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WMIWIIU.
Whre lie tbe land of "ornewha
but daaor jnntn)?
Vhrre brown bees over hum there
'Mnnfr flowers of endless Mar?
Ko matterl Desert, mutt be ci oaa,,
On wairur barks will oft be toawd,
.And many dreams aa Jeisam lost,
tre reach n tbee, O tomnbar
Far. dim-rupaned realm of Somewhere,
Keyond he present's pa a.
Where rial jrtng- aaila that coma there
Ne'er leave thr porta aaa'il
Tb life Is doue. and atrlvina'a o'er,
iluy some strong hand upon thy shore
beach out a well ome evermore
To I'llnrlms seeking Pomewherel
Will T. Hale, in Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
IN THE BREAKERS.
As the violent storm of the other
night has thrown us on tbe Corsican
coast let me tell you a terrible atorr
of the si' a, of which the fishermen of
the pl;ice often speak at eventide,
ana about which chance has enabled
ine to learn stranue particulars.
It was three years ago. I was
ailing tbe Sardinian bea with seven
or eight sailors of tbe Coast Mirvey.
It was a rouh voyage for a novice;
we did not have one good day
through March. The wind was fu
rious, and the waves never calmed.
One evening, as we were flying be
fo.e the tempest, our vessel came for
r tue tj the mouth of tho Straits of
Houiu 10, among some little islands.
'itioir aspe.t was not allur.ng.
They were great, bald rocks, covered
with birds, some bushes of lentisk. a
few tufis of at'Siutbe, and here and
there, in the slime, decariug
pieces of wo d. But, by my
soul, it was better to pass the night
among the-e sinister rocks than to be
on a frail o!d baric, half decked,
where the blat came in as though
it were quite at home; so we con
tented ourselves.
So sooner had we disembarked
than the sailors lighted a tire for the
fish soup, and tbe captain called me,
pointing to a little Inciosure sur
rounded by a white wall almost lo t
in the mist at the end ot tbe island.
Will ..ou come to the cemtteryr"
said be.
A ce . etcry, captain! Whore are
re?"
On Via l.avezzi Islands, monsieur.
The i.lO men of the frigate hemil
lame are l-uned here at tbe spot
where she was 1 st ten years ago
l'our fcliows: As they don't receive
many visits, the least we can do is to
go ml say "lion jour to theiu as long
as we aie here."
Willi all ray hearT, Captain."
How ud it wat, the cemetery of
the Seiuiilante! 1 sec it still, with
its little, low wall; its open dior.
rusty and bard to open: Us silent
chapel; tbe hundreds of black crosses
bidden by the weeds Not one
wreath of immortelles not one sou
venir nothing: Ah, the poor, aban
doned dead? II.. w cold they luusl bo
lu their chance tomls!
We stayed a moment, kneeling.
Tne Captain prayed aloud. J-.n ur
inous gulls, the only guard ans of the
cemetery, circled over our heads,
pjingling their hoarse cries with the
wailing of the sea. The prayer Bn
iabe.l. we c.uue sadly back to the cor
ner of the island where the bark was
anchored. iNo time had been ot
duriag our absence. We found a
great tire flaming in the shelter of a
great rock, and the soup smoking,
biitii.g down in a circle, with our
lect to tbe flames, soon each bad on
his knees a bowl of red pottery, in
which were two slices of tl.i k
bread, covered plentifully with the
broth. The repast was a silent one.
We we:e wet. we were hungry, and
then, the nearness of tbe graveyard:
However, when the bowls were
emptied we lighted our pipes and
taUed a little naturally of the
bemlllanie.
Tell me, how did It happen?" I
a' lied the Captain, who, with his
bead in bis hands, stared at the
flames with a thoughtful air.
How did it happen?" said tho
good Liooetti, with a heavy sigh.
Alas, no human being can tell. All
we know is that the eiuil!ante.
laden with troops, left Toulon the
even ng before in bad weather. Iur
Ing tbe night it grew worse wind,
rain, and a terrible sea, the like of
whi' h was never seen before. In the
morning the wind fell a little, but
tbe sea was worse. If poss.ble, and
with it the devil's own log, so that
one could not have distinguished a
beacon light four feet away. These
fogs nioiiflen: You have no Idea
tiow deceitful they are: I'.ut I also
have an idea that the Semillante
must have lost her helm In tbe room
ing, for the captain, even in a heavy
fog, could hardly have made such a
mistake. He was a well-tried ma
riner. We ail knew blm. He had
commanded the Corsican station lor
three years, and knew tbe coast as.
well as I, wbo knew nothing else "
"At what time ao they think that
the .Semillante perlshel?"
It must have been at noon yes,
monsieu-, fully no n, but; forsooth,
with that fog, that noon was worth
no more than a night as black as the
Jaws of a wolf. A life-saver of the
coast lold me that the same day, to
ward 11:30, having gone out of bis
cabin to fasten his shutters, tbe w.nd
whirled away his cap, and at the risk
of being can led off himself by the
blast be commenced to crawl along
the beach on all fours after it- You
see, tbe douanlers aren't rich, and a
cap costs. Well, it seems that our
man, lifting his head, 6aw right near
him. through the roz, a great ship
scudding aton? under bare poles to
ward t he Lave.zi Islands.
'This ship went very fast, so fast
that he had hardly time for a good
look. Everything points to the be
lief that it was the Semillante, be
cause a half hour later the shepherds
of the islands heard why, here
comes the shepherd himself; he will
1 ell you. l ooiour, l'aloiulK Come,
warm thyseir. Have uo fear."
