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And the waaoa'a j roaring tuouth. |Tkrough the shady by ways quiet, Where the soft breeee from the . aouth. lit Maria's fufr Jocks was playing, J-he and I--we two alone-- «<-, Onward aimlessly were straying F;' Over meadow, moss aad »ioaa ( y • • * ; And the thoughts ot all my longing ; t Cameln salft. onrusktug train. through niy very being, tbronglwr Fervid heart Sod throbbing t)rui4« te en Marie. as If f-h« knew we. *• With tSosc ting«rs white and small plni-l«i«i a wiWi rose--^:i\c It ti luO--. And I took it, bund and ai|^.% ^ And tlK> birth .lay of the nation. ... Was a joyous day for me. When I made my D^iaratloi^. Of Dependence, to Mariel 'v IKUE BLUE AKG! bo'->m1 clang!" r--th« crack of a rusty ride, the dferp bass roar of too old fie Id-piece on the common, twelve musical strokes from the £9** town-hall beli, and Fourth of July had come to Lakevllle! ""ith a elgh.pret- Eimice Alden \*t ^ turned from her 'window. There •was new-born ex­ citement in the air, eweetni^ht sounds and moonlight glamour, and there was happy revert© in her heart, but fresh strength, blooming cheeks, and bonny eyes come with restful slum­ ber, and she needed *U for the grave celebration and gay festivities of the nation's natal day, "Go, seek him, gentle winds so free, and kiss his smiling eyes for me!" she murmured softly., with a last glance over the trees toward the home of handsome Percy Grey, her escort from the evening concert, her prime favorite among the beaux of Lakeville. Not that Percy was either an avowed or accepted lover. No; popular gossip awarded Ran?om Clarke precedence in the race for the love and fortune of the village belle. With a memory of Percy's gentle adieu at the garden gate, how­ ever, of her acceptance of his com­ pany for the Fourth, of his Jond plea for the bit of blue ribbon at her bonny throat, the fair young girl blushed hotly as she wafted a kiss toward his home. Swish--flare--boom! About to turn from the window, Eunice gazed sky­ ward. A silver streak of sparks cut the air like a knife. A rocket! Another--a third--four--five -- six in succession! The number of letters in h'er name!--the rockets fired surely from the Grey grounds--by his hand--and, wonder of wonders! each and all reaching their zenith, burst into a bewildering dazxle of bright blue light! Oh. had it come to this--had her tell­ tale face told Percy that she would bo sitting alone at midnight thinking of him? Blue! Why, that was her "favor­ ite color"--the hue of the bright bit of ribbon the gallant Percy wore on his lapel, a souvenir, a guerdon, blue as ber wineome eyes, true as his loyal heart! She lov«.d, was loved in turn! With a sob of half shame, half delight, Eunice Alden buried her happy face in her snowy pillow and dreamed of the love that was born, nurtured, and bloomed on that joyous eve of the Fourth of July. Noon at the grove, fcigfa neon. Mid State Senator Joshua Newcomb deep in the spread-eagle peroration on patriot­ ism that was "the effort of his life;** good-natured, applaudihg auditors on every side; Selectman Smith, big, pom­ pous and perspiring, in the chairman's seat; free lemonade, bunting galore, merriment, pop and peanuts, and every­ body bubbling over with k»ve of country and happiness--except Eunice. Poor Eunioe! The day had dawned with her ueart beating rapidly, and here, half gone, all the glamour, joy and hope of love seemed dashed out cruelly from her sunny life. True-blue had turned to1 perfidious black, and, as the hours tk«n. ittd wi-M !