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HOOD'S
Tho Itnportanco of purifying tlio blood can
not bo overestimated, for without puro blood
you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every ono need a
good mcdlclno to purify, vitalize, and enrich
tho blood, and wo ask you to try Hood
Por-iillm Barsaparllh. ItstrciiBthcm
rcUllcU nml buld9 ,, t, sy,tcm,
creates an nppctlte, and tones tho digestion,
whllo It eradicates disease. Tho peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation
of tho vegctabto remedies used glvo to
Hood's Sarsaparllla pccul- -- leolf
lar curatlvo powers. No ' O llScll
othcrinedlclnoliasBiiclinrccordot wonderful
cures. If you havo mado up your mind to
buy Hood's Sarsaparllla do not bo Induced to
tako any other Instead. It Is a IYcullar
Medicine, and Is worthy your confidence
Hood's Sarsaparllla Is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by 0. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
IOO Dosos Ono Dollar
Pomeroyfloal
COMPANY
DEALERS IN
Coal and Wood.
Good supply ol
High Grade Soft,
anq Hard Coal al
ways on hand.
1201 O St.
J. 8. LEKST,
Agent.
3.A.SH0EMAKER.O.
HomcBopathist Physician,
Telephone No, 6S5.
163 South 11 th Street, Lixcolm Neii
Drayage and Moving.
OLIVER. MAGGAllD
Desires to inform the public that Ills equip
ment for moving Household Goods, Pianos
Safes, Miirchandlsc, Heavy Machinery,
etc., Is the best in the city. Special men
and wagons are kest for the removal of
Pianos and Household Goods,
Which are always handled by compctant
and experienced help, and the latest appli
ances used for handling Safes and other
heavy -roods. Call, address or telephone
OLIVER. MAGGARD,
Telephone m Ollicc 917 O St.
GORSETS
Worth up to$2.oo.
Manufacturers Samples choice this week
50 cents.
100 do7en Ladies Alexandre Kid Gloves
five hook, embroidered backs at $1. Real
value $1.75.
I. FRIEND & SON,
913 and'9is0 Street
TRAVEL VIA THE
BURLINGTON RODTE.
It Is thoonly lino running directly thrnuuh
Denver mid Salt Luko City, ouroiito to Kan
Francisco and othor California polntH, and I
known as tho "Beonlo I.lno" to tho ruclllc
count. Tho Burlington Route runs ovor Its
own track every day In tho your. Complete
trains of full man I'alaco Cars und Elegant
Pay Coaches between
Denyc and Chicago,
Denver and Kan. City,
Denver and Omaha,
Kansas City and Peoria,
Kansas City and Chicago,
Lincoln and Chicago,
Lincoln and St. Louis,
Lincoln and Peoria,
Lincoln and Kan. City,
Making direct connections lu Union Depots
forall points North, East, Houth and West.
It Is tho pioneer Dining Car I.lno butweon
Missouri river and ClilenKn. Meals only 7te.
Tho liurllimton Dining furs wero Imlltox
prosly for tho service and aio immured en
tirely In tho Interest of our patrons.
MI OUT LINE BETWEEN
LINCOLN AND OMAHA,
Via tho Ashland Cut-nlL milking direct con
nections with trains for Ht.l'iiul, Minneapolis
Chicago and all polutB East anil Nin-thoiiNt.
The diagrams of tho Llni-oln-Clilciii'ii slipp
ers via this popular rout aio at City Ollleo.cor
O ami IQth sts., whoro berths may bo secured
nt any time.
A.0.7.1EMEH,
,H. EUttTIS, l'.uud 1". Aijt., Lincoln
U. 1'. und T. Aul-i Omaha
COMPOUND EXTRACTy
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DILL NYE ON TYPEWRITING.
Bo Give
Home. Variegated Ailvloo to a
Correspondent.
HKATfMisniyror
rcsioiidciicu now, 1
pausotoiic ruse nud
jtlaco tho follow lug
licforu tho languish
lug puhllci
(ICIMUI'MK N1011.
