OJ IV, u U U M l inclrfp com with blood mmlf pui odl s Sarsaparilla f X,.nf Wood Pnrlnr. AliaragglMn. 1. L'f Pillt rP bvat "r-dinnr pill Ppliler-Crsivs of Japan. ,, crab iiWltr Inhnblu the oocnn rorrlfyli'if 0ie hnirlno world. It Id Rppoarance and habit, tho ni""t frnild(ible and tvpuUlve ,ire lu the sen. than one darlnir pi-arl diver and i hunter lms Imttlwl with thin hairy Lvr and ton drlvi-n to sik the If ((f a boot's deck. .ugh frpqtxntiy rouna in cooi wa tli? if rest splder-ornb flourishes Lttnln lil r-ntent size In the wa- f the Japan m-ah. nab often encountered by coral poarl buutera, tho monster la gel- of full grown spider-crabs are to Luixl In tWa country. HPHjieolnipn Is in Rutgers College urn f Notuml History. Two nra o rnlli-vtloiis of the Ix-land Ktan mill Cornell I'ulvemltleH. The U VHclinen la In a private collec- in plillHilelpliln. ilc the lnruiKt and tnw ferocious i.p w.i cruntnra, the spider-crab nt't ilefeiisehws. Nature bus not l! with n slntfle weapon of de- niinxt Its ninny enemies. I, the apiH'iiranee of the spider iii hl heat defence, mid he Is iiiiii- If thi' sealed nnd finned thlliR that u tin' oeenn,s depths. uplder-erab Is so named bemuse , HtiniiK resemblance to the f inn II- kpiiuitn Inneet. Its habits are, ver. thf" of the cral) ramlly. The l.-if. which often exceed forty feet nirtli. are thickly covered with . i. i I. 1 .i . iiiitrK nair. i lie ixiv, uuvn in - feet 111 circumference, la also oov with h.ilr, In which barnacles, sen- h and tiny shellfish make their - iiphler-cnih when nttarked ex an overpowering otlor, which per ils the water around If, while It Its lone, hairy, fearsome arms the water seethes. food of the spider-crab Is for the part decayed nnlmnl matter. The lure la abnornmlly Indolent. It will 'ii on a clump of corn! and Tenia in Immovable for tunny hours. Japanese pearl divers assert that itii'h of the splder-crnh Is as fatal Le sting of a cobra's fang, but the fighting method of the monster diihrnee Its enemy, fish oM union. oiip-'. hnlry teutaeieo. nit; .-ring comes mUt :i f :.lr-rrnVf human piii.... rous, uiougn just now many and penr! hunters have been suffo- lUjj Its terrible arms no one will A GOSPEL MESSAGE. Subject: "The Glow or Sunset.' TtiT: "Abide with u.. for It It totrarJ vnlii(r." Luke xiv., 29. . . . iwo YiiiaRnrs, having eonoludo.l their errand Id JeruMtlem, have started out at the riiy Knissnti are on ttiolr wajr to Eratnaus, h plHce of their rexMonee. They go with n tad hart Jpsii, who had breu their ad miration nnd thtlr Joy, hnd ben tat majnaored nod entombed. As. with sad face ar.d broken heart, they pane on their way a stranger aoooMn them. Thoy tell Him tbelr anxieties and bltternee of soul. He Id turn talk to thPiD, mlKhtlly expounding the Bcrlptnrea. He throwsovur them the fmwsl na tion of Intelligent eonvetatlon. They for get the time aud notice not the objeota they pas, and before they are aware have come up In front of their houpe. They pnuae be fore the entrance and attempt to persnade the etranger to tarry with them. They press upon Him their hoepltnlitles. Night Uooailug on, and He may meet a prowling wild beast or be obliged to lln unsheltered from the dew. He cannot go much farther now. Why hot stop there and continue their pleasant conversation? They take Him by the arm, and they Insist upon His coming In, address ing Him In the word. "Abide with us, for It Is toward evening," Thecandleeare lighted; thetablo Isspreadi ileasant socialities are euklndled. They re "Ice In the preeence ol the stranger Ruent. le nks a blessing upon the bread they eat, and He hands a pleve of It toeaoh. Hiiddenly and with overwhelming power the thought fin xli" upon theantonfxhed people it Is the Lord! Ami a thev sit In brethlea wonder, looking upon the