i - i
A fAEAN TO THE PUMPKIN.
How dear to try Heart
Is tb old yellow pumpkin
When orchard are barren
Of etuflin' for piea;
When peactjee and apples
Have both been a failore.
And berries of no kind
Hats greeted oar eyes;
How fondly w torn
To tha fruit of the cornfield
Only fools three despise.
Tbe oid yellow pumpkin.
The mod-covered pnmpkln.
The blc-oellied pumpkin.
That makes such good pAea.
-Louisville Democrat.
LOYE AND JOY.
It there wis one thing In mil bar ex
perience that Rasaana Morton waa
heartily tired of It waa the evident
and continuous purpoaa of mankind to
penult her to remain a spinster.
True, she had been one so lone It
evould seem that aha should bare be
come accnatomed to It, bat by some
trance fatality women, that la. the
majority of women, never accept thalr
lot to this form with calm resignation
and beautlfal Chrlatian spirit which
baa wan for them the en ilea ring title
f the Rentier sex.
And Susanna Morton had put np with
just as loug as she waa going to.
Four leap year had passed her by
and she li.nl submitted (traccfully, but
each year less gracefully than she bad
done the year previously, and there
were moments in the last of tha four
when she became almost desperate
Now that a fifth kid come her mind
was made up. She would take the reins
ef Cupid In ber own hands and drive
that harum-scarum little rascal In a
manner to suit herself. She knew her
good points, one of which was that
she was 35 years old or thereabouts,
and possessed a pose and balance no
man who was looking for a real sensi
ble wife could afford to disregard. In
addition to this she bad what men sel
dom disregard a comfortable fortune.
ft was fortune that had been the reel j
(tumbling block in the matrimonial
path of Susanna, and not any lack of
attractive qualities In her possession.
for she was not homely nor
was ahe
however, which was her, from her six!
,! ... , , , . . .
. ... ur,h ,.- ,.-
a fear that men sought her for ber
money and not for herself, and, never
having fallen in love with any of her
eonrtlers, she did not find it difficult to
resist advances, believing, as she did,
that men were mercenary wretches, as
a rule, and that same day the one man
In all the world for het would appear
ajui claim her as his own.
However, he did not appear, and he
continued not to appear until Susanna
bad reached an ase and firmness of
character, to pnt It mildly,
when her
fortune would havo to be at least doub
led to make her as attractive as she
was at 2a
This knowledge had come to her grad
tmlly, but was none the less forceful
on that account, and she was determin
ed not to let this leap year pass without
results of a lasting character.
(if the men in her train there wero
ierhaps half a dozen who were eligible,
and any one of them would have made ,
a husband any woman could be proud j
of. But thiy were merely friends Not ;
a man jack of them had ever suggest- j
ed such a thins as nmtrimonj to her,
and, possibly, this was why she liked
them. So perverse is the nature of wom
an. Among this half dozen was one who
found the greatest favor In Susana's
eyes, the others taking their positions
after him In regular graduation, and
this one Susanna selected as her Tie
tim for leap year, resolved to try all
the others in case of failure In the first
Instance
Truly, Susanna was a desperate sptn
(tec
And no less spry, for In the course of
Ms first call In the new year she be
gan her operations. But it was a dread
ful task, and the evening passed with
out a single step taken forward. The
effort had been made, however, and
courage always comes with effort.
When he came again she was so
wrought up over the work before her
that her eyes sparkled and ber cheeks
glowed In rosy color.
"Why, bless my soul. Miss Susan,"
be said, "how pretty you look this even
tog."
lie was ten years older that she and
always assumed that bless-my-soul
style aflVi-ted by elderly men.
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Culver," she
twittered. "I'm sure you only think
so. I look just as I always look."
"Of course. .Miss Susanna, only sllgbt
fy more so," lie stnlled, but there was
that In the tone which had the ring of
Insincerity, or at least superficial and
oclal sincerity, which Is very nearly
the same thing, and which made Susan
na despise the flattery of men that so
far had meant to her no dissolution of
ber spinsterhood.
She was cood-nntured about it how
ver, and let Mr. Culver go on with
whatever he had to say, for If there
was any man who could make flattery
more palatable to her than any
other man, that man was Mr. Culver.
Hut it was soon over, and when he had
fixed himself comfortably In an easy
chair with which he was familiar, he
seemed to have forgotten whether Su
sanna looked like a fright or a fairy
nd began talking about all sorts of
things, as people who talk for the mere
sake of talking. .
At all events, that's the way It pre
sented Itself to Susanna, and she felt
the spirit of desperation slowly creep
ing over her. She took a long breath
for encouragement and tentatively
turned the subject of conversation up
on the most recent wedding which bad
becttrred In their circle.
"What a pair of fools they were and
ire," said Mr. Culver, sententiously, "to
"jiarry on nothing but his salary and
Sst not big enough for two."
"Put they are happy," argued So
on nn :.
"I suppose so," Mr. Culver unwilllng
ly admitted, "it takes a fool to be hap
!; wise people know too much."
"Are you wise?" questioned Susanna,
iprvously, for she felt that she was
launching herself at this point upon an
unknown sea.
Tin old enough to be," Mr. Culver
ruil.ly responded, for Mr. Culver's age
was too well known to be denied and
too great to be hid behind a bushel.
"Isn't there something somewhere
About the old fools being the biggest?"
laughed Susanna.
"Iut I am not so old as that yet."
"A III" and her eyes twinkled, "la
yours a case of
" 'Standing with reluctant feet,
Vt'liere the silly seasons meet T "
?.?r. Culver assumed a more serious
rir. and there was no smile on his face
vl.cti I," replied; there was rather a
shadow of regret.
"Yes. Miss usanna," he said, "I do
Ftnnd reluctant, for I think if I bad
been ir.ore of a fool in one regard I
would have ! ecu less of a fool in an
other. That is to say, a man is a fool
to waste his life Kelflshly, as I have
done."
J'hls was the ansplclomi g)orospi 8U-
hai been seeMs. woeM
bow lead right np to the matter ar
find a listener to ber proposal.
"Why doa't yon marry, Mr. Culver T
cbe asked with directness, "i'ou art
not too wise to consider the question, '
hope-
"Ortainly not, in .is Susanna,
smiled. "I've been considering It fu
twenty years."
