AN ADVENTURE WITH SIOUX. The Narrow Escape of Two Boys in Minnesota. An old trapper tells this story of early Minnesota days in Forest and Stream: The man of the Lake Talcott party about this time came in also for a team to move their outfit home, leaving the two boys to take care of things until his re turn. A warm, muggy day came while he was absent, and the boys, attending to their traps and carrying their guns around during the day,got them both wet and, boylike, neglecting to clean and dry them in order to render them sure fire when needed, lay down to sleep in their bed without removing their cloth ing. only drawing off their boots. Their cabin door opened outward, and just at daylight, shortly after they awoke, they observed their door opening and saw an Indian swing it around and set a stick against it and then spring back and raise his gun alongside two others who stood with guns presented. At the first sight of the Indian the boys sprang from their bed, and while in the act of throw ing off the covering and springing to their feet the savages fired. The distance was not over fifteen feet (I afterwards ex amined the ground carefully), aud while it could not again have been done in a thousand times trying without both be ing killed, the only hurt either sustained was a ilcsh wound by a small bullet through the calf of one of their legs. Seizing their guns, the boys aimed and snapped, but both guns failed to go. Instantly the thought of running, while yet the guns of the Indians were empty, came to their minds, aud with a word to each other they sprang through the low door and rushed for the prairie. As they did so, one or more charges (prob ably from double-barrelled guns) greeted their rush for the open air, aud the un wounded boy, Tom Kirkpatrick, had a bullet part his hair and graze the skin of the forehead. As the Indians ran after them the boys presented their guns and after this man ceuvre had been a few times repeated the wretched cowards turned back to plun der the cam j), and the boys were left to make their journey of forty miles to the nearest settlements in their stocking feet over the burnt grass stubs of the prairie. In the afternoon the wounded boy declared his inability to proceed farther, and requested Tom to go to the settle ment and bring a wajjon out for him. Tom accordingly hurried on, and just about sunset, while descending the river just above the town of Jackson (which town, by the way, consisted alone of a frontier post-olticc), just as he reached the crest of a low hill and glanced across the ravine to the summit of the next hill in front, he saw five Sioux, who, catching sight of him at the same instant, came for him on the run, spreading thcii line like an opening fan as they ran. Tom turned and ducked down behind the hill, and instead of running down the ravine towards the river, turned and ran up it and out on the high prairie, where, provi dentially for him, stood an old deserted field which had belonged to a Norwegian settler murdered in the last massacre, and which, now surrounded by a high rail fence, was occupied by a dense crop of tall weeds. Tom sprang over the fence, and in his peril and his fright not forgetting to carefully part the weeds in front of each step and close them to gether behind hini, worked his way out into the field and fell fiat. Soon an Indian, quickly followed by two others, appeared perched on the top of the fence, where for minutes, which doubtless were anxious ones for Tom, they surveyed the ap parently unbroken expanse of weeds, and at length to his great relief turned back towards the river. Lying quietly until darkness shrouded his movements, Tom made his way out of the field into the prairie, and making a wide detour reached the house of a fricudly settler a few miles down the river, where just before morning the other boy put in an appearance, having been unable to rest in the cold of approachiug night, but compelled thereby to keep moving, and doubtless passing the other Indians in the night time. Submarine Surveys, The lines over which it is proposed to lay a telegraph cable are now as carefully surveyed beforehand as a line of railway is surveyed before construction. Not only are soundiugs taken to find out the ine qualities of the ocean bed, but the na ture of that bed is also investigated. This is done by using a sounding ma chine which brings up a portion of the bottom itself. The following account of the survey between Cadiz and the Canary Islands gives a good deal of the | care with which the work is done: Two ships make zigzag courses across the proposed line of the cable, ami sound ings were taken every few miles, and more frequently, if circumstances warranted the delay. In this manner the ground was covered effectually. On board the Dacia we had an interesting time, and made some remarkable discov eries. We came ncross several banks where deep water had been supposed to exist. One of these banks nearly escaped us, as we were sounding at long intervals, but a suspicious shoaling was noted 011 comparing one sounding with the previ ous one, and as a little further 011 deeper water was found, we tried back, stop ping to sound every few miles. The depth decreased very rapidly, and excite ment ran high when the sinker found bottom at sixty-eight futhoms. Wo had found a submarine mountain raising its crest to within a few hundred feet of the surface, rising precipitously from a depth of nearly '2,000 fathoms. Such incidents as this show clearly the necessity for careful surveys of ocean cable routes. This bank was right on the proposed course of the cable, and if it had been laid as originally intended the strain would have proved fatal to its existence.