reMirrcoted body of Jesus, He vaulshed. The Interview ended. He was gone. With many of us It is a bright, sunshiny day of prosperity. There Is not a nioud lu the sky; not a luaf rustling In the foret, no chill In tho air. lint wo cnuuot expect all this to Inst. Ho Is not an Intelligent mun who expects perpetual duvllght of Joy. The un will after awhile nenr the horizon. The hadow. will lengthen. While 1 spunk many of us stand In tne very hour d-'HCnbed In the text, "for it Is toward evening." The re quest of tho txt Is appropriate for some be fore me, for with th m It Is toward lueeven Inif of old age. They Imve pused t he morhllnn of life. They nresometimes startled to think how old they nre. Thoy ilonot,howuver,llketo bave others remark upon It. If others sug gest their approximation toward venerable appearance, I bey say, "Whv, I'm not to old, after all." They do. Indeed, uotloethat they cannot lift quite so much lis once. They CHiinot walk quite so fast. They cannot rend quite so well without spectacles. Thev canuot fo ensliy recover from a cough or auy occasional ailment. Thev have Jos-t their taste for merriment. They nre sur- trised nt the qulek pnsago of 'the year, hey say that It only seems a little while ago that they Were boys. They nre going a Utile down hill. There Is something n their henlth, sttnething In their vision, soiucthlug in their walk, something In their changing associations, something above, something beneiith, something within, to remind them tbnt it Is toward evening. The grent want of all such is tohavo Jesus abide with them. It U a dismal thing to be getting old without tho rejuvonntlng influ ence of religion. When we stepon the down grade of lile and sum that it dips to tho vergo of tho cold river, we want to behold some one near who will help us ncross it. When the sight lost s its power to glance and gather nn, wo need the faith thnt can illuminate. When wo fool the failure of tho ear, wt need the clear tones of thnt voice which In olden times broke up tho sllcnco of the deaf with eaaence pi morey. When the axrarn of bear to think that soon yon will be railed to take the last look at that faes which from the first hour has looked npoa yon with af fection unchangeable. Hut you see that life Is ebbing and the grave will soon hide her from your sight. You sit quiet. You feel heavy hearted. The light is farting from the skv. The. air Is ehlll. It Is toward evening. You had a considerable estate and lelt In dependent. In five minutes on one fair bal ance sheet you could see Just how you stood In the world. But there came complications. Homethlng that yon Imagined Impossible happened. The best friend yon had proved traitor to your Interest. A sudden crash of Nntlonal misfortunes prostrated your credit. You may to-day bn going on in business, but von feel anxious about where you are stand ing nnd fear thnt the. next turning of the wheel will bring you prostrate. You foresee what you consider eeiialn defalcation. Yon think of the anguish of telling your friends vou are not worth a dollar. You know not now yon will ever bring your children homo from sohool. You wonder how you will tnd the selling of your library or thn mov ing Into a plainer house. The misfortunes of life have accumulated. You wonder what makes the sky so dark. It Is townrd even ing. Listen to Paul's battle shout with misfor tune. Hark to mounting Latimer's llresong. Look nt the glory that hareft the dungeon and filled the raith nnd heavens with tho crash of the falling mnnn?!es of despotism. And then look at those who have tried to cure themselves hy human prescriptions, at tempting to heal gnngreno with a patch of court plaster nnd to stop the plague of dying empires with tho quackery of earthly wis dom. Nothing cnu speak peace t the