THE HOLE IN THE SEA. Circles aid bubbles atop of tfca wwa Where -larky plunged tbrooffc t darkest of eravra. Down, duwu, Uetp (Ijwd, far ato tha blue, Makiuz a splash that the ennllfbt dancel tli ron nh. And it's marked Id the tog-book, the feolo In thr s". "Lat. South. 10..10: Loo. Wert. 83. Frock coat, and bloa eblrta, so clean aad so neat. And Jack dressed in ranraa from hi Iw.nl to bis feet. Reived up tijrht with caniater. arapa. Bard l.!;i k shot. To rnrrv him straight to the banal lot Tht' li.mn. deep down, in the deep ol the !ea. Where m:iny a sailor and lubber there be! "Many flying-jib down haul!" "Royal -IruLnes stand by!" "Clew tMnwts and buntlines; all hands pull away!" "Weather uia'.n and lee cro'jack-bracee ni w ha. til!" S;.aae a Us there, my heartlea, don't ; lit ;u- t!:e pipe's rail?" Now ti.e ;i p'a ail aback with tf wind h, her head. And r. :i.,y fur quarters to bury tbs "d. Frock ronra on the weather, blue ihirtt on the Ice. Marin. .1 on the poop deck, brare show t.. -... And t: p: dressed la bit Sao- Ar:d .1 i. k ' 1:1 hia canvas, there, sewed tris. t 1'lllIlS Ml the gay aunlijht And ln:!ili!t'9 nnd circles atop of the -Cha II. IlMwiand, in New York Sua. Till; JJATTLE OUT- iDE '1 HE HEADS. hi . ..i-u.uss, as Jaca Delafleld waa break f:i -. ni." on board the cruiser Mai,.. ;i ;r,,-i,i!ii was banded bliu w liicii l,, i .jiiiilv proceeded to open; but after ul.i.-.ciii over its contents, the I'laci i : i::.v of liirt countenance gave way i ) a ! i. cf excitcuaent. Jumping uy. he . , .:t ,i ;u L.s lazier m estimate wi;.i I,.:. I u-.t yet eu.erged from their aiati-i. m:i. .. ncys, the war la on!" In .-.::J, heads were thrust out, Finue . i fo.-.'iL'Saoiti even, veiiturinic lm. tii.' war I room considerably more eu iU I.iiic tiiau custom or regula tion., ; ri:,i ti ,1. But LH'laheld'a tele Kra.'n nf fo much interest and iin-porian.-e that such triUing convention alities v.i re forgotten, and bis curious br.:Ur oiik-.-rs crowded round bim, clanio: iii loitdiy for the news. ' List, ii," said the lieutenant. Til read it t you: " -Washington. D. C, Oct. 20, 188. ' ' J o Lieutenant John Delafleld, V. S. N., L'. s. s. I l-i ho, Saa Francisco Har bor: iii-.-ard yourself detached from Ma hi. rro'.-ccii immediately to the Mare I-ian l Navy Yard. Take coiu manil t,T tiie Raiubridse, and prepare for active service at earliest possible iiiou.:i!. Commandant ordered to place :u your disposal every available ujcaiia to hasten wort. " 'HL LBURT, Secretary.' "What ilj ycu fellows think of that?" said Jack. "I.ti'-ky doz'." ''Wi-'i I were In your place.'' Tin-y a!i se,-,ied plciAed at DeUfield's Btr-Kc ' : ii::k. Fortune was truly sm!! liiir o-i l.i.n. for be bad been selected for t!i hazardous and Important duty om of half a hundred other officers of hi A ii i-.:;ik. each one aa eager as blm eclf " .ininaiul the little craft, the Bainl,.; ;c, of which woLders were ex- pCCtc.l. lie had been chosen by tbe Secretary of the Navy and had received bis pre paratory onlcr. which were to the ef-ff-t tl ::r In- ivuuiil be retained on board ti e I !.: !i i iinril hostilities were Immi nent. v.-:,,-n in. uouid be given his new conm-ar.-I. .Meanwhile the work of fit- tin 'Vr -. .i li-d been pushed at the navy yard with a:i dispatch. The Baln- briil?.' was tup Erst of our new semi submarine magnetic torpedo boats. those marvels of American Ingenuity and skill. Jack f.t.irtr'1 for the navy yard at once, and on arriving reported to the cotutiK.ti.iast. Admiral Daaa, who told him lu l.i 1. Tuff, kindly way to go ahead and tit our his craft as rapidly as pos sible, tak.ti-j whatever waa necessary for her era incut without the usual formal! tics, adding cheerily: ,rW can atreini to all that after you come back, DelafirM." As Lie sund tiiere before the admiral rcelv-i.g his instructions, let us glance at th otiiccr upon whom, perhaps, will bant: the n :!t of the battle very soon to bo f.r.e.-.'-t outside the Heads. Tall, erect, .md fim'ly formed. Lieutenant Delafleld impresses one Instantly as a nian of no mean physical strength. His face wives e idence of courage, firm ness and ure.-.t will power Just the at triliuti s, iu i let, which should most properiy b - if iu to the man ordered to command ti:i uukuown quantity like the liiiin! t ie. yet to be tried by the test of actual battle. When be leaves the otiice of the admiral, bis elastic step and oa.y carriage show that his task has not overburdened him with anxiety, hat, on the contrary, indicate continence la himself and assurance of his ability to entry tbe work before him to a silt-nssful Issue. On iiis way down to the wharf where the liaiu'uide. lay, be passed groups of ot'i 'liy'.!;- jrIui tbe latest news. i u:.-i r -lenuij or con-grarul-iTory . r:.mrk for him; but, scar.v.'y stopping to reply, he hurried on ! i:d his new command. Tbe Bain bridge w.is one of the latest additions to our !!-. '. and while It was anticipat ed th.n she wouid accomplish great tbin-'. th cniy real test bad come 6ooner than any one would have pro phesied. Workrr.cn were swarming over her i:i numbers that she re-err.b!-.-'! a !:-;:i;an bee hive. Her lengtli w ?.s i r ens ht: iy the neighborhood of i rv.il llfty feet, but her i ; nd sharply sloping sides ; ear like a needle floating . hv was painted an olive ctne invisibility at night. :.lr( narrow !..:: matic hcr . on the wati green, to Ihe m, vn I'. r :. I ; o:,.;p., nt objects In Sight : were a low conning tower and tv. - eio'jatcd hatches, one for ward "irnart. There were for tbe di- Bppeai in,; magnetic torpedo guns, and were sirr.