CN THE STAGED
'to be rosy light of my day's fmir morn
ug.
Kre ever a storm-cloud darkened the
went.
Ere ever shadow of night gave warning.
! When liie seemed only a pleasure guest,
Why, then, all humor and comedy scorn-
; if.
I liked tiiL'h tragedy best
liked the challenge, the fierce-fought
duel.
With a death or a parting Id every act,
t !' I liked the villain to be more cruel
f ; Than the linsest villain could be. in fact.
f S Kor it fid the fires in my miud with fuel
i 1 Of the things that toy life lacked.
But
as time passed on and I
met real
ci t sorrow.
i And t-he played at night on the stage of
J my heart,
i t ( found thut I could not forget on tin
' morrow
The pain I had felt in her tragic part;
And, airs! no longer I needed to borrow
My grief from the actor's art.
And as life grows older, and, therefore,
sadder
(Yet sweeter, may be. la Its autumn
haze).
I find more pleasure In watching the
gladder
And lighter order of humorous plays.
Where mirth Is as mad, or may be mad
der
Tlifin the mirth of my lost days,
t like to he forced to laugh snd be merry,
Tlio' the earth with sorrow is ripe and
rife;
I like for on evening at least to bury
All thought of trouble, or pain, or strife.
In sooth. I like to be moved to the very
Kmotions I miss in life.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
HERO OF THE
HALL BEDROOM.
' When I told ruy wife about It she
1 exclaimed: "How utterly absurd! Why,
I think you should have understood
lilm nil along."
"Mrs. IKx-klwy," said I, aTi'-l,
: "how was 1 to believe all his Mortal
; lii.t tales of prowess Id matters of l.v?.
; In feats of strength? rerhaps be did
.' knock out O'Sullivnn, the champion
f middleweight; perhaps he was tht
irre.iie.st li:iirimek that ever played on
. the C'ml university eleven; perhaps be
tli'I leave the West on account of the
, Importunities of three beautiful mill
, lonuiresses: but even Lieutenant Swash
! doubted the story of his capture by
Ap.'iehes mid his siib.-.eqiieut release
by the chiefs daughter."
"Swash!" retorted my wife. 'Why
do you always quote that horrid old
thine? I think that be Is hiuislf in
clined to exaggeration at times, wheth
er iiiii-onscioiisly or otherwise, I -anno!
Jinl;r'."
1 do not take my wife's view of the
matter at all. ami I cannot ese why the
lieutenant ami myself should have act
ed otherwise than we did.
We were talking of Fllklns Filkins,
who occupied the fourth floor rear ball
bed room in my old boarding house. In
locntins the man I have described
Mm. for that particular room in every
boa riling house Is Inhabited, experi
ence lias taucht me. by a peculiar ge-i-Iii.s
nu ll of culture, but on their up
pers, lii.ii whose long lines of distin
guished ancestors have bequeathed to
tin in some iiians of blue blood, but
nothing with which to keep it in circn
latloit, .-.lid an inherent Idea that it
ou;;ht lo keep moving itself, without
their ib si-ending to plebeian labor to
supply Hie motive power. Just such :i
person was I'llkins. His clean-cut
features, his easy manners, his polity
beaiir.K. supported by his pretensiou
to family. When preparatory to go
iiii; out after dinner he donned the
evening i-IoiIks of the uiedical student
v!n esipiii! the second floor front.
and you s.-iv. him. not a hair of bis her. d
or inusi.-ii-be out of place, not a wrin
kle or a speck anywhere, you instinct
ively felt that he was a gentleman
born.
And if. p''' ham e, he was off to "that
swell Utile affair at Mrs. Van Foam's
that the papers have been talking so
niui-li of," and needed a quarter for
car fare, bis father having forgotten
to send him his check for the mouth.
It was willingly given, for he was a
capMal fellow. He drew on us occa
sionally, but wc regarded that as only
a slight compensation for his com
pany. Lieutenant Swash came Into mj
room early one evening as Filkins and
I wire discussing things In general
over our pipes, and announced that be
had I hi re tickets for a series of box
ing bouts at the Olympic Athletic Club.
"There will le some bruising," be
cried, enthusiastically, "and It will be
worth swing."
"Awfully soriy. old man, but I can't
go." replied Filkins. "There Is a cer
tain man in New York who has been
searching high and low for me for
three weeks. He'll be there, I know,
for he has been going to the bowwows
and spends all his time about such
places. I'm not afraid of him. but I
deem it more discreet for a while to
avoid biin."
"Your tailor?" ventured the lieuten
ant. "Pear me. no," replied Fllklns, with
great good humor. He seemed to en
joy tin- Joke. "Would that be was and
1 was wearing a respectable-looking
cause for him to pursue me, but I am
uot so lucky."
".Now, see here, Fllklns, you've gol
to come," I said.
"To tell the truth. It would be awful
ly embarrassing for me to meet that
fellow." he replied. "You'd be sur
prised if I'd tell you who he Is. Every
one has heard of him rich, great
swell."
Swash looked at me and winked one
of his knowing winks. Then, turning
to Filkins. he asked:
"Well, what does he want with you?"
"A woman at the bottom of the whole
tiling." replied our companion, unruf
fled. "You'd be surprised If you knew
who she was great belle piles of mon
i v in her own name. I met her at .
dance. Three weeks ago she broke off
the engagement, and since then be has
been going to the bowwows a perfect
tnadmau. the fellers say, ami he has
Vvorn to break my head on sight."
"And why should he bother about
on;" sneered Swash, sitting down on
the edge of the bed, a most contempt
nous look on bis face.
I'ill.ii: smiled ami softly puffed up
ais pipe.
"Why should he bother about you?"
fep.-ati d the lieutenant, more emphati
rally. "Indeed. I don't know," was the quiet
reply. "I never spoke to her more
lhan three times." He was silent for
a moment. Then he laughed: "And.
by Jove! do you know, she sent nie a
Bote the other day that cost me a quar
terforgot to pay the messenger."
