the Unr Reprimands Ca neglect of it by inflicting upon na Id ache, by dyeing the akin yellow, (the tongue with fur, producing Ter* |ns In the light aide and souring the »e are little less than lunatics if we I the chastisement. If wecall Hos . stomach Bitters to our aid, tran knd health follow speedily, and with Ikrture of the symptoms mentioned, also irregularity of the bowels, nvarlably attends disorder of the 1 malarial complaints the liver Is nvolved, and it Is a fortunate clr .cc that this fine antt-bllious medl uso the finest specific in existence [ f rm of malarial disease, nor Is Icacious for dyspepsia, failuro of land strength, ne. vousneBs andla c tendency. It renews the ability [and greatly promotes convales • wasting diseases. Earth was First Sapped Oat. early maps were we do but can from a reasonable . The earth at that time was to be flat circular plain, or broadest part being from east inch was entirely surrounded a, or great river, that washed all sides. In about . the f this plain Greece was supposed uated; the great central sea of bited region was the Mediter The farthest point known at was the Straits of Gibraltar, sailed the Pillars of Hercules, uthern part comprised the[North a as far as the deserts; while the north embraced the countries ng upon the Mediterranean, and nown hyperborean land farther north, with the Euxine and seas at the northeast. The it eastern point known was the western limit of India, was what would then be ed in a map as a representation ■arth. The sun was supposed to der and around this flat plain, vas then the mode of accounting changes of day and night. The beneath was supposed to be a [vault, called Tartaius, the abode spiiits of the wicked among men, region corresponding to it above lain was the heaven, or abode of ids. The unknown region beyond illars of Hercules was filled up creations of the fertile imagination Greeks. To the northwest and were the Cimmerians, a people in perpetual darkness, and the irboreans, a race supposed to be pt from toil, disease, or wars, who >ed life for a thousand years in a of undisturbed serenity. To the of Sicily were the enchanted Is of Circe and Calypso, and the g Island of Eolus. A little to irth of the Pillars of Hercules was trance to the infernal regions; • out in the Western ocean, be e limits of the known earth, was r >py region called Elysium, a land petual summer, where a gentle. ' constantly blew, where tempests inknown, and where the spirits of whose lives had been approved by ods dwelt in perpetual felieity. fe, also, were the Gardens of the perides, with their golden apples tded by the singing nymphs, who It on the River Oceanus, which was be extreme west, and the position of eh was constantly shifted as geo }hical knowledge increased—Pop r Science Monthly. A Steamship oa Lake Titicaca, triumph in engineering is reporter a the mountains of Peru, where a i screw Bteamer of 540 tons, 170 feet f and 30 feet wide has been success jr launched in Lake Titicaca, the est navigable waters in the world, s than 13,000 feet above the sea. .steamer, whieh belongs to the Pe rn government and is to be used for ht and passenger traffic, was bnilt )e Clyde, then taken apart in more i 1,000 pieces and shipped to Mol |o by sea. It was then carried to a by railway and transported over mountains on the backs of llamas mules and put together by a Mr. a Wilson, a Scotch engineer, with it skill and success.—Chicago ard. * Sara Fit. What have you named your new ?” IVilliam. I wanted to get a name l. would be sura to fit.” I don’t quite catch on.” Why, don't you see? If he grows o be a real nice, good kind of a ng man he will be called Willie, if he should happen to turn out ;ty tough he can be called Rill. ” KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and nds to personal enjoyment when rhtly used. The many, who live bet r than others and enjoy life more, with >s expenditure, by more promptly apting the world’s best products to e needs of physical being, will attest e value to health of the pure liquid native principles embraced in the medy. Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting the form most acceptable and pleas it to the taste, the refreshing and truly neftcial properties of a perfect lax ive; effectually cleansing the system, spelling colds, headaches and fevers ia permanently curing constipation, has given satisfaction to millions and with the approval of the medical jfossion, because it acts on the Kid ys, Liver and Bowels without weak ing them and it is perfectly free from ery objectionable substance. Kyrup of Figs is for sale by all dro^ ■ts in 50c ancT$i bottles, but it is man fcetured by the California Fig Syrup being well informed, you will not pt any substitute if offered. WHEN MITHER'S GANE. It mak's a change In a'thlng roon' Wben mlther's imne. Tho cat h n less contented croon, Tho kettle has a dowie tune. There's nuethtn t has sue bly the a soon'. Sin' mither’e gone. » The bnlrnles gang wl’ ragged clues. Sin' miiher’B cane There's nane to mend the'r broken taea or laugh ut a’ their pawky ways, The ntchts are longer than the days, When mlther s gane Who' cheers them when there's ocht amiss, Sin' mlther's gane. Wha tak's their part in that or this, An’ ooto' trouble mtks a bliss. Wf kindly word an' guld nloht kiss— Dear mlther's gane The father's there but loshl pulr man, dn' mlther's g-’ne. Although he does the best he can, He hasna' sic a tender han'— The bottom's oot o' nature's plan' When mlther's gane. O! lonely boose. O! empty ohiir— Thu mlther s t ane Yet fancy often sees her there, Wi' a' the smiles she used to wear, Whtlk brines oor heart malst to despair To think she's gane. —Detroit Free Press. THE MERCHANT’S CRIME. BY HORATIO AU1EK, JR. CHAPTER XI—Continued. They soon found themselves on the island, and advancing reached an ex posed point from whioh they oould loon down upon the foaming waters beneath. Cromwell maneuvered so as to have the boy on the side to ward the water. ‘•What a grand sight!” exclaimed Robert, surveying the great fall with boyish enthusiasm. He had scarcely uttered these words when he felt a violent push at the side, and felt himself impelled toward the brink of the precipice. He would infallibly have fallen if he had not seized with the desperate clutch of self-preservation the arm of James Cromwell. As it was, he hung balancing over the brink, and nearly carried the clerk with him. Cromwell saw that it must be either both or neither, and he drew Robert back to a place of safety. “Good heavens! Mr. Cromwell,” exclaimed the boy, his face pale with horror, “what does this mean? Did you mean to push me over?” “What a question!” returned Cromwell, himself pale. “Thank heaven! I have saved you!” “But you pushed me!” said the boy suspiciously. “If I hadn’t clung to you, I should have fallen!” and he Bhuddered at the thought “Yes; it is true. I will explain. I am troubled with fits occasionally which make me rigid and convulsed. Whenever I feel one coming on I grasp convulsively at whatever is nearest me. I felt one coming on a moment ago, and that led me to seize you. But I believe my terror, for i came near going over the precipice with you, has saved me from the threatened attack.” “Do you often have these fits?” asked Robert * “I have not had one for three months, but lately I have been ap prehending one, for I have not felt as well as usual. Indeed. I have a violent headache now. I think I will go to the hotel and lie down, if you can amuse yourself for awhile.” “Yes, you had better do so. lean get along quite well. ” Robert easily credited the plausi ble explanation which had been given, for he could not believe that Cromwell would deliberately seek his life. He did not know the power ful motive which prompted him. CHAPTER XII. The Veil Is Lifted. About a fortnight from the time of their departure the two travelers reached a town in Southern Indiana, which we will call Madison. They had traveled leisurely, stopping at several places on the way. Crom well had not ventured upon a second attempt upon the life of Robert Ray mond. The first failure had left on his mind an impression of fear, and he resolved that he would not again attempt open violence. If anything was to be done, it should be by more subtle and hidden ways. As for Robert, his first feeling of suspicion was entirely dissipated. He accepted Cromwell's explanation in good faith, and thought little more about the matter, but gave up his time and thoughts to the new scenes into which each successive day brought him. He had not got to like Cromwell, nor was there any chance that he would, but the two did not interfere with each other, but kept by themselves so far as it could be done under the circum stances. On arriving in Madison, a town of which Cromwell had form erly known something, they went to the Madison house, as the hotel was called, and entered their names. The next morning Cromwell went around to the village drug store, kept by an old acquaintance, formerly a fellow clerk, named Leonard Grover. “How do you do, Grover?” he said, as he entered the shop. Grover surveyed