>»» W WttS rfbt*M» Euntee had given the man site loved. It was three miles to the town front the grove. A storm drove the celebrants home by train at dusk. As they stepped aboard the ears, a gloating smile overspread Bansom Clarke's sinister face. He had played his cards well; he had pressed the golden opportunity. Piqued at Percy Grey's seeming pcrSdy, reek- lea* of all save pride and humiliation, heart-broken Eunice Alden had prom­ ised to be the wife of Ransom Clarke! Triumphant was his ploiful heart, black was that evil heart, too, for, at that very moment, the rival he had cheated was in mortal peril of his life. The storm had passed, but fitful gusts wind and spatters of rain swept the car windows its first mile homeward bound. Eunice Alden shrank from the gloat- ing-faccd, familiar companion whom she had accepted in a moment of foolish pique. t Suddenly there was a sharp shriek of jthe whistle of the locomotive, the wheels ground over a thunderous trestle-work.a jgreat blue fare of light flashed up, r.as-hed down, and, with a terrific Jar, the train came to a stop. I Men were hurled from their seats, •women shrieked and fainted,, people crowce 1 to the platforms. ^ • . "What has happened?" < "An aocidtnt--a collision!" , ' - The throng, pale and perturb^!; ftas- tened to the front of the train. A shad- dor permeated every heart as they saw ia the glare of t'ie headlight two freight ears, one closed, one gondola loaded loaded with heavy rails, and standing directly across the tracks. "A narrow escape," chattered the con­ ductor. "A sorry Fourth of July if the locomotive had ever struck those cars." "But how came they across the switch?" queried an agitated voice. "Duaao, only whoever signaled dan­ ger at the trestle saved all your lives," sang out the fireman from the cab. " le8," chimed in the engineer, "I saw f bright blue flare, a wild figure, and--* m afeard we ran him down." "No!" cried the conductor, as train- hands approached with lanterns--"see! they've got someone with them." "Ksrafc!" criwS one of ti«c newcom­ ers. "Here he is--the hero who sig­ naled us. He dropped to the creek as the engine went by. "Him!" gasped Ransom Clarke, turn# Ing deathly white. "Come, Eunice, we --we will not remain here * "Yes, I shall! Ohl what does this mean?" What, Indeed; for, pale, with disor­ dered apparel, grimed, wild-eyed, the hero of the trestle was--her reoreant lover. "Percy--Percy Grey!" cried a score / TBIRE IS TH* LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER, NOW." 1 •A SILVER STREAK OrkPABKS CCT TBS An." went by, anxiety gave place to humilia­ tion, and this to despair. Her chosen^escort had not called at the house, as promised. She proceeded to the grove. He was not there. What! did It mean9 An affront? Her heart beat painfully. Pride roused her from apathy. Jealous eyes should never see her secret! She had but to choose her company, and midday found her on the arm of a man she secretly despised, with all his wealth and assumption-- Ransom Clarke--gay, to all outward seeming, as the gayest, yet at soul a canker preyed. "I have not seen Mr. Gray here to­ day," she ventured to remark, finally. The keen-eyed, sleek-faced man at her side gazed at her with a sinister glance. "No," he replied. "Percy evidently prefers the city glare and the city belles to nome attractions. He went there with a party from the tavern early this morn­ ing." How do you know?"--sharp/ pained, torturing the query. "I saw him. They were e?Iebrating as I passed the tavern. They kept the landlord and his wife and daughter busy opening the bottiesof wine. Why! they even toasted the girl in merry song, and Percy pinned a blue ribbon to her shoul­ der and proclaimed her queen of love and beaty. A fascinating fellow, Eunice, but wild--wild as can be. Why, see I there is the landlord's daughter now." • •I: A. of voioes, "you saved the train!" and fervent hands grasped his own, and women blessed him for his bravery "Yes, I signaled the train," spoke Percy Grey, in hoarse, excited tones, "but the person who is so nearly re­ sponsible for death, ruin, and disaster Is--yonder scoundrel!" He fixed his burning glance on Ran­ som Clarke. The latter shrank like a craven. "Yes, Eunioe; leave that man's side. A villaiftl--a " "Hold! Do you'dare insult my affi­ anced wife?" blustered Clarke. "Your affianced wife? Oh! I see it all now! You poltroon--you coward!" With a spring, Percy Grey gained the side of Clarke. He caught him by the throat. Holding him firmly, he addressed the wondering crowd. "This miscreant, my pretended friend, won my confidence early this morning," spoke^Percy. "All the time he plotted to rob me of the love of the woman who rules my heart. He drugged a glass of lemonade