A SONG FOR OLD FRIENDS.
fhe Mi-th to the songs of the
Itfsoumls in a rirnthlrcg tuc,
thotitfh b'iiris b upon or below it
Taoujtti tl;e winter be here or the Jane.
Of tbe iiiin:l-rii-ti souks that are ringing,
til' i:;iiav of oue suiix flow
Tor the Aprils ik-d and the liviLfi ami
The t'rii'in's of the Lone Ago.
Sins the charm of the winsome Mo'.lj,
And the staor of Madeline fair
Vhe heirt ol Sue that was jolly.
And .Iran with her glory of lisir.
Biuk of .l.hii aixl of .hui and Uie fellow,
Coiifesyinj; we did not know
flint so inurh of pure gold the hosorof
hold
Of the friends of Long Ago.
rhe red of the April's blooming.
By the whimpers of springtime fanned.
Cannot shine where the gloom in entomb
ing But they'll know and will understand I
they will know of oue heart that is yearn
ing Kor the old year's genuine glow,
knd their dust, long still, it w'M tremble
snd thrill
The friends of the Long Ago.
-Nashville American.
ATTACK OP LUMBAGO:
"Ah:" exclaimed lay friend Thorlej.
the eminent iihjstcluu, throwing down
the evetiiii laper, which he bad Just
been perusing, tuid delivering himself
in lils most souteutious uiauuer. "Mow
many comiilete comedies, and Iragedie
for Uie matter of that, may often b
latent in two or three commonplace
of print:"
"And what, ray, most sapient ptiil
Mopher, has evoked from you that pro
found sentiment V" I inquired, laugh
ingly. "The conrludin sentence in this obit
uary notice of the tiishop of X," he
uli, tukinjj up the paper again and
rending aloud the passage: "He mar
ried. In lKfUS. Margaretta, third daugh
ter of the late Joshua P.urkiT."
"Indeed," I said. "And is It a com
J'. l'hlloMiphfr. or a tragedy that
lurks In that very simple historical an
nuiitceiiH lit'.'"'
"I iiiph: A comi'dy. At any rate the
comic clement prevails."
"Von knew thu tiishup In his young
days, I 1m lit ve?"
"Intimately, ;ui.l his wife, too. In
fact, I iiiy-!f was a spectator of the
little cmo-.ly which resulted ill their
Uiarnai;i"
"Vou were?"
"I was." said Tim-ley, with na Im
pressive a!r. I saw that he was burst
ing to tell a good story. We were by
ourselves In a corner of the club smok
ing room. There are men from whom,
In like circumstances, I should have
fled incontinent, pleading au immediate
engagement. l!ut Thorlcy was nil ex
cellent raconteur and I had nothiug
particular to do for half an hour. 1
therefore lay back in my chair and re
jard'l him emsniragingly.
"1 believe," he went on, "that voti
would And the story rather diverting."
"Then, by a'.i means, let nie hear it,"
I Suggested.
And. notliin loath, he begun:
"It all happened mote than thirty
years ago." 'i hurley said. "I need hard
ly any that the bishop had not. in t iose
days, attained to episcopal honors, lie
Wn.s. In fact, merely, the vicar of Peui
bor null, where I. u youngster, was
carrying on my tirst practice, and
where Maii-'are-ttn's father was brew
ing indi'.TVri iit Iw.r. Hilt even then hid
revere'o-e -- i-JrM iri:n-L"e nit fni
.e.CeI' . n rr n.'aTl'Tla ?iUU.glr&rj&ZZRl ' logsbler-waT
toorari- v,iim ctiotis than by Ills In
trliisic personal merits. Nor by thai
do I 11:1-011 to imply that thewe merits
were In. ou-ich cable. He wuj decided
ly iiitelln-tut!, an eloquent preacher, a
gool rgniii.er. And his bodily ires
euce ei.iniilnit.ii an apprei-iable quota
to the effect of those iplalities. He wns
tall, imposing: dignified. Calm author
Itatlv '-!i"s sat uku bis placid and am
pie forehead. Solidity and weight
welled In the undulatioud of tils capu
cioiis waistcoat. Severe moral recti
tude heipel to stiffen every liue of his
upright and stately bearing. Evi
part, therefore, from his Intrinsic self
he made a splendid figurehead for the
plri'oal life of the parish. I suppose
bis age must have been alout 40,
tUoiigh he looked older. And he was a
eon armed bachelor. So much to, la
fact, that the single ladles In I'embor
om.li, of w loin there were OMLny, hard
ly regarded the vicar as a matrimonial
ly po--llMl:ty . albeit, with hi high eon
I,. and good prospects, he would
tare U-eu un elcelleut spec for tin
Nt of them.
