A MAN Oc THE WORLD.
A man more kindly, in hU careless way,
Thau many who profess a higher creed
Whose fickle love might change from da
to oday.
And yet he faithful to a friend in need.
Whose manners covered through life'
outs and :rs.
Like charity, a multitude of sins,
A mnn of honor, too, as snr-h things go;
Discreet and secret, qualities of use;
Selfish, but not self-conscious, generous,
slow
To aii:;er, but most ready to excuse;
lli wit nml cleverness consisted not
80 miii b iu what he said as what be got.
His principles one might not quite com
mend.
And they were much too simple to mis
take: Never to turn his back upon a friend.
Never to lie but for a woman's sake;
To take the sweets that came within his
way.
And .8v the price, if there were price to
I'ny.
Idle, good looking, negatively wise.
Lazy in action, plaunible in speech;
'"avor he found in many women's eyes.
And vulued most that which was bard
to reach.
Few are both true and tender, and be
frrew
In time a little tenderer than true.
Kne-int; much evil, half-regrettlngbr
CO.,d.
And v. e r rret a childish impulse lost,
Wearied with knuwledce best not Under
pin. !.
ISftrd wi:h the diKenchantment that it
I.St.
XI ut hi '''inclusion, with no feelings hid,
A (Tenth -11111:1. no matter what he did.
Luskin; tilnss.
. ;
A TI'AGEDY OP
FRIENDSHIP.
"This Inst little Indian scare reminds
me of s'unetliiiin that happened some
twenty years asii," said the ranchman,
lllckini; tl;e nshi-s from his cigar. "1
niil.t eiiil it the story of a modern
raui'Hi .mil I'ythhia but for the de
notieiiii M. which. I warn you, is uot a
part culiirly joyful one, still, if you fel
lows don't mind tin; tmiiic, here gJ"8:
"About twenty years aso two young
fellows, whom we'll call Torn and Juc-k,
t;irt.'d out to seek tueir fortunes ranch-
. Ii:if in Arizona. The ranch fever was
Ju.it then about at its height. England
and Australia as well as our own cast
were set iinK out idiots in droves to the
West. Yout.i; fellows, many of them
well educated and of good birth and
brought up to every luxury, simply
went wild over the primitive freedom
of that adventurous life, until, with cap
ital exhausted, downright hard work
and privation inevitable, they came to
wish heaven knows how bitterly some
of them wished It that they had never
exchanged the commonplace comforts
of civilization for the Intoxicating un
certainty of frontier life. These two
youngsters, having a tidy bit of capital
between them on coining of age, cop
litirled to Invest It in cattle, and fixed
npon Arizona as the most favorable spot
for their fin.incial experiment.
"In a surprisingly short time they had
conquered every difficulty and niailj a
good start. They built themselves a
Bnug little house, were Joint owners ol
quite a bunch of cattle, and had sev
eral boys as helpers. They had always
been the closest of chums, these two,
tiorn in the same town, schoolmates In
boyhood, classmates at the university
yon never knew two chaps more de-
"Tom was a big fellow, blond, with
a rr.ddy skin, honest blue eyes, and a
laugh well, I tell you it did a fellow
good just to hear him roar in bis hearty
way when any one got off a Joke.
"Jack was a little fellow, a bit deli
cate, not really equal to roughing It.
He used to complain that Tom did the
biggest thare of the work but Tom
never would hear a word of that, and
while tiv smoked before the rough
stone fireplace, in their one room, of
evenings, to hear Tom defer to Jack's
Judgment and consult about business
matters was to think Tom's little part
ner one of the biggest and cleverest
business heads of the age.
"For some time there had been ru
mors of nn Indian outbreak. The
Apaches were getting restless and al
ready several small bauds had stolen
away from the reservation to biding
places In the mountains. There was, of
course, a big scare, people leaving
homes and property, especially where
hero were women and children to be
considered.
"Tom and Jack talked It over and de
elded to stick to the ranch. To leavt
was to lose everything, the hard-won re
sult of months of toil; for, of course, if
they deserted, the boys couldn't be ex
pected to May. There was a bare
chance of things blowing over, and in
any case watchfulness and systematic
defense might save them. If the worst
diil come.
"So the raneb was provisioned for a
lege and fortified In every way; ad
jacent outbuildings, which might
through nearness to the main building
become dangerous, were removed ev
erything, in short, which could Insure
safety when the critical moment ar
rived was anticipated and done.
"One day a cowboy from a neighbor
ing ranch came riding in like mad, hat
gone, blood streaming down his face.
