A BORDER HOMECOMING.
With bow. tn4 bin.
ApA bills and bow a,
Aca ovr tba hill
Hie Warden goes.
Two vwki affone, or may be tfer,
Vb JohDtrm cimo -WitJnff tn ;
3br slew tbeewea and they drave the cott,
t)y took my mao from the 6 tilt of the ylo
And handed him oft Uie yew tree bough
Bat I hmv ritldn a 7rf since then
4nd countered with the Atman rot-n.
And Annan ma arv a man to lack t
Be took my lrmst par In the back ;
X drava it la tbroufib, plate and jac&
JTanctnif flmrn from a cfrdle frayed,
1 carry a ifxdly tSpaafith blaste,
Xet no mtfn have ne in Ms ecom
Although my bail be taiiid and torn;
X wot 1 ride a gentleman born.
What thongh we lie on the oaten straw
Within my tower of LerabtotiPhiW,
Whore w&lli are stout thougn the roof t
tbin;
Yet Joan, my wife, who Hen thereto,
o tUa Warden's lady Is kitb and kin.
IT j father htzavd It long before.
And et the thre Kmbt orr the door;
I nhoJT rounder to Itnfrl rtone
On a r leiniih cbaryrr bith m the bone
b'.TO butwoQD my knees qj a limping roan.
Woe Is me for the lonoly wsy I
1 h-re wore thrtfo men rode by me yesterday,
My lioots drop Moot at every start.
And my aon. and body are like to part;
et I ride bo m a with a merry heart.
For I hare met my mortal foe;
ToRethr we yokfd, is hoars affo,
1 mt him don br the Tod haw brake.
i;h Iron oat to uive and take.
Aud 1 slashed his face for the old iuea S saaa
Bo n crrily home T rid In haete,
To rlic! mf wif hr dnlnty waiefc
With the dalntyiKtrdle of silver gilt
Cay as the prize of a London tilt.
1 took from a Scots ItDlyht, hilt to hUU
Then she will waken the bafms from bed,
T tbtink Our Lady who kept toy head;
And when m? rVxjUUb kre below
I "own In the courtyard moo and low,
bl.e will prafbe tuo baintsthat this is so.
With W and blllsv
nd bills and bows.
And ow the hills
Iho Warden goes;
-A'licn.Tum.
TIIKODOKE'S PROPOSAL
Theodore Pliy was an execcdlnclv
tuihful ni:in, and when, after much
dcUiling in his rnmd, bo decided to
t;ike a wife, h's thoughts at once
turned to a in.itrinional t aper as tbc
hc-t means for attaining hl9 object
Theodore Shy, at tho tlmo of con
tomplatlni; this most serious 6ten,
was thlrty-slx years of asre. I'assably
iood-lookln. R')od-teiniercd, Rood
natured, he pos;es-;ed a tfood house,
a uool income, and all ho required
was a jjood wife to mako his home
happy.
While matters were at this Ftae,
Thirodorn was brought to a full bVt
and for this reason lie could not (on
ro;t a suitahle advertisement.
lie was in this dilemma for two
ilays, when he determined to seek
Um; adrlco of a lady friend a younu
widow, who had often commiserated
him on hN solitary lot.
Mrs. Kendy w.u an old friend
whuai he had known fieforo her rnar
riaK'' and was the only pcrOD he
fe:t he could talse Into his confidence,
holnc assured of her sympathy and
dlser.'etnesA. She was. at this time
hut t wenty-tlvo years of age and cx
ccediuply jiretty.
He aw the yonnj; widow In her
morning room and fhe met him with
citciidcd hand and a smllo of wel
COUK'. Afl-r talking of the weather of
yesterday the prospects of ditto for
today and to-morrow, Theodore
soulit an oppeni n to tho object of
his call.
"J wi.h to feck your advice on &
matter of great Import to myself."
"Yes."
"There Is no one else- of whom i
sli.iuld care to ask this advice, ar.d
fccl ntr sure of your sympathy and
help I determined to bo guided by
your counsel, if you will bo 60 good as
to eke it."
The widow, much surprised and
Impressed by bis extreme seriousness
expressed her Inclination to laugh,
j'U'1 r;iid .iie would bo pleaded to help
him in anv way In her power.
"We'd, the fa -t Is," he said, "I am
contemplating marriaw'O, ftnd know
ing you knowing you to be -"
" es," bald the widow demurely.
Knowing you to bo more cx
pcilenced In sur-h matters, and belng
so kind so good-so "
Ib're tho pretty widow blushed and
Itc tho pretty widow ulnsned and
ked lovelier thao ever. "YcV'
siiid in a low tone, moving a lit- !
looked
bhe
tic nearer to him, "and
"And so disinterested." Hero she
cave him an unuter.iblo look of re
proach. '1 thought I could not do
better than to a.-k your advlco as to
thi lady 1 wish to marry."
Mrs. Keady looked puzzled. Yv'aa
he not going to proposo after oil'
'Who Is the lady?"
