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un««[ • mmm IWSiiNt Hth Wi ntr chair „ ; i tbe are and *ha fcutpligWa ->4 i« face was ruddy sad full and lair. "» • :ta three assail bo«Mii*M c;lmney*eelt ..v •<*1 tbe linee ofa picture book;. wife/tJMB pride of Mb ho ne aa4 heart ; ~.. ed the hiacuit ud #» i« tba >aifc 1 :%JSC- ttMe And steeped the tea, wiitly, rfieutljr; ' uinM/tnlvtakMid fitat bore her trials without «oa|MiS ke many anottH-r bouaeboUi lai al­ iment, ail •• Iflak Wise ibore, n the patient ministry of lot*. it last, betweeu the clouds of amok* j at wreathed bia tips, the husband apokjlt " *'There's taxee to rai«e, an' lnt'reat to And ef there abould come a t\4ny dir. »ottk*-be alight* handy I'm bonnd to aar. hate aamptuln' pot by. Fur folks moat Ail n' Hci^i funeral bills, and graeestoM •» Mtj-- tough to swamp a nan, purty sign ' aside, there's Edward an I Dick and Jaa ' ,, 'o be provided tor wben we go b W* I w«a you, I'll tell ye wlat I'd da t d be sarin' oi wood as ever I --nld • "'"n,,.: ' Jatra ftrt-s don't du any good-- 'ASf1-" l'dJ>e..1t'rin' 01 «»pe. apd savin' ot lie, UM r*n up ftoma candles<»>«? in a whUeft ?'~m - M IwMtbmr iparin' «| caMea**' flfc -• *«•: F»r sugar tetygh, W And all to buy, Lnddder iigood enough for me. . d be kind o' <: utfol about my ctfn id look O'lt sharp how the ni >ney |MM iwgawa is tuekws, aater kuowa: Exiry trlaimia' '0 Um bane ot women, ** F4 sell off the best of the cheese and hoaay. And eggs la as goad, nigh about, 's the amyt Aud aa to the carpet you wonted new-- :'4 JtgMH wec-in. make tbe old one du. "S* nd as for the washer an' aevin' machic [beat NBooth-ttotigaed ageiiu, no pesky i ou'd twitter get rid ot 'eio, slick and cleafe w, fhat do tuey know about womeu's work? "',, u they calkllxte woman waa born to sAlifcf.> 'Ick and E l ward and little Joe .%•, •- •!'*• . »In the corner in a row. *,• • , - ^ 3Jir j,] They saw the pattest mother go ®aMel«8s errands to and Iro; * - • ,:»yhey saw thai her form was bentuMtfffti, * • •• JJw' temples gray, h«r cbeekaoabk in, .TP'hey saw the quiver of lip and chin-- ,J^nd then witu a warmth he could not vutapoke the youu^tet, Irailekt brother; "Tou talk of savin*.wood and Ue An'tea an'sugir, all the while, But you never talk of aavin* motherf' • .• -- JMr, iOHN WESLEY HARDIN. rz'K it s; fe3fl" m ..I i'V m \ IhaCanwsr a Xiao Whs 1»m ast Talae . Ufa la U>e Lnut. [Philadelphia Times ] A few years ago, when I was in the eattte business, I ntarted out of the little ~iawn of Cuero, Texas, on my return to Ban Antonio. Cuero was and is still a •ort of headquarters for the cowboys, and it has been the scene of some of the bloodiest encounters ever witnessed. It was there that two factions frequently net in the wretched dirty streets, and the minute they caught sight of each other they always began popping away , with rifle or revolver. The most desperate villain connected ,"|#ith this crowd was John Wesley Har- Ain, the son a preacher, and a fellow who, to my certain knowledge, has tjfilied more than a dozen men. There was a good deal of drinking and carousing in the town, and I hurried through my business, mounted my mus­ tang and struck off at an easy gallop for Ban Antonia. Only a little way out I drew tip at the roadside and went into O&e of those miserable little Texas inns to get something to eat. 1 had scarcely •teted myself at the table when a small, bright-eyed fellow came in, set his gun behind the door and sat down on the other side of the table. We nodded fa* miliarly to each other, exchanged a few Words and passed such food us we needed, *» being the only two in the room. He asked me which way I was going, and when I mentioned " San tone," as it is always pronounced in Texas, he •aid he would accompany me a shor' distance, but would have to turn off be­ fore going far. We paid our bill, mounted Our mustang and moved off side by side. As my companion, although uneducated, W»h quite intelligent, I kept my horse down to a walk so a* to converse with , him during the short distance we were to be companions. " You're from th* North, ain't you?" \/-b® asked. • i 71 replied that I was, but that I had T"~lifeen in Texas several years. v * " What do you think of theoountry ?" s ' he asked. "It has grand possibilities before it," I replied, with considerable earnestness; *f its area is so prodigious that it is capa­ ble of making a dozen good sized States, •nd its soil, climate, and natural facili­ ties mark it as the coming empire. But rit has its disadvantages also." ?! " What's them ? " asked my oompan- ; ion more eagerly than grammatically. t " Well, one thing is. the need of bet­ ter government. There is too much outlawry. Texas averages a murder a day, and I have heard the authorities atate that thew are a full thousand mur­ derers remaining at large within her borders to-day." " Thnt'rt too bad," said, he apparently <faite struck with my trathful statement. I concluded I had a native Texan with ^ >|e and I would give him a little needed • plvice, or, mere properly, information. \ ] ' *'I never saw any place where crime IjK viewed with such leniency, if not miration, as in