' " " I
J' ftASS.'1 6Mtor''' uot!l
1 taw pM aisotlon news bad mcbm our
wtaitown,
i ru it run,
h?i?ai b8p 01 k" th"
w sna ivt unu queer ids way uu
TV tiaa an' I wqi both born hare, my father
to'dSfSS1Sit reined from town to'
j ma oriok. orer there,
sfatew was a shitless coot, who did whoa
Baa m mall,
U Hrmrunr an' lltue Ban witn nouun
theira at all.
Lnek al an had a spits at me, and alwu favored
bfas.
Though 1 wos much the likelier lad, for be was
powerfal ell n.
V,' never thought that ha ma macb ; ha never
liked to tight;
X could have tied tip my left hand an' licked
Him with my right.
Ea never had a mile of grit. I recollee' that
when
We triad to learn to chaw an' smose I wu as
aick again ;
Bat I kep' on an' lesrned 'em both, though dad
An' Mia' Grey only talked to Ben, an' ha backed
ne iswea use spill,
oat an' auit.
BookleamiD? Well, I s'poae of coarse he wasn't
quHeafunl, t
An' he spent halt hla time or mora a-menkeying
rcun' at school.
I never saw no sense in that, nor never wanted
to,
Co when I'd learned to write I called ray edict
tion through.
O, no, 'taa joet hie tarnal lack that 'a helped
him on in life I
There ni a girl once here in town I lowed to
make my wife ;
Bat when 1 asked her aha said Ho,' an' stock to
It. an' then
Iirt thing I knew the contr'v fool had gone an'
xnurriffd Hen ;
I Turn, It ftirly makes ma madt I've alwn
been kicked down
Whilu men not hall so good as ma get money an'
r,uovn.
This pesky world halnt need ma white, bat be
your fattest sheep
That I hnlnt going to work to hart, far it owes
me mr keep.
- "' hp Companions
HIS CHANGE OF HEART.
The cats, the dogs, the cattle, and
t lie chickens instinctively shunned
Farmer Jacob Ladd. He was harsh
wiih his hardworking wife, bad been
uni:;n 1 to h.s only son, and a bitter,
unreasoning hatred rankled in his
hcait against men.
II:s wife, a gentle and timid woman,
w:n I'olovcd by people who feared and
hatoj her husband. She was busily at
woric mending a quilt. Another
woman was in the room a neighbor
who. Tor the sake of seeing Mrs. Ladd, i
had hraved the chance of encounter
ing Ja.-oh. Mri T.artil mused in her
wf'.r'r ii sni.i with n sio-ri
' Did von see the nore critter. Mis'
T.in.utv- Th, r;fht ,1m.
Mir pale. I tried to keep from a look-
ia' at, 'im. 'ca'se I couldn't bear to see
hi- sulTi;rin'. The ideao Poke Baker,
If h-j is a sheriff, tlrivin' a pore boy
';i:i;' the 1 :k road, jet as if he was a
ye.irliu' ra!f, 'fore he's been proven
Cuiity o' the murder. It's a shame."
. "Yes," the other admitted, "they
ou"ht to treat him human, but I
reckon the's no doubt under the sun 'at
he killed SjUire Broadenas. He laid
all ni':ht close by the ltroadnaxes', an'
when they coteh 'im in Spring l'lace
be had two hundred and fifty dollars
in 'is pocket. I reckon he did the
killin'; for how rould apor tramp like
'im, 'thout a whole rag to 'is back,
have so much money?"
Mrs. Ladd sighed again, and her
motherly face grew more serious, Sue
let the quilt pliile to the floor.
'It look's mighty bad," she said.
"They'll likely lind him guilty an'
tana 'im for it, pore boy ! He passed
ai nih to me as the bed post, an' it
made me think o' my Tobe. Who
knows whar on earth my boy is to
day? I hain't hardly been able to
close my eyes for the last month, for
thinkin' about 'im. I'm afeerd he's
dead; Texas Is mitrhty onhealthy.
