Holier Skating Is I’npular. At the recent cycle show in Paris, ss well ss at Stanley show, in London, a new kind of roller skates for street and ! road use were exhibited, which la get- 1 ting very popular in lioth countries. They ha v# the ahape of ordinary skate*. ! but in the place of steel runners there are two runners .provided, which are •overed with robber Urea Kor practl ] cal use on ordinary roads they are ex cellent, and their weight ia about three pound* apiece A goo Tltcaee*. hand loOr.Ki.iu-.kM xri eat.,Pees., 1'a. The wound made fry a knife may heal, I but that made by an unkind word may not | No woman ehould lean back when afae laughs._ Half Tare (excursion* via the Wabash, The abort line to Ht. Idiula, and quick route ! e Hast or Mouth, April Slat and May Bin. Excursions to j all ixdiitN Houth at one fare for the round ; trip with tU.OO ly.'.i.lfL JUKB IfttH. National Kepubllcan < (invention at Ht. I/oula. JULY ltd, National Educational Association at Buffalo. JULY luh, Christian Endeavor Convention nt Washington. JULY *fnd, Natioual i'eople and Silver Convention et Ht Ixiuls. For rales, time tables ami further Infor mation. call at the Wabash ticket olltce, 14111 Karusin Ht.. I'axtou Hotel block, or write Mao. N. Ci avion. N, W l ass Agt , Omaha, Neb. An evil Intention jerverta the beat actions and makes them sins Tl»# Oldest ftrltUh TreM. The oldest tree In this country is the yew tree at itradburn, in Kent, which is said to be .1,000 yeara old; while at Korlingal, in Perthshire, is one nearly ns old. At Ankerwyke House, near Malm-s, is u yew tree, which was fam ous st the date of the signing of Magna < hurts. 1514, and later was the tryatlng place of Henry VIII and Annie Itoleyn. The three yewa at Fountain* Abbey are at lea-t, 1.500 yeara old. and beneath them the founders of the abbey sat in 1115. There are no famous oaks that rival any yew in age, 5,000 years lieiog the greatest age attained Dauorey's oak, in Devonshire, which was blown down In 1708, had this distinction. Cowthrope Oak. near VVelherby, York shire. Is said U> ba 1,000 years old.— Igiridon Htar. Itetter Ilian Refined iiolit Is hull 11 jr comfort This uOkpcskahl* boon I* denied to many unfoi luiiHles for whose ailments Hostetler's Stomach Hitlers l« « promptly helpful remedy, The dyspeptic, the rheiimurl *. ih« nervous persons troubled with hlllmikiiess or dill's sod fever, should hue bo time In availing themselves of inis comidaheii. iv nod genial medicine. It pro mutes sppeili* and nlghlly slumber A New t'se for * Kays. It will not he very long until the X raya will be in common use bv physi cian* and surgeon* In locating frac tures, dishes' Ion*, etc. Where there la much swelling it is almost impossi ble to tell the extent of the fracture and especially if It b* a alight one. When Nature Need* assistance It may be beat to ren der It promptly, but one should remem ber to use even the moat perfect reme dies only when needed. The beat and moat simple and gentle remedy la the Myrup of Klg*, manufactured by the California Fig Myrup Company. Practical Test. Mr. Hobbs—Dear, this paper says sewing is to s woman whul whistling ia to a man. "Is that so? Well, here, take little Dick's trousers and whistle a couple of patches on them while I go to the mat I. o_ < l.i,....... l/ I CWW’S IIsImuii la ii.ssi.imi itf*‘J 0»st. It will Iirimk uy a' ouij.imk. •r i|.*a sioUiln* sts*. It la *lw*»« r«ll»M<- Try It, .in A|i|m f jj Bre^kf&stCoco* jjj !