CHAIRS UN PAST AGES.
SLOW STAGES BY WHICH THEY GREW
TO FILL TIIEIK PRESENT OFFICE.
An Interesting Evolution Since IWy Were
Used as Indicative ol' Dignity and Honor
From a Starting Point in Cliurclies
Many Centuries Ago They Have Steadily
Developed.
SNE of the most curi
ous pages in human
history is the process
out of which is^de
thiug. If he was a
savage, as so many
log orjho ground, or
if YJj§££®^T uatt ing upon his
heols, like the Amer
see from the savages of to-day a very
good picture of tho original savage, and
all the steps of tho progress toward civil
ization can bo traced in nationalities who
now live all along the scale.
A chair of any kind was a symbol of
dignity, and in order to specify tho joyal
throne it was necessary to add a modify
ing word like the t rone of the kingdom,
so often mentioned in the Old Testament.
The throne of Solomon is described as a
throne of ivory, overlaid with pure gold.
It had arms, or stays, and on the steps
were a pair of lions. It is recorded to
have beeu round behind, probably mean
ing a circular 1 aclr, and fastened to the
throne was a footstool of pure eold. It
was beforo this footstool that suppliant#
ASSYRIAN THRONE.
knelt and presented their petitions
There is no picture of this throne in ex
istence, but this Assyriau picture will
give a very good idea of Oriental thrones
in general.
Although chairs were thus known and
used as emblems of dignity and as a part
of pageants, they by no moans came into
common use, and were not a part of the
furniture of home; indeed, their ÜBO foi
insignia of office or position tended to
prevent their general use. They wore not
necessary in a state of civilization where
squatting or reclining were the ordinary
postures.
The wider use of chairs gradually grew
from its adoption by the church as the
symbol of authority by tho bishop. The
chair was called the cathedra. This
word, in use by the French, was shortened
to chair, aud was adopted into English
use from tho French. The oldest chairs
in existence are probably certain chairs
or seats cut in the tufa stone in the cata
combs, and supposed to have been tho
cathedra of the bishop when persecution
compelled the Christians to hold service
there. It is possible, however, that the
chair known as St. Peter's, and carefully
preserved as the Episcopal seat of St.
Fetor, is still older. It was originally a
heathen throne, is of wood, with inlaid
ivory work representing the labors of
Horculos. It never was submitted to gen
eral inspection until 1806. when it was
closely examined and its character clearly
ascertained. Its extreme antiquity was
thus shown at the same timo that its rep
utation as the actual chair of St. Peter
was badly damaged.
In ancient Christian art tho Episcopal
chairs are frequently represented with
lions' or dogs' heads ns ornaments and
with Various designs in carving. Tho
next step was to provide seats for tho
clergy, which were usually of a much
humbler character, being placed on each
sido of tbo bishop's chair. They woro
called stalls. These were generally mado
of wood, but somotimes of stono or mar
ble. It seems to have been tho general
rulo thnt tho seats should bo tho index erf
spiritual rank. Henco great care was
taken that tho lower orders of tho clergy
should not sit with those of higher rank.
No chairs or seats were provided for the
peoplo in church, but stools were given
to tho church officials. In tho poorer
churches benches were used instead of
stalls, and the clergy found tho seats to !
be of so much advantage that they be
gan to use them in their cells. Gradu
ally tho chair extended beyond the church
to secular use, and here is a specimen of
a very ancient stool, which shows their
primitive method and style.
Out of tho idea connected with the holi
ness of churches grew the practice known
as "seeking sanctuary," that is, going to
a pinco for refuge from some avenger or
from some process of tho law. llexham
J NNY GEDDF.S STOOL.
monastery was one of theso sanctuaries,
and the bounds of sauctuary begau a mile
from tho monastery on every sido. With
in the church was a large stone seat called
tho "fr th stool," or sanctuary chair.
"Frith" moans poaee and "stol" moans
geat. The dignity given to tho chair is
shown by the relative amount of punish
ment measured out to those who should
enter the sanctuary bounds and carry
away a criminal The boundaries wero
marked by four crosses placed on the four
roads leading to the monastery, each a
mile away, and the penalties for violation
of sanctuary were graduated as follows:
A party seized inside of the four crosses
meant that the apprehenders should pay
£200; if apprehended in the town that
surrounded the abbey, £400; if within the
walls of the church-yard, £000; if within
the church itself, £1,200; if within tho
choir, then £I,BOO, besides penance, nsin
tho ca*o of sacrilege; but if he presumed
to tako the runaway delinquent out of tho
holv chair or "frith stool" the offense was
irredeemable by money, and had become
boteless (bootless). |aml called forth not
only tb utmost soverAy of tho church
out the heaviest punishment or the secular
power.
