A totn said unto his angel
Mj spirits are fallen throairh,
And I cannot carry this tattle
O brother! what shall I do?
"The terrible Kings are on me.
With spears that are deadly brlgD
Against me so from the cradle
Do late and my fathers fight,'
Then said the man to hie angel
Thou wavering, foolish soul,
Back to the ranks ! What matter
To win or to lose the whole,
"As judged by the little Judge
Wbo hearken not well, nor sec?
Mot thus by the outer iaroa
The wise shall Interpret theo.
"Thy will Is the Tery. the only,
The solemn event of things ;
The weakest of hearts defying
Is stronger than all these Kings.
'Though out of the past they gather.
Mind's doubt and bodily pain, j .
And pallid thirst of the spirit :
That is kin to the other twain,
"And grief, in a cloud of banners.
And ringletted Tain desires.
And vice, with the spoils upoa him
Of thoe and thy beaten sires,
"While Kings of eternal evil
Tet darken the hflls about.
Thy part is with broken sabes
To rise on the last redoubt (
To fear not sensible failure',
Kor covet the game at all
I!ut fighting, fighting, fighting.
Die, driven against the wall F
Louise Imogen Ouiney, la Boston Pilot
ROMANCE OF A RANCtt
OB and May wert
sweethearts.
Of course the
were; that's what
they had beez
learning ever sine
Bob, a stripling o!
twenty, had come
ont from Tennes
see to the Texai
Panhandle with th
family.
In those dayt
May was a bright
haired. Inch ntrnnc
little girl of fonrteen, whom Bob nevei
called or thought of as "red headed."
Jiob was a strong, good humored
boy, not a bit afraid of work, and he
had a way with him that gave him com
mnnd of men and creatures. He rose
rapidly in old man Love's employ from
simple cow punchjr to wagon bona,
then foreman; nnd when he was onlj
twenty-live went with the approval and
pood will of bis employer to take th
position of ranch manager for a Bos
tun company.
All the world loves a lover. Bob wa
ueh a whole hearted one, his state of
mind was so patient, he took much de
sign, in ir, wore ins chains with such
open prido and enthnsiasm, that all
ism Manhandle felt with and for him.
.besides being a fellow that a girl
count tore witnont any difficulty, any
...y miii a uaugnier to spare
might have been pleased with Bob for
a son-in-law.
And old man Love was pleased enough
with the match, and greatly given to
oracrKig oi vob as a coming adjunct
to the Love greatness, until the tragedy
of the one horned brindle cow, which
tore things all up generally, threat
ened to sever two loving hearts and
darken forever Bob's and May's happy
horizon.
This old cow worth perhaps $7
bobbed up at one of the round-ups
sporting, in addition to the B. N. of
the Boston National, which was
facetiouoly known as the "Bean"
brand, old man Love's (XXX).
Though very uncommon, such acci
dents may occur in the haste and con
fusion of branding, without necessarily
implying dishonesty on some one's
pnrt AVhile they do sometimes re
sult in fights and killings, they ara
easily enough adjusted between
reasonable people, since, any clever
cattleman can readily tell which brand
is of the longer standing.
But any cowboy on the range would
have told you that while old man Love
was square enough himself, he was a
crazy crank about the sacredness of j
his brand. His long suit was to jump I
up ana uown and swear that it never
yet was on anything that wasn't his
own. He invariably claimed an ani
mal that bofe it in addition to an
other brand (as did his old cow), how
ever plainly it showed as the newer of
the two, though as a matter of fact his
branding irons were handled by just
as many careless cowsboys as any
other.
If Iiob had known what that aged
tnd damaged brindle cow was going
: cost hiiu he might perhaps have
blinked his obvious duty and let old
man Love have her in the face of
right nnd reason.
But he was not the man to be backed
iown by any one, and he dared the
worst- -and got it 1
Ho held the cow for his company,
after a fierce contest, and old man
Love went home raging, to give his
distorted version of the affair, issue
orders that no member ot his family
was to speak to, or of, Bob, from that
time forth, and to remark significantly
that he had far rather see a child of
his married to a horse thief than to
person capable of such behavior.
Communication between the lovers
lad p'nea been managed, once or
twice, by the utmost stealth and
2crecy. Having, by his means, been
tssnred of his sweetheart's steadfast
ness and readiness, Bob sent her word
by one of her father's cowboys to ride
good horso paBt the half-way brand
ing pen, armed himself with a license,
tnd hung around the Triple X ranch
tor a week.
When May finally found the oppor
tunity to slip away in the most care
less manner, with one of the men's
sombrero on, and. in the lace ol
threatening weather, she .received s
rapturous welcome from the long-banished
Bob, and they promptly headed
their ponies for Squire Wiley's, just
the other side of Roaring Creek, who
was supposed to be holding himself it
readiness for their visit.
What Mexican, or other pail" tpf
r what unfriendly of? envious hand
carried the news to old man Love wil
not be known, but he burst into on
of his near cow csmps at dinner, short
ly after Bob and May's departure, lik
a roaring South African lion witl
mustard in his eye.
"The boys" who knew well enougl
rht was afoot and what would tx
isked of thorn dropped their tin ctrpi
and plates, jumped on their waiting
ponies, and were out ot hailing dis
tance before he fairly lit in their
midst.
