THE HARVEST-MOOT.
Crw field that are ripe with the rwetAneat
that hides in the full-tasselled com,
Orer Tijrrrarris alow reaching completeness.
Dim prjrplinjr at dusk and at morn, 1
Chine dam In thy affluent splendor,
O moon of the year In her prime i
Seam soft, mother-hearted, and tender .
Earth hath not a holler time.
For the seed that slept Ion? in the fnrrots
Hath wakened to life and to death ;
From the grave that was cerement and bur
row
Hath risen to passionate breath,
ft bath laughed in the sunlight and sta
lipht,
Hath thrilled to the breeze and the dew.
And fallen, to stir in some far night,
And ail the old gladness renew.
O moon of the harvest's rich glory,
Thy banners outflnme in the sky,
jid under thee men write the story
Th.it c-r!es to the heavens for reply
The story of work and endeavor.
Of burden and weakness and strength,
The flory that goes on forever.
Through centuriis dragging its length.
and thou, ever ststely and golden,
Thou moon of the latest year's prime,
What s:i;ht though thine eye hath beholden,
No grief to tby pathway may climb,
is over the fields that are reapen,
At evening and level and shorn.
Thou pourest thy splendors that deepen
The rose and the silver of morn.
Margaret E. Songster, In Harper's Bazar.
UNCLE JTJDSON.
BY WnXIAMTEUBY BROWS.
TITLE girl,
will yon prive
me a ami k r
Judy looked
mm
np irom n e r
book and saw
a shabby, mid
dle aged man,
with a black
carp e t bag
IK
fewung by a
6tick over his
shoulder. His J
weather beaten
face was
ehre w d but
kindly in ex
pression, and" his eyes were tinall and
harp.
She laid down her Arabian Nights
on a rock, and dipped np a gourd full
of delk'ious spring water. After a lonj
draught he regarded her approvingly.
"Can you tell me where Jonas
Wray Jives?" he further inquired.
"l)own the holk-r yonder. This h
Lis spring. She thrust her book under
one arm, and picked up her bucket of
water. "I'm going there."
"Jie you ? Vell now, I reckon yon
mnRt be one of Jonas Wray's little
gals."
"I'm Uncle Jonas's niece."
' "U-m-ni-h-m ! You be?" He in
Kpectod her with an air of curiosity.
"Well, you seem to be a nice little
girL Who'd you reckon lam, now?"
If Judy had expressed her candid
opinion, she would have said, "some
tramp, most likely ;" but being a lit
tle uncertain and a little afraid, she
contented herself with a puzzled look.
' "Don't know, eh? Well, I'm you
Uncle Judson."
Judy was so surprised that she put
down her pail in order to takes good
long stare at this rather disreputable
looking relative. Then she was sorry
to see that he should be so poor and
weak and shabby.
"I'm glad to see you," said she
suddenly remembering her manners.
'You'll be just in time for dinner."
She led the way to the house, ant
the man followed. A wooly dog,
about as forlorn in appearance as Un
cle JucLon, trotted beside them as
they went.
"That your dog, Uncle?"
"Yes, that's Boozer. He ain't mncl
to look at, but he's 'cute, powerful
'cute."
Great was the amazement at th6
house when this trampish man pre
sented himself in the guise of Uncle
Judson. Several weeks ago this long
forgotten relative had written that ht
was coming back to revisit his boy
hood's home which had neither seen
nor heard of him for more thau s
score of years. He had been in Mon
tana all this time, and of course he
niut-t be rich, they had thought.
Doubtless he would appear in a car
riage wearing broadcloth and a gold
watch, with possibly a stove-pipe hat
to enhance his dignity. Of course his
pockets would be stuffed with bank
notes and coin, . hile his bank account
would be something stupendous.
"When these old miners do get rich
they never know when to stop," re
flected 3Ir. Wrar, who had never had
a bank account himself, and whose
ideas of Western prosperity were in
separably associated with theComstock
Lode, bonanza kings, and the cattle
on a thousand hills. But one glance
at Uncle JudKon crushed their hopes.
Judy dragged out a chair and he sat
down. The rest of the family glared
at him as if ho were some freak es
inped from a dime museum.
"Well, fo)ks," said the old fellow
looking from one to tho other, "you
don't seem overly rejoiced to see mo.
Ain't yon goin" to shake?"
They "shook," of course, in a pre
functory sort of a way, and Jlrs. Wray
remarked :
"Of course we're glad to see you,
Jud, but we didn't look for you to
coiuo back in in just such a way. "
"Yes, put poor folks has poor ways,
Harriet, and" I ain't no exception to
the rule."
"Have you really come back from
Montany just as poor as when you
went there, Jud?" asked Jonas, not
altogether concealing his disappoint
ment. "We all thought you'd made I
fortune."
"People gets busted out there as
well as anywhere else." Uncle Judsou
looked hungrily at the table, now
-. iiii.i ior :.n:r. 'jiut n.-vt r nuiid ;
I'm 'nioiigst my kiu-olks, and I'm
mighty hunpry."