. ju Itespevted Sir
rwr l)0)lu think tlint I
".HI conlil 1KT AMINO
IN ncwYOKlir with
in) m. llttl.Kuritr.lt
typo wl. writer I
moan couUleut I
wrlto thing for you out,; iyy itlll lAofm my
own tlioiiRlits If you would I'lltHT Tllltik tlioNtTin
out? of courwi I can wrlto-isSliRti faster than
this when I had some goodyuiiinn litir.nd to bo
with 8S701T row IlOyou get on al thoni droll
ru.T,7(vtiiiiiK r.vmtY h
HUNiluyrU It born In you for is It just PLAIN
bring liigUPii
1'1(vho excuse I ml spelling nnd Kid cokxld .1
thought I would tell you It Is rntxe Ink hacro to
ualxf KO good llXxotr
yours tnily
(dlctateil)
Tho almvo N, of course, mora or loss ior
(icrsonnl, but tlio question Is 0110 which con
cerns many other young men who may bo
thusnlllletcil. L therefore tako tho liberty of
answering nil inquiry publicly which 1
Mould othorwiso rognrd ns strictly conllilon
tlal, suppressing tho nanio, however, and tho
Irst par gruph, lmth of which read llko tho
soliloquy of 11 "hell box" or tho smothered
ejaculations of n "pled form."
To tho eorrpsioii(Ieiit, w hose letter Is iiIkjvo
given, I might nay that I liollovo thero umld
lonii opening hero for him if ho Mould glvo
himself up to 11 certain class of work. Of
course, ho could hardly liojio U enter tho
regular channels of commercial evi vs'ioud
oneo with a tyjiowrltcr that has such 11 pro
notmecil iniedlnient In its speech 11s this ono
has, hut could ho not hope to get n Job at
Volapukat headipiartcrs
Ceitalnly thero ought to bo 11 place somo
whoru for 0110 whoso only trouble seems to bo
n kind of Information of tho vowels.
There might Ikj a future hero for such n
graphic- and graceful stylo of writing, If it
could lie used in reporting telephonic re
marks over crossed wires. Tho word paint
ing mid vulgar fractious are similar, and It
might bo made to arouse 11 good deal of in
interest If projieiiy worked up.
Of course it would bo necessary that ho
should tone down some of his oxtrnvagaut
figures of seech and avoid overexertion of
tho punctuator, but with his wealth of full
stops ho might do well on a 'loriodloal, anil
Ills space work would certainly attract atten
tion. Or ho could go into tho counting room
of 11 man who did not advortlso and do as
signment work.
Tho tyiwwrltor, in strong and willing
bands, Is smitler than tho sword. I look for
tho tyiKjwritur to tako tho plaeo of Indian
orator, hi our literature, and its tinkling
notes will soon bo heard, I hoc, in homes
whoro tho ono logged ien nnd tho bottle of
bluing all tho writing now are doing.
Come to tho metropolis x:t&fnif.
Come with your abnormal: and your little
tYpE$writElt. Como with your startling
stylo of English and your chaste method of
obliterating space. Como nud gctnctpialntod
with mU.sAgH and mil (i Ut. gOuI.I). II
Hero you will meet many yumiirus jsMiplo
who will amuse you to n high . You will
also moot "Mr. nNthoNy cOmStoeIC, who will
roiuIro you to tlra'io nil your figures In tho
following manner ($).
Como to Now York anil get n now soft
palate put Into your tyowrltcr and havo an
operation 'icrformod 011 Its tonsils.
Como nnd visit tho produce g$?lblblbbbl
bblbbl ExcIInngo. Como and see W'nll pf'd.
tSSOoOlr street. Hide on our Elovutod
railway from IHIZZZT (0)X!!!&Ac,S:;:rd,
street, to OOXXKKrrttlifH'i i&HIIekeniox
street. Visit the brig. Theodora, dam
Tarantula straight for place, b. 111. Hob
Roy dam Ella Jackson horse races! I
Tho more you mix up with us tho inoro
you will llko us. Wo Now Yorkers from
Wyoming territory enjoy having people
thrown among US. You would meet with
a hoarty welcome whether you eiimo to grow
up with our bacticrln or to buy gretwi goods.
Cordiality Is our ono weakness. If a cordial
greeting would not suit you you can tako
opollliiarls water. With your natural ten
dency toward delirium tremens, 'nirlmps thut
would bo liest, any way,
I used to bo acquainted with a young man
who wrote a beautiful hand $x:tjtf&fm?$,
for that was before tho days of typewriter,
Ho would bring out his writing materiaU
nnd his tongue, autl make a corkscrew pea
cock swimming in a largo craulierry marsh
infested by loops and funny business, nil
without taking his jon oft tho paur. IIo
was n thorough artist, with a lofty soul, but
ho could not spell. Ho could construct; a
grneotul swan with a halo of chirographlca,
worms nil around it, but nature nnd art
bad denied him tho humbler joys of orthog
raphy. Ho could make a lovoly purple
bcroll with n greon fringe to it and rod
eyed boliollnks, with heliotrope bosoms,
perchod on space and bearing in their
bronzed talons yet other smaller scrolls thut
were as graceful as u doughnut horse, und on
thoso scrolls would lo written such glittering
truths as these: "In FrciuUhfp'a bright gor
land, Please regard mo as your Ilumliel fun
getinenott," "Iok up, prosa Onnerds & you
will git thero."
