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A PERILOUS TRADE. sS^'V» >-*' % £ X 4H"> • # ( v f ' j'..1.' 7 ¥ - "l* 8# .'". fe;' # • &/; • • |V , ' • H j . pgr;. Last week I saw an incident that forcibly illustrated a growing tendency of "oar girls." An old ladv, bnt a portly one, heavily veiled, came into a street car and sat a huge, mil-filled basket down. It chanced to intrude on the toes of a superbly dressed young woman op­ posite. She nbupea * market baskets roundly and then abased the people who curried them. Then she nliowed the opinion to escape that people who car­ ried baskets had no business to ride on streetcars. And then she decried against poor people being mllowed to ride in every street ear. Some cars should be reserved, she said, for penteel folks. The girl mortified everybody. The veiled lady paid not a word until both motioned the driver and the car stopped. "Hold on! Take that pail!" said the •Iderlv lady. Her tormentor looked a moment in as­ tonishment. "Take that pail. Martha, and carry it home. This basket is all I can manage," repeated the elder. "Whv didn't you tell me who you were, mother?" asked the crestfallen girl, as «h^.picked up the pail and went out. , V-w.' Only One Bottle. ;v: ' ' ? FOWT WAYNE. Ind.. AU JUST 38, liifc Rheumatic Syrup Co.. Jackson. Mich.: GENTLEMEN: Having suffered severely for some time with rheumatism, so that ! WMfl unable to work. Messrs. brtue • & Bro. recommnndei Hibhard'?. Ilfccurr.stic tiyrup. After tmfcinar one bottk) I was entirely cured. I h»v« recommended your remedies fre­ quently to my ft lends with like results. L. C, Zoluxgcb. >fck your druggist for it. We havo personal knowledge that the '• •*»«>*<* statement is correct. DAEIEK & BBO., Diuggistg. How l and Is Wearing Away, Every spring in a country, all the broad stream sheets which are creeping down the slopes to the margins of the rivers, are conveying out a l&rge store of the solid matter from under the earth. This material goes forth in the state of complete solution to the sea, and remains suspended until it is appropriated by the plants, and through them by the ani­ mals, and laid down as sediment on the ocean floor. The effect of this constant leeching out of the rocks which compose the under earth is tbat tbe surface of the land is in all eases gradually sinking down by the under wear at the same time that they are wearing down by over wear brought about through the action of the surface waters. Poor Humanity! i common lot is one of sorrow say--at least f pessimists, they who look at the worst side. Certainly what would otherwise be a bright existence, is often shadowed by some ail­ ment that overhangs it like a i all, obscuring perpetually the radiance that else would light the path. Snch a i ailment, and a very common one, is nervousness, or in other words,weakness of <h J nervous system, a condition only iireme­ diable where inefficient or improper means are taken to relieve it. T1 e concurrent experience of nervous people who havo persistently used Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is, that it conquers entirely supersensitiveness of the nerves, as well as diseases--so called--which are invited and sustained by the ir chronic weakness. As the nerves gain stamina from the great tonic the trouble flisappears. UBe the Bitters for ma aria, rheumatism, biliousness and kidney troubles. igiv. Its • A GHOST-LIKE object which is said to haunt the evening train on the Elkhorn, between Lincoln and Fremont, Neb., is creating great excitement among the trainmea. i lie object is said to make its appearance from one of the many thick­ ets along Salt Creek and keeps with the train until Davy is reached, about ten miles. It was first observed bv Fireman Henry Conley, who declared his belief that it is the ghost of a man killed by tjje. cars some time ago. It disturbed him ttfat. he resigned. The new fireman confirms the story as told by Conley. Catarrh Can't Be Cured .. With LOCAL APPLICATION, as they oaacot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to core it you have to take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acta di­ rectly cn the blood and mucus stir.ace. Hall's Catarrh Cure is no quack medicine. It was pre­ scribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics Known, com­ bined with ttif) best blood purifiers, acting di­ rectly on the mucus surfflco. The perfect com­ bination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing catarih Send lor testiuionia's free. F.J.' HENKY & CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio- Sold by Druggists, price 7Sa AtiD. DONOHUE, of "NVilkesbarre, Pa., has gained almost a world-wide reputa­ tion for his novel method of punishing a i wife-beater by himself flogging the pris­ oner at the bar. A letter commending , bis action has been received from a ; French laly residing in New York. Don't Fool Awajr precious time and money and trifle with yonr health experimenting with un­ certain medicines, when Dr. l-'ieree's Gol­ den Medical Discovery is so positively cer­ tain in its curative action as to warrant its manufacturers in guaranteeing it to cure diseases of the blood, skin, and scnlp, and all scrolulous afflictions, or money paid for ft will be refuuded. $600 REWARD offered for an incurabh ease of Catarrh by the proprietors of Dr. Boge's Remedy. 