LOVE'S SEASON;. In rait sweet days when hectic flikhaa Burn red on maple and mmich lea.! When sorrowful winds wail through tua ru-ihes. And all Hilars whlmrnf Inn and rrlaf. d Then close and closer boli Frost ap proicbo i So snatch the blossoms from Nature's breast. When night forever on r!ay encxoachoe Oh, then I think that I lore yoa bast. slni yet when winter, ftat tyrant mistei; Has Luried autumn in walla nf miv And bound and fettered where bold Frock cast her J-s outrage 1 Nature in helpless woe. hen ail eartU's p'eisures in four walls cen trs. And si le br side ii th9 snnr home nest vVel'sit'ie t--n pests which cannot enter Oh, then I say th.it I love yoa bast, 3nt later on, when the Siren Season Betray the trust of the senile Kin?. An 1 glad Earth laughs attae act of treason. ji.ni winter dies in the arms of spring; urh?n ba 's an-t birds all push and flutter To free fair Nature so long oppressed, X thrill with feelings I cannot otter, AuJ then I am C3rtain I love yoa best cuz waen n sp'.en lor the q jealy summer H,in over the earth an 1 the skies above, V ben Xature kneels to the royal comer. even the Sun flames hot with Love. Yun I'leasura basks In the luscious weather. And Care lies out on the sward to rest Oh. whether apirt or whether together, ' It is then I know that I love yoa best Ella Wheeler Wilcox, In Llppincotfc, f IMSCILLA'S MANAGEMENT. XT MARAQ CROSSB VAOLET. EACON DODGE felt "blue" enough, as he sat down to his six o'clock tea, in his humble home on Forest Hill. It was not that the tea was either badly served or poor in quality, for he in variably purchased '''sL -he t"t groceries y- the market elordeil, and nothing Miss Prissy ever tried to do or make ever resulted in fail ure. It was neither the eatables nor jet the drinkables that caused the cloud on the deacon's brow. As he expressed it, he "felt blue as a whetstone," and the cause arose from the tightness in money llrc!es. M'ss Prissy, the deacon's strong minded daughter, perceived the lower ing countenance, and wishing to con ciliate the old gentleman a little, put ar tdditional lurao of suar in his tea. "Third, and lastly," he said, in an abstntc'.ed manner, as he passed the enp for rcflllment. Prissy smiled almost involuntarily a' this "poer of habit exemplified. The worthy deaon, busy with hu bread and butter, did nut sco his listener's face. 'I'll tell you what," said he, carefully adjusting his knife and fork, "unless something happens in our favor pretty loon, we are gone to smash completely." Even the lingering shadow of the smile that -had played round the corners of Prissy "s mouth died out, and she looked anxiously at her father as he went an: "There is a four-hundred-dollar mort ae on the house, with interest at seven per cent., and no man can stand such a per cent, as that. l here is that one- bundred-dollar note, and two of fifty dollars each, besides one hundred and sixty dollars yet unpaid on the lumber, seventy-five dollars got to come some howfor the carpenters, twenty-five for the mason, twenty-five more for the paii .ting. Beside?, that leaves us with lac hou?e not jet hilf finished, the ground yet to be grubbed and laid out anl fenced, and not a cent, mind you not a single cent to do it with." The deacon leaned back in his chaii and fairly groaned. The strong minded Friicilla got up, dJ walking round to his side of the table, laid her hm J on his arm. "Listen to mc, deacon," said shv thoughtfully she always called him that when she felt particularly in earnest "listen to me, now, and I'll tell you the plan I have for extricating our atlairs Iron financial annihilation." Talk away," growled tho bear. "Talk, at any rate, is cheap enough , even in these bard times. Prissy declined to octice tho slight put upon her tongue, aad continued, bravely "You know you have always refused to keep a cow, pig, or chickens. Isow, then, let us have all three, and I will show you this fail that your interest money shall be forthcoming, besides bavin? our grocery bill foted as it is made." 'Pshaw, Prissl" ejaculated he, with a groan of dirapprova), "how could you do it? beside, my credit isn t worth a blue bean. I haven't the money to pay for a cow, nor a pig, not even the chick' ni, so thore's an end of that." In no wise discouraged, the strong minded young woman coolly continued: "I have ways and means for all of 'em. deacon. And If you will solemnly agree to do in all things as I suggest and ad vise, I in turn will promise and ratify it, too, to take these debts and the unfin ished house on my shoulders, metaphori cally speaking, and in three years' time no will owe no man, and our house and round shall compare lavorabiy with viy in the country." The deacon considered a moment. "Show mo your ways and means, Pris." "Well," a little reluctantly, "you know the Laurels I Mrs. Laurel wants to trade a young new milch cow, with the calf, for twenty-four yards of that new ingrain carpet of our, and as I have already carpet enough, besides that to cover all the floor we shall use for a vear ir so, 1 have accepted, mu uuei. 'Anas k cow No. 1, eh?' "Cow No. 1 yes." 'Undo Eemus has taken a fancy to nj gold watch, and wants to trade me a sow and a hog of the female persuasion 'or it, and as the watch is useless to me si our present circumstances, I have mde up my mind to close with. him. io thcro is cow No. 2, and aforesaid The deacon opened his eyes. 44 'Pon my word, Priss, you're a born "rider. Dut what about the chickens?" "I have bought five four hens and ne rooster of the Bowers, on 'tick,' it they say. Tho hens are wanting to let, and I shall send you to Neighbor Tootle for ct'zi to set them w:th. Too :le charges fifty cents per dozen for eggs, 3nt his arc an extra kind of large fowl :hit can be made to bring four dollars per doz;n as early spring chickens by ;he first of June. I can have at least thirty or forty chicks for tho Juno mar ket and the proceeds therefrom will take up a certain note of yours. In the neantim j ti.e butter shall pay our house sold expenses as we go along. There lUiill be no butcher's bill, nor any other tin 1 of a bill, run up for future sett'.e tient. The calves we will fatten and sell this fall, the hog ditto. Undo Be tV9 Jdvices me &QtatiilUSL.Qijlgi k ffi mm