"Then yon ought to stop considering:
It and pop it." Susanna laughed and
Mr. CulTer also.
"I hardly think IH erer do that." be
said, seriously. "I woaldn't know bow
to go about it to make myself half pro
sentabla. I've given myself up, yoe
know, at a bad Job."
"Some of these new women will be
charging down ea yon of th.e
days, taaoblng yon the newer decUiava
) that women bare the right te say
whether you have the right tat do with
yourself as yon please, la other word,
some one of them will oatare yen la
apite of yourself."
"Not much they won't," assarted Mr,
Culver, with a great shew ef assuage,
"If there is anything I doat waat to
marry it's a woman with foal nerVwis
of that kind."
Susanna's heart want down t kaar
shoes on the instant. Hera waa aa In
surmountable obstacle ta aar pata, and
with Mr. Culver bolaUnf to tnca aa
opinion what good weald1 a aripsaal
be from he r even If she a humid aaastei
up courage enough to make It. Tat
thought made her mute for a intent,
and in that m In ate a new thought cams,
one that bad been there before, but had
gone wool gathering while she wai
beating around the bnsh with the new
woman idea.
"I think myself they an horrid." she
said, with an effort to swallow some
thing that would not go down very
easily. "But there la the leap year
privilege. All women, new and old,
can claim that, and .you BraaBt forget
that this la leap year.'
1 had forgotten It," he said, moving
his chair over Into the far corner of the
, ,, .., , , ...
he was out of the pleasant Influence of
Susanna's nearness. He ant there for
an instant, making t shiver with
terror, and then be moved back, Bosak
.. . . .T" .
j saaa. iuu now tnat i nave una yea oi
h h-dJ
i by my advice."
i -'n 1
m not afraid," lie saserted In
o good voice, "I'm Just waiting for that
sort of thing. The custom or tradition
or whatever yon may call It la an old-
fashioned one and only an old-fsahlen-j
ed woman would think of It, and that la
the kind I want. So none of them badj
better try It unless she means bnslr
ness."
Surely no finer opening could be pre-)
, sented to a young woman In her mood
,lmu "ua w" a
little shako and took another loss
' breath. The time bad come, aad aha
! was not the woman to lose so gloriou
j an opportunity.
"Mr. Culver." she began, la a firm
voice and with great earnestness.
Lavs a long time been thinking tha
you ought to marry, and I bare eve
pone so far as to select Jtsst such
woman as I think would surt you.
hal two or three consultations w
lier and she Is willing that I should pi
ent the matter to you. because I know
you so well and you will understand il
better from me than if ahe should pre.
sent it herself."
This impersonal style was eminently
pleasing to Susanna, and ahe felt thai
her task was not going to be so hard
after all, bat she had not considered
Mr. Carver's views sufficient.
Whs she was sboat to proceed far
ther with ber remarks, Mr. Culver,
showed signs of real anxiety and arose
to bis feet.
"Miss Sasanna," he exclaimed, "don'l
say another word. Beally, I cannot llsi
tea to It."
"But I must say It to yon," she Insist
ed, because, as it seemed to her, that
was the proper way to conduct a suc
cessful courtship, and now that she bad
begun it she most decidedly wished II
to be successful.
"I tell you I won't hear It. Thla It
entirely unexpected and I am sure noth
ing in my conduct has ever warranted
you In broaching this subject to me."
Mr. Culver was evidently In earnest
and Susanna almost chuckled to her
self, for this was the very way young
women acted under the circumstances
In which Mr. Culver was placed. All
It needed now was a little more coax
ing, and Susanna nerved herself for
the final pop.
"Perhaps you have not thought so,"
she said In her softest voice, "but to
me there has ever been a desire to say
o you what I am now say-Ins. Mr
Culver John," and Susanna cams very
close to him, notwithstanding she was
so nervous she hardly knew what Xt
do.
"Hold on, Susanna, bold on." he ex
claimed. "Confound it that stocked
her, for she knew no girl had ever talk
ed that way under such clrcomstances,
however much she might have thought
it) I don't want you to be talking la
any other woman's Interest There is
only one woman In the world that I
want, and and and (Mr. Culver was
getting nervous himself now, and Su
sanna gasped) and oh, Susanna," be
said, desperately, "don't yon know that
woman la you? Tou, Susanna? Don'
you know It is you?"
Mr. Culver caught Susanna's two
bands In bis and looked Into her tws
eyes with such a pleading, pathetic, In
tenso sincerity that all ber plans were
consumed as a straw In a fierce blaze,
and she simply tumbled Into his arms
and let him finish tbe proposal she
thought she had begun In such a mis
terly manner.
And Mr. Culver flnlshed It with giro
terlng success, much to the relief of
Miss Susanna Morton. s9lsataiv--Iew
York Sun. w v
A Useful Man.
"Brown is weak financially, lant he?"
"lie hasn't much money, but be gives
employment to a great many men."
"Who are they?"
"Other people's bill collectors.
Brooklyn Life.
Hie Vlalts.
Dlmpleton Here I have been paying
a man S2 a month to take care of my
furnace and I've bad to do It myself.
Von Blumer Hasn't be been around 1
Dlmpleton Oh, yes. He comes arono
every month. Brooklyn Life.
I.o king Glasses.
Clean looking-glasses when smeary
with a little methylated spirit, aad
then polish with a leather.
foolish people Is that they ara Useful
as an example to others.
Nearly everyone wants t gat rid of,
responsibility. j
I
In no State in the Union do th
naturalized males of voting age oa
number tbe native voters. (
According to official statistics th
importations of lemons into the Unite!
