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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1896)
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Fascinating- and PtMKibly Trn Story of Eastern Caaniog. The following story of a "snake charmer" In borrowed from the New York Sun, which in turn borrow it from a Paris paper. The reader I ex- Sow that it U demonstrated that our yachts don't mn well aud we don't know how to play cricket, all desire to be annexed to the I'nited States will be utterly quenched in Canada. any more troops, and while there wan no formal declaration of a cessation or hostilities, there has not been a shot I fired iu Africa since the rising. by ' should not the same action lie taken by ! the Spanish people, who furnish the, Generosity, sympathy and brotherly ! men and money to keep up the war in affection will teach us more of the real Cuba? That the war will be ended by .u..-.-..i . ...a., than Mil the sifting I the exhaustion of the Spanish forces ihln. th:.t we can do. for it , aud the un willingness of the mass of and protested against the departure of j teJ t0 e hll4 owu jiM-rft iou as to - ... W ; I -v ilmru UMial i V Hie inci- will bring out the best that a man is iue ieopie ay i.-uk-i .n.Kio r I certainly a more reasonable prediction lH-lieviug or explaining it. dent is said to have taken place in Cairo, where the narrator, .Monsieur Vigouroux, while walking the streets with a friend, fell lu witu a "mild-look-iug young man" who professed to be snake charmer. The two visitors en gaged him to come to their hotel the next day, and give ti.em an exhibition Though there are 10.W) civilian mem bers of the Legion of Honor, the French (Jovernment proposes to increase their number of 12."J knights. a" otlii-ers. 3(i0 commanders, aud 5" graud otti ers. The situation In Turkey, as depicted in later reirts corroborating the first When it was found. In tnat mere , minors oi iue uui.u,. w.. were over 2ttfKi civilians iu the order. , ly intolerable aud an affront to e"-y a law was passed that there should be Christ hm power in the world, rutting only one new appointment for every : the best face possible upon the Turkmii two deaths 'story that the riots lu Cimwtniiilnople t were b-gun by desperate Armenians, tl,,. there is notniug in painaiioii n mo However bard aud wearisome path of life may be. no one yet mai'u It easier or smoother by worry. Worry means nothing more or liss than par alysis of all the brighter side of many natures. Of course those who worry do so because they are very unhappy and cow may be easily questioned whether those they are worried about ure not made quite as unhappy as the worrier themselves. The Matabele war in South Africa is practically at an end. The trouble arose more than a year ago. by friction between the Matabele and the native police. Undoubtedly The natives were cruelly treated In some cases, and in revenge they rose in revolt, besieged Buluwayo and for a time threatened serious trouble for the English. Cecil Rhodes, however, who jmssessea great Influence among the uai'.ve tribes, has succeeded in persuading them to lay down their anus and return (eacpably to their homes, on condition that abuses In the government of the district shall be corrected. of his powers. Guards were stationed around tlie htiilillnir tn nn-v.it the i-luirillcr from than that Spain should engage in !K(1Itmi luto !t ,.fore lue Upp,,iuted war with the I'nited States, whlcb i arr1..,l 1,.. was led Into would mean the loss of Cuba in a week, j . ' (S111PIV11I.. HK .,skt,d if there were any snakes there. "Yes," he replied, " a great many." As a precautionary measure lie was conducted into an interor court in the center of the palace. There he was asked if he could catch a snake. The charmer whistle for a few seconds, and then listened attentively. "Ye." said he. "there is a snake on this side," jKiiutiiig to the wail. A bar gain was then made with him. the rate being a shilling a snake. He immedi ately went to work with the air of a man who understood his business and was perfectly sure of the result. Statidlug lu the eenler of the court, gazing at the wall where he said the crimes or in excuse of the Turkish gov ernment. When, In a country wh'"h Is supposed to tie a responsible govern ment ami not an anarchy, tv.o sects, without organization or any semblance of standing as belllaerents, take to erne, alsmt someimdy; but 't j murdering one another, with the most horrible brutality louowins i-u.i-queiice. it ought to be time for human ity to intervene. At present it It not quite clear