B LIFE'S DAY.
B When the day Is yonn < r nnd fair ,
* * * B Birds sin ) ; in the dewy air ,
H OIIdUdk sunlight everywhere.
V Hearts arc buovant , free from care ,
B Soul * urn stronc to do and dare ;
B "When the day Is youug and fair.
* * *
B Sunny hours hare clfmbed to noon ,
H Chimin ; ; one by one their tunc ,
H Ail the ways of life arc strewn
K With its hopes ; alas , so soon ,
B Ther have withered , could not bloom
H In the sultry heat of noou.
B But the ercnint ; comes apace ,
K With its soft illumined face ,
H Briupiue peace U > hearts of trrace ,
B " * Hearts that through the dizzrace ,
H Kept on with a strady pace
H Hearts of truth , God's hearts of grace.
H Sidney McLean , in The Current.
m A Grandfather For Sale.
H "It's all very well for you , Cabot , to
H quote that trite remark about rank be-
H rag only the guinea's stamp. Y/ou
H inow aswell : is I do that the social
B guinea here in Boston , of all places
H must be stamped before it will go into
H circulation. Society strongly resembles
H retail trade in this one particular. Let
| H me offer a lump of the purest gold to
H any small dealer as payment for the
H goods I hare bought of him , and ho
H "would at once say he'd rather have the
B dirtiest bank-note in town tiian my un-
H stamped metal ; wouldn't he ? "
H "Well , I suppose he would. If we
H were in a more primitive stato of exis-
K teneo the yellow metal , as it came from
B mother earth , would satisfy our greed.
B Now it has to be vouched for as gold
B before it can take Its proper position
B among the other circulating mediums. "
B "Exactly so ! And as we are not in
B a primative state , but a very 'highly
B cultured' oue , I. for example , need to
B have a stamp before I can puss muster.
H All the wealth my Midas of a father
B left to me will not take me more than
B just so far ; yet I dress according to the
B Jaws of to-day , I don't eat with my
H inife , I know how to rais 1113hat to a
H lady ; in short , I Halter nvyself tiiat I
B make a fairly good appearance. But I
H have no grand father worth speaking
H of. " And though there wis a mock
* *
H pathos in his tone , Maxwell Jennings
H meant more of what he said than he
*
* H would have been willing his companion
H should suspect
* H Edgar Cabot glanced at him a little
H contemptuously ; then he allowed his
* H eyes to wander enviously around the
H luxurious appointments of Maxwell's
* H xooms. Everything bespoke an abund-
H snee of both money and taste on the
* H part of the one who resided there. A
H casual observer would never have sup-
H posed that a man who could appreciate
H the engravings and books which crowd-
H ed the Avails and tables was a mush-
H room of an hour , the sou of a man who
H had amassed a large fortune by the
H -manufacture of rum , and judicious spec-
B ulations in stocks and mines. The mo-
H ment that Tom Jennings' business and
H all other possessions fell into his son ' s
H hands , that young man sold the obnoxj
H ions distilleries and went abroad for
B three years to finish the studies his fathi
B cr had sent hiiu there to begin. Old
B Tom Jennings had the sense to know
B that lie could never aspire to any higher
B position in life than the one he was born
B into ; but he was determined to "make
B Max a gentleman , " and so far as culti-
B -ration and study could do it , he suc-
B ceeded.
M "By Jupiter , Jennings , if I had a tithe i
B cf your money I wouldn 't care a pica-
B june if I hadn't a grandfather ! " sighed 1
B Cabot , whose bank account was as short 1
B 33 his pedigree was long. 1
B "AmiI , Cabot , would give a hundred (
B thousand dollars this minute if I had a
B one of your dignified ancestors. " JenJ J
B aings answered earnestly. "Yes , I'd
B give it gladly if I in any way could <
B claim a great-uncle or grandfather of i
note ! "
H * "A fellow has a perfect right to sell I
H what is indubitably his own , haun't t
he ? " asked Cabot , thoughtfull- .
H * Of course he has. " f
H "I , as everyone knows , am the last r
H of my line of the Cabots. The births 1
H in my family this last hundred years 1
H have been in inverse proportion to the <
H deaths. There has been a frightful j
H mortality among us. If I die childless ,
H as now seems probable my divorced <
H -wife being in d sgustingly robust health t
H there will be no one to pride himself 1
H on the dead-and-gone Cabots , so , Jenn1 1
H ings'I'vea mind to sell them out to
H jog. I am badly in want of mone } ;
H jou think yourself or , to be more ex-
H act. Dr. and Mrs. Randall think you
H "badly in want of ancestors. Whai
B -will you give me for , say old Colonel i
B Cabot ? The one. you know , who was t
B iilled in King Philip's war. " I
B "What au absurd idea ! " exclaimed i
B Jennings , with a laugh.
