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. V .' -' IfP: !. KvV.-. h H f - , v - - j - - - - .- .ft.' .-. .' " V -- " ', I r A John Chlasmma's Cott. -A BaVersGeld (Pa.) Chinamaa recent ly, traded, potatoes for a cow and the .cow was brought to him before the po tatoes wcro delivered. That night the ..!. cotf broke in upon the potatoes and a ang of animals helped her, so that by -moving the potatoes wcro all gone. : The. mysterious part of it is that the cow is gone too and John cannot find . tracc'of it He is praying to his biggest .Tots,. for he is afraid the potatoes have .-atB up the cow. The Only One Ever iTInted Can Tob Find the Word? . Tlicie Is a 3-inch display 'advertisement In HiIs paper this Treck, nhlch Las no two -words alike except one -word. The same is true of each new one appearing each week from The Dr. Hartcr Jlcdicino Co. Tills liousc places a Crcs-ccnt" on everything tlicy make and publish. Look for it, send them the name of the word, and they will return you book, BEAunrnii i-rrnocitAFHS, or SAMITES FKEE. Slavery In Portuguese India. Slavery still" exists in Portuguese India. A Urahmin at Kalloda possesses a village of thirty-two huts, where every soul is as truly his slave and property as in- the olden days, and recently a Portu guese, traveling from tloa, spoke openly of the slaves on hi; estate. For sick hcadapho, dizziness or3wimming in the head, pain in the back, body, or rheu matism, take Beecham's Pills. A 7fJ ' It disapjyean the worst forms of catarrh, with tho use of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Rcm . cdy. It's mild, soothing, cleansing and healing properties effect a per fect and permanent cure, no matter how bad tho case, or of how long standing. It's a remedy that suc ceeds where everything else has failed. Thousands of such cases can he pointed out. That's the reason its proprietors hack their faith in it with money. They offer "$300 reward for a case of catarrh which they cannot cure. It's a medicine that allows them to take such a risk. Doesn't common senso lead you to take such a medicine? "An advertising fake," you say. Funny, isn't it, how some people prefer sickness to health when the .remedy is positive and tho guaran . .tee absolute Wise men don't put money hack ..of "fakes." And "faking" doesn't pay. $YXGS ' " Botl the method and results when .. Syrup of Figs' is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, .Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head r. aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup cf Figs is the . only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its ." effects, prepared onlj' from the most . healthy and agreeable substances, its mauy excellent qualities commend it ." to "all and have made it the most ; . popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c ..- and $1 bottles by all leading drug- gists. 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Hmcr pays or no tin or glass package wiW every pfceiase. mi ii MWM imrirn nmiT r' A (fvlu s Sill !a iis yCSf QzL&te&FZzi H H ..TnriTirn mcv BEST POLISH IW THE WORLD.) to louise; fMj OUISE, if riches he must have Whom you receive to be 'your slave. If sold and silver 'tis you crave And ail that grand is; If you require four-in-hands A country house with spreading lands, Fine horses, gems, expensive brand.s Of wines and brandies If in the winter you must ko To Nice and Konte and Monaco. To Naples, where soft brezes blow And night caresses; If you must have a change of air When lans'rous June has conte te snare Imaginations, and the glare Of noon oppresses If you would have naught else o do. Than idle fancies to pursue And cast them by when you are through Like faded flowers; If such your dream bo. then, dear one, By my poor love you'll not be wen And I would butter now be dono Than waste tho hour. But if you'll turn a favoring cAr To .simple, honest love, my dear A love that's earnest. Arm, sincore. And lever falter? ; If you would have a heart that's pure, A slave whose sluv'ry Will endure, A taste of happiness that's sure And never alters Why. then, take this I offer you. You'll find that I can yet be true Despite the idle gossips vho All swear I'm f'ckle; Bor never have I lored before. Although, in truth, I've had great storo Of maids for whom I'd (so I swore) Defy time's sickle. And then, my sweet, our love will be One long, continual ecstasy. An earthly paradiso wo'Il see. In part divine, de.tr; If you will take the heart I sond, If you will your affection lend, If I may be, until the end. Your valentine, dear. S'lTJSED THE TEACHER. Valentines, valentines; tho stationer's window was lined with them; the couu- ' ter was piled with these airy nothings, j Suelt a medley of cupids, arrows, golden hearts, and flowers peeping through the dainty white and gold lace; and, last of all, the sweet verses under these innni- ' fold beauties. No wonder the daintv 1 maidens looking in caught their breaths, and with one voice exclaimed, lovely!" Lovely, The next instant, like a sudden ray of sunlight, they burst into tho shop. Mr. ropham, the stationer, a iale, thin littlo man, who always looked as if lie were cold, began to think it was a pleas ant day after all. "Oh, I choose this, and I choose this; just see isn't this lovely! I choose tlfs-." How the heads bobbed and the hands daintily lifted one after another, bright r-onham ' IhSSiTo "iWl a ..",," ""r"";'. ,IY. '"iriV.u 1 4- I.J.- I (!. 