-fill" 3 ,;.DWINQ OUX The following beautiful poem by IB ntt- knon u w riter is wot by 8. P. A. of Ao lurn, N. Y., to a New York paper: Boftly, ( huftly, the" jeara hare swept by llee. Touching thee lightly with tenderest care. Sorrow and i'o:ith they hare often brought nih thee, let they Lave left thee but beantr to war. i rowing old gracefully, tiriteefully fair. Far fro.n the storms that are lashing the en n. Rearer eueh day to the pleasant home U'ht; I ar from the warrs that an Mg With commotion, Under full sail and the harbor In sight. i rowing old gracefully. Cheerful and bright. Past all the winds that were adverse and eh il line. Iat .ill the inlands that lured thee to reat, I'Kst all the currents that lured thee nn- wiiiiuK Far from any course to the land of the bleat. tJ rowing old gracefully, l'eaceful and blent. Never a feeling of enry or sorrow When the bright fares of children are N'eui a year from the young wouldst thou l ei in TLon iln:it reuiemhcr what lioth be- t'.vun; irowinjr old willingly, Thuukful, serene. Rid. in cxiericnre that angels might covet. l:iih iii a faith that hath grown with the year. Rich in a lure that grew from and above it. Soothing thy sorrows and hushing thy fenrn. 'Irowinc old wealthily, lviiiK and dear. iii'm at trie Bound of thy coming are l..:tiU'in-.I, Iti :nly nml willing thy hand to relieve: M:iiO 1 f:i e at thy kind word has bnht eji d, "It is iinre blesned to. give than re reive." Crowing old happily, 'easing to grieve. n.ves tint crow dim to earth and its tflorr Hui'O a swe,-t rot-onipcnae youth caunol K.irs tout prow dull to the world and Its :;tniv, Drink in the songs that from Paradise , flew. Crowing old graciously, ' J'urer than snow. rV() BAGS AND A BLUNDER ".Yes. sir; No. 23075 Brown lint box 1 Tlil re yon iu. sir! I think you'll find that all i.j;litr Sain Merry had koo4 grouruls for lay ing e nili;isl.s on the second word In the last U iii. iu e, as Col. Sowerfoy took the hat box fioin his hands with n surly grunt ami waddled oft" down the plat form. Sam had made so ninny mistakes of lute that his mates In the Left gape ollire had iluliN',1 Mm "Itluuilor trig .Sam." Ilowever-ySnm n,i of a JiSWir.il ite"'0sAVo"n, and it would take a very loi'g run of Ill-luck to eihake hit? faith in the future. He had a wonderful way In getting Into hot nt.-r. but a far more wonder ful one of hit, tillering out again. 'You do well to speak cautiously. Ow-U. 'uiiiiu-d one of his felhW- i .,1 sure you didn't Klyo Tj mangle or a feather you fellows," retorted "I Btiull blunder Into ,. : j, t these days." i. you know," remarked, an- every excuse for SaTrrf Sw's head over ears In love. xjM-cted to " 5fT ninldenly dropped the ' -, ; o purple face of old Col. , Vared at the window. he roared, (stamping his " "til"', luck would have - nt his nudlence with a npt nt dignity. "Where ' ' Jnoknss who dared itnf? Yon, you .M, sliiKlIng out the .unit do re) mean by it . .. 011 nam?" I ie mntter 7" faltered Ram. jour property 7" .rty, nir!" roared the Indlg- anTTibTwarrior, diving his hand into c hat-box, and producing therefrom a of the most llery hue possibly the per'y of n traveling comedian. "My o,. ty, sir? Ihh-h It look like Itr A.nid as the Infuriated colonel removed i liat to wipe his perspiring forehead, n was obliged to ndmlt tbnt it did ot" look like It. No wig In the world .vould have stood ngalnat the aggress- ve bristles on the head of the Anglo- ndiau. In a few minutes Sam had discovered ""jlonel's hat-liox, ahd handed It " an apology. okIz: to ine, sir!" stormed s he stumped away. "I'll lrl ly the Great Mogul, icf er. Ram mentioned tls sweetheart in the ; k a very gloomy , ,on. blunder, of course, Kl- -.i-a; "but trs use'oss K trouhit-iuiif wny.' you sure these mistakes are all ce iSult ot aecldentsV" asked Rally. Wouldn't It be possible for somebody to change the chocks on the articles rlthoiit oiir know ledge ?" "Of ootitso it would," responded Ram; but I don't believe there's a fellow in lie ollh-e would serve me such a trick. . o. Sally. I'm in for a run of bad luck. limt's .ill." . "The colonel is sure to report yon ml whatever will yon do if you lost )Uf place?" ' -jpu-is exceedingly thoughtful fort 'nr." he said nt length, "there" ''of tkiujrs I've nevir tried yet. 1 " I,! tin 11 milkman, messenger, porter vi.te lietii'tive by Jove; that's Just copy of en evening rapci -docket, Sam read ahiud: ' l.. vvrd. Tho nliovc rewarc pa id to any person not lK-iu;. il thief-giving such Inforiua .hall lead to the recovery o: Maiihurj-Vs Jewels, stolen ram o-.iii). ,!t ti Mount Hotel a tlii t of 1'iiday last. Chief Inspectot 1. Police Station, Midhampton,.. ? you are," went on 8am. "Mio- 'iii:h isn't it? Oood pay, tool". you get it," laughed Sally. "w tl ut a tine figure na a detective, f fancy yourself with false whts aml