to i
f "
- Tf 15YS GOr. BY.
unit- tnme to niy heart again,
' f int'iiiory nf the past!
'i your pleasure and your pain.
.; !it.pt. .on ttricbt to lust: I
Cnie fri'Ui jour bidden irraves that lie
la the beautiful realms of the days gone
y.
Oni". Cnm yrur iT'.nrinrta jrayea that lie
la the r?aluit of tlie ilai goue byl
I will wplrnme jre all airain.
Ah tmt in the hall of Kid,
WeWnw the pleasure and the p.iln
For the lien my your brief livea held!
Tr nt'!s iio out of your atvret (iravea.
In the woodland ailda, and the dim aea
fnn's. T're.mis me out of your myriad srrayea.
In tlie wilds and the dim sea-caves!
St tbrons the halls of my heart once
more,
tVith faces sad with pain!
Oh. failed phosta of the drams of yore.
The joy comes not again!
Go hack! to your mournful groves that lie
In the shadowy realms of the daya gone
hack! to yonr voiceless graves that lie
In the realms of the days gone by!
MILLIE AND MOLLIE.
"I've come to ask you for tbe band ot
rour daughter." said young Bromley,
Btiiinlilin? to the sent offered him by
the cirPa fiither.
"vi,i,.h n..eV"' asked old Dimmock.
the coal merchant, laying down the
newspaper which he bad been reading
pod eying tli'i young man curiously.
"Sometimes I think it Is Mollie, and
again I am sure it is Millie," replied
young Bromley, genuinely perplexed.
The old coal merchant looked sympa
thetic. "You can't have both," said he, after
an awkward pause.
"They're splendid girls, good enough
for anybody!" exclaimed the young
.iian.
"Well, I rather think," said the old
man, proudly.
"I could be happy with either of
them," went on young Bromley.
"I'm disposed to think," observed
old IMmtiuH-k, "that you have been
happy with both of them."
"So they've told me more than once."
said Bromley, with tbe pleasant light
of recollection in his eyes.
"Well, cau't you make up your mind
which girl you want to marry?"
The old coal merchant looked at the
youug mau with the fresh color and
tbe loyal blue eyes as If be would like
to have him for a son-in-law.
Young Itronilcy did not answer for a
moment, and then he said slowly:
"Which do you think sounds the bet
ter 'Millie Bromley' or 'Mollie Brom
ley?" Sometimes I've looked at It In
that way."
"I don't think there's much to
choose," returned the old coal mer
chant, weighing the question with ev
ery desire to lie fair.
"You know." continued the young
mau. "there have lieen times when I've
gone to bed perfectly charmed with
the name '.Millie Bromley,' and in the
morning 'Mollie Bromley' has caught
my fancy. Millie. Mollie; Mollie. Millie
It's an awful puzzle."
"of course, you've proposed to one
oi the pills?" Inquired their father.
"O, ves. Indeed," said young Brom
ley. "Then that Is the girl you want to
marry." exclaimed the old man, trium
phantly. "Why, It's simple enough, af
ter all. You've taken quite a load off
my mind. Which one was It?"
"It was Millie I think," answered
young Bromley, hesitatingly.
"Think! Ion't you know?"
The young man Hushed and lookea
.roachfully at the coal merchant.
k-'Mr. LMinniock," said be. "I'll put It
to you as man to man: Which Is Millie
and which Is Mollie?"
"Iou't cross-examine me, sir," re
joined the old man. "If you want to
marry one of the girls It's your busi
ness to Und out."
"Heaven knows," cried young Brom
ley In anguish, "I want to marry either
Millie or Mollie and have her all to my
self. It's trying enough for a fellow to
be over head and ears iu love with one
girl, but when there are two of them
It's more than tlcsb and blood can
stand."
"There, there, my boy," said the ola
coal merchant soothingly, "don't take
on so. Hither girl is yours with my
blessing, but I want to keep one for
myself. Let me see if I can help you."
And going to the open French window
ue called:
"Millie, Mollie! Mollie, Millie!"
"Yes, papa, we're coming," sounded
two sweet, well-bred voices from the
abrubbery.
There was a tripping of light feet
along the stony walk under the grape
vine, and Millie and Mollie bloomed
Into the room.
"How do you do. Mr. Bromley?" they
aid together, with the same Intona
tion and tbe same merry glint In their
eyes.
Millie bad auburn balr and brown
eyes; so had Mollie. Millie had a Cu
pid's tiow of a mouth, little teeth like
pvarls, and a dimpled chin; so bad
Mwllle. Millie's arms, seen through her
muslin sleeves, were round and white;
were Mollle's.
fr'roui waist to tips of their little feet
tbe figures of Siillle and Mollie were
the fame. Hue for tine, and both were
dressed lu white DiiiiSo. with lilac
bows behind tbelr white necks and
lilac pishes at tbelr waists, lilac stock
ings w ithout a wrinkle, and each wore
white satin slioes. Tbelr hair was loose
over their fair brows and was braided
down their backs, of Just the same
leugth, anil tied at the end with lilac
tibliotis. Millie tied Mollle's bows and
Mollie tied Millie's.
