INO'AH SUMMER.
; d lies soft upon the hill!
l ie drowsy sir is still,
the cricket soands him not
In accents loud and thrill.
It enema s presage of the time
When summer will be gone
Utr verdure lo.l and chilly winds
Through naked trees will mourn.
With many a keen regret we no '
Faint symptoms of decay,
Hough ripening fields and laden tree
Still mark the summer day.
We breathe the sweetly scented air.
We watch the swallows fly,
And feast our eyes on nature's charms,
Albeit with a sigh.
These halcyon days win soon be paetl
Already, lengthening night
Encroaches on the sunny honrs
And steals their warmth and light
Not long will royal summer bright
Her gracious sceptre wield;
And autumn's pageant in the woods
To winter's reign must yield.
Shall not creation yet rejoice
In flowers that will not fade,
And hearts released from sorrow's ch!ll
No longer be dismayed?
Oh! let ua hall tha't blessed time
And live our lives aright.
That we may help to usher in
A summer without blight.
Boston True Flag.
JACOB.
OSSIBLT she
rfelt my gaze, for
i she turned. And
"her face was
worthy of her
figure. Two
f bright, blue eyes
met mine for an
Instant before
their owner
walked on. I stood still. I
was In love with that girl,
whom ten seconds before I
had never seen.
I gazed after her till she
was out of sight Then I
pazeil at the sacred spot on the pave
ment where she had stood and behold,
there lay a little purse. I picked it up
reverently and hastened after her; but
she was lost In the throng of Regent
street.
I reached Oxford Circus and turned
and retraced my steps, and presently
I saw the girl again. She was gazing
Into another shop wlndfcw. I picked
my way delicately through the fem
inine crowd. My arm brushed hers,
and the blood rushed from my heart to
my enrs. She turned. Our eyes met
And, by all the saints In heaven, her
eyes were brown! It was not she, but
some other girl dressed exactly like
her.
My hand fell from ray hat and I
gasped an apolojry. I was wriggling
away, when a hand grasped my wrist
and tried to wrest the purse from me,
I turned arid beheld a large man in ill
fitting clothes.
"Ah, would youT' he said. "Quiet!"
He dug bis knuckles into the back
of my band. I restrained a fierce de
sire to inflict similar treatment on his
countenance, and said, "Let go, you
ass! Can't you see I'm not a pick
pocket? I picked up this purse five
minutes ago, and "
"Yes, I've heard all that before, sev
eral times; I don't want to hear It
again. Have you lost your purse,
miss?"
The girl with the brown eyes search
ed for her pocket, found it, and then
felt in It
"Yes, I haveP' she exclaimed.
I broke out into a coid perspiration.
Wrenching my wrist free, I held out
the purse. "But this is not your
purse."
"But It is. O, you bad, wicked man!
I felt you take it!"
fhls settled the matter. I was
marched off to Vine street between two
policemen. The girl and the detective
went in a cab.
The magistrate was sitting. Having
been searched, I was placed In the
dock and the girl in the witness box.
She made a pretense of being dissolved j
in tears,-and pathetically besought the
authorities to release me. But the mag
istrate a white-haired fatherly o'.d
gentleman soothingly explained to her
how necessary it was for the protection
of honest people that rogues should be
punished. At length this wretched wo
man, committing perjury for the sake
of a paltry purse, suffered the oath to
be administered and swore the purse
was hers.
"Silence, prisoner" said the fatherly
magistrate still fatherly, but in a dif
ferent way; "you will not mend matters
by blasphemy. A month. Take him
away!"
I was taken away to the cells and a
little later to Pentonville.
In this Impolite retirement I spent
the seven most hideous days and nights
of my life. But on the eighth day came
release. A warder entered my cell and
with more respect than I had yet re
ceived In the prison told me that my
Innocence had been discovered and that
I had been pardoned for the offense I
had not committed.
My good name and my clothes hav
ing been restored to me, I was request
eda refreshing change from being or
deredto step Into a private room.
Here I found three ladies a majestic
matron, the girl with the brown eyes
who had procured me a week's living
free of expense, and, marvelous to re
late, the girl with the blue eyes, with
whom I was still in love. Both girls
were, except for their eyes, exactly
alike. Twins. - I began to see.
The girl with the brown eyes had
tears in them. The girl with the blue
eyes also had her handkerchief to her
face. But this, she has since Informed
me, was because the humor of the af
fair had just struck her. She was hid
ing what might have seemed to me In
decent mirth. The matron said grave
ly: "Sir, an awful wrong has been done
to you, for which I question whether
we can make adequate amends. I can,
however, express my most deep and
sincere regret. But before I endeavor
to explain, permit me to introduce my
self. I am Mrs. Geoffrey Featherstone,
and these are my daughters, Mabel
and Alice."
