:'V,'.! i . ' tar - ! t . I; : t i I it t: I v I i; AN OLD-FASHIONED NEIGHBOR, tc'u ob! for so old-fashioned neighbor, Like the one I remember of yore, ' Who always neat calico sprons and gowns Except on the Sabbath day wore. And who in my cure-laden hoorev With a sunbonnet perched on her bead, Bau in bringing bowls of nice jelly or jam. Or loares of her freshly-baked bread. And then, without asking me whether I needed her help, fairly flew To do in the kindest and quickest wsy. Whatever she saw was to do. Nowadays though a friend msy assure me That over my burdens she grieves She really cau't aid me for fesr of mishap To her laces or very big sleeves. And ss for the clubs women govern Why, they are but schools for the a-ts. Where miuds are improved in an elegant way But no time is devoted to hearts. ftp ! u tliAff a 1 a n 1 t'o.t fit th awlrina Of those whom most people condemn As lost beyond hope so it's plain to be There's no chance, of assistance from (- . ... .. . ..... . .. I It's ohl for an old-fashtoned neighbor, WODJen ot b tioa, and, above alt, bt"Jk' "l"i-rk"""t,M air of grave sweetneee which U To run in neatly dressed in a calico gown With a sunbonnet perched on ber head, THE FATE OP EVEBETTE AUSTIN, "Whose place Is this?" I Inquired ot a man who was digging a ditch neat , the water trough. He stopped bis work, and looked up and pushed his sombrero on the back of his head, giving a sigh and passing bis hand across his brow. "It is the Clrcle-A ranch. It belongs to Everette Austin. Can I be of service to you?" "K-eh well, yes; at least the boss can. I've lamed my horse, and as l'ui a small matter of fifty miles from my destination I can't walk In this weatb r." "It Is rather warm,' be assented. "Slightly. Is Mr. Austin in, or any where around?" "Ue'a not In, bnt he's around. I'm Ur. Austin." "Oh! Indeed, Well, I am Mr. Brant -William It. Brant Mr. Austin, and I must ask you if you can let me put np my horse until Its foot Is rested or until I find some way of getting to Miles City?" Mr. Austin stepped forward, lifted the ragged somebrero, and put out bis grimy hand. "I'm happy to meet you, Mr. Brant I am sorry I can't call a man to take your mount, but If you will turn him over to me I'll stable him and attend to tbe foot, and you can go up to the bouse and ask Mrs. Austin to make you comfortable. The lien are all off on the range." "I'll go with you," I answered, and We set off to tbe barns. They were beautifully kept, as few but Englishmen keep tbeir stables, and I was glad that my weary steed should be so well installed. I saw in a mo ment that my host was accustomed to lielng his owu veterinary surgeon. It puzzled me to reconcile the fact of his manual labor and ragged work ing clothes with bis large possessions, his perfectly appointed stable, anil his yet more perfect language, so unmis- takably British, for I was new tj I Montana and ltd people; though not a tenderfoot, by many years of Arizona xporit'iiee. The doctoring of my horse finished, Austin led the way to bis house a long, low, 11 ii pa in ted structure, set up a foot or so from the ground on posts. There was a wretched attempt at a bed of flowers near the door, but the sun and wiml gare it small chance of success. A few stunted petuuias, a straggling line of mignonette, and several bushes of sapless red aud pink geraDiums were all that rewarded evi dently patient cure. My host was not conimiioicative, nor did he exjvect me to be so. I started to give him a ref erence, but he cut me oil by changing tbe subject. In a moment more we bad goiio up the steps aud stood on the porch, which boasted of neither roof nor railiug. Austin banded me a feather duster, mid we brushed the white dust from our boots. Then we went in. "Sit down and I will announce you to Mrs. Austin." lie said, with no ap parent perception of the incongruity of the lann.'ige and his attire. It was a tidy little drawing-room aa I did my bost the honor of calling it all through my visit with some well-chosen col ored prints from English papers on the rough board wall, clean white curtains, a few cane chairs, and a box covered with cretonne, which served as a divan.. There were no new books or papers, but tbe old and much used ones were of the best. There was a pot of "wandering Jew" in the huge ti replace, which made a very pretty effect. I was just looking at my travei atalned countenance In a small mirror, when a door opened, and Austin, holding it back, stood aside to admit his wife. "We are very glad to see yon, Mr. Brant," she said, with the most delight ful of well-bred English accents. "Mr. Austin told me of your accident. I am sorry for the horse, of course, and for you If you had need to make baste, but for ourselves it cannot b looked upon as a misfortune." "Your husband has treated the poor animal so skillfully that I fancy I may promise not to encroach upon your hospitality very long." "Please put aside the Idea that yon are not, or may not be, welcome. We are most happy to have you." "Now, Brant," said my entertainer, "Mrs. Austin will give you your room. We cannot do much for you, but there Is plenty of water, both hot and cold, aud that will not be aniUs. ua I know 1 sari- 1 11 . ... AiA aI L-twitsr I -Jt 1 iinu - until s r hst.