—[St. Louis Globe-Democrat. In Prison in Georgia. From Lieutenant W. 11. Shelton's "A Hard Koad to Travel Out of Dixie," in the Century, we quote the following: "Before passing the gate [of the prison for Union officers at Macon J we expected to sec a crowd bearing some outward semblance of respectability. Instead we were instantly surrounded by several hundred ragged, bare-footed, frowsy headed men shouting "Fresh fish!" at the top of their voices and eagerly asking for news. With rare exceptions all were shabbily dressed. There was, however, a little knot of naval officers, who had been captured in the narrow windings of the Rappahannock Creek by a force of cavalry, and were the aristocrats of the camp. They wcro liouaod in a substan tial fair-buikling in the centre of the grounds, and by some special terms of surrender must have brought their com plete wardrobes along. On hot days they appeared in spotless white duck, which they were permitted to send outside to be laundered. Their mess was abun dantly supplied with fruits and vegeta bles of the season. The v/pe red tomatoes they were daily seen to peel were the envy of the cam p. I well remember that to me, at this time, a favorite occupation was to lie on my back with closed eyes and imagine the dinner I would order if I were in a first-class hotel. It was no unusual thing to see a dignified colonel wasliing his lower clothes in a pail, clad only in his uniform dress-coat. Ladies sometimes appeared on the guard-walk outside the top of the stockade, on which occasions the cleanest and best-dressed men turned out to see and to be seen. I was quite proud to appear in a clean gray shirt, spotless white drawers, and moc casins made of blue overcoat cloth. "On the Fourth of July, after the reg ular morning count, we repaired to the big central building and held an infor mal celebration. One officer had brought into captivity, concealed on his person, a little silk national flag, which was car ried up into the cross-beams of the build ing, and the sight of it created the wild est enthusiasm. We cheered the flag and applauded the patriotic speeches until a detachment of the guard succeeded in putting a stop to our proceedings. They tried to capture the flag, but in this they were not successful. We were informed that cannon were planted commanding the camp, and would be opened ou us if we renewed our demonstrations." MAKING AN OCEAN CABLE. Numerous Process Required in Its Manufacture. Let us first see what a submarine cable is, and how it is made. To do this visit must be made to the enormous factory on the banks of the Thames, a few miles below London. Here the birth of the cable may be traced through shop after shop, machine after machine. The foundation of all is the conductor, a stand of seven copper wires. This slen dcr copper cord is first hauled through a mass of sticky, black compound, which causes the thin coating of gutta percha applied by the next machine to adhere to it perfectly, and prevents the retention of any bubbles of air in the in terstices between the strands, or between the conductor and the gutta-percha en velope. One envelope is not sulfieient, however, but the full thickness of insu lating material has to be attained by four more alternate coatings of sticky compound and plastic gutta percha. The conductor is now insulat ed, and has developed into "core." Be fore going any further the core is coiled into tanks filled with water, and tested , in order to ascertain whether it is elec-! trically perfect, i. c., that there is no un due leakage of electricity through the gutta-percha insulatiug envelope. The tests arc made from the testing room, replete with beautiful and elabor ate apparatus, by which measurements finer and more accurate than those even of the most delicate chemical balance may be made. Every foot of core is tested with these instruments, both before and after being made up into cable, and care- I ful records arc preserved of the results, i After the core has been all tested and passed, the manufacture of the cable goes on. The core travels through another set of machines, which first wrap it with a thick serving of tarred jute, and then with a compact armoring of iron or steel wires, of varying thickness according to the depth of water in which the cable is intended to be laid. Above the arm oring, in order to preserve the iron from rust as long as possible, is applied a cov ering of stout canvas tape thoroughly impregnated with a pitch-like com pound, and sometimes the iron wires composing the armor arc separately cov ered witli Russian hemp as an addition al preservative against corrosion.