"Well, ah: the fact Is I don't know.
"No " he went on hurriedly. "You
see I expect thero would bo a great
del of rhafT at such an old bachelor
us myself getting mnrrled, and I a:n
annlous to avoid "
Ttieedore had by pome- prorcss of
reasoning como to believe bo was too
old to diCi'.m of marriage. The widow
thought otherwlso and yentured to
saya
"Well, at any rate." be said, "mj
frltnds think so anil would ridicule
the Idea, so I've beeu thiniclng of
using the columns of a matrimonial
papi r for tho purpose.
Tlic widow looked aghast
"What f!o you wsnt ruo to do?'
"The fact Is," he confessed, "I can't
make out such an advertisement as I
ohouid like, and I want you to help
me U word one If you wl:l be so
kind."
Mr. Keady wai amazed, and not a
lit t lo disappointed.
Writing materials being on the
table, the widow sat down and took
a piece of paper on which to comm.t
tloti s.
l irst of all," said the lady, "what
sort of a witc do you want?"
"Keally," he said, "I cannot do-periln-
the sort of lady I should like.
i on see, it seems so roolisn, es
pecially for me."
"Weil, ihon," replied his compan
(.n. who h id apparently received an
Inspiration. "ow, did you want a
young, mklule-aged or old lady'r"
"Ohl I think youngln.M
'nut what do you call youngish?
You don't want a girl of 16?"
"Older than that 1 am uouble
that ae, you know."
Oh.' are you? Well, then, ubout
v, hat :;ge shall I say?"
'How old are y I really beg
your pardon. I meant about your
age."
"I don't mind you knowing my
ago. So you think a lady of my age
would suit you?" said sho mcrrl.y.
Theodore was ccrtUn of It
"'ow we have the first require
ment Io you wish to state whether
he is to be slim, or or shall we say
bonny'?"
Theodore; looked again round the
room, and came to tho conclusion
that the wluotv was of tho propor
t o-is he desired.
"Like you," he said. Having only
just coaijinpiated ma'rimony, he had
r.cver be'-tovo 1 ft thought on tho
widow's charm's until now, and fast
Incoming helplessly in love he wished
t i had gone and shot himself beforo
he catuo on his pres ant errand.
IJut, you foolish man, how can I
putJLUat?Y7haLsrji I?"
YoO rC 4fl afigeL"
Sho laughed merrllj
Then I must put of angelic pro
portions.' "
"No, let us leave that out alto
gether." "Any preference as to the height?"
About your height"
"Well, how tall am 1? I'm sure I
'on't know."
"IJtavo you a measure?" said Theo
dore. She had one on her chatelaine, and
as It nevef apparently o"currej to
either that the simplest method
would be to detach the chatelaine,
Theodore felt much erabarassment
while he performed his task, measur
ing the pretty widow first from the
ground to the chatelaine, and then
from the chatelaine to her crown of
half.
Indeed, so Curried was he that the
operation had to bo performed no
less than three times before he was
certain as to her height
"Five feet five," he pronounce 1.
"la ehe to be musical?" continued
the widow.
What an cscace? Suppose be had
rashly engaged himself to a musical
being who was not musical: Id est
who was 'hobby" musical! It would
have been the only thing to make
biro commit sulcldol
"Yes, I want 6ome one who Is
really musical "
"Well, hut every girl will 6ay she
Is that" -
What shall I do?"
"I should advise rod to marry some
ane you know Is really musl'-aL"
Ohl bashful man! ne wa9 already
madly In love with this woman and
he never took tho hint l'ehaps ho
did not see It! .
"But I don't care for any musical
lady that I know of -except one," ho
added conrusedly.
"Then why not ask her?"
'She wouldn't have me 1 should
never think of asking."
"How do you know she would re
fuse when you have never asked?"
"She's too good for we."
'How do you know she Is not In
lovo with you, and If that is tho case
you ought to?"
"Oh, but It's most unlikely."
"Suppose it Is likely," persisted the
widow, "should you, in that case, dls
ayprove of her telling you fo?"
""o, I think we'll leave musical
put of the (pucstlon. If I was only
lure of her being as musical us
you "
"Why, you silly man' You are
wanting her to be like mo in every
thing." "I do."
K.ut he went no further, and the
widow proceeded:
"Then we'll draw up the advertise
ment" "Wanted, a young do you call o
lady of 25 young?"
"Certainly."
"Well, then, a young lady about
fwenty-five, of good appearance,
height about 5 feet 5 Inches, to cor
r spond with gentleman aged 30, with
vifw to matrimony."
"That won't do," said Theodore.
"I'm really very sorry to have given
you alj tills trouble, but I can't
lio It"
"Well, what shall you do?"
"I don't know. Remain a bache
lor, perhaps; anyhow, I won't adver
t'sc. You'll pardon me fortho trouble
I have given you, won't you? You
are very kind Good-morning."
