REFUSAU
CI .rlmU's shy.
6Uo' mate, the rogue, mti says me nay
Wfaate er I ark.
Tat mil I naad ta but to touch
Vta Talrot of her hand to bear
the rosebud call me hhepherd. dnr-
Clarinda's thy.
Clarftr'a's sbr.
S&trosobnd pma :md bsmeh ncs
W bnre't r 1 Rik.
Tot all T need is but to h ).!,
For she boa never fccvn t n:bra;cd
Tta livli.g cir In of her wuibt
1 lurintiVs fiuy.
riaHiida's y.
Hot pinky a-ira. O.ofa lovuiy shells.
V h ne'tr 1 sperk
Fbe floods apnc w'th ra n of gold,
Tei all I ak U onlv ttis.
To omit upon her r.o a kiss-
I luric la s hv.
TIIE COUNT'S HEIR.
AY inter evening nnson the Main :
tills.
Mr G ay h iJ i-om-3 ont on thn
porch stepj, under the shadow of thj
great cedar trei; whose Mue-liCrriel
cluster-) Hung an aromatic odor on
tUfJ wintry air, to see her pretty
il iu.'htcr start for the "party" with
Elicn X hnson
'i he e was an acrcnt ' annoyance,
not to say vexation, in tho voice whicii
fell very unpleasantly on Mr. Cray's
ear, ai her husband came sh.-v.-l
the garden path.
Hannah," said he, pettish'?,
"wasn't that Eiien Johnson wiia
passed nie, driving our Mary i.i a
cutter?"
"iVhere's the barm?" said Mrs.
Gray, answering the tune ratbo.1 tii-i.j
the words a she glanced smill.y
up from her work. "I'm sure he's ;
fine young fellow enough, and 1
rather think be and Mary like one
another."
i;a m?" echoed "eah Gray. I'm
(iirpnsed to hear you ask that ques
tion, ui 'a No poor salloring cI;id
like Klien Johnson is noing to man
.Mary Grav, and so I teil you:"
"Are you warm enough, MatieV"
"Oh, yes, plenty warm, lirivo a
little slower, El.cn, ple.ua I want
that disagreeablo JSelu llolloway t
pass
"Seth llolloway:" he muttered be
tween his teeth. "Oh, Matic, 1 vfisi
I were rich:"
Why?''
The a your father would like tno
as Well as that red-haired, on-cye 1 !
Seth llolloway! 1 oever used to ta.-e'
anything about richer, Mary.
"I remember once, yearaago, there1
was a pestilence raging at a little
seaport in Italy, where our ship wrul
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panic-stricken: but I had no fear and
anl fountains; and yet. he was lonrly
?"i W.'et.(L1?.d 5m!?J6 ? 1 dlf nt
viiy hum iiis wea: lii. lie was very
grateful and wanted to adopt me; but
A nuillllll ) lia r; .ibalU klil.ll. IU1 U II
i;-.utiieu wuiiu
"And have vou ever seen him'
since?"
Never; but I have many a time
wondered what he's doing in his turn-'
ble-down pala.o." i
Th .t lc)w-eaved old ho;n, with tli 3 '
c - lar tree waving its dark arms orer
the rorch and the -1ut.s of shrtibh
liiaes in trout, would cmat in s'g?lt
at length, drire as eloTvly as th' y,
clioo-e, and the black shadows of t'.3
gate-post slcaplmr on the snow in t o1
still, white moonlight, feemed tj;
keen a solemn wati ns the little !
ale gh glided up atid slortpcd.
As Mary opened the sitting-room
door she started back at the sight of
the group that met her eyes
There was Seth llolloway sitting
uneasily on the edge of a chair Mer
father, his gray bead retlng on his
outst etched arm on the table a ul
her mother bending over him, try.uj
through fast dropping te irs to whis
per comforting words.
"Motr.er: OX mother! what hn
happened .-"she exclaimed, springing
to Mrs. Gray's fide, while Eben John
eon stood dismayed in the doorwav.
'speak to mo, father: Are you ill?
Oh, do tell nie what the matter is!"
"Matter"' groaned Noah Gray
hoarsely, as he lifted his
h j i
stared round the room with stfaine 1
eyes. -'The matter is that we ara
ruined you arc a beggar, child"'
"What does ho mean, mother?"
fa! tele J Mary, shrinking baek.
lie means, dear, that the mn
down in Aifgirna, whom ho Indo-scl
for, has failed lias run away, and
your father has all tbe amount to
pay!"
I tell you what, 'Squire:" said
Eben, p'osstni forward. "I have
but a little money, but that little is
heartily at your service. And I'll
write to my uncle, up at Spraysville,
to lend mo somo money; and I'il
work my lingers to the hone, but that
you and yiurs shan't crfiue to want?
Don't take on so. 'Siiuire now
don'f."
Noah Gray silently stretched out
his hand to meet tho iron grap of
the young sailor, whoso voice trem
bled with the fullness of his heart.
Seth Itollowway. who had been un
easily writhing on theextreme limitnf
his chair, got up to depart at this
juncture.
Noah Gray shook his head wearily.
"You mean well, my hoy," said he,
"and I thank you: but I'm a ruined
man! After all these rears of w irk
and care to scrape together a little
competence for llannaii and Mary, I
an; man at last."
j huskily.
"There never w is anything so ba 1
1 ut what might be betteied:"
Noah did not replv and Mrs.