a wig!" i v. ili you wouldn't mention vclgs,'' , ' -j Sam grimly; "I'm beginning to, the bight of 'em. The colonel' afr. was bad enough, hut goodnaac. . hat the other will bef : "WbJttt Anotber btonderf Rasped Sally. "Tea! Another one, and a wis la ft. too! I didn't mean trxmbUnx yon about It, but the murder out now. There wna a audden rash of boalaeaa this af ternoon, and I happened to be the only one at the window. "Everybody appeared to be In a har ry, and to save time I pushed the things, with the checks on top. to one side till the rush wu over. In taking In the last package I knocked over a couple of brown leather bags, checks as well, of course. "Now those confounded bags an at much alike aa two peas, and the ques tion la. Which is which? The one was handed In by a dapper little fellow gentleman, erery lack of him. I ahonld Kay; tho other waa a very auapldoua looklng customer, who wore a straw colored wig. "I wouldn't trust that fellow any far tber than I could throw him, and, as likely as not. he'll get hold of the other chap's bag, as there's nothing for It but first come, first served. Now, what la a fellow to dot" . Bally didn't know. '.' Sam was standing at the window of tbe Left Luggage Office on the follow ing morning when a gentleman In a light overcoat hurried past. "Hullol" he mattered, "that's my dap per little gent of yesterday. Itoesn't ppear to be coming for bis bag. By ,'ove! I've an idea, and l'U work it if I get the sack. Ill Miaterl" The gentleman turned, and slowly retraced his steps. Ram, on tbe spur uf the moment, bad decided on a desper ate expedient. Seizing one of the blown leather bags at bis side, be hur riedly whispered: "Quick, mlsterl Open It and satisfy yourself." The gentleman merely stared, and made no effort to take the bag. "For goodness sake, don't hesitate, sir." implored Ham. "I couldn't trust the other fellow for the world. If you don't take Just one peep, sir, you may never have another chance. Lean over tho window so that nobody will see you.1" "Itut, my dear fellow, gasped tbe other; "do you know " "1 know It's not business," Interrupt ed Sam; "but I'm desperate, and It's the only way. Everything depends on jou." "Well," laughed the gentleman. "I'll try. If you will stand all risks " "l'U stand hanging, said Sam fierce ly, "only ojien It." Thus urged, the stranger produced a bunch of keys; and at the third at tempt the ling was opened. The result was hnrdly what Sam had anticipated. The gentleman stared Into the oHii tng as if he could scarcely believe hi.s eyes. Then he closed it with the re mark: "You've done a good day's work, young man!" And Icf ore Sam could get In a word, ni.nt- und bag had vanished. Sain skipped round the counter with the agility of n monkey, but the platform wus deserted. "Cood graclousT he gasped. "The fellow's hooked it! It ain't his hag. I'll bet my life. What on earth did I trust him for? Pone a good day's work, have I? I shall tie lucky If I don't do six months for this Job." For the next few minutes Rnm. sit ting In the Left Luggage Ofllce. euro himself to despair. A horrible certain ty bad suddenly dawned upou him. The man who had carried off the lug was not the "dapper little gent" of tb fiay before! "Their voices ain't a bit nllke," groan td the unlucky Sam, "and like a fool, I never noticed It till too late. It strikes me I'm tlie biggest ass unburied." "What's the matter, Sam?" asked a clerk who entered at that moment. What's always the matter?" de manded Sam fiercely. "I'm lA-Jjot.a ter again that's alii' - - '0u! Thn you've heard? "fleard what?" "The station-master wants to see you in bis ofllce. He's got a visitor Col. Sowerby, I expect! Hope you'll come through nil right!" "Pou t care whether I do or not, re marked Sam recklessly, as he turned towards the station master's office. "What's the colonel's affair now? A mere fleabite compared to this!" The station master's visitor was not Col. Sowerby, after alL To the un bounded astonishment of Sam Merry, it was tbe mysterious stranger who 'iad walked off with the bag. "This is tbe man," remarked that In- divid11.1l as Sam entered the private otlieo of his superior. "If you don't mind. Mr. er Merry, I want to ask you a question or two." Sam offered no objection; the cool Im pudence of this bag-snatcher had takes his breath away. "lty some means or another," wetn in the stranger, "you have discovered wlio I am." Sam, of course, had discovered noth lug of the kind. By a strange stroke ol luck, however, he did not feel called apoa to speak. "Now," went on Sam's questioner, "when was this bag left In youi i-barge?" "Three-forty-flve yesterday after noon." "Can you describe tbe man who left it?" Sam hesitated. He had good reasons to doubt his ability t no so. Matter ivcre getting complicated, and for the moment he hartiiy kucv