"Not that he was a boor or a brutal '
uloi:yiii-t r anything of that kind j
Vety much the reverse. He mixed free
ly In the soi-.al life of the plactf. n )
enjoyed the oiniany of iadiee, and, I
ln.l, .-I. I ' his saie-titlt d way, wan quits ,
11 proti. leiit flirt. Hut to that deeex,
I:i.nT:iis; eiitMneiit wlikil leads throng!)
coiirt-slc.p to w.dhx-k he was entltvlt I
trang -. and I honestly believe that the j
bale '.il it of in.'ii i iinoliy had lie Tel
cr..i-.-l hU1 UiUi I
"X.i.i 1 w .11 icwit Tor a uilnuto lo
the H.irkei s
"1 have said tli.it Jo-:,i:a Barker, th
htw-1 of that fau.'H, was a l lewe-r el
liid if. vetit I- . r la -;.tie of tlie o,ual
l;y of h'.-s ii. alt P.iiooi-, he did a larp.
tui!n.--, huv'ng iiiituy ti-d luMisee, An4
was worTIi a consider:! tle Hum of uuiik
e I-.1: then l.e win the father (4
f inr! en . ii:M-eii. h,j t!.;'t his tine Lu
Coiio w:!- cio- t (i.Si-tullte-I.
nal! no- Law ii.ik h to nay nliouf anj
of iIk-iii. e. . ring
k!r-.ir-l- i !: -.ii
Ic- el.let daughter
n I kn.- lietter thnr
aiel u ho was a CiViil
- 1 ii f i'-t. the youni
t p..rr of her t'una ol
1 -.. m . glad that kLi
-. 1 i log only latelj
' ic . I ha i in g Colin
..? I. rot Let anj aSa
ai.y .if t
frleii.l .1 y
L.dv ;-e.it :
our
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be, 1...,:
t ix. u n I i
will end strong! j5 ? '
I : II..-I. J tT " I
111.- ki.l . .11. I I f I
. . 'rrvy (
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VGGHTY words M W
, Ayer's 5arsaparilla.
ten, was In need of a congenial com
panion. "Margaretta . was a handsome and
prejiotiiietuilng girl; though even In
those days she showed some aUght ten
dency toward that richness of form aad
feature which she has slnca abundant
ly realized. You hare nerer met the
bUhop's wife? Ah, Weill She baa
loug measured a good forty-five Inches
round the waist and is now the pos
sessor of four chins. But In her girl
hood she -was pretty and fascinating,
and slight, and not a few local bloods
were enamored of her. These local
bloods, however, were ail of the pleba
pleblan, and Margaretta was a girl
of aspirations. She wanted to escape
altogether from the sordid vulgarity of
Fein borough society and to blossom
Into some more select aod fashionable
sphere. Thus, at least, she frequently
conaded to my w4fe, who, womanlike,
aided and abetted her la this ambitious
lolly.
"My wife was talking to me about
Margaretta one day. She was deplor
ing the fact that there was no well
born and bred young men In Pern bor
ough to marry the poor girt, and re
move her Into that higher circle In
which she waa so well qualified to
thine. And I said, laughingly:
" There's the Tioar. He's splendidly
oonuected. Why shouldn't she make
a match of It with the TtearT
"It was simply a little Joke of mine.
But my wife (to whom this was evi
dently a new Idea) took It quite serious
ly. To be sure,' she cried, clapping het
hands. There's the vicar. I wonder 1
have never thought of liiin. Of course,
he's the very man.'
"I laughed aloud at the eager serious
ness with which she said It.
" 'My dear." I told her, 'I was only
joking. You don't suppose that th
vicar would look at Margaretta, da
you?
" 'And why not? demanded my wife,
bridling. 'Margaretta la good enough
for any man.'
" "Perhaps so," I observed. "Far be 11
from nie to depreciate Margaretta. But
you see, my dear, the vicar Is not a
mariylng man. In fact, for all hla flirt
ing proitcusitivs, he is as confirmed a
bachi'ior as I have ever come across.'
"'It Is a cry Ins scandal that such
a man should be a bachelor,' exclaimed
my wife, in an Indignant tone. 'I call
it outrageous.
" 'Especially with girls like Margaret
ta about,' 1 suggested, slyly.
"But my wife wns in no mood for
jesting over this affair.
"I wish you wouldu't make Jokes
out of everything.' she retorted, quita
crossly. 'It Is scandalous that the vicar
should remain a bachelor. It ought
not to 1- allowed. Everybody admits
that it is the bouuden duty of a bene-lii-ed
clergyman to marry. IamiU what
an invaluable help a wife la In a lar
Uh! You can't deny that, can you?
" 'Certainly not, my dear. It is quits
Indisputable.' I assented, for it was
after dinuer. I waa spoiling for my
nap, and it was my hope that If I al
lowed my wife to silence me In argu
ment she would let the discussion drop.
Wherein, to my great thankfulness, 1
was not deceived.
"But although no more was said ol
the subject Just then, this Idea which
I had so lightly mooted aud which my
wife hud jumped at with such eager
ness was not allowed by that persever
ing angel to rest. The keenness with
which she threw herself into her new
scheme, the energy with which she set
herself to execute It. excited my su
preme wonder and amu. No lit.
tiiw'ce ifnluT "-, I 1 Mar-
too barefaced for her; no little pretext
was too flimsy. She Inveigled the rev
erend gentleman Into little dinners,
luncheons, teas, picnics, at which it
was invariably managed that he should
le hrougut into close proximity with
Margaretta. She made them partners
ut leunks and croquet, at whist and
four-handed chess. The vicar evident
ly enjoyed all this as a pastime for
Murgarotta was very pretty. But while
he flirted with hex, decorously and as
a clergy ma u should, and even some
times went rather farther than a cler
gyman should, he never went, nor uad
luiy Idea of going, to the length which
Margaretta pined for.