"Well, papa?"
"Y'ouug Bromley tells me," began old
Mr. I Mm mock, after be bad taken
drafts of tbelr frwli young beauty by
looking first at one and then at the
other, and tlieu dwelling upon the fea-
'Iloit
in v wits ana two
children Irom the ef-1
ecu ot hereditary I
errofula. My third
clnlJ was dangerously af
fected wltb scrofula, na
was unable to walk, his left I
foot bciiiK covered with run-1
niiii sores. I'hysiclans nav-l
1 luz failed to relievethe others 1
' of my family, I decided to try
Ayr's Sarsaparllla. I ami
Dleassd to sar the trial was suc-1
ceasful. and my boy was restored 1
to health. I am confident that my 1
1 chilil would liars died bad be no
U4H AVer's SanaDartlU." Jas. U. I
Die, Jllntonvllle, X.J., Aug. 6, is. i
WEIGHTY WORDS
r"L FOR P3Sfy
I , Ayer'$ 5arsaparHla.
nirot' of both trUh one pre sniy
thai Ue proposed to you lust night."
"O. not to both, yon know. Mr. Dim
jiock," Interjected young Dro-nley
He asked me to be his wife." said 1
Millie demurely. j
"lie told tue that be could Dot llv :
without me," said Mollie niiscbier- :
CUxly.
"How Is this?" snld the old man.
turning to young Bromley wltb a se
vere look. j
The young man blushed furiously
and lifted bis bands In protest.
"I'm sure," be stammered, "one o j
you is mistaken. I asked you, Millie, j
to be my wife In the summer-house
nud and I kissed you. Tbat was be-
fore supper, and later In the evening, j
when we sat on the front steps, I saw
tu.-u I couldn't live without you. and
hut we must get married."
"Before we go auy further." Inter -
rupted the old coal merchant, "which
la Millie and which Is Mollie? When
your dear mother was alive she could
tell the difference sometimes, but I
don't know to this day."
"Oh, bow dull you are. papa!" said
the girls in duet.
"I think that is Millie on tbe right."
spoke up young Bromley.
"Why, Mr. Bromley," said she. "I am
Mollie."
"Very good, now let's go on," said
their father; "where were we? O. yea,
i young Bromley nays he asked you to
! be I1I3 wife, Millie, and declared be
couhln't do without you."
"I beg your pardon, papa," said Mol
lie. "be told me tbat be couldn't live
without me."
"Well, let's get our bearings," con
tinued tbe old coal merchant. "Brom
ley, you asked Millie to marry yu
down in tbe summer-house, and you
kissed her! That's correct. Isn't It?"
"There's no doubt about that, sir,"
said Brondey eagerly.
"And after supper when you sat to
gether on the stoop you told Mollie
that you couldn't live without her?"
"That I deny, sir. O! 1 beg your par
don. Mollie, you needn't look so angry.
I meant no offense."
"Did you kiss Mollie?" went on the
Id man relentlessly.
"No. sir. I "
"Yes, you did, Mr. Bromley," flared
up Mollie.
"I admit," said the young man, strug
gling with his emotions, "tbat I kissed
her when I said I couldn't live without
her. but it wasu't Mollie."
"O, Mollie!" said Millie, "bow could
you f
"Now, Millie, do be reasonable." sale
Mollie.
Old Mr. Dimmock looked mystified.
"It seems to me," be said, with n
bow of Impatience, "that If I were In
love with one of those girls I could tell
the difference between them. So far a
I can make out, young man, you have
asked Millie to be your wife, and have
tried to make Mollie believe tbat you
rould not live without her. Now, to any
Due who does not know Millie and Mol
lie your conduct would appear to be
perfidious. Of course, as between you
and Mollie, I must believe Mollie, for
tbe girl certainly knows whether you
kissed her."
Tbe old man eyed both of bis daugh
ters hard. Millie was biting her nether
lip and so was Mollie; but Mollie way
trying to keep from laughing.
Old Mr. Dimmock had an idea.
"I would like to clear up this thing
to your satisfaction and my own,
3roiuIey," wild he. "Let me ask you
whether Mollie kissed you when you
told her you couldn't live witbou:
bet?"
The young man got very red In tbe
face.
"You mean Millie, cf course," be re
plied, wltb embarrassment. "Perhaps
she would u't mind saying that she
kissed me In the summer-bouse. But
she didn't kiss me on tbe stoop. I kiss
ed her."
"How Is that, Millie? Mollie?" asked
their father.
"Papa." said Mollie decidedly. "1
couldn't keep Mr. Bromley from kiss
ing me, but I assure you I didn't kiss
him"
Mollie looked her father straight In
tbe eye, and then she shot an Indignant
shaft at Bromley.
Millie bung ber bead, and ber face
was as red as a poppy.
"I think," said tbe old man dryly,
"that It's plain I'll keep Mollie, and
we'll have that marriage before you
make another mistake, young man."
New York Sun.
Webster and Clay Raise the Wlntt.
