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)rMJSINESS MEN.
Dr.
falmpM Discourses to Amer-
i MsroUMts and Traders.
9k Valee of a Reputation for IIihIiimm
lata-rtty-UUstfr Nure to follow
lalanltons Htratna ems Trade
ad tUllglnn Not Inimical.
la a lato sermon at llrooklyn to bunt
ess men, Rtv. T. Do Witt Tulmago an
nounced as his text Proverbs xx, 14:
"It la naught, It is naught, salth tho
fcuyor; hut when he la gono his way, then
o boastoth." Dr. Talmago said:
Palaces are not such prisons as tho
worldj Imagines. If you think that tho
only time kings and q noons como forth
from tho royal gates Is in procession
and gorgeously nttondod, you aro mis
taken. Incognito, by day or by night,
and olothed In citizens' apparol, or tho
dross of a working woesan they conio
out and sco the world Ma, It Is. Ih no
oilier way could King Ao)omon, the im
thor of my toxt havo known every
thing that was going ovr From ray text
1 am sure ho must, in disguise, Homo
day havo walked into a storo of ready
made clothing, In Jerusalem, and sood
near tho countor and overheard n Aon
Torsatlon liotwoon n buyer and asullor.
"Tho merchant put a price onm ooat, and
i tho customer, began to dicker and said:
'"Absurd! that roat Is not worth what
yyou ask for it. Why, Just look nt the
coarseness of the fabric! See that HHt
on the collar! llesldcs that it does
not fit Twenty dollars for that? Why,
it Isn't worth mora than ten. They
'have a bettor article than that, and for
cheaper prlco down nt Closlhcm, Fltom
A. Hrothor. Hcstdos, that, I don't want
dt at any price. flood morning."
"Hold,'; says the merchant; "don't go
off In that way, I want to sell you that
-coat 1 save some payments to make
and I want the money. Conio now, how
Jiiueh will you give for that coat?"
"Woll," says tho customer, "I will split
tho difference. You nsked Sill, and I
aid 81ft. Now, I will give you 915."
"Well," says tho merchant, "it's a great
aTl floe, but takoitntthat prlco." Then
tiolomon saw tho customer with a roll
under his arm start and go out and enter
his own place of business, and Solomon
in disguise followed him. Ho heard the
customer as lie unrolled the coat say:
"Hoys, I have made n great bargain. How
much do you guess I gave for that coat?"
'Well," says one, winning to complt
'ment his enterprise, "you gave WO for
It" Another says: "I should think you
got It cheap If you gave $J.V" "No,"
my tho buyer, In triumph, "I got It for
41b. I boat him down and pointed out
the Imperfections, until I really tiade
vhlm bo I love it was not worth hardly any
thing. It takes mo, to iwtkn a bargain,
.lla! Hal ' ' ! r
O, man,yougnt tho goods for less than
vthoy were worth by positive falsehood;
aad no wonder when Solomon went
tiaek to his palace and had put olT his
disguise that ho sat down at his writing
slush and made for all nges a crayon
.sketch of you: "H Is naught, it Is
i naught, salth the buyer, but when he
Is gono his woy, then he boastoth."
There are to higher stylos of men Ih all
tho world than those now at the bead of
merchandise In llrooklyn and New York
and in the other great cities of this con
tlnonU.-l'bolr casual promise Is as good
as n bond" with piles of collaterals.
'Their reputation 'for integrity is as well
stnbllshs4 as thai of Petrarch residing
in the faatly of Cardinal Colonna, and
when thurrVwns great disturbance In the
family the Cardinal called all his poo
pie together and put them under oath
to tell the truth, except Petrarch, for
when ho came up to swear the Cardinal
putaway his book and said: "As for you,
IVtrasahrjjfMur jnofd is stullclont"
Kovofalo'thj world ntood havo there
luMjn so Many Merchants whoso transac
tions caBBtand Uio test of the Ten Com
mandments. Much bargain makers are
.all the more to be honored because they
xliavo withstood, year after year, torn rota
tions which have flnngmany so flat, and
flung them so hard tliey can never re
coverthimseUes. While all positions
In llfo have owcrful hesctments toovll
there are specific forms of allurement
when aro peculiar to each occupation
and professing nnd. It will ho useful to
ttpcak of tho peeullar temptations of
iiuslness men.