"Never mind your certain man. Come
n!" cried the lieutenant, rising, but
loi.ins his coat and drawing on his
Jove.
Filkins sighed, knocked the ashes out
$t his pipe and arose.
"Veer weU. U you insist" be said.
I "But I know .there will be trouble, and
I em very rusty -with riy fists. Now.
I would not care If .1 was like what 1
was when5 " V
"Hurry! We're later Interrupted
Swash. And aa we were filing down
the stairs he whispered:
"A million to one we don't see the
certain man."
"I would be a fool to take you np," I
replied, softly.
When we reached the gymnasium o
(he Olympic Club the first bout was
aver. Several hundred men, generally
In their shirt sleeves, were seated on
low benches about the ring, all smok
ing so vigorously that a thick baze
filled the room, and from where we
stood we could hardly distinguish the
faces of the two muscular fellows who
were seated In their respective cor
ners. "There are three seats np front
Let's get there." said the lieutenant.
Indicating the place with his cane.
Filkins hung back.
"I'd rather not," he said, "I'll not b
aotlced here."
"Rot!" exclaimed the other, seizin,
his arm and literally dragging him
through the crowd, until at length we
were comfortably fixed In the front
row. I could see everything then, and
even heard the low tones of the referee
is hearoseand announced: "Six rounds
between Harry Donohue of Boston
and Kid Williams of New York. Then,
with a nonchalant wave of the band
toward the right-band corner, "Dosia-
hne;" toward the left, "Williams."
Donahue and Williams were two
rery respectable looking young men,
with clear, pink faces, and splendid
chests and muscles. Swash said that
the latter was a middle weight and
fought too low, but of that I knew
nothing. In fact, I - thought It was
rather tame. My Idea of prize fights
had been drawn from comic and religi
ous papers, but In these two active,
athletic young men, who shook bands
and then began to Jump lithely about
the ring, beating the air and at times
striking each other with their gloved
hands, I did not see a realization of my
sanguine Imaginings. To be sure, in
the second round Williams landed vil
lainously on Donohue's nose, causing it
to bleed profusely, and received in turu
an upper cut on the chin which brought
from the crowd about us cries of "Go-id
un!" "Now. another!" "Yer got Mm
skeert." "Ah, pshaw! the Kid's too
slow; jest see the chances be missed!"
He's fighting too low."
The affair was getting more Inter
sting. Williams gave his opponent a
body blow that sent him reeling against
the ropes at one side, but the Boston
lad regained himself in an instant and
dealt the New-Yorker such a violent
one on the cheek that the youm man
Is-gau to stagger stupidly about, hold
ing his bands out to protect his face.
Involuntarily I half rose and cried, "A
good un!"
A sudden pull at my eont brought
me back to my seat and Fllkiiis wbis- j
pered In my car:
"There he is! What did I tell you?"
"Who?" said I, ruffled at the inter
ruption.
"The man that I spoke of. Come, lei
as get out. He Is moving Ibis way."
Swash heard him, and, sol.iug him.
he pulled him back Into bis seat, lor
he had made a motion to go.
Leave at this point?" be cried.
'Filkins. you're a fool."
I looked toward the person whom
Filkins had pointed out, and although
I had never before seen him, from a
series of pictures of noted society men
ttiih h a certain paper had published I
knew him to be Archibald Van I'eys
ter. "Yes. Fllklns," I said, "you're a fool.
"Call me what you choose," he retort
ed, "but mark my words, there will In
trouble if we stay. Time has been
-ailed and t, at least, had better go."
"Nonsense!" laughed Swash. "We'll
stand by you, old man. for I propose to
It'll be hot the next i
see this thing out.
round."
"Iudeed, It will," said Filkins, grim
iy-
"Well, here comes the certain weli
known man," I chuckled, for Van I'eys
ter was moving arouud our way, and
since Filkins had so boldly declared
himself I determined to give him a
few gentle thrusts. The opportunity
was so good.
"I see him," he replied, quietly.
Swash began to laugh and used a
rather stroug expression, but hardly
was it out of bis mouth when I heard
a stronger one, and looking up saw
Archibald Van Peyster right In front
of us, glaring down at our companion.
There was a pause. Then he deliber
ately raised his cane and brought It
down toward Fllklns' head. I sprang
from my place and put out my arm to
arrest the blow, but Filkins was too
I'llck for ma. He caught it on
left wrist, and shot out his clenched
right hand, binding neatly on his as
sailant's chin with such force as to send
him groping against the ring platform.
In an Instant the place was in an up
roar; a dozen men sprang between the
two new combatants; a hundred others
gathered around us, filling the air with
their excited cries and Inquiries as to
what had happened.
Van Peyster's execrations were
something terrible. Inflamed with
drink, maddened with jealousy and
thirsting for revenge for the punish
ment be bad received, be struggled
to free himself from the grasp of those
who held him. Fllklns on the other
band coolly explained:
"The man Is drunk, gentlemen. Some
one bad better find bis name and ad
dress and send him borne." Then In
a lower tone be whispered to me:
"Don't you think we bad better go
now?"
"I think we had." I said, and with
out another word Swash and I follow
ed him out of the place and home to
the boarding house, where he bid us
good-night and retired to his fourth
floor rear hall bedroom.
I saw Filkins the other day. He was
driving toward the park In a handsome
victoria, two neatly liveried men on the
box. At his side sat a pretty girl whom
I bad never before seen, but knew
from the pictures to have been the
great belle, Miss Emily Carusher. And
wben I told my wife about it she said
that I ought to have known it all along.
"But I judged him from his other
stories," I expostulated.
"Perhaps they were true, too," said
he. New York Sun.
Mosaics
Mosaic floors, laid with small pieces
of different colored stones set In regu
lar patterns, were known to the Egyp
tian 2300 B. C. In Babylon floors of
this kind dated from 1100 B. 0.
To Freshen Boiled Water.
Cold boiled water tastes flat because
It has been deprived of air. To restore
air pour water quickly from one Jug to
another.
