Take Oare of your health at this season. Bee that your blood Is pure, appotite Rood and all the organs in a healthy condition. Hood's Sarsa parilla Is tho great building-up aud blood purifying medieluo and therefore it is the best medicine to take in the fall, when the atmosphere is laden with disease germs from decaying vegetation. Hood's Harsaparilla prevents colds, pneumonia, bronchitis, fevers. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best—ln fact the One True Blooil Purifier llAMfl'e Dills the liest fflmily cftlhnrrio MOOO S NHS ami liver Btlmulaut. 16c. Had tlie Bast Word. The tralu-boy had a bad eye and a most unmelodious voice. His yell sent a shudder through the entire car. It was, as a matter of course, the fate of tho irritable man to select this par ticular train for his journey. Every time tho train-boy howled lie jumped and looked at him with nil expression of reproach which gradually became malignant and then ferocious. "P-e-c-e-a-c-h-e-s! A-a-a-a-p-l-e-s! Chee-y-u-u-u-lng gum!" he vociferated, as he pushed tho front door shut with a slam after holding it open long enough to fill the ear smoke and cinders. Ho was Just about to repeat his cry when ho came to tho nervous man's seat. "Want any p-e-e-e-a-c-h-e-s, a-a-p " "Shut up, will you!" exclaimed tho nervous man. "What do you mean by keeping up that infernal racket?" "Does that bother you, mister?" "Of course it bothers me. Every time you come along you whoop Into this ear till It feels as If It were going to split." "You mean this left ear that's next to the aisle?" "Yes, I mean my left ear." "Don't you worry, mister. I'm sorry you didn't mention that before. Wo're the most accommodatiu' peoplo In the world on tills road. All you have to do Is to say you don't like something and we niako other arrangements right away. I'll have the whole filing fixed up for you in no time at all." "How are you going to fix it?" "I'll go out and get the brakemnn to come an' turn yer seat around so ye kin ride the other way. That'll bring yer right egr tcr the aisle an' give yer left one a vacation." And for the remainder of the trip the only one of tho two who spoke was the boy who yelled with even more anima tion than before: "P-e-e-e-a-c-h-e-s! A -a-a-p-l-es! Chee y-u-u-ing gum!" The People of Seville. The people were as gay as the town: too gay, too commercial, too modern, M. Maurice Barres thought Seville, but, fortunately, I was quite prosaic enough to delight at the time in Its constant movement and noise and life. The Slerpes during the day was tho center of their gaiety—Seville's Corse or Broadway or Plecadilv. It was here ,the hottest hours wero spent. Under Its awnings it was like a pleasant court; for, though peasants might pass with their donkeys, no cart or carriage could ever drive through. In Hie clubs on each side, their facade nothing but one open window, rows of chairs were always turned toward the street, and always held nil audience as entertain ing as It was willing to be entertained. The same people who In the evening filled the Plaza Xueva, there to listen to the music, sauntered In and out of the shops, where you could buy tho latest French novel or the photograph of the favorite matador But of this multitude of loungers none seemed to have anything to do except to become violently Interested tlie minute J. tried to sketch.—Century. If a summer girl is really popular, she Is worked as hard as a farmer In the harvest field. BRAVE SPIRITS BROKEN. How often women wake lip in the morning cheerful and happy, deter mined to do so much before the day ends, and yet:— —J© Before the morn ing is very old, the dreadful BACK- Z-ftzL. ■ ' ACHE appears, sinks back in yf S~j J \ I matter how jSf cfi?( / / hard she atr u should I Mil- M I , | Pinkham's | I\| [ I Compound" l\ J 1 f Ifl P rf.l will stop the ),y|,\ \ Vi torture nnd restore courage. All such pains come from a deranged uterus. Trouble in the womb blots out the light of the sun at midday to a vast number of women. Be advised—do as many others have done-and are doing—procure Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at yjnqe, and commence without delay to r&olizc the relief it is sure to bring you. rxu 4i! LOVE'S WAY. Where Love builds dear, Where his stops incline, Rosy oast or west, dear, That sweet way be thine. That sweet way, Whore dwells the May- That sweet way bo thine. Where Love reaps the blooms, dear, Where his bright stars shine, Sheltered from the glooms thore, That sweet way be thine. That sweet way, Until God's day— That sweet way be thine. Anl slill for thee, the light, dear, Though