Bona or th6 shirt waist.
' Hew should a
fcecond to dob.
CTtrh flnM nimble and s front
With eyes thmt r sparkling aaa see,
11 roan woman jla is a womanly its
JVia her penaBwer pan aaa ssacwmw.
Scratch, scratch, scratch.
With speed ; not tossy with hastei
No porerty plaint, aer area a patch
Or smirch on her Beat shirt waist
.Write, write, write.
From the business hoar of alas;
And write, write, write,
' Till time to lunch or to dins.
... a LI
men it s on, ror a jotj win
Where sister workers meet and chaff
In (he respite hour from click.
Click, click, click, g
Merrily, line upon line
Click, click, click.
And the shirt waist wavelets shins.
Quick-witted to catch the thought.
To correct each grammatical lapse,
Not sentimentally taught
By Balzac; bat better, perhaps.
aide, dick, dick.
As eager at work as at play.
Click, dick, dick.
The sheet rolls up and away.
ETs and S's and Ta,
Y's and $'s and Bs -Picking
them np wish her twinkling
eyes.
And rattling them of the keys.
Write, write, write.
All womanly work elevates;
Write, write, write,
Esteem on faithfulness waits.
fdh. women with brothers dear.
Oh, women with husbands and aoasl
Heed not their sneers
At yonr sisters and peers.
Nor the talk of the morbid ones.
Bight! right! right!
' A juet independence to gala,
And right! right! right!
Be ft yours to help her attain.
New York Sun.
GEO. KOCKERTON'S
SWEETHEART.
I. the g,,a alr. What Wth that and her ot "ls rurtber opposition ami reeent
Alpheus Monrough had made his pile VOyaKe over and her new surroundings n,ent' nd' like the a"od buBiness mau
as a SDecuUtor. Princinallv In raiU. ' ... . i. . ,im. ......ui t...r that he wart, he veered round and niet
but he still amused himself by
- - - -
now and again to the extent of
000 or so, although for general business
he bad practically retired from 'change.
He was a widower, with an only daugh
ter. Miss Phyllis Monrough, aged SO
a fine, handsome blonde, wbo had
taken np the study of science.
Pbyllis had, of course, heaps of offers.
eligible and otherwise, but she bad not
met the man whom she cared to marry,
and. nt her urgent desire, her father
naa sent ner io narvaru 10 eimuie "r
to pureuo ber studies.
She went to the university with a
mind fully made up to devote her life
to science and to abjure matrimony. In
fact, as she herself put it, she bad lock
ed up her heart and thrown away the
key.
But we are told that "love laughs at
locksmiths." and. In confirmation there
of, she had not been long at Harvard
when she found herself head over ears
In love with George Stanislaus Kock
erton, who was studying law there.
Young Itot-kertou tame from a good
family, was rich, good-looking, and in
every way eligible; but when Phyllis
wrote to her papa informing him of her
tender patwion and asking his consent
to her engagement, sl2 ttcelved a tele
gram (he was so urgent that lie would
not wait for the post to carry his re
fusal): "No. Couie home at once."
Phyllis hud so rarely been denied
anything that she was angry, astonish
ed, dunifouuded, brokenhearted all at
once. No mere words can accurately
describe her feelings. However, thei
,was no help for It. She must obey.
And so. after an Interview with her
lover. In which they vowed eternal at
tachmcnt, ntie precipitately threw up
her studies oud her newly-found hopes
of bliBS and returned to New York.
Her father received her kindly, but
with a firm-set countenance, which she
knew from her observations of his
dealings with others Indicated that his
mind was made up, and that nothing
could alter it
She, of course, burst Into tears to be
gin with. lint it made no visible effect
on her parent
"My dear Phyllis." he said, ou can
not Imagine how it pains ma to be
obliged to run counter to your desires.
but wiien I have explained matters to
you, I hope you will agree with me
and give up the idea of marrying this
young IXockerton.
"When I was a lad, my father had a
farm out West the adjoining farm to
which belonged to Ralph Bockerton,
the grandfather of the young man you
have met
"I need not go into details; It will
suffice for you to know that my father
and old Rockerton had a bitter quarrel,
and that a feud arose between the two
families which can never be healed.
"I would rather see you In your cot-
fin," he added, melodramatically, "than
see you the wife of one of that brood."
"Hut, papa," urged Phyllis, "It Is a
very loug time ago, and I don't think
that a quarrel between my grandfather
and his grandfather should be any rea
son why Geo I inesn Mr. Rockerton
should not be a good husband to me.
He ls rich. I've always done as you've
wlidied, and now, when I feel that my
life's happiness Is at stake, you make
tills stupid objection."
She sobbed afresh, but her tears were
tiirown away ou her obdurate parent,
to she tried to crof-exnniiae him on
the subject of the qmirrel.
"It muKt have leen a very dreadful
quarrel, luipji, for you to harbor re
veuge all these jenrs. Tell me morn
about It. If my life Is to be blighted,"
the said, sighing deeply, "I should Ilka
to know why."
Mr. Monrough felt himself getting In
to a corner with his daughter's wiles
nd tears, and he got a bit angry.
"It would lie of no use," he replied,
Shortly; "my mind Is Irrevocably made
np. Hut I r.iny say this, as was com
mon lu those days, the quarrel led to
fighting, and until your grandfather's
death, which happened about two
years afterward, every member of
either family took every opportunity
f trying to take the life of some mem
peV.of the other. After father's death
we sold the farm and came East, and
so the enmity ceased actively; but I
could never consent to your marrying
mto tho ated family neverP -
"But, papa," insisted the girl, "what
Was It about? What led to the qua
reir
"It was about a stream, my dear,
tjrhlch ran between the two estates.