( . r:i v
whispered softly to Eben that
haps her husband needed rest.
pi
Tie brave young fellcw took tho li'nr,
j.nlv pausing on th3 threshold to s:iy
to Mary in an undertone:
"Matie. I wi-h more than ever that
I was a rich man:"
Tiie little red postollice had b-rr
thronged and vacated in dor- ! -Blon
and now tbe ruler of thj mails
sat all alone on his high stool, swing
ing his feet and j eering over hi?
spectacles out of the window.
suddenly he started np.
Hello Eben! Eben Jihnson:"
And Eben, who w'as tiling along
the road, absorbed in Inward rcCcc
tion, came to an abrupt cause.
"Well, what's wanting?"
"Here's a letter for you, with a
New York postmark:" said the man
of stamps, holding up the document
between his forefinger and thumb.
Eben mechanically caiuo forward
and took the letter, turning It c.iri
ously over as he walked away.
"A letter fbr me," be muttered.
"I'm sure I don't know of atiTtidy
who would write to me, unless it wit
Mary Gray, and I don't think she
would write when she could speak so
much easier. Well, I guess I may
as well open It!"
And Eben opened a brief lctter
from a New Ydrk attorney, agent for
na Italian firm, simply announcing
the death of one Count of I'ietro La
torino and his be ;uest to Eben John
ton, seaman, a sum of money which
would have seemed amplo to most
. (ueii, put which appeared agexjjfost-
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I niirirt an f 1 1 rrri r -r fhmiivn if
V i h , i k , , 7 w;tn a onjr breath of In
....... . ,un., -""--'-:f.rii.abi0 relief, he fell
us yellow as a saffron. , E)en,s shou;(ler;
... ui.. -,,k r"'. '" Then followed etpla,
I u 1J J.J U J1UIT, null IL? UIIIli(C
less mine an Aladdin world ol
wealth to Eben.
He turned giddily back to the Til-
'age-
.When docs the next train leave?1
"At 11:..0, answered the post-
master-a ,rt of village orac e.
Three day had elated, and Mary
Gray was sitting listlesslf before the
Hre. her pretty hands folded and a,
faint feveriih glow on her cheek.
Mrs. Gray waJ hurtling hither and.
thither trying to keep up a semblance
of cheerful
window.
calculations in his hand, which he
despondently gazeJ at from time to
time.
Mother."
Mary spoke in a very subdue 1 voice,
hut Mrs. Grav's quick ear caught the
low accents, and she came to hci
ilaiiu'liter's side, caressing the goldcc
braids of her hair with a loving touch,
as she wliisf ercd:
"Yes, darling."
"Mother would you have thought
Eben could s'ay away from us in our
misfortuncV?"
"Hu.h, Ucir, don't judge rashly,
mayt.e something has happened to de
tain him at hniue."
"Hut he might at least send word."
Wait, Marj only wait," whis
pered the mother, soltly folding
Mary's hand in hers.
: lowly the sunset faded away from
the walls of the room, and tbe Dre
light threw its arrows of litfht and
t-hadow about the ceiling, aud the
cricket Legan to chirp softly between
the Ore brick, and Mary still sat
there, uinsl:i sadly. Was she in
deed forgotten, or
Mary my own Mary!"
Yes, it was he close beside, with
his strong arms about her and bli
eyes looking into hersl Ho dream
uo delusion but Eben's own self:
"Did y.iii think I had ceased to re
number yt.u. diarest? As if I cou'.d
tv.T think of anything else. o,
love, not uaill the grave divides us
shall I fail to hold you first and most
precious in my heart."
"Mr. Gray." said Eben, turning to
the old man, "what Is tho amount
for which you are liable, according to
law?"
"Seven thousand four hundred and
sixfy-nine dollars and forty-two
cenn," answered Noah Gray, me
chanically, as If be were repeating a
lesson.
Eben laid on the table before him
a check for $,0oo.
"It is yours, sir."
"Noah Grav scrutinized the bit of
paper through his spectacles
' r of., : , , , ,.,,
with a
paio, almost incredulous race. Ihen,
tense, inde-
sobblng on
nations and
, bef h chi,dIe ,d Ual'.
'ian nobleman, who had in death re
i mcoil ered the American boy who had
nursed him through the pestilential
Mrs. Grny listened, declaring that
"it was as good as a novel, every bit:" j
and Mary, ah: Eben had only to
watch her face to see what she '
thoaght.
"My wish has come true. Mattie,'' .
said Eben, turning to her as he con-'
eluded, "I am rich rich in wealth, '
and richer f tr In your
love! May I
luve her. Mr. (ir.iy?"
Noah silently placed her hand in
i;ioa
KEPT HIGHT ON TALKING.
A. Colore. I Man Who Had If Kib Remove i
TThiV Talij Conftoloi-.il.
John Williams, a colored man, wh
was recently shot through the left
lunz bv Grahnrr.e Moore, at Kirk-
wood. Mo., subsequently submitted to
a heroic operation at the city hospi-
tal in the remoTal of half of tho
seventh rib. The operation, says the
Globe-Democrat, was conducted un.
der remarkable circumstances, cs the
patient was cot placed under the in
i.uence of an anrsthetic, and re
mained perfectly conscious through
out the ordeal. The physicians at
the hospital discovered that his pleu
ral or lung cavity was constantly
tilling with bloed. He was "aspl4
rited" several times tr little effect.!
