Trsn*-Mir*»*»t|>pt Inventions. Amongst the noticeable Invention* P’-granted to Tran* Mi»*i**ippi inventor* during the last week we find a car Coupling of the jenny pattern granted George W. Hickey of lies HOfMC dwi; a pipe wrench granted to E. II. rtzelle of .Sterling. Kansu*, a steam Swing machine issued to C. II. Hille and of J^emiirs, Iowa: a letter bo* B ranted to 1C J. flower of Trinidad. oiorado, a simple tire tightener issued ~ > I). L. I^eibe of Sidney, Iowa; a reg ter for telephone* allowed to K 1* Morey of Portland. Oregon; a metallic basket granted to J. It. Coleman of ferry, Iowa; while Iir. Win. I* Ross of Omaha, .Vetiraska, raeelves a patent for a furnace embody log a smoke con suming feature which is adapted to tie used in family residences P Amongst the curious inventions is a folding bicycle frame which can teaer*l lay migration Ageut. till Old * olnuy lluild ing » hieago Ilia ‘I he I rout-la at out sowing wtd i*h k, tl.at II.* same hand that tows must Uu the tea In* It'll IMK NATION AI. I OJIV KNTION TKoll.KN iahiy AT Ml UH IM Jl I. V T NH The II tussio ihe shuneei and i|un-l*sl mule has l e*a se'seltd aa Ihe line from Net last* lor 4* • a tvs and their Irteoda lo nan' All trains ar* #.(u*l'ie*l with H* < laiux t halt t ars Ire* tad Tul maa ► re lag i*rs I eauatliag l.tae all sail • a t el* ot*« the M slosh el HorTisr lartlss dmirtag ihruwak tars ut M aepiag tar anommudalina ran arraaae same by lailtaa at the Hour lake* udfce, Nn I4lh raraaw IM . Tatum Hotel Hk>As u* ertle li N CMiniy. N W r A i luiaha Nett the railroad siwraat Inn Nea York le tenter iwsefe I.Mb miles aits* asset*tan •* «*ir*n. l*t» Ath and era The Satmaal hduvatiouai AsmtIA k lot* will hold Hs neat annual meeting it Msdyks and the hlkrktgaa I enirnC ' the Niagara falls »•>■<► has made n rale of oan feta for the round trip pin* N aa, a*4* luilu drawed tight, aud they Item to ami pulled la aakea' how they did pull! I kin are am tfaia uuuute They ]ual dug In lltelr koofa. and la at their haui I dida • ktmw what them uxea mild d« tloyf aa«a Kaeklal again hay? I lo t waa puttin' logetbet Ilka they waa "Ur ratt ier not glvia a hair a breadth of alack aad awmaibin begun to -d to A'ttkb right op; tbair awaea ou< bed the ground they laitlt ar.-aa ed and I nr- k- n that pull a uld Have been Iba heat of am but He * reakia' rutbUnly greWed tuutdet and tb«n Iba obi barb geva i tun b and them oxen walked away with it i "Well, father he was never no hand j to swear much, hot that time he < lap , ped his hand down onto his h g. and he said he'd he gosled If he'd «► at 1 at nil. And It was a time i'll never fergll the same aw III never fegu them oxen. I suppose mdsidy ev« r , doe* ferglt their weddin' day Any- t how. I know I'll never fergii mine; and while I kin recall that day I'll alway • reeollect them oxen. It was them that took us over to Parson Itonlow s little log meetin' house at Munson's Comets. i where we was yoked for life. "Munson's Corners was a good three i ! miles from our place, and on a cold ! night It was considerable of a ride; land that weddin' night of ours was about the coldest night that winter. I Hut we had a hlg parly In the sled and ! wo we managed to keep tol'ahly warm ! There was bis father ami mother and i j mine mode four; aud Kzeklal'* sisier i Prudence, she made