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mm j.-ti • &•! - n« bnetta. '- thi Uaf fall ifcOWaa ' m _ . dtasrti. w*" ' " ' W0 Ift,JU|d to iftitftd hJta2;> "AboulCuaaem, what think you of thin outrage which theScourge of Da- ' SBft| MNW-tiMUI BOW COStMfthN!?'* HPiflnh It to* high ban* uturtMftg," replied tlfci'u*lAi*tor. *<Bfco]>ea told me all she knows, aim. Tki rMMr came, according to hla own - lot butdom - M ' wmUac urguut waa »hi»flH bar protestations, that Julian finally went away and left fcar. I think, however, that his retreat waa hastened by the fear that your aMjeaty might be upon htm with a lufMoas force." "I have no doubt that such to the eaae, Aboul. But the end of this Is aot yet. This daring demon has run at large long enough. He hag already stricken fearful blows upon our com­ merce, fad now he takes a new course Of attack upon our defenceless daugh­ ters. ft has come to be so that a earavan Is not safe to start from Da­ mascus; nor are bur merchants safe In returning from other lands. It must not be so. By the heavens above me, tt shall not be so! I must find some way for this man's capture. I have •ent out my armies ag&inpt him, and he hasP either avoided them, or met and overcome them. Life of my soul lust think of it., He, met a thousand of ay armed men, and swept them back over the plains of Abilene as though they had been so many women. What ahali I do, Aboul?" "There is but one way, sire, that I •an conceive of. It seems to be useless to Send out force against him; for he V a quick-witted rascal; and, if he cannot successfully cope with them, he can keep out of their way. He has spies throughout the whole land." "Aye--I know he has!" cried the king, with a fresh burst of rage. "He has friends among those who live •ery near to our capital. I wish I •ould get hold of them." .**3et hold of the chieftain Ant" "Ah--bat how?" %t must be done by strategem, lllre. IX you cannot find some one man who ft» able to entrap the Sconrge, I see aot how you are ever to overcome him. • single man with wit, will and en­ durance may accomplish much. A lit- tie mouse, working la secret, may uproot a great tra t̂f **By my life, AboUl, you hfve apoken the truth. The work must bet done oecretly. Have I such a man about amr "How Is it with Judah, the Iaraal- tie?" suggested the minister. The king started and clapped his together when he heard the A*--*' awn "By the shades of Tartarus, Aboul, yon have hit the very man. Ju­ dah to with us now. I left him in the hall as I came In from the garden. I will send for him." A slave, who stood just without the loor, waa aent after the man who had hasp spoken of, aad oro long he made hla appearance before bis royal maa- tsr. He uraa a middle-aged man, with blade hair and keen black eyes; with fsatnrea sharp In outline, and moulded Into a oast of peculiar cunning; and with body and limbs light and muscu­ lar. He was below the ordinary slse oC man; and what he may hare lacked In physical strengthwaa more than made up by the qnicknees and preci­ sion of movument He had been a dweller in Damascus since childhood, his mother having come from Judea, to poverty and disgrace, and given him away to an officer of the king's house­ hold. "Judah," woke the monarch, "I want you to engage in a dangerous en­ terprise; but, If you are successful, the honor will be grelter than the danger. Are you willing to try it?" "Anything, sire, that can yield ate 4 honor and emolument," replied the Israelite, with a low bow. "Give me -thofreedom erf a citizen, and gird the •word of a lieutenant about my loins, and I will undertake anything' I would not even hesitate to go oat against the Scourge of Damascus." **Ha! It is the very thing, Judah. It to this accursed robber chieftain that I wish to secure. If you will slay M". and bring me his head, X will make you a free citizen of Damascus; and k yon will bring him to me alive, «a<| deliver him Into my hands, I will aofr:.ftaly^hait>w .the citizenship upon yo«,hadglrd the sword of a lieuten­ ant about your loins, but I will give rw a house and a wife." Tko black ores of the Israelite snap­ ped and sparkled like polished gems of 1st. He strode across the room, and then walked slowly back. Hire," he finally said, "give me un­ til tomorrow morning to think of Za twelve hours from this yon ahall have my answer. If l embark upon this enterprise, I must have some hope for auecees. I will convene with those of the slaves who have seen the rebber and his men, and their observa- tions stay help me." "But, Judah, you are not to breathe a word of tils. My slaves must not mistrust your object." "I undsrseand you, airs; and I will be guarded. Shall it be aa I have •eld?" "Yes, only bear ia mind that tha thing must be accomplished if ao- s--pllsbment to possible." *t understand yon, sire; and he aa- sured that mywltashall be stmehsd to their utmost" "Aboul Ossasm," said the king, after Jafiah hadgoae, "what do you think?" *1 think the fellow will study up events, sire, I do not eth find a hotter man for aariy hour the king retired, lis his sleep was trou- Bnpleas&nt dreams. He ";WN»:®r'three times that the OtDaiBascua had robbed him bride, and once he g Jkat his throne *ad papmd In the morning ite «ra# anxious for the apprehension of the robber than before, and Impa­ tiently did he await the coming of the Israelite. At the appointed hour Judah mads his appearance and announced that he would undertake the tash of delivering up the terrible Scourge. "If T succeed," he said, "you will hear from j|» as scMi}' •'11 . success crown# my efforts, if Fftai, you "will perhaps never hear from me again." "And when will you set forth?" ask­ ed the king, almost beside himself with hopeful anticipation. "At once, sire. Tbisvery day, if I can get readly." '• •'*, "DO you want help?",, \ t g "I would select two of *bftr r'*H»at trusty guards." "Take as many as you want." '•Two will be enough, sire." / "Will you take them from those who have been on duty here?" "No, sire. That would not be safe. The robbers might recognise them. I will have two who came with us from Damascus yesterday." "As you will, Judah. Select the men you want, and they shall accompany' you." The Israelite promised that he would have all his arrangements made be­ fore the king was ready to depart, and with thiB assurance he went away. By the middle of the forenoon the king was ready to set forth on his re­ turn to Damascus. Ulln and Albla were placed within a comfortable box upon the back of a stout camel, and around them were posted a hundred armed men. The remainder of the retinue was arranged under the direc­ tion of Aboul Cassem, the king's prime minister, and only the order was needed to set the whole in motion. At this point the king withdrew to the palace, where he found Judah ready to set forth on his dangerous mission, and with him were two guards, Osmir and Selim, two resolute, intelligent fellows, who'seemed to love the excite­ ment of the work upon which they were about to enter. The king was pleased with the choice Judah had made. "I might not have hit upon them," he said; "but I know they will serve you. And now, what more can I do?" "Nothing," replied Judah. "X have all that I can use^and am ready tor the work. If I succeed, you will hear from me In good time; and if you nev­ er hear from me, you may at least bo assured that r failed from no lack of will to aerve you." With a few words of encouragement the king left his servant to pursue hla own course, and proceeded to join his army, which ws* soon in motion; and before the cloee of another day he arrived at Damascus, where Uiin waa once more suffered to find shelter be­ neath the roof Of her father. Touching her marriage, it was understood that the ceremony should be performed as soon as the period of mourning had psaaed, which would be in two weeks; and until then ahe was to remain in close retirement. Horam