A I'rosayc,
I have a friend, a dear one.
Her name—but why I confes
Vou very rarely hear one
Mow /u?(jjnaTtng-*%ucss!
Her merry voice is sweeter
Than any rillet's flow;
Iter laugh has more of metre
Than any song 1 know.
Her lovely eyes that lighten
When robins softly sing
Are like the skies that brighten
At dawn in early spring;
Her cheeks—his brain is duller
Than dunce's who'll not own
They've all the pinky color
Of apple buds half blown.
You will agree it's pleasant
That such a one should send
Each year a charming present
To me, "her dearest friend."
And this year I've a presage-
It makes my pulses start—
That with a tender message
She'll give to me her heart.
—Bisstll Clinton in Harper s Magazine.
A TATTOOED PEOPLE.
mSSION WORK AMONG THE BUD-
Dlllßlß OF SI AM.
k Country Whoro tlie Young Adonises
Imperil Tliolr Elves to Muke Themselves
Fair In Women's Eyes—Curious Habits
ol' tile People.
HERE RECENTLY
F arrivod in Son Fran
cisco from Bium a
(4 party of m ssionaries,
men and women,con- j
w Vu nected with the Pres-
L byterian mission at
the province of Lao
for a number of years
and is the only dis-
Wt&ijj tiiictively American
organization in the
country, a sketch of
the scene of opera
lion and tho work being one will prove
exceptional interest, says tlie San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The boundary line between Lao and
Biam passes irregularly along the eight
eenth parallel of north latitude and the
greater part of the Lao states lies between
the ninety-ninth and lO'.st meridians of
east longitude, reckoned from Greenwich.
There ore six I.ao states tributary to Hiam
—namely, Lakon, Lampon, Cheng-Mai,
RTAUTINO' OR A JOUBME7.
Muang-Nan, llluang Prabang, and Muung
Prau. All are indepen lent of each other
and the rulers are autocratic. The offices
of chiefs In the several states are held for
life, but are not hereditary and are olecto
rial under tho will of tho people with the
consent of tho King of Siam The tribute
paid to the latter by each hief is chiefly
in the form of gold and silver betel boxes,
vases, necklaces, etc., with representa
tions of trees in gold and silver. Taxos
are collected by the chiefs from farmers
and others, and it is sufficient to say that
the oftlco of tux-collector is strictly "in
politics," that is to say, it is a convenient
iource of private gain. It is a poor
'.ax collector that ran not leave his oflice
a wealthy man.
The Laosians have a characteristic salu
tation when a wealthy or a aristocratic
person passes along. It involves going
down on elbows and knees ami raising the
lauds to tho face, almost, in the attitude of
prayer—a posture abject enough to re
sult the worst features of court civili/.a
;ion in Europe. The Laosians aro un
familiar with tho practice of shaking
lands and the usual gi ooting is a grunt,
jnder pressure they have been in
lucod to follow the conventional
practice, but in this case they extend
;he left or right hand indifferently. Hie
Lao country between Jlaheng and;
-.lie border of the Ngiou states,'
ilong the twentieth parallel of
utitudo, is tho principal source of the
Repliant supply ir Siam, and it may
hi said ot the eutiro country of Lao that it
s essantia'ly tho land of Buddhist temples
ind elephants. Tho latter are the only i
inimals which can get through the dense
jungle withoutdilliculfcy.
Tattooing is practiced in western Lao to
I considerable extent. As in civilized
:ouufries, so called, women pinch in their
waists and shiver in insufficient attire to
laps;
ELBPHHNTB AT BEST.
please their youthful admirers of the
sterner sex, so in Lao tho young Lotharios
m l Adonises run the risk of tho death
penalty to make themselves fair in wo
men's eyes, for the statistics of tattooing
iliow a steady mortality of 2 per cent,
with a much larger ratio of blood-poison
ing and inflammation tardily recovered
from.
The prevailing religion in the Lao States
is Buddhism. Tho Laosian theory of the
universe is a peculiar one, and sets gravi
tation ut defiance. The center of the
world is Mount Zinnalo, which is half un
der water and half above. The former
portion is a solid rot k with tliroo root-like
rocks protrudiug from the water into the
air below. Round this mountain is coiled
a large flail (furnishing a remarkable
SCENE AT CHEFG-MAT.
analogy to tho em.dem of early Christian
sepulchors). This flsh can embrace aud
move the mountain. VV hen it sleeps
the earth is uuiet; when
it moves it produces earthquakes.