1 1 -...i mini uu niucu vuuiiuiiiiuit;. a uu nim- kles began to smooth out of his face, his shoulders came down, his crooked fingors relaxed and looked comfortable, likc'thc rest of him. Mr. Popham was about to have a lino trade. It had been a cloudy, chilly day, a few people had stepped in to tho stationer's, but had not bought anything. He had been growing colder, his wrinkles tight er, his shoulders higher, and his fingers more crooked, all day; now he would have a fine trade. Every one of those dear little maids would buy a valentine, some more than one, perhaps. One, two, three, four, five of them; live valentines, sure; perhaps seven. H'm! that would "I choose " Would they over ston ohoosins?? Sud denly the voices ceased, and only one . was to be heard, in a half whisper. As an obdurate but plebeian notei-Kceper. Mr Popham was rather deaf he began ' Judging from the sweeping result ol to frown; he couldn't hear a word. Then! the raid the Baron's coat-of-arnis Is they all began to whisper and tilt about j abont aU that he has lcft to wcar. on their toes, and smile and hold their, r .. hands over their mouths; and how thev MASSACHUSETTS statistics are en did bob their heads! What tantalizing , conraging. The old State is not misses! Then, if you will believe it, ! ready to close up shop just yet. The every mother's daughter of them tip-toed I returns of vital statistics show that out oi tne snop, bobbing, skippn-g, and chatlering until they disappeared from sigiit. ght. Never was Mr. Popham more disgusted in lus Hie. lie climbed upon Ins high stool and looked at his book where he lt'wi nviPtt rm.i.-o ,...i, ... ! iti ...i i j i.. ', .... ... , uiiuy, aiiu ure .v Jiuuseu up mio sucu a tight bunch, he looked like a little hump backed dwarf. It was very cloudy, dark and chilly, indeed. The next day was St. Valentine's Day; chillier and darker than the day before. In a certain school-room sat the five little maids, each with a book before her. The teacher was having a hard day of it. Five pair of eyes constantly roved from the books to the teacher, from the teacher to the door, and then , had ot shown those quaiities which exchanged meaning glances with each , , k ,j i , . ,' other. Five pair of feet kept up a con- uiu make mm wen nucti loruic or tinual restlesl shuffle, and kept the rost I thafc havc endeared him to the Eng of the school in confusion. lsh people cither as a man or as a Tho teacher had no idea that a certain prince. His marriage was a mere five were the cause of this, that looked ' piece of statecraft, so that there is no to her like rebellion. She watched all ' romantic element here to add to the day, but could not tell which one or sadncss of his being taken awav; and ones to punish, lhe more she com- ,..,,:i ,ii, ,i ncnA,.;.,ii.. v. ,io. manded and threatened the worse thev acted. Ora Maurice, her best scholar ' (one of the five) , failed in geography The idea of her being so stupid as to say when asked what were tho principal wititL were rno principal Massachusetts, "Valen- prouuets or tines." Miss Wade, the teacher, was neither pretty nor sweet-tempered; but she did try to teach them, and the parents all t agreed they the scholars never learned o much in one term before. Would it never be four o'clock? Miss Wade pressed her hands to her aehini? ' head. That ceaseless, rasinnjr hustlintr had set her nerves on edge, and the bold, disobedient eves of the inattentive children were enough to aggravate a saint. At last the climax came in the shape of a little, fat, red-haired, freckle-faced boy on the front seat. Many a ferulinc that innocent, half-pathetic, honest smiio of his had saved him. But there was no salvation for Sammy to-day. It was nothing that he missed in all his lessons; he always did that. She did. not much mind his falling asleep over his primer and setting the school into a titter. These things were not intentional. The broad, good-natured smile, and a look from the honest blue eyes won his par don. But he let his book fall, the ex plosive report causing her head t,o snap with pain, and then giggled like an idiot. He half rose from his chair and looked j out of the window at some chance passer-by, pointing for the rest of the school to look, holding his hand over his mouth and giggling more idiotic-like still Then Miss Wade felt that she could not and would not endure anv further naughtiness from this demoral ized school; and when every scholar half arose and stretched his or her neck, she was fully decided. Some one must be made an example of; hero was a good chauee. oammy Porter" in sternest tones. At this critical moment a knock camo at the door. Miss Wade smoothed her Tace as best she could and answered the" knock. There in the doorway stood Mr. Pop ham, the stationer, bowing and smiling la a very summerisa way. Be placed a package In the vondefing teacher's hands-. "I was requested to deliver this to rod,, miss. Yes, miss; to you, miss. A lino 6ehoolyou have, .miss". Yes", miss; a fine school, miss. Good-day, miss." And with another bow and flourish he disappeared. The teacher walked slowly back to the desk and would have laid the package one side. All at- once rite noticed how .still it was. Had the scholars jumped out of tho windows while sho was at tho door? She looked up; there they sat in their proper places, motionless as stat ues. Every eye was fixed on" her with a strange earnestness;- even Sammy for got that moment to smile. Miss Wade's hand began to tremble; she slowly cut the cord, removed the wrapper, and, behold! a bluo and gold ! covered booki Pnems; Longfellow's poems. She turned the leaves. "What nice clear print. "What line illustrations. She turned to the blank leaf to look for a clue to this mystery. There was pinned a pretty valentine. Inside that was written in tho large, even letters of book-writing cony "With out' best love. Long may you teaeh in the school-house on the hill." No name. It seemed an age to the waitingschol ars that the teacher bent over tho book. At last she looked up. Every