A inu i ed man whom I had seen
sor s me minutes prowling around
our 11. e, and whom had taken for one
i t the crew, because I did not know
1 hat there was a shepherd on tho
inland, approached us timidly. He
was an old leper, three-quarters of
i.n id ot ami a p:ey to I know not
what other scorbutic evil, which
luade his lips horrible to behold, so
swollen were they. They explained
to bitu at length what we were talk
ing about; then lifting bis dreadful
lips with hi linger, the old man said
that on tbe day in question, about
noou, be heard from bis but a fright
ful crash on the ro ks, but as the is
land was covered with water be could
not get out to see. It was not until
tbe next morning that on opening
bis door he had seen the beach cov
ered with driftwood and corpses, left
there by the waves. Insane with
fear, he had fled to his boat to go to
lionifacio tor help.
Tired with having aald so much,
the shepherd sat down and tbe cap
tain went on with his story
"Yes, monsieur, It was this poor
old fellow who came to warn us. He
was crazy with frtgbt, and aver since
bis brain has been off tbe track. To
(ell tbe truth, there was otuee enough
for it Imagine r00 corpses In neap,
on tbe sand, mi ed with great timbet
and strips ot 6a iL Poor Semillante.'
The sea bad crurhed her into crumbs
with one blow 1'alombo with diffi
culty got enough wood to build s
fence aiound his but As for the
men, nearly all of them were horribly
disfigured and mutilated. It wai
pitiful to see them clinging tozethei
in bunches. We found the captain
in gaia uniform, tbe cbapla'n wlto
his stole. In a corner, between twe
rocks, there was a little cabin boy.
with bis eyes open. One might bav
thought him alive; but no, it had
been decreed that not one should es
cape." Here be stopped.
Careful, Nardi," said he, th
nre is going out."
Nardi threw two or three tarred
logs on the embers, which quicklj
blazed again.
Liooetti continued: "Tbe saddest
part of the story is yet to come.
Three weeks before the disaster a lit
tle cutter, which was going to tht
Crimea like the Semillante, was
wrecked in the same wav, nearly In
the same place, only, this time we
managed to save tbe crew and twenty
soldiers wbo were on board. We took
them to Bonifacio and kept them
there at the station with us for two
days. Once thoroughly dry and on
foot again, it was good-bye, good
luck. They returned to Toulon, from
which port they embarked again sev
eral days later for the Crimea. And
Imagineon what sbipl On tbe Semil
lante. We found them all twenty
lying among the dead just where we
are now. 1 picked up myself a band
some Brigadier, with along mustache,
a strapllog from Paris, whom I bad
taken to my own bouse, and who
made us laugh all the time with bit
stories. To see him there crushed
me Oh, Holv Mother!"
Thereupon the good Lionettl, much
moved, shoo tbe cinders from bis
pipe, and rolling himself in bis cape,
wished me good night.
Still under the influence of the lu.
brious tale which I had heard, I
tr.ed to rebuild in my fancy the poor,
departed ship, and the story of thi,
agony of which the seagulls were the
only witnesses, several details which
had struck me, the Captain in gala
dress, the Chaplain's stole, tho
twenty soldiers helped me to imagine
all the scenes of the drama. I saw
the frigate leaving Toulon in the
night. She loses sight of the jort.
The sea Is high, the wind high. The
Cautain is a valliant ottlcer, and
every one on board is undisturbe '.
In the inornlug a mist arises from
the sea. They commence to be un
easy. All the cie w are on de k. Tli
captain does not leave the bridge,
lietween desks, where the sol
diers are shut up. it is dark, the ail
is close. Some are iil, lying on theii
knapsacks. The ship pitches iior.
ribly. It is impo-sitile to stand up.
Sitting on the Hour, talking ic
groups, they cling to the benches.
It Is uecessary to shout to be heard.
oiuebegin to be frightened. Lis
ten then: Wrecks are freciuent la
these waters, the sailors are there to
say so. and what they say is not re
assuring. Their brigadier, too, a
Parisian who alwavs talks wildly,
makes his t'.esh c ccp with his jokes.
A wreck! Oh, a wreck Is amusing,
very. We will be well out of it af
ter our iced bath. Then they will
take us to Bonifacio, io eat black
birds with old Lionetti."
Suddenly a crash! What Is It
What can it be?
'The helm Is gone." cries a drip
ping sailor, who goes running between
decks. "Bon voyage:" snouts tbal
madman, the brigadier but no on
laughs r.ow. The fug prevents theii
seeing one anof er. Tbe sailors gc
and come, groping along frightened.
Tbe helm is gone. It is in.possibl
to guide the ship. The Semillante,
adrift, t ies before the wind.
It is at this moment that the
doiianier sees her pass. It is hall
after 11. .lust ahead, they hear, lig
the roar of a cannon, the breakers!
It is finished. There is no hope.
They are going straight on the rocks.
The captain goes down to his cabin.
He comes up in a moment to take hli
place on the bridge in bis full uni
form. He wishes to meet death ii
brave attire.
Between decks the soldiers In
mortal terror gaze at one anotbei
without a word. The sick try to sit
up: tbe little brigadier laughs no
longer. Then tbe door opens, and
tbe chaplain with bis stole appear,
on the threshold.
'To your knees, mr children: All
obey. In a ringing voice the priest
begins the prayer for the dying.
.Suddenly a fearful shock, a great
cry, upstretched arras, clinging
hands, wild eyes, before which tb
vision of death has flashed. Miserere,
It was thus that I passed tbe nlgbtt
dreaming, bringing back through tea
years the souls who had perished in
the poor ship whose debris sur
rounded ms. Far away in the strait
the tempest raged. Tbe Came of t.i
2 re bent under the blast, and I heard
our bark tb. ashing and straining at
her moorings at the foot of tht
rocks. Roma nee.
Two Reason.
At a circuit court held some yean
igo In a Western State an action of
tjectment was tried "by the court with
ut a Jury." The decision rendered
ivas couched in such a way that it
.Mused considerable amusement
The suit was brought by a religion,
loclety to recover possession of a cem
etery. The defendant was a physi
cian In active practice, who, as one of
i committee appointed by tbe church,
had bought tbe ground for the use of
tbe society.
