la Danger of DMk.
"I never thought I would die with my
boot on."
; The young woman bad a look of utter
anguish in her face as the said these
worda.
1 Ehe cast her eye to the ground as
the continued her melancholy reflec
tions , "But these are fully two sizes too
small for me, and if I don't get them
off goon they will surely kill me.'
Town Topics.
Fall
Medicine
Is fully at important and beneficial
prluif medicine, fur at thin sennoti there
is great dancer to health in the varyinn
temixratiire, inld storms, malarial Kenin
and prevalence of fevers and other dis
eases. Danger may le avoided by takinc
IrdOOd'
Sarsaparilla
Th bet in fact. the One True lll.iod r"tirll!-r.
Hnrtrl'ft lillc a1-!" IHjrp-ntlon Mid ours
- - 1 - ( on-l
I ull-liPiltltll. 25 OettU.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding1 of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ilia, which vunisii tit-fore proper ef
fort gentle effort pleasant effort
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the know ledge, that so many forms of
hicknctis are not due to uny actual dis
ease, but him ply to a const inat-d condi
tion of the Hvateni, which the pleasant
family laxative., Syrup of Kijrs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy w ith millionsof families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly l).y a'.l
who value (food hea't'i. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without di-liili1utinf the
organs On which It acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to (,'et its bene
Hcial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that you have the ffcnuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of ;;oofl health,
Bnd the system "is regular, laxatives t
other remedies arc then tu.t needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in nerd of a laxative,
one should have the lxst, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and H most largely
Used and gives most general satisfaction.
Featherbone f
Edge qv
.a. vy
YX. Ask for it
a r.9 the next time
t) that you buy a
BIAS VELVETEEN
SKIRT BINDING.
The featherbotie fl.ir s and stiffens the
tn'as velveteen wears asonly an S. II. & M.
an wear. Kepc-cially suited for silk or
wool petticoat!1.
If your dealer WILL NOT
supply you we will.
SampltB thotumg labt " matinalt mtxiM frtt.
- Home Dres.mjicn? Mii Ey. ' v 72 PK
book by Mi.s Em mi M. Hm-r, of the Udn Hone
Journal, tells In plain words how to mk drMB t
e without previous training ; milted tor ISC.
M. A M. Co.. P.O. Bos 600, N. V. City.
PATENT?. TRflDE-MftRK
Examination eiKl Arlvlcn u to Hsu-aishlUiy of l
VPHtH.ri. K-wl l'ir lnviil"rVl.ul.l. iir How iipi..
a I'afipl. 1'ATSicn o'Karukij. V. uhlui(t.a, I1. .
W K. I'. No. 40T--40
York, . eb
WHKN WKIT1MO TO ADVKBI1S1:..
plMHaHIfts saw the advartlMiio'ii1
la this Bsner.
am BoW try antrim . H
The Pill
"The pill that will," implies the pilla that
won't. Their name is legion. The name of "the
pill that will" ia Ayer'a Cathartio Pill. It is a
pill to rely on. Properly used it will cure con
stipation, biliouaneas, aick headache, and tho
other ill that result from torpid liver. Ayer'a
pills are not designed to spur the liver into a
momentary activity, leaving it ia yet more
)
( incapable condition arter tne immediate errec
. r ia. past. They are compounded with tbe pur-
( pose of toning up the entire system, removing
f the obstructing conditions, and putting the
( liver into proper relations with the rest of the
organs for natural oo-operation. The record of
( J Ayer's Pills during the half century they have
( been In publio use establishes their great and
permanent value in all liver affections.
( ) Ayer's Cathartic Pills.
Far ths Woau.
10 I thoroughly nappy it is well to
kill the very first germs of envy.
Bonnets for babies to be real Frencby
must have face frills and feathers.
Quean Victoria owns dress manu
factured of spider's webs. It was a
present from the late Empress of
Brazil.
The very newest hats show a trim
ming of upright box-plaited ribbon in
preference to the flat extended wings of
the early summer.
necogntzei at Laat.
"Mike" Walsh was a unique charac
ter well knowu In New York about
6,'ty years ago.' a man who began life
Hi a printer and turned hla attention to
politics. lie was devoted to practical
joke, and one day curried out an elat
oiote and premeditated pleasantry in
Hip Assembly Chamber at Albany.
Mr. Watson, a member from Albany,
i.d red hair, and a very small amount
of it; be had been alxtent several day
from the Assembly, but now he reap
peared wearing a huge blark wig. Ha
rose to rend a speech on some ques
k)ii before the house, but before he
hi'd proceeded far, Mike Walsh sprang
up, and shouted, "Mr. Rpenker!"