"Good morning." Hut stay a mo
ment. IHd you not say," continued
sho. blushing, "that you would pre
ter some one like me for your wife?"
"Y'es."
"Then why not ask me?"
And ho did. Chicago Post
Tlio Collection Mania.
The collection rainia has its victhnJ
among nil cla-,st of persons, from the
poorest to the richest, aaJ very oftea
queer traits of character nro shown bj
tne colloctioo mado. A successful Wall
street broker has a collection that is
unique, valuable and income producing.
H-cssed with abundant means ho has for
tho past fivo yeara been able to gratify
his whlin for tho collection of bvik
stocks. Ilis ambition is to hive the
lurest collection of certificates of bmk
stook In tho world. His plan Is to buy
jutt one share of ttoc In each National
bunk. Kecontly ho found that every Ka
Uonal bank ia New Yoik City, except
one, was represented in hi9 collection.
Tho exception was tho Chemical, the
ooo-huudred-dollar shares of which sell
for something over 5000 each. After
trying for a long while to find some one
tfho would sell him a single sharo th
Collector caraj across three shares which
wore fbrsalo in a lump. He could not
get ona alone, consequently ha bought
tho throo for a triile over $15,000. "1
ws led lttto making collections of bank
stocks," said this gontlemaT the ot!.t.r
d.y, "because I could not think of any
thing else to collect. Among my friends
were collectors of picture, bronz-s,
marbloo, brio-a-brae, fljwers, books
postage stamp?, coins, musical inatru
manta, glasswara and almost everything
else. - I wanted to collect something
that would bo out of the or licary and
at the $ara time be of pcriaauenl value."
New York Times.
Tho Mitten.
"L. T. B." explains tha orliu of a
fomiliar phrn? thus: "An old time Ne
England expression, 'getting the mitten,'
meaning pelting your otfsr of aarnago
rejected by your he?f girl,' h&k ni erU
gtn In the customs of tne earlier days.
One hundred years n ;o gloves wera un
known la the country towns. Mittens
were knitted and worn in all families.
IS a young man going home from sing,
ing school With the girl of his choics
was holding her mittenc 1 band to keep
it from getting cold, and took that op
portunity to urge his suit, if tho Offer
proved acceptable the baud would re
main. If taken by surprls?, an effort to
withdraw, the bind would leave the mit
ten. So the suitor would 'get tho mit
ten' but would not get the band." This
is certainly a very easy and plausible ex
planation when you lino-v what It is,
but if you had not been told tho pbraso
would be puzzling. Boston TrauscxiuU
"' ATTIC SALT.
"Dear me," said tho pepper in a smart
tone, "I wish tho mustard would stop
appearing in that frightful yellow."
-"Yes" replied the salt, "it must be
the mustard that the newspapers refer to
when they speak of the 'gay acason.' "
Wuihingtoh Star.
Life Is a deep and perplexing prooiein
only to those who seek a solution in the
tomes of the old fathers, tha scientists,
tho philosophers nud tho investigators.
Iii the light that glows from a true,
warm heart it is a sweet, plain, easy
lesson that the simplest child can read.
Trofessor E. E. liarnard lias pul
lished two striking photographs which
indicate that Drooke's comet collided
with some other body on October 1st,
I'.isteur'a patients for treatment
against hydrophobia sometimes num
ber us many as V2'J a. month.
r
mi
Mr. and Mr. J. W. Wilcox
Hood's Has No Equal.
Dull, All Tired Out, Dizzy Headache. Etc.
"Uood'B Snriii'iiriila bus no equal & a family
medicine. My wife tiai been taking It fur an
All Tired Out Feeling
and sh dow feels like anew woman. As fur my
wlf all the fault I find with It is that It eoM me
as much again to furnish my table as tt did bo
fore we commenced to take Hood's Parsaparllla.
I was dull, did not have any appetite, and was
troubled with dizzy headache spells every spring.
9 r-sf Sarsa-
ooa s
parilla
Cures
aince tnklnsr Hood' riiirsapHrillti 1 have not U'-n
aftlcted. Hood's Sursaparilla (foes way ahead o'
anything we have ever tried." J. V. Wilcox,
I ray man, Cuba, N. Y.
Hood's 1111 pure nam, t"1ck beadiirhe, ln
dletion, bilurtisncM. Sold by all druggists.
m t t w v m " w n m
1 PILLS.
rim-lr nvyptnMe, mlkland rt'haMi. a!io p-rf-Nii
Iii;t'ftin, nmipl' t tilorpltun mid hnlturnl rv.i
larity. Kur Ih' fiirt-nf j.u lis.inl"r f the t.nn:H,
Liv-r liwt ls, Kitli.yft, l;iali-r. Nervous lu-rv4
LOSS OF APPETITE.
SICK uEADACME,
INDIGESTION,
DIZZY FEEIINGS.
