O0O0OCK0O0OOOOOOOO0OO00C03OCOOOOO00O0O00000O0000000CT 1 GENTLEMAN JIM'S MASCOT. Gooococcooooooooooooooooot AN tinnsunl prooeemng was gotng forward in Forty-rod Prod's sa loon. The faro dealers forsook their silver boxes, the croupiers left their roulette wheels and the gamblers broke oft their pniues at the poker ta bles. Every man. crowded around the bar and, strange to say. It was not for drink. Old Kanuck was going to de liver himself of a speech; but It was his theme rather than the speech Itself .which drew the profound attention of everyone In the saloon. One of Kanuck's hands (for tbe pur pose, probably, of emphasising his re tnarks) wielded a beer mallet The eta ed band rested upon the curly head oil bright-eyed youngster of 4 years, who at on the bar and persisted In grinning at Oklahoma Bill, a cowboy with a record of two right there In Dickinson, four in the Bad I-nnds, and heaven only knows how many during the Ok lahoma "rush." Kanuck cleared his throat impres sively. "Ladles an gents," he began. "Ladies nothln'!" broke In One-eyed Hillings; "none here." "I said 'ladies," went on Kanuck, with dignity, "an I say it ag'in. Anyone take exceptions?" No one spoke, and Kanuck brought the beer mallet down on the bar with force that made the youngster Jump. No exceptions being taken, Kanuck proceeded: "I reckon you all know how this kid came to Dickinson father died on tho Blue Mountain stage nothiu' to tell Who he was no money In his do'; kid not ablo to spin his own yarn couse kently, dumped onto this big-hearted community of Dickinson an' 'specially Injun Sam, the half-breed, who took him in and was 'lowtn' to bring hiiu up. That was a yenr ago. Now what's the condition o' tilings? Las' nlgi.t ISniii crossed the divide, done up by no iwspiI I ho divine, none ui i : Hunk Andrews an' a Colt forty- JmK'p I.yneli look rare o' Ilui.ii J lornin'. I.nt hero's the kid. lu.tiin "count four. this moriii Ham owed the doctor in Corkervllle, count o" the kid. somcthin' like fifty plunkers; he owed Forty-rod Fred a bar bill of twenty more, an' odds an ends 'rouuil town to make up an even hundrd. We don't think the kid'il bring so high a price, but the highest bidder gets him, an' if the huudr'd dol lar mark ain't reached each creditor of Bum's realizes nccoidin. Now, then, who's the hist bidder? Start the ball, gents. Nice kid -never heard him cry in my life. Who gets the first whack V Oklahoma Kill, who wanted tho youngster tiliout us badly as he wanted a white elephant, counted his money ami put In a hid of $G.f0. "Raise ye three au' a half," said One ryed Hilliugs. Oklahoma Bill promptly unbuckled his plsiol U lt and laid it on the bur. "Cost nie folly In Iieleny," he re mnrked, defiantly; "if Ift go here at twenty, I'll see Killings an' go him ten belter." "Going at twenty," cried Kanuck, flourishing IiIk lx-er mallet; "are you all done? lie's dirt cheap at thnL Why, I wouldn't play It so low down on an Injun kid us to sell It at that llgger!" "Fifty dollars!" Tills bid was made by Gentleman Jim, the ganiMer. Kvery one looked at him. "What the deurc do you want with a kid of that caliber?" nsked Forty-rod Fred. "I'm down on my luck and I want n mftM-ot." "Hold on a mlnitr yellpd Oklahoma Bill; "I'll borry money enough ter lieat that rals,." He dashed out of the saloon. In a few minutes he came back and bid $V. "Seventy-five." said Gentleman Jim; "I'll have the boy if it takes a thous and." "That rtoeB me." muttered Bill, as he buckled on his pistol belt. "Goin', goin', goin'," said Kanuck, his beer mallet poised In air; "are ye all done? Sold to Gentleman Jim for seventy-five." The beer mallet fell and the deal was closed. "Pay," whispered Oklahoma Bill as Oentleman Jim left the saloon with the kid over his arm, "can I come down and play with the lectle duffer 'caslon ally?" "Certainly, Bill any time." "'Bilged ter ye," and Bill balanced bis plug of tobacco on his nose until the youngster got out of sight. As Gentleman Jim crossed the foot bridge spanning the stream that lay between Dickinson and his cabin In Blacksnake Hollow the moonlight quiv ered upon tho upturned edges of the waves like an ever-shifting network of gold; and the stars above seemed caught In the net below. The night was still save for the chirping crickets snd the harsher notes of the frogs. These sounds seemed to awaken a lone liness iu the gambler's breast. He paus ed, leaned on the hand-rail, looking down into the wnter. Suddenly he drew a package from his pocket and dropped It Into the Ft ream. Then he turned and continued ou his way with a firmer stride while tho words "No more," broke from his lips In an undertone. Opening the door of the cabin in the j iioiiow, ne ioniiii a aim ugni uuruuig on the table and a mr.n, smoking, sit ting by the bed and watching the l'eu tures of n sleeping child, litll?" "Soft, ole nan. the kid's asleep. nitTnTinmn TTfTT jjot up. "I.ook-eo tlmr," he went on, motion ing toward the bod; "talk about yer therubses they ain't In it with thiit f-"e. I've been a'settln' right thar, like a lump on a log, watt-bin' them lleoptn' features, an' I swear, Jim, t was as good as a sermon." Gentleman Jim caught Bill's hand lud led him to the other side of the loom. I want to talk with you. Bill. Sit dawn here." "What's up. Jim? Te're glummer 'n I ever scon je." "I've takeu that youngster to