Texas. The greatest ory of a Texan is to boast of being a Jjad man,' and no one is of much ac­ count who has not killed some one. All this has got to change before Texas can , ; ;oMiake any really material progress. The best thine she can do just now is to t hang her Lionsjlevs, her Thompsons and „ <John Wesley Hardit s" t "Do yon know any of those fellows?"' interrupted the little horseman beside me. . - « « n o r f l o i w i s h t o e x c e p t i n g t h a t I would like to pn'l one end of the Mpe that was to hang them. I f"el a special \ hatred of John Wesley Hardin." ^ j " Whv so?" , > "Well, he's the son of a preacher, ' who named him after the great founder of Methodism, and he is the worst sort ot a ueppsrado. He hasn't any redeem­ ing features. He is a cowardly murderer, a man who kills in mere wantonness, C "Jrtid I would give five hundred dolUrs this minute for the privilege of strangling V the life out of him. He is a curse to * Texas, and there ought to be a reward • ? offered to the first man who will shoot him on sight. The Lone Star State must ' ' purged of such pets before she can "That may be so,"said my companion quietly, "but all I've out got to say, stnmp r, ipthat my name la John Wesley O *"•"> ftnrdin !** ' c;, Never until that minnte was I prepared to believe that a man's hair actually rises oil end when he is " struck " with terror, but when that horseman at igy side an­ nounced himself as the terrible desperado Whom I had b°en denouncing I distinctly feit my hat slide up my forehead as my hiair stiffeued and literally stood on eud. I was transfixed with feir. For a few ! ^ ^seconds I couldn't stir hand nor foot, ^ ^ ? por could I speak a word. I never had drennv d that the horseman'was anything other thin a Texan cowboy, rough but hospitable--one who had piobably killed his man, but who was not a dangerous character. Finally I managed to turn my eyes so as to look at Hardin. He was a little back of me, riding at a leisurely gait, and was looking straight at me, with a rculiar smile on his face--a smile which was sure meant my death. Hardi» * bad shot dowc a Sheriff a short time before in cold blood ana he thought no ,U' •f glo ' Vi« more of a human life than he did of brushing away a fly. I was certain he would shoot me dead within the next three minutes. I had my revolver at my hip, but I did not dare attempt to draw, for the instant I moved a hand in that direction he would send a bullet through my I train. In fact I did not dare move at alL I recall that the end of my nose began to itch terribly and yet I was afraid to raise my hand to scratch it, through dread of drawing hu fire. By and by I managed to stammer: "I--beg--your pardon--but--I didn't-- know--it was you, Mr H trdiu." " I judge not," lie said, with the same horrid grin on his face. " I've only got a word to add. When you're traveling through Texas learn who your pardner is. Don't talk too freely about your betters. * Good day sir," and he wheeled off to the right, while I took to the left. X struck my pony into a gallop, but for a moment I was sure Hardin would send a ball from his rifle after me, and when he did that he never failed to "hit hard." No pen can describe my agony of apprehension for a minute or so, but when I glanced furtively over my shoul­ der the little horseman was' riding leisurely along beyond rifle-shot and did not look behind him, He spared my life that morning merely , because the whim happened to take pos­ session < f him, for a more heartless des­ perado and a more deliberate murderer never lived than John Wesley Hardin. He wa« what might be called the pro­ duct of the reconstruction days of Texas, when the State was under military rule and when public feeling was such as to develop all the innate deviltry in a man's nature. When Hardin was yet a boy he began the amusement of shooting negroes. He and one or two reckless companions would visit a picuo, create a disturbance and begin shooting,1 right and left When they were out of ammunition or the signs were unpropitious they would mount their hordes and dash away. Again they would gallop through a company with the object of seeing who oouid kill the most, with their mustangs in full speed. But shooting of " niggers" became mon­ otonous to Hardin, and he beqan picking off those of his owu r;ice. It would re­ quire hours to tell the sanguinary -af­ frays in which he was engaged, and in which he emerged the sole surviver. Some of these, perhaps were defensible, as he was not al ways the blaipable party, but the m:ijority of them ,wer6 simply cold-blooded murders. About five years ago a noted bully below Austin shot a young man on the streetone evening while he was promen­ ading with a youug lady to whom he was engaged. Il was done iu pure wanton­ ness, and of oourse, the fellow was never punished by the law, but a brother of the victim was so infuriated over the deed that he caught up a double-bar­ reled shot-gun and started out for the murderer. Hardin asked him what he intended to do and was told. Hardin laughed, and warned him that it would be sure death for him to attempt any such thing. But the young man would not