TP7.;'HTW4, . - t,i 6 THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1894. ..IV' jr. ' -'- : : .''-iSjjaSaE&kagaKBsam 5iPrBr '""' ' '" wuisMafl!OTrawFBBTW f 'i f r-ni t, . Ma PA TRUE GHOST STORY LTHE OLD WOMAN IN THE QUEER DRES3 UNDER AN OAK TREE. the Always Appeared to Announce a Ap proaching Death In the Family She Wh rrobftbly a Bcrrant Who Had Been Foal 1 Dealt With In Ancient Day. "Everybody laughs In thoM day At the old story of tho Irish banshee," Mild gentleman of national reputation late ly na ho chatted with a friend or two in tho ofllco of tho Continental, "audi am not Baying but that it was but a bu Ejrstitlon after all, though thcro is a ttlo thing connected with my family that ii a strange coincidence, to call it yen that "Onco, when Z wai a boy, I woke tip daring the night weeping bitterly, and when my mother came to my bedside I told her that I hod droamed that a queer ly droMod old woman had como to mo f wider a largo oak tree and had warned no that my brother Leonard, who was my senior by several yean, was going to dto Tory soon. I noticed then that instead of calming my fears my mother listened to tno without nnvintr a word, and nrca- gently I saw that she, too, was crying as hard as I was. I asked what was tho matter, and though sho put mo off I did not forgot tho strango effect on her that my dream had produced. "It could not hnvo been a week after that that my brother camo in ono after noon from school and said ho was going to join a party of young pooplo in a sleighing excursion to tho noxt town. My mother was very unwilling for him to go und confessed to nil sorts of ncrv I out fears, very unllko her usual calm ! nnd self reliant self, but my brother insisted and nt last went off, followed by my mother's anxious eyes. Within three hours wo received a telegram say ing that ho had been killed by tho horses attached to tho sleigh becoming friaht- !cnod, and, running away noar a railroad track had thrown my poor brother un der tho wheels of n train. "When his mangled body camo homo, my mother mot it, saying to her sister, who was visiting nt our houso for tho day: 'I know it, Fanny. II. hero saw hor tho other night, ' and for a long U timo I wondered who the 'her' referred to could bo. I was nearly grown when X again saw tho old woman of my boy hood dream. I was about togroduatont our homo uulvorsity und was studying bard for tho final examinations and wan lttiug up lato ono night reading over somo questions in mental philosophy when I dropped off to sleep in my chair. "Then I droaniod of standing once moro nudcr a largo oak tree, which was particularly marked about tho bark by ring about throo feet abovo the ground. M Hero I was, facing an old woman in a W servant's dross of tho thirteenth or four Sw teenth century, I should iudiro. and this old woman was tolliug mo that I would soo my futhor no moro in life, I was a good deal worried over this dream, re membering my former ono nnd its trng io sequence, but had ceased to think of it in tho hurry nnd nnxiety of tho ex aminations, when ono day old Professor D. called to mo oh I was passing from ono classroom to another nnd asked, H., isn't your father in Switzerland?' "I replied that ho was, for his health hod failed so nlarmlngly for months post that ho had been ordered abroad and had been rapidly getting woll in tho mountains of Switzerland. Ho had recently joined tho English party in on expedition to Mont mono and had writ ton in iluo spirits rcgordlug tho trip. Professor B. said no more, but I camo across in a few minutes a uowspapcr containing an account of an American who had boon killod by falling down a CTOYOsso In tho Swiss Alps. "No pari loulors were known or given by tho papor, but I knew oh, yes, I know that tho American was mv father. J and so it proved. I told my widowed y. mother of tho strango colucideueo of my second dream, and din mnHo.1 