First, as la the weno of the text,
Iiuslness men are often tempted to sac
Tlllco plain truth, the seller by uxnggcr
ntlngthe"value of goods and the buyer
by depreciating them. Wo can not but
admire nn expert salesman. See how
he llrst Induces the customer Into a
jnood favorable to a proper considera
tion of the value of the goods. Ho shows
himself to be an honest and frank sales
man. How carefully the lights are ar
ranged till they fall just right upon the
fabric! Heglnnlng with goods of me
dium quality ho gradually advances
toward those of more thorough make'
and of more attractive pattern. How ho
watches tho moods and whims of his
customer! With what perfect calmness
ho takes the order and bows the pur
chaser from bis presence, who goes
away having made up his mind that bo
.has bought the goods at a price which
will allow him a living margin when he
again sells litem. Tho goods were
worth what the salesman said thoy were,
and were sold at a prlco whlcih will not
make It necessary for the house to fall
very ten wars In order to II x up thlnirs.
Hut with what burning Indignation
wo think of the Iniquitous stratagems
liy which goods aro sometimes disposed
of. A glance at the morning paper
shuws the arrival at one of our hotels of
a young merchant from ono of the In
land cities. Ho is a comparative
trangur in tho great city and, of course,
must tie shown around, and It will be
the duty of some of our enterprising
houses toeacort.hiin. He Is a largo pur
chaser and has plenty of time and
saoaey, and it will pay to ho very attent
ive. The evening Is spent at a placo or
doubtful amusement. Thoy go hack to
itheheteL Having just como to town
itaey ssast of course, drink. A friend
irons tsjssassjworcaattle establishment
.eirefs la. aadNiage sad generosity sug
ajeat'that they must drink. Iiuslness
proa pacts are talked over aad the
latresfee !e warned against certain dllap-
.1
1 pa tod mercantile establishments that
aro about to fall, and for such kindliness
and magnanimity of caution against tho
dishonesty of other business housos, of
course it is expected they will and so
they do thoy take a drink. Other mer
chants lodging In adjoining rooms find
It hard to sleep for tho clatter of decant
ers and tho coarso carousal of theso
"hall fellows woll met" waxes louder.
Hut thoy sit not all night at the wlno
cup They must seo tho sights.
'lliey stagger forth with cheeks
flushed and eyes bloodshot The
outer gates of hull open to lot In
tho victims. Tho wings of lost souls
lilt among tho lights and tho steps of
the carousora sound with the rumbling
thunder of tho damned. Farewell to
nil tho sanctities of homo! Could
mother, sister, father, slumbering In tho
inland homo, In some vision of that
night, catch n glimpse of the ruin
wrought they would rend out their hair
by tho roots and bite tho tongue until
the blood spurted, shrieking out: "tied
save him!" What, suppose you, will
como u-Kn such business establish
ments? and there aro hundreds of them
In the oltlus. They may boast of fabu
lous sales, and thoy moy havo an un
precedented run of buyers, and the
name of the bouse may be a terror to all
rivals, and from this thrifty root there
may spring up blanch houses In oilier
cities, and nil the partners of the firm
may move into their mansions and drive
their full-blooded span, and tho fam
ilies may sweep the streets with
the most elegant apparel that human
art ever wove or earthly magnificence
ever achieved.
Hut a curse is gathering somewhere
for those men, and If it does not seize
hold of tho pillars and In ono wild run
bringdown the temple of commercial
glory, it will break up their peace and
they will tremble with sickness and
bloat with dissipations, and, pushed to
tho precipice of this llfo, they will try
anil hold back, and cry for help, but no
help will come; and they will clutch
their gold to take It along with them,
but It will Imi snatched from their
grasp, nnd a voice will sound through
their soul: "Not a farthing, thou
heggard spirit!"
While wo admire and approve of all
acuteness and tact in the sale of goods
we must condemn nny process by which
a fabric or product Is represented as
possessing a value which It really does
not have. Nothing hut sheer falsehood
can represent as perfection boots that
rip, silks that speedily lose their luster,
calicoes that Immediately wash out,
stoves that crack under the llrst hot lire,
books insiittlclently bound, carets that
unravel, old furniture rejuvenated with
putty and glue nnd sold as having been
recontly manufactured, gold watches
made out of brass, barrels of fruit tho
biggest apples on top wine adulterated
with strychnine, hosiery poorly woven,
cloths of domestic manufacture shining
with foreign labels, Imported goods ro-v
resented ns raro nnd hard to get, be
cause foreign exchange Is so high, rolled
out on tho counter with matchless dis
play. Imported Indeed! but from the
factory In the next street
Again, business men nre often tempt
ed to make the habits and customs of
other traders their law of rectitude.