His tale was of the worst. His ranch
had been attacked, the house burned,
and every one killed but himself. He.
although closely pursued, had succeed
ed in eluding the Apaches, who were,
however, close behind him.
"Tom ho was naturally the leader
at once called in all the boys: doors and
windows were barricaded, last derails
of defense completed. The horses were
brought Inside to a place already pre
pared for them, so that if need be there
would bo moans for attempted flight
ami possible escape. Every man had
bis station, some at the loopholes, sum
nt the water casks, in readiness to put
out the tires which would inevitably tx
started.
"It was not a long wait In a ver,
short time the ranch was surrounded
by a large baud of whooping devils
who evidently expected to find th
fiouse as. unprotected as the one thej
had just destroyed, for, without a mo
ment's pause, they made a "wild rush to
ward It,
"They were met by a withering vol
ey from the various loopholes and fel
hack with considerable loss, which, vt
B wholesome lesson, had its effect, but
yet undoubtedly roused the Indians to
t still greater pitch of frenzy.
"Three days went by, days of con
ita.'it vii;i!.iuce and 6;eady fighting
1 'he Apaches tried every dodge knowE
t tlieir mode of warfare without any
sui-cesrt. Tom's really masterly line ol
I . . T i . .j . 1A r.li,i-lrir MutiArtlAn
th" boys seemed to make it probablt
lii.'it they would be able to hold out un- .
Hi the arrival of tbe troops. Who WOT
known to be hot on the trail of the In
1l;ms. The greatest danger to be feared
was tire. Already the Apaches had
made several attempts to fire the hous
by hurling burning brands against It
but the bor8 at the vmtff casks bat
een too qnlck for them, while the alix
jf these at the loopholes was so deadly
that none of the Indiana bad succeed
ed lo petting near enough to really Man
1 blaze which would be dangerous.
"Still. It was an anxious time. The
jays went by, the strain was beginning
to tell on them all; several of them
uerj wounded, and suffering bad made
ibero lost heart; they had given ur.
hopes of the troops or of tiring out tht
Apaches. The Indian loss. Indeed, hoc
been so heavy that everyone knew tut
price which would be exacted by sav
age revenge. Still, there was nothing
to do but to bold on. The Apaches la;
hidden, but If by chance anyone showed
himself at the ranch there was an in
stant rain of spattering bullets.
"To complicate maters, the water sup
ply began to run alarmingly low; then!
was barely enough for the Lorses and
men, none to spare for the lavish us
demanded in putting out even a eronl
blaze. The suspense was horrible. Tcin
saw that something would have to be
lone. That something was very sud
lenly precipitated by the Indians them
selves. "Creeping up as close to the house at
possible, they made a series of rushed
at the side least defended, and each
time, despite the lass of one or two more
of their number, succeeded In throwing
a lot of brush up against the house
This was as dry as tinder and a last
well-directed brand set fire to the heap
"Water was at once thrown on the
lames, but they were almost immedi
itely beyond control.
" 'Boys,' said Tom, as the heat gren
comentarlly more intense, 'we can't dU
ike rats In a hole. . There's only one
:hance. We must cut our way through
The horses are here; we'll go out In c
bunch. Some of us are sure to b
dropped, but some of us may get
through. It's our only hope; if we havt
to die it'll be with our boots on and out
guns in our bands.'
"The men answered with a ringing
:heer. It was what they wanted to
lie, if need be, with their boots on: di
Bgbting.
" 'Jack,' said Tom, as he tightened bis
laddlegirths, and looked carefully at
very strep, 'Jack, dear old boy, you and
I go out together. We've done our besl
to save the ranch, but they've downed
us at last. We'll show them what we're
made of, though. Steady, now, boys,
until I say go!'
"Xo one faltered, even in that own
it crackling flame, although the exult
ant yells outside indicated only too
plainly the welcome which awaited
them. The wounded had been fastened
to the saddles, the horses were ready
none too soon, for the animals wrf
quivering with fear. The door was
thrown open, the signal given and with
the well-known wild cowboy yell they
3nhed out.
"Straight as a bullet. In a solid bunch,
all yelling like demons, they rode for
the Apaches. Taken by surprise, but
nly for a second, by the sight of the
horses, the Indians rushed to their own
ponies. Whoops and shots rau.r out,
3ut close together the little baud rode,
Tome and Jack gallantly leading.
"To right and left they emptied thelt
.evolvers, while many a red devil bit
the dust, and also, alas, many a saddle
was emptied, until at last they were
through all that was left, that is.