Ihis process gave but temporary re
lief, as tbe
cavity filled up with
air faster than!
blood and
It could be
drained. Finally Dr.
Marks decided that Williams had tol
a paper tu o iii.es, uKiiresv iui i
j a 1 v
he opened up afld one of his ribs re- 1 n to walk backwards and forwards
sccted or cut off to drain the cavity with a mysterious air. The public is
properly and save his life. As the greatly awed by their appearance,
bullet had passed through Williams' and reports are soon circulated that
left lung, making that organ unfit for J the picture will be sold for Its weight
use, the administration of chloroform '; in gold. Another hlchly recommeod
was almost sure to he fatal. jcdplanis to hire the best-looking
At IT VJ UU UUU aLU JUU IIIIIUIU, .
Dr. Marks frankly told the colored
man, "and if we give you chloroform
you will probably die, too. If you
can stand the pain we can save your
life."
"Dat'sall right, go ahead," replied
Williams. "Ah knows yoh doctors
are my frens, and whatever yoh does
Ah knows youse right."
Williams was placed upon the glass
operating table an.l given several btg
drinks of whisky. The skin of his left
side over the seventh rib was then
punctured several times with a hypo
dermic syrinire charged with cocaine.
The surgeon's lanco entered his side
and. cutting clear down to the rib,
made an incision four inches in
length. Williams gave one howl,
but did not flinch a hair's breadth.
After the rib was laid bare Dr.
Marks seicd his bone saw and cut it
oil with half a do.en strokes. The
pain of th's part of the operation
must have teen ecruc'ating, but
Williams, whom one of the physicians
had engaged in conversation, kept on
talking, merely giving vent to an ex
clamation no and then, as if to em-
phasi -e his remarks. When three
inches of the rib was cut off, Dr.
Marks thrust his lance through the
lining ot Williams' pleural cavity,
and niadvaslltin this three inches
in leautn. Dr. Marks thoroughly
cleansed the pleural cavity and
packed it with afltispepf.tc gatfs,i
stanching the flow of blood. A1
Quickly as possible the flips oi
ttcsh were laid bark in their proper
placets and bandaged over. Through
It all Williams stood the operation
I ke a hero. After the operafon
Williams' temperature went down to
100.02 from nearly 10. and his re
sp'ration lowered from forty ti
twenty, showing tbe splend d effeei
of the ordeal.
For Heart Plpiatoan.
Dr. Neho (iu Journal de la SanteV.
says that an excessive palpitation of
the heart can always I c arrested by
bending double wifi the bead
downward and the ban Is pendant so
as to produce a temporary tongestion
of tho upper part of tbs body. In
almost all c:'.3et of nervous oratu mic
p;di itatiot:, the hert immediately
resumes its nataral function. If the
:cspirtviy movements be su-pended
dining tnis action the effect is enly
the Liorc rapid.
SLEEPING IM BUSINESS HOURS.
crier protest, of Aetw.Miad Against b.
ins Overworked. -
We were ,n aQ elevated train, and
hav, DOthing t0 do were
watchinK a well-known financier ol
this citr. who sat In an opposite seat
, -h,s fi mn
IIe wa3 a maa whose nama j8 a
hnnaRhn,rt o,r nil nvor thla eoun-
. r fnr hi. rMt -.,1th an(1 rhA d9I..
, , ' . i.r.i . kih ho ho.
He appeared to be uneasy and
crossed and recrossed bis legs con
stantly. Suddenly he sat perfectly still,
knife in band, while bis eyes, fixed
on nothing in particular, took on a
far-away look and the lids contracted
slightly.
His whole appearance betokened a
man who was thinking so intently
on some subject that be was entirely
oblivious to bis surroundings for the
moment.
"1 wonder what big scheme he'a
concocting now?" I whispered to my
com-anion.
None at all, I'll bet you," was the
answer from my friend, a shrewd
young doctor.
"I have noticed," be continued,
'that men of active faculties often
lapse Into such spells, and persona
who see them generally suppose that
they are tbe outward marics of in
tense mental application: but my ex
perience convinces me that they are,
on the contrary, brief periods during
which tbe mind is really thinking of
nothing at all.
"1 call them mind naps,' and I be
lieve them to be as highly beneficial
to the mind as sleep is to the body.
They are a sort of protest and pro
tection of nature against the exces
sive strain put upon the mental fac
ulties by too energetic thinkers.
"It you ask a man at such times
what he is thinking about so intently
be will generally Kite you au cvas.vo
answer, because he would rather
have you suppose he was concocting
tviiue deep scheme than not; but the
fact is that his mind has really been
asleep and when he ;s actually think
ing hard you will generally find bis
eyes roving from one object to an
other, and his whole body in a state
of Udgcts." New York Herald.
Peppermint, Spearmint, and Tansy.