be dissuaded. He meant to shoot down like a dog the wretch who had done the same to his brother. "Very well," said Hardin, "I will go along and see fair play." The young man caught sight of the wretch for whom he was looking on the opposite side of the street, and del.b- eratoly raised his gun and took aim. Just as he pulled the trigger the crimi­ nal observed him, but too late to escape or get the drop on the boy. The la'ter pulled trigger and the gun missed fire. The desperado smiled grimly, and draw­ ing up his revolver, said : " Now, it's my turn ; that's just about my distance, and to prevent any acci­ dents, my kid, I won't give you time to say your prayers,"-- He had reached that point in his address, when John Wesley Hardin took a hand in the little game and the speaker never completed his sentence, and never will, inasmuch as he dropped dead at the most interest­ ing point, killed by a shot from Har­ din's pistol. This was about the best thing Hardin ever did, and yet, when I questioned him about it, he would not admit that he did the killing. The most that he could be got to admit was, "they say I did it," and that was nil he would acknowledge concerning any of the innumerable shootings in which he was engaged. Some time after Hardin met the Sheriff on the street and asked him whether he had a warrant for his arrest. The officer rep'ied that he had not. "Well. I heard yon had," said Hardin, u and it's best to be on the gaff side," and drawing his pistol in his lightning- like fashion, he shot the officer dead. This murder was the last feather upon the camel's bAck. Hardin had been playing the Jim Currie business so lo«ig. and unfortunately without the conclusion reached by Came at Las Vegas, that his last crime roused a strong feeling against him. Ad­ ditional rewards were offered for his apprehension. As he had committed many similar deeds in Arkansas and Louisiana, the aggregate amount offered for his capture in the three States was $20,000. The bunt for Hard'n became so hot under this extraordinary temptation thiit he saw the advisability of emigrat­ ing, at least nntil the excitement should blow over. Texas is a big State, but it was too small for him. and it soon be­ came known that be lind disappeared. He Inight have gone into the Indian Nation or beyond the pale of civiliza­ tion, but no one interested in bis cap­ ture could form the least idea where to look for hin . But the munificent re­ ward awaiting the man who should deliver Hardin to the authorities incited the best men to engage in tlie hunt. One of thes- was a member of Lieu­ tenant Hall's Rangers, as they are called. Texas, aa may not generally lie known, is provided with a hundied brave and tried men, who constitute what may bt called her mounted police. They are under the command of Lieutenant Hall, and roam the State frc-m one end to the other of the set'led portion, hunting horse-thieves, murderers and all crim­ inals that are wanted by the authorities. Lieutenant Hall is a prepossessing young man, of sandy complexion, and a splen­ did rifle-shot." All his men have been tried in the fire, and can be relied on. It was one of three that determined to capture Hardin, and who went about it- in the only fashion that promised suc­ cess. He went off bevond Austin, wh«r® the father of young Hardin was running a small ranche, and giving ont that -he was huntin? for similar property in the same neighborhood, finally bought the one immediately adjoining that of the retired preacher. This done, the offi cer, as a pretended cattle-raiser, stocked it and went to work. Month after month he conducted him- felf in the regulation way and gradually became quite intimate with the old gen­ tleman. After the day's toil was over they would sit together in front erf one of the houses, smoking their pipes and t dking about everything that came into their minds, with the exception that John Wesley was never alluded to by either. They spent hours in thin fash­ ion, and at other times would gather in the village store near by, which answered as the post offic, where they would joiu in gossip and discussion <rhiJa sr.>oking their pipes--in the manner so popular all through our country. The months passed in this fashion, and the summer was pretty well gone, when one day the elder Hardin took a letter to the offiee to mail. It was in a crumpled, yellow envelope, anddiiected in a scrawling hand. The detective walked to the store with Hardin, who carried the letter in his pocket, and he made up his miud that it was intended for his son, John Wetley. This was the very clue for which the officer had been waiting all these months, and this was the first time he had seen the reverend gentleman take a letter to the office. It was necessary to see the directions upon the missive, and not only that, but he must be sure that the discovery is made without attracting the slightest suspicion to himself. He saw no obanoe to do either while on the road. * Within the office, the Rev. Mr. Hardin brought a three-cent stamp, solemnly licked it and then pounded it upside down on one corner of the soiled envel­ ope with his horny fist, and finally