a
- a. .
MY MENDING-BASKET.
It is made of the stoutest of willow ;
It Is deep and capacious and wile ;
Yet the Gulf Stream that fiowd through its
borders
Scams always to stand at flood ttde !
And the garments lie heaped on each other ;
I look at them often and sigh ,
Shall I ever be able to grapple
With a pile that has grown two feet high ?
. There's a top layer. always , of stocklns ;
These arrive and depart every day :
iAnd the things that are playing button but
ton"
Also leave without any delay.
But ab , underneath there are strata
Buried deep as the oarth'a eocene !
1Things put there the first of the autumn ,
Still there when the trees have grown green !
There are thnzs ! t be rlpp3tl and made over :
There are things that gave out in their prime.
There are intricate taslt-all awaiting
One magical hour of "spare time. "
will It come ? Slut I over posaeis i : ?
I start with fresh hope every day.
Llko a will-o.the wlsp it allures me ;
Like will.o'-the-wisp fades away.
For the basket has never boon empty ,
I . Duran ; all of its burdonsd carets ,
But once , for a few fleotin ; moments ,
When the bnby upset it , lti + t year !
-Bessie Chandler ut Harper's Bazar.
t
Passive rime.
BY "THE DUCIESS. "
CHAPTER TX-CONTINUED.
He draws a deep breath , and then
'rouses himself. Going up to Mrs.
Neville , ho bids her rood-night , in a
low tone , that still does not falter.
'All this has been too much for
you , and-my cousin , " he says
gently , though without looking at
Hilda , Tomorrow , everything can
be discussed more thoroughly , but
for tonight enough has been said , "
"We shall see you to mor'row , I
hope ? " says Mrs. Neville , anxiously.
"I think not. It will be better
not , " says Dick , with a faint smile.
"I shall have many things to see to ,
and my father will of course , require
nme. "
At this mention of his name. Pen-
ruddock turns his headand all pres
out notice how terribly his face has
changed within the last few minutes.
As if a1l hone has died within him
he looks crushed and broken and
very pitiable.
There is , too , within his eyes a
somewhat vacant expression that
contrasts very powerfully with his
indolent demeanor of an hour ago.
I 'Eli , Dick-eh , lad ? " he says , in
It confused fashion , putting his hand
to his head and sighing deeply.
"What are you saying of me ? I heard
my nameDon't believe them ,
Dick ! It is all false , every word ! "
Then , in a tone of eager , almost abject -
ject entreaty , he adds in a whisper ,
' . 'Don't condemn Dick !
you me , You
have not the right to do that. It
was all for your sake , Dick-all for
you. "
. 'Come . Come
away. home with
me , father , " says Dick , hurriedly
and anxiously.
A touch of deep pain , mingled
with shame mars the beauty of his
features as he listens to his father's
l words , which are a confession of his
guilt.'Home
'Home Where is that now ? " asks
Ponruddoek vaguely , disregarding
his son's effort to lead him from thee
room. "From the castle to the cottage -
tage , that is a fall , indeed ! And , "
sinking his voice , "I can't go to the
cottage. Dick-the river is there'- '
always the river ! " with a strong
shudder. "And it never ceases-it
flows on and on forever ! I can hear
it always in my dreams at night : "
' .house . You
yourself. are dream-
jug now , 1 think , " says Dick , who is
as nale as death.
" \o ; not now , " says the old man.
. He looks a very old man indeed , so
strangely altered are his features
and mien. "It is too late now for
dreams. If what she says is true ,
all is over. all is at an end. "
"The end is not come yet , " returns -
turns Dick bravely , throwing up his
head with a certain proud gesture
that brings tears into the eyes of
one who is watching him.
He closes one hand firmly , as
though to defy misfortune while into
his fate there comes a nobility , a
sense of dignity , that perhaps it
lacked before.