States during tbe past tea yi
to f 38,500,6).
frsOey Cars sal POT .
nW PwaWsJs JetsTOs JVtpWOrt JT. ofl
Mr Abb Sans, of ft) Pane Street,
ftewark, H. ., fa a deoMedlr pretty am aorta,
t wenty-sia yeais eM, tall, sad a pleaaaat eoa
varaattoaaHet. Oa taagroaad loor of hat
nwddeaee aha eoodaots a waH-oraaead eaady
store. Whan ear raaortxr visited her atom,,
she ia response to a question told him a very
tat meatus; story,
"Uatil about tws months age,' aha Began,
"I enjoyed tha vary bast ef health aad eeuld
Work eight ai.d day it aeeeaaary, Suddenly,
and without any apparent cause, I began to
coffer from iataass paina la my head, la my
limbs aad ton plea, Almas diatraeted with
th a nstaajly never eadiag pain, I triad
rare after eura, preeeilptloa after preeorip
lioa and aimaat a niton of mediaiae of all
kiaAa. Hotbteg dM me any good. Ia taot I
beoaoM worse. The kaaakiea ot my hands
soon aeaama oraaped aad the pais in my
hips fcawaie mora aad more diatraaaing aaoh
Uy. Baem ia Ue store bad to be at
tended aa, however, aad as I was obliged,
soffarlag as I was, te keen mora ar lam oa
my lert aaa eoaaawaauy i was loreea to go
uC Thai waa tka eroaal 1 araadaa.
time I waat oa I trembled whaa I
the ear traeka for my pal
eerare that I wee aalufad
mid ao maeler wlMre I
Oi dm m
Mualwaaaamadla Lata wr wblle I
rrnaatag the tmsks aa Market Street aaJ
thaia I nd paatietty rigid, eaabla te move
hand or feet whUa a IroUay aar eaaw thun
dariag slang. Tortaaately tt waa stopped
before it atraak ma, bat the dread of It ail
bated aa loag as my pala, tor I tua knew
whan Hiatal taacnVaka, wbathar I woaWd
net axap te the aieaad la my agsay aad be ,
crashed to death. My anxiety te get well
Frew apasa aad I had about givea np ia de- i
apair whaa I aaw la tha JCaantae Jrete one
day, aa adverlawmant of Or. Williams' l'luk
P.IU. Hare was aamethlag I had at tried
before and I lest ae time in getting to the
nearest drag atoea. There I paid fifty easts
lor a box of these truly wonderful, health
restoring pills. Before 1 had flnlshed taking
half of the ptHs I began to leal relit rod; the I
pains ia my hips gradually disappeared and
lor the Ami time la many days 1 felt as If
I hem was some hope. I eontlnued to take
the pills and the mors I took, the better I
11 1. I Galahad oae box, got another aad
bow having taken only a few of the second
Ofty osnls worth, Ian free from all pala an 1
s happy aa the day is long. Blnoe I began
to take Dr. Williams' fink 1'ills 1 havegainej
thirty pound aad now when I eroas the oar
tracks I don't eara If there is a dossn veMclce
seai-by. It is s creat relief. X assure yon.
"J ,n?!" hm"n ,(L,n
friead In Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo
People. I know what I am talking about. I
peak from experience."
Dr. Wl. llama' Pink Pills eontala. In a eon
leased form, all the elements neeesaary to
rive new Ufa and riehnem to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
Ipeolllo for troubles peeullar to females, sueh
is suppressions, Irraxularillns aad all forms
f weakaws. In men they effect a radical
are In a:l eaaaa attain from mental, worry,
verwork or excesses of whatever nature.
Pink Pills are sold In boxes (never in looee
milk) at 60 cents a box eraix boxes for 12.60,
nd may be had of ail drmorlsiii, or direst by
tall from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company,
lohanectady, K. Z.
rart of Dahomey la to be colonized
frith Alsatians and Lorralnera who
tare served In the French army.
"Jack the Kipper" is the subject of a
itr.v opera about to be produced at
eroiiii, music aud words by an Italian
Darned Gloma.
heidliU powders must not be made
'joo strong In England. A druggist has
ust been fined for overdosing the peo
ple of Brentford.
Oswald Nerllnger, a erman, bas
made a cup of common pepper corn,
which holds 1,200 other Ivory cups,
with a handle to each, all gilt on tho
dges, with room for 400 more.
1 frof. rolnacre, of Paris, In bis stud
ies of the eSTect of the moon on the
meteorology of the earth, bas discov
ered that it bas an Influence not only
n the production of cyclones, but alsr
n their direction.
At Johns Hopkins University recent
ly a patient under hypnotic influence
was successfully operated upou for dis
eased kidney, no anaesthetics being
used. The case was the first In which
hypnotism bas been used In that in
titution.
One of tbe popular mistakes of the
flay Is that one can travel cheaper in
Kuropo than in the States. Traveling
first class there costs quite as much as
in America, and the tourist does not
get anything like as good accommoda
tions for bis money.
Some rascal has been stealing sever
al tons of printed documents stored In
the loft of the Senate chamber at Uar
risburg. Pa., and be bas probably been
felling them for Junk. Copies of tbe
laws of Pennsylvania for several years
were a part of tbe plunder.
It Is proposed to demolish the old
French market In New Orleans snd on
the site to erect a building better
adapted to the business carried on
there. Nearly all visitors to New Or
leans for many years bave made It a
point to see the French market.
Russia Is to bave an electrical branch
of ber army under tbe direction of a
, lieutenant general, two major generals,
' and Ave officers of lower grade, who
will also have a military electrical
school under their charge. Russian
military officers have always been
very adept In tbe use of electricity.
A young school teacher named Hed
rlcks, residing In Honeybrook Town
ship, near Coakesvllle, Pa., was arrest
ed a few days ago upon a complaint of
a resident of that place, who charged
him with uttering twelve oaths. At a
hearing before a magistrate the school
, teacher was fined C7 cents per oath, a
total of $3.04.
- The Duchess of Northumberland la
the possessor of a shawl which was
presented by King Charles X. of
fc'rance, and which cost half a million
francs. It Is manufactured from the
fur of a species of Persian cat. The
hair of this cat Is so extremely fine
and elastic that a single balr Is scarcely
. perceptible to the naked eye.
A proposal to exclude from the army,
the Legislature and municipal offices
all persons whose fathers and grand
fathers were not citizens Is before tbe
French Chamber of Deputies. The rule
would have kept out Napoleon Bona
parte and Gambetta. A law admit
ting only tbe children of French citi
zens to the civil service Is also under
consideration,
Ohio Is far In tbe lead of all other
States In the number of colleges with
the authority to confer the usual de
grees. It bas thirty -eight of these. In
stitutions, or seven more than Penn
sylvania, ten more than Illinois, fifteen sickness are not due to any actual dis
uiore than New York, nearly three f .ase- bt imply to a coit.pated rondi
,., . a inrtt-nn ml th,.n , tionof the system, which the pleasant
" " J "-' , family laxative, syrnp of Jb'igs, prompt
three times as many as Michigan and i removes. That ia whv it ia the onlv
more than four times as many as Mas-
..... . . .
anchiMetts. let uie educational Stan-
dard In Ohio Is lower than In a major
ity of tbe States mentioned.