The spenker quietly remarked that
i lie gentleman from Albany had the
fl ior.
"Mr. Kenker," cried Walsh. "I rise
to a point of order."
Then the speaker asked the gentle
Man from Albany to be snted while
Uie gentleman from New York should
state bis iK)int of order.
"Mr. Speaker," said Walsh, "I should
like to know by what right Ignorant
and stupid bores, not members of this
Louse, dare get within the railing or
,hls assembly and attempt to Inflict up
on us their stupid speeches!"
By this time most of the memliers
hegsn to see the drift of the Jokp. The
speaker, trying to suppress a smile, said
gently:
"The chelr Is of the opinion that the
member from Albany Is a member."
"I tell you." shouted the joker, "that
Mr. Watson Is the member from Al
bany!" Then, apparently with a sudden
thought, he left his place, walked up
to Wntson, and stooping down, looked
at him searchlngly. He threw up his
hands in well-slniulnted amazement.
' It Is." he shouted, "It Is Watson!"
Fnrffhiim Sv-cil fi Food,
In India and China sorghum seed is
tery largely used for human food. It
Is regarded as preferable to rice, which
is commonly supposed to he the mainte
nance of these people. oonfrtlttitln,;
nearly half the world's imputation. In
this country sorghum seed has been
mainly i'se-1 as feed for chickens and
other farm stn' k. Hut some years ago
a ueighlior fanner who grew sorghum
r.ivcd some of the seed and had It
ground. It was something like graham
flour, and we thought that for a change
It would with sorghum syrup make a
Itettcr griddle cake than anything else
except buckwheat.
Had Tampered Hnl1.
rJvery year we hear of so-called acci
dents where men have been killed by
bulls that they supposed were perfect
ly docile. There Is never any depend-
j enee on a bull. Kven those a year old
; have Ieen kuuwn to suddenly turn and
1 attack those attending them. When
the bull Is a calf a atont ring should be
Inserted In his nose that will last blm
ti.roiiKh life. Then with a cord tying
the ring to ft stout stick the attendant
cm always have thP bull under control
no that no ntatter what his will may Is
he will be powerless to effect barm.
Root Crops Are Kxhnusti ve.
It Is never a good practice to grow
two root crops In suceeaslon on tin
same land. It can only be done by
terv henvv ninntirlng to supply the fer
tility that the preceding crop has taken
away. (Jardenem who grow roots gen
c rally manage to grow them In alterna
tion with crops that do not draw so
heavily on the land. The onion crop
can be crown on the same land In sue
) cessilon, but the onion Is not properly m
I root
If a tahlespoonful of vinegar la added
t the water In which tough meats or
fowls are bolle4 It vrfH tend to mak.'
them tender.
Free Heading In Slam.
Kangkok, the capital of Slam, has had
a fre-i public library since last Novem
ber, which la used by 1,000 readers
weekly. Ouce a week lectures are,
glvm, which are well attended by at
tentive audience. Of newspapers, the
8tm Observer and Bangkok Times
prist the new both In English ami Him
mese, but the Dhammamtvlnlcchal ia
written entirely la Bin mem.
that Will.
)
A MIRACULOUS STONE.
It Was Taken frosa tbe haae of a Pil
lar aod the Hilar Htill Htood.
Samarcan la a great and noble city
towards the northwest, inhabited by
both Christians and SaraeenB, who are
subj,"ct to the great Kaau's nephew,
Caldou by name; he In, however, at bit
ter enmity with the Kaau. I will tell
you of a great marvel that happened at
this city.
It ia not a great while ago that slga-
tay, own brother to the Great Kaan,
who was lord of thin country and of
many an one besides, became a Chris
tian. The Christians rejoiced greatly
at this, and they built a great church
:n the city, in honor of John the Bap
tist; and by his name the church was
(alien. Aiui iney iook. a veiy hhk mime
which belonged to the Saracens, and
placed It as the pedestal of a column In
Uie middle of the church, supiKii ting the
roof. It came to pass, however, that
Slgatay dud. Now the Saracens were
full of rancor alsmt that atone that had
been theirs, and which had been set up
:n the church of the Christians; and
when they saw that the I'rlnce was
dead. thy r-aid one to another that now
was the time to get back their stone,
by fair means or by foul. And that
they n.l'ht well do, for they were ten
linn as many i:
( 'irlsi.a.
So
t'.iey gc! ! -;i t : .
chi.v'.i 1 :ti '.
must a :! ( :.l I tj-i e.
nekliow ledged tim, i: v..:s
I ;:t oi'.'c'. e.! to jiay n lare
and 'o he quit. Kowlx-
. t p 1 le
ic sio!e tiny
!i ' I'h: i '..au
t'leirs iii'lced.
suiri ppf l.ioliey
:t. tiie others
-eplleu I hut tliey never would gh e up
the .stcne ior anything In the world.
