THE LOST BABIES. Came, my wife, lay down the Bible, Lay your glstses oo the book; Both of as are beat and aged Backward, mother, let ua look. There ia at ill the aame old homestead. Where I brought you long ago. When the hair waa bright with sunshine That ia now like winter's mow. Let as talk a boat the babies. As we sit here all alone; Such merry troop of youngsters How we lost them one by one. Jack, the first of all oar party. Came to as one winter's night. Jack, yon said, should be a parson. Long before he saw the light. Do you see the great cathedral. Filled the transept and the nave. Hear the organ gladly pealing. Watch the silken hangings ware? See the priest in robes of office. With the altar at hia back. Would you think that gifted preacher Could be oar own little Jack 7 Then, a girl with curly tresses Used to climb upon my knee like a little fairy princess Ruling at the age of three. With the years there came a wedding How your fond heart swelled with priue When the lord ef all the country Chose your baky for his bridet Watch that stately carriage coroiDg, And the form reclining there Would yoa think that hriilia.it lady Could be our own little Clare? Then, the last, a blue-eyed youngster I can hear him prattling now Such a strong and sturdy fellow. With his broad and honest brow. How he used to lore his mother! Ah! I see your trembling lip! H is far off on the water, Captain of a royal ship. See the bronze upon his forehead. Hear the word of stern command That's the boy who clung so fondly To his mother's gentle hand. Ah! my wife, ire'ye lost the babies. Ours so long, and ours alone. What are we to those great people. Stately men and women grown? Seldom do we even see them. Yes, a bitter tear drop starts As we sit here in the firelight. Lonely hearth, and lonely hearts. All their lives are full without ns; They'll stop long enough one day Just to lay us in the churchyard. Then they'll each go on his way. -Anon. A HAPPY MISTAKE. D AT by day I had seen the lines I of care deepen round my fath- , er's mouth and forehead, and ; watched my mother's pale and anxious gaze rest ujion him. Night after night did Maude and I lie side by side, and spend the hours when sleep, they tell us, lends us beau ty In wondering what trouble was hov ering over us. But the knowledge came all too soon, j My father bad lent money which he supposed be could call in at any time. The time arrived, but the money was not forthcoming. Ills health was rap idly failing him, a fact bis business anxieties in no way helped, and we soon knew he must mortgage heavily the farm, and that if his health con tinued to fail he might soon be unable j even to pay the Interest. Then Maude and I began to held our whispered conversations to better pur poseto decide that we were strong. and young, and healthy, and that such , gifts were given to us to be made use I of. And so It ended In our sending off ! a mysterious letter to the old school- J teacher, and waiting and watching j to tell us she had succeeded in finding a situation ns governess, at a com petency which to us seemed wealth. The lady was willing to' take any one on her recommendation, and either of us, she felt assured. Would fill the role. So she left It for us to decide one must go and one must stay. At last Maude said It must be she who would go. She was older than I, and she thought she would he happier away working than at home sitting with folded hands. She was so pretty, so loving and lovable, that It seemed as though we could not let her go among strangers. At first father and mother would not listen to it, but we overruled all objec tion, and Maude wrote and appointed a day for her coming. The Intervening time passed rapidly away In" busy preparation, and at last tbe one Sunday left us rose bright and clear. Maude looked so lovely that morning In her pretty hat, with Its leng. drooping feather, that I did not wender the eyes of a stranger In the church wandered persistently to our pew. He was a tall, handsome man, sitting with the Leonards a name which In our village represented Its aristocracy and wealth. There were gentlemen from London j visiting mere constantly, nut, ineir gaze did not often wander from the stylish, elegant Misses Leonard 'to seek any other attractions. I saw them glance, round once or twice, as If to discover what else in the church could possibly distract attention from themselves, and I fear I felt more pride In Maude's beauty than was quite consistent with the sacred place in Which we were. But after she had gone, and at night I went, for the first 'time, to my room alone, . I felt that she bad chosen the better part that It was easier even tc 90 forth among strangers, with her hand at the plow, than to sit down qaletly on the vacant heartstone. nowever, 1 soon lounu pienry for heart and hands. My father grew rap Idly worse instead of better, and it was hard work so to word my letters to Maude that she should not know of the skeleton in our home the shadow of coming death. Her letters were bright and cherry and when at last I told her that out father grew no better, she answered Iie had met Dr. Melrose, who w:i a taught, and asked him to go down and ee father, and that she would defray the necessary expenses. I almost gasped when I read the came Dr. Melrose. His fame iad reached even our ears. I wondered how she could have approached him with such a request; but I said nothing to father of her desire, and one morn ing, about a week later, his card waa put into my hands. With quick, trembling limbs, I hast ened down to meet him, and opened the parlor door to find myself face to j face with the stranger who, weeks be- i fore, had sat in the Leonards' pew. My face grew red and pale as I rec ognized him; but he came forward very quietly, and taking my hand, said: "Come, we will have a little talk first, and then you shall take mc to see yoi:r to'lj-r." I qui, ".!;, cVryed Uim. and snt !own i'csiile h;ii, r.