Jeff and Einmeline, the older chil
dren, glared at the man as if he had in
some way robbed them of expectations
which they felt were theirs bv right.
But there seemed to be nothing for it
but to be civil to Uncle Judson, for
the present, at least, so they all had
linncr. Mrs. AVray, however, drove
Boozer ont of the house.
"Don't be too haVh with the poor
fellow," said Uncle Judson, mildly, as
ho threw the dog a piece
bread.
of "corn
il
111 IM.
It Li
The unwelcome relative soon m-.do , "on8e ' "n"? 18 mJ onseKeeprr.
himself at home iu a quiet way, thl(t j Hops jou hmren t missed her very
none of them liked except Judy, who I LC , , , ... ,. ,, -tried
to be kind to him when AixV. i ons had seated himself on the edgt
Harriet was not looking He did vot I ? ch" WRf lk?g around as
tdk much, but he soon saw that the I ifr he .could hardly believe his eyes,
orphan child was regarded mainlv as a.. H"ctceu1,11 onI stammer :
drudge and convenience for the rest. I ell Jud you see Judy helpeG
Her Uncle Jonas i-nored her; her i n? abou,t he work- Bnt we had n
aunt scolded her and kept her busv ; : ulea that tnat you-wereso so"
while Cousins Jeff and Enimcline '!? J11 .fi",e(1. eh Lncle JnJ
snubbed her at their own discretion. ; niled knowingly. "Guess you didn't
When Jeff wanted a chair he took ', or rou d talien more pauts to a kept
.TndvVi? -aben F.Tnmeline wished ta ' ma nP ?our VBT- or
shirk a duty of any kind, she called
ipon her cousin to take her place.
In Jndv'a face was a sort of mature
sadness of expression, ratTior pitiful to
see in one so young, it remmaeo
Uncle Judsonof his dead sister Judy's
mother when she bade her brother
good-bye, years and years before. At
times, as he sat by the fire, he would
stroke Judy's hair in a retrospective
way, and perhaps, giving his head a
sage, though unintelligible nod or
two.
One day, after the western nncle had
been there for a week or more, Jonas
entered the house, saying :
"I've just heerdthat Dutch Fowe)
is going to bring his family over to
stay with us during court week. "Whew
you'll put 'em all, Harriet, I don't
know. But I reckon well have to keep
'em, bein' as we stayed with them last
fall when the protracted mtetia' war
goin on at Steertown."
As he spoke, Jonas glanced mean
ingly at Uncle Jndson, who sat smok
ing with Judy on his knee and Boozer
under his chair. Mrs. AVray professed
herself equally puzzled, but Uncle
Judson said nothing. In the mornin
however, he appeared from his room
with his black satchel in his hand.
"You ain't goin' to leave us, Judson,
I hope? remarked Mrs. Yray, bnt in
such a half hearted way that he at
tempted no argument, other than to
say :
"i"es, I've got some business ir Tan
nerville ; and and I think I'd .&e to
take Judy along if vou don t care.
Tannerville was the principal town
of those ports, and was on the rail'
toad.
"Seems to me you've got about all
yon can do to take care of yourself,
J ud, she replied. "I guess Judy had
better stay here.
Aunt Harriet did not like Jiulv, rot
i ""' "'"." "n"11;
parted witn. uuuy, iisiening eageny,
BUUWKU lUHh vttu mute iuhubuuuui
tp go.
"You all don't like Judy," persisted
Uncle Juilsou. "You had better let
oje take her. I'll be good to her for
for her mother s sake, and I daresay
we will get along somehow.
Jonas nodded approval, for in order
to get rid of his brother-in-law, he did
not so much mind seeing Judy go for
a time. There would be one lese
uouth to feed.
"I'd ask you to stay longer, Jud,"
said Harriet, after she had given way
in favor of Judy's going. "But you
see how we are fixed.
Uncle Jud had seen only too well
lie bade them good-bye and shniHed
ftwsv, holding Judy by tho hand and
followed by Boozer. AVheu they
reached the "big road," a rumble oi
wheels was heard, then a wagon hove
In sight going towards Tannerville.
"There is Tom Burner," exclaimed
Uncle Judson, waving his hat at the
driver. "Perhaps he'll let us ride. "
The two were scarcely seated in the
wagon when Mr. AVray'sppeared, call
ing on them to stop.
"Judy," he called, "your Aunt liar
riet has changed her mind 'bout your
goin. She forgot 'bout tho comp'ny
comiu. There'll bo lots of work to
do. You must get out and com
back."
Judy's lips trembled. Uncle Jud,
noticing her reluctance, and thinking
of the slavish life led by the poor
child, shoved a silver dollar into
Burner's hand.
"Whip up,'' said he. "Full your
freight out'n here, afore Jonas gets
near. I'll give you another one if you
out-run him."
So Tom whipped up to such gooa
effect that Jonas could only shake his
list and call ineffectually, while Judy
trembled even as she laughed at their
Tunny escape.