David Schneitman died at Chatta
nooga, Tenn., aged 80. When 9 years
old be was left an Imbecile, without
the power of speech, by an attack of
measles. His body is as stunted aa his
mental development, for ha baa re
mained a child ever since la ways and
stature. He was able to speak only In
monosyllables and by gestures, bat un
derstood snythlng spoken to bim. His
height was slightly tinder 4 feet, and
to his death his face and features re
sembled those of a little child. De
ceased was possessed ot considerable
inherited progJi '
L
rlftyntJorMOTHflt
feather Peowllar Olfs Ska Mae wed
Upoa Btadawd tha aaUar.
Mr. Albert Btaaraa la writing
Hal for 81 Nlcbolaa enUUed "Sladbad,
Smith di Co," describing a partnership
between tha great mariner of tha Ara
bian Nlghta, who drank of tha Foun
tain of Youth on one of his voyages.
and a wide-awake American boy. Ia
St. Nlchqlae la thla passage:
When they had ahakon hands Bind
bad said;
"One of tha objects of oar travel shall
be to find your parents. Ton don't
suppose yon bad a fairy godmother,
do you? because if you had. It will be
a very easy matter. Try to remem
ber."
"Why, of course I hadn't," replied
Tom, laughing: ; "there are no fairy god
mothers nowadays."
"Arent there, though T" said Bind-
A with m niilrini wfnV TVtn't
yon bo too sure of that. Bnt yon.
probably, dldnt have one, or yon wonld
hare heard tram her before this. After
all, you're ust aa well off, for fairies
gre very tricky. I know that to my
cost look at these ragged trousers; If s
the fault of a fairy that I'm obliged to
wear them at alL"
"How Is thatr asked Tom.
"Well, It's a long story, aad I won't
try to tell It aU; suffice It to say thai
during one of mj later voyages I
rendered a certain service to a power
ful and Influential fairy, and In return
she granted me one wish."
"Tou didn't wish for those tronsen
did you?"
"No; but I wished that whenever I
put my band In my pocket I should find
money. That'll be all right.' said the
fairy; "put your hand in your pocket
now.' I did so, snd drew out a gold
coin. 'I'm sure I'm ever so much otn
llged,' I said. 'I suppose this sort ot
thing will continue Indefinitely? It
will last ss long as the trousers do,' re
' plied the fairy, with a peculiar laugh
that I didn't like; and she vanlahed.
' Well, I resolved st once, of course,
that I'd take mighty good cars of those
trousers. And I have done so, but youj
see what they look like now. I'm
ashamed to be seen in them, bnt what
can I do?"
j "Can't you find money In the pockets
of any of your other trousers?" in
quired Tom.
"Not unless I put It there."
"But see here," said the boy, "why.
don't you fish out money enough from
the enchanted pocket to last you two
Ar threA vppba ? Ynn fwinlri nnr It In
another pocket, snd then pack awa j
tuese trousers uu you neeaea inem
again."
ISlndbad shook bis bead sadly.
"Don't you suppose I thought of that
years ago?" he 6ald. "I tried It a good
while before you were born, but it
wouldn't work."
"V.'hy wouldn't It?" queried Tom.
"Because that fairy played a mean
trick on me.
nue always seemea inir ,
I and square, and I shouldn't have
' thought it of her, but she did it. I
Invariably find the money in the pocket
when I want It, but the trouble Is "
and Sindbad lowered bis voice to a
whisper and glanced apprehensively
over bis shoulder "It doesn't last."
"Doesn't last? What do you mean,
sir?"
"I mean that It dematerlallzes melts
Into thin air, a few minutes after it
leaves niy pocket. You've no Idea
how much embarrassment that has
caused me. Only a short time after
my interview with the fairy I tried the
plan you Just suggested. I filled one
of my cont pockets with gold coins, and
in five minutes they had disappeared,
leaving nothing behind them but their
memory. Why, I've paid tbe landlord
of this bouse twice, and the money bas
disappeared both times. The only way
I ever manage to bave any cash about
me Is to change one of the gold pieces;
the change doesn't disappear until I
spend it. That's why I got Mr. Petti
bone to give me those bills for a ten
dollar gold piece."
"That looks a little like obtaining
money under false pretenses," said
Tom, bluntly.
SIndbad's face flushed.
"No, It doesn't, either," be said. "I
didn't pretend anything; I Just gave
bim the eagle, and It was all right
when it left my bands. It's sll tbe
fairy's fault, anyhow; if anybody Is
guilty of false pretenses, she Is."
"Rut Mr. Pettlbone Is the loser. Just
the same," suggested Tom.
"Well, are you going to keep harping
on that subject all day?" asked Sind
bad, Irritably. "That enchanted pock
et Is my only meajis of support, and
I'm far too old to work. What would
you bave me do?" and he rose aijd be
gan pacing the piazza, while hia face
waa red and angry.
The Hooelei Version.
Teacher Have you learned the gold
en rule. Tommy?
Tommy Tes'm. It Is to do to other
people like they would do to you. In
dianapolis Journal.
Never tell a secret; your confidant
aiay not consider your secret of as
much Importance as you do.
Aa a rule, within four or five weeks
fter a bride comes to a Strang lown,
ar Kin begin to drop In.
Gladness Comes
AXith a better understandine of the
transient nature of tbe many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
fortsgentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so manv forms of
remedy with millions of families, and is
i . , . - 1 1 , n
evervwnero esteemca so nnr my uy an
h I who value good health. Its benent
good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
onrans on which it acts. It is therefore
ail important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that yon have the genuine article,
which ia m annf actored by tbe California
Fig Syrnp Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists,
df in tha eniovment of rood health.
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies ara not needed.