-, lie directed, while h not s.'Ciniiig to o!werv my aviation, told .;u of ii'.v sinter of her harpi:!es in her now home, Uow already slie bad won her way into their hearts, and how glad he was that business at this time called him to this spot and en abled him to perhaps be of some assist ance. Then I found words, and when be left roe to visit my father, I found my self awaiting bis return with a calm assurance that, could mortal aid avail him, be would find it in Dr. Melrose's healing touch. A hnlf hour passed before bis return, and when be entered the room I knew I might hope. "It Is not so bad as I feared," be said. "Time and careful nursing will soon restore him. The latter I shall In trust to you." Then be gave me bis directions so clearly that I could not misunderstand them, and when be bade me good-by, holding both my bands for a moment in bis own, and said: "You must take care of yourself as well, and not give me two patients Instead of one," be smiled so kindly that I felt my heart leap as I thought. "It's for Maude's sake be bas done this thing. lie loves her." It did not seem strange that she should have won the heart of a man as hlgh-in the world's favor as Ernest Melrose stood. It would not have seemed strange to me had she won royalty; in my eyes she might have graced any throne. So I wrote her of bis visit, and its wonderful results; how father Im proved day by dny, and how with health came hope and courage, so that soon the clouds would scatter, and we should have her home again. But she answered, begging me never to think of her except as happy that In Mrs. Marvin she had found a sec-! ond mother, and in her work only pleas ure. She rarely mentioned Dr. Melrose's name; but I could well understand why she was silent. j So the winter passed. Two or three times the doctor came to relieve the monotony. My parents grew to wel-; come" him as a friend, and I, -In-my , heart of hearts as a brother, for I felt ! sure I had guessed the secret of his 1 love for Maude. lie talked of her so constantly, tell ing me how bravely she did her duty, and how her beauty of character far exceeded even the charm of face and form. We looked to him almost as our de- ( the left as you enter the carnivora liverer, for father's health and rigor DUlldlDg. This is one of the finest sped were at last restored: but when he ' mens In the United States. This spe asked him for his bill, he laughingly ' cles of snake Is very scarce and difficult rei l!"d: j to capture. It was sent to the gardens That was a private matter with ! about a year ago from South America, MUs Maude. She Is to settle that." I where It was captured by some of -the .Vy father looked amazed; but I ! natives. It bad just ted on a deer, and C" Id appreciate the payment he would accept; and imagined their surprise .vatn he should demand It at their hands. The summer was rapidly approach ingthe time for' Maude's home-coming was at hand. With glad, happy heart I decorated our room with the roses she so loved; hung fresh muslin curtains from the windows, looped them back with sprays of flowers, all the while singing aloud In my Joy. I had reason to be happy, for Maude was coming to a home over which hung ! no shadow of debt. The mortgage had j been paid. What she had saved should go toward her trousseau when she neeaea one, lor miner naa prospered ; beyond all expectation. At last I heard tbe sound of wheels. Nearer and nearer. "I bring you a surprise," she had written, and by her side sat Dr. Mel rose. I knew It all. Was It not as I pictured, fancied, hoped? I only know that an Impulse which sprang from some corner of my brain caused me to turn hastily up the stairs, and, burying my head In my pillow, sob aloud. "Ellle, darling! Where are your questioned a sweet, girlish voice; and I sprang up, ashamed of my momen tary weakness, to find myself clasped In my sister's warm, loving embrace. She bad come back lovelier than ever. An, i couia guess wnat naa aeepenea ; the flush upon her cheek, the radiance to her eye: i I smoothed my disordered hair, lis tening the while to her merry talk, though not a word did she say of bim, whose deep, manly tones I could hear now and then as be sat talking. "Look your best," she said, with a rouglsh twlnklt; "your very, very best! There I am satisfied." And. taking me by the hand, she ran rapidly down into the room where they j all sat. 1 Dr. Melrose instantly arose, and : came forward with his old smile of wel-! come, and made a movement as though ' A carrier sending a carload of or be would already give me a brother s ' ange trees early in March from Louis kiss, but remembered In time that his ' lana to California by way of Denver, secret was not yet disclosed. ;Colo., and Ogden, Utah, without notlfy- The evening passed rapidly away Id ing the consignees or consignor and pleasant laugh and jest. Occasionally taking directions from them, is held, in I intercepted a glance between Maude Pierce vs. Southern Pacific Railroad and her guest, full of meaning. tnt Company (Cal.), 40 L. R. A. 350, liable no one else seemed to notice It. At for tne loss of the trees by freezing, al last he rose to bid us good - jight. and though Its own route through New own he whispered: as ne held my hand a moment in nif . "You have always been the most In defatigable In pressing my small claim upon you. To-morrow I will present It to you for payment. May I see you for a few moments In the morning?" . "Certainly." 