I drank with him, robbed me of a memento--a blue ribbon--carried me to that close freight car, and locked me in, insensible." An angry roar escaped the throng. "There, in a stupor, I lay till an hour since. The wind blew these cars across the track. In agony, I worked at the locked door. I gained freedom, to hear this traih rushing on to destruction. The trestle! a match! a box of blue fire in my pocket! You poltroon! What have you to say?" "I did it--but--not to Imperil life!" chattered'the terrified culprit. "Help! Don't murder me!" He had broken free, to be pursued by blows and missiles. Bleeding, wretched, he was lost in the darkness, and, thence­ forth. to Lakeville. "My darling!" And I doubted yOu!" sobbed Eunice, as she kissed her real lover adieu at the gate that night. The last faint echoes of the Fourth of July were dying away in hill and dale-- the placid stars shone forth. "But never can again," murmured Percy, tenderly. "See; the clouds have rolled away--heaven's true blue looks down upon us, and love has won its happiest reward on this joyful, glorious Fourth of July." Meaning of the Word,"Canops," A correspodent asks, what Is the meaning of our much-used American word "caucus?" In 1724, Samuel Adams, the father of Samuel Adams of revolu­ tionary fame, with a number of others, formed a club which met in a hall at the north end of Boston. In the language of the club's constitu­ tion, it was formed 5"to lay plans for introducing certain persons into places of trust and power," as the Wah-na-tons of Chicago now do. This club was composed largely of men engaged in the ship-building in­ dustry, and was termed the "Calkers' Club." Hence arose, by a corruption of the word caikers, the well-known term caucus, as used in our American politics. In 1765, John Adams wrote in his diary of one of these caucus meetings thus: "There they smoke tobacco till you cannot see from one end of the room to the other, and there they drink flip," and attend to the business for which they have met together. One can almost recognize the caucus of to-day from this de­ scription, more than a century old.-- Pullman Journal. ' • . , . . . . One faphy in recent fmn % thai which analysis of the mot ions of animals, such as gal­ loping horses, athletes' running and jumping, and so on. A great deal fyas been learned in this way about the manner in which the limbs are managed in rapid motion, and sotnc misconceptions have been corrected. One serious difficulty that has been encountered in the practical applica­ tion of photography to moving objects arises from the fact that, in certain- cases, the successive images of the moving animal overlap one another in such a way as to produce a con­ fused picture. This difficulty has been overcome by a neVv method invented by Prof. Marey, and described recently in the Revue Generate des Sciences. He dresses the object to be photographed --and thus far he seemed to have ap­ plied the method only to man--in black, marks distinct white lines and spots upon the limbs whose motions he wishes to record, and then causes his subject, thus prepared, to pass in front of a hlack background. Only the white lines marked on the limbs are photographically visible, apd owing.to their narrowness tiiey do not overlap in the pictures as the comparatively broad images of the whole limbs would da Prof. Marey is able accordingly to increase the number of exposures per second, and so to catch the moving •iiiibs in a greater number of suc­ cessive positions. The pictures thus obtained are very interesting and in­ structive. A series of white dots, ar­ ranged in a waving line, represents 'the successive-' positions of thte run­ ner's head, while bent white lines, following in a rhythmical series of positions* show the piuy of the arms and legs. By this method the motions of ah athlete in the act of making a run­ ning high lump have been photo­ graphed on a scale of twenty-five Images per second, the result being a beautiful series of lines showing clearly how the lilies are carried at successive icstants jn the course of the jump. Prof. Marey has photographed in eel swimming, and <a