sUthoaa who, on some lonely mountain lielgtit,
Wntnhlng through all tha weary hoars 0
nlgbt,
watt the pale rose of the morning light,
I wait for thee.
Is one who, waking on a bed of pain.
And, helpless in his agony, is fain
To wait the sweet return of sleep again,
I watt for thee.
As he who, in some -vast cathedral, dim
With shadows, silent waits, on bended llm
The muslo of the Eucharlstio hymn, ,
I wait for thee.
Is deaf men crave for song, and blind fcf
lf?tt,
As wuarjr sons of toll long for the night,
lad is the fettered spirit longs for flight,
I long for thee.
Arthur T. Froggatt, in the Spectator
Stealing a Policeman.
BI 8. BABETQ-GOtXn.
TJTLAXD is tne,
i smallest connty in
' England ; it is but'
eighteen miles
lonff, and its ex
treme brpadth is
fifteen. The con
sequence of this
contracted area is
that whatever hap-
pens in ono corner
county
noised over every
jai t of it, and that the affairs of every
jiL-c.wn m the county are inumat?ly
known to every other.
.In one of the fifty parishes, whicl.
cli-iil not be named, because to name it j
is i: m "sential, lived a youth named
Joeejih Bamnel Wardley. He was tha
son of a blacksmith, was an able
bodied, fine-looking fellow, brosd-eho-.:ld-red,
lrond-breasted, with light
ril hair, anil eves that seemed to have
fallen iut the "copper when his mother
a-.ia wajiii?, ami to have h'ld tne color
boiled out of tht-m, so light were they.
Josojih Samuel Wardlt-y was if vir
tue consists in a series of negatives a
most exemplary character. He didn't
swear, he didn't drink, he didn't quab
ble with his fellow-inon. If, however,
virtus consists of positives, then it
voiill be hard to say what Joseph
Samuel Wurdlt-v was distinguished for
l:;s virtue: for. as a matter of fact, it
voiil.l l.e h:rd to way what Joseph
Suiuurl VardW did that was trood.
iiu v. as slow in his movements, slow in j
taking in ideas, Flower in making use j
01 tnfin wnen ne nau received mem
into hit brain.
He had worked with his father at the
tnr-o l.if Ha fatlio f.aro.l !, Via
would never make a blacksmith, as he
tired the horses or.t and ma le them
rt-stivo before he had shod all their
lfc-V
is
lour feet. Then Joseph Samuel waj he carcass of a young bullock to dis
f nt to work on a farm, but he was so 1 POM of- His ground was overflowed,
tiow at the Tlow that the farmers
would not retain him in their services, j
It was said that Joseph Samuels was :
alwavs asleen. This was not exactlv '
true." Josenh Samuel w as so drowisv
and indolent over his work by dav,
thnt lie was nver sufficiently exhaust- I
tl by Jus eiToris to enjoy a sound sleep
r.t night. He was half asleep by day,
he was half awake by night. There is
nothing so conducive to all-forgetting
6l?ep as the exercise of the full ener
gies by day. Josoph Samuel did not
put forth even one-half of his energies
by day. The other half remained to
disturb the tranquility of the night;
consequently he was a light sleeper,
and sometimes it was as doubtful
v. h ;ther he were asleep at night, as it
was doubtful whether he were awake
by dav.
As he was dismissed from the pi w- j
tail, he returned to his father, vho j
employed him to work the bellows ;
which kept his fire going in the forge. I
"But," as the fsrritr said, "a chap
cun t po on all his life blowing Del
lows. I must find some profession or J
trade for which he is suited."
Accident or Fate seemed to give the
requisite indication. The father of
Joseph Samuel bud been an industri
ous man all his life, and it was believed
that he had amassed money. - He had
no dealings with the bank at Oakham ;
that was wrll known. Where, then lid
he keep his money? It was whispered
that, singularly enough, whenever he
had received payment of a heavy bill,
Mr. Wardley was observed to mount a
ladder to put straight, as he said, one
of the tiles in his roof that was out of i
place and let the water through. That
the coincidence was noticed, and was
a matter of discussion, never oc- ;
curred to the blacksmith. The last time ;
he brought in his bill to the Squire it !
was for the sum t five-and-twentv I
ponnds and sosae odd shillings. Ko
sooner had he received the money than
it was remarked a tile was again loose
in his roof.
One night that Joseph Samuel la;,
awake, unable by any means to induce
sleep such as by counting sheep go
ing through a gap in the hedge, re
peating his catechism, listening to the
snores of his parents in an adjoining
room he thought he heard a sound on
the tiles, as if some one was engaged
repairing the roof. He got out of bed,
peered through the window, and saw
thtk li iji fr 1 1 f f Fdai'dn t ty, inn ttiAt n
ladder was set against the house, and ,
that a pair of legs were visiblo on th' j
ladder. :
As Joseph Samuel was inclined for ;
activity all night, and was prompt then j
in his resolutions, which was not the
case by day, ha stole downstairs on )
tiptoe, and opened tho back door
coftiy. He was in his robe de nuit.
That did not matter. The air was cool
but not frosty, ami no rain was falling.
Lie was at the back of the house the
opposite side to that at which the
' Ider was set tip, and where be had
tv.-1 d the leijs. He knew where
1,,-iir : lidder. Ir "'"r.t
barefooted t the spot, removed th
ladder planted at the back of the
house, climld up it without causing
the sniallo.'t iioise, and succeded in
making his way cautiously up the tiles
ill he reached the ridge of his father's
oof. Holding to the ridge tiles, he
icaved himself np by both bands
ireast high above the ridge-piece.
Then he saw what was being done on
io further side.
Two men were there. One was on a
adder and held another by the ankles
ho had scrambled onto the roof,
t ho latter was lifting tile after tile and
oeling under each, obviously expect
ng to find and carry off tho farrier's
(tore of savings.