Tbe recollections of John Sherman,
tbe tallest and thinnest man in Con
gress, do not embrace the best story
of Webster and Clay. Both were great
money-makers, and both were forever
In the hardest financial- straits. One
day Clay went to Webster and said:
"t.ot any money, Dan? I want $250."
"I was going over to borrow that
amount of you," said Webster. "I am
dead broke."
"Wol Jer where we can raise It? We
need $500 between us."
Tbey formed themselves In a commit
tee ot ways and means, and after much
thought evolved a plan.
"Clay, If you will make a draft on
me at thirty days I will Indorse It, and
we can get the money at tbe bank." '
The draft la In a Washington bank
at this day, bearing both signatures.
Tbe two "old boys" got the money and
tbe next day were skirmishing around
for wore. New York Press.
Slam's King-. : I
Slam's outspoken monarch la to visit
Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle next
summer. He will go to Europe In bis
2.500-ton steam yacht Maha Cbakri,
which was built for him In Scotluud
four years ago.
It Is a rare man wbo does not lose bis
grip by tbe time be Is 60 years old.
liystMv fcoLvcQ by ibtetieK.
dlrrowaa Oaa Draw Nltroa-wa frosa
tarn Air u CMt It to Flamta.
Besides buying well-selected fertil
izers, the progrcsalTe farmer of tbe fu
ture will also provide himself wltb bot
tled bullous ot tbe microbes wblch en
able plaata to obtain nitrogen from the
air. It was a long puzzle to chemist u
to lean bow nitrogen Is absorbed. It
was clear that under ordinary circum
stances plants are unable to appropri
ate directly from tbe air the nitrogen
they absolutely require for thelt
growth. The air In tbe pores of the
soli contains plenty of It, but the roots
are not capable of causing It to be
come a constituent of tbe sap or fiber.
Leaumlnoua nlanta. such as beans.
j and ciotw require a great deal
j or nitrogen, and It was of special ln-
1 tereg, to Dr0vlde them artificially, if
possible, with this Important cons tit
ueat.
- Tbe mystery waa dispelled by a re
cent discovery tbat tbe roots of plants
capable of absorbing nitrogen bear lit
tle protuberances, and It la through
these protuberances tbat the nitrogen
Is taken in. Further study wltb the
help of tbe microscope revealed the
fact that tbe protuberances contain
millions of bacteria, and that It Is these
bgcteria tbat absorb tbe nitrogen and
give it to the roots of piants lu a form
In which It can be used by them. To
the activity of these beneficent bacte
rla, plants particularly leguniluou
plants owe their vigor and perhaps
their existence In tbelr present forul.
The plant life In this view. Is a result.
In Incidental product, of tbe vital pro
cesses of microbes, a million of which
could swim with comfort In a single
drop of water. Tbe next step was to
Isolate, by methods with which bac
teriologists are familiar, the varieties
of bacteria suited to each crop, and to
breed them artificially In paying quan
tities. This has been done. A German firm
breeds seventeen species of bacteria of
the nitrogen-absorbing species and
sells them to agriculturists In bottles
under tbe name of "nltragln." A bot
tle containing some thousand billions
of tbe useful bacteria and selling for
$1.25 wiU "inoculate," It Is ttid. an
acre of ground. The experience of far
mers with "nltragln" is too brief to
qualify them to speak wltb certainty
of r!s practical utility. Some have ob
tained encouraging results, while oth
ers have not. It bas been on the mar
ket less than a year and began to be
nsed too late in tbe season for a fair
test. "Nltragln" ought to be used be
fore it Is two months old, aud Its vital
ity is Impaired. If not wholly lost, when
It Is four months old. It must be kept
In a cool place, and Is best applied, per
ha s. at uigbt, since it is Injured by ex
posure to the light. Its function is to
assist germinating seeds and small
roots to put forth tbe desired protuber
ances. It Is accordingly useless for growing
plants, and In soils already well sup
plied with nitrogen in tbe required
form. Under favorable conditions sev
eral experimenters have obtained, it is
said, excellent results. Cereals have
not been found susceptible to Its influ
ence to an appreciable extent. Much
remains to be determined as to the ex
tent of Its utility. It is yet undecided,
it seems, whether the seed or the soil
Is to be Inoculated whether the seed
should 1h mixed with the gelatine con
taining tlie nttragin," or whether the
"nitragin" should be mixed with a
quantity of tbe latter scattered over
tbe area to lie treated. In any case,
agriculturists have In ultraglu an In
teresting subject of experiment. Bal
timore Sun.
A Itare Bird.
Tbe rarest species of bird now ex
.ant. aud one which is almost extinct,
bas Its home in the Jungles of South
America. The ornithological curiosity
Is knowu to science as tlie palamedra
coruuda. and to the common people as
the "horned screamer." As a rara avis
nothing could excel the cornuda. unless
it should be the accidental discovery
of a living moa, or an eplnornls. But
few of the bird books even let you
know tbat such a horned paradox ever
existed, let alone telling you tbat living
specimens of the queer creature are oc
casionally met wltb. The only one now
In captivity In North America. If the
writer was not misinformed. Is thai
belonging to the aviary of the Phlladt-i
phia Zoological Gardens, and which ar
rived iu this country about three years
ago. Tbe creature Is altout the size of
a full-grown turkey ben, and of a
blackish brown color. One of Its dis
tinguishing peculiarities Is a rutlle of
black and white which surrounds the
bead.