Peasant I spoke to our herb doctor
and be advised me that I shonld
Doctor (Interrupting) Oh! he gave yon
some Idiotic advice. I don't doubt.
Peasant He advised me to see toil
HamorlsUsche Blaettca
JUILDKEirS COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
.-otnrthlns that Will Iatawcst the Jm
venile Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Barlaata
f Many Chita and Canalog Children.
A Narrow Kacapo.
an, Angcline, and Mary lay mournful if
a row;
Jespair and grief w, re in their hearts.
and on their faces, woe;
Air Saturday was moving day, and
mother dear had said,
is she kissed them all and hugiced then
all and tucked them all in bed.
That her.n of broken dollies we'll leave
upon the floor;
"m sure you'll never miss them I'll find
yon plenty more.
They're old and torn and bartered up
not one of them's complete
t think I wouldn't take them to the house
on Pleasant street."
Van, Angelina, and Mary went sadly off
to sleep.
In happy dreams tbey soon forgot that
melancholy heap;
Ant when at last in slumber sound their
tired mother lay,
the beard a voice, a gentle voice, that
sweetly seemed to say:
Those children you're so fond of "ti
odd you cannot see.
They're really very far from what a per
fect child should be!
There's many a pretty child in town iu
case you feel inclined
To choose some pretty new ones, and let
these stay bebiud.
'For Mary broke her arm, you know, and
Nan turns in her toes.
And Angeline has freckles on her funny
little nose;
They bump their heads and tear theit
frocks it's hard to keep them neat
I think I wouldn't take them to the house
ou Pleasant street!"
That loving little mother, oh! she started
up in fright,
he ran to all her babies, and she kissed
and hugged them tight.
She put her little bonnet on, and bought
a pot of glue,
nd when they moved to Pleasant street,
the dollies all went tool
St. Nicholas.
Children's Room at the Library.
Detroit's public library was the first
among the many public libraries of the
country to establish a "children s
room," where the young readers could
have their own books by themselves, in
n department of their own. Other pub
lic libraries have alrendy adopted the
Idea, which originated with Librarian
I'tley. and It will not be long before the
children's room" will be a popular in
novation in libraries, everywhere. De
troit Free Press.
Juvenile Reasoning
A little boy. paying his first visit to
the country, was taken to the barn to
gee some chickens Just hatched. This
was his first Introduction to the process
of incubation, and hi looked with open
eyes and mouth at the fluffy chicks
while the batching process was being
cxpniiied to him, aftM- which his moth
r was startled by his rushing Into the
house exclaiming. "Oh. mamma, mam
ma, come out to the barn quick! Uncle
John has just set a hen and hatched
out ten little Henrys!"
A Fiery Wuhtsb,
Did you ever hear of a stove beinc
used as a washtub? A clever Inventor
hat made towels out of asbestos, or
mineral wool. They are thick and soft
and white, and wlu-n they have been
ueil until they are soiled and greasy
nil that Is necessary is to throw theiu
into the stove where a hot fire Is burn
ing. and In a few momenta all the dirt
has burned away and tbey are nice
' p'L'an- As Probably know, as-
Is-stos is uiinea just like iron, us
filters are then beaten out and woven
Into cloth.
Move Yonr Eyes If Ton Can.
A curious and slightly known fact
(s, that it is impossible to move the eye
while looking at Its reflection In the
mirror. The eye is the most movable
part of the face, yet If you try to look
at it and move It a thousandth part of
an inch you will be balked in your pur
pose. The moment you endeavor to
perceive the motion of the eye It be
comes fixed. That Is why a person's
expression as he sees himself In the
glass is entirely different from the one
by which his friends recognize him,
says the Atlanta Constitution.
Waiting; for My Boy.
A few years ago, la one of the grow
ing cities of New York State, there
V-as a borne Into which the great sorrow
of a father's death had entered. The
sons, of whom there were several, were
of a nervous temperament, full of ani
mation, and exposed to many tempta
tions which endanger the young ir
'arge cities.
The widowed mother realized the vast
Importance of her responsibility, and
many a time did she look ifpward to
ward the Heavenly Father for divine
aid tn the guidance of her fatherless
1kvs. She made It a rule never to re
tire for rest at night until all her sons
were at home. But as the boys grew
older this became a severe tax both on
her time and health, often keeping tha
faithful mother watching until tbf
midnight hour.
One of the boys displayed a talent for
music, and became a skillful violinist.
He drifted among the wrong class of
people, and was soon at balls and par
ties that seldom dispersed until the
early hours of day. Upon one occasion
It was nearly 7 o'clock In tbe morning
before be went to bis borne. Entering
the bouse and opening tbe door of the
sitting room, he saw a sight that can
never be effaced from his memory.
Iu the old rocking nalr sat his aged
mother fast asleep, but evidently she
had been weeping. Her frilled cap, as
white as the snow, covered her gray
hair; the knitting had fallen from her j
hands, while tbe tallow from the can
dle had run over tbe candlestick and ,
down her dress.
Colng up to her, the young man ex-'
iaimed:
"Why, mother! what are yon doing
here?" His voice startled her, and un
m the question being Repeated she at
tempted to rise, and piteonsly, but ob!
so tenderly, looking up Into his face,
laid, "I am waiting for my boy."
The sad look and those words, so ex
pressive of that long night's anxiety,
quite overcame tbe bid, and throwing
Uis arms around her, he said, "Dear
mother, you shall never wait again like
this for me." That resolution has never
been broken. But since then that moth
er has passed Into the world beyond;
where she still watches and waits, but
"ot In sorrow for her boy. Union Mis
sion Lantern.
Tbe most disastrous fight any man
ran make is to bock against circum-
Is Impossible wf -nit pure, healthy blood. Puri
fied and vitalized blood result from taking
Mood?
Sarsaparilla
Tbe best - In fact tbe One True Blood Purifier.
Mood's Pills for the liver and bowels. 250.
"UNCLE DAVE'S" SCHEME.