soul, nothing can unstrap our crushing burdens, nothing cnu overcome our spiritual foes, nothing enn open our ryes to son the sur rounding horses nnd chariots of salvation thnt llll all the mountain, but the voice anil command of Him who stoppe I oue night at Emmaus. The words of the text lire pertinent to us nil, from tho fnct that we are nearlng the evening of dnth. I have heard it said that we ought to live as though each moment were to b our Inst. I do not believe thnt theory. As fur as preparation is concerned, we ought nlwavs to be ready; but we ennnot always le thinking of deaih, for we have duties In life thnt demand our attention. When a man Is selling goods. It Is his bul nesj to think of the bargain he Is making. When n hum Is ph-ndlng In tho courts, it ts his duty to think of the Interests of his clients. When n clerk is adding up his ac counts, It Is his duty to keep his mm I u on the column of llgitrv. Ho who (Ills up his life with thoiu'hts of death Is far from being tho highest Mvle of Christian. 1 knew n nan who ued to often say at night. "I wish I might die before m ri.iug!' He bee.vii" nn inlldel Hut there nre times when Wic;in and ouuht to give ourselves to the contemplation of thnt solemii momei.t when to the soul time ends nnrt eternity begins. We must go through thnt one pns. Thorn Is no round about way, uo bypath, no circuitous route. iin wo must; mi. I It will I e to us a liii:ni fu occurrence or a time of nducratile behavior. Our friends mny stretch out tlfir bauds to keep us bick. but un Implorntioii on their part can hinder us. They might olTer largo retainers, but death w..uld not tnko the fee. The breath Will fall, and the eyes will .dose, nnd the heart will step. V ui ''nay hang the couch with gorgeous tiip-'stry.' but what does death care for beautiful curtain-' You luny bang the room with th; llnot works of art, but what does death cnr for floture-.' You "my llll the house with the waitings ot widowhood and orp!itiuagc;d es death mini weeping? This ought nut to bo a depressing theme. Who wants to live here forever? The world has always treated me well, and every day I feel less ami less like scolding an I complain ing, lint yet I would not want to make this my eteninl resldoneo. I love to watch Ihn clouds and t athe my soul In the blue sea of heaven, but I expect when the tlnunment is rolled away ns a scroll to see a new henveu, grander, higher and more glorious. You M.. . tit morcy. wnen l lie urarii ol ."'"" ' ' "lul,' (i"irwur. ion 'tf'tn ifVbt 'heif thP JThol Mtt,of tre ,(b9 wil ing to exchange yourbudy - .rKisll "K. .. net nit fc ui' . .., '"-f ,hni hen laches nn I ldeaoas nnd wenk- 1 victims are .it,-ia-i"i:.-Jt.---c" .'i:':"'-iltm utj "...i.i,-.i.i.n ... .. Shaving. tin Is wild to be the only creature 'Iiiivon. Hut this is not so. A South icaii bird called the "mot mot" no r levins shaving ou arriving at rity. Naturally adorned with Ioiir t.i.l feathers. It Is not sn Mailed them In their natural state, but iw beak nips off the web on ench for a space of about two Inches, a iniit little oval tuft nt Uie end h. HinVHAT AKELIEP. I suffered with terrible pnins in my vary uud womb. My back uched ne time. 1 hail kidney trouble badlv. Poc- prescribed for me, and I followed "advice, but found norelit II I took Ly.lia li It hums Vegetable lixmnd. Oh! wbut f'tef it is, not to y that tired feci- lay after day, in morning- us much ft night after a ll day 's work, and I'O free from nil M cuused bv Ovarian and Womb Ink. I cannot nnriu mv rrrntU I hope and pray that ot her Buf- women will realize the truth ini)KrturHe of mv btutement. and fpt the relief that is sure to attend use of tho l'inkham Medicine." Jamks I'Aititisii, er.oi Marshall N. E., Minneunolia, Miua. v tig HE MIDDLE SOUTH St. I- ... 