— [Scnbner. Reeds Put to Many Uses, Though the Bolivian shore of Lake Titicaea is rough and abrupt, the moun tains on that side pressing boldly down into the water, the western and southern shores are low and comparatively level, the swampy edges overgrown with a species of tall, strong reeds called tortera. These reeds serve the natives for as many purposes as bamboo does the Chinaman. They are used instead of lath for lining the walls of houses, for thatching roofs, bottoming chairs, filling beds, making baskets, boats and bridges. They are also an important item in the way of fuel, though they burn too rapidly to give off much heat. Cattle feed upon them aud at any time of the year cows and oxen may be seen nearly up to their backs in the marshes. For several years the Chil ilaya bridge across the deep and rapid Desaguadero River was made entirely of reeds supported by balsas below, until the fine new bridge was built a few years ago. As that river is the dividing line between Peru and Bolivia, a custom house is located at each end of the bridge. If there were any hunters hereabouts they would find plenty of sport in these rccdy marshes, where myriads of water fowl find shelter, among them black and scarlet ducks, snipe, herons, Ac. These, together with a variety of fishes, con tribute largely toward the support of the population in a region so cold tliat the corn crop is precarious, wheat will not ripen at nil, and potatoes, shrunk to their smallest size, are bitter as so many green olives, and where the only indig enous animals fit for food are the bis catcha (rabbit), the llama and the vicuna, the latter becoming yearly more scarce, having been hunted nearly out of exist ence for its valuable fur. —[Washington Star. History of Pen Making. A Roman metal pen is said to have been found at Aosta—not a mere stylus, but a bronze pen, slit, and there is evidence of a pen or reed of bronze nearly as late as the invention of printing, in the fifteeuth century. A hundred years ago, some steel pens were made in Birmingham, England, by Mr. Harrison for Dr. Priestly, and some of these passed into the hands of Sir Joseph Mason, in his early days with Mr. Harrison, but all of them have been lost. The first pen of metal, of a date beyond all question, is one in a Dutch patent book of 1717. At the same time a polite ode by Pope refers to a "steel and gold peu K " but these were evidently luxuries only. It was about 1823 or 1824 that the great revolution iu making pens by a cheaper process—the hand screw press, which pierced the pens from sheet steel —began. Previously pens had been made from steel or gold rolled into tubes and with a joint forming tho slit. These required considerable labor to shape them into 'a pen form. The use of a screw press belongs to the period of John Mitchell, Joseph Clillott and Joseph Mason; but on a careful review of the facts it seems to be clear that John Mitchell has the best claim to be con sidered as the introducer of press made pens. Skinner, of Sheffield, England, was apparently one of the first to cheapen the production of pens, but his manu factures were surpassed when the screw press wad introduced. —[New York Tele gram, GENERAL GRANT'S COURTSHIP. Mrs. Grant Tells How the Famous Soldier Proposed* One summer day we were going to a morning wedding, and Lieutenant Grant was also invited. He came for us on horseback, and asked my brother's per mission to drive me, in exchange for his saddle, to which he gladly consented. The day was beautiful, the roads were a little heavy from previous rain, but the sun shone in splendor. We had to cross a little bridge that spanned a ravine, and, when we reached it I was surprised and a little concerned to find the gulch swol len, a most unusual thing, the water reaching to the bridge. I noticed, too, that Lieutenant Grant was very quiet aud that aud the high water bothered me. I usked several times if he thought the water dangerous to breast, and told him I would go back rather than take any risk. He assured me, in his brief way, that it was perfectly safe, and in my heart I relied upon him. Just as we reached the old bridge I said: "Now, if anything happens, remember I shall cling to you, no matter what you say to the contrary." He simply said: "All right," and we were over the planks in less than a minute. Then his mood changed, he became more social, aud in asking me to be his wife, used my threat as a theme. Lieutenant Grant asked me to set the day. I wanted to be engaged, and told him it would be much nicer than getting married—a sen timent he did not much approve. We were very quiet at the house that evening and neither said a word of the secret. After supper he went back to the regi ment, and a few days later General Taylor seut him to Camp Salubrity, in Louisiana. lie was too shy to ask father, so he waited till he was stationed and wrote to him. Father never answered the letter. I was his favorite daughter, and he thought army life would not suit me. "Besides," said father, "you are too young, and the boy is too poor. He hasn't anything to give you." I rose in my wrath, und said I was poor, too, and hadn't anything to give him. The next year he came back on a leave of absence, and I can remember just how he looked as lie rode up in his new uniform. Father was going to Washing ton on business, and we were all ou the front porch kissing him good-by aud stuffing his pockets with notes of things he was to buy. Lieutenant Grant asked for my hand, and he, in a hurry to get off, consented. My soldier lover was in and about Mexico for four years, including the war. | Every mail brought me a letter. Every one of them full of sweet nothings, love and war, and now and then some pressed leaves and flowers. Some were written 011 drumheads captured from the Mexi cans, aud others on sheets of foolscap, folded and sealed with red wafers. I read each one every day until the next one came. I have them all.