But old nant Pearsall, the eoo
iras a new man, not long from South
west Texas, neither knowing of, not
oaring particularly, for Bob Holly and
his love affairs. So he stood at hil
official post at the tail end of thi
chuck wagon and gave amiable atten
tion to the impassioned harangue and
singular antics of this new and enter
gaining employer.
ing comrnn.cle(l to coma aloni
A C3M
isl assist in dUUMak BoSTndTiii
suing May, he mounted a serious ap
pearmg bat fitful tempered buekskii
colored pony, with on white eye and
much symmetry of bone as much oj
a character in its way as) Hank was is
his and started, with oonsiderabh
interest and curiosity.
They rode hard, and were near ovel
naming tne lovers within a mile a
Boaring Creek, But while pursue)
and pursued pushed on at their ut
most pace, another factor was comin
with a hundred tune greater speed U
take a hand in the game.
The dry bed of Roaring Creek wa
11st before them, beyond that a tin
rise, then an arroyo, and beyond that)
again, the roof of this justice's house,
just in sight. As Bob and May clat
tered over the creek bed, and scrambled
np onto the rise beyond, both looked
back, and their ponies stopped, toswinf
their heads, pricking their ears and
snorting at a curious humming sound
that suddenly seemed to fill all the au
about.
"Hurry np, darling,' cried Bob
throwing out a band to catch May's :
" 'tis a big storm coming from above ;'
bnt before they could descend th
slope to crow the dry arroyo in front;
it was running from Lank to bank
and brimming over with a sudden flood
of red, muddy water.
And. even above the noise) of ttu
flood before them, they heard a sound
like the angry shouting of funoui
multitudes. Looking backward and
up the creek, whence the sounds came,
they saw a great tumbling shudder
wall pushing before it aed bearing
upon ita crest ail imaginable aorta or
debris advancing down the dry creel
bed with such a thunderous onslaught
that the little mound on which thei
stood shook and seemed fairly to lower
under their feet.
They looked about them. The ai
r oyo ran into the creek below. Above
both it and the creek had flooded oul
until they joined. Their little monnd
was an island, momentarily growing
smaller, surrounded on every side by
raging torrents, in which were driven
and whirled whole' trees, full grown
cattle, with sometimes a fence post
whose trailing wire had caught in theii
barbs all manner of ghastly wreckage.
Up came the water about them;
down fell the hail. !
"It's a cloudburst above, darling,':
laid Bob. "It won't last long tht
water won't cover this rise." :
"I'm not afraid, Bob," said May.'
with very white lips; "I'm glad I came,
anyhow, If we've got to die we'll die
together ; and the way I've felt for the
last three weeks I'm sure that's a heap
better than living apart.
Bob jumrvd off his pony and lifted
ilay from hers. The hail was comint
bigger and beat cruelly upon them.
tie wrapped his slicker about her,
pushed the ponies close together and
sheltered her with them and his own
body as best he could.
We won't die," he said ; but, pool
ittle girl, what an awiul storm I've
iragged you ont into 1"
Just then from the further bank oi
ihe creek, above the awful howling of
the storm, came this intelligent com
mand in old man Love's ear-splitting
tones :
'May Love, you come here to me
his minute t" And May laughed hvs
;erically. "Well, he can't get at us, anyway,
but the hail can. Oh, look to yonr
oor hands 1 Oh. Bob, I can't bear it
Put the slicker back on."
"Why, honey," said Bob, as the
.ears came in earnest now, "I'd get
pounded just the same anyhow, and
f on must let me' have the comfort ol
Keeping some of it 'off you it ain't
i patch in' on the way your pa would
io me if he could get me right now."
While the storm raged and the water
-ose nearly to their feet, Hank Pear
all had the almost exclusive benefit of
)ld man Love's remarks, since only his
wildest shrieks reached the young
souple, who were too much absorbed
n each other to heed either him or the
itorm.
These remarks disagreed with Mr. .
.'earsalL who was notoriously a man ot
udgment and observation.
"What's the matter with that young
ellerT" he queried angrily; "watch
lira a stsndin' to the north'ard uv his
;al, a keepin' the hail often her ! He
tin't no chump I If he keeps that lick
ip right through he'll make a better
luaband n' what you ever did I"
About this time, the bail ceasing,
;he expectant J ustice came down to
ihe further bank of the arroyo. The
water was going down visibly but it
oar was still considerable.
"Ho, Bob I" yelled the Justice above
the sound, "got yer license?"
iiob took it out ana wavea it aDove
his head.
Old man Love could not, from where
le stood, hear a -word ; but he sur
mised what had been said, and the
tight of the document was like as the
red flag to the bull.
"I dare ye to marry em, nt
r earned. "I dare ye to do it 1" And
in an ecstasy of- rage and anxiety he
forced his pony down into the foaming
seek, among the whirling drift, where
he was promptly pitched off by the
terrified creature, whioh instantly re
turned. Pearsall, at the risk of his
awn life, had to fish him out, receiving
plenty of abuse for his pains, and re
turning it with biting irony.
In two minutes time the shallower
irroyo was fordable, though the creek,
lown which big drifts continued to
some, was not. Bon sat luay on her
pony, mounted his own, and prepared
to ride out. The sight of the Justice
a plains cupid, with boots, slicker
and cowboy hat preparing to take
charge of the pair, was too much for
oldman Love, and, dismounted aa he
was, he plunged in a delirium of rags
into the creek, sputtering and yelling :
"Stop ! Hold on I I on Just dare 1"
May hesitated, frightened, bnt Hank
Pearsall yanked her father ont again
and set him on dry land, snorting:
"Doggone ye I I pulled ye m.
onct before I What fer cain't ye stay
out I Huh? When ye try buckin'
agin a boy like that, backed by s
Texas norther, you're agoin to git left
don t ye know it 7 That kid a got a
double cinch on Proverdunce? Bet
ye he had this, by er storm staked ont I
Go it feller I Go it gal I I'm with ye
every time I'm fer ye I Yer the right
sort! . I wouldn't hender ye fer all tht
old snake bit fools in Texas ! I'll jisl
father np the scraps o" this ole eejil
an tote 'em back to the ranch.'