-. ..,.. f l ,i I iii.l ' vcurw' iv 1 v.tvi..l I am ttiAl I i-'-t vour ii' it iii:i'L ri . -j ...., ... 1n.11 F tlll I i't t.t wtiri :tltiif.t(i lurti F a. - g till r u-tr unit 1. a iijuic'i . honn ita full lAt.-tli -ltd tlii'U r . z ... 1 in IKPL ir iini nn uim f vonr ;rMi.trill:i. th .t travo 1 i 1 1 n rr u,r nn mitt unt I -ireiii.ii u tin it. I nn;,! .n.'j re.nvo it 111 lilt ill f. 1 1 p. e. am st., ohpimiit, ic j. . WEIGHTY WOROS Q FOR how pieaicil I am with fj5;3g .y X I viiur saM.'iparilla. 1 I aTLLTr 1 felt ery weak mul tired I F- h i "r,; vf V lt .-ontli. au'l eiit. 1 fcj-- Jf -'-t ftjt X I Uiu il iosct 'a sarin- 1 pVk V I ...'"c. v- V Ayer's 5arsarpariHa. a mldenmmer I will see 70a at tea." - Be west back to his digging and Krs, Austin conducted me ta my room, le celling and the floor were of aolld boards, like tbe rest of tbe house, tout tba'partltlpns ware of white man ta and every ound In tbe place wat : perfectly audible. However, It wat 1 clean and darkened and cool, and there were no flit, which I took as the crowning b leaning of Providence. I eat upon tbe chtnts-coTered potato box, which eerved for my chair, and gfczed at myself In tbe mirror again and wondered, profanely, what the woman must think of me. I alghed for my calling suit, which waa aafe In Milea City, and considered my sur- ruuuuiugs, uiy uusussa, u bum. . I absolute regularity of features, she waa not a beauty; but abe bad the nn ray eyes, Oner brown nalr, strong chin, sensitive mouth and dignified carnage or toe Best euuiym ui ma, 1 Pecollariy and distinctively English. I Her figure waa Indifferent and ber , B"- w aever umu - any style ex .7.Jr. dence of ber English birth; bat It waa pleasing and harmonious la some way. .ueer an waa m mm lag woman a woman that must absolutely worship. She knock- k,,, r i., Ur n ar vriA i(Mr nil nmami nu ill l- 1 " 1 I A tula... .1 4h I. I aensatlona at being served by this woman, with her air of tbe daughter of a hundred earls, were not pleas ant. My toilet made, I went back to to. drawing-room and read "Pelham" nn ' til, at 5 o'clock, tea was served tea as only the English serve It, with slices by experience, after ride in this country. of bread and butter, as thin aa cloth, 'an shot tbe forenuul and another of and rich cream, and good tea, none . tne raacabv" of tbe bitter, nerve-shattering, green) ha,,,. heaven!" decoction which is dignified by that Walttuat., ot L Tbe ones be name in the average American house. ' dldnt kul u Mld ,t was I found out afterward that thla was Wooded murder-I believe tbey were tbe one meal of the day where there drunk AnyWay. tbey held 1 waa any approacn to luxury. Austin came In, after having washed bis hands and brushed bla smooth British bead. With tbe exception of a coat slipped on over bis flannel work-' lug shirt, he wore the same elothea In ' which he bad been digging, bo we sat there we three and talked of the doings in the outer world In quite tbe same strain as we should have talked In London. My host In his boots and work suit and my queenly hostess In her calico gown might have beer seated In a lordly mansion. After a time a bp 11 rang. "The dress ing bell," said Mrs. Austin; "we dine at half after 0, and It is now 6 o'clock. I retired to dress, a simple opera tion, which consisted of running my fingers through my hair and relying my necktie. However, I devoted as much time as possible to this, and to gether with sitting on the potato bos and meditating I succeeded In con suming twenty minutes before I re 'turned to the drawing-room. Mrs. Uustin was already there, looking even tweeter and more girlish. In an ancient "but fresh white muslin and white rib- Ihhis. Mr. Austin Joined us at the tud of five minutes, fully attired in evening clothes, with a spray of mig nonette in his buttonhole. A great, gruff fellow in a dirty apron announced dinner in the surliest of tones. I saw Mrs. Austin wince and a frown passed across her busband's brow. "Brant," he said, "I regret to say that you will have to eat at the name table as the ranch bands do. We 'tried long ago to have a separate din ing room, but it made too much lit 'feeling among the men." That was the one apology he made during my stay. We sat at an oil cloth covered board on long wooden benches, Mrs. Austin at tbe head, her husband on the left and I on the right, as I had offered her my arm In enter ing the dining-room. Our dinner was of the poorest; both as to food and cooking, and there waa no profusion. I realized now the full poverty of my entertainers and remembered