county mountains. 2,270 feet above the sea. is probably the highest trout abode in Maine. Hare yon ever frierf Iotlin' Electric Soap? 11 non t co.t miicb for you to ifi-t oiictmr or vour grover. and see for yourwlf why it is praiea by iVKi.iv, alter 21 yean steadv sale. I!e sure to set lu Imitation. There are lots of Ibem Xureiulierg, Germany, lias four pub lic baths for school-children. Seventy thousand baths were taken therein dur ing the past year. A Cosah, Cold, or Sort Tfcroot should not be neglected. Brown's Bronchial Troches are a simple remedy, and give prompt relief. 23 cti. a box. Samuel Gilbert recently gave up his seat in the Bostivi Stock Exchange to bis son, after a nu-nibership of fifty- nine years. JVecham's Pills cure tu.livestioti and consllpa- iiimi. m-tviwiii & iiuoinerd. z-i Cll. t DOX. JxMuioii has in constant service jxilice force of sonn 12,0 X) men. Ia 1S'.2 the number if arrests was 84,- .o.- lo not put ofi'tallug a in-.-diciiie Numerous little ailment., if ui'tllet-ted. w Ul soon break up the system. Tate Hood's Sarsaparilla now, to expel disease, give .trenith and iippaiile. lloods Pills cure r i-iipntion by restoring tne peristaltic action ol t:i- alimentary canal. A Large Order. -vi me. ewricr.e "I want a first- rfss passage for Havre." The agent of the Standard Line "l cs, ma am." f -v : v . - , -iiue. .-ewriciie "ADU i want I smooth passage, no matter what th cost." Five years ago a single frost in the district around Cognac, France destroy ed ?lo,UOU,UUU worth of vintage. It is said that for centuries whenever the Spanish soldiers wanted exercise they picked a quarrel with tbe Moors. SOS KNOWLEDGE S.iiigs comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly usee. 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 thc'uc-cui of physical being, will attest tho valu6 to health of the pare liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is duo to its presenting in fia form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ativo; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fever and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of tbe medical profusion, because it acta on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak emng them and it is perfectly fret from every objectionable substance. iSytup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and f 1 bottles, but it ia man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package; also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accent any substitute if ohered. - aslhV;li.iil&I. Conraa pt vca tLOtl people I who have weak luoeaor Astlv- mtt. abouid usts P.so'i Cur for ConsDisptliiiu It hu ewrrti Ihsmnaods. ft hns nntiniar el one. It is in Lal toiafta. It ia tbe b:ooapti yrvjK Hon eTerjwbere. Me ST. JACOBS OIL SPRAINS. Chronic Cases of Many Years Cured E.slly. fiOUSEHOLD aCiXTEBS. costxjt aura A convenient safe now mad eoMiibi of series or shelves neiu Auac.. - . boards at the side. The front and bac are of wire similar to that usea lor w.u djw screens, that on the front being tacked to a frame and swung oa hinges, with a button to keep it closed. Hero meat, vegetables, pies, cheese and le overs of all kinds may be kept absolutely secure from flie, mice, cats and c ..tier troublesome tasters. It may stand in any mnmnimit nlace. and soon become an article of daily use and timosi iaou- pensable. Buffalo News. FLANNELS WITHOUT SUUISKAOB. To wash flannels without eUriukage have a tub half full of wdtertuat is wore than warm, but not very hot, and mike a stran- suds with laundry eoap of the best quality. Add a tablespooutul or nowdered borax. Shake the flannels thoroughly, then squeeze them with the hands, sop them up and down, anl it necessary rub tha spots between the band3. Do not rub soap on the flAnne!s, and do not rub them on a board, it ring from the first suds and put into anotuet of the same temperature. Rinse through this water, then put them into another as warm, that does not contain scap. Wring dry, shake rigorously, and dry quickly. Iron before they are quito dry with a moderately hot