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* * • ' * • . i ^V: Y ; prs** mmmmmmmtmmmmnmmi AFKOVLUBtAU. to dear to mat A 1m®% WM* d«w«j h*lr; I lovaakot . BntMrij Iwt» bear, tela that •Thnrtk m. boo.* akeaaplaa Tin nl«J Totow a pair or pain; Ar*ke, ,hoii|ffc. often t*kj« a rate To tear aw..y lb® taw*. ii- All taya rawe thyme, time rases al% And, th oatfb (ua who e. bo o ww*, A wMt in wittt**, "light,* may tom It "Wrl«ht," nd atill be wimm-- Por "write" and "rite" are neither "right," And don't to write Mcu >• - Beer often briw a bier to man, Conghng a ooffin bring , And too mnoh ale will make na all, Aa well aa other things. ' . „ • The penon liee who ear> he Ilea •When he is bnt r dining; And when consumptive folks decliq^ They all d din ; decllnine. A aoail don't qua 1 b -fore a storm-- » ; A bough will oow before it; ( • We cnim t. rain he lain at all- No earthly powers re inn o'er it. The dy r dyes awhile, then dies; To dyt he'« alwayH trying, Until ni on liia dyinc-bed He think* no mor.' of dyeing. A son of Mars ruarn many a Run; All dey-< must have hel • day*. And every knlulit should pray each night •To him wi o wei. hs h 8 ways. 'Tis meet that man should mete out meat To feed m ^fortune's son; The fair should fare on love alone. Else one ca1 not be won. A Ias8, alan! Is something false; Of fault h a maid i* mar' e; Her waist in but a barren waste-- Though i-tayed, Fhe Is not staid. The springs spring f jrth in spiing, and shoots Shoot forw rlone and a 1: Thonuh summer k lis the flowers, it 'eaves The eaves 10 fall in fall - • . j, 1 would a Htorv here commence, ^ But you muht find It stale; , ' So letV supp ne that we have reaclttitt 1 The tail end of our tale. IN "O-BE-JOVfUL" Shorty was my favorite stage-driver. Other name he miist have had, but I bad never hear<al it. He was an anom­ aly among stage-drivers, for be did not swear, he did not drink, he did not boast, he did not lie; and with all his roagh exterior he ha£ a fine inward grace and a manly dignity that lilted him far above most men of his class. I knew that a day of pleasure await­ ed me one June morning, when I had been so fortunate as to secure for my­ self a seat by Shorty's side for a ride over Red Mountain Pass. In all my years of experience with stage-drivers, I had never met one who could so quickly detect, and so fully appreciate, the rare beauty and splen­ dor of a mountain road as this homely, uncouth, ignorant Short}*. He noted every light and shade, every bit of glowing color, the flowers of the rooky road, the golden shallows of the narrow streams, the low-hung clouds that flooded the hills. The sunshine came slanting down among the purple shadows or crowned the snow-white crests, the quivering leaves of the as­ pen, the gloom of the pines, the foamy waves of crystal streams breaking around and over the gray rocks, the glowing splendor of the aster beds; the tranquil beauty of mountain lakes-- this man Shorty saw and rejoiced in it all. Bis soul was lighted up by the majesty, the beauty and the grandeur oI italL "Why, sir," he said to me, "I've lived right in these here mountains sence 'fcj, an' they're not old to me yit. No, sir, they ain't, an' I don't reckon they ever will be. They're new ev'ry morn­ s' an' ev'ry night. I see somethin' in fem each day that I never noticed afore; An' I ain'f yit seen airy two sunsets jest alike. There'll be a new kind of shadder or new kind of light in the sky ev'ry time. There's a kind of a some- thin' 'bout mountings that a man never outgrows, an' some men can't git 'long thout after they're used to it. I'm one o' them men. "I've heerd that them that's been i born and raised by the seashore kin never outgrow the sound o* the waves. If they go away they can't stay. Tliev jest can't Ihfi 'tliout the murmur an' music o' them sea waves, an' the feelin' the sea breezes gives a man. "Now, I'd jest naterally die if I had to go an' stay clear out o' sight o' the hills. I ain't none o' yer poetieky kind o' fellers, but I heerd o' a man oncet a callin' certain mountings the 'bills of liis love,' an', sir, that's jest what these hills are to me--the hills of my love. "I've tried goin' away to what some folks call a 'civilized country,' but I didn't stay long; and when I die I want to die right here an' have the hillside 'fer my tomb, as that writ'bout Moses." Shorty was a garrulous ruau, but never talked when you wished he should not. He would stop shortTin the midst of. the most animated dis­ course to enjoy in silence and special beauty in gulch or valley, or far up the heights. I was sure that the man must have had many adventures, but he said little about them. He never spoke of any act of bravery or skill on his part. One gloomy day, when a mist hid the ranges and gulches from our view, I asked Shorty to tell me some of his ex­ periences. "I am sure you must have had many strange ones." I said. "Oh, I don't know," Shorty modestly replied, "none to speak of, I reckon. I never killed a bear ner fit a red-skin, ner nothin' o' that kind. I never even had highwaymen or foot-pads try to hold me an' my passengers up." "But your story need not be about any of these things to please me," I protested. "Well, then, sir, I will tell you a bit of a yarn. You see the mouth o' that gulch square ahead of us and not more'n a hundred yards off. You kin jest make it out through the mist. The sight of it reminds me o' somethin'. That's Poor Man's Gulch. There used to be a purty big camp 'bout two miles up the gulch. It was called O-Be-Joy­ ful, but it got to be a kind of an o-be- sorrowful plaoe to some o' the boys 'fore they got out o' it. "At one time I reckon they was as many as 2,000 people in and 'round O- Be-Joyful. It had a reg'lar boom for two or three months, and folks thought it was going to put Leadville clean in the shade, an' there ain't a thing there thip day but a lot o' old tumbled-down cabins an' shanties an' prospect-holes, shafts an' tunnels in which many a poor devil has buried the hope an' strength •f his life. "I driv stage from the