, WILL TH! ROEIN SING THERS?
iWUl the robin sing; in that land,
- Tkat land a lair and ao far,
' JflThat liea aa onr aonla fondlj dream.
. Ia tha depths of jteriaost star?
iWUJ the violet bis n ia tbat land.
And tbe mosses 1:0 sweet aud ao shy.
'AH the dear common things tbat we Iota,
In the dim, diataut deeps of tbe sky?
Will tbe children fine in that land.
All the sweet, aimple aoncs of tbe earth.
And (bail we rejoice and be glad
In their music aud frolicsome mirth?
Oh! will there be friend in that land.
Friends who lore and rejoice in onr lore.
Will they look, will they apeak, will they
smile.
Like oar own 'mid the strangeness
above?
Ob! shall we hare homes In tbat land
To retnrn to where'er we may roam?
Oh ! the heart would h lonely and aad
E'en in heaven if we bad not a home.
3 love not tbe new aad tbe strange.
But a friend and the clasp of his band,
Ob! I would that my spirit eanld know
Tbat the robin will sing ia that land.
"Woonu'i Magaaiae.
MUGGINS.
Ij i ...i 'juiiers DonzBt bis famous uuu
pup when bull pupa were In fashion,
and paid a good round sum for him.
Tbe pup came of a long 11m at flgbtlnjc
ancestors, and bis noble Dame was
Mugzius.
Inside of a week Uugglas had Tab
Galtera completely in subjection. Hug
gins slept on Van Galtera' bad and
chawed Van Gaiters' feet when be
moved them In the night; Muggins
breakfasted on Van Gaiters' cuffs,
lunched on Van Galtera' boats, dined
and supped on choice blta of Van Guit
ars' friends.
Magging, plus Van Galtsrs. walked
i down Fifth avenue of aa afternoou.
and was sure to become Involved In
onie afreet brawl before Van Galtera
got him home again. Generally Van
Gaiters got mixed up ta tbe row as well,
and once the two landed In a police
station and lied to be balled out.
Not tliat Mupglns picked quarrel
Far from that. Rut Muggins was so
bow-Itgged tbat be walked In a chain
stitch pattern from one side of the walk
to the other, and Muggins rras of an
ugliness tbat appalled one; like the re
flection of a respectable dog In a cou
vex mirror with a kluk In it.
There was something about the crook
ed, yet Jauoty advifiiee of him. some
thing in the slanting leer of bis bulg
ing brown eye, that set other dogs'
teeth on edse. Hence battle for Mar
gins brooked no criticism. Pugs and !
aucb thine be rolled about on the cob- 1
b!es until their tails were out of curl.
But when big dogs went home minus !
an car or a section of tall or with badly
lacerated leg the owner merely groan
ed, "It's tbat beastly bull pup of Van
Halters'."
So much for the valor of Muggins.
For intelligence Musjns was a wonder.
Humor Mug-ins' sense of humor was
coIoxsh 1.
He used regularly to charge upon th
blind man nlmsoid pencils at the foot
of tho "I." station aud grab the handful
of his wares tl,e old feiiow so patbetl
pally ex tended. Then Muggins would'
retreat to the cable track to devour!
theie, leaving Van Gaiters to pick up I
the poor old chap, set him on his cam;! !
tool ar;d make good his loss. Tli- i
blind Lien never came to endure VJu-- !
Clns ocfll.iujbts with equanimity,
though he proHted largely by this novel
tiethjd of sale.
Muygins wi-ut about Brooklyn In n
cab with Van Gaiters at the time of tbe
trolley strikes, when Van Galtera was
hunting up sensations and various regi
mental frlcn.ls tr Lis. Muggins escap
ed from the cab lu Hicks street and
upset a whole company of the Thir
teenth Kcglm. ut boys, who were drill
ing In front of a Chinese laundry, the!;
temporary quarters. Muggins started
to run around the block and dashed be
tween the legs of company K. then
changed his mind and dashed back
again, bcu-liug over the whole line. The
boys were anjry enough to have bayo
neted him If Van Gaiters had not
caught him in the rebound and hauled
Mm lato the cab.
Tbeu Muggins was the sworn enem
of the young De reystera, next door,
who were always playing tricks on the
passers by. They were trying the cob
blestone trick one day, and had set on
tbe walk a granite block done up In
wrapping paper with a pink string.
While they lurked In the areaway.
waiting to hoot at the first unfortunate
who thoiihl attempt to kick It out of
bis path. Muggins came trotting down
the steps and made for It Tbe boys
charged him. lint Muggins kept tbem
off. He tried bis Jaw on each of the
four corners of the block, and a howl
of derlsiou weut up from bis fos. Then
Mugeins tried to carry It off by the
string an J failed. Finally, with Infi
nite difficulty and low growls be rolled
It to the foot of the Van Gaiter steps
and stood gnsrd over it, nibbling It pen
sively the while till bis master appear
ed. It was "taniale" year tbat year an.i
tam ale men were on every corner. Mug
gins bas Idess on the subjeet. He
liked tLe smell of the hot tamalea and
the grateful warmth emanating from
the big t!u cans In which the tauialej
were stored. If he found a tamale man
absent from his post for a moment Mug
gins would squat down like a Chinese
Idol in front of the can, snd take charge
of It for the rest of the evening, while
customers waited and the tamale man
shrieked and swore, afraid to approach
and Van Gaiters enjoyed the fun.
Then Muggins prevented his mastet
from proposing to Miss Emilia Renisen.
The night of Mrs. Van Gaiters' empire
ball Muggins had concealed himself in
the conservatory some time daring the
The Blue and the Gray.
Eoth men and women ore apt to feel a little)
blue, "when the gray hairs begin to show. It's
a very natural feeling. In the normal condition
of things gray hairs belong to advanced age.