whether he stood on but head or on his heels. For tunately, tbe station master came to bb rescue. "Don't be afraid. Merry, be said en coura Kingly. "Yon have full permis sion to speak In a case like this. De tective Lenham wlU betray no business iccrets. Detective Denham! Sam had heard lils name mentioned more than once Id connection with tbe Manburg Jewel robbery. Where on earth was this blunder going to end, he wondered. "I don't know whether I can describe the man exactly," Sam remarked at length, "but I think I should know him ifaln if I saw him. He was a tall, thin 'ellow, clean shaved, and wore a straw- colored wig!" A wig!" ejaculated Detective Den im m. That's so," replied Sam, "though not ine in twenty would have noticed It." lust as be handed In bis bag an old 'urmer lurched heavily against him and knocked bis hat off. As he stooped tc tilck up his hat, I caught a glimpse of he dark hair under tbe edge of bis wig." - "Ilum!" mused tbe detective. "Dark hair that's all right. You any you would know the man again cf you saw blmr "Yes." v "Very well! We'll take a cab to the olleo station. If you find the fellow here, all the better .Anyhow, you're aattJrf to the reward. The Jewels, In To! Iirotoablltty, would never have been (covered but for your clever, though amewnat riaky expedient- An one tn a drrnm. Bam Merry bears ind accepted tbe hearty congratula tions of the detective and station mas ter. "Hanged If I can understand it!" be muttered to himself on the way to the police station. "Luck appears to be rolling on me Just at present, I've done ometbing clever that's certain; but what, bow, when, where, and why, ev erybody seems to know but me. I'd better say nothing." At the police station Sam had no dif ficulty in picking out his man from a loaen others, to tbe deUght of Detect ive Deuuam and the chagrin of the prisoner: "Don't give way, Peters," said the letcctlve to the prisoner. "You'll have company aa soon as .your mate turns up at the Left Luggage Office with th :beck for that brown bag." Little by little Sam came to realise tbe clever thing he had done. At tbe ofllce be waa "Blundering Sam" no longer. At one stroke he had lecured a small fortune for tbe nun ired popnds reward waa duly pala over -and a much needed reputation for imartneaa. Only Sam and Sally, his wife, know he true facts Saturday Evening Post. RAM'8 HORN BLASTS. Warning Note CalUas: the Wicked t Hcpcntaaccw A SAD countenance Is the hypocrite' favorite mask. No college ever made a saint. The devil fearv a praying mother. It Is right to fast, but It is wrong to look lean. The Redeem ft warned his dis ciples against hypocrisy aliout as frequently as he did against sin. Sin feels safe aa long aa It can hide Its head. A fool has to find out for himself that fire la hot. No fish gets away that bites at the devil's hook. The devil's favorite pew in church Is near the front. We may kill God's man, but we can not kill his truth. It is a waste of breath to talk any louder than we lire. The man who deserves riches car be rich without them. If you want to do something, find onr who believes something. No man Is fit for heaven who want? somctiody else kept out. The older tho Christian, the newer be will find God's Hook. It is better to lie a mustard seed thnr a mountain of dead rock. There are too many church membeif and not enough Christians. Our lives please (Jod when they tnakr sinners want to know Christ. It never hurts Ood's work any for people to get mad nt his truth. God can see Jewels where we would see only common sand and gravel. An extravagant man loves to lecture his wife on the benuty of economy. Next to hearing a hypocrite pray, the devil loves to bear a stingy man talk in church. Open the door of your heart to Christ, nnd I Ie will open the windows of heav on for you. An opportunity to belp the poor Is a chance Christ has given us to do some Thing for him. How small God's armj always secnih to be when we tuke It upon ourselves 19- Dumber it. God will give us strength to ,c-;;lst temptation if we will use it to walk away from bad company. DEATH FROM FIRE. Lethal Bleep KafoMe the Vict in Be- fore the Flame Keacaes Him. "Those who lose their lives in con flagrations do not by any means al ways suffer physical pain. In many cases, no doubt, sharp terror Is tho one thing of which the victim Is con scious, and In many more, strange as it may seem, consciousness plays no part, life ceasing painlessly nud with out a struggle. In great configurations gases are produced which have much the same effect as chloroform or sim ilar anesthetics, and It Is a fact that of of those who lose their lives In such catastrophes a considerable proportion pass Into death without any evidence of bavti suffered. This result Is pro duced especially when a Are has smol dered, when the access of air has first been Insufflcient to cause complete combustion, and when that deadl- gas, carbonic oxide, has sent Its victims Into lethal sleep before the actual flamer have reached them. "Of those, however, who have evV dently struggled and fought and whose charred corpses are afterward found in attitudes suggestive of violent efforts made in attempting to escape it must not be Imagined that they have of ne cessity been burned alive and have died in tbe agony v.blch such contor tions are popularly Imagined to ex press. 