"Pardon me, Mrs. Featherstone," I
said, "I have already had the honor of
an introduction to Miss Alice Feother
stop.e, and the result of the introduc
tion was such that, having no natural
taste for peu.-.l servitude, I would
rather not pur?i:e the acquaintance."
"Your nngiT is just, Mr. Felix. But
yc-i ivi!l at least permit me to explain,
en the day on which this awful thing
h.tppened my daughters wore new
esses exactly alike."
"Ah. that explains It I see now.
i'oiii.tliss that young lady in the full-r:e.-:s
of her heart was desirous that
others should share her good fortune.
I. too. had a new dress oa the day in
question."
iliss Mabel Featherstone put her
Handkerchief to her face again. Mrs.
Featherstone bit ber lip, but proceed
ed. "The dressmaker had made the
pockets of these dresses ridiculously
ahallaw Ualul Aaolarwl that ahei
would never dare to put anything In
ber pocket for fear of haying It taken,
bnt Alice laughed at the idea and de
clared that she waa competent to guard
her pocket if Mabelwas not They
went shopping, and Alice insisted n
patting her purse in. her pocket It
had not been there for five minutes be
fore Mabel, from pare love of mischief,
took it oat unperceived by Alice and
pot it in her own pocket The girls be
came separated In Regent street, and
the parse must bare fallen out of Ma
bel's pocket when yon saw her. Allco
did not miss It till she saw It in your
hand, and then what could she
think r
"O, Mr. Felix," exclaimed Alice,
"please forgive met O, please say you
will try to forgive me. Mabel and I
had a tin over those wretched pockets,
and we did not speak for a whole week
till this morning, when she came to
make it up. To my horror she pre
sented me with another purse in place
of the one she had lost and then I saw
what a fearful thing I had done."
There was a short silence. And then
I laughed, heartily and long. I dined
with the Featherstones that evening.
And er well, to put the matter In a
nutshell, my wife has blue eyes, clear
and bright like glimpses of heaven. To
some extent I deserve my RacheL Did
I not serve seven days for her? The
Windsor Magazine.
BulneM Trouble.
Tired Torrey Yes, mum, I wuz rollin'
In wealth a few years ago.
Kind Lady Rum lowered you, I sup
pose? Tired Torrey No, mum; I wuz a suc
cessful burglar three years ago, but yer
see I got religion, and now I can't work
at me trade. St Louis Republic.
Disilluxinned.
It Is told of an eminent naturalist,
who was devoting himself to the educa
tion of a pet monkey, that one day, to
his intense delight he saw the monkey
sitting In a corner of the room, turning
over the leaves of a valuable book on
entomology, and looking at the colored
drawings with apparent Interest.
The naturalist congratulated himself
on this evident proof of intelligence,
but on going nearer, he saw with dis
play that the monkey was turning over
the plates, in order that when he came
to a particularly large beetle or butter
fly, he might pick It out and eat It.
He soundly cuffed the money's ear,
took away the book, and returned sadly
to bis studies.
New Uses for Coral.
Coral Is now applied in mosaic or tor
toise shell and other materials for the
ornamentation of glove and jewel boxes
and of musical instruments at the
Royal School of Coral Work and Decor
ative Art, at Torre del Greco, near Na
ples. It is also used to ornament pie
ture frames and artistic furniture.
moody Battles.
More lives were lost m the battle of
Leipsic than at any other. It took
place Oct 16, 18 and 19, 1813, between
the French and the AU6trlans, Frus
slans and Russians. The French were
160,000 strong, the allies 240,000. More
than 80,000 men perished, and the
trench were defeated. Such losses
throw into the shade the losses of the
American war. At Gettysburg 39,000
were killed and wounded; at Chicka
mauga, 28,000. In the battles of the
Wilderness 6.7S8 men were killed and
at Spottsylvania 6,296. In the final at
tack on Kara, during the Russo-Turk-lsh
war of 1877-8, 8,000 men fell. The
losses in the attacks on the Shipka
pass amounted to about 20,000 men,
and before Tlevna some 30,000 men
perished. Marlus' victory over the
CImbri and Teutones at Varcellae, B.
C. 101, Is said to have cost the lives of
200,000 persons.
Oldest Do 1.
What Is probably the oldest doll In
existence, a little figure rudely carved
in wood. Is in the British Museum. It
was found in the sarcophagus of a a
Egyptian Frincess, 300 B. C. When
the wrappings were unfolded from the
body the baby fingers still clasped the
dolL
A Carious Liw.
In the sixteenth century there wm
a curious law in England where'j
street hawkers were forbidden to sell
plums and apples, for the reason that
servants and apprentices were una big
to resist the sight of theim, and weri
consequently tempted to steal thelt
employers' money in order to enjoy the
costly delicacies.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fio Strcp
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact -ill
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The hth standing1 of the Cali
fornia Fio Sykup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get Its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
AN FKANCUCO. CaL
Laciavimt. a. mwm ranK. B. T,
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Bomettaias that Will Interest the Jn--wenlle
Member of Every Honaehald
Quaint Action and Bright Sarins
as?