Afterward he severed his connection
frith the society, and It was found that
be had taken the title in his own name,
ind Intended to appropriate the prem
ises for his private use. The defendant
insisted that he bad bought the ground
In his own right after his relations to
the society bad ceased.
The court, after bearing the evidence
ind arguments, proceeded to state the
grounds for his decision, and ordered
ludgment for the plaintiff. 'Whereupon
the defendant's counsel arose, and ask
ed the court to state more fully the
reasons for the decision.
"Certainly," said his honor, promptly.
"But as you have heard what I have
laid, I have only two additional rea
sons to give: One is that the church
ieems to need a cemetery, and the oth
er that the doctor has failed to show
that bis practice Is sufficiently large to
make It necessary for him to keep
burying ground of his own."
Two Thousand a Week
An expert employed by a New York
house earns a salary of $8,000 a year
for Jnst four weeks' work two In the
autumn and two In the spring. His
business la to go to Hamburg, and, out
of thousands of designs made there and
submitted to him for "edgings," to
select those that shall be manufactured
for the American market.
Oxen form tbe circulating medium
among the Zulus and Kaffirs.
OP VALUE TO SPORTSMEfl '
ja djsvMxble dtetke Hassle ead the
Two-Eyed Starlit.
One ef tbe greatest Improvements It
he history of the gun, or fowling piece,
is It was first called, was the Introduct
ion by old Joe Manton ef what la
armed choke. The choke system has
ts drawbacks, nevertheless. The priii
jjial one is that while the uncooked
B-llnder will not kill at much over
ards, the choked gun at that distance
boots like a rifle, the shot flying so
lose as to become almost a bullet, ne
essltadng a very close aim, and some
tmea riddling a bird with the amount
f shot poured Into It In European
overt shooting the sport varies from
abbits in a bunch of gorse, getting up
.t 20 yards, to the spinneys, where the
taeasant rockets at 50 to 60 yards above
be tree tops and goes like the wind. To
set these exigencies it has always
een necessary for the sportsman to
ave two guns, one choke and one al
sost cylinder. They have, In some
asea, been partly met by having two
ets of barrels differently bored for the
sme gun, so that they can be changed
t will according to the game to be
hot The latest solution of the prob
m Is celled tbe edjnstsble mnszle, and
i, as Its name implies, a muzzle of
bout three Inches in length, forming
radically an extension of the barrels
ADJUSTABLE CHOKK STCZZLB.
lready on the gun, and capable of bo
ng affixed at pleasure. In this addl
lonal muzzle is placed the amount of
ihoke desired by tbe shooter, so that
rhen tbe muzzle is adjusted the gun at
ince kills to the greater distance de
li red. The attaching of the muzzle to
lie barrel is done by a lock screw at
he upper part of the barrels, and by a
teeuliar and very close fitting screw
vhlch passes through the full length of
he adjustable muzzle into a olId re
ceptacle (threaded) for It, in the rib
letween the barrels. This Is calculat
k1 to hold it perfectly secure and gas
Isht. To the wild fowler In the coming
rason, especially, this will be useful,
ts when the fowls leave the open water
ind take to the sedges a different gun
s generally desired.
Another Item, while not exactly new,
as been of late years so much lmprov
k1 that it may almost be ranked as new.
This Is the two-eyed sight It was in
tented by a butler in an English no
ileuian's family, who was first struck
y the remark of an eminent London
culist to the effect that nearly 73 per
s-nt of men had defective vision. This
toct made the butler, whose name was
llbert think about the number of poor
hots there were among the English
;ontry. After numberless experiments
le evolved a rather crude arrangement
if two things like small square needles
i sixteenth of an Inch thick, one about
Ive inches long, the other about three
nches long, which were fixed on the rib
letween the barrels of a gun near the
right and were expected to remedy
he defective left eye and regulate the
-lght He managed to get the Earl de
5roy, the famous running rifle shot;
he Marquis of RIpon, Lord Mnnson,
Mr Ralph Payne Galwey and others to
ake the thing up, try it and report on
t, and In almost every case the report
iras very favorable, to the effect that It
iertalnly did improve the shooting.
Dutslde of these experts the rank and
lie of gunners would take no stock In It
!t was claimed, and with reason, that
lie average wing shot never saw the
dghta on a shotgun, anyhow, .nen
ixperiments evolved a number of cu
rious things, one of which was that the
nuzzle of a gun or rifle could be pushed
trough the crown of a stovepipe bat
!rom tbe inside to the outside, so that
be muzzle projected six Inches, and
hat while the left eye was shut it was
impossible to aim with any certainty,
be bat blocking the sight, when the
eft eye was opened It was possible not
)nly to aim, but also to see the sight on
be end of the barrels, the bat prao
Ically becoming transparent
Marriages of To-Day.
The well-poised, self-respecting
Ctrl of the day is In no baste to wed.
the must be educated first, which
tneans a communion with books un
til she is one-and-twenty. After that,
n all irobabllity, she enters some
hosen field of labor, and finds in con
itant occupation less time for senti
ment than was allowed tbe lacka
laisical girl of the past It is our
lamest conviction that many girls
bave been led into tbe error of a
foolish marriage through a lack of
ccupation. Busy, active, lntelll
tent women have no time and less
nclination for the making of re
liances. They are absorbed in art,
n music, or in more humdrum occu
pations that return an excellent re
uuneration and which they are too
ise to give up until they are certain
lhat tbe man who asks them is able
to compensate for all that they put
iway for nis sake. Many a woman
lefers marriage because she feels that
her duty 11 a at home in the care ot
in aged father or an invalid mother
r helpless brothers and sisters wbo
lepend upon ber alone for support
I erbaps some one argues that all
Ibis tends to the establishment of a
tast spinster-hood, but let us whisper
that after all when the right man
tomes along, when real love creeps
mto the heart, and wily Cupid makes
lis presence felt, then it matters not
ebat &pecious argument may bave
keen advanced heretofore, engage
bent aud marriage appear to be tbe
truest art and the noblest duty; for,
Ifter all, women are but women,
kowever brave and self-reliant the
bay be, .