" 'Hurray!' yelled Tom. 'Now for a
ace! They are after us, Jack. But
1 never mind; well make straight for
I Seven Mile canyon. If we can only get
' through safe and sound they'll never
I catch us, and then It's clear thirty mile?
to Dolores.'
"His gaze swept the ranks. Only five
I if them left, and that bloodthirsty pack
.n the rear! r.ven bis splendid, buoyant
spirit quailed for the moment.
"Then as he looked at Jack Jack
raiue, but weakened by the siege, pale
from excitement, blood-stained, hardly
human in appearance his nerve came
back. With set teeth he dashed on.
i Crack! One more empty saddle an
! atlier man gone. As they reached the
..iyon the last man tumbled only
Tom and Jack had survived the deadly
baiis.orm of lead. But, as Tom's un
spokeu prayer of gratitude for escape
formed itself. Jack fell forward on the
neck of hist horse.
" 'My God! You're hit!'
"'Never mind; don't stop,' and Jack
.'lung to the pommel of his saddle for
support. They were in the canyon
uow, threading its rocky labyrinth with
cautious haste.
"Tom, with thankfulness, heard the
iistant shouts grow fainter. How hor
ribly livid Jack's face was In the dim
Ugbt!
" 'There's no use; we've got to stop,"
te said, springing from his horse.
Here, let me fix you up.' And as he
(poke he bandaged the wound, a nasty
ine In the sldu.
"Hold on. Jack; you must hold on un
til we get through the canyon.' Ther
was a savage light In Tom's eyes
'Can't you manage It?'
" "I'll try,' murmured Jack, faintly, and
as the sounds of pursuit again came
nearer both men grimly urged their
horses to a faster pace. Loss of blood
was telling on Jack. Tom saw with
anguish that he could barely keep his
seat on the horse. On, for a chance to
ixert his strength for this weaker com
panion, his boyhood's, manhood's trusty
lomrade! To die on the field of battle
was nothing, but to die cornered,
trapped, perhaps tortured God, it was
too much!
"The canyon was nothing more than
the bed of an old, dried-up stream, full
f bowlders and loose stones. It was
iangerous work dashing through at full
speed, but there was no time to pick
their way; they could only trust to luck.
"Suddenly Tom's horse came down
with a crash. He had stepped Into a
bole and broken his leg. Luckily Ton?
was unhurt by the falL
" 'Quick! Up behind me,' gasped
Jack.
"The Indians were at the mouth of
the canyon. They soon gained rapidly
upon a wearied horse carrying double,
and presently a shout announced their
aiseovery of the prostrated horse.
"Tom's soul sickened within bim.
Safety only thirty miles away. Life,
hut life for both? Impossible.
"He had rapidly reviewed the situa
tion as tbey traversed the last few
hundred yards of the canyon. A jaded
horse, a double burden; one wounded
almost unto death for Jack was al
ready a dead weight in his arms all the
noble, chivalrous quality of Tom'i
strong nature asserted Itself. Jumping
from the saddle as be reached the en
trance to the canyon, he rapidly un
fastened Jack's cartridge belt, threw
his rills to the ground, and wound his
lariat with a few quick turns around
the almost unconscious man, fasten1
bim securely to the saddle.
'Jack, dear old chap, yon go on. IT
hold thsra here.'
" 'No, no,' Jack struggled feebly, hit
tone was agonised. 'With me, Tom 01
die together.'
"Tve always been the "boss" and
I'm so till. Bide for Dolores and send
back for me.' Hs threw bis arms once
around his friend In a Qgt embrace,
and with one sharp cut of the rop
started the horse off like a shot.
"WaJrjBf 4M k Dolor m
from the stupor of u nconaclousness,
lack found himself tenderly cared foi
by some of the townspeople who knew
him. but unable even then to explain
what bad occurred. Fever set in, and
for several weeks he hovered betweer
life and death, constantly raving la tlx
delirium of Tom, calling for bim, be
seeching him not to stay behind.
"The Apaches had been driven back,
but were not completely subdued. Bui
is soon as Jack was able to tell his ter
rible story a rescuing party was or
ganized and hurried to Seven Mil
Canyon with ail the speed which war
prudent.
"At first no trace of Tom could b
found. Then behind a rock was dis
covered a pile of cartridge shells, and
finally down In a little gully the ekele
ton of a man lying face downward up
in the ground, one end of a rode tied
about the neck, the other attached to s
stak? driven deep Into the ground
Alongside was a fairylike skeleton fas
tened by a thong of rawhide to thi
lame stake.
"From these mute witnesses thost
familiar with Apache methods wen
able to Imagine the awful fate whicl
bad overtaken poor Tom.