South Park up to O-Be-Joyfal all through the gay times; ana' many an' many's the load o' happy, hopeful young an' old fellers I've hauled up there, an' them a-aing- in' their gay songs an' crackin' their jpkes with ev'ry mortal man of 'em thinkin' they was goin' straight to fame an* fortchin. "But I toll you, sir, it wa'n't six months 'fore I see many a one o' them poor fellers with nothin' but the old duds on their backs, a-goin' a-foot out o' O-Be-Joyful without no songs on their lips an' only sorrer in their hearts. "That's the way of it in minin' camps. Some how or other folks don't alius hear, an' don't want to hear o' the hun­ dreds that lose their all where one man strikes it rich. It's nothin on the Lord's earth but a game o' chanoe, minin' ain't "Well, one day I had a woman pas- She was the first one I aenger. sue was ine nrst one jl took up, and I hated to take her; for the pimb hadn't a decant house in it, aau i tbe boys, aa" how sorry she felt *':v ! 'IF' •he didn't look like a woman that roughed it much. She was a li tie cherry-faced an' cheery-voiced woman, all dressed in plain black, an' 'bout 45, pear s I could jedge. But, spite o' that cheery voice an' smilin' face, I could tiee plain enough in the woman's eye that she'd had her cross to bear, an' that its burden weighed on 'er yit. She'd A kind of a quiver 'bout her lips, even when she laughed, an' oncet in a while 11etched on to a little sigh or two that ehe'd give. She sat by me all the way to the Camp,, an' asked a good many questions *boufc Ihis an'that an' t'other, but hadn't ii word to say 'bout herself or her plans. I manajre.i to find out that she was r,o- in* up there a total stranger to evry In an in the camp; as for bein' a stranger |to the wiminen--why, there wa'nt a jlivin' woman there yit. "Well, the bovstliey give her a room in the best shanty they was up, an' I come away an' left her there. "I got my wrist real badly sprained Jgoin' bat k next day, an' it was three < weeks 'fore I driv up to O-Be-Joyful agin. Then I found this little woman imistress o' the biggest boardin' house an' hotel in camp, an' the most popler woman there. yStyra Claffitfs house was the house. She was Myra Claffitt to everybody, but some o' the boys was callin' her 'Aunt Myra.' "She did run a stavin' house. They wasn't any two ways 'bout that. They wasn't anything slow 'bout Myra Claf­ fitt or her table. Ev'rybody was wel­ come whether they could pay or not. 'But the boys see to it that ev'rybody paid. It wouldn't o' been healthy for jiny one to try to sneak out of it. "I reckon that Myra Claffitt was as good* a woman as ever the Lord made. The boys in O-Be-Joyful got so they swore by her fairly. She had a kind of a way about her that not one woman in a million has. A man couldn't do a tiling she'd ask him not to do--anyhow 1 know I couldn't. I'd foel 'sliamed o' myself all my life if I did. Many's the row that woman broke up. I've seen men stripped fer a fight an' all ready to buckle into each other with murder >'n their hearts; n' when Mvra Claffitt 'd march through the crowd that'd give way 'fore lier, that figlit'd be indef'nit- ly postponed. That's what it would! "But she never had the first word to say 'bout herself. No one knowed if she was a widderor not, or if she had children, or who or what she was. She was a kind of a woman that, somehow or other, you couldn't ask questions of, an' couldn't have suspicions 'bout. You took her just like you'd take a eleau, fresh, shinin' new dollar right from the mint. "But now it allers seemed to me that that woman was lookin' for somebody. The day she rid up with me on the stage ttiere wasn't a man or boy on the road that she didu't see--and see good too. An' I never took a stage load o* passengers to her house in my life that she wa'n't out an' starin' sharp at evry man of 'em. Then she'd go round on the hills 'mong the men at work there, an' 1 tell you she saw all of 'em. Some­ times when all my passengers'd be out o' the stage I've seen that little quiver come so pitiful-like to her lips, an' there'd be tears in her eyes; but-I never let on to lier or any one 'bout it. "After travel got so light that they was hardly ever any passengers Myra Claffitt got restless like an' talked o' goin* away. But the boys they jest wouldn't hear to it. So it happened that she was the last as well as the first woman in O-Be-Joyful. "The camp it began to wink out purty fast (the mines never was no good) when I drive up there on Satur­ day, an' in jumpin' down from my seat on the stage my foot kind o' turned in like, an'first thing I knowed thereat was on the ground with a broken leg. "Well, sir; that Myra Claflitt gave me the best bed in the house an' took care of me like as if I'd been a baby. I'd laid there over a month an' in that time the bottom had nigh 'bout dropped out o' O-Be-Joyful, an' most o' the men was feelin'mighty bluean'des'prit-like, as men will feel when they've been cheated or deceived or turribly disap- poiited. 'Bout this time some claim- jumpers began to * show up 'round the ouly claims that showed any signs o' 'mountin' anytliin'. Now you know, sir, as well as me, jest how claim-jumpin' affects a lot o' miners thatfs worked hard for what they've found. You know a decent miner hates a claim- jumper loke he hates pizen. They're dogged like game an' shown no more mercy when found. When it got out that there was claim-jumper 'round O-Be-Joyful it set the men on fire. They was feelin' kind o' reckless any­ how, so they met an' formed a regular vig'lance committee an' made vows an' took oaths that they meant to stand by. But I tell you they kept mum 'bout it 'fore Myra Claffitt. "One o' the boys come to me one day and whispered to me that they were on the track o' one o'the wust o'the claim- jumpers an' they thought they'd run 'im down that night " 'An' if we do,' says he, 'there'll be a hangin'-bee 'fore dayl ght, sure as you're born. There'll be uo earthly es­ cape for the villain. But don't you fer vour life mention it to her,' says he, jerkin' his thnmb