"You have still enough to satisfy
every want , " he says , addressing his
father. ; "and as forr me , the world is
before me , and I shall conquer it in
defiance of fate and evil fortune. All
is for the best , and we should be
thankful that the little one was
saved. You are thankful , father ,
are you not ? Say you are thankful , "
he asks , with extreme earnestness.
It was as though he had completely -
pletely and entirely disassociated
the love of his manhood from the
delightful little companion of his
earlier days.
"Yes thankful ! "
, yes-deeply says
Penruddock , in a strange tonehard-
ly recognizable. "A weight is lifted
from my heart-a load from my soul
-that has lain upon them for many
a year ! Now it is raised my heart
feels lighter. But , " looking help-
V lossly around , "my head is bearing '
the burden now. It feels like molten -
ten lead. And there is a sound as of
many voices-and"
A deep groan escaped him ; he
' staggered , andbut that Dick hastily
' caught him in his arms would have
fallen heavily to the ground.
CHAPTER X.
Forced to Be Happy.
It is two months later , and already
Penruddock has Clain for six weeks
within his quiet grave. For some
days after that fearful seizure-eon-
sequent on the destruction of all
those hopes he had purchased even
at the price of crime-he had lingered
gered in an unconscious state , know-
iug no ono hearing and seeing nothing - l
e
ing , but sometimes murmuring ,
" lhe child drowned-I might have
saved her-but , no-let her go-all
for my boy-all forr my son ! "
Then the fertile , scheming brain ;
V
had come to a standstill ; the heart ,
that in all its many years had known
but one pure affection , had ceased to
beat , and Penruddock was no more.
Mrs. Neville had called at Dick's
rooms , where the dying man lay ,
every day during his illness , and had
seen Dick and conversed with him
many times of his father's state
alone-no other topic had been
touched upon. On two occasions
Hilda accompanied her , but on those
days the young man had been either
accidentally or wilfully absent.
Not once during all these long
weeks had the cousins met. They
had never , indeed , seen each other
since that last momentous evening
in South Audley street , when Es-
thor's disclosure had made them
change sides , and had changed the
fortunes of both ; so happily for one ,
so disastrously for the other.
Yet , about that time there was a
policeman in that quarter who for
many nights had kept a sharp watch
upon a certain young man , well
dressed , but with his collar turned
up to his ears-lookinguponltimas a
passible burglar , for he would stand
for an hour without flinching opposite -
site a certain house , gazing upon
nothing-so far as X 91 could see-
except a faint streak of light that
that came from an upper window.
Finally X 91 grow tired or ashamed
of his suspicions , and , comforting
himself with the thought that this
eccentric young man was either a
harmless lunatic or an admirer of
the upper housemaid , let him gaze
in peace.
To-day is too 1ovey ' for descrip-
tion. "The sun has drunk the dew
that lay upon the morning grass ; "
the very birds are silentfrom excess
of languor ; the flowers droop and
grow pensive beneath the heat , and
all nature seems at rest.
In the castle , on this golden Scp-
tember morning , scarcely a sound
can be heard. The inner world
seems as lazy , as averse to action of
any kind as the world without.
Three days ago Mrs. Neyillo
brought IIilda down to her birthplace -
place ; but time girl hay refused to
find comfort or pleasure in the grand
old castle. Wealth has come to her ,
and , for the time at least , happiness
has departed ,
There is a pallor in her . cheeks ,
a fountain of hushed teats in her ex-
pt'essive eyes , that goes to Mimi's
heart ; but having extracted a promise -
ise from Dick that he will not leave
England without bidding them farewell -
well , she can only wait patiently , if
unhappily , for what is yet to come.
Jt is coming very quickly , that for
which she waits-the solution of all
herr doubts.
Even as she and Hilda are sitting
together in one of the morning-
rooms , silent , but full of thought , a
footstep sounds in the hall without ,
the door is opened and Dick Penrud-
dock stands before them , pale and
haggard , but always the same Dick
in one pair of eyes at least. .