Old Rockerton Insisted that the water
traa all on bis land, whereas It waa the
boundary, and we had the right on one 1
Ke of the stream and be on the other,
t JOWttL 0Utrv t tblftk
Aboct that dreadful time, wnaa) far two
whole yean I walked abort with my
Ufa la my hand, ao to apeak. Ihccyea
will aay ao more on the eabJeeL"
"Well, jaet one qnesthMa, papa,'
ea lnyiiis, witn an eye io iuiuru .-w
tlnzencles. "Waa anyone killed 7"
"No. No one waa killed." answered f
Mr. Monroaa-h; "hot your gTanaiatner
sir. nourouan.
! ' th?
forgive them never never 1"
Her father then Insisted on her promising-
him that she would never marry
without his consent, which abe did
readily enough, bat she saw It waa use
less arguing- with him any further,
for the time the matter ended.
I II
It soon became evident to Mr. Mon-
that Pbyllle waa really frettlns
, and making herself 111 about "that con-1
. roniiibil tolbtw Hnlrtrtnn " as ha Said !
to himself. lie waa a man of action, I
and determined to give her a thorough '
change. .
-Phyllle. my girl." he aald the next
morning at breaWaa "now jrould you
uaa IO go w. juwiaaa lor .
.V K .UImil with th
fjVwh!
moat brilliant look on her face that he
bad aeen there for a long time. That
would be delightful Tea know I've
always wanted to go across and see the
old world. But can yon apare the
tuner
"Well, no, my girl. I can't Just now."
he replied. "I am obliged to remain
here for a time, aa I have a speculation
on which requires my presence on the
spot, but Mra. Laklng la going over by
the next Ounarder and aba would cha
peron yon to your uncle's In Manches
ter, where you could stay and amuse
yourself till I arrive, which probably
would be In about three months."
Rn It waa attld- and the following
week Phyllm. having flnrt Informed
young Kockerton, with whom abe kept
up a secret correspondence, or ner ae- i
narture and her destination, stepped on
board the mall steamship under the
care of her lady friend and In due
course arrived at her uncle'a In Man.
cheater.
She waa warmly received by her Eng.
. - .
IUb relative. Thomas Spanner, ner
V .... . "
late mother's brother, bad a large bum-
'
ness In the cotton spinning trade in
Manchester, and resided at Blrkdale,
going backward and forward to his
business, so that she bad the benefit of
dealing oM healthy looks, and. as Mr. Spander
S1.0U0.- j wrote to Mr Monrough. "she seemed '
U8lnes8,I entirelv foreotten her love
nun . .1 m 1 1 J . - -
to have entirely forgotten her love
affair " I lle tnen lurn;a lo a8181 nyuia, uui
She also, of couse. frequently wrote fJ a strange coincidence that young
to her father. In one of her letters she lady had Just come to, and in a burst
BaM.' of hysterical tears, begged, forgive-
"I am awfully comfortable here. Ev-' for the little misunderstanding.
. . . ...,!.! r....i,.A fn 1ltlo witch." lior
erybody seems to ao everytning possi-
ble to make me happy. Uncle Thomas'
1 nmn.. iu . hnma fmm the mil-
v.,itv where he ls studying for the 1
rhurt.h. Uo seems a very nice young
man. not at all solemn as one would
think, and he plays tennis lovely. Ha
returns to Cambridge to-morrow.
.... m. . , .
-uini- renecieu o.u rui.K", uo
read this letter. "That's more Ike it,
now! But I'd rather she didn't marry
a arson. Still. If they knock their
heads together, I won't stand lu the
way. I'll give her plenty of money,
and" (ho bad rather vague Ideas of
church matters) "It'll get him a deanery
or a bishopric, or something."
Phyllis had been In England for two
inontha, and everything bad settled
down quietly, wbeu Mr. Monrough was
electrified one morning to receive a
cablegram from her:
George has come all the way from Cam
bridge. Wanta to marry me immediately.
IK you consent and make us happy?
PHYLLIS.
"Well! this beats co;-k fighting!" mur
mured Mr. Monrough, as he stared at
the message. "He must have fallen
very deeply in love with her. Indeed.
Ob, I consent. But how about the set
tlement? I suppose thnt Tom Spander
reckons on my doing what Is right, aud ,
so I will I wish I could get over, but I
I'm stuck fast with that confounded j
speculation for another month. It
might lose me a million if I left it, and
i . .ff.r.l that WelL here goes!"
1 can anora luai. n ni, ucre guco. .
- -
. -t, . i
Alia in. seur ruis reuj inrtiaiu.
Don't understand the hurry, but I con
sent Am very pleased. Wish every hap
piness. Cannot lesve here for a month,
Tell uncle I will arrange handsomely.
MONROUGH.
III.
Ten days after thia message, on the
morning of the arrival of the Cunard
steamship at New York, Mr. Monrough
was sitting in his private office when
the door opened and in walked his
daughter, leaning on the arm of a very
well-set up young man of course, hei
kimband.
The old man Jumped up.
"Well, this Is a surprise r he shouted.
"What on earth made you In such a
hurry to get married? Ahl well, I was
young myself once, and I know when
I fell In love with your mother I was
o a deuce of a hurry to get married."
"Oh, papa." murmured rhyllis, as she
threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him. "It waa so kind of you to
five your consent I am ao happy. I
thought you would, though, when you
knew what a long way George had
come to seek mel"
"Oh, well, I guess It's not such a very
long way, after all," replied ber father.
"England's only a little place alto,
gelher, you know."
"Well," said George, "that's true; but
It's nigh upon 4,000 miles before you
Set there."
The elder man stared at thia observa
tion, which (like seme of the redoubta
ble Captain Buusby's) he couldn't un
derstand the application of. However,
lie passed It over.
Well. George, my boy," he said, as
he shook his hand In a hearty grip,
I'm truly glad to have you for a son-
in-law. And how's your father?"
My father?" echoed George. "He's
been dead this ten years or more."
"What does all this mean?" cried Mr.
Monrough, in amazement "Am I mad,
or what Is it? You have Just left your
father, my brother-in-law, Tom Span.
1er, In England, haven't you?"