The stone clipfr, envruved above and
still preserved at Hexham, is the identi
cal frilli stool which for age 3 was tho
sanctuary chair of the famous Hexham
monastery. It is the only o o known to
exist in England at the present timo.
Until the fourteenth century tho rule
was oTTserved in churches that it was for
bidden tho i eoiilo "to sit at ease during
the services of the church."
"When tho clergy hail provided them
selves comfortable seats in the chancel
they found it difficult to forbid seats in
the same quarter to laymen of high de
gree, especially to those who wero pat
ions. Then tho next thing was the pro-
viding or nencnes ior those who wer#
suffering uuder bodily infirmity. Then
others who were regular attendants de
manded and obtained the right of bring
ing with them the movable benches which
thej r used at homo. The common peoplo
were allowed to kneel at prayers on
sledge mats or on little stools, which
they brought with them, carrying them
home again after service. Tho
patrons' seats and benches graduallj
changed into pews, and when tho
Puritan commonwealth came in the serv
ices, or rather sermons, were so much
longer that seats became a necessity.
Meanwhile the pat/ons and wealthiei
aily wero so much troubled bv the con-
FRITH STOOL.
srnnc observance ana remarks of then
humbler neighbors that the pews wero
m ule high so as to shut them out from
Tiew. Comfort and privacy were theii
chief objects, and some of the pews wero
very gorgeous.
The development of the growth of the
chair in church worship had an analagouo
grow th in th- homes of tho better classes.
At first the chair had the same symbolism
of dignity, and was reserved for the head
of tho household. With tho chair was
tho footstool, on which the children were
often allowed to sit, that they might be
petted by tbeir fathers.
Then more chnirs were introduod as
seats for honored guests, but the idea of
comfort was wanting, and the chairs were
simply a flat seat, with straight up-and
down backs, which need not be illus
trated hero, because the modern craze foi
the antique has caused very good imita
tions to bo placed in almost every one's
parlor.
Within tho present century some few
nations of tho world have gotten nn idea
CORONATION CHAIR.
that comfort is of some importance, and
hence we have chairs in a thousand forms,
and some with very luxurious fitting pos
sible.
Probably tho most celebrated chair in
existence is that coronation chair in
Westminster Abbey, in which is set tho
stono known ns Lia Fail. It is an oblong,
rough stone brought from Scone in Scot
land. In this chair all the reigning
sovereigns of England have been crowned
since Edward I.
New York Gambling Hens.
It lias been a commonly accepted be
lief for some timo that New York was
free from gambling dens. But as a
matter of fact there are gambling re
sorts in full blast all over tho city.
They are not classified as "dens," how
ever, but merely as "establishments,"
and that was the mental distinction
probably made when Superintendent
Murray, of the police force, announced
that all tho gambling dens in the city
had been suppressed. Just why these
establishments are allowed to run un
checked is not otherwise apparent un
less on tho supposition that tho pro
prietors stand "solid" with the custo
dians of the law.
These establishments are neat
places. They meet tho requirements
of the $9 clerk, the professional gam
bler and tho business man. Tho faro
chips vary in price from 50 cents to $25
each. Here college students get rid of
their surplus cash around the roulette
table and business men till an occa
sional check that they would not wish
to have mado public. The cost of
maintaining one of these places is enor
mous. Liquors are always "on tap"
and are freo to patrons. In nearly all
8U li places a fine supper is served ev
ery night and expensive cigars handed
round. Jim Daly's place is perhaps
one of tho best equipped New York
"establishments." It is a brown stone
residence, semingly private, and is
alongside tlio Thirtieth street police
station. Jim is worth some $-100,000,
and the cost of running his establish
ment for a year is about $55,000. Be
side this those interested in this estab
lishment count their yearly profits at
from $25,000 to $150,000.
LETTERS FROM THE CORNERS.
NECK OR NOTHTN* HALL, I
KILKENNY CORNERS, F
rrr, —R. EDITUR: Will
9ft Henery coodn't
jßliiardly wate to git
at/Ir° Susan J an © s
f yjlj W jjl when he bee id thay
>- - ■ -/"'wus ;i h-iter thare
% ?* l ° sc hoolmarm,"
"What d'ye think
she'd write to seek
\ 111 °^ e filler es you
far?" ses Sally.