him scrutiniz incrlv. know me?” asked ••Don’t you Cromwell. “What! James Cromwell? How came you out here? And where have you been for some time? Sit down pud tell me all about it” The two took chairs, and Crom well said as much as he chose to say. "I have been employed in New York,” he said, "but I got tired of that city, and came out here to see if I couldn't find an opening some where.” "You don’t like New Yora then?” "Not particularly. At any rate, 1 have determined to make a change. ” "W’ell, that is curious.” “Why curious?" “I mean that while you are tired of New York, I am anxious to go there.” “You are? Why don’t you then ?” “Because I am tied down to this store. If I could sell out to anybody for any decent prioe, I would start for New York, mighty quick.” “Then 'I suppose you are not doing well here!*” “Yes, I am doing well, but 1 don’t think my health is as good here as at the East. Besides, I have somo relations in New York, and that would make it pleasant tor me to he there." “What would you sell out for?" asked Cromwell. “Uo you moan business?” • “Yes, I have been thinking that if I could get a shop on favorable terms, I would buy one. Tell me what is the best you -can da " “If you will come in to-morrow, I will do so. I must take a little in ventory of my stock, so as to see how I stand.” •‘Very well. I will do go." The noxt day James Cromwell ar ranged to purchase the shop, with its present stock, at fifteen hundred dollars, cash. ‘•It’s worth twoL thousand,” said the proprietor, “but I am willing to sacrifice twenty-five per cent for the sake of freeing myself. You get it dirt cheap.” “If I did not, I could not buy it at all,” said Cromwell. James Cromwell was authorized to draw upon Paul Morton fora sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, whenever he could make an arrange ment to purchase a drug shop. Al though he had agreed to pay fifteen hundred, he drew for the entire sum, and this draft was honored. In the course of a week all the arrange ments were completed. While these arrangements were in progress, Robert Raymond was left in com plete ignorance of them. Ho spent the day in roaming over the neigh borhood. with which he had by this time become quite familiar. It had occurred to him several times to wonder why Mr. Cromwell saw fit to remain so long in a town which seemed to possess no special attrac tions. He once or twice put the question, but was put off with an evasive answer, and did not repeat it But one morning as he walked through the principal street, he saw the new sign going up, and he was struck with surprise. “What does it mean, I wonder?" he asked himself. ' Just at this moment James Crom well himself appeared at the door of the shop. His hat Was off, and it was evident that he was at home here. “What does that mean. Mr. Crom well?" asked Robert pointing to the sign. “It means that this shop is mine; I have bought it.” “But I thought you were only going to stay in Malison a few days? I did not know you intended to go into business here.” "No, I suppose not,” said Crom well coolly, “I did not know that there was any necessity of telling you all my plans. ” “Of course not,” said Robert, “I do not wish you to tell me any more than you think proper of your af fairs. But 1 was thinking how I should go back to New York, as now you will probably be unable to ac company me." “Yes, I shall be unable to accom pany you.” said Cromwell, “but I don’t think there will be any trouble about that" “I am old enough to travel alone, I think,” said Robert “I have been over the route once with you, and I think I can get along well enough. ” “You seem to have made up your mind that yon are going back to New York?” said Cromwell, with a slight sneer. “Of course. My guardian told me that I was to go on a short journey, and would return to my old school again.” “He did not tell me that,” said his companion. “What did he tell you, Mr. Crom well?” asked Robert, beginning to feel nervous and anxious: for he was very desirous of returning to his old school, where he bad many valued friends. “He can explain that best him self,” said Cromwell, in reply. “Here is a lotter which he told me to hand to you when the time came that rendered it necessary.” He drew, as he spoke, a letter from the inner pocket of his coat, ad dressed to Mast sit Robert Raymond. Robert opened it hastily and read in the merchant's handwriting, the following: Robert—Circumstance; have led me to de oldo that it would be best for you to remain at the West for .ome time, Instead of returnin r t > your