* Made by Walter Baker & Co,, Ltd., !! It 1 kircltester, Manx, in “a perfect *[ <* tyj>e of the highest order of excel- «► \ l lence in ma mi fact ure." It coat a lean l \ i * than one cent a cup, * * I_I The window* of the restaurant wore open, Mini the cool, fnigniiit ulr of the Mprlng night was struggling with the Minokc-laden utnioapbere of the room. A glunet* out of door* allowed the azure *ky and the brilliant full moon, whose gllmuierliig bluish rays shout* through the young leafage of the bio* Homing trees, w hich awuyed gently to j and fro before the windows In the light breeze. But nothing wax more remote from the minds of our circle, which met every evening nt a certain (aide for six'lal Intercourse, than poet leal Idea*. The club, of which I was one, consisted principally of worthy citizen*, w ho had a fur greater liking for bright gaslight than for dun moon light, nud who appreciated the charm* of a good slipper much more than the Mpcll of the loveliest Nprlng night. The topic of our conversation wax prosaic town gossip, which, ax usual, grndu ally merged Into foolish in Ik about politic* or discussion* concerning the go« eminent. the theater, high luxes and similar subject*. By a connection of Ideas which 1 do not now recall, the <|ueatloii had arisen whether li was credible that a person's hair could sud denly nun gray from violent menial excitement. Burl of the company re ceived the anecdote current about such easea with slight doll tils, while others most pitilessly derided persons who were simple enough to believe such nursery tales. lust as the conversation became most animated, a man of iiiiiimiiiiI height and herculean frame, whom we had not previously noticed, rose from a side table and approached tin. Ills intelligent features, which Imre the st a in o of i-cMolutlon. seemed spiritual l/iil by the large, kindly blue eye*, (till the most striking peculiarity In hi* appearance wit* the snow white; hair anti the gray l ward framing III* fare .which, at the utmost. Indicated an age of only thirty live years, "I'ardon me If I enter Into your eon vet Nation," he said, bowing courte- ! ou*ly"You are *|ieaklug of a subject which greatly Interests me. I myself j am a living proof that terrible mental agitation really does exert (lie phyai cal Influence which you all doubt." HI* words awakened the utmost In terest. We made nsitn for him at our table, and, after Ik* had taken hi* sent, nnaiilmoiisly urged him to tell us what had caused the whiteness of Ills hair. The Mtranger feigned no undue mod esty, but yielded to our entreaties and relit ted the following story: l "If yon have ever paid any attention to American affairs, the name of Au burn cannot Is* unfamiliar; It bn* als,ut the same significance In the I'lilted Mate* a* Hplelberg lias In Aus tria. You intisl not Imagine Auburn as an Immense gbswny prison, a single large building, but rather a whole col ony of criminals, a melrojioll* of the miserable oiiteasts of society. Inclosed by enormous walls, which rise men acingly to a considerable height above the plain, arp a great number of sin gle structures, house* which contain * the cells of the prisoners, the resi dence* of the wardens, Istrraek*. ho* pltuls and workshops, all desolate and dreary, with here and there a bit of turf, a row of trees, a bed of flowers, like sn Innocent memory of childhood among the evil thoughts of a criminal. ‘‘(•lrciimstances which I will not , weary you with recounting had led me. after completing iny education In my native city. Hamburg ,to America, and after a brief time In New York I found myself prison surgeon In Auburn, which, a* perhaps you know, is In the £tato of New York. "I had charge of ft part of the prison *v tilt • ■ ti/mwiu' • »»*• .— men, or rather human hyenas, to j whom blood had erased to be a very special liquid, as Mephistoplieles terms It. Two, who wort" condemned to life long lmprlsoiunent in the Institution and were distinguished among the oth era by great bodily strength, craftiness and Intelligence, bad, in consequence of related Isild and cunning attempts to escape, Iteen placed under more rigid oversight thun the rest. I had Incurred their s|s*elal hate because I had once caused the discovery of sev eral Iron tools, which—heaven knows how obtained—they had concealed un der their clothing, and on another oc- . easlou discovered that they were shumtuing when, on the plea of Illness, they desired to t»e placed In the hos pital, probably because they hiqxsl to tind the conditions there more favora ble for their plans of escape. The si..umliels were aepuruted and heavily chained, but nevertheless one morning one and a few days later the other vanished, chains an all. without leav lug a trace. AU>ut a fortulght after ward I went to CAtytigu bridge uu some private hualm-NS, "It was tits in alien I reached the eml of my tide, and 1 gutted with de light st the sunlit tundacape Indore m> eye# t'ayuga lake, one of those w Id.