a for ts bow many be was unable to tell beyond the | stupor. from ‘which he would pet op Land travdl on. Every time be came in ni sight of a mountatn he would 3 be oa ast Fi Pasa Peak, and would exert hima) Hine he was “stiter] 5 0 | tems agony and reales, wig | Perishing from thirst, : ga |. si a Mitle, i the hot Ais Ie, nnd be expected pach to At Yast his strength gave ont and fin {ont down, ahable to rise hours, snd It seemed he would Bave tn le there and watch denth eon He was found iying thers with his head ander ‘a bush by a Portognese | sheep herder, who took him, still un. ponselous, to Indian Wells. etires! for there until he could be taken hf to his bome at Randburg. rh tn bint thst 4 the Dear with An wilt ott yon a bear wiory Ye the novelty of truth, da for a moment doubt ent deeds with Wars of # 1 ney tat the true po men who ean tell | Hive bea from a jack # hy WAP hack to camp ‘through the thick for fred. I wan't think. Tegetog or * snjtilig : and T+ wi in Ce ze that the great = had heard 2% home nnd | nil were nothing Lut 2 of well cuitivated and nation, wade up my mind that : vould bo Detter lensed with 1 Hh v WHE ha rate he wax yet n the Bir, 28 a | LL W, BEotrikin and (linton Morgan, {some time there bad been bndkerehief Jont It draw tho fire enemy, Entoikia'srtend wag snorined, Lis reirent, { to town—8E Louis Repub Ce rlencen through Russia, Riterl: Cthiroogh FOUGHT A FIVE HOUR DUEL. A hat pistol and shotpon One one i thirred near Henala, Ga, latween J. Por Petricen the men nnd ramors wore afloat to the affect that Moran would § Hi Enteitin at the first opportunity. The latter Ix a ballY, sod in anticlps. tion of trouble went fully armed. A few dars since a men went nto Entel kin's office and placed sone papers with him to be served Instantly on Clinton Morgan. Healiging that a cri sip hind been reached in bis fend with his velglibor, Entrikin concialed two weapobs oh hin person, and took a fiend along to act as witness, realls- ing toll well that when, in addition to thelr original quarrel, Morgan learned Lis mission there would be trouble. In shout twenty minutes they had {arrived within twenty yards of Mor + 1 gunn's honsa, At this juncture Morgan | { bimeelf appeared, and before Entrikin { hud time to serve him with the papers has Jerked his shotgun from bebind the door anil conamenced to fire toward the approaching men. Both hastily sought slhielter behind trees and a ragdd fustl. Jade ensued. Morgan had hia pockets f1ill of shells, and aa fast as die charge wae ealousted he woull shove others nto the chambers thus keeping vp a hit fire at any portion of the bhatiiffs 1 body that was exposed. te Eutrikin answered with his resolves | ore, anti finally both men were badly wounded and conld pet leave their! temte. Then cums a Blockads, for beth Ware #freid to even hang out a white of his For nearly five hours this Indlerous situation continued, until Snaliy a friend of Morgan's came up, and plas ing the latter on borechaek. covered The Ball was 12 A Lack BLEW ( ATTAIN GVERBOARD. Captain Mark Clark, seared In a | dozen places with an Siherian evelone. Lite just returned from a yearanda- {ade teip Oiled with Interesting expe. and | Mongolla, : Captain Clark bax been erecting tf in foreign countries since 15980, aid bas had many thrilling expe. riences, Lint the otis he hos ust poesed capped the olimax, “§ the twenivdwo years be hus got up n ant creck. ig ons. ald Bot have eaught me my rile Howie knife, canvas . 