-ns.vd to protect the torpedoes until they were needed, at which time the gu::s were elevated by electricity. trained on the enemy and fired, the whole operation requiring but few secoad?. The motive power f the craft v.a.i also electricity, obtained from improved Tesla storage batteries of the latest type, giving the boml a rctd of forty knots an hour. Witiim two days Lieutenant Delafleld had completed the outflt of the Bain-liriuj-e. and had stored on board four et those terrible engines of destruction, the C!.anet!c torpedoes, which were ef the ordiuary cigar shape, having the en ergy for propulsion stored in a heavy fly-wheel revolving In a longitudinal, vertical plane at a rate of ten thou ftiid reTulatiQM minute, ThJj fnjjj.ll- this ctM of the prloclple of the trysseep aparo them an almost anerrloa- dlrect mmm of path under water, bat. besides thia, within the secret chambers were concealed maa-neta of great strength. which drew the torpedoes stralrbt on ward toward their prey. No manoeurv erlnat. however skillful, on the part of the commander of a ship attacked could avail ajalnst the relentless power of tbeae mac-nets, snd once a torpedo was launched fairly In the direction of au enemy s vessel, ner doom was only a matter of seconds. When the Intended target was struck, the explosion of one hundred and fifty pounds of irun cotton would fulfill tbe mission of the torpedo, and cause the proud battle ship, strict en In some rltsl part, to reel back on aer tne shock, then perhaps make a feeble effort to escape, but in rain. In a moment only a seething, bubbling spot covered with wreckage In thj midst of the ocean would mark tbe grave of a Goliath of the deep, done to death by this marine David. Little wonder then that Delafleld bad every confidence In tbe Bo In bridge. But his spirits fell wbeu be read In the newspapers, a few mornings after, that large fleet of the enemy bad left Its rendezvous and was proceeding lnthe direction of San Francisco. This fleet consisted of eight first-class battle ships, ten armored cruisers, together with twenty protected cruisers and smaller vessels. Agaiuet this array the United States could only bring the bat tle ehlru Oregon (flag), Iowa, Massa chusetts, Indiana and Texas; the ar mored cruisers Idaho, New York, Maine and Erooklyn; the protected cruisers Olympla, Charleston, Columbia, New ark, Minneapolis, 1'biladelphia and San Francisco, aa well as several gunboats. This fleet was anchored In the bay. cleared for action and ready to proceed to sea as soon as carrier pigeons from tbe scouts should bring the news of tbe approach of the hostile vessels. Near by were tbe coast defense monitor Monterey. Furltan, Terror, Amphitrite Mlantonouioh. and also Delafield's tor pedo boat, tbe Bainbridge. Jack bad gone on board tbe flagship Oregon as soon as be bad anchored after his run down from the navy yard. In order to report to Admiral Woodbrldge and to receive bis orders. Tbe admiral told him that It was bis intention to go out side, meet the enemy, and. If possible, cripple him to such an extent as to pre vent tbe bombardment of tbe city, and that the Baiubrldge and coast defense vessels were to be held In readiness to guard the entrance to tbe harbor and cover tbe retreat of tbe fleet In case It might be compelled to withdraw. -When Jack left the admiral's cabin he was confident be would have an op portunity to add fame to bis own name and fresh laurels to the long list of dar ing naval achievements accomplished by John Paul Jones. Decatur, Preble. Bainbridge (for whom his little vessel was oamMl, Blddle, Rodgers. Farra- gut. Curbing and a host of others. Throughout the fleet that day there was an expectant bush as of a gladiator resting previous to some mighty effort. All preparations were completed, final letters written, and farewells said, for, though each officer and man hoped for favorable outcome, every one, even to the meanest powder by, knew that the morrow would most probably bring a struggle s terrible and deadly that many of them would never return. During the early morning twilight of tbe next diy a pigeon fluttered wearily down to the cote on tbe flagship, Anil In alighting set shrill electric bell to ringing. Thl faithful little messenger bad arrived w!ti Its momentous tiding in the shape of a tiny note in a quiil secured Brmly under Its wing. This was soon detached a-nd conveyed to the admiral. In less time than It takes to tell it. the red and white signal lights were flashing out the order to get under way. Soon tbe rattle of chains was heard as the anchors were hove up; nnd when daylight broke the fleet was 6een steaming majestically out through the Golden Oate, the Oregon leading. Ev erything was ready for action except opening tbe magazines, getting out tbe ammunition, and loading the guns. All hands were Intently scanning tbe hori zon ahead and on each bow to catch tbe first glimpee of the smoke of tbe ene niv'i fleet. The silence, punctuated only by tbe rhythmic throb of tbe engines was at last broken by "Sail bo!" from the upper fighting top. Where away 7" replied tbe officer on Ihe deck. "One point and a half on the port bow, sir smoke!" "Beat to general quarters" Is instant ly ordered. Tbe men spring to the guns which were at once loaded: the turrer are trained from side to side and the guns elevated and depressed to see that everything Is working smoothly. The alarm proves to be a false one, for the vessel is made out to be tbe San Fran cisco, one of tbe scouts, steaming In at full speed. She runs close to the flag ship while the admiral questions her commanding officer regarding the num bers and course of tbe enemy, for tbe purpose of verifying the' pigeon mes sage. Tbe hostile Beet w not more than twenty miles ahead! Again the watch ing Is resumed, and within an hour the smokes of a large number of vessels are made out. The fires are forced by pow erful fans, and the increased speed of the fleet rapidly lessens the Intervening distance. The supreme struggle Is at band. Our ships steam on In column, ready for the bloody fray. To recount In detail thw action or that day would be to chronicle daring deeds, heroic acts and bravery akin to rash ness, but all of no avail against such overwhelming odds. As nlgbt fell, Delafleld. from the Bainbridge, and the officers on