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TENDERNESS
Kot roto every heart is God's good gift
Of simple tenderness allowed; w IB
(With love in many fashions when we lift
First to our life's waters, bitter-eweet.
Lore comes upon as with resistless power
Of corbless passion, and with head
er rone will:
It plays around like April's breese and
shower.
Or calmly flows, rapid stream, and
stiU
It comes with ths blessedness onto ths
heart
That welcome It aright, r bitter
fate!
It wrings the bosom with so fierce a
mart
That love, we err. is croeler than bate.
And then, ah me! When lore has ceased
to bless.
Our broken hearts cry oat for tenderness
We long for tenderness Use that which
hung
About us. lying on oar mother's breast;
A selfish fueling, that no pen or tongue
Can praise aright, since silence sings
its best;
A lore, as far removed from passion's
hest
As from the chilliness ef Its dying Are;
A love to lean on when the failing feet
Begin to totter, and the eyes to tire.
In youth's bright heydey hottest love we
seek.
The reddest rose we grasp but when It
dies.
God grant that later blossom, violets
nicek.
May spring for us beneath life's antnmn
skips;
God grant some loving on be near to
bless
Oar weary way with simple tenderness!
can r rancisco Argonaut.
A "SAFE" AFFAIR.
Philip Marsden, senior partner of
Marsden & Rylotty, bankers, at aloue
one evening In bis counting bouse. The
season bad been a very prosperous one,
for much money bad changed bands
through the unsettled state of the pub
lic mind, occasioned by bank failures
and the explosions of public companies.
but Marsden & Rylotty' bank bad
Stood nmshriken, for it was conducted
upon a sound financial basis, with a
large capital, and bad become quite an
old-established Institution.
In consequence of the aforesaid fail
ures, the receipts at Marsden's bad ex
panded enormously, and Mr. Philip,
whose heart and soul were in the life
long work which bis great grandfather
founded, frequently drove across and
stayed behind for an hour or so of late
to glance through the transactions of
the dny carefully and quietly. It was
perhaps a little Indiscreet so far as his
health was concerned, for Philip was
traveling toward the "sundown" of
life, having passed bis three score years
and ten. Ills medical adviser had fre
quently enjoined him to avoid mental
or physical exertion, but when the
banker laughed and pooh-poohed tbe
Idea tbe doctor, with a merry twinkle
In bis eye, prophesied that Uarsden
would assuredly die in the harness.
The latter almost believed it, too,
while admitting that bis Intellect was
not so keen, his judgment and discrimi
nating faculties not quite so clear, nor
his strength what It was some forty
years back. He bad been a master
financier in bis early days at the bank,
conjuring with monetary problems as
boys do with marbles, and giving the
strictest attention to the work and to
the secure custody of the documents
and cash within Its walls. Some very
ingenious devices In tbe construction of
the building and Its rooms were attrib
utable to his foresight, artifice and care.
Marndcn was a dear old gentleman,
genial, happy, and exceedingly kind to
tbe staff in his employ, who, in return,
performed their duties to the very let
ter, knowing the esteem In which their
services 'were held and substantially
recognized.
The moments wore on, and Mr. Mars
den with a yawn, rose from his seat,
and was Just about to depart when a
knock at the side door of the office de
manded his attention. Upon opening
the door a police sergeant and two stal
wart officers in plain clothes confront
ed him.
"You ore Mr. Marsden, I believe, sir,
the bead of the bank?" Inquired tbe
Sergeant In en anxious undertone.
"That is so. I am Mr. Marsden."
"I have some most important evi
dence to communicate, If you will grant
ns a few minuter In private, sir."
"Indeed! Certainly. Step Inside.
And these two gentlemen, who might
they be?" asked the banker, turning
on his heel.
"Two detective officers engaged upon
their duty' replied the sergeant, and
the trio W'fe quickly ushered Into ths
private sanctum of the banker.
"I am rtnying rather later than usual
to-night; it is fortunate I had Dot gone."
"Very fortunate, for our visit con
cerns you most seriously."
"Iudeed!" said Mr. Philip, opening his
eyes widely and popping his gold-rimmed
spectacles up on his forehead.
"Yes, sir, from information which has
come Into our possession, and which I
must a.sk you in the Interests of public
justice not to divulge, but to afford us
what assistance you can, I have to in
form you that a daring robbery is con
templated upon your bank to-night."
"Never!" said Mr. Marsden, starting
aghast. "Why, these premises are
proof against anything."
"Yon may think so. but vnn Sss'i
kuow these men. To g3 Into the mat
ter, sir. It cnnie about In this way: We
were on the scent of a notorious little
gang of three expert bank robbers and
safe-breakers a short time since, and
thorough smart fellows, too. But, un
fortunately, we only succeeded In ruu
nlug one to earth tbe others eluded
us. The prisoner was convicted and
sentenced to ten years' penal servitude;
but, like similar cases we have known,
it subsequently came to his knowledge
that M eonfederntes had since his In
carceration not acted up to their prom
ise in making provision for bis aged
mother out of their ill-gctten gains, so
be. In a spirit of revenge, peacbed upon
them, nnJ famished us with full In
formation concerning their where
abouts and future Intentions. From
this pmiit these two other officers can
better explain than I."
"Ureal heavens! you astound me!"
said the nged banker, who became fur
ther Collated.
"Do not clnrra yourself, sir; they will
fail into tiieir own trap, rest assured,"
continued one of the detectives, taking
up the thread of the nArratlve. "Yes,
acting on tlx? statement made by the
prisoner, uiy coilor.gue aud I instituted j
careful .v.id, I n.Ulit say, cunning In
quiries, for t'.ie?c wily fellows are diffi
cult to track. We have been unable
to come upon the two individuals them
selves, but after indefatigable efforts
from a roundabout coarse a woman,
as usual, being at the bottom of It
we have learned that they intend fore
lag Marsden & Rylotty's bank to-night,
sad leaving by the boat express to
snorrow for the continent"
"The scoundrels!"