And aa May and Bob rode off, tat
tered, beaten, draggled, but oblivi
ously blissful and jaunty, a faint hafj
foilosfwd them :
Goodbye, kids: wish yer joyl I
Gome on. ole calamity l" new xctra
Herald.
- Canning Bag Bepalrers.
There are in this city two Armenian!
aho make a living by repairing Orien
tal ruga. This work requires special
tact, because these rugs are all mad
by band, each bit of the warp being
tied to the woof with the fingers. Fro
quently they are obliged to cnt a frnl
Width piece out of the middle of a rag,
ana join the edges, ana unless tbey
break into a, flaura ihe naw joining it
HOUSEHOLD 3IATTE2S.'
Skin and cut up the fowls into joints
and put the neck, legs and back bones
in a stew pan, with a little water,
onion, a bunch of savory herbs and a
blade of mace ; let these stew for
hour, and when done strain off the
liquor; this is for gravy. Put a layer
of fowl at the bottom of a pie dish,
then a layer of ham, then one of force
meat and bard boiled eggs, cut in
rings; between the layers put a season-
ing of pounded mace, nutmeg, pepper
and salt. Pour in about half a pint of
water, border the edge of dish with
pnff crust, put on the cover, ornament
the top and glaze it by brmsbing over
it the yolk of an egg. Bake for about
an hour and a half, and when done
pour in at top the gravy made from thr
bones.
QUAKER orarar. .
When carets taken in preparing.
this is a handsome and sore dish. Three
eggs, half a capful of milk, one and a
half tablesnoonfolsof corn starch, one
teasDoonful of salt, one taDiespoonnu
of butter. Put the omelet pan and
a cover that will fit closely on to heat.
Beat well together the yolks of the
eggs, the oorn starch and the salt;
beat the whites to a stiff froth, add to
the well beaten yolks and oorn starch.
Stir all together thoroughly and add
the milk. Put the batter in the hot
pan ; when melted pour in the mix
ture, cover and place on the stovo
where it will brown but not burn. Cook
about seven minutes, fold, turn on a
hot dish and serve with cream sauce
poured around it. If the yolks and
corn starch are thoroughly beaten, and
If, when the stiff whites are added,
they are well mixed, and the cover and
- . . i , ii
pan are very not, were can naruty w
failure. Hew Xork ledger.
HMT3 TO COOKS.
So many housekeepers, both young
and old, are in doubt as to toe rignt
time to cook vegetables and meats
that the following table is given with
the hope that it may prove of value to
some one :
BAKING KEATS.
Beef Sirloin Bare Eight minutes foi
each pound.
Beef Sirloin, Well Pone Ten to fif
teen minutes for each pound.
Beef Bib or Bump Ten to fifteen
minutes for each pound.
Beef Fillet Twenty to twnty-nv
minutes.
LamD. Well Done Fifteen minute
for each pound.
Mutton, Kara Ten to twelve minutes
for each pound.
Mutton. Well Done 'if teen to
eighteen minutes for each pound.
Pork. Well Done Twenty-five to
thirty minutes for each pound.
Veal, Well Done Eighteen to twenty
minutes for each pound.
Braised Meat Three and one-half
to four hours.
Chickens Weighing from three to
five pounds, one to one and one-half
hours.
Turkeys Weighing from nine to
twelve pounds, three to three and one-
half hours.
Fish Of average thickness, weigh
ing from six to eight pounds, one hour.
CAKB ASD PASTRY.
Sponge Cake Forty-five to fifty-five
minutes.
Plain Cake Twenty to forty-five
minutes.
Cookies Ten to twelve minutes.
Gingerbread Twenty to thirty
minutes.
Plum Pudding Two and one-quart!
to three hours.
Tapioca or Bice Pudding One hour,
Bread Pudding Sixty-five minutes.
Pies with two crusts Thirty to forty
minutes.
Graham Bolls Half an hour.
Wheat Bolls Ten to eighteen mb
atea.
Bread Forty to sixty minute.
Biscuit Ten to eighteen minutes,
BBoruxa nsix.
Bass Ten minutes for each pound.
BlueOsh Ten minutes for each
round.
Fresh Cod or Haddock Six minute
for each pound.
Halibut In square, fifteen minutes
for each pound.
Salmon In square, fifteen minutes
for each pound.
Small Fish Six to eight minutes for
each pound.
Oysters Three to five minutes, oi
until the edges curl,
Teal Two or three hours.
Beef Three or four hours.
Mutton Two or three hours.
Ham Five to five and one-half
flours.
Sweetbreads Twenty to twenty-five
sainutes.
Chickens One to one and one-half
hours.
Fowla Two to three hours.
Tongae Two to three hours.
YSOKXABUS.
String Beana One and one-half
two hours.
Shell Beans One to two hours,
j Cauliflower Thirty to forty min
atea, '
I Cabbage, New Thirty to forty-flvt
minutes.
Corn, Young Five to ten minutes.
I Carrots Fifty to sixty minutes,
i Asparagus Fifteen to eighteen min
utes. Onions Thirty-five to forty-five
minutes.
Oyster Plant Forty to sixty min
utes. I Peas Fifteen to twenty minute,
j Potatoes, Boiled Twenty to thirty
minutes.