"BunWna. I rues a, la about
est man of his years In this
oity," said the citizen who
Knows a great deal, does hersOtoea
a great deal? I should say ee, IVftm
sir, that man knows almost as iboeb ea
his lvyea-eia.angnter who MCVn
IU1C WITH TWO-ITID 8IOHT IX POSITI OH
ROMANCE OF A GOLO MINE,
What a Mln'na Bfaa Foaad Una Aaaaaa;
tb Mlaaa off Arliaam.
W. n. Combs, a well known min
ing operator, has just returned trom
a four months' trip to Arl. ona, and
is at the Albany. Mr. Comb.' pur.
pose in takiug tbe trip was to se
cure some valuable gold mines in tbe
vicinity ot Pr.scott for an .Eastern
syndicate. His .mission was entirely
suicessinl, and resulted In securing
the valuable group of claims known
as tbe enezia group in tbe Has
syanina distr eta, thirteen ml es from
1'rescott Tbe consideration paid
was large, but the mines are said to
be of great richness.
'There is quite a romance eon
nected wltb the d is o very and de
velopment of these claims," said Mr.
Combs yesterday "In 1885 Ferdi
nand Scopel, an Italian of the mid
dle class, borrowed a mule from a
Mexican and started out from Pres
cott p ospecting. He bad just 11 In
money when be discovered the Ven
ezia vein and on finding it of such
rlcbness be began to work it, putting
up an arrastra, which he worked wltb
bis mule.
'He took out considerable money
In tbe course of time, built a cabin,
and brought bis wife and daughter,
who is a baudsome and athletic young
woman. He purchased more mules,
and now has six arrastras running;
lis has twenty-four feet of water,
which be uses for six mouths of tbe
year, employing steam tbe remainder
ot tbe year. Ills wife and daughter
help bim to mine tbe claims and run
the plant.
"Tbe, daughter, wbo Is a pretty
girl, strong eoougb to throw a burro
from tbe trail and speak Ave lan
guages, packs tbe ere and wood and
runs tbe windlass, while tbe wife
tuns the arrastras. They bave al
ready taken out and sold over $30,000
in gold. In the courso of time
Scopel has added six other claims to
bis original location, and bas done
000 feet of development work upon
tbe property. Tbe o:e is of a hlgb
grade milling quality, yielding from
ilO to 1150 per ton. Tbe vain itself
ranges from eight inches to eight feet
wide. It adjoins the old Cook prop
erty in Cook canyon, which bas pro.
duced from $200,000. to;ioo,000, and
it is estlmatea that In the Venezia
group there are between 100,000 and
150.000 tons of ore insight" Denver
Republican.
Faclnc Death.
In a recent number of the Contempo
rary Review, the late Mrs. Alexander
Ireland gives an account of an experi
ence she had during a visit in October,
1H89. to the home of James Anthony
I-'roude, tbe historian, in Scotland.
Mrs. Ireland went on a boating expe
dition with Mr. Froude and his daugh-
er. Tbe young lady spoke somewhat
.pologetieally of the wild look of the
sea and her father's love of danger, and
'.egged their visitor not to feel com
pelled to go.
But I was In no mood to manufac
ture fears, and felt none. The wind
and tide were both against us, and It
was slow work for the three strong
boatmen to pull against both, and
'.here was a sense of labored strain In
our progress.
After two or three hours tbe order
ras given to go homeward, and a largt
nil was hoisted. Now, with wind and
Ide in our favor, and the wind begin
ilng to blow most violently, we literal
y Hew along the water. The sensation
vas exhilarating and deeply exciting. !
Suddenly there was a change in ses
;nd sky. An ominous blackness lay on
lie water around our little boat Th
hi n still shone at a distance, but w
teemed In night The cry of the wind
vas a wild shriek, the water rose tu
nultnously, and rain and hall fell
ibuudantly. We shipped a good deal
if water. The little craft could not b
lghted. 1
"Are yon afraid?" asked Mr. Fronds
n a loud but thoroughly unmoved voice,
ind with what seemed a sardonic smile,
"Not In the least," was my reply.
The storm grew more violent Mls4
Troude, who was self-possessed but
rery pale, said, so as to be heard, "I
hink we are in danger, father." To
.vhlch the reply, given without a tings
f emotion, was, "Very likely." ,
I realized that there was a near pos
ilblllty of our being drowned. Sud
lenly Mr. Froude called, close to my,
ar, "Are you ready?"
And something nerved me up to add
listlnctly, "Quite ready. The place
tnd the hour end the company will do
rery well, if it Is to be now and here."
-Well," he said, "if 'Us not now. 'tis
ct to come the readiness Is all"
Almost as the words were spoken
Jie boat righted, the storm abated, and
xe got under shelter of some rocks.
Then Mr. Froude said, coldly:
"Don't trust to first Impressions, Mrs.
freland."
And he gave me one of his nnfavora-
)le, searching looks.
Brain Work and Vitality.
Fou may kill a man with anxiety
very quickly; but it is difficult to kill
him with work, especially if he re
tains the power, which most men of
intellectual occupations more or less
possess, of sleeping nearly at will, and
without torpor. The man who bas
used bis brain all bis life, say for six
hours a day. bas, In fact trained bis
nerve power and placed it beyond tbe
reach of early decay, or that kind of
feebleness which makes so many ap
parently healthy men succumb so
readily to attacks of disease.
Doctors know the difference among
jien In this respect quite . well, and
many of them acknowledge that the
habit of surviving" which they find
in their best patients arises from two
causes one, which used to be always
pleaded, being tbat soundness of
physical constitution which some men
enjoy by hereditary right, and in the
other, some recondite form ot brain
power, seldom exhibited, except un
der strong excitement, by any but
those who throughout life have been
compelled to think and, so to speak,
use their thoughts as other men us
their ligaments and muscles.
