BONO OP SH1P3. ,
- H s
tu 'y m4 n,P th9 vinlj, and
-' lashed tka aaa (Bto foam.
And tha keen-blo-trlnjr galea tors tba flags
J and the aalls of tha ships that were
plunging home s
Of tha ships that wore tossing home on the
black and billowy deep
Bat .who shall reach to the trreoka tha
i wreck, where the ships and their
. eaptaina sleep? .
O, wreaks by the black seas tossed,
In tha desolate"ooean nights 1
lost lost In the darkness I lost
, In eight o' the harbor Ilghta I
f he sky made a veil o' tha clouds, and a
aoonrge o the lightning red, '
And the Mists bowed the masts of the ahlpa
, that fared where love and the sea-galls
led ;
Of the ships that were faring home with lore
for the watting breast
Cut where Is the love that can reaoh to tha
wrecks, where the ships and their cap
tains rest?
O, ships of oar love, ware-tossed
In the fathomless ocean nights !
Lost lost In the blackness ! lost
In sight o' the habor lights !
There was once a ship of my soul that tossed
o'er a stormy sea, ';
And this was my prayer, when the nights
gloomed drear: "3end my soul's ship
ante to me! , !
fiend my soul's ship safely home, from bil
lows and blaokened skies ! .
Cat where Is the tout that can reach to the
"r depths the depths where my soul's
ship lies? .'
O, ship of my soul, storm-tossed,
In the far and fearful nights !
Lo3t-lost in the blackness t lost
In sight o' the harbor lights 1
-Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution,
t.
A MAX OF SERVE
rV"' HAVE - been held
J; up twice by road
agents, said a
New Yorker who
has had a wide
; range in the field
' of western experi
ence, "and al
though hundreds
of other men hare
'Tittd tn look into
fitv the muzzle of a
Henry or a "Win
chester rifle in the hands of a desperado
under similar circumstances, I don't
believe any one ever had his nerves
put to anything approaching tho strain,
mine were subjected to during one of
the seances I was a party to.
"The first time I had to hold tip my.
Lands, with the request that I keep
them up until further notice tinder
penalty of a bullet through my heart
if I let even one hand fall below my
head, was down in Xew Mexico'. ' It was
just after the war, and a party of us
were on our way to Pueblo. I had 3500
in good, hard-earned .Government
money on my person, with which I be
lieved I was going to make my ever
lasting fortune by investing it in
gold mine that one of oar party had
found, he said, not many miles from
Pueblo. The United States mail coach
was carrying us to that place, and the
fonerol impression in those days was
that the overland mail was generally
well loaded with valuable matter.
This seemed to have been the opinion
of three enterprising citizens of New
Mexico about that time, as we learned
when the stage came to a sudden stop
in one of the wildest spots in all that
country, and the muzzles of three
rilles appeared at the stage windows,
with a rough and tough looking man
at the butt end of each rifle. One of
the man ordered us to tumble out on
the double-quick. We did not tres
pass even a little bit on the time of
these gentlemen, who seemed to be in
hurry, but tumbled out at the word.
Then we were ordered to stand in
line, front face and close dress, and to
hold our hands above our heads, all of
which was done with military prompt
ness. One of the three bustling
citizens was set to guard us, and to
whom the leader of the gang remarked :
" 'Blow a hole that you can shove a
stovepipe in through the first man that
ttirs!'
"Then the other two went to cut
ting open the mail bags and rifling
them. I couldn't tell how the pouches
were panning out, for the rifling op
eration was out of the range of my
vision, under orders as I was to pre
serve a rigid 'eyes front." 1 guess we
had stood there five minutes, and the
strained position was beginning to tell
on me, when I saw something as I
rolled my eyes toward the ground that
drove all thought of heavy and painful
upheld arms out of my head. Moving
directly toward me, and not more than
a yard away, was one of those terrors
of that region, a centipede. This one
was a hideous-looking fellow,' at least
eight inches long. lie kept straight
toward me, and I never moved my eyes
from him. He drew nearer and nearer,
until he was at the very tip of my
ehoe. -1 didn't dare move, for I knew
the muzzle of a derringer was only
rod away, ready to drive a bullet
through my heart. The centipede
stopped for a second or two when he
came to my shoe, and then turned and
passed on by. I raised my eyes and
breathed easier. - The robber guard
didn't seem to be aware of the exist
ence of anything else on earth except
us and himself, and he seemed to have
us r.U tinder his eve at onv.
"" - . w m
course, to see what direction the centi
pede had taken, and I didn't need to,
for suddenly I felt a sensation, first at
my ankle, and then gradually passing
up my leg, that made my blood turn
cold. The centipede had crept up my
fchoe at the instep, and was even then
climbing my lejr nnder my trousers !
There was no mistaking the pricking
of the long rows of sharp claws as the
centipede worked his war along my
flesh. I knew that the least movement
I made wonld disturb the Yenomous
climber and he would instantly tnk
every one of his numerous claws into
my flesh and squirt from each ; one it
quota of deadly poison Into mV blood,
"There is nothing so quick or so
sensitive to disturbance as a centi
pede. They are harmless if their tem
per isn't roused, and tho falling of a
shadow on them is frequently enough
to do that. , If you ever go into a oen
tipede country, and some morning
wake up and find one of these ugly
fellows crawling over your leg, jnstlet
him crawl. Don't breathe, if yon cap
help it. His sharp claws will brisk
you unnleasantlT and nrobehlf leave
two red streaks on your flesh, which
will itch and burn for half an hour.
but let him take his time. If you make
the slighest movement it will jar en
his nerves, and he will squat right
down, so to speak, and force every one
of his toes into you Its fnu length.