But his stylo is robbed of much of its grace
and lieauty by immersing it In cold nnd pulse
loss tyjo. Ho was 11 bold and fearless writer
and his hands were aver red with tho blood of
murdered English. Ho broko down the high
walls established hytho brainy but discon
nected und flighty Noah Webster, and spelled
such words as "plllgarllo" in u way that kept
bis finer writlngs.out of tho magazines. But
when ho assassinated tho English ho mado no
attempt to conceal his methods. IIo wrote
under ovorythlng: ''Executed with a pen."
And ho rocked not. Npt a reck.
Whether you can ever rito to such a posi
tion with your typo writer, Mr. f xitjtf&fmff ,
I do not know, I hopo you may. Your
orthography is rich with improvisations,
roulades and trills. Running through all
your work I uotieo an air of gentle badinage,
bon hommo, erslItago and pi. You havo
givon utteranco in your lottcr to thoughts
which I could not think without tho nld of
outside inlluences. I could not ovolvo such
sentiments without tho stimulus of a fall
from a high building or tho exhilaration of a
railway collision.
It is tho unexpected in your humor which
gives it its chief charm. No ono con toll,
when you start out, whether you will soar
away among tho asterisks and sjmico, Or get
involved in a sculllo between lower case and
capital, In which you will get injured, morti
fication and exclamation set in and you lose
your life.
I nni glad you wroto to mo with your littlo
typo writer, and though I liollovo that you
can do better than you did, and that as a
uatter of fact "fxit&fmlS" is really on
assaults! name, your letter tins given me
much enjoyment, and I print it this morn
ing with gicat plca&tiro.
HO. goOd llXve
biLl nXvo
Now York World.
What's Ihrf Mut I or with A1I11111 ami Y.wl
Tho earliest lmrtncrshlp mentioned in th?
I Bible was Jerry Co. Dulutu Parugrapher.
: ifr nr uz
W Va ji f W Tfw l.
14V TOG
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?
COMFORTABLE DRESSING QCIVVN3 FOR
NEGLIGEE WEAR.
Tim Trianon lirhu nnd Other ('onroe
tlonn ol Ijiie nml Knilirolilorlen At
tractive Mullein for Nluht l)reme. III
rluilhiR 11 ltiiliin I)el(!ii.
Homo attractive model of tho various ar
ticle classed under tho general term of lin
gerie have lieeu prenrel for tho rprlng
trade In the trimming of much of this
class of clothing Is noticeable the Increased
use of fancy luces, and some new ollVcts aro
iimsI In the combining of narrow Hamburg
reversing with wider Insertions Thero Is
quite 11 demniid for camhtie nnd lnwu gar
ments, trimmed with plain Valenciennes and
lino torchons. Tho use of rlhltons In lltht
shades, combined with laces nnd lino Ham
burgs, produce a linndvime elTert, and art'
much sought after Chemises seem to lie In
less demand, except In skirt lengths, nml
trimmed around the bottom. Tho sale of
corset covers and underskirts Is greatly on
tho Increase, many ladles preferring these
two articles In preference to chemises This
iseniiMil by tho popularity of tailor made
garments, which necessitate tho doing away
with unncchs,iry encumbrance.
HUH8IAN NIOHT OOVVS INV.M.ID'H DOWN.
Our cut represents two ipillo now patterns
In night dresses. One is n Russian model,
nnd therefore will lie popular so long ns tho
ci 117.0 for Russian fashions exist. Tills is of
white linen, ipinlntly ileeornted with cotton
embroidery in tho Hieehil colors belonging
to tho HiiNsinu tj-jH) of oruamciitatlon, viz.:
lvtl, blue nud orange.
Tho remaining figure in tho cut represents
an invalid's night gown of 1'oiigco silk, with
plastron in tucked muslin, and fastened with
mother of ienrl studs. Tho Ihhvh nro of
corded ribbon, Tho front Is framed witli nn
insertion In Valenciennes lace.
Mother Hubbard styles In short yoked night
gowns nro still much In voguo. Among the
dealers In tho lltiest goods 11 demand is main
tained for shirt front gowns trimmed to tho
waist.