"You, my dear fellow, are a married
man, and you know the ways of wom
en. You will, therefore, feel no sur
prise to bear that neither Miss Barker
nor my wife thought for a minute of
being content with these unpractical
flirtations. Nor will It cause you tb
smallest sensation of wonder to be In
formed that the entire blame for thu
vicar's declining to toe the scratch wai
shunted on to me, "If I had been half a
man," etc., 'If I bad cared a fraction of
a straw for my wife's peace of mind,'
etc., 'If I had leen at all like some oth
er husbaJvU she knew,' etc. However,
you. being married, have all this, ot
course, at your fingers' ends, so I will
not go Into that part of It. Nor will I
dwell upon the piteous accounts given
mo by my wife of poor Margaretta'
breaking heart, and of how aha waa
pining and wasting away, and qualify
ing for early quarters in ths local cem
etery. That is an old story which I
will take leave to skip, and will resums
my narrative after an Interval of twf
or three months.
"One morning I waa sent for In my
professional capacity to visit our vicar.
The complaint from which I found him
suffering was of quite a trifling nature,
l-elng nothing more serious than an at
tack, of lumbago, and not a very severs
attack tu that, for he was perfectly
free from pain. In most postures, and
was only very v!ohntiy gripped by th
nialady when attempting to rise aftet
stooping or kneeing. Still, of course,
thla was sufficiently Inconvenient to
clergyman, as It irccluded his taking
art In the church services, and be wai
particularly auxlous to be well agais
by the following Sunday.
"Now. there's no doubt about !t. lum-
bago does give rtae to some very ridic
ulous situations. In fact, the patient's
moretnents when trying. If yea under
stand me, to sidle round that particu
lar posture, in which be knows that ha
will be gripped, and to gain the desired
perpendicular by dodging, so to speak,
the muscles of his own back, are often
extremely grotesque. Take It, also,
that the patient Is one who prides him
self on the dignity of his deportment
as our vicar did and this grotesque
li ess Is appreciably enhanced. Indeed,
what could be a funnier sight to see
than dignity struggling with lumbago?
I, myself, though hardened by profes
sional experience, nave often derived
the hugeat amusement from it. And I
certainly did so In this case.
"Our excellent vicar was extremely
sorry for himself. He gave me a
graphic account of the torturing agon
ies which he had endured, in trying to
rise from a kneeling posture in church
where he bad been suddenly seized
and bow It had taken hUn good live
minutes to regain hla feet. I prescribed
some of the usual remedies, aud prom
ised to call again In a day or two. When
I reached home the first question my
wife suited me was:
" "Well, what la th matter with the
vicar?
T "Only a touch of lumbago,' I an
swered. " "Then be will be unable to attend
the parish conversazione this evening,'
I suppose?-
" 'Oh, no. I have told him that he
may keep all his social engagements.
Church Is the only thing tabooed, be
cause the poor man cannot kneel, or
rather when he kneels cannot get up
again.
"Oh! Iim glad that he will be there
this evening. The parish conversazione
without the vicar would be quite the
play without Hamlet, would It not?
'Yes for . Margaretta,' I replied.
Jestingly.
"I said that on purpose to draw my
wife. But the shaft missed. She seem
ed. Indeed, not to even have heard my
remark, and I saw that she had sud
denly fallen Into one of her absent fits.
Soon afterward she left the room and
went upstairs, bumming a tuae, a
thing which she always did when she
was onveloped In a brown study.
"We both went to the parish convex
saz'.one that evening. It was one of a
Feries of functions held quarterly by
the vicar and the church wardens to
promote social Intercourse and friendli
ness between the members of the con
gregation. These gatherings tool;
place at the town ball, and cousisted
of tea and coffee, twaddle and flirta
tious, fur which last-named auiuseiucut
various alcoves In the lobbies and pass
ages were not inconvenient; tie! moru
so, as the said lobbies ami passages
were but Indifferently liguteil.
"At this particular function every
body, of course, was present. Including
Margaretta, her parents aud other
adolescent members of her family. My
wife bore down uin Margaretta the
moment she appeared, ami I saw them
soon engaged in a whisKred conversa
tion in a corner of the tearoom. I did
not observe them agaiu for some little
time, being just then tackled by a
wealthy and hypochondriacal old lady
one of my best patients who Insist
ed on recounting to me a long history
of all that she had suffered since our
last meeting. 1 was Inexpressibly
bored by this tiresome old person. But
I could not offend her, so was obliged
to listen. Aud when at last I was free
from her which was no for twenty
minutes I noted, with a grin of amuse
ment, that Margaretta (aided, no doubt,
by my wife), had made hex pounce, and
atj-brYire-atrt ef ti'iag oirt ortssy&F
room upon the arm of our stately vicar,
who did not, indeed, seem at all lotii to
lead forth this beauteous damsel into
the greater seclusion of the dimly light
ed iassages.
