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1-^ >yr.. •*£ •*•" THK REPROACH. ST EDMUND I / s'lencethon dmAoo , "Why 1 sing no mor. dosfcaak nic: ^-s- "Once," thou say's , "loiavish fashlcjjjjp|*. Love poured out his l^ric passion; ' When I op«;'d my door, upon it •••->? I was sure to fiud a sonnet; * BImsoois took •, w It« or rosy.-- ?sS* "V4 There'd bs v-r»e w. hin the posy; If Irodt*, or rea ', or slumbered, , I w*b miirhtily bcnumbered; i; ' c Ht?,"* If I frowue I, dear love, 01 the -- . , d--i Str* ght, beho d, an el< py I - •'* Has some beamy, then, outshone nit, M Since thou mak'st no rhymes upon aUi 5= All! tbou IUtieiicedcsitelling Mhatths h art is ne'er rebelling;-- After on? pound ehor; c deator * •' It was tost.--and lost. f< rev r. > ,»s But, though I'm thy slave aid poet.rA) What's the uee:i I mill should knowffcf" * Stoa l I sinp my songs tiiriC3«iit « . To sowel' besting a lover? i , Nay, I'm too serenely quiet » For the i>n b -s' rhyming riot* Of my :icn-y no*- I'm cared, Of thy constancy assured; Soue is pain, and perfec: pleasure Gloats in silence o'er it-s treasure. --The Century. § *'# MATTABD'S ESCAPE* Mr. Mattard, of the Indian civil •errice, was a very susceptible little man, but lie was genuinely broken­ hearted when Miss Mainwaring refused his offer of marriage. His affection for that young lady was no ephemeral fancy, and he had put off proposing to her till almost the last moment before his return to India from sheer trepida­ tion and anxiety as to the issue of his courtship. The answer he received was MO unmistakable that it left him no hope, and he abandoned himself to de­ spair. He went to spend the remainder of his leave at Southsea. where he made the acquaintance of a Col, Creep, who had three daughters. It would be un- Sst to say that Mr. Mattard consoled mself lor his disappointment in the society of these damsels, but he cer­ tainly paid them considerable atten­ tion. The tect was that he was con­ stitutionally addicted to mild flirta­ tions, though it was chiefly owing to pique and wounded pride that he ex­ erted himself to fascinate his new friends. But he had no serious inten­ tions, else he would never have escaped an unengaged man from the accom­ plished blandishments of the Misses Creep. What might have happened but for his early departure from En­ gland there is no knowing, for, though his acquaintance with Col. Creep's daughters was comparatively slight, he nevertheless carried away frith him to India thd portrait cf the prettiest of the trio. Now the portrait of a pretty girl is tnther a dangerous possession for a jilted lover whose frame of mind is in­ clined to desperation and despondency. He had looked forward to returning to India with the object of his blighted af­ fections, and his bachelor's solitude weighed a good deal upon him during the voyage. It happened that the lady passengers on board dhip were singu­ larly uninteresting, and Mr. Mattard was too much downcast to engage in flirtation without a little encourage­ ment. He had nothing, therefore, to distract his thoughts, which wero cen­ tered on Miss Mainwaring and hi3 own nnliappiness, except the portait of Miss Annie Creep. He found himself gaz­ ing upon it rather sentimentally in his leisure moments, and there is no deny­ ing that it represented a pretty face and figure. He began to pursuide him­ self that he was in love with the orig­ inal ; and the upshot was that upon his arrival in India, after some weeks of melancholy dejection, he suddenly cheertl up and wrote to Miss Creep, with a proposal of marriage. When he had done so, he felt like a new man, and worked himself up into quite a fever of jealous anticipations while awaiting Miss Creep's reply. He guessed instinctively that his second •enture would be more successful than the first, and, sure enough, by the re­ turn mail, came a letter accepting his offer. There was a demureness about Miss Annie Creep's answer that sur­ prised Mr. Mattard, considering that the Joung lady had done her best to make erself agreeable to him at Southsea. She professed astonishment at the honor he had paid her, as though he had not particularly singled her out from her sister when in England by his attentions. However, a little coyness in not unbecoming in a pretty girl, and Mr. Mattard had no serious fault to find with the tone of his fiance. B.? the same post came a letter from Col. Creep, readily accepting Mr. Mattard as his son-in-law, and consenting to his daughter going to India to be married at the earliest opportunity. •• Mr. Mattard eagerly looked forward to the advent of his bride. Unfortunate­ ly, as the cold season had just passed, some months would have to elapse be­ fore the young lady could safely face . the Indian climate. Mealwhile, the lovers corresponded regularly. Mr. Mattard became more than ever con- . vinced that his future happiness was secured, and Miss Annie Creep seemed quite reconciled--to say the least--to her approaching marriage. One un­ lucky day Mr. Mattard chanced to come across a young officer newly arrived from England, whom he had met at Colonel Creep's house at Southsea. When they had exchanged salutations Mr. Mattard inquired, with pleasing embarrassment, if his companion had seen anything of their mutual friends. "Yes, by Jove!" said the young fellow, with a laugli. "I came overland, you know, and as I passed through Paris, who should I meet but pretty Mrs. Hob- son." "Who is Mrs. Hcbson ?" inquired Mr. Mattard, blankly. "Oh! I forgot. You haven't heard, of course. One of the girls--I'm not sure which is which, but the prettiest, bolted with Tom Hobson, of the ma­ rines. the other dr.y. I met them on their honeymoon. Tom, you know, is up to his ears in debt, and has had to send in his papers in consequence. How the douce ho is going