over his shoulder to'ard the kitchen where Myra Claflitt was singing at her work. "After supper ev'ry man left the house, an'that left me alone with Myra. She got some sewin' an' come an' set do wn by me in an uncommon lively humor, even for her that was always smilin', She set there langhin' an' chattin' in her cheery way an' once in a while she Rung parts o' songs like 'Je­ sus, Lover o' my Soul,' au' 'Rock o' Ages, Cleft for Me.' Finally she got more sober like au' sung part o' most an "awful purty song 'bout bein' nearer my home thau ever I've been before.' There was one part that said: "Nearer my Fa1 he 'h house, Wtiere burd ni are la. d down,' an* all of a sudden she let her sewin' fall in her lap, an' clasped her hands over her head, sn' said in the strangest way--kind o' slow an* sol um an' stid- dy-like -- 'Where--burdens-- are--laid --down.' Then, sir, she kind o' shut her eyes, dropped her chin on her breast, an' says agin more solemn than before-- 'Where--burden--are--laid-- down.' 'Oil, thank God,' she said, then, jumpin' to her feet, 'tha? k God again an' again that there is a place an' a time when the weary burdens of this life can be laid down an' achin' hearts whose every throb is one of woe, can be forever sti.led an' at rest. O, Thou who didst lay down the heavy burden of thy life on Mount Calvary; Thou whose aching heart throbbed out its life on the cro-ts, help me to bear my burden of sorrow until I can forever lay it down.' "I mind every word of it, sir; I ain't the kind to forgit a thing of words like them. "Well, then she set down agin, very quiet, an' kind o' scared loobin' like, lint by an' by she begun talkm' 'bout 'em in their disapp'inftnent, an' how bravely they bore 'em. She talked l>out them boys as if they'd been saints, ev ery one of'em, 'stid o' the pack o' rough fellers they was. I felt so guilty like listenin' to her. Th nks I to myself, 'I wonder what you'd think an' say, Myra Claffitt, if jtou knew where them men have gone now an' what for? I wonder if you'd set there talkin' so ten­ derly an' so well 'bout them if you koew that at this minit they was out on trails an' hill-sides skalkin' along in the storm (for it was stormin' fqprfully) trackin' to his death a poor devil that's steppin' stealthily from tree to tree an' from rock to rock in the darkness, fear- in', an' trembiu,' an' prayin', likely, if he never prayed afore. It seemed to me 1 could see the poor wretch glidin', an' creepin' alcng an' them men with murder in their hearts after him. "But Myra talked on an' on un'il I oouldn't stand it any longer, an' made believe I'd gone to sleep jest to have her shut 'bout them fellers that didn't deserve half the good things she said 'bout 'em. "She thought I'd really gone to sleep an' so she stepped slowly over to the fire-place an' Btood there with one elbow restin' on a brick of the chimney an' her cheek in her hand. She looked uncommon pale an' old an' careworn, as she stood there with the light of the fire shinin' up in her face. An' while she stood there I saw the cabin door open very slowly an' care­ fully, an' a man's face thrust in; an' I tell you, sir, that I, who have seen the death agony on many a face; I, who have seen men turn p&le and ghastly, even, with fear, I never, sir, seen such a face as that was that come peekin' in behind that door. It was like that of the dead, and hiB eyes seemed to be on fire. He laid a tremblin' hand on the knob, stepped in, and softly shut the door. "Myra turned slowly 'round, and hi a second that man was at her feet. " 'Oh, madam! madam 1' he fairly screamed, grabbin' her hand, 'save me! save me! Hide me, quick! I am hunt* ed like a beast! Mqp with murderous hearts are in pursuit They cannot feel mercy or pity! You, a woman, can. They will hang me to the nearest tree if they find me. For God's sake, help me, save my life, guilty and sin­ ful as I am!' "I never took my eyes off that wo­ man's face for a second, after that man l>egun to speak. There come over her such a look as I can't tell you of. An' 1 the timo that man was whinin' and eadin' she kep' steppin' back a little at a time, but her eyes never left his face. "I reckon he thought she was goin' to give him up to his enemies, for his voice sunk dowd to a moan that was pitiful to hear. He put out his hands so implorin'ly at the last, and fell, face downward, grovelin' at her feet. "There was a dead silence for a full minut, an' in that time Myra kep* pass- in' her hands over her eyes like a per­ son comin' out of a heavy sleep. Her lips kep' moviu', but there was no sound. At last she spoke four words, an' the man was on his feet quick as lightnin'. Them words were: "'John Claffit, my husband!'**-- Chicago Current. •:r . Advice to Young Sportsmen. Always bear in mind that it is the muzzle of a gun that is dangerous; therefore, never allow the muzzle to point toward yourself, or any Other person. Never put your hand over the muzzle of a gun, nor allow another person to handle your gun while it is loaded. Use a breech-loading gun with re­ bounding hammers. A muzzle-loading gun is both inconvenient and danger­ ous to load. Hammerie8S guns are beautiful and convenient weapons, but they are not fit for boys to use, especially boys who are just beginning to shoot If you are hunting in company with others, be careful and courteous, al­ ways refraining from shotting at birds that are flushed nearer bo your com­ panion than to you, and do ni>t allow your gun, under alny circumstances, to point at, or in the direction ofXany hu­ man being. f Open your gun at the breqph and take out both shells before (nimbiug over a fence, getting into a wagon, go­ ing into a house, or handing the gun to a person not used to fire-arms. Never drag a gun toward you muz­ zle foremost Treat an unloaded gun with the same care that you would use in handling a loaded one. "1 did not know it was loaded," has caused many terrible acci­ dents. It is best to thoroughly clean and dry a gun after it has been used all day, and when not in use it should be kept in a woolen or leather case. Never shoot at harmless and worth­ less birds "just to try your hand." Most small birds are pretty, some of them Bing tiweetly, and nearly all of them are useful as insect-destroyers. It is brutal to kill them for any other than scientific or artistic purposes. When out hunting, observe every­ thing, so as to remember the minutest details of visible nature. Knowledge thus gathered is invaluable. Boys when hunting together, should be very cautious in thick covert; as there, one may be qnite neAr another and not see him.