"I looked round for my wife. Ah!
There she was bobbing and nobbing
with old Joshua Barker, not three yards
from where I stood! Presently I heard
her say to him:
'Don't you think this room rather
hot, Mr. Barker? Shall we go out Intu
the lobby for a few minutes?
" 'Certainly a good Ides answered
the brewer, offering ber bis arm.
"And off they went my wife throw
ing me a meaning but mystifying
glance over her shoulder as she passed.
That she was up to some mischief 1
could see plainly. That this mischief
was in connection with the vicar and
Margaretta I could conjecture with
tolerable certainty. But beyond tluvt
general impression, I was quite In thu
dark and, being detached just then and
seeing nobody about with whom I had
the least desire to. converse, I strolled
out myself Into the lobby with the Idea
of seeing If possible what my wife's
little game waa.
"As I sauntered slowly along one oi
the side passages, I heard the sound of
murmured conversation on my right.
Glancing In that direction, I descried
the vicar and Margaretta seated in con
tiguous chairs, screened by a big palm.
They were too much taken up to have
observed me. And, I am half ashamed
to confess it, but I did a low thing. I
slipped behind a brawny plaster Her
cules, which stood adjacent and played
the eavesdropper.
"The vicar was bending close to Mar
garetta, uttering many pretty speeches
but nowise committing himself and
she waa listening with heightening col
or and downcast eyes, ever and anon,
however, raising those features and
darting at him glances of radiant ten
derness, meant, doubtless, to evokt
something from his lips more practical
than these empty compliments. Onct
or twice I half thought that a declara
tion was coming; but on each occa
sion he pulled himself up just at the
critical point, and turned what looked
like being a proposal Into a mere plec
of flirtatious rhetoric. It must ban
been uncommonly tantalizing for Mar
garetta. But she kept her head and
ber temper admirably, and continues)
to smile on him as blandly as hereto
fore. "At last having, as I supposed, giv
en up all hope for that occasiou, since
I was not then aware of the wonderful
resourcefulness of woman Margaretta
suggested that they should be rejoin
ing the others. The vtcar agreed. They
rose from their seats, and as they did
so, Margaretta, happening to glance
down at her particularly neat Utile
wes. uttered a sudden ejaculation.
"OhI Look! The ankle at rap of my
shoe baa come unbuttoned. Oh! dear!
I I If It would not be presumlsig too
much upon your klndnuaa, Mr. T ravers,
l-I "
'IVuTt mention it. With pleasure,'
murmured the reverend gentleman, as
he sank gracefully upon one knee and
proceeded to negotiate the strap round
her pretty aakW.
" 'Ha! my friend.' I chuckled to my
self from, behind my Hercules. 'In
the gallant Impulse of the tnotuont, yob
have turgottaa your lumbago. FacllU
desosaasual Bed rwocare gradumi
"1 did. for ae the vicar. aUU obliv
ious of hla lumbar dtambkUty, gajly es
sayed to rise to his feet la the usua!
ay, he was suddenly gripped and
pulled back wlttt a spasmodic Jerk. Ha
smaste aaetket eCert and another adopt-
of movement which Is so eminently
characteristic of lumbago. It was a
supremely ridiculous spectacle, thi
reverend dignified parson fixed on one
knee and vainly trying to sidle upward.
I was within an ace of betraying ni)
presence by bursting Into a roar ef
Uughter. But I Just managed la con
trol myself.
""Oh, please get np, Mr. Travers!
murmured Miss Margaretta, blush ing
ly, affecting to be Ignorant of the trut
state of the case. "Oh, please get up!
Somebody will see you.'
"" "I I will you give me your
hand ? gaeped the vicar, desperately.
"She did so. In the prettiest confu
sion. The vicar clasped It with all the
fervor of lumbago.
Then it all came about more sud
denly than you would believe. For
there stood Joshua Barker and there
stood my wife, as though they had
dropped from the clouds. And Joshua
was shaking the still kneeling vicar by
the hand and saying:
"Congratulaite you, Biy dear vlcar,
congratulate you! I ought not to in
trude Just now. But I was passing, by
Jove, and couldn't help seeing and my
feelings as a father got the better of
my discretion. You have won a treas
ure a treasure, sir,' etc.
"At the same time my wife was kiss
ing Margaretta, who had covered hei
blushing face with ber hands, and God
blessing her and heaven knows what
beside, looking the while as innocently
plensed and happy as a guileless child.
"It was splendid sport for everybody
except the vicar. And he poor man!
waa more taken aback and flabber
gasted than anybody I have ever seen.
He never attempted to expostulate oi
explain. Perhaps he meant to defer
the difficult and disagreeable task until
he could perform It by letter. If so,
the delay was fatal to him; for, before
the evening was over, everybody pres
ent had beard of the engagement, and
the vicar had run the gantlet of a hun
dred congratulations. By accepting
these, without repudiation as he did
he simply gave himself away, and ren
dered any future explanation impossi
ble." "He must have been extremely weak
minded."