If afflicted with any actnal disease, one
may be commended to tbe moat skillful
physicians, bnt II la neea ax a inzauve,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, tjyrnpox
Figs stands highest aad is inoai hugely
tulledicine
Tour blood In Spring is almost certain to
be full of impurities the accumula
tion of the winter months. Bad van- '
tilation of sleeping rooms, impure air
In dwellings, factories and abopa, over- I
eating, heavy, improper foods, failure J
a( llui Irlrlneva and liver nronarlv ta do '
extra work thus thrust upon them, are
the prime causae ot thla condition. It
Us of the utmost importance that yon
Purify
Your Blood
Now, aa when warmer weather comas and
the tonic effect of cold bracing air Is
gone, your weak, thin, Impure blood
will not furniah necessary strength.
That tired feeling, loss of appetite, will
open the way for serious disease, ruined
health, or breaking oat of humors and
ImnnIlM TV. maV .mm vL,h Mfl
blood Hood's Sana pari! la stands on-1
vijueueu. luunwuua tvefciiy mi ii
merits. Millions take it aa their
Spring Medicine. Get Hood's, because
co(rir
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Furtner. All druggists. L
Prepared only by C I. Hood It Co., Lowell, Mass.
Hood's Pills
are the only at I la to take
with Hoodl SaraasarUla.
Bighail. Aaeeto. aafcaaa, teas
tua umtm!-
are the Beat and Meat 1
aleta. both aides Saiabad alike, and Baiaa i
M. eaa eallar la equal to two of aar etbavxt
JUwU, wtmr wU md hot wmtT A
aai vol
I fMaw aad OuVm m: thw m i
Ta.daBama Xivarauaot CaBa sail
awaMfliOanaraaa Pair of CBbBVBmalSByaaj
eata. law stria and aaa. tiktiaaa
UvBaaiBLS OOLLAB OOMPABTL
ft Ties inn SC. Kew Turk. a? KlmrHb. amaaa,
DROPSYi
Treated PrM.
PoalUvely Cuaaa,
ltb Veitetabls
Kemedlea. Have
currj many Ihoa-
woa cam's pro.
Dounced bopelen. From flnt doe symptoms rap
kllyUlaappear.aiKl In en days at lea at two-tblrda o
all srniptomsare removed. HuOK of faaUmonlab)
or oilnu'Uloua cum sent r Kfch,
glftJ&.TOSS iSsflMsS!
Atlanta. Ga.
GOLD
IKTKTMBlTg Of
GOLD
SIO AND UP
BcaVi CriDDl Creek ! Safer ! W rite for Ditftknilars wl
yroHctuw. .M E.." 1"0 Stout St Ueaver, Cat,
FLllrilllA L AN.1.S Weare clonus out a:
greitl sacrlMce our
Florida Frutt and Timber Lands, aggregating
over in-vj acrua. fliiuaiea in rne Dei counu
at greatlT reduced prices to Mny 1, 1M; aecurea
tract i f excellent land at an ItiNlffnlflrant nrire
in me ue i ciimme oi trie norm; agents wanted:
ntmuimmn iioerai. twna ior catalogue ana
price. tLI.SWoKrtl TKUST Co., Chamber of
iwnimmu, tnilUKn, ill.
111'ITI.E CKKEK Invistments. Kellable
Information, with Tri pie reek map free: three
yean on r'ound: KJOO.UIOrapiial. TUK WOODS
l.Mt-IMlMLO., coorado Springs, CoL
rlon,lnn,l C: FOR BALK.
"'J,al,u I aims Mm, and cata
logue Iiee- lihl). . KICKIiliSON.Eaaton.lad.
I 1,500,000 Pack ires r. smith's
I MMaHBvHMMB wonderful
mt-dlL-nm aiveu away next SO days
ciirts man and beaot Sen-i hi tn nar
pot e. Ac. TUK . K. bit ITU, M'F'G CO.,
.ucuiuia, nuuu-Duro, iua.
There Is now and then a man In the
hurch who doesn't like It when the
devil gets bit square between tbe eyes.
If tbe churches were kept open as
much as the saloons, the preach rs
would not find It so bard to reach the
masses.
There are people who consider look
ing dismal on Sunday, and giving away
in old coat, taking up tbe cross and fol
lowing Christ.
To know the pains of power, we
must go to those who have it; to know
its pleasures we must go to those who
are seeking it. The pains of power aie
real; its pleasures imaginary.
lira. Window's Foothlng syrnp for ehtldrea.
teething, eoitena the rum, reduces Indamma-
ea Inoamma
Ale a tHKUa.
uou. auara pain, cures wind cuiia.
He that is ungrateful has no guilt
but one; all other c imes may pass for
virtues in him.
FITS stopped free by Da. Rtntrs Okrat
Kkcvb ksctobeb. No fits alter flrat day's ire.
Marvelous cures. Treatlne and COO trial bottle
free. Dr. Kline, 931 Aich Su. FhlUk. fa.
The injuries we do and those wa suf
fer are seldom weighed in tha same
balance.
Dr. Kilmer's SwAMr-RooT eares all
. Kidney and Bladder trouble.
ramnblet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Bins nam ton. N. Y.
Sorrow is only one of the lower
notes ia the oratorio of our blessed
ness. A CoreR 8notruNoTBB Nsolsctkd. "Brovm'i
Branchial Iroehet ' are a simple remedy and
give immeaiate reuei. avoiu luiiiaaon.
People seldom improve when they
have no model but themselves to copy
after.
All who use Dobbins' Electrfe Soap praise It as
the oeaf, cheapest and moaf economical family
aoap made; but If you will try it once it will tell
a stilt stronger tale at lis merits iuelf. Hea
vy it. lour grocer wui supply you.
It is bard for a haughty man ever to
forgive one who has caught him ia a
fault.
Do Not Despair because yun have tried many
medicines and have failed to receive benetit.
Remember that Hood's areaparlila cures when
all others tail to do any rood whatever.
Rood's Villa are tha best family cathartic and
liver medicine. Harmless, reliable, sure.
Refosed by All.
The little acts which go to the mak
ing of a great example of heroism or
sacrifice are ever interesting. In 1889,
when all day long the war ships, con
fined within the narrow limits of ths
little harbor of Apia, Samoa, bad been
at the mercy of the hurricane and the
coral reefs, there came an hour on the
Trenton never to be forgotten. A
writer In the Cosmopolitan Magazine
thus describes the scene and the inci
dent which makes it memorable:
Every one had divested himself -of
superfluous clothing, and with such ap
purtenances for safety as could he se
cured, stood awaiting the last plunge.