1 ... I . , 11 f the .Mld.lle S, Mtl,.tl, r; srs.iis,. Irl..-Mirtk.irr. sMi,i ... h ','1 t '".W ''"I"''' will reivlvs urV '.',',."J..i' '"'"'" -lte tree. ,.r If ,r "riliers sii.l 1 u, .11. we will Uie ... .1. ii t . 'rr'' " isl-se. A.ilre i Kuuirrnlir, Truu. iTEADV ORtC nt aq( nin vrv- .irnv,u tlMuluiely be.l." Siirl outnts. new system. fTAIJK HUUTIIKHi:f Uuu, M., liockvori. 111. I U I U S BtlUllCI IT! PMlSjtNYMAN. TifTln. Ohio. in.. IUM :2Kr5 w.itb W,?';1?,. EOK- 'EW ATHENS, o. inuruuicu. CUeap. Cululog f roe. I L yl N 17 as log 111 our branches. When the sha.lr.u-. begin to fall nnd we (eel thnt the day Is far pent, wo need most of nil to supplicate1 the troug beneficent Jesus In the prayer of1 the villagers. "Abide with us, lor it 1 toward ivenlng." 1 The fiiiucst of the text Is an npnropriato exclamation for all those who are approached In the gloomv hour of temptution. There Is nothing easier than tobe good nnlured when sverything pleases, or to be humble when Ihero is nothing to oppjse us. or forgiving when wo have uot be-m ussniled, or nouest when we havp no inducement to fraud, Jlnt rou havo fell the grapple of some tempta tion. Your nature at some time qun!;ol nr, sroimed under the Inferuat force. You felt ihat tho devil wns after you. You saw your Christian grnees retreating. You feared '.hut you would fall lu the awful wrestlo with sin nnd be thrown Into the dust. The gloom thickened. The tlrst indleatlonsof the night wore seen lu nil tho trembling of your sou1, in nil the iufernnl suggestions of8iiUn, in til tho surging up of tumultuous pns-iuiis iud excitements. You felt with awful em phasis that it was toward evening. In the tempted hour you need to ask Jesus to abide with you. You cnubcut buck the adu lter thnt would devour you. You can un borso tho sin that would ride you down. I'ou cnu sharpen the bntllenx with which lousplit the head of helnieted abomination. Who helped I'nul bhii!o the brnz?u gated Heart of Telix? Who ootod liken good sailor when all the crew howled in tho Mediter ranean shipwreck? Who helped tho martyrs :o belilrm when one word of recanta tion would have uufualcned the willies of :he stake and put out the kindling fire? When theulgutot the soul cnm, on and all the denlteus of darkness came riding upon the winds of perdition who gnve strength to the tout? Who gave snlmuess to tho heart Who broke the spell of infernal enchant ment? He who heard the request of the vil lagers. "Abide ffliu us, for it is townrd even ing." One of the forts of France was attacked, nnd the outworks were taken before night, l'he besieging army lay down, thinking there was but little to do in the morning, nnd that the soldiery in the fort could be easilv inado to surrender. Hut duriug the night, through a lack stnirs, they escaped Into tho country. In the morning tho besieging army sprang upon the battlements, but found that their prey was gone. Ho, wheti we lira iiR-aii.tcd In temptation, there is always sonni tecret rtair by which we tr.lght get off. Clod will not nllow us to be tempted nbove what we sro able, but with every temptation will bring n way of escape that we may be able to bear it. The prayer of the testis appropriate for all who ore anticipating sorrow. The gmit rst folly that ever grow on this plnuet U tho tendency to borrow trouble, but there are, timet when approaching tunow Is so evident that we need to bo making special prepare tlou for It3 comlLg. One of your children has lately become n favorite. The cry ot that child strikes deep er Into tho heart Minn the cry of nil the oth ers. Youthiuk mors nbout'it. You give it more intention, not because it is auy more of a treasure thau the others, but because It is becoming frail. There U something in tho sheek, in the eye ami in tne walk that makes