1 answered; but mj voice trembled and I think had be stayed a moment longer I should have burst Into tears. All through that long night I watch ed my sister, sleeping so peacefully by my side, waging my little war with myself. How natural that he should love her, so young, so lovely! But, ah! why bad my heart gone forth unasked to meet his? At least tbe secret was all my own none would suspect It, I had not known it myself until I had seen them side by side. With, perhaps, a shade less color, a little quivering of the Hps. but nothing more. I entered the parlor next morning to greet Dr. ' Melrose, who stood waiting for me. "I have come, as you know, to claim my payment, Ellle. Can you not guess It?" A momentary struggle with myself, then I answered bravely: "Yes. I know It all. You have my consent. Dr. Melrose, although you 1 take our dearest possession." He looked bewildered, but suddenly seemed to understand, as he said, gravely: "Then you know, Ellle? Since the lay I first saw you In church I have loved you. have cherished as my fond est dream the hope of making yon my wife! Darling, you are sure I have your consent?" "But Maude?" I almost gasped. "Maude Is only too happy in the hope that I may win you. ' She is engaged to a cousin whom she met at Mrs. Mar vin's, and who Is soon coming to c'aini her. ne Is a splendid fellow, and well worthy of her; but I, ah! my darling, can a.-cpt no ether payment than y.:i r.-sr;f:" .i:d. :n .1 wild btirst of p:4!orste joy. of :irw!nii unbelief. I gave il t.i n l;c s.-.!r! it with lfc. firsf l:'s r.f our l.r'.rj!;ia!. C5:!cago Tinics-IIer-1 id. The World's Highest Waterfall. The highest waterfall lu the world Is Cholock Cascade, at Yosemlte, CaL. which Is 2,G34 feet high, or just half a mile. THE ILLS OF WOMEN And How Mrs. Plnkham Helps Overcome Them. Mrs. Mabt BoLxrxGKB, 1101 Mariana St, Chicago, I1L, to Mrs. Unkham: " I have been troubled for the past two years with falling of the womb, leiicorrboea, pains oyer my body, sick headaches, backache, nervousness and weakness. I tried doctors and various remedies without relief. After taking' two bottles of your Vegetable Com pound, the relief I obtained waa truly wonderful. I have now taken several more bottles of your famous medicine, and can say that I am entirely cured." Mrs. Hekbt Dorr, No. 806 Findley St., Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mrs. Pinkham : "For a long time I suffered with chronic inflammation of the womb, pain in abdomen and bearing-down feeling. Was very nervous at times, and so weak I was hardly able to do any thing. Was subject to headaches, also troubled with leucorrhcea. After doc toring for many months with different physicians, and getting no relief, I had given " up all hope of . being well again when I read of the great good Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound was doing. I decided immedi ately to give it a trial. The result was simply past belief. After taking four bottles of Vegetable Compound and using three packages of Sanative Wash I can say I feel like a new woman I deem it my duty to announce the lact tnv fllrsr Stnr7fr trmfi T.vsltn. i E. Pinkham's Vegetable remedies have ?? al!'awT h' lhe rowlnf lndus entirelycuredmeof all my pains and : tf,es ' the Unlted Sta, wouW make suffering. I have her alone to thank ! them a dangerous rival of Germany in for my recovery, for which I am grate- ful. May heaven bless her for the good work she is doing for our sex." WHAT A HEALTHY SNAKE EATS. Boa In Cincinnati Zoo Dlnea on an Eighteen-Pound Dos;. Among the many Interesting animals . at the. zoological gardens Is the large ' tree boa, occupying the glass cage to was found lying dormant In the woods. The boa is said to be about thirty-five or forty years old, is twenty-three feet long, and weighs 106 pounds. Superintendent Stephen of the gar- Sens, showing the snake to a reporter I the other day, said: "He has Just had bis dinner, and seems to be quite com fortable. He usually feeds every three or four weeks, and then I have a bard time to make him eat. You see, boas feed mostly on live animals, and It Is difficult to keep them on any other food. It Is against their nature to eat ceef or dead animals. "The humane society objects to the feeding of live animals to reptiles, and hencef in compliance with Its rules, I put eacn anmal to death before feed Ing the same to the snakes. This boa had not been fed for seven weeks, and ( thought be must be quite hungry. So we decided to let blm feed on a pug dog that we happened to have at tbe gardens. "Some time ago a woman came to me with a pet dog. lie was afflicted with some kind of a disease, and was getting blind. She bated to part with her pet, but as she had been Informed by several people that there was no hope for the animal she decided to let the humane society end bis suffering. I said I would take care of him and see that tbe animal was put to desth Im mediately. The dog was put in an air tight box filled with gas, so aa to suf- rocate him. In a few seconds he was no more. This is what our boa has Just dined on. I put the dog in tbe cage Immediately, and the snake, having a good appetite, made a start for It. The dog made quite a square meal, weigh ing about eighteen pounds. Having feasted, the boa curled himself up Into a nice coll and took a long nap. This will do him for some time, until we find some new menu for him." Cincinnati Enquirer. WHAT THE LAW DECIDES Mexico and Arizona was temoorarll