to keep a wife I don't know. However, they seemed perfectly happy and contented. I ex­ pect old Creep is tearing his antiquated locks by the handful." "I am engaged to one of ^Colonel Creep's "daughters," said Mr. Mattard, stiffly. "Bless me! you don't mean it? I haven't been to Southsea since I met vou there. Congratulate you, old fel­ low--which is it ?" "The second one. Miss Annie Creep," replied Mr. Mattard, complacently. "The second! why, that was the one I met in Paris--at least, I always thought so," said Mr. Mattard'* com­ panion. "Pooh! nonsense!" exclaimed Mat­ tard, with a sudden misgiving. "You have mode a mistake. This is the fu­ ture Mrs. Mattard," he added, produc­ ing a photograph from the region of his heart. "That is the one I mean," said the young man, the instant he set eyes upon it. "That's the pretty one--no\» Mrs. Hoi won." "But I tell yon that is Annie--Miss Annie Creep!" cried Mr. Mattard, turn­ ing crimson. "Not now, my dear fellow.*1 She may have been Miss Annie Creep once, but she is now Tom Hobson's wife. You may take my word for it" said the young man. convincingly, as he restored the photograph. "Good heavens!" exclaimed Mattard, sinking into a chair, "can it betrne? When did it happen ?n % "By Jove! I'm awfully sorry," re­ turned the other, apparently realizing the situation for the liist time. "It never struck me till this instant! I'm afraid I've brought bad news." "When did it happen?" repeated Mr. Mattard, furiously. "Quite recently--only a day or two before I left England." I don't know the particulars, for I only heard the story by chance. If I hadn't met him in Paris, I shouldn't have believed it. I didn't think Tom was suoli a fool." "I suppose there is no doubt about it," murmured Mr. Mattard, turning suddenly pale. "I'm afraid noh Come and have a peg, old fellow," said his friend, look­ ing at him sympathetically. "Of course, if I had guessed, I wouldn't have said anything. But I think you are verv well out of it., and that is'the fact. Lit­ tle Mrs. Hobson was always a desperate flirt, and she'll curl Tom's whiskers for him, I'll be bound." "Thanks, I won't come---not ncUr," said Mr. Mattard, as his companion took him good-naturedly by the arm. "Please don't say anything about this to anybody." "Not on any account. I tell you what, Mattard," added the young man, cheer­ fully, "I can congratulate you at this moment with a much clearer conscience than I did just now, when I heard you were engaged to one of the Creep girls. I don't say there is any harm in them, but I don't think they can muster a heart between them." But consolation of this kind, however well meant, was not calculated to soothe Mr. Mattard in his present state of men­ tal anguish. In. fact, he was over­ whelmed by the news he had heard that he was hardly conscious of what his companion was saying. When the latter had taken his departure Mr. Mattard became a prey to the most ab­ ject misery. At first he endeavored to buoy up his spirits with the hope that after all his informant was laboring under a misapprehension. He care­ fully read all the letters he had re­ ceived from Annie Creep, and their pe­ rusal almost convinced him that he had been needlessly alarmed. On the other hand, however, it was impossible to be­ lieve that his companion had mistaken the photograph of Annie for one of her sisters. The resemblance between the three girls hardly amounted to a family likeness, and Annie was so much pret­ tier and more strik'ng looking than the others that no one could fail to distin­ guish her. Even the evidence afforded by the letters began to lose its value when he reflected that they might have been written for the purpose of deceiv­ ing him. It was not at all improbable, moreover, that Annie Creep's elope­ ment was a sudden affair, arising out of an old attachment; and it did not neces­ sarily follow that she had never intend­ ed to carry out her engagement to mar­ ry him. When a man has hardly recovered from an unsuccessful love affair, he is not inclined to take a lenient or hope­ ful view of suspicious circumstances pointing to a repetition of his first ex­ perience. Mr. Mattard found it impos­ sible to resist the conviction that ho was once more a victim of woman's proverbial fickleness. His lingering hopes were crushed by the ominous cir­ cumstance that the next mail from Eng­ land brought no letter from his faith­ less sweetheart. He was seized with a sort of a frenzied recklessness which impelled him to return home by the earliest steamer in order to set his doubts at rest. This, at least, was the excuse he made to himself for his ab­ rupt departue; but the real reason pro­ bably was that he shrank from being pointed at and condoled with as a man who had been jilted. His engagement was known all over the station, and it would be vain to attempt to conceal what had happened. It was certainly a great relief to Mr. Mattard to escape from gossip and tit­ tle-tattle which would be sure to ensue when it became known that Miss Annie Creep had married some one else. He realized this when, after being a day or two at sea, ho recovered his spirits in a very remarkable manner. Before the end of the voyage it had dawned upon him most unmistakably that he was al­ ready getting over his disappointment. In fact, there were moments when he fancied he could not have cared for Annie Creep as'^jch as he imagined. He certainly soon overcome his original desire to confront her and demand an explanation. When he recollected that her husband might object to such a pro­ ceeding, he immediately decided to treat her desertion with contemptuous silence. But. having arrived at this determination, he felt a little foolish, and wondered what he should say to his friends to account for his unexpect­ ed return to England. At Malta he obtained