TIT LIFE'S TONIfit. Borne by a Power resistless and unseen We know not wither, ' Ce look out through iregloua with troubled mien How came we hither? Oarknesa before and after. Blank, dim wall On either side, 4galnst which oar dull vision beats and folia. Met and de-Had. Shrouded In mystery that leaves no room To guess aright, 7e rash, uncertain, to a certain doom When lo the light! -Grace Denio Litchfield, In the Century. THE LITTLE LOG CHUECE OWN in the hear1, of the mountain! is a summer re sort. It is not in the north nor ol the south, but ii is a cosmopolitan little city ol hotels. It sprung tip in a season and will endnro as long as the water are limpid and the mountains grand. Crowning the highest hill m the chief hotel. The view from the veranda ii rougnificent. The lower hilltops, rugged nnd scarred, near by, seem to grow level in perspective, stretching away in a vast plain of darkest green to meet the blute sky in the distant horizon. The morning wind brings the odor of wild roses; the ovenind wind is freighted with the Epice of pines. The Chalmers, mother and daugh Vr, were gueMts of the chief hotel. "It is exquisite," said Miss Chalmers, "I am weary of society. I will do nothing but rest for the entire sum xner. Miss Chalmers rested four entire iays. Tho fifth day was Sunday. 'V"o must go to church," said Mrs. Chnlmers. "But there is no church, mamma; tho minister is taking his vacation in the city while we take ours iu the hills." ;I shall go to church," declared tho cider lady. "There is church in tho country. lovely log went to a log church when I was a little girL e will go to-day in a carriage. Ho the Chalmerses went to church, not to tho littlo white church in the valley below them, but over miles and miles of gravelly ridge rood, down a long, fctoop hill and into another and a larger valley, where there was a pellucid Ftreum, shaded with syca mores and festooned with a bewilder ing tangle of vine. The country church was built oi roueh hervn logs and was Mrs. Chalmers and her daughter found that the house was crowded, and as there was no usher obtained seats with Borne dillicnlty. Miss Chalmers was on the right ol the centre aisle. She soon discovered that tho aislo separated the two sexes ; that she, alone of all the women there, was seated among the men. Thif broach of local etiquette amused hej it first. 3fiss Chalmers soon discovered that the younger boys were nudging each ether with their elbows and laughing at her. The young men looked at her curiously; the old men seriously ; she began to feel nervons, and the feeling annoyed her more than the attention she was receiving. Then she noticed that tho girls across the aisle were giggling and whispering maliciously; and, yes, actually pointing their fin (yrs at her. Uo w dared they I Her face began to flamo. Tho young men looked sym pathetic, now ; she felt that their pity was an outrage Tho preacher cor.ld no longer hiilo his annoyance, for no body heeded the sermon now, and everybody was intent upon that young lady, who know no better than to si Mnong men. Mrs. Chalmers, who had fortunately found a seat on the upper side, was tho only person in the house ignorant of her daughter's " embarrassment. Tho long rida had wearied her. She was resting, as elderly persons some times do. Sho listened earnestly at tho sermon, without hearing a word; she gazed at the preacher and did no' ve him. Miss Chalmers tried to Call np hei rirido, but was helpless before tho rid icule, which constantly became more unmerciful. The benches on the other sido all seemed to bo full. She saw no escapo but to leave the room. Sho had just decided to bolt ignominiously for tho door when thero was a diversion ir her favor. Immediately in front of Miss Chal mers ant a young man. lie had aroused her interest, because he wore what sho called a respectable coat, and because ho had a fine head which he carried on his magnificent shoulders like a Konian hero, and because well, there is no stronger word than be cause. It can meau a great many in expressible things. This young man arose, and the giri noticed, even in her unhappiness, thati he was very tall, as most mountaineers I aro. Jie. sicppeu across me aisio ana took a littlo girl in his arms, whisper ing a word to tho child's mother before he returned to his seat. He did not took ot Miss Chalmers, bnt the woman smiled to her, silently pointing to the rflcont sent. The unhappy young lady was only too glnd to accept the invita tion. Her mother did not notice the incident, nor did the young man seem to be aware of it. He did not once tarn his head, nnd she fonnd herself becoming curious about the color a' His eyes. They must be gray. The driver from the chief hotel had Cot entered the church. As he lin gered with his horses two men enme by in a wagon. The men were old friends of tho driver. In the bed of tho -wagon, shaded by some branches of the pawpaw tree, there was a jug; and the liquor in the jug was the driv er's dearest and most fatal enemy. There were three men in the wagon when it halted beneath the trees, hundred yards below the church. Thile the horses ate tho men drank. When tho sermon was over Mrs. Chalmers and her daughter ate their luncheon. Afterward, while the la dies plucked May apple blossoms and enjoyed tho cool dampness which the river exhaled, the driver slept. H Stroke often in a melancholy mood, but they did not notice it ; and each time when ho threw off his slnmbcrs he resorted to tho jug, which had ?mehow been left behind by tho men the wagon. I Iiater in the afternoon the driver irhose depression had increased