imf. !. J) i. .?. .. .7. .," : ' ' . ...." ":?V -wiirmuK wuuiu'uuvcr inn; innt it had gono with her through her life, and thnt hor mother hall told her that this strnmm phantom had also given her warning of every msaster wio Una experienced Tho old woman, whoever sho was, was al ways accompanied in her missions of woo by tho oak troo marked as I havo said Tho wholo thing is a myBtcry to ns, but it is true, every word of it "If tho thing is something supernat ural, nono of us has auy idea who tho woman could hnvo been or why sho camo liko a bird of ill omen to prophesy evil to n plain American family, sans costlo, sons legends, Bans romance And I, for ono, ntn particularly interested in why tho oak troo should havo como down to us in connection with tho ghost I would Bomehow hnto to think that 'somo doughty ancestor of miuo had, after the playful littlo manner of tho good old times, put some faithful servant to death in a way in which an oak treo took a prominent part, but I should not ho sur- Erisod if ho did; indeed I hnvo a sneak :ig belief that that is tho truo explana tion of tho wholo thing, though I am sorry that samo servant is so unforgiv ing as to tako it out on mo by bringing ae bad news, which, if sho'd only wait long enough, would reach mo with pro verbial rapidity. " PhilndelphliiTiuies, Fntertalncd. Anrolia (anxiously) Havo you seen Deorgo this oveuiug, papa? Ho prom ised to call. '" Papa Yes, ho did call, and I enter tained him for an hour before you camo downstairs. Anrolia -You entertained him, papa? I Pupa Yes; I gave him a list of nil tho uow drosses yon had last year aud thnftnafcnf each. I never saw u uiuu '$ h More interested, yot ho loft very bur let rUdly. London Tit-Bits. Happily Detaa J ilil- Tit Slnnlrltu frnm hifl SHv hookv-Pa. what to the totom trf d lJ.J-A, a m. "W . ' .ii-:7. ii. a ... Siivsfciue tlir asoia laundriei, Johnny. &(. MAatnu'TVat-JtlnL '(" " ' ' BIGQArVS DRESS .SUIT. tho Thrifty Farnclllln Who Walked Rather Titan l'ny it l'rnnjr. Talking of tho speaker's dinners to members, nt which, in compliment to tho official position of tho host as repre sentative of her majesty in tho houso of commons, lovco dress or uniform is worn by tho guesw, I was onco tola a fanny story of tho into Joseph Biggar, tho thorny tempered deformed littlo ba con merchant who was tho aristocratic, rcflucd Parnoll's first ally nnd for somo timo his only follower in parliament. Biggar was not n poor man, but ho was a thrifty one, nnd ho hated tho idea of spending moucy on a court dress. Yet Mr. Parnoll liked his party to ap pear at tho speaker's dinners as assert ing their privileges of parliament So Biggar undertook tho irksomo expense of hiring a court suit in which to go to dlnowith tho speaker. Tho man who told mo tho story, anothor member who was not dining officially that night was in tho habit of going homo with Biggar on tho top of tho last tram thoy lived near each other out Lambroth way somowhero and on this night tho quaint littlo form of Biggar appeared in his smart, trim dress, sword, pasto but tons and all, without oven an overcoat, to go homo, as usual. Ills companion remonstrated, but in vain, nor would Biggar oven consent to rido as far as tho tram would hnvo taken him, but got down, as was his custom, at tho oxtrcmo point to which a penny conveyed him nnd walked tho street thonco to his rooms. Ilia companion went so far oh to offer to pay tho oxtra penny out of his own pocket, but Biggar refused sternly. Ho was savago at tho foolish expenso to which ho had already gone and would not havo even a penny moro mado of it A man capablo of such indiffcrenco to oostumo has n right to remonstrato about fomiuino attention to dress, bnt fow nro thosomeu! Mrs. Fcnwick-Mil-lor in London Graphic, Horse Can Count. A Russian doctor has been experi menting to find how far somo domestio animals can count Tho intelligence