taatil next year, when Ihey will felca ui f ometu'ng over a Hundred dol'an. The eight acres of ground, for tha ue of whic'i we pay forty dollars, must bt planted with corn, and I nave alreadj elected the seed. As the land fa partic ularly clean and of uncommon good soil. the yield should be not less than sev enty-flve bushels to the acre, which, if corn comes down to an unprecedented! low figure, will still pay ail expenses lot seed, rent, tillage, and leave us enougl to fatten onr hogs after all." The deacon was silent from astonish, went. "I shall raise- as many chickens a possible through the heat of the coming summer; so that the next spring I shall have eggs by the quantity, when the market reports quote a good price, with lupply less than the demand." You talk like a fanner, Priss," ejac ulated the dazed deacon. " When did yor 'earn so much, I wonder t" Don't ask me questions, but promts; me," giving him a tight squeeze. "I promise." She shook herself loose from him, nd poured out for herself a cup of hot fca. "Yery well; go to work and make tot some chicken coops and a hen house, and fetch home my hens to-morrow, and this fall I will show square accounts with some folks I know of." In the course of time the cows wen driven home, the chickens roosted in the deacon's hen house, and the 4 Tenia U hog, with her seven children, occupied the attention of the deacon daughter. Of a morning Prissy went into the cellar and skimmed, andstralned,and churned, and outside the deacon himself, with the spade and ax made good time among the stumps, thereby saving hired help nd the additional cost of a wood pile. The deacon had aved all his life undet a lazy cloud. He couldn't cat wood, he. said, because it made him so tired. He couldn't work at farming, because the weather was either too hot or too cold, or too wet or too dry. He couldn't stay all the while at bis place of business (tie was a photographer) and wait for cus tomers, because he 4 'wanted to get out and stretch his legs." But suggest the idea of an impossible enterprise to him, or ask him to invest in a lottery ticket, or talk travel, and directly the deacon as your man. He was utterly and abominably last and selfish. He forced Prissy to pinch and save a dollar, while he would squander fifty, and have nothing to show for what he had paid out. Such is man that is, so tnuc'i of It as went by the aame of Deacon Dodge. One of the things the stroog-mladea girl got him to do was to make a' fence, which she insisted should be nedge. A hawthorns hedge, she declared, was both beautiful and attractive, beiider jt as useful as sey other. Bo. under her vigilant generalship, bt delivered some trees for the nursery men and took his pay in hedge plants, whiGa she made mm set out and attend to. Little by little she put the deacon ot his mettle, until at last she herself wai surprised to find how much she had mad him accomplish. At the end of the first year he had grubbed their one and s half acres, put the first coat of paint on the bouse, made the fence, dug the eel- ar, built outhouses, cut all the fire wooc aud made five dollars a week besides. At the end of their first year Frigs, found she has sold six dozen chickens a I four dollars per dozen, and had as many more to winter over. She had sold six hundred pounds of butter, at an average of thirty cents a pound. The two calve fetched twelve dollars readily, and the fatted hog twenty-seven more. The!; household expenses had been just one hundred dollars, aside from what she had raised in the garden, and the butter and eges were of home manufacture, also. She spent not a penny for cloth ng. Together they checked ol account. one evemcjr, ami to bis intense surprise the deacon found a little matter of foui hundred and fifty dollars to his credit, besides having a much better start tor .he next year. He paid the balance due on hii lum ber, and thankfully took up three othet notes, after which he breathed more freely. The next year the invincible Prissy sold two hundred dollars' worth of hogs, sixty dollars' worth of eggs, and ten dozen chickens, still keeping house hold and personal expenses at the lowest possible point. The deacon, too, had bettor luce, oi perhaps attended more strictly to his business, and the end of the second year was also the death knell of the lnsatlablr -nortgage. As this is no fancy sketch, but, on th. contrary, is a veritable "leaf from life. I cannot state what the result was foi the thisd year of Miss Prissy's manage nent. But I saw the deacon the other da. rimming his hedge, which was all white tnd sweet with bloom, and he telis int :hat the carpenters are busy at bis bouse, md that be shall have enough produce to d U pose of in the fall to take him com pletely out of debt. He certainly ba :he handsomest place in the country, and by far the most stylish house. As for Prissy, her face is tanned a light brown, ind her hands are not quite so white and imall as they once were not "so useless by half," she says, turning them over carefully, and showing the little cal loused lumps on the palms. "But we are out ot debt anyway, snt added, triumphantly. This thing of being dunned by every other person on lees is anything but funny. May Forrest Hill long outshine it ceighbors. and stand as a striking me mento of one woman's will. New York Weeklv. How Deaf Mutes Dance. 'I never felt so lonesome la my life," laid a gentleman recently, "as when I chanced to be thrown one day with a picnic party of deaf mutes. They could understand each other, laughed and carried on and bad a good time gener ally, while I sat like a mummy, apart, looking on, but unable to paiticipate in my of the fun. One thing that surprised me greatly, he continued, "was to see them indulge In dancing. I had always supposed that it was absolutely essential to bear the rhythm of the music in order to keep the time of a waltz or a polka. To be sure they had an orchestra on the dancing barge, and for a time I regarded that as peculiar, . for few if any of the party .ould hear the strains. "Alter a little thought I solved tha siystery. The mutes could not bear the music, but they leit it, wnion was lust as effectual. To be sure of the matter I spoke to the leader of the orchestra and he assured me that my surmise was cor rect, and that when he was employed by the party it was expressly stipulated that he should bring hi biggest base drain and bass viols. The deep tones were more vibratory than the others and the mutes kept excellent waits time, by feel ing the vibration ot the wojrfjfloorlng upon which they danoc49ffW Tecf Herald. ;SE?