Vv
" jr-i-j-r-
GETTING TO BE A MAN.
esc' I'l.i Kind my bnir ata't yallow,
r And all rurled op m laae;;
E I'm jcla my rbeaks ain't diampleeV
And tbat I'm gitrin' stress I
I wiabt my voice was hoarser.
To talk like L'ucle Dan.
Eon list I want to hurry
Ami Kit to be a man!
I'm n!arl the women nerei
Come ut to tne and say:
Oh. v.hat a purty little boy!"
Id that aoft kind of way!
I wear big shoes, and alwayi
Make all the noise I can,
Because I want to hurry
And git to be a man!
Onct I tried to pbew tohacker.
But couldn't do it quite.
It made me awful dizzy
Tbey said I was a Bight.
But some time, when I'm older
1 bet you that I can
I won't give up that eaay,
'Cause I want to be a man!
I've itot on pa'a snspendera
Wisht I had whiskers, too.
And that my feet was bigger
And schoolin' waa all through!
W isht Kdison or someone
Would come out with a pla
To help a boy to hurry
And gk to be a nan!
-Cleveland Leader.
DRAWN TO HIS DOOM.
There waa unusual excitement at
Fort Clark. Cnnleuien, cowboys, boiss
rancher, teamsters, soldiers, all moved
around in In uneasy, excited way, and
Threats of violence against some un
known person en me fast and furious.
Fort Clark Is a frontier post In South
western Texas. It was not of so luucli
Importance as a town In 'Utt as It Is
now; but, civilization not kavfrg crept
so close over Iron rails, It waa of more
Importance as a frontier post. Word
had come In that Willie Pray, a sbeep
herder ou Turkey Creek, had been
found iu bis cabin with a guplug knife
wound in his breast, and a Mexican I
woman, whom he bad recently eu- j
gaged to go out to rake charge of the i
domestic arrangements at hla ranch, j
was aLio discovered with her throat '
cut.
Whatever was the cause of the dou- !
ble murder was only a matter of sur- I
mlse. but surmise Is generally enough
lor Judge Lynch. He doesn't waste
much time upon quibbles. The matter j
was argued out in ibis way: j
"Anybody seen any Indiana about?" j
came from a young soldier who stood 1
In a group near Bill Chunk's store. !
"'Taint uo Iujuns." came from a;
long-haired tanner, who was seated on ;
a stump mt'iiiliun ti,e cinch of bis sad-
die with buckskin thongs. j
"Why, Uncle Bill'" came from sev- '
eral voices. i
"Injuns don't knife unless It's for;
hair. 'Sides that. ef they'd bin around, '
1 reckon that thar jacul ud bin a '
blaziu. How did this yer news come :
anyhow?"
No one seemed to know. The report j
Just appeared to spring up without '
there being any res(ous)ble author for j
It. It srurted as a rumor, aud the story i
gradually developed until the whole
post knew of it and was consequently
excited. j
Here comes Juke Breen," said one of
the group, "lie seems to know as mu
about it us anvbodv
When Jake cume up he said he did
not know any mure than the rest.
Someone had brought In the report and
be had just heard folks talking about
It. He agreed with Uncle Bill tbat it i
was not Indians, aud, with many oatbj,
be explained his theory.
"You see, Fray took a greaser wom
an out there to look after his ranch.
Most Mexican women have lovers of
their own color. Everybody knows
Mexicans are Jealous and revengeful.
Tbey mostly use a knife, while a white
man uses a shootiug iron. The re-port
says that both were killed with a knife,
which shows that it was done by a
Mexican who was Jealous of Fray, and
the only Mexican we know of about
the place is the herder he had looking
after his sheep. It looks as if he waa
the guilty party." I
"That's so," said several, "the ilex
lean must have done It."
"Then what's the use waiting aruun.l
here? The greaser ain't going to come '
here and ask us to hang him. He may
be around the ranch yet. If he ain't
akipped to Mexico. We've got to bang
greaser mighty quick, if we wants to I
do justice iu tiiis matter," said Jake, j
and the most of those there assembled '
appeared to agree with him. I
Jake was a desperado of the flrst
water, and was ueeessaritly an author!- j
ty In these matters.
"Wbar's the coyote ez brought the
news?" said Uncle Bill.
Again there was no answer.
"I reckon we'd better go and see ef
they're dead, afore we hang anybody.
We'd beet go to the ranch and take a
look at the late lamented afore we un
dertake to do anything else. We can
take a Judge along for convenience, in
case we need him. I'm going to the
ranch," and Uncle Kill picked up a sad
dle that lay on tbe ground near him an I
started for a pony staked out on thd
prairie a hundred yards off.
This move of Uncle Bill's appeared
to meet with favor iu the crowd, and b.7 i
the time he was on bis pony and start- :
ed toward Turkey Creek he had a party
of twenty-live at his back, among
whom was Jake Bicen.
It was not a long rida to Fray's
ranch, and the ponies went on a trot.
Tbe way led principally over a rolling
prairie, with an occasional uiolte of !
live oak or a rtiapparal thicket to re
lieve tbe niitnotony.
When they bad come within a mile of
tbe ruDcii sjme one in the cavalcade
cftllei oni that there a a herd of
sheep off to the northward. The com
pany haitpd aud looked In the direction,
anil, sure 'lomh. on the other side of
s sl".-ti: il--rrs:oii in the prairie was s
ubbles
" Lest sarsapariilas." When you thir.lc of it how contradio
toi v that ttrm is. For there ttu be only one best in anything one
L.r t saisdaiiiid, as tlieie is one highest mountain, one longest
i !. or, one deepest ocean. And thit Lest sarsaparillais 1 ....