interrupted Dy storms ana wasnouts. A Judgment to constitute a lien from the time of rendition is held, in Calls ban vs. Votruba (Iowa), 40 L. R. A. 375, to be rendered only when entered on tbe record of the court and not when merely signed and indorsed "Filed." The lack of an absolutely unincum bered title to the property Insured by s policy declaring that it shall be of no validity unless the Insured bas an un conditional, unincumbered title Is held, In Phoenix Insurance Company vs. Fuller (Neb.), 40 L. R. A. 408. to be no defense to the Insurer If the Insured has an insurable interest and tbe in surer accepts and retains tbe premium. Screwing down the windows of a fac tory so that fire-escapes can be reach ed only by breaking the windows and forbidding them to be opened is held, in Huda vs. American Glucose Company (N. Y.), 40 L. R. A. 411, to create no lia bility on the part of the employer to the workmen under a statute requiring fire escapes to be furnished, where tbe busi ness requires the windows to be kept closed, and they are so 4Ight as to be easily broken If there Is not time to un screw them in case of Are. A Morocco Dainty. There Is no accounting for tastes. What suits the palate of one may be little esteemed by another. An English traveler and sportsman had recom mended to him, when bo was in Moroc co, a variety of game which he would not be very keen for at home. His In formant was a soldier, for no foreigner Is allowed to travel In that country without such attendance. He began telling marvelous stories of the game In the neighborhood, of the Sultan's army, and of his own import ance. One remark on cooking for he was a gourmand is worth repeating. "There Is," he said, "only one kind of grime worth eating In Morocco wildcat. Its taste i as the taste of all other v r.ieties of gnmo mixed. When onoc yon have tabled wildcat, never wlil you cat anything again with pleasure." Probably t:ot: 1 should think it enough to poison most people, but I dared not say so. I merely proposed in a weak voice that I preferred owl stewed with mustard and sand. He said that ought to be good, too, but be bad aver tried It BISMAROX AN0 AMERIOAs DM Mot Likt This Ctmntrr, bat Two f Hia aTrlaada Were Asnaricaaa. Ill the Century there is an article on Bismarck by Prof. William M. Sioane.1 Prof. Bloane says - Bismarck's feelings toward the Unl-j ted States hare been of a composite character. On the one band, he saw with dismay the extent and quality off German emigration. A landed proprie tor himself, be could not but sympa thize with hia fnllow-vonnkera. whose peasant Tillages were partly and inn many cases entirely deserted by their! Inhabitants. Labor becoming scarce j and dear; American and English agri cultural machinery forced on unwilling buyers, who fretted under the compul sory use of what they could not easily manipulate; prices of farm products no longer assured by the demand of a home market, bnt subjected to the fluc tuations of a world market In which the United States are the controlling dealer all these things gave him pain and anxiety. He suffered, too, along with his class. As a patriot he felt It likewise to be a grave matter that so many thousands should evade their military service, and still more grave that millions should substantiate the saying that Germans had little patriot ism, exemplifying. In the ease with which they acquired new citizenship, the motto: Ubl bene, ibl patria ("My fatherland Is where I am prosperous"). The prosperity and contentedness of the German-American were a menace to the institutions under which he had been neither prosperous nor contented, tbe coming struggle for commercial supremacy with Great Britain. On the other hand, two of Bismarck's warmest friendships were with Ameri cans Bancroft and Motley. It waa by his favor solely that the existing emi gration and citizenship treaties be tween the German empire and the Uni ted States were negotiated, through Banoroft. In 1809 there was a suspi cious outburst In tbe public prints of both continents against the American historian. This Bismarck attributed to the combined hostility of England and of the German particularlsts. Ac cordingly, he wrote to Motley with t frankness of Intimate acquaintance begging him to do what be could to pre- j vent the threatened removal of his ' friend. His language In speaking of ' Bancroft Is remarkable: "He represents ' practically the same great process of development In which ' Moses, the Christian revelation, and the Reforma tion appear as stages, and in opposition t0 whlcn the Caesarea ptwer of an. clent and modern times, the clerical and dynastic prejudices of the people, offer every hindrance, including that of calumniating an honest and ideal min ister like Bancroft" RAM'S HORN BLASTS. Warnlac Netea Calling the Wicked ta Kepeataace. AITII waits. Doubt Is cow- irdly. Meekness makes might. The right needs no apology. Spiritual pride cheers the devil's heart. Gratitude Is the whet - stone of obedience. Many a pulpit bas no divine pulling power. The devil's mall, bag a gosslper's mouth. The faithful servant watches by working. Peter hangs out a green light to the self-confident. Blood money cannot bush an accus ing conscience. There's no reduction of "the wages of sin" in hard times. The hand of Providence gives the best . massRge treatment. Aliout two-thirds of infidel philosophy Is merely fool-osophy. . Tbe love of God submerges the bar riers of polite society. Charity is kindness flowing in a stream of benevolence. Continual secret prayer makes con sistent public practice. Professional infidelity does less harm than ordinary