sines the sun sank, hitched np his horses, and the carriage began the assent ol the long hilL The jug was left among the May apple blossoms. It was i Half-way np tho hill a wheel dropped Eft) a dcop gutter and the carriage amo down with a lurch and a crash. It was a hopeless wreck. The drives looked at the broken whoel with indir) ference and the ladies were in cos step O-iifiB. - - I' ffow far Is it to town?" asked Mia, Chalmers. "About eight miles, I reckon. "Oh, dear, what can we do?" "I dnnnow," said the driver, stu pidly. From his manner one might almost be justified in saying that h did not care. "Well, driver," said Mis? Ch&lmer. imphatically. "I know. Ton must go to town at once for another car riage, it is now 3 o clock, and yon Tan be back by 6 ; we will wait. The driver began to unloose the torses. He did not seem to be pressed tor time. "Yon mast hurry," she declared in patiently. And say, driver, if you re back by sunset you shall have 99 Wtra." He shook off his apathy, or seemeA x, and, mounted on one horse, lei the other rapidly away. It was always bad to wait. In thii se the two lonely women, oppressed 6y the strange and solitary surround ings, found the afternoon almost in terminable. The Joshua of impatient teemed to stay the sun at one spot tot hoars. Six o'clock finally came ; they were expectant. Half past six : the were anxious. At seven they wex alarmed. The sun loitered no more, but rolled swiltly over the opposite Mountain and drew the day with him rhey were terrified. There was no house and no humai eing in sight. They remembered nc habitation on the road for miles. rrae, the log church stood in the bot tom below, but the darkest shadow! had already gathered there. The I iared not enter the profound obscurity ' l 1. 1 .1 A. 1 11 1 t-J t frmcn euveiopuu ido vuuvjt uu wuiuc ;rept like a living thing np the moun tain side toward them. They clang tc ach other like little children and wept. At sunset a tall young man was rid ng soberly along the wide road which led to town. He stopped suddenly al the sight of two harnessed horses graz ing by the roadside. "I know that team ; what has hap pened?" There was no one to answer th jtiestion, but he looked about and dis jovered the driver under the trees. "Here, wretch!" he exclaimed, 'wake up; tell mo what is wrong. Wake up, wake up. Where are thi ladies?" Bnt expostulation was in vain. Th Iriver was a lump of clay a log. Th young man mounted his horse again snd galloped furiously back toward tht log church. He looked at each side of the road anxiously, but did not slacken his pace, and the horse wa; :overed with foam when he reached the broken carriage and dismounted. "I thank heaven ' you are safe," h jriod. "But we arc not safe; we are lost, iost. Oh, merciful sir, pity us!" ex slaimed Mrs. Chalmers, hysterically, she thought the tall stranger was a brigand. Miss Chalmers knew better. Shi recognized the young man, and a feel ing of security, almost of happiness, jwept over her. "Hush, mamma," she said, softly, 'we are perfectly safe now. This gen tleman will protect us ; he has come to 'ielp us." The gentleman lookel his thanks foi tho confidence. It was dark almost, bnt she could see that his eyes wer J gray. She thought they were lumin ous, but she was looking through hei tears. "Are you employed at the hotel'. What happened to our driver ? Is the ather carriage coming?" The mothei tsked three questions in a breath. "I am not employed at the hotel. 1 x-as riding to town and found yom Iriver in a drunken sleep by the road side. You will get no help from him. was afraid there had been a seriouj accident and hastened back. " "Serious," asked Mrs. Chalmers ib high voice, "is it not serious? Oh, iear, dear, what would you have?" "My nnole lives two miles down tht .-iver," said the stranger. "It is the aearest house. Yoa will come with mo for the night and to-morrow yon ;an return to the town." "Yon are very kind, sir," said Misj Chalmers. "We will go with you jladly." J "But two miles," protested the nother ; "I cannot walk two miles." "It is not necessary ; you can rid ny horse. He is perfectly gentle, and twill hold tho rein," said their res :urer reassuringly ; and the young lady may ride behind yoa, if she will.' "Oh, no; I would much prefer to valk. I can walk two miles easily, and the dear horse is already verj tired. Indeed, I will walk," said tho young lady decidedly. The young man assisted the mother Into the saddle. Tho daughter clung lightly to his arm and the little pro fession movod slowly down the long hill and into the starless depths of the bottom. They traveled carefully, for Mrs. Chalmers was not a good horse woman. It was an hour before they reached the farmhouse. An hour ! An hour is an epoch, an age, an eternity. Love, which never dies, is born, nourished and reaches' -naturity in an hour. There was a camp meeting in progress at the log houso in the valley. On the last Sunday of the meeting, which happened to be also the last day of the Chalmerses' visit in the moun tains, a party from the chief hotel visited tho revival. The party wa composed of Mrs. Chalmers, Mist Chalmers and a tall young man with serious, grand face. The latter had been a guest at the hotel for only three weeks, or . since the two ladle had' been abandoned on the mountain tide by their drunken driver. On the afternoon of this Sunday the two younger members of the party were half way up the long hill whicb leads from the valley to the ridges. They were standing silently side by side looking down into the valley. xnere was a great wnite tent, a tab eraacle, indeed, near