African Ivory Is the Beat.
African Ivory Is now conceded to be
the finest. The first quality of this
comes from near tbe equator, and it
bas been remarked with regard to this
fact that the nearer the equator the
smaller Is tbe elephant, but the larger
tbe tusks. Tbe ivory from equatorial
Africa Is closer iu tbe grain and h.ts
less tendency to become yellow by ex
posure than Indian Ivory. Tbe finest
transparent African ivory is collected
along the west coast lietwecu latitudes
10 degrees north and 10 south, aud this
Is believed to deteriorate in quality and
to be more liable to damage with in
crease of latitude in either direction.
The whitest Ivory comes from the east
coast. It Is considered to be In best
condition when recently cut; It has
then a mellow, warm, transparent tint,
as if soaked In oil, and very little ap
pearance of grain or texture. Indian
Ivory has an opaque, dead white color,
and a tendency to become discolored.
Of tbe Asian varieties Slam is consider
ed to be the finest, being much superior
In aHarnnce and density. The -Ivory
of tbe ninmmoth tusks Is ut very
much esteemed, particularly In En
gland; it is considered too dry and
brittle for elaborate work, besides
which it la very liable to turn yellow.
As a matter of ait. the larger tusks
very rarely leave Asiatic ltussia. be
ing too rotten for Industrial purposes.
Chamber's Journal.
The Chinese Conrt.
The ceremonial of the Chinese court
Is somewhat exacting. It used to In
clude, if It does not now, complete pros
tration bc-rore the throne. Last cen
tury a Persian envoy refused to go
through the degrading ordeal. Direc
tions were given to the olticinls to com
pel him by stratagem to do so. (JJi ar
riving one day at the entrance to the
hall of audience the envoy found no
means of going in except by a wicket,
which would compel him to stoop very
low. With great presence 'ot mind and
considerable audacity the great am
bassador turned around and entered
liaekward. thus saving tbe honor of
bis country.
Lines of the Hand.
Tbe lines of human hands are nevet
exactly alike. When a traveler in Cliiua
desires a pan port, tbe palm of tat
band Is covered with fine oil paint, and
an impression Is taken on thin, danij
paper. This paper, officially eigne.. i
bis passport.
A MOTHER'S EFFORT,
4 Mather Sms Her DifM I Pitiful
t oudltiom, feat MiufM t Mw
Bar.
from fKa AVw Era, OrtttuHmir Zmd.
The St. Paul correspondent for tks JVew
Era reeeatly had an Item regarding tMeas
ot Mabel Stevens, who had just recwared
from a serious Illness of rheumatism and
nervous trouble, and was able to be out for
the first time in three months. Tbe letter
stated that it was a very bad ease and her
recovery was considered sneh a surprise to
the neighbors that It created considerable
gossio.
Bnliig anxious to learn the absolute facts
In the cite, a special reporter was sent to
have a talk with tbe girl and her parents.
They were not at home, however, being
some distance away. A message waa sent
to Mr. Stevens, asking him to write up a
full history of the case, and a few days ago
the following letter was received from Mrs.
Stevens:
St. Pact.. Ist., Jan. 20, 1897.
Editor iVew Xra, Greensboro-, lad.
"Dkib Sibs: Yonr kind letter reeeived
and I am glad to have the opportunity to
tell you about the sic knees and recovery ot
Mabel. We don't want any newspaper no
toriety, but in a ease like tbts where a few
words of what I have to say may mean re
covery for some child, I feel it my duty to
tell vou ot her ease.
"Two years ago this winter Mabel began
complaining ot pains in ber limbs, princi
pally in her lower limbs. She was going to
tciiool. and had to walk about three quar
ters of a mile eaeh day, going through all
kinds ot weather. She was thirteen years
old and doing so well in her stu lies that I
disliked to take her from school but we bad
to do it.
"For several months she was confined to
the bouse, aud she grew pale and dwiudled
down to almost nothing. Her legs and
arms were drawn up and her appearance
was pitiful. Heveral doctors had attended
her, but it seemed that none of them did
her any good. They advised us to take ber
to the springs, bat times were so bard we
eould not afford It, although we Anally
managed to get her to the Martinsville
baths. Here she grew suddenly weaker,
and it seemed that she eould not ataud it,
but she became better, and it seemed that
sae was being benefited, bat she suddenly
grew worse, and we bad to bring her borne.
"She lingered along, and last winter be
came worse again, and was afflicted with a
nervous trouble almost like tbe St. Vitus'
dance. For some time we thought she
would die, and the physicians gave her up.
When she was at ber worst a neighbor came
In with a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for
Pule People and wanted us to try them as
they were advertised to b good for suoh
cases, and her daughter had used them for
nervousness with such good results that
she thought they might help Mabel.