They have no business whitening the head of
man or woman, who has not begun to go
doMC-n the slope of life. As a matter of fact,
tho hair turns gray regardless of age, or of
life's seasons ; sometimes it is whitened by
cicknosa, but more often from lack of care.
When the hair fades or turns gray there's uo
need to resort to hair dyes. The normal color
of the hair is restored and retained by the use of
Ayer's Hair Vigor.
.yc
:'s Curebook. "a story
too page, free. J. C
0)
day snl appeared wben Van Gaiter
I was starting in. Emilia looked very
ell under tbe light of the fairy lamps.
rad It waa an very tender aad touch
ng. Hoggin changed an that by pre
tending to a tart a rat or a cat or any
old thing and chivvying It round aad
round tbe conservatory till he got Van
Galtera laughing so tbat be couldn't
speak and another man came up and
claimed Emilia for the next dance, and
(here was an end of that. Very glad
Van Gaiters was of It. too. for just then
he feU In lore wltb little Marie.
Marie waa tbe only person who".
Muggins feared. . She waa a second
cousin and poor, and visited the Vaa
Galtera most of the time. Tou can
judge of ber status In tbe family by
tbe fact that tbe children alternately
hugged and bullied her, and the elders
made ber handsome presents wben
they remembered her existence.
Marie was little and fragile and sen
Hive, but by ne means a coward. Bhe
remained dependent because she had
been brought up to believe that aba
would be doing a deadly Injury to tbe
family If abe attempted to earn a liv
ing for herself. Bhe had tha oearage
f a desen men la ber slender body and
waa only withheld from rash plebelaa
enterprise by ber leyslry to tha great
Vaa Gaiters line.
Muggins waa rather alee to Marl
True, he affected ber society when ahe
lldn't want bin and deserted her wben
the moot needed connotation, yet be
paid considerable attention to her com
mands and came to her after his battles
to be bathed, healed aad lectured.
Van Galtera, perhaps, might bare ex
plained thla partiality. Marie had not
been anxious to make Muggins' ac
quaintance. Indeed. Muggins had
been obliged to introduce himself. He
atered into Marie's room one day and
seized a pair of slippers. Marie shriek
ed and Muggins fled down tbe hall, bis
mouth full of red morocco. Marie pur
sued and raugbt him Just outside Van
Halters' door.
Van Gaiters, hearing tbe scuffle,
rushed out and was astonished to And
Marie kneeling on tbe prostrate Mug
fins and pommeling him violently wltb
both little fists. Muggins waa snarling
like a Head, and bis face was screwed
up like a withered apple, but protect
himself be could not unless be gave up
his prey, and relinquish It be would not
while life lasted and anyone oppoaeu.
So Marie continued to beat him.
Van Gaiters grasped Marie by oat
bin little wrist and drew her to ber
feet. She was crimson and out of
breath, and more than a little ashamed j
of herself.
"1 hope I haven't hurt you, Gerard,"
be said, apologetically.
Van Gaiters could have roared, but
he asked very seriously what Muggins
bad done.
"Stole." said Marie briefly.
Van Gaiters looked, but waa unable
to ascertain the nature of Muggins'
mouthful.
"Something valuable?"
"To me. yes." aald little Marie, with
a sob in ber throat, and then she turned
nud hurried away.
Muggins started after her, hla bis,
tinder jaw banging. Then be let tbe
slipper fall and followed ber silently,
apologetically, his bullet head dropped
upon bis massive chest. Marie slam-
lued the door lu bis face, and Muggins j
sat down outlde. Presently be began j
to claw energetically at the woodwork, j
and Marie opened the door on a crack. ;
Mitt' iii frisked grotesquely aud paw- ,
ed the door. It was opened a little !
vider and Muglus shot In.
"P.y Jove, that's a bright dog." de- ';
dared Vau Galtera, picking up the dis- i
colored object from the floor. "If it
Isn't one of the Turkish slippers I j
bought Marie at the fool bazaar last j
cummer. Well, well," and Van Gaiters j
walked Into bis room, reflective, and
st t tl.e poor, little, mangled slipper la !
he place of honor on the mantelpiece.
He bad never noticed Marie very
much, but be always had been kind to
her In a careless way. Now be noticed
her a great deal, for there seemed to be
something uncanny In ber ascendency
over Muggins. His o;n attempt to
discipline the beastly bull pup bad
been a dismal failure, and here was
little Marie ordering the brute about
ns she pleased. He tried to find out
ber methods, but Marie was reticent on
'he subject and so was Muggins.
St 111 Muggins relapsed from grace
ccasionally. Once when be ate Marle'a
bent' bat Van Gaiters beard of It and
wanted to buy her another, and little
Marie refused, almost rudely, to allow
It. There was never a more astonished
man than Gerard Van Galtera wben he
found be bad fallen In love wltb little
Marie, except when he Informed Uttle
Marie that he wanted to marry ber and
Marie refused him out and out The
little thing eren seemed to take a cold
delight in his discomfiture. Only wben
Van Gaiters sulkily announced bis In
tention of going abroad and forgetting
ber she offered to take charge of Mug
fins. So Muggins went down to Long Isl
and by boat along wltb little Marie
aud the particular Van Gaiters' annt
with whom abe waa to spend tbe sum
Tier. No word came from Marie, but bis
auut wrote Gerard a letter of grievance
against Muggins. Muggins bad dis
graced himself. Marie bad bribed the
mate of the steamboat to take charge
of Muggins for the night, and tbe man
had chained Muggins to the leg of tbe
lower berth In bis stateroom.