Tiicrc's the rub! You Can measure niouui..i.i height and ocean
('..-.li, but ho-.T test Sarsaparii'ar You cst-1 J it you were chemists.
Lut iiica do you need to test k? The WorlJ's Fair Committee
tcjtcl i:, and thoroughly. They wot behind the label on the
to-.Lic. What did this sarsaparillu test result in f tvery make
c sari.-.r.r.niu shut out cf the Fair, except Aycr'a. So it was
that AyCi's was the or.ly sirsapariila admitted to the World's
i air. the committee found it the Lest. They had no room for
anything that wis cot the best. And as the best, Ayer'a Sarsa
pariii.i leteived the medal and awaidsdue its merits. Remember
t:u v.o.-d test " is a bubble any breath can blow; but there are
pi. is to prick such bubbles. Those others are blowing mora
-bt sarsapariila " bubbles since the World's Fair pricked the
old ones. True, but Aycr's Sarsaparilla has the medal. The
pin that scratches the medal proves it gold. The pin that pricks
the bubble proves it wind. We point to medals, not bubbles,
when we Bay: The best sarsaparilla is Ayer's.
nerd of sheep iuler!y grazing, font evl
deully niakins their way slowly in the
dlreVtioa or Fray's much, aa a dud was
apparently urging them on, while a dog
was keeping them from straggling.
That's Fray's greaser now," said
Breen. "I know blm by bta baring that
dog with blm. We'd better get him
while we have a chance," and be turned
bis pouy's bead In that direction.
"Say. Squire." said Uncle BllL turn
Ins to a bright, intelligent-looking
young man riding near him, who got
h:s title by being a lawyer, " 'pears lik
you d best go along an' see tbat the
Mex don't escape from the bands o'
justice," aitd a sly twinkle came into
bis eye, as he added: "Seems like a
mlshty desprit feller, the way be drives
them sheep, an' Jake an the other fel
lers maybe couldn't handle right alone.
I'll take keer o' this cavyard."
So the young lawyer and fire others
followed Jake Breen in a dash over the
prairie to capture tbe Mexican, while
the rest of the cavalcade rode on to tiie
ranch.
Pray's Jacal, or but. waa a rude af
fair, constructed as many of tbeni are
in that country, by planting live oak
pickets, ten feet long. In an upright
position, side by sile, to form tbe walla.
and making a roof of prairie grass
thatch. The cracks were stopped with
mud, and there was no opeulug except
tbe door, which furnished all the light
and ventilation needed. besides that
which came iu through tbe BuneroUH
crevli-es in the rude structure. It was
situated In a grove of trees u the
bunks of tbe creek.
When the party rode up they found
tbe door of the cabin closed, and not a
sign or sound of life anywhere around.
Hello, house!" called Uncle Bill.
"Thar don't seem to be nobody here."
be added, and then dismounting be
walked up to tbe door and gave it a
push. It opened inwardly, scraping ou
the dirt floor as it did so, for It bung
louse on its strap hinges.
"Weil, I'll be denied:" exclaimed the
1 olJ ,uaa aa
his eyes became accus
tomed to the dim light In the cabin; "ef
it tiuiu't so, fera fact'"
And then the others crowded np to
look in, and see what Uncle Bill bad
seen; the body of tbe woman on the
floor, near the rear of the room, with
her throat cut, and the body of WHHe
Pray near the door, lying in a pool of
! blood. wh.ch had evidently flowed from
a wound iu nis side.
"Dou t crowd that thar door, men, 1
wad ter see, said the old man, as he
caught hold of Pray's hand. "That
gal's gone, but this here boy seems ter
be kinder warm yit. Give a hand, a
couple o' yo'uns, aa' let's see w'at a
leetle flesh air'll do."
They took him up gently aud bore
him to a grassy place iu the shade of
some trees. Here they laid him tender
ly down upon u bed of blankets, aud
after iuoUlenin the lirw with liquor,
tliey b-jtau examining the wound.
1 hey had Jwst reached this stage ot
the proceedings when there was a di- i
version
t came from the party who
. . .... .i ,
nad gone on to capture tne Mexican.
They rode along, the uufortuuate greas
er being tied to a lariat attached to the
saddle-bow of one of the men. He was
running along uttering protestatious,
bis face actually pale with terror.
"No sabe, senors; no eutender, Seuor
Cabur.eros."
"Here Le Is'" called Jake Breen, &a
the company came to a halt. "We've
go the scoundrel."
And then they all crowded up to
where the wounded and apparently
dead man lay upon the blankets. Aa
the 11,61 jart-v c'"ule u tue-v "P-proac-h
f.l tl. tuut .it the inr..l n.an Tl.a. i
Sheriff led the Mexican up, tbe others !
making room for them.
"Stand back. men. an' let us have I
,i, Ti,i. c, . k !
vivin some: aud I nele Bill put his
aud
arm under Fray's shoulders to raise
theui up.
And just then a strange thing hap
pened. The wounded man opened his
eyts and stared luuuJ In a dazed sort
of way. '1 hen fixing his gaze straight
bel'oie him and raising himself up with
his arm outstretched, pointing bis Au
ger toward the trembling Mexican, be
said in an almost indistinct, hesitating
n hisper:
"You you killed her," and then he
seemed to gu.sp for breath, but be made
another effort and added: "Jake
Breen," ami then would have dropped
from exhaustion If the strong arm of
L ucie Bill bad not been at band to ease
him gently dowu.
When the name was mentioned it as
tonished the men as much as if tbey
had heard thunder from a clear sky.