On the forecastle some men were hur
riedly building a raft on soma empty
barrels, on which they hoped to float
ashore. Others had lashed themselves
to spars and empty casks, and a few
were provided with life-preservers,
hastily secured from below.
There was one life-preserver, how
ever, for which ao one seemed to have
any use. A faithful follower and friend
of the executive officer passed tt to him
on tha bridge, hoping it might be the
means of his preservation. Bat instead
of n'ig use of It, ha offered it to tho
admiral, who refused It, and then to
the captain, with a like result;
It was then thrown carelessly over
(he ran surrounding tha bridge, and
there it hang, a glowing tribute to those
bravo officers, aad a slim uraa to tho
tolaj agjrHs of the fK5g
-am-s ibuastoC
CaMlaw tse wicae
Beamtaaea.
THH eenvierion of
sinners Is sure to
be deep wbea the
ehareh la bearing
Ood speak.
Good, as God
sees U, la the
good of alL
Much delag Is
ast so Important
as well delag.
Faith ia Christ
makes tha coffin s
chariot.
Love can he misunderstood, but never
veiestlrnated.
If ws could sae baiter tha world
would be better.
Whatever God deea, is far fha good
af tha Christian.
blind man's world eaa be at aaa
and with a eaasv
Wa eaa oaly do oar best whaa ws
ara aura we are right.
Putting out tha eyes eaaaai blind
the man who has a seeing soul.
Sin always takes tha aefeauave whaa
the award at the Spirit la de wa
it Is hard to get a dyspeptic to believe
(hat tha mlllenium will ever come.
A hypocrite in tha church ia a beb
ter or worse than ons anywhere else.
Men worthy to serve God far gala ara
Willing to serve tha devil for nothing
In tha moment that a sinner knows
that Christ to Christ, ha loses his guilt.
When ths devil Is most like a rearing
Hon, ha Is most careful to hide his teeth.
Building oa a rock is aa vestment
that pays dividends with every tanadar
clap.
More than one man who can aaa tho
mistakes of Moses, Is stone blind te his
own.
When Columbus sighted land, ha
gave man better ayes and enlarged fh
world.
Selfishness to self robbery, ao nat
ter whether It dwells la a hot of la a
palace.
Knock down a hypocrite, aad you will
upset a bigger one who to hiding be
hind him.
Put an angel anywhere aad ha wCl
soon And something to remind aim of
heaven.
Every Improvement la the telescope
makes the universe bigger and God
greater.
We must bave good eyea to see good.
nd good hearts to comprehend it whes
we do see It
It Is the man who to least willing to
practice, who finds tha most fault with
the preaching.
Many a man who goes to church with
a long fsee. sells goods with a meaaur
that is too short.
Judas was well posted on the worth
ef the precious ointment, but ha under-valued
Christ.
Give some men a drum, and they
won't strike a lick unless they can nee
It to lead the band.
Make a man laugh, and be will be
your friend. Make him weep, and he
will be your brother.
If we open the door to a doubt, the
devil will have a messenger with bad
news ready to come In.
When a preacher Is blind in spiritual
things, the way he opens his mouth
proves that his eyes are shut.
When DM Tow Oat Thla Cave T
Bad the Ladles' Aid Society of our Church
ut for tea, forty of them, aad all pro
nounced the Oermaa Coffeeberry equal to
Biol Salzer's catalogue tells yon all about
It! SS packages Earliest vegetableseeds $1.00.
Order to-day.
Is xou wux cur tbis ocr Airs a aim with
16a stamps to John A. Salser Seed Co,, La
Crosse, Wis., yon will get free a package of
above great coffee seed and our 143 page
catalogue! Catalogue alone Sc. Dostaae. tk 1
No obligation to justice does force a
man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest
sentence.
There Is more Catarrh In this seetloneof the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the laat few years waa auppoaed to be
i ncuraoie. r or a great many yean oociora pro
ne unced It a local d iaeaae, and presort bed local
remedies, and by constantly fail ins1 to care
with local treatment, pronounced it Incurable,
fclence baa proven catarrh to be a oonatltn
tlonal diaeaae and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment. Haifa Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by IP. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio,
N theouly conntitutlonal cure on the inarknt.
It la taken Internally n donee from tl drops to
a teasDoonfuL It acta directlv on tha blond
and mucoua eurfacea of tha system. They offer
one hundred dollars fr any rasa It fails to
cure. nana ior circulars ana testimonials
free. Address r
f. J. Caaif bv A Co.. Toledo, O.
Car-Sold by Dmsaiata. 75c
If idleness does not pr jduos vice or
male volence, it commonly produces
melancholy.
I have found Plso's Cure fur Consumption aa
unfailing medicine, P. R. Loo, IsOo Scott St.,
Covington. Ky Oct 1, ISM.
An enterprise, when fairly once be
gun, should not bo left till all that
ought is won.
Bootoh Pride.
On the betrothal of the Marquis ot
Lome and the Princess Louise, the
London Punch Illustrated Scotch pride
by a woodcut representing two fish
ermen of the Hebrides meeting.
"Donald," says one to the other, "da
ye ken the Queen's daughter to to marry
Mao Callum More's son?"
'Ayel a prood woman tha Queen
must ber
The following story from the Inte
rior also depicts thla Scotch character
istic: Upoa his accession to the throne the
Emperor of Russia was appointed Col
onel-In-Chief of the Royal Scots Grays.
While dressing for dinner, an enthusi
astic subaltern communicated the in
formation to his soldier-servant.
"Donald, he said, "have you heard
that the new Emperor of Russia has
been appointed colonel of the regi
ment?"
"Indeed, sir!" replied Donald. "It
la a vera prood thing."
Then, after a pause, he inquired.
"Beg pardon, sir, but will he be able
to keep both places?"
Legal Tautology.
Some idea of the tautology of the
legal formula may be gathered from
the following specimen, wherein, If. a
man wishes to give another an orange,
instead of saying, "I give you that
orange," he must set forth his "act
and deed" thus: "I give you all and
singular, my estate and Interest, right,
title, and claim, and advantage of and
in that orange, with all its rind, akin,
Juice, pulp, and pips, and an right and
advantages therein, with full power to
bite, cut, suck, or otherwise eat the
same orange, or giro tho same away,
with or without its rind, skin, Juice,
pulp, and pips, anything heretofore or
hereinafter, or In any other deed or
deeds, Instrument or iastruments ot
what kind ot nature soever, to tho con
trary la any wise notwithstanding."
fawml
1
V
r cue wru"s .