"I am very fortunate in having
found you at home , " says Dick in
his most formal manner , "I have
come down here because I promised ,
and because I could not leave England -
land without bidding you good-bye. "
"lie takes Mrs. Neville's hand ,
and presses it warmly with a faint ,
very faint , smile.
"Good-bye ? " echoes she , in dismay -
may , as though the fear of this hour
has not been tormenting her for
days.
"Yes ; I am about to leave the
country never more to return to it. "
He has not dared to glance at
IIilda after the first involuntary look
on greeting her.
"But this is all so sudden , so
dreadful ? " says Mrs. Neville who is
at her wits' end. ' 'What is your ,
purpose in leaving ? Where are you
going ? "
"To New .
Zealand-anywhere. 1
hardly know whither ; and , indeed , it
matters very little , so long as I get
well away from the old world and all
its associations. "
"how you must hate the old
world ! " says a soft voice close to
him , that has a suspicious tremble '
in it. "Do you mean to carry nothing -
ing from it but regrets ? "
"Nothing-shortly. !
"Is everything forgotten ? " asks
the soft voice again , even more
tremulously this time. "Can you
remember no happy hours ? "
"My " the 1
deepest regret , says
young an , with infinite sadness
"lies in the fact that I shall never
be able to forget those happy hours. "
Mrs. Neville , kind and considerate
soul that she is , has stepped into
the conservatory for the time being ,
therefore they are virtually alone. t
"Dick ! " says Hilda , looking and
speaking very tenderly and very re
proacltfully.
"Don't ! " says Penruddock , hastily.
"Do anything but speak to me in that
tone. It is more than I can beat.
For weeks I have been training myself -
self to meetyou with proper coldness -
ness , and now , by one kind word ,
with one gentle look you would seek
to undo all my labor. "
"And why , if I ma- ask , should
you wan't to meetme with coldness ? "
She is very close-to him by this
time , and has laid her hand upon his
arm.
arm."There
"There is no reason why I should
tell you , because you know. "
I know ! what is it that I know ? "
"Do not torture me. "
"I have no desire to do that. But ,
you have not yet said what it is that
I know. "
"Oh , cruel ! " h0 exclaims. "You
know that you are rich now , whilst
i have nothing. or next to it. I-in
fact , " says Dick , mournfully , "I am 1
no match for you now , whatever I +
might have been before. " f
"Rut you are the same Dick as you I
were then , " argues she , "except that
you arc a little more -I meana great
deal more unkind. "
. , „ -
, KK
"Am I ? " says he. "It is ver"
likely. Misfortune embitters us a1L"
"Won't you look at me , Dick ? "
"There is no need to look at you.
Your image is engraven on my heart.
I can see you at every moment , and
shall see you , go where I may. "
"Nevertheless , look at me ; it may
soften you a little. Oh , Dick , I
don't want this odious money , but 1
do want you. Now I have said it"
-flushing crimson-"and
- you will
not , I hope , think badly of me. "
"I could never do that. But it is
impossible. Do not let us talk about
it. "
His voice breaks a little.
'When you refuse mot'
"Yes , because it is for your own
good. "
"No ; because 1 happen to have
more money than you possess. Let
us have the truth , at all events.
Say that that is really what you
mean. "
"Well , then , yes , since you make
me say it. I could not be indebted
to my wife for-for everything. "
"No doubt you are right , " says
Miss Penruddock. "Pride before all
things , no matter how many hearts
may be broken by it. " She means
to be sarcastic , but only succeeds in
being wretched.
"Mine is a just and proper pride , "
he says.
"Oh , very well ! Then it is not
worth while , I suppose , to say anything -
thing more about it ? "
"No , indeed , " he sighs.
"And you are quite determined to
leave England forever , and to go to
New Zealand ? "
"Quite. "
"Then , " cries she , "since you insist -
sist upon it , 1 shall give this hateful
money to a lunatic asylum , and ,
whether you like it or not , I shall go
to New 2ealand to. "
'Maud ! " says Dick , in his overpowering -
powering agitation forgetting her
real name.
