CIIILDKENS COLUMN. A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.. Somrthlrjl that VIII Int.rrat the JaTrnlla Himben of E.erjr Honaholt Quaint Ac tion, and llrlRht Raylnf of Many Cut And Cunning Children A lilt of a Boy. Thire as never a smile In a eary while. And never a rlearu of Joy, Till hi tyit of llibt niucle the whole wsrltl tirljlit A little bit of u boy I tie came one dny when Ihe world was Ma. And thrllilnj wltb Ilfo anil Joy: And with all thn rnten he aeemed to play A little bit of a boy I But he played his part with a human heart, Ai.d time can never dentr.iy The memory eet of the pattering feet Of that little hit of a boy 1 We had wondered how he rould play all day With never a dream of rest; But once he crept In the dark lind slopt Still on hit mother'' brenst! There waa nevor a smile In weary while, And never a Hiram of Joy: But the world aiems dim aln-e as dreamed of him A little bit of a boy! How Hrrtha 1IUI It. "Five lovely white kittens, awl mamma says they must all be drowned!" bertha cried about It. The twiDs, Cora and Clarence, cried too. Walter looked gloomy, and lltt'e Jan le wiped his eye on his pinafore. "Why? Why? Why?" walled the cho rus. "Hecause," said mamma, (Irmly, "It Is the most merciful thing to do. We can't keep live cats; and I'm sure you don't wish to jflve up old Tabby even for one of her kittens. It 1 better to drown them while they are little than to send them away to be starved or neglected." "Wait till they get just a little bigger, and let me try to ltnd home for them," begged Hertha. "Well, you may try It," Paid mamma. Fo, after a few weeks, Hertha wrote Ave little notes. This Is what each one said: "I am a poor, little, home less kitten. Please give me a ruorsel of milk and a corner of the hearth to s'eep." One note was signed "Snow," one "Snowilake," one "Snow White," on 3 "Snowdrop," and one "Snowball." "l'eoplewill know that's each one's name," said Hertha. Then she tied the note around each kitten's neck with a pretty rib bon. One day Hertha took a walk, with live kittens In a basket; and when she came back the basket was empty. "I lett now at old Mrs. (Jray's," she said. Old Mr. nnd Mrs. Gray have nothing to amuse them, so 1 guess they will keep Snow. 1 took Snowflake to Mrs. King's door. Jimmy King Is lame and I'm sure ho will be glad to see Snowilake. I put Snowdrop Into Miss Spinster's win dow. It was open. There isn't a soul In the hou-e besides her, and Snowdrop'll be splendid company. I left Snowball In the yard of the house where the two pairs of twins live at the end of the road. If they only wont pull her tail! Then I stopped at Aunt Susie's for a drink of water. And I told her all ahout It; and sbo laughed, and said she'd keep Snow White herself. Snow White's the prettiest" And, strange to say, the kittens did really find it welcome and gmid home Just where Bertha's loving hands had left them. The Hustons Waa "topped. Catherine had been Indulging In a drink of milk duriug the night for so long, that, when ahout three years of age und visiting friends, her par ents decided that her crying and per sistence In wanting the milk, which was then so Inconvenient to procure, had become decidedly a nuisance. A few days later she was lett with her grandparents, while her father and mother went to New York. Some plan had been decided upon between her mamma and grandmamma, by which the little lady's proclivity for night imbibing tbould be abolished. As soon as her mamma was gone, her grandmamma said: "Now, Cather ine, we are going to stop this milk business and this night business," and added a few more words em phasizing the proposed amendment. All passej serenely, and in about ten days her mamma returned. She found her little daughter, with a small tin cup of water and a tiny rag, busily occupied in attempts to wash a porch some thirty feet long by twelve or fifteen feet wide. On hear ing her mother's voice, she merely raised her head from the spot she was so busily scouring, and exclaimed In the most cheerful manner: "Oh, mamma! We've sthoped thlth milk bithness, and thlth night business!" A Tioubled fo lactone. The boy was In bed, but not asleep. Be tossed about and sighed. Present ly he sat up and listened to the mu sic from the room below. His