never light bo mine; And thank God for tho night, dear If morning's rose be thine. And Lovo'a dear way, Until God's day— And Lovo's dear way bo thine. —Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution. My OWN DECEASE, LTHOUGH nndoubt cdly I bad been very I am by no means certain of my facts at Uw|aß\ about this time; so E3!gal&\ whether I was tho KSfgSjMi victim of a lively irn agination, or of a i hypnotic trance, I Wi jjaJBX really cannot say. Any way, ono morning I seemed to bo oon sciousthatlwastalk- -1 ing with a demon, who Bat by my bedside. Ho was a very pleasant sort of fellow and not bail looking, bat somehow X knew ho was a demon. "Would you like to hear what they aro saying about you and go to your own funeral?" he asked pleasantly. • "People generally do attend that ceremony personally," I suggested; then after a moment's reflection, I asked, "Am I dead, then?" "Of course. Did you not know it?" "If I did it must have escaped my memory,"l replied imperturably. "Well, you are dead, but I will give you the remarkable power of going among your family in the spirit and invisible to them." "That's very kind of yon, but I've heard you peoplo seldom perform ser vices for nothing. What recompense do you require?" "None. Tho penalty you will pay ■will bo sufficient reward to me." "What penalty?" "To see yourself as others see you, and hear what they say of you." My friend then dematerialized him self into thin nir, and the next mo ment I was gliding noiselossly down the stairs. I should explain to you that. I am au orphan, without parents, bnt a member of a large family; sisters, brothers, cousins aud all the rost of it. X happen to have more money thau any of tho others, and have hitherto been much sought alter ou account of many excellent personal qualities. lam not married. Well, tho fact is, lam of a rather retiring disposition, and not haviug yet aome across a girl who would holp me out with tho preliminaries, I had not found courage to tnke tho fatal plunge. My eldest sister, I'riscilla, had there fore been keeping house for me. I easily passed through the closed parlor door without opening it, which was very convenient, and found my self, unseen by them, in the midst of relatives from different parts of the country. They wero waiting break fast for some important person who had not yet made his appearance. I was foolish enough to think it might be myself and sat down to my cus tomary seat at the foot of tho table; but, of course, no one saw me. I had forgotten for tho moment that I was a dematerialized spirit. Soon, how ever, tho door opened, and the im portant individual entered tile apart ment. It was my eldest brother Tom. Now I began to understand, Ho was my executor and residuary legatee. He represented me, tho late Crawley Slowquieker, Esq., deceasod, henee all tho court and deference paid to him. This was absurd, you know, for a bigger fool never lived. Well, ho made straight for my chair, and eat down whore I was sit ting ! Thi3 was stepping into my shoos with a vengeance—aotuaily usurping the same place occupied by my disembodied spirit. Tom was a bulky fellow, and I felt the affront. Besides, wishing better to watch the proceedings, I got up quiokly and Bat behind my chair. Two things especially attracted in attention, and somowliat shocked me. In tho first plaoc, Priscilla's presiding seemed muoh more lavish than under my regime, and in the second I was etrnok by tho happiness and gayety of the whole company. This was calcu lated to take my fatuity down a few pegs ; for I had fondly imagined that my death would plunge my entire family iu the uttermost depths of do spair. But it hadn't! "I never liko going into black," Priscilla was saying in her even tones to Aunt Gwen; "it's so very un lucky." "I don't mind the change at all," said Aunt Gwen ; "the color just suits me, you know. But I really oan't tell what orders to give, not knowing how I am provided for." "That's as good as asking," said Tom, with one of his horrible laughs, which I used to consider so hearty. "A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse. I suppose the regular tiling is to read the will after the funeral; hut as it's all among ourselves it doos not matter, and I'll read it to all directly after breakfast." Then they started talking about their late relation, Crawley Slowquiok er, and the things I heard about my self positively astonished me. They were all sadly deficient in the bump) of revorenoe, and I found that not ono of them entertained that re epect and affection for me of which I had imagined they were all possessed. Now