passed it over to the village postmaster. While he was engaged in this delil>er ate proceeding the detective approached the connter and asked the postmaster for a newspaper. The official turned to look for it. The instant his face was averted the officer glanced over the shoulder of Hardin and read the super­ scription on the envelope. He saw that it was directed to a Mr. Satmel Jones, of whom he had never heard, and whose postoffice address was a remote town in Florida. It made no different. The detective was convinced he had discov­ ered the whereabouts of John Wesley Hardin, for whose oapture such a large reward was waiting. The conversation went on as usual through the eveuing. The same parties congregated after night, and the detect­ ive and the Rev. Mr. H;triin met and smoked their pipes as before, while the weeks-and months passed by. Finally Mr. Hardin's neighbor said he guessed he would take a run up to Austin to see alxmt selling some of his cattle. Ac­ cordingly he bade his friend good-by for several days, mounted his mustang and galloped off. He never stopped traveling--dispensing with his horse as soon as possible--until he reached a cer­ tain remote town iu Florida, where, gotten up as au ordinary every-day laborer, lie took a little tramp through the surrounding country. He was for­ tunate enough that day to catch sight of the mythical personage at work iu the field of a farmer. One searching glance waa enough. Tlie high, broad cheek-bones, the small, piggy eyes, the beardless face and slight muscu nr fig­ ure belonged to John Wesley Hardin and no one else. That young man walk­ ing about was a moving treasure-box of $20,000, waiting for some one to come and turn the key and walk off with the contents. Did the officer do it? Not by any means. He simply took the one all-sufficient glance and passed by and ont of sight He would no more have ventured over the fence into the field to to arrest the desperado than he would have attempted to put a bit in the month of a raging Bengal tiger. In a desultory talk with the station agent, who was also the telegraphist near by, the officer learned that Sam Jones was accustomed once or twice a week to take the cars and ride to a sta­ tion about twelve miles above, where he was paying his addresses to some lady. The officer made an arrangement by which the agent agreed to telegraph him at the upper station whenever the myth­ ical Sam Jones shou'd board the train. Of course the agent could be trusted to keep the secret, as that was a part of his business, though he was far from suspecting the importance of the case. Having done all he could, the detective took the cars to the station above, where he spent several days in lounging about and smoking bad cigars while waiting for the dispatch. At the end of thrae days it came. 4* , "Jonoa has Jnstboerdad the train; aits in last car; man with him; nobody elaa in the CAT. » "Agent" The officer had jnst enough time in which to complete nis arrangements. ' It was a warm, sultry day, even for that season, and as the little locomotive came wheezing into the depot, with two rickety cars behind it, there were five passengers waiting at the depot appar­ ently to get on board, but as the can slowed up one of these men, with a Winchester rifle at full cock, stationed himself near the side window, assuming such a position that neither of the two young men, who sat in their shirt sleeves, noticed him. The next minute two other men, fully armed, boarded the rear platform and entered the door; at the same instant the detective and a friend entered the frontdoor and moved caielessly down the aisle in the direction of the two pas­ sengers. The latter glanced up sharply, but saw nothing to cause misgiving, and continued talking. The next moment the officer reac ted a point in the aisle directly opposite the couple. Stopping suddenly, he exclaimed : . " How are jjo, John Wesley Har­ din ?" As qnick as lightning the desperado threw Iiia iiac-i back to his hip to draw his revolver. As he did so one of those behind him grasped his arm and the fight began. The two strong men pre­ cipitated themselves npon Hardin, who, though disarmed, fought like a wild cat They got him down in the ai-le, where they finally overpowered and put the nippers on him. Wi.iile they were doing this the other two officers were engaged in a deadly struggle with the other des­ perado, who showed an overweening am­ bition to mingle in the busiues*. The ouiy way convenient to d ssuade him was to shoot him dead, which was done. All this t me the other friend heid his position on the outside with his cocked Winchester, rather more than willing to lire if only a suitable pretext should pre­ sent itself. Hardin was taken baok to Texas, tried, found guilty and sentenced to twenty- five Tears' imprisonment He is now in the State Penitentiary at Austin, where I saw him three years ago. He told me he was suffering from a wound in his side, bnt is not without hope that he will be pardoned by the Governor after serv­ ing a few more years. Judging from the fashi n in Texas, th's hope is likely to be gratified, thoug »the ciim s he ha* com­ mitted could not be expiated by a dozen such worthless lives as his. In Paris, at the commencement of the war of 1870-71, many of the people held that the heavy fir ng on the battle fields far away caused the constant storms in the capital during the monthsof August and September. They would watch the heavy clouds gathering, and as the first distant peal of thunder reached their ears, would shudder and say : "Again ! they are fighting. Ah, mon Dieu !" and in a few moments the Madeleine won'd be filled with women on their knees, trembling with fear and anxiety for the loved ones far away. The storm clouds invariably filkd the churches. Kewpert Abbwwmh. Susan Coolidge describes as follows, in Scribner'e Magazine, some of the amusements of Newport: " The amusements of Newport, in the season, are many and various. First and foremftst should be named the Casino, a new feature, but already a most important one. This charming place, which is both like and unlike the conversation halls which, in Europe, bear the same name, is built on the ave­ nue not far from the Ocean House. Its aspect from the street is that of a low, picturesque facade, two stories in height, in the old English style, of brick and olive-painted wood, quaintly shingled and oddly carved, with wide casement windows, and here and there a touch of gilding. A single year has toned its color down to a delightful oldness, which would do no discredit to a street in Chester or Coventry. A broad entrance- hall in the middle of the building leads to an inner quadrangle, turfed and set with flower-beds, in the midst of which rises a splashing fountain. Above and below, on tlie street side of this quadrangle, are club-rooms and offioee, broken by a picturesque clock-tower. To right and left are more club-rooms, a restaurant, reading, dining and smoking rooms; dressing-rooms for ladies and gentlemen; smaller saloons, where entertainments may be given ; and kitchens, wisely or­ dered on the second floors, where their noise and sxaells can annoy no one. The fourth side of the quadrangle is filled with a double curve of roofed gal­ leries, two stories in height, where ladies eit the morning long, work in hand, chatting with their friends, en­ joying the smell of the spray freshened flowers and listening to the music of the band. Beyond this first quad angle lies another and wider one, edged with trees and shrubberies, past which winds the carriage-drive from an entrance at the back. The lawn is devoted to open-air tennis. At its far end is another long building, in wliich are racket-courts, bowling-alleys and a beautiful ball­ room, fitted up with a stage and all ap­ purtenances for private theatricals. It will be seen how many and how various tastes may be served by a building of this sort " Polo play, and sitting by to see polo played, are among the other favorite Newport amusements. Still another is to ride or drive to the meets of the Queen's county hunt, which, in tlie latter part of the season, has a run alxmt twice a week. Foxes are not too plenti­ ful in the island, and there are days when the hounds are forced--faute de mieux--to follow a train of anise-seed, instead of their legitimate scent But the pace, the jumping, and the chance of broken bones are equally good; and as Reynard does not complain, and no baby, in act of being -soothed of its in­ fant ailment by the mild infusion which does duty as scent, has as yet fallen a prey to the mistaken ferocity of the pack, there seems no reason to cavil. T-Hm'h often join in the sport " The Fort music is another weekly pleasure, involving as it does the pretty drive round the southernmost curve of the bay, with the villa-crowned slopes of Halidon hill on one hand, and on the other the wide outlook of blue water, broken by many islands. Close by is the tiny rock with its tune-washed l ght- houee, where dwells the brave Ida Lewis, heroine of so much daring ad­ venture, and beyond stretches the long point of Brenton's reef, surmounted by the casemates and smooth glacis of Fort Adams. In the deep point of the inner cove lie tlie wrecks of two ships, one of them an abandoned slaver, drifted many years since into this quiet harbor, ana gradually breakup to pieces under tlie slow, untiring touches of wind and tide. Only the ribs now remain; they lie, black, skeleton-like shapes, reflected in the tranquil waters of tlie cove--a per­ petual pleasure to suciw artist eyes as take pleasure in contrast and happy ac­ cidents. " Beside the fashionable Bellevue avenue, and the celebrated ocean drive,' which for nine miles follows the sinuos­ ities of the shore from Bailey's beach to Brenton's cove, there are others less famous, but no less enjoyable ; ttie chive over the two beaches, for example, and out to the long end of Sachuest point, through gaps in stone-walls and across fields of grain, by overgrown tracks, where wild flowers and tall, nodding grass half bury the wheels ; or the drives to Coddingtou cove, to the Qleu, to Lawton's valley, or along the shore of the eastern passage. The inland drives afford constant characteristic glimpses." Prejudice Kills. " Eleven yeart> our daughter Buffered on a bed of ntiiterv under the care of several of the best (iuicI Home of the wortt) physicians, who gave her di«eu8e various names but uo relief, and now she is restored to tu in good health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bitters, that we had pooued at for two yeara, before UMiitg it. We t-Hi'uehtly hope aud pray that no one else will lCV their tack Buffer it» we did, on acooant of 'prejudice ho good a medicine aa Hop lliticra."