B "Iot at all absurd. The old codger <
B is bow great-uncle ; if I sell him to <
B jou , why , of course , he'll be yours. <
fl Or , if yon don't like him , there's my
B grandfather , Judjre Cabot how will t
B "ke fill your bill ? Now , Jennings , don't 1
I 3ook so amused. I assure you Jam in 1
ead earnest I am so hard up I'd sell 1
B say soul much more such a trille : is a 1
B pundfather for a hundred thousand
B dollars. <
Jennings knew that Cabot spoke the 1
truth about his financial condition , and ,
Iwing a good-natured fellow , who was 1
grateful to Cabot for several introduc- :
lions which he valued very highly ,
especially the one to the aforemention- 1
ed Randalls , determined to help Cabot 1
ont of his pecuniary quagmire by hu- <
moring him in his ridiculous proposi- j
tion. 1
"I declare , Cabot , if the thing were
ieasiblc I'd accept your offer with ims
aiense gratitude. But suppose I should <
tell any one that Judge Cabot , belonged
to me. who would believe me ? " <
" • "If you were to buy him of me you'd 1
oive me a receipt for him , I suppose ? 1
1 Just as I would give you a receipt for 5
k . the money you paid to me for him. "
I "Certainly 1 should. " answered Jen- :
I sings , laughing at the idea of giving 1
i ' a receipt for an ancestor. <
l Then vou could truthfully say that :
& -yon had "documentary evidence that 1
Jadgo Cabot was an ancestor of your i
I& [ suT and that would settle it. as I
f
_ _ _ _ _ won 111 iiwi
would be careful to bay so , too , foi
people raroly insist upon one's proving
that So-and-so is his * kin' ; and if any
body was still dubious 3'ou could b <
justly indignant because your word was
doubted. "
"I think if I buy one of them 1
would like to liavo the other to kecj
him company ; ho might feel lonesome
so entirely out of his element. What
will you lake for the two ? " asked Jen-
uings , seriously.
Cabot looked fixedly at him for an
instant ; then , seeing that ho was ir
earnest , answered :
"Oh , I'll not jew you in this trade.
I'll bo grateful if you will give mo t
hundred thousand for the two of 'em
the old Colonel and the Judge. "
"Are you sure that will satisfy you :
Suppose I say a hundred and tweuty-
live for the two ? "
"That will suit mo still better , ol
course , " said Cabot , aloud. To him
self ho added : "The fellow is a bigger
mufl'than I thought. However , he is s
good fellow , and I will help him swear
that they arc his kinsmen , just to see
how many gullible fools there are in the
world. "
"How will you have the monoy ? Ir
bonds or real estate ? " asked Jennings ,
"or a happy combination of both ? "
"If you are really in earnest , I would
prefer a little of both. "
"Meet mo at the Suffolk Bank to
morrow , at ten , and I will turn the 'tin '
over to you. It is an hour that will
suit you , I suppose , as you are a man
of leisure ? "
The hour and the whole tenor of the
proposition suited Cabot to a nicety ; sc
the next day the transfer was made ,
Jennings receiving , in lieu of a given
sum of mone } % a receipt for "all right
and title to the possession of the late
Colonel Henry Cabot and the late
Judge Frederic Cabot formerly the
possession of Edgar Cabot , and to all
honors , rank , glory , etc. , wh.ch may
accrno from the ownership of the
same. "
A few days later Cabot proposed the
name of Maxwell as a member of the
very exclusive West End club to which
he belouged. At this proposition there
was some demur , and Cabot quietly said
to one of the objectors :
"I know what you fellows are think
ing of. You fancy that Max has noth
ing but his money to back him for ad
mittance here , but you are mistaken. 1
happen to know know , mind you
that he can claim lawful ownership in
his excellency , the late Judge Cabot.