I fnlly realized the truth of my friend, the demon's, words. It was a dreadful penalty to pay, a sad morti fication to hear what they said of me, and to seo myself as others saw me. "Well, of course," my cousin Ver non said, responding to somo remark in a virtuously deprecatory tono. "Of course, do mortuis nil nisi bouurn, and all that sort of thing, you know, but I can't help saying that Crawley was always mean—horribly mean !", Confound the fellow ! And this was a man to whom I had left £SOO, forgiv ing him all the money ho owed me, which was as good as doubling the leg acv! "No, no ; not mean," Tom answered, and I blessed him for those words, but he spoiled it all by adding, "A bit careful, you know." "Ah, I should think so," says Pris cilia. "You will hardly believe it, but it's a fact ho never allowed me money enough to keep house decently." Of course, this was not true, as you may imagine. She was always wanting more money, and yet never sucoeedod in purchasing anything remarkable. And this was my sister Pris, whom I had always thought so affectionate, so entirely devoted to mo. Oh, it was too horrible. These three were my principal legatees. If I had only known sooner ! Bat how was that possible? I knew what I would do. I had made up my mind—and having no body, i was all miud now—l would go at once to my solicitor's, and have a codieil drawn up while there was yet time. But stay, there was no time ;it was too late. I hod quite forgotten that I was only a poor ghost, a dematerialized spirit, aud that old idiot, Bharpitlaw, was so wedded to routine and old-fashioned custom that he would certainly regard n posthu mous testament as informal, and as I was invisible be would treat my signa ture as null aud decidedly void. When next I turned toward my amiable anil disinterested family circle, I perceived that the breakfast things had been removed, and Tom Slowquieker sat in the armchair with my will spread out before him. "There's someone missing," he said, looking around him magisterially; "who is it?" "Only my sister Minnie," Venon remarked casually. "I went to hor this morning, but she's so upset about his death that sho feels quite ill, aud could not come down to breakfast." "Don't bo absurd," said Prisoilla; "why she never gave him so muoh as a civil word." Then, sotto voeo to her brother: "And that's what has upset her, I expect. She is afraid sho has spoiled her chances of a legacy." Oh, that spiteful Priscilla! If I could only alter my will I But it was too late, for here was my exeoutor standing, or rather sitting in my place. At least there was one thing I could do ; I would find my friend tho demon, and see if arrangements could not be mado for haunting thorn ! But theso precious words about Minnie had sent balm into my tor tured spirit, so that my incorporate heart throbbed, shaking tho Venetians, and Tom asked where tho draught came from. I would go to her at once, so I traversed the closed door again, passing them all as the sigh of a sum mer breeze, whioh is wo know not what, or whonoe it comes, or whither it goes—a breath from—wet', no mat ter where; I don't exactly know my self. Thus I went upstairs and into Min nie's room, where I found the poor girl still in bed, her cheeks pale, her oyea rod with weeping, all tho signs upon her of a sloopiess night of sor row, and pressed close to her soft bosom sho held a likeness of my un worthy self, which I had given her once long ago. And this was tho girl who never spoke savo to ridicule and poke fun at me, whose dislike for me was almost proverbial in tho family ; and yet tho girl whose love—with usual human perversity—l would]have given all the world to win. Ah, this knowledge of her heart's secret was sweet to me ! It gave me courage. I would comfort her. 1 would pour forth my love. I would tell her—stay! what could I tell her? Was I not forgetting agaiu that I wu3 only a poor gliost—merely the shadow of a shade? Was I not unseen by her? And evon were it possiblo for me to make myself visible for a few mo ments, I should only succeed iu terri fying my poor love out of her senses. Alas! was this tho realization of a hereafter? tho puuishmout of early vanities and sins? To see things just as thoy are, and yet to be 60 miserably impotent to alter them; to sue, too, what might have been, and to beat out my wearyjspirit on into eternity in vain longing for a fruition that can never come. My funeral was appointed to take place the next day. It was a very grand affa ; r altogether, and cake and ton had been laid in the parlor to ontertain the guests upon this festivo occasion. As