"Perhaps. But then, you see, he was
In an uncommonly tight corner. Ho
hail been flirting In a risky way with
Margaretta. and it was quits natural
that she should misunderstand what
occurred. I'nder those circumstances,
to disabuse her would have been a
delicate task, from which any man
might well be excused for shrinking.
At any rate, he did shrink, and the
consequence was the little biographical
circumstances which has evoked tha
story." London Truth.
STATUE OF CHOATE.
The Historic Jurist and Statesman to
He Honored.
The memory of llufus Choate, tie
historic jurist and statesman, is to e
honored withan appropriate monument
lu bronze. David C. French, the noted
New York sculptor, has Just completed
a life-size statue of Choate, which la to
STATl'E OF BCFUS CHOATE.
erected in the newly built court bouse
In Boston. The staute In the clay has
been Inspected by Joseph Choate, the
distinguished nephew of the great man,
and It Is said that he has pronounced
it a most admirable portrait, both In
feature and figure. The statue depicts
Mr. Choate in one of his characteristic
attitudes. He is standing erect, one
hand grasping the lapel of his Prince
Albert coat, the other holding a num
ber of pages of notes, from which he is
speaking. The pedestal on which the
bronze figure will rest Is to be of mar
ble, and the total height of pedestal
and statue will be about fourteen feet.
The monument is a gift to the city of
Boston by some person who docs not
desire that his name shall be known.
Itufus Choate was a native of Massa
chusetts and was born in 1790. He was
a descendant of the old Puritan stock
He was educated at Dartmouth, stud
led law, and, like his nephew, devoted
the best work of bis life to Its practice.
As a lawyer he was pre-eminent. He
wrote some memoirs that are still read,
and he might have been great as a
statesman had be had the ambition to
pursue politics. His career as Congress
man and Senator was remarkable In
an era of great men. He died In 1859.
The gurgling of the faucet is tne dev
il's delight.
Make a can too short, rather than be
fawned out.
The was Is not over because we have
lost a battle.
Whoever knows God well wants to
know hlni better.
Some would rather face a cannon
than their own evils.
Prayer Is always easy, when we
kneel on praying ground.
The man who knows how to live well
s ill not have to learn how to die well.
Our prayers for guidance will not be
beard, uuless We are willing to be led.
The devil has to light hard for all he
gets lu every home where Christ is
king.
In the robin redbreast speaks the
same Christ who came to "seek and
save."
Nature Is God's; botany and geology
ire man's; so religion Is divine, tucol
SS human.
Thu man weighs little on the Lord's
side who Is not throwing an ounce of
weight against the saloon.
The prohibition that gives society tbv
children who uever saw a drunkard
.an't be such a big failure.
The Creator cipends so much fore
In sunsets and apple blossoms that
there roust be some great use In uier
beauty.
If you want to know the spring, open
your heart, so, also. If you would kuow
Christ. Knowledge bloats; love devet
ops.
God never made the world for an
apothecary shop or a chemical labora
tory, bat for a temple; the final word
of aarure is spiritual.
16-YEAR-OLD GIRL" HAS
NERVOUS PROSTRATION.
lie Bavisifylns; Kffects af m Proper Nervt
Food Demonstrated.
IVom the Era, Bradford. Pa.
Several months ago. Miss Cora Wstroos.
he sixteen-year-old daughter ot Mr. I. C.
Vatrous, a locomotive Ureman, of CI Clarion
.treet, Bradford, Penna.. was seized with a
lervous disorder which threatened to end
er life. The Orst symptom of the ailment
rasa loss of appetite. For some little time
diss watrous nal no desire to eat anil com
plained of s feelinir. of extreme lassitude.
I'h's waa followed by severe pains la the
ieaa. ror toree weeks tne young lady was
early erased with a terrible headache and
ot a Log could be procured to give her re
lief. Finally, after trying numerous remedies,
a physician was called and began treating
(be patient. He said the trouble was
caused by Impoverished blood, but after
sjveral weeks ot nls treatment tbe young
lady's condition had not improved and the
parents decided to procure the services ot
anotner pnysician. in tne meantime aim
Watrous' nervousness had Increased, the
naiiui In her head had grown more severe
and the sufferer's parents had almost given
up hope of ber recovery.
It was at this time that Mr. Watrooa heard
of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
Ue found that tbe pilla were highly recom
mended for nervous disorders and eon
cluded to give tbem a trial. A box of the
tills was purchased and before they had all
been taken there was a marked improve
ment in the girl's eonditioa. After a half
-locen boxes bad been used, the young
ady's appetite had returned, the pain in
ier bead had ceased and she was stronger
than at any time previous to her illness.
M iss Watrous enncluded that ber cure was
complete and left home for a visit to rela
tives in tbe grape country near Dunkirk,
X. Y. She stopped taking the medicine and
iiy over-exertion brought the ailment back
again. As soon as the returning symptoms
were felt. Miss Watrous secured soother box
of pills and the illness was soon driven
away. She is now in better physical con
dition than she has been for years snd de
clares that she owes her life to Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills.