"Yes ; I shall. Nothing shall prevent -
vent me , " says Miss Penruddock.
And here , we very much regret to
say , she so far forgets Herself as to
place her arms around his neck , and
to burst into tears upon his breast.
So for the next few moments at
least Penruddock's trip to the other
side of the world is delayed.
He drops his hat and encircling
het fondly with his arms for a full
minute is quite ridiculously happy.
Then he checks himself and sighing -
ing deeply says , "There must be an
end of this. This will never do you
know , „ in a most miserable tone.
"Never ? " says Hilda , who has
quite recovered herself , and in whose
blue eyes a malicious twinkle may
now be seen.
Does not victory lie with heir ?
No wonder , therefore , that she re-
joices.
"Come to this sofa "
over , she says ,
"and as we must to please you give
away our detestable though rather
comfortable income , tell me , which
do you consider the most deserving
of all the asylums ? "
At this point Mrs. Neville coming
in and seeing them sitting together
on apparently amicable terms , gee s
up to Dick and kis3inghim an either
cheek , tells him without a word of
warning that lie is a "dear boy , "
and as worthy as qny one can be of
her dearest girl. " and that she is
happier today than she has been
for a very long time , and several'
other things that are equally pleasant -
ant to heal All which se overpowers -
ers Dick that lie has not sufficient
courage to say anything that shall
damp her satisfaction , and ilildacar-
ries the day.
They have been married now for
four weeks and are in Italy , or
Egypt , or St. Petersburg , or some
where-we really have at the present -
ent moment quite forgotten where.
At all events we may safely say
that be they where they may they
are two among the very happiest
mortals the world contains.
THE END.
Till lie Got Work.
A young lady , lately and liappily
married , has a literary man for her
husband , who doea all of his work at
home. It is very good work and
pays very well , and as they are so
newly wedded they are delighted
with the opportunities for being almost -
most constantly together.
Recently they got a new servant , a
buxom German girl , who proved
herself handy , and also seemed to
take a deep interest in the affairs of
the young couple. Of course she
saw the husband around the house a
good deal : but her mistress was not
prepared for the following :
"Ogscuse me , Mrs. Blank , but I
like to say somedings. "
" 11'ell , Mena ? "
"You won't be mad by me , alrety ? "
"Why , what is it you wish to
say ? "
The girl blushed , fumbled her
apron , stammered , and then replied :
" 11 ell , you pay me $16 mont"
"And I can't pay any more , " said
the mistress , decisively.
"It's not dot. " responded the girl ;
"but I be whim' to take $15 ti11-
tillyour husband gets wok ! "
Gold Rill "Sweat. "
Gold in transit across the Atlantic
"sweats" no matter how tightly it
may be' packed. It is usually sent in
stout kegs and squeezed in as tight
as possible , but there is a regular
allowance for loss by attrition upon
the voyage , and in the course of
years this loss to the commercial
world amounts to a large sum.
( : aught the Thieved.
In Limington , Maine , a widow
baited her flour barrel , which had
been frequently robbed , with paris
green , and then wont out to call on
some friends. Next day a whole
family in the neighborhood was sick
with symptoms of arsenical poison-
ing.
GRAND OLD PARTY.
REPUBLICAN VICTORIES IN THE
"SOLID" SOUTH.
A Breach That Wilt Never Re Closed-
win the Farmer Continue to Playy the
Piper Whulo Theco Schemari Dance-
Where's That Clover ?
No More Solid South ,
To those Republicans who opposed
the bill of Senator Lodge , commonly
though erroneously known as the.
"force bill , " there is more than a
coincidence in the fact that for the
first time since the troops were removed -
moved from the Southern states the
line of the "solid South" is br okeri by
Republican victories. The St. Paul
Pioneer Press was among those who
took the view of the situation which
has now been so gloriously vindicated.