And woids ran so high that t lie Piliice
heard thereof, and ordered the Chris
tians either to arrange to satisfy the
Saracens, If It might be, with money,
or to give up the stone. And he allowed
them three days to do either the one
thing or the other.
The Karacens would on no account
agree to leave the stone where It wa,,
and this out of pure despite to the
rhr'.s'ians, for tt; y knew well enough
that if the stone were stirred the church
would come down by the run. So the
Chriit'ans were In great trouble and
wist not what to do. But they did do
the best thing pirssKde; they besought
Tesiw Christ that he would cousl !cr
their case, so that the holy church
should not come to distinction, nor the
name of its Patron Saint, John the Bap
tist, ne tarnished by Its ruin. And so
when the day fixed by the Prince came
round, they went to the church lwtirm-H
In the morning, anil lo, they found the
stone removed from under the column;
ihe f'sit of the column was without sup
port, and yet It bore tin1 load as stoutly
ns lK'l'ore! Between the foot of the col
umn and the ground there was a apace
of three palms. No the Saracens had
away their stone, and mighty little joy
withal. It wius a glorious mlrnelo, nay,
't Is so, for the column still so standelh,
and will wtandjns long as (iod pleaselh.
St. Nicholas,
A Iieoparfl Hunt fn Africa.
Started out hunting nl 5 o'clock. Come
upon a small herd of mswala, followed
'hem carefully, but could not get near
enough to have a shot. After an hour
I found that I was not alone In being
Interested In the mswala. A leopardess
luid stepped In between me and the
game. When I first saw her she wits
crouched like n cat. Then she moved
stealthily and quickly toward the game,
crept rapidly toward the buck. For
about a (jimrter of a mile 1 moved
Htenlhtlly and quickly toward the game.
I wis then within a short distance of
Shetn, and could fain::y heiir the cre-i-tures
In among a clump of trees. I
wa thinking how best to stalk and g.-;
a shot, when the leopardess again ap
peared alxjut eight yards from me nn 1
close to the msw ala. She had cleve. lv
crept to windward and was now almost
within striking distance. She crouched
and moved her head slowly from Kid.'
to side In order more clearly to see her
gam'. To get n better view she slowly
raiwed her head and sat on her haunch
es. Then flic took n ntlll better view In
putting her front paws on a log, which
aisi'd her two or three inches higher.
Then she showed her head and shoul
ders alove the grass, and I succeeded
in putting a Snider bullet through her.
She was six feet In length. It Is a very
rare thl"g to see a leopard at all, and
most unusual to see them In the day
time. The natives were delighted. I
find Ihe killing of tbe leopard raises me
to a heroic plane, while, as a matter of
fact, the mere killing of the beast was
as easy as the shooting of a retriever
dog. Century'.
A Losing Ilusiness. ,
As a prediction the following "point
er" wm safe enough, but, considered as
ndvu-e. It would have been niuTh better
If no lottery ticket had come with It.
Gnats do not reform when candle
moths warn them not to fly Into the
fire: ei
One of Beauregard's old soldiers sent
him a dollar and requested him to send
him a lottery ticket which would win
& big prize. He mild: "I was always
at my post and never dlwobeyed orders.
I came out of the war with not clothes
enough to wad a shot-gun." The Gen
eral answered:
"My dear comrade: I send you a
ticket that I hope will draw a prize,
find be-g leave to give you the following
pointer: If you stick to the Louisiana
lottery for four years as faithfully ns
you did tothe Southern Confederacy,
you will not have clothes enough to
wad a pop-gun."
How Charlie havcrl Her.
"That Charley Spindles Is a horrid
fellow, Isn't he?"
','Yea, but be ouce saved me from a
mad bull."
How was thatr
"I saw Charlie coming nnd went
through another flcld." Cleveland
rialndcaler.
No roan ever said a woman was an
angel who did not know better.
DID NOT PROVE AN EDEN.
Miserable Failure of a New Enlano
Colony in Mexico.