"This Is what must have happened
Taking cover behind a rock Tom had
beld the Indians in check as long as pos
ilble by pegging away every time a red
skin gave him the opportunity to makt
one of his dead shots. As the animuni
tion ran low they gathered closer abotr
bim.
"To Tom brave, heroic Tom thai
Diattered little; his aim was accom
plished. Jack was safe on the road tc
Dolores.
"He must have been surprised ant
overpowered at the end, for he would
certainly hare reserved a last shot foi
himself rather than brave Indian tor
ture. How they took hiiu prisoner on
does not know, but having suffered
such severe loss at the ranch and in tin
canyon it Is natural to suppose that tbi
Apaches were wild with rage. Nothinj
could be too devilish a torture to inflic
npon Tom.
"They tied his hands behind him, tiec
his feet, and taking him down Into tut
snndy gully laid him on bis face upon
the ground, fastened him by a rop
around his neck to the stake.
' In this part of Arizona rattlesnaket
are more than numerous they 6iniplj
swarm. It was the work of a moment
to catch a big snnke by means of a loor
Df cord at the end of a pole and to tie
him by a piece of rawhide through the
tail to the same stake which imprisoner
Tom.
"The snake, thinking itself free, tried
to crawl away, found itself held by the
rawhide, and, savage with anger, struck
at the nearest thing, which was poor
Tom's face!
I "But mark the fleudishness of the
torture the snake could not quite react
I Tcni.
"The rope was just long enough tc
prevent the reptile from touching him,
aot long enough but that Tom must
feel the agonizing possibility of belug
bitten.
"Again and again the snake struck,
but fell short. Poor Tom! Parched with
thirst, hungry, baked by the sun, taunt
ed by his captors, what must have been
bis thoughts! Ild he not feel that
friendship had cost him too dear?"
"My God! It's too awful to coutem
plate "
"He must have been tempted to craw)
near the snake and end it all."
"Finally the shower counted upon b
the Apaches came. It refreshed lmtli
the snase and the man, Dut the erteci
of moisture upon the hempen rope wa
to shrink it!
"Can you understand? Can you sea
poor Tom, digging his toes Into the
sand, holding back with might and
main as the pressure of the rope slowly
brought him nearer and nearer to hi;
'ate?
"Upon the rawhide the rain had a
different etTect it stretched It length
ened it.
"The snake, feeling Invigorated bs
;he rain, again tried to crawl away.
Again it was held back; again, angry
and vindictive, it struck at Tom, thi.
time a little nearer his face and again
closer, as Tom, despite his superhuman
fffort, was being pulled toward th
stake by the shortening rope.
"At last the snake struck. home.
"Can you imagine the awful agony,
:he lingering death, the bones picked
by the" vultures? Brave, noble Tom,
who died to save a friend bah! how
this smoke gets into one's eyes."
It was not the smoke that troubled
the ranchman's eyes his cigar had long
since gone out.
In the dead silence which followed
als thoughts, to judge by his expression
were far away.
"By Jove, that was a man!" ejaculat
d the Idiot. "Did you know Tom?
ach!" for Just then the cowboy caughl
bim a most beautiful kick on the shin.
"I," said the ranchman, huskily, "I
ivas Jack." New York Tribune.
GENUINE HOSPITALITY.
An Actor's Kzperlence in the Wild
and Woolly West.
Talk about hospitality," remarked a
trokeu-down actor, " the place to find it
iu the far West. The last time I was
out there we were playing 'Uncle
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played to fair business, and paid out
S lis until we reached Red Bluff. There
the owner of the opera bouse had a
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and, throwing a lariat around the nect
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The mule and the piano got mixed up
which ruined tbe orchestra, and whet
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"The manager of the theater claims-!
lamuges, captured all of the box re
ceipts and we could not get out of towu
Of course, we expected to walk, but IT
be blamed if the landlord didn't pack ut
all with our baggage in a bex car, giv
us plenty of lunch and send us clear u
Virginia City without paying a cent
The most hospitable fellow I ever saw.'
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A new use has been found for old
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up aud used in place of sand for uior
tar. There can be but little doubt that
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Biroug mortar can be made by its use,
although It Is doubtful If It Is a durn
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however, will prevent Its use Iu spy
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Jones Tea; I have a "system."
Smith Is't any good?
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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
Row Nf'lle Hclnrd with the Prrmnn.
Mamma bad gone to see Aunt Helen,
so Nellie was left at home with papa.
Papa was sitting at his table writing a
sermon.
"We have come to make a call, papa."
ia:d Xeil e, go'ng In'.o h's study. "Pleast
fet up and shake hands, and say:
" 'How do you do. Miss Nellie Day?