star-fish in the act of turning over; and a writer in Nature suggests that his methods and apparatus may be .applied to the realization of a wish of Prof. Ray Lankester that he could photograph a running centipede, and the move­ ments of scorpions and spiders. The-rapid progress of photography In the discovery, on the one hand, of new wonders in the heavens, and tho revelation on the other hand, of many hitherto hidden facts concern­ ing familiar objects upon the earth, is one of the most notable phenomena of this distinctively scientific age. ' Turning th« Tables. An Illinois Sheriff was noted for his activity In looking up unlicensed peddlers. Taking his walk abroad one day, he came across an old fellow Whom h6 at once concluded was an Illegal trader, uud inquired if he had got anything to sell. "Have I vgot anythinjf to sell, Squire?" was the response. "Guess I have got blacking that will make them old cowhide boots of yourn shine so that you can 6nave In them. Got razors, too an article you want, should say, by the look of your beard. Got Balm of Columby, too, only dollar a bottle, good for the hair and assisting p»or human nature." The Sheriff bought abottleof Balm of Columbia, and then desired to see the Yankee's license for peddling. The document was produced, ex­ amined, pronounced genuine, and handed tack to the old man. "I don't know now, that I care for this stuff," said the disappointed otH Cial. "What will you give for it?" "Wa'al," answered the peddler, "] don't want it, Squire; but seeing it's you, I'll give you thirty-seven cents for it." The Sheriff passed him the bottle and pocketed the money, when the ped­ dler said,-- "I say, I guess I have got some thing to ask you now. -fffcve yiu got % peddler's license about you?" "No," said the Sheriff, MI haven't anv use for one myself." "Wa'al, I guess we will See about that pretty soon," replied the Yonkee. "If I understand the law. Sheriff, it's a clear case that ^you've been trading and peddling Balm of Col umby on the highway, and I shall in­ form on you " Thus he turned the tables; and the Sheriff was duly lined for peddling without a license. Pity for the Poor Profciutor. Dr. Robert Simson, the celebrated mathematician, who flourished dur­ ing the first half pt the eighteenth century, and whose edition Of Euclid is still used in many schools, was a very absent-minded man, and the ob­ ject of frequent practical jokes. On one occasion a porter of Glasgow University, in which Simson held the chair of mathematics, dressed himself up for the part, and, calling on the Professor, begged charity Of him. In reply to several questions the man gave an account of himself that closely resembled (as, of course it was, meant to do) Simson's own; history. Struck by the extraordinary likeness between his visitors carfeer and his own, he asked the former what his name was. On being told that it was ^'Robert Simson," the Professor re­ marked with deep interest, "Why, it must be myself," and handed the poor professor a substantial gratuity, ad­ ding a few words of pity for his sad fate as a man of genius. Bismnrck's Bad Advice. "Drinking," said Bismarck to one of his visitors who took part in his recent birthday celebration at Fried- richsruhe, "drinking, I am afraid, is going more Snd more out of fashion. May we never fare like the English, since they only drink tea and water." He then poured out an "old cognac," drank it off, and continued: "We Northern nations require a good (?) drink. Hungarians and Spaniards come into the world half drunk, but a German, in order to become aware of his power, must pour half a bottle of good wine, or, still betuer, a whole bottle down his throat." [This •'good wine," or, potato whisky, steals away his brains, mud­ dles his mind,' ahd breeds disease in his body,]' Mrnitf !