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'cfl v -' 1 .. Ulli. , that,! u'veb nt, did ean?" aroundf ' 1 an eel i yet: i. I'd wife b i Chri. 'ask'-pi hint ' on It, ith the lout the il rn In th brlolra low J tot 41 CvrTJ VED His BABY tie children. Anything their sufferings and that w health when they are fceerving of great praise. Hitler that half the popu- m I ll.,- jjrt world aie ueioro moj j go of live years, we can see w any remedy is, that ban- Lief danger of childhood, t cfnt of dea'ln in these in- frora croup. Mothers will rawing epistle with interest: V, Ay, Mo., Nov. 30th, 1'J2. -tAeen months old is very Wt to croup. Kecently we V induced to use lletd's Ger- & Kidney Cure and we no these attacks. Two doses I giTe it freely and do not rerdose. W. Makmi, Fifth Street, Manager Depot Co., Kausas City. Mo. 3 v JVniPlO l n;i e i BICYCLES SiB 'Ail kit --' ita J VWllllH,"ll nnilRLE THE MONEY. J urn k J""" ta.ni.i. U. T. A. t. R. Jj eic. of' ranis yAk ever UaadleU. Obi ItOOT AND RRASCH, the poison m your tl()xj hw,,Ter lt may have ooiue or wiuieta- shape it may be taking, is cleared aw. by l)r. Pierce Uuklen Medir-il hu- cuvery. It a remedy tiial nmaw every oran iutu heuiihful action, purities and p.-u-i.-y... . tUroutjh it cleanses and iiiviporatw vuewnoiesysura. Salt-rne ma, Tet- tor, Eczema, Erysipelas, botls, Car- buncios. Kiiiiuywl UUaris, aud the wcitn. oi-njiui'jos corts and riwell ingE, aro ixs-focUy and pennaiwnUj cured by it. TV fttirini nul. iciiH or sarsajKirillas, tho " LiiscoT ery " works equally well at all seas ons. All the yi'ar round and in all cjis, it i guaranttrd, as no other blood medicine is. If it ever fails to benelit or cure, you have your mouey back. You pay ouly for the goud you get. Isn't it safe to soy that no other blood - purifier can be "just as , good f 1 It it were, wouldn't it be sold to 1 WIFT'S SPECIFIC ror rc-novautie tne enure system, t llmmalliit; all rttieoiiP front the liioml, MllutlUT Of tMTOflll.tUS Of malarial origin, 'hit tretaraUun has uneiul. If three, or five, or more men. ar. aslep in a room, arid one of them i, drunk, tlie Hies will gather upon the tipsy man, and avoid the others. IV reason is, that ih insects revel in the order of alcohol, and sooietimt-s oer druuk on it. hubber tires are to be trie! on some of the Loudon omnibuses. A quick and rwrmnnpnt nt.ro r- .1. M. Kees.er. 1-ilu w l BalU)., Md., says: "I take great pleas ure in sayinj that in a paw at nonpii f.iitimy ffuily' 1 iowvX Salvation Oil efleotual and speeJy in the cure ot U1B JiailfUL. ' A GENIUS. There was the hodv of an old man In 1 front imv&cGvBwaa-geniui-iiiaiuitortof an Inverness cloak iyin quite still tents. som. 6ii mornin Led h. t. i ?Qd dead, the fresh, dewy erass sullied DtiberuMdtotaT. i'."1 1," ':Juek ud'n,ld'. d a lot of other I Asnwoou ueara a crackling sound ! among the brambles. by the blood that had flowed from his breast. And he u.ade himself a -gllar,- mfl eould twang .lJ rai -Annie Laurie," and the chordiof-BeUeMahoae And w ,ul 1 9!l an.! uiig at e.ening in a soothing undertone. b With his dreamy gaze directed to a pale senes cent etar, While he milked the mournful music from his priuiitiTe guitar. Well, the year; went by, and somehow Bill r- inuined altout the same 1 hough his mother died believins ha .a. on th r'd to fame. as full of dreams and notions but .,4,iv ments seem u li ; Bill as fond of Alite Holeman. but he married lie looked ud. and saw a wan a few yards on, run ning away. As he turned his head a moment he recoi'riizea Philip Hailworth. Great heavens' he saw it all now. ! Bill iNMta. "Foreiirhtiten irioothft I had an eatlnc sure on my wngtie. 1 was 1rrMtl ItV t.dt l.x-l Blillll.i.ni but ohujnerl im relief ; tlK- sin'iniall urew worse. 1 (nally t.'k K. h, K .aud was entirely cured after usini: a few lutttles." . i. ui i iji.tKK, itennernon, Tex. Trcatiwon lihxKl and Skin I)i 'de msllfit frt. Th e Swif-r Sriwifi" .. Atlanta, Ua. fe THE LIBRARY OF ,S AMERICAN LITERATURE 112 of -Belle Ml,,,,.o ' And he snjn them to the hahies in a soothing undertone ; And periiHps, sometimes, at evening, as he twaui; bis old suitar. William s vi6lon is directed to a pal senescent star. Harper's, Weekly. "My hired man was kicked in th Stomach by a horse, StUllg by a SWariu ! 