having beard that the price of horses was steadily decreasing. I fancied, too, that Mrs. Austin did not care to have dainties for herself and her husband while tbe democratic American citi zens at her board fared on plain things. I could see that there was no love wasted on the master and that his dress suit and aristocratic bearing were a source of annoyance to his free-born employes. They were sullen and gruff, as was tbe man dignified by the name of cook. On tbe whole, I was glad to leave the table and get back to the drawing-room. "We breakfast at 630. Mr. Brant,' my hostess Informed me, graciously, holding out her hand to aay good night. It was a rather large hand and work-hardened, but firm and beauti fully shaped. I have said that every sound In the house could be heard, because of the manta partitions. I bad Just lain down on my cot, when I caught the voice of Austin. "Really, Alexandria, tbe men are getting almost unman ageable. They border on mutiny." "I know It, Everette. It makes me rery nervous, too. I'm so afraid they will do you some harm." "Oh, I fancy not" "Everette!" "Well?" "Suppose you atop wearing your evening suit and that we give np our tea In the afternoon. Tbey think wr are putting on airs, aa they call lt." "No, I will not I am not going to change the habits of thirty years and throw over all memories of home." "Ton are only one of twenty, dear, it might be wiser." I 7- : - 1 Jllli V A 7 1 If V M M II. 1 I ii 11 nii MV heeded. . There were boutonnleree at oar places at breakfast, and Austin, fresh from his tub, la aa old bat natty corduroy salt, tried, with much cheerful load talking, to cover tbe eTldent sullen neaa of his "bands." After break fast he donned bis working elothea and went back to tbe digging of ditches. My horse waa better, so I left at 10 o'clock, - with considerable reluct ance. Mrs. Austin waa ao charming. No wonder Austin waa desperatelj la lore with ber. - I aent Mrs. Anstln a box of new boom and some small trinkets each aa a man believes that a woman likes, when I reached town. Two daya after they bad gone I met a friend who bad th fh., ,..,, ( "By the bye. Brant, wasn't that a Tnatiy thing about those Britishers -t circle-A ranch?" who the Austins r t tried, tarn. M d foreboding. Ton.. ha,, lhnnt It K..r "No. For heaven's sake! what is ltr "Well, tbe way I beard It waa this: Their men on the ranch didn't like tin, srrnasd tbeam of N-"g 'bloody srfaticrata, I believe, and tbey not Are to the graae near the etablee two thM- nl-ht. Too know If a been a dry year, and tbe graaa burned -lwi Austin and hl wif. trUI to fight tbe flames and keen them from h. af Kl a all m Inn.1 ha iii.ii n t - - ... 5ouna ?aa U W" 5M. -OT?Pt . . Kent tne Darns Bare. 111 ma-nr. due i lira. Austin pretty woman, tbey say waa ao burned that abe died In per fect agony at tbe end of an hour. Tbe men had turned np by that time. Been down at Central City at a dance, tbey said. Austin nearly went crazy while bia wife was Buffering; but after abe died he went outside, drew bla gun. hl ,, Hrwi him nn in tt. lug suit tbey bad a special grudge against It and then they took him out and strung him up to tbe rafters of the barn. It la supposed that there were fifteen men, but, of course, they can't be found; yon know how It la. Did yon aay you knew these Aus tins?" "Yes. I knew them," I answered Ban Francisco Argonaut Sand Painting. One of the most curious native cus toms of India is that of making sand pictures or "sand painting," as It la often called. It la generally done on festal days In front of both houses and temples, and It baa a religious significance. The sand, which la pre pared and sold by natives of tbe Dec can, is white, red, black, blue, orange aud purple. A woman, who has observed certalL preliminary ceremonies, takes the sand in her band, and allowing It to trickle out aa she moves ber arm forms upon tbe prepared ground In front of the door curious colored designs. Inclosed with a border and representing hu man figures, crossea, semicircles or birds. One explanation of the purpose ot these pictures, according to Mr. J, W. Fewkes, is that tbey are believed to attract good spirits. To step on a sand painting brings bad luck. This strange custom assumes a set entitle importance when it la known that it prevails in almost exactly the same from among the Tusayaa In dians in the southwestern part of the United States. The Pueblos, like the Hindoos, ascribe to the pictures th power of attracting friendly spirit, aud they also nse them In ceremouials intended to cure the sick. It has been suggested that as far as It goes, this fact la an Indication that our Indians are related in origin to the nat.vc races of Iddia. The first European discoverers of America thought they had hit upon the eastern extremity of Asia, when the name of Indian waa given to the red skinned people whom they found here. Would it not be a