81x} pever dil And guide 20d I the next » speedway i B the underbrush in my hed een caught by a lot stealing Boney out of thelr the pain from the stings to let go his grip and to now tells me about [ tell Bhim my own ac , and 1 am glad to say F of our gex that he 1s KED BESIDE DEATH. elly, one of the miners tly on the Mojave Desert, . horrible death that alinost him of his reason. For days he _ O¥er the burning desert ad or water. ber 11 he left Randsbure, wide William McLeod ont to Wilson Canyon mine, In the Mountains. It was a journey seventy miles, and was made p. In spite of the fact borse was in poor condition, likely to give out at any t the mountains next day to re- ectitig to spend the night at bu got lost toward Gloucester, Mass. Wan Seen, The ery was beard on schooner, which proved to be the Pa. A | wiot, : and the shipwrecked men were | ilies boasts in Vemezucla, sue In Span. 5h Honduras and three oh the Yakan, in Alas, SPR events which gave me thes | nears” said the Caotaln, “struck the { vont July 1, just after I bad finlshel + ber and taken ber acrosk the border of Fibers into Mougolla, on the Silingar River. It took ninety feet from ths middie of the beat and Ufted It over ’ ito a meadow, upside down and In a terrible tangle, ‘M1 was in the pilot house and went with the rest of the delais. As luck world have it I lamded on wy feet and Waa os tin three els shithz of a mile 4 blew on, Liter into a Leavy wood. Bat I bad to ald my bands about the back of my besal to shield It from the hall, and they were terribly cut by the hall stones, until now they are simply " solid sear, as you can see” IN OPEN BOAT FOUGHT DEATIL Prostbitten and exhausted by a tween. ty-four houryw’ battle with sea, storm, hunger and bitter cold, Captain R. HL. sinperville and the crew of six men of the schooner Belle Wooster reached They were bronght in by the schooner Patriot, which had picked them up at 2 o'clock am. “The Helen Wooster sank off High- land Light last after the crew aban dabéd her. Inn sonthwest blizzard tie sehiooner bal lest every hit of eéativas, excent the foresall, and, under the pounding of terrific sear, had sprung a leak, her cargo of granite having sliifted. When it was geen that the craft could not be kept afloat, the crew left her in a small boat, and for hours, scantily clothed and without food, beaten by terrible seas and uguable to lay a course In the blinding snow, thes ten fought for fe, At 2 o'clock a. m., when some of the men were with difficulty prevented, hy comrades not as far gone, from lying down in the boat to dle, a vessel's Haht Those in the open boat raised thelr volces In a united ery. ; : | reseved. he bogmaker says bia Ze 1s x He became shipost wild | with the terrible thought of the death {be had to face The usual | Letupor did not couse upon hits for 10 : Buy at length he hecatne pneonsclons. | He was | ba qd Moot Daring dine 10 Beep on them partially for board the If poeterdins WIE temorrows Hirw easy this life wold be! 3 We Haver make ; The shght mistak ¢ § That stifles in voices of glee. Bnd the pant would be all unnoted And we na mnie in the face of Tate; And we never gigh © As» day eped by, #1 have learned lint, slae, too latel” | ashi Englon = Star. : YOST AR GOOD. Jaggles How ail that drag clerk cote to Jit his old girl?” Wagglee The new one told him she was just ae goid, eo he took ber In stead.” Puck. waa a TIS OPINION, f “But you don't think he's mercenary, papa?” Why, ves, 1 dn gRYds marriage stheme "Puck. NATURAL DEDUCTION, Does Bo clam te know mueh about women “No: be says they are beyond kis Vim afrald he re fia a getrich-quick enmpaehonsion” “Then he's sarriad.”- Chicago Post. DINNER TABL EB FALLANTIRY. The Hostess" You are such an epl core, Mr Btaffer, that | was almost | afraid to ask you to dinner Btuller—"Bot the the pleasure of your CorupanyY more than oonpenantes me.” New York Sines, . | THE PRICE OF Wispos, I Richard Life is too queer for me” . Robery-"What do you mean? Richard—"Why. by the time a8 man 1s far enough slong to understand girls he iy #0 old and proay that they won't hook a him. "Puck. OXE ON IE, 1 fo Tred) to! Tha: the Yast time 1 saw you was in jail” Tlhn~"¥ex; I went there oo ae you" =Detrolt Fron Prose. ssc) WHERE IT HURT vim, Miss Jenkins—1 hope your heart is mot broken at my refusal Mr. Hop Kins" Mr, Hopking — “No, Miss Jenkine worse than that; my aesthetic nature is deeply, Bek of taste" Pack, KINDRED