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i | UHDEB THE SHADOW. Of M Old Mu Tonal a iilfcw- * ,'<1|hr,< ®*»rt and Saves a Homestead. [Ixmdon Exchange.] *Wo," said the lawyer, "I shan't press your claim against that man. Yon can get some one else to take the case, or you can withdraw, just as jou please." "Thi«k there's any money in it?" "There would probably be some money in it, but it would come from the •Ale of the little house the man occupies and calls, 'home.' But I don't want to meddle with the matter, anyhow.". "Got frightened out of it, eh?" "No, I wasn't frightened." "X suppose the old fellow hard to be let off?" "Well, yes, he did." "*§A.nd you caved, likely ?" * j :mo, I didn't speak a word." *t)h, he did all the talking, eh?* K, aat in creation did you do?" *% believe I shed a few tears." # "And the old fellow begged yotl •ery hard, you say?" "No, I didn't say so. He didn't apeak a word to me." . '•Well, may I inquire whom he did "ress in your hearing?" . God Almighty." . "Ah, he took to praying, did he?" ••Not for my benefit, in the least. You see, I found the little house easily enough, and knocked on the outer door, which stood ajar, but nobody heard me; so I stepped into the little hall and saw through a crack of the door a cosy sitting room; and there on a bed, with her silver head high on pillows, was an old lady who looked for all the world just as my mother did the last time I saw her on earth. Well, I was on the point of knocking when she said: " 'Come, father, now begin.' _ "And then down on his knees by her side went an old white-headed man, still older than his wife, I should judge, and I couldn't have knocked then for the life of me. Well, he be­ gan ; first, he reminded God that they were still His submissive children, mother and he, and no matter what He saw fit to bring upon them they shouldn't rebel at His will. Of course it was going to be very hard for tbem to go out homeless in their old age, especially with the poor mother so sick and helpless, and, oh! how different it might have been if only one of their boys had been spared to them ; then his voice broke, and a thin white hand stole from under the coverlet and moved softly over his snowy hair; then he went on to repeat that nothing could be so sharp again as the parting with those three sons, unless mother and he should be separated; but at last he fell to comforting himself with the fact that the dear Lord knew it was through no fault of his own that mother and he were threatened with the loss of their little home, that meant beggary and the almshouse, a place they prayed to be delivered from enter­ ing if it ccnld be consistent with God's will, and then he quoted a multitude of promises "concerning the safety of those who put their trust in the Lord. In fact, it was the most thrilling plea that I ever listened to, and at last he prayed for God's blessing upon those who were about to demand justice." The lawyer continued more slowly than ever -- "And -- I -- believe -- I'd rather go to the pooshouse myself to­ night than to stain my hands with the blood of such a prosecution as that," "A little afraid to defeat the old man's prayer, eh?" "Bless your soul, man, you couldn't defeat it," said the lawyer. "I tell you he left it all subject to the will of God. but he claimed that we were told to make known our desires to God, and of all the preaching I ever heard that beat all. You see, 1 was taught that kind of thing myself in my childhood, and why I was sent to hear that prayer I'm sure I don't know, but I hand the case over." "I wish you hadn't told me about that old. man's prayer," remarked the client, twisting about uneasily. "Why so?" •'Well, because I want the money the place would bring, but I was taught the Bible straight when I was a youngster, and I'd hate to run counter to that you tell me about. - I wish you hadn't heard a word about it; another time I wouldn't listen to petitions not intended for my ears." The lawyer smiled. "My dear fellow," he said, ••you are wrong again; it was intended for my ears and your ears, too, my friend; and it was God Almighty who introduced it. My dear old mother used to sing a song about God's moving in a mys­ terious way--that I remember." "Well, my mother used to sing it, too," said the client, and he twisted his claim papers in his fingers. "You call in the morning, if, you like, and tell 'mother and him' that the claim has been met." " 'In a mysterious way,'" added the lawyer, smiling. Not Bad Eating When Hungry. When you are as hungry as I have frequently been, rat is • an excellent dish. During the war I was for fifteen months an inmate of the Federal prison at Rock Island, III. There were 1*2,000 of us Confederates there, of whom 4,500 are there yet, buried beneath the Illinois soiL We didn't have any D» l- monico dinners ia the prison, and bills of fare wero entirely useless. We were given only one meal a day, and we were always hungry. One of our favorite amusements was to sit around and dis­ cuss what and how much we would eat when we got out of prison. In order to help out