"I hain't had a letter from him in
more than two months," she went on,
presently. "It's been two yearssense
he let his father's hoss drown, and
Jacob driv' 'im off."
She told again the sad story, famil
iar to her guest,how Tobe had driven
the horse into the river, ignorant
that the water had risen; how the
animal had become entangled in the
harness, and had drowned in spite of
the boy's efforts to save him, and how
his father had driven him away an l
forbidden him to return until he
could bring back the money that the
horse had cost.
I believe he's dead," Mrs. Ladd
sighed
hhe wiped her eyes on her needle
punctured flntrcrs and went slowly
over to a wooden box In a corner.
Raising the lid she lifted out a blade
coat and waistcoat , a pair of trous
ers of light color, and a pair of calf
skin Loots, with high heels and red
tops.
"His Sunday clothes," she ex
plained huskily. "Tobe was mighty
proud of 'em, but he wouldn't take
em with him. He said he wanted to
rough It that be didn't waut to put
on sty'e; he said I could save 'em till
he got back. But he 'lowed if ha
never did net hack, for me togive 'em
to some feller that needed 'cm."
Jacob Ladd still sat in the door
way. The dusk was falling over the
hushed ea. th, when a man under a
slouch hat rode up.
"Hello, Jake," he called out, paus
ing at the gate.
Ladd rose quickly and went to
hi m.
"I've seed 'cm all," said the man,
in a whisper. "We'll meet at the cor
ner to-night at levcn."
"All right," said Ladd, "I'll bo
thar. We'll save the county the ex-pt-nr.e
of a long trial It'll be that
iniic!i in the pockets of the tax-payers."
It was late in the night at the
cross-roads store. Teter Morgan, the
store-keeper, had closed and locked
the door, and stood leaning against
it. Some twenty rough men were
sitting and standing about in whis
pering groups. The last two to ar
rive were Jacob Ladd and a burly
bl ick man.
"You fetched Ike, I see," remarked
Morgan, as he cautiously admitted
them.
ill T AA liWIin
cl kin climb a tree like him? You
itr.ow lie's afeared to give usaway.an
he is fond o' sech amusements."
Tiie negrj siuiieu grimly.
"Well, we are all here, I T-cliovc,"
F.i Id Morgan, "and as fur as I'm able
to sec, ye're all of one mind. But to
make shore, I'll put It to a vote.
All in favor hold up the right hand."
Every hand in the room was raised.
The storekeeper handed out a coil of
new rope.
Ladd took a lantern, and led the
silent band from the store and down
the little shaded forest road to the
village, where the Jail stood. Ladd
rapped upon the Jail door with the
head of his walking-stick, and bis fel
lows moved up close behind.
"Hullo! Who's thar?" sounded in
jruff tones from the room occupied
by the Jailer and his wife.
"Git up an' see, 2selsc Murray," an.
swercd Ladd. :
The men pressed nearer together.
Some of them drew their revolvers,
ind pulled their hats down over their
jyes. Ladd's face was entirely hid-
ien. A chain rattled on the door,
and a pale bearded face appeared in a
slifjht opening
What is it you want?" asked the
iniiir in nn nnctonriv vnirp
Jest yore prisoner, Murrav, that's
n.'1 rani led Ladd, in a guttural ua-
isTUST I.UCK.
f B55ffnlftM " rrt!(v ' tK other
errvarrlaii nhnnr. film. -Turn oval
four keys an' go back ter bed, we'll do
the rest."
"Boys," exclaimed the jailer, thU
ain't rlgnt, The prisoner ain't been
proved fcrullty. Go oil an' let me do)
my duly.
"u W?f, " to,"I
that the rattling of the chain on the
joor could be beard. Ladd coolly
jocVed bis revolver. A dozen otbei
weapons clicked.
"Hold onl Give 'im a minute!" ex
slaimed Ladd. The Jailer's band sud
lenly came out Into the moonlight,
A. bunch of keys rattled In bis fingers
ind fell Jingling upon the stone step.
