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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. tragic and unhappy fate OF THE SPARROW. Coder the Elmi Down by the Brook— The I.»w for the Wolves—Dolls’ Bats and n„w to Mak(J them —A Cny School-Bag—Andrew’s Argument. My Sparrows. T he sparrows were mine by right Of discovery. A run'.et, which flowed out of a deep gorge in the hills, dancing in merriment, and telling marvelous stories of all it had seen since it left its mountain spring, turned suddenly from the dividing fence between two grassy fields and left a bit of woodland in the angle formed by the fence and an other separating both fields from the river. It was such an atom out of the forest that it had never been “im proved,” and wild flowers and wild birds made their homes there. Two slender elms, all overrun with a grape vine, stood guard over this fairy nook, and this grapevine was so ingenious, so full of a desire to climb that it won admiring observations. A few inches from the soil it put forth a branch as ambitious as itself. The elm was a few feet away, but it dis dained to travel over the ground to reach a support; the swaying branches were above it, and in striving to reach them it twisted itself into a loop and grew longer and at last a strong wind blew it against the boughs and its curling tendrils clung to them. Meanwhile the parent stem thrust itself through the depending loop that the branch had formed and stretching out vine arms to other branches formed a pleasant swing. In the shrubs behind the elms the sparrows built their nest, not the ar rogant English sparrows that are driving our sweet singers farther and farther away, but the gentle native birds. IIow friendly they grew as I visited their home day by day, think ing, no doubt, I thought it a very mar vel of a bird's nest. And when, in stead of four little white eggs there were four young sparrows in the nest, with what pride they perched on the bushes near! Over the old rail fence, in a leafy buckeye, was a red bird’s nest but the parents resented my prying into their nursery and I let them alone, devot ing myself to the sparrows. I fed them with crumbs, dropping oue into each little throat, which was always open when they heard me coming. I grew fonder of them every day and as their feathers grew they were really pretty. But one morning my crumbs were not needed; an empty nest and the wailing of the parent-birds awaited me. There had been no storm and the little ones could not fly, but I searched carefully, hoping to find them where they had in some way been brushed from the nest. It was useless; they were gone; and then sharp cries of distress from the red bird's nest drew my attention thither. The birds were fluttering above their nest and there was something heart piercing in their anguished notes. It was the cry of the weak against the strong, of the helpless against the oppressor. I soon reached the leafy buckeye, but looking up instead of down, near ly trod upon the cause of their terror before I saw it—a huge blacksnake which, having begun its breakfast on sparrows, was minded to finish it on redbirds. The cunning, wicked eyes of the reptile were fixed greedily on the nest as it crawled slowly towards the tree, and I wondered by what cruel instinct it was guided to the spot, or did the joyous singing of the birds reveal their treasure to their mortal enemy! Putting this enemy out of the way seemed the only plan to insure safety to the young birds, and indignant at the fate of my sparrow pets I pelted this destroyer with stones till he turned and glided swiftly towards the river. Closely following, I renewed the at tack, while the snake coiled and struck viciously at the pebbles that fell thickly around him, the white spots showing through his dusky hue as they always do when a blacksnake is angry. Finally one of the missiles struck him, and darting from his coil he shot into the water, swimming with amaz ing celerity. I never knew before that a blacksnake could swim. With head held high, the long, sinuous body waving to and fro it gained the middle of the stream and swam down wards with the current. As soon as the birdlings could fly a little, while they were yet of a dull brownish hue, for their bright color is not given them until later, the red birds removed them to a different dwelling and their nest, too, was empty.—Philadelphia Times. •«.