--Ttie Parent*.-- Telegram. A Yery Needful Intention. The facts were these: Mr. Skid's neighbor kept a goat and that goat had often got at Mr. Skid and butted him two rods, end over end, and he hated the goat profuse'y. But the neighbor woul ln't keep the goat shut up, and so Skid invented a machine to slay the goat It was in the form of a man bending down to pick up h.s hat, but in the Iwxly was a spring of tremendous power. From the L ip pocket of the figure waved a red handkerchief that was the target to draw on the goat. When he butted it the f-pring would fly and throw the goat a big distance. The machine was gotten np iu very elaborate style and looked just like a man. It was perfect enough to de­ ceive any goat And it cost Skid &7-L Bnt he didn't begrudge the money so long as it fetched the goat Aud he took the machine and put it out in his front a ard where the goat could see it, and then he r< t red to his house and waited to see the fun. He waited about two hours, and then bis son came in and told him that the goat had swallowed an old hoop ekirt the night before and it had f.ot tangled in his bowels and slain him. And of course Skid was terribly mad. But the mainline was not wholly wasted, for the boy took it and put it on the outside of the circns tent so it looked like a man just starting to crawl under, and a policeman ran upaudliit it with It 's ciub and was surprise i to see his club fly forty feet iuto the nir, while his ami ached like fury, aud then a stalwart < ir­ ons man ran up and kicked the king and wins picked up twenty feet away with his leg broken in two places. And when be got over his surprise he said he'd give that man a season ticket if he'd tell how he did it, as he'd like to work the same racket on the old man of the girl he was courting. But the machine couldn't be found, the boy haviug, in the excitement, taken it home. He is going to sell it to a < ountry editor, to be pointed out as "the man who wrote the article you object to. You can proceed to kick him."--Bunion Pttst. "Decidedly Suappy." The English language has never been equal to finding a word to express chic. Tue Americans have now kindly sup­ plied the deficiency by giving us the word "snappy." A dead-and-alive young man is said to have no "snap," whereas a bandbox turned-out youug girl, with white teeth, coral lips,* pink dimpled cheeks, sunny hair and white, soft hands, is described as "adecidedly snappy maiden."--I^ondon Truth. Haunted Me* A worldngman says: " Debt, poverty and •offering haunted me for yeara, caused by a akk family and Urge bills for doctoring, which did no good. I waa completely discouraged, nntil one year ago, by the advioa of my pastor, I procured Hop Bitten And commenced their we, mmI in one month we were all well, and 1 waut to say to all poor men, you can keep your famihee well a year with Hop Bitten for lea* t h a n o n e d o o t o ' i v i s i t w i l l c a a t n -- , Attoeafc. : Ttble Kurort. | h. Nothing is so important in the train- mg of a family of children (after teach­ ing them reverence and to tell the truth), as to give them good table manners, says an article in Harper's Bazar, from which are taken these extracts : It is said by foreigners to be a great national defect with us Americans. We do not, as a nation, comport ourselves well at the table. I n the first place, we eat too fast, and are apt to make a noise over our soup. Well-bred people put theii soup into their mouths without a sound, lifting up their spoon slowly, thinking about it, and managing to swallow it noiselessly. In the second place, we are aocused of che wing our food with the mouth open, and of putting too much in the mouth at once, Again, we are accused, particularly at railway stations and at hotels, of putting our heads in our plates, and of eating with the knife instead of with the fork. Some people eat instinctively and with great elegance; some nerer achieve elegance in these minor matters, but all should strive for it There is no more repulsive object than a person who eats noisily, grossly, inelegantly. Dr. Johnson is remembered for his brutal way of eating almost as much as for his great learning and genius. With him it was selfish preoc­ cupation. Fish and fruit are eaten with silver knives and forks; or, if silver fish- knives are not provided, a piece of bread can be held in the left hand. Fish cor­ rodes a steel knive. Never tilt a soup- plate for the last drop, or scrape your plate clean, or drain your wine-glass to the dregs. Leave something for " man­ ners "--a good old rule. A part of table manners should be the conversation. By mutual consent, every one should bring only the best that is in him to the