singular coin cilence if farther evidence of com munity of origin ahould finally estab lish the fact that tbe Indiana are ie ally Indians? Most Irregalar. A certain knight of the quill In a Gov ernmMit office once upon a time asked for a week's leave that be might go to bury bis father. This was readily grant ed. A day or two afterward there ar rived a visitor who wished to see Mr. A . the orphan. Mr. A 'a chler explained that be waa not to be seen In fact, he bad gone away to bury his father. "But." said tbe stranger, "I am the young man'a father." "Well, replied tbe official, a man ot few words, "I don't know anything about Mr. A 's private affairs I only know be baa gone to bury yon." At the end of the week of mourning Mr. A returned, looking very dis consolate. When asked by bla chief bow he fared, be pulled a very long face and said be had bad tbe melan choly satisfaction of seeing tbe last rites properly performed, and so on, adding that of course be felt very deep ly on the subject, but that no doubt time would lighten tbe load of his affliction a MttSa. "Ah," replied the other, "I can sym pathlze with you! I lost my father when I was a young man. When you lose your father you lose your best friend. I hadn't tbe pleasure of your poor father's acquaintance during his lifetime; but be called ber a few days after bla death, and I had a short con versa Uon with blm. Now tbia waa most Irregular; and my object In send ing for you was this when next the poor old gentleman dies, do. If you pos sibly can, arrange to have him buried and be back here to meet him In case he calla again. That a alL Good morn ing." Exit Mr. A not an outwardly sad der, but a muob. wiser man. Oecillatloa of Tall Cblmneya. The extent or degree of the oscilla tion of tall cblmneya may be exactly taken by a close observation of the shadows tbey cast upon the ground. An Instance to the point Is that of a chimney 115 feet high and 4 feet in diameter externally at tne top, near Marseilles, France, the oscillations of which were observed by tbe shadow during a high wind to attain a maxi mum of over twenty Inches. Clara What, engaged to him? Why, It waa only the other night that he told me nothing could Induce blm to marry. Maude Tea, Jack was always suscepti ble to tbe Influence of tbe person he aappeaed to be with. New York Her- Ton cut aavs some people from be- tag Umimrt npoa; expose a thief, and will love nun. Cst i-e trt j 0) resident Isaac Lewis of Sablna, Ohio, highly respected all through that ection. He has lived In Clinton Co. '6 years, and baa been president of he Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly estines to tbe merit of Hood's Sarsa 1a rills, and wluit be says Is worthy Mention. All brain workers find joud's Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted jo their needs. It makes pure, rich, ed blood, and from this cornea nerve, neutal, bodily and digestive strength. "I sin glad to say that Hood's Barsapa rilla t a very good medicine, especially is a blood partner. It has done me good aany times. For several years I saflared (really with pains of Cvleuralgia si one eye and aboot my temples, s- peeUly at ght wh I had be having ' " ' f TL tabo: tok many rn-dta bat foud Mpoy Hood's Sarsaparilla which eared me of rheumatism, neuralgia and headache. Hood's Sarsaparilla baa proved Itself a true Mend. I also take Hood's Pills to keep ay bowels regular, and like -tbe pi I rery much." Isaac LWIS, Sablna, Ohio. Sarsaparilla tbe One True Blood PuiiBer. AUdrnggtats. $V rp-d otT b, c. I. Hood a Co.. L0..11. i. - .peffl5.1 Hood's Pills eaaj la efisct. asc Orjeotloaable Epitaphs. Bplte and venom are not alwaya bur ed with the dead, aad for thle reason 1 censor of graveatonea la employed In 1 big London cemetery. He has bad I o stop many gross libels en tbe llv-' ng that people proposed to pat on tbe tonee. Not long since tbe wife and rlends of a tolerably well-known Jock- wanted to have the dead man'a aad- . lie. whip and cap laid In a cover over tts grave, and on the grave of a man :lllcd la an accident the relations xavely contested bis right to stop an nscrtptlon which said, "Murdered by Ila Masters.' Sometimes, at tbelr wn wish, of course, those who pay or gravestones and monuments Induce he stone-cutter they employ to en lea v or to emugeTle' Inscriptions hrough, but be exercises tbe most rigid crutluy. Cases have been known vhere sunk letters have been filled vltb putty or cement, with a view to bla being quietly picked out after- vard, when the letters would, of ourse, show. One of the coolest pro posals was that made by tbe heir of manufacturer of sweets. The de- eased man. It seemed, made a spe tal kind of "butter-scotch," and tho teir proposed that small paekets of this hould be placed on the grave dally or the refection of visitors to the emetveg. Wheat Travel lac fThether on pleaeore bent, or boainmR, ake oa every trip a bottle of Syrup of Fia-j, as It acta mot pleaaatlr and effectually oa the kidDere, liver and bowele, preventing fevers, beadacbu and other fornM of siecnena. for ale in SO cent aad Si bottles by all kadin drogfrkits. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company only. A woman applied for an aDnointment is letter carrier at Grand Rapids, Mich., . e oiner aay, out tbe examining board tiled ber ineligible on account of ber ex. There Am Ilr.lin.rH. Tin. M.V1. v.... he nub est Kowin of ttiem all seem t- be U, b ter. It Is easily In the 11 in tfa rtt r.ir i..r Buffalo, N. Y.; employs as head Win I a jow areffter a woman, a Mis Pone, to vhom it is aid the eatmbliahment pays v -as.t Butu posiuona com- I j - 1 A GOOD TRADE. Th barber trade U air hi In 8 week. iKaii ' frmi ta f llfenla Pltlna - - - - - - -viuiru. IWin Cataloaue tree. Addru-a i hil. n.. ler School. KS) AUCU ST., Philadelphia. After a two years' atraaale. the Chi cago Woman's Club baa allowed Mrs. F. B. Williams, an educated and ie- fined mulatto, to become a member. Dobb Kleetrte 8aen la ehztmmr . oeu. if you follow dlrecMoiu. tnaa any other nape would be If riven to you, f..r by 111 uae ebXAeB are aaved. Clothe eaet mora than bobd UK root (Tooer for iMbblos'. Take do other. The Empress of Russia owns an ermine mantel which is valued at 150.- 000. It is a present from her subjects aving in the province of Kherson. Fob Bsurvr ice Thmoit Dmi ii r. " HOAaaaiiB nee "Brown t Bnnehiul irveiwe.-- bo a oniv la noxes. Avoid Imiiixm. The Princess of Wales recently or dered a tricycle for her own use, and selected a pattern which was obsolete. A bad to be made expressly. I cannot apeak too hlehlv of Pl-'. Him r. Consompilon Un. Pbank Mosaa, 215 W. J h., new iota, uct. Xi, wn. Fsmine, floods and rebellion in China, it is estimated by the Rev. Timothy Richards, cause the death of 1,000,000 annually. Oat ot Weakaieae cornea etiength when the blood baa been put Ifled, enriched aad vitalized, the appetite reetored and the satem built np by Hood' Sanaperii la. HexTe Pills care nausea, sick headache, in Uealloo, buiouaneia. AU drugglste. 2&c The statement that the population of Kansas to-day is 100,000 less than it was in 1890 is probably within the ruth. Jf, filleted with core eyes ose Dr. Ii Thorn e- M-a ee-ve-waier. DiusslMs sell at Ste. set bottle A bill has been introduced into Con press for tbe construction of cruisers in wnicn electricity win be used aa a lower. FITS stopped free by Da Kuan Gbsat Kebvb lloToaes, No fits alter Srat day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 12.00 trial bottle liee. lit. Kline. 81 At eh St.. PhUe.. Pa. Harvard College has discovered fourteen new variable stars of long veriod: Mrs. Whubow'e eootnlac Syrup ehUdraa Icerhlns. soltens the suaas, redeoee InHaeiiaa. uou. alleys mi in. cures wind eoUo, ata a botUa. It is said that the fees of the United States Marshal of Oklahoma last year amounted to $2)0,000. That office is five times aa good as the Presidency, ETJPTTJEB Core Guaranteed by 1B. t. BL MATH, MIS arc m., miLA.,rL isas at turn or eWlav frost limlusea. OoaewUeXSosi Ires. limiaraomentsoiivalclBne. ladles aad wat Bent citizens, bend tor circular. OSsstMBS a. at. to f . m. the Empress of China baa great psssion for jewels. Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foils baa been dmitted to the New York bar. Germany baa a steel wire flywheel. Whales are never found la tbe Gulf tream. ; . . , Over twenty boys under 18 years of age nave won tbe Victoria cross. . V Tbe roof of the Crystal Palace, Lon don, conta lna fourteen acres of glass. Tbe deer parka in England exceed 600. Tbe largest In tbe kingdom la Windaor. Maacagni'a new opera. "VeerlDa," will Include a gladiatorial scene la a Bom an amphitheater. Tbe utility of shedding tear to keep the eyea cool though tbe balance of the bead may be hot I j At tbe Transvaal gold fiekls whlaky i brings $15.50 a bottle, champagne f 1Z60 and beer 91 a bottle. I A Ooventry( England) firm 1m execn-tJne- aa order for 160 Mcyclea for the tte of officers of the Salvation Army. he . rk, vegetable, p - vlng bee. need nce the dawn ot b e Greeks, Che Bomana and tbe Egyptlana. An orange alxteen inches In circum ference waa taken from a tree at Po mona, CaL It ta to be sent to Europe ae ( a specimen of California fruit. j It to the custom of ships lying at the Brooklyn navy yard to discbarge their powder before entering the docks, aa1 a precaution against accidents. . Of the eighteen people who died at Norwich, Vt, during 1896, ten were more than 78 years old. and of tbeae a., van mora ahan 80 rears old. . The AJaakaM often baya an matcnea, at wwcb great nuu w : nilager. compete. The nan who eatg the most is considered e flosat man. I . The Irish mall boata receive 4B5,O0Q 1 nLi. S4A AAA year wuumuy, iiw ae v j fwiwa leas Chan la paid for all tbe Nortfc Amarj lean Mils from Queenatowa to Keif