Potatoes, Steamed Thirty to forty
Ave minutes.
Turnips Thirty-five to fifty mill'
atea.
l Parsnips Thirty-five to forty-five
minutes. New York Beeorder.
About the Koran.
The Koran, the sacred book of the
if ohammedana (usually spoken of by
Oriental scholars aa the "Alcoran"),
I was composed by Mohammed (Mahom
et), and is said to have originally been
'written upon the bleached shoulder
, blades of sheep. The first edition eon
' kains 6000 verses, the second and fifth,
! 321; the third, 6219; the fourth,
S236; the sixth, 0226, and the seventh,
or Vulgate" edition, 6225. The words
tnd letters are the- same in all editions,
viz. : 77,639 words and 323,015 letters,
rhe George Sale (common English
translation) is divided into 114 chap
ters. St. Louis Bepnblio.
Tbat's Different,
rrofessor When we want to sa
somethlnsT that we don't dare say In
English we use the French.
Pupil And when the French want to
ay something they don't oars say in
French-
Professor Ah, yon could make yont
fortune In Paris If you could only dlft
evolot::i ct;:s pootcla6i
Bow a Kew York Ood Was Paaned For
ward by a Politician.
The old style of street bootblack.
whose only outfit was a box slung ovor
his shoulders and plenty of posh and
elbow grease, used to be one of the most
prominent Institutions of the metropo
lis. New be Is hardlv mors than
reminiscence, and win soon jfe crowd'
ta on tne stare ty us Italian aucoesa
With his leather cushioned eair and
brass-trimmed stand. The story of bow
the street bootblack was Installed Is
business and bow his counterpart
sprang up la every part, of the country
was told me the other day In a moat
intsrestlsg manner by Daniel Sween
ey, wbo has closely watched bis rise
and fall.
nt was the fashion,' be explained,
'early In the 6Ds for darky bootblacks,
who -had established iroutes like milk
men, -t go from house to house very
early In the morning gathering togeth
er the boots and shoes their patrons
wished to bars fixed" up. ' Then, about
breakfast time, tljey were brought
back. Be was a iDlcturesoue figure.
this old-time darky, and looked aa fine
aa silk In a spick-and-span white duck
rait, carrying over nla shoulder a long
pale, from which (be shining, furbish-
ed-up footgear dangled and bobbed
about.
"One day In 1S53 or 1834 a poor, rag
red Sixth-Ward urchin, by name Pat
rick Kelly, met 'Mike' Walsh, a promln
ent politician and lobbyist, whose mem'
ory la still green with many of the old
er publle men ot this city and of the
State. lie and Patrick both belonged
to the same section of the city. When
the youngster begged him for money
Mike said:
MoneyI Why don't you go to work
and earn it?
'Can't get no work to do,' answered
Pat
IH find you work,' replied the pot
mdaiS.
'He was a man of expedients, and It
Ud not take him long to cipher out a
plan. He took the lad Into a grocery
store, bought htm some brushes and a
box of blacking, and then with hla own
handa fitted up one of the.groccr'i
smaller wooden boxes with as trap and
hinged cover and footreat Then ha
took Pat out Into the street, put hla foot
on the box with an air of proud satis
factlea and commanded hla protege tc
live him a shine.
The boy pitched In, and soon Mike's
boots shone like a mirror. That day
the pioneer street bootblack made near
ly 3. He prospered so well that be
soon hod hundreds of competitors and
their example spread to the other. large
cities throujhont the country. Soon
bootblacks were as common in Boston
and in Philadelphia as In New York
Mike Walsh kept a sharp eye on his
charge, however, and Induced htm to
aave hla money. He finally took Hor
ace Greeley's advice and migrated to
one of the Western cities, where he Is
bow a highly respected citizen with a
large fairdlT." New York Telegram.
Poend the Missing Word.
L hotel clerk told this story: Hires
men from the country came Into the
hotel and registered for lodging, and a
few minutes biter two of them went out
to see ths town. 1 will stay here,"
said the third,, "and look at things,"
and he took a seat near the door.
At 10 o'clock, a half hour later, the
man who was left went up to the clerk.
"I want to remain," sold Ife.
A11 right, sir," answered the clerk
rhe man stood and looked at the clerk.
and finally went back to hla choir neat
the door.
He sat still another hour and returned
to the desk, "If yon please, I n re
main,'' he said.
"That's all right, sir," was the re
sponse, "We nope you'll te witn us
some time." Tne man nesitatea ana
went back to his chair.
It was away after midnight when be
went up , to the clerk for the third
time. "I think I'll remain, sir," he
old. -
"We have no objections," answered
theman behind' ths desk.
The guest did not go back to hit
thalr, however, but stood stilL Short
ly afterward another guest came up
and asked the clerk tor bis key, "and
m retire "
"Retire! Retire J That's the word I'v
been trying to think of for three hours.
For heaven's sake let me retire," Inter
rupted the man who had so desired to
remain, and bs was at last happy.
rj0UlsvllIe Courier-Journal.
The Same Idea.
The directors of a bank had enxatred
(he services of a watchman, who came
well recommended, but did not seem
OTerexperlenced. The chairman, there
fore, sent for him to post him up a bit
tad began.
'James, this la your first Job of this
kind. Isn't ltr
"Yes, sir."
"Your duty must be to exercise vigi
lance."
"Yesvslr."
"Be careful how strangers approach
you."
"I WlU. sir."
"No stranger must be allowed to enter
the bank at night under any pretext
whatever."
'No, sir."