raise, l.aven't IV "We have, Jim. Ye promised me that more'n a month ago. Just arter ye put up that ceveiity-tlve an' got him." "Yes, yes. We've taken hlin to raise. The Question Is this: We're morally re lioiisille for that lad's welfare?" "Sartlu." said Bill, reflectively, as be toyed with Ills pijie. "At his sijje a child receives strong Impressions impressions that may en dure through life, Suppope he should grow up to be a gambler, or or " "Or a whlsky-jriizzllri', no-'count cow. ptiueher, with uothln' but a murder record. Ur Lack uy Lie tV1'!" (Q tfe ' DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCT3QCO portability, bey? Out with it, Jim. I flon' mind it's the truth." "How would you feel to bare the lad grow op so?" "I'd feel as though he ought to've died in that Blue Mountain Mage, long with his pap." Bill looked hard at the dim light. There was a silence, and Jim drew closer to BUI and laid a hand on his knee. "BIU. lef a reform." BUI looked Into his friend's fact blankly. "Mean HI- "Do I Bean ltr repeated the ether, lowly. "BIU, I hare no other profes sion but that of gambling. I was aever taught an honest trade, and that cam easiest for me to learn myself. To night I dropped my cards into the river. I'erhaps I can turn cowboy or miner, and make a Uvlng for the lad and my self." Bill went to the door, drew something from his pocket, and Jim heard a crash of breaking glass outside. "No more whisky In mine," said BUI, s he came back and caught Gentleman Jim's hand. "This is another partner ship, hey?" "Yes," replied the gambler, quietly. "Jim, are ye thar?" "Yes." "Kid asleep?" "Yes." "Come out and let me swap a few words with ye." Gentleman Jim got up and went out of the cabin. "What is it. Bill?" asked Jim, as be stepped out into the moonlight. "Did ye notice my breath?" Yes," was the low reply. "You've been driukiug. Bill." "You bet I have," returned Bill, de fiantly, "an' I'm goin' ter keep it right i:p till the ji m-jams git me an' choke off - '" !r.w " Ind. Durn it, I ain't fit ter live. I got no moral right ter look the kid In the face arter this. For the last teu duys life's been a reglar hell for aie I wanted drink an I wanted It bad. Seemed like the devil wus grip ;iu' at my lnsldes. When I felt the wort. If I'd come up here, an' go to fiimiln' with the kid I'd forget aU 'bout !t bless them dancln' blue eyes o' bis! itut the kid's got ter sleep ae can t stay up aU night Jest ter fun with me m' fight off the whisky habit. Two lours ago I came here an' peeked in the winder. He was asloep an' you set by the table with yer head in yer hands, it was either fool with the kid er go to hoozin' at Forty-rod Fred's, an' en' well, I didn't want to disturb the kid, so I rushed back to Dickinson an' tossed ;T a couple o' glasses of Jersey light iiin', au' I wish ter Gawd I was dead. 1 ain't no more fit to come up here f uu u In' with that kid than the kid It lit ter fool with a rattler not a bit. Ain't di gustcd, are. ye?" "No." "The only bright spot In this rough life o' mine has been the time I spent with the kid. Now, I ain't got no part nership in him I throw it up. I'm nev er goin' ter see him ag'in only jest once. The niiuit I teched llkker, after swearin' off that settled it. Good by to the kid. I want him to grow up right without hoin' hampered by a worth less sot like me. I Jest want ter see him once more as he sleeps, Jim. Can I go In?" "Yes; but wait a minute. We under took too big a contract when we started In to raise the youngster. Not that our Intentions weren't good enough, Bill, but our morals were kicking. Suppose he should grow up to have my reputa tion flung in his face at every turn? Once a man establishes a bad reputa tion, nothing he does afterwuxl i-an live It down." Bill made no reply. After a short si lence Jim continued: "I was thinking to-night, probably as you looked through the window at-d saw me, that the boy should be taken away." "Wharr "I have a sister an honorable and Upright a woman as the sun ever shona on. She lives in " "Don't toll on yer life! Never even whisper her name, nor where she 1W, 'cause If it was a thousand m biles off, an' I knew the place, the time 'u'd corns when I'd crawl on my knees all the way Jest ter see the kid. Yon take him, Jim, an' take him to-morrer. Will ye?" "Yes." "Will ye come backT "At once." "An' go to gamblln' ag'taT "I suppose so." Bill fumbled In his pocket. "Here's forty plunkets every rent I've got In the world. I sold my pistol belt to Ole Kanuck. That money'a for the kid. Let yer sister keep It for him." "Will you see us In the morning, when we take the Blue Mountain stage?" "Yes, I'll be on hand. Good-night Jin." "Good night, BIU." A week had passed after the depar ture of Gentleman Jim and his protege, and Oklahoma Bill was anxiously watching for the Blue Mountain stage to bring back bis friend, with later tid ings of "the kid." One morning the stage failed to pull Into Dickinson, and the citizens of the town gathered In groups to discuss the unusual occur rence. "I ll hot a dollar ag'in a dime that thar' s been a hold-up," said One-eyed Hillings. ' This was the general opinion until, late In the afternoon, Nat Palmer, the driver of tho stage, rode Into Dlekin u supporting the form of a man across he saddle In front of him. He was In hintly surrounded by a mob of curious citizens. "What's the