O-n-sj-hi" or the Crone Farmer
A farmer's boy, starting to pHugh,
Once harnessed an ox with a cough;
But the farmer came ont
Wtth a furious shout
And told him he didn't know hooch.
In a manner exceedingly rough.
He proceeded to bluster and blough;
He scolded and scowled.
He raved and he howled,
ind declared he'd have none ef suer
tough.
At length, with a growl and cough.
He dragged the poor by to the trough.
And ducking him in
Till wet to his chin.
Discharged him and ordered him ongh.
And now my short story is through
And I will not assert that it's trough.
But it's chiefly designed
Tp impress on your mind
What wonders our spelling can dough.
And I hope you will grant that although
It may not be the smoothest in Sough,
It has answered its end
If it only shall tend
To prove what I meant it to shough.
-St Nicholas.
Book Worth Its 'Weight in Gold.
A book small enough to about cover
the thumb nail of a man would be a
curiosity In any circumstances, but
when it is the smallest volume in the
world it Is easy to understand why It
is very valuable. This mite of a book
is five-eighths of an inch long, seven
sixteenths of an inch wide and three
eighths of an Inch thick. It has 205
pages of closely printed matter. The
letters are so small that a pin point
would obscure one of them, and a mag
nifying glass is necessary to enable one
to read them. The book weighs about
a quarter of an ounce and is valued at
$750, which makes It worth more than
Its weight in gold. It was printed in
Italy, In the town of Padua, and on the
Salniin press.
Common Words from a High Source.
The vulgar "Lai" "Laws!" "Lawk!"
Laws a niussy!" "Sakes alive!" "Good
land alive!" and the like, are all rem
nants of such expressions as "Lord!"
"Lord have mercy f "For the sake of
the Lord of life!" "Good Lord of life!"
and other equally solemn phrases em
ployed in moments of great excitement
or danger, which the careless habit ol
exaggeration In the expression of feel
ing that seems inborn in human nature
has led some to degrade and employ on
the most trivial occasions. Our famil
iar "Dear me!" is likewise merely a .
corruption ef the Italian "Dlo mlo!"
"My God!" and is an exact equivalent
In every respect of the "Mons DleuT
of the French, the use of which on
trivial occasions we Engllsh-speakere
are so ready to condemn. "Alas!"
a mournful exclamation which I trust
my young readers will seldom have oc
casion to employ, is also a shortened
form of an Italian expression, "Oh,
me lasso!" (Oh, weary me!). St. Nicho
las.
One Leisure Hour.
A few yeais ago two poor boys from
the old tow n of Plymouth, Mass., went
down to a lonely part of the coast to
gather a ceruJfl seaweed from the
rocks, which, when bleached and dried,
is sold as Irish moss for culinary pur
poses. The boys lived In a little hut
on the beach; they were out before
dawn to gather or prepare the moss,
which had to be wet with salt water
many times, and spread out In the sun
until It was thoroughly whitened. They
had one hour each day free from work.
One of them spent it lying on the sand
asleep. The other had brought out his
books and studied for that hour, try
ing to keep up with his schoolmates.
Fifteen years later, the first boy, now
a middle-aged man, was still gathering
moss on the coast near Plymouth.
The second emigrated to Kansas, be
came the leading man in a new settle
ment and became a wealthy, influ
ential citizen.
"No matter what was my work," he
said lately, "I always contrived to giv
one hour a day to my education. This
Is the cause of my success in life."
A similar story Is told of the presi
dent of one of the largest manufactur
ing firms In Pennsylvania. When he
was a boy of sixteen he was a black
smith's assistant at a forge In the in
terior of the state. There were three
other men employed at the forge.
"I will not always be a blacksmith; I
will be a machinist" said the lad. "1
mean to study arithmetic at night as
a beginning." Two of the men Joined
him; the other went to the tavern. Aft
er a year they found work in Iron mills,
at the lowest grade of employment, and
made their way up. Invariably giving
a part of every evening to study. Each
f these three men now holds a high po
Ition in a great manufacturing estab
'shment Sunday School Ilerald.
Husks Become Dolls.
Making a small bundle of some soak
ed corn husks, says a writer in Youth's
Companion, the old colored woman tied
a knot at one end.
"What's that for. mammy?" I a.s;
"His hald, child; an' dis yere's ;
hair." And she put some of the s
.Y the knot and tied it about the n.
vith a strip of the tougher husk. V
he chose a fine, smooth, broad p!
i a beautiful light green, and folded
cross. She put a cord in the fold, .t
drew It no like a running-string. Th
i she tied about the knot, being caref
ihat the "hair" should come up thro;-;
i i".:e middle, ard wlirn she bad ti-.'
j ithcr string noout the noes It made a
3ns covering for the bead, almost as
good as a rag-baby's The arms came
I next and these were made by dividing
the husks below the head into three
parts; one on each side for the arms,
md one in the middle for the body.