Mount Zinnalo is full of caves, which below
water ure inhabited by dragons called
"Naks," and above by angels culled
"Thewedas." Above the earth and around
the great mountain is the firmament, with
the sun, moon, and stars. Above tho water
is the inhabited earth, and on one side of
the four sides of Mount Zinnalo are seven
bills, rising in graduations, which are the
first ascents the departed has to make. If
he is wanting in "merit" he can not get to
tlie top; but, having reached the summit,
he comes to the different chambers in
heaven. In these also are degrees, and a
system of government. Abovo all is the
outer darkness or "Nirvana," well known
as the annihilation state of non-existence,
or everlasting rest of the Buddhist faith.
The American mission at Cheng-mai fci
OH THR :XEPI NO.
under tho charge of Dr. Cheek. This gen
tleman enjoys a high reputation among
the nutives as a physician, howevor reluct
ant fhey may liavo shown themselves to
accept a chnngo of fnitli. It appears that
the mission was established about twenty
two years ago, its object leiug not so
much to proselytize or evungolize the na
tivos as to improvo their general tone and
elevate their minds by instructing them
in useful industries. The success of the
mission, from an evangelistic point of
view, was at first very uoor the number
ot living converts in 1884 being less than
100. The Catholic church lias long had a
fairly successful mission in Siam.
Dr. Cheek has saved the lives of hun
dreds by his medical and surgical skill.
He has also established a boat vard at
Chengnmi, wuere no employs arge num
bers of men and enables slaves to bo eman
cipated themselves according to the cus
toms of the country by making boats for
their masters. American tools are fast
superseding the primitive implements of
tho nutives in the work of boat construc
tion.
There are no newspapers in the Lao
typo, but the Rev. Mr. Peoples expects to
have a font of Lao type prepared in this
country, and great results are anticipated
from its use. Mr and Mrs. I'eoples have
spent so vou years in Lao and will return
in about a year's time. Mr. Peoples
worked chiefly at Lakhou, an important
I.ao towm
There is now Quito a large party of
ladies iu the Luo mission, and the pros
pect* are much more encouraging than a
few years ago. At Cheng-mai tuere is a
MISSION PARTY,
commodious scnooi room wnere tne girls
aro taught the ordinary subjects of study
besides receiving practical instruction in
needlework, household duties, etc., with
lessons in music and singing us a recrea
tion. The ladies' board of tlie society in
New York sends out regular remittances
for the purpose of redeeming Lao girls
from slavery and sending them to school.
Tho elephant plays such a prominent
pa l l in Laosian life that spocial legislation
is invoked in its favor. The stealing of an
elephant or bufl'alo is a capital offense.
The buffalo is tho chief domestic auimal,
but is not used as a beast of burden.
The population of tho Lao district prop
er is about 8,000,000; in all Hiam there
are about 10,000,000 of inhabitants.
Cheng-mai is the most powerful of the
Lao states. When it was founded Mf'O
years ago Muang Fang was the principal
city. After being several times con
quered aud sucked by the Burmese and
Ngious respectively, it romainod deserted
until about seventy years ago, wlieu sov
eral princes came over from Laklion,'
founded the present dynasty, and raised
Cheng-mai to its present importance.
The Cheng-mai market is held every
morninT from 8 to 11 o'clock. The wo
men do all the selling. Tho natives are
decidedly partial to strong drink, and
"samshoo" is the prevailing tipple. The
climate of I.ao is distinctly tropical, but
not unhealthy, except in the rainy season.
Dysentery und fever aro the principal fac
tors in tho bills of mortality.
In this connection it is proper to men
tion that spiritualism is a popular crAzo in
I.ao. There aro regular spirit doctors and
modiums, who not only ''charm away dis
ease, ' but are consulted whenever any dif
ficulty occurs in public or private affairs.
Why Women Are Rarely Robbed.
It is singular that more ladies aro
not robbed on the public thorough
fares, for the majority of them carry
every cent tliey possess in their pocket
books, which in turn are carried in
their hands. I suppose, however, the
reason thieves do not snatch more ol
these money-books is that they know
well the chances aro they would get
hut littlo, even if successful in evading
the police, after an assault of the kind
upon a woman. The great handsome
silver-tipped Russia leather affairs
called purses are very attractive in
themselves, hut in nine out of ten cases
the inside of them is "very lonesome.''
1 heard a professional thief say once
that it was regarded as extra hazard
ous in his profession to rob a woman,
either iu the house or on the street,
and for two reasons; Firstly, that, a
woman always screams, and, secondly,
slio has seldom much to he taken. A
man, on the contrary, either gives the
thief a chance to got away or fights,
and then his watch, money, or valua
hies are much easier to get at.— Louis
ville PosL
Didn't Want to Re an Angel.
"I say, Jones, what's the matter with
you? You're as uneasy as a fish out of
water; can't sit still a minute."
"Oh, it's smoking that makes me so
nervous."
"Well, why don't yon quit it, then?"
"The fact is I've given up all my
other had habits and I don't want to
he an angel."