IlresshiK downs.
Nuinlicred with convonlont nnd comfort-
nblo accessories nro llnnuol dressing gowns.
Theso nro out in a bewildering variety of
shades, nud employ In their making an
equally wldo range
of material. Thero
are tho u 1 a 11 k o t
wrapiors, mado as
tho name suggests,
of a woolen blan
ket, tho border of
which constitutes
the trimming of tho
gown. Elder down
cloth in plain col
ors, Jersey cloth In
strliHrs, and nil sorts
of llaunels add to
t ho 1 1st of materials
employed.
In tho cut here
with presented is a
pretty F r e n c h
model for a ilress
insirowii! this will
doubtless be copied vt-' imiwiiNO
in more expensive down,
material than llanucl. Tho model Is of white
flannel striped with red. Tho frilling around
tLo edge and down the front is llnely kilted
red silk.
The Tilniiiin and Other licbiu.
A great variety of fichus nro worn; somo
ovor closed, somo over open and other ovor
qulto low bodices. Bomo of thoso nro very
elnborato concoctions of laco, lino muslin
nnd delicate embroideries, gracefully und
apparently carelessly fastened under sprays
of flowers or lwws of ribbon. Others aro
simplicity itself, 0110 called thoTrlauon leiug
simply a square of Indian or mull muslin,
with ono corner rounded, full lace all
round, extra full at tho corners. The square
is folded on tho cross, leaving the rounded
corner either abovo or below tho other, be
tween tho shoulder. A fow plaits caught by
hidden stitches fit tho muslin to tho back of
the neck, and tho ends aro loosely tied in
front, crossed over tho bust and pinned to
tho waist, or may Ik drawn to 0110 shoulder,
and fastened thero under bow or ornainont,
This Trianon llchu is a vory elegant addition
to n theatro or dinner dress for young girls,
with whom, in England, simplicity and
freshness of toilet nro tho characteristics of
tho highest stylo. Theso fichus are, how
ever, not confined to the young girl, but aro
becoming nt any ago.
Collar nnd Coverlets fur Hues.
In Paris, where lucky spaniels and pugs
nro having their day, along with terriers and
other breeds of dogs In fashion, dog clothes
roeelvo duo attention. Tho new est things for
domestic jiots of tho canlno category are
Bourls collars und Capuchin coverlets. Tho
Knurls Is eotimnsed of n red nr lilne velvet. '
bracelet, on which llvo mlco nro represented
in honor of tho llvo femalo characters In M.
Pnllloron's latent comedy Tho Capuchin
coverlet is composod of soft, whito, downy
cloth, with a pointed monastic hood, bor
dered with red ribbon. To complete tho
monastic illusion a whito cord, similar to
that which englrdlos tho burly, or, ns it may
lie, the nscctlo forms of Capuchin mouks,
Is delicately thrown around tho august pet
There are also constitutlonuol coverlets of
gutta percha, with Tosca elerlues, which
help to protect curs of high degree from cli
mutlc Inclemencies.
I'lniuiel Night I)rco.
Tho Introduction of flannel night dresses
has met w ith groat favor. Thoy are mado in
cream, blue, pink and scarlet. Tho fronts
aro tucked with silk of the same or a har
monizing color, and the culls and collars em
broidered with the same, or merely orna
montcd with a feather stitch or "herring
bono.'' lli-il silk is used 011 white, blue on
pink, and white 011 light blue. Theslooves
aro rather full, and aro set into 11 Kind nt tho
wrist, this baud being euibroideied and fin
ished with a trill or 11 lace.
The HiiMtdx (inmlng Smaller.
From London writes 0110 cono)ondents
"Tho hump of tho back of tho dress is fast
diminishing, and tho protuberance nro only
worn by tho sort of women who lovo exag
geratlon in dress, nnd always cling fondly to
aUsiinlttlcsimd eccentricities, seeing in them
their only chaiu'e to Ik) what thoy call
stylish,"
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I 1 1 Miff
m
ilia
ill
MAwrJraiTsvSy
STORIES AOOUT MEN.