you quite sure that the leaves of the Mower are going to be scattered. The utmost nurs ing uud medical nttendaucu are tueflVi'tun1. riio pulse becomes feeble, the comidexiou lighter, the step weaker, tne laugh taiuter. No more romping for that one through hall end parlor. The nursery Is darkened by nn apptonobing calamity. The heart feels with mouruful aullcipatlou that the kuu Is going down. Night speeds on. It is toward even ing. You bnva long rejoiced in the care of a mother. You have done everything to make ber lust days happy. You have run with quick fvet to wait upon her every want, liar Iirestuce has been a perpetual blessing ill tho loutehold. Hut the fruit gatherers are look ing wistfully nt that tree, ller soul is ripe for heaven. The gates are ready to flush open for her euiiHUce. imt your soul sink at the thought of 1 separation. You cannot onthofiiDoral pyre of fevers r nn Incor- ruptlble body aud nil eye that I ,.uks uoi be. fore the jasper gates and the great white throne, llut be' jen tbatnd this there is nn hour about n .ich no m.-iu should be reckbvs or foolhardy. I doubt not your courage.iiut I tell you that you will want something bet ter than a stroug arm, 11 good aim ami a trusty sword when you coino to your Inst battle. You will need a better rob" than any you bave iu your wardrobe to keep you warm in that place. Circumstances do not m.Vi" so mii"li dif ference. It may be u bright day wh-u you push olT the planet, or it m iv b a dark 11lg.1t and while the owl Is hooting fi-.nn tho forest. It tu.iy bi xprlug, and yoiir.- oil may go out onritig tho Iiosiii, apple vr-hards swinging their cnseri iu the way. It iiinv be winter an I tho earth in a sninv shroud. It may be autumn 1111 1 th - for-t s -t on tiro by tho retreating year lea 1 nature laid out lu state. It may l e with your wife's ban 1 111 your hand, or you mi. y be in a strange hotel with a si-rvant faithlul to the last. It amy he lu the rail train, shot off the switch and tumbling iu long reverb r.clon down tho embankment 'rash, cra-h! I kno.v not the time, 1 know not tlio mole, but the days of our lll are being subtracted away and we shall como down to the time when wo have but ten days left, thvu nine days, then night days, then sevcu days, six days, live days, four days, three days, tw days, one day. Then hours three hours, two hours, 01m hour. Then only minutes lelt flvo minutes, four mln utes.three nilnutes.two tiiliiiites.oiio minute. Theu only seconds left four second., thrco seconds, two seconds, one second, (lone! 't he chapter of life ended. The book closed. The liaises 11! rest. Tim feet tlironili wIMi the journey. II16 hr.u l.s closed from all work. No word ou the lips. No breath in tho nostrils. Hair combei tack to lie uu- disheveled V any human Imiutj. The mus cles still. The nerves still. The lungs still. The tongue still. All still. You might put lue sieiuoseopo 10 1110 breast and near uo sound. ou iMgi t put 11 speaking trumpet to the ear, but you could 11 t wake the deaf ness. No motion, uo throb, no life. Htill, SUIT. 80 death cjuie to thi dfs"ltde! What if the sun of life is nliout to ret.' Jesus is the day spring from on high, the perpetual niorn- ing 01 every raiison ed spirit. What if the darkness come- Jc-us is tho light of the world and of heaven. What though this earthly house does crumble' Jesus has pre. pared u house of ninny maiisious. Jitsii is the anchor that always holds. Jesus is the light that 1:4 never eclipsed. Jesus Is tin fountain that Is never exhausted. Jesus is the evening star, hung up amid the gloom ol the gathering night. You are alino-t through with the abase aud backbiting of enemies They will call you uo mure by evil tiaim s. Your good deeth will no longer be misinterpreted nor your honor illchei. '1 