Then yon irHl have poison enongh in
you to xxu a Antra. Jon can t posal
bly be quiok enough throw a cent I
?ede off before he sinks his poison
L'lsws into too. 1 11 teu yen now snv
dea a eraQpefio Is. , .Two .JTstw Meiloe
miners oncowert' ewrrping together,
feil"0ae Cir occt jof .Out nw a oemi-
pede nearly a foot long lying quietly
pa the bore arm of his sleeping part
jner. Fearing that . the man . might
k waken before tho oeatipede moved ej
hisTormand make movement tbaj
(would prove' fatal to him, the mine!
took, his revolver,'' crept up stealthih
tenear that ha could hold the weapoij
thin two inches of the centipede,
and fired. The bullet scraped down
along the sleeping man's arm and
swept the venomous intruder away
like chaff before the windf But the
bullet wasn't sudden enough-Vr Al
though the centipede was torn into a
hundred pieces, it had time to sink
its olaws into its victim's arm before
the bullet swept it off, and the well
meaning miner had only precipitated
his partner's fate. The centipede is aa
much like lightning as that.
'Well, there I stood, doubly held
up as it were. If I moved a hand the
watching desperado would fill me witi
lead. If I moved a leg the centipede
wonld fill me with poison. Slowly the
terrible creature crept up my leg,
stopping now and then as if pondering
aver his next movement, and then
olimbing on again, all the time leaving
his itching, burning track along my
leg something in itself almost intol
erable. I did not know how soon the
irascible, creeping terror would take
umbrage at eomething in his course
and vent his spite at it by socking his
long rows of stingers into my flesh ;
and then the thought that the robbers
would soon be through with their work
at the stage and begin their search for
our personal belongings came with
added terrors. In going through my
clothes they would of course disturb
the centipede, and that meant only one
thing. All I could see in the cutlooJi
for me was certain death, whichevel
way I turned it over. Tet I kept on
hoping that the living infernal ma
chine in my trousers leg might take it
into his head to retrace his steps an
some down to the ground again before
anything happened to disturb it. The
centipede showed no disposition ol
that kind, but suddenly changed his
base by moving from my leg to my
trousers below the hip. One whack
from my fist would have smashed th
centipede, with his back against my
hip bone, and that would have ended
him. And it would have ended me at
the same time, for there isn't any
doubt but that the man with the gun
would have obeyed orders. So I was
just about to tell him, quietly and
without waste of words, the unpleas
ant situation I was in, and beg him to
let me give the centipede its quietus
while I had the chance, when tho
venomous thing moved back to my Jeg
again and resumed its march.
"It crept along, turning when n
reached my waist, and moving across
my back toward the other side. The
nervous tension was terrible a deadly
sreature liable at any moment to bury
its venomous claws n my flesh, the
muzzle of a pistol warning me that in
stant death awaited my slightest move.
The centipede, although most delib
erate in its movements, reached my
other hip by and by, and, to my joy,
tarted down that leg. Slowly he let
himself down, and so intense was my
suspense, in the hope that he was on
his way out by the route, that I did
not feel the burning track that he had
now put pretty much all around me.
Be took his time, and at last got down
to my knee. There he stopped.
"My heart seemed throbbing in my
very throat and almost suffocated me.
A moment later it seemed to quit beat
ing altogether, and it was only by the
most strenuous assertion of my will
that I saved myself from falling limp
to the ground. The centipede had
turned and was going up my leg again I
I was almost on the point of dropping
my hands that a bullet might relieve
me from the misery of . that frightful
situation, when the capricious centi
pede turned and started down again,
moving with mora celerity than he had
used since ho began that appalling
trip. I don't know what started him,
but he kept up his run all the rest of
the way down my leg, and presently
dropped to the ground and scurried
away. I just shut my eyes, gave one
long breath, and was on the point- of
relieving my pent-up feelings with a
resounding yell, regardless of conse
quences, when the tough and watchful
customer with the derringers ex
claimed :
'I'll be blamed, pardner, if you
hain't got more nerve than that stage'
could hold I But say,' said he, con
solingly, 'if the p'ison cuss had si
nipped yar, x wouldn't a let yar suffer.;
I'd run a ball into yar and let yar out
of it from the go in.'
"That bloodthirsty wretch had seev
the centipede go up into my trousers
!e. had known nil the time whatlwns
suffering, and had been coolly watch
ing to see what the outcome would be !
For a year after that I lived in the
hopo that I might run across that vil
lain, and I did. It was under different
circumstances than I had longed for,
though, and besides I didn't know it
until it was too late to use the bullet
on him that I had mado a vow to use
if ever I had the chance. It was only
the next spring after that little affair
of the Pueblo stage that I, togethei
with sis others, wrs taken out of a
stage five miles from Nevada City by
three masked robbers. The stage car
ried "Wells, Fargo & Co. s 6trong box
between North San Juan and Nevada,
and on this trip there was 33000 in the
box. Two of the robbers blew the bos
open with powder, while the third held
the seven of us up. They got the
money, took ours, and started us on to
Nevada. The stage got there as soon
as it could be driven five miles and
in less than an hour the Sheriff had a
posse and was out on the track of the
robbers. I only remember the name
of., one of that posse, and that was
Steve Venard. He struck the trail oi
the men along the South Yuba Biver,
and followed it to a deep ravine thai
came into the river there. This was s
wild, rough place, but Steve plunged
into it. Ho was armed with a Henri
rifle. In a narrow alley between high
rocks in the middle of; the ravine
Steve came suddenly almost face to
face with js one of the men.