How Atulreii (!nriiiuln Untiled Off III
Own MrmiiRis
A ahort man, with gray liennl neatly
trlintneil and clear eyes that look directly nt
you os If they were examining tho insldo of
your head, Mepod briskly up to tho Iron
railing around tho government telegraph
tiiblo In the house corridor the other day anil
nskisl If ho could wild a message. Tho op
erntor pidltelv told him that general business
was haudliHl at the Western Union upstairs,
next to the press gallery. "Hut this Is to tiff
Bccretnry of war," suggested the would Ulcus
tomer "Very well, then, I will send It its
soon as I IIiiIkIi this message," said the op
erator. "If you aro busy I can send it my
self," continued the man with thobrUk step
and the bright eyes, "If It Isn't against tlio
rules to h-t me Inside tho railing. I am nu
old teleginph o-ierntor myself; I liollovo I
was one of t lut lint that ever took messages
by Bound." Tho o'leratnr thought ho had
liotter work tho key himself, but ho glanced
at tho signature of tho illmtch to km) who
his pleasant spoken etistonier was,
The uiiiiio was "Andrew Carnegie," nnd ho
was allowed to send his own dlatch.
Wnshlngton U-ttor In I'hlladelphla 1'i-ess.
lien Uiitler nnd the l'ngr.
One of tho pages in the house of repro
sontatlvii had 11 faculty for drawing Ills
sketches of tho momlicrs were fairly good
caricature. The easiest mark for his pencil
was the statesman from Massachusetts, and
I he o -ncatnies of Hen liegim to Ileal around
the house pretty promiscuously. The matter
iiiini : to the attention of Mr, Duller, com
plaint w w made to the doorkocor, who bad
charge ,f tho pages. Tho offending lxy was
kept after adjoitruiiieut to bo reprimanded.
IIo was t'ikeii liefore the stntesinan, who had
walhsl 1 1 hold court 011 tho little criminal.
"So you aro tho Iwy that has been making
these pictures?"
"Yes, sir."
"Htiinl How old nro your"
"Twelve, sir."
"Well. Ill) to llin i-lnnl.- 11mm nml irnl. tv
hat,"
Tho Iwy scanicreil off on the errand, glad
oven for tho momentary respite, but evolv
ing In his mhiil tho iKwiblo character of tho
iiii'iendlng punishment, which was such that
tho ji-i'go needed his hat before going to tho
placo of oxeciitlon. When tho youngster had
returned and tremblingly yielded up tho tile,
the general, who has an enormous head,
threw tho hat like a candle snulTer down over
tho tow head and flninlng fnco of tho lxy.
It covered him llko a w-cond mortgage.
"My son," said the hero of Now Orleans,
"when you can fill that hat you may carica
ture lleiijamin V. Uutlcr. Now go." Chi
cago IKrnld.
i:ie1ileen Months Was Nothing.
Judgo (lary has probably mado inoro witty
und quaint remarks on tho bench than nny
other Judgo In Chicago.
On one occasion, whou ho wo Bitting in
tho criminal court, ho appointed a young
attorney to defond a young criminal w ho was
brought to trial und who hnd no lawyer.
Tho young man had just lieeu admitted to
the bar and was consequently ambitious to
mnko a reputation, but despite hit utmost
endeavor his client was "Bent up" for eighteen
months.
After court adjourned tho young man
walked over town with tho Judgo anil took
occasion to say:
"That was pretty hard on mo, Judge."
"What was hardr'nskod tho Judgo in his
nlisent minded wny.
"Why, my first case, I wanted to get n.
littlo start, and hero my client gets eighteen
mouths."
"That's nothing," returned tho Judgo, sen
tentiously. "My first cliont got eight years."
Chicago Tribune.
All Out of Cniistltiitlntu.
Senator Stockbridgo, of Michigan, is some
thing of n wag. Ho was sitting in his com
mittee room tho other day when 0110 of those
fellows who oro always demanding docu
ments camo in. Tho caller had secured
almost every book, pamphlet and bill which
tho government magnanimously prints nnd
gives nwny. Hut ho still longed for moro.
"I am very nnxlous," said ho, "to soctiro n
copy of tho Constitution of tho United
Btntcs. Could I enlist your help, senatorl"
"Why, certainly; but it would bo useless.
Tho cirort will bo futllo."
"Indeed; nud whyf"
"Well, you see, there wero so mnnydo
mands from jieoplo llko yourself for copies
of this good work that tho supply nearly ran
out. Thero was only 0110 copy loft, nnd tho
president has Just sent that to tho iiopo."
New York Tribuno.
Tuller 'When IIo Lay Down.
Governor Fitz Hugh Loo, of Virglnln, who
is very stout, recently amused some frionds
by telling tho following story: "A fow
months ngo 11 friend and I went sailing on a
lako for tho purposo of catehlng a fow fish.