'he troubles of earth will end In tho felicities. Toward eveniug. The bereavements of eirth will soon b lifted. You will not much longer stand pouring your grief iu the tomb, like llacltel weeping for br children or David mourning for Absalom. llroueii hearts bound up. Wounds healed. Tears wipe J away. Borrows terminated. No more sound ing of the deal march. Toward evening! Death will come, sweet ns slumber to the eyelids ol tho babe, as full rations to a starving soldier, as 1 veiling hour to the ex hausted workman. The sky will take ou its sunset glow, every cloud a lire psalm, every lake a glassy mirror, the forests transfigured delicate, mists climbing the air. Your frh-ndr will announce, it; your pulses will beat it your toys will ring it: your Hp will whispci It, "iouard evening!" Kxetrr ( limih Kohl for I3, The Church of the He cuiiA Congregational Society of Exeter, N. II.. has been wild at auction for 413. The cdillce was built Is at a cost of 10,1)00. The site must b cleared for the erectly of a uew building within three weeks. Making Foir tojrrolect Oranire TrefS. The newest method of protecting orange orchards against frosts, con sists in creating an artificial fog, which overhangs the trees and keeps them from harm. It is a fact familiar enongh, that there is no danger from frost on a clondy night J the clouds prevent the rapid radiation of heat from the earth and tints serve as a sort of blanket. A fog, which is an earth clond, serves the same purpose. The orauge growers of California bave found out a way of making fogs by artifice. They can create them at any time within a few minutes. If the night starts in elenr and cold, with prospects of frost, tho fog-making machines are turned on, and very loou the orchard is enshrouded in a thick mist. Thus protected, tho tr;cs cnu defy even a severe frost, which under ordinary circumstances would destroy all expectation of a crop of tho yellow and juicy fruit. The orchard provided with tho fog making device is underlaid by n sys tern of small pipes that carry water. Connecte I wlththesenreporpendiculnr pipes which rise to a height of forty leut in the air. There nrootio hundred of theso perpendicular pipes in every ten acres of trees. At tho top of eucii tall pipe are a couple of "cyciono nozzles," whicli discharge the wnter in a tine spray in an upward direction. All thnt is required is that the water shall bo turned on, and the nir is charged with n tine, fog-like mist. All the underground pipes iu t ho orchard unite iu one common supply pipe, which passes through the buiiso of the watchman iu charge. At any timo when the temporal; re sinks to freezing point, the watchman by open ing the cock of the supply pipo can at once turn on the water to all tho pipes and spray uo..lc. The result is a thick fog, thrown by otic hun dred cyclone nozzles over the entire ten acres. The mist soon tills the nir to n height of forty-live feet, and any breezo .Irifts it about lll.c n bank of fog. lu connection with the apparatus is an alarm thermometer. Yhen the temperature in the orchard fulla to thirty-two degrees, an electric circuit is completed nnd nn nl inn wnki s up tho vt'utcliiiinii. Without ilrlu.y lm turns on the fo', and tli"U oes to bed sntistb'd that the orchard 1 mi'c. NtW York Journal. Of coarse there Is such a thing as love, or there wouldn't be so many di vorces. Old age Is He the whooping coufh: everybody gets It. A flrrat Indnatrr. The Stark- Bros.' Nurseries, this rtty and Rn-kMirt. III., Is veritable lieehlvr. The nrnn. ir.ln.n ..I..... ... itf a.,. .. . ' I i(i I'lke we-iwsnl. Tin. i.ni.