The ones on tbe outer edge of the circle
had uot heard rhe name at all. but had
seen tbe ac'iLn, and suppoaed that Fray
was pointing to the Mexican and not
to the burly figure of Breen, which
loomed up behind that unhappy Indi
vidual. They, therefore, naturally
crowded up closer, aud their scowling
faces boded no good for tbe descendant
of the Aztecs.
Those who were close enough to hear
the whisper were so astonii;4Mi for a
moment that tbey could not grasp the
situation. There were two men who
did. however, understand what it
meant, aud when the one, Uncle Bill,
looked up to spoek the other, Jake
Breen. had allowed himself to be
crowded out of the circle and was al
ready on his horse.
He says it was Jake Breen; stop tbe
coyote," called Uncle Bill, and those
near to him sprang to tbetr feet for
some of tbem bad been down on one
knee, some on both, so as to watch tbe
wounded man. Those who understood
finally got out of the crowd and by
their repeanng, "He says It's Jake
Breen," got the others to understand.
But those few moments of delay
were euough. When Breen saw the
linger pointed toward him be knew too
well what it meant. He bad supposed
Pray was dead, and now when be faced
the supposed corpse the eyes were open
and the lips moved to speak. He had
or Medals.
had tow much experience la Juris.
Lyncb's court to await further develop
men re. Ha permitted the other aaxlona
spectator to crowd, blm oat, and be
quietly and quickly got into the saddle
of rbe lawyer's home, which waa not
only the nearest to blm, but tie best
one In the lot. It was near the corner
of tbe hnt that be mounted, and when
the others realized tbe situation he was
already started on his way te the south
ward. It took only a few moments to have
a dozen riders following on the trail,
beaded by tbe lawyer on Jake Breen's
horse.
"Say. yM sur cane rod Bin. to
those who had not yet started, " taln't
no use fer us to j1ne in thet thar chase.
One had better ride down to Uvalde an
tell the folks, an' one bad better go to
Clark for a doctor from the post aa' an
ambulance. Tbe rest can stay here till
niornln' an bear from tbe other fellers.
Thet sua ain't half a hoar high, an
w'en she drops yer know hit ends tbe
chase unless they're mighty clost on ter
blm. es Char ain't ne moon."
What tbe old man meant was thai
there could be no chase after sunset.
There is no twilight In Texas, and when
the sun sets one passes directly from
daylight to dark. One might make h1a
way by starlight, but he couldn't follow
a trail in tbe shadows. .
The sun rose next morning In a dear
sky and soon afterward tbe pursuing
party were up to tbe ranch.
"Did you get yer boss, squire?" In
quired Uncle Bill.
"Yea."
"Whar'd you find him?"
"Down by Blm Water bole."
"Did you find Jake?"
"Yes."
"Did you bring him a long T'
"No; we just left him ther among tba
trees."
"Well, then, ez everything baa passed
off so pleasant like, and the doctors
thinks tbe boy kin be moved, I reckon
we mougbt jest es well go back U
Clark." New York Mercury.
PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS.
Tbey Are Needed la Country u Well
a la City.
Among tbe many plans which bars
been suggested In England for com
memorating worthily tbe sixtieth anni
versary of tbe coronation of Queen Vic
toria in June next, none seems to find
more favor than the proposition for a
concerted movement for setting aside
plots of ground or places of historic In
terest to be dedicated to tbe common
use and enjoyment of the people.
It is pointed out tbat this is a pl&L
which will give the people of each town
and county a personal interest in the
celebration, while it will give them also
the feeling tliat tbey are sharing in a
great national movement. Should this
plan be adopted, hundreds of "Queen
Victoria" gardens, parks, playgrounds
and fields, dotted over tbe kingdom.
I , . .T""" . ,
Iff Queen Mctona s beneficent reign.
aud at the same time confer a great and
lasting benefit upon the people.
Tltey have been slower in England
than we lu this country to recognize the
j advantages of public playgrounds. The
i establishment of parks and gardens
i and recreation-places for tbe public use
j is no new thing with us. Tbe niove
j tneut lu tbat d region is increasing, and
! many of our chief cities vie with each
other in the extent and beauty of their
' park systems.
There are one or two errors which
I should be guarded against, however.
t ... ..I . . V. ..
r ur ""5. lUI "
p1uUle " b tuu J to
at closey trimmed
ud slna1of Kf p th PM",
do not meet the need. These are aU
well, but somewhere iu tbe park there
should be grass which one can stretch
out upon, and ground that the boys can
trample over.
Another mistake is tbat communities
do not begin soon enough to set aside
land for commons and public grounds.
They wait until the pressure of popula
tion makes breathing-spaces absolutely
essential to the general health. By tbat
time land commands a large price, and
tbe difficulty of securing enough for it
within easy reach of the people is con
siderable. Flaygivunds. too, are needed in tbe
country aa well as (n-cltles. It is often
assumed in the country that boys and
girls have all outdoors In which to play,
and tbat special provision: for them la
not iiecesaary; bat It often happens in
rural communities tbat there Is no
place in which children may romp
freely. Tbey either play in the roads ol
trespass in private fields and pastures.
Rural cuinuianltlea whlcb move In
season to trre open grounds for tbe
public use net only provide for the
children to-day, but save large expendi
ture later, when population presses
upon tbem, and land comes to be reck
oned at so much tbe square foot--
Youth's Companion,
Spanish Relio in New Orleans.
Among the architectural donations to
New Orleans made during bis lifetime
by the good old Spaniard of tbe last
century, Don Andres Almonaster y
Roxas, was tbe chapel of the Ursulines.
An Inscription in Spanish In the facade
of the building says tbat it was erected
in 1787, Charles III. being King of
Spain, and Don Estevan Miro Governor
of Louisiana, by Don Andrei J Roxas.