There are commercial usages which will
not stand the test of the last day. Yet
men In business are apt to do as their
neighbors da If the majority of the
traders In any locality aro lax in prin
ciple, tho commercial code in that com
munity will be spurious and dishonest
There nre a hundred practices prev
alent in the world of trallle which ought
never to become the rule for honest
men. Their wrong docs not make your
right Sin never becomes virtue by
being multiplied and admitted at
brokers' board or merchants' exchange.
Itccauso others smuggle a few things In
passenger trunks, because others take
usury when men aro In tight places,
because others deal In fancy stocks, be
cause others palm oil worthless Indorse
ments, because others do nothing but
blow bubbles, do not, therefore, 'ho
overcome of temptation. Hollow pro
tension and fictitious credit nnd com
mercial gambling may awhile prospor,
but the day of reckoning comoth, and
In addition to the horror and condem
nation of outraged communities, the
curse of tied will come, blow after blow,
tiod's will forever nnd forever is the
only standard of right and wrong, and
not commercial ethics.
Young business man, avoid tho llrst
business dishonor and you will avoid all
the rest.
When Pompoy, the warrior, wanted to
take possession of a city, and they would
not open tho gates, ho persuaded thorn
to admit a sick soldier. Hut tho sick
soldier after a while got well and stmnir.
and he threw open tho gates ami let tho
devastating army come In. One wrong
admitted Into tho soul may gain In
strength until, after awhile. It flings
open all the avenues of the Immortal
nature, and the surrender is complete
Again, business men are sometimes
tempted to throw off personal responsi
bility upon tho moneyed Institution to
which they belong. Directors In banks
and railroad and Insurance companies
sometimes shirk ersonal responsibility
underneath the action of the corpora
t on. And how often, when some bank
ing house or llnanclal Institution ex
plodes through fraud, respectable men
In the board of directors say: "Why, I
thought all was going on In an honest
way, and 1 am utterly confounded with
this misdemeanor!" The banks, and
the tire and llfo and marine Insurance
companies, and the railroad companies
will not stand up for Judgment in the
last day, hut those who In them acted
righteously will receive, each for him
self, a reward, and those who acted tho
part of neglect or trickery will, each for
himself, reecho a condemnation. Un
lawful dividends am not clean before
Hod liccauso there aro those associated
with you who grab just as big a pile as
you do.
Again, many business mou have been
tempted to postpono tholr enjoyments
and duties to a future season of entire
leisure. What a sedative the Christian
religion would be to all our business
men If, Instead of postponing Its uses to
old ago or death, they would tako it In
to the store or factory or worldly en
gagement now! It Is folly to go amid
tho uncertainties of business llfo with
ao God to help
Many, although now comparatively
straightened in worldly circumstances,
have a goodly establishment In tho fu
ture planned out Thoy havo In Imag
ination built about twenty years ahoad
a house in the country not dlfllcult of
access from tho groat town, for they will
often have business or old accounts to
settle and investments to Icok after.
Tho house is largo enough to accommo
date all their friends. Tho halls aro
wide and hung with pictures or bunting
scenes and a branch of antlers, and aro
comfortable with chairs thst can be
rolled out on a veranhn when tho weath
er Is Inviting, or set out undor some of
tho oaks that stand sentinel about tho
house, and rustling In tho cool breoie,
and songful with the robins. Them Is just
land enough to koep them Interested,
and Its crops of almost fabulous
r chness springing up under appli
cation of the bust theories to bo found
in the agricultural journals. The farm
Is well stocked with cattle and horses
and sheep that know the voice and have
n kindly bleat when ono goes forth to
look nt them. In this blissful ahodo
their children will be Instructed In art
and science and rollglon.
This shall ho the old homestead to
which tho boys at college will direct
their letters, and tho hill on which tho
house stands will be called Oakwood or
Ivy Hill or Pleasant Uetreutor Kagle
F.yrlo. May tho future have for every
business man here all that and more be
side. Hut are you postponing your hap
piness to that time? Are you adjoining
your Joys to that eonsummatlon? Sup-
posu you ni-hievo all you expect nnd
the vision I mention is not up to tho
reality, because the fountains will ho
brighter, the house grander and tho
scenery more picturesque the mistake
Is none the less fatal. What charm
will there be in rural quiet for a man
who has for thirty or x forty years
(toon conforming his entire nature to
thnexcitemontof business? Will flocks
nnd herds with their bleats and moans
be able to silence an Insatiable spirit or
acquisitiveness which for years has had
full swing In tho soul? Will tho hum
of the breeze soothe the man who now
con find his only enjoyment In the stock
market? Will leaf and cloud and fount
ain charm tho eye that for three-fourths
or a lifetime found Its chief duty in
hogsheads and bills of sale? Will par
outs be com'Mitnnt to rear their children
for high nnd holy purpose If their In
fancy nnd boyhood and girlhood wero
neglected when they wore almost roidy
to enter upon the world and have all
their habits tlxed and their principles
stercotyHd? No, no; now Is the time
to 1st happy. Now Is tho time to servo
your Creator. Now Is the time to ho a
Christian. Aro you too busy? I have
known men as busy as you aro who had
a place In the store loft where they went
to pray.