five; ami his ( brother Joshua, be made six; and ] j Joshua's wife, she made seven: and j her sister, Kxperlenee, was eight*, then ! my two sisters, they made ten and my i sister Charity’s husband, be was elev- I en; and Kzeklal and me, we made thlr j i teen. It was an unlucky mimls-r. so i father said, but we Just Ailed the sled laxly right up by seltln' down flat on the bottom In tbe straw we managed to keep tol'uhl.v warm, as I said "Father he joked with Kzeklal, say j in' he didn’t txdleve them oxen could 1 ever tole us all up Jlrnson's hill. Hut j Kzeklal he allowed they could, iiml of j course they did. "This Jlrnson’s bill was long and steep, and right at the top of it was Munson's Corners, and Just a little of this side of the Corners *fo«xl the old log meetin’ bouse. "Parson Otinlow was boldin' p'tract ed meetin’s at the time, and long afory we got to the top of the hill we eould hear Ileacou Wilbur's loud ‘Amen!’ end Sijualre Munson’s ringin’ 'Halle lujali!' Kzeklal and trie laid talked matters over, and we had settled that the day of our bein' made one on earth j should also he the day of our tx-in' made one in the laird: ami Kzeklal he j had seen Parson InhiIuw, and It waa all arranged. "Well, w< got l« the fop of Hu hill afler « long .hard pull, aud Kurkin I lo drove lo the door of I ho meeilu* house aud lei 11m uuli and we all hurried in , out vl the euld. while he attended In! lunkln' litem oxen fast tmniaw lierea, an# they eouhlu'i get away. •The pla*e was ulwiut full when we went in hut room wm> maile for u* hy Hie slote; and hy the lime we had atariued outer I res KsekUtl fame In. aud we foiiml plat • s uud sot th*w n Tlte meet la' was golu' right on sll this iliue. H«e> was singiu' amt' shoutin' In Ibe good old w«t we never hear »ow adays xi Iasi, when the right tune hail mine 1‘arsou Imulow math* tmm ■ reuiaiks aliowt Uavih a muple to unite , in holy wedh»eb. an 'kea he rails for | Haektal an' me to mine for d XX a went up Daeklal a hodnn aa red aa a beet an’ me feelln* about the j aame! an1 there. In the pleasure of everybody, we was yoked together for Ilfs piuuilsln lu hire au . hrrlah till death do us part whhb I m proud In aay we rattled out to the leitn XX lien It was all dmee t*ar*uh Ini* low be lakes lit the hands shd auys be xit . bthlreu Ho rn wss his »wil> tn> eklhliea sais he you hate now siartrd ttp-ou a mw walk In hie Uii hate taken open y out selves the giaveat lespnUaibilltlea **f eatth I |«a uni d>’| ‘ nds III# atttng lot heat eh or hell ef lutute geuetuiinu* XX ill ium not at this >ritual peimd at this irtl.ta! pelted rays he 'nut yourselves •kin IIm hantls ul the l.oltl lo Walk with him all the days wf your hint t m I utnl ip aka up an *ay» i.t was considered a great success. Kor in) luirt. I dldu't think It reinarkabla, rstepl for tbr Itullea' Jewel# and tba man's decorations Tba pit waa glvan tip lo iba man entirely, and not nua .nun lu ll ana uudoimated, fruiu IMjI goruttkow tb< governorgeneral, with row# and rowa of order# upou bla breast, to an me vary young aubsltersns hi iba back sea i a wlib live decora I lous each. Aa tor ibe lui|ierlal tail, It was alwoluiely lighted by llte dlgiuonda In ii. t' rum tba mail of brad to aaist the empress slid Iba olbar Udlas wars n luaaa of jewels liver eoitsra and necklaces or it i a tin