Phyllis threw up her arms and, with ,
a wild shriek, fell down on the thickest . strong drink, like I did.' 'You can't
part of the soft fur rug that lay before J have the quarter,' sold I; 'and, what's
the fireplace. In what appeared to be a more, we don't want any dirty rapscal
dead faint. I lions tinradinc their vices at our prayer
The two men bent down at the same I
time to attend to her and bumped their
beads together, and everything
confusion.
My name's not Spander," said
George, hurriedly, aa he rubbed hia
bead with one hand and supported
Phyllis with his disengaged arm. "My
name's Rockerton, and I went all the'
way from Harvard University In Cam
bridge, Masa, to England to secure
your daughter."
Tho pan refuses to record Mr. Mor..
rough's forcible language when be was
thus suddenly made acquainted with
the fact that ha bad given hia consent
to hia daughter's marriage with the son
of the family to which ho had aworn
0eJJ btrl Md tb ffcr.'Biaa fcf
People find just the help they aa much P"7on7 TtrawheV
need, in Hood s Sarsaparilla. It fu fruited at the Genera. N. Y, ex
nig hes the desired strength by pari- seriuient station la 1803, only aUty-one
fvinsr. Titalizinsr and enrichinir the were retained for farther trlaL la
i , . ,Iln, .,:,,.,. r th- n,irvpa
I USti P"l?l'
tours un, .iuiuwu " -8"'-"-
wnoie system. iteaa mis:
"I want to praise Hood's Sarsaparilla.
My health run down, and I had the grip,
After that, my heart and nervous system
I . it 1,i . ffi, iiImI m I kt f MUllll IIAt ilA
I "-"'J me jsoBie. i am saie x. tx. Miner ong
my own work. Our physician gave me .ted fifteen hundred varieties of the
I some help, but did not care. I decided Vmn, oki. mmt v.
try Hood's Sarsaparilla. Soon I could
do all my own housework.
I have taken
Bood,, piUa witn Uood's Saraaparilla.
doD8 me mach ,
t will not be without them. IhaveUkealS
"
bottle.ofHood'.S.n-parUU.and through
the blessing of God, it has eared
I worked as hard aa ever the past sum
mer, and I am thankful to say I am
well. Hood's Pills when taken with
Hood's Sarsaparilla help very much."
Mas. M. M. Mbsbbhobjk, Freehold, Penn.
This and many- other cures prove the'
(nloodl'S
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier. AU druggists. L
Prepared only by C I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
j.g pis ZL
.
had before refused, while all the time
he had thought Phyllis was marrying
George Spander. his brother-in-law's
, son.
For about five minutes the place
wouia nanny noiu n..u, uu ....
' .tsaaa aa litis rViat Ita tswitr twt tlkAsal IIH tsa TIV
, " 1 . , "
alM Lisa rlailirhio laMirlniT llP IIOIV-
lv"" s., - ,
AilaiA knal.nn A lasslnsW tS fAlinln aa
"
. bpBt he cou,d- M
However, by the time he had roared
' Mmself out of breath he saw the futll-
wlnd " ' b,ew- t
"Well! welir he said.
done, but what's done can't I
I've bm'ii
uu-, n mu ' , '
... . i
inimr i Ui . ...
Ions about the misunderstanding.
And Mr. Monrough has never been
able to decide In his own mind whether
it was accidental or of malice prepense
on rhyllis part that the misunder
standing occurred. He has on several
fM-l1IHII.ua umlt-u U.O uamuivi --
, t . ,, ..... ..I
": HI ""7," "
most skillfully
iu uo
mid ns she and her husband are the
happiest couple Imaginable, and
George is not such a bad chap after
all." Mr. Monrough has long since
censed to Inquire into it and baa also,
of course, buried the hatchet with the
Rockerton family. Tid-Blta.
PEARLS IN SCOTLAND.
They Are Found There, and One la la
the ilrltlah Crown.
One Is so much accustomed to asso-
Mate m-iirls with the Eastern and gold
i....A.n,...,ntriu.nrtl.
,.......,.. ....
world that the discovery of pearls lu
Scot land and gold in Wales seems some-
what pimscd to the order of things,
.. .. .., . . i m, ... i l
says the S-ottlsh American. That gold
exists In Wales Is, of course, quite a
recent discovery, and the small and
. .... -a .
unprontabie quantities rouuu nave.. w
resulted in the abandonment of tho
mining operations commenced by Rich
ard Morgan.
But the pearls of Scotland have quit. -
different history. For centuries pearls
iimvo rwn. rraim in tne itiver linaii. i
in Aberdeensnire, anu oniy iasi yeur
an Aberdeen man made some notable
hauls, which he disposed of to Jewelers
of the northern towns. It was re
cently stated In a London paper that
a pearl taken from the River Ythan is
believed to form one of the Queen's
crown Jewels. It Is to be boed that
the belief Is well founded, for In that
case It may be reasonably claimed that
the precious stone in question Is the
only one contributed by the .British
Islands, a thought calculated to gratify
our national pride, for Scotland might
lie worse represented that by a pear
In the national regalia.
A story Is told of an Aberdeenshire
farmer who found a large and perfect
pearl In the shell of a mussel takeu
from the Ythan. Happening to visit
London some time afterward be dis
played bis treasure to a West end Jew
eler, who, struck with the size and
beauty of the gem. asked the price. The
farmer demanded what possibly he re
garded as a big price, viz., 100. Now
this was In the days when Scotland had
ber own coinage, and a pound (Scots)
was equivalent to Is. 8d., so that the
100 he asked would only have repre
eented 8 0a. 8d. English money.
His surprise and delight may be im
agined, therefore, when he received for
his pearl 100 sterling. It la doubtful.
however, whether the English Jeweler
would have shared these feelings ladifure wed have lost that" lia rper
be Known the exact meaning or in
"hunner pun" demanded by the owner
of the pearl. However, he had no oc
casion to complain, for be ia said to
have eold the gem subsequently at a
large profit.
Eqaal to Anything.