whether the riots were aroused by fanatic Armenians, crn.cd with Indignation, or whether the "Ar menians" were merely the hirelings of t lie palace sent forth to give tlie Turk a pretext for miscellaneous mas sacre. AVhichever Is the true explana tion of the occurrence, the fad of the massacre Itself Is enough to show either that the government is willingly shield ing the persecutors of tlie Armenians and abetting their crimes or is utterly Incapable or affording anything like protection to its various Bubji-cts. Tlie Ittst history of the Turk amply Justi fies the suspicion that no very effective efforts will be made to prevent such outrages as have been dyeing the Con stantinople streets red with Armenian blood. Where is that vaunted Euro pean "agreement" by which tlie sultan was to be held within the liounds of decency? Where Is England's boasted activity on behalf of the Christian civ- lllziitlnn of the orient? It would aeem that the Furopean powers have decid ed that the savin of life and suffering Is not worth while, slnc-e It may Im peril their chance claims to a little of the coveted lands of the Ottoman. lieavortng to ascertain by the sense o , TEMPERANCE I Ul ltU loin u wuciuer u i me t grasping, he had dis ovend that It dlt not really feel like any part of a anaki at all. in fact. It nail a tun sie, auu ut , realized that his braces had lieea dang ling Inside the garment w hen Ire put It on. HOMES ARE RUINED BY STRONG DRINK. Thoaaanda of Uvea- Charactera and ' Form lira Are Annually Wrecked Along the Gilded Pathway Having IU Beginning In the Wine Room. Paaeion of I-alsir. Yasari says of the manner in widen the great master of s'-ulpture worked "1 have ieeu Michael Augelo maki more chips of marble fly altout in J . . .. .i .i . .1... quarter or an imur man nun- i itl-ifiw and 1 ., J f rou wait a moment. It Is signed, auu strongest young .. ... -. u... . t (m for many hour, a thing almost incredible "Z . . Two auJ , to anvone who has not witnessed IL-'T "1 He went to work with sii h imietuost!y Tho Check Old Tom Sinned. I'll till out this check fjr you, Tom, A REMARKABLE CASE. ami fury of manner tlint I feared al most every minute to sec the block split in pieii-fl. It scciimM as if. inflamed by tlie great Idea that inspired him, this great man attacked with a species of fury tlie marble In which his statue lay nmeea .hi n hnwl Mjjr , came when Michael Angelo was a bov ! out th( ll"'t half. Isn't Itr Old Tom took up the chek in his trembling fingers and looked at the straight, ImsiuesM-like signature. "Just to think that his name Is good for thousands of dollars," he muttered half to himself, and half to the bright Mr Mar, Korea, Wife ef a Well Known Fnraeer Near Vnlparalao, Bron.ht Back to Health and tre.th by n Fopnl.r He-edy-Her rt.le- mrnt of the Cure. fruit tU Star, ralparatto. ln.1 The att. ution of the Star havms been railed' M -veral - a-. f radical carea ef fc. ted by Ur. WilhauiH- l'luk 1 ilia for l'ale r.-ple. it deteruiiued to invea- tiguie some of the im.re ntal-le "f thrae case., with a view to iliswiniuating exact inf .rmatioti on the aubject and U-iieUUu others who were autT.nng. l-r-nimeut among tb..se wh.. had espereti.-ed bt from the use of tliia remedy wa men tioned Mrs. Mary Vt.ii. w;'fe of John Non-U a pr.s-roH farmer, bving north east of Valparaio. In.i.. and to her a re porter a acoirdingly iilat" hed. lra N'oren a foun.l busily engatre.1 'in'lioHaehold duties, but she found tune to detail her eNTieii. e. and wa-i willing and even anxious that the benefits ahe had felt .nld be told for the beiient t.i inoar wuu . i - i I.'...-!. l,i !. ilowL u.,fT,.r..il n whe did taceo irny who nwi - : v y- - r.n.,..i -iih a When the Chicago health department offered $1I apiece for all the dead horses delivered at the I'nhm Hcnder ing Company's platform during the re tent hot sell there was a decided boom In the business. Some enterprising traders went Into the business of buy ing all the plug horses they could get at $2 and $5 per head, dispatching them and receiving $10 for the carcass,. Un der this Impetus the dead ln.rse trade grew to wonderful proportions. This la similar to the case where the man in Montana went to raising coyotes to get the bounty; likewise the thoughuul Individual who bred sparrows to secure the two cents offered by the State. With all our boasted civilization, our Talk of a steamboat line for the reacnes 01 me .Missouri win ,.