Mr. and Mrs. Watrous were interviewed
by a reporter at their home on Clarion
Street. Both are loud in their praises of
Pink Pills. "My daughter's life was saved
by the medicine," said Mrs. Watrous. "Her
condition was almost hopeless when she
sommenoed taking them, but no- she is as
(trong and healthy as any one could be. I
cannot recommend the medicine too high
ly." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, In a con
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to tbe blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an on
tailing specillo for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,
oervous headache, the after effect of la
grippe, palpitation ot the heart, pale and
sallow complexions, all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid
au receipt of price, CO cents a box, or six
boxes for S3. 50 (tiiey are never sold In bulk
or by the 100), by addressing Dr. Williams'
Ueuicinu Company, Schenectady. Jf. X,
V oourn onoce.
There are several wooden shoe fac
tories In America. Tbe Hollanders
brought these durable foot coverings
from the old country, and were long
made sport of by the Irreverent. But
the Americans have, within a few
years, been coming to the conclusion
that in adopting the wooden footwear
the Dutch had pretty level heads. The
slioes are especially desirable for work
In laundries, breweries, aud stables, as
well as on the farm when the ground Is
wet. They do not becouie saturated
with moisture, never get out of shape
like leather boots, and are surprisingly
warm and comfortable, and In addi
tion they are cheap, and will outlive
several pairs of cowhide boots. Tbe
awkwardness of wearing the shoes
soon passes away, and when the
wearer enters the house he kicks them
off for shoes or slippers of more grace
ful build. Wooden shoes are made en
tirely by hand. Small, solid blocks of
wood are first shaped like a shoe. They
are then turned over to the borer, who
with a variety of Implements makes
thehjfor!he foot l,acBt bot-S.-hole
for the heel and then with what
looks like au exaggerated cheese spoon
works his way toward the toe. Once
started with augers, knives, scoops and
scrapers, the place for tbe foot Is rap
idly shaped. The workman often uses
calipers aud measures, so that one shoe
of a pair shall be as near as possible
the mate of the other. The shoe la then
sent to tbe drying room to remain a
month, when tbe final touches are to
give It the last scraping and the artistic
flnish. In this country, the wood used
is basswood, as It Is light, easy to
work, durable and dry. Occasional or
ders are received for fancy ehoes to be
made of maple or walnut, and once an
extra fine pair had a mahogany veneer.
The shoes are especially adapted for
wearing In wet places, and the demand
for them Is steadily increasing.
Try Orsia-Ot Try OrKls-Ot
Ask your grocer to-day to show yon a paek
sg-e ot Oraln-O, the new food drink that takaa
tbe place of coffee. Tbe children may drink
it without Injury aa well as the adult. All
who try it like it. tiraln-O has that rich seal
brown of Mucha or Java, but It la made from
pure grains, and the motit delicate stomach re
ceives it without distress. One-quarter the
price of coffee. 16 cts. aud 2S eta. per package.
Sold by all grocera.
t FLOWING PETROLEUM WELL.
Powerful Kxpleatve Is Lowered and
Forces Ont a Torrent of Oil.
Among the Impressive oil region spec
tacles the shooting of an oil well al
ways takes front rank. The well that
Is to be shot has been drilled to the oil
producing strata of sand rock, snd
there the oily fluid Is held in the pores
f the rocky formation. In some In
stances the gas pressure is sufficient to
blow the oil into tbe bole drilled in the
rock, and no ether means Is required to
t the oil to the top of the ground.
WHES THE TOUT I DO CXTLODCS.
This Is only In exceptional cases. Tbe
general way la to lower a long torpedo
so as to pass Inside of the casing, down
to the bottom of the hole. The torpedo
Is a tin can of probably 10 feet la
length. Inside the can the space Is
filled with nltro-glycerine. A percus
sion cap on tbe lop of tbe can la so ar
ranged that tbe dropping of a weight or
go-devll causes tbe device to explode.
Tbe rock to rut over the bottom of the
welL and a beta Is formed wfetcb be
comes a reservoir is pump frees when
the wall Is ready for that part ef the
suatsess. The cut shews the torrem ef
il that rashes from the siiMsriaaeaii
ieptb win the tsrpsde er "abeer a
A
TO
"Mamma, If I had a hat before I har
this one It's right to say that's the hn.
I bad had. Isn't Itr
"Certainly, Johnny." -
"And if that bat once had a hole ii
It and I had It mended I could say i
bad had a hole In It, couldn't IT
"Tea, there would be nothing Incor
rect In that."
"Then It'd be good English to say
that the hat I had bad had had a hole
In It, wouldn't itr'
"Johnny, you make my bead ache."
Chicago Tribune.
Snake lot tour Shoes
All at Foot Kate, a powder for tbe teeL ll
cam painful, swollen, smartlDK feet, and lu
stanu v lakes (be sting out of tbe corns and bun
ions. 1 1 ' the greatest comfort d.scovery of the
see. Allan's Foot-Ease makes Unlit-titling oi
new sbuea feel ca y. ll Is a certain cure let
sweatluic, callous and hot. tired, acbl- g feet.