York. Paris' fantaatlo faehion tag now de veloped Itself in the direction of lamp a hades. They are made like ball dreaa ea, of lace and ribbons, with tralla of flowers. eoeiA t.a 9 av I j tonnage -gister ta over - AnoXnn - --i ,, annnnnn In 1830 the whole tonnage of the ofng" 1 " , . . . I The Italian beggar must receive a I lice use to escape a challenge from tbe ; police. There are 12,743 licensed mem tiers of the confraternity In King Hum bert's realm. , Vermont has made a new move In the attempt to enforce prohibition. Per sons who rent places where liquor Is sold are to be fined aa well aa those who actually sell the contraband. I In London, on an average, one per son In every three carries a watch; of these two-thirds pay from $0.25 to $15 for them, while tbe pricee given by the rest vary from the latter aum to $250 and $300. ' There la a crazy man In Philadelphia who wants the doctors to cure him of X rays In his eyes. lie eaya he sees the j skeletons of all who come within the I line of his vision, and the sight gives blm great annoyance. A few years ago the number of sui cides among tbe rank and file of the Prussian army became a public scan dal. The latest statistics ebow that while in 1802 the proportion was 5.2S er 1,000 men, In 1805 It was 4.22. Messrs. De Morgar and Meir, during their excavations In the neighborhood of Glzeh, discovered an almost perfect yacht or pleasure vessel, which baa been ascribed by experts to the elev enth or twelfth dynasty, or about 8000 B. C. Traveling churches are to be estab lished en the Trans-Siberian Railway, which passee through many desert tracts, where neither village nor church h. , u-ltfi far wnllMi rte fltte.1 gL-.ee I rrna t7-1 will ti frfriOs1 1JJ 1VI X V aia- an-a v aaa h t.in fr hA runoff t of Hi a nift. ciala. . i i ... w jjemODS re cuusiueiim uraiuiiui w- ca ubo me aciu lue l-uuibiu .in diuretic, baring power to excite tho 1 BAnaaviAM a nri thus rtfnilntlnfr fha uxo- ., tern. Tbey must, of course, De uecii In moderation, or tbey will pall on the appetite, and cease to have any medic inal effect. The ways of auctioneers In different parts of the world vary greatly, lu England and America the seller bears the expense of the sale, but In France the purchaser bears the cost, S per cent. being added to bis purchase. In Hol land It Is still worse, tbe buyer being required to pay 10 per cent, additional for tbe expenses of the sale. The average number of working days In a year In various countries Is aa fol lows: In Russia, 267; In Britain, 278; In Spain, 200; In Austria, 206; In Italy, 208; in Bavaria and Belgium, 800; In Saxony and France, 802; In Denmark, r vwl Bartliorlanil Hilar In K-mau sia, 80b? Holland and North Amer ica, 808, and In Hungary, 812. Tbs lost article room of the elevated road system In New York receives about 80,000 miscellaneous deposits a year. Nearly 10 per cent, are umbrel las, and ranking second are the satch els. About half tho articles are called for. and the remainder, after being held for six months or a year, according to the value, are sold at auction. It 1s asserted that a Kent b gentle man is in possession oi tne neaa oi Oliver Cromwell preserved In a box. Documentary evidence does not fully substantiate tbe claim, bnt there are' traditions which give It some show of reasonableness. Furthermore, the bead atrtkingly resembles portraits. busts and tbe deatbmask of Cromwell. The second oldest sailing craft In tbe world is the so-called Gokstad ahip. a viking craft which was discovered la s aaBniatrisii mound on the snossa a phrlstlania fjord, and Is now exblblM In a wonderfully perfect state of prea rvation In Ghrtianta. It Is a craft e. tbe ninth century,' A. D., and la there; tore nearly 1,000 years eld. Bats, according to a showman who exhibits a tame troupe of tbe little beasts, are more easily taught than dogs; tbey tiave a more retentive ear for language and greater adaptability (ban any other animal. Louise Michel, who Is also fond of rats, has dlscov-j ered many virtues In them. They have respect for the aged, family feeling, and compassion for the unfortunate. Tbe Amazon Is in every respect but lepfth tbe greatest river In the world, j At mar petnte la It lower course so VMt t It width that one shore Is !n- llilMs from tbs otber, tbe observer ing to leek ant Into a rolling sea tud water Ith..or400trlbU - ,ri,f W.? ta bay dtfferent climates that when one M Is at flood height the others are at abb, aad rice versa, ao that tbs bulk of I great river remains unchanged the whole year round. I I Tkera Is no rseerd of the costuaves of j ' the Syrian Arabs having ebaaged dnr lag tbt pri fitasrsd br inu Has Ure. McKlnley, wife of the ox-Gov ernor of Ohio, spenus the dnll tlma of her invalid life making bedroom slippers for ber friends. 