of tho horses as shown in mathematics, seems to surpass that of tho cut or tho dog. Tho doctor found a horso which was ablo to count tho milo posts nloug tho way. It had bceu trutucd by ibt master to stop for feed whenovcr they bad cov ered 5 vents. Ono duy tlioy tried tho horse over a rood whero three false milo posts had boon put in between tho real ones, and, suro enough, tho horso, do ooived by this trick, stopped for his oata at tho end of 22 vorsts, instead of going tho usual SB. Tho samo horso was accustomed to being fed every day nt tho atroko of noon. Tho doctor observed that when over tho clock struck tho horso would stop and prick up his ears as if count ing. If ho heard 13 strokes, ho would trot off contentedly to bo fed, but if it wero fowor Hum 12 ho would resignedly go on working. Tho experiment was mado of striking 13 strokes nt tho wrong time, whereupon tho horso started for his oats in splto of tho fact that ho had been fed only an hour before St Louis Olobo-Domocrnt A Von llulow Rchrarsat. When in Munich somo years ngo di recting tho Wngucr operas, a woman of society nsked tho lato Hans von Bulow ouo evening to bo allowed to attend tho rehearsal of tho orchestra on tho follow ing day. Bulow replied that it would glvo him great pleasure to havo hor pres ent later in tho week, when tho orches tra had ilaycd of tenor. However, on tho following dny Bulow caught sight of hor in tho theater as ho took his baton iu hand. Ho stopped tho music, held n hurried conversation with ouo of tho iiK'inlx.TH of tho orchestra, nnd then ns cendeil to his place again. Ho flourished his baton, und ouo instrument began to sound. Ho continued to bent tho air, and tho instrument continued to piny only thrwo different notes. For llvo min utes this was kept up, tho other musi cians remaining silent. Tho poor lady became half rrnzyiii t lie course of time, and in disgust nt llulow nnd Wngner left tho room. Tho rehearsal wus then continued. San Frnncisco Argonaut For SlcrileHiirKn. If persons troubled with sleeplessness would Keep nt hand a bottlo of tho fol lowing mixture and uso it as a sponge bath, they would find tho greatest relief: Into 8 ounces of alcohol put 2 of ammo nia nml 3 of enmphor. Shako thorough ly, and when well mixed ndd 4' buncos of sea salt and enough hot water to fill ft quart bottlo. To apply it pour a littlo of tho liquid in n shallow dish, moisten tho wholo body n littlo nt n timo by dip ping n small hpongo In it Rub on only a very little, then finish with a vigor ous rubbing with a coarse crash towel. Get into bed, nnd you will promptly fall asieep. xsow York recorder. Riilolri; n Cusp. Manager This now play, I expect, will bo a big success. In tho first act you appear as n beggarly clerk In a dry goods establishment, kicked nbout by your employers and tho floorwalker and Contemnod by tho customers. Then three years olupso between tho first and boo ond nets and Actor You wouldn't mind paying my salary in advance for thoso throo years? I'm awfully short Manager I ought to havo said 'aro supposed to elapse. You can suppose you got your throo years' salary in ad vance. Bostpu Transcript. A Scrupulous Censor. When Rome was uudor tho papal power, n play was onco submitted to tho prolnto charged with tho revision of manuscripts for tho press. In tho first sceuo nu uctor is represented ns sitting at a tnblo and calling, Wuitor, a beef steak." Tho scrupulous censor wroto in the murglui "Noto When the piece U played during Lent, tho actor, Instead of calling for a beefsteak, will order as omelet "Sou Francisco Argonaut Too Smaiit. Lo nowspt nnper in des criblDg any thing omit somo trilling in cident, or let it paint tho picturo with glowing colors, and there is a clnss of smart Alecks who are ready to swear thnt th9 reporters never got nny thing right. Hut nn editor can sny nil tho nico things posslblo about uomo matter of