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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.
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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.
In fOTTI Ml 1 1 1 il fi nf in fiimina iA
... iuuiia uac iui umi lit
imiia. ?mhhp ot them even use artillery. I
Iu lihure a jeweler was rohU-il of valu-l
aMcs to tho amount of f.'tsMMi.
Kill nlnVOQ Ti-i K hnn.l.r.iinto.1 41n.A"
on the hack, are tho lutest fad iu Tal is.
I l"Dr. Moore's
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is
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