READING A PAPER FROM HOMt Be was getting home fros buaisse- a merchant well to do "Tha wheels of the electric car war throw ing tparks of blue, 'And aronnd him were acquaintance who where they stood or -at B, look or word or geatur-, were UvKbs, to a chat. Bnt quite ignoring all of them, except to bow and smile When hailed by someone at the door of just across the aisle, He read with boyish eagerness, whilf speeding o'er the street. The neatly printed pages of a little conn try sheet. He read of Tom Jones' enterprise In add ing to his barn. And learned that "Solon Huddlesoa ha got a brand-new yarn," That "Annty Simpkins gave a tea,' tha "crops are pretty good" And that "Ab Bailey came to town ana" brought a load of wood. Well, yea, these things are trifles, perhaps to yon and me; For him they are reminders of the time that used to be; And from bis busy city life he glances back with Iot Be see the town that circumscribed M doings as a boy. Each short and spicy paragraph upon tha village sheet Presents a scene familiar or a friend h used to meet And maybe you can tell it by the smile that quickly come There's mention of his mother and thr other "folks" at "home." j tlea wander far for fortune and And it too, and yet (The farm and alothful village and ita folk they ne'er forget; And there's not a thing in city life which greater joy can give "Than the little country paper printe where they used to live. .Columbus Dispatch. A WOMAN'S WIT. '.: "I want to speak to you a moment, tlm. Come to tbe other end of tbe van; better for those not to bear us," said any mate, indicating by the direction of lis glance our two fellow travelers. His words were almost drowned in tbe noise of tbe train, but it was easy to see from his manner tbat sometblug was amiss. We were together In charge of a train of twenty-four wag ons, running from Elmfleld colliery down to tbe main line. I was the nnderguard and consequently, subor dinate to Frank Applegartb. His Baughter, a lass of about 18, and a companion of her own age, were trav eling with us. They bad missed the visual passenger train, and, notwith standing tbe regulations to tbe con trary, we had both thought there would be little harm in giving them a "lift" borne, as Frabk phrased It. And lucky tor us it proved that we did so. Prob ably it saved both our lives, and cer tainly It was tbe means of procuring me the best wife in tbe world. The wind whistled past the deep sides of the cutting through which we were rushing, and flakes of snow were finding their way Into the van by ventilator and window and crevices, not a few in number. My companion wore a troubled, anxious look as I rose to follow b!m. "Do you notice that?" he asked, when were out of hearing distance of the others. It had struck me before that the van wan swaying more than usual and it was rickety enough, in all conscience, on ordinary occasious but I only set it down to our driver making up a little lost time. "We are traveling at a great pace," 1 answered. tc a dangerous pace," was the re ply, as the van gave a lurch that al most threw ns off our feet. 'That's the first curve ou the level." he added; "Just try if you can make out the engine lights." I tried my best, but It was useless. The night was intensely dark. and. to add to the difficulty, blinding blasts of snow and sleet drove full in my lace as I leant with half my body outside, seeking to cat h a glimmer of bnlir ahead. "1 can inuUe norliiug out," I 'aid. as I unbuttoned in)- jucket and shook it clear of snow. "Neither could I, aud I fear we have brokeu away. 1 only wish 1 knew how luuny wagona are left with us in front." Here my countenance must have be trayed the horor I felt, for he hastily added: "I)on't lonk like that, man; tbe girls are watching us, and I'm mistaken if Alary does uot already suspect that something Is wrong. It will be time euough to alarm them when it comes to tbe worst, and we are past help." . "What is to be doueV" I asked, not so much expecting an answer as be cause I felt 1 must say something. "We can do very little. If Harry" that was our driver "knows what bas happened he may come back upon us bud stop us before we come to High bank, though, at the rate we are go tug, that will be risky enough. Other wise he can do nothing but go on to the next station to warn them there. Ten to one we don't keep on the rails as we ruu dowa the bank. We must try to make out II we nave many wagons left. If he bas but few, Harry is sure to notice that something bas gone wrong." We returned to wfeere the two girls were sitting. I had seen Mary Applet garth every day almost that I bad worked with her father, sow a matter of four or five years, and without no- ! ticing her much. She was only a slip of a girl when first I knew her, and j I 8iippo.se with seeing her se frequent- 1 fy Unit she had grown to tbe verge of womanhood without my betsg aware of it. It might be, too, that the dan ger In which we were placed, and which she realized as if intuitively, added i.-i moment years to ber We, as gre.ir dangers are sometimes said to it -i.-uiirers are soujetiiues aauu isj Bo. Anrw.iv. it wn with .i.it tn. or. . est that I now regarded her as she sat ed to Illustrate his discrimination, be seeking to cairn the fears of tbe girl ouoted Une. whereupon the poet re- beside her, who was giving waf te ,nI'ke,l: terror she did not seek to conceal. "l smoked a dozen pipes over that "Sou and your friend," said Apple- ,me 'ore I gave to it Its present garth to his daughter, who, amid other torm" preoccupations, was watching our Aa wltn Poetry, so with oratory tbe every movement, "will keep quite still "P011 tbat Influences public opinion here v.hlle Jim and I put things not onlT an Inspiration but a task, straight in front of the train." The fact is illustrated by a conversation "Is there going to be an accident T I reported In Mrs. Claflin's "Under the am sure something has gone amiss." OM Elms," she says that she remem- "No: I hope cot. at least; nothing but brs a delI8btfnl flwt from Mr. Sum- what wa can put to rights." ner wlien he 8P?nt most of the time The road , u which we were travel- ue8criblnS President Thiers manner of Ing was a fn'.riy level one, with easy , entertaining bis guests, gradients, one rart alone excepted. ! Sumner told every smallest detail That part becan some ten miles from the arrangement of the table; who were tbe collierv v.