THE CALI« The clouds grew dark as the people paused, A people of peace and toil, And there came a cry (10m all the slcys "Cl jie, children of mart and soil, Tour mother needs you—hear her voice; Though she has not a son to spare. She has spoken the word that ye all have heard. Come, answer ye everywhere!" They need no urging to stir them on, They yenrn for no battle-cry. At the word that their country calls for men They throw dowu hammer and scythe and pen. And are ready to serve and die ! from the North, from the South, from East, from West, Hear the thrill of the rumbling drum? Fnder one flag they march along, With their voices swelling a single song, Here they come, they come, they come! list! the North men cheer the men from the South, And the South returns the cheer. There is no question of East or West, Tor hearts are ntune in every breast, *Tis a nation answering here. It is elbow to elbow and knee to knee, One laud for each and for nil, And th 6 veterans' eyes see their children rise To auswer their country's call. They have not forgotton—God grant not so! (Ah, we know of the graves on the hill), But these eager feot make the old hearts beat, And the old eyes dim and fill! The Past sweeps out and the Present comes, A Present that all have wrought, And the sons of those sires, at the same camp fires, Cheer one flag where their fathers fought! Yes, we know of the graves on the Southern hills That are filled with the Blue and the Gray. We know how they fought and how they died, We honor them both there side by side, And they're brothers again today, Brothers again—thank God on high! (Here's a hand-clasp all around). The sons of one race now take their place On one one common and holy ground. —ltichard Barry, in Harper's Weekly. I A Soldier's Cap. * # * The western city where Minnie Til- Jord lived with her mother, brother and sister was full of excitement. Its boys were going to war. Minnie's father had been one of the boys in the old war, and 15-year-old Minnie, the oldost of the three children, was thinking about it while the drums beat aud the flags waved. "How old was papa when he went, mwima?" "Barely 18, dear." "Did you know him then?" "No; I was a baby then. The war had been over tifteeu years when I first met your father." Mrs. Tilford had not paused in her •sewing as she answered her daughter's questions. She was sewing to earn money to pay the rent. "Were we always poor?" went on 21innie. "No, dear. We had plenty while your father lived." It seemed to Minnie that her father bad been dead a long while. Eleven years. Just as many years as her younger brother, Allau, was old. "J. can't seem to remember what {ilen'ty is like, mamma," she said at »«t. And she looked around the small and faded room. Mrs. Tilford thought of the poor Advisers she had had, who had squandered her all in bad invest ments, and said nothing. She could jemeraber what plenty was like, and the contrast between her former and bor present circumstances was painful to her. "When I'm a man," said 13-year f>ld Bert, "I'm going to Washington •nd get you a pension. That's the thing to do. Then you won't have to »ew, I guess. I was talking to George Jlooper about it and he said that was Ihe thing to do. His aunt gets a pen •iou, and she don't have to sew." "I should like to have a pension, eertainly," said Mrs. Tilford. "Well, I'm going to get you one," declared Bert grandly. Then he seized bis hat and rushed out, attached by a noise iu the street. There had never been any talk of a pension in Mrs. Tilford's flat of two rooms until now. Aud Minnie turned curiously to her mother. "Can Bert do it, mamma?" she asked. "No, dear,l am afraid he can't. But there is no need to discourage him. Ho isn't a man yet, you know,"and she smiled. "But why, mamma? Why can't be?" "Because your father's papers are lost," answered Mrs. Tilford, gravely. "I knew nothing about business when your father died. His army papers may have been among his other papers. Ido not know. But four or five years ago I made a search for them aud could not find them. If I could find them—" she paused and looked dreamily out of the window •whilo a vision of good food and com fortable clothing for her children |>assed before her. "Could you get the pension if you Jound them?" asked Minnie eagerly. "Yes, I am sure of it." "I wish I could help more!" ex claimed the girl, looking up from the bastings she was patiently pulling out. "We are poor." "You helpallyou are able,"answer ed the mother, fondly, "Mother ap preciates her big girl who helps sew •nd wash dishes and cook and scrub •nd wash and iron for us all. It is beoause you help so much that I have the good chance I have to earn." "Where did you look, mamma?" ■he asked, presently. "Everywhere," answered Mrs. Til lord, briefly. "Don't think any more •bout it, daughter. It will only mako you unhappy." "But I must think of it, mamma. We need it so. The next day there came a letter •nd a package to Minnie. Her New York cousin, Willie Applebee, was going to war. "And as a parting re membrance, my dear little cousin," the letter ran,"l send you a soldier's cap." •Hastily Minnie opened the small package and took therefrom a bon bonniere, which was the "soldier's cap," and it was filled with chocolate creams. "How lovely!" crie-i Minnie, passing the candy to her