Newspaper readers will rememls'i
tbe glowing promisee and high bop-:,
which some years ago attended the for
mation of a colony of Americans at
TopolobamiH), Mex. The place was pic
tured as an Eden, anil many peopl -went
there expecting a life of ease auo
Independence after a few years. Here
is what a San Kraucis-o paper baa to
say of the colony:
Six people destitute and diwouragod
people are all that now remain of th.
colony of Vermont and Massaehusett
people, comprising several huudrt:
familh-s, who einigratel some eighi
yeara ago, full of dreams of prospec
tive wealth and prosperity, to Topolo
bampo, on the Mexican count. The
steamer Coos I5ay, which arrived Fri
day from various southern iorts, jmi
into the little harlsir at the mouth of
the Fumes river, the nesireirt cinwI
point to TopolotKimpo. It wa.s the first
steamer seen by the few Inhabitant:;
In over two years. Capt. .lansen re
port that every man. woman and child
who could possibly get out of the deso
late country has emigrated long since,
all probably still deploring their fool
hardiness in listening to the tales of the
people who urgp-d I hem away fv-!ii com
fortable hi 'nes to ! r, .,:.-:i of r.x-1.'- and
sjuid. v. I:
i. . -
1::
I-:- cx'ids
an
I ..:! ; v. n: : r
1 lie
; ' e v.'!. r i.-i
s :.i;i y becai: " 1
i-l.'iemeut of ''."
v:..-. p:. I iin-.l ih.
an the garden . -
1:pI
i -air'ml '
;--,oba mpo. v.. H i:
roiory p.'ojcrlolVi
the world, is situ
ated on Tec n r:h !-:tnk of the Kuerten,
mid Is about l.hii ly miles from the delta.
It Is described by Jansen ns Is-ing one
of the mot desolate lots he eve.
vbiitod. "An i:uinpli-tn Asfi-iculture."
Under this head the Youth's Coinpnn
Ion recently published an article giving
a newspaper report of the opinion said
to have been expressed by Mr. Morton.
I'nlted States Secretary of Agricul
ture, with regard to the magnificent
estate of George Vanderbilt at Ash
ville, X. ('. In the article was also a
slateinent, said to have been made by
.Mr. Morton, that the people of Ashe
ville do not appreciate the beneficent
character of the work done, and think
that Mr. Vanderbilt Is "spending enor
mous amounts of money to gratify Ids
pride and appetite." They "Imagine
that It Is all due to selfishness when he
Is really working for them."
A correspondent writing from Hen
derslinville, X. C, declares that what
Mr. Morton In reported to have said
w'th regard to the people of Asheville
is as unjust as it. Is untrue. He says:
"The fact Is, we are a domestic peo
ple to whom nothing seems more nat
ural than that a man should build for
himself a beautiful home; it also n."--ordfl
with our Ide-ns of the fitness of
things that this home should be as com
plete na his Intelligence can dictate, and
,ir elegant as his means can command
and as his station In life demands.
"The writer's business brings him
into Intercourse with all classes of peo
ple In this locality, and he never heard
from any one comment that would
justify Mr. Morton's conclusions. On
the contrary, Mr. Vanderbilt is regard
ed as a benefactor, lie coniinciic 1
this work at a time of groat biMine. r-li-preHtihm;
the money expended :;:iv.
us from a biwincHS collapse, and gnvi
( niployment to hundreds of worthy p-.i
pie, many of whom would otherwkf
have suffered for the necessities of life
"Mr. Vnnderbllt and the manager of
his estate. Mr. McXai have bet i
Just, even to generosity, in their deal
ing with our people, and we appreclah
it, and nr also grateful for the many
unostentatious charities received from
both tlu-se gentlemen."
He lei oil Moderation.
It is an unmistakable and unfortunate
fact that too many reformations are ns
incomplete as In the following case,
lold by the Washington Star:
"Yessirree," said Fanner Corntossel,
s! he tilted back In the rocklng-chaii
and let the paper fold Itself over his
kneo. "I'm a red-hot, out-and-out tee
total reformer ( very time."
"Well," replied Mrs. Corntossel, "I'm
right glad to hear you say so."
"What fur."
"Well, ef yer goln' In fur reform, I
reckon mebls! ye'll be out o' bed 'fore fi
m the moinin' and' have stove wood
handy fur tho breakfas' fire, and do a
leetle turn at the milkln' oncet In n
while, au' git yer apph Into town 'fore
they're down to 50 cents ft bar'l an "
"Hole on, Mandy," was the solemn
interruption; "hole on! 1 said I was out
fur reform an' I'll tan' by It. But I'm
blamed ef I'm goln' In fur any revolu
tion." Boiling Potato Foliage.
It has long been known that beans
will rust if they are cultivated while
their leaves are wet so that soli will
stick to them. Many farmers now be
lieve that tho leaves of tne potato, es
pecially in the late stage of their
growth, are equally liable to be Injured
by cultivation! when wet. It Is a good
plnn to let the cultivator lie idle In a
rainy time anyway. Weeds are killed
better while the soil Is dry, while !f
cultivated during a rainy spell they are
only transplanted and made harder to
kill than ever.