--Maurice Thompson, in St. Nicholas. How Qneen Anne Whitened Her Hands. Thereare various preparations for whiteniflg the hands which can be used without harm. Olycerine, vaseline, cold cream, or mutton tallow rubbed in do much to soften them. The chron­ iclers of Q ueen Anne's time had a recipe which is at least harmless. The white of an egg, with a grain of alum dis­ solved in it was spread on the hands, and they were then wrapped up in an old linen over night, and this treatment was guaranteed to make even soft and flabby hands firm and clean looking. Oatmeal and cornmeal, both dry and moist, may be used with good effect. The roughest and ugliest pair of hands may be made smooth and soft if not white, in one month if the owner will but wash them well in warm water every night and rub them well with which­ ever of these simple preparations suits her best, and then encase them in a pair of loose gloves from which the finger tips have been cut. The WoItm And The OwL A Family of Wolves made a Journey of several Miles to visit the Owl and secure his Decision as tp which was most to blame lor the many Quarrels they had. "My Friends," replied the owl, "if you had not come to me in this Manyer I should Never have Suspected that you had Quarreled at all." Moral-Fight out your Family Differ­ ences in your own Homes.--Free Press. When a man has no desire but to speak plain truth, he may say a great * yoiy narrow space.--Steele. Draft Herges. The following is a synopsis of a lengthy art cle which appeared in the Chicago Tribune, consisting of inter­ views of its reporters with the leading draft-horse dealers of America. It was headed as follows: "Breeding of Draft Horses--One of the Important Industries of the Day-- Experience of Dealers who Handle •til.UUO Horses Annually--Relative Mer­ its of Pe»cheron, Clydesdale and En­ glish Horses--Opinions of All Leading Dealers in New York and Chicago-- They are unanimous in preferring the French Breeds over all Others, as they are more enduring, best dispositiened, stand the pavement* best And bring higher prices." The Tribune reporters were instruct­ ed to procure opinions as to the rela­ tive merits of the different breeds of draft horses being raised ia this coun­ try and sold in their markets. The ex­ perience of dealers who sell perhaps 4a),0U0 horses annually directly to those who buy them to wear out was thus ob­ tained. This information is of immense vlaue to those engaged in breeding horses. . Mr. I. H. Dahltban, of New York City, said: "I handle between 9,000 and 10,000 horses annually. Of the draft horses I handle, the greater pro­ portion--nearly all--are Norman-Fer- cheions. These horses a:e docile, in­ telligent, easily broken, steady in har­ ness, powerful and compactly built They are short in the back, deep in the l»ody and broad in the chest. They have the be*t feet of any horses in America. I do not want it understood that all Norman horses have these good qualities. I have seen some im- Korted that were as badly shaped orses as could be found. Long in the back, na io\v-waistr>d and not worth their freight from France here. That class of horses is only imported by peo­ ple who buy them to sell and not to breed." In regard to the Clydesdale horses, Mr. Dahlman said: "I will givo you no criticism. I buy very few* of t hem. I prefer to pa9s their stable and say nothing about them. From what I have said the Tribune readers, I think, will understand what breed of horses I would recommend them to raise." C. & H. Hayman, East 124th street, New York City, said: "We handle about 2,000 horses a year, principally draft horses of all kinds--French, Clydesdale, English, and Belgian. We handle more of the French than any of the others, because the people like them better and will give higher prices for them than for any other breed. They have more endurance and are the best dispositioned horses we have. They ma­ ture sooner and are ready for the mar­ ket votinger than the other breeds. The Clydesdales are not so well shaped nor are their feet so good. We advise the farmers of the West to breed to the finest and best-bred Perclierons to be found." The above opinions were the expres­ sions of all the other dealers inter­ viewed, with one Or two exceptions. The object, of all farmers who breed horses for use or for market, is to obtain ani­ mals that will mature the earliest and br.ng the most money. In order to ac­ complish this purpose with the greatest decree of certainty the use of the finest and best-bred Percheron Stallions is recommended and advised by nearly all the dealers. The finest specimens are recorded with their pedigrees in full in tho Percheron Stud Book of Franee* n "Tss't that Mm. Ilolmes? I thought the doctors gave her up. She looks wril now." "t*hc is well. After the doctors^iave up her case she tried Dr. l'io ce's Favorite 1 re?erijit!on' and began to get I etter riifht away. I beard her say not loi g ago that *>he hadn't felt to well in twenty years. She docs her own work and rays that life seems wi rth living, nt last. 'Why,' said she, 'I feel as if I had been raised from the dead, alii oft." Thus do thousands sttos: the marvelous effi­ cacy of this God given remedy for femtrfo weaknoFS, prolapsus, ulceration, leucorrh > a, morning sickness, weakness of stomach, tendency to canceio n dlsca o, nervous pros- | tration, general debility and kindred atTeo- i tions. Thp. Indulgent father spares the rod and lets his son go fishing.