—[Ladies' Home Journul. The Apple. . The virtues of the apple as a fruit have been celebrated from time immemorial, and few fruits have so many legends as sociated with them. The garden of the Hesperidcs was the garden of the golden apple, just as our Avalon is the Isle of Apples. "Of all fruits," it has been written, "the apple seems to have had the widest aud most mystical history. The myths concerning it meet us in every age aud country. Aphrodite bears it in her hand, as well as Eve. The ser pent guards it; the dragon watches it. It is celebrated by Solomon; is the healing fruit of Arabian tales. Ulysses longs for it in the gardens of Alcinous; Tantalus grasps vainly for it in Hades. In the prose Edda it is written: "Iduna keeps in a box apples, which the Gods, when they feel old age approaching, have only to taste to become young again. It is in this manner that they will be kept in re novated youth until Kugnarok—the gen eral destruction. Azrael, the Angel of Death, accomplished his mission by hold ing it to his nostrils; and in folk-lore Snowdrop is tempted to her death by an apple, half of which a crone has pois oned, but recovers life when the fruit falls from her lips. The Golden Bird seeks the Golden Apples of the King's garden in many a Norse story; and when the tree bears no more, Frau Bertha re veals to her favorite that it is because a mouse gnaws at the tree's root. Indeed, the kind mother goddess is sometimes personified as an apple tree, but oftener the apple is the tempter in northern my thology and sometimes makes the noso grow, so that the pear alone can bring it to moderate size."—[All the Year Bound. Something Now in Steam. In a modest two-story building not far from the Long Bridge, there resides an inventor, who has, if reports are true, hit upon a device which, it is claimed by persons well informed, is a very decided improvement on steam engines now in use. The invention, which is applicable alike to locomotives, marine engines, hoisting engines, and all other engines which require to be reversed or run in both directions, dispenses entirely, it is stated, with the complicated "link" mechanism heretofore used in all suc cessful reversible engines, and substi tutes therefor a single valve and operat ing device so simple that it may be un derstood by a child. The link mechan ism in common use lias been found ex pensive, complicated and difficult, but in this new device the parts are few and controlled by a single handle, which starts, stops, slows down and reverses the motion. This is effected by a simple contrivance, the steam being caused to cushion the piston in reversing, sc that a reversal from high speed in one direc tion to equal speed in the opposite direc tion may be secured instantly, without shock or strain upon the engine. Dur ing the past few days a number of prom inent experts have witnessed trials of the engine, aud all are unanimous in saying that it possesses advantages for which engineers have sought for years. The name of the inventor is Philo Maltby. It is understood that a number of promi nent business men are interested in the invention.—[Washington Star. Nerve in Locomotive Engineers. A Pennsylvania railroad man says young men are selected as the drivers of locomotives on fast trains because old men do not have the nerve to stand the strain of the terrible speed of these trains, and even the nerviest young man gets afraid of them after awhile. Then they get to letting up in speed, the trains run behind time, the cngiuccrs are given oth er runs, and new men are put in their places.—[Farm and Fireside. A K-gnnoic dam is being built across the Missouri. It wili lie Son foot lon a: and forty seven high, and the reservoir will cover un area 0f420 square miles. I ARIZONA TARANTULAS. A Hoi rid Spider and Its Enemy, the Tarantula Hawk. The great spider called the tarantula, whose entire surroundings are so full of interest, is justly an object of dread to man and beast. Latin names for the creature have been bountifully supplied, and it is somewhat difficult to aecidc which are most deserving. The title of Mygale Hentzii seems to lit the Ari zona variety tolerably well. The Mygale sometimes spreads over six inches square, but more frequently four to live inches. The writer has at the present time a stuffed specimen that extends about six and a half inches A shaggy coat of hair covers the surface of the great spider. It is supplied with six strong, bony legs, and two dangerous pedipalps or strikers, each armed with a sharp sting and poison sac. The strikers are frequently mistaken for two front legs, and from this arises the idea that the creature has stings on its feet. Two powerful projections, resembling jaws, protrude from the head. Under each of these is a curved poison fang, similar to a cat's claw, but longer (ex actly like those of a rattlesnake), which may be lifted, extended and hooked in to the victim. A person thus stung (or bitten?) must cut the tarantula away at once, for the spider does not seem will ing to unhook its fangs. There are two varieties in Arizona the large, black, so-called Texas taran tula,'a fierce and quarrelsome species, and a somewhat smaller kind, brown, heavier