-. ,,... i. ....... fl nrw-stylr canvassing imtrtts, phnlns of . Iruits, trees, orchards, pm king. Irillt imiiited : irnUl t.Mllirst lr h...r,l .1 - - ' ,, -- oriininiirillM HITf- ....... all their timeto securing Hlrtnen. Stsrk activity rational. Any e; who has tvsn bsnrfltsn by the asyof Dr. Wlllj.ms' Pink Puis, will rVcshr! Inrnrmstion ot rnurh vslue nnd interest bv writlns to t'luk I'ill. P. o. Hei icw, Phil., pa. There am five male convicts to one female convict lu f.ngllsh prisons. To ( leans the System Effectually. et gentl r, when costive or billons. s ot the "To Pike." enlarged, j , . ' ' ,. , , salesmen work from New York I nr wl'en 'he blood Is Impure or slusgish, to permanently overcome habitual constipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver ton healthy activity, without irritntinff or weaken! n n,. times unknown.-Louisiana .Missouri Press, of Hgs. Tlev. ff. p. Csrsoi, Peotlsnd. Dak., savs . " Iwo Isittlesnf lisllsCftturrbture csmiil.t. ly vursd tuy little girl." s ild by Drugisls,;jo. Mrs. Window's Soothing Syn.iforf'lillilri'n teitliiiig, soft ens the guiTi-.n ilines IiiIIioiiiimi tlou, iilluys piiln; lures tud lolic. iJicii bottlv. If iifttii ltd with sure eves n-e Dr. l-mie Tliioo; -son's hvc-WHtcr liruggi-tssell nt iV s-r Isnto- FITS etopts'd free ti- !u. Ki.inf.'s finriT Nrnvr KfsToHr.u. No tits nfter first ilnv's Ue. M;irvtdous urr. Trent l-e nnd fS.KI trial Utile fn-e. Dr. Kline, VM An u M I'hlla., Pa. London firms nre said to spend over tin . OW.oeoa week In advertising. PiwsHb nn it'scnrer nntlt Inn Ute ttist vV ln sw lets net nntV est np llielr rletlina, but run the r skin an I rause rlisiunstlsm. Try IVitv bins' t'l..slln-H.iri M..p. Kn-etleut lur Uit Uuuil.-r aud dellsliirul for Ilia batb. Lord Hut- has lately l-en making some urchoses of land In Jerusalem. I believe I'lso'e s.i rd my In. V 1 1 1 -I It: Imriil.tss. I i It. Cure f.ir ( 'oiismut I ion bi-t siinii.i.r. Mns i i . Ml. h . i ii I. LU. He I'icks up Pius. A well-dressed man vtnlking nlont? Superior street on Friday suddenly stopped uud i tooped down. Two men bchiud hitujtiHt sated tin .u-e'ves from falling over his bout bedv uii.1 a pass ing woman shied to ouomiIc hi Midden fright. Three bootblacks sprang from the curb and a policeman moved for ward with a suspicious glance. Then tho man who caused the trouble straightened up with sum glittering object iu his hnud. "I've got it," Le mid with ctrinu pliant smile. marked to oue of tho men behind )u"u, ' us they fell into step. "l!ut .Vvo jiickud up pim ever since I wns a boy. If I saw a pin nnd didn't picked it up, I felt uncomfortable for hours. I bclicvo iu the old rhyme? You mean about pickiug it tin nud having good luck? ell, no ; I can't say that I do. The only disaster I can ictii-tuber in connection with a piti that I hippoiic'l to pass by didn't pr-.v- nt'vtlnii,,'. My neighbor's wife eli'pf I with the eoi 'h man tho mtuo ilnv, tint's nil. Hut really un 1 trulv, the cju.'er old super stition once wived mv iile. it wiis in Ne.v Orleans not lung af!. r tho war nnd street rows in re c..m;ii:o:i. I was past.ing up the street one lie irtiilig all I right in front of a bank bml ling, close up to the big p'.nte glass window, I saw it pin on lh- si lew. ill:. I stooped suddenly to get it and I he same in -taut I heard ii sharp i rjilosiu; nn 1 a jioci- J it t It crush utnl flier.- txa.'tiy oppo-itc where my head would have been it I didn't stopped, was a splintered hole in the pluto pluss windo .v, ma le by a rille bullet. I pit tho piu just the same and then jumped for the nearest stairway, Sitico that happy escape, I Lave picked up pins with uu almost religious fervor. Hu, there's one now.'' Clevelnu 1 l'liiiu 1 'oti't-r. Do HicvcliN Lessen Marri.igrs' Pianos are now nt n dibco'.iut, and it is amusing to uotu iu the paper de voting their columns largely to tho interests of those who iudtilge in ei chiiugo uud barter that u nice piano can be secured in return for a good lady's bicycle. Ona thing which, 1 think, will iu time militate against thu coutiuued uho of cycles by women is that they nre bad things for love nnd courtship. Iiiiwn tennis nnd dancing parties givo much better opportuni ties for marriageable daughters to tiud LusbaudH, but under tho most jovial ol conditions cycling claims such clo.