mother bad a party, and hit sister had been allowed to sit up, though be had been sent to bed at the usual hour. But tbat was not the cause of the boy's trouble. "Mudder must bave forgot ten," be said, presently. He sat thinking for some time; then he rose and scrambled out of bed. He tried to put on bit clothes, but bit nurse bad always dressed him, and he could not manage the fastenings. He did not like to appear In public without an eitra garment: so be put on bis overcoat, and, grasping tbe tall of bis long nlgbt dre with one hand, and holding bis coat closed with the other, be made his way down stairs to tbe drawing-room. His mother was singing, The Lover and tbe Bird," but at the sound of partly suppressed exclama tions from tbe guests she turned round on tbe piano stool and beheld ber sod. "Mudder," said tbe boy, has tening to ber side; "mudder, my od- tier clothe Is not on because dose bub tons don't at. But truly 1 did have to come down, mudder, for you said, you said, you would spank me at bed time, and and, 1 don't want my own mudder to say a fib But, mudder, I coined down and toled you, and and don't you Dnk you better spank 'oft?" TERENCE V. POWDERLY. The Noted Head of the Knlajhts of Labor Rerentty Retire J. At the recent session of the Gen eral Assembly of the Knights of La bor, In Philadelphia, General Master Workman l'owderly resigned as the bead of the order and his resignation was accepted. Mr. Towderly steps down and out as the result of differ ences hetween the leading knights nnd himself. J. It. Sovereign, State Labor Comm'ssioner of Iowa, was elected ti succeed him. Mr. l'owderly says that he has the good of the or der and mankind in general at heart, and will "labor hard to build the Knights of Labor up to tbe height it Occupied before factional fights and Internal dissensions reduced It to Its present level. At one time," he con tinued, "our numerical strength was not below the Boo.oov mark, and now It Is barely (10,000; but then, rises and falls have ever teen the portion of empires. We will again rise, per haps higher than ever." Terence Vincent l'owderly was born in Carbondale, l'a., in January, 1MH, of Irish parents, and he was the eleventh! of twelve children. His rather was a day laborer. He bad but six years' elucatlun in the public schools, and at the age of 13 found employment with the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. In 1870 he was invited one night to attend a meeting of a local lrjn:h of the Knights of Labor, Assembly No. PS, He Joined. The movement was then In its Infancy, and meetings were held In secret, members being re quired to take an oath at Initiation. At about this time labor-saving ma chinery was being Introdu-ed in an alarming way. Mr. l'owderly became active among the Knights. In Jan uary, 187S, he was elected to rep resent onu of the seven districts of the order at Its llrst convention, which was held In Heading that month. 1'rlah Stephens, of Phila delphia, was elected General Master Workman and l'owderly to the next otllce, which was called General Worthy Foreman. At the next meet ing, held in St. Louis, Mr. Stephens recommended that, l'owderly be elected to fill his place, which was done. In April, 1S78, l'owderly wai elected Mayor of Scranton, Pa., to which otllce he was twice re-elected and then he declined a renomlnatlon. The first thing that Mr. l'owderly did as Mayor was to discharge tbe whole police force of the city. When he retired from office he gave his whole time to the Knights. As Grand Master Workman, l'ow derly traveled much and spoke on platforms all over the country. Dur ing some of the great rallioad strikes of the past he was on many occasions the biggest man In the country In the eyes of the public for the time being. CHICAGO'S NEW POSTMASTER. Washington Healng Secures the Federal I'luiu. The appointment of Washington Hesing to be Postmaster of Chicago was a great surprise to the politicians of the Western metropolis, as nearlv all thought that ex-Congressman Lawler would get tbe otllce because his petition contained the names of 2S.C0J of the leading men of Chicago. Hestag Is it years old and a native of Cincinnati. He has lived Id Chicago slnc he was 5 and was graduated from Yale College In 1870 with the title