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.
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v wu. i. uiwi jural En i RarUe . i : .
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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.
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Douglas
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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
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