public Interest or toll what n clover fellow somo ninn is, or oven praise a woman that wears n poem In millinery, nnd not n word will ever bo hcurd about it. It la only tho quorelotis fuult-flndors who are ready to express their opinions. Tho facta utc, thero is a cIusb of pooplo who believe that thoy nro ordained cen sors of tho nowspupor, and they nro al ways prompt to sco tho mistakes, ovon If it la only a turned comma; but tho editor may write column after column of matter saying nico things about tho town and its business interests, nnd tho people gonerally, nnd novor n word of commendation docs ho hoar. Lifo is too short for people to spend their timo in finding fault or quarreling with thoir neighbors. Wo are here to-day but tho Lord knows whore wo will pull up to morrow. Home thing wreng when you tire too easily. Homo thing wrong when tho skin Is not clear nnd smooth. Somo thing wrong when the blood la impure. Every thing right when you tnko DoWitt's Bar aparilla. It recommends itself. C. L. Oottlng, IIoiitCMCckcr Ivxcmi-sIoiir. Ono faro for tho round trip. Tell your friends in tho cast that on May 8th and 29th the Burlington routo will sell round trip tickets at the ono way rate to points in Nebraska, Kansas cistern Colorado, southwestern Da kota and norlhcrn Wyoming. 'tickets nro good for twenty days illow stopovers, and will bo on sale nt nil stations cast of tho Missouri liver J. FttANOlS, 0. P. & T. A., Omaho, Neb. . Dr. Sawyer's Family Curo is bo nnmed because It is adapted to nil tho members of a family, young and old. Try it, it strengthens and invigorates. DoyOifcQrico At Athons, on Friday, 36" shocks of earthquake wore felt in eight hours. Dr. Sawyers Family Curo! Dr. Sawyer's Family Caret Dr. Sawynr's Family Carol It not only relieves bntenres Indigestion. Sold by DeyoAGrico. The Bolgian police provontcd an ex plosion of dynamite bombs. noar Stomach, Ueadnche, Ullouanes. Jaundice, Drow-iuss, General debility and Diabetes nro cared bv Dr. Sawyer's !'amilyCur. Sold by Deyo & Grioo. 4t . ... A gang of counterfeiters was discover ed at Denver. Call on your druggist for a free sample of Dr. Sawyers Family (Jure. After trying it you will always keep It in your family. Sold by Doyo & Grice. Captuin Mannzon of tho Itata commit cd suicide. Dr. Sawyers Family Curo safely pud thoroughly euros all difficulties of tho Sto much, Liver, Kidneys nnd Dowels. Try a froo sample Sold by Doyo fc Griee. Biscop Chnrtanl of Indiana left New York for Rimo. Indigestion nnd Dilounness makes life miserable. If allowed to continue, makes Itfo.perpetnnlly miserable. Use Dr. Saw yer's Family Cure. Doyo & Grice. Aloxnndor Watson, tho polygamist, will bo made to face his numerous wives, It Cares blood and skin disorders. It does this nnlokly nnd permanently. Is there any good reason why you should not use DeWitt'sBirsapardlaf It recommend itself. C. L. Cottlng. Edward Adams of Now Orleans will hang for murder in tho City of Moxieo Let us remind you that now is the time to take DoWitt's Snrsaparllla, it will do you good. It recommends itself. C. L. Cotting. Arthur Lnvorlo killed his finnco Chicago and then shot himself. nt Four Illg SticccsRCH. Ilnviug tho needed merit to moro than mnko good nil the ndvertiaing claimed for them, the following foar remedies hnve readied a phonomonnl salo, Dr. King's New Discovory for Consnmpton, Coughs and Colds each bottlo guaranteed Eleo trlo Bitters, the great remedy for Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Bucklea'a Arnica Salve, the beet In tho world, nnd Dr. King's Mow Lifo Pills, which nre n per fect pill. All these romedlos nro gunrnn teed to do just what is claimed for them and the dealer whose name is attaohod herewith will bo glad to tell you more o them. Sold nt O. L. Cottlng's Drugstore. Wienor's prices aro within reach of all Call there and convince yourselves, IN I Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder WorM'1 Pair Hlgtrnt Award. WOfML THE MODERN WAY OF MOVING. tome of It Frntnrc n Notcil bynSubur t tilto Juit Motctl lulu Town. "W cannot forget," said tho man who mOV3dfrom tho suburbs "tho vans wo moved in nor tho men who moved us. Tho wholo household wiu uctlvo early that morning waiting for tho vans. Tho main rond by which they would ap proach ran parallel to tho street in which wo lived nnd in plain sight Soon uftcr 7 o'clock wo saw them coming, thrco of them, each drawn by four horses, nnd nil well closed up, n decid edly orderly nnd business looking pro cession. They Bwung urouud through a cross street and down our street nnd halted near tho houso at 7:10. They had told us at tho ofllco that tho vans would bo thcro at 7 o'clock. Inasmuch as thoy hnd had 12 miles to como nnd it had rained tho night beforo 7:10 didn't seem liko a half bad bluff at it "A man camo down and located tho house, aud then tho two head vans camo nnd backed up to tho walk In front At ono sldo of tho honso thcro was n drive way which ran back past tho rear of tho house, with n loop thero around n littlo oval grass plat Thcro was nono too much room in this driveway, which was not designed for four horso teams, but when tho rear van camo down tho driver swung his lenders and camo in nt it with tho largo confldenco of n man who has n good team nnd knows how to handle it Ho ronuded tho oval nnd halted with his team headed toward tho street nnd tho renr end of tho van on n lino with tho rear of tho honso. When tho vans wero nil in position, tho horses wero blanketed, and then tho men wero ready. "Thero wero six men altogether, nnd they wero nil powerful, nblebodied men. Tho honso was n 2J story Queen Anno. Tho men stripped it in two hours nnd without nny fuss or commotion whutover. At 0:20 tho lost padlock snap ped on tho Inst van door, nnd tho driv ers mounted to their seats nnd hnuled out into tho rond again, onco moro in line. Then nil hands settled down hi their scats, nnd everything was ready for tho start Tho great arks wero very' heavy now, nnd it was no light work to movo thom. Thcro was a littlo pictur csquo plunging nt tho start, but they wero good teams, every' one, and they soon had tho vans in motion, and after that thoy walked off with them as though thoy wero shoeboxes on wheels. A fow moments later wo saw them onco moro nut on tho main road, moving now townrd tho city. "Four hours later wo caught sight of them ngniu. Wo wero then on tho train bound for tho city nnd npproachiugncar it. Wo saw tho vans on n road nt somo littlo distance from tho railroad They wero ns well closed up ns a wagon train would bo under escort in an enemy's country and moving forward. "Not very long afterward wo stood on tho stops in tho land of brick and mortar and saw tho procession, still well closed up, appear around tho corner. They camo up at n trot. It took n littlo moro timo to unload than to load, but not much. Soon wo heard tho last padlock snap again, this timo on tho last of tho empty vans. Onco moro tho procession lined up, moved off und disappeared. "Aud left us to settle. It is some thing of n job to sottlo, as thoso who havo tried it know, but if anything could mnko that work seem lighter it would bo tho exhilaration of moving iu tho modern way." New York Sun. Too Much For Him. General Meerschoidt-Hullessom, nn old and experienced officer of tho bluff type, has several times differed with Emperor William's criticism of parades nnd mnncuvers, and tho general did not tako pains to conceal his opinions. Ouo night tho emperor and tho general met at u-bal), and it happened that tho samo forenoon tho omcror had again criti cised tho general's troops, deprecating tho veteran officer's want of coolness. During tho evening tho emperor joking ly remarked to tho general, who is a bachelor: "My dear general, you want to liecoiiio less