50 cts., by druggists. ONE of the items in a bill received by the selectmen of Eastport, Maine, for tho maintenance of an estrayed pauper by another to*n, was $10 for popcorn cakes. Important Xolics. We are now making small size Bile Beans (forty little beans in eacli bottle). They •re the most convenient to use; specially adapted for chilJren and women. Price 25 cents a bottle* J. F. Smith & Co., St. Louis. Mo. Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers. Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant Crops. Best fruit., grain, grass, and stock coun­ try in toe world. Full information free. Address the Oregon Immigration Board.Portlaud,Oregon. THE best couofji medicine is Piso's Cure for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 35c. MANY imitate, none equal. "Tanslll's Punch," America's finest 5c. Cigar. What It Costs Hut carefully considered b.v 1h- great majority of people before buying an article which seems absolutely necessary. Hood's Barsaparilla com­ mends itself with special force to the great middle classes, because it combines positive economy with great medicinal power. It is the only medicine of which can truly be said "100 Doses One Dollar,* and a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla taken according to directions wiU avenge to last a montu, while other medicines last but half or quarter as long. Try Hood's Sarsaparilla aad isef for yourself. Hood's Sarsaparilla by all druggists. VI; six for (5. Prepared only tv 6. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Sfatt. IOO Doses One Dollar SMITH'S BILE BF.ANS act on the liver and bile, clear the complexion, cure biliousness, sick headache, costiveness, milia­ ria and all liver and stomach disorders. The small sise are most convenient for children- very small and easy to take. Price of eittier aim 25c per bottle. " A panel size PHOTO-GRAYITRE of the above fricture, '-Ki-ssing at 7--17--70," mailed on re­ ceipt of 4c stamp. Address the makers of the (treat Anti-Bile Remedy--"Bile Beans." J. F. SXITH * OOu, 8x. LOOM, MO. "Well-8hootiac" Is a I*rnflt«b!o bat Daa- gerooa and Unpopular Bunlaesa. Onstave Windmueller is one of the few men in this country known aa "well-shooters." He resides near Pitts­ burgh, Pa., bat is compelled by his business to travel all over the country "Shooting a well" consists in letting down a cartridge of dynamite, nitro­ glycerine or other high explosives, to the bottom of a well, whether of water, salt, petroleum, natural gas or mineral water, and the a exploding it. In dis­ cussing his vocatian at the Fifth-aveaue Hotel, he said: "It's afirst-clas? business, and gives a man a handsome income, but it is not popular. The life insurance people will not issue policies to us, and the railroads refuse to transport our tools of trade the moment they And out what we are carrying. There have been over a hundred men in my calling, tsiuce I took it up, ten years ago, and there are only six left. The rest have disap­ peared. They are spared the evils of sickness, the death bed aad the funeral. They simply vanish. WI once had a partner, a royal good fellow named Tom Allison, who had no more fear of nitro-glycerine than other people have of champaign. We had re­ ceived a $250 order to shoot a well for a Philadelphia!!, who lived near Moya- mensing. My partner was careless aud at times drank a little too much. He started for the well with a heavy cart­ ridge of nitro-glycerine. and called in at several saloons on his way. Prob­ ably lie staggered and struck the cart­ ridge against a tiee. No one will ever know the exact facts. There was an explosion, partner and tree disappeared, and there was simply a hole in the ground to tell the story. All that'was found of his remains was his watch- chain, and of that only a small piece. A^ every pane of glass was broken in the neighborhood, I did not report to the authorities." "What good is 'shooting a well?' * _ "It increases the flow. The explo­ sion shatters the rock in every direc­ tion for fifty feet, and maltes a thou­ sand crevices, where before there were ten through which the liquids can flow, which are wasted by the well owner above. I have known the operation to change a pumping oil well to a flowing one--to increase the artesian 590 per cent--and, near Pittsburgh, to make a very poor natural gas well one of the best paying properties in the district. Sometimes, however, in does no good and once or twice it has injured the well. Do I like the business? Quite well. 'Of course, I know I shall vanish some day, like every one' else in my calling, but it is a painless death* And a good one."--New York Star. i PATENTS F. A. r.EmiAJfN, WASHINGTON. 