Clf such a man is tired of life, medi
cine will not save bim; but, as a rule,
bis will, consciously or unconciously,
compels tbe trained nerve-power to
struggle on. Whether the brain can
actually give power to the muscles is
not certain, though the enormous
strength sometimes developed in a
last rally looks very like it; but tbat
it can materially effect vitality is
quite certain, and has been acknowl
edged by the experienced in all ages.
London Speaker.
"Ml mux," said the tramp, trying
to work on her sympathies, 'can I
have a fit in your vestibule?" "No,"
she aald; "go across the street to the
UUiot sooi.M
Ciyeisllimil mint leaves in a new
eotaleetion headed round at fashion
able dlaeen with salted almonds.
Bemevber that what your children
takes wings nj flies
I
And pains of rheumatism can be eurad
by removing tbe oanaa, laetie sold In tbe
blood. Hood's 8a raa par Ilia, auras rbao
matiam by nnfarallaing this aeld. Gas
Sarsaparilla
Hood's Pills era mild and efsetlve.
AND THISTLES.
MOTHER'S leva
is tbe same kind
of love as God's
love.
Tn most that
any one can lose
is to lose faith In
Ood.
It yon are
praying for a re
vival don't do it
on a back seat.
Ko man gets
jiuch great pay " the one wno aoes
God's work.
Tins religion of Christ never puts a
long face on anybody.
I r often happens that a dog with
out teetb barks tbe most
No one can bave joy to-day who is
worrying about to-morrow.
So onb can be truly brave who la
not trying to be truly good.
The first prayer was made by the
man wbo bad tbe first need.
It doesn't pay to build any kind of
bouse on a poor foundation.
Tms meanest man you know de
mands that God shall be good.
Tbb people who need your prayers
most are those you don't like.
Thk right time to repent is when
you find out that you are wrong.
Toe dovl.'s best time to make bay
Is when Christian's are not busy.
NoTrnN'o keeps a stingy man from
stealing but the risk of the thing.
There isn't a promise in the Bible
for anybody who Is not in earnest
TnE devil never puts on mourning
when a stingy man joins the church.
Heavex is alwavs bending to
er
nelp the man who carries a heavy bur-
. ..,.. . l
On-e of tho most foolish men la the
one who worries about things he can't
help.
God never disowns His children be
cause they now and then make a mis
take. If you arc leading a child, it mat
be that you are commanding an
army.
God was never able to say what be
wanted to say to men until Christ
cam a
If there were no troubles to talk
about some people would be always
silent
This man who is not honest In bis
religion is not to be trusted any.
where.
Whejt you want to find a coward,
nunt up tbe man who knows he Is
Wrong.
anytitivo that makes us take an
unselfish interest in others makes us i
better. j
A revival is in good condition
when taking up a collection won't
i
chill it
Toe devil has to work extra hard
to get hold of children who have good
mothers.
One of the hardest things to get
people to believe, is tbat little sins
are deadly.
If you want to have a good time in
Heaven, stop hunting for an easy
place here.
Christ has nowhere promised to
bear the burdens of people who bor
row trouble.
Tbe woman who talks about bei
neighbors is no worse than the one
wbo listens.
The woman with two mites dldn'v
do any more than every Christian
ought to do.
It is bard to convince a man who
has no religion that anybody else is as
good as he la
Wobkiko without a plan Is one ot
Che best ways in tbe world to waste
your strength.
No man can get any nearer to God
than he is willing to try to bring
everybody else.
There Is something wrong when a
church member bas to go to tbe thea
ter for enjoyment
People who never worry do a good
Jeal of missionary work tbat
they
don't get credit for.
"Know thyself,"
is ffood advice
nut "know about your
tne general practice.
neighbor" is
' '
Blaaps Wit Her Eyas Ofwa.
Richard Risley of Port Jefferson,
La. L, is a hard-working bayman. He
bas a rather pretty daughter, wbo for
the past year, according to tbe New
York World, has been puzzling the
doctors in consequence of a peculiar
affliction which has attacked ber eyes.
, Miss Risley is about 17 years old. A
year ago,, while walking on tbe beach
near ber home with ber mother, she
suddenly exclaimed that something
, bad entered her eye. She pressed ber
hands over her eyes and a moment
later fell in a St The young woman
( was carried home in a partially un
conscious condition. When finally
she was restored to consciousness it
was discovered that her eyes bad a
strained look as though some inward
pressure was forcing them ont of their
sockets. She complained of no pain,
but her eyes continued to protrude
more and more until It would
that m ust fall out Tbe eyes are)
so much protruded that the lids can
not close down over them, so that the
sufferer sleeps at night wltb ber eyes
wide open. Her sense of sight la
gone while she Sleeps, thia having
, been demonstrated by experiments.
The peci'Mar trouble which baa at
tacked her eyes also appears to be
sapping the young woman's health.
She has become pale and emaciated,
and bas the appearance of a person suf
fecing from consumption. Her con
dition bas thus far defied tbe skill of
the doctors, wbo admit tbat tbey are
unable to explain tne cause.
! There Is one sort of Ignorance that
becomes women; ignorance of men.
The Son In law (gratefully) I don't
mow what I should bave done if you
sadn't given as ell this farsltare. The
father-In la w That's so, my boy; wltn
rat it my daugbter couldn't bave given
yon much of a home. New York Mao
aid.
A new process of making gas from
crude petroleum, water and peat is
being tried in Boston with good re-
suits. .