Together with the old Ursuline Con
vent, it survived the great conflagra
tions of 17S8 and tbat of a few years
later, by which the New Orleans of
tbat period waa "wiped off the map."
Easily Calculated.
Any one may easily calculate for
himself how many shingles are need
ed to cover a given 6pace. Aa a rule,
a thousand shingles, laid with four
inches exposed to tbe weather, will
cover one hundred square feet of sur
face, aud five pounds of shingle nalia
will fasten them on. With a foot
rule and five minutes' figuring- any
body can ascertain tbe eipeuse of a
mw roof.
Break less Mirror.
A German genius fills a long-felt want
by providing mirrors which will not
break. He simply employs celluloid
where glass was heretofore used. A
perfectly transparent, well-polished cel
luloid plate receives a quicksilver back
ing like that of a glass mirror. This
backing is In turn protected by an
other celluloid plate which also mir
rors, so that practically a double mir
ror is furnished, lighter, cheaper, an
more lasting than glass.
Beat Fire-Proof Doors.
Numerous experiments to determlnt
the best fire-resisting materials for tb
construction of doors have proved that
wood covered with tin resists lire better
than an iron door.
Tbe class of people converted at re
vivals have to be saved as often aa th
wheat.
Unless there is an old woman In the
bouse, anything that la pot la the fam
ily Bible is mislaid for ytaw to dome.
flAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Waralas Hta Calllsw tae Wlckea t
KasBlaac
OD calls bo man to
I -j- work alone.
Every m a n is a
king In his own
back yard.
Every lie has oth
er sins hiding be
hind It.
The corner stone
of discontent is In
gratitude. The fear of bell
alone makes no
man fit for bearen.
Much breath Is wasted In praying for
a revival In bad air.
If good resolutions were horses
everybody would ride.
Every crown bestowed by the world
rests ou an aching brow.
If good advice were gold, every pock:
et would be full of money.
The man who has a strong will is
often strong in nothing else.
Hypocrisy Is a certincate of good
character vice given to virtue.
The world's creed Is. "He is tbe best
man who wears tbe best coat."
tiray hair and wrinkles may come,
but a happy heart is always young.
Count the day lost lu which you have
: not cast all your care upon tbe Lord.
; The man who stands behind truth to
' tight has a shelter tbat is bullet proof,
j If all humor of life could only be
i known, what a jolly world this woul I
be.
Open tbe door of your mind to good
thoughts and evil ones will be driven
out.
-When some people read tbe Bible, the
last thing they want to know la Its
truth.
Trying to look like a sheep bas never
yet produced any. wool on tbe back of
a goat.
Tbe devil in too often tbe only gainer
when a young man becomes bis own
master.
Having our own way gets us into
trouble. Letting God have bis way
gets us out.
We shall always be able to stand the
iege when we can say that tbe Lord is
uur fortress.
Better ventilation in our churches
would make the devil work harder for
what he gets.
If we have to do a certain work the
(est thing we can do U to best learu
how to do it best.
The man whose knowledge all comes
from books, will not find in it the power
to move living men.
Every man who is a co-worker with
Cod will be sure to leave this world bet
ter than be found it.
if your sou never learns anything
from mistakes, it is hardly worth while
to send bint to college.
liEMiRKlBLE RECOVERY
! Of
Young Lailjr of Oatport, Smw Turk,
i tr-,in Anaih!ii.
! rromt'i Courier, buffaiu, .V. F..
I Uit Lulu Mtevtius, daughter ot liworrt
j i evuui. tba well-koowa blacksmith, ot (Jts
pjrt, Nttgara, County, Nb York, ba-i ur
j privet hor natirhbora ooustdarabiy, by not
iyiug ilvo mouth ago, wbou the payoiclau:
; tu I she could uot l.VJ.
j Tain wm quito a remarkable cue.
youuK woinnu, who Is vary well known, on
necount of her tuuaiciil ability, hal be-u a
fry healthy girl, until about oao year ''.',
! arheu she bagau lo fall, aud grew so pale
iiu I apparently Dloodlms aat so weak that
after a few mouth she was given up to die.
Liil wiater m physician w jo was a visitor
at Oaport niet MiM &tfvB9, and seeiat; br
e neiuteil condition, nad bearing from the
lic.il doctors mat ttie liw w.ts HUKnnii:!,
Irovailnd ou thi irirl's mother to mika her
try Ur. Williams' Pink Pills. lJirectly she
eomtueo :e t the treatment eho be.iu to
iiixud, aud now muoo February, when bh
decided to take them, abe hits beooroo weii
aa I stroQK an t thu uiuiure of Kood nea tb.
I f M- mother of tbe itirl, Mrs. Stevens, say.-
-every oue in uaaporc anows na( f uk
Pilts cured Lulu, aud I feel very tbanttfu
tbat we heard of tbem ill time to save my
ehil-l'A life."
tir. Willtums' Pink Pills contain, lu a eou
denseil form, all the elements neeessiry to
Kive new life aud richness to the blood aa l
restore shuttered nerve. They are also a
MKitle for troubles -peculiar to females,
ui.'h as suppressions, irregularities and an
forms of weakness. They build up tbe blood,
nd restore the glow of Health to pale aoi
tallow cheek!. In men they affect a radk'a'
cure iu all eass arising fro n mental worry,
overwork or excesses ot whatever nature.
Pink Pills are sola la boxes (never in loose
bulk) at SO cents a box or six boxes for
2 50, and may be bad of all (irumrUKS, or
direct by mall from lr. Will tnu' Medicine
Company, duheaeutaifcr, M. X.
. - . --- .
A Great Araeail.