excited, und," pointing to tho la dles, ho ndded, "you ought to marry." "I beg your majesty's pardon, " re torted tho general, "but I lx?g to bo ex cused. A young wifo and n young em peror would bo too much for mo." Berlin Letter. A Hook Qimlnt Title. A year or two ago thero first appeared iu Germany n littlo book entitled "Darf dio Frau Denken?" ("Ought WomnnBo Allowed to Think?"). It went through a number of editions in a short time, a rnro tiling to happen in tho fatherland, at lenst in this department of literature. Though small and without nny new ideas or issues, it seemed to havo had n decided effect in winning favor for tho woman rights movement, tit present oc cupying the best minds of n nation ns conservative as tho German. Tho writer, n lady, attempts to show that woman Is not created for man, but for her calling, and to work out her own dostiny on equal terms with man. Henco ull educa tional apparatus aud institutions ought to bo opened to her. Baltimore Sun. The Statue of the Ansel Moroni. A Btntuo of tho nugol Moroni sur mounts tho enpstouo of tho tower of tho great Mormon tomplo nt Salt Lake City. Tho figure is of gigantic proportions, be ing 13 feet ( inches iu height It re minds ono of n picturo of Gabriel blow ing tho trumpet on tho hist day and is ihipposcd to represent tho Mormon angel bringing tho gospel to tho children of moil. Tho iiicnudcscout lamp abovo tho angel's head is 222 feet from tho pavo meut below. St Louis Republic. An Anthom, This definition of an anthem is ac credited to a British workinnn. Under taking to explain tho meaning of tho word to nu inquiring friend, ho began, "Well, if I said 'Bring mo n pickax,' that would not bo mi nuthoni, but if I said 'Bring bring bring bring mo tho pick pick pickax bring me the pick pickax' that would be an. an thom." Now York Times. S, I). Dasford of Carthage, 6. D., Iwas taken sick in Uioux City. Ho proonred two bottles of Parks' Sure Cure for the Liver nnd Kidnoys. Ho says: "I believe Parks' Sure Cnrooxcels nil other medioine for lthoumnlism nnd Urinary disorders." Sold by C.Ii. Cottlng. How cheep somo pooplo will Boll them selves for tho promiso of Bpot cash. Ilciiihii'liu and Indigestion Can be cured. If yon don'tbelieve it try llegg's Littlo Giant Pills. 'Sold and war ranted by Doyo A Grlce. Thero Is n lnko in Lognn county named Cody, af tor tho long-haired lion of North Platte. Hull, Drowsy nnd Tired. "I felt doll, drowsy nnd tired and my fnco was covered with nlmntea. I h. taken foar bottles of Hood's Sanapsrllla and the pimples have disappeared and I feel like work when I rise in the morning." -FrnnkJ. Haller, Dladen, Neb. Oscar Collior monkoyod with a buzz- tmvf nnu nns ono loss thumb than needs. ho If dull, spiritless and stupid; If your blood Is thick nnd Blnggish; If yonr ap. petite is cnprlolons and nnoertoln. Yon J1aekeDnofc-PftTi110, Por bMl rMnIl L. CotHng. Itrooommrnd "lt 0. Tho now electric light plant atHoopor will bo In oporntlon in a fow days. UUKUMATIM! CunKDIN A DAY.-"MyStlo rn i, ..for Knmatism and Neuralgia, fndlcn ly enrca In 1 to 8 days. Its action prn tlie system is remarkable and mys torions. It romoves at onco the came and the dlsonso immediately disappears, llio first doso greatly benefits, 75cts. Cloud ariC' Dra-re,8t8' Red Tho skoloton of tho old sugar palaco at Grand Island is being put away. "Orange Blossom", the common sense Fcmalo Hcmedy, drnws out pain and sore ness. Sold by O. L. Cotting. Tho leak. jail nt Fnirbury has sprung a Do not put off taking n spring medicine but tako Hood's Sarsaparilla now. It will puriOy your blood, strengthen your nerves nnd glvo you n good appetite. Hood's pills aro hand made, and perfect in proportion nnd nppearanae. !2So. a box Tho Duchess of Fife has a fancy for going about incognito. Whon tho scalp is atophied, or shiny bald, no preparation will restore the hair; in all other eases, Hall's