\ Gay School I’a".” A gay school bag can be made out of ticking, if it is new and stiff. Cut a piece large enough when folded to hold jour largest book and slate, the stripes running up and down or crossways, as you may prefer. Work all the white stripes with cat-stitch or feather-stitch in red marking-cot ton. Line the whole piece with plain ticking, and across the middle line, where the piece is folded to make the bag. put two rows of stitch ing about an inch apart. Into this a lath or window-curtain stick is run to make the whole firm and prevent its sagging when the books are carried in it Sew up the sides firmly, and put a row of stitching around the top, into which two sticks can be slipped, one on each side of the bag.—Harper's Young People. The Haft Spider. The "raft spider.” founl in Terra del Fuego, is a most extraordinary in sect It derives its name from the fact that it constructs a raft of matted leaves and pieces of wood, which it uses to pursue its prey on the water. Raft spiders travel in fours. They make their oars out of twigs and generally row a thirty-two stroke, although they have been known at times to increase the speed to thirty six. The Law for tho Wolves. Now this is the law of th3 jua ,'lo. us old and as truo as tho sky. And the wolf that shall keep It may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die As the creeper that alrdlos the tree trunk the luw runneth forward and back For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack Wash daily from nose tip to tail tip drill* deeply, but never too deep And remember the ni:lit is for huntinr an i forget not the day i3 for sleep The jackal may follow tho tiger but, cub, when thv whiskers are grown. Remember the wolf is a hunter—go forth and get food of thine own. Keep peace with tho lords of the jungle, the tiger, the panther, the be*r And trouble not Hath! thj Silent, an i mock not tho boar in his lair. When pack meets with pack in the jungle. und neither will go from the trail. Lie down till the leaders have spoken it may be fair word» shall prevail When yo 11 rht with a wolf of the pack ye must !i:lit him alono and afar Lest others t ike pari in the qu irrel ani the pack is diminished by war. The lair of the wolf is his refuge and where he has made him a homo. Not even the he id wolf may enter, not even the council may come The lair of the wolf is hii refuge, and where he has di ged it too plain, The council shall send him a message, and so he shall change it again If ye kill before midnight bo silent and wake not the woods with your bay. Lest ye frighten the deer from the crop and thy brothers go empty away. Ye may kill for yourselves, and your mates. and your cubs as they need and ye can: But kill not for pleasure of killing, ani seven times never kill man If ye plunder his kill from a weaker, devour not all in thy pride, Pack right is the right of the me.inest, so 1 cave him the head and the hide. The kill of the pa-. k is the meat of the pack Ye must eat where it lies And no one inav carry away of that meat to his lair or he dies. The kill of the wolf is the meat of th3 wolf He may do what he will: But. till he is given permission, tho pack may not eat of that kill. Lair right is the rirht of the mother From all of her year she may claim One haunch of each kill for her litter,and none may deny her the same. Cub right is the right of the yearling. From all of his pack ho may claim Full gorge when the killer has eaten and none may refu e him the same Cave rl ht is the right of the father, to hunt by himself for his own. He is freed from all calls to the pack. He is judged by the council alone. Because of his age and his cunning, because of his gripe and his paw, In all that the law leaveth open the word of the head wolf is law Now these are the laws of the jungle, and many and mighty are they: But the head and the hoof of the law and the haunch and the hump is—Obey: —Rudyard Kipling in the St. LoUis Star-Say* ings. Dolls’ Hats. A little girl with skillful fingers may fashion hats for dolls, small and large, from discarded millinery. A circle of straw cut from an old hat. bound with ribbon or velvet, and furnished with strings to tie it on by, makes a capital hat. The crown may consist of a bunch of silk, a rosette of narrow ribbon, or a little bunch of flowers—anything that will stick up a little from the straw. Another simple hat for a small jointed doll is begun by cutting a circle out of stiff paper, cutting in the center a hole that will just fit the doll’s head. A puff of silk for the crown and a bit of lace to cover the brim with, completes this pretty shade hat, which needs no strings or pins for fastenings. By the way, small silver stick pins, or black headed steel pins make capital hat pins for dolls. Flower bonnets are the easiest things in the world to make for little dolls. Take a single flat flower, as a daisy or pansy, cut off the stem as close to the flower as possible, and use the whole as a hat. Strings of very narrow ribbon to match or con trast will be needed to tie these very pretty bonnets on. Bits of gay feathers from fancy dusters are about the right size to trim dolls’ hats with.