'And our manager he Is a good man.
honest, reliable and trustworthy j but
it will be your duty to keep your eye
an him."
But It will be hard to watch twt
men and the bank at the same time."
"Two men how 7"
"Why, sir. It was only yesterday thaV
the manager called me In for a talk.
and be said you were one of the beet
men in London, but it would be Just as
well to keep both eyes on you, and let
the directors know It you hong around
after hours." .
Boring for Water In Rooks,
Baron Nordenskjold has shown cro
dcallv that water can be found by bor
ing Into granite and other crystalline
rocks to a depth of from 100 to 170 rest
His theory was that the variations In
temperature ought to cause snearing
strains between the upper and lower
layers of the rock, which would moke
horizontal crevices Into which water
from the surface wuld percolate, and
that the water would be fresh. A Well
was sunk In the Islet of Arko, off the
Swedish coast. In 1884, and at 110 feet
fresh water was found, supplying 4,400
gallons a day. Ernes then six other
wells have been bored and water found
at about the same depth. The object
of the search was to provide light
houses and pilot stations with a per
manent and plentiful supply or water.
XHda't Hope to Better Hei-aelf.
"Please, ma'am." said the cook. TO
flke to give you a week's notice,"
"Why, Mary, this la a great surprise.
Do you hope to better yourself r
"Well, no. not exactly that," answer
ed Mary, with a blush. Tm going to
gtt marrledVrhjtlaj SSl
waif AitxD svna.
A plainly dressed "man, who Intro
Juced himself as Mr. John Smith,
walked into a doctor's office in a Texas
town and, having explained his symp
toms, asked the doctor how long it
would take to cure him. The doctor,
who had treated the visitor with every
possible courtesy, replied :
"You will require careful treatment
inder my personal supervision for
about two months before you are able
to resume your labors in the bank."
Doctor, you are fooling yourself.
am not Smith the banker, bnt Smith
the street ear driver."
'Is that so 1 Well, my good fellow,
t don't see what you came to me for.
There is nothing the matter with you
exoept that you are not a banker, j
Texas Sif tings.
HABD&X S)QUXi XO IT.
You say you can write shorthand?
said the eity editor.
I can, sir," replied the applicant
for a job. 'When it comes to short
hand I don4 knuoklar down to ' any
body."
"Have you had any experience in re
porting a meeting?"
"Lots of it. I can take a full report
ot the proceedings in shorthand and
put it in shape for the printers after
ward. That's child's play for me."
Report any kind of meeting, cat
you?"
"lea, air."
'H'm!" said the eity editor,
there is a sort of convention at
Saddler's Hall in the next block. You
may go and report the proceedings.
Write the speeches out in full."
The applicant for a place on tne city
iditor's staff took his note book and
went away. And he never came back.
When he got to Saddler's Hall he
found he had been sent to report the
proceedings of a convention of deaf
mutes. xiew York .Mercury.
Some Quaint Epitaphs.
In an article on quaint epitaphs, th
lioadon Funeral Directors' Journal
says i Ths following in Penrith Church
yard is refreshing in these days of de
ceit, on account of ita candor :
"Here lies the man Biohard and Mary his
wife
rhelr surname was Pritchard, and they lived
wltnout attire,
the reason was plain they abounded in
riches .
They had no ear nor pain, and the wife wore
tne breeones. '
The owner ol this inscription, now
.eating in Hebburn Churchyard, was
probably a democrat, and had semf
little opinion of himielf :
This humble monument will show.
Here lies sn honest man
Vou Kings, whose heads are now aa low,
itlse Mgtier if you can I
John Dale was a courageous man.
rhis is the. epitaph over his remains in
Bakewell Churchyard, Derbyshire :
"Know posterity that on the Sth of April,
n the year of srao 1787. the rambling re
mains of John Dale were, la the eichty-eixth
year ot his pilgrimage, laid upoa his two
wlTea i
rata thing la life might raise some Jeal
ousy i
Here all tares lie together lovingly."
One epitaph in Ilfraoombe Church-
f ard shows faith :
"Weep not for me, my friends so dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here
My debt is paid, my gravels tree,
And in due course you'll come to me.
Not far from this we have an exam 1
pie of quiet self glorification :
"Here lies a kind and loving wife
A tender nursing mother
A neighbor free from brawl and strife,
A pattern for all others."
Evidently marriage was not a failure
tn this case.
What follows was formerly on
tombstone in St, Thomas's Church
yard, Salisbury :
'Here lias three babes dead as nita,
Ood took them off in agle fits ;
Tbey was too good to live wf tre.
Bo he took 'em off to live wi' 'ee.
Who dares to utter the foul slander
hat it requires a surgical operation to
got a joke into the head of a Scotch
man? Let him or her cast an eye over
the following, and then sit silent for
ever. It is on a gravestone in Stone
haven Churchyard:
"The place whaur Betty Cooper lies
Is here or here a boot
The place whaur Betty Cooper lies
There's neen caa fin' it oot ;
The place where Betty Coopcv lis
There's neen on earth oan teU,
TiU at the resurrection day,
When Betty tells horael'.fc
Cold Booms the Optician's 'Tado.
Cold snaps are a great thing for op
ticians, sudden ohanges in tne tem
perature from heat to extreme cold
aften causes the glass in spootaolee to
Mack, as if trodden upon. Then it
also has a bad effect upon the frames,
and wearers of aids to the eye-sight
are often startled by having their siee-
tacle frames suddenly fall apart at the
bridge. A man accustomed to wear
ing glasses is utterly lost without
them ; he becomes dizzy after a short
whie, experiences nausea and suffers
any number of inconveniences. Of
sourse the minute hia glasses break he
rushes off to the nearest optician.-
New York Journal.