"We tried them. The first box helped
her some, and after she bad taken three
boxes she was able to sit up in bed. When
she had finished a half dor.en boxes she was
able to be out and about. She has taken
about nine boxes altogether now, and she
Is as well as ever, and going to sohool
every dar, having started in again three
weeks ago. Her cure waa undoubtedly
due to these pills."
f Signed) Mas. Avian 8tveks."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, iu a condensed form, all the ele
ments necessary to give new lite and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an uofailing specific for
such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, St. Vitas' dance, sciatica, neural
gia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the
after effect of la grippe, palpitation of the
heart, pale and sallow complexions, all
forms ot weakness either in male or female.
The I'ink Pills are sold by ail dealers, or will
be sent post fiaid on receipt of price, 50 cents
a box, or six boxes for t4.fiO (tbey are
never sold in bulk or by the 10(1) by address
ing Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Schenec
tady. N. Y.
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
the Moat "thickly rcopled Spot In the
World I la New York City.
Ill the Century Is a paper by Mrs.
Schuyler Van Itensselaer on "Places
n New York," lu tbe course of which
i lie author says: Cross tbe Rowery
now, and you will enter tbe famous
Tenth ward a true tenement bouse
Jistrlct. forming part of tbe most
rowded city quarter lu all tbe world.
As a whole, the city of New York be
low the Harlem river (the Island f
Manhattan) is more densely peopled
than any other city in tbe world, count
ing 143.2 persons to tbe acre, w. ie
Paris counts 125.2. Then one-sixth of
the entire population of all New York
reckoning now with the parts above
:he Harlem too) is concentrated upon
ill acres of ground. Here, on the lower
ICnst Side ot our town. In the summer
it 1S'J4, there dwelt some 324.000 souls,
averaging 470.0 to tbe acre; and a cer
tain section of this great area the
Teuth ward showed a local acre aver
age of :i.20. Tbe most thickly peo
pled spot lu Europe is the Jew quarter
In Prague; but it is only one-nfth as
lare as our Tenth ward, while It shows
a detisity scarcely greateiAhan that
the whole of the 711 acres in which the
Tenth ward is contained 4S5.4 er
acre. Nor is this the worst iuat our
711 acres can reveal. Sanitary Iistr!ct
A. of tbe Eleventh ward (bounded by
avenue B and Second street Columbia,
Itlvlngton and Clinton streets) con
tains 32 acres, and in the summer of
1S94 each of them bore 08G.4 human be
ings. TbU Is the very thickest, black
pst coagulation of humanity in all the
known world. No European place of
anything like tbe same size even ap
proaches it, and Its nearest rival is a
part of Bombay where the average
population iner an area of 46.06 acres Is
75K.00.
i'et It should be remembered that,
while our acres are thus mere heavily
burdened than any others, places can
be found In European, as in Asiatic,
towns where people are more uncom
fortably crowded within doors. There
the bouses are low. But New York
tenements are very lofty, and thus our
floor space to tbe acre Is much more
extensive. Moreover, although we are
now more crowded tnan ever before,
our sanitary state steadily Improves.
During the decade which closed wltb
1874 our death rate waa 30.27 per thou
sand: during the one wblcb closed with
1S04 It was 24.07.
Tricks or Hon Trader.
There are tricks In all trade, bat
dorse trades appear to bare more than
tbelr share. A new dodge In tbat line
Is reported from Philadelphia. Tbe
proprietor of an uptown hotel In tbat
city patronized largely by agricultur
ists was very anxious to sell a horse to
friend from the country, but the lat
ter bad some doubt as to tbe animal's
sieed. Tbe two agreed npon a cer
tulu day for a drive In the para, and
in tbe meantime tbe hotel man bad not
been idle. Tbey were bowling: along
at a iace wblch was scarcely calcu
lated to create any excitement when a
park guard, wbo bad previously been
"fixed," arrested the owner of tbe
horse for driving faster than tbe al
lowed 3:00 gate. He willingly paid bis
One of $5, and bis companion was -o
Impressed by the occurrence tbat be Im
mediately purchased the bona.
Outsiders.
Until the nomination of Franklin
Pierce for the Presidency the word
"outsider" was nnknown. The Com
mittee on Credentials came to make Its
reiort, and could not get Into tbe hall
because of the crowd of people wbo
were not members of the convention.
The chairman of the convention asked
If the committee was ready to report,
and the chairman of the committee an
swered, "Yes, Mr. Chairman, but tbe
committee Is unable to get Inside on
account of the crowd and pressure of
the outsiders." The newspaper report
ers took up tbe word and used it. a
In a Dock.
A duck shot by Edward Jackson, of
Atchison, bad a nine-pound fish In iu
esophagus
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Qaalat Baytaaja aad Cat Dolatsa of the
Little Folks Evirjwkcrt, Gathered
aad Priatod Bare for All Other Ut
ile Oaaa to Bead.
Her Awful Dream.
A little maid of tender years
Had sack an awful dream I
She came to me almost in tears
"I just was going to scream,
""When both fay eyes came open wide.
And, oh, I was so glad
To had it was a dream." she cried,
"Because it was so bad!"
"What could It be, poor child T' I said.
"Were you pursued by bears?
Perhaps your dolly broke her bead.