8 be has made and given away nearly 8000 pair. The electric railroad will be in op eration between Washington and Bal timore by next August It will be operated by trolley, baa no grade crossings, and an extraordinary rate of speed is expected. TIDE STUDIOUS GIRL. AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM A Y0UNQ LADIES' COLLEGE. ay The race between the aexes for edu cation Is to-day very close. Ambitions girls work incessantly over their studies, and are often brought to a halt, through having sacrificed the phy. aical to the mental. . Then begin those ailments that must be removed at once, or tbey will produce con stant suffering. Head ache, dizziness, faint- neaa, alight vertigo. pains in the back and loins, irregularity. loss of sleep and appetite, nerv ousness and blues, with lack of confidence; these are positive aigna that wo men's arch enemy is at hand. The following letter waa received by Mrs. Pinkham in May, one month after the young lady bad first written, giving symptoms, nd asking advice. She was ill and in great distress of mind, feeling she would not hold out till graduation, and the doctor bad advised her to go home. College, Mass. Ton dear Woman: I ahould have written to you before, but von said wait a month. We are I taught that .the daya of miracles are I bast. Pray what is my case ? I have ist. Prav taken the Vegetable Compound faith- nPlic,t,y and am free from all my ills. I was a very. 'ery sick girt. Am keeping well up in my class, and hope to do you and myself . . Mvirratitude credit at graduation. My gratitude cannot find expression in words. Your sincere friend. Mart P. S. Some girls are now c using the Com- J pound. It ben- ents them all. Lydia E. Pink- ham a Vegetable Cc-npound is the only safe, sure and effectual remedy in such cases, as it removes the cause, purifies and invigorates the system, and gives energy and vitality try, eltner as regards male or female dress or adornment Saving only for liis firearms, there ie no reason to be lieve that the Bedouin of the desert does not clothe and adorn himself ex actly as he did in the days of tbe patrl- urchs. Arabs in the desert have con- traded a etrange prejudice agalnet running water, and they will only drink a A- .S A ah jaui a a suw Bo much has this become a matter of habit with them that, while the most poisonous looking water agrees with ft.. aJmlssalilv TVI1T Mintnew UCUI uiiuiwuij uie t ituuiM w. m . will make them violently sick. I TRUE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE. Enrique Morgan Traveled Far and Died a Major OeneraL In Glrardot, a little village on the eastern bank of tbe Magdalene River, n Colombia, South America, there died on December - last a true soiaier ot fortune, Enrique Morgan, a major gen eral In the Colombian army, but a na tive of West Virginia. During the war of secession In tbs United States be bad been a favorite orderly" with tbe Confederate General Loring one-armed Loring, as be wsa tibse - called and. when the latter ouently went to Egypt Morgan follow ed him there, and became a captain la ( tne riueaives army, iirai mili tary Inaction, he Joined a party ot Greek surveyors In the Soudan, with whom be learned something of praotV- wt arnrlnaarlnff lint MntrSCtlnaT Small poa and supposed to be djln. he was abandoned by bia companions. iTnnn hl Mmnn h fonnd that tbe natlyea had robbed him of everything. and he became a "tramp" In Northern Africa and Southern Europe. Too proud to spply to diplomatic or con sular officials for assistance, he walked to tbe coast, worked his way across the Mediterranean Sea and thence through Italy and Franca to the port of St. Nazalre. Seeing a ship advertised to sail for America, he offered to work hw pas sate across the Atlantic, which offer wss accepted. The vessel landed him penniless In Barranqullla, Colombia, where be enlisted aa a soldier. By dint of hard work and close attention to bis duties, he waa successively promoted through all the grades of corporal, ser geant, lieutenant, captain, major and colonel, and finally waa appointed brig adier general and chief of engineers. In this capacity he constructed, with the labor of troops, tbe greater part of the railway between Glrardot and Jun tas de Apulo, as well as tbs difficult tart road through the Cordillera of Qulndio. f During the revolution of 1888 be cap tured the Important place of Tunja, with Its eztenslvs armory, for which lervlce he was mads a major general, f o a very great degree ha possessed tbe confidence of tbe government. lie took no part In Its political affairs, and this lack of party affiliation, bis un swerving loyalty and bis well known disposition to obey all orders were Qualities which endeared him to his su periors. New York Herald. The XtII Oaie. Mrs. Blossom Joe, I wish you would bring up a scuttle of coal and some kindling. Mr. Blossom (mnalngly, aa be wan ders toward tbe cellar) The evil one al way finds work for Idle hands to da San Francisco Wave. A Hard Tralalay. Head of Firm Have you had