More than one-half of all the oil of
peppermint, spearmint, and tansy
used in the world is said to be pro
duced aud distilled in Michigan. The
center of the industry is St. Joseph
County. I'cppermint plants weigh
ing 15,000 tons when dried are culti
vated every year in the State. From
these tbe essential oils are distilled.
lEarly in spring tbe roots are planted
in furrows from two to three feot
apart In a day a good workman
'will plant an acre with tbera. A few
weeks later the rows meet and cover
he entire eround. In September
be plants mature. They ar? then
covered with fragrant purple blos
6o.ns, and the time has arrived for
mewing. After lying in the sun to
dry they are raked into heaps and
taken to the distilleries, of which
there are about 150 in the
State. It is estimated that 30
pounds of dried peppermint plants
produce one pound of oil. The yield
per acre is tllteen pounds of oil. Dis
tilled peppermint hrinzs from J1.35
to $5.00 per pound in the home mar
ket. The industry was origlmlly es
tablished in Mitchani, England,
about 100 year; ago. Early in the
present century a beginning was
made in this country in Wayne
County. N. V., and in St. Joseph,
Mich. To-day nine-tenths of the en
tire product of the world is made in
the United States. The rich alluvial
soil so abundant in Michigan, to
gether with its desirable climate, hai
enabled the State to take preeedenco
over any other
Mate or
-American
country m
Stockman.
this industry.-
Tricks of ArtistJ.
A French paper s'ys that for tw-
months of the year the chief business
of the two thousand and odd exhibit
ors at t' e Salon is to attract tbe at
tention of visitors to their own pic
tures. Some of th dodges" which
have been foui.d useful for the pur
pos , it seems, arc highly ingenious.
The plan found most effectual, and
therefore nwt commonly employed,
is the "Yankee Amateur DoJge." It
consists of employing two or three
agents, drose.l in an eccentric fash-
IUVUt.1 ... V. UU 1 -1- J. 1 1, L I. 1 V. II.
wain uaciv n ill ua riiiu juiwaius iiiiiuiiu
of the canvas. The identity is soo t
covered, and a gr at sensation is
the consequence. A few years ago a
painter found out a still more origi
nal plan. He placed some Soft,
resinous substance, which would
grow soft with warmth, in front of
his own picture. The unfortunate
person who happened to stop for a
few minutes would And himself fixed
to the spot for some time. Our au-
thorlty thinks this last method the
most business-like and effectual.
Origin of the Arab Steed.
Tbe origin of the best strain ot
Arabian blood has been related by
some romancer. While Mohammef
was flgtlng his way to greatness ho
was once compelled to lead his corps
of 20,000 cavalry for three days w.'tb
out a drop of water.
At last, from a hill top, they de
scribed the silver streak of a distant
river. Mohammed ordered his
trumpeter to blow tbe call to dis
mount aod loose the horses. The
poor brutes, starving for water, at
oflice sprang Into a mad gallop toward
the longed-for goal. No sooner
loosened than came tbe alarm
false, as it happened of a sudden
ambush. 'To horse"' was blown,
and repeated by a hundred bugles.
But the demand was too great: the
parched throats were not to be re.
fused; tbe stampede grew wilder and
wilder as 20.000 steeds pushed desi
pcrately for the river hanks.
Of all tho frantic crowd but live
mares responded to the call. To
these duty was higher than suffering.
They turned their tracks, cama
bravely back, pleading in their eye i
and anguish in their sunken flanks,'
and stood before the Fropbet. Lovo
for their master and a snse of obeJii
ence had conquered their distress,
but their bloodshot eyes told of a
fear.'ul torment the more patbetlr
for their dumbueeS.
The danger was over; the faithful
mares were at once released: but Mo
hammed selected these five for hi!
own use; and they were the dams ol
one of the greatest races of tho des
ert. From them bare sprung the
be.t of Arabian steeds. It can. how
ever, scarcely be claimed that the
aveiage hore of the Orient comes up
to this ideal. He must have been
bred from the 19.0'JO. Col. T. A.
Do go. United States Army, in Har
Dcr'g Maaazloo.
CARE OF THE WARDROEE.
Come Sojcicostloas Abont tlis Patting Awa)
of Summer Finery.
It Is an accepted fact among
women, founded upon good reason,'
that when one's belongings are valu
able and costly the services of a maid
are not a luxury, but a necessity and
really an economy, says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. Delicate fabrics need
great care in handling and preserving
and fine boots, shoes, gloves and
handkerchiefs are not to be tossed
about carelessly and still pieserva
their freshness. But without a maid
and with a comparatively simple
wardrobe a meed Qf care even will be
found a great protection.
In putting away summer wash
dresses they must be rough dried,
then folded neatly and packed In a
box or trunk by themselves. Tt is
an excellent idea to go over each one
and take the few mending stitches
that are sure to be needed. Cballles,
crepons and summer silks should be
carefully shaken and brushed, spots
sponged, bows of ribbon taken off and
unmade If possible, or tbe dust care
fully wiped o2 with a bit of silk
dipped in weak ammonia water an I
packed away in separate boxes. The
name rule applies where laces trim
tbe dresses. If these are washable
they should be washed, otherwise
ihaken and wound around a bottle or
wooden roIL
It Is a good plan to let the drcssc
bang wrong side out in the air all of
a sunny morning if you live in a
hotel to hang in a hot room thesatua
length of time is a good substitute.
Uurapled ruches, shields and be tit
bones should be taken from waists,
and a skilled maid says the waist lin
ings should be brushed down every
scam with cologne and water. Feath
ers and flowers should be taken from
the bats and bonnets, wrapped care
fully and separately in tissue paper,
and consigned to boxes where they
will not be crushed. The flowers
should have each leaf pulled out, and
If breathed on before using again will
be found fresh as ever. Parasols
ought not to be rolled, but bae a
loose slip cover put oa after they are
carefully wiped, or if gauze flirted
free of dust with a silk handkerchief
and then stood in some safe p ace
and occasionally opened to alter the
folds.
A LOFTY SUGAR TREE.
