JBESOI.UTIO3.
If tooV any task to d
tet job whisper, friend to yon,
,-.
It -orf ve any thin' to say,
Do ill
Irue and needeJ, yea or nay.
Eayl
If you're anything to give.
That another! joy may iiva,
Give itl
If tome hollow creed you doubt;
Through the whole world hoot an
shout;
Djubt HI
ff you linow what torc'a to light,
Uuidiug others t!iroa the niht.
Light it!
If you re any debt to pay.
Rest you neither night nor day.
Pay It!
f you v any Joy to bol 1
Kelt to jour heart leit it jro eolj.
Hold it)
If you've any grief to :e.
At the loving Savior's feet,
Meet it!
If you're given light to ses
What a child of God should ba,
See it!
Whether life be bright or drear,
There Is a passage sweet and c'.eir
Whispes e 1 down to every ear,
Hear it!
Wood's Household Advocate.
The Plot That Failcl
IIESE thirigs be.'e
at the Hotel tie li
Grande Concords al
Nice. Tbey tent
to show on what I
slender thre.i 1 o'
chance is sometime
suspended the invs
teriou b a r r i e
which, to poor liu
rr.nnity, mukes "al
the difference''
tveu the dillerenci
between life a a
death.
The table d'hote breakfast ia the gioal
iaile was nearly over. Tae guests had
mostly risen ; some to saunter ia tht
ji!eaant grounds, othurs to go to their
rooms to inu'.ce preparations for expedi
tions further aSeld, all nliko bent ci
draining to the dres the cup of pleisuro
which iu Nice is always bubblia to the
brim. But at the ea 1 of the loa table
two groups, sitting near each other and
similnrly composed, yet having no con
nection, still lingered over the grapes
and peaebe?. The tall, dark man, deer
in conversation with Mrs. Yauhuysci;.
the pretty American widow, was Princi
Demetrius Spandoll, a Russian ofliia
high in favor with the Czar, who, haviuj
worked hard for eleven months of tht
yesr at swelling the cbain-gang3 to Si
btria, was spending the twelfth as i
holiday in the sunny South. At hm
in St. Petersburg the Prince wa3a silen!
enigma, carrying dread in his frown and
bis smile alike. Hero in the Riviera he
was as a chattering ichoolb y, dividing
bis time pretty equally between the
Casino at Monte Carlo and tho olTerinj
of the perfectly harmless homage to th'
fair American.
It was tho last day of his holiday, anc
the chance acquaintance which had beet
no pleasant for the last few weeks was to
come to an end tLt afternoon with the
Prince's departure northward by th
rapide. The lady must have beea per
suading him to prolong his stay despite
the call of duty, for B3 she rose and
swept gracefully toward one of the open
Fiench windows she said, in a voice louc
enough to reach the other group:
"Only a week; it is such a short time.
Vou have been so kind and good I an
sure you could spare mo that."
inoi-rince rose also, an'l louowinj
with his hand on his heart, male an
ewerr
"Madame, you ask what is impossible,
and what gives mo pain of the most ex
quisite nature to refuse. Would that 3
could remain; but my time i3 up, and
His Majesty has need of mc."
"I want you a good deal more than
tho Czar does," faid 3Irs. Yauhuysen.
"Come into the garden, Princs, I must
tee it I can t upset your determination.
The moment she had stepped through
the window, with SpandotI in close at
tendance, tho other pair of lingerers
raised their eyes to each other. Of thil
couple the man was also tall and dis
tinguished; but bo was very fair and
kii accent suggested a Germaa origin.
Tho lady's ancestry may have btea Au?-tro-Polisb,
but sho lived in the present,
and for the present sho was entirely cos
mopolitan. Sho was of singularly pale
complexion, and bad large,. quietly con
templative eyes. When Mrs. Vanhuysen
was not present, the men staying ia the
hotel voted her attractive, but the women
shrugged their shoulders. The man wai
known cs Baron Kolnitz, the lady rts
Usee. 3Iocnthal, and they were sup
posed to bo brother and sister. As t
matter of fact, they wero not related,
and their names were quite dillcreat,
but that has nothing to do with th
story.
Tiicy gszod long and earnestly. Th'
man was the first to break silence.
"It will upset all our plans if she doci
prevail on him to stay," he said in the
guttcral accents cf bis race. "Who cio
ay what a woman will dol Sho ma?
put her soul into tho job now at tho last
laomen', and disorganize everything.
Our mission would then have to ba a:
tempted in this crowded hotel, if we are
to fjivo him hi3 quielus by tho 15:h.
"Tho date matters little, I fancy, ca
long as he never sees St. Petersburg
gnin," said Mme. Moscnthal.
The Earou shrugged hi3 shoulders.
Ycu maka no allowance for my leel
(r.gj," ho leplicJ. "I have plannc I
tverj thing to a nicety; I hare spent 5'J )
f.-nrcs i:i squaring the guard of the
tv :Je. Fiaucois Petrc, tj do our bi.l
Urg; i v.r own cscapo is arranged w ith
tc.".a:aity, tud yet jou ask me to view
the t-vctthruw of all this with com-
1 - r '
"I: will be time cnoug'a to grumV.
:ia can :e arises," returned the lady.
rr myself, I do cot anticipate aa;
li-aucre ia the programme. Would it n
c well to recapitulate tho chief point!
c it, ccw tLat we have r.a opportunity!
!te aided, giincing round ths room,
rhica wss deserted ssve for the preac
f tc head w:tr, tiuy nt a distant
i..t, f.-d well cu: cf earshot.
K'.lo .iz is J himself with a stealing
m lc jame c.lrcction, and pro
Nriei to enumerate '.-.is points with the
ruato cf an artist well p;;ac 1 w:ia hi
o Cc.-in.