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
DYSPEPSIA.
rrni KiT nn;i--nN tn rnrvmpii-hoi h
tiikmc K:uli 'x I'll!.. Hy tin ir AM l-iil 1. l')f 'S
pri.--rlt fth' y wttninitf Kit llvvr In 11- s-er.'lt'.u of
tlt- IoIuikI iL-i .l''liuih'' through thf tili:tr .lijem.
lli '.Uii la ,f Innn twu lo i.mr will ijui.-kly
r'ilat( the uil.in of llii' liver ou.l free the piitl.-ut
frum these ili..r-l'Ta. t ,e or two of Uudnuy' 1'llh,
In ii.-ii ihmv hy liifwe --.iijin-t t. hlllim-, p.tln "hti I tor.
.t.llty i'f the liver, will kefjj lile system rei,'nlfcr till 1
n i-.ne le ulthy ilue.-.t!on.
J'il'.v. pir iKj.t. .-oM liy all .Irur rlit-4.
KAUWAV CO.. IE1V OiUi.
A Ruddy Glow
on check .VAW!.;,:
and brow v ; Vv
is evidence :.,-a,ls,t';f
body is
getting proper nourishment.
When this glow of health is
absent assimilation is wrong,
and health is letting down.
Scott's Emulsion
taken immediately arrests
waste, regardless of the
cause. Consumption must
yield to treatment that stops
waste and builds flesh anew.
Almost as palatable as milk.
PreDaird br Beott A Bonne. N, T. All draeriata.
COOK BOOK
820 FftOES-lLLU&TRflTED.
Onc'if tho lirrfejt llest i HK
Pihks tutiilsh.,1. Mftild lncxcnanp.
for 20 Irn. Lloa btn! rut Trt4n I.iua
CelTee wmpjHTS. ami n 2-eept ptAmp.
Write lor ltr-t of our olhex line 4ro
mluniK. woolison Spice Cq ,
4j0 Uuroa St., Tuixio, unto.
a.i1 oti(.rs Tuo fmtiT or tup
lo eitfv.?i (So whle I?riirt p--v-C
of Ku m n ti:i ii iittl, -"' ' " ""-
C-nff. V. liT 'iaaltiy Throughout.
Unlike t'i3 Dutch Process
Xo Alkalies
OR
Other Chemicals
are osed In the
preparation of
W. BAKER & CO.'S
reakfastCocoa
tr h inh is ahitnlu tefy
pur ana ofuof.
than mnr than three tme
i strength of Cocoa mixea
th Htarch, Arnwroot or
' Sueur, aud U far moro eco
nomical. coftifiQ leas fffn oiii cent a cap.
It In delicious, nourishing, and easixt
I-HiLTEl.
Sold by Grofrn errprhftr.
W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Maw.
A Skin of Beauty is a Joy Forever.
12. T. FSL2 3W3ATO'3
CEiENTEL CBEHJII, Of PISGICHL BE83TIFIH
'tc li9. nub
very blea-
and dfloa d
taction, on
It v!rtiM
bas wtnoG lb
tMtof srmt
no otbr tuui,
a d A is to
barm)! v
tt- U to t
wire it lipr"
Accent do
iiiulllarruun
fc.Mfu t&Id t a t&rir of
vlt V.st(ii pTiyirrtffrwM.' Ou t-ott will Ut t
tnonUia, nalnw 11 avor.v rav. Ami Prwirt Knhti.a
rfnnw gTprfltjmn hair Uhont litnr to the rfkii.
fc: K D T. II O P K I N R. P ri i V ' i rt J o m St. . N V.
For ml by all &r"nxlst and Faucy JoKlIea,era
thrMiihout ih U. P., CwriadAf). and ttirnp.
. 0 f Keware of Ilane Xionit. flOuu Reward foff
kxiiflt and Droof of auy oue seUUig the uiUi.
H
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ST. JACOBS OIL
18 THE MASTER CURE FOR
PAINS and ACHES.
WISE WOSDS.
A good man cannot bide it.
Patience ia" the courage of virtua.
Coquettes are the quacksof loTev i
History Is theconssienco ot humanity
Truth ia tha skoletoa of appearance.
Antiquity is the aristocracy of his
tory. ', . ---ci
V The ' earth is fillel with brokeasi.
lonces. "
ConScryatisin is contentment half ia
blossom. . s- y-' v -a'
Is a trrindstone that Chits an
. j w
edge on us.
.- The richest mca don't always know
bow to bo rich. . . - ,-
V Silence is tha ' wit of fools and one 61
tho virtues ot the wise.
' Every duty we omit obscures some
(ruth we should hare known.
Virtue being iU "own reward, some
people don't euro to earn it.
IIalf the world trips to make the ideal
real, and tha other halt tries to make
the real ideal.
Tho kiss of passion is silent; the kiss
of love is murmurous, aal the evcry-day
kiss is explosive.
' No true and permanent fame cau bo
founded except la labors tor tho"; happi
ncss and rood of mankind. V
Argument, as usually' manageIs the
worst sort of conversation ; as it'is 'geh
erally, in books, the worst sort of read
ing. t .