-Jfr The Moderi OMtwtrjb nil debts wan all settled His wife be adored i Be died like a rhrtsilan Fnllv Inmmd. .-Atlanta CouutatUmv.-.- An Oil EettLr. Geologists agree that many thousand f years ago they do not agree on the lumber of thousands great ice fields, Ike immense glaciers, moved slowly out if the north over a large part of the jolted States and Europe. These glae eers were so thick that they have .left on iio top of the White mountains bowl sera which they had carried hundreds of niles, and they had much to do with ihaping the hills and valleys of New fork, Pennsylvania, and New England. The marks mado by these glaciers as they ground and crushed their way over Ihe rocks are still plainly visible in many places, and it is easy to trace the large bowlders they carried northward to regions wnere such stone occurs in largf quantities. Those were days of great things, an& inong the hdge creatures that roamed ibout in the region of the advancing glacier was the Elephas Americanus, or unerican elephant. Part of the akele n of one of these animals has just been aneartbed at Carl Junction, Missouri.aad lent to the Washington university, rhese bones show this animal to have seen from twenty-five to thirty feet long, md fifteen feet tall. It fed on trees and uhe4,and a wagon-load of pine branches ad cones would have made a light sup icr for this monster. Its molar teeth, had jrinding surfaces nine by tour inches in ice, and Its tusss wore nine lees song. Coarse long hair covered the big fellow trom head to toei, and a drove of such inimals must have been an imposing light, even in the presence oi me migncj rlaciers. In cave in ranee nas Deen iouuo, ratched on a bit of ivory tusk, a rude picture of one of these prehistoric mam moths. This picture is supposed to be the oldest known, and was made by some man or boy who was more olever than Is fellows, but who lived in a cave, ate raw meat, and wore scanty clothing made from uutannod skins of wild beasts which the filthy and savage men of those far-off times killed with clubs and stones. It may be, therefore, that hriman beings law the living aui.uil, piccoi of w'.iose ikeleton were dug the other day iron beneath twenty feet of soil out in ML. "uri. Harper's Youuj People. Jot, and Data. You must use or lose that talent. Do not save all the flowers fcr th .nneral. That butterfly was a worm the otbes iay. But it ceased to crawl and took Ting. When, having had ample time U prepare, a man makes an apology he if ia apology for a man. "We shall know each other there.- Yes, but it would help things to get nightly acquainted here. PUT In the lock-stitch of love and pull out the basting-threads of duty Tom the garment of service. Hats you tried to lift a life to a ilgher level? Then "do it some more,1 is the cornstalk said to the sunbeam when it pulled. All that the soldiers took awa) .torn the cross was the garment oi Christ, and lots of other people are do ing the same thing. The brother who took his letter from .he church the other day thought isms- liing would sag right away. It did, but it wasn't the church. When -the brother whose hens hart icratched up your garden talks ic meeting about loving one's neighbors, io not speak right away. Canned Yegetablea. Tbere are few things more unappe JzlDg than the canned goods put up in tins, as they aro ordinarily served thai Is, Kim ply turned out into a saucepan and heated. A very Important precaution tc take is to turn out tbe contents of a :an several hours before they are ranted, which will cause them to lose tbe peculiar, stifled, close taste, frequently combined with solder, that too often clings to them. Teas should be dralucd of thelt liquor and heated with a spoonful of water, a lump of butter, half a teaspoon ful of fine sugar and alt and pepper. Or, make a thin white sauce with milk, butter sea toning and a bit of flour, and beat them in this. Canned corn needs a little milk or :ream, butter and seasoning, and it must only get thoroughly hot. Cojk- ing toughens It. Yoa can make a corn pudding with .wo cuDfuls of cbopoed canned corn, me of milk, one egK oeaten In half a :uiful of milk, a tablespoon ful of melted butter and a palatable 6ea- onlng of salt and pepper. For corn pancakes mix as above, iddlng half a cupful more of milk, lour to make a thin batter, and a teaspoonful of baking powder. Pancakes made of canned peas, af ter the same receipt, are not bad. Canned tomatoes are nice stewed and baked In alternate layers with boiled rice or boiled macoroni, season Ing the layers with butter, pepper tnd salt Canned asparagus makes nice as paragus cream soup, and may be served in every war the same as tbe fresh. Albany Cultivator. A. Tama Xonntsin Llosu The author of "X Uiie Through TToa Jet land," says that she was invited, when In Colorado, to visit a hunter's tore and see a mountain lion; the only ne, as its owner asserted, which had sver been tamed. It was in a little back room, chained to an iron staple in the floor, round which it was pacing, utter 'ng low growls. It appeared very much like a small pan ther, and seemed anything but tame, mailing at us as if it longed to spring, it was in awe of its msrter, however, and :owed down every time he cracked his whip. lie made it do seveial tricks ith a retriever dog, which did not seen o like the task very well. 