Fliarr Lt Rim Talk.
Nobody ever disputed the utterances
ef Uncle Solomon Bangs, but it was
suspected that ha had never learned
why. More than that. It was supposed
that Aunt Hulda herself, his long-suffering
wife, believed that hla yea ought
of right to bo yea and bis nay, nay.
One morning, however, a chance ris
ltor. who wss approaching the side
door, broke la upoa a eaaversatloa
which oallgbtened hiss much concera-
lag tho real stats of tho aomesuc econ
omy. Cade SolosBoa had Just button
holed a neighbor at. the gate, and
drenched him with a stream of elo
quence coacoraiag tho political situa
tion, aad tho neighbor, albeit of the
other party, had been dumb, having
apparently ao word to say.
"Wall, I gsess I fixed him," said
Cncle Solomon, aa ha entered the
kitchen aad proceeded to wash his
baada at tho sink. "Folks can't stan
up afore tho truth. I'ts found that
out, aaore'a once. I Jest told bim what
I thought of tha carr'In's on of Con
gress, aa' an he could do waa to slink
off snd not say a word."
Aunt Hulda said nothing, but she
banged tho frying-pan energetically
aa aha sat it down.
"I dunno how many folks Tra got
the best on, talkln' politics," said Cncle
tnlamMi al trine- dawn at the table, and
taeglnning to pare hla potato, without
waiting for hla wife. "Ail tney neea
to to have tho ease set afore 'em. 1
talk a while, an' byme-by I git warmed
np to an' then they're gone. They
can't stan' tho truth, an' that's all
there to about it"
At that moment Aunt Hulda dropped
a sauaago en tho stove, and the amoks
rose to heaven. This waa the straw;
It broke the back of her much-triad en
dawaaca.
said she. sharply, turn
ing about with the frying-pan In hand,
"I'm aU beat out with your foolishness.
I've heard you crow long enongh
about havln aneh an Influence over
folks, an' talkln' 'em down, and glttia'
the best en t. Yen want to know how
it happens T Wen, 111 ten ye.
"If there's one cross cow. what makes
all the rest en 'em stan' aside an' let
her go out of the bars fust? If there's
a ragin', roarln' bull broke loose, what
makes folks git ever tbe fence? If
there's a railroad run through a place,
an' a-whistlln', tootin' engine cuttin'
up an down, day an' night, what
makes folks move away? WelL when
you've thought of some of them reasons
maybe you'll know what makes every
body from Dan to Beersheba cut an'
run when you take to argymint There!
I've got tbe stove all ever grease, an'
lost my temper Into tbe bargain, an' I
hope I m satisfied r
"Weill" said Uncle Solomon, becln-
nlng to butter hla potato In a dated
fashion. "WeUI"
Tha recent order of the President
consolidating postoffices will add to
tbe facilities of smaller offices and will
apply to 30,000 postmasters.
Thought is deeper than all speech;
feeling deeper than sll thought.
il
OSS
TWK ArTrtnirrrovt CO. Sees fau eas amtM
windmill li minis! because It has reduced the cost of
atod Bower to l.Owhat It waa. It bas many branch
BnnaiMl. sniisnriiliiTltss '- -"- r-mtrm
.ft VA at four door. It eaa aud does fumisli a
7a , U bur article tor leas money llian
F JU ym"J others. It makes Pumping ana
f VJBhf .. A Uearrd. steel, OalvanisM tter
1 "al completion Windmills. Tilltna
iV and rum Sted Towers, steel Besi Saw
w af rrainc. gul r'fl Cutlers ami rred
aajam Oiioners. tin spplteattou It will nameone
llf ot uxie artlcliw tliat It will furnish until
January 1st at 1 1 Uie usual price. It also makes
laiiks and Pumps ot all kinds. Send for catalogue,
FaaeofS In. SeckweU aaa Fllfses areata. Calcaja.
AF HAVE NO AGENTS.
W Cm rlWW Saaitonsrilairsottoth.sODMlss-
ar at wholesale pricea. 8hla
aajeaeie lor examineuoe
aaffniaeala Evarrtfaln war
rasaaa. too styles of Car-
ae styles of liar-
1,41 style R tdlc
, Write tor setalee
BISSART
S Sanaa. MfcC.
CRIPPLE CREEK standard lister
lvnirr-L.C bribe STOCKS bought and
sold strict) y on commission. It the cheap
stocks alone, and don I buy an unlisted stock at
any price beiore consulting some responsible
broker.
slaps. Market Letters and full Information on
application.
CALVIN BULLOCK,
Penver. Colorado.
.HA0
tiijk7 at fair 1 1
DAY SURE,
8GXD
as your
arul (boa Ton
a OaTI ahaolwlv mm, 1
nli Um work ana taajth va r-. .
work In I ha locality wh.ru y.m liT.
flTY!
tbe buaUieas tally, rnaialr n euar.
auMaolMrproOt 01 S3 ror"rrry , ay.
rwr "inm. mih we wui espial
.:..., "Wimpu -wr-; will. , am.
HltEl.tV, luiw. Bn Lr. DKTSOIT. Bit HII.I V
PATENTS SSEjg'g
"res.
IK
O.
OPIUU swanflJ?! b,,,r1- Book .rat
Wl IBM rasa, a a. a. weeiui, .tusta. ea.
bine Habit Cared In la
MriWBaloa.J.aTfepMEWsTLibi
I rarso,
Lebajioa.Ohie,
flretSTaBBBBaBBB
KIDDER 8 PA8TltILrf
SaaaaaawaaTraBBBBBBBn
iSTHSi.
Btoweliaus.
ItENsiorjAvraiivs.
lirala last war. '-p""- Mrs rlslms. attj aluao.
BfnlME Sll CicE f... n-
hh" 'L-flJ'""" BBS
duiu ot tJ ni0fr tnf a
X a 4-ka amuld care It la the sSiNZrla!eyl
m Bim Talk-. I
al 1 Beat t WJi
ft
ALABASTINE.