iron, an 1 press well. Do not use boax for colored flannels. New York Post. CLBA-NSLNQ FLUID. One of tho best and most economical of tho various fluids for removing spots from fast-colored fabrics is given below. It is said to havo originated in the E ow lish Jfavy, and is in general use amnn both soldiers aud sailors. Cut four ounces of caitile soap into a quart of soft water aud heat it until the soap is melted. Remove from the fire anl add two quarts of cold soft water. When the liquid is quite cold pour into it four cunci of ammonia, two of alco'iol and two of ether. Bottio and cork tightly. When it is desire I to remove greave spots or gcaenlly reaovate a garment shake the liquid well, apply with a sponge or cloth and rinse with cleit water. When fast-colorel tiress goois are to be washed al J a cupful of the fluid to a pailful ol soft water, soak the garments in the water for a few minutes, wash tuom out and rinse thoroughly. Xe York World. KEEP TFtE OVI.1S CLEAN. That it is a marked addition to the flavor of oven-cooked food that these places should be kept scrupulously clean ia not so well ret li zed by housekeepers as it should be. In Devonth-.re, according to Chambers's Journal, ovens are white washed, a practice that is excellent. "Firstly," says the journal, "it m-ike the ovens light, and it is dou'jlful if ovens would be allowed to get so dirty if they were not so dark and the dirt a inconspicuous, men tje time wmtinj, which is the particular ia;rei.eat of whitewash, is a material approaching ths nature of a disinfectant; aayxay, it is not favorable to smells or odorj of anv kind whatever. I-as'lv, it s plainly shows by discoloration w'aea objectiona ble results may be expected and the lime- wash should be renewed.' If you cannot have tiled ovens, in which bread an I meats are most ad mirably baked, scrub out the blac'r, looty ovens of your range and white wash them, and if you can t do this, at least keep the ovens actually clean, it they do not look so. ' surowrcHEs. Anchovy Sandwich Soak six ancho vies two hoars; scale and remove the bones. Butter four slice of bread; lay the split fish Or two of them; sprinkle over a little minced celery; add the other slices of bread; press gently; cut each slice in two pieces, and arrange on a dish. Turkey Sandwich Mines tbe dark meat of cold cooked turkc, season with salt and pepper and a few drops of good extract of celery; put in a sauce pan, set oa the fire to warm; mix in an eg?, take iroM the file and cool. Butter alicei ol stale bread and spread with the turkey; cever with top slices, press them to gether cut in two, pile on a plate and serve. Ham Sandwich Chop up half a pound of lean, boiled ham; mix with a tablespoonful of minced cucumber pickle, a teaspoonful of French mustard and a dash ot cayanno. Put a table spoonful of butter in a sauce pan, stir over the fire; add the ham, with the yolk of an egg and a little salt; stir well and take from the fire; turn out on a plate, let cool, spread oa slices of but tered bread, lay another slice on ton and serve. Salad Sandwiches ChoD un a eun of the white meat of a boiled chicken, and the same of cold boiled tongue; put in a mortar and pound to paste; moisten I with a few drops of vinejrar and celerv extract, add a dash ot cayenne and haU a cup of mayonnaise dressing; turn the mixture into a dish and set on ice. Cut thin slices of bread, lay ovor a crisp leaf or lettuce and cover with another .it f bread ; press gently together, cut sandwich in two, pile on a dish and car. uish with cress. Sandwiches, when nronerlv nnmr are very dainty, not only for luncheons and o clock teas, but for carries recaptions, writes Mrs. E. R. Parker in tbe Courier -Journal. Th h. be at least twelve hours old, and home made ; either yeast or salt raising will bo found best. The slices U eTeo, n1 th8 crust trimmed off. The meat for sandwiches should bo of good quality, well cooked, an - t- small thin slices; all skin, fat and gristle should be taken off. To serve sandwiches neatly, fold a napkin, lay It en a dish and pUe them very high on