Fee trsia by whie'i V..2 Ti'iuZs is ta
uTr'.," h waivfr-?-!. "Vires Ltra at
I.3J :-.:s a.:?.-r. j5i;. VT; also travel fcr
.. -. b; : -t i:ct '.j 'ctr. We
isr.c c: 't . ti.e '.;hja aaJ take our
ictcis 1 r i i a", w; J cj wa.
m.-'j n.-.r. ;,a I J. Wh?i lij train
ts :i I r T fi t" -y cj2 v.;;cer.t
tr y tt t.t ; T-.l o.- tT-r-ty, lu iic;
t - i .t :-::f xr-iwrb. BT. oa tcs
It' ri.-t,t'i ; cr-1. Til
J- t.c: rr.; cf U;4rur toj ri-mii
tc i-rrt-s-rcoa. Tea, ci if ci:---..!
t t:e ti-ugh! ff lotin tv ;.-.. -s,
.-jr;a- : tie p.atforta.
lV rJV. a realy tntc: I i!h
r S.J Is oa tue l.-ji)t. U
bundles you," witn many apologies, lnt
the coupe reserved for our good frieadj
the Prince. SpaudorH will recognizi
you as s fellow guest at this hotol, an
u you are pretty when pardon me,
time. Vanhuysen is not by for copiri
ion, bo will be civil. You also are civil,
though very sad at first at the absenct
f your brother, who, you suppose, Uai
through his foolishness lost the traio
The Prince consoles you; you are cow
loled; and by the tiraj Marseilles ii
reached you are sufficiently frieudly t
ask a favor. Tuo train is just about U
start again; I present myself at tht
door of the coupe, and - a grev1
scene of happiness ensues. I havi
been in the train a'.l the while, bu
missed you someho.v at Nice station.
There is na time for explanation ma
I ja-aip ial You appeal to the Prince
he caunot refuse and I ju:np. Thi
train goes on. It is darlc no; vui
presently aso ncthinj whicli was ones s
too zealous 1! i;-i n oiScial is flun ou
ou to the liue at a deiolite place. A'
Lyons tr j wjarie 1 travelers, n t a bit
like you and I, leave the train and cm
across country to Geneva. By the tirui
that thiag in the desolate place is dis
sovereJ, v.e are lost in the crowd and g
ta our several wajs."
Kolnita checked himself at a mutterei
"Iltisul" from his companion, and Mrs
Vanhuyscn entered the salle this tinu
by the door, presumably to go to he
jwa apartments.
The effect upon the two conspirator
was simultaneous and decided. Koluit
muttered a guttural German oath, an J
stared blankly at Madame, in whost
wide, open eyes, a look of trouble wa!
gathering.
"Did you hear that!" Lis3el tbv
rJaron. "it is as l
pretty fabric falls.
feared; tho who'.a
The Prince is tj
tay lor a week."
'Control yourself," wbispsrjd t'i
woman; "ye3, I heard plainly enough;
Blie told the waiter to iuforai the miitri
i'hotel that the apartments of 31. It
Prince are retained for a week, certiia.
That walk in tho grounds has djne it
evidently."
They sat quite still, ponlerin deeplj
(or some momeuts. At length the lij.ro a
rose.
"I feel," he said, "like a playwright
who, on the eve of a production of his
masterpiece, is told to change hu plot,
lis scenery and goal of his c air ic tors,
retaining only tho 'stars' of tho piece,
ml yet to be ready at tho appointed
dour. No matter; we shall kill some
bow before the 15.li. But for myself i
feel no longer like work for tj-d ly. I
luall seek distraction at the tables at
Monte Carlo, an I not return till mid.
aigut. Will you accompany mei"
"I will join you later in tho day," shi
replied. "I cannot dismiss our purpose
from my mini so easily. I shall go to
ny room now and thiuk. I must
itucly Mine. Vanhuysea and the Prince,
and perhaps I shall be able to hit upon
some new idea. I will meet you at the
Casino in time for dinner, and wo cat
(eturn together."
It was not till 4 o'clock that 3I.nU
llosenthal emerged from her room,
ready dressel for her trip to join tae
! Baron at Mo.ite Carlo. She h vl gonaa
ittie tim3 to sparo before the train tj
.he gambling resort was due to start,
ind she decided to employ the interim,
;n prospecting the more nenls of the in
tended victim. To thi3 end, however,
it was necessary that sho should scr ipa
icquantaiuce with Mrs. Yanhuysea, and
study her rolatijas with Spandoll inorr
:losely.
Sladamo proceedel to the garden a.
;he rear of Vie hotel, lljre there was a
fountain, and chairs wero set out under
die trees for the use of the visitors. Tae
Russian was nowhero li be seen, b it
.here was Mrs. Yanhuyscn, seated quito
ilone, and pensively watching the play
of the spiral jets.
It was an opporl unity tjo good to bt.
lost. The adventuress approached,
sud, seating herself in the chair aeir by,
re:nrked ou tha O-'aat of t'u3 scjai,
Mrs. Vanhuyseas reply was as brief at
was consisteut with politeness.
I hear tht the Prines i3 to stay h?K
.'or a week. That will be very cbxjr.iiin
'or you," proceeded raadaiue, nothing
iainted. "Pardon rue, but we havi
lotice l that ho teem greitly smitten.
Mr3. Vanhuysea stared at her wit!.
lufeigneJ astonishment. "You yo;i
nut have been real smirt to do thut,"
iho blurted out at length, ironic illy.
Sho who called herself MosentliAt
aodded an I s niled. "It Is too plain
for error, madame," sho simpered
"Will ho spend much of his time at thi
table.', thiuk you?"
'I caunot say," replied 3Irs. Yanhu
icn;" "neither can I sea that it concern!
you. But," she added, and then shi
rose joyfully from her cbt:.r, "here hi
comes himself. Ycu had better as1
him."
The adventuress rose also, and looko
round. A well-dressed, dapper-lookinu
nan, with n traveling bag is his hand
ind a railroad rug over his shoulder,
was advancing from tho hotel.