our table we used to catch rats, which were numerous inside the prison stockade. Bats, when properly cooked, make quite a toothsome dish, and an ordinary epicure could not tell them from a squirrel. As a rat-catcher I was not very successful. There was one shrewd, gray old fellow, with whom I worried for weeks in a vain endeavor to catch him. I knew that if I did get him ho would furnish pretty tough steaks, but I was very anxious to trap him. It annoyed me to be outdone by a miserable rat. I used to place a little noose around the hole in the floor through which he entered his burrow. Just outside I placed a.bit of bread, expecting to catch him by the neck when he poked his head out after the food. Do you know that as long as I kept the noose there that infernal rat would liohlly thrust the the tip of his nose from the hole ? When I removed the noose he walked out boldly and de­ voured the bread. I fooled with him for a long time, but I had to give it up, and I gness he is there yet, as gray and as wise^as ever.--Exchange. More Than One Mayflower. Mayflower was a common name for u snip in early days, and the one ex­ amined for the East India Company in 1600, and the other possessed by the cOtopnny in lt559, which is believed to havo subsequently foundered in the Bay .of Bengal, must both have been larger ships than the little craft of the Pilgrim Fathers. The Mayflower of 1600 must have, moreover, oeased to exist by 1620, and that of 1620 long before 1659. Only ships built of In­ dian teak could have kept the sea from 1600 to 1659 like those used by Phceni* cians at Tylos, which Theophrastus tells us had continued sailing for more than 200^years.--The Athenaeum. Then and Now. "My dear," said Mri Popperman to her husband one evening, "I was look­ ing over a bundle of old letters to-day, and I found this one which you wrote to me before we were married, and whfn you was young and sentimental." ' What does it say V "I'll read it" "Sweet idol of my lonely heart: If thou wilt place thy hand in mine, and say, dear love, I'll be thy bride, we'll fly to sunny Italy, and 'neath soft, ce­ rulean skies we'll bask and sing and dream of naught but love. Rich and costly paintings by masters shall adorn the walls of the castle I'll give thee. Thv bath shall be ot milk. A box at the opera shall be at thy command, and royalty shall be thy daily visitor. Sweet strains of music shall lull thee at eventide, and warbling birds shall wake thee from thy morning slumber. Dost thou accept ? Say yes, and fly with me." "And I flew," said Mrs. Popperman^ "But if I ha l been as fly as 1 am now, I wouldn't have flown." "Why not, dear?" "Why not? Have you done as you promised in that letter. When we were married, did we 'fly to sunny Italy, and bask 'neath soft, cerulean skies,' or did we go to Hoboken and spend two weeks fishing for eels on the edge of the wharf?" "Well, yes." "And how about the piotuiwst You know very well that every rich and costly painting in the house is a chromo from the tea store." "Well." " 'Thy bath shall be of milk P Do I. bathe in milk, or isn't it like pulling teeth every morning to get 10 cent out of you to buy milk lor the baby ?" "Kinder." '"Royalty shall be thy daily visitor.' The only visitor I have are the book- agents and clam-peddlers." " 'Tain't my fault." " 'Sweet strains of music shall lull thee at eventide.' The only chance I have to listen to sweet strains of music is when you and I go out walking at night and follow a monkey and hand- organ around the block." "Oh, I am so sleepy." "I don't care if you are. Where are the warbling birds you promised me ? 1 hear Mrs. Maginis' crowing roosters next door every morning. Perhaps they are what you meant." "Well, never mind." "But I will miud. 'I was to have a box at the opera.' Where is it? The only time I go to the opera is when you get a bill-posters' ticket to a dime museum." "It's too bad." "It is really too bad. And then you said we'd talk and dream of naught but love. Since I~ married you we've talked and dreamt of naught but rent. Good-night, sir," and Mrs. Popper- man turned out the gas and jumped into bed, leaving Mr. Popperman to bark his shins against the bureau in trying to grope to bed in the dark.-- Boston Herald. A Puzzled African ChieT. An old chief came to me attended by his followers. He brought me presents of palm-wine, a goat, and twenty fowls. We squatted in the customary circle. The old chief seemed a bit shy. As he had probably not seen a white man ever before, this might be excusable. I at­ tributed his reticence to this and to my somewhat grotesque costume, which at that time consisted of a pair of bedtick- ing trousers, made myself, a battered cork helmet, an old flannel shirt, and a pair of buffalo-hide sandals. I had misinterpreted the cause of the old chief's shyness. He, too, was pecu­ liarly dressed, and this was his reason for seeking me. He told me that his people, two months ago, had gone down to the coast and sold some ivory, re­ ceiving in part payment the garment he had on. It was a much-worn life- guardsman's jacket. He had put the garment on, but he had been unable to take it off; and, hearing of me, ho had come fifty miles to obtain my assistance. I at once set about relieving him.' I told three Zanzibaris to hold on to the chief and two others to assist me with the coat. There was trouble, but that coat came right off, although the sleeves and collar succumbed in the operation. The old man went off scratching himself, and smiling all over his face.