the log house, and a score of smaller white tents about the large one. Through the trees the people could be seen moving about like pigmies. "It is a beautiful and peaceful Bcene," said Miss Chalmers, softly. The young man was silent and she presently continued, with some hesita tion: "I have never thanked you I hardly know how for your kindnesi that first day in the church when 1 made such an embarrassing mistake. " "It was nothing; do not think of if "But I do think of it ; it was a great leal to me, and I want you to remem- j ber yoa know we are going away to- morrow I want you to remember that I appreciate it My predicament wac almost as bad as it was that night when you again " "I beg you," he broke in, "not to mention those things again." She was silent. He turned to hex snddenly, abruptly, almost roughly, and asked : ixftjrou rich?" Bhe trembled a little, but Udof reply. "1 am surprised that you aakal that Question, she said gently; 'It is unworthy of yon ; it is painful me." "Forgive me," he said, humbly. "Oh, my dear, I love yoa, and I am poor. Your beauty and your good ness make yoa a long way above me, and I have hoped that yon were not rich. But I adore yoa. I want yon to carry that memory away in yom heart I adore yoa. Home time will come and ask yoa to marry me. Yoa will have known me longer my prospeots will be brighter. I will Borne and take yoa by the hand lik this, my dear. I will say : 'I love yon dearly: I have loved yoa since that first day in tho mountains. I will lov yoa forever. Will yoa be my wife?' When I ask yoa that question, when my soul waits for an answer, what wil yon say to me, dear? She was nalid : she dare not loo) at him. "Is there no crrain of hope for me? Oh. love, will you tell me what your answer will be on that day? With a supreme effort she raised her eves to his face, one tried to speak she was speechless ; bat her lips forme a single word: "Yes." Dear reader, she was rich. She was rich and proud, and the next day she returned to her magnificent home in the city. And two years afterward, when a tall young man came and asked again that Question, when his soul waited for an answer, what do 70 think she said? "Yes." She was only a summer girl : sks met this poor youth on a summer hot iday, bnt she loved him forever, and they are now very, happy. Chicago News. Nutmegs aa a Soporific JSutmegs have strong narcotic properties. A drink that used to be made by our grand mothers was n:it meg tea. One or two nutmegs would make a pint or a pint and a hair of tea, and the Invalid would drink it, producing a sleep of many hours' Juration. Tho symptoms would be about the same as opium. Nutmeg In the quantity of two or three arachms will cause both stupor and leiirium. A Good Schema. "I like to do my quarreling ovct the telephone," said Hicks. "Then I can always have the last word." "How do you manage It?" "I 6ay It and then ring off." Truth. The Parlor YVai Oeoupled. Mistress Bridget. 1 don't think It is proper for you to entertain men in the kitchen. Bridget Yez be rolgbt, mum, but there was some one In the parlor already. Southron. Not Tfeak. Gaswell Mrs. Dinwiddle strikes me as a weak woman, physically. Dukane XonsenseJ I have often seen her hold upa train. Pittsburgl- Chronicle-Telegraph. - The Same Thing-. Towne That's too bad about Ding- .ey, Isn't It? Browne How? What's that? "Joined the silent majority." "What! Dead?" "So; marncd Texas Sif tings. Luck? FeUow. Jack Frlscllla has made George nappy for life. Clara I'm so glad to hear it! When are they to bo mar ried? Jack Never. She has ratuser him. Truth. Unwelcome Attentions. Customer (to pretty waitress) Don t a great many fools annoy you with their attentions? Waitress Yes. What makes you all do it? Boston Post. Generosity Personified. BnsaMc Is your fiance generous'' Grace Well 1 should say so. He's Just mortgaged his house to buy tor a ring. Vogue. An Cneelflb. Set of Men. "Do you know that editors are the jiost unselfish men In the world?" inked a young author of his friend "Why, 00: I never beard that be fore." "It's a fact They will cheer fully send back your best manuscript regardless of the fact thatxthey know you w.ll Immediately reraall It to ' rival publication." Truth. Got to Be Bertoaa. "'now did you break your husband T the drink hablf' "Weil, John osod to have terrible work finding the in trv.hnfn In t.hA frvtnf. diirir ' ttliio lib. all Via n ft Ii 1 nrl Bh.n I threatened to have four mo e key boles put In he sobered right down ' Judge, Caua Belli The sins of mothers are still vis aed upon their children, "Tommy," said Mrs Flgg, ' what on earth have you been fighting with Jimmy B lggt for?" "'Cause his mother called me 1 perfect little gentleman," said the Incorrigible Tommy. Iudianaroll' Journal. Inconsistency ht .High Places. Fl s Tramp The Fifth avenu. people a e vcrr unreasonable with os, Second Tramp Yes, never give money and lecture yon for being dirty. First Tramp And vet, when I rang and asked for a bath I was re fused. Life. MoneyTn IU Featherstone Sow that Chlpsot Is married be stays borne every n gbt, doosn't he? Ring way Yes. Heaayi be can't afford not to. Featberston Why. would It cc htm so much tc get out? Rlngwar No, but he U teaching his mother-in-law how U play poker. Puck. Cheap Enough He brought a whole lot ot stui dome which he had picked up at an auction sale. "Goodness me," ex claimed his wife, "what did yoa get all this for?" "For nothing," be re plied promptly, and that explained 1' fully. Detroit Free Press. At the End of the rfs. Wick wire At least, you might irgue like a gentleman. It