— Star-Sayings. They Have Weak Lunar*. For a short distance a lion or a tige! can outrun a man and can equal the speed of a fast horse, but they lose their wind at the end of half a mile at the most. They have little endur ance. and are remarkably weak in lung power. Their strength is the kind which is capable of a terrific | effort for a short time. It would take j six men to hold a lion down, even I after his legs were tied so that he i could not use his paws. - Au Argument. Mamma—Now, Andrew,you mustn't eat that candy, because it will destroy your appetite for dinner. Andrew—I don't think so, mamma. Mamma—Why don't you think so, dear? Andrew—Because.mamma, 1 haven't got a bit of appetite just now.—Har per’s Young People. Oueer J$ook<*. The British museum has books written on bricks, tiles, oyster shells, bones and flat stones, together with j manuscripts on bark, on ivory, leather, parchment, papyrus, lead, iron, cop per and wood, it has three copies of the bible written on the leaves of the fan palm. A French lady of very elegant figure was recently asked why she always had such enormously stout servants. Her answer was characteristic: "To prevent their wearing my clothes when 1 am awray from home.” DEFUNCT TREASURY. TARIFF AND FINANCIAL BLUN DERING THE CAUSE. “Pie Democratic Parly Ik Hope'casly In competent to Do Anything Except Plunder the Masnen of Work anti Earn ing*- Hot Shot. Just before the country passed into control of the present administration, Jun. 31, 189:., the gold reserve in the national treasury amounted to $10*, 000.(100.|2A year later, .lan. 3), 1895, it had been reduced to $05,000,000. By the aid of a $50,000,000 bond gold loan, and the premiums of $8,000,000 on that loan, the reserve *was again restored above its legal limit of $100,000,000. Bast month, July 33, the gold reserve had again fallen to $00,375,665. De ducting therefrom the $50,000,000 gold loan and the $8,000,000 of premi ums on the loan, we would have only $3,375,(595 remaining as the balance of the treausry's gold reserve to main tain the credit of the country after less than eighteen months of a demo cratic administration that has threat ened the country with free trade. Thus: NATIONAL GOLD RESERVE. Jan. 31, 1893.$108,000,000 July 23, 1894. $00,375,065 Deduct: Gold loau.$50,000,030 Premiums. 8,000,000 58,000.000 Balance without loau. $2,375,965 No account has been here taken of the $10,000,000 in gold secured from New York bankers last month, by a transfer of funds, in order to relieve the treasury gold fund. Without this $10,000,000 and without the loan the gold reserve would have been coin "Tariff Reform.” THE GOLD GOES. pletely wiped out of existence, and there would have been a deficiency of $7,024,03f. in meeting the demands for gold that have actually been made upon the treasury with not a dollar of gold security left for the payment of treasury gold notes. This is the re sult of less than eighteen months of a democratic administration and the fear of free trade. DECREASED USE OF WOOL. A Large Falling Off in Our Manufacture of Woolen Goods. The Ameiican clip of 1893, the larg est ever known, will have passed into consumption by the end of the fiscal year, June 30. For the nine months ending Slareh 31, the imports of raw wool were nearly 100,000,000 pounds below those for the same period of the previous year, and esti mates on this basis for the whole twelve months would indicate a fall ing off of about i20,000,090 pounds, a decrease of TIJi' per cent for the year in the imports of raw wool. The de crease in imports of manufactures of wool estimated on the same basis to gether with the raw wool, shows a falling off in the total imports for the present year of 105,000,000 pounds of wool. It is estimated that the American people will have con sumed during the present fiscal year only 181,000,000 pounds of un washed wool, or less than one-fifth of the world’s production, as against 615,000,000 pounds, or over one-fourth of the world’s supply, consumed in the previous year. Notwithstanding the increase of 31,000,000 pounds in the domestic clip of last year, a fall ing off in the consumption of 134,000, The Knock-out ill November. 