--Illustrated London News. A Distinguished Family. "'"So your pons are all through col­ lege, are they?" asked Mrs. Smiley of Mrs. Lofty. "Yes, indeed," replied Mrs. Lofty. "The dear fellows! lam so proud of them! Each of them made his mark. Only think of it! George won the gold medal for being the best polo player in his c!aS3l" "Indeed!" "Oh, yes, and Harry was never beaten once at lawn tennis during the last two years he was in college. He has ever so many badges and medals." "How gratifying to you!" "Indeed it is! And my son Will went ahead of his whole class at base-ball and is regarded as the most promising first-base the college ever turned out! We are all so proud of him! But all our hopes are centered in our son Leo, who graduated two years ago. He has come out winner in every boat race he has rowed; and, only think of it, we used to really fear that it was a waste of time and money to send him to col­ lege at all. He seemed so indifferent about a college education. But he has turned cut grandly! We are so proud of all our boys."--Detroit Free Press. A Talented Family. The McSpilkins family is one of' the most fashionable in Austin. The old man, however, is not as nice as he ought to be, but the rest of the family are highly accomplished. Somebody was speaking of them the other day, and he remarked how they all played on some instrument. "What does the old lady play ?" asked a bystander. "She plays on the piano." "And the youngest daughter?" "She plays on the harp." "And the next daughter?" "She is very proficient on the guitar." "And the boy ?" "He plays on the fiddle." "You bet he does. He the Well, does the old man play?" You bet he does. He plays starvingest game of draw poker in Travis County.--Texan Siftings. As EARLY as 1505 adventurous French fishermen of Normandy and other coast provinces of France plied their vocation off the shores of Newfoundland. JUGGERNAUT IS DOOMED. •4 - . The Grate Uod lias Had His Day--Coolies "-•'"Ana Haw Hired to Dra*tha C*e. '• • {London Standard.] The announcement that the once fa­ mous festival of Juggernaut has so de­ clined in popularity as to render it neoessary for the priests to hird coolies to drag the car is a measure of the ex­ tent to Which the destructive solvent of western thought is being applied to eastern creeds. The oar of the great god of Pooree was one of the most sa- crwl of Brahmanic "properties," and the Rath Jattra, a festival which, in importance, yielded to that of no other deity in the Hindoo pantheon. From every part of the vast empire of Hin- doostan pilgrims flocked to share in it, and when the car of Juggernaut was dragged onoe a year from the temple in order to bathe the gods in the cold water of the tank, a mile and a half distant, the wildest enthusiasm seized the vast multitude of devotees. Thou­ sands rushed to seize the cables, and so eager were the volunteers for this holy service that the best and greatest men of Orissa struggled with each other to ob­ tain a hold upon the ropes. To use the language of an old writer who wit­ nessed the Rath Jattra in its palmiest days, "they are so greedy and eager to draw it that whosoever,"by shoulder­ ing, crowding, shoving," heaving, thrusting, or in an insolent way, can lay a hand upon the rope, they think themselves blessed and happy. And when it is going along the city there are many that will offer themselves as a sacrifice to the idol and desperately lie down on the ground the*, the chariot wheels may run over them, whereby they are lulled outright. Some get broken arms, some broken legs, so that many are destroyed and think to merit Heaven." At even a later date martyrs to Jug­ gernaut, or Jagganna'th, as he is more oorr^ctly termed, were not Tin- frequent. When Francis Buchanan was iu Pooree early in this century he describes the harsh grating of the gigantic car as it moved along, the ob­ scene songs of the priests in honor of the god, and the fierce glances which the fanatics bestowed up the beef-eat­ ing Englishmen, as a pilgrim announced himself ready to become a sacrifice to the idoL No one daring or caring to prevent the self-immolation the man prostrated himself in front of the tower as it moved along, lying on his face with his arms stretched forward. The multitude passed around him leaving the space clear until he was crushed to death by the wheels of the ponderous structure. Then a wild cry of praise was raised, and as the god was seen to "smile" at the libation of spouting blood the devotees threw cow­ ries and pieces of money on the body of the* victim in approbation of the holy deed by which he hnd won im­ mortality in the Hindoo Walhalla. It