"Well, why don't you risk it, any
way V"— national Weekly.
j A TRUE man of honor feels humbled
himself wlieu, owing to circumstances
beyond liis control, ho cannot help
I huwMiug others, 1
FADS OF NEW YORK WOMEN.
The Pampered Daughters of Wealth—
What They l>o to Kill Time.
[SPECIAL new yobk comhespondence.]
fHREE or four
weeks ago I wrote
lot the time and
(money spent by
'some well-known
ladies in making
collections of cer
tain toilets or
household
Jesse Grant has
just brought to
her home a dozen
candlesticks. She had plenty already.
The lady is candlestick struck. She
has been tilling her cabinets ever since
slie married, and lier husband rarely
returns from a journey without bring
ing her another one. All nations, art
schools, potteries, and kilns, aro rep
resented in the modern, while her
antiques aro quite like a museum col
lection in number, rarity, and value.
A peep at her chinas is like a glimpse
of the certain Broadway house where
Dresden figures, French studies, and
floral effects in porcelain rival Nature
in her gayest mood. A virtuoso would
forget his contentment looking at tho
dragons, vestal virgins, harlequins,
reptiles, sea monsters, dolphins, warri
ors, fishmongers, and fabled deities,
modeled in bronze, wrought iron,
brass, silver, and ormolo. The quaint
bits of color and the lovely forms of laid
work and under-glazing would make a
suppliant of an independent artist.
Aside from their artistic value, many
of the candlesticks are priceless as
souvenirs, coming as they did from im
mortals, living and dead.
Mrs. Wilber F. Storey, until recent
ly the owner of the Chicago 'Times,
and who is as much at home in the
Windsor Hotel as she is in her Michi
gan avenue house in the Lake City, is
a slave to her handkerchiefs. When
her husband was alive lie used to have
them made to order, not by the dozen,
but by the hundred. Most men will
admit that pretty underwear is the most
witching part of a woman's trousseau,
but Mr. Storey put tho handkerchief
at the head of everything, and paid tho
bills gleefully. There was one French
firm that used to fill his order, and the
delicate squares were sent home in an
oaken box big enough to hide a family
of children in. One specialty of this
house was a bobinette handkerchief
made with a two-incli ruffle of the same
web, and finished with bands ami hows
of ribbon. Usually it required fifteen
a day to supply the lady, and she kept
a maid who did nothing but wash them,
pull them dry, and basto iu the rib
bons. There wore mulls and sheer
linens; batiste and fine lawns lavishly
trimmed and stitelied fiat, and point
lace iu a hundred different varieties;
but tho gem was and still is the bobi
nette. Nothing like it was ever han
dled by many women. As a supple
ment Mrs. Storey wears attar of roses
that costs sixty dollars an ounce, one
drop of which is a veritable benediction
to the senses.
Mrs. William Livingstone lias a
weakness for window draperies of
applique lace, with her monogram
picked out of the delicate web iu batiste
lines.
Mrs. Major General Schuyler Ham
ilton, who on the day of her marriage
to the distinguished soldier was pre
sented with tho famous pearls of the
Hamilton family, has an inordinate
love for the jewels, which she is more
foml of playing with than wearing.
The actresses go into fads for adver
tising purposes, just as 1 hey sign lit
erary contributions which most of
them are incapable of writing. Lillian
Russell is an adept, and yet I can
hardly leave her out of this letter, for
she has a really remarkable collection
of silver-bound toilet articles. She is
mad oil tho subject of brushes, and I
really believe there are three dozen
alone in her outfit. She has nail
brushes, jewel brushes, brow brushes,
hair brushes, and manicure brushes,
all woven with imported bristles and
backed with silver —sterling, every
inch of it, and superbly carved or ham
mered. These things aro spread over
her dressing and toilet tables, backs
up, and if you didn't see the Freuch
bed with its silken canopy and hang
ings in her chamber, the polished ward
robes of her dressing-room, and the
porcelain tub and swinging liealth-lift
of her bath-room, you might fancy
yourself in the shop of a dealer in ex
elusive novelties. These brushes, with
the hand mirrors, jewel and powder
boxes, aro distributed over the tables
of three rooms, and against the white
drapery they suggest a mosaic of pearl
and silver. To the sight they are ad-'
mirable. To the chambermaid, who
has to shine them up every Monday
morning, they aro appalling.
JENNIE DEAN.
Slie If nil Not Entirely Forgotten.
Mr. Bill lis sat in liis comfortable
armchair, with his feet comfortably
resting on another chair. Mr. Billus
was enjoying himself. He had dined,
and ho defied fate to do its worst, even
as another great man is said by histor
iaus to have done under like circum
stances long before tho period of
Billus.
| "Maria," ho observed, "this is the
anniversary of our wedding, isn't it V
"It is, John."