asked that site might not be suffered to go out, for he feared to have her see too much of the outer world before he had se­ cured her hand. We must now return to the Palace of the Valley, where we left those who were to go in search of the robber chieftain. As soon as the king had gone, Judah repeated the instructions he Md already given to the guards. They were not to accompany him; but they were to come after him, in a man­ ner agreed upon, and were to conduct themselves towards him in all respects as though they had never before seen him. Towards the latter part of the after* noon Judah stripped himself bare to the skin, and caused one of the men to boat him with a leathern thong until l«ag livid ridges were raised upon hts shoulders and back. After this he re­ sumed hto clothing, and as soon as the shades of evening began to fall, he mounted a fleet horse, and rode away to the northward towards the plains of Abilene. He knew that Julian had taken that eourse, and he hoped to overtake him before many hours. Un­ til midnight he sped on quite rapidly; but after that he moved more cautious­ ly, peering and listening, upon the right hand and upon the left, as he ad­ vanced. So he rode until day had dawned, without seeing or hearlxui anything worthy of note. But he was* coming upon something very soon. Just as the sky began to glow with the rich, red glare of the rising sun, he came to a point where a narrow pass between two steep hills opened into a pleasant vale, and Just here his horse was stopped by a stout man who ad­ vanced, spear in hand, from some tfeps by the wayside. ' "Hold!" said the eeattaeL *fyho are you?" "A wayfarer, aa you may ••a,'* re­ plied Judah. "Whither are you traveling t* v f "To the north." v "Of what are you In pursuit?" "Just at this present moment I am in moat urgeat pursuit of something to eat." "Have you money in your purse?" 'Enough «sr present uu?f, "Are you afraid «f taring it J* • "Howr • ' ;*• "By robbera." "1H«p riu, ao. ' I am rather aaxions to see same of thsoe robber*." "You may aeo them eooner than you BCTTINA to Ah--- • "Nevt̂ as to f̂iafi? "Perhaps "I beUevrfcweaaf aM&iay good sir, if you will Into the pres­ ence of Julian, I shall thank you." "Upon my life, you give me credit for wonderful;,gypf • . "I give yua «£» «Utt Of belonging to Jullaa'k hoad;o*d as I am very anxious to aaehim, I ask you obn mot% to lead tog to him." - • Hto man heat toted a moment, aad finally said, with a smile breaking over his sunburnt fMKtores: "You are frte-*«*ea. and mm Wf antl thlak I will *a* you you have ae«d of aulte fair to Arifea. and I will be aaswerufele tor the i%g#.* "Very Wall; you ahoH sot ask again. Diassount, and TOO MUCH PAULTY SNOt-ISH- rMfii !.«• SNW« |)M«nii I» amis "The booka of rhototto used to tell us that tha gtoat qualities of style were perspicuity, eaergy aad eaeganc* or cleanew, loroo and grace; and that as a means toward these and for other reaooua It was important to bs concise to avoid needless words, writes Freder­ ick M. Bird in the Literary Bra. Whether they no linger teach thus, or their pupito disregard their Instruc­ tions, you oan^ aeareely 'read a page or a column anywhere without meeting words that add nothing to others with which toey are immediately connect­ ed. Thus; Thought to hhnself. How else should he think? If he thought aloud you would have to eay so. Either he "said to himself"--which is another way of putting it--or he simply "thought" Nodded his head. If he had nodded his legs or hto elbows the case would be more notable. He might properly "shake hto hsad," for he could shake other thinly; but in the present state of language one can nod no other part of himself or of creation than his head. Together with. If John went to town with his wife they went together; if they went together he was necessaril- ly with her. Month of May, summer sea­ son,' etc. Everybody knows that May to a month and summer a season. Ro«e up. If