ought to be as easy for yoa to be a gentleman ts It Is for me to be a lady. Mr. Wlckwire Nothing of the sort There Is so much required of a man Exbcange. Financial Activity. now Is Gullen getting alona oow?" "Splendidly, for him?" "How dc you know?" ' tie baa Just suc ceeded In borrowing llO fr m me." Washington Star. He Knew Him. Mr. Cheviot Hill Do yoa know who I am, my little man? The Utile Man Yep. Vou'r the feller who ii eoio-z to prouose to mr sister. Ilf HOUSEHOLD HATTERS. A Hurt OS DTJST1SO. Tn one of the best known gymns 1ms for women in this country the resident physician said in a recent in terview "Dust is almost oat of place here as it would be in the dissecting zoom. I am eagle-eyed for its appear ince, and I am prond to say that the furniture is hand-dusted that is, with 1 cloth. To the best of my knowledge ind belief, a feather duster has never Found admission here." St. Zjoui Star-Sayings. v CHEAP AMD GOOD VINEOAB. To eight quarts of clear rain watei add three quarts of molasses. Turn the mixture into a clean, tight cask, shake it well two or three times and add throe spoonfuls of good yeast, or two yeast cakes. . Place the cask in a warm place and in ten or fifteen days add a sheet of common wrapping paper nneared with molasses and torn into narrow strips. This will make excel lent vinegar. The paper is necessary to form the ''mother" or life of th vinegar. New York World. KKOCETXa TBS SPOTS OtTI. Spots on towels and hosiery will disappear with little trouble if a little ammonia is put into enough water to oak the articles, and they are left in t an hour or two before washing ; and cupful is put into the water in which white clothes are soaked the night before washing, the ease with vhich the articles can be washed an J their great whiteness and clearness when dried will be very gratifying. Remembering the small sum paid foi three quarts of ammonia of common itrength, one can easily see that no bleaching preparation can be more theaply obtained. New York World TO KEEP KEATS SWEET. Some provisions should not be put an ice; every housekeeper ought to know that all meats, raw or cooked, lose in juiciness and tenderness by its action. For instance, a joint which was excellent when served hot will sften become tough and tasteless if tept in the refrigerator twenty-four hours. I have seen corned beef be- some so hard that it chipped off like oe, though it was not frozen. There is a simple treatment of boiloc neat which keeps it palatable. If you wish to oat the meat when hot aftei linner plunge it again in boiling rater or in the water in which it was jooked brought again to a boiling ooint and there let it remain until sold. You will find that it will thus absorb enough moisture to keen it lender and juiey. Do not place it ir be refrigerator warm. Bologna sausage or any of the prep arations in sausage skins will mold if put into the refrigerator, or if shut uy 'rom the air. Fish should not be brought in direct jontact with ice, no matter what the reneral market practico may be. Sal mon loses its delicate flavor almost most completely if laid upon ice. In 1rA oil i-n 1 jl (iinr rdst directly pon ice. Chicago liecord. THE COOKING OP VEGETABLES. Boiling can be more conveniently ind readily accomplished on a kero ene oil or gas stove than in any other kind of an oven. But beets, carrots tnd parsnips, as well as other root', 3iay be cooked in the oven for a loti, time very slowly in closed vessels, sur jected to the same degrco of heat that is required in roasting meat, from 303 legrees to 350 degrees F. Green veg. tables, peas, beans and the like, ara very delicious!? cooked in this way, They retain a very much finer flavor than when subjected to the customary beat of the iron stove in an onen vee jel, or when boiled. When thoheat ii properly regulated, ell kinds of fruit and vegetables may be cooked m tho oven in vegetable dishes china, por celain or stoneware open or covered. Ihe watery kinds require very little water. The dry kinds may have a very little water addod. The steam gen- rated at the higher heat to which the outside of the vessel is subjected raisct the temperature within the covered vessel only to abont tho boiling point, and while the vessel may not be steam tight, lest it burst, yet it may be suf ficiently tight to retain the aromatic oils, which should not be carried off. thus assuring the full flavor. Bostor Cultivator. srx BscrpEs fob sotjts. Bean Soup Use cold boiled ot Dated beans, juasn them through a eolander, add boiling water, some but ter and plenty of salt and pepper Boil until of the proper consistency. Corn Soup lake six ears of vouna tender corn (sweet corn is best), cut down each row of grains with a knife, then scrape. Put on to boil with plenty of water. When nearly done add a quart of milk, salt and pepper, and r tttle floor and butter to thicken. Vegetable Soap Take the liquid in which yoa have boiled beef, and into this put some sliced turnips, a few potatoes, a very small head of cabbage nely chopped, two or three tomatoes, and a small red pepper. Let it sim mer slowly nntil done. Small onior f desired. Bread Soup Place over the fire a sufficient quantity of milk to fill a large dish. Let it come to a boil and then poor into the dish in which yon have previously broken np scraps of partially dry bread, with sufficient pepper and salt to season. Let i' stand a few minutes before serving. Cabbage Soup Select a small hcac of cabbage. Chop or slice it very fine. Then pat on to boil in a little water in which a small piece of meat has been cooking, with a handful of oat meaL