Muggins had promptly chawed no
other word expresses Muggins method
chawed It through and wben the mat
turned In at 3:30 In the morning be
found Muggins peacefully snoring In
the lower berth with bis bead on tbe
pUlow. Tbe man was afraid to wake
Muggins, and afraid to climb over blm
to the upper berth, so be turned tbe
quilt over Muggins and. In hla own
words:
"Chucked blm out. An' be runs ail
of cares told by the cared."
Ayer Co., Lowell, Mas.
pver de boat and In ter de ladles cabH
and scares de winintea half ter det'
till d' engineer catches him 'and make
blm faat ter der capstan."
Tbe capstan had been freshly paint
ed vermilion, and hi the morning Mug
gins was a gory horror. Tbe moustet
refused to get Into the carriage which
awaited than at tbe landing, and non
af tbe deck hands would genear blm,
so little Marie had to boost him la ber
self.
Van Galtera didn't ge to Europe a.
1L He weat down to Long Island In
stead. Hla aunt waa surprised to set
him walk la one hot day.'
"Weur aald the aunt.
"I cam down," said Van Gaiters. "U
look after Muggins."
"Mngglas Is out walking sow," sale
hla asst. "sad Marie to with him. I be
lieve. They are Inseparable."
"Which wayr aaked Van Galtera,
tfter ba bad something cool to drink.
"You are throwing yourself away,
Gerard," said bla auat. -Bat If yon
follow tha path through tha field there.
lato tha weeds, you will fad Mug
gins." "Thank you, aaaty," aald Vast Gait
trs.
Van OaltoM followed tbe path till h
led fete bate tha thick af the wooda; still
as atoMlas, no Maria. Ha hoped Mae
glaa would have sense eaeugh to make
htsnaebT scarce. He wanted ta aay
something to little Marie, thugs no fel
low could aay wltb a frog-faced bull
pup staring at blm. Tbat goggle-eyed
Muggins would take the sentiment ant
of any man.
Still aa Marie. Perhaps Muggins bat
cavorted oS through tbe underbrush
aad led ber away from tbe beaten
path. Perhaps they were coming borne
another way. Perhaps what was
that?
shrill scream, and another, and an
other. Van Galtera set off at a run.
That waa Marie, as sure as fate. What
could hare happened? Was she hurt?
Why waa she so quiet now? And where
was Muggins? Muggins ahould be
biking cars of bar.
"Marie! Marie!" No answer. Shi
must be hurt. What right bad they to
let ber run about Ilka this. Uttle Maria
wltb no one to look after ber? He
would soon stop all tbat.
turn la tbe woodland way, and Vai
Galtera almost fell over ber. She was
sitting In tbe middle of the path, with
M'igglns head in ber Up. She looked
at Gerard with her mouth open and the
llg trun running down her cheeks.
"All, Gerard," said she, "poor Mug
gins"
"What bas happened?" gasped Vat.
Gaiters, kneeling down beside ber.
There was a distinct crackling in the
underbrush. Van Gaiters sprang to
his feet.
"So, no," said Marie, catching at hit
rni; "It's too bite now the man oh,
oh, such a brute! If it hadn't been for
Muggins "
Muggins tried to lift bla battered
aead, but dropped It wltb a queer, grill
uiohu. He was covered with blood, au1
to was Marie.
"Tbe man sprang out and caught m
arm. and I called Muggins, who wa
some way behind, and Muggins flew nt
his throat, and the man let go. And
then Muggius got him by the arm and
bung on aud wouldn't be shaken off.
And the fellow beat lilin with a great
itick. and finally Muggins dropped."
Muggins quivered and wagged bis
stuuip of a tail feebly, aud Marie too!i
one of his clumsy paws tenderly anj
held it in her small band.
"Poor Muggy, poor, bad, brave old
ilujtgy, who loved me!"
"Hook!" said Muggins, faintly. "A
.ook. a-rook! Woof," and so, wltb tbat
bourse bark, he died, game to the last,
and must sincerely mourned.
Van Galtera burled blm there aa
ler a big oak tree, and cut "Muggins"
lu the barX and proposed again to lit
tie Marie on the way borne.
'Tlease, Gerard," said little Marie,
'another day."
"To-day," said Gerard, stoutly. But
it waa not tbat day, nor for many a
long day, tbat little Marie made an
swer. By that time Muggins' epitaph ha.l
extended until it climbed up Into the
branches. Van Gaiters added some
thing to It every time he and Marie
flatted Muggins' grave.
"Tbat beastly bull pup," said Gerard,
Jealously, one day, wben Marie was
reading tbe finished epitaph aloud:
"We've made bim out a regular angel."
"Poor Muggy," said Marie, softly,
putting ber frail little hand on hU
sleeve. "Poor, bad, brave old Muggy,
who loved me!"
And that, I tblnk, ahould hare been
Huggy's epitaph. Vogue.
EUGENE FIELD'S HOME.
Bla Many Qsisr Cloche and Hit
Library of Rare Books.
One ahould not always Judge a mat.
by hla bouse, bnt in the case of Eugene
field It seemed as if bis bouse were a
part of blm. It Is an old-fashioned two
story farmhouse with a wide porch, ta
which baa been added a large circular
wing with an outside chimney aucb aa
tbe Southerners love. As you enter tha
hall, you notice an elaborately orna
mented old English tall clock of tha
kind usually known In this country as
"Grandfathers Clock." It la one of
three such docks In the bouse; a second
stands on a atalrlandlng, after tbe man j
ner of Longfellow's "Old Clock on the
Stair," .and a third waa In Eugene
Field's sleeping-room. Tbe last one bat
a gong In It like a country dinner-bell.1
and chugs tha hour wltb a loud metallic
ring.