We have not ceased to call
for justice on the outrages
committed against the suffrage and
against the peace and rights of inho-
cent men in the states of the South.
They have moved our pity and oui in-
dignation. But in considering any
remedy , the question of methods is all
important. And as long as this is to
be a self-governing nation , a union of
states to each of which is reserved the
right to manage its own affairs independently -
dependently as long as it does not 1
come into conflict with the supreme
power of the nation , we have seen no
way in which to work out of this evil
except by the rational punishment of
reducing to a minority the party guilty
of it. The strong hand of federal
authority had been tried in vain.
Soldiers could not establish free and
easy suffrage in the South. Such federal -
eral election laws as we had could not
do it. The more that remedy was
applied. the more unflinchingly the
states of the South stood together ,
and the more were they able to appeal
on partisan grounds to the Democrats
of the North. No satisfactory results
were ever obtained.
We did not approve of the repeal
of the federal election laws by. this
congress , because they are so mild
that they could not possibly do an injustice -
justice to any one. and because the
only use ever made of them was to
help suppress indubitable and outrageous -
rageous frauds in the great cities.
But it was also true that they were
only occasionally of any consequence
whatever. Now we do not believe it
to be by accident that the first elcc-
tion held without any federal restraint -
straint , and under the conviction that
there will be none , should result in
turning over several Southern states
to the Republican party. It is easy to
believe that the spcctor of "negro
domination" has been a real bugaboo
to the people , and that they had been
made to believe , by constant
iteration of partisans , that it
would come to pass under the
compulsion of the federal law exercised -
cised through the machinery of elec-
tions. Absurd as the thing is , theca
is no doubt that this conviction prevailed -
vailed largely at the South , and
turned many votes to the Democrats
that would naturally have gone else-
where. With the disappearance of
all possibility of the imposition of authority -
thority from without , the people turn
toward a natural division on time line
of local issues. The moment that
they do that , the Democratic
party has no longer a monopoly of
power. There is no reason why the
breach in the solid South should ever
be closed , or why time stateV of that
section should not presently become 1
as doubtful and as hotly contested as
those of any other part of the Union.
When that happens , justice cannot be
denied to the uegro , and the carer desire -
sire to obtain votes will compel respect -
spect for the suffrage where the white
vote cannot any longer be held solid
'iy a threat that has lost all meaning.
A Foregone Conclusion.
The St. Louis Republic , Kansas City
Times and other papers are joining in a
cry that the next Democratic nominee
for the presidency must be a Western :
man , but they give no intimation as
which man it should be. If a Democrat -
crat of national size is to b3 taken
from west of the Mississippi , he must f
either be now masquerading as a
nameless dark horse , or else one will
have to be imported before the meeting -
ing of the next national convention.
However , the question is of little con- !
sequence. It is as certain as anything
in the future can be that while the
Democrats of the West may select the
next nominee , the Republicans of the
whole country will select the next 1
. - .
president.-Times-Star.
Here is the Doctrine.
There is a distinct revival of robust -
bust , aggressive United States patriotism -
ism , religious in its fervor. , amongst
the masses in the West , and a perceptible -
ceptible impatience with the enemies
of liberty. American citizenship believes -
lieves in the flag , the home , individual -
ual manhood , the supremacy of the
law and the sovereignty of the peo-
ple. For the feeble and emasculated
reveries of the infirm and effeminate ,
called socialism , it will offer compassion -
sion and an asylum ; for the ferocious
manifesto of incendiaries and assassins -
sins , called anarchy , it will offer
exile or the scaffold.-John J. Ingalls.
Markets of the World.
Germany and Denmark are excluding -
ing ourr live stock and canned meats ,
without any apparent regard for the
fact that our farmers have just been
pressed by the "tai'flt reformers" with
"the markets of the world. "
Cockrell rs Hight.