"But they will just be deceived, sir.
JT bit Kfca m plan, sad ask gt
to acquiesce In oar carrying It out."
"Most certainly whatever yon think
best. What do you suggest T"
"Well, w want to catch then) red
ttanded. aa It were, and ask your per
mission to secrets oarselvss upon tbe
premise for tbe night, so as to folly be
prepared and waiting for oar sws."
"Ten, yea. I presum you nave a
written authority?"
"Certainly, sir."
And tbe plainclothes gentlemen drew
from tbelr breast pockets the author
ised official document bearing tbe n
ef the chief of the department; which
was quite satisfactory.
"After consulting with our superi
ors," continued tbe officer, "we think
that tb plan we have suggested, with
yonr permission, tb most likely to In
sure success. We abonld like yon to
furnish us with yonr private address,
so as to communicate with yon during
the night, should yonr servant b re
quired."
"Yea, of course The Hollies, 15 Wln-
stanton crescent
"Well known, sir. That will be auffl-
eient, thank yon."
And the officer Jotted It down ssJek
ly In hla poeketbook.
After pointing out a ponderous iron
safe which be hoped the villain would
not turn their attention to, Philip Mars
den bade them good evening, requesting
them to let him know tbe instant b
was wanted.
He departed in a feverish tat of
anxiety, wondering, naturally, what
tbe night would bring forth.
Now, directly tbe old gentleman had
left the real character of the pseudo
police officers was apparent It was
quite true that a notorious "little" gang
of bank robbers contemplated an attack
on tbe bank that night, and those
scoundrels were actually non others
than- themselves! Their warrant were
forgeries, and tbe sergeant's uniform
tbe perfection of imitation to tbe last
button. No time was to be lost From
tbe coattall pockets of the sergeant
came some of the finest tempered steel
drills and other Implement for forcing
and boring Iron safes that ever graced
the person of tbe most experienced crib
cracker. Deftly manufactured skele
ton keys for picking tbe beat and most
complicated locks were brought forth;
in short, everything needed for a thor
ough, daring and successful burglary.
'We've got a long night's work, Char
lie, I'm afraid," said one. "Ifs now 9
o'clock, and If we get through this safe
under ten hours we're lucky. We must
set to work with a will."
Accordingly the "sergeant" speedily
turned his sttention to the back prem
ises with a view to a hurried escape
should they be disturbed, while the two
others directed theirs to the huge Iron
safe spoken of by tbe banker. Drills
were quickly applied behind tbe binges
of the door, and boring began In real
earnest, for these "gentlemen" burglars
knew pretty well everything worth
knowing as to tbe construction of most
safes In use.
Progress was very alow at first, but
tbe men never ceased. Drill, drill, drill,
on went tbe work almost In silence.
Now and then Just a short spell for a
"breather." Midnight arrived, and a
little better progress, for they labored
harder than ever. One, 2, S o'clock,
and now the huge Iron door began to
yield and crack a little.
"rough work, Jim. But lfu pay us
in tbe eud, old fellow. Keep It up. W
must finish It by 6 o'clock, for perhaps
some blessed office cleaner may be here,
or people be moving outside."
Four o clock, aud a good aperture
was made. Five o'clock, and they were
perspiring like blacksmiths at a forge
In July, and they worked like demons
with tbelr drills and levers. Presently,
with a united and terrific effort, the
outer door was loosened from its sock
ets. "(rood!" muttered one, as they grad
ually, yet laboriously, lowered the
mighty piece of metal to tbe ground.
"The Inner compartment la very short
work, chummle."
And so It proved, for with tbe utmost
dexterity one pried the lock as tbe oth
er, with a thin chisel as hard as ada
mant, started forcing the door.
"One more wrencb, Jim, and then for
the spoil!" And be rubbed his handr
with glee.
Clangl And open flew tbe door. But
what?
Foiled! Frustrated! Baffled! The
safe was empty!
Tbe scoundrels, who had Instantly
dived tbelr hands Into tbe Interior,
shrank bsck aghast, swearing and
pouring curses upon the old banker's
bead.
"Bab! tbe old blackguardl He has
done us, Jlm And who'd have dream
ed It?"
"There's no time to lose," blurted bis
confederate, smashing anything bs
could lay bis hands on. In sheer wan
tonness. "It's striking 8 o'clock, and
work people are about"
Tools were hurriedly collected and
pocketed again, and the "sergeant,"
with a disappointed growl, suggested
that they should go out by the door they
came In by, as nobody was stirring
much, and the back way meant scaling
walls and roofs. This they did, but
Immediately on emerging Into the street
they were met by Mr. Marsden In com
pany with three constables. The old
banker had experienced a sleepless
nlgbt and risen early, calling at the po
lice station. Innocently enough, on his
way to ascertain the news, if any, and
he was there astonished to learn that
they believed It to be a bogus affair, as
they knew nothing of it.
There was a desperate effort on tbe
part of the burglars to escape, but one
or two passing workmen at tbe cry of
"Help!" rendeted assistance and the
"police officers" were strongly secured.
Philip Marsden, on stepping into tbe
bank, although greatly unnerved and
agitated at the state of affairs, could
scarcely suppress his laughter on find
ing that bis "decoy," as be called it, had
given so much trouble, and thoroughly
done tbem, although he was quite ig
norant of the plot he had unintention
ally laid for tbem.
The "decoy," an old. Insecure safe,
which wss always purposely kept emp
ty, was one of Mr. Marsden's Ingenious
ideas for throwing burglars off the
scent, being fixed in a prominent po
sition to attract notice, while other
safes containing the valuables were far
away from tbe rooms In ordinary use.