The arms were wrapped with strips
it coarse, strong husks, tied at the
wrist and mammy's strong knife cut
them off just beyond. Some of the
softer husks were used for the sboul-
j Sers, and were pot on fichu-fashion.
Brat over one shoulder and then the
j other, until they were built ont to the
reaatred braadrn. wfera tUn wen ttod
rplfNQ AT SIXTY.
Serene comfort and happiness to ad
vanced years are realized by compara
tively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to 83
rious troubles on account of their pecu
liar organism and their profound igno
rance concerning themselves, all com
bine to shorten the period of usefulness
and fill their later years with suffering.
Mrs. Pinkham has done mnch to mako
women strong'. She has given advice
to many that has shown them how to
guard against disease and retain vigor
ous health in old age. From every cor
ner of the earth there is constantly com
ing the most convincing statements
from women, showing the efficacy of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
is a letter from Mrs. J. C Orms, of 220
Horner St., Johnstown, Pa., which is
earnest and straight to the point :
" Deab Mrs. Pixkbak: I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that I
think your remedies are wonderful. I
tad trouble with my head, dizzy spells
and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
well, had kidney trouble, pain in
ovaries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies I am better
every way My head trouble is all
g me, have no pain in ovaries, and am
2ured of womb trouble. I can eat and
slesp well and am gaining in flesh. I
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles."
The present Mrs. Pinkham's experi
ence in treating female ills is an paral
lelled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham, and
for sometime past has h.-d sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women during a sirgle year.
about the waist with mors of the
tough husk. Of course, the nds of
the "fichu" came well below the waist
line, and added much to the thickness
of the lower part This was now di
vided evenly In two, and each divi
sion was wound like the arms and cut
oft evenly.
' "Is he a boy-doll, maminy?" I asked.
"He'i a sodger, child, and now go
git me some rose-thorns and I'll give
him his eyes and niouf."
The rose-thorns were stuck into the
smooth, green face, and my doll was
complete.
Ont of the Month of Babe.
Fannie, aged 5, was -visiting in the ,
country and, seeing a lot of slieri and ;
lambs for the first time, she exelaiuKHl:
"Oh, mamma. Just look at the cute lit
tie lambs, and they're such good linita
tlons, too. They squeak Just like my i
toy lamb and have the same kind of
hair on."
Little Nellie was sent to the corner
grocery for a pound of butter. "Well,
little girl, what can I do for you?"
asked the grocer. "Be quick, for I'm
awful busy." "P-please, sir," stam
mered Nellie, "my m-muzzer sended me
for a p-pound of b-butter, but If you Is
b-busy dive me a h-half p-pound."
A gentleman living in a suburban
town brought a lawn-mower home one
evening and the next morning was out
early testing It His little 4-year-old
daughter hearing the noise ran to the
window to Investigate, and after gaz
ing at it In astonishment for a moment,
exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, papa's tut
tin ze gwass wlz your tarpet-sw eeper!"
Willie, aged 3, had a Blight differ
ence of opinion with his grandfather,
and, forgetting his usual respectful
manner, be exclaimed: "Gwan-pa, I
dess I'll have to box your egrses!"
"Well, well," gravely retorted the old
gentleman; "then I shall not bring jou
a birthday present." "Oh," quickly re
plied the little fellow, "I s not don' to
box 'em till after dat"
Little Edith had been to church for
the first time and on her return home
her grandmother asked her how s!i
liked it "Oh, I liked it all right
enough," she replied, "but the men
i didn t act a Dlt rair. v nai cuu iney ,
. . . i i .... i. .. .1
! dor asked tne oiq lany. iiy. .is
' the little observer's reply, "one man
' did all the hard work and another man
came around and got all the money.
Tommy, aged 4, was very fond of
climbing into his mother's lap for the
purpose of being petted and caressed.
One day his mother found him gazing
at some goldfish In a globe, with a sym
pathetic look on his face. "Why, Tom
my," she asked, "what makes you look
so solemn?" "'Cause I'm sorry for
them baby fishes," answered the little
.,l1vo, "Anil Ttrhw am vrtii uirrT fur
' , , ,
i m tu buw -
hasn't any lap for them to sit in." was
the reply.
Mixed Xnmes,
A lady had as guests at her table
two gentlemen whom she had not
known very well before, and on whom
she was desirous of making a favor
able Impression. One of them was a
Mr. Webster and the other Mr. Lom
bard. The lady was serving them as
graceful as possible, and presently she
asked:
"How do you take your tea, Mr.
W-wom I mean Mr. Lobster?"