A Wondeifut Species of Palm That Gi?r9
Sweet Sap.
The sugar maple of New England
has a rival. It grows in the Andes
of Chili at a height of from 3,000 to
1, 500 feet above the sea. It is a curl
aas variety of that most useful, won
iorfnl tree, the palm, whose varieties
also give us dates and cocoa, and co
coa nuts and fans.
This palm is not slim and graceful
line most kinds we see In tropical
pictures. It is abouf fifty feet tall,
with a very thick trunk, enlarging in
a ameter from the ground up to
about half its height, and then taper
ing again to the top, where its long
leaves spread out.
Tbeie sugar palms produce great
quantities of sweet sap, which, when
boiled down, makes both molasses
and sugar of a peculiar, but delicious
flavor.
On one estate the trees crew in
such numbers that once it was de
termine! to count them. After
counting several hundred thousand,
more than half remained uncounted,
so the task was given up.
What 'Marks" it must be for the
children when "sapping time" and
'sugaring off" come round! But the
Chilians do not collect the sap in the
way the New England farmers col
lect sap from the maple tree. No;
Instead of boring small holes in the
trunk, th-" palm is cut down and be
headed of its crown of beautiful
leaves a d then th; sap begins to
liow from the upper end a"d keep)
ion flowing for months. Every morn-
ing a thin slice is cut off to prevent
the wood from hardening and form-
ing a crust through which the sap
could r.ot flow.
A good tree will yield nearly a
hundred gallons of sap A qu er
thing is the tact that the snp will not
run if the tree lies with its head
low n ward. It will only run upwird.
A Feminine Hustler.
Desire Wilcox of North Lyme,
Conn., Is a woman of unusual ac
complishments. For seven years she
has worked a farm without help, ex
cept In tho busiest seasons. She
plows, harrows, and plants, harvests
her crop, pitches hay, chops downi
trees and cuts them into flrewooiJ
and railroad tics; she yoke; and dtlvej
cattle, shears sheep, and drives a
string of -from three to five yokes of
oxen with a skill which is posltlvelr
artistic.
Desire, who Is now 50, was'marrica
when she was 19, but ber husband
drank too much cider to celebrate tbe
ceremony, so his new bride took him
out and chastised him severely, then
Rung him into a corner, with an in
Junction to remain until ho was
sober, ne concluded, however, that
discretion was the better part of
valor, so stole away during the night
and has never been seen since. New
York Sun.
Merely Stating fill Opinion.
A young lady who Is really populai
In Washington society tells the fol-: bad been disappointed by tho non-ar-lowing:
'rival of the gentleman who was to
The summer she spent at a monn- 'hnswejr to the toast: "Agriculture
tain resort in Virginia, where she was 'the Basis ct Commerce, " and that
the recipients of course, of a number his name bad been put down for the
of attentions from the men, both ' response. When the toast cam o, he
young and old. Among the most j was introduced to the assembly as
persistent was a young man .Carter Henry Harrison. Raising his
whom I shall conceal by call-1 voice to a pitch it had neTer reached
ing Jones. He was Tery doToted. 'eforo, he said: "1 como from a dls
He took the girl walking and drlTlng. trict three miles long and two mites
lie spentmoney on her, sending candy, wide, and in it we raised more grain
and flowers, which cost high at ccr-1 than many States combined. It is
tain seasons. One eTenlDg there was raised by elevators." The audience
a hop at the hotel. Between the "roared, and appalled by his success,
dances Mr. Jones proposed a promc- lie staggered and nearly felL Thinu's
nade. The night was beautiful and iw.itn aoout him, and a friend sup
the air balmy. Tho voung lady con-(ported him hurriedly and whispered:
8entd. Jones told her he thought; "For God's sake go on or thay will
she was the most charming person ho think you drunk." With a great cf
had ever met; that she was every-' fort ho continued, and the crowd, be
thlng that a man could desire for a licving they had discovered a new
wife. He even said he loved her. ' humorist, applauded him to the echo.
The young woman, not a little fright-J a Chicago paper commented on the
ened, said: press dispatches and asked: "Who
'But you know, Mr. Jones, I could Ms this C. Henry Harrison'" for It
never marry you." (was in this manner that the speech
He stopped in his rhapsody, and re- had been reported. The next day it
plied; answered Its own question by an-
I haven't asked you yet" The pouncing: "Why. it is our Carter."
Capital.
. . . ' , - I
fitlA waff nf fntirrnanlnr mtsualrMi
- --j uuu,,.,, on llie outsiue or the cherries, and
sby means of a cold foot bath. We Beveral varieties of wood will sink in
take col l through the feet as often, 1 water
as any way; by putting them In cold; i
water for about ten seconds, morning i authentic painting by any one of
and night, and then rubbing themitne famous Greek or Koman masters
I ill they are red, is a grand remedy pf antiquity is now known to be in ex
Jor all this, an.l toughens us very Istence.
.inch. Ten or fifteen seconds aroj Tbe firat English dictionary con.
,ng enough and even less will oo in tained only nouns and verbs, the
ivyirst fewtimea It Is nnw.se to nouns in one column ard the verbs in
prolong this bath, and may do harm, pother.