matter, Ned?" asked Old 'Canuck. "Stage tipped over on Blue Mountain an' spilled me an' the only passenger I had into Hazard Gulch, Lift him down, boys. I reckon he's mighty neat done up." "Why," exclaimed the bystanders, as the lucKless passenger was taken out of Palmer's arms; "It's Gentleman J.' nil" Gentleman Jim was carried into Forty-rod Fred's, and made as comfortable as possible. Some liquor waa forced down his throat and he gradually re vived. His eyes turned slowly about the room. "Where's Oklahoma BU1T" be asked, feebly; "get him, quick." At this Juncture BUI cajB albowlBS his way i h rough the crowd. He panse beside Gentleman Jim. "I've heerd all "bout It, ole man," b said. In a low .tone; "ye're playln' la baru lack. Can't I go to Corkerville for a doctor?" - "No good," replied Jim, faintly; "my chips would be cashed In before yon got a mile from town. It's all right, BUI." "'Bout the kid?" "Yes. She took him. Said she'd never tell him anything about me, or " "Me." "Yes. He'll be happy there well taken care of sent to school when he's old enough to go and brougnt np right I'd want to see him so bad that I couldn't stand It, like you " "But I can't go, 'cause I don't know who she la or where she Urea." "And I can't go, because " He shivered and looked wildly Into BlU's face as though the wonderful sur prise of that mystery he waa about to solve bad overpowered him. "Because "he whispered again. BUI bent low, but be beard only smothered sigh. Gentleman Jim stiffened out on hla couch and lay still. He was deatL D troit Free Press. The Old Keck Spring Under the tsll green alders That never let the sun shine through. With a tinkling drip o'er the rock's cool lip. The water came down like the daws And not even the fabled nectar That classic poets sing. Did I dream could be as sweet to me As the water in the old rock spring. Down by the old rock spring, Where the water-flags dip and swing. There's never a draught, wherever quaffed. Like one from the old rock spring! Down 'monpsi the running grasses- Glad of the shady place From the hay at morn or the noon-hot corn. Full on roy eager face I've flung myself to taste it. And never has anything Since slaked my thirst like the balm that burst Fresh from the old rock sprlngl Down by the old rock spring! How a sip from its Hps could bring My boyhood back 'long the once worn track That led to the old rock spring! Tho' Td Burgundy on my sideboard. Champagne of the rarest sort, (Vines of Moselle and Muscatel, And many a pint of port, Vet I never could forget It, With its brooklike murmuring; The best stocked bin takes a back seat when I think of the old rock spring, Down by the old rock spring. There the lichens loop and cling; To give, I were fain, aU the grapes of c'pain For a drink from the old rock spring. Harvest for the Sonl. In the country there's a lavish waste ot bloom, AU the freighted air Is weighted will perfume, Every bud and every bee lias a word for you and me, I assume. God is speaking in the flowers He hat made, He is speaking in the beauty there dis played ; Oh, it pays to wander tar. Where the rarer blossoms are, Lost hi shade. We shaU larger be and nobler for a stron By the wonders that the meadows new oaroU; Not a flower greets the eye Bat will blossom by and by Is the soul. And the laughter of the waters that w meet. Waters wearing crystal slippers on theit feet. It wiU sometime laugh again In our life, and doubly than, 'TwUl be sweet Then let ns go and garner while we may. For all the bloom and beanty wUl awayt Net the poorest in the land But has riches at hla hand For to-day. -Ed P. Bell, In Indianapolis Journal. ' rBaby'a Answer. Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere into here. Where did yoo get your eyes so blue? Out of tne skies as I came through. What makes the light In them sparkle and spin? Some of tnj starry spikes left is. Where did yon get that little tear? I found it waiting when I get here. What makes your forehead so smooth and high? ' A soft hand stroked It as I weat by. What makes your cheek Uke a warm, white rose? I saw something better thaa anyone knows. Whence the three-corneredsmile of bliss? Three angels at one gave'me a kiss. Where did yoo get this pearly earl God spake, and it came out to bear. Where did yon gettthose arms and hands? Love made itself into hooks and bands. Feet, whence did yon ( come, yea darling things? From the same box asjeherab's wings. How did you come to fas, yon dear? God thought about youand so I am here. George Macdonalu. fjouectlajr Street Car Tickets. ' Helnrich FeUmeth. professor of com merclal science at Monleh, recommend the collection of street car tickets. He has founded a monthlyibulletln. Tram biUeUport," the object-of which la to give pictures of tickets' used for car fare In great cities, and furnish detail ed Information about them. He wishes to establish a society and atramblllet bourse. Even the handsomest gowns hawe an .extra waist of some fancy silk or bro cade with which to make change il so desired. New table ornaments combine can delabra and flower stands. . TtoarS Extreme tired feeling afflicts nearly every, body at this season. The hustlers cease to push, the tireless grow weary, the ener getic become enervated. You know Just what we mean. Some men and women endeavor temporarily to overcome that Tired' Feeling by great force of