"I wash my bands uv ye," the Jailer
faltered.
Ladd unlocked the door, and the
men entered. Tbey gathered around
t large Cage of iron in the middle of
the room, in which they saw, br the
light of the lantern, a handsome man
. about twenty-two years old.
I see what you want," said the
'prisoner, "but I'll swar I'm not
'rullty! I didn't kill that man
don't know anything about it."
J "Tell that to some other gang o'
white caps," said Ladd, coolly un
locking the cage and leading the man
jut "You needn't bother to spend
your wind you'll need it after
awhile. Tie 'is bands, Ike, and put
the rope round 'Is neck."
I Most of the band were awed by the
prisoner's cool deportment A sud
len look of angry fearlessness seemed
to sweep over his young face.
"All right," he said in a tone of
resignation, mixed with contempt.
"I'll show ycr how an honest man kio
ale when he's overpowered by a mob
of cowards. Lead the way."
Ladd preceeded the prisoner aud
Ike down the stairs; the others
brought up in the rear. Silently they
:rossed the shaded courtyard, passed
DUt into the open moonlight in the
street, and entered the woods.
Presently Ike stopped the prisonci
beneath a large oak, and looked round
with a question in his gleaming
;yes.
"This on'll do," said Ladd, in an
uneven voice. Then, at his cora-
manQ. iJte nun8 lne rope over me
; lowest limb of the tree.
I "lf yer hev anv Praver ter pray, say
It "ore I give the order," said Ladd.
I "My prayers are said, thank you."
M'l he vunK n' "but 1 ve ot a
tiraiguii reuesii tu leave ucuiuu uic,
if ther's one among yer that 'ud like
to see Justice done."
I "Out with it, then," said Ladd.
As he spoke be let the rope fall slack.
"I've done said I'm innocent, so I
won't go over that. But I've tramp-d
all the way from Texas to do somej
thin' for a dying man, an' this hangin'
will prevent it. lhat money 8250,
'at the sheriff took from me, an' which
he intends to hand over to the dead
man's wife, don't belong ter her. and
never was in the possession of the
man that was killed.
"Ye all 'low I'm guilty, 'ca'sel had
that money, an' couldn't tell the
man's name I was fetchin'it to. ?ow
I went away out on the prairie in
North Texas, twenty miles from a
white man's house, when I run acrost
a young man by 'isse'f in a cabin, Jest
about to die with a fever. Thar
wasn't nobody in reach, sol couldn't
?et he'p. Jest 'fore he died he give
me that money an' made me promise
to take it to his father.
"He said he owed it to 'im fer a
horse he drownded,and he'd promised
to par for. He had Just told me thai
his father lived in this county, an'
started to tell his name, when he tuk
a fit o' coughing, and died 'thout
makin' it known.
"I buried 'im thar, an' tramped all
the way here, 'ca'sc I had no money
o' my own. But so many young fel
lows has gone AVest 'at I couldn't One
the father o' this one. All I want tc
ax is that some o' you will try to see
that Justice is done, in case anythinp
turns up ter prove me innocent aftei
I'm gone. 'ow I'm ready."
Every eve in the group was directed
towards Jacob Ladd. He was lean
ing against a young tree, as pale a
ieath.
"What was the boy's name?" lv
gasped, staring the prisoner in th
race.
"I tol' yer 1 didn't know," replie;
the other.
! "Did he have red hair an' blu
eyes?"
"Yes, an' a red birth-mark on hi
cheek."
Ladd was quivering in every Unit
and feature. The men bad dropped
the rope as if it had stung theii
hands. The whole forest seemcti
hushed in suspense. The prisonc
began to look round him in astonish
ment but he could meet nobody's eyes.
"Oh. mv bov!" burst from T.art'V
nps, ana nc staggered towarcs th
bound man. "Is he dead?"
"Who?"
"The boy that give you the money. "
"Yes, an' under the ground. I
buried 'im the best I could. Do you
anown anything about him2"
"He was my son."