,
Terrible Itching Sores
"I bad what the doctor pronounced to be
eczema. It was accompanied by severe itcbing.
and my limbs pained
me a good deu and
were swollen. I be
came alt broken oat
with pimples. This
caused me to scratch,
and tbe eruption
turned Into one solid
sore. The disease
spread all over my
body. After consulting
byniclans, my atten-
.lou was called to
Hood's Satsaparllla.and
sr.. t iconciuaeawgne..
trial. This was In April, 1S32, and I continued
l.iitlifullv with it nntil Christmas. 1R93. At tbe
suine time I took the meiiuine, I ate anything
tliat suited my appetite.
I Am .Vow Cured
and bare no signs ol tbj disease except a little
Innamed color where the sores gathered. My
miction is healed; I feel like myself again.'
I: T. C'baio, Halfway. Va. Remember
Hood'sCures
Hood's Pills do not purge. p"ln or gripe,
but act promptly, easily and efli jieLtly.
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Furniture ana Being.
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jl!cfna; dealers and manufurjtiircni we are
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ture llnu-e in the -o intry.
I.ooK ! 10 Piece. S did Onfc, carved Bed Room
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MDlwiuaeu. Sta4 tor lnmltv. Office War. A.M. tot KM.
Ir' Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
Q La to FrlncipaU ExAinlnor U S. Paoalon Bureau
3jrrlul3t wax. l&tvUudlcatUigcUtuis. aitj Luc.
jr.inri?a'a partiiifs prirscts amma
Wlirs Tnf a nrrimi .
v mall. Stow-.n i c.
fOerl.i;,,wn. .Mass.
tiabrlel Was Misinformed.
A you ok niaii says that for some
time past, while giilng by the cabin
of an old-tlrue darky, un hit way
home from his business at nijfbt, h'
heard the sound of prayer and word
like these: 'O, Lo"d, sen' de anjrcl
Gabrl'l fur ycr poor ole sarrant; h
tired ob dis life; he hunger an' first
fur de king-lorn. O Lo'd. sen' dc
anzcl, forde sarrant am ready to ko.''
Hearing the same petition most every
time he went by. the young man saiil
he thought he would seo If the "ole
servant" was In earnest, and, Indeed,
ready lobe transplanted. So, stealth
lly climbing the wooden stack of the
adobe chimney, he called down from
the top of It to f anibo, the sabl
petitioner:
'arabo!"
' Who dat?" said tho old man.
In a very solemn and sepulchra.
voice the young man answered:
"I am the angel Gabriel sent by
tho Lord at your request to take yen
to IIeaven."
"Kl" Mars Gahri'l, yer mistaken fur
dis time, sho'. Yer must ergot mlty
mixed np in ycr d'reckshuns. Sambo
done don't lib here' no mora lie
stay in de cabin at de yuther end ob
de quatter, sah." Savannah (Ga.1
Sews.
"Our Carter."
The familiar soubriquet "Our Car
ter," came about In this manner: lie
was Invited to a banquet In Phila
delphia; during bis congressional ca
reer, at which the President, lils
Cablnent, tbe members of the Su
preme Court and many lesser digni
taries were present. Up to that time
he had never made a SD-ech. During
lhe evening ho was approached br a
r.entleman who said that the party
. Toledo Commercial.
In Australia the cherry stones grow
. . - . .
i M V '71 3TST Wlh .w.
-J Best Cough Syrup. Tutet Uoud. 17 Be
jZj In tim. Fold fty dmcirUtB. f
rgBMdaMHBIdiJMgggl
TI:3 i;u;i,ui l?n?.
Easily satisBel, indolent, self-indulgent,
weak, he does not care to
rise in the world. So long as he ran
exist and allow bis wife and children
to exi?t, and so luni; as he can obtain
for onsb or credit vodka enough to
Keep nun going, ne is content lie
has no idea of any higher civiliza
tion, or of any sort or home com port.
For the rest he loves his "little
Father," the Tsar: fears God In a
superst tious sort of way, and the
Lieshui (wood spirits) and other su
pernatural objects of his national
foklore in a very real way; observes
the Church festivals with bibulous
piety; attends church at Easter; tol
erates his wife, and knows absolute
ly nothing of the affairs either of
this word or of the next. But educa
tion is making great strides, and the
younger generation is growing up
with advantages to which Its fore
fathers were strangers. Light is
stealing gradually over the land.
Would that it might chase away the
drink demon! With tbe vodka evil
reduced to moderate dimensions,
there would be a chance even for ru
ral Busbia. Temple Bar.
A Pivtnre from Darbadoes.
"I was writing, this morning, about
6 o'clock; and although the sun was
quite up, tbe pervading light that
never quite leaves Barbadoes was re
fleeted back from sea to desk, through
bread-fruit and cocoanut-palms, as
soft as from a sunset cloud," William
F. Hutchinson, L D., tells us In the
New Peterson. "My thermometer
marked 77 degrees, and the sweetness
of the night was not yet gone. Per
fumes of awakening rose and Jasmine
mingled with dying odors of la bonita
del noche, the lady ot the night; and
day-sounds of birds and men were
usurping the night-frog's song, whose
mus cal double note still vibrated
through tbe air. Peace and life reigned
around, and as the warm saltair filled
farthest group of lung-cells, sending
blood clear to the tips of one's toes,
life was very well worth living at al
most any cost, and this loving island
seemed more attractive than ever."
IX 0LDEX 1IMES
People overlooked the importance of
permanently beneficial effects and were
satisfied with transient action, but now
that it is generally known that Syrup
f rigs will permanently cure habitual
onstipation, well informed people will
not buy other laxatives, which act for a
lime, but finally injure the system.