all the confirma­ tion he needed of the truth of the story of Annie Creep's elopement On going ashore there for a few hours, he met a brother officer of Captain Hobson, who knfew all about the affair. Mr. Mattard's knfe' disappointment and resentment had reached such a modified stage that it was a positive relief to him to learn, on undeniable authority, that he was a free man again. He destroyed the young lady's photograph, consigned her memo­ ry to oblivion, and had serious thoughts of remaining at Malta, and returning to India by the next outwardrbound steamer. However, he had paid for his passage to England, so he determined to pro­ ceed to his destination, and by way of giving a colorable object to his journey the idea occurred to him of once mere proposing to Miss Mainwaring. His re­ cent unlucky attachment had served to bring into strong relief the superior charms of his first love, and it was pos­ sible the young lady might be touched by his devotion. He finally made up his mind to try the experiment, and cer­ tainly the project gave a singular zest to the remainder of his trip. When he reached England he immediately sought an interview with Miss Mainwaring,and, to his joyfnl surprise, was accepted without a demur. Mr. Mattard's happiness knew no bounds, especially as the young lady raised no objection to a speedy wedding in order that she might return with him to India, as he wished. The crumbled rose loaf whL-li disturbed him was the recollection of his r ecent engagement t-o Annie Creep, concerning which he had been disrretelv silent. Indeed, he had permitted Miss Mainwaring to l>e- lieve that the jonrney to England had been undertaken fer no other purpose than to repeat hisL previous offer. It was to this impression that Mr. Mattard attributed the favorable answer he had received and for th«t reason he disliked to undeceive her. When they were mar­ ried he meant to confess the truth, and, meanwhile, considering the disappoint­ ments he had suffered, he might per­ haps be ptrdoned for taking advantage of the subterfuge. He had been iu England about six weeks, when his agent forwarded to him a packet of letters which had been sent home from India after him. The first that caught hi* eye was in Annie Creep's handwriting, and it gave him an unpleasant shock. He saw at a glance that the postmark boro date only a day or two after his departure. His nervousness vanished as he re­ flected that it was probably the letter announcing her marriage, and he opened it with grim satisfaction, rather curious to know how she would address him. He glanced at the date and the sig­ nature with a sudden and unaccounta­ ble misgiving. The first was subse­ quent to her marriage with Capt. Hob­ son, and yet the latter was her maiden name. Mr. Mattard canglit his breath as he scanned the first lines, and then hastily arose from his seat, as pale as tiie paper he( held in his trembling hand. The sentence which had caused his alarm was the following: "We have all had such a dreadful up set! Papa is Prions, and we dare not go aeav him. Amelia has run away with Tom Hobson, an old flame of hers, who is a dear fellow, but several de­ grees poorer than Job " Mr. Mattard read no further than this. He glanced again at the signa­ ture, and then sunk helplessly on the sofa. It was clear to him that there had been a hideous mistake, and that it was not Armie who had married Capt. Hobson. Annie, evidently, still consid­ ered herself engaged to him-- a&, in fact, she was; and hence it followed that he was in the awkward position of being engaged to two young ladies at once. Mr. Mattard turned hot and cold by turns, and for a moment felt completely mystified. He had shown Annie Creep's photographs to both his informants, and each had recognized it unhesitat­ ing ly ns Mrs. Hobson. There had been no stupid mistakes about names, for he had relied entirely upon the evidence afforded by the identification of the photograph. The only possible expla­ nation was-- Mr. Mattard wiped the beads of per­ spiration from his forehead as the solu­ tion of the mystery flashed across his mind with painful clearness. It must have been the photograph which had misled everybody. He had been carry­ ing next his heart the photograph of Amelia, thinking it was the counterfeit presentment of Annie. Or, rather, to be strictly accurate, he had fallen into the error of supposing that Annie was the name of tho original of the photo­ graph. when all the time he had been in love with Amelia. Mr. Mattard's horror at the startling discovery cannot be described. To make matters worse his friend at Malta had told him a good deal about the Creeps which he had not suspected be­ fore, so that he had reason to believe that it would be rash to rely upon their consideration and proper feeling. It was clear that it would be dangerous to reveal his approaching marriage with Miss Mainwaring, and under the cir­ cumstances he concluded that his wis­ est course would be to make no com­ munication whatever to Miss Annie Creep. He salved his conscience by the reflection that, whatever might hap­ pen, nothing would induce him to mar­ ry her, and, if an action for breach of promise was inevitable, he would rather the scandal arose after his marriage than before. Being a fidgety m$n of a highly nerv­ ous temperament, it may be imagined the anxiety which he suffered com­ pletely robbed his courtship of its pleasure. Every day he expected that Miss Maiilwarmg would hear of his dual engagement, and he regarded it as a foregone conclusion that the dis­ covery would ruin all his hopes. He began to look ill and haggard that his appearance alarmed all his friends, and, though weeks passed without bringing about the dreaded revelation, he was haunted by a dismal presentiment that his unlucky secret would bo