A Freak ot Lightning.
A table in a house was apparently
et on fire by lightning, although the
lightning Itself did not strike the
bouse. The explanation offered is that
parks from inducted currents from
the lightning discharge passed between
the fine metallic threads which were
woven into the fluffy materia of cot
ton and wool used for ornamenting the
table aad that the sparks set the cot
ton on fire, Electrical World,
The first English Deiby was run on
Msy 20, 1784.
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APOLIO
THE FLEET OF MONITOR
Thalr History a long cord ot IS-travaa-aaee
Because of Mealect
When the story of the monitors In ths
TitMoA Rtmtn navr shall COffle tO bS
told It win lay bare a long record of
extravagance consequent upon neglect.
Some of the uncompleted or recently
completed monitors were begun while
many officers of the nary were sou in
their cradles, and the fleet of monitors
Just ordered from the James Biver,
near Richmond, baa been lying there
rusting these twenty years. Tbey are
of the single-turret type. One com
mander, aboard the Ajar, served for
the whole fleet Tbey ara all single-
screw steamers, of 840 horse power,
and each carries two guns. The AJax,
Canonlcus, Mabopoc. Manhattan and
Wyandotte ara 2.100 tons each, whllo
the Oatsklll. Jason. Lehign, hiontauK,
Kahant, Nantucket, Passalo and Com
anche are of 1,875 tone each. Only two
out of the six remaining at Richmond
are to be prepared for sea, and it
sold that of the four that have not been
ordered Immediately from the James
some will probably be sold as scrap
tam.
The history of the old double-turrei
monitors, several of which have lately
been completed. Is something like that
of thelrsingle-turret sisters. The largest
of these great Ironclads Is the Puritan.
She la of 6,000 tons and of 8,700 horse
nower. and she carries ten guns. She
Is a double barbette turret monitor
and so are the Monadnock and Amphl
trite. They are the Terror, a 'double
turret monitor, are each of 8,900 tons
and 1,000 horse power. The Monad
nock carries six guns and the other two
carry four guns each. All of the
double-turret monitors are twin-screw
propellers. The whole -fleet has been
the mystery of the navy for nearly
quarter of a century, and the comple
tion of several of these ships has dis
appointed the expectation ot every
body that knows their history. Their
cost was enormous, and there have
been great changes In their plan of con
structlon. One of thorn lay for years
at the shipyards at Wilmington, Deb,
until the shipbuilders put In a claim
of many thousands of dollars for dock
age. It used to be said that the double-
turret monitors, if completed, would
never be seaworthy, though, through
change of construction. If nothing else,
this evil prophecy has been disappoint"
ed.
The Sailor's MnaTgestlos.
A good story of an Incident which oc
curred the.other day In a Cardiganshire
chapel where the congregation was
made up largely of seafaring men is
now going the rounds. "A figure used
by the preacher related to a captain
at his wits' end when navigating his
ship through a narrow, shallow, wind
ing channel, abounding with rocks and
strong currents. The faces of some of
the listeners were perfect pictures as
the preacher eloquently described the
detallsandthe al faculties of the voyage.
The ship ran against a bank and In a
thrilling burst the preacher shouted,
What shall wedoT 'God knows,' cried
an old sailor, 'for you sre going starn
foremost!
Christmas.
The' early Christians celebrate
Christmas at several different dater.
Some communities observed the lv
of Jonuory; others the Cth; others tli'
20th of March, the dnte of the Jewlsl
possover; others the 20th of September
the date of the feast of tabernacles.
Immersion In sand, mud or water pi c
terves wood for many renturli'it
Portland, Me., sends lobsters to
England.
OP?I$ SNJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the ta.te, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds,' head
aches and fevers and cures habitii:-.!
constijmuoa. Cvrup of .Figs ia the
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 made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs ia for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it, I)o oot accept any
substitute, a,
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
asm nAHcisco. cu
WOtoVUU, Kt. HEW YORK. K f-
. RfKTflN Mace
aww wii Miuutf, aj
Sods Rsla Tkosa Who Half
Should Teach Tea fa Uaa
ra jaataa MtTf tilt
JllUC Tie ZJ
Pierce's Pleasant Pel-
fU .1.1 f TWtntnr
ie :n.i.T the
dresa
P0CaB.Ce, Va. jwa
at.it, and ft will .not
TTlgSCSB CVCU say
lump. The "Pellets"
are so small that
a? tn
;44 of tnem go m
a vial
scarcely hmm
'inch long, and
than an
bior
(UUUU mam m-wm ir ;
Ttr. cure consti pa-
pencil.
One "Pellet1
laxative; two I
la
i mild
taken
afim.
after dinner will
mate uiaouw
and palliate the
action
effects
act with gentle
stomach,
reia.
They don't do
tne
work tnemseives.
They simply stimulate
tii natnral action of
ves
of
the organs the
selves.
m-
FATHER OF THE CANAL.
Maclrv' German Engineer Wh
Planned tne Kiel Waterway.
The man to whom Germany owes
oost In connection with the great Kiel
Canal la Ober-Laurath Bonesch, one of
the most scnoiany
engineers In Eu
rope, lie Is also an
expert meteorolo
gist. Many year
ago ho began the
agitation for a ca
nal to connect ths
Baltic and North
Seas. Count voa
Moltke opposed the
project on military
grounds and fought
OBEB-LATTRATB
BASESCH.