It was still another lady who turned
the names of two guests, Mr. Burrage j
and Mr. Rumney, Into a wonderful j
mixture. Addressing the first named, !
she asked pleasantly: j
"I believe you are teaching now, Mr. '
Burney oh, I would say, of course, '
Mr. Rummage?
Dramatist Gilbert's Joke.
The following smart example of rep
artee Is attributed to W. S. Gilbert The
dramatist was at an evening party, and
chanced to be standing bareheaded in
the hall when a guest departing in a
hurry, mistook him for a waiter.
"Call me a fourwheeler, will you,"
says he.
"Sir," replied the ready author of
"The Mikado" and a round dozen other
operas, "you are a four-wheeler."
The guest was startled by this reply.
"Why," he exclaimed, "what the "
But Mr. Gilbert Interrupted him with
an elaborate pretense at apology, "I
couldn't call you hansom, you know,
could ir
Romans Used Hollow Bricks
Hollow wedge bricks were used by
the Romans for constructing arches at
their baths at Bath, England. Accord
ing to the Engineer, the roofs of the
dressing-rooms were covered in some
instances with fiat brick arches, and,
as these would have fallen in by their
own weight if constructed in the ordin
ary manner, hollow voussolrs were
molded with a semlcyllndrlcal projec
tion on one radial side, and a semi
cylindrical cavity to correspond on the
other. The bricks were about one foot
long from In trad os to ex trad os and ten
inches wide on the back. They were
finished well and apparently of fire
burnt ordinary clay.
Some women speak much to a man's
heart and but litUs te his mind,
HEAO OF A LAW COLLgQE.
(Jniqne Poaitlon Held hy Mrs. Ellen
pencer M nancy, of Washington.
Dean of a law college la certainly
nnlque position for a woman to occupy.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey fills this
position In the Washington College of
Law. Mrs. Mussey Is an Ohloan by
birth and Is the daughter of the author
of the Spencerian system of writing.
MRS. KXtiEN SPESCBB MUSSBT.
As a young woman she married Gen,
ft D. Mussey, an able Washington law
yer, and with him she studied law.
(Some years after their marriage Gen.
Mussey had a severe illness, and Mrs.
Mussey went into his office to conduct
the business, intending to retire on his
(restoration to health, but the general
Insisted on retaining her as his part
ner, and the relation existed for six
teen years, terminating only at his
fleath in 1892. Mrs. Mussey has ever
Incs conducted the business, retain
ing the large clientele of her husband,
as well as becoming the attorney for
imany women and women's associa
tions. She practices before all the
courts of the district Including the
Supreme Court of the United States.
She has been dean of the law college
a number of years.
STRANGE ISLANDS.
Two Lonely Rock Which Stick Ont
of the Pacific Ocean.
Sea captains newly arrived at San
Francisco from Japan and China deny
the report that the island known as
Lot's Wife had been damaged by an 1
earthquake. This lonely rock sticks 1
out of the Pacific ocean some distance 1
to the southeast of Niphon, the largest '
BIRD ILAXD.
lot's WIFB.
of the Japanese group. Its rugged
peak rises 300 feet above the sea and
It can be seen twenty-five miles away.
There is a great cavern in the base of
the pinnacle, and through this the sea
dashes with thunderous roar. At the
water line the rock is fifty feet in diam
eter. Another strange island of the
Pacific is Bird island, which lies soin
distance off the Hawaiian group.
No Cancer In Tomatoes.
Dr. Andrew Wilson of London writes
thus: "I have received several letters
of late reiterating a question I might
well be tried of answering: 'Do to
matoes cause cancer? But for the fact
that one takes a pleasure In stamping
one's foot on a misleading statement
calculated to prejudice people against
a vegetable food which is entirely j
healthful and safe, I should grow ,
weary of assuring that not a Jot or
tittle or proof has ever been offered in
support of the outrageous s'a'ement
noted above. One might as well allege I
that cabbage causes cancer, for there
would be no more proof to be had con
cerning the tomato myth."
T Can f ouatlpatloM Fonver.
Take Ctscaret dimly Cathartic lc or 25c.
If C. C. U tail to cure, diiugl-il leOin-l money.
There Is nothing so difficult for a
horse to do as to keep his heels level
when he feels his oats. It is Just so
with mortal man.
DcimiM Cannot Re dtreel
by local applications, athjr onnnot reach the
UIK-SWU iniruiw ui bue r. i iit-i v i.t "in -
way to cure dcufnese, und that is by ronst'tu
ttonal remedies. D afneis caused by an n
flamad condition ot the mucous iiningof the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
fl turd you have a rumbling nound or imper
fect hearing, and when it la e tirely clowd
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Some people bear three kinds: troubles
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can our thoughts reach out -to all the
mischiefs which may follow.
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Words are not arrows,
farther.
but they fly
To Cure A Cold la One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Mpjne Tbta Ai
Drw&sU refund money If It falls to oar.. So.