people were in the habit of rising down, or if It were possible to do so this would not be tautological. It will not do to say that these specimens abound In the best writers and are therslore Justifiable. They are not the best writers when they write in this way, through pure oar- lessnesa, for they know better. Homer sometimes nods, but his nodding did not produce the "Iliad." We want to follow the best writers In their excell encles not in their errors. RIDING FPU OwOms* INSOMNIA. < Tmiv F<i|*» BN» "There to a groat deal of sound sense tn persons suffering from insom nia taklo* rides on tbe trolley car to make them sleep, as I know from con- stoat experience," said a conductor on an Overbrook night ear to the Phila delphla Timee. ^Meu who fide ooca- slonally after midnight, aid|got.onfthe car qulto chipper, after Mihtjh gttoet, are sound asleep before they reaeh the Schuylkill River. It is oniytoen who are accustomed to work after midnight that can keep awake for a loaf fide. It to a common thing for fae to eee twraty men In a lata ear, all asleep. If I lojow. wboro th r̂ want to go I wake them up, but they doat always tell me. "The other night a man who Uvea near Fifty-second and Jeftarson streets boarded a down car after midnight, saying that he eould not aleep, and he tltought a trolley file Would do him good. He kept awake *11 right until Wo got to tha isrry, but on the up trip, aftor 1 o'cloek, |m fell asleep uith the rest of the aaen in the car. I forgot all about hba When we reached his street and him to Overbrook. Well, what's smuager, I forgot aghfei on the down trip and he all the way to the ferry. He made all awful row. On the up trip he slept all the way again, but it was daylight when he got to Forty-second street The policeman on that corner waa waiting for the car. The man's wife had been out to look for him." Vmm Physicians !• Rpisia has long prided herself on having the first women physfelana. The Chautauquan gofers to the eareer of Nadeshda floddt̂ one of the eanlest and beet women doctors, as particular­ ly interesting. Born a serf, and freed, with her parents at the emancipation in 1861, she and her brothers and sis­ ters received the best possible educa­ tion at home and abroad, for her par­ ents were both extremely intelligent and her father acquired wealth after gaining his. .§$OjMta|£^lfrerywhere to: Russia and in the continental schools Nadeshda was brilliantly successful. For thirty years there has been no manner of donbt aa to the aympathy of tlte public and of the medical world with the Idea of thorough medical in­ struction for women. Men started the movement In 1870 one professor and two other men undertook to establish courses for Instructing women. In tsn years there were 95$ women students the majority coming from the "privi­ leged clsaset"--that is to aay,not peas­ ants. The majority were members of the Russian church, but there were several Jewesses, Roman Catholics and Lutherans. In 1877 twenty-four stu­ dents were sent to the seat of war, during the Russo-Turkish campaign, And did so well that they received im­ perial permission to call themselvee after due examination, "WOmen physi­ cians." an* to wear a badge." ̂ A Chicago photographer has Invent­ ed and patented an automatic "nickel in the slot" photographing machine, which will make a complete picture In 20 seconds. The machine is called the "photographist," and is said to be aa simple as it is remarkable. He--Ye* she is living under aa as­ sumed name. She--Horrible! What lo it? He--The one she assumed imme­ diately after her husband married her. of the old «jS; QMUm a «*fe*.tho toft *':*»» aha to b«at ' CWumWa, Hf UMfi aha waa m&W ttoa «mveat «t Osorg^wun tha uuna itfedlotod > Mffr whsra fiko ooetety Wftoea of WaaMac ton w^no«d(nSod.Sha played Md ^hhNWHNI IBI OwewOw I»additioutotole.ahewaaaspl«adl« ltngutot Bar antranoe into waa a hvllllant brlghtoat whian a oontest of wit tms on. ihi iia tha mi of a