'Come and kiss Hiss Pussy," said thi nan, and the dog went up to it, laid a law upon its neck, and licked its face. The master then put a piece of meat n its nose, and told the dog to fetch it way. 4He doesn't care for this part," wai lis comment. "She has had him by the ihroat once or twice. Just look at hei ron paws I One blow would lay you lead as mutton. What, you brute, yoi vould, would you!' Miss Pussy had tried to gnaw his boot, uad needed to be lashed off. Did you ever take her out?" "Oh, yes, she goes walking with me n the mountains, sometimes. I take her bain off when we're out of the town ut Pm precious careful to follow her nd never let her steo behind me V aasfcr. ' Irate) Father Young man I I am outraged, sir, that you should seek to marry my daughter on so short ac Bualntanca. Yoa are almost a itranger te her. Stubbs (firmly) Well, she doesn't take any more pbances than I do. She's almost t tranger to mq. Texas glfUnna, mNY CSti FCR PAFETT. f aveatl ve Yankee) Have Devtaed Foi Peculiar Mode of Kmploylag It. We bare had the gelOen age and the (ron age and various other axes, but the present will probably be known as the wooden or paper age.' Paper dress material masquerading as Bilk la the latest Invention In the paper line, and threatens to drive tbe silkworm oat of business. Spruce sawdust, cotton or lute waste and alcohol axe put Into the machine and come out at the other end shining, delicately colored, rustling silks, suitable for the most fastidious lady's gown. Of course, this paper silk doesn't wear so well as the real fabric, but think bow much cheaper it will be! Enthusiastic paper manufacturers my the new woman and the new man will dine off paper dishes. It Is not Improbable that the hat of the future will be an indestructible) paper affair, Impervious to lire or water. Over In Paris any enterprising milliner will be able to show you stylish bonnets and hats mad entirely of paper, frame, trimming, ornaments and all. Parasols of paper do not seem to have been thought of yet, but satchels nud trunks ot paper are common enough. The pa per trunk, deeplte Its frail sound. Is tbe despair of the. baggage smasher. It refuses to smash. So do paper car wheels. They have been in use for years on some of the most important railroads In this coun try. It must not be supposed that the wheels are made entirely or paper. This material only forma the Interior shell. Having been subjected to terrific pressure. It Is molded and firmly bolt ed to the outer rim, which Is of steel. Greater durability and lightness are claimed for these wheels, but don't let the Idea of lightness lead you to get under one. If you do, you may possi bly have use for one of the paper cof fins w.hlch are being turned out at wholesale by a firm at Weatfleld, Mass. Th railroad train of the futur Is 'Ikely not only to have paper wheels, but to run on paper rails. These are mad entirely of paper, and are formed in molds under great pressure. They have been used to some extent In Rus sia and Germany, and are said to be fro from many of the defects of the ordinary steel rait Paper horseshoes are another Euro pean Invention. Among the advan tages claimed for them Is that they maintain a rough surface, enabling the herse to get a good grip on the smooth pavements. German paper makers have put on the market a sub stance called "papier sculptor," which la used Instead of clay for modeling. It Is simply paper pulp kept soft enough to be worked, rnpiermache ceilings and wall decorations are very fashionable. They may look like leath er or brocade or a thousand and ono handsome embossed effects, but they are wood pulp, Just the same. The house-furnishing departments In the big shops furnish interesting evi dence of the extent to which paper en ters into ordinary life. Taper pulls and tubs are appreciated by the suburban dweller who hasn't "set" tubs. They ar mnch llffhtjr and easier to ki-po clean, as well as cheaper than the old J style. Bo Is the much-abused cuspluor. Peach baskets, berry baskets ami but ter boxes are made of paper, and al most everything under the sun salt, which used to come In pretty blue and white bags; oatmeal, crackers. Ice cream, candy, shoes, corsets, -dresses Is sent home In a paper box. In Japan, they say, some folks live In paper houses, and In this country paper boats are In use. Nor must the necessary sewer pipe be forgotten. Taper pipes for carrying water, steam or electric ity are not uncommon. As conduits for electricity they are considered safe, even though the wire be not Insulated. Remedy for Red Noses. Bed noses, says Diana De Morny, are certainly moat unattractive, and how to remedy such an affliction comes within the power of all those who suffer from this disfigurement. Let the red nosed girl abstain from spices and from all stimulants even tea and cofTce; U? ber take frequent exercise, dressed in loose clothes; eat simply cooked food, with an abundance of fresh fruit and vege tables. Tight lacing, tight shoes any- thing which Impedes the circulation will produce red noses. Tbe following wash, which Is the formula of the re nowned specialist, Hlllalret, may le Ssed also with benefit: Distilled rose- water. 200 grammes; spirits of camphor, 80 grammes; sulphur, in powder, 20 mmau: Senegal mm. pulverized, 8 gramme. Anolent Lighthouses. Lighthouses for the guidance of mariners are vary ancient. Tbe earliest In England of a permanent character wer th North and South Foreland lights. They were merely lath and plaster buildings, with a light on top of them In a glass lantern. The first Eddyston was erected about the mid die of the last century. A Borrowed die torn. Our habit of reading the declaration of independence on the Fourth of July Is derived from the old English custom of having the magna charts, read twice a year In the cathedrals. The bishops not only read It, but excommunicated those who broke It Kaiser Wilhelm la Rebuilding. Kaiser Wilhelm is spending $1,600,000 on additions and Improvements to hrs palace in Berlin, which It will take seven years to complete. Last year $300,000 was spent In rebuilding the northwestern end. Became Neoeaalty. When pins were first Invented they wer considered so great a luxury as not to b fit for common use, and the maker was not allowed to sell them in an open shop except on two days of the rear at tbe beclnnlna- of January. An Animal Mower. Tbe inhabitants of S Lucia hare lately discovered a most wonderful plant. It grows in a cavern, In an immense basin of brackish water that has overfiowod from the sea. Tnt bottom basin is covered with pebbles, and etch pobble with from one to five of theso plants, which, for want of a better aame, are termcu anl ma' flowers. These 'curious creatures, witch are In all shades of color, remind one ot a beautiful lower bed. io Uie sight they are permit rowers, bub on tho approach o.' a bard or a stick Ihoj retire out ol slfbt. Close examination shows that tn middlo of ihe St-wer-ltke disc is pro tided with four BK-u enw which rrovi round the petal-i t 1th a brisk, spun tauoous motion. Kaoh of these fila .ncnts I provVed with pincers for re-cci-..ng prey. They llvo Uion Wt spawn of fish and raarlo insects. tVbencw.r tho pincers on the fila ments make a catch, the peU's lm mod.