"After all, Judv," quoth Uncle Jnd,
later on as they jogged along the
Tannerville road, "I don't know but
what I got as good right to take oaro
on you as Harriet hns. Ain't I your
own born uncle? They can keep your
clothes, IYrhnps we'll find some inorr
lomewhere."
Several weeks after these events a
yoke of steers were halted before the
otlice of a certain business man in
Tannerville. From the wagon at
tached, Jonas Wray got dowu and
went inside, leaving his wife to mind
the steers. The business man tnrned
irom his accounts as the farmer
entered.
"Well," he began, "have you raisea
hat money or have you brought back
;he cattle?"
"I haven't been able to raise the
money yet," returned Wray. "Time
is mighty hard up our way. "
"I'm sorry to hear this, for youi
note has passed out of my hands.
Here is the address of the party who
bought it np, and you will have to
irrauge the matter with him."
Air. Wrny was given a card with a
street and number thereon.
The man lives there," said this
business man. "He desired me to
-;end you to him, whenever you came.
His name? Oh, just go to the Louse,
fon'll find him there."
Then the man turned awayto atteno
to a customer. Jonas, both perplexed
mil worried, drove off to hunt up his
new creditor. The address led him to
x neat cottage villa, with a trim garden
before it, and a general air of ease and
comfort around. The door was opened
by a little girl, at whom Mr. and Mrs.
Wray stared in astonishment. A new
and stvlish frock, a jaunty hat and
feather, long black stockings, but
toned boots surelr the fairies must
hve transformed their former house'
hold drudge.
"Law me 1" exclaimed Aunt Harriet.
Tf it ain't Judy !"
"What's the meanin of all this?'
demanded Jonas severely, for ho wa:
anfrered as well as anxious over this
unexpected transfer of a debt that had
embarrassed him a good deal of late,
"When I get you homo, I'll lenrn you
to run off from your aunt, after si
hid sent for you to come back, see ii
I don't."
Without replying Judy ushered he
undo and auut into a finely furnished
sitting room, where they beheld Uncle
Judson, seated iu an easy chair and
dressed like a gentleman. In his hand
was a slip of paper, and in his small,
shrewd eyes was an ambiguous twinkle,
Mr. and Airs. ray were overcome
again. Was their ouce shabby relative
really rich? Hart they in their selfish
ness made fools of themselves, after
all?
"Sit down, Harriet," said Uncle Jtui,
motioning towards a couple of chahr.
Make yonrself comfortable, Jonas.
, Glad you haven't forgotten Judy and
me. vvnatao you tnmk oi my new
11 t a i i
granted I had nothiu' and you acted
Rccordin . lhat is, all of you, except
Jndy.
his sister and brother-in-law with a:
air of amused defiance,
"I soon saw that I wasn't welcome,'
ho continued, "and that Jndy w
havin' a hard time amongst yon.
didn't mean to take her away agains
your wishes, but when I saw how sh
dreaded to go back when Jonas toll
her that you, Harriet, had change
your mind about her goin, it come al
over me to once that the poor chil
needed me, more perhaps, than I need
ed her. Come now you'll give her uj
I reckon."
We couldn't think of it, Jud," re
turned Jonas, his covetous instinct a'
once aroused to a vague possibility a
profit.
"Ton hain't no idea, Jud, what stoi
we set by Judy," remarked Harriet,
eying the child as if she were so mud
precious metal.
Judy turned to Uncle Judson with I
frightened look. She could not beai
the idea of leaving this new, brigh-
t&istence for the old hard life at hei
Hint's.
"Don't worry, child," said he sooth
ingly as he took her on his knee ; ther
turning to his sister, "It's true that 1
am what yon call well off, Harriet. Ye)
I came to yon aa a poor man, mainly
lo see if my nearest kin would care foi
me at all, aside from my money, lhanj
the good Lord one of 'em did 1"
He patted Judy's head, while Jonai
resolved to try the effect of a little
bluster.
"We've raised her," he insisted,
'and we're spent money on her. How
are we to get it back onless she works
it out ? I tell ye, she s got to go back
long of ns.
''See hero I" Uncle Jnd, lookini
somewhat stern, held out' the slip oi
paper. "Do you see this? Well, be
fore I came out to your house I heard
you were in debt, and I bought np this
note intendin' to make you present
of it, if you Bhowed any signs of carin'
for a poor old man. Ion uida t, so I
fetched it away. It holds yon for two
hundred dollars ami your stock and
place are good i'or l-ie aniuiiut."
Jonas cast a despairing glance at his
wife. Uncle Jndson regarded the pail
vith a grim smile.
'You've showed your hands, yon and
Harriet," continued he. "But I don't
want to be too severe. You did make
out to keep me a few days, and I bear
no hard feelin s. He took Judy,
placed her on the floor, and said verv
gently "There is your Aunt Harriet
and here I am. Xow don't forget
that you're free to make your own
choice. Which one of us would vou
rather star with?"