Tbe Importance of Devonport as a
naval base has been repeatedly demon
strated. To-day tbe dockyard and the
Keyhain steam factory cover an area
of 145 acres, exclusive of the victualing
yard, tbe naval barracks, the Boy a I En
gineering College and tbe many other
government buildings located on the
bauka of tbe Tamar and occupying 200
additional acres.
The present board of admiralty have
now commenced a scheme of exten
sion, says the Loudon Globe, which in
coatlineas, if not lu importance, will
eclipse any work of the kind -previously
undertaken, and will convert Devon
port with the exception of Pembroke,
the youngest of the royal dockyards
Into the largest and moat efficiently de
fended arsenal In tbe world. The au
thorities in Whitehall have set their
hand to a scheme of naval expansion at
the western port which will entail an ex
penditure of about x,000,000. A million
sterling bas been spent In docking op
erations aa a preliminary to the exten
sion of Devonport aa a naval port, and
tbe means of access to tbe dockyard at
all tides has been rendered safe and
easy. ;
Tbe scheme includes tbe creation or
a tidal basin, with an. area of 35
acres, being 4 times as large as the
biggest basin which Devonport now
possesses. It will be 1,550 feet long
and 1,000 feet broad, with a depth of
55 feet below the coping stone. Lead
ing from this basin, which will be en
tered from tbe Hamoaze by a tidal
caisson, will be three . graving docks
and an entrance lock sufficiently large
to permit tbe passage through of ves
sels larger than any yet designed. This
lock will be an important addition to
tbe accommodation, for it la to be so
constructed tbat it can be closed with
a caisson, and utilized as a dock. The
scheme thus aims at providing a large
tidal basin, which can be used at any
state ef tbe tide, and fire docks so com
modious aa to reduce to a minimum tbe
possibility of accident In the docking or
undocking of the largest Teasels. Ply
mouth's geographical position renders
these additional facilities for the ac
commodation of the largest wax vessels
of the greatest national Importance.
Addlaa- lasalt to Injury.
Muggsy Tea, he's a gentleman.
That's what Pre got fta' him.
Slnggay How's datT
Muggsy He stepped on me corn yes
terday an' before I got a chaace to
mash his face ha apologlud, dff
whatl Tmth.
u0
ill?
Be quick, a mouse is at tbe ctaeeael Just so 1 i
Alike a mouse, nibbles and STa JACOD3 OILef
J gnaws at the nerves. like a trap.
C 8EI2E8. aTAya. AND FINISHES THE PAIN. )
K.nalti-Amrlcaii Humor.
Many of the "funny men of the
American press complain with appar
ently good reason of the wholesale
appropriation of their Jokes by some of
the London papers. They aasert that
It Is tbe custom of these papers, two
of tfeeas in partteoJar, dtp Cke best of
American witticisms systematically,
"Anglicize" them, file them away, keep
them until they have grown eld, aod
then publish them aa original.
The especially irritating feitnre of
this system Is tbat such Jokes often go
through tbe American papers a second
time, credited to tbe English paper that
purloined them. Not unfrequeatly, by
the 'grace ef tbe exchange etlilor. sue
reappears in tbe paper la whose col
umns It was printed orlgfaairy. This
gives point to a dialogue atd to have
taken place In the office of an American
newspaper recently.
Exchange Editor Read this. It Is
from the London Tom-Tits, and It's!
good.
Funny Man Yes, It's much better
than when I wrote It, four years ago.
They have improved It by changing
dollars" to "pounds." On, yes, it's
ood now!
Ho a 'a 1 hla T
We offer Ona Hundred Dollara Reward fn
any ca-e of Catarrh tbat cannot cuxaU by
umi Catarrh (Jure.
J. CitBSET Co., Props., Toledo, O.
We. tne anderaiarnad. hava knovrn K J
aey for the last 15 years, and believe him ar
fectlv honorable in all buftfna tr&nMjtluiia
and financially able to carry out auy obi ga
llon made by their firm.
t eht at Xanax, w noieaaid ura??.ats, Toledo.
Ohio.
TVJI.DINO, Kipjkax ft Martin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Core i taken Internally, act.
Ing directly upon the blood and nmcnu sur
faca of t he syatem. Price. 75c. ir bot tie. b jld
by all Drnmtiats. Testimonial Iree.
Hall's Family Pills are the base
Some citizens in Kansas are trying to
raise $1,000 for a marble bust ofCliatlcs
Koliinson, the first (iovernor of the
State, to be placed in the chauel of
tho State University.
Whim billons or cos'lre, eat a Cascaret, (andjr
caltiarllc; cure gtlaruulecd luc.. 'I'y..
A man was arraigned in the Morri
'Atua Police Court and fineil $5 far
spitting in a street car. He said that
he had nevf r heard of the law, which,
nf course, was no excuse
Via. Wtnlom'a Soothing Syrun for fhlUrei
tt'fll.tng. ecttens toe KUlu, reduces InHaium
Itcli. allays paiD. cures wind colic 2jC- a biti
Waac Keenan, a colored man under
tfe sentence in the lialtimnre peniten
tiary, sent $5 to the city marshal to be
used in aiding the distressed poor of
the city.
Mte'iUHrnnteed l.r llt. J. II. MAVKK lOlt
AHll SI.. I lll" v, I'A. Kav al once: u
"I eratlon or dela- f in busine. 'onitllatl tri
itt-e. r-ndoiwiii lit ol Mhyiirtttns ladies an I
I ioiuIih-ui rltuuiia. heud lor c-licutur. uiticj
I uula'J A. M. to J 1'. 11
The Japanese are afraid of the
pread of the habit of opium smoking
n their country, aud efforts are being
n:nle to restrict its sale and conaump
i'lii. I i an rei-ommriid rtso's 1'ure for ('o'lMluip.
ori lo'Urierers Irom Asthma. K. I. ToWNst.Ni ,
I. Ilotvaid, Wis., Slav 4, Isyl.
Aii Alabama negro who was pitted
gainst a goat butted tbe brains out of
the quadruped.