Hair Renewer will start a growth. Queen Victoria spooks 10 languages lluently. Wanted! :7 men wanted at Deyo & Grioe's drug storo noxt Monday morniag, to buy a bottle of Bailor's Barb Wire Liniment, it is absolutely guaranteed. Pudding bags should be made of heavy jean. What's the dlfferenoo between a good boy and an elephant? Why, good boy's always take Heller's Sure Cur Cough Syrup and elephants don't. For sale by Deyo and Grioo. York has two public drinking fountains whero mnn nnd beast can drink thoir fill without monoy, - How would you like to be a kangaroo, or be ablo to jump like one, but you've got piles eo'bad you can't. Us Holler's Australian Snlvo and you'll get there For sale by Doyo & Griee. J. S. Phillips hue started a new paper nt Sponcor, Littlo Lord Fuunllcroy as a boautiful child but he had ona drawback, his face was coyered with pirn pies. His grandfather bought a bottle ef Haller'a Sarsaparilla and was so pleased nt its result that he took 4 bottles himself and enred his rheumatism. For sale by Deyo fc Grlco, Oscar Paris of Bonodiot wob kicked on tho shin causing n vory bad fracture A Million Friends. A friend iu noed is a friend indeed, and not less than one million people have found just such a friend in Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs nnd Colds. If yoa havo never used this Great Cough Medioine, one trial will eon vineo yon that it has wonderful curative powors in nil dlstnscs of Throat, Chest nud Lungs, Kaoh bottlo Is guaranteed to do all thnt is claimed or money will be refunded. Trial bottles free at O. L. Cottlng's Drugstore. Large bottles COo. and $1 00. Rural towns aro kicking on tho ad vunco in insuranco rutos. Ladies can bo positively relelevd from nil those irregularities, distressing symp toms nnd diseases by using Dr. Sawyer's Pastilles, Hold by Ueyo & Grice, i 1 1 .. i m m i Tho W. 11. O. has orgunized a corps in Suporior. Dr. Sawyor's Pastilles used in time will curo nny caso of Female Weakness. Get a frco sample pnokage from the following name druggist Bold by Deyo & Grlce. Ono of tho first privileges of every Christian is tho right to live without worry. Creates health, oreatcs strength, createi vigor; DeWltt's Sarsaparilla. It reoom rasnds itself O. L.CotttBg. THEY COOKED UNSOAKED RAIN. " Aud by the Aid of Lightning and Snow Made a SatUfuctorr Meal. "Perhopa ono of tho most peculiarly prepared luuchcons ever laid boforo hungry pooplo was ono which wo had when wo wero snowed up In tho thoatcr of a small western town," said a theat rical man to a reporter. "Upon this night in tho brief interval nftcr tho pooplo left tho theater, whllo wo wero dressing to go to our hotol, n tcrrlflo enowBtorm, such ns you can only find in tho west, camo up. Tho snow drifted against our doors and nil nbout tho Etroots, bo that wo had to remain all night in tho thoatcr. Of courso wo got hungry, as actors will sometimes do, and we began a search for something eatable. ' "Wo prowled around tho property room and wero about to glvo up in dis gust when ono of tho company struck a box of beans, which wero used to imi tato tho sound of rain. By shaking tho box a fitago rainstorm could bo produced. We took this 'rain, ' ns tho profession is pleased to call it, but saw no way of cooking it Somo ouo suggested that tho thunder' might bon good thing to cook it upon, in Hon of nothing hotter. Tho 'thunder' was a sheet of tin or iron which was shaken to mako tho roar of heaven's artillery. Wo bent tho 'thun der' so that it would hold tho beans, but were at a loss for means for producing heat Our property man suggested that we use 'lightning, ' n powder of lycopo dlum, used for making flashes upon tho stage, for tho fire. Wo found quite a lot of this, nnd with tho addition of somo 'snow littlo ultH or paper risen to represent thobenutiful wostnrtcd quito a flro nnd succeeded in cooking tho beans, which wo ato