-hcaee wc had started our the guests: bow they were seated; how Journey, and could we but arrest our , ""i"1" T.L,e conversed, and bow peed before reaching it. all might be courte husbands manner was Well vet. It consisted of the two de- ! cl!vitie. known respectively as tbe High 1'.:i.ik and the Low bank, both very htevp. with a gradient of one In seventy-live, und separated by some two uii!.-- of level liue. A little way from the 1-otK.m v! tbe last was 11 inciting sMi:nu. here trains coming in opposite d.r. ctioiis used to pass each orbei ! 1. ;:! of a siding. All being ,",7,t bad to run. and there reumln until thl last "up" passenger train bad passes' It on Ita way to Elmsfleld. With a few more hopeful worda ts his daagbter, Applegarth took bis lamp In his hand, and signing to me to takt mine and follow him. clambered witt mine and follow him. cumbered wits gMt dlfficalty on to the nrst truck Our speed had continued to Increase and It seemed as If we were to be botl thrown on on to the line. We man aged to reach the brake handle and pu It hard down as hard as we bott together were able to do. We did tbi same with the other ten tracks, whci the oscillations was too much for ns and slowly and laboriously we mad. ur way back to the comparative safe m !. ty of the guard's van. An Arctic owl, measuring a little Our speed bad slackened a little Witt nore than three feet from tip to tip of the brakes put down, but again It be- ts wings, was ahot on one of the lsl gan gradually to accelerate, and It wai inda In the harbor of Portland. Me, a with a sickening feeling at the heart few daya ago. that I resigned myself to all the help At an election In a Masonic lodge In lessuess and hopelessness of our situ- Richmond, Ky, a few days ago, J. D. atlon. fhould we begin to descend thi feeney jr. was made senior deacon bank at our present rate of speed, noth- md his father, J. D. Feensy Br. wu Ing, humanly speaking, could avail ti Bade Junior deacon, aave us from a fearful death. Apple nmoihu for smokers and non- garth was sitting with his bead buries in his nan as. in a corner oi roe vai crouched the two girls, one of then trying to encourage the other, whs w"57' b'"e.rtf: lMm,M,1l 1,., I! presented Itself to my mind as It ha. often done to men In a like position ,o frequently with the result of only hastening their fate, but now It seemed the only chance left to us. I -ShaU we Jump, Frank?" I asked. "You forget the girls," was aU hi inId I had not forgotten them, bnt now I reflected tbat even If they had th courage to attempt it .the risk, were to, no longer capable of deciding for her- self. And we could only sit Mill an4 a. tonga converts trained to act aa ope walt, with what equanimity we could rators. Chinese operators are at work command, tbe fate upon which v were rushing. Meanwhile Harry Annstrong, nut driver, bad reached the top of Higt - bank, and from tbe too quick actios of his brake bad learned that some- thing unlocked for bad happened t bis train. Tbe next turning o bowed blm tbat he had broken away and thai ' his engine bad only a few trucks be hind If- He took what was probably tbe only safe course tbat of puttln on steam and going ahead as last as h could. I -1 nt-re is a ureait-away. ne suouu-u. as he steamed Into tbe siding, "andi twenty wagons of coal are tearin ' down the banks " : "Signal against the up train." called ' . ..;. ... .. Will IUC UiMlCl, A UCI coming." "But tbe 'goods' will run Into hel further down the line In any rase." "We must throw the 'goods' off the rails. Heaven help the poor guards. We can do nothing for tham." "There are others, too, besides ths guards," urged one of the men ou tbs enzlne. An.l a hundred In Mi W tra!J Sharn with a hammer- we must soiks the back road points! It may seud entire and liberal and progressive them Into tbe river, but It must b . Ideas, quallUea which show themselves risked." I conspicuously In his paper. Tbe spike was driven bums. I Tie Japanese are right up to date, "Bring the iron chains," was next whether In tbe usages of war or rellg called out. Ion. A Japanese church at Kioto bas A pile of these lying beside the line lately adopted individual communion was seized upon and hurriedly a nuiu-1 Jups, with the hearty Indorsement of ber of them thrown across tbe metals. I'll tbe members. A somewhat novel Then the men ran back out of tbe way of danger, for the roar of tbe "down" j train was upon them. Out of the black darkness, like a strcan still blacker, rushed tbe long line of .loomed wag ons, and tben came the dreaded crash, heard for u lies round, drowning tin noise of '.lie gale, now at It ueiglit. The wrecse-.i tain lay in one inl! tinguiah.ibW ma-tj of Iron .tmI cjil anj splintered wood. The liist wagons ha driven over the chains and fallen into the ballast, where they lay overturned, serving by way of a buffer 1o those behind them. Anxiously and wltb many forebodings of evil was the scene of destruction searched for tbe wreck of the guard's van. No trace of it was to be found. I must now take up the story of the run-away at the point where I left it off. I was sitting as if In a dream, when a light band was placed on my arm and Mary Applegarth's voice sounded loud and shrill In my ear. "Wake up!" she cried. "Think If there's no plan to let go the van from the first wagon. Can't you get at the couplings the woodwork Is very oldT I found she had already roused up her father, who, like me, bad abandon ed hope. In another moment I had tbe ham mer out