it; garnish with bunches of cressT Discarded champagne bottle cork. U for thirty cents a dozen. The averaee wheat nm .t t,: try yields about 500.000.000 bushels Utah has 8.000 nnn ' lnds, watered by 1,000 mile, of clnat Virginia raises o.OOO.onn ..,.i,t. Zl'l-- worth of v vgtauiCU. Mississippi is second in ..t. A Fair Fskb ii... n - . -v Mdj rrore a Foul Bargain." ITarrv 3 Plain Girl if She Uses SAPOLIO CtTRES MAGICALLY The bituminous or soft coal output ia the United States now sgrogates 100,000,000 tons annually. In the construction of the Suez canal 800,000,000 cubic yards of material were excavated by 30,000 laborers. Alabama is fourth in cotton, fifth in molasses, sixth in sugar, seventh jn rice, tenth, in coai. OjADWAY'S fll PILLS. Purely vegetable, mild and rvllalil. mi, , Digestion, complete ahaorprlon atil h-mlrliriil rw , larltr. For the cureof all disorder of tbe mkuu i, Liver. Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder. Xervotn ijiw. LOSS OF APHTI TE, SICK HEADACHE, INDIGESTION, DlZZr FEEI INGS. FEMALE COMPLAINTS, BILIOUSNESS, DYSPEPSIA. PERFKCT PIGRSTIOX will be a.vomi.!ti,ti.-.l tailing Riulwfty'n pllla. By ttiMr AVi'I-b Moo proptrtitthv stimulate the liver In tit wr-tion nf tbe blleanrt its diMt-bartje throuKij the Mlletrv iu -ti These ptllj iu dnr9of from two to four wul tij!.iiiv regulate the at ton of the liver nl fr- the tim from ihewe disorder, one or two of Kalwtt H i-i, taken dailv by those auhjeut to hillnua futwm ana tor. pidit.r of t)ie liver, ill keep the s U-m n-cuUr .i i ecnfe healthy diicewtion. 1'rtce, -c. -r box. twiti by an dniifxuu. KADWA V &. fO.i HEW TURK. OATARRH Ua IN CHILDREN For over two years my little girl's life was made miserable by a case of Catarrh. The discharge from the nose was lare, constant and very offensive. Her eyes became inflamed, the lids swollen and very painful. After trying various reme dies, I gave herlgJraj'oa The first bot tle seemed to IKSs aggravate the disease, but the symptoms soon abated, and in a short time s.ie w as cured. Dr. L. U. Ritchkv, Ma.;key, I::J. Our book on Blood and Skiu iM-w-a.. mailed tree. swirr brtcinc t o., AiUuui, ca. Letters from Mothers speak in warm terms of what Scott's Emu Ision has done for their del icate, sickly children. it; IV- its use has brought thousands ba i)v neailh. Scoli's Emulsion of cod-!ivcr oil with Hypophos phitcs is employed wiili jrct success in ail ailments that re duce flesh and strength. Little ones take it v.-;t' svlhh. THE JUDGED if the WORLD'S COUjMBIAN EXPOSITION Have made the HIGHEST AWARDS and II;loira. to WALTER BAKER & CO. On each of the fIIiwiti!; named artit Um: BREAKFAST fOCOA, . . Premium No. 1, Chocolate, Vanilla ( I weluto. ... German Sweet t horolute, Cocoa Butter. For "purity of material," "excellent ilivor." and "uniform even roiiijMisiiion.'' WALTER BAKER & C07dDRCHSTER, KASS. 'XOLtO.'EE Spading Book " BEST ft Mai e- SF. . I! KIT. fc&sr I.i V, E A HISt l" Al. 1'.. The onte- o- lap sl exteiids ihcwttol.- lei. ,.tt downlothelieei piotooi bl? t l.c i- t in ti ggim and .co. Lie: bar J wuri ASi YOI. R PF. VLK! and don't N rw o n-itt Inferior gou Colchester Rubbet Co. 1,000,000 ACRES OF t-H3 leby theSiTnTPsut A Dl'LLTH BaILZOAO CoMraHT in Hincssota. Eeud f jr Maps and Clrru. Ian. Thej wUl be aent to you . addr HOPEWELL CLARKE, land Commissioner, St. Paul. M.ti. FOR FIFTY YEARS! MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP; bas ben mA -T 1 1 1 1 ' teSJ" cbHlrn nblle Teething f..r over l..-. '',"" 1'wo'hss the chiiil. sof lens the i uma, allajs all psln.eures wind colic and ( is tne Dest remedjr rr diarrivya. S Twentr-flve Cents a Ustus. KS1SS1SS1SS1S1S Fo? iLJ? F M MEDICINE Headsoks, t.M.'tlpsUon. Bad ana all disordsrs ot ths Blomach. ... 5i?.N8 TAIULIS 3Vli.. '.'.,t Prompt li. arfsrsl ion follow, thilr nsi aZZ' ,V-? ,'"" or snt by ouUI. Bol Mat tvr Mmn) rT,Ti: xe-' s'l'l'.l'fLM'AW'O., XewJ.rk. AY ER,lll".rVL Co.u I !.', It. "'"""ii ord-l.; tnm b.M. tMn.liai.trJI. "Tf,-i2I-!LEG?-rr.r(''?'e of a well H.B. MOVER, rreeburg-. 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