the coast defense vessels, inside tbe bar. sighted the remnant of our fleet stand ing In, still stubbornly fighting and pro tecting tbe weaker or mere disabled ships. Shortly the enemy waa uncov ered, and the monitors opened Sre, com pelling an abandonment of the harass ing pursuit. The enemy remained just out of range, while the fearful wreck of what remained of Admiral 'Wood bridge's forces crawled slowly into tbe harbor. As the Oregon, guarding the rear, passed the Bainbridge, the admiral Big nailed briefly but significantly : "Dc your duty." The night Is dark ana windy. At ominous stillness In the air presagei as on-coming gale. No moon or start are shining to aid. the enemy, but In stead, tiie iy Is covered with hard, leaden-gray clouds, and a low bank of tog is sweeping In from the westward. The conditions are propitious, and Delafleld prepares for his dash. He takes the Bainbridge close inshore through Bonlta Channel, and barely escapee being caught by one of the enemy's gunboats; but, turning on more current, he rushes silently ahead and clear of danger. When almost within hearing of the breakers on Duxbury Beef, be makes a wide detour In ordei to approach from seaward, for from direction aa attack Is hardly to bo out to reach favorable potman- He tea bis station at a quartet past eleven o'clock, and In another quarter of an hour the monitors will open Are toward that flank of the ene my opposite to which is Delafleld. They will keep up this cannonade for ten minutes, to effect a diversion. As soon as this firing has ceased. Jack's work will begin. Boom! bang! go the great 10-inch and 12-lneh guns. It Is a trying time for Jack, but he seea tbe effect of tbe ruse, and hi again congratulating himself on his luck. Tbe searchlights are all play ing inshore of him, the enemy entirely oblivious of tbe fact that danger Is lurking in their rear. Half past eleven! As suddenly aa It began, tbe firing ceases, and Delafleld, taking his stand In the little conning tower, orders tbe crew to their stations. Slowly the Bainbridge starts ahead, then faster and faster she goes, until, fairly flying, she brings into view the weaker vessels forming the outer line. But Jack disdains such pigmy prey. Safely be flies past tbe gunboats, but not quickly enough to avoid discovery. On he goes, fearlessly taking the Bain bridge straight toward the battle ships. "Stand by." he slugs out down the voice tubes to the torpedo compart ments, and back comes the hearty an swer: "All ready, sir." ' Now he Is but a short distance from the nearest ship. He turns two electric switches and sees tbe torpedo guns ele vated and trained. Then amid a show er of shells be presses a firing key, and tbe forward torpedo is launched and speeds on Its errand of destruction. No need to watch the effect; the magnet is as sure as fate. Meantime, tbe Bainbridge's course Is changed, so that she may run parallel to the column of battle ships, and tbe empty gun is lowered. A second later the after-torpedo Is on its way for the next battle ship, and Delafleld has done half his work. Long ere this the brave little craft has been tbe center o a smother of foam ing water, lashed into impotent fury by tbe crashing, bursting shells. But her great speed saves her from annihi lation. She tears along with search lights flashing on bcr like nn aurora ' and with the waves dashing wildly over her. Two more of the enemy's most power ful ships sent to the bottom complete her errand. Tbe only damage on the Bainbridge has happened to Delafleld himself. A piece of shell has Indicted an uzly wound In bis shoulder, and though exhausted by the intense strain and weak from loss of blood, he steers bis victorious vessel Into the protection of the harbor, then falls senseless or deck. Not long after, while reeoverlng his strength. Jack received n very ollicial looking document covered with formid able seals. It contained the Informa tion that he had received the thanks of Congress and that he had been promot ed to the rank of captain for his gal lantry In sinking four of the enemy's ships, thereby pausing a withdrawal of their fleet and preventing the bombard ment of tbe city of San Francisco. Sag Francisco Argonaut. For Falling Hair. r:. S. E." writes as follows to the New York Suti: About ten years ago the Sun publish ed a letter from Aiabauia, In which it was stated that an old colored barber bad the only remedy to stop hair from falling out. It happened that my hair was fulling out at that time, and 1 test ed the remedy. In a foitnight my hair was as lirmly rooted as In boyhood. Five years later, when again threatened with baldness, I tried it with tbe same result. A well-known gentleman In Wall street was In such dread of bald ness that be tcld me he bad tried every known remedy without any benefit whatever. I prepared and presented him with a bottle, and have received word from him that It has wrought a perfect cure. When a man's head Is bald so that his pate shines, tbe roots are dead, and they can no more be re stored to vigor tban a man who is dead and buried can be brought back to life; but when bis hair begins to fall out, the roots are ill or weak, and It Is pos sible to cure and restore them to their old-time vigor. This U all that can be done, and any one threatened with baldness has tbe remedy in bis own hands. Here U tbe recipe: Fill a pint bottle not quite full with alcohol: then shove Into the bottle all the fresh pine shavlng9 that It will hold. A great many can be thus Introduced, since they absorb tbe alcohol. Let it stand several days, shaking now and then to help the process of absorption. Tbe prepara tion is tten ready. Saturate the hair with it morning and nlzht, rubbing It Into the scalp with the ends of the fin gers. It Is well to filtrate the fluid through porous paper. 