A gentleman tells a story of a tramp
whom he heard one day abusing his
servant. "I thought," be aald, "It wai
time to Interfere. He said he was an
old soldier. Of the Evil Oner I asked.
'Yes, of the devil; and if you will give
me a quarter I will come round to your
iirayeT-meeting In these raga and ward
rna young folks against falling into
meetings.' 'Oh. that's all right replied
the cool rascal. 'I know where to get
a decent coat, and I will come around
in It and tell how I was rescued from
the mire by the blessed gospel. Only
you must make It K cents for the res
cue and tne good coat' I couldn't con
tain myeetf any longer. I ordered the
wretch off my veranda, and when he
hesitated helped him off. Then he stood
around m the road and dared me to
come down aad fight" The Indepen
dent It is stated that the copper used in
coining pennies at the Philadelphia
mint costs 17 cents a pound under a
contract made in 1890, while the prea- j
ent priM ia lesa than 10 cento a
Ta- Fate of Hew Tovtattoa. .
aa lllnstratloa of the cry treat
incerteJnty that attends the prodnetkm
L. - - - - . a ...... ,1 uui .. .
18M one or tbeae varieties snowed aa
Mfc . -rea of merit to todoce lll
rurtber trial. In 1808 It folly main-
allied Irs previous record for quality
md prodncblrenesa, and the atattoa au-
tboritlea decided to name It and send
t out for paanttne; In different parts of
. km a . . ... .
uMtwaiw . k. m-,
Mba Hia death Interfered with their
n trod notion, but even It he had lived.
probable that not mora than three
four of hia favorite kinds would ores
lave attained a wide popularity.
As the Tease Ot By.
A IWU DUB UHI S 7VSS WUUHII
eau over the front W, The, are
A young man and a young woman
.overs, it la moonlight. Ha m loin
o leave, aa the parting la the laaUi
lew about to go away. Sna la raJ
octant to see him depart. They
avlog oo the gate.
'I'll never forgot you," ie aara,
fend It death should claim mo, my
aat thought will be of you,"
' Til be true to you," she soha. "I'll
iver see anybody elae or love them
is long as I live."
, Tber part Six years later be re
.urnM. His sweetheart of former
'ears had married. They met at a
Kuty. She has charmed greatly.
Between the dances the recognition
lakes place -Let
me see," she muses, with her
iiu beating a tattoo on her pretty
land, was it you or your brother
no was my old sweetheart?"
Really I don't know," he
"Probably my father."
says,
THE PACK MAT KILLcV
F-kSt
n1.r w 2- T.
ti,,,
SBSWasw, mrmmjm
From Ui4 QtmeitmaH Aasiiw.
The ABMrisaa psonls live too last, eat too
hut sad drink too last. This has brought
apoa many of as a trata of asrvoaa aa 1
tomaoh disordars that are very dlaVniM ta
siaaage. IavestigsMoa sad shsailnal aaaly
lis to dlseover saoh eompoands as will help
those suffering from soa lUa aaa resulted ia
the discovery of Dr. WlUiaaaa' Pink Puis for
Pate People, whioh has taken vary high rank
is a snenrftn rented v.
H. r. Owens, a traveuag
thirty years
f Mi... i. II - ' -
tad generally liked because be Is a btigut, I Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Com
aergsato yoaajr tsUow, resides with hU pound should always be taken before
'ZLTi Jk 1 I,d Wr birth- in OTder that
which took the form of eoahaaoas eoaanpa- system may withstand the shock.
Hon. and stranrnly naoagh. - i --
tared from the same trouble. Mr. O
hettfted to the inerits of Pink Pills in a mm
BsthBstsstta way, and aald to the JCmquirtf
ajuoitort
"I aa glad tossy aaytalag I eaa for Dr.
truiuuns'Plnk Plus, beoaase they did ma
crass good and other people ought to kaosr
as a aaeuietao la
at oman ti
time ago when 1 felt
IBatir
ta a)
y ammana aad I grew
did not consult a ki-
I . .,:.i.,ri w
b-Thl mwT hi
hsard of the Plah Pills I
Eojjrtfa haw m than
la two or three days
la my stomaoh disappeared
wars fisralar. I did not have
lo ass saocs taaa a boa of them heiore I was
ajelL Bsaee that rune I have oaly occasion
ally bsssi troubled with eoasUpatioa and I
aeasa got Worried beeaass I know Just what
to da, sTnthw was also troubled with in-
llHilh sail tan rini 11" iT 1 " -
aer they did foe sae Bored her, oldu't the
BMtharr
When appealed to -Mrs. Owens answered:
"That Is right. I foaad that It waa a gout
B-ediaiaa, so easy to take aad so quick aa I
lasting ta Its results."
Mr. Oweoe continued: "I believe that tbm
Mils are also rood lor nervousness. Whew I
Lad my stomaoh trouble I was abo quite
nervous and that disappeared with thedys-
llia. The Pink Pills were all that Is
tUme.i for thein. Yoa eaa make any use of
iiils leslimonial that vou see bX"
H. P. Owens has occupied several positions
' trust in this city. "l"8
eniiyo of the ConfmercialrUatrUe. llawill
'on Jn tami iu m tew ya U)tm uroutkuout
bu-ium house hen, Mrs. Oweus la quit an
enlhuslastle as her son about the Pink Pills
. . I I . . Ik h .a n J I . I fM nulii nan aaai i a &afe
(1(luion o( thta woujBrlai nmwiv l(
niylml disposed to do so at any time. Where
jZflp
Xxnqmrer has found it to be there ls oertainly
, KMyl taaaoa lo beiiTe .h the good things
said nhout the safe and simple remedy.
I ... w.ik..- u..,t mil. in, p.i. inl.
IIU litsr DiaEsa aaa asaaaw as rm-in vsawo vwsiij as-os.
- - - -- - -. r
soutaiu all the elements aeoeasary to give
new life and rienaeas to the blood and re
store shattered ntarves. They may be had
ui all driuoriats or direst by mall from the
lr. Williams' Medielue Company, Soheaoo.
la iy, N. at 60 j. per boa, or six boxes lot
v-2.50.