('atahmV' stimulate liver, kMney aod
towels. Never Hckca. weaken or gripe: loe.
Uiviug to tiie unusual snowfall in
Switzerland the chamois have become
o tame in some places that tbey visit
(lie stables iu search of food.
Wn.To.ttac tor Fifty Centa.
OrarsUMMtieurel. Why not let N't-To-Bnc
reeulate or remove your it. aire for toixu-col
Mvra money, nike- beallli unit mauuoorl.
ure guarantied. U) ceuts and $1.10. al all
The wife of Li Hung Chang is said to
possess 2,000 frocks, and haa half tbat
number of waiting-women in atten
dance upon her.
Josr try a 10c. toi of Casrareta. the finest
iver and bowel rrira'ator aver made.
The Paris Academy of Science has a
standing offer of a r ze of $20,000 for
the dircovery of a remedy for cholera.
tV nnecticul sportsmen want to stop
the snaring, and also the killing of all
aiue birds for a period of three years.
FITSstoped Iree aod permanently ennst No
(li alter first day'a use ol Pa. Ki ink's Okkat
Mkye KtsroKKK. Free ! trial bottle aud treat
ise fceud to lr. Kline, ttil Area sr., etilla 1'a.
Warming pans conta'uing perfume
are now used to heat ilii beds of
guests at English couutry houses.
The railways of Switzerland will
probably soon pass under control of the
Government.
0,340,000
CONSTANT WEARERS.
DOUGLASS
ihie
DEST IU TIIE WORLD.
For u ysra tbi
tao(ty niiitlou,
attia dltujti all
cumpetituia.
lnitoi.Ml by over
lUmiOOQ w.vrei- m
liibet lu t vie, lit
ltd diiiabllii u
tin hoe ever odr-
cd ar vit.otj).
It Is made In ill
tilts luteal SHAi3
ud tl aud of
Ivatlivr.
oue tie Ier In a,
tuwu a 1 1 en axvliia
va a It aud d?r
tid in local paper
wn rcipt ot reason
able! order. Vili
lot catMlotrua to
v. iZ wo 1 a a,
afrtaaktM. Mawa.
r
'WO1aiaaat)fipa4V;
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
hai been usod bv milllocsof mothers for their
children wiillu Te Uilnu for over Fifty Ye&ra.
It soothes lt clillkl, bofrens the gum. aJlava
all pale care ivioil colic, and la tba best
rvniiuv f:r tltarrttcra.
Ttvcsty-nvc Cents a Motile.
1037
purchase;
DIRECT f-caw.
ha J1IL1.3 ana
ACT0RIE8.
Manufacturer to wsarar. Iilnatraradcatalogua Ira.
Underwear department. Address
CONSIJ.WKHS' CO., Trey. W. Y.
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ENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
JOHN W. MORRIS, MASHINfiTOM.D.a
Late Maalaat Swsailaer U. s. Feaatea Bvaaa.
aaa Stlaataar. ioaajnamarma rlaiaM. aay . torn
riti
rrno.
pom or drugs lata.
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I l u time.
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAH IN
TER EST TO THEM.
BometMac that Will Iaterce the J
vwuitw Meaaber of Xvvery Household
-Quaint Action- mm Brlht Burius
af Mu; Cute aud Cunalaa; OUlaUrcu,
Fop anal Teller,
lastly the bumblebee i.
- Drones from flow'r to flow'r,
Back and forth upon the las,
And hums In monotone.
Busily the honeybee
ToUs from hour to hoar:
Wiater stores thus gathers he.
Tolling all alone.
Carelessly tbe bumblebee
Kisses rose and daisy
t Tbe bods upon the apple rrs
Thus nips st all the low'ri.
Diligent the honeybee
Hies through bushes maxy.
"Work and save." tbat is his p'sa
"I have no idle hours.
Noisily the bumblebee
Laughs at those who labor,
, "Why should 1 so busy be?
live while you can." I say.
. Unconcerned the honeybee.
Careless of the neighbor,
' Gathers honey on tbe lea;
No time for Idle play.
Cold winter comes. Tbe bumblebee
Is sore with cold and sorrow
lie has become a humble bee.
' And woefully he dies.
Not so the sturdy honeybee:
He's thought of a to-morrow:
f A warm and well stored home has he.
In bed of ease he lies.
I How a Boy Meaaured Oale.
Did you ever try to measure the fore
of tbe wind? When Sir Isaac Newton
was a boy be wished to make such a
measurement. Having no apparatus
for tbe purpose, he set about to think
up a means. Presently be bad an idea.
Ooing into an open space where hts
body would receive the full force of the
wind he stood and jumped against it as
far as he could. Then he turned and
Jumped with the wind as fat as be
could. The difference in the length of
the two jumps gave him the facts for
calculating the force of the wind. How
many of our boya would have been as
clever as that?
Haakct, Urueh aod Pinchers.
Naturalists say tbat the feet of the
common working bee exhibit the cu
rious combination of a basket, a brush
and a pair of pinchers. The brush, tbe
hairs of which are so arranged iu sym
metrical rows, is only seen with a high
grade microscope. With this brush of
fairy delicacy the bee brushes its vel
vet rwte to remove the pollen dust with
w hich It becomes loaded while sucking
up rhe nectar of flowers. Another deli
cate apparatus is the spoon-shaped ap
pendage that receives the gleanings
that the bee wishes to carry to tbe
hive. Finally, by opening the "brush"
I aud the "basket" by means of a neat
I little hinge, tbe two become a pair of
pinchers, w hich render Important ser
vice la constructing che ceikj for re
ception of the honey.