1 udv, in replr, threw her arms about
Uncle Jud'sneck, who, thus embraced.
held out the note.
"That settles it,'' he said. f'Here,
Jonas : take this note and burn it up.
I've got full value received right here,
with the biggest kind of intruss to
oot"
Jonas and his wife, having no other
choice, accepted the situation, and re
mained to partake of the finest dinner
they had ever eaten. Uncle Jndson
and Judy came out on the front por
tico to see them off. As they drove
awav Judy gave her uncle's arm a
ight squeeze.
"I feel sorry for 'em," she ventured
to sav.
"Goodness knows! I don't see what
fori"
"I'm sorrr for 'em, because thov're
lost Bo much. You'll never heb
any now. lhat s wnat makes me pity
em. They ve lost so awful much.-
"Well, now, it do sound sorter piti
ful, to be sure." His eye here lighted i
ni with a humorous twinkle. "Bui :
tliv Kvc-imlled thoirselreR. The
swopped a little gal for two hundred !
dollars as is wnth thousands. They .
swindled theirselves, Judy. Don't yow j
'-rget that." Y'ankee Blade.
Freaks or Memory,
A smart young cavalry officer wai
recently exercising his regiment upon
the drill ground when the ft-miliai
words of command suddenly slipped
from his mind, and the strenous effort
made to recall them was utterly futile.
In order to cover his embarrassmenl
ha was compelled to retire from com
mand, under the plea of illness. The
fugitive sentence came to him when he
reached his rooms.
A still more singular case is that oi
a well-known and esteemed merchant,
whose memory so treacherously failed
him one morning after leaving hom.
that he was totally unable to locate
His offices, and was actually compelled
to inquire as to their whereabouts.
Another interesting example is that
it a popular novelist who had nearly
finished an important work npon which
he was engaged, when a sudden fail
ure of memory deprived him of his
plot and necessitated the laying aside
of the book for more than a week ;
then an association of ideas recalled
the missing plot, tho novel was brought
to a successful issue and enjoyed ti
wide circulation. Boston Ulobo.
The famous Massachusetts lake,
Quinsigmond, means, in Indian etymol
ogy, "Good fishing place for pick
erel." Flowers often were their brightesi
colors on the outside and the dullest
on the inside.
THE BUSINESS MAN'S LUNCH.
Hard Work and Indigestion go
Hand In Hand.
Concentrated thought, continued in, robs
the stomach of necessary blood, and this is
also true of hard physical labor.
When a 6ve horse-power engine is made
to do ten horse-power work something is
going to break. Very often the hard
worked man coming from the field or the
office will "bolt" his food in a few min
utes which will take hours to digest. Then
too, many foods are about as useful in the
stomach as a keg of nails would be in a
fire under a boiler. The ill-used stomach
refuses to do its work without the proper
stimulus which it gets from the blood and
nerves. The nerves are weak and " ready
to break," because they do not get the
nourishment they require from the blood,
finally the ill-used bruin is morbidly wide
awake when the overworked man at
tempts to find rest in bed.
The application of common sense in the
treatment of the stomach and the whole
system brings to the busy man the full en-
ioyment of life and healthy digestion v hen
te takes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to
relieve a bilious stomach or after a too
hearty meal, and Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery to purify, enrich and
vitalize the blood. The " Pellets " are tiny
sugar-coated pills made of highly concen
trated vegetable ingredients which relieve
the stomach of all offending matters easily
and thoroughly. They need only be taken
for a short time to cure the biliousness,
constipation and slotlifulness, or torpor, of
the liver; then the "Medical Discovery"
should be taken in teaspoonful doses to in
crease the blood and enrich it. It has a
peculiar effect upon the lining membranes
of the stomach and bowels, toning up and
strengthening them for all time. The
whole system feels the effect of the pure
blood coursine throucrh the bodv and the
nerves are vitalized and strengthened, not
deadened, or put to sleep, as the so-called
celery compounds and nerve mixtures do
but refreshed and fed on the food they
need for health. If you suffer from indi
gestion, dyspepsia, nervousness, and any
of the ills which come from impure blood
and disordered stomach, you can cure
yourself with Dr. Pierct's Golden Medical
Discovery which can be obtained at any
drug store in me country.
He Had Hip Disease
jRTas treated at the Children's Hospital in Boston
and wben be came home had SBVKX HOS
Joha Boyle.
txa SORES on his leg. Could not step. W
have been giving bim Hood's Sarsaparilla a
rear, and he can walk, run, and play as lively
is any boy. He has no sores and is the PIC
rVKEOF 1IK1LTII. John C. BoTLK, Ware,
Mass. Kemember,
Hood'ss?Curcs
Hood's Pills do not purge, pain or gripe.
SO
018
When Catherine of Russia was on
(he throne an ingenious peasant pre
sented her with a marvelous watch,
which is at present being exhibited in
3t. Petersburg. In size and shape it
somewhat resembles a chicken's egg.