The pseudo-detective officers are in
safe custody now. They have tbelr
regular "drills," and instead of picking
locks, pick oakum. Liverpool Mercury,
The Baby' Picture.
"I am tired to death," declared Mrs.
Matronly as she reached home from
down town tbe other evening.
"What's the matter?" asked her boa
band. "Been having baby' picture taken.
They have a way of taking them in
stantaneously now, yon know."
'How long were you at ItT
"Three hours and a half," Detroit
Tree Pre.
fdfe LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
BamMUmm tkmt Will later tk Jw
vrail H r of Every HaM
-Ouist Acts) aad Betgdst ajrla
mt Mmmr Cat aad Caaala
Tk Kill of Laplaaa.
I know a tiny monarch who ha take hi
command
Within a quiet region, whr a faithful
little band
0f people do his blddin or yield hba
homage true.
And watch his faintest gesture, as eld
vassals used to do.
His territory's bordered by two encircling
arms.
Aad keeping In their shelter, he Is safe
from all alarms;
Ebis lead Is sometimes "rocky" if hs foal
inclined for Jest.
Or lie at peace, a quiet plain, when be
weold stay at rest.
On moan tain rises northward, aad I
kaown as Mother Brow,
While st aad west ar twin-eray lakes.
ralUrtlaa I avow.
tta prettiest bit of ifatnr that a human
heart can oee
(Whene'er the little monarch I alert far
Jubilee.
Bat when he's feeling weary from the
riding oat In state.
Ar bowing to his subject and serfs im
portunate.
Retiring to the castle, his regal head, ear
King
fays down In princely grandeur, while
loving minstrels sing.
If yen woald find his royal seat, you need
not sail the sea. -
"tor strange enough his throne is set In
this home of the free.
Inst find the nearest nursery, and bow to
the command
Of the loving little monarch, who is King
of all Lapland.
-Ladles' Home Journal.
The Trae taat Waat Wltlf.
When the tree was small no doubt It
had the best Intentions of becoming a
tall, straight and beautiful tree. But
when It had grown large eaough to
and out a branch this branch went
wrong perhaps some boy stepped on
It and Instead of growing ont and up
like other branches it started off down
ward. The next branch above saw this.
aad was no doubt sorry about It So it
bsnt over and persuaded the lower
branch to grow up as a good branch
should. So the lower branch turned
aad went straight np to Its friend,
seized firm hold of it, even growing
into it and the two wont up together.
"Soa will see how this was done from
the picture, which was taken from a
photograph of a tree in Hamilton, Mo.
Did any of you ever hear of a tree that
played a stranger prank?
The afother Blackbird an Hnater.
One of our girls who read last week
about tbe white blackbird writes and
tolls us a quaint but pretty little story,
which shows bow an old mother black
bird regarded her chicks.
Ton will be Interested in reading It:
"Once upon a time a kindly old man
started out In the morning to go bunt
ing. He wo passing through a thickly
wooded forest and fancied he heard a
mother blackbird calling to him:
'Oh, kind sir, do not shoot my chil
dren.' "The hunter replied: 'Tell me how I
may know your children and I will
promise not to harm them.'
" 'Oh,' she replied, yon can easily tell
mine, for they are all white.'
"The hunter departed, saying that h
woald not shoot tbem. Night came on
and the same old man wended his way
homeward through the woods. But
this tims be found the mother bird
moaning and In great distress. On in
quiring the cause of her grief she ex
claimed: " 'Ton nave killed my chlldr.'
"H aald that was impossible, as he
shot only young blackbirds, and yours,
you ssy, were white.'
"Still sobbing, she aald:
" "They have been black to you, but
they ar all whits to me.' "Chicago
Record.
Good Oaaac.
It 1 not always easy to think of good
game and other entertainments for the
lawn and park partloa which are o
popular at this time of year. It is quite
necessary, as every girl hostess knows,
that the fun should begin tbe moment
the guests appear, so they will never
know that there baa been any Ice to
break. A good way to do this is to
tart the boys and girts first to arrive
on a few of the old, but always amus
ing, tongue-twisters. Just ask tbem to
ear "mixed biscuits" a few times, and
then try "gig whip." In a moment
they'll all be laughing and ready to at
tack the very next guest who arrives,
and tangle him up. If any one ventures
to say that theae are not really "tongue
twisters" auggeat In yonr calmest voice:
"Six thick thistle sticks."
By the side of this old Peter Piper
and his peck of pickled peppers fades
Into Insignificance.
If you happen to have a kodak, and
the sunlight Is bright this Is your
ihance. Bring- it out quite suddenly
ind take pictures of all the guests pres
ent while their faces are acrewed np
In the effort to master "thistle sticks."
lou will get some very funny results,
ind when the photographs ar finished
ihey will make a moot amusing ouvnl
af tb occasion.
Having graduated from "thistle
ticks," try soms of the following twist
ers :
"Can a tinker tin a tea kettle, tickle
a talker or tackle a klteT"
"Stop at the shop at the top of 8tate
street"
"There was an old woman and a&e
s-as a thistle sifter. She bad a sieve of
lifted thistles aad a sieve of unsifted
thistle, aad ah was a thistle eif ter."
"She stood at the door welcoming
aim in."
Another interesting diversion is the
rye-hole gam. Suspend a sheet be
tween two trees or In front of the lawn
teat and cot a hole In It just the else of
an ordinary eye Than let part of the
eonfpany go behmd the test and part
remain outside On by ana those 'n
tlde step tip and place a y dose to
the hoi, and tboaa on tbe other aide try
b arnajl t) nan at tW pg-Qft, This
THS TRKG THAT WIST WROHQ.
ImnSmf
Ddl
Or sliver dol.
dollars
bus will
well lavoat
at ihMssssoalf t bey go to boy few bottles
or Hood's SMsapsruia for loll aWSJoto.