1). C. 4v*bend tor circular. tUUTKM THIS Wilt nu wanuo n> iDiamai. A Jonah of the Present Age. J. W. Kiessler, late commander*)} clerk, United States navy, now a resi­ dent of Honesdale, Pa., told the follow­ ing story to a Philadelphia JPrexs re­ porter of a very remarkable experience of an American sailor with a whale. He says: George Leonard, an acting mas­ ter m the United States navy during the civil war, and stationed on board the gunboat Katahdin, West Gulf block­ ading squadron, in 1863, told a story of heroism, and exhibited marks on his body that corroborated his words. The year 1850 found Leonard as one of the crew on the ship Enterprise, a whaler in the North Pacific. One day he was stationed in the bow of a whale boat a long distance from the ship, with a brave crew who had sighted a whale and made for the mon­ ster with all possible dispatch. When within proper distance Leonard threw his harpoon, striking the fish hard and deep. In some mauner the line as it was running out caught the body of one of the men in such a way as to throw him overboard. The man suddenly sank, whereupon Leonard transferred his line to a boatmate and sprang into the ocean in aid of the drowning sailor. The wliale, now maddened by his fast flowing blood, made a rush for the boat. Remarkable and horrible to relate, Leonard's friend had managed to regain the boat, while he himself, was caught by the whale between his jaws, his po­ sition being inside the monster's mouth, with nothing protruding bat one of his arms. In this manner the man was in reality within the jaws of death itself. The whale instantly plunged down into the deep, and, in the words of Leonard himself, "the fish seemed to be going down, down into eternity itself." The imprisoned man after all this, had not lost his presence of mind. He mustered his entire bodily strength-- and he was a powerful man--actually bracing himself in such a position as to compel the fish to spread his jaws. At the same time, with his arm that was free, he grabbed the s- heath knife out of its socket, cutting right and left. No sooner was there a sufficient opening made than Leonard forced his body out­ side. Up to the surface he swam, when, most strange to say, he found himself within an arm'* length oflhis boat. He was saved. The marks of the whale's violence and the dents of its teeth were very plainly visible on Leonard's arm's, and he was always pointed out by his brother naval officers as "The second Jonah." A Sharp Fellow. "Great city to make money in," said a hoosier-looking fellow who had just come from Indiana. "Never had been up iiere, an'I told pap that it was about time I was strikin' out for myself. Been workin' for pap tweuty-five year, and 'lowed that ef I ever intended to do any­ thing for myself, the time had about come. Pap he 'lowed that ef I come up here I'd either get run over or starve to death, bnt I've been here several days and ain't got no bruises on me yifc, an' I don't feel like eatin' nnthin', nuther. Only had five cents when I got here, but I didn't go round beggin' for work. The beggar streak don't run in our family. I had done so much work split- tin' rails an' associatin' with a thrashin'- machine, that I didu't care particular for any sort of exercise. Well. I bought a cigar with the five cents and took my satfchel to a three-dollar-a-day hotel and registered. Didn't know of course, how I was goin* to pay* my bill, but felt the landlord would lose more than I did if he kept the satchel. I walked' on around town, and at last came to the Auditorium. Noticed a great string of people, movin' up inch at a time. Didn't take me long to size the thing up, and I dropped in, or rather caught hold of the tail end of the line. Wasn't the tail end long, for people kept on comin'. Wall, along toward evenin' I was putty close to the( window where they were selling the Patti tickets, and a big bug of a fellar offered na(e ten dollars for my place. I took him itp and dropped out. Next morning at sik o'clock I was in line and soon sold out for ten dol.ars. Dropped back and took hold of the tail end of the line. Sold out two hoars later for five dollars--dropped back and just before dark sold out for two dol­ lars. Next morni^ fore six o'clock, bnt didn't sell out. Bought two tickets and sold them at a profit of thirty-five dollars. Moved along up again and bought tour tickets. Next morning I was on hand with nearly two hundred dollars. Invested in tickets and made over six hundred dol­ lars. Wall, I reckon I'll make a thousand dollars on the season. There ain't no use talkin' agin country boys comin' to the city, for if they do come and keep their eyes open they can git along and make a darn sight more money than a city feller can in the country."