revealed in time to prevent his wedding. All went well, however, until a few days be­ fore the auspicious event, when he chanced to look into his agent's one af­ ternoon for letters. As he was enter­ ing the doorway he ran against a portly gentleman who was descending the steps, and, looking up to apoligize, he found himself face to face with Colonel Creep. Mr. Mattard was too bewildered and confused to speak, until he preceived that the Colonel, absolutely purple in the face, was staring at him in speechless indignation. "What the deuce are you doing here, sir?" roared Colonel Creep, with a very strong expletive. "I thought you were in India." "I returned unexpectedly," gasped Mr. Mattard. "Shake hands, Mr. Mattard," said the warrior, abruptly. "I am glad we have met. I wanted to have a talk with you." "I suppose Annie--I mean Miss Creep--is surprised at not hearing from me lately," said Mr. Mattard, extending a very limp hand. "Don't ask me about her, Mattard. She has treated you devilish badly, and that is truth. However, it wasn't my doing. She knows my sentiments on the subject." "I--I don't quite understand," mur­ mured Mattard, beginning to perceive that the expression on the ' Colonel's face was confused rather than indig­ nant. "When did you leave India?" in­ quired/Col. Creep, apparently struck by Mr. Mattard a look of bewilderment. "Oh! some weeks ago now," said Mr. Mattard, evasivelv. "Is it possible, then, that you haven't heard? I'm sorry to say Annie has followed Amelia's example and married without my consent. She surprised me--grieved me. I should ear--by an­ nouncing one morning at breakfast that she had been before a magistrate and married Jack Howard of the Blnffs." "Yon don't say so J" cried Mr. Mat­ tard, while an expression of heartfelt joy illnminated his expressive counte­ nance. "Grood heavens! This is amaz­ ing!" "Yen must bear up, Mattard, bear up!" exclaimed Colonel Creep, sooth­ ingly, no doubt believing his companion was staggering under the shock. "I will," said ^1?- Mattard, stoutly. In a recent lecture Mr. Buskin said: "If you you wish to show your country friends how the sun looks in a London fog, throw a bad half-crown into a basin of dirty water." Peshbtlvania has a larger number of postoflices than any other State. It Made Him Suspicions. "You never rode a genuine bucking mustang, did you?" inquired a gentle­ man who had just returned from a Western trip. "Of cotfrse not. You ought to indulge in the luxury. It is a luxury to an Eastern man, because there are so few who can, or have any of it. It is hilarious and aelighfully sensational £n the extreme. I tried it while I was up at Blackhawk, about SO miles up among the mountains west of Deliver. I wouldn't take $10 for my experience, and you can bet your sweet life money wouldn't tempt me to ex­ perience it again. You soe the boys wanted to show me about the hills and mountains, and in order to give me the full benefit it was decided that we go horseback. Well, the boys are satis­ fied that I got a full benefit, anyway. Now, I always thought I was a good judge of horse-flesh. I am in any other section of the country tliau out there. The rare atmosphere of that country makes a man lose all confidence in his judgment, especially if he has relied upon it as to distance, and started out on what he thought was a half an hour's walk, to find that to make the distance in twenty-four hours, with a good team of horses, would be making rapid time. Well, as deceptive as your judgment may be in distances, it is not, under any circumstances, to be depend­ ed upon to pass an opinion, mental or otherwise, on a horse. Why, hang it, an Eastern man hasn't any confidence left to depend on after a week's sojourn in that country. When the boys brought the horses around in front of the hotel, I couldn't help but notice oneof the lot, which seemed born to lead funeral pro­ cessions, or else given to deep thought on th ngs other than those which a horse is supposed to think about. All thought of racing, jumping, and squeal­ ing, which seemed to occupy the minds of his half-dozen fellow-iiorses, didn't seem to have any place in his brain. No, he was not of that order. I heard one of the boys call him • Deacon,' and that settled it. That was the horse I would ride. I got onto him, and he started off all right; but, now I come to think about it, there was an unusual interest taken in mte and that horse the moment I said I would ride him. We had gone, maybe, half a block, when we began to canter. I then noticed that my horse had something on his mind; or, as it now seems, on his back, which he seemed to want to be relieved of; but, before I could determine what to do about it, I had been about four feet up in the air, landed again in the saddle, began to see comets by the million, was up in the air again, landed again, and bit my tongue, and then the darned beast seemed to' have an idea that I wanted him to waltz. I never took such a whirl in all my born days. He waltzed around about adozen times, and then made a most peculiar move­ ment--jumped off all four feet, landed in the road with his feet drawn to­ gether, and his back humped up worse than a camei's. I didn't land in the saddle this time, as before, but somehow--I don't exactly remember how it was done--I found myself sitting in the road. I think I must have sunk the back of my pants about two feet right into the solid earth, so unexpect­ ed was the meeting. When I fully realized that I had changed base, I turned to look for my horse, and there he stood, with his nose within a foot of me, looking as solemn and uninterested as a Chinese laundryman. What about my companions? Well, they were all doubled up with cramps, I should judge by their looks; but by the noise they made, I think thev must have seen something