faOOD WIGHT. SWSETHEART."
'Goodnight, Bweetbeert ; goodnight Swe
fg5V heart P -.
At dimmed, blue eyes the bright tears atari.
And little .hands all pleadingly
(Dear hands of love) reach out to me
let. In the darkness I depart
and answer not t "Good night, Sweetheart t
Good night, Sweetheart, good night J",
knew
rhat tears were In the eyes of bine,
And that the lips yearned (or the bliss
Of Just one last forgiving kiss !
For lore is love, and hath no art
Bafe only love. "Good night, Sweetheart f
3ood night t If we could onlj
know f.
fhe gentle hearts that love us ; -
The words that strike with shafts of pain-
Love's lips should kiss them back again t
I answer now, while hot tears start t
"Good night, Sweetheart ; good night, Sweet
heart P
'Frank L. Stanton, In Atlanta Constlta
Con.
H ZEDEKIAH'S CLOCK.
' i
TS an uncom
monJy q u e e I
world! Bail
Zedekiah. H
leaned baci
against the trok
en gate post find
stared hard al
the setting mn.
The ragged-look-
i n g cornfield.
stretched deso
lately away at nil
feet and wore an apologetic aspect, oi
though ashamed to call attention tc
the meager array of cornstalks end
diminutive fellow pumpkins, which
was their utmost effort in the way oi
crops. It was a poverty-stricken in
heritance enough ; land that had "rno
out" from lack of enriching ; a belt ol
once glorious woodlands, now sadlj
shrunk and spoilt by repeated felling ;
and the low, gray farmhouse, un
painted for many a long year and
showing the ravages of time and
weather to an alarming extent, despite
all Zedekiah's unflagging efforts at
patching and repairs.
Ten, it was a poor patrimony ani
yet Zedekiah loved every tree and
every stone there were plenty on
the place and his heart swelled within
him with sorrow and passionate re
gret at the thought that that terrible
mortgage must lie foreclosed next
Monday and Birch Brook farm lost tc
ho name of Barnes forever.
It had been a desperate struggle to
keep their heads above water ever
since their father's death, two years
before. Farming carried on by a
delicate widow and a boy of fifteen,
however much energy and good will
thoy bring to bear between them on
the work in hand, can hardly be ex
pected to afford brilliant renults and
the wet season just passed had "fin-
i.shed the job," as Zedekiah himself
would have said. The hay was spoilt
and the wheat was sprouted and where
the magnificent incoma of the owner?
just sunioed to buy the salt for th
itir-about, which tho ruined corn
'hould have supplied, that meant rnin.
And so the mortgage was to be fore
closed next Monday and the Barnse
vere to be homeless.
"Zed t Zed!" It was a gentli
voice that called, and Zedekiah, with
a shake of his shoulders, forced a
ghastly smile of assumed cheerfulness
and turned to greet his mother at the
ipen door.
She had been a pretty woman once,
and even now, faded and worn though
she was, there was a certain grace and
gentleness about her, which accounted
for her son's devotion, even though
the little plaintive voice and msnnt'i
showed, poor woman, that life had
been a pretty hard and bitter strug
tie. 'Come to your supper, Zed," sh
called again, as he came up the flagged
walk with an air of intense jaunti
ness to hide the fact that he was foot
sore and lame where the flints had
bruised through the worn boots. "The
children are that hungry that I can'i
keep fhem quiet, and they ought tc
Save been in bed, poor things."
Two yellow-haired littlo girls ran tr
W they entered.
Ah, Zed !" cried little Nannie. "1
in"t had no supper yet ; wasn't you
bad to stay away so long!" While
Baby Carry chimed in : "l'eth, Zed
velly bad boy ; shan't have no suppe:
Visselfl"
'Hush, hush!" said the mother.
"Children, how you talk ! One would
think you were beggar children tr
ilk like that !"
Zed's forced smilo faded into i
jaick look of pain.
"They ought to go to Bchool," hi
said ; then checked himself at the rec
ollection of the cost of school books.
He was staring hard at the red em
bers of the fire as his mother returned
from giving the littlo girls their good
night kiss and sat down in her shabbv
rocking-chair tc tho darning nnd
patching, which was the usual evening
occupation. He roused himself again
at her approach ; he was always trying
k cheer up for her sake, poor fellow I
"I guess I've got that place, mother,'
he said. "I went to the store Mr.
Norton told me of and they've pretty
well settled to take me on. The wage
dun't seem fabulous, to be sure, but
they'll be something, and then there's
Vho prospect of a rise."
"Oh, Zed I" The darning fell into
Mrs. Barnes's lap. "You poor boy I
Yes, the wages are something, and no
mistake, but I can't bear to think of
you, just a common errand boy for
grocery store 1"
Zedekiah's sallow check flushed.