unfaithfulness. Bigotry, pride, hypocrisy and Infidel ity are the children of Ignorance. Putting an enemy Into God's hands Is the best way to get rid of him. A warm welcome to your fireside may wean some boy from tbe saloon. Prayer and thanksgiving in every thing makes anxiety in nothing. Your heart cannot be with God when your bands are in the devil's business. Some good resolutions are like blank cartridges nothing comes out of them. The Christian can scorn the scorn and ridicule the ridicule of tbe world. Tbe moment a man boasts of bis righteous life, be shows tbe devil on bis lips. Tbe gospel bas not lost its effect, but must of tbe so-called "effect" bas lost tbe gospel. THE EXCELLENCE OF SYSUP 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 Fie Svbup 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' Svrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cali fornia Fio Strpp 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 ;':! in advance tf ail other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritntinp; or weaken ing1 thcra, and it docs not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. . AX rRAXClaOa, OaJL 745?- J- a fromto Evening CVeseeW, Appleton, Wis. a. nmarkahln nun from, a dJSeaM WhlOD has generally wracked thealves of obtldren and left them in a condition to which death Itself would be preferred,', nas inraowu -groat amount ol attention .among the resi dents ot the west end of Apjpleton. The ease Is that of little Willard Creaeh, son of Riobard D. Creech, a well known employe of one of the large , paper mills in the Fox Elver Valley. The lad was attacked by spinal disease and his parents had given np all hope of his ever being well again when, as by a miracle, hejwas healed, and Is now in school as happy as any ot his. mates. Mr. Oreeoh. the father ot the" boy, who, resides at 1068 Second Street, Appleton, Wtsodnsih; told the" following story: He OoeM to School. "Oar boy was absolutely helpless. Hie lower limbs were paralysed, and when w used electricity he could not feel It below bis hips. Finally we let the doctor go as he did not seem to help our son and we nearly gave up hope. Finally my mother who livs in Canada wrote advising the use ot Dr. Williams' Pink Pills tor Pale Peo ple and I bought some. "This was when our boy had been on the stretcher for an entire yearand helpless for nine months. In tttx weeks after taking the pills we noted signs ot vitality la his legs, and in four months he was able to go to school. "It Is two years since he took the first of the pills and he Is at school now just as happy and well as any of tbe other chil dren. It was nothing else in tbe world that saved the boy than Dr. Williams' Pink Plus for Pale People." So Much for Reputation. .- Tbe lower animals have reputations for good or evil among their own kind,, and the Christian Leader tells a good, story In this connection concerning the trouble which a cat's ill-rtpute brought upon her. Tbe owner Dt an intelligent dog bad been' in the habit of allowing him to take a coin and go to the market to buy his own meat. Tbe dog would fetch tbe -meat home, deposit it in tbe sand, and then when hungry go and get it. The household cat found the meat there, and on several occasions stole 11 The dog discovered what was going on, and would He In wait for her near th4 ! moat anrl vhpn Hhe nnnrnnrhrvl wmiM j chase her away. At length he tired of watching his dinner, and fell Into the habit of carry ing his purchases to the cellar and burying them in the sand. One day the dog's owner removed the meat from the cellar to see what be would do when he found It gone. After a time the dog went to the cel lar and began to dig In the sand where j he had left his meat. It was not there, i He lay down a minute as If to think I the matter over, and then suddenly ! rushed up the stairs, and spying the cat "went for her." as the boy of the fam j ily said, and chased her all over tbe yard. Rnaalan Authority on Sleep. An extended study of the phenomena of insomnia by De ManaceJne, a Rus sinn authority in medicine, brings him j to the conclusion that It Is characteris tic of persons who blush, laugh, weep I readily, and whose pulse Is apt to j quicken upon the slightest provocation. t.oss 01 eicep. nowever, ne admits, most frequently results from overwork of either mind or body; overstrain of either dilates the blood vessels of the brain and eventually paralyzes them. Experiments also show that exercise of the emotions causes a rush of blood to the brain, and sleeplessness. If oc curring near bedtime. There Is a com mon theory that sleep Is required In proportion to the scarcity of red cor- nnsHoR In thf blood .and thiui nil tvap- gon do correSp0nd In their need of deep, and many authorities agree that ! the need of sleep depends upon the strength of consciousness. New York Times. loo Reward, aioo. The readers of thin paper will lie pleawd to learn that there is at 1-nst one dreaded dis ease that science has Inn able to enre in all Its stage, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Care is the only positive cure now known to the medical f raternitjr. Catarrh being a con stitutional cliKeane. require a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nslly, actinic d rex-tly upon the blood and ma cons surfaces of the system, thereby destroy ing the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the con otitution and assisting nature in doing its work. 