funny to langli ai. I wasn't discouraged, but I don't believe I'll ever have another attack of dyspepsia. If ever a man's stomacli gets out o' kilter, a bucking horse will shake every­ thing back into place. Well, I was bound to ride that horse or die in the attempt. I remounted, and before I was fairly seated in the saddle away he went licketvlane, my coat-tails sticking out so you could play chess on them if you could have kept up with us, wheu he came to a ditch. This he jumped, then he went over a fence into a man's barn yard, about a mile from wheie we started, and dumped me again by sud­ denly stopping without giving me notice of his intentions. Now you know as well as I that, that was taking advantage of me, a stranger; and, not being used to the customs of the country, I went right on over the horse's head, and lit on the ground in such a peculiar man­ ner as to fresco my face and rake every button off my vest. That settled it. I didn't want to ride horseback any more that day, and ever after that I was as suspicious of every sober-looking horse or pious-looking mule that I met in Colorado. Why, a pious-looking man couldn't enjoy my company. I was so .darned 'fraid he'd get excited and buck and do some damage I couldn't be agreeable." Wheh asked if lie would recommend horseback riding as an ex­ ercise. he said: "Walk if you are able; if not, don't ride."--Peck's Sun. A Complexionist. Strolling up town a reporter had his attention attracted by the sign "Com­ plex ionist," which was hanging over the door of an inoll'ensive-looking dwelling- house. Wondering what under the sun a complexionist might be, he wandered in to satisfy his curiosity. A French lady of medium height and with charm­ ing conversational powers received him in a small room fitted up in a style that might indicate at first sight either a drug store or a hair-dresser's saloon. "A complexionist," said the lady in answer to the reporter's interrogation, "is one who makes a study of the hu­ man skin and takes charge of the cus­ tomer's complexion." ° "But surely there are not many who " "Oh! yes; there are hundreds of the fair sex who come here during the gay season to be made up or to have the skin treated with delicate washes to 1>revent the bad effects of gas, heat, and, ate hours. But young ladies are not the only ones treated; men--young and old--are often found within these walls." ; "What is your usual mode of treat­ ment?" "That depends on the complexion; if it is merely to be preserved, we advise a little careful dieting and bathing in elder-dower water. Not a particle of fat must be taken, as it injures the pol­ ish of the skin. Here is a prescription that will clean the complexion in a'very short time: A tablespoonful of sul­ phur taken every other morning for a week, then omitted for three mornings and taken again. A mixture of pow­ dered brimstone or diluted glycerine should be rubbed on the face at night, and washed off in the morning with soap and water in which there is a little ammonia. Washing the face in spirits of camphor, glycerine, and ammonia is also very good, and various other meth­ ods are resorted to for this end."--New York Mail and Express. Moll Davis of the Dragoons. She joined the Second Scots Grays,' then Lord Hay's Dragoons, and in lt>95 was present at the siege of Namur. After the peace of Byswick the regi­ ment was reduced, and she received her discharge. Making her way to Dublin she found that none of her friends rec­ ognized her, and, being unable to sup­ port, did not claim her oilildren or make herself known. On the rebreaking out of wa? rfwrwwilisted in her old dragoon corps and fought at Nimequen, at the siege of Venloo, and at Liege, In the second attack at Schellenberg she was shot in the hip, but the ball was never extracted. While she was in the hospital her sex was more than once in great danger of discovery. After the battle of Blenheim, being appointed guard over some prisoners, for the first time since her departure from Dublin she saw her husband-- making love to a Dutchwoman! She found he was serving in Orkney's Regi­ ment and made herself known to him, reproaching him with faithlessness, but freely forgiving him and telling his comrades that she was his brother. On the termination of the war she!' gave him a piece of gold, and, declining to resume her character as a woman and a wife, bade him adieu. An odd incident in her career was being compelled to pay for the support of an infant of which she was pronounced the father! In Holland mor? than one girl fell in love with "the pretty dragoon," as her comrades called her. At last, at the battle of Bamillies, and just at its close, her Bkull being fractured by a ball, her sex was discovered. She was tre­ panned, and in ten weeks had recov­ ered, but she was not allowed to re­ sume her male costume. Lord John Hay promised that she would never want. Brigadier Preston bought her a handsome silk gown. She was induced to receive her husband back, the cere­ mony was re-enacted, and all the officers of her regiment were present at a very merry, frolicsome wedding-feast, every man present laughingly giving a kiss to the martial bride, and the prac­ tice of "throwing the stocking" was not omitted.--London Society. Sleigh-Bell*. How many boys and girls know how sleigh-bells are made? How do you think the iron ball gets inside the bell ? It is too "big to be put through the holes in the bell, and yet it is inside. How did it get there ? This little iron ball is called "the jinglet." When you shake the sleigh- bell it jingles. When the horse trots the bells jingle, jingle, jingle. In mak­ ing the bell, this jingle is put inside a little ball of mud, juBt the shape of the inside of the bell. Then a mold is made just the shape of the outside of the bell. This mud ball, with the jing­ let inside, is placed in the mold of the outside, and the melted metal is poured ia, which fills up the space between the mud ball and the mold. When the mold is taken off, you see a sleigh-bell, but it will not ring, as it is full of dirt. The hot metal dries the dirt that the ball is made of, so it can all be shaken out. After the dirt is all shaken out of the holes m the bell, the little iron jinglet will still be in the bell, and it will ring right. It tpok a good many years to think out how to make a sleigh-bell.