Again, business men aro often tempted
to let their calling Interfere with tho
interests of tho soul. OimI sends men
Into tho business world to get educated,
Just ns boys are sent to school or col
lege. Purchase and sale, loss nnd gain,
dtsapimlntmont nnd rasping, prosperity,
the dishonesty of others, panic and
bank suspension, nre but different les
sons In the school. The more business,
tho more means of grace. Many havo
gono through tho wildest panic unhurt.
The Htoroand the counting house hnvo
develoKd some of tho most stalwart
characters. Perhaps originally they
had but little sprlghtllncss and force,
but two or three business thumps woke
them up from their lethargy and there
came n thorough development In their
hearts ot all that was good and holy and
energetic nnd tremendous, and thoy
have become tho front men In Christ's
great army, ns well asllghthouses In tho
great world of trallle Hut business has
been perpetual depletion tomnuynman.
It llrst pulled out of him all benevo
lence, next all amiability, next nil re
ligious aspiration, next all conscience,
and, though ho entered his vocation
with large heart and noble character,
he goes out of It a skeleton, enough to
scare n ghost
Men appreciate the Importance of
having a good business stand, a storo on
the right side ot the street or the right
block. Now every placo or business is
a good Htand for spiritual culture. Hod's
angels hover over the world or trallle to
sustain and build up thosj who aro try
ing to do their duty. To-morrow, if In
your place or worldly engagement you
will listen for It, you may hear a sound
louder than tho rattle of drays and tho
sh utile of feet and the chink of dollars
stealing Into your soul, saying: "Sock
ye llrst the kingdom of Uod and Ills
righteousness, and all other things shall
be added unto you."
Perhaps some ol you saw the tiro In
New York In l:'l.V Aged men tell us
that It beggared all description. Some
stood on the house tops or llrooklyn nnd
looked nt the red ruin that swept down
the streets and threatened to obliterate
the metropolis. Hut the commercial
world will yet b startled by a greater
conflagration, even tho last Hills of
exchange, policies ot Insurance, mort
gages nnd bonds and government se
curities will be consumed In ono lick
of tho flames. The bourse and the
United States mint will turn to
ashes, field will run molten Into tho
dust ot tho street Kxchanges and
granite blocks of merchandise will fall
with a cras that will nuke the earth
tremble. The flashing up of the great
light will show the righteous the way to
their thrones tholr best treasures la
Heaven. They will go up and take pos
session of them. The tolls of business
life, which racked their brain and
rasped their nerves for ao many years,
will have forever ceased. "There the
wicked cease from troubling and the
weary aro at rest"
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Tho demand for Hill-grown alligat
ors for Northern museums and aquari
ums begins with tho warm days of the
spring, and many an alligator's retreat
has been carefully marked by the alli
gator catchers, wins when the signs are
ripe, will dig the saurlans out aad sell
them at from ono to t wo dollars per foot,
according to tho length ot the animals.
The negroes loop ropes around tho big
alligators and drag then oat la trlusana.
Savannah News,
FOOD FORSPrHNQ.
fcVesonebla Atltlcn Conrnrntng Una's Dlt
tin Halills as Winter Winn.
In the spring-time of tho year there
Is great occasion for care In the matter
of rood. The kind that has satisfied
aud supportod tho body during tho win
tor has served Its purpose, and is no
lunger fit for use. In cold wnathor tho
human system can assimilate materials
that would clog and derange It In tho
spring. Theru is no need of drugs to
make people feel well, when the things
which have remained dormant In the
ground begin to show signs of life. A
judicious change or diet is required;
that is all. It is better to tako tho ma
terials ror health from the grocer than
from tho druggist.
liegln tho morning meal with an extra
allowance of fruit. Tako two sound
oranges or apples if you have been eat
ing only one, or three If you have been
eating two. Ilo sure there is no decay
in the trult employed In this manner.