Joseph Samuel Wardley did not hea
:tate for a moment what to do. With
perfect presence of mind, and great
enonrv as well as courage, he said,
Uol"
The robbers were staggered. They
looked up, saw a semi-white figure ris
ing above the roof, glowering at them.
Their nerve gave way. Hewno was
erve gave way. Hewiio was.-.n
ler let go the ankles of tho man .
roof; the latter slid.down, ami
ihe man with his feet on the
the ladder
on the
fell on the
ladder rungs; and both were precipi
tated to the bottom.
Joseph Samuel now aroused tbi
house, and the Burglars were arrested.
One h4 dislocated Taff hip, tbTotei
had concussion of the brain, his bead
baTttur fallen on a brick.. Had the
brick been a little harder, it is believed
it would have broken his head; as it
was, tha bnrglar'a head broke the
brick split it into three pieces.
1 The two men were delivered over U
the police, and were brongbt before
the magistrates at the retty Bessions,
who consigned them to be tried at the
Quarter Sessions for attempted bur-
When the trial came on, the plea put
in for the two men was that they had
been bird nesting, and evidence wai
produced that they had been seen going
up trees.
Nothing had been taken. The houst
had not been broken into, so that some
difficulty was entertained as to the na
ture of their offence, and the amount
of punishment to be awarded if found
guilty. Finally, they were found
guilty of an attempt at bird nesting
with felonious intent, and were or
dered nine months' imprisonment witr
hard labor.
This inei-lent determined the mina
of the blacksmith as to the proper av-
scation for his son. Joseph Samuel
must become a policeman. A "bobby
has to be about at night, and that was
precisely what Joseph was calculated
for, as ho could not sleep at night.
He was so able bodied, was such
fine figure of a man, that he was al
onoe accepted and put in the force. H
assumed the not nnpicturesque uniform
of a county policeman, and believed
that he had found his true occupation.
He was finally planted at a place on
the opposite side of the little county.
Of course, the fame of his exploit had
preceded him. He was looked up to at
a man of the greatest ability, energy
and resolution, and it was concluded
that with him in the parish everything
ras safe.
It was conjectured, rather thai
; known, that the fear of Joseph Samuei
baa fallen on au the miscreants in the
county of Rutland. It was high time
that men of a superior order of intel
ligence should be engaged in the force,
lor a number of robberies had been
committed of late on the graziers ot
Luthlandshire. The low land, readily
overflowed, serves for the rearing: ol
, 1 rounc cattle till thev are fit to kill.
when they are sent in great numben
the London market. There had
' been theft of calves and young buT
looks. Sometimes the live beasts had
been carried off, rapidly dispatched
and dismissed to London before thi
Say broke. Some graziers had losl
j severely. It was not possible to say
, where the next robbery would tak
place, consequently all were equailj
snxions and uneasy.
! A small farmer was one evening ox
his way to the nearest town. He had
no- a he could no longer feed his but
lock he killed it, and was taking tb
sarcass to London, when, passing
through Bashentine the village at
a-hieh Joseph Samuel was quartered
he disposed of it to the village butcher,
""no Bt once removed the dead meal
ana paia me man ior n.
'Ihe farmer had something to do tt
the town besides selling the carcase, so
ho proceeded on his way, but drew up
at a little tavern where he was fond ol
having his glass. He unharnessed hii
horse, ran the light cart under cover.
and entered the public house. . The
man was abdicted to drink; he had
- money in his pocket ; he met there
with some chums ; and the end was thai
he resolved to make a night of it.
! A spirit of perversity rules thi
i destinies of men. As long as Joseph
j Samuel was obliged to be awake by
day, he could not Eleep at night ; but
now that he was a policeman, and had
to make his excursions by night, he
felt sleepy when the dark set in, and
some nights was hardly able to keep
his eyes open. It was so on this even
in:?, He wis coming along the road.
beside which stood "the public-house
into which the farmer had gone. He
was so weary, so heavy in his eyes,
thnt he resolved on having just a wink
of sleep to freshen him before he pro
ceeded on his beat. Accordingly, he
entered tha shed attached to the
tavern, and finding a light cart, crept
into it, stretched himself on the straw
in the bottom, and in a moment was
fast asleep. He slept so soundly tbet
he did not stir did not snore.
Not a quarter of an hour had elapsed
before two men stole into the cart
ilied. Ono had a slight limp. The
3ther had a lump at tho back of his
Head.
"You're sure of it?" asked the latter
jf these men.
"Certain. Ho killed his bullock
.his morning. He's drinking in the
house."
V5'"M w rl r-.t ro h'rm'n
ft, and drive away with cart and car
cass?" "The stable door is locked. I think
re'd best draw the cart ourselves. It's
light, and we shall get to tho station
by daybreak."
Tho two men drew the cart forth.
"It's heavy," said tho limping mat.
"It's the bullock; it's a prime beast,
T fan tell you."
The two fellows drew thn cart ir.ti
the road, nut themselves into the
shafts, and started running as hard cs
they could, drawing the cart along
with them. The night was dark, the
movement was conducive to sleep, and
Joseph Samuel slept on peaccrullv-.csd
dreamed of home.
i A little after midnight. "I say,
Tumma," said the ehait horse-, "I'm
tremendous hungry. What do yon say
shall we halt, cut a slice out of tha
carcass and have a cutlet each?"
I "I wouldn't risk it," said the leader.
"The fire might betray us: we
couldn't eat raw cutlets we ain't sav
ages. "
"Well, cut along, Tummas."
And away cantered the thieves with
tho cart and carcass. Toward dawn
they neared the station.
. Both were becoming fatigued.
"I eay, Tummas, taid the tlinf
horse, "I'm so rampageous hungry J
XuM eat the whole bullock."
"And I'm so thirsty.', said tht
leader, "I could drink his blood."
"Hark !"