of the locker. Frank, picking up a ahackle-hook. drove It through rue eoa or the van Just above the cou pling, and soon had a large opening made. Then, easing off tbe van brake, we knocked out with the hammer tbe bolt which attached the first truck to us. Tbe loaded wagons seemed to race away from us as we gradually put on tbe brake again, and we felt that the danger was past. We traveled slowly down the bank, until we saw a red light ahead. Tt was one of the men sent from the station, after tbe train had been wrecked. He bad come on as ordered, with no hope of flnHnK any of us alive. I made up my mind that very night to make a match of It with Mary Apple garth If she would have me. We were married a few months after, and all my mates called it "a runaway match." Boston Traveler. Preparing a Speech. Though It Is true, as the proverb says, that "the poet Is born, not made," yet It is also true tbat tbe great poem Is both born and made. A critic boasted to Tennyson tbat in reading a poem of his he could always pick out those lines which wrote themselves from those ...... . . wnicn naa Deen elaborated. Being ask- w iue x-resiaent at the close of tbe dinner gathered his guests around blm as be sat upon the sofa In the salon, and rehearsed the speech he was to make the next day in the French Assembly. "Thus," said Mr. Sumner, "taking advantage of any suggestion or criti cism that might be made before he gar the speech to tbe public." 11 'iijpcsiyfetoy , A wonMUl of Bowling Green. Ky, rIth UbMj or twenty-one children. , ,uing- her husband for divorce. A rattlesnake seTenty-nine Inches ong and baring twenty-one rattles war rilled near Jefferson, Oa.. recently. Van Buren County, Michigan, made , record last year of one divorce to rrerr seven marriages. There were Wrty-aix divorce, in the county durin, rioter, been plying for some time R-ir, Th(M Br. nn entalde sea fa. nt the faili- u divided Into two com. ,artments by A glass partition. A red rabbit was caught near East- . G- few day. ago. It 1. alive JUWtlo ,n'tnat pl.ee. and the say It is the . .. t of th k,nd they ever w- m. Forty Kr atudenU of the State Nor- 1 School In Warrensburg. Mo., have anlzed an athletic association. They ire going to devote much attention outdoor sports, and will wear bloom- n aweaters. A tgraph mm i la being fa' i nd Dr. Laws, who I. In charge, has 1 ralnwf in so nnA. I n the China overland wires. I A Denver paper baa collected statis- tics which show that the number of men now employed in Colorado mines, mills and smelters is 26,398, as com- pared with 22.951 Just before the panic if 1883 gain of about IS per cent. Hawaii of the Sandwich Islands Is to thoroughly Christianised that the na fives themselves send out missionaries Ul over tbe Pacific. At the same time they nave an abundance of home mls lionary work, for there is a population rf 12,000 Portuguese, 13,600 Japanese . d 20 )00 Chinese. , , , "f8 Brwer w" bonl ,n Smyrna, k,i M,nor' of Preata who were among rU?L,B,narl" . hu?' That the "root of the matter" Is still in kirn la .rl,lAn Ka f.irf lia. Iiu ' bee Brewer Is the teacher of a Bible 1 (lass In tbe First Congregational ! Church of Washington. I One of tbe ablest and most popular j editors of the religious press is Dr. Abram S. Isaacs, of the Jewish Mes ' senger. Dr. Isaacs is probably better known outside of bis church than any tthtt. rf ifa aHltnrial iwinfmpu tf f )i i, ther of bis editorial confreres of the Jewish faith. He Is a man of broad plan was adopted In distribution, a dea con and deaconess serving tbe cups, which were gathered by another deacou ind deaconess who followed. The Danish girl of society Ja con firmed between ber fourteenth and six teenth year, and Is then considered "out." The result of this early entry into society can hardly be deemed satis factory, for as soon as a girl has reach- id the age of 22 and is still "in maiden meditation, fancy free," sbe ceases to be asked to dances or youthful gather 'ngs, and is, so to say, "on tbe shelf." Berlin bas bad built within its lim its during tbe past ten years twenty Ive Protestant churches. There are iome monster congregations in tbe Ger man capital. At present there are sixty four Protestant parishes In tbe city. Of these. Holy Cross numbers 120,813 louls; tbe Emroaus congregation num bers 93,000, the Thomas congregation 11,271, the Twelve Apostles 68,576. Among the questions which will prob tbly go over Into the next century for ettlement, along with such other prob cms as the authorship of the penta teucb. Is that concerning the oldest re ligious newspaper In this country. The claim lies between tbe New York Ob server, of the Presbyterian faith, and the Herald of Gospel Liberty, one of tbe exponents of tbe Campbelllte denomination.- The Methodist Episcopal church Is (be only one of tbe larger denomina tions which owns and controls Its own Journals. These official organs (there ire eighteen in this country) are all tnown as "Christian Advocates." The rapport of the Advocates Is laid upon the membership of the churches as a rt of their religious duty, and for Ills reason they are generally well sus tained and profitable publications. It is not generally known that tbe children's department of the Christian tntellgencer, the organ of tbe Dutch Reformed Church, bas been edited for many years by Margaret E. gangster, the poet and editor of Harper's Bazar. Urs. Sangster did her first literary work on tbe Intelligencer, and many if her best and most popular poems ind miscellaneous writings have ap peared In the columns of tbat Journal. The Tlcar of Tattersball, Lincoln shire, England, recently delivered a ourse of Sunday evening lectures on "The Church and Modern Wesley an Ism." In these lectures he undertook to show tbat "Modern Wesley anlsm" is contrary to the example of Christ; con trary to the teachings of Christ; con trary to tbe precepts of and the practice af the apostles; contrary to the teaching it John