Tb body aiut b fort Med against tb dancers
of disraas germs wWa lurk la tb otr and rlss
from di-osylng veaetsttoa. Tat aaisaw m
Rich Red Blood
And tb tnw way to get pur blood to tab
tb On True Blood PurtBar, Hood's Baiaspa-
till This SMdidn M aasd by tbousuila, nut
only to obi dlnasss caused by impure blood,
but to keep tb Mood pur and healthy.
"I bar bsea taking Hood's BanapsrUla for
laipure blood, and It has eured ate of a bad
blood disorder. I hav also ossd Hood's Fills
and I and both then nedlelna to b exactly
as represented." Qmo. W. Ambhosk, CM
bertoa St, Autos, New Jersey.
IHIoodli
s
Sarsaparilla
Is the bast tb On Tree Blood Farlfl
Hood's Pills "Ter Ul t jo
IVWU 9 fills uke, easy lo operate. 5e.
ia mnch harder than It would seem, for,
although the guessing party may press
ap close to the sheet and examine the
eye very carefully. It often happens
that no guess Is correct There Is a
great deal of fun In this game. It may
be played Just before lunch ia served,
with tbe girls behind the sheet aad the
boys in front. The boy who first guesses
the name of the owner of tbe flrat eye
presented has the pleasure of tbe com
pany of that young lady to lunch, and
so on until all the eyes are guessed.
Fact Reoorded la Wool.
"The sheep from which that wool
was cut" said a wool commission man
on Michigan street "didn't have
enough to eat during February and
March. How can I tell? Why, there
is a weak spot In tbe wool which was
made during those months. Anything
which affects the growth of the sheep,
whether prolonged dry weather In the
summer or disease or want of food ia
the winter, will show In tbe wool Just
as accurately as tbe beat or cold la
shown In a thermometer."
"The wool business," he continued.
'is like every other; it la full of little
details that are surprising to an out
sider. Tou ask any wool dealer who
has ever handled New England wool
and he will tell you tbe clippings of
sheep from the same breed on oppo
site sides of tbe Connecticut River, one
In New Hampshire and the other In
Vermont differ from each other. On
one side of the river is a granite soil
and on the other a limestone soli, and
tbe difference In grass grown on theae
two soils makes a difference In the
wool. Now, the rich black prairies of
Illinois mske a wool from the same
family of sheep which is quite a little
coarser than the wool of the sheep
grown on the finer grass of Ohio and
Pennsylvania. The fiber of the Illinois
wool Is not so clear, dense or strong a
that produced In Ohio." Free Press.
A Wonderroi Material.
The peat, or turf, taken from ths
Irish bogs, Is used aa fuel In the man
ufacture of cloth, and when subjected
to great pressure become as hard as
ebony and may be used for a variety
of mechanical purposes. After being
washed, dried and teased It presents
the appearance of an exceedingly
coarse brown fabric. After further
carding It changes to a delicate,
creamy, chocolate-colored fiber, which
can be spun into yarn or woven into
woolen goods. It can be bleached to a
snowy whiteness and dyed any color.
It can be produced for one-third the
coat of shoddy, and In the finer mokes
ths appearance Is equal to tweed. Sev
eral members of the royal family. In
cluding the Duchess of Tork, have pur
chased dresses of It It Is also an anti
septic and possesses absorbent qualities
so great that It will soak up nine time
its own weight of moisture. The value
of peat fiber as a non-conductor of beat
baa been long known In this country,
where It is used In tbe lining of re
frigerators and cold-storage rooms, and
also aa a covering for steam pipe.
From Hi Btaadpolas.
'Have you come to see about why the
garbage wasn't collected T asked the
housewife.
"No. I ain't," replied tbe contractor's
agent indignantly. "I've come to find
out what business you people have to
make a complaint over a little thing
like waltin' a week or two for tbe man
to come around. That a what I'm her
for." Washington Star.
LINCOLN AS A LAWYER.
'Win Bight, He'll Baat Torn Wfcea
Wroag, loa Moat B Cutnd,
'NAbraham Lincoln," said Senator
Toorbeee recently, "waa known to me
long before he ever came to the White
House, or I dreamed of Congress. I
remember him when I waa a young man
as a tall, angular figure, with a ehaggy
hock of dark hair, who used to ride
the circuit as a lawyer, and whose
business occasionally brought him as
fsr as my bailiwick In Indiana. Bven
In an early day Lincoln had considera
ble fame aa a successful trial lawyer.
He told stories as effectively then as
be did In after years, when, aa a Presi
dent bis stories were bound to be a euo
cea. He was a singularly good talker
to juries, and bad that convincing gift
which few men possess of talking with
his audience rather than to it Most
speakers talk to' an audience. Lin
coln talked 'with' his, and that with bla
homely rhetoric, through which ran an
eternal current of sentment, waa the
real secret of his victories.
"Few lawyers cared to meet Lincoln
on even terms. Even when ha bad a
weak case he was dangerous. Douglas
once said of him: "When Lincoln Is
right you can't beat him, when bo la
wrong yon must be d d careful or he'll
beat you. This makes a trong man of
Lincoln.' Douglaa waa right, and the
history of his later collision with Lin
coln on the stnmp, and final great con
tost with him at the ballot box, might
go a long ways coward proving It
"Lincoln was a man of tremendous
physical strength. He had long, gorilla
like arms, and waa aa powerful as an
ogre. In his younger days ha bad great
fame as a wrestler. It was the com
mon practice of lawyers In that day to
pat la the noon hear la WieatHng. leap
ing aad running. Tha member of tbe
bar were as wU known for tbelr wrest
ling aa for thetr strength before lodge
and Jury. Lincoln waa unquestionably
the champion wieatlsr of bla time and
drenlL Ma eae ever anccdd la get
ting him oa hla back. With Lincoln's
strength aad facility for physical ax
U abonld b ao woBdaf t&At hs
a
A RUSH TO GUIANA.