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Cascirets, Candy Cathartlo clean your blood and keep It clean, by stirring up th lazy liver and driving all Impurities from th9 bony. Be'jin to-day to banian pimples, lioln b otches blackheads, and that sickly billou complexion by taking Cascarets-ocauty f or t-n cenu. All druggists, satisfaction uuaran-tet-d, U'c 25c.. 50c. A good talker is a pleasant acquisi tion to any company, but to be very agreeable one must at times be a good listener. Plan's Cure for Consumption baa saved me many a doctor's bill. 8. F. Hiuir, Hopkins Place. Baltimore. Md Deo. 2. 1801. When a man lives with God his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook a nd the rustle of the corn. Knocks Cough and Colds. Dr. A rnold'a tJough Killercnres Loiiorhsanil Colda-Pruventa Comuiniption.All drusKistaJii&o . Bad habits are as infectious by ex ample as the plague itself is by con tact. fits permanently cured. No tits or nervous ness alter first day's u-e of Dr. Klines Great Nerve Rest"- er. $2 trial bottle and treatise free. DR. K. H. Klini. I. Id. 931 Arch St. I'htla. Fa. Sorrow In excess is often as absurd as immoderate laughter is pitiable. Edaeate Tsar Bowels wlta Caaeareta. Candy Cathartic, enre eonatlpat on forever 10c 2Sc If c. C. C. fail, drngglsts refund money- There are no' persons more solicit ous . about the preservation of rank than those who have no rank at all. 43 1128 1 1 - CbatTantaTXtftlS fiutl jf! I i Beat Coach Byrap. Tastes Quod. OatlU J i bJtlma Soldbr anaglsta. I J iUlfl FOB LITTLE FOLKS. A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR II TERCST TO THEM. Boaaetkia that Will btere-t tfcej venlle ateaabere of Brer Hj-aehold -fj.aia. Action, and flrisfif Serf- ef Miay Cat. end Caaalaf ChUtoa, Hh of the Kicfc. , -The boy who works in the candy store. Said Peter Snooks, with a knowing wim And hunching the shoddy coat be wore, ut. t : .11 Aa m. I think. He gets the cream of the chocolate cream And eats Just oooies ox And never nobody to kick, it fcenlf So long aa he ain't e'f what he sells. 'The boy who works in the candy shop Sweeps oat the place at 5 a. m.: But, goodness me, he doesn't stop Fer a minute to pick up none of them Marahmelons, lemon drops and such. That's lying under the counter there And a-hidin' in the dust not muob! lie a a regular canay nuunu 'I wish that boy was a friend of mine,' Said Peter Snooks with a heavy sign. 'His peanut candy seems mighty fine Tn 1 k.-. .nl Mcka B.M eVQ nuva uc ui-ato n'o uy. - - And craunch, craunch, craunches and eatl away n7u-' ., ul TT isn't well And can't come down to the store to-dayj Too manv sweets.' you say? Do tell' Chicago Record. How to Make a Miotic Cyclone. Would von like to see in miniature at Illustration of a shlD foundering in mid ocean when struck by a cyclone? I! so, try the foUowlng amusing expen ment: Take a cork, cut it in half and bore i good-sized hole through Its center riace It In a bottle that has been nail filled with water. To the cork stoppei of the bottle fasten a wire, the end ol which Is about two inches above th surface of the vessel. Penetrated bj the wire, tbe bit of cork floats freely 01 the surface of the water. The problem proposed Is how to free the piece of cork from the wire without removing the stopper from the bottle. It Is a very simple matter. All one has to do Is to give the bottle a quick, circular movement on the surface of a table four or five times In succession. By the application of this centrifugal force a cone-shaped hollow will form in the water, pointing downward. Sinking on Its wire stem, the piece of cork descends the cone and Is freed. That Is bow a cyclone operates in mid ocean. New York Herald. Even Princes Must Be Orderly. I see that that admirable nursery law, which sensible American mothers insist upon, of a child picking up Its own toys after the day's play is over, la also enforced by tbe nurses in tbe royal house of York, in deference to the wish es of the Duchess. The little princes are made to collect all their toys, while nursey stands by ana directs this first lesson in law and order. But the other day all the Yorklings were at Balmoral, and little EM ward, who was spending the morning with his great-grandmother, was having a lovely time with his bricks and lead soldiers when the door opened and nursey appeared to take him off to his dinner. She glanced at the toys and then at the child, but Prince Edward was not Inclined to pick them up. This, he thought, would be a fine time to break the hateful rules, and he stood irresolute, looking first at the playthings and then at granny. At but a happy thought struck blm, and, point Ing to the stout. Infirm Queen, he ex claimed, In a tone half of entreaty, half of command, "You help me pick them up." There Is no doubt but her Majes ty would have aided her great-grandson If she could have stooped, for tbe youngster Is the apple of her eye; but, under the circumstances. Master Ed ward was obliged to do it all himself, receiving a little lecture on "duty," meanwhile. Boston Journal. The Difference. Two little girls were Bitting near a brook in tbe woods. "Listen to that noisy brook," said one; "it scolds and scolds. ' I wish it would keep quiet." "Why, sister, It Is not scolding; it la singing," said the other. - "The leaves are falling from tbe tree How bare and ugly, they look," cried the first speaker. "Oh, but it is so pleasant to gatbei the leaves," was the reply ; "then we see more of the blue sky, and tbe sun shines on us better." Tbe other frowned angrily and said: "Your ears and eyes must be made dif ferently from mine." Ah! children,, the difference waa not in the ears and the eyes, but in the heart. If the heart Is right, tbe brook will sing, not scold;' the sky will look blue, and through the bare branches God's love will shine. Selected. " - Don't Bnnb the Bora. Don't snub a boy because be wears shabby clothes. When Edison, tbe in ventor, first entered Boston, he wore e pair of yellow linen breeches in th depth of winter. Don't snub a boy because of the ir norance of his parents. Shakspearc the world's poet, was the son of a ma who was unable to write his ow name. ' JMn't snub a !""'