Both halted and looked back. The.
pay dawn was breaking. Behind they
heard shouts and tho eoundof a horse's
hoofs approaching at a gallop.
' But they saw something that still
more greatly disconcerted them a
bead and shoulders rising over the
gplash-board of the cart, and heard,
"Bol"
The men let go the shr.fts they ran
ran as fact cs they could in their
then condition of exhaustion.
Swiftly along the road came the
farmer galloping, swearing as he gal
loped in pursuit of hie lost cart.
! Rutland is a small county ; bo emaE.
thftt th 6t f hw Jos h gftmu,
th Ucemai WM n with ,
thiec, flew all 0Tcr it it h
xetichei hi8 nfttiT0 TiU before t
by
had
llage before the
arrival ol Joseph Samuel himself, who
was dismissed the force.
JorcpU Samuel has returned to the
bellows. He blows them for his father
at tha present day. Kenr York .8 tori
A RAIN DANCE.
X AXXTJAL CEREMONY OF TUV
PVEBIiO INDIANS.
The Processus f the Uudneads and
Other Quaint Customs of New
Mexico Aborigines A 'Wild,
: Weird Spectacle.
IN front of each of the Indian rfli
lsges of New Mexico an ott 1
serving traveler will notice a '
small post, about two feet
high, usually petrified, standing
always to the eastward of the
entrance of the pueblo. This Indiana will not permit the Uexieasi
is ceiled the "gnomon," sad it is to witness it, or, in fast, any of heir
both a clock and an almanac Such a ceremonies. When the pnaiards con
stone stands in the accustomed place tjnered the Southwest nearly 350 years
before the ancient city of Islets, which ago, one of tho first steps they took
is situated on the banks of the Bio was to prohibit several of the Indian
Grande, and is supposed to be built on
the site of one of the "Seven Cities of
Cibola," whose fabled richness bronghf
the Spaniards to this country.
Each morning the "Cacigne of the
Sun" takes his stand at this post and
r-itches the sun rise from behind the
"ili under Mountain." The priest notes
the divergence of the sun as the time
of the summer solstice approaches, and
uen counts tne aays Dewre tne coming tion led to the Indian rebellion of 1639,
of the "rain dance," which ia held on which lasted fourteen years. Many of
the eve of the 22d of June. the Spanish priests were killed and
The solstice days of both winter an their churches and their altars were
summer are marked on the Zuni cab lestroyed and desecrated, as the Spani
endar as sacred, and on each there is urds had destroyed those of the In
a solemn dance. For four days pre-) lians who objected to tho "new re
ceding the rain dance in the summer iigion.
season the Fucblo Indian will not trade After a cruel war the various tribet
in any manner, and he abstains for cere conquered, village after village
seven days before the coming of tha being reduced, Isleta holding out to tho
winter. On the day before the sum- last While the Indians confessed the
mer rain dance is held the priests of new religion, they never abandoned
each -village plant "prayer plumes" their dances, and have preserved them
here and there, in what they deem to to the present, but they will never per
be tho most effective spots. A prayer nit a Spaniard or a Mexican to witness
plume is a small stick ten or twelve them. The Pueblo Indians also pre-
inches Ion-, prettily shaped, and
tipped with biiijiit iertiiitTi of ell
colors but never black. An Indian
with black feathers in his possession
would be considered a witch, and
would be punished terribly by being
hung np by the arms and beaten with
dubs, sometimes to his death.
The Cacigne, or sun priest, fasts for
two or three days in advance, and on
the evening before the dance he takes
a position in the middle of the dry,
sandy bed of the Colorado River and
prays for rain. In the mean time the
official town crier has announced
throughout the village in a deep bass
voice that the rain dance will begin the
next evening. On this day of prepara
tion three medicine men ere detailed
as olhciai bearers of offerings to the
sacred bike to the southwest of the vil
lage, from which direction the rain
comes. The delegates proceed with
prayer plumes, which they cast into
the lake. Each then fills an earthen
jar with the t acred water, and the,
solemn procession moves back to the
village, and the jars of precious fluid
are carefully deposited in the estufa.
or Indian church.
The great dance is preceded at 4
o'clock in the afternoon by a curtain-
raiser known as tho procession of tha
"iludheails. This is an old organi
zation a sort of Ancient and Honora
ble Order of Buffoons and is sup
posed to antedate the merrymaking
clowns of the Italian carnival and the
French Mardi-Gros. There are ten of
them, the lender being called the
Father. Each is painted mud-colored,
and wears on the head a cloth mask, on
which are plastered figures in adobe, a
huge nose, great circular eyes and
mouth like that of the end man of the
minstrel shows. A short blanket
covers the loins, and a shell necklace
is worn around the neck. A small
sprig of cedar is attached to each
mask, the Father being designated by
two.
These ten clowns form in procession,
with their bodies bent forward. The
first one stoops over- with his hands
on his knees, and each of the others
places his hands on the hips of the one
in front. Then, iu a half trot, half-1
walk, they make the circuit of the vil
lage, under the eaves of the houses.
The people of the village crowd upon
the flat roofs, and, as the "Mudheads"
pass beneath, drench them with water
from great jars. As the clowns feel
the water they dance the harder, and
each vies with the others in agility
and in the eccentricity of step and
grimace. They accompany their move
ments with a monotonous song or
chant appropriate to the occasion,
sprinkled with local hits and gags,
and here the "Mudheads" have a
chance to fling back at their drenchers
on the roofs.
The rain dance proper, which follows
immediately after this buffoonery, is a
weird spectacle. All of the dancers ot
tho Puoblo Indians are semi-religions.
He never smiles or laughs during hit
song or dance.