I accompanied tho mourners down the steps, I suddenly perceived my triend tho demon by my side. Vainly I sought a coach, but oould tiud no room, I turned to him some what angri'y aud remarked: "I say, you promised I should go to my own funeral, but 1 don't soem to have been considered in the arrange ment at all." "You forget that corporeally you hold the place of honor at the head of tho procossion but |in the spirit you can get in here. There's only "the dootor and the clergyman." "Betweon tho dootor and tho par son I Really my dear demon, you are remarkable for a most sardonic humor." Well, the men of medicine and re ligion talked politics all the way, which I thought inappropriate ; but as they were both conservatives they did not disagree. Ijarn a Liberal myself, and. began vociferously expounding Mr. Gladstone's policy, quite oblivious that my gesticulations were unseen, my words unheard by theip, "Good job for yourself , you ore dead,',' said,the demon, "tou're just tha sort to got info a ; joliy .row with red hot politicians 1". The cemetery was soan reached, and I looked down and saw my coffin low ered into the open grave. "Earth to earth—" A few lumps were thrown, and fell upon the lid with a grewsomo rattle, and—" I awoke with a Jstart, and my oyes met those of my brother Tom, who asked cheerily, "Well, how do you do now, old fellow?" But I turned from him—for X could not help thinking of him as I had seen him last, reading my will down in the parlor—turned away and encounteced my darling little Minnie, who sat unobserved in a remote corner of the room, and I felt, oh! so grateful and happy at seeing her there. 1 felt then that it was not all a dream. I have used feigned names in this veracious tale, because 1 think she would not like to know the strange experience which led me to take cour age to woo, and by and by, wed her.— Spuro Moments. Facts About Sponges, Some of the finest kinds of sponges are found in Florida waters, and the cultnrist would find profit in raising such species as the "sheep wool," the "velvet," the "hard head" and the "grass" sponge. Some of the kinds recognized as quite distinct are, never theless, so much alike in appearance that only an expert can tell them apart. The sheep's wool sponges are best of all for the bath. It is a faot worth knowing that it pays very mnch better to buy un bleached sponges. The bleached ones look much prettier, but the chloride of limo employed in the process in juries the skeleton, and lessens its strength so that it soon oomes to pieces. When you find sand in a sponge, you may know that yon are indebted to trade dishonesty. Sponges never grow on a sandy bottom. The sand is added in the bales to make thorn weigh more. The sponges are gathered by small boats. In each boat are two men ; one sculls, whilo tho other leans over the bow. When he sees a sponge, he spears it and drags it aboard. If the water is rough, ho uses a "wator glass," which is simply an ordinary pail with a glass bottom. The pail is hung around tho neck of the fisherman, who sinks it below the surface when ho wishes to see. In this way he can get a perfect view of the bottom. In tho Mediterranean sponges are collected usually by dredges, bat sometimes by naked divers. The sponges of commerce are warm water animals. They come ehiofly from tho Mediterranean, 'the Rod Seu, the Bahamus, and Florida. The Stair Cure Sow. A new form of regular daily exer cise that is being prescribed by more than ono London physician is stair climbing. It is recommended for strengthening the heart. This can only bo done by taking regular, systematic aud sufficient mus cular exercise. Let a person who finds hi 3 pulse increased fifty to sixty beats in u minute after mounting a staircase, climb a hundred staircases day after day for a month or more, aud, it is 6aid, he will find that the exertion does not add ten beats to tho normal number of his heart throbs. The exoroiso has acted upon this vital organ just as it does on the biceps of a prizefighter or a black smith, and strength and the capacity for endurance havo been tho result. Gut this is not ull the good to bo gained by climbing a hundred stair cases a day, say fifty in the morning and fifty in the afternoon. Doubtless tlie person with a weak heart has suf fered more or loss from what is called nervous dyspepsia. His food, instead of being properly digested, has been mainly fermented in his stomach, and has caused him various uncomfortable I'ecling3, which ho has bean in tho habit of attributing to everything but their proper cnuse. It is claimed that not only havo tho hundred minutes so spent in climbing staircases put strength into his legs, expanded his chost, and saved his heart from fatty degeneration, but that they have given tone to his abdo minal muscles aud to his digestive or gans.