HI HE1P THAT COMES TOO LATE. 44s a wearisome world, t-la world or curs, With Its tangles small and (Treat, Its weeds that smother thesprlnirlngSowrT And its hapless strifes with fate, Bat the darkest day of its desolate dnv- Sees the help that comes too late. 4J ! woe for the word that is never sa;J Till tbo ear is deaf to hear, And woe for the lack of the fainting heal Of the ringing shout of cheer ; th I woe for the laggard feet that tread In the mournful wake of the bier. What bocrteth help when the heart is nntnV What booteth a broken spar )f love thrown out when the lips are dumt, And life's barque drifteth far, )h ! far and fast from the alien past, Over the moaning bar? pitiful thing the gift to-day That is dross and nothing worth ; Though if it had come but yesterduv. It has brimmed with sweet the en: I fading rose in a death-cold ban,!. That perished in want and dearth. Tuo fain would help in this world of ours, Where sorrowful steps must fall,, tiring help In time to the waning powers, Ere the bier is spread with the pall Xor send reserves when the flags are furiei And the dead beyond your all. for baffling most in this dreary world. With its tangles small and great , lis lonesome nights and its weary days, And its struggles forlorn with fate, Is that bitterest grief, too deep for tears, Of the help that comes too late. .Margaret E. Sangster, in Harper's Bazar. FAIR EXCHANGE. K. AXD MRS. Harein were farm ers i n Hockport. Mrs. Harem sat in a little rocker, hem miDpr the last disl towel of the pile be fore her. She looked around her kitchen, surveying the newly painted floor, thi new range and glanced beyond i-jtc t h dining-roori with its new appoint iiu'iit. She also. with her mind's eye, surveyed wit equal complacency several roorui round and above her. The old house had been changed. The roof hail been raised one story. To tell the truth, it hai been raisec several times in a small domestic waj before timbers made an appearance and her demands were recognized. Mr. Harem objected to change, bu' Mrs. Hurem was determined to hnvi it. Klie said .she "wanted to see some thing of the world." This to her mean! enlarging the old house ami taking citj boarders. Now everything was ready and it wai f xpected the first couple would mukt their advent the next day. Mrs. Hareii was ready lor tliem, even to tue niee loaf cuke reposing in a tin pail, safely hidden from Jake, the chore boy. Mr. and Mrs. Harem, though old iu years, were still industrious, healthy people, and both had the reputation oi being spry. Mrs. Harem, in partic ular, had a reputation of possessing "faculty" in a great degree, which meant the adjustment of her atfairi toward securing bread and bank stock. "Now, Josiah," sh5 began, "I don't see no arth'y reason why we shonldu'i make money this summer. What with my spring chickens, an' aigs, an' but ter, an' your vegetables an' milk, an' berries for the pickin, should think we'd orter do well. An' all them hosses o' yourn can be put to account, an' il you'll jest li t me hev the managin', I'll resk but it'll all come out right!" und she laid down her scissors with i click. "Wal, Sallie. yon kin hev it allyom own way. I'm jest goin' to wash my hands of the hull business. I'll agree to take orders from you jest as if I wui a hired man an' let you run the con am, 'eeptin' my work on the farm ; conrse you won't meddle with that ; an' I've got a likely feller comin' to night an' he will be at your disposal, too, so I don't see but you air well fixed. If you'll only charge 'cm enougl you'll get on 1" "Let mo alone fer that, Josiuh !" she replied, significantly. "I'm goin' to hev a good price, an' no hosset thrown in either !" When the stage arrived next day il brought the expected guests, Mrs. Simson, her sister, Miss Abigail Haynes, and a young lady, Miss Macy Reeves, a niece. "So we are the first to arrive?" said Mrs. Simson. "Yes, but I expect another ter inorrer, a young man who used to know us well. His folks used ter live 'round here, but they air all dead an' enne, an' he had a fancy to come up here to spend a couple o' weeks, so 1 said he could come." The next dny the gentleman, Cleval Ash by, arrived. As he did not seem socially inclined, Mrs. Simson did not .-eard hin with anxiety. The honse rapidly filled, and before :lie week had passed the full number if twelve were comfortably established mi 1 all seemed contented. We wish to give ymi a particular introduction to Miss Macy Reeves. She wus of medium height, slight, graceful, with i ti'O'l. s'-ii-ible face, lighted by honest rnii eves; a well-poised head, r.iwtied with au abundance of yellow nir. She looked ill and nervoiu, thfl suit of a fright at a tire. She seemed ngtud. I levnl Ashby wns tail, dark useular. with piercing i!ark eyes; nan of marked individualities, good 1 reliable. Ho knew all the brooks, 'i-. ntxl glens for mih-s around and h ,-reat pleasure in f;oing over the 1 Limit. Vlthough not particularly attracted la li. society, he was attracted to ari l mentally resolved to study i unlet way. .M-or, on her part, who had eonx 'jr,i- free, thought Mr. Ashby diiTer. uf irmn the ordinary young rran an 1 resolved to study him; sn uteh m kept busy, unconscious ol :he surveillance of the other, and be Mine very friendly. Kar'.v one morning Macy strolled b Ihe l.., r end of the orchard aac in:il 1 into an old apple tree, whose I-ran.