BLES BE IERINGR, “Here is a Jetier from a lawyer,” sald his wife, “who says that your nace has dled and felt you $10.00." "For these and other kindred bless Ines” murmored the dominte, "Tet es be devoutly Times, HOPE DEFERRED, *1 know ane Iprovenient IT think I'd bave made in the human race if 1'a directed evolution,” « “What's that ¥ “T'd bave them cut thelr wisdom tecth first instead of last”--Washing. ton Times, THE YOICE OF EX XPERIENCE. “Do yon think that the stage exer cises nu elevating Influence?” “Yes,” answered Mr. Stormington Barnes. “I don't know of anything better than the elassie drama for dee veloping the noble virtues of patience and hunllity "Washington Star, DREADFULLY DISCOU RAGING. “I see that a lot of Freach selentists claim to have dlacoversd how to abol- ish old age and insure an indefinite prolongation of jie” “Bay, what a sad blow this will be to expectant nieces and nephews who are waiting for the bank accounts of rich uncles and aunts.”—Philadelphia lnguirer, HE REMEMBERED, Towne—* Rather absent minded, fsn't bo¥ts Brown — “Extremely so. Why the other night when be gol home be knew there was something he wanted to do, but he couldn't remember what ft was | until he had sat up over an hour trying to think." ‘Town-—-"And did Le Snally repiem-! Brown—"Yes: he discovered that he to go to bed carly."~Philadel- Lrreparally wonnded st your | 8 thankful™ — New York | the fittis anes, do ers sometisies of Lite out of doors and ont of the | games which they shar: and the enjoy- ment which they receive and the efforts which they malice, cones the greater part of that heajthful development which is 80 essential to their bappiness when grown. When a laxative is sseded the remedy which is given to them 10 cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs oh which it acts, should be sneh an physicians would sanction, because ity component parts are known to bo wholesome and the remedy Mself fore from every objectionable quality. The cme remedy which physicians and parents, wellinformed, approve and recommend asd which the little onen enjoy, because of its pleasant favor, its gentle action and its beneficial efocts, is Syrup of Figs—and for the same riason it is the enly laxative whicli should be unwed by fathers and mothers, Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and naturally without priping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results from the use of the old-time exthartics and modern imitations, avd Against which the childreg gbioald be so grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do tot give them medicines, when medicings are not neednd, and when nature assistance in the way of a laxative, give them oaly the simple, pleasant and geatie-8yrupof Figs Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the comYrination of Laxative principles of planta with pleasant aroatatic ayraps ned juices, but also to our original method of mianafucture and as you value the health of not accept Kay of the substitutes which aasarapuicss deals Sr to increase their profits, bought anywhers of il reliable droggiats at 8% cents por Hotta tarefully guarded. If you wondd have them Hoods the The granine article giay he Fiease to remember, the full name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. is printed on tise front of every pack. age. Ia orller to get ita beneficial effects it is al ways aoconiary to uy the genunie only, These Fowls Know When the Roost | Was in Canger. "Petile penerally bave the least sense of all the « tie fowls,” said Frank Wilkins . Virginin farmer. the ofihor day, © Pea pat somes that soem to Bave om ELAY ndior that a groan many by bilnps | bmow. One night & short REo my wile god oad some vist were ot driving in tke evening 1 was gutting up the horses redursiig bome | poticed my tor wire mol roosting ae uesal In the Sittonwnnd tree By the bars. Jt they wars Date bal on thie PI 80 and in the Hube of ober trees, Firsek mie as