"I don't see why," he said, stoutly.
'Groceries are honest enough, and
they're clean, too a great deal nicer
than a good many other things, I think.
Besides, errand boys always make
their fortunes right away. Did yon
ever hear of a millionaire in a book
vho didn't begin by sweeping out a
tore?"
"Ah! if your Unole Zedekiah had
nly left you all his money, as he
sromised !" sighed the widow, takinf
lp the tattered sock again.
'Instead of only his name and the
ld clock, eh, mother?"
"Oh ! yes ! It was too bad of uncle.
He ought to have been ashamed. And
ifter making ns give yon his horrid
tame, too I"
"Never mind, mother ! It's at
aonest name, even though the first
man that owned it wasn't much in the
ray of a king. He's been dead so long
that his name ought to have grown re
spected again by now."
"And then " to leave yon flotbinf,
tfterall."
"I don't believe, do you know, that
be had anything to leave. Folks say j
Uiat tie was really very poor.
"Poor? Not he!" Mrs. Barnes,
was roused by indignation. "I guesi
he wasn't ! Bat he was an awful miset
tor years just before he died, and he
lived for all the world like a beggar.
We fancied he'd have left yon hun
Veda and there was nothing."
"Don't forget the clock."
The clock l" scornfully. "Ah, bj J
(he w8y thatieminda Re.Therajrai
t peddler here this morning not tnal
H is much good for anybody with. any
thing to come here. He saw the old
elock and seemed, 10 lancy n some
bow. He said he'd give yon a couple
at dollars for it if you liked and
thought you'd be glad enough to lei
dim have it."
Zed looked rather taken aback.
"The old clock? Why, no, mother,
( guess I wouldn't"
"Xou wouldn t ? ecnoea nis mower
n surprise, mingled with reproach.
"The children are badly off for booti
ind $2 are 2. Beside, it'll have to g
iext week with all the other things,
ind maybe it won't bring as much at
lhat at the sale." This, with littlf
igh.
"Perhaps I shall not sell it," eai
Sedekiah, slowly.
'Zed, you must be crazy I"
"No, I'm not. He had-risen and wai
vas wandering about the low-ceiled
room, bis hands deep in his pockets.
"At least, I don't think I am. But,
lomehow, it goes against me to part
irith Uncle Zed's legacy. Hasn't it
been In the family as long as there'e
tny record and didn't my great-grand-lather,
generations back, bring it wit
turn when he came to Amerioa?"
"So I've heard tell, Zed.
His wanderings became more cner
retic.
"Well, then," he said, "I don't be '
love we ought to let it go while w
jan stick to it. It isn't just beoaust
it is the only thing we shall have lefi
jrhen we leave here to let the childres
know that we came of a family thai
was well-to-do once. If they don't
sake people respect thorn for them
lelves it isn't much use having a tail
jf grandfathers behind them, but
irhen I think of the poor old great
rrandfather bringing that big clod
loroes the sea to his home in the net
eonntry because he prized it mor
than anything he had, and when 3
think of all the generations it hoi
ticked for, I can't find the heart to lei
it go into strangers' hands." Hi
brought himself up short before th
tall old clock in the corner. "No, th'
dock shan't go," he said.
"Zed, you're the queerest!" saio
bis mother, with an unspeakable con
sternation. "Queerer than you;
poor father, and I could never inok
iim out."
But Zedekiah was contemplating tl
old timepiece, with its once 6tatelj
carving of bluck oak and its dial o:
polished brass,- where, beneath th
"Giles Hembest me ficit, London,
1709," ran a half obliterated legend
and the name "John Barnes, Exeter
1721."
'I believe "it's worth ever so muci
more than $2," he said, examining th
quaint engraving with care. "Any
way, it's not going for that, nor fo:
anything. I don't mean to say 3
wouldn't sell it to keep us from starv
ing, but we're not there yet, and'
tope we shan't be."
"Heaven forbid!" said the widow
"But I mean to set lhat before mi
to work for. A home to put you ant
the little girls end the old clock in
Why, I'm certain the Harrises wouli
give it a corner in their kitchen till i
conld claim it if it only went ani
kept good time, that is." He ben
nearer to tho dial. "What is it i
savs?" He spoke out the quaint letter
slowly. "Keep me true to tyme, an
I'll be true to thee." "Why, mother,'
he turned suddenly, "wasu't it Unci
Zed's will that we should keep it i
order and going?'
Mrs. Barnes' thin face flashed a lit
Mo.
"Why, yes," 6he said, "it did sa;
jo, to be sure, but it wouldn't go whei
it first came, although your father trici
to make it ; and you know there neve;
was tho money to spend on watch
makers, even if we hadn't felt too badb
over tho way Uncle Zed had deceivet
u. Whatever are you after my boy?'