-o, Sioux City serves to ai-ceiituate 'he fact that this river one of the great est on tlie globe Is virtually deserted of all craft adapted to the transporta tion of grain. Flowing for hundreds 1 f miI1 thronrh one of the greatest progress in art. in science and litera- , u g o( fh; woH(, ,M lllu,.,iT ture, are we civilized? In Japan rare ; .nrrPt)t little save its own sedl- nd costly works of art may be dW- I mpnt ,t wnulA uanJ to y w,y so played by the roadside for years with- m )W(j hHg hepa mliAe nt fbm stream. out being defaced except, possibly, by j u ,H fn)(, ,hat ,t nag a 8hif,iu ,.l8nn'l a wandering American tourist. Here , t))at a nii of low water this mn empty house would be carried away j (.nannel Ip narrowed to a thread. But for kindling wood were it not that the , t)jji trne ()f other rivl!n, f nt.. vandaU were afraid of the law, and j tpmn thp of th Missouri, ami yet that is often no detenuent. Vandalism n a hurijre(j gch streams little flat In Japan is unknown, yet we send mis- j iyxi(,tnV( gteamera go nosing among lonaries there at great exjieuse to tup ndijarii .picking up lucrative trade Christianize these people so that they : gn(1 provinK 0f great lxnetlt to the may be made as good as ourselves and , jujrimitural sections In the cheap be "saved." It would lie lietter by ; transKirition afforded for all man far if Japan would send some of her Dlr 0f farm produce. In scarcely more people over here to teach us In this jjely KPctions of country than in this yea-of political lies and public slander j ynBW)Ur valley canal even have lieen truth, Justice and lmmanity. ,.ut t0 form atl artiflclal waterway for . the very smallest of water transports. Before tlie adveut of the trolley car j At various times efforts have been the farmer not only found a brisk de- j made to build up a river traflif down mand for oats and other products that . the Missouri, but for some reason they enter Into the feed and lidding for horses, but also found a steady and a Arm market for good draft horses. Thousands of miles of electric street railway are being const nicted each rear, and every mile that supplants a mile over which horse cars were for- have failed more or less completely. Now, if ever, if seems as If the Rloux City venture should succeed. Cran sries In the upper Missouri valley are bursting, and. In many cases, railroads are so far removed that grain cannot lw delivered at stations at a profit. merlT operated cuts down the market Along the main river ana its ininitar for corn and oat. The sudden growth j les hundreds of thousands of bushel In popularity of the bicycle as Itoth a pleasure and utilitarian vehicle has also reduced the use of horses lu near ly every clfy, town and village. The horse and carriage business has suf fered as much as the grain-producing bnslneas. The livery stable kee;er. who waa once a heavy purchaser of the fanners' products. h been com pelled Id many Instances to close his doors. of grain might be picked-tip by grain boats and floated to a convenient rail road market. The river has been ex ceptionally full of water this season; there Is the grain in abundance aud the waterway Is invitingly convenient. Tbe Doctor and HI Caller. A ladv recently called at the offlcs of a prominent Washington physician, who is small and lwylsh iu appear- snce. "Hoy," she said, addressing The Sultan Is having trouble with uin, "is the doctor In? Hut I can see many of hi outlying province. Not j he is not." "He l In," began the phy only do Crete and the Armenian dls- ' siclan, but the visitor Interrupted him. tricts disturb his peace of mind, but ; "Oh, he's in, I he? Then he's engaged, the Macedonians are iu revolt. The ex- , 1 11 wait. Does he allow you to sit at tent of the uprising has not been gen-; his desk that way?" "Madam V "Oh. erally appreciated until the receipt of of course you would say he does, but recent dispatches. Tbe cruelties and ' I'll warrant you'll catch It If he see outrage of the Turkish troops equal I you thene. Yon look sort of pale. I In degree, though not in number, those J should think the doctor would give In Armenia. Those acquainted with i you something tn make yon stronger, the Eastern question iu all Its bearing Your ma ought to send you Into the appear to think that the partition of country. That would make you grow, the Ottoman Kniplre. so long postpon- How soon do you think the doctor will ed. la now not far distant. Hut therein disengaged?" "Madam, I tried to Will lie a sharp contest over the spoils tell you before I do not think you when the division comes. Greece and j can see the doctor to-day." ' Weil. I'll Bulgaria both claim Macedonia, and j come next time Pin In town But you Belther Is likely to surrender her claim ought