--Arkansaw 2'raveler. Dressmaker and Lord or High Degree* It is said that the well-known dress­ maker. Mr. P., or as he is commonly called, plainly and without title, P., met abroad, whither he had repaired for the selection of frabrios for the" clothing of his customers, an English Lord of high degree. The accidents of travel threw them into a sort of acquaintance­ ship, and the Lord inquired whom P. knew in Ameriea. where, it appeared, the person of high degree had some ac­ quaintance himself. The Englishman was duly impressed with the aristo­ cratic character of the American's friends, and when he learned that P. ki:ov.' Mrs. Chamberlain, insfc then tho newest American beauty in London circle, he accepted the dressmaker as of the first chop, so to eajr, among his countrymen, In a few days, during which the Lord of high degree hjul in a way become really fond of P., another Bostonifcn with whom tliie Englishman had some previous acquaintance, joined them. The Lord was puzzled to understand how these two gentlemen, both from Boston, and knowing the same people, did not know each other, but the new­ comer did not reveal the way in which P. had come to know all the leading women of fashionable Boston until after P. departed from their company. The shock to the Lord of high degree on learning that he had been hobnobbing with a dressmaker was so great that he vowed that he would never know an­ other American. The Bostoniah. who was not without a sense of humor, bowed his head in silence at this awful threat, but, upon the first opportunity, he remarked casually: "By the way, I met your cousin, Mr. Blank, the other day; he's a very charm­ ing man. One sees him everywhere in London." "Yes," the other said; "Cousin Blank isn't half bad. He goes about every­ where that one would wane to go. He dined at the Marlborongh House last week." "By the way," the American con­ tinued innocently, "didu't somebody tell me that Mr. Blank is in some sort of business? Everybody is nowadays. "Yes," the Lord of high degree re­ plied stiffly, "he does have some sort of business connection, with the house of C., I believe." "Oh, I remember now," the Ameri­ can rejoined with a malicious twinkle in his eye, "same business asP.'s, only, you know, we don't receive dressmakers in America." > For the cousin of the Lord of high degree is one of the leading men millin­ ers of London, although, as every­ body knows, he conducts the business under the name C. instead of under his own aristocratic cognomen, beginning with an M. 1--Providence Journal's Boaton letter. A Little Nonsense. : "Boys, be wise, here comes ##r»il!" exclaimed a great theologian, ceasing to amuse himself by jumping over chairs and tables, as he saw a solemn, pedantic friend approaching. "You don't know the luxury of playing the fool," said Lord Chaucelior Eldon, as he danced in his own drawing-room to a tune of his own singing. "You are a father, Signor Ambassador, and so we will finish our ride," said Henry IV., of France, when the Spanish minister dis­ covered him riding round the room on a stick with his son." Dugald Stewart, the philosopher, was once found by a friend, trying to balance a peacock's feather on his nose. His competitor in this contest of skill was Patrick Fraser Tvtler, the historian. Dean Swift used to amuse himself by harnessing his servants with cords, and driving them up and down stairs, and through the rooms of the deanery. Faraday played marbles and ball with little l>oys, and took part in charades, playing once the "learned pig." William Pitt delighted to romp with children. He was once playing with his niece and nephews, who were trying to blacken his face with a burnt cork. A servant announced that two members of the cabinet desired to see him on business. '"Let them wait in the other room," said Pitt, catching up a cushion and belaboring the girl and boys. They got him down, and were actually daubing his face, when he .said, "Stop; this will do. I could beat you all, but we must not keep these grandees wait­ ing longer." A basin of water and a towel were brought in, and the great prime min­ ister washed his face, hid the basin, and then received the two lords. Doctor Battie, an eminent London physician, used to amuse himself by gazing at a Punch and Judy show. He was such a successful mimic of "Punch" that ho once saved a patient's life by imitating that character. The uatient was suffering from a swelling in the throat, and the doctor, turning his wig, appeared at the bed­ side with the face and voice of "Punch." The sick man laughed so heartily that the swelling broke, and a complete cure followed. Man is the only animal who can laugh; he, therefor, relishes a little nonsense. The Highest Praise for Stanley let Mr. H. M. Stanley's landlady in Lon­ don Las been vindicated, When a year ago the great explorer was given up for lost, and even those who were most in­ clined to be sanguine confessed that there was little ground for hope, she re­ fused to believe that ill had befallen him. "It is impossible," she said, "for Mr. Stanley has not given up his rooms and I am eure that he will return to oc­ cupy them." So it was the necessity of coming to his lodgings that was the salvation of Stanley. It is not eveigr landlady who would have so much con­ fidence in her lodgers.--Irlxh Neiftf* Defined by Example. Boy--Father, what is a chestwntf Father--Please do not disturb me, Robert, when I am busy. Ask your mother. Boy--Mother you tell me, What is a chestnut? ° . / Jji:' Mother--The explanation yonr father is accustomed to give when he comes home at an unseasonable hour.