If we are ever in doubt what to do, it
is a good rule te aslc ourselves Jwhat we
shall wish on the morrow that" we had
dono. - -
etoJy In Tuts. '
A study of the small too in man
has been made In Germany by Hcrr
l'litzner. In 3fl per cent, of the pcr
Fons examined the rorportion bting
preatcr among women than men
this too was found to have only two
joints instead of three supposed to
belong to It. That tifjht shoes have
not caused the union of two Lones
was shown by the fact that tho pro
portion having tho peculiarity wa-
about the same araontr small children
nsamonK adults. The Investigator
concludes the small toe Is in course
of degeneration, and 's Inclined to
icllevc that man may eventually be
come four-toed.
Dr. Kilmer's Bwamp-Koot cons
all Kidney and bladder trouble
Famphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Sinuharoton. N. X.
When sugar ia added to water the
mixture does not freeze at several de
grees liclow the freezing point. This
enables , bricklayers to continue at
work when ordinary mortar would con
geal. Of Cot, me Von Read
The testimonials published In this paper relating
to Hood's pHrsai arllla. Th.'y show beyond a
doubt that IIOOD S CVRE-l
Constipation, and all troubles with tho Uver,
are euro by Ilood'a Pill..
Electric locomotives aro proving
themselves to be well adapted for use
in coal and other mines, and they now
furnish motive power for hauling curs
in About thirty mines in tho United
States.
M. V. Thompsnn Co., Drum-lsts, Pondorn
port, I 'a., say Hall's Catarrh C ure is tho best
ami only mre cure for catarrh they ever Bold.
L'ruKiitsta mjU it, 7jc
The ferial sj.aee withiu tho limit of
our vision is calculated to have a di
ameter of 420,000,000,000 miles, and
a circumference of 1,329,712,000,000
miles. And this is only a fragment of
tho immensity of space,
Shtlub'a Care
I "old en a guarantee. It cures Incipient Con
amnion; It is the Bet Cough Cure: Ac.. 50c-, $1
IIarey. the famous trainer, eavs :
j "The horse should not be made to en
j dure a tight check more than fifteen
I minutes." lie also says that colts are
abuse of the bitting bridle.
On a north ISritish railway, they
have in uso a system of car heating in
which the exhaust steam from tho
Wcstinghouse air pump is used to do
the heating.
GREAT EASTERN
Furniture & Mattress Mfc. Co.,
Also t'pholstercrs and Decorators,
liet Urceii A Spring Garden Sts., l'Uiiada., Pa.
If not why not purehnse your rurniture, Pitr
lorsuiu Carpets, flidilliitr, Muttlnv, lot. Hull
Rand-, .aide hoards. Tables, Chairs, Kefrliferii-
torw, ituby Carnnires, Kte., ol the nmnulnclurer
tlireet. t,et new pool. It 1-ajij. We suve you
7' Call and be eoiivlltced.
A few priees: I.i pieeen, Oak Suit, Crib and Mat
tress thrown In slM.Ti. Parlor Hutts, S17.UU ujh
uartla. ICoekers, fl.; Chairs, l-'.: Hprlnirs, ikhj ;
1 Set ot i'Hlow and Bobter, gl.uu. Awulugs,
rAliadettud Parlor tliu to order.
Good hlntied all over the countrv.
1,000,000
ACRES OFLAND
for sale by the Sax.tt Pact
A Itlcth Railroad
Compact in Mtnneaota. Eud for Maps and Clrcu
lara. They will be sent to you
ddffa. HOPEWELL CLARKE,
Laod Conimnsioiier.St, Paul, Mioa
FOR FIFTY YEARS !
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
hut hri Twed Million of Mother ,
r.r tlMlr children w hlln Teethinn' tor ot.it .
Fifty Ycaiw. It aonthoa thoeMM. noftns th
oi;ni, allays all ram, enrw wma ouUtaua
ia Uie tMwt remouy tor aiarrna.
TfrcDtr-tive Cent a Bottle.
,W.I..rOrGTJAS S3 SHOE
equal custom work, costing from
fA tn , ocst Taiue tor the money
in the world. Name and price
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PATENTS"
I until r'aifii obta
-TFinMA P. ftlMPHOK,
ahTi! n izToa. D. C. No ait'r faM
obtained. Write for Inventor's Uuld
CensQsapUTea and people
who have weak limps or Asth
ma, should n6 Pin's Cure aor
Oonsumptloo. It has cared
thoiiaavnda. ft has not injur
ed on. It is not bad toiaae.
it Is the basteougb srrap.
Bold everywhere. S6c
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BUYINQ A FRIEND
Who WU1 Stic to ion Throngta Good Bsh
port n4 EtU fteport.