to quit staying In this office and without a struggle. A to Crete, re- go Into the country. Not that It Is any .h hitlnr circulated tn the effect of mv business, but I do hate to se that prartlcal autonomy 1 to be grant- i boy look so pule and puny reptile was concealed, be began to re cite a prayer or conjuration in Arabic, In which he addressed the sens-lit, say ing iu substance that everything and every creature must yield to tlie power of Uod. He also invoked Solomon and wiine eel-lira ted Mtis-u'.inaii person ages. While he was reciting tli's formula he sometimes stood perfectly straight, sometime a he leaned forward, ami last ly he fell on his knees. When lie bad finished he picked up a little rod that lay biide him, and scratched the wall with It. advancing toward the door of the building leading to the court. At the disir he stopped aud said: "Here he Is; come and look at hini." The party advanced, and on a line with his arm at tlie place where he had dlriM-ted the rod. they distinctly saw the he. id of a snake protruding from a hole in the wall. The snake charmer grablx-d the head and pulled out a long, thin and wriggling reptile. Ho made it fasten Its fangs in his gar ment. Then he pulled violently and showeil the snake's teeth in the stuff. At last he threw the reptile mi the ground, excited It. and tossed It into his leather bag. "How did you know." he was asked, "that there was a snake in that wall?" "I smelt him," was the answer. And certainly there seemed to !e no room to suspect a trick. One of the party remarked that the charmer might possibly have snakes concealed In his clothes. The fellow Immediately ttirew off his blue blouse, which was his only covering, and shook It in the presence of the assemblage. He was asked if there were any saore snakes in that court, Afu-r a moment's inspection he replied: "In tliis wall there Is a big one and a llrtle one." He was told to catch the little one first. He recited his prayer, and added to It a command to the big snake to lie still while he captured the little one. 'I tien be proceeded with his wand along the wall, as lwfore. When he reached the rUsjr he called us, saying. "Here he Is!" The head was sticking out of the hole. He grablwd It. pulle out the snake, and broke its fangs in tlie manner descrilied above. But the reptile bit him in ihe arm and drew blood. The bite didn t bother him. He threw the snake on tlie ground among the sis-ctalors, who stood iu titter amazement. Then he went at work again. It was the biir snake's turn now. He was yanked out like the other two. Not withstanding the apparent Impossibil ity of fraud, the thing was so surpris Ing that doubts were still expressed. ",ct him come Into the garden." said one of the spectators, "and catch snakes there; then we will be convinced.' Tbe charmer was led out into the gar den. Near a heap of rubbish and wi-ed he began to whistle; then he announced a snake. "Yes. there are two." said he. Then stooping down he pulled one out, and as he had left his leather bag In tlie courtyard, he put the head of the rep tile into his mouth and held It tilers while he secured the second. but fourteen years old. He hail carved a faun, one of those str.mge woodland creatures, half goat, half man. of w bic'i the Itoinniis were so fond, with fre1! f;ioeK, tossing hair, sprouting horns and goat's legs, lireti.o de Medl'-l saw the work, and was amazed at its delicacy and the richness of fancy dis played; but he begun banteriug the young m-ulptor in the easy. gradoiM fashion of a great prince. "hook you," said lie. "these wonder ful monsters are not always young, as you would have it; they get wrinkled brows, they are uustendy on their legs, they liise their teeth." He indicated, as be !oke, the beauti ful row of teeth which adorned the smiling lips of the creature, and passed on. Then occurred a scene full of pas sion and pntlios, aim emineuiiy cn:u;i--lelistii" of Michael Allgelo. As the cur tains closed upon tlie prim e, the young sculptor Hew upon his faun, mallet In hand. Hound alsmt the Jaw nnd brow he made telltale lines. He puckered the eyes with crow's feet, and last of all. he placed his chisel against the creature's upper Jaw, and smote a tooth away, by that one act giving the face an Indescribable look of age. I-oreiizo was amz-d at the marvel ous transformation. It was an effec tive Introduction to the power of the young artist, and he took him Into his household and brought him up with his own children. to the Island, but bow much founda tion for tbe statements there I It Is not ftaalbie to say. Ererr man seem