'Death l.om agony Is really death from shock, a condition tn which the body is limp and helpless; whereas in death from suffocation struggling may go on even after consciousness has passed, and the strained attitude of the corpse may be expressive only of the final paroxysmal effort made In a statr of entire unconaclonsneaa. "Suffocation in Are depends on some thing more than mere carbonic add poisoning.' I the stoppage of the breathing by the stifling vapors which does tbe mischief. Carbonic acid would doubtless kill if it could be breathed, but anyone who has attempt ed to enter a burning building will knov- that suffocation depends not on tie stuff one breathes, but on the fact than one cannot breathe at all. The lungs are as much deprived of their supply of oxygen as If tbe sufferer were plunged over head In water, and tbe struggle produced Is much the same. While, then, we must admit the horror of the moment, tbe terror, the fight for breath, and finally the death from suffocation, we must remember that all this U often a matter of short duration, and that it is something very different from tbe slow torture of be ing burned alive." Tbe Hospital. His Wife Hypaotlaed. A Hamburg woman who indstied on fVMnrr.ltting suicide on a fixed date, witL no apparent reason, has been dis covered by Professor Krafft-Ebing of Vkitma to have been hypnotised by her husband. lie had Insured her life for SO.Q0O marks, the policy haMmg ood even if tbe person forared com mitted m'lcide within two mnthe if ter it waa Issued. &he Is now alar er a divorce. CHILDREN'S COLUMN. A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTI.B BOYS AND TjIRLS. aometklns tat mil Interest the Ju venile McaaberJof Bverr Honaehold Qua 1st Action and Bright 6artnsa I Hut Cate aaU Carnal- Childrca. Tan Fm-tto of taa Rlllton. When nnona are hot bnd very still. It's ho for the sprite ihat Urea on the hill1 Stealitia along from nook to nook. Over tho ntonea In thof mountain brook. Along the path whore the rattle go. On ahveiit ways that the hill-folk know; Thro ash sunny open and leafy alley Down he hies Mm lata eke valley. Then the thistle-wheel round and round Goes rolling and rolling iwitbout a sound. And a silver shimmer rubs over the pond, And he runs after, and oa beyond, Swings tho wild clierrWp asleep by the wall. Ruffs rhe tor of a sqnlrrel.land that Is all. A whig of aweet from tUb wood or thr meadow! ( He la here again, on the bac!rt of a shadow. And rt'a crinkle on crinkle along the track His OMlrk feet make on the shadow's bock. Off he Jpaipa, and, whisking up. Spills smwhlne out of a butt rerun. And yellow bugs, all shiny and lazy. Tumble headlong off tho iliitwy. He ticklci, the rib of a fat old toad; lie smothers the mul'elns with smoke ot the road. The fii-i's Just beginnlng-stllll all still! nl t l'he spiite has gone Lome to the top o' the hill. St. Nkholaa. What the Spider PaldA "I waa spinning a web In -Ifus rose -Ine," said the spider, "and the little girl waB sewing patchwork on the dopr stcp. Her thread knotted and his nee dle, broke, nnd her eyes were full of tears. 'I can't do It,' she said; I can't' I can'tr "Then her mother came, and 'bade her look nt me. Now, every time I spun a nice, silky thread and tiled to fasten It from one branch to another, the wind blew and tore It away. 1 "This hnppened many tlmca, bnt al lust 1 made one that did not break and fastened It close, and spun other threads to Join It. Then tho mot hoi smiled. " 'What a patient spidcrf she said. "The little girl smiled, too, and took ip her work. And when the sun went down there was a beautiful web in the rose vine and a squnro of beautiful patchwork on tbe step." Bubji.tnd. A Prlacem TLonced for a Playfellow. There Is an articlo written by Jnmcs Cassldy In St. Nicholas on tho "Girl hood Days of England's Queen." Mr Casslday says: There were In the life of the Princess dnys when she longed for companions f her own age. Her mother, gutssing ihla longing, was very tender nnd gen tle with her. and considered often how best to ninke up for this lack. Once rhe Duchess, it issnid.thliiklngtoplease or daughter, "sent for a noted chlld performer of the day, cnHed 'Lyra, that she might amuse 'Drlnn with somo -emarkable performances on the harp. On one occasion," writes the blogra nhcr, "while the young musician