Almost without a word the young
man wasreleased. The mob gradually
dispersed, and Ladd was left alone
with him.
"Come along with me," said Ladd.
"I'll see you clear with the sheriff. 1
x ant you to tell the boy's mother
ibout it"
I!y-and-by they reached Ladd's cot
Uige. The light from a Kitchen tire
ihonc through the window.
"She's up a'ready," said Ladd.
"You wait here till I go and sorter
break it to her."
He leaned wearily against the
re nee, and Ladd staggered across the
potato patch and entered the door.
The stranger listened, expecting to
hear some sound of grief from the
house, but it did net come. In a few
moments Ladd emerged from the
to.u" " m!la!Tul?"r?I""
She takes it mighty quiet," he
said, "an' hain't a word to say 'tout
sur treatment o' you. But that'll
come after she's orer t'other shock.
She said to bring you In; come on."
J Mrs. Ladd was standing in front
!of the fire when they entered. She
went across the creaking floor to get
a chair, which she placed near the
hearth for the visitor. A sun-bonnet
bid ber face, and she did not look up.
1 Tho visitor sat down. His bars
toes showed through his shoes. A
nude knee parted a wide rent in his
trousers, and his elbows were exposed.
Ladd muttered something to his mute
wife about going out to feed his
horses, and 6lunk from the room.
1 Yoamus' be hongry,"- Mrs. Ladd
laid; and she raised a most pallid,
woebegone visage. "I'll have break
fast ready In a few minutes."
one (rare mm rooa ana men snowea
jQ'm the war into the little bedroom
where Tobe bad slept. Before he re-
tired he told her tbe story of the;
tyi death and buriaL No tears
me to the woman's eyes as she
eard th recital, but she stags-ered
u no went about her work. I
" uia sicpt, suacuij uneea miu- j
otes before she put her gray head in
at the door. She shrank back as if
h tad be smUten in the face
Bnd6r the covers' of the b&I Ett ioH
ud used. Then she stole Into the
room, and softly lifted the sleeper's
tattered clothing and shoes from a
sbair near the bed, and bore them
back to her room.
Sbe looked at them aghast; tbey
were beyond repair. For twenty min
utes she sat helplessly looking at the
heap of rags, unable to think.
All at once ber breast heaved. She
arose, and going to the box in the
sorner. took oat the suit of clothes
he bad shown ber neighbor the day j
before. . i
It 'ud be a shame to 'low 'im to
ro away in them rags," she mur
mured softly; and all at once she
buried her rigid face in the clothing,
tnd held it there for a silent moment.
'Beside, Tobe Mowed, if he never
same back, to give 'em to some fel
ler as needed 'em; an' yet 1 wish't I
night a kept 'm, to look at once in
t while."
She measured the two suits to
gether; she put the soleless shoes
against the bottoms of the high-heeled
boots, and was satisfied with the
measurement. Then she folded the
ragged clothes up in a bundle and put
them behind some rubbish in a corner.
Taking the other suit- and the
boots, she placed them noiselessly
upon the chair near the stranger's
bed, and softly withdrew. About
three hours later tbe guest put his
bead cautiously out of his room and
:aught her eye.
"I can't find my clothes," he said.
"I left t'others for yer," 6he said,
huskily and she coughed a little behind
her hand. "Yore'n was 'bout played
jut. Yore welcome to 'em I recken
they'll fit yer."
When he came out wearing the
luit, and she looked up suddenly and
;aw him standing near the water, she
Tell to shaking so violently that the
pan she held fell to the floor. She
stooped to pick it up, and without
elving him another glance quickly
left the room.
When the young man stood in tbe
floor, Ladd and the Sheriff rode up to
the gate and called him to them.
Tbey bad come to restore the money
that had been taken from him, and
to tell him that a man bad been ar
rested in the next county with Broad
enex's money in bis possession, and
that tbe man had confessed the crime.
The young man took the money.