811,1 ont "Annie Lauria-and the chords oi nornets, ana run over by a mowing machine one day, and died the next " "My! What was the cause of his death?" "N'wvoua prostration." -Cleveland Town Topics. Mrs Susan Xeal. of Km Antmii,. Texas, whose age is seventy, recently distinguished herself by killing a p:in thtr Willi an ux. Among the mining products of Ari zona, during the present year, were 3,000.1KKJ in gold. !?:,loo,ouo in silver, and &l,:yjn,j) in copper. Whaling in the Antartic Ocean is about to he resumed by a San Fran cisco firm. It is many years since whales have been caught there. bis pocket and drain it con Then he came to the middle of the room and called the men to him. His face was livid and con vulsed. 'Ashwood," he said, ' I don't want the innocent to suffer for the guilty. It was I who committed this crime." 'You, Hailworth," cried Marsden. -One word while I can speak. Here is the money. 1 did it for her 6ake and the child's. All the time it was mine, and the punishment re The (irst gray streaks of the cheer- ( co1 s UPQ lov wn ned. Ashwood, less Octolier iiioniin" were dawninir ' 8ee 10 nfir happiness and promise me in the east as 1'hiUip Ilallwo tli crept home into his cottage. Maggie was there, waiting ud for him. she said, and h.ig- COSPILIII ASn tlJlftU BY UNO CLARENCE STEDMAN no ELLEN MACKAY HUTCHINSON jliotie conlatM mttn careiunv rnoseii, 'jf rtuni. anil ai iittt tt'Utl arraiiti P" . . . s.tf rlnti 'I'll S.-.III.IK: V . BlVlillAPIII!:N. Hlwn'lKIKS, TKAVKI.S, LlirTKItsRKTI MM, 111 Hnor MIT1I I.K.H, WU1, iTiMKPtl'K K. SrllMTIVKH. HITIIK KHTS, A!l "lllTH lM. !OTKI HA 1 !;, UUKI1S, wrserer ltf'tr pa'herc.I wiilitit 1 he same spar or nferI in one rolled ion. Anion drti nmiiD-teni to letity, Hie followinn have nial ron-tiniit u--"tf 1 liese toIiiiiu-, aud Iv rerttfufifii'i tom. truli-at Koih Porter. Kohert C. Winthrop. Archhishop Corriga, LUa ( Alt rMif . iichard Malcolm Johnston, Archbishop Ryan, S.Hsrni. Lt.D.,Vniil 01ir Wendell Holmes, Chauncey M. Depev, tntltini. "I Mufs'l'li, BOD. 0 Dert v. inieriotj. nou. ueui wmiutisuu, flrtenlwf WbiUier, Hon. Oeorg-e WilliSm Curtis, Col. T. 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Syrup cf Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its eflects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Ryrup of Figs is for sale in 50e and SI bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not -ccept anj substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. C4 ntKCISCQ, CM. LOUISVILLi. It. HEW TOM. K.I. THE r ONLY TRUE RON TONIO rill purify BWJOD. Jlr"1a dt)rlc.. build jvlrenfth. rcut appetite, restore netJU! iTLsl I w. that tlTPri Hlod brightened, bralii power iiicic"i I ltlrfl iM Pflvfl new force I 11111 gcrVrrtng from compl-vInU wj . .'" .Inn. row bloom ou clint as, r,. niir.-.f---- Bold ererTwhere. All itennlne foods hear "Crrm "u" oead ua 2 cent stamp foi 33-ptf pamphlet. awTHaBTW WPIWr'lww CO.. tt. lowft. Em WtttXtl. R KlSr? theramouWttlePltlsforConirtlrmtoBjleIIpaa-lITl)Pt-No Nne,No Pln Terr Pmnll. ataiiltlMtrtlas BaBisvw Re aweh efer hat Itea. m hefeea. "J.7 oK?Mtlt the Tatee ef hat erer htea ttWal fie Itta a"'JK5. awa Ta Moaa Kaaaaiaa. whteh la mJtoM la aaUg J r a.waiMaafwiAPw. ."lu a.th ft.. .W. The Home Magazine :lJ! Btwttottew 'to ttl twAChttJSI fi 1 srs n - nrf io n - 00 je SHILOUB CUREJ Cam ComtnaapUaa, Coaaaa. rZ. nt. T Sold br alt Dmorhts oa a.O-M for a Lsne Sldt, Bach er Cheat 'T PUsterwiU (in grtat letlsleetiaev-e aata, M. K. U. No. ail 08 York, et. BOTH LOVED HER. There were two men who loved Mag gie Lee: and as often hannens she did not undfrstand the dictates of her own heart and married the wrong one. Not hut what Philip Hailworth loved her. She loved him too; but her affection was put to a severe test when, after seven years of wedded life, she found herself and child in a cottaue, which they once called home, now reduced almost to four bare walls, a hard landlord pressing for rent, an empty larder, three whole days without food and no hope of im mediate employment for her hus band. lint he was a Kood-for-nothine fel low, lie would not always work when he got the chance, and drank the best part of his earnings. Like Mr. Micawbcr, he was always waiting for something