I'm very glad to see you.' "
"But how can I when I have not fin
ished my sermon?" said papa.
"I'll help you," said Nellie; "I'll takf
one of these pens and help yon finish
It, and then you can play with me."
"That will be very nice, said hei
papa. "But I think that I would bettei
keep the pens; that will be my part ol
the work; your part will be to take Ame
lia and some picture-books and sit uj
at tills table here, and not make a bit
of noise till I apeak to you."
"Win that really be helping?" asked
Nellie, as her father lifted bar Into hei
chair.
"Indeed It will,' said her papa, and
than be kissed bar and went off to bir
own tabs.
Presently Nellie became so Interested
that she forgot everythlns; but her pie
hires, and was surprised when papa
got up and came to her, saying: "Out
sermon Is finished, little girl, and now
we will play. You bar helped very
much."
On Sunday Nellie listened very eager
ly to that sermon. "For you know,
mamma," she whispered, "I helped
papa write it"
Kddie'a Masical Kits,
Sounds that were not music wert
beard In the music-room. There was
the mewing of kittens, mingled wltt
the voice of little Eddie. The boy loved
the kittens, and was never known t
barm them, so no attention was paid tc
the noise until It bad continued so long
that Kitty, the nurse, was sent to look
Into the matter. She returned In a mo
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kitten In each band, holding them 01
the stool in front of the piano. Botl
were very angry, for he was holding
them hard, and he was saying:
"That's right. Sing, kitties, sing. Bui
why don't you play? That would bt
nice. I can't play because I have tc
hold you. WVll all three sing If youTj
olny."
In order to make the kittens play bt
tried to hold both In one band, so as to
place their paws on the keys with the
other, but his hands were not big
EDDIE AND THE KITTEN'S.
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and over again his request for them to
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"They can't play, my child," she sold.
"What makes yon think tbey can?"
"Why, mamma, when the musicians
were getting ready to go away afte:
the party last night Uncle Harry said
they were packing up their musical
kits, and I don't see why our kits can't
be musical, too."
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Oood Words for the Horse.
CoL Ed Butler is authority for tbe
statement that there are more horse
In St Louis now than there ever have
been in tbe entire history of the ctty.
according to bis figures, there are any
where from 20 to SO per cent, more now
than there were during the palmiest
days of the horse car or before tbe bike
came into use.
. "I am better prepared to know now
nany horses there are in the ctty than
any other man living here. The reason
is that I catch them coming and going.
I shoe them while tbey are living and
haul them oft when they are dead.
"I know that the average citizen be
levee that the advent of the trolley car
and the bicycle dispensed with the ust
it horses almost entirely, but this la
not the case. The bicycle dude and the
trolley car patron never owned hoi sua
The only horses the trolley car knocked
ant were tbe plugs that nobody elaa
would care to own, and there were not
half as many of them as is generally
supposed.
"Oood horses are as hard to get now
ss they ever were, and probably harder,
for tbe reason that not so many of
them are being bred. You can't hire a
rig at a livery stable any cheaper now
than you could ten years ago, and If
you drive out you will find more rigs on
tbe streets than there were ten years
ago. The trolley car has killed the mar
ket for scrub horses, and they arc
cheaper, but a scrub horse Is not cheap
at any figure. I have been trying to gel
a first-class team for three years, and
am willing; to pay any kind of a price
for them, but I have not been able to
find what I want. I predict that within
the next five years the breeding of good
roadsters Is going to become one of the
most profitable businesses In the coun
try." St. Louis Republic.
Charles W. Caes, of New York City, Pre
dent of the C1199 Bealty Corporation, an im
portant investment company which inv.sts
its elientH' money of large or small amounts
exclusively in New York City rent-bearinfi
real estate, puts new meaning into thestntc
ment that 'MeM is a curse," Ho says:
"Every dollnr of interest chnrgs sooner or
iater comes out of labor. A merchant slnns
business on $1000 cni $5o00 borrowed
money. His interest is chnrged on thn pride
of his poodn. Every dollar of public ant)
corporate and bu.siness debt i." a burden on
labor and takes toll from the '"product of la
bor'' which should belong to the worker.
When the fixed annuul iutewst ehargo from
all causes on a people Oocmiies greater than
the annual increase of weahh, that eiviilrji
lion dies. H-nce, debt, public or private.