90 as to free It from particles of the dust of the wood. It will come out as clear aa crystal. A few drops of glycerine should be added. as otherwise tbe mixture Is apt to make the hair slightly harsh, and If desired, any kind of perfume may be given. It is the pine shavings and alcohol, how ever, which do the work, and there is no wash ever made for tbe hair that can surpass or equal the virtue of this one, which Is within the reach of every per son. I ?a-n't Pafe. - Henypeck (to the gang in the store) Gentlemen, I have been married four teen years last grass, and during that time have not spoken a single cross word to my wife. I Mrs. Henypeck (poking her bead In at the door) Henry, why in the name of kings, don't yon bring that molasses home? I've been needing It these two hours. Just wait till I get you home, and Henypeck (flying out) Yes. my dear, I'm coining: Harlem Life. A Means to an Fnd. Servant (from next door) Please, mum. missus sends her comnlimpnu. and win ye let your daughter sing and ! ProPe'" size the shell sinks with a gurg play the piano this afternoon? ' lia sound that serves the same pur- Lady why, certainly. Tell your mi j tress I'm glad she likes It 1 Servant Oh, It Isn't that, mum; she's expecting a visit from the landlord and she wants some excuse for asking for a reduction of the rent New York Trib une. Her Rraaon. "Maria," said Mr. Dawson, "why do you always keep the window shades down? The bouse looks like a dungeon to cie." "I want to be able to say," his wife replied, "that my neighbors have called on me. Yon don't suppose that any of them would come if they could see from the outside what we've got, do you?" Cleveland Leader. Electric buttons on trolley cars, so that one can worn Ibo conductor to stop without shouting at or poking him with au umbrella, hare been in trodaced in Breokujrsu SIXTV MILES AN HOUrt. Wondrt-al ;-:citasical Effect, of sU comotive Ranoiaca Mile Minsitc. At sixty miles an hour the resistance of, a train is four times as great as it Is athirty miles-that is. the fuel must ue iunr times as great in the one case as in the other. But at sixty miles an hour this fuel must be exerted for a given distance In half tbe time that It l at thirty miles, so that the amount of power exerted and steam generated In a given period of time must be eight times as great at the faster speed. This means that the capacity of the boiler, cylinders and the other parts must be greater with a corresponding addition to the weight of the machine. Obvi ously, therefore. If the weight per wheel, on account of the limit of weight that tbe rails will carry. Is limit ed, we soon reach a point where the driving wheels and other parts cannot be further enlarged, and then we reach tbe maximum speed. The nice adjust ment necessary of the various parts of these immense engines may be Indicat ed by some figures as to the work per formed by these parts when the loco motive Is working at high speed. Take a passenger engine on any of the btg railroads. At sixty miles an hour a driving wheel Ave and one-half feet In diameter revolves Ave times every sec ond. Now, the reciprocating parts of r.tch cylinder, including one Diston. piston rod. cross bead and connecting rod, weighing about KO rounds, must move back and forth a distance equal tr the stroke, usually two feet, every time the wheel revolves, or In a fifth of a second. It 6 tarts rrom a state of rest at the end of each stroke of the pis ton, and must acquire a Telocity of thirty-two feet per second In one-twentieth of a second, and niu-st be brought to a state of rest in tbe same period of time. A piston eighteen inches In diameter has an area of 254i square inches. Steam of 150 pounds pressure per square inch would, therefore, exert it Torce on the piston equal to 38,175 pounds. This force is applied alter nately on each side of the piston ten imes in a sccond.Troy Budget I'.roke the Law. By conferring tbe Order of the Gold en Fleece upon the Duke of Orleans on tbe occasion of his marrla):e Em peror Francis Joseph has caused much commotion In Vienna nnd Madrid, as tne appointment is contrary to tha sta tutes of the order. A Knight of the Golden Fleece must prove that he Is the legitimate offspring of eight xen eratioiiH of ancestors, all noble and ail Catholics. The Duke's grandmother, the mother of the Comte de Paris, was Frlnccss Helene, of Meeklenburg Schwerin. who was born and died a Protestant, w hile three of bis ancestors the Regent Orleans, Philippe Egalite's father, and Egallte himself, married Il legitimate descendants of I.ouis XIV. Had Met the Grcaieat of Them. Grigsby When you were abroad did you go to see any c tbe autocrats or despots? Straudby No; I wem. abroad in search of novelties. You know that I have bad a long experience with Janl tora on this side of the water. Boston Transcript. "l"li Oiil Y.iioot Almanac.' When E'la TVht-eler Wtlrox wrot tu. poem, naving for titl th same lieadtog ns this Btt;c .c, the toU'.-hM chord that vi ur:ilCTl .U IIHH1M1 ! Alirana", Idh 1 u.e forir. Is liitlt brated iu tnnncands of hearts. For AVer's Old lellow Almanac" of imaiely nvsoci&Leri with the Chvs and dee!s of a large pact of the world's 1 ro tiition. now large a part 01 tbe popu- l.-it'on iti.s general ntHiemmt may include, i can t gathered from lbe fact that ili year!y i-suu of Ayer's Almanso is from 17. W0, 00 10 25.000,000 copie. It Js printml lu 1 winty-eigut editions and in fome eighteen language, Ir.eludiDg, besides Eug-It.