"Twenty-three years, Maria," said
Mr. Billus, reflectively, as he took the
poker and stirred the lire in the grate,
"is a thundering long—h'm! h'm!-
long time for some married, folks, isn't
it?
"It is, John."
"And yet it doesn't seem—h'm! h'm
—as if it were thirty years since I first
met you at tho Jasper County fair,
does it ?"
"It isn't thirty years," replied Mrs.
Billus, rather shortly. "It is only
twenty-six."
"I mean twenty six years of course,
Maria. Speaking of that fair," con
tinued Mr. Billus, "I wonder if you re
member that big artichoke in the agri
cultural hall."
"No, I don't remember any big arti
choke."
"Have you forgotten that long ear of
corn sent in by old Absalom NVykoff V"
"1 have no recollection of it."
"Don't you remember tho big beet
that Uncle Jakey Dubois had on exhi
bition ?"
" No."
"Maria," said Mr. Billus, impa
tiently, "where's ydur memory ? Don't
you recollect the great big pump
kin that weighed 17G pounds that Cal
Hepperly was showing everybody that
came to the fair?"
"It seems to me I do remember a big
pumpkin."
"I thought so. Your memory is a
mighty poor one, Maria, but you could
not forget that big pumpkin. Do you
have any idea" persisted Mr. Billus, with
i growing recollections of sundry uies his
good mother had made shortly after
that fair, "whatever became of that
pumpkin, Maria?"
"I think I have, John."
"You have, hey," he retorted in sur
prise. "If it is all you can do to re
member the biggest pumpkiu at that
fair how do you happen to know what
ever become of it, madam ?"
"I married that pumpkin, John."
The tire burned feebly in the grate,
the canary bird slumbered peacefully
in its cage, and amid a silence so pro
found that the shadows could be plaiu
ly heard dancing on the wall Mr. aud
Mrs. Billus sat in their cheerful little
parlor and dreamed the happy hours of
their wedding anniversary away.—Chi
caao Tribune.
SPARKS OF WIT.
PHESSING liusinessi—rouing.
GOING the rounds—mounting a lad
der.
THE female chiropodist is the di
vinity that shapes our ends.
THE raining favorite—a good um
brella that belongs to another man.
No ONE is able to write so long a sen
tence in so few words as the police
judge.
"I HEAR that the doctor lias given
Griggsby up." "Yes, ho wouldn't pay
his bill."
ONE would think that a jailer would
be in pain all the time with so many
felons on his hands.
WAITERS seem to be, as a class, quite
orderly men, yet they are continually
being called to order.
THERE'S one peculiar thing about a
horse race. You can pick the winners
right along until you put up your
money.
WHEN the world comes to an end and
all language is forever hushed. I'll bet
it will be a woman who will have the
last word.
SQUEKUS —Do you know when the
first umbrella was made? Nickleby—
Oh, yes; during the rain of David, to
be used as a parry Saul.
DIME museum managers should in
augurate a search for a woman who
can play cards an entire evening with
out asking: "What's trumps?"
EDITH (as the one-armed organ
grinder came in sight)—"Oh, mamma,
just look at that poor man! All the
sawdust has run out of one of his arms!
Ain't that awful ?"
"I AM sorry to say," said a sheriff to
a young widow, •who was handsome,
"(iiat I have an attachment for you.
"I am happy to say, sir, that it isn't
mutual," she replied.
MB. BLINKS —What? Thirty years
old to-morrow? You told the minister
who married us only two years ago that
you were only eighteen. Mrs. Blinks
(wearily)— Well, I felt eighteen then.
AN old man-of-war sailor, who had
lost a leg in the service of his country,
became a retailer of fruit. He said ho
was obliged to be a retailer, because
having lost a leg he could not be a
whole sailor.
LOUISE (of New York) —What! Have
you been married eight times, Elsie?
Elsie (of Chicago)— Yes, I've had eight
husbands. And I've been very fortu
nate, too; not a single one of them died
on my hands.
Miss PRUDE (while out walking with
her younger sister, thinks she is rudely
treated)--Were you staring at me, sir?
Strange Gentleman—Bless you, 110,
madam. I was admiring your little
granddaughter.
VISITOR —I hope, my friend, that you
now see the great error you have
made. Murderer —Yes, I see it clearer
every day. If I'd only 'r killed de hired
girl too there would't have been no one
left to peach 011 1110.
EDITH —I don't like electric light in
a house. Jack—Why? Edith—Bo
cause it can he turned on so unexpect
edly by—pa, for instance. Jack- Well,
let us go out 011 the piazza. The moon
won't play us any trick.
"MAMMA," said Tommy, as ho
watched his little brother squirming iu
the bath-tub, "Willie is like a piece of
flannel." "What make you think so?"
asked his mother. "Oh, because 110
shrinks when he's washed."