-ii form the network of lIn. lulaud lakes In New York, lay tmforv me In Its t« eultar loveliness. between rugged Sally shores, confronting each other Ilka sullen foes, the long, narrow sheet of silver esteuded Its clear surface as if striving to reeumite the two .-lie miss who hail stared delta ulty al each other ft«r ceniartes Across tie- lake, which la atsMil fully miles k»ng sud al ihta (mint, a mile wide tire rallwat trains ran .at an Immense t.itAgo, a marvel of American eater (•rise width has a siaut.o at tayugu bridge an ntsigalil. uui v itt.ige "Yly l.oslrtrea was •*M-o completed ami toward evening I art »ut »n m.v way home An you familiar with ihe pleasure uf a ride «w a iusv»t even lugt l ayuga bridge Mi •urrouml.tl l.y »stensive ta»k lutvais, through whkn I had In tide a runeideretde distance Ihe huge .Ml) bunk* east bn* altarl ..we, and Ihe tops ruaturns «>»hM gtsuia ss.«t uo-uh.ii«a of toy r it , it hsur stole Inlu my heart Absorbed in I bought | bsweard Ihe broil* ‘d ary horse ahb h trolled si,a(» foraald l id mired ihe bewiuhMm blending of redora pmdaeed by the rays d the sat king sn* as they ah.*a* through ihe •lease dark gteea foliage ami seemed Is kindle Ihe edges ef Ihe hairs Sad denly I was |..uh>t hrstr Mi dreams l.y g rustling la Ihe underbrush an tv til sides of the rmul. I seized toy pistol ittul turned quickly, hut at tile Millie tin mien t received a terrible blow, which deprived tue of my senses. True, I opened my eye* once more, and fancied 1 saw. Indistinctly, as if In a dream, one of the escaped crimi nals In tiding over me, then darkness shrouded my mind. “it must have liccn late at night when consciousness returned. I n|s-ucd my eyes and saw above me In the deep hue sky a radiant full moon. A dull, heavy sensation in the Imck, of my head made me try to put my hand on the aching spot, hut I discovered that I was hound hand and foot. (Jradn all.v 1 collected my thoughts, remciii Isweti the attacks of highwaymen, uud a terrible forelsidlng, which made my heart stop beating, darted through my brain. I fell that I was laid across two sharp, parallel projections, which pressed against me most painfully, mid. listening Intently. I heard, far be low me, n faint, plashing sound, was no doiilit I was lying across the rails of the Cayuga Itrldgo, hound, tin aide to move, with the terrible, certain prospect of being cut Into tints1 pieces ity the next train, “I almost lost consciousness again. Kill I soon i*‘covered my composure. Then I tugged desperately at toy bonds until they almost cut my untie ties, shrieked, and at last wept like a child. I tried to roll myself Into a dif ferent position, and reincndau’cd that mi Incautious movement would hurl mo Into Ha* kIIciii waves of the Cuyu ga bound blind and loot, motionless us a stone, “I shuddered and lay still. Kill not lollg. The light of the large, lo lue, fearfully brilliant moon, lie plashing of the water below, the wind blowing softly, then the deathlike silence again, rarely Interrupted even hy the distant notes of a lilril all hccaillc tllloiidUin Ido and Inspired me with unspeakable lerror. And flic rails! The rails! My senses toi l m i'll me. I could not cs rape them. The wooden beams of the bridge tiembled almost Imperceptibly from tliC washing of the watci. I lm iginod I felt the approach of tin* train, ltid my heart stood mill, only to liroh the next Instant with such dreed lid tiiecd Halt Hie pulsations were ill [host III <11,ill*. "There art* emit* llilugs, gentlemen, ivlilcli mi* totally lucnmprohciislhlc to me; one of tli«m Is how I stiivlvcd lint night, tin** thing Mloml dlstiurily jefore my inlml. 