"Only going to see what I can do ti
it," said Zedekiah, with calm resolu
tion. "It seems too bad, somehow,
not to have a try. Poor old clock
how could it be true to us when wi
weren't true to it 1 I'll fetch the tooL
nd have it to pieces, anyhow."
"You'll only make bad worse?"
Mrs. Barnes rose in some meek exas
peration and went to the outer kitchen
There were plenty of small "chores'
to do for to-morrow, and she felt un
reasonably . vexed with Zedekiah fo:
his refusal to sell the clock. Dearlj
is she loved her only son, 6he wa
growing dimly aware that in strengtl
f mind and will he was leaving fur be
hind the little red-haired urchin who
lsed to lean on "Mower" for every
ihing, and then he was becoming at
"queer" and fanciful as his futhe
-ad been before him.
The sound of gentle hammering cam.
rrom the kitchen without, followed b;
the rattle of the ponderous weights oi
their lumbering old chains. The
'cd's voice sounded eager and pleasant
"Guess what's the matter, mother!
So wonder the old gentleman wouldl
;ick I The works are all stuffed ui
with paper. I can't make them mora
shall have to take off the dial befori
can pull it out. What on earth coulc
have been the object of feeding the ol'
hing with crumped paper?"
Mrs. Barnes made no response. Sh
had paused in her work of gathering
:hips and fragments of pino branches,
:o lay ready for lighting the fire in the
lorning, and stood there, half leaning
igainst tho wide .jd vacant chimney
;ieee, her arms folded in her calicc
prou and her eyes fixed dreamily oj
lpace.
It had "come over her," as she wonlt
iave said, with the ever recurring
(hock it never failed to bring with it
She thought of how seldom again
ihould she do these dear and iamiliai
aousehold tasks under the old brown
roof that had so long been her happy
home. Soon strange hands would b
busy in the low rooms she had
known and loved so well, and un
familiar steps wonld sound upon the
wooden floors where the footfalls
had echoed that where like the sweet
est of music to her listening ears.
Next week it wonld be all gone the
threshold she had crossed a radiant
bride, the old cradle where she had
rocked her babies to sleep, the very
graveyard on the little hill where rest
ed those she had loved most on earth !
rhe slow tears splashed upon her pur
ple calico apron and her chest heaved
with stifled sobs. Suddenly there wai
i cry from the outer room :
"Mother 1 Oh, mother I What v
this?"
It was Zed's voice, but so altered
that she hardly recognized it for hii
own. Startled, stumbling, half-blinded
still with the half-shed tears, she
reached his side and stood bewildered,
half terrified, half expecting she knew
Dot what, as he held out to her with
trembling fingers a roll of strange,
stained, fluttering paper. There were
more upon the table piles and piles
more within the works of the old
timepiece, closely rolled and packed.
She raised her wondering eyes to Zed
ekiah's transformed face and stared
wonderstruck at the light ia hi;
sparkling eyes.
"Mother, oh, mother! don't yon
ee?" he cried ; "don't you understand?
they're bills notes ficenpMka.
Spring Medicine
Dr. in other words, Hood's Sarsaparilla,
ia a universal need. If good health is to
be expected during the coming season
the blood must be purified now. All the
germs of disease must be destroyed and
the bodily health built up. Hood's Sar
saparilla is the only true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye to-day.
Therefore Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best
medicine to take in the spring. It will
help wonderfully in rases of weakness,
nervousness and all diseases caused by
impure blood. Get Hood's because
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is The Only
True Blood Purifier
lucre must be thousands of them
sacked close and hard. It's Undo
Zedekiah's fortune! my legaoy hid
len away all these years until somt
ne should set the pure old clock true
jo time again and find their reward,
rhere ! there !" He caught her thin
!orm in his hands as she reeled for
ward, and knelt by her 6ide as he laid
Iter gently in her chair. "Mother,
lear! look up. Joy doesn't kill.
Think of it ; think what it will do.
The dear old farm is U our own still,
ind that beast of a mortgage can go
nd we can do all the land needs and
make the place the best in the old
county, and school for the little girls,
and clothes and help for you, and
'tooks for us all oh, mother, mother 1"
He broke down in his wild excite
ment and choked as ho began to laugh
lmost hysterically.
"The grocery store can sweep it
self," he said. "And we'll buy th
dear old clock a crown of gold.
Mother, dear, aren't you glad you
dhln't let the peddler have it for $2?
Heaven bless Uncle Zedekiah and hii
Mght-day clock, say 1 1"
And so, in the depths of her re
morseful heart, Widow Barnes said,
too. Chicago Post
Experiments In Hypnotism.