Cook until cabbage is thorough ly done, then add a sufficient amount of water, salt and pepper. The oat meal will thicken it enough. Off for a Promenade. Mamma I haven't seen the kit.t. Jo-day. Where Is she? Little Dot I don't know; Vm 1 put a blue ribbon ronnd this mornln. and I guess she's out Ihowln' herself. Good News. PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS and those soon to become mothers, should know that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription robs child birth of its tortures and terrors, as well as of its dangers to both mother and child, by aiding nature in pre paring the system for parturition. There by "labor" and the period of confine ment are creatlv shortened. It also promotes the secre tion of aa abundance of nourishment for the child. Mrs. Doha a. Gnrnam. of Oakley , Overton O., hws.. writes : -when I benn takins Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescriottoa. 1 was not able fa stand on my feet without suffering almost death. Mow I do all my housework, washing-, cooking-, sewing and everything for my family of eight. I am stouter now than I have been in six years. Your Favorite Prescription ' is the best to take before confinement, or at least it proved so with me. I never Buffered so little vua anv of sae children as I did with mj last." Is Your Blood Pure r st ; von will be stroDg. vigorous, ' tlons of their sixteen great-grandpar-ii f HfdmbUionyoa will have enta Now here is a capital game for mi re t UUH '"J ewf.w tTnaw manv nATsYilA A.rl BllIIGF int, rUiiv from the consequences of im pure blood, scrofula, salt rheum, rheu matism, catarrh, nervousness, sleepless ness, and That Tired Feeling. fTnnd's Sarsanarilla purifies, vitalizes tnd ennchta the blood. ' Tht Therefore, 11 is the medicine for you. It will give you pure, rich, red blood .nd strong nerves. It will overcome that tired feeling, jreate an appetite give refreshing sleep and make you strong. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently in the public eye to-day Hwl'c Dlffe the after-dinner pill and nOUU r Ills family cathartic 2ba. Afl ARIZONA EPISOOBs A Nleht Soon. In m Wogmlm Gambling flea. 2?oga1cs Is a little town down li ioutbern Arizona that is part Ameri can and part Mexican In more senses than one. for it calmly sits upon the international boundary line and owes half to the United States. Thus the resident Of NogaleS IS much better Off than Lieut, Nolan, for Instead Of be- Ing a man without a country, he is a man with two countries. The bound-1 ary line between the two republics runs pvaetlv alnnir t.hfi center of the . principal street so a man needn't leave tho town nor walk very far to plant one foot in Mexican soil and yet retain a purchase upon the land of the free, etc. This peculiar situa tion Is often taken advantage of by deserting soldiers from the Southern Arizona forts, who are inclined to be facetious. They go over to the Mex ican side of the main street, and when the Sergeant and his squad who are In pursuit arrive In town they find the deserters sitting out In front of a saloon enjoying life and making faces at their pursuers with perfect im punity. For desertion is not an ex traditable offense All the Sergeant can do is to sit down and patiently wait. In the hope that the deserter will imbibe enough mescal or pulque to reader him reckless and bring him across that Invisible but uncrossablc line. Isor Is Nogales a very vlrutous town. - In fact it is somewhat "tough." Almost every man carries i "gun," and is ready to use It when his rights are trampled upon or his honor wounded. During the Geronlmo campaign 1 vent down to Kogales to visit a friend 3t mine and one night he took nie out to see the sights. Among other sports on the elephant was the big gest saloon and gambling house in the town. I forget now who ran it, but that doesn't matter. After passing around and looking on a while at the various games, we sat down at a table near a party of poker players, ordered drinks, and watched the animated scene. I was particularly Interested in one of the players at the table next to us, who apparently bad phenomenal luck, Judging from the pile of gold, silver and chips In front of him. lie was a big, black-bearded, swarthy man, restless eyes, and as another big, full bearded man, toying with a huge pistol, approached the table with a nUIck stride, I fancied that he sud denly grew a shade paler. lie made an almost Imperceptible movement to reach toward his hips, but appar ently changed his mind and gazed In. tently at the cards. By this time the other big man was opposite him. "So, you dirty, mean skunk," ht aid, "I've run yoa down at last, iave I?" The play at once ceased and tht participants in the game waited passively to hear the outcome. This was a quarrel between two men a personal and private matter and it would have been Impertinence and a breach of etiquette on their part tc aave Interfered by word or act. Yes, you've Tun me down, as yo put it," replied the other. "What do you want to say to mo? Ilurrj up, and don't delay the game." "what do I want to say to you?1 .ho other burst out furiously, and with a volley of oaths, "I don't want to say anything to you, you thief. J want to put a bullet Into your dirt carcass, and I'm going to do It. Draw your gun, T11 give you one chance tor your life," By this time the noise had at ,racted attention. The players had :rowded to the side walls, and tnere was a clear passage for the bullets that were momentarily expected to commence flying. The proprietor of the gambling den was hastening to ward the disputants, shouting, as