-h tfraninh, rortugnese, Dutch, German, Hwedish, DauisM, Korwegian, iioliemian, WhI.1i, Italian, i reach, ate. ibo old stylo aiuiamic Is looke i npn ly many as a relic ot antiquity. epfelally the "patent medi cine almanac," whose Jokes are the buit often of the very papers la whose columns Ibey flrat appeared. But there are almnnac-s .n i almanac" Ever since Dr. Ayer's Aimanac Hat teen put out it has employed us high a class of mathematical and astro nomical talent as is available In the country. Tha rtsult is that It stands on a par, in teypect of the reliability of Its data and the Accuracy of its calculations with tbe U. S. Ruuiical Aimauac, and testimony to this fact la lonnd yt-ar after year In the letters, re ferred to the Rimanao depanment of the company, iroro students and mathematicians in various parts of the world. In 1'S per manence and re.lat.tiity Ayer's Almanac stands as a very titling type of the Aver Eemedirs Indispensible in the family and reliable every a ay in the year. The 1897 ed tlon of this usefnl almanao ta now in course of distribution through the druggists of tbe country. If All the Clock Bhoald 8too. Supposing all the clocks and watches In the werld should suddenly run down with a click and a burr and a clatter to-night at 1 o'clock. How many boys and girls are there who would be abl to tell the right time to go to school to morrow morning? It wouldn't be an easy matter, would It, even if the sun was shining ont warm and bright? But that's all because there are so many timepieces everywhere that we get to depending on them. Over in China, where the people are very poor and can't afford to own watches, how do yon suppose any one knows when to go to dinner, especially If It's a cloudy day? Why, by looking at the cat. For In China a cat is not only a mouser and a pet, but a clock. When a Chinaman wants to know the time he runs to the household tabby, opens her .ryes snd at once teiis what time It is. This he does by looking at tbe pupils of tha eye, which he has discovered to be of varying sizes at different hours of tbe day, being affected by the position of tbe sun, oven when the day Is cloudy. Another curious clock, which any of our boys and girls could easily make, Is used by the natives of the Pacific slands. It is made of the half ot a -ocoannt shell, cut smooth at the edges, .nd having a very small bole bored In ,he bottom of It. Thia shell is placed in .1 pail of water and a small stream spurts up through the hole in a tiny fountain. In Just one hour so care fully has the hole been bored to the P05 a tne striking of a clock. The native promptly lifts it out and sets it afloat again to measure the next hour, No donbt the native mother may be heard calling to her little son Joey ,Conch-ShelL who likes to lit abed In tbe morning: "Joey, Joey, Jump up; it 2 whole shells after sunrise, and time that yon ,went ont aad saddled tha giraffe for Slater Sua to take a rids." 1 0CA"SJi'?1t Wdneys an owela. Kevat stake, weaken or gripe; 10c Joet to. Little Boy (writing composition) I want to use that saying that's in our 'copybooks, but I can't remember It all "Man glories in his strength, Woman glorias In " What's tbe rest, I won der? Little Girt Let as see. "Woman loriMim a j winter comes. STIFFNESS I SORENESS A9l sure Boston Sia-ns. There Is no end to the literature of Arousing signs, even In Boston, where erudition undoubtedly extends to the commercial classes. There is a "homn made bakery" on a certain street which cntinually excites the listener's Inter est as to what a factory made bakery may be. But thia establishment Is no funnier than the "painless dental par lor" on another street, which makes ns feel glad that the "parlor" suffers no pain, no matter what the dentist's pa tients may have to endure. But per haps the climax is capped by the sign of tbe Cambridge cobbler, who announ ces, "Tap your boots while you wait or 60 cents." WHOLE FAMILY HELPED. Poisoned Blood Purified Sarsapari la. by Hood's EBCPTI0S9, STOMCH PIFFICtJI.Tr AND OTHKK TROUBLES ENTlRiXY CUBED. It often happens that w.ioie families though Afflicted with difleient diseases, find relief and cure in Hood's Sarea pariiU. Thi great medicine builds up lbe elrentli and hetltli on the mre foundation t f puriiitd blood. There fore it has power .to cure all diseases which have their origin in impure blood or are promoted by an impover ished condition of tbe blood. Rid the fo. lowing: "Several years ago my father was working in a tannery in Williamsp rt and wa- oblige I to be in the w iur a great deal. His Lloo 1 became piiso.-ied. and for several weeks he was un ible to attend to his work. He HAD A GREAT MANY BOILS on bis arms and on hU bacc. Some one advised bim to try Hood's Sir.-a-parilla and be did so, and i 1 a few d.iys after he began taking it, he was able to resume lna work, and from that ' day to this ho has nevf r had any boils, j 3Iy brother has buen troubled with bold hivts ever since he w.is a child an I lie was continually growing w T e. He begati tak ng Hood's fcviroapanila and it cured him. Sly husband has had a stomach ditliculty for some time, but he derived wondeifjl benefit from Hood's SarsapirilU. Ottier mem ber? of our family have also been helped by this medicine. I have taken It myself for nervousness cjused by the grip and it has cured me.' Mrs. tf. B. kN-.ss.ft, Box 25C, Milton, Pa. Very Obedient. A little girl was overheard talking to her doll, whose arm bad come off, ex posing the sawdust stuffing. "You dear, good, obedient dolly. I knew I had told you to chew your food fine, but I didn't think you would chew it so fine as that." The longest commercial distance at which tbe long distance telephone is now Operated is from Boston to SL Louis, a distance cf UCO miles. This line is more than twice is long as any Europe.ui telephone line. Catarrh Cannot bs Cnred Villi liicul application', as they- cannot re.ich tue ix-a. of I lie il.se. iSf. C.itnrru i a kiuud or coiivilutiofmi tfieue, ant in order to curn ic you lnUC tttke interiml Temtxlie?. Halt' Cui'irrh Care is mkeii interu.idy, and acta di rectlyon Uieo'nod nnl miicuuasurrace. Hall s I Kf:irrii l.'ure 14 not a quick me-ticine. it was prescribed byoneol the bent physician in this CMCilry tor y. ar , and is a reu'ar nrescrittion. it w .omiK?:l L tiie bet toni s known, com bined Willi till brit hi o I t'nrilier. acting di rectly on I ho mucna turtai r. 