Steve got the drop on the desperado,
but as he did so he saw another one
rise to his feet on the top of a rock and
cover him with his revolver. But Steve
never let go his advantage over the first
man, and sent a rifle ball through his
heart. ' At the same time a , pistol ball
whizzed from the rook, passing through
Steve's hat and cutting hair from the
top of his head. The man who fired
that shot dropped down instantly out
of sight, but left the .muzzle of his re
volver exposed to Steve's view. This
exposure was fatal to the hiding rob
ber, for Steve instantly covered the
spot with his rifle, and as the robber
cautiously raised his head, by and by,
to see how the land lay, a ball went
crashing through it. Steve had hardly
killed these two when he discovered
the third one of the. party trying tc
escape by sneaking up the ravine, but
he was brought down by Steve's uner
ring rifle. The three men were killed
inside of four minutes.
"Entering the rocky alley Steve
found all the booty that had been stolen.
The robbers had evidently been count
ing the monew whmhftT,TfTfl mr-
prTA6V?'BteTewefttJbaek'. and found
the Bherifr and his party. They re
turned. and secured the recovered plun
der, and irtironght the bodies of th
three dead desperadoes to Nevada. Th
leader,of tho gang was recognised by
the Sheriff as George Shanks, who had
been terror in that locality for a year.
And I rejoiced when I recognized him
aa the villain 'who' had 'stood guard
over me and.the'centipede near Pueblo
a year before, The express v company
paid Steve Venard $3000 for that day's
work, and Governor, Ijow mado, him a
member of his staff, with tha rank oi
OoloneL It may sound bloodthirsty,
but I envied Steve Venard one thing.
It was the shot he fired that laid low
that fiend George Shanks. "New York
Sun.
CHE SEAT OF INTELLECT IN THB
BBAIN.
After mankind had achieved the fat
.al triumph, of locating the brain as the
lirone of thought this wonderful think
ng animal, man, discovered that ho
vas only upon the threshold of the
rue mystery of intellect. There was
he great realm of gray matter, the curi
msly creased mixture of blood vessels
ind white fibres, wherein all the nerves
iad their final centre; but what was the
ecret of this remarkable organ? Was
t a mere organ through which the
uind whispered, a divine machine, or
ras it, after all, no more tban the
lighest differentiation of matter? The
eientist, especially the, evolutionist,
lid not care to consider at all the ques
ionof a spiritual intellect. To him
he brain was simply a domain of ani
nal tissue; and he proceeded to map il
iff in a physiological fashion, naming
ts ravines, lakes and promontories as a
ographer might survey a newly dis
"vered continent.
Is the brain, then, no more than a
y pewriter of trie senses? Such is the
heory of many men to-day. In this
pirit. genius tins been designed as'
usanity, or, if not iusuuity, us a ueuro-tiilh-Hic
state of the brain; and Dr.
ladden has even attributed genius to
lyspppsia, and traced the brightest
noughts of humanity to disturbed
;astric nerves. But, let us ask these
naterialists, bow is it possible to trace
i loaf of bread to an epigram? If all
he functions of the brain be but sen
ory, modern human thought would
lave been impossible. The reported
liscovery by Professor Flechsij, rectot
f tho University of Leipsic, of four
icw centres in the brain, which are
lot centres of sense, is worthy of great
ronsideration; and if ultimately verified
vill prove to be the most notable
isycho-physiologtcal triumph of the
entury.
Dr. Flechsig locates these four.cen
res in the forepart of the frontal ceret
irum, in the temporal lobe, in the rear
jarietal lobe, and in the lobule. These
;omplexes within the surface of the
serebrum are said to be connected, and
o closely resemble each other, although
issentially differing from the other
)arts of the cerebrum. These centres
ire not present in the new-born child;
iut when the inner development of the
:e litres of sense is completed, after the
Jiird month, the intellectual centres
?gin gradually to form, and more
tnd more nerve fibres shoot forth from
.he centres of sense into these new
vgions, ending close to one another in
ie cerebral cortex.
According to tho German ncurologisv
nese "intellectual centres," or "cen
res of association," concentrate the
ictivities of the organs of sense into
ligher units, and are the bearers of all
hat is called cognizance, principles
ind aesthetic emotions. It would be an
inwarrantable deduction, however,
tpon such an indefinite report, to speak
if these centres as opposed to
he evolutionary principle; and, indeed,
hey may prove to be only the highei
levelopment of the sensory functions,
it all events, they probably reprtsent
he essential difference between the
ratn of man and that of the lower aa
mals, and constitute his unique su
iremncy as lord of creation. I'hiLidel
ihia Record.
An Aftaclc oT CODHlenott.
Coal Dealer We'll have to stot
diixing slate and stones and old iron
wl thlncs with our coal.
,Yardman Phwat's the matter,
or?
Coal Dealer The stuff won't burn,
and one ton lasts a customer all
winter. New York Weekly.