to turn uj), and when something did turn up it was his un doing, as you shall presently hear. One day, while lounging about in nis usual vagabond style, he saw a stranger who had tried to ford the river carried away by the current. Ilullworih jumped in. for he had plenty of pluck, although he was gen erally to 1 lazy to exercise it.and, after a fearful struggle, he brought his man to land. The latter, as soon as he was able to speak, informed his preserver that he was rich and noble, and that he would reward him handsomely for his courage. He went away and was heard of no more, liut that was quite enough for Philip. For weeks after this he lived on golden dreams, and poor Maggie and little Jennie, their daughter, had to do the. same. Hut golden dreams wen: not very substantial things to live on; hence the misery of the.lr home (a mockery of the name) which I have endeavored to portray. Meantime James Ashwood, tho gamekeeper, the man whom Maggie had rejected, lived in respectability and single blssednes?. He was pow erless to aid her, and he loved her with a great and silent affection which ho would not have confessed to 1 a. . l 1 .. . .-1 r any man tiaruiy even to muisun. t was a bleak night in October. The rain and hail pattered against ihe broken windows The very cot tage rocked, and the wind moaned ominously in the chimneys. 'I here was no tire in the grate, and a candle ihiltering down in a battered candlestick only made the occupants of the room look even more haggard than they really were. Suddenly there was a sharp knock ing at the door, l'hilip opened it and a little old gentleman ir: a wide Inverness, with his umbrella turned Inside out, was almost blown into his arms. "Can I have a few minutes' rest and shelter here?" he asked. The old gentleman was wet through, and there was but scant op portunity there of drying domes. However, Maggie took him to their bed-room. He had some other ap parel In his bag, he said. He would put the things on, and, with their permission, wait till the storm was over. There were two rooms upstairs. The place was in a very dilapidated condition and there were chinks in the thin partition quite wide enough ti spo f hroiiih. There were two hungry, wolfish eyes there peering in tho eyes of l'hilip Hailworth and they saw a strange sight The old man, while changing his clothes, was taking out a number of little linen bags, opened one ana examined the tents. It was full of gold coins- ereigns. Ihe sight had made l'hilip. sick. He went to the window below and looked out. A moment later the old gentleman came down. "Well," he said, "I see the weather has cleared. 1 must be going now. Could you come with me a little way and put me on the right path tor Sir Charles' house?" l'hilip paused and took up a gun from the corner. -What is that?" Maggie asked. "Ashwood'sgun. I must return it to him." . She paid no more. She guessed the rc-t. Ihey must live, and, after all, poaching was not the most unpardon able of crimes. ater on that night the game keeper, James Ashwood, was out upon his rounds. He was a lone y man, but on moonlight nights, when all things were quiet, nc was esptuiuny sad. , . Suddenly he heard the report or a gun. lt seemed almost as though the shot had whirred by hlra. At first he thought It must be poachers, but then he heard a groan and an ex clamatUin. Ho searched in all direc tions At last, breaking through somo thick buehes, he started back in horror, for he had found what it was. He con--sov- ''What is the matter? risiu?, for he looked wild gard. "Are you ill?" "It's nothing. Hunger and ex haution have brought it on, but all that will soon be over. We shall be i rich and happy. I have brought you some money, and more will come." lounave orougnt some money, Philip? Where did you get it?" j "The old man gave it to me for mv trouble,'' and he Hung down a j sovereign on the table; but the re was j no joy in his tone, and he turned I away from her as he spoke. I She looked at him curiously. What could lie the matter with him? -There was a loud knock at the door, and he jumped as though he had !een shot. He stood there trembling, and it was Maggie who went to open it. Michael Marsden, the village bail iff, stood without. "What, both on ye up already?" he