In n curse. The t'ass ltealiy Corporation,
nn; sub-tltuttnir ownership for debt. It in
vests money in Manhattan Island improved
reut-beaiiUK, advaueiu rail estate only
ind in nothing else. Investors become co
jwners of choice property. Guarantee fund
pavs back money in purt or in full when
nt-eiled. A tenth regular consecutive divt
Jend at six per cent, has jut Oien paid. In
vestments liefln to earn profits at once. One
dollar or any amount is received any time,
nml as often as desireJ. It pays six percent.
Iieeause it enrus more. The surplus is dis
tributed to Investors by extra dividends as
shareholders decide. The snrplus over six
percent. 1S9 was 2573. 50; in 1895 t53,24.Sl:
in iS'Jfi ffi2,704.52. The insets of the Cass
tti'aitv t'orponition in ISM were S215.844.U0
In 1-195 (584,020. 74; tn 18(MS 14,220.b3.
I'h rtii s interested may write or call for full
particulars to the Cass hvnlty Corporation,
i09. 211. 213 East Tweuly third street. Now
Vork. The Corporation is certainly a new
opportunity to small und moderate Hive:
tors."
The ptime of life of a man of reg
ular habits and sound constitution is
rorn 0 to f 0 years of age; of a woman,
from 24 or 25 to about 40 years of age.
Bwrs of Ointments for CmtAfrfc That
Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smetl and complt-tely derange the whole system
wheueutorma it through tbe mucous surf aa.
Such articles should never be usmi except on
Sreitcriptions from reputable physicians, as the
amAKe tbey will do is ten fold lthe ooL you
can posdbly derive from them. Halt's Cittarru
Cure, manufactured by ' J. Oneney A Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury and is taken
internally, actinic directly upon tbe blood and
mucous surlaces of the system. In buying
Hull's Catarrh Cure be sure to Ret the genuine,
it is taken internally, and is made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney A Co. Testimonials free,
bold by UrugicUta, price 75c. per botlie.
U all's Family i'iUs are the beat.
The aggregate indebtedness of the
Pacific railroads to the government is
1112,607,970.
I am entirely cured of bemorrhaae ot lungs by
tTo's Cure fo- Consumption. Lotus LiHDt
man, Bethany, Mo.. January S. 1W1.
The growth of tbe Alabama iron
export trade is the most prominent
feature in the development of that in
dustry. Ifaflllcted witn soreeyei nlr. Isaae Thomp
son's Eye water. lirugifUts sell at 25c. per bolllti
Epicures, notes the New Orleans,
Picayune, are evidently coming to
their milk. Tbe fashion rages for
milk uncooked, milk cooked, milk
sterilized, milk Fateurized. milk mod
ified. rTo-To-Kac for Fifty Cents.
OrerSOU.OiOcurel. Why nut lot No-To-Bafl
rrg-ulata or remove your desire for tobacco)
ti.tves moDer, makes health and manhood.
I lire guarantied. CO cents and S1.UU, at all
drua-iaui.
Baltimore proposes to copy the an
cient Greeks and have a stadion, and
the greatest thing in the way ol a car
nival of "porta ever beld in America.
It has been suggested that the carnival
he held in 1898.
JrT try a 10c box of Caacarets, candy ca
thartic nneat Uver and bowel regulator made.
The New York police department
asks for the modest little sum of $7,
00D.000 for the expenses to be incurred
in keeping the Got ha mites in order
during 1897.
FITBstopped tree ana permanently cored. No
fi l-alter H rat day's one of Ua. K link's Qatar
Nekvk Restorer. Free 2 trial bottle and treat
ise bead lo Dr. Kllue. U31 Arch St.. f btla., fa.
The mineral water industry of this
country gives employment to close up
on 100,000 men, aud upwards of
30,000,000 of capital is invested iu it.
Mrs. Wtnslow's Foothlng Syrnp for children
teething, snrieni the eums, reduces Inflamma
tion, aliaya paiu, cures wind colic. 2jc. a bottle
A dental paper Eays that a fortune
awaits the man who will invent a good
substitute for gold as a filling lor back
teeth. Platinum is available for back
teeth but not for front teeth, as it
turns black.
Core Guaranteed be DR. J. It. MAVKK 1013
AHCH ST.. 1H1I.A PA. Fase al once: no
oi cration or delay Irum business. ConmiliMtiun
iiee. Indorsements of physicians ladies an l
Eromlnent citizens. Send lor circular. Odics
ouray A. W. tour. U
It may interest tho9e who love to
compare man with monkeys to know
that the latter frequently get horribly
seasick when taken on the ocean.
Warns bilious or eoetlrs, cat a Oaacarst,
candy natlfartir; ears gnars nt sad; Ma Mo.