--Popu­ lar Science Monthly. The Big Brewery. Mr. J. Hinsch, College Point Brewery, L. I., N. Y., writes that he employs a large number of horses and hands, and, having tried St. Jacobs Oil, the great pain enre, for rheumatism, aches, And pains of his men, and for galls, splints, thrush, wind-galls, and other affections of his horses, finds it a superior to all remedies, and would not be without it. Machine Education. We hear much of the bad effecta of machine politics, but it is questionable if the effects of machine education ^re not far worse. By machine education, we mean the rigid, mechanical, law- established routine applied to great multitudes of children, of all conceiva­ ble sorts, who are got together in large establishments and submitted to opera­ tions that go under the name of mental education. Machine education is of the very lowest sort, and the best that can be said of it is, that it is barely better than nothing at all. The worst difficulty is that it is not oapable of im­ provement. The method itself is radi­ cally false, so that the improvement of it makes it worse. At the same it borrows influence from its enormous extension and the authority by which it is enforced. The education factories run in series, each has a complex grad­ ing, aftd the different institutions are intimately belted with each other, and all driven by the motive power of legis­ lation. As might be expected, the whole system is inn with a view to popular effect, which is necessarily fatal to the best results.--Popular Science Month I y. TVho Hm A Stomach Of which he or she can truthfully my, "It was never out of order." There are some humstn "Interiors" whose digestive powers seem akin to thoae of the ostrich. Yet it may well lie doubted if even they have not felt a passing dyspeptic qualm at some time or other. Thousands less lucky, the chronic victims cf indigestion, have, although the inherent w< aku< as of their stomachs soeme 1 an iiiHiip.Table obstacle to re­ covery. eventually regained complete digestion by the use of llowtciter's Stomach Hitter*, fore­ most of American to:,ics and correctives. The tone and activity oi the liver and bowels ara likewise increased l»y this highly accredited merilcine, the purity and efficacy of which long since won for it ayiopnlnrity which time has only served to augment. Built t;p with the Bitters, a syptem no Ioiwr wvak, may bid defiance to malaria and reelst other causes provocative of ill-health. The rheumatic, and persons suffer­ ing from inactivity of the kidnovs and bladder, also find it a genuine source of relief. Thkiik's always room for one mower--in the hay-iiold.--New York World. Don't Vou Do It. Don't suffer any longer with the pains and nehes of iiheumatism, which make life a burden to you. Helief, spe -dy and permanent can be procured at the nearest drug store, in the lorm of Kidney-Wort. Elbridge Mal­ colm, of Wept Bath, Me.,'pay*: "I wns com­ pletely prostrated with Kheumaiism and Kid­ ney troubles und was not expected to recover, 'the first do«e of Kidney-Wort helped mo. Six dosos put mc on my feet, it has now entirely cured me, and I have had no trouble since." A baukkl of money makes a hog set in so­ ciety.--New Orlsatus Picayune. Hertford's Add I'hoaphmte. MAKES A COOLINC DRINK. Into half a tumbler of ice-water put a teaspoenful of Acid Phosphate; add sugar to tho taste. It seems strange that no matter bow much gold a man may steal he is only sent to the penitentiary for the guilt. £W~A Thing of Beai-tv.--The most brill­ iant shades possible, on all fabrics are made by the Diamond Dyes. I'noqualed for brillian­ cy and durability. 10c. at druggist's. Send Se. for 32 Sample Colors. Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington. Vt. Thottgh a dressmaker may not be familiar with the tir^t tour rules of arithmetic, she is usually expert at figures. Any laiy who desires turtber information than can be given in tiie limited public space of newspiper columns can obtain Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkbam's pamphlet. "Guide to Health," by sending a stamp to Lynn, Mass. A Cure of Pneumonia. Mr. D. H. Barn&by, cf Owego, N. T., says that his daughter was taken with a violent cold which terminated with pneumonia, and all the best physicians gave the case up and said she could live but a few hours at most. She was in this condition when a friend reo- oin mended Dr. Win. Hall's Balsam for the Lungs, and advised her to try it. She ac­ cepted It as a last resort, and was surprised to find that it produced a marked change for *hft..bettcr, and by pOTBereEiasr-ta^-'"tttnaw *" cure was effected. "Put up" at the U>nlt Hottar. The business man or tourist will find first- class accommodations at the low price of $2 and $2.50 per day at the Gault House, Chica­ go. corner Clinton and Madison streets. This far-famed hotel is located in the center of tho city, only one block from the Union Depot. Elevator; all appointments flrst-class. H. W. Hoyt, Proprietor.* At.L doss have their da .e when hit with a club.--New YiTk Journal. A Wonderful Substance, , The results which are attending^ tlliikjad- ministration by I rs. t-tarkey & i'alen. 1109 Girard St.. I'h la.. of their vitalizing remedy for chroaic di.