-li. , were easily accessible. She rami I a small portfolio, ami. Iinviti': seate-l h r--lf comfortably, proceedec I . t as follows : "ltRooKslHE FaHM, August .V "lrAi Mr I know you will Ik ed with trie because I have onlt riJt' II full sin I t IloteH. To tell tilt 'rut '.i. I fill lil win ii I came, hut now 1 feel like chatting with you and tell in,- voii all about who, which, wlra' tu I w l.i re. " I 'ns is reall . a comfort ibb plm-i it': nili.ibitautt thereof are ii ry t 'li lil.e ot '.u r folks, wiili on ei'e; t ...i. Wo are twelve, all told ; unit .Lrve fi- ti, one of whom is very n.iu! Kitlxat .t. r. One is an invalid is alnmst in-.r :hr en I ' Ins life, I think the sec n I, tiioiich tmt nearly mi ill, is m t.s I .Noiild think all hi. folks woiil. e i-l.i I wheti he is gone. ovt-r. Now, ;hal M.un ls bard, but why need jxa'pli Bo u dia- walla? - ' Att "Of the ladies, Mrs. A is weaitnj I ind wants every one to know it. but llr'nks money is all. "Mrs. B - is in rednced circtim stances. There seems to be a flavoi of better days about her. She makes the best spread of what is left, though. "Miss K is a lady of uncertain age. If she would get a good mater, on her false hair she would look bet ter. She simpers and always wants gentleman around to kill the snukei ind bugs when we go picnicking. "Mrs. F is bony, angular and suspicious, always watching to see il somebody isn't doing something in judicious. Fan and I give her plenty of opportunity, for we always nianagi to act our worst when her green eyei are watching us. Fan is a distant rela tive of Mr3. C , another lady here She is so fat and asthmatic she can'; go anywhere or do anything except read and knit. She is really good. 1 l;i- l 1 ll:i ; ci..! one lii . out a. line i au suuiciiiuni, i i.hj 'b a bit free and sentimental, but ther the is only seventeen. "Miss Ii , a school teacher, we da cot often see. She seems tired and sleeps a great deal. Should think she would want to take a regular Bip Van Winkle nap. It must be hard work to teach. I don't think teachers are half ippreciated. "The exception I spoke of is Cleva. Ashby. He is a very peculiar young man, twenty -eight years old, perhaps. Line day he is sober and dignified as a judge. Then he seems about forty. Csext day he frolics like a boy. Then he seems eighteen. He is really nice, but sometimes I feel quite afraid o' him, and then again I could say any thing to him. "Certainly he is reliable; anyone could say that. He knows all the pleasant places here, for ho used to live here when a boy ; so we'll all rely npon him as a guide.- Now, yoq needn't think 1 am going to go and fall in love with him ; not a bit of it. I wouldn't dare ; besides, he doesn't care very much for ladies' society, an he never would think of a silly littl thing like me. "Now you know all about us, and irill keep you informed if you feel aj interest. Thine. M. " She folded this and then discovered her envelopes were at the house. She descended from her perch to return to the house. As she came down the let ter fell unnoticed by her side, and sh walked on, leaving the missive belli nc her. Meanwhile, down bevondthe "south medder," Mr. Cleval Ashby, tired oi angling, stretched himself under ar old pine tree, and using his hut for I desk scratched off the following epixtle "RnouKsiDE Faum, Aug. 5. "Par Oi.r Roy I deserve no end sf censure for my silence, but the fuel is l nave lelt disinclined to write even you. You will know there must be e special reason. You know I promisee t i tell you if anything special eve happened to me. Well I own up confess the soft impeachment and all tilut. I am fairly caught and no mis- JO I t:ike. There never was another before ind th?rv.' never will be again. 'Sh.i is all my fancy painted her,' etc., but she is unattainable ns the moon. Ilav-f been here live weeks and shall stay while she stays. "You mny call in'j n fool if yon like, out I can't go urtil she goes, n:ii; then well, I must iiiiiko up my nnu i to live without hc-r. Does she know Sot except by suspicion. Her aunt has hinted to me of the brilliant mutc-1 -he expects to make in autumn, so l ir dumb, of course. Now that I huvi freed my mind to you, I hnve one re quest to make. When I see you, don't -peuk of her to mo. I could not bear it. Cupid's arrow, of which we h:iv iested so much, has struek me deeply "C. A." . He folded it compactly, placed it ii lis pocket, intending to a id the en velope at the house. He hasten!, teeing it was short cut across th' rchard. As he passed one of t -ie trees he siw Mucy's letter lying on the grass. There as no address, and only the signature "M. " As the pages slipped iu his land he caught sight of his own name, .'.'oil'd human nature withstand ths temptation to read? He read just the I part concerning himself. He sat down on t!ie grass to think. ".-ihouliln t .hire.'" he repeated. 'That means, o rourse, she is not nt liberty, even if 'he were inclined. "There is but one M. among ns, and to it must be Macy. And to think die is sometimes afraid of me ! I don't svonder I I must be ferociously cross -oine days. I have to be stem in or 'r to keep my -?? well in hand. She's 'silly' I I'll find a way to dis possess her of thnt idea. To me Rhe n the wisest woman in the world. iVell, she has evidently lost this herd unl I must carry it to her." He placed it in his pocket nnt valked on. Then a thought occurred io him. "She will miss it and come lero to look for it. I will leave it and iho need not know I have seen it. " He retraced his steps, took the let ;er from his pocket and replaced it Ml the grass. Had he examined n lit do closer ho wonl 1 lmv seen it wm us own letter he h id placed there. He was right in his conjecture. Ho met Macy, who was on her wny to search for it. She returned to her room and decided to add a postscript. When she opened it she s'iw it wns not hers. She looked for the signature. It read C. A. Tlt-re is only one C. A. among us it must be Mr. Ashby 's." "ho resolutely closed her eyes to the temptation to read it and started to find him. He was out