Tbls Is Success In Traveling.
' Friend Did you enjoy your solouri.
la Europe?
Belie Hunter Enjoy it? I should
lay so. I cut some gold fringe from
the emperor's throne in Berlin.
looked a door-knob from the Vatican,
broke an ear off an old statue In Italy
ind chipped off a piece of Shakes
peare's tomb. I wouldn't take $1,000
tor 'em. Puck,
Cansht.
Sibyl When Steve proposed to me he
icted like a fish out of water.
Tlrple Why shouldn't he? He knett
he was caught Burlington (Iowa) Ga
eette. Of all conquering nations Spain has
treated those subjected to her rule most
harshly.
Henry Gloe of Two Rivers, Wis., has
nurrie 1 the same woman three times.
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CTriVP In the Bladder, no matin
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March April May
'Are the Best Months in Which to
Purify Your Blood
, And the Best Blood Purifier is
Hood's Sarsaparil la
Which Purifies, Vitalizes
At this season everyone should take a good
tprlng madlelne. Your blood moat be punned
at yon will be neglecting roar health. There Is
s cry from Nature for help, and unless there is
prompt and satisfactory response yon will be
liable to serious illness.
This demand can only be met by the porlfy-
ng, enriching and
Blowd-Vltallxlaug
dements to be found in Hood's 8arparllla.
"My mother-in-law, lira. Elizabeth Wolfe, at
lie age of T2 yean, was attacked with a violent
brm of salt rheum; It spread all over her body.
ind her hands and limbs were dreadful to look
it At the same time, my little daughter Clara,
ho wasjoitona year old, was attacked by a
lmuar disease, like scroiuut. if appeared
Hood's
TWO MKTT.
9ns was a Mag, and a wide domala
He ruled as his sires had done)
I wooden hovel, a bed ot pain.
Belonged to the other one.
"he king was ill and the worMwas saa
Bat the monarch languished, tha monarch)
died j
Tie beggar was sick nnto death,' but ho hot
Ko one to watch at his low bedaida.
'hen nnder the minster the king was laid, V
While o'er him the marbles were piled
Iut a shallow grave in the fields was made,
By careless hands, for Poverty's child.
iut now there are those who profoundly de
clare, If you opened tho tomb and the gravo,
'on could hot distinguish, whatever your
care.
The 4ast ot the king and theslave.
Charles Kohls Gregory.
CRIMINAL AND TRISON REFORM.
I am convinced that if the judges o
ae land could form an accurate con
eption of all that has to be endured in
. sentence of penal servitude, there
rould be an end to the truly moo
trous sentences of ten, fifteen and
wenty years for offenses against prop
rty. There is scarcely a crime known to
ur age of civilization short of that of
ourder which ought not to be expiated
n a sentence of seven "years of this
cientific system of refined torture,
ncorrigible criminality demands
pecial consideration, though even
rith reconvicted criminals it is a
uestion whether long sentences
ire the best remedy. It is certain
hat deterrence has not been final
y secured beyond the length of sen
ence by means of prolonged detention,
(pecial treatment rather than long im
trisonment is what the grave evil of
ecidivism requires. The indeterminate
entence would afford the best possible
ncentive to reformatory conduct in all
risoners not hopelessly criminal.
Jnder the existing system (in England)
;ood conduct offers little, if any, test of
he influences for moral reform which
mnitive justice exercises upon criminal
:haracter. The "model" prisoner is.
is a rule, the "old lag," the exper
enced thief and rogue, who knows the
vies better than the governor; who can
uote Scripture with the chaplain; who
las no repugnances of feeling, religiou
noral or personal who, in a word,
rould no more commit a breach of the
ules knowingly than he would throw
way his dinner.
The indeterminate sentence, with re
ease on parole on the recommendation
if governor, chaplain and prison d.xv
or for first timers in penal servitude,
oupled with the forfeiture of privileges
f again reconvicted, would be calcu
Ited to encourage greater reformation
Jian the present plan of remission by
rarks, followed by ticket-of leave. But
fear such a proposed change in the
testment of criminals is not likely tc
ad much support with the prison au
thorities of our time. The day wii;
pme, however, when a more humane
ind more enlightened spirit will dis
lover that improvement based upon in
lustrialism and tempered with a hu
nau sympathy that shall be guided by
t deeper knowledge of comparative
triminality, will -be made more effect
ive for reformatory ends than the de
tumanizing system which at present
ib tains.
The one remedy which will combine
die essential ends of reform and pun
ishment is industrialism work, not of
.he abasing but of the useful kind;
)roductive labor, instead of treadmills,
"wind-sawing," and oakum-picking.
Mere mechanical "work," such as
"walking" a treadmill, turning a crank
)r separating strands of tar-rope, gives
io occupation to the mind, engages no
noral or mental faculty that will help
;he prisoner to take his thoughts away
from present surroundings, or evil rem-
iniaeences. If, on the other hand, a
prisoner's daily task were to consist ol
lome rational occupation engaged at
Br learning some remunerative work; do
ing something of some value to himrcli
or to the state: "something attempted,
omething done," every twenty-fou'
hours in the way of producing articles ol
value, or making some ornament 01
toy there would be a far different soil
tor the labors of chaplain and school
master to work upon, and far greater
moral results to show at the end of
'entence of imprisonment.