-'--plain and unpretending. Abraham L'n coin's early home was a log cabin. Don't snub a boy because be chooses an humble trade. The author of tbe "Pilgrim's Progress" was a tinker. Don't snub a boy because of dullness In his lessons. Hogarth, the celebrated painter and engraver, waa a stupid boy at his books. Don't snub a boy because he stutters Demosthenes, the great orator of 3reece, overcame a harsh and stammer. Ing voice. Don't snub a boy for any reason not only because be may some day outstrip you in the race of lif e, but because It ! neither kind, nor right, nor Christian, tea't Totacca Spit aaa Sanke Tear Uli Away Te quit tobacco easily and forever, Le nu; eetlc, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-lo Bsc, the wonder-worker, thil nukes weak aw tienf. Ail aruriisM, Hoc or (1. Cure (uarja teed.. Booklet aud sample free. Addre tr litis Himed Co.. Chicago er New Vorlr Nothing contributes more toward al leviating domestic storms than a clear conscience. Spain's next cabinet would do wi ! to dost m submarine uiwace policy. IMITATIXO nature's handiwobk. From harcV work or outdoor exercise Soreness aan Stiffness sets in. fori. Paper Detail tome of the Facts Kaaardina- Onr Wealth. I A Taris paper. Le Soleil, wnicn op msed the United States In its war with Spain, admit that we are a mighty na lion with vast possibilities ahead of us. In a recent issue is says: The Spanish-American war bas not In the least hindered tbe development of business In tne unneu om". 1 alight even be thought the. war has given it a new impulsion. Official statistics have just given the Biures of the foreign commerce during the fiscal year 1897-1898, extending from July 1 to June 30. and here are the indications that these figures fur uish us: 1 Th total exportation of the United States during this year amounted tc $1 275,200,000, whereas those of the preceding year had hardly exceeded 11,080,000,000. Here to an Increase of nearly $200,000,000. In ten years the American exports have almost doubled, passing from ,742,000,000 In 1888-89 to Sl.275,200, WO in 1897-98 a prodigious increase. In the growth of its commerce and of Its wealth the American people mnrohea with the steps of a giant. This development is both agricultural and , Industrial. Tbe formidable increase in American .xportations during 1897-98 hi due prin cipally to the purchases of cereals made by European countries which had had bad crops of wheat; neverthe manufactured rtroducts begin to take an important place in the total North American exportations, whlcb are no longer limited as formerly to the raw material necessary for the In dustry or amelioration of Europe. Thus we see figuring among these exporta tions for large sums and for sums In creasing from year to year agricultural Implements, carriages, wagons, paper and its products, woolen goods, differ mt articles of iron and steel, etc. The ent articles 01 iron ana weei, eit. xu. Q " latter articles in particular represent ' nearly 38,000,000. The active capl ',a"r.Cl?n P ZrrDrLed-! tal of France Is estimated at 80,000.- more than $40,000,000 over the preced- ng year. Cnlted States we must compare It with that of the rest of the world. By this comparison tbe fact Is brought out that of the entire production of the earth the United States furnish three-fourths of the cotton and one-fourth of the wheat Of the 600,000,000 tons of coal extracted from the earth by human In dustry the United States claim nearly 200,000,000 tons, or approximately one third. Of the 435.000 miles of railway which nnfold on the surface of the earth theit ribbon of steel, the United States pos sesses 182,000 miles. The railway earn ings In the United States amount to a billion of dollars, representing two fifths of the railway earnings of the entire terrestrial system, estimated at p2.500,000,000. ' For the production of Iron, copper, petroleum, the United States defy all comparison. The shipping of the United States has n force of 14,400,000-horse power, one- third of the power of the world. The mechanical power, by which the United States dispose and multiply the efficiency of human labor, Is somewhat more than one-quarter of the mechani cal power used by the human race. The wealth of the whole world being estimated at $292,500,000,000, the srae of the United States In this total Is $72, 000,000,000, and since the wealth of the United States Increases much more rapidly than that of any other nation, it is unnecessary to say that the pro portion will only be modified to the ad vantage of the American people. The figures that we have just quoted show that tbe power of tbe United States Is colossal And, behold, the giant feels himself pinched for room In his dominion of 9,000,000 square kilom eters; be becomes a conqueror and seems to wish te extend his bands ovet the world! The Spanish-American war is only the prologue of a drama which Is about to unfold Itself on tbe great Interna tional stage, and In which the United States will play the principal part. Spain has been the first obstacle to their expansion, that the United State has met; they have beaten down Spain as easily as a cat strikes down a mouse, with one blow of its paw.' , But Spain Is not the only European