While wo wero trying to get a bitoa squall
camo up, overturned tho boat, and wo wero
both thrown into tho water. 1 attempted to
savo my friend, leit ho sank from sight nud
was drowned, lielng n good swlmmor, I
thought of my life and what Virginia might
suircr If I wero drowned, so I mado for tho
shore. Whllo making lusty strokes my
stomach touches! tho Iwttom, und, thinking I
had reached shore, I turnod on my feet, nnd
to my surpriso I found I was still ovor my
head. I got to shoro all right and tho coun
try was saved." Chicago News.
All Out of Irfick.
Qon. Rhorman has received so many re
quests lately for autographs and locks of hair
that ho has had a reply printed that reads
llko this: "It is tni'tosslblo for mo to comply
with all tho requests for autographs, aud I
cannot send any moro locks of hair liocauso I
havo discharged my secretary, whoso hair
hail entirely disappeared under constant ap
plication of the scissors, and tho orderly who
now serves me is entirely bold." Boston
Transcript.
Mimiti Don't Chew.
An oxchango says that thero aro no mi
crobes in toUicco. That sounds reusonnblo
enough, but tho man who drags out a shlnglo
nail, a shoe laco and a 1-aggagu check from a
llvo cent plug would profer a fow good
hoolthy microbes. Nebraska Ktato Journal.
Coiiaolatlon.
Condemned Man (to his lawyer) It's a long
sentence, sir; to Ih sent to states prison for
life.
Lawyer (Inclined ton. more hopeful vlow)
Yes, it does seem long, butittrhaiis you won't
llvo a great whllo. Life.
Tills Joke Is Older 1 hull Kldil.
Tho spirit of Capt. Kidd lately told a
medium that ho burled no treasure at all.
Ho said lie intended to, but ho uid a plumb
er's bill lu a lit of absent iiiliidoduoss. Pitts
burg Chrouiclo-Telegraph.
A I'olnt fur iRtintlus.
If Shnkcspearo had only known about tho
Ricoiilmi cipher when ho wroto his plays,
there uiu bo no doubt that ho could have
made thuiu fit a great deal better than tho)
do. -1jHcll Citlzeii.
YOUNfl FOLKS' COLUMN.
WONDROUS THINGS THAT CAME TO
PASS ON A WINDOW PANE,
fltury of a ('niiiidliiii I'nr Hunter and n
Wolf I he llrluht Hide of Life Amid
lt-n and Nniiw Two Popular Winter
Ninrt.
Tho nlotics recently (old of Inletmo suf
fering nnd sad loss of llfo caused by
extreme cold weather nnd lack of sulll
Lieut fuel, have no doubt brought tea is of
sympathy to tho blight eyes of many of our
young readers, llul, Im Innately, this dis
mal slilo Is only one phase In tho lives of
those who dwell where snow falls nud loo
forms.
FAVOIUTI" HI-OUTH ON BNOW ANII JCK.
Ill our cut is icprcHontod u bright side,
much enjoyed by tho youth, not only of tho
northern and middle states, but Canada ns
well, Tho two 'topulnr winter shirts nro hem
depleted, tobogganing nnd skating. It Is a
tlllllc ult matter to decide which Is tho moro
enjoyed. Tolsigganliig as yet possi-Kses tho
merit of novelty In the states, although It is
not a new pastime lu Canada.
In this connection It may not como amiss
to give a rule or two to young skaters. A
rule often broken is tho one referring to
keeping tho knees straight when skating.
Nothing apNnrs more clumsy or iiwkwanl
than a skater who keeps tho knees ls-nt. The
lieglimcr should stand ns In tho third jkisI
tlou lu dancing, with his right heel in tho
hollow of tho left foot. The two feet will
thus form right angles with each other, nud
it is from this position that tho Unit step in
skating is made.
A Wolt's Wonderful ICtiiliiruiirr.
Three largo wolves having mado liavoo
among tho train dogs of a party of fur hun
ters, n price w as set iik)ii their heads. An
old exjierii-ncisl wolf is not easy to catch;
Indeed, his cunning lu avoiding all traps is
quite wonderful. Hut nu old Canadian,
hoping to gain the reward, sot somo spring
trniis, which ho fastened by a chain to a very
largo piece of wood. A tcrrlblo storm kept
tho old trapiwr nt homo for throe days, but
at length ho visited his traps, and found ono
wolf cniight and dead. Tho second trap hnd
lieen set oil without catching its prey, whllo
the third trap had dlsapenrcl. After long
and vain searching tho old Canadian gave up
liotK) of discovering his lost trap, nud solaced
himself by having gained ono prize for tho
ono wolf ho had snared.