But it want frum her, it wus from
Ben, an here it is:
DEER PAW AN MAW— Yure letter kirn to
hand yistady, an 1 wus aw ill glad to git it.
Tho rone heffor hed a eat las nite an alio
kin kick u chaw or tobacker out'n a fellers
mouth taster an more times then enny crit
ter I over seen.
I rung the ole spotted sow an her 7 Digs
an turned em out yestidy.
Tho school-marm is a bully good cook,
an wo hov big times; but I am a thinkin
serusly ot glttin a cook oi my own.
1 am a brukin tho sorrel colt; shos a
daisy, an kin throw du t in to all tharo
eyes.
Paw. wharo in thunder did you put tho
axlo groaco? I kint find it bye n<r low.
Dontyou think it is time to ween the rest
o the calves an tho 2 colts?
The Bc-hoot-raarm is glvin It to the wid
der in grate shape; she made a apple pie
fur dinner thet wus jest boss; shes hard to
beet, enny place you put, her.
The bay mare acts kindy balky; hodnt I
better sell her ef I kin?
The koords air out fur the weddin at Por
kins over on to Spider Crick. It's Nell an
the doctors, an I shudn't wunder then tho
new ureeehor wud tuke another one of em.
Mary Manner is a goin to stay tell alter
weddin.
Hedn'tl better menure the south 40 pur
ty hevy fore I plow it; it's gittlug purty
well run down.
The school-marms gran-maw hes been
sick fur a few days, but I reckon taint noth-
In serus. Ole Zeko Jackson's moved into
tharo new hous last weak. I toll you it's
a dandy, and it's furnished nicer then enny
house here, it most kills Pete's wifo an she
Sniffs worse than ever, an so do tho rest
or om. „
When sum of tho Parsonses ain't to
Cronks, why sum of the Cronks is to Par
eonsoß. Tho school-marm ses thay will be
another full-size row betwixt em sum day.
I've a notion to try sum of them now caf
weonorn on this last batch o calves, fur tho
othors liko to a bellered themselfes todetii.
Write soon.
BENJAMIN HARROWHON SCOOPER.
Willam Henery felt sum better arfter
he lied red Leu's letter, but we all
wundered who it wus he wus a thinkin
of fur a housekeeper.
"I gess it must be Sairy Giles," ses
Willam Henery.
"No, I'll bet it's one o' the Perkins
es," ses tho widder.
"Mebby it's the school-marm," ses
Susan Jane.
"I shudn't be apprised, then, if it
were one o' the Purdy gals," ses I, in
flictavely a rubbin the eend o' my noso
with the anvellop.
"Shucks! They doan't enny of you
no nuthin about it," ses Andy. "I'll
bet a coon skin it is one o' tho Hop
pers' gals." An so we wundered an
wundered, an coodn't nun of us agree.
But we bed a awful nice visit thare, an
rested a heepo' the time, an dun sum
wasliin. sose to bo reddy fur Joshua's
the next weak.
We bed visited all tho dotters but 1,
an we lied 6 suns to visit vifc, but 4 of
em lived in the same town whare wo
wus a-goin frum Joshua's. Yourn,
HESTER ANN SCOOPER.
MRS. VANDERBIMPS IDEA.
Ail Entertainment of l'pi>*i-teii<loiu.
v > 118 • CORNELIUS
A /[Vaudcrbilt is ahead,
Jpf&'iwS IV I thus far this winter,
W® J I Jin giving a uuique
enteitaiuwont. 11
was a musical nfter
lloou reception. The
guests were limit -d
to three huudred.
' <)no mau ' u New
ness of supplying extra chiirs for
Fifth avenue houses onsuch occa
sions. They arc light arm-chairs
with easy backs. This was the style
9f seats at Mrs. Yanderbilt's for hei
guests. Mr. nud Airs. Yauderbilt greeted
ihom cordially, without any still form
ility, in the beautiful hallway of the
bouse. Tho usual laying aside of wraps
and hale followed, after which the people
assembled in the groat parlors, which
were arranged liko a concert hall, with a
piano and a violin stand at one
and and rows of chairs extending
crosswise to tho other end. Tho per
formance began at three o'clock and
lasted for something more than an hour
and a half. Only four musicians took
part, but that is no criterion by which to
judge of the quality or expense of the
entertainment. That quartette cost $1,200
for they included the stars of the musical
season—Eugene d'Albert end Pablo de
Sarasate, besides Bertha Marx and Otto
Goldschmidt in minor capacities. The
programme was literally brilliant, but
hardly such as these artists would have
cared to present had the critics of the
newspapers been present. D'Albert and
Sarasate realized that no single social set
in New York could number three huudred
genuine music-lovers in its list. They
knew that a large proportion of the list
eners would be uot only ignorant of mu
sical literature but lacking in cultivated
taste. To a great extent, therefore, they
catered to the audience, and no severe
intellectual composition of Bach, Brahms,
or Beethoven was used. The com
posers chosen were Schubert, Chopin,
ltubenstein, Strauss, Sarasate, Grieg,
Liszt, Wieniawski and Zarzyclii. Most
o? these are rauked as classical, but the
selections from their works wore of the
lighter character, and such as had been
made tolerable to uncultivated ears by
gront repetition. Evon at this, and
though the pieces wore performed super
latively well, there were uot a few who
found it a struggle to keep a bored ex
pression from their faces. Yet every
thing was heartily applauded, and every
body said how much he had oujoyed it.