Hmr. 8ho waa flw one woman looted at to a The aummer following bar tobgt. witt Cten. and Mrs. Ordway, rito w«t to Whlto Shlphur, Virgtolatr famaua aummer resort At a dinner TMtorttlllli tor the number of dt̂ o- mata pveosnt, a young attache o( the Frsamh legation, who had Cattom la lovo With her, dapped Ida when a toaat waa propoeed to hor, Be had tafean hor to dinner. SUppsr toiKwt "You will not Lsten to me," hi agldi "I aa young, unknown. The men Whe t ;• % "-v UL BBTTINA OIRARD. yon court are distinguished. te» i. Mon Dieu, if tome would only to ttar Bettina answered, "M'sien you famous." flto gprang to the seat of her ehalr. she cried. "Thla genUe- man will drink my health, and tha fcaftMli to tome." Atoll pallet stlsnoe she slipped Imt satin slipper, llllod It with q>ark- it to tho youw Frraehman. Althontfi he b)us)M& ertnaoB In hto «nhft miuit, he drunk It off. Bettina anatohed tte ailpper from him and drained a otaior health, ft waa talked of all ovor the coun- tqr. Qea. <^dway and his wife, scan- datttod. hastily left White "ulphur, tckthg tfeelr daughter with them. tnufHy after this she met Arthur Padeltord, the only son and heir of '"•-ion's wealthiest men. She a. The wedding, whieh at 8t Join's chureh In WMUlitot, waa attended by all of the ml aodak aot "A good thing," said Iwr friends; fto girt win now settle down." If* ho««rtoOon .̂wiH|. speat to Bn- They wandered happily down the Bl̂ toe, aeroaa the Alpa, went Into Itobr and tke wild satdrit of the to fti** l>oc«p»e tamed 'In the hflda, At Vlouiia a aiiSld waa born to titoto..- tt waa ovur *i««m -tl̂ .imd'f,l̂ >»*:*:̂ rreL ' Padel- tord leit har to Vieana, returning to followed him. M to W&g dtograoe upon the naato of Badtttor*. decided to go UpOQ the ooatue opeto stage. In her &e honors with Hettir X&Bay. She was only tL Divoroed« ahe mantad a man named Glrard. jlhe drojHPNsd th* name of Pa- delfordonher tho iurnnsnt at In her totmer huebaiid.' And then, to quick •uoceeaioni ̂ eame nmiMage aad divoroe ̂ marria«a and divorce. Sop* arattog troto aha married Jack Rottooe, a tooor Who liad boon stabbed neariy to Alitil: a Ulr montos before lip' Bebart MOMNMk ThM imm-- the w%.<* W ̂«|grtooa Wolff, aa aetor. Ttepu.«atoa wmtmn Beach, an- othiar tmok,' • A AMree ' cult was broagftt lqr Mrs. ffeltp Sdhuyler in whldl Oho «gured aa oo-respondent wife tt Beach waft di* veraei ,ftnd 'DNtltlii "added Schuyler to her fttooadjr ltfpc Bat o< 'names.. Bet tothsf, flea, Ordway, offered bar aa annuity of' flJtoO tor life to leave the countir. flte ' wont to London with Schuyler, anl eollapaed physically whsm ehe made her dAut to iMriartoa aad went into ft private aeAltortum, dissipfttloe havlag ao weakaned her. It waa to Novembte' ft( XHf that Gen. Oidwsy, Mm. dtodwey and Uta Padelford* Bet- KSroS t̂ô S"?̂ "tS!?fS5 " by bar friends fRlBtHii Tim ^d. general a reeoneOlfttlou Itot Mrs. Ordway, the with him sobblatfy. November U Oen. Ordway died at tha Hoftnaa Bonac. Before he paand away; aad dae to tlli pleading of hto whi# pvnnsciw jHi lUisrvwi Bettina, and waa laaklng plaaa return to Waafclngtou with he ft ragatoft of tho tonilly when he dlod. ftndly meaverad bar Mj -- a_ ' • 'Jgk " •M fimiKf «• wnp « Francis WNter, a ywuth |m upon a promising thsatrical ceroar vmhk ' Upon one oemfaft̂ |Vlmr6ir Mount- ~ *ae ampagnmaeg fsyiwiai taonate Sir Andrew OkuM, thedr tftlk tnnied uptm old age. Atfked to 4e|bto age. Sir Mountstuart took refuge to'tifc eon- ventional view by which a; wbuuia is tha age she looks, and toe man the ate iafsela. - "Well enough for society," eoaiaftent- od Sfr Andrew. "But what toft̂ l?" "Suppose you d^ne it?" suggested ttr Mountstuart "It seems to me," repUsd Sir An* drew, "that age begins when we otofta to bo able to adapt ourselves to the flhftttto of our environment A man who* eannot do that is already aged, whatever the sum of his years." "That reminds me," said Sir Mount­ stuart, "of a story told of a caller upon Cardinal Newman during a severe ill­ ness. 