-i uud undeviatiug attention that juunj.' men can liu I very little time to spare for their female companions at any rate, while upon their itetl steeds. When this comes to bo recognized, shares iu bicycle companies will limi thu 'ladies' cycle' a drug u the mar ket aud pianos will go up. St. l'aul'u. (Juerr Means ol MeiuillcuUoti. Captnin John T. Parker, an olJ sailor, presented u check ou a l'hiln delphia bauk recently for payment. The teller didn't know him aud re fused to pay the check unless be hud some ono to iudeutify him. No oue was near whom 1'urker knew, and tho teller asked him if he hadn't anything about Lis persou that would identify hiiu. I'arker thought a littlowhilo; theu pushed up his sleeve aud bared him arm to the bauk ollicer. Above the elbow there was tatooted in India ink hs name in full Joliu ,T. Turker, 'Good enough for me," said tho teller, and be Jmnicdiately Landed out the money. CO Pill Clothes. (') () The good pill has a pood coat. Tho rill cemt pcrvos two purposes; it protects tho pill, ou nbliiirf it to retain nil its remodinl value, nnd it dissTUiKi'S the tasto for the palate. Some pill coats are too heavy; they will not dissolve in the Btoruach, nnd tho pilln they cover par through tho ryr.tcm na harmless ns n Lrend pellet. Other coats nro too liht, and permit tho Hpcedy deterioration of tho pill. After 00 years exposure, Ayer's Sutrar Coated Tills havo been found i.a effective as if just fresh from tho labor atory. It's a ood pill with u food coat. Ask your druggist for Ayer's Cathartic Pills. Voir jiilt s nt I (-0 (.-) (".) e . ; rM.it. 1.1. AyiTlo., l.nwrll, M.i.s, f The umpire now decides that "BATTLE AX" is not only decidedly bigger in size than any other 5 cent piece of tobacco, but the quality is the finest he ever saw, and the flavor delicious. You will never know just how good it is until try it. . : you jtr a"m WTT Bate. CUT PRICES ON PUMPS. fcverythinc h farntrr rlU Ia luw. whi ell low to him We Imm- r.-i-rif .l; rrf itsCtl 1(1 Klin it I l l frtr m uin.ln.ill ...... I. i J M(L - .....,-....( in luiui'i' 5T A DalionB. anl liavo, mr 'H), rr lurrd tlit rust ot wiii'i power in onr- .ixiii tvfut wr. We hrlirvr in low inrs. hifli urjilri mid Uric,. .ilrt. No vne knows tht best pump or prices until he knows ours. v iiim bo Mioit li-.Ni) .iiul lnii( iiowfr kiroke ntiiniin. with first Ht.tiii , Chlfr - in brabu tutie rTlniHri, lcv.tr than , lion onet-a a', i if inrti ul f. 12. Till Tonrdsislnr. huynmieotlirr. Aermolor prices n4 goods arc always Dent. J rnonii Riatiitnir, nl rruira wa ( inre innkniit, Aiul Mie r.irt lu I with, the wpild has eivrn iu iiinre dun hoi Its windmill business. We hsva i hi Jiirh hniiKes One Dear yOU Writ fur butif.illy tlluirsUl enfuitr VERY FARMER IN THE NORTH CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH. . H. r.n niak. twin, mni-li. )l r.n ll nl Nortli.rn frm trut R.t lwli- innv irm for hi J luinrv il..n li.r. V llli.'oi-il luriiis fur l S'.'lt HI. Hrl r. I lrril v . f ralli c a.ls-f.iul cii t ti;. No 1r..iiihtii. Nithnr ..mi Imt ur ( "Il--.'lliiin'. i.i.i rlrlir. NiriliHrn tanners ai roiul'ijl ,ri If yuu ar. airivs v.l will (nr M( 1)1. miiiI: ami ak all II; .(Ursiluus you waut to. U I a 'l saur to ua tu an.wr lliani. KOlTlltltN IIOlrr:i:KKKV LANII l'().Mr.lV, Mmt-rIIIr, Trim. When You Want to Look on the Bright Side of Things, Use APQL I CD
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