-ea.'es. give new surprises to patients and | hysifians every dftjt. It' you have any ailment about which you are con­ cerned. write lor information about th?ir treatment, it will be promptly sent. "It Vlias 0mpo£8ible." . A Cincinnati dealer in clothing was standing on the depot platform at Ham­ ilton, when the north bound train came in. A passenger whom he knew had his head out of a coach window, and was asked the news. "Fire in the ci y last nighty" he re­ p l i e d . " * , / - "Vims dot bo? tVho ta« trained oudt?" "Why, the fire Was in your stored "No!" "So I heard 'em saying, and also that it was set on fire." "My frendt," remarked the clothier, as he brushed the ashes off his cigar, "dot vlios ompossible. My slitock vhas valued at $7,000 and my insurance vhas only $9,000! Dot fire must have been a mile away!" * A remedy that has proven itself a never- failing cure .for scrofula and alt nervous Ulsoiders must quickly cure less terrible blood diseases. Dr. tiuysott's Ye.low Dock and Sarsaparilla is s.ich a perfect blool purifier and strengthener of bodily func­ tions, that it cures the above diseases even when Hot Springs aiul all other treatment has failed. Kemeint ei\ it is absolutely fioa from mineral poisons, and will not injure the most delicate constitution. Its use will make you feel buoyant, strong, and well, and will rid your system of all blood impurities and every Internal and external indication of disease. Nobody ever thought it nocessary to urge a pawnbroker to take more interest in his busiocss.--liotUm TraiitcripL Life bad become a burden to L. S. Hill, of East Montpelier, Vt., but the new specitio for rheumatism nnd neuralgia made a new man of him. lie writes: "1 had been suf­ fering for over six months, and had grown so bad us to loso all <pe of my lian Is und arms. After taking a few dose.-? of your Athlophoros the pa n left me grad tally, :<nd the swelling went away." Price, i-l per bot­ tle. If your druggist hasn't it, send to Ath- lophoros Co., 11^ Wall sti-ect, N. V. I have had Catarrh for year* in Its worst form. Before I bad used one bottlo of Ely's Cream Balm, droppings into my throat had ceased, | ain and soreness In my head was re­ moved, as well as deafness. It gives me imme­ diate relief for cold in the head.--Mas. J. I). Haqadoiik, Union, N. Y. jPrice ;>0 cents.] Pure Cod-Liver oil, mode from selected livers on the sea shore, by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have de­ cided it superior to any of the other oils in market. • A bai.diikaded man, who has heard that the hairs of a man's head are numbered, wants to know if theie is not some place where ho can obtain the back numbers. Car- boline will supply the demand. BUSINESSMEN •taking Health and Life--'MateaMqp •f a WelNKnown Official ol L Mauni. -- (hrooir. Kid acy Bl Cared by Dr. David Kennedy*e VlU V vorite Remedy, of Itondeul, Br, T, 1 must have other help or die," exclaimed City •esaor Francis Ooward, of Samner street. Lowell, Mm., to his physician, like so many other mi bite SKlii Mr.,(Eira*rd trsa is sar'y life stfviitf, ts&iv«r»f an* a perfect stranger to physical infirmities. Bat the excitements of a busy life, and the nervous strain caused by business engagements, together, perhaps. with some inherited tendency (for the tendency ia - * often inherited), had made him, he uya, "ae moaftif my friends in Lowell are aware, a great sufferer kidney troubles. As a matter of course I procured. > ' "-I the best of medical attendance, but withont real ben- , • eflt." He also had inflammation of the prostate gland. ^ Utterly disceu raged, he invested a dollar in DR.' « DAVID KENNEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY, of Rondont. N. Y. That was two or three years ago. * J tinder date of Feb. 13,18S4, he says: "My health is Qw ~ § best it has been for years. I still use FAVORITE, t *>? REMEDY occasionally. I always keep ft in the , ' ^ house. I have had many letters of inquiry aboutJfgr ^ case, and I always rceomraeud it as one of the be^pfffiS : medicines forsuch troubles, for lharf. nxed moU other mtdkinri for similar trouble* icithotU benefit"1!:- 8uch an emphatic indorsement from snch a source^ ' > oupht to be perfectly oonvinriucr to all sufferers. Dr.,' ' Kennedy has used J'AYOIUTE REMEDY in hia^ practice for twenty yean. It la purely TegefiMe,^ non-alcoholic, safe, sure, efficient if taken as directed. < : Try it. •. & • * * » * • * * * * » « • « « » * j g 5 f £ . * LYDIA E. PINKHAM*8 • mt VEGETABLE COMPOUND ; •• *18.1 POSITIVE CURE FOB"*f All those painfnl Complaints •* --J " * and Weaknesses so coaimoa • t , V • to#Brbest• e ' •>% k* * FE3ULK rOPCLlTIOX.**; • i" • u-r" f--ii inimftiM K i ' flt» pmrpot t» tolelu far the heeling »f , ' % fiseaje aruithr r.-l,tf of rv.m and that U doefatt * , it o*4im*to dot thousands of La*it*a . • It will cure entirely nil Ovarian troubles, Inflaram*. - flonand I'iefration, Falling and Continent Spinal Weakness, andispertlcuUrlradan^ 1 • • • - € d t o t h e C h a n g e o f L i f e . • • • • • • • • • • # v J * It rcmores Faintness,Flatulency, destroy all crarteff v . J or stimulants, and reHcrcs Weakness of the Ktomach. t cures lUortting, He«dachf>s, Kerrous Prostration* v'--.' wenoral Pebilitv, SiiispifssrHv**, Impression and I rid! s ge tion. That feo!in|fOf bcarinc down, ca,:*rnflr pain. * and backache, Is a* way§ permanently curcd !'yits tis©* •Send stamp to Lvnn. Mass.. forjwnphlefc. Letters of . < '• mqisiry confidentially answered. Tor saleatdrjivish. Ma Is supposed to be the lot of Skinny Men. "Wells' Health Renewer" restores health and vigor, cures D y si>cpsla,I mpotence. $1. Chapped Hands Face, I'lmplcs and rough Skin, curcd by using- JunipehTahSoap, made by Cas vyEU.. Hazako & Co.. New York. tough on Tooth Ache." Ask for it. In­ stant relief, quick cure. 15c. nrugrfftets. For a cold in the head, there la nothing so good as Plso's Remedy for Catarrh. "Ronjrli on Pain" Porous Plaster, for Back­ ache, Pains In the Chest. Rheumatism. 