eye was sparkling, every face smiling. "Hurrah for teacher!" shouted tho boys, and the girls clapped their hands. Sammy popped up and down like a jack-in-the-box, hid face fairly shining with delight. "Hush," said Ora, at last. "Teacher is going to make a speech." Miss Wade leaned heavily on the hand resting on the desk as she stood before them. "Dear children," she be gan, in a very unsteady voice, then sho sat down, hid her face oa the desk and cried. The children were silent and gazed at her with awe-striken eyes. Who would have supposed that "teacher" ever cried? PorMiss Wade! Sho would not have wept on any ordinary occasion. She would have accepted the gift with one of the sweet fcmiles that even the erossest teachers hold in reserve, like choice preserves to bo brought forth for com pany, and made a neat little speech to express her thanks. If her head hadn't ached so hard all day; if she hadn't been so cross; if she hadn't thought such hard thoughts6f the scholars; if oh! if she hadn't been about to ferule Sammy! No wonder she cried. Sammy wr'gjjled about liko an eel, grew very red in the face, and stared with anxious perplexed eyes at the teacher's unaccountable actions. Then he marched bravelj' up to the platform nnd stepped near enough to just touch her with the-end of his finger by bend ing his body as much as he safely could. "Say, teacher, ain't you glad?" A scared look flew into his face as he spoke and touched her; but when she looked up, his eyes met hers with the familiar, fearless," honest gaze, minus the good natured smile, however. Even force ol nature and habit was not strong enough to conquer his trepidation. Sho made a motion lie did not under stand and did not have time to dodge. She clasped him in her arms and kissed ItSr f.wil-lul itlmnL't! "Yimi lonr liwl aml (o tjlink j camo so near whipping you!" The girls came trooping forward then and she kissed every one of them. The boys held back shyly. "Come, boys, I wish to take each one of you by the hand." Sammy had recovered his equilibrium. He stood on tip-toe with eagerness to be heard. "Say, teacher, Ora begun it. She said, 'I clfose teacher for my valentine. Then the rest wanted to choose you, the rest in the store, you know. Susie i T"ker ? all about it. Then Ora IIIUUHIIHU ua thought of having one big valentine, ant they went all around last night to tell the school, and this neon they bought it. We all chooscd you, teacher." Sammy stopped out of breath; then with a gasp linisited, "and that's how we s'prised you, teacher." Household Monthly. I THIS AND THAT. Sir Edwix AbxoIiD savs that Janan is I the paradiso of children, for in that land a cnim iroin me moment; oi us uirui un til its maturity never knows what it is to be unhappy. TUkox de Richard Gruexrai-m, who led the GerniaR with Mrs. Astoi and was the envied of the "four hundred" a few years ago in New York, has submitted to the indignity ! of having his baggage confiscated b , (iurjni; the year 1890 the births ex- ceeded the deaths by 14.240, a ratio only exceeded in 183!) and 1880 since the registration was begun. The number of marriages was 20,S38, ' wh h'li broke all previous records. It So ;1cr rni-kT-t.n1 tflt. IROl will 1 is also rcnortcd that 1891 will make a better showing than 1890. "Whatever regret is felt for the j death of the heir presumptive to the , Hritish throne must be that which it ' is natural to feel when death remove? ' a man in his j'outh, and especially when the time of his marriage is near. There was nothing in the character ol Mho. riorrasori tn embitter his Iocs. TTr " ' -r : 1 t i Wl I of one to whom life might be felt to hold out prospects so brilliant, cannot , be other than shocking, this is a case wncre tne amicuoii which ioiiows ine ' shock is not likely to be cither deep or lasting. There is no question that England has gained by the exchange of the Prince for his brother George, ill-omened as that name has hitherto been to the British throne. There arc certain traits that seem amusingly common to women, hen? ,t c t?- j- ,t u i , , i 7 """""-?" L'";-: "Ul ali look best when keeping still oi. moving leisurely i Speed docs not j seem to be one of their gracefu." prerogatives. There arc cows on the track, and the engine nears them, ' Thev look this way and that: move j this-way and that; run this way anc that: retrace their steps; moo distress fully it may be. We have a cow catcher to knock them aside. Thcrt are hens basking in the dust of the highway, and your carriage nears them. See them lie still in the -dust till the-horses' hoofs are almost upoc them! Then sec the wild scramble hither and thither, between thf horses' legs, under the carriage wheels, back and forth blindly, with screech ing, flutter and immense exertion You snap the whip at them, it if such a maddening sight, and yet thej j will repeat the performance precisel: for the next passer, inere an women going to cross the street ahead of you as you are driving You hold in your horse politely. They stop; start, hesitate and drat back and wait. You move ahead t leave the way clear, but theyrusl out hastily. You pull up again bul they give alarmed little cries, and fall back. They do it every day, and the same women, in the same streets Quick, -decided judgment as to per sonal action seems to be foreign t all of .ttaefti in sudden emergencies. SIR. BLAINE DRAWS OUT. (S NOT NOW A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY. Sit Formal 3tter or Withdrawal Beat to Chairman Clarkson Various Views as to How It Will ttoHcera Other Posjti Me Candidates Political GosalrH Effect of the Declaration Blatno is not a candidate for the Pres idency. He has made this official an nouncement in the following letter to Chairman Clarkson, of