Thrived on Air.
"There la a woman out West who
baa fasted for forty days."
That's nothing; I knew a man who
lived on air for years."
"Who waa that?"
"The organ grinder." Washington
Tltnea.
Not a Cent.
"I heard that Dealey aahl he would
trust me with his pocketbook. What
do you think or that?"
"I don't think there's anything In It."
-p-Yajsaers Statesman. ...
Sowlal Llfa oa the Farm.
Tbe aocial features of farm life are
not as attractive to tbe young as they
hould be. Town people make a study
of their aocial life, and they are con
stantly working and planning some new
feature of pleasure and enjoyment. The
parents plan for their children and their
children's friends, and they spend both
time and money for the advancement of
aocial cultuie. Why not incorporate
mure of this idea into our farm life?
It'a surely worth trying. Rural World.
Comfott to Cat forutia.
Yes, and economy, too, if you take the
Burlington route's pereonallv conducled
once-a-week excursions which leaves
Omaha and Lincoln every Thursday
morning.
Tourist sleepers clean, bright, com
fortable through to tan Francisco and
Los Angeles. Second class tickets ac
cepted. Only $5 f ir a douhle berth, wide
enough and big enough f -r two.
Write for folder giving full it-formation,
or call at the depot und & e the
local ticket agent. J. Fhascs,
Geii'l. Pass'r. Agent, Burling ion Route,
Omaha, Neb. ,
Two feminines distinctly unpleaant
,to meet are the one who knows it all
and the other who never makes a mis
take. Dandruff is due to an enfeebled state of
the skin. Hall's Hair Kenewer quickens
the nutritive functions of the skin, healing
and preventing the formation of dandruff.
A desire to be popular is not only
natral, but propper; it is the means we
use to gain it that z bo often disgrace
full. T shall recommend Piao's Cure for Con
sumption far and wide. Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead, Kent, England, Xov. 8, 18!5.
About the only difference between a
Dbilo?onher and a phool is this : The
philosopher cooks all the evils ov life
before he partakes ov them, and the
phool eats them raw.
Mm. Wlnulow'i Boothino Byrop for child
ren teelhiiiK, often the jrnms, re.luc.es iallarn
mtlon, allays pain, cureswlnu coin.-, iv- ii.ittle
One
Less than a cent -ui iacj and .u Cj-coa
pure Cocoa no c',2iricak. Thatceribes
Walter 3aker & Css 'Zczzz,
Jj WALTER BAKER & CO.,
'Thoughtless Folks Have the Hardest
Work, but Quick Witted
People Use
SAPOLIO
"Check it!"
pyyj
If he had bought a 5 cent piea he
would have been able to take it with him
There Is no use
5 cent piece of "Battle Ax." A JO cent
piece is most too big to carry, and the 5
cent piece Is nearly as large as the (0 cent
piece of other high grade tobaccos.
An Opaa Quealloa. ,
"Who planned their wedding trip?"
he aeked.
"She did," replied his wife.
"Ah!" he ejaculated. "With perfect
love comes perfect trust. How sure she
must be of him!"
"Or else," his wiie suggested, "she
thinks she may want to get rid of him."
And together they read over aga;n the
part of the groom's letter beinning:
"Thence we goto Oklahoma. " Chica
go Tribune.
It is the little things that enable us to
judge ov a man's karacter ; be den't try
to hide them, and couldn't if he would.
The fuel things that a writer produces
are generally failures, but they ain't
mutch lo-fl to the world, bekause they
are most alla uss joetry.
If a man w rites fur fame, the less he
writi B the better
I l.av never seen but few who ktew
how to cry well, and even less who
knew how to laff well.
Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75 cents.
Monsignor Svaretti the audito of the
papal delegation in this country, has
been sponding a few days in Boston. He
was the guest of Prefident Timothy
Brosnahan, S. J., of BoBtou college.
The mother of Aubrey Beardsley, the
aitist, is a gentle, old fa-diioned English
woman, who lives entirely for her eon
and Ida nretty young sister. Mrs. Beards
ley regards him with reverential admir
ation. C. L. Wragge, the government meteo
rologist of Queensland, Australia, and
director of the weather bureau of Bris
bane, lins arrived in San Francisco on
his way to Paris to attend the interna
tional meteorologist congress.
The Rev. George L Robinson preached
his farewell sermon as pastor of the Ros
bury, Mass., PreBbyteiian church on
Sunday evening. He has accepted tbe
chair of the Old Testament literature in
Knox college, Toronto,
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buying more than a
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