Health Commiesioner Starkloff, cf
St. Louis, Mo., will at the next meet
ing of the Board of Health recommend
that preliminary tubercalosu be de
clared infectious.
anrl aasns rK smIssb
- s
ana cures me pain. .
TRUMPET CALLS.
auss's Horai Soaada a Waratac Net
to tha Unredressed.
HE man who la
envious of evil-doers
will soon be an
evil-doer himself.
. kw-i rae7 The man who
will not live np to
bis convictions is
untrue to himself.
ItiV'Ki'M Where the tem
perature Is Just
right for a saint It
too warm for s
sinner.
Yon know tbe
man when you know the company he
keeps.
Every one who has to teach children
ought to be taught of God.
The existence of a personal devil is
not doubted by any true Christian.
When people find out that It Is bless
ed to give, they never want to stop.
Whenever faith moves a mountain
love should direct where It la to go.
The Lord can make It as easy for u
to love our enemies as our friends.
Make tbe devil let go of the children
and be will soon have to give up the
world.
The Christian's light should shine
the brightest where It is needed the
most.
The devil is altvays certain of catch
ing some mother's boy where he baits
his hook with a moderate drinker.
It Is Impossible to discourage the
man who has learned In whatsoever
condition he finds himself therewith to
be content.
The man who sits on a limb and saws
It off Is a Solomon compared to the one
who thinks he can sin without having
to suffer.
Say to the mountain, "Remove hence
to yonder place," is God's way. Man's
way Is to peck at it now and then with
his little shovel.
Cse Fonatl for Cornstalks.
The firm of shipbuilders known ev
erywhere as the Cramps has taken up
i chemical discovery which Is said to
transform the outer portion of the
cornstalk Into excellent cofferdam or
ship padding. A factory is to be lo
cated at Rockford, III., and others are
to be constructed later on at other
points In the West. E. S. Cramp, while
In Chicago perfecting arrangements foi
the Rockford plant, bespeaks for the
new product an immense financial suc
cess, which will be shared liberally by
the farmers. He says of the finished
product:
"Our experiments with this new
cofferdam material have shown that
It Is the most perfect In its action of
anything of the kind ever useu. The
Freueu have something like it inaJi of
cocoa liber, but the English have found
It so unsatisfactory that they have
never used it. Its use Is simple. The
8lites of the ship are stuffed with it,
ami when a shot penetrates the water
swells the cofferdam and closes the
leak, or at least stops It sufficiently to
keep the ship from sinking."
Regarding the gathering of the stalk
Mr. Cramp says:
"All that is necessary is simply the
bare rtalk. Thus, after busking the
corn, farmers may let the cattle Into
the field, as they do now, and when
the cattle have cousumed the leaves
and all they can eat tbe stalks can be
l-rought to our factories. Nothing we
need has been put to any use In the
past. There are two or three tons of
cornetalks to the acre, which can be
rut for about $1 an acre, leaving the
rest to the farmer. We expect to pay
about $2 a ton for the stalks."
it will be a nice thing, of cours?, for
Rockford and Illinois to have this new
manufacturing Industry, and especial
ly fortunate that a use has been lound
for what has formerly been a waste
product But it is doubtful If Mr.
Cramp will be able to get bis stalks for
t2 a ton. There are probably two or
three tons of these stalks to tbe acre,
and at a low estimate they could be
cut for (1.80 an acre. But then there
would be the cost of loading and team
lng to the nearest railroad station, per
haps three or four miles distant, and
labor for this work and all these ex
penses would bring the cost of the
stalks up to about S3 a ton. Even at
this price It is not probable there would
be any great profit In It for the farm
ers. Yet there will be some profit, and
It will be desirable to see the experi
ment tried. If the farmers can man
age to get a substantial return from
these stalka that have always been con
sidered worthless, the profits may serve
to offset to some extent the losses in
curred because of the low price of corn.
He Wu Tbaokf oL
A young American who was bicy
cling In Southern Franc was pushing
his wheel op a steep hill, when he over
took a peasant with a donkey-cart who
was rapidly becoming stalled, though
the little donkey was doing his best.
The benevolent wheelman, putting his
left hand against the back of the cart
and guiding his wheel with tbe other,
pushed so hard that the donkey, tak
ing fresh courage, pulled his load up
to the top successfully. The summit
renched, the peasant burst into thanks
to his benefactor. "It was very good
of ou, monsieur," he said; "I should
never In the world have got up the hill
with only one donkey!"
Aluminum.
Aluminum heel tips are coming in
vogue in England, and bid fair to come
into general use. The leather is bet
ter protected than In the ordinary man
ner, and they will not slip on the wood
en pavement, which is unite an ad
vantage.