—New York Journal. Freaks fur the l'arls Exposition. The freak exhibitors are just now besieging tho managers of tho coming Paris Exposition for space to oxhibit their wonders. One man has a pair of hairless horses, oaoh of which has a horn in its forehead and skin of tho color of a ripe banaua. Another wants to exhibit a woman who has two faces and three tonguos, but who is per fectly dumb. Another writes for space in which to exhibit a winged sheep, whioh only has two legs, and a horse which has eight perfect hoofs in his four legs. An Austrian wants to send a hen that always walks back ward, and an Italian banker thinks that he ought to have room enough iu whioh to exhibit a pure white Shet land pouy eighteen inches high and "shod all around with gold."—lit Louis Republic. A liicyclc SumnnmliulM, "La Sonnambula" up to date was seen at Rath Beach, N. Y., Sunday morning, whon a young lady, beauti ful, of course, was discovered riding a bicycle, aud yet eound asleep. This particular young lady was rudely awakened by her bike striking a stone. When she realized her situation Bho showed herself a perfect lady by im mediately fainting away.—Boston .Trun script. SIXTY YEARS BLIND, Sensations of a Man Who Aftor That Period Was Restored to Sight. In the little Canldlan town of Pem brook, not far from Kingston, there lives a man, who, after sixty years of blindness, has had his sight restored. He was born with a cataract over each eye and in those far off days such was Incurable. Two years passed—sixty years pass ed, and still he sat and walked in the darkness. Then the news penetrated to Pembrook that there were cases of blindness that could be cured. Some of his friends persuaded him to see a doctor. He let the doctor examine him, but had no hope, even when they told him that only a very simple operation was necessary, that he would soon be able to see. Even when they examined him ho was not especially Interested. He did not know what It meant to see. But they got the best available surgical skill and after a few weeks the light was gradually admitted. After a day or so spent In the semi darkness of a darkened room, where lie first made out tho faces of those who had been about him teaching him In the darkness for so many years, they let him go out into the twilight of a beautiful June evening. The old man looked about him and those who saw him say there never was anything like the expression of his face. He looked and looked again, and then burst Into tears. He was soon gazing again. He saw that the light was slowly fading; that tho darkness was coming on. He had never seen a sunset. He put ills hands over bis eyes and cried out: "My God! I am going back Into the darkness ngalu. My eyes are going out!" All they snhl failed to re assure him. But presently the moon rose and he was filled with a new won der and was convinced. He refused to go to bed that night. He sat there until morning. He saw the sun rise and tlie tears rolled down his cheeks. It will be many weeks be fore lie recovers from the keen delight, For so far as this Individual man ii concerned, the new world was as noth ing to the eyes of Columbus as com pared with the panorama of day and ulglit ns It unfolds Itself to the old man. He Is gradually learning perspective, To Ills new eyes everything seems close at hand—the moon no further away than the arm of his chair. Knowledge of relative distances comes only by ex perience. He has to learn his surround ings all over again. Instead of com plaining because Ills Ignorance of tho easy cure of his blindness kept him in the darkness three score years, he la almost glad. He says no man ever be fore had such keen enjoyment as he Is having. This man's old age will be like the childhood and youth of other men. It will be especially hard for him to die. At 00 he is just beginning life, and long before he has had time to learn life's main lessons he will he gone. A Minco Pie. The mince pie of to-day Is round, Four centuries ago to eat a round uiiuca pie would bo to stigmatize yourself as a Jew or a heretic. The orthodox shnpe Is a long oval. It was doubtless meant to represent the cradle In Bethlehem, and tradition further asserts that tho strange mixture which makes the mince represents the fruits and spice with which the three kings in the legend filled the cradle. 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