'J h prrftct coimna'io i nf t e t-.vn uizrcdienta is what p ol!;r-ea sncrH wonderful icnlla in curing catarrh. Send for testimonial', ire". r'. J. t'lir.vrr &.. I'rope ioico, O. FoM ;.v Drueyim". price 7.';C Uall's Family Kills are tUa best. OrnithologUla have discovered that crows have no less t-.an twenty-seven different cries, each dinincty refer r ble to a different action. Core Guaranteed by DR. J. U. MATER 1013 AKCH sr., J'HILa.. FA. K at once: no oi eratlou or di-lay ir. m business. Contaliatl n liee. i.ndorbtraents of pbymclai: ladies an4 I tumlnem cituens. Scad lor circular. Office noun v A. M. to 3 F. U A distinctive peculiarity between sharks and whales lies in the fact tbat the former have eyelids and the latter noue. Jcst tryalOc. box of rascareta, candy ca tbarilu, Unest uvtsr and botvei regulator made. Institute. Reporter It beggared description, sir. Editor So I should Imagine. Your description Is verv poor, at least. Omaha Bee. Mrs. Wlnslow j Footbtn Syrup for children t ethins oftn ihe gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, curt wind colic. 23a. boiUs The average walking pace of a healthy man or woman is said to be seve.ity-five steps a minute. I ate Plso's Cure fnt Consumption botn In my family and prsc.ice.-Ur. O. V. Partsason Inkstsr, Mica, -Nov. 6, 18. In raiload building across snndy deserts the French engineers in be ginning to employ iron ties. FITSstoDpea tree na pirmanenflr cured. ?lo fit? after first day's u e of ln. Kux E's Griat Kebve Restorer. Fre ; trial bottle and treat he fcenU io Ur. Xllna, Kit Arch at., FaUsv i-s. An album contaniug the photo graphs of 20,000,000 stars is being prepared by a French astronomer. If afflicted with son erei ase Or. Juc Ttaomp-ton-s tye w .ter. Drug.-ts sell at 25c. per bottle A flowering plant is said to abstract from the soil two h-indred times its own weight in water during its life. Wrot billons nr r-o-t t . a.M. candy cathartic-; cure gjar-inteoJ; 10c., . ' r A shepherd's body was recenilv car bonized by electricitv at Roche la Mol liere in France. During a thunder storm tbe telegraph wires were blown down and curled around the roan, who was standing under thetn. REVOLVER FREE. WATCH FREE ldtt other articles, tostnotmng. Reaaeuroffsr snrrik&Jrc ,00 BaroWiBfcip-M oTTca. ui benu I IU.U WTf tlr.1 to 1 hh k donb: cTlim. a W. m .ei ii or H cm. T Bermver, i sctiu, Bl kl t srtm ;i,.t and inm set Watc, lunguiiriiiiturc,!,! vntcbuu.ftilpw iiTer paiM Tan pporma wwnn tl, pair en! J t 'ated 11 CuB Bnrtriia.irola pianM atca charm irorra Ttr., 1 fan. dlamonl rnllu Rold 12 Softrf Pie, 1C0S. Coar Cotton. lObEnvelonaa. 1 Lva1 r.r.rfl Snaranar. 1 roc- Mamaracdnm aud 1 Prp- wu OllllOO MOW JKTOQUet. All ak, to order io Is troduc our dsaxa, ta tkxl yoa ajow s u send la im Dackac K ol our fln W ClBtra, ralnad at at IT. Fall HtnlnattPD aTkrwad. Bmambar. yon enly r7 K r end axrna lor tha elffara. aad fba lw artktea Hamad abova a-a nva. liTrmden't conalder ifca Int wonh s tlmaa what wa aik. dont pay 1 cant. Address lSSTUl .Urt.t,., w ftaa, Jf. C. WtS MUxHfc ill HSt FA.LS. lougn rirrup. TaatesCood. Vm in timg. fcoHi p.y arugf ;.ts. aa. As sure as comes mm 3 St. Jcsct3 Oil comes, it comes to , CURE. The ailment goes. Y J JPetrtfled Bodies. Three bodies, all of which were more or less petrified, were taken from St. Philomeaa's cemetery, on Tray Bill, Al legheny, yesterday, by the workmen who are transferring the bodies to the new cemetery at Homewood. One of the bodies waa that of a girl, about 10 years of age. AH of them had been buried about thirty years. The bodies of the man and woman were petrified from the thighs down. The best specimen of the three waa that of the girl, which was In a com plete state of petrification. A peculiar ity about the body, however, was that the limbs were hollow, a condition that Is very seldom found. In removing the remains from the grave the workmen, who were careless, broke the body In two. All three were placed In a box and taken to the new cemetery, where they were relnterred. The body of a maa was also found upon which there was a superfluous growth of hair. That of tbe head was almost nine Inches long, while the beard was fully a foot In length. The hair had a vigorous and lifelike appearance and had undoubtedly attained its growth after the body bad been dead. On account of so many sight-seers congregating in the cemetery, a rule has been rassed to exclude all persons except those who have first secured a permit entitling them to watch the work. The undertakers of Allegheny are now the principal spectators. Pitts burg Times. HOW TO FIXI OUT Fill a bottle or common water glass with arine and let It stand twenty-lour hours; a ailment or settling indicates a diseased oon-ditl-.ii of the kidneys. Wlin urine stains linen tt is positive evidence of kidney trouble. T'jo frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back is also convincing proof that tbe kid neys and bladder are out of orjer. WHAT TO IX). There is comfort In the knowle lee so often expressed, tbat Dr. Kilmer's Swamo-Boot, the great kidney remedy, fulfills evety wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, livor, bladder and every part of the urinary pas sages. It corrects inability to hold arine and scalding pain In passing It, or bad effects following use ot liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necesaitv ot beinx compelled to get np many times during the nigut to urinate. The mild and the extraor dinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands tbe highest for Its wonderful cures ot the most distressing cases. Bold by drug gists, price fifty cents and one dollar, for a (ample bottle and pamphlet, both seat free by mail, mention this paper and send yoar fall postofflce address to Dr. Kilmer Co., Blngnamton, N. Y. Tbe proprietors of this papergaaranteethe genuineness of this offer. A Great Pitr. "It's a great pity," said Mrs. Hunni mune. aa she turned from the door .with a sigh. "Things do not seem o be evenly regulated In this world." "What's the matter?" Inquired her husband. "I was thinking of how nice it would be if the berries we get were as fresh as the men who sell them." Washing ton Star. Wo.To.Bac for Fifty Cants. OwaOnoiOcurTH. Why not lot N .