25c. Beware of the mcipirnt stages of Consump> tion. Take Piso's Cure in time. "Rough on Dentist" Tooth Powder. Fine Smooth,Cleansdug, Refreshing, Preservative. 15c. FOR PAIN. C U R E S . „ . Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago. Backache, Headache, Toothache, ••r* Thraal. Hvrelll ••«•. BrnUea, Barn*. Nraliti. »'ro«t BU«a. ASP ALL OTHER HOD 11. V PAINS ASB M'BH. IMti I)ru»fi«u«nd !>«aler«cveriw!ierp. Fifty Genua belli* Dircciiooa in II l<aD|uigei. THE UIIAUI.ES A. VWEI.RR CO. . , u i. VOUELtK t CO.) aallimrc. M4^C.S.A» AOETTS WANTED for the beat and fastest-selllM Pictorial Books arvl bit.les. Prices reduced S Bcr cent National Publishing Co« Chicago, 111. DATCRITC T ThomasP. Simpson. AVash- I Ell 1-9 S inuton, D.C. No pay a-ked for patent until obtained. Write tor Inventors'Guide. LF1DU Teloeraiihy.or Sliort-Hand and Type tHnn "Writing Here. Situation* furnished. Address VALENTINE 11ROS., .JiiiK'sville, Win. FRAZERAXLE BEST IN THE WORLD. 1 53TGet the Genuine. Sold Everywhere. as inevitable as death, and liable at aiiy upon us. Thcro'nre it i* important that remedial agrnti should lv a' hand to lie used in an eiueruency, w.ien we are made to feel the excruciating auoniesol Pail), or the depn «iin^ influenec o£ disease. Such a remedial agent exists in that old Family Remedy, PERRY DAVI8' Pain-Killer It was the first and is the only permt* bent Pain Reliever. ITS MERITS ABE UHSUBPAS3ED. There it nothing to equal it; la « (etr moments II < cures Colic, Cramps, Spasms, Heartburn, Di­ arrhoea, Dysentery, Flax, Dyspepsia, Sick Headadw. \ Xtisfenildto ^ CURE CHOLERA When all other Remedies Ml. WHEN USED EXTERNALLY, AS A LINIMENT, nothing cives quicker eawe in Burns. Cuts. > Uralses, Sprains, stlni;* >V»m Inw ts. ana Scalds. It removes the fli>\ and the wound heala like ordii a;\v sore •*. Those sufTtrintr with IUieuxna- tisiu, <«o\it, or Neurolrfa if not a positive cure, they:* find the 1'AIN-KILI.KK pives them relief when no other remedy will. In sections of the country T)itT» FEVER AND AGUE Prevails there is no remely held in preater esteem. Persona traveling should keep it by them. SOLD BY ALL DRUCCISTS. Kentucky blue guars and Tobacco Land« fti#; sale cheap by C. M. PUlLLiFS, Lebanon, Ky. 2-' .<• , - J,*;.';:;..-..'. •">. A MONTH and board for 3 live Yonnjfr orJjKUes. in e.»h county. Address " , ZIEUJLEli CO., Chicago, 111. S65n [IODER'8 PASTIUi&i™"' Sore relief ASTffiSL 3ymail. Ktowell&Ctfe Uuukatown, Maw. - w j A MKK Oft TUS VSIUXDA Off^V i tlw mansion of wealth ^ fn th« UttW coUag* «pon the 3 j will the rtfa*h!ng influence «&' ! j Fowl HUm Bum?** he ap-, pAr«:it. It is nourishin;:, i&tifYyfagy ' la pn jsved iu a few miniutet.1 Fail dirwuon* accompany each c&nl ' cttsUirin, ft/. Put up* four fl.Vo. ftiuit v" fl.75. No. 4 tiac Miwi&Uv^<tapfe<l j «4> tWnilie*. St'wl to >VOOLUICH Co., Paluitr, Mao.', for { M A R K ITSSSMTFILMMI Liver and Kidney Eemedy, | Compounded from the well known J Curatives Hops, Malt, Buchu, Alan- drake. Dandelion, Sarsaparilla, C*»- cara Sstrrada, etc.. combined with an agreeable Aromatic Elixir. | THEY CUBE DYSPEPSIA & IMliESTION, | Act upon the Liver and Eiditji, IREGUT-ATljrTHE" BOWELS,] [They cure Rheumatism, and all Uri­ nary troubles. They invigorate, nourish, strengthen and quiet the Nervous System. As a Tonlo they have no Equal. Tkke none but Hops and Halt Bitters. -- FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. I Hops and Malt Bitters Co. DETROIT, MICH. Furnished upon short notice, at lowest prlccs easy tonus. Also all kind* of paper, cardboard apt envi lope stock required in a printius office. bend tor Monthly Priiv-Ijst of Printinu Mater and Piipcr Stock. Address CHICAGO XEWSPAPJ UNION. 271 A: 27.! Franklin Street. Chicago, ill. THE TIFFIIM Woll B o r i n g & ,nt 1 Irr Rock Drilling! MACHINERY! For Horse or Steam Power Hundreds oi Uio lx-st men iu States I and Territoiics use it and will have no other! RELIABLE! DURABLE! SIMPLE! I Established over S3 years,we have ainp'e I ] taciliticri to till orderv promptly, and I fto sali-faction of our customers. Cat;i-1 i( K'-ie VHKK. Address ' l.OOMIS A. SYM.IN, Tifflll. Ohio. Important Reduction iu the Price o. VASELINE (PETROI-KITM JKI.I.Y.) 1-ounce bottles reduced Croni 15cto 10c. S'Ounec bottles reduced from -octo 15c. 5-ounce bottles reduced from .i0c to The public must not accept any but o-j^isal good* bottled by ns. as the imitations are worlHloss. i Chesebroogh Manufacturing Co., New York; The Oldest Medicine in the World is probably Dr. Isaac Thompson's elebrated Eye Wate This article is a carefully prepared physician's pre­ scription, and has l>een in cou«tant use lor nearly a c« ntury. and notwithstanding tlu- many other prepar- Ht.oils that have bt i-n iutmduc.-d into the market, the m e >f this article is constantly increasing. II thedi- rections are followed it will never tail. >Ve particu­ larly invite the attention ol pliys:eians to its merits, John L. Thotnpium. Soiut Jt Co., Trov. N. Y 30 DAYS' TRIAL i^LWes[1I I (BFrol.i. > UFTt-K.) T^LECTRO-VOLTAIC BELT and ether Eiitrmo SSJ Arrt.iAvo» are sent on SO Bets* Trihl TO MEN ONLY. YOUNG OR OT.D, who are suffer- Intt from Kfsttvora Debilitv, sr VtTAUTYe Wasting WrAKXraua. and all those d^ensesof a 1'hnsosiL Natcrb, resulting trow Amsra si d Ctheb Cacsml Speedy relief and <vn>rteta restoration to Hsaith, Viooa and Manhood Gcabavtekdi. Bo d at once tor Olusuatad Pamphlet free. Address Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, R cans whim ah tist faiis. Best Couch sjr nip. Tastes *o«>d. j Use In Ume. Sold by <l>w«ista. I No. 24-4M. \V HF.N WRITING TO AUVKllTISIIItt ~ >1 pleaw aar you saw the •awrtlwiiH » In tills iwyw. s