One of the favorite objections agains.
illowing remunerative employment
prisoners is that the trades
anions have frequently protested
igains it. I think such opposition
irises more from mere prejudice
than from any substantial ground
(or a grievance. The amount of trade
that could be diverted from outside in
lustry by a few thousand convicts and
visual prisoners in county jails as
aiming that all these would be employed
in regular trade occupations would be
rery trifling. Probably not more than
20 per cent, of such prisoners would
tctually compete with, say, sboemak
rs, tailors or mat-makers in their re
ipective crafts, while the influence of
Parliament could easily bo invoked at
tny time by trade unionist M. F.'s to
prevent anything like unfair competi
tion between the produce of prison
labor and that of trades union indus
try. Michael Davitt in Nineteenth Cat
!ury.
- Exactly the Reverse.
Clubson Is Spongely much given
to drink?
Treatly Quite the reverse.
Clubson What! a total abstainer!
Treatly Ko; much drink is glveo
to Spongely. Facie.
and Enriches the Blood.
L., ,..k..nk fhabid the attendance
on eacu iiuq w
of the family physician and other doctors for a
long time, but seemed to grow or I r.1 of
many people cured of scrofula by Hood Is tarss-
toClara. she beg, to get better
. ... .ns tha sores entirely healed up
and there has never been any sign of the dhse
since. She is a
xi t.kw Rnbaat Child.
Her grandmother took Hood s Farmaparilla at
the same time, and th3 sail rnaum
... .., nn was aoon effected.
IS iiwcugwiu ... -
It took about three months for her cure, and she
ascribes her good health and strength at ner aa
.. ... nuii. u.r.a inH Ha. it has oer
Twiccu '" - - .
tainly been a Godsend to my family." Mas.
BoraiA Wolte, Zaleski, Ohio.
0an"5 Hood's.
Miss TJp-to-Date's Doings.
There has been an upset in the Up-to-date
family, and all letters to the
paterfamilias now come addressed to
the Hon. Loftlcus Up-to-date. Poor
little Mrs. Up-to-date shrinks further
liacic in her home shell, and upon the
Hon. Miss Up-to-dat3 rests the social
dignity of the family.
As litfle "Jewel" that young lady
showed some peculiarities of character,
which have, since the family "set-up,"
developed into positive eccentricities.
Mother Up-to-date is amazed at the
political erudition of the "gem," while
the Hon. Lofticus eyes her with exult
ant pride, for into no other family
feminine brain could he with the auger
of his sarcastic wit drill even the sem
blance of a political truth.
From Jewel the protective policy of
her father evolves curiously, and as
sumes the form of dress.
The young ludy has declared her in
tention to patronize as far as possible
home industries. Her gowns shall be
made by Philadelphia modistes and
the materials shall b3 State produc
tions. Now considering the fact that for
years the Jewel's only' evening dresses
have been made of Lansdowne, because
of that young lady's partiality for the
sheeny, graceful fabric, ner motner
cannot see where the principal of pro
tective policy comes in however, she
only says, "Well, what other materials
are you going to select besides Lans
downe!" Where upon Jewel procures
a package of samples, and exhibits
minute bits of those she hs chosen for
spring and summer wear. Of course
she must have one new dress of plain
Lansdown3, which comes in white,
black, the tints, neutral tones, and
rich high colors, in new and peculiar
shades, all showing the exquisite lustre
that characterizes all of these dainty
silk-warp materials.
Then she must have a fun-party
frock of irregular Trilby, and another
enjoyment dress of Merrlnelle, a laugh
ing stuff, with dashes of sunshine in
its weave.
Her best dress will be of Dengaline
Lansdowne, a daintv superfine line-
fabric, susceptible of the most graceful
arrangement in skirt and corsage
draperies, and then she will supple
ment her outfit with a novel little robe
of Datnassin Lansdowne, which is
very pretty for house dresses and tea
gowns.
For general service she will have a
stylish suit of the best grade of Hen
rietta Philadelphia make, which
equals any imported fabric of like char
acter and costs less. She knows just
what she ia buyiDg, because on the
selvage is the name of the manufac
turer, W. F. Read, in perforated letters.
Dresses of any and all of the iieauti-
ful silk-warp stuffs can be trimmed to
advantage with laces, passementeries,
galloons, headings and embroideries,
but they are more youthful when com
bined with a suitable raised-pile ma
terial. Jewel tried to find something of
that kind among the domestic goo Is,
but failing to do so, she accepted tli ;
suggestion of an obliging sales lady,
and bought Velutina, a material which
cannot be distinguished from Lyons
silk velvet, as it has the bloom or
blush, the finish, the weight of its ex
pensive cousin, and retains its beauty
of appearance for a longer period, even
when exposed to eea air, or damp
atmospheres. M. E. L. .
En. If any of our readers should
wish to procure samples of W. F.
Read's new silk warp stuffs: Lansdowne,
Bengaline Lansdowne, Damassin
Lansdowne, Merrinelle, Trilby and
choice Black Henrietta, together with
elutina for combination and trim
mings, they can do so by writing to
John Wanamaker,
Mail Order Dept.,
Chestnut and 13th SU.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
To insure prompt attention please
mention name of this paper in letter to
John Wanamaker.
Elsmoaa Cat Diamond,
She Are you really engaged tc
her?
Ills Lordship Yaas. I tried U
make ner think 1 was proposing with
out really proposing, don't vou know
Just to And out what she'd say.