If a man could eo Into open market
and for two or three) hundred dollars
purchase the life-long devotion of a
friend, though a bumblo friend, id
would be accounted a wonderful
thing. But that is exactly what hap
pens or might happen, whenever a
horse Is bought; You give him food,
lodging, and the reasonable service
of a valet, la return for which be will
not only further your business or
your pleasure, as the case may be, to
the best ot his ability, but be will
also repay you with affection, respond
to your caresses, greet you with a
neigh of pleased recognition, and to
a hundred ways of his own exhibit a
sense of relationship.
There are men to whom a horse is
only an animated machine; they will
ride and drive him, hire grooms, and
draw checks for his sustenance and
keeping, but all without a single
thought of tho animal as having a
character, a mind, a career of bU
own: as being susceptible to pain or
pleasure; as a cfeatore for whose wel
fare they have assumed a Certain re
sponsibility, of which they cannot get
rid, although they may forget It or
deny lt3 existence. - Even among
people who are intelligent, religious,
and kind-hearted, as the world goes,
there is sometimes found, as we all
know, especially when their own con
venience is concerned, an astonishing
Indifference to the sufferings Of dumt
beasts, ..
Thero is a good deal Of bard
dcarte'dness in our Tuntan blood ai
respects dumb animals. I once 6pent
several weeks on a farm wbero ruanj
beasts of various kinds were kept,
The family was of puro New England
stock, farmers tor many generations
back, stalwart, Intelligent, honest
people, pillars of the church, leading
men in the village, but in their treat
ment of dumb beasts without feeling
or compunction." If tho cows did not
enter their stalls at the proper mo
ment they were pounded with what
ever weapon becamo handy; borsei
were driven when they . were lame
and neglected when tbey wero tired.
Every animal on tho place was In a
continual state of hunger, and none
ever received a kind vvord or a pat ol
tho hand. That on all convenient
occasions I surreptitiously fod the
occupants of the barn horses, cows,
oxen, and bull is a fact which 1 ma)
bo permitted to state, lost 1 should
Include myself la the condemnation
of these hard-hearted farmers: and J .
recall with pleasure tho antlclpatorj
neighing, the scraping of hoofs and 1
tho rattling ot chains that soon be
came a regular occurrence whenever:
I set loot upon the threshold. I have
known better educated, vlllago-bred
persons ot the same stamp, meo ot a
kind that command, when they die,
half-column obituary notice In tho
paper, who took a vicious delight io
itoQina.doffs 03 their lawns, and who
would have been moved to 6corn by
any show of affection for a horse,
People whose attitude toward dumt
animals la of this character not
only fall of their duly, but miss a
vast amount of happiness yorscs
are to be enjoyed In other ways than
those of riding and driving. To be
come familiar with their character!
and peculiarities of which lattel
horses nave many; to see them com
fortable in their stalls sleek, well
fed, well groomed, warmly blanketed;
to give them affection and to receive
It back; finally, to take pride la them,
and, frankly tpeaklng, to brag about
them without bilng more unveraclous
than a fairly good conscience will al
low this is to enjoy a horse. It G
Merwin In "Iload, Track, and Stable"
The Doath of Artcmns Ward.
Artomus TTarJ died not many
months after bis London debut, at
tended to tho last by Tom Ilobcrtson.
A strong attachment had sprung op
between them, and the devotion of
hU now-found English friend was
touching In the extreme and charac
teristic of Robertson's noblo nature.
Just before Ward's death Eobertson
poured out some incdicino In a jdass
and offered It to his friend. Ward
said: "My dear Tom, I can't tajee
that dreadful stuff." "Come, come,"
said Robertson, urging bim to swal
low tho nauseous drug, "there's a
dear fellow! Do now, for my sake;
you know I would do anything for
you." "Would you?" Eaid Ward,
feebly 6tretching out his hand to grasp
his friend's, perhaps for the last time
"I would, indeed!" said Robertson,
"Then you take it," said Ward. The
humorist passed away r.ut a few hours
afterward Life of T. W. Robertson-
Peru bcrton.
tVomen Dentlsta,
Thero are now nearly 200 womcL
practicing dentistry in tho United
States. Although it Is about thlrtv
years since tho first woman began
practice in this profession, it is only
within the last ten years that the
number entering tho profession has
becomo considerable. They aro to
mako some demonstrations of this
growth at tho World's Fair in the
congresses through tho efforts Of the
women's committee of tho auxiliary
on dental eurgery. Resides, the
meeting cf tho World's Columbian
Dental Congress In August, tho wo
men's first dental association of the
United States will hold a meeting.
This association was organized March
19, 1892, by the women dentists of
rhlladolphia, and it now has mom.
bcrs in all the leading cities.
Sea Fowls.
Sea fowls' eggs liavo one remarka
ble peculiarity, they are nearly conical
in form, broad at the base and sharp
at the point, so that they will only
roll In a circle. They are laid on the
bare edges of high rocks, from which
they would almost surely fall off savo
for this happy provision of naturo
TnE woman who paints ber cheeks
and the man who dyes his whiskers
never fool but one person.
Ouji first parents made God's bless
ings a means ot cursing themselves.
reople are still doing tnat.