table. There should be the greatest care taken in the family circle to talk of only agree- - able topics at meals. The mutual for­ bearance wliich prompts the neat dress, the respectful bearing, the delicate habit of eating, the attention to table etiquette, should also make the mind put ou its best dress, and the effort of any one at a meal should be to make himself or her­ self as agreeable as possible. No one should show any haste in being helped, any displeasure at being left until the last It is always proper at an informal meal to ask for a seoond cut, to say that rare or underdone beef is more to your taste than the more cooked portions, to ask for another glass of champagne or sherry. But one never asks twice for soup or fish; one is rarely helped twice at dessert. These dishes, also salad, are supposed to admit of but one helping. iBApHlLart, twenty-four members of Arlington's mliwtnb were taking Warner h Safe Kidney and Liver Core. It made them happy. He Wm for the Iu. • transcript of the evidenoe in a " woman case" which was appealed to the Supreme Court of Indiana from a oounty near by contains the following paragraphs. It seems tne woman was giving her testimony, and the elerk thus records it: Question--" Was the defendant pres­ ent at the time ?" Answer--" No." Here the witness be­ gan to sob and cry bitterly. Question--"L>id you see him about that time ?" Answer--"No." Here tlie witness threw herself down on the floor, yelled, bellowed and walloped herself around until she had to be carried out of the room. When the Judges read this tran­ script it is said one of them remarked: " If that clerk wants to see a woman wallop herself around and raise the ceil­ ing off the house he ought to catch a sight of my wife when she is in one of her tantrums. Gentlemen, I'm not fit to pass on this case. I'm for the man, up and down, in spite at the devil."-- Inter Ocean. When ym go to bed take a doae of Kidney- Won. li keeps the bowel* in order. In England a first-class telegraph clerk under the present system may, with good luck aud good conduct com­ bined, after eighteen years' strviee, raise himself to a pecuniary pinnacle whereby he would be entitled to a salary of $120 per annum. The wages of a third-class elerk commences at sixteen shillings per week, and rise bv gradual increments to the sum of twenty-seven shillings, aud yet tliey are not happy, and, l«k« Oliver Twist, "are asking for more." " Hough on Rata." Aak Druggists for it. It clear* out rata, mioe, roaches, bed-bugs, flies, vermin, imeets. 15a Da. Wim'hkli/s Teething Syrup has never failed to give immediate relief when used in eases of Summer Complaint, Cholera-infantnm, or paitiH in the stomach. Mothers, when your little darlings ar$ Buffering from these or kin­ dred causeH, do not hesitate to give it a trial You will surely be pleased with the charming effect. Be anre to bny Dr. Winched'* Teething Syrup. Sold by all druggists. Only 36 cents per tattle. Poas Cod Lira On. mad* from selected liven, mi the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard A Co., New York, it I* absolutely „ sweet Patients who have once it to all others. Physicians have perior to any of the other oils in market. The succexsful mail has many imitators in his peculiar line of business, but still there is only one originator. So, also, the great petro­ leum hair renewer, Carboline, as now improved and perfected, hold* the palm against all uuita- ton as a genuine article of merit. Try it Fob Headache, Constipation, Liver Complaint f ail bilious derangements of the blood, there is no remedv as sure and *afe as Eiltrt's Day­ light Liver Pills. They stand unrivalled in re­ moving biie, toning the stomach and in giving healthy action to the liver. Sold by all druggists. Put on Db. Holxan's Lives Pad, the beet atomaeh and liver regulator in the world. It insures a sound stomach, good digestion, pure blood and perfect nerve action. * For Rheumatism, Sprains and JBruiaes, dm Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Linunent, told by all druggicts. o H BMC (JED PROM DEATH. WUliam J.Oooahlin.of Somwviiie, Mass., eaj»: lathe fall of 1876 I was taken with bleeding of tiie tanga, fol­ lowed by a severe coujfb. I loat my appetite and flesh, an1 waa confined to mj bed. la 18711 vraa admitted to the hoap tal. The doctors aaid I bads bole in my lane aa bl| aa a half dollar. At one time a report went around that I waa dead. I gave np hope, but a friend told me at Dk. William Hall'b Bal&am fob the Lungs. I got a bottle, wben, to my rarpiise, I commenced to foal bat­ ter, and to-day I feel better than for three years past. 1 write tbis hoping every one affl cted with diseased longs will take Db. William Hall's Balsam, and be con­ vinced that consumption oak BE CURED. 1 can posi­ tively say it his dono more good than all Um> other medi­ ates 1 haw taken since my sickne*a. $66 a week in your own town. Terms and #5 outfit free. Ad4raa« H. HallITT A Co., Purtiand. Ma A New look Free! l apyr for i ne year, and, to iMIllwi. ml select one of the honka ran the 1 at printed be rem,»nd we will sead THR CHICAGO at will it. pnsipaid. <>nT eeiptof m® ey anil nam* of the subscribe?, and thaono name of tbe book rated. Tliia offer wfll hold rood only for tue month ai Awpwt, I * * " CHICAGO LSBeEB, Oilcan DL L la" Hi PoroilTf A Novel Br Anthony TroDope. •. A liFAtTTirCTL Woman, a Koraanc*. By * ft. Hcsor'b Wwan. A Itonl By Meta On*d 1ft. TBe Yobm Dokk. A Novel. 