will. Bnt this Is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the nervous system, which wiU not long stand such strain. Too many people 44 work on their nerves," snd the result is seen In un fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pros- : tration," In every direction. That tired lng la a positive proof ot thin, weak, Im pure blood; for, if the blood is rich, red, vitalized and vigorous, it Imparts life and energy to every nerve, organ and tissue of the body. The necessity of taking Hood's Sana par 11 la for that tired feeling is, therefore, apparent to every one, and the good it will do you is equally beyond question. Remember that Hood's Sarsapariila Is the One True Blood PurilW. All druggists. $L Prepared only by C. I. Hood t Co., Lowell. Mass. l-I 1 rMI re " . "y liuuu 9 fins to operate, scents. HE ASKED FOR BUTTERMILK. Aad the Wcarr Walter X.'-vs4 Over Afjnla tho Jora ot tho h'mrmu "How's the buttermilk?" asked the Bred man; and the weary waiter looked the enuul be felt as he answeredt "Churned fresh every hour." "Well, now, give me a glass from the tost hour, and let her be full," said tho red man. Then he unfolded the mid light edition, smiled as If memories taunted htm, and never seeing a Hue of ill the black type which tried to startl Sited humanity. He was thinking of kuttermllk fresh from the churn, and nie big, staring headlines were as blunk paper before him. The weary waiter liaturbed his reveries. "Buttermilk's all out. sir." He said the "sir" as one who follows vacant form, and meant nothing by L "I'm sorry," said the tired man, tak ng coffee and sandwich of course tnd still conjuring up pictures of the ountry. "Great thing when you're tired," said e, smiling, and looking past the weary alter and the coffee urn, and the lank wall beyond. "La ! I can bear the loft chug of the churn dasher yet when lie butter is coming. Gets lighter then, ind splashes inside, and the yellow Irifts wash down from the hollows in ihe lid, and you hit twice half-way and once clear down, and butter's tome." The weary waiter smiled without re easlng his stare at the street, silent in uldnlght darkness. "And they put the buttermilk down to the springhousc in a great big Jar, tnd the water swishes around It, mid there's a board on top, with a stone to toep It down. And Sunday morning f ou curry the horses and turn thetu out in the clover pasture, and dive off the bank In the river and take a wash, tnd put in a clean hickory shirt and four Sunday clothes, nnd lny down iu Ihe shado of the apple tree in the long, loft grass, and catch the wind from 3ie woods and the music of the cow Jt-lls far away and then you think of Ihe buttermilk." "That's right," said the weary wait er, as be rearranged the sugar bowl and ipoon holder. 'And you go down and dip It up with a big tin cup, and drink It in great big Iwallows. and the other boys come in, ind we all sit there and drink and talk f the tough times we are having, and that tor about the girls, and Josh each Ither about going home with them from sleeting, and after a while dinner Is ready, and we go in and eat fried ohh-k-en and mashed potatoes, and biscuit ind custard pie " "U-m-m," said the weary waiter, fcr rently. "And then again along In the after noon," resumed the tired man, "we get tut there when the sun Is down, and we have another cupful, and the whip poorwill Is booming from some place up In the clouds, and the katydid is telling f the frost Just six weeks ahead, and ihe cattle are standing along the barn rard fence, with the smell of fresh nllk In the mellow air, and the tin cup has yellow flecks aU over the sides, and we fill It again and drink " "Or In the harvest field," said the weary waiter. "Yes, when the women folks send It eut In a Jug, with a slab of ginger-broad hi the long forenoon, and we take great wallows " "And sweat " "And sweat, and buckle down with the cradlo and the rake, and set up a shock to shade the buttermilk " "And a rain comes up and we run for the barn." The weary waiter stood erect, and smiled delightedly. "Ah, yes! Ah, yes! That was life, after alL" The tired man took his check to the leek and waited outside for an owl car to come along; but aU the time he was thinking of that mellow nectar, which mingles the acids and sweets of rural tcetasy, and all the tired Insistence of Ms journey home could not Impress the tty's hopelessness upon him. Chicago imes-Herald. TJncle Daniel. TJncle Daniel was one of the charac ters of the Saco Valley. He was al ways bubbling over with droll speeches. At one time he adopted a city-bred boy who gave him great annoyance by not falling In with country ways. Unci Daniel tried hard to teach him to mow, but In vain, and after a time the old gentleman was heard inquiring at the village for a "small boy about four years old." "What do yon want him for?" some ne asked. "1 want him to ride on the' heel of George's scythe and keep it down,' was the answer. Again, when It was the custom of the neighbors to "change works" In dressing their pork, the water had cooled somewhat before Uncle Daniel's beg waa Immersed, and the bristles did not yield readily. The otherjaen, at a little distance, were succeeding better. "Ia your 'bout ready to bang up, fjftnlel?" Inquired a brother butcher across the way. "Yea, Joe," wae the disgusted an swer. "If yon want to bang him np by