"TiiatT'said Madara iloscnthal.'Uha
i not Prince Spandoll."
'Who said it was," snapped Mrs,
anhuysen. "But it is tho Pnnco I a-n
nostly cenccrned in, and the ona yoa
iave been talking about, I guess, seeing
fou knew lie was tj bo here for a week
my affi'incod husband, John C. Prince,
f Denver, U. S. A., very much at ycur
crvice. Spandoll left by tho rapido an
iour ago. lie is well on hrs way to Bus
iia by this. How are you Johnuyf''
And while a pale-facod woman with
cad eyes and twitching fingers walked
ilowly away, the pretty widow was
idling ter lover how chummy sho had
aecn with a real live prirce, and how
ihe had tried an I failed t make him
tay for their wedding.
At whx'a John C. Prince, of Derive'
rtvU'l cTitcnt. The Million. 1
To Want Off t holer.-i.
It seems that we can successfully
Cglit cholera with oranges and lem
ons. The Imperial health office of
Berlin has issued an announcement
to the effect that oranges and lemons
arc Loth fatal to the cholera bacillus.
Placed In contact with the cut sur
face of the fruit, the bacteria survive
but a few hours. They remain activo
for iome time longer on the unin
jured rind of the fruit, but even then
they die within twonty.four hours.
The destructive property as regards
the cholera bacteria is supposed to
be due to the lare amount, of acid
contained in those fruits. In conse.
rjuencc of this quality, the heal Hi
oilieer considers it unnecessary to
place any rcGtrictions on the transit
and -rale of these fruits, even if it
should to ascertained that they conu
from places where cholera is preva
lent .it the time. Not a single in
ft in co km r..':Nd in .which cholera
was di.-sc::iir.ated by cither oranges
it lemons.
Tr.sr.s are over a hundred difTerout
ir.dtf C1;ritUns and you mav hunt i
a locji lima lcfon? jou l:nd an e.jul j
ruantliy i-f pood in any other bun- '
lirci societies.
Tl.in r.:e i. -w fc.-: il w.l V.-:-iu
lxi .ri!J. (.'al., anl inar.y
r. tr :c-b.ms torrd. The yi-M .
w iiicrxn. : ind tic r;!finlsa ready)
n'.c at tl.C' and J J ; I a ml.
ARE NEGROES VENOMOUS?
a Texa Doctor Experlmaitttac with the
faliva or Iilue-Gom NegrtM.
It has long been a belief among tho
ifgroes that the bite of one of their
ace who has blue gums is about as
leadly as the bite of a mad dog or
tattlesnake, says a P.renham (Texas)
rorrespondent of the Galveston News.
l ew white people think: this is any
Sf'whlta SncrcSr
md, while Instances are recorded in
she newspapers every once In awhile
if deaths resulting from bites in
dicted by blue-gum negroes, t'e ven
sral opinion Is that the death was
lot caused by the bite or else that
tho blo.d of the person bitten was in
vch condition that a wound of al
truist any character equally severe
would have produced ceath. It is
aot questioned, however, that the
jite of a human being whether the
iiiue-gum variety o.- not may in
xime instances prove a severe injury.
A case is reported from the I.ott
lore neignuornooa. A negro woman,
tuen iouey, about, ou years or age,
as bitten about a week ago by her
laughter-in-law. The wound was on
Hie little finger, and was not at all
lnrl irac nn
1 ir.gerous in appearance, but in a
lay or two the hand began to swell
lud the swelling was a companied
by great pain. It soon sprejri to trie
entire arm, which puffed up to twice
its normal si.-e. A physician was '
:alled in and he prescribed such rem
sdies as the case seemed to demand, '
but lockjaw set in and lasted about
twenty hours. Finally the swelling
began to abate, and tbe old woman
Is now considered on a fair road tc
recovery.
The Doctor learned that the
iaughter-in-law was of the blue. I
guru variety, and examined her
mouth to see if it differed from that
jf anybody else. lie says the gums
are of a purplish blue mottled up-;
pcarance, unlike those of the ordin- j
ary negro, lie Is skeptical on the
uoject of tho bite of such a person
being more pui?uuuus lliaii ti.al ot
jnyo::e else, but says he is experi
menting with the virus or saliva
from this woman's mouth to seft if
there is any truth in the belief of
the negroe. The subject of his ex
periment Is a small dog, whl. h ho
inoculated with the virus, and he
lays he is waiting for developments
with some degree of interest. j
A I'roditry in Short Frocks.
Fir John Millais was one of those
prodigies who, having real genius
lullll the promise of their youth. :
When he was a boy so little that , his ( -a8 Instinct ot Locality iu Anira.D.
friends u ed to pile books on a chair
Uj make a seat high enough for him : A cat carried a hundred miles in u
;o sit on while he worked, he was ' kct, a dog taken, perhaps, rive han
llways sketching, hoping some day ired miles by nil, in a few days may
to b3 a painter. Ills mother was an iave found their way back to tho start
le Uaintance of Sir Martin Shee, then -"J? point, writes A. J. Mackintosh. So
('resident of the I'.oyal Academy, and have often been told, and, no doubt,
;he told him that her little boy iho thing has happened. We have bieu
lad a great irift in the line of draw- istoaished at tho wonderful iniclligence
fug.
"Don't encourasre it!" said Sir Mar.
,in. "Many children show this sort
)f proclivity, and the end of it all
s u failure. It is not once in a
ihousaod times that success is
achieved. Br.ng them up to any pro-
fession but mine." I
She then asked him at least to '
ratiry a mother's pride by looking ;
it some of her darling's sketches.
lie glanced at mem, and exclaimed
Jelightedly:
"It is your duty, Mrs. Millais, tc
.ncournge this boy. He is a marvel."