When wound np to the proper pitch it
plays religious chants, accompanied
with scenic effect.
Nectar in flowers is not honey,
rhis nectar is gathered by the tongue
of the bee and enters what is called
the honey bag, from which it is re
rurgitated by the bee on its return to
the hive and deposited in the honey
1L Even then it is thin and watery,
nd does not become really honey
intil the watery parts have evaporated.
la collecting the sweets the bees do
lot confine themselves wholly to
Co vers. They extract them also from
TUltd.
Deafness Cannat be Cared
hv local application, as theycannot reach the
liseasrd portion of I he ear. There is only on
way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu
; ouitl remedies. leafne-s fscau-ed by aa in
Sained condition of the mucous lining of the
Kustachian Tube. Vben this tube gels in
lamrd you have a rura'ilintc sound or imper
f ct hearinir, and when it is entirely lir-ed
Deafness is the re-nlt, and unless the inltam
nation can bo taken out and this tube r-
stored to its normal condition, heiirimr will be
iestroyed forever: nine ca-es out ten arc
ranged by catarrh, wbich fs nothing but aa in
named condition of ttie mucous Mirfaci-.
We will nive One Hundre t I 'liar for an
;ae of 1 afties- tcau-ed by catarrh) that can
not liecure-i by Hall's Catarrh Cure. ISend fur
c rcu'srs, free.
" r . j. f-eift x tjo., xoieuo, u.
""Sold by Drui-irist s. "Sc
Two men named McLaughlin me
Casually the other dny in a San Fran
cisco (CaJ.) hotel, rnd discovered that
they were twin brothers, who had nof
een each other for fifty-one years.
Mr. Wlnslow's Poothlns; Srrnp for children
tuiiitmr H,ri.n th i-iimrt. reduces innao, mo
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. jca boul'
Boo the exclamation used to frightet.
jhildren,' is a corruption of Bah, the
lame of a famous Uothic general. It
ins been used for a terror word f"r
-enturies.
Dr. Kilmer's Ssiir-Itooi curas
all Kidney and bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation frs.
LaliOmtoi v Pfm-h.imtoa. N. Y.
The oldest lawyer in Europe lins jus.
rcpt his centenary at Ham.ver, tier-
nany. Herr Carl Stegman has j.rae
uced in the Hauoveriau courU since
1813.
A Kristi.t Fjre
s a si -en of (rood teal h and if the stomach i
lot in the best of comli lions t)i- eves will st.ov
t. KiiKins Tubules will make the stomacl'
i,ht autl keep the ey-M bri.it and clear.
At one time the heads ot venomous
lerpents were cooked into a broth,
ind after being mixed with othei
emedies served ad a standard meJi
:ine.
We have not been without PUco's Cure foi
Vuisiunptlon for at. ream. Lizzie Fekrel, Cani
it., Ilarrifburg, l'u., Muy 4, I .sal.
William l'aarmann, of Mishicott
iVis., died recently from blood poison
hg contracted by trying to pull out
)f his own teeth with rusty pincers.
Hart s Clover noot. the irre.it bloo-l purinar
f Ivesfreshnem ami clearness lo the coinplexiaa
lc cures constipation Sets. Wets.. 1.
Denis Koorobee, who died in Ire
land in the early patt of 1S52, hi c
forty-eight children, 23( grandchil
Jren and 944 great grandchildren.
Ifafllicled with soreevesuse nr. rt.-i.in rim-nt
on 's Eye-water. Unionists sell atc. jiet buttia
Auctioneers' fees in thn TTniter.
States and England are paid by tht
reuuor. in noiiana ana trance tut
purchaser pays them.
Wbst Do You Take
lediclneforf Because you are sick and wan
o get well, or because you wish to prevent ill
less. Then remember that Hood's Sarsaparilli
2UKES all diseases caused by impure blood.
rurely vegetable Hood's Pills 25c.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Wilted roses can be restored bv
placing the stems in hot water for a
ninrtte.
Coffee stains on white goods should
oe washed in warm water before
placing in suds.
A dish or plate of water set in th j
iron when baking cake will prevent
jcorched edges.
Boil or roast a lemon, fill with eugai
ff-hile hot and eat hot. It will often
?hcck your cold.
Don't clean brass art ic les with acids
dse putty powder, with sweet oil.
RTash off with soapsuds and dry. It
rill insure brightness.
Fink and blue ginghams of a wash
tble make can be kept from fading by
rashing in a weak solution of vinegar
md water. Rinse in the same way
ind dry in the shade.
Ink stains on white goods can be re
noved by soaking in water and then
lovering spot with pounded salts of
enion. Bleach in sun for hrjf hour,
rash in suds, rinse and dry.
Those annoyed and wear'.ed by inso
nania on hot nights can relieve their
lufferings by following a few simple
nstructions. First of all, go to bed
dean. No dirty face, hands or feet.