-To-Bc reituiute or remove yoar d.sire for tolnccrl tt.vremoner. m.ke- hexlth and mannooJ. cure truarautred. 60 etuts and St(. at all drua-n.sta. To Recall Itla Tenth. The old man sighed as he took the golden-haired, laughing little boy on his knee, and stroking his shining tress es, said: "Ah, how much I should like to feel like a child again." Little Johnny ceased his laughter, and looking up in his grandfather's face, remarked: "Then w hy don't you get mamma to spank you?" A Cat with an Odd Appetite. An ordinary cat's bill of fare is quite complete when it contains in the first course a saucer of milk, in the second a nice, tender mouse, and In the third a piece of custard pie. But Frances Holden, of Omaha, bad a high-toned cat that bore the odd name of Okobojl, which insisted on having an extra course of crab salad. Last summer, when she and her brothers and sisters were out camping, they gathered a bas ket of lively little crabs and poured them out on the tent floor. Okobojl, being near at hand, came sniffing up, like the dainty cat ebe was, and all the boys and girls were surprised to see her walk right into the midst of the wriggling mass. Some of the crabs caught hold of her tail, of her whis kers and of her fur, until she was fairly alive with them. Okobojl seemed to en Joy It first rate, and played with them as If they were mice. Presently, when she was tired of the fun, she sat down and calmly ate all the crabs up, one after another. Whoever heard of a cat with such an odd appetite 1 A Snowball. Teddy never meant to do It. Bat when Tom threw a snowball, what could he do but squeeze np another and toss it back? And how could be know that naughty ball would bop right over Tom's head and go smash! right through the window of Miss Priscilla Prim's millinery shop! But there was the broken pans, and the glass scattered all over the ladles' bon nets. Tom dodged around one corner, and Teddy around the other. When Miss Priscilla looked out, tbe street was as empty and still as if there was not one little boy In town. "I got off pretty well thought Ted dy. ' "If she caught me, she'd make me pay the whole eighty-seven cents." Nobody bat Teddy knew how many errands he had run and how many paths he had swept and how much can dy and popcorn and butterscotch he had not eaten to get together those eighty-seven cents. As soon as he could earn just thirteen cents more they were all to go for the little steam-engine in the toy-shop window. Just five minutes later Teddy stepped into Miss Priscilla's shop with his littla red savings-bank in his hand. He emp tied it on the counter, and out came rolling such a swarm of dimes and nick els and pennies! Miss Priscilla waa so surprised that her eyebrows went right up to her little gray curia. "Say, I fired that snowball,' said Teddy, bravely. "So I ought to pay for It, 'course, you know." -Well, you are an honest boy I" said Miss Priscilla. "Bet you are dreadful careless." Teddy went past the toy-shop win. dow on his way hosie, and he could not help Just looking at the little engine. But he was not sorry for being honest, net a M. aiossys TRUMPET CALLS. a. w.-at SoBatda a Warnias Note to tha Urodcawed. a HE devil changes I his coa t every day. The truly great are those who con quer themselves. In what we can do best, only God can be our teach er. When' duty Is hard, remember that Jesus never shirked. If there Is good in us, it will bring out good In others. Every saloon-keeper has the devil for bis business partner. Some people look happiest when they have bad news to tell. The man who controls himself may hope to reform other men. We will always find good when we look for it with a good heart. We have done too little, when we nave not done our prayerful best. Self-righteousness never lias any mercy on Itself or anybody else. The hotter the fire, tbe sooner the enemy will be out of ammunition. It Is a step toward heaven to come under the Influence of good people. The man who would be wise must sit at tbe feet of those who are wise. Many children go to tbe bad, mainly j because God is misrepresented to them. ' There are no emergencies with God. No surprises for wbicb be is not pre- j pared. The devils Jesus cast out always made the most fuss just as they were going. The Christian should not become dis couraged because the devil is still work ing at bis trade. Do all you can find totlo for the Lord at home, and you will soon believe in foreign missions. How many . fathers and mothers make religion such a cruel thing tbat their children hate it. - Every good man is a lamp which God spares from heaven for a while, to help give light to the world. God has declared that tbe man who brings wicked devices to pass will sood be out of tbat business. If you are poor, It may be that the Lord wants to show you how rich he can make you without money. No matter what happens, the Chris tian should insist on believing that God is still doing all things well. Tli devil has never been able to make any man dissatisfied with bis lot, who bad perfect trust In Christ. Tbe man has a bard place who has so much religious work on hand he never has time to pray In secret. One reason why tbe world gains knowledge so slowly Is that every child must find out for itself tbat fire is hot. The tim- is flying this way on rapid wings, when the only thing that can prosper in this world is righteousness. The man of faith will not be cast down because there are some people who seem to be making the devil's ser vice pay. j The chariot of God's purpose la still thundering straight on, in pplte of . the indifference and worldliness,. Jn. the churches. Many a face we consider homely would be radiant with beauty. If we could see it without looking through darkened windows. The Heliograph. Tbe new heliograph recently com pleted (or Portland Heights, Oregon, will make a flash tbat at 100 miles will appear like a blazing star. With a three-inch glass it raay be seen 7 CO miles. 