Be Kajoya a Bteata While Neighbor
Hi H a well.
Blalrstown, N. J., has a clever old
.inner, who has evidently read the
story of bow Tom Sawyer cajoled his
friends Into whitewashing the front
fence for him. Blalrstowo's man of
genius, however, made his friends dig
his well gratis. His nam la David
Hennkou, or "Uncle Dave," aa be la
familiarly known.
- A few days ago he deckled to sink a
well, and, determining not to have fur
ther trouble In obtaining water, mado
the well Urge and deep. He bought a
windmill and then started to excavate.
He went down and down, although the
job was a slow and tedious one. Final
ly be struck a splendid stream of water
and prepared to line tbe well with
stone. He carried a large quantity of
stone to tbe well side and dumped It.
The weight of the stones or something
else caused the sides of the well to cave
In.
"Uncle Dave" viewed the' collapse
with chagrin and disappointment, for
It meant much more hard work on hia
part to clear tbe well again. Finally
he t truck au Idea and proceeded to car
ry It Into effect He obtained his coat
and placed it near the excavation, then
be placed hia bat on top of hia coat.
This done be sought the bay loft of hia
barn and secreted himself. . The neigh
bors had taken considerable Interest In
the well, and It was not long before
one of them came along to see bow the
work was progressing. He saw the
half-tilled well and tbe hat and coat
close by. Believing the wails had
fallen In on him, he rushed to the house
and asked where "Uncle Dave" was.
Mrs Hennlon had not seen him and a
search of the farm did not bring him
to light. The conclusion was he was
buried under the earth and stones in
the well.
The neighbors for a great distance
around were alarmed, and within a
couple of hours twenty men were at
work digging to clear the well and res
cue the body of their neighbor.
Kv morning they had the well cleared
to the bottom, but found no trace of
"Uncle Dave." The men, when they
found they bad nothing for their paius
except a cleared well, went away
weary and startled. When the const
was clear, 'Uncle Dave" emerged from
his hiding place to find his wife sit
ting beside tbe well bole, dazed and
mystified. She was as much puzzled
as any one. "Uncle Dave's" first greet
ing to her was: "Golly. Sally. I'm most
starved; get me something to eat; but
didu't those fellows work hard ?"
How Bioycle Tubing la Made.
Solid Ira w steel tubes have ' been
nade fo.- years for boilers and general
use. but tbe great demand arose when
the safety tyiie of bicycle came into
vogue, the diamond frame requiring the
use of a greater length of tubing and
necessitating that this should be as
light as possible. There are variations
In the methods for producing a cold
drawn a eel tube, but the principle of
ail is practically the same. Only a very
high class of steel Is suitable for the
purpose, and that hitherto employed
has been chiefly Swedish charcoal steel,
containing a certain proportion of car
bon. The steel Is taken in the form of
a billet two feet long and about six
inches 'u diameter. A hole is bored
through the center and it Is heated, an
nealed and rolled into the form of a
tube about 1 inches In diameter, with
walls of about 10 gauge. This Is then
drawn through a die and over a man
drel by means of a draw-bench, until
about 800 feet long, beautifully smooth
and bright both within and without.
Thia is not drawn at once, but in a
number of operations, and between
each of 'hem the metal has to be re
pickled snd reannealed to prevent the
crystallization to which tbe drawing
process tends to give rise. The first
drawings of tbe tube leave It about
three-eighths of an Inch thick, but this
gradually decreases until a tube is pro
duced which Is of the thickness of stout
writing ptper. This Is the class of tube
employed In bicycles and that Imparts a
strength and rigidity out of all propor
tion to IU lightness. Boston Transcript
Vitality of Toads.
We have all read of tbe discovery of
toads "in solid stratas of stone," where
food and air sufficient to sustain life
could not have possibly been bad. We
have not only read these stories, but the
majority of us have put them down as
Mulbatton yarns, which were written
by someoue who did not expect them to
be believed. Now comes tbe scientist
M. Victor Lagroche, who av.yt that be
has imprisoned toads In masses of
mixed plaster of Paris and found them
"well, fat and hearty after a lapse of
eight years.' He argues hat If such
creatures can live for years without
air or light they "can conduce to live on
Indefinitely."
Rival Artists.
Joseph Glllott, tbe manufacturer of
pens, once visited the artist. Turner.
"I have come to swap some of my pic
tures for yours," said he.
"What do you mean?" exclaimed
Turner. "You do not paint P
"No, I do not, but 1 draw," said Oll-
lott, unfolding a roll of Bank of England
notes, "and here are some of my pic
tures." Undoubtedly the "swap- was effect
ed. Taken Literally.
Eav. Dr. Newman Hall Bald every
blade of grass was a sermon. The next
day he was amnsing himself by clip
ping his lawn, when a friend said:
'That s right, doctor, cnt yonr sermons
short."
Suburban What do yon suppose 1
have raised In my garden thus far this
summer? Visitor Well, If you've had
the same weather that we have I Im
agine yon must have raised yonr um
brella oftener than anything else. Bos
ton Courier. .
We refuse to feel nattered1 by the ao
UcitBde with which a nvan. who bat
so me thing to sell Inquires about onr
health.
"They say a piano sounds best when
It stands near a wall." "I think it sonadt
best ont la a, tea sera lot." Ohicagc
British Royalty.