to be trying U Twt-stories come from "pain, one j wor. ip., himself, and work' of hen Cat fjwbw sentiment in Hpaln demands mor, r wKh the Halted Btatea, and th j Cl- tUt pvbUc smMBCnt la Spain j It la very ea ay to overdo tbe genia: the taaWitssB of tha war with ; business. Hhe dls appeared, and the doctor Is wonder Ing what she will say wbeu she: calls the next time she comes Into the rty. Misplaced Admiration. Klizubeth Stuart Phelps gives, In M"- Clure's Magazine, some reminiscences of Wblttter. the humorous side of his nuinrw km well as the serious one. He was full of frolic. In a gentle way; uo one of the world's eople ever had a keener sense of humor. I'roin every interview with him one carried awav a good story or a sense of having bud good time. He never darkened th- day or shadowed the heart. He inspir ited and Invigorated. "1 like," he wrote to a friend, "the wise Chinese proverb: 'You cannot pre vent the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you may prevent them from stopping to build their nests In your halrT " A certain story with which I.ucy I,ar- com Is connected maoe one oi tne amusing incidents In his life. A caller, one of the "Innumerable throng that moves" to the doors of the distinguished, there to indulge the weak curiosity of an Ignorance too pitiable to resent, made himself troublesome one day in the poet's home at Amesbury. "1 have come, sir." he said jKimpous ly, "to take you by the hand. I have king wished to know the author of "Hannah Binding Shoes.' " Now, Lucy I'ircoin bnppenisj to lie sitting, in her serene fashion, silently by the window at that time, ami Mr. Whlttier turned toward her with the courtly lsw luto which the Quaker poet's simple manner could bend a finely when he chose. "I am liappy." he -replied, waving hi hand toward the lady in the window, "to have the opportunity to present thee to the author of that admirable poetn I.ucy Iirconi!" And yet. when we wete Imivs together, I was as gisst as he was, any day; aud my chances in life were Just as good. It Is drink thai li:is made all the difference. Well. It's. too late to help It now." "No, It Isn't t(Mi late. Tom," said Hugh Evans, earnestly. He knew the sad story of this man's gradual descent from an honorable, respected life to the level of a coinmnu drunkard, and he felt an intense desire to help him. boy though he was. "I heard father say. only to-day, that If you would sign the pledge he would trust you to keep It, and he would give you steady work aud good pay. Io sign it, Tom. I have a blank one here. It will make such a difference, not only to you. but to your j wife and children, if you will." i A gleam of hope lighted up the dim i eyes, but It died out lu an Instant and Tom shook his head. "Some other day, Hugh; so-ne other day. Some day I will, but not now." "Don't put It off." pleaded Hugh, put ting tlie pledge before tlie man. and offering him the pen. "Why, don't you see, it's as good as a check? Sign It. and It means health, comfort, and a gis"l living, which you would make well enough If you would let drink alone, and also respect from every one that Iknowsyou. Why, my father's signature could not mean more than that." Old Tom was won by the boy's en thusiasm. "I'll see what my signature Is good for," he cried with sudden resolution; and grasping the pen firmly, he wrote his name on the pledge. 'There. I've done It; and, God helping me. I'll keen it," he said solemnly. "Uw as I've fallen, I never broke my word , yet," j An hour later he entered his home, j with the check In one pocket aud the pledge In the other. Tlie check was a proof to the poor wife of his intention to keep the ph-dge, for she knew It must have been hard work to come home solier with money In his pocket. Need I tell you that tlie signature on the pledge was never dishonored? It brought a happy home, tiew hope for the despairing wife, respect, prosper ity aud Ood's blessing. And Hugh, he felt ns if he had done tlie grandest temperance work of his life (though he lived to be a successful temperance worker) when he persuad ed old Tom to sign that pledge. Sun day School Times. complication of eoiiiplamta. said ira Non a "never so mn. ii m tn be routined ionc in lied, hut I suffered intense misery. Mv chief trouble a wilh my stomach. 