A good many, liko Miss Sallie liewitt,
tho organizer of tho ladies' orchestra,
Mr. and Airs. E. C. Stanton, and tho
Alisses Stokos, were undoubtedly in
earnest; but there is no question that tho
social aspect of tho affair entertained
many others more than tho very costly
music.
At the close of tho concert tbo guests
were served with what was called a lunch
eon, but which might have beon termed a
banquet, although tho company was in
afternoon divss and some of tlio foatuies
of a formal dinner woro lacking. But
there was plenty to eat in the way of deli
cate pates, confections, ices, cold meats,
salads, and bottled goods. Tho musicians
get some of it, too, being treated precise
ly liko other guests, aud it was interest
ing to note that D'Albert, who has beou
dubbed "Cowboy Pianist'' by some of tho
local musicians, on account of his un
couth appearance, dress and manner, be
haved quitoin conformity with tho usages
of the society in which ho found himself
for a timo. While luncheon was being
eaton there was more music, this timo by
Lander's Orchestra, a small local band
whose cliiof business is to play waltzes
aud dreamy reveries at tho houses of tho
mighty whilo the mighty feed. People
liko Lander's music because thoro is no
necessity of suspending conversation
while it is going on. Tho entertainment
was over early in the evening, and the
guests separated while yet thoro was time
to get into evening dress and go to dinnoi
somewhere.— New York letter to Chicauo
Lcduer.
His Ideas or Security.
"I want to borrow a hundred dol
lars," said he. "Can I have it!"
"Certainly," was tlio courteous leply
of the banker. "Come in aud sign a
note and get an in dor;-or."
"Hain't I good for a hundred?"
"Yes, and a good huudred times that
amount."
"Then what do yer want of a note?
You know I'll pay it, don't yer?"
"1 have no doubt of it; but to loan
money without security is uot the
proper way to do business."
"Pshaw ! I only want the money for
a month and it'll be all right."
"If you live. But should you chance
to die?"
"Die!" exclaimed the man, as he
turned away with the most disgusting
look possible, "who tho devil over
heard of a man dying in thirty days?"
—St, Louis Mayazhie.
Morsels of Gastronomy.
Since the prodigal banquet to tho
Kaiser Wilhelm economy is bolieved to
have reigned in tho Sultan's house
hold.
Jt is more and more the fashionable
affectation to profess not to like ice
cream; possibly this is owing to tho
paragraphers' pun.
So much talk about horseflesh in
sau: ages has in some fastidious locali
ties affected tho sale of the breakfast
articles.
There is not a Queen all over Eu
rope who will acknowledge that she
knows anything about the "queen frit
ters" enumerated on tho hotel bill of
fare. — New York Mail and Express.
After Hunter* of tlie "Grip.'*
From The Sunday Globe, Boston, Mass. Jan. S, IBM. |
"Boston papers facetiously remark that
. A Grippe is seldom fatal unless you use all
the rem# lies recommended for it.' They are
correct. The writer fully l>.?lieves that the
end of the poor 'grip' victim, if he tried all
the patent medicines that have adorned (?)
the pages of our leading newspapers as 'sure
cures for La Grippe,' would bo like Mark
Twain, who for his famous cold tried every
remedy advised by friends, until his stomach
became so weak he began to vomit, and
continued until, as ho avers, 'he was like to
throw up his immortal soul.' We notice one
of the leading advertisers of the day has
been conspicuous at this opportune time by
the absence of any claim to cure the 'grip.'