The result of this advice was that
.lie child was sent to the finest
ichools of art, an I wheu tho pri. e
'hit thi; best historical drawing iu
pei.cil was awarded, at one of
the l oyal Academy assembles, the
aame of Mr. Millais was called. A
:liild in short dresses was presented,
ind the Duke of Sussex, who was In
b.' chair, i ailed out in amacment:
ds this Mr. Millais? Put him on
Mc tablel"
And standing there, he receiver
ais prize.
Sleep a Habit.
This is what a physician, wtio ut
icves more in heredity than in al
most anything else, said the other
lay:
"I sea Kdison, in an interview
published in one of the papers, said
that to do away with the necessity
of sleep is aniinig the possibilities.
Now. I bdieve that the wizard was
i tril'.e joking when he said that.
Hut when he said sleep was a habit
that came into fashion before artl
II ial light was discovered, I believe
he was in earue-t As the night ie
turneil more and more into day by
the perfect ion of lights, the habit j
and necessity for sleep will be obvl.
lied. The hours given over to sleep
will be gradually lessened from gen
eration to generation, until the time
will come when we will have what I
ni'gt call the 'open-eyed genuration.1
1 believe that every one will agree
that this generation is a bit fastci
ttian the last one. Well, it is simplj
the logical movement toward th
end I prcdici. We are handing
down fewer hours' sleep tojour chil
dren, who will leave a smallei leg
acv to their offspring." Loulsvillt
V'ourier Journal.
Iteinarkab.e rroc
A gentleman residing in Ilortju,
Y.. has after t.n years drilling. '
succeeds!, nccf-rding io report, ic
training a company of frogs to per
form the most remarl.able feats. Tc
;ee one of theso animals sitting on
lutr in the sunshine, with his wide
aiouia ana goggle
eyes, we won d
hardly be irriresed with the intel-!
, tectuality of his expression, and just
; why Mr. Hoaj should have conceived
; the idea of the remarkable brain c:c'
jistlng behind an extremely stupid:
countenance, is not known to the
writer but that h- has croduccd most'
surprising, those v. ho have visited
his place will testify, lie quoted as
jaying that he has derived enough
amusement from this diversion to
aiakc lire enjoyable even to a man
lith but one leg living in a locality
t vlieie congenial companions arc few.
It would take too long to enter into
' dose aetails, but a mention of a few,
; )f their feats will be Interesting. At
the word "Attention:" all are on tho
llert, after which, at the word o;
:oinmand, they go through the most
istonishing evolutions, each leg kiek
ng ia perfect time with Its neighbor.
iiiong the performances is a race,
ihe winner being rewarded by a speci
ally nice tid bit. At dusk thcygivc
t concert, again under their owner's
, command, and those
who imaina ;
froir as he H'
hat the voice of the
cnowu in the swamps, Is not hint: but''
I hoarse unmeaning croak, should '
lear these trained animals "sinirin" ,
Ok.'ctlier. Mr. lloar says that tlieir
oices ruw hoarser with advancing
old weather. Faeh member of ttvi
and has bU on e-pecial scasholl
; the ltto:u of the lake which U
l'.eir home, in which
i ht as Io!? i. he is
iiety ncd whither
hen l.e hibernate
he retires
a mccitier
of.
be wl'bdrawr
Il.e firt r.rilh tr:iu!ntioii of
tiile was in the Irh U'igue.
tho
VHAT IS EATEN.
jdtlbtt of Queer Food Used by Oat-oZ-the-Way
I'eople.
At the Department of Agriculture
in Washington, hidden away In an
Dbscure corner, is an odd sort of ex.
dibit of queer foods eaten by out-of-
the-way people. There is a loaf of
bread made from the roasted leaves
"her tmd of bread isa douTh of
;,,, h; rrhnilo ,ir
juniper berries. These are relished
by some tribes of Indians, whiie
Hhers manufacture cakes out of dif
ferent kinds of bulbs. The prairie
Indians relish a dish of wild turnips,
which civilized people would not be
likely to enjoy at all. In the great
American desert tho "screw beans,"
vhicb grow on iucsquite-buslici, are
utilized for food. !"o:ip berries fur
jisti an agreeable diet for some sav-
izcs in this countrv, while in Cali
fornia the copper-colored aborigines
Jo not disdain the seeds of saltg as.
Also in California the D eger In
iiatis collect pinenuts, which ate
j . . ' , :
ef 1 ! a.'. Jiff E 1 ?"
ne
.a,,UJC'lluca 1 ttliuu piuuua ujr kiu
Uing tires against thej trees, thus
lausing tbe nuts to fall out of the
;ones. At the same time a sweet
;um exudes from the bark, serving
iho purpose of suirar. Tho seeds of
rourds are consumed in the shape o'
mush by Indians in Arizona.
In addition to all these things tht
ixhiblt referred to includes a Jar
.if pulverized crickets, which arc
iaten in that form by the Indians of
Dregon. They are roasted, as are
likewise grasshoppers and even slugs.
These dellcac es are cooked in a pi
being arranged in alternate layers
with hot stones. After being thus
prepared they are dried and ground
to powder. They are mixed with
pouuded acorns or berries, the flour
being kneeded Into cakes and dried
In the sun. The Assiniboines used
i kind of seed to stop bleeding at
ihe nose. Among other curious
ih'ngs used for food are acorns, sun
lower seeds, grape seeds, flowers of
rut-tails, moss Irom tbe Bpruce Hi
tree, ana the blossoms of wild clover.
The exhibit embraces a number of
models representing grape seeds
enormously enlarged It is actually
possible ti tell the species of a grape
by the shape of the seed. There is a
iar of red willow bark, which In
dians mix with tobacco for tho sake
of economy. This, however, is only
one of a thousand plants that are
utilized in a similar fashion.
Jisplayed. Magic, I should call it.
last week I heard of a captain who sailei
Iron Aberdeen to Arbroath. Ho left
behind him a dog whica, according to
the story had never bceu in Arbroatu,
but when he arrived there, the do was
waiting on the quay. I was expected to
believe that tho dog had known his
master's destination, and been able t
Inquire tho way overland to Arbroath.