Kat good bread and butter. If you aro
a colfco or tea drinker, moderate tho
usual allowance. If you aro a hot water
drinker, tako as much as you like. If
you aro a llesh eater, tako half us much
as you do in tho winter. Pork Is unfit
for human rood nt any Hensun. Hit less
butter and grease or all kinds In spring,
ir potatoes aro sound and mealy, they
nro not objectionable; cheesy potatoes
are very unfit. There is tho utmost
need for tho exercise of caution In tho
use of vegetables of every kind. I'nless
they have been well preserved and havo
a wholesome flavor, the part of wisdom
is to avoid tliem.
In spring it is Important that tho
heaviest meal should he eaten in tho
middle of tho day. The warm rains
produce nn atuiospherlccondltlon which
causes drowsiness. Katlng n hearty
meal in tho midst or this pressure uddi
to the weight upon tho system. In day
light tho demands of business or duty
will enable you to copo with it
In tho evening there is no such stimu
lus, and the result is Injury to health.
The evening meal should Imi light and
easily digested. Don't oat buckwheat
cakes or do iighnuts. If you are a meal
cuter, be sure that tho meat has beer
broiled or roasted. Don't eat fried fixid
of any kind. It Is not desirable to feci
thai you have eaten enough. Mod era
lion Is the best doctor. Herald ol
Health.
PRINCESS CINDERELLA.
The llauictitrr nf a HwartUh I'rlnrit
im
r 11 1 j laiitirml by Morally.
Prince Oscar Karl August Kcrnndotto,
tho son or tho King or Sweden, ns Is
well known, In IMSS married a Miss
Munk, a daughter or a Swedish citizen,
nnd ror tho sake or love resigned his
rights to tho throne. His marriage, of
course, placed him In a rather peculiar
and, In many respects, nn awkward
position to tho royal family. Hut this Is
still more tain J his wife and daughter
and their mftiml position and rank both
In society aTl In relation to tho Prince.
The Stockholm Daghlnd, In a special
article on this dilemma, reports that the
Swedish ofllcial calendar mentions
Prince Heruadotte and wife, but not on
the same pige with tho other members
of tho royal house. Their daughter's
name is omitted, and Is therefore not
olllchrlly recognized as or royal blood.
In tho Almauuk of Sweden Prince aud
Princess Heruadotte aro again named,
likewise after tho rest or tho royal fam
ily, but their poor daughter is treated
as not existing. In the calendar of tho
Swedish nobility the Prince's name is
recorded under the Munk famllyus mar
ried to one of its members.
Ills child's name was not admitted.
She is evidently not even considered a
member of the nobility. To get her
name Into the list of tho proud nobility
of Sweden who must, like her father,
marry one of Itsniemhirs. The Svenska
.KttartuI, It Hceuis, Is tho only nluianau
which thinks It worth while to mention
her name. As If to excuse Itself, it In
forms its readers, moreover, that both
Prince Heruadotte and bis wife are de
scendants of Margareta, the mother of
Karl, son of Knut, ancestress of Oustaf
Vaa. Now, It Is strange that whllo In
her own country the daughter or a royal
prince should not appear In the lists of
royalty or aristocracy, to wait many n
year for such honor, the Almauach do
Ootha should have taken pity upon this
Princess Cinderella and mention her.
together with her parents, but, or course,
not auieug the members or the royal
family, whero the Prince Is also listed,
but iir the supplement Who knows
whether or not her beauty, which "he
Is said to have Inherited from her
mother, some day will win ror her a
prince's heart and title?
ABOUT YOUR NOSE.
U That Organ U Inlarl Kvrry Thin Is
ttvll Willi You.
It la rofreshlnL- to tmpt n iletiir uli.i
will talk to one nlmut some part ot tho '
anatomy other than the stomach or tho
head. A clever old gentleman has nil
olllce In one of the down town hotels,
I think he calls himself resident phj
slclan or something of that sort He
met me the other day and asked: "How
ls your nose?" The Inquiry was new.
Ho continued :
"I ask you that because If your nose
Is not well your whole lsnly Is sick.
A man doesn't appreciate his nose.
Neither docs a woman. If a man has
an eruption or an abrasion on his nose,
I don't care how Indifferent he may Ik-,
ho can't keep his hand away from it,
and he thinks, very properly, that ev
ery one he meets sees that his nose Is
not what It ought to be. You can't hide
your nose. It is like a city set on a hill
More appropriately, It is like a red
chool-houso on a hill. All great men
have hen sensitive of their imscs. Tho
surgeon hs the highest respect for tho I
nose. How seldom he touches It with
his lancet A woman will go to the
opera with a bunion, with a pain in her
side, with the neuralgia, with almoit
any ailment, but it there is an eruption
on her nose she won't budge from her
room. Slsp a man's face or hit him on
the back, and he may not resent either.