There may be people who are beneath
flattery; but we never have mot one
whom wo thought was abovo M.
V---- I - i It
Trom to Observer, flushing, MUk.
" "Early in November, 1894," says Frank
bong, who lives near Leaaoa, Web., "oa
startlag to gat ap from the dinner table, I
was taken with a pain In my back. The
pala insreased and I was obliged to take to
my bed. The physician who was summoned
pronoaneed my oase muscular rheumatism
accompanied by lumbago. He gave me
remedies and Injected morphine into my
ana to ease the pala.
"My disease! gradually became worse n
tll I thought that death would be welcome
release from my Bufferings. Besides my
regular physiojaa I also consulted another,
but he gave ate no enoouragement.
On Ottting Up From On TabU.
"I waa Anally Induced through reading
sotne aeoounts in the newspapers regard
lag the wonderrul cares wrought by Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, to try
them. I took the pills according to direc
tions and soon began to notloe an Improve
ment In my condition. Before t he first box
was used I oould get about the boose, and
after uaiog five boxes was entirely eared.
"Since that time I have felt no return of
the rheumatic pains. I am confident that
Pr. Williams' Pink Pills saved my lite and
I try to induce my friends wko are sick to
try the same remedy. I will glaily answer
Inquiries concerning my sickness and won
derful core, provided stamp is enclosed for
reply.
Sworn to before me at Tenloe, If ton., this
15th d ly of April, 1894.
O. B. Oouwai ra, Justice of the Pttut.
MARK TWAIN'S APPETITE CURE,
His Antidote Warranted to Be Pare,
Simple and Efficacious.
In the ' Cosmopolitan, Mark Twain
narrates his experience at an "appetite
cure" In Bohemia. When he arrived the
doctor looked him over.
The doctor considered awhile, then
got out a long mean and ran his eye
slowly down it
"I think," said he, "that what you
neel to eat Is but here, choose for
yourself."
"I glanced at the list, and my stom
ach threw a handspring. Of all the bar
barous layouts that were ever contrived
this was the most atrocious. At the top
stood 'tough, underdone, overdue,, tripe,
garnished with garlic;' half way down
the bill stood 'young cat old cat
scrambled cat;' at the bottom stood
'sailor boots, softened with tallow-
served raw. The wide Intervals of the
bill were packed with dishes calculated
to insult a cannibal"
The doctor did not press him to eat
but invited him to go to his room. When
they got him there they locked him in
and left him.
"When I had been without food forty
five hours," says the patient "I ran
eagerly to the bell and ordered the sec
ond dish la the bill, which was a sort of
dumplings containing a compost made
of cavair and tar.
"It was refused me. During the next
fifteen hours I visited the bell every
now and then and ordered a dish that
was further down the list. Always a
refusal. But I was conquering preju
dice after prejudice right along; I was
making sure progress; I was creeping
up on No. 15 with deadly certainty, and
my heart beat faster 'and faster, my
hopes rose higher and higher.
"At last when food had not passed j
my lips for sixty hours, victory was
mine, and I ordered No. 15:
" 'Soft boiled spring chicken in the
egg. six dozen, hot and fragrant T '
Then the head of the Institution ap
peared on the scene.
" 'It's a cure, it's a cure,' said he. 'I
tnew I could do It, Dear sir. my grand
system never fails never, lou ve got
your appetite back yon know you
nave; say it ana niaxe im. iiuiij.
" 'Hring on your carrion I can eat
anything in the bill
" 'Oh this Is uolili', this Is splendid
but I knew I could do it the system
never fails. How are the birds?"
" 'Never was anything so delicious in
the world; and yet as a rule I don t ,
care for game. But don't interrupt me,
don't I can't spare my mouth, I really
can't'
"Then the doctor said:
" 'The cure Is perfect There Is no
more doubt nor danger. Let the poul
try alone; 1 can trust you with a betf
steak, now.' 1
The beefsteak came as much as a
basketful of It with potatoes, and
Vienna bread and coffee; and I ate a
meal then that was worth all the costly
preparation I had made for it And
dripped tears of gratitude into the
gravy all the time gratitude to the doc
tor for putting a little plain common
sense Into me when I had been empty
of It so many years."
The Bankrupt.
Few words have so remarkable a his
tory as "bankrupt" The money chang- j
ers of Italy had benches or stalls in the
bourse or exchange in former times. At
these they conducted their ordinary '
business. When any of them fell back
In the world and became Insolvent bis j
bench was broken, and the name of
"broken bench" or banca rotta, was ,
rin to 1.1m When the worrl wna flrcr
.. .1 ...W ..H Intn TTncvltoH I T,- u . V.
uuuFkcu " (,", . " "-" -
Italian than it now is. Delng "bank'
erout," Instead of "bankrupt"
Dsa Editor :-If jtoo un ir of a sc.llel or or
canvas er In y.'T c:irnr riwDpre,csjwriiij
r"r.rr li.Tu;r:l't tne 8tart! re yuT Dld j warn
or a man who can sell good-, yon win confer a
fi-: .a?,?!