He has papers in his possession which
prove it"
"Are you sure ? " was the amazed in-
quiry 1 ,
"I am. I have seen the document tc
which I refer. "
"It must have been on his mother's
side if there was such relationship. "
"Did you ever hear of my aunt ,
Letitia , who disajmered so mj-sterious-
ly 5 ? "
"I thought she committed suicide ? "
"Some of us Cabots are such lunatics
that 1 we think suie 'de preferable to a
mesalliance" replied Cabot , signif-
icantly. i
So the story went around that Max
Jennings had just discovered that he
was a descendant of the old Cabot fam3
ily i , and when his name was proposed
for j election there was not a single black 1
ball 1 against him. He was accordingly t
notified that he was duly elected a s
member of the Miles Standish Club. t
As soon as Jennings received this nor
t'fication t he hastened to the Reception I
Committee ( of said club , and explained I
the t whole matter to them. Whereat , 1
pleased with his frankness , and highly 1
amused at the absurdity of the transacj j
tion , the club , at its last meeting , unan'J
imously elected him a member "on his i
own merits , and not those of his sup q
posititious ancestors ; " and also , equally a
unanimously , dropped from its roll the r.
name of Edgar Cabot , "A man whe t
could sell his grandfather not being r
worthv of the noble name of a Miles r
Standfsh Brother. " was the verdict
Dr. Randall , in common with most c
of the sons of the first settlers , was a
member of this same club , so he naturl
ally told his wife about the transaction
between Cabot and Jennings. She a
answered : I
"I am sure it evinces a very proper il
feeliug on Mr. Jennings' part to want 0
a grandfather ; but surely he must have V
known such a sale was impossible , t
What better off is he for the nominal t
ownership of Judge Cabot ? " Does it n
give him any of the Cabot virtues ? " ti
"Has the actual ownership of such a a
grandfather given Edgar Cabot any of
those virtues ? Do you think the Judge 0
has much to be proud of in such an w
heir ? " asked her husband. b
"You know , my dear , I never had I
any love for Edgar Cabot , and I have
still less for him now. Do you suppose
that Mr. Jennings had any idea that
this 1 purchase would enhance his value ,
in our eyes ? He has certainly been if
very attentive to Olive lately. and I 3 :
have feared that she liked him too
well. " | ,
"That will never do ! " exclaimed the '
doctor , emphatically. "I cannot have sl
one of my girls marry the son of that "
old Tom Jennings , a most disreputable G
old creature who posessed but one vir- "
tue , that of generosity , so far 1 as can "
hear. No , no ; that must not be ! I a :
have nothing against Max Jennings 5
himself , but , "blood 'will tell , ' you ?
know. "
• • As it has done in the-case of EdD
gar Cabot. " said Mrs. Randall , dryP
ly. She liked Max. and she more than t ; (
suspected that Olive returned the love G
which Max so evidently felt for her , 5 ; (
and she did wish that there could be C : (
some way devised by which he could bu Cl
transformed into a suitable husband for
her. And then his wealth , too ! Poor P
Olive had not all the pretty things which "
girls of her age ought to have , the
mother felt t ]
"There arc exceptions to all rules. " P
said the doctor , concise ] } , "and Edgar
Cabot is the exception to this one. "
"May not Max Jennings be also an
exception ? " suggested Mrs. Randall , f
but her husband made no reply , only
much interested D
became suddenly very
iu the evening paper. U
A little later , in all about two months "
after the purchase of his ancestor , Jena
nings called on Dr. Randall's family g
one evening , and Olive ' s younger sister , -
an irresistible girl of thirteen , named
Pauline , said to him. somewhat ab
ruptly : f
"Oh , Mr. Jenninjrs , is it true thai v
yon have bought Mr. Cabot's grand
father ? "
"It is true that Judge Cabot now be
longs to me that he is my grand
father , " was Max's answer.
"Since Pauline has broached the sub
ject , Mr. Jennings , " said Mrs. Randall ,
"I must own that I am a little curious
to know what gave rise to this remark
able story which is going around about
you and Edgar Cabot. "
"Oh , it is very simple. Cabot was
hard up , and I traded off a few dollars
for an ancestor or two , " replied Max ,
lightly.
"Do you really mean to claim those
dead Cabots for your own ? " asked Dr.
Randall , a little testily.
"I do. Why not ? " was Max's qucrv.
• 'Is not what you pay for your own ? "
Dr. Randall could neither say yes nor
no. While he was hesitating for a
suitable answer which should cover the
whole ground and yet not hurt Max's
feelings. Max continued :
"You know , sir , that you value do-
scent above money. Let us suppose a
case : If a man had a daughter , and
two men were to present themselves as
suitors , the one with a good name but
a poor purse , the other in exactly the
reverse condition , to which would 3'ou
advise her to give an affirmative ans
wer ? "
Dr. Randall appreciated the full
meaning of this question , which was
even harder than the previous one to
be answered. He could not collect his
thoughts as quickly as his older daugh
ter did , however. Before her father
could frame a reply , Olive said , de
terminedly :
" 1 think it would be well to let the
girl have some voice in such a matter.