in a hammock. "I lost a letter this morning," she egan, confusedly, "and when I went :o look for it I fonnd this. I thought it was mir. at first, but I see it li niiT... U. A. Is it yours V" He took it and recognized it. "Yes, it is mine; but yours?" Ho .u.ldenly put his hand in his pocket nd drew out hers. "Why! That's mine! Where did on get it?" "I found it and meant to bring it b you. Then I decided to carry it back, nd I suppose I must have put mine ;here by mistake." Ho looked distressed. l'.acli begar. to wonder if the other had read any ;iart of it. "1 did not read yours," said Macy in a tone which carried conviction with it. "Well, T shall confess to vou if vot tintig me for it. I caught sight of my tiuiue and I read just that part of it no more. I'm sorry." Macy looked astonished. "Well you saw what a going over 1 lave trivtu youl" and the laughed merrily. 'Yes, but you needn't be nfraid : lie. Miss Reeve. Now I u;n coin; to sk vou to lo me a f.-.vor. Will vi.u i read mine, here und now? 1: is you 1 aiean all the way through !" He j-ivt- j her the let'er and she begun to read, j She finished, paused a moment, as f irresolute; th -n she said: ".dr. ish'iv, don't sen 1 it." "Why not? It is truth!" 'No, it isn't either! I am not rn j.'a.-1'd to mak" stimuli with anybody I" "Iheu whnt did your aunt say that to mo fvr ? Was it to prevent ma from Irving to win yon, Macy? tell ma now I j Have I any chance with you? Let that letter speak for me," Ho took he; hands in his own. "Well if yon won't make me afraid of you any more," she eaid, with ?harming blushes. "I do caro for you, but I never suspected you carer' for me." ' "Now yon know," he said. "Yes. May I keep the letter?" she ked a little timidly. "Yes, if you care for it. I shal write a very different one to my friend now." Chicago News. Keep Yonr Own Secrets. If you are unfortunate enough tc have secrets, Ke p them to yourself, f A secret in joint tenancy Is no secret - jut lb uus uceu sum mail au mums should l.e common among friends, that nothing should lie reserved on h Uden. This remark belongs to the region of the true and the beautiful but by no mean to that of the politiij or the useful. It is a remark, in the words of Mr. Weller. Sr., "wergina on the poetical." It is absurd tosupJ pose that another, to whom your1 secret may be of little or no consej quence will keep the matter whicli you, to whom it may be of the great est consequence, cannot keen "A f;iithful m:in who can find?" ?o treachery may be involved in the breach of conlldence. It isjnot gener ally a consideration of his own ad vantage which induces a man to be tray the secret of his friend; rather it. is an inordinate love of talking. As taciturnity is said to be a chief characteristic of the mad portion of mankind, so loquacity may be said to 1 e th'it of the sane. It is this garru lous habit which leads to an Inter, change of meteorogical remarks be tween two who ineet by chance, who have no Interest in common, and, having little to say on this, have nothing to say to one another on any other su' ject under the sun; and it I? this same liali.t which divulge secrets, and separates friends. Those w ho are troubled with the disease can no more resist its insidious at tacks than the king and all the royal family and the lords of his council and all the nobility could refrain from dancing in the story when the magic pipe was played. It is the g.iry of nature to conceal a matter, I ut it is the happiness of mankind to declare a secret. The Meanest Joke of All. The meanest man in all the work lived some years ao at a small towi near Zur ch In .Swit erland. Urx dark and fov night he knocked upot the door of a phvsiciuu of Zurich, and when the medicine man appeared io response to his summons he cried out, 'Oh, doctor, make haste; my wife it dangerously ill:" The doctor, noting the unpleasan quality or the night, uttered a sup pressed growl of impatience, for tha ' . . . X II V , i u"neci w. IS :il,Ollt. elLTllt. nil Ac nut rt lAwn j However, he decided that there was ; nothing for him to do but go, and so he ordered out his carriage and the two diove out through the damp, col I night. Just lefore theyroached I-' the husband of the sick woman alighted on some pretext or other, but did not :et;irn, and after driving into the village the physician found nnl.-o'ly who needed his assistance. A week later he received a note, without signature, explaining thf my-tery: I am exceedingly obliged to you fo. giving me a lift in your carriage, for I found it impossible to jjrocure an other conveyance, and it was a dread ful night. I hope you will forgive me this once." It is to be hoped that the doctor toak the trouole to run this miscreant to earth, and having found him to sand him a bill for se vice that would e!Te -tually cure him of all future de sire to play practical iokes of so in excusable a sort. Uarpef's Younr Jx'uplc. Absent-Mindedncss. On a Lake Shore train out o'. Cleveland a few days ago was an oii lady who was used to travel. Sb was jierfectly at home on the cars, and there were none of tbe dis couragements that usually come li travcle:s that could disconcert her is any degree. The evening was warm and tht godd woman was seized with a burn ing thirst. But a generous manage ment provides for all such wants Ha! There was the "hydraut" in th car! Walking solemnly back to tht water tank the lady set the cup undei the faucet and turned on the water. It trickled; it rii pled; it poured: th catch pan ran over and the tempting i e water was rapidly cooling the endf of the crossties: hut the woman stood si'e.it and thoughtful, waiting. At last a trainman approacher1 v.'it i the polite query: 'l ady, do you know what you'rt loing?" "Me? Certainly:" Well, why are you running all tha' water o.i?