A French physician has recent
tnnde some experiments In connectiot
with niaynetism and electricity In re
lation to hypnotism which have led t
remarkable results. The latest discov
ery establishes the fact that the cere
bral activity can be transferred to s
crorn of magnetized Iron, In which th
activity can be retained and subse
quently passed on to a second person
Incredible as this may seem, the possi
bility has been proved by the experi
ments referred to. The doctor placed
the crown, which In reality Is only s
circular band of magnetized Iron, ot
the head of a female patient suffering
from melancholia, with a mania foi
self-destruction, and with such succesi
was the experiment attended that with
in a fortnight the patient conld be al
lowed to go free without danger, th
crown having absorbed all her marked
tendencies. About two weeks after
ward he put the same crown, whlct
meanwhile had been carefully kept f re
from contact with anything else, on tht
head of a male patient suffering froti
hysteria, complicated by frequent re
current periods of lethargy. The pa
tlent was then hypnotized and lmmedl
ately comported himself after the man
ner of the woman who had previouslj
worn the crown. He practically as
suined he-- personality and uttered ex
actly the same complaints as she lmd
done. Similar phenomena have. It It
reported, been observed in the case oi
every patient experimented upon. An
other experiment showed that th
crown retained the Impression acquired
until it was mnria rorl bnt
A CANINE DETECTIVE,
California Has a Honnd with Goo'
Noae for Train Robbers.
Tiger Is tho name of a remarkabl
Moodhound that is owned by Henr;
Heck, of the Gold and Stock Telegrapl
Company, says the San Francisco Call
Tiger has wonderful agility and scent
Ing powers, although he is but a littb
over a year old. Tiger played an 1m
portant part in the chose of Evans an
Sontag, nnd was employed by thi
Southern rnclflc detectives to trail thi
robbers in the mountains of Tulan
County. Detective Will Smith secure
several large ferocious bloodhounds ti
scent out the robbers' lair, and amon
those was Tiger, who so far "outscent
ed" his rivals that he was thereafter
I.xiked upon as somewhat of a phenoro
non in his peculiar line of business.
On one occasion, when Burns or om
of the railroad company's men was li
the neighborhood of the stone corral
Tiger was In advance, yelping like I
whipped cur and flying along at t
great rate, with his nose close to thi
ground. He had never manifested sucJ
an excited disposition before. Thi
detective followed the dog for fullj
thirty minutes, keeping his horse at l
gallop all the while. Suddenly thi
hound ran up to a haystack and la
close alongside of it, his nose polnte
itrnlght toward a column of bushes.
Crack! Whiz! A bullet sped fron
the spot Indicated by Tiger's proboscli
nnd whistled close to the officer's ear
The latter raised his pistol and Grc(
la the direction of the shot, but ai
Tiger was In the line of aim be re
celved the bullet intended for the rob
ber. It was a painful but not a se
rlous wound. The dog never whlne
nor whimpered, but laid his head oc
jthe ground and calmly waited until
his master ordered him to rise. ThU
wound was only a flesh wound an
oon healed.
Tiger was then taken to Fresno ant
Tenderly cared for. The detectives and
marshals used to say, "ne's one of us.
We'll have to take good care of him."
The railroad company offered a bid
price for Tiger, but his owner Is abou'
to go East and he says he would no:
part with the dog detective at an
irlce.
Always Carver.
Carving Is one of the most ancient oi
occupations. Carvings were well exe
ci'ted during the period of man's early
occupation of the caves of Europe, ani
most persons who have familiarized
themselves with archaeological re
Bearch know the figure of fish or seal
engraved on the canine teeth of larg
carnlvora, and the bear, reindeer, musk
ox, horse, mammoth and other animals
carved on reindeer-horn Implements oi
en plates of ivory, the figures of the ani
mals being nt times cut fully In th
round, and found in the lowest strata
af the caves, under many feet of cav
earth and stalagmo, and associated
with the bones of a quaternary and. at
times, an arctic fauna. The similarity
f much this cave work with much ol
the Eskimo production of the preseii'
flay has given rise to Innumerablt
theories concerning a common origb
for both people,
"My little srirl has always had a poor
appetite. I have given her Hood's Sar
saparilla, and since I have given it to
her she has had a good appetite and she
looks well. I have been a great sufferer
with headache and rheumatism. I have
taken Hood's Sarsaparilla, I am now
well and have gained in strength. My
husband was very sick and all run
down. I decided to give him Hood's
Sarsaparilla and he began to gain, and
now he has got so he works everyday."
Mbs. Annie Dcklap, 3S5 E. 4th Street,
S. Boston, Mass.
A USEFUL DEVICF
to Register the Number of Feet Vogt
Contain.
The accompanying Illustration repre
sents an improved device for measur
ing, registering and adding a series ol
measurements and may be used foi
measuring lumber and for similni
work. The device has been patented
by George Krucger, of Johnstown, Fa.