Or did yon fall downstairs 7"
"Oh dear! It's most too bad to tell I
- Yon know in school our class
Are bavin' 'lamination. Well,
I dreamt I didn't pass!"
Youths' Companion.
Phonoeraph Top.
The newest thing in toys Is a phono
graph top, a combination of spinning
top and musical Instrument, with in
tonation similar to the phonograph.
This little novelty Is entertaining for
old as well as yonng. It Is as easily
spun as any ordinary top, and' n.lh a
little practice tunes may be produced.
The various parts to this toy are tbe
metal top itself, the string for winding
tbe stem above the keyboard, the "U"
shaped handle for holding the stem un
til tbe string Is released, and tbe cellu
loid cone, tbe point of which is pressed
lightly upon the keyboard, producing
the sounds desired. This little toy Is
made in various rainbow tints, and Is
a thing of beauty while spinning. It
will spin for seven minutes or longer.
Tbe chief novelty Is. of course, the cel
luloid cone tip with which tbe tunes
may be played upon tbe keyboard. This
keyboard Is perfectly flat above aud
below, with a rim about tbe outer edge
and tbe stem extending a short dis
tance below It. The keyboard Is very
sensitive to tbe lightest touch of tbe
musical tip.'
A Fcreechlaa; Machine.
A good many boys have had a gay
ilnie with a little noise-producer callcil
tbe "screecher." Its name Is well earn
ed. No device Invented by a boy, not
even the "rooters" or the tin horns, ever
produced such a variety of outlandish
sounds. The screechers are very sim
ply made. All that is required is au
old tomato, oyster or baking powder
can. a piece of stout string and a lump
of reslu. A small bole is made In the
bottom of the can, the string Is thread
ed through It and a knoMled In the end
to that It will not slip out. Then the
string is thoroughly resined. Tbat com
pletes tbe screecher, or string-fiddle.
To p'ay, hold tbe can In one band and
draw tbe string sharply through the
fingers of tbe other band. Of all the
odd und weird sounds you ever beard
It will make the worst. Big cans pro
duce deep bass screeches and little cans
produce high soprano screeches.
Two 1iacoveriea.
"O grandma!" exclaimed Blancbe,
breathlessly, "guess what I 'scovered
up in the big pear-tree this uiornlug?"
Grandma put ou ber spectacles aud
tried to look very wise. "Is It some
thing to eat?" she asked.
"Yes," answered Blanche, quickly,
part of it is."
"And Is It sweet?" continued grand
ma. "Just as sweet as sugar!" declared
Blanche.
"Then I guess It's a big bouncing
Bartlett pear." said grandma, smiling.
But Blanche shook her head. "You
haven't guessed it right at all," she
said.
"Dear, dear, me!" exclaimed grand
ma, thoughtfully, "whatever can It be!
I think you will have to tell me,
Blancbe."
"I'm not going to just yet," said
Blanche, " 'cause maybe If I tell you a
few more things you can guess It. Part
of It la a house, and something lives In
It, and they can fly."
"Perhaps It's a b-l-r-d,' suggested
Aunt Nan.
Blancbe laughed and laughed. "Why.
It's 'most as good as a puzzle," t'j said.
"Do yon ever eat birds, . -int Nan?"
"Sakea alive, no!" exclaimed Aunt
Nan, decidedly.
"SnppWng we go out and take a look
at your puzzle," said grandpa, as be
folded up bis paper.
So tbey all went quickly down tbe
narrow garden walk and stopped be
side tbe tall green pear-tree. "Don't
yon see It?" aaked Blancbe, excitedly.
"Tbat great gray bee's-nest, away np
near tbe top! And don't you see the
yellow bees buzzing and buzzing
around everywhere? Don't you see
them, grandpa?"
"No," said grandpa, slowly, "I don't!
There Isn't a bee's-nest anywhere
around here that I can see. even with
my glasses on, and I can't discover one
single bee, either."
"Why-ee!" exclaimed Blancbe, won
derlngly, "I can see them as as plain
as anything, grandpa."
Grandpa looked amused. "What
nrigbt, bright eyes you most have," be
said, smiling.
"And can't you really 'scover any
thing, 'sides leaves and pears?" asked
Blanche, In surprise.
"Oh, yes, indeed," answered grandpa,
with a twinkle In bis eye. "I've discov
ered that every one of yonr yellow beea
are nothing more of less than hornets!"
"Why-ee!" exclaimed Blanche, In as
tonishment. And then how everybody
laughed. Youth's Companion.
Tommy Fcoret Oae.
Tommy's father's business affairs
U him from borne early in tbe morn
ing and keep him until late at nlgbt to
uch an extent that tbe two are but
slightly acquainted. Recently the old
gentleman found it necessary (o pun
sb Tommy for some offense, and tbe
ooy. with tears In his eyes, sought his
mother for consolation. "Why, what a
the matter. Tommy?
"Tbe m-man that s-sleeps here nights
l-panked me," be sobbed.
A Mlaaaderstood Object-Leaaow.
A school Inspector, flu ding a class hes
tating over answering the question,
"Wltb what weapon did Samson slay
the Philistines?" and wishing to
prompt them, significantly tanned ala
THE POOHOOBAPB TOP.
check and asked: "What Is this?"