Tnt, fi.. fhftt. ta ?iM:il la nnnAQlnfr
... 4 , . . . f
a man ougnt to do eumcrent eviucuco
that be Is oft the Lord's side. f
Evert time a man sins be has one
more reason for trying to prove that
the cfmrch Is full of hypocrites. i
WHEsetER a good thought knocks
at the dobr Of the mind, Jesus Christ
la asking to come into the heart
Dr. T. C. Duucao, of Chicago, says
that smallpox epidemics are coincident'
with great atmospheric chauges due to
gun fpot.
CAPTDBING TflEATARACr.
.
KTAOA.KA PAIXS 13 "HA.HNESS&D
- rOS HAH'3 BENEFIT. .
t 7-
Eqttal to 1,000,000 norsft-Power
More THaa One-Tent b ot That
-' Amoont 'Will Soon bo Armilable.
"1 Tr"OIt more than fifty years, says a
t BuSalo letter to the New York
JJ 1 Press, the dream of engineers
(J has been to "harness Hiagara."
Well, the dream has come true, Niag
ara is ia harness.' To be sure, the
trace chains have not yet been booked to
the whlffletreea of Industry, but tho col
lar and hames, the bridle and bit are in
position and ready for the strain when it
shall come. v The greatest cataract of the
world has' been subdued, and If, ' rn
knowledge of its captivity 'its roar Is
more sullen than of yore when It existed
only as an Insurmountable obstacle to
navigation and a wonder for sightseers
to grow solemn over, the smiles on the
faces of capitalists, the new Jingle in the
pockets of residents ot the village Of
Niagara Falls,-4 and ' the- complacent
prophesies of the Buffalonlan that tea
years hence "Chicago will not be in it,
air; no, sir, not on your life," are atone
ments. - . .
It is estimated that the tohl power of
the great waterfall Is equal to that of
13,000,000 horses. To any one who has
seen its mighty volume this docs not
seem absurd. The present scheme will
only utilize less than one-hundredth of
that vast wasting force, but it may be
ssretcbed In the future to as great a
length as may bo made useful. -.
The effect of this great enterprise may
not bo as great as the sanguine remark
of the Buffalo man who has been quoted
would Imply, but it will be very great.
Of course many ot tho manufacturing
interests which will be 'attracted by
cheap power will gather In tho little
town which hovers on the brink of tho
cataract, and which has in tha past been
notable principally for Its big hotels, its
clamorous cabbies and its Indiaa bazaars.
But a plan has been devised whereby thi
power will be electrically transmitted to
Buffalo with comparatively small loss, so
that this city will undoubte liy come In
for many of the pudding's plums. The
Viliago of Niagara Falls itself has gone
wild with a boom almost Western in its
enthusiasm. -
The first attempt to utilize tho water
power of- Niagara Falls was made by
Horaco A. Doy, who in 1350 built tho
old Hydraulic Canal runuing from above
the rapids to what are now known as
Shoelkopf's Mills on tho brink of tho
cataract. This canal discharges its
wafer Into wbeelplts only sixty feet
deep, which In turn discharge at a point
more than 100 foet above the level of
the river bolow the falls, so that more
than three quarters of the possiblo force
1 wasted. The old Hydraulic Canal
gives J in all only about 6000 available
tioreoower.
The new method is the same principle
differently applied. , A canal has been
cut from above the replds ai' in Dcy's
Elan; but it rans only a . short distance
efore It reaches the pits, which aro 120
fcot dcop. A Sheer fall through great
pipes Is thus obtained, which is noarly
ai frreat as the height ot tho fall3.
Thus far the work was comparatively
easy. The fun came ia giving the water
a vent from the bottom of the wbeelplts.
This was accomplished by the construc
tion of a great tunnel through solid llmo.
stone rook, from the wheolplts to below
the falls. The water abstracted from
the river thus flows for a short distances
through the caual, then takes its big
tumble through - the pits down to the
turbine wheels, and then flows through
the tunnel to the river's lower level. "
This tunnel is 8713 foot long, twenty,
eight feet high and eighteen feet broal,
in semi-circular form. It is bricked up
along its whole length, an undertaking
which has consumed 13,000,000 cubes
of baked clay, and which, had it been
done by a singlo bricklayer, would have
occuplod his entire attention for twenty
four years. It was thought to be a bet
ter plan to employ 7 0D men In its con
struction, however, and they have man
aged to dig it an 1 lino It in a little less
than three years, having kept hard at it
day and night. The total cost of the
enterprise so far has been a trill o of
$2,500,000. - - - -
With tho wlieelpits already fin's'ied or
under way, the plant will develop a
minimum of 120,000 horse power. This
would be moro than sufficient, to run
seven of the largest steamships afloat,
and steamships aro not eay things to
run. It is highly improbable, however,
that the power from the falls will be
utilized in ocean navigation.