Twrak hi note and it there Is any man
hood in hint ho will fight I have
adopted a new rule. I aak a patient
when he calls how bis aoee Is. It that
organ Is Intact I have no trouble la
treating hliu."-CLkagv Tribune,
STANDARD OIL METHODS.
Mew the Millions of the (Irmtt Moaaeml
llav llfn Aequlrvil.
The Standard Oil Company Is another
Illustration, showing tho modern facil
ities of gigantic combinations. The
company began In a partnership, during
tho early days of tho civil war, between
.Samuel Andrews and John Rockefeller.
Andrews had Invented a now process by
which a greater percentage of kerosene
was extracted from potroloutn than had
been possible under the old method, and
by virtue of this advantage tho company
soon bocumc prosperous. In time, as it
trained strnnirth. It absorbed smnn rlvnl
companies, crushed others, nnd Anally '
stood at tho head or the business. Then
I.VAIUIKIIM1 iisopurmions -im iiiruier. n;mna is the sudden removal or '.'.ooo.
It ran its own acid-works and glue rao- ooo or :i,000,ooo inhabitants to make
torlos, mado Its own barrels, and con-1 elbow-room for those who aro lort"
trolled the disunion of kerosene -It U said that Chinamen on the Pa
through the country. Not satisfied with ciflc coast lease property for twelve
this, It began toexerc sea control over I mnlhs, nni! tl0I1 ,,' ,t u, chinamen
he railroads which finally enabled it f),r ,,.. W(1th U)at bp, h
to crush out all effective opposition. lllniM.Pof IIlonl, , th chines,, year.
Underbill onco said that there was The Chinaman is rapidly learning to bo
but one man In the country who could a go.M American business man.
dictate to him, and that was Rockefeller. ,, . . .. .., . , .. .
Tho Pennsylvania railroad entered Into th7n in ni,,, Z i m th,1 '"""'
a written contract with tho Standard 'do in ' ' 'u'an 'u'",k''; "
Oil Company, by which It agr 1 to ' r ' ' "J " ,""" "'
t.xm ..II -.M I,I.J1...
Ippud by
rled over the railroads. During 1STS re
bates to the amount of Sn.lMd.mn were
paid to the company, nnd for the Hovnn-
tltnfl lltllllMin ,i,iill(,r fn..li I1 U-ll l.n
rebates amounted t?l,ir.l,'JI. Similar
secret iigieemeuts wero entered Into
with the Now York Central, tho Krlo
and tho Atlantic, and Oreat Western
inntiu ami ureal western
arrol of oil weighing fto
carried too miles and the
roads. A h
pounds was
empty ears returned for N) cents, whllo
a tio-pound can of milk was car
ried DO miles for ir cents. On eno
occasion an opposition oil company
had Haooo barrels of oil carried
by pipe Hue to the side or the Krlo track,
the company having agreed to ship' tho
oil, but un agent or tho Standard Com
pany appeared on the scone, stopped the
shipment, and tho oil was still waiting
flinewn ilitiiiiljt iti.j
othcrh. pur. Wh mtl Ucon Z w Uoiusn;:.1,,i,,rrnlh "TV "iT
ex,s,sed In the courts a now nreinmt I J" iSt J r ""Ti" ,ho.,tiltu:
was made by which tho Standard Com- !,, , " ' T lU "T?t?
pany was allowed a rebate not only on '. "''" ' '"ft , l, ' JTm m',8 "A
th.. oil shlmmd by It but on all oil car-1 1 '" " ' ' "' BUml ,7A aul lho tl,lfU WM
to be shipped when the matter was jn. '""""""" no spemi me summer regu
vostigntcd in the Now York courts sunn. lltry ,n tl10 'reu aboat the head
mouths later. This was but nnothor wnt"r" of th" Aroostook. During tho
illustration or another method by which w,nt,'r h" tarries on all nlono through
the Standard Oil Company used its n. "u the season the Imsiness of trapping,
fluonceover the railroads to crush out ' , N ln"Ht "' th" U,no n,tT to ""vouty
Its rivals. It compelled tho rallrcad ! mlI,'H fro1" lho n'""-1 settlement. Ills
companies to refuse to shin oil for other
priMiucers, ami wuen complaint was
made to President Scott, of the Penn
sylvania railroad, he said that all he
could do was to ask the Standard Com
pany to allow him to carry the oil over
his own road. The passngo of the Inter
state commerce act has put nn end to
this despotism over the railroad com
panies, hut the facts indicate tho un
limited power of this trust, lly tho ex
ercise of this absolute despotism the
Standard OH Company was enabled to
crush out nil olfectlvo opposition. Now
Its power Is not less it Is merely turned
Into other directions. Sail I'ranclsu Ar
gonaut. NERVOUS EXHAUSTION.