'He to very ill,' the observer _ I don't think be to tee has a great deal «f Latto md to him, and he is made al- ml^kty eroes by the false quantities!'" "Tlat ls deep-sea sounding," Blr An­ drew remarked. In That Critical Time When a Qiri a Woman. called and lift... WHMIIIIHHItl iiiunwm KKLLOO. A Happy Bey Oldenburg, 111., Sept. 2d:--The doe tori all toiled to the case of Uttle thir- teen^year-oldr Willie Keil, Vho Buffered with acute Hheumattom. over three months the ppor little IWlow suffered excruciating torture. His tother, who had dope everything he eould think of, aaw ft new Rheumatism Remedy advertised ̂ Dodd's Kidney nHft. He bought aotoe, and soon his little sob ehowed alias of improvement Three boxes cured him completely, and he has aot a symptom of Rheumatism left This miraculoua cure of a eaae whieh had been given np by the physicians baa electrified Madison County, and Dodd'a Kidney Pills are a much talked pf medicine. ?.» . jPreseals far ttooy V;- Various articles are suitable for pre- sentotkm to a young lady on the occa­ sion (rf her graduation, depending upon the ttefttta of the donor and their •:erma of intimacy. We will oaumer- uto a tow appropriate gifts: A set of booka by a popular author, fta opera glass, a beautiful pen, any article of Jewelry, a neatly bound book of poems, or anything in the way of art aoveltiee. . Mrs. Austin's new dress is tee as Hit lilting Coats. Tho black evening coat to quite an ftstabMahed fttphtoft and its modes are many and varied. Soft lace in a pale ecru or Paris shade is much used with steal or paste buttons, and the Uning ia either of white aatin or of rich bro- eade in ft pale color. Vor a oosMrnStve msn to amatflmn «01» M80 bi fmimtmlr mt* mi parioc »tun wooUiljr lacom», *• MlvtMJpMtSe Haolt. This. mm MtM H «MS hTshOm sivaeMA toJM' pMriutMtly.artUatllliMriMatastaprlM. WtU «««vM*aw. Barastanamr ItfTilM otUOJO, aaAtti*. rimt. W»t- i sra nttwn«ttt SfMMSssnMantr, MwiiM. • fysStetajgaWsd SwuttlW Oea»>sy, MKT. IdWiBlfce CfcteWKK _ _ %wTortt; Sosissi:- v PMtatoaate. ' y. Dvehs Kajoteed lua jjeasftleg. A Toleda judge recently iasusd an in- Jnnction to restrain ft flock of some /orty ducks owned by Louis Gould from quacking at night so they will not dis­ turb the slumbers of Harry C. Tea), a neighbor. t lfrs, Austin's new dress Is fins as sttk. How many actions, like toe Rhone, have two sources, the one pure, the Other impure.--Julius Hare. PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are aa easy to uee as soap. No muss or failure* 10c per package. Sold by druggiste. Let no man talk of freedom until ha to sure ho can govern himself.-- Goethe. Young Woman's Club, at Valley City, North Dakota, *rltea the following from First atreet South, Valley City, North Dftkotftix ••ewitosliMnstfffBMmtfnMI mven moathtypmim*. Ttf dsstor dtf aot a«ea to Haiwa<••*> w#af tt* trooMa was mmt Of modBctoo *0 ftp- waited from tow Altaw dMmatMMp aa He Humify trngg--ted that I tevu ma opentioB. Om o/ my Mead* wko Mad been cored of a aimitar aitUctioa through the iinn of Hnisai. mlrjar(t ais to give ft a trial tint, aad so / mad It for three weeks faithfully. My pain* dimlthed very sooa aad within two aeoatha I bad oooe at all. "Thla la atx atoath* ago, aaMdmrlag thattlaie I have not had aa ati§o,uor pala. I give highest pralae to Penuta. Every woaian ought to malt, aad I feel tare that tt would brlag perfect health."