A month afterward tho people of Oreen
Lako (about ninety miles distant from tho
spot where tho traps had lieeu set) sawn wolf
walking on one of their lakes npjiarcutly with
much dllllculty. It was pursued ami killed,
and then discovered to bo tho very w olf which
had stolen tho trap, for tho cumbrous steel
was still attaches! to Ids leg. Tho wretches!
animal must have suircrcd much as hu wan
dered through tho forest forawholo month,
drugging the heavy trap in tho midst of tho
most Intense cold. Ho was reduced ton mcro
skeleton from hunger, and this strange oc
currence proves a tenacity of llfo in tho wolf
dllllcult to understand.
rirturt-a Drawn by Juek I'rost.
Wondrous things have oonm to mm
On my square of Indow gloss.
Did you over inako a study of frost cov
ered window panes) If so you must surely
hnvu noticed the trees nil drossc! in white,
tho piles iqiou piles of snow uioiitnlns, whito
church spires i-olntlng to the cold skv, and
othor curious conceits.
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FIIOST riCTUItK ON A PANE OK 0I.AH8.
In tho nccompaiiylug sketch, ro-engrovod
from Bt. Nicholas, is shown (Irst the outlino
of the picture of a bit of tho sen, a boat, and
tho snowbound shore, as drawn unassisted
by Jack Frost. At the bottom of tho cut is
givou a picture iu detail, made by tilling in
with shading from a human artist's pencil
tho outline left by nature's artist. If you
will make a study of fyour window panes tho
noxt morning cold enough to Invite n visit
from wizard frot, tho probabilities aro you
will discover quito as wonderful things as
camo to kiss on tho square of window glass
hero dcMTibeiL
WnnU In tho KiirIUH Luiikiiiikc
There aro 75,000 wonls in Welister's Dic
tionary, ami no living man knows oiio-lndf
or one-third of them. It Is astonishing what
u nuiulier of superfluous words then- are in
our language. Kliakespenre, who had tho
richest vocabulary used by any Englishman,
employed only ltl.000 words. Milton could
pick out from 8,000, but tho average man, a
graduate from one of tho great universities,
rarely has a vocabulary of moro than 3,000
or 4,000 words, Tho ordinary ersoii can get
along very comfortably with 600 wonls, and
In tho rural districts a kuow-ledgo of 00
wonls is sullli lent to carry a man through
his life. This of course refers to tho needs
of coiivt-rsatioii. If n man wants to read
uewsiaH-rsnnd well written books, ho must
know nt least .l.onu words.
Mother (iim.e Modernized,
Little Miss UniU-rMll,
Dreadful to hay,
Found a uuntso in tho cupboard
A-sUx-niiiK uwny.
Littlo y.isMMuihorklu
Uimi such n scream,
Bhc frightened tho little mouse
Out of 1W di-euuu
T'THE YOUNG FOLIO.
MU Hirsute Apliendngn Was Too MneH
for Iter,
Thorn Is a 1 tlo girl of fi year living In tlw
Mine hum) wl' i I no who calls ma her Ix-atr.
Them am four other men living there, too,
and nun of thetu hasn big, full Issiril, Ono
liny I nuked her If she would raf'ui' kiss this
man than me. Hhn lontosl straight nt m and
said i "Why, how could 1 I.i.iiIiImI Thero
Isn't any r'xiiu." lloslou (Hols.
Word and Ihrlr tUea.
Twoyeir-olil Dorothy has had a sovero
ease of chicken pox. Hlie caine down with lb
the very day that the family had chicken for
dinner. Nobody Imagln-sl that Dorothy
thought that there was any connn-tloii bo
Iwccn the dinner nud thiiiliseaw, until a fow
days afterward, Just ns the baby was getting
Is-lter, ii tin key was brought on for dinner.
Dorothy refused to ent It, Knylrj;! "Tho
chicken made mo havo chicken j i v . mamma,
anil I don't want to eat turkey miiHnvo tur
key jhix." Woman's Tribune, " '
(fiihiiny tliiiw Ihn I, Inc.
Little Johtmy Flzzlelop Is nu Austin Isiy,
who has lieeu obliged for ninny jears (o wear
tho east oil' clothing of hlselder brother, Hob.