A CaUforaUa's Letter Draw Crowd
to tb Oeld-Plalda
Owing to the unsettled stats ef affair
la Venesuels. I departed for British
Qnlana, where life and property were
secure. On arriving at Georgetown, tne
beautiful capital of the colony, with
about alxty thousand inhabitants, i
found a hundred Calif ornlo minora
stranded and full of Indignation. They
bad been lured to Guiana by a letter
which bad found wide circulation la
tbe newspapers of the Pacific coast A
man who had served aa cook in a Cali
fornia mining camp bad gone to Guiana
and had found a good position aa man
ager of a placer-mine on the Barima
Klver. Elated by hla good fortune, he
wrote a glowing account of bla pros
pect to his wife In California. She
showed tbe letter to tbe editor of tbe
local paper, who published It aa an
Item of Important mining aewa.
Thla letter within a abort time bad
the effect of starting groups of mm
from tb coast mining fields, eom of
them avea from British Columbia. It
wsa a tlms of depreaaloa la the mining
industries ef tbe Pacific eeaat, and a
great many mloar wre oat of employ
ment Though tbe writer of the letter
bad no Intention of attracting others
to hla El Dorado, ths CaUfrmiaas, who
bad aasumed that It would bo aa eaay
to prospect for gold In Guiana s In
California, regarded blm aa the author
of their misadventure, and Indulged
freely In threats of vengeance. No
harm came to him, however, because It
Is not a light matter to violate the laws
in British Guiana. Aa these stranded
miners had no money, they were unable
to prospect, which requires a more or
less expensive outfit; and they could not
find employment In the diggings for the
reason that white men are not eui
ployed on the placers, except as man
agers; aad In fact nearly all tbe man
agers, like the laborers, are colored
men.
The Oallfomlans had great difficulty
In getting away; some of them reached
home aa stowaways; a very few ob
tained situations. One of them was
engaged for six month ss manager of
a placer-mine on the Potaro Blver,
owned by a syndicate of colored men.
which produced from three hundred to
four hundred ounces of gold a month.
He fell 111 Just aa his time waa up.
When he recovered be Invested bis sav
ings in an outfit, and started up th
Cuyunl River, but found nothing. An
other man secured a eltuatlon partly
through tbe fact of bla being a free
maon. Century.
ALMOST A MIRACLE
THE aaSTOKATIOir TO KK1LTH OF A
rjtoMiNatrr mam.
Wra Oat by Kapoaar aad Brafcaa Daws
la Maaltb Waa la Misery (ar
Moalbs -Ia Ka
wr tai
Story.
from Vis JVrwr, ClarkiUmrg, W. Fa,
In the iatsraat of sobmbo humanity, your
reporter has tb honor to sand you an inter
est tax and profitable Interview had with one
of Hurrljou Oottaty aaott highly stsmi
eitdseas, eeaeernlag hi narrow aad alrasul
oos aseaps fross death. Tb person referral
to is Mr. Fiord K. Baroett, otJarrisvills,
Wast Virginia, who Is well known through
out Harrison County ami other sections f
the Btata
Mr. Banett's narrative la aS toilows: "1
11 vs at Jarvisvil!, Vast Vinriaia, was bora
and raiaad tbere, and an thlrty-aln years
of ag- 1 am a Tanner by occupation, and
the expseore aaJ hartlabips Incident to this
life anally overcame a atroaa; constitution,
aad 1 tba month of Hay, Isfct, I waa seised
with what tba BMdloal fraternity Broaouaoed
sciatic rhaamatsM.
Tne disease waa ant felt la tk hla aad
soon became soversly painful, within
short tine tb whole lower aatrassHy was
a ft oct ed and beaaiae terribly awoliea, aad at
times the pala wbiek was almost anbsenMe
extended np Into th I sbeuldar. I eonaaKed
the best physioLta aad spaolaUats ia th
oouatry, some at whom treated as eme
tlma, but to ao saeeassfal parpe . 1 ased
vuloas patent BMdtataas aad HalsiaaM of
wide rreamsneedatiea, bat aoae et tbem
gave reilaf. I worried alaag this way for
seoM stoat ha, betas: naebl to work aad at
Uomb enable to mow. I tinsi lestleas at
BiteM aad can Id not sleep. Tb diasaas
seemed to a Beet my heart aad It was artariy
Imsgssssls to U oa my left aid oa eoeeaat
the siii la nil el the pala at th heart.
"My nasHlsa asemiit s hnpslsss oa aad
I was mask awMuuragad, wbea by ohaae I
baaaaaad s saad aa aoooaat la tba Wbssl
lag JaasMaaaaf af the waadesfal eat of a
peesoa Hail Ilk mveaM, that Dr. WW
iaW Plat Frits had eCvote. TWswassom
Urns la tea meoth of Deeamher. I Immedi
ately praams a bax aad bagaa te as them.
Aoaaage ssmsnaarsd at eaas.
"I eHasd to take th Bills aarJi I felt
atlraly ease. To-day I am a wall aad
aoaad maa. Tbe Bin Bet calf eared my
rheamatsMB, bat dvev that treahl
pala bom my heart mm wtl. er mass than
a year aow I hav not bean troabiit la th
slightest with etther malady, at say ether
far that matter. I am a Mreag maa aad
perform as moon manual lab sa aay far
Mr. Baraett ia a maa highly reapeoted tor
veracity. Bla atatemeats are corroborated
by hm Baighbee aad ale taaovary m ascribed
to these of Dr. WUiiama' Film. As he talked
to your resetter, ba snowed very alga of
being maa la xsUeat health aedealy to
glad to toil tb simple story ef how his lit
was saved by tb as of tb pills.