Cheng of SrritK tltn llrt of All llcin
nllr Known In Nrlrnrr.
"I am a woman of strong constitution,
forty-six years old, and have always hud
good Health until recently. Afiir re
peated bereavements, many cares and
much hard work, I have fallen Into a
very depressed state. For more than a
year I have found itdllllcult to shop, or
to be cheerful.
"Is there hope that 1 may entl-ely re
cover? If so. what aro tho best, iiuiaus to
bo used? Is It best to take medt-slno or
not?
Is It best to go into company and
to church, or to stay nt home? As I nm
but a typo of a very large class of
women, I thought you might ls willing
to give us some hints "
The explanation tif tho above con-' was prepared for the whole county A
dltlon is a very simple ono tho undue i large party w.islnvlted In honor of l,ord
expenditure of nerve-force. It Is like Melville, who arrived at the palace tint
tho persistent spending of more than previous day to meet Lord H.. tho
one's Income; It must end lit bankruptcy. I Colonel of the militia regiment. Them
Nothing exhausts norvo-forco faster I wt'r'' '' people as popular as Lord H.
than long-continued, strong emotion.' 'Us geniality omuled hUhospltallty.and
Kven pleasurable emotions are exhaust- I bis residence was a house widely known
lug, but they are seldom loug-contliiuvd, ' ''' highly considered; hut he wus very
Indeed, It Is dlllloult to keep them up. ' forgetful, and despised all thovo mill
Hut tho depressing emotions of grief, ' tnry details which Urd Melville consld
anxiety and cam tend to tieriinti, ! sldered of the tlrst Imihirtanco so much
themselves, it is dltllcult oven for a
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strong will to throw them olT, espec
ially those thut comn of sore bereave
ments. The case Is rendered still Worse by
the fact that. In this condition, the cere
bral arteries are apt to Imh-oiiih en
larged, and so to carry too much blood to
tho brain, to the Inducing of wakeful
nesa. Now them Is nothing like Meep
to restore lost nerve force. It is the
nightly restorer of tho daily wate
iMirtncr. mi, niton, i..s.iii,4,iu ,w..
force from the stomach and digestive , " e pauee; nil me regiment arrived
tract, and thus lessens Its power tot liu ltt t oloml. Unl Melville was
nourish the nervous system. Of course, j ru,rnl "h rr"' n",r" ut" ' -
cheerfulness In such a condition of Ben.' ''." ," ',"u1r' At u,t PP-ri-sI tho
eral depression Is not easy, and a direct u,1,,,u',1' ani,J iM" W"1 motley guise
attempt at It Is ot little worth at the "" c7 hhVh'? "," 9,Unu' ra,bcr
tw,t than th-d round hi waist, his trousers
The tendency in such cases Is to look ' l,noHl l'' hal' ' "' ' "sr
on the dark side. Suitable treatment. ! "" i'W'-l "' l" t;rf.s't Indl&Yrenra
however. Is sum to remove the trouble. ' lo hN PIn J"' Melville was
and that. too. enino hat readily. The l ? ritn wlili Indlgual Ion to pak
prlmo thing Is to, remove tho cause. , hon U"l,l ld "Well, tmneral, I
Oriel must not Ik? cherished. Faith In h0 1' XMnV ,m' U rlhl W-"
(!od should lighten tho bunion of cam. Low -muttered anathema wrre the
If hard work must still continue, mean onlJr "'P1 to thl lutatlnn. However,
should be found to lesson it for a Ume. be review proceeded, but very slowly.
The greatest benefit would come from for th" c,,on"1 bad ,0 h" " '
a change or scene and surroundings rer . Ctmn,'l1 ttvm PP" which h dli
a rew weeks. It is indispensable that B0 "f" rI to cel. Unl MpTi)1a
sleep Is? ecumd In lull measure. Lev , ,V"hM ,,K,ul ,n ,rT" V- M 'nlf
blood must go to the brain. A root-bath. ' th '' mn'u" nl blow cam-,
quite hot, just botoremttrlngmsy provo I n"' r-rf!no formed usr. "Make
a help, and so sometimes tiuv a hot r,,,'y prwnt tW" was the word of
cloth ou tho stomach. The food should IBd. Not a sound but the click ot
l nutritious aad ample, but easy to bo
digested.