-at .-'y close, aud uere Is -a es cape f ?r I stever bas been so on fortunate as to fall into tL tcracioa1 rcature'i maw- - m a)rrat. I In that magnificent anthem in which the line recurs "Pe Joyful, be joyful, my heart ever Joyful," Ilea a suggestive secret for all trus living. Despair and doubt and depression are unhealthful, are destructive or all worthy work, are corrosive in their effect upon character. The religious significance of gladness is shown all through the scriptures. 4iSe glad in the Lord," we are told. "Rejoice greatly," "Lift up your hearts. " These are but familiar examples of a mulitude of similar expressions. De pression isfsuch an enervating and negative state as to be almost im moral. One bas trials to meet, dif ficulties, hardships, even; obstacles to overcome, What ot them? If tbere not the triumph In overcoming? Is It not tbey who overcome whose names ate marked by a white Btone? What am I, what are you, what is our neighbor, than any or all of us should be exempt from the discipline of life? If the suffering burns out the sin; if the difficulties we en counter c catc new energy to sur mount them; if the consequences of our fault and fellies teach us to live above such follies and faults in ruture -shall we not rejoice? Surely, one Is not in lovo with one's sins neg ligences, or ignorances, and tte sooner they are starved out, and driven out, and purified, the better. Sorrow, too the loss of friends; the sorrow we feel, and sometimes tbe most keenly, through sympathy with tbe sorrows of others; disaster and misfortune all these come more or less into every life with their varied discipline, their varied aid. What then? Lift up your hearts. Rejoice in tho Lord. Let it all tend to the splrltuallzation of life. Hot because one is safely boused and sheltered from tbe storm, bat because be bas achieved tbe power ot living above tbe storm, may he say, in tbe refrain of Buddbi and of tbe cowherd, in tbe beautiful legend, "Rain on, O, cloud, rain onlr The Trail of a Slooae. Tbe trail of a moose, leading some dmes for miles together through a net work of fallen debris, the labor of fol lowing him, and to do so climbing over and under the innumerable fallen logs and interlacing branches, may be more easily imagined than described. However weary the hunter may be, he must never for one instant relax bis caution, and in those large silent woods never, if possible, break a stick. The moose has an intensely acufc sense of hearing and smelling, and as, of course, despite all his caution, whefe hunting before the snow has come, the hunter, although moccasin-clad, must break sticks sometimes, he finds fre quently, after working his way on the trail through one of these horrible woods, that on reaching the other side the quarry has started off across a mile of open prairie to seek the shelter of t similar cover on the other side. As the moose, even when undis curbed, is a tremendous walker, brows ing on the low willows as he goes, there is no knowing when or where he will stop again. Things being thus, it follows that the days when there is a high wind are the best by far for hunt ing. Then in the crashing of the fall ing branches and the rattling of the limbs of the trees the wary brute gets careless, and in easier of approach. Slackwood's Magazine. A FABMER'3 AFFIDAVIT. DECLARES TIE WAS CUBED IX A MARVet.Orj MANNER, Covered IVlth Sores and Strmma-e gpols Itched All Over Row Be Was Cared. From tha Times, Oieego, A". 3" Having been informed that Mr. Harlln Beott, of tbe town ot CaaJor. Tioga Co., N. v., had roceived great tenant from tbe use of Ptnlf . Pills, a reporter of the Owtgo Timet drove out to Sr. Scott's farm and found that gnntUman hard at work and apparently In the best of health. On making inquiry as to the truth of report, Mr. Boott was very en thusiastic and oheerf ully furnished the fol "owing affidavit: Harlln J. Soott, being duly sworn, says that he Is a farmer living la the town of Candor, Horn County, S:ate of Stw York. Had for merly lived la Caroline, Tompkins County, K. X. For several years was afflicted with a disease ot the skin, In whloh brown spots and sores appeared upon bis face, neok and body. At times suffered a burning, prick ling or itching sensation that was terribly annoying and disagreeable, especially so when perspiring, and woe unable to work. Consulted the local physician, who said my liver and blood were diseased. His pnwerip tlons did not benefit me. I took blood reme dies recommended by druggists, with no help. A friend called my .attention to Pink Pills for Pale People. 1 pnrohased a box of a druggist In Ithaca In February, 1894. The first box had a beneficial effect. Have con tinued to take them, and there Is scarcely any spots or pimples on my body. I ean now work hard perspiration eauses no an noyance. I sleep well, and am eonfldenl hat my recovery Is due to the Pink Pills. Habus J. Soott. Sworn to ami subscribed before me this 13th of May, 189$. Cluucs T. Nixos, Notary Public, Tioga CooBty, N. T. The foregoing is bnt one of many wonder ful ctrras that have been credited to Dr. Will lams' Pink Pill for Pale People. Diseases which heretofore have been supposed to be incurable, such as locomotor ataxia and pa ralysis, succumb to this wonderful medicine as readily as the most trifliag ailments. In most eases the reported cures have been investigated by the leading newspapers and vurined In every possible manner. Their fame has spread to the far ends ot civiliza tion, and there Is hardly a drug store In this country or abroad where they cannot be found. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a cundonsed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to tha blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as loco motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus dance, sclictlca, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv ous headache, the after effect ot la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow oomplexions, all forms ot weakness either In male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price, (50 cents a box, or six boxes for ?2.oO they are never sold In bulk or by the (00) by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. X The Cheek of This. Fays tbe St Louis Star-Saying: "The letters brought out by the death of Blaine and published over the signature of ;Mack," In the late issues of the St. atbuls "Globe-Democrat," are tbe choicest contributions to the higher grade of political litera ture that tbe newspapers bare seen for many a day. Tbey combine a style that is bard to surpass with a mass of information, much of wbicb Is the result or tbe writer's intimate and confidential relations with the men about whom he speaks. They are from the pen of Mr. J. B. Mc Cullagb, the editor or tbe Globe Democrat," and they show conclu sively that be has not lost one lota of his oldjtlme vigor. All we regret about them is that they were not published In "The Star-Sayings," where tbey could have that Wide clr culatlon to which their merits en titles them." latUe Slater. Elderly Maiden (out rowing with a possible suitor and a little sister who is frightened by the wave) Theodora! If yoa are so nervous now what will yoa be at my age? Little Sister ramv) Thirty seven, i suDpose. !I Can't Sleep Is the complaint of many at this season. The reason is found in the fact that the nerves are weak and the body in a fev erish and unhealthy condition. Tho nerves may be restored by Hood's fear- I nnaFilU artifoh fotutu them IlDOtt TUr6 Wood, and this medicine will also create an appetite, and tone up the system and tnus give sweet reiresning sieep. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the only true blood pnrlfler prominently In tbe public eye to-day. 1; six for sj. mt J Dllle act harmoniously with rlOOCl S flUS Hood's Sarsaparilla. Ko SLIPS OF THE TONQU8, Borne, amn.is; Mistakes Had 7 BpaTS rs. That is a queer and moat embat ..E.in,f vmchU.v which we all possess at some time iu our lives, of meaning ine thing and saying anotner. When a rather dapper young man was Introduced to a very distin guished lady, he bowed low, and said: "I think, madam,you have had the pleasure of meeting me before." Sucii mistakes are very frequent on tbe platform of the amateur per formance. A regular attendant at these places noted tbe following ab surd mistakes, some of which wer4 either unobserved by the audience, or supposed to be tbe proper thing In the proper place. A charming young lady thus rendered a climax In a cele brated poem: "Go, your liver loves." said Crom well, "Curfew shall not ring to night" In another recitation the readci "Clasped to ber heart tbe throbbing boy." An orator made an unexpected ef fect by thus reversing matters: "lie rests at wounds who never felt scar. " The pet of the family having been duly Instructed in his part gdes on the platform and begins boldly: 'I Klsh I had a little pat To dof Win oa tbe head.' This Is equaled by a recent smal hero who, with all tho confidence in the world, approached the audienc tnd began: 'XJnder tbe sureadliig blacksmith tree The village eheatnut stands." A confusion of memory caused an elocutionist to change a line of Bar bara Frietchle rather surprisingly. "Whea It marched wver the garden wall." The little aberrations are very musing to everybody, but those who are th cause of tbcru. It is nevci pleasant to be the one who takes that Uffurative step from the sublime to the ridiculous. Jtanks. A correspondent of the New York Tribune says that the hop-growers of Otsego County have discovered what naturalists have long been trying to make farmerj understand that skunks, instead or being their ene mies, as they formerly supposed, are among their most useful friends. As one hop-grower expressed it, Now adays we protect skunks as carefully as we do song-birds." Hop-yards, it appears, are infested by a certain kind of grub which i;naws off the tender vine at the root and this grub is tne favorite food of the skunk. As a general thing the skunks sally .orth at nightfall, but now and then thev are to be seen at work In broad daylight The proceeding is an in teresting one to watch. The skunk begins his quest ou the edge of the yard, where he cocks his head over a hill of bops and listens. If a grub Is at work upon one ot the four trailing vines, bis quick ear is sure to hear it. At once he begins to paw up the earth, and presently he Is seen to uncover the grub and swallow it with unmistakable relish. Then he listens aain, and if he hears nothing, proceeds to the next bill. And so he goes on till he has had bis 81L Now that tho skunks are no longer molested, they have become com paratively fearless. Sometimes, we are told, tbey keep up their operations even while the cultivator ij driven between the rows. One man rejoiced In the presence ot a skunk family two old ones and their five kitten The young oae followed their father and mother about tbe yard In broad day Hunt while people stood looking on. They were both ornamental and useful; but one day two strange dogs came along and killed them. The farmeractually sbed tears when he saw his seven pets lying dead on the ground. Old Vlsltlns Cards. Some iiiiy years go, when a house in Dean street, Soho, was being re paired, on removing a marble chimney piece in, the front drawing room, four or five "visiting" cards were found, one with the name of Isaac Newton on it The names were all written on the backs of common playing cards. The louse in Dean street was the resi lence of Hogarth, or his father-in-law. In "Marriage a la Mode," (Plate 4,) iiis celebrated picture by Hogarth sup plies an additional proof of play ing cards having done duty as visiting cards and cards of invitations during the middle of the last century. There are several lying on the floor In the lighthand corner of the picture. One is inscribed: 'Count Bassett begs to no how Lade Squader slept last nito." Soon after this period some par ticularly ingenious individual bit upon the idea of supplying fantastically-band-written cards to the "nobility and gentry," and very elaborate and gor geous specimens of stationery and cali graphy these same cards were. Then the inevitable evolution st in, ind cards soon developed into respect able specimens of tbe engraver's art, and, though various changes took place in the shapes and sizes, eventually the sensible cards, as used at the present day, soon took a hold on the public, and the neatest and plainest have re mained the fashion. But the fantastic and absurb reigned for some considera able time, and stationers vied with each other as to who could produce the most elaborate. The present writer has seen some of the earlier cards quite ten inches long by six inches broad, with lace bordering. Notes and Quci les. tTnraljr Member. What an experience it was, learn ing to write! And bow many of us amiably and unconsciously made faces over It! For after we had learned, where to place each finger, and how to move tbe pen, and how to hold the wrist there was an unruly member that Insisted upon helping us shape each letter. Little Girl Please ma'am, Johnn Smart Is makln' mistakes in bis writ ing tenon. Teacher How do you know? LIttJe Girl There's three capital fTs la the copy to-day, and he's makln' L's. Teacher Ton can't see bis pen. Little Girl No'm, but I can sea THB ERUPTIVE FBVBB3. Symptoms THal jtverr An to sxeeogma. Tho mnst imnortant members of ihe group of eruptive fevers are small pox, measles, and scarlet fever. Others ot minor Importance are chicken-pox, cow-pox or vaccine dis ease ana German measles. All are characterized by an eruption upon the skin as a prominent feature of-tbe Aio-ic. All are contagious in a high degree and run adeflnite course, which cannot be stopped by any known means. Tho ability to distinguish bo tween the differeht members of tbe group, at as early a date as possible, is often of the utmost importance, in order to prevent the spread of the disease. The time from the date of ex posure until the first appearance of the fever varies in srr.all-pox from five to twenty days, with an average of twelve days; in measles it is usually from six to ten days, sometimes ex tending fourteen or fifteen; in scarlet lever the average Is from four to six days, with an extreme variation of Trom one to fourteen days. The initial fever in each case pre sents the features common to all fevers.with certain differences which are not always well marked. The be ginning of 6mall-pox is especially characterized by a severe headache and pain in the back. In measles tbere are the usual features of a cold in the head with a bronchial cough. In scarlotlna vomiting and convul sions are especially common in chil dren. The best medical authorities detlare that while. a probable opin ion may oftn be formed from the at tendant circumstances, such as tbe prevalence of the disease and known exposure, it is often impossible to determine the disease with certainty until the appearance of the charac teristic eruption. The eruption in small-pox appears first around the mouth and chin, on the third day ot the fever; in measles, it appears first on the forehead and temples, on the fourth day; and in scarlet fever, ou tbe face, neck, and chest simultane ously, on the second day of the fever. In small-pox the eruption consists of small, red pimples, becoming vesi cles, and then pustules, with a mi nute depression in the center; in measles, of small red dots like flea bites; and in scarletina, of a bright scarlet rash evenly diffused. The fever lessens on the first ap pearance of the rash in small-pox, but increases again in its later stages. In measles, the fever increases as the rash makes its appearance nd de clines gradually as it disappears. In scarlet fever, it continues unabated until the fading of the rash, when it fcils rapidly. The usual duration of favorable cases of s'mnll-pux, from the Initial fever to convalescence, is from two to three weeks: of measles, from six to tea days; and of scarlet fever, from eight to nine days. Boreas, tbe Safe Blower. A case of safe-blowing that has not oeen reported to the police occurred in ft San Francisco business house one day Lost week. It was blown open by the wind, and valuable evidence of debl were carried away. The business concern employes u large number of messengers, and car fare Is advanced to each as he needs it As a memorandum a small tag is made out and deposited in a child's bank. The receptacle will hold nickels or 10-cent pieces, but small pieces of paper will go through tho interstices like water through a sieve. For several weeks the cashier found it impossible to make the tags in the safe balance the accounts of the mes sengers, and he suspected that the boys were padding their expense bills. Finally the trouble was explained. A door and window were left open. A gust of wind blew in through the safe and away went half a dozen of the lit tle tags. A new system was immedU itely devised. PURE ASD WHOLESOME QUALITY Commends to public approval the Cali fornia liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs. It is pleasant to the taste and by acting gently on the kidneys, liver and bowls to cleanse the system effectually, t promotes the health and com fort of all who use it, and with millions it is the best and only remedy. . A Chinese proverb savs: "A hun dred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home." Tr. Kilmers Swamp-Root ctirai all Kidney and Bladder trouble. 