said. "Have ye 'card the news. There's been a old gent in Invernes found murdered and robbed in the wood." "The man who came here for shelter!" cried Maggie. Sir Charles 'ave bin on the spot. an' the police an' all the rest o' it. but I thought as ye'd like to 'ave the first news, 'Allworth, as ye're inter ested in the matter." "Interested!" the other exclaimed, visibly turning pale. Was he sus pected already? "What do you mean, Michael, what do you mean?" "Ye remember that chap whose life ye saved some time agone?" "Yes." "Well, it seems he was a lord some thing or other. This old gentle man who's bin killed is a lawyer, and by some papers found on Mm it seems he 'ad 1,000 in gold and notes to be delivered to you for saving his lord ship's life. He'd got instructions to go to Sir Charles Hazlcton first and inquire about you. "Well, 'e's been robbed o' the 'ole bloomin' lot!" Philip staggered and sank upon a chair, his head buried in his hands. All that money that he had perjured his soul to gain, his own his all. He thought he must go mad; and to add to the horror of the situation, they fancied he was lamenting the loss of the money, and both his wife and Marsden tried to console him. Hailworth was lost in thought horrible, maddening thoughts. He was unconscious of what more the bailiff had to say, and when he looked up Marsden had left the cottage. He wentover to his wife. "Maggie," he said, very quietly, , . . .. l 1 1 1 v.... and wouiu nave laiven iier uanu, uut he suddenly retrained; he had become a thing terrible, even to himself. "Maggie, James Ashwood must be saved. I can do it, and I will." "You, Philip! How? What do you mean?" "Do not ask me!" At this moment the doorway, which had been left open, was darkened by a tall, manly form. It was James Ashwood, the gamekeeper. Hut he was closely followed by two otners Marsden again and a con stable, who clapped a hand upon his shoulder, saying: "James Ashwood, I arrest you for tho murder of .Samuel Tremlett." "Very well," he answered calmly; "but 1 should be glad to know upon what evidence the warrant has been issued." "rour gun was found near the spot," Marsden put in. There was a minute ot painful silence. Maggie was almost choked by emotion. Ashwood would not incriminate her husband, but why did he not speak? "Well. Marsden," the game keeper said, "I see that appearances are against me. Is there anything else?" "They've tried to prove you had no money yesterday; but I know better, and 1 know what ye did with it. U paid the rent of this 'house with every penny ye 'ad, and that I'll swear tc'" "You did this?" Hailworth ex claimed.. , "Yes, but what does it raauiei . Come, you must do your duty. Take j me with you." ! "So," Maggie interposed, speaking in an eager whisper to her husband. "Philipyou said that you could save him. If you can, do so now." "Do you wish that I should, Mag gie?" "Yes." "Then I will!" and there was a set purpose in his face, a look of wild de spair. "But you must leave us for a few moments. Go; good-by." "Why do you say good-by?" she asked in a startled tone,as she moved toward the staircase door. "Hccause we must part for a short while. Until we meet again, good- y-" . . He put his hand towara ners, oub again drew it back, shuddering. Sadly she turned and quitted the room. It was all a terrible mystery to her. There was one course open to nun the coward's way out of his diffi culties; but one could almost dare to call it Justifiable In such a horrible situation as his. v The others never noticed nlm as ne stood by tho door, take a small Tlal that she shall never, never know- I will!" the other answered solemnly. Hailworth spoke no more. They tr.e 1 to support him, but he broke from them. One convulsion, one gap, and then all was over. Maggie, hearing straDge sounds, rushed down the stairs. They would have kept her from the sight that awaited her there, but they were too late, si: d with a wild cry she sank for ward in a swoon. Two strong arms caught her those of James Ashwood, the man who would have suffered punishment and disgrace for her those arms which through life now were destined to shield her from all harm. Utica Globe. Reading Aloud. There is a good old custom which, it is to be feared, has fallen