A
4
i a? rAt
WON'T
fnrmo o
one.
If not
e-rcat
i It wav m
I t! .
aaofi -t-f iwivr;t,.ii ri ifi
1 rvi lw-rvi 1- vi
iwraLYJ MT art
I 9 MjUtUrMOTURma OAif v av m Z
"Don't Hide Your LigM Under a BusbeL" That's Jnst
wny we
i trs A n. a, n n aaBav
111,1 w''aww WiM Si I'll! 11 ) f , I
.ittttt
VirU in
Mr. W. a Lewis, who is oonneeted
with the artistic advertising depart
ment of the Youth's Companloa, aad
resides at 81 Dwight Street, Boston,
relates that be bad his attention
called lo Blpsns Tabales by a busl
ness aeqnaintaoee who expressed a
high opinion of them. Mr. Lewis
was s good deal troubled with what
he describes as a nervous, MMottS
eoadltloa that appeared to be
broaght on from time te time by
bigh pressure work or speelal
menial activity or exoitement, soeh
as wouM be common at periods of
unusual nervous tension. It has be
come bis praetioe at such limes te
take a Tabule just one at the mo
ment that he observes the dlffleulty
approaching. It makes no differ
ence when It is. A favorable result
is invariably apparent within twenty
minutes. The only noticeable effect
Is that he feels all right ta twenty
minutes It he takes the Tabule;
while if he doe not the nervous, nip
comfortable feeling tatensifles and
leads to s Lad afternoon and tired
evening. He carries one of the lit
tie vials with him all the time now,
but doesn't have occasion to apply
to it anything like as often as he did
at first. Nowadays there are fre
quent periods of from a week te tea -days
or even two weeks daring
which he finds that he has no oocay '
sion whatever to make use of the
Tabales, bnt still carries them la his
pocket, just the same, so that they
may be ready if an occasion ooeora.
KirsalTSDllMtrn worn vj -
tflkeprleelM'eenUa x) Is seat to Tbe rUaeae
I bemlcal vompany, no. v -fc- - -Sample
ial. 10 oeaia.
ASK TOUR DEALER FOR
W. L. Douglas
3. SHOE beSJorTd!h"
If you pay S to SMJ for shoes, ex. wa.
amine the W. L. Douglas Shoe, and sf J
see what a good shoe jou can buy for "
av too STYLES AND WIDTH.
and LACK, made la all
k lode ef the beat aeleeseal
rilta leather by skilled worhf
men. na
make anal
aell mors
(3 6lMes
than any
other
manufacturer In tbe world.
None penulne unless name and
price is stamped on the bottom.
Ask your dealer for our SS5,
eu, 3.no, S-i.no, 02.25 Shoes;
S2.SO, S3 and 0 1.75 for boys.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If yourdealer
cannot supply you, send to fac
tory, enclosing price and 36 cents
to pay carriage, btate kind, style
of toe (cap or plain), size and
width. Our Custom Dept. will fill
your order, irend for new Illus
r-ar-?. a1k
trated Catalogue to ltox It.
W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton. Masa.
ASTHMA
PCPHAH'S ASTHMA SPECIFIC
Gives relief In FITB mtaQtostv Mtw
bsl abreast
form FKLKtrlai r-skg.
&. MM hi
nitrfrifeirf. uns box leni
iADVERTISING '
If ynn h Arm anrth in r Ton with to mdwrHmm,
writes m for rate a. I insert drtiae,.
ments) in all publications in the U.S., u4
my effort is to rnake your inwtmnt pr.
Advertisement) wnttn ud ftttrsxtivsfir
put in type. let tern of avdric written to is
tnHinv avdverUtM-rs. Coxrasrrvonlaao ssa-
Tiled.
B. aU CRASS, Rldgewood, IV. T.
tlT
CRIPPLE CREEK
OnVrs Kivat opportunities for tiw sale and profitable
.nv,tment cf cADltavl In deTaiorjliisr mid mlsaa rt4
laws.
SV vaurraw, uui nettii capiiau to It OwH. We) faftt
lie official bnkernoronof ib most prohslnM44
ttiocks in tn District, wkich will for a, sltort ltmS
Id at the groom, floor pticm of "2e. Per Hharsk,
Uei in bt.-for toe rise; write tor pro irinKais asal
full Infonnattun. We do not htuiue ' WtW Ct-t
avhmeri, but only the moat prOsarUalair and nnnsa. ia
tlve lu9rtmDts that Iists hsun-rari-fi'ltT aaaakBBa.
BiKheat iWereooea g '
C. W. UOYT et COM Bs.ksrs etc Mwat
Jarottton Bu4idtn0t iTefMBsr, Cbtm.
Agents tor the sale of farm land on railroad
In Georgia. Choice land, low rates of tare.
Liberal inducement to representative assa,
F. MISSLER a KRIMMERT.
106 Weat Street. NewYeek.
Bulls and Bears
A Tamphlet Telling How to Handle
STOCKS, GRAIN, ETC. ON MARGINS,
wM be Mailed on Application by
KOUILLOT & CO., BKOKKRS,
No. 125 (Ladle-- entrance No. 12n Bo-'ara aa.
Philadelphia, Is. "
110.00 Manjtns 10 shares of stock, or 1000 bashei
of Grain, 2u.uo, Twenty, ite. winen;
f tsamarasslaaaal ha T B " 1 aaa
.aunsssis. Mia Sar saa-snaiaaTa UaW ti
RUB OFF.
liiaaBaTs
HiaVSD If tK 1
'T-"-f' IlilSaal
aa, laatas mkmimtwm
Wall Paper Is Unsanitary.
Kalsomins is tem
porary, rots, rubs
off and Scales.
Al ARA.QTIMr:
mi Docn-om 'L 0
me to M - - T f
aVsVa. IV I II la.
naas- n A '
K,&,rnX and tloosf
Mnri irT.7.r, asyy br ,slPdon b7anri
tints. aQuast ne I satllT0-aBl,!able
of plain aiul reiki decoralfeltc4 toa" Wes
YOUR PAINT DEALER FOR MR0 OF TlkTS
tor .-I- I- .
dealer. ' " "a 1
Talk About
fi
f
. X
4 U
.7
1
JK"a
m