1 ample! and Consultation free. Laboratory Bin-namton. N. V. A hundred thousaud right whales would be required to supply as much oil as Baku exports yearly. Mrs. Wlnslowt Peotnlnc Brrap for enndm (Mtuing, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma tion. alla'jin. cures wlad eostc Sea bo Uie Ramie is now being extensively cul tivated in the West Indies as a substi tute for silk. D Ton Know Its Cause. Indiarestlon : Do tou know when you bnvc tt T Do vou know its cause ami cure? Agk vuur drug: (1st lor Klpans Tubules. One elves relief. Telegraph lines reach 1,069,123 miles. Tbe rjreatert nedlcal Discovery ' of tne Age. KENNEDY'S Medical Discovery, 00NALO KENNEDY, OF ROXBURY, MASS., Has discovered In one ot onr common pasture weeds a remedy that cures every kind of Humor, from the worst Scrotals down to a common pimple. He bas tried it In over eleven hundred eases, and never failed except In two cases (both thunder hnmor). He has now la his possession over two hundred eeitlfl eates of Its value, all within twenty sallns of Boston. Send postal card for book. A benefit is always experienced trom ths Orst bottle, and a perfect euro Is warranted when the right quantity to taken. When the lungs are affected It causes, shooting pains, like needles passing through them ; the same with tha Llvar or Bowels. This Is caused by the duets being stopped, and always disappears In week after taking it. Bead the label. If the stomach is fool or billons tt wtt? eanse squeamish feelings at first. - No change of diet ever necessary. Eat the best yon ean get, and enough, of It, Dose, one tables poonful la water at bed time. Bold by all Drnggtsta. " Thcaghil3$s Feat nan ih3 Csitet ttcrk, Bat Quick SAPOLIO Observation. . "Gentlemen, you do not rise yon, faculties of observation," said an old professor, addressing his c!as. ner he pushed forward a galliot a,Dt;, " ing a chemical of exceedingly of. fensive smelL "When I wasastu lent," he continued, "I used m jense of taste," and with thath lipped his finger in tl3 gallipot ta then put bis tin per in bis mouth. Taste ii. genuemcn, taste it said the professor, "and exercise your perceptive faculties." The gallipot was pushed town tho reluctant class one by one. 'j'he students resolutely dipped their . jers into the concoction, and with many a wry face suckwi the abnd nation from their fingers. "Gentlemen, gentlemen," said tha professor, "I muso repent that yon Jo not use your faculties of oWrv-i. lion, fcr had you looked more close It wnat 1 was uoiiig, you woiuu liavo laen that the finger which I put in aiy mouth was not the linger I di,, ,j In tbe gallipot." Makes Pare Blood. These three a oris tell the whole story of tbe wonderful caret by Hood's Sarsaparilla. It Is the best blooj liurtfw and spring medicine. Hood's Pills have won high praise fur their prompt and efficient yet easy action. The Atlantic Ocean takes its n:inu from Mount Atlas. Rev. H. P. Carson, Scotland, Dak., sari. " Twobottlesof Hill's Catarrh Cure coraiiii.ta. ly cured my UUU girl." Sold by Urui;iin,;i The water in the Strait of Gibraltar U ISO fathoms deep. I me Flso's Cure for Consumption both In m famtlr and practice. Pa. G. W. iUTTfciiboN, Ink. ster, Mich., Nov. 6, 1SH. Hungary has sent to our shores C'J, - 000 descendents of the followers of Atilla. IfafTlIcted with sore eyes ue Dr. Isaac Thnmi. son's ICye-water. ItukcI"! sell at &c. per buitit An average of three British seanieu lose their lives enery day by drown ing. Bordeaux, France, exhibits a lib foot high bottle. GREAT BOOK FREE When Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., ?nblished the first edition of his work. The eople's Common Sense Medical Adviser he announced that after 63o,ooo copies had been sold at the regular price, $1.50 per copy, the profit on which would repay liim for the preat amount of labor and money expended in producing it, he would dis tribute the next half million free. As this number of copies has already been sold, he is now distributing, absolutely free, soo.onc comes of this most com plete, interest- COUPON inp and val. sense med published uame common ical work ever No. 118 the recipient only being required to mail to him, at the above address, this little coupon with twenty-one (21) cents in one cent stamps to pay for postage and pack ing only, and the book will be sent by mail. It is a veritable medical library, coniplctt in one volume. It contains over 1000 pace! and more than 300 illustrations. The 1'ret Edition is precisely the same as those sole at $1.50 except only that the books arc bound in strong rnanilla paper covers in 6tead of cloth. Send now before ail ar given away. They are going off rapidly PADWAY'S n PILLS, Always Reliable. Purely Vegetable. pprfeetiv tiwtcless. elesantlv conted. Dtirnfl, restuUte, i'urifv. cleanse and ftrenjpthen. HAl WAY'S 1'll.I.S'lor the cure of all disorders ol tb ftomoch. Bowels. Kidnevs, Bolder, Nervoui Sick Headache Female Complaints, Biliousness, Indigestion Dyspepsia, ' Constipation A.N LI All Disorders of the Livei. ObsciretliefollowliifsTmptomj.resuItinirtro diseases of the digestive organs: ConatU'aliun, In renrd piles, lullnesa of blood in the head, aridltf of the stomach, nausea, heartburn, diszust ol lool, fullness of weight of the itomacli, soiu eructations, sinking or fluttering of the heart, chocking or suffocating sensations when In a iy tnp posture, dimness of vision, dots or webs ! fore the sight, fever and dull pain In the hot I deficiency of perspiration, yellowness ot rheslclo ami eves, pain In the side, chest, limbs, aal su V den flushes of hent. burning In the flesfj. A few doses o IK ALV A Y S PI I.L3 will free till system of ail the a bore named disorder. I'rlce 25c. m Box. Sold by Druggists, ot sent by mall. Send to DR. RADWAY A CO., Lock Box li Kew York, for Book of Advice. Are You a Walt Rower? Whether you are ot not vrlte to me and for Irt recelvs tbroe myttifyinsf tricks you eaa perbm at any party or entertainment and receive Dlaose. JOHN KENNY, WILLIAMSTOWN, N. J WwysysysrsssysysyslW. FOR FIFTY YEARS ! MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has beon nsed by Millions ef OTotbere for their chlldraa wbll Teething for over Fitly Vearv It soothes the ohlld. loftsns the rims, allays all twin, eares wind colic, aad Is tiie bst reniady for alarr9a. Twntr-wro Cents Ho rule,' jjjiMwo- 'waMasw: DAVIS CREAK! SEPARATORS Simple, Praotloal, Kltaotlvs, Durante Cheap and Oood OulM Dairy Ss m area Ttea, Labor savaocNTs wiwes OAVIt RANKIN (.DO. Mt-O. OO Ohio o. HI- WASTED A ills. Chinese Glass packs.- with terms, 60a B. Kline, 75 Fidelity Bldg., I'ltu burgh. Fa. ran.-. Iwummi altairMli.sjr7U Ma "' CoBSaltaOSBfrM. EndiM li l-af pk.ifalan. 1.41.4 al :rtfcl- taasa.a'n.l.i. 6Si.Mn.Tia.HlMl PATENTS -HEs 1 flook Free. IMIHIB egtoa, l. CL SITUATION Wfcen QUALIFIED Yonn Men to learn Telegraph v. Station and Exprea Aganta'Dutles. F. uail'MlSi, Chatham. NM pRAHniir COLLEGE, New Athens. O. Board 1 tuition, room, A books, S3 a week. Catalog frn i.-fkAsriirnrrff w CoofB Myron. 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