Tne lineage of Queen Victoria la
traceable directly back to William tbe
Conqueror. Victoria was the niece of
William IV, who was tbe brother of
George IV., who was a son of George
III., who was the grandson of George
II., who was the son of George I., who
was the cousin of Anne, who was the
sister-in-law of William III., who was
the son-in-law of James II, who was
the brother of Charles II, who was the
on of Charles I, -who was the son of
James I-. who was the cousin of Eliza
beth, who was the half-sister of Mary,
who was tbe half-sister of Edward VI,
who was the son of Henry VIII, who
was the son of Henry VII, who was the
cousin of Richard III, who waa the
uncle of Edward V, who was the son
f Edward IV, who was the cousin of
Henry VI, who was the son' of Henry
V, who was the son of Henry IV, who
was the cousin of Ulchard II, who
was the grandson of Edward HI, who
was the son of Ed ward II, who waa the
sou of Edward I, who was the son of
Henry III, who was tbe son of John,
wbe was tbe brother of Richard L, who
was the son of Henry II, who waa the
cousin of Stephen, who was the cousin
of Henry I, who was the brother of
William Rufus, who was the son of
William the Conqueror. Fanciful gene
alogists trace the line of the present
reigning bouse clear back to the time of
Alfred the Great, and show Victoria to
be of the same family aa the Saaon
monarch, but it must be confessed that
tbe line of descent la more imaginary
than real.
Uacle Billy " Hubbell of Bath, K. I
from the Advocate, Bath, IT. T.
Besidents of Balh, N. Y., have taken I
irreat fancy ot lata to Lake Saiubria, whick
lies just outside the Til Intro, mud during tb
past two yean a score of new cottages hav
gone up on its shores. Choiee locations art
becoming scarce and the early settlors art
careful now to keep what dooryurd they
have left Your correspondent visited tb
Lake recently and dropped in to see "Unci
Billy" Hubbell in his comfortable, collar
under the pines. . Mr. Hubbell established
himself at the Lake before Ibe boom com
menced, and has one of tbe prettiest loca
tions there.
Mr. Hubbell wild that this was the first
eprine iu tweoty years In which he bad been
free from his old enemy, sciatic rheumatism.
He thought be had contracted this disease
wbllo running as express messenger on tue
Erie aud other railroads between 1849 and
185'J, althouRb be did not fmil its acute
symptoms until Menu fifteen years later. Mr.
Hui'bell U now tUeeecoud oluettt expressman
in tbe United Htates aud recalls many inter
esting remiuiscences of these early days, la
1870 he went to tbe Western frutier, ami
has suffered from sciatic rheumatism ever
sine Hpeakiaa: of the many efforts he had
made to k'et relief from this puiutul ailment,
bnsnidtitat while In New Mexico he visited
the Las Vegus and Hamas springs, and later
he tried those at Manitou, Col., aud Little
Hook, Ark. Comiuit east bo tried the White
sulphur Mprine. Ohio. St. Catherine, Can.,
aud Clifton and Avon, In New York, but
without being able to get tbe slightest relief.
Aa he advanced tn nge, his trouble becane
mure patuful. "Why," he exclaimed, point
ing to 111" farm house of William Burleson,
about six hundred feet distunt, "I would
yell so wkeu those twinges cauirht me that
thev could hear me down there."
William H. Hallo k. owner of Hallock's
Da ik, in Oath, is a nephew of Mr. Hubbell,
and la-t winter he insi-led Ibnt "Uncle Bil
ly" should try Pink Pills for Pale People for
his rheumatism. Mr. Hubbell is free to say
that hn had no faith in the pills whatever,
and only tried them because of tbe lusist-enc-u
of Mr. Hallucb. He bad already tried
"more than a million remedies" before he
came to Pink Pills aud as none had rendered
lilm tbe 3libtHt benefit, be was pretty well
d'acoura;iJ. However, to please Mr. Hal
lock, be got a box of Pink Pills. Since then
(some three or lour iiu.nl li.-), Mr. Hubbell
has not felt a single Iraco ot rneumalism,
aud is uow on bis fourth box of the pills. H
Cannot explain how Ibis inarvolous relief
was effected, but feels sum il was tbe plIU
wbic-b did II, and is now us inthuslasllc In
their endorsement as was his nephew, Mr.
Hi!lock. Mr. Hubbell now cornea into Bath
almost every day. and says he could ride a
bicyole if he only had soaie one to help him
on and olT.
Subcriled and sworn to before me this
til day of May, 18!Xi.
n. I', n- n, notary j'umte.
Dr. Williams' Piuk Pilis for Pale People
are now kiv n to the pubiiu as an unfailing
bloo t builder and nerve restorer, curing all
forms of weaknese arising from a watery
condition of Ibe blood or slia:tered nerTes.
The pills are sold by all dealers, or will be
scut post paid on receipt of pri.-e, SO cents a
hex or six boxes for 92.50, by addressing
Dr. Williams Medicine Compuny. seaeaeo-
tady, N.Y.
TREATMENT OF COLDS.
Haw They May Re Cnred and Their
After Conseqnences Averted.
Colds are probably the most common
aliment in the world. Tbey are always
disagreeable and oftentimes dangerous.
A person In good health with fair play,
easily resists cold, but when the health
flags a little and liberties are taken
with tbe stomach or with the nervous
system a chill Is easily taken, and, ac
cording to the weak spot of the Indi
vidual, assumes tbe form of a cold or
pneumonia, or it may be jaundice. Of
all causes of "cold, probably fatigue
Is one of the most efficient. A jaded
man, coming home at night from a long
day's wirk, a growing youth losing
two hours' sleep over evening parties
two or three times a week, or a young
lady heavily "doing the season," young
children overfed and with short allow
ance of sleep, are common instances of
the victims of "cold." Luxury Is favor
able to chill-taking; very hot rooms,
feather beds, soft chairs, create a sensi
tiveness that leads to catarrhs. It Is
not, after all, the "cold" that la so much
to be feared as the antecedent condi
tions that give the attack a chance of
doing harm. Some of the worst "colds"
happen to those who do not leave the
house or even their beds, and those who
are most Invulnerable are often those
who are most exposed to changes of
temperature, and who by good sleep,
cold batbingand regular habits preserve
tbe tone of their nervous system and
circulation. Probably many chills are
contracted at night or at the fag end
of the day, when tired people get the
equilibrium of their circulation disturb
ed by either overheated sitting or un
derheated bed rooms and beds. This is
specially the case with elderly people.
In such cases the mischief Is not al
ways done Instantaneously or In a sin
gle night It often takes place Insid
iously, extending over days or even
weeks. London Lancet
By Any Other Name.