As in the case of King Bex, whe
rules at carnival season, the partici-
pants in the dance in the Pueblo are pressure of the body in an erect posi
supposed to come from a distance, and tion in the day, and expand themselves
so during the afternoon the perform- during the repose of the night.
era, who have been selected oy mo
Cacigne of the Sun, leave the Tillage
with their toggery simple, but effec
tive and assemble on the foot-hills to
tho southwest of the Pueblo. Tho
costume consists of a fox skin hung
from the rear, a turtle shell rattle worn
on tho inside of the knee, a belt of
sholls for the neck and loins, a narrow
cloth, about the width of a ballet
dancer a skirt, about the loins. The
linncers gather about a sacred fire that
naa oeen previously amuicu j F--ajr ;
, . - , - i i il
hands at the rendezvous, and there IS
chanted the song of the rain dance. j
At sundown the dancers march chant-
ing toward the village in single file. As
they ascend the little hill overlooking j
the village on the west they form in
line and begin to dance, facing the sun,
thoir strange dark figures outlined
against the bright sky, and presenting
Prom the west the line moves to ths
north of the pueblo, and dances on that
ule and thence to the plaza, makings
rircuit of the Tillage. Then they file
:ito the estufa, where only a few priv
ileged spectators are admitted. Ths
leople now climb down from tha nouaf
ops, for the public ceremonials are sf
an end.
The dancing soon becomes monoto
nous, for Indian dances have no va
riety. There is but one form, and that
ia a mixture of a soldier marking time
and a Delsartean pupil taking position
and changing to the "free leg." Ths
Indian stands straight as a statue.
throws his weight upon one foot, and
with the other thumps the ground un
til the turtle-shell castanets on tha
knee rattle. Then he marches with a
,
iippety-hop, scarcely lifting the feet
from the ground. The pnosts sprinkle
orn meal on the ground beneath the
cct of the dancers, forming rings. The
hoppers then turn half around and re
verse the promenade. At intervals, as
thoy pass the priests, they receive
pinches of the sacred meal, sprinkled
ip.in their perspiring bodies.
After tha dancers enter ths estufa.
cession of women, wearing "mantaa.
bla;k dresses reaching to the knee. '
with bnekakin . laawfatwa rft
marches to thTcgft
of ood for the "Tarnish efl danoers, who
have fasted for in any hours. The
women climb to tha roof by means of
a umaer, ana nana tne bowls to a man
at the skylight, or door, vho
1 them inside. When Che danoei
danoen haws
refreshed thenueWea thej perform
ceremonies known only to the order.
put on their ordinary costumes, and
the danoa end prayer for rain an
ended.
. If rain should come and tha croua
are boontiful the prayer has been heard;
bnt if not, the Great Spirit ia angry
with the red man, and has not bees
propitiated.
j r Though thlt portion of'thekftanea
performed in the pUzn is pnbKo, the
lances, which, however, were always
performed in secret, in the eetura.
Fhe dances of a semi-religious nature
are always performed by men belong
ing to special orders, and even their
own women are not allowed to witness
tome of them, the strictest secrecy be
Ing enjoined. It was these secret cere-;
caoniais that the Spaniards prohibited
ander severe penalties, and this restrio-
erve their barbarous custom of pun
ishing supposed witches by swinging
them up until nearly suffocated, or by
srucifying them tying them on the
walls of the estufa by the hands and
feet to projecting timbers. Recently
witch was killed in this manner. An
officer with a detail of Government
troops visited the pueblo, and tho
Cacigne promised that there should be
no more crucifixion. New York Be'
oorder.
Our Joyous Northern Neighbor.
The Frenchman of Canada remain
essentially an Old World product.
Centuries of life in the New World
have not transformed his nature. His
transplanting has modified his man
ners, given him new interests, sur
rounded him with new conditions, bat
in spirit he remains what his ancestors
were when they came to New France
from Normandy in old Franco. He ia
the same cheerful, optimistic, pleasure-loving
being that they were. In
many respects he is as simple as a
child ; in others he is cs cunning and
as guileful as any small trader on the
earth. The French Canadian cannot
live in solitude ; he must have society.
When his American neighbor in New
England has finished his work in the
fields or woods, and has done the
chores about the house and barns, he
gets himself into a brooding frame oi
mind, and reflects upon his mortgage
until the threatened return of interest
day drives him to his dark bed room.
When evening comes to the Canadian,
he leaves his plow in the furrow and
greets the stars with a song that his
forefathers who fonght with Fontenao
brought over from the land that their
descendant still calls "la belle France."
Their tired women are never too tired
to dance in the midst of cares and
labors so heavy and severe that their
like has driven hundreds of thousands
of the habitants into the United States.
The old custom of visiting, of great
feasts on the day set apart by the
Church to the saint who is the patron
of the parish, and on the family anni
versaries, are kept np as they are at
home. Here as there the race is the
atrical ; the dramatio effects of cos
tume and of conduct are still dear to
the heart of this Frenceman who has
never seen France, and whose people
for generations were born in the som
bre forests of Canada, while he has
spent a life of toil on the fields that
deoline to yield a fruitful . harvest to
his untutored and inadequate cultiva
tion. By the light of blazing logs in
the humble cottage, he and his neigh
bors are happy and cheerful after a
manner and to a degree that would
seem to the grave New Englander
wicked levity and mnd irresponsibility.
Due to Expansion.
It fa not generally known that
people are taller on rising in the morn
ing than when they go to bed at night.
The reason for this is that the verte
bra of the backbone, twenty-four in
number, yield considerably
to the
. ,
DeafkMS Cannot be Cored
by local application, as they cannot reach the
lt9-afld portion of the ear. There is only ono
way to cure Ueainess. and tnat In by oonntitu.
tional remedies. Drafne-s is cau"d lr an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining ot the
Kustftchian Tube. When this tuba iret in.
flamed you have a rumblmj sound or imper
fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafneaf is the resnlt, and unless the innam
uintion c.tn be taken out and this tube re
stored to its normal condition, hearing will lie
destroyed forever; nine cases out ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous surface.