TEACHER —Johnnie, is it proper to
say, "Peaches is better than watermel
ons?" Johnnie (who evidently has his
likes and dislikes) No, ma'am. Teacher
—Well, you may correct the sentence.
Johnnie—Watermelons is better than
peaches.
YOUNG Medical Student (to his
sweetheart) Do you know, Julia, thai
the human heart is equal to the lift
ing of 120 pounds every twenty-four
hours? Julia (demurely)— Well, that's
just my weight. Then 110 lifted her to
his heart.
uu Business.
The Governor of Georgia had just
dismissed a delegation of Prohibition
ists, when a card bearing the name
"Judge J. T. W. Madison" was hand
ed him. The chief executive was very
tired, having been harassed with dry
speeches, and would have sent down an
excuse, but the high-sounding name on
the card bespoke a visitor of impor
tance; so, wearily yielding, 110 told the
porter to show the gentleman up. A
few moments later one of the most
deeply colored gentlemen in the State
stepped into the room.
"Dis yerede gubner?"
"Yes.' What do you want?"
"I'IT called 011 bizuess, sah. I's or
jedge down "
"You are a judge?"
"Yes, Justice o' de Peace dowu in do
swamp districk."
"Well, state your business with mo
as quickly as you can."
"J'll do it, sah. Caze dat's wliut I
come yero fur. Lemme see, now. Oh,
yas. Home time ago, sah, I had er
man named Sam Bly 'rested an' tried
for stealin' co'll. I tried him myse'f
and fined him four hundred dollars an'
six munts in jail. Dis wuz all satis
factory, 'specially ter me, but do blame
lawyer lie tuck er 'peal ter de circus
cou't. Now, sah, my bizness wid you
isdisyere: Efyou's got any'lluence
wid de jedge o' dat circus cou't, I wush
you'd drap him a few lines an' tell him
ter send dat case back ter me. Now, is
you got much 'lluence wid dat judge?"
"You old scoundrel, get out of here
or 1 will have you thrown out.'
"Jest wait er miuit, sah; jest Avait er
miuit. I know dat nigger stole dat
co'n, an' I know dat ho Avants ter tako
er 'peal just so he ken skape do justice
dat is atter him. Dar's anuder thing:
Dat nigger is er mighty p'litieal bother
down uar an' de folks wants ter git rid
o' him till atter de leckshun—knows
da does, er da Avouldn'ter promised me
er hunnud dollars ter send him up.
Now, it's er gubnor's duty ter do Avhut
de folks wauts him ter do an'—liol' on,
liol' on, I'll go. Neber seed sich times
ez dese comiu' ober folks. llol' on, fur
J'ae dun gone,"-— Arkansaw Traveler.
A Horse Car Scene.
Tast Aveek I siw an iu ide it that fori - I
ibly illustrated a grow.ng ten 1< 11 \ of j
"our gii\s." An old lady, but a j ortly
viie, heavily vei ed, came iut.i a ftrcet
car and sit a hu.;e, Moll-filled basket
down. It chanc m! to intrude 011 the
toes of a superbly <lr ss -d yoi ng woman
opposite. She a us'd market baskets
roundly and then a aised the po >plewh >
CIT O I them. Then she AIIOAVG.I the ,
op nioii tii i'v a e that j ersons who c.ir- !
re 1 baskets ladll business to ride <n !
street ens An I then she decried against j
poor poop e l-eiug allowed to ride in
every strt et car. Ho ne cirs should b*
lvs'ived, she said, for genteel folks.!
The girl morti ie I everybody. The'
veiled |j,dy said not a word until 1 oth
. motioned the dri\er and the cars loppe 1.
I "Hold on ! Take that pail!" said t'.io
elderly ladv.
Her t >rmentor looked a moment in
astonishment.
"Take til it pail, Martha, and carry it
home. Til 's basket is all I c.-.n manage,"
repeated the elder.
"Why didn't you (ell mo who vou \
were, mother f" asked the crestfallen I
girl, us she picked up the pail and went
out. —( Yankee Blade.
IIOW'H This! *W~"
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cunnut bo euro 1 by
taking Ilull'a Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, O. •
We, the undwai/ncd, have known F. J.
Ch-ncy for tho last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in nil business transac
tions, and financially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by their llrm.
West Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
E. IL Van Hoeson, Cashier Toledo National
bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure in taken internally, act
ing directly upon tho blood anil mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 750. per bottle.
Hold by all Druggists.
—Men are sinful just, us they are foolish,
and good just as tliey are wise,—i. ©., very
mixed in both respects.
Some Foolish People
Allow a cough to run until It gets beyond the
reach of medicine. They often say: "Oh. It
will wear away," but In moat cases It wears
them away. Could they tie Induced to try lbs !
successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam
which Is sold on a positive guarantee to cure,
they would Immediately see the excellent ef
fect after taking the lirst dose. Price 50c. and
ftl. 7'rlal sue tret. At all druggists.