• «c*» pie in the effort octent orifice of Much pend^'#jciii|i| to the organ of" Serious injury often results to the delicate mucous membrane lining t he canal of the ears from the pushing of wash-cloths, sponges and th$ like In­ side the delicate canal. Nothing should evelr be pushed inside the canals of the ears. The cerumen, or wax, which is normally found there should not be removed until it can be washed away with ordinary washing; this shpuld not include a doubling or twisting of the end of a wash-cloth for the purpose of pushing it inside the auditory canal. ; . It is common enough to find thoso who use pins, hair-pinsand other hard bodies to remove the normal secretion of the ear from the canal. A physi­ cian is the only one who should put into the ear anything so hard as pos­ sibly to injure its delicate structure. If there is anything abnormal about the quantity or quality of the natural secretion, a physician should be Con­ sulted and his advice followed. No one should attempt himself to treat any supposed or real ease of im­ pacted or hardened cerumen. Efforts in this direction have been extremely harmful to the tympanum aftd deli cate bones of the ears. Such attempts have also brought on the dreaded- condition--which was before only a supposed one--by massing the ce rumen at a narrowed point of the canal. The upper layer of epithelium of the membrane of the canal has the wonderful property of moving out­ ward toward the opening of the ear, while still continuing part, of the membrane. Thus a scab may be seen at one time quite near the drum ot the ear, and afterward be found con. sidera'oly nearer the orifice. . In this way the protective wax is pushed gently outward without further as­ sistance. - It is a common fallacy to suppose that any dullness of hearing is be­ yond the help ot the physician, and that, consequently, nothing can be done forJt. Slight dullness of hear­ ing is often occasioned by a catarrhal condition of the throat, which dull, ness gets better or worse as the con­ dition of the membrane of the throat changes. The great majority of cases of.deafness, it can be safely said, are not beyond improvement, or at least a checking of the degenerative pro­ cess. A discharging, or "running," ear should always have treatmentat once. ---Youth's Companion. Truth la Stranger Than Fiction, George Washington Lee laell; lounging over his late breakfast, with his wife, attired in a rich morning wrapper, sitting opposite, constituted an ideal picture of elegant ease and comfort, says the Detroit Free Press. KJeorgV she said, as her hand, glit> tering with diamonds, toyed with the gold enameled crown of the coffee urn, "may I ask a small favor?" "Cer­ tainly, my dear," he responded gal­ lantly, what is it?" "I want $1,000." George's hand went to his vest pocket . and he carelessly tossed the bill over to her. "Thank you, dear," she said sweetly. "And, George, I want a new pair of diamond earrings Those I have are too small to match the neck­ lace you gave me last week." "Very well, love, I'll stop at the jeweler's as I go down town and have him send them up." "And George, dear, i want at least five pretty, light silk dresses to wear at the seaside this summer." 5'I don't see why you shouldn't have an even half dozen, darling. Go down and select what you please." "How good of you, George," she said tenderly. "And, George, can't I have a cart with rus­ set harness and a sorrel horse! I'm tired of the phaeton?" "Excuse me, dear. .I might have known that You've had that phaeton now almost three months. By all means get the cart," and George lazily broke another egg. "And that Cottage in the Ad­ irondack?, George." she ventured, "shall Itell the agent we will take it at the price he gave?" "Certainly, dear, it will be such a pleasure to you." "Oh, George," she twittered, "how awfully lovely you are, and how glad I am that I am your own little wifey." And well she might be glad that she was the wifey of a man so lavish in his gifts, so prodigal in his generosity, for Goorge Washington Lee \vas a Pullman car porter, and the rich and mighty of the nation paid tribute to him. The Origin of Hoodlum, An old resident of San Francisco says a great deal of time has been wasted in searching for the derivation of the word "hoodlum," and it has been credited to many different lan­ guages, but all the derivations given are wrong. Some twenty or twenty-five years ago there lived in that section of San Francisco known as