Try It lo day. Sold by all drUKxtsts and tboe
stores. Uj mill for 26c, in stamps. rial pack
sgs i FBKt Address, Allen S. Ultusled, 1.8 Key.
. Y.
In England 511 boys to 489 girls is the
normal proportion of births a year to
every thousand of the population.
Fits permanently eared. No Bts ornerronF
Bess after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. S3 trial bottle and treatise fret
Da. S. H. Kuan, Ltd, Ml Arab Bt?auaPa
An electric locomotive running be
tween Paris and Havre attained a speed
of 75 miles an hour. It drew 13 cars. k
Cure Guaranteed bv DK. J. B. HAtKK loit
A Kill MT, I'Hll.A.. I'A. Kaae at once: n
I elation or delay irum business. Consultation
ice. Indorsements of iibyaicians. ladies and
irowliieut citizens, head lor circular omcs
boutkit A. U. to 1 I-. M.
Some Cufl men, women and children are
reported to have iei islied in the pauic
tbat ended in the Greek retreat from 1-a
rissa.
i,.rf1';N. Y.i-,: "Shall
r V.. M iw reward, ror I Dtw
lieve Hall's Catarrh Cure will euriany caseoi
catarrh. VV as very bad.p Write him for
A South Carolina man has 40 acres e
tea plants. The shriils are about thret
feet high aud pluuted iu rows six fee
apart.
After physicians had (riven me op, I was
saved by Piso's Cure.-Half u auu, YYU
aausport. Pa-, Nov. S2, Usui.
tf.t-ief ill PftrciA foe a 1 1 . '.-..-. I linclanil
is limited to a fortnight, and then a wo
man marries again as soon as blie has a
chance.
Mrs. Wlnstow'sSuoiulnK syrop forcbilflreT
teeth i UK, softens Uie KUin4,reduuinK iunitninia
Uou. allays pain, cures wind colic 25u.a bottle
Lasleat Aaimal In the World.
In the deep forests along the Amazon
River In South America there dwells
one of the oddest and laziest creature!
in the world. It walks upside down,
it rarely. If ever, drinks, and It is said
to feel no pain. The animal Is known
as the al, from Its peculiar piping cry,
or the three-toed sloth. The last nam
Is very appropriate, for a lazier animal
never lived. Often it takes less than
fifty steps a day, and it will be a
mouth or more going a mile. It Is not
necessary for It to go any faster, be
cause it lives In the trees and Its food
of leaves and soft twigs Is alway
within easy teach. Sloths have thret
toes on each foot, and each toe bears a
strong kooked claw. When the sloth
moves he simply books the claws ovei
Alt ANIMAL HAMMOCK.
a limb and crawls about from tree to
tree. In this position be can sleep
hours at a time. When a little sloth ll
bom it uses Its mother for a hammock
until It la big enough to climb for lt
self.
The sloth grows to be about two feet
long. Its hair Is wiry and coarse, and It
has no tall to speak of. The nativei
say that it cannot feel pain, and they
prove what they say by showing how
the sloth will roll Itself up and deliber
ately fall out of a tall tree In order to
save climbing down. Pretty lazy, isn't
it? An uglier, more useless animal
could not be well Imagined.
The Sea Gall.
The sea gull Is tbe scavenger of the
ocean. It scours tbe surface of the
sea near tbe shore and frequents har
bors to seize on floating garbage, dead
flan and other putrefying matter; and
these birds have saved many a village
and seaport town, round about which
they hover, from plague and pestilence.
Such being the services of the sea
gull It la a short-sighted policy that
causes them to be ruthlessly killed by
thousands, partly In idle sport, but
principally that their wings may be
used for millinery purposes. Their
eggs are also collected In enormous
Quantities for museums and for the
hops of naturalists.
" Impertinence Rebnked. "
Mr. B., who lives In a Massachusetts
town, was asked once, by a stranger.
If he was a soldier In the civil war. .
"I was not," answered Mr. B. f
"Why notr naked the other.
Mr. B. evidently regarded this ques
tion as Impertinent, for he gave the
stranger a quick, sharp look through
his spectacles before he replied:
"I suppose It was on account of my
way of looking at things."
"What! Were you opposed to the
war?"
"On the contrary, I was heartily in
favor of It from the beginning."
"Then what do you mean by you
way of looking at things T "
"I volunteered, but was rejected be
cause I was short-sighted."
The stranger then went and engaged
aome one else In conversation.
Aa Isapoelac Olft.
Mrs. Horn beak 1 wonder what we'd
better give Cousin Em'ly for a weddin
present? It ought to be something
theap that will make a big show.
Farmer Uornbeak Guess we'd better
give her s load of hay, then. New
York World
I-ee ytfrd rifle Uariel are good en
ouyh for & or ( round-, ahieh
aeke the hie of Ike line, with average
use, about At year.
feapots are- wl in C hina only by Ike
poor. Among the wealthy ll is customary
lo put tfea lea leaves la each Cup aud pour
aler va I ben.
ir ;
Bast Iwna Ptrap. tawiMd. Css I If
la tiwt w-l fry lrmtw. f y
, aJ
Ref msedthe Wrong Degcaa. .