--BBSSIB KELLOO. The experience of Miss Bessie Kel- log, of North Dakota, ought to be read by every girl in the land. It Is a critical period In e woman's life when she ceaaes to be a girl and become* a wom­ an. V#ry tew pass through this period Without some trouble, Tho doctor is erathm.: tient to a fcmgr with nervlnea ftttd he tea* cause ho d^oft. aot i In a torso tarrhof tho: Peruna relieves because it curee tho< , not a pallifttive or ft aedatttth . vino or ft attmulant It :1| ft. for catarrh It amy lark to tho Thla girl waa Peruna at tors did aot aeem to the trouble waa aatf preacribed from time tft̂ Jffikiii! help her. F aad abe is wonderful remedy to all tha < in the United 8tfttes. Ttoummds of the girls who her beautiful face and read har-i testimonial, will be led to In their times of trouble I periods. Peruna will not r Bvery one of them will bo atod ftadlt to to be hoped that their enthnahMift will lead them to do as thla girt »-•: proclaim the fact to the world •» thai ; others all read It ftttd do likautoa. Mrp. Chrtstoph«r Fllehmann, Am«teft- dam, N. Y., writes: "I have been rtck with eatorrh of tM| stomach aad polvte orgaaa tor aboat , live years, aad had nmny ft dostor̂ brt -none eould help a^u Soow aaid J woftld never get ov«r It̂ <toft dMF W you alamaoo t cured by F|j«iiift̂ "... th«a I thaum X would try It I did, aad ft with the first bottle I took, ̂ two mora botttoa I %•» .«* strong as X was before."--Mrs. pher Fliehmann. If you do not dative prompt isfactory results from the use runa, writo at oace to %r giving a full statement of and he will be ^eairnd to valuable advice gratia. Addrsas Dr. The tOZNMT Totth tariff 26C Rcgnlkr H*blts. Regular habits are conductive to health, and if one is in poor health, systematic exercise and faithful obedi­ ence to the laws of life are above all necessary In regaining what has been lost The same thing holds true in keeping the soul in good spiritual con­ dition or in curing it of sin-sickness. Peratstont obedience to the command- < meats of God, regular hours of read­ ing meditation, attendance on church services, and doing good to others, will finally, if patiently adhered to, bring bade faith, hope, love, peace and hap­ piness. Regularly and continuously theee thinga must be practiced if it to to be well with one's soul.--The Re­ formed Church Messenger. : FMSSFMUUST -- ^ --* m ' :BKSOPB iw W, A -Wottderfvl The most wonderful bridge in the world la one of solid agate In Arisona. It to a petrified tree, from three feet to four feet in dlamfeter spanning a chasm forty feet Wide] More than 109 feet of ita length to in right, both ends being embedded to the sandstone of a thecanyon. , ••, i', * - Aaaaal Loss of Ships* Out of aa average annual loss to the world's shipping of 2,172 vessels, nine- ty-fout are completely missing and never heard of again. Occasions do not make a man; they only show what there is in him. 'a Core is the bast medicine we < tot all affections of the throa t and lungs.--Wn. O. Bwdsuit, Vaabttran. Iod., Feb. 1ft JM& Germany still Imports 75 per cent Of her steel pens from England. La Qrlppe conquers life--Wlsard Oil conquers La Grippe. Your druggist sells Wisard Oil. Praising a rival may be good Chris­ tianity, but it's poor politics. FITS PcrasJicBtljr Cored. NofitaornerroSMOSSSSrtsr Stat dajr'a a»« of Dr. KUns'a Orest Nsr*« Baatorar. Saad for FREK U .̂OO trial botOs mmI trsstlae. Kb. A. H. Kuhb. 1M.,hi ArehSt., MtflxUfkU, P*. The world has 2,260,000 acre, tinder tobacco cultivation, which producea 850,000 tons each year. Mrs. Austin's new dress is fine as silk. Wise men make mistakes, but only fools repeat them. Lots of men would friend than a dollar. rather fcse a Mrs. Wlnalow's Boatklnf Myru. " " ws, ream 9m children teething, softens the cums, SMimaUoQ. pais, cans wind colic, ssoftbotaa. The secret of success Is constancy to purpooa.--DisraelL > B*U's Catanti Is taken internally. Price, tol Actions and words are carved upon eternity.--Froude. Mrs. Austin's new dress Is fine aa silk. The oftener a man to add tho cheap­ er he feela. PAINT IN THE frALL Fall painting is best; the paint gets well seasoned be­ fore the hot sun gets busy. You want your paint to last, and to protect your prop­ erty. If you use Devoe ready paint, you'll have both. Lasts longer than lead and oil; costs less. Devoe is a safe nafie in paint things. Ask Jour dealer for Devoe) dont be satisfied with leas. 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