mother. "Isn't it a dear little soldier's oap, "mamma?" And without waiting to hear her mother's reply she went on with her letter. "The shops are full of pretty conceits in bonbonuieres," wrote the cousin. "Knapsacks, sailor hats, shells,shield-shaped boxes, tents with a soldier on guard at the door. But I chose to take oft' my hat, as it were,to my western cousin—"So the letter ran on. For two or three days Minnie's thoughts were in a whirl. Now she thought of Willie off for the south, now of the dainty bonbonniere, aud now of her father's papers. And out of the chaos at last darted an idea. "Mamma!" she cried. "Come!" "Come! Where?" asked the mother in astonishment. But Minnie held out her hand al most impatiently, her eyes shining with excitement. "I've a thought, mamma. Come!" she repeated. Without a word Mrs. Tilford laid down her sewing and rose to follow her daughter into their tiny sleeping room. Down dropped Minnie on the floor, and groping under the bed brought out a long flat box. "What do you mean, Minnie?" de manded Mrs. Tilford. "That is your father's old unitorm." "I know it, mamma. Open the box; open it quick!" "The child has been too much ex cited tho last few days," thought Mrs. Tilford, glancing at her daughter's flushed cheeks. "I will humor her," She opened the box. Impatienty Minnie reached past her mother and picked up her father's cap. Her sensitive fingers felt of the crown. "They are!" she cried. "They are here! Feel, mamma! Don't you feel paper in the crown?" A few moments' careful work took out the lining, aud out fell the papers. "Your father was wise," said tho mother, brokenly. "He knew I was careless aud young. And, he kuew, too, that I loved him and would never part with his uniform." She said no more, but her heart went out in gratitude to that Higher Power that had directed her through means to this piece of good fortune. "How came you to think of it?" asked the mother, when the papers had been placed in the hands of an agent and the pension and back pay assured. "I thought," said Minnie, "if a soldier's cap would hold chocolates why not a soldier's cap hold papers? It was Cousin Willie's bonbonniere." —Gulielena Zollinger in Chicago Record. ALMOST A TRAGEDY. tho Bungling Buckiav Was Role gated to tho Barn. "What I want," said the young wife who is bravely starting to do her own work, "is a saw for generul use about a house. Here lam chopping away with a dull hatchet at this ham bone," and the vigor with which she hacked expressed her feelings better than words could have done. "I can get you just what you want," volunteered the man who was uttneh ing weights to the kitchen windows so they could the more easily be man ipulated, "and it won't cost over thirty cents." He received the fommission and the result was a bucksaw with a par ticularly large frame, cost seventy five cents. "There's a saw," said {he pur chaser, "as is a saw. When your trees blow down you can cut thein up iuto stove lengths, or you can cut an old broomstick in two with it to make a clothes stick, or you can litre it iu cutting a boue when it has to be done. That's a great all around saw, mum." There was another ham bone to be cut, and she called her husbacd to hold the ham while she did the saw ing. He laughed outrageously at her purchase, but she stuck tip for it and made plaiu the opinion that his judg ment in practical matters was very undesirahle. Of course the long, sharp teeth of the saw struck too deep into the bone aud made it impossible for him to hold the ham steadily. "Give me that saw," he said, testi ly. "There are some things beside throwing a stone that a woman can't do." He tried and she tried, but results were no different. "If yon'd just go away and leave the whole thing to me," she said, "I could get along nicely." He went as far ns the door aud stood there laughing while she held the ham with her left hand and made frantic efforts to saw with her right. When the ham made a dash from the table and slid clear across the floor and down the cellar way, he leaned against the door sill and she began making arrangements togo home to her mother. When they seriously talked the matter over half an hour later the bucksaw was relegated to the barn and he went down town to buy a meat saw. A Physician's Opinion. An eminent physician of St. Louis, Mo., says that no person should be permitted to drink tea or coffee until he or she has attained the age of 15 years. In the young those beverages unduly excite the nervous system and have an injurious effect upon the di gestive organs. A Generous Dentint. A Toronto (Ontario) .ientist gratu itously cares for the teeth of children whose parents are too poor to pay for the service. Last year he attended over 2000 children. HOW IT FEELS TO BE SHOT. £ust Like Being Struck Over tlte Shoal* tiers With a Club, Lieutenant Hains, commanding an artillery platoon under Captain Potts in Porto Rico, was wounded on Aug ust 12, the day the war ended. He is now at St. Luke's hospital, in New York city. Talking with his brother, CaptaiD T. Baukins Hains, who was at his bedside, he said : "On the morning of the 12th Cap tain Potts was ordered to proceed up the San Juan road with five guns for the purpose of shelling the Spanish trenches at Asomanta. Four guns, which included my platoon, were moved into