000 pounds has taken place in the United States. While there has been an increased consumption of Ameri can grown wool, the total consump tion shows a large decrease, which has fallen entirely upon the imported article. This would not have been the case if the McKinley law had been repealed when it was first menaced, and while nearly all of the benefits of this law have been nullified since active steps for its repeal were set on foot, it has yet given some advantages to the American wool grower in the hours of its repeal. A Democratic Liar I'niaunkcd. We are iu receipt of a letter from Mr. C. K. Kennedy, editor of the E view, Villisca, Iowa, in which he In closed the following article: There is a firm at F.agle Pass, Texas, said J. ii. Ware, who has lived there for years, that sells Ames’ shovels. They cost them Ski per dozen. The same lirm has a store just over the river in .Mexico. There they sell the same shovel, bought of the same firm, and what do they cost? Only $2.90 per dozen. Who gets the extra •‘Tariff Reform.** TOVgfiD ITS EFFECT ON I.AP.OR. S3.10 which all this vast country of ours pays on each and every dozen used? Is it the govern ment? Does the laborer who makes the shovel receive it as a present? “No,” answers the last two questions. It is the protected manufacturer. We want every reader to remember when he goes to the hardware store to buy a common shovel with which to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow, that a millionaire manufacturer reaches into his pocket and takes out 25 cents more than a legitimate protit, in tiie name of “protection.” What is true of shovels is true of nearly all hardware. Protection, thy name is “thief.” This was clipped from a local demo cratic paper in Iowa. We referred it to the Ames company, which manu facture shovels and asked them to furnish us with the facts. Here is their reply: North Easton, Mass., August, 1S?4. Dear Sir: In reply to the letter of Mr. W. F. Wakeman about our shovels of same quality being sold at Eagle Pass, Texas, at 86 per dozen and over the line in Mexico at 82 'JO per dozen, it is the same old lie that was circulated in spring 1892, and we enclose you a copy of letter written to Mr. Henderson July 3, 1892. The present price of our best Ames quality crucible steel No. 2 size shovel to tlie larg-est trade is 88.10 net, and our cheapest shovel is 82-75 net per dozen. The 86 shovel mentioned must have been our fourth or fifth grade and the 82.90 our very poorest Our Ames quality of goods have never been sold at anywhere near the price mentioned —say 86. The very lowest price for our poorest shovel is 82.75 net per dozen, delivered in New York, and freight would have to be added to Mexico. Aud ive sell them at same price to large jobbers and export trade in all cases. Yours truly, Oakes A. Ames, President They Were a Long Time Reaching It, \jl )n Ijg I Cheap Wages Competition. The Japan Mail, published at Yoko hama, is authority for the following, in regard to the wages of mill opera tives in Japan: also as to the value of Japanese money and the cost of coal, all of which may throw some light upon the problem of successful indus trial competition with the "Yankees of the east:” The daily wage of a factory girl in Iliogo is 9 sen, whereas in Tokio it is 13 sen, and 10,000 pounds of coal, cost ing from 22 to 23 yen in the latter city, can be had in the former for from IS to 10 yen. One yen equals a Mexican dollar. One Mexican dollar equals 50 cents United. States gold. One sen 1-100 of a yen or ? i cent gold, Xiue sen for a girl per day is equiva lent to cents gold per day. Wages of a girl for one year, or 300 days, 813.50 gold, or $2T silver, per year. Ccal at 19 yen for five tons equals about 81.90 per ton. (rood for England. The new tariff bill of the United Slates, which has now passed its third reading, will remove a great burden from many sections of indus try in this country. The Sheffield cutlers, whose commodities were sad dled with duties varying from TO to 100 per cent, and in some cases a great deal more, under the McKinley bill, will enjoy immunity from taxation to the extent of about 30 per cent, while other branches of the hardware in dustry will benefit almost in the like proportion. Other circumstances therefore being propitious, we may have the pleasure of observing a re vival cf an American trade, although nothing much in that respcit. it