The Death of Haga.
Rags belonged to a sawyer, wbo one
day got caught in tbe machinery of
the saw-mill and met h!s deatb before
auy one could reacb biin. Bags sa
the cruel teeth coming uearer and near
er, but could not drag bis master away
though be tried with all bis loving
might.
These two had lived their simple
lives together, and when the sawyet
was laid under the churchyard daisies
Rags was left alone to wander back
aud forth between the low, Ulei
mound and the noisy old mill.
Tbe next man at tbe mill did not care
for dogs, but be never drove tbe gentle
creature away, aud' If a uj thing was
left at lnucb time be seldom forgo?
to toss it to Hags. But be never
thought to toes a pleasant word or a
gay whistle aloug with It to cheer tba
dog's heart, as well as bis stomach,
and tbe hours often came to poor Raga
wben his heart was even hungrier thai)
hi stomach.
He tried to make friends with tba
truaut boys that lounged about the olif
pond. He guarded their clothes while
they were iuiuiiug. fetched tbe sticks
they tossed upon the water, aad al
most every time brought back the
marked stones tbey bad thrown as far
as they could.
And this Is the way they repaid such
gentle behavior.
One autumn day, when it was so cold
that one could be comfortable only in
tiie sunsbine, tbe boys began throwing
sticks Into the water and sending Rag
out after them. He plunged la eace.
twice aud came out shivering, but glad
to be of Interest to aay one. A no
body's dog is quite conscious of the
fact tbat he is nobody's dog. He may
appear very gay sometimes, but It is
only because his loving heart Is try
ing to coax some one to come Into It
aud make It bappy. A third stick and
a fourth were thrown. Tbe chilled,
reluctant creature brought tbem back.
But at tbe fifth be whined and wag
ged his tail, and did hla very dog's
best to make tbem understand bow
bard a thing this waa that they wars
asking of him.
But the sun shone warmly upon theb:
own shoulders. Tbey must have sport.
The biggest bully of tbem all threw a
stoue with such perfect aim that poor
Rags gave a sharp yell af pain and
plunged again into the chflltng water.
He was long in reaching the floating
stick. Even then he passed It once
for he appeared to be a little dazed
and when at last he was ready to swim
ashore he seined not to knew in which
direction It lay.
One of tbe loungers gave a careless
laugh. Rags heard bias, tamed slowly
and swam toward them for a moment,
then aank out of alght "He la drown
ing I" cried a dlatressed vatce; and tba
nttie aauguter ol uie new una owntt
came springing from log to log until she
reach kl the one nearest the shore.
Then she leaned far forward to look
for poor Rags.
The loungers scrambled to their feet.
The head of Rags appeared again. Tbe
little girl cried out eccouraffemeat
One of the aroused Idlers gave a whis
tle to cheer him onward. Bnt after a
faint struggle he went down again wlta
the cruel stick between his faithful
teeth.
Than Turner Kobblne threw oft hla
coat and boots and before tbe others
realised what be waa doing he had
brought the dog ashore, and waa kneel
t&C toMMa hint vpaat taa yaltaw saw
dnst, squeezing tba water from his
long, thick far.
The llttie girl kueat, tea. Eaeamoeta-
alMaseMlajltiVrlmtl
i
The words sue .
kind that Rags opened hi. eye ; a- ide
1. he couia. He tried to prick np his
ear tnat had grown so heavy; and
he .a the gentle face bending
over him he seemed really to know
th the tears were for him. and 1ft
ng one of Tta paw. a little be tried
to reach It toward her in a friendly
One fluttering .Igb eacaped
hiZ and the troubles of poor, gentle
hearted Rags were over.
Then the little daughter of the new
TnTarned hehlnlng eyes
udod tbem. they fell baekwa
brone. and tried to get behind each
0tNotWn bnt a dog." aald on. af them
surlily. "Tb' ain't aa aoa to making
Ood made dog. Just as well aa he
made men." said the ltttl. abuser.
-And I'd rather be a dog than to be
.ucb a man aa you are going
Turner Bobbins looked up late her
face. H. was -tin knrlng beejd.
poor Bags, and he wa. dreuched I and
cokl He said something, be hardly
knew what, bot It meant Chat be waa
attained of bis share in the bad bnsl
aesa, and that he Intended to be a dif
ferent boy from that moment.
After that one of them slipped away
and found a broken shovel and a grave
waa made on the sunny slope behind
the old mill. But before the last bit of
turf had been relaid. each boy. In his
own rough, honest fashion, had given
the mill owner's little daughter to un
derstand that he was sorry and
ashamed; and that, with the going out
of the innocent Mfe of poor Raga there
bad entered Into his own heart a new
feeling of mercy and kindness for
very creature that can suffer and die.
Our Animal Friends.
The White Pebble Pit.
It baa frequently happened that min
ers have discovered curious traces of
former workings, hundreds of years
ago, and tools have been found whlcb
belonged to the ancient miners, and
many other relics.
A singular discovery was made, a
few years since, by some workmen en
gaged in tbe Spanish silver mine known
as tbe White Pebble Pit. While dig
ging their subterranean passages they
suddenly found a series of apartments,
in which were a quantity of mining
t.-mla left there from a very rfuiuf
neriod. but still in such good preserva-
! tion that there were hatchets, and
; sieves for sifting tbe ore, a smelting
i f ui-nace, and two anvils, which proved
I the earliest mlaers had great experi
peuce In their operations.