-' With a look o' scorn for such ignor unco she replied: 'Well. I'm just letting it run til' it. gets CO' il." The s ht of tha faucet perhaps caused the absent minded lady tc th'n:. it was a hydrant with through connection with Lake Erie. Whj not? Wasn't it the Lake Shore road? Cleveland Plain Dealer. "What a Wreck!" At a dinner-party at liowood, Canon '. l.owles, then past sixty, was intro duced to an elderly lady, with whom lie sat chatting pleasantly about t liinvr-r of the day. Bow es was per fectly oblivious that this was the very laity to whom be had heen engaged to be married when he had very little income besides (its curacy. Theladv, of course, was perfectly well aware that she was talking to her quondam loer; but her married name had in no way enlightened him as to her tiersonality. After a t:iue she said, liavli k' touched upon old days: "But, Mr. l.owles.dnu't you remember me?'1 'Xo, ma'aru, 1 don't" Then she added, smilinif: "You used tn know me and pretend to be very fond ol me. I was Miss " "Oh, what a wreck"' was the si.ontanenus ex- c amaiion of the poet, Happily the lady enjoyed the joke Immensely, for ! she was a remarkably ha'ndsoine wo. I man lor tier aiie. and hia burst of i surpri e was really only acornpliment ! to the extreme beauty of her youth. ' Measure Tor KoiiHekeepcra. One quart wheat Hour, of soft bu ter, broken loaf sugar, makes out pound; Indian meal. Iicst brown ; -ugar, on pound two ounces; white -uar, powdered, ouo pound one ' .'niiice; ten eggs, one pound; sixteen i large tablespiKinfuls make oue-half j j int; eight, one gill; four, one-half I common sized tumbler holds one. ' l.alf j'int: common wine ela, one li i!f k'li!; smty dri p-, ma'c one tea Jj001I ftll- 1 J"o man can alwayn bo tiUU A NOBLE FIGHT. AS EMINENT SOlTHEItN LAW VERT - LONG CONFLICT WITH PISK-VSE. Twenty-five Tears of Prosperity, Adverll j and Buffering; The Great Victory Won by Science Over a Stubborn Disease. (from Uit AVMnla, Gcl, Constitution) Foremost amonr tbe best known lawyer, and farmers of North Carolina stands Col. Isaao H. Burg, of Greenville, Pitt Co a man who has been on the edge of eternity and whose life has been measured by minutes. "It has been twraty-two years since I be came a resident of this town," said CoL Sugg in telling; his story to a reporter; "even thtn the first symptoms of gravel were af sorting themselves but were slight. Gradually, bow- ever, my disea e developed, and fig-nt It as I would It seemed to gain a stronger foothold 1 day b, day until my misery was compl.-te, For uxteen years I never knew it was to be free from pain, not as an ordinary man thinks of it. agonizing, excruciating, unendurable what pain but 'in. Tortured from bead to foot, at times i xn into spasms when it would rvqulre the uu ed trei gth of four men to bold me until I wm stupefied with stimulants and opisti-s. I could not sit, lie or stand in any one position but the shortest time. Sleep was out of Jbu question unless brought about by the str ntr- est stimulants or opiates. Ob, how many many times have I thought of putting an uuti to that life of suffering, llut tben my mi d would revert to my wife, my children, my bome, and I would restrain my band with the hope that some other means of escape wou.d be offered. I searched the archieves of medi cine for relief. Doctors were consulted, litbla waters, mineral waters, drugs, opiates and stimulants of all sorts were trieJ without avail. Why, I sent clear to tbe West Indie for medicine and yet the result was the same. I kept at my work as long as I couM but nature gave way at Inland I suevuinbi-u iu tue inevitable. My entire nervous system hud been shattered by tbe stimulants and opiut.-j 1 bad taken, my blood had actually turned t.i water, my weight had dropped from 173 pounds to 121, and It seemed to everybody that tbe end was in slht. Vhy, I could not bear the gentle band of my wiru to bathe my limbs with tepid water. ( was simply living from hour to hour. I bad made my will, sotiied my business and X waited for tbe last sir nd ot life to simp. "li was at tb.s time that a somewhat similar cae as my own was brought to my notice. Q bis man had s fferdd very- much as I had, b lire bad been espaired of as mine had and yet be bad been cured. Think what that little word meant to me CL'K.-.O. Tbe report stated that the worn bas been aecompiisbed by a medicine known as Ilr. Williams' l'ink Vills for Pale Ptople. 1 iiivigligated the re port thoroughly and found that it was true in deiall. Tuen 1 procured some ot Dr. Wil liams' P. nk Pills and beuan tuking them and began to net better. 1 be, n to tiei p like a healthful cbild, sound, calm und peaceful. My I'lieme came dsck anil my nerves were soothed and restored to tiieir normal ccnui tlon and I felt like a new ni.in. llut the gr.-ut-ett blessing was the mental Improvement. 1 Legau to read and digest, to lormulute new I'luiis, to take lot, rest In my law praetic, which bcg.m to come back lo me as scon as my clients realized lhat I was again myself. Alter a lnpse or 10 years I ride horseback every day without fatigue. That Dr. Williams' Pink Pills saved my life Is beyond doubt, and 1 am spreading tacit praise far and wide." lDiUiiy about the town ot Greenville sub. stautiaied Ihe above facia of tol. Suck's case. aim mat many ot Hits are being beueU.eJ Uy Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Dr. iiiiaiiis Pink Pills for Pale People are ronsiderr.l au iiiitailliitf specific for sucu dis-e.is-s as locomotor ataxia, partial iaia yis, hi. V Itu." d nee. ,'l.il,c.l, ueurali;:a rheuma tism, nrrvoii, hi-adaui.e. the afier i-uvrt.. .. n Krippe, palpitation of the In-aa. n.ue and ai-! In Complexions, that tired lerling i.suit.ng ' from ncivuiis piostratmu; a I uiteaes i.