be vime, a warning to them to desist "Shoot, if you want to. Bill," saic ho black-bearded man, his face as ale as death, "but if you do you murder m, for I haven't a gun on my person." "You haven't, eh?" replied tht Hher, insolently. ""Well, I'll 6hoot no man like a rat. But. yon miser able hound, after 4 o'clock this morn ing I'll kill yoa on sight, gun or no gun. Fair warning. Look out for yonrself." He turned to move away, when lulck as a flash, the black-bearded Joan sprang to his feet, drew a re volver and fired at the retreating figure. "Look out!" shouted some one it the crowd who had observed the movement. The man gave a start and a bait turn, and the motion saved his life, for the bullet grazed his head and tossed a lock of his thick balr Into the air. Before the black- bearded man could recover, the other. shot. The bullet crushed through' the gambler's bead and he dronDcd ' Jown dead. In the confusion which ' followed my friend and I escaped into a at.ront. I h6 street. 1 was Obliged to leave Noiralea thi aext day, but at the first opportunity wrote ana asjcea ror information concerning the outcome of this little episode, and "what they had done srlth tns mnrrlorni-vn "Why, you poor tenderfoot" m 1 friend wrote back, "you wouldn't call' that a murder, would von? In the first place, the man would have been Justified in shooting, under any . clr-1 eumstances, for the other had robbed him of a mine In Mexico, And, sec- ondly, the black-bearded coward shot first, and when his adversary's back was turned, and deserved what he got In return for that alone. What did they do with the murderer?' Trip V cars him thn rloarl man, win .1... nings in the poker game." Free I Press. Iredtgree Building. Most of us know all about our parents and grandparents; but com paratively few can give a correct ac- count of the names, ages, or occupa- But take Uitauv.i. - ' stumbling-block In pedigree building Is the occasional cropping np of a dis reputable ancestor whom yoa have a special reason for not remembering. Sidney Smith used to ray. 'That several members of his family disap- ' n K.i f t ks tlmft rf t hfl fl.QQizAa:" , .nd most neonle remember the story oi Alexandre Dumas, the elder, who had a considerable dash of the tar brush in his veins, and who was pes tered abont bis pedigree by some an tiquarian smellfungus. Your father, M. Dumas," 6ild the bore, "was, I take it, a mulatto. " "Yes, sir." "Thus your grandfather must have been a negro." 'Precisely so." 'And your great-grandfather, cher M. Dumas?" "A monkey, sir," thundered the exasperated Alexandre, "my pedi gree ends when yours begins." Worse Tkaa Rsm. Indigestion spoils more live, than ram. Bat you think you have "malaria" or "gTlp," or ..ml hfn v wnpaM Th.tmnhl.li.il ln-li. HI. M.IIVA rra.r bltuna T.hnlai l.rin. . anrt "t Siiiicnniiiinwith them. on. Rives relief. tlieir habitual use keei the whole system tone, tiet them of your druggist Oar general opinion is that there are plenty of worse people in the world . tnau oowclves, but mighty few better uuo , Par. Rich Blood Is essential to good health, because the blood Is the vital fluid which sop. Plle 11 the organs with lire. Hood-i sanaparuia to the blood P" Hood'. Pill, are purely vegetable, harmless. e"ve, uo not pain or gripe. A microscope shows that the human body is covered with scales, each scale covering 500 pores. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root enrol all Kidney and Bladder trouble. I'atnpletand Consultation free, laboratory Binghamton, N. Y. An automatic breaker alarm electric railway circuits has been vented. for in Mrs. WlnaloWs Soothing Syrw for ehnar. teething;, softens the gums, reduces innamnut. Hon. nlhu-.imia.enmB sriad eostc 2Sca bo t lis Denver, Col., has a 225 pound loco motive. A. M. Priest, DruicKisi, Shemyvme, ind ays : " Hall's Catarrh Cure (fives the beat of satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonial, as it cures every one who lakes It." Druggist' ell it. 76c A new telephone invention is said to carry 2,000 words a minute over the ' wire. riso's Cure for Consumption has no equal as a CouRh medicine. K. -M. abbuit, iNJ Seui-ca ct., Uutlulo, ii. X., Iday tf, IsiH. The Exception. . Mrs. lligbee Most people make the jest of everything. Mrs. Robblns We have a cook who doesn't Brooklyn Life. At Their Old Trick.. Mr. Casey I hoar that the weddln' c Aid. Mullaney's daughter wor not such ft pleasant affair, after all. Mr. Noonan How's thot? Mr. Casey About twlnty of his warn loelers got to repeating at the supper iable, an' In consequence some av the late guests got nawthln' to ate. Buf falo Express. Clemency Recommended. Toet Lbelleve after this that I shall lot seniTany one my autograph unless he gives satisfactory evidence of hav ing read my poems. Critic Oh, I wouldn't be so severe aw that Why not let him off on giving proof having merely bought a copy? Indianapolis Journal. Conan Doyle's Sarcasm. Connn Doyle's reputation for sav Asm is secure. Even when he has been forgotten as a novelist he will be re membered with amusement as the man who said be found Philadelphia the most delightful city in America. Som crvllle Journal. A Prospect for ilim. Bhe It will be a pleasure for me to hare your troubles and anxieties. He But I haven't any. flhe Oh, you will have when we arv jaarrled. Texas SIftings. His Speech. Theodorus I always read the parlia mentary reports very carefully, but have never come across any speech of yours yet Bernard (M. J'.) Uow Is that? Have jou never noticed the words "Cheers" and "Hear, hear?" That's where I come In. Stulvers Bla-t Envious. "So yoa told yonr friend about my fwo houra speech," said the emanci pated woman, "Yes," replied her husband. "What did he say?" "He said be wished hla wife would make her speeches to an audience In stead of to him." Washington Star. Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it ia pleasant and refreshing to the tarte, and acta eentlr vet promptly on the Kidneys. Liver and Bowels, cleanses the its- tem effectually, dispels colds head- i j , , .. acnes ana levers ana cures naoitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy or its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the tasto and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its ?neVlf' preparea oniy irom the most wealthy and agreeable substances, ita manr excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known, Syrup of Figs i3 for sale in 60 cent bottles bv all Wrl?n a. gists. Any reliable druggist who -- . . . e & may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it I) not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP COL Wmuu,itr. aem roar, tv a i t rui Tor Core ot Sprains, Bruises, ..BASE BALL.. Field Is lust wnat all players call It. "the best." What Brings Release From Dirt and Grease ? Wliy, Don') You Know? SAPOLIO Too lllchly Valued. Plain women, far from underrating beauty, arc apt to place too high a value upon it. Their own lack of comeliness is their life-long sorrow. Phey do not realize that the women who are most ardently and lastingly loved by men are seldom very beauti ful. Prettincss wins admiration; something much deeper and more lubtle inspires and retains affection. No woman need be ugly. If there 13 a soul In her body it has but to begin betimes to show through. From her earliest thinks. girlhood the thought she t.h a fof.lin.ra to wh ch she lives way. the tones she utters, the wishes she indulges, are sculpturing 1 i fl P4 In tlfT f .1 Prt that are capable of !! making a beauty all her own lines In I "" , , , , whose writing will remain when bloom fades and sparkle fails. It Is in the beginning of manhood and In the be ginning of old age that a man is cap tivated 6imply by a pretty woman, and is In breathless haste to make her charms his own possession. The ma turer man Is far less subject to a mis taken infatuation. Ilelooks for some thing less ephemeral than a glowing cheek and melting eye. "As a rule I prefer plain women to pretty ones," said one of these discriminating per sons. "They are less self-conscious, and have more regard for the rights of others. When my wife sends me shopping, as sometimes happens, I always select a piain girl to serve me. You see She knows her lack of per sonal attractions, and that she has nothing to depend on but the excel lency of her services. Therefore 6hc takes infinite pains with her cus tomers. She pays strict attention to her business. There is nothing surer in the world than that if you go into a store and select a plain trirl to wait on you you will be well served. The pretty girl, on the other hand, Knows that she is pretty. It is usually yery apparent that she knows it She trao.es upon her prettlness. She uses tho time and thought she ought to devote to serving you in trying to make you understand and appreciate that, she is pretty. And this prlncl- i 1 I iinrlnrli.ia t.niiidi'.i r rn I not r. j other walks of life. I admire lovely women most men do but unless they possess more solid attractions than charms of persons, they are soon out rivalled by their plain and tasteful listers." Dickens ns a Dancer, My father insisted that my sister Katie and 1 should teach the polka step to him and Mr. Leech, writes Mamie Dickens in the second of her interesting papers on "My Father as I Recall Him'' In the Ladies' Homo Journal. My father was as much in earnest about learning to take that wonderful step correctly as though there were nothing of greater inif ort- ance in th s world. Often he would practice gravely In a corner, without either partner or music, and 1 re member one cold winter's night his awakening with the fear that he had forgotten the stepsostrong upon him that, jumping out of bed, by the scant illutuinat.onof the old-fashioned rush light and to his own whistling, he diligently rehearsed its "one, two, one, two," until he was once more secure In his knowledge. ?To one can imagine our excitement and nervousness when the evening came on which we were to dance with our pupils. Katie was to have Mr. Leech, who was orer six feet tall, foi her partner, while my father was to be mine. My heart beat so fast that I could scarcely breathe, I was so fear ful for the success of our exhibition. But my fears were groundless, and we were greeted at the finish of our dance with hearty applause, which was more than compensation for the work whrvh had been expended upon t learning. My father was certainly not what In. the ordinary acceptation of the term would be called "airood dancer.' I doubt whether he had ever received any instruction in "the noble art" other than that which my sister and I gave him. Io later years I remem ber trying to teach him the schot- tlsche, a dance which he particularly admired and desired to learn. But although he was so fond of dancing, except at famllygatherings in his own or bis most intimate friends' house, I never remember seeing him partici pate. , ... And So On. Crummer Ilere is a funny thing have noticed. Gilleland Out with it. Crummer It is invariably tho case that the less a society woman has on her back the less cash her husband has In his pockets. Ex change. The Iteaaon. Mrs. Astral Why are all the wait ers so attentive to that overdressed foreigner? Astral lie used to be one of themselves, I imagine. E change. flarin't Seen AH. Judge What Is your age, madam? Aged Witness I have seen thirty seven summers. Judge now long have you been blind? Texas Sif tings. A Paradox. "Blarst yer bloody ould stove." said Pat to ihe landlord. "You karje it so hot a mou can't get near it to warram hisself." Quips. Cels There First. The wagon-tongue has nothlnar to say, but it gets there ahead of the outfit. Puck. Her Conscience Was Twisted. Bridget The new neighbors next door wants to cut their grass, and they say would ye be so kind as to lend them your sickle. Puritanical Mistress Lend my slcklo io cat grass on the Sabbath 1 Tell them. Bridget, that we haven't any. Inter Urban. Bis Yonnsr Highness. 