is, therefore, suggestive of a strange revolution in Hindoo opinion to hear that not only are the victims lack­ ing, but that, instead of thousands struggling for the honor of a place at the drag ropes, laboring men, at so many annas per diem, have to be hired to perform the sacred function. The awe of the Indian people for "the lord of the world" has been declining. For many yeass past the fame of the great god of Orissa has been on the wane, and the time when a human sac­ rifice was deliberately offered up to the hideous idol is fast getting beyond the power of the very oldeBt of old In' dians to recall. Admitting that the number of devotees this year is smaller, owing to the loss of two pilgrim ships and the prophecy that a third will be wrecked before the year is out, it is undeniable that Jagganna'th is doomed, and the wealth which it brought to the priests and the townspeople of Pooree is likely to vanish before many years elapse. V„ A Choice Montana Steak. HO was a cowboy, minus the leggings and sombrero, and he said to a re­ porter : • "I have been East for two months, and in Philadelphia a month, and have eaten at the best hotels, but I have never eaten anything as fine as a steak a la Montana. "You see out there we have plenty of meat, and this is the way we cook a steak in a ranch. We first cut three large steaks, one of them a trifle smaller than the other two. A fire is then built in a hole dug in the ground for the purpose, and when this tire is re­ duced to a bed of coals the small steak, properly seasoned, is placed between the other two and skewered. "They ar4 then placed on the fire, and another fire is kindled on top of them. When the top fire is well burnt it is covered with earth and allowed to smoulder. "After a given time the steak is re­ moved, and a succulent morsel it is, absolutely permeated with the juices of the two enveloping steaks and with the seasoning. "Oh! you ,may beat us in some ways in the effete East, but we can cook steaks against * the world.--Philadelphia Hews. ' Half Bird Half Fish. Count Joachim Pfell, the German African explorer, gives the following ac­ count of a mysterious creature seen on "the coast of the Ulanga district: "We * often saw an animal in the water which we first believed to be a serpent from its movements, and from the fact that only now and then it appeared on the surface for a few seconds. Once, when we shot at it, we were surprised to see it rise out of the water and fly away. Afterward we succeeded in ob- taining one of the curious creatures. It was about the size of a large tame duck, with black plumage and a metal­ lic luster. On its wings we noticed a few very light yellow feathers. The neck was very long and thin, and ended in a long, pointed beak, at the edge of which were two rows of sharp teeth. At first sight no head was visible, and the neck appeared only to end in a beak. The whole body of the bird is under water wLil# swimming, only the long neck being seen. If it was frightened it disappeared altogether under the water, or flew rapidly away. Another peculiarity we noticed was that when the bird had left the water it lay down on a bush with outstretched wings to get dry. The flesh of this creature has an unpleasant oily flavor."--Exchange. "LET US HATE PEACE*" Xo War J a (tillable Kxcept War oa Knife- aeons Opinion. The great Chieftain who lies buried at Riverside no doubt felt the full force of the prayer: "Let ni have peace.* He had leaned that "Civil war leaves noth­ ing but tombs." Tlie greatest military heroes have not been thofe who ahed blood for the lore of it Wellington s&iU, "Take my word for it, if you haul saeu but one day of war, you would pray to Almighty God that yon might never set) such a tiling again." The tK'iitimem that war is a "relic of barbar­ ism," and--as a method of settling interna­ tional differences--should bo shelved with other obsolete relics of darker ages, is a growing one. I lie idea of arbitration is more befitting modern civilization. But it U recognized that the sentiment "Let tie have peace" must be given a broader mean­ ing if its full beut-fit is to bo realized. We see the catholicity which the trend of modern thought develops in the efforts for tho union ot' the churches, the strikiug down of the barriers which have been a hindrance to the advancement of the true faith. It is noticeable, too, in the leniency, growing yearly more marked, shown l>y the medical schools toward each other. a practitioner of one school willingly, if not gladly, noted tho death of a patient of a physician of another school. Tue "brother­ hood of man" ideas of the present day took no root in the medical profession of a quar­ ter of a century ago. Now, physicians of the highest stand'ng ad­ mit, and dare publish to the world, their be­ lief in tho eflL-acy of that professional bete noir, the proprietary medicine*. The late Dr. J. G. Holland, an educated physician, some years ago wrote in Heribner't Magazine, of which he was editor: "It is a fact that mauv of the best proprietary med­ icines of the day are more successful than many