position in a field near the San Juan road at a range of 2000 yards, the fifth gun being sent ahead 100 yards to our light on the road. "Just before we came into action the enemy opened on us with infantry volleys and two 3-inch howitzers. This hastened us into action. We picked up the range immediately and did splendid work. The two howitzers were soon silenced aud the Spaniards were seen running from their iutrench ments. Then we slackeued our fire. "Soon after we did so the enemy took heart and began to return. Gen eral James H. Wilson sent me with a gun up the road in advance of the rest to try and enfilade the enemy. I went up the road on horseback about 200 yards and found a company of Wisconsin infantry on a beud of the road which formed a cover from the Spanish fire. I passed beyond them, and the gun was unlimbered in the next turn of the road in a somewhat sheltered position. My men lay down by the roadside to escape the Spanish volleys, the mausers coming in a storm with each volley. "I told the sergeants we would have a try at them for luck, anyhow. As I could see no Spaniards nearor than 500 or 600 yards, I had him run the guu out on the road a little. We had no sooner done this than the fire sud denly increased fiercely, so the gun could not be served. We hauled the gun back to the next turn in the road, where we were joined by the second gun, still unable to do any great exe cution owing to the sheltered position of the enemy. The fire continued with fierceness, but from our new po sition we brought a house into view. I had the gun instantly trained upon it, as I saw several Spaniards outside of it, and felt certain it was not empty. The very first shot landed fairly upon the side of the house and, penetrating, burst inside, sending things flying. The enemy broke cover and I turned to the sergeant saying: 'That was a good one ; now give them ' "As I turned something struck me through the body. I knew I was badly hit, but felt no pain after the first shock. It was like being struck over the shoulders with a club. I passed my hand to my side and brought it away full of blood. "The sergeant saw me and ran to my side. They've got me this time,' I said. He put his arm around me and led me away and let me lie down." Morbid Customs in Portugal. There seems to be a certain mor bid fondness for what may be called playing with the dead in Portugal. They seem to take a peculiar delight in dressing up their dead and expos ing them to public view. I happened to be present at the solemn requiem of a Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, when the corpse, dressed in full can onicals, was placed in a half-sitting posture to face the crowd in the nave of the Cathedral, and 1 thought at the time that the interment ought to have taken place sooner. One fine Sunday afternoon in spring I was strolling along one of the main thoroughfares of Lisbon when the shouts and merrj' chatter of a lot of little boys and girls attracted my at tention to a side street. The children, all nicely dressed, were coming down the side street at a brisk walk, evi dently interested in something that was being carried along by three or four of them. When they reached the corner I saw that the centre of in terest was a very small brass-studded coffin. The lid was open and I could see the little flower-decked and bediz ened corpse inside of it. Another time I mistook the corpse of a child on its way to the grave for a waxen image of the Madonna being carried in procession. It was a little dead girl, beautifully dressed in white satin and wearing a white veil and white flowers. The little body had been made to sit up in a chair which four boys were carrying on their shoulders. The bearers and the other children in the procession wore white ribbons and white flowers, all em blematic of innocence and happy con fidence that the soul of their little friend was in paradise."—New York Sun. Blowing Hot and Cold In tlie Arctic. The fluctuations in the temperature were very trying. Frequently with the onset of a southeast gale it rose from forty degrees below zero to twenty-eight degrees above within thirty-six hours—altering our gar ments, which had previously been frozen as hard as sheets of galvanized iron, so that it took us hours to get into them, to a state of noisome mois ness, and everything inside the tent would be in a condition of drip. Down again would go the temperature, and the rockinessof our clothes and equip ment would be increased. This addi tion of moisture and ice in our clothes, besides being inconvenient and un comfortable, greatly increased our weights. To give an instance, my militza (fur jumper), which on leaving the hut weighed, a little under ten pounds, ou our return scaled nearly thirty pounds. The rises of temper ature and consequent wet in the tent caused oar furs to rot, and the stench made thereby was absolutely inde* scribable.—Harper's Magazinn. 