Tbe whole class: "Tbe jawbone of
in ass."
A Ftlnaina- Retort.
"Papa," Inquired a small girl at the
llnner-table the other evening, "what's
a millionaire? Dorothy Smith said to
me to-day, 'Your father's a million
aire.'" "What did yon say?" asked the small
girl's father.
"On. I Jus' said, 'So b yours.' "
Curious Wax Flower.
. A German scientist gives tbe follow
jig directions for performing a very
amusing and Interesting experiment:
Take a lighted stearin candle and hold
It horizontally over a wide glass filled
with water. Tbe drops of melted stear
in when they strike the surface of the
cold water will be formed Into hemi
spherical cups and float on the water.
These forms often take tbe shape of
the flower of the common Maybell (con
vallaila majalls) and can be made
mailer or larger at pleasure by drop
ping tbe melted stearin from a less or
greater height. When a sufficient num
ber of such bells have been made, take
a slender iron wire and cut It Into sec
tions, of wbicb one end Is curved, then
warm the straight end of each by hold
ing It In a flame, and thrust it through,
one of the wax bells so that the wire
passes quite through the bell, leaving It
banging at the curved end. where It;
remains fixed when cool, looking strik
ingly like the Maybell flower when then-Ire
Is held curved end upward. In.
the same way all the hemispherical
cups are treated, and finally the single,
flowers are combined by twisting to
gether the wire stems, when they may
be arranged in a vase. By using col-'
ored stearin similar flowers may be
Imitated.
l'rec:se.
One dny a boorish client entered a
awyti's ottice and found him writing.
The stranger took a seat, and after in
forming the lawyer that he bad come
to consult blm on a matter of some Im
portance, observed, "ily father died
and made a will."
"You say." remarked the lawyer,,
writing steadily, "your father died and
made a will."
"Yes. sir, my father died and made
t will."
"Hi'uipb!" still writing and paying no
attention.
"I eay, Mr. Call, my father died and
made a will."
"Very stranger' writing and not no
ticing bis client.
"Mr. Call, I say again." taking out
his urse and placing a fee on the ta
ble, "my father made a will and died."
"Oh. now we -may understand each
other." said the lawyer, all attention;
"your father made a will before he
died. Why didn't you say so at first?
Well. now. go ou, let's bear."
Thm- ! more Ct.rrh In this nation of the
conntrv than all other iitwa.-ix put trarethitr.
and until thrlast few years was flupnostwl to In,
iururalile. Fur a irreAt many years dis-tors
pninouneeii It a local disease and prescribed
1ik-aI remedies, and by constantly failinir to
cure with local treatment, proaiul need it ill
cnrahle. Science has proven cat-trrh ti hen
constitutional di-etse and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halt's t'atarrh Cure,
manufactured hv F. J. Cheney Co.. Toledo.
Ohio, Is the finlv constitutional cure nu the
market. It in takun internally in doses from
lotlroM toa teasNHnful. Itacts directly on
the hlood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
It fslls to cure. Send for circulars and testi
monial. Address K. I. CHB.NKT Co., Toledo, U.
Soli! hy 1 ii-inrirists. 75-:.
liull'b Family Pills are the best.
.A peer who becomes a bankrupt is dis
qualified front sitting or voting in the
IlotiM of Lords; a jser of Scott land or
Ireland is by isinkruptcy disqualified
from representing his country.
Trr Gralm-O! Try Oraia-O!
Ask yoor fr-ocer to-day to how yon a pack
e ol iirain-O tn new food drink tha takes
the lace of coflee. Tbe children may drink it
W'thoul injurv as well as the sdult. All who
try It like It tir iliM hai that rich eal brown
oi Mocha or Java hut u ht mane Irom pure
iialu. and the most deliuaie slom-tch receives
II without d mires-. ine quarter the pice of
cotlee. IS cts. and 2i rti per package. So U by
all grocers.
Manchester CoriM.ration supplies both
pas and electricity. For the year ending
March last the net prolit from the former
was Us,J-.'t, and frum the latter f 10.S1-.
The Obstinate Juror.
The latest way to arrive at a verdict
is to smoke out tbe obstinate Juror. This
was successfully tried In Hartford not
loug ago when eleven good men and
true were unable to Influence their com
panion. The obstinate juror held out as
long as be could, but the volumes of
smoke that filled the Jury room from
the cigars, pipes ami cigarettes of his
ele en companions proved more effec
tve than argument, and he gave lu.
Hartford Times.
Bpnraeon'e Stories.
Where did Spurgeon get all the good
stories with which his writings and
speeches were Illustrated? The Rev.
William Denton tells how many years
ago be used to meet a gentleman at tbe
British Museum searching diligently
folios of tbe fathers and other ancient
books.
"May I ask you," said Mr. Denton
one day, "what work you are engaged
In bringing out?"