In the same room be bad a "freak
slock" mads entirely of wood, tbat tlcki
like a hammer striking bard wood. In
tbe library there Is a quaint little one
made with a see-saw a wee boy and
girl alttlag upon a log to regulate tha
pendulum. This Is a very well behaved
little piece of mechanism, aa It makes
no noise and la really pretty. Contrast
ed wltb It, standing near Field's writing
table. Is a plain New England kitchen
clock aucb aa our grandmothers used
In tbelr light, airy kitchens. It to a medium-sized
affair of mahogany wltb a
glass door, on tbe lower half of which
are painted- impossible red roses and
forget-me-nots. It Is a good old domes
tic clock, and went on faithfully ticking
away when tbe others were cranky and
would not keep the time regularly. -
As you enter the bouse, tbe library ia
)a tbe left band. All around the walla
of the room are bookcases. Suppose we
look at the case beyond the window,
which might be called the Fairy Cor
ner. Here are gathered books of fairy
lore from all parts of the world, for
there was hardly an old bookstore In
London, Paris or Berlin which Mr. Field
lid not know well. In this wonderful
fairy corner are Cossack fairy tales,
Eastern fairy tales, legends of tbe
French provinces, legends of Ireland,
Norway, Germany, Spain, New En
gland, and all the modern English fairy
stories. St Nicholas.
Electnc coal raining machinery It
b iog rapidly introduced in Westers'
tonsylvanuu
Eminent Physician - (unfuldiug
amroing paper) I wonder If my
address before the Wiseacres Medi
cal Society denouncing advertis
ing doctors bas been printed? Hum
no, I don't see it. Oh, yes, here it
Is. Why, confound tbe blanketr
blank reporters!
Loving W We What's tbe matter,
itear?
Great Physician Why. they haven't
aid that inv specialty is throat and
lung disease, that I am at tbe very
tup of the profession, and they've
emitted to give my office address and
hours, and the number of my tele
phone. I gave them all that informa
tion, but tbe way they've printed my
lodress won't be of the slightest bene
Bt to me.
A'aaaM.
To prepare salted almonds for tbe
table blanch them by throwing boil
ing water over tbem, and then, after
tliev have stood two minutes, putting
them In cold water and rubbing tbe
brown skin off with the hand or a
tough little cloth. When tbe al
mondi are ail blanched and dried with
cloth, measure them. Sprinkle a
UMespoonful of olive oil over every
rupful of nuts.' Let tbem stand two
hours. Sprinkle a tablespooolul of
ialt over each cupful, mixing it
thoroughly with a spoon. Spread them
out on a tin biscuit pan and place
ia a quick oven, where they will turn
a delicate brow u and become tender
In ten or fifteen minutes. They
should remain on the table from the
bejinninj of the meal till the end.
Uar Trupwal trait.
Some of the revelations of the cen-fu-t
will startle a good many people.
For instance there are now more than
half a million almond trees actually
bearing in t he United States: there
aro hundreds of thousands of bearing
cocoa nut tie.s; there are more than a
quarter of :t million olive trees; pro
ducing fruit equal to the best Medi
terranean varieties. There are
more than half a million bearing ba
nana plants, 200,01)0 l-.earing lemon
trees 4,0JO,0C0 orange trees, and 21,
UOO.000 p;uapples. And the value
.if tr iple il and semi-tropical fruits
grown under tbe American flag is
aearly $0,000.000.
A.ntw system of wood paving that
h miw being tried in Paris makes use
it pieces of oak about four inches
Inn:, sp it up similarly to ordinary
kimlling-v.-ood The sticks are laid
loosely on end in tine fantl on a bed
of (-ravel from four to lo'.ir and one
half inches thick. A layer of fine
rand is spread over them, and they
ure alternately watered and I eaten
suvttral times 'In about forty-eight
bonis the water has completely pene-lr;tU-il
the wood, causing it to swell
into a loaipact mass which is capa
ble of supportirg the heaviest traffic J
a-cortiing to reports.
The lf!g;:t Una.
Mr. Collarbutton (reading from an
engineering journal) Some of the
biggest dams in the world are in Cali
fornia. Mri. C. (meekly) I've heard some
rery larpe ones around hire. Iliraui
Detroit free Press.
Ihe I.aij'e Name.
A New Orleans man who Is a fond
papa was telling his friends yesterday
of the hard time he bad trying to teach
hU youuster to say "Mississippi." The
word seemed more than the little one
could master. Finally the father hit
upon the plan of teaching the child the
word by syllables.
"Now. say after me." be said to tbe
boy, "Missis."
"Miosis," said tbe Infant phenomenon.
"Sippi."
"Sippi," echoed tbe boy.
"Now say the whole thing." com
manded the father.
"Missis." berfsn the child, and then
he thought a while. "Papa," said he,
"what did you say the lady's name
was?'' New Orleans Times Democrat.
Ceart IMsrnsa Bailers In 90 Mtnotaa.
. Dr. Aviiew's Cur- for the htutrt a v. s perft-ci
isllef inill curs of Organic or SyDi)tiiet:o
ileart DisriuM in 30 mimitrg, nntl s;netliir c(
r.otSMCiirv. It U a peorlres n-moly lor Pl
piintiiin. ;h.rtnr(H or Httnili, mitheriu
j 1 s. Phiii in L it Side and all srmtrtnms of
J Mm l H- art. Oue dun convince. It
four druuiol hnau't it In stock, a.k him to
wwura it lor loa. li win mlv iout bla,
ea water contajns silver in tome
rjuaulity. It is often found deposited
n tbe copper sheathing of ships.
I'obblnV Flnailm-Borax Poa- coilaint all tbe
t'-Hj iiroprrtKM of lobbinV Mec-tric, combined
l h t ,oae t the beat tl tilling mud. So chappet
I nd wher Ihl soup 1 nerd. Smie price as
du leraird wipi without Korax. Red wrapper
Eighty five ir rent, of the people
who are lame are aff -cted on the left
tide.