the Kepublican National Committee: Washixqtox, Dt c Hon. J. S. Clarkson, Chairman of tho Re publican National Committee. Dear Sir I am not a candidate for tho Presidency, and my name will not go lo foro the Republican National Convention for the nomination. I make this announce ment in due season. To those who hive tendered me their support I owe sincere thanks, and am most grateful for their confidence. They will. I am sure, make earnest effort In tho approaching contest, which Is ren dered especially Important by reason of JAMES GILLESPIE BLAINE. tl.e industrial and financial policies of tho Government being at stake. Tho popular decision on these issues Is of great moment and will be of far-reaching consequences. Very sincerely yours, James G. Hlaine. In speaking of his withdrawal Mr. Blaine said: "I don't suppose any man once sought the omce can truthfully say he doesn't care for it. I confess I would liko to be Presi dent, but I will never again risk my health and lifo in seeking it. The office of Secretary of State is a broad f t8t?7 p-cnough field for me dur- v W cvJ '" tli rest ' m' mi Wy s lie career." Democrats agree with practical unanimity that W. B. ALLISON. Blaine not being in it, nothing can pre vent President Harrison's renomination, and Republican Congressmen are mostly of tho samo opinion. Members of tho administration naturally will not dis cuss the situation for publication. FAVOKITE SONS TO THE FRONT. While no ono in Washington, writes our correspondent, questions that tho ultimate effect of Mr. Blaine's declina tion will bo tho 're nomination of Pres ident Harrison, tho immediate- result will be lo start up all the favoritu sou candidacies. Sena tor Cullom's cspeo (ntion of a CuHom lelegation from Illi nois, with some sup port from tho new States in the North west, has already been set forth, and it is said tho Illinois Senator will now 8- m. cullom. start in as an avowed-candidate and will have his name presented to the Minne apolis convention. Senator Allison has not got to this point yet, but in the end he will probably give the Iowa delegation permission to name him. Gen. Alger, in spite of Michigan's divided electoral vote, is a full-fledged candidate. He may try to rally all lhe disaffected anti-Harrison elements around h'm, nnd look for votes in New York and the East as well as In the South. It is moro than probable that ex-Speaker Heed will take advant age of Mr. Blaine's declination to seek a New England delegation for himself. Mr. Becd really has the Presidential ambition ana wants lo get in training for a nomination. The only possible candidacy that excites much attention is John Sherman's. Mr. Sherman himself is a stanch supporter of President Harrison's administration. But Senator Sherman's col leagues say he has a no- jonx shekmas. tion that the course oi legislation on silver and the tariff may make him an available candidate.. Some of the Ohio politiciansof the Kepub lican faith who havo been here during the last week havo in common with even-body else been discussing the question as to whether or not Mr. Blaine would withdraw. The nomi nation of Mr. Sherman at Columbus in January left some ill-feeling on the part of tho Forakcr pcoplo to the admini stration, and ltwas gen erally supposed that a gr at and interesting lieht between Foruker and Sherman for the J- "waker. delegation to Minneapolis would be in evitable, with McKiuley only secondarily in tho race. The opinion lately ex pressed by the Ohioans shows that the bitterness between the factions has been decreasing. Tho Foraker men, who have been quietly organizing since tho recent bcnatorial contest to control the Ohio delegation to Min neapolis, arc bad ly broken up over the announce ment. They are knocked out of tho fight by the loss of a candi date. The Foraker following unques tionably had a s their object the nomination of Blaino or any- jEREMiAn nrcsic. body to beat Har rison, and the effect of the withdrawal at this time may allay the bitter con test promised over the election of dele gates. Blaine's withdrawal is exciting poli ticians ail over the country, and both Democrats and Republicans are express ing themselves freely as lo the out come. A prominent Minnesota Republican Says: "It is" difficult to foretell what the Eepublicans of the State' Kill do under tho changed condition wrought by the publica tion of Mr. Blaine's letter, but Mr. Blaine's withdrawal will proba bly add quite a number to those who favor the renomination of the President. Judge Gres ham has always been GRESHAX. very favorably regarded bythellinne fcota Eepublicans, and it would not to surprising should a very large propor tion, if not a majority of them, transfer their allegianco to the distinguished jurist, now that Blaine is no longer a possibility. " As to Senator Allison, a Des Moines correspondent sends a telegram, 6aying: "There is no one hero who is in position to speak for Senator Allison, but it is known that when he was in Iowa'during the campaign he spoke in terms of high uraieo of tho 'administration of Prcsi itait HarriaoB, and xprcMd himself as w. - v .(Si who has Ml W-i Ifef ? lll! ?ss m. AmVW tv fc w ? W. Q. favoring his renMch alien.