She What did she say?
His Lordship Funny thing by
Jove she made me think I was pro
posing Life.
Eastus What vo' dol
Claude?
Claude I'se runnin' a coal busi
ness. Eastus Wholesale or retail? 1
Claude Bofe. Some gits it by d
quart, an' some by de peck! Truth.
Kot Very Flattering. ,
Dumley Miss Ethel paid me such
a ridiculous compliment, dontcher
know.
Miss Sweet Indeed! "What did sh '
ay?
Dumley That Homer could not!
have seen a more heroic figure thaa
myself.
Miss Sweet That's so. Homer was
blind Judge.
Spirited Fishing.
Little Girl Papa, what's in tbosf
6o.tles?
Papa That's the bait.
Little Girl Well, don't they have
trouble to keep the bait on their
books?
Papa No. The trouble is to keev I
heir hooka off t.h vnit en,iv.
Qnr & Co.' Monthly.
s
Taking; I-ook Antsd.
Earl of Ded broke I have called, air,
k aalr tM VMtr lnlKvlltor'a llflllll.
Mr. Porker H'c! But s'poslnjr they
abollsh your house of lords over there? .
Earl of Dedbroke That wouldn't af-'
feet the ladles, yon know. Your daugh
ter would still be a countess. Ex
change. Some men never set gay except when
they eat at a hotel; then they want to
flirt with the dining-room girls. Atchi
son Globe.
Ilia Only Concern.
CoL Blood (of Louisville) A man In a
mining town of Pennsylvania shot at a
woman who wonld have been killed
had not a flask of whisky In her corsage
topped-the bullet.
CoL Bloograss (with a sigh) I sup
pose the liquor was lost. Town Topics.
Kve Hast Have. "
Temperance Enthusiast Look at the
beautiful lives our first parents led. Do
you suppose they ever gave way to
strong drink?
The Reprobate I 'xpect Eve must 'a
done. She saw snakes. Cleveland
Leader.
A Slight Mistake.
Gent How came you to put yonr
hand In my pocket?
Pickpocket Beg your pardon. I am
so absent minded. I bad once a pair
of pants Just like these you are wear
ing. Bellage.
The Way to Bleeg.
Totter The scientists say that tha
way for a man to sleep la to think of
nothing.
Kidder But they are wrong. The
way to sleep Is to think it is time to get
np. Vogue.
Slew's This 1
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be eared bj
UaU'sCatarr.iC'ure.
P J ('.a KHK.T A Co. Ptods.. Toledo. O.
We, the undesigned, have known F. J. Che-
m fur t hit List 15 Tears, and believe htm per
fectly honoralile in ail business transactions
and Hnanc ally alU to carry oat any obliga.
tmn made by the r Arm. , ,
West A Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALMto. KiS'fAH & Maryix, "Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Oh ..
fla Ts Catarrh Cure is tukea Internally, act
in directly upon thebioo l ami mucous sur
faces of ttie system. Prl'-e, 75c. per bottle. Sold
oy all Druggists. Testimonials free.
It is said that Littre, compiler of
the monumental dictionary of French
language, was the greatest literary toiler
of modern times.
A Battle For Blooa
T. what TTi-otiI'. KuruinaHlla. vlrnron.lp flfrhts
and it is always victorious in expelling all the,
tout taints and giving tbe vital fluid the quality
and quantity of perfect health.
Hood's Pills cure all liver Ills. 25c.
The monastery of St. Honorat, nea'
Cannes, France, has never been en
tered by a womin, though, it has ex
isted 1,403 years.
ot An Experiment.
The ufe of RlpansTabules for headaches, dys
pepsia and other stomach disorders Is not an ex-M-riment
but an assured success. They will do
all that we say they will.
W. II. Young of Augusta, III., owns
a Bible that was printed in the year
1015. It is believed to be the oldest
Bible in America.
I nse riso's Care for Consumption both In mr
. . I . ,. ,, ,. . . -
ster, Mich., Nov. 6, lsin.
Bavarian radishes are a new fad.
They grow like large cucumbers and
are served cold, cut in large, thin
slices.
Dr. Kilmer's Bvisr-Ktoi
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation tree.
Lalioratorv P'ne-hnmtoa. SL T.
Only one book on aluminum has
seen published in the United states,
and that is now out of print.
Karl's Clover Root, ihe rreat Wool pnrllar,
smttreshness and clearness to the complexiOA
td cures constipation cts. oj clt. iU
lv-.u u i .i . i . .
With half of the world to ihoose
from, fur seals sue to two little islands
tu ucuiiug oca.
-
Mrs. Wlnslow Soothing Syrap for rhrtdrea
teething, softens the gums, reduces fnn:ii mo
tion, a Km s Dain. cure wind colic c a boi.Us
Justice (in surprise i What's
tha
:linrgo, officer?
McGhithery (new member of the
orcc) Fcr rcsistln' an officer, yer
Anncr. Oi troied V flirt wid her all
th way from Twlnty-sicond Strata
down to Union Square an' she resisted
ne Ivery attintlon. Puck.
No l'lace for Her.
Dcck-ITand You're on the wrnrm
;' "f c f. r:-j bout; t.ia is thf
'men's cabin."
Mrs. Maloney An that'sthe "wim
min's" over there. Where do th
ladies be after going? Life.