City lady (in the country) I get ao
inpatient for the newa out here. The
aisrts are so irregular! Old-fawhloued
grandmother La! So they waa In my
young days. Ye couldn't trust 'em at
ill. Milwaukee Illustrated Newa.
"I really don't understand," said the
fond mother to the photographer, "why
you siiould insist on charging double
For photographing the baby when even
;he grasping street-car corporation lets
Uiin ride free!" Indianapolis Journal.
rhough winter cease hia blaster drear
And skies may smile instead of frowa,
i'e ean't believe that spring is hero
I'niil the price of coal goes down.
Washington Star.
Wife "Shall I put your diamond
studs in your shirt, dear?" Husband
'What on earth are you thinking of?
Do you want to ruin me? I nave a
meeting with my creditors this morn
ing." Spare Moments.
"I see you bad a abop-lifter at your
place the other day, Berker." "Yea.
It's lucky she came Thursday Instead
af Wednesday." "Why ao?" "Every
ihlnr ahe took had been marked down
M -he'd come the day he-
Bazar.
Proposing parties are the rage;
la fact they're quite the thing.
But the beat proposing party
Is the chap who's bought the ring.
Philadelphia Itecord.
"One of the strong points about tuis
.larpet, ma'am," said the salesman, "la
that it wonX show dirt as plainly as
some others. You wouldn't have to
weep It nearly aa often aa " "I
shouldn't have to sweep K at at aU,
roung man," Interrupted Mrs. Gaowell,
with much sharpness. "We keep s
Mred girl." Chicago Tribune.
"1 see you have several booke by
Charles Kee.de," remarked the visitor,
who was looking at the library. "Have
you 'I lard Cash' here 7" "Of course not,
sir," replied Mr. Boodelle, the omlnen'
contractor, with cold dignity. "I have
a burglar-proof safe." Chicago Tri
bune. "Is Mrs. Smith at home?" asked the
.aller. "Physically, madam," return-,
ed the educated servant, "she Is. As
an abstract question, tho fact cannot ba !
denied. But In relation to your desire,
to see her, I cannot aay definitely until
I have ascertained Mrs. Smith's) wish
es in the matter. Pray be seated untU
I have received advices from above."
Philadelphia Times.
The city of San Salvador, capital of
.ha Central American re public of tho
lame name.ie called the swinging mat,
on account of ita numerous earth
quakes. -
A meteor wntea atai in Australia re-
ntlv had a larae mass of nun oonnar
nca goold's ghatituds
HOW 8HE WAS RESTORED TO
. HEALTH. ,
Atlas' the
mt He Chad.
From every city, town and hamlet on
thia vast continent, come letters from
suffering women; from those whose
physicians have
been unable to
that
perteaa eiaaa
deuce in Mrs.
Inkhamla ad-
vice
curative prop-
of her
Vsgstablo
ta
treated aid la far J
ui.h.t pyaWI
hiformaiiaa forth
women, of to-daw.
No letters are published without the
request of the writer. The strictest I
confidence la observed.
The following
letter represents thousands :
" I always enjoyed good health un
til six months before the birth of my
babe. Then I waa very weak; my back
ached all the time. My physicians
said I would be all right after the birth
of the child, but I. waa not, although
at that time I had the best of care.
The pains in my back were almost un
bearable. I had leucorrhoea in ita
worst form; menstruations were pain
ful. "Any work or care would entirely
inerve me. When my babe was 11 '
unnerve me. when my
I months old, friends persuaded me to
take Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable
Compound. Before I had taken one
bottle I felt the effects. My back did
I not ache so badly, and I felt stronger.
After taking four bottles I felt welL
My ambition returned, menstruations
were painless, leucorrhoea entirely
cured, and I could take care of my
babe and do my housework. I shall
always recommend yonr Vegetable
Compound for all women, especially
for young mothers." Mrs. II. il
Goold. Oregon, Wis.
If Mrs. Goold had been well before
the birth of her child, subsequent
suffering would have been avoided.
A Woaderf at Llsard.
IJving sped mens of the strange frill
td llsard of Australia, scientifically
named chlamydoaaurua, have recently
been transported to England, where
photography has most convincingly
proved the truth of the legend thai
these anlmala. which sometimes attain
a length of three feet, are In the habit
of running about erect on their bind
legs. The lizards are furnished with
a broad frill, or collar, around the
neck, which lies folded unless the ani
mal la threatened. In that case It Im
mediately spreads Its frill like a sud
denly opened umbrella to frighten off
Its enemy. When running on Ita bind
legs, with Its long tail swinging in the
air. It presents an Irresistibly ludicrous
appearance. There waa a time, In
the Jurassic age. when this method
of locomotion waa common among gi
ant reptiles, but now the chlamydo
snurus Is the sole surviving species of
reptile which assumes an erect atti-
I .,,.!.. nl...n .iinliln.
yvew-a Thia I .
We offer One llun.lr.-d Ih.llars Rewi.nl f
ui)-caMiif t'alarrb thalCAun. bociued bj
Hall's Catarru t'ure.
t. J.Chksbv ft Oo., Props., Toledo, O.
W, the underMKed, ti&ve kuwu K. J. Che
IM-r for tb lat 15 years and believe him i-i
forth' honorable In all biurineae transact i..n
juii niianc ally al.l to carry -Nit auy onli.
tton ntnde by the.r firm.
Wsst A Thou, Wholesale Druggists, Toled
Wuio, Kiavar A Mabvik, Wholesal
lrutoTlsta,Tod.., Ob..
Ita I s Catarrh Cure 1 taken Internally, art
In directly upon tne bi.x. l aad i.iucnoasui
fauna of the system. Prh. Vm. per bottle, ttok
or all Orugglata. fresUmnnlala free. '
Italy is more celebrated for its thea
len than any other nation in Europe.
The theatres at Naples, Parma and
Milan are the largest in Europe.