We will icive One Hundred Il'illars for an-.
cfcse of .af nw ,r4iased bv catarrh) t hat can-
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Care. Send for
-"-a, fre
t&old br DnuEists. TSc
" " '
Some Chinese and many Africans
use the ear as a pocket to carry coins
and other small articles.
-' that tired tired feeling.
driven away by Flood's Sarsapahlla, like mist
before the morning sun. To realize the benefit
of this great medicine, give it a trial.
Sure, efficient, easy Hood'a Pills.
The thread-like material secreted by
mussels is gathered in Sicily and used,
in silk manufacture.
Dr.
Kilmer's Bwiar-Boot
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binshamtoa. H. X.
Frequent cutting and trimming ol
the hairs increase their thickness, but
not their number.
Karl's Clover Root, the great blood partner.
Sires freshness and clearness to the oomplexlou
and cures constipation eta. 60 cUL. SL
In China jailers are supported by
a viiiua jMiciai .
contributions from the
prisoners and
their friends.
Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the rm. reduces Jjfflanjma
tioa, allays pain, core wind colic a& a bottle
Geography as a science was intro
duced into Europe. by the Moors in
1240.
The use of flax dates back 2,000
VMM raafAM tha r!hf1sMan 01-a
, . . , , .
bncks re about or"
dinary porous bricks.
The Baker's Bill
Tells of greatly increased appetites in my fam
I. .. . ..nlt At taklnir HnAri's Karunarilla.
my poor health advised
me to use Hood's Sana
paiilla. After two bot
tles a great change was
noticed. I do not have
that tired feeling, no
pain in the stomach,
especially after eating,
and in tart I feel like a
new person and bold
soma pleasure in life.
Every member of my
family is uing Hood's
Sareaparill and with
beneficial ntuhs."
Mrs. Maby Eckk, 145
Hra. Mary Kcke,
Alabama Ave., Dro.ik
lyn. New York.
I Brooklyn. N. T.
Bood's'SCures
THIS KNIFE!
Mail tr la mw
fine Steel. Keenuanuor,
M ,. - - la .kaM bBT 19 urn toost sawa-
. T Am
pay postage, nuns
4i0 Uuroa 8ta XOLSDO, O.
W.L.DOUSLAS
S3 SHOE
13 THE aSST.
NO 8auAKir,a
WO. tiOKUUYMlV,
FRENCH. ENAMELIEDCAU".
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' EXTRA FINE. '
2.LS Boys'SckoclShqes.
LADIES-
so?z.j. r
SEND FOR CATALOGUE
WL-DCUCLAS,
BROCKTON, MASS.
" Tea eaa save money by wearing the
W. L. Deadae f 3.00 Seoe.
Deeaaae, we are ths larcrt r'anutsctarcrs of
this graueof shoes in the world, and guarantee their
ra(ue by stamping the name and price on tli.
bottom, wklch protact you against biKh prlcraanil
the middleman's p rents. Our shoes equal custoid
work la style, easy fitting aad wearing qualities.
V"s hae thorn sold eerywhre atlowrr priors for
th. value irW.n than any other make. Tak. no sub
stitute. If your d.aler cannot supply you, wo can.
WALTER BAKER & CO.
The Largest Manufacturers of
PURE, HIQH CRADE
COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES
Oa thta Contlarat, wcwItj
SFEC1AL AND HIGHEST
AWARDS
est aft their flood's (A
CALIFORNIA
HIDW1HTEB EXPOSITION.
Th BREAKFAST CCGOA,
1 Which, rnilik tho Dutch Procrssv
I mail without th us of A ikaiica
9orothtrhmictlor Dys. ia acso-lutf-lr
pun ad aoluhis. auid cou
tus tlv I etat a. cup.
OLD Y GROCERS CVCRYWHCRC.
VALTEB BAKER & CO. DORCHESTER. MASS.
ffTPIQi lift Tbey hop, tlp, Jump, dance, turn nonv
iluMrlnu errulu iinoiit ii.o-utiy fitm. Au
DC1 U BUt to M7. Woottorful protliict f a
DCAUd FortMira Tree. ttru curltMlir t
oraw cruwl wherever ljon, on utreetfl, iu nhi
wlianwe, etc. J u-t importtxl. Kverybo f Wan4
in. Full hi-tory of Trw avitd ample Jamptinc
i;pHn lo A genu or Anvettnen cent at. poeUrwitO.
Z, im.c.; ft. 1; 1 91 : W HtMfi otdor stntl o
ft rut. Sell quant liie-i to yonr merchant for window Ms
iracttom aud tbn wit utothan. Quick Sa'ei, Try MA,
Bin Money. AKfnf He rail. No. 147. J. B., Phil, I a,
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
bas bn v6 hf Millions or Mothers
for th.lr oalllrea wbile Teetbln tor oveT
Firry Yearn. It sootno the.bllfl. softens che
(cms, allays all pain. core. lad eollo,aud
IS tli? beot ramedy for dlarrMpa.
Tsrentr-B.a veat. a Battle.
SXiAsSaMlaSiatfa4 aAP&'
I t ur ssratd by D R.
PHILa., Pa. kmtir.Zl.
Coneultsu1-) Kclatt,
I
ARTHURlIOPXKlt.nrntrelt, born at Mit
tel Odewitz. lieruiany. Is mlwiin- since 1K
it which time be was seen In Lanriuter To. J'a.
In the Interest of the troubled iarfnta. anr im
k riiintio i as to his hereabout, will be thank
Uily received by K. V Box 93M'htladelphim(l 'a.
Ooaan nptl cs and people
who hare weak lanes or Asth
ma. Should nM Plsn'sChirai fnr
ConsomDtion. It has coi-tcai LL3
tkvaiaadt. ft has not Injur- m
d one. It ia not hail G 1
it Is tha best eougb syrup.
ooiu -verywoera. wtMS
38
one
Endurance ol the Stormy Pet rel.