Truly marvelous 1 Cut really, it is tims
to inquire more carefully as to what
these stories do mean ; we must cea3e to
iscribs our intelligence to animal, a 1 1
eara that it is wo that often poises?
heir instinct.
A cat on a farm will wander nvtnj
fliles in search of prey, and will thera
!ore bo well acquainted with the ciuntr
for miles round. It is take a fifty railei
iway. Again it wanders anl comes
icross a bit of country it knew before.
What more natural than that it should
jo to its old home? Carrier pigeons are
iau 'lit "homing by taking them gradu
illy loader flights from home so that
they may learn the look of tho country.
We cannot always discover that a dog
ictually was acquainted with the route
by which it wanders home; but it it
uite absurd to imagine, as most people
it once do, that it was a perfect stranger
:o the lay of tho land. To hd our way
i second time over ground we have onco
trod is scarcely intelligence; we can onlj
call it instinct, though the word doe!
not in the least explain the process. Twc
years ago I trst viisited Douglas in tht
Isle of Man. I reached the station at It
p. in. I was guided to a house a mile
iurough the town. I scarcely paid anj
mention to tue route; jot next morning
found my way by the samo route to
ihe station, walking with my hca I bent,
:lecply thinking all the time about other
thiugs than the way. I bae the ia-
'tinct ot locality.
Mot people going into a dark roox
.hat they know are by muscular sense
raided exactly to the very spot they
wish; so people who bars the instinct
sf locality may wander over a moor ex
icily to the place they wish to roach,
without thinking of where they go.
There may be no mental exercise coa
lected with this. I ha7o known a lady
)f great intelligence who would loso her
ray wi'hin half a mile of tho house she
lad lived in forty years. This feeling
tbout place belongs to that part of ui
ihat we have in coin non with the lower
:reature3. We need not postulate that
;he animals ever show signs of possess
ing our iutell'ience; they posses3 ia
:otnmon with us what is not intelligence.
jut instinct. London Spectator.
A (Jreut Secret Society Man.
A greatest secret society man it
America Is Abner Markoe, of Chicago
at 'east that is what Mr. Markot
5a's himself, and he would like som
person to dispute his claim. I am
& - years of age," said Mr. Markoe,
"aD(1 1 am a member of 42 societies,
1 have taken tbe highest degrees io
Masonry, (:dd Fellowship and the
Kni.hts of Pythias, and hold chair.
iu several of the fraternal Insurance
orders. I don't think there is another
man in the in: ted states who has
such a record. A man in 1'hilpdelphia
comes the nearest He belongs to 3C
secret societies."
"Don't you get your grips confused
iouietl.es'.'"
o." said Jlr. Markoe. '-becausi
Degrees vt GnodneM.
Grant Allen relates that he wa.
littinv oneday un !er the shade of tbe
M'hlnx, turning for some petty point
)f detail to his Haeieker. a shcile
ooked at him sadly, and 6boolc his
le.id. ".Murray gooi," he said, In a
miciun voice oi warnlnt;: Baedeker
aoBooo. i.aii3ryou use aeaeker?"
Mr. Allen: "why do
to
Baedeker?" The sheik crossed his
bands and look down on him witn
.he pitylDit eyes of Islam. Itae .-k' t
sad book," he repeated; "Murray
(fery nood. Murray aay. "Give me
jiheik half njcrown'; Baedeker say, Uiv
.ne i-iici 5tiu.iii.
use the siirnsanrt rrirwnrr.niv th. I V.lal "lan ,over th-rc: I'm sure he'
Kders. It would take a man with S'V, av wlK 2nd, ? ,faI?
two heads to remember 42 of them." ' , J. 0,rtf,r c,s sah: but don 1
v r-" s:'y itothin' 'bout it. sail It's Mr.
livaovolouce without lo Lm Hi' 1 1' a mighty weak prlncltle that
o ore beart iu it thaa a grindstone. 'ou't survive a thousand auttatca.
5 ALT RHEUn
"I ha.l salt rhemn. I took Hood's Sarwiparilla
.nil my lianas begun to lit-nl. Ky tbe lime I had
Hood's ptma
Cures
I
ailsbcd the secon.l botiie tue flesh had all
lealed and the skin had become smooth ami my
3ands huve been perfectly well ever siuee."
E. laKtitN, Delavau, Wisconsin.
Hood's I'llla cure all liver Ills, Indigestion.
A Skin or ceauty Is a Joy Forever.
13. T. FELIX SOTOATO'S
ORIENTHL CEEBPI, or luHGICfll BESHTIFIE1
y ,SfkW RfmoTM Tan,
leu, Motlr
ttt'ties. ltAb
and tsktn d
eaiea, tn4
every blem
ish on beautv
and U -fit da
lection. O n
IU vlrtna it
han alfKfd torn
test of 41 yrm.;
no other haa.
and 1 a eo
liarmler . wa
taste tt tn be
t ireit laprnp
erly loatle.
Accept no
counteifrltof
nnllarnaine
The dtAtlnsuished Dr. I. A. Favre aald to a lady of
Ihe haui ton (a pktionO: "Am you ladutwiU uaethem.I
recommend 'UournutV O ram' a$ the J'ast harmful of
mti tfie Skin preparatums." One bottle will laat alx
niomlie, utluR it every day. Also poudre biiiitlle
miinx'pM sup'rfltious huir uithnut Injury to the klru
i:ni T. liOTk INS. Prop., 37 (J rear Jones St. , N . Y.
Kor sale bv all Druacclftta anl Fancy tiotnla JJealeia
thr'nichnit tlitT. S., Cunadax. aad Kurope.
CtT iewarrof ltne tni jatUmn. txO Reward for
it tfat Mild proof of uny one ellii the same.
COOK BOOK
320 fflOBS ILLUSTRATED.