Cure Qua.anteed by lR. J. H. MAYER, Mia
Arrh KL, FUILA..VA. kase at once: no opera
tion or delay from business. Consultation free.
I-Bdorfremenls ol phyat -taus, ladles and promi
nent ctilzeiia beud lor circular. Otnce hours 9
A. M. to S P. M.
Workmen excavating for a house in
Portland, Ore., unearthed a large two
handed sword, such aa was used in the
early centuries.
For Whooping Cough, rtso's Cure Is a sucress
fill remedy. M. V. Dims. 67 Tbroop avenue.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14. 111.
Hair dye ia considered so ditrimental
1 1 long life that a Paris insurance coin
lauy refuses to insure the lives of per
sons who use it
Nothing In bath or laundrr so Rood as Borax.
Dobblba Woatlng-Horax Soap needa but one
trial to prove us value. Costs same as poorer
floating soap. No one baa ever tried It wi thout
buying mure. Your grocer baa 1L
Ho Oaaght the Lightning.
Mr. Bhtbop's cruise along the Atlan
tic coast of the United States In a
paper canoe, soma yearn ago, excited
wide remark, and his advent hero and
there In little inlets where be sought
shelter for the night waa often a great
event, eapis lallj to tho colored Inhabit
ants. Tfamt a man could aaH in a paper
boat waa Indeed A marvel. Of hia re
ception at one ouch place he gives the
following account:
The blacks crowded around the ca
noe, and while feeling lot firm texture,
expressed themselves In their peculiar
and original way. One of them, known
aa a "tongney nigger," volunteered to
explain the wonder.
..FT
1 1 i .
r 1 Tolmne. of easae tT .
io "OB"T'T VV transient nature of the many phys-
"How did dia yere Yankeeman come all ua which vanish prfP t.
dla fur way In de paper canoe, aH hia- forts gentle efforts pleoaajitefforto
set tone?" the "educated" negro re- rightly directed. There is comfort in
pHed: the knowledge that so many forma of
"Ifa aU de lrd. No man ken coins sickness are not doe to any actual dis-
'V i'Jz? ? ' srva: 32-tS: zssr&fss.
help htm. De Lord does eberytlng. He fay laxative. Syrup of Figs, prompt
puts de tings In de Yankeernan's heada iy removes. That is why it is the only
to do 'em. an' dey does 'etn. Dar waa remedy with millions of families, andia
Franklin np Norf, dat made de tele-' everywhere esteemed so highly by all
graph. Did ye eber har tell ob him?" J f , ,n?Kj
Tc,"L. -jw..i" . i ,. effects are duo to the fact, that it ia the
"Nebber, nebberP answered many I one medy which promotes internal
voices, and with a look of commlsen-. cleanliness, without debilitating the
tlon for ouch Ignorance, the orator pro. I organs on which it acta. It to therefore
ceeded:
.ni. . v.i.ii -.' v-anirun
a' ' - - ,
make de telegraph; ao he files a Fig Syrop Co. only , and sold by all rep
kite way up rode henbane, an he puta I nable druggist.
de string In do bottle dat hah nuffln In I df in tho enjoyment of good health.
It Den he holds tap do bottle la one' and the system ia regular, then laxa
w i w wia. a- in Am ! tivea or other remedies are not needed.
t,' J-T. . A - i '
han. Down eMses de Bgntnsng ear
fills de bottle foil np, aa' Cap'n Prank
lln he done cork him np mighty quick,
an tortebed do lightning aa aaade fj
f&AHB tl
aonanths.
A soundlna-llne tram the British ship
penguin lately touched bottom at a
deoth of &V1&M fsetia the Padoc ocean
Now Esaland and the Tonga
Tola la only 200 yards less
The deepest previous
made off the northeast
Japan, when there Is a pro-
IfMast tjwajft in the sea bottom, too
Ifrftfe C vhieh at the point meaaured
wn tsat. Mount arereai ae
tg Cila hssjgk would tower more than
fant above the surface of
but If dropped Into the nolo
tlHUmnt tor the Penguin, the giant
af the Elasalayaa wouM have its aspir
tat raudt covered with nearly 2,009
'fast of water.
color
. ... beu.ved that tha
,mnnain. the fur of the ermine.
which la brown In summer and white
In winter, could not change their hue,
and that the difference In color be
tween the summer and winter coats of
the animal arose solely from the fact
that at the beginning of winter the
summer fur la ahed and a new coat,'
of snowy whiteness, takes Ita place.
'Lately, however, experiments have
shown that If an ermine wearing Ita
warm-weather coat la subjected to a
lowerlno: of temnerature. Ita brown fur
wiji quickly become white without
.hMlna- of th hair. It remains true.
however, that tho ordinary winter dress
of the ermine ls put on only when
the summer one falls off.
Hidden, Thonah ia Blahs,
' All hunters are aware how difficult
ft Is to catch sight of woodcocks or
partridges sitting among the fallen j
leaves. Not only do the sober colors
of the birds blend deceptively with
their surroundings, but they, manage
also to disguise the outlines of their
bodies. In Scotland recently photo-1
graphs have been made of woodcocks
concealed In leaves, and these plo? I
turps, while revealing the birds, show I
at the same time how ingeniously the
cunning creatures have disposed their '
wlnrM. tnlla anil hearia an aa to mislead
j the prying eyes of enemies. The bright, I
watchful eye of the bird la its owners
surest betrayer, even in the photo,
graphs.
A Ioconiotive'a Queer Load.
One can never predict exactly what
rill be the result of a railroad colli-
r ion. Sometimes the wrecked cars are
piled np In an astonishing heap, some
times they are telescoped; sometimes
they are turned over and over, or
twisted crosswise on the track, or stood
up on end, aa a baggageman loves to
stand a trunk. But perhaps tho queer
est of all nccldenta of thia kind oc
curred recently at Towanda, Penn,
where a locomtive drawing a train at
full speed ran Into three box-cars stand
ing ca the track. One of thee can
was lifted bodily, and almost unln
jTircd, on top of the locomotive, amaaV
1113 the smoke-stack and part of tho
can. There It remained firmly la
plnco, and the locomotive caujed It to
me iowu pi w itctij, uw ewt m m m
a photograph, reproduced la tho 8ci
entlfic American, was mada, ahowinf
he car on Its lofty perch.