Wesley; contrary to common ense. Warden Haley, of the Indianapolis Itate prison says that there Is a re markable religious revival among ths nmates of that Institution, that 109 f the most hardened convicts nave professed conversion, and that 200 jrlsoners have organised a branch of Jie Christian Endeavor Society. With 1 twinkle In bis left eye the Wsxdea idds tbat the officers of tbe now branch re wondering if it will be entitled to lt-legates to the next national eonveny Ion of Christian Endea A French biologist, M. Nooord, aa proven that, while bat few uieroiies exist m the blood after an .tdiuary meal, they are abundant after meal containing snob fat. He sap poses the microbe carriers to bo the imall fat globules taken rap by the deals. A bore-bole near Port Jackson, New South Wales, bas reached a depth f nearly 3G00feet. it shows an increase n tbe esrib's tern pel atnse of one leg ee F. in eighty feet, wnilo the tversge in tie Northern Hemisphere s one degree m sixty leet. WOMAN'S WIT. told by a sooiarrr eisx. ikMt MerplUae, Sals, Molaaaaa ul Otkar Thlaa. Trom. th tttmimg Kmat, Newark, jr. J. anaoiigtaa popiwioaw Orange, N. J.. Emma L Stoll, a ebarmlDg young maiden, stands la tha foremost rank. Bhelaofalovabla disposition and tha light orthasootalset in whioh she moves. For two yean she baa bean aslok girl from Inter ' sal troubles peonliar to women, and having rsoently reoorered. has Rivna oar reporter the following Intonating aocounti I "Instead of Improving under the ear ef ' aay physleiaa I beoame worse. For Ays i weeks I was unable to get out ef Bed and about ais o'oloek aaeh morning I suffered horribly, afy lips were sore and taeerated i from ths marks of my teeth, for In my efforts j to kaap from sarsamlnsj I sunk my teeth I deep Into my lips. At snsh timsa I roiled ! and tossed until tha bed shook like an a pea leaf and it dually got ao aariona that tha doctor I won't tall yon his name ave ma noma morohlne Dills to take. Taa very thought of ttiem now make meehiver. Tbess UUU'sTUl Ul luniu UVW BVsasaavv aaww ansa n a. u-arw morphine pills simply put me to sleep for a while, and whan I beoame eoaaoJoae agala any agony was renewed. "Tha paia In my atomaah and bask was mora than I could stand. 'Your blood Is poor, said tha doctor, take sulphur and molasses,' and I did until it was a great won der that I was not a molasses sake, it was Urns wasted In taking tt beoauae I was not benefited la ths least ; my adoring eonttnued, bat br a mlo-htv effort after being la bod so long, t got up. Oh, but I was a sad eight than. From 113 pounds, I had fallen to ninety; my oheeka were pit Is and sunken and I limped; yea. aotually bobbied from tbs extreme pain In my aide. Then I read of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People an 1 the testimonial in the News Inspired ma with hope. I got the pills and took them. Before many day I began to improve and be fore I Had nuisbed one box I felt as If I stopped Umplng and through the Pink Pllla 1 1 soon bid good by-to my headaches, whl.a : the pain In my stomach and back slowly but could go out and walk for miles. I soon th. pal. I ttat jeern ,0 b. ab,. o persuad. ail , r- - j- - - - used to be. well and strong, light-hearted an-l merry but never without tha pllla. Sea I have got some of them now," and from a nearby desk she handed out one of tba boxes. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, In a con densed form, all tha elements neeassary to give new life and richness to tha blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a speeifls for troubles peeuilarto females, snob, as suppression, lrregularitius and all forma of weakness. Tbey build up tha blood, and restore tbe glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radloal ours In all cases arising from mental worry, over work or ezeesses of whatever catnra. Pink Mils are sold In boxes (never In loose bulk) , at SO eents a box or six boxes for $2.60, and j may be had of all druggists, or direct by mall from Dr. Wll llama' atadlolae Company, Boheneotady, N. Y. . ' IOE JEFFERSON AT THE SOUTH, r ... . , , ' r-xperiences o t . u U v.w m mm Charleston Forty Yeara Ago. Joseph Jefferson passed through At lanta, on Thursday on his way to Louisiana for a pleasure trip, and was. of course, captured by the reporters for tbe Constitution. In tbe course of Mr. Jefferson's talk be gave a little sketch of bis southern experiences ie tbe fifties. I always like to come to Atlanta," oe said. "You know one of my chil dren was born In Georgia. That was . - .,, , , va tut wasrbacyk Tn SfS EortS JS? . You see. Johnny Ellsler and myself . were down this way playing, barn- j storming It was, and were not hav-, We bad been with al 1, ,., Chnr utnn o n A when It closed down we struck out on aur own liue. W e tried rsavannan. Macon and Augusta in Georgia. I painted some of tbe scenery and John looked after the front of tbe bouse and did a turn or two on the stage. We did not find It a profitable venture and went back to Savannah. While there we got In correspondence with Sir William Don, an English baronet, who liot Anma avat- .r, thia nniintrv with oTcllnt lattra and a desire to Dlav. To tell the truth. Sir William was not a remarkable player, except at the ta bles. His money went In gaming. He tame to Savannah from Charleston. met him one day walking up Bull street, and although I had never seen him I felt tbat it was Don. After be passed I turned to watch him, and I found that he bad turned to watch me. We then approached and I inquired If I he were not Sir William Don. He re plied tbat his name was Don, and ask ed whether I were Jefferson or Ells-1 ier. We made an arrangement with , him and sent over for his baggage, vhlch tbe hotel had held for his bill. "Don had been In a poker game on the ship coming down and was finan cially embarrassed during bis stay In Charleston. Ellsler and I played Sir William at the old Savanah theater, and such a brilliant