was ilaying one of her favorite nirs, tho Duchess, iiercelvlng how deeply her laughter's attention was engrossed ivlth the music, left the room for n few ninutes. When she returned she found ho harp deserted. -The heiress of En gland had beguiled tbe Juvenile min strel from her instrument hy tho dis play of some of her cosily toys, nnd .ho children were discovered, seated ;ide by side on the late of lit y the ilMft, AlOlU VblcTTshe was ninkiiiK the most liberal lelectlous for the acceptance of imki ittle Lyra." Fkatlas Thronah the Water. Tou have all heard of the boy who rled to skate on tho water by fasten ng two barrel staves to his feet, taven't you, and what disaster resulted roin the experiment? Well, a clever Kastern Inventor has nade what he claims to bo a good vater skate by means of which any Hy can skate In the water, if not on ts surface, and do it very easily and -omportahly. The "water skate" Is .imply made. It consists merely of a blck board cut In the shape of a moc casin sole, ns shown In tho picture. Jnderuentb there arc two arms or fins, s hlch swing in and out on a pivot near lie front. Thus when the foot, to jrhieh the skate has been attached by neuns of straps, is thrust forward the ho fins remain closed, offering little ir no resistance to the water. But when the stroke forward Is finished and :he water walker wishes to take anoth er step these fins open out and prevent .he foot from sliding roack through the rater. Rluiplo, Isn't it? With these ikates it is snld that a boy can mnln jiin the position of treading water and it tbe same time walk ahead at a good nte of speed. The skates, being of vood, also help to support bis weight Onofl Newa for Children. The cppctlte for sweets la natural. d has put sugar In almost every ar lehi of human food, from tho mother's uilk to all the berries and vegetables ix.i which .man subsists. Persons with natural appetites rssnally love 3w-et things. When their tongues are tanned by tea, tobacco and 'Similar nominations, until they fed like the man who said, "I'd rather have one i-hnw of terbackcr than all the apples that ever grew," they lose the taste for sweet things. It has been often said flint sugar rots tho teeth; but tbe Daily Lancet says -,-oncernlng this notion: "Tho liclief thnt sugar ruins the teeth 3f children is utterly groundless. In iced, how tbe Idea ever came Into ex istence Is a mystery, seeing that the .Inest, whitest and strongest teeth are found in mouths of negroes brought up mi sugar plantations, who, from their earliest years upward, consume more Msgar f.hnn any other class of peoplo whatever. Those at all skeptical of the rnlue of this fact have only to look round among their personal friends and ce whether the sugar-eaters or the mgar-shunners nave the finest teeth, ind they will find other things being ?qual that the sugar-eaters, aa a rule, have the best teeth. The only possible way for accounting for this libel 1 gainst mi gar seems to be by suppos ng that it originated In the brain of one C our economically-Inclined great grandmothers, at a tiout whan sugar jatr""- . 1 rrSV.iE- pj .-- I CKI A WATKH SKATE. was two shill'ngs a pound, In otHer I prevent tier children gratifying tnesr cravings for sweets a tbe expense of lho contents of the sugar-basin." Doubtless tbe sweet In sugar may be too much concentrated for health. It would "probably be better to get the sweet from dates, figs, and the like, If it were obtainable. But sugar dis solved in water and eaten with bread or drank aa a beverage, la no doubt a very good substitute for the sweet trop ical fruits. Of course persons may eat too muoh of sugar or anything else, and an overload of any food will sour and decay in the stomach and the acid may eauso decay of the teeth, and the stomach may become so diseased that vugar or anything else will not digest properly; but la nKXrarata quantities good pure sugar not painted candles Is probably a healthy food for healthy persons: nnd at present prices most people, can afforn to use It freely. It Is of vegetable origin and Is digestible, and will satisfy hunger and afford warmth; and It Is certainly far more healthful than salt, which la a mineral, will dissolve but will not digest, w'll cause thirst but will not satisfy hun ger, and Irritates the taste and Injures the system wherever It goes. Tbe Christian. - w Shake Into Tour Shoas A III nn Toot Ekko, powilor tor the teet It rur imlniul. oMcn, rrartliiit feet, and In itiitntly Ink- (he Ming out of th corns ami bun ion It'xtlie cri ti-t comfort d.ncovery of the nirp. Allen's Xool-Knse mnke tlKht-lltilns or new nhoes loel r v. Il In a certain enre tr Felltiff. callous nnd hot, tired actib a fret Trv II K iliiv. Sold liT all druKKtila anil rlioo MYe. !1 mnll for 2fi In lamia. Trial fiark ee I- KKK. Ailure-a. Allen 3. U'mstvd, t-e Hoy. N. Y. Out of all tho European countries only Austria and Great Britain have the rule that all travelers on tbe roadway niust keep to tho left. One Cnanrotcrd hy R. 3. n. MATKK.lOtl ARCH NT.. I' 11 1 LA.. PA. Kaae at once; mi oi rrullon or delay h-om tsMincm. ConulUitl n Irco. KndorwnienU of physician, ladle ai.l prominent cttlicnu. Send lor circular, uuioi liounUA. M. lot P.M. Austria Is the country most lenient to murderers. In 10 yours over !