A card or tape line attached to the
knob, to be seen at the side of tho ln
Itrument, is connected to control a
Wheel which connects with a number
of graduated gear wheels, which in
turn control a registering device. To
operate the mechanism the cord or
measuring line Is drawn out over the
surface to be measured. The length of
the line drawn out is recorded by the
-system of gear wheels on the several
dials on the surface of the Instrument
These dials are graduated to Indicate
measurements from zero to 100 feel i
koard measure (viz., one foot wide tc
ne foot thick). Each dial can be made
to record the sum of the measurements
Df boards of the same length, the unit j
of length being marked on each dial. I
Thus one dial may be used for IS feet
lengths, another for 16 feet lengths, I
and so on. A knob Is arranged on the !
top of the Instrument to move along a '
scale graduated to Indicate lengths
of IS feet 10 feet etc., and when the
knob stands at for Instance, IS feet
all measurements taken will be indi
cated on dial IS. Tho device will also
record the total length In feet of all
measurements, this being registered
n the outer and on the central dials.
The central dial registers from zero to
1,000 feet and the great dial up to
25,000 feet . The Inventor' claims for
his patent perfect accuracy, and a
rain over similar devices In simplicity,
Surablllry and general convenience o'
manipulation.
How to Throw a Horse and Kill Him.
There is a certain way that ex
perienced stockmen know of throwing
a horse down so to break his neck and
kill him at once. An ordinary halter
is put on tho horse, the lead strap
from it passed between the horse's
front legs, a turn being taken around
the far one near the fetlock. The
executioner then hits the horse
iharp cut with a whip, and when ho
jumps up pulls sharply and strongly
on the halter strap. The horse strikes
head first, with the eutire weight on
his neck. The fall is invariably fatal
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Skill and Knowledge
.Essential to the production of the most
perfect and popular laxative remedy
known, have enabled the California Fig
Syrup Co. to achieve a great success in
the reputation of its remedy, Syrup of
Figs, as it is conceded to be the univer
sal laxative. For sale by all drugcisU.
A new fuel made in France is of
:oaI dust compressed into briquettes
and soaked with chemicals which make
;.t last a long time in a glow when
once alight.
Calarrii Cannot Be Currd
WitUlocnl app lcatiuos, as thpy cannnt renci.
thusentnf tliuUiwi.su. Catarrh ia a blood or
oun!ltutional diM-axe, and in ordi-r to cure
it you must taxe internal remedies. Hall's
Catarrh I ure is taken internally, and acts di
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
I'atarrh Cure is not a quack medicine, it
lirescrilied by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular prescription.
It itcompose'l of the best tonics known, com
bined wi;n the best bliiod purifiers, acting di
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
K. J. Chrsey & Co., l'rops, Toledo, a
Sold by drug-KiHts. price 75c
A Swiss military man named TTeblor
has invented a new bullet, which is
said to be the deadliest thing known. '
(
r,
"T
Mrs. WlnstoW Soothing Srnrp for children
teetiiinr, softens me gums, reaaoee mnan m
tion. all&i-ajialn. enras wind colic c wo
The latest anthropological statistics
prove that the daily, monthly and
yearly number of births exceed the
deaths in a ratio of three to one.
Dr. Kilmer's 8 w a mp-Root caret
II Kidney and Illadder troubles.
I smplet and Consultation free,
laboratory Blnghainton, N. Y.
A medical authority asserts that
colds and catarrh are most frequently
caused, not by cold, outdoor air, but
by warm, impure, indoor air.
I am entirely cured of hemorrhage of lungs by
Plso'a Cure for Consumption. Louisa Linda
wan, lictbany, Mo., Jan. S, 'SH.
An extremely thin film of bichro
mated gelatin applied to the silvered
surfaces of mirrors will protect them
'rom atmospheric tarnish.
Not Sick Enough For the Doctor,
out a little out or torts. BIpani Tabulei would
lerve in your case. It is well to have them on
land for just such occasions.
After the drip, diphtheria, pneumonia,
tcarlet fever, typhoid fever, etc., Hood's 8am--wrilla
Is of wonderful benefit In Imparting the
trength and Tlgorao much desired.
Hood's Piiia for the liver and bowels, act
aally yet promptly and effectively.
tin.-. a i i m .
aiRenau mountain. jjaneDei
Saibo, is slowly rinkinit. In the time
?' C8"" was 1400 feet high; now it '
only 800.
If afflicted wttti sore rye. nse Dr. Issse Thorn p
od'i Eye-water. Druggists sell t 26c. per battle
Ten per cent, of the patients treated
tt the dispensaries of Berlin have been
found to suffer from tho deleterious
jffccU of tea.
FOB S1KASUKIXO LUMBER.
FOR COUNTRY "CUSTOMERS.
Remarkable Growth in Cities of a New
Branch of Commission Business.