audience I bad never before seen. Indeed, I have never seen one since which 'impressed me more than tbat one did. Tbe reason probably was tbat tbe receipts at tbe box office were great beyond anything in our experience. Tbe ladles in the audience that night wore tbe old rose cut diamonds which sparkled, and to Ellsler and me tbey seemed to be aa big as apples. The grand dames were out, and tbe aristocratic old gentle men. In their stiff neckwear, nodded In lordly fashion from box to box. Yes, sir, tbat audience was a picture, and tbe receipts put Ellsler, Don and my self on our financial feet. We played Sir William two or three engagements In Savannah, and with great success, for he presented his letters of intro duction, and all tbe grand people of tbe city sought him and went to see him play. Tbat was the first real big weeess which we bad ever met." Tbe John Ellsler referred to by Mr. Jefferson Is the father of Effle Ellsler. He is still alive and acting, or was up to a year or two ago, out on the road. with bis daughter. Mr. Jefferson was accompanied by one of his sons and some grandchildren and ladies. Tbey were going down to his plantation In Louisiana, where tbe comedian will enjoy a few weeks' hunting and fish ing. He was traveling In a compart ment car and was ticketed through from KewTork to New Orleans. As lanta Constitution. Facts vs. Theories. The Indiscriminate advocacy of tbe daily morning bath for all who cannot be classed as invalids or delicate chil dren Is a theory not substantiated by experience, and therefore liable to do great barm. Many an Individual Is relying upon tbe stimulation of the morning bath as others are relying upon the stimulation of the morning dram, and In both cases reserve power ts being used op and physical bank ruptcy will be apt to follow. Many a child is being made nervous and fret ful by the bath which the mother U giving to counteract the Irritability. If there is not prompt and complete reaction after a bath, tt has certainly been harmful. But tbe good or ill effects of tbe bath are not to be de- ! dded by tbe apparent Immediate re gal ta. A wise, careful and scientific Watchfulness may be necessary to de- -dda as to whether the immediate gain may not mean ultimata and irrepar able toaev Womankind. "What! Ton say tbat Ilerr Scbtr.i Vie. the merchant, bus gone blind? Here': a pretty how d'ye do I have a bill i- f tbe man which is made nt paj'ab.e at .1 WW M Y . , auavHts &svriua.riiier. CHANGE MOURNING CUSTOMS I A. People We Are Tearis Away froaa Barbaric Cwatoaae. "On of the surest Indications that, as a people, we are tearing away from barbaric customs. writes Edward W. Bok In the Ladies' Home Journal, "la found in the changes which, slowly but "s' over our mourning customs and funeral emblems. ju time is nut so far back when the an nouncement In a funeral notice that frieuds wiU please omit flowers was an unheard-of thing. When thia first appeared people wondered at It. Now one meets the request In numer ous cases, and the effect bas been good. Oaten Ajar and similar vulgar floral monstrosities are being discarded, and the modest laurel wreath or cross, or sheaf of wheat have In good taste sup planted them. Flowers for the dead are not to be decried so long as they have a meaning or carry a message of tender sympathy to the living, or attest a love, reverence or respect for the dead. But when offered mlaalonieas, in ... n A flnt - profusion. Jammed or crammed into every Imaginable made-to-order-looklng design or device, tbe custom (or naoiti of thus remembering the dead becomes offensive and Is best honored In tbe breach." Mr. Bok also expresses hearty satisfaction that the day of big funeral corteges is passing, and that tbe beavy black crape at the door of tbe home which death has entered bas been sup- planted by simple unobtrusive wreaths or green or blossoms. W ith equal grati fication be notes tbat the sight of young children, fairly stifling beneath the beavy folds of mourning. Is becoming more and more rare. In this connec tion he writes: "I never thoroughly understood until recently tbe depth of j affecUon and the aure. sane Judgment ... .... m,mK, nt mv ;uleh prompted that member of my f"? " fraln fiom wearing anything which savored of mourning at bis passing. It was difficult to do; tbe heart seemed to prompt otherwise. But it was done, and tbe wisdom of my father's dying wish bas often come home to his sur vivors when they have seen the custom followed which has made relatives and friends sombre Just to look at each other." FASHION FANCIES. Crape is the exclusive, distinctive riitrh aMaoai mnn rn intr mntpriul I ff ia extensively used this spring in the for- tnatinn nf Alecmnt toilettes, nnt onlv as decorative features, but as comrjonent parts of dresses snd wr-tps, i irspe can te juuiciouaiy comuinea with Crepou, Eudora, Henrietta, dull silk, granite cloth or any jet black goods of suitable weight and text -re. I In making up the era e trimmed gar ments of black stuffs, tbe wise modiste uses as interlining, bluet Fibre Cham ois, which cm be placed next to the : black material without fear of thow- ' ing through, even if a break should occur in the outside fabric. - . .... . , . . Fibre Chamois is ueed to advantage in the new spring capes whicn are so retire "PI. ' ' sa.rw woica re- lu,re interlining to sustain their effect. ""r.8 . , . ... u "" ", uVu',l,lluc " " c me IUI lu the outlined tbe outside material, and it should he secured at the lower por tion of the puff, so that it will stand out correctly. Velutina, with face finish, and bloom of silk velvet, comes in all tbe new sbsdes of popular colors and is the favorite trimming and combination material to be used with spring drees goods in various hues. I If a handsome black dress is re- " "' more auiuuie 10 form such a toilette than Eudora. In buying Fibre Chamois for spring cottume ', or capes and jackets, buy the genuine article, in the color nearest to tbut of the goods selected. Xtie Kttiti.r's disclaimers. Mrs. Mary L. Burtou edits the Jarutf, town (Kan.) Optimist. She has bee: away ou a visit. During her absent-, "the old man" filled her sheet will awful mean stories. She has returns and serves tbe following ronat: "lh editor disclaims responsibility for any thing appearing In this paper for th- I past month or two. Sbe fears she wi! 1 have trouble to set herself right wi:! her friends, and probably will bare t get 'well, get a divorce before she i. able to recover her past reputation fo respectability, peace and dlirn'tv" Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills which vanish before proper ef fortsgentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge tbat so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative. Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are duo to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that yon have the genuine article, which is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep utable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, end the system is regular, then laxa tives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to tbe most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, then one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Svrupof Figs stands highest and is most largely used andTivetrcnst feneral satisfaction. Agents lor the saleof farm land on railroad In Georgia Choice land, low rates of fare. Liberal inducement to repretentattf awn. F. MI55LER KRIMMERT. 106 West Street, New York. f .r old V. a Revenue and Postage, ataaapta Look over rouro d papers and la tiers and advise ms nw man amps yoo have, and I'll tasks cash offer. LtWI3KOBlHigtaaadreik,aU. 100 8A TFfUfwH te aril Haw Casta 1 ryv atflT- ngaaic.jsw,l OPIUU sforrthln. RaMt ftaraal la IS) to SO days. Me s till sraueeraa, LsaMiaa.Oaie Da.J.ai trntias, k. OPIUM and WHISKY habits cmrad. Book erat rail, a, a, a. woomr, irmrta, aa. fateMaa.Mnrsra; IQ0t:ft8Frf8Tlli& icsatni amaaaaiee naa. SsoweU 0s April. May are most emphatically the months for taking a good blood Purifi"' because the system is now moat in need of such a medicine, and because It more quickly responds to medicinal qualities. In winter Impurities do not pass out of tha body freely, but accumulate In the blood. The beat medicine to purify, enrich and vitalise the blood, and thns give strength and build up the system, is Hood's 8araa parilla. Thousands take it as their Spring Medicine, and more are Uking It today than ever before. If you are tired, " out of sorts," nervous, have bad taste In the morning, aching or dlssy bead, sour stomach and feel all run down, a course of Hood's Sarsaparilla will put your whole fdy in good order and make you strong and vigorous. It la the ideal Spring Medicine and true nerve tonic, because Kloodl Sarsaparilla BIood Purlfler A druggsU. si. PreDaredonIybyC.i.HoodACo..LowelIJass. rreparea oniy pyl,.i.nuuue ; v Hood's Pills t.i.y pre are purely vegetable, care. xa cents. Onr Electoral College. Ex-President Harrison, In writing fu "Tbe Prestdentlar Office," in the La dles' Home Journal, presents an Inter esting bit of Information regarding our method of choosing a Chief Magistrate. "The origin of the Electoral College." be says, "bas been the subject of much speculation. Tbe only American prece dent Is found in the first Constitution of Maryland, where provision was made for tbe choice of State Senators by elec- tors chosen by popular vote In specified districts. In tbe Massachusetts con vention Mr. Bowdoin said: This meth od of choosing the President was prob ably taken from tbe manner of choos ing Senators under the Constitution of Maryland.' An attempt has been made to Bud the suggestion of tbe Electoral ' College, as we have come to call It, by ' some In the method then in use of choosing the German Emperor, and by others In the method of choosing a Pope, by the College of Cardinals. Sir Henry Maine thinks tbat the members of the convention 'were to a consldera- I 1.1a v ,.1 . ,r-iil,!,kj1 hv t h .v.mnla nt t Vlt ""'J uinc 'ZVl Holy Roman Empire.' And as Mary- first used, was a Catholic colony, the suggestion seems plausible. But there was this difference: our electors are not a permanent body, but fresh men chos en every four years." An Indian known as Chief Busbey f Joe died nt Amber, Mich., a few days . .1 .j . a . . , ' ngu at 1 ne repuieu age 01 iiu years. He wa an expert hunter and trapper, and whs out in the woods after game almost up to the day be died. 1 HE r.tNl INI '-BBON'3BROSCHIL TRCK HEj" are folil only In bole Iter re wotiderluilr effective furCoUkba and Throat Troubles. Fume patriotic but mischievous youngsters n Lee, Mass.. took a neighboring farmer's white horse one night recently and painted its bead red and its tail blue. Plan's Cure torCumuinpilon na no equal s a Congo medicine. F. M. Abbott. eueca tit., iutfolo, N Y.. May V, lhL A correspondent writes to Nature that carp are very fond of the larvae of mosquitoes, and, as this fish thrives in the only kind of water in which the larvse of the mosquitoes can live, he suggests that these fish might be em ployed to exterminate this pestiferous insect. lr. Kilmer fif-Hwi cures ail Kidney and Bladder troubles. 1 ampblet and Consultation free. Laboratory Bingbainton, X. Y. A long series of experiments, in which dogs were fed alternately with each subtance during four consecutive periods, has shown, it is stated, that natural butter and manufactured oleo margarine are practically equal in di gestibility and nutritive value. FITS stopped free bv IR. Klini's Gbeat Neb vi Ke-tobek. No fits niter first day's u-e. Maivelousrure 1 realise and t2.CU trial bottle tree. lr. Kline, ittl An-h St.. 1'blla.. fa. The coffee crop of Venezuela amounts to$15,0t 0,t;00 a year in value The average crop is 00,000 tous of coffee. Two-thirds of this product is exported, mostly to England Maracai bo ia one of tbe centers of trade; Maracai bo coffee is known everywhere-. . sir. Vlnlow Soothing; Syrup for children tcetliiugt aulteus tbe gumt, reduce lntlamtnar uou. eliuya iiu. cures wlud colic. JLW a. ootu. A black bear weighing 512 pounds was killed near Wilkesbarre, Peun., by two hunters recently. Ont of VcaliBk-es corner strength wben the blooi bas been purified, enriched and vitalized, tbe appetite restored and the system built up by alood'a Sarsaparilla. - Hood's Pills cure nausea, sick headache. In digestion, biliousness. All druggists. 