the hair of hla bead." Jjp neighbors onnlajned that thf IFeeD squirrels were eating their corn, but Vncle Daniel boasted that he had ne trouble at alL "But how do yon prevent It?" they asked. "I never plant any outside rows," he answered, wisely. Then It was remembered that he did not plant com at alL A gentleman ouce asked him If be could remember his grandmother. "I guess I can," said Uncle Daniel "but only as I saw her once. Fathe had been away all day. and when hi came home he found I bad failed t do something he expected of me. Hi caught up a rough apple-tn?e limb, ant: walked up to me with L GrauJuioth er appeared on the doorstep with a small, straight stick In her hand, and Instantly banded It to my father. "'Here, Joe.' said she, 'lick Daniel with a smooth stick r And be did. Who wouldn't remember such a grand mother aa that?" Long Sentence. It was the desire of Rev. Augustus Jessopp, for many years a country clergyman in England, to be welcomed by his people as a neighbor and friend rather than as a clergyman; but he con fesses that he waa often pulled up by a reminder more or less reproachful ' that If he bad forgotten his vocation, bis host had not! "Ever been to Tomb land fair, Mrs. Cawl T he nsked during a parochial visit, which be describes In "The Trials of a Country Parson." i Mrs. Cawl had a perennial flow of words, which came from her lips In a steady, unceasing and deliberate mono tone, a slow tickle of verbiage without the semblance of a stop. She began: "Never been to no fairs sin' I was a girl; bless the Lord, nor mean to 'xcept once when my Betsy went to place and father told me to take her to a show and there was a giant, and a dwarf dressed in green petticoat like a monkey od an organ, nnr I says to Betsy my dear they's the works of the Lord but they hadn't ought to be showed but as the works of the Lord to be had In remembrance, and don't you think sir as when they shows the works, of the Lord they'd ought to begin with Mr. Jessopp admits that he bad no J reply at baud, and believes that Mrs. l awi ever aiierwara pnvaieiy cousiup ered him an irreverent heathen. A UOiOKMAN'3 LIFE, Aix or nAnt8wies, kxpixwhk awo CONSTANT OANGKB. 1 be Gnat Strain o a Itw'l Karrea Rale dent In Ilaeir la Wreak Hint in n Hhert Time The KximrieiMia oT a Wnll-Keow Motonnan. From th Cincinnati, 0io, KnqnWrr. Tho life ot a motorinnu is not a bad of loses. sulijoetod to many hardrfhlps, w pooi.Uly in the winter, whoa he is exposed In tho cold and snow. Even in the summer k must betr tho intnnsa hiat whieb txwti ilowa npoa him. Conriderable nerva int self poiwaioo are neoenv.ry in a rooJ motorman, for the llvos an limbs of his paseenors are at stake. One ot the b-st known eleetrle molormea la ' this oily Is William Frnaor, who Is at premt riionlo? a ear oa the Cummlna cilia eleotrlo linn. Ho is not ooly well knowo to bin fol low emploves hut to the people who travol kit hi.i our." Mr. Yrtmt Is a young man about tw-nn-sl yen" of ago an l resides witn his wife iiud ohtlJat 111 B it la Street, Oinelnnatl, 0. About a year nito Mr. Frawsr win taken with anrioiifl stomnnh troubles. He bought i n-oral kinds of medioino whlnh were ron Dinmimdtvl to him, but none of the.n atmme l in Rive Mm even tinorry bfto-flt. An on thiMlnstta admirer ot that fainoui remedy known aa Dr. Willia-ns' Pink Pill for Pu'e People told him to try them. Frazer vm almott ili;oumgit, but tk the advice. T a reporter of thn Enquirer he soldi "I can most heartily recommend Pr. Will- Inns' Pink Pills. They are all that ii eluimel for them; la fiiet ttrny advertise llmmeelves bettor than tiny medicine I evl law. I wa seiz-M some I ime ro with a ba I sltaok of in.ltir.istioii. My stomach hurt ma n.-iirly all the time and toouiil not diK3t niv t kxI. The pain was almost unbearable and I found nothing that would give mi relief. I eon f im8 that when I bought the II rat box ot rink rills I hadn't much confidence in then erTl'Wiy because I lin l tried so many thing Without suaoone that I was almost discour aged. Ilefore I hud tnltea one box I was il niitedlv better. Two boxes cured me entire ly. While I have been under tho weather from other ennsos my indigestion has never returned. If it ever should I know Just what to do. I bave so mimh confidence in the ef ficacy of Pink Fills that if I ever get real lok again with any disorder I shall u.-ie some of them. It is a pleasure for me I assure you to testify to Ike excellent qualities ot these Pink Pills. They cot onlv toue the atomaeh but regulate the bowuis and act as a mild cathartic." Mr. Vrazer's teitimonial means something; He speaks from personal exporieoneand auy one who doubts that he remit ved the bennllls stated can easily verify the assertion hyoall lug on Mr. Fruiter or seeing him some tiiav while he is on his ear. Dr. Williams' Pink rills contain all tha elements neoossarv to give new Ufa and rloh nras to the blood and rvetore ahattered nerves. They are sold in boxes (never in loose form, by the docun or hundred) at 51 runts a box, or six boxes for 93.60, and may be had of all druggists or dlreutly by mail from Dr. Williams' Medloiud Company, Bouoneutady, N. X. What Could He Expeot? Mr. Edison has been trying for sev eral days to get a cathode photograph of a human brain. He is conducting his experiments in New Jersey, a fact which may account for the delay. Min