They certainly deserve a 'chroruo,' and we
feel like giving them a free 'ad' for their
compassion upon our readers. The more so
for the reason that probably mora people
have used their remedy, that good old family
medicine, Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, for
this foreign influenza, than all others com
bined. And why not? Certaiuly no other
will relieve catarrhal colds, coughs, bron
chial troubles, or neuralgic pains, as prompt
ly as that same old Anodyne Liniment, ami
the above are all symptoms or results of La
Grippe. Herein lies the real after dangers
from this epidemic of influenza; it leaves the
mucous membrane linings of the nose, throat
and bronchial tubes tender and very suscep
tible to the catarrh, bronchial troubles and
pneumonia, which come with February and
March in our northern climate. \Ve shall
still pin our faith to a remedy (for this after
trouble) which acts promptly to allay in
flammation, for therein lies the chief danger
from throat and lung troubles. And surely
a remedy that has the friends that Johnson's
Anodyne Liniment has, after eighty years'
trial by & critical public, and has been used
for the 'grip' more extensively than all the
advertised remedies, deserves, as wo said, n
medal, and has before it wo hope a prosper
ous year as an octogenarian."
JOHNSON'S ANODYNE LINIMENT WAS
OUmiNATRI) IIV AS OLD FAMILY PHYSICIAN,
IN 1810. —All who buy direct from u*, and re
quest it. shall receive a certificate that the
money shall bo refunded if not satisfied. Re
tail price, sent by mall, post-paid. 05 cents. I
Six bo I ties, $3. express pre-paid to any part of ,
the United States; duty also paid to Canada.
If your nearest druggist or general storekeep- :
er does not keep Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, |
urge him to get it for you. If he will not, |
tend to us. l)o not fall to send lor our pamph
let.—l. 8. JOHNSON tfc Co.. 2:1 C'uitoni House St.,
Boston, Mass.
A SLICK ARTICLE.
flow a Horseman Took in a Couple of
If I live to be 1,000 years old I shall
never forget how a stranger took live of
us in one day at Syracuse, N. Y., in a
manner so slick that he walked off with
our cash before we had a suspicion, says
a writer to the New York Sportsman. '
It was a rainy, dismal afternoon, and a
dozen -agents, drummers, drovers and
others—were sitting about the otlice.
Some one read a newspaper clipping
about a bigamist who bad seven wives,
and pretty soon each one bad an opinion
to advance. Finally a well-dressed,
good-looking man ventured the observa
tion :
"I myself could have married a dozen
women on an hour's notice. It's all in
the first impression created."
Some agreed and some differed, and
the discussion began to assume a more
vigorous tone. By and by the same
man again observed:
"You may think mo conceited, gen
tlemen, but I'm only telliug you what I
know I can do. I've always bad extra
ordinary luck with women. I'll ven
ture to say tiiat I can go down to the
depot, pick out the best-looking woman
in the waiting-room and, if she is not
already married, that I can take her to
the parson's inside of an hour."
There was a grand laugh at this, but
he looked very serious as ho continued:
"Perhaps this crowd has some cash to
lo e on that? If so, lot's talk busi
ness."
After a bit we came to an understand
ing. Five of us were to chip in SIOO
each against SSOO of his money. Wo
were to go to the New York Central
pot, select a female, and if she
proved to bo unmarried ho was to per
suade her into a marriage inside of one!
hour or forfeit his money. We could]
have raised SI,OOO as well as half that
sum, but he could not cover it.
Nino of us wont down to the depot.
Among the waiting passengers were
seventeen females, but on looking them
ovor our choice was limited to three.
Wo finally selected a woman we be
lieved to be a widow. She was fairly
handsome, well-dressed, and had two
parcels on the seat beside her. We got
scats near by and then our masher ap
proached. He asked what train she
was going out on, spoke about the
weather, and, to our surprise, was not
rebuffed. Within ten minutes he hud
asked her if she was a widow, and she
had scarcely answered in the affirma
tive when he began to plead his easo.
It was only forty minutes by the watch
when he came over to us and said:
"Gentlemen, I'd like two or three of
you to accompany that lady and myself
to the parson's us witnesses to our mar
riage."
Wo went and they were duly married
and the stakes passed over. The lady
acted as coy and shy and embarrassed
as you please, and confessed that it was
a caso of love at first sight. They took
a train two hours later, and when tlioy
were fairly off we learned that he was a
horseman from Chicago and that the
woman had been his lawful wife for the
past fifteen years.— Cleveland Flain
TUtrtJfir
An Interesting Town.