--Phila~ delphia Presx. TALK about dress as .you please, bnt it is the man employed at the abattoir who wears the killing costumes.--Bos­ ton Courier. CURIOUS. SNAILS sometimes sice.) for four years at a time. THEKE is a breed er d^gs.in Rtissia that cannot bark. * t. Ix a handful of clover, plucked in his yard, Edward Koehler, of Bethlehem, Penn., found fifty iour-leaf stalks. A ROMANTIC story <?omes from Kalosca, in Hungary. A young pnpit entered a seminary to prepare for the priesthood, and lived exactly the same life as the young men on the premises. The Car­ dinal's suspicions were aronsed, and it transpired that the pupii was a lady, who »aid she desired to become a priest. SALLIE MCALLISTEB, of Springfield. Ky.. a colored girl of 19, is believed to be the largest woman in the world. She is five feet two inches in height, meas­ ures seven feet three inches ronnd tin waist, and three feet six and one-fourth inches round the arm above the elbow. She weighs 032 pounds. She enjoys excellent health, and makes her living at the wash-tub. A RED squirrel is the companion and pet of Mr. C. R. DeWolf, a traveling theatrical agent. The quadruped lodges in his owner's overcoat pocket, and goes with him in all his travels. He FROQV-.CR.tij CGR:CJ cut for a ramble, when he sportively crawls over his mas­ ter's shoulders and legs, and varies the performance by following hiin through the streets like a dog, and engaging in the drollest antics. - * MR. SLOSSON, the famous billiard player, claims to be able to foretell a storm eight hours before its arrival by the sound of the ivory globes. He de­ clares when the barometer is falling, they do not give that clear, ringing click which sounds so musical to the ear of tlie player, nor do they rebound with the same elasticity. With a rising barometer, the balls resume their wonted elasticity and clear click. RECENTLY two Jackson County (Ga.) men were working in front of a circular saw, when one of them reached over to remove a chip from behind it. The saw caught his sleeve, and dragged him over the shafting. Bound aud round he went, until his fellow workman oould run and stop the machinery. When he was taken out not a scratch or bruise was found upon his body, but the saw had torn every thread of clothing off him. THE carrier pigeon has just been turned to a curious use in Russia. It is to convey negatives of photographs taken in a balloon. The first experiment was made irom the cupola of the Cathe­ dral of Isaac, in St. Petersburg and the subject photographed was the Winter Palace. The plates were packed in envelopes impenetrable to thrt light, and then tied to the feet of the pigeons, who safely and quiekly carried them to the station at Volkovo. THE Right Hon. Arthur Kavanagh, once Conservative M. P. for Car low, was the most remarkable man in a phy­ sical sense that ever sat in the House of Commons. He had neither arms nor legs. He was regularly carried to his seat in the House. He was allowed to address the House sitting, and to vote without going into the lobby. In spite of his physical defects he took an active part in the business of the House. He spoke frequently on Irish questions, aud sat on many select committees. * s The Bird Market at Luck now! Some birds are used medicinally, and it is well known what strange ideas na­ tive doctors have of tlM, virtue t»f bird flesh. Both the flesh and the brains of the common sparrow, especialiv the cock sparrow, are in great repute for certain diseases; so a cageful of these familiar chatterers is never missing in the market. Certain sfiecies are used in making love potions, and are ad­ ministered by rejected suitors to the objects of their adoration. On the other hand, the blood or the flesh of an owl is supposed to make a person in­ sane who drinks or eats it. On this ac­ count men who are devoured by jealousy of a rival or hatred of an enemy come furtively to the market, .and, purchas­ ing an owl, in silence carry it home secretly and prepare a docoetion which an accomplice will put into the food or drink of the object of their malignant designs. The list of uses for bird flesh is not exhausted yet. Eating a crow is sup­ posed to prolong life by keeping the liair black and preventing it-from turn­ ing gray. The common roller, often called a bluejay, has certain rites per­ formed over it, and is then set free after one feather has been plucked from it. This feather is then worn as an amulet, and is supposed to have great potency in averting the evil eye. An­ other purpose for which birds are pur­ chased every morning is to be sot free again. This is done by Hindus as a work of merit, and by Mohammedans, after certain rites have been per­ formed, as an atonement in imitation of the Jewish scapegoat. It is essential that a bird used for this purpose should be strong enough to lly away, but that does not induce the cruel dealers to feed the birds or to reftaiu from dis­ locating their wings or breaking their legs. They put down everything to good or bad luck, and leave the custo­ mer to choose a strong bird if he can find one, and to go away if he cannot. The merit obtained by setting a bird free is not attributed to the Deity, but is supposed to come in a large measure from the bird itself or from its utteud- ant spirit, and hence birds of good or bad omen, and especially kites or crows, are in much demand, aud are regularly caught to be sold for this purpose.