During a recent trip acroes the .'. t
antio the passengers on one steamer
tad a vivid illustration of the endor
see of the stormy petrel. Shortly af
or the ship had left the Irish coast
wo or three of these birds were sight
id at the ship's stern. One had been
optnred at eome previous time, and
ts captor had tied a piece of red flan
lei round its neck and let it go. The
jit of red made the bird very conspie
ious, and it could easily be identified.
That bird, with others that could not
e so easily distinguished, followed the
ihip right across the ocean. Barely,
luring the daytime at least, was it out
it sight, and if for an hour or two it
sras lost to view while feeding on the
refuse thrown overboard, it soon reap
peared, and the last seen of it was
within a few miles of Sandy Hook,
when it disappeared. When the fact
is considered that the ship, day and
night, went at an average speed of
nearly twenty miles an hours, the feat
performed by the daring traveler eaa
be appreciated. New York News.
The Castes of India.
Up to the breaking out of the Sepoy
Rebellion in India there were no leas
than 226 different religions creeds in
that country, each having a numerous
following. There were no less than
thirty-two grades of caste," and tho
lines were so rigidly drawn that it was
almost impossible for one to travel or
do business. Even in the ranks of the
troops maintained by the East India
Company everything went by caste. If
a soldier of second caste walked near
enough to the campfire of a soldier of
the first caste to cast his shadow across
it the fire had to be put out and rebuilt
on another spot. Out of a regiment
umbering 800 men not more than 100
eould use the same vessel for carrying
wter or cooking food Courier -Jour-OoL
: . ' .
Honors Still Easy.
Mother The paper says a cat out
West has four kittens with sis legs
each. What do tyou think of that?
tittle Ethel That's lemme see
that'9 twenty-four legs. Well, oar
cat has six kittens with four legs
ach, an that's just as many. Good
News. . .
Fifty yeare ago Bedford Springs, up
ji the Pennsylvania Mountains, was
the moat famous American inland sum
1 mer resort.
. Among tne tiinaoos gambling is re
! garded on a certain day of the year as
m religious duty.
' V . va "V.
Hoed s Pills cure biliousness. S c.
rl4rr A
mm
D.t.rat;. -tor 2t af ftom bo-iowa.
Wit and Humor.
Very Cheap.
"Where did you .o this summer?"
Asked one business man of another.
We boarded in tne counir.
It eipensive?" "Sot very. We ROl
a jtood deal for our money. My win
trot tbe rheumatism. My boy, Tommy,
got his leer broke and little Mam e
got poisoned with trr and all wepald
was $10 a week apiece. Texas Sift
ln?& londoaers TJaearth at TrmmA.
Editor Where did you work las5
Applicant I was on a London pa
per. 'What did you do?" "WTO
editorials on American affairs.
Why did youleave?" DischarKed."
What for?" "They found out that
I bad lived in the l oited Mates lona
enough to toow something about
it." Kew York Weekly.
A Slave to Onty.
ri..nnn ctr.nnm T nm nained to
i xsijaitsu .
! see that a circus is to pitch Its tent
1 ia our villaiie next week, Sister
'Bcebe. Sister Ueebe lea How
deniorai! ..in! Tcacon fcl cum aoo
yet tbos incorrigible grand hi:drerj
of mine insist on going vo "
ion, that, t chaii he comrjelled to go
along to 6fe that they don't get hurt.
AU-lmportant,
Footman Herr and Frau Commer
cienratb send their compliments and
request the pleasure of your com pan j
on the 12th inat. Baron Teufe: 1
have already two invitations for the
nth. I have not yet de ided which
to accept. Do you happen to have
t.he menu about you? Dorfnarbier
Utterly Incompetent.
yi t nn j.n. nt Ati rtavsi a
new president for your sewing so- (
ciety? Cora Yes; tbe former on
was incompetent. "You rlou'tsay.",
Yes: bhe said she couldn't under-.
stand what any of us sale: when we;
all talked together." Yonkers state
man.
Aa Explanation. j
"Why," she said, as she watcheti
the tumbling waves conie in, "dt;
thev cull them breakers?" "I cannot
j tell," he replied in solemn tones,
"unless it's became it costs me r7.50
j a day to get near vhem." Washing
i ton Star.
A Coap da Theatre.
"Job-ton made quite a hit when ht.
made his first appearance on the
stiisfe." "What wai bis partV" 'ah
?host in 'Hamlet He appeared flv
minute ahead of time and the effect
on Hamlet was very line." Life.
Had Been Toe Retular.
"I a ui clad to see that Jimson Is
jettitiif irregular In his habits."
Glad! Sorry you mean." No. Glad.
Be was sotier twi :e la.it week."
Exchange.
Si uttered Mentally.
Pawson Wuy does DeSmythe hes
itate bo when be is talking? tins be
in impediment in speech? Dawson
So; in his mind. Brooklyn Lire.
AFTER TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS.
a Bigamous Kansas Farmer Found by ta
Son Who Had Kent Bees Rim.
About twenty eljcht vears agi.
Stewart Strevil and his wife were
llvinaT on a farm in bates County,
Missouri, says tbe Su Louis Bepub-
lic. They were very comfortably sit
uated and be was a great devotee of
lace borses. lie owned two blooded
'animals, but had not found tbem
I nrntltahlA- Ona dav he concluded to
e!l them and he left home In tbe
morning, taking tbem with him.
Be never returned, and eince then
be and bis wife have not known each
stber's whereabouts until a few days
ago, when the son, by a mere chance,
found his father. Mrs. Strevil could
not account for his disappearance.