'I want to see the boss of tne house." Mid the peddler to Mrs. Darley, who had answered the ring. Tm sorry," she replied, as she gei Jy closed the door, "bnt baby Is asleeo Just now." American Hebrew. Canse for Apprehension. "Why so glum?" asked his friend. Aren't you doing a roaring trader Yes, I am," admitted the basso, "but A fa lU on notes,"-lnclanat. Trlbsn' st. Jacobs oil on ir,c A Steam Carriage lor Road Use. C. Ii. Simonds, of Lynn, has made a steam carriage for his own use that will make ten miles an hour. The carriage weighs only 400 pounds and can carr j tvro persons at a time. It has the ap pearance of an ordinary carriage ia front, except there are .no provisions made for a horse. Tho wheels are ol cycle make and are four in number. The hind wheels are forty-three inches and tho frent wheels are thirty-six inches, with rubber tires. Ihe boiler , " Vw,T. I ""1" " . mice of a fire engine. The steam frt-a-erates in what is called a porcupint toiler, which weighs 100 pounds. The rteam is made by naphthi flames from three jeta. The naphtha is kept in a cylinder, enough to l.st for seven hours, and there is a water tank that will hold ten gallons. Th. rj ia a pump that is automatic in actiou directly connected with the enpiue. The steering part consists of a crank wheel on the footboard, so that the engineer can steer and attend to tha engine at the same timo. Tho binlj of the carriage rests on a cradle au.I three springs. It is easy riding, and allowance has been made for ev-ry movement. The shafts are of rt-.-1, and can stand all of 1000 pound. Mr. Simonds has given the steam carriage a trial already, and it has proved i success. It started off at a ten-mil gait ; there was no noise, smoke oi trouble whatever. Springfield Rcpub lican. A Reasonable Request. Judge (at the assizes) Have you any thing further to say? Trisoner I should only like to aa that the time occupied by counsel'i speech for the defense be deducted from my term of Imprisonment. 11 I'opolo Kouiano. Rsdway's Ready Reildf. in.i life long friena. It Is trie only 1'AlN BKM- tl)V that lll MHlltiy stops tlie most cxcnicintinir !uins, lias n tl a m m u -t i o n, and c u res con gestion. internally a leasiKHiu- ful In water will In n fewminiitescure Cramps, Spasms. Sour Stomai-h. Heartburn. Sick Head ache. Diarrlima, Summer Complaint, Dysen tery, Colic, FlHtulency and all internal psins. There is not a remedial ao-ent In the world that will cure fever and attue and all oilier mnlnrinus. Mllousand other fevers, Glided hjr HAD WAY'S PILI.SI, so quickly as 1 AD WAY'S HEADY HKLIEF. Price 50 cents per bottle. Sold by Druggists. BAUWAY & CO., New York. adway's Pills Purely vetretable, mild nnd reliable Cause perf-o P!i?Htiun( complete aUtorptiun, ud healthful tvgu luritr. For the enre of all dfcnrdpr the Stomarh.T.lver, Bowels, Kidney. Bladder, mle Irrvunlarilt-M. blclc Headache, Biliousness, Constipation, I'll and all derangements of the Internal iauera. 'i" eta. a box. At D runlets or hv mall. BAD WAY A CO., New York. Baphaf 1. Anjelo. Kibgn, Tim Th. l.rPfESE" are th. Best snd Most Ecotiomt eal Collars snd Cuffs worn ; thsy sr. tuad. of fiol cloth, both aides finished alii., snd being- rrverss ble. on. collar Is equal to two of snr other Kind. Ten CoUarsor Tiv.Pairaol Cuita for Tkejt Jit wtlt,var mil an t loot WI. A bos al woia. A Sampto Collar and Pair of Cuffs by ssaai tar Ibj Oaula, Name style and size. Addrass UVKBSIBUt COLLAR COS1TAHY, T7 maiia St.. ww York. 17 Kllby Bt, FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP: has boffi ifior. hy Million of Mother ' for tlifir children while Tr thins for over Fifty YtT.ra. It soothe tbe child, ftofttn the ginnn, allays all ialn, cuna w ind colic, and 4 uute exist renia lor uuurrKa. Twentf-MtO Cents a Rotti VITAL ISSUES tm arf action of mavhLM far Can&n mm Four on Simplicity of Construction Poorr Two Working Qualities Point Thru ltwoaKtinMS of Workmanship Will D be found nnttad in tsh dw DAVIS CREAN SEPARATORS llbuSrat. ;-amphUt Mailed .. DaTtssi Baakla Bide. A K Co..CIicJf. sssBBSSBBsasKMasBHsBKiZ'Ei Sure rlkf i PTTIM KIDDER8PASTILLES.?;r.rdl, HassasaVJIBBsalHBIarl6stowii, Mass. I&niOlUra Va.hlnBln, I. . 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Lat. Principal Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau, 3 rain last war, l&aUuulcatliigcUuna, att; slnoiv AGENT Wanted, experienced stent to sell a staple article to department stores; good com mission; excellent future; references required. 221 gmilh s n liart, Baltimore, Sl.l. WANTED 65,000.000 people to end for BIKCII'S can inffe an l harness catalogue; largest assortment IN AMKIMCA: MuDEKATK 1-KlCEd. Address J. H. itIKCU, Uurllng-ton, N. J. PATENTS 4 -Page Book Free. UI4IIOH L I.MIKIK, Washington, U. c. 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