--Cincinnati Cemmer- cial-Uazette. Year* of Agony, In consequence of rheumatism, are needlessly cudtued by many who might, if they had taken timely moasnres to i\rr»- t the disease, be in pos- festdon of perfect health. That sterling de- purcnt. Hoi'tetter's Stomach Bitters, expels from the circulation impurities to which pathol­ ogists concur in Imputing disease. The Bitters is not only a far more thorough remedy than colchium, veratrum, and other poisonous drugs taken to check this disease, but it is also safe and palatable. It enriches, as we!l as purifies, the Wood, by promoting digestion, and it gives a he lthful Impulse to the functions of secre­ tion and discharge, which the liver and bowels share in common with tlie kidneys and bladder. No finer specific for malaria exists, and there Is ample proof to show how salutary is its effects upon those who employ it as a tonic and medi­ tated stimulant. While it insures digestion, it also nni arts a relish for food. He tiot What Was Left. "George," said the grandfather of his country, very impressively, "last night the cows got into the garden and de­ stroyed everything that had roots and leaves. Now, do you know who left the front gate open?" "Father," replied the noble boy,"I can not tell a lie. I did it with my little latch it" "I knew vou did," replied the grand­ father of the republic, grimly, "and if you'll just step into the woodshed a minute I'll show you all that the cows left of the garden." And he did. It was the lithe top branch of a dwarf apple tree, about three and one-half feet long, and the old man took instantaneous impressions of it all over George's bac£ so that he could see what it looked like when he turnedarouqd.--Burlington Hawkeje. One Hundred and Thirteen Miles or Oiuians.--In numbering the organs of their manufacture. Mason Ac Hamlin have reached No. lf>0,000. Arranged in a line these would reach one hundred and thirteen miles or would fence the railroad on one side from the tirand Central S ation in New York to within twenty mile* of Springfield, Mass. Not only does this show the great popularity of Ameri­ can organs, but it illustrates what was de­ clared by James Parton to be a general fact, that he who makes the best article in his line always has the greatest success. We understand that the Mason & Hamlin Company's new Upright Piano is now com­ mand ng a large sale, and is, in every way, up to the standard of their unrivaled organs. V t> predict a large success for this piano, wiiii h is construc ted ou a new system, said to be a decided advance over the prevailing wrest-pin system--Honton Journal. Body-Burning in England. The High Court of Justice in En­ gland lias decided that cremation is not illegal, because there has been no legis­ lation against it, but a bill recently in­ troduced in Parliament for the purpose of legalizing it under certain restric­ tions, has failed to be approved. Ih the court case referred to, the Judge decided that, if the cremation were done in a manner or place to make it offensive to any considerable number of persons* the act would be indictable under the common law against nui­ sances.--Dr. Foote?* Health Monthly. Composed of genuine French tirapo Brandy, Extract of ?mart-Wccd and Jamaica Ginger, with Camphor Water, l)r. Pierce's Com pound Extract of Smart-Weed excels as a remedy for colic, cho'cra morbus, diarrhiea, dysentery or blocd*'-Mux, or to break up co.ds. fevers or ini amatory attacks. Some of our base-ball players seem to hava been vacc:na:ed. They can't catch any­ thing. • • He Knowa It, Hiram D. Sfjtxfield, formerly Of Itflver fprimcs, R. I., has r.o doubt about tho won­ derful curative powers of Kidney \V«rt. He was eo affilctcd with Kidney Complaint that he <o ild not stand on his teet from pain and weakness. As soon as he commenced using Kidney Wort ho experienced immediate rel ef and t egnn to grow strong and was relieved of all pain and unpleasantness. He says: "I know I have been cured bv Kidnev-W'ort." A motto that undertakers do not believe In--live and let live.--TcJa* Siftinv*. / Hortionl'a Acid riionpluta. • BKWAlllC OF ItltTATlOXS. Imitations and counterfeits have again ap­ peared. He sure that the word "Horsl'ord's" it on the wiappcr. None are genuine without it.- • • Why Is a gessiping woman like a farm ve­ hicle? Because she has a waggin' tonguo.-- The Ha'i firt. , Thk best tost of a human ili'e is the amount of gool it has been an 1 done to others. Mrs. Lydia !•'. P nklia n inav be given a seat of honor among tho^e who have helped to change sickness into health, and to transform the darkness of suffering into the sunshine of rest and hope. * The chemist is the wittiest of men--he is always ready with a retort.--Tti? Judge. "D. S. A. Gfiiaral Hospital," West Philadelphia, vrhere OR, DAVID KENNEDY wu one •f the Surgeons ott Doty. Dr. David Kennedy, for the past tenycan an active practitioner of Medicine and Sur- gery in Rondout, N. Y., was one of the resi­ dent Surgeons of the above-named Hospital dnring the war. No doubt many of his for­ mer soldier patients are still living and will be glad to reoognize the name of the friend and Surgeon of those early years in the pro­ prietor of a medicine with which it has be­ come associated. Dr. Kennedy performed hundreds of the most dangerous and difficult operations, and it's a simple fact that not one died, but all made splendid recoveries. Dr. Kennedy is frink to oonfess now that his wonderful success was due to the fact that he gave his patients the medicine he now calls Dr. Kennedy's "Favorite Remedy" in the after treatment It was this that re stored the Kidney#, Liver, and Bowel* toa healthy condition, affording tone ami strength to the whole system, and thus er.abled the soldier to once more enjoy life and meet the loved ones at home. Womeu ctn find no better fiiend than "Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Reme­ dy," for sale by all druggist?. JJfAi.n ladies sho:ld_know that hoods, scarfs, ribbons, and all fancy articles can be made anyc;>lor wante.l with Diamond Dyes. AH popular colors. 