Jt Affected Both Alike.
Miss Bleecker We have had sucT
A long walk, I almost gave out.
Miss Emerson (of Boston) I, tooj
approached the verge f making a
external presentation. Jude
The largest
trich, which
three pounds.
egg it that of the os
usually weighs about
srhTvna -rrv'Tvrx-fc-V'.a
-r'-'- -
Sy
Both the method and results vheri OU3 evil to them; it may not be pleas
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant nt, but it is not unhealthy; indeed,
and refreshing to the ta?te, and acta tne a"tual death rate of those miners is
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, i not abnormally high, even when it in-
Layer and .Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tern effectnallv. diono! vl.l. A.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
COnstiDation. Bvrnr. nf Vitrm in i
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have maAn it tha mnt I
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug-
gista. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it, Uo not accept any
substitute. , -
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
fBAMaaco. cu
Ummu,tt. Mtm rests. Aft
ntiecrlto, t.Tclgia, Sciatica, Backashe.
ST. JACOBS
MINERAL WATER IM THE MARKET.
r&tffe
sgiiumiLBsnrax wmuBantBmr
m YOUR GROCER OR THE BOTTLER FOR IT.
''Don't Put Off Till To-morrow the Duties of To-daj:
Boy a
APOL
BOTH IN THE SAME FIX.
An Error Which Called Down Anathe
mas on a Conductor's Head.
A tired looking traveler who was fast
asleep submitted to a vigorous poking
In the ribs and a sound shaking by
the coat collar from the railroad con
ductor on board the Albany express
the other evening, says the New York
IleraU.
"Here, rouse up!" shouted the con
ductor. "I'm getting played out on
this business. This Is the second man
sleeping like dead I've had to shake
up to-night"
"Are we near roughkeepsie?" asked
the man, rousing up.
"Poughkeepsle?" echoed the con
ductor. "Don't you begin talking no
i ousiiKeepsie
to me any more to
night. You're Just in to your own sta
tion, New York. I promised to call
you, and here you are. I called np one
chap at Poughkeepsle, and good thanks
I got. After carrying him to the plat
form he swore like the deuce after me
when the train steamed out and
prayed to the Lord I might be tum
bled down a precipice. I've got; enough
Poughkeepsie, and New York, too, for
one night."
"Do you mean to tell me, you scoun
drel." said the now fully aroused man,
"that you've allowed me to be oarrled
to Xew York after kivIiir you half a
dollar to put me off at Poulikeepsle?"
"Good land!" said the astonished
conductor, "I've put off the wrong chao !
, pnin,i,tin,i. Ti,fa ! mocn
1 MV i 'UfclmI i 11 I. O V 111. i I
I he came tearing back on the platform
after the train started to swear blue
devils at me. Here, sir, lieres youi
half-dollar. I'd give more than one
to get the two of you changed round
to-night. I'm mighty sorry."
"Keep your coin," said the Irate man,
repressing his readiness to swear.
"You've put me Into a precious nasty
fix, but some oae else Is there, too. It's
pretty bad all round, but abuse won't
mend it. In future I'll take good caro
not to pin my faith on the conductors.
Mischievous 51 me. M.-libran.
A'o prima donna was ever more de
lightfully capricious, more full of mlsi
chief, than the famous Mine. Mallbran,
cmer, man tne lamou
At the rehearsals of
JUer she could nev.
Romeo and Ju-i
never make up hen
I uiind where she was to "die" at night,
'It was important for Komeo to know
but all he could get was "not sure,
"don't know," "can't tell," or "It will,
be just as It happens, according to my
humor; sometimes tn one place, some
times in another." On one occasion
she chose to "die" close to the foot
lights, her companion, of course, heln
compelled to "die" beside her, antj
thus, when the curtain fell, a couple o
footmen had to carry the pair off, ona
at a time, to the intense amusement
of the audience
John Templeton, the fine old Scottish
tenor, was probably never so misera
ble as when he was cast to sing with
Mallbran. Very often she was dis
pleased with his performance, and one
evening she whispered to him, "You,
are not acting properly; make love to
me better;" to which so It Is said
Templeton Innocently replied, "Don't
you know I am a married manT" Evl
dently the lady did not think there
was anything serious In tbe clrcum
stance, for not long afterward, when
In "Sonnambula" she was on her
knees to Templeton as Elvlno she sue-,
cceded In making the tenor scream
with suppressed laughter when hq
should have been singing, by tickling
him vigorously under the arms! Tho
Coruhlll Magazine.
Coal .Uines and Health.
However much sympathy tha exist
ence oi tne woriers in coat pits may
evose irora us, yet, says tne Hospital,
the actual result of the life on the phy
sical welfare of the miners is by no
means such as to warrant any serious
commiseration at onr bands. Indeed
if one may judge from the physique of
tne underground toilers of the Black
Country they present an appearance
Imore provocative of envy than of pity.
Disease is no more demolishing in its
raids among them as a class than it is
among the agriculturists and laborers
If one can be guided by statistics, the
r.. "uloaPue ia which tneir
life is passed is no elemnnt of ,
cm.ae8 ne Iad wholesale disasters
which occur from time to time in tha
pit!" However mnch reason the pro-
coat atrikes
A 1 a a i . , . . . -
w BuuBuuiiiaio meir tneoriea the
eyil of any extreme insanitary con
dition of the workers themselves below
ground cannot in any fairness be in
eluded.