--• Pioneer. His Home Was Gone. A West Side attorney, noted for his absentmindedness, as well as for his business shrewdness, is in the habit of leaving the management of his house entirely to his wile, in whose ability he has the utmost confidence, says the Evening li'isconfiin. He furnishes her the wherewithal to lun things, and never inquires nor cares about wh&t she does so long as his comfort is provided for. One evening, not long ago, he was seen standing on the corner of Grand avenue and West Water streets, looking disconsolate and greatly troubled. "Hello, Blank," said an acquaintance, "what's the matter?" "Dash it." lie responded,,, "I'm in a deuced bad box, and I don't know what to do. My wife moved to-day. She told me this morning she was going to move and where she was going to move to, but I'll l»e blowed if I remember where it was. I think it was some­ where in.the Thirteenth Ward. Where do you think my wife would be apt to move to?" f The friend could not help him, and how and where he found her. bis domi­ cile history sayeth not. ^ 1890--SIMSMNC AND MOONLIGHT--1890. Ha who knows only his own aids of the case, knows little of that. Another Christmas and Haw Y«ar»a Aa» nval, by "A. Man," «r the Rock Island . Kontoi Mow ltewly for IHfctrilmtion. The "Boys ani Girls of America," and adults as well, who have road the instruct­ ive pages of "Watt-stephen" (1885), "Vol- tatral" (1836). "Petroleum" • (1887). "Coal and Coke" (188s). and "Iron and isteel" (1889), will be pleased to know that th^ latest and brightest of the famous HOCK ISLAXD se­ ries, "Sunshine and Moonlight" (1S90), now contldenilv awaits that chorus of approval which welcomed each of its predee <ssors. "A Man" invites the attention of his in­ quisitive boy and girl visitors this year to won ters in the heavens ahovt- revested by the telescope, lie tells them ail about the sun. moon, planets, satellites, llxed stars, comets, aud their movements, and evplains th« laws by which th>-y are governed. The achievements of scienco in the field of as* tronomical tesearch aie presented in lan- <raa;e so elear as to be easily understood by nil readers. The book laminates, while it elevates and improves. "Sunshine and Moonlight" comprises 112 Pagr«s, profusely illu trated with choice en­ gravings. Its covers are o namented with appropriate designs, beautifully printed In colors. Practically, it Is a Christmas gift to the patrons and iriends of tho lioi K ISLAND BOUTE, aud will be sent post-paid to auy part ot the world (as also previous issues if d«sired). at the nominal p. ice of ten (10) cents per copy.,, Write your address plain­ ly, and inclose ten (10) cents, in stamps or com. to Jko. SEBASTIAN, Q. T. & P. A.. Chicago. Tuesday a i Unlucky Day. While on the question of superstition, which to a smsller or greater degree is impressed in the system of e^ery man and woman, one of the most singular in­ stances I evor saw of a strong mind that was affected by it was in the case of a partner of a house witose fame i3 world­ wide. The gentleman is the prime mover in the life of the house, its energy and con­ trolling force, and has as fertile a brain as auy man I know of. He is what, in the West, would be termed a hustler or a rustler. In his ordinary, everyday life, I doubt whether he has any fixed relig­ ious convictions, or dreams much over future puisiiments and rewards. And yet I never -saw a man who was more deeply affected by one superstition. He would do nothing on Tuesday; tint is, more particularly, he would never commence anything on Tuesday, and he would never permit any business of his im­ mense establishment to be commenced on that day. The regular routine, of course, went on, but nothing mnst be originated on that day. Sensible, logical, and full of wit on every other subject, on that Tuesday busi­ ness, there was no use for argument. It was fet in his creed of faith. And, singu­ lar to say, according to his statements, all his misfortunes had overtaken him on Tuesdays. Whether he simply argued that way or whether it was so I cannot say, but Tues­ day was hiti black day. If he sot in a pas­ sion on (hat day, woe be to the poor fel­ low who fell under his hammeiring ton., ue. Generally he was mild; Tuesdays prone to quarrel. I have met other people who have fixed their dtsmxl superstitions on other days of the week, but they all run in the some groove, a sort of terror of the day fixed in their imaginations as unholy. All the centuries of civilization have been una* ble to remove the ancient pagan beliefs. --Brooklyn Eagle. Some Foolish Peopl* Allow a cough to run until it gets beyond 1 hn MtNoh d\f mndi.iina Thor nftun anV "Oh. it will wear away." but In most cases it wears them away. Could they be induced to try the successtul medicine culled Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a positive guaran­ tee to cure, they would immediately see the excellent effect, after taking the iirst dose. I'ricc 50c and $1.00. Trial size fret. At all • Druggists'. A PETRIFIED mocoasin was unearthed at Pendleton, Oregon, by some laborers who were digging for the foundation of a bank building. It will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution. Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills. These Pills are scientifically compounded, uniform in action. No griping pain so com­ monly following the use of pills. They aro adapted to both adults nnd children with perfect safety. We guarantee they have no c|Uiil in the cure of .SVv Ilradavhe, Con­ stipation. Dy.-pepsia. Biliousness; and. as an appetizer, they excel any other prepara­ tion. A COMPETENT authority thinks that the Paris Exposition drew at least $250,000,- 000 into Paris. Tenrlsts, Whether on pleasure bent or business, should take on every trip a bottie of Syrup ' of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and ef­ fectually on the kidneys, liver, and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches, and other forms of sickness. For sate in 50e and SI bottles by all leading dbug^ists. SEVENTEEN years ago a man named Ebb*, a crippled pauper, leftMifflintown, Pa., and has been wandering around the State ever since. In a recent lawsuit at Bellefonte, the court decided that he was a charge in that borough, and now Mif­ flin town has a debt of 1,060 to pay on the ola man. ;JUUMBAO<X ggtaRkjrijat: of rlw theituabar RHisdesoft which Is < -.i red the part__„ Jacobs OIL It is commonly know* B A C K A C H E Victoria, Tex., June 22,1 ' iWte in bed two months with baefcaetors suffered about three months. 1 was cured bjr Kt. Jacobs Oil permanently; no return in Xt-' months. G. VV. JKF PERSON. AT DRCGGISTS AXD DEALEW. THE CHARLES A. VOGELEt 60.. BsltisMifeML EVERY once in awhile the bat ana peel looms up as a sad reminder of the roller- skating craze. ANT article that has outlived 24 year* of competition and imitation, and sells more and more each year, must have merit. Dob­ bins' Electric Soap, first made in 1865, is iust that article. Ask your grocer for it. IT seems that comic opera stars now disappear when they want to keep them­ selves before the public. A COUGH. COLD, on Soac THBOAT should not be neglected. BBOWKT'S BBONCHUL TEOCHES are a SIMPLE remedy, and give prompt relief. 25 cts. a box. A MAN might never become a fence even were he continually a-railing. RADWAYi RELIEF ERN*> ANDSMCOUYCURt NEURALGIC Thro little maids from school nre we, Piw from pains of ail ucscription; Bat once we wore sick as sick could Cured by the " Favorite Prescription, Zcfi standard remedy for the peculiar ills incident to that critical':; in a girlVlife when she is just entering upon her "teens," in Tir Piorcd'a Fnvnrito Proaprintmri' ' Ynnnor ladips' 1111 HlUlSBWn A fbund in Dr. Pierce's favorite Prescription. ?oung ladies5 schools have sent their pupils home rosy-cheeked, romping lasses* the three beautiful maidens in the above illustration, when they haw*- ' resorted to the use of "Favorite Prescription" for building up ; regulating tho systems of those delicate, pale, sickly girls, just apr;' proaehing puberty, who need a generous, supporting tonic and a mg, strengthening nervine -- free from alcohol and injurious _ Whether In boarding-schools or homes, it is snarantiMMi to oorreelt all those delicate derangements and weaknesses incident to female**. WORLD'S DISPENSARY MSDICAX. ASSOCIATION, Manufacturers, 6®* Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. mDICDPC'Q DEI I ETC. purely VEGET-ASLEM* . rltnllt O rtLLt I o: PEBFECTUf HARMLESSi UneqnaJed as a LTVKRPII&* lest. Cheapest, Easiest to take. One tiny. Sugar-coated Pellet a 4 •k Headache, BMious Headache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Att&dui vial, by druggists. Smallest, Cures Sick "' . ail derangements of the Stomach and Bowels. 25 cents Best Cough Medicine. Recommended by PhvsicianB. Cures where all else fails. Pleasant and agreeable to the taste. Children take it without objection. By druggists. 'MOTHERS 1 rRIENff' iBOft DIMINISH^D^mqthER ^ C H I L D MENTION ruts •by mail. ; fUi'-rlcstowu, Maasi. RATON'S FRENCH VITALIZED U N I W l l W M a n l y V l y c r . a n d t h e o n l y A Quicfc and )(]*« Rrstortr ef im&tc Specific Ifef MENTION TUB PAFEfi -run WBITIKS SO A»WTtwMi FkPMCSinMJIUII:v H..1IOKUM, I EL IX O I U BM IVn.clt i ngiwn, v.c. fSuccessfully Prosecutes Claims. Lata Principal Examicer U. S. Pension Bureau. 3 yrs iu last war, IS adjudicatiug claims, atty since. A MONTH .1W1 llOlIil) I'AID. or ti'Uli -st C'liiiinif^ioii and 30 DAYS' CKKMT n. A6ERTS, on our NEW BOOK. fTs. A «'<»., ymm-y B tlK.. Chicago, ill. IAUC CTlinV HooklrpepineForm*, URIC wl UU I • IVninanabln.Aritlimetii".Short-haud, etc., thoroughly taught hy mail. Circulars tree. BHYANT'H BUMNKHH COLLEGE.Huffalo, N.Y. i.N HON THIS PAfk.lt wulti. wuiTihtf ru A representation of the engraving on our wrappers.