- Ills friends in this-eity say tbey think that there is scarcely any question that Senator Alli son will, give HarrUon cordial support for the nomination, and that Iowa will go to Minneapolis ret'.dy to vo'.o for him for renomination." Henry C. Payne, Chairmaa of the Wlsdohsiti Republics n Btnto Central ComioittBe, said that If h iicw hidii is td bo nominated it hlay 1c SGcretiiry Riisk: Since it became generally understood that Blaiho was to decline,- Rusk's name, he says; has been Tcryprtimihentiy men1 tioiicd in the East; and now with Blaine possitive withdrawal many of Blaine's strongest supporters, ho thinks, will favoTBUsli. , ' Bolne of Senator Cullom's friends on being interviewed expressed themselves as being confident that the Illinois Sen ator would receive thp fedlid backing of his State at Minneapolis, and Would be the leading candidate before the conven tion. One of tho Senator's supporters offered to bet $500 against $200 that Senator Cullom would lie nominated at Minneapolis and $230 moro that he would win his bet. Senator Mc3Iillan, of Michigan, said: "General Alger is now r. candidato for the Republican nomination end will go into the contest with the solid delega tion from hiB own State, with support from many other States atld with it stronger following than many pcoplo and better chanco of success than most people think for." It is the unanimous opinion among Republicans at Indianapolis that the letter takes Blaino entirely oui of tho question as a Presidential quantify and leaves tho President with a practir ally clear field for tho party nomination Minor Medical Mention. Dr. Hammond reports that during tlu past ten years seventy men have died suddenly from the strain of running after street cars. Atlanta, Ga.f claims to have the most interesting natural curiosity in a man 122 years of age. Hiram Lester was 7 years old when this country was born and has a son 70 years of age. Ix a small villago in France a woman died in labor. There was no physician present, but a knowing priest performed an operation by which ho brought a living child into the world. This exhibition of presence of mind and expertness, result ing in the saving of one life was, how ever, contrary to man-made law. So the priest had lo be arrested and convicted for illegal practice and was lined fifteen francs. Tho States of this Union are already loaded down with just such leg islation, and the only reason why it is not regarded as a general nuisanco is becauso it is not as punctiliously en forced as in France. French physicians report a curious and almost unexampled disorder in a woman only 21 years of age. Sho looks as though she were 70. Sho is said to have "a decrepitude of tho cutaneoua system." In other respects she is doing quite well. The wrinkling of the skin and aging of her countenance began soon after sho received a great fright, and would therefore seem to bo due to a sort of paralysis of nerve centers; which control the nutrition of the skin of the face. No treatment thus far tried lias been of any service to improve iier appearance, and her mental condition is .suffering from worriment over it. Mb. Kennan, who braved indescriba ble hardships of all sorts in his travels all over Russia, says: "The vilest .tuff I ever tasted was a stew offered ite by Prince Djordjadzi while I was his guest in tho Caucasian Mountains. It whs made from the feet of cattle, including the hoofs. Tho taste and smell of tho stable pervaded the dish. Mr. Kennan says that reindeer moss is very nutri tious, but too hard of digestion for tho human stomach. The Koraks feed it to the reindeer, and after he has partlj di gested it they kill the animal and tuko it for their own food. It tastes slimy and clayey, but it is heartily relished by those who like it. Tests of human endurance, which have rather m ro of sensational than practical and useful influence, continuo to be made doubtless because some-, body finds it possible to make some thing out of it. In London a fasting match was won by Mr. Jacques, who lived without food for fifty days, thus breaking the record. He lived on air nnd eleven gallons of water. In De troit half ji dozen men tried to go a week without sleep. Only one of them suc ceeded. Another went livo days, ami half of them three days. It is reported that they were not apparently harmed by tho experiment. In New York three men did over 1,400 miles on bicycles in six days, the first covering 1,4(58 miles with only twolvo hours' sleep. Dr. Footo's Health Monthly. Gems of Thought. The cod bank of Newfoundland is 600 miles long. There is no politics in heaven, and but few politicians. He who is influenced by public opin'on never influences it. The surest way to eradicate- the bad is to cultivate the good. Unlucky is the man whose bread is buttered on both sides. Beware of cxeessivo concealment thnt provokes malicious guessing. Heaven is this side of the grave as well as on the other, if we so wish it. ToRROODoverthe past is to misspend the present, and to jeopardize the future. Those who seek to climb only by tho errors of others never rise far or remain long up. Marriage is a lottery, and young hus bands frequently draw prizes in baby carriages. Vulgar wealth is a repellant thing, but it is entitled to the forbearance, ai least of vulgar poverty. The question of the hour seems to bo, Where will tho sockless Jerry Simpson put his salary as Congressman? If you wish to scald your husband, or wife, as the case may be, procure cold water and heat it before using it. Those who expect to read their clear to the better land should bo title able to produce a record of good deeds. Imagination' and memory seem to conspire against some people by swap ping functions at critical junctures. Gor is equally in the rags of 'the de ceived and degraded woman as with her church-going or fashionable sister. Jesus, the son of Joseph and Mary, was no more or less a son of God than is the weakest child in home or street. WnEN a man is too lazy to walk around a mud-hole, he should not be commend ed for bravery in walking through it. When doctors disagree they do not forget to charge for the time .they spend in -Che argument that precedes disagree ment. Telling of the faults or misdeeds of others is a waste of time and generally an