Dr. wtltaams' Fink Film eeatsta. ta a eoa
deased term, all th elemea t aisaasary to
give new Ufa aad riebnass to tb Mood sad
rant ore saarmra aarvm, xaey arena a
faiHBg apseiae for sash dbnaam a leaemotor
ataxia, partial paralysis, St Tubs' daaee,
aoiattca, aaaralgm, rbeamatism, aervoas
hiadaeh, the after effect of la gtlnsa, palpi
tation of th beast, pal and sallow ton-
piextoas, all forma of waa la am either in
mate or female. Piak Film are aald by all
dealers, or will be seat pest paid oa receipt
of pit, S6 emus a baa. or six boxes for
aio, by addreasag Dr. Williams' Medietas
Oompaay, Scheaeotady, N.
A Frofltabla Baraala..
Mr. Wood, slater, of Laurencekirk,
purchased at a sale a bundle of five
books, one of which wsa described by
the auctioneer as Barns' Poems. The
nm paid for the lot waa about live
centa. The volumes were stored away
until lately, when Mr. Wood noticed
that a high price had been paid for a
copy of the Kilmarnock edition of
Burns, and remembering that hla copy
waa printed at Kilmarnock, he brought
It under the notice of Mr, Orelg, bank
er, Laurencekirk, who pronounced the
book one of the original Kilmarnock
editions, aad farther, that an Inscrip
tion waa probably in tbe bard's own
handwriting. The volume waa sent to
Bonthby's, where a great sale of books
had just been concluded, when, for hla
2d. worth, Mr. Wood has obtained 9S50.
ftothtaa t Tbent.
First Moth For beaven'a sake, let's
get back to the dry where I can get a
decent maaL
Second Moth What's the matter?
First Moth I haven't struck anything
but bathing suits since I came here
New Tork World.
Worked Both Motion.
Bquljdlg My wife called me sp by
telephone this morning.
McSwllllgen What for?
Squlldlg To oaD n down. Ex
change. Osttlns;
rafbr H aaya tta lovea two, ba,
can ba support 70a ta tba style you
have baa accustomed tor
rnghtsr Bvn better, father, dawn,
If yon will jnat furnish tbe money; that
la aU that
fflu Tmftatlaai of Wood
A patent baa been taken out for a
singular butlngenlous process for mak
ing glass veneer. '.Tbe invention re
lates primarily to the production of
ornamental glass, which may bo either
mi-transparent or opaque, and Is
ma.de to represent highly polished
wood of any description. When need
for veneering, It is particularly adapted
for vestibule and other doors, the ex
terior of the glass having the appear
ance of polished wood, while In the In
terior af the house It shows semi
transparent The proceee by which
this material is produced Is to cloud
a ht of ground or plain glas on on
:1e with a liquid dye of tbe proper
color to represent any dird wood.
The , dyo Is applied by mean of a
aponge. which Is so manipulated aa to
bring out tfaa semblance of tbe green
of the wood upon the acrfaco of the
glass. A badger brush Is nsed to soften
tbe shading. Tbe glass is then covered
with photographers' varnlab. This
leaves the grain dear and fast, with
out tb necessity of using any gelatin
ous substance, which would render It
liable to arack and spoil the affect. To
complete tb operation, the glass ia
allghtry heated, and the various shade
required for the particular wood to be
Imitated ar caused to flow over It by
maaaa of a syringe. The merging of
the shading Into each other Is prevent
ed by the beating of the glas. Tba
whole la made semi-transparent by the
application of another coat of photog
raphers' varnish, which preserves and
protects the dyes. The exterior sur
face then presents the appearance of
a finely polished, solid wood finiah.
Me Her Match.
"Clara, you know that young; man
that I aald I was going to twlat around
my finger?"
"Tea, Maud. Did yon do Itr
"I tried."
"Well, did you succeed V
"I suited out aU right, but finally
found myself folded up la his arms."
Exchange.
Haw' TbisT
We offer One Hundred Ootlors Reward for
any ease of Catarrh that cannot eared by
Hail's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Ca mtsv A Co.. Props-. Toledo, O.
We. th undersigned, have known s'.J.Che-
aey lortaeiastisyeara.ana oeimve niui
feetly honorable In all bnalneoa tranmetioae
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion made by tneir firm.
Wat m Taoax, Wholeaale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Wacoiao, Kinaaw A Maavuc, Wholesale
Dru-igiaU, Toledo, Ohio.
Hnil'a Catmrrh Cnre in taken Internal It. sat.
lng directly upon the blood aad mucous eur
raeesor inetyatem. ma, iac per ooiue. djib
by all DrasK'sta. Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Plim or th bask
The Czarina of Bussia, it is said, is
anexnart swimmer, and recently had
a great swimming tank erected in the
Winter ralace.
Merit tVlaaand that Is why Hood's Bar apa-
ril.a holds the abiding confidence of the public
Hood'i Sanaparilla m known by the cures It baa
made. It is tne One True Blood Purifier.
f aod's Pills cure liter ills, ccnttlpailon.
Jaundice, sick headache, biliousness. 25c.
In Alpraeh, Bwitzerland, is a timber
slide said to be the biggest in tbe world.
At any rate, it is eight miles long,
nd is helping to denude old Mount
Pilatus of trees.
Core Guaranteed by iR. J. B. MAYFR, 101 J
Arrh St., mill Kane at once: no opera
tion or delay Irom bntinead. ConbUltauon free.
nUorserneuu ol parau-ian, Udiei and promi
nent citizen, baud lor circular. Olic huuii i
A M to at. M.
Oenrfp fruikahanlc was constantly
o
making portraits of himself. A com
Dleta series of these r.ictures from the
time the caricaturist was twelve years
old ia about to be published in Lon
don. 1 am entirety cured of hemorrhage of lunm by
Piso's Cure tor Consumption Louisa LiNDa
atAM, Bethany, Mo., Jan. 8. 'iH.