FITSnt"piet ffennd parmanentlrenred. No
flu fit-r flr-t d u ' ae of Dit. Edna's Qkiii
NkhVuRkmohbh. Frrefcttrlal boU'and treaU
iae. SanU to ir. Kiiiis. KU Arch SU l'hihk. fa.
A pirty tf four, under the direction
of Mr. T. A. Mt bley, wil! start from
Lncomb, Alberta , to explore northern
Canada from Ei'nmnton to the
Arctic Sea. Tbe trip is to occupy two
?.
t rie t oiinneid by IB. J. B. MAYER, 1013
Airh M., I Hll.a. l'A. Law at onco; no oper
IHn ordelar trout buslnru. Consultation ire.
1 nrioiteiretilt vi ibyli lao-. ladies and promt
it ut citizens, heud tor circular. OlM huim i
A )i- lo3! U.
A despatch from Lowell Observatory,
Flagstaff, Arizona, announces that the
polar snow of Mars bas been observed
in latitude 75, longtilude 36, about two
lrgrees in du meter.
SfNDTEN CENTS, Silver, for simple bos Dr.
Bailey's Celebrated Liver Ptil-. Kilty rillt
l.ftc. Agent wanted. xcemiob CHBMIcaL
Co., Lock Bos Out, Kocbsstar, N. V.
Thirty yea is ago, there were only
two dozen explosive compounds known
to rbemitt; now there are over a
bousand.
If uttllcted with tore eyas nss Dr. ttaao Thorrt
ini tje aaler. LirtigtisU sell at 2fC par bonis
The tidal waves tbat wrought such
J siruction in. Japan are said to bava
ir veled at tbe rate of 560 .miles an
tiLur.
Feral (lie Hsrvea upon pore, rich blood and
ou will not b.- nervoQ. Pure blood comes by
.akltig Hood's Sunapaillla which is thus tbs
greatest and best nsrre tonic.
Hood's PIUs cute nausea sick headache,
Indtgs lion, bUlotunen. All druggists. . 25c.
Zoologists say that all known species
of wild animals are gradually di
min sbiog in size.
St. Titos Danes. One bottle Dr. lTetiSatl
tpscutc cares. Circular, araaopia, X. 7.
Seventy-two races inhabit tbe worbl
and use 8004 different tongues. Thara
sre about 1000 religions.
P'.o's Care cored me of a Throat and Lose
troub's of three years' Maodinf. K. Cast!
liuniLuf ton, lnd,. Nov. 12, ISM, '
The non-tidal party of the Thames
ia 138 miles in length and drains an
are ti 6000 square miles-
The best when too need medicine. Far blood,
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da
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VI ao was mm Steoooatve fasseagasv
A lady boarded a street car tbs
Khar evening with a pet do which
was slightly overg.nwn. his paws
were covered with mud and he seemed
to bo on springs.
- 'Madam,' said the conductor, ''you
will have to leave that dog on tbe
platform; it Is against the rules of
the company to allow dogs lu the
cars."
"I don't care If It Is. He shall not
fide on tha platform. He Is not feel
ing Just right this evening, aud it
would be Inhuman to put him cut In
tbe cold," returned the lady.
"A number of gentlemen are out
there."
Gentlemen! Why, I smelled
whisky and tobacco smoke when I
passed them. You don't suppose 1
would put my Fido on a level with
them, do you?"
"If the dog stays in here I wil)
sutler."
You need have no fears on that
score. If Fido does anything wrong
you may hold me responsible for it."
The conductor here started to col
lect his fares, and Fido at the same
time concluded to give and exhibition
of hla frlsklness. Tbe first thing he
did was to jump upon the lap of an
elderly lady who wore a new black
silk dress.
"Get away! get away you brute',
she exclaimed, as the dog began tu
poke his nose into her face.
"Come, Fido, don't disturb tbe
lady," said bis mistress, and tbe doj
jumped down and came back to ber.
But be apparently liked new black
silk, for a moment later he was again
up in the lap of its wearer. She
pushed bim to the floor, and glancing
down saw a dozen marks upon the
front breadth of the dress left by tbe
dog's puws. Indignantly she arose,
ifavo Fido her seat, and called the at
tention of his mistress to the fact that
ber dress was ruined.
"Well, collect your damage from
the company," was tbe tantalizing
reply.
The matter was laid before the of
ficers of the company, and they, with
out hesitation, assumed responsibility
for the damage done. Boston 1 lerald.
at atiaeed."
"Sir." lie said as lie stalked intc
the clergyman's study, "you are the
iiiuii who tied the knot, I believe."
I liej your pardon," said the cler
gviu.in, looking up from his sermon.
"You performed the marriage cere,
uiony for me, didn't you?"
"Yes, certainly,. Mr. Willing
What, may I ask "
"Then you know what the rights ol
a husband are?"
"Why, yes, In a general war."
An J the rights of a wife?"
"Of course."
Well. n:w, sir," said the caller,
drawing a chair up to tt.e clergyman's
desk and taking a seat, "has a wife a
license to torture her huiband?"
"Certainly not."
"If she makes his life miserable he
bas redress, of course?"
"Yei, but I should advise "
"Never mind your advise now.
We'll come to that later. My wife
complains that I dou't shave often
enough."
"O, that's a small matter."
"It Is, sir! Is it! Just wait! 1
told her that that was my affair, and
then bti taught the children to cry
when I kissed them so that she could
say that my rough chin hurt them."
"That hardly shows a Christian "
"Walt a minute! Yesterday morn
ing I found tbem playing with the
cylinder of a broken music-box. You
know bow that seems to tbe touch?"