It will lie a help, rather than a hin
drance, to go to church and Into pleasant
company. There is aid In all Innocent
diversions. Youth's Companion.
The hundred and twtaty-ftfth house
heefsir ot aa old widower of Pleasant
ville. Pa-, gave hla a thrashing the
ether day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The town of Addison, In Maine, baa
seventeen couples who havo beea
married fifty years and over.
One of the suggestions for the Chl
c-.go world's fair Is a gigantic Iron tont
covering UOO acres, with an Iron tower
in the center I..VW foot high, corres
ponding to the tent pole. '
It is estimated that f.-om $"o,000 to
8100,000 worth of nitrate or silver and
gold is used every year by tho photo
graphers or tho I'nlted States In making
the millions of photographs.
A Canton. China, paper estimates
that TAo.O'M) people die every year In
China by lire and flood, but It Is not satis
fied. "The fact Is." it remarks with eold.
blooded cynicism, "tho great need of
-" ' " "w-IWISISK IlllbIS IH llimiNI-
very cheap.
"I'll nny thing at ono or the hospi
tals last month." said an undertaker.
"What was UV ". a doctor who love
' to T i"u, , !"' '' longae
I V"nto ldnl c,,, H,,rloil operation h
bo
had performed- removing a tumor, 1 Iw
lleve. The whole thin was mlnuielr
. ,, , , :, """ - -" v
' ?V m ,,,ind U'" ditor Ha" ,,p''Unl
. !, . y J'"1 "" "'1 Hindoo!
mi' i.iui uiui my servia- worvrtsium-a,
for the patient died the noxt day. Any
one reading the Item would have sup
posed that the sulferec bud U-en re
stored to perfect health." Cincinnati
Tlmes-Stnr.
A young hunter ami guide of tho up
per Aroostook region In Maine, irets his
, Jlvltf wholly in tho f.irests. In summer
, ,I('U Jfulde for certain New York
I lruP unout two liunrtrt-d In numlter, arw
stretched from the headwaters of the St.
lohn to the headwaters of tho Penob
scot southward.
In a recent report on th prevalence)
of diphtheria at Knlleld, Kngtand. Dr.
Hruno how. of the Medical Department
of tho local government board, gavo
some striking iustanci- of tho long-suspected
fact that Infectious disease may
ho spread by domestic anlinaK Cats,
being the most common houehold pot,
are especially liable to carry disease to
children. Dr. Low mentions a uutuhor
'of cases where these domestic anlmala
wero aflllctod with diphtheria during"''
tho epidemic In Kutlold. and wero evi
dently the agents ror convoying It to
children who fondled them. Pnder
these circumstances Miss Pussy can
hardly be considered "harmless," how
ever necessary she may ho In othor re-
hpCCtH.
THE MILITIA REVIEW.
Why It Threw (Iriirrnl VUiootit
vllln In a ToMerlna tlagr.
Mi..
There was to bo a review of tho I.an
urkKhlrc tnllltla when the commander
of the forces in Scotland wa- (leneral
Yiseouut Melville. Ho was a .strict dis
ciplinarian, an excellent soldier, hut
i lllmt particular as to detail. It was said
I " could detect it mlv
! private's coat. Ho wa
ofllcer. Tho review w
missing button on a
as the lns4vling
as to take nlaeo
In the park of the palace. Luncheon
. in, w.a. ai dinner me i.encr.il expressed
I hlmtclf vcrv strongly as to the atten-
lion the Colonel should give the nexl
j day to the equipment of the corps, and,
jnbovonll, to his own toronal apju'iir
I mice. "Trust to me." said Lord II :
., & . ,i .... .
"joii will -co how well I shall turn out
to-morrow."
However. It was evident that the com
mander In chief win full of doubt; nor
wiro his apprehensions unfounded. The
lu'iiuuj us iM'auiiiui. I row Us jsscm-
I bled In the park and at tho entrance of
' lof
I t.ulunel.
what does
this mean?"
shouted the tirnoral.
"They have no powder,"
Colonel.
replied the
"No powder, Colonel, far a ttl dayP
The fact Is, OxnersL sortwtirnrs the
borsfs don't stand (Ire; mine U vrry
fidfvty. and I thought it just aawrll the
review should go off without aa ace
deaf lUsckaoud's Magaxine,
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