any experience In collecting? Applicant I should say I bad. I used to a country minister. J odge. j A OoeaTcearaa, pat-Hello, Mlka OI hear yea hatv tob? . Mike Shure I have Fat, Pat And bow are thay a8 wayT i4 Mike Kve bodva ss. ' Pat-Aye, aye Tbafa M Mike Oh, net I mm a. X3 sVM1V wW I AAfV3.. r i :-). i OC!a Pad often centra tea mil Ita Mlacry 1 SI OT. Jfl6030 OIL Ss TWUMPET CALLS, v tus's ora Wa a Mete . tfce Dareaeesmed. WHSBBTKR hste lives, m a r d a r dwells. Happiness la not found try looking after It. Every crown man bestows has thorns In It. When a sin shines, looking at it will kill. Indecision d S- stroys mora souls than love of evIL - There are ao vacations la tbs devlTs service. While tbe saloon door Is open, every home Is In danger. An opportunity to do good is a chance to walk with Christ Some shepherds give tbe most cars to tbe fattest sheep. To snake hands with some people Is a call to repentance. When the saloon dies, tbs devil will put on deep mourning. Death will change our surroundings, but not our character. Let the wicked hold office, and the devil will run tbe town. Religion pure and undented has Its name written on Its face. The Lord's army never lost a battle because It waa too small, God will not smile upon us while we are frowning upon a brother. Lire for Christ and yon will soon know that he baa died for yon. The foot that la pointed toward the pit never gets to rest a minute. We will never find the cross heavy If we take up tbe one God gives ua No man can make a wrong Invest ment who will give as God directs. The church member who never smiles Shouldn't talk very much In church. Tbe greatest thing It is possible for us to do is the thing God wants done. Men drift toward the devil at first. Tbey never go to meet him on the run. Whoever does a wrong thing to-day Will nave to do another one to-morrow. The man who lives only for himself robs his God and wrongs his neighbor. Tbe thing that hurts the devil. Is not so much our profession as our prac tice. As soon as some men get their bands on gold, tbey become stone blind to their own good. Give a man power of any kind, and by Its use be will show what he hi do ing with Christ Unless tbe face Is set like a flint against all sin tbe door of tbe heart will open to any sin. When a man with brilliant gifts plunges into sin be goes deeper than a common man could go. Give a man without love nower to . , - ., and ha will always moT0 lt the wro A skeptic Is a man who clcae. all the T " . ,. " I be haa to Uve In the dark. Bow Bees Serve Thieves. There la a large moth, commonly known as death's-head moth, from Its having a curious mark on its back like a skull and cross-bones sculptured on an old tombstone, which makes very free with the bees' ihoney. It flies in the dusk of the evening when the bees are at rest and enters the bole in the hive, pokes Its long sucker through the wax walls which surround tbs comb, and ' draws much honey Into Ms stomach. Very often In the long arenlnga there are many bees lingering round the hive, but If tbe dea 's-head slights and moves toward the door, they do not take much notice i yet one sting would ' kill H, and K has no means of hurting the bee In return. Bo much troubled are noma hives Dy these curious visit ors that tbs bees erect a flat waH of wax just within tbe hive door, allow ing a small opening to exist on either hand. This, as a rule, puzzles tbe moth, ind It cannot enter. On the other band. moth ! gbt Into the hive Che j bees do not kill tt. but either let tt alone or two an war iug urn snap ixe boneyteei pt Mitl While the moth Is enjoying the meal, the bees oc cs olly pull down soma of the hon eycomb behind It, and mould the wax quickly ao aa to form a dense wall. When the motn has finished its meal, and Corns to get oat of tbs hire, it finds Itself walled up and Imprisoned for Bfe. Catarrh Cnaaec Bs Cared With local applications, as they cannot reach tne seat of tbe disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and In order to euro it yon must take Internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and acta di rectly on tho blood and mnoona surface. Hall's Catarrh Curs la not a quack medicine. It waa prescribed by one of the beat phyalciana In this country for years, and la areolar prescript ion. It is composed of the beat tonics known, com bined with tbe beet blood purifiers, acting di rectly on tbe mucous surfaces. Tbe perfect combination of tbe two ingredients la what produces such wonderful results in curing- ca tarrh. Mend for testimonials free, a I-. Cbbsbt A Co.. Props, Toledo, a Bold by dmggista. price Wo. Poor" fhlaa! "There will be one advantage about tbe horseless carriage, said Maud EtbeL "It won't mistake the sound of a kiss for a chirrup to go faster and compel the young man to grab tbe reins with both bands." Cincinnati TBnqulrer. 4 A. 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