/thinK that the characters of the two
men ought to be taken into considera
tion. 1 don't believe any girl would
want a man who could sell his grand
father. She'd be more apt to see
worthy qualities in the one who didn't
consider monoy the onhthing worth
having. "
There was no mistaking the signifi
cance of Olive's tones , or of her Hush-
ed face. Dr. Randall loved his child
ren , so , saying to himself : "Max is at
heart a gentleman , iu spite of his ex
traction ; perhaps there was good on his
mother's side , " he pretended to make
a jest of the whole matter , and ans
wered :
"Ah , Max , you see what a minority
I am in ! My wife always agrees with
Olive 1 , and even Pauline eohoesher. , so
I ; dare not dispute a word she says. "
Max looked pleased , and Mrs. Ran
dall 1 positively beamed on her husband.
But ; fancy the feelings of all when Max
said : :
"The most singular part of the whole
affair i is this : One of my of old Tom
Jennings' friends heardof this bargain
between 1 Cabot and me , and put me in
the I way of proving that Tom Jennings
adopted : me in my earliest infaucv out
of an orphan assj-lum , where I had been
placed ] by mother just before her death.
She i was in consumption , and as her
last J hours drew near she made a eonfi1
dant of Tom Jennings' wife , and told
her 1 that she had been deceived by a
false marriage between herself and the
father of this Edgar Cabot. As the
3'cars passed , and Tom found that the
Cabots ( were not , as a rule , dissolute
men , he thought he would investigate
the so-called false marriage , He did
so , and found that it was a genuine one ;
that my father , Edward Cabot , had had
no intention of deceiving my mother ,
but having died suddenly before my c
birth , had kept the marriage secret on- *
ly for fear of his father's wrath , for my i
mother was a plain farmer's daughter.l
poor : but honest , as the phrase is. Old *
Tom had become fond of me , and knowr
ing : that the Cabots had nothing to be- l
queath me except the name , he legally 1
tulopted me as his son. So , you see. I
purchased my ancestors of my older half
brother , Edgar Cabot I came here to
night , Dr. Randall , to tell you this sto
ry : to-morrow "
"Max , was your mothei's name Ra- l
chel ? " Dr. Randall asked , abruptly. ?
"Yes ; Rachel Dennison , of Weston f
Mills. \ " I
"I was present at your birth , boy , 1
nnd your mother told me this story.
investigated it for her sake , and found.
it true , your father having been a wid- ;
3wer before he met your mother. s
When I next saw her she was dead and
c
the baby had vanished , so the whole j.
thing went out of mind until this mo- j
ment" Here the doctor had to pause ' ,
to rub his spectacles , and Pauline took c
xclvantage of the brief silence to say : 3
"Now that you've got a grandfather \
rt your own , I suppose you and Olive .
.viil be getting married , and then .you'll
je my brother Max , will you not ? " v
Francis E. Wadlcigh , in 'she Current.
s
si i
An Ingenious Brute. 1
No reasonable being can doubt that J
cruelty to animals is to be effectually
hecked ] , some stronger corrective must
ie employed than anything which the
aw at present provides. Take , for in- t
itance the case of Robert Gallen , who I
" "
vas prosecuted at Crediton last week.
fallen was trying to get a mare with a j
leavy load of coals up a sleep hill ren-
lered slippery by frost The mare *
ame to a standstill , and finding that a
severe ( thrashing did not supply the r
lecessary stirniuus , Gallen hit upon the r
ngenious idea of collecting a quantity ?
f furze and lighting a fire under the
joor beast , whose stomach was shown T
o have been burned severely. For this ?
fallen was fined 10 shillings. I do not
o much blame the magistrates for this ?
ontemptabIe sentence , seeing that the
iosts came to four times the penalty , s
vhich makes a pretty heavy fine for a f
oor carter. But I contend most stven-
lously , that in order to appeal to the
eelings of a brute like Gallon , somec
hing more efficacious than a pecuniary k
jenalty is needed. London Truth. |
Effects-uf a Long Reign.
A French firm has received an order t
rom London for 2,800,000 haudker-
jhiefs with Queen Victoria's picture on ll
.hem , in anticipation of her majesty's
"golden jubilee. " This seems to in- t
licate that Victoria's long reign has
iven all her subjects colds in the head.
Philadelphia Inquirer. [ .
• - 1
Cutting down appropriations Putting a
ratch on the har-kecper. Xeto Oilews Pica- •
tune. ' •
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THE OWNER OF REST VALLEY.