-i suiting irom vitiated humors iu the 1 blood, such as scrolu.a, chronic erjsipela., etc. Ihey aie ulso a siec,llc tor trouble ; pecu lar to n-niAles, such as siippressiuus, ir regularities, and all loriuj of wmis. in ; men they eflect a radii ai caie iu all case ' ariMnK iiom mental worry, overwork, or eees ot whatever nature. Dr. ttilliams' Pink Tills j are sola by all dealers, or will be sent 10t 1 E aid on receipt ol price, (,ru i-eu'S a box r 6 ie fo,- $2.io they are never -old in bu k or by the luO) uy addressing ir. Williams' .Med Iciue Co., Schenectady. .N . V . About Irish Potatoes. Tor nearly or qnite a hundred years, after the American potato was intro duced into the gardens of Great Brit ain the Scotch and Irish peasuut far mers refused either to eat or cultivate it for reasons which, at this time, seem to be very absurd. At last, through tho force of circumstances, such as short grain crops and threatened famine, the peasants were induced to try the formerly much despised tuber, and the results were so satisfactory that it immediately became so exceed ingly popular that in derision it was given the name of Irish potato. Pre vious to this time it had been known as the Virginia potato, through an er ror of some one who claimed that it had been found growing wild in Vir ginia, whero it was certainly unknown ,to either tho aborigines or European ettlers until introduced from South America. The natives of the higher regions of South America probably discovered and cultivated the potato in their gardens centuries before they were visited by Europeans. Peter Ciercs informs us in his Chronicle published in 1553, "that the inhabi tants of Quito and vicinity have, be idea maize, a tuberous root, which they eat and call Papas. " The Span iards, having introduced these roots into their own country, did not retain the Peruvian name, but from their similarity in nature to the sweet pota to already in use called them battat-ts. From Spain they were taken to Italy, nd in 1588 wo find a German botanist tcknowloding the receipt of two tubers. It is true that we have a wild species of tbe potato in Xorth America, nnd irhilo it is very abundant in tho de rated regions of Mexico and north ward through Arizona and Xew Mexi co, the tubers are so small that it does Dot appear to have ever been utilized by the inhabitants of the country nor any of tho Indian tribes east of tho Mississippi. The oft-repeated ftory thnt tho colonii-ts sent by Sir Walter Uaieigh to Rettle Virginia found thu potato in use among the Indians is o puie myth. Xew York Sua. Toaet- We toast bread n.it merely to brown It, but to take out all the moisture ''U'siblo, that it may bo more per (o tly moistened with thu saliva, and thus easily digested; then we brown it to give it a b -tier I'avor. If tho PI ice be thick and carelessly exposed to a Mazing tire, theout-l le is black ened and made into charcoal before the heat can reach the inside. The moisture is only heated, not evaporated, and makes the insido doughy or claiumy; and butter, when spread upon the bread, cannot pene trate it, but llo.its on the surface in the lorui of oil. and tho result is one of tl-o inotit indigestible compounds. The correct way is to have tht bread stale an I cut Into thin uniform "li es; and dry it thoroughly before browing It. Such toast, moistened with water or mil!:, may ba easilv nil thoroughly acted up:n by the ai,;csiivo lluidi In Utissia it was once the common belle' lhat beardless men wern soulless, H. V. CnV'p. ica l're.-id'nt of thr L 'Od'n Philnteli; StHMtty, cold bis roll cti-n of Auslr.i!in stair, pj a few Uys tgofor I jO,0M A hailstor.l near V c if.a, Austria, oino day! .".3' tovcre-l r.iiln.ad Irack? lo a '.h of tiitcc feet and Moppvt' tralfic fr.r ?cvcisl ht nr.-". .;uoii the pupils at one of the pub lic t. I'.ools in GrKirgia i .1 colored wo mn lorty-lhrco your old. My Blood Became overheated, causing pimples all over me. Bi-6 developing Into large and Dreadfal Rnu Mrs. Caroline H. Fuller Londonderry, Vt. o-es, tbe worst on my ankle. 1 could not ston. Bon i after 1 began to take Hood s sarsaparlll , the s.rej bealed, and two bottles entirely curel 9je aud gave me renewed strength and health. SIrs. C. II. Fi ller, Londonderry. Vermont. flood's5?Cures Hood's Pills cure all l.iver lib, Biliousness. CASH or CREDIT Furniture r .Jaing. T.()()K ! The on:. c place to buy Furniture, Carpets. Mam, .. iteddiiig, Ladies' laaiu, ocnis' doming. Mores, i-.tc Not I'rlecst LAKHEsT OAK SLUTS Sl-j.ftO UPWARDS. t'ARVKU TABLES. - M.nn " llli. 11 HACK CUAIliS - - l.f.O " COUCHES ... N.OO " PARLOR SUITS - - - 30.00 ' ItKST MATTREsSES - - 1.511 " If you appreciate monev. stood Koodn. call on li before buying elaewherc. as we uuaruntee to ave you Fifty Per Cent, li-KRAND ROCKER OIVEX AWAY WITH Each purchase. GREAT EASTERN M'F'Q CO., ISO. 1218 ItITGI2 AVE., Above Spring Garden. Louis Daniels. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. HOW TO WASH DISHES. Do yon know how to wash dishes! Xot merely so that you get them ofl the kitchen table into the china closet, but so that the despised and dreaded : tusK becomes almost a pleasure. This is the way to accomplish thnt result. As soon as the cooking is done, fill all the cooking utensils with water anc leave them to soak. When the meal it ended ncrape nil the plates clean noi with a knife, for that scratches ano nicks 'out with a soft piece of left over bread. Put the plates in one pile, the saucers in another, the cups, emptied of their drainings, together, and th-; glass and silver together. Have a bowl of water cool enough tc allow your baud to xemain in it a few minuten without scalding, but hot, an wash the glasses with soup iu that. Pry them as fust as they are washetl If you let them stand upon a tray tht air dries them, and does it iu streaki whera the water is trickliujr down. H ive a soft, clean, lintless cloth fui this purpose. Then wash the silver ; tUe watrj should be very hot for this. If there are nny crevices, clenu them with t brush kept for the purpose. Dry on a clean towel powder. and polish with bilvel Xext wash Tour crtps and saucers one at a tune. Uwe a mop with a han dle, nnd don't, in this day and genera- tio.i, bo without one of those wire kitchen convenienees known as a soap-1 Buiker. Wipe eucli cup nd eaueei before puttinir it out of your hand, oi it will dry part'r'.lly an I atreakily, nnd be roiifru to the touch. After the. cups and saucers, wash tha plates in tho same way. Then clean the tins, i and then tha pots and pans. To clean knives, rub with a sofl flannel dipped in powdered bath brick, or iu wood ashes. Xeverlettat ivory handles bo dipped in hot water. Tins may be kept in a state of daz zling lirihtnestis by bein rubbed with sifted wood ashes or with whiten ing Copper utensils a'lrinlJ bo scoureJ with brick dust an I lltnnel. The dish cloths and mops should be i wasneu, scanie i ana oriea alter eacu using. The t wc!s should never b thrown aside iu a damp lump, but should be bun: to dry, and then dropped into tha kitchen hamper against washing day. The dishpau should be thoroughly washed with soap and water, scouro.l and rinsed with scalding water, drie 1 and hung on its own hook. Then the sink should be scoured and rinsed with scalding water, in which common sods has been dissolved. Xew York World. IX LOVE-ATIT-E SEASON. Tomatoes are healthy and tomatoes nra crowing cheap. Therefore, the Xew York lleeorcler concludes, rules for tomato cookery are in order : J Tomato Eggs Cut three or four good-sized tomatoes in half. Take out a little of each inside. Fry the tomntoes lightly in a pan containing ' two ounces of melted butter. When almost done carefully drop a ra? egg from the shell into the hollow of each ' tomato. When the egg is perfectly j set take each one separately from tho , pan and lay it on a small, round slice' of buttered toast; dust with a little' coraliiio pepper and sprinkle a little j newly grated ham over tho white of each egg. Serve on a hot dish, with a ! garnish of nasturtium flowers an 1 1 leaves. Tomatona anil Rririni-in Porinc a 3o:en smooth-skinned, medium-sized j tomatoes; cat a piece o2f the toD of ea-h and scoup out a portion of the in-' t.rior. Heald. bnnn anil fill.. Ilimu' a ichovies; ponnd in a mortar with a half pint of freshly-skinned shrimps, a tablespoonful of ham, ond of tarugon leaves, a pinch of suit and a dash of cayenne. Mix together and nearly nil each tomato wita the mixture : then pour into each a little oil an 1 vinegar, seasoned with prepared n.us- tar.l ; lay the tomatoes in a bed o." freshly-picked and washed cress. Tomato Fritters-Boil, peel anc i . . . . . " pound to a pnlp four tomatoes. Bent up with this the yolks of fonr and tha whites of two eggs, two tablespoonful of cream, two tablespoon fula of white wine. Reasoned with a little grated nut meir and dash of cinnamon, ileat nntil very light ; then divide into small frit ter and fry in a pan of heated butter ; drain on paper and send to tha table with ssaoe made of an ounue of melted butter, the in ice of two lemons and a tablespoonful of caster sugar. Thi diamond, thonsh hard, is on of the most brittle of stones. A fall on a wooden floor will sometimes crao'i ai rum a fine diamond. HAT DOESN'T BOTHER DOCTORl Urunh "so you're goinfr to give v art and fctudy meilieine, eh?" reneU Vca, it is eaier t' be i doctor; you don't havo to Lothet bout anatomjr." Life. llorseg on Walch While Asleep. Horses, when asleep, always have ) ne ear pointed to the front. Exactly I why, no human being con tell, but the ' ... "kk;i;. 1.ot Via nrnctiee is a relic of the time when they were wild and obliged to be on their guard, Ten when asleep. Whether or not this is the case, the fact is certain that while cattle are apparently indifferent aa to the position of their ears when sleep ing, and no matter how these append iges may be placed both are pointed ilike horses always point one ear for-a-ard. 2few Orleans Times-Den:- nrpoRTAvr attribtt; . Tewbites really thinks sometimes become famous as .. it er." "Has he talent?" "o." "Why, then, do?s he think he's su artist?" "Oh, he can get alonjr on ono meal a day." Chicago Inter-Oeean. SATISFACTORILY. EXPLAINED. "Henry, she whispered, as thongl fearful of the worst, "do you love me less than a foitnight n'o", when yor bronsht me somo llowers or 6weet every night?" "Xo, Evelinn, no," ho answaatit, "but paydaj in yet a week off, and 1 (generally get liroko about the mielill of the month." Boston Globe. THE TOUXO IDZA SHOOTS. The Sister's Beau "o, Johnny, you're going to be a chemist like papa, eh? And did you Know tms uiauionu of mine was the same subbtance a charcoal ?" Johnny "Xo." T. S. B. "And hasn't papa told yoT that?" Johnny "Xo. He said it wa piite." Life. WHAT TO EXPECT. The facetious man had built himsell t nice new house with a stone veranda and a fitep up in front and took friend tj look nt it. "Very uice; very nice, indeed," said its friend, critically, "out it has such a set look. Lacks expression, you know." "Of course," replied the owner, ''..nt whnt else could you expect from r. house with such a stony stair?" And be sat down on the steps and laughed Iet' )it tree Pre. m TTii w' Thin I VTn offer One J.tuii.lril Ilnllnrs Tlnwnnl fot nr.y case of f'atarrh that caiiiii-l be cured by llaii's 'alarm Cure. F. J.Ciiknkv & Co., Props., Toledo, O. Vi-, the miiU'i "limed, have known F. J. Che ney for I in lai-t 15 year, ami believe him !