- iiersons were found Riiilty of murder, of whom onl y 23 wero put to death. Fits iniiianntlyenrrd. No (It or norroan- mwa after flrittdiiy'auwiof lr. K ' Ureal Nrv lloRtortr. ft! trial hottloanrt trnntirte trot Du. IL U. Kum, LU, flul Arch bLU'tiUaTa The Royal Irish Constabulary is the only police force in the kingdom which is practically on a military looting, the mi-Nilx-is of which are drilled und dis ciplined as KoMiers. Albert Bnrrh, VVt Toledo, Ohio, mv: "llnll's Catfirrh fiiro wiv.-d my life." Writ him fur nurlicularM. Kohl hv UnuririKta ?r The thieves of tii'eat Hi itnill Nteul h,ioo,i"i(l pounds worth of proierty every year. Kflletidwith soroynms"Ir.Tsac Thorn p son's l''-jc-wter.l ruBKists "ell at 33c nor bottltf A Herman statistician estimates that 7.'HKi,fiiii human beings lost their lives from enrtliqiiukes let wren the years 11.17 and 1HMI. Mr. WlBlnw'M8aun'u Kyrnp forrliiidret I1". uuix-a wlud colic. 2mj.a IxjIl1 Tlx. Hour mills of Seattle have licen riiiiuilii! nidi (.rent Vlemuml uinl .l.lpan. niclit ami dav lieeauso of the nml for broads! iifTs from China AftT'ris years' HnflVrinR I Wfm rnrM by 11 ai'nCiirn. itnu Thomhoic, Sx Ohio Ave., All.-h:.My, Pa.. March IU, 1S3L After Many Tear, "llie borrows of childhood are very tragic, nnd they arc not likely to pasa away v.ith the days which gave them birth. IttUle thinirs seem so big to us then, nnd big things so impost- iK-nr! tutu 0 TOA" ajient uTrrtiHdliood, and there she was inndo much of cn account of the ad mlrahlo standing of her family in the community. One tea party after an other was given for her, and at encli she was the happy center of attention. Rut at one such festivity she was wM-n to be manifestly uncomfortable, nnd very early prooscd to the lady who had come with her that tbey should ako their leave. "Why, you'll break up tho party T said the other. "Aren't you well?" "Yes," was tho hesitating nnswer, quite well but oh, there she comes now I" VWhor "Mrs. Lane, Isn't It? Tlie lady In thw gray silk. Koine one said it was she. I haven't seen her for twenty-five years." "Yes, that's Mrs. Lane, and she's com ing to speak to you. Why, what makes you so embarrassed 7" For the guest of honor was flushing nnd droppiug her glance before tho sweet old lady who approached. "Well, my dear," sold the latter; "yon dm't know he, but I remember you when you were a little girl, as pretty as a pink." Then tho visitor suddenly laughed out In the midst of her embarrassment, "Itut I do remember you, Mrs. Lane," she snld, '"and If I had boon sure of meeting you here, I should never have had tho courage to come here to-day." Kverylvody stared, and tho dear obi lady licgnn to look pained nnd troubled. "When I was a very little girl," tbe lady went on, still smiling, "I went to a children's party nt your house. We bad little tea-tables set out on the lawn, and I, shy and very awkward, fell ngnlnst one and knocked It over, with sandwiches, cake and lemonade! Worse than all, at least six plates of your delicate china were broken. My heart was broken, too; but when I beard a servant mutter, "Olumsyr It seemed to me the wound never would heat And It never bos, quite! "Sometimes I wake up at night and remember your broken cblna, and try to think whether I ever heard that it was an old and precious set. Tou were kindness Itself at the time, but I have always felt that If ever ye met you would know me by Instinct, and say to yourself. That's the little girl who was so clumsy ! " The two women came a step nearer ach other, and there were trs In their- eyes. The older one bent for ward. "You dear child!" said she. rd for gotten all about IL And I'd rather ni ash all the cblna I ever bad with mg own hands than have bad any human creature suffer sol" The kissed each other, and at least one wound in the world was healed. A Small Painting. Perhaps tbe smallest piece of paint ng In the world Js that executed by a "IcmlHb artist It Is painted on the smooth skle of a grain of common fUltn corn, and pictures a mill and a oilier with a sack of grain on his back, 'bo miller la represented as standing n a terrace, and near It Is a horse and irt, while a group of several peasant - chown Ip the road near by. Mrs. l5ewed Was I nervous, dear, during the ceremony T' Miss Spite girl "Well, a trifle at first, darting, but not after William had said - Trnth. itTSlie bad Three Good