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1 GENTLEMAN JIM'S MASCOT.
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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 '
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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
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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.
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mmm - tatr-iva. -
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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.
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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.
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' 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
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