-r-fertl.. honoralilo in all business transiu-timts and ttnane ally aid to carry out any obliga tion made by the r firm. West A: Tuuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, luio. Waliu-. Kix-'av fc Mabvis, Wholesale 9 liniir-isis. T-.!.'....!u o. Ha l's i '.ilarrn v'.iro is taken internall y, aet iri tliri-t-t i v uimtl tli- bioo-l unl iiiue-ius sur- ; I. ires of l tie system. Prii-e, TV. per bottle, bolt V) UlliJt.l.QlSiai ICSLIllHIIIIIUII l.CI. The p rnd Stub's IHike of Bedford iccently im to England Irom the United .'000 frogs to le placed in tho 1 p mils on paiusi'es. bis estate to clear them of Why I'm Oil rinc until you are sii-k? You can t liiiiniis 'iah ilfs in tin house ulul i:ic met i', i a Imx lirM siun i single la ot a a ail u-tie or bilious al-iiili- -a ill relievo you. IVr.'ival Lowell, the astronomer tit Flaosi.iff, Arizona, says that observa tions of Mars made ricenty show that the "sinnv cap" lias entirely di lsap- I e. r.-d. A Itutlie Kur lllooil Hooil's Sursaiiarilla vigorously liL-lits Is u ! at iiinl it is always virion, Ion! taints ami irivini: i is in exiellim; all the vital tlui.I the qualily u:m quantity ut .irln t l.ia!ih. Iloo.l', 1 lll , urc aii iiVL.r iIIs o.k;. I I rofi'ssur Hall s.iys Unit the actual niotiicniiini of sumo (if the tiniest ' iiu-toiir.-i is tijiiivaU nt to that of a cannon I all. I Mr. Window's PonThlnic Pvmp for rhIMren fei-i h i ult, softi-ns the uiiins. rt-ihii-es inlla-i m:i . tioii. uila! iiaiu. euiea wiuil colie. h:.u bottle -V New York City tihotocnitiher tie '"Kts some of his patrons by innrkiii;; their liaiulkeschiefs ivi.h their lilioto- i i... 1.111113. Vt. Kilmer's Snr-l'.oi.T i-uro all Kidney onJ Uia.l lnr troubles. Pamphlet an, I Consultation frea. Laoorntoiy f iDuliamlon. 21. 1. A distinguished French specialist claims that a hypodermic injection of nitrate of strychnine wiil cure alcohol ism. r r il c Clovi'r Knot, tlio- trrivir 1 i::1jr, lil.ll Ullica tui.2iuulluu iuU ouul.. 51. icxui TVSECTS OS VEGETABLES. rometimes you will find small in. ft ts clinging to the vegetable fresh from market. iMnke a strong brine of a pound and a half of salt to a gallon of water. Place the vegetables in this with the stalks uppermost Let them remain there for a couple hours. This will destroy the insects which eltii-tor in the leaves, and they will sink to the bottom of the pan. Xow York World. PROGRESS. People who get the greatest degree of comfort and real en joyment out of life, are those wno make the most out of their opportunities. Quick perception and good judgment, kad such promptly to adont anil make use of those refined and improved products of modern inventive eenius whicli best serve the needs of their phvsical being. Accordingly, the most intelligent and progressive people are found to employ the most refined and perfect laxative to ree- (t,J VJli rulate and tone un the V stomach, liver, and r,w , aT;nt-nencc the great popularity made from the purest, most refined and concentrated vegetable extracts, and from forty -two to forty-four are contained in n?tihrr - hrh,?,ld ai 'ht' """.P s me cheaper made and more ordinary pills found in the market. In curative vi2 rues, mere is no comparison to lie made be tween them and the ordinary pills, as any one may easily learn by sending for a free sample, (four to seven doses) of the Pel lets, which will be sent on receipt of name and adilress on a pa-Uil cj.rd. QNCE f SEP THEY ARE ALWAYS IN FAVOR. The Pellets core biliousness, sick and , bilious headache, dizziness, costiveness or constipation, sour stomach, loss of appetite coated tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia! windy bclchings, "heartburn." "pain and distress after eating, and kindred derange. mints of the liver, stomach and bowels. Put up in glass vials, then fore always fresh and reliable. One little " Pellet" is a laxative, two are mildly cnthaMic An a "dinner pill," to promote digestion' take one each day after dinner. To relieve distress from over eating, they are un equaled. They are tiny, siignrcated . granules; any child will readily take them tncndul to be "just as good." It mar he ;"'' profit, but Ac i, not t ic on" who help. Adilress for ft,-e sample WoKIUS IltSI-KNSAKV M r Pit A L ' A SSO- k CIAtion, 06j Jloin Street, Buffalo, fi. V. I3&: mm s Hnsjtv all wotttett that there is one rheumatic, neuralgic, sciatic, and all-pain remedy, as harmless as water, and sure as taxes It i3 St. Jacobs Oil used ly everybody, sold everywhere. BUDGET OF -FUN. HTJMOKOCS SKKTCIIES FKOi VACIOUS SOURCES. Kmergeney-A Financier Wkar Doesn't Bother Doctors It Si lenced Him A Strain on Patriotism, Ktc. I never thought before Th.it I'd like to learn to shoot, Eut I'm llvini; now next door To a man who plavs the flute. New "fork Herali A FISANCIEIl. "You're worth a million it Hubby me." "Wife v "Can I tret an advance o. , $25 on that million for a new hat?" Philadelphia Becord. DISTORT A3 SHE IS TAUGHT. Teacher "How many trips did Co) embus make to the New World?" Boy "Three, mnm." Teucher "And after which one o' these did ho die '"Truth. NO HAGQIJJJG. Yonnsr Mau "So Miss Ella is yon) oldest sister? Who comes after her?' Small Brother "Xobody ain't comt hs yet ; but pa says the first fellow thai comes can have her." Tit-Bits. nAitn ox A BOY. Little Boy "I guess papa must a been born growed up." Uncle John "Why so?" Little Bov "He's always wantin me to do something sensible." Goo'.l Xewu. A STRAIN ON PATRIOTISM. Home Comer "What has become o the Hon. Jlr. Silvertongue, tho grea American patriot?" Host "Oh, he got rich and bough a castle La Europe." Xew l'or