ilida si rings of pearls bung one after the oilier upon lbs I-miles of ibelr dresses A aonderful display eerlaluly, Iml Iba Jrarla of ibis eouri arr cairaerdinary lb beauty und profusion At Ibe corona I tea Ibr r toiler nr gavs eai b grand dll. loss a splendid preaaat tit | ae« fetus aionea. sad I bay threw •betn iniu s drawer, somebody said, as if they laid barb nothing si all Tba • nty i« isi.n lure atm . an rival iba «>|*riab Is bit , iba wife uf ilte liouaiiaa king a bo baa Appeared al Iba felta in nra oetklaiea and • urns eat b lino And site evidently • t old bate i ul llttln onl Nomelsuly . Vptessid adloliatfe-n of bar Jr a eta In her nnaluimi lib said be. "I gueaa • Pea unit Ini.ugbt a few liuta things wbdtg Hi have kept our lllustltuiied theater ptogiammea as mriuenb>« of nsum 11' > i ft ••» with ling aUtn po lutes and g I eel lug* (n Wtav •nu ibaruiitia t saw Couai liana Uibb aig a lib bla r*dl undai bla arm n taka hath In v ivnna TW Century, I Parunn THwilow. that la Juat What we it vc made up nor mind* to (In' a ml at hat l'nraon Imnlow lie about*: 'Prnlae he Jairtl!' ami Deacon Wllbitrt* hot era Amen! while 'Squire Munaon he et tint hia ringin' 'Hallelujah!' •'Havin' »nr lulmla made tip to It, izcktal and me we kmeleil down on he imiurnera' bench, end there waa ,<*,t, a great many mere with ua, for 'araon Imnlow he Jeat let Inmaelf out in' pmt'hPd III* ta-at, aort o' tialn' me in' Kzeklal for hia teat; ami the loud linen* ami the ringin' hallelujalm wa* •card all the while. You never heard nich a time, for they don't have *ueh lire* nowaday*. "Hut I ain't cornin' to the p’lnt. The Tine tin' wa* al white heat, yon might iay ami everybody who had ex|«cri •rued *alvalIon wa* a-*houtln‘ and i »lngln'. when £l of a aiiddlnt *<>me hln' hap|»ened. Deacon Hon low he aa* a prayin', alld II aeemed a* If he iad laid hold upon the very bit tile reiif* of the heavenly city. He wa* dc.idtn' for more and more of iho iiower, though for the life of me. I -ouldli't *ee what wa* to iM'eome of n* f we got any fuller than we wa* then, '!,ef me ace the real I’enteeoatal fire*!' he ahoiited 'I c-t me hear the m*hln' aonnd from heaven, and feel Hut that waa a* fur a* he got fbr Juat (hen. all of a aiiddcnt. aomethlu' Imp ..•nod. That little old log mealin' liouac l.egiin to move really move. And It kept right or movin'. If waa a |erky. thump,v, lockin' motion, a* though it waa ahook up by m.m* mighty heavin' of the ground Itadf "If there had la-eu ahoutlu' before. if waxn't to lx- con;|wt red to the about In' there war then, Voti couldn't hear for the noire they load". T’rale* the lainl!' cried good, old I’arwon ftotilow. Amen" aliontcd Ib-ioon W llhlirt. and HallelujahV rang ohi H<|iilre Mitn >on'» voice, Mttt f-'zeklnl lie Juat Jtlliili* lift ii gawpin' 'Them oxen!* and he made for the door .