Wet the top of the head with cold
rater ; Wet the wrists, bathe the feet
n warm or tepid water, in which some
alt has been mixed. Dampen a hand
:erchief or small piece of linen, fold
engthwise and place over eyes when
eposing. Don't think of business or
tousehold eares; leave thoughts of
lotes, mortgages, soups, puddings,
ito. , on the outside of the mosquito
let, and sleep will come without, any
rooing. iry it anil be convinced.
The olive covers about 70,000 acrei
In the department of the "Alpes Mara-
tines" and yields a revenue of 2,000.
)00 yearly.
James Monroe was the only Presi
dent, save Washington, who fought ir j
the Revolutionary War. I
Outwitting a Shark.
-J?n board the good ship "Vinccnnes,K
Snring a cruise in the iPacifio Ocan, o
barty of English and American officers
Were one day in the cabin talking
cheerfully of the Cape and the cruise,
Vhen, as if by magic, every counte
nance changed. Spellbound for an in
stant, all sat intently listening. There
was a strange commotion in the ship.
Then came that noise of hurrying feet,
unaccompanied by the voice of com
mand, which, breaking the silence of a
well-disciplined man-of-war, and echo
ing below, inspires a creeping fear of
unknown evil. There were, too, half
suppressed exclamations of alarm, in
which were caught the ominously cou
pled words "Shark ! Boy ! " In a
moment all were on deck. Glancing
over the side rail, we saw in a rowboat
moored to the end of the side boom, a
few feet from the side, one of the ship's
boys, a bright, cheerful little fellow,
Etanding erect, holding a boat-hook
ready to strike. Gliding slowly toward
him, scarcely rippling the surface of
the water, through which its broad
back could be plainly seen, was a great
white shark a man-eater" such as
in former days followed in the wakes
of captured slavers, prizes to Her Maj
esty's cruisers on the coast.
The crew of the Vincennes stood
aghast, powerless to aid. Some called
to the boy to lie down in the boat ,
others shouted to him to pull away.
Bnt, wholly intent on the movements
of the fearful creature, he did not hear
them. We had not long to wait ; the
hirk came on, raising its head out of
tho water, bo that its sinister eyes
could be seen. Pressing heavily on
the wale of the boat, it bore down
the side.
We expected tq see the boat roll over
dpon the shark, and held our breath.
Down came the iron-pointed boat -hook
with all the force a boyish arm could
give it. A blow, and then a quick
thrust, and the light boat, buoyant as
a feather, slipped out from under the
shark's head and righted herself.
It was a gallant sight to see that
i&ilor boy standing undaunted before
what might, indeed, be called the jaws
of death. Ilapidly and well did lie
ply his weapon. TLe shark, baffled,
drew back as if to take measure of the
brave little fellow, preparatory to a
final rush which should seal the boy's
fate. In that perilous instant, cool
and collected, seizing the painter with
one hand while he pointed the boat
hook with the other, to ward off the
shirk's attack, the boy quickly drew
the boat under the rope-ladder, and,
springing up, climbed to tho boom,
along which he tripped lightly to thn
h:p. St, Nicholas.
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and
lends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
id:ipting tho world's best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of tho pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Svrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to tho taste, t'e refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of fc perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feven
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
very objectinnaHo substance.
gyrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
acceci; a ay substitute if ottered.
FiSTrvinrj : s
Rational Business Col-J3
file and Sbortlund
CIIOOI, affords
Thnnuiffh
ihe best preparat Ion
llutniitln
tor DtisLue lire.
In Bnokkorw
Practical work. ,
InnandBuRln,
Both sexes..
Cost-tins. fihnrf-
band and TTTMtwri.
Inc. P,nmnhln V.
llsh and Modern lam
r puages. For Catalogue,
address r.l.VmvKT r7
OArVr.S. PrMtdfnt. AO Wash
ington St.. rongnasepale, N. v.
COLLEGE
WALTER BAKER & GO.
ine Largest Manufacturers of
PURE. MICH CRADE
COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES
i On fell Contfawat, hats iseslTsd
HIGHEST AWARDS
from fbmgnaM
rial and Fi
EXPCSmONS
Hri Europe and America.
tTallks fha Dutrh Troevsi, no Alka
lies or other Cefleals or Pjee Bra
SBJf ued la enTor tbelr presarstioaff.
Their delldone BREAKFAST COCOA U abnlutilr
pun and lanMa, sad roatt lew ski ass ral a cup.
OLD Bt GROCERS) EVtRrWHERE.
IALTER BAKER CO. DORCHCSTR,MASS.
! Try I
S Them All, S
t Every ?
I Tom.
J Dick
I and Harry's
Buckwheat. 2
THEN $
TRY t
mm
ficCxiSrrap7TstGooiLi;ael I
1 I Intnnev gold by di ugnlsu. I I
LET Abb hAIJGIl.
rteaaaat Incidents Occurring tne World
Otw-Saying that Are Cheerful to the
Old m Young Funnj Selections that
fcnt?body Will Enjoy Keadlnf.