CurlouB Ure-IIlBtory of an Ex-Con-
KrosBinan's Dnuuhtor.
The last and strangest chapter in all
the career of tho late Mrs. Lizzie H.
Monmouth , who died recently in this
town , has just come to light , writes a
Canterbury , N. II. , correspondent of
The Boston Journal. As is well known ,
she was the daughter of the late cx-
Congressman Harper , the widow of
Col. Monmouth , of Texas , an author of
hbrlily , and an eccentric person gener
ally. She was best known to the pub
lic in her later years by her public ser
vices in the Worsted church , at Hill's
corner , near the Shaker village , and
through tho quaintness of her artistic
home , known as Rest Valley , in the
center of the town. Years ago she
gavo out that she had lost through a
clergyman to whom she coulineu her
business affairs nearly all of a hand
some property which she had inherited
from her father. She managed , how
ever , to retain her humble home and a
wood lot of a few acres. Then she be
gan what she called her struggle with
poverty. Persons who had known her
in prosperity felt a great interest in
her , anil gave her food and clothing
generously. For years she lived in a
chamber , refusing to see or speak to
anyone excepting to a few intimate
friends. She remarked to a neighbor
that if the public did not wish her to
starve she would accept any offerings
of provisions that might be tendered.
Her way of receiving gifts was as fol
lows : She would , unseen , let down a
rope from her chamber window ,
and when persons brought her persents
they would attach them to the end of
the line , and after their departure Mrs.
Monmouth would lift by the rope into
her chamber what had been deposited
for her outside.
She kept along in this way for a con
siderable t.mehcr fricnilsnud what few
relatives she had being anxious that
she should not become a public charge.
She i wrote a pamphlet , that a friend got
published for her , entitled "Living oii
Half a Dime a Day , " m which she re
lated that there had been times in
which she had lived with a daily ex
pense for food of only 5 cents. She
wrote that she was "a woman with
broken health and broken fortune. " At
leangth she conceived the idea of decor
ating ; her house with paper ornamenta-
tions ' and mottoes , and by much skill
and i labor she made her home so
wonderfully attractive that it became
famous J with the public , especially with
many 1 summer visitors from Boston
and i vicinity. Through the efforts of
the ' latter numerous Boston merchants
sent ; Mrs. Monmouth as gills large
packages ] of sample wall papers and
odd window shades. She charged a
small ! admittance to examine her house ,
which in the warm'reason would bring
her 1 some ready money. F.nally age
and disease unfitted her to take care
of < herself , and a few months ago a
kind 1 neighbor carried her to the house
of a niece in London , where she had
the 1 kindest of care , but died soon
afterward. :
The strange part of her history lies
in the fact that a will which has been
found * and probated proves that instead
of being in poverty siie left a handsome
propertv. 1 She bequeaths to one rela-
tive $1,000 to several others So00 apiece ,
to * still more .smaller sums and to tho
Women's Benevolent society connect-
ed with the Baptist church in Canterj j
bury 8200. Her home and wood lot
also go to relatives , and what is re- ,
markable , property sufficient is found
to meet all her beqtiets. and , as a ,
gentleman from Canterbury remarked
to-day , "We don't know how much j
more will turn up. " • (
" c
Jealousy. .
The old adage that "jealousy Is as (
cruel as the crave , " R to my way of *
thinking , wrongly put. for were the '
grave one half as cruel as this taunting T
fiend , no one would desire , with the s
longing which at some lime or other in c
life comes to poor jaded humanity , to t
Uy to its sheltering arms for rest. *
Were I asked to diagnose this passion.
it would be as the chill of despa r , th e r
: of the fire of d v
sfcng envy , lunacy , an
claim for it precedence in the celebrated l
box presented by Jupiter to Pandora , \
but with hope lett out 1 would call it v
a } monster greater than the python of
old , for where is the hand that can *
stay its ravages when once its hydra
head is lifted ? " Step by step it makes *
progress to the verge of the maelstrom
where lie so many wrecked barques
wh ch started on life's journey with
such fa ' r freight of hopes and promJ
ises ; withering the freshness of the 1
heart and narrowing the judgment , it
it makes a pandemonium of home and
happiness ; like the swallow , goes and s
comes then finally takes a farewell t.