‘net aa faat aa ever ic tottld Hut the door had got Jammed wi'a It eollldn't lx- opened. "And there we all war, In Hint rack in' and tremblin' Hide old log meetln’ hoi me. amldal the about In' and the Kingin’; and the nmtintera* bench -It waati't half big enough to ac< ornrno dale the auddcnt demand for place*. And at ill that Jerky, t humpy. rockin’ motk*tl kept on till the |x-oplc they he gan to get frightened half out of I heir wit Ii. The women aereamed ami the children cried, till at laat Item-on Wll Inirt. more or lcpa aeart hltnaeir and I gnea« Twa« more he Jnm|>x on to a ►eat and hollera: Knougli! enough! fill, atny thy hand' and Jnxt then there cornea an extra hard thump, and I he deacon went aprawlliT, hcelx over head. Into the crowd around the mon mem' lx*neh. and the motion ptopped a« pmldenljr aa It had begun. Thai laat Jolt looaenod the door, too, and Oak la I he rtiahed out, all the rrrt a foller,ii him. and. blcaa me. If I’araon Iionlow'a little old log meetln’ homo* waan't clear down to the fixd of .lirn ron a Hill: Von aec. Kzeklal had hailied fhi in oxen faat to the bottom log at the hack of the Imlldlu'. never nnce thitikin' the'd walk off with It, grid the XIgnitin' mnat hev atarled 'em. ••\ow. I kill never ferglt oxen, not Hie longert day I ever live, an ’apeclal ly them oxen of Kzeklala Kwklal he lair gone to hla reward, and 1 konw that I muat follow him aoon. He fought the g»x»d flglit. and won the crown, and I know that I ahall meet him on that bright ahore licyond the ► wellin' tide; and I 'apoae It'a fooliali hut aoinehow 1 fancy it'a Jn«t jioaal lile I’ll Arid them oxen there, too.''.Kt I .oiila i Jlobe- [ lemocra t. a hi.akk or iimmiikdx Manilrrtpl IIIpiiInr at Mirk Jt mala at Hatala • Urrat t uronatton The gala performance at the theater >n Wedneaday evening. May .‘10 <18j, flirt tlifflit Harr tn Yawn. "It fa married now,'' hr raid. 1 ihonirhtfnlly. "tnat a 1 ninaman ntwr JaWlia Jf that it •<»— ' Hr pauani and for a moment aermed hin mil In thout'i t "If inut i*. M# i n r» f« ated. turning to nla eompanion. "I frrl that 1 may; mwrt with prrfeet aafety that no* | < hinuman ever met you when you i were in a atory-trlllnjr mood " Thru hr rhtickled aoflly to hirnaelf and felt atrngeod many a \ tii. n, w!.< t..i, if* himwlf in \ >',ood health Let a alight / !; »itknee* M,/r him, ami etc S i, old enemy break* out anew I ! The fault )« the taking <>f |[ i| lm- ! utrad of raring di*ea*e. Vou \ | ran eradicate- di*e*«e and i ] purify yr.i.r blood, if you iw the .tamlard remedy of the 1 ; i, world, i Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. /vWVWV>/ta>-/vJ .. ....—--1 FREE HOMES Nearly 2,000,000 Acres of Government Lands Now Open to Settlement——aw IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS. They are fertile, wed wal«r«<. h*a«iiy-timbered, a nJ prodm > grmlrtm, g mm**- fruit* and eme** » ebundar <•« Keith Athene*#&M-U « a#» m/ted The < lin.au I# d*ln to hocnaeUmd entry of lift a*r< * eeek. Mm la YMfc fl«h Tb till A MMSfc. ¥>>t iuri *. . * formal ion eddies# ! ur-jMtaw i.M.k mm. E. V. M. POWELL, Immigfitton Agent. Harriion. Ark. UT Jtefrr# U hai h of Harris*,a and ffo-/iw- County hanh Herns',n. Ark We have made I a study of tires I —pounded them year in ■ and year out by thousands ■ on our wheel-testing ma- M chine, tested them for I elasticity, lor speed, tor ■ durability—had reports « from riders and agents ■ ■ f, , hum. iwi» a*, mui m, everywhere, The wonder- & fully elastic and durable tires used on Columbia Bicy- I clcs— Hartford Single-lube Tires—are the result. I Hartford Slngle*Tubes I are tht regular equipment of all Columbia and Hartford I Bicycles. We know no tires so good as Hartford*. 8 * ^^b iMbb P SN^VB re ^^^P^^PB^^^PBa ^g^gPj fr,Sr&r&?&*. Kore w I -• JIU i •■■•:' "S^'4^ *--± *•' /'; • '