When you ask Senator Cockrell of
Missouri , the cause of the Democratic
overthrow in his state he looks you
squarely in the eye and says : "Young
maii , that is no secret ; it is understood -
stood by the simplest child. The peo-
pie of my state , especially the Demo-
-
. _
cratic party , which is composed of
the most intelligent portion of the
population , are disgusted with the administration -
ministration of the national govern-
ment.-Washington Correspondent
Chicago Record.
Again utter the Farmer.
A plan is on foot for the union of
the various farmers' societies in one
great organization. The headquarters
of the promoters of the scheme are in
Chicago , and it is said authoritatively
from there that if the Patrons of Husbandry -
bandry , who number 250,000 ; the
Farmers' Alliance and Industrial
Union , 3T5,001 ; the Farmers' Alliance -
ance , 100,000 : the Patrons of Industry ,
and the Farmer' Mutual Benefit -
efit association-altogether numbering
850,000-will but unite their strength
they can do heretofore unthought-of
things. This is open to the suspicion
of being another plait to bring about
opportunities for some set of ambitious -
tious schemers to use the farmer for
their own ends. And it would seem
that the average agriculturist has already -
ready experienced quite enough of
that sort of thing. IIe has had an
object lesson in the past two or three
years that should remain in his mind
to his maternal benefit for many years
to come.
A great organization of the sort
proposed would necessarily be under
the control of an army of salaried
officials who would be governed by far
different motives than the average
official who finds himself with that
peculiar sort of power , if they did not
make their positions a matter of political -
litical barter and sale anti use all
their power for the benefit of anybody
but the tiller of the soil. The farmer
will get the more benefit from the society -
ciety to which he belongs the closer
that society is limited to the section
of the country and time particular interests -
terests that atfect his social wellfare.
It would be well if he would give a
cold shoulder to the schemers who
make a business of using him for their
own personal gain , and who , as soon
as he is squeezed dry on one lay proceeds -
ceeds to open up some new bunco
game by which to s7ueee hint again.
-Kansas City Journal.
\t lrl 1 hey Laugh.
'life only peg on which time -'tariff
reform" theory hange is the claim
that free trade or a low tarill cheapens
things to consumers. A high tariff
raises prices , it is said. The lowering
of the tariff should lower prices to the
consumer , or the whole "tariff reform"
scheme falls to the ground. How
much have prices gone down since the
passage of the Wilson-Gorman bill ?
I-Ias the consumer been advantaged at
all ? There is indisputable evidence
that the foreign producer has been
benefited. The reports recently received -
ceived from American consuls say
that a marked improvement is noted
in the manufacturing districts since
the enactment of the new tariff. A
notable feature of the situation
in Bradford and Glasgow is "the
strengthening of prices. " Worsted
coatings , it is reported , have increased
from four to eight per cent in price
above the lowest quotations of the
dull season and the same is true of
dress goods. As to many other articles
the tendency of prices is upward. In
consequence , manufactories are running -
ning full tune and some have orders
that will keep them in operation for
six months with more hands than
were ever before employed and at advanced -
vanced wages. It is easy to see where
a good share of the benefit of the new
tariff goes. No American buyer has
yet been stunned by having good ;
offered to him at lower prices. The
difference between the old customs
duties and the new seems to flaw
largely into the pockets of foreign
manufacturers.Cincinnati Times.
Star.
Odefous ) to Farmer Grover.
B tea in ninety-two , 0 Grover.
We were promised tot ; of clover
If you land .d in the pr2sidentisi chair.
Well , you landel ! And we find
Lots of clover-in your min'l !
Andto d.tythat self-simeclover iin ert thera
Everywhere we turn-al ts !
There is dead anti dvia t : a3
It bcctrews the licld3 aal madovs of the
land :
And it sprin's from nan rift. inloed
Save from D ; nocrttb seal
Sown by Farmer Grover Cleveland's horny
hand.
But the clover-oh : ah , me !