Th greatest naval action in Greek
history was that at Salamis. . a. 480.
j tn bonbi.
' "Ha8 old Tough quit smoklngr In.
n,red on man of another. "I don't
know whetber b ha" or not, but be
other dar." was the evasive
."Pv. Philadelphia Record,
First Female Voter-What do yon
think of Mrs. A.?
' Second Female Voter-Bather nice,
wfa"7 effeminate, don't yon
now-Nwark Advertises. -
OIL
K1K331 FAMUflHAM TO YDU7 15 YOUR HEALTH
tire DEAR TO YOU? THEN DOHTBE WITHOUT
A USE Of THE BEST CHEAPEST TABLE
60?&AArsot Sr.
Philadelphia, Pa
Cake of
WISE W0UDS.
Etar dufit is not soul fool.
A covetous rnaa cannot can ccr.
thing.
Love can live where all otVr goo..'
wonld die.
Love never complains thut t'-ie pnea
it has to pay is too much.
It never makes tho day any 1 rite.
to growl at the cloudy weatlr-r.
You can always ho happy if vo;i y
willing to rejoice with othtr.. "
'When you want to walk traigl,t
yourself don't watch somebody elab'i
feet.
The man who seeks Lis ro-.v.rl h
this world never gets a price that suit,
him.
The troublo with the renii v.;. .i.nnv.
nothing is that ho is the lu.-t to tlu 1 :i
oat.
There is this difference Vit vocnt
wise man and a fool : A fooi's mis
takes never teach hirn anything.
People have to bo living v.-ry Ef ai
to the throne boforo they cm enjoy
having their fault3 pointed out.
The wiokeder a man is tho h inlet
he will try to persuade himself thai
hie conduct is prompted by a goo.l
motive. Ham's Horn.
In Conrtkthlp'a Golden Hours.
"Well," she said, sadly, "if we must
part let us part frleuds. Good -by anil
may all that's good go with you."
"It all that's good went with me," ha
replied, "you would not remain here."1
Then she smiled and laid her head
on his shoulder and he remained. Xnw
York Tress.
There Is no
Mystery Here:
RIPANS
Tabules
.Are made nnpracUeaUynf thesarr.o in.
f.Tertirntw tliat any ktoI phviri.vi
would prescribe for Dyspepsia, ftlii"-i.
lia. liatnlence, Hesdxchr. i'o.iti;-?.
lion, Diznnesa and all D,sinlera o: t.u
btuuuuju. Liver and. Bon els.
THE VITAL DIFFERENCE
ITowfTer. im thin TTi phv.U
ring's ftvirff t worth a coui'lc
' daitara and oo prtv ilirtli a
l.lt half , stttllar more tor ii.l
lag me vrerrltiou. whilu (Jt
1 abates cost willy u cent.
Sold bu VrugfjisU or sent by MaZ.
&ij)8.as Chemic'l Co. 10 Sprues St., X. Y,
W.L. Douglas
S3 SHOE riT FOR A KINO.
cordovan;
FRENCH 4. tNAMCLLta CALF.
4.3.P Fine CiLF&KAiiGAsn
3.B9P0LICE.3SOLES.
,Sy2. V.'CP.KING,,'
' -EXTRA FINE-
2.i.7D:vs'S:!::3:Sii:Ei
LADIES'
fW'L'DOUr.LA3
Over On Million People wear tho
W. L. Dougfcs $3 & $4 Shoes
All our shoes are equally sat islactorj
They glva tha beat value tor trie C"-T;
Th.y eq-al custom shoes l.i style and ru
Thilr wearing qualities are umurrafK"
The prices are uniform, stamp-J on sola.
From $1 to 3 saved ever other makes.
Ii your dealer cannct supnly v-w we 30.
The "LntENE are the Best ami Most Eronom
eal Colhus and Cuffs worn; tliy r umJeoi
cloth, both sldxs nn'shfd silts, ami ho n !vrU
bl, one collar is equal to two of any or ! nrl'ml-
1"W JU ((, war totll and l.,uk tr' I. A Ivval
TraCoUaraor Cive Pairs of Culls for Twnntl-ii
A Sample Collar and Pair of Pnffs by msfl for BU
Oeaia, Kama style and siw. Addrusa
KKTXSSIBLS COLLAR COMPAST,
HFraakltn St. , Naw Tor. XI Kllhy St., Bastes).
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP !
has hem nsM by Millions of 3fnth-rs j
for tlielr children s bllt 'iv-t-tliinsr f" ovrr j
gums, allays all pain, oiirrs wind colic awl
la (he best romdy for dlaro-Tea.
TwtDtr-kie Vents a Uotii. e
..7, WT'T' ''BK-J.B.SUVtR, lUjilrr.M,
FBn.A-.rA. twruoniw; l.oopcrMtooocdci.Irromhu'l.''"
Ciuitlfc'h,. Etdor,eineauorphTaicLna.l.Ji-ii ruii
MtuilMU. I4 tot slnslsr. OAcaLr.-A.M-u3r-a.
'Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
LatePrtootpalXxAmtner U.S. Pennion Bureau
Imlo last war, 15 auj uuicatius claims, at ly iix
11 1 CT KKWS I-KTTKIl of rains
W alL o I . sent FiiEK to renders of tim
paper. Charles A. Bald wlu Co., W
Street, New York.
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