flight p
Not the least contemptible phase of a
this many sided evil and often dis- j
played when least expected is that a
which makes one envious of another's
personal influence or position. If the
hitherto dearest friend of such a per- v
son is unfortunate enough to arouse
this antagonistic feeling , he or she will <
not hesitate to the meanest subterfuges
v
and innuendoes ; especially is this the j (
case where the offending party has the T
least claim to good looks or facinating
manners. At once they become the tar- j- [
get for invidious remarks , and branded j
by their suspicious natures as designing ; j.
everything to them is tinged with a
lurid light With such persons friend- j
ship counts for nothing , for the slime jj
of the serpent is trailed over all the v
hitherto pleasant relations. Envy and j
doubt are allowed to creep in and blind p
the eyes to true merit and motives , g
Sacred confidences are laid bare and
put to such base uses as would cause
v
lriendship to veil her face in shame anC
a
make the very name a by word. j
No one who studies the vagaries of
this passion and notes its influence on
various temperaments , but has abun
dant food for moralizing over the
strange and often ridiculous amusel
ment . like wine it seems to bring out d
th idiosyncracies of character and ruus
the iMilire gamut , of fueling. Caused ii
after all bv tnat "sp.nm of the heart" t
o graphically described in Chesbro's v
Victoria.
I have seen personunder ; the in- v
iltitsttiij of this u' .iiotiou do l ' " 'i uiost tint
natural things ; love , fatal consequon
ces , pride , the one thing that holdf
mauy a strong nature in check , art
swept away by this mighty power.
Lives are wrecked , reputations blast
ed , and tragedies unacted t.hrou < rh th i
insane passion that fills our lunatic
asylums and prison eells with its vic
tims. I doubt if heaven's shining mes
sengers stood with limning sword at tin
portal's of this monster's keep hue"
power to stay its course , for with the
strength of attachment comes the in
tensity of the fever that consumes.
I believe that jealousy is one of the
compolont parts of all human nature.
A latent germ , perhaps , in many whe
are unconscious that the least taint
lurks within their veins until some cir
cumstance forces it to the surface , anil
they arc suddenly awakened to the fact
that there is a slumbering volcano in
their breasts , ready to throw out the
lava which withers everything it
touches. Mary V. Stiles , in St. Louit
Magazine.
ftow is the Time
to see the Niagara in all the beauty ol
its winter garb , environed by marvel
ous and fantastic forms of ice anil snow.
Gigantic icicles form on the overhang
ing rocks and reach from summit to
base of the tall precipices. The ice-
bridge generally extends iroin the
Horseshoe Fall to a point near the rail
road bridge , lasts generally from two
to three months , and is crossed by hun
dreds of foot passengers during the
winter. The ice forming the bridge is
ordinarily from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty feet thick rising
from fifty to sixty feet above the natur
al surface of the river. Tho tinge ol
the waters from the dark green of sum
mer is sometimes changed to yellow ;
the trees on Goat Island and Prospect
Park , sheathed in a glittering mail of
ice , formed and added to by the inces
santly rising spray , seem partially
buried : a mass of quaint and curious
cnstall.ne forms stand in lieu of the
bushes ; the buildings seem to sink un
der ponderous coverings of snow ami
ice ; the tops of trees and points of rock
on which the dazzling white frost does
not lie stand out in bold contrast , form
ing the deep shadows of the entrancing
picture. The whole presents a wild ,
savage aspect , grand and imposing be
yond adequate descr ption.
If one can see Niagara but once , il
had better be iu winter than in summer.
The scene is one of peerless grandeur.
worth going hundreds of miles to see ,
j and daily excites the enthusiastic de
light J of the M chigan Central pas
sengers ! who gaze enraptured upon it
I from the magnificent standpoint of Fall.
View , above and almost on the brink
of ( the Horse Shoe Falls.
From this point , sa\s Peck's Sun , ed
itorially , "the Michigan Central
gives its passengers the most beautiful
view to be seen on this earth. There
may ] be more beautiful views on some
other ' earth , but no railroad runs there
yet. "
The Science of Noses.
The nose we all know , forms a
prominent 1 feature in everybod. ' s ca
reer , but it has been left to M. Sophu-
Schack , a Danish disciple of Lava tor.
to fiuud 011 ! that it is an infallible in > le.\
to t human character. He tells us in s
book 1 just published that his discovery
is a result of a long and patient j-tud\
of this facial organ among peopl ; of all
nations. According t < > hi > experience ,
the t moral and physical nature of a ,
person cau be gathered from the forma-
tion of his nose. A well-developed
nose , he says , denotes strength an-1 J
courage : a little turn up nose indicate. 5
cunning and artfulm-s ; : • delii-ate. .1
straight nose , tate and refineni- : a [
curved nose , judgment and egotism : ?
and a thick , mi-shapen nos . duline-- j
and want of tact But this is not all. j
"The nose , " proceeds our phy iogno- %
mist , "disclo-es to the intelligent o ! >
servers the faculties possessed by the
owner. It also indicates the inteii > .t\
of his intellectual activity and tin
delicacy ! of his moral sentiment" ! . Final- ,
ly , the nose , which belongs both to the jj
mobile and immob.le parts of 01:1
visage , relleets faithfully the fugitivt
movements of our inclination. ; . " If all
this be true , it is evident that people
who desire to disguise their character {
or dissemble their passions must m
future beware of their noes. . or rather.