--RADWaS A CO. NEW YORK. SCOTT'S EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER OIL &S2 HYPOPHOSPHITES. Almost as Palatable as Milk. Ho that the. most delicategtfmath cuit take it. Reninrkuble iih " FLESH l'JUOIiltEK. frrsnvs OA IS raxt- idly while tukiny IT. BCOTTS KMULSTON' is acknowledged by Vbf skdant to bo the FINEST &nd BEST pruintlns of its class for the relief of CONSUMPTION, SCROFULA. GENERAL. DEBILITY, \ W«jStins Diseases of Children, •nd CHRONIC COUQH8. Bold by ati JhruggitU, • Habit. The only rertala and easy cure. Dr. J. L. _ _ I-pbanoH. Ohio. MENTION THIS PAPKR wiieii mm ID leiinuiM. PRICE-LISTS OF RUG MACHINES." i'atitrint anil Yarns, aud Colored Pattern Book free. Agent* U'uiUed. K. BOS') ft CO.. Toledo, OIUo. A S T H M A . Pophant'fj .Isthaia Specific Krilef ifl TEN KMlriBa. PBTKBO. .SWOTKH, M. LI. Frits- town, IV.. writes: "1 have had Asthma torSDyaars; ronnd 110 relief until 1 tried your Spacl- flc, wriich relirTea nie lmrae- diaiHy." Sold by all Drtur- ffiet*. $1 par box,by nail, puw fitUL PACKAGE FREE. I itdrim, T. i'OPHAM. NORTHERN PACIFIC Hlow price railroad lards a FREE Government LANDS. •"•."'ItJNS «' Acres in MliinesoiH. NorUi l>a- kota..Honlj»iia,I(laho, Washington and Oi exon. crjin m*!""describing rg£ uLnUl UltlEST A*ricnltnral.Oriizir(f «ud limber &.?2H«nolop.eiL°.l^£iJ£\S- KENT VaEE. Address CHAS. B. LAMBORN. TELEBROTY. I American school of Telegraphy, Maul MENTION THIS PAl'KR wow wttmM to *a DETECTIVES Wanted aiitvwdneii lo act uaiirr inetraatloas ta _ *ork. ItepraaeatailrM rtmitc tbe lafetraattaaa* Granstn'n W»rninc Agtiait Frntnl, (iranoan'i P»kafraMta»«r" H»t*d Criminal*. Tho.r 111 11 la timiiln liailaw^ • Win |B« to h» dnwtlTM. tend miim for pwtioalar*. lfcap!***awa#flV" all. QBANSAS DrriCTiVE BCBBAC An nim tr- W O R K S H O P S Of Worn! and Metal Workers vithoftt 3teu*Pevat» i&juipi>pd with Outfits of BARNES' PATENT Foot Power Machin'y allow lower bids on jnba, aad preaUn1 Kofit* than by any olhvr mean* for do-If work. Sold subject to trial in year •faup. Mend f r I'ra' L .t Catalogue. w. K. a JNO. BARNES CO., Ad<lreaa(i33 ltubjrSt.,E0CKl>0B»>liuk I wiU fcliiu ihis I'KESS out on tri®1 to ewnpBte against any ollu-r twu-bnrse power press. It not i>r»-n». :i tons liioie < t liay la a day, uo aatafc i-eitUit refuuded tuul Mitisfaetiou guaranteed. ¥mr conditions, circulars, ote.. aiidrvss . ... X A. SPEMEK, Dwight, too (,( IB *" TKK GREAT TUBULAR WELL AND PROSPECTING MACHINE famotas fo r suci'eefimsr wiiere others have failed. SELF CLEANING. a ailmta. CATAlOeUE FREE. LOOHIS & KYM&N, TIFFIN. OHIO. ' FIOU WISH ACS _ R O P S Y TREATED FKEK.- Positively Cured with Vegetable Remedim. Have cured many thousand eases. Cure patients pronounced hopeless by the best physicians. From tirst dose sj-miitoms rapidly dis;ippc-ar, aud iu ten days at least two-thirds ot al! symptoms ait removed. Bend tor free book «£ testimonials ot miraculous cure#. Ten days treatment furnished tree by mail. It you order trial, send 10 cents iu stamps to pay postage. D«. H. H. tiltKKN & SOXS, AtUuta. FREE rrwi«t iwhat ,v#u wlali do wllka su>u?h»n«. FIU.Ktk pnaairajG^ BOOK ever Printed. 'SEEDS'̂ and upwards according to rarity, scarcity, or cost. Cheapest of any byoz. « lb. 1000008 extras, (\itqlo~ c B. H. Sliratwayttuekfortflll. la tbia yavw. Mmmm REVOLVER pnrchaae Ono of the cele­ brated SMITH & WESSON inna The fin< *t arms •rer .reauufactur. d and the •rat choice of all expert*. Manufactured in oaSibrn aa, a> a- d 44-1 tX'. S n- I ffleor double action. Safety llai>uu« r;t«a Target models. Constructs! entirely or beat a wrought sfeel. carefully vted tat\ manshipand stock, they are uarival d for ••• darabiltty nn«l accuracy. I'oaottadeorii cheap malfeuble cast-iron imlratiaaa wl are often sot<l for the Kemniie artici* and onl* unreliable, but dangerous. The WESSON K-voiwrs are all stamped upo tola vi>h firm's name, address ana date* and are gitrirnuiecd perfect ill every i Hist upon having the (renuine article, and . dealer carnot aupvly you an order e-'nttoa b< low will receive prompt and careful atfe Descriptive cat aVe-tie a-d prices? rn^hed tspoai plication. SMITH & WESSON, fy"Ment!cm thi^ pap r. SariagtlRld. Maa CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH, v FENIHROYM PIUS. lit'cl Cross Iiiuiuond Binad. TheonlT reliable i>itt fcrnate. •ore. U4!mi ml. UniiuttM fcr ti>S lNa» anon<l Uruiet. >- rv<t - •"aaaftidl • . 'ii.*•'v *i:(t L.iuoribooa. Takeu«>other. ">»*aa» " ('tarn; -) i„r |>*rtscui»r. . »UeMef flip' l.iMllrA," in truer, t r DIM!!. Xjsmt ftma tle^txicr Chemical Co.. AlauiMU B«» 1'hUat'... n. I pre*crfb# and folly *»- dorae Hijf tJ as the specific fur tho ctttaiscw#; ot this disease. U. II. XSUKAHAM,l(.ft^ An^tordem, K. 'X. •' We hare sold Bit', many years. &«id it. . given the &®s» ot «at>» faction. 1). it. DYCHE 4 CO. C CblnAW ti.eo. aotdhyp Vit MEN" WKITWO TO AOV r^glcaaa aajr yoa aaw Ik* 'l.V; C«r«« 1 TO & SlXiQim*- • aajjaaiMHi