Oberlln, tbe French philanthropist
waa once traveling In tbe depth of win
ter amongst the mountains of Alsace.
The cold was Intense, the snow lay
thickly upon the ground, and ere the
half of his journey was over he felt
himself yielding to fatigue and sleep.
He knew If he gave way to sleep he
would wake no more; but in spite of
this knowledge, desire for sleep over
came him and be lost consciousness.
When he came to again, a wagoner in a
blue blouse was standing over him,
urging him to take wine and food. By
and by his strength revived, be was
able to walk to the wagon, and waa
soon driven to the nearest village. His
rescuer refused money, saying it was
hia duty to assist one In distress. Ob
erlln begged to know his name, that he
might remember him In his prayers. "I
see," replied tbe wagoner; "you are a
preacher. Tell me the name of tbe
Good Samaritan." "I cannot,' answer
ed Oberlln, "for It Is not recorded.1'
"Ah, well," said the wagoner, "when
yon can tell me his name, I will then
tell yon Bntne." And so be went away.
All Belleva la Sic.
With tbe exception of gamblers there
s no class of people In tbe world so
prone to superstitious fancies as ac
tors.' Living, as they do. In a world of
fancy and fiction, every incident of
their lives is seised upon as a sign nr
omen that possesses either a beneficial
Influence npon their career or other
wise. To be sure there are many who
by reason of a higher education and
culture are above the petty supersti
tions of the class, but these are merely
the exception which proves the rule.
Yet even this bitter class has Its pe
culiar vagaries, and the statement Is
made by the Washington Post, almost
without fear of contradiction, that no
member of tbe profession la absolute
ly free from the influence of signs,
omens and the possession of talismans.
From tbe star to tbe property man there
hi not a member of any combination
who does not have a stock supply of
signs, denoting either good or bad luck,
which are as firmly believed In as the
most devout savage believes in his
fetiches and Idols.
One would suppose that an actor at.
prominent In his profession as Joseph
Jefferson would be free from such fan
cies, much leas a believer tn the efficacy
of an old Irish potato as a symbol of
healthfulness and a certain guarantee
against attacks of rheumatism. Vet he
is not, and If one sufficiently acquaint
ed with him were to ask, he would be
told an Interesting story connected with
a blackened, shriveled potato, nearly as
hard as a stone, which tbe great actor
Invariably carries with him. Mauy
years ago, wben Jefferson had an un
usually severe attack, some friend sug
gested the remedy, whereupon the ac
tor procured a large-sized potato and
has carried It ever since. The rheuma
tism left him and he has been entirely
free from It since, due probably to his
exceedingly temperate life and the
many safeguards with which be sur
rounds bis health, yet he Is such a firm
believer In the virtue of bis talisman
that be would not part with it under
any circumstances.
The late William J. Florence also car
ried a triangular-shaped piece of brass
Inscribed with hieroglyphics, evidently
an eastern coin, to which be attached
great value, regarding it as the apple
of bis eye and as immunity against
both physical aud financial troubles.
Some Points Regarding Badger.
"If you want a story," said the hunt
er, "I can give you one about a badger.
Out in the West one day I saw a badger
and went for him with a stone. I pick
ed up a 'very large stone and dropped
it on his back. He paid not the slightest
attention to the stone, but kept on run
ning. I picked up another as big as a
paving stoue and dropped that on him,
but be didn't seem to mind it and still
kept on. Hurt blm? No. If I bad be
would have stopped. They are the
toughest animals I ever saw, and we
wanted to rid the country of them. In
dropping the stones I stood so close
over the badger that It was a wonder
he did not turn and go for me. Fight?
I should think so. A dog Is no match
for them. They always manage to get
uuderneath and turn on their backs.
and with their sharp claws often tear
a dog Inside out Their teeth are sharp.
but not so destructive as their claws.
I have seen them within a few yards
of a wolf aud even of a coyote, but
neither of these larger animals has
made an attempt to molest them. Wben
they will not attack an animal as small
as a badger you may be sure there Is
some reason why. A coyote will attack
a pack of dogs. The one I pelted with
8 tones kept on to bis bole, and there I
hit him on the nose and killed him."
Catarrh aad CoMi Relieved to IO to OO
alluulea.
One short pnff of the breath through the
Slower, supptiea wltli eucti bottle ol ur.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, riiflutea tbU Pow
der over tiie surface of liie nana! ima-iuros.
Painless and dellifhlfiil to u-. It relieves In
stantly snd permunviitly cures C'abirrh. llay
Fever, Colds, Heaductie. s-ore TltrutU. Ton-
S litis and Deafneha. If your druugbtt hadn't
In stock, ask him to procure U lor roa.
Durincr the vear 1S94. 13.333.
714 tons of coke were manufactured
in the United F tales, and of this
amount 13,000,000 tons came from
the Pittsburg district, and was con
sequently bandied by the Pittsburg
roa is.
I me fico Cure for Consumption both tn my
hnntlv and i ractlee lr. j. w. rArrsasos, ma
ster, M lh., Nov. 6, 13iH.
Right Up-to-Date.
Young Miss (to suitor who has just
proposed to her) I cannot promise you
just now, not feeling any love for you
whatever as yet, but, er you may call
again say. In an hour's time. Flie
gende Blaetter.
When Dobbins' Klccluc Soap wa first made
In lstio it coot 20 rentt a oar. It Is precisely me
same inere I ienu and aualitv now and rfceM'f
Cf st tin I. Buy It of your grocer and preserve
your domes, ii ue naau'i 11. He win get ik
Remaiaa to Be Fees,
First Fair One So Fred and Arthur
proposed to her. Which was the lucky
one?
Second Fair One I don't know yet
Fred married her. Harlem Life.
Gladness Comes
With a better understand ing of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills 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. Syrup of Figa, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to tbe fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when yon pur
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by tbe California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
if in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to tbe most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one shonld have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
Used and ji ves most general satisfaction,
CARPLES' CORN CREAM.