Alter seve;al days she received a let
ter from sore unknown person in
j Kansas Oity informing her that the
j the body of a mau, Do was doubt
less ber husband, bad been found
murdered there aud burled. She was
' asked to accept his grave and care fo.
it, wbi'.b she consented to da Tbtc
was twenty-eight yrnrs ago. Mean
while the a'.Llctcd wii'e endured the
grief, which was assuaged only ty
lMr3. Three months after htr. Stre
vli's tltsappea: ance a son was born to
ber and was named Noah. About
ten years later Mrs. Strevil was
married to James Bowling and sev
eral years ago they moved to Hour
xo County and located on a farm.
The son, now a man 28 years of
ge with a wife and three children.
t cv up wnn inflm ann it situ nv:r
wliu Ui.iu. l L'.i. u.i.,s ago he
bas never beard that a man bearing
the ssme name as his lived in Bour
bon County. Last Tu sday he de
c ded to investigate tbe matter. He
called at StrefU's bouse during the
noon hour and wai Invited to par
tici Date iq the meaL At the table
young Strevil noticed the crinplcd
linger, as described by his mother.
The young man waited until dinner
was over and then be Invited the old
gentleman out into the shade or the
bouse, whe e he disclosed bU sus
picions, but when &e young man
rave blm the name his mother bore
before marriage, as well aa the names
uf his brothers and sisters, the 0 d
gentleman broke dow n in tears and
confessed. The decrep t old man was
assisted Into tbe ho se by his son and
tbe aged wire told of tbe recognition.
She was prostrated, but soon recov
ered and severely censured St evil
I for living a lie for twenty-eight years.
She immediately packed up her be
longings and went to friends In Kan
sas City. Mr. Strevil is living alone
on his ra m and is fearful of prosecu
tion for bigamy, though it Is under
stood that proceedings will not be
Instituted. The old gentleman de
nies the authorship or knowledge of
tbe letter written from Kansas City
whan be left bis first wife. He be
lieves that the second Mrs. Strevil
will return and live with him.
Flamingos' Tongues.
The beastly Vitelline, M Gibbon calls
him, spent at least six millions of money
on table in abont as many months. He
invented, or his 000k invented for ttml
a dish which he designated "The Shield
of Minerva." One of its principal in
gredients was flamingo' tongues, of
which, I may add, both Pliny and Mar
tial speak ia the encomiast io tenia.
Dampier saya that the flamingos have
"large tongues, and near the root is a
piece of fat which is accounted at great
dainty. " When Captain Owen waa sur
veying the east coast of Africa Us Bail
or shot down hundreds of these beau
tiful birds, in order, with an axtravar
gaace worthy of Yitellius, to make a
dish of the tongues alone, All'th-
Saar Bound.
The power of steam waa ditvwaMvi
by a Florentine officer, who Waa idly
experimenting with a glass botllo and
a fear drops of water:
Tho baobab tree continues to jrow
in length after it has been felled.
-Ail mTTfPi.
8I.'a mother .eat
she other day for some rtnS, "Ei!
little girl tipped thedoor-latch and slowly
Walked UD to mo l""r" . .
Mamma sent me down for a pair of
Shoestrings." and Susie hef
S sanies nervously as she ioo'xed into the
ealer'a face. Warren turned to a bunch
of strings upon the wall and began to
fall a couple ont. Then he stopped.
Bow long does she want them I
Bus! looked flustered. "I don's
know, bnt I think mamma wants tbem
jto keep." Boston Transcript.
TB0PKB WITXLT FRISK. j
Neighbor (making a
ish my husband took as much merest
to what's goiog oa as yours doe. When
want to and out aaythin? I nave to
huat up the papors aa l teaJ it rayseir.
Mrs. Xjxtdoor "Vei, AUreda al
wajs well fi-ce l. I d. believe he knows
the politics ol every man in this ward,
and ho much he's worth, and where he
came from, and all aba A him. You U
excuse me for about 6va minutes, Mrs.
Walkabout, won't you? Tve got to go
ut and snlit some k:uJimg and brinj
In a few" buciesa of coal." C'aicngf
tribune.
-
k A CSKLCSS QUEST.
If there is any p vty in the suiieaee."
sid the raediua, "who wu'.d like to
talk with any patty they knew before ho
was dead let tbe-n cojib forward."
A tall man, who toed in slightly as he
walked, cam 3 to t.ie front.
I should bxe to hare a little talk
with Billy SlsutV ''a9 Ml D,s'"
Se Uied to bs a detective, you know."
' "How lone; since liu was called a.voj I"
ked tho medium. '.
Thiee montbe."
I doubt you won't gat htm. I hstlca
ttiet it generally takes a detective any
how two years to find tae way back."
adiaaiolls Journal.
Animal and vegetable oils are more
eflicient in stilling troubled waters than
mineral oils.
There are venomous fishes whose
spines inflict dangerous wounds, much
like the stings of snakes.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
ndapting 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 Hie
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence 13 due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyen
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with tbe approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on tne Kid
neys. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Fijrs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and SI bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the Caliioinia Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name ia printed on every
package, also the name, fcyrupof Fig
and being well informed, you will nut
Recent anj substitute if o&red.
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.
mmm
SXNSmi-:
1 1 i-nwrii rif C,te
A live, riaH-Jil rcj.ool,
trachh c Sou: r u.-nnl tn
. " ""earaaliT.nitonai'mre ull
TiiO!iiis
VI JCr i tSYSffX FAMIUf DfMB TO Yiuif vnno ueai tu
Kt. i.ar am aarim 1 an w
1
SWPLEJ0TTLE5 SENT FREE WFFtMttlWIBr
M YOUR GROCER OR THE BOTTLER MIL
' To Save Time is fo Lengthen Life." Do You Value
Life ? Then Use
SAPOLIO
And conditions ta tja,
are liable at T9i
an Invl,T. rS..ne
Regulator of the natural, rwriodiLS
Junction, and a Soot tun id
ing Nervine. For this purpose
Dr. Pierce's Faioriti Prescrlntiti
Is the only medicine so certain in i,.
curative action that it can beauariHz
Utd. Your money Is returned lftt
does not con. u
In Maidenhood, Womanhood H,
Motherhood, it Invigorate' !2
braces up the exhausted, run-down
overworked and delicate: allava.iwi
banishes ail Nervous Weakn.si Vtti
epasina. Hysteria. Chorea, or 1st, vt
tus's Dance; corrects all unnatural lr
regularities of monthly function and
Cures Periodical Pains. YVeaknesaJT
acne. Catarrhal Inflammation
v . v.. uinjauica.