Lhey must wear false ones. Pull Mall
Gazelle.
The Place for Chair-Milkers.
Last winter when living in theC ty of
Mexico I tried to buy a better eha 1
than the one assigned me in my room
at the middle class hotel , where I was
stopping. But to 1113' dismay I found
that the furniture man wanted me to >
pay 810 for a chair which could be had t"
Almost any where in the United States g
for ( $2,50. I spoke to our minister
tbout it chance , when he
one day by ex- -
plained to me that the duty on the f
sheapest of chairs was at the rate $60
per dozen !
Let some few enterprising young
American mechanics or carpenters act
upon this. Go down the capital of Mex
ico and make furniture. All the fertile
rallcys are lined with willow trees. All i\
the little mounta n streams come tumb-
ing down through lanes of little wd- "
low ( trees. Take a hint from one who j
'
knows the land well and go down there
find make willow ware , chairs especial '
ly. The onlpossible thing that could
interfere withour certain fortune
would be a revision of their tariff laws. J
A.ud this I do noc think likely to take ]
place. Mexico is trying hard to in- I
3pire home industry with life and
licalthy action ; and • • protection" is far
more likely to be incouraged than set $
iside , as things now stand. Joaquin Is
MUer. . $
1-4
Time to Reflect.
A young man thrusts his head out of
tiie window of a cab and cries to the C
Irive.r :
"Why don't you go faster ? I am gorj
ing to l > e married this morning , and at th
Litis rate I will arrive too late for the .
wedding. " j
Driver ( svmpatheticaliy ) : "WeH. j
what of it ? I am giving you plenty ol J
time to reflect" Paris Journal.
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j * * ! evl-r liiveiiteii. K-XC-Uout ventilator. Stopi J
X&jiij rattlln ? . JJIff pay. Samplu it lerini to nguiu *
rSO 10cta. SAFETY 10 CO . 104 CUtAl 8T. . CtmUNP.a - * |
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or frttoati. f
I M I E BU I © 11. U. Sena ror Circular. - 1 ;
J * I ? to S8 a Uny. S mple worth fl.M . rUBS. Wntj -1
SC 1 not nuJertKo h n ' feet. Writ. Brewster |
) W safety Rein Holder Co. , Holly , Mien. %
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OPIUM r2
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TELEGRAPHY 'ffiVSuVuo P *
3 nUacd. Write Vttlcutlne Broi. , Jana Tlllo.wU. jy
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JKtTmRuTuE-OPIUM Palnlesslj -
Unblt ,
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M l Home. Treatment
raJllr.ent on tttalVnd NO PAY ; Wed j
ShHw until touare beneated. lormahon. *
I8M Mmnonogemedy Co. , JLaFayette. lad. J
$ ' & & NURSERIES ! |
Fruit ? . Tree , nnd Hants for the Xorthwejt. Homo I
Grown Ucaltliy , C'llKAl * . < * atuneuc ! nnd price list
FJCEE. C. L. AVATKOUS. Pes Moi.vica. Iowa M
WE WAWT YOU ! tfViSSSS'SXSfit f
profitable employment to reprewnt us In erery J
. SaUiySJS per month and expenses. or
county.
larco comiiiiwtou on sales If preferred. Goods staple.
Every one buys. Outfit and lrticulars I-rce. , , . * ' I
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STANDAHD S1LVERWAIUS CO. . PQSTOy. MASS. ,
H MBA * * . IOWA SEEDS are THE BEST. 5 j
IClalnlCr forinUete Utirdrn UuUU and % ,
SCVB HT i IE .7 % Illustrated { Waloaueotflardea *
Bra * ra s and Field Seeds. I'lant . % ' ,
bulbs , Uartlen Took ) , New Varieties of l'otatoesetc.etc. , j , ,
mailed Free. Gt-neral aci-nU for StrowbrlUce Ilroad- f
cast Sower. Address. IOWA HEEIl CO. , Whole- * i
ulo and Retail Beedmen , Dm Moi.vks , Iowa. - \ j
CHILD'S HOSPITAL \
OMAHA , NKBKASKA. . 1
Tlili homo for tlieslek Is open both for adults and " , I
children. Is eentrally located in a pleisuutandnuli-t (
.trfclilHirliood and furnl'liei excellent llonptti ! ! facll'I
itlcjforSunrlcnland Medli-al faies. Address i ' .