"That's the money your boy sent
yer," he said to Ladd. "An' now 1
think I'll go. I've been away from
my folks fer three year, an' I ain't
thought much about borne, but some
how I've got the strongest hankerin'
to see my mammy I ever had in raj
Ufa Good-by. Tell your wife I'm
much obleged fer 'er kindness. 1
know how she feels, an' 1 won't bothei
'bout tellin' 'er farwelL."
Ladd tried to speak, but could not,
He walked on down the road by the
young man's side to a ttree where bu
favorite marc was tied. There wen
tears in his eyes, and his feature!
were softer than they had been since
childhood.
"noldon," he said. ne put bit
band upon the neck of the mare, and
looked appealingly into hl3 compan
ion's face. "Fer heaven's sake don'1
refuse what I'm agwine to ax yer,'
he began. "I b'licve, on my soul, I'll
die if yer do? You've forty mile tei
go I want ter give you my mare, fei
yo' ter keep for good. I've packed
some victuals in the saddle-bags.
Don't refuse ma "
"I cayn't take yore hoss, man.
safd the other. "You needn't fee'
like I'm agwine to harbor any ill-will
agin vcr. 1 aiu't that sort."
"Yer must takd 'er!" groaned the
farmer. "I cayn't take no refusal. "
The young man looked into the
streaming old eyes for a moment; then
he said:
"All right, 6encc yer insist on it.
I think I see what's botherin' yer, an'
if I kin he'p yer, I'm willin'."
Ladd watched the horseman ride
away. When he was almost out oi
sight down the long road, Ladd
turned and found his wife at his side.
Her face was as hard in expression as
a statue's. But she showed surprise
when she noticed the tears in hef
husband's eyes, and his transfigured
visage. She looked away in the sun
shine after the departing horse and
rider. Then her face lighted up with
sudden eagerness.
"Did you give 'm Betty, Jacob?"
she asked.
He nodded.
She wavered an instant, then sba
threw her arms around him, and with
her white head on bis breast, burst
into tears.
H ashlngtoa's Mother.
In tbe little old house in Charlet
street, Fredericksburg, Va., Washing
ton's mother, who was in her day a
famous cook and housewife, was at
times fond of giving a "small dance
and dinner party."
There "on the waxed floor of tbe
front room, lighted by numerous can
dles," the belles and beaux of other
days "did dance right merrily." In a
diary, now worn and yellowed by age,
one bright-eyed belle tells:
"My petticoat was of flowered
Peach satin, with long-walsted Coat
of White. A lace Kerchief was gath
ered round my Shoulders, and my
Arms were bare to the elbows. A
string of milk-white pearls did tie
around my throat. My hair I had
high, and pleasing powdered. And
silver buckles were upon my shoes." 1
Old Mr. L., one of the neighbors,
happening to drop In one morning
while Mrs. 'Washington was busy in
herdalry, was requested to come there
if he cared to speak with her. lie
entered, found Mrs. Washington with
skirts turned up and sleeves rolled,
busy with tb3 fresh made butter,
which she was moulding in a wooden
tray.
"For you know, Mr. L." she said
briskly, "my tongue and my hand)
may be employed at the same time
without loss."
Latest Dog; Stary.
A correspondent writes to a con
temporary "I can tell you a dog
story that came before my notice,
being present at tbe time. No doubt
some of you readers remember the
Angel Hotel. The host bad a very
clever dog who used to sit outside of
the hotel waiting for stray pennies to
buy buns with, and, being a vefy par
ticular dog as to the quality of the
buns, he always took his money to a
shop where the best ban was sold. He
would drop tbe penny on tbe floor and
wait until bis turn came tobe served.
But one day a gentleman who bad
been drinking notwisely but too well
took It into his head to take a rise out
of the dog, and threw him oat of tho
window a bad penny. The dog looked
at tbe penny with contempt, came
straight into the hotel, and gave the
gentleman a severe bite in tbe calf of i
bis leg. I can Touch for this as a !
positive fact. j
Sons one who believes that "tore
ity is the soul of wit," writes: "Don.,
eat stale Q cumbers; they'll W up.