10c. at druggist's. None oqcal. Wells.KicharclsoP & t-'o., IJurlington,\ t. Strange, that a lead pencil always has to be driven.--The Judge. Weak Eyes. The number of people suffering with weak •yes, the result of reading Ann print in an illy lighted apartment, isrea'ly alarming, and still they must read. But why confine them­ selves to pooriy printed fine type reading when unk ooi.i.AK will pay for a large, tirst- claas story paper printed in plain type that oan never injure the eye-sight.' A paper worth thricr the price of suLscription. con­ taining not less than eight splendid stories in each number. If you would like to see a sample copy, wttAi the premium to subscrib­ ers, send your name and address to The Lkdgkb, Chicago, 111. Another Life Saved. Mrs. Harriet Cummkigs, of Cincinnati, Ohio, writes: "Early last wintor my daugh­ ter was attacked with a severe cold, which sett'.ed on her lungs. We tried several medi­ cines, none of which seemed to do her any good, but she continued to get worse, and finally raised large amounts of blood from her lungs. We called in a family physician, but he failed to do her any good. At this tiire a fr'e; d,who had been cured by Dr. Wm. Ha l's Balsam for the Lungs, advised*me to give it a trial. We got a bottle, and she be­ gan to improve, and by the uso of three bot­ tles sus entirely cured." "Pat up" at the Gault House. The business man or tourist will find first- class accommodations at tho low price of $8 and $2.50 per day at the Gault House, Chica­ go, corner Clinton and Madison streets. This far-famed hotel Is located in the center of the city, only one block from the Union Depot, •levator; all appointments first-class. H. W. Hoyt, Proprietor. In 18S0 "•Brown'it Bronchial Troches" were introduced, and their success as a cure for Cold.', Coughs, Asthma, and Bronchitis has been unparal­ leled. „ . * ' Tlie Punltry Keeper, published at Chicago, 111., has achieved a wonderful success. In a little over six months its circulation lis:s in­ creased to thirty thousand actual subscrib­ ers. It is the. paper for those interested in the profitable pursuit of poultry raising. Bead their advertisement in this issue. Pure Cod-L.iver oil, made from selected livers on the soa shore, by Caswku, Hazard Si Co., New York. It is absolutely pure and •wcet. Patients who have onoe taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have de­ cided It superior to any of the other oils in market. Mcbdbb will out, so will the fact that Car bo- line, a deodorized extract of petroleum, the nat­ ural hair re-newer and restorer, is the beat prep­ aration ever invented and excels all'-'other hair dressings, as thousands of genuine certificates now in our possession abundantly prove. "Rough on Toothache."--Ask for It. In­ stant relief, quick cure. 15c. Druggists. Chappei> Hands Faoe, Pimples and rough Skin, euced by using Jukipem Tah Soap, made by Caswkll, Hazard & Co., New York. "Rough on Pain" Porous Plaster, for Back­ ache, Pains in the Chest, Kheumatism. 35c. Don't work your horses to death with pi or axlegrease; Frazcris the only reliable make. "Roughon Corns."--16c. Ask for it. Com­ plete cure, bard or soft corns, wart*, bunions. Macaroni is made by Italians in New York, Neufchatel cheese by Swiss in New Jersey, Schweizer kase by Ger­ mans in Ohio, Albert biscuit by En­ glishmen in Albany, and caviare by Russians in Harlem. Nearly all of these are exported to Europe, and there sold as domestic manufactures. Delicati; diseases of either sex, however induced, speedily and permanently cured. Book of particulars 9 cents, in stamps. Con­ sultation free. Address, World's Dlspeasary( Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Tailors will give you fits, bat it takes a lawyer to run up a suit.--lexae Siftinyi. Hkinny Men.--"Wells' Health Iten£ wer" restores health and Vjgor.curcs " Any man or woman making under f r>0 weekly, senil •t nnce for circular*; $100 moi.tlily euar titeed good workers. Kingston&Co„20 IjiSal.c .or Sliort-Hand end Type Situation tuniished. I EARN Wrfl1njrPl& !• Addnuw VATjEVriNT , Jui«BVi]le, WiH. PATENTS Hand-BMK FREE. K. S. Si A. P. 1ACKV, Patent Att'ye. Washington, D. C. SILVER^ Mo Ofy T H E 'ON D£B ^ ^ J S I O Y Z ( A. REED & SONS. PIANOS. ) New Piauo Catalogue! New Organ Catalogue I ITMsIM Fre«. KKEU'S TK iiFLE <] MUSIC, 13S State Street, CHICAGO. NEWSMFERS Supplied with parBy-printed sheets in the moat satis­ factory manner. Send for simple* and prices to THE NEWSPAPER UNION, Xos. 271 and 29 Franklin Street, Uttcago. Tliree Remarkable Interview*. A reporter has interviewed Hon. Wm. 1). Kel Icy, M. C.; Hon. Judge Flanders, of Now York: nnd T. 8. Arthur, in regard to their experience with Comimund Oxyjreu. Thcso interviews (rive surprising results und show this treatment for the cure of chronic dis­ eases to be mo£t remarkable. A copy of thes-e interviews, also a Treatife on Com­ pound Oxygen, will he mallod free, by Drs. Starkey Sc Fa'en, 110:> Girard St., Philadelphia. The Great American Cliorua. Sneezing, snuffing-, and coughing'! This is the music all over the land just now. And will be until June. *'l've got such an awful cold in my head." Cnre it with Ely's Cream lhiim or it may end in the toughest form of Catarrh. Maybe you have Catarrh now. Nothing is more nau-eous and dreadful. This remedy masters it as no other ever did. Not a snuff nor a liquid. Applied by the finger to the nostrils. Pleasant, certain, rodioal. Important. When you visit or leave New York City, save Baggage ExpreanaKe and Carriage Hire, and stay at the (Jrand I'nlon Hotel, opjHisite Grand Central Depot: '.iiO elegant rooniB titted up at a cost of one million dollars, reduced to $1 and upwards icr day. European plan. Elevator, Restaurant supplied with the bent. Horse cabs, stage, and elevated railroad to all depots. Fami­ lies can live better tor leas money at the Grand Union than at any tirat-elns* hotel in the city. ARREST!! ALL DISEASES OF TOE THROAT AND LUN6S H\ THE TIMELY TJSE OF ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM 8TRICTJ.Y PURE, HarailcM to the moat Dellc^ll By its faithful use C'ONSI MITION H \ 8 BKKN d'Htl) when other Heme lien and Physicians have failed to eiloct a cure. jKnv.MlAn WniciHT^of Marion County,W.Va.. writes us that hi wife had l'n.voN Wiv Cuxsi-mption, nnd was pronouiKvd iNoniMii.K by their physio an, when ti e ii>e of Allen'n Lni>»r 1J lsoni EN riHKi.Y < rRi i> HSR. He wr.t*K tiiat he and hi* neighbors think it the ln'Ht lU'Mii. ine in the world. Wm. i;. DuiiiKs, Merchant of Bowline Green. Va.. wr.tes, April 4th, U»i. hat lie wants us to know that the l.ixii IUi.sam li ah ('ritKD his Mother ok Con- ni'Mt'TioN. after the physician had Biven Iter up aa iucnralile. Hi* suys ethers knowing her cane have taken the Balaam aud lieen cured: he th nks all «o afflicted Hliouhi give it a trial. Iw. MERKniTH, Penti-it of Cincinnati, was thought to be in the last Staoes of Consi'mption, and was induo'd by his friend* to try Alt. it's Luinr Balsam after the formula was xhown nim. We have liis letter tliat it at once cured his cough and that he w..» able to resume his practice. Wm. A.Gbaham & Co .Wholesale I>ruprists. Zanes- villc. Ohio, wr.te lis of the cure of Mat 11 las Freeman, a well-known citizen, who had been aftii. to t with Bkonohitm in iu worst form for tw elve years. The Lung ll.ileara cured hira, aa it has many others, of BltOSClilTlS. It is Mess to the most delicate dill! It contains no Otto in any form! Recommended by f'itys'rliMM, Minister* and Nurses. In fact, by everybody who has given it a good trial. It Never Fulls to Bring Kc 1 iet Call for Allen's Lung Balsam and shun the use of ell remedies without merit and an established reputa­ tion. Aa an Kxpectorant U lias no Equal! SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS. With cveiy^twAie boagfaaMb for few hat' three years. Om ' Druggist, T. J. Andeiaon, nanmimnilit "Hop Bitters" to ne, ? I used two bottles! Am entirely cared, and heartily ftBMift- mend Hop Bitten to erfezy ottk. Ik. Walker, Backner, Mb. I writ! this as a Token of the great appreciation I haiveaf jour Hop * • • Bitters. IwaasfficM „ « JVith inflammatory rheumatiamlll ¥| For nearly y-*, Heren yean, and no medicina •aoa»od ti»' do me any « . Good!!! Until I tried two bottles of your Bitters, and to my snrprise I am aa well to-day as ever I was. I hope "You may have abundant success*' "In this great and" . % Valuable medicine: Any one! * * wishing to know mow, % abont my cure? <J 'I f Can learn by addressing me, E. M. » H Williams, 1103 16th street, WashingfbtiL ..a e. .• ,*$r. • 1 con-Her your ', . Remedy the bent remedy in eztatenoa *' - For Indigestion, kidney --Complaint, "And nervous debility. I have just" ? v' : Returned * "From the South in a fruitless seardh for health, nnd find that your "Bitten are doing m^ more Good! Than anything else; A month ago I was extreantftr '• '>*& • "Emaciated!!!" " > And scarcely able to waiQL Now I aok - ' Gaining strength! and *'{*• "Flesh!" • ; St?- And hardly a day passes bat what I aa * • • » » • • » complimented on my improved appearance, and it is all due to Hop Bitters! J. Wickliffe JacksoaL --Wilmington, ©el• a#-None genuine without a bundi of Hops on th" white l*t>el. Slmn all the vile, poia- | onous 8tuff with "Hop" or "Hoi s" in th0r my. | \ tiKNTS WANTED for the l>eRt and fsntft mlTMjf | Pictorial Books an t Bibles. Prices reduced V | per com. N ational Piuilisiuno Co. Chicago, W. ' MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS is •:-vU 100 mm * HIGHEST HONORS AT ALL GREAT WMLO* IN­ HIBITIONS FOR SLVeNTEEN YCMS. Only American Organs Awarded raohat aayw For Cash, Easy Payments or Rented. Upright Pianos CATARRH toed. CREAM ^BALM Causes no Fain. Uives Belief at Once. Hot a Liq- •MorSnuff. Ap­ ply Into nostrils. Thorough Treat­ ment will Cure. tiiye it a Trial. •bEVED SO ecnta at DiutwistH*. " I« ROeento by innii, regis- Send for eireular. Sann lc by mail, 10 cents. ELY BKUTMEKS. llnwistn, Owego, N.Y. HWFEVER WARM-AIR FURNACE, In Galvanized Iron Jacket or net in Brick. A per­ fect Heater. Absolutely the only (law, Hmoke and lhiKt-Tiiht Furnace in the market. We turnish double the volume of lieat oi any Furnace in the market. Tlie lieat is of a qua ity superior to that of any known Furnace. No repair* are necessary, an the Furnace# are built to last 'JO years. Every Funiait' Guar-mteeci. C'h;1. •'xamiue, and be convinced. I'UIULAM WAliM- All; FT UN ACE CO., 711 Pearl >orn St., Chicago. • Hend for illustrated Pamphlet. renting very highest •xoellence instjjumcnts ; udding to all wevioaa eater value than any; --«•*»• musical tone* and me ii"«l m Hiich ins Improvements one ol |HK most pure, leftni yet durability: cKwially avoidi ik liability to get oat tune. Illustrated Cit dogue* free. MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN AND PIANO COL. Boston, 154 Trnnont St.; N. York. 441 K: 14tk St.: Chicago. 145» Wabash At. _____ The Bursas? Guide la Issued Sept. •ad March, each year: 224 pages, 8j[x 11$ inches, with over 3»300illustrations-- a whole picture gallery. Gives wholesale' A prices direct to container* on all goods IIt** personal or lamily aae~ Tells how to order, and ' gives exact cost of ev­ erything you use, drink, eat, wear, or have fu» with. These invaluable hooks contain information gleaned from the markets of the world. We will mail. • cony Free to any address upon receipt , of tlie postage--8 cents. Let us hear-. from you. Respectfully, MONTGOMERY WARD * CO, aa? A IWHtkaik A reaaea Chi--i, Ut SC. w • Ajujauri AM Wayae, Da Fx* Co., Sttaaia, , HAS IMPORTED PROM MtANOK, Pwditwa which UKladca 75 PER CEMT OF ALL I0BSE* EVER IMPORTED TO ISO jBpsrtettrNilam aoo taprM Oldaaongfitor WHlWl IOO COLTS Two yewm oM Nl jMwgfer. RecoKnIilB* tfce prin­ ciple accepted by alt lelligent breeder* that* c»er yell bredaanwO* tafl to be. If their «llf cannot n verified by th* or number and record to^thol S3 the animal sold French certificate of iilt.kinFrance. 