There Is an establishment out In
Chicago that employs nearly 300 clerks
and does a business of several million
dollars a year, but which does not
carry a dollar's worth of stock," said
Postmaster Ileslng, of the Exposition
city. "Not long ago it sent out no less
than 500,000 circulars through the
mails to prospective customers. It is
merely a purchasing agency for per
sons living outside of the city who need
articles nnd do not find It convenient
to buy them in person. The concern
will buy anything for anybody, accord
ing to a well-arranged system. All
the customer has to do is to send a de
scription of the article wanted and the
amount he Is willing to pay for It and
It is gotten by an agent of the establish
ment and shipped to him at once.
"Suppose, for Instance, a man in a
remote town wants an overcoat of bluo
cloth, with a velvet collar, for which
he will pay f 10. ne sends his breast
and waist measurement and the money
to the firm, and In twenty minutes
after his order Is received the coat Is
bought and packed up and at the
freight or express office. No charge
is made to the customer, as the firm
has an arrangement with numerous
retail mercantile establishments by
which It gets a certain discount off
from the market prices, and in this way
makes heavy profits. I have been told
Hint the discount ranges all the way
from 5 to 15 per cent, so It Is easy to
see how remunerative the business is.
Absolute honesty characterizes all Its
dealings, and, consequently, very few
articles are returned by customers a
unsatisfactory." Washington Star.
A WAB EOHO.
R090BAU LE VETERA!
8EHVE3 A PENSION.
EVEBT
And th Loot Limb la not tho Only Kaa
son for m Government Revard
Elthsr.
(From Journal, LeUtn, lie.)
Samuel B. Jordan has just fftraa tk Jour
nal an account of his life, whlnfc la view of
his extremely hard lot for the past few yearj
will be road with Interest.
"I am 43 years old and have always Uvel
in New Portland. I enlisted in the army in
13G2 as a private in Company A, 29th Ma
Volunteers. My army experienca injured my
hsalth to some extant, although I worked at
blaoksmtthing some part of the tims, when
suddenly, several years ajo, I was prostrataJ
with what able physicians pronounced Lo
comotor Ataxia. At first I could got around
somewhat, yet the disease progressel quita
rapidly until I hii h irdly any fooUns in my
legs and foot, they felt lit sticks of wool
and I grew so much worse thit I could not
move for throe years without help, as my
neighbors and friends could testify. I em
ployed ssveral physicians in my vicinity, and
elsewhere, and they all told me that medi
cines would not hslp me, that they could do
nothing to effect a cum, and that in tint I
should bocome entirely helplosa. I becam
discouraged. I was a great care to my wife
and f riends. Shortly aftor I met an old arm;
comrade, 3fr. All. Parlin, a resident of Mad
ison, Maine, and he incidentally montioneJ
how he had tried Dr. Williams' rink nils for
a severe ease of rheumatism and a spinal and
malarial tremble, that he ha 1 suffered with
consequent of his army lif. and been (Troatly
benefited by their u.e. By his earnest n
smmendaflon I was induced to try tho pilU.
After taking them for a time I betran to feel
prickly sensations in my lerj and a return ol
strength so I could move them a little. Aftet
a few weeks I began to feel a marked im
provement in my condition. I soon was en
abled to walk around a little with the help
of cratches. After taking for some time 1
nan now walk without crutches, ray general
health is much improved and I have re
gained my old-time vigor. I can walk
about and enjoy life onee more, for which I
feel very thankinl, and this happy result U
due to the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills."
Dr. Williams' rink Pills for Talo Peoplt
are not a patent m li-ino in the sense that
name implies. Tliov were first compounded
as a prescription and used as Such in general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
was their effleaey that it was deemed wise to
place them within tho reach of all. They
are now manufactured by the Dr. Williams'
Medicine Company, Scheneotndy. N. Y., and
are sold in boxes (never in loose form by th
dozen or hundred, and the public are cau
tioned against numerous imitations sold in
this shape) at 50 cents a box, or six boxes foi
2.30, and mar be had of all druggists or di
rect by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine
Company.
The only knowledge we have of the
air currents from 100 miles above the
earth's surface is what has been gained
from watching lumiuous trains left by
meteors.
The theory that the stature of the
present day man is smaller than that
of his ancestors has no foundation
fact according to a French scientist.
in
The fear of pain
and the dangers
of parturition fill
many a woman's
breast with dis
may. There is
no reason why
childbirth should
be fraucrht with
danger and distress.
It is a natural function, and should be
perlormed in a natural way without un-
uue sunenng. xsature
never
that women should lie tortureil in tbio !
way.