—Sixty Neapolitan churches have been con
demned to destruction for the sake of exten
sive improvements of the city.
Oregon, tlic Paradise of Farmers.
Mild, equable cliinat*',certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and sl.u k coun- J
try in (he world. Full information free. Ad-
Irees Oregon Im'igrat'n Board, Portland. Ore.
—Friendship is like the earthen ware, if it j
is broken it can be mended. Bill love Is like
a mirror, once broken that ends it.
The Bent Route to Town and Dakota
Is tho Illinois Central It. K. Tho shortest and
best equipped lino Chicago to Sioux City.lowa,
and Sioux Fulls, Dakota. A. 11. 11ANSON,
(ieu'l l'ass. Agent.
—The French taxes produced 8,000,000 J
francs less last August and 4,000,000 francs
less last September than in the corresponding j
mouths of Inst year.
Marie Etoze, W, T, Carleton, Lama Belleni '
and manv more prominent artbts, clergymen
and public speakers use and rcccomniend as
the very best remedy for hoarseness or irrit a
lion of the throat and brightening tho voice,
the Bronchial Wafers made by J. F. Hayes,
chemist, Philadelphia. Price twenty-live cents
per box. Post paid.
—At the Paris Exhibition of 1807 the the- '
aires took in $2,100,000. at the Exhibition
at 152,000,000, and in 1880 ftt.OiiO, I
000. I
Is it economy to save a few c, nts buying a
cheap soap or stiong washing powder, ami /<• I
dollar* in ruin d rott d clothes? If not, use I
Dobbins's Electric Soap, *• bite us snow, and
as pure . Ask your grocer for it. i 1
—Sin ; 111 • I hedge hogs are horn without
•pikes; but how they prick aud wound after 1
birth we all know. Uul2.
Last Winter
I was troubled so badly with rhcumutlsm lu my
right shoulder ami Joints of my lug as uot to be utile
to walk. 1 took Hood's Sursaparllla, and now I
don't feel any actios or pnlus anywhere, aixl It uot I
only stopped the soreness in my shoulder aud | j
Joints, hut makes me I eel as lively as u ten-year- )
old hoy. 1 sell newspapers right lu j
every day In the year, and liavo been doing so for j
Ave years, and standing on the eold stones ain't no
pienic, I can tell you. 1 ran tie seen every day Iu 1
tin; year ut corner Tompkins ami De Kulh Avenues.
— W. AV. HOWARD, Brooklyn, N. Y. I
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold by till druggists. $1; six for s.*>. Prepared only '
by C. I. HOOD & CO., A|Mjtheearles, Lowell, Muss.
100 Doses One Dollar
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
At very considerable expense wo have placed our
selves iu the CNIGUE POSITION of being able to fur
nish a series of
8-JQVENILE VOLUMES -8
each consisting of thirty-two well printed pages,
hound in handsome lithograph covers,
Printed in Twelve Colors,
at the extraordinary low price, mailed to any ad
-15 CENTS PER COPY.
The following is the list. There are eight kinds,
each diil'crent from tin* other:
BRIGHT FLOWERS.
LITTLE HI'NKIIIMC.
SWEET ii RAPES.
BRIGHT DAISIES.
MERRY WINTER STORIES.
HOOD NIHIIT STORIES.
THE BUTTERFLY STORIES.
YOUNG AMERICA STORIES.
Remember, these will be sent by mail to any ad
dress for I Ac. per Conyt or we will send the whole
EIUIIT lOlt SI,DO. Hoiul |M>stal note or one or
two cent stamps. Tliey are now ready,
PARAGON BOOK CO.,
15 Vandewater Ht.,
NEW YORK.
* dises.se knowi Is haJf cured"-*
Buy a cake
of Scouring Soap used for ©,ll clears
ing purposes except the laundry-Try JH*
You are judged by your house just as much as by your dress.
Keep it neat and clean and your reputation will shine. Neglect it and
your good name will suffer. Do not think that house-cieaning is too
troublesome; it is worth all it costs, especially if you reduce the
outlay of time and strength by using SAPOLIO.
I A Cure of Cmurrb
In tho htv<l, as well as nil bronchia 1 , throa*
and lung diseases, if taken in time, is efTecto l
by using I) . Pierr's Hold *:i Medical Disuov
j cry, or uiouey paid for it will bo promptly re
turned.