"I!" was the reply; "don't yon know
wbo I am? I am Spurgeon' s man en
gaged In looking up stories for blm lu
books not generally read or familiar to
the public." Weekly Telegraph.
m. MMm.iiMitlaiH Wofltaor'
nese afor first day's use of Dr. K line's Ureal
Nerve Restorer. S3 trial bottle and treatise int
On. B. H. Kxjaa. LUL. 031 Arch bt-.Hiila
There are insects which pass several
years in the preparatory states of exis
tence, and finally, when perfect, live but
a few hours.
Core Guaranteed by OH. J. B. HAYEK loll
AMI 1. Slw I 'll l-A.. I A. rJUM ai unw
operation or delay Irom busmen. Consultation
tree, andoraemonu of physicians, ladies and
prominent citizens, bend lor circular; Odioe
bouny A. M. lot f. M.
rr i .aam. 4n r.. ii lit that, aa far
as the British market is concerned, China
teas are graauaiiy tKi-uuiug "".
Piso'e Cure is a wonderful Cough medlnlne-
Mrs. W. Pickert, Van Siclen and Blake
Ares.. Brooklyn. N. Y- Oct. at. last.
The waters ot iorin Amenc
stocked with l,8u0 different varieties of
Vearly 60 per cent of premature deaths
can be traced to excess of strong drink.
SS
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FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
has been nsed by millions of mothers for their
children while TeeUHnit for over Fifty Years.
It soothes the child, softens tbe gums, allays
all pain, cures wind colic, anil la the best
nudi for dlarrnrra.
Tweaiv-ave Cents a Battle.
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CANCER
CURED AT HOKEi narap w
book. Dr. J. B. HAKKI8 A 00,
rlka enimma, i-iantinsll, unto,
fwrftsf
CoashByrapv Tastes Good. Ci
wee. eoM ay aniffttrsia.
AUMPET CALLS.
Rasa's Born Sounds a Warning Note
to tbe Unredeemed.
EN V Y kicks Its
keeper,
DuU toots do
little barm.
Ti-iiatlnir God
without effort Is '
an abuse of
sense.
It is difficult
work to keep bid
from yourself.
Living without
God Is risking
tbe loss of two
worlds.
Every dollar Is saved that Is spent to
help tbe needy.
It requires Industry to make, and
wisdom to save.
If tbe man does not show at ten, be
will not at forty.
Society's trouble mill Is run balf the
time by whispers.
The common saint Is an uncommon
stranger to himself.
Aggressiveness without control Is tbe
animal turned loose.
The gospel and tbe long face do not
travel well together.
Christ taught to teach; not to win ad
miration or applause.
He Is a safe counsellor wbo profits
by bis own blunders.
The best family medicine Is large
doses of good example.
People are known by where they
spend their leisure time.
He is well balanced that1 will talae
advice against Inclination.
The man who loves bis neighbor as
himself cannot be a hermit.
A dollar bas more power In Am or lea
than the Ten Comiuanduieuts.
Tbe careless man wrecks bis com
fort; the covetous man his destiny.
Tbe eagle bathing ber pinions In tbe
clouds Is but one of God's thoughts
materialized.
If your schooling does not help you
to better the world, your time and
money are both lost. "
The man wbo thinks he knows all
there Is to know Is already too dead to
know that be Is dying.
Scatter sunshine as you pass along,
aud by and by you may gather bou
quets of immortal gladness.
We may galu a reputation for piety
by looking solemn, but we s until slan
der the Lord white doing It.
Sculpture Under Oroanrl.
While a workmau engaged In a I'ulf-b-lo.
Colo., stoiieyard wad dressing n
block of stone bis chisel laid bare a
rouud knot or knob near thie surface of
the rock. A stroke of the 1 summer vig
orously applied for the purpose of
smoothing down the nodule had the ef
fect of dislodging it entire. An Investi
gation proved that the underside of the
stone knot bore a perfect model, of a
human face. Wbo owned tout face and
in what age of the world did he lire?
Freezes Water in a Kite.
A Yankee farmer in Brazil who long
ed for Ice water bas utilized a kite for
tbe purpose of obtafaiiug ice. llie tills
a tin can with water and fcends it to
the height of thcee miles, where It Is
promptly frozen. After a sufficient In
terval the kite is rapidly hauled inand
the cake of ice secured. The InveKtor
Is so pleased with bis toy that itMs
said be now proposes to.send up a kite
150 long by a steel wire cable. Under
the kite will be suspended a pulley,
over which runs on endless chain bear
ing cans attached to hooks. The cans
will be tilled with water and'tbe speed
of tbe belt upon which they will run
will be regulated so that the topmost
cans will be converted Into Ice suffi
ciently hard to withstand the down
ward Journey. ,
, NArURE'kMOt)ERATIO.
' The hamaacormritntioati. .try moclv Uka .Sre.4 """v T Ppl try tt take camel
tW health auy tWompared to.toa.way a carele kitchen girl looks alter the cooluac-etge. Oa.
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A i. .In. dnhle it to aee a ;klurl
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tatreous depressioVi almost snstaady. But the effect fo the bowels is more tdoalt rt b re
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A iv-w strle
Ma
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ra. Thin low-prined
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I have suffered, with womb trouble
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Tl,. itnotnr wanted me to take
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