former school, as you doubtle • de sire It is not necessary for mo to detail tbe rea-ons which have lot me ts this resolution As your itu irdlan. I must use mvbeg; discre tion and jud nnent, and it Is not for you to question either Mr Cromwell will look after your welfare, and make all necessary arrange ments for you, such as findinit a school for you to attend in the town where he intends to e stnbllsli himself Of course, vou will board at the same place with him. and be under his char to. I expect you to be obedient to him In all things Your euardian. Robert Raymond read tbis letter with mingled disappointment and in dignation. He felt that he had been treated very unfairly, and that he had been entrapped into this West ern journey under false pretenses. He looked up after he had finished reading the letter. “Mr. Morton has not treated me right,” he said. ••Why hasn't he?” “He ought to have told mo all this before we started.” “If he had you would have made a fuss and he wished to avoid this." “I think it was mean and unfair," 6aid Robert, hotly. “Perhaps you had better write and tell him so," said James Cromwell, sneering. “1 shall write to him. "said Robert, firmly. “My father never would have sanctioned such an arrangement ar this. Besides I don't believe there is any good school out here.” 4; >' rt.<* “ fet * - •■It la just possible that thaw ,*.ay be somebody In Madlaon who may know enough to teach you," aald Cromwell, with an unpleasant anoer. Robert Raymond looked at him In tently. He felt instinctively that be should obtain no sympathy in his complaints, and he bocarae silent.. He went hack to the hotel and wrote a lettor to Mr. Morton, in whioh he set forth respectfully his objections to remaining at the West The lettor reached its destination, but his guardian did not sou tit to am awerIt n , '}«*' CHAPTER XIII. Clara Manton. ■ » Juraos Cromwell did not remain at the Madison hotel, but scoured board for himself and Robert at a private house in the village where the only other boarders were a geu tinman and. his daughter. The latter was about nineteen, passably pretty, and fond of attention. Hor name was Clara Manton. Her father was in ill health, and for a year or two had been out of business. Ho was possessed of about $16,00), well in vested and the income of this sum in a place like Madison yleldod him and his daughter a very comfortable sup port. ••When Clara Manton heard that thoy were to have two fellow-board ers, and that one of thorn was a young man, she determined, as she expressed it to her friend, Louisa Bates, “to set her cap for him." “Would you marry him?” inquired Louisa of her friend. “As to that, I can’t tell. I haven't seen him yet. He may be very dis agreeable. for all I know. But even if he is. 1 am going to flatter him up, and make him fall in love with me. Then, when he offers himself, I can take his ease into considera tion. ” ••Perhaps you'll fall in love your self. Clara,” suggested her friend. “I am not very susceptible. I wouldn't marry a masculine angel, unless he had some money. I must find out how Mr. Cromwell stands in that way, first. ’’ When James Cromwell first made his appearance at Mrs. Shelby's table, Clara Manton, who sat oppos ite, fixed her black eyes upon his face, and examined him attentively. As James Cromwell’s personal ap pearance has previously been' de scribed, it will readily be believed that Clara was not fascinated with the retreating forehead, ferret-llke eyes, mottled complexion and in significant features. •,He’s horrid ugly!” she said to herself. “I don’t think I ever saw a homelier man. The boy is much bet ter looking. I wish he were the young man. There’d be some satis faction in exercising my fasoinations on him. However, beauty is only skm deep, and if Mr. Cromwell has got money, I don’t know that I would object to marrying him. What 1 want is a nice home and an easy life. ” On sitting down to the table, she was introduced by Mrs Shelby. “How do you like Madison, Mr. Cromwelll1” she said, with- much suavity. “Pretty well, thank you, said Cromwell, rather awkwardly, for he always felt uncomfortable in the so ciety of ladies, particularly if they were young, or in any way pretty or attractive. It might have been a vague idea of his own personal dis advantages that produced this feel ing. but it was partly because he had had very limited opportunities of be coming acquainted or associating with the opposite sex. •T am glad you like us well enough to establish yourself hero," said the youne lady graciously. “I hear you have gone into business in the vil lage, so that we may hope to have you as a permanent accession to our village society." “Thank you, Miss Manton, said James Cromwell, trying to think of something more to say, but not suc ceeding. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Counterfeit Antiquities. Sir John Evans says that “not even the trained antiquary is proof against the forger, and confesses that not only has be himself purchased forgeries, but has published accounts of them as if they had been genuine —accounts which any amount of subsequent withdrawals fails to an nihilate. Counterfeits and forgeries abound in every department of arch-jeology. Spurious manuscripts, insc -iptions, gems, pottery, glass, enamels, ivories, coins, weapons, im plements and armaments have each and all been foisted on collectors at different times and in various coun tries. tiettlngr on In Thu World. A small boy in one of Marshal Field’s stores in Chicago approached his employer and asked for an ad vance in salary, •■How much are you getting a week now?” said the merchant. ■‘Four dollars and a half, sir.” “And how old are you?" “Twelve, sir.” “Why, my boy, at your age I was not paid that much.” “Well, maybe you weren’t worth it to the firm you were working for, but I think I am.”—New York Ad vertiser. Still In the Swim. “Did Smith pass the civil service examination?” “No: missed on spellin’ an’ ’rilh metie.” ••W’hat's he doing now?” “He's a-teachin’ of a high school in Georgy!” In Bouton. “When Lot's wife looked back.” said the Sunday school teacher, “what happened to her?” “She was transmuted into chloride of sodium,” answered the class, with 1 one voice.—Chicago Tribune. THERE arc any house rH keepers not using ROYAL L BAKING POWDER, its great qualities warrant them in making a trial of it. The ROYAL BAKING POWDER takes the place of coda and cream of tartar, is more convenient, more eco nomical, and makes the biscuit, cake, f pudding and dumpling lighter, sweeter, more delicious and wholesome. Those who take pride in making the y: finest food say that it is quite indispen sable therefor. >!'*■*> ij ROYAL BAKINO POWDER CO., 100 WAIL 8T., NEW-YORK. Bomk little things of value: If your coal lire is low, throw in a table-spoon ful of Balt, and it will help it very much. A little ginger put into sausage meat improves the flavor. In icing cakes dip the knife into oold water. In boiling meat for soup, use oold water to extract the juices, if the meat is wanted for itself alone, plunge it into the boiling water at once. You can get a bottle or barrel of oil of! any carpet or woolen stuff by applying buokwheat plentiful ly. Never put water to such a grease spot, nor liquid of any kind. Broil steak without salting. Salt draws the juices in cooking; it is desirable to keep these if possible. Oook over a hot fire, turning frequently, searing both sides; place on splatter, salt and pepper to taste. Beef having a tenden cy to be tough ean be made very palat able by stewing gently for two hours with salt and pepper, taking about a pint of the liquor when half done, and letting the rest boil into the meat. Brown the meat in the pot. After tak ing np, make a gravy of the pint of liquor saved. A small piece of ohar ooial in the pot with boiling cabbage re moves the smell. Clean oilclothes with milk and water; a brush and soap will rain them. Tumblers that have milk in them should never be put in hot water. A spoonful of stewed toma toes in the gravy of either roasted or fried meats is an improvement. The skin of a boiled egg is the most effica cious remedy that can be applied to a boil. Peel it carefully, wet and apply to the part affected. It will draw out the matter and relieve the soreness in a few hours. nail’s Catarrh Care la a Constitutional cure. Price, 75. Effect of lord Dafferln'e Speech. Lord Dufferin's speech on the peace of Europe, in Paris, has had a remark ably good effect throughout Europe. In France itself the words hare been received in excellent spirit, and public sentiment has quite taken tho sting from the vulgar insults to the British embassador which, by a few days, pre ceded the address. The French gov ernment’s bold declaration of a policy of religious toleration also has been re ceived as a distinct mark of progress. Even some of the French radicals show signs of having made thediscovery that denunciation of all religion is not an evidence of true democracy.—Paris Letter. _ A Step Onward. Hospital Nurse—These new . patent fire escapes are great blessings. I Hospital Doctor—Indeed they are. | It is much easier to cure fracture than burns.