Liars. Tlie men who utjliise tbe corner rrocery for a club room hi tbe evening end on stormy days bad Just been dts rassHlg a fox hunt, nbout which one f tbelr mir.ilior had read aloud, when tbe conversation naturally took a retu nlscent turn. "Nothing cuter or more cunning In ite world than a fox," said Goggs, by iray of introduction. "I remember one sight when I was a bey thnt we beard grunt fuss among the dogs that were chained op. It took oa about half an hour to get dressed aiul armed to sally 'rtrtb for tbe purpose of Investlffatlug. Not dlsco-f erlng anything, we loosened iho dogs, and they darted off on a traU. yelping ai they went We dkln't know whether It was man or varmint, itut f ftex :i long run tbe dotffs brought up a, tbe hen bouse and tried to tear It down. Well slr, an old fox bad lellbc-rately showed himself to tlie logs, so as to exclto tben, mode that run while we were getting ready for trouble and, circling round, was rob bing tbe roost while the doga were off be premises." "I 'walked up one moonlight night," volunteered tbe man on the wood box, 'and scon a fox under an apple tree where a fat pullet was roontuir. I know tbe tblef conklnt climb so I Just stood at the window laughing. The fox bnrU.-d to wako the chicken, and then legna circling around the tree, hw nt first, but going faster and fnst'-r. Of course tlio terrliled pullet followed him with her eyes and got 10 dlr.zy that she fell out of the tree." "I see soiitcth'n'.llke tlmt once," said ho lank individual on a pa J Jit keg, 'only that tbe chicken I was watchuv' wrung Its own neck, 'cause tlie fox trns goln' so ilurncd fust." Th-n. by common consent, the crowd took up tho sulcject of fluids. Detroit Free 1'res-s. Steering Wlibont a Compass. Giifafav KoMie contributes un article a-tUi tho above title to St. Nicholas. Mr. Kobhe avrs: Sailors steer by tlie waJte of the ship. When n vorrt.4 Is running free that Ih, tri'ift. thi wind dmil txu rn niut must knive a st r.iilglit wake or sho la cot run ning a stn-Ught course. Whi she Is 'on the wind," her -anvna full, not shivering when she Is As near as she will lie I!y keeping full and bye nor wako will be at an angle greater or litis nr-cordlng to the force of the wind tttxl tlie ffpevd of the vcfwL This ntigle men.-Mlixvi ivlmt we call the ship's "lee way" tltr.t which f.ho los-s from a true course. i!'fi a vwscl hove to in a gnle, the leeway Iwmthucs very large, and Ifi ttiJlod tlie "di-ift." CiKist'.ng craft fitoer by the line of white Rtirf oai ttio pliore, or in tlidck weatjlier by Vts nor ns it brealas ou the lxi:wli or rocks. Thoy hr.ul In to catch the sound, tben Kei off until they ke it, and then Until In again to a central title and niakstiUn it. An okl sea-dog once tid live tlmt one thick night, crim ing up alorig the co:ist with a hetid wfaul w that they IukI to t.K-k In nnd off shore, they furtlod their tack, or ran their "legs," by candles nrrmlng off Rlxire long cntigii to burn oit two enn ilhs, but biiniiiig only oim for the ln fdHre leg, so :is to avl stamlmg In too cioBe. Tlie Ainfika stcamerB on the bislde route lietiveen tlie mtitu i-oast and num erous onllj-lii; iKlamld stwr, even in ni lining throturli Hie ndrrowcsrt chan-tw-Ls, by the varying o'luxs of tlijwid- tt-.ii also be ran bv ;.her, by a bne of soiuuUnK. In entering New York bar Ikt, keiiji la oy fifti-cn, twenty, forty faitlHMns. no ht;, un-ttl you get ten fatb Dina If t:ln-n tlie lesid tdiows fine white snnd. look out for Sandy l!ok light ship. fVuu-so yi'llow RUid will kuvl you on Fine IAuuL Cashier at bank "Yon will have to bring some one to identify you before wo can cash this check, flot any friends In the town?" Stranger "No; I'm the dog license man." Couilc Guts. i.tiry and Fcience. Trof. Starr Mr. ltllnks, toll us wha you know about tlie Ptolemaic epicy cles." Mr. Minks They were invented In 1S!. but have licen succeeded by the modern safety. Minneapolis Journal. A man cannot lie convicted, nccnrilinc to Chinese law. unless he confesses him self cuilly, and confessions are often ex tracted from prisoners by aid of the rack, or by llopyin with the bamlxio. BUCKINGHAM'S DYE For the Whiskers, Mustache, and Eyebrows. In one preparation. Easy to apply at home. Colors brown or black. The Gentlemen's favorite, because satisfactory. JL p. nuix Co.. Pmprfettm. Natni, BT. IX , 80M it U DnwirlM. a 1004 of Hires Root beer on a sweltering hot day is highly essen tial to comfort And f neal'h. It cools the fffik, blood, reduces your iciiipcraiure, luues the stomach. HIRES Rootbeer should be in every home, in everv office, in every work- snop, a temperance drink, more health ful than ice water, more delightful and satisfying than any other bevcrace nro- dnced. Maae onl, t th Clartaa B. Hlrr, ' . PklMolptlla. A nut. mtn pin 5 galtona. BU ryhr. Cancers rK.' ml. No kntro. Ai1vtrnfnc.Ail- Roticrt,Huit.Mcw Itrltaln.tl Q ET RICH quickly; sonrt for '3"0 Invontiont wan tea.' j.ihiab i atk a o"., zm ij mmy.n.x. wiUUaiiXfc. Co.ajiUmaroMlch s a'i.lVaairi.. CUitIS WNillf All liSf laaS. Best Cough 0rrup. TantesUuud. Use I in wan, tma m armntiMa. 