the Barbar Coast, a couple by the name of O'Houghli- han, who were blessed with a family of boys who were the terror of that unsavory region ignorant, brutal young toughs, whose sole pastime was tormenting, abusing and beating all the other youngsters in the neigh­ borhood that when they were seen approaching children were called in­ doors and kept there till tbey had gone to a safe distance; and it was easy to know when they were in sight, by hearing women calling,--^ "Patsy, Mary Ann, come in; the Houghlihans is comin'I" The O was dropped, in the haste of calling the young ones, and after a little the name, a somewhat difficult one to pronounce at the best, was in the mouths of the Germans, Italians, Chinese, and nationalties residing on the Barbar Coast, corrupted into hoodlums," and the Ilougnllhan bays and their associates became gen erally known by the hoodlums. Silver Thaw. Silver thaw is a most curious me­ teorological phenomenon that has lately been studied with much care at the Ben Nevis observatory. By silver thaw isv meant rain falling when the air is below freezing' point antV congealing as it falls. The phe­ nomenon point toan inversion of tem­ perature at the time, the tempera­ ture on the hilltop beingconsidcrablp lower than at higher altitudes. IT generally happens that insane men at large have good tuns and know how to use them. In Scotland it*ae Sftiuet tew to eteerve a ftwt Aay itfiaaWMHr as tin S*bb«th. The feet preceded wtwo or three days the Sunday assigned for the semi-annual administratlon Of the Saetament. Each county held Itsfiaerm- menl day, and therefore its fast d*Y, At different dates from those of the ad join- Ing county, so that ministers could get each other's help in the long and labo­ rious service. A minister in Forfarshire happened to be out walking on one of these holy fast days. As he paseed a low wall, which separates at that point Perthshire from Forfarshire, his meditations were dis­ turbed by strains of secular music. Go­ ing in the direction of the profane sound, he discovered a small boy seated on the other side of the wqll mending his flsh'ng-rod. and whistling "Tulioch- gorum,"a rollicking, feet-stirring Scotch air. "Hoo daur ye!" shouted the minister. "How daur ye whustle, or mend fishin'- wands either, on the Lord's day? Dae ye no ken It, the fast?" "No a dinna," ftnswered the laddie, coolly. "I ken it's the Forfar fast, but it's nooor fast, ye'll fin'." And he be­ gan whistling "Tullochgorum" with re­ newed zest. ' .. A Walter'* Pro rid UtstlneMon. To a waiter belongs the proud dis­ tinction of uttering what is probably the most ungrammatical sentence over evolved from the brain of illiterate man. Outi afternoon an oid man took his seat at the table and gave his usual order to a new and rather ease-feardened knight of the napkin. "Walter," he piped, as the dishes were slammed down before him, "this beef isn't sufficiently underdone." With a smile o! eontemut the servitor bore the viands back tb the kitchen window and returned a moment later, without having changed them. "I'm sorry, sir," he said; "we ain't got no beef what's no undordoner,"-- Ttt-Blta. . All Aboard! . 'fr.X' Make haste. Your Irnggaceft att rtfftit,1 trtrt have you got a supply of Hostotter'a Stomach Bitters? No! Then you have made a sad omis­ sion, and If you are troubled with atomaohlo qualms en route--if you are sea sick, my dear sir, or madam, you will hin deserved your fate. How dreadfully the waves or the jarring of the englhe or screws shake you up! Now •,haw> tftnla |Kn» side. Now, if you had the along with you this wouldn't happen. Travelers and tour­ ists, take our advice, and before you start on your yachting or ocean voyage, your coast­ wise trip or inland outfits;, obtain the Hitters, Mid thus fortify yourselves acalnst stomachic difficulties, malaria, dyspepsia, and the effects of exposure in rough weather or bad diet or water. Take it, too. for biliousness, kidney trouble, and rheumatism. IF happiness Is your object in this life, don't t^y too hard to get rich. ACTORS, VOCAUTW, PUBLIC Bruxiss reoom- soend HOXKT OF HORBBOOMD AND Taa. ToornAcaic Diwvps