physicians, and most of them were fir-t discovered and used in actual medical practice." i Millions of people all over the globe confirm this statement. The celebrated Dr. R. A. Gunn, of the Med­ ical College of New York, in h:s published book, recommends the use of Warner's safe cure in cases of bright's disease, and other kidney disorders, and says he knows the rem­ edy i6 used by leading physicians. It not only cures kidney disease, but the many other common named diseases which would not pre­ vail were the kidneys sound. That great public teacher, Dr. Dio Lewis, had the courage to write to the proprietors of Warner's safe cure, after a full investigation of its merits, "If I found myself the victim of a serious kidney trouble, I should use your preparations." The serious nature of kidney disorders is that they are the real cause of nearly all tho diseases from which we suffer. If, therefore, the kidneys are kept in health, wo shall escape all such diseases. The world is growing more tolerant as intelligence increase*; Grant but voiced the growing sentiment when lio pr-.yed "Let us have peaco," and Tennyson builded better than he kuew when he wrote: "Ring out old shapes of foul disease; King out the narrowing lust of cold; Jting out the thousand years of old, Bing in the tliousaud years ot peace*? and no person who has the slightest consideration for the feelings of others will handle it anywhere else. It would seem to be slmost unneces­ sary to make such statements as those in the foregoing paragraph. No one possessing any delicacy of feeling or squeamishness of digestion will dream of controverting them. And yet the tooth-pick is daily increasing, and has already reached proportions that strike the foreign visitor with astonishment and disgust, and make the lives of many of our citizens anything but agreeable. The practice has doubtless grown, owing to the large number of people who live or, have lived in hotels and boarding houses, where tooth-picks were furnished with the idea that guests would take them to their rooms; and in some of the hotels guests can even now only procure tooth-picks at the doors by which they leave the dining-rooms. In other hotels and in many boarding houses, and also, it is lime was when | sad to have to write, in some private •r.ii,*' houses, the topth-pick holder is a regular ornament ( ?) of the meal ta­ ble, and its contents are assiduously worked. In no other country that the writer has ever visited have tooth-picks been publicly UBed in private houses or in the presence of women. An English woman or a French woman of the bet­ ter class not only never dream| of using a tooth-pick before people.Xbut she considers it something that it is" more pleasant not even to mention. Here, however, it is no uncommon occurrence to hear a lady ask for the tooth-picks, and select one that she thinks will fit her needs.--Epoch. The Population of the World. The present population of the earth is fifteen hundred millions, and it is in­ creasing to-day at the rate of 12,000,- 000 a year. Forty years ago the esti­ mate of the number of the world's in­ habitants was one thousand millions. Better modes of life and the facilities with which food products are trans­ ported everywhere have not only much increased the average duration of hu­ man life, but so lessened the death rate in the better care of children, that population is steadily increasing. It is now generally believed that the popu­ lation of the Chinese empire has been overestimated. Conceding the over­ estimate to have been f>o,000,000, we have the following for the several con­ tinents : >0T HIMSELF. What Taught a Kenturklan to Bid Good- by to Liquor. "Come, Colonel, let's take a drink," said a visitor from Kentucky to a well- known and successful business man of St. Joseph, Mo. "Thank you, I won't do it," was the reply, and the Kentuckian seemed al­ most stunned. It was evident that he doubted his own senses or else the statement of his companion, for the latter still has a jolly red nose and the manner of one who takes a nip occas­ ionally, "just lor the sociability of the tUing." Moreover, he was a Kentuck­ ian before he camo to St. Joseph, and when last he had been in the company of his friend mentioned had been a very able-bodied tippler. "How is this?" almost gasped the Kentuckian. "Well, I'll tell jou," was the reply. "About seven years ago I was on one of my old-time periodical sprees. I had been comfortably full for about a week in a certain little city where I had beceme quite famous. I wound up one night by purchasing at retail, for myself and associates of that even­ ing, about $100 worth of different kinds of tanglefoot, and retired at 2 a. m. decidedly oblivious. About daylight I awoke, trembling like jelly, and I seemed to have the entire l)esert of Sahara down my throat, I was so dry. Hastily pulling on my trousers and boots and a dilapidated office coat, I started out collarless, unkempt und with an old slouch hat on, to a saloon across the way where 1 had paid out, the night before, a large part of the money ex­ pended in liquor. The