The Empress Josephine. . was fond of
orange water.
ndjS
I FIG8
i -r e - -at
i w i
IgTot a xarmmoui.i
She was a youug teacher from tbe
Bast en ber way to tbe Western States
to teach school. She had gone away
from borne with an idea tbat her des
tination was in "a wild and wooly
slace and that the biggest crop was
Indians. Her ideas rapidly changed
.. . j . i
la sne was speeaing on wwntu wm
kroad Pacific, she confided ber double
ibout civilization to a fellow-passe n
rer, a harmless-looking, middle-aged
man, and told blm tbe purpose of ber
trip was to teach school.
"Are you prepared?" be asked in
the tone of a clerical examiner to one
about to depart on the long journey
from which there is no end.
"Yes," she said timidly, "I think
io. I have been graduated twice and
taught a whole year at borne."
Indeed! You have some advan
tage anyway. Will you permit me to
ask you a few questions?"
"Oh, yes, I wish you would. . I have
passed good examinations in the East,
but I think I don't fully understand
Western ideas."
"Well, suppose you tell me what
sonstltutes glass?"
"Why, white sand and wby.
ion't remember what else. How
lueer! I am so sorry. I wish "
"Oh, never mind. Don't get ex
sited. It's all right. Wnere is alu
minum found?"
"Oh, tbat is mined. Isn't it?"
"No: it is a product of manufac
;ure. What is brass made of?"
The muscles about ber mouth quiv
jred and her voice trembled slightly
is she said:
"I guess it is made of copper and
iron, but I don't know. It's so stu
pid of me to forget, but l bave
wonted so hard to remember every
thing and I haven't succeeded. It
n ake me feel very bad."
"My dear young lady, you are on
;he road to success. You can't teach
the voung idea now to shoot any bet
I ler for knowing tb j composition of
ill things probable. Know few things
out know them well. What the
West is flooded with is walking en
cyclopedias and we've had enough of
them. Just throw off your superflu
)us knowledge and you'll succeed."
And she did.
Origin or Tabla Ctonull.
A French writer attempts to trace
table utensils most of them of re
nt introduction to their origin.
The Romans took their meals lying
upon very low couches, and It was
not until about the time of Charle-
Imagne thit a stand was used, around
'hi..h -ra .,, 11(ih.
ions, while tbe table made its ap
pearance in the middle ages, and
with it came benches with backs.
Tbe Greeks and Komans ate from a
kind of porringer, et during a por
tion of the middle ages slices of bread
cut round took the place of plates.
The spoon is very ancient, and many
fine specimens are in existence that
were used by the Egyptians In tho
seventeenth century B. C. The knifo
though very old had not come into
common use as a table utensil in the
tenth century. The fork was abso
lutely unknown to the Greeks and
Romans, appeared only as a curiosity
in the middle ages, and was first used
upon the table by Henry IIL Drink
ing cups in the middle ages, made
from metal, more or less precious
naturally date from the remotest
antiquity. The use of glasses, from
Venice, began to be general in the
fifteenth century. The salt cellar
appeared at a very early date, and
occupied tha place of honor at the
banquets of tbe Greeks and Romans,
many of them being of gold and sil
ver. The castor Is probably not older
than the sixteenth century.
An Old Jewish Custom.
At the borne of a well known Jew
was recently 6een a tiny flame burn-
Inn fat 4a flna -r-v Vl a t Vvaminofinn
1 1 jet sae ee uuu fwavu mauuiiuaviuu
showed the goblet to be half filled
with water, on the top of which
.floated an inch of pure olive oiL A
' :-.!.. 1. t ,1 Hn
either side of a metallic ring, rested
upon the oil On tbe ring was placed
a wax taper, passing through a small
circle of thin wool, so that the lower
end of the thread dipped througb tbe
ring into the olive oil. The upper
:nd of the taper was lighted as above
mentioned. The oil drawn through
the wax-covered taper served to keep
t alive for several hours.
"We burn this," said the lady ot
;he bouse, "in memory of one of our
dead. When the taper burns nearly
out we substitute another, so that
tbe flame, like the vestal fire, never
goes out We light the taper when
our relative dies and let it burn a
year, tbe last one being allowed to
burn out We attend to these lights
with great care, thus keeping alive
the memory of our loved one. It is
'an old custom of ours, and one seldom
now observed, bomo burn It for a
week, while others burn it for a
yv
month. Our family adheres to the
j custom in all its purity, always keep
ing tbe name alive for a year.
In the time of Christ the seven
bright stars collectively known as "the
Big Dipper" was in the form of a dia
mond. Hippocrates prescribed the oil of
roses as a medicine for several kinds
of disease.
021$ KIVJOY
Both the method and results when
Byrup of Figs is taken; it ia pleasant
and refreshing to the tarte, and acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. 8yrup of Figs ia the
only remedy; of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the tasto 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,
i Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
: cent bottles by all leading drag
gists. Any reliable druggist who
! may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one Who
wishes to try it. Lk not accept any
substitute, Q
ft mi icnouiM riB ei avt
SAW AMffCSCO, C4C
m -;iVo
QT T A Pflft
IT OFF" FROM RfclUKflLTIlj. IttAl
SQUIRRELS ARE SHREWD.
XX Takes a Smart Haater to Oat a Sfcol
at Baahytatl.
"Of course," said the hunter, "every,
body knows that when a man with a
gun comes along the gray squirrel goes
around on tbe other side of the tree.