Oneof Hie ljinj t nni B-t he
fliHiKS .uWl-h.xl. Hilled la
for SO Lirge Lloa fco.dt ettt fntu l.HiU
t'offip wrappers, aiitl a tnt Mainp.
Write liir llt tif our other flnt: 1're
mtuoift. woolron Spicc Co..
J liuruu &u, Toi.liai, OHIO.
Ilr. llorn'i 8aitltnry Tronirr hnpportera.
Ih awau irith uicntlrrs irhirh hintlfr V o
Irveloptnt'iit ami frer nrlitin of the tuntj$. u
'Jr. Jurn's Similar! Tntu-irr Nupitnrter. Sei d
Scents to K. Ihjrn, .ly S. Warren Street, Tnn-
un, A. J.
..11.) DR. J. B.MAVTR, iullir.ku,
PHIL4
e..ii.i. t
.i ti K.u4r..inDUOt n). . ii.nl Dial
aMtKtll.lil.
ClKUiM. udW A.M. I. TM.
rontamnilTM and people
who have weak hinc- or Aath-
mt, HbouM UdO Piso'a Cure for I
Consamptton. It h& eared
(hnucaodi. f t ha notlnlor-
I ea one. ji is not naa to te.
I It is tbe bem coDcb .yrupt.
Bold ere ry where. e
La
Work la llii i Altitulji.
S'juie pri-jtical fact3 are fcrnU'aal oy
ihe experience of tho work aa engage I
iu the construction of the new Cdntral
Hiilvray over the unia rane of moan
iain3 in Peru. The line starts from Lim i,
latitude twj'.vj ctjrees. The sum -tnit
tunnel of this line, at Galeria, u al
the height of 15,615 feet, or a little un
der the height of Mont Blacc, but it
must be remembered tiiit the clim i tic
conditions are very diilerent and mora
unfavorable in Peru thun in irops. Mr.
E. Lane, tho eagineer-ia-chief, find
that ths wor!cm3n, up to as altituda ot
30J0 to lO.OJa feet, do ahjat the saoij
relative quantity of work ai at the sei
level, provide! they havs been inure! to
tho height or brought up ia the country.
Kt 12,000 feet, the amount of work de
ienorates, and at 11,000 to 16,000 a full
third has to bo delucted from to.9
iraount that the same men could per
form at sea level.
O aring to the absents of malaria, taa
jercentaga of etBcieat labor a; the
reitt3: clevatioa is a very nig! one.
Men coming from the oat arj not fou 3 1
:ipsb!e of doing eilicieut work foraoo i.
two weeks, on an average, whea takej
to high elevation?. The cap3ity gra l
jally iocreisoi and reic'aei its miiijiLi n
.n a few wee'xs or months, according to
:he constitution of the in-.lividua!. Ta s
anjority of tha laborer! ara "Chslos,"
or in 1 ia u boru iu the Sierra. Tacyara
found to ha incapibla of doing effijient
work on the coats or in the wa.-a.er alti
tu lei without a long course of acciimi
titition. If givngs of theie 'iCiiolos"
liava for special purposes bsju ta'ceu
in Mealy do.vn from the Sierra to work
s; altitudes of from 2030 to 530J feet,
lickness anl fever have reiu'.ted froo,'
be change.
Mu'.cs and hor32s aro foual to do
ibout the iimi efficient worle propor
tionately as human beings up to about
17,030 feet ia tan dt3tnc.. Males stand
lha c'liuiite best, but, again, require
some weeks for acclimatization, and i
:irgcj to unduj cxeitioa at great alti
;u ioi they are liable to drop do:d sal
denly. It may be reanrkei tha region
of perpetual suot ia the distriot begini
it lS.OOO feet. Niuetooath Century.
'o beut.meiit About Her.
lie (afler being accented And
what kind of a ring am I to bur for
you, my darling? She Well, I like
one I wore last fear ever so much. I
will give you Oiarlic's adlress. Tcr
haps vou will bo able to buy the
ticket from him at a bargain.
Texas Siftin;;s.
On ilia Chicago Kvpreva.
rassengcr Loik here. uorter.
there's something suspicious ahouf.
s
Ward McAllister, Soln' out tose ths
Wot Id's Fair. ruck.
Itartl on liats.
fctraiiner Why don't you clear the
rats out of your chiclcn house.
Farmer Kasie They don't do no
harm. Mranper Don't they cat
Fanner Kasie They used to
but not now. I think those new
fashioned china nest-Tirs b:i
1?crt . discouraged themNew York
rrrltj Ulg.
I.rooklyn Eoy Are the Vorld'
fair buildines very big? Chicago
Joy Big? They're so big vou have
:n look through the wrong end of an
ipera-elas. to sec 'cm. tiooH 'cws
ifh. i
El
A NEPHEW OF HENRY CLAY.
B Is Peddlln Notions on th Street ol
Era ;ilrc CbL
In one of the humblest cottages In
San Diego, CaL, lives an old man
whose tall form and distinguished
appearance have made him a familiar
figure on the streets of that city. lie
may be 6een any day going from door
to door with a basket strapped around
him, peddling notions. This venera
ble old man, who was one day In
fairly comfortable circumstances, is
named Cyprian Clay, and bis father
was a brother of that brilliant polit
ical leader of bygone days, Ilenry
Clay. He Is now 81 years old, and
his career of over four score years has
been an eventful one. He can recall
many of the most stirring incidents
in the early history of this country
as if they happened but yesterday,
cfrniAx ci.Ar, and bis peddmso ocin
I and prides himself on his acquaint
1 ance with many of those Intellectual
giants who flourished during the
days of his illustrious uncle. Re
verses overtook him and now, with a
daughter, the last of his seven chil
dren, he Is passing his last days in
poverty, eking out a scanty living
for tbe two from the sale of hii
The Rich Mendicants of France.