neapolis Tribune. Historical Old Theater. The old Marshall Theater In Rich mond, from which Joe Jefferson, Kd win Booth, Billy Florence, Creston Clarke, Mrs. Debar, and other dra matic celebrities started out. Is to bo torn down and give place to a clothing store. Victim You say you supply balloon to guests on the top floor In case ol fire. Are they already filled? Chlcagf Hotel Clerk Oh, no. Just wait unti! the fire has made progress enough au you can fill your balloon with not air -Life. " A new novel declares that the sweet est place to ktsa a woman is on the back of her neck. And get a mouth fuU of hair? Baughl nut IHiaaea lUlleved In SO artnntaa. Dr. Aa-new'a Cure for the Heart aives perfect relief In all casrs of Organic or Sympathetic Heart Disease in 80 minutes, and apeeuiiy ef fects n core. It is a peerless remedy for Pal pitation. Shortness of Breath, Smothering Kpella, Pain in Lett Side and all symptoms nt a Diaeaaed Heart. One doae convinces. It your druetfist hasn't it in stock, auk him to procure U (ot xon. It will save xour ute. Sons; of the Koae. The lilac-time is over, ' Laburnum's days is paat. The red May-blosaoms cover . The white ones, fallen too fast. The guelder-roses hang like snow. Where purple flag-flowers grow. And still the tulip lingers, The wall-flower's red Uke blood. The ivy spreads pale fingers. The rose Is in the bud. Good-bye, sweet lilac, and sweet Msyl The Rose Is on the way. Ton are bnt heralds sent us AU April's bods, and May's But painted missals lent ns That we might learn her praise. Might cast down every bud that blows, t Before oar Queen, the Bom I a-SLHesbtt. THE TURN OF LIFE. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD IN THE LIFE OF A WOMAN. Ckpertoace ef Mrs. Kelly, eC nuchoawa, - There is no period in woman's earthly career which she approaches with so much anxiety as the "change of life.? Yet during' the past twenty years women have learned much from a woman. It is safe to say that women wq prepare themselves for the eventful period, pass through it much easier Ii than in the past. There la bnt one course to pursue to subdue the nervous com plications, and prepare the system for the change. Lydia E. Pinkham'e Vegetable Compound should be used. It is well for those approaching this time, to write Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. She has the experience of years to aid her in advising'. She will charge you nothing. . She helped this woman, who says: "I have used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in my family ten years, with the best results. Some time ago my daughter had catarrh of the womb, and it entirely cured her. I waa approaching' the " change of life," and waa in a deplorable condi tion. My womb had fallen, and the bearing-down pains and backache were terrible, and kidneys affected . "I began taking the Compound, and my pains ceased. I consider it the Etrong bridge between sickness and health, and recommend it to everybody I meet who needs it." Mas. L. Ksixr. Patchogue, L. I. Although millions are wasted in sup porting a civil and military bureau cracy in Cuba, the appropriation for the administration of justice never has reached $500,000. Pnre Blosd u the safeguard ot health. Keep your bliiod pure, rich and full of vitality by tak ing llood'tSarsaparllla, and you will not need to four the attack! of disease. flood's Ptlla cure liver 111, conatlpatton, Wutidlce, aick headache, btlioutnesa. 25c. According to Sir Benjamin Richard son, the normal period of human life is about 110 years, and seven of ten average people ought to attain that age. 3. O. Simpson, Marquem, W. Va savai Hall's Catarrh Cnre cured me of a very had . . h m i, a. ,r Ol oautrrn. I ini'-igiitia wen i'u Hong Kong ranks fourth among the world's great ports. The aunual value of the trado is estimated at $200,000, 000. Wtiiiiiow'i t-ootntng Syrup tor children If eililna. olteii ibe sum, reduce tnaainmjr lien, allujrt Mia, curua wind collo. Me a bout The United States spends $900,000 a year on its weather bureau; Groat Britain pays $80,000, France $70,000, ltussia $05,000 and Germany $56, 000. FITS stopped free by 1'R. KlHI'i Out S rjtvK lrasTokita. No titn slier limt dar'a use Mnrvelougi-uru. 1 rentue and F2 0U trial boliie Uce. It. Kllue, ttul AicU Su. fhila . - A novel gown is of alpaca canvass in dark blue. The trimming 18 c irn llower blue canvas worked in white and lined with yellow. 1'lsoa cure for C'nnfuiuptloit bai saved me ninny a ili.ctnr's bid s. t- Habdv, Hopkins lace, llalttinnre, Mil., Iwc. 2. '94. r . Her Diamonds. The Innocent Ignorance of much-engrossed men of science aa to ordinary; matters Is Illustrated by an amusing anecdote of Geoffrey Salnt-Hllalre the younger, a famous French zoologist. Monsieur Balnt-HUalre wae accus tomed to bury himself In hla labora tory, where he did not allow the affairs of his household to disturb blm; and Madame Salnt-Hllalre, Indeed, was careful to guard him against all worry, of domestic matters. In hla laboratory he was accustomed, being a naturalist, to have various strange animals. Of these, a monkey waa hla favorite. His wife possessed a necklace of diamonds of which she was naturally proud. One day this necklace was missing. Madame was in despair, and had the house searched, with the exception of Monsieur Salnt Bllalre's room. She knew his dislike of being disturbed, and