insult to those upon whom it is thrust. Good deeds and helping the poor are the prayers that God puts on record in our favor, while the words go by un noticed. An Effectual Kemeriy. He "There is a certain young lady deeply interested in me, and while I like her, you know, still I nover could love her. I .want to put an end to it without breaking the poorgirl's heart. Can you suggest any plan?" She "Do you call there often?'' He "Xo, indeed, botany of tener than I can possibly help." She "Call oftener." New York Truth. Satisfactory EThlenca. Young Lawyer I claim the re lease of my client on the ground of idiocy. He is a stupid fool, and is not responsible for any act he may have committed. Judge He doesn't appear stupid to me. Prisoner (interruptfng) Your hon or, look at the lawyer I've hired. LiXc. , Benaeas la Satire. .Tho right kind .of asmilo never hurts a prayer meeting. If you set up for a growler you can al ivays be busy. j Thera Is no mansion in heaven for tho man who is mean to his wife. ! 'Every time you look at a 6tn it 6ccm3 to becomo a little bettor-looking, i There isn't a bit Of religion in making ; boy do a man's work with a dttll hoc. Itisonlywhrna man gets where hd has nothing icft to be proud of that tha devil leaves him. Peoplo who blow their own horns do not always furnish good music for other people. Tho religion that is noisy in church is sometimes very quiet in pi cos where It is more necde:!. Praying lo tho congregation . may round very nic, but it never attracts my attention in heaven. It is a step toward heaven to find out that w aro made of the samo kind of elay as other people. Til Temptation To eo ont of doors in roujh wea'.bsr is not ttrcrp, bnt wo are, rcany of us, compelled to I:o rough wather frequently. Disease hlch r.riso from a chill are peculiar to no season of tho year. This is true, therefore t'h ro chonld be In tho elOiet or oxcry household hat? ot. fcn unin6;i:uted ttiraulaUt, absolutely (leroiU of an j tbing but an exciiivo action, but A toci: combining, in the effective form rl an iftTigor cntandnn alterative, the quality or deftnse ivaiiist charges of weather. Hcstefer's Stom tcu Bit'crs Las tbrooor four properties that no ctlnr article of he class possj803. Not only docs it relieve the com plaints which it eventu ally currs.it fcrtifks tho syVcm aaintt tho b:ulfTct8 of changos of temperature, fatally ttnJ too of I on shoun .n tho dially form of la trippa;" it pTodic a radical chango in the vrn entd coud:t!onof a system peculiarly lit l lo to be attacked by it, and it t nds to provido c;ainat thednnger rr galling from an impovor uhed condition of the blood and a dlsordoial itato of the liver or bowelJ. All Thirst fur Wraith. The clever lad who has made a thou sand by his month's commissions, looks enviously at the manager who had $25,600 for working up a trust, and ho in turn feels small beside the millionaire whose bidding he docs, tho threc-rail-linnairc has" his eye on tho railway men who associate in flocks of $20,000,000 pwncrs, wh in turn will begin to bo satisfied when their income touches a million a year possibly. But death takes them t ff before they reach the ennui of that dream. They must have money, from th boy restless in his plain home till he fix things up around home, and his mother, who "wants to have things liko other folks," up to tho son of tho millionaire who wants money to lend impecunious sons of dukes as a tiekc to their cocicty. When Baby was sick, tre save her Castoric, When she vras a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clang to Costoria, When sho had Children, sho gav3 theia Castorix Tht TVa;on Jolt Save:! Him. Very narrowly, and in a curious way, did ex-Senalor James L. Raymond, of Lyme, Conn., escape death the other day. A piece of beefsteak lodged in his throat, and all his efforts to dislodge it were unavailing. Ho becamo uncon scious, was placed in a wagon and driven rapidly t a doctor's residence. Just before reaching thoro the wagon struck a good-sized stono in tho road. Mr. Raymond was jolted high up from his scat, and when he dropped back the beefsteak was in his mouth. Don't give up nnd say there is no helii for Talari Ii. Hay Fever, and Odd In head, fiiuce tliotisitnds tt-stify that Ely's Cream Jbilin lias entirely cured I hem. 1 have been bothered with catarrh for alHiit twenty years; I had lost sens; of .niell cnliiely. and I had abrost lest my hearing. My eyes were get: in: so dim I had to set scmu ono to thread my needle. Now I havc my heating as wfll as I evr had, and I can see to thread a- finu a needle v.- ever I did. mj" sente of smell seems to be improving all the time. I think there is nothing like E!v' Cream Italin for catarrh.. M:.i. E. E. Grimes, Kcndrill, Perry Coun ty. Ohio. Apply Halm Into each no-tril. It is Quickly Absorbed. Gives Keller at Once. Price 00 cents at Druggists or by mail. ELY BKOTUERS. 