A more pleasant physic
You never will find
Than P. oreo's small' I'ellots,"
The Purgative kind
—A departure from truth is hardly ever
known to lie a single one.
j After dinner smoke " Tunsill'u Punch."
| —lt does not do to war with tliowoihl ; the
world is too strong; for the individual.
j
Both the method aud results when
by rup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, andacts
Sentlyyet promptly on the Kidneys,
liver and Bowels, cleanses the By
tern effectually, dispels colds, he id
aches aud fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever -re
duced, pleasing to the taste and rc
ceptahle to tho stomach, prompt in
its action anil truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared oidy from the most
iiealthy and agreeable substances, j
its many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 j
j and $1 bottles by all leading drug- [
gists. Any reliable druggist who !
! may not have it on hand will pro- j
I cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY NEW YORK, N Y.
ElysCieamßalmlpEvS
' Wil l, ( I I!K !§^ LDinHE,K
CATARRH 01
Apply Halm into rac'i nostril.
ELY UKUK. fit) Warrcii Sr.. .N ■" sUc|
BRONURHT lf|f%| |.| ST IIIX lis !
in tiio World. If I 9 I C IIVI HOWE'-i eele. !
brated No. 19 WIULIII STlnSli
V I'Ol I SSI.OO
Full sot I strtun, k. Bast it-illan Strings, 200
each. 1,335 Ohl Vi tii 11 m i <JD varieties Vio.lus
V1..1i-,vn .I 7J0.r0 Violin cwi
Bows, Necks, Tops, Hue c, V.ir ihn .nil all tilt 1 n-J
Music IIIKKS for ill instruments. Best assort mi,
lowest twice ilu America. Sendfirci il > • u--
ELI AS HOWE, . JJI*. STR S •, MOTION. M LS S,
imur *TUIIY. Book-ktopinK, Buslnods Fornix
M u ml. iVninniißliip. Ari Inn tie, short-hand, ete.
II thoroiifthly taught ly MAII. Circulars irae 1
BI VUHI'N F nllrur 4.17 .M'ilu St., Buffalo, N. V
fl DIE IM
"A'I'UH'I'A. U. si;
Ass BOOH |fl FOB SIOO. HOW
flßftr
fifl'ml* ins
If you nro thinking of building a hoUBO you ought
to liny tho new book, |*iilll-cr*H Aiiicrjcim Arch
itecture, or every man a complete builder,pivi ured
by Palliper, l'alliser v Co.,tho weilknown aielnterta.
Thurois not a Builder or any ono intendin..- to
build or otherwiso interested that can nllovd to l>o
without It. It is a practical work aud everybody lniya
It Tho bent, cheapest and most iiopnlnr work evor
issued on Building. Nearly four liumln d drawinva.
A $5 book ill si/e and si vie, but we have determined to
make it meet tho popular demand, to suit the limes,
so that it can bo easily leuelied by all.
Tlii--* hook contains P4 paves lixll inches in sr/o,
tndconsists of largo Oxl'2 plate pave >, iriving plans,
elevations, perspective views, descriptions, owners
names, actual cost of construction. no UIICMM wrl,
and instructions llew to lliiild 70Cottages. \illas,
Double Houses, Brick Block Houses, suitable for
city suburbs, town ami country, bouses for the farm
, and wnrkltigmcn'n homes for all tactions of the
country, and costing from s:* to fcfi.fiOtl: also Burns.
; Stables, Heboid House, Town Hall, OliineliOH and
I other public huilditivs, together with sneeitieatlons,
form of con true t, and a lar.o amount of information
I on the erection of buildings, selection of site, em
ployment of Architects. It is worf h tfS <> any mio,
| but we will send it in paper cover by mad, postpaid,
on receipt of tfi.tV); hound in cloth jjr.'.no.
1 ARCHITECT (HI., |. Vandewater St.. New lurk.
UTMonUon This l'uper.^j
S ?MFT
IITOI^TVC >W "R EVOLVERJ
s 3 fl N r SB- r -"" -—=-?■ — - # ° Safety Barrel Catch.
J ° MnterUUa'i't g |j '(Jjjjv' l>arrel "Pen when
g< AS PERFECT A PISTOL AS 38 Cal '
> * CAN POSSIBLY BE MADE. V ' Using S. &W.
p ''''^''''' ' C,,F
S H JOHN P. LOVELL ARMS CO., Manufacturers, Boston, Mass. SBP Dealers.
NEW PAT TN I . IHr ONI Y T'IIO : -R. TLY SAI I n : ,nn M A 1') K .
JACOBS oil
CAUTION.
| No other Liniment made to resemble
ST. J ACOBS OIL.
CAN
COM PARK WITH IX.
ST. JACOBS OIL IS
TIL E BEST,
AND TLIAT IS WHY ITS CURES AUK
PROMPT AND PERMANENT.
AT PBUQUISTS AND DEAI.ERS.
THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO.. Baltimore. Md.
rp YOU WISH A RV .. ■
purchase one of the role- \WVJR— .H
orated SMITH IT WESSON A-'
orms. Tho finest small arms // \V-V' DILW
ver manufactured and the J) Yp-fM
J Manufactured - FF&H]
' gleordoull- action, Safety JiannuerleMi and
J 'IN WET motels. Constructed entirely ot LIE-T UUNL-
I fly wrouitlil SIECI, carefully inspeeteu for WORK*
manshiPßiid stock, they are unrivaled f>r llni-h,
durnbiliiv Uml nri-N nicy. Do not be deceived LV
I cheap inn lien hie cnst-lrou linitilt ions wliicli
| A" E often SOI L for tlie venulno article and are not
! onlv unreliable, but dunverouH. The SMITH
; WESSON lievolvors are all stamisd upon the bar
rels with ft no's name, address and DATES of pat. nta
und are VIM run toed ]*erf-ct in every detail, in
sist upon haviinr tho genuine article, and if your
dealer cannot supply you un order sent to address
IM'IOW will RECEIVE prompt ami careful attention.
DOHCRPTIVECATALO'.'UE AND orioes furnishe! UPON ap
niioutoa SMITH & WESSON.
J IW Mention tlii. UAPI r. "IMT,
NOIRRM HABIT. Only Certnin and
(Irlftlfil 1 I'KKIn the World. I)r.
WI BWIVI J. J,. STEPHENS, Lebanon I
FRfIIER G^E
IN THE WORLD 13 BL L M O C
J DEL the Clenutne. Bold EVEI rwhore.
PIENS1 0N
3 yrs in lust war. !■'> iid.jiidieatinv e!aims,:ittv since.
CfiiSIBT "**•*"' Tackle lllack.
oUHE GRIP 1 -ssirsk WSK™*-
j BILLION Iron A biigiaii Works, Detroit. Nlloli,
\ GENTS, now Is your clianco on our Dr. Croiiin
book. Also ready outllt for "Stanley's Explora-
I iionsln Alrica. II reudy to work,with Oiy profit surd.
uddress Thompsou Pub. Co., tith St., I'HLLA., I'A,
ac-NTS uxir
I ANTEF. vi\en wiln every Gariin nt. Write at oiieo
I ior terms. I'.A, Locke,? William St., L'itlMoii,lu
OPIUM HABIT.
I A > uluuhlc Treatise <ivlngp
lull Information of an Easy and Speedy cur efrrr ta
(HE afUleUsL Do. J. C. IIOJYIUA JtiIotavv. WTINWEDA.
j MANY MEN FIND THAT
j s trn <arcxOF \
I
Storms, snows, drenching rains, and furious winds
are a part of the regular routine of life. Two-thirds
of the sickness through life is caused by colds ; you
cannot be too well protected in stormy wcathci to
avoid thein A man having a " Fish Brand Slick
er "may be exposed to a storm for twenty-four
hours at a stretch, and still be protected from every
drop oi rain, besides bein>; shielded from tho
biting windA No matter what your occupation,
if you arc liable to be caught in a rain or snow
storm, you should have on hand a "Fish Brand
Slicker' It will surely save your health, and
perhaps your life. Beware of worthless imitations,
every garment stamped with the " Fish Brand '*
Trade Mark. Don't accept any inferior coal when
you can hve the " Fish Brand Slicker" delivered
without citra cost. Particulars and illustrated
Catalogue free.
A. i- TOWER, - Boston, MasO*
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
fMS
/-G-TK HEO CROSS DIAMOND BRAND.
> 71-. \ NUB--U..1 alwsv r.1iu1.1... ~ A
/'YJL V'AVJJL N * BRUGGUT rr Jtiumuml Pr.md. in
R.-.L. 111. faille boxes. ,IM with biiieiu\\
jr\ — r.R.TM.". TAKE no other, all pills \\£Y
■FFN YSV rastrbord boxes, pink wrappers, are VY
I / F ""IIIFEI-OUA counterfelU. Send 4E. V
At P MM
Chirheftlrr IhernM Co., Ha<lUon Bq., I'hlla., Pa.
, T and fully AN
oauao birioutrt. Auislcrdam', N. Y!
HX MF'd only by the WO BFTVFL sold Big C; for
Chenloal 00. many years and it has
D. 11. DYCHF, K CO..
# 1.00. Bold by Druggists.
AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL CONSULT
DR. LOBB
.PIFL No fill !• ill rent LI St,, I'hlladrlphla, PA., for
Mir treatment of Ulooil L'olsons, skin Eruptions
Nervous Complaints, Krlvht's Disease, Slrletnrea,
linpoleney and kindred diseases, n<> matter of liotw
long Handing or from what cause oriviiiatlng
■ F Ten days' niefiiciiies furnished by mail rnrr
eud for Book on SPECIAL Diseases, RHFCR.