Taken during gestation Dr. Pierce's
ravonte Prescription robs childbirth of
its dangers to both mother and child, by
rrt'ParinSt,lesystemfordelivery, thereby
Cartelling labor, lessening pain and ab- '
f - iu3 vmiuuircn oi
t breviating the period of confinement
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The Largest Manufacturers ol
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On this Continent, hart wctItso
HIGHEST AWARDS
from IM gTttt
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EXPOSITIONS
In Europe and America.
fnlike the Dutch 1'roceM, no A Ikft
Um or other Chemical or lTe are
' .."S1 .V.. J" of their PreiMrttlonsj.
Their delicious BKEAKrAST COCOA is mbsulclel
pun ad soluble, ana cost iem tium one cent a cut.
cup.
SOLO BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE.
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mroa K.EaaT WORK aaalta Mn threw
aa aarly application lor Local aeaoey bo ml u
DAVIS CREAU SEPARATORS
to rannora and Dairymen. On stylo was altowa la
last numbor at UUa JooraaL Another will boob bo
pictured ova. Meanwhile, writ for TI mmm m m nine,
tnted Book Frew. DAVIS aaKXIH LDi. AND
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. XANTED Sufferers Iroin Kpllepsy or Fits to
I TT write for valuable Information to
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Th-vr.r.. ;.' " ut
lUX" mp",y' 109lomce .
A0KXTg WAXTE1) ln btot etv . tovrn fa i
Olir Dew doorhnlilai t UkAnrm anlrl at
' house: loo per aent. profit for agenia: send loc
forsample. Empire life. Co. Vergennes. VL
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I Best Cough Brrup. Tastes Uood. Use
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Hi IB
i (iT;i'T. n
mmij.
II
DISPUTE ABOUT A POthL
Was Kins; or Saralt Green Author oi
"Da JlasM and de Bheepfol?"
The other day In this city an after
noon paper In this city printed a negro
dialect poem tntltled "The Bheepfold
and It Master." It was credited tc
Sarah McLean ,Green.
Then some newspaper men talked
about It over .'their pipes and wonder
ed who Sarah McLean Green is. Some
of the smokers) thought they had read
the poem, but they had forgotten where.
So do the children of some worn fancy
go astray.
A few days later another afternoon
paper printed the poem accompanied
by a statement from J. E. Woods of
No. 340 Center avenue. He had come
across the poem eight or ten years ago.
It was unclaimed when he found it
Then he saw it In the New Xork Sun,
and the Sun asked If anyone knew the
father of thafoundjlng, and added to tht
interrogatory tho seal of ths Sun's ap
provalto wit: that It was the most
beautiful dialect poem In the English
language.
It was claimed by several, but latei
Inquiry disclosed the fact that the
claimants had no authority for their
statements. Finally, as was supposed,
it was credited to Joel Chandler Har
ris, but that gentleman, with his char
acteristic fairness, disclaimed the au
thorship. And so It comes to the front
again, this time credited to Sarah Mc
Lean Green.
Now comes another story to the Trib
unc, as follows:
"About eight years ago," said the In
formant, T was night editor of the Chi
cago Herald. One evening an ungain
ly but otherwise agreeable sort of fel
low came Into my room and said he
bad a poem which be would like to sell.
I told him at once that he was in the
wrong box, and to see the managing
editor, who would not be in until the
next day. The young man said he
would like to read the poem, and as
averse as I am to listening to people
read their own productions I consented
to listen to this young man, for there
was a drollery about him which was
restful to a night editor.
"When I told him to proceed he put
his feet on the rounds of the chair
and doubled himself into a pocket
knife attitude. He road the caption of
his poem, 'De Massa and de ShecpfoL'
The reading of several stanzas follow
ed. The reader was a fair master of
negro dialect. He read with some ef
fect When he had finished I told him
to see Mr. Russell the next day. Tho
following night be came to see nie
again and said Mr. Russell had ad vis-'
ed him, if he wanted to make any mon
ey on the poem, to send It to New York,
ind that he had done so. .
"I saw him no more for several
weeks. When he called he had a copy
of the New York Sun. In It was 'De
Massa and de Sheepfol,' with the com
ment, as I remember it, given by Mr.
Woods. But It Is my recollection that
the nora de plume of the author was
printed at the bottomof the poem Bow
Hackley. I asked the young man why
he had not used his name, and he said
be had not the courage. He told me the
Sun paid him $5 for the poem. My rec
ollection of the poem Is that it was dif
ferent In some lines from the poem now
attributed to Sarah McLean Green. But
the similarity Is so striking ns to raise
the Inquiry In my mind as to whether
Bow Hackley borrowed from Sarah
McLean Green or vice versa. I do not
think Bow Hackley used the word
'meadows' In any of his lines. It Is
not negro dialect The negro who would
sny 'wedda and "brung and 'sheepfol'
ind 'gadderin' would not say 'meadow.'
"Maybe someone who has Bow Hack
ley's poems can throw light on the Is
sue. 1 suppose you know who Bow
Hackley was. Ben King, the Michi
gan poet whose death In the Tress
Club In this city a year ago created
some comment at the funeral.