For those about to h,.
mothers, it is a priceless boon
for it lessens the pains and perils
of childbirth, shortens " labor "
and the period of cnnnnem.n.
and promote the secretion of aa
' . ml . .1 n.-ii.l. I ...... .
the child.
For h-s.isfhe (whMlier !t -k or nervouil.t'. jthnc-he,
oeuidli;'!. .lieumitti'ui. lurut..urn. puins an. I u-enfc.
nm) In Hip I i. nfifie or kuliirya. pains aniin 1 th.
liver, pi' ur:y, swDiDg ul the Jnlnta atnl im:ns ur .U
ki.-iJ. tltr pplk-Htkm of Hj.lw.y'8 Ready K.-:i,.-f
a I1 airont iiimettuttf fape, auil its continued use fur
a few days etlects a petuisntiiitcurtt.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints,
DYSENTERY, DIARRHEA,
CHOLERA MORBUS.
A half to a tesspoonful! of Rea'ty Relief lu a hall
Omii.ier of w.Utfr, repeat"! as often as the ill.ctiare..
i-.i t1mie. anil a flannel turulel with Keivly Relief
'e.;ei' iver the gtonioh orbuwels will a.lortl luiui.
'kle .elii f aiidsornielTectacure.
liibTuaily A Half to a tea-spoonful In half a turn,
i.ler of water wlU ta a few minutes cure Cramp,,
Snwmis, r-our StonJai-h, Nausea, Vomltlme, Heart.
Iiurn. Nervousness, 81epiees, blcK H.'.UucUe,
hiaiulency kuJ all Internal pains.
Malaria ta Its Varlons forms Cared
.d Prevented.
There Is not a remedial asent In the world that
ullli-ure reverund Ague and all other niAlarloiM,
bilious aud other fevers aided by KADWAVS I'lLLf
souiUCKiy as UAOWAV'ji KEADV KKUKr'.
1 ri ot cents per bottle, bold Bv all druiclstn.
A Skin of Beauty is a Joy Torever.
PR. T. FELIX QOURAUD S
ORIENTAL CPitAM, or MAGICAL BEAt'flFIER
PimnTfaTm,
Fn c-k I., i lm-
l.l-f, .Moth I'Mk tl-
f lla-h MN'l SUiQ
aiiifasm, and
Av&n kUn.l.l.
Ui in u'lU. Vll IIM
vtrtiiit It tiMi
6Um1 the tet f
4.f yar: no nthfr
h tt H. Mini U hO
bHrmleriA w
It to bt- snrv it is
pruiMTiy ui tt J
Ao'l no 'oii.it.
UHOit-. 1'tie tli--tii.L:iiiil.t-(l
(Jr. U
A . Pay re snlrl to a lady of the hunt-ton m piitltftit:
"Am you iatiift will vne them, I rrrxuntntad
'OourauU'M Cream' at the least hannjul of ail
the akin preparation."
One battle will last .six month, nninz (1 fvery day.
AIho Pouare rHubt.i removes bu per duo as hair wlta
out injury to the skin.
FKKi T. HOPKI NS.Prop. , 37 nrnt .Tonn St. N Y.
Kor sule by nil Drug((i--ts and Fatiry ,ii.i) Dt-alura
tlirujgliout the V. S. CMnaiiMX, aud Kn.i !,.
s ait.-uT linse limuitiuu-t. fluuu Kf ward tot
arnct and iroof of tafiy oa twUing the hanie.
Terriflo Gy olono m Prices
14 P'ere Finest Antfq ie carvel Oak Suits at
S -:i.7iv or
11 Perv at llO.O, .nVul'nv 1 Bedstead, I
Va"hvIn1 1 llurc.iu 4 CliMir.4. 1 Kosker, 1 Hund
Hiifk Mnttres. 1 Woven Wpt Spring. 2 CUickca
Ii I low 1 Hlster, 1 1'nrlor Table.
Kineflt and be-t line of Mattress. Spring,
Tables, Ice Boxei, Parlor Suiti. CoQchea, bid
Boartl. Ktc.
I'henptfst and beft line of Goo1 ever offered.
Goods stilpj ed all over Vie country.
GREAT EASTERN M'F'Q CO.,
rvo. 112 itium? ave.,
Bet Green anrl Rprinz fiarden Street. Phlla
OFFErJIDre'erTwI''S
i 4aiT- no Met rl-iw urn n r
W. D. HA
K C -, EXF.., NewYarh.
v:j?imw HinsES, cans,
aVc. oured by otmc !' '.ittaifon free.
UOOBZ HUGS., Albany, jr. X
r O YOU e 'r euii'oyiiient to 3 fnas or
women la eacli o-iity 'fta will
WiHT Pv (Mi a mo tu. '. c.-..ital re.
t.uir-d. I'd I- if.VT Kiv.UI.Ktt
YJ Ot K7 CO , Ujx 1 JJU. ruiUdeip.ia. fa.
sallow skin
pimples
torpid liver
depression of spirits
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v JKV
w&K
15
foliar 2T 1
C6LI r-fip orib-h asm the best education! cd'aslar
AKilHS.LTlO ando her KKGUSH B.jMiir '. r..iLiiviI
iBl? CO-U5RClAi. LAW. e.e.1 PUC-
Esstiaii
,7CiIA 70 Y0U? TMMD0MT BE WITHOUT
CA30rmBE5TMUPST TABLE
MARKET.
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