Guaranteed to ssmove Curos la 2 applications.
no pasa, penscaiy Darmieas. au imi
Kto Par hsrx, rssnt by mail on receipt of
There are
soaps and soaps
but only one
Sunlight
Soap
which is the soap of
soaps and washes clothes
with less labor and great
er comfort.
Makes homes brighter
Makes heart lighter
os Ltd.,
Mimuub A Banana St. BT. T.
3T
EMANCIPATION OF THE INDIAN.
Kdacatioa the Onlr Mesne b Which
He Cam Be Improved.
Any government capable of annually
assimilating half a million foreiguer3,
many of whom have come from the
Iregs of European countries, should
In the. course of a few years digest 2CO,
W0 Indians. What prevents? We an
swer, methods; nothing but methods.
Use tbe Indian method of isolation and
segregation with the Immigrant, and
the American nation will be destroyed
In a decade. Use the Immigrant meth
od of distribution, association and op
portnnlty with the Indian, and a decade
need not pass until tbey become a real
part of our country's life blood.
The Indian has the capacity to meet
tbe issues of civilized life at once. All
Indian youth may readily be prepared
to enter the common schools of the
country by two or three years' course
In government schools established for
the special purpose of bringing them to
this condition of fitness, aud, having
once entered the public schools, the
way is open for them to remain and go
up head. Such schools and all out
higher schools are now and always
have been open to the Indians. Har
vard and Dartmouth colleges were
started In the Interests of Indian educa
tion. Tbe door of educatiou bus never been
closed to tbe Indian. The whole 40,000
or 00,000 Indian youth may now. If
they will, distribute themselves anion;:
the schools of the country. There need
not be another school bouse built for
exclusive Indian education. Pennsyl
vania has about 22.000 schools, and
there are about 250.000 schools In the
United States. If all the Indian youth
In the country were distributed amoiiu
the schools of Pennsylvania there
would not be two Indian pupils for
each school. If distributed among the
schools of the country there would not
be an Indian for each sis schools. Iu
either case the process would accom
plish the civilization of the Indian a
hundred times fnster than government
or mission schools, or both, for the rea
son that he is traiued by dally contaei
with the very condition aud individual
that later, as a man, he will bare tu
compete with. We do the Indian no
kindness by holding him away from
this competition, for it is this very ex
perience that is to develop him. With
out It we shall never accomplish the
emancipation of the Indian. Chantaii
quan.
Military I'ride.
Looked at from a soldierly point of
view, tbe following little anecdote of
the battle of Alma Is worth quoting
from Sir John Adye's "Recollections of
a Military Life." The battle ended
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the
headquarters camp being pitched near
the river; and Lord Raglan then went
In search of his orderly officer, Lieut.
Toni Leslie, and, with the help of some
Guardsmen, with a stretcher, brought
him to his tent. Lord Raglan asked
me," writes Sir John, 'if I knew Tom's
mother; and on my replying In the
negative, he said, 'A charming woman.
I must write to her. How proud she
will be to bear that he has a bullet in
his shoulder!' "
BTeart Disease Hetteved la SO annates.
Dr. Agnews Cure for the Heart elves pert ecv
relief in aU casfS of Organic or Sympathetic
Heart Disease in 30 minutes, and sjieedily ef-C-ts
a cure. It is a peeru-se remody lor Pal-
ritatlon, Shortness ot Hreath, i-motlifrinit
h-1Is, Pain in Lett Side and all symptoms ot
a Diseased Ht-art. One duee convinces. If
your druairist haant it iu stock, ask him to
procure it for soa. It will save our life.
During the last Bix years there have
been 43,902 homicides in the United
States, an average of 7,317 per year.
In the same time there have leen
723 legal executions and 1,118 lynch
ing?. FITSstopiied freeand permanentlycnred. No
fits after first day's ue ot Dk. Kl.ia s GiikaT
NaKVsRsOTOaa. Free Atrial boll eHndtruHt
tae. Send lo Dr. Kline. Kil Arch SU. Ptuia Fa.
The grave of John Fitcb, who .is
aid to have first applied steam poner
lo navigation on tbe western rivers, is
unmarked by any stone in an old
cemetery in Nelson County, Ken
tucky.
Mis. Wln.0Wt fcootntu? Syrup for ehlldro
teething, aoltens the gum reduce Inflamm
tkn. allays pain, curea wind colic. Ac a iwiu j.
A monument to Iron Nation, for
forty jeats the head chief of the lower
Brule tribe of tbe Sioux, has t een re
cently erected on tbe ieervatiou of
the tribe, near Chamberlain, South
Dakota.
roie Guat.nteed by lR. J. K. MAYliK, ion
Arrta St., rHlLA..rA. l-ase at once; no orn
llon or delay Itoin buMineas. Consultation tree.
Lndorsemenls ol phyairtau-. Ladies and promi
nent citizens, c-eml lor circular. Odice Uuuo J
A al. lo si'. M.
Ninety percent, of the railway pas
sengers in England and Wales travel
third class, and their fares amount to
82.75 of the gross revenue obtained
annually by tbe railway companies
from passenger traffic.'
END TEN CENTS. Silver, for vsmple box nr.
1 Bailer's Celebrated Liver PI.I-. Fifty V
for 26c. agents wsnteil. Kxcelsiob Chhmical
Co., Lock Box 608, Bocbester, N. V.
John D. Rockefeller paid $20,000 for
a 'lacmoc rug, somewt at larger than
the one purchased by Mr. Van
derbilt for 116.000 at the World's
Fair.
Where Dirt Gathers, Waste Rules."
Great Saving Results From the Use off
APOLIO
wm r the Piece.
Museum Manas r Ye, wo nt-cd
nake charmer, but we want one ml M
exper ence. Fair Apid.caiU--- .
I've had ilenty or that. Miwsuui
Mauaife.' Where? Fair AP!ucat
i In the alcohol! t ward at beOe.u-.-
! Kew York World.
Knt Cm'!me'ry.