Not Blnch of m Remedy.
' Tref. Snore is very absent-minded.
Ills wife rushed lnto'his studio and
exclaimed: "Just think! I've swal
lowed a Din. What shall I dor"
'Ah, well, be replied, "don't worry
about it. Here is another pin," tak
ing a pin out of the lapel of his coat
and handing it to her. Texas Sift
tags. A Harder Job.
"W'ere's Sampson do strong man
to-dayj" asked the" tongueless
Zulu, 'Oh, de manager told- him
ho could have two days' lay-off wid
pay, and he was so pctrlHed w th as
tonishiuent dat he's goin to do de
Card ff Kiant ac. Wen he gets back,"
replied the living skeleton. ruck.
Too Much Work.
Weary Walker Here Is anuuaer
article on grasshoppers as a food,
tsaysdey are very tine cat'n', cost
Dotting and nobody need go hungry.
Uusty Joe Yes; dat's always de way.
1 -ey don't stop to t'ink how us poor
fellers would have to hustle to ketch
a good uiessof 'em. Judge.
Hot m faeatlon of Theolowy.
Miss Psalmtune Tommy, I haven't
seen you at our Sunday-school for
weeks. Tommy Hope; I go to the
red church 'round the corner m.w.
Miss Psalmtune What did you
change for? Tommy They give
bigger reward cards there. Petrol t
Tribune,
A Theory.
Why arc tho skies so blue?" she
quoted from a piece of poetry. And
the young man who is in the milk
business answered: That's easy!
Just go out after any rainstorm and
think of the quantity of water that
gets Into them." lietroit Tribune.
Couldn't Fool Iler.
ITave you any lobsters to-day?"
asked Mrs. llpneymoon. 'Yes,
ma'am," said the fish man. '-Here
U a fresh lot" ". in, dear me, I
don't want them. They are green.
Haven't you any riper ones than
those?" Exchange.
far In the Hear.
Poet 1 have a litt.'e thing here af
ter Swinburne. Editor H'm! After
fciwineburne, you say (glancing over
MS.)? Well, young man, I don't
think you're likely to catch ud with
him in a hurry. Get after eouio one
Vise, Exchange.
Asserted Herself.
Coroner You say you told the
hired girl to get out of the house the
uiinuto joa dVPovurod the tire and
sho refused to go? Mrs. Kurnd'jut
Yes. sir. 8he said she must have a
month's notice before she'd thiuk or
leaving. l'uclc,
Too Cruel.
'I can't te your sUter because 1
am a sister to so many brothers now,
but I can be your aunty," she said, as
slio gently dropped him. "Make it a
Rianduiother," he answered, and slie
spurned him fiotu her forever. De
troit 1'rce Tress,
A ltoni;irkatilo Book.
'link's has written a mot remark
able novel." "You'd hardly expert
it." "'o, you wouldn't Hut the
sceue is laid on a steamer, and he
'iiesn't t-ven hint that 'the engines
ul sated like the throb of a mighty
leart" Fuck.
The I.I: U Miort.
Miss Iiackbay (literary) I am g
Inu to ask round Mr. Munu what
books have helped him the most
Miss llirp 1 wouldn't a k him.
'1 hire is only one. It's his father's
check-book. Detroit Free Press.
Trne Ion miy.
"So you have Vou ;ht your wife an
other expensive iin.,r. ln't that a
waste of money?" '-On the contrary.
It is true economy, lor she won't re
j qu re half so many p-rrs of k'lovts us
formerly." H'.egcn.ic U acttcr.
A t'rolilv in.
"John," said his wife, "what ( "Ns
you doing?" "figuring," he replied.
"Figuring on what?" "On what wc
can better afford to do; buy coal o
use the parlor furniture for fuel."
Washington Star.
Their Effect.
Dcnruaa I never travel on sleep
ir. s r ir anv more. I em't et any
good lioji Liui. l.jer Why not?
Uenman The extortions of the por
ters cause me to have insomnia. Ex
change. Expecting; Too Much,
"Do they love each other?" "They
did, but it is hardly to be expected
that they can do so now." "Why
not?" "They've been engaged two
yenr. New Yorlc 1'ress.
One Alan's Worry.
Badger I'm afraid. Todd What
arc you afraid of? Badger I'm
afraid the money will all get worn out
before I get any ot it.-Exchanga
KtCK-EOOil JELIiXEO.
Arrowroot Jelly "Wet two heaping
teaspoonfuls of Bermuda arrowroot in
n little cold water and rub smooth.
Have on the stove boiling water and
in a cup of it melt two teaapoonfuls
of white ungar. Ionr this boiling
water on to the arrowroot. Boil until
clear, stirring all the time. Add a
teaspoonful of lemon juice and mould
in cold cups. Serve cold with cream
and sngnr.