1 felt a eoii-ui.t gnawing pain that was nt times almost distracting and winch had It-en diacnosts I'X different physi cians as ilv-iMpsia and sympathetic de rangement .lei.en.ieut cm the condition ol the generative organ -I had I'H'na tha bai k. sometimes o sreal as to make me nn-.l.le to work, aii'l f r.qiu-iit bilious at taeka. I also suff. n-d greatly from con at ination, from which I never could tmd permanent relid. Th-ii t!n-e Kvn,.ioina wer- aggravated by rlieituialn- pauia t tween the shoulder blade, ulneli wsra most eii-rucialinu' in dsiiiiior.nld weather. I After my marriage, about live year "'. ami w Inn my tin by was noru. see-ned lu increase, and I was fnipieiit y o si. k that I could not do my h.eisehol, work, I tried different physicians and used numerous remedies, but all in nuji nut. I onedav last fall 1 hapMiied to P" of r. Williams' Pink Pills for Pa!" 1 '".V pie. Mv iint.t.BnH got three boxes from Mr. '. I. Knshtoii, the druggist, ami I Wan to -' llieni. Prom the first 1 be gan to feel relief and before three boxea were gone 1 was nearly well. Tlie con stipation was cured and the other truu 'bles were so much relieved that I felt better limn I had felt for years. As I .ontiniied in lh use of the pills I grew better and strong, my appetite was iinira natural, and uiy Hcili increased iiti'il I am in -he eoii'l tioii Mm e" me now." Ir. Williams' Pink Pilis contain, in a condensed form, all the elements neces sary to give new life and richiic'S to the blisid and restore shattered nerves. They re an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor aiavia. partial iiaralyi. St. Vitus' dance, sciatic, neuralgia, rheuma itism. nervous headache, the after effect .of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow completions, nil forms of 'wenkneas. either in male or female. I'ink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will I sen; postpaid on receipt of price, .71 cents a box or six Iwxes for t2.7i Mhey ar never sold in hulk or by the pan. by ad dressing Or. Williams' Medicine oni- SchenectadT. N. 1. pany. Sore beads on chicks may 1j cure.! by an ointment made of lard and vaseline, with enough sulphur added to mai.e a pat"i. Apply to the affected parts from one to three times, say to day apart. It will work a cure. Farmer' Voice. Just try a 10- box of Casi arets, tbe 8n est liver and bowel regulator ever made Kipling' Snake. A writer in McClure's Magazine tell how he edited a paper In India with the help of Hudyard Kipling, and be mentions as a side Issue a peril from snakes which Kipling once underwent. The danger of snakes In Lahore ws real enough, and the place wa rich in scorpions. The person who tell the tory had been stung by a scorpion In bed one morning, and Kipling a sled him In the afternoon In a scorpion hunt. They found twenty-six under the mat ting In the veranda outside the bed room door, besides a few centipedes, and put. the lot into a large tumbler, and filled It up with whisky. One day, when we were dressing In the morning. I heard Kipling shouting, and went into his room. His face was pale with horror, and he was tightly clasping oue leg above tlie knee. "There's a snake," he gasped, "inside my trousers, and I think I've got him by the head. Put your hand up from below and drag htm out." I observe that Kipling only "thought" he had It by the head, and that really Its bead might lie at Ihe other end. In which case but before I had flnlshed, I new the horror In his face relax and glr place to a puzzled look sBcctsdsd bjr flu of laughter. Ku- Tale of a feasant. When Oustavus of Sweden was he sieging Prague, a boor of extraordi nary aspect gained admittance to his tent, and offered, by way of amusing his majesty, to devour a large hog In his presence. Old Oen. Konlgsmarck. who was in attendance, at once sug gested that the innu with the Gargan tuan appetite should be burnt as a witch; whereupon the lioor, whose feel ings were hurt by this observation, ex claimed: "If your majesty will but make that old gentleman take oft his sword and spur. I will eat him before I begin the pig." This was accompan ied by such a "hideous expansion of tbe Jaws and mouth" that the general, though he had given his "proofs" on many a field, turned pale, nnd fled Incontinently to hi tent. An Cnerrlnar Marksman. Whisky never misses lire. No, It never does. It Is sure to bring down It victim sooner or later, whether he be high or low. In the social or intellectual scale. And fluttering all about him will always be the wounded hearts of mother, father, wife, sister, children, sisters, brothers and friends, while be yond and behind all this Is too often a j trail of ruined virtue and contaminat ing lnfluetici'S. At leaet six hearts on an average carry a lifelong, overshad owing, dreary sorrow for every victim alcohol brings down. The undertow of all family and social life is largely si lent sorrow