50 Warren St.. New York. A Question that Fnzr.les. Tho question whether stolen goods ought to be charged to tho thief at wholesale or retail rates is one that has more than onco engaged tho attention of the courts, says a lawyer. It is often a rcrious matter for tho prisoner whether the goods arc estimated at wholesale or retail, for tho difference sometimes amounts to that between grand and petit larceny. In several cases tho courts havo" allowed the prisoner tho benefit of wholesalo rates, nnd thus rated his crime as petit larceny, but, as a rule, thefts of gobds from a store are esti mated at retail, for, as a judge said not Jong ago, "Considering tho way tho f prisoner camo by tho goods, we can iardly afford to wholesalo them to him." C.tAfiiJf & Co., Phi'a-lclpliia. la.,will send postpaid for two Dobbins' Elcctiic Soap wrappers (Dobbin-. Soap is for alc every- iTiiere), airi len cuius, any vimmiu ui --o- .lisa Series" (best authors), '.a cent novels. bout 200 pages each, hentt one cent, stamp for catalogue. Mention this paper. i:cr itevenge. Gov. McKinnncy, of Virginia, has a littlo girl who gives him as much tro.iblc at homo as h s political opponent, 31a hone, do-s in public lifo. The Governor recently ga.o a State dinner and tho tot was brought in for dessert. She Lecamo unruly, however, and tho Governor warnod tho 3-year old that sho would havc to go back to tho nursery Tho offense repeated and she was ordered to leave the table, fcho toddled o.T, and as s-he- reached tho d:or sho turned around, looked firmly at the Governor, and tho assembled company, and, waving her haLd defiantly, said: "Hurrah for Ma hone!" The Deadly Grip op Psecmokia may bo warded off with Hale's Hose or HonEUocjD and Tab. , ... . Pike's Toothache Drops Core in ono Minute. Bnv. Mb. McNeiMi, the Scotch Moody, Is said by the London papers to havo been offered $50,000 a year to come to America. a 13 -IP MANY LIRE THESE. rv..' v?, SPRAINS. rith pains in the back from strain; in bed for weeks at a time; no relicffrom other remedies. About 8 years r.So I boushtSr. Jacobs 0:1 and made about 14 applications; have been well and strong ever since. Have dono all kinds of work andean lift as much as ever. No icgrnof ggggj8- ..... 760 Dolphin St., Balto., Md., Jan. 13, 1650: "I fell down BRUISES. e back stairs of ni7 residence in the darkness, and was bruised badly in my hip and side; Buffered severely. St. Jacobs Oil completely cured me."- . V1' ?' "PFL 1T-4C Qoobaoorr?v?TjgQg9g Con.utBDllTC. and people wboharc iccsic laces or Astt- ( to:, should me l'lso't Cc.e for' Conan:ptlon. It has cared tiniaubdi. Itbas r.otlr.'ur- d one. it is not ua'i to :ate. Itisttie Desi conga sjrup. Sold eTerrwaere. 23e. fpsnrsspm Her It I. To the roan who labors with ata haada, physical triable is a very serious thing. It Is i ot merely the naia be endures, racking end tcrn-.enting r.s it Is, but the prospective lost of time, mrncr, and place haunts him and aggravate aW suffering. lie Is bent oa having prompt re'Ief " and sure cure. He wants the best and the prcof, and here 111: Mr. W. 11. Schrocder. Glltertville, Iowa, Stated, April 10, 1SS4, that ho had used St. Jacob Oil in his statics for horse com plaints and upon himself for rheumatism, nnd had found it tho best remedy he had, ever triedi Aga'n. February II, 1887, ho writes; I have nsed St. Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and soro back, as stated, and It cured; and for burns and bruises it d 03 its work as recommended to da I always keep it In the house and recommend it to rny neighbors. Mr. John- Garbutt, 636 MinhaSt.. fan Francisco, CaL. writes: t-Son.e tin.o back I sprained ray knee and suffered agony until I tried St. Jacob) OIL The result t-as a speedy and permanent oiiroMIss Ida M. Fleming. 7 S. Carey St. BalMmore. Md., says: "I had teen a'ftlicted f.r two years with neuialgia. and tried every n.eans to cct tld of tho tormenting dhcase. I'had been given so much quinine that my nervou system was seriously Jn- jnrcd. I was advised to uso ft. Jacobs Oil; which I did. ard it relieved me entirely." Tho "Queen's EIp" Has Gtae Ont. Another one cf the relics of tho past has been done away with, and tho last week of tho old year saw it fall into "in nocuous desuetude." This was the Queen's pipe. Her majesty's pipe was a system qf furnacrs which went by that name, and which havo been used for many years to burn up all tho tobacco ceized by tho custom houso authorities which was not subsequently released by tbo payment of tho necessary duties within "six months after the seizure. Someone in authority thought that this was a reckless and wholesale consuming of the weed. He thought, too, of tho hundreds of poor in the various alms houses, prisons and similar institutions, scattered over tho length and breadth of the land, to whom .some of this wasted tobacco would bring, unspeakable solaco and delight. He thereforo went to tho authorities, and the result Is n stop, onco and furvcr, to the bunting of. the con traband tobacco, which will in the fu ture be turned over to tho' uso of tho in mates of tho above-named institutions. State or Ohio, Citt op Toledo, I.VCAS t'OU.NTV. ) Fr-AXK J. CnENF.r irmioi oath that ha U tho senior rartuer or tho firm of F. J. CniotET & Co.. doin? business in tho City of Tolelo. County ad Stato nforrt-aid. nnd that said firm will par lw sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each indev-ry casaof t'ntarrh that cannot bo cured IV tho USO Cf IlALL'd C'ATAIUtll CUItK. FRANK J. CHENEY. Swora to Le'oro mo and subscribed in my nrcBccco, thU 1th day of December. A..D. 133j. , A. W. GLEASON. y i-A-... . Soiiry PuSfiA Hall's Catarrh Core Is taken internally and acts directly u on tho blood and mucous snr- ?acS of tho system. J-'cr.d for tostiruon'aU. fro?. F. J. CHENEY t CO.. Toledo. O. 3"SoId by DrujKits. 