In some Hindoo temples in South
India the collection is taken up by an
lcjiliant that goes round with a basket.
Bualuvsa .Men la a Hurrv
-tin restaurants and often food insufficiently
oked. fti pans Tab ,les euro d. siwpsia and
xirstomacu and iuuutiiulely relieve head-..-he.
In lSt!9, flour was sold to the retail
rude at $6.20 a barrel; to-day it is
State or onto, f itt or Toledo,
41 L.I-CAS t'OC.VTT. 1
Frank J. Cbunev makes oath that he Is the
senior partner ot the tirmof F. J. CiiKNEV &
t'o.. doing b'tslness In the City of Toledo,
County and Stato aforesaid.and that said firm
trill pay the enm of ONE HUNflHEiJ DOL
LARS for eaeh and every case of CMarrh that
e-nnnt be cured by the use of II ahs t ' atah itu
L'uhe. Fkank J. Ciiknev.
-worn to Wfore me and nubscribed in my
presence, this 6tb day of December, A. D. lstW.
. , A. W. (Jleaso.n,
seal
' , ' JTofari, Puh'ie.
HalPs Catarrh Cure Istalcen Internally and acts
directly on the blond and mucou surfaces of
the system. Send for test.mnntals, free.
F. J. Chksbv & Co., Toledo. O.
ISySold hy Uruygists, 75o.
The Russian Czar's palatial yacht,
lhe Polish Star, lias a minature Greek
;hapel on the upper deck with an altar
"iread with red velvet.
llnn't yon know to have perfect henllb
you must have pure bliMi-J, an J the best wiiy to
have pure blood is to take Hood's .-arsupttrilla,
;he best blood purifier an 1 -lre;utli builder.
Hood's Pills may be hud by mail fur 2oc.
,f C. I. Hood Co.. i.oivt il. -Mass.
Denver, Col., has the largest strc-t t
railway cable in the world. The ro e
vhicn acts as the motor is 36,000 feet,
r about seven miles long.
Or. Kilmer's Bi a sir-Root euros)
sU Kidney and madder troubles,
Parcpbiet and Consultution tree.
Laboratory Blmchamton. St. X.
An apple tree in Monticello, Fla..
boars on different limbs grafted ap
i'les, crabapples, prunes, peaches,
pears and quinces.
r. arl s Clover Root, the (treat Woo 1 purlflor,
plves fieslmess and clearness to the couiplexioa
ai.d cures constipation 2i cts. 50cts SL
Tic trotting li-coid has Lecn low
ered at the average rate of five seconds
a decade since 1S45, when Lady Suf
folk held it.
Mrs. Wlnalow'a Poo thing Syrnp for children
teelhin. softens the same, reduce Inflamma
tion, allays Bain, enres wind colio. Ac a bolUe
Thfi first snvincs bank in thin rnnn-
try was the Philadelphia Savings Fund
Society, organized in 1S16. It is still
in existence.
Letters received t the Chicago
postoflice show that the name of the
Lake City can be spelled in 197 differ
ent ways.
of all cases of consumption can, if taken In
the earlier stages of the disease, be cured.
This may seem like a bold assertion to
those familiar only with the means gener
ally in use for its treatment ; as, nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy emulsions, extract
of malt, whiskey, different preparations of
hypophosphites and such like palliatives.
Although by many believed to be incura
ble, there is the evidence of hundreds of
living' witnesses to the fact that, in all its
earlier stages, consumption is a curable
disease, wot every case, Dut a targe per
centage of cases, and we bclieve,yaV $3
percent, are cured by Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, even after the disease
has progressed so far as to induce repeated
bleedings from the lungs, severe lingering
cough with copious expectoration (includ
ing tubercular matter), great loss of flesh
and extreme emaciation and weakness.
Do yon doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported to us as cured by " Golden Med
ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal disease ? You need not take
our word for it. They have, in nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
and most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever in mis
representing them, and who were often
strongly prejudiced and advised against
a trial of Golden Medical Discovery,"
but who have been forced to confess that
it surpasses, in curative power over this
fatal malady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy "emulsions" and
mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these
cases and had either utterly failed to bene
fit, or had only seemed to benefit a little for
a short time. Extract of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations of the hypophos
phites had also Seen faithfully tried in vain.
The photographs of a large number of
those cured of consumption, bronchitis,
lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred maladies, have been
skillfully reproduced in a book of 1 60
pages which will be mailed to yon, on re
ceipt of address and six cents in stamps.
Yon can then write those cured and learn
their experience.
Address for Book, World's Dispensary
alKDlCAL Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Rhcusr.atisn, ffesrsfigia, Sciatica, Backache.
ST. JACOBS OIL
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M USE OF THE
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a it
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SAPGLJO
.1 .ifi.
Young Lawyer (to client) The;
can't hang you for a murder yoi,
-.idn't commit. Client That's thi
.udge's sentence. To be banged b.
tbe neck until I sin dead. Youi;
Lawyer (thought ullyi All right
You just Lro ahead and let 'em han,-
tiu un.l I'll make 'em sweat for it.
l he ill ion.
A Point on Arithmetic.
"Jcptha," asked Sirs. Jones, win.
w.u bu.y with pencil and paper, "c:ii.
you tell n;o now ninny feet there ar-
n an acie?" "No." said Jones, sav
igcly, 4 but I can tell you how manv
sellers there are iu a feet." Detroit
Fiee Press.