It is said that Rev. Samuel D. Mer
rill, now of Rochester, N. Y., was tbe
first white child born in the te: ritory,
now state of Nebraska, when his father
was laboring sa a missionary among the
Indians.
FITBstonped free and permanently eared. X
fits after flrxt day's use of Da. Kuss's Gaaa
SfsavsBssTOMBK. inn t trial bottleand treat,
hie. aeaate Dr. mine, ftil Arch at, falls.. Pa,
Edinburgh, (-'Gotland, has lust re
ceived through its Lord Provost, an
offer of (500,000 toward building; a
town hall from an anonymous person.
In the last few years tbe city baa re
ceived $1, 900,000, in Rifts.
MSN and ladles' In email towns wishing to
earn 118 a week easily, write ua; we will ex
plain. Kxckihob chemical lo Kocheuar, N.
V. Lock Box 60S.
The famous collection of . drawings
and engravings by the old masters
formerly in the possession of Colonel
Maioolm, has been sold to the British
Museum for $125,000, though it is said
to ba worth about $200,000.
Mrs. WlniidWi eootnlng syrap Aw ehudrea
teething, eoflem ibe sum, reduces Inflamma
Ilea. alUri pain, cum wind eoUe. sooeuoiu.
There were 56.600 cases of cholers
in Japan last year, 40.000 of wbicb
were fatal.
Hearine the note of a redbird hisrh
in a tree, while on a picnic, a Louis
ville (ivy.) bud fancier determined to
capture the songster and climbed al
most to the branch where It wvl
perched, when be slipped and fell,
fracturing his sknil.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding' of tba
transient nature of the many phys
ical ilia which vanish, before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant effort
rightly directed. There ia comfort in
the knowledge that ao many forma 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 Fifrs, prompt
ly removes. That ia why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed ao highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acta. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial affects, to note when yon pur
chase, that yon have the genuine article,
which ia manufactured by the California
Fig" Syrap Co. only, and aold by all rep
utable druggists.
elf in the enjoyment of good health,
and tba system is regnlar, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may bs commended to the moat skillful
physicisms, but if ia need of a laxative,
then on abonld have th beat, and with
tba weU-mfonnedo'oi t where, Syrapof
Figs etaada big and ia most largely
1
nsaamaaaaaaemanawaab
A M? wash looks fflscosraginr.
Bat when yo bare the rlrfct oeapoa
to attack tb Rest stack of soiled
cJoUms who, tna aatu ia half woa
Sunlight
Soap
- b) ths weapon to we. It win atak
that bin man. took like pU of
driven snow. .
All the sheets sad btanksts as wsa
as taa daltcau fabric will baatved
by Saallgbt Soap, and than wont
bs any tearing or tipping, sesana
yo doat bare to rob.
Las Labor
Oraater Comfort
KS.V.T.
Changed.
' He nsed to be the meekest man
In all the human race
But since he bought a bicycle 1
He travels on bis face.
-Ufa.
Bb Wasn't BaabfaL " .
"I would kiss yon If I bad tba cheek
to do It," aald a bashful young man to
hla sweetheart.
"What's tbe matter with your lips 7"
jueried she. Detroit Free Press.
Intay Cbarlla,
Charlie I say, dear boy.
Chappie YaaaT
Charlie I wish some one would in
vent a cigarette for hot weather that
one could amoke without having to
light 1L Exchange.
Not tbe Hia-bt Answer.
Officer Private Schultx, after yon
have served three years faithfully,
what are you tbenT
Private Schultx (saluting) Three
years older. Texaa Slf tings.
Woree.
"I hav never yet heard Bunklna aay
a kind word about anybody," remarked
the gossipy citizen.
"Neither have I." was the response.
"He's worse for running people down
than a trolley ear." Washington Star.
Aa Affectionate Farewell.
Miss Newrltch (bidding her bosom
friend good-by at the dock) And would
n't It be grand If I should catch a lord
over there?
Miss Oldstock Yes, then you would
e a lady. New York World.
The Idiot.
"Woman," said the sentimental
boarder, "la a little lower than the an
gels." "She comes high," assented tbe cheer
ful Idiot. Indianapolis Journal.
A Reason for It,
Trlvvet Skidmore gave his seat In a
street car to a lady thla morning.
Dicer Oh, come now; don't Impose on
my credulity.
Trlvvet It's a fact. He told me af
terward that there was a hole in the
window back of him and be was afraid
of the draft Judge.
Sense of Humor.
"Ton needn't tell me that women
have no sense of humor," said Rlcketts
to Fosdlck,
"Well?"
"I overheard a stuttering man pro
pose once. He said: 'I 1-1-love y-y -you
d-d-d-devotedly, m-m-my d-d-dear B-B-Blanche.
W-w-wwlll y-y-you m-m-ni-marry
m-m-mer And after the deliv
ery of this declaration on the Install
ment plan the minx bad tbe audacity to
say: 'Oh, George, this Is so sudden.'
Town Topic.
Draw In a Card.
Dusty Rhodes I don't believe In giv
ing one's fortune to some badly venti
lated orphan asylum. I shall leavs
mine to those who attend my wake.
Wits William How can yon fix it?
Dusty Rhode I shall leave word to
give a fried oyster with every tear.
New Tork World.
Aanaslaa Detective Work.
HIJlaks Tbs Brooklyn police have,
Just struck a clew to a great murder
mystery.
Ixvecutt Good! I suppose they'll
promptly bring th murderer to Jus
tice? Hljlnks Hardly. He'a been dead
these twenty years. Town Topics.
A Good leasoa.
"PI spar a copper; I'm so hun
gry!" "Why don't yoo work?"