140 rasec»t»lo«n»aaentftree. lib Illustrated with Blx rrtaeHomcaortheBahlblJfcinof the Societ• IHvpiQiu Ptrcheronnt of F anee, ISM. Jar Abased by N. W. Dunham and drawn from Ufo by Kaafe Buafccait tn* moat fatuous of all snlwal pelntera. PRINTERS I Or persons of any profession who coutemplate estab­ lishing newspaper printing offices in Nebraska w Dakota should oommunicate with Ths Biocx COT NcwsPAFEa Union. No. 416 Douglaa City, lows, and save money. •Srts C.N.U. So, 45--M. AUVKKfUKWL WHEN AV1UTLNU TO.. .. please say you saw tlie adwrtlM li thin paiier. 100,000 HOLIDAY PRESENTS Evegibodjf who sends as dirtrtfd gets a pi-exeat worth from 29 rents to Hit. The proprietor ol TIIE F01I.TRY KEEPEIt, being desirous of having the already well known autl popular Poultry more widely eivcuUto.i ;m«l introduced inioThouses where it is not already known, have determined to throw off all pr«flt this year, and in addition use a portion ot his capital ti>r the *u)e purpose i»r increasing the circulation to HMM**oof*®** After deciding to more cxtea*i\eJy odtrttisc than ever before the following plan has been ad« | tcd by us* FOR. FIFTY We will enter your name on our »utoscri|> diately send a nnmhered Reeelpt, which ceipts they will be sent fur |I, and their id mail THK rot LTBY KEErElt regularly to yoa OBB YEAR and k Mil entitle the holder to one of the following preaents. If any «m desire* t«ro !•» ubscnption will be entered up for two yean. LIST OF PRESENTS TO BE filVEN AWAY. 10 V. S, (Jovernaient Rouda of $MO .$6,<100 10 1'* £> <ii¥t'ulineli< uf •••••••••• 10 I. S. (ircenbarktofflflO 1,000 1 Nickel plated iolumbl* Kfeyeto 1&0 1 tinuid Square llano. 800 1 tirand Cabinet Orfra* 200 I Three &e&t lUxkawaj 200 1 8U<er Dinner Service. W .r» Top Shspplfffl 1,000 20l'. N. {ireealiaeka of $*>0 rtfk,l.OllO lUUO Anlofrraph Afa|ua*» t'J Mtii 2,060 2 Village Carts IPonyHifftoB. MMOl'oeket Silver Fratt Kai*e» IMH Moo Genf* I'oeket knlvea |^M 1,000 I. S. Greenbacks of #1 etefc 10 Cents' <.ui»t Watche^ taytkh KbimwM 8T" M •« M « ••«.•••• I SO Bora* Silver » iwrlcu « 9 iftellalr* •llamanii Harrr *!•«* S SPatemt Hart eater* 1,0 2,O0Ottetaat Art teats L(NI & Ran M!k Parlor Suit I'irtltsie l,4€0iiold llatfr Klaga, Ladies* Urrmt Ka^GnU' ftarf Fla«* Loeket.*, Fans tad Cfeaiaa, and 93*421 other presents, valued from 20 cents to #1. makes a grand aggregation 100,000 presents, thus guaranteeing a present to eaeh sad e*ery ®ew ftnLterlber who sends us 00 ccuta. All of the ubovc presents will be awarded in a lair and impartial manner. Present* will be »at to fy part of the I'nited States or Canada. !N'o pc&taye will be atked frctu anv subscriber to forward presents. 'MTMMJm SO C333VTS which you send us is the regular price lor a year's sub*crij>tion and therefore we charge aolkilg f for the present. Ollt PROMT will be in your future patronage and the increased rate wo will set for our advtrtaaiaff space. SrnSt'RlITlON FKKE. Gel fiee of your friends to join >oo by cutting this out and showing it to them. flhM uh ^C.S<> and we will wend you THE POULTRY KKKl'EK for one year, and one numbered receipt for aaafc mt J subscribers, and one e*tra f<>r your trouble No p«At|>onenient. HEND TEN SUBSCRIBERS WITH $5.00 and we will send yvn lfl sufaecriptitna nnd thirteen imiplg. WH|VA AMI V 9 T,"s off('r %vlli til1 ^rerBb*r tttlk enly* as we ahall limit the uutnbev flfmv i UAT V UHLI • wription* to ltx»,000. w we wuuld advisa all our friends to farw ard au Wet iy time atan« date, as in no case will they be received later than Ifecemher »0th. flip BAIfll TDV VeBlkCD 1« the lest and ablest edited Poultry Paper in the country and >lnMik»>dlli | lib rUULIHI Rttrfcll lation of 30,000 copies, and rnly wi^lres 70,000 n.oie to get the desired Minbee. ft contains sixteen pages, beautifully illoatrated. Tells how to make pcvitry pay. 500 BOLD WATCHES FREE In making up the shore Iwto# •MrOOO IN rR ESI NTS, we decided te««Ml to he divided equally among the Rrst !MI subaerilers received. If ie« send 50 cents you will be entitled to ONE MCCE1PT «»<! for OHM fRC09, and if your letter is tnteng the ftrvt 500 received you will be estHkd tethii beautiful watch. We will print hi full in the January issue mt THE FOtHsTEV KEETER the names and addresae* of the wiimen « f the iOO CiOLD WilUHBL This ofar ia bona tde and will he carried out to the letter Send now, d--ft will. mMKII TDV IftCDCD 1* sowell havui< (Omdy a^«M rUULinf RCCrtn Subscnbers,and iabeekedhy amplecepilat, so that everyone cf our subscribers may be sure ofgettiag what we psomjne» l» deed we could not aflt rd otherwise with a paper the! has already Mcaved M.MI subscribers on its merit. Vadontttedly teme who rend this mWW departure will think an ofler to give away $30,080 in (ifm •Bts is most unreasonable and unprofitable; but Wt as all such (wrsonythat it costs any where fr^na ISM^ t«secure a laryecireutatHiii to a paper. We know ap^h» Usher tikat spent 5".UJ0 in one in £tvtug away ftis it^i ieaand advertising his papem. and the mor.t-y was wettepwlL for it serured tor hiru an establish«h! tfr^ulafion thai palii l^odinteie^ton the Publahipc uo)eedM»^ either be done on an extensive »C4iie or uot ai att. si 4 just as luucb n>att«r, Mid ju*t as t^ r ittwtniil electrotypes, editorial services, rent a&d for M<tilfV|, type for a paper of eireulatwn us it does for aatptrtrflBl 300,000circulation. On small editions, each one ef Dmvbeve items swells the cost of a single paper alartuiogtj:, fctdimleavy I Read How You Can Get This Elegant Sold Watch forfiOets. lar^re e*lit.ons, the expeu>e is <ip; that it is almost entirely U»t; uiusyou profits can be made only . precisely what weyrvpoee doing with Ta* be made only by «kuug a large be doing with lux ̂ unJRK We will setid a printed Lift of the Award* I rfv*'- UI Ml tuataarr NUiTRr Pmcnts will be k>rw.ja«\l ta . may OUk OLD PATROMS AXD8l<aSCM»SS*«ffcMi i ber by th. thewaeds, ibwikl el w«e e» *» eW to inrmMW lid, t) Ita pul ml g«Mt|H «Ir. ONLY60CT8.&CS! present. On? number vf the paper is worth ^ s a h e c r i p t t o o p r i c e , i f t o v * » R Q j f r r t h m t r < fi? £rt#dk er REMEMBER ikne •*« Pmtw« t* tn ^ub«rii»«» (in* i® i Pottiie lakes.)