"Here is the poem credited to Sarah
Mclx-nn Green. But I think Mr. Woods
will find that It Is not exactly the poem
that was printed in the Sun:
THE SIIEEPI-'OLD AND ITS MAS
TER. De massa ob de shpopfid'
Dat guard de sheepfol' bin
Look out in de gloomerin' meadows
Whar de long night rnin begin
So he call to de hirelin' shepa'd.
Is my sheep, is dey all come in?
O, den says de hlrelin' shepa'd.
Dey's some, dey's black and thin,
And some, dey's po' ol' wedda's.
But de res' dey's all brung in.
But de res' dey's all brung in.
Den de massa ob de sheepfol'
Dat guard de sheepfol' bin
Goes down In de gloomerin' meadows,
Whar de long night rain begin
Po he le' down de hn's ob do slici-pfor,
Cuilm' sof, couie in, cuuie in,
Callin' sof, come in, come in.
Den up t'ro de gloomerin' meadows,
Tro de col' night rain and win.
And up t'ro de gloomerin' raln-paf
Whar do aleet fa' ple'cln" thin,
De po los' sheep ob de sheepfol'
Dey all comes gadderin' in,
De po' los' sheep ob de sheepfol'
Dey all comes gadderin in.
Chicago Tribune.
Queer Cats in a Chun Spire.
The trio of felines which B.
E.
Woodbrev. a caroenter of Brighton
found in the spire of the First Parish
Church of Brighton are of a species
entirely unanown. Abont a Tear n.ern
the property of the First Parish was
sold. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wood-
tirpw ttearnn trk 4ua. t.-.w Ka 1 .1 j
I j - - tiuo win Bjure
of the church. He first tore off a
wire screen that enclosed the belfry.
This screening has been in plaee for a
number of years. When it was re
moved three most peculiar cats were
seen to jump from rafter to rafter and
Vfcend to the peak of the spire.
They were exceedingly wild, and
their appearance is extremely pecu
liar. They are covered with a coat ol
long shaggy fur ; their teeth are long
and are almost like tusks.' Oa the
nose of each is a large tuft of hair re
sembling tusk. They are very agilo,
and spring from rafter to rafter with
the ease of a squirrel. It is not known
how they got into the spire or how j
long they have been there, but they '
must have been confined in their aerial 1
bode for many years.
About a year ago a strange singing
noise was neara coming xrom tne spire i
at frequent intervals, and it was !
thought that it was caused by tho'
swinging oi tne vane. It is now be
lieved that it was caused by these ani
mals. How they have managed to live
is unaccountable, unless they catch
the sparrows and swallows that abound
in the spire. It is not known how
their supply of water was obtained.
Mr. WonAhUv -ill - A
r- m . .
wuu """Pt-
A Clever Piece of asuslnesa.
"Is Smithlns a smart lawyer?"
'Very. Man went to him with a
!ase involving $150. Said he was :
willing to spend $1,500 to get it back:. I
Smlthins made him out a bill right )
MI for $1,350." Soundings.
Other remedies may
ST, JUICOBS 1
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HAVEYQU FIVE.OR MORE COWS 7
If so a4 Baby "Cream Separator will earn Its coot for
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Troof Is the one thing which, In out
Joarch for knowledge, we never get He
wno walls for proof before he believes,
will probably never believe anything.
or ne win accept as proor that which his
neighbor does not. An able education
al writer has recently said: "The grand
est achievement of tho race are those
that have been proved Impossible." If
this be true, It merely demonstrates the
fact that proof so called is not proof In
reality. The things that we know the
best are the thlnes whlrh wa rannni
prove. And it Is a blessing that we can
not, or we mignt do paralyzed by stop
ping to prove whether we love our
mothers or our children. iifnn
show that love In deeds. The showing
of It, In fact, Is the proof of it. If proof
were needed. Lot ns iv.ini tit '
- j ... . ,
can go on In a loving service to the
Christ without Btonidnir to nrnra Jin
God exists; that lie loves us, and tha'
e love Him.
The promises a man makes before he
goes hunting, or gets married, are al
way the weakest
The Greater fledica! Discovery
of trie Age.
KENNEDY'S
Medical Discovery,
DONALD KENNEDY, OF R0X3URY, MASS.,
Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that euros every
kind of Humor, from tho worst Scrofula
down to a common pimple.
He has tried it in ovit eleven hundred
c.'13'.'S, and never failed except in twocasos
(loth thunder humor). He has now In
his possession over two hundred certiti
cute3 of its valuo, all within twenty miles
of IJoston. Send postal card for boo!:.
A beneilt is always experienced from the
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when tho riiiht quautity V taken.
When the luniffl are aflected It ennscs
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If the stomach Is foul or bilious it wil
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