"Because that would make me still
mors hungry." Judy.
Almost Wiped Oat,
Florida native Ilka to make game of
inquisitive travelers. An English
cockney waa talking with a "cracker."
"Yes," said tbe FMrtdlan, "we had
an awful firs down in Swamp City last
week. Only seventeen houses left
standing."
"My goodness I How many wsrs tbere
before?"
"Eighteen." Youth's Companion.
Oot Off Baay.
"Howley waa badly hurt last ton
day." "How?"
"In soms way h dropped a Sunday
newspaper on hla foot and crushed it,"
Texaa Sifting.
Aa Asabltloaa Cat
Caller What haa become of 'the two
tailed kitten yon used to bars oa ex
hibition hers?
Manager It worked itself to death
trying to catch both Its tails atonc
Truth.
A Ha Inferred.
First Tourist (grandly) While in Eu
rope last summer I went ttsrough
Wales.
Second Tourist (from Chicago) Cow
much did hla prlnceleta hav In . hla
clothes T Truth.
Worth It, -Bingo
(sternly) Bobble, Mrs. Sllm
son, next door, says yon tied a cannon
cracker to her dog's tall this morning
and bs hasn't been seen elnce. Now,
sir, I'd like to know what yon gained
by such conduct?
Bobble X gained a dollar bill from
her husband. Life,
"ijfmj are yon putting such big words
In that challenge?" asked the eminent
pugilist of bis prlvsjt secretary. "They
ar Jaw-breakers, slrf Zhe explana
tion was quit sattstactorjf. Puck.
'ester 7erk ttixdy Tfcm Ucrk Hard." Great Efforts
trt lsscussry la Rjate Chaniag If yea Us
APOLIO
n. ware!
There la new kind of bug. and It M
a corker. It 1 spreading over ths
country from the Southwest, and bu
man beings are Its cbusea prey. AI
ready it ha lav.tJed die Mississippi
Valley In great numbs.-, aud many
persona have nearly died from Its Wtcs.
Not a whit more cheerful does lals
news become when It is expla!:Cd that
the Insect in question is a gUnt spe
cies of bed bug. It comes from Mexl.
co and Texas, and It measures a fo
Inch In length.
Mutually t afe.
He I never mean what I say to a
summer girl.
She And I never believe what a sum
mer man says to me.
He Good. Then we might as weR
be engaged without further loss of time
New York World.
A Truth.
Teacher What is "lo lie?"
Johnnie "To lie" Is the Imperfect
form of "to Hah."
We have noticed that when tbe dogs
get after a rabbit. Its left bind foot
doesn't save It.
t
at "
TIEED SALESWOMEN.
EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE MORE
CONSIDERATE.
i Xatereatlag Statement by a Toang Iac
I In Braoklva.
In tbe vast retail establishment of
large cities, many women are em
ployed aa saleswomen.
Men formerly held the poeitiunsthaa
women
now hold, il
and while '
women'sor-
ganism is
less strong
t han men's
: thev are expected to do
' the same work. Their duties
i compel them to be on their feet from
i morning to night, and many of them,
in a Bhort time, contract these dis
: tresslng complaints called "feme!
' diseases."
i Then occur irregularities, suppressed
or painful menstruation, weakness,
indigestion, leucorrhoea, general ds
bility and nervous prostration,
i They are beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, aintness, lassitude, ex
: citability. irritability, nervousness,
; sleeplessness, melancholy, " all-gone "
and " want-to-be-left-alone " feelings,
blues and hopelessness.
In such cases there is one tried snd
true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound at once removes
such troubles. The following is a
sample :
" My dear Mrs. Pinkham : After
writing you, and before your, answer
came, 1 was too miserable to go to the
store, and so lost my position. That
! was five weeks ago. I am now back
a gain in my old place, and never felt
ao well in all my life. The bear-
ing-down pains and whites have left
' me, and I am not a bit nervous or
,' blue. I-ife looks brighter to me. I
don't get tired, my temper is real
! sweet, and I could scream right out
! sometimes for joy.
Your Vegetable
Compound is
ry stand
by. on
don't know
how thank
ful I am to
you for sav
ing me from
suffering.
Every woman in
my position should know of your won
derful remedy. 1 never saw yon, but
1 love you for being so good to ma."
Edith W. 6th Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mm, Annie T. Bisley, of Ho. lia
South 69th St., Philadelphia, is the
wife of a prominent real estate agent
aad moves la high social el rales.
She Is also a member of th Presby
tsrian Ctro rah. Under dot of Sep
tember 11th, 1806, Mrs. Bisley writes,
"I writ to thank yon for th bans
nciai res oils from the ns of Bipans
Taboles. I saw them advertised, a
and though I rarely pnt maohg
confidence in patent msdlolaas, I
decided to try them. Biao I began
taking them my dyspepsia has di
minished, and I can feel that it Is
leaving ma My complexion has
Improved, and I feel like s saw
woman notgh 'new woman' of th
present fad, but a rejuvenated aad
physically regenerated being.
(Signed). Mas. A. T. BtSLSX."
Ureas Tabwna an sold byeratsfeaf, ar
ar by malt
rae tenant
Saw toS.
U kew iw same HVXJ m
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n. IS eaaia.
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FOR FIFTY YEARS I
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Fifty Yec-a. It soothes tBeehUdTeoruasm
maw, aiiaya an pala.
m warn nan rvmear I
fordaurtaea.
Tweaty-ave Ceata a fTatiis.'
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in ivl.e.c.ia i cnu.
Etikt Storb KrrpsB must have it. We
wantaaenutosell it lo them, fits' num.
... r, not a catch-penny scheme. Butale-
Kittmatemoner-mAiclii biisiuew. Wr It quick
to SOL COLEMAN dt CO.. Memphis, Tlnn.
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