with a relish. Ro solving into stago parlance, wo hnd used 'thunder,' 'lightning' nnd 'snow' to cook a lunch thnt consisted of 'rain. ' -Pittsburg Dispatch. Modern Woman ns n Cnmly Ilnycr. Tho powerful social movement in tho direction of tho freedom of women is being felt in this community. Women are "rising in their might" and "viow ing with alarm," and all that such things imply. Thoy nro beginning to assert their rights. I saw ono of them who had just sat spellbound beneath tho fervid oratory of Miss Mnndo Banks whon tho latter "shook off tho yoko of woman's slavery In peopling tho world" enter a candy storo and fix her deter mined gaze upon tho contents of a glass ease, "Those aro 00 cents a pound, mad am," said tho canny girl,-"ana tnoso aro 45, and thoso nro CO." "Givo mo thrco of thefrc, and two of these, and thrco of these," snid tho la dy, "and, mind yon, I want just exact ly thoso I'vo pointed out, nud thoy aro not to bo moro than 10 cents, or I won't tako thom." Whon tho customer hnd departed, tho candy girl, who was still n self satisfied slave, loaned against tho cuso and fan nod hcrsolf with n paper bag. 'Now York Horald. A Dciilrablo l'lnrc. Wo wero seated in n fairly filled third elass carriago not timed to mako a stop pago for an hour or so, and during tho first half of this period ono of tho pas sengers, a very oxcitablo and withal voluble individual, loudly inveighed against things in general nud tho places ho happened to hnvo visited in particu lar. All at onco n quiet and scdato old gcntloman, who hail up to thcu sat si lently in ono corner, remarked: "How would you liko to llvo in a placo whero no ono drank nny intoxicat ing liquor or even smoked n cigar?" "It would bo oxccllent," replied tho grumbler. "And whero every ouo went to church on Sundays?" "That would bo a delightful place." "And whero no ouo stolo or forged or cheated?" "But bucIi nplnco is impossible Toll mo, whero is thero such n pei feet place?" "You will find it in any of her maj esty's prisons," was tho quiet reply, and tho grumbler was silent for tho re mainder of tho journey. Loudon Tit Bits. Farrnent'N Ilonlli. Admiral Farragut's death was duo to tho selfishness of a woman, Rov. James J. Kane, chaplain of tho Brooklyn navy yard, said iu a recent lecture Tho ad miral aud his wifo wero coming from California, when n woninn occupying a scat in front of thom in tho car opened a window. Admiral Fnvrngnt was ill, and tho strong draft of wind which blow directly upon him chilled him. Mrs. Forragnt asked tho woninn courteously If Bho would not kindly oloso tho win dow, ns itwas annoying lohorhushnnd. Tho woman snapped out: "No, I won't close thowiudow. Idnu'tcnro if it does annoy him. I mn not going to smother for him." Admiral Farragut thus caught a Bovoro cold, which resulted iu his death. A fow days beforo tho end camo ho said, "If I die, that woman will bo held accountable. ' ' Care of Curtains nnd l'ort icrci. When any cleaning or sweeping is in progress, tho heavy curtains nnd por tions should bo removed mid after being thoroughly brushed and shaken should bo allowed to hang in tho air until tho rooms aro cleaned and ready for thoir return. Heavy hangings will absorb tho odor from cigar smoko or from any food Which may bo cooking, nnd tho greatest caro Bhonld therefore bo taken that thoy bo kept well aired. Tho doorway cur tains may bo so easily removed and placed in position again that thero should bo no excuse for any unpleasant odor bolng attached to them. James Thomson in Ladies' Homo Journal, A Love Match. Friend Edith married for money, didn't sho? Clara No, indeed. Ho is rich, but ho is dreadfully in lovo with him. Why, whon ho comes in lato, Bho just w its and scolds him by tho hour. New York Weekly, -V Ctu r !' -jy " i 1 . . 'v ljjrnx 1 J tf.. ifJIK rft"V ' . ftjvv ' "5fei S.v IU-LMtW'i y HWVfe.tfx A - ri.V4rf..J.., - " r - " -. SiHIaS