moreover she had not entered this room for a long time, so that she could not have left the diamonds there. Monsieur Saint-Hilalre was bard at work on some researches at the time, and she instructed the servants not to mention the disappearance to him. But the house was again turned topsyturvy, and no diamond necklace was found. A few days later, at one of Madame Salnt-HUalre'a "at homes," her hus band appeared; and a lady among the guests, who supposed he knew of the disappearance of the diamonds, asked blm if they had been found. "What diamonds 7' he asked. He called his wife and questioned her: "What sort of a looking thing was this that yon have lost?" She de scribed the diamond necklace. "Ah," said the zoologist, "for several daya my baboon has had In hla pos session, generally worn about hie neck, a similar thing to that described.' "But why did you not tell me?" his wife exclaimed in Indignation. "Why," answered Monsieur Salnt Hllalre, "I supposed that it belonged to him. He seemed to be very fond and proud of It!" ' She Was "Out." The admission of women Into the oc cupations which were formerly deemed the exclusive possession of men Is neat ly satirized by a contemporary. This paper represents, In the warfare of the future, a feminine ald-de-camp rushing In great excitement Into the tent of her "generaless." "The enemy are advancing In force! exclaims the ald-de-camp. The "generaless" looks np calmly. "Tell them," she says, "that I am not t homel" She Wrote for George. The first successful woman editor and proprietor of a newspaper la thla country was, according to the Hart ford Conrant, Miss Watson, who edit ed the Oonrant 120 years ago. She numbered among her anbeoribera Oeerge Waaalag EN! snw? . i Her Company. The Epworth Herald reports -an ac tual occurrence" at the Palmer House, Chicago, in which a sealoue night watcuman and a loquacious parrot were the causes of considerable embarrass ment for Mrs. Marie KressUng, of Mil waukee. The cashier put upon the lady's bill a charge for six extra lodg ings for room 738. This caUed forth an explanation, which resulted In a cli max highly amusing to all but the Mil waukee guest. "How la thla. alrT" asked Mrs. Kress- Ilng of Clerk Whipple. "I occupied the room alone." "I know nothing about it, except that the watchman reported bearing voices In your room each night, and you were charged with extra lodgings." Bat I protest, air, it is false, x tua not hare a single caller." Tho omnipresent night watchman was summoned, and he declared that he had certainly heard tha voices of two persona in room 738 at various hours ten night. "I could plainly hear yon talking to some other woman," was all the watch man would vouchsafe in response to Mrs. KreesUng'a denials. "Couldn't It have been a servant glrir auggeated Clerk Whipple. "No; the chambermaid never came in during the evening. I was alone with only my parrot " Ah, does the parrot talk r inquired the clerk. Certainly, quite well," replied Mrs. Kres3Ung. "Oh, maybe the watchman heard the parrot." And the watchman, with flushed face and nervous manner, walked into the room. Hello, there! Won't you take a chair?" came from the direction of the parrot's cage. The watchman stared blankly at the guest and clerk for a moment, and re marked, "Same voice." He rushed down stairs and hurried up to the cashier's window. "Say, Just lop off those six extra lodgings against room 733. 'Twos only a poll-parrot in there." LARGEST Oft RECORD. A Bird Which fstnndn Fnll Six Feet Hifb and Weighs lOO Pounda. A bird of nrev aa tall as a man! Such In the prize Just captured by the super intendent of Ulcnara una s rancn m the hills south of Chino, Son Bernar dino County, CnU The prisoner Is a nagnlllcent specimen of the California vulture, without doubt the largest ever taken captive. From the crown of hU ferocious-looking, red-wattled head to Its strong, scaly talons. It measures six feet. Its plucky captor is an inch or two shorter in his cowhide boots. The man lias the advantage In weight, for the bird weighs 100 pounds. Still, that Is a fair fighting weight to carry through the rarefied air. In order to ac cotnplifh this feat the rulturo Is pro vided with wings that have a spread of twelve feet Withal, the ornithologists who have seen it say that it is merely a youngster. Allured by the palatnble flavor of a dond cow, recently, the bird devoured nearly every particle of flesh from its bones, which bo oppressed him that however vigorously be flapped his wing's he was unable to soar away to his eyrie among the distant mountain tastnefises. In this humiliating predic ament he was lassooed and dragged. fluttering ponderously but helplessly, to Mr. Gird's stable. OiiAAn Victoria has never vet vetoed a bill, but has several times threatened to. The threat has usually prevented passage. Grass linen neck fancifuls are the rage. Gladness Comes With a better understanding1 of the transient nature of tbe many phys ical libs which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. , There is comfort in the knowledge that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrnpot n igs, prompt ly removes. That ia why it is the only remedv with millions of families, and ia everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Ita beneficial effects are duo to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without