1 f 1 SLOS L.BTJ IMPURITIES IN rOOt. extent o Adalteratloa Beyond A.U Ordinary Conception. The t?an FraJKlJJco board of bealtfr has now entered actively upon tbe la vesKgatkm of food adiUttratlons, and, though the Investigations have not, as yet, been carried fox, the results ob tained are certainly startling. Of thirty-three samples of currant Jelly offered for sale, for Instance, the an alyx'na; chemist has discovered only nine that Were pure Bajnplea of cat sup and other articles of coin mom use have been found to be adulterated with substances Injurious to health, and tht Inference Is the, -when such a larre percentage Is found amon ar ttotes thus takes at hantbanard, an im-metv-a Held for tbe acttvtty of tbe board of health will be discovered as the lnvestlsation proceeds. The adult erations are found, not to the stores of tbe smaller and more obscure grocers alotk but also fca those of the most prom In cut and lendln. flrms u' city, In these imlrrrflon Jellies tbe most promncnt substance used for purposes of adulteration Is glucose, which, be ln far les expensire than sugar, re duces the cost of production and In creases the profit, while tbe seUms price Is dnpeoed. Glucose, though popularly supposed to be harmless, is ojio of the most Injurious articles of ndultoratlnm. It to formed by boiltafi corn starch with sulphuric acid and mixta.? the product . with Kmc. II would be difficult to Imairlne a more pernicious compound, even when taken In InAcileslnial doses. The Importa tions of glucose tacreased tenfold dur ing the two years from 1875 to 1877, and tbe rate of Increase ban boon discontinued merely bees .use the pro ,jr ..nrwItu-tWim Is a elmnle one nnd extensive estabUshmeints for its man- nfuctuw have been started m tn Western Ptntca. There Is hardly an article of general consumption tlmt may not be adulter ated to a greater or less extent, and the profits of adulteration are sufficient to attract the cupidity of large number of miUlUf aCtUrBTS Who look only to the profits they may make In their business, in the manuracture 01 Itnlrlnir now ders. alum, costlna three cuits a pound, may be substituted for cream of tartar, costing tnirty or more ciuits. and, without chemical analysis, tho substitution can not be discovered ive by the dyspepsia, colic, and honfbura with which the victims are nllllcted. Tens are artificially colored with poisonous substances, and cof rws are adulterated with chicory, wbicb In turn ts adulterated wltb injurious materials. Tare la a Claaa or People Who are Injured by tho use of eiToe. Be con U there h.m hcon placed In all "ie Broccry Mores a .tew prei arsilon cal eil Graln- I. nmilc 01 ir -erams. innt lak the place of ctiflce. 1 hu inoRi.leltoate rtomai-n receive It without dlstn-w. anl tall lew can tell II Irom collee. It itnoii not co t over one quarter a-i much. ChiMrt'ii may Urink It with reat benefit. IS '-ts ami a cts. per pat-kngc. Try it. A8H lor Uriiln U. The Busiest Consul. The busiest consul la the world Is the Hrltlsh consul at New York. Tbe Itrltish shipping at New York aggre gates about 4.000,000 tons annually, ami from 25,000 to 30,000 seamen arc paid off and shipped each year, lit: volv'.ng the handling of about 00,00t for seamen's wages. Aad Now Ther Do ""I saw- your mother going to the neighbor's as I crossed the street. When will she be home?" asked the lady caller. "She said she'd be back Just as soon as you left," answered the truthful Jlmtule. Detroit free Press. 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' Mrs. Pinkham makes a speouu appeal to mothersof larre f amiliea whofM) work is never done, and many of wom suffer and suffer for lack of intelllfent aid. a. To woven, younf i jfjgk. or old, rUh or poor. Mrs. 1 munam. Tate, w of Inn, Mass., y taJX X I bsnds vice. Oh" II uKi'Mt U 1 -.a- SBF women I H I not let your rificed when a ord from If ra. J tlt-l 1 -- riaKnaatt, ' nil your lutuic j.... ... ' J Mas. A. C. Buhlk"' North Al bany avenue, near TrteBfcoldt Park, Chicago, I1L, Bays: "I am fifty-one years old and have had twelve children. and my yonnirest is eigni, yenra have been suffering for some time with a terrible weakness; that bearing-down feeling was dreadful, and I could not walk any distance. I began the oae A Lydla E. Flnkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash and they have cured roe. I cannot praise your madlelne enough- CRAIG FOR I897 Cbaig'r Common School Questions and Answer Book is enlarged by the additiou ot 32 pages of new mat ter. 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