73 conta. So Ias?s tho World's Glory. Seldom now does tho world hear of the Fren'h ex -Empress Eugenie whose name onco was a household word. It is reported that sho will spend tho winter in Cairo. Twenty-three years ago she was in that city at tho opening of the Suez can il. Those wero the days of her splendor and the world was at her feet. 1 ite Khedive caused a carriage road to constructed across tho desert ?11 the way from Cairo to the pyramids in order that tiie Empress might have no difficulty in reaching those awe-inspiring memen tos of a lo3t civilization. Her stay in Egypt was o::o continual triumph and now she is forgotten. Coiig!i::g Lends to Consumption. Kemp's la!am will Mop the Cough at oi:CP. Co to your Prupsist lo-d:iy and f?ct a .Ore sample bottle. Largo bottles 50 cts. and SI- Li. ritnscoTT Hubbard, who has just L' en re-elected Secretary of tho New England Society of New York, has been chosen to that position successively for fifty-seven years. Kin Youi:si:i.Fof the discomfort and dan ger attending a Cold by using Dr.D.Jayne's Expetorniit, an old e-t.iblMicd curative for Cmixhi. Sore Throat r.nd I'lilmonaiy affec tions. IIiciiaeTi Pavitt was only eleven years old when he lost his right arm in an accident in a Manchester mill. SUDDEN CHANGES OF WEATHER cause Threat Dkcacs. Thoro is no more effect ual temedy for Coughs, Colds, etc., than U::ov's I'uonciuai. Tuociies. Suld onlu in loxc. Price So cts. Tun world is always willing to forgive a man who stole a cow, so long as ho re members to humbly class himself among Ihioves. No Stomach C-. 'ongrtand abuMvo treatmont such as to 3 h cri aud rapid ca ire. too mnc't rich fooJ. hnrrylne to and from meils, oTerusa ol s'imcianti or nar eUes, etc. The ine-.it bid result mu-t b3 indigestion, and later Dyspepsia, with 1 tie horribl snoVrins so mmr peop'e lnv loo well. Er-JpepsU dcs not Ret well of lrlf. It rc-i rr3 care'ul a:t?atioa to diet aad a good mta'c.celika Hood's Sarsaparlila which regulates tiie s'orscb, llrer and beve's. t. iTin'atfg ferret en of t' o gastric juice, rexovea acl;.i.y and tones lho ea iio hj tern to l.caUh. Hood's PillS euro liver ilia, rrico Ore. -his GREAT COUGH CURE, this success ful CONSUMPTION CURE is sold bydixs pists on a positive guarantee, a test that no other Curt can stand successfully. If you have a COUGH. HOARSENESS or LA GRIPPE, it will cure ycu promptly. If your child has the CROUP cr WHOOPING COUGH, use it Q-ick.y md relief is sure. If you fear CON SUMPTION, don't wait until your case is hope L'ss, but take this Cure at once and receive immediate help. Price 50c and $ix. Ask your druggist for SHILOH'S CURE. If your lungs arc sore or back lame, use Shtloh's Porous Plasters. I JOHN' W.7IOKRIK, rmCtnimalf SV Washington, D.O. BJ Successfully Prosecutes Claims. LatePrtncipal Examiner U S. Tension Bureau. E 3 Train last war, 15uiljudU-ti:isc'uicn. atty enice. .. Many. Mo., Aug. 4, 1S83: NEURALGIA. gufrercl for years xritb neu- rateia, but was finally cured by St. Jacobs Oil." T. B. SHERER. cvfc ir. lfiST: " Wa3 troubled m years ilcaiDcr 01 tiaie isisiaturc. r-ioo,ooo r-ifcTOJ - iMi .ROSES&PLANTSi il ita by rst-arn call, fall tf nli-a trfMlTjiri Of Ktxized to tlatr. T!j-5. onlj,-. are the renulneTA:i.0ST8TE8 invented acd SS?rffi."j t.y raar d.w.moodt Be- , w -re ff imitatloii". A ny lady of oral. 7 learn iociu."" .... ,"-;-,,"' . :. .ni.n.i.tonnrmor.:ire.forladle3, i in rrunu c' iick. . .... . .. id tu at iicrfeof.v- wl:ho.it trvincon. -..J.t.fc .,..." i.i-rMNuaran. 1 A'-3A. vm Wr IUHIo-Ti.8TlpHEN,.tl,an9ii,Ohit. J "German Syrup H V- Boscliee's German Syrup is more- successful ia the treatment of pm sumptiou than any other remedy prescribea. It has been tried under every variety of climate. In the bleak, bitter North, in damp New England, in the fickle Middle States, in the hot, moist South every where. It has been in demand by every nationality. It has been em ployed in every stage of Consump tion. In brief it has bceu used by millions and its the only true and reliable Consumption Remedy. 0 BAy2lvSHBIto 3M ca m It Cnrea Colila. Couch. Sore Throat. Croup. Influenza, Wltixipiiiir Cuiixh. Itruncliitis ana AstliiiiH. Acertzlu nrp tjrCoiitioiition in Hr-t nctro. a iliMir rrlirf In mlviutriMl tuerit. INa atn . You will urc tliccxreltoit cnoot uiler takinelliotlrottlohv. So il byuealerautmjwaem. Laiga Uott c. 5j cents and USA' . IVORY! SOAP 99S Pure, THE EEST fOn EVFJiY PURPOSE, A, X'i V .a- : - 53T jS&fe-K 5vr 8VeToHiv KatI:erCc"iTll'io-jt rrcatl. f Ersaor".It2srrL:ii.r, Manta't. 5v 7. Uicii., f Tho Rot. J. Ko3a'i"ii. cf aboTO !.rco. writos: I havo suCcscd a great, dial, anil whenever I sow feci a uirvou ml u-h coining I taJio iloo of Pastor Koew''ii N rvo Tenic anil feci ro- liavciU I thin a cm-I ileal bf it, nuil would" rather bo without hrcoil this without tho Toaic Tired o 1 LiViu. ' - rouse. w;s.,ia. Two years ejp last February I commenced. having epileptic attcc&t). anil cculJ not. rest a au'nnte without taavicg rciy limbs jurk. I was almost tirnlof lit::;,', whi-n I litnril of l'aator SovuiiCi Nerve Tonic. kihI thank tho Lord I 60S well after using only onu bottle; and I will never target iu my prayer. what this medicino did for io. iliSS 1IAY WKTICKl FREE A Valuable nook en Ncrrona Di-c.uiCfi scut irco so aps suures, and poor patient can oio obtala tills uictllciiio lrco of charge. Thla remedy hat "xn prepared by tho ucTersnn Paetor KocniK. of "tort Ajjr.ie. inn. ainco w.u. aau Isncwprepared ur-dorhis dlrccUon br tlio KOEHIC MED. CO., Chicago, (1!. Sold by Drn;nrfst3 at SI jcr Bottle. GforSS Trs.eSIze,Si.75. O Bottles Tor S3. . THE ONLY TRUE BROftl TONIC Will purify- BZ.OOD, reml'ati- niu.KV.s, remoo livek ilHonl.T, liiiltit strength, reneir appetite, restore li rr.lt Ii aTil vlorof youth. TTpepHin. lnitl-cstion, thattlrcilfeet- ia;ranoii:icly erartlcateil, Mind brightened, bra! a Tower Increased. bones, ncrvei. 1:1ns- clcs. receive new force. EcSerlnz from complaint pc I cu".-.r to tlfclr sex. uslnp It. find . a sale, specdr cure, llctnrna rose bloom on checks, licautlilcs Complexion. Sold everywhere. AM Pennine roods bear "Crescent.'' bend uscentstaun for 3L'-p3ico pam;hlct. 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UW PRTEIT UC'I Whs, P. ft m $? 3&i ' v?B - i1: ii -. j f CW3 ' . .-w " tmt:xi a a2K;ty'rf vy Vfc 1 Jpl' " aUB-AaWfela? Iaa mm Lorn Ttj frJliaC9aSSMataloani 2S5r FKE& SO s -4. . M ", 4 - a .. o o. 9 K ' "7 - ": O . jj i a : o r. o o .. &. .": S.P.; -. i r LouU.Jio. ,jT . 'l ' o .-J n. t.., -T