Hid of Sir!.
One of tr traditions of Boston I
that at the anti-slavery meetings,
held betora tbe war, eloquence was
w eotarssoa Mat no orator, not even
Weadall FhlQlps, could thrill the
anQlBoca, unless bis speech was ex
cajUonally brilliant and original. A
similar remark ma be made of sol
diers and their brave deeds. So com
mon la courage to them that they are
thrilled only by an extraordinary
deed of daring.
Some years ago an English ship,
the Birkenhead, filled with women,
children, and soldiers, struck a hid
den rock, and began to sink. The
boats could not save all, and though,
the coast was near, tbe intervening
Water abounded with sharks.
At the command of their ColoncV
tbe soldiers formed in lino to die.
Tbey saw the boats loaded with wo
luen and children go off; but at "pa
rade rest" tbey stood on the deck,
Vt hflet Inch br inoh, tba drowning ship sank
BtUi under stevlfast
The civilized world was thrilled by
the brave deed; but tbe foremost sol
dier of tbe day, Wellington, while)
heartily praising the discipline of thej
battalion, said not a word of thai
courage. That, from the mllitaty
point of view, was what would be ex-,
pected of British soldiers. Butthels,
discipline, by which tbey were en.
abled to stand in rising, surging
waters, without flinching and in un
broken ranks, until drowned that
was WDrthy of a commander's praise,
j While the mutinous Sepoys wera
attacking Gen. Wheeler's entrench
knents at Cawnpore, a shot from,
their batteries blew ud the contents
of a two-wheeled cart, loaded with;
cartridges. It also set Ore to the
woodwork of the cart, which was
vandlng In tbe place where the En
glish ammunition was stored.
Both tbe mutineers and the En
glish saw that it tbe Are was not ex
tinguished there would soon be a
Imost disastrous explojion. The Se
poy batteries, therefore, poured in a
Ceadly stream of round shot, to pre-'
vent the English from putting out
the flames,
A young Lieutenant. Delaforse,
unmoved by tbe concentrated fire of
Shot, threw himself under the blaz
ing carriage, tore away the burning
wood with his hands, and throwing
earth upon tbe blazing brands, stifled
the Ore twfore It could spread to the
ammunition.
That was tbe sort of deed which
Stirred British lungs to hurrah and
tiitlsh Generals to praise In official
orders. It Is tor such deeds that tbe
Iron Cross of Germany, the French
Cross of tbe Legion of Honor, or tbe
Victoria Cross of I ngland are given.
Each of the decorations nia.ks the
Tact that a soldier has distinguished
himself above his brave comrades.
Contented.
Ia Dr. Mines' reminiscences of New
York City, lately publish 3d, there Is
a characteristic anecdote of Dr.
berrian, a former rector of Trinity
Parish.
He was an indifferent preacher, but
k fine executive officer and a man of
treat personal kindliness. Withal he
)uU8t have been either very simple
aearted or else given to speaking
konlcally.
A country clergyman, half-starved
in a salary of 50o a year, came to
Dr. Berrian asking bis influence to
let him a better charge.
"Dear me!" answered the cood old
nan, "I don't see why you young
Clergymen want to change so often.
pVhy, I have been here in Trinity
rnurcn ror rorty years, and never
1
Vlrtae Unrewarded.
Eminent Physician (unfolding
morning paper) I wonder if my
address before the Wiseacres Medi
cal Society denouncing advertis
ing doctors has been printed? Hum
no. I don't see it. Oh, yes, here it
is. Why. confound tbe blanket?
blank reporters!
Loving Wife What's the matter,
dear?
Great Physician Why. they haven't
aid that mr specialty is vhroat and
lung disease, that I am at the very
top of the profession, and they've
omitted to give my office address and
hours, and the number of my tele
phone. I gave them all that Informa
tion, but the way they've printed my
aad reus won't be of the slightest bene
ft to me.