But if the dreams of the projectors of
this big entorpriso come true, somo
things almost as remarkable as that
wouM bo are TiVely to occur. Its pro
motors have been dovoticg almost as
much attention to studying how to trans
mit the power as they havo to studying
how to develop it.
In order to Increase tho power It will
be necessary only to dig now wheel pits.
Tho canal and the tunnel are big enough
to hold water for 1,000,000 horsepower,
and that is what the company places its
maximum rapacity at. ' Of course there
are sneers, but the company has Niagara
Falls and tho engineers on its sldo, and
socms likely to come out ahead.
It is estimated that by improper
methods in the Pennsylvania mines
thirty to forty per cent, of tho an
thracite coal was formerly lost.
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 moro 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, Syrup of Figs. '
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form moct acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the ystcmf
dispelling colds, headaches and feven
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given SAtlnfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, becane It acta on tne Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak,
emng them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c ana $1 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrnp
Co. only, whose name ia printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fin
and being well informed, you will cot
accost nuf aulMtitute if c&red.
jj ipii
The subject of the above portrait is the
Rev. Charles Prosser, a much beloved and
most devout minister of the gospel of Car
mel, Northumberland Co., Pa. Mr. Prosser'a
usefulness, was, foe a long time, greatly im
paired by a distrwsinir, obstinate disease.
How bis malady was finally conquered wo
will let bim toll in bis own language Ho
says i " I was a great sufferer from drpop
Bia, and I had suffered o lona that I was
e wreck J life was rendered undesirable and
it seemed death was near : but I came in
contact with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Iiiseovery and his ' Pleasant Pellets.' I took
twelve bottles of Discovery,' and several
bottle of tho Tellcta,' and followed tho
byrrenlo advice of Dr. Pierce, and I am
happy to say it was indeed a cure, for life is
worth living now." - rr-'-
For dj-spepsia, or Indication, ".liver com
plaint," or torpid liver, biliousness, constipa
tion, chronic diarrhea and all derangements
of tne ber, stomach and bowels, Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery effects
Ferfect cures when all other medicines fail,
t hns a specific tonic effect upon the lining
membranes of the stomach and bowels. As
an invigorating, restorative tonio it saves
strength to the wholte svstem and builda up
soHd flesh to the healthy standard, when re
duced by " wasting disea.-e." -
Mr. J. F. llurtson, a prominent hawrer of
Whitchorvillo, Sebastian Co., Art, writes:
" Having suffered severely, for a long time,
from a torpid liver, indlRestion. constipa
tion, nervousness and general debility, and
finding no relief in my efforts to rognin my
health, I was Induced to try Dr. Pierce s
Goldn Medical Discovery and 'Pleasant
Pellets.' Under this treatment, I improved
very much and in a ton months was able to
attend to ay pro'issional dutie&M
To purify, enrich and vitalize the blood,
and thereby invigorate tho liver and diges
tive organs, brace up the nerves, and put
the system in ordor generally ; also to build
BEECHAM'S PILLS
(Vegetable)
What They Are For
Biliousness
dyspepsia
sick headache
bilious headache
indigestion
bad taste in the mouth
foul breath
loss of appetite
when these conditions are caused by constipation ; and con
stipation is the most frequent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things for everybody to
learn is that constipation causes more than half the sick
ness in the world; and it can all be prevented. Go by
the book.
" Write to B. F. Allen Company, 365 Canal street, New
York, for the little book on Constipation (its causes con
sequences and correction); sent free. If you are not within
reach of a druggist, the pills will be sent by mail, 25 cents.
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op both solid flesh and strength after grip,
pneumonia, fevers and other prostrating
diseases, "Golden Medical Discovery" has
no equal. It does not make fat people moro
corpulent, but builds up sottd, wholesoma
ficth.
Do you feel dull, languid, low-spirited,
have fullness or bloating after eating, tongus
coated, bitter or bad tasto in mouth, irregu
lar arpetite. frequent headaches, "doatincj
specks ' before eyes, nervous prostration and
drowsiness after meals f
If you have any considerable number of
these symptoms, you are sufferintf from
torpid liver, r-ssociated with dyspepsia, or
indigestion. Tho moro complicated your
disease tho greater the number of symptoms.
No matter what stage it has reached, Dr.
Fierco's Golden Medical Discovery will sub
dun it.
Nervousness, sleeplessness, cervons pros,
tration, nervous dobilitv, and kindred dis
turbances are generally due to Impoverished
blood. The nervous system suffers for wont
of pure, rich blood to nourish aud sustain
It. Purif v, enrich and vitalize tha blood by
biking "3olden Medical Discovery" and all
three nervous troubles vanish.
Tho Golden Medical Discovery " la far
better for this purpose than the much ad
vertised nervines and other compounds, so
loudly recommended for nervous prostration,
as they aput the nerves to sleep," but do
not invigorate, brace up and so "strengthen
the nervous system as does the " Discovery,"
thus giving permanent bencXit and a radical
cure.
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sallow skin
pimples
torpid liver
depression of spirits
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