1 must emlenvor to work myself Into nuother position If liox-IMe gel into the spaed between the mils If It whs not, iierhnps tin* next moment, to Income the victim of the most agonizing tleatli. "Ami I succeeded! I Mtriilueil every miini'h*. every sinew, to the |N»lnt <>f areaklug. I writhed, 1 twisted, I punted, my head seemed Imrstlng. i)ii(l after treniendous exertion, which t|i|n*arei) to me to hint an eternity, hough, perhaps. h wan only moments, 1 found myself In the hollow between the mils. ••Win* I safe 1 hud not lime to con sider or rejoice In my new hope, hut nil my vital powers were concent ritual ii the nlngh* sense of hearing, In the far distance I distinguished, at tlrst vaguely, then more and more distlu;* jy, the regular, monotonous, dull noise which Is produced by a moving loco motive, Tins awful silence of the night merged, minute hy minute, Into the still more awful, confused, Jarring founds, the rattling and grounlng, rumbling and panting o film locomo tive, which was rushing forward at die mad sjiecd of American trains. A ihoiiHand feet more, five hundred all die terrors of the Infernal regions ns *iilied me. hut not a muscle moved; I lay as If turned to stone. I tried to Khrlek. hut did not even hear my own voice; how should It reach those on ihe traluV "Now ,1'or an inil.’iltcly brief space ot time, 1 fancied that 1 saw a bright light, a blast of hot air fanned me; then, suddenly, darkness shrouded me; I heard a thundering four, ns lhough the very Iieaveus were falling. "Close, very close, barely an inch tilmve, the monster dashed over uie-1 was safe. Still half-uneonsclpiis, I heard a deafening rumbling and clat tcrlmr. and saw shadowy masses flit by; there was another moment of aw l*.\l *li*<.u me." The physician pinmed. The ptilUd face, tin- expression of horror In ms eyes, the is-isplrutiou which stis>d iu lurge drops U|siU Ills brow, showed how vivid must lie his remembrance uf the scene, and how greatly the nar ration Imd exhausted him Urailualiy the breathless auxlety with h lileii we had llsteueil to tin story rvlailed with such graidm- |m» er, passed away, and cheerfulness i el in ned Then «»e i-a-vd to stul fro for a h*ng nine Iu tlie uioonlight. In the garden. Iieltiud I he tavern, listening to the doc i..r s isles of Iraa harrowing exjs-rt i1 osotrtsl Ivc prv,|eti«. was v letted tin re by an ••I * ITU ml t i.c % Kiiui had w His u ddtt <*tt| in I'lSkttlos open hts liust gat* I hut be s|site alsi.lt P to Is tSn|Uhtwi "Vmt ought to It tilt* gate *atd lbs guest t man who ha* every thing ‘Just so obovdd ot have * **te that t* boid to open " ||*‘ ' re bvm.cd the i nglm-ef jog •I-at iuvbrvus'1 my wniinau That ipite enuMmunbalea with the water worha wf ths A warn* and every per sou w bo come* through it purnjs, up four sslhHvs of water" 1‘hltadetplMu In qtilrvt Ills Vli*w About Drru. The late I’robendary Roger's humor an very unconventional. At a dinner where he happened to be sitting next to the bishop of London, responding to the toast of his health, Mr. Rogers said tlist some of his friends still regretted that lie had not attained higher prefer ment in the church. They wanted him to be made a bishop. "Hut," he added, "I feel that I have got quite enough happiness out of my life w ithout hav ing tliis flummery about my legs" And he lifted up l>r. Temple's apron.—San Francisco Argonaut HALL'S CATARRH CI'RK Is s lllqud snrt I* lakes Internally, and acts dlrivtly upon the blood and imn mi* surfaces of the*vs'em. Send for testimonial* free Sold hy I>rn«gl*i». 7lk\ K. J CHENEY A CO., Propra , Toledo O (iood huehnnd* are seldom troubled with l«d mother* in laws. It would Hindi nine men out of ten to let them hiive their own way for a mouth. I The Medal Medicine ’ Is the Model Medicine.ji The only medal awarded to / sarsaparilla at the World’* Fair, ' | 1893, at Chicago, was awarded to ' | Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. nninni c nnfflf ••r,™'rsiaia*Br liKIrrLL LINDSEY* OMAHA* RUBBERS! tuvuvi mi« a* la Tbia Piualn Tn baa tba Crank. 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