power with : possessions in America, and In this Pacific Ocean which the United States seems to desire to make an American sea. In. the Caribbean Sea, in the Sandwich Islands, the La drones and the Philippines the United States will have European neighbors whose noBsessions thev will rterhana covet The fire which has been kin-! died at Cuba will not die ont; it will seek new regions. elements In more distant It is not enough to have great quali ties, we must also have the manage ment of them. . . . . To Care A Cold to One Day. -. Talte Laxative Bwrairf Quinine Tablet U OruKKtsta refund money If It falls to oura, 9& While prosperous you can ' number many friends; but when the storm, comes you are left alone. Jure Guaranteed bv DR a. B. MATBR.IOIS ARCH ST HULA.. PA. Ease at nee: nn operation or delay from business. Consultation rree. aoaonsmena 01 puyaicians. laaiea and prominent cltlxens. Send for circular. Office hours 9 A. M. to 1 P. it. Method is the very hinge of busi-nr-s: and there is no method without punctuality. Ks Ts-Bie Par Fifty Ceata. Guaranteed tnbaern habit enre make weak men strong, blood pare. je, (1. All druggists. Resignation is the name of the angel erho carries most of our soul's burdens. A Miatatce. "Of course," sold the Jeweler, "you meant well, but don't do that again." "What do you mean?" Inquired the man In charge of the repair depart ment. "You charged that last man that Instead of having his old waw-h nxea ne Dougnt a new one that I had marked down to cost as an advertise ment." Washington Star. There are two occasions when women count their own fingers: one of them is when they hear that a widower Is to be married. ... Ton Will Realize that Clealj," St. jiiuOuS will CURE it after a "tw applications, and make the muscles limber and strong. Helping nias Cat. Too bad about Henderson.'' "What's wrong with him 7' "He has suddenly gone blind." "That Is tough but stay! I owe him $50. I'll give blm a sight draft for It" At Irrlll. Captain (to a recruit who has lost a button on his coat) You, there, are yon beginning disarmament already?" Lustlge Blaetter. She Remembered. Mrs. Waring Why is It that you will not allow your husband to have a lady typewriter? Men are so much more ex pensive, you know. Mrs. Ashcroft I recognize that fact, but I was his typewriter once myself. Coning and Golne. "They say Miss Eastly has married a coming man." "Yes; but It is the general supposition that she'd never have got him if she hadn't gone after him with all her might" Experienced. "What excellent taste the Hambys have exhibited in decorating and fur nlshing their house." "Well, that ought not to be surpris ing. Mr. Hamby has been chief sam pler In a wholesale tea house for the past ten years." Jews of France and Their Wealth. According to Le . Matin, there exist In Prance 71.000 Jews in a population 000,000 francs, and of this the Jews possess one-fourth or 20,000,000,000 : "ancs. CHEAP m "Both my wife and! myaeirbave been using CASCAKKTS and they are tbe best medicine we have ever had in the house. Last week my wife waa frantio with beadache for two days, she tried some of yourCASCARETS, and they relieved the pain In her head almost immediately. We both recommend Caaeareta. ' ' CiiAS. STEDBroKD. Pittsburg Safe Deposit Co., Pituburg, Fa. CANDY . vaaot mm Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Goon. Do Uood, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. Mo, 230,61)0. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... SMrlte( Bomot Cnaaaar, CMomo, aavat, Boo Vatfc. SZ7 i lin.Tn.R IP Sold and guaranteed by -1dru j nU'lU'OAb isutori.BKTotccLnibiIr "A Perfect Type of the Highett Order of Excellence in Manufacture. " WalterBaRBr&Gors Breakfast Igcoa Absolutely Pure, Delicious, Nutritions. ..Costs Less TfianOHE CEHT i Cop.. Be sore that yoa get the Genuine Article, made at DORCHESTER. MASS. by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. Established 17S0. . "I HHII nniDTU insured AD M " . aaai aaar mmm m mm W J HITCHELLA COMPOUND M. L. w. Mooac, Parkenbars. Pa.,wrltms. I cannot thank yon enough for the uood It did me Was sick but, very abort ttaaet aatTerea bat HtUet rLm ""' tmh aealthy rirl-Wy. She never was lea a aay. I had a moat speedy recovery. J recommend It to alt expectant mothers. x uu particulars ire; write. Pfei gg Mgp. isaTiTgiB. Bprrato. w.t sift awV FOR FIFTY YEARS I MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP TWntl-Irs Caata a BsstU. 'r"--'rr;ssraTinjux)gJ --PATENTS- tooeuivd on eaah. or easy laMalnrata.VO WLi8 k BDKaa. latssst Attoraeya. SH Sreadway, M. RHEUMATISM!, ALrxANiira Rkmi f RE II One bottle Positive relief In M hours. I'ostoald. CI OS msmCc, US Urawirh t., N.Y. A CERTS AM) FA13BS wan " Lleht Photo OmH ; samp Light 1 hoto C. Zil H. Fayetl ntetl to sell the Son !e ll e. AdttrA.s .nn. Fayette St.,B .Itunore.Md "n,." I Thompson's Ej Watw DROPSY"1? DISCOVEHT: Sa RJ ITkiJ f qni.ekr.lief and enrsa wont Pr B h emrn t soca AtiaatTaa. W?,T-faof " ti-atth that R-I-P-A-M4 ( to. New VorlcVfor ,0 m,.e.a,!S KtM Folding Opera Glasses. They are planned somewhat on tbe Idea of the little folding botanical mag nifiers, and are formed of a flat stem frith thumb screw extension, and two eras pieces, each holding two ksneea and each hinged so as to be capable of folding down at right angles flat upon the stem. The glasses will ge conveniently in,,, ordinary groaU case. If yon tra t to rttrnct tbe attention jr a man, taU about something to eat: If you want to attract the attention of awomn. bout, marriage, or a "They Liie Well Who Li.e if Yoa Use
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