I'eerh-Treee and Ijta;litalaa
Very curious facta about tho prefer
Mice of lightning for certain kinds of
trees have leen collected In Germany.
It lias long bten noticed that oaks
are far more frequently damaged by
IU;htning than beeches. Aa a partial
explanation It haa been auggested that
the smoother leaves and hark of the
lieech, by producing a uniform wetting
of the surface In a storm, may cause
lightning to reach the ground from
such a tree with leas damage than In
the case of an oak. But the German
statistics Just referred to Indicate that
the beech la comparatively exempt
from lightning strokes. Between 1879
nd 1890, within a certain district,
nfty-six oaks, about twenty flra and
three or four pinea were struck by
lightning, but not a single beech was
struck, although the beech was actu
ally tho most abundant tree In the
district, outnumbering the oaks al
most seven to one. A writer In Nature
uggeata that this furnishes a practical
hint aa to what kind of a tree to take
shelter under In a thunder-storm thnt
Is, if there are any beech-trees avail
able for the purpose.
Oar Hard Coal Supply.
A recent expert estimate of the ex
tent of the anthracite coal fields In tho
United States places their contents at
11,921,400,000 tons. The annual pro
duction averages 45,000.000 tons, at
which rate the supply would last some
205 yean.
df"
Gladness Comes
1 Xith a better understanding of the
I all important, in order to get ita bene-
fichu effects, to note when vi
ncuu enecia, to note wnen you pur-
. ..-' v. ... : .5..1-
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
. iS ,, uiiir..i
pfaysiciana, bnttf in need of a laxative,
then otasvahoold have the beat, and with
the waU-ladcar everywhere. Syrup of
Via ahy-idB bigheat and ia most largely
aw sr- -as- m .-vy a
8 Queer Names, ztsiti v
IStC5lt
TURKISH OFFIOIALOOt.
Aa Asaarleaa ralsUr's
with the Police.
F. Hopklnaon Smith contributes to '
the Century a paper entitled "A Person- i
ally Conducted Arrest In Cons tan t i
bople," giving hia experiences with the ;
poUca In that city. Ha waa "personally
conducted' by a dragoman of the Min
ister of Police to see that ho did not
sketch any forbidden scenes. But he
managed to elude the vigilance of the
official on several occasions, aa some of
bis Uluatralilona will show. Of his In
terview with the Minister of Police, Mr.
Smith writes: I
At the end of a flight of wooden steps
crowded with soldiers, a long, wide bail,
and a dingy room, I found the chief
dragoman of the Minister of Police
not a dragoman after the order of Caa
iinir. but a dragoman who spoke aeven
languages and had the manners of a
diplomat
In Constantinople there are of course
Aragomana and dragoman a Bach em
bassy haa one aa an Interpreter. Many
of them are of high rank, the German
dragoman being a count These men,
aa translators, are Intrusted, of course,
with secrets of great moment. Every
consulate haa a dragoman, who trans
lates the Jargon of the East Arabic.
Turkish, modern Greek, Bulgarian pa
tois, and the like into Intelligent Eng
lish, French, or German; and so has
every high native official with much or
little to do with the various nationali
ties that make np the Ottoman empire
and Ita neighbors. There are, too, the
modern guides called dragomans, who
Interpret In many tongnea, and who lie
In all.
Whoa appealed to, thia high-caste
dragoman of the minister aald evasively
that he believed he remembered Casl
mlr he waa not sure. It waa nee
Mssrv. however, for me. before ap
proaching hia Excellency, to be armed
with a passport and a letter from my
consul vouching for my standing and
Integrity. Something might then ba
done, although the prospect was not
cheering; still, with a wave of hia nana
and a profound bow, he would do hi
utmost.
I instantly produced my passport I
Always wore It In my Inside pocket,
over my heart and at once called his
attention to the cabalistic signature of
the official wbo had vised it on the day
of my arrival three wiggles and a dot.
a sign manual bearing a strong resem
blance to an angleworm writhing la
great agony.
The next day there la not the allght
est hurry In the East I handed In my
second document; emblazoned on the
seal with the anna of my country, and
certifying to my peaceful and non-revolutionary
character, my blameless life,
and the harmless nature of my calling.
Seated at a common folding desk Ut
tered with papers, surrounded by sec
retaries and officers, aat a man perhaps
fifty year of age, with calm, resolute,
clear-cut face and an eye that could
have drawn the secrets from the sphinx.
Be waa neatly dressed In dark clothes,
with plain black necktie. The only
pott Of color about him were a speck
of red la Ida buttonhole and the rer
mllaai tea that crowned hia well-mod-siadfeaad,
In bis head he held the con
MLs) sstss? tad my aaasport and visit
inf cArd. yor aa instant he bored rat
WXHbmim, aad than with a aatlafled
friaaeo gtoffloned me to a seat Caslmlr,
Wbo aad preceded me, waa bent doubls
In profound obeisance, hia head almost
on tho floor. I returned his Excellency's
glance aa fearlessly aa I could, and sat
down ta look him over. At this Instant
a clerk entered with some papers and
advanced rapidly toward hia desk. Th
Interruption evidently waa Inoppor
tune, for the same eye that had compre
hended my ewtliety shot an angry look
at the Intruder, who stopped, wavered,
and then, ehrlvaOng up like a burned
leaf, glided back out of the room. Not
a word waa spoken by either. Ths
vower of the eye had been enough.