Pare and Wholesome Quality
Commends to public approval the Cali
fornia liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of
Figs. It is pleasant to the Uste and
by acting gently on the kidneys, liver
and bowels to cleanse the system ef
fectually, it promotes the health and
comfort of all who use it, and with
million it is the best and only remedy.
The illumination of the summit of
ML Pilatua last winter was visible in
tbe whole of Northern Switzerland to a
distance of a hundred kilometre?.
Stats or Onto, Cttt of Toledo,
Lcoas CocjrTT. 1
Frahk J. Chbhbt makes oath that ha is tba
aenior partner of the Arm of F. J. CHrnsr a
Co., doing baaineas In the Cltr of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will par the ram of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of C-uarra that
eannot be cured by the use nf Hali'sCatahkh
Cobb. Frank J. Cnsitgr.
r-worn to Yforena and subscribed in my
presence, this tth dar of December, A. D. 181
. A. W. UUASOIt,
I f Kotnm Pvb'le.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly on tbe blood and mucons surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. 1. Ohbhkt A Co., Toledo. O.
ITSold by Druggists, 750.
An elephant takes np the collection
in some of the Hindoo temples. It
goea around with a basket extended
from its trunk.
After Breakfast j
To puitfr. vitalallxe and enrich the blood, and
give nerve, bodily and digestive strength, take
Hood's Saras parilla. Continue the medicine af
ter every meal for a month or two.
Hawel'aPIUacureeonstlpatlon. 26c
Excavations in Babylon have brought
to light a number of bricks, the
stamps on which prove Ihem to be at
least 4000 year old. They appear to
be as good now as when they were first
baked.
Dr. Kilmer's Hvisr. Boot
all Kidney and Bladder troubles,
I asilet and Consultation tree.
Laboratory Blnchamtom. SL T.
s i
Titian's long art career betxan
when he was a child of four years
His sketches made at that tender age
gave promise of his future greatness.
Kail's Clover Boot, the great blood purifier,
gives freshness snd clearness to the complexion
and cures constipation 25 cts. Met.. 1L.
In tbe ninth century most of the
clothes worn in Europe were made ia
the monasUries, which kept large
stocks of ready made clothing.
1 f afflicted with soreeyes use Dr. Isaac Thome
gM'sare-water. Druggists sell at Sac- pet bottle
The Chinese Government levies a
regular tax on beggars, and gives
them, in return, the privilege of beg
ging in a certain district.
Weak and Weary
Overcome by the beat or extraordinary exertion
the physical system, like a machine, needs to be
ronovated and repaired. The blood needs to be
f-jood'
g Sarta-
partua
portfled and invigor
ated and the nerves and
MlwlMltMIDthMd h
Cures
Hood'aSaraaDarllla. '
which creates an appetite, removes that tired
feeling and gives sweet, eoimd, refreshing sleep.
IIoVa Pills cure all lirer ilia. 25c
lL'C HA VP a limited number of very fine
TV Li llr ' 1 atsei engraved copies of Ocean
Steamships, especially suitable for adornment
of ofnee walls. These engravings are of the
finest character and workmanship, in size
2742H inches, copy of which we will take
pleasure in forwarding you noon receipt of 60
cents to deiray the express charge.
F. Missler & Krimmert,
Bankers and Steamship Agents,
loe West St., Ceaitral Bwlldlng, Hew fork
33
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fltory of ronltlea.
Family ciscipline is still maintained
n some American families as of
course it ought to be in alL The Re
hoboth Herald furnishes an instance.
A sjiall boy got a sliver in his foot,
lccjrding to to the Herald, and bis
movber expressed her intention of
putting a poultice on the wound. The
boy, with the natural foolishness
whih is bound up in tbe heart of a
ihlld, objected to the proposed
remedy.
"I won't have any poultice!" be dc
:1a red.
"Yes, you will," said both mother
ind grandmother, firmly. The ma
jority was two to one against him,
ind at bedtime tbe poultice was
ready.