Weekly. IT SILENCED HT5T. p,n-iiiTr"Tlwii'otf rififltinnr IMr, liki savin ' the right thing at tho "i'lV o ngn time." S'i3 "Yes; there's keeping yotn month shut when you h.ivo nothing t' uy Truth. THE MECHANICAL OSTT.ICir. P-.is tu "Clocks is mighty modest, Hiram. They keep the.r hands ova' tiier fuces nil the time." Hiram ".So they do, Susan, bn' 1'icy itou't hide their lingers." Dp tioit Free Press. rxpitoFEssiONAn. Mia of tin House " What are yoi flotn t'uti'e?" ' Tramp ut ths U.tc'c Door "I ain't do'u" nothiii'. Don't you know it's ud perfessional for us to do anything ttii.'" Detroit Five Press. XOT A TENANT. Xcighbor "Does vimr father ren that house you live in?" Boy "Xo, indeed. It's his owt h.mse, every bit of it. It's beet boit-ht nnd paid for, and insured and mortgaged, and everything'." Goo' Xcivs. THTCS THE SOrL. pappose it must take a great musi' deal of patience to pot iS as your daughter u t- V Father "I'es, it does; I hive non left. I just leave the lin;i-e whenevei she begins to ilay." Chicago Intjr Oceau. A CH1LB KJ0YS The ple..sint flavor, gentle nctiou nnd siioiiiinf,' eitect of Syrup of Kins, when in need of a laxative, and if the father or molher be costive or bilious the ini'M Kriiuiymjr rt suits follow its use so that it is the best familv remedy known and every familv should have a Lottln. TEMPORARILY ATJi THE TEAR. Visitor "Do j-ou know that gentle man who was t ilking to me a little while ago?" Journalist "You bet I know him to my sorrow. Y'ou want to steer cleat of him. He is one of these fellowi who is temporarily embarrasetl foi money from one year's end to thi other." Texas Sittings, After nix yonrs' pufTcrinir. I was riircil by PIpo'b Cnre-M.iKY I iiioiiiiN. i".ii.j Ohio Avenue, A I lei? -lieny. I n., Murcli la, 'di. Harrison Smith, of Augusta, Ga., committed suicide ihe other day be beciui.se bis wife presented him with twins. He bad eleven children already. IA1 ISTOlfR FAMILf DIM TO YOU? S YOUR HEALTH "UF DEM TO YOU? THEH DOMT BE WITHOUT A CASE Of THE BEST CHEAPEST TABLE m war,, ti n ML HAL WMTEK IN THE MARKET. 01 1 P T . i A MM T ftDN mPLt B0TTLE5 SENT FREE WFjMlLIE5QNIEW5T M VMR GROCER OR THE BOTTLER MR IT. " " v.uaiiiiiiui JLFicnonary m u acw rnabridscd I lie Best frii-:cn. VTBSTER-S l A Dictionary otZneUsH, 11.VTERX.TJTDX.U, .DICTiOXAIir, lea. i. ai ol T.L;?..8nrrR"e .j ............................. 11 Cleanliness neailjallUiJloollQoki tJAV..J..ii.!;r. 1 "'"Wnwnt rrlntincOrr.y.iinil of is Nae Pride, Dirt's Nae Honesty." Sense Dictates tbe Use of The Jardin des riantcs, Paris, ha" the only white panther in captivity in Western Europe. It was trapped in the Pamirs and sent to France by the Governor of Turkestan. ' 49 017 TUB SALES LADY. Often tn the mnrnlnir There comes a fei-li ;iir Of weariness-, indescribable; Not exactly 111, Hot At to go to the store, llut too near well To remain away. One Ripans Tabulc Taken at nhdit. Before retiring. Or Just after dinner, Haa been known To drive away that Weariness for mouths. "Whafs thers? Things For the Cook, sir"; flethinks it is some Buckwheat For the morrow's breakfast. M Raphael, Aut-k. Kiil n, I auM Th "LIXEXE" arettie lVst and Most Eoonomi rI Collars and Cuffs worn; they are made of tint cloth, both silts lininhetl all La, and Xwwix rfvers bl one collar U equal to two or nny other hiiM. 'i hen tit trcli, war irr7 tin f hK welt. A box ot TVii Collars or Five fairs of Culls for Twenty! ivi Ct'lltH. A Sainr 1 Collar and Pair of On ffs hy mail for Bil CVtiLa, Iviame style and size. Address REVERSIBLE COLLAR COM PAST. 77 Franklin St., New Tork. S7 Kflhr Ht.. Boston. EASTMAN COI.1.EOK, PoCG!IKEErFT, I. Y-, ofTera bum li'Ul ti, nt 4'ituritt'nnnlauvaiitAk'i-t at th-l JW't oo-t. Heiilihful; b--it InHui-nei ui lcrun i.tuille. Sujierior lufstrU' titio. Peiiurtim-n at.tlio Jc krti'inj and liusineM t-tu.he; Wiut thand and Typ. vntt .g: English and Mvdrm Laniwao.; Jfnman. thipauii ttrmring: tbe li-mrntary branchis, eQ NO VACATIONS. Fo-llliinn olifalnrii fnl rninpi-lrnl inrientn. jninn.ii, mr iniai mm CI.EMKSTC.OAIN.l'IWI- A A I g f lilent.SO Wiulilntnnnstrrat, I. II I I F If i PoughkeeptlB, w York. . lWbhaU to our other lino pn-nilnnift. Includ ing btMtkn, a knifa, t;mii, etc. WOOLSON Spicc Co.. 4jU liurun Su, Toledo, Ohio FOR FIFTY YEARS I MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP haa W"Ti uwl by Millions of folher fr their -hlMren while T eilnns f..r ovt-r Fifty Yt'aiu. It soothes tttechlM. 84.ft.-na the c:nis. allavs all ualn. cnrtB wind colic ami is the best remedy for dlarrrtva. Twenty-no Cents a Bottle.' BftitcttUKita. I i.n-nil- ". 4.M. to f M. FlENSION'iKaMWVs r Siiccessfully Prosecutes Claims. Loto Principal Kmlnr U 8. Pension BtirelS 3ynin last war, IS aiUix-lii-alUii; claims, attj .luce. JUDDER S PASTILLES ' ASTHMA. mall. st., ii ,t i w lOiiarlcbtown. Mass. pilVTOLACCA II Kit II Y' THEAT.HEXT fi.rataml Atteinliint UN. nir I.enUut on tun subject Is sent Free an.! is ivell worth read, in?: treatment inex pensive nml only safe one known. Aiidrcss HuEiiii kk & Takel, rbarma-i'-st."' J'i'.1 1A",.h.st-. Plilla.ieli.hia. l a. Hn.lne.. K.tnlilUliril In l:l... WVLI ST nv I'KTTKR of value " ' ent I'ltKK to rea.Iera of this pnprr. Cliarlr A. Ualiltvlii &. Co., 4u Wall Street, Sew Vork. UHt5 WHtHt ALL LlSt rAILS. Best Oouiin bjrup. Tatua (iood. In time. Puld by dnieirlfiTs rJL flVdV W ILL MfliL POSTPAID tlf.r'SO' flno Iaiicl l'icturo. entltloit dSWy "MEDITATION", " .ff ljr In ext-hanire for 18 Lart:o Lion 1SI 1 1 HciuIb, cut from Lion Coti't T Elj U wrappprs, nnd a 2-rpnt tamp to LB tttom a 60?msoh Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. CWr, VionnvYi't, r .! V . I limnml Prin. - . .e ry .-.i a ie aunuruiti-nitcut o: clnmia. -i-i.... a Commoj POLIO