25c. A Port Jervis, N. Y couple were ' recently married while standing on the boundary rock where New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania join. Btl Tails I .. Wa offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi any ease of Catarrh that cannot becuied by Hall's Catarrh Cure. , . n F. J.Cnrv & Co.. Props.. Toledo, O. We, tbe undersigned, have known F . J. Che ney for ihe last 15 years, and believe him ikt fccily honorable In all business transactions and financially abls to carry out auy obliga tion made by their firm. , , West tc Tuuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Waldimj. KirifAS & Mnvw, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Ha' Is Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act in. directly upoa tbs biooil and mucous sur face of the system. Prii-e, 75c. pr bottle. Isold ay all Druggists. Testimonials free. Dowagiac, Mich., with a population of 4,000 bas twenty four secret societies and twenty social clubs. Earliest TerWes Always T"ay. That's so, tho editor bears .Mr. Iiark Gardner say. Woll. why don't you hav them? Simply c-use yon don't pl-mt Bailors Xorthern grown 300 la. His vegeta bles are bred to earlinaas aud they never dis appoint jog. Baiaer is tba largest grower of vegetables, farm seeds, graasas, clovaa, po tatoes, ate. It too wtll cot this out ajro stokd tt to tbe John A. SaJxer Seed Co., LaOraase, Wis., with 10a. postage, you will got sample pack age of Early Bird Ka lian (ready in 18 days) and their zreat eaialuzaa. Catalogue alotsa, Sc. postage. C-) A California lion, measuring six feet . nine inches from nose to tail-tip was U TRUMPET CALLS. Warnina; Note Dmm. flAssdi a to tha Cairedaemed. WHEN yon nna yourself weak take Christ for your strength. There have been many religions. but only o n Christ. God made the Christian home to help tell men what beaven la. The yoke of Christ la easy only on the willing neck. A policeman stops being an optimist when be puts on bis blue coat. If we were not capable of sufferinft we would have no need of love. Christ was not obliged to die. He willingly laid down bis Ufa for us. Whenever God gives us a trial. It ts that we may be the gainer by It. Put your band In God's hand, and It will not matter It your feet do slip. No matter bow much we get. we only get to lose, unless we also get Christ. How much public praying there ta done to which no answer Is expected. The more a man loves God, the less ! It hurts him to be mistreated by men. No greater thing can be done than to love God and keep his commandments. Whoever would learn bow to talk well, must first learn how to keep still. About the poorest business a Chris tian can engage In, Is borrowing trou ble. If you are a Christian. It is your privilege to cast all your care upon Christ. It will hurt the Christian more to live a day without prayer than without bread. Some of the hungriest people In the world are those who have the most wealth. Make It right to sell whisky, and it cannot be proven tbat anything else Is wrong. ! It Is not God's wlU that any religious meeting should ever be held without results. . God will always hear us when we pray, if we kneel down on his side of the line. Suppose there are hypocrites In the church; does tbat make your shining any safer? Begin every day with this thought: What happens to-day will be what God sees Is best. The Christian never bas to count his cash to find out bow much he has to be thankful for. God Is being slandered la the home where the children do not want to see Sunday come. 1 While some men are preaching, the devil knows tbat It will be safe for him ; to take a nap. - The man who loves sin Is a sinner, no matter how much he pays for a pew In church. A cold church will soon begin to warm up when God's fire Is burning in tbe j preacher's heart What shall it profit a man to be a brother-in-law to tbe church, if he is a stranger to Christ? Isn't there a strong touch of hypocrisy In thanking God for the bread and find ing fault with the cook? Touching the heart of a child with God's truth, is the greatest thing tbat can be done In this world. There Is something wrong with the piety of the man whose religion ts never ! beard of outside of church. There are little dnties which are the greatest duties, because they are duties which God has chosen for us. Seeking first the kingdom of God and bis righteousness, is the way to obtain all ve need of everything else. It does not require great ability to do great things. The poor widow with two mites gave more than the rich. The posibilities for good in one child started right, are greater than in an army of men who have gone wrong. Wben a Christian begins to think be Is doing more for tbe Lord than other men, be has begun to say good-by to Christ. Potatoes. Potatoes baked in their skins should have a piece cut off the ends before baking, in order that the steam m.iy escape. Prepared In this way they are light and dry when eaten. When boiled, they may be prepared in the same way, and the skin removed Just before servlug to each individual Potatoes are unquestionably dryer and finer of flavor when boiled in this way, than when pared before cooking. The utmost care is necessary to pi-event their being cold when eaten, as they grow cold rapidly after skins are re moved; and of all things potatoes should be hot in whatever form tbey are served, unless it be In a cold salmi. It Is not regarded in good form to place boiled potatoes upon tbe table in their skins. Womankind. Tbe World's Earliest Potato. That's Salzer's Earliest, lit tor ns in JS days. Salzer's new late potato. Champion of tha World, is pronounced tha heaviest yiclder in ths world, and we challenge you to produce its equal! 