In one or tne caverns mere was a
round building, with niches, in which
were three statues, one sitting down,
and half tbe size of life; the other two
were iu a standing position, and about
three feet in height. This building Is
atir.fk, taa.il tn li-lire hepn the teUiule of
I the god who was believed, in pagan
i . . l ...... O 1
tunes, to presiue over uiiuea. .irtrrai
objects of art, and some remarkable
instruments, were also found, which
have led scientific persons to think that
the workings might have been made
by the Phoenicians, the people who, as
Is well known, were, in theHiue of Sol-
Woman's Nerves.
Mrs. Piatt Talks About Hysteria.
When a nerve or a set of nerves supplying
any organ in the body with its due nutri
ment grows weak, that organ languishes.
When the nerves become exhausted and I
die, no to apeak, tbe organ falls into de
cay. What is to be done? The answer is,
do uot allow the weakness to progress;
stop the deteriorutiug process at once !
lk you experiruce Uta ot depression, nltcr
uatiug with restlessness? Are your spirits
asuy anectetl, so that oue moment you
auu me next mu into convulsive
Again; do you feel something like a
iu your tnroat auu tbreatcmuir to choke vou.
all the senses perverted, morbidly sensitive to
light and sound, paiu in ovary, and pain es
pecially between the shoulders, sometimes loss
of voice and nervous dyspepsia ? If so, you are
hysterical, your uterine nerves are ut fault.
ion must do something to restore their tone.
Nothing is better for the purpose than Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound; It will work a cure. If you do not understand vour svmutoms. write to
expert, aaviee,
m-. 'Lfl I tuought I could not be so benefited by any.
""J I tninlf and keep it to myself. I had hysteria
I -4jru J ("-ansed" by womb trouble) in its worst form. I
V llll Lr Was avvfulIy nervous, low-spirited and melan
.i " cl,oly, and everything imaginable.
mm.
. , strong,
color in my face than J have had for
lh.tiU I .11 t . i -
r my reau mis iuii who surxer Irom
Kind will do as I have done and be cured." -
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THE STANDARD PAINT STRUCTURAL. PURPOSES
' i?5N MJVK U"ACT URING CO..
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ALABASTINE.
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SAPOLiO
lomon, famous for their manufacturing
' and commercial genius.
I In 1854 a discovery was made by
some m!ucrs excavating on the other
'side of the mountain on which the
Willie u.a was
a fine figure of the heathen god Her
cules, which was found in an old work
ing. In digging for copper on the shores
of I-ake Superior, in this country, the
miners have made many similar dis
coveries, showing that the mines were
worked agea ago.
SMOOTH-BORE GUNS NOW. .
Hv It Is Proftsaed to Kednca tax
Coat uf Ureat Cannon.
The very heavy eost of modern gaaa
la largely due to the time and labor
which are necessarily expended upon,
the opera Una of rifling them. It la at
moat Impassible so to make the gun
aud the projectile that the soft dtTibj
bands of the latter shall at tbe mo mast
of discbarge, accurately fit into the
grooves and lands ef the bora and al
low no gases to pass ahead. When
these gases do pass ahead of the pro
jectile they score and damage tbe lmar
lor of the gun; and, where the new
powders are used and the gases of
combustion attain an enormous degree
of heat, tbe process of deterioration,
especially lu weapons of large ca'.lbrv
is often very rapid. A Swedish engl-i
neer, W. T. I'nge, has devised a math
od whereby he hopes to save, not only
tbe cost of rifling, but also the Inter
ior wear and tear for which rifling Is
responsible. He proposes to construct
all guns as smooth bores, and to tit the
projectile with gas checks, which shall
render it practically Impossible for any
gases to rush past tbem.
In order to convey to the projectfU
an axial rotary motion, such as Is it
present conveyed to It by the action ef
the rifling, he has Invented a mechani
cal arrangement, which, at the Instant
of firing, gives to the gun ltBelf an ax
ial rotary motion. The device con
sists of a rotary mounted holder con
taining the projectile, and a spindle
provided with a bearing In the rear
wall of the casing, by means of which
the rotary movement to the projectile
is exactly the st'nie as Is produced by
the constant or increasing twist of an
ordinary ritleil gun; and he Is of the
opinion that the adoption of his system,
while giving equal or even Improved
accuracy of fire, will reduce the cost
of heavy guns by one-half and add fully
100 per cent, to their endurance.
Profitable.
Two tears avo a Portuguese fisher
man and hla mate, a negro, wei.i
given the carcass of a whale from
which tbe blubber bad been cut, and
began to tearch for ambergris, which
drug was quoted at that time In the
current price lists at somewhere
about JGa ier ounce. Tfiey found
174 jjounis. Many people interviewed
theui and wanted to give fiooi 125,
000 to J4-,000 for the lot; but the
men understood the luck of their
find. It was :er-t t6 London, where
it is still biing realized, the fortu
nate lisherineii having already re
ceived several thousand pound!
apiece.
laugh
weepinu - ?
ball rising j
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Mrs. Pinkliaiu, Lyuu, Mass., aud she will give you honest.
Iree of charge.
.Mrs. Levi F. 1'i.att, Womleysburg. Pa., had
a terrible experience with the illness we hve
just described. 11 ere is her own description of
her sufferings:
" The luomeut I was alone I would cry from
hour to hour; I did not care whether I lived
or died. I told my husband I believed Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound would do
ine good. I took it and am now well and
and getting stouter. I have more
a vear nnd a half Mni ra
, . t-- J
nervousnesa ot this
ALABASTINE.
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