"Certainly."
"Well, she taught them to call it
'Papa's ohln."
'Really, sir, I must confess "
"Walt till I'm through. To-da)
one of them got up on my knee,
passed his little hand over my chin,
and called It 'Papa's music-box. ' Now,
sir, I ask of you as a Christian man
and as tbe man who tied the knot,
what shall I do?"
"Get shaved," replied the clergy
man, softly, as he returned to bb
work. Chicago Tribune.
Vastilng ton's Mother.
In the little old bouse In Charles
ttreet, Frederioksburg, Ya., Washing
ton's mother, who was In her day a
famous cook and housewife, was at
times fond of giving a 'small dance
and dinner party."
There "on the waxed floor of the
front room, lighted by numerous can
dles," tbe belles and beaux of other
days "did dance right merrily." In a
diary, now worn and yellowed by age.
one bright-eyed belle tells:
"My petticoat was of flowered
Peach satin, with long-walsted Coat
of White, A lace Kerchief was gath
ered round my Shoulders, and my
Arms were bare to the elbows. A
string of milk-white pearls did tie
around my throat. My hair I had
high, and pleasing powdered. And
silver buckles were upon my shoes."
Old Mr. L., one of the netahbore,
happening to drop in one morning
while Mrs. Washington was busy in
herdalry, was requested to come there
If he cared to speak- wltb ber. lie
entered, found Mrs. Washington with
skirts turned up and sleeves rolled,
busy with . tha fresh made butter,
which she was moulding In a wooden
tray.
"For you know, Mr. L." she said
briskly, "my tongue and my bands
may be employed at the same time
without loss."
Tha Boreeesiao Saooratltloa.
Tbe custom of nailing a horseshoe
over the door of a house or othst
building as a protection against evil
spirits, and as an assurance of good
luck, is widely spread over England
and the United States. It also flour
ishes among the Teutonic and Scan
dinavian races, and has been recog
nized as far East as Illndoostan.
1'be horseshoe unites within Itsolr
three laoky elements it is orescent
ihapsd, it bas been (or Is to be) In
contact with a horse, and la made of
iron. Popular superstition bas for
ages endowed Iron with protecting
powers. Ths Romans arc known to
have driven nails into doors and tbe
walla of their houses as an antidote
or aa a prevention of tha plague.
Tha Arab wha Is overtaken by a
slmooBS In tha desert seeks to propiti
ate tha Jinn by shrieking "Iron I
ton! gtpos (las ou of memory,
At a
Glance.
anyone can ace) the difference be
tween the twin-bar of clear, pur
Sunlight
Soap
and other laundry soaps, but you'll
know the difference wben you use
it because it cleanses with
Leas Labor
Oreater Comfort
Imm Braa, Ud, Haosao a Butfeoa St. M.T.
the Scandinavians have sought to
exercise tbe river spirit, Nickar, by
sticking an open knife In tbe bottom
of tbe boat, or driving a nail in the
mast or oar. In tbe mythology of
England the horseshoe bas always
been considered a luck-bringer."
Effeos of mm Aautlenoo.
One of the peculiarities of tbe ora
torical temperament la tbat it Is sub
ject to what our grandmothers called
"vapors," or depression of spirit. Ia
such a mood a molehill seems a moun
tain, and a grasshopper hi a burden.
Mental effort Is impossible, and an en
gagement to speak in public aa repug
nant as Is the sound of the dinner-gen
to a seasick passenger. The only cure
for sucb an attack of spleen Is to get,
by hook or crook, the orator before the
andienee, where tbe excitement will
put blm mentally and physically on
bis feet
In 1S59 Thomas Corwin, Ohio's nioet
eloquent orator, had consented to de
liver the oration at tbe celebration of
tbe Fourth of July on the Tippecanoe
battle-grounds. The night before the
celebration. Corwin called bis son-in-law,
Mr. Sage, to his room and told
him that he bad been nnable to sleep
and was much discouraged about bis
address the next day. He had tried to
think over his speech, but his memory
bad failed bim, and be was afraid he
would make a failure. Hla son-in-law
advised him to dismiss the speech
fmi-.i hi mind and co to sleep.
The next morning Mr. Corwin felt so
Indisposed tbat be announced bis Ina
bility to speak. Tbe marshal of tbe
day tinully persuaded him to ride out
to the grounds and take a seat on the
platform, whence be might explain to
tim Ttftnnle whv he was unable to de
liver tbe oration, and thus lessen their
disappointment.
At the proper time, Mr. Corwin rose
to make his apology; but as he looked
over the audience of forty thousand
people, that "sea of upturned faces"
stirred both body and brain. He made
a few commonplace remarks, and then
struck upon tbe first sentence of the
manuscript he Lad prepared.
"It Is all Hunt, he will 6peak," whis
pered Mr. Sase to the president of the
day.
It was ail riftht; the orator went on
and spoke for two hours. The manu
script he bad prepared was the intro
duction of the speech a pasre and n
half of legal cap which Mr. Sage had
read tbe day before. Tbe audience
made the elck man well, and an orator
r.gain.
Value of Horotn in Diphtheria Caeca.
Tho use of serum lu diphtheria kan
reduced the deaths 50 per cent in Ger
man hospitals.
The La tile.
Tha pleasant effect anl perfect safety with,
which ladiea may use Syrup of Figs, under all
Conditionx, makes it tUeir fvrorlta remedy.
To get the true ani gennino articlo, look for
tha name of the California Fig Syrup Can
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for sals liy aU responsible druggists.
A chair of ichthyology has recently
been established at Munich, in connec
tion with the Tiernmliche Hochschule
of tbat lace. This seems to be tbe
first professorship of the kind ever
established.