Tired of It.
gQc Would "you love me Just tha
tame, dearest, If I were poor instead
of worth a million?
He I have registered a solemn vow
aevcr to discuss the financial question
igain. Detroit Free Press.
Do not refrain from doing because
you can only do a little. Remember
that God can make that little much.
Brown I wonder why Faynter was
so angry when I asked him what school
of art he belonged to? Smith What
school ? That implies that he has some
thins to learn. Puck.
OasoAatn
rowels. sbva
ttrvz, kidneys ana
rgnpef ma.
Spools are turned and bored by a
simple machine, which is said to be
able to complete from 5,000 w 6,000 per
f
1 aCSWnsV V1SA
Germany has a 440-7ot high rnin -ney.
Eyes of nocturnsl animals sre larg"
and ol much finer construction.
The sunV eurfswe is so intensely
bright that au electric light held
agsinst it would look black".
Arizona convicts have been recently
leased at 70 cents per bead a day.
Of the 15,000,000 laboring men
the United States only 1,400,000 be
long to labor unions.
An opera singer has been -fested
a Venezuela because she would not
espond to an encore.
A complete equipment for a railroad
thirty miles lorg was recently shipped
from New York City to Forto Rico.
One of Mrs. Pinkham's Talks
Concernins a Mother's Duty to Her
Chat witn miss jujxhv j
The balance wheel of a woman's life is menstruation. On tha proper per
formaneeof this function depend. .her health
Irreanlaritv lavs tne ionnaauou ui
" ... I. i
ot disease. in
Jaf fi$rV
is an established iaci.
Ignore these signs i xi juu uu, juu ui us luuww
ing your daughter to the grave, for she will diel
This is gospel truth she is developing consumption of the bowels I
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the greatest regulator known
to medicine. Make haste to use it on the first appearance of the tell-tale
symptoms ; it will restore all the female organs to their normal condition.
Miss Marie Johnson's letter to Mrs. Pinkhain, which follows, should inter
act oil mothers and vounrf ladies. She savs :
"My health became so poor that I had to leave
school. I was tired all the time, and had dreadful pains
In mv side and back. I would have the headache
so badly that everything would appear
fore my eyes, and I could not go on with my
studies. I was also troubled with irregularity of
inonsra I was verv weak, and lost so much llesh ,
that my friends became alarmed. My
is a firm believer in j-our remedies
ence, thought perhaps they might
and wrote you for advice. I followed
vou gave, ami used Lydia r. 1'inknam s egvtaDie
Compound and Liver Pills as you directed, ami am
n-M, ai wtf.ll T pvpt WMK. T Iiiivb caincd llesh.
end have a good color. I am completely
express my gratitude, ana l cannot than it yon onougn ior your uiua auvice ana
medicine." Miss Makik F. Joh.nsox, Centralia. Pa.
MMe .
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I first heard of them through a fellow-workman who, on hearing my
tale of woe, one day oflereJ me a Tabule and said he would guaran
tee it to act on the liver. I took it under protest, but was surprised
with the result. It was gentle but effective, and since then I have
gradually noted an entire change in the working of my system, and
1 think that Ripans Tabules are the best remedy for liver and stomach
troubles this side of anywhere. They are really in my case a substi
tute for physical enercise."
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Blr John Lubbock, the naturalist, kai
I been experimenting to find out how
t long toe
... -r hnrm' vfiv. savs the Scientiflt
out v - - - -American.
On Aug. 8, 1888. an ant
'which has been thus kept and tenderly
cared for died at the age of 15 year,
which is the greatest age any species
of insects has yet been known to at
tain. Another individual of the earns
pedes of ant lived to tha advaaaa ag -of
13 yearav
Apoplexy has increased in Eng.
land in a very remarkable degree unco
1850 In the sixteen years ending with
1S66 there were 457 deaths of apoplexy
ner 1 000,000 inhabitants. Last year
?be ratio was 577 per 1,000,000.
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laxity be accomplished as soon as possioie aiier uu now
Disturbance of the menstrual function poisons
the blood. In young girls suppression develops
latent inherited tendencies to scrofula or con
sumption, and no time must be lost in restoring
regularity. Many a young girl goes to her grave
because this difficulty has been thought lightly o,
and mother has said, "Time will bring about a
cure; she U young, I don't worry about her."
Mother, when you see your daughter languid
t tr thinirs that usually interest a
voung girl, when you note that flush on her cheek,
that glassy appearance in her eyes ; when your
daughter tells you that even the weight of her
dress waist oppresses her, and that she has terri
ble pains in her stomach shortly after eating, dont
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