barkeeper of the evening was gone and in his place were two big toughs I had never seen before. I asked for a drink and said that I would pay after breakfast. One of them desired to know who I was, and when I told him my name he said I was a liar, and the two laughed mej to scorn. I said: 'That's all rights gentlemen. I am as weak as a child and unarmed, and you may console yourself with the fact 'that you are the first who ever called me a liar and got away with it!' Both of them started around the counter after me aud I took French leave. Going to another place, where I knew the man, I told him mv story, and he set out his bottle and 1 helped myself. We chatted together for fifteen minutes, and at the end of that time I had swallowed three drinks and Richard was himself again. I then went straight to my room, took out a big revolver, and began to fill the chamber with cartridges. My room­ mate, who was a powerful man, just about as big again as I am, was awake and watching me curiously. He quiet­ ly arose and nonchalantly locked the door and then asked me what I was going to do with the gun. I told him that i was going across the street and empty it into a fellow over there who had- called me a liar for saying I was Mr. . My room-mate said that was right. That was what I ought to do, and he would go with me, etc., and while talking thus, and watching his opportunity, he suddenly seized the re­ volver and easily took possession of it. Placing it in his pocket he went to his trunk, took out a bottle of whisky and fve me a pull at it, and in five minutes was in bed and asleep. went for a doctor, and I was kept in that room under treatment for four days. When I got well I went back to my desk and have never tasted liquor since and never shall. When a man drinks liquor until he is liable to be abused for presuming to be himself, and gets so low that a barkeeper won't believe that such a low-looking bum is the distinguished gentleman who an­ swers to his name, then is the tiwiA to quit, and I've quit, you hear me. Gim­ me a cigar, Mi*. Barkeeper." Population of JRurope 850,000,000 Population ot Asia ..i.. 800,0j<»,000 Population of Africa 200,000,000 Population of North America 78,000,000 Population of/South America........ 82,000,(W0 Population of Oceanica 40,0J0,000 Total .1,500,000,000 The population of North America by countries may be put as follows: The Uuitod States 00,000,000 Mexico 12.000.000 Dominion of Canada 4,000,000 Central America.... 2,000,iHK) Total.... ..78,00 >,000 Berghaus, in his Physical Atlas, gives the following as the proportions of the earth's population which may be fairly grouped under the great religions: Buddhists 407,000,000 Christiana 460,000,000 Mohammedans 235,<K)0,000 Brahinanists..... 200,000,Oi'O Heathen 130,000,000 Jews. 8,000,0JO His Latin Was Hasty. £* Rappel tells the following anec­ dote : At a grand dinner-party a guest as clumsy with his hand as he is witty, drops a piece of pick.'ed tongue upon t,he lap of his fair neighbor. "Pardon me, madam," he said, "it is not the first lapsus lingute I have made to-day." The laugh evoked by the clever hit set a stout fellow who was not deeply^ learned in Latin t > thinking. "I can do that as well," he thinks to himself, and deliberately drops a mutton-chop upon the lap of his unlucky neighbor, exclaiming at the same time, "Nothing but a lapsus linguie." Bartholdfs Great Work. statue of Liberty enlightening the world, which stands on Bedloe'6 Island, in the ! harbor of New York, ia one of the most sub- I lime artistio conceptions of modern times, j The torch of the goadess lights the nations of tho earth to peace, prosperity, and progress, i through Liberty. But "liberty" is an empty word to the thousands of poor women en­ slaved by physical aiiments a hundredfold more tyrannical than any Nero. To such suf­ ferers Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription holds forth the promise of a speedy cure. It is a specific in all those derangements, irregular­ ities and weaknesses which make life a bur- don to so many women. Tho only medicine sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from the manufacturers, that it will give sat­ isfaction in every case, or money will be re­ funded. See guarantee printed on wrapper inclosing bottle. WEEN they have a social scandal in En­ gland it is generally a noble one, of good family.--.New Orleans Picayune. The Fire Sisters. There were five fair •Uteri, and each had aa aim - Flora would fain be a fashionable dame; Scholarly Susan's selection was books; Coquettish Cora cared more for good looks; Anna, ambitious, aspired after wealth; Sensible Sarah sought first for good health. So she took Dr. Pierc es Golden Medical Discovery and grew healthy and blooming. Cora's beauty quickly faded; iSusau'a eyesight failed from over-study; Flora became nerv­ ous and fretful in striving after fashion, and a sickly family koDt Anna's husband poor. But sensiblo Sarali grew daily more healthy, charming, and intelligent, and elie married rich. ' WAITING for the letter that never is not a circumstance to waiting for a ward sneeze.