Johnny never gets infilling until Hob get
through with it, A fow days ago It.ib had a
dreadful toothache, and It was decided that
tho aching tooth should Ik) pulhsl,
"You may pull all his teeth out, If you
like," said Johnny, "but I ain't going to chow
with them afterward, I can tell jotitlmb
right now." Texas Blf tings.
Kuril mi the ,11. II.'h.
Wlillo making a professional call this
morning on a little child the grandmother,
Who has great faith in doctors, ns I know
from past .experience, was telling of a
remedy used us a poultice by somo lady
twentydlvo years ago with success, und thou
nddixl Innocently i "I guess she did not doctor
miieh, nny wny, for she is nllvo yetl" llostoa
GIolio,
Off the Truck.
Teacher John, what aro your boot
innda of I
Hoy Of leather.
"Whom doe tho leather como from!"
"From the hide of tho ox."
"What animal, thorefoiv, supplier you with
boots and gives you ment to eat"
"My father." lloston Commercial.
jt Undo Ilnrse.
Littlo Dertha lives in ono of Iloston'a
Buburlw, nnd Inst summer, when 'JjV yeans
old, was playing ono day near her grandpa
on tho piazza. Beelng a horso kws which wan
covered with a not, she oxclulmodi "Pity
sakes, grnndpn, thero is a horse with n shawl
onl" Uoston Ulobo,
Climate mid Weather.
A littlo girl lu tho publlo school tho other
day, when asked by her teacher to explain
thodllTerotico between cllmnto und weather,
replied:
"Climate is what rn hnvu with nil Oin
time, but weather only lasts it. fow days."
Detroit Free Press.
rliriitiir n InU.
"Why, Hobby," said his mother, "what aro
you looking at ixipu so fort"
Hobby Well, pop Just drank somo coffoo
out of his saucer, and It's mado his mustache
leak, and I didn't know whether to tell him.
or not. Now Yprk Evening Bun,
rollno Acoustics.
Kitty was on tho lotingo, purring on loud
as sho could, nud ICutlo was coddling her.
"Oh, mamma," tho littlo girl cried nil at
onco, "my kitty has got a washboard in hor
throat and I can feel tho noiso rub over it"
Youth's Companion.
They Didn't lilt.
"Mamma," oxclalmod an enfant terriblo,
after scrutinizing tho faco of an eldorly vis
itor for somo moments, "Mr. Smith ain't
got but two teeth, and them don't hltl"
Harper's Uazar,
A Happy Idea.
Chicago Boy Roller skatln' may Im out of
stylo, but sister Sue's old skato comes in good
about tills time. Life,
Tlii Now Wny.
A now steel gun has boon designed for our
now steel navy. As tho enemy approaches
tho muzzlo his attention is attracted by a
small sign, "Drop a nicklo In tho slot und sea
the gun go otr." Burdutto in Brooklyn
Englo.
Couldn't lloro Him.
Miss Thumplt (jMiusing for breath) I (ear
I weary you.
Mr. Heavyweight Not a bit of it; play on.
I can't toll ono note of iiiuslo from another.
BurdetU) in Urooklyu Eagle,
Oscar 1'refrrs to AViilt.
"Oscar Wlldo expects to Iw buried iu West
minster Abliey," says n floating item. Wol!r
wo aro willing. Is thero any reason for this
maddening deluyl Bomervillo Journal.
I. Cotly In llin I.OUK Hun. 3J
"How do you manage to keep your water
pipes from freezing this weather, DobsonP'
"Easy enough. I havo a yearly contract
with it plumber." Hartford Poot
Irfink lluril nml You'll See It. "
Thoro is n young lady iu a girls' school fa
Georgia who gous by tho nlcknaniu of "Post
script." Her real name is Adaliuo Moore,
Burlington Free Press.
In the Theatre.
"But why do you weep! Thoncting Is cer
tainly not so touching." "Excuse mo, lam
bownlllng tho money I paid to como In,"
Fliegendo Blatter.
A Definition.
Counsel What is tho plaintiffs nttitudo as
to this questtonf Witness Hecumbont
Lies nbout It constantly. Tld Bits.
Ono TUiit Never Got. Tired.
Tho person who Isnlwnj-s talking to hfra
self is sure to have an intcrcstisl listcnor.
Lowoll Citizen.
Aiuhcm Ihe Kiiine Pill-pone.
'Lynching doesn't put down criminals fa
Toxas." No, it raises them U'. lUchtnorul
Disjiatcli.
The Mifiot TIiihi to Skate.
Aim to do most of your skating in July;
ofter that the ice gets thin. Burlington Fro
Press.
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