" never refuse tbe plea of a beggar,"
lys a leading member of Congress,
fou must not use my nams and adver
se me as a philanthropist, for I am
ot It Is simply a matter of necessity
vlth me. I am obliged to give some
hlng to every beggar or I could not
-leep at night I made a bad mistake
.nee, and I would rather give oeeattton
dly to the unworthy than to ever deny
oasistance to the worthy.
"Once upon a rime I was In St. Louis
in business. It was winter, and you
know how cold that town can be when
it tried hard. I waa out on the street
.it 11 o'clock one bitter trlght when a
chap struck me for a dime. He was
ooorly dad, looked hungry and sick,
and I ought to have handed out the
money at once, but I was Just brute
enough not to do It He followed me a
hundred feet, begging and pleading,
and I finally threatened to have him
arrested. He turned away with a ob
in hie throat, and I went on to the
hotel.
"There waa a big snowstorm that
ulght and next morning they found
him In a drift, frozen stark and stiff.
I saw the body and recognized It Tbe
pale face was pinched and drawn with
hunger and suffering, and the eyes were
wide open as yonrs-great big blue
eyes, sunken back In their sockets, and
staring at me In an awful way. Yes,
sir, they seemed to be fastened on me
alone, and to follow me as I moved.
When I heard car drivers, draymen,
bootblacks and newsboys saying how
gladly they would have given the poor
wretch a quarter to buy lodgings and
food I sneaked away, feeling that I was
a murderer. It hurt me more than I
can tell you. I don't wait now to be
asked for alms. I give to some who
are, no doubt undeserving, but I take
my chances on that That thing rests
like a murder on my conscience, and
nothing; like It shall happen again."
St. Paul Globe
Good Catch.
"Bagger, the professional base-ball
player, has married an heiress."
"Ah! good catchr Philadelphia
North American.
Farmers in New Brunswick have Ix-en
greatly retarded in their farm work tit is
hpriug owing to the excessive amount of
rainy weather.
IV mis rf c. lu Wk 1 luo t Kara i n sTVi i mi, r a
' "6" OH"'wa ' sa as vwuun
out have doubted iu 30 years.
BICYCLE EXCITEMENT.
The Kreateat sensa
tion of thu t-Hson iu
the bicycle market has
bHu (K-cahiuned by
four of the leading
iiiauufacturerf) com
bining to protect the
retail trade from be
imr imported upon by
atfentaand others who
have no reputation to
lose, at bicycle deal
era. This combina
tion,of which the John
F- Lovell A ruin Co. are
the moving spirits,
have fo reed down the
price of high grade
wheels so that there
la now uo reason why
BKKJ. 8. lovfix. a cyclist should ride
Treas. Lovell Arms Co. anything but a first
class, (fuarauteed wheel, aud at prices charged
f ruin the nameless and unguaranteed wheels.
There is considerable opposition to this com
bination on the part of those who handle
low grade wheels, but the public will be the
winners, thanks to the Lovell Arms Co. A
catalogue of our regular bicycle stock and a
loecial li?t of wheels issued "by the Big Four
Combuialion nun Jed free on application.
DC? DCAI IT I CI TI t IF YOUR BLOOD IS BAD
DC DfclAU 1 IrUL I YOUR FACE .SHOWS IT.
It's nature's warning: that the condition of the fclood needs attention
f before more duiaus disease . uu
Make the COMPLEXION Beautiful, by Purifying the BLOOD.
If the blood is pure, the skin is clear, smooth and soft. If you take
our advice, you will find CAS CARETS will bring the rosy blush of
health to faded faces, take away the liver spots and pimples. Help
nature help you I
AXX. BBTTOOIBTS.
YOU CAN,
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Agents Everywhere!
For the Lovell "Diamond"
Cycles, and we stake our Business
Reputation of over 55 years that the
most perfect wheel yet made is the
Lovell Diamond '97 Model.
INSIST ON SEEING THEM.
HaEXTS in nearly every City and Town. Examination will prove
their superiority. If no agent in your place, send to us.
CPECIAL A large line of Low Priced and Second
hand wheels at unheard ot figures.
SEND FOR 8ECOND HAND LIST.
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We have the lurgeat line of Bicycle Sundries, Bicycle aud Gymna
sium Suits aud Athletic Goods of nil kinds. Write Us what you want
and we'll send you full information. If a dealer, mention it.
JOHN P. LOVELL ARMS 131 Broad St., Boston.
Headquarters for lium. Klflra mid Krvoltrrn, Klshlnc Tarkle, Skates aod
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HtADACHP. DIZZINESS ULIOUSNESS TORPID riVPB
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Taken after a full meal, prevent Dyspepsia.
The- lbui. tne prsrrlpum ol r-:t.rt-.l li-rmsn r.hVi-i,
l TV.VC tu.r c.fi...-r to. ,l,e ror .,f ,' it,nra m n".?"
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APOLIO?
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The Italian Government has published
the results of careful measurement made
of 300.000 soldiers.
lose
On a red hot
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the body- fully
satisfies the thirst.
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