CIIILD"S HOSPITAL. Omaha. Ncbr. * i
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| S CURES WHE8E AU EISE FAILS. Ej ' f I
S = r Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. TJso Kl -J \
fe in time. Sold by dniuKUU. p = 3 i 3 I
&fljf3& AND ORGANS t ;
F3 Sn fiPB a I A Good Piano forSlOT.uO \
HinlUWM * ' a > AUuodOrKunror GO OO J
Write for Catalogue of lo CKNT MUSIC , coo- ' J ,
tainlni : names or 18U ) pieces of Into and popularmusls J | f ,
Add s. Hjyeyt $ BROS. , ( ill ;
rP The largest ami oldest ! usle House on the Mis
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souri Kiver. ' j j
1 wA S $ A .gi * * , * tH ' ' t HOOK uverf-J3 • ]
VCS. S'Flr'"te < l' TIioiiMintls of&i
> 3S8P * EnjjmviiiKS. Heat SEED W % J
. \GZTr & cheapest ev srjronn. Kv/ i
-Si5' Tktx tic Clieap as dirt by X ( \ . ' ]
- - " " oz. it-10. 100000 pktt.new fti • , |
sorts divided FREE lo Customers. I give U
away moro tlinnsonielirinssPll.Keiidrorniy ' 'I '
! Catalogue. It. II. Sluimway , Itockford , III.
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WEALTH SS ra 91 j
Temperate Zone Fruits thrive In the same Meld. I
'ountry \ healthy. State rnpldlv deielopInKLow
Taxes. G. ol Si-hools. Xew Railroads , and moro h
mlies , of XaviKabh ! HlTen than any other State t ,
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Hazkttb 1 one year. taliiluJ'llw ' WlW /I
est and Kent Newspaper 'J
In ! the S'ate. with agricultural department ably cdl- )
ted. Flfty-alx column * per weet. Tells you all , '
about the sreat Southwest. Six months 10e. . : t ' ;
! month * : fl" . SAMPLES KKKE. Address TUE . - '
( JAZKTTE , Little ituck , Ark. ,
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FRENCH COACff HORSES. • . i
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The oldest and , rg' . ' , * r / /iSft&l- Z ' > * S l
most cTten hc - i5jS5feiaV : * Z S
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lead or Pure Ilred a.wl U S JMtMS Qra
3rade lVr.heron M..1 YP kW M X A '
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ilooaft-n 11corded Im StX aWSi SfU
Joitt'dKretielit'oacbt-rs. % Sy Qv ive SFJP' i '
5ivj the ilsk and vx ' S &r i' &iV rilf * '
jcnsc of lone : railroad W' ' Ww2jiS > 51 ? ! rii , 1
.rips ard Pippin ? and ? M $ $ WMi1 '
tetourHon.e'.athome VS.W fflSfSvrS S
mil arelimated. of reingiV % Of > iWSSrSo1 !
Slemen.with cstabll-l. S& S ftE ffi ) a
d reputation * as breed liSafesKi rtW Kft KSSXa *
jrs. ! Our Imported btoclcall registered in th - rercb * eron
5tu > t BooK of Fi-in'-it and America. We Ruarantee nil
5toeknr ; > edtr.jii < tasrcpeieuti.d. StndforcataloKUs !
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umber 5 rre. . Addre s ,
AVERY & COLEMAN , Props.
Wakefield , Clay County , Kan. >
Tho Groat Nuroory of
Mi 200 Imported Brood Mares
> W | yj Of Choicest Families.
> | | k 1ARCENU3IBERS ,
y fi&l- AU AgeB both Seica
§ * & $ - ? % ,
300 to 400 IITirOKXED ANNOALLY
ror.i Frsnc .all recorded * ltb extended pedigrees in tho •
Vrcheron Stnd Loolrs. Tho Percheron Is tho only draft
reed of Franco pos < esclnc ; a stud boot that has tha
tipport and endorsement or th * French Government.
nd for 120-page Catalogue , Illustrations by Itota
iouheur. M. VV. DUHHAM
VVow.e , DuPace Co. , Illinois.
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