10 aoras to Salcar's Earliest Potatoes yield 4000 bushels, sold in June at tl a bushel $4000. That pays. A word to the wise, eta. Now if loo wnx cot this opt aud nil it with 10c postage to the John A. Salter Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., you will get, free, 10 packages grains ana grasses, uoiuaing xeo. sinte, Latbyrus, Sand Vetch, Giant Spurry, uiant uiover, ate, ana onr mammoth Mtalogue. (A.) Large quantities of turkeys raised on Connecticut farms are being shipped to Europe. 'fenny wlieand pound fjolUh" are ti.n. .,, think It ecunt.mv to use cbean antla a'n.i r soaps. Instead of tba good old Dobbin.' hleetrlc Soap: for sale by all grocers since 186a. irt It ones. Be sure, buy genuine. Tbe use of paper for larra fly wheels is regarded with favor, the ten. nle strength of reaper twin? ennr. mons. e, . V--..U, W4"S S.1 v wu. i. uiwi jural En i RarUe . i : . -. H I aaUl'VaBlQ-tt I fUS OaC ' 'flefi? I aawwaTSarsSj flVWTtrC aaV -l5L'i?r ai'siaamt st it Kaug Cera aa. Srt... aM raa BSSrS am . - : ucsa ctiui Ezclalcsdi "aye, There'71llirSiir Cc.ld Ha Ran Rsf erred to SAPQL-ld ' rye can you ' Colonel It all depends, sab. Colonel-On your capacity? Colonel-No. sab; tbe gJJ lapacity-for paying for IL-Excnang nn - J mm ivian s moQ t Heritage BSJ lis Pain. oaf) Mr. Charles S. Patterson, the pub lisher of tTetcfpaperdom, says that It is not often that he Rots so enthusi astic as he does over RlpanaTabulea, Almost with the regularity of clock work he used to feel, at a! out eleven o'clock, that something had gone wrong with his breakfast; especially was this true If he bad had a restless night, as is no uncommon thing with head-workers. "My stomach, said Mr. Patterson, "is under the standard as to strength, and it seems at these timea to act only indiffer ently, and finally to stop. Clouds come before my vision and a slight nausea Is felt. Then I reach out for my Blpans. (Years of tha sort of thin? relate 1 have made me know the symptoms as we I as my name.) Down goes one of the blessed little concentrate I boons, and In a few minutes the visual clouds lift, dis comfort passes away, stomach apparently resumes operations, and at 12.30 or 1 o'clock I go out for my usual rather hearty luncheon all la delightful contrast with my former practically ruined afternoons that I sought to escape by fasting and various doses." Ripen Ttt'inlM ar o'd br rtra?glM, or by aB tee (W o-nts a b -xi la ent to Tbs Hjpw C n anv, -Na la Suruoe al- "" Vrel If th- price t be-iitcat Saaiule iU 1U ceula. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR Douglas S3. SHOE BESvJoytoTM If you pay 84 to SO for shoes, ex- ra amine the W. L. DougUs Shoe, and 9 J see hat a good shoe you can buy for asr fj OVER 100 STYLES AND WIDTH3, CONGRESS, BUTTON, and LACE, road la all kinds of the best selected leather by skilled work men. Wa make and sell more S3 Shoes e.;-i ft man may aw . 1 O I 11 e r manufarturcr ia tlie world. Kane cpnuine unless name and price is stamped on the bottom. As!: vour dealer for our 65. Irpa.OO, , and 61.75 Iwr boys. TAKE KO SUBSTITUTE. It your dealer cannot supply you. send to fac tory, enclosing price and 51 cents to pay carri.iye. State kind, style ot toe (cap or plain), size and width. ur Custr.m Iept. will fill your order. Send tor new Illus trated lataiotjue to itox tt. W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton., Mass. fQ'i usy-ur -iiidroic-Mid w. wui explalu I ii- buin--sd ni .It remerata-r w. suar aiit- a clnr urjrt: o: Si lor rrry i.ay's w. rk: a wohnlT rar-: write at Mr. l4. II,. rtl Tt KIM; LUSPA.M. ILi LS. UrtraH. . A Valuable Medical Book Free With over 150 receipts, for the cure of all diseases. eud 10c for postage. DR. C. Ii. DIRMITT, 19th and FEDERAL STS.. Phila. Pa. THE AFRnOTOH CO. ss Salt as SSfMS snndmlll business, becatue It baa red uesd tbs east at md poster to 1 li wbil It ass. It bas maof bransfe nouses, ami supplies lis (roooi ana retwrs ,iuurdaof. it can ana aoea rarnnea , belter article lor leaa aionei taaa others, it makes Pumping aaS Geared. bel, GalTam.ad .fMr- Cotnnietlon Wtndmtlah. TUUsst and Filed Steel Towers. Steal Baza Saw Yamea, steel Feed Cutters and Vast Grinders. On application It will naasssaa of tben articles that It win furnish aanl JannaiT 1st at 13 the usual price. It alas aaaass l inks and Pumps of all klnus. Send for catalajroe. Facterr: 12th. BstkwcU so Fiuawrs bresta, CataaSk ADVERTISING If roe haTeanrthliicyon wish toadrsrUes. writ, mm for rates. 1 Insert adrertlse m.nts in all publirationsin th. U.S., sad raj effort is to make your lnre.tm.nt per. Advertisements written and sttracnrale put In type. Lettersof.dTice written to In tending adrertisara. CoKraapoadeaes tar- B. t. CRASS, Ridgewood, W. JT. WE HAVENONT8. er at wholesale fnetE2 Barwnera fa. mmmrmTmmmZS before esle. afrearrtalag wss ranwd. too M Ties oCCasr rlages, oe styles of trier. nus.4i styles KMI.g3eafe dies. Write to eauuagaa. rn.BHa.irr CerrLsae a HanM afa, aw B.rauxx.Sea. Blkawrt. lae. phi La.. Pa. rW.r.r' j. Y "1 tmI n-.-J.s3. t-m. at V mr r aiMi. stucco., liiul r. nroii7 , .A. '." a pnai. . - m-m- tm rjt PATENTS ."''' Boost Pre. Wsiuiailsa, O. o. ' - -. WM , ur w - IDPT. I-if Writ, a...- " T w ' IrSS. e eas siri Si" fffi SQADAYSUHE...:f .t XiJ Kj ' r-1 v ul hnw yon bow to . JmJ In .ac i a 4ri ab-ttui-ly Mi welur- i t ni-U ui war and tvacn yoe Cne joe .' 1. work in lc lnctUI ilieiniiviai. I Ci.mlimm In txi . vaiBf.BiL-ssa fJ.4ems reSaarfMin. -""":'"?' k".'. rui i lJf VN riS IriMirir.J a - mm R-tariigsn van. rM-ricl rh .v IT ln shot near Pescadero, CaL
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