Chorus Girl I've always the poor
est kiod or luck In lave matters,
thfillifc YVby that's vewy slwanue,
I'm suah, deah; be.auth youaha dei
lliio pweity Kirl. Why nh .t.
Cho us Ciirl Ux, because all of mr
loveis are chumps, like jou Truth,
Hew' ThlsT
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any ca-e ot Catarrh tiiat cauuot eured by
I UaU'slalarriii.'ure.
J. Ohhskt & Co., Props, Toledo. O.
We tiie undfru Vd. have Inoirn K.J. Che
ney tor llio lait 16 years, and b-lteve hiin per
fectly honorable in all butdne-a Iraasaetlona
and flnnc:!ly able to carry out any obliga
tion inade by their firm. . , , ,
Wkt A Tbuax, Wholesale Orat mi; Toledo,
Ohio. .
Wuoino. Kinwi b Makvix, Wholesale
Urn :gi!l, Toledo, Ohio.
Rail's C.ttarrn Cure Is tken Internally, set.
Ing directly upon liie blood and uiucmit sur
faccsof lhei.ytem. Price. 7Sc. per boltle. bwld
by all Drnanrists. Testimonials free.
Hail's Family Fills are the best.
A Budapest j urnal notes Ibe fact
that 32,000 season tickets were sold
for the melleunium exposition in t'isl
city, whiie at the lust Paris exposition
only 19,000 were sold.
Are Vea Tired all Ibe lime? hen tout
blood needs to he en tched and purldeJ by
Hood's ssriaoarll.a. the tie True Blood fa 1
ticr. It s'vrs vigor uuJ vitality.
Hood's Hills are easy to lake. eiy tu operate
Cure inUig. ntlou. hlliou-neas, &c
A huge Ithks bas been placed in the
church at Biehnpueiirmoutu, England,
as a memorial lo to tbe once- famous
Arohdeacon I'atey, who was fur tea
years rector of 111" iarirh.
CAN'T HELP TELLING.
No village so small.
No city so large.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific,
names known for all that is truthful,
all that is reliable, are attached to the
most thankful letters.
They come to Lydia E. Pinkham, and
tell the one story of physical salvation
guined through the aid of her Vegeta
ble Compound.
The horrors lxm of displacement
or ulceration of the womb:
I'.aclcache, la-aring-doivn, dizziness,
fear of coming calamity, distrust of
best friends.
All, all sorrows and sufferings of
tha past. The famed "Vegetable
Compound" bearing the illustrious
name, l'itikhain, has brought them out
of the valley of suffering- to that of
happiness and usefulness.
Mr. Herbert Mil a, special repro
eonlaliveof the Interstate Sviugs
Loan and Trust Corporation, bavin?
- main offices 901 ami K)2 Neavebldg.,
t'iiK.-ionutl, O., sends, under date of
Eopteinber 31, lS9o, a tesiimonlnl
from hia harbor. Hurry Subeid, of
2lt West Cth St.i 'I want to say,
writes Ilurry, "that for eight
months 1 have taken three Uipans
T.ibulea n day, and have not bees ta
seo a doctor once since I oom
mnnend to tako thorn. Iteforel
would have to have a big tube put -down
my throat nud have my
stomach fl-whed (I behove that Is
what th. y call it) three times every
woek by a doctor that charged me
CO eont!) for every tiuv. Ot coarse
that always gave me relief, but it
always came back ng.iln, and I eaa
toll you it was no fun to bo pumpal
out about evory two days.. The
iioctor said I had catarrh of the
etomn'-h; but whatever it was It
don't bother me now, bat I still Inks
oue of Ripans after each meal, as I
am afraid to quit. I am a barber,
and for four yean I waa troubled,
B3 that I u9od to lose about three
days out of every month. I wish
you would have your Tabules kept
In more stores ia Cincinnati, as
there are only two places where I
can got thoin. My attention was
first called to your remedy by asking
what the street oar sign meant.
(Signed), IIabbt Souiid."
ttlpsns Ts!ialns ara so'd br drnxgbt. or hy malt
Ir tn i price - o- nu a bnxl l ut to The ltlpas
t-h.nw-at c.mu snr. No. lo spruos it., iiw swrk,
trample vial, lu ceois.
Treatedfres.'
iwitabnu
wok litmUm
BraMSUfc Have
Ckrnd Bkanv thoi
mmi-ml timeless. From Srrt dose symptom rapMUv Jjiappest.
nil in ten Upllr.l!"rt (ii.i.lwif .11 .ymptowseM restored.
ROOK of t-Mtmni.! of mi'SruIou, cures sect FRBBU
IM DAT! TBEAT WtlT FDISISKEB (RUB MM
APOLLO
'aliei-e is uiur) rrnft tn ii. r. all cunceruH) thrnn m
any ti:e.- mm. To tb mall m, locaum ihar umk
..i.iiftf ir. Tt. tin? sellrn, ttxatise thav tuft ixwr
fl 'lo lit Morkrr. h(-U)e i: take lew tank tor
a n.:. 'I.. tin i.wners i ? ah i . iurUs a ;ii
At OJJ.O IriOiS .KS It ' O ( '-i;.i-rf
EARsTl
i FOR FIFTY Y
MRS. WINSLOWS 1
SOOTHING SYRUP
has hem twd by IKiilieas ef Nathera
f.r tl'i-ir rhlMrrn a Idle Vr-tliMR fo,- over
a i-.iijr sr. .1 hidhiiii, suiish 10a
ff:mfi. allays all j!n. cares -a lad colic, and
IsUietife-t r-itwHl Ti diarrrv'Ms.
c - TwMii--k-!6 Ccats a Hots s.
nDII! II WHISKY hei.es cared. Book seat
UriUM rssa. sr. s. g. waoixr.., stlssts,
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ENSiONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
JOWNW MOfsr IS. WSMSNGTOH.II.a
L.I. Principal Examiner D. S. rsntuia asreas.
ia LkMX sx, "-tjlnTiiin - r'f. uj . assws