There arc a number of interesting
things about Rogersville, Tenn. Jt is one j
hundred years old, has the oldest Masonic j
lodge in the State, and the house which
sheltered General Jackson for months. It J
also has the grave of Davy Crockett's |
parents, and the oldest spring in the I
United States which ebbs and flows every
two hours. The oldest woman in the
State lives in the town, and near it is the j
oldest church in the State. The first j
newspaper published in the State was is- !
sued at Rogersville.
Prepare for Spring
Now la tho time to nttoiul to your personal condi
tion In preparation for tho change to spring sea
son. If you havo not "wintered well," it you arc
tired out from overwork, If your blood hai become
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create a good cppetltc, and give your whole system
toue and strength.
"For a first-class spring medicine my wife and I
think very highly of Hood's Sarsnparilla. We both
took It last sprlu?. It did us a great deal of good 1
and wo felt bettor through the hot weather than J
ever before. It curod my wife of sick headache, I
from which she has suffered a groat deal, and re
lieved me of a dlr.xy, tlrod ferl'ng. I think every !
one ought to take soniothlng to purify the blood be- j
fore tho hot weather comes ou, and w H bnll cer. I
talnly lake Hood's 'vi- ei arills this spring."—
J. H. PKARCE, Supt. Or. Ky. < ord, N. If. '
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THE oldest flag officer on the active
list of the British navy is Admiral Sir
Provo William Parry Wallis, whose age
is nearly ninety-nine. lie is also probably
the oldest naval officer now in the service
of any country.
Hark! to t he sound of humanity's wnl'sf
Millions of people with aches and wl h alls.
Headaches ar I humors, a merciless flood,
Weakuesn of lun ■ and disorders of blood.
Yet there's a helper that certainly saves,
Thousands of people from premature graves.
Tho remedy is !>f. I'iorcc's Golden Medical
Discovery. It cures coughs, relieves oathuvi,
chocks broach:lis, p rifles the blood, heal)
bwres, eruptions and uusigbtly pimples and La
without a rivul for all tho ills that spring tc >m
a disordered livor._ All drug-ists.
Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but mo Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Rctoody. Of druggists.
—Mrs. Eliza both 11. Custer hns just com
pleted her first novel Her "Boots and Sad
dles" is slowly creeping up to its fortieth
thousand.
How's This!
Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollarß reward for
any case of eat cirri that cannot be cured by
taking Hall's Civarrh Cure.
F. J. Chp.nky & Co., Props.. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and bellevo him
perfeotly honorablo in all bush ess transac
tions, and financially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by their firm.
West & TruaX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Oh to.
Walding, Kinnau fc Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Oido.
E. 11. Van Hoe-en. Cashier Toledo National
Batik, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent f tec.
Price 75c. tor Dottle. Sold by all Druggists.
—Margrct Poland's correspondence hns so
largely increased that she has been forced to
the typewriter and all her letters are now
answered with the machine.
A Remedy for tlie Influenza,
A remedy recommended for patients afflicted
with the influenza is Kemp's Balsam, the spe
cific for Coughs and Colds, which is especially
adapted to diseases of thu threat and lungs.
Do not wait for the first symptoms of the dis
ease before securing the remedy, but get a bot
tle and keep it on hand for use the moment it
is needed, if neglected the influenza lias a
tendency to bring on pneumonia. All drug
gists sell the Balsam.
—Drop a quinine pill in tho slot and tost (
your grippe.
Watch for "Murray" Buggy adv. next week. ;
—The old toper does not need ice when lie !
gets on a 41 skule."
Have you tried "Tunsill's Punch" Cigar?
—The man who obeys orders seldom has
trouble with his wife
City ami Farm Morignges,
S3OO and upward with insured title, for sale
by Minnesota Title and Trust Company. Min
neapolis, Minn. Capital, Sin >)0. Guaranty
Fund *3oo,ooo.Stockholders' liability SI.OiXMXM,
—lt is hard to be disnppoineed in love, but
harder'Bti.l to be disappointed in marriage.
You don't have to tal c our word for the good
quality of 1) bbins's Electric Soap. Just gel
one bar of your groco , and let it tell you if.*
own story next Monday, and be governed by
that, good or bad. Remember Dobbina's KUc
—Appearances are against some people—
nnd HO are their disappearances. L'H.
'
OISNS RJVJOYSI
Both the method and results when j
uyrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant !
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
! grntlyyot promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses tho sy
| tem effectually, dispels colds, v t id
■ itches and fevers and cures habit; al
I constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
! only remedy of its kind ever "TO- j
duced, pleasing to the taste and re- |
i ceptable to the stomach, prompt in I
its action and truly beneficial in its j
effects, prepared only from the most '
iiealthy and agreeable substances, j
i its many excellent qualities com- |
, mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known. j
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 ,
j and &1 bottles by all leading drug- j
i gists. Any reliable druggist who j
| may not have it on hand will pro- |
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CP.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
10WSVILLE, FY. tl£W YORK, N.Y.
IPl:
£g RAY- j
v feverL^
50 Cts.
COLD 1 " HEAD
ELY BROTHERS, 50 Warren St, New York.
A. am wm m ■■ ■% and TUMORS cured. No
CANCER
Wifl STREET
flf iiJjli INVESTMENTS !
Full Information supplied; how to operate on small
capital. IIATCU ft KK.VDALL, 52 Kxoliango PL, N Y.
A SSjOQK p FOR SI.OO. HflW
Bin 13
If V am 111 in til- "„r ••>>. 11l
to buy tho tie*- I'nlll-ei-;. Aiiirru an An li-
Iroei ori. or oviry mail a complete builder,profaved
by I'aUta r, Minor tc ro„lieK,ilknown-cbttecttb
J'Uab, la not a Buii :-r or auy ono iutcndmic to
bnildor other wT?o interested that outt a flora to be
without it. It !s u practical work and everybodybuys
it. The best, oheapeat and moat popular work ever
issued on building. Nearly fotlT hundred drawing*.
A $5 book in size ana Ft vie, but we have determined to
make it meet ths popular demand, to euit thu times,
■o that it can bo rosily reached by ....
TliJ book contain* lot page* Hall inches in size,
*iid cinsists of large oxl2 plate pages, givluir plans,
elevations. perspe'*tlve views, descriptions, owm-nz
nam H. aotnal coat of construction, no iriitw* avnrlc,
and instructions (low to ltulljl TOCoUsgos. Villas,
lvublo nouses, Brick Slock Houses, suitable for
city suburbs, town and country, houses for tho farm
and worklngmen'n homes for all s ctions of thi
country, and costing from S3OO to M.B00: also Barns. ;
Stables, School House, Town Uall. Cnurcnos and ;
o'horp*blipbuildings, togotner witnspecification* ;
form ot contract, and alarms amount or information
on His erection of buildings. selection of site, <m
ployment. of Arolfltects. ft is worth fMo any one,
put wo will nsnd itin paper coverby ms'l, postpaid,
on receipt of i|i.oo| bound in cloth *2.00. .... v __ h
ARCHITECT CO.. 15 Vandewatsr Bt.. New York, i
This Bwor.uU
JEWELS AND LACES.
" Oil, girl with the jewelled ting-era,
Oh, maid with the laces rare J"
What are your jewels and what are your
laces worth to you if, from undergoing the
trying ordeals which fashionable society im
poses on its devotees, and which aro enough
to test the physical strength and endurance
of the inost robust, you break down, lose
your health and become a physical wreck,
us thousands do from such causes ?
Under such circumstances j*ou would
willingly give all your jewels and all your
laces to regain lost health. This you can do
if you will but resort to tho uso of that
great restorativo known as Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription. Thousands of grateful
women bless the day it was made known to
them.
For all those derangements, irregularities
and weaknesses peculiar to women, it is the
only remedy, sold by druggists, under a
positive guarantee from tho manufact
urers, that it will give satisfaction in every
case, or money will bo refunded. This guar
antee has been printed on the bottle-wrapj>er
and faithfully carried out for many years.
As an invigorating tonic, it imparts
Dr. Pierce's Pellets regulate and cleanse the liver,
stomach and bowels. One a dose. Sold by druggists.
IOH *1 PROFIT* By sending 10 names from your
lull |o vicinity nu<l $!l we will ship C cases and
full outfit of Dr. Merrill's Vegetable Compound. Give
tole agency. Dr. Merrill, :ws Main sr.. R >ston. . n*=.
RlrtllC *TUI>Y. Book-keei-in*, liusliewsEoruia.
feAUmC Penmanship. Art hm tie, short hand.etc.
|l thoroughly taught by MAIL Circulars trso
Bryant' • Calletic. 437 Main Si., Buffalo, N. T
iPfIfMONITOR JHcubjiob.
Sen I tor new circular.
A. F. WILLIAMS, liriiitol, t'l.
Re-sign iVusli bi|((on) im /
Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
ate Principal Examiner U. S. Pension Bureau.
yrs in last war, i r > ad judical ing claims, nttv since.
FRAZIR^j
fcBST It* THE WORLD W 11 UHd £
i UT Get tho Usnulno. Bold Ereimhero.