..iu. in nil llil n lint out mil mml
o-i. we may be able to 'nrnMi ,"'?
position in their own and adjo on f eonut et.
Address.
TSRlPllI W.V1I.K-C MILLS I O. CIllCSZO.
AtuK."."... -
The world is a workshop, and none
ef us are expected to lay down ouj
tools until
summoned to the cour.
above.
Tca't Tib ceo Fsit sal Smoke Tsar Life Away '
To qnlt tobacco easily and forSTsr, bo mm ,
tie full of life. nere and vigor, taks Ns-Ts- I
Bsc, the wonder-worker, that make weak sssa
itronc. All dracviBta, 50c or l- C" B"
teed. Booklet and aampls free. Address Btar
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Do good constantly patiently and
wisely, and you will never have cause
to say that life was not worth living
Fits pi-inianently cored No fits or nerrons
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the)
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Nov. 14. 1894,
It takes adversity to bring a mat
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I I Beat Coanh aTrHw.,, Dssl 1
I I In thwa. Soiablli in I"
GETTINQ THE OHCOON READY.
The Splendid Battleship Prepared for
Bar Vexasje Keaad Boats Asaarica.
Before the battleship "Maine" waa
sent to the harbor of Havana, the mora
prudent statesmen at Washington had
begun to make plana for a possible war
wttn Spain. They bad looked over
their maps and books to determine
where the ships of war should be sta
tioned, and Ww they were te be
brought where needed.
The "Oregon," a battl'-hip ef the
best type, Uke the "Indlu-o," "Iowa,"
and "Massachusetts," was known to be
In Puget Sound, at the extreme north
western center of the United States;
and It waa believed that It might be
wise to hare her Join the fleet In the
Atlantic ocean. The Oregon waa the
first battleship built on the Pacific
coast, and had never been In the At
lantic. She waa launched at the Union
Iron Works,- San Francisco. In Octo
ber, 1883, and waa ready for service
July 16, 1898. Though the fastest of
battleships, and a seaworthy boat it
bad been found that she rolled too
much, and to correct this fault ahe was
sent to the dry-dock In Puget Sound
to have extra keels "bilge-keels"
fitted to prevent the rolling motion.
When news came of the sinking of
the Maine during the night of Febru
ary 15, It was at once decided to re
place her by an even stronger man-of-war;
and next morning, when the Ore
gon left ber dry-dock, she waa met by
a lighthouse-tender, that brought or
ders to "rush her coaling, and proceed
at once to San Francisco." In three
Ho, loavlns- Pmrat Sound she had
. 9QA anil flrrlvoil In
covvsrcu - - - -
San Francisco on March 0.
The sailors worked day and night for
the next ten days, and loaded the Ore
gon with a year's provisions and about
1,600 tons of coal. By this time the
captain knew of the great voyage he
waa te make, and everything was done
to put the ship In perfect condition.
Saturday. March 19, at eight In the
morning, the Oregon steamed out of the
Golden Gate to begin the greatest voy
age ever made by a battleship. It mun
be remembered that these vessels are
built for coast defense, and are not
considered adapted for ocean voyages.
luueiu. "c i uu, 1
long ago predicted that "no battleship
rrna the Atlantic ocean."
Many believed that these heavy Iron ; upon to assist in purchasing a new
monsters would "turn turtle" that Is, ' one.
capsize when In a heavy sea. t Tht prercher who mixes too much
But If any men In this world knew truth and Christianity with his ser
thelr business, the American navy know mons. doesn't often receive a "call"
theirs, and every ollicer and engineer
and sailor and stoker on the Oregon
rejoiced at the long voyage before
them.
While the President was sending word
to Congress that he could do no more
with the Spanish government by peace
ful means, and while the commission of
naval officers was learning that the
Maine was destroyed by a mine placed
, , . .
below her keel, the Oregon was steam-
ing ever southward through the Pacific,
ilt 1- ..... ,i .
with a V of glistening foam parting at
her white bow. Tor sixteen days her
twin screws whirled her along, while
the snn grew hotter, and the heat in j
the fire-rooms, where her men were .
feeding her furnaces full, increased un-
til the thermometer read lol degrees!
Only one man was prostrated by the
heat; and no sooner was he revived
than he begged to he allowed to return
to the seorchlne work. Indeed.' Can-
t.ln florb bq tc thnt nil tho mpn rr
...... -.- j ... ....
eager to work overtime, and would
never admit they were overcome by
their duties. St Nicholas.
HIS PRESUMPTION.
If Thonsht Fbe Would Tnmb'.e Into i
His Arms, bnt the Didn't. ,
"No," said Evangeline Glendenning, 1
as she looked down at the floor and
nervously twisted ber slim little lin
gers; "no, Alfred, I am sorry, but it
cannot be."