4 FIRST PRIZES. EACH OF $100 CASH $ 400 JO SECOND PRIZES. EACH OF 100 PIERCE SPECIAL BICYCLES 2.000 40 THIRD PRIZES. EACH OF $25 COLD WATCHES. 1.000 CASH AND PRIZES GIVEN EACH MONTH 53.400 12 TOTAL GIVEN DURING 12 MONTHS 1897 $40,800 No. of dj . j5.J.OO '0T-V'v' Dist. Name or District. NewYoTkClty.Broole lyn. Lone ajid Sta ten Islands and New Jersey. UIVtlN New York State (out side of N. Y. City. Brooklyn, Lcne nd Staten Islands'. EACH FOR Pennsylvania. Dela ware, Maryland. West Virginia and District of Coiumtia Sunlights Wrapper The New States. Enfiand RULES. I. Every month durlrj 1897 In eich cf the 4 distress prizes will ba awarded as follows! . The 1 competitor who sends In the Largest Number of coupons from the district in which he or she resides will receive $100 Cash. The 5 competitors who send In the Next Largest Humtil ' of coupons from the district In which they reside will Each receive at winner's option a lady's I or eentleman's Pierce Special Bicycle, price S 1 00. The 1 0 competitors who send in the Narr , Largest Numbers of coupons frcm the district In which they reside will bach receive at winners o.icna lady'sor gentleman's Coa Watch, prire S25. 2. The competitions will Close the Last Day ' or Each Month durir.j 1897. Coupons received too late for one month's competition will ba But I Into the next. 3. Cnmpeiit jrs who obtain wrappers from unsold soap in dealer's stock will be dl- . qualified. Employees of Lever Brothers, Ltd.. ind their families, are debarred from compatlnr. 4. A printed list of Winners in Competitor's dlsirct will be forwarded to Competitors In about 31 ' days after each competition doses. S. Lever Brothers. Ltd., will endeivor to award the prtias i fairly to the best cf their ability and Juifmem. but It Is under-toed that all who compete acres to accent tha sward of Lever Brothers. Ltd.. as final. f-FVPR RPr.c T mb, va The Bicycles are the celebrated Pierce Special. 1897 Pattern. mTd by Geo. N. PlercatCo.. ft of Butfalo. Boston and New York. Fitted with hrtford Tires, First-class Nickel Lamp, Naw Departure Bell. Standard Cyclometer, and Hunt Lace Saddle. mi 6aa a a a jJLa afta.AAJURifi.AA ft&j&JLa.AuuuMUU REASONS Walter Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa. "a. ' mit a Because it is absolutely pure. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process In which chemicals are used. Because beans of the finest quality are used. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and ooor of the beans. Because It is the most economical, costine less than one cent mm a cup. Ba aura that yoa get the genuine article made by WALTER BAKER CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Maw. Established 1780. lANDY CURE COHSTSPaTIOIS nuuuuui jjiu UUflli&IULEiU u ale aad booklet rn. .i. . STFRirvB VvVcrivVA a a i"a m la i iT u imn, Say Aye No and Ye'll Hs'cr be Barriod." Doa'i n fuse til Cur f dvicaf o U.o SAPOL.IO Scientists declare tbat the p,.- turtlo is in danger of extermination. WOMAN'S -STRUGGLE. 1 All women work. Some in the homes. Some in church, and some in whirl of society. Many in the stores and shops, sod tens of thousands are on the never-ceaa. ing treadmill earning their daily food. All are subject to the same physical laws; au sut ler alike from the same phy sical dis turbances; there is serious derange ment in tho womb. Lvdia E. Pink- ham's " Veg-etabre Compound" is tha j nnfailing- cure for- this trouble. It j strengthens the proper muscles, and ; displacement with all its horrors, will j no more crush you. j Backache, dizziness, fainting, " bear , ing-dotvn," disordered stomach, inoodi ! ness, dislike of friends and society all i symptoms of the one cause will ba quickly dispelled, and you w'll again be free. rLOHIDA VIA Savannah Line 13 FROM EGSTO" DIBFCTfo?.WiSSS I wls Wharf. FROM fifW YORK OIRECT tu'JSSJS! filuS?- rlavs and Saturdays! 8 p.m. from Haw FtsrM, N.B. FROM PHILADELPHIA DIRECT SEES, tiajii 3 p. ui. frjin Il?r Is, fco. Elwrtt Avt. Ii. (.'. Han.iiKul, -Vr. ciofie connection t Svji ti:ih ?"(! i iK.-ln-s Soath. lh qLH'Ki;T, CTilEAl'EVr, SAFEST, beht. l'iifaiurrn'a4'l CHit.ii ArcommotlatloM Sa p.ny J.MCliS, Kit: trie Ligii!!, all oonvnlenc. tMinrl two cent stump for c prof "tSunDti Ion fYr' mnd map aiiowtnp lfgnt-botUM &nl other :?rari. ns the Atlantic Coast. O. t. SuKfaKL. Mgr, Nex FUr U. N. It.. Ww Yorit there's HONEY,'?. No Lti-ir-s pava aa wU ou amount lnvawed aa 1 l( 1 1. t.lStJ v E l.l.! with our mortrni maciiii -try. IVM CCaKDKt THAT'S tb liaaa.i,! LOOMIS A. NYMAN, Tiffin, Ohio. M6000 r?v- SMOKE YOUR MEAT WfTU- JLGmcuua. E. KRAUSER I BRO. MILTON, PI. "OR FIFTY YEARS! MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP hns Nvn by million of mothers fortbelr p!iiiarpn wniie 'leetnintrrorover Jr irty Yeut It soothes (he child, sofrpui the (rum. aJlnv ail pain, cures wind colic, and la Horn best reineo v jnr amrrnnpa. Twenty-five cents a Botuv rgc&STBXL KIDDER'S PA8TIUE8J mall. StoanUaOat sosa UiuraHl. Oft. J.t,.5TCOMA.ljBAaiOvi'l ER. BEAD'S QUICK RELIEF F'aMle I Ilia. Grmrantfo Rll'f In S daya. .Ma l, SI, S3. Ult . p. BEAD, 10O9 South SI. fhliH. HOW TO OBTAIN THEM. r.cu AMll Competitors to tare as many ddVtcc30","'0" Sm' Wrapper. PRIZE lis they can collect Cutoff l-.netopportionoteenmip-. FKtlfcl per, that portion comalnlnf the heading; "Sohuoht Soap." These (called "Cat. pons") ara to be sent. past. igc fully paid, crtcloaad wltn i sheet of paper aKatfnf competitor's fuii name aaa MONTH coupons sent ta, to Lrm 9t oros., no., new I ora, -narked on outside Wrapper top left hand corner) with Number of tha Duracv competitor uvea in. is St Wti 1 w T 1 Vt I 11 5rrweoarnii m aaeeeeeeee FOR USIXG a CATHARTIC ALL """"" ""'Pi. visraretn are the Idoai Iaia A ri- raumwraij netnraireraltB. tiim-4 a j T :"t'Tr'1- r:in- w Tort. tivj