debilitating the organs on which it acts. His therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that yon have the genuine article. Which la manuiacturea Dy iiieaniornia, Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep utable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system ia regular, then laxa tives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful Dhvslcians. but if in need of a laxative. then one should have tbe best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely Used and gives most general satisfaction. A LA J.??"0 rnre Mpir I bad aona-a, you as? rntt t Tea Kesrr That There A SIX-FOOT VUI.TURK. VfgPJ w HH mmm - tatr-iva. - Ca Win and Usa APOLIO . According to xuewiw.y - - ----manufacturer has invented a maenin for cutting cloth which M capable of catting 200 to 250 suite a day. CMarrsi nnd CoMs IteHerssi Is) ! W Xlbntaa. One short puff of the breath tbrouirh tha Blower, suppied with each .bottle of Dr. . Airnew's Catarrhal Powder, dllfui e- Ihb Pw-oi-r ,.ver ti.e Biinace of the naj-al jaiewirea. Painless and deliirlitfnl to u-e. It relieved la stantlyand permanently cures fata rrn.nay Fever. Colds, Headache. Pore Tliroat. Tmi aiiit'S and Dwtfnin. If your drasa-urt nasaY tt ui stock, aak him to procure it far van It is reported that the constant vi bration caused by the heavy steam traction cars, in Paris have ceased great damage, especially to tall build ing, and many of them are iu an tin safe condition. Core Guaranteed by 1K. J. B. MATEB, MM Areh bt, 1'U1LA.,I'A. .ase at once: no opera tion or delay Iroin business. Consultation ires, Indorsements ol phyUian., Jdl and proml nent cilirens. fceud tor circular. Ottioe hour A il. tottf. il. The "water pail" forge is a new mode of heating iron to a white beat in water that Las been subjected to electrical action. If you bave tried bobbins' Floatlnff-Boraa Soap you bave decided to unit all Ibe time, II you haven't tried it you owe it to yourself to do o. Your grocer baa it, or will get Iu Be sura that wrappers are printed in red Hospital statistics prove that ampu tation is four times as dangerous afib the age of fifty as before. is a cnod market for OS. Our exports to that country last year were 3li,UUU,uuu in excess oi uiuoo w 1894. 5 HotMnf so suddenly and completely Z 0 disables the nuuclei as LUMBAGO, i LAME BACK,! STIFF NECK, S and BothJar so promptly ic-nresSLJACOBSOIL! Mr. Vita. J. Carlton, ot Elizabeth, N. 1., says : "I consulted a physician in the country this summer where I was spending my vaoation, about a ehronio dyspepsia, with which I bave been a good deal troubled. It ' takes the form ot indigestion, the food I take not becoming assim ilated. After prescribing for ma for some time, the physician told ma I would have to be treated for several months with n mild laxative and corrective something that would gradually bring back my normal condition without the vio lent action of drastto remedies. I recently sent to the Doctor (Dr. Thomas dope, ot Namreth, Pa.) a box ot r.lpaus Tubules, and wrote him what I understood the ingre dients to be rhubarb, ipecac, pep permint, aloes, nux vomica and soJa. He writes hack : 'I think the formula a very good one, and will, no doubt just suit you." " tl'pnm TnbolM are sold br drocgtuta; or hr mat It tha iri-A (.' e-nts a box) Is sent to Ths RMaaaS ehentieal Company, Ne li) byrooe a( Nosr VuraJ Sauiltle vldl, hi diiu. You are bound to succeed lit mating HIRES Rootbcer if you follow the simpl: directions. Easy to make, delightful to take aU-1, oaW Kt Th. Cfcsrte, K. Blrs, Co.. Plld1psla 2a. ssckse, sikci ft gtUeus. eolscrjwassk QQ A DAYSMEN IM tf And we will fthnw yoo ow U tuTkJ-t dT: alwuuirly mn; wm tw nUh uirwrk and teMsvh yon frc $M wink iu the lortttiiy when to nfi wail us voor rtrtr and wm wul xplan the buftin-e, fully; reowroinw P' ai.uw a cl-ar prude ot $ 7 -a " v w-rfc; t..iuiviy nun; wm. s "TT BOVAL tTUXUrACTLIUJktt COMPl. nUa LB. IMrtjIt. Bstlm. FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has been used I by Ml liens t Mataem for their chllrtrsn a-blla lesthlns to over FirryYsars. 1 1 sooths tbe child, softens tha fmms, allays all rain, cores wind nml 1 the best rnidy (or Utarraoea. Twentr-nve CJawta m. Hawass' ICE CREAM r1rn, flrncpinta and cenfeotionera who wiah tof ruv If. ic imra, labor and nmnej, and who gpra - s K.tr, umviim .fi v-itirn-j, snuuifi BW3IU1 JOT f nr fliiflf illustratrvt ratalotfU of U K CKE4M 1 A1lfT or KKI KI4.KIIATOKM. THR J-U T. Itl UUOWKS CO IVllniA, MttiM. i - $10.00 Gold Alining Stock For $1.00 r Fnll paid and non-nose h!e A sure paylcs Investment. Agents wanted. Liberal commie gloii. ELEIXTRIC GOLD MINING C.. Incorporated, Box 445 Omaha. Nebraska. KSRDER'S PA8TILLE8.SSSSi ulestana,, PSErS!!Sll!rSr&S"ffa 3 Trsin lant war, l&"-U"'iHIlim'lBlnia. atty atuen. RUPTURE Ahowlht.f?etrMof Rnprnie il zJLj. . , ...IV.'1 nentin trmnes should book ni M laforaintiea. Tries by puil'. 15 cut flPIIIM Mld WHISKY halms i-ar. Book seat UrlUM raaa. a,, a. a. w.mu.sr. stlscta.iT 21 on fllTJ 1 1 1 Kl Morphia. Habit (sire) la 1 w "Will llr. J. t, plit'ns,lbasiosi. O. BAST I N E; POT ' M ""'t-oUKh byrup. Taetfla Ouud. CS I I ffl 'n time, font b, nnura,.,. t 1 ALABASTIHE asraffiiwa h? ? al." Everywhere, lt, r.eSSJs s -I fl'iS sra.J , . Is Science in KsjfcsuT TMa!
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