built, and less aggressive. The hair surrounding the mouth of a tarantu la is of a crimson color. The reptile must be turned on its back to see this. The venomous tarantula, in spite of all discussions to the contrary, does build and live in the trap-door spider nest. There seems to be a current idea that the trap-door spider is harmless, which is certainly erroneous. It uses no web net, easily capturing its prey by extraordinary springs. Those who have seen this arachnidan by daylight can have little idea of its power and ficetness. During the day it moves slowly and clumsily in the dazzling light, but when darkness comes it can move with ease and certain ty. Credible accounts have appeared stating that the tarantula can leap six teen feet. Repeated statements have credited it with leaps of three feet or more. In the year 1870, or near that date, three men disturbed several taran tula nests in San Diego. They were im mediately attacked by the huge spiders, and had to run for their lives, taking refuge in the waters of the bay. It is almost impossible for one who isn't well informed to locate the taran tula's eyes. The first time the writer looked for them the result was utter fail ure, und ended in the conviction that the reptile was blind. But it has eyes— six almost invisible specks no larger than the point of a pin, mounted on a tiny setting that grows out of the back. Two peer forward, two sideways and two be hind. The head and trunk, by the way, are all one piece. Tarantulas are considered deadly foes to each other, and are seldom found in company. When imprisoned together' there is a fight, one succumbs and is eaten by the victor. Nature lias done a service in making the tarantula so hide ous and formidable a looking object. Indeed, it is owing to this rcpulsiveness that no greater number of persons are stung. The sight of the great, hairy spider crawling nearby will cause a cold, creeping sensation down the back of almost anyone. The Mygnle poison is of a fearful nature; more dreaded than that of a rattlesnake; and unless very slightly scratched and Jheroic measures are used the result is fatal. Many deaths are on record caused by these spiders. The most prolonged suffering was that of a San Diego woman. A tarantula sunk its fangs in her hand during the night. The flesh was cut uway with a razor and med ical assistance summoned at once. Her life was prolonged for a time as well as her sufferings. For three mouths she lingered under the effects; her hands constantly creeping and crawling along the bedding in horrible imitation of the motions of the tarantula. A tarantula hawk came sailing into the Companion office recently. These giant, blue wasps with their fiery wings are deadly foes to the tarantula, nnd should be encouraged in every locality. They seem never to rest a moment, and with tireless energy fiy and walk rapidly along the ground, running into every crevice and hole, and examining every suspicious object—after the dreaded tarantula. The fate of the giant spider is both certain and attended with fascinating horror. The winged insect hovers over the vic tim until it finds a good opportunity to sting. The poison nets in a peculiar manner, the tarantula becoming par alyzed. In this state the eggs of the hawk are laid in the helpless spider, who remains alive to be slowly devoured by the hungry larvae. A prepared (stuffed) tarantula was at hand; the hawk was placed in a paste board box with the latter. The effect was unexpected. If there ever was such a thing as fear displayed by an insect we beheld it in the superlative degree. The hawk probably didn't like the scent of the dead spider, for it made the most violent efforts to get out of reach, until out of pity it was removed, when it im mediately quieted down. We placed this interesting visitor under a goblet to make an examination and to sketch its propor tions; but the plan was foiled by the re markable actions of the insect, which suddenly became angry, and with reck less indifference stabbed itself several times with its poisonous sting. It then immediately folded up its legs, turned over on its back, and in less than a min ute was dead. The onlookers were as tonished, anil could not explain the strange suicide.—(Florence (Ari.j Com panion. An Electrified Tree. There was a strange sight at the cor ner of Washington and Hunter streets the other night. A large water oak tree, growing on the Capitol grounds, was the center of the sensation, which attracted the attention of citizens in the ueigborhood and pas sersby. About two feet from the base of the tree, the exterior of which was blackened and the leaves and branches drooping and wilted, in a sunkeu-iu place shaped I like a needle's eye, the center of tins eye i extending almost to the heart of the tree, [ was an opening. From this aperture a volume of hot steam belched forth, and the sound of boiling sup could be heard distinctly. In places the hot sap oozed through the bark in long seams. It was a strange sight, and for a good while its cnuse was unaccountable. To the touch the tree was unbearably hot. The only cause that coidd be assigned for the freak was a stray wire, which was tied from the tree to an electric light pole on the corner, becoming crossed with a main current wire imperfectly in sulated.