CManrT
Coir's Itelleteal ta 10 So 80
Minutes.
Ona short pnff of the breath through ths
lower, suppled with each bottle of Dr.
Agnew'a Catarrhal Powder, diffuse thla Pow
STI ?"r he surraea of ihe naal pastures.
Painless and deliehlfnl to use. 1, rebevm In
stantly slid permanently cures CaUrrh. liny
gifTT'.'rl? "'leu. Throat. Ton-
lit.s and Dr ifnika. If your druagUl kaan'l
In sloes, aak him to nroeura it ler roa.
Ao observatory for terrestrial mag
netism has been established in con
nection with tbe astronomical observa
tory in Munich, and Dr. Franz von
Schwarz has been made director.
Deafness Cannot ba I'ureU
by local applications, aa they cannot reach ths
diseased i.-ortinn of the ear. There ia only one
Way to curs deaf uexa, and that la by constitu
tional remedial. Deafness is caused by an in
llatned condition of the mucous lining of ths
Euttachtaa Tuba, Wben this tubs gels In
named you have a rumbling sound or Imper
fect bearing, aud wueu It is entirely closed
Dearoeas ia the result, and an leas tho Inflam
mation, cm bo taken ont and this tubs re
stored tots normal condition, hearing will ba
destroyed forever. Nine cases ont of tan are
caused by catarrh, which la nothing but an in.
na.TJod condition of tha mucous surfaces.
w 7?" Oa Hundred Dollars for any
ease of Deafnsssfoaussd by catarrh) that can.
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Core, gaud for
Circulars, free.
, . . J- Ca-smrr aV Co., Toledo, O.
Bold byDruggiKta. TV.
Ball's Family Pills an ths bast.
The ordinary speed of a house-fly is
twenty-live feet a second; but when
chased it often att ins a speed of 160
feet a second.
S'rs. Window's Beotmus Prrop lor ehlldraa
teething, softens lbs gams, reduces Inlaaiav
tlcu. allays pato. cures wind eoils, JDa a eotUe.
an Bsle In rsaabraldary.
Probably tbe only epic in embroid
ery the world contains is treasured
in the Hotel de Tills of Bayeux,
France. Miss Strickland says of this
piece of work: "It is beyond all com
petition the most wonderful achieve
ment ia the gentle craft of needle
work that was ever executed by fair
and royal bands." It was done by
Matilda of Flanders, wife of William
tbe Conqueror, and the ladies of her
court It is a coarse linen cloth, 214
feet long and 20 inches wide, on
which is worked in wollen thread of
various colors a representation of the
invasion and conquests of England
by the Normans. It contains the
figures of about 625 men, 200 horses,
65 dogs 0 ships and boats, besides a
quantity of quadrupeds, birds, trees,
houses, castles, and churches, all ex
ecuted In tha proper colors, with
names and Inscriptions over them to
elucidate tha story. It is a valuable
historic docunentt as it gives a cor
rect and aaiauta portraiture of the
Norman eostnrasa and. tbeir manner
and
RAM'S HOttW nTA5T3fc
, CaUtlmc tsa Wicked te
OPl never
tooka back.
Tbe rata who
tha truth.
A bad example
j aa deadly aa
the plague. -
The man who
makes no mist
takes, makes no
progress.
Every stone
thrown at a cool
mam la aimed at Christ.
Oa a Beld of battle, tbe dead men are
not tbe eoea abet at.
The toagne Is a good indicator of tbe
amount of grace In tbe heart.
A thirst can be started by a tea
spoon tbat barrels cannot quench.
Isn't it singular that the man who
Ist stingy never seems to know It?
The devil has no powder to waste on
people who are neither cold nor hot.
Uow can tbe man who Is not against
the saloon be a true friend ef Christ?
Tbe devil will not leave tbe man
wbc never says no with all bis hea -t.
Borne of tbe devil's best work Is done
by people who claim to love the Lord.
Tbe devil bas no reason to be ashAin
ed of tbe man who Is mean to bis wife.
Tbe Lord is not able to do what he
would for tbe man who puts bis trust
lu (Old.
If you know that you bate your neigh
bor, God knows tbat you are not nt for
heaven.
There is no spiritual power In tin!
church where nobody la rejoicing iu
the Lord.
No human guide can keep us from
being afraid In tbe valley of the shad
w of death.
Prove tbat there Is co hell, and whis
ky men will be about tbe first to throw
up tbelr hats
TVe shall not find It hard to pray
wben we know tbat we are honestly
trying to do God's will.
There Is as much Joy In heaven over
U.e conversion of a sinner In the
church as there la over one in the i
slams.
Thrilling; Indeed.
Among a aeries of "Thrilling Mo
ments," published by tbe Outlook, is
tbe story of a "narrow chance" iu tha
Irish Channel, at 10 o'clock of a very
foggy night. The whistle of the Hoop
er, a freight and cattle ship, was Mow
ing every ten secouds. when suddenly
away on to starboard came a thin.
squeaky whistle iu return. Then it
sounded again, and this time it was
louder.
The captain sprang to tbe engine
room telegraph, and iu a nionieut tho
thud of tbe engine censed. Every
sailor on board stood still. So did the
oxen and sheep. So did everything;
and we blew again. We went on
sounding, whistling, Iisteniug, giving
opinions.
Fifty seconds had passed, anil we
were about to blow on for the four
thousandth time, when away off.
abreast on the port aide, came another
high squeak. The time, the direc
tion, the kind of whistle were noted.
and we kept on.
A minute passed, and we whistled.
Another, anil we blew agiiin. A third.
and then but at tbe fourth a loud,
long blast blew off abreast of us. so
near that It seemed as If we must see
something. A moment later, high
above us, appeared three ghostly
masts, nearly in a line.