Tapioca Jelly Soak a cup of tapioct
in three cups of cold water for four
hours. Set it in a saucepan of boiling
water. Add a little lukewarm water
to the tapioca and heat, stirring fre
quently. When it becomes clear, add
a little sugar, a little grated lemon
peel and the juice of a lemon. Four
into moulds and when cold eat witt
iream and sugar.
Chicken Jelly Pound half a raw
thicken, bones and meat, until it forms
a pulp ; cover with cold water ; sim
mer gently in a covered vessel until
the meat is in shreds and the liquid
reduced about one-half. Strain and
press through a collander ; then strain
through a coarse bag ; salt and add a
very little pepper ; return to the fire,
simmer for about five minutes ; cool
and skim; keep on ice. Serve with
unleavened wafers, or, in the conva
lescent stage, between thin slices of
bread.
Iceland Moss Jellv "Wash a hand
ful of either Iceland or Irish mosa in
several waters and soak for an hour.
Stir it into a quart of boiling water
and allow it to simmer until dissolved.
Sweeten, flavor with the juioe of two
lemons, a half teaspoonful of cinna
von. Strain into moulds.
Venice, Italy, has no wooden house.
mRHHSwiin
CURE YOUR
u u
It will give you a chance to CO
BEEC HAM'S PILLS
(Vegetable)
What They Are For
Biliousness
dyspepsia
sick headache
bilious headache
indigestion
bad taste in the Mart
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 bv
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.
ft
IF AT FIRST
CEED," TRY
APOL!
A CASE OF THE
MINERAL WATER IN THE MARKET.
(fVr 60?msoh Sr.
Philadelphia:. Pa.
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JALLAl ALL 1 UL LLAUlnb
SIMPLE BOTTLES 5ENTFEEE TO FAMILIES Clt REQJJE5T
m YOUR GROCER OR THE BOTTLER FM It
Chin s ; Dentistry.
Tho Chinese Oc-ntist makes artiflcla.
teeth from the femur of an ox, and in
serts them by passing a copper wire
through them and fastening to the ad-
fining teeth.
I 1 nr.onsls.
The diamond is believed to be of re-
rent geological formation, and a micro
scopic examination often discloses in
its substance minute plants and vegeta
ble libera.
The Easiest l'urt of It.
l'lugwinclc Getting on with vour
bicycle, lilenlcinso'i? Klenkinsop
Oh, splendidly: (jotting on about
every two minutes. Truth.
For Miutl and Muscle.
Walter (In a Boston cafe) Brain
cr brawn.-1 Diner Both. Walter
(to cook) White fish and sprite
chicken. Judge.
J. S. Johnson rode a mile on a bi
cycle in 1.35 2-5 at Buffalo, N. Y.,
lowering the world's record nearly
fourteen seconds.
TiiefJreatest fledical Discovery
of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
Medical Discovery.
DONALD KENNEDY, of ROXBURY, MASS.
Out this Letter day before yesterday.
renn Yan, -V. T., Xov. 2S, 1S94.
Tour Discovery has done so much for
me I am only too glad to tell everybody
about my case.
llVifn began taling it, one year ago
last July, 1 had DYSPEPSIA in its
tcorst form. I teas constipated, so much
so as to always use injections, and I had
a constant PAl.V in my STOMACH
and LEFT SIDE. My knees were stiff,
and I could not sit down on a stool or
get down to fiz rnything on the floor.
Vut now I can sit, or get down on tny
knees, or do anything in my garden. I
feel like a new person. You must inow
i was discouraged, as I hare lost two
sistrrs and an ohlcr brother with
STOMACH TliOUliLE. Vut 1 truly
believe if they had known of your
remedies they would be well, as 1 am.
You can fix up my letter to suit yourself,
only do publish it, that women may
know what the Discovery has done for
vie. Yours truli,
Mrs. MARY C. AYRES.
Send a postal card for Dr. Kennedy's Book.
DON T Fflfll Yonr time away but write to
UKJk 1 I VJKJL. The Nntlonul School of Cor
respondence. Lock Box liH, ADA, Ohio. They
are thr p ople who give men ami women, bovs
an l cirla instruction brmtlil. in Law. Shnrfhan'rf
Hook-kcCnilll?. I'nmm.rr.1,1 1 ... p.n.,..n.i.(.
anil Photography, so they can make bl money.
r,,,. ,i , , pay you, answer this, it w 1
be the lost insertion.
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fur 1-nt and lttn.J.. in- n
this subject is sent free aj is well worth read
ing: treatment Inexpensive and only safe one
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Weak
and all women who are nursing babies, derive almost incon
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This is the most nourishing food known to science. It en
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Scott's Emulsion has been prescribed by physicians for
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sallow skin
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torpid liver
depression of spirits
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Summer Complaints,
DYSENTERY, DIARRHEA
CHOLERA MORBUS.
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Her of water will In a few minutes cure Cramps
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burn. Nervousness, tsleeplewne?, Sick livtviacha.
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Voll People
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Certainly not. But
sometimes they have
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bilious perhaps a
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Warning.
Ripans Tabules, tak
en at such times, will
keep people well.
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