and dreary heartache over the victims of alcohol. No. whisky nev er misses fire, never. American ice c'eam is adver'iseil in the Ci'y of Mexico at" only one dollar for an American quart." The trolley wires on the lie' o! Chemnitz, Kazony, are not vuspcUileJ from poles. They are at:acbeil to hookt fixed in the houses that line the street t'lronjli which the, ears pass. t'bo'i ( lire fur 'onnmplion ha" been 1 lamili medicine with us since iMii. i. It. Madison, '-Wl CM Ave . Chicago, lil. Mi- II )' c ' You fay your wile ; at feurflands-by tlie sea. Are tliero ny men thcie?" Mr, Tomdik : 'The' iiius' lie." She writ s that ihe will rtav at otiii r fortnight." Life. Caacarctg stimulate liver, kidneys an' .bo well. Never sicken, weaken or grip. A Itaby-Carrlage. Mr. Frederick I.ocker-Hampson men tions In his autobiographical sketch. "My Confidences," Uiat walking lu Oreenwich Park one day, the only mor tal he met was a slmering Insw, read ing a comic paper, and pushing her charge iu a baby carriage. He thus comments on the meeting: There Is nothing more beautiful In nature than a "woman with a child In her arms. An cxTlcnccd nurse dand ling II bnhy Is a pretty slghf. Conceive If Haphael iiad had to deal with the pern inbuilt tor!" Thought tthft Was a Witch. lu a French village near Clermont an old woman has lieen nearly atoned to death by peasants, who declared that she was a witch with an evil cy nnd had caused tbe death of several cows. Snap Hhota. The devil might have thought out some more effectual plan than the run ning of bar rooms for destroying sotiln. but the bar room Is doing so much for him that he lias not put any new plan In motion. Illsliop (ioodsell says: "Tlie world has come to understand that whenever a Methodist preacher comes to town whether he comes afoot or on horse back, in a palace car or on a freight train, in a stage coach or by n bicycle an enemy of the rum power lias ar rived." The extent to which brewers control the retail liquor business of New York wn manifested under the It aines liquor tax law. May 1, wheu one brewer, filed applications for 700 certificates, anoth er for .W), and another for IT a total of 1,150, aggregating In money $!Cn,-000. It ha been dectdi-d that the next bi ennial convention of the World' Wom an' Christian Temperance I'ulou shall b held lu Canada In the spring of au tumn of 1S07. It appears that Austra lia and Canada had both sent Invita tion for this biennial meeting, but the plan for Canada seemed to the oHIcer of the In Ion the more feasible. The Christmas number of Joyful New contains nn excellent cartoon representing John Hull carving hi Christmas pudding. He ha Jut given one-fourth of the pudding lo "Bung" and a tiny little piece to a missionary. Underneaih I the legend, "I am orry for you, missionary, but rou see our drink bill la so heavy that we cannot spare you more than I have given you. Orink, 138,00X1,000; foreign mkMloni, ILOBCOOO." Fresh sir, cle in water, varied f.Ksl, with plenty of r.mge, are essential to tbe health of thrifty rials. Huii.p -rdinck's latest baby opera "The King' Children, w ill lie one oi the earliest novelties at Munich. If afflicted with scalp diseases, hair fall ing out, and premature baldness, do not use great. or alcoholic preparations, hut apply Hall' Hair Uenewcr. A fresh egg hai a lime-like surface tT T its shell. . It is not essential lo keep growing chicken fat. Clean the ncets regularly to keep them free from vermin. i If the hetii lay toft-shelled egg give them plenty of gravel. To make most profitable fowl, they should be fattened rapidly. The food mint alwayi be varied enough to keep the chickens with a good appetite. Overfeeding i expensive. It not only cost more for the feed but the hena get too (at and lay no eggs.. A Household Necessity. Caws rets. Candy Cathartic, tha moat wonderful medical discovery of tbe age, pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneya, llvar a ad bowels, cleansing the entire sysiwm, dispels cold, curea headache, fever, ha bitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 25, M cent. Hold and guaranteed to cure by all druggist. lioon Niit, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton baa almost finiihed a dashing story of adventure (or boy. The scene of the tale i laid in old California in the day before tbe ritigo came. Mi Katberiue Reirion Woods al lowed herself nearly Ave yean for tha torn plet ion of John ; A 'tale of King Vlesiah," which i about to appear. The volume it the first of a trilogy dati ng with tha social tneanga of Chris Unity to the flrat century. ,. , .