Where's the clover. Fsrmr C ?
lyhera's the cloves' Ai ! we look Cor It in vain :
There k not a leaf in sight-
"Nary" a lctf and wa are quite-
Quite convinced thera'll be no clover while
you rei.n
Nay , of clov rnau ht t ier.'ll b „
Nauht of it tva'ra li ! to ; c3 -
We , the people , who e oh d tv mire an ; ry wee
When we think of ninety-two
And the totes we cast for you
When oar herds were full of Dentnratb tae
Oh ! ah. me ! alav : clack !
Could Old Time but take ni btei ;
To that t.ttal day in eithteen nit etytwo
we would vote-von bat we w ul1-
That , of cour. + e isunderstood-
We would vote. but-not for suet a chump as
you'
-Tired Demorrat in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Where's That t love.
Here's a pointer for the Republican
believer. When you ai e asked where
are the good times which were to succeed -
ceed the Republican victory at the
polls , avail yourself of a Yankee's
privilege and ask where are the good
times that were to com ; in with Gro-
ver. It would be easy enough to reply -
ply to the fitstquestion by saying the
times are better alrcaly , but to ask
tiie second would seem to remini the
Demo' rats that there is no reason why
the spirit of morlal should b. pr gad.
The Proper Thing.
In view of .ie country's verdict oa
its past efforts , the proper thing for
congress to do is to pass the appropriation -
priation bills , settle up it board anJ
bal- bills and go home.
.lust 1'lainTalk.
The Democratic press is gradually
discovering that there is nothing written -
ten between the lines of the latest
decision handed. down by the people.
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Frand in S r't1 l i1d Cotrrc. r V
I Boston Journal : i new system of
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fraud has made its appearance upon (
the larg er denominations of our gold 1
, selected -
pieces are
coins. New and unworn #
with ,
' lected , that they may circulate t
less suspicion , and the circum rence
and weight slightly reduced , to the extent -
tent , say , of ' 5 cents to a dollar , by
turning dots the milling on the edge ,
and remilling it. In the absence of
{ 1
scales this fraud can only be detected i ,
by comparison with a piece that one is ,
with. Several -
sure has not been tampered
eral of such coins have been stopped at ( fl
. They were /
the Boston sub-treasury.
chiefly ; 20 gold pieces.
Hardiness of the Crape Myrtle.
Philadelphia is about as far north as
the erapo myrtle grows hardy. Though
Milled to the ground , it will push up
and flower like a herbaceous plant.
Possibly it would give an attraction to
gardens in this herbaceous way , much
farther north than Philadelphia. Sev-
oral correspondents write that it is not +
always killed down even so far north
as Philadelphia. One at Chestnut Hill , } r
a part of Philadelphia , . instances a spec-
amen five to six feet high , which must t
have passed several winters unharmed.
-tleehan's 11fonthly. '
Wife's Nerves
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Are weak and she suffers terribly from nor 1
vousness , headache and loss of sleep. Such
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is the testimony of many a man. The poor , 1I I
tired woman is suffering from impure and
impoverished blood. Her food does not
digest. She is living on her nerves , because
her strength Is gone. Her nerves and muscles I
Need Strengthening ;
By the use of Hood's Sarsaparilla , which , f
makes pure , rich blood , creates an appetite ,
and gives tone to all the organs of the body.
This is not what we say , it is what Hood's '
Sarsaparilla does. " 3fy wife began taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla about three months ago.
She has been in poor health for 15 years.
Hood's is doing her good. Tier appetite Ia
better , she looks better and there has been i
Improvementineveryway. " J.W.Ronulsox , 9
Greenfield , Tenn.
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Be sure to get Cures i ,
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HOOD'S. 1 '
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Hood's Pills ago the best after-dinner
PIlls , assist dl „ estlon , prevent constipation.
WALTER BAKER & CO 9
The Largest Manufacturers of r
, l PURE , RICH CRADE
COCOAS AND GHOCOIAT ES f
. On this Continent , have received '
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HIGHEST AWARDS
from the great
tl'yli
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f ; 'i .