The patient was not ready. On the
contrary, he resisted so stoutly tiiat a
switch was brought into requisition.
It wa3 arranged that the grandmother
should apply the poultice, while the
mother, with uplifted stick, was to
stand at the bedside. The boy was
told that if he "opened his mouth" be
would receive something that would
keep him quiet.
The hot poultice touched his foot,
and he opened his mouth.
"You " he began.
'Keep still!" said his mother, shak
ing her stick, while the grandmother
applied the poultice.
Once more the little fellow opened
bis mouth,
ij
But the uplifted switch awed Lira
into sileoce.
In a minute more the poultice was
firmly in place, and the boy was
tucked in bed.
"There, now," said his mother,
"the old sliver will be drawn out, and
Eddie's foot will be all well."
The mother and grandmother were
moving triumphantly away, when a
shrill voice piped from under the bed
clothes: "You've got it on the wrong foot!"
Derby and Aacot.
The English Derby is not consid
ered a ia lies' race, and tbe noble
, women who do attend it always dress
quietly to avoid attracting attention.
' Ascot is the course which belongs to
' tbe world of fashion, and there are
seen the most dashing costumes
which can be devised.
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A lady boarded a street car the
other evening with a pet dog which
was slightly overgrown. His paws
were covered with mud and he seemed
to be on springs.
"Madam," said the conductor, "yon
will have to leave that dog on the
platform; it is against the rules of
the company to allow dogs in the
cars."
"I don't care if it is. He shall not
ride on tbe platform. He is not feel.
Ing Just right this evening, and it
would be innuman to put, mm vu m
tbe cold," returned the lady.
"A number of gentlemen are out
there."
Gentlemen! Why- I smclled
whisky and tobacco smoke when I
passed them. You don't suppose I
would put my Fido on a level with
them, do you?"
"If the dog stays in here I will
sufler."
"You need have no fears on that
score. If Fido does anything wrong
you may hold me responsible for it."
The conductor here started to col
lect his fares, and Fido at the same
time concluded to give and exhibition
of his friskiness. The first thing be
did was to jump upon the lap of an
elderly lady who wore a new black
silk dress.
"Get away! get away you brute!
she exclaimed, as the dog began to
poke bis nose into her face.
"Come, Fido, don't disturb the
lady," said his mistress, and the dog
jumped down and came back to her.
But he apparently liked new black
silk, for a moment later he was again
up in the lap of its wearer. She
pushed him to the floor, and glancing
down saw a dozen marks upon the
front breadth of the dress left by tbe
dog's paws. Indignantly she arose,
gave Fido her seat, and called the at
tention of his mistress to tbe fact that
her dress was ruined.
"Well, collect your damage from
the company," was the tantalizing
reply.
The matter was laid before the of
ficers of the company, and they, with
out hesitation, assumed responsibility
for the damage done. Boston Herald.
Fine Writing-.
Mrs. Cashmere Your husband
writes very ea5llv, does he not. Mre.
Barnes (wife of literary per on) My
bu-band writes easily? You ought
to see bow hard it, is for him to write
out a check! Browning, King& Co.'
Monthly.
She 8tanda Corrected.
rbotOKiaph-seller, saturated with
modernism, to fair customer: She
Have you a photograph of Washing
ton Irving? He Yea, ma'am! But
If you will pardon my correction, his
Srst name is Henry. Southron.
lh. li cuest Dealer.
Coal Dealer Jim, - how much did
you send Mrs. Goodbeart for that last
ton? Jim Seventeen hundred pounds.
Coal Dealer That's right Now come
and paint these pebbles black.
Judge.
How those Girls Love One Another.
Triscilla You never seem to like
any man that 1 like Ptunclla No.
Isn't it a lucky thing for you?
Truth.
A Farting; lodnnctlon.
Youne Callowe I expect to start
for London and Paris to-morrow. Can
I do anytlvnir for you? Prunella
Ye-: be sure not to miss your steamer.
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