migtay funy, Bs Lu Keys ap the piace Kad roosts nh thm frie pear sines | could rena in the bhoase and matical It when we Arte in i Hebught 1 peentiar. That night abe mideaigiz a hard wind snd ralnsto FRE gh sed the old tran wood hie dawn. Now. bow 44 hes koow thal tree was deine * T Ars down thers was no sign of a sty and the buattonweod was Ma oll and anvarent Bel AS ever i tall yom, Dee Ed greed rosgeet for the § HA SIoent wo turkeys gine they” RS RRR ST Hteraliy the Kiuy sous of {3aehn The Wage Soma on af ixdbel 7s a Bids Sen rivver while frog the tative Sonite ivy of the ht fe thom Le REE EY & ® AER fe Ay ¢ uf Tondo, Coutts ned Beste al read and that said Brim will pay tho sun E BUSLERD 3 R san nd cavsnnn k trad iy the Use of : Fravg J Cupwny Fen mie AN 4 wubsoribed in a 1 A.W, Gozasox Notary Pehle, acts direct 237 on tes blond and sono Thies of Lhe system, Hand for Lent frye, ¥ i meyer & Co, 1 i fori by Dra zain ails Has 3 Klie leaves in & book 5 fost AE ——————— Many Seton Children Are Sfekty, Mother Gray s Rweat Pow tere? ors, “atidron, ¥ ogni vrdaaed nave. 3061. 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Le 2 5 Trem the patios concerning the dirty, ly 50 years 1 “Falls, wand an ree “i fartnnen Yor others, hesrty, though In his ninety (hind year fi Mr | pRprr ills on the same throng {of paper and cloth bie ¢ pative of Rookiand | hw {Falls for Harris my | oo ul Sh day of Deteeniber, Hall’ atstasrh Onre in taken intaraaily, snd ; by ky the | i snd thirteen .] wm a7 BATTER. | ies Groat rou | Widis, Pa § snr woman ling wm Worcestershire, 1ingand, state that they | 2 a3 the } wie June Tist Du TIER | a Eo Bo PR FE AIRE inka turkey | Little Scap wand Water doenoe | 5 | Treasury at Washington recommends date Feey gh sud Lat ad CwRer Boot lund boes the rage of Caledonia, NEW +08 IN BANKS, improves Paper Currency. ¥ An official of ithe United Htates the waning of vig notes and o SF CRITENEY. MH the bantors of i dry only Ki: aw, y if erens 4 ERE TR IG) Ba morte v 5 cy fn etrenias I sou Liane never sods the 6peres Sut spread a solled nave upon 8 a glad gael vue on ttle brush that owe aged and oo to wor nx. Sehitle wires Bur a FOE rOREN ry nadesary too nernre K ay mote | ogre : all the bares rey — my ing srl | ran tell vou Fi Hitle work it eagnes. op fo anking hes ot for 58 Certainly the Seaton fn * amples canse (Ar copiplaint 5 Bre toe Hania Landed to them They may be full of | sort whieh of courses, are dangerous : this risk could he easily ofimb by Ge slmpie tas of soap and | Inventor of Pager Cellars Unela Sydney Clark, »f Black Rigas Win, wellknown charsctor oe gonlas aha had made is #2titl hale and of tha wh 3 the {mparovanien the smaleamat inn lark in 8s enunty, N.Y. and heen a resident of Black River many years. : Clark win the neentoe The frst onl tha Wh Ww WE 4 id, sheation of Christmas in| wits Howie occurred on Decems | TR, : “1 have made a most thorough trial of Avet's Cherry Pectoral and am prepared to say that for all dis cases a of the lungs it never disap. MM 45, : 2 ey Prog & -g ar pare AH Hn : Aree: a a HE peal AUR <1 By The pa hilte anions wikorewing i 0 nol J. Early Finley, Ironton, O. } pmiins, Dla ue) —_— facturing Ca. I7 State Streat. New York City, Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral | wont cur: rheumatism; we never said it would. It won't cure dyspepsia; we never claimed it. But it will cure coughs and colds of all kinds. We } first said this sixty ycars ago; we've been saying it | ever since. Toone sions: Mc, 8c. 50 i Wir other bn Amerson, The Som Bor Bin Wa dwn and E AD drugyints. If ke mgs i 15 surte wamdert al snide, + sorte Wegnat valiogn, 15 wave » bw ety 24 ry i Carin iingy B23 rere tuseboms cudiaiy $0 sntomii mark Wert Conpalt ane donor then dv aa 3 arn Eto take it Lenve it wy Teeside, Bromine, Si 10:78 Tr Sh 15 © SRR on | 24 warts - Endo rood al ut Bina ssnad WH iH A SALIER HOWL Isuner aan Ba tom 384 why 3F | 1 tatietest with vol | Weak eyes Uae