He doesn't get killed If he can help it,
and he can help himself pretty well
I remember once coming across a gray
squirrel np a big oak; he was ont on a
branch about forty feet from th
ground. He saw me as quick as I did
him quicker, I guess and when I wai
ready to Are be was around on tne j
other side of the branch. This branch
was very small, only a little bigger than
tbe squirrel, but he bugged It so clos
and be was In such perfect line with
me that yon couldn't see anything ol
blm at ail except a little bit of the Up ,
of hie tall that was blown out by a
strong wind. I biased away at him j
and never touched him. Then I wenl
around on the other side of tbe tree,
thinking that possibly I could get s
shot at him from there, bnt as I wenl
one way he went the other, and by th
time I had got over on the other side h
was on the aide I had come from and
In Just as perfect line with me as he wai
t first and just as safe. I tried hlnr
again with just the same result
"Then I pulled a stake out of a rail
fence near by and planted it in tha
ground on one side of the tree and hung
my coat on It, and went myself ovei
to the other side; I thought that pos
sibly I might make the squirrel think
there were two men there, or put him
In doubt long enough to enable me to
get a shot at him, but he never paid
the slightest attention to the coat I
don't suppose It would have made any
difference to him If I'd opened a cloth
ing store there; he knew the man wltb
the gun, and It was the gun tbat be was
looking out for. Well, we dodged
around that tree for quite a spell long
er. There wasn't any other tree neat
by that the squirrel could go to. and
he knew his only safety lay In sticking
to tbe one he was in, and the way he
did stick to It and keep around always
on the other side of that branch was
something wonderful. I fired five or
six shots at blm altogether and filled
the branch nnder him half full of shot
but never touched him, and when I
thought I had wasted time and ammu
nition enough I left him." New York ,
Sun.
Another Interpretation.
What la commonly called inspiration
may sometimes be only another name j
for conceit. An uneducated young far
mer presented himself at a Presbyter- j
lan conference and said he wanted to i
be ordained as a preacher. "I ain't ,
had any great learning," he said, frank-.
ly, "but I reckon I'm called to preach, j
I've had a vision three nights running; j
that's why I am here." '"What was (
your vision?" Inquired one of the eld-
ors. "Well," said the young man, "I :
dreamt I see a big. round ring In the
sky, and In the middle of It were two
great letters P. C. I knew that meant '
Presbyterian Conference, and here I
am." There was an uneomfortaMa
pause, which was broken by an eldet
who knew the young man, and wai
well acquainted with tbe poverty of hli
family end the neglected condition ol
their farm. "I have not any gift al
reading visions," said the old man,
gravely, as be rose from his seat "but
I'd like to put It to my young friend
whether he doesn't think it possible
those two letters may have stood foi
Plant Corn'?" This version was finnV
ly accepted by the applicant.
Can theaaleof an Inferl r .rilMo
Increase tor 28 TaaraT Dobbins' E eelr.c Soap
bas been on tba market er-r ainee im n...i i.
to-day a. ever, the belt and purest fhml toao 1
, j ib. auur grocer Will get lu
Among everv 1.000 inhahitanta in
the United States there is an average
of 381 who are under 16; in France
there are only 270 such to the 1,000.
I eannnt anaak tnA nt THu. rn
Con-umptlon. Mas. Fkank Mobbs. 215 W. i2d
H, X... T." 1 f. .. ,ia 1 . . .
, VI .VIA, Wh. A., lO.
Huburt the great Canadian author
ity on potatoes, says that 10,000,000
tubers of tbat species can be raised
from a single one in four seasons.
S'rs. Wlnilow'a Sootblnif Syrup for children
reetblna, softens the aums. reduces tntlainmi
Uon. allays pain, cures wind colic. 2uc a bottle.
In one of his astronomical lprtiirea
Professor Proctor once said that 300.
000 worlds tbe size of onr earth could
be put inside the sun.
The People Believe what tbey read about
Hood's Sarsaparilla. Tbey know tbat It la an
bonest medicine, and tbat It cures disease.
HawMl'e FtUa care all liver Ills.
Paner m a r h p ia a naar malarial
i used in constructing hipvciAn an,l if
J seems they stand tbe wear and tear of
neavy wore: very wen.
Ir. Kilmers 8 w a Mr-Hoar e'irji
all Kidney and Bladder trouble!.
I amplet and Consultation Irei
i-aboratorr Blncbaioton, -S. i.
Hie Rat.
It Is a pleasant European custom to
Aft the hat to gentlemen, as well as to
ladle. Out of this practice arose tbe
remark of a well-known London hat
ter, who met an acquaintance wbo
awed him for the hat he wore.
The hatter, who was accompanied by
, friend, lifted his hat to his debtor,
but the latter made no sign of recogni
tion. "He does not salute you?" aald the
batter's friend.
) "No." aald the hatter. "I think ha
might at least touch my bat to me!"
Forgot Himaeir.
Archbishop Trench was a victim o
absent-mindedness. Dining at home
one evening, he found fault with tbe
flavor of the soup. Next evening he
' dined out at a large dinner-party. For
! getting for the moment that he
was not io his own house but a guest,
! he observed across the table to Mrs.
Trench: "This soup Is, my dear, again
a failure."
Some men Who are so attached to a
farm that rather than give It up they
t will spike it down with a mortgage.
A woman's heart was really broken.
burst into halves, in England recently,
not from love or sorrow, but from
eating to hearty.
S
DON'T BORROW TROUBLE." BUY
SAPOLIO
VTIG CHEAPER KJ THE END.
Foolin."
0 IT D0ES K0T "F00L 'RocRh";
us uiivww ""ir bObS STRAIGHT IO
WORK OH PAW AND DRIVES IT OUT AND "SHOTS
a war knervrro
s duoi.iecjs.
Tbe Contentious Lip.
The compressed lip beloved by thi
novelist is a sign of weakness rather
than strength. The strong man bat
every feature, every physical attrl.
bute under control. Assured of hli
men's obedience, the commanding
officer does not habitually keep his
lip muscles in a state of tension.
Look at the sea captain, tbe most ab
go utc monarch on earth He carries
authority and power in his face, but
It resides in bis eye and tbe confident
assurance of his easily set mouth,
Every spar, shaft, and muscle in his
t oating realm must obey bim, and
be knows it This Is probably ,
reason wby the sea captains and the
engine drivers show a certain aimi.
larity of type, Tbe engine drlyer
can make bis captive giant, strong as
ten thousand men, obey the prewure
of his finger. His lips are usually
calm, like those of tbe statues ot the
wielder of thunderbolts on 01ympui
Wbo ever saw a man commanding
man-of-war or driving a locomotWa
with tbe contentious lip of a 6cboo
usher?,.