is to be feared, will be accomplished dur ing the present year. — London Indus tries, July C, 1804. ^ THE U. S. Government Chemists have j|| «*'f ® reported, after an examination of the ^ .1 different brands, that the ROYAL Bak 1§| ing Powder is absoluteiy pure, greatest s$ f& in strength, and superior to a!i others. m » (rZ/d ROYAL BAKING POWDER COMPANY* 1C3 WALL ST. NEW-YORK. *y>J3 The Planet Mars. Professor Lockyer is of the opinion that human life on the planet Mars may 1>« very much like human life 011 tlie earth; the light cannot be bo bright, but the organs of sight may be so much more susceptible as to make the vision finite as good. The heat is probably less, as the polar snows certainly extend further, but by no means less in propor tion to the lessened power of the. solar rays. The professor agrees with others, that several remarkable seas—including inland seas, some of them connected and some not connected by straits with still larger seas—are now definable in the southern hemisphere, in which, as is the case also with the earth, water seems to be much more widely spread than in the northern hemisphere. There is, for ex ample, a southern sea' exceedingly like the Baltic in shape ; and there is another and still more remarkable sea, now de fined by the observations of many as tronomers—one near the equator, a long straggling arm, twisting almost in the shape of an S laid on its buck, from east to west, at least 1,000 miles in length and 400 in breadth. Black as Ink Are tlie prejudices which some p 'ople cher ish against what is good for them. They reason, as our old friend Artcmas Ward says, tliusly, “So and so has been taking medicine for a long time and isn't any bet ter." They only know of Individual cases. Many could be cited, to tlieir astonishment, in which Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters lias brought about a complete change In the physical condition of persons suffering from general 111 health. This thorough stomachic, besides having the decided recommenda tion of the medical profession, Is voiced by the general public as the possessor of quali ties as an invigorant and restorative of health not found anywhere else, in bodily troubles caused by the liver, stomach anil bowels, in instances where rheumatic ten dencies are experienced, and when the kid neys are weak, it is the true resort. Billiards on Board the Ironsides. The gunners cn the Ironsides at Morris Island had a neat way of ex ploding tlieir projectiles within the boat. It was impossible to drive them the sand and cotton of which the work was made, nor could the guns be so elevated as to toss them in as from a mortar. So the pieces were depressed, and the shot, striking the water about fifty yards from the beach jumped in. In nearly every instance this manner of making the missils effective was suc cessful. “Those are what I call bil liards," said the captain watching the firing, “they carom on the bay and pocket the ball in the fort every time!” Ball’s Catarrh Cure Is a Constitutional cure. Price, 75. The Cradle of Liberty Unsafe. Boston is uneasy because the superin tendent of public buildings has pro nounced I'aneuil hall unsafe. The room used as a kitchen when public dinners are given is dangerously exposed to fire from the ranges, besides which the public market in the ground floor of the building has saturated that part of it with grease, making it particularly inflammable. The tower, too, leans twelve degrees from the perpendicular. The city council has been impelled to consider steps to make the historic “cradle of liberty” safe. Coe’s Cough Balsam Is the oldest and best. It will break up a Cold quick er than anything else. It is always reliable. Try it. --- “Fullness under the eye denotes language,” wo are told. So it does, : and, we fear, bad language, too, at times. in a recent instance a fullness under ■ the eye denoted that the poassessor had , called a man a liar. Billiard Table, second-hand. For sale : cheap. -Apply to or address, H. C. Akin, 511 S. kith St.. Omaha, Men. Americans send $135,000 interest annually ! to England. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement, and i tends "to personal enjoyment when | rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly j adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest ; the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the : remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered Anchors. Some ascribe the invention of an chors to the Tyrrhenians; others to Midas, the son of (iordins. The most ancient are said to have been of stone, and sometimes of wood, to which a great quantity of lead was usually fixed. In some places baskets full of stones, nnd sacks filled with sand, were employed for the same use. All these were let down by cords into the sea, and by their weight stayed the course of the ship. Afterward, anchors were made of iron, at first with only one tiuke. but in a short time a se ond was added by Eupalamus, or Auacharis, the Scythian philosopher. Mothers, Save Your Children! Stelretee's Pin Worm Destroyer is the only sure cure known that effectually de stroys the pin worm, the most troublesome worm known. It also destroys all other kinds of worms. There is no remedy that can expel the worms from the stomach or rectum as docs Kteketee’s Pin Worm De Btroyer. For sail* by all -cut by mall oil receipt «*f 2f»c., V. S. po taK-e. Addresa Gfco. G. S1EKETEE, Grand Rapids, Midi. When to Take a Hath. There is no practice more objectiona ble than to go to bed closely wrapped up in the dust and dirt that accumulate on the surface of the body during the day ; nor is there anything so conducive to sound sleep as a tepid douche just be fore getting into hod. Many lmd sleep ers become the best of sleepers from the adoption of this simple rule. Karl’s Clover Ifoot Tea, The pr»»at LIo»*d purifl<-r,y: v*-s freshness and rloarneu* lo the Complexion and cures Constipation. i£c..5Uc.,31. True practice is the object lesson to an in quiring world. (( Klanson’ii Mayir Corn s«*Ivo.” Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your druggist for it. Price 15 cents. It is a sign of rain when ants are unus ually busy. If the Baby is Cutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wlnslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teething Beeswax and turpentine make a good polish for floors. 3 Horaeseekers Excursions South via the Wabash Railroad. On Sept. 11th, 25th and Out. Oth tho Wabash will sell tickets at half fare plus $2 to ail points in Tennessee, iexcept Memphis) Mississippi, Alabama and Louisana, (except New Orleans) Arkansas and Texas. For rates, tickets or a homeseekers' guide giv ing full description of lands, climate, etc., or for steamship tickets to or from all parts of Europe, call at Wabash office, 1502 Farnam street, or write G. N. Clayton, N. W. P. Agt, Omaha, Neb. One-half of the wealth of England is held by 1,000. ST’S A KKLLSTONE About a young man’s neck to be a sufferer from ner vous exhaustion, ner vous debility, impair ed memory, low spirits, irritable tem per, and the thousand and one derangements of mind and body that result from, unnatural, pernicious habits, contracted through ignorance. Such habits result in loss of manly power. wreck tho constitution and sometimes pro duce softening of the brain, epilepsy, pa ralysis, and even dread insanity. To roach, re-claim and restore such un fortunates to health and happiness, is the aim of the publishers of a book written in plain but chaste language, on the nature, symptoms and curability, by homo treat ment, of such diseases. This book will be sent sealed, in plain envelope, on receipt of ton cents in stamps, for postage. Address, World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Gii3 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. Pt. Band, Iron Hoop OAK BASKET. A Basket You Can Water Your Horses With. Coat* 0 no ilure Than Any Other Kinds, but Will STAND ANYTHING. SEPT.Ilth, SEPT. 25th, GCT.Sih On these dates Round-Trip Tickets wilt be sold from Chicago. Peoria. St. Louis, and other sta tions on the B. & Q. ii. It., to the principal cities and farming regions of the Northwest, West and Southwest AT LOW RATES Many connecting railways will also sell Harvest Excursion Tickets, on same terms, over tnls route. The undersigned or anv agent of the Burlington Route, and most ticket agents of con necting railways east of the Mississippi River, will supply applicants with Harvest Excursion folders giving full particulars. P. S. EUSTIS, Gea'l Pass rand Ticket Area:, fORM AO. tea CHICAGO. ILL. Patents,! rade-Marks. Examination and Ad tire as to Patentability of Invention. Send for “ Inventors’ Guide, or flow to Get a Patent.” ?A.T3i:3 CTA2B3LL. TJLSH27JT02T, D. G. 1 /iniTPTO WANTED. One earned S^XO,many Aur.re I X over ^iCKOin lSlvJ Handsome-routtit UlliJli 1 tJ extant.freelolivemen.P.0.1371.N.Y. CURESWHtRE ALL ELSEF AILS. Best Cough Byrup. Tastes G»x>d- Use in time. Sold by druggists. W .■> I , Omalia-n§. 1*94 >i lieu Auvtruaemeuia ui^uiy iiciiUoii mis P4|ier.