—New York Weekly. Money In Winter Wheat—100 Bushels. That’s the way fanners who sowed Sal- | zer’s new World's Fair wheat report. It . yielded all the way from 40 to 70 bushels per acre, and a good many are so enthusias tic over this wheat that they claim 100 bu ihels can be grown per aero. The mona ster winter rye yields 70 bushels per acre, Which pays tremendous profits. The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., send their fall qptalogue and samples of wheat and rye for 4 cents postage. » w Wept Her Word. j Two young ladies were walking in ' the woods one day, when they were ac- j costed by an old and much shriveled gypsy, who politely offered to show J them their husband's faces in a brook which ran near by for a slight reinu- j neration. So. paying the sum they followed the hag to the brook, as they were very curious to see how she could do so wonderful a thing aud also anx- i ious to see their future husbands. But' instead of beholding the faces of the men they so fondly hoped for they saw their own. “We can see nothing but | our own faces,” said one. “Very true, mem,” replied the sagacious fortune teller, “but these will be your bus band’s faces when you are married.” A colony of American larmers maybe established in Mashonaiand. A LIGHT HEART, strung nerves, boa* ily comfort — these come to a woman, with the use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. You can't be anything else but nervous ana spiritless, as long as you suffer from any womanly ills. | —me ■■ rrescrip | tion” relieve* every each condition. It bnUdi up your general health, too, better than any ordinary tonio PIERCE %r.T CURE. can do—and, by restoring the natural func tions, it brings back health and strength. St. Matthew, Orangtburgh Co., S. C. Dr. R. V. Pibror: Dear Sir—For four months my wife tried vour "Favorite Pre scription," and I am able to my tbat it Baa done all that it claims to do. She can always 1' praise this modicine for all wotub troubles. Fours truly. Courtesy to the l’altllc. “ No admittance” is the curt style in which wo warn away visitors from our factories and foundries. Sometimes the fear lest a possible customer may bo barred out leads to this modifying annex. “ Except on business.” The inscription is an illustration of the American habit of doing everything in the quickest and-shortest way. The habit saves time and words, but it leaves no margin for salutation by the way, and but little for courtesy. We may learn from a contrast that 'f the iron hand, cased in a velvet glove, is as efficient in preventing intrusion as an uplifted sledge-hammer. The iron and cannon-foundry of Herr Krupp is located at Essen. It is the largest foundry in the world. As Herr Knipp has secrets which he is not in clined to share with prying founders, he has surrounded his vast establishment with a veritablo great wall of China. On it ore placards with this inioription re peated in three languages: “The public are informed that, in asking to view the establishment, they expose themselves to a refusal.” Herr Krupp bundles the pen os skill fully as he forges cannon. H1b inscrip tion is courteous. It adorns a refusal with pleasant words. It is, as becomes the words of a co-laborer with Bismarck, evasively diplomatic. An exposure to a refusal is not the refusal itself. Con trast this inscription with the American ” No admittance,” and learn a lesson in courtesy to the publio. ■otntri, save Year Child rsni Stekctce’s Pin Worm Destroyer is ths only sure cure known that effectually de stroys the pin worm, th? most troublesome worm known. It also destroys all other kinds of worms. There is no remedy that can expel the worms from the stomach or Kbctum as does Stcketee's Pin Worm De* , ktroyer. For talc by all dmjrgtatai Mint by mall oH receipt of I6c., (7. 8. pontage. Address GEO. U. 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The largest rock crushing plant in the country is operated at Meriden, Conn. Pt. Band, Iron Hoop OAK BASKET. A Banket You Can Water Your Horses With. Posit no More Than Any Other Kinds, but Will ANTTHINO. Populist Newspapers Does Your Gountu Need a StraiQltt People's Pariu Paper? ARE YOU THINKING OF STARTING ONE7 Writ* to the Western Newspaper Uniox for samples of their Popullrt pares, In ready-prints or plates. Tbit is the official National Reform I* re ah Association mat-* ter, furnished through a contract with the If. R. P. A. and edited by its Secretary. The N. R. P. A. service gives twi*triMUUMU mAJSUi\g atubiNi tine PapSTt ..