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Hon. ndltar ai Spinal Wcaknssa, and la pstrtieabitr atoptar ta ffe# Chang* of Ufa. It will diseotvw muS tumors tnm I* s ntwaaiH •a sarly stage of d«-veloprecr,t. Tha tt*isa«r«oaaa» eerosa taaaaiatkcroto checked 11 tjapaafflf K resnovaatBI fnrpttmtdaBta, and rsUevcaweaknsaa eCttai Xffi carat Roattaf; Baodacbta, Scaerag DafaSttty, fflnpliaTniss,! gWtlOH. That feeling of beertng down, ca and backache, la always permanently ccxed ty its oaa» ItwOlKtalltimeaacd aBderaUcSMaasalneaaaakla kanaoar with tbalawa that eevern the female arrttMt For the cure of Kidney Oomplatota at aithar seat (Ma Compound ia unsurpassed. LYDIA E. P1NEHAVR TBOKTABXJE CM* FOUND is prepared tki S3 and « Waaler* Av--s» Lynn, Hans. Price#!. Si: bottlesfor ft. Ssnt ftp Mali In the form of pills, alaointhe form ofloaengea, aa receipt of price, 91 per bo* for e «ber. lira. Plnkhaaa freely answers all letters of I nqiiirj, let. Iddraa aa above. MkrMon thta i No family should be without LTDIA K. LITER PILLS. They care constipation, tiiltiinmsa^ and torpidity of the Uver. » cents per box. tar Sold by all Drnggiata. "81 A OFX1S WASTED in eveiy city sad town I the United StPt<>s, to tell a hamls»n.e and attract!* Hovel y t< r Lcda-s' Wexr. On re arpt of 15c w 111 e sent, pn«:a£e p^id, to • ny -ddreM In tbe . States. A (litres* A.ll. Krrdall A Co., 338 Broadway.l FREE Illustrated Circular. Inaa thing new If tb iutlkeit. Xfa oompatitoa. BiisIiiiim lit Ext in Bit l*av to Ansrit [ for Aagoai a«§ September, llowiatnal" of either aax I 8rn>t «t nnce for ctrcalar fnll particulars. Addraas P. O. BoxW, Huntingdon,! FRAZER AXLE GREASE, Beat fat the WarW. t)«t iba gcaalnr. Kaa ^125 Every Da* N^KTWellAugenfe] Lr*\ Hftnii «f y*uf f«tur* tiuafc*»4 « pcvehottvtctU? -- * - 4 i u k , t i a > « t t o i p U e * « T & i > 4 •MrrtM*. Money murnrii tot all not I Frvf.L " Mr4wtri 1 MU «f AH . Miiiivu, tO Maal'<r F>. Ilia. For Ol&tllM and Fever ANO ALL DISIAIU Csaail by Malarial PoImiIsi of the HnA A W ARB ANTED CUBS. Price* ̂ 1 OO. rot Mia by an OraggMh This IUdinar Saw Machine cuts off a S fbot log in 2 minutes, and warranted the best and cheapcat that is made We will not be undersold If we know It. Our circulars ars 'frw, nnd a bcaotlfal present will be ecnt to v\try one who will •end ns the pi)st office address of ton furnicrs or lumber­ men who nre gwiisjf to t at logs or cord wood. Addraa, Vnitnl States MuniiPicturing < (iiniwny, Chicapo. 11L ILECTBIC LIGHT!*" FREE. nr-NKRVOUS DKBTLITY, Lost Manhood, i -mi Impaired powers ctfred by MATHKW8' Improved Rlectro-Msgnetic Kelt inii Abaorbent Pad combined; size of Pad. 7x10 incbes--four "•pea larger thnn others. Do not purch> sa any itd atyle$Si Belta when ymi can get tbe latest- mproved for «3. " Electric Light," a 24-oolnmn t«apar, sent free unwaled; sealed. 6o. D. 8 I> MATHRW8 A OO.. M. M and «8 Fifth Avanna. Chicago. IU. *« ^ ; Generations 10 good and standi dl; stand-by. MEXICAN HU8- TAM LINIMENT, has doM more to assuage pain, relievo , safferinsr, and save the lives of men and beasts than all other iiiiiments pat together, W£yt Because the Mnstang pm> trates through skin and flesh to tike very bone, driving out all pain and soreness and morbid secretions, and restor­ ing the afflicted SB'S \ x'- ana RaM "WHEN WKmilU TO ADTKRT»Ktt| ta tUsfaSer^ SM mtw . ObmtuuumM was suffering from Iteueral dahility to such aa uunVUiit my labor aimiailliMli Imi aenaome tome. A vacation of a month did not give me much relief, but on t he contrary, waa foUowMl hw increaaed (iroatration and sinking chills. At this time I began the oae of your Irok Tonic-, from which I nr allied almost immediate and wonderful reanlts. Tbeo d energy returned and I iound that my natural lima waa not permanently abated. 1 have uaed tb-ee bottleaof the Tonic. Since usingtt I haw done twkw the bor that 1 ever did in the name time during my illneaa. and with double the ease. With the tranaall nan* and *l#or of body, hoa come also a clearneeeof thought never before etiioyed. lftha v--i-*•-- arork.Tinow not what. 1 give it the credit. J. P. W*Taow.Pastor OhHstlan ftsi.tt I 'The /row Toitie Is al siTsarifrtsw of Pre- fsawe of Iron. PfrH- vitim BarK, amI P*s« mhmtmm, asss«<af«l vrUH Me IVwefaWe ireaiaHM. ft snixs wAarASTItEIIVTME DltJ HARTE^NKOIOlNaCO^rSmMmSS^KK^ /mm/c. D» METUUfS . p^VAJIggHEAPACBE HUB enro moat woadtrftdli h» m lap •hort tfant potli SICK And MKkiOlM HKAn^ni.;. mm! white Adtait mi tlM wnt.oi ftjntoan, tleanso tbe stooiaisSi ot csoMt fisododM A vvgdter hMlthjr aeUou of tlao bow«ta» HEADACHE A Ml ttmm box of theee valuable rilXS, Trlth ftiU dfrectknw for fW* tWBpfcita mnj addieia on receipt of nine threo-coit tostt|a •tnnspa Star aato by an druggtata at 25c. Sole Fropitotera, BEOWH CHEMICAL COitPA>T, Bnllimos*. 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