Cars in one Mlnate. "YBS," said a Bostonlan, "my father made his fortune by the perspiration of his forehead. * SICK HEADACHK, lassitude, weakness and losa of appetite, caused by malaria, can he Immediately cured by Beechatn's Pills. Regis LebZaac is a ^mich Cum* dias stoce keeper at Notre Dame 4* Stanbridge, ̂ sdkc^Can.k wbo«M» cured of a seretir attack of < of the Lungs % Boschee's fltaa Syrup. He has sold bottle of GerataarS' sonal recommendation. If yon he'll byntp on tton. him a line he'll give you the facts of the case direct, as he did and that Boschee's German Smr brought him through nicely, nr always will. It is a good im ilu Ii-- and thorough in its work. Mm lafklliUe Kenedy- XXL # BBU.VXUK lit, t am a? yean of s«e«ow; stace I w*s Kysaa» old !«»<> Miffwrer ot epilepsy, is QsmawHI was treated by one oStito best phyatefMM Smf flva years, but ao reltaC. IttasneaiMtoAjM* oaahdbee* £ tried many so^iaUedoursa f twitbUdtseasr, but 1 wac so dfeappotaU. X gave apaU bopes ot «v«r csttfasrMaC I ea«M 1 dtdBtawr ast nl£<r%ta|tac w«f aaeaeoavtooed &at thsMisTraatxti SIFWTWIATTIDMOTVUDIVHN oaa that only anas OMUNSU N but now Ave months bara elapsed aad symptom ot the ttaMsa shows* it ~~ tbsNtne, eoavlMsd tba*. tba Harva Mai ear* tar la grateful siasa showed itaaK. I«a that tba Harva IMtli m 7 aad shall always Ml# always A. lfUCKEKgTOTMK,. FREE1«0K Ibis rww» ass bssajwspssad byjbaj Vaster Koeaiv, of .Psct wvrmm, M, snes U aow pnpand under his dueetton m th* KOCNIG MED. CO., Chlosf* •aHkrDnaMiattliwBiilHe. TJanraata*U.,rS. e Bottle* for «*. Kennedy's ital Distowj v • :,.c .A • - L - ^ *r="' * ii AS#5 -• IT is always more discreet to be awk­ wardly ailent than ridiculously loqua­ cious. & K. OOBURN, Mgr. Clarie Scott, writes: "I find HaU's Catarrh Cur* a valuable remedy." Prnaflsta sell It, Wc» WORRY cholera. kills more people than the Mrs. JTabtoy. Whenever I see Hood's Strsaparilla I want to bow au« «»? 'Thank Too.' I was badly afiffecWl with Kcaema and Seroftila Soies, covering almost the wtsole of mm side of myfaoe, nearly to the top of mr head. Running sores dis­ charged from both ears. 1IJr eyes were very bad. for nearly a year I was deaf. I took HOOD'S SARSA- PAmlXXA and the sores on my eyes and In my tars healed. 1 can now hear and see as weU as ever." Has. AMANDA PAISLEY, 176Lander HT, Kewburgh,N.y. HOOD'S PIIXS cure ill River Ills, tick he*d*ehe, biliousness, sour stomach, cause*. OSF1S ENJOYS the method sad xesulte when Syrup of Figs ie taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the ay»> tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs Is the only remedy of its kind ever pro* duced, pleasing to the taste and ao* ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial m its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable guhstances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Fira is for nle In 50o and $1 bottles by all leading; drug­ gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro­ cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not aooept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIB SrRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL UMVIUE* xr. new tornt a a Takes hold ia this order; Bowel* Liver. Kidney*. Inside Skin; Outside S&in, Driving everything before If to ha out You Imam whether y<m* need it or not. \ + Bold hye^erydrugglst,and aaBnfacfisHy D0KALD KENNEDY# ROXSUKY. MASS. ĵ ii turner Trouble; ** The foundation of many cases sit lung and kidney disease Is laM HH summer. Persons, while perspiriag^. expose themselves to* draught^ before they realize it they beeoNM chilled. The pores of the skin and the waste matter that the has been throwing oif Is retafoedt ls-< the blood, and the kidneys and i«qp* are forced to take care of it. Th« im*- suit is that they often break detest.' In all such cases take Rum's Genua* COUGH AND KIDNEY CUKE. This wflS arouse the kidneys to action, stimulate the circulation, and thus open lis pores of the skin. AM BOOD as this Is done the lungs are relieved of thslpt load and the system Is restored te s condition of perfect health. 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