Itia-l Thia J M
W offer One Humlrel Iinllnrs Ttewr.rd fnt
nvcaneof Catarrh tliat caiiuut becuied bt
iiUl'8 ,'at.irrii Cure.
F. J. Cb ENty & Co., Props., ToMo, 0.
the tinleriKTil, lmve known fr J.ctia
ney for I he bust 15 years, and U-lieve him twr.
f-:tlY' bonorui.le In all tmHines trHn.wOyma
ami rinanc ally ahln to carry out any obii-a.
lion ra.-ulfl by tbo.r firm.
Vtsr & TiiL Ai , Wholesale Dropsists, Toledo,
Ouio.
Wauim. Kixi-aw & Marvxx, 'WTiolMato
e liruircisl:, Toledo, Obiu.
na'l'B Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act.
Int? dirwtiy uHn the biuo.l an-l inuciuatur.
faces of llie syMein. Pri.-e, 7-V. per bottle. SoW
fay all Drugidta. Teatimooials free.
The manuscripts of the fifth and
twelfth centuries are written with very
good black ink, which 1ms not ehown
the least sign of fading or obliteration.
FITS stopped tre ny DR. hi.iiiii Onui
"Kve KtsroKKR. No flu after u rut day's nw.
MaTeloiis cures. Treatie and Sin. trial tou
l.e Irea. tlr. Kiln--. ll Arcli bt.. i-hila.. Pa.
Unternfied small boys in Portland,
Me,, stole the grave markers from the
cemetery for use in marking bounds
for hockey .laying.
A recent test of sea water proves
that the two main oceans, the 1'acifie
and ttie Atlantic, hold not less tliau
2,000,000 tons of silver in solution.
"An Ounce
of Prevention
is Worth a
Pound of Cure."
An ounce of healthful food
is better than a ton of
medicine.
Buckwheat,
And throw away
the medicine bottle.
itapbarl, Aoslo, Uubeo., T
Tbe "LnfT.NE" are tbe Bext and Moat Keonont
eal Collars and Cnfls worn: thay are mad of nag
rlotli, both si.lffs ntnstit! alike, and beina tvrenai
bls one collar ia equ.il to two of any other ctnd.
Tar. tit Ultt voir we.U an-t Imtk WIL A boael
T.n Collars or Five I'airs ol Oofla (or Taeaay tin
Cena.
A Haople Collar and Pair of Otffs by saafl a SI
O re, Kanie style aud size. Address
KKVKBSIBLE COLLAR OOstPAlTT,
TT Vraaklin St.. Wew York. 17 Kllby St., aaaaaa.
Dltl'! Mill fhnw TOO how to
a d -y; eth-olutfly mire; w tut-
til .h lllrt Wo
and ttsttvn you it j
entity whertf y'H
work in the litMlity wherw J"" I
wail tu y.'ur aridrv and wtu espitua
tdr buKlniM fuilT: nTQemi,r w guar-
antraolMrirMit ti $.1 iir-Try iy
..rk: i-.-hit-lT mr-: wrlta at
stfl.tL X(Mrt(TVKIa lit Ufa Ma Poa LB. Uetr.il, Ml.
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MICHIGAN LANDS j
2 F-r eale 10,(n acre flrst-ola Und in Central Michl-1
Z iran. on the "MirhttraM tvntrul,' "iH trolt aod
X Hn(inat:, and "Ion Lake" Kai.nrfu'a. TheteUcd?
; will It- mM r.t a tcrtflr to flow an ewtatrt. WrlW;
U. M. I'lEHt E, AOICNT, W liST HAY CITY, KICH. j
ItlllllllllttlllllltltllMf IttllMlltllllMllllflMlllltlltMl
TTTK A FR MOTOR CO. flo half th WjiTJ
wimlraia buaiius9t LMH-tu.se It bad reduced cai
Wind iMiwer to 1 what it wan. It Loa umnT branrl
a . it a... ..i. sni4 t-srial ra
Duuisra, ail ii Biiyyi ipb na bi"j -
. TOUT U(Kr. it ijau ewiu t"w s
a tus ninnsi than
'othem It make purapJeT
(re anil. Stel, Ulnid f!.ar"
riit7 and Fixed Steel i ower. we. UMf"
tFraiuea, titeel Ked I'utters and
j$A Grinders. On appllratlon It will Dme one
fit vi ineate axuciea iiixi i
January 1 at 13 the usual pnc It also mae
TaUtas and t'utiirwur all kind. Send for catAinf'.av
Ft-urj: Uth, KocawcU tn4 HUmor Streets. Culcat
.. i.i i atku n -very State to introduce T
ti.ii.eL t Rim-ra. Km. rely Dew. Profits Immense.,
A ..tre-n Alk-n. Oleaaon et Co.. X. P.. La Croaee. W S.
SX FRANCISCO LOTS, by the Golden Gate,
KOMip. term 10 per month. TANHHcD
A I'MTlOV LAND CO., 046 Market St., San Fran
Cisco, LaiifoiU.a.
A California Income-Yielding Home.
with flrrall capital, l arge rolonv; tine fumi .
Irriffa Ion, IKalib. Fruit, Milk, "j'ork, Poultry,
Honey,
B. MARKS, Por 175, Omaha. Neb.
SALESMEN WANTED TO PEI.L MY MTK.
y.h stock. All gooit warranted firat-cUfj.
I'ennanrnt, profitable Kltlon for the right man.
fasti paiil weekly. No experience neoesssrr.
Write for terms, pivlng aire and reference, ii
YATES, Nureeryiiiaut Rochester, N. Y.
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. mlri4
female to sell ten ct:.t Homoeopathic Keme
dies to lumilu". Immense profits. The Dr. O'Uw
Med. Co., 1817 Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, r"s.
PATENTS
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