Captain Murreil sprang to the tele
graph, and almost instautliy I could
feel a quiver run through tbe ship,
telling that the engines were being re
versed at full speed.
Half a dozen sharp commands were
given, calling all bonds, except the
watch to clear away the boats. Then
l long bull loomed up out of the fog.
She'll strike us right amidships,"
said Mr. Costello, the mate, close at
my ear.
'Port yenr helm I" the captain cried
out to ber. "Ton go full i peed abend.
We're full speed astern."
Not a sennd In reply.
"Ne, shell catch np right abaft the
cathead," whispered Mr. Costello.
I grasped tbe rail of tbe bridge with
both bands, from an inane Idea that
the shock might throw me down. Then
I distinctly remember laughing. I did
not tblnk at all. I simply gurgled, and
watched ber crawl upon us.
"We'll catch ber on the starboard
bow," murmured Mr. Costello. ns the
long craft pulled across our bows. "Xo,
right amidships. God help ber!"
All's clear by fiv-v-ve feet!" crime
voice out of tbe fog from for word.
Tbe chief officer turned to the cap
tain, who was wiping bis forehead.
"A close shave, sir!"
"It was the mercy of God. Costello:"
said the captain.
Instantly the crews of both vessels
began to shriek curses at each other,
and I turned, at tbe sound, to see the
captain's wife en her knees on tbo
bridge In tbe fog and rain, wltb her
handa stretched high above her head,
while the quartermaster, who bail
turned away from his wheel, stood fac
ing her with his bead bare.
Hnmorlng Him.
Eminent Specialist Yes, madam.
jour uusband is suffering from tempo
rary aberration, due to overwork.
Wife Tea, be insists tbat he Is a mill.
lonaire.
Eminent Specialist And wants tt
pay me 9100 for my ad rice. We'll have
to humor blm. you know. Standard.
Nat at noma.
Guest Ah, then you are a musician.
What laatrumrnt do you play ?
Musician The first fiddle.
His Wife (emahAticaUy) But only In
the orchcatra. Saphlrs Witzblatt.
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Less than a cent in fact and all Cocoa
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SAPOLIO?
THEN USE IT.
le4 re Ure Beat. r
An old lady wha had lost nearly all
sense of hearing, and was als bLnd,
once said to me: "I wish you wouid
write and tell people bow to talk to
tbe dear, for 1 can always hear vou.
It bi easy enough to speak slowly ar
ticulate distinctly and in a Hue wlta
tbe defective car, but not too near iU
It seems ta 'ue a general idea, but H
is a mistaken one, that tho louder tho
more easily it is heard by th3 deaf.
Slow, distinct articulation Is of far
more importance. If these simple,
natural facts were more g-neral-y
borne in mind, it would do much to
Alleviate the trials of tha deaf. TLo
:hautauquan.
i'i
SACRED CONFIDENCE.
NO WOMAN'S LETTER PUBLISHED
EXCEPT BY REQUEST.
airs. Pinkham's Tender Relations Wltb,
tho NunTerin? of Her Sem Women Wbe
Cannot Hide Their Happiness.
There is a class of women who, from
their own experience, sympathize with
their suffering- sisters, and in order
that such suffering-
may be lessened, no
bly put aside false
modesty and iu
liiartfclt gratitude ,
publish to
the world
what every
woman
should
know.
Mrs. W.
I,. Elliott,
Liseomb,
Iowa, is
one of
those
women,
and has
requested
us to pub
lish tho
facts in her
case, other- '
wise it would
not be done, as
all such evidence
is treated in saered confidence, unless
publication is requested by the writer.
She says to Mrs. Pinkham : " I
wish you would publish the circum
stances of my case, in order that other
women may be benefited by my expe
rience. " 1 doctored nearly ell the time for
two years. I sjent several hundrr 1
dollars without receiving much beneb :.
Last June 1 wrote to you and described
all my aches and pains. Such a long
list as there was: headache, back
ache, bearing-down pains, terribla
soreness, constipation, dizziness, feel
ing of extreme lassitude, irregularity
and nausea ; but you answered my
letter aud told me just what to do. I
followed your advh'e.
"After taking eight lottlos of the
Vegetable Compound aud three bot
tles of Ulood l'uritier, J am glad to
v. rite you that I have not enjoyed such
good health for years, aud I am able
to do uli iuv own work. I can surely
sound the praises of Lydia. K. Pink
liain's Vegetable Compound, and a
number of my friends are taking it
upon my recommendation.- Mas. W.
L.. Elliott, Liseomb. Iowa.
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FILLS
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IVrfit'r ti-.atplHsa tlii?nnilv roil 1 nnrsTt'.
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Sick Headache
Female Complaints
Biliousness.
Indigestion
Dyspepsia
Constipation
Al! Disorders of the Liver
Obsrrve the following synaj om), result. a?
from rtieae of the digestive urRuut; (Joi.sttpit,
lion, inwar-l pile, itilintrss of bUnnl in the bend,
taei-iiiv of the Ptoraach. mniscn, ben rt burn, dis
ttit of food, tuliues of weivtit ot the ttomah'
sour eiurtnti'.ua. finkine -r flitltrlng of ih
In H't. cliokinir r suftoc-iting s-Duitioiu when In
li lying t-oMiiiv. Oinmt'i' f isiou dotsor web
1 cinre the Meht. lvver ni dull tula in the bead,
ritfkWmy of per-'piiution, yellowness of the skin
ami evci, pHtn 1i the -itie, chest, lim t, aad sud
den ft u I ics of iie it, bu miner in the flesh.
A fewi.o.-cof KAIAVAVS PIl.l.SwHI free the
ty-tem -t alt of the above named disorder.
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