Mendicancy would appear to be
almost as profitable in the outlying
suburbs ot Paris as in the city itself,
where beggars sometimes die leaving
substantial legacies behind them for
their next of kin. Victor Ilaydt,
aged 49, was supposed to be one of
the most destitute and almsworthy
Inhabitants of Jolnvlile-le-ront,
where he dwelt iu a hovel by night
and begged on the roads by day.
For the last week he had Disappeared
from sight, and the police having
been communicated with went to tho
hut, burst open tbe door, as there
was no answer to their knocks, and
found Ilayet dead on the floor Inside.
His body showed no marks of foul
play, and it was c'e-ir that the man
had died suddiuly 1mm heart disea-c
In a dirty cupboard of his mlserablo
room was found a parcel cf bank
notes amounting in value to 720.
Tho mendicant's dog was beard howl
ing in tho cellar. The animal was
half mad with hunger, and it choked
itself eating a lump of bread thrown
to it by the policemen. London
Telegraph.
Wail Paper and Candle Light.
Every ouo knows that wben tha
walls of a room aro papered with a
ligbt paper it looks much lucre cheer
ful, but wo hardly lealize the treat
.diiTercnce between darlc and liht pa
pering. A scientist ha now
measured it in a systematic way, and
has come to the following results:
Suppose tho room is convered with
black cloth, and lequires 100 candles
to give it a certain degree of light.
If ; ou take away the hlaclc cluth.and
paper, the room with dark brown
paper. HI candles give the same
amount of light Wit'i blue paper
candles will do: w.th fresh yellow
paint 0 tandles give as much light,
and with clean deal-board walls, 50
candles a-e su.cciit. llut If the
room be painted in white. 15 candles
make it as light i.i KT candles wUh
the dark drown hurrouudings. The
conclusion is evie'ent. 'ot onlv is it
bad for the eyes to hn ve a sudden con
trast of dark and li.-lit, but it Is also
in ch more cxpenive to light 12
candles whare two or throe would bo
uf Helen t
setr 'J neory o Yn T.xoJut.
A negro preacher once elaborated i
new story of the Exodus, to wit
that the Red Sea was frozen over, and
so afforded the Israelites a safe pas
sage, but whea Pharaoh with his
heavy iron chariots attempted to
c.o;j, he brnk? t'irojj:! and was
drowned. A brother arose and asked
an explanation of that 'p'nt." Said
he: '-I'so been a studyin K'ographv,
and g'ography lay dat am de place
whar da tropics am, and do tropics
am too hot for freezin'; de pint to be
'splained Is 'bout breakin through de
Ice. " Tho preacher straightened
himself up and said: "Brudder, glad
you axed dat question, for It gives me
'caslon to 'splala it. You see, dat
war a great while atfo, befo' dey had
ft'offi-phies, and befo' dere war any
roplcs. " LiPDincott's,
Indisputable.
.f.7 . ! "ra douib or tnellclne for a'
complaint when one box of Beecham'. I
ll!M!a.e? this is lHcane Ponstipation Is the
cause of nearly all ailment', and Iieecbam'i Pills
cure constipation. A valmihl book .r know!
eiiite maile.1 free, on reiu.-t, by It. K Allen o
:t I'unal Street, New York
Cherraiongce, in southwestern Af
nea, is the wettest place in the world,
the average annual rainfall there being
C10 inches.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root cotm
all idn-y and bladder troablaa.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory glmrhamton. N. .
While engraving a matrimonial in
viUtion, a New York artist made n
cunous blunder. The inviUtion read
thus: "Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have
the pleasure to request your presents at
the marriage of their daughter."
Don't you know to have perfect health
you must have pure blood, and the bjst way to
have pure blood Is to take Uood's Sarsapa'::;
tie best blood purifier and strength builder.
Hood's Pills may be had by mail for Me. of
C. I. Hood i Co., Lowell, Mass.
Near Cheatertown.. MH . th lira t m
small lake called Still Fond, which has
neer been known to bo milled even
by the most violent storms.
TT.1I'. fat. I. rn I ,1 i ... . .
mucoo. surface, of th. .rsiim! Wrt75 ?
tauoniala, free. Manufactured br
t....uiit Cu. Toledo, O.
ChriKtopher Grove, a ninolv.(n.....-
old resident of Bethany, Ind., is cut
ting a new set of tocth."
Pkll.h's rare
la sold m arm trantee. It cure lotiijtant ti
wmpuoo; It .. the Best Cou. ur!& io
Bricks from what is believed to be
the remains of the old Tower of Babel
firetill found in great profusion at
Bir Nimrud, Baby lonia.
i aj.ld.-C Lie Down with th.
I .The hardest thing to train a vi!d
, beast to do Is to perform with a weak,
'.lefenceless animal," remarked LA .U
erle hand who has deserted the arena
and rimr for mercantile punuiU. and
was at the Laclede yesterday In his
S?acltr as a commercial traveler.
1 remember once several years ajfo
an effort beln made to persuade a
very docile lion to lie down with a
lamb. The Idea was certainly a Rood
one, but It took several lambs and also
several weeks before the lion, which
was willing to Jump through a burn
lng hoop, sham death on being snot
etc.. could be persuadedjto allow a
lamb to enter his den w.th Impunity.
Twice he killed a lamb in the presence
ot his trainer, and tho second, time
he nearly killed the trainer who
rallies recklessly tried to get away
the carcass. Finally, tho lion would
tolerata a lamb In its drn just as Ions,'
as the keeper stood over it with an
iron bar. Hut the effort was so
evidently farced and the performance
was so utttrly lacking in smoothness
and interest that it was abandoned
after two or three attempts." St.
Louis Globe-remocrat.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and
tends Io personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet-
i ter than others and enjoy life more, with
I less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting tho 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
I in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial projiorties of u perfect lax
ative ; effectually clean.iing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyen
and permanently curing constipation.
It has piven satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on tue Kid
neys, Liver and Howels without weak.
, ening them and it is perfectly free from
' every objectionable substance.