It bitterly. As
consequence Ilerr Banesch for yean
labored In vain for his pet idea. Plans
which ho submitted to the Relchstug
were rejected, but he gave the Govern
ment no rest until given another
chance. This he obtained through the
Intercession of powerful friends, who
Interested Emperor William I. and Ilis-
marck In the matter. The engineer's
plans were once more laid before the
Reichstas. This was In !Sf3, and after
long consideration the first steps were
taken, liorr Bnnesch directed the en
terprise from Its Inception until the
notable display connected with the for
mal opening of the canal was made
last week.
Pesky Thine.
The bacillus of diphtheria Is one
twenty thousandth of an inch Ion.
ind when fixed In ihe human throal
!t prows Into a network with other
bacilli produced from it, all operatlnp
tosether to produce a virulent polsnn.
which when taken Into the blood causes
the fatal consequences so apt to fol
ow from the disease.
Quite So.
naverly What Is the dlf!'e;epcc be
.ween collusion and collision?
Austen If you nnd I should orrio li
o collision and you had me errest.
'or assault and then agreed tv settle tli-
nattof ont of court the difference won!
e between n nnd 1.
A1r7.-.j. "
It doesn't make any UiiTerenoa ho
ood the theatrical br.sliicAQ iv:;v 1
lie ballet girls always hare to kick f
heir pay. Phllnflnln?i!n TVc.vd.
And Make Money- At It.
If von onlr knptr It th trAnhl. la with
rllRestluD. If that waa good you would sleep
better, wake better, work belter, and make more
money at It. How can one "ret on" when the
whole system la slngjlsht Bnt people don",
realize what it the trouble. A box of Rlnan.
tubulea makes life worth living. At druggists.
A lens sixty inches in diameter, has
ust been cast at the Standard Tlate
lass Works, In Butler, Penn. It is
for the telescope of the American Uni
versity of ashington.
Conductor E. D. Loomls. Detroit. Mloh
says : 1 he eiTeet of Hall's Catarrh Cure is
wonderful." Vrils him about it. Sold bv
A red sunset foretells dry weather.
because it indicates that the air toward
the west, from which quarter rain may
generally be expected, contains little
moisture.
Er. Kilmer"! Swamp-Root enras
all Kidney and Bladder troHblet.
I'amplet and Consultation tree.
1-aboratory liinshamton. N. V.
The cable cars of the Brooklyn
bridge are now supplied with electric
light by means of a plan closely re
sembling the now familiar trolley sys
tem.
Plso'l Cnre fa a wonderful Cnnth medtMn
Mrs. W. Pk kert. Van Slclen and Blake Aves.,
Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 26, 'W.
The newest puncture Droof band for
use on cycles is made of strips of whale
bone inserted between the air tubes
and the outer cover.
Fare Rich Blood U essential to rood health.
because the blood It the vital fluid which sup
plies all the oi gans with life. Hood's gamapa-
riila Is the great blood purifier.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, harmless
effective, do not pain or gripe.
Hats were first made in England by
Flemings about 1510.
Mnu WlnaloWS Meotnlatj fyra for ehnarea
sen tli Ins;, softens the (tuns, reduces Inflamma
tion, aiiai-ssaln. cores wind colic. 2&c a bouio
animal and Iaralid Diet.
Foods that will keep a well person
lealthv mav kill-tha ainlr. Dn m. Ai
of beef tea, which will build up' an In
valid, healthy men rapidly lose their
ttrentrth. Bare, iniow tunf. which la
the most nutritive of all meats, and
1 - . . ... 7
wjuco nonrisnes tne Healthy, is the
least nourishing of all foods for the
siok person, whose feeble stomach can
assimilate no part of ife The nutri-
uv power ox mux is very much un
derestimated. There ia mnn nnnvi.l,.
ment in a pint of milk than there ia in
a quarter ox a pound ot beef. But
thia ia not tha whnla nirii'n r
lid dieting. Chemistry has far less to
J . xi ...
wju uie uDjecwuian tne patient e
stomach, which must have not what is
most nourishing, bnt what it ...
limflate with the least exertion. Tha
food that a sick person likes and hun
rersfor is invarlablv what na,tn
auirea. The perfect animal may be
iou, ma layaua must do xostered with
tunpieDut delicately aerred morsels.
rhe chank nt a i aiIaA LmV Au .
' WAWMWM MUIW CUUD, U
sheoker of toast, a spoonful of jelly
J ..ir a . . ...
au ma egjganeu ox not mux those are
the dmintlaai 14 t.- i,. .
A
KIEL C1KAL MEDAII.IOS.
XavYQtk World
Clta and Tan 61 CllpJIer" Shlpj. $
Clipper ships were first built in 184a
at the time when English eteamshipj
were beginning to take business sway
from the Yankee packets. The latty
bad been the rulers ot tho sets frota
the establishment of the Black Call lit
in 1816. That was just after Unci,
Barn's rights on the high seas had been
vindicated by the outcome of the War
of 1812. The first clippers were buiH
for speed, regardless of carrying ca
pacity, but were not very profitable,
because of their small freight and then
(tructarel weakness.
" They were called into being by th
demands of the California trade, and
in 1851 the secret of building swift
ships that were also stanch and ca
pacious was solved by the Challenge,
the Invincible, the Comet and thi
Swordflah. These ve&iels were of enor
mous siae for those days, the Challenge
being of 2000 tons, and their appear
ance was beautiful in the extreme.
The arrival in the Port of New York oi
a clipper that had won repute ai a fait
sailer always excited the wiulest sud
most patriotic enthnsiasm. She causej
corresponding emotions of chagrin
when she touched at British porta.