—(Atlanta Constitution. A LEVEL HEAD. The Advantage of Pre Nonce of mind In an Kmvrgeucy. During the late strike on the New York Central Railroad, the militia were ordered to be in readiness in case of a riot, but they were not called out. In an interview Gov. Hill said the troops were not to be called upon except in case of an emergeucy. The emergoncy had not arisen, therefore they would not bo ordered out. He reinarkod that this was the first great strike with which he hod had experi ence, and he did not propose to lose his head; the only point at which there had been serious trouble was at Syracuse, and there a deputy sheriff had lost his head and precipitated au onoounter. The strike continued several weeks and there was riotous action at various points along the road, but the civil authorities were ablo to cope with it without calling on the militia. The test of a man's real ability comes when an emergency arises which makes a hasty call on his good judgmeut aud discretion. The man who retains his presence of rntnd, retains his equipoise and exercises sound discretion at such critical junctures is to be relied on and will be put to the front. Men with level heads have the staying qualities which do not in the face of danger. Otis A. Cole, of Kinsman, 0., Juno 10, 1800, writes: "In the fali of 1888 I was feeling very ill. I consulted a doctor and he said I had Bright's disease of the kidnoysand that he would not stand in my shoes for the ■ State of Ohio." But he did not loso courage or giveup; he says: "I saw the testimonial of Mr. John Coleman, 100 Gregory St., New Haven, Conn., and I wrote to nim. In due time 1 received an answer, stating that tho ] testimonial that he gave was geuulnoandnot I overdrawn in any particular. I took a good , many bottles of Warner's Safe Cure; have' not taken auy forono year." Gov. Hill is aocountod a very successful i man; he is cool and calculating and belongs to tho class that do not lose their heads when emergencies arise. llahy Owned the Car. There was a baby in the railway cat the ofchor clay. It was not an unusual child, but it had a decidedly bright face and pretty ways. For the first few miles she was vorv quiet, and her blue eyes looked around in wonderment, fot , evidently it was the little one's first ride on the cars. Then as alio became used to the roar and rumble the baby proclivities as serted themselves, and she began tc play with her father's mustache. At first the father and mother were the only parties interested, but soon a young lady in a neighboring seat nudged her B9oort and directed his attention to the laughing child. He looked up, remarked that it was a pretty baby and tried to look uncon cerned, but it was noticed that his eyes wandered back to the spot occupied by the happy family, and he commenced to smile. The baby pulled the hair cf an old lady in front, who turned around sav agely and glared at the father with a look that plainly said, "Nuisances should be left at home." But she caught sight of the laughing oyoa of the baby, and when she turned Lack she seemed pleased about some thing. Several others had become in terested in the child by this time—busi ness men and young clerks, old ladies and girls —and when the baby's hands grasped tho large silk hat of her father and placed it on her own head it made Buch a comical picturo that the old gen tleman across tho way, unable to re- Btrain himself, burst out into a loud guffaw, and then looked sheepishly out of tho window, as if ashamed to be caught doing such an unmanly thing. Before another fivo minutes he was playing peek-a-boo across the aisle with the baby, and every one was envying him. Tho übiquitous young man, over on the move, passed through, and was at a loss to account for the frowns of every body. He had failed to notice the baby. The brakeman looked in from his post on tho platform and smiled. The paper boy found no custom till be had epokon to the baby and jingled his pocket of change for her edification. Tho conductor caught tho fever and chucked the littlo ouo under the oliin, while tho old gentlemau across the aisle forgot to pass up his ticket, so in terested was he in playing peek-a-boo. Tho old lady in front relaxed, and diving into her roticulo unearthed a brilliant red pippin and presented it bashfully to tho littlo one, who, in re sponse, put her chubby arms around the (donor's neck and pressed her rosy little (mouth to the old lady's cheek. It brought back a flood of remem brances to that withered heart, and a I handkerchief was seen to brush first j this way and then that, as if to catch a failing tear. The train sped on and pulled into the station where the baby, with hor par ents, were to leave the car. A look of regret came over every face. The old gentleman asked if he couldn't kiss it just onco; the old lady returned the caress she had received and the baby | moved toward the door, shaking a by- , by over the shoulder of her papa, to which every one responded, including j the newsboy, who emphasized his fare well with a wave of his hat. The passengers rushed to the side j whoro the baby got oIT and watched till 8110 turned out of sight at the other end I of the station, shaking by-bys all the time. Then they lapsed into silence. ; They missed that baby and not one of them would be unwilling to acknowl edge it. The little one's presence had let a rift of sunshine into every heart, warm or cold, in that car. It is proposed establishing a carrier pigeon | loft at the Annapolis Naval Academy for i the purpose of making a series of experi ments with the birds. Oklahoma Guide Hook and Map sent any where on receipt of 50 cts.Tyler & Co., Kansas City, Mo. An oak tree in Tama County measures 10 feet I inches in circumference. If afflicted with soro eyoa use Dr. Isaac Thomp son 'b Lye-w titer. Draugißts Bell *t:iso.per bottle Sioux County has sixteen newspapers. Timber, Mineral, Farm Lands and Ranches In Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas, bought and sold. Tyler & Co., Kansas City, Mo. There are thirty-nine theosophical socie ties ill the L'nited States. Woman, hor diseases and their treatment. 