Alfred Doncaster had loved the beau
tiful girl from the moment he had first
j seen her, and he had fondly believed
that she looked upon him with more
than ordinary favor.
Rut nnw Vila hnnea lav Rhattirpl and
- ""- " .
the future stretched out DiacK Deiore
him. ! i
i The strong, handsome young man
sighed, and was silent for a long time.
At last the sweet maiden said:
"Try to be brave, Alfred. Look at
me. See how I am bearing up.
He turned toward her in wonder,
and said:
"Why should you bid me do this?
What have you to bear up under?"
She shrank back a little and replied:
"Oh, Alfred, if you only knew I"
"Evangeline!" he cried, catching her
In his arms and holding her In a strong
embrace, "you love me! Ab, darling,
you cannot hide the truth from me!
Tell me It Is so!"
"Yes," she whispered, "I love you,
Alfred!"
"Oh, heaven !" he groaned, "this Is
terrible, terrible! Oh, If you only hated
mo loathed me! Then my fate would
be less bitter."
She was frightened and drew away
from him.
"Why," she asked, "do you want me
to hate you?"
"Ah," he answered, "I might bear
ray own burden, but how can I suffer
knowing that you, too, suffer?"
"Yet, why should either of us suf
fer?" the trembling girl Inquired.
"Evangeline," he almost hissed, "do
! . ,.. i wi.. -v..-u
iiuijim nun uic. i ouuiuu we BUI
. . . .
ier i Are we uvt auoinea 10 evenast-
Ing separation and misery? Are we
not to be -"
"Oh," she Interrupted, "you're not
going to let a little bluff stop you right
me to tumble Into your arms the first
i tnln u mere,y n
for tee word xou must be new at i
1 this business."
, . .
"" "cvamw ow mnjgrj mac
. . -r. " l
KNiK mi imiH-smi-r nenriw avai '
minutes to win ber back again.
T lire .i fo in to p4,
. "Hush, now; your shots sqoeakl
lasp ineui oir.
"Do you think he Is asleep?'
"Tea, but don't breathe. Now wait."
"How infernally dark the house la.
Can't I light up a littler
"Sh-h! Certainly not.
hear the match. Come."
He would
"Hang the stairs! How they creak r
"Step softly. Don't stumble." J
"Where are your " j
"Keep quiet. Don't breathe so loud."
"I I can t help it. I can't hold It In.-"Sh-h-hr
"Hang that Infernal chalrP
"Now you've gone and done Itl Thn
baby Is awake."-
APOLIO
is Uke i Good Tenper. "It Shed a EritiwU
Erato."
. RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Warming Motea Calling the Wi-jL J ts
Keventoncc.
VJt greatest f je ts
self.
Self radulatif n is
self-deception.
Star-gazing is
not star-galnJ: g.
Ohlldltkeness te
not childishness.
Folly never ale
out of mm' a
reach.
War with tyran
ny, la peace with heaven.
Sin la never disposed of at less than
cost
It Is of a half truth that a whoK- He
Is born.
Popular plaudits will pass no man to
Paradise.
The reign of righteousness will right
all wrongs.
Iilp-serv.ce Is vain, without heart
consecration. A gossip may be ambitious, but she
never soars above a lie.
The almighty dollar has no hypocrit
ical worshipers at Its shrine.
Calamities are God's enrfews to call
the soul home before nightfall. -
Faith is the mother of character and
a mature faith is never childless.
God'a providence will never p'aee you
where His grace cannot keep you.
My son, live a straight life. The
bent tree Is never the giant of the for-
8t
Though the sins of the father go
visiting, they never fail to come home
to him.
There are too many good Snmaritaug
abroad without' bandages and lini
ment Some people pay so much attention to
their reputation that they lose thir
character.
There is not much lifting power in
die testimony of the church member
rho does not pay his debts.
There are many of those whose idea
of worship is a fervent thank God that
thry are better than their neighbors.
; The church carpet seiuom iooks worn
. to the man who exp.-cts to be called
from fashionable churches.
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! least came ?n the scene afu-r dv taking two
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tulips, latent Attorneya. an Broadway, a. X.
If affined with
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A SMn '-h-twophfr,
"What you doln' out w:d dat cam
erer to-day, 'Iiastus?"
"I 'l-efu pbotergrafln. mammy, o'
course."
"Whah you been T'
"Down back of Mr. Simmons chick
encoop." "Tnke anything?"
"'Jes' a pn'r o' pullets. I lef 'em in
de klt-!i.n.'-Cicvtl:in.i i inlu Dvaler
Loss in the divine economy is the
ronditiori of gain, and growth proceeds
by deprivations, jut as In mounting
!L dd1r. or. a hm every Pnt is
reat he.1 by the withdrawal of what we
rested on before.
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