When I crossed the Galata bridge ths
following morning I waa attended by
two men: one the ever-suppliant Casl
mlr, carrying my outfit aa triumphantly
aa If It contained the freedom of ths
city, and the other a thick-set, broad
shouldered man with a firm, deter
mined face and quick, restless eyes,
whom the gendarmes saluted with
marked respect aa we passed. This
waa Mahmoud, attached to the minis
ter's personal staff, and now detailed
for special duty In my service. He was
responsible for my conduct, the char
acter of my work, and my life, with
full power to strike down any one who
molested me, and with equal power to
hurry me to the nearest lock-up If 1
departed a hair-line from the subject
which, by the graclouaneaa of hia chief,
I was permitted to paint The sketchet
on tbeae pagea would never have been
possible except for hia ceaseless cars
aJI constant watchfulness of me. A
Mohammedan crowd Is not always con
siderate of aa Infidel dog, especially
when he la painting sacred mosques and
tombs. Morevoer, stones are conven
ient missiles when such giaours art
about.
NtaeSy rwCcal. ot a'l the people need to
ake a course of Hood's Raisaparllla at this
ieafon to prevent that run-down condition of
the system which Invites disease.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable and do not
purge, pain or gripe. AU druggUts. 2 c
Five generations of one family are
living on a homestead at Bardstown,
Ua. The head of the family, W. O.
Cherry, haa 136 living descendants.
FITS stopped free by Ia. Knurs Ubkat
Sebvb KavToasa. Mo fits sfter firt dar's me.
Marvelous cures. Treatise and f&flu trial bottle
liee. lr. Kline. S31 Aich St.. Full., fa.
France is the only European country
a,hwh haa tn-dav fem-or alilo.lwl..l
men that it had thirty years ago.
rrs. Wlnsiow's fcoouilng 8yrup for ehlldrso
H elhlng, softens the gums, leduces InUamma
ucu. allays pain, cures wind eutia Ale .i u-iuli
An infant weighing seven pounds at
birth will weigh seven snd a half on
the tenth day and eleven on the thir
teenth. Tn Hebrew marriacrea the woman ia
placed to the right of ber mate. With
every other nation in the world her
place on the ceremony is on the
eft
A nABf aat nf natnval IaaIK am miiati-
ing through the long, smooth gums of
a4 vear-nld Uncle Jake Lawrence, nf
TJniontown, Ky.
Stf Ay ' Ca ti Ye'D Ca'er t Cxrrisd." Cca't n
fesa d Cr Idf ice b Uie
APOLIO :
faenhs OiL r-1
An English statistician has
stated the fact that music hM direct
.nd wonderful Influence upoB tarn
growth of the hair. Among tte com
posers the percentage of
per cent, which la YrT
of people generally. J
the piano, violin or other string U0
n,enPU retain their bail : P Jo a J
period In life, in xne '"T , -
especially the hirsute KwthUag
gressive. and violinista are a
oud. Kecall the shocks .worn byW
of the eminent pianists au
of the past twenty-five Perform
ing on brass instruments, notably the
cornet, French horn, tromne, or tuba.,
Is "demonstrated" to superinduce lbak
ness, and massive brows that reach
around to the back of the eck -
general In the regiuiwiuu
ropean armies aa to have given rise to
the diagnosis of "trumpet baldness.
Mrs. James Taylor, who resides at
No. 83 Bailey avenue, Kingsbrldge,
New York, on the 14th of December,
1894, said: "My age Is 65 years. For
the past two years I have had Mver
trouble and indigestion. I always
employed a physician, which I did
ia this ease, but obtained bo bene
ficial results. I never had any faith
in patent medicines, but having seea
Ilipans Tabuies recommended very -highly
in the New York Herald, I
concluded to give them a trial.
After using them for a short time, I
found they were just what my ease
demanded. I have never employed
a physltdan since, which means $3 a
rail and rl for medicine. Oasr
dollar's worth ot Itipans Tabuies
lasts me a month, and I would not
be without them if it were my last
dollar. They are the only thing
that ever Rave mo any permanent
relief. I take frreat pleasure in r
ommendinff them to any one
similarly aff-wted. L
(Simed), Mas. J. Taylob."
nn Tabuies are sold by dnixg "s, or bv BMS1
If ihe rrire(SUcei.s a box) Is sent to The S PS
Ca mkul Cointanr, No. lu boruce st New Vera,
. ..ti-vint. lu reuis.
WHAT IS ALABAST1NE?
A purs, permanent and artistic wall coating
ready for tne brush by mixing io c4d water.
FOR SALE BT PAINT DEALERS EVERYWHERE,
.... I A Tint Card showing 19 desirable tints,
I- II V F ""so Alabastine Souvenir Rock seat tree
1 I to any one mentioning this paper.
ALABaSTINE CO., Grand Rapids, Mica.
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s3- SHOE bevJorTdTmb r
It you pay to fur shoes, a- fBi fi
amine the W. I Dougbs Shoe, and .
see wliat a good shoe you can buy lor
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V V ln.l rf the heat agleearai .
fCl leat her bv skilled work
men, sie
make and
sell more
flyh 3 Shoee
,v than any
other
manufarturer In the world.
None genuine unless name and
prce is stamped on tlie bottom.
Ask vour dealer for our SIS.
at. st.l.r.o. S i.Mt, Shoes;
O'J.r.o, Si and 01.7S for boys.
TAKE NO SUESTI7UTE. If yourdealcr
cannot supply you, send to fac
tory, enclosing price and 36 cents
to pay carriage. State kind, style
of toe (cap or plain), size and
width. iur Custom Dept. will rill
your order. Send for new illus
trated Catalogue to Kox It.
W. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton. Mats.
Rapusel. Angele. aubeas.
Th l.nFNr-.r th. Htmt mat Hosl Sw
cal Collars and Cuffs worn: thay are wisss sf
cloth, llb sides Suinlird sllia, and biiln. m
hij, 00a eolhur ia equal to two of any otnavafas.
, Mir mm .14 r mu . 1.'. worn WBU. A
Tea Collars or yivaPairsof Cuffs toTwasI
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W snlia 81.. Ifew Yr-rm. tl Klmy sa. I
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b.forala. Kiiiiataa w m
oe styles of Car.
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styles of Mar.'
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