' 1f ' A1llCFiC.
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t 1 UnliketheDutchl rocasnoAlka-
nca or other Chemicals or Dyes are
ne ! in any of their reparations.
Their delicious BREAKFAST COCOA P abeouklp
pure and soluble , and errs leg than one cent a cup.
SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE
WALTER BAKER & CD. DDRCHESTEB , MASS. I
TREATED FREE.
Positively Cured with Vegetable Remedies ,
Have cured thousands of cases. Cure cases pronounced -
nounced hopeless by best physlcinns.Frum drstduso
symptomsdlsappear ; in ten days at least two-thirds
all symptoms removed. Send for free boot : testlmo-
alals Of miraculous cures. Ten days' treatment
rreebymail. If you ordertrlal send lac it stamps
Apaypostage. Da.H.H.GItEns&Soxs.AttantnGa. ,
t von urder trial return this advertlsem nt t „ 1311
' 1onis ! 99g Hoii s s.
The only sure cure for pin worms in horses
known is Steketeo's Hog Cholera Cure. Never
fails to destroy worms in horses. hogs , sheep.
dogs or cats ; an excellent remedy forsick fowls.
Send sixty cents in United Statespostage and I
w1 send by mail. Cut this out , take it to
w1i drug- i
for 41.50 express paid. G. G. STEKETEE.
Grand Rapids , Mich.
Mention name of paper.
0 MAHA BuSIiieSS
Houses.
NAY'
A few specially good things in Clothing
and Cloaks. trder them. Your money back
if you want it.
\ewmarkets , colors black , dark blue.
brown , drab ; sizes d : to S , at 81.W each.
These are worth $4.00 to$15.03.
Misses Long t Ioaks , sizes 8 to 12 years , In
navy cardinal and deep red at one-half
price.
Ladies' Cloaks , 4" Incheslong , black , blue ,
brown and tan atSlo.ooand 81 .ao. These
are elegant garments and are sold everywhere -
where at SlS.00 to $ 0.00.
A full line of - .
1 ur Cap-s. The leader a
beautiful black ConIy Fur , 30 inches lone at
89.95.
CLOTHUJC.
A strictly all wool Cheviot Suit , and s
dark Gray Cassimero Suit , that retalled
three days ago forl.50 Now Se Lo.
"Our Leader" is a suit made as stylish
and well as any tailor-made garments can
be. They are cut from the best materials ,
and sell everywhere at from 518.W t0.,5e. . I
Our price is now 81150. t
A genuine Columblan Melton , Kersey or
Beaver Overcoat in blue , black , brown or
Oxford , made wih an ey eto solid wear as
well as style , and retailed everywhere at '
X12.00. Our price , 85.75.
Boys' Cape Overcoats , ages 4 to U , In
Cheviots and Cassimeres , at 81.75.
Boys' Overcoats , sizes 1.4 tol9yearsmade
of Brown Melton , at 81.05.
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DON'T BUIN
YOUR STOVES
Write at once for
Omaha Stove Repair Works , 1209 Douglas St. Omaha
The S. M , GU\- I
B RUSH E S and MAUL JoblersofBrusnea Co. . 3Ifrs
all klnds.
or peclat
attention
work. 10.1 . 18th paid to onier t
to 103i So. St. , Omaha . 5
An ageott handle our SAFFTY
LAMt' IIOLUIft. Everyhouseanj
ho t e should hale them. No
rtquired If sati factury refer aces are glvn mousy
CMARA hi'EC1ALTv ( o.ft8 Mateo et..Omaha. '
CIOTHINO for 3iEi7 and 1co73. If Ton
vrant to sane from 58 to i10 00 oa
a suit write for our new Sall f
Catalogue , containing eamplea of cloth.
NEBRASKA CLOTHINC CO 4
Coe. 11th gad Dottglae S w osaaha. ° 1
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