Pvrnp of Figs is for sale by all drug
pi :W in GOc and $1 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Jyrup
, Co. only, whose name is printed on every
and being well informed, you will not
bcce&t any BubstituUi if oilered.
24
BEEC HAM'S PILLS
(Vegetable)
What They Are For
Euiousncss
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, .5 cents.
AKE
as ssm
TIIK TOt'KlST'S F.UOUITE.
WHAT (
i CIR
Ve h.,.,7o?".?PXr",,-Ut
HIGH GRADE BICYCLE FOR $43.75 l&rS''
guarantoe expren charges, aa.l w. will ship oTo I? 12 75 wi.h th. ? " Z "a ' K-": 45 "
aeslred. Apply to our azenu or direct to u. wl" prlvll. ge r oiumluatlou, if
OCR SPOTI.G GodDS LINE IS USEXtEI.I.FD
Send ten cents (the actual cost of mailing in nimmr..... . ....r....
dred pa catalogue, condnm, aU kiuu. Sr'i hu
I ft U U E I sf . . . .
r. LUWtLL AltmS CO.,
LIFE DEAR TO
A CASE Of THE
mm n
rl ML HAL WATER 1H Tif USB XT T
taT w
IM WALL THE LE ADIHS MEL EE51CM5
m?LWmi5 SENT FEEZ TO FAMILIES CSFl&ET
ASK YOUR GROCER 0B TFE BOTTLER FOR 7.
41
Where Dirt Gathers, Waste Tij.cs'
Great Saving Results From the Use 01
SAPOLIO
THROW XT AWAY.
ffj ThWgnolon,..
which givo only j artial rwPf
tt best, never cure, but often
inflict jrrcat Injury, lnilucinr
inliummatiun, s:rauguiaUca
and death.
HERNUig2
matter of haw long standing
or of what aize. id nrumntrJ
and permanently cured without the knue
and without pain. Another
Triumph in Conservativa Surgery
g the cur, of
varieties, without tba purija
cf curt in
operations,
mmf flT however lure.
XlLiEl lUJUWilO, Fistula. and i other
diseases of the lower bowel, promptly cured
Without pain or resort to tho knife.
THI- T? ,n tbe Iilnddcri no mutter how
D 1 vll I liKe, ia crushed, i.ulVLrued,
and washed out. tlun avoidinR cuttius.
STRICTURE SLUS0
enttlntr. Abundant References, end Pamph.
let, on above diseases. seDt sealed, in plain en.
velope. 10 eta. (Btanus. Woni.n'8 Dispia.
BBV MEOICAL ASSOC LAXION, CulfalO, Ji. Y.
ADWAY'S
PILLS.
Partly vwtaW. mlMnnd nliaMf. C:i'iv r rfe4
larttv. For the rurvof all di-'nlt-rs ot
IMpt-rillon, Ctunpicif aiwirpii-xi itii i n :mtiFiii rr-ijj.
vcr. llowels, Kulueys, Iilu:ll r. Nt-rvom Iii.
LOSS CF APPETITE,
SICK HEADACHE,
INDIGESTION,
DIZZY FEE! INGS.
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNESS,
DYSPEPSiA,
I'FUVECT DIGKSTION wlM Ik amm . KV) b?
taking Itwt way's Tills, liy thHr AM J lil.in
pniiwrtlesthey RtlmiilatP th? livi-r ti t.:.- - ,-. ti n ,a
Ihe biU'aml it li(liur;e throusfu th l i .:irv tiut-ia
1 lit -St- pills In (lowfU'f from two to tour uiii 4111. -n
nuulaietiie action oi the liver Bfi. I frt .;t;iiii
from UitM 1isontr. inif or two of Hu.iwv
"lnkt-11 ilaily by thos ul'j--t to bilious ituiii-s uu.i tor
Iuli!y of ilieiiVrT, iv U I kit p Hit syjiU-m n-jir
a curt- laalthy ul-tioii.
1'jicf, i-r Lot txAd hy all ilrui.iti.
HAD WAY Si, CO., HKW KM tit.
GREAT EASTERN
Furniture & Mattress Alfjj. Co
Also L'pholsterers anJ Decorators,
ic;-i5iic 1: Avj:.-rj.i
Li t. (.'reeu & Sarins CnrJ-n PK, I'hilal i., Ta.
It rot wlir not pimh.iu your Furniture, lr
Suits ari''t-.. JitMi-l ;:ir. Mrtttin' (
Mnllu", Mil liom.N, '1 able
"l,:.irs, P.-truvra
tois, 1 111 by t.'urrmt-', ).t, tit th.
tiia:iulai'tiirt;i
V e wtve ot
f'i :! nn l W.it-
direct, liut new jiiMd-, it :(,.
Call and be et mvinc..!.
A few price! : 1:1 piere-, ak nit.
tre?w thrown hi !.7.. i .i lor
wnr.U k-x-kers. fiiau. 4 V.
1 Set .'I t'llioiv: tiri-l lloi-ler. t.J.
hiikut siHit-i I'nrtor .-uits toor-t-r.
iiooUa .iiioLeil all uver the count 1 v.
FOR FIFTY YEARS!
I rlri. VV 11-4 VV
SOOTHING SYRUP
! has ocra est-! t SlifMond of Mofliern
Z fi-r t!:- tr ehii'!ii'ii v i. .rt!i:n f -r ovt-r
J-ifty Years. Jt :u-t;i;;- l,eliU!. Bofti-ti tho
i g'. 111.1, aliaya ul l':-::t, enn-s wind colic, tuid
1 Uie bet r.:i.'. r ii...t-r
? Twenty .;o C-q:s a ilottfc.
sallow skin
pimples
torpid liver
depression of spirits
Diamond Cycles J
THE BEST MADE.
iii;ii .uaif. in- nn.v nroi.-.
why :
THE WONDER 0
OF THE ACE.
CALL. AND SEE IT
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