if B. A. He has been manager of th( Staats-Zeltung for many years and vields great Influence among the Germins. He served several years on thi city and county boards of edu cation and was a candidate for tbe Mayoralty nomination when Carter Harrlpn ran the last time. Bams Buskin Is, without doubt, tbe mat realistic and artistio actor Id tbe world. Fangs Why do you think so? Bangs When the audi ence tilled for him after bis death scene e was carried before tbe cur tain lea com n. Pur.lt TERENCI V. I'OWllEKt.r. ( ' A " WAinmoToii ntttnn. OUR BUDGET OP FUN. HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO INGS HERE AND THERE. Jokes and Jokrlers that Are Supposed to Have Iteen Recently llnrnSaylnga and Dolnge that Are Odd, Cnrloua, and La v. li ableThe Week's llnmor. Let l'a All Laugh. A Wall street squeeze seldom means a friendly pressure. Lowell Courier. Lapel a man dangerous and most girls of 16 see a halo around his head. Atchison Globe. Some nervous people waste almost half their time getting there too early. Dallas News. lr you'll notice, the man who can sleep like a top Is pretty apt to be a hummer. Buffalo Courier. Willis Which Is tbe best position In which to sleep? Wallace On the police force. Brooklyn Life. The most majestic manner cannot be maintained when Its possessor is obliged to Miee7.e. Kate Field's Washington. Dying by Inches is fast enough, but It's unfortunate when football players die by the foot as it were. Philadelphia Times. Nell "Miss Passe hasn't a very beautiful form, has she?" Belle "Xo, but she makes up for it." Philadelphia Record. The ears are eyes to the blind, says an observer. According to this view a blind person must be an ear-sighted person. Hoston Ujurler. "1 am a miss-guided youth," s ild the toy whose big sister compelled him to help wash the dishes. Martha's Vineyard Herald. "PAKKEn Is awfully conceited. He doesn't seem able to 'Vet away from himself." "That's uecause he's stuck on himself." Harper's Ba.ar. Mollie "That old man Hattle Is going to nnrry Isn't worth a do lar." Sarah "Of rourse not; he's only a remnant." Detroit Free Press. "You have faith that your busl.and will become a great ortlst?" Wife "1 can't tell yet, you see; he has only been dead ten years." Inter Ocean. A mam can always tell where he got his cold Just as easily as he can't tell where he left his umbrella two or three days before. Somervllle Journal. "Your neighbor appears to have failed a good many times." Must twenty-four times. The next will be his silver-bankruptcy." FlUgende Blaetter. A Boron Estimate. Miss Sears "What should you Imagine her age to be?" Miss Knox "I'm not very good at a guess; ikiss! 1.1 y the carbon iferous." Vogue. Ir isn't always sure that a young man Is religious boeauo he goes reg ularly t- pra.ver-meetini. It may be the girl who Is the religious one. Somervllle Journal. Bektiia "()h. dear, I've got to go to the drersmaker and be fitted." Maud "1 symiatbi.c with you, for I know you will have a trying time." Rochester Democrat Ci'SToMKit Hive you a copy of "Fifteen Decisive Battles?" Booksell er No. sir; wo aro sold out. but wo can give you "Hellectlons of a Mar ried Man." Tit-Bits. "It's wonderful," remarked the ed itor, "how proud a man acts when he Is going to have bis picture publish ed, and how humUe he feels after It has happened." Washington Star. When a man Is accu-cd bo begins by saying; "These attacks of my en emies will not injure me. 1 have lived here too long t: need a defense," and then proceeds to give one. Atchison Globe. Indianian Yer olTerln' the boss mighty cheap. Do ye own him for sure? Kcntucklan (h oklng anxiously townd the ferry) Yes, lie's mine, an' I'll never go back on him. -C cvcland Plain Dealer. Feathehstone (waiting for Miss Sllmson ti come down) Willy, that clock of yours Is half an hour fast. Willy You'd better r.ot tell sister so. Feuthcritone Why not? Willy 'Cause she thinks you don't know It Puck. Mr. Jones tfo you are the new servant my wife has hired. 1 sup pose you had good references? New Servant Yes, Indeed. 