THE A K
GRINDER
Tlio Fnntent niul I'lirnpeM
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL PILLS
Rt -° CROSS DIAMOND BRAND.
j-V —OfefYrihbon. TuLc no other. All pills \\ajr
18M Vvl'° pasteboard boxen, pink wrappers, are
I'/ iff dangerous counterfeit*. Send 4c. v
I W Jr (stamps) for particular*, testimonials and
V "C* £r "Holier for I.mlb'H," in Utter, by return
/ mull. An me Paper.
m • / t'blrhiwler I hrm'l Co.. Ifs'lL'nn Bq., I'hlln., I'a.
SWlorcey in Chickens.
aaaw-
KNOW HOW Tl'f §'?!
Übimm: CT t WlfMff rl SSrL :
Suffer ami l)lu o( the '.a- All, v TVX ff VJi iII : , i, r ■ -
rioua Maladioa which alllict ft V W®, iL 1 hundred" i r ?&'<> ci • .
poatcMcrt'". hlttte hC knnvri- fconptwl |n tlll^St!
ONE HUNDRED ISSSI
nnn-, V 111 -Fn H:i T© —■ Save for breeding Purpose*
PARC PPiRK A< + **&'. and everyltiing. indeed, you
IHUL bUU!\ \ •hould know on this subject
Tlie 4 "Stea?" *
pocket mmm outrt.
.|] A GOXFLETB XCIIATIIBB nURm OfflGft
I Thi outfit contains a olmnpunblo linen marker stnl
card printer for each member of the family. This i*9 a
I;jV f .jf* | good, sensible article, It is espccinly designed for house*
ill , K r jJ£& '' , J bold use, and tho amusement and iiislrrictionot
' children. As a household article, tho family lineu can bo
* name and print 600 cards au hour, ami it will be fouud 110$
.' |; j'- only a source of pecuniary advantage, and also of great
' " ! amusement and instruction to tbc young.
"*rVt : .v *1 jl I'ltl The outfit contnins three alphabets of typo, one bottle
ifca °' best black indelible ink, pullet for holding type, ink pad
and one pair of typo tweezers. Tho entire outfit nerttly
| qnd securely packed in a substantial box, with full instrdd
' tious for use, V ill I>o mailed post-paid to any address on re*
ADDKtSS ALL ORDERS TO
UNION STAMP WORKS,
15 Vantfewa'er Street, New York.
strength to the whole system. For over
worked, 44 vi-orn-out," "run-down," debili
tated teachers, milliners, 'liv-sniakeriy,
seamstresses, 44 shop-girls." h<usckeepers t
nursing mothers, and feeble women gen
erally, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is tho greatest earthly boon, being une
qualed as an appetizing cordial and re
storative tonic.
As a soothing and strengthening nervine,
44 Favorito Prescription" is imeqwnled and
is invaluable in ullaying and subduing nerv
ous excitability, exhaustion, prostration,
hysteria, and other distressing, nervous
symptoms, commonly attendant upon func
tional end organic disease. It induces re
freshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety
and despondency.
An 11 lustra ted Book of 100 pages, treating
of 44 Woman and Her Diseic- s, and their
Self-cure," seut sealed, in plain envelope,
on receipt of ten cents, in stamps.
Address, WORLD'S DISPENSARY MEDICAL
Association, Ho. 003 Main Street, Buffalo.
N. Y.
IIA It IT. Only Cerisln and
IB
UT I WRTI J. L. STEPHENS. Lebanon.o
ASK YOUR ORUB9IST
FOR A IJOTTI.F. OF '
OR, TOBIAS'
CELEB It A TED
lalffl Lint
THE PAIN DESTROYER
OF THE WORLD.
For Inflneii7.il, Colds, ov Bodily l'ains of
any kind it cannot ho equalled. Try it nud
lie convinced. Sold by ullDi-iiggialtf. Price
nod 30 . i*. llepot. *lO U nrray Bt., N. Y.
AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL COHSULT
Oft. LOBB
fl'lo North Fifteenth Ht., Philadelphia, Pa., foe
tho treatment of Blood Poisons, Skin Eruptions
Nervous Complaints, Brlght's Disease, strictures,
Inipotency and kindred diseases, no matter of how
long standing or from what cause originating
days' medicines furnished by mall rnrr
Fen.l for Book on HPEC'I A L liln-asew. mCEt
j Ohio. InPjF TrI'dYCFK A
j_rte^^fcs ! 3@ i nkiai.oo. Sold by Dr"