1 THE REALM OF FASHION. | Ladles' House Jacket. Plain and figured cashmere in tur quoise blue and black is here daintily trimmed with blaok baby ribbon "frizzed" on in evenly spaced rows. While conforming closely to the lines A DAINTY HOUSE JACKET. of the figure the jacket is capable of a loose easy adjustment by omitting the lining over which the fronts are ar ranged. The full vest portions are gathered at the top aud joined to the edges of the pointed yoke, closing invisibly in centre front. A standing collar with frill of lace finishes the neck. The over fronts are faced with the plain cashmere and rolled back tc form prettily pointed lapels to the waist line, under arm gores separate the fronts and the seamless back which fits smoothly across shoulders but has fulness drawn to the waist in shirred lines. Bibbon is backed ou each side passed through the under LADIES' MILITARY CAPI^N^^\VN COLLAR, TO LSI 7 WORN WITH OR WITHOUT HOOD. arm seams and tied in a bow with ends at centre front. The graceful one piece sleeves are shirred to fit the arm near the lower edge, which is edged with lace and ribbon to form a dainty frill. The top is gathered into the arms-eyes. At tractive and comfortable neatness in this style may be reproduced in taf feta or Indian silks, foulards, challis, or fine flannels, with insertion, lace, gimp or ribbon for garniture. Plain or fancy silk may be used for revers, vests, yoke and collar. Figured or plain lawn, batiste dimity or other wash fabrics will develop satisfac torily by the mode. To make this jacket for a lady in medium size will require two and one quarter yards of forty-four inch ma terial. A Military Cape. A convenient and serviceable capo in the now popular military style is represented in the large illustration in navy blue faced cloth, lined with red taffeta. The straight military collar is faced with velvet, embroidered stars decor ating the ends. Pointed straps, attached by button holes to regular military buttons, or buttonholes worked in capo and but toned all the way, may be used in closing front. The cape is circular in form and closely fitted by a dart on each shoulder, pretty rippling folds falling to a fashionable length. The hood, shaped in pointed military style, is .lined with red taffeta and may be made adjustable or omitted, as preferred. Machine stitching provides the coi rect finish, well pressed seams and edges beiug all that is necessary to secure the correct tailor-made effect. Capes in this style are exceedingly comfortable in cool or wet weather for traveling, shopping or general wear. Double-faced cloth is much used for making these capes, in which case bo liuing is required. To make this capo in the medium aize will require two and one-half yards of fifty-four inch material. Tile Fanliionable Handkerchief. The most fashionable handkerchiefs of the moment are bordered with nar row colored Valenciennes lace. They may be fashionable, but the woman of really refined taste avoids everything but pure white in her linen from her handkerchief to her nightdress. l>ainty Trifle* For BeltH. Some dainty trifles are seen in belts. A peacock's feather winding around the waist is carried out in flexible enameled goods. A Cupid brooch representing Cupid carrying in hip hand a ruby heart is a new design foi part of a watch fob. Just below the waist, on the left side, is now the cor rect place for the corsage watch, bj the way. St* Louis's Only Woman Lawyer* St. Louis, Mo., has only one worn an lawyer, and St. Louis is proud of her. She is Miss Daisy Dorotlij Barbee, and is about twenty-five years old. At present Miss Barbee ie giving her attention to some civil cases, and is achieving success. She believes in dress reform "lo a de gree," as she puts it, and in woman suffrage "in a way." She believes iii marriage, provided people are mated as well as matched, and never fails tc read two novels a week as a recrea tion. A Smart Taffeta Coat. A very smart blue taffeta coat is en tirely covered with a narrow blue silk braid. It is made tight-fitting in the back, but with quite a long basque, and has a belt studded with jet thai goes under the full straight fronts There are two deep revers, one over lapping the other, cut in sharp points and faced with white mousseline de soie. It is intended to be worn witb a fine blue wool skirt a Bhade deepe? than the taffeta, and trimmed witli braid like that on the coat. A Stylish and Comfortable Coat. A stylish and comfortable coat, which, if made of suitable material, may be worn all winter, is here illus trated. Navy blue melton is the ma terial selected, the collar and cuffs of ilark blue velvet being overlaid with guipure lace. A lining of bright red taffeta gives a smart finish to tho in side. The velvet belt is closed with a gilt bu?kle, mid gilt naval buttons are used in closing the double-breasted fronts. The fronts lap widely, arc long aud loose-fitting aud meet the back in shoulder aud under arm seams. The smooth back is fitted by a centre seam to the waist line, the skirt por tion, which is joined on, being ar ranged in a wide centre box pleat cacb side. The deep, round collar, thai fits the neck closely and flares widelj apart in points at the front is an at tractive feature of ttiis dressy and stylish coat. The two-seamed coal sleeves are very slightly full at the top, and the wrists are finished with round, slightly flaring cuffs. Coats in this style may be made o( cheviot, tweed, heavy serges, covert or broadcloth, in either plain or mixed colorings. Braid, guimpe, ribbon, lace, applique or edging will be ap propriate decoration. It is a practical and economical idea to make up a coat in this Style now without lining. As cold weather advances, a warm lining and edging of fur on collar and BOY'S COAT. cuffs will transform it into a good via tor coat. To make this coat for a boy of foui years it will require two and a quar ter yards of material forty-four inchoe wide. Beantr Is Blood Deep* Clean blood means a clean akin. Na beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar< tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body. Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that aickly bilious complexion by taking Lascarets, —beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 60c. The Bermudas export over 17,000,000 pounds of onions every year. The public no longer lacks a genuine remedy (or skin diseases—Qlenn's Sulphur Soap. Uill's Hair A W (linker Dye. black or brown, 50c Tennessee coal production Increased by 217,280 tons in 1897 over 1896. Pure Blood Good Digestion These are the essentials of health. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the great blood purifier and stomach tonlo. It promptly expels the Impurities whloh cause pimples, sores and ( eruptions and by giving healthy action to the stomaoh and digestive organs It keepa the system In perfect order. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. $1; six for $5 Prepared by 0.1. Hood&L'o., Lowell. Mass. UAAJIJA Dill A ar e the only pills to take nOOQ 8 rlllS with Hood's Sarsaparilla Samoa's Snake Siva*. Samoa, it is well known, is one oi the very few islands in the Pacific where snakes are found in plenty. None of the reptiles here, however, are venomous, and in consequence the natives show absolutely no fear oi them. ' Their indifference to the reptiles is made most markedly manifest at the hamlet of Iva, on the northeast coast of Savaii. The dancing girls of the place are in the habit of employing the snakes for personal adornment in their dances. They tie them about their necks, their ankles and their wrists, festoon them in their headdresses, and tuck a few extra ones in the belt in readiness to replaoe such as may escape in the danoe. At their best these sivas danced by the Samoaus are revolting shows of savagery. It can be easily imagined that they are made no more attractive by the village maid and her crew of attendant girls careering round adorned with an assortment of writh ing red snakes.—London Mail. AIDED BY MRS. PINKHAM. Mrs. W. E. PAXTON, Young town, North Dakota, writes about her strug gle to regain health after the birth of her little girl: " DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—It is with pleasure that I add my testimony to your list, hoping that it may induce others to avail themselves of your val uable medicine. "After the birth of my little girl, three years ago, my health was very pooir. I had leucorrhoea badly, and a terrible bearing-down pain which gradually grew worse, until I could do no work. Also had headache nearly all the time, and dizzy feelings. Men struations were very profuse, appear ing every two weeks. " I took medicine from a good doctor, but it seemed to do no good. I was becoming alarmed over my condition, when I read your advertisement in a paper. I sent at once for a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com ponnd, and after taking two-thirds of the bottle I felt so much better that I send for two more. After using three bbttles I felt as strong and well as any one. " I think it is the best medicine for female weakness ever advertised, and recommend it to every lady I meet suf fering from this trouble." Maternity is a wonderful experience and many women approach it wholly unprepared. Childbirth under right conditions need not terrify women. The advice of Mrs. Pinkham is freely offered to all expectant mothers, and her advice is beyond question the most valuable to be obtained. If Mrs. Pax ton had written to Mrs. Pinkham be fore confinement she would have been Baved much suffering. Mrs. Pinkham'a address is Lynn, Mass. DYSPEPSIA " For six years I was a victim of dys pepsia In Its worst form. I could eat nothing but milk toast, and at times my stomach would not retain and digest even that Last March l began taking CASCARETS and since then I have steadily Improved, until I am as well as 1 ever was in my life." __ , _ DAVID H. MUKPHY, Newark. O. M CATHARTIC TRADE MARK RfOlftTlftCD Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Good, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c. 25c. 30c ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sterling Remedy foapaoT. fhlugo, »«*lre«l. »«" *»■*• Sll ■ A TA 0111 Sold and guaranteed by all drug NU-IU-DAC JIMU, CIJKK Tobacco Habit. jj Try Grain=o! i: jj Try Grain=o! jj ] | Ask you Grocer to-day to show you ] | i» a package of GRAIN-O, the new food <> I , drink that takes the place of coffee. < ! [ The children may drink it without J | 1 injury as well as the adult. All who < • ! try it, like it. GBAIN-0 has that I ! J rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, J | > but it is made from pure grains, and ' • i the most delicate stomaoh receives it , > [ without distress. J the price of coffee. J J > IB cents and 25 cents per package. < > ! Bold by all grooers. \ [ I Taste* like Coffee | Looks like Coffee * i Insist that your grocer givw jon ORAIN-O 9 | Accept no Imitation. ♦
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