--Philadelphia CaU. Chronlo Coughs and Colds, And all disoases of the Throat and Lungs, can be cured by the nse of Scott's Emulsion, as it contains the healing virtues of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites in their fullest form. Is a beautiful creamy Emulsion, palatable as milk, easily digested, aud can bo taken by tho most delicate. Please read: "I consider JScott's Emulsion the remedy par excellence in Tuberculous and Si ruinous Affections, to say nothing of ordinary colds and throat trou­ bles."--W. it S. COXMELL, M. D., Manchester, Ohio. IF we are to have wings in the hereafter we don't exactly see how we are to get our clothes on.--Furnishing Goods iitciew. An Extended Popularity. B&own*s BRONCHIAL. TKOCHES have for many years been the most oopular article iu nse for reliev­ ing Coughs ana 'lhroat troubles. WHEN the jury is in doubt a murderer takes a trick. " "f -if feet. Total 1,500,00-3,000 ces the world's popula­ tion may be'distribnted as follows: Caucasian or Aryan race Mongolian African, Malayan Indian Total 1,5:0,000,000 It was long believed that the Mongol race much exceeded the Aryan in num­ bers, but it is now thought that the Aryan race is the most numerous.-- Chicago Herald. 615,000,000 610,000,000 200,00;V* 0 00,000,000 15,OA),000 A Chronic Tendency Overcome. Many persons are troubled with a ohronio tendency to constipation. They are of bilious temperament. The complaint to which they are subject, though easily remediable by judi­ cious treatment, is, in many cases, aggravated by a resort to drastic purgatives and chola- go^'ues. As the human stomach and bowels are lined with a delicate membrane, and not with vulcanite, they cannot Ktand prolonged drenching with such medicines without serious injury. Nothing restores aud counteracts au habitual tendency to constipation so effectually as Hostetter's Stomach Hitters. Its laxative effect is geutlo aud progressivo. It neither convulses nor weakens the intestines, ami its affects are unaccompanied by gcipiug pains. It arouses tho liver when the or^au is sluggish, ^promotes digestion, and encourages appetite and sleep, i'or fever and ague, kidney troubles, nervous complaints, and incipient rheumatism, it is incomparable. Take a wineglass oefore meal* and see how soon you will relish them. A Popular Thoroughfare. The Wisoonsin Central Line, although a comparatively new factor in tho railroad sys­ tems of tho Northwest, has acquired an envi­ able popularity. Through careful attention to details, its service is as near perfection as might bo looked for. The train attendants •eem to regard thoir trusts as individual property and aa a rosult tlie publio is Berved par-oxcollonce. The road now runs solid through fast trains between Chicago, Milwau­ kee, St Paul and Minneapolis with Pullman's best and uuequnlled dining cars; it also runs through, soliu sleepers between Chicago, Ash­ land, Duluth and tho famous mining regions of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan, Itching Piles. Symptoms--Moisture; intense itching and stinging; most at night; worse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors 'form, which often blood and ulcerate, becoming very sore. Bwayne's Ointment stops the itching and bleeding, heals nlc ration, and in many esses removes the tumors. It is equally efficacious in curing all Skin Diseases. Dr. Swayne & Son, Proprietors. Philadelphia Bwayne's Ointment can be obtained of druggists, or by mail. Catarrh Cured. A olergyman, after years of sufTarin 5 from that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and vainly trying every known remedy, at last found a prescription which completely cured and saved him from death. Any sufferer from this dreadful diseaso sonding a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence, 212 East Ninth street, Now York, will receive the recipe freo of charge. Consumption Surely Cured. To the Editor: - Please inform your readers Chat I have a positive remedy for the above- . , named disease. By its timely use thousandaof Its laxative t ij0pelexB cases have been permanently cured. I * ""'fshall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy FHKE to any of your readers who have consump­ tion if tney will sond me their Express and P. O. address. Respectfully, T. A. BLOCUM. M. C., 1S1 Pearl St, N. I. GET Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffenera applied to those new boots and they will never run over. Furgot His Address. ""urff far well-known character some years ago in Mount Vernon und Vienna. He had many peculiarities and eccentricities which earned for him a variety of nick­ names, at which, by the way, he never took any offense. In some way this old fellow had some claim to a pen­ sion. He went down to Augusta to be examined by the physician there for that purpose. He was found to have disabilities that warranted his obtain­ ing a pension, but he was very much excited at the length of the examina­ tion and the variety of questions put to him. -- - - address. Ringing Noises In the ears, sometimes a roaring, buzzing sound, or snapping like the report of a pistol, are caused by catarrh, that exceedingly disagreeable and very com­ mon disease. Lous of smell or hearing also result from catarrh. Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier, is a peculiarly *ucce«sful remedy for this disease, which «t cures by purifying the blood. If you suffer from catarrh, try Hood's Sarsaparilla, the peculiar medicine. *1 used Hood's Sarsaparilla for catarrh, and re­ ceived great relief and beneflt from it. The catarrh waa very disagreeable, especially In the winter, causing constant discharge from my nose, ringing' noises in my ears, and pains in the back of my head. The effort to clear my head in the morning by hawking and spitting was painful. Hood's Sarsa- _ _ parilla gave me relief immediately, while iu time I Finally he was asked for his • was entirely cured. I am never without the medl- " Oh, yes, of course," he re- ! cine in my house, aa I think it is worth its weight In ny address, but I do with it?" golfl." Mas. <i. B. OIBB, 1029 Eighth St., N\ W., Wa ington, D. C. He then Nothing t« Fear. "George, dear," said the girl, "do you ever drink anything?" "Yes, occasionally," George reluc­ tantly admitted. "But, dear," she went on anxiously, "what do you suppose papa would say if he should discover that the future husband of his only daughter drank ?" "He discovered it this morning." "Oh, George, and what did he say ?" "Hf said; 'Well* George, my boy, I don't care if I do."--New York Sun. Use and Abnse of the Tooth-pick. The tooth-pick, when used with dis­ cretion and at proper times and in Eroper places, is an unobjectionable ttle instrument. Its occasional em­ ployment is, as a rule, necessary to cleanliness and the preservation of the teeth. So also is the use of the tooth­ brush. This adjtfnct to the toilet is, however, never used in public. The person who, after partaking of a meal, should proceed to publicly use his tooth-brush, would speedily find him­ self banished from decent society. Yet such action would be less objectionable to witness than the service to which some people, who pretend to refine­ ment and culture, put the tooth-pick. There is but one place in which it may to rightly used--the dressing-room, Slied, "you'll want m; less me what did Finally, after fumbling iu all his pock­ ets, he looked up helplessly, and said: Sold by all druggists. |t; six for 93. Prepared only "By gracious, I must have left my ad- byC.I. HOOD &CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. Hood'a* Sarsaparilla dress at Journal home!" -- L ew is ton (Me.) JDST previous to giving out the hymn, the minister said: "The storm outside is raging so violently that I will ask the sexton to be kind enough to close the doors and windows. It will give us all a greater sense of se­ curity. The congregation will now sing,"I would not live alway, I ask not to stay."* j PROMISES made in the time of afflic- j tion require a better memory than peo- j pie commonly possess. | THE three B's brought Regret, Reproach, and Remorse to a great political party m 1884. The three P'a, when signifying Dr. Pierce a Purgative Pellets, bring Peace to the mind, Preservation And Perfection of health to the body. NOAH was apt to remark in his tidal days that in the matter of sandwiches Ham al­ ways "took the biscuit."-- Yonkera Oazette. IOO Doses One Dollar _ mm 4% Dr. Williinns' Indian PfleOintm«B» is n Mire mi* for Uind,bleeding or F ̂•itching pUes. Cure euarantee£ • • ••••*#Pnce 50c and $1. At druggist's or mailed by WILLIAMS MTU. CO.. Cleveland. O. R. S. & A. P. LACET, Patent Attorneys,Washington, P.O. _ Instructions and opinions as to patentability FKEK. 4b0~17 yean'experience. Morpbjn. Habit Curr* In H> •? J**1, Ho Pay till curot. Or. J- Stephens, jUbuoa, Ohio. MENTION THIS UN PATENTS as to patentabilit OPIUM KIDOER'8 P*8TlLU8.iy?.?.15o.,» i <». """""" ISIMt by mail. 81 ICaidestown, J MXNTION THm Mtt roc WILL SATE MONEY, Time, Pain, Trouble, and wiU CURE CATARRH BT I SINO ELY'S CREAM BALM. Apply Balm into each nostril. KLY BROS., *35 Greenwich St., X. 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Internally a half to a teaspoonful in half a tnnbltf of water will in a f- w minutes cure Cnmpn, 8pasm* i Sour Stomach, Nau» a. Vomiting. H' trt'"ini, Nef» •onsuess, Sleeplessness. Sick Headache, Diarrheb, Colic. tlatHlenoy. and all internal p <ins. g| lMalari:i in itH various forms cured and prerentedfs There is not ft rem«dial a^ent m the world that will' cure (ever and amis und all other fevers ; id«d by Badway's I'ills) so q iicUly as lta<>way-s K-ady Mhi>' _ At'llKN PA1>K. 1 or headache (whether sick or u« rvons', toothaches neurahria, nervousness and sleei lessnegs. rbeUHUM' tif'ii. ,unib.i--o, pains and weakness in the baekp- spine, or kidneys, pains around tlie liver, pleurisy! swelling ot the joints, and pains of all kinds, the I'l"';!'ion of Uadway's J(ea y lielief will afford . mediate ease, j'ud its continned use tor a low di effect a permsueut cure. Price, 5© cento. Sold all drUKgistS. 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