Nor was the advantage altogether mo.
timental, for the swift Yankee sii,,a
could command much highrr freight
than slow British vessels, $30 a ton
freight being readily paid to American
skippers from China to Liverpool,
while 920 was thought enough for En
glifch masters. Had it not been for tha
fact that the English were first to use
iron in building steamships, ami tua
destructive work of the Alabama dunuj
the Civil War, America might yet he su
preme on the wave. New York Tiuica,
Getting- It Down Fine.
Guest What's this extra cr,a,..
5 for? ""u'
Ilotcl clerk Thata fnr
you neglected to give the waiter
Fuck.
U4U
Is Your
Blood Pure
If not, it is important that you make it
pure at once with the great blood purifier
V V s a
noocrs
Sarsaparilla
Because with impure blood you are in
constant danger of serious illness.
HnnH'c Dalle cure habitual rou,tt.
UUUU aUI9 tlon. Trice c per b..t.
tray's .
Ready
Relief.
m life
long friend.
It ta the onlr
IM1N I!KM
EDYtlialin. stamlr stops
the most
eacruciatlns
rTT-iFn
Hins. allajs
ntluntma.
tlon.- a n cl
cures cou
geMion. Internally
a tf-HSIHlOU-
ful In water will in a few rnlnntcsr-uro Cm mi.
Spasm-., SourStotnarh. Heartburn. Sick Head
ache, Dlarrlio-a, Summer Complaint, Dysen
tery, Colic. Flatulency and all Internal pains.
There Is not a remedial atrent in the world that
will cure fever and ague and all oilier
malarious. Mllous and other fevers, (aided by
KADWAV9 PILISl. so quickly aa H AD
WAY'S KEADT HEI.IEF.
Price 50 ccntaper bottle. Sold by Drag-gista.
KAUWAI 4K (JU.. vr Vorlc
adway's
Pills
PurelT wtretable. mild and reliable. Can oerfM
Dipvstlon, coniulete absorption, aad beailhlul nifn
larky.
Kor the cure of all dlKorderfi of the Stomarh.I.lver,
Bowels, Kldneyr. Bltwlder. Femnle IrrviculitrHW-s
Sick Hfvliht Hlllouaiiem, Const titat. on, Piles and
all denude men ta of the Internal iHctrr, 25 eta. a
our. At JJruilts or by man.
KAUWAI A tU., A IW YORK.
Raphael. Angelo. ioiiarna, Ta
Thsk l.TTtTFVF." ar tha. IW nA Wt tVanvt
cal Collar and Cutis worn: thay ara mad of fin
cloth both aidaa flnashad allka. and bainir TaTa
bljv od eollar ta anal to two of any other kind.
- V f.1 w'r wU An4 'oa A bom aj
Tan OoUaraor Five TaiTa oX Cuffs ttTmml$-Wtn
Gshuta.
A 8avxnrla Collar and Pafrof rnffabr assassl faff asit
Oeaeta. Kama atyU and six. Addraaa
BSTU8IBLB COLIasYB OOMPAjrT.
H Pnakllm t., Faw York. 17 KUbr St. BoartssaV
DROPSY
Treats! Frea.
Positively Ct'RKD
with Vet?etAtle
Remedies. Htvs
cured many thou
aand casea pro
nouned ho pel ewe. From Unit dose symptoms rap.
Idly dtsappear.and In ten days at least two-thlnls f
all symptoms are removed. HOOK, of testimonial
of miraculous cures sent FKEK.
TEH DATS TKEATME1VT FURNISHED FREE
by mail. Dr. H. H. GREEK & SOUS, Specialist.
Atlanta. Ga.
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FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
has bean used 7 Mllllena af Mathers
fr their children while Teething for over
Ifty Tears. It soothes the oblld. sufuns the
sums, allays all pJn, cures wind eoUo,aoa
is the beat rniad for dlaiiaeia.
Twestr-kTO Oemta a BectstV
nlV irm pi.kast work atiy -"i
A I aa early .pi llc.tloa ler LoeI lft"T ') Ol
DAVIS OREaU SEPARATORS
to fanners and DesryaMa. Oae style was ihowa la
laat number Joamai. aaether wiu sooa i
DKared euV eaawaUe, write tor Haadsome Ills
CSid Bek Free. ajwaui bu ab
sura. nriTsiii Miaifsiiams I f-
BsmrwaiaTsasj
JOUH W..HORRIK.
Washington. D.V.
llCHOIVll Wasblnglnn, .;
r Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
Lavte Prlnolpal Exaufnar U-S. PecalOD Bureau
lirstn last war, UwUudlcatiug claims, atty sine
4nre relief s efrww i
KIDDER'S PASTILLE8.hym.lt"fii Acr
auuilenown. Mass.
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I'll I P I I V BISHOP et I Mime,
ehlngton, D. f.
(ZITVATIOX Whn aUAI.iriEn-Y
Men to learn Telerranliv. Htatinn .nit Ft
ount
Agenta'Duties. F. WHITti.M AN, Chatham. N.V
lrl
pRAHELIJr COLLEGE. New Athens. O. RosrJ.
tuition, room, & books, ts a week. Catalog fres
. A . . . l .I.
Caenttat'wa.. , '" rttTrtl.n. l.fllr,.oi . iim
aa. SW avatraalar. 6aU. awe. . 2.
EUBTC SfHrRF all flfif (alia.
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I Bast Vouch bjrup. Tames oobd, V
In time. Soiq by dnisaiata.
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WORLD'S FAIR.
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SOLD EVERYWHERE.
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