1 was In my lust place throe years and they gave me a time allowance of nine months for good behavior. Texas Hltlngs. Chief Miller Say, Sleuthpup, did you catch tbat thief? Detective Sleuthpup No, sir. Chief Miller Well, why didn't you catch him? Dctectlvo Sleuthpup I don't know, chief, unless it's because I've Just been vaccinated. Philadelphia Record. Mrs. O'IIaoan I don't like the looks av the b-i-r-d. Street vender (wltb suppressed anger) Are yer a buyin' a turkey for its looks or its flavor? (Ironically.) If I'd a knowed you'd a wanted a pooty bird, I'd a tilled me wagon with birds o' para dise. Life. "Dear me," said thegtrl wltb bla?k snappy eyes, "1 wish 1 . was a foot ball player." "What do you mean?" asked her mother aghast "Just what I say. 1 wish 1 was a foot-ball player, and tbat hateful, snippy little Sullle Giggles was on the other side." Washington Star. Mrs. Meadow I beard those city people say something about taking rides in traps. What kind of wagons be they? Mr. Meadow Huh! Any body might know you'd never been to York. It's a black-covered carriage tbat ye git into expectln' to nay 10 cents fare and ye git charge'! 16. lltuk. A GOOD DOC 8TORY. A Mastiff Who Was Mot to Be Won by a tthort Acquaintance. A writer in St Nicholas tells of visiting a party of friends In the Bend iff o gold fields where he was cor dially welcomed. "Among the valued possesions or my friends," he con tinue., "was an English mastiff named Rex, which belonged tooneof tbe gentiemcn. Tbe good under standing between myself and the mastiff appeared to have become so well estat llshed during the evening that on the next day 1 lett the claim where my friends were at work to fetch a kettle of tea from the tent without the least misgiving as to my reception by blm. "nex, who was always allowed to run loose, came forward to meet inn. He allowed me to strtke his head, aud, so far as I could see, shewed no interest In my movements as I en tered the tent und too't a drink or the tea, But when 1 started to leave the tent with the kettle In my hand, 1m ag.ne my astonishment when 1 saw tbe supposed friend Hex facing me, and showing his teeth In a very threatening way. I put down the kettle, seated myself on tho edge ot the camo-hed and spoke to h m. He wagged b tall ami looked so friendly that I thought I must have made a mistake about bis Intentions. Not at all. The moment 1 attempted to leave the tent with the kettle 1 had reason to know that Hex's broad grin was no mere notion, but, on the con trary, a real sign that he was true to bis trust as he understood it "I talked to him again, set down tbe kettle and attempted to leave without It Still Hex ob.ected. Ho bad bis doubts 'ind determined tngivo his masters tho lcnetlt or them. There was no help for it; 1 was held a prisoner, and could do nothing but sit down and wait patiently for one of the party to come to my relief. No ono came until nearly an hour later, by which time my long absence had caused friends to suspect that I was being held prisoner by Rex. 1 bore the dog no grugdo for his faith ful zeal, and In a few days found he would let me come and go and take whatever 1 wished." Pretic-I. ft Is remarkable that tho superior merits of pretzels are Just beginning to be recognized In this country. For a long time they have been a stan dard article of foo l in Germany, and no country In the world ranks higher than Germany In tho mental power, the physical strength and the thrifty lire of its Inhabitants. In the t'nlted States, especially, pretzels have been undervalued and their uses misunder stood. Bccauso of their cheapness they have been considered crude, and because of their being introduced by the humbler classes of Germans in connection with saloons, they bave been considered coarse. But now even th i luxurious classo-s here are taking notice of pretzels, and the carerul students or dietetics otler willing praises of their healthful qualities. Pretzels must le bake I properly. The best, nmde are baked on wire pans over an open lire; tho effects or the process are similar to the effects orjtoistin bread or broil I g steaks. Piet7ols aro salty In taste, easily digestible and extremely nutrltlous,a- d their iceepl or qualities far exce. d any variety of crackers. Uostou Transcript. Many pooplo suppose that snuff le made by grinding up cigar stubs and refuse tobacco, but this is a great mis take. The manufacture of snuff is a process that extends over sovcval months. The dried leaves are sprinkled with water and left to ferment, a pr( o ess that sometimes takes tin or twelve weeks. They are then ground to pow der, wet with toawater and allowed to undorgo a second fermentation. Some flavoring matters are added to produce particular bianls, and, after a thor ough stirring, the snuff Is ready for the consumer's nose. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and Improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter tbun others and enjoy lifo more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to tbe needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of tho pure liquid laxative principles embraced la the remedy, Byrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing tbe system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of tbe medical profession, becauso it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it Is perfectly free fiom every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drag arista in 60o and 1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, alio the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if ottered. FND 1 '94 P A T V NTS TRADE MARKS Kl.mlD.U a orlDvaotioD. fttnd forlovcutora Uulda.or howtuaut iwuut. fATRlca O AURXI Wuuuutea, DTQ. I 3 arsjls aT;g use the "Royal." It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible wholesome. "We recommend the Baking Fowder as superior to all others." Untied Cooks and Pastry Cooks' Associ ation of the United States. SJIiort Sarmona. The fellow who . looks at the snn tbrongh smoked glass can't see any brightness. Every community is crowded with people who want the best of everything except religion. The only people who refnse to walk in God's way are those who have the devil's shoes on. The man who thinks he knows it all ran never walk arm in arm with knowl edge of any kind. Blessed are the merciful. Don't forget it when you have a mortgage on .the property of a widow. Very few people ever find out Ibis side of thn grave just bow much of the devil they have in I hem. (lotting a man's heart right is better than putting a st longer lock ou his neighbor's chicken house. All people take their heads with them when they go to church, Imt some of them leave their hearts behind. The violation of an eternal law must parry with it eternal mini.shment. A law without a penalty is no law. A prominent clergyman of Mississippi re commends "Oolden Medical L'ucovery" to suffering humanity everywhere. The Dis covery ,r builda cp the a'.reneti e.rd solid Oesb when reduced b?iow a L-jsi'i.y standard. DYSPEPSIA AND GEtitM Gf.BIUTY. Hcv. A. II. Mevs. of FHar'f ro-i!, t Vmfinma I 'i., .r.ri..rj.ii(, writcal " Hovi.ij ytfi-rrfl lor n ntjiriN- of yoa with d.vAi-tV'i, tnii-iii liver ami ifon.-ra. 'drlilllty, anil hir. i,v tiled ievcr i ul iiliysr o.'d with little I or no It .ifU, I rtnoiv- i'u, n u jast nrt, to consult ro jr gpocialliita at the Worlti'e IHeftcn enr.7. Ilcinjr mlviflfil hy them to use Iir. 1'lerre'a (iolden Mcd.co.: Dis covery, 1 dir. so, otid after usinr scvcinl bot tlia. I fi-cl entirely re stored to henllh. Now, 1 tnkc irrent fdenstiro ftrv. A. n. Msvs. In reoommendlnr your medicines to guOurlnir humanity every where." 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Bay of an druggUt nyivh.r.-, or sand prica to THE R1PAN3 CHEMICAL COMfANV, is Sr.uc. St., N.w Yoa. "To Savt Th Is b Lentfisa Ufa." Do Yoa Yah: Ufa? TfcsaUso SAPOLIO N EVERY Re- ceipt that calls for baking powder IS h and Royal I A Cyclone fltory. I One of the most peculiar results of last .Sunday's cyclone enn be seen in East Jacksonville. A large oak tree was twisted by the force of the wind half way round, yet remained up-. right, and there are no splits or cracks visible upon iu surface. This In Itself would not be si peculiar were It not for the fact that the tree still stays in Its new position, and the limbs which were previously on the west side are now on the east. The body or tbe tree Is probably split to that It will eventually die, but the bark seems to have remained un broken and intact, and therein lies the peculiarity. Florida Times Union. LiTrxKtoii It was an unfortunate filng the devil tempted Eve in the ionu of a serpent. Hiteloigh In what way? 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