Ketlilns; to Do with tho Case.
Maud Jack tells ine that he has
never loved any one before. Ethel
Well, excuse me for telling you, Lul
ne and 1 were once encaeJ. Maud
Oh, 1 didn't ask him about engage
ments. I only asked him about love.
J udge.
Iledclnp.
The Unsophisticated Man (sadly)
So you never want to see me again.
The Sophisticated Girl (flrniiy)
Sever! and er don't forget to call
lo-mortow night, so that I can re
turn your presents. Truth.
r'- Voiceless.
'Yes, sir," said Mabel, proudly,
"wh'n a young man kisses me 1
cream." "Mabe1," sa!d Reginald,
with a sudden anxiety, '-why Is it
,'ou are so often hoarse when I call
,n you" Exchange.
Couldn't To 1.
'"What a husky voice you have!"
aid the grass to the corn, after the
.sing dry sp--ll. "Have I'f" replied
he corn. "I didn't know it, but,
(lien, my ear; aie bad this year, you
-.now." Truth.
D-. rlau -Jv 1.,!1 Times.
Miss Summit L'on't you find tho
life of a commercial t;a e.er very cj
:it'ng, Mr. Trainmaki-r? Tiain
tuaker It :s full of it. Why, on my
last trip I took an onto. Clothier
ind Furnisher.
Highly Mar;nrtl-.
Tourhusharid i a mrirnctic man."
'aid tho visitor. "1 know it," re
sponded the wife. 'I found a stel
:iairDin sticking to his coat col
lar tho other day." Indianapolis
JournaL
Familiar vrl.h (be Subjoci.
Teacher Why can't vou learu to
calculate Interest as nicely mTomniv
i'raddles? Dull Hoy I a n't bad
o much cxperlenco as he has. Our
lousa ain't mortgaged. Good News.
At tho i'lr.
The Cappsr It's three rip?-! for 5
.enla, j.ou'i'inen; an'levi-;y ; :uc
! nele Hiram Say, S:: 1:1.1.1 tut, a'n't
:hern Tin cheap! 7 e Una't sup
iwae they l solid gold, dye? Puoit
?lo Forelffu T oolialiios.
Strangor (In far Western restau
rant) Is It necessary to tip the
waiters here in order to serum
proper attention? Native Not If
ch got a gun. New York Weekly.
Sot fee.
St. Poter Who is that stout lady
sta--idiu outside? Assistant ;ueen
V ictoria, your holiness. St. Peter
Indeed! Just ask her if she won't
come In out of tho reign. Truth.
The Time.
Cholly How is the weather out
side? His Man Wet, sir. Cholly
Good. I shall weah mv new English
twouschs that ah too lonsr to bo wohn
without being turned up. Truth.
Cklotl.
"I see that Scripktns eiuDlors a
type-writer now." "yes." "Doing
Iols of work?" "No. He wants some
body to blame for his mistakes In En
glish." Washington Star.
A WeU-Hrod Parrot.
Mr. Wilson has a narrot which hn
feels sure used to belong to one of
tbe best families, because it always
talks when anyone begins to sing.
Youth's Companion.
An Apt Comparison.
Saidso Mrs. Medders reminds mo
of the old hen who sat on duck's
etrgs. Hordso now? Saidso Her
children are all In the swim and she
laa't. Exchange,
Two Negatives.
He If I should ask you If you
were telling the truth when you said
no you could not marry me what
would you say? She I should still
say na Vogue,
A Rlsdto Invitation.
First Actor Can you dine with mo
at the dollar table d'hote to-night, old
man?" Second Actor Sorry, my boy,
but I've got only 1. 75b Truth.
A Cseful Check.
Mrs. B. John, what's Mm Snlln
law we read about In history? John
It was a law that prevented women
becoming kings. Truth.
Robert Browning wrote "Tho
ad the Book atfift aeveo.
King!
f5YZ!m FAMILftiflS TO YOU? 5 YOUR HEALTH
UK OEM TO YOU? THEN DON'T BE WITHOUT
BE5T CHEAPEST TABLE
cr 60Sansoh St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Your Poor
Tired
Husband.. i
He has worked herd $
all week.
Let him sleep late
Sunday morning,
then treat him to a
breakfast of
Buckwheat
Cakes.
AN EXAIQERATED CASE.
Tot that full feclinR
Tliat conies nfter cut. rig
Thrrr is a remedy,
Simple but effective
anJ immediate.
A Ripans Tabult.
Tr.ke. niip ! at the time.
Swallow it
Ulid
tJirre. you aro.
One vho pets JuU lis f ull
Iu any other way t
Is s,ot co uncomfortable at the time
That FenAtion, to him.
Comes later.
To prevent It
Takeatabule
lit fore goiug to bed.
COT LEG R, FoofisfKKin
r. Y.. oners txa Mid tr
1 t? 1 iii-nt' nnttl ad Wtu
at thplw"sttot. Healthful; Ust lnf1tin;Hrtlv
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trritifff; English fwi XloJfrn Lnnvvace; FenmUm
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NO VACATION. lo-iii;n obtalntti foi
competent ainilenfa. A-Mrrw, for CaIbJ f
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COLLEGE
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His justly acquired tiie reputation of beinj
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he-Aged.
An Incomparable Aliment for t!:e
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A superior nutritive in continued Fevers,
And a reliable remedial acnt
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often in instances of consultation over
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that the IMPERIAL CRANUM wa
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