72 pages, illustrated; price 80c. Sent upon re ceipt of loc.. cost of mailing,etc. Address I rof. It. 11. KLINK, M.D., FTIL Arch St., Pliila., Pa. KELIOION is the expression of man's spiritual nature, his true and highest being unfolding to spiritual facts aud relations. ZJ ace cured by' \,'J $0 according <a DIRECTIONS wit(\ cac\ BOTTLE,^ ! fSOREIHSOA'P WDIJNDS, Gins, SWELLINGS I THE CHARLES A. VCGELER CO., Baltimore, Md. There are 14,465 women commercial trav-1 elers in the United States. FITS stopped free by Da. KLINE'S GREAT KKHVK RESTORER. NO tits after first day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise atnl $3 trial bjttle free. Dr. Kliue. Wl Arch St.. FRilo.. Fa. Larije checks ure always fashionable for lawyers' suitß. Lee Wa's Chinese Headache Cure. Harm less in effect, quick and positive in action. Sent prepaid on receipt of 81 per bottle. Adeler & C 0.,522 Wyandot te St., Kansas City,Mo Deaf criminals always waive a hearing. A. M. Priest, Druggist, Shelby vjlle, lud., . fays: "Hall's Catarrh Cure gives the best of . satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonies, 1 as It cures every one who takes it." Druggist* sell it, 75c. Fame is a glorious thing to achieve, but a small salary is more negotiable. Washing powders aro strong aiaanes, ana | ruin clothes. The purest soap obtainable is the best and cheapest. Dobbins's Electric Soap has been acknowledged for 24 years to be the vurtet of it right away. A mm of flighty disposition should never be made cushier of a bunk. Do You Ever Speculate f Any person sending us their narao and ad- 1 dress will receive information that will lead to a fortune. Bonj. Lewis & Co., Security Building, Kansas City, Mo. Love is blind, but your mother-in-law isn't. Guaranteed five year eight per cent. First Mortgages on Kansas City property, interest payable every six months; principal and inter est collected when due and remitted without expense to lender. For sale by J. H. Bauerlem & Co.. Kansas City, Mo. Write for particulars Girls are hereafter to he allowod to attend the Rhode Island State Agricultural School. Money invosted in choice one hundred dol lar building lots in suburbs of Kansas City will pay from Ave hundred to one thousand per cent, the next few years under our plan. cash and S-j per month without interest con trols a desirable lot. Particulars cm application. J. 11. Bauerlein tic Co., Kansas City, Mo. Lord Randolph Churchill is reputed to have won *75,000 on the turf this season. Its Excellent Qualities Commend to public approval the California liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs. It is pleas ing to the eye, and to the taste and by gently acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, it cleanses the system effectually, thereby pro moting the health and comfort of all who use it. George Vanderbilt's ambition is to collect the finest library in America. "Children's Elves Saved for SOCts." Thousands of children die annually of croup. Now, inotherß,if you would spend 50 cents and always have a bottle of Dr. Tobias's Venetian Liniment in the house you never need fear losing your little ones when attacked with this complaint. Dread croup even as you would a thier in the night, and bo prepared to savo i your darlings! It is now upward of forty years since this liniment was first offered to tho | Fublic. Hundreds of cures have been reported j rom tho uso of this valuable remedy, and i never has a homo been known to have been | robbed of ono of its treasures where tho above preparation was used. Those who have tested ana know the value of Dr. Tobias's Venetian Liniment stato they would not bo without it ' oven were the prioo $lO per bottle, instead ot only 25 or 50 cts. Bold by all druggists. A horse has been known to live to the age j of sixty-two, but averages from twenty to I thirty. U43 A signal service to weak womankind is the finding j of lost health—the building-up of "a run-down" system. Nothing does it so surely as Dr. Pierce's | i Favorite Prescription. It cures all I the derangements, irregularities and | weaknesses peculiar to the sex. It's the most perfect of strength-givers, imparting tone and vigor to tho whole system. For overworked, dc ! bilitated teachers, milliners, seam | stresses, " shop - girls," nursing mothers, and feeble women gen [ erally, it is the greatest earthly j ' boon, being unequalcd as an appe j tizing cordial and restorative tonic. " Favorite Prescription " gives satisfaction in every case, or money I paid for it is promptly refunded. , That's the way it's sold; that's the j way its makers prove their faith jin it. Contains no alcohol to ine briate ; no syrup or sugar to de range digestion ; a legitimate medi cine, not a beverage . Purely vege table and perfectly harmless in any I condition of the system. World's Dispensary Medical Association, j Propr's, 063 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. t PATTERN FREE. By Special Arrangement with PKMOREST'S FAMILY MAGA ZINE, the Greatest of all Magazines. our lady readers a handsome present. Cut out Jhis sliiyuid inclose it iwith Jennings Dvmorest, 15 East 14th St., New York, and you will receive by return mall a full-size pattern, Illus trated and fullv described, of tbla Jacket (worth 2Bc>. It can be made as a perfectly plain jacket, or as Illus trated. Cross out with pencil the size I desired. Bust, 84, 86, 38, or 40 Inches. While Icmorest's | is not a Fashion Magazine, many suppose It to he because I Its Fashion Department, like all its other Departments. ! Is so perfect. You really pet a dozen Magazines in one, , every mouth, for ft per year. i^feFESBURUEH | I .P"' | s fcsolid ceiye of scounnijsoap for cleaning purpQs.es.' • • r > corrAittX What would you give for a Friend who would take half your hard work off your shoulders and do it without a murmur? What would you give to I find an assistant in your housework that would keep your floors anfi walls clean, and your kitchen bright, and yet never grow ugly over the matter of hard work\? Sapolio I is just such a friend and can be bought at all grocers. White Swelling "In 1887 my son, seven 3 ears old, had a whits swelUug come on bla r gbt log below tho knoe, which contracted the muscles so that his log was drawn up at right angle®. I considered him 000 a Armed crip ple. 1 wa-abiut to take him to Cincinnati for an operation, aud began giving hfm Hood's SoraapirYl* to get up his strength. Thu medicine woke up his appetite add soon ploces of bone were discharged from tho sore. We continued with Hood's s-irsa porllla and In 0 fowr months he had perfect use of his leg. 110 now runs everywhere, and apparently Is as well as ever."—Joux L. MCUURUY, Notary Public, Ravens wo xl, W. Va. Hood's Sarsaparllla Sold by all druggists. 01; six for os. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD A CO.. Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar CONDITION POWDER I Highly concentrated. DOBO small. In quantity conta I loss than one-tenth cent a day per hen. Prevents and cures all diseases. If you can't get it. we send by mail post-paid. One pack. fee. Five ft. 2 141b. can 01.20 ; 6 cans 05. Express iMtld. Testimonial* free. Send stamps or cash. Farmers' Poultry Guide (price iV ) free with 01.00 orders or more. 1. 8. JOHNSON & CO.. Boston* Mass. I BEECH AM'SPILLS I ■ ACT LIKE MAGIC E I ON A WEAK STOMACH.I 1 25 Cents a Box. 1 I^O^I^DRUCCISTS^a fThe ,Cod That Helps to Cure The Cold. The disagreeable taste of the COD LIVER OIL is dissipated in i SCOTT'S EMULSION lOf Pure Coil Liver Oil with HYPO PHOSPHITES OTP X-IIVLE -A-IsTD 80DA. The patient suffering from CONSUMPTION, ! BRONCHITIS, CAM fill, COLD, OR WANTING DIBEASEN, may take tho I remedy with as much satisfaction as ho i j would tako milk. Physicians are j irescrl to ting It everywhere. It is a perfect emulsion. | and a wonderful ficidi producer. Take no other i RiwrkiTflDC aro,nv,te<l to consult the old lIwVL W I Ull® established patent firm of I MASON, FENWICK k. LAWRENCE, Washington, D. C. 1 ■% m MHiIINPA V lnutructions free PATENTS! ■ n ■ nil ■ W I hand book of ln ; formatlou. J. 11. C'R AI. I.E A CO., ; Washington, I>. C, ■ antlC STUDY, Hook-keeping, iiustneaaforma, ftlllnlC Penmanship. Arithmetic, Short-hand, etc., 1 ■■ thoroughly taught by MAIL, circulars free, llryunt'a College, 437 Main St., buffalo, SLY, pa TENTS - v "" F| ****** ■ m ■ ■ ■■■" ■ w# n I'aicnt. Sent Free. Patrick O'Farrell, VASiVi'n'uTi)^ 1 D. ni c! FRAZERAfbI BEST UN THE WORLD UiIEHwC |iT Got tho Genuine. Sold Everywhere rIENSION J ,?^,K?g^ Srraiulaat war. 15 adjudicating claims, att.v since. VV ANTED—lntelligent Active Agent In each town, v i Easy to work In connection with other liuslueaa. Good pay and territory to pushing man. For particu lars address, stating present or former occupation, W. F.C. Gerhardt, Mgr., Glenn Hldg.. 11a tlinorc, Md. |ASXHWSA^TmEDT FREE by isll to 4 PRECIPES FREE. S3 ■ P| has requested us to send to any lady an ■ ■ ■ awerlng this advertisement fifteen recipes ■ ml from hls new cook-book, ' The liable." ■ ■ ■ Vou need not send stamp for reply. ■ MiHply M ild full iwunc and addrin* to m CHARLES 1.. WEBSTER A CO., —— 3 East 14th St., Nnv York City. FASHION JOURNALS. publish our French Fashion Books Id KnXkh. XfyMQisl Inducements to Introduce thun. The most practUsi End elegant ever offered The lessotson Basting, boaelDig ■hnlsbinfL Keeping Wrinkles Out, Cutting Skirts, etc.. Imnbtsloed oulv In these books, each wottlyftie yedazsuuwriptlon. bend only 35 cents for copy, A. %OWKLL4Co., I W. I Hhttt.. Yors /^JONES\ f TON SCALES \ / OF \ S6O iBJNSHAMTONJ V Beam Box Tare Beam J & N. Y. a/ \ f AIXSUXS %/ \* # C?/ Coughs @ Colds B There is uo Medicine like 1 pi DR. SCHENCK'S tIIIpiJLWIONIC i Nli SYRUP. j ] [' '■ tb.lMl.ud M orld. ForSalebyall Druggists. I rico, per 1K.1t!.-, Ilr, Scliojck'. B w ,k ," | Cotiauuiptiun nml it. l ure, nnule.l free AddreM Dr. J. H. Bchenck & Son. Fhiladelptiifc TH,;RF - IS NO L-ORM OF 1 , 4* li lnuranoe wortu the nam. -hive 1 oannot b. had of the
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