Into neg lect, and if so certainly deserves to be revived. It is that of reading aloud in the family or other social circle. In former days, when books were few and newspapers less plenti ful and cheap than now, this practice was exceedingly common. Many cir cumstances favored it. In most homes there was actually what for the most part there is now only poet ically a "hearthstone," where blazed a great fire each winter evening, around which all the members of the family gathered nightly, from the grandfather, in his slippers, and the grandmother, with her knitting work, to the baby, with his rattle. At first, after the blinds were drawn and the great lamp was lighted, there would be conversation among the elders &nd games among the youngsters; but by and by the very little ones would fall asleep and be tucked into trundle beds. Perhaps grandfather and grand mother would doze a bit, but brighten up and listen gladly to the well loved manly or womanly voice reading the most interesting news of the day, fol lowed by selections front a magazine, from a book of favorite poems or travels or standard fiction. There are multitudes of middle aged people ! to-day whose fondest recollections of I youth are associated with long winter evenings partly spent in listening io or sharing in family readings. Where houses are heated by fur naces or steam radiators in every part, where gas or electric , lights are in every room, where literature is so abundant that everybody can provide it for himself, the conditions that once made such scenes as we have de scribed almost a necessity in every in telligent household no longer exist Hut what has ceased to be a necessity is nevertheless a privilege, and those who neglect it do not know what thev lose. Cold print, lacks the charm of the living human voice. Words spoken have double the potency of words seen but not heard. Accent, inflextion, modulation, tones of mirth and pathos, coming from the heart and going to the heart are things that lend enchantment to reading aloud in a group where affection unites the members in a common bond. Then, too, it gives rise to the best kind of conversation. It mingles instruction with entertainment. Itdevelops mu tual sympathies and tastes, lt stim ulates thought It sweetens labor. It stores the memory with never to be forgotten images that make com ing years brighter and survive through separations of time and space. The season of the year has again come around when those who are strangers to this form of domestic life have an opportunity to try it to the best advantage. It is worth try ing. Those who already know how delightful it is need no urging. But it is not alone in families that read ing aloud may be practiced with pleasure and profit In this and every large citv there are vast num bers of people, particularly young peo ple, who are deprived of the privileges of home. Many are clerks in mercan tile or financial houses, others are em ployed during the day in various in dustrial pursuits and have no regular places of abode except boarding houses. How to spend their evenings is a problem. There are, to be sure, abundant places of amusement, but however wholesome and innocent the best of these may be, they ought noo t,n claim all the spare time of any class of persons. One excellent plan would be for a few congenial spirits who are acquainted, say from two to half a dozen young men, or an equal number of young women, to arrange for meeting once a week or oftener, the oftener the better, and taking turns in reading aloud and talking over good literature. -",. . The Idiot. some men haven't any more finesse than a horse block has. Detroit has one of that kind. Possibly there are more, but one, at least, is on record. Not long ago he was calling on a young woman and birthdays came up for discussion. "You wouldn't think